Evening Star Newspaper, April 23, 1878, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday’ | T THE STAR BUILDINGS, vival Ave ue, cormer 11th street, The Evening Star Newspaper Company 6, H. KAUFFMANN, Pres’t. ——— THE EVENING STAR is served to subseribers in the | ty by carriers, on their own account, at 10 | tents per week, or 44 cents per month, Copies at | unter, 2'cenis each. By mail—postage pre- paid 0 cents 2 month: oti rea aa & WEESLY STAH—published on car, postage prepaid. 10 copies for $15; 20 copies 7 $20. ‘All mai} subscriptions must be paid tn ‘ad- ante: no payer sent longer than so pail tox. ‘Sa Rates of adveitielng made known On applica- | tien Che “=, SI-N®. 7,819. WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 1878. bening Star, TWO CENTS. SPECIAL NOTICES spc.al meeting of the E will be nelion WED- | ® THE DISTRICT. Alliance of the District of (Tuesday) EVENING, at + Street aud ennsylvtyia | Ailare invited. HAWTHOR) AND BUFFALO LITHIA WATERS, »_IMPR: VEMENT TAXES A SPECIAL- > TY.-DRAWBACK: id BUA or AU DIT CERTIFICATES parchased at the highest h Prices, at the old stand. So. 1425 Pennsylvania ne. four doors atove Willard’s Motel. Snow WH. SLATER, BUFFALO LITHIA prouieagae @ APPOLLIS " SPRING WATERS, Just received AT MILBURN’s Pli 4-tr 14c8 ARMACY, ) PENNA. AVENUE. = AYWARD & HUTCHINSON, p> BAY Snr Sieger Nontiwest, With very extensive facilities for manufae- turing, sre now snowing a Hine. of M poten 2 Fes oneg or richness of decign and colo Lange Saetae tent any establishment in the tects: fosens, ‘a:usccatings closely followed, 3 = Sud. beautiful marbles e iy proxt Agents for BARSTOW WROUGHT. ie IN NACE, Bulimore KITCHENER RANGES; also the Hissia fire-piace STC ‘ Piumbiog and all Tin and Copper Work. large force of competent mechanics in their va- rious branches and long (© al Go good work cheaper than any other l S UNRIVAL! IN QUALTY AND PRICE, Ei + 2 Champagne Wines of MOET & CHANDON, MUET & CHANDON, Established 1843. , RENAULD, FRANCOIS & CC wl-eoly Sole Agents for GAILOK sUris Ps FOR CHILDRE we TWO DOLLARS! “aa A. SAKS & COS Boys’ DEPARTMENT, BIG Secenth street. apls-tr LEATHER TRUNK, WitH Cayvas Cover, $13. BECKER'S HABNESS AND TRUNK FACTORY, Corcoran Building, opp. Us 8. Treasury. TRUNKS called for, repaired and covered at ex- ely low pr’ be ga. See our $25 HARNESS, Gold, N Rubber.-@ COMPLETE STOCK oF CLOTHING. be BPEING WORSTED DRESS COATS AND VESTS. Wersted Dress Coats and V Coats and Vests. s Coats and Vests ¥ i Dress Coats and Vests Worste s Coats a Worsted Dress | Wersted Dress j SPKING SUITS, Spring Cassimere Sr Spring Cassimere 8 is Spring Cassimere 3 6 Spring Cassimi a B | B | i | 10 | ” 8 Spring Cassimere Sui 7 Spring Cassimere Suits 6 PANTALOONS, Bpring Cassimere Pan Spring Cassimere Pants. fpring Cassimere Pants. Spring Cassimere Pants. Spring Cassimere Pants Spring Cassimere Pant BOY'S SUITS. ts, $10. ts, s Suits, $9. Boy's Suits, $8. Boy's Baits, $7. Boy’s Suits, $6. Boy's Suits, $5. Boy"s Suits, $4, Boy's Sui Bo" all and Examine My Stock Before Purchasing Elsewhere, A. STRAUS. Pennsylvania Avenui Between 10th and 111) EW AND SECUND-HAND CARRIAGES ee were: one light ive new All utters; one omer: two Coupe Panel Rockaway: qs 4 four Jump-seats; three Pony Phetons; ten Leather-top Buggies; three No-top Buggies, and fifty other styles. Aiso a large stock of Second- band C; ‘and’ Buggies on hand, at No. 466 Penn. ave. P. D, SCHMIDT & CO. Beposit ry. 1011 | Streets, JUST RECEIVED, GENTLEMEN'S LONDON UMBRELLAS, ‘The latest styles, IMPORTED Direct. M. W. GALT, BRU. & C JEWELLER aph0-tr GENCY FOR *-ULD NORTH STATE SMOKING TOBACCO, Lam prepared to sell. to the Trade aud general bie the above named TOBACCO. and pronounce | FPunequaiied to any yet offered in this tarket, Being made of the purest tobacco, It will stand on 415 own merits, ‘Uniike other Tobaccos, it does not bite the a quality much ‘desired by smokers. I | also bave on hand, and offer for sale, wholsesale and Fetail, ail qualities of CIGARS, CHEWING and | SMOKING TOBACCO, and a ‘full line Smokers ies and Goods, WALTFE E. WALSH, “Agent Oid North 3: aprié-Im 359 Penn. ave., near 4 -E*TE PANTS. FOR CHILDREN, FOR BOYS, FOR YOUTHS, Boys? DErantTMENts, aplé-tr A. SAKS & CO. ‘PRUNKS! TRUNKS: TRUNK TRAVELING BAGS, SATCHELS, freat variety, of MY OWN and other makes, 4 at prices loWer than ever, at my FACTORY aud BALE Koos. ‘425 Seventh Street, ‘Une door avove Udd Fellows’ Hall. JAMES 3. TOPHAM., Tv ORDBR, Trupks, of any style desired, made to order on the prem ‘Trunks, papain LE; + Repaired, t eazrgnis, 2¢.. Rep and ‘Trunks covered at aps-tr KE DOWN TO FOUR CENTS. FORTY BUSHELS DELIVERED FOR 92.20 GAS-LIGHT OFFICE, _Octl-tr 411 Anp 413 10rn Street, ‘United States Bonds of all kinds; strict of Columbia Bonds of ashington and lown Quarter!) rs : ass aeviae reece 20th sf, aud Penna, avenue, that | is.b THE EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-Day.—Internal revenue, $240,510.27 ; customs, $459,755.64. THE SUBSCRIPTION to the four per cent. loan to-day amounted to $107,000. Britt. Approvep.—The President to-day ap- proved the bill restoring George A. Armes, 0 th ity to the U.S. army, with the rank of ‘THE CABINET MEETING to-day lasted until two o'clock. Most of the time was occupied discussing pardons. SENATORS Hamlin and Kirkwood occupied their seats in the Senate to-day for the first time since the departure of the postal excur- sion on the 3 inst. Tue Paciric RAILROAD FUNDING BILL. The House judiciary committee to-day, by a majority of one vote, agreed to ask the refer- ence of the Thurman Pacifie Railroad funding bill to that committee. When the bill which is now on the Speaker's table is reached, an effort will be made to pass it without reference to any committee. Tue $ taken no a ATE Jupiiarny COMMITTEE has tion on the Ben. Noyes ease. THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE devoted much of the time of its meeting to-day to the psideration of private bills. House bill pro- viding for the abolition of the coinage of the silver twenty-cent piece was reported: favor bly ely passed by the Senate. The joint resolution recently pace by the House directing the he easury fund $1,410. the Society of the Sons of orge, Of Philadelphia, being the amount ad by said society upon a statue of St. orge and the Dr: reported favora- rt was agreed upon the w, the owner of gives Mr. Law Ygold. A bill for the relief of Ja en, Of Savannah. was reported [a pa « or CHAIRMAN ATKINS, of the House committee who has been sick for ihe enily ered to ume his duties with his committee. THe INVESTIGATION OF PAYMASTER CUT ie committee on naval a ast night from seven tc investigati the charges lock, ig Paymaster Cutte nd Messrs. Wet! edwick and others ei for the basis of the utier was showa by The investigation wiil a. any of the testimon be continued to-me PPOSITION to the appoint- nt appointment clerk amphere as appointment ¢ develo) The fight against him is iaking a reli He is ‘osed by the Protestants, who ec VERY STRONG ment of assista Tr is appohitment would be a conee eatholicity. The Order of the American U (anti-Catholic) is working against him, and a etition signed by, it stated, at least four hundred thousand persons has been brought to the attention of the Pr > requestir that he be romoted. wid be siat Mr. 1 I His wife ve and he is supposed have Catholi ADDING FORGE! > One Dr. James Robinson, a well-known coun- terfeiter, was arrested by an ofii secret service in Philadeiphi: 2 quantity of counterfeit money found in his possession, He was tried in Philadelphia at the May term of the distriet e . found guilty and sentenced to five years ‘in the eastern penitentia Since that time, fr don in his behalf the petitions filed ie ter large hat certa come tothe knowledge of the jury which, if they had known at the time of the trial, they would not have found him guilty. It has just been discovered that the signatures of tho jury on this petiti ‘e forgeries. They w it is alleged, by one Tom Mereto, in Philadelphia to ounterfeiting, that d that er forged ented in behalf of as re the same 7 Robinson apers are about to be pre other counterfeiters. THE SUBSTITUTE offered by Mr. Voorhees for the bill in relation to resumption reported from the Senate finance committee as a sub- stitute for the House bill repealing the re- sumption act, provides that from and after its passage United States notes shail be receiv. le in payment for the four per centum bo: now authorized by law to be issued; and ¢ and after October 1. 157s, said n imports; and said notes in the volume in exjstence on the pas- sage of this act shall not be canceled hearded, but shall be reissued, and t 1 be used for funding and poses whatsoever, to an in the whole the agg! in circulation and in the y the said notes, whether then in the Treasury or thereafter received, under any act of Con- gress, and from whatever source, shall be again paid out: and when again returned to the Treasury they shall not be canceled nor destroyed, but shall be reissued from time to time with like qualities: and all that part of the act of January 14, 1575, entitled “An act to provide for the” resumption of specie pa; ments,” authorizing the retirement of eighty per centum of United States notes,is herebs repealed. INTERNATIONAL N CHINA.—A recent dispateh from Mr rd to the Department of State gives a gratifying aceount of the rapid introduction of the study of interna- tonal law in China under the auspices of American scholarshi| Dr. Martin, president of the Tung-We nese Imperial College, at Peking, has during the last thir- teen years translated and published in the Chinese tongue Wheaton’s Elements of Inter- national Law, De Marten’s Guide Dipioma- tique, a considerable portion of the French code, Bluntschili’s Volkerreeht, and last, but it least, Woolsey’s Introduction to Interna. nal Law. These text-books have the sanc- tion of the Chinese Foreign Office, and are widely studie.. IN THE U.S. following assignment of judges was made: For the first circuit, Nathan Clifford, associate Justice; for the second circuit, Ward Hunt, associate justice; for the third circuit, Wil- liam Strong, associate justice ; for the fourth circuit, M ‘on R. Waite, chief justice; for the fifth circuit, Joseph P. Bradley, associate justice ; for the sixth circuit, Noah Swayne, as- Sociate justice; for the seventh circuit, John . Harlan, associate justice; for the eighth cireuit, Samuel F. Miller, associate justice ; for the ninth circuit, Stephen J. Field, associ: ate Justice. THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE of the two houses on the bill to provide for temporary clerks and for other purposes had a meeting yesterday afternoon, and reeonciled_the re- painting pints at issue between the two houses. ese Were the items for deficiency in compensation for internal revenue collec. tors and fo: mail route messengers and postal clerks, Tue Senate fixed the first of these items at # ).(00, and the second at $20,000. At the conference the first item was reduced to $20,000 and ‘he second to $7,000, SENATE BILL FOR THE RELIEF OF ALBERT ORDWAY, was placed on the Senate calendar yesterday. It authorizes Ordway to assign and transfer the contract entered into by him with the United States on November 16, 1871, to furnish and cut certain granite for the new State, Wa-and Navy departments building, in Washington, D. C., to the Westham Granil company of Virginia, subject to the approval of the Secretary of War; provided that noth- ing in the act shall release said Ordway from bee obligations to cause said contract to be UPREME COURT yesterday the o INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL.—The House committee on appropriations has completed the Indian appropriation bill. The total amount of its items is about $4,700,000, bein; some $70,000) less than the total of the ‘bill o! last year. 2 5 CONFIRMATIONS.—The Senate in executive session yesterday confirmed a large number of army promotions, but took no action on civil appoint nenis. a {u } threat of removal ‘The President and the Party. REPRESENTATIVE CAMPBELL, OF THE REPUB- LICAN CONGR NAL COMMITTEE AT THE HOUSE—FUNDS FOR THE POLITICAL ‘AIGN—HOW TO RAISE THEM—THE PRES- IDENT SATISFACTORILY EXPLAINS HIS CIVIL- SERVICE ORDER Mr. Keim sent the following dispatch from this city to his journals last night: A serious point of perplexity in the minds of the members of the Republican Congressional Committee has been the subject of raising the funds necessary to meet the expenses atten ant upon ranting the coming political paign, in view of the commonly-accepted posi- tion of the President on the relations of the officeholders to polities. General Campbel', the Pennsyivania member of the Congressional committee, anxious to ascertain definitely and directly, for his own information and that of the committee, what the President's opinions actually were, and what might be expected in the event of the committee undertaking to adopt the course pursued under the old regime, called upon the President. He introduced his conversation by general reference to the approach of the eampaign, and of. the import. ance of an inereased representation in Con- gress in order to renew the republican ascend- ancy in the House, specially as an ofiset to the democratic coi in the — Senate, and as an important cheek upon. any high-handed proceedings which might be undertaken by the democrats in a closely pntested Presidential election in 188), The esident Jistened with deep interest, fre- auently interjecting observations of approval and inquiry. Sen He remarked that he felt keenly ble of the importance of the presen’ 's elections, and hoped that in thei ts they would meet the hopes and exy ions of himself and ail other republ nding this an excellent opportunity, € Campbell interjected, “Being so siticerely in- cess of the republican party m whence a draw the terested int ‘The only differe methods. The ex designed to let offieers under- tand* that their first allegiance was to the nment and its interests, and not to ies and persons. [believe this is how being gen y understood, but so far Subseribing a reasonable share out of ir incomes to meet the expenses of the campaign, there can be no reasonable objec. tion to that: but it cannot be demanded under s hitherto. An officer can € or hot, as he pleases, without affeeting his tenure of onice for or against him. Lexpect to contribute my proportion to the campaign expenses, and there will be no objection to others in office doing likewise ; in fact, I should be pleased it they were to do'so. he Prest- dent then alluded to his own i x peiience when he was chairman state commi for purpost that he c the neg of a politiea The Vresic ticipation of offi can be and will be they are be certain and their hold en its maniput: i the wishes of the people and subject republi Mf voting for obnoxi or submitting to party defeat pplying to officers of the govern- Mt in this sense Will be rigorously enforced, after the ndidates fairly in the fleld, id of conventions packed with at the beck of adominan! clique of pi is, there will be no objection to ofticers doing their share—so long as it does uot interfere with their official duties—in the fleld Work of the campaign, the same as any otner citizen.” Gen. Campbell stated to- felt quite easy in mind, both services; that the Preside: situation thoroughly, ane, conflict With bis pos between officials and ps campaign his moral Gen. Campbell thin been mu re: And as to the p campaign, th th li ight that he now sto funds and appreciated the ithout coming in ion as tothe ities, would give «individual Suppori. hat the President has ch misunderstood. and now sees no son Whatever to be dissatisfied with his He thinks the republicans of all, of thinking should now abandon their atiacks upon the President and turn them upon the democrats, where they will do most good. SECRETARY THOMPSON is expected back from Indiana next Saturday night or Sunday. The President sent to the the nomination of Thos. A. to be collector of customs, Pamlico, nd a number of minor nominations of postmasters, ATTORNEY GENERAL DEV. Who has gone to Boston, will join the President in Philadel- phia to-morrow, A MEETING of the officers and clerks of, the Internal Revenue bureau will be held to-mor- row afternoon, shortly before 4 o'clock, at which action appropriate to the death of the late Wm. Orton, president of the Western Union Telegraph company, who was formerly commissioner of internal revenue, will be taken. Henr: N.C. PERSONAL.—Mrs. Dr. Little and daughter, who have been visiting at the White House, i this morning for their home in Delaware, io. AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House to- day were Senators Lamar and Kellogg, Rep- resentatives O'Neil, Errett, Burchard, Rainey, Browne and Governor Stearns of Florida. Tue RIveR AND Harvor Bin. Mvuppu Up to 2 o'clock to-day the House was endeay- oring to get out of a snarl, and had spent two hours in the same endeavor. It appears that the Speaker yesterday allowed Mr. Cox, of New York, to “present, under a question’ of privilege: a protest signed by twenty-six mem- be 1 Congress against the passage of the river and harbor appropriation bill. -M: under the ruling, wanted to make a speech to" All kinds and manner of points of order were submitted as to the vrotest being a uestion of privilege. The Chair deci- ded it to be such a question, and Gen. Scofield appealed from the decision, but the House, bya vote of 131 to 102 laid the appeal on the table. Then Mr. Cox sent up to the clerk’s desk the protest and had it read as part of his remarks. Mr. Conger demanded that the words contained in it Which spoke of the “spoliation of the Treasury,” be taken down, and that Mr. Cox be censured. The latter, however,withdrew the remarks. Subse- quently passages in the protest were objected to, it being the purpose of the friends of tha river and harbor bill to prevent Cox from making a speech if possible. A VaAcancy.—The marshal of {daho terri- tory, recently contirmed by the Senate, went out to that territory and took a lgok around. Not liking the prospect of things, he comes back and has just resigned. THE SPECIE RESUMPTION INQUIRY.—The following persons have been subpenaed to appear before the House banking and cur- rency committee for examination in regard to the possibility and expediency of an early re- sumption of Specie payments: Messrs. B. B. Sherman, Geo. 8. Coe, Jas. M. Brown, George Bliss, Frederick D, Tappan, ‘Jos. Seligman, John Thompson and Peter Cooper. of New York, and H. Carey Baird . , Philadelphia," Bald aud E- ML Lewis, of ‘THE NEW ORLEANS MINT.—The House com mittee on coinage, weights and measures has agreed to fovert fayorably the pending bill appropriating $75,000 torepair and alfon the miutat New Origen epee coinage of gold and silver thereat, and mal an appropriation therefor. THE REMAINDER OF THE PosTaL EXxcur- SIONISTS, including Judge Key, returned from iheir Cuban trip last night, and the P. 0. de- partment is itself again. Judge Freeman, the assistant attorne Asaat brought with ‘him from Florida a little alligator some 6 or 7 in- ches long, which he has placed in a basin in his room in the P.O. building. This is none of your dwarf alligators, but would grow to be 12 or 14 feet long if it could live on air for years instead of months. Naval ORDERS.—Lieutenant G. Blocklinger to the Enterprise, at Norfolk, relieving Lieut. Walton Godwin, who is on wait orders. Lieutenant A.M. Rischast trom tne and ordered to the ing put in oper-" THE POSTAL EXCURSION TO HAVA ‘On the Gulf With a Head Wind. {Correspondence of The Star.] Os BOARD STEAMSHIP Lizz1E HENDE! ‘April 8th, Alter a sound night's sleep, all our party ith sharp appetites for the breakfast tookggmmihe Island hotel, Cedar Keys. About 8 o' clos we began to gather our little traps toatl and get them aboard this vessel, and put ourselves in readiness for an experience of two hundred and seventy miles of salt water on the heels of one of the most violent gales experienced in the gulf for a food many veurs—a gale which at Key West ‘as driven ashore, and, ag the telegraph in- forms us to-day, probably destroyed the beau- tiful steamer *Agnes,” on which we were to have gone to Hayan: We walk about the piers and begin to pi e to say good- our friends from Fernandina who le: here, and grow impatient in an 0 something in the near future which may inter- pose to prevent our getting away at the min- ute advertised. We approach the moment when the engineer sounds his first eall for us to get aboard. At the first note two-thirds of us are afloat. We begin to count noses. A dis- cover’ y 4 y gone to’ » one gone with him? “Why, ce a fair floral companion.” Why do Here they . NO, Sand cook! Another toot—another sharp warning from the engineer, some one ge'S on the pilot house, sweeps the ad. country, and reports “not in sight an “Contound him,” says the eolonel baggage ashore, ieh is forthwith. «everybody begms to sympathise with the Bridgersville offender. Another quick toot of the Whistle, and the man on the pilot house n views the land-and-water-scape o'er. He Sa fluttering veil and a sloueh hat and re- here theyare.” “Put histrunk aboard agai him for shouts the colonel, “and. confound delaying the steamer.” ‘The culprits oung man trying his besi tand unconstrained, and ra ly transparent failure of i the floral companion with no effort at al ing her side of the scene a brill such eases. Mutu: heavy board a pitable friends, the Yulees carry aw, us here and dina the best idual in our nd, who isa Fara cris of a companion, goes with us the last moment to Rey Wes as’ oft howls the ofiteer, and we from the Wharf amid waving of handkerchiefs and fare- well Kisses r with them to F is aboard, and shows his nerve and business training in the philosophical manner in which he talks of the loss of the “ Agnes.” He states that she has just been overhauled and com- pletely refitted at great expense, and realizes inconvenience it will be to the line to lose ust now, but {alks with confidence of her replacement and the prospect of but slight de necessary to supply the gap her Joss Mr. Roberts possesses an individual. marks him as a gentleman of no ‘ymould. He to begin has experience, added to quick igenee, and energy enough for luf a He has great faith in the business ible in connection with the r. and feels sure of the p: om ali sections of the ¢ same conn ht business. 1 ation, mak n Chicago Havana in the dozen. advantages po: St. Louis in refrigerators to ne time it takes to transfer it to New York from those points, and his re- frigerate re just the things to send back filled with tropical fruits and’ other produets of a perishable nature. We h gob out away from the islands at Cedar Keys, and our purser, an old sea captain, takes a squint at the horizon and predicts A SOUTH-EAST HEAD WIND All the way to Key West. We have reason to testify to the accuracy of his opinion. The Wind comes not only from the southeast, but also ina quantity we could have di: i Al gets fresh and then stiff,and Ca hope that there will be no squall. Fults ri vidence of its ability to get lively. ea heavy chop sea which causes th dance about toan extent perfectly astounding to those of us who never before smelled. salt water. Our ladies are all delighted during the first hour or sa, and after that begin to look as though they were repenting of something. Finally, most of them disappear in their bunks, and come forth no more, not even when the dinner bell rin We of the so-called sterner sex, are not Jong in following the example of re! racy set by the ladies, and after the first din- ner on the Lizzie Henderson, we some how fail to be very unanimous at meals, DOINGS AT KEY WEST. April 10th, Key West in sight at last, and our substitute for the Agnes has proved but a slow sailer against the head wind which has been sending the rollers against her bows, without a moment’s cessation, for forty-eight hours. The approach to Key West i3 very peculiar and pretty: the lighthouse being the first indication of our contiguity; then the islands peep ae out of the water, and next the frowning walls of Fort Taylor! As we ap- proach the shore the peculiar color of the water strikes us with some surprise, the coral reefs underneath giving it the hue of milk, with a fair tinge of indigo for coloring. We land at the wharf, alougside the steamship Souder, which is to take us to Havana, and on beard which noble vessel we soon transfer ourselves and luggage. Weare received by the whole population, and are at once boarded by Mr. Philbrick, Postmaster Brown, and other leading citi ens and officials, who greet us warmly, greatly aided by the thermometer, which is at $3 at 10 o'clock a.m. We are to have a reception, and are to wait on board an hour for the people to get ready. Some of run ashore foy a hasty shave, a1 firs! 1 meet is our old friend Charley Ewer, fa good looking. Charley is here’ in the ‘custom. house, on account of his health, and willremain about six weeks longer before going north. We make hasty repairs to our toilets, and ina few minutes go in ages through the city to Jackson Park where we find a pavillion. On our way we were saluted by a salvo of can: non, The streets are filled with people, and the houses on all sides decorated with flags of all nations and gay streamers. We pass through the town amid waving of handkerchiefs and cheers, escorted by the Encampment of Odd Fellows and the three fire companies, and arrive at the pavillion which is bedizend with banners. We are met and received by the mayor, Mr. Bethel, and representatives of the citv government. “After we are all seated, the mayor, who is young, robust, and hand: some, gives us a se welcome. General Rey roponds appropriately, and is followed by Senators Hamlin and Kirkwood, and Re resentatives Chapman and Freeman, and Cald- well of the post office committee. The speeches were good enough for any oceasion, but there isno time to write them out. The speeches over we resume our carriages, and preceded by our escort, with excellent music from the band, repair to the Russell house for dinner. This house is decorated with all kinds of ban- hers, streamers, and Sropical foliage and flowers. On every side are flowers of the most gorgeous hues, ‘The cocoa nut trees have clusters of nearly ripe fruit hanging from their high trunks: the sun is directly over our heads; the people are all clad in garments which would be suitable for our July and August at home. The population is many colors of many nationalities and unique in ap- pearance. I can say no more now, as we go immediately to dinner. &. THE TRIPLE HANGING IN Lovrstana YeEs- TERDAY.—Jackson Edwards, Wesley Turner, and Alexander Brown were hanged for muz- der at Franklin, La.. yesterday.” Turner de- clared his innocence. The other two confessed. The noose around Brown’s neck became un- tied while he was hanging, and he fell to the ground. He was taken into the jail until the scaffold could be arranged and then led out and hung over again. TRAMPS KILLED WHILE STEALING A RIDE.— A freight train on the St. Louis Iron Mountain and Southern railway jumped the track near Hermatite station yesterday. Nine cars were thrown down an embankment. Seven tramps were stealing a ride on the train,four of whom were carried down in the wreck. One was in- stantly killed, another died two hours after- Rte and the other two were very badly ru Lick, of California, was di orday with Masonic honors in the cemetery at SEngeare. Lebanon county, Pa., 5h Lick’s A MONUMENT to the mowiory of the late Jas. ledicated yeste: t the stew-- | | FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS, TvEsDAyY, April 23. NAT orial of Thomas Worthington asking to be laced on the retired list of the army. Re- erred to military committee. Mr, Wallace presented a Tremonstrance of the y hiladelphia Board of Trade against the transfer of the life-saving service. Mr. Hamlin presensed a memorial from the workingmen of Kenebunk protesting against the reduction of the duties which afford pro- tection to American labor, and against the re- imposition of the war tax on tea and coffee. Referred to finance committee. . a: Maxey, from the committee on military affai of the Revised Statutes. calendar. Mr. Morrill, from the finance committee, re- ported House Dill pro! ig the coinage of twenty cent silver pieces. Passed. Mr. Dennis introduced a bill to provide for the care of all animals to be slaughtered in the District of Colum! and to provide for a District abattoir. Referred to District com: mittee. Mr. Spencer introduced a bill to re foreclosure of mortgages in the Dis! Columbia. Referred to District committ On motion of Mr. Mitchell, the Senate up the Northern Pacifie railroad bill. HOUSE.—The Speaker announced the first business in order to be the unfinished busi- ness of yester: h_ was the subject of r ‘sion of the chair. ep supposed his appeal ig, aud he proposed to speak to it. Mr. Cox (N. Y.)—The motion to lay the ap- peal on the table is pending, and that is not debatable. . Reagan asked to be heard. ‘arlisle.—We asked to be heard on the not permit. Pyerand harbor bill, and it was ted us Speaker suggested that a motion to tabl e Was not debatable, unless by unanimous iu Mr. Cox (N.Y.) would have no objection if could repl, My. Finley objected to debate. Mr. Keayan.—Then I rise priviie; The $ —There is one now pending. _ Mr. Cox (N.Y.)—L am on the floor on a ques- tin of privilege. Mr. an — hen I ask the House to al- rd. rd to all debate, aM de- regular order. r r. Atkins asked if it would be in order to Postpone the whole subject? Mr. Reagan inquired whether it was the purpose of the geutleman to put in this protest and ¢. + Y., aid they had eyen refused protest to be read. Mr. Reilley, again objected to debate and demands were made for the regular orde The Speaker said the question was on lay the appeal on the table. Mr. Reagan, hoped the House would not lay ng : nquired whether if the tolay the appeal on the table, was defeated, the protest could go ont i ‘The Speaker repli at the protest to the journal, but it would brin it_up to be read. Mr, Reag withdraw quired whether he could s pending. aker said he would like to state the the position he took in entertaining . Cox’s demand for recognition. Mr. K A thought that if the Ch tated for his decision, the other side should » be heard. The Speaker thought he should certainly be permitted to give his reasons tor deciding the question of orde The gentleman from New York tion 0! i nt paper to have it read. etermine whether it lege until the paper w: ad. . Reagan had objected to the protest as a upa not pri M | pretext, and afterwards to converting it into at question of privilege. M arfield did not care particularly for this p ‘otest, but he contended that the Speaker should have determined frem the face of tie per whether it Wasa privilege or not. Other- ise any gentleman might the reading of a paper which. hours. The gentleman from New York said when he rose that wanted to enter a pro- test, and the Speaker could have determined whether it was a question of privil Mr. Burchard, said the whole question was Whether a protest could be entered against bill already passed. Mr. Garfield read from the record of to-day to show that Mr. Cox stated distinctly that he rose to present a protest. The Speaker was notified of his averred purpose, and therefore should have ruled upon the question. therefore respectfully appealed from the de- ction of the Chair, that the paper could be read. Mr. Fort moved to lay the appeal on the table. T which he did in some explanatory remarks. The motion to lay the be on the table was rejected by a vote of 131 yeas to 102 nay and the whole subject was open to discussioi The District in Congress. THE BILL TO REVISE SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT ASSESSMENTS. in the bill to provide for the revision and cor- | rection of assessments for special improve- ments in the District of Columbia, the Senate District Committee as stated in the Star yes- terday, made several amendments and the bill was reported to the Senate by Mr. Rollins. A ended by the committee, the bill pro- paid assessments prepared under the 37th section of the act of Congress entitled, an actto provide a government for the District of Columbia, apprpred February 2ist, 1871, be suspended until the assessments shall have been corrected. The District Commissioners shall revise all statements heretofore made of the cost of ny and all improvements for any part of which assesssments have been pre- partd, orin the absence of such statements shall determine the cost of improvements which have been or are liable to assessment and make a new statement of the cost thereof, showing the character of the work done; this statement shall be signed by the Commis- sioners or a majority of them. In determin- ing the cost of improvements tne Commis- sioners shall deduct one-half the cost of the intersections and charge the same over to the Hie epaieay street or avenue. They shall de- termine the amount chargeable to street rail- roads by their character or the general law, and the amount charged to or paid by the United States or the District of Columbia, for improvements in front of property belong- ing to it, both of which amounts shall be deducted from the cost as found by them. They shall ascertain the number of !ineal feet of the street, alley, avenue, or l, over which any improvement extends, and the cost per lineaf foot upon the basis of the statement aforesaid, and also the number of front feet of all the property adjoining such improve- ment not owned by the United States or the District of Columbia, and shall assess upon each such lot or subdivision of such pe rty for each tront foot thereof one-sixth of the cost per lineal foot, ascertained as aforesaid. But such property shall not be assessed twice | for like improvements, nor shall it be assessed | for repairs or for the lowering of water mains | or the relaying of service pipes when such work is caused by change of grade, nor for haul of grading in excess of that which rea- sonably could have been obtained, and for the purpose of equalizing the assessments for sewers where sewers have been laid down as a part of Such jmpro vements ; the cost charged shall be that of a 15-inch pipe sewer, and when- ever the contract for any | evemens required two feet of grading to be done by the contrac- tor therefor, the cost of such grading shall be deemed to de included in the contract price for such pavement, and truncated or trian- gular lots or spaces not suitable for subdi- vision shall be in accordance with rules to be prescribed by said Commissioners not inconsistent herewith, and not exceed ing the rate prescribed for in this act. And the amount so be deemed and taken asthe proper apportionment charge- able to each lot, according to the benefit con- ferred; and the balance of the expense shall out of the general fund of the District. And the Commissioners shall there mal out a revised assessment, which shall be sub- stituted for the original. never it shal} be ty the amount of any assessment he sum. pameS: ve been due ty ‘Mr. Matthews presented a mem. | + reported bills to amend sections L1G | Placed on the to a question of | »bjected while the motion to | > and demand | h would oceupy | or not. | He | e Speaker desired to state the question, | men sami | any tify and | FY le! inan x Ub bill or cord | row. road debt. fant, Fade: to be cl assessment, m, Commissioner: equal amount of the issued under the revised assessment; and in case of such surrender, new certificates shail be iss ef the com Any person who desires to contest or dispute | count in thirty ai z z | preme | the said pens, Mh Mr. sign, false | forced for th by such revis ment shall be i cate may be issued on all eases where such c | issued, the Commi payment, vided b} assessmient : 3! sessment any ¢ made in pe cl and now held sinking fund of the District, they shall be sur ( issued in accordance with such revised asse lered ai ed sSessm of the et rm ny ot assessm creased, d whene’ an by the canceled, the same as the origi person holding any cer ount of such original assessment, requirinz anged to correspond to such revised surre! as above p Sioners: nent gainst mprovements m: | contnisstoners a written st hthe grounds upon wh m, butin the case of all outstanding as- id statemer thereafter fourt of the Di Whereupon the sa preme Cour ine the S$ consistent with justice nz Such eases | and certify to the said Commissioners the | cision of said court. | of work oni prece ved by the or the same t nothing construed as to affect th . Dennis introduced in the request, a biil to provide for the care of the right to erect buildings and es. rds for the purpose of their busine: payment to be made the ange shall be made in the amouat | of the assessment. the tax-lien cer remain in full force and effect, and if an: Sessment shail be decreased the tax-lien cer tifleate issued thereon shall stand and be en mount found to have been due hall be required t rates heretofore ys after the passage Al arts of acts inconsistent ificate shall eut; and if the assess an additional certifi i and in e not been e ioners. upon defauli in shall issue certificates as now law, in accordance with such revised pro. ver by such revised as- , ued, commissioners of the and new certific date and having the ‘inal certificates. “And te issued on nder the same to the ‘ive in exchange an fieates which may be rovided in tue ease of the sinking fund his property on ae file with said lement. setting he bases his nt shall be made with. f this a and within twenty daysafter the filing of $3 Statement. unless further time be allowed by t the commissioners; he shall submit such testi | Mony as he may desire in reference thereto Which shall be iaken after notice to or in the presenee of the attorney of the District, or seme person authorized act for him in the | premises, and the said attorney shall have a | reasonable time allowed him by the commis. Siohers before making their decision, if he | shall so request, to answer the’ same. Dut person” aggrieved by the. d cision said commissioners appe all proceed to "he ed. as sum nd equi Jence upon the dock assessments f avenues and al- zed to be ma Commissioners of th r their suceessors law- vordance with the prin scribed ; and i are here in thisact shail be so e rights of either party it or suits now pending. A BILL THAT THE BU r ERS WILL BE INTER. Senate to-day, 1 istrict of and incorporate the District of tock Yard, Abbattoir and Render- ny. The vill. crea’ nry B. O. wines P. Manstield Whitney. y E. Loatie, P. M. Che W. Scott Chew, Nathaniel Tyler, Wii b. Win. W. Rapley, John A. Vi Peck, and Addison A. Hosmer, a’ corporation with the title above gi The bill gives the it is made unlawful for outsiders to estab: my dy » District shall be sale contained in any mortg: | trust, or other E efiect of a mortgage, which m | executed. Upon default in the money due, or the performance tion secured by any such preme Court 01 the Dis! ing jurisdiction of the subject matter. on plication of any person entitled to the ment of any money or the obligation So secured, shall decree a foreclosure of such mortgage or other conveyance as aforesaid, and a sale of the mortgaged property or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay the amount thereby ‘cured, whether the same shall be ‘Any who he capital stock of exceed 10,000 shares share. FORECLOSURE OF MORTG AG: Spencer introduced in the Senate to. day a bill to regulate the foreclosure of mort ges, &e., inthe District of Columbi vides that no sale of re: made under execute, overs re district e at convey Person by representation, precure or aid in procuring the signing, execution, acknowledgment, delivery or re- ‘ding of any deed or other conveya' Wiiting for the release of any property | District of Columbia from the ineumbrauce or | effect of any mortgage, deed of trust, or other instrument or conveyance operating as such, given to secure the obligation with the defraud any person, corporatio: be punished by a fine not exceeding #10, That the enforcement of the collection | DY imprisonment ‘a nh the penitentiar term not exceeding five years, | Such fine and imprisonment. stock landing yards, slaughter houses, or abbattoirs at auy in the 1 premises. The corporators have the right’ to the corporation not to pL on the company's the rate of #1) per S. ETC. The ny PoWer oO red 0 ng the lega hereafter ent of any any obliz ‘onveyance, the Su ict or any court hay nee | erformance of any have authority to due or who shall manufacture, acknowledge trick, device, or deliver, deceit, or otherwise, shail ce or the payment of money orother | intent to cheat, injure, or y or by THE SCHOOL APPROPRIATION. pee Com; Saturday's Herald, eral Baker wii for the dy relief for No conference has yet been held of the Sen. ate and House managers on the deficiency Dill, containing the school appropriation. An efiort will be made to have a meeting to-mor- BEFORE THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. District Commissioners Phelps were before the House committe on ap propriations this morning, urging the neces- sity of triet Dennison and the schools of the Dis- 30din, the intendent of the Wash- ington Asylum, was also heard with respectto the condition and needs of that institution. A BANK PRESIDENT ARRESTED. Charges of Forgery, Libel, Ete. MONTREAL, April 23.—E. H. Goff, president of the Montreal, Portland and Boston Rail- ny, Was arrested here yesterday at ion Raiiwi the suit of the Canada Agricultural Insurance Company, for making false returns when he Was manager of that — was also issued against him lution of the company authorizing against the company for $22,700 for an alleged Warrants were su! the arrest of E. H. Goff and James G. managing director of the Montreal Herald, for publishing an alleged libellous letter in charging ex-Solicitor Gen- ith demanding $10,000 in return anting of a subsidy of mile by the local government to the Montreal, Portland and Bost which Goff was president. socal of money and valuables said to | been ny. A warrant ‘or forging a reso- im todraw juently issued for . Stewart, $4,000 per ‘ay Com) . Of ‘the letter ¢ gives ave given to Baker on account of his intiuence. CHICAGO, April 23.- petition in bankrupte: cured debts am cured to counted. 3 Be ne y, lial : Lewis H. , liabilities #57, Covington, jen! I W.T. Steven. maton itabilities $16,000 assets Baker meets the whole ¢! yocal denial, harge with an unequi- Bankr bil Kasson, A. Rogers, #12, iisve ied petition ta fe a jon Liabilities $318,400; astets about one-half, In Covington, Ky., yesterday the petitions in baikruptey were led fe dlahlities 130 D. Ca: 26,000: “a assets $90,000; Ed' bilities $21,000, nominal assets |. Long, farmer, Mason county, asset: I Mites. "es? 0 ptcy. -Anson B. Miner filed a esterday. Hi is se- ount 000, aid the unse- ree with On) in bills dis- is assets are nominal. Cinctnnati, April 23,—8) apolis state that brokers, is from Indian- way, real estate nkruptcy. following : J. B.Ca- 000; E. P. Chal- Covington Tiabilities 000: nom- Covington, liabilities : to said court, and | e in the | | begin on Thursda to justify the coum | R for a | P both | with about three hundred head | | rious cities b Telegram: S to The Star. THE EUROPEAN WAR CLOUD. Russian Warn ing to England. MEXICAN BORDER RAIDS, A BANK PRESIDENT ARRESTED. ’ on the Rampage. LONDON, April 2. —Inteliigenc Paris says: “The Nihilist propa sia is considerably extending, Dail; graph has that the Kussian ratir the transport of troo » London vices from Cracow ads are encum tothe north in various of Mose viened disturbar education. The Kiefl have been r The British Reserves. Lonpox, April 2. —Without waiting for ti official returns of the mass of the reserve wh have joined the re forces the describes the eruci: of the sys! reserves as su beyond question of short service It says: “Durin have flocked to the most sanguine weil sible to tell yet the pro- desertions, but for a consid ulters fairly ge ex re forihcoming. Insome fnstance as resented himself at Plymouth every man has his is especially giatif ties because many of thy P ere the men had oceu- wr 30) pounds. It is expected Alth LONDON, April m has a dispate The police have prisoners n 5 e Cr T has promised to present at the ation Which is to neat testimony sufficient Lof the prisoners. oothly, F nd in th press are ind believe sin which the aiust A Rassian The correspor Political Corr nna parily explains this irr Russia fs ardent in her de y the general de mands of ustria must not stick too tena tS which, not of San Stefano, now declared of such inpor sity.” Russian Troops in Ro This corresy Lexplains the troops in Roumania 4 ne ton, adding that it might hav eessary had Bra‘iano, the dent, every whe plion as at Berlin, ates that the Russi bargain. Austria has m other country tr Russia and Kow und unania to a collision, from ineitiv he very reverse wa BURG, April o-dey publ which, while expressing belief that the ¢ it mn. Says Unat this rantee of peace. gress Will soon assemble, alone Will not constitute a gu The Jovrnal considers it necessary that a thank and exhaustive exchange of views be tween the cabinets should precede the con gress. Itconcludes as follows: “It the Brit ish cabinet really desires peace, and at the “time exp ntages t¢ and by itimids sia, it is playin dangerous game which will lead not to peace but to war CENTRAL re in Bugota. Panawa, April 1.—A tire in Bogota, March 16, destroyed three dwellings, loss $0,000, with no insurance. Three n Were Killed aud many injured by falling timbers, all the conditions impe wa by the German government have upuously lulfilled, and the indignities uence of the employes of the government are p y, and the pub- lie schools stopped for six months for want of supplies. Something for Our Government to Look After. A party of mining engineer Aspinwall per steamer Ailsa, from. a w ih outfit of tools, etc., valued at $5,000. Owing to some informality in the invoice consular papers these articles were seized by the n customs officials and confis- cated. The party returns to New York. * Treasurer. ass.. April 23.—The commit- tee appointed to wait ou faulting treasurer of if City Mills met the latter this morning, but. by advice of counsel he refused to make further disclosures. This determination Is a bitter disappointment to the directors, who to find Hathaway willing to straighte aflairs of the corporation involved, a ie non the part of the pu ent that Hatha wdvantage of all leg, to escape crimin: shase will evidently take the and it is believe ut Pv regula piey fnstead of wing some of his he banks in the va gular notes have sent officers re making attachments in Providence, New Bedford and Boston. The banks will suffer most severely, and some of the Fall River banks are probably involved. MEXICAN DIAN RAIDS. Wholesale Marder and Kidnapping. New ORLEANS, April 23.—The Galveston News publishes a special from Foat McIntosh stating | that the Indian raiders from Mexico have killed many people and carried off two white boys named x ior. expresses the belief that cited by sup} of brin, the Uni mail carrier who left Fort Davis on Satu morning was murdered by I from that been sent 8 jase’s) best friends, The correspondent. hese raiders are in- rters of Lerdo, for the purpose ake uta misunderstanding between ited States and Diaz pe ndians, 2) miles post. A detachment of cavalry has oO = Parsuit of the Raiders. SAN ANTONIO, TEXa8. April 22.—The Indian raiders near Laredo have crossed into Mexico of horses and some other stock. Mexican troops and citi- zens. pumbering five hundred, are in pursuit. The Indians are trying to reach the mountains on the border of Chihuahua, but will my 4 A mail carrier coming east be captured. irom Vort Davis was killed by Indian raiders rom the Fort Sill and Fort reservations. Three citizens were killed by a band of the same raiders, and at about the same time, 15 miles west of Fort Davis. ——<——_— The Markets. ALTIMORE, April 23.—Virginia sixes, old, 25; do, deferred, 4':: do. consol do. series. 32: N. do, new, 8 bid BALTIMORE, ; April aul and » neDsInally 1054810%. Fiour quiet beat, southern fairly active do. mi 82433, vapin, $3086, Hye; no arrivals, wach aid inally firm. Hay dui! and ancl . and uuchanged, active tholce westery rol, 20:52" =< erb Betroicum dul apainoniinal—refing and beavy—Kio cargoes. nom x Disky quiet L06ui06 0° hone, 8400; .600; oats. 1,600. Freights to Liverpool q' A 23.—Stocks Ss,