Evening Star Newspaper, April 6, 1878, Page 1

oS THE EVENING STAR. | PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday} | HE STAR BUILDIN | of re EvExt 1s served to subscribers In the city by iverson. thelr own account, at 10 tents per week, or 44 cents per month. Copies at | fhe counter, 2’ cents each. By Dre- | paid—60 cents 2 month; one year, $6. | THE WkasLg STAK—published on Friday—$2 a | "postage prepaid. 1) copies for $15; 20 copies gg All mall subscriptions must be paid in ad vance: no paper sent longer than so paid for, ‘Ba Kates of advestiring made known (4 appiics- ton 7 ee %, SI—N®. 7,805. WASHINGTON D.C., SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 1878. uening Stare. SPECLAL NOTICES. TNIVERSALISE CHURCH. — Rev. | KENT will preach in Tallmadge Hall we atilam. Young people's meeting | at 4.30 p. m. Iv FOUNDRY M THE EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip, 14h ana | GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-pay.—Internal Theeminent | Tevenue, $292.414.06; customs, $341,025 THe WHITE Hovse was deserted to-day. @. | The President, Seeretary Rogers, and ali the in All | clerks and messengers went to Chester. A ping at Ilam. E new man took charge of the entrance. Pubiie cordially we ae: hk SMALL Briis.—Complaint is frequently made of late about the want of small bills. Treasurer Gilfilian says he issues bills of Ht denominations in exchange for larger ones ai any time when it is so desired, and pays ali drafts in bills of any denomination asked for A COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION will shortly be held in this city to fill three vacancies in assistant paymasterships in the nayy. There are now forty applicants for permits to com- pete in the examination. Most of the prominent officials who did not goon the postal Cuban expedition have hied them to Chester. GEN. SHIELDS’ AGE.—A STAR reporter, in the matter of the age of Gen. Shields, of Mis- souri, who was a candidate to sueceed Door- re— in- | NORTH CAROLINA A S10 U of 8:h and B sts. |. corn B — April 7th, preaching by the Vastor, Rev. | J. WESLEY Trovt, at 11 am, and 7:3 ‘Beats free. The pul wited. BYTERIAN CHURCH, Rev. Josevit T. KELLY, . by the Pastor: at W. MATTINE werp, Beigiam. =» CHKISTIAN CHURCH, Vermont ave. TS preahhing ty he Pusuor, Paeomuick’ Dy Powrn. »-morrow Morn: - Sunday School at t 11 otelock, and All wel- 20 asin. = INT PAUL'S TEMPERANCE SER- TS MON Rev! Dr, Davio Wi b street Method!st Protestant Caurch, y. Preaching and munidn, lie Cordially Invited, Seais free. UL'S ENGLISH LUTHERAN | keeper Polk. added more years to his life than ' CH, corner Hin and H sts. n.- | he has yet attained. The reporter was misin pee Fasten Sey Oe. DOMES formed, as Gen. Shields, it appears. has just Let useat ind 4 turned Sixty-seven, and ‘it speaks well for hin. that his opponents should be foreed to misrep- resent his age in order to make a point against him, for that the most serious allegation brought forward to defeat his election. THE PARTY PROM THE TREASURY that went | to Chester this morning were Assistant Secre- retary Fi Commissioner Raum. Appoint- | ment Clerk Sinith, Chief of the Customs Di- | vision James. Deputy Controller Langworthy, and Chief Clerk Upton. PERSONAL.—Gen. Selden Connor, Governor of Maine, arrived in this city yesterday. and is at the residence of his father-in-law, Jobn CHURCH OF TH FORMED EPIscorat. . W 2 Y.P REUEEMER_RE- Willard Hall, @ and >EYTON MOR’ he Met and 4ch st. he Bailey, esq.. 519 4th street northwest. °""" Mrs. am. Elizabeth Thompson, of New York, who pre- WP. Hareises, | sented Carpenter's picture to Congress r of Represen: i ported to be in Boston investigating the sub ject of technical education, with a view of de- Voting a part of her large fortune to the estab. lishment of tee hols. fhe Pui aud Sal EEPER OF THE HOUSE. + democratic members of the House o! Represents evening aminations fre ANNUAL MEETING FOR THE | forthe purpose of nominating a doorkeeper * elation of ofieers of the WASHINGTON | which position Was made vacant by the re: BERNIAN BENEVOLENT S0Ci- | movalof Mr. Polk. Gen. Chas. id, of Georgia. was nominated on the fit Gen. C. W. Field, j diary McCoy. K the vote being as follows n. Shields, Mo. vaitey H, French, Pendleton, W. 2. Tot | Gen. Field 2 y, wrad at West Point in the year 1819, served in the | confederate army under Gen. Lee, and soon alter the close of the war entered the army of lock. A full attendance of members is earnestly re- tel. By order, Mc MONIGLE, Secretary. ‘nalied, 115. CHURCH. 16th and H sts. the Khedive of Egypt, where he remained | until 1s77, when he retained to the United States. His political disabilities were re- moved about two months ago. Tue POLICEMEN 4 Senaie committee on claims have decided fa- vorably on the bill introduced by Senator Den- nis giving to the members of the Metropol tan police force of the District the 20 per cen’ | additional compensation authorized to be pa to cer‘ain employes of the government by resolution of Congress of February 2 | ‘The bill of course only applies to sue members of the force at the date of the pas- sage of the resolution. * room of the d 5 DNESDAY, the 10th day of April, for electing Nine Directors for the ensai will be opened at 12 m, and close SAMUEL BACON. President. > MERICANSAVINGS tw 2 F st.. corner of 7h n.w., open daily from 10 a.m. toSp. m. On Saturday rom 6 io 8 p. m., to receive depositson! ‘anyamount from five cent: posit Boxes for rent in Fire It, at $10, $12 50,$15. $25and he largest and most convenient boxes 1928- depos: civedl Sir Epwarp THORNTON, the British minis ter. has officially expressed to the s State the hizh sense the Queen’s gov one the ¢ i id her majesty’s representative shown Lord Dufferin, the g ja, by the Presid = BUFFALO LITHIA, hi os 7 HUNYADI JANOS, Aud APPOLL SPRING WATERS, Just received in MILBURN’S PHARMACY, mari-ty YU BUBS SS PENe a. AVESCE. => IND! JBBER GOODS : AIR © s 3 HoT WATE BAGS, Ick BAGS SILK ELAS” TIC STOCKINGS, & » &e. ANDERSON TO BE VINDICATED.—J. Madison Wells, who represents the interests of Ander- son here, asks for the latter's appointment to the New Orleans collectorship, on the ground that such appointment is necessary to his e¢ For sale by plete vindication. It is stated that the Pri W. 3. THOMPSON, ! Chins fo Gaon is ch st. | dent will appoint him for thisreason, althoust marls-tr Pharmacist 705 16th St-_ | believing he will be rejected. After such re. HAYWARD & HUTCHINEON, jection, outsiders have sone arranged that t= eeny extnnite tenis tor ‘nanufac- | /’aekard shall be nominated for the place. faring, are now showing @ line of Marbleized | SecRETARY AND MRS. EVARTS left this city ualed ‘ichness of design and color & , sa) SV ity Saath. jing'in extent apy establishment io the | last evening for Omaha to meet their son, Wil designs for Mantles and liam, who has been residing in China for some years, but recently returned to Southern country. itects ‘Ss Gramnscoatings closely followed, California for the benefit of his health, and is and imitations of and beauti luced for BARSTOW WEROU! ME, Baltimore KITCH Grids FUR: Ei] ‘CE, Bal ENER RANGES; also | now on his way to Washington. They left the Russia fire-place STOVE. Contractors for | in consequence of a telegram received by the Plumbing and all Tin and Copper Work. BL Seeretary anneuncing the serious illness of eae ee ee a ee eerence. wii | their son. ‘do good work cheaper any other house. m2-1y | = 4 EXHAUSTED APPROPRIATION.—The Post BIVALLED Oftiice department appropriation for printing Ee Queer AND Fxice, is exhausted, and the public printer has sent fi word that he cannot fill any more of the de- 2 arr ne artment’s orders. This is a very serious mat. MOET & CHANDON. er. The iminense registered letter business will be brought almost to a_ standstill, the money-order system will be affected, and the general business of the department will be embarrassed. Under the same appropriation facing slips for the use of railway post offices are prepared. This work must now be done by each office separately, at about double the usual cost. The printing of advertisements for the miscellaneous: mail letting must. also be delayed. To show the extent of the busi- n 3 0 sheets and 4,05] books were forward- d by the P.O. blank ageney in the month of babe 2 and in the same time nearly three million fac nig slips were prepared. This ex. haustion of the appropriation was foreseen, d there is now pending in Congress a de- “by which it is proposed to appro- 000 to carry on the operations of this ranch of the postal service. But as the bill has not passed, the public must suffer incon. venience, and the department must be embar- rassed in'some of its most important workings. The acting chief clerk of tke department has been before the chairman of the conference committee on the deficiency bill, and it is likely that the passage of the bill’ will be at. tempted next week. - V ERDICT RENDERED BY THE PEOPLE, suspended it may be mentioned that OUR QPENING OF SPRING WEAR CROWNED WITH SUCCESS. ALL UNANIMOUS IN THEIR ‘THE MOST ELEGANT DISPLAY OF SPRING CLOTHING EVER SEEN, PRAISE! Buch a Maguificent Stock. Buch Klegant Styles, juch Splendid Garments, ‘Such Low Prices named for Perfect Fitting and Reltably made NAVAL ORDERS.—Lieut. A. J. Iverson, to the Powhatan, at Norfelk ; Ensign U. H. Arnsden, to the coast survey ; Assistant Engineer Henry Herwig, to temporary duty in bureau of steam engineering ; Ticuenante McAnthony, from CLOTHING: Never before have the Peeple had an opportunity toseleet from a: great au assortincnt. NEVER BEFORE HAS CLOTHING BEEN | the Powhatan, and nted six months leave SO CHEAP, with permission to leave the United States; Cadet Engineer W. B. Boggs has reported his return home, having been detac] from the Wo one can afford to buy until they have visited had the ald fail us. If we > Is wou tode- | Adams on the 21st ultimo, and has been placed seribe the we we. this Spriag. The | on waiting orders. Low Prices, INDIAN PRISONERS RELEASED.—At the re- MADE THEM. WE HAVE BEING 1 BELIEVING. 7 quest of the Indian office the Secretary of - CONVINCE YOURSELF. | War has ordered the release of the Cheyenne . *s, Boys’ and Children’s | and other Indians imprisoned at St. Augus- : weattments can bo found EVenYraiNe thavens | Line. Fla. These Indians have been conten Bice it of in the way of for several years. During that time three of 3 their ehiefs have died. It was held that their SPRING WEAR. long im) minent was sufiicient punishment for their crimes. They will be sent to Fort ° We have made the most Extensive Preparations | Sill, Indian territory. for ap PINCHBACK AND THE PRESIDENT—In an in- terview with the President, ex.Goy. Pinch- back, who 18 now here, said that Louisiana now has the best governor of any within his recollection, and the people are better satis- fied with the condition of affairs, though they complain of hard times. The ont: thing of which Mr. Pinchback complains ‘s that a few colored children, nearly white, in she putitic schools in New Orleans have been required to leave them. They should, he says, have been permitted to remain until faded out by the in- crease of years. His own children were in- cluded in the number removed by the school authorities. IMMENSE SPRING BUSINESS. Doubly so of any Previous Season. No one need stay away thinking they cannot be suited. ¥or the Laborer, Farmer, Mechanic, Clerk, or Merchant, all can find JUST WHAT THEY WANT. a4. STBAUS, Pennsylvania avenue. mar2o-0r Between 10th and Lith streets, HE NAILS.—Judge Prentiss certifies: «Dr. SCHULTZE cured mine 18 years ago." (Ehou- So sands - of painless cases of 8, Corns, A Card FROM EX-DOORKEEPER POLK.— Sa Saipan ‘yiranmatic or swollen jolats, #¢- | Editor Evening Star:—Your statement in THE and children attended as usual. Call or too late. di | STAN yesterday that I had disel seven aes _.. —_——-—— | men, is untrue. There were four, and LL WHO VALUE THEIR SIGHT to know | they were removed for causes satisfactory to the best One Dollar GLASS- myself. And that I usurped the functions of = A HEMPLER'S, Open my office twenty-four hours after Thad been Foun. venue n-w., corset on turned out, is also untrue. My action pleased ce rane — aaeet. | myself, ane I care not who may be disp!eased. AND STOCKS. April 6th, 1878. JNO. W. POLK. United States Bonds of all kinds: District J. 8. SHIP Su: ', Com Es of Columbia Bonds of various issues; i aha rie Seuibation ce he Paris exhibition, ar- ‘Washington and n Quarterly Stock: wood, with geods for t 2 5 M ‘iroad fh, rived at Havre, France, on the 22d of March. and cid by LEWIS JOHNSON € 00. Baikeee™ | Oficers and crew all well, Lind 7 es a eed Lrevrenayt R. M. Berry, is detached from just received by WAP; WHITE & OO, Seat | ordwance instruction atthe Washington nary sobers and Stationers. 1142 7th street n.w. Schoo) | yard, and ordered to ratoga, ng and Blank Books specialties, sepo-ly Tieutewaus § C, Paine, duated THE Excursion TOCHESTER.—This morning there was a perfect jam at the Baltimore and Potomac depot, on the occasion of the starting of the exeursion party to Chester, Pa., to wit- ness the launch of the new iron steamer of Para. at John Roach’s ship yard, which is intended forthe Brazilian line. There were in the party President Hayes, accompanied by Col. Rogers, hi: ate secretary ; Secretaries Thompsot War; and Interior ; Devens; $ : minister ; Councillor de Carvalho Borges, Bra zilian minister; Senor Don Dardon, minister 3 mala; Mr. Preston, minister from : Jushie Yoshida Kiyonari, Japanese minister; Senor Don de Cuellar, charge d'af- faires of Mexico ; Senor Don Machain, minister from Paraguay; Senor Don Freyre, Peruvian minister; = M Nicholas Shiskin, | Rus- sian minister; Senor Don Dalla Cosa, ister of Venezuela: and Senor Don Mantilla, minister m Stain, with a large number of Senators and presenta- tives in Congress, government _ officials, representatives of the press, and ladies in all about 800 persons. So great was the crowd that it was thought advisable that some of the excursionists should take the limited train leaving at o'clock, There were in this train, three parlor ears and a private car. The special excursion train was of two sections, an cars: riton and private ca. of the Vandalia line ; the latter ocenpied by Secretary Thompson and some of his friends. lea 9:30. The second see- nn Was composed of eight first. class passen- ger cars, and left at 9404.m. The party was n charge of Mr. jale, Mr. Roach’s agent and at Baltimore was reenforced _b number of invited guests from that city. The Washingtonians willreturn this evening. the first composed of the fine rub , Fehigh, Central, Daphne, 2, ——e- AMERICAN TRADE WITH SOUTH AFRICA. In response to the trade circular of the De- he consu Cape Town at in his opinion the establishment of gement would open ‘up a_ profitable productions of the der white domination Zambesi is atiracting n to So vast a field of protit prise, There is nota manufactory ofany kind in the Cape Colony—everything is imported. THE WYOMING sailed from New York at one ock this afternoon forthe Paris exhibition, having been completely repaired. THE TRAMP IN AUSTR A recent dis- pateh from Consul General it, at Vienna, contains some pertinent remarks on the yp, Whose ubiqui asign of hard times the United Siates. as been so prominent n Europe as avell as in ‘There, as here, the fever x impetus whieh culminated ‘Kers from the fields to the cities. Once habituated to the life of towns, the subsequent depression which resulted from over production, has not led the idle ar isan to return to hi ve ms and 3 tramp, wandering restlessly from place to place in’ search of work and food. The Austrian law, however, does not the tramp to beg where and when his needs suggest, but promptly inter: yenes to transport the able-bodied mendicant back to his nitive village, there to resume his mitive occupation — agriculture. In this y the cities are relieved from the burden of supporting a floating pauper population no: born within their limit: J. MADISON WELLS, of Lonisiana, is in the as notified the Philadelphia Téa A ring a suit as th: chara her than political, against the na, and sativieally suggesting the only defense that would Among other things isreputable mule 4 's this report “comes from the fruitful imagination of the progeny of a harlot, and it would seem that those en- gaged in their reproduction are but wor seions, nurtured ina simil laws of that ij asto the pe ne Woods tragedy. Mrs. Wetlock, wife of Robert Wetloek. whio isin jail. wasealled upon by then. She was H, and seven dolirs and forty-five eents in sil was found upon her person. Itisthoug! a portion of the money belonging to the Marlows. 3 was arrested. The skull of Mr. Marlow w found by the deteciives in the debris. Publie indignation runs high, and every effort is ade to discover the assassins. TI! $ r the scene of the tragedy il ir own lives, and will not exp: an opinion as to who the murderers are. reign of terror prevails in the Wet-Woods se tion, and it is, indeed, doubtful whether the cowardsiwho so brutally butchered and burned the aged couple will be identified A GIRL STO) By TRAMPS.—At Ashtabula, Ohio, Monday night 3 girl bout eightes years of age was arrest dressed in men’s clothing. She says she is Gertie Randorson, of Toledo, and Was stolen two weeks ago by s. Her hair was clipped and ‘men's ut on, and she has been kept with under awful threats, until sh he was taken tothe county in a letter from Toledo. If her ze has been HOT DEAD ON THE s last night at a variety performance Mlle. Volante, a trapeze* performer, held an apple on her ‘head. and . Jennie Fowler, known on the sta nklin, shot atthe apple. The shooter s with her back to the mark, taking aim by the reflection in a mirror, The ritle was dis charged, and Mile. Volante fell dead on the stage, shot through the forehead. A TRAPEZE PERFORMER s —At Providence, R. stood Strike Rror: he reduction of wages at the Sprague mills, in Kent county, R. 1. yes- terday, led to some violent demonstrations by strikers. One mill was broken into, opera- tives driven out, and the machinery broken, The police checked further violence. THE MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATIVE Com- MITTEE on railroads made their report yester- day on the question of a further state Ioan of b,| to the New York and New England railroad. The majority of the committee re- Port in favor of the loan, and two minority re- ports were made. WIFE MURDER AND SurcipE.—Wm. Thomas, a blacksmith. sone at the ship-yards in Wilmington, Del , killed his wife duringa ftam- ily guarrel last evening, by cutting her throat with arazor. He then attempted suicide by feo SENTRA ate as 2 isrecovery is very doubtful. He been drinking hard latel; sd THE MONMOUTH PARK RACE Course, near Long Branch, N. J., was sold at auction yes. terday under a mort, foreclosure. bit . Withers, in the name oft American Jockey club, was the purchaser at $57,000, ON TRIAL FOR HERESY.—The New England Methodist conference at Westfield, " + On Thursday, began the trial of A. P. Adams, of Beverly, for Millerite heresy and insubordina- ion. CHARGES OF MALFEASANCE IN OFFICE have been preferred against Hon. A. P. Smith, county judge of Cortland county, New York. A hearing will be had before the ‘governor on the 9th inst. PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS AND LABOR IN TERESTS.—The Pennsylvanio house of repre- sentatives passed a resolution yesterday re- = the Senators and Representatives of nnsylvania in Congress to make such pro- vision for the erection of publie buildings and a general _— of pun ie improvements as ecessary ive employment i Ing labor throughout the eouneeye A Cock FichT To Last THree Days,— Georgia will soon be matched against North a ne aaron hog dn toa ed fight- ing Will commence on April 9, an dae The main will ‘occur in Cha rece has been made between parties in Aj ta. and Charlotte. Twenty-five cocks are to be shown by each side and matched ; $2,500 a side 500 will be put on the odd, and $250o0n each battle. [Augusta News, A REJECTED SurToR's REVENGE.—Edward Baker, who was rejected as a suitor by the daughter of George Hawkes, of ane Mass: set fire to the latter's house," in whch ten per, sons were sleeping. The flames were extin- = and er and an accomplice ar- 4#@-Marcus D. Holbrook, at one time a part- ner with Mr. J. W. Forney in the publication of the Lancaster (Pa.) ‘Tnteltigencer, in ys mple depot at that place, under competent | The MeGarrahan Investigation. THE EVIDENCE TO-DAY. The Senate committee on public lands con- tinued the MeGarrahan investigation this morning. Senators Oglesby, chairman, and Grover, Garland, Booth, McDonald and Chaf- fee were present. Inasmuch as Mr. Ingersoll, one of the McGarrahan attorneys, was too un- well to be present, the examination of the claimant was deferred, and the New Idria counsel were permitted to go ahead and sub- mit portions of thelr evidence. Lengthy depositions were read from J M. H. Lowry, and Theo. | F. . former clerks in the Land office, covering the method of exeeuting land Patents. This oc. cupied an hour and a half of the committee's time, and contained nothing of general inter- est to the case. Judge D.S. Wilson, then of- fered the deposition of Judge Otto, acting Secretary of the Interior in 1863, which show- ed that the execution of the application of Mr. MeGarrahan fora patent tothe land in Sontroversy Was suspended and not carried out. He aiso submitted the Lowry deposition, showing that no patent was ever issued to Mr. McGarrahan or any one else. TESTIMONY OF CHIEF CLERK ARMSTRONG. J.H. Armstrong. chief clerk of the priva land division of the General Land Office, was called to the stand and on pelng sworn, pre sented the original order of acting Secretary Otto, directing the commissioner of the Gener- al Land Office, to suspend the execution of the McGarrahan patent. He also presented a copy ofthe letter from the Attorney General, dated March 1363, to the Secretary of the Interior, John P. Usher, asking him to for- bid the issue ofa patant to MeGarrahan, also letter in reply, stating that patent need not be issued. He also produced the original patent to McGarrahan which was unsigned, and which is the celebrated one that MeGarra- han clams was signed, but that subsequent to the signing, the last sheet had been mutilated. He alse exhibited the record containing the completed patent entered before its execution was suspended. ; Some animated discussion was carried_on between ex-Commi ner Burdett and Mr. Shaw, the latier objecting to the introduction Shaw that mannerly piled that lic book cotaining records and plat nia and Oregon land grants W: y the New ldria to maintain the point which y hold to, that the survey of the old Yorber nt is identical with that which covers the nt now claimed by MeGarralian and re- sed by the department. ndwer to a question of Mr. Shaw the «i that there was nothing but hon- ect the department in ease a elerk hed to suppress any letters sent to record- king for signatures, :30 the committee took a recess. esty to p wi ersa Atl Election of President and Vice-Presi- e1 | THE NEW METHOD AGREED UPON BY THE HOUSE COMMITTEE, ise committee charged with the conside ation of the method of electing a President and vice-President submitted to the full committee last night and agreed to by one jorit The most important featu mendment to the eon: ited esis that the electoral votes ction thereot of each person voted for President in any state shall be ascertained multiplying his entire popular vote therein | by the whole humber of the electoral votes of the state and di ing the product by the aggregate popular votes of the state for all | persons voted for as President, and the quo- ereof shall be the number of elee: and fraction thereof to which such tie e toral votes persons shall be entitled, using for sueh frac and no lion three decimal amendment is di tive power of the s mittee say on this subject the states are aughed by the present electoral system. It has happened already that the voie of New York, cast solid by genéral ticket, has decided the election by a few thousand’ ma- more. tor the million voters of the state of New York, but against a majority the other way of the eight millions who are voters of the Unite: States, The practical effect of the electoral: system has been to increase the relative im- portance and power of the larger states, and the practice of voting by general ticket wi intreduced by the large’states for that pores and when introduced all were compel w follow it. Representative Hunton, of the cominittee, proposed an amendment in sub. stance that in ease of dispute in any state as to the electoral vote, the election shall be decided by the highest jucicial tribunal of such state, and the vote shall be counted unless Doth houses shall exclude it. Although no serious objection was Inferposed by the committee to this amendment, the committee did not vote on it. It is the opinion vf members of the com- mittee that the pro) d amendment to the constitution will not receive the approbation ot Congress. two-thirds of both branches being required to propose it to the states for adop- jou, Peace Possibilities. ENGLISH DEMANDS AND RUSSIA'S INTERESTS. The London Times has a special dispatch from St. Petersburg saying:—“An inspired article in the Journal de St. Petersburg says: ‘The conviction that England’s demands are incompatible with the interests of Russia and Europe will find firm support in the public opinion of thisempire.’ Notwithstanding this decided language, all hope of a peacelul solu- tion is not yet abandoned.” CONCILIATORY, The St. Petersburg Agence Russe publishes an article repeating the statement that the mission of Gen. Ignatiefi to Vienna was suc- cessful, inasmuch as its sole object was to learn in a friendly manner Austria’s objec- tions to the treaty of San Stefano. The Agence regrets that England has not followed the same amicable course, since she would then haye made known her proposals side by side with her objections. The article continues as follows :—“ If England should state what she proposed, then her propose and those of the cabinet at Vienna might pave the way for a common understanding. RUSSIA IRRITATED BY FRENCH NEWPAPERS. This afternoon's Pull Mail Gazette has the following special dispatch from Paris: “Prince Orloff, the Russian ambassador here, has complained against the tone of the French press. heres | the Journal des Debates, which belongs to M. Leon Say, French minister of finance, and the Republique Fran- caise, (M. Leon Gambetta’s organ.) Prince Orloff contends that for these papers the gov- ernment is responsible. M. scdingcon, French minister of foreign affairs, in repiy to the Prince’s complaint, said that the govern- ment have no control over the pape: tion, but the press, have been invited to be less aggressive. Prince Orloff was much dissatis- fied with the reply. GERMAN MEDIATION. A Berlin special to the Pall Mall Gazette says: “Germany is again busily mediating be- tween Austria and with a view to ad- qesting, their differences. The papers say that ‘ussia has ordered fifteen hundred torpedoes here, with directions that they be forwarded forme part of the Turkish coast occupied by ussia.”” ENGLISH OPINIONS. The Pall Mall Gazette hinted yesterday that if the opposition endeavored to hinder the overnment’s measures ‘liament will: be dissolved, insuring, in the present state of Daliic feeling, an overwhelming conservative majority. in the house of commons rday after- noon, Sir George Campbell, iberal, member for Kirkcaldy district, announced that he will pro) on Monday an addition to the SS to the een, towit: Praying her to accept the preliminary conference proposed by Germany, and abstain from isolated ion in a matter in which England has little direct interest, the other powers that England is prepared to support them in any Spa te SP Acute? oft ak ie act of un ation witieh Russia threatens Roumania. \e Times’ correspondent says Mr. Rivers Wilson, one of the members of the committee appointed by the Khedive to inquire into condition of the ptian revenues, &c., had an interview with Mr. Waddington, toreign minister, on Thy ‘Y, and leaves for Egypt. ou Friday. The of the commission, which will begin its ediately after his arrival, The report of the sub-committee of tie | H jovity, and has not only settled the question | | which feature ART NOTES. The two large paintings by the celebrated French artist Lami, representing respectively the Battle of Yorktown and the Battle of New Orleans, which have been on exhibition in the Corcoran Gallery for some time past, have been bought by Mr. Corcoran; not for the Gallery, however, but on personal account. Although not exactly adapted for the strict purposes of the Gallery, yet, recognizing their decided artistic merit and great historical value, Mr. Corcoran was unwilling to risk the chance of their being taken out of the coun- try, and so determined to become their pur- chaser, as stated above. We do not feel at liberty to indicate the final disposition that will probabhy, be made of them by Mr. Corco- ran, but in view of the character of the pic tures and of that ntleman’s well Known patriotic and liberal spirit, it can safely be assumed that they will be so placed eventually that the public will have the full benefit of them. Inthe meantime, we understand it to be the intention to have them put in thor- onghly good condition, and kept on view in the Gallery, for the present. —The interest manifested by the public in the exhibition of the Society of American Artists in New York, which closed last week is shown by the fact that during the twenty- four days it was open it was visited by more than six thousand persons, including the free missions on Sunday afternoons. Although the expenses, of the exhibition were quite heavy, it is gratifying to learn that they were more than met by the receipts. —The Boston Museum of Fine Arts tried last week for the first time the experiment of evening exhibitions, and if experience shows that the receipts will defray the cost o: ing the rooms, they will become a perm feature. It speaks well for Boston, way, that the $100,000 required f = sion’ of the Museum building wi y and easily raised, recently, notwithstanding the hard times. The work on the new part Will begin in May, and will probably be done next April. The plans provide for additional room for casts on the first fio r, and also € arehitectural collectio will bea large picture gallery corres to the present one. Beyond this will lery, to be named the *Aliston Room, voted to shington Allston Ss. There will F ictures, and also for temporary exhibitions of various Works of art. atement is revived in Boston that zeus of Massachusetts have determ- ined to present to the state of Virginia an e ian statue of General Lee, of heroic rected in Richmond. The story sto say that the commission for statue, which is to be of bron: s been given to Martin Millmore, and th pedes- tal has also been contracted for, ete, People in Richmond, however, who would be likely to know if any such moyement was conteni- plated, have no information concerning it. —Keports from Paris are to the effect that Barthoid ing the World,” intended to be placed in New York harbor, is coming out little by little or rather piece by piece Trom the immen shops established expressly for its t the truc tion. At present the sculptor is finishing the principal portion of the head, in regard to ute Paris paper says: “The first sentiment insp nearly thirty feet high, is almost terror. [ts gigantic di ions stupefying; but by degrees the eye becomes accustomed to the colossal forms, and the mind reconciles itselt to the extent of ‘those great lines, and we dis cover in the midst of them the majesty and the light which the author has endeavored to give the featur The head when finished is to be exhibited at the Paris exposition, somewhat as the arm, hand, and toreh were shown at the centenn xhibition at Philadelphia. —The absurd story has been put in cireula- tion that the price paid for Boughton’s picture | of the “Edict of William the Testy, added to the Corcoran Gallery, was fifty thou sand dollars. he Gal is a liberal patr of art, but not to the extént implied by this paragraph. It is no secret, we believe, that the price paid for the painting in question was four thousand dollars. —Asmall oil painting by Kaemmerer was stolen from the Schaus picture galle n New York on Thursday of last week. It represents a handsome young woman look into a shop window, and is valued at $800. owner of the gallery cannot tell the manner in whieh it was takep, and so far there is no clue to the ‘obbery. — Mr. Holman Hunt, the distinguished Eng- painter, who has been in Palestine for some time past, and seriously ill, was at last accounts much better, and expects to return to England at Easter. He will bring with him an almost completed picture, which it is said will be the most important work he has yet produced. — The number of persons who attended the free exhibition of the Grosvenor Gallery, in London, in one day recently was over eight thousand. —Surprise has been expressed in some quar- ters, since the sale in New York last week, that so cool-headed a man and successful banker as ex-Senator Latham has proved him- self to be should have had so large a sum as one hundred thousand dollars or thereabouts invested in a picture gallery. This does seem to be a very large amount of money to have withdrawn from active business pursuits and tied up in what might be called an unpro- ductive, or rather, perhaps, a non-interest- paying investment; yet it does not, by any means, follow that it was a bad or even an un- profitable expenditure. On the other hand, if ir. Latham were unas te state the facts, we have no doubt it would be shown that his pie- lately ture gallery was a highly: satisfactory and most likely a remunerative investment. Most ifnot all the pictures comprising his collec- tion were bought at high prices, in the flush times of a few years ago; yet, notwithstand- ing the fact that it was sold in a period of great depression in business and scarcity of money, there ‘is reason to believe that it brought considerably more than its original cost. Itis extremely doubtful whether many of Mr. Latham’s other investments, made and realized on under the same circumstances, would have turned out as well. It is certain that neither real estate nor ordinary stocks would have done so. |The same was true of the celebrated John Taylor Johnston collec- tion of pictures, sold in New York some time ago. ir, Johnston was regarded as, and doubtless was, an unusually Lead where d and sagacious business man, whose rest- ment in pictures was d upon asa rather foolish and expensive nage | Cd many of his business acquaintances ; yet when the day of adversity came, and his effects were sold under the hammer, his picture gallery was the only portion of his investments that realized anywhere near its cost; and this, it is said, brought a net profit of nearly fifty. oad cent., though many of the pictures were bought in the era ee ae at what even are were regarded as extravagant figures. an investment of this sort yields course, pty ro the way of interest, from year to year. it to a gentleman of taste and culture, who can afford the outlay from his other pur- suits, the enjoyment of essing choice pic- | suits, the dey possessing pie tures is a full offset for the loss of inte: especially if there is a prospect that he can. his money back, or something more, in event of a sale. And this it has been n- strated over and over again, both in Europe | and this country, can be done, if the pictures are first-class in character, the productions of artists of reputation, and selected with taste and good judgment. Indeed, as a rule, few other investments turn out as well. — Much the best collection of pictures ever brought here for sale is that now exposed at the corner of F and 15th streets, and to be sold atauction on Wednesday and Thursday eve- nings of next week. The catalogue embraces the names of many favorite artists, foreign as well as native, and includes a number o} markably fine compre. bothin landseape and genre, The collection is, in brief, well worthy the aitention alike of collectors and conneis- Mir Jonn i. Keys a deserves” popular arise . hey, a 4 si ra Scenery, fro t tol interior nature in so many differen eee ee anes Shas i is far from monotonous in chai a the other hand, ment, "as ‘Well a8 variety’ in, choles at ee Jee Aimong te other ne pievares the red by the enormous head, | | sidered and | of justice would be a | should net be pi | Stances rendered it necessar’ him when the sentence was announ praise; particularly so his excellent charcoal drawings. Mr. Key has given a great «eal of ent thought and consctentious labor to this branch of art, and has achieved in it some exquisitely beautiful results. Save the strong and characteristic example by Inness, spac does not allew opportunity to refer in detail to the other attractive works comprising the col- lection. ice it for the intelligent reader that it represents the best qualities of the well known gallery ssrs. Williams & Everett of Messrs. when such artists as Gerome, George L. Brown, Coomans, Wight, Rosen. boom, Casilear, Shultz, Gay) Frere, Col. and others of that rank are named as contributors to it, it will be understood that a rare oppor- tunity is now presented to the people of Wash- ington who desire to procure meritorious works of art. Sentence of Cephas Jones. JUDGE WYIIE SENDS HIM TO THE PENITEN- TIARY FOR THIRTY TEARS. To-day, in the Criminal Court, Cephas Jones, colored, convicted a few weeks ago of having committed a rape on the person of Miss Florence P. Smith, on the 24th of Novem. ber last, on 10th street northwest. was brought from . and the motion for a new trial was argued at considerable length by Messrs. Newman and A.A. Birney for the prisoner and District Attorney Wells for the govern- ment. The motion is based principally on the instructions of the court, and it was argued very thorougiily, especially by the prisoner's counsel. The court took the r reading the objection that the ver Sreceived on Sun- day he said that if the court refused to receive the verdict on Sunda dk in Boston ; and y up it would be a greater viol bath than by receivin; ing them to attend tans. There is no on Su should not be receiv other reasons—that the verd 1 were ion the jurors on their purt erred in charging e taken up seriatim, con. verruled. On the charge of the court, Judge Wyl remembered « Baldwin, f Supreme Court of the United States, who was bably the greatest criminal lawyer in the o have said toa jury that if a certain Sevidence was taken the administration ckery. Judge Bald- , for it was evident wed to questi 3 ti the e X the jury, &e.—w n win was right in this ¢ that the man was deliberately perjuring him: self: but if Judge B. was ‘now living and je such an assertion, Judging by som uthorities cited, he would be thrown into iver The District cy moved for a sentence, dat the bar. On being and Jones wi asked if hehad why sentence impediment in hisspeech, Said iz honor, I have a reason. for 1am not guilty of the crime: and there is one thing Tam sure— if I receive the sentence at this bar. 1 will not receive it at the next bar at the judgment seat of God.) The court remarked that the crime was the most offensive one which could be committed, id he referred to the atrocity of this par: ular case, refering to the attack on an un blinding her by blows in the sand bleeding. punishment tor this offense, and he thought that the circum 'y to impose the utmost punishment. If this case does not call for the greatest punishment then there is no case which requires the imposition of that f the court ‘ou Suffer imprisonment at hard labor ibany penitentiary for the period of Ts. ies, With a sWagger.—“Thank you, si as then conducted to the doc! sed his wife, sitting near it, without a he had showed by her looks that she feit ‘ r : but when he failed to notice her she left the court room. Mr. Birney said that it was the intention to take the case to the General Term, and asked a suspension of the sentence. The court referred to the law, and stated that under the terms of the act aul appeal sus pends the sentence until after the expiration of the next term. = There was a large crowd gathered in front of the City Hall to witness his departure. among them his wife, and as he passed down the steps she remarked: “Take care of your- self, Ceph., and don't forget to write; some o! the low white trash has sworn your life away.” Ceph., responded: “All right,” and lightly got into the wagon, and while waiting for the officer with the papers he looked around t ward where his wile was standing and she ex- claimed, with a laug! Why, he’s laughing! What's the use of my taking on trouble?” and going down to the side of the wagon both of them spoke lightly of the affair, she being par- ticularly severe on the “white trash who swore false agin Ceph.” THE OIL EXPLOSION. Seven Men Dead and Others Dying. Maccu Cuvnk, Pa., April 6—Up to this morning six of the ge by the oil explosion caused by the collision of freight trains at Slatington yesterday, have died, Wm. Sh maker, Jolin Koehner, Irvin Beers, Daniel Reber, Arthur Williams, and John Rohrback. Several of the wounded are still in a critical condition. The death of Irvip Clark another victim is also reported. The railroad com- pany have rebuilt the bridge and trains are how running regularly. The estimates of the pecuniary damage are considerably reduced, and it is now thought will not exceed $75,000. P. M. G. Key’s Party at Cedar Keys. CepaR KEYS, Fia., April 6—Postmaster General Key and his party arrived here at six o'clock this morning, and will remain until the arrival of the steamer, which has been de- layed by the storm. ————___ The President at Chester. Cuester, Pa., April - President Hayes and party arrived here at 1:50 p. 7 ceeded to the oe og of John Roach & Sons. The city is crowded with people. Dr. Seymour Declines to be Bishop. NEw York, April 6.—The Evening Post vy. Dr. Seymour declines the Spring- bishopric. Geld Below 101. . New York, April 6.—Gold opened at 10074. TROTTING VS. GALLOPING.—Chief Sexton, of the St. Louis fire department says: Why is it that St. Louisis comparatively free from large fires such as devastate other populous cities? it is owing, in an immense de; , to the fact that our department, men and horses, are so thoroughly trained and up to their work, that they arrive at the fire before it Et good headway. Idon’tcare what Mr. kof says —horses can’t make near ‘ ure (meaning ui gree of punishment. The sentence Is that says:—Re' field (l.) e as: time trotting as they can ping, and ——— ‘when ney have an engine behind . It is not true e horses quickly §p £0 the dogs. We have horses that have been 12 years in Service, and they are lively and sound yet. DROWNED.—A young man named Samuel Fisher, who with his Fort Washington, while on his wa; afternoon Seem this, cit the tug and brought back to this eity.—[ Alez.Gazette, Sth. Express TRAIN ROBBED.+On Thursday night the through express train on the Texas Pacific was stopped and —— 4 ‘mail agent surrendered, and. the robbers eet Eee ea re Sul peateee the train on the Central inary will probably lead to Turney out OvER ONE HUNDRED Persons started counties, Md., and from Franklin and counties, Pa., for Kansas and other ape bomen” Many of u fe are women and children. le) taken Union,” to educate suid anote en's so faa le Sciences tnat the hfe of"Alexander H. Stephens that he m., and pro- | | \ | { | Telegrams to The Star. THE EUROPEAN SITUATION. Talk of German Mediation. niet THE RAILROAD STRIKE. CARDOZA OUT OF JAILA Lou SIANA DEFENDED. EUROPEAN a D SPERCULA- The Posit € Threai for Englan: Lonpon, April here seems to be some hope of a renewal of the Congress negotia fons unless a collision is precipitated by the necessity for counteracting the military mea. sures which Russia is pushing forward on Doth sides of the Danube. The position at Constantinople, both military and politieal, is regarded so doubtful (even threatening) for England that very shght modification of the situation might be considered to warrant ac tion which would amount to a breach of neu tral As long, however, as Vefyk Pasha re ns Turkish Premier, a Russo-Turkish alliance is believed to be out of the question. joumania Don't Like Russia. M. Bratiano, the Roumanian Premier, in stead of returning to Bucharest, as it was ex pected he would do, started from Vienna for erlin last night. In Vienna it is believed that the Roumanian Cabinet's opposition to Russia is real and determined. ‘The publica. tion of the Gortschakoff Ghika interviews bas aroused general sympathy for Roumania throughout Europe. The protest against the treaty of San Stefano was published in full in the Vienna Politische Correspondence yester. day, Int it is not yet known to have been oft. clally communicated to the powers. Overtures from Vienna. The overtures referred to by this morning's Post. as suggested by Viennese siatesmen are believed to haye originated a burg in Consequence of representati¢ Berlin, and to have taken the shape deavor to induce En into spec fications of the modifications she is willing to make in the ( es of 18 and 1871. So Rus. sia ean judg comparing her own views with the En nd Austrians, whether any common gre Tia is not be ment in this murg is the e many’s ding, eventually being drawn the struggle, 1s‘said on good authority t be based on the ‘conviction that the E of Aust 2 an get averse from dec consent to join E ties, 4 e will not gland in advance of exact from the latter bis an neutrality. The London Stock Market. The London stock market opened this morn ing With indications of renewed confidence and with active speculation in cousols, and Russian securities at slightly higher prices This confidence is not shared by the mercan- tile communit nerally. Tusurances are daily effecte ds againsi war risks. The vessels insured are mostiy those in the China and Pacitic trades. The premium istive shillings. Russian Reply to Englan: The Russian reply to Lord ireular Will, it is said. lay particular stress upon the abseuce of a definite counter-proposal, and will call upon England to make a counter-propo- This will be the main point urged. iction. states that it is off it there 1s no foundation for the Statement printed in this morning's Grd, that the present intention is to key Channel squadron ne alta available for the transportation of troops therefrom. The Emperor and the Pope. RoE, April }.—The German Emperor's let- ter-to Pepe Leo X1IL., while extremely cour- teous in the expression of willingness to en- tertain friendly relations with the V gives no indication of a basis for u A Col The Pall Mati cially inforn th German Mediation. Loxpox, April 6.—The Pal! Mall Gazette nt _atvermoes publishes the following dis- pateh “BERLIN, April 6.—Intellig nce from St. Pi tersburg seems to indicate that the peace party is acquiring greater infi of the Czar. ence in the peror Wil tween himself LOVELY LOUISIANA. A Politi With Low NEW ORLEANS, April 6.—Business and offi- cial circles here’ are somewhat exercised by the publication in eastern and western jour- nals reflecting upon the political and social condition of Louisiana, warning off immigra- tion, picturing bankruptcy, prejudice and lawlessness, and asserting that industrial oc- cupations are taxed out of existence. Promi- nent state officials claim that the laws were never more promptly enforced, and that as to lawlessness and crime the state will compare favorably with any northern state. Taxation has been reduced from 14'4 mills to 13 mills, besides the saving of full: Ifa million yeart by reduced fees of offic and the — o bad laws. The legislation already adopted, which goes into eflect next year. reduces taxa- tion to 11 inills, aud poanbly to¥ mills. Manu- factures and the industries are speecially ex- empted from taxalion by law, and the only ad- ditional subject of taxation is bank shares. The state officials claim that the state is recov- ering as rapidly as possible, considering the em ents and burdens created in the past, and that the best evidence of her im- proved condition is in the fact that seven state collectors in New Orleans have made monthly settlements with the auditor of the state amounting to $150,000, the collections of state taxes in March being unprecedented. Nicholls says that the taxes this year for gen- eral funds purposes is 2'¢ mills upon $177,000,000 of assessments. Before the war the tax for eneral funds purposes was 135 mills upon 58,000,000 of assessments of 50,000 less now than then. The reduced taxation, which goes into effect next year, does not affect the inter- est fund, which will remain the same as at present. The Railroad Strike in the West. Topeka, Kan., April 6-—The strike on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad seems at this time to be on the wane, as far as con- cerns beneficial results to those engaged in it. Ailtrains arrived and left yesterday as usual, though somewhat late. Engineers and firemen have ‘come from Kansas City, offering their services, and have been given positions as fast as vacancies »ccurred. The men in the shops took the oath as special policemen yesterday, and guarded trains, and last night were on duty at the depot and around the shops. One freight train came from the east. Nothing definite has been arranged, but the strikers evidently desire to make some arrangement. question will probably be settled to-day. road are firm, and T Lit of the 5 H thy snake 1 jon, believing ~, they do ably make no concessi that the strike is entirely unwarranted. Cardoza Out of Jail. New York, April 6.—A special from 8. C., Says: * aie for his appearance on the first M in July, to answer the indictments now pe! against him in the court of general sessions. — ae Another Cardinal Dead. Rome, ap 6.—Cardinal Guizippe Berardi isdead. He was an Italian, and was born in 1810, He was nominated cardinal in ee American Gold for Besops. New York, April6.—The specie shipments to Europe to-day was 300,000 gold coin. ——— BALTIMO! ferred, 455; cs Markets, ‘tn Caen a See er pe ay pa borer ete upeha: on 2 winter