Evening Star Newspaper, April 10, 1878, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. | PUBLISHED DAIL £, Except Sunday’ THE STAR BUILDINGS, Ponsssiranis Avenne, cormer 11th street, The Ever! z £'-> Newspaper Gompany 8. H. K4° FFMANN, Pres’t. EVENING STAR is served to subscribers In we nny iy carriers, on their own seconnt, at 10 er week, or ‘4 cents per month. | Copies at ter, 2’cents each. By mail—postage pre- ents 2 month; one year, $6. WEaNLY STAR—published on Friday—$2 a stage Prepaid, 10 copies for $15; 20 copies “Ba- A! mall subscriptions mast be paid tn ade wanes; 0 Paper seat longer than so paid for, ‘Me Kates of od: catising made known on applica- | tion a SPYOIAL NOTICES. _| Che “=. BI—N®. 7,808. tening Star. WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 187: Gen. BUTLER is daily in receipt of letters from Irish-American citizens thanking him TWO CENTS. The District tn Congress. THE DISTRICT GOVERNM FORTY-FIFTH CONG 2ESS, THE EVENING STAR. LDIN, Ssuc eaty-eighth mont! AY EVENING, Ini WM. W. MOORE, Beeret ORAN GALLERY OF alt s last night exhibition for YW (Thureday), April Lith, a et ees, ta- | ng Brother, Jos. HOWARD. By JOHN H. KING, ©. oF R. y PROVEMENT TAXES A SPECIAL- RRA WEACKS and BOARD of FICATES purchased at the highest at stand, No, 125 Peunsyivania ove Willard's Hotel. Faye ne TE SLATER. SSODIATION SOCIAT LC ating. the 1ith A 1 w.. between Land DANIEL DONOVAN, KESSOR’S OF FICE, ON, D. the under- a General now engai tof Real riet of Columb WM, DIXON. A. BOHRER, D. CAR E n Bank, April, fot thg Nine Dir Will be opened at 3130-10t SAMUEL BACON, > BUFPRALO LITHIA, > UFRALO LT JANOS, id APPOLLIN ARIS 7 And APPOLI SSN WATERS, Just received Nay MILBURN's PHAR ir ue 129 ACY, SA. AVENCE. DS LIDS. . SHIONS, PILLOWS, ICE BAGS, SILK ELAS WATER BAG STOCKINGS, & Fors y Ni. mari3-tr 703 15th st YWARKD & HUTCHINSON, Bas orn Brn art Honea MET vit ve extensive ities for ee Mant!+s unequaled for Fichness of Gesien andl color. be y establis! e Se kre tee milesigns for Mantles and W. S. THOMPS' Pharmac nts for BARS ISCHE: dhe ‘Russia Sreplace STC Contractors for Plumbing and ail Tin and Copper Work. | Witha jarge force of competent mechanies in’ thelr va- rious branches and long personal experience, wil @o good work cheaper than any ot ay THE FAMOU ; MISSISQUOISPRING WATER ich tor nearly haif a century has wrought such DROUS CURES: {KIDNEY DISEASES, SIA and CANCER, iniay be bad -ANGES; also ss erm CARD. © al! who are suffering from the errors and Indis- retions of south, nervous weakness, early decay edd, €c., L Will sen a receipt that will OF CHARGE. This great reme: ny @ missionary in South America, if-aritressed envelope to the Rev, JOSEPH Station D, Bible House, New York _ pB5-e0kely Telegrams to The Ste TERN QUESTION. —-—e—__ How Peace Can Be Maintaine? WEDNESDAY. April 1. SENATE—A number of memorials and pe- titions ofthe usual class were presented and referred to appropriate committees. Mr. Sargeant, from the committee on naval afiairs, reported a biN to regulate ‘adet_ midshipmen to the 4 al Academy at Annapolis. Placed on the calen- . Wallace introduced a Dill to detine (ie ins of judgments obiai ed States. Referred to judici tor the interest _he has taken in the welfare of Gen. James Shields. M. Leon CuaTTEAvu will have a hearing on Thusday next before the Senate and House foreign affairs committee to advocate a com. mercial treaty between France and the United Several members of the Distri Committee favor a few night sessions of the House for debate on the bill to provide a form of government in the District, and it is not im- probable that a motion to that effect will be offered in the House in a few days. PROPOSED EXTENSION OF WINDERS BUILD- ING. A bill was introduced in the House to-day to extend Winder’s building, for the use of ‘the « It authorizes the Secretary of War to contract for the extension of the building, north a'ong the west side of 17th street to G street and west along the south side of G street to the alley which opens into € PROTECTION 01 HOUSES, Mr. Merrimon reported favorably, from the District committee, in the Senate to-day, the House bill against depredations on in the Disuiet of Co'umbia, and without amendment. “Washington News and Gossip. GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-Day.—Internal 392 ; customs, $377,912.61. NERAL SCHOFIELD, commanding at West Point, arrived in the city to-day, and in com- neral Sherman called at the ADVERSE REPort.—Senator Sargent report- ed adversely to-day from the naval commitize on the bill authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to pay Rear Admiral Jenkins.on the ist, a sum equivalent to the difference ‘ay Of a rear admiral re.ired and y 0 reh 25, 1874, to War department. ORGERIES AND FRAUDS AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House re Senators Kellogg, Bailey, Paddock Burnside, and Representatives Briggs, y McKinley, Burchard, Peddie and Me- ‘Mr. Bruce the committee on : : ippi levees was increased by two adui- THE EASTE sg a bala med. Fremdenblatt says: intained by Russia How Peace ¢ VIENNA. April 10. “Peace can only be mai fying the treaty of junction with the otlier i ighest rate of miral on the active list, from June 30, 1877. THE PosTaL Excvurston.—Col. Vail, super- intendent of the railway mail service, r< 2eiv- eda dispatch from Key West to-day stating that the postal exeursion party arrived tiere this morning, and left on steamer for Havana at 11 o’elock. UNOCCUPIED Mr. Voorhees offered a. resolution directing the committee on pensions to report a_pill pensions to soldiers of the war of 1512, and said he would timon, the House bill to prevent depredations upon property in the District of Columbia was taken up and passed. On motion of Mr, Hill, th the bill for the relief of John C. 2 A debate upon the alleged deficiencies as by the report of the Secre sprung up—Mr. claiming ‘that this report wed aciual defaleation to an amount of 060,000, and Mr. Dawe: that it was but an apparent defic out of the mode of accounting, by BESIGNATION.—The President has acoepted the resignation of Assistant Surgeon Samuel the 18th of June next APPROVED.—The President to-day approved anact to author.ze the Secretary of Wur to preseribe rules and rezalations to be observed submission and opening of War Depar.ment. SENATOR BURNSIDE’s BILL for recruiting colcsed troops for the regular army wiil come nate for aciion to-morrow, in ac- cord nee with an” arrangement made this their widows and orp! call it up on the 30th ins On motion of Mi S. Jessop, to take | Moral victo1 Khedive Coming to Const: INOPLE, April 10.—Th Sonstantinople in two 'S to pay his respects to the Sultan. Vefyk Bette: The health of A dent of the Tur been re-establi: if en Defaulter. Chase, treasu Lea defaulter in the sui banks and other corpora far as heard from __It provides that “ever: person who, in the Distriet of Columbia, shafl willfully, and without color of right, enter into pied or unoccupied dweilling-house or Iding, the propel shalt cut, break, or tear fr pipe, door bell, or othe: Who shall, in such dwelling-house or other building, willfully, and without color of right, cut, break, 01 teat down any fa wall, or door, with intent to cut, tear from its place any pipe or fix. ture therein, shall, for the first offense, be fined not more than $260, and be imprisoned in the District jail not less than two months or more ‘any subsequent offense enate took up pt will come to in the preparation, bids for contr: ATTORNEY GENERAL DEVENS returned *ais from New York where he had beea With ceretary Sherman consulting with the bankers pbont tic 4 and 4% per cent. and ‘ie apparently show tary of the Treasury in 1873, Davis (West h council of minzsters, has therein, or w! . ‘ herman will return. the latter part of c but he is expect Tue ENTERPRISE whieh arrived at Norfolk Sharead tothe ‘ules eueh ‘nally ew Orleans waere she the department. e the Dll was passed ave notice that he would eal! up resolution in relation to the arrest of B morning hour to-m 1s No TruTm IN THE Per. staiied by the New York Telegram. that hurz in order to get even with Bla clerks who were The Scereiary tine has excellent clerks in the departmei., A DESERTED DEPARIMENT.—Judge Tyner Blackfan. of thé Post Office depar - ment, Uniied States represen: congress, left for New York They will take steamer for Pai us y The officers of the mills has been doing harbo: v ne Will now de se Amazon river for the b than one year, and f on surveying shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary for not or more than three years.” jamin Noyes after the il ezziement of $480,000, and it is 1 = m NATIONS.—The President sent to the probable (hat the fs yesterday the following nominations ceiver of public mo . C. Tolman, surveyor a number of post- RUSSIA'S REPL HOUES.—Mr. Youns, from the committee on ventilation of the hall of the House, reported resclution to authorize a laborer to go above the skylights of the hall to clean the glass, jes no one is permit for a number of M tives at t 2 (Under present n opment of the Constantinople i issia has left room t an ulterior understanding: Bul Russian rule not more tha \ the contingent fond. tion was referred to the commit aud other pla ew York to-day sub.¢ Banning, from con Ts. reported a bill te of 100 stand. of I that Russia is quite read of the occupati sible: the limits of I indicated in general tern the natlonality of the pop left toa mixed e “Tuis is about the tar ription to this loan that I sums to each t |,» Taunton, and other pla Much of the pay r has strong endorse that between the as. ‘sal the claims ave the defaulting treasu » been a man of high social po introduced by unanimous id referred. ineluding & number of ills, 2nd among them the followi Stewart—In rejation to the pu ordance with SOME CONTINGENT Exp! D.—From the examination of Col. : 0. D., it appea nt expenses o are thee it m M. Moses for ness from K. Kneesi_ fo rd Coasting C to-day elected the following di s son, William Thompson. W ‘A. Wihtard, A. mmission ; the only ob | sition.and is a resident of member of th _ commercial development, from whieh W.G. Metzeroit. ore than Russi Besides bein; he was president of cond National Bank and of the Five- It is not known as yet sury notes and to repe i ulations relative to. Thes entie laws. By Mr. Ps urer of the Uni The modest reform: re) led to avoid the appe: establishing Russian suprem erly neglecting th reply says England might hav necéssaiy reforms protecting the Ch pressure upon the Porte be- ng refused to do so she rge:—On Wedn pulated were mount Park will be Cent Savings Bank. € or. general for i fal tor What causes led to the defaleation. ‘ox extend the building for 0 sited and a rec se of the War de- Union League House. Thurs. il be eccupied by a eall Exchange and an exeur: Delaware on the stea: aining time of the visit will be devoted to looking through some of the mana- facturing establishments of the cit xeursion up the Schuylk. ty Mr. Turner—To make it illeg: of either House of Con ny corporation 1 Bugbee's Forgeries. ‘ON, Nov. 10.—It is now believed that the sof Joseph W. Bugbe han at first reported. ng to protest, F their genuineness etual Condition of the affairs of the firm can i There is but little doubt in | advisers of the firm that Bugbee has not confessed to all his forgeries and there seems to be an IUTIES.—Representative Jere ms in his examination of the P.O. D. finds that Mr. Geo. A. Gustin, fourth-elass tenographer in the oltice aster General, Was detailed for by exercising fore the war, but havin has no ground to question Russi: which Russia has shed her blood. o the absence of any proposals re more ex- na until facts rk, appointed designate the proper limit of executive pa- a eR Facts #e, and. to provide a plan for keeping yment of troops 1 authority of the te Mr. Potter—To_ prov tainment of claims Also a bill pro Constitution o to sessions of Congres On motion of Mr. nittee of the whol ir,andhe gave ino t all up the annual peusion occupied in the P. He attends to the appli cations of ladies for office at the White House, and does some stenographi : committee will report ceeding as this. t jinds of the IN THE HOUS he minds of the | last evening debate on tl was resumed. The rad OF COMMONS 0. department e impression that » HUNK IN notes held by Bos- aNKS are ip some way compromised by Bugbee’s revelations Respite from Death. , April 10.—Kobert McEvoy, who is under sentence phie work th against any such pro- "an amendment te United States in relation SeIVES, Was ye FIC RaiLROAD FUNDIN the Senate last night ie and the Central P companies pay into the United States Tr ury in addition to the whole of the govern- knings. not to exceed for the former y one hundred and fifty thousand and jer three hundred thousand dol The government has heretofore inary conference sugs a in from isolatea aud is ready to Support the oth Against the spoliation of Roumamia, was with. The address was then agreed to with- its, dated New COLUMBIA. 8. the Aiken prise death for ihe killing of M it into comm 1 4 s, April 9th, which re: peugenent to-day e1 { of | Police Court a s his purpose te | Police ¢ tered against Gill and J. Perkins, intervenors in the ent will be entered inst defendants on Monday tid he had no objection to e pension bill, but he was caught tariff bil! and he proposed cht of the cominittee of the atid on the spited yesterday by the ove cution thereby or, and his exe the 12th to the postponed from The fact is worthy of not isthe third such res; legal grounds within amonth. , is scarcely to be ex! u A 86.500 *- Discrepancy LONDON, ONT., April 10.—2 25,7.) was reer uily discovered in th Aside the bill calendar and take upa Randall said th iuences better than the ‘ongress assembles for the Ltees Russia will tes » Wish to tind them suffi- A fourth, how. | and Willie. Mr. Mechlin wasa very sick mau. rrived in New York Mr. Mitchell, of the Interior _him there on Monday, discussion of new gua them With a since when thé gentleman (Mr. Smith) moved to go into committee he supplemented that motion with an intimation pf a purpose to ection made by them to asio the amount to be the sinking fund, bu 1 repos thet he is ine discrepaney of closures made in debate c elaration of the right THE COMMITTEE OF BaNnkING of the House moved to go »1CT RENDERED BY. THE PEOPLE. WEAR OUR OPENING OF SPRING CROWNED WITH SUCCESS. ALL UNANIMOUS IN THEIR PRAISE! THE MOST ELEGANT DISPLAY OF SPRING CLOTHING EVER SEEN. nificent Stock. Buch 9 Magali Hiogant Styles, juch Splewlid Garmeats. Such Low Prices named for Perfect Fitting and Reliably made CLOTHING? Never before have the Peaplehad an opportunity to select from as great an assortment. NEVER BEFORE HAS CLOTHING BEEN 80 CHEAP, No one can afford to buy until they have visited us, If we bad the space. words would fail tode- scribe the Bargains we offer this Spring. Tue pinching times demand Low Prices, WE HAVE MADE THEM. EEING I3 BELIEVING. - ber SE YOURSELF, In the Men’s, Youth's, Boys’ and Children’s Departments cah be found EVERYTHING that can be thought of in the way of BSPRING WEAR. We have maile the most Extensive Preparations for an IMMENSE SPRING BUSINESS. Doubdly so of any Previous Season, No one need stay away thinking they cannot ve suited. For the Laborer, Farmer, Mechanic, Clerk, or Merchant, all can ind JUST WHAT THEY WANT. ae GHREAT EUROPEAN NOVELTY HUNYADI JANOS. THE BEST NATURAL APERIENT. LANCET.—**Hunyad!_Janos.—Baron Lie- THs afirns that its riehness in aperient saits Surpasses that of all other Known waters.’ THE BEITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL. yadi Janos.—The most agreeable, safes mest efficacious aperient water. PROFESSOR VIRCHOW, Berlin. | **Invariabiy good and prompt success; most valuable. '* PROFESSOR BAMBERGER, Vienna. **1 have Prescribed these Waters with remarkable suc- cess."* PROFESSOR SCANZONI, Wurzburg. ‘*I pre- seribe none Dut this.** PROFESSOR LAUDER BRUNTON, M D., F. B.8.. London. ‘*More pleasant than its’ ri- vals, and surpasses them {n efficacy. "> PROFESSOR AITKEN. D., F.B.S., Royal Military Hospital. Neticy. "++ Preferred to Pullna and Friedricshal!. A WINEGLASSFUL A DOSE. Every genuine bottle bears the name of THE APOLLINARIS CO, (hunited). London FRED’ K DE BARY & CO., 41 and 43 Warren st., New York, Sole Agent for United States and Canadas, Por Sai Deal. Grocers and Drw oistar *Y eres Grange mwtcowt TPRONKS: THUNKSH TH TRAVELING BAGS, SATCHELS, and at prince ater WAY OWN, and other makes, at prices .ower than ever, y : BALESROOMS. atmy Factory and 425 Seventh Street, ‘One door avuve Odd Fellows’ Hall. KS! In great varie vc repeal the bill, should it 1 Inount due the compa- © government for trans. » prospects for the lit thousand Tiessaii houses in the villas have arrived in Greece i yundersivod that the pen- | 1 up, and the majority of the House had a right to determine what business it would take up. . {ter further debate the pension Lill was RENCY will, when the House next has a morn- eport a bill to prohib: ns. driven from their ined by the Turks, na state of utter des- amount good, his property to society. Mr. een suspended from ees: also, banks to substitute four per cent. bonds for their reserve fund. inste: The committee will al: deavor to have the the bill establishment of the special order tor M; c Without benefit. or interest to the Pom} will immediately on the bill becoming a la bear compound interest as a part of the sink- ing fund and be placed to the eredit of the two ——__—_ Washington be viets em Route to | dcS.—A British his country in an ironclad off s’ islands writes to the London Toves that there must be something in all the bout torpedoes Adriauopie of large d I is known that the hewest type of the Whitel nt improvements troduced by the pose of obtaining the speed and certainty of resent they may hot achines ready for use, they have learned the secrets connected with their manufacture, and for some time past skilled workmen have been constructing them icolaieff. Almost every head torpedo can be obtaine engineering firms at home in any quantity, the great secret consi the parts together and adjusting the machine for accuracy in use than in the manufacture of any particular portion of it. from any idea of the real neces- ecautions, the strictest tor the British sailors. Outposts have been established on the islets at ‘ance of the bay, the men being well supplied with every apparatus for signaling, using about all night, andthe Gatling guns are “kept loaded, the i hand ready for opening The Tilton Reconei MR. TILTON PROVIDING A SU! viding for the ‘avings banks made POUGHKEEPSIE, passed through this cits morring en route to the Albany penitentiary. pieyen of the number were from Washington, MER HOME FOR Tur BLAIR RESOLUTIONS have been received THERE WAS A RUMOR about the Capitol to nd Senators and Representa- day that a bill has been prepared and will be offered to-day or to-morrow confering juris- e Court to pass tion through pro- quo warranto, It is only $s yet been found who he Will have anything le on “The Problem of Life,” o H, he asked T. H. Demarest, the proprie ft whether he could recom for Mrs. Tilton and her children, who wished to spend the summer in cide of a Banker. - ril 10.—Charles Pardee, Skaneatles, committed ad torpedo, will reme Court jurisdicti dential election is ready, and will be Representatives. diccion on the upon the Presidential que: ceedings brought b J. S. Supremi inventor for highest possible rate o! range; and though at pre: have many of these m: a wealthy banker suicide yesterday by cutting his throat. | 75 years; supposed cause | financial difficuities. The Railroad Strike Over. » April 10.—All trains on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railrord were esterday. The strike ap- d, and no more <d on the line. The Inter-University Boat Race. Lonpon, April 10. university boat ra Saturday next is 10 to 3 on Oxford. These odds are taken freely. oftered in the House of THE DEFICIE ¥ BILL, as reported to the Senate yesterday from the committee on ap- propriations, is amended by the addition of For the Government In. 3: for mints and assay for survey of South pass, Mis- 37,500 ; for expenses of operating will acknowledge that to do with the matte ’. B. Vandevoort, his house of Mrs. r when his wife member of his_ fami wick on a tour of inspect ing Tuesday Mr. Tilton telegraphed that they would come on the morning train. The train in question did not bring the expected pas- sengers, but Mrs. Tilton and her son Carroll came on the afternoon train. _ handed Mr. Demarest a letter of introduction from her husband, readiug substantially as “Mr. Demarest:—This is to introduce to you my son, Carroll Tilton, or some other member of my family, who, as I told you when you drove me eyer to Goshen on Satur wishes to select a boarding place for the sui in W; Any Kindness you_m: show them will be appreciated by me. With asantest remembrance of my visit to Warwick, I remain yours, THEODORE TILTON,” writien with the long, ur to allaequ i ‘itin: Carroll wandered with Mr. siting every bo: ind finally sel Demarest had recommende TOPEKA, Kan the following item: sane Asylum. #11, offices, $117,400 THE INCOME Tax.—The committee on ways and means took a vote this afternoon on income tax question, and b: cided to retain the income ta | revenue bill, prepared by a sub-com- » Which imposes a tax on all incomes in ENCC.S Of $2,060 per annum. ion. On the follow. | moving regularly pears now to be ful trouble is antici separately from y a vote of 6 to 5 de- feature of the ‘ists more in putting the Des Moines canal, Mississippi, as a free highway, $7,500: for immediate foundation of Whale’s-back i: nal station, Portsmouth, N. provisions to the marine cor, amount due New Brunswick and —The bettin, e which takes ‘on the inter- ht and fors As much for H., 315,008 Tne TEXas PaciFic BIiLL.—The committee on Pacific railroads of the House expect to ba called to-norrow. when the Texas Pacific sub. sidy bill will be reported. pt at night br ii 10.—The rope man- ‘0., at Dayton, Ky.,a suburb of this city, was burned this morning. The loss is esumated at $20,000. The Markets. ALTIMORE, April 10.—Vis second reries, 31; Borth Carolina six Ww, 8 bid to-day. Sugar active an TIMORE, April 10.—Cotton quiet bat ia mand—middit Fleur dull but not quota ern fairly active and active and hi ulaciasy of Boute iy st, $8, steam launches are ‘tment, $15,000; Powell onntains, $5,000; Hayden's survey, pu Of maps, charts, &e., $20,000 neous expenses of Se: Jay GOULD and his lobby having been routed, horse, foot, and dragoon, in the Senate, ‘ted their efforts upon the Hou: r have amended the Paciie # bill which passed the Senate mer in Warwick. crews Sleeping near a fire at a moment's n SY AND MURDER. rible tragedy on Saturday last a unty, Md. The parties to the bloody oes, the murderer being rber, aud his victim Henry Larue suspected of improper ue’s) Wile, and several days licly declared his intention of killing urday the men met in front of Larue’s shop and some wordsensued. Holland finally withdrew, but was pursued by Larue. who emptied his revolver at. bim. pierced the jugular vein in Hollana’s neck, causing almost instantaneous death. nate eXxtrat session, louse deficiency appropriation for subsistence of the army is increased by ¥.00,000; an increase of $11,000 is proposed for Work on the Capitol grounds, and an addition 000 is made to the House ilem for pr ing for the Patent Office. posed by the Senate committee aggregate ¥ mount of the biilas either defeat railroad fundi ‘There was a ter- last. at Northe: The signature breezy letters f: id, : firm, | and the condition of their domestic ai LVER CERTIFICATES.—The Bureau of To. are both mulatt to-day delive Ii}lan 1,600 of the ten-dollar s the first finished. These w ‘be York. where they will be coun- ant ‘Treastirer Hillhouse ued to any one depositing for them their ate paultions pro: Holland) who is unmar maey with his (Li ng house ia the cting the one Mr. |. The terms were ton arranged to wick the third week of the about $180,000, it passed the House was . | Sault about the shipped to New INVESTIGATING AN INVESTIGATIO! alter the report of the committee investigating the Philadelphia custom house was made to Sherman, « number of interested ed that the conelu- sions arrived at by the investigating commit. southern white, 51:5! mixed. spot and Apri 534g bid. Oats duil an ‘western white, and he drove bil are being prep: and will soon be ready The certificates delivered to-da aur for deiivery. line of the Erie. On the way Mrs. Tilton ex- nimalie steady. 2 LOCAL NEWS. Washington City Presbytery. OPENING SESSION LAST Niu IT The semiannual session of the Washington ¥ Presbytery commenced last nig’? at the West street Presb; jan church. in wn. After the mit eo Pov. Mr. Burghardt delivered a At the clo: mod BF. » The roll was called, ven ministers and fifteen elders an. swered to th Rev. 5. H. Howe, of The session opened this morning with p er by Kev. Mr o4 erator announ ling committees, The committees ar follows _ Bills and Overtures—Dr. David Wills, Dr Sun erland, Mr. Quail. Ju 1 Shesier, Noble, - Narrative— Little, Kell Records of Chu of Was Hurgharde P. i. Burghardt, Moses Kelly en ‘hureh—Dr Nobile, Mr. Snow urch—Dr. Bittin er, Mr i Dr. Wills, Mr night. M Mr. Murdock, et Mr. Chappell Rev. Mr. Henderson, Mr. Mayfield. 15th Church—Rey Mr. Little. Mr. Assembly Chureh— Rey. Mr. Ram and Mr. Linton. North Church — Dr and) Mr. Knight Georgetown—Dr. and Mr. Prost Westminster—Re dle and T. B. Gra. ham. Hernd . Burghardt and Mr. Bartlett. Hya rench and Dr, Sweetman. ywu—Rev. Mr. Nour s sod sr. Bohrer. ston—Mr. Vandoran and Tr. Lee. d from Rev. Mr. Landon, of ‘hand P streets, re a the presbytery ; refe A let ter Was read from 15th street c i, extend. ing a call te The subject of ¢ a laid over to the awh of M ; ting to be held atl The election of commissioners to the gene- ral assembly result follows. 8 Revs. rnates 3 ports of stand - ing committees were called for. Committee on education, Dr. Noble reported aa applica tion of a young member of Howard University for aid and he was now under the care of the board. ‘He stated the board was in great need of funds, and had been obliged to borrow meney to wry their ‘ork mie. Church ies fora s Siation read and appro’ Landon, of the German Zion chureh, ot 6th ’. st 1 that although this wasa Luthera church, be took it With the understanding Was not to give up his chureh (the Presbyterian), and “that now his ehurch wished to join the Presbyte church this Presbytery—the con about 45 families. A delegate from the same desire. They 4 church expressed the heavily in debt and esbytery a Special committe of the 20th of M tenger, Wescot the committe Reperts upon records were 1 chairm churches the records ully kept. A motion » NEXt stated Tuesday in read trom the af which w to the pmumunica P reafter to change tl that the assembly shall not exce Lo these he subject was put on the d The next i of business was ~ conversation," and the and an ¢ h cha were pr x to give semi-ye: Mechlin and His Daughters. TESTIMONY FOR THE b NCE. The Mechiin assault cases came up in th one o'clock to-day Dr. Wm. T. Oakey, for def testified that he has Known Mr: Mechlia since the 13th day of September last. He was called in place of Dr. Pope to see Mr. Mechlin, who. was. sick with malarial fever. He also attended Aim Testimon: to the f the affairs in Mr. Mechiin’s house at that time, and th clusions of Dr. Oak: out by counsel for delence, but objections were raised by Mr. Coy Mr. Taggart recited the nature of the evidence he @ sired to elicit, and advocated that it be given \ ithout strictly adhering to the rules of evidence. The Court said so far as the condition of his house was concerned he would hold that Mr Mechilin was responsible for what tt might e—having jurisdiction of his own house and premises. The children ceriainly were not responsible for it, but he would out the testimony. The Doctor toanything he saw in_ relation ment or demeanor of Mr. Me dren, and they to him. The Doctor continued, saying that Mr. Mechiin seemed to show the ordinary interest ot fathers to their daughiers. He (M.) had called upon witness in relation to the health of his children, and whenever witness had ed affee. tionate and ki Cross-examin ‘ir. Taxgart :—He never had any reason to believe that the illness of the girls was es y cruelty of their father Aimee and Willie had been Subject to a sup- pression of the menses, which appeared to effect their mental faculties, as it generally does Dr. Oakey continued. saying that he saw no signs of dissatisfaction by the children as to the treatment of their father. Aimee’s mind was evidently affected. He came to this con- clusion from conversing with her and judging from her answers. Maj. A. C. Richards was the next witness. Here a lengthy colloquy took place as to the nature of the testimony to be given, and the Court declined to receive the testimony, MECHLIN ON THE STAND. Mr. Mechlin, father of the girls, took the stand and testified in relation to the assault on Charlotte. He said he did not recollect hav. ing administered any punishment on the 17th October. It was the d. such that it would uot warrant any such © They had enough to do without en- gaging in such matters as punishment of children. In relation to the next alleged as- punishing of her for not cook- ing Ella's bi ast in a proper manner, he re- lated the circumstances :—Charlotte attempted to shuffle out and equivocate, and he cufted her with his open hand. E id this for equivocating, but not for the fault of cooking. e ha screw-driver and a hammer in his hand, but he did not use these truments her head murdered man never spoke after being shot. When taken upshe was a corpse. S$ arrested and committed to and four children. When ti the chastity of Mrs. Larue were circulat Holland, in ‘the most positive manner, a: his innocence of any undue familiarity. © DEATH OF AMAN AND His WIFE— Girl Suspected of Poisoning.—A special dis. patch tothe New York Z'rbune, from Phila- says: The attention of Sheriff was called to-day to tewart and his wife. iained her failure to come tlie previous morn- ig on the ground that her husband had in- formed her incorrectly as to the time the train left NewYork. She spoke of her husband in a natural manner, as any wife would speak of the man she lived with. Mr. Tilton, too, Mr. Demarest says, referred to his wife as though had ever occurred to mar their union. iton’s two younger children and her mother will spend the summer with her at Mrs. Vandevoort’s. York; others for issue ber aries will follow. . Tue REPUBLICAN Cavcus.—To-night a joint caucus of republicans of both Houses will be held to choose a new Congressional committee and also to talk over matters of interest effect- ing the future of the party. some of the “ stalwarts” may ut it is believed t! untenance any rash move in that It is also intimated that an attem: lace Postmaster Edmunds of the Congres. nunds has, how- If so astute a manager in igns that it will perhaps be le to retain him. Provisions ‘dali Butter, choice umn dull and easy— @ shade better, 1063 20.500; tee were not in conformity with the testimony and easy but not quotably 101 Western very firm, but not higher, and nomina—refined. 11 arious sub-treas: Special Agents Tingle, M Mr. Lyman, 0} jon. to inquire into the charge. ommittee held two or three “prelimi- reetivas, but did nothing. They then y to meet and listen'to the mony. This testimony was voluminous. The commitee inlap, of the It is probable that favor breaking yoluminons, very hat the majority met and heard some of it read. _ such dry reading, or the committee thought life was too short, for they shut down work at that point, and have been heard from since; neither have the parties who made the charge which lead to the committee being appointed First Lieut. J. M. Burn:, h infantry, will proceed without delay to San Antonio, Texas, as a witness before a general court-martial. Leave of absence until ranted Cadet F. H. Hun- itary Academy. pril 10,—Stocks _ lower. delphia, April vs. Exchange, long, Daubman, of the fact that a Mr. living in Berlin, on the line of the Camden and Auantic railroad, about 15 miles from the city, d under suspicious circumstances week. Mrs. Stewart died, after a short illness, last Wednesday, and en Saturday last the n A few days before they were taken ill both of them were apparently in ex- cellent health. From the manner of, death it is believed that they were victims of Suspicion rests upon a young who lived with the family, and the authorities ed her under surveillance, thi d being that the girl war desi marrying a son of the Stewarts, but the father er strenuously objected. It is be- some means were employed to cause the death of these persons so that the match might be consumma' of the deceased were brot day and taken to Prof. pose of analysis, to ascertain whether death resulted from natural causes or poison. Wark ON THE GOVERNMENT AGENTS.—Special Agent uty Poslethewaite was arrested Sat Lake Charles, La., under indictmen® of the grand jury of that place, found last week, of trespass and obstructing navigable streams, He gave the required bonds. A SHORT STRIKE. bricklayers struck for Monday, and wherevei LY. ¥. Sun, 10th. A WIFE MIssING AND HER HUSBAND Ar- ial dispatch from Blooming- Says: A week ago last Sun- day a well-known German farmer named Chas. Bohm, living at Randoiph, six miles from this city, had a serious difficult; wife, and since that time nothing From statements of a ve picious character made other instances i Bic, a It waseither RK, April 10.—Flour dull and ly heat dull and a trifle lower. in buyers? favor. Corn quiet and a shade easier. LONDON, Apri! 10, 12:30 p. m.—U. 8. bonds, Siu do. preferred, 38. Peuasyivanin Conca, preferred, 25. Peunsyivauia C1 Railrad, 14, v will be made to disp! from his position as secretai sional committee. ever, proved hims litical campai z RESTED.—A §) ton, Ill, April Hi m. ARMY ORDERS. husband died. for the account. . 4 94 11-16 for m¢ and $4 13-16 f 8. four-and-achalt per cent, bonds, 10454; fives, 105%. ASTRONOMICAL AND METFOROLOGICAL.— General Myer, chief signal officer, has furn- ished Rear Admiral Rodgers, of the Na sh a table of weather pr ing that the chances for ob- serving at the various stations the transit of h of May and the totaleclipse 29th are favorable. the iborhood, appear- oint very strongly to foul play. For : ohm and his wife have not ood terms with each other, and is have been almost of daily oo- Sunday, the 31st ultimo, Bohm struck his wife with the handle of a pitchfork. THE TARRYTOWN BANE Fravp—The Fugi- tive Président to Arrive Here in Custcuy To- morrov.—Luther Redfield, expresident of the Tarrytown bank, arrested in C urday night on a warrant issued by Commis- sioner Osborne, of this city, charged with taking from insolvent amounts, which it is October Ist next is ter, United States M: been on very family quarre' currence. On DEFEAT OF THE JAY GOULD LoBBY ON THE Brt.—The Jay Gould lobby died hard to-night. All through the day Mr. Gould and his lieutenants were on the of Senators who passed through the corridors, and enticing them, When possible, into private corners to “ reason” with 3 @ dernier resort the lobby tried the vame of brag. and all throu; sts were made that the tee bill would be defeated. to force the debate over to another day, but Senators Edmunds and Thurman resisted this so strongly that the effort was soon abandoned. The judiciary committee bill was passed such a vote as must have convinced Messrs. Gould and Huntington of the vanity of their expectations. Probably they would tohavethe money back which it has cost to the lobby in their interest. ‘s for them to make any further effort against the bill, as the sentiment in the House in favor of making them redeem their obliga- tions to the government is much stronger than it has been in the Senate.—[ Wash. Cor. Balt. ‘he conference Mercury on the 6t Pacific RAILROAD of the sun July DECISION IN THE CASE OF THE METROPO- ion made some time ago by the 'S of steam vessels at Piiladel- the steamship Me- North Carolina, has the local inspectors ity for over a we ‘om the authorities in Wa ington, the inspectors here are not allowe: make pane the report just yet.—LY. ited. The stomachs ught to this city Cre.son for the pu alert, laying hold LIs.—The decisi local inspector: phia, relative t tropolis, on the coast of been in the possession of of steam vessels in this ci! but by orders fre hicago on Sat- the afternoon iciary commit- It was also tried rsons notes to large leged he deposited in the bank and withdrew in place of them the capital stock of the bank, will arrive in this to-morrow, and will re Commissioner Os! d by Receiver Oi Baltimore, Md.—([N. ¥. Commercial, 9th. with the bank view of securit resumption of specie date. He referred to and stated that he was willin ft $100, per cents., with ac Cents. at par, with a quarter per cent com nts, at par, a ar 4 roposition, it is stated, was tha: ould agree to purchase the later securities to the exient of $100,000,000, to be de- livered, in Sexalmeons 's T Carter’s Chief Dep- rson Adams, of 7 GE MERCHANT.—A, orange merchant, 36 age, ‘and married ass., Monday, w! irl of 16 years. They were traced t he young lady’s parents are almost dis- tracted. and the town is much excited over crued interest, About 400 New York an increase of wages on ‘r the demand for an ad- vance was made it was acceded to by the em- without interrup- 50 per day where A PALACE Can TUMBLES DOWN AN Ex. BANKEMENT.—On the North Pacitie Coast rail- road, near Nicasic, Col., Monday, a place ca: occupied by J. G. Eastiand, president of road, and a party of friend: an embakment 40 feet high into a creek ithel, were danger. escaped with more id work went on . demand was for #2. $2.25 has heretofore been pai SEXTON, THE BILLIARD PLAY: mm $5,000, 00, demanded payment made in gold for the foul cus way 4 tary would be able th during was thrown down M to 000,009 by Jam was fed that the to reserve $10,000, ously injured. Bo: F. receiver of the Bankers an or less bruises JAMES 8. TOPHAM, TU ORDER, Trunks, of any style desired, made to order on the prelses. REPAIRING. &c,, Repaired, and ‘Trunks covered at e aps-tr ZiLD CLOFHING. ac. nk LD CLOTHING, &c.—L. RICE. dealer in Second-hand CLOTHING, BUOTS, SHOES: $5 j O23 7 Nereetsourhwest, offers great ns. He pays the highest prices i Casit for the several fabcies samed above. “Orders by mail attended Rove-tr tion of New York, filed his petition and report in the supreme court in thi He states that owin, the billiard player, was. Tobbed ofa ie champion badge and in Hartford, Conn., Monday ni; d the property was taken inthe Brower house while he was a billiard exhibition. $1,000. > and month 3 the resumption would be easy. Tr. Sherman then asked the gentlemen pres- NAVAL OnDERS.—Ensign 8. W. B. Diehl, U. the cammaet, snd S_N., is ordered to duty at the H: Lieutenant E. B. from the New Hampshire and wit city yesterday. to misconduct and mis- management of John Bonner, the examina- tion was slow and difficult; that the accounts of John Bonner are such that it appears he appropriated to his own use the funds of the corporation, and he discovery. other property it. It is sup- ‘rom his room |. ¥. ELECTION.—Michael N. is elected mayor of Alban: ingmen's candidate republican candidate. Renan dence lem the ‘d of supervisors. FA deficiency of $5,000 in the accounts of Jobn Siimmel, a clerk in the tax deiphia, wi red - The full SSR sits tee acta Tur NEW ORLEANS COLLECTORSHIP.—Sec- yetary Sherman is for Anderson for collector of New Orleans, and the rest of the Cabinet are supposed to favor Packard. T! dent has not indicated in sli rection iu whigh he leans. Le) Red’ to avoid 4@The woods on Wills mountaii Maryland side of the Potomac, Jand, are on fire, and also ata point near the almshouse of Alleghany county, = IN MARYLAND.—The saw mill of Wm. in Somerset count FIRES Ruark & Son: ity, Md., was same county, was burned. Aled with ny. in cuffing her. She protected i an ‘swith her” hands and ran around the room and bolted out of the room. He caught hold of her by the arms to restrain her, as she was in a violent tempe: and in doing so, she slipped and fell on th floor, and appeared to be in a kind of faint, which he thought was ail put on. He did not kick her, but struck her with his open d on her face. He wanted to box her ears, bat she held her hands sothat the blow was on her cheek, which verv likely made it red, but be did not abuse nor — her. By Mr. Qeyle.—Charlotte is a very heavy girl, and he may have torn her dress tting her in. He used his right hand for is, and held the hammer and screw-driver in his left hand ; Charlotte got up herself, and he scolded her severely, telling her that if she re- peated that offence again she would be pun. shed severely. He saw no bruises on her face afterwards. Ella came down stairs ot c SECRETARY SHERMAN'S CONFERENCE witn | “uring this scene or near its close, THE NEW YORK BANKERS.—A conference was | held in New York yesterday by Sec: | Sherman with a few presidents of the lead: | national banks of that ci | lasted about an hour, an enjoined upon all who were present. tary Sherman declined to im) that no con reached, and that when somethin; nite character was accomplish make known the present it was stated that announced that he had solicited a conference presidents of New York, with a ing their active co-operation in ments at an early amount of ane on MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued to Wm. Woodward and Elizabeth Nolin ; James W. Strother and Lucinda Swales; Alex. John- son and Lizzie Smith. —_—_+-- —___ THE MORMON CONFERENCE.—A special dis- itch to the Cincinnati Zngaérer, trom Salt ae, Uae Ai ea ss: In = — ce, WI cl to-day, elders were a to preach’ in missions mt eee inthe United Mates and Euro, . ot -h from tithes for 1877 is $4: Re- ao wae read owing how the money had ing, Sibemocs from mE oe, dant abe cneeck tin ns UFOpe, affairs remain as before, with John Taylor as president. CONFESSION OF 4 MURDERER.—A te’ from Biddeford, Me., April 9, says:—The ly of a woman was found in the river this morn- ing. Late in the afternoon a sister of Fred- erick identified the woman as Rose Vincent, of Methue Mass., and gave a clue which, upon being followed up, to the ar- rest of Savi is evening he confessed the crime. He is a Frenchman, is has children. When asked wh; said, “Ob, I loved her too much. POISONING Case. yand bat partaken, confined to his bed, is t at danger and will recover, ie 3 rest family, oa pro edical have been 3 iy ‘entirely —_- Sz Thirteen in Begg rere wel Str imraneEas