Evening Star Newspaper, February 2, 1878, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, AT THE STAR BUILDING: Pennusyivania avense, corner 1ith street, The Evening Star Newspaper Company, 8. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres’t. > STAR Is served to subseribers in riers, on their own account, at 10 “44 cents per month, Copies at the counter, 2’ cents each, By mail—postage pre= Faid—60 cents a month; one vear, $6. . ‘THE WERKLY STAR—published on Friday—$2 a Fear, postage prepaid. 10 copies for $15; 2) copies vr $20. ; ean mail subscriptions must de paid in ad- Yanee: no paper sent longer than so paid for, ade known on applica ‘Tor Eves the city by gents per week, | WASHINGTON, D. C,, : ‘SPECIAL NOTICES. _ > UNIVERSALIS KEst will pr porrow at 1 a.tM, TS” centiy ‘arcepted ‘the call ot the Church, corner Virginia avenue and 4h streets, 1 a-sume nd preach at ii 7 MASON, “The Poy st Alland in a GHOSTS. SAUL, WILCH OF EN- =p DORA ‘Dr. BD. Witsox, i aN Comm imion at Public in- | Viteu. ie <> FOUNDKY M. CHURCH Sabbath Dv eerticesat Ha mi. Sermon by Dr. Noser, of New Jersey. at 7-50 p.m. Address on’ Temper- abe by Mrs, WITIENMEY ER, President of W. T. €. Unier. bd Wo" Athsert Poy 1th stree m., in the new € astor. Eve . by Rev. nion im= PLACE I.E. CHURCH, K Bao * speak In an streets, on S 5 7:30 ovelvck. | Fyerybody invi Mr. and | Wii son are expected to tandsing. 1 | } > MEMORIAL TICES, 4th Presvyie- | BS” sis Chareh, by tues @ and Hee Rev. JosrruT. Keuty will preach a memos sermon upon the Lite and Work of the late Past Rev. Jolin C. .. To-morrow, at lla. a. 5 aching ‘as usual, A cor nded to the public to be present, > THe v. ED) KED nw Rev. SANCEL FALLows. abey ret ou Sunday p.m. nfirmiation will be a Moriing service. Seats free. THE CHRIST. “THE TRIBE OF JUDA,* Rev. FRENCH advertiseme: > PROVIDENCE H in Medicine mipetitive e House Physician i ‘at 7:30 of eh 3. W. DENVER, Presi <. M RENADAY, Se ‘ie AUCTION NOTI On SATURDAY, Febr Metropolitan Hotel Box, with © fine Mu: sh Sitvei her tine pieces S: very five French Cloc (Under t THE GERMA BANK. No. ly from 10 608 p.m Ve depo: NY amant from five eeuts 1) ate Deposit Ro: $10. $15, nl $50 a ‘The largest aud “most convenient boxes Jy 23-s.1y to rec wards received. and Burglar proof Vault, year. he AND PRICE. Champagne Wines of MOET & CHANDOS MOET & CHANDON Established 1843. RENAULD, FRANCOIS & CO.. Ly Sole Agents for U. 8. CARD. S all who are suffering from the errors and indis- gretious of youth, nervous weakness, early decay Joss of manhood, €c., L will send a receipt that will eure you, FREE OF CHARGE. This great remedy wasdiscovered by a missionary in South America, Ben d a self-addressed envelope to the Rev. JOSEPH T.INMAN, Station D, Bible House, New York city. _ = ky [o> BUFFALO LITHIA WaTER. > A fresh supply received and for sale by 8. THOMPSON, 328-tr 708 15TH STREET. HOT SODA, WITH COFFEE, TEA rag CHOCOLATE, “ MILBU EN'S, 1429 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, COLD SODA AND MINERAL WATER on Graught during the winter. dect-tr ES SAMUEL @. YOUNG, NOTARY PUBLIC, octl7-tt Orrice—Star BuILpINc. AFF, FLEISCHMANN & CO"S COMPRESSED YEAST. All first class grocers keep it, Everything that succeeds and has merit, bas imi- tators and counterfeix vfore if you wish to take advantage of thi ‘or quality of Gaff, Fleischmann & Co.*s COMPRESSED YEAST see i 18 are ot palmed off upon The genuine Gaff, Fleischman & *s COM- PRESSED YEAST bas on the Wrapper our firm tame or trade mark. Jan22-ly PPEU4DELPHIA TURKEYS JUST RECEIVED. All kinds of FRESH FISH direct from New York; a man constautiy employed to clean them. We have Spanish Mackerel, Sa!mon, Smelt,, Halivut, Rock. &c., ‘all at reat sonable pric Oysters opened fresh every day, 25, 30 and cents. New York Snd Pailadetphia Butter. “Fresh invoice of Tene derioins, price 40c., and’ everything that a firs class market can have will be found at the Palace Market, Corner 14th st. and New York ave. 329-1 == FRA NK J. TIBBETS. (QOKE DOWN To FOUR CENTS. RTY BUSHELS DELIVERED FOR $3.90 GAS-LIGHT OFFICE, oct i-tr €11 AND 413 10TH STREET.I) Wsuseronx HOME REMEDY. DE. LEWIS’ PLASTER. SEVEN FOR A QUARTER, One and six small. Surpasses Capeine and Porous sare cure for Cuts, Barns, Braises aud isan Bold by all Drugotate. Ask for a Circular. fangs ty 'T. ROSE'S HOUSE OF INDUSTRY, Ix CHANGE OF THE SISTEKS OF CHARITY, 2023 G street, bet. 20th and 2lst streets. DRESS MAKING, ‘under the direction’ of a French Dress Mak Ladies’ Trousseaus and ‘Children's Suits. 19-1in ENRIOT & Co. in Introducing this Champagne, we are confident that its superior mes will insure {ta permanent FubVlarity with the lovers of the delicious wines of biaiemahs Thar $ret jave-tr 807 Market JRE CLICQUOT PONSARDIN, VME Shiceser Fre at ettys ‘anex- uisite fine met Yellow label—Dry, fruity, and full bodied. Fer Case, gold. ‘dat utwe, 077 Market Space. E NAIL S—Jadge Prentis certifies: -*Dr. SCHULTZ cared mine 18 years ago.’* Thon- of painless cases of ow | ; but in close communi: | | | down the river this mor - hinsel | of the ietter THE EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DA Internal revenue, $235,0:8.25: customs. GOVERNOR McCormick will arrive here from New Yerk too THE PRESIDENT's > NG Recer TION Will be held Tuesday, the from & to 16 o'eloek. oth instant THE SECOND INSTALMENT of the Mew! awards just paid by Senor Zamacona, the spe. cial Mexican agent, was $300,000, not #0.00), as erroneously printed in yesterday's STAR. IT 1S STATED that Gen. Le Due, commission- er of agriculture, has requested Mr. J. KR. Dodge, for many years statistician of the bureau, to resign. Mr. Dodge is one of the npetent men ever connected with the Mr. Joun W. Foster, the United States minister to Mexico, who was summoned home at the request of the House committee to fur nish information with regard to the Diaz gov. erpment, has arrived in Washington, THE PROPOSED NEW CONGRESSIONAL L1- BRARY.—A meeting of the joint committee the libra held to-day. There wa full attendance, aud the ne new building for the ( was lly discussed, Joint resolution 1 s ek for the appointmept of a commis. on to cause to be prep: mine upon the site for a new 5 The ¢ jon isto consist of the chairmen of thes te and House committees on the library, the chairmen of the Senate and Hous! committees on public buildings and grounds, and the Co essional hbfarian. Mr. Spofford. The joint resolation will also recommend that 0) be appropriated to be expended by the commission in securing plans, &c., for thé new building. 'y building. AMONG THE CALLERS at the White Heuse to-day were Secretary Sherman, Senators Cam- 1 of Wis., and McDonald, Represent |. Conger, Me ode, Hender Manning Wren, Dwight, hees, Keifer, Phillips and Butler, and cond Controller Upton NAVAL ORDERS. piving ship F or F. Reich and Midshigmen Alexander $ _and Came low to the Constitutior Ernest Norfleet detached from the aval hospital and yranted three months leave. + TESTING A TORPEDO BoaT.—The Secretary of the Navy, pdore Jeffers, members of the House naval committee, and others, went ing to witness the test of the torpedo boat Alarm. The Lorpe: test was made below Alexandria. The Ala rm is the boat built after the design of Admiral Porier. THE TREASURY now holds $346,7 bonds to secure tional 3,000 to secure Hin U, ank cirenlation, lie deposits. U. S. bonds deposited for cireulation week end: 7 withdrawn, ing to-d SIT Amount National Bank cireulat ehey notes, THE CHARGES Acar A meeting of the Hou itures on public buildings was to have been held to-day to cousider charges made against Edward Chirk iteet of the Capitol, by a lawyer named Buchanan, of this ¢ No quelum was present, and the commitiee did uo business. The charges against Mr. Carke ¢ shniar te those whieh have been made on previous oceasions against him, but wich have never been proven. He is accused of misappiying money appropr pendi- the Capitol by Congress; with draw- two salari rhea onging to Congres Tue List of assistant commissioners to the Paris exposition is not yet complete. Great care will be taken in the selection of the as- sistant commissioner general, who will have to write the official report of the exposition for this government. WHERE IS WELLS?—An Associated Press dispatch from this city last night s eae | gentleman of Louisiana, who is generally well informed of passing events in_ that state, that ex-Goy. Wells arrived in Washingion ye terday and took lodgings in a private house, not caring to have his locality publicly known, but that a small cirele of public men have been confidently informed that he is in the city, and that his demand on them is for protection from the pending prosecution in New Orleans. If they should be unsuccessfuFin furnishing it he would leave the country, provided means were furnished to enable him to live indepen- dently abroad, oth ise he would protect as far as possible by making unpleas- ant disclosures concerning his connection with the returning board and affecting other prominent parties. There is no means of cor- roborating this information, owing to the Strietness of alleged concealment.” hose who ought to be in the confidence of tov. Wells say that he is not_in Washington, ting distance—at Alex- ys andria! THE DESTITUTE SURVIVORS OF THE WRECK. The signal service station at tie wreck of the steamer Metropolis reports at 10:0 a. m. to the chief signal officer as follow The Will leave here at 12 m. to-day by “Cygnet” for Nortolk. They are destituté of clothing, most all are barefooted and barehead red for by the people.” Se Thomson has telegraphed to the comman of the Norfolk navy yard to lend ail the blan- kets and ecessary for the comfort of the sui TEETING ot the House committee on regulaiing the counting of the electoral vote for President and Vice President was held this morning. None of the sub-comiittees weie leady to report, and after a desultory conversation on the subjects, which the com. mittee is to consider, the meeting adjourned. IN THE LATE STORM the cautionary signal had been displayed at Cape May thirteen hours in advance, before the wind attained a velocity of 25 miles per hour, and at Norfolk 116 hours in advance, before thé wind at- ined the same velocit REPRESENTATIVES Atkins, Foster and Blount, of the House committee on appropri- ations, Were at the Treasury department to- day for the purpose of seeing about the plation for that department for the seal year. They evinced a strong di cut down salaries. THE COMMITTEE INVESTIGATING THE NavY DEPARTMENT met this morning at their rooms in the department. They examined no new witnesses. Naval Constructor Easby_pro- duced papers relative to the working of the ureau of construction. To-DaY, subscriptions to the new popular an up to 2 o'clock amounted to $25,00). ‘THE WRECKED STEAMER Metropolis had on board eight mail bags of letters and three of papers from New York and Philadelphia; one es was addressed to the South Atlamtic squadron, and the others were for Rio de Jan Para, Pernambuco and Bahia, Brazi!, and Si. Thomas, W. 1. 4#2-A Springfield beer seller acknowledges that his sales have fallen off over one-half since the Murphy movement began. 4#8-A Providence temperance society in- yites the tipplers and poor people to a hot Sunday morning breakfast, which is followed by plenty of temperance talk and invitations to sign the pledge. 4#a-Josie Fowler of New Haven, snuffs ean- nd cores apples with a revolver. Tae men are exceedingly respectful in their attentions to her. 4#@-The Annex Ferry Company's building in Brooklyn, N. ¥., the exeursion steamer Neve- sink, and a number of barrels of flour were de- stroyed by fire last night. Total loss $70,000. 4#@-Prof. Chapin, of Lockport, was stabbed by Burt Furgason, @ years old, whom he had “kept in” for some infringe- ment of the schoo! rules, The boy is to be ar- rested. | ineluding the debt, its | money contributions by the U THE COMMITTEE OF ONE HUN- DEED BEFORE THE SENATE DISTRICT COMMITTEE. The Citizens’ Committee of One Hundred were accorded a hearing to-day by the Senate committee on the District of Columbia. Among those present were George W. Riggs, Josiah Dent, W. H. Clagett, B. J. Lovejoy, Wm. Dixon, Lewis J. Davis, Thos. P. Morgan, Noyes, W. B. Moses, Mrs. Briggs (Olivia), Columbus Alexander. Commission- ers Dennison, Bryan and Phelps, were also present. present of the committee Senators. Dorsey (chairman) and Senators Rollins, Spencer and Merrimon, Mr. Dent, on behalf of the com: Hundred, stated that when the T: 7 sociation was formed it was decided to limit its object to one specifie purpose, and that was to ask payment by the federal govern ment of 0 per cent. of the money necessary to administer the government of the Disirict. Senators Merrimon and Dorsey asked the grounds op which the request was b; Mr, Davis replied that the main r n was that the government owns one-half of the pro- perty and the streets and avenues, anc dition some three thousand lots. The Dist has spent over thirty million against the ex- penditure of six million by the United States. fhe tax-payers ask it because the United States is responsible for a debt. created by its gents. Mr. Davis proceeded to explaiti the unit and proportions of this debt. ator Merrimon said that he was under the impression that the committee of tax- payers wanted to be heard on the question of torm of government. Several members of claimed t to be the object of the assovia- tion, Their efforts, they solely to endeayor to ve the Un tates be $ of the expenses of the Distric: . tinuing, said as a reason wh the United States should pay one-half of the ex panses of the District, that the assessment the District property aggregated $96.00,0), The debt is $24,000,000. Cor SS has as yet fixed no proportion of what it should pay’ in maintaining the District, and the result is that the ninety-six millions of property isapparenily PHOMMOUSEN LENT OF $24,000.00), the committee dis. mon. Does the taxpa represent only the eity of V ton or the whole county Judge Dent. The city and county too. Mr. Spencer asked it the committee wanted the United States to pay half the debt of the District as well as half the expeuses of the District? Mr. Davis said that the fifty per cent. given by the United States would take care of the debt: that the citizens’ cow ee ed it in lieu. of every other appropri made by Congress, . Senator Dorsey.—What is the proportionate value of property owned by the United States? Mr. Davis.—About forty } y Dorsey.—That F If milion do! Will; and the permanent appropriation of fifty per cent, by Congress will meet all the requirements of the District, tinguishment through ng fund, the support of the public . police, fire department, charities, said that the area of government Ways in ing; Whatever the buys becomes at once exempt ution. It pays no tax, henee all the bought by the mnent diminishes sources of the District because it reduces government from ta property the y to a question whether priva e | not inereased in value in propor- improvements made by the ov Davis said he thougit not F this year the government will spe ad one million on the buiiding of the State, War and Navy Departments. He did not think the people Mere will spend one half inillion on Inproyements. Property is so depreciated in Vale that when sold ander deeds of trust it has to be bought in by the trustees to save it. Seuator Mertimons—Why should. th ment of fifty per eeat. by the United States be made permanent? he United M Vou should 1 fora Kood reasons. ought to be willing to help the Dis expenses of the publie school sysiem. per cent. of the children in the public se of the Dist: he children of emp'o the government, who pay no taxes. Cou ounize Its Hiabiity lo pay sor Support of the “Me vour squares to gt > Me rop nitan police tor You WL pay oh per eestor S1SMMNN) AM nice tohelp support the District, it Will be in: every expenditure heretofore made by Con- gress for the Distiict. as the District “My, Riggs said t ; governed by Congress that if Cong in th eX. ne a partner with the distric penditures; the United States would save a good de honey, insomuch that it: who disbursed the money, would be heid toa more rigid stewardship. and the expenditures would be made with a view to economy, Commissioner Bryan, in answer toa question, Said that the United States has an equality ip in the District, and hence there should be an equalily of taxation. He thought half of the current expenses of the Di should be borne by the United States. ‘This is the capital of a great nation. No eap- ital of any other nation’ presents suc Anomalous position. You take the Euron als, Paris, Berlin, St. Petersbury respective governments spend millions ly for their improvement and adorn. here is no rea n Why a great nation Ss should settle its burdens down upon the few impoverished. tax-payers who live here, If the Unied st id not own a cent's worth of property here, its pride ought uke it pernvment t sap) their yW, in respect to the support of the public School system. Since the year 174 up to the present time the amount’ of mouey paid by the United States for the support of the schools e loes bot equal the school expenditnre year. We are educating idents Commissioner Dennison. fhe amount of nited States for he public schools since 1793.ag- 524.000, Commissioner Bryan.— isting debt of twenty-four millions which is upon the people of the District. Suppose this same debt, in proportion to the populatic as upon’ the people of Paris or Ber why, it would be an object. of uni sal pity over the whole world. The officers ap- pointed by the United St s for the disburse- ment of public funds have incurred this debt, Which is simply erushing the people. Senator Roliins.—Who_ was the representa- live mar who incurred this debt Commissioner Bryan.—Oh, there is nouse of using names. It was the board of public works. They did much that was good, but the fact re- mains that this city is buried under a crushin, debt, for the incurring of which the people had no voice. The people’s voice was impotent to contvol the action of the agents of the Uniz ted States. Now, suppose these agents and f do not mean to impugn the honesty of any of them, had spent ilions instead of mil- lions of dollars, would you have expected the people to have paid fhe debt thus created when they were powerless to prevent your agents from ipeurring it? There are families in this District to-day impoverished because of the improvenents made by the agents of the government. Really in my opinion the goy- ernment ought to pay the whole debt, princi- paland interest. {f the District Commission. ers (and I can say this without vanity, for L have not long been one of them,) had éatered upon their duties with a clean sheet—that is had the government taken care of the debt contracted by its former agehts, they could have paid every dollar of the expenses of the District out of ‘the current revenues, and had a handsome surplus on hand besides. The people of the District of Columbia are the worst tax ridden people in the world, If every piece of property was advertised to be sold ‘to-day the proceeds would not bring the appraisement. . : nator Dorsey.—What was the intention of the assessors in making such assessments? Commissioner Bryan.—They realized that it was necessary and needful ‘to get all they could out of the property, Now, as toa per- sonal tax, it is an abomination in any city. In this city it operates more prejudicial than elsewhere. t me give you an instance: Take an army officer who dies and leaves a widow with 310,000. The income at six per cent., invested in mortgages, would be $500. The tax collector comes along and says you shall pay ie per cent.. which cuts the interest down to $0. ‘There are license laws here which duplicate the tax. We have a license tax and a tax on bonds and mortgages. There are some people who pay three sets of taxes—a special tax, a license and another tax. Senator Merrimon.—Do you favor an ad va- lorem tax Commissioner Bryan.—I do. Senator Merrimon said he did not, and cited his own case asa resident of Raleigh, N. C. He lives just on the city line, and is compelied the support ‘oW, look at the ex- Het to let the people of the Distriet sutier. | | ernment was con | the leg to pay the city rate of taxation wi ing the benefits had by those in portion of the city. Commissioner Bryan suggested that, in that Ci sment should be lighter in the ty than On the matter of county taxation Mr. n said he did not believe that the. resi- s of the county should pay. for privileges ly With those in the city, but would one-half of the Dis- ences between the could be speedily and satis- Senator Dorsey announced to the tax-payers present that the committee proposed to gi attention to the matter of a permanent fort of government in the District, and for the p) pose had appointed a sub-committee, cons’ Ingof Senators In Spencer and Dorsi He said the committee had been under the im pres: ion that the gentlemen present desired to be heard on the subject of a form of govern- ment, but having ‘ds med any such desi the subject would not now be discussed. Mr. Dent said that, speaking for himself and not for the association, he thought that nine. tenths of the taxpaying eitizens of the District Were opposed to suffraze. Mr. J. Durant, (of Loui that statement. to suffrage. Mr. Columbus Alexander.—And 1 endorse the statement of Mr. Duvant. enator Rollins made an enquiry into the manner in which the territorial Distr tituted Gover hout enjo: the cent )—Idisciaim re not opposed Nine-tenths pained that t Board Works, neil, (the upper bra : re all appointed by the Pre sident and confirmed by the Senate. while the House of Delegates was elected. Te said he was deadly opposed to any more elective legis latures inthis District, He knew what they were. He had been a’ member of the lower neh, and kuew whereof he spoke. [Langh *. Presbrey (of the Indian eir made an argument favoring su Ir. Geo. W. ion did . They did not propose to discus tor to find fault with what 1 hey were business men and tax-pa r future relief, tor Dorsey said that when the eommitiee took up for cousideration the question of a form of government, that the ¢ be given ample opportunities to be heard. The Citizens’ Committee then withdrew. —---e-___ Society. ‘The inelement weather of yest y did not at all interfere with the Friday receptions. At many of the houses in the West End the par lors were fy ring the entire afternoon. ciat Mr. Levey and his wife, formerly Mrs. Bou- ligny, have left the and will lon F I ner Mr. Levey will be bourne at the Pa Ee: As there was uo p evening m4 a ny theater pariies were imad and one of the most fashiouable audiene th y peten sreeed Sothern on his benesit night. Veracious Writer of editorials eluei the political situation, te the cont withstanding, Gail Hamilton was not one of the guestsat the state dinnerat the White jast Tuesday. ss Jewett, of Boston, is now the guest of Clattin. ), returned from Philad go. and is with her athe Harlan, h street. Justice Herian and his daughter have atlende.t seve ral of the entertainments thisweek. Mys. Ha Tan Will remain with unger children i then return here not remove here for a visit. permanently Judge My not and his wife left Washington last evening fore autumn tle. of the Tndianoplis Jor. for their home, = Mrs. € Mth umming. nil Mrs. Yoshida ga afew ¢ don a farewelldinner nd daughter fasi se legation. apa Appeal of the Lonisiana Returning Board ADLEY. ds here night from New Orleans with a u from the Louisiana returning ‘Thursday communi 1. He had with him a- ition from the members of the board a vending be stopped. i proceedings be Uansferred from the state to the United State cuit couri. The petition. wider im that they cannot secure Shellabarger and Wilson, the board, pi petition to Justice Bradl nd writ of prohibition on the section 641 of the Ri d Statutes, folloy “When any civil suit or criminal pros- ecution is commenced in any state court, for any cause Whaiever, against ‘any person who is denied or cannot entorce in the judicial tri- bunals of the state, or in the part of the state Where such suit. or presentation is pending, any right secured to him by any law providing for the equal civil rights of ‘citizens of the Uni States, or of all persons within the jurisdiction of the United States, or against eivilor military, or other person, st or imprisonment, or other tre: pass or Wrongs, made or committed by virtue of or under the color of authority derived from any law providing for equal rights ax aforesaid, or for refusing to de any act on the Ean that it would be inconsistent withsuch | aw. such suit or prosecution may, upon the petition of such defen t, filed ii id state at any time before the trial or fin: ing of such cause, stating the facts and ied by oath, be removed for trial into the next circuit court to be held in the district Where it is pending. Upon the filing of petition all further proceedings in the court shail cease, and sh: cept as here THE CAMDEN MURDER. — F and James A. Demairs. who were a the charge ‘of complicity in the “Armstrony murder, in Camden, N. J., have been relensed on bail. Hunter, who wa stillin THERE Was A RUN on the Port Jervis Y.) savings bank yesterday. Depositor less than $100 were paid: for larger sums thirt days ave required. The bank’s assets a. $248,777 ; liabilities $240,445, ate 1 not be resumed ex jed.”” (my ot Tue Fancy Lire or HENRY M_ Stan Eyer since that unlappy Mr. Noe made hi bitter onslaught upon Stanley’s fame there has been some uncertainty about the great ex- pore birthplace, and even about his native land. At length Mr. Guernsey, of New York, evidently a warm admirer of his, apparently thinks that, in the light of his recent glories, Stanley can afford to have the whole secret of his early life revealed. It seems that Stanley’s real name was John Rowland; that he was born near Denbigh, in Wales, in 1859, and of parentage so lowly that at the age of 3 years he was placed in the poor house at St. Asaph. There he remained for ten years and received a good education, by which he profited so well that he was at length appointed usher in a ; school at Mold, in Fi ntshite, At the age of 15 he shipped asacabin boy oa vessel bound for New Orleans. There ‘employed by a mer- chant named St anley. he was at length adopt- 1 by him and authorized to take his name. Having joined the confederates and been taken prisoner by the federals, he was cut off from his benefactor and became a newspaper colrespondent-—[ Pittsburg Commercial. STRANGE STORY OF PorsoNnt Honeoye Falls Gazette reports tha! a family in Rush, Monroe county, that state, by the hame of Justis, were recently poisoned by eat- ing a portion of a quantity of flour that was purchased at auction. Five of the family suffered violent iliness. The Gazette has ae ined that the woman from whont the hour originally came had a daughter who was married and went to Michigan to live several years ago, where the husband died under cir- cumstances that led to the belief that he died of eo His wife was arrested and put in Jailat Pontia, tried, and acquitted. She then went to live with her father, in the same state, and he also died under suspicious cir- cumstances, and the daughter was arrested, tried, and acquitted again. Sometime ago she wrote to her mother In Rush that she was coming down to see her, and that she must be prepared to release her interest in her father’s | renege al or suffer the organ ager This etter is now in existence. The daughter came and stayed one night, and her mother Was immediately taken sick and died. All of which makes ome & blood-curdling tale, and one that will believed or not, just as the reader prefers. Mus. SPENCER declares that many members G.— The sitaleenss Wapeete toe, ot js] G vs su for mee gation*—L¥. Y. Herald, n the ceatral por. | | i ; made for the ti ART NOTES. j It seems to be regarded as settled that on account of a sort of dog-in-the-manger policy | on the part of a real estate owner in near | proximity to the Corcoran Gallery, atleast a | part of the beneficent purposes of the founder of that institution is in great danger of being indefinitely postponed if not entirely defeated. | Unless more ground ean be obtained, directly in the rear of the present building, it will not be practicable to establish and carry on an | Art School in close connection with the Gal- lery ; and without a Schooi of Art it will be im- possible to entirely carry out Mr. Corcoran’s | noble intention in’ establishing and endowing the Gallery. This intention is clearly ex- pressed in the deed conveying the property to the trustees, which declares that act to be “in the execution of a long cherished desire to establish an institution in Washingion City, to be ‘dedicated to Art,’ and used solely for the purpose of encouraging American genius, ia the production preservation of works per- nd kindred ob- In view of this design the obstin ve referred to is to be deplored on eve account, and it seems almost ineredi it should exist. Yet, because it does ex does not follow that the gentlemen to this valuable and important trust is committ should not strive to earry out the wise and itriotic intentions of Mr. Corcoran by follow- ing other paths leading to the same end. This ay be dene m ge degree and with most cellent resulis, both direct and indireet, by offering, annually, say three gold medals, W suitable money prizés accompanying, for the best three original wo of art executed : y choose to ple, let the 1 $5,000, the ‘Of $1,000, se 10 Be. in con- taken by lan could be devised which would do so mu i ly “eneour age American genius,” and stimulate artists, | both old and young, to the exereise of their very best powers. The whole expense of such system need not exceed $750) per year. uta tithe of the revenue to be exp | taining to the ‘Fine Arts’ Jecis.” fist medal second one ¢ third one the stecessfnl work i ach c the property of the. galle jon of the medal aud prize artist. Hardly any annually for works of art for the Gallet | ople, Jan. 27, says:—“On the 2th insi. Gen. it is safe to say that if used in that W Siruffo! occupied Lulet Burgas and Choriu, would secure tothe Gallery three better works | He overtook a convoy of between 10,000 and each year than th me amount could | 15,000 wagons and 50,000 armed Musselman bly procure if expended in the ordinary fa; es. The latier were disarmed and in open market. | would be The best aitainabl taking the medal and having hi the Gallery would be the great incentive. the accompanying purse would be fair ¢ pensation for ihe time and the work. By this simple system the Gallery would net only be encouraging art in one of the most efteciive and popular ways possi- but it Would be constantly adding to the 1 its walls A thus in sing its pss and fulness to the pablie. y plan be devised whieh will better ac: mplish a double object so desirable? If so, it ought to Le pointed out and put in operation at once, rhe general public, not less than the state of Maine, is to be coagratulated upon the valuable contribution she has recently made to the collection of statuary in the old Hail of the Capitol. it is not too. muc say Mr. Simmons’ statue of € governor, Which was the oc peppery debate in the Senate a few days s ‘ly one of the very best figures yet pla at room, and it Would not be ising if a large per centage of judges shouid pronoune subject and the in strict! dorn | m- abor bestowed on a Inst excellent one, tist has made the best of It, not only ene id the stitt,seant and inai present Ti istic Thus the lo: full cloak and b i with fine effect. The exacting eonditions of classic art appear to be met, with jus* sug gestion enoush of th: dial element to give to the figure a living human interest. Intreatment it verges upon what aight. be ‘alled the pictorial Gomain in sculpture, yet it i in. that directio not go far enov to nse of dignity, repose and impressiven h should alw: be the leading cha The figui noble fine easv aud ics in a work of this kind. tands firmand well poised. The y modeled head is held erect, yet tural. The arms, too. are. grace. fully disposed. The left is, hidden under the ai ery, which it dra vhile the right is carr against which the hand 1 pUscroll: IU is altoxet ill and reputation dent of birth piace were held paramoant in ing the commission for this statue, yet the ee State is none the less to be felicitated that the admirable contribution she sends to the national capital should be the work of one of her own sons. It is not every community that ean furnish in its own children at once so fine a subject for and so capable an interpre. ter of piastic art. —The lecture on the influence and adyan- tages of popular education in decorative and industrial art, to be delivered under the aus- of the Washington Art Club in Wil Tnext Wednesday evening, will be a treat jore than erdinary interest and value. jeneral Birney’s long residence in Europe, attention he has given to the Si ', Spec aly quality him ) present it in an intelligent and attractive manner. Those who propose to hear it need not fear, therefore, to anticipate an hour | pleasantly and profitably spent. The papei Was prepared to be read at one of the ordinary recey sof the Club, but when it was he privately by a few artists and personal fri 8 one evening last week they unanimously de cided that its influence should not be limited to so small 2 ei a o enjoy it under such circumstances. rticularly, they thought, it ought to be heard by as many as possible’ of those charged with the duty of shaping the policy of the government and promoting the wellare of the country, on ac- count of the able and clear manner in which it points out the importance of popular educa- tion inart asa factor in the problem of 1 tional prosperity. Accordingly the Club has procured the hall above desiguated and issued Invitations and ecards of admission to such persons as its members supposed might be in- terested in the subject or desirous of hearing it discussed. It is likely, however, that many of this class are unknown to, or have been overlooked by, those having the matter in charge. Such will be cheerfully supplied with cards on application at the rooms of the Club, in Vernon Kow, or on request through the mail, addressed to its seeretary. No charge is ets, the sole object of the Club being to secure for the izformation and suggestions contained in the lecture the widest possible dissemination in <qeacters where they are likely to be appreciated. —Mr. Ulke has completed his portrait of Secretary Schurz, and it is much admired, alike by the friends of the artist and those of his distinguished subject. It is life size, and early full length, showing Mr. Schurz sitting in an easy and characteristic position. The features and expression are reproduced wiih admirable fidelity, but the merit of the work | does not stop here. In the drawing and pose of the figure the personality of the subject is equally well represented. “Indeed, so well is that part of the work done that the likeness was instantly recognized by one of Mr. | Schurz’s friends beiore the face and features were exposed to his view. On many accounts | this may be regarded as the strongest and best portrait Mr. Uike has yet painted. —In the death of Mr. Adolphe Braun, which oceurred at Dornach, Switzerland, a couple of weeks ago, the cause of art lost a man to whom artists, critics and connoisseurs owe much. In his ‘autotype’ pictur which are familiar to most readers, he was able to reproduce with rare fidelity the most celebrated drawings b the old masters, and other studies of interes’ so that such works or their fac similes, rather, can now be brought together for compar: ison, study, ete., in a way and to an extent quite out of the question before the discovery and application of his process. Many of these reproductions are of infinite value to artists and writers who cannot have constant access to the numerous and widely separated gal- lertes in which the originals are contained, and by such especially the news of his death will be received with sincere regret. into. proper folds, eross the breast, nly holds a manu er likely that artis ther than the ac | | ————-oee: THE STORM OF THURSDAY was very severe in New York and husetts. In Boston the streets were filled up with drifts of snow frem six to ten Feet donp. Tho sailroad tracks blocked in some localities Sp ded. 01 beach, preparing te defend their capital if attacked. The Russian official jour- nals are highly indignant at the suspicions upon Russia's good faith regarding the pro- longation of the armistice regulations. [i is asserted that orders were repeatedly sent to headquarters to negotiate an armis' imme. diately the bases of peace were accepted. Rus. sia’s answer to Austria's note states distincily that the present or future stipulations between Russia and Turk re subject to modifica- and not definite until approved by the THE ANTI-RUSSIAN EXCITEMENT IN LONDON is mounting to fever heat. On Thursday at the Stock Exchange copies of the Times and J and other journals opposing the government were burned amid a storm of groans and yells. An address then was signed declaring ¢ dence in the governr A similar scence oceurred at Lloyds. ‘veral out-door meet- ings in the couitry, called to protest against the vote of supply, were taken possession of by the adherents of the government and con. verted into anti-Russian demonstrations. The Prime Minister was cheered voeiferously by several thousand persons yesterday while ¢ tering the Ho of Lords.” The de! motion fora supplementary supply tiuned yesterday inthe House of Comme and adjourned until Monday. NOTES OF THE SITUATION. The Porte has requested the Czar to art the advance on Con: itinople. The for ambassadors in Turkey have asked the to order the departure of the Circas: $s from Constantinople. and he is taking steps to en- foree good order in the It is definitely sett PASS upon th eid in Vienna. ) c igning of the has been receive: but there is believe that the signin will i The Servians are dis- isfied with what is known of the peace stip. ulations, and they manifest a disposi rd them until they repossess all of Old ‘The Greeks are pushing matters vig. nd are about to occupy Thessaly, edonia to protect tie christian sacre. 1,00 TURK lispatch, dated Ad TU A Russian official escorted to Rodosto, from whieh place to be transported to A: Usunkopri were oceup! ‘he Demotika on the 2th inst.’ a THE WRECK OF THE METROPOLIS.—The ste: is to bring the survivors of “wreck to Norfolk, where they be pro- vided for by the charitable organizations, and be sent north by the Baltimore or Clyde as they may elect. The names of one hundre and fifty-eight persons are reported as sav reducing the actual loss of lite to about hundred. Mr. Coilins, one of the contrac’ who dispatched the Metropolis on her ill-fated i res that she was perfectly nd So convinced was he of that that he effected but a light insurance, and M Hand, the president of the Delaware Insurance Company underwroie her for ® states that he made an examination be i ig licy, and conside} risk, ¢ ed it a very THE RETURNING BOARD TRIAL.—Anderson’s trial was vesumed_ in New Orleans yesterda Mr. McGloin, reealled, testified to the mann in Which the democratic counsel were impey od in their work by the action of the returning | board fixing fora day the returns of one par ish, and then, without notice to the counsel, | calling up anoth nopsis of the pr record. Anderson ni in those proceeding i AY ivvegulariti ties committed by the board, TRAVELING ON THEIR Prrty.—Two men, one hating from New York and thy from New Haven, after sleeping in the st house on Saturday night, visited the Rink yes- Mr. MeGloin_ gave a sy lings from the printed present and took at nd did: never pro. and impropri terday morning, and became (or professed to | beeome) convinced of the error of their w Their apparent sine able attention, until M drunkard, came alon: nized the men as foil parts of the count went to the Presby' 3 ving that_ they Wanted to follow the Master, isked for prayers. A collection was started to help them, When a police officer happened to hear of it, and suggested that they might be the same chaps who had visited the Rink ia the morning. Another subsequently arrested them in Norih Mais and they Were brought before Judge Ezgleston’s police eourt this morning. He said that men wi traveled on their piety, like these fellows, should be sent to state prison, and regretted that he was only able to send them to jail for sixty days each.” The men appeared ppy at the prospect of being housed and until the birds begin to sing in Apri Jord Tines. rity attr . horey, the reformed id said that he recog THE GREAT STORM of wind, snow Which swept over the Atlantic st x Thursday and continued yesterday imorning Was especially severe in the north and east. in some localities snow fell to the depth of ches. There was considerable de- ins centering at New York, andsome Joss of life is reported by railway accident. On the coast wrecks are reported and part of Coney Island, N. ¥., was swept by tidal waves on eighteen m fo | on, | re | | | Telegram s to The Star. EUROPEAN COMPLICATIONS, COMING INDIAN WAR. Gen. Miles After Sitting Ball. MEXICAN BORDER TROUBLES. ——_—»—___ HENDRICKS FOR THE BORDER TROUBLES. _. The Late Raid Into Mexico. New Vo Feb. from San Ag tonio, T ey rd to the eutr and of robbers, this side of th . the ispateh has been trom Captain SeDers, in command at Intosh: The Mexteans sent no troops Laredo, Mexico, to intercept the party of miscreants phund “dl or towns in Mex uty, including Colonel Salu ecognized in Mexico, and were ah SILVER. LS, committed in Mexic allege Rio ¢ nm abbers, the peop Ten of the nias, were ig the party that crossed to this side. 1 have been in robbers got only Th this side about 3) jow Lared anuary 24h. The believe th American citizens, over from this side, beyond the fact that they crossed to this side to avoid arrest. They cross- rd at a point where there are no United States troops hear except infantry, the nearest cay alry bein gold barracks, ninety miles distant. “No Americans were engaged in the affair. _ Pursuit of In pws has been recei pursuit of the Indians from Mexico who mur dered thtee men in Kimball county. They wer ard pressed by Capt $ that the stolen stock was abandoned or killed, qaite a large proportion of it being recaptured, The Indians scattered, thus evading being killed or ¢ ALS engaged i they crossed Murderers. from the seonts in plured ‘OMEN NDIAN WAR. Miles About to Move on Sitting Bu New York, Feb. 2 dispatch from Bis. marek, dated’ yesterday, says private advi from a trustworthy source at Tongue River post report the following: Gen. Miles is get- ting ready to move against Siting Ball. The expedition will move, in all prob: the loth of February. Eight cou i ty, Six or eight of infantry, with all the row fidians, an be had for purpe: form thé column which will mareh in h of the hostile Sioux. The weather is highly favorable for the execution of the plans ot Gen. Miles. We have thus far had no snow A scout in to-night from 8 brings ral Terry. he messen; Dispaiches bh commissary depar en. Miles. A citiz . Worthy of full er ing there iso! easiness : he just in from lence, says the rol deep anxiely and un 8 Sitting Bull's band is on Ider creek, hunting buffalo. He is sur prised at Major Walsh's report to the con- trary. He says Maje n't know he is taiking about, and i badly mis taken, Lonnon, Fev. —A special dispateh Times fro “What has hi ro sed between England, Austria and Prussia nly preliminary to discussing in what way the interest of Europe in the Eastern question is to be taken into consideration, and in what manner the powers are to exert their Jegiti- | mate influence on the settlement of said ques. ti Russia, it is true, has disclosed) her readiness to discuss matters, but beyond this all is mere conjecture. An Armistice Signed. s. Feb he Journ pussels o-day announces that it has re a dis. atch fiom Constantinople saying that an armistice was signed yest y A European Conference. ST. PETERSBURG, Feb, 2—Russia hi ed Austria's proj ‘a couference ting European quest w 1 Which the conference rmined upon. Twill prob. the smaller states. The ssian peace conditions have Brvss THE LOST METOPOLIS. The Wreck Under Water NORFOLK, Va., Feb. wrecking ty e scene of the wreck of the Metropotis, port that a terribh surf is breaking all along the shore, with strong southerly ¢ of the wreck but woodwork being steamers that we rive her nt. Nothing is visib) stem-drivers, neral opinion of th lis grou kept her from forgin in having nothing but her sails to hold her head ‘on. ‘The vessel, from the ferce of surf, ne to With her side exposed to the sweep o the surf, thereby causing so much loss of {ite the peeple r decks being unable to hold on Hendricks for Stiver Money. New Vorh, Feb. 2—Hon, Thomas A-Hend 1 . Bel shore ricks ha Mr. mont’s let quest) in which bh he thinks t money should be restored. The pledge of 1869 of py ment in nd the assurance in the act of 1870 of payment in coin at the then standard ue, Would seem to authorize, almost to quire it. Cony nee with the contract ¢ not be a breach of public faith. Our count a large producer of silver. The qualit) money is important to its value. I think when restored, silver will approach, and pe: aps reach, gold in value, but should experi- ce prove that it must remain velow gold, be- se of its greater production, Congress ample powers to provide against any’ likely to follo which carried away several small houses, drowning eight women and children, and pe: haps others. THREE EXECUTION: Wieners, who shot and killed A. V. Lawn barkeeper, in a saloon att Comique, St. Louis, January 2), 1877, on ac. count of a Woman, Was hung in that city - terday in the presence of afew spectators. Philip Watson, colored, was hanged at Coy- ington, Ky., for wife murder. James Woods was hanged in Malone, N. Y., forthe mar der of Stephen Barber, mer. THe Ice Crop ALL Ricit.—The ice men say that the so far open winter is not geing to YesTerpay.— Wm, | | ki them Although dangerous!: Walkei @d his wife the house and give an alarm, whereupon Van y last sum- | er Sanh" | stil and with throat cut. f —__ Diabolical Attem; Murder. NICS N. b. 2—James n, emus heights, was last evening visited Acquaintance Van Schaick from Tro’ tly with Mr. Wail rclock attempted to both with a knife and a_ pistol. wounded both Mr. aged to escape from Schaick es r aped and Was not found until this morning at aybreak, when his body frozen ear torar, was om the house. discovered a short d tan inte: = a rest TOPEK. The committee ap- interfere seriously with the harvesting of i 2 D- and that there will be plenty of opportunity | Point of the Topeka Bank before March is over for suins the ice-houses with ice at least eight inches thick. Telegrams received by the Knickerbocker company yes- terday report the river closed from Esopus to Rhinebeck, and work going on there and at Coeyman’s, Barren Island and Roger's Island, opposite Catskill. A telegram from the com: any’s agents at Rondout says that the ice as Stopped drifting and that the chances are good. At Billings’ and Eavesport the cutters are also at work, and at those places as weli as at New Baltimore the ice is eight inches thick. If theice gatherers had been willi in the early part of the winter to go to work upon such thin ice as they are now willing to cut the crop might have been stored some time since; but their policy naturally is to wait for thick ice, and they only take up with the thin ice when the season has got well along. At present the Knickerbocker com- pany has siored scarcely one-quarter of its usual winter stock, which amounts to 900,000 tons, but President McClay says that, although they may not get all the company wants, there as pe dot of harvesting a tair ¢rop.—(N. ¥. ‘orld, ist. ARcTIC EXPLORATION.—The Geographical Society and its friends assembled last evenin; to do honor to the Earl of Dufferin, K. P., K- C. B., Governor of Gan and to listen to the exposition of Capt. H. W. Howgate’s plan for ie Srilerason of the Ans regions. Lieut. ieely spoke for ~H. W. Howgate, una- voidal iy detained Washin, nS said that the plan for Arctic exploration was to establish a colony of hard: men on the shore of Lady Franklin bay. ity 400 miles have been unexplored between the point reached by late explorers and the pole. Franklia bay can be easity reached yearly by a steam vessel. To the force is to be added a number of Esquimaux, to hunt and to guide, and a Tuily supply of dogs. A tel e between n station and Lady Franklin bay is to be established. In to balloon service, the reader said it was n¢ te furnish not only balloons, ering The recent discovery ra be in the Arctic ced a rata) ques- n of gas supply a comparatively trifling mat- ter—1¥ in, Ist. FOREST CULTURE.—The systematic efforts at forest planting that sev foreign govern- ments have entered upon, are we source of i new je from this country. An export forest tree seeds from California has been es- amounting to $10,000 worth per year. pag te a : enoveds’ the iy. “tile coeds of ne it not ae Bs te, a 4 is as eae Snare ise this. . sea are pias red wood tree exten- and Savings Institution made a partial report last night that the bank is solvent in every respect. There was a unanimous expression among the creditors that the bank should re- sume business at once, and it will probably resume ou Monday or Fuesday next. ——" ; Fire. NEWaRK, N. J. Feb. 2—A large livery sta- ble, a carpenter shop,and a dwelling in Wash- ington street, East Orange, owned by B. F. Cairns, were destroyed by tire this morning. Loss about $18,000. Tak New York, Feb. 5. The Sun Mutual In- surance company has resolved to reduce its ——— certificates. The ond oe and expenses the past year were $% e total assets are #30,080 vain tae _ , Failure in Quebee. New York, Feb.2.—A dispatch from Mon- treal says: J! & J. Woodley, of Quebec, boot and shoe manufacturers, have falled. Liabil- ities, $900,000; assets will pay fifty cents on the Ha Yesterday. New York, Feb. 2—Lew Mooring, alias John Smith, colored, was peepee yesterday, at Chester, South Carolina, for the murder of Bergen Congor, December 28th, 1877. _Tliness of Ben Wade. New York, Feb, 2—A special from Cleve. land says Ben Wade is seriously ill with typhoid lever. The i » “pore bid w-day: BALTIMORE, Febri deferred, 4; do. sat Sh ea ca ar see caret ie