Evening Star Newspaper, March 21, 1878, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. | PUBLISHED DAILY, ExceptSunday | j rau EvExrNG ETAN {5 served to subscribers in We city by pote cig thelr own aceount, at 10 | wees pet werk, or #4 cents per month, Copies ai | Ue counter, 2°rents cach, By mail— postage pre- | paid @0 cents 7 month: one year. $6. eae WEASLY S7AK—pmblished on Priday—$2 a | Fae WEELY O7An poulabes og Tay MS | for $20. "By AU mai) subeeriptions must be paid in ad- waiee: no paper sent longer than so paid fer, | ew Kates of advestising made known on applica | won. Pesaeyiran BY The Evening Star Newspaper Company 8. 3. KAUBFMANN, Prea’t. a SPECIAL NOTICES. AT cme! of ROT CTAPPER haimter, M 221 instar ted to be prese SIACH ANNUAL CoM ths National Medical Coles + tv ibe held in bir ~ SDAY. Maren 21 at 8 o'clock Ss te the graduating elass will be William Lee M- D.. and ine ot the class.” The pro- ‘ave invited to att-ad C, RILEY, M. 1 Dean, HOWAII UNIVERSITY i MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. nd Suinmer Course will comme 6 30 b.m Ee TURES FR* E. - PURVIS. M.D. 1 Secretary -) BUFFALO LITHIA. Be HUSYADE JANOS, 2 ATPOLLINARIS = PRING WATERS. Just reer AY RNS PHARMACY. marl. 142) PENN >» INDIA RUBBER GOODS Be POR INVALID Consisting of AIR CUSHLO HOT WATER BAGS. ICE BA’ TIC STOCKINGS, &.. &e. ce . 8, THOMPS: marts-tr Pharmacist. 5>_ A MEETING OF THE STOL of the ANACOSTIA and PO ES of 1 at Room 1. 5 MEL |. PILLOWS, SILK ELAS* RIVER RB. R. Co, will be he Build mn MONDAY. Mai m. OTH aTugeT Nowrinw With very extensive facilities for fnring, “are new showing a lige of M Mantics anes establishment designs for Mantles a y followed, and imitations of beautiful" marb'es actly producsd, ‘or BARSTON W GHT 1RON FUR: various will do. mar2 1y 3 ferce of Branches ai t long personal expe good work cheaper than any other hun: JNRIVALLED Ke bar QUALTY AND PRICE, Champagne Wines of MOET & CHANDON MCET & CHANDON, Established 1843. RENAULD, FRANCOIS & ©0., Bevl-eoly Sole Agents for => A CARD. > ail who are suffering from the errors and indis- yons of youth, nervous weakness, early decay, Joss of manhood, &c., I will send a receipt that will | FREE OF CHARGE. This great remedy missionary in South America, MPOKTANT TO TAX-PAYERS. Vending the passage of the bill introduced ia Congress, authorizing the adjustment of €LAIMS FOR DAMAGES TO REAL ESTATE, and to correct erroneous and excessive charges for SPECIAL IMPROVEMENTS, property owners should prepare their claims for pre- zental ention will be given to this cias Business, tax-payers interested! wil! find it advantageous to intrust their claims to me. SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT TAXES paid at a large discount. . WILLIAM DICKSON, 222 Four-and-a-half street, $ebS1-Im Three Doors above Columbia Building. ‘pes ELECTRIC PEN. 4,060 to 15,000 COPIES from a single written stencil. anel best method of maps, drawi TY live business firm poration, purch and others, aave time and money by using it. A new busines i every town fora good penman. 6,000 in use aad d increasing. alae READ THIS! ILLINOIS STATE PENITENTIARY, JoLtat, Nov. 24, 18° ‘The Hectric Penoutfit, purclased from you, tember 28, gives great satisfaction, We have sa rinting considerable more than the cost of the eubt in less than two months, and can cordially Jeeommend it to any party who wishes to save the same way. money iD he SR. W. McCLOUGHEY, Warden. We have hundreds of yoiuntary endorsements ually strong as the above. Special inducements ‘will be offered to agents appiying within sixty days. Sen for circulars and samples of work. GEO. H. BLISS, General Manager, $el22-261" 220 to 232 Kinzie St., Chicago, m. G FORGE F. SCHAFER, | MERCHANT TAILOR, Offers for sale the balance of his stock at and below | eust to close business. Me" A call is solicited. ma8-3m 1111 Pennsylvania WATCHES. All the finest grades of EN@LISH, BWISS and AMERICAN WATCHES, IT SECOND CHRONOGRAPHS, MIN REPEATERS, HORSE TIMERS, &c. BB We call particular attention to the WATCHES OF OUR OWN PRODUCTION, in which are introduced the latest American aud Eurepean improvements, aud we coufidently rec- ommend them as the BEST TIMEKEEPERS ever offered to the public. mar8-tr M.W.-. GALT, BRO. 400, EMOVAL.—I bave removed from my old 1 stand, B street southeast, toa mu more; eentraland accessible location— 1212 E <ranur gg NORTHWEST,—where may be found at all: Times a large and fine stock of CANARIES: male and female). CARDINAL, RED and MOCKING BIRDS. Also, prepared BIRD FOOD of all kinds; FRESH SEEDS, CAGES. etc. i marll Sw" C. M. GOETZ. PELIKEN’s LINEN STOKE, S28 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Established 1847, for the Importation and sale of Pure Linen Goods of every description. NEW PRINTED LINEN LAWNS, Very Beautiful, EW PATTERNS, OF t = Best Display in the Country. LINEN HANDKERCHIEFS, LADIES’ HANDKERCHIEFS, GENTS’ HANDKERCHIEFS, ‘Our tine of Pure Linen Handkerchiefs ts whote- , sale in extent, and retailed at wholesale prices. Gocd IRISH LINENS from 25 cents up. ABLE LINEN*. Impor prices. LINEN sit PETINGS. PIULOW LINENS, TOW ELINGS of every kind. BAMPLES sent by mall, Address GEORGE WILLIKEN & SON, mar ls-12t S28 Arch st., Poiladetpiia. SP TE ‘There is unquestionably no remedy so certata its effects. ASTHMA. WINTER COUGH, IN- | CIPLENT CONSUMPTION, and all disordérs of the THROAT and LUNGS ailke yield to its lnflu- , ence. The highest medical testimony statesthat no | better cure for these complaints exists, which has | been proved by considerably over half aceatury’s | ‘experience. They are sold by all Chemists. Fifty | centspertox. BE. FOUGERA & CU., New York, i Special Agenis nov20-t,th.s.5in Fek SALE A ia gombinstionsiock Herring FIRE VROOF SAFE. at DOWLING'S Auc- | ben Rooms. Star office bulidivg. ma? 19-8086 RS. M. COX": _ M INDIAN VEGETABLE DECOCTION ' - FoR SCROFULA, ERYSIPELAS AND ALL DIS- EASES OF THE BLOOD. by eminent physicians | | | Oftce: 903 Pennsylvania avenue. up st Ladies | and ehlidren attended as usual, cah os a | Ss. E. ‘ermanton, Phil Diese: is the author of a system of medicine | the effectual cure of Chronic kenness, His | ebarges run from $15@ to $250 and upwards." The | superior classes only peed apply, Bend for printed | seater, mart-2y The uening Star. ‘THE EVENING STAR. | mittee on post offic + th | remonstrai sell smal | day's labor in the ul. f order was issued by the | superintendent of the naval ac | Surgeon General: present, Chief Justi | Slated. #0 | able fora see ond dividend on. the Ist day of { | | on hand, rather than await the slow accumu. - 51—-N°®. 7,791. “WASHINGTON. D. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1878. “Washington News and Gossip. GOVERNMENT KECEIPTS To-pAY.—Internal | Fevenue, $56.42.84: customs, $257,055.71. SOVFREIGNS CALL ON THE PRESIDENT.—The delegation from the National Council, Sover- eigns of Industry, appointed for the purp: by the council, calied on the President tovlay and paid their respeets to him. Couxtine THe MONEY.—Mr. E. 0. Graves, cbief of the National bank redemption agency, who, with a party of male and female experts from the Treasury department, are making the annual count of money in the sub-treasury at New York, left for that eil ain last nix after a brief return to Washington. 1 counting will be completed in a few day THE TOLEDO ConTEst.—The Senate coim- and post reads to-day by a vote of six to three decided to make an ad- verse report on the nomination of Alexander | Reed to be postmaster at Toledo. This will | the Dowling-Ke ONLTON PFSy. NOW A | 11 bore, from the committee room tothe | utive sessions of the Senate. ‘THF OMAHA Not To Go TO Panis.—The See. retary of the Navy has rescinded the order sent to Norfolk for the Qmaha on her arrival | there to proceed immediately to New York to | lead with goods for the Paris sition. The | goods left over by the Constellation will be ; sentto Parish by the French steamship line. Of the vessels ordered to Paris the Supply. | Constitution and ‘tsmouth will rem: | bring back to the United Sittes such goo ts are not disposed of in Europe, while the Wyo- | ming aud Constellation will return soon afler discharging their ea 8. . Tur DistkeT GoversMentT Birt $ AST rhor Hendee was ready to pro- day With the further consideration of bill to provide a form of government in the Distriet of Columbia. Mr. Clymer, how ever, was re to report the niva ation bith, | Gov. Hendee gave usideration, saying that he did noi” antagonize the appropriation committee. tis pray delay further consideration of the District bill several days. It will come up as unfinished business when the mayal bill is passed, but there is no telling how long the latter bill will oceupy the attention of the House. The interesting debate on this bill in House yesterday is reported on the third ge of this papel Later.—Gen. Hendee is of the opinion that the Horse will dispose of the naval appropria- tien billto-day. and that he can gec ihe Dis- | trict bill considered to. morrow. | PERSONAL.—Hon. Beverly Douglass, of Vir | ginia. wasin his seat in the House this morn- ing. He has be “Old” Domini health. psent at his home in the 1” “for several days for his | ck Chandler roamed about the | Chamber to-day. cordially shaking | hands wiih friends and enemies ali THE B.S O. Raitkoap ix THE Distaier.— | Mr. Dorsey presented in the Senate to-day norials of zeus of the District praying | assage of aiaw requiring the Ba re | and Ohio Railroad Company t | sent depot and th ts and pied by the sam pt some ot to Washington city. The memorialists aso | against the exemption of said | company from taxation. and pray that i u to pay its just proportion of taxes. | er route OF INTEREST To Topacco DEALERS.—Com. missioner Raum had a conference yesterd vesgntative ONeill and a det pe on here by the tobacco phi alers of Philad to consult with him about the tobac ein that city, by whieh, | it is alleged, the revenue laws have been vi lated. The Commissioner informed. the dele- tion that tol be retailed from : whieh be enee of tie tax on ng been | The way they do in | r the wholesale dealers to ntities from the original pack- rs. or tore UNDERMINING SENATORIAL Dicsrry.—The sprightliness of Mr. Blaine inthe Senate is causing the “old Senators” to debate 4 themselves how to preserve the dignity of that august body. Ser Blaine has what the old timers call an undignified way of making in terruptions, and. it is feared, that if he is, allowed to go on ‘unrestrained ‘the Senatorial dignity will all go to smash Tes Hovrs anp Erent Hovers.—The order of Secretary Thompson that ten hours be: ning at seven in the morning with hour's intermission at noon, shall constitute a vy yards. went into eile . and caused a good deal of dissatisfa mong the Workingimen at the Washing. yard. The Secretar that the act purporting to make eight hours afday’s la Dor ts not suffiviently explicit to warrant any other than this interpretation of it. A simi perintendent of | the Public Buildings and ounds, and the | workmen on the new State department build «and other works immediately under Col. | Ssupervision, went to work this morn: | ing at seven with a good deal of grumbling. | The workmen at the Agricultural department | and on the Capitol grounds began at thausaal | | time to work for eight hours, no order to the contrary being received. THe Ma AL CON | The democrats, since the speeches in or of the republican sitting member, by | ndler of Georgia and Porter of New York, show a disposition to 1 ler lof the Field-Dean election Sprit as ¢ of the case, says he will not eall it up before Monday next, and wil! not demand a vote until Tuesday. DsMAGES PROM SPAIN.—The owners of the schooners Rising Sun and Rizpah, at Prov incetown, R. L, have agreed to accept $541 rh damages from the Spanish government sizure and detention of. their vessels Whaling in Cuban waters last season. COMMODORE FOXE soon relieve Rear Admir A. Parken will , P. Rodgers as | demy at An. 1¢ Hdl. nanolii THE BOARD OF MANAGERS of the National » Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers have | been in session this week at the office of the Walte, Gen. Butler, Gen. Martindale of New York, Goy. Frederick Smith of New Hamp- shire, Judge H. L. Bond of Mar: land, Hon. Lewis B. Gunckel of Ohio, Gen. J. 5, Negley of Pennsylvania, and Gen. B. Wolcott of | Wisconsin. The secretary's annual report showed that over eight thousand disabled sol- , diers were cared for during the year. The old board of officers was reelected. and is as fol | : General B. F. Buller, president: Gen. {| j | ale and Governor Smith, vice presi: B. Gunekel. secretar’ —A TEN PEK CENT. Divipenp.—The Speaker laid betore the House yesterday a communication from the commis- sioners of the Freedmen’s Bank, in respone to | aw House resolution. The commissioners say: “The total liabilities of the compahy up to January 91 last Were $2,958,814.35, and Se | of the first dividend, declared Noveih- Was 20 per cent. of that sum, being HG, Of this dividend there had been aid January 1. 187%, to 36 depositors, at 33 branches, s 70.23, leaving a bal- ance of $30.2.64 belonging to 35,308 depositors due and unealled for. Deducting this sum of $0). 4 from the cash balance of January 1, {viz.. 81.) leaves but $316,901.17 “ap. ble to the payment of a second dividend. aet of Congress approved June 2), provides that the commissioners ea pre rata dividend whenever have funds enough to pay 20 per centum of the claims of depositors. To pay a per ce dividend requires, as already 2%, and our Cash balance avai March, S77, was but #225, . Under the above-cited provision of the statute referred | towe would have to await the accumulation of an amount sufficient to pay 20 per cent. be- fore making a further distribution: but yield- ing to the desire expressed by many of the ereditors of the company to divide the funds lation of the additional sum necessary for a 20 per cent. dividend,and interpreting the ian- guage of the law as not necessarily prouibiting | the payment of smaller dividends, we con. cluded in January last to declare a dividend of_ 10 per cent., and under date of February 1, 1878, we advised the creditors of the compan: by circular letter, of our purpose so to do. e payment by the commissioners of said 10 per cynt. dividend was commence” yesterday. | draw the nomi | ten th | Montevideo announce the ¢ ; At Fort Fairfield, Me. phares M. Wells, died THB OUTLOOK POR AN ADJOURNMENT of Con- fress before August is more favorable now han it was two weeks ago. The House appro- priation committee is now working up to the mark, and expects to have ali the appropria- tion Dillsreported following is the eral approp audition of the sev. Fortification, passed both houses, aud alaw; military academy, in committee of conference ; consular and diplo- Mmatic,passed House, and with Senate eOmmit- tee on appropriations ; defi Passed the House, and sent to the Se 3 Maval bill, pending in the House; pension bill, reported rom House appropriation committee, an lon Speaker's table. THE SENATE CoMMITTER ON PATENTS heard arguments to-day on bills for the relief of Wil- Ham C. Dodge, of Washington, and Jabe: Gill, of Philadelphia. Both Dodge ‘and want pay from the United States for the us their p: artridge-loading and imp ments in eartridge-manufacturing machines. THE NOMINATION OF JOHN W. Easpy.—The Senate committee on naval affairs yesterday agreed to report adversely on the nomination of John W. Easby to be chief of the bureau of construction and repair. It was ai the conumittee to allow the nominatio over for a week without reporting it to the Senate, inorder that the President might with- tion if he sees fit. AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House today were Senators Matthews, Cockrell, Lennis, Gordon, Plumb, “of Th, iellogg, and Representatives Kernan. rd, Loring, Pound, Lockwood, McKinley, Ward. Ryan, Humphreys and Tipton. THe Frost-Metcatr Cc STED ELEC. remoniously ended. Metcalfe, the sitting member, is a re- publican, representing the Sd Missouri dis. trict, and the testimony filed by Frost, the democrat, he considers So tlimsy that he de clines to file any in rebut xpects to get a favorabie report from the ions commit- tee on his opponent's own Showing. Mr. WM. B. REED will be appointed by Secretary Schury the government representa- tive on the Board of Fire Commi one NOMINATIONS.—The President sent to the nate to-day the following nominations of vostmasters: E. G. Bidwell, Norwich, His. Beisy A. Mowre, Mrs. E beth Smith, € Ker j. PF. Bonney, Hami Newton, Millville, N. J Valparizo, Ind. on, N, Yo: Sohn W John F. MeCarthy, THE DIFFERENCE between the expenses to | the P.O. 1D. of mail service in the far west. according to the terms of the existing con- tracts and aecording to the contracts awarded at the recent lettings, will be more than a million dollars. ‘This reauction in the cost of service will enable the contract department to. reduce its appropriation estimates. THE P.O. D. INvEsti¢ the second floor of the P.O. D. been assigned the committe and post roads, and tiv The purpose of ave: sof post oftic y Will meet there lor igating the departinent. THE FISHERIES CORRESPONT late hour, this afternoon, the Pre to the Senate, in compliance with Mr. B nt sent resolution, the correspondence of the State: depariment bearing upon the appointment. of the third commissioner of the fisherie tration commission. arbi- Bratne, U.S. N., is mmand of the receiving nd ordered to com- steamer of the Sth of CAPTIAN DANIEL L ed from the e¢ lorad t New Yor und the Hartford, pe » from Philadelphia CIVIL S: examination in the P. ad clerk in the Wash Iway post office, wh presentative of alle positions hel by the « ducted as follows: Cards on which Wi umes Of each post oflice in the st covered by the rouie were distribuied by competitors beled similarly letter cases in the postal ears, just. as ged in the work of distrib cr a card was phiced allowa to be with AMINATIONS.—Tie recent . D. for the position of gton and Petersburg hh may be taken a nations lor sin partment, was ing let compet The eards I posto! ‘arolina, South © 7S in number. Of tributed 4.254 correctly, with hime consumed in distribution min- utes: per porge, with the 4 4 hours and : per cent. correct, 9.63. Tn | addition to this the length of term’of service | and pe into cor nation shows that several other clerks on the route are fitted for promotion, and it was difficult to decide between those recommended and others whose records were first-class. THE SYNDICATE CONTRACT having expired Mr. Conant, formerly Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, and his 3 rope, will return to the U iar fitness for the position is taken hited States. CaN? BE Patp.—The Treasury department having submitted to the Attorney General the question whether coupons of United States bonds, when detached and destroyed, can be id under the terms of section atutes, he has decided that they Diep OF YELLOW FrEVvER.—Ady hin that port, on February 1, of Capt. Henry A. Adams, j ommander of the U.S. corvette Hartford: of How fever. . Coal. Piices Must Go Up IF MINERS Do STARVE.—The Pennsylvania coal panies met in New Yor production for Ap ments for the sa 1.712.658 tons, and ay AT 11204 e month last year being in advanced the pric art N. H. OF the large number dismissed from the college on! two, Isade G. Burnett, a junior, from Francisco, and John Crocker, a freshman in the scientific department from Illinois, ha been expelled. The sophomores yesterday corted their dismissed classmates to the cars, some going to the next station. ‘THE NEW HAMPSHIRE ELECTIONS.—Returns from ail the towns in New Hampshire foot up as follows: Prescott, republican, 3937; McKean, democrat, Flint, 225: scattering, 99. Prescott’s plu: 1,514—inajority, 41. The house will epublicans, 205: democrats, 1 or David E. Willard. railroad com- joner, is 1,012. r governor, Kendall, HeMman DEGRADATION.—In casting the vote which defeated the whipping-post bill im Ken- tucky, the lientenant governor put his decision on the broad ground that humanity is already too much degraded, and that no amount of saving in criminal expenses would warrant the state in promoting human degradation. Is Ir 4 CASE OF SUSPENDED ANIMATION suddenty on the 8th inst., aged 26 years. The funeral services occur ‘Tuesday the church, ten days after death, when liis friends remonstrated against the burial, the corpse having appearance of life. The body was r turned to the house of a friend where he died. Searcely any change has vecurred in the body since death. The opinion prey: that he is Rot dead, though the physicians pronounce him so. A SOCIAL SCANDAL IN Crncinnati—The Cincinnati Enquirer publishes the details of a social scandal, which will result in the dismis- sal of Mr. Samuel G. Harvey from his position as principal of one of the pub! ools of that city. The woman in the case whom he has seduced, is Mrs. Julia Pooley, nee Bonham, whose father is a well-known business man of Philadelphia, being secretary of the Indemnity insurdnce company. The ériminal intimacy began nearly ‘© years ago, and has been kept up ever since. “The woman, who con- fessed all to her husband, is residing family in Xenia, Ohio. An invest! the school board will begin at once. ion by THE MILL OPERATIVES at Lawrence, Mass., were excited gig Bed rumors that the Broadway bank, in which they have about $1,000,000 Savings, had suspended. The rumor was untrue, it the bank will require two weeks’ notice to keép from being swamped. THE Mrxens of all the coal companies inth Cumberland (Md.) re; except those of the Consolidation company, have accepted 4) cents per ton for mining. ; THE EXPLOSION IN THE POLICE BOARD | THE CAUSES THEREOF. the middle of May. The | GATCHEL, £CME SPICY CORRESPONDENCE. WHAT DISTRICT COMMISSIONER BRYAN SAYS. The announcement in yesterday's STAR thal the four associates of Commissioner Gatchel in the Police Board had tendered their resig- nations, not to be withdrawn 1 was removed, created something of a sensation in the community, thouzh the fact nto many for some time past. ant of harmony among This took rise has been know that there has members of the board time Mr. Gatchel was _ pre: and it is ‘alleged gre | nection with certain move ‘ambling houses. which his associ rded as indiscreet and calculated t disrepute, if not in litigation. that subsequent oficial ac is furnishing of 1 of certain licenses, &¢ this disaffeetion, and the ‘met that he was nota safe associa Mr. Britton was so muc as long ago as July | ion to the President, th bers agreemg to do like wise ning the feeling which e eto go out under fire, | Britton wo withdraw. his re ingto resign his place tion houses, ap- bers concluded is | District. The ‘President could not with hi jast he sent his | tiled on Mr. enation, promis S_ president of the ice as commissioner utters had become quiet, and the newspa upon police ditt I to,and his te: made as promised, but hi ard did not follow elepsed, and it is stated that a | note was sent by his associate of his promise, and nia month after | | made publi King what he intended | id that at the next me of the board he announced that he had | tion to his promis ed his mind in re sign, and had coneluded to remain, in the meant Phim objectio inee resulted ina deley: iting onthe President and placing before him their objections to his remainin cn the police board. he had used hi benefit, and that through Mr. F. partner in the insurance busine: made overture: surance agent, to transfer thi b to his firm, in conside: Which Captain Tyler should receive pointmentof major tice having he Other events ion of citizens One of these ehary 18 office for his personal H. Smith, his on building, has | ¢ Copy of the certigi i couneetion with a memo. | removal of Mr. Gatehel: ereby certily that the Wished in the Washington Sunday Herald of rely attached. is. to my ry true, $0 Taras it refers to tin Presbrey and Smith to get my insur- for influencing my uperintendent of Polic restof my knowledge and belief th Js true, so far as it purports to, sta wshaper article | CE. AL a | | to in 3.8. Army, Ierired. WASsHIXG TON. D,C,, Febris ‘y When this corrupt me by Messrs, Presbrey and Smit toactount for it; but when Deh agitation of the subject of + WoUus position of the parties who made the proposition, in the cause ot temperance aud re= bearings of the office of eon the viees of gambling ded that upon the highest rey and Smith had: s to whether L woul roposition was. firs jon, ard the di been chosen by to put me to | rupted or trade s view of ascertaining more. surely as to tor ils very important office, and in etiorts I natural! they vould make a report complimentary tom but when the bo so earnestly that he was not p. a tuperiniendent of Poitce, aud when 1 was in- next morning that Mr. 8 a partner of Mr. Gatehel’s | businessand was iu real earnest about getting my | {surance business, as he subsequently ackiow- hedged in the presence of the three witnes. |. aud Lt nOW believ: bottom of the whole. m: presumed th: dmetand Mr. they | pured to vote for in the fnsurance that Gatchel w: of bis complicity in this scheme by ie sent business propositions to me weetings of the Police Board oa Mon- 5: lated to bring but believing hin: nse-of honor and ees except in Now as I had never ideration. The result of thisexami- | c ned his business would have fayore | dos ction without ertra time for deliberation aud never opposed it bad 1 but agreed to turn my insurance ti Captain U. 8." army February 19th, 1878, MR. GATCHEL TO THE PRESIDENT. ‘alled upon by Washington, D. sistants, now in En) graying been | missioner Bryan and told that would be acceptable, Mr. Gate! | last sent the following to the Pres WASHINGTON, D. C., M To the President: had with Mr. Bryan, one of your Commissio: Jam led to believe that nuch embarrassment jis resignation ers, Saturday las! if | should tender to police commissioner. sents your views, my resignation will be im- tely tendered. ving heretofore faithfully | duties without fear or favor, | just cause for my removal uence against’ me unless it emanates from ing and liquor interests.” Mm against the encroachments of these o felt confident [ had fa- The records of the hoard statement and further sine that Lam the only meimher thereot who rerused to sacrifice principle to policn, Please advise me direct Whether or not the correctly represents the statement repre- performed my 1 know of no 1 know of no in- | and fixed the | ‘ons. the ship. | 5. ble support. will corroborate. th statement of Mr. Brya Very respectfully your ob't servant, THEO. F. GaTCHEL. THE PRESIDENT TO MR. GATCHEL. To the above the President replied: EXECUTIVE MANSION, March 20th, 1878. Dear Sir:—I have to thank you for your con- siderate note, and to say that your resignation will, as you suggest. relieve me fon embar- Mr. T, F. Gatchel: MR. GATCHEL RESIGNS. Police Commissioner Theodore day in person tendered the following to the The | WASHINGTOD The President: D.C., Mareh 21st, 1878. -At your request, I herewith signation as a Metropolitan Po- lice Commissioner. Tlay down a trust which your honored predecessor confided to me with us Clear a conscience as when [assumed it. While I have been in a ho, am confident t ter understand the intluenc: | sougt my removal you will least that I have been in the loons are open in day, it is because the president of the board | 8 movement to less minority on | at when you bet- es Which have long ll acknowledge at Washington to- views to’ the board last fall, aud I have had sno reason to change If saloons that have repeatedly: violated the laws by selling liquor on the Sabbath received a renewal of their licenses, which under the regulations of the board,’ should shave been denied, then it is beeause the ma- | jority of the board have been too weak to re- tuse them. J am conscious of having incurred the displeasure and enmity of the friends of the Theater Comique, in m: renewal of a liquor license there. most caretul restrictions, such a sort is injurious to public morals, but when connected with the sale of liquor is a hot-bed of vice. In my opposition to a renewal of this ‘urred the personal displeas- colleagues, who had commit. ‘© vote for it. non these subj have distastefully expressed myself. Ihave but one regret to ex; tirement from the board, and have lent a willing ear to stat me, without giving me an opportunit: Ihave the honor to be, ver. your obedient servant, opposition to a license I have ine ure of twoot my ted themselve: Thave always been plain spo her | press in my re- that is that you 'y respectfully, TuHEo. F. GATCHELL. IN PRESENTING HI8 RESIGNATION to the President, Mr. Gate! it was in accordance with ceived, and also with his busi The President then began ques hel said to him that about the matter, and quite a long imter- view took place, but the President neither said nor intimated that he would accept the Tesignation. ‘This point is open to conte etar During the interview Com: joner Bryan’ position in the matter was di . He iS not Working against Mr. Gatchel: what he has | done in the whole case has been done at the request of the Presid STATEMENT OF COMMISSIONER, TAR reporter inquired of Distriet Com. missioner Bryan this mornin sto the part he had taken inthis ea nd ealled his at tention to the published statement ing paper connecting his name with troversy. In response Commissioner Br stated:” “Thad not called upon the Presid the interests of the four Police Commis sioners or at their instance or request, and had not spoken toeither of them nor they tome | on that subject at the time of Mr. itehel interview with me at the Commissioners’ of Thad net the slightest interest in the matte nor did Lentertain the least prejudice for or against either side in the controversy. hot now. The fact is, that when I formed that the whole Police Board had ai nounced their intention to resign if Mr. G. did not, I communicated that fact to him, and advised that he should withdraw promptly | in the interest of ptace. Apart from the merits of the contesting par- ties—to which I_ made no inqury—my belief Was that it was better for one gentleman to resign than for the whole board of police to be broken up, and that disruption to be tel graphed over the country as another evidence ofthe harmony prevailing in this unhappy conscientious desire to promote the welfare the District, be expected to inves! such a petty local controvers: seemed to be but one alternative: Was indicated to Mr. Gatchel that which Secretary Sherman on Resumption. HIS STATEMENT TO THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE. The statement of Secretary Sherman before the finance committee of the Senate has been In answer to the question sub- enator Allison, “Ought the ri to be repealed.” the Secretary mitted Dy sumption I think the resumption Bet oust ay, to be repealed; that it was a di public poliey commenced with th Tuary, 1862, repeated by Congres’ times. notably in 1866, notably and again by the passage of act: that we would, as soon as practic deem any United ‘States notes which presented for redemption in gold and silv coin; that this is the declared public policy this country, and it ought to be adhered’ t and now! fully convineed that we are able to do what we have so often promised to do, and ought to do. Beside this, several states have by their legislation indieated a purpose to conform their laws to ours. ¥ Senator Bayard.—Which states besides New ork? Secretary Sherman replied: ‘* Well, Massa- chusetts to some limited extent, but don't know how far, and many corporations and many individuals have made their contracts upon the basis of resumption in 1st. The Whole country seems to have settled down to tion of of Feb: the conviction that we can resume, and pusi- | has adapted itself to it, and contractshave | been made with that view. So far as any su fering from resumption or preparation for re sumption is concerned, we have already sut fered, and now to go backwards would be only ite suffering again.” In further discussing the question the See. ret! roduced figures showing the condition of the Tre: 'y and the preparations made far for res ion, from Which it appe the amount of gold and silver coin and bullion ‘ailable for resumption in a business sense is bout $90,000,000, but that the actual gold and silver bullio r wnd above | alldemand $ wi). The See retary further stated that in the preparati for resumption the volume of the U. had been reduced from $382,000.00 a the act was passed to $345,61 ‘Th outstand) n reduced from ¥ The amount ional eur. med from April 2 to Febru- ‘ nd the total fr: nal silver payments The total int of fractional notes outstanding on the Toth instant was $17,109, The i that outside of the legal tenders held by hi to redeem the notes of banks in process of li quidation, the aetual amount @f legal tenders | in circulation is about $320,000,000, win IST5 to IS, 18% In reply to the question, “What eftect has the silver bill had or is likely to haye upon re- ecretary Sherman said sumption “1 do not want to tread on delicate ground answering that question. I shall ha confess that TL have been nis Now, as to the silver iil, 1} operation very closely. 1 think the'sil has had some adverse etfects. shad ome favorable effects on the question of re- sumption. Perhaps the best way for me to proceed would be to state the adverse effects first. It has undoubtedly stopped refunding operations. Since the agitation of the silver question, 1 have not been able largely to seil bonds, although I have made every effort to | 7 * = * “Another effect the silver bill has had is to cause the return of our bonds from Europe. Although the movement of our bonds in this direction has been steady for more than a year, yet it Is latterly largely in- vreased : how much I am not prepared to say. On the other hand, I will give the favorable effeets: In the first place, the silver bjil sati fied a strong public demand for bi-metallic money. and that demand is no doubt largely | , tectional. No doubt there isa aifference of | opinion between the west a id south and east on this subject. but the desire for the remonet- ization of silver was almost universal. Ina zovernment like ours it isalways good to obey the popular current, and that has been done, 1 think, by the passage of the silver bili, Re: sumption can be maintained more early upon | adouble standard than upon a single’stand- ard. The bulky character of silver would yments in it, while gold, being more id be more treely demanded, esumption can be maintained with a less amount of silver than gold alone.” Rumor had it that the popular resort of our traveling public, the St. Nicholas Hotel of New York, will be closed. Just the contrary takes place. Arrangements nave been made to con- Unue the St. Nicholas under its present able mahagement. and not only will intain i well earned reputation of a strictly first-class hotel, but_very extensive improvements, in- cluding a new and elegant entrance for ladies, connecting with the elevator and electric bells | in all the rooms will greatly add to the com- forts of its gues! YOUNG Lapy STRUCK DEAD BY LIGHTNING. The Kansas City Ties says: “The heavy thunder storm which swept over this region | last Monday evening was the cause of the sud- den death of Miss Kate Harris,in a farm house in the eastern portion of this county. Miss Harris was visiting her sister, Mrs. Laura Galvin, and just as the thunder storm pet over the house was engaged in stirring the fire in an open. fire place. stream of lightning | struck the chimney, passed down to the man- tel board, and from that tothe head of Miss Harris, and thence down her right side, cut- | ting off her garter and bursting her right shoe. She breathed only a few moments and | then expired, apparently without suffering much pain. She was the youngest daughter of Mr. Reuben Harris, one of the oldest settlers and most respected citizens of Jackson county. Miss Harris was Er well known in Kansas City, and has a large circle of friends here who sincerely regret her sudden taking off.” A CINCINNATI MISER’S WILLS.—A special dispatch from Cincinnati, Mareh 19, says: “Three wills of Tullis, the millionaire miser, | have been found, and were presented for pro: bate to-day. The one of the latest date, which bequeaths bis property to his two sisters and numerotis other relatives not so near of kin, Was accompanied by a written revocation. The witnesses to the will, however, after an | examination of the signature of the revoea- tion, pronounced it a forgery. The more dis- | tant relatives will endeavor to sustain the will, and the two sisters are expected to do their best to set it aside. Between the two in- A FEMALE DIAMOND ROBBER.—Minnie Wal- ton, anoted female diamond thief, has been | arrested at Boston and is to be broughtto New | York to answer for plundering families, with | whom she lived asa servant, of diamonds and | jewelry to large amounts. Part of the plan. | der was recovered. She hus served aterm in Sing Sing for stealing $7,000 worth of diamonds | from a private house in New York, and last September stole $12,000 in jewelry trom the Palmer House, Chicago. a#-At Sacramento, Cal., bing Saturday, Snap beat Playmate, mile rere mm 1:50 at 1:6024, and Cairo won the trot in straight heats; best time 2:29. i 4a The Lewis (Me.) Journal says that the | tice of snuff-dij . Whit thougt to be confined to: south, fy 80 muel in page ae erent | ads, Wi Worth Kron $133000 1 #0000 : | received letters and telegrams ad: | yesterday, | sistently urged the appropria | acted upon this 1 | the spe ‘ whole on the naval bill (M known poem “1 Ky, Tuesday, at the age of $6, FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS, TUURSDAY, Mareh SENATE.— Memorials were presented as follows By Mr. Conkling—For change of the pen. sion laws: also, remonstrating against income tax By Mr. Dorsey — From the treasurer of Epiphany Chureh, in Washington, to have tax assessed and paid refunded. Referred to Dis trict of Columbia committee. The resolution offered by Mr. Windom, to | Mut debate to five minutes during discussion of appropriation bilis, was passed. MK. DORSEY EXPLAIN , Mr. Dorsey arose to a personal explanation in relation to a statement published in the New York papers concerning his amendmen to the Hot Spri: appropriation bill, and alleging that he had some ulterior object in view. The amendment, he said, was absolutely necessary, and he hadgurged it only because hi thought ‘it right) and proper. He ha rating the amendment, and declaring that it ought to ome alaw. Ex-Senator Clayton, who isin Washington, expresses the same view. The ewspaper ariicle is a base falsehood, and is nt worthy his attention. Mr. Hereford offered a resolution reciting that the House bill to repeal the resumption act, was referred to the finance committee November Jéth, and ecting the committee to report the Dill with Objection Was made and the resolu On motion of Mr. Chati lish the territory of if ken up. Mr. Hereford expressed the belief that ter ritories were being established more rapidly than is warranted by the population. When the expenses of keeping up tie territories, which had to be borne by the cegeral govern ment for the small number of people, was con ed, he thought it should prevent hasty nin creating new territories, nding consideration of the bill the morn ing hour expired and the Pacitic Railroad funding bill eame up as unfinished busine: Mr. Teller addressed the te in advocact hill to estab THE EUROPEAN SITUATION, THE TREATY OF SAN STEFANO AMERICAN BONDS ABROAD THE INTERNATIONAL WALK O'LEARY STILL. AMEAD. Fron ‘ROPE TO-DAY The Treaty of San Stefa: Lonvos, March 21.—A special dispateb to the Times from V 4 iE te | the treaty of San Ne evacuation of European Turkey, except Bulgaria, mast be completed three months after definite peace and a pertion of the Russian troops may em bark on the Black » of Marmo xth of these 1ans are now Degin * for shipment in the antinople, as they may Russia has iusured at any rate the possibility tion of her troops always inople until the final settle | ra. It is doubtle conditions th: the B heir tre vd of Const right of having ap around Constar ment is signed Bismarck ‘s Bann. Special dispatches from Berlin to the Low don morning journals say that Prin marek’s bill separating the railway | ment from the Prussian board of trade a | Pointing a special imperial minister for rail | Ways will probably be iatrod Reichstag today. It ix not belic Dill Will pass ai present. but some e intend to lake the opportunity of the debate | on its first reading lo question the ministers xisting colonial crisis. There talk of a dissolution of the Reichsiag and an attempt to carry the new election « Prince Bismarck’s personal strength The Internatio Walk — OL: head. mt L 11:90 o'clock thi« American contestant eS im the iv National | Walking mateh. At the same time Vaughan of Chester, had walked 47 miles, and Brows | of Fuh s U.S. bonds American account price is maintained, but sales by E | ets, corporate and individual con! "are sometimes are of very large The fear of the silver bill People now begin to dread what will folie ALINUE Ley al their sh hold nue, and MOURTS, be bought for of the bill reported by the railroad committes, | and there isa strong aud: Widespread. fooling bd argued that the judiciary committee's | that if the Ainericans ate to tee ments bill Was Violative of the righls of contract on their credit they had much better do so HOUSE.—Mr. Cox (N. Y.) rose toa personal People add at home than in English explanation, and referring to the remarks Me donaatenetore, and are like! made by Mr. Hewitt (N. Y.) and Mr. Foster, show that he terday that he Was correct in his statement yes had at an early da ent nd ion for payn t New York of laborers in the navy yard elsewhere. 1 veracity in this House ny loose statements made by Mr. ster yesterday or by his colleague, Mr. Hewitt, went for noth Mr. Foster said that Mr. ecused the committe while claiming for hi dit of having urged ‘the appropriation. He want y that the committee had titer at the earliest p i nt. and that action was due cable mom itt. of New Vork. a member of the pmmittee. But for the efforts of these gentiemer ap propriation would not now be i Mr. Cox con but | contented himself with tiling pdid not question the staten nt suing this course Mr. Cox (N. said that no negligence c not underst with was nd why le should be charg ereliction. He did all the work quired of bim.and it was angi him. He had never failed in performance of his duty un this connection. Mr. Crittenden introduced a bill appropriat ing a0 to the current expenses of operating the Des’ Moines "canal on the u y ppi for the fiscal y commencing 3 allou, from printing committee. ported a bill fo print 1.00) copies « edition of the report of Chief E of the Navy department. Passed. Mr. Cutler, from committe reported a bill to print thre sand of the report of th agriculture for Is7r. Referred on printing. Messrs, Durham, Clymer and Smith wer pointed the House conferees ou the military acade ppropriation bill. Mr. Chalmers for the rganization of the Mississippi im provement ¢ i to deepen th erred. Mr. Clymer moved to go into commit the whofe on the naval apy priation Will Mr. Hendee inquired il the bill for « per manent form of government for the District of Columbia would 1 ‘business? ‘The Speaker replied that when if was made | x cial order it Was made so subject to the | Mr. McFadden, his two sons and son-in-taw appropriation bills. Mr. lendee understood that. He did not | propose to antagonize the appropriation bills, ed how the District vill but he wanted it s A stood if the House not fe into commi' ‘The Speaker said it wou unfinished business, to the exe morning hour. roll, and other bu; THE NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL ‘The House then went into committee Carlisle in the chair), general debate having been previously limited to twenty minutes. eS. Mr. Clymer said he had limited the debate to twenty minut because the bill came here ) as thé unanimous report of the cominittee, id there was no polities in it. He would simply explain the provisions of the bill. The estimates submilted by the department for thi bill was $16.2%5,234.40. "The bill SS ieoet recommended — $14,048,684, or $2.184,5: year Was $15,558.58 = ed that there -w this So that it would be p 1 ‘as a square reduction bill for the next y lo geLit through to-day, and just as it came from the commit- tee on appropriation: The bill amendment. A MysTERIOUS MURDER CONFESSED.—The mystery attending the murder. of John M. Armstrong at Camden, New Jersey, on the 2d of January, has been explained by the ar- | 1est of James Graham, who confesses the assassination. He had been an apprentice | under Benjamin Hunter, the partner of the deceased, now in prison, who had promised to pay him if he accomplished the design, the Poheet of'the murder being to obiain the money from the life insurance companies. Graham has been dissolute in his habits, but he tells the story of his guilt with a minuteness that confirms all the know! of the affair gleaned by the authorities. There is great ex- citement both in Falladelphia and Camden over these startling developments. In his confession Graham states that Hunter visited the house of the wounded man when he was lying at the point of death, and during the absence of a lady member of the family went to the bedside and pressed his vietim’s head in order to make the wounds bleed afresh and hasten his death. The plot to murder was carefully matured, and Graham agreed to do | the job for #200, to be paid when Armstrong | Wassettied, A WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENTS BOARD BiL..—Mr. Charles G. Fareria, said to be the editor of the Elmira Gazette. it is stated, sent a son of his to Washington as correspondent of bis pay at the national capital. It is further stated that during his sojourn in Washington this son became inde! to Mrs. Wallingfor: | a boarding-house keeper, in the sum of &. board; that the bill on presentation was not for paid, and that on a letter being sent to Mr. Fareria at Elmira informing him of the ‘tact. Be rite back a promise apat it Pao be paid, a written promise which, it further alleged. has not as yet been fulfilled. Mrs. Wallingford assigned her claim to Mr. D. M. Center, of this city, who brought suit her: he supreme court to enforce its payment- h . Herald, 20th THE Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle compares Gen. Longstreet to Benedict Arnold, and says that the only merey he can expect at the hands | of the southern people is that they will allow him to remain in obscurity. Let us see— weren't these people being conciliated.— NV. ¥. Times. Rae #eF Quietly, and with the most innocent face | ‘world, the Russian bear continues to Lavy his hug on Constantinople—LN. Y. Sun. &¢-The Hartford Courant thinks the best is to pay the fishery award promptly, and as with cheerful a face as the circumsiances permit. the author of the well- eonpin ded in Louisvitie, desired ‘o file certain papers to and per wanted to keep his record for uinly | tothe urging of Mr. Chittenden and Mr. Hew- ¢ fact that the ventle- an thought he was doing bis whole duty in ald be attributed to him in this matter. He could nus ow for the gentleman to inpute dereliction to red to appropriation com- the second ineer King on European ships of war, the same to be for committee troduced a bill to provide annel of the Mississippt aud improve its navigation, tee of tome up as unfinished | id then come up as asion of the of the 40 Jess than the estimates. "The Whole amount appropriated in the differ- ent bills for the navy for the current fiscal ‘ar. He thought that the bill in all its details would commend itself ' to the House, and he hoped then read by sections for to continue to do So wh dangerous seems to surround United Stites national finance. ! A Fail . One of the vldest banks in Prague, that of Grund, has suspended. Strikes, | Lonpos. March 21.—tt is stated that the strike and lock-out of Oldh probably terminate to-da | lieries struck work t of their wa; The to-da The strik rso much that ix reduction mills Were opened | is ended. | Russian Torpedo Boats in | phor | | i} { i Lonpox, March prints a second Ing dispateh: Pera, 21.—The Russians have in the Bosphorus two regularly fitted terps ships, carrying six torpedo boats.” The University Boat Race. LonDos, M h —The | Which is to compete with the in the apy x on the Th he morning Post tition containing the follow hing in mes, will ¢ week or ten days practic { Putney. The Cambrie Putney on the 25th inst fire o STAPLETON, STATEN 1 — srs. Rubsam & Ae « ught fire about eight o'clock this moruing, | and everything belonging to the brewery ex cept the Stables v lotally destroyed. Kubsam’s private dwelling also burned | tothe ground. The fire is still burning, but is under control. ‘The cause of the fite is un Known. |Loss on brewery buildings and st | about $20.00: insurance #1504 Loss on dwelling and furniture $1 tnsurahow $11,900 CINCINNATI, Littieton, W.Va. says Gideon 1. Campbell, at attempted to poison the whole family on Tues day by a liberal supply of arsenic in the tea The large quantit q istered caused vom iting and saved their lives. The motive the poisoning is unknown. The girl was ar rested. ‘A dispatch from domesty Judge Escape of a Hazer eFhi HaANoven. March 21-4 M Cooke, the ringleader in the ry zing. ‘ho was held in default of $1,000, ese d from ody last night. Pi ; sident Bartlett issued a cireular this ng offering $10 for Cooke aud #100 for Is Barrett, who fled Monday night to escape arrest. Cooke comes f | Norwich, Conn., aud Barr cisco. Richvonp, V 21. te | Mr. Moody, and a colored man named Robin. Son, started to cross the James river near Pat | terson’s landing, on the night of the 18th inst | As they have not been heard of since, it i« supposed they were drowned Dea mM ionaire. PLymovrtH. N. H., March 21.—Isaac Adams died at Sandwich, N. H., yesterday leaving fortune estimated at from four to six million dollars. He bought what is known as the Adame printing press from the inventor tor an old gun, afterwards receiving $4.00) 1m gold for the use of it in England. Doomed Mo! BLOOMSBURG siderable ment that Tally, McHugh and Hester (Mollie Maguires), under sentence of death for mur der, will be hung, as the board of pardons re brn to commute their sentences or pardon them. Gone With 630.000. New York, March dispateh trom Montrea that John Phelan, a canal « tractor, is missing, With §30,000, and that the workinzmen are very auxious for Useir wages Rhode Island Republican ¢ don ‘E, R. 1. Mareh 21.—Ai the re ate convention to day, the preseut of the state offices were nominated n by acclamation. ——_ The Markets. | , BALTIMORE, March 21.—Virginia sixes, do | ferred, 4°: do. consolidated, 68; do. scosnd series, 31; North Carolina sixes, old, 15 bid today | Sugar quod demand and frm. 930%. | BALTIMORE, March 21.—QGviton quiet and | dull—middling nominally 10°,010'5. Flour good | demand and firm. Wheat, southern dull: weer dni! andlower—southern red. 1, 2541.30; do. amber, 1.32: Pennsylvania red, 1 98al. 30 2 winter westeru, Spot and 1.28: 1.205,a1.29¢; May, 1 31g ‘Corn, shade easier: western gull and weak white and % s grestern, mized, spot 63',253'q; March, 53a55\4; A) 53 \4aBS 4: 8 mand’ and arin coathes?, ven- publican si Incumben Tor re-elec ‘duit G00."" Frcighis {0 Liverpoot perhments— tour, 25.04, : graln, sabia K. March 21.—Stocks opened de- cllming, but have since beconie firm with’ advance. Money 4: Gold, 101%; 101 bid. KCxchange, tong, NEW YORK. Mart ot Fiske in vayers: favor. | Wheat dit ahd 1 cent lower. Cura % ami tral, 15, APPLICATION TO ADMIT NoyEs TO Ban..— Last evening ex-Secretary Robeson and Mr. A. Q. Keasbey, whom Benjamin N: has | engaged as his counsel, made an a ication ; to Judge Depue, in* Newark, for 4 md release on bail. It was claimed by Mr. Keas- bey that the arrest of Mr. Noyes in Washing- ton was ilk in that he was taken into custody by detectives before Chief Justice Cartter had granted the warrant. Waiving protest, however, on this point, M: now asks for release on baill,and a impartial trial. In e1 of his re to appear for trial last Spring the counsel said. that he was in New ¥ under bail, when he learned that there were three, instead of one indictment against him. Fearing that he would be unable to find additional bail in time to visit his wife in New Haven, he went at once to his home. Then his bouds were Frakes which ee ended the ease. County Prosecutor that should be such