Evening Star Newspaper, April 20, 1878, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday? AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Pennsylvania Avenue, corner 11th street, The Evening Star Newspaper Oompany 8. H. KAUPFMANN, Prea’t. served to subseribers tn ir Own account, at 10 per month. Copies at Sy mail—postage pre- 2 month: one year, = Weawtg STAR—published on Friday—$2 a car, poetage prepaid. ib copies for Bib: 20 copies 1 subsertptions must be paid tn ad- nit longer than so paid for, ING STAR Che Loening Star. S. BI—-N®. 7,817. WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 1878. TWO CENTS “SPECIAL NOTICES. y > COLUMBLA TYPOGRAPHICAT Was vNrose Ne toate t w THIS EVENING, at 8 ‘o'cloes. J + corp== of H « DD. Ke FON, D.D., Rect Tam. and 7:3 r. Preai ) p.m, Dy the Wu. ‘cordially invited, - DINGS ABOUT THE RE —At MEMORIAL Cuvk EA 0} the Pastor TLER, at a.m. Children’s E: service at 7:39 p.m, Interesting progr: dy invited. 1 fj) -° CHAPEL OF THE HOLY COMMU- TS ° ston, St. sonnes Parish. Rev. Jases Ay Crank. or se 7 a.m.: Holy Comma> Morning Prayer and Holy Com mu- Choral service 5 p.m.. evening P: ON: PH reet M, P. Chure! p.m Sanday, by reaching also st 11 a. y E LESSON OF be Dow Dr. Daviv Witso Public cordially invit )) > UNION M. E. CHURCH Pa, ave. —Easter Sabbaits 1Y a 1 F ‘ ERCH, Pasic > EASTER SERVIC ist b ANDREW JACK~ON DAV. Ou) ly F EVENING SERMON: Dr, Cuesre VERNON PLACE TH. corner 7 a ‘To-morrow at 11 to ve We service dially invit HOL’ av Y¥ CRO: a 38:1 Bin Communion Ts p.m PINkN fi MENT, No.6 —A Special meetin: NDAY EVENING. 2: the purpos Ts of Sister Enc VOCAL ANDI <=> CERT. e F 1S of West Tenn: strumental ert at TIONAL CHUKCH, corner TUESDAY EV 8 Admission 50 cents, Ticket Adams" Bookstore and F.—The members of HARMONY will give ea z 0. 9, are hereby notified that the report of the finance commi re meine achange in the investments of the funds of ths Ledge, will be considered at_the me Lodge to be held MONDAY EVENIN 1878, at Sorclock, A full attendance B of the Lodge, . W. B. AL ing of he = REPUBLIC SAVINGS AND BULL Trin ASC Ta TION Phe aanual meee ing Of thos Association will be held 1 of the Young Men's Christian Associ ing. corner 9th and D sts.. ANG, the 22:1 instant, at tion Of officers and transac VM. &. RICHARDSON, Presiden’ FRED. W. PRATT, Sec*y and Treas'r, 420-2 =»_ST. JOHN'S CHURCH, 16th and H sts, TS*s 1 jal Lenten Services, ‘with Sermon. of Bund wening Feb. ¥7, and closing ril 21, Congrega- ticnalmusic. ~All Strangers, sojourn- ersand the poor particularly invited. Service at Tee" clock. fel16-stap20 [=> SIGHTS TEMPLAR, . ATTENTION: TO ORDER. REGULATION FROCK CUATs, At a great saving. Fit guaranteed or cash re- ae “KEELER,” ARTIST TAILVR, Rooms Vernon Row, 10:h and Pennsylvania ave., over Lewis Johnson & Co."s Bank. _apl6-6r tS HAWTHOEN, BUFFALO LITHIA WATERS, Just received, fresh from the Springs. . W. 3. THOMPSON, 703 15th st. IMPROVEMENT TANES A SPECIAL- TY.-DRAWBACKS and BOARD O¢ IT CERTIFICATES purchased at the highest Prices, at the old stand. No. 1425 Pennsylvania avenue. four doors alove Willard’s Motel. ay9-2w W. H. SLATER. => THE GERMAN-AMERICANSAVINGS Saas any apl3 i. _ corner m 10 a.m. toSp. m. On Satufda; P. li., to receive depositsonly. rst deposit any amount from five cents up- ‘wards received. Safe Deposit Boxes for rent in Fire and Burglar proof Vault, at $10, $12 50, %: SOayear. The largest aud most convenie in the city. = ALO LITHIA, re LIS Cae it SPRING WATERS, dust received AT MILBURN’S PHARMACY, marl4-tr 1429 PENNA. AVENU HAYWARD & HUTCHINSON, $17 9TH STREKT NORTHWEST, With very extensive facilities for manufac- turing, are now showing @ line ef Marbleized ‘Manties unequaled for richness of design andcolor gud rivaling in extent any est-»lishmentin the Sountry. Architects designs tor. Mautles. and ‘Wainsccatings closely followed, and imitations of and beautiful marbles ‘exactly produces. ts for BARSTOW WROUGHT [RON FUR- .CE, Baltimore KITCHENER RANGES: also the Russia fire-place STOVE. Coutractors for Piumbing and all and Copper Work. Witha force of competent mec! ies in their va- rious branches and ang Peromsl experience, will do good w wr than any other house, in2-1y 1 UNRIVALLED BS” UN Geary ano price, Champagne Wines of MOET & CHANDON, MOET & CHANDON, Established 1843. RENAULD, FRANCUIS & CU., Rovi-eoly Sole Agents for U. 3. KAmor sUIIS FOR CHILDREN, Be TWO DULLARS! “Ga A. SAKS & CO."S Boys’ DEPARTMENT, 316 Seventh street. LEATHER TRUNK, Witn CANVAS COVER. BECKER'S HARNESS AND TRUNK Factory, Corcoran Building, opp. U. B Treasury. UNKS called for, r > low priceatot Tepaired and covered at ex. our $25 HARNESS, Gold, Nickel or Rupber.-@a as apo-tr EW AND SECOND HAND CARI N® AND DE SACEIPIOR, ane new Albany Cutters; jamp-seate:) three Pony Phactaye: Dm) a a Band Currisges aod’ Buggiesas hace gf Sera, Peno. ave. PD. SCHMIDT 00. Cer Beposttory. “Siar a THE EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAy.—Internal revenue, $296,722: Ol, SUBSCRIPTIONS to the four per cent. loan toz day amounted $50,000 Tne Tax ON Tora —The committee on ways and means to-day agreed to the internal revenue bill. The tax on tobacco has been re- duced to 16 cents per pound, and the income clause retained. The tax on’ incomes is fixed uniform at a rate of two per cent.on allin comes in excess of $2,000 per annum. A REVENUE AGENT ASSASSINATED IN Sovrn Canroina.—Revenue Agent Wagner, at Greensboro, N. C., telegraphs to-day to Commissioner Raum as follows:—* A raiding party just returned from the north of Green- ville county, reports Rufus H. Springs, deputy marshal, shot and utly Killed yes- terday by parties in ambi SovTHERN MARYLAND RarLRoAD. — Col. Samuel Smoot, president Southern Mary- land R. R., made au argument to-day before the sub-committee of railways and canals of the House in support of House bill No. introduced n. Butler, to aid in the struction of the Southern ‘Mi and for other purposes. T! the Secretary of the Navy reported on recent- recommending a naval coaling station on the St. Mary’s river. The bill ealls for a guar- 00 per mile, but not to be made road is completed and ready for operation. Col. Smoot showed that the United S.ates mails and the coal for the navy alone will more than pay the interest on the’ bonds proposed to be guaranteed, and will give the government a quick communication with Norfo'k and : points, a saving over the present time of six hours, and to a harbor always open. Navat News.—Commander W. E. Fitzhugh in a dispatch tothe Navy department dated Singapore, February lth, reports the arrival there on the day previous of the Monongahela from Point de Gaile via Penang, and that she would leave y Wth for Hong Koi Rear Admir: ommanding A: station, reports the transfer of his the Monoe: A CANDIDATE ni is the bill which nm Hong Kong. Mare lag frdm the Tenne- ee t FOR DISTRICT Commis. Davis, of West i AMERICAN PROVISIONS IN FrRANce.—Cons: Bridgiagd. of Havre, re ment of State that the imports of provisions from the United States at that port show a great inerease during the months of January and February over the same period of last year. THE DOLLAR Minis ALL at Wors.—The director of the mint is informed that the evin- age of the new dollar has been commenced at the Carson City mint. Coining having been commenced at San Francisco last Wed- nesday, all the min now in ope! are at’ work on the standard silver dollar. The mint at ahiledetnia as coined from April Ist to the 19th inelusive. 1,300,000 dard silver dollars. This, added ‘to the amount coined in Mareh, makes the whole amount coined at that mint $2,301,500. Stor. "ANISH BONDS RECOVERED.—Early in February last, at the request of the Spanish minister, the Department of State made pub- hie a list of certain stolen bonds of the government, in order that their nego! t be prevented. Information has now been received that the greater part of the bonds have been recovered and are restored to cit culation. FRIGHTENED INTO StictpE.—Information has reached the Indian office that an ignorant employe at the Crow Creek agency, Dakota, through whom irregularities at that office have come to light, has been so frightened by the threats of the agent, trader, and clerk there, and _ by their assurances that he would spend the rest of his aaa in the penitentiary, that he illed himself. Mr. A. M. CLaprp, editor of the Republican, celebrated the forty-sixth anniversary of his wedding yesterday with a family dinner party at his residence, on G street northwest, at which were assembled three of his children— all that remain on earth to bless his hale and hearty old age—four grandchildren and one eat grandchild. The many friends of Mr. lapp and his estimable wife wish them mapy happy returns of the anniversary. Tue INCOME Tax.—The committee on ways and means has agreed to change the proposed graded scale of income tax in their bill, and substitute therefor a uniform two per cent. rate on all incomes over two thousand dollars per annum. Mr. CHARLES R. Dow will, it is understood, succeed Mr. George M. Lamphere as assistant appointment clerk of the Treasury, who in turn succeeds General T. C. H. Smith as ap- pointment clerk, who vacates the office as soon ashe can obtain his bond for his paymaster- ship in the army. SIX THOUSAND PENSIONERS MoRE.—It is stated at the Pension office that already there have been received six thousand applications from persons claiming pensions under the act lately passed by Congress granting pensions to soldiers of thé war of 1812 and their widows. To pay those from whom applications have been received will take from the Treasury $556,000 each year. When the bill was under consideration before Congress it was stated on the floor of the Senate that the number of pensioners would not be more than a few hun- dred. COMMISSARY CHANGE.—Capt. Thos. Wilson isrelieved from duty at Boston, Mass., and will proceed without delay to Washington city, and relieve Capt. Chas. McClure of his duiles pa yorchasiog and depot commissary. Capt. McClure will proceed without delay to New York city, and report to the com ing general department of the east, for ment to du missary at nand- ign- | Bed purchasing and depot com. ston, Mass. Sims, the former slave, who was captured by Attorney General, then Marshal Devens, in Boston, where he fled from his master, and Who has been pPpointed @ messenger in the Department of Justice, has several offers from publishers for his autobiography. SOME SNAKES.—The herpetological depart- ment of the National Museum has been en- riched by a collection of live snakes sent from Florida by Prof. Goode. Among them are a king snake, a sand viper, and several speci- mens ofa large {beautifully marked snake, which is popularly believed, where it is found, to have a mysterious; power in its tail, which causes a tree, when it is struck by this mem- ber, to wither away. The king snake, in the exercises of his ‘al perogatives, has bitten one of his companions in two. The stock of mice and toads on hand is very small, and it is feared that there are hard tinies ahead for his snakeship and suit REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE COMMITTEE. — Representative Eugene Hale, chairman of the republican Congressional committee, has named the following gentlemen as members of the committee provided for by the repuoli- can caucus (on motion of Mr. Price, of Towa,) to confer with a Senate committee upon the course to be pursued by the republicans in matters coming before the present session of Co igre Hon. Hiram Price of Iowa, Hon. 2. A. Garfield of Ohio, Hon. O. D. Conger of Michigan, Hon. M. H. Dunnell_ of Minnesota, Hon. Wm. P. Fi of Maine, Hon. G. L. Fort of Illinois, Hon. J. M. ‘Thovnburgh os sommes of Massachuse lon. J. W. Dwight ‘of New York, Hon. Russell Er: rett of Pennsylvania, Hon. Horace Davis of California. POPULAR MAGAZINES.—Scrilmer’s Monthly, aid St Nicholas for May, received from Jos. Shillington, are superb specimens of Ameri- can ent i bee taste, and genius. In the me- ‘epartment the publications are up to the usual high character of Scribner & Co. the illustrations are admirable in spirit an exceatas, oa hd eras by aed rom the rightest pel e COl afresh at- tractiveness that tells well for both the writers, id the editors who = upon it. No won- er these magazines haye reat such wide popularity, ART NOTES. Max Weyl has already taken advantage of some of the pleasant days this season to go in- to the woods, and the result is to be seen in a number of sketches in oil showing beautiful early spring effects. These little bits are better in handling and truer in color than anything of the sort Mr. Weyl has yet done, and give evidence, not less than his large and more carefully painted pictures, of close observa tion and steady progress. He is at present engaged on a large Rock Creek view, in early autumn, under a commission from a weil known gentleman of this city, which promises to be one of his best as well as one of his most important efforts. He has also several other pictures well under way, some nearly finished. and most of them remarkably strong treatment and effect, which can hardly fail to be greatly admired when they are once placed before the public. —The celebrated Cottier collection of pic- tures is to be sold by Leavitt & Co. in New York on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings next. This collection comprises many paint. ings and water color drawings of unusual merit, and includes Corot’s “Orpheus,” bought out of the collection of the late Peince Demi- doff,—a picture wonderful in light, atmosphere and sentiment, and regarded end as the great artist's masterpiece. It is an upright, (8x66 in size, and has been held by its present owners at $12,500; what it will bring under the hammer remains to be seen, It is undoubted- ly the finest gallery picture by Corot ever brought to this couitry, and would make a worthy addition to the art treasuresalready in the Corcoran Gallery. — Mr. Henry Probasco, who some years ago presented to that city the magnificent Tyler Davidson Fountain, has offered to give to Cin- cinnati his valuable art collection, worth ¥200,000, if the ed will erect a fire-proof build- ing for its exhibition and preservation. A good many Cineinnatians would like to see the project carried out, but it is not likely the offer will be accepted. It will be remembered that the city authorities came bot p nea jecting the fountain above refe toon th terms upon which Mr. Probasco offered it, vi ce should be provided for i hat a proper p ided didn’t seem to be any money in ii There — Areputed Murillo—an “Annunciation, was destroyed by fire, with a number of oth paintings of great value, in the residence of Mr. Heber R. Bishop, near New York, lasié Monday. The stories in regard to this picture vary. Some say it was bought from a Spanish grandee, by its late owner, at a cost of $12,00), and that he was afterwards offered $15,000 for it, while others fix the cost at $9,000, and its subsequent market yalue at $30,000." It mvt have been an original; but genuine, properly- authenticated “old masters” are very scarce in this country —M. Knoedler, the well-known New York picture dealer, died in France, last Sunday, in the fifty-sixth year of his age. Mr. Knoedler, who eame to this country some eighteen years a the agent of Goupil & Co. eded them in business, in New York, much to do with the introdtiction of the’ best foreign pictures into this country, and, though the establishment of which he was the head will be ¢: don as usual, he will be greatly mi: y ists and purchasers. —Mr. Thomas Moran's lately completed large painting of the Discovery of Florida by Ponce de Leon will soon be placed on exhibi- tion at the Corcoran Gallery, where the public is invited by the artist to eall and inspeet it after it shall have been put in position. This Work has been on private view for some time past in the Wright Building, on G street, where, in spite of limited space and inade quate and unsuitable light, it created a dee dedly favorable impression upon artists and connoisseurs who had the opportunity. to see it. Many of these regard it as Mr. Moran's best effort: but upon this point there is likely to be a difference of opinion, even among the artist's friends. Certain it 1s, however, that it is a pleasing and impressive ‘canvas, and con- tains hluch painting of a very higi order of merit. As commemorating a historical event of great importance in the ante-revolutionar’ ts v period of our history, it would make a fitun‘s compani i n to Bierstadt’s ‘Discovery of the er,” hanging on the south wall of louse,—that is, to fill the panel now oeeu- pied by that artist's other picture, the “ Dis covery of California,” which, we understa.d, the library committee of Congress have deci: ded not to purchase. —About one hundred and fifty water color drawings have been sent by English artists to the French univeral exhibition, in addition to a much larger number of oil paintings. Ru: sian art iy also to be well represented ther Gerson’s large painting of Copernicus. e: pounding his system before an assembly of notable persons in Rome, in 1500, is to have the place of honor in the Russian séction. — Bierstadt, the artist. has presented one of his pictures to the Art Association of Mon- treal. Mr. Bierstadt can very wellafford to be liberal in this way now. His pictures are not Prine lng Dear as much as they used to. His brother ariists say, also, that he is not doing as good work as formerly. — The work upon Miss Ream’s colossal statue of Farragut is now so weil advanced thatthe artist expects to have it ready to send to the foundry by the first of June, and her hope is that it may be completed in bronze and put iu place,in Farragut Square, in this city, before hext winter. Just where the work will be sent for casting has not yet been decided. The superior manner in which Palmer's statue of Chancellor Tay ington in the Capitol, was exe- cuted at the celebrated Barbedienne foundry, in Paris, Stropaly Cen pts her to send it to that establishment, ‘but her patriotic impulse prompts her not less strongly to have the work. done in this country, In reaching a conclu. sion she will of course be governed somewhat by considerations of cost, éte., but much more by the assurances that can be given as to the quality of the work and the time in which itean be done. This matter will probably be decided before long. Now, that the statue has reached its present state, soning may properly be said as to the character of the work and how it impresses thase who have had an opport nity to see it. The model, as it stands in plas. ter ready for casting, represents the Great Naval Captain—the greatest of his time, it is not too much to say,—standing on the deck of his flagship, the ‘“Hartiord,”” before the eap- ture of New Orleans, with one foot resting on a pulley block and a telescopic glass in his hand. The face and pose of the old hero com- bine to tell at once the story of his character and that of the great task before him, and which for the time being commands his soul and all his faculties. ‘The figure is ten feet in height, and cannot fail to prove a most noble and impressive object when placed at a proper elevation in the beau- tiful spot intended to receive it. That the likeness is faithfully preserved is sufftcient- ly attested by the letters of the wife and son of the late Admiral, in possession of Miss Ream, both of which’ declare hers to be the best porsrals of him ever attempted in Statuary. In short, the whole work as it stands seems to justify in the mind of judges the action of the committee which selected Miss Ream’s model from the large number sent in for competitive examination by artists of acknowledged experience, reputation and merit. To be able to comply with the require- ments of the contract calling for a statue ten feet in height, Miss Ream was obliged to. bu: the house on the street in the rear of her resi- dence on Pennsylvania avenue, in order to construct there ‘an atelier suitable for the work, and to secure this end it was necessary to remove the fioor of the second story, thus throwing the two stories into one, que ay Suflicient height for the a@ proper working elevation. To the casual visitor it is something of a puz- zle how the immense. figure is to be removed from its present location and conveyed to the foundry for casting. In reality this task is less difficult than it looks. Al hough it ap- like a solid and compact mass, it’ js made in several sections, which are easily taken ayers. The head separates from the neck or body just below the line of the coat collar;the body in turn is divided laterally under the sword-belt, while the legs are cut in the same way just within the lower part of the coat skirts. ‘In addition to these divisions, the ne glass is removable, so that the figure is divided into five parts, and in this form it will paces Ld pennre, ant war Sall the seams will occur at hidden from sight, they ean be join che brazed over, so as'to present a smooth and solid surface to the eye of the observer. When completed the statue is to be placed on a gaily Redestal, similar in form and style to at of General Scott, in the grounds of the Soldiers’ Home. AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House ped ree Secretaries Evarts and Schurz, nators Dawes and ice, and Represe: tives Blair Tucker, Hardenburgh, Blair, ESAETiRSaran Gh > Howt THE GREAT CHRISTIAN FESTIVAL. Easter inthe Churches—Celebrating the Resurrection of the Redeemer. To-morrow being Easter Sunday joyful ser- vices will take place in the Roman Catholic, Protestant Episcopal, Lutheran, and some other churches, to celebrate that great event in the history of Christianity, the resurrection of Jesus Christ fromthe tomb. | The sacred music on this occasion will be a great feature of the services. The following are the programmes at some of the principal churches, in addition to those published in THE Stak of yesterday: ROMAN CATHOLIC. St. Peter's, (Capitol Hill.)—High mass, 10 o’el’k ; ‘Vidi Aquam,” Peters ;**Veni Creator,” Hache; mass, Zwing; offertory, ‘Sit No- men Domini ers at 4 o'clock. Werner; O Ergo,” Goeb. tor, Prof. Emil Holer; soprani, ross, Madam Appleberg, Ais Miss Bessie Clark zalti, Miss Ros Miss Dell Reynolds; tenori, Mr. W. E. Mor- ‘an, Mr. A.J. Neff; bassi, Prof. Emil Holer, r. John Mawdsley, Mr. M. J. Toughy. 4 This will be the last Sabbath that Father Boyle will officiate at St. Peter's, as he takes charge of St. Mathew’s next week. i Church of the Immaculale Conception.— The services in this church on Easter Sunday. willbe of a very imposing charact High mass will be celebrated at 11 o'clock a. m., which time the Rev. Father Gallen, assistant pastor will officiate as celebrant, assisted by the Rev. P. F. McCarthy, pastor, as deacon, and the Rey. A. J. McInerney, as sub-deacon, who will also preach on the occasion. The musical portion of the services will be of a high order. Hayden's Mass, No. 1, will be rendered by the following choir, under the leadership of Prof George Reuter: Soprani, Miss Charlies Koehler, Mrs. A. LeMerle and Miss Kate Griffin: alti, Misses Nanni Noonan, Nellie Kearon and Stein; Messrs. James H, Forsyth, Thomas V and Thomas McCorm ssi, Messrs Reuter, M B. Ward Delevingne: Org: . M. An “O Salutari: nged from *Marsehue by Prof, Reuter, will by sung as torium, by the male octette of ‘th vespel An “0 Sajutar (trio) by Rossini ; Berge Tantum Ergo,” by the choir, and an “ Ave Mal * by Lambillotte, will be sung by Mrs. Koehler and Prof. Reute The Rev. P. F. McCarthy, past ehureh, who had seriously indisposed for several da convalescent and will partici- pate in Eastér ceremonies. . St. Domonick’s.—At 11 o'clock a. m., Von Weber's mass E flat will be sung; at the gradual “ Nomen Domine,” and at the offertory “Gaudeamus.” will be rendered. At the vesper servi Rosewig “ Regina Coeli” 0 astor of the and Donizetti's “Tantum Ergo” will be The choir Miss Rosa a Ryan, alto; f . Daniels, tenor! Theo. Miller and M. Koechling, bassi; Win. Waldecker, organist. PROTESTANT EPL 3 ISCOPAL CHURCHES. Openi. anthem, “Christ the x sen,” Dudley Buck ; Easter anthem, “Christ. our Passover,” T. Spencer Lioy “Gloria Patri,” Mosenthal; “Te Deum, Festival’), Dudley Buck: ‘Jubilate, oftertory, “Ye Fields of Light,” he choir is organized as follows: and leader, Miss Moxon; soprano, Mygatt; contralto, Miss Swallow; . ‘To Him Who for Our Si Wilson; anthem, “Christ ¢ MacLeod: *Glorias,” in G, Thomas t B Miss Upperman, soprano ss Davidson, alto: Mr, H. A Foresman, tenor, and Mr. W. W. Wishart, ‘ross Church.—Matins at half-past gorian ton ‘Te Leditation nl ver,” viii tone, 2d end- pitany, sng chorall 8, Chant form ; “Kyrie and Sane- ‘Agnes Dei,” Missa de Angeli: “Gloria Tibi,’ Walter ; offertory, Garrett. St. Mary's Chapel.—Easter anthem, T. Spen- loyd; “Te Deum,” J. R. Thomas, in B Jat; “Jubilate,” J. R. Thomas, in B flat. The choir comprises: Soprani, Misses Mat- thews and McCoy; alto Miss Smith; tenori Mes: Loguen, Johnson, and Barnett; Mer: Fleetwood and Cromwell: organist, Sus ans Smith ; conductor, Mr. C. A. Fleet- wood. Emmanuel Chure: Uniontown.—Organ voluntary: 99th hymn, “Jesus Christ is Risen To-day: 13 hymn, “The Strife is O'er, the Battle Done ;"’ 20jth hymn, “To Jesus, Our Ex- alted Lord;” Easter anthems, “Christ, our Passover, is Sacrificed for Us,” ana “‘Therefore Let Us Keep the feast.”_ Mrs. Tolson, Misses Darling and Grimes, Messrs. Shields, wards, and Darling, with Miss Cora E. McGill, organist, comprise the choir. . John’s (Georgetown).—Anthem, W. Wil liams; “Christ our Passover, dley Buck ; “Gloria Patri,” | Mosenthal; “Te Deum" C icon Dudley Buck Jubilate,” Mo- senthal ; “ Gloria in Excelsis,” Gunter. Choir— Miss Cooke, soprano; Miss Hyde, alto: Mr. Hoff, tenor ; Mr. 8. E. Middleton, basso ; Mr. W, E. Middleton, organist and conductor. At Grace Church (Rev. Dr. Holmead) there will be no special effort. made in the way of musical exercises, as this church is now en- gaged in reorganizing its choir and securing an orgau better suited to its wants. Mr. Rob- ert Yeatman is taking the lead in this matter. Ascension Church.—The services will be at lla.m, Rev. Dr. Elliott will preach from St. Mark, 16, 30th verse: “ And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulehre.” “At5 p.m. Sunday school anniversary, at which very large offerings will be made. a oly Communion, corner Virginia avenue and 22d street northwest, Rev. J. W. Clark, rector.—Full morning prayer and celebration of eucharist at lla.m. The cholr—ccnsisting of sopranos, Miss Rosalie Bleecker, Miss Pear! and Mrs. Reeve; contralto, Miss Marie Mc- Clery; tenor, Mr. H. L. Bryan; bass, Mr. Jos. Sessford—under the direction of Prof. J. M. T. Partello, organist, will render the following music: Processional, “Christ the Lord is Risen ‘0-day “Christ Our Passover ;” Gregorian, “Te Deum,” Warren, in G; “Jubilate Deo,” Gregorian Introit, “ Lift Your Glad Voices “ Kyrie,” Goun “Credo,” Merbecke ; offe! atory, anthem, “Christ Our Passover,” Pai tello; “Sanctus,” plain: ria in Excelsis, plain song; processional, “The Strain Up- raise. LUTHERAN, St. Paul's, (Rev. Dr. Domer.)—At the morn- ing service the choir, under the leadership of D. C. W. Ourand, —Anthem, from the tomb the Saviour rise,” and old Eas. ter anthem. Evening—Anthems, “The Lord is King” and “Rejoice, the Lord is King.”* Tue INDIAN TERRITORY INQUIRY.—The Senate Committee on territories yesterday re- sumed its inquiry into the affairs of the Indian territory tribes. Dr. Healey, of the Choctaw ibe, Was recalled and testified that he had been threatened if he advocated a territorial foyrranen for the country. Mr. Pusey, a alf-bred Choctaw, stated that he was fambiiar with the affairs of tribe, and was able to state that there was not any feeling, so far as he could learn, in favor ‘of . any change in the mode of government. He had been written to by numerous parties in- terested in mines and railroad grants, request- ing him to advocate the change, but he ad- initted that these parties were so inclined be- cause if the tribal rights could be abolished and the territorial foverpiment Substituted, they could manage through Congressional in: fluence to make their grauts valuable, and he believes this was the real animus’ of tha controversy, so far as these individuals and corporaticns were concerned. Sam. uel H. whing, a half-breed Cherokee, could not remember one man of his acquaint. ance, either white, red or black. who favored the Territorial government. On the contrary, the feeling against any holding of -lands 4 severalty was almost universal They were satisfied with things as they are at present. The full-bloods have the same access to schools as the half-breeds and whites ; the asylums and beneelary La een = cae and doing wel ly a few persons ire any chan; and they are interested, as stated above: * THE SELECT COMMITTEE of the two houses on the counting of the electoral vote will hold their first joint conference next week, bly on Tuesday, = seal Lost at SEA.—The schooner Lady Wood- bury, fro id, Me., £¢ " ary not having béen heard fom santa Soe ayy 19, te given 9p Jor The crew con. sisted of Capt. J.D, Woodbury aug four men; FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS, SATURDAY, April 20. THE SENATE was not in session to-day. HOUSE.—Mr. Baker demanded the regular order immediately after the reading of the journal, and the Speaker announced that to be the consideration of the unfinished business of last night which was the bill in relation to the Washington Market Company. The bill was passed without a division. The Speaker announced the following ap- pointments on committees to fill existing vacancies, viz: Mr. Dean on expenditures of State depar ment; Mr. Acklen and Mr. Ryan on revision of laws. Mr. Blount, moved that the Flouse £0 into committee of the whole on the Post Office ap- propriation bill. Air. Reagan, resisted the motion, and hoped there would be a morning hour. Mr. Cox, (N. Y.,) stated that if the object fas fo go'to the Speaker's table and get up the Pacific railroad bill, that he had an ar- rangement with Mr. Blount that there would = ho opposition to a morning hour on Tues- ay. he motion of Mr. Blount, was agreed to, and the House went into committee of the Whole on the Post Office bill. Mr. Cox, (N. Y..) in the Chair. The pending question when the House was last in committee, was the motion of Mr. Wad- dell, to increase the appropriation for post route maps, from $25,000 to 10,000. The amendment was adopted. Mr. Hewitt (Ala.) moved an amendment to strike out the clause changing the compensa- tion of postmasters of the fourth class, so as to prohibit illegal sales of postage stamps and to leave the compensation as at present, de- pendent upon the Mr. Blount and Mr, Franklin opposed the amendment, a calle fention to the frauds that had been perpetrated by these illegal sales of stamps at small offices. It was esti- mated that the government lost over a mil- lion dollars annually by the present mode of compensation. The amendment was rejected. ule of stamps. The District in Congress. THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS APPROPRIATIONS. A meeting is called for the conference man- agers of the two Houses on Monday next to take up the deficiency bill, which has among other items the school appropriation for the Distriet of Columbi: here will be some opposition to this clause of the Dill, on the ground that it is not a deficiency, but in v of the urgent necessities of the case that point will probably be waived. THE DISTRICT GOVERNMENT BILL. Governor Hendee endeayored to get permis- sion to call up the bill to provide a form of government in the District at last night's ses- sion of the House. He said: “When on Mon- day I made the request for the evening session I stated it was for the consideration of sever; bills which had been prepared by the commi tee for the District of Columbia, not including the bill providing a permanent form of gov- ernment for the District, as that was of more importance, and it would be taken up and dis- posed of before this evening. That bill wa not disposed of, and the committee have had it under consideration and have agreed to amend it and report it as amended by striking out What Was known as the property qualifica, tion both as to the Commissioners and the council, and striking out the requirement that the yoters should have paid a poll-tax. The committee has also agreed to report the bill with an amendment whieh was offered by the gentleman from New York [Mr. Beebe] in re- gard to the interest. We supposed those were the main objections to the bill, and that if it had been as it is now proposed to be reported it Would have passed. If there be no objec. tion I shall ask the House this evening to con- sider that bill with the others. Mr. Stenger.—I object. Mr. Ittner.—1 .desire to ask the gentleman from Vermont if the clause in regard to the ten years’ qualification of the Commissioners is modified. ; ; Mr. Hendee—It is noi. I desire to be per- fectly open and fair and that no advantage shall be taken of any one. The Speaker—There is objection. The Chair thinks that under the circumstances the proposition of the gentleman from Vermont Fequirgs unanimous consent. | , Mr. Hendee.—Then the business of the even- ing session will be confined to such bills as the committee have agreed upon other than that. THE BILL IN REFERENCE TO FLOUR INSPEC- TIONS was then passed by the House. It provides: That all and every barrel and half barrel of flour manufactured in the District, or brought to the same for sale, shall be subject to the examination of the inspector, by boring, searching, and trying it through with an in: strument not exceeding five-eights of an inch in diameter, to be provided by the inspector for that pur who shall afterward plug up the hole with a round plug made of soft wood, So as to prevent the entrance of water, and if the inspector shall judge the same to be mer- chantable pocoraing, to the direction of this act he shall, at the time of inspecting, mark or brand on the head or quarter of every barrel and half barrel of flour, in letters one. half inch in length, the word “Georgetown,” if inspected inGeorgstown and “ Washinton,” if inspected in Washington, together with the word or words designating the degree of fine- ness which he shall, at the time of inspecting determine said flour entitled to, with the ex- ception of the degrees of superfine, which he shail mark or brand over the quarter ;and the several degrees in quality shall be distinguished as follows: family, extra, superfine, fine, and first middlings. “And for the inspection of whieh the said inspector shall have and re- ceive of the owner or agent of said flour, for each aud every barrel and half barrel,’one cent and one drawing of flour for all inspected in Washington or Georgetown; and every barrel or half barrel of flour which shall prove. on examination thereof, to be unmerchan able, according to the true intent and mean- ing of this act, the said inspector shall mark on the head or quarter witha broad arrow, and no barrel or half barrel of flour, not ex: amined and branded by the inspector as afore- said, shall be sold within the Di t, under penalry of $1 for each and eyery barrel or half arrel, to be paid by the person or persons so offending. z THE DOG TAX BILL was also passed by the House. It prescribes a tax of $2 per annum on all dogs in the Dis- trict of Columbia, to be collected as other taxes are collected. It is made the duty of the collector of taxes, upon the receipt of said tax, to give to the person paying the same a suit- able metallic tag, stamped with the year, showing that said tax has been duly paid. The poundmaster shall, during the entire year. seize all dogs found running at large without the tax-tag, issued by the collector aforesaid, attached, and shall impound the same; and within 48 hours, the same are not redeemed by the owners thereof, by the shall be sold or destroyed, as the poundmaster may deem advisable. Bey Soe, wearing the faxtag. shall be permitted fo run at in the District, and shall be regarded as personal property in all the courts of said District; and any person injuring or destroying the same Shall be liable to a civil action for damages, and also shall be deemed to have committed a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be liable to fine of not less than $20nor more than $30, or in default of payment there- of, to imprisonment for not less than 10 nor more than 30days. Any ree owning al dog so recorded in the collector's ‘oftice shall be liable in a civilaction far any damage done by said aogto the full amount of the injury in- mi ae shall hed tee aay < any anaoaey owning or possessing a dog lace aroun the nm of such dog a collar, bn which shall be marked and engraved, in legible and dura- ble characters, the name of the owner or sessor, and the letters “ D. C.,” and to which collar must be attached the insignia or tax: tag furnished bythe District tax collector, under the penalty of not less than $5 nor more than $10; and if any person shall put, or cause to be put, a collar with the insignia or tax-tag, around ee neck of any dog one et re sessed by any person or persons resi iD the Distriet without having obtained a license for keeping such animal, he, she or they, shall forfeit and pay the sum of not less than more than @i0 for each and every offence. Whenever it shall be made to appear to the Ganeeecar mares aero ievin; any in the Dis- trict aremad,it shall be the a of the com- missioners to issue a proclamation juirin; that all dogs shall, fora period to be defin in the proclamation, w sul ti by the poundmaster and im; ded ; son who shall remove the tollar ‘and taxtag from the neck of any dog. or shall seize ormo- apie t dog while or led by any or bring any doginto the for the purpose of up or killing or selling the same, shall forfeit and pay a sum oe less thap five than twenty i | any owner or possessor of a fierce or danger. | ous dog permit the same to go at large in the | District of Columbia. to the danger or annoy | ance of the inhabitants, he shall forfeit and pay, for the first offense, a sum not exceeding $5: for the second offense,a sum not exceed ing $10: forthe third, a sum not exceeding #2); nd upon a fourth conviction for the same of ‘nse, the commissioners shall immediately cause the dog, upon account of which the con- vietion takes place, to be slain and buried. THE WASHINGTON MARKET COMPANY PANY COMPROMISE BILL EXPLAINED. Mr. Blackbu the bill concerning the Washington Market company at the evening session submitted a report stating that it duty of the At. torney-General, under the original’ bill, to pro ceed for judicial forfeiture of the franchise of the company, which action was rendered un- necessary by the substitute. The market com. pany under’ the act of May, 1870, received a lease of ninet years, Which they pose to a “considerat propositi Montgomery Blair, ‘clone! Casey and Return J. Meigs arbitra tors to determine the value of the company's buildings, the cost to be transferred to the District on payment of the award found duc. In the origina ‘harter the market company y 250Nas ground edited to the poor fund, but had failed to do so, and this sum is to be deducted from the award. After awards has been transmitted to District Supren the court shall send the ease to a master ditor to state an account, and upon report. said master shall report to the eourt. 1. The amount of taxes, peualties and ar- v et ¢ med by the District ction 1 of the act ditional claims to . 3. Amount of s poration, with all repoi | date o with interest | bonds of the company under deed ‘of trust of | May 1, 1875, in hands of bona fide holders, | with names and residences, amount and in | terest. 4. Allother claims against the com p With particulars. 5. Amount of stock in hands of bona fide holders with all particu | lars. The report of the auditor to be final, and the court to enter adecree thereon, to be binding on all parties concerned, Exeéptions may be taken within fifteen days, and shall be rd subject to appeal. The claims of the trict are already considered as excepted . The clerk of the court shall furnish copies of decree and report of auditor. 17 the District under see. 14, sh it results of _litigal The sioners are authorized to issue bond cent. “interest, re-payable in th 0 authorized to take posse: and buildings of the compar arket, applying the reve ry. eS connected there- with. A reasonable rental to be established for the stalls by the Commissibners. In answer to a question, Mr. Black burt that the United States was in no way sible for the issue of bonds by the Secretar: the Treasury, There was a net enue of 0 annually to the market company. The jet government could not use a dollar of this, except to apply it to meet current penses and create a sinking fund. He th the bill was a satisloc a and woul worth nearly $1,000,007, In the House to-lay the bill passed without opposition They are als the ground: run them culy for necessa resp s2ee- The McGarrahan Investigation. PROCEEDINGS TO-DAY. The McGarrahan investigation was resumed this morning at 11 o'clock before the Senate eommittee on public lands. Senators Booth, Oglesby, McDonald, Garland and Plumb were present. The committee had already notified counsel that all evidence must be in by half past 4 o'clock. ; The first witness called ick Mar tin, a lawyer of New York, previously” connected with Franek and MeGarrahan in ne- gotiating the sale contract of the line in 1872. He testified that in the sp of that year he had been authorized by Wm. Thompson to seil the mine to him for half a million dollars. Those negotiations failed at 2, were the time. On the following sprin: resumed, it being represented by of McGarrahan’s counsel, that Marsha! O'R erts and Moses Taylor, of New York, were to find the capital. This also failed. A letter wriiten by Mr. Shaw was produced to impeach the testimony of Mr. Stevens on the point tiMt he had been solely empowered to prepare the scheme for capitalizing a com- pan While Mr. Martin was on the stand, Col. Burdette introduced the list of Congressional stockholders about which there has been so much comment, and which was published in the pamphlet recently issued by the New [dria counsel, and offered to show by witness how came into his possession. Gen. Logan protested that the list, which had already been repudiated by the New Idria counsel and ac- knowledged to be bogus by them before the committee, should not now be given any weight whatever, The committee ruled this evidence as entirely extraneous. The com- mittee also ruled out the contract for sale and transfer, purporting to have been drawn up in San Francisco, and sigmed only by Franck. Among the evidence introduced by the de- fense was the sworn testimony of Hon. John P. Usher, Secretary of the Interior under Lin- coln, before the district court of Kansas, in May, 1873, that his attention had been called by Hon. Caleb Smith tothe McGarrahan pa- tent, Mr. Smith saying that he had seta investigated the claim and believing it well founded, had directed the patent to be issued. ‘This decision he had afirmedafter a review of the merits of the case. The sworn testimony of Judge Usher goes to confirm the evidence already in that President Lincoln had actually signed the patent, and that it was subsequent- ly withheld from MeGarrahan’s possession. aw, Rob- AN APPROPRIATION Wuicn Is BADLY NEEDED.—The Post Office department has transmitted to Senator Windom, chairman of the conference committee on the bill by which it is proposed to appropriate $35,000 to supply a deficiency in the Post Office printing Tund, a letter sent by Mr. D. W. Rhodes, tendent of the blank agency, to Mr. Brad: acting Postmaster General, which calls atten. lion to the evils resulting from the exhaustion of the appropriation for printing, and urges an immediate remedy. It appears that the department is besieged with orders for registered letter blanks from post offices at New York, Albany, Richmond, ‘hieago, Trenton, Petersburg, Buffalo, Brook- lyn, con, St. ‘is, San Francisco, Cincin- nati, and from over 10,000 ethers in all sec- tions of the United States, none of which can be filled until the appropriation now pending in Congress shall become available. The letter says: “ Until plied with the né Dl they must either suspend the red letter business of their several offices, or procure the printing to be done at their own expense, to be after- wards reimbursed by the de; it. If the first course is pursued, it must result in incal- culable annoyance to the respective business communities; if the second, the final loss to the government will be more than double the expense of having them printed from the stereotype plates at the Government Printin, office. ‘Some idea of what this extra cost wil be may be gathered from the fact that have on file orders which we are unable to fill for 1,500,000 printed forms, 2,000,000 facing slips and 1, books of blank 3s.) THE New SILVER DOLLAR.—The Philadel- phia Telegraph of Tuesday says: The work- men at the Philadelphia Mint are still e1 | in coining the new silver dollar, the ave rate of coinage pene $0,000 per day. TI coins are shipped daily to the @ different -cities throughout the United States, and by them they are put into circulation, by order of the Secreta the Treasury. There was received at the Mint this morning from Nevada thirty tons of silver, making total amount of lion stored in that institution at the present time one hundred tons, or pounds. This is valued at $33,000 per ton, or an aggregate | vaiue of $3,300,000, THE DELAWARE PgacH Cror.—A special dispatch to the New York Times fro1 sei: Sa i “The mild im larch advan in, and when athe cold weather t ince thick in many piaces, were very much fear that the Telegrams to The Star. THE EUROPEAN PROBLEM. Peace Prospect Fading. NEW WAR IN CUBA. —os THE EASTERN DIFFICULTY. Vy unaware of the hitch otiations for a congress, but con. of ministry in Turkey a new presence bothing w “His sudde n the cabinet was a guarantee that Kl be attempted against Bigiand. removal,” says the correspond. s though the Russians endeavored England while negotiations © pending.” re of German Mediation. The week closes with the prospects of the Meulty no brighter. The Daily Petersburg correspondent throws 1€ responsibility eged failure of the tion on England | al that the con I to revise the treati be, it is certain have arisen. Negotia is and may still lead to @ satisfactory result, but the present delay shows that the former divergence in views is again apparen English Preparations for War. Lonvon, Ap: saph, a celebrate v 5.500 tons burdi of transporting %.000 men, and the 340) tons, capable of ¢ The United Serrice ¢ to-day says that it has good reason for statin, that there will be a strong combined C ne and Baltic fleet formed during the next two mont bs. What They Don’t Know at San Ste- fano. iy) issued SAN STEFANO. April 20.—Nothing is known here of the recall ot the Grand Duke Nicholas from the command of the army. Russia Preparing for an Visitas ”, St. Pre rit 2 is offi cially put day that the essary bumber of men be called out from the naval reserve to form three corps of sailors for ser- vice in the fleet, two of which are to be sta- tioned at Cronstadt and the third at N of today’s papers sta “conference should be asa ed Pot I. .—The papers b egratn from Berlin dated t ing that England and Russia have agreed to the principle of the simultaneous withdrawal of the British fleet and the Russian troops from the neighborhood of Constantinople, but points to which they will withdraw are not decided upon Russian Army Notes, TIFLIs, April 19.—Gen. “Meliko!! will start forSt. Petersburg to-morrow. The Circassian army corps will sbanded Border Ruffians Plotting. ANTONIO, TEXAS, April 19.—Reliable in- tion has just reached vere from the in- terior of the Mexican border, stating that au insurrection agaiust the Diaz government is steadily, but surely ripening. It is understood that the Lerdist party are urging the Mexican Indians to renew their raiding operations, in rs onthe Rio Grande’ to ble state regards the The commanding officer of heir former United States the sub-district of the Pecos telegraphs to the diquarters that the Mexican in concert with Indians riment he ns are actin from the Fort HOW On an extensi Benjamin Noyes Arraigned. NEwaRk, April 20.—Benjamin Noyes was in the court of quarter sessions ay tO an swer the indictment eb % him with per- ury. He entered a plea not guilty. Mr. Keasby, of counsel for Noyes. said that before ate Was fixed for trial he’ desired to be in- rmed whether there were four indietments against his client, as appeared on the records, or only three, as produc here. He added that his clie hot informed of the perjury i he Was arrested in Washing- The case is to be tried on May 8. Gold Going Up. pril .—The Post's financial AU the stock exchange, gold ts ster ue a Se” and 104. Ail the sale: pee. “The ‘trmn t indictment wh ton. New Yor’ a an uce, having been at that sof gold isdue partly to Washington dispatches,. but mainly to the firmness of the sterling bill market, which is % and 4885,a489, the nominal T and 489! espectively.”” American Proda New Yor' rope to-day st of passengers full freight 255,000 bushels of grain, 200,000 American tities of dry goods, beef, and produce, canned meats, 300 hi 5A horses, &e. ——— migrants To Liberia Delayed. New York, April 20.—Bark Azor, with Li- berian emigrants, has not sailed B ied from Charleston, having been obliged to discharge 147 people illegally taken as passengers. The Cuban War Ov Yet. New York, April 20.—Letters from General Maceo state ‘that a new Cuban provisional government has been formed, and hostlities against the Spaniards renewed. Paid in Gold. NEw York, April 20.—M ralives at Patterson were paid in gold yester- day, the first time in seventeen years. ‘ovisions of catule, Dead. Boston, April 20.—Rev. P. F. Lyndon, viear general of the archdiocese of Boston, died last night after a brief illness. ee ____ The Conkling Interviews. THREATS OF THE EX-EDITOK. The N. Y. World publishes a letter of John F. Mines, the ex-editor of the Utica Republi- can, and author of the cokes interviews, in which he :: “If anybody imagines that there was anything confidential in these talks, I could easily dispel the idea by publishing a column of items of information that were strictly party secrets, and quoting extensive- ly persoval remarks concerning leading dem- ocrats and administration republicans. These matters are kept back, in my diseretion. Their publication could serve ino good end, unless I am directly challenged by the Senator in reference to my good faith or otherwise per- sonally pursued.” WHAT BEECHER SAID ABOUT IT. Mr. Beacher read the Conkling interview in the World, and said he had always liked Conkling, but thought he was making a mis- e. “I'm afraid,” said Mr. Beecher, “ that Conkling will find himseif a very large rat in a very small trap.” MEETING OF UNEMPLOYED MINERS.—Five hundred miners and laborers met near Potts- ville, Pa.. yesterday afternoon for the put of proposing ans toask the authorities of the state to leg jate in their behalf for immediate, aid toenabie them to provide for themselves and suffering families. Petitions were-signed asking the state to appropriate several mill- ions ef dollars and purchase iron and with- hoid it from the market for several years, so as to enable the iron interests to resume and thereby make a demand for coal, or take any other prompt measures to create work in the region. Several speakers addressed the meet- ing, and resolutions were passed Tequesting miners, laborers and workmen of wr sec- Uons of the state to address the Legislature on the same subject. Meetings are to be held throughout the Mahony ley by the working people generally for the same purposes. THE INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY SCHOOL Con- VENTION, at ‘Atlanta, Ga., yesterday contin- ued the discussien of school work. 5 , of Columbia, 8.C., made an ad- dress on the condition of the colored in the south, urging their claims to ate ed the honor of sha ‘3 cn with the ny : the west ecvem Fea inted, also a ne: en was a] new executive commitiee for the next three yei baa. peotcraey, is metsary ot What te soe . , in gram Krom: that a the * Baltimore citizens ‘of "paltimore ‘were killed {only cl four Massachusetts soldiers.—{ Baité) Sun, To-day. BANK 5 . Melutyre, preisdeut of tne Lake City bank af with embezzlement day in New York ona eulaton eg the sega of Colorado, and started for