Evening Star Newspaper, April 3, 1878, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. | HED DAILY, Except 5 LDINGS, ‘mer Lith street, The Evening Star Newspaper Company 8. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres’t. THE EVENING STAR is served to subscribers tn the city by carriers. on thelr own account, at 10 tents per week, oF 44 cents per month. Copies at fhe counter, 2'cents each. By mall— pre- F-O0 cents month; one year, $6. WERSLY STAR—published on $2 a ary ostage prepaid. i copies for $15: 3 coplek ‘#e-A!l mail subscriptions must be paid in ad- al. paper sent longer than so pale for. ww Rates of adveutising made known or, applica- ee a | VS. 5I—N®. Che 7,802. ming Star. WASHINGTON, D. C. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 1878. TWO CENTS. ___ SPECIAL NOTICES. THE EVENING STAR. > SPECIAL NOTICE. i VARROLL INSTITUTE, AS matters of special Importance will be consid- ered at the next regular meeting. to be held_on HUBSVAY, April 4th, at 7:30 p. SPECIAL NoTU —There will b =) meeting of the Stockholders of the LAND AND SEABOARD, COASTING COM- in the Dir Bank, on SAMUEL BACON. President. y BUILDING ASSOCIATION. — First Annual Meeting of the NORTH- LDING ASSOCIATION will be he * Hall, 615 7th ‘Omee. on TUESDAY, April for election of ofticers Anew sertes of the nity to oln an viating the risks an periment. Shares $1 per mo: ithe meetings as above, or te ae JOUN COOK mar28-«ltd => BUFFALO LITHIA, 7 ' HUNYADL JANOS, pd APPOLLIN ARIS And APPOLLTS ANG WATERS, Just received ips = : MILBURN’s PHARMACY. mari4-tr he 1429 PENNA AVE: “2 INDIA RUBBER GOODS > FOR IDS. 7 SHLONS._ PILLOWS, ICE BAGS, SILK ELAS" &e. g of AIR € RBA OCKINGS, &c. oF sale by HINSON, NORTHWEST, With very for in: turing, are ng a line of M. i ee chness of des and rivaling in country. Archit Waiusecatings ES e and beautiful marbles Bgents for BARSTOW WEOU NACE, Baltimore KITCHEN E! the Russia fire-place STOV and all Tip, and Cu large force of competent m: rious branches and long perso: do good work cheaper than an; THE FAMOUS MISSISQUUI SPRING WATER rocght such DISEAS —- who eretions of youth, Joss of manhood, &c., eure you, FREE OF CHARGE. wasdiscovered by a mission Ben «i a self-addressed envelo T.INMAN, Station D, Bil ity. WATCHES. All the finest grades of ENGLISH, SWISS and AMERICAN WATCHES, SPLIT SECOND CHRONOGRAPHS, MINUTE REPEATERS, HORSE TIMERS, &. @— We call particular attention to the WATCHES OF OUR OWN PRODUCTION in which are introduced the latest American European improvements, aud we confidently re ommend them as the BEST TIMEKEEPERS ever offered to the public. M. W. GALT, BRO. & CO. APOLLINARIS NATURAL MINERAL WATER. THE QUEEN OF TABLE WATERS, Highly Effervescent. DE. J. MILNER FOTHERGILL, Loxvox. ++ "Phe Exquisite Apollinaris; A Delicious Bey- erage. F. J.A-WANKLYN FRONDS. «Highly ma8-tr ST. GEORGE'S Hose., ifervesex nt, Whulesom®, and absolutely Pure: superior to all other: DB. KE. OGDEN DOREMUS. * Absolutely pure and wholesome; superior to all for daily use; free from all the objections urged against Cro- ton and artificially aerated waters. ** DR.PETER HOOD. PRE~1DENT oF THE HERT MrpICALSocizTY, Exc. “Superior to Vici and Vais. PETER SQUIRE. F. L. 8 CHEMIST TO THE JUEEN, 10th Edition of Companion ritish Pharmacopoeia. ** Exhilarating: Good Tor Sickness. Dyspepsia aint Loss of Appetite. ©. MACNAMARA, F.R. 1. SURGEON TO WESTMINSTER Hosr., LONDON. “More Wholesome and Refreshing than Soda or Seltzer DRY GEO. REULING, Baltimore. + More spark- ling aud refreshing than any other mineral waier, followed by excellent results in Dyspep- FRED’K DE BARY & CO., 41 & 43 Warren st., New York, Sole Agents for United States and Canadas. For Sate by Deater: Groots ss and Drug- st : 1. Every genuine bottle bears the YELLOW ane nsw, feeow, Ly Vv ERDICT RENDERED BY THE PEOPLE. OUR OPENING OF SPRIN CROWNED WITH SUCCE: WEAR ALL UNANIMOUS IN THEIR PRAISE! THE MOST ELEGANT DISPLAY OF SPRING CLOTHING EVER SEEN, Buch a Maguificent Stock, buch Elegant Styles. juch Splendid Garmeats. Such Low Prices named for Perfect Fitting and Reliably made CLOTHING Never before have the Peepie had an opportunity to select from as great an assortment. NEVER BEFORE HAS CLOTHING BEEN 80 CHEAP, ‘No one can afford to buy uutil they have visited us. If we bad the space, words would fail to de- seribe the ins we offer this Spring. The pine! mand Low Prices, WE HAVE MADE THEM. SEEING 13 BELIE ING. E YOURSELF, In the Men‘s, Youth's, Boys’ and Children’s nents can be found EVERYTHING that can be thought of In the way of SPRING WEAR. We have made the most Extensive Preparations tor an IMMENSE SPRING BUSINESS. Doubly so of any Previous Season. Noone need stay away thinking they cannot be suited. ¥or the Laborer, Farmer, Mechanic, Clerk, or Merchant, all can dnd JUST WHAT THEY WANT. a. STKAUS, 1011 Pennsylvania avenue, mar29-tr Between 10th and 11th streets, ONDS AND STOCKS. United States Bonds of all kinds; District of Columbia Bonds of various issue: ‘Wasbington and Georgetown arterl Manicipal and Rail Soasroke Be Bonds aai and sold by LEW 18 JOHNSON & _maris-tr oth st. and, WHE LENTEN MOSAICS and Marens War's EASTER CARDS, in_ great variety, for scle a J. D. FREE, Jn,. 030 lw 197 F st., opp, Edwiyt ~~ | | | | Washington News and Gossip. GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAy.—Internal revenue, $24,455.10; customs, $182.8: SECRETARY MCCRARY AND GEN. SHERMAN will be present at the examination of the ar- | tillery school at Fort Monroe, which takes | seems was an place towards the close of this month. AIL But OxE of the Texas delegation in Congress will vote against anv proposition that has been or will be introdu into Con- gress which entails the reduction of the regu- lar army to below 25.000 THE SILVER CERTIFICATES will be ready for issue on the 10th inst. Orders have been re- ceived for about a million dollars’ worth of them. THEY ASK FOR BREAD AND A STONE IS GIVEN THEM.—The House this morning passed tion allowing newspaper correspon- ‘o have access to the lobby in the rear of peaker's desk. What the correspondents wanted w cess to the floor, so that they informa out having mem- berscalied out. lution passed to-day wes evidently intended to relieve the corre- spondents from the irksome task of obtaining news, made doubly so by ping them oif the floor. If to-day’s resolution was intended to relieve them, it’s about as much relief as giv- ing.a man a ride by allowing him to haug on to the tail gate of a wa Tue Corton CLaim Case.—The trial of F.A. wer, W. T. Haines and W. H. Barstow on of conspiracy to defraud the gov- 1 in the Criminal Court Wylie, this morning. field and Osborn testi- mment of this Distriet. and Messrs. Bui fled for the gove Y. late state entomologist of Mis- ndered the position of ento- mologist of the Agricultural department, and will probably accept it. ENT of the evening will be the 3reenwood upon in Common Life,” at the C church. The assist inthe a , that will add va sion. tly to the interest of the THE SENATE in executive session yesterday ifirmed the nominations of several postmas. Mr. YE made a speech in the Mouse to day sharply criticising the soldiers’ roll, ma | up by Doorkeeper Polk. One “soldier apothecary’s clerk in th ed to an iiidepeadent compan in Boston; one sprained his ankle when drill- ing in 1861, another was not disabled, but said 1 been diseased for a, number of years : a. M Taught d the wild hunt of the demoe! wounded soldiers to fill this roll and their po success in finding them. ANCIAL.—The House committee on bank- ing and curreuey has appointed a sub-com- mittee. consisting of Messrs. Yeates, Hartzell and Fort. to consider and report upon Repre sentative Stephens’ financial bill, whieh was introduced in the House yeaterday, action will be taken by the comm Friday next on Representative Potic providing for the distribution of wor done by the b of engraving and printing tothe bank ni mpanies. The sentiment of the committee appears to be agaiust the passage of such a mea AN ADVERSE Rerout.—The Senate mittee on territories has agreed to report versely on the nom! ion of Prof. Hoyt te in place of Th erse report was presi ative Session yesterda 1 the tive se: AcT Arrhovep.—The President to-day cori | proved the act entitled “an act toamend an | act entitled “an act foréhe support of the gov- ernment for the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June 30th, 1878, and for osher purposes.” "The President’ also ap- proved the act constituting the chairmen of Two Congre: nal committees on the library of Congress and the librarian of Congress commission to consider and report a plan for providing enlarged accommodations for the y of Congres: ibi SENATOR BooTH made a vigorous speech in the Senate to-lay against the sinking fund bill for the Pacific roads reported from the com- mittee on railroad At the conelusion of his M ‘nt into the cloak room severe fainting spell. SENATOR DORSEY appeared unexpectedly before the committee on post offices and post roads, sitting at the Post Office department, and requested the privilege of being exam- ined in regard to the alleged connection himself with the mail contracts of Pe Mi- ner and others, now under investigation by that committee. Senator Dors id that if the committee had been courteots enough to notify him in the beginning that they had matters involving him under investigation, he could have saved them the trouble and ex- use of sending to Arkansas and. elsewhere ‘or witnesses. He said that ever since he had been in the Senate he had done whatever he could in a Jeeinmeate way to oblige coustitu- ents and friends in procuring mail contra: and that he was proud to Know that those he had assisted had performed their service in an honest and competent ay. In the pa: ticular contracts under investigation he said he had assisted Peck, Miner, Chidester and Adams, to the extent of his power, in a lawful way. That he had assisted them in making their bonds, had asked his friends to become their sureties, and had written to Postmaster Hadley at Little Rock to assist them there. He had endorsed their notes, and had done various other service for them, of which he was not ashamed. They had called upon him for assistance when they found difficulty in pres ring their bond, and ashe knew their bids were lower than the amount now paid by the government for the same service, and aS he knew them to be good men he thought he would be doing an act worthy of commend- ation rather than condemnation in thus en- couraging competition. On Peck and Miner's bids, which had been accepted as the lowest, the government had saved $130,000. On the service for which Adams had bid the govern mentghad saved $160,000, and he was glad that he had done anything to aid in accomplsning this saving. Senator Dorsey denied unquali- fiedly and positively that he had any interest, remote, contingent, or possible, in any maii contracts in the past, present, of future. (He denied that he had’ given his assistance to Peck, Miner, and the other contractors, for any reward or hope of reward, and notified the committee that he should perform the same service at any time that he was called upon. THe CooLie TRapE.—Secretary Thompson has received intelligence from the command- ing officer of the South Pacifie squadron that anumber of American vessels are engaged in the coolie trade. The coolies are purchased in China and thence transported to the United States, the owners of the vessel being paid so much per head for them. The Secretary is considering the propriety of issuing orders to the commanders of American men-of-war in the South Pacific waters to seize all American vessels engaged in this traffic and convey them to the nearest American port. THE MAIL Excursion TO HAvANA.—This afternoon at 6:10 o'clock the following party will leave the B., & P., depot, on the opening ofthe new fast mail route to Havana, going by way of the Atlantic Coast Line (Wming- ton, Savannah to Cedar Keys, in the new Pul- man cars extra and New England.) and they expeet to be gone about fifteen days: Post- master-General Key; Gen. Wm. A. ehief clerk ; Judge A. A. Freemai Attorney General, daughter and niece; J. M. McGrew, ‘h auditor; H. M. Morton, Execu- tive mansion ; O. L. Pitney, superintendent of the Treasury nator Hamlin wife and Miss Prentiss ‘nator Kirkwood and wiie; Sena- tor Conover and wife; the Hon. Chapman Freeman, of Pennsylvania and wife ; the Hon. J. G. Cannon and wife, of Illinois; the Hon. m. P. Caldwell, of Tennessee; Wm. P. Nixon, of the er Inter-Ocean: George Wurdeman, of the Pittsburg Dispatch Ward ray, Burlingame, Western V. Noyes, Washington Union: JN. . Chics T.mes; Jas.G. McNabb, Baltimore Gazette ; Cc. M. Ogden, New York W ;_ Eugene Cowles, Cleveland Leader; Mrs. John 8. Weed, Forney’s Chronicle; Mr. Nichols, of the Washington pecpuslican: Janes Briggs, Alex, Mac , #ichmond papers, ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE Navy.—The House naval committee has agreed to a pro- position offered by Mr. Goode, of Virginia, authorizing the Seéretary of the Navy to ap- point his chief clerk as assistant secretary, and while acting in that capacity he shall be entitled toa salary of $3.50 per annum. NoMINATIONS.—The President sent to the Senate to-day the following nominations: Edward C. Dean, to_be Police Commissioner of the Distriet, and Chas. H. Eddy, to be post master at Toledo. _ THE MEXICAN QvestIon.—Representative Schleicher in answer to an inquiry from a STAR reporter, as to when the Mexican difii- culty would be settled replied, that he did not expect to see it settled during his life time. It would always remain open anda source of international complication. He thought Diaz's recognition would soon be a matter of fact, but said this would by no reason settle what is generally called the * Mexican quest'en.”” NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL.—The Senate committee on appropriations concluded its revision of the naval appropriation bill to-day. The items of increase areas follows: Added to pay of the navy, $80,840; preparation of nauti- ‘al a ae, inereased $1,100; for equipment increased $70,000; for contingent bureau of equipment and reeruit- $15,000; repairs of naval labara- cemeteries, &e., increased na hospitals eased $15,000; secretary of Academy, not provided for in ‘the A number of small items, for pay chien, &c., are provided for. The total inerease is about $19 COMMISSIONER BRYAN OX Editor of The Star: Your pape ‘ASSESSMENTS.— of last ning contained a violent attack upon the late Board of Public Works, signed by Thomas B. Bryan, Commissioner. D. ‘© Honing the propriety, commini tu Withont ques- esy of the rk that ition, I ibility of the ass minissioners will appea onde ow th cl of Co- am owner of lots 63 to fronting on Corcoran nd 16th An as between ssment of $51.2 was made by youin April ppt some ‘grading, has aX amounts to nea #3 per front foot, on one of the narrowest streets in the city, and there is nothing to show for it, save ling. Is there not some error here? Respectfully, igned) s A. R. SHEPHERD. OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE Dis- TRICT OF CoLUMBIA. Washingion, April 3a, Isis.—Hon. A. R. Shepherd:—DEAR SIR: R2- feriing to your request for information re- speciing assessments against certain lots on Corcoran street, between 1th and Isth street Lam insiructed to send you the followin. ant Engineer Oertley’s report i * Assessment for carria , and includes a concrete bet we nt st no work, en done. This grading, ng, sidewalk o 3 sewer, $0.45 987. The old assessment ms to he’ erroneous, in so far as conerete done only betwee Mth and 15th, ace youcher, str assessed if 3 — ’ eretil All of whieh is respeetiully subinitt {signed]— ALR. SHEPHERD. Tur Lossy UNDER The Lasu.—The efforts of the Pacific railroad lobby to defeat the bill pending in the Senate compelling them to meet their past obligations to the government Lave become so open and bra most intolerable, and pnate administered a mdst ad mi is hoped ake them 2 M007 Wash'n. Cor. Bal ny Of Bie Saieilites. ave the effeet to move disereet in the future. vn Nopopy tN CONGRESS TO STAND Gop. .—Hon. Montgom- FATUER TO BLAIY ery Blair's resolution looking to the ousting of Pre $ from the executive office the legislative Kely to “die 48 accomplishing ject. Tha or is in earnest can be no doubt, for yesterday he ap peared on the floor of the House, and was, in conyersation wit members, quite sanguine ‘hat steps would soon be nunder his reso lution to reopen the Presidential question. In this hopeful view Mr. Blair evidently stands atone. True there is a rumor that a’ bill has been prepared looking to proceedings by quo varranto to get Tilden the Presidential office This bill, it is alleged, will confer jurisdiction upon the United States Supreme Court to hear and decide the controversy. If any member of Congress has such a bill, or contemplates preparing one, he is keeping both his bill and himself well in the background, for it will take a fine-tooth comb to scrape up the honor. able legislator who seeks any such distinction. The general sentiment of the democratic members of the Senate is that the Blair resolu- tion is absurd; that even if its author, be he Tilden or Blair, expected to unseat the Presi- 11, that the manner of procedure under the r ution would hardly be adopted by » belleve that Tilden should be in the Executive office. “Why,” said a Southern Senator today, “The question now is not yieke Hayes was elected President or not. assembly of Which hats been agreed upon by is Ti t, Maryland, e might confess judgment to not being elected under the forms of law which the Con- i nh provides for electing a President, id yet his title would be secure.” “If the nd ye . iitle of Hayes,” he continued, “is to be con. tested, the question of fraud has nothing to do With ‘it. The question. is: Did Congress pass an unconstitutional act in. passing the electoral 1 if it did Congre: and not Mr. Hayes, is blame for hi ring in the Presidential Dftice. If the law is unconstitutional, then Congress is bound to uphold his title and forever defend it, inasmuch as he holds his office under the electoral bill—under an act of Congress—and for Congress to refuse to defend it would be to insult its own intelligence and repudiate its own acts The democrats of the House take no stock in the new scheme. They affect to believe that Mr. Blair has _recelved “more encouragement from the republicans than from the democrats. They have no desire to reopen the Presi- dential question, and will promptly discounte- nance any movement looking to that end whieh comes either from their own or the republican side of the House. Ir OnE of the South Carolina grand juries has arrived at an accurate judgment, it'is the revenue officials of the general government and not the moonshiners who ought to be in the penitentiary.—[N. Y. Herald. THE REMAINS of Maj. Robert P. Wilson, of the 10th U. 8, infantry, who was killed on the 20th instant by the explosion of a fowling piece at Fort Richardson, Texas, was on Sunday in- terred in Wheeling, W. hily | the Matthews and Goff rds, Companies A and B, of the Ist West Virginia battalion. ANOTHER DEFEAT FOR THE WOMAN-SUF- FRAGISTS.—The resolve to amend the consti- tution in favor of woman suffrage was refused a third reading in the Massachusetts Senate yesterday by 19 to 16. OLD SIMON is sitting on the fence watching the game. The only remark he has made is, “Don't ery, Howe. Ifa ball istoo hot it is be'ter to Jét it. go than try to stop it with your stomach.” —Cin. Commercial. RECEIVERS APPOINTED.—At the instance of the commissioners of Araphoe county, Colo- rado, Judge Hallet, of the U.S. court at Den- ver, terday appointed D. W. Edgerton and G. N. Clayton receivers of the Denver Pacific railway. - THE CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILROAD was gold at auction in Richmond, Va., yesterday for $2,750,000, The purchase was made by & committee in pursuance of a plan of reorgan- ization in which over nine-tenths of the bond- holders under Chesapeake and QOhis mort-. gages have united. Gew. B. F. BUTLER addresses a letter to the Boston Herald, stating that he f stopping of the funding of the order to meet the expected defici prised ches Rew England Nepon BOAT TS zressmen, by 0} jon, appar- ently invite Tne Tmposition of the income Tax. EX-CONGRESSMAN R. H. DUELL, of Cort- land, N. Y., who is also an ex-commissioner of patent: recently d by a U.S. mar- shal and taken before a U.S. commissioner on Pension mon ae fie was released. om bail to nsion money. Shpear ata fu time. Duell claims that he can a receipt for the money. The case not yet had a hearing. buke. whieh was beard | ‘bail to | The Arid Region of the United States. . HOW TO RECLAIM IT. There was transmitted to-day by the In- terior department to the Speaker of the House a report by Major Powell, in charge of the U. Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain region on the lands of the arid region of the United States. This report does not resemble the subject of which it treats in point of dryness. It 13 a thorough and elaborate discussion of an im- important question prepared by one who, from personal experience. is perfectly ac: painted with his subject in all its branches. he arid region of the United States, accord: ing to Major Powell, begins about midway in the great plains and extends across the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific, excluding western Washington and Oregon, and the northwest corner of California. In general terms the 100th meridian may be given as its eastern boundary. It comprises about four-tenths of the United States and within its Linnie speek ing generally, the rainfall on lands suitable for agriculture is less than 20inches annually ; consequently for the purpose of cultivation irrigation is necessary. It is divided into ir- rigable lands, which consist of low tracks ly- img along the streams, timber lands, including the extensive forests on mountains and higher plateaus, and the pasture lands which inelude the valleys, hills, and mountain slopes lying between ‘the low irrigable and the elevated timber tracts. AN AUTHORITATIVE CLASSIFICTION NEEDED. ‘The advantages of an authoritative classi- fication of all these lands are presented in the report. After touching upon the different methods by which title to publie lands may be acquired, as bythe pre-emption, homestead, timber culture and desert land ‘laws, Major Powell points out that they are insutticlent for securing the settlement of those regions which depend on large streams for irrigation, and of those which come under the head of ‘timber and pasturage lands. Taking Utah as a fair type of the Rocky mountain region, over Which. territory the Major's survey has ex- tended, the report considers each of the three kinds of land separate nd makes practical suggestions as to what’ amendments to our present land laws should be adopted. In all this representative territory, with the excep. tion of a few spots, ation is neces: ry for agriculture. The space occupied by high ragged mountains and plateaus, touched by summer frost city of water in a country where many of as the Colorado, run in deep gorges, bring it. to pass that only about 2.5 per ecnt. of the whole erritory is irrigable. __ THE IMPORTANCE OF IRRIGATIO: Since irrigation is of such importance as the only means by which agriculture can be suc- cessfully carried on in hearly one-half of the United States, it deserves and receives in this report careful and extended consideration. Iriigated lands are not without evident ad- vantages. They are not subject tothe - situdes of r ‘all. The farmer fears no drought, a labors are seldom interrupted or his crops injured by storms. Thus agvicul- tural operations are rendered much more cer- . The waters coming from the plate freighted with fertilizing materials, sprea them over the cultivated Jands, and by this service alone almost repay the cost of i tion. For utilizing la s outlay of labor and material is required ; sejuently, co-operative labor, such as is sue- ssfully practiced under ecclesiastical or- ganization in Utah. or considerable cay nec seary, for the development of the irrigable lands. The area of the latter may be in: creased by storing the water of the non-grow- ing season in reservoirs or ponds, to be us atthe proper time. As the inerease of Wale! by Storage will eventually be imperative, it is recommended that the “necessity be antici- he reservation of sites r Brjuelpal and large ponds, Tn regard to the laws concerning THE DISPOSAL OF THESE LANDS, nggested that they be so amended tha may be made in’ quantities to suit pur ce s, the only condition being that the tracts shall be ee gated before the title is transferred. This method would pro- vide for their redemption through the empioy- ment of eapital. If they to be reserved for actual Jers in small quantities to pro- vide how for poor men on the homestead principle, 2 general law should be enacted under which a number of persons would be able to organize and settle on irrigable dis nd establish their own regulations for se of the water ana the subdivision of the lands in obedience to the general provisions of the enactment. So much for the irrigabie tracts. The timber lands of Utah, estimating the necessary mean annual rainfall to be from 20 to 24 inches, are 23 per cent. of the whole territory, but only 12.5 per cent. is covered with standing timber. his fact is due to the extensive fires which annually destroy dis- tricts of timber on so vast a scale that the amount taken for industrial purposes sinks into comparative insignificance. The first step to prevent these fires must be a_prohibi- tion to the Indians, who systematically kindle them to drive game, from resorting there for hunting. As the lower countr ttled the grasses and herbage, in which tires generally spread, will be kept down by summer pastur- age and the dead and fallen timber removed to the market. THE TIMBER LANDS cannot now be acquired by any of the methods prescribed by law, since they are not agricul. tural lands.” Provisions should be made by which the timber can be used by persons or companies wishing to enter into the business, and in such quantities as may be nevessary to encourage the construction of mills, the erec- tion of flumes, the making of roads and other improvements. Lastly, the pasturage lands are considered. When the fraction of terri- tory represented by the first two classes, and the true desert lands as found in the southern arts of California, Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico, with other naked and unprofitable tracts, are deducted from the entire area of the arid region, there yet remains vast quan- tities of Valuable land, ng nutritious grass. Springs feeding small brooks are scat tered over this region, and will often furnish the water needed for herds. In the absence of springs, wells may be dug or reservoirs iy be constructed to save the rainfall. Thus, in any case,sufticient water may be obtained. The Sigel on these tracts is so scanty that a quar- er section of land is of no value to the herds- man. Four miles, or 2,560 acres, is put down as the minimum necessary for a pastinage farm. These lands should not be surveyed in regular tracts, as square miles or townships, but in such manner that a water front on a brook may be given to the greatest number of farms. In this way the government will dis- pose of most land and the largest number of settlers will be supported. eneral law should be enacted to provide for the organiza- tion of pasturage districts of sufficient size in which the settlers may make their own regu- lations for the division of the lands, the use of the water for irrigation and for watering stock, and for the pasturage of the lands in common or severalty; but each division or pasturage farm should be owned by one indi- vidual who acquires his title thereto by the homestead system. LONY SYSTEM, ‘THIS CO! the basis of all the mining district organiza- tions of the west, would apply not only to per- sons immigrating from the east in a body, but to these alreadyin that country who roam from place to place with their herds, seeking [seen but m: ing no permanent residence or improvement. By the adoption of the regu- lations Suggested a land system would be pro- vided for the arid region adapted to the wants of all designing to become actual settlers there ; those who roam the plains with herds, or pee for mines over mountain ranges, and the multitudes who are without the re- wards of labor in the eastern states, would speedily find homes in the great Rocky Moun- tain region. it sales ch CANADIAN WAR HORSES FOR ENGLAND.—A dispatch from Montreal, Canada, says that the demand for a particular_class of ‘horses for England is increasing. Several car-loads of from 18 to 3) each are-being taken over the Grand Trunk railway daily, destined for Europe. They are intended for military ser- vice, and are branded with the letter “S$.” The country east and west is being searched for suitable horses for war pappoees. Large shipments of cattle are also being forwarded from the lower provinces. compe a a : ype SS . association of Congregational clergymen 0 New York and Brooklyn on a int of their opposition to Mr. Beecher, mef in New York yesterday and adopted resolutions requesting pastors of all Congregational churches to have collections taken up in aid of the famishing people of China. A Big Race IN PROsPECT.—Arrangements pave bees perfected ey Ten Brooek and the ia mare Mollie MeCarthy run four-mile heats at Louisville, July ‘next, for the sum of $10,000. the collieries in the Schuylkill and SMeatay. ee ae ane Onere. a= All Lehi tion: The District in Congress. BILL FOR RELIEF OF TAX PAYERS. The foltowing is the full text of the impor- tant bill introduced in the Senate March 2d by Mr. Merrimon and referred to the District |; committee, entitled “A bill in relation to the | payment of taxes and assessments in the i of Washington, District of Columbia :” Be it enacted, etc., that atany time one year from the passage of this per. son may pay to the collector of taxes, or to the person authorized to receive the same, the Amount of tax, assessment, or water-rate Udon property belonging to stich person, hereto ore laid or imposed and now remaining wn- paid, together with interest at the rate of six per centum per annum, to be computed the time such tax, assessment or water. was imposed to the time of such payment ; or officers authorized to receive ‘ssments, and water-rates shall re- spectively make and deliver to the person so making such payment a receipt therefor, and shall forthwith cancel the record of any tax, assessment, or water-rate- See. 2, Upon sueh payment, such tax, as. sessment, or water-rate shall cease to be a lien upon the property, and shall be deemed fuil e no further interest or penalty by reason. of such tax, assessment, or water-rate not having been paid within the time heretofore requ ing the payment of any penalty or interest over the rate of six per centum per annum Bren any unpaid tax, assessment, or water- rate. and purview of this act are hereby repealed _ THE HOUSE COMMITTEE. on the District of Columbia met to-day and further diseussed the bill to adjudicate the differences between the market company aiid the stockholders, bundholder. ers. No conclusion was reached. THE BRITISH PREP. The London Gazette tion ordering the reserv ssemble on or before April 19. The government ha another large steamer at Belfast for service. a proclama- 1S t transport Constantinople :— ns, fearing that the Turks will endeavor to maintain neutr: ty, M. Onon, first dragoman of the Russia embassy. has made the following dem: which may be regarded as an ultimatum Abandonment to the Russians of the fortitica- tions on both sides of the U Bosphorus, and Gallipoli and Boulai ‘The Turks are also to ev Maslak, and place some at the disposal of the Ri Duke Nicho!: i ans. t night urged these der ha. and they will be submi The Grand aneil. al to the Politica! Correspondence. from Constantinople, reports thai Russians h omienced a fresh move. r lipoh. The Russian troops ikans are being moved nearer The Russiaus are everywhere cting fortifieations. AUSTRIA HAS AN EYE TO THE MAL The London Times’ St. Pete: spondent telegraphs as follow is admit- ted that Austria is not at ail disposed to the price of her neutral et that w and Eng would enable her to make her own term: jeneral Ignatieff was informed by the Aus- trian government that it requires ‘certain al- terations to be made in the peace prelimina- ries. and such alterations must’ be made with (he concurrence of the other powers. HOPES FOR A CONGE The Times’ St. Petersburg ices from Berlin i ons that Ru might desire to tions for a congress, taking the sa basis of dise ne OCCUPATION OF WIDD! A Belgrade special tothe Tin ted that the Se CHANC cor at negot of Pa enew aty, S Says it is by the command pla Th jan government circles inc stria rather than Russia, and a willingness is even expressed to make a military conven: tion with the former. IGNATIEFE'S MISSION NOT REC URE. RDED A FALL ‘ived in St. Petersbur} Gen. Ignatief! has a The Agence Ruses m has not failed, as he give and receive frie lve to the attitude of Engiand, the Ag sa ot_do_ more to facilitate the necting of congtess. Her means of persiis- sion cease at the point where care for her diz- nity comme THE WESTERN Town mary of Results so far.—Returns from the elections in Ohio and Indiana, indicate that a light vote was polled, especially in Ohio. the larger towns and cities—Cleveland, Pi mouth, Athens, Mt. Vernon, Delaware, Belle- fontaine and Cambridge, Ohio, and India- napolis and Richmond, Ind., the republicaus either carried the day or secured a large gain. In Columbus, Dayton, Hamilton, Springfield, Toledo, Newark and Urbana, Ohio, the demo: erats Were ahead. The national party were | defeated in Toledo, but seems to have dévelop- | ed considerable strength i | of Terre Haute was carri t y majority. They also carried eight out of twelve townships in the county. ‘The latest figures from the Cincinnati election, indicate | the election of D. Baker, republican, to the board of public works by 2,900 majority ; Har. mon, democrat, judge of the superior court by 2,600 major is Smiley, democrat, clerk of the police court by a small majority, and Baker. Seinceral, County, solicitor by 500 majority. The council will likely be republican and tlie board of aldermen democrat. The nationals developed but little strength. The election in Chicago a passed off quietly. The leet nine councilmen, the republi- explanation, TIONS — Swin- Indiana. The y ied by them by 190 town, With prospects 0 north town, while Clement Rohr, republican, was elected mayor of Atchison, Kansas, yesterday. The republi- cans also elect their marshal and a eory of the school board. The democrats elect ‘the city attorney, treasurer and treasurer of the school board and four councilme: GLOVER’s EXPERTS.—Glover hastaken some unusual means of keeping secret the testi- mony regarding the wonders he is explaining. He has been taking testimony in the private room of Prof. J. H. K. Wileox, one of his act- ing experts. This room adjoins Glover's ata hoarding-house, and, for the sake of added se- crecy, some examinations have taken place there. Wilcox is the gentleman who prepared most of the absurd matter which Alexander Delmar _compiled into the statistics of the United States for the first Paris exposition, and which publication McCullough and Mr. Seward found necessary to gather up and burn to prevent our part of the exposition catalogue from being the laughing-stock of the world. This gentleman was paid a large sum by Glover in the last Congress for his valuable assistance in reed roorbacks. Glover has also adopted a new pian of investi- sation. He allows any one who chooses to ring charges before his committee in con- nection with treasury matters,and to summon witnesses and examine them to establish their truth. In this way men who have been dis- missed from the treasury for cause,and whose own life has been infamous, have been allowed to offer themselves as witnesses, nd to help examine others summoned at their sugges- tion. The democrats are becoming very ner- yous over the contempt Glover is bringin, upon the whole sable of investigation an the policy of employ! ng experts.— Wash. Spec- ial Sprinanetd publica THERE Has BEEN CONSIDERABLE SOCIAL EXCITEMENT in pease, in consequence of the separation of Mr.and Mrs. Leonard, after a union of twenty-five years. Tho lad) tinguished herself by her exertions of fallen women, She was desirous of going on the lecture platform and proclaiming her views to thousands. The husband objected, partly because these lecture tours would cost considerable sums of money, which he would have to pay. So they parted, and Chicago is very voluble upon the subject, and has invent- ed no end of falsehoods about the matter. THERE IS 4 LITTLE GIRL, eight years old, in 8t. Louis, named Emma McCann, who is sub- ject to an irresistible impulse for swallowing metallic substances—pins, money, buttons, etc. Lately she was taken sick, and $1.15 in dimes (there was one nickel) was ejected from her stomach. coins were of a somewhat brownish color, and the nickel was partially lestroyed. is sup] that the dimes were swallowed four months ago. Emma alsoswal- Jows pins when she can get them, The general health of the child is not affected by this strange diet. 49°. young woman named Clar woman named Clara E. Cam: hher step-ehild 11 mon! isi il at Coun: =a beving poisons be aid, satisfied, and discharged ;and there shail | and stallhold- | and hospitals | 3 nes to | - tery connected | day, and letters were read from man , Session of Congress s| | der notice to #ORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS, Wepxespay, April % SENATE.—Mr. Dawes presented a memo. oston board of trade for alaw to provide for an equitable correction of errors in the collection of duties, Referred to com. mittee on commerce. Messrs. Kernan, * Chris Pp ‘nted remonstrance of the life saving service. Mr. Burnside. from the committee on mili tary affairs, reported a billin relation to the enlistment" of colored men in the ny. Placed on the calendar. On motion of Mr. Cockrell,"the Senate took WA and passed the House bill mend section 40, chapter I, title 18, revised statutes. rela- tive to Indian districts in Missouri. On motion of Mr. Rollins, the bill. authoriz- sioners of the District of Col- the transfer ing the Commiss umbia to abate certain taxes erroneously © lected was taken up and passed. (The pre erty involved is that. ki Rd gewoo Known as lately belonging to Chief Justice Chase. | On motion of Mr. Mitchell, the Senate took up the bill for the relief of Wm. L. Adams, considered and passed On motion of Mr. Kirkwood, the Dill for the relief of Thomas A. Walker, late register of the land office of Des Moines, lowa, was taken uy considered and passe Mr. Chaffee introduced a_ bill to amend the Pacific Railroad act. of IS. and the amendatory and supplemental thereto. on the table. ‘On motion of Mr. Spencer, the Senaie took up and passed House bill for the relief of A, Darling. The Chair appointed Messrs. Windom, Dor- sey and Beck membersol t mittee on the bill providing clerks in the Treasury departinent. Mr. Banks, from committee on , Feported back the resolution in relation temporary ment paper hi Washington aves surrounding the hall, b hail itself, and, as amended, ther lution was adopte The regular order haying been demande the Speaker announced that to be the consid eration of of the previous question, Mr. TL + notice that he would not call i sed the House in favor of veport, and took issue with the umnent of Mr. Harrison. yesterday that the civil servjee committee hada right. to into any aets of the doorkeeper. H that the committee was bound to confine itself to the question of the guilt’ of Polk ac cording to the allegations made in the resolution ordering th He was investigation. prepared to deny that Polk had been guilty of corrupt motives in anything he had done, and that Was the whole question to be determined. All that Polk had done, was done from honest motives, and lie believed it to be his duty to employ force enough to transact the busin of the House. He defended Polk's acts i politing so many pages and other employe: pecause he Was actu: by a spirit. of gene- rosity and magnanimity, and a man whose heart was steeled to the calls of distress, was not fit to be a dourkeeper in this House. or in the House of the Lord. ———~<s. ————— O'LEARY WEARS THE BELT. If They Want It Th Here to Wall Lonpoy, April Life states that the trustees of the champion belt have late six ed that ¢ i Robber Arrested. E, N. Y., April 3,—Duteh 8 thie’ before daylig rs of the Hudson mon, one of the most notoric country. OCE! BERY Case.—The ives Devitt and McElfresh) arrested 8) Gleason on the charge of complicity in th Bemo robbery at the Washington Ho aiding others in pursuading Bemo to lea city so.as not to be present at the he: “Zeke Cade,” charged with the grand lareeny. He was released last evening by his brother Albert, who became his bondsman for appear. ance. Beveridge has previously been arrested and held to bai There is considerable mys- h this affair. The case will be heard Saturd TRE IMPROVEMENT OF G OF THE Carrror.—The Distrie have referred the joint resolut) making an appropri: up, draining. and placing in good sa itary condition the grounds south of the Capitol, along the line of the old canal, to Chief Engi- neer Hoxie, to consider and report piaus by which the work can be prosecuted to the best advantage to the government. The prices t be paid for rs in this Work has been fixed by the commissioners at $1 per day. AMERICAN HORSES FOR BLA Stated that two English gentlemen are i 0, and have agents ughout the west, the purpose of buying 20,000 horses, osten: sibly for street cars in Se dand Ei but, judging by the character of the . they. nded fe etive mei raught purposes hundred ai s have been bought in Chi and will be shipped within two KS. Two Wr TNESSES BURNED TO DEATH bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Marlow. a respec old couple who were to appear on Monda witnesses in an important criminal suit, were found in Wet Wood, near Louisville, K day. They had been burned to death. ‘Their bodies were lying close together with the heads and legs cut off. Itis soup sed that the dam. aging testimony they could give was the cause oi the murder. They were witnesses againsi two highwaymen. “Numerous arrests have been made, bu} the identity of the murderers has not be ‘stablished. Two MEN OVER NIAGaRa FAaLis.— gram from Niagara, Falls, April 1 ze: Pat- rick and John Reilly, brothers, of Chippewa, started to return in a row boat from this side at6p.m. When half way over it was noticed that they were in trouble, as if an oar was broken. They were too far down to receive any assistance, and they went over the Horse ace Bie, just outside of the Three Sister sani THE FUNERAL OF MRS. ANN LOHMAN, better known as Madame Restell, the abortionist, who committed suicide in New York Monday morning, took place from her 5th avenue resi- dence yesterday. There were no religious exercises. The remains were inclosed in a costly casket, and were removed to Ta wi for interment. Only her relations, ex-Judge Stewart, her counsel, and her servants attend- ed the funeral. AGAINST THE Woop TARIFF BILL.—The ex. Sovran Commissioners | ecutive committee of the American Iren and Steel Associati jation met at Philadelphia yester- factur- ers of iron and steel, all disapproving of the Wood tariff bill. It was resolved to urge that all attempts to chanj ie tare hws at this at once ~ doned. on ASSASSINATION IN IRELAND.—The Earl of Leitrim, his clerk and the driver of his car- riage were assassinated early yesterday morn- ing while secring fo his” lodge, “Manor Vaughan, county of Derry, Ireland. ‘There is reason to sup) that the crime wasone of an agrarian character. The shooting took place when they were opposite a cottage from which the Earl had recently dispossessed a widow. Eighty nine of his tenants were uo- quit. , 10 BE SHOT.—M. Tehmutch, formerly pres- ident of the Servian ministerial council, has been found guilty of treason as the head of the military revolt in December last, and he will probably be shot. NATIONAL BsSE BALL Leacve, in Session at = - Yes Yt my appoint- ed a staff of um} po Ing em ELECTION NEWS. EX-CONGRESSMAN VANCE'S FLIGHT, A WOMAN IN THE CAS THE EUROPEAN SITUATION, Peace Congress Negotiations, ete. Se EASTERN QUESTION. of Peace Congress 3 t Lonpox, shows little chang: April s. tern question. As rived at StjPetersbury evening, the eflect of hi unknown, but a special Fremdentlatt trompRerlit St. Petersburg to. the simultaneously that th for expectin: lions on the b sis of the prop prey me Invited to mee Bismarck that the powers t fo revise the treaties of 196 and IS7l. The identity of this news in time, and charac . from the two capitals where it would cer ainly be known first, has given more pe of its correctness than the form in which th ts are le public. h gives th mdenblatt x The ais being v matter is in itself not improba ble. Such an overture from Germany we spare Russian. suse Fess, instead of exa ticles of es, and the Suecessive ar ight take sa star Mg point of discussion, a much thereof and what she POUrse Wor on each arti forward the stipulation: treaty. and defend them as substitutions for the corr the act of IS © information of ts yet been made from and the Russe ye - it must be remembered, after stating that e's mission has mm a | Was simply instruc to give friendly explanations, said. litude of En, i point where It is im ny slep or aaveit has Probable Stories. Sina Constantinople dispatch to Vienna Potltical Correspondence that th ns ha afresh moveme | towards Galli nd that the troops to th north of the Balkans are being moved nea | to the Danube, and in a Constantin: pateh to the Loudon Standar for the abandonment to the ber of Turkish positions, cations on both side num eluding the forti of the upper Bosphorus | and Gallipoli, and Boulais are highly improba. | Wie. Such action on the part of Kussia would | not me: precipitate war but be wanton and unnecessary. There is said to be in Constant nople a regular manufactory of these irritatin: statements for the purpose of provokin: land and Austria against Russia Whe Told Tn the Honse of atternoon, Mr. Kobert Bourke, foreign se stated that sir Henry E British ambassa for at Vienna, in reply to.an inquiry. by. tele to his auth y the statement ta tch to Lord Derby on the Zul ult., that been trustworthily informed “that Jortschakott told the Roumanian agent 1 St. Petersburg, that a allow the question of the cession of Bessa bia to be discussed Roumanian ag mant y the y tha ‘om Gallipolis, Ohio, stat t Col. leaving home, borrowed large y from his relatives business s. The amount that he suceeed- ix is estimated Lo be not less than it may reach $21,000), His two who are now t is that t ne time Col. Vance teacher, who is 1 Louis, ve IS ¢ of the most respe io, and ha it was so high e obtained large sams en himself time. The de st cause great excite- nds he i that oney had he velopmeits of ment among his p New Yor’ r yet but few applicat cover war risks on British and Russi and cargoes, and no margin rate fixed, Yesterday, on sh vessels (Sail). New York to Cork for the rate was 4% Mediterranean to New York, per cent. on steamers, British. At the marine in- i that the inquiry and insurances their request within the r letters of eredit for the Baltic, French avd 4 per cent. by steam Yor the fult_ range of Atlantic, Great nies report but ked by 1¢ of | per ¢ Western, and Pacific comp little inquiry.end the rate generally a | them is from ‘te 1 per ceat., covering long voyages, the first mentioned of which name 2 | percent.on Black exchange. |; hess Was United ea risks. “rday, avery hi ne in large vessels for ngdom and continent. ELECTION N i A Little Republican | |, MINneapotis. MINN., April was a | light vote at the charter election here yester | day. Rand (rep.) was elected mayor over the candidates of the cembined d workingmen by about At the produce avy bust n for the mocrats and a0) majority, and Hill (rep.) controller by over 1,600 majority. The new council stands eleven republicans and The vote was 1.000 less than seven democrats. an on the city ticket. The city boards will stand: Councilmen—29 republicans, 21 democrats. Aldermen—12 republicans, 10 democrats. ocrats on Deck in St. Jo. St. JOsEpH, Mo., Apri!.—The democrats elect the entire city ticket by good majorities. All the councilmen are democrats. im Kansas City. Kansas City, April 3—The democratic ticket has been elected by majorities from 50 to 400, except for treasurer. The democrats elect 3 alderman, and the republicans 3, Man and Child Drowned. CINCINNATI Onto, April 3.—A special dis- patch states that Mr. J. Rochte and his child were drowned while attempting to cross the Maumee river in a skiff! near Napoleon, Ohio, yesterday. The British University Races. Lonxpon, April 3.—The weather is cold and wet, The Oxford crew arrived at Putney, on the Thames, to-day. The inter-university tace is appointed for 9 o'cloc! ‘k a. m. April 13th. _ The Markets. BALTIMOR:. April 3.—Virginia _consoli~ dated, 57% bid y, Sugar strong and un- AETIMORE, April 3.—Cotton 4 y jull, weak and 10%. Flour quiet but held southern quiet and steady: western amber. 1.40; Pennsylvania red, 1.36a1. Winter red, western. spot and May. 1 35%a1.36. Gorn, southern di steady; western dull at’ cent decline. white, 53a54: do. yellow, 53; western Spot and April. 5Sisab3%; “May, 55.4. Oats more active, and sieady at yesterday's decline—soathern. 2 western, white, 2485; do. mixed, 85.53; Penney vabla. Sba87_, Rye steady and firm, Hay duil aud unchanged. with fair jobbing demand. |B: chotce scared gnd firm —chol Toll, 3: do. NEW" Foi, April 3.—Stocks firm. 4 Money, dao. “Governments Armor and Mighee” 4