Evening Star Newspaper, March 23, 1878, Page 1

| f ‘THE EVENING STAR. | PUBLINHED DAILY. fxcepthanday ESTAR BUILDINGS, wo Avenue corner lith street, | aT Pepnsyiva ar The Evening Star Newspaper Company | 8. H. KAUEFMANN, Pres’t. a NING STAR 1s served to subseribers in THE Foy caitiers, oa thelr own account, at 10 | r week, of 44 cents per month. | Copies at | the counter. 2" rents y mail—postage pre- paid—€0 cents 2 mor THE WEEKLY STARp Fr, postsge prepaid. 10 co he one year, $6. ished on Friday—$2 a pies for $15; 20 copies 5 20, Oa Ail mali subscriptions must de pald in sA- wance: no paper sent longer than so paid for, g@ Rates of adveatising made known on ayplica- tion. Che vent © no Star, %, 5I—N®. 7,793. WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 1878. - TWO CENTS. THE EVENING STAR. COLL oN ~ Ne. 101 tien will be he: och ktin f 6th and © we FRANK A. RHODERICK, Ree. Ser UNIVERSALIST CHURCH ALEX. KENT Will pr ‘Te-morrow at a.m. Su Au THISEVE! at 7:3 nperance Legioudfali, cor= 2ER F A. CHICK 0.8 Bais will preach in Colun ‘lege Law Batld> ing on Si st, opposite City Haliyon Sunday, March 24th, at3p.m. - . ¥ EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN ISM.— > What Itt historical di course, e- worial Church, by P. rs Ruri Tia.m,. The f > TH ENLY CITY.7_Se ening at 7.30 by Re To-morrow DAvip WILSON, at the 9th st, Methods: Pr ant Church, Preaching also at 1La.m. Seats fre ie cordially invi a a Hi. R. NAYLOR, the newiy-ap- Pastor. will prewh in the Metro- Chareh To-morrow at 11 a.m, and 30 p.m. pews of this C P. ALL SOULS” CHRISTIAN CHURCH nN and O « resy: feriptural Baptisiv vice. mor} Wie Re ive-), Subject i and in the ev ening, R. 1 To-mor- “ f vited. aha _ i V ~@HESS PLAYERS DESIRING to form Bap actte eine GARRICK LUB. L. Ht <> will to the Wash: TRAM MOTOR = LILLIE rO-MORROW. from Capitot Hill eneing a. 8 ove!” PO-3 gton Circle, com: INC 3 will be present. i PG invited to attend. Ir REASUR DIST Warts "MBIA, rox, D.C... Mareh 23" 1878, i Liesnse: a and Prod OF THE EPIPHANY. ad Tih n.w.—Re ¢ At the Sunday + the seais are free, Sunday Evenings, begin 17, and closing East tionaimusic, All seats f Stiaugers, soi ers and the poor particularly invited. Servic Tse clock, feb16-stap20 HOWARD UNIVERSITY. — MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. | ummer Course will commence m, ng Septuagesima, "April 21 SFR B. PURVIS, M.D ni » NOTICE-FMMET BUILDING AS30- <> CLATION—Books for subscription to the Stock of this Association are now open t» subseri- bers at the folle places, Vi hwing & Clarke's, corner 7th and @ n.w ; Dan O° Brien"s, corner New Jersey ave. and € n.w.: D. A. Bros’ 8. 925 S Michaei n’s, corner corner i3thand 8th and Grant he first meeting for the payment ‘on stock will beki at St. Aloysius School House, Ist street n.w, K ‘streets, on THURSDAY, April at 7.30 oF cloek pod \. By order, WS DANIEL DONOVAN, Sec'y. NOTIC .2 4 ng of the Stockholders of t RAN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OMice MONDAY, the Ist day of April, ose of electing nine Directors for Polls wig be opened at 12 m. 3.16.20 23,27,30 J.T. DYER, Srety. fi => .THE GERMAN-AMERICANSAVINGS y BAN 0. 632 F st of 7th n.wW., On Saturday the ensuing close at 2 open daily from 10 evenings from 6 to 8 p. m.. to edepositsonly. ‘Biter first deposit any amount. from five cents up- ‘wards received. Deposit Boxes for rent in Fire and Burglar proot Vault, at $10. $12 50,$15. $25and $0 a year. ‘The largest and most convenient boxes in thi Ss Ay BUFFALO LITHIA. Prone READE JANOS. And APTO! NA “ SPRING WATERS AT MILBURN’S PHARMACY, marl4-tr 1429 PENNA. AVENE iy INDIA RUBBER GOODS FOR INVALID, nsisting of AIR CUSHIONS, PILLOWS, HOT WATER BA pg BAGS, SILK ELAS- Ce FIC STOCKINGS, ‘or sale by <OY W. 3; THOMPSON, marl3-tr Pharmacist, 703 15th st. A MEETING OF THE STOCKHOLD- Ts ‘of the ANACOSTIA and POTOMAC RIVER R. RK. Co. will be held at Room 1. St. Cloud Building, on MONDAY, March 2 Zork Just received m. ‘The question of ‘diminishing the Capital Biock win be considered. R. B. Clark, E. M, Cha- in, L. W. Guinand, H. A. Griswold, Alfred . J. H. Richards, T, E, Smithson, W. N. West, Noble Young, directors. mart 3w HAYWARD & HUTCHINSON. te $17 9TH STREET NORTHWEST. w very extensive facilities for manufac- , are now showing a line of Marbleized Manties unequaled for richness of design and color and rivaling in extent any establishment in the country. Arebitects designs for Mantles and ‘Wainsccatings closely followed, and imitations of rare and beautiful marbles ‘exactly produced. Agents for BARSTOW WROUGHT IRON FUR- ACE, Balthnore KITCHENER RANGES; also the Kussia fire-place STOVE. Contractors for Plombing and all Tin and Copper Work. Witha targe force of competent mechanics in’ their va~ rious branches and ‘oug personal experience, wil Go good work cheaper than any other house. in2-1y UNRIVALLED IN QUALTY AND PRICE. Champagne Wines of MOET & CHANDON, MOET & CHANDON, Established 1843. RENAULD, FRANOUIS & C0., Bovl-eoly Sole Agents for U. 3. A CARED. Aarne are suffering from the errersand indis- ret! Youth, nervous weakness, early decay, oes of manhvod, &e., I will senda receipe that will cure you. FREE OF CHARGE. This great remedy d asclf-aidreared enveiopeto he Hey, JOSEPH e envelope to A INMAN, Station D, Bible House, New York sepa5-eo€ kly EMOVAL.—1 have removed from my old RRietaaa B sizect soutbeast to ea he gold centraland secessible location 1212 E stn es: RORTUWEST.—where may ‘be ‘ound at all mes: stocl “AN nd female). CARDINAL. RED tMocwING RDS. Ai BRD Poon u FRESH SEEDS CAGES. ove, OCD ofall Kinds; marll Se TZ. Dr. idee Prentias certifi ae ine 18 years ago." = Ike of painless cases of bunfons, ticers, chilitaita, fheumatic oF Swollen Jothiey ‘ke. Office: 903 Pennsylvania avenue, up stairs. Ladies and chiidren attended a8 usual, OF too lage, ay, revenue, $295, 09: Tue Wooprurr act granting a regist dition. married to Mrs. Johi ton, N.J. Mr C. F. ADAMS but one of the memt Gov. EMERY, of U! anged that was disturbed in his posi ent. FEPERS API rest the Sth district of K a cretary of the Tr in cons oliiees. picu foot. the € the Knight & Knight, 0 individual members W.D. Knight.) are before this buve: due ection 4 not be recognized fr attorne i mmissioner of Knight Bros., whieh the office. | dolph. Ohio were before the sub of the District of Col and submitt trict. The Ce A. Clark of of Ma.. t ange a progra formal aceeptance rial. Nor CORRECT. NTENNIAL committee is ineorre not come here for would not a iti A NICE PILE OF the sub-treasury at jion in the sub-treasu The only diserepane; cess of 4 cents in tl exclusive of loose $97,000,000, INVESTIGATIONS B: TEE ON TERRITORI under the Voorhees Indian territory, taW council for the lation relative to the: CONFIRMATIONS. session yesterday con o be rece: Mo.; J. L. point axeney: W vory Lord, at Saco, reat E ndusky, Preble, retired. Daniel F. Kelley, of engineer. THe Matt Coy W. Wiltshii a lawy contracts yesterday request of Postmast warded to Washin: suret he had only Peek, an ington. own bran hothing important PERsONAL.—Representativ ernor Swann, of Maryland, will shortly be reini: DER Mc ordered to report to the Sec- ury for the purpose of re- PENSIONS FOR CRIPP! mittee on invalid pensions has agreed to re- allowing pensions of #72 per mouth rs having lost either both eyes, both bands or both feet, and of #4 per month to those having lost one eye, one hand or one eretary of the Interior, in the prosecution of ease: firm must not be confounded with the firm of ed provement of the sewe: Mewortat.—Hon. Alva Sew Jersey, and Dani ave been appointed a ‘The Rich, of Hanniba!, Mo., has been appointed an expert on Mr. Glover's Treasury investigating f tendered nim: tion of all the accoun' they were afterwards si prea to be by Peck and attested before a notary sn i He could not testify whel signature was genuine, He knew that d been since last summer a resident of- New Mexico, and had not heard of his bei: in this section since then. Wiltshii tate was worth $10,000 uN "He was questioned agro his conver- sations with Senator Dorsey; Washington News and Gossip. GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY. —Internal $481,608.61. XPEDITION BILL Ap- | PROVED.—The President to-day approved the ‘ter toa foreign bnilt ves- sel for the use of the Woodruff scientific expe- and ex-Gov in R. Thompson, of Prince- has not yet formally sig- nified his acceptance of the position of govern- ment director on the Union Pacifie railroad. Dut there is no doubt that_he will serv Ail pers of the board are now pretty well determined. tah, had another talk with ident yesterday afternoon about his It is understood that it the governor is not to be ition, at least for the pres- POINTED.—Henry H. Davis | en appointed an internal revenu per and. gauger for the 20th dist ni t ailev for the 6th dis- ja, and Wm. Berhell for ntucky. ZTE, engineer el as engineer of tie 1th ADVERTISING THE Four PER CENTS.—The easury is. sendi ates four ig adver. per cent. pstmasters throughout the e request that th fe posted s in the respective post —The House com- THE FOLLOWING ORDER has been issued by Patent: “By direction the firm of of Washi n, D. C,, and th F.W. and disbarred from practice cause of “gross miseon- utes.) and will om and after this date as This isin good repute before SEWERAGE OF THE DIsTRICT.—Major Ran- hief engineer of the Baltimore and lroad. and Benj. Severson, of this city, b-committee on sew ge system of the Dis- h 1M. Henry ab-commiltee mime of exereises for the of the Centennial meio- statement that Mr. Mr. Rich he did jon, aid any such OLr ‘Messrs. Ewing and Chittenden, a sub-committee of the House committee on banking and currency, yester- | day viewed the w eighing, of $15,000,000 gold in Ne y York. ‘The examina- notes, coin and bal has been completed. discovered was an, ex- e fractional notes. The amount of gold coin sealed up in the vaults, gold and bullion, is YY THE SENATE COMMIT- Es.—Judge Baker, presi- dent of the St. Louis and San Francisco rail" road, and attorney for the Atlantic and Pacific railroad, testified before the Senate committee on territories yesterday in the investigation reSolution. The Atlantic ‘and Pacifie road is one of the railroad corpo- rations in the territories which holds immense . grants of lands subject to the sequestration of the titles of the Indians to the lands of the ter- ritory. Certain propositions for the organiza- tion of a territorial form of government in the i nding before Congre: less amended would sequestrate the tit! Indians to these lands. bonds to the value of $1,700,000 had been issued on the thirty-six miles of the road built by the St. Louis and San Frane' i D.M. bee! stified t tain delegates to Washington from the Choc: purpose he Baker testified that isco company in the a resident of the Choc- of securing legis- adjustment of the eastern boundary of the nation had been paid from the school funds of the territory. —The Senate in executive nfirmed the following nom- inations: A. Dobrowsky, to be receiver of public moneys at Shasta, Ca q r of public money Mahan, to be Indian aj Geo. Ritchey, ‘3. at Booneville, nt for La* Collectors of Customs— Me. ; Israel 8. Adams, at at ‘commodore E. T. io. Nav. ichols,to be rear admiral, vice George H. Revenue Marine Service— Pennsylvania, to be chief RACTS INVESTIGATION.—W. er, of Little Rock, Ark., and former member of Congress, testified be- fore the House committee investigating mail that last January, at the er Hadley, of Little Rock, he had signed as surety about fifty bids for mail centracts in blank. Hadley said the bids had been sent him by Senator Dorsey, with the rounest, that fey be n. rfected and for- le understood that ed bythe other Rocl le gn y,G. W. McDiarmid, of Little kK. had since called at the Postoffice Department to ascertain the names of the bidders and to y the ag sebagai of the informality, but, n able to find one of the bids’ signed byshim, and that bid wagin the name,’ of John M. nd signed ir his cum at testified to in that connection. The bonds appear to have been executed before two witnesses, but Wiltshire says they were not pictest when he si now whether aware these proposals. med them. He does not were made on any of Tue PRO Rata CONTROVERSY.—Represen- tative Chalmers, in behalf of the sub-com- mittee charged with the consideration of the pro rata controve committee on Paciti miitee recommend the y has reported tothe full icrailroads. The sub-com- @ passage of a Dill pro- viding for the appointment ofa Pacific railroad Commissioner to establish tions (subject to the Tules and regula- ‘approval of the Secreta of the Interior) to govern the operation ani use of the several Pacific railroads and branches, and to oversee the observance there- of so as to af the Govern lated and defined in Jating to the d and secure to the « t all the advan commu- nication, trayel and trans) ration and use of sai lic and Ex rtation as stipu- the acts of Congress re- roads as one connected, continuous line, and the mu- tual rights and duties of said companies, until the same be found to be inconsis requirements of sal nt with th id acts of Co A mgress Db final decree of the courts of the United States The Commissioner is to be appointed bi Preeident and confirmed ‘A the is by the Senate, and the use of any and t bond of $500.000, payable to the United st ives nd all parties that may be be aaarteved, performance of iG nd conditioned his ‘a upon the } one hour for dinner. Sudden Death of Hon. John Allison, Register of the Treasury. Hon. Jobn Allison, Register of the Treasury, died this morning about twenty minutes to seven o'clock at his residence. 1512 New York avenue northwest. His death was very sud- den, He went home as well as usual from the office yesierday afternoon dnd retired last night in his usual health and spirits. At an early hour this morning Mrs. Allison heard him get out of bed and procure a glass of wa- ter, complaining of feeling slighUy unwell At the usual hour of arising he did not mov Mrs. Allison upon looking at him noticed tha’ his face had a peculiar fixed expression. Sie shook him, but he did not stir. She then called for a servant and ordered him to go for adoctor. Dr, Young arrived in a very few minutes, but too late; Mr, Allison was dead. Dr. Pierson was then called in, and after a short examination he and Dr. Young decided iv nla, having been the town of Beaver, Beaver county, in that state. In person he was r: rp lent. He had been the register of the Treasury about nine years, having been appointed to that position by G tin 1s67. He served in the Penn: nia lexi years, held various stat member of Congress for seen elected in the a 18M. In. 1860 he delegaie to the National Republican Convention which met at Chicago, and. was _ instructed to vote for the late William H. Seward. November Ist, 1861, he entered into the United States service as a paymaster, serving with fidelity and acceptability until the close of the rebellion, During that time he received and paid out some millions of dollars, and was among the first paymasters who settled and closed their accounts, there! vlieving their bondsmen from ali On April Ist, 180 dent Grant nd continued honorable ane responsible office up to the time of his death. le was possessed of many and varied secholar- ly attainments, and was a fluent and forcible speaker. ature for a number offices, and was a n Tue Navan INvestiGa Ir. committee, investigating the Navy ment, has’ transfer Capitol, a Willis’ depart its operations to the anticipated in THE Stan. THE PoLIcE BOARD QvESTION.—It is gener- ally understood, and upon good authority, that the statement in the report in THe Star yesters President intends to thor. oughly reorganiz © board, corre represents the situation, though no definite action has yet been taken. Tne ACTION OF CONGRESS in reducing the appropriation asked by Secretary Schurz for checking the timber depredations to $5.000, is arded at the Interior department asan en- couragement to the timber thieves to continue their opet is considered that the Secretary is relieved from responsibility in the matter. THE CHARG AR. of the Edwin Chest ES AGAINST COMMISSIONER: ent Office, are brought by man, against whom the rendered several decisions ¢ between him and Mr. Daniels. The Commissioner is charged witn the mutilation of records and with incom- petency. Ti is claimed in defence of the Com- missioner that changes in the furmand not the substance of a ‘decision, being of .not unusual oecurrence, do ‘not “eonstitute a mutilation of records, and as far as the Mr. Commissioner in an interference charge of incompeteney 18 concerned, the judgment of a disappointed attorney’ can hardly be considered conclusive. The charges, Which are very voluminous, containing nu merous specific marenm y handed o ¢ Marl i Commissione s has not yet be THE LEGISLATIVE, EXECUTIVE AND JUDI- CIAL appropriation bill as prepared by the sub- committee of the House appropriation com- mittee, was yesterday reported to the fulleom- mitiee. The bill covers an expenditure of $16,000,000, and reduces the expenditures of last year over 360),000. The reduction is eifect- arranging the.clerieal foree of the various branches of the governme: to provide for a smaller number of bi ried clerks and_a greater of those receiving low salaries. Officers whose salaries are fixed by law are not affected by the reduetion. It is understoed that the bill proposes to abolish the offices. of Fourth and Fiith Auditor of the Treasury, their duties to be prepared by other Auditors. COMMERCE WITH GERMANY.—Mr. Stanton, the United States consul at Barmen, writes to the Department of State communicating the views of the prominent German boards of trade on the development of trade between the United States and Germany. especially in the lower Rhine districts. As might be ex pected in a purely manufacturing district, the replies received by Mr. Stanton deal with the problem of enlarging the Ainerican market for German goods. All of them agree that a reduced tariff, unchanged for a number of years, and having fixed instead of ad valo- rem duties, together with specie resumption and the abolition of the present system of in- voicing, would tend to expand trade much be- yond its present limits. TREASURY APPOINTMENTS.—E. L. Ware has been appointed deputy collector of customs at Key West, Fla., at a compensation of $2,000 per annum. Edwin Goffigon has been appointed acting second assistant keeper of the light- house at Cape Charles, Va. pe AMONG THE CALLERS at the President's to- day were Secretary Schurz, Senators Chris- tianey, Matthews, Dawes, Ferry, Gordon. Dor- sey, Paddock; Representatives Hubbell, Thompson, Shallenberger, Lockwood, Jones (Ohio), Carlisle, Fuller, Baker, Bacon, Wil- liams and Willits. A THREE THOUSAND DOLLAR CONSCIENCE. The Secretasy,of the Treasury has received in an envelope, postmarked Cincinnati, Ohio, three $1.000 coupon bonds, accompanied by memorandum, -indfeating that this amount should be credited to the Treasurer of the United States. The bonds have been so thor- oughly cancelled that their serial numbers cannot be ascertained, which will tempora- rily delay their redemption, as requested. Eventually the amount will be credited to the conscience fund. Work1nG Howrs rn Nivy Yarps.—Cireular No. $ from the Navy department, just issued, says:—The following is hereby substituted, to take effect from this date, for the circular of October 25, 1877, in relation to the working hours at the several navy yards and shore sta- tions:—The working hours will be,from March 21 to September 21, from 7 a. m.to6p. m.; from September 22 to March 20, from 7 Py a.m. to 4:30 p. m., with the usual intermission of The department will contract for the labor of mechanics, foremen, leading-metiand laborers on the basis of eight hours a day. -4ll workmen electing to labor ten hours a day will receive a proportionate increase of their wages. The commandants will notify the men employed, or to be em- Pere. ofthese conditions, and they are at iberty to continue or accept employment under them or not. —————— DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT DANVILLE. — The First African Baptist church at Danville, Va.. the farmers’ tol Warehouse, six tobacco factories and seven tenement houses were burned yesterday morning. Half a million pounds of leaf tobacco and fifty thousand pounds of the manufactured article were de- stroyed. The total loss is about $8),000, with an insurance of $50,000. THE INDICTMENT OF HENRY CLEWs.—The indictment ed which Henry Clews, the banker, of New York, was arrested and carried to Chautanana, county, a been Sielaved in- sufferer has commenced pro- Seedings against the conspiratoran THE SovTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE has elected Jud; siudson, Thomson and Al- drich to constitute a special court to try cases relating to invalid bonds issued under the consolidation act of 1873, as provided in the compromise made two weeks ago on the debt juestion. The sp ‘court will sit on the firs londay in May next. STILL HARPING ON THE ANDERSON CasE. The attorney general of Louisiana has filed an application for a re-hearing in the Ander. son case. He contenas that errors have crept into the decision of the state supreme court, no doubt from the imperfection of the presen- tation made by the state, and the shortness of time during which the court held the case un- der consideration. az An Eng ish Eady of the irue kind never wears a silk dress unti! she ha: po aboura her Gomestic duties, which would be about noon, te The McGarrahan Investigation. PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE SENATE COMMIT- TEE TO-DAY. The Senate committee on public lands con- tinued its investigation of the McGarrahan case, in the room of the committee on patents, to-day. As usual, the room was crowded with spectators, Gen. Sherman and ex-Senator Logan being among the number. The New Idria_ company was fully represented by stockholders, as well as counsel, and MeGar- Tahan, with his attorneys, was on hand, ready for the fray, half an hour before the committee assembled. When the committee adjourned last Saturday MeGarrahan was on the stand. EX-REPRESENTATIVE ELDREDGE DENIES. The investigation began by hearing the statement of ex Congressman Eldredge, of Wisconsin, who requested permission to make an explanation in regard to the allegations contained in letters alleged to have been written by MeGarrahan to Franck, that stock of the Panoche Grande company had been given certain members of Congress, among them being Mr, Eldredge. In the broadest terms and most sweeping language Mr. El- dredge denied ever haying received any stock. bonds, or consideration of any sort from McGarrahan or his representatives for his action on the MeGarrahan claim in Congres: Mr. Eldredge concluded is statement by say that he believed MeGarrahan’s claim is 3, Whereupon Mr. D. 8. Wilson, counsel for ew Idria company, demurred at_ witness permitted to make speeches either for or against the claim. A TILT BETWEEN COUNSEL. MeGarrahan’s counsel atte} to force upon the Idria company’s 1 the re- bility for bringing the false list of stock. S and forged letters to the committee and the press. A tilt between counsel for both sides occurred, which was stopped by the chairman. The attorneys for the Idria com- pany tried to shove the responsibility for. the introduction of the book and st list which Was compiled to injure McG. han, upon his counsel. Sherman ance of P which was soli to MeGarrahan and ” si Gomez moved in good society nd Was considered an honor- Gen. Sherman also testified in eters of certain officers mmand, in California, about the time that Gomez sold his ranch to ble person, MW. A. KLOPFER TESTIFIED he is law librarian of the Attorney Gen- s office, and was directed by the Aitorney General to prepare the papers and documents bearing upon the or! 1 grant of the Pano- che ranche in the Attorney Generals office. The witness also identified the papers he brought from the Atiorne neral’s office. w, of counsel for Me! hy i that the yposed to show that when Judy: Black went into the preme Court and said no ap) from the Californi Pp courts, he knew that there had peal, and that the rec (Judge Black at that time eral) proved that nina that Black w 1s Attorney al had been , aken, tility of official c¢ uD. for the New Idria Company pelled the charge, and said that MeGarrali and Ord had manufactured the false a and the Supreme Court declined to receive it. Mr. Booth, acting chairman of the commit. tee, called counsel to order, AL requested them to exercise ali 3 Kindness toward each other. “a 1, after much argument,. secured the preseniation to the committ¢ in evidence of the papers from the Attorney Gen showing or Pectend me. to show that had been taken to the Suprem M aw, one of MeG presenting ‘the p live history of the clain “ fornia and the United States, as sustained by the record. Aiter the introduction of other documents bearing on the case, the committee took a re- © The Missing 81.800 Package. A CARD FROM FRANK R. NEW Mr. Frank R. New, whose name has been connected with the loss of a package contain- ing $1,800 from the Treasury of the United States during his father’s administration as Treasurer, publishes the following: “Recent publications in Washington, here and elsewhere. have charged me with dishon- est practices while an employe in the office of the United States Treasurer more than two years ago, and connect my name with the dis- appearance of certain packages of mohey. It seems strange this discovery was not made sooner. There is not the Slig htest ground for such a heinous charge, and I deem it due to myself and others that the malicious slanders of irresponsible ibblers’shall not pass any longer in silence. “I now offer the public cer- tain communications, recently received, in connection with this matter, which explain themselves—the testimony of officers in charge of the United States Treasury and others who ought to know the truth in regard to those libelous charges. Mr. Guthrie, cashier of the United States Treasury, was said by one paper to be authority for these charges.” His letter, dated at Washington, February 15, says: “ My Dear Sir:—\ am in receipt of yours of the 13th inst., and beg to say that I amin no way responsible for the newspaper paragraph to which yourefer, The name of Frank R. New was hot mentioned in my presence while the examination before the committee was going on.” Mr. A. W. Wyman, who succeeded J. C. New as Treasurer, writing from the Treasur of the United States, February 14, to his pre- decessor, says: “My Dear New:—I have yours of the 12th inst. I have not seen any papers with the statements as. you report, but have understood there have been such publications. As a mat- ter of fact 1 know that Frank New had no connection with the loss of the $],000 or $2,000 while you were Treasurer, but undoubtedly some one not friendly to you perhaps has taken the occasion to ring him in this matter, who I don’t know. About the $1,830.50—it has been proven the money was there the day the count, was made and transfer from you to me. ” The Hon. John Hanna, M. C., was written to thoroughly investigate and write, and says: “ Your two letters received. 1 this morning went to see Sherman and had a talk witl him, and then had a talk with the gentleman to whom Sherman gave me a note, who was one of the committee, or board, appointed to conduct the investigation, and who has pre- pared the report ; the result of the conversation with-Dboth of them is that there is no pretense but that you turned over the $1,800 package; it’ was accepted and received, and _ pi from your cuntody. and you have credit for it. The member of the board further assured me that Frank New’s name was not mentioned in the evidence taken.” Mr. John C. New, during a recent visit to Wasningtor to: investigate this matter, writes, on Sth: “It affords me per pleasure to say that Frank is fully and entirely exonerated from any connection with either of the named losse: Guthrie and Wyman say that it was Hanoss ible for him to have been implicated in them or either of them, and his name was not even mentioned in the testimony taken.” The first package referred to was lost before I was employed or even in the Treasury. The second package was taken from a room more than a hundred feet distant from the place in which I was employed—a room which I never entered. I have other testimony, not neces- sary now; but, before closing, permit me to say 1 know all allusions in this matter to me or John C. New, then Treasurer of the United States, are villainously base fabrica- tions, without the slightest foundation in truth. I earnestly request newspapers which have published these attacks upon me, and given them circulation, to do me, in a measure, jus- tice by publishing this communication. Frank R, NEw. A Fairness WirE.—At Manchester, N. J.; a sensation was created Thursday by the elopement of the wife of Mr. John Pine with her brother-in-law, Henry Dixon, of Tom's river. Mr. Dixon was married to Mrs. Pine’s Sister several years ago, and he has one child. His wife died six months ago. | It is intimated that there has been criminal intimacy between Dixon and Mrs. Pine ever since Mrs. Dixon’s death. The pair, accompanied by Dixon's child, took last night's ran for Philadelphia. Mrs. Pine took her clothes and a sum of money with her. th families are highly connected. The deserted husband has done nothingin the matter, except to telegraph to his runaway wife in Philadeiphia to return to her mother at Toms river, N. J. Mr. Pine Ha a ART NOTES. Considering the limited time and smat! amount of money at his command for making preparations, it cannot be doubted that Com- missioner General McCormick did the very best thing in his power to render the Ameri- can art dispiay at the coming Paris exposi- tion both representative in character creditable in quality. Yet, while it may pro to be the latter, in a somewhat rest sense, the former merit can hardly be ¢' for it. Only eighty-four pictures were. by the commitice charged with that duty. this number fifteen are water colors, But the eighty-four pictures chosen represent fifty-one artists only. Three of these are the happy contributors of four works, each ; four of three Ree each, and quite a number of two each. he roll of names includes some of the best painters in the country, but by no. means all the best; and the charge is insinuated yather than made, in some — quarters, that the members of the committe on selection barrowed from their own galle- ries much more liberally than was demanded by the necessities of the case or sanctioned by good taste. But. this charge is probably with- out good foundation. The fact nppears to be that a number of the artists applied to did not respond to the request of the committee, while ethers, favorably disposed, were not able to control the particular pictures they wished to send, and so contributed nothing. Thus it came about that the committee were forced to take what they were able to get, in orderto make a respectabl any ‘show at all. It was literally Hobson's choice,—that or noth: ing: and there is little reason for doubt that, in whatever esteem the exhibit may be held When once made, the gentlemen who under- took the delicate task did the best they could under the cireumstances._ It is expected, fur- thermore, that the advisory committee in Paris will be able to add to the collection sent over a number of works by American Sy now in Europe, so that on the whole it is con! fidently-expected the American section of the gallery of fine aris in the exposition will reflect credit on our country. — The first exhibition of the Society of Amer- ican Artists, now open in New York, is largely attended, aud has probably attracted as much attention and provoked as much discussion as AS a matter of course, as well from nees under which the exhibition vunt of its character, opin- iffey very widel; ‘Those y away with the new departure in art,as indicated by many of the works on the walls of the gallery, praise most of the pictures without stint, and in some cases, it may be added, without (uoenicnt. On the other hand, those wedded to the older style, which may be said to be fairly represented by the ordinary exhibitions of the Academy of Design, see’ nothing to admire in mai it them, and much to condemn. The ground of Justice probably lies between. At any rate, it must be admitted, we think, that, while the exhibition is interesting and in many respecis vl, it is, on the whole, a disappointment to the unbiassed intelligent observer, who loves art for its own sake, and is not bound up with any particular theory or style of expression. As a rule, the’ pic- tures impress one as thin, unfinished and sketchy, alike in treatment and effect, while many of them are of too littie importance to be publicly exhibited any where. The collee- tion fails tomake up ngth what it lacks in finish and minuteness of detail. pub. lie will be slow to let go its hold on the old until the new offers it something better, and this the exhit n does not furnish. the feeling t giving in retu a performane s reflection or echoof the new Et rather than the development o! ment toward a distinetively American school, as was rather expected of Tt,—thongh this ex” pectat have been ahd probably was without warra It may be added, also, the catalogue price of many of the preture absurdly high, and out of all proportion to the moreover, a pean scho: or a moy putation of the artist, the amount of work n bestowed upon the their intrinsic merit and value as works of art. But in spite of all is, the exhibition is well worth seeing and studying. — The art event in New York for next week isthe sale of pictures composing the collec- tion of ex-Senator Latham, of California, which takes place on Thur evening. The catalogue contains eighty-three number: coner ising the works of fifty-nine artists, but fifty-four of whom are Europeans. It in- cludes many first-class names, aud the collee- tion embraces a pumber of very fine works of hole the grade is hardly as high as the great wealth and reputed exacting :. Latham would lead one to expect. m to suppose, indeed, that the collection was brought together by order, or rather on commission, and that it’ represents somebody else’s judgment and ideas of art rather than those of Mr. Latham himself, though this impression may not be well- founded. —Inregard to the portrait of Washington, by Gilbert Stuart, in the White House, to which reference has heretofore been made in this column, Mr. H. N. Barlow, the well-known picture dealer and restorer in this city, sends us the following interesting note : “Inthe Art Notes in THESTAR of March 6th, reference is made to the portrait of Vashington, now in the White House. The editor of the Philadelvhia Ztem states that Mr. Neagle, the artist,told him that the picture was cut from the frame and taken away when the British marched on Washington: and it is added that an inspection of the painting. as framed at present, shows that the canvas is manifestly smaller than an artist would have chosen for such a picture. “Permit me space enongh to reply, and I think I can settle this question. On the 20th of June, 1866, I received instructions from Hon. B. B. French, then Commissioner of Public Buildings and Grounds, to line_and re- store the portrait in question. When I took it from the frame, J found it had never been cut. The selvage edge, with the old tin tacks, were there as first’ put on, Artists’ will understand that when portrait was painted, the canvas was first nailed on the stretcher, and then prepared, consequently leaving the edge unprepared. When I reline a portrait I have to cut off the picture to the edge of the stretcher. This I did in this case, and I have kept the old canvas and nails. At the time of restoring it I showed the old can- vas to many gentlemen of this city. The pic- ture was never cut from its frame, nor taken off the stretcher until I did it. It was most likely taken from the frame, and moved for safety at the time of the British occupation. As to the just remark that the figure looks too large for the canvas, any one who has paid at- tention to Stuart’s full length portraits must have noticed the same defect in all, As to its being an original I have not the slightest doubt. Thave lined and restored many portraits by Stuart, of undoubted originality, and I believe (ats to be one, and in a fine state of preserva- ion.” —The splendid gallery of paintings belong- ing to Mr. Laurent Richard, of Paris, will be sold on the 23d, 24th and 25th of May next, at the Hotel Drouot, in that city. This magnifi- cent collection comprises ypinety modern pic- tures, twenty-five pictures of old masters, be- sides eleven articles of ancient tapestry. The particulars of the whole collection are being prepared for print. ———_-+ee The Great International Walking Mate! O'LEARY SIXTEEN MILES AHEAD AT MID- NIGH" The pedestrian contest (a walk of six days for £5 galing Saturday midnight.) has now become virtua! 4 a match between O'Leary and Vaughan, all the other competitors bein; hopelessly behind. Brown appears certain o! the third place, but he is exceedingly sleepy. The two leaders maintain a remarkably steady average of about four miles an hour. O'Leary walks on a track containing eight laps to the mile,while Vaughan’s contains seven. O'Leary walks exclusively. Vaughan trots occasiou- ally, and by this means has twice managed to slightly reduce O'Leary's lead. vant. age was, however, both times regained. Thus at seven o'clock inthe evening the seore stood : O'Le: 3 than, 426 ary, 4384; Vaugl but by nine Cea tees nna ue nd Va 433 miles. At midnight O were both restit O'Leat Vaughan 441, and Brown 415\. Vau; fresher than O'Leary, but his and are swathed in Cotton oy support tinue on the tr: reduce the ead 7h start again in with only about six miles to make up. play of the kind ever made in the | © | competito: ot a 3 2 | pad evidently reserving his strength. fHe hi ‘Telegrams to The Star. GREAT INTERNATIONAL WALK. O'LEARY MILI. AHEAD. EUROPEAN WAR PREPARATIONS THREATENED INDIAN WAR Ten Thousand Armed Savages THREE BROTHERS HANGED. THE INTERNATIONAL . O'Leary Still Ahead. _ LONDON, March 23, 1:30 a. m.—The interest in the international pedestrian match con. tinues unabated. O"Leary, the Americ: testant, returned to the track at three o’cl this morning. Harry Vaughan, of Chester, rested at intervals throughout, the night. He coes not take long rests like O'Leary. At six ck this morning O'Leary had walked 468 Vaughan 450, and H. Brown. of Fulham, At 8 o'clock the scores of these three ecti $5 and 430 GREAT WA miles, and Vaughan lent form, ary i re, but he is waiki at a his pace well fn hand, and nothing shert of an absolute collapse can prevent him from win- ning. Lonpox, Mareh 1p. m.—At twelve min- utes after twelve o'clock this afternoon O'Lea- Ty's score Vanghan’s 46s, rown's 443, and George Ides, of North Wool wich, 351. All the contestants inthe mateh were on the track at that hour, but were tailed out at immense intervals from the leaders. ‘Leary seems much distressed, but is walking Vaughan appears fresh, and is run ) steadily. ning. ‘Leary Twenty-Three Miles Ahead. Lonpox, Mareh 23, 2 this afteruoon 0” Vanghan 470, and Brown 447 ysr leg is swoll He made his last mile in twen- ty-six, minut and thirty-three seconds. Vaughan was restin lp. Vaughai Lonpon, March 2 O'Le: At the same hour Vaughan had walked 3 miles, and Brown 447. O'Leary's last mile was walked in seventeen minutes and forty seconds, and Vaughan’s in sixteen minutes. ‘ary 23 Miles Ahead at 3 P. M. Lonpoy, March Pp. M.—At 3 o'clock this ad traveled 5/1 miles, vn 452. The time occu. ing his last mile uhan walked his as $78th mile in 13 minute 22 Miles Ahead at 4 o'clock. LONDON, March 23, 5 p.m, three chief competitors at 40 noon Was as follows:—O" Vaughan, 483, and Brow his last mile in fourteen seconds. Vanghan Slowly Gaining. LONDON 5 o'clock this de in 16 minutes and 1's in 15 minutes and 10s Latest. Loxpon, March 23, 6:40 p. m.—O"Leary’s score at 6 o'clock this afternoon was 512 miles. Up to the same hour Vaughan has completed 493 miles and Brown 468 ——_ PEACE PREPARATIONS IN EUROPE. England and Russia both Buying + _ Torpedo Boats. Loxpon, Mareh The Timesin its column of “naval and military intelligence” says: “The order for new torpedo vessels for ihe navy has been distributed among various ship builders, principally on the Thames. Two firms have undertaken a contract for 8,00) torpedo sinkers. Their average weight is 1,100 pounds. They are being stowed away in va- rious parts of the royai arsenal at Woolwich, convenient for shipment to stations at home and abroad. The Russiars are having lw torpedo boats built on the model of one pur- chased in England, but no part of the order has come tothis country, as international compli- cations might hinder its fulfilment.” England Buying Big Guns. Lonbov, March 23.—The London correspon- dent of the Manchester Guardian telegraphs tothat journal as follows: “The government has purchased from Sir Wm. Armstrong four 100-ton guns at a cost of $80,000 each, and ne- gotiations are proceeding for a number of smaller mearons identical with those already in the service. The same firm, as well as Whitworth & Co., have accepted contracts to a large extent for the supply of iron gun car- riages to be completed at ai early date. Great exertions are being made in the carriage de- partment at the Woolwich arsenal in the prep- aration of wagons for transport service. Sev- erat other contracts for army stores are in course of completion ; probably one for a large number of pack saddles. Messrs. Defries & Co. are executi order for hospital ware to the amount of about $50,000, England Getting Ready for a Cam- nm in Asia. The London correspondent of the Hdin- burgh Scotsman says: “The landing of a forve on the Asiatic side of the sea of Mar- mora has unquestionably been considered YY the government. Railway material, to be lai in a parallel line with the Bosphorus, has been purchased. The mortality among the Rus- sians in Bulgaria is very great, principally from fever. The Printers’ Strike in P: Panis, March 23.—The printer is expected to terminate to day. Typhus Fever at Constantinople. LonvoN, March 23.—Reuter's Telegram y have the following dispatches: “Con- nopie, March 23.—The typhus is increas- ile wasp ud Vaug 1 an ‘is. strike here Also at charest. BucCHAREST, March 22.—The typhus is rey prevalent here, and at Tura Magurelli. M. ratiano, Roumanian minister of the interior, will probably go to the Congress to represent the interests of Roumania. THREATENED INDIAN WAR. Ten Thousand Armed Savages luvit- ing a Fight. New York, March 23.—A dispatch from Chicago. says: “ An official dispatch received at mi tad, headquarters in this city from Capt. Williams, covers the report of a scout in the far north under date of Feb. 23. This scout states that a hunting pa. estimated to num- ber 500 or 600 hostile Sioux warriors was found encamped on the Upper Beaver creek below Dry Fork, and infesting the Falls in the Bij Bend of the Milk river in Montana, northwest of Fort Benton in the reservations of the Black- ‘feet and other Indians. Following up French. man’s creek about 20 miles, the scouts met a part ofhalf breeds returning from Canada. he Indians said that before the Cheyennes crossed over, they, (the former), had about 2,000 lodges, and the Cheyennes had about 160 lodges. The scouts had often been amon; them, and they thought that the above esti- mate was nearly correct. The Teton Sioux would average nearer three men to the than two, which would give about 5,500 or 6,( told the scouts that ‘aslong as no one hunts us, we will hunt ne body, but if any one comes across our path he will get it just the sams.’ The scouts say that tl means that if they meet any. of our soldiers in that country they will aah them if strong enough. Scouts state that the Indians now have a great many from. chman’s creek ts cal extendin; Fren the Wood Mountain. Wherever there is wo: d to be found they have a camp. The Indians are rej more lil supplied wit ammunition that any Indians seouts ever Saw. Most of them wear Three Brothers Hanged on the Same Seatfold. ABBEVILLE, ALA. March 2i—Jerry, Isaac Kroes and brothers, were ty for the murder of Mrs. ution took place in the A thousand people, Jerr cted “showing no signs of emotion excepting a dark scowl on his tace, apparently suffered the Jerry stood erect but Jacob and Isa tortures of the damned his story without ve inimocent, but that Laaac Maths. r. Knew who killed Mrs. Von, for ed im (Jerry) $10) in Octobe h to kill her 2 one bonds stole of Virginia. T olen some five taken to Vir. Steamboat Ex; s. ¥ Ma Alfres ere badly se: Bisop Burgess. 1., March 2.—A private dispateh from Rev. Dr. Burgess, of Springfield, Mass., announces his aceeptance of the bishopric of this diocese. The Markets. BALTIMORE, March 7: de. deferred, North Carolina sixes, old, 15; do day, Sugar active and » a0 ALTIM( M * D3 nominally stead with holders as it her quiet and ste nd Lcovt bigher— - amber, 1.30; Penn- southern red, 1 2 winter red, west May, Corn, cont higher— spot and Maren, Oats firm and § western white. xed, 38435. and active, Glad, Hay ovisions quiet and un- and. Butter, holes Flour with: s cent better, Consols. U, 8. Ase7"s for both me wid-a-half per cent, ue Erle. 10's, —____-<e2- —____ Tar W Viremia Tire Morprr- Contession o John Wallace.—At Wheeling W. Va. last evening. John Wa onfessed he murdered the wife hild of Geo. Na lias Baker. and Miss Church. near short di om Wheeling. says he went to his brother's house and told bis wife that she must to Mrs. Chureh’s, ck. HW bonds, four 107 gave ittohim. Wa “s wife started to Chureh’ Wallace was climbing the { twice with the hamm on the killed her. He then picked up the child. whi s crying, and struck it th immediatel back and told Miss Chureh i t. and as she started out b I times with the hame Het ates Villars had jd in the murder, but did not ¢ He stated that his brother and wil been talking about him, and his wife had determined to kill the woman. His rea- son for killing Miss Church is that he was afraid she would find out what he had done. He further st had some tre Baker. and had offered thi ed trouble between a ker. and Villars was investigat Attorney Auley. who discha apposition is that John Wallace used ception in confessing that Villars was impii- cated, he knowing that the public Villars and George Wallace, alias not on ve good terms. stamtly pr A SHC in Henrico county, Va., vesterday morning, about 11 o'clock. in which five persons, th men and two little boys, were killed almost in- stantly, and six persons were more or less dan gerously wound ne catastrophe occurred at the steam saw mill of Mr.Wm. M. Hall, near a place known as Westham, seven miles north of Richmond, on the Chop . The killed were Edgar and Jos. Hall, aged 8 and 10 years, bons of the proprietor ; Pine ry Thomas, col ored labor ordon Rollins, do.; and John C. Thorpe, sawyer. Their bodies were blown from fifty to 150 feet, and were terribly mu- tilated. How Smnit Prof. Charles F board of hes Photography HOTOGRAPHS ARE MADE.— Chandler, president of the lectured on “Thé Growth of » association of the alum in Delmonico’s ballroom last evening. He shed light upon the mystery of “spirit photograph) He ex- hibited what seemed to be a square of paper of virginal whiteness. An inscription, how ever, he said, was upon the paper. It was in letters of sulphate of quinine. ‘The lights were almost extinguished, and an electric light was directed through blue glass upon the sheet, whereupon those who were near saw this in- seription: Yolumbia College, 1754-1878." — LN. ¥. Sun, 22d. .1.. LISTER, a young man in Cedar cout ty, Neb., was a while ago ‘living ” engaged to half a doven young ladies. would have been yet if théy hadn't begun in- viting each other to be bridesmaids. That broke up Lister, and the young ladies went in a body and set fire to his homestead, burning everything. THE NATIONAL BANK OF TaRKYTOWN, N. Y. has failed. Itis thought the depositors lose nothing, but the stock will be wiped There is ¢ excitement, and indigs expressed because the bank received deposiis Thursday, when the officers knew it must sus- pend yesterday. The bank has been carrying a large amount of worthless paper for some time. The president of the bank, whois super- visor of Greenburgh, drew ou the public mo- neys in bis charge some days ago, and the county treasurer also drew ‘out his deposits. Se’ | depositors of trust funds are greatiy embarrassed. The habilities of the bank are $122,000 ; reliable assets $20,000. PLAYING THE INSANITY DODGE.—A dispatch from Philadelphia last night says: Hunter, the murderer of Armstrong, is weakenin rapldiy, and it is believed that he will breal a tirely before his trial takes place. He has written several meaningless letters, which are interpreted by the district attorney as a forerunner of a plea of insanity. He fs still under strict surveillance, and the authorities are free to apes the belief that if oppo nity offered itself he would commit sui Graham was visited to-day by his brother. declares himself willing to accept the fullest penalty of the la THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD ELECTION.— The ticket agreed upon by the committee of the Pennsylvania stockholders to be voted for at the election of directors in Phila- delphia next Tuesday is as follows:—Thos. A. Scott. Josiah Bacon, Wistar Morris, John M. Kennedy, Samuel M, Felton, Alex. Biddle, N. Parker Shortridge, Henry M. Phillips, Henry D. Welsh and D. B. Cummings. The last two named are in place of Alex. J. Derbyshire, of Philadelphia, and John Scott, of Pittsburg. Mr. Welsh is president of the American Steam- py te and Mr.Cu is president e Girard National Bank. Mr. Derbyshire is reported as saying that his opposition to the chp oerted new funding plan was the Soe ee Fa is retirement; that he would most iy have something to say at the meeting of stock- holders. He thinks there will bean w ticket in the field by Tuesd: vi ixG WHITTAKER.—The New eee at Tuy, alter investigating ths Cearece raat onurt, mate a tenors eetutin the fh Whit: charge that the presidi judge, tier wa a yey to the sited States, and showing e Was acquitted of of embezzle when assistant United treasurer at N jean: Tue New York Graphic begins an article on lacrosse Fa re that we are indebted to the Indians for samp, succotash, . bacco, the pipe, jon f the Strow ‘by the F