Evening Star Newspaper, March 28, 1878, Page 1

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St BSCRIPTIONS to the four per cent. loan to- day amounted to $110,000, 1E PRESIDET willleave here April 5th for Cie: »,Pa., to witness the launching of one of John Roach’s steamers. SECRETARY SCHUKz continues to improve in health. He was at the Interior department {cr more than a hour to-day. ‘THE REASON Secretary Thompson has so n uch more work to perform than his prede- ccssors is that he prefersto do more work than tley did. He examines closely every paper si bDinitted to him for his signature, and also all accounts, trusting comparatively little lusiness exclusively to his heads of bureaus. MrsistEr Wm. C. GoopLoE sails for Bel- tium, April 18th, from New York. A LARGE Portion of the silver bullion pur- chased for coining new dollars is bought in Europe, because it can be bought for less there than in the United States. AND YET FREUND sold cream puifs to Con- gressmen for two years. What kind of ‘tatesmen any how? None of them ever complained of feeling unwell. HARVEY FOWLER, of the District of Colum- bia, has sent a petition to Congress asking for $10,000 in recognition of his merit in having i vented “a self-acting machine for generating motive power, commonly known as perpetual motion. THE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE appointed to escort the remains of the late Congressman Leonard, of Louisiana, from New York City to Westchester, Pen eft last night for New York C; not the only statesmen who feel some rhat soie over the manner in which the F dent disposed of the Registershi saccording to ong the applicants for’ the 1 obb, of Wisconsin. On the d nee, Senators ahd others psident in Cobb’sinterest. The of their Cobb and said: Oh, yes! 1 kno I served in with him. He is an excellent. man cood Register of the Trea- 7 ition withdrew, and were joined by Cobb to, Know the result of dience with the P We ; ny ordinary sure of ine the Surprise of all con- y reached the Senate Cham- nination of Sehotield ad been sent in. This is the way the story Ss to-day, but ve ike some ele- ments of fact li J day about the Pennsylvania members denouncing tiv n tration in over the same ap r Jones, assistant inspector genera pd to inspect the accounts of di and currency will request. severa bankers to appear before them anid ve their views on the question of the r specie payments. Subsequent tary Sherman will be requested to VieWs on the same subject. The President sent to the the following nominations: Blodgett, of t; Wiekb ni at Holbrook, at Nevada City, Cal. Te HoT Sprrxcs ComMisston.—The House committee on publi as agreed to re- port favorably Representative Craven’s bill extending the time of the Hot Springs com- missioners until February 1, 18/3, in order that they may complete the work assigned them. The committee, however, amended the bill by making the compensation of the com- missioners #10 per day, the amount at present allowed, instead of %,000 per annum. The House committee limit the number of addi- tional stenographers and clerks that may be employed to three, and strike out the Senate amendment which proposes to give a fran- chise to a water corporation. THE P.O. DEPARTMENT has decided that the bid of Chidester, though defecttve from the fact that in describing certain property one of Lis sureties (Senator Barnum) failed to spe- cify the county in which it lay, must never. ss stana as res adjudicata. It has been sted, and arguments have been pre- inst it; the objections urged have erruied. and Mr. Chidester has been ly notified of the acceptance of his bid. The case has been once tried, and it is now too late to alter the award. JEN. BUTLER was asked lately by a newspa- per man if he had beard the news. “ What news?” said he. “I suppose you refer to Sen- autor Howe's speech, do you? Well, there is nothing new in that: itis only a bateh of d—d stale facts well stated. MORE ABOUT THE CIVIL APRROPRIATION Brn he legislative. executive and judicial appropriation bill, the main features of which were printed in yesterday's STAR, appro- priates for temporary cler! the ‘Treasury Jepariment, only $5.00, which is a large re- duction upon the amount heretofore appro- priated for this purpose. The payment from this fund of additional sonpeneation to any officer or employe is prohibited. A large re- dueiion in the’ expenses of the. territorial Emre is made, the legislature of each ing restricted to27 members, 9 in the upper and 1Sin the lower branch. The total amount appropriated by the bill is about $15.000,000, which is about $606,000 less than the sum’ ap* propriated for the present fiscal year. SaMoa.—A letter from Samoa says that Sir Arthur Gordon, the {governor of the English colony of Fiji, wrote to the Samoan govern- ment, informing it that he would be there during the first week in February, and offer- ing his advice in the formation of an indepen- dent government. The government of Samoa replied, declining his advice, and requesting him not to come, as the people were satisfied with their present government, and expected friendly recognition by the government of the United States. The Samoan government will ave au agent in this country to represent its nterests under the recent treaty. ALL THE Nations having regular postal service, In Europe, Asia and Africa, will be represei ted at the Paris postal congress. On this continent Mexico and some of the South American republics will not send representa- tives. The question of free postal transit is one of the most important with which the con- gress will deal. Mrs. ELECTRA B. Smita, the plucky little postmaster at Sterling, Illinois, will leave Washington in a day or two as‘happy as a clam at high water. The President de- cided ‘o withdraw J. M. Patterson’s nomina- tien to that office and retain her; hence this exultation, COURT-MARTIALED.— W. H. Preston, late paymaster of the U. 8. iron-clad Canonicus, is how Leng tried by court-martial in this eity on a charge of defrauding the government. SENATOR THURMAN Expects that a vote will te taken on the Pacific railroad sinking fund bills certainly by the latter part of next week. The members of the {pdictary com. mittee are confident that the bill reported by them will pass the Senate, while the members of the railroads committee are qaually, cer- tain that their bill will pass. The railroad ithe tas ta ii emia aoe” udic! co! . Mr. Has speech yesterday against the judiciary ise to @ great many reg to be on the opposite side o! bill was a su who believed the question. THE SENATE at 2 consideration of exeeutt AMONG THE CALLERS on the President to- e Secretary MeCrary, Justice Strong, Senator Rollins, and Representatives Aldrich, Rice (Ohio), McKinley, Peddie and Pugh. THE New Wuisky REGULATIONS.—The Pre- sident to-«lay signed the joint resolution pre- scribing the time for the paymeat of the tax on distilled spirits. Commissioner Raum im- mediately issued regulations provtding a new form of distillers’ warehousing bond condition for the payment of the tax within three years, with interest. The regulations further provide for a form of request and acknowledgment ex tending the time on the old bonds to taree years from the date of entry of the spirits for deposit in distillery warehouses, etc. ONE VOTE THAT SETTLED THE MASSACT! SETTS CONTEST To-Day.—After the reading ot the journal to-day, the republicans at once demanded the regular order, which was a roll onthe resolution that Dean, democrat, Was ntitled to the seat held by Field, republican, from the 3d Massachusetts disiriet. The re publi de was full, but the democratic 5 o'clock proceeded to the siness. - side Was out, and in order to give the demo- ts a chance to drum up’ the laggards, pringer interposed a dilatory motion to ad: jonrn. This was voted down, and the vote then proceeded on the report of the majority of the election committee, that Dean isentitied tothe seat. The result of the vote, was yeas 124 The Speaker voted in the aitin Jones, of Alabama, in announcing hi in the affirmative, said that under his. construction of the law'of Massachusetts, he yesterday voted that Field, the republican Sitting member, was entitled to his seat, but the House having decided otherwise he would to-day vote that Dean was entitled to it. This sudden change of front elicited applause, Speaker rebuked. when Conger, of arcastic vein, reminded Ker that the applause over Jones’ con- version did not come from the republican side of the House. Jones’ vote gave Dean his seat. He was sworn in as soon as the result was an- nounced. Tue PENNSYL 1A UNPLEASANTNESS.— Regarding the reported stormy interview be- tween himself and Representatives Thompson and White, of Penns: about the nomi. nation of Mr. Scofi of the Treasury, 5 No such langu as stated. Att Jemen called upon the President. Mr. Scofield’s acceptance had not been received by him. The Secretary informed the gentleme ccepianee which he had just 5 Representative Thompson says the account of the interview is mainly true, but nothing in the conyersatiou j fied the we ‘i lying, and Wh i D applied 1 ¢ his Raa inn to the adminis : STAR report ‘y Was n ufactured out ud that Thompsoa has written ohim about the matter to which be plied. G&Simvpre Stwoy.—Unhappily for jokes con cerning the capacity of the Cameron family to absorboilice, based on the fact that a Simon ‘ameron has been offered a position in the O. D., said Simon declines the appointment DoORKEEPER POLK.—Chairman of the committee on reform in the vice, to-day endeavored to call up for ec eration the report of that comurtte rkeeper Polk’s dismiss: 1 part Harrison, il ser- BILL IN RELATION TO GOVERNMENT AD- VERTIST —The Senate com and post roads to-d ttee on post eed upon a bill to regulate the adv of mail lettings and. for other purposes. The bill des that before n ns any contract for inland mail transpoi jon other than by railroads and steamboa Postmesie lishe lis except for temporary ser General shall cause to be pub- not more than ten newspapers pub- n the state or territory in which such rvice is to be let a not displayed type, of the letting of the contract. No contract’ for mail ie n be sub-let_ without the con iz, Of the Postmaster General, and any contractor who sub-lets his con. tract, “except as provided, the same shall be considered as terminated. When YY persons under. contract. for earry- ig the mails shall sublet any contract or em- ploy any person or persons to perform the ser- vice by such contractor agreed to be perform- ed 01 'Y part thereof, he or they shall file in the oftice of the Second Assistant Postmaster General a copy of his or their contract. The Second Assistant Postmaster General is to no- tify the Auditor of the Treasury for the Post Office department of the faet of filing in his office of such contract. On the receipt of said notice by the Auditor, it is made his duty to retain out of the amount due the original con- ttactor or contractors the amount stated -in such notice agreed to be paid the subcon- tractor, and shall pay the amount on the certi- fieate of the Second Assistant Postmaster Gen- eral to the subcontractor under tha same rules governing payments to original contractors. provided that the Sriginal contractor has paid off and discharged the amount due under his contract to the sub-contractor, when the audi- tor shall settle with the original contractor as provided for by existing laws. Hereafter all advertisem notices, proposals for con- tracts, &e., Xe., required for the executive and judicial departments of the government shall be paid for at prices not exceeding commercial rates charged to private individuals, but the heads of departments or their authorized agents may secure lower terms at special rates whenever the public interest demands it. ewspapers and other publications in which said advertising shall be inserted shall file with hh department a certificate of their commercial rates for advertising, and all ac- counts against the United States for adver. tising shall be audited and paid at not. to exceeding said commercial rates; provided that all advertising in newspapers since April ioth, Isi7, shall be audited and paid at like rates. RAILROAD BILts.—On the 4ih of February Mr. Spencer introduced a Dill in the Senate to incorporate the Nationai Pacific railroad and Telegraph company. Mr. Spencer _is largely interested in property in the Black Hills. The line of the projected ‘road is from Cheyenne, Wyoming territory, to the Pacific, by the way of Deadwood, Fort Laramie, Fort Fetterman, the Yellowstone river, near the mouth of the Big Horn, and Helena, Montana. To-day the committee on railreads agreed to report this bill favorably, It was also agreed to report favorably, with amendments,a bill introduced by Gen. Gorden to build a narrow guage rail- road from Bismarck to the Black Hills. REMOVAL OF INDIANS.—Some 400 Apaches and 300 Utes, now at the Cimarron agency, in New Mexico: and 300 Apaches and 900 Utes, now at the Abiquin agency, in New Mexico, are to be removed in April to other reserv: tions. The Apaches will be sent to the Mese: lero Apache agency, in New Mexico, and the Utes to the southern Ute agency, on the Los Pinos river, in Colorade. ee e, the THE GALLows.—Thomas P. Fisher, a noto- rious Molly Maguire, and murderer of Morgan Powell, is under sentence to be hanged at Mauch Chunk, Pa., pay, McEvoy, who was to have been hanged next Friday at Aiken, $. C., bas been caps fo until the 12th of April. The object is to allow time fer resentencing. A MILLionaine’s WILL CoNTESTED.—The of the late Samuel Wood, who proposed by his last bequests to found the “Samuel Wood Col- lege of Music of the City of New York,” was offered for probate in that city yesterday, and take place during May est nit Weodteie'g ake place during May next. Mr. Wi left a fortune of about $3,000,000. THE PHILADELPHIA FiRE.—The total loss by the great fire in Phi'adelphia Monday night, is estimated at $70 000, while the total insur- spranen et ga mire farses lade! ja com) sy $104,250; other U. S companise. Sis gon anes A MURDER MysTERy.—Re; St. Alexandre, Canada, that recent develop. ments strongly point to Lapage, who was hung at Concord, N. H., for the murder of Josie Langmaid, as the perpetrator ofa cold-blooded murder of two women, mother and daughter, at that place ten years ago. ANOTHER SAVING’S BANK SUSPENSION.—The suspension of the Stxpenny Savin Bank in New York is announced. The deficien 3 rted is about $100,000. The bank has been joing a eye business, and there will be much nation enons ee depositors, many of whom are of the working classes. JUDICIAL NoMINaTion.—Ex-Attorney G Gerla convoon i Nar ease mnvent ty ja of the superior court. ef rt comes from The District in Congress. BILL IN RELATION TO CERTIFICATES OF AS- SESSMENT. On Motion of Mr. Dorsey, the Senate to-day Tecommitied to the committee on the Disirie: of Columbia, the bill in relation to certificates of assessment for special improvements in tae District of Columbia. This bill was reported to the Senate with certain amendments, pro- posed by tho District Commissioners on the 25th inst. Certain persons desire to be heard on the bill. before it is passed by the Senate. Among the number, is Mr. Robert Christie. For the purpose of giving thishearing, the bill was recommitted. THE WASHINGTON MARKET QUESTION. The House committee on the District of Col- umbia to-day received two additional bills looking to an arbitration between the Wash- ington Market Company and the District of Columbia. the bondholders, stockholders, and stall own These contemplate the purchase ict of the bi ings at a fair ap- vent the payment aims against the company ; sec- ond, the claims of the bondholders, and, third, the stockholders. From the several bills pre sented the committee will draft one of itsown The Eastern Question. RUSSIANS IN CONSTANTINOPLE. Reuter's dispatch from Constantinople says: “The Grand Duke Nicholas will probably re. main here a week. He dined yesterday with the Sultan, The company ineluded_ several Russian princes and generals and Vefvk, Saf- yet, Namyk, Reouf and Osman Pashas.' The Sultan is having presents and an imperial order prepared for the Grand Duke, who will visit him again.” A project is being diseussed for the erection of a sanitarium for the Rus- sian sick on the heights of Bulukdere. BISMARCK’S ATTEMPT AT MEDIATION. The Berlin Toghlatt says: “Prince Bis- miarek’s latest attempt at mediation bi neland and Russia has thus far be ‘ssful. His proposal was that Rus: beforehand the points in the treat a should be discussed at the has not yet replied to this proy 1 The Avence Risse considers the leged proposal of Prince Bismarek that Rus. indicate beforehand the points of ‘treaty she was willing should be discussed unlikely to effect a settlement. SERVIA AND AUSTRIA. It is said that the Servian government hay ing refused to mobilize the army on the north- ern frontier as a demonstration against Aus- tria without the consent of the Skuptschina, whieh it was known beforehand would not be given, Russia suggested a suspension of the constitution. ‘This snggestion has be clined after nearly causing a s ay MARYLAND LEGISLATURE,—In the Senate of Maryland, yesterday, unfavorable report was made on the bill authorizing Baltimore city authorities to subscribe $900,000 to the Mai land and Delaware ship canal, and the report F nine months’ appropriation. eas 19. nays 3. Amendment: ted prohibiting . in the state produced by convict labor at penitent , and the admission of con: rom other States. Also there was insert appropriation of parate from t Yeas 20, nay: mopting e property from taxation, and ta: of certain corporations hitherto exempted. the House of Delegates unfavorable report was made on the bill prohibiting physicians from disclosing confidential communications from ing proj their patients. The bill providin t commissioner for the staie was p: The Dill providing for a state loan of $500,000 was passed. The Senat orizing the man. agers of the hou victs te a ion to hire con company was uelty to ani- passe mals in B THE ILL convention at Sp two hundred dele senting fifty-nine ‘ounties pie, nity Ss chosen president. Reso- lutions were adopted demanding the immedi- ate issue of legal tender paper eurrency to the Lanit, at least of the ¢100,000,000 legal tender treasury notes, and opposing the employment in shops and factorles of minors under four- Pars of age. ctor’ isvivania rate road company have organized with the follow- ing officers: President, Thos. A. Scott; first “vice-president, Geo. Roberts; second, Edmund Smith: third, A. J. Cassatt: secre- tary, Joseph Lesly;,assistant secretary, John . Simms, AN OatH “ On Honor.” — A lawyer ap- peared before Judge McAdam on Saturday with a judgment debtor who refused either to swear or affirm. After several questions by the ie the man said he was a materialist, and that the truth was the only thing he con- sidered binding on his conscience. Finally he was told to raise his right hand, and tne oath Was put with the words “on your_honor,” instead of the usual formula. Judge McAdam informed the counsel that should the man testify falsely he could be held for perjury the same as if the regular oath had been adniinis- tered.—LV. ¥. Tribune, 27th. DELAWARE PEACH Crop.—A telegram from Dover, Del. of the 25th, says that reports from Crisfield, Salisbury, Deimar, Bridgeville, Chestertown, and other important. points in the peach-growing region, agree that the wind. Sunday afternoon dried the buds, and the cold has net materially damaged the crop. THE BALTIMORE Lazor Riots—In_ the Maryland legislature yesterday, the committee of ways and "means ii the house of delegate reported unfavorably upon several bills to p for damages to property destroyed during the strikers riots, in Baltimore in “July last, and the unfavorable report was adopted by the house. The committee say, that asa general rule there is no indemnity for such losses. ‘There was no dereliction on the part of the state it being an occasion where the laws could not be enforced due time to prevent destruction of the property, for which indem- nity is claimed. Fatner Watsu, of Long Branch, still eon- tinues his vigorous war on the rumseilers. One of his congregation who keeps an inn, and who was mentioned as violating the Sun: day liquor law, ealled upon Father Walsh at his parochial residence yesterday and sought an interview, but the reverend gentleman re- fused to see him. Frenp.—At Waltham, Massachu- setts, on Tuesday, James Larkin, while drunk, beat his mother with a poker, when, thinking her to be dead, he set fire to the house an threw himself into the river. He failed in the attempt at suicide, the police put out the fire, and on returning home he was arrested. His mother is likely to recever. AN EXPLOsIoN occurred yesterday in the Opedall colliery, in North Staffordshire, Eng- land. Five corpses have already been ‘recov- ered. Thirty persons are stillin the pit, and it is feared they are all dead. SALE OF CoaL aT AUCTION,—The Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad company Sold 40,000 tons of coal at auction in New Yor! yesterday. The bidding was lively, and bet- e ter figures were realized than at uary sale, Steamboat $3.25, $8 17508. 25, egg %.26a3.40, stove $3a3.72), chestnut $3,a3.1734- INDIAN MURDERERS.—In Juiy, 1874, five In dians from Standing Rock dropped on a janty west of Pembina and killed the father, Joseph Delorme, his son and son-in-law, and left his wife and daughter for dead. The Indians es- caped without trouble. Recently two of them turned upat Fort Totten, and upon the war- rant of United States Commissioner Van Et- tan were arrested. After his arrest one of them pitempted to escape and the guard killed him, The other is still at Totten. Of the other three one is dead and two are look- ing for more scalps. Rain-in-the-face, who cut Tom Custer’s heart out at the Custer massacre, is one of these two Indians. He was under ar- rest at Lincoln, and then escaped. Custer ar- rested him at Standing Rock, and for that in- dignity the murderer had his revenge. OF CovuRsE.—The nd jury of Rocking. ham coi Hi 3 ater Hae ae , Va. r diligent inquiry has been unable to identify the parties engaged in the lynching, a few weeks ago, of Charlotte Harsis, a colored woman, accused of instigat- ing the burning of the barn of Mr. Sipe, in that county. THE COLD SNAP AND THE Peach Crop.— Telegraphic reports from numerous Reine in the [aed regions of Delaware and East- ern Shore of arian state that the severe cold of Sunday alld Monday has greaty, dam- aged the peach crop, the buds of late varieties having been nearly ready to bloom. The ero) itis feared, will be very small, but the of the damage cannot be tely oe tained for some days. aZ-Geo! Bannister, grain merchant at England, has failed; liabilities FORTY-FIFTH CONGBEAS, Tuurspay, March 2 ATE.—The Chair laid before the Senate amessage from the President transmitting, in answer to a resolution of February 10th, the correspondence with the Chinese government in relation to the Ward and other claims. A number of memorials, petitions, &c., were presented and referred. Mr. MeMillan presented a resolution of the legislature of Minnesota in favor of aid to a narrow gauge railroad from Bismarck and Fort Lincoln to the Black Hills. On motion of Mr, Kirkwood, the bill grant- ing a pension of fifty dollars a monty to may Kirby Smith Eaton during her Widowhoo: was taken up and passed. On motion of Mr. Dorsey, the bill relating to assessments for special improvements in the D et of Columbia, reported by him on Monday, was taken from the table and re- committed. Mr. Dorsey, in making the re- qt, said there were certain parties who desired to be heard on the subject. : On motion of Mr. Kirkwood, the House bill restoring the name of Thomas Crawford, a soldier of the Mexican war, to the pension rolls, and the House bill granting a pension to Fannie Records, widow of Albert B. Re- cords, 15th Maine volunteers, were taken up and passed. . On motion of Mr. Cockrell, the bill granting a pension to Jas. passed. On motion of Mr. Paddock, the Senate took up the bill to amend an act to provide for the | a sale of B Potion of the reservation of the con- federat Ottoe and Missouri, and the Sac and Fox, of the Missouri_tribes of Indians in the states of Kansas and Nebraska. After the Bdontion of several amendments the bill was passed. Mr. Burnside, from the committee on mili tary affairs, reported a bill to authorize the ir terment in the Newbern o.) nati etery of the remains of R On motion of Mr. Walla a pension to Caroline M. and passed. = On motion of Mr. Ingalls, the follo sion bills were taken up and ension to Mary Ann Me’ Loudon, Wm. H. Bagley, m Howard, y B. Marsh, Adam Stinson, Bridget T. and to Geo. MeCoy. At the expiration ot the Senate resumed the consid anting ‘as taken up orning hour, the tion of the Paci- J the Senate, opening planation of the dil exist neh of the government and the roads, and a review of the past and proposed legislation. nining in detail the provisions of the two now before the Senate. HOUSE.—The regular order was demanded immediately after the reading of the Journal, and the Speaker announced that to be the consideration of the lution declaring Mr. tled to a seat as a Representative ict of Massachusetts. \l the House seemed very sted that there be a morii- ys were ordered on the res- ug the roll call Mr. Springer moved to adjourn, Mr. Fort wanted to know the object of that | motion? Mr. Springer replied that he only wanted a fuller House. The yeas and 's were ordered on the mo- tion to adjourn, and the motion was rejected: very few voting for ‘The question’ the Tation declaring M upon Which the dered. As the rol] call progressed there was intense ement on the floor. Mr. Butler voted for Dean, and the following democrats voted ainst ihe resolution: Messrs. Cutler, Har ge. Henry, vert. Potter, Rea, Stenge alsh, and Williams (Del.) After the main roll call had been com- recurred upon the r Dean entiiled to his seat, as and nays had been or Ww Jones (Ala.) rose and said that he had ay voted for the resolution declaring eld entitled to x in the seat, He did so on the ground that, under the state law of Massachusetts, he was elected. The House had, by its vote yest Y, repudiated that view of the law, and he Should now yote for Mr. Dean. He voted ay This announcement was received with ap- plause on the democratic side. Just before the result was announced Speaker Randali directed his name tobe called and he yoted in the affirmative. The result Was then arnounced as 124 yeas, 123 nays, and the resolution was declared adopted. Mr. Springer moved that Mr. Dean be sworn in, and he advanced to the Speaker's desk. _Mr. Conger inquired whether the usual mo- tion to reconsider and lay on the table en put. The Speaker said it had. . Mr. Conger failed to hear it although he was listening attentively to hear it. i The Speaker said it had been put neverthe- less. . Mr. Conger. Then it must have been spoken ina low ton: The Speaker s Tow tone, The oath of office was then administered to Mr. Dean. THE Miss! E. MAL Which a Woman Appears.—Despite the most strenuous efforts on the p2 of his friend detectives and the police of ( Covington, Ky. the mystery attending the dis- appearance of ex-Congressman Vance remains unraveled. The Cincinnati Enquirer report- ers discovered a slight clue which may lead to some developments. On the day his disappea' ance was made public a mysterious conversa- tion was overheard between two strangers in Covington, in which the name of Vance was used in connection with the fact that 3 had_ been calling at the house in Cralg street, in Covington, for letters which, from the tenor of the conversation, it is concluded she expect- ed from Vance. The opinion of some is that he has been led into a trap by his political ene- mies, as he was a strong man in his portion of the state, and’ put out of the way. Another theory is that he was insane, and’ committed suicide. The theory of insanity is supported by the faet that he borrowed various small sums of money from men who were compara- tive strangers to him, in Cincinnati, when he might have obtained all he needed from his friends, or drawn on his friends at home. The eneral opinion inclines to the belief that he aS committed suicide or has fallen into the iiver. There is another theory that he is still alive and will turn up all right ina few days, though his former upright and temperate hab- its almost preclude the suspicion that the dis- appearance can have been caused by dissipa- D. on. “ Perley” telegraphs to the Boston Journal that it is rumored In Washington that Colonel Vance, the missing democratic ex-Congress- man, had been notified that some private transactions of his might be investi ina court of justice, and that he will find it conve- nient to be out of the way for a while. , THE CAMPAIGN IN RHODE ISLAND.— The Providence Journal of March 26 says: It is announced that the democratic candidate for governor, and his father, Hon. Wm. Beac! Lawrence, propose to make an active cam- paign, and under these circumstances Mr. Da- vis accepts the second place on the ticket. If there is anything that our democratic fellow- citizens like, it is an active campaign made by gentlemen who have the means to stimulate activity at hand, and are willing to use such means freely, Distinguished gentlemen are to come up from Boston to aid in the work, and it is not unlikely that the canvass will take on acharacter that will stir the republicans to exert their full strength again, and show that Rhode Island stands as firmly by the Union to- day as she did when traitors abroad and dis- loyalists at home sought the government's overthrow. By all means let us have an active campaign alt around. id he had not spoken in a CANADIAN REPORTS ABOUT SITTING BULL.— Atelegram from Ottawa, 23d inst., to the Mon- treal papers Says: ‘The Secretary of State re- ceived information on Friday that the Indian seare in the northwest was got up by half- breeds, in consequence of having been pro- hibited from killing buffalo, which they were slaughtering in great numbers, merely for the sake of their hides. It is stated the Blackfeet express themselves perfectly satis- fied with the treaty recently made with them, and it is considered unlikely that they have formed any alliance with the Sioux; in it is reported on good authority that the permission, when Sitting ull and crossed the border, to aitack them, owed — an old Senet Reet Sars 4% Sixteen members of itucky legis- lature are accused of caninn coe m than was due them, 13 of them being demo- hiekds, Was taken up and | between the executive | |Telegrams to The Star. EUROPEAN WAR NOT Peace Congress Abandoned. Talk of a Triple Alliance. LORD BERBY RESIGNS. —-—__ EUROPEAN WAR PREPARATIONS. England Preparing for an Emer- gene: The Daily News this mo tates that representative the ad miralty were in Liverpool yesterday inspect- ing steamers of several Atlantic com; with a view to their employment in tra ing troops in case of an emergency. T Lonxpox, March service specially fitted to carry cay: the last few days. Au order has by at Portsmouth that all troop ships, includin Indian troopers, must hay enlarged and to allow hor: agons being lowe Tying a complete battalio troop ship will be required to convey wagons and (0 hors: The Peace Congress Virtually Aban- doned. The London correspondence of the Manches. terGuardian sa The improved symptoms on noticed yesterday have The congress is now re- ly abandoned.” Russian Reasoning. The Times’ St. Petersburg correspondent s s the following as the view and inode of oning current there: “The British cabi in demanding a formal assurance from Russia which none of the other powers sup. port, must have one of two aims—either to in- iiet formal humiliati s out of the neessity In the former e¢ concession : in the be held. an ar bout 12 s inevitable that radical stern question Which she wishes to prevent.” Russian Extremists. A dispatch from St. Petersburg Par that there is an excited ‘ion to Aus' ai wh Sppose any ht impair the treat considered suitic sia already. Vienna Hopes for a Peaceable Solu- 01 The Vienna corr nt of the Tinves t egraphs as follows: mpression still pre. ails that in spite of the litte promising an. swer that Russia maintains her former stand- point, negotiations must not be regarded as together broken off, Russia, just now, j n the successive ar- e and Gen ff, lays some stress ¢ iliatory as possible to Austria, e ba sion d The govern: may be in a po- ‘both ompromise the slightest chanee remains gress of all th Atory powers, ig the possibility of a European will be tenaciously clung to. will be concentrated on increas. ing these chances, and on removing the obsta- cles in the way of the congre: Pro-Russian Party in Vienna. A Vienna dispateh at Par “The pro- party are urging the government to osnia-Herzegovina and territory on efor accept the Argan se: Andrassy Against Russia. The ai saying in the go Y Telegraph has a Vienna dispateh A sudden and unaccountable change ernument’s attitude is reported. Tt said that Count Andrassy has only been feigning concurrence with the court party, and that he is now preparing to oppose Russi openly, with the entire Hungarian party at his ack." Russian Pacification. NSTANT! he Russians have issues i Mussul- mans to return to their homes in Bulgaria, and warning the Bulgarians to preserve tran quility. Two hundred transports with Rus- sian troops have left for Odessa. Lerd Derby Resign: Lonpon, March 28, 6 p. m.—Lord Derby, sec- retary of state for the foreign department, has announced his resignation in the House of Lords. Snow Storms in England. Lonpon. March 28, 4 p. m.—There are four inches of snow in the midland counties, and snow is still falling. The weather throug! the kingdom is unusually cold, and farming operations are impeded. “ Considerable dam- age is likely to result in consequence of the forward state of vegetation after two months of very mild weath English Races. Lonpon, March 23.—The Liverpool spring meeting began to-day. The Liverpool spring cup Was won id Bespers Lancaster was sec- ond, and Mance T thirs THE PAPAL CONSISTORY. The Scotch Episcopate Nominated. Rome, Mareh 2 consistory was held at | the Vatican today. The Pope delivered an locution and then nominated the Scotch epis- opate, as follows:—The Right Rev. John Strahn, D. D., metropol archbishop of Andrews, at Edinburgh; the Most Rey. Ch: Eyre, archbishop of Glasgow ; the Rev. M: Donald, bishop.of Aberdeen ; Rev. MacLoch- land, bishop of Galloway; and Rev. MacDon- ald, bishop of Arggel.. "His holiness then ap- pointed Father Chatard reetor of the Ameri- can College at Rome, to be bishop of Vincen- nes; and Father Keene, bishop of Richmond He then made profession of faith, accordi: to established usage, and took the oath to the apostolic constitution. Cardinal McCloskey’s Hat. Finally he conferred the hat of Cardinal Me- Closkey, who, after the consistory, had a pri- vate audience with the Pope. ——————— FOR THE PARIS EXPOSITION. Sailing of the Constellatio NEw YORK, March 23.—The United States ship Constellation, with about 600 tons of goods for the Paris exposition, sailed from the navy yard yesterday. There still remains about 600 fons of exhibits to be sent by the French line of steamers. The steam sloop-of-war Wyoming went into dry dock on Tuesday night, and yes- terday a gang of caulkers and ship carpenters were employed upon her. The copper was stripped off her about six feet below her water line, and the seams were found to need re- caulking. The planking in several places was found to be quite rotten, and pieces were taken out and replaced. The leak in the bow was about three feet abaft the stem, and where the planking was in bad condition. It is ex) that the Wyoming will start again either on Saturday or Monday. The Louisiana Timber Robbers. NEw YorK, March 28.—A Lewes from New of Colonel Carter, have nominally confessed judgment. Since io the action of the government the matter private lands which were now Co! mand a fair price; depredations of all lands are put a stop to,and landed property will have a future yalue for settlers which it would not have if the timber was cut off. Over {twenty-five million dollars worth of property, it is claimed, has been so far saved, and if the law is enforced the government will not only save immense sums of money, but the whole section be proportionately benefited. a AUCH CHUNK, Pa., Mar 5 Fisher was hung in the idor of the jail this moining. Fisher was tried complicity in the murder of oa oy Powell, a mine boss, at Summit Hill, on ing March 2d, He was one of the most influ- ential members of the Mollie Maguire associa- tion, and a more intelligent man than most of his companions. ipment to New York a {s'varlousiy stated at from $750) More Silver from Abroad. Ni March 2%.—The steamshi: a New York Six-Penny Savings Bank Exciteme: New York, March 28—As early as seven o'clock this morning a crowd began assem. bling in front of the Six-Penny Savings Ban . bs th ad swelled te R ppreach to institution was strongly guarde, except stockholders and such li Ii was learned that quite a keeping stores on dl and Broadway. in the immedin had discount and deposit bank, and drew out the: on checks and without The secretary of a neighboring savings bank said it was khown for Some time past that the Six-Penny bank did that sort of business, knowing it was contrary to the spirit_of the law regarding savings institutions. His im nh Was that t ial on th exp ad umber of perse S ss with the ir money when needed presenting their books. rumor th money yester pearly three close had been ser 5,000 were paid ow ers Will be if facts as repo Fatal Family Feud. CINCINNATI, O., March’? Nottsville, Rowan county, last, between a gang of tifte by one Fulks and Jake Brooks, family feud, Brooks’ brother cut from ear to: a and a number of ‘e wounded, The Markets. BALTIMORE, March 25.—Virginia sixes, deferred. 45; do. consolidated. 57 .: do, se 30: North Carolina sixes, ° old pew. S bid to-day, Sugar active BALTIMORE, March 28.—Cotton weak, un- settle middling. 105 410%, Flour firm ay st mixed, spot Oats dull and steadt” white, 36x87; do. mixed, ; Pennsylvania, 38:87. Rye. ho stock, nowiinally firm. 62063, ed. Pro fee quiet ns. 19117. Whisky —four. 3.000; wh $400. “shipm Liverpool qui flour, 3<.: grain, a March 28,—Stocks Monev. ng, 487: Wheat » Ha U. 8 arch 28.4 U.S. four- and-a-half per cent. 103‘; new fives, 105, Exe 0 LONDON. 28, 4:30 sonsots, 9415-16 for y and the Eri District Government Affairs. A delegation of business men_ on 7th st Messrs. H.¢ Jo) Maj: waited on the Distric: pniissioners yesterday and lodged com. nt jon ste m that street, be s. as common puisan detrimental to business in that heighboriiood The board of building experts, appointed by the District Commissioners for a re used as t The Distr Henry W. ¥ i missioners hay 3 P sone special sur- his is for sSSMENTS, aS extension of the purpose some of the t grounds into the ri The Commissior be closed v BUILDING will have t NEED OF A The following is sent by the man Will “Ww of a communi District Commissioners to Chair: f the House District commit iested by your > amounts of the district for rent of build . occupied by the Dis. es paid and taxes remitted S, offices, and for fu er answer to request “for such other inform 1 tend to economy of the erec! a suita- ble District building, or the purchase of one With such suevestio m proper tomake,” we have ommend thatauthority be viven the District Commis » to report to n or plans of nment, with ugemMents partment sioners or their successors in off Sa mlating the executiv proper with all the bureaus now rooms in the District buileing, and also re for the commissioners of the sinking fw the board of health, and the Metr lice, to the end of having all the fices of the several departments of the District government under one roof. The annual rentals now paid by the District are as follows: Morrison building, occupied by the Commissioners, $1,000; rooms for com- missioners of the sinking fund, $4); rooms for superintendent of fire-alariy’ telegraph 8 Board of Health, $1,020; Metropolit Board, 1,80); total,” #1 This si 380 is the equivalent of 6 per cent. inte ipal of $173,000, a larger sum, w peded to erect a build- pects for 0,000 may be sufficient to cover the a building. In this we do not in stot asite. The District owns no suitable one for the building. It, however, owns certain peo which Congress may direet to be sold and the proceeds ap 0 the purchase of a site, subject to the Cougress, for the proposed building. We however, the building may be erected of the many suitable sites owned by the United States. We may add as proper considerations for the erection of the proposed building the importance of having a fire-proot protection of the archives of the Distriet gov- ernment, ich is not furnished by th ing mow occupied by the Commissieu also the cheapness of building time and the Nae feet at it wor mechanical and la! Distuict. SEARCHING For Curie Ross Told by the Missing Boy's Fi from Bosi¢ 2K, says: Se persons were attracted to Tremont Temp'e this evening by the announcement that Mr Christian K. Ross, of Philadelphia, would, at of a number of prominent citizens, ublic ital of his sad h for his on. M. yss is not a finished speaker, and his language is not that of an orator, so that had it not been for the pathetic theme on which he spoke his address would have been e build- Ts, and the present xive to the ring population of the dull and uninteresting. As it was, not onl: the speaker but the audience were much al- jected, sometimes even to tears. Mr. Ross de- tailed a number of his fruitless attempts to find Charlie, and read several letters which he re- cote ed from the kidnap, rs appers. He considered it ond doubt that the boy was alive on the day when Mosher and Douglass were shot at Bay Ridge, but since then he has found no trace of him. He will continue the search, not only for the purpose of finding his son, if alive, or learning the time and place of his death, if he be dead, but with the intent of silencingthe few who believe him to have been concerned in Charlie's taking off. At the time of the ab- duction the kidnappers demanded a ransom for the boy, but, instead, the people of Phila- delphia insisted on a reward being offered for bos ce jand a Some 's belief,(who nuously op it.) was the cause of the rascals flight trom Philadelphia, and the con- — weary and unavailing quest. Mr. Ross speak again on Friday evening. THE New DOLLAR GounTERFEIT.—The first counterfeit of the new silver dollar brought to the official notice of the government was be- fore nied ‘States Commissioner Shields ¥ 4 ler- terday. It had been given in change man Wischeme, a clerk ina store ow Grand street, to Bridget Fitzpatriok. T! no evidence that Wilscheme had Any guilty, knowl- and he was disel . isa very bad counterfeit as far as the color of the metal is concerned. In oth J a er respects it i resemblance of the genuine coin.—[V. Perit ee at his lence, 952 Noi on Saturday afternoon, of hydrophobia. About five weeks ago he was caressing a pet dog that had become rabid. He was SS Gel ootieairae te aoe Lat en im. symptom: ydrophobia until Wednesday a but. from that time until he died