Evening Star Newspaper, March 30, 1878, Page 1

“THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday UILDINGS, pra te mer lith The Evening Star Newspaper Company 8. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres’t. served to subscribers In S$ per month. iy mall postage pre- year, $6. shlished on Friday—$2 i copies for $15; 20 Caples must be pala tn ad~ F than so pai.i for. the connter, ald_60 cen $7 mont! THE WEENLT STAR age prepaid. aie eir own account, at 10 | ‘Copies at | Che %, BI—N°. 7,799. WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 1878. LADIES’ G00Ds SPECIAL NOTICES. THE EVENING STAR. cre (iaAL NOT NE BOOTS fe! ale at very reasouabie JAS. H. VERMILYA, 610 9th street. Opposite Patent Office. hes Boots and Shoes made to order at short .L. P. JEANNERET, Will open a choice ELEGANT H PONNETS AND ROUND HATS oy. 830 Penney! e., over B mara atsortment of ae ancy ‘a : KID GLOFES. KID GLOVES. NEW SHADES, bd and 6 } Fst recetved, At $1.50, $1.76. $2.00 DOUGLASS’, $1.00 $1.25. $1.95 u 20-tr Ninth and FSis,.8¢.Cloud Bail oO PENING e FRENCH PATTERN BONNETS AND HATS, AND ALI © ELTIES IN LEAOING Xo MILLI oN WEDNESDAY. 1878. 1. L. BLOU 710 Seven h street n. we, Wash Apri ton. D. C. = 3 PATTERN BONNETS AND ROUND ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. APR HATS 2Da DAVIS’, MARKET SPACE, corner 8ch street. JIBIT ON ABOVE DAT BONNET! re ADIES’ UNDERWE! PARASOLS and Sun Umbr ans, Untrim 1 Hats Bonnets at remar low prices, _ DAVIS". TOCK OF BEADED FRINGES and TRIM- SNCS ery areeand choivs “DAVIS. LOPED to tiful goods, new designs, TPPHE Most and MILLINERY v offered by us, andat pri ‘at cs ti lw 719 Mar Bs: Ses eere: . B 614 9TH STKEET, OpProstTe PATENT OFFICE, | Has just opened a large and selec ssortment of | INFANTS” AND CHILDREN’S LACE Cars . and BONNETS, ROBES. LONG AND SHORT DRESSES, And all kinds of CHILDREN’S FURNISHING Novelties in Lisle Th OVES, Black MINTS. LACES. LACE GoODs ant EMBROID- ERIFS. SILK and WOKSTED FRING CHILDREN'> LAC s00D8. MF M. J. HUNT, Nos. 691 and 683 D street n. w. FIRST SPRING OPENING, 3 oF FRENCH PATTERN BONNETS AND ENG- LISH ROUND HATs, On THURSDAY and FRIDAY, March 28:b and 292h, ton and vicinity mar26-tF NEW STYLES OF PARASOLS - FOR THE - SPRING AND SUMMER TRADE OF 1878, Just Recrivep, Tmilled Silk PARASOLS, $1.25, $1.50, twilled Sati, DeChene PARABOLS, with ; fancyhandies, $1 $1.75. RASO S. with fancy handles, a all izes, 18. 20. inch. Boiled Twilled Silk PABASOLS, in all sizes, 18, 20, 22. Inch. An entire NEW STUCK to select froth. M. TOWSON & CO., 636 Peunsyleania Avenue, South Side, near Seventh Street. RS. J. P. PALMER, *'No. 1107 F STREET NORTH WEST, WILL HAVE HER GRAND OPENING oF FRENCH PATTERN SONNETS axD ENGLISH ROUND HATS, ‘ON THURSDAY and FRIDAY, 28th and 29th inst., ‘To which she cordially juvites the ladies of Wash= ington and vicinity. mi: tr ris B Manties and Spring Wraps, Kili and of er sui the celebrated . . B. P. Corsets, fine Dress Trin mings, Laces, Mitts, and other choice Novelties of the season. AsMn. WILtian has made very comfortable arrangements for the trying on of Garments, he ssist_him in his ef- custom of sending fe effect from this date, as sales are frequently missed from goods not hopes his patrons will kind! forts to,avolish the annoying ‘out goods on approval: to ta) being in stock. mar22-tr _BOOTS AND SHOES. _ {VERYBODY CONVINCE ‘4 That the best and cheapest gi . sold at AIN SHOE STORE, 2 Penna acenue, are, ariety,) 25. 85, 40, 75 Chiid"s Heeled Shoes, (50 styles, ) 50: Misses Dress and Scliool Shoes, 7 Ladies Shoes. Foxed, or Lwties Seamless Kid Button, $1.25. Our $2.75 French Heel Se: Kid Lasting and anes Mens Fine Button Shoes, Men's Gaiters and Shoes from 90c. up. pers, 40 and 50: + Spring wear of my EXHIBITION 719 . KENT will preach in Tallmadge ‘o-morrow at lla.m. Concert by the San- School at 7:30 p.m. 1" da: KE .E. E. =H. NICE. p: ANS will preach at 11 o°eloc! + Love feast at 3 p.m. Protracted services at night. bid y= ALL SOULS' CHURCH, Rev. C > MACCAULRY. pastor,—Morning Servic-s at 11. Vesper services at 7:30 p.m, at which time seats are free, Sunday-schoolat9:45 a.m. 1 >» CHURCH THE REDEEMER—KE- > FORMED Epriscovan, Willard Hall, € st.. pove 14th. —Services ‘aim, and 7: mh. Preaching by Rev. EDWARD mats free. All cordially invited. 1° DS" PGHRISTIAN (CHURCH, Vermont ave. Pieaching by the Pastor, FREDERICK D. POwrn, at 11a, m.. ‘Strengthen the Weak at p.m.,*-Repentence,** Baptism after evening service. x => ST. PAUL'S ENGLISH LUTHERAN > CHURCH, corner ith aod H sts. n. w. Preaching by the Past ev. Dr, DowEn, Te morrow (Sunday.) Subject 11‘a.m., **1 be: ws body the marks of the Lord in ennovied by the Gospel ELIZAsETH ComsTOCK WH also hold b h Tuesday and Wednesday te. and Bible readings a: 11 a.m. Tuesday and vednesday. ts ERNON PL. corner 9th ai 30 p.m. by the pastor, Rev, W. BP. HARRISON, in Of the House of Representatives.) **The Cause and Core of Eaten: in ect—* HURCH, ST. we m. and TAILORS AN woting, SP, TO JOURNEYMEN | OTHERS OF THE D. ¢ | willbe held ow MONDAY. at7 all, i st.. to discuss an att: W ADE on reduction of wages. B Union, li THE ANNUAL MEETIN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION of the Di tract of Columbia will tw held in Gonzaga Hall, 9} Fst.n. JESDAY, 21 of Apiil, at 8 oc! pan, i . der of LOUIS MACKALL.Jn., Pi - SOWERS. Secret SPECIAL NUTIC sof the mn, a Lecture to iste the 0 mai > DAWSON . ibe held on S TERNO a 31si, at 1 o'clock, to attend the funeral of our ther, W.W.AsipoWN. Every membor is requested to attend. Mempers of sister Loiges are fraternally ingited, ~ | WEDNESDAY purpose of year WILLIAN is now constantly receiving in- volces of Goods direct {rem his house in Pa- CRs, new and exclusive designs in Bon- ets. Millinery Goods. Neckwear, Undergarments, Sige of ‘Red Slipper. sige of Red ‘Slipper. jess Button has no m7 29-3 NF * TPesT STYLES: 7 LOW PRICES! At L. HEILBRUN’S, 402 Seventh Street NW. Sign: Old Woman tu Shoe in Window. Beautiful French Heel hut Ladies" Kid Button, $1.25 » Lasting and Foxed Bu Foxed and Lasting Bals Congress and Side Lac School Shoes, from Sic. to $3.50" Children’s Button and Lace. 1 Men’s Low-quarter Shoes, Gents’ fue Calf Gaiters, $ Men’s Lasting aud Buck © ippers apd Ties, 250 HULTZB cured mine 18 years ago." Thou: lke of painless cases of bunlons, corns, picers, chilblains, rheumatic or swollen Joints, ke. OMce: 903 Penusylvania avenue. Abs chisdven attended as usua Re NAIV.S.—Judge Prentiss certifies sands ip stairs. Ladies f By order of W.M. i A =~" meeting of the Sto rs of LAND AND SEABOARD. COASTING COM- PANY. of the District of Columbia. in the Diree- pt the Na Metropolitan Bak, on 10th day of Aoril, for ‘the ue Directors for the ensain pened at 12 m, and close at tn Poils will be SAMUEL BACON President, sk to assemiy'e at » SUNDAY, March 31, for the purpose oF n A sider, ni, W.—Rey. At the Sunday Eveuing the seats are free. rector. a. y i spill seats frew, Strangers, x ers and the poor parlcularly invited. $ retock. Po fen 18- 0, MERICANSAVINGS op daily from If = evenings from 6 to8p ater first Denoets = m P warils received, Safe Depo and Burglar proot Vault, at $10. $12 50,$15, $25 and the largest and most convenient boxes '28-s,ly MASOUNIC.—A Special Communication > of MOUNT VERNON R. A. CHAPTER, . Will be held on- SATURDAY EVENING, Bt inst., at6o°clock, Members of Sister Chap- ters are fraternally invited to attend, By order of ‘the mar29 2" JOHN H. PICKELL, Secretary. SOTICE.—RENTING OF PEWS. > A public letting of the Pews of the Mount Ver- non Pace ME. Ghureh South, Rove W. Be Mare rison. 1 pastor, will take place MONDAY VENING, April 13t, at 8 o'cock. order of Official Board. marge POS WILBON, Treas. => 1, THE UNDERSIGNED, DESIRE TO > acknowledge the prompt and satisfactory anner In wnich the U, B. MUTUAL AID SOCIETY, of Pennsylvania, meets its obligations to those holding certificates of insurance. Mr. Lansing Van Doren, deceased. took a certificate of mem- bership ip March, 1877, and died of pneumonia, othe tad Ue B. Mutual Aid Soclety has paid, through their respective agent, Mn. JOHN KATSER, St. Cloud Building. and 91 High street, ‘Georgetown, the sum of $1,000, the amount due as said certifi- cate. Allow me to say I most cheerfully recom- mend the Society to the full confidence of all. W.'T. VAN DOREN, i. Adnr, No. 30 Room 27. 1 inate tia oe cheerfully indorse the above statement. — = H. HOFFA, 29-3t a EW BUILDL ATION. The First Annual Meeting of the NORTH- WEST UILDING ASSOCIATION will be hed at Davis’ Hall 15 7th street, opposite Patent Ofsee. on TUESDAY, April 2d, 1878, at 7's p.m., for election of officers and sale of advances, ‘A new serles of Stock, commencing with this, the second year, will be issued, entitling the sub~ scriber to the second series to the same rights and rivileges that the members of the firs fad duringthe past year. ‘This isa nity to join an association already i operation without baving to pay back dues, aud 0° vinting the risks and trials ofan entirely new Periment. Shares $1 per month. For stock apply atthe meetings as above, or s JOHN COOK, s mar28-<dtd Secretary, 618 12th street. S HOWARD UNIVERS: ITY. Sd MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. ‘Tbe Spring and Summer Course will commence ea ae x C. B. PURVIS, M. D., Secretary, marld-2w u 1118 13th street. == SPECIAL NOTI — There will be a iS meeting of the ‘Stocthoiders of the CORCO- RAN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY at their Omice MONDAY, the Ist day of April, for the purpose of electing nine Directors for the ensuini year. Polls will be opened at 12 m. and close at p.m. 9, 13,16,20 23,27,30 J.T. DYER, S2cty. BUFFALO LITHIA, HUNYADI JANOS, APPOLLINARIS SPRING WATERS, Just received AT MILBURN’S PHARMACY, marl4-tr 1429 PENNA. AVENUE. NDIA RUBBER GOOD: f>° or RuesER 3 LIDS. ‘onsisting of AIR CUSHIONS, PILLOWS, HOT WATER BAGS, ICE BAGS SILK ELAS: TIC STOCKINGS, &c., &e. ‘or YW. 8, THOMPSON, marl3-tr Pharmacist, 703 15th st. => HAYWARD & HUTCHINSON, > 317 OTH STREET NORTHWEST, With very extensive facili turing, are now showii Mantles unequaled for ric of dew and rival runtry. es t ‘ainscoatings closely follow: rare and beautiful marbles "exact! Agents for BARSTOW WIQUGHT CE, Baltimore KITCHENER. the Russia fre-place STOVE. | Contractors tor Finmbing andail Tin and Coppér Work, | With a large force of competent mechanics in’ their va~ and long personal experience, will any other house, . in2-ly UNRIVALLED IN QUALTY AND Paicz. E mi asa N FUR- RANGES; also Champagne Wines of MOET & CHANDON, MOET & CHANDON, Established 1843. BENAULD, FRANOUI3 & Cv., Bovl-eoly Bole Agents for U. 8, | United Sta Washington News and Gossip. GOVERNMENT REcEIPTS To-Day.—Internal revenue, $272,139.01; customs, $350,242.82. Personat.—Mr. J. M. Underhill, of Nor- Ik, Ohio, is visiting at the White House. Judge Marks, of New Orleans, is in the city. W. M. Morton, esq., in the absence of ‘Hon. A. D. n, Who has gone east, will be acting Third stant Postmaster Gen: Gorn To SEF THE LauncH.— Besides the President, several of the members of the cab inet and a number of Congressmen and others will go to Chester, April 5th, to witness the steamship launch.’ A special train will be provided. _ a A Caucus OF REPUBLIGAN SENATORS was held in the Senate reception room this after- noon. The caucus did not adjourn until late, and those present were very reticent as to what took place. It is hinted thatthe policy of the republican Senators toward the admin- istration was discussed. MARSHAL JACK WHARTON, of New Orleans, is still subjected to fire. General L. Sewell, of New Orleans, has made charges at the Ati General's office that the names on Wh: ton’s bond are not_ worth, by a good deal. the amount of the bond. The charges are being investigated. THE WERE FOUR DISCHARGES in the reguiar force of the Patent Office to-day, and a neart: complete discharge of the persons engaged the model room. IT WAS DEC DED last night that the Post- morning from Boston, en route for Washing. ton. _ WANT TO KNow.—The committee on the expenditures of the Interior department have propounded written interrogatories to. the heads of the Land and Indian bureaus, in ref- erence to the ope ns of their offices, with the design of ef) g information whieh will aid them in their inves gations. Mrs. HOOKER GoE: TEENTH AME: Isabella Beech —Ii is said that Mrs. : Hooker is opposed to a six- ; teenth amendmemt for women, holding to the old idea that the original constitution provides equally for men and women. In this view s! differs widely, it tated, from the two gre woman suffrage ‘ociations, east who, through thi unite in asking fe ment thi women lation. ul ain expressly protect the righ nst one-sided stat Is HE A LEGAL POLICE COMMISSION The question has been raised whether E mund C, Dean is a legal memb S yet of the Board ef Metropolitan Police Commissioners. Section of the sed Statutes of the United i hat there shall be five commissioners cf police, who st ted from time. t e OU commended that in his y board in the L trict not subject, to confirma ate, that the statute vide for such confirm: so amended in.a e Statutes of District by the 41th © as folk ion three hundr y- dd by inserting the words sin the second line the words with the advice and consent of the senat Thasinueh as the President has not Seut the name of Deau to the Senate for con- fimation, ac g to lav, itis held that he ied to act as such commis- not le; lly q sioner. A Sick Peri, Berney TO Dratn SCHOOL.—The Connissioner of Indi has reeeived a dispateh frou at Fort Si ri IN a Atiairs tating burned down yes: ing. ani one scholar, dangero burned to death. THE NORTHERN Pactric RatLroap.—The Senate committee on railroads tod: to report favorably the substitute agreed upon. by the sub-committee extending thre tim completion of the northern Pacifie road. years additional time is granted the r construct its main line of road via the Valley of the Columbia river and some point between the mouth of Snake river and Anatilla, Ore- gon, to Kalma, Washington Territory.’ The company, within nine months after the passage of the act, is to road at Portland, and construct and equip eastward, on the south side of the Columbia river, not less than twenty-five miles within one year, and forty miles each successive year until all completed. MEMBERS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL SILVER ASSOCIATION Say their organization is neither dead nor sleeping. It is sending off a large number of documents intended to educate the public mind up tothe Fepeal of the resumption act and circulation of plenty of silver with cer- tifieates for bullion deposited. The Post Office Investigation. MR. BOONE’S BUSINESS HABITS, ETC. The House committee on post offices and post roads, met at the P.Q., building to day. Mr. Morse, agent of the Adams express eom- pany, testified that a package weighing five pounds, was sent from Mr. Hadley, post to Senator Dorsey, on 8.B. Childs, assistant post- Senate, who gave receipt for the pack He testified that he had no doubt that he had received and delivered the package. ‘0 one but Senator Dorsey could receive the | package except through the order of the Sena- or himself. Notary public Boone, was then recalled. He testified that the fact that he had whi pped a 6 footé inch contractor, had something a do with his dismissal from his former position as chief pay clerk in the Sixth auditor's office. He was not a partner with Peck and Miner in bidding, but only with Dorsey. He had bid in the recent letti ing for over 400 routes, aggregat- ing nearly #400, His only wealth is hisability and his credit. He assisted Peck and Miner in getting up bids and in gathering informa- tion on which to base the amount of bids, and in return they provided bondsmen for him. He doesn’t know Wiltshire, one of his bonds: men. The name of Wiltshire was obtained by Miner. Mr. Peck was in this city in Novem fv: The committee were at times rather severe on Mr. Boone, but he seemed to bear up under it. Itappears that Mr. Boone signed bonds, while the names of the witnes to his signa- ture were not added till afterwards, and rep- resented men with whom he was unacquaint. ed. Proposals were made out and certified and the dates were added afterwards and other conditions changed. Parties to such afiidavits could not be held to answer for per- jury. Representative Cannon was especially caustic in regard to the lax business habits of Mr. Boone. He asked the witness if, with such practices in view. h self as equally honest now as when under government employ. And Mr. Boone replied that he did. Other members of the committee betrayed considerable curiosity in regard to Mr. Boone’s life and doings in Ten- nessee, from which state (as he testified) he was driven away as a earpet-bagger, havin sunk or abandoned a quarter of a million o dollars. He also testified that when he eame to the state from Ohio a few years before he was worth only about $35,000; in the proposals were clearly developed whieh, in the opinion of some of the members'o! the committee, would make the bids invalid, and should be communicated to the Postmaster General. Mr. Boone contended that they were ordina- ry practices among contractors, ete.: that the condemnation of these proposals would do away With a large ni log of those accept- ed in the recent letting; and that the same strictness should not be required in respect to this preliminary bond, providing it was in the correct legal form, as In ordinary affidavits, since another boni Taast Ue prepared and ac. conted by the department. which would make ali secure. During his examination Mr. Boone declined to furnish articles of co partnership without I consultation, and to answer how much he received from Ps, mail contract ne he regarded him- eompany of Dorsey, Peck & Miner. fied to signings ie nngaber ot taalk bes igning @ number mai onds 10 oblige Senator Dorsey, ON THE Srx- | y-General | ad to | begin the construction of its | Irregularities | uening Star, TWO CENTS. The McGarrahan Investigation. PROCEEDINGS TO-DAY. The Senate committee on public lands as- Potente to-day for a continuation of the hear- ng in the McGarrahan case. r. E. C. Ingersoll, one of MeGarrahan’s counsel, was prostrated with a sudden attack of pneumonia, but the hearing was not post- poned in consequence. Senator Oglesby, chairman of the committee, aeted in his official capacity to-day for the first time since the MeGarrahan case has been be- fore the committee. HENRY D. COOKE A WITNESS. Henry D. Cooke, of Washington, testifled ‘hat in 186.7 he went to Monterey, Cal., and remained there, at intervals, for several yea knew Vicinte Gomez: he was the repute owner of aranche in the San Juan regions; don't recollect positively the name of the ranche Gomez was reputed to own. Counsel for the dria company placed on the stand James D. Marr, a clerk fn the oftice of the U.S. Supreme Court. He brought with him the records of the Supreme Court in the Gomez case. MOTION FOR POSTPONEMENT OVERRULED, ex Senator Carpenter stated that it was de- ed further to cross-examine MeGarrahan, and as Mr. Ingersoll, who by illness was un: able to be present, is the chief examiner on the part of McGarrahan, he requested the committee to adjourn until some other day When Mr. Ingersoll can be present. Mr. Wil- son, of the Idria counsel, objected to Mr. Car- penter’s motion. Senat a lesb dt tte Y while it would be for the case to y he week for the committee to proceed here is only one day in meet, he deemed it better for the hearing to goon. EME COURT RECORD. rntified the record of the which was introduced as Mr. Wilson read from the record show that no appeal had been taken from the district to the supreme court of ornia. | Objec de to the introduetion of the anuscript record, on the ground that the record has bi ady published. ‘Thi | jection was overruled. and the record wa: eived by the committee, with the unde ng that it was not to be printed a second time, DOCUMENTARY. The records of the d southern district eourt of Calitornia, on man- damus of the U.S. Supreme Court’ to show eause Why an appeal should not be taken in the case of Gomez, were put in evidence. Mr. Shaw offered, in evidence, a number of papers pom the records of the Supreme Court, which we believed of advantage to M 2 n hour was occupied in the introduction of various certified papers bearing on the icisions of the courts on the case. A quantity of letters heretofore published in executiv documents of the Senate from 1560 to 1563, were introduced. These letters were taken’ from | the files of the oflices of the Attorney General and Secretary of the Inte and hid a bearing on the progress of Met uhan’s ca: in the courts of California and the Unite States. At the conclusion of the indentification of court paper by the witness the committee took a recess until 1:30 p. LETTER FE Mr. Shaw, of M cured a letter, of which the following i which he intends to present to the com ‘ahan. sa copy, nittee AL'S OFFICE, Dee. 11, ve examined the case st it. The parties who sted in its confirmation have p me in different ways very strongly to dismi the app nd let it stand on th got in the distri fully. m perfec to n be defeated utterly. low down on the li: i in my time, My or Will be plied to the utmost with pi iasions to dismiss it, unless some eare is taken to prevent it. There seems to be a great number of lawyers employed for the chiimants. 1 am willing to accept the re settlers and to give them my services after 1 £0 out of office.” A prospective relation of that Kind will be entirely consistent with my pres- ent duties to the government and with my convictions of right and justice at times. You. my attorney, see Mr. Price and make such ain with him as may seem good in youreyes. If the case should come up, con- trary to my expectations, before the 4th of Mareh, I will do my duty as Attorney Gene- nad will accept ‘nothing for it. Our con- tract must be made on the b; that Tam to be paid only in case my services shall_be needed alter I become a private citizen. The United States proposes to pay me for all Tdo | in that time now, and though the pay is poor Ido not conceive myself justified in taking more, even when it is offered by persons whose interests are identical with those of the government. &3 You say the compensation is to be contin- gent. Let it be so; but in that event it ought to be ‘al, for the parties interested are nu- | merous. the lands valuable, and the labor on the case will be heavy. But I authorize you to make such contract as you and the parties may consider right. I will stand by anything you agree t 0. Jam, very respectfully, &¢., Shunk, esq., San Francisco, Cal. Jas. F. F 0, Cal. At 1:45 p. m. the committee reassembled, and Mr. Shaw presented to the committee let- ters of Attorney General Black to the Secre- tary of the Interior, forbidding the surveys of the Panoche Grande ranch. GARRAHAN ON THE STAND, lock Wm. McGarrahan was called to the witness stand, and recited at length the circumstances leading to the deeree ef the California court, which in 1857 set aside a con- firmation to his (witness’) title to the Panoche Grande. Letters were previously read going how that the confirmaiion was set aside by oa ocuon of the Attorney General, Judge jack. The examination of the witness was in pro- gress when our report closed. J.S. BLACK. THE LATE SECRETARY OF THE Navy.—Sec retary Thompson has forwarded to the naval committee of the House a list of contra made by his immediate predecessor just prior to his leaving his ofice on Mareh ‘4th, 187 ‘hese and other contracts outstanding involve rds of four million dollars. The letter, while it does not make any charge against the } late Secretary, is accompanied by a schedule oft Li toapek gir which shows that Secretar Robeson used the funds of his department, not for the specified objects for which the money was appropriated, but in a manner which suited his own inclination. “As far as the investigation of the Navy department has proceeded, it confirms to a large extent the ndings of the naval committee of the last Congress, which went so far as to recommend Robeson’s impeachment for the illegal and extravagant manner in which he administered the affairs of the Navy department. = THE HovseE PAciFic RAILROAD COMMITTEE have agreed upon a bill with reference to the pro-rate question. They determined that there shall be three commissions to fix the rates, the first set to be named in the bill. The details of the bill are to be paiiocred by a sub- committee, consisting of Messrs Rice, Chal- mers, and Hewitt of New York. EX-SECRETARY Fisu has published a letter in relation to the selection of Mr. Delfosse as the third commissioner in the fishery arbitra- tion, and confirms the statement of Mr. Blaine, that when the appointment, was pro- posed to Mr. Fish in 1873, he objected and the subject was dropped. THE CONFESSION OF LEE, THE MORMON ASSASSIN. — A number of gentlemen here from Salt Lake, all agree with that portion of Howard's statement, concerning Lee's con- fession published in the STaR,"in which he my that the confession published at the time of Lee’s execution, was a cooked up document. They deny, however, that portion of the state- meut that Lee made no confession, and assert that he did, and that either Howard who was formeriy the district attorney for Utah, or Nelson, the former marshal, has the docu- ment in_ his possession, and that they intend \o use it for their own ends, when the time comes, THE PRO?0sED Dry Dock aT Fort Mo. HENkY.—AIl opposition to the cession of a poreien of te fallitary Sonceeaiion se Fort Le ‘nry for lock purposes has been with- drawn, ‘aod ie is eae that Congress will authorize the Secretary of War to cede the three acres asked for. The government engi- neer and the commanding officer at the fort report in favor of the project, and both reports are approved by Gen. Sherman. When the aiereak uate deters eu ew Wi in nat Oo! ie ‘ound, Py Allln in the i] between te wail and add nearly nine acres to reservation aud cularge the parade ground, sembled in the room of the committee on | ART NOTES. It is stated, but upon what authority we know not, that the two large battle pieces by Lami, now on exhibition there, have been bought by the Corcoran Gallery. These were considered remarkably fine pictures in France. when painted many years ago, and they show many excellent points yet, in spite of the rough usage they have had; but, much as they may appeal to the patriotic sentiment of Americans, they do not seem to be just the thing that is needed by that institution, in view of the pur. poses of its founder, They are not productions of an American artist, nor are they exactly the kind of examples required for study now a days. Artistically considered, ie impress one as too scattery, so to speak. They both lack a central point of interest, around which the minor features of the w may nata- groan themselves; and this is nearly as icuous a fault in the Battle of New Or leans,—which is the better picture of the two, and in which the moment chosen is the death of Packenham.,—as of the Battle of York- town, which merely represents the carrying 0 a redoubt. They are large, but they are no great, paintings. . — The English method for securing a proper representation of British art at the coming Paris exhibition is different from that adopted in this country in regard to the selection of American pictures for the same purpose. The Royal Academicia’ ts, not of the Academy, were appointed to elect eighteen representative painters. The first six of these Who obtained the most votes are entitled tosend ten pictures, and the second and third six a proportionate number. Over id above these elected representatives, the nglish commissioners of the exhibition have invited a number of other artists to send two or three of their important works. There will, therefore, be several hundred cxainpies of the works of some one hundred and fi! Biitish artists. s' examples of painting in grapes, by Mr. y, the well known still life painter, of Bal- timore. In rotundity, gradation of color and liquid transparency they would be very hard indeed to excel by the acknowledged masters in that line of ar’. At the same place may be observed some work by beginners that is anu. fine W sually promising. That by M « y, and some sket n of the gentleman above n, cularly noticable. Miss Bailey, wi : went abroad to stady, music, but in some way her attention was directed to painting, ani m the examples befor S We Should judge, ig of her musical S, that she has chosen wisely. — Late letters from Ross Turner represent him as in good health, and getting along well with his art studies in Munich. He also speaks highly of the progress made and the reputation being won there by Will. M. Chase, of St. Louis, and Frank Duverneck, of Cincitnati,— some of whose works, we may add, are also much admired in this country. — The National Academy of Design. in New York, commences its spring exhibition on the 2d of April, to close on the Ist of June; the British Royal Academy exhibition opens on the 6th of May, and the Pa Salon on the th hes ‘by are told, month longer than usual, on account of the international exhibition. “Happy the men and women who can visit all! — The pedestal for the Thomas statue inthe M street circle will be, when completed, abou! fifteen feet high, or perhaps a little more. This great elevation willafford an admirable under-view of the horse, from any point where the work ean be properly studied with refer- ence to its artisiie execution, — France encourages her artists as artists are encouraged in no other country, and the result is shown in the fact that French art At its meeting, M. Gerome, the celebrated paint was _nomi- nated Commander of the Legion of Honor: M. Zi was nominated an officer of the and MM. Ribot, Feyen-Perrin. Bin, , B. Desgoffe. Barrias. and Hirseli (architect), were made Knight — Another way that country has of fostering t is shown by a government decree recently issued. By the terms of this decree. all the young scholars of the Ecole des B -Arts Who obtain the priv de Rome are to be exempt from military service, on condition of their passing the regular time at the Ecole de Rome, d fulfilling ali their other obligations towards the state. —As will be seen by the advertisement in another column, the Messrs. Duncanson Broth- ers will hold an art sale in the Corcoran build- ing, 15th street. on Monday and Tuesday even- ings of next week. The exhibition room is now. open and the catalogues are ready. —Simmons, the sculptor, has returned to Portland from a western trip, and will soon sailfor Rome. He takes out several commis- missions to be executed there, among them, we understand. one for the Morton monument at Indianopolis. —It is pleasant to know that, though Ger- many may not contribute in a general way to the coming French international exhibition, there is a chance that German art will be rej resented there. This is as it ought to be. In art, at least, there should be no national antipathies, —The sale of ex-Senator Latham’s collee- evening brought out, as we supposed it would, ree attendance. At times there was con- siderable enthusiasm, but as a rule bidding was slow, and the prices obtamed were very uneven? Many of the pictures went for much less than was expected, and on the other hand many brought much more. so that on the whole the sale, which produced $101,525, was regarded as satisfactory, and in spite of the hard times probably réimbursed their owner for his original outlay, although many of them must have cost him much more than'they sold for. As instances of this kind we may men. tion a large and fine example of J. H. ite &Sx4 inches in size, which brought only $350: Bierstadt, 52x42, $800!—not one-tenth the 's studio price; a Landseer, 12x17, #350 an Andreas Achenbach, 62x92, $700. Follow ing are the paintings, with name of art si ‘Our Forefathers’ Diversion JOO: Cuttin: Aubert. 2 Becke 8x36, $1,450: Noonday Repose.— Sheep.” Rosa Bonheur, 18x24, $1. ‘Cross- ing Green River,” Bierstadt, 37x58, $1,350: “Rest during Harvest,—Italy,” Bouguereau, 45x58, $4,000; “Do ttaeking a Wolf,” Bras- * Marguerite,” Cabanel, 30x21, 700: Pythagoras Lecturing be: fore La Belle Theane,”” Coomans, 22x32, $1,20 “Coming Storm—Dutch Cattle,” J. H. L. Dé Haas, 37x62, 3 forest at Fontaine- bleau,” Diaz, 26x35, $3, olumbus in Pris- on,” Gallait, 44x52, $2,650; ** An Arabon Horse- back, and his two Dogs Drinking at a Foun- tain,” Gerome, 29x24, $5,500; * Autumn,—Ter- race of the Tuilleries, 1790,” Kaemmerer, 24x 16, $1,125; “My Little Brother,’ Knaus, 18x14, $2,200, After the Bath,” Knaus, 84x64, ndscape and Cattle,” Koeckkoeck, “La Cigale,” Lefebvre, 75x35, g of the Cathedral at Antwerp the Devastations of the Iconoclasts,” keys. 600: “Interior of a Flemish jd nee Madou, Leg $1,400 Bi yee ‘avalier,”” Meissonier, 74x5, 52 square itich) : “What has Mother Hy eyer von Bremen, 20x16, $4,050 his Thoughts,” Nicol. lox 1 al ~ Nieol, 15 Comman d 15x20, Flowers,” Saint Jean, 32x24, $1,400; jan Stable on Fire.” Schreyer, 47: “ Travelin; “A Wet “ Wallach- X79, $3,509 ; in Russia,” Schreyer, 18x42, $2,150 ay in Moldavia,” Schreyer, 18x12, $50; “Spring ‘Time of Life,” $1. “Oxen Eloughing,” ee ‘Sheep’ and Twin Lambs,—Scote igniands,’ Verboeckhoven, 44x34, $3,400; A Frightened Bull,” Verboeckhoven, 20x, $1 A Committee on Moral Books,” Vibert, 26, $4,100; “ Courtiers of Louis Thirteenth, x40, $1,800; “Jealousy,” Willems, 28x21, $7 “No Song, No Supper,” Willems, 24x19, $1 —~<ce-___ WITHDRAWING LEGAL TENDER.—During the month of March there was issued $951,640 addi- tional national bank circulation for which the Secretary of the Treasury has ordered the re- tirement of $769,312 in legal tender notes, leav- ing the amount ol legal tenders now outstand- ing $347,848,712. HON. GLENNI W. SCOFIELD, the new regis- ter of the Treasury, will arrive Monday next and assume his official duties. aa A receiver will be inted fe penny Savings bank of eee vor on eee Aaz-Up to date 15 Molly res have been executed in Pennsylvania. which they were ve vy hanged, howerer, ty leading | — At Barlow’s may be seen some remarkably | s Bailey, of this | W: of the same month,—to remain open for a tion of pictures in New York on Thursday * ‘Telegrams to The Star. THE EUROPEAN PROBLEM. Ignatieff's Mission a Failure. | Russian Understanding with Turkey, THE SURVEY OF THRE PUBLI LANDS. as Protest for the Consid- eration of the Public Land Com. mittee and the Commissioner of the General Land Oftice. [Special to The Star,} San FRANcisco. March 30.—The Alte Qui fornia to-day publishes the following editorial protest against a proposition now pending in Congress, which has been unanimously con- demned by the state legislature. The editorial reflects the general feeling of this community. The Alta CGuifornia says: “The proposition made in the bill now before the House public land commnttee, to consolid. ll oftices of United States surveyors general into one to be located in Washington city, is one very objec. tionable to the people of Calitornia, particu. to those whose claims require their close attention and frequent presence before offi of that department. It is anything but s. factory to such that any of California's repre- sentatives should favor such unjust measure, such wrong upon the people of this state, and to those undoubtedly of other states and ter- | unanimously: passed a Jott resolution re- | questing their Representatives in Congress to protest against the enactment of any such law. Such act as is preposed would lead to great confusion in state and federal laws and_decis. | jons in state and federal courts. The effect of | its passage would be to retard settlement of public lands” | mining district nia, of neces must particularly | great expens establishing her to yarious grants made to her by Congress, | and her public school land system must be se- riously disarranged, if not paralyized, | the proposed change be carried into | adjudicating disputes between 8; hg claimants and settlers on public lands, Mex can grant claimants would have a de | vantage over prior settlers, and to such a fent that it is strongly believed that th en gotten up in the sp ate grant cla: ashingion city at title a » claim agents for their own bers of the tion that a state, whiel ine ic r of Californ proposition so furnishes more tion and adjustment t States together, sh 1 have ever been iated in Congress. or that it could eve ceived the countenan Clive Y respectable oficial in Washington, pported that the present Commissioner of neral Land Office ha House © Ss indigna. ust towards this Tand eases for ad eal lollar ex) urveys under his administ Under the administration of his r. shown by his report for 1875, it cost bout nineteen cents. It is to be ‘admit ted is ditlerence is suggestive of immediate change. but that change is uot necessarily a change of our present Jand sur: veying system by proposed law. edit of time or costs must be allowed the sur vr eral for hearing numerous private im controversies or investigating and nt ad judicating the swamp land claims of several States, or for surveying, locating, and just: ing very numerous mineral and coal land elain ious acts of Congress. Town | site ela ve to be examined, passed upon, | and surveyed, ach of these cousumes more time than is necessary in supervising lands. the commission. ng it will cost as much under the proposed law as it did cost under his pre or in 1875, but what amount of money will compensate ple for the annoy convenience, delay and injustice that 1 would inflict upon hundreds or thous- > ands of people, if, unfortunately, it should be- come a law. Our own Representatives in Con- gress, asa matter of course, understand the circumstances of the case better by far than can officers in the land oftice in Washington, particularly as to the peculiar condition of our jand titlesand their surroundings. Some of these representatives have expressed them- selves freely upon this question before the committee and the commissioners. but the latter appears to be so wedded to the idea of the proposed change that there is danger that his views may prevail in the committee. EUROPE TO-DAY. Condition of the London Markets. Loxpon, March 30.—At this hour (12:30 p. m.) the stock exchange is quieter and much firmer, with a considerable recovery in prices. The Times, in its financial article, Says:—“In the silver market the activity of the last four days has disappeared, and is followed by a slight reaction. It is believed that the recent large American order is now completed, and his, ee oy with the unfavorable turn of polities, has caused the market to be quite stagnant.” Failure of Gen. Ignatieff’s ion. All the Vienna correspondents of the London journals concur in the statement that General guatief’s mission has failed. The Ties’ Vienna correspondent doubts whether Gener: Ignatieff has the power and the will so to alter his map of Bulgaria as to suit the views there, but even should some kind of an agreement be come to about the map, there will still be a Rood deal te be said as to the organization of Pe peeciaty by Russia and its occupation by 50,000 men for two years. The desire for an understanding may bé sincere, but views are so wildly divergent that it may be doubted phether this will be very easy of accomplish ment. Russia Not Justified. The Times in its coding editorial article Says: “Neither the objects Russia prociaimed at the outsetnor the events of the war justified her advance upon Constantinople or her ap- proach to the Bosphorus and Dardanelles. As jong as she remains in that menacing position we shall feel that it is necessary to retain our ships in the sea of Marmore, and %, Jeng con- sequently will peace be uncertain. ‘It is Russia 10 has ti 1 upon the forbearance of gland, not England who has shown lack of consideration for her. That forbearance has now been strained to the utmost limit, but no- thing but necessity would induce us to recover our rights by force, and a lonely and tempe- rate concession on the part of the Russian Cabinet would, without in the leastidegree compromising the interests of Russia, insure the peace of Europe.” Understanding Between the Russians and Turks. commander-in-chief, who removed the obsta- Stantinopie; and. inspired the Sultan wis antinople, and ins] ultan Ww a cordial feeling towards the Grand Duke. The same ein aed also saysthat he learnson fair authority that the Turkish troops have been so far withdrawn from the position re- genely occupied near the Bosphoras that the Russians would no longer find anything to prevent them from marching to the east and selzing. a fort which commands the entrance to the Kk sea. Russians Preparing for War. BUCHAREST, March 30.—It is stated on good authority that the Russian quartermaster’s department, in Roumania, has been ordered 10 engage ten thousand carts. The Russians have forbidden the export of eereals from the lower Danube. What They Think About It. LONDON, March 30.—Several_ London corre- spondents of provincial journals mention that an impression revails that the motive for Lord Derby's re: ion of the foreign min- istry Was more serious than the calling out of the reserves. They say that a belief is current that some step for pod ing British inter- ests like the entry of fleet into the Black sea or the occupation of Gallipoli,on the shores of the Bosphorus, has been determined upon. Lerd Derby's Successor. .ONI Mare! .—The report of the omen the Marquis of Saisburs-t0 of succeed rby as secretary of state for the foreign department, is formally contra- icted. Nobody has been designated yet for the office. The een’s Proclamation. otice has been prepared for issue to oMeers of districts Po renege od dee, having fhe nist class of the army reserve force be or- dered out for pe: manent service, all men be- Jonging to sala reserve are requized to report, the i | Titories. The legislature of this state has just | at headquarters on or before — for the pur- Pose of rejoining the army. Warlik: Lonpon, March 9. will oppose the Queen's the reserve. feet will shor ion of the liberals: message calling out It is probable that the British tly enter Bosphorus. An oficial f announces that fleree fehting h: Macrinitza between the insur veral Turkish ships are § m vil ce on the coast. The British tron turret ship Devastation and corvett Ruby are cruts. ing along the coast Macedonia for the pur. pose of rescuing refugee women and children. AFFAIRS ON THE P. ACIFIC SIDE. t . will char » Nevada bauk, to be opened in \ . 4 The Privateer Pelicam Further inquiry shows that the steamer Pel ican is being fitted up for trading between Costa Rican and Colombian ports. An agent an government having negoti r purchase. She will be so flited r can be utilized asa war vessel r necessary. The Washington author ities have simply ordered a watch to be main- tained upon her im case any unlawful meas ures should be taken in connection with her outfit. Counterfelters Released. A Portland, Oregon, dispatch says that the jury of the U.S. District Court in the case of John and Joseph Boutly, indicted for the man ufacture of counterfeit’ coin, failed t agree, whereupon the district attorney entered a notle e defendants were dis. charged. em General Romr, March sented General G ant and the Pope.’ w.—Cardinal McCloskey pre ant to Pope Leo to-day The Markets. BALTIMORE, March 30.—Virginia sixes, 0} 23; do. deferred do. consolidated, 67 es North’ Carolina sixe k bid to-day. Sugar fir, @ a9 ALTIMORE, March 30,—Cotion uns: mival—midal 1 ted and and firm ish—southern red, 1. : wi Venn Hay visions firmer tut T. Batter, Petroleum duit ulet and steady — March :30.—Stocks > Gold, 1014101. Exchange, larch: | Land 2 cents better for fw | bette NDON, March 30, both mone pall per fives, 1064, The Claxton-Horner Homicide. A SPECIAL VERDICT. terday, at 2'¢ o'clock p.m.,in the Crimi nal Court, Judge Wylie, the jury in the ease of Thomas Claxton, charged with mansiaught in having killed William Horner, his fati indaw, by striking him with a pe Ath of February last (who retir onthe previous day), we rand Mr. Combs. the foreman, asked, if the jury believe that when Mr. Claxton threw the py r ny no intention to kill Mr. Horner, was that n slaughter? he court repli tempt to strike and if the blow ¢ slaughter, whether the intention was to kill or not.” But if the jury believe from the evidence that the defendant did not intend to strike the the deceased. then it was not manslaughte The jury went back to their room a lock they « hat it was, and said the an unlawful axreed upon a v i that th i , but still unabl to return someti what is called a ‘sp re the jury find what facts have been proved. k a verdict stating | those facts, cour PUpON to determine 1 must be given, and rminés whether those facts ac cused. A jury was some a married couple—if they could be di- yorced and go apart they would often continue in disagreement, but if they found that they ntinue together they would agree. ‘ombs—Must we retire again?” Sourt—“Yes. After a case has been elab presented argued I am not disposed to take it from th onsideration ofa jary alter a short discussion. Mr. Combs—“Must I retire to that same old mattress J had last night? It is mighty hard.” The Court—“I cannot help it; you must con. hill said that he did not protest ‘tion of the court, but gave no. at he did not waive any of the rights of nt that it might imperil. ; The jury returned again at 4:10 o'clock, with the folowing verdict “We, the jurors, find that William Horner came to his death from a wound inflicted by a poker thrown by Thomas Claxton, without the intention of killing the said Horner, with a recommendation to the mercy of the court.” The Court.—You do not say whether the poker slipped from his hand? The Foreman.—That’s been a heap of trouble tous, judge. We find that he trew the poker. uror. The Court.—Is this the only verdict you ean return? . The Foreman.—Yes; we can agree upon nothing els The Court.—Let the verdict be entered. Col. Corkhill, for the defence, said he did not agree that the verdict should be entered ; he desired to reserve all the rights of hisclient. The Court.—There is nothing waived in a criminal case by standing quietly by. You can make your m within four da: The jury was thereupon discharged, and Claxton released from custody. The eflect of the verdict has not been formally determined, and to complete it formally there will be re- quired an entry by the court to the effect that by the verdict the defendant “is acquitted” or “iyconvicted.” Further proceedings to day are reported un- der the head of “A Busy Day in the Criminal | Court.” About 1! o'clock Mr. Corkhill filed a mo. tion for a new trial, which was overruled. The court said after the verdict was re. corded, that the facts found constituted man slaughter, but he had never known a case in which the line between manslaughter and ex. cusable homicide was so narrow. They had here an old Maryland law, and under that law, and in consideration of the relations which existed between him and the famil and his previous good character, he would impose a sentence of four months in jail, A PHILADELPHIA FarLurE Wace Cavsep SURPRISE.—Henry Ashurst, a prominent mem- ber of the Philadelphia stock board, failed yesterday, causing great surprise, as he was considered one of the richest members of the body. He was largely short of nearly all the leading stocks on an advancing mark ing nearly ied shares of Penn: rae. — — failure had very little be eae | stock, ho’ ng. at 23. His wever, closing at liabilities are re be heavy, P.-C Philadel. Wm. P- Caldwell, another hia broker, also failed, but his indebtedness is Said to be small. THE MorraTT BELL Puncu.—The New fork assembly Yesterday adopted resolution favoring the {utroduction of the Moffatt liquor tax punch in the state. A similar reso- lution was introduced in legislature yesterday. A DEADLY DUEL.—Sidney Pitts and A. P. Thoms fought a duel with pistols, in North- ampton county, Va., on Thursday, in which two rounds were fired, and Pitts was killed and Thoms was probably fatally wounded. THE GENERAL Pips Lise BILL was passed by the New York senate. It grants to pire lines the same right of eminent domain ‘h rail possess under the general HE HAD CHANGED His Views or HEuL.— The Rev. C. R. of the First lion. He has changed his views in e- 101 ie cl unishment, and they do not joctrine eburch Mr. Henderson is in perfeet with the church in every article of its creed except that relating to eternal punisb- ment.—[ 1nd. Jour. 000, entered in suit of of the bond of the city treasurer, ‘was en. tered in the county clerk's office at on hes yestertay. “I