Evening Star Newspaper, May 18, 1878, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday TAR BUILDINGS, Penndyivanin Avenue. corner Lith street, ! | | “ The Evening Star Newspaper Company | SB. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres’. | ——_o——— i rved to su! oP NST Laem | cents per week, or 44cents per mouth. Copies at fhe counter, 2 cents each. By mall—postage pre- paid—€0 cents 2 mouth; one year, $6. | STAR—published on Eriasy —s2 a | a. Ibe copies Eg th ‘copies for $15: SF Che All mail subscriptions must be patd in ad- wanes; Do paper sent louger than so paid for, xa Kates of adverti-ing made known on applica- 51—N?. 7,841. WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, MAY 18, 1878. bening Star. SPECIAL NOTICES. cCOLUMBLA UNION. No. 01, Union w e hed in St. z NIN 5 a a _ 4 s i JT >>, UNIVERSALIS? | US’ atex. Keer Will preac 1 Tomorrow. at Hai. ‘Sunday S20: sit m. Pu! yrdiatly lnvited. 5» MEMORIAL CHURCH. 14: and N sts. | oy DLW. —Preachin merrow # Ila @ opm. Ly! Re . Of Balt.mors, Pa | cordially Invited. v | <> FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. 1 DS? vetwcen G and. Rev COTHBEKT. p tor—Service Te-am t bais p. Bubject in the 1 MT URCH VERNON PLACE ME. Cil 1 ner band K w w. and 8 at it DI Baltinu: y, 8 Dm. Br eordizily invited, we. > ELDER J. % will preach 3 pow.. until further u “spectal at the Gospel. 5 grt reviva: rest there will ba special revival sr- vice THIS (saturday) NIGHT af 8 otclock. and on | Sabbath revival services all day—at Ia, mi., 8and Ts p.m. L => THE ANNUAL MEETI => TION OF OFFICERS, St tual Relie’ Society, wil tak Moy 21, at 8 p.m. le 6 pe Soviet, arrange: Peter M A on ~UNDAY, May 19, a 3p ts for the funeral of the SLONEY. By order ° J. W. HEITMAN, President. THE PUBLIC, —-Por tea years [hay | given the BALM OF LIFE to tae sick poor | and to chariiabie jastitut! The doaation nas Increased from 15 to 40 per cent. of the amount @isposed of. This praciice has becom impediment to its utterance. and I am coastrained. most unwiifingly, to discontinne these do because of the Band umes and my iuadeusi means. Kespectrully, | if T. A. COOK. N-AMERICAN FIRE IN- | MEANY, OF THE D BIA, The | myld St ‘Thi ‘Trustees of this C No, 630 F } (aus 1 o*cloek n. and 3 pm The judges of said election are C. B. Piersor, C. Averbach, and A. Herman. my 18-Law3w. )19 E. P. HLALSTEAD, ~ec. DING ASSOCIATION aT une. > THE Er tation of quite a num ington, who are desirous of forming a new Bulld ing Association, on what is kuowa as she ‘+ Old Plan.” ($L per ‘share per moath yand who hive hares oF 1 ny already subscribed for about 1,100 stock, a meeting wil! be held in Wilson's ts s.w. corner of Pennsylvania avenue and 19th n.W., 0@ MONDAY EVENING, the £8 Kk, for the purpose of org inizailon. T a who nay desire to connect themselves with sociation of this kind, are respectfully inv attend. POTOMAC FRUIT GROWERS = AFLOAT. i The Potomac Frait Growers’ Assoviation wal | renew its ular Excursionson the Mary Wash- ington WEUNESDAY. May 22, with au exiii- tich on board of straw Free to all exhibitors aliki and intermediate landings jek trom the boat. Pare to the public 50 con on) t. Fare to the publ cents. EI Ot dy Be SNODGRASS, Secictary. =» THE GERMAN-AMERICANSAVINGS BANK, No. 682 F st,. corner of 7th n.w open, daily from " Pr a rom 6 to 8 p. m. After Srst deposit any amount Yards received. Safe Deposit Bo: ivederasitsonly. i five cents up- for rentin Fire x and Burglar proot Vault. at $10, $12. 50,$15. $25and Poa rear. Hine largest and most convenient boxes | the city ys 1y , BUFFALO LITHIA, PrOLLINARIS | ANOS * PRING WATERS, Just received AT MILBURN’S PHARMACY. tr 1429 PENNA. AVENUE. marl4- HAYWARD & HUTCHINSON, | With very extensive facilities for matutac- | turing, sre row showing a line of Marbietzed Mantics anequaled for richness of design sndcolor | Sod rivaling in extsnt any establishment in the Geuntry. Architects designs for Mantes and ainsedatings closely followed, and tmitations of | Fare and ‘beautiful marbles ‘exactly, produced, ts for BARSTOW WROUGHT [BON FUR- BACK, Baltimore KITCHENER RANGES; also the Hissia Contractors for Are-piace STOVE. Pinmbing and all Tin and Copper Work. With a large force of competent mechanics in their va- ious brauches and lo: rsonal experience, will @o good work cheaper than any other house, in2-1y eS >> HATHURN asp | BUFFALO LITHIA WATERS, fust received, fresh from the Springs. W. 8. THOMPSON, apls 708 15th st, | Ws UNRIVALLED BS UNE Quatry ann paice. | i Champagne Wines of MOET & CHANDON, MOET & CHANDON, Established 1843. RENAULD, FRANOUIS & Cv., novi-eoly Sole Agents for U. 3. J s° MUET & CHANDON . CITAMPAGNE, | For sale by THOMAS RUSSELL myl8- lw Feausylvania avec | —————— LARGEST ASSORTMENT GAS FIXTURES IN THE CITY, AT THE LOWEST PRICES, Also, a full line of REFLECTORS, { Please cal and examine our goods. | PLUMBING AND GASFITTING, ‘o. 9 15th street, CORCORAN BUILDING, E. ¥. BROOKS. KiF*s ELEGANT SILVBR WARE, WATCHES, DIAMONDS, JEWELRY, | PLATED WARE. | 172 West Baltimore Street, BALTIMORE, MD. 1317. Established HE KEAL ESTATE A: Corcoran building. are pre} a e, Sales or exchanges, for the next 15 days, Yaiue’ of $15,000. Money at hand. Bargains ‘of- fered. mm Lad ICE CREAM, MADE or Orange Country Cream, free from Ga he. Families, boarding-houses,” hovels, restan- | rants, dealers, excursions and festivals 3u) plied, Large deduction to those who buy to sell. Buxes of various sizes ready for delivery at 3 moment's Botice At the Old Establishment, 1427 New | ‘York aveuue. im | ** Dr. sands like of painiess cases of banfons, Goris, wicers, chilblains. rheumatic or swollen joints, &c. Ofice: $06 Penusylvania avenue, up stalte, Ladies and chil attended asugual. Ga”? too tata. aI Loxpen UMBRELLAS. JUST RECEIVED, SESTLEMEN'S LONDON UMBRELLAS, ‘The latest styles, ImroaTeD Direct. TRE BEST MIDDLESEX FLANNEL Suits, at the low price of $12, at Q ae ” A. STRAUS’. UR $3 BUSINESS SU us! vets are egual to any $32 Suit. | over. dollars be ia | The House committee on railwa | relation to the | the appropriation of the awar. THE EVENING STAR. pou BLE SH EET. Washington _News.and Gossip, GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-Day.—Internal revenue, $105,007.41: eustoms, $320,553.78. THE SUBSCRIPTION to the four per eent. loan to-day amounted to $490.00. CoL. H. CLAY Wooo, Adjutant General of the Deparment of Columbia, has arrived in the city from his siation at Portland, Orezon AMONG THE CALLERS at tue White House to- day were Secretaries Schurz and MeCrary; Senators Bruce and Allison, and Represe: tives Ballard, Wi Y.,) Wait, Mon- roe, Wren, Ne: (Pa.) N. linea renomination to the Forty-sixih Congress at the hands of the republicans o the 4th Pennsylvania dis'rict. It may be the Judge would prefer a renomination from the ne W national p NOMINATIONS OBJECTED TO.—The nomina { tions of Packard for consul to Liverpool aad of Sheridan for recorder of deeds of the D:s- trict of Columbia came up for the second tine in the executive session of the Senate yester- day, when their consideration was azain ob- jected to. ayard asked that the nomina- tion of Packard go over, and Mr. Edmunds asked that the nomination of Sheridan be laid Mr. Edmunds said some statements had been made in regard to Sheridan whieh he wished fo inquire SEVENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS TO PA | THE Laponens.—The House com*pitiee on ap- propriations to-day agreed to recommend an appropriation of $75.00) to pay (1e iidepted nessdue laborers under contracto’s wao had contracts with the late board of publie works, and Wao fraudulently deprived the laborers of their just JOVERNOR MCCREERY, of Kentuc! the floor of the House to-day, and marked attention. ecompanied by Mrs ‘anny, and Mrs. De. oudworth, wife of the Sargeon General o t rine Hospital Service, left by last even ins train for Mr. Wheeler's’ home at Malone, N.Y. whence they. will visit the Adirondack No More SILVER BACKS.—The rected tl DOLLARS FOR GREEN. Treasury department’ has di- hereafter ho more standard si’. tid ont at the sul i York for greenb rly all the sued in this m r has found its way the. sub-tr yinent for custom y saving the premiuin j The object to get kK, all the sil- ack into the Treasury, n discontinue In Batti ‘ason, the silver is issued g ks only he extent of five dol- ata single payment, fo Jars REPORT ON THE METROPOLIS DisasTER.— Solicitor Raynor to-day submitted to Seere- y Sherman his report on the Metropolis disaster. He finds that the charges of geuce are sustained by the eviden recommends that the bui der, owners and eap- tain or master of the vesse! be reeommeuded indictment to the grand jury. It the See episthe report he will transmit. it enera! Devens with the recom ‘ation that he institute criminal pro: iust the parties found to have bee f retary a DECLARATION OF WaR england chis government will issue a proclamation of neuti use every effort to enforce its provisi the Turko- Russian war such a p was unnecessary, the interests involved in that conflict being so far removed from those of this country. Ina Russo-British war event. have demonstrated clearly that international complications of a serious nature will arise if the United States does not proclaim its neu- trality and enforce as far as Re ible a strict observance of the treaty of Washington and fultil other international obligations, A COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of the receipts from customs and internal revenue from the 1st to 17th of this month inclusive, show: Customs, 1877, _$5,66,118.42: cuctoms, = 390.71. Internal revenue, 1 6 internal reverue, 1878, The falling off is accounted for by legislat agitation affecting various industries. There has been a decided increase for the past three weeks in the internal revenue which would indicate a revival. This increase is however toa great extent accounted for this being the season for paying interral revenue licenses, CREDITABLE SHOWIN OF THE PATENT OF. E.—The receipts of the Patent OMtce from January 1to May 1. 1878, are $263,983.28, The ey penditares for the same time, exclusive of the $4,000 for repairing models, were $18s,- Excess of receipts over expenditures, 37,585.88. At this rate the surplus for the ye. ¥ would be #254, a much larger amount thy n has ever been derived a single year. La: t year there was #121,0C0surplus, which was the largest up to that time. The total amount ne win the Treasury to the eredit of the Pa- tent Office is $1,150. ¥ to recommend Wigginton’s bi of the elee ne foriy. Ce ngress in California_untii the first Wedne diy of September, 187%, toe date of the next g¢ neral election in that»tate. The billis urged uy on the ground that arelection for delegates to a constitutional convention will be held in C. lifornia next August, and it is desired to av oid the expense, ete., of two elections in the si me year. the pa INVESTIGATION OF RAILROAD ACCIDENTS.— ‘s and canals has agreed to report favorably the bill “to pro- | vide for the more thorough investigation of accidents on railroads,” which authorizes the President to appoint a board, consisting of three commissioners, who shall be officers of engineers of the army, whose duty it shall be to Inquire into the number, eauses, aud means of prevention of accidents ou United States i and who shall, after the passage of investigate such accidents as may in judgment be accompanied by circum- suces of an unusual or unexplained charac- ter, and specially report upou the same. THE FISHERY AWARD. to the Senate by the President. sterday, shery award. Re recommends cretion to the executive in regard to its pa: ment as in the wisdom of Congress the public interest: may seem to require. Secretary Evaits, in an accompanying document, raises the question as to the competency of the com- mission to make an award except by the f all its member cl, i the appropriation, he res the sentiments of Congress to be ex- pressed on the payment, and also on the meas ure of value of the fishery privileges. | INDIAN StupENTS aT Hampron Norwar cretary MeCrary has written to the authorities of the Hampton, V; Normal school (colored), juirtng if they would be willing to ace odate more Indian students at that institution. Thirteen young Sioux who were recently released from St. Augus. tine, Fla. are now at_ school that institu. tion. They are perfectly satisfied and are doing well.” If the aut les can take any more Indians as students. the Secretary will place there as many of the young men of the captive Nez Perces now couifined at Fort Len. venworth as can be accommodated. The Sec- retary is very much interesied in the resuli of this experiment, and hopes that it will prove svecessful. In dealing with the Indians it bas always been found that those who Nave ac. guired eveea very limited education are by far more tractable and reasonable than those who have~ not oa the same advantage. When the educat young brave returas to bis tribe he will, no doub' regarded some. what as a “medicine man,” and will be a pe: son of influence among his people. This in- uence. it is hoped, will be for the better after he has become aequainted with the great a. vantages the civilized man has over the sav- age. | | | if | A message was sent | ee Cn RR Pee EER EN gee | are about $550,201,05 THE QUESTION OF RESUMPTION. é It Is An Assured Fact. SECRETARY SHERMAN FULLY PREPARED—IM- PORTANT FACTS AND FIGURES—SILVER AL- READY A DRUG—THE NATIONAL BANKS AND RESUMPTION. An act of Congress fixes the date of resump- tion by the U.S. government to be January Ist, 1879. A Dill to repeal that act has passed the House of Representatives by a very large majori The Senate evinces no decided de- termination to concur in the action of the House. If that body should pass the bill, it would, it is believed, be vetoed by the Presi- dent, and it is fegarded_as_ among the im sibilities that it could be, like the silver . passed over the veto. It may, therefore, be en for granted that on the first of next January the government willstand announced as willin, id ready to redeem its obligations in eo It isa question of interest as to its ability todo so. Secretary Sherman says he can, and the belief in his ability is becoming more general every day. | THE FACTS AND FIGURES. Leaving aside the many theories on the sub- ject, there are some points and facts which give a practical conception of the question oi resumption. There is now outstanding about six hundred and fifty-six millions ot paper cur- of which amount about three hundred and forty-four millions are greenbacks and three hundred and sixteen millions national bank notes. For the greenbacks, the govern- ment is, of course, directly responsible. This amount now outstanding—about three han- dred and forty-four millions—is reduced montaly by the: Treasury department un ler ing the Secretary to retire in eighty per cent of all na. bank notes put in circulation dur. he month. Under this aet the amount nbacks —retil last month was WW), AS these retirements are monthly, evident that by the first of ary next the amount of greenbacks out- Standing will “not be more than three hundred and_ forty millions. From this amount there is about sixty millions now in the Treasury whieh wet out or be touched, to” be subtra deducting this sixty million there will beabout three hundred million of greenbacks which if pre: ha vdeemed after the first in in which to red id by the the actual deposi- nis of mints and assay etary, on the first of smonth, had on hand coin, inchising the standard silver dollar, absolut vailable f. resumption — purposes, — $08, 45, This amount includes fifteen iillions of the syn- dicate iption to the 4'¢ per cents. the syndicate has taken the irty-live million provided by the is added to the $95,51,2: ‘45, with which to redeem the ‘eenbacks—minus the sixty mil s held mm the Treasur +h cannot be hed: or, in other redeem 00,000. ‘The synd willing to take the remaining fifty millions of the 414 per “ and it only remains for the Secretary to v whether he will dispose of them. He mi arrange to get rid of some of the four pe cents. instead. Atany rate, it is evident that there can be nothing in the way of his having in the Treasury next January the amount of coin for resuming that he has caleulated to have: namely With this amount, itis evident that he can without any difieuliy yedeem his then outstanding $287,000,000 in sreenbacks. ESTIMATED AMOUNT TO BE REDEEMED. ‘The Secretary does not anticipate that he will be cailed ‘upon to redeem more than 3102,000,000, but is securing coin to meet any emergeney. It is thought that greenbacks 1,000, | being redeemed in gold or silver will be pre. ferable to the bulky coin to the majority of Anevidence of this is already found atment the standard silver dollar hits met even from its best fiends. The novelty has worn off and they refuse to part with their greenbacks for it. I! was hoped to get the eon into general circulation by paying it out for greenbaeks, and thus redeem” the of greenbacks taken in exchai fore, but it is only sought. those who wish to “eyade the premium on gold by duties. Instances Such as pay revenue taxes in gold, the prefereu ties to whom the take in lieu thereof rt amounts, have been frequent during the last two months, a8 THE STAR has noted, and are ii most daily occurrence. mium on gold has fallen toa fi tion of a cent, and will very likely disappear before the resumption date. The only thing that keeps it above par is more than like fact that customs duties are payable alone in this coin: and the chances are that ghe pas- sage (which is almost assured) of the Dill mak. ing greenbacks receivable for such duties will cause that slight premium to disappear, Our imports are larger than our exports, aud the balance of trade is in our favor. Tae yearly gold payments by the government for Interest on bonds, is about $99,000,000, which is more than covered by the receipts from eus- toms, which are not calculated for use in re- sumption. Taking all these facts into consid. eration, aud assuniing that there will not be a European drain on the American gold mar- ket—which there is no apparent reason to sup- pose will take place—it seems clear that prac- tical resumption by the government itself on the date tixed is assured. THE NATIONAL BANKS, vill also have to resume. T Thel deposits, 3) ities about S16, . inelnding Uh om fund in the making the total li - Their total cash re- Treasury, as required by law, On’ January 1, 1379, the banks will be reduired to pay dep demand. either in gold or greenba: paper was presented and all their de- demanded immediate! They do not expect, howeve ed iipon. All banking 1s based upon dea that a larger amount _ of paper money can be maintained in cireulation han the money which is to be redeemed. The balance of credits would pay off a good deal of the deposits, and experience has here- tofore shown that a certain amount of money Tr, tO be | on band with a good line of discounts for its | support, is sufficient, Ir _ Every dollar of their notes is secured Er United Siates bonds to an amount of at least ten per cent. greater than the amount of notes outstanding. These bonds are of ready sale, and can in the ordinary course of business be easily converted into any kind of money. In banks other than national there are de- posits of some $1,500,000,(00. These are private and individual banks, however, and their lia- bilities not in any way connected with the government. IN THE TEMPORARY ABSENCE of the Commis- sioner of the General Land Office, who has gone to New York for a few days, Major Mor- decai Mobley, principal clerk of public lands, has been designated by the President as act. ing commissione! Lem WEEDEN PARDONED.—The President has pardoned Lem Weeden, convicted in ‘4e Criminal Court of this District on the 29th of March, 1877, for assault on Charlie Goodman with intent to kill, and sentenced to five years in jail. He has been in jail about fourteen months since his sentence, but previous to that had been imprisoned for some time. His pardon was very strongly recommended by District Attorney Wel's and Judge Me- Arthur, who presided at the trial. Way THE CALF was KILLED.—Mrs. Freeh man», of Gasconade county, Mo., while plant- ing corn placed a basket containing $70 in | ahemepey A by the side of the field. A calf tent on financial porsults. retired the yreen- backs by swallowing them. It was immeili- ately butchered, and the frarmexis recovered fromthe stomach were to-day received at the Treasury. Being found all right a check was returned for the full amount. “That is the way the greenback theory of that calf affected the weal of Mrs. Freehman, who now announces herself as ready and willing io resume. The calf has not been heard from on the subject. STEAMSHIPS FOR THE RUSSIANS.—It was re- pened in well informed shipping cireles yes- erday, that an offer has been made to Capi. Semitschkin to build for the Russian admiral- ‘ooden vessels, each 300 feet in length, guaranteed at not less than 17 knots an hour, and to have both vessels com- pera i middle of October.—| mes, 17th. THE INVESTIGATION INTO FRAUDS upon the customs has been commenced in New York by U. SeTreasury agents, assisted by commer. jal meh from ‘on, large cities, the commission ¢ addition of Mr. Libby, Stewart & Co., to my ation is Dot made in able. nae apres five per cent. redemp- | The Potter Investigation. THE PASSAGE OF THE RESOLUTION. Tt was 4.55 o'clock yesterday when the Potter | Florida resolution passed. Tne republicans ! refrained from voting, and it was carried by | yeas 145, nays 2. The only democrats wio Voted no were Mills, of Texas, and Morse, of Massachusetts. Carter Harrison, who liad Yoted all along with the republicans, voted with his party colleagues on the final pinch for the resolution. After the announcement of the vote, Mr. Poiter in order to elineh it, moved 10 reconsider the vote by which the resolution was carried and to lay that motion oa the table. It was discovered, however, be- fore the Speaker put the question, that. t or four sick democrats had left the hall | ing democrats without a quorum, and thel ers fearing that the republicans would r, the question of the tof a quorum the mo- tion was withdrawn, so that in point of fact THE WHOLE QUESTION CAN BE REOPENED on a motion of reconsideration. This, how- ever, Cannot come from the republican side, Deeause none of voted either for or Against the resolution ; nor ean it come from orse or Mills, who are against the reopening the Presidential question, because they yoted against it. Carter Harrison, who voted for the resolution, but is opposed to investiga. tron, can raise the quesiion, but he will be bulldozed out of By. such idea, even if he has entertained it, wl h ot likely, THE REPUBL of “BLICAN ADDRESS. When the republicans ascertained that the democrats had seeured a quorum, they agreed not to filibuster on the question. Itt to re- frain from voting, so that if the resolution was adopted it wouid be atiributable so'e'y to democratic votes. It was decided. however, to sanction the issue of an address to the country through the Repubitcan Coazressional Committee, whieh address is priuted else where. THE INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE. It is expected that Speaker Rat i nounce the committee on inve: prominently mentioned commit are figured in the B members of the yn. OF Ohio, who apeachment trial; Hunton, of V of Penn. Mone issippi, and Cobb, ot Among the republicans who are mentioned for places upon it are Butler, of a chusetts; Foster or Monroe, of Ohio; Lapham, of New York, and Fort, of Hlinoi: THE HALE RESOLUTION NOT TO BE OPFERED. It was expected to-day that Mr. Hale would offer his amendment to the Potier resolution asa separate proposition, It is understood, however, that it will not be offered, becau: it leged, that the democrats will allow to be passed hout opposition, which course on their part would be accepted by the country that the republicans and not the democrats are responsible for the dead-lock since Mon day last. There is some talk of a resolution to be introduced in the Senate covering the ground forth in the Hale amendment. There is again a rumor that if the republicans do not offer it to-day, the democrats Will have @ resolution brought forward on Monday. WHAT THE END WILL RE. Leading democrats say that they have the inain evidence which they expect to develop in the Florida inquiry already formulated can cover the main points in 1. of them say that they mean a direct 2 President Hayes, but i that the end may retary Sherman and Gov, 4 France, hment of Sec- . minister to FRIDAY. . It is a singular coincidence, suggested in connection with this sub r FE ived his nomin riday. It was ona Friday that the bill creating the Electoral Commission was passed ; iday the Electoral Commission gave its decision in the matter of the last disputed state, and on Friday was at the count was completed and Hayes declared to be President. Now it is on Friday that the Presidential qu tion is again ined. The Attack on the Presi: °"s Title. ADDRESS OF THE REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE. The Republican Congressional committee has issued the following address; To the Voters of the United State . The democratic House of Representatives has to- y by a party vote adopted a_resolu- tien wh r the pretence of an investi- gation, is to lay the foundation for a revoin- tionary expulsion of the President from his | oftice,” This is the culmination of a plot which has been on foot from the aay that Hayes and Wheeler were constitutionally declared elect- ed. It made its first public appearance in the resolution of the last democratic House adopted at the close of the session declaring that Tilden and Hendricks were elected. Til- den and Hendricks subsequently made sim- ilar public declarations themselvés. if A few timid members have long held back, | and some of them, after being Covrceu to the | final vote, still pretend that they will halt as soon as their partial and one-sided investiga- tion shall be ended. In other words, they In- tend, after hearing suborned evidence, to bring in a verdict that Hayes ig a usurper, and that he shall not remain in office. These men have no control in the democratic a4 They dared not even follow Alexander H. Stephens in @ revolt against caucus dictation to the extcat of showing some semblance of fair pays They Wil be tinbotent inthe future as hey have been in the past. Moreover, it is cult to believe in their sincerity, in vi of the public avowal of their party that its purpose is, if possible, to displace the Presi- ent. Itisa matter of history that the resolution just dopted was framed to express this object. he Speaker of the House was consulted in advance as to whether ie would rule that it was a privileged question. The party mana gers were anxious io conceal their purposes, if Possible. In this they were defeated by the Speaker, who would tiot rule ita question of privilege unless il clearly assailed the title of the President. The resolution being offered, he read a carefully prepared opinion deciding it to be a question of highest privilege because it involved the question of the Validity of Hayes’ title. Here are his very words: . A higher privilege than the one here in- volved and broadly and directly presented as tothe rightful occupancy of the chief execu- vive chair of the government, and the coanec- tion of high government officials with the frauds alleged, the chair is unable to conceive. The chair finds enumerated among the ques- tions of privilege set down in the manual the following. ‘Election of President.’ The chair therefore rules that the preamble and resolu- tion embrace questiors of privilege of the highest enaracter, and recoguizes the right of the gentieman from New York to offer the ew its same. Upon this the republicans commenced a struggle against the revolutionary scheme. which, after five days’ duration, terminated in the success of the conspirators. The republi- cans offered to favor the fullest investigation into all alleged frauds by whichever party charged to have been committed, but the de- mocracy porsued its course shamelessly and relentlessly,and stifled all inquiry intoattempts at bribery in Oregon, South Carolina and Louisiana, and murderand violence in several of the states. Neither amendment nor debate was allowed. The inexorable previous ques- tion was applied and enforced. This scheme, if pursued (and it is now fully inaugurated), can only have the eifect of fur- ther paralyzing business of all kinds, prevent. ing the restoration of confidence, which seemed promising, casting a gloom over every house- hold, and bringing our nation into reproach be- fore the civilized world. The peace of the country is the first consid- i eration of patriots. This new etfort of the democracy to inaugurate anarchy and Mexi- canize the sovcrnencns by throwing doubts upon the legitimacy of the title of the Presi- dent is in Keeping with the record of that party, one wing of which rebelled against the government, while the other wing give them ald and comfort. e call, therefore, upon all who opposed the rebellion of 1861. & out ais tinction of party to rally aee‘n to the support of law, order vie government. and to overwhelm, with defeat the reckless agitators Who, to gain political power, would add to the freeent distresses of the country by beg mi ‘he foundations of the government they faile in a four years’ war to destroy. Hoxrsr Races YESTERDAY.—At the Lexing- ton, Ky., races yesterday, in the mile heats, Bil! Bass won the first easily in 1.51, and eo have won the second, but his rider gave it away. A charge of fraud was made, the rider was ruled off the track, the race given to Em. ma C., and all bets declared off. wer beer won the mile aud a quarter race, in. 2.213. The two and a half miles race was won by Chesapeake in 4.15'4....The winners at the Suffolk Park, Philadeiphia, trotting races yes. terday were Alcides and Alley. Fastest time 2205 by Alle: Eart. RUSSELL Not DEap.—A false report cable yestentay. he invest “dispatch seatey al r. Ps is} that he is much better. He is in the 8th year of his age. | well as others, our THE PARIS EXPOSITION. Havre—The Valley of the Seine—Oon to Pai tions for the E: Ways and French (Correspondence of The Evening Star.) Parts, April 24th, 1878. Editor Star:—When I last wrote you I had just arrived on the shores of sunny France. Havre, which was the destination ¢ mouth, is quite an interesting cit could be content for some time with it, until Paris had once been visited, and then no more Havre. I remained at the latter place one week, waiting for the discharge of the eargo of the Portsmouth. My first impres- sions of the French, received upon the docks of Havre, were that they make use of all means and conveniences for the accompli ment of their undertakings, but as individu workmen they are of very little account. For | Sparks, FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS, Saturpay, May 18 THE SENATE was not in session to-day. HOUSF.—The Speaker announced Messrs. gleton and Baker (Ind.) as the con, ferees on the Indian appropriation bill. Mr. Ellis, from committee on elecitots, re orted in the case of Richardson Raney, rom the first South Carolina disirict, that neither was elected. Laid on the table to be called up at will. Mr. Stephens stated that he was paired with Mr. Harris (Mass.) yesterday, on the Potier resolution. If he had been permitted to vote he would have voted in the negative. Mr. Phelps, from commitiee of Ways and means, reported back a bill to reimburse cer- tain distillers in Northern Illinois from taxes on property: destroyed by fire. Passed. ‘The Speaker announced Messrs. Durham, Clymer and Smith (Pa.) as the conferees on the military academy bill, and Messrs. Smith (Fa), Hewitt (N. Y.) and Sparks as conferees on th : ] pension appropriation bill. instance, railroads run all along the network | he regular order having bee demanded, of docks, and here and there ate large iron | Mr. Reagan called up his bill to regulate inter cranes, 80 that when a vesse ives with a | state commerce. cargo, cars are run alongside, the swings round, and the vessel isrelieved of her Sarre ina short time. The goods for the Ex position were taken from the Portsmouth, loaded on the cars under the eyes of a custom house officer, and transported to the interior of the Exposition buildings; but in doing so the French workmen themselves were very inferior. ‘Their horses are large and powei- fully built, bu seem to partake of the laziness of their masters. Tn removing the cargo of the Portsmouth it took two horses nd three men to do what one little boy and a York with even a less com of tackle. The men would. when felt inclined, drop their work neighboring cafe for a drink, and time in doing it. Later, Paris, I noticed the same worthtessne: the aged at the Exposition, and came to on that the wonderful arehitcein achievements of the Froneh are accom. Dlished so rapidly by the large numbers of n employed, and not by any individual ex- pence on the part of the workmen. HAVRE TO PAR! I left Havre Saturd April 13th, and. my first ride ona European railroad. E thing was strange and interesting. beautiful spring day, and the fre: i SS a blooming truit trees added to the beauty of the landscape. The ride from Havre to Paris isa very pleasant one. Everywhere are neat little thatehed cottages, with an oceasior brick structure: well cultivated and well gated fields ng every wher neatest orde: FIKST IMPRESSION My first impres f Paris were beautiful streets and buildings, dust and soldiers. Soldiers everywhere and in all kinds 0! uni- forms; but all that I have yet seen seem to lack something of the characteristies of a sol- dier. In marching they don’t carry themselves at all well, and seem to lag in their walk, not one man. When our little squad a es arrived they marched down the street from the depot and attracted a great deal of attention by their good carriage and soldier-like appearance. A visit to the Exposition buildings gave very little promise ot the Exposition’s being ready by the Ist of May. Everything seemed in a4 unfinished condition, and the only nation which showed any probability of having its Oe ieee ything like prepared was the Eng- sh. OUR CENTENNIAL AND STH OF PARIS. THE FRENCH EXPO. SITION. It_is impossible to form any op! of the Exposition. It will undou erior to our Centennial in many nstance, in architectural design: tions, and the representations of the fine As for myself, however, I don’t like the build- S ‘as Well. They cover a large amount but from the interior one cannot get idea of grandeur and immensity, as in the main building at Philadelphia. here, the different representations were so distinctly | r aorncd and separated: but here the wil what he wants. The surroundings at our Ex- position were much more attractive. Here, here is nothing like a Fairmount Park. but the structures look huddled together like an immense factory, excepting, of course, the Treeadero, which is on the opposite side of the river. One thing lam positive of—the Paris Exposition will be far inferior to the Centen- nial as respects administration. Nobody knows anything about anything, and nobody | cares to find out. The Exposition will have to 1un itself. There isa marked contrast between | the way France was treated at Philadelphia and America at Paris. To tell the truth, 1 don’t believe in ch politeness. Itis allon the outside. It is doffing the hat, and “pardon, Monsieur,” for nothing, but a kick when the back is turned. THE SPACE ALLOTTED AMFRICA is yéiy small and the roofs are so low that they give the appearance of a tent. But the representation the United States wil make promises to be very creditable, although of course it will not not compare with some of the others,-upon which so much money and time haye been expended. England. for in- stance, is reported to have spent two million pounds on her representation. If our exhibit ‘s creditable, it will be greatly owing to the ability and hard work of Commissioner Gener- al McCormick. The care taken and work done athome in getting everything under way in an orderly manner, have proved very bene- ficial when it comes fe pass the exhibits where they belong. And in this respect as representation will be nna. There everythin; rrival on the grounds an tne consequence a continued state of eon- fusion. oods as fast_as they arrive here are deposited immediately upon the space of superior to that 2 was delayed until a the exhibitor. The delay in the Aromas and the Constellation, was of e a drawback, but nothwithstanding Ameri need as any of the other nations. Gover- nor MeCormick was obliged to send down to Havre for some American sailors to do some work. Everybody was disgusted with THE FRENCH WORKMEN. They will reely do anything without an oceasional ‘pour boire,” aS they it, to go off and get a drink with. Fifteen sailors come | from the Constitution, Supply And Portsmouth and do more work in a day than twice the number of Frenchmen. They seem to take pride in showing the French how to work. prance is by no means as well prepared as one but seems to rely on her prox- y ility to get read; short notice. Already the visitors are begivuing to pour into the city, and the people are advaucing their prices in everything. Cheap living in Paris is a myth, and just now. Sapectally. itis particularly expensive here. The ple are evidently preparin to remunerate themselves for the cost of the Exposition by preying upon the strangers, and particularly Americens On the Mexican Border. MURDEROUS INDIAN RAIDS. Late official reports received at the War office confirm the press publications relative to murders and robberies committed by In. dians who have come over the border from Mexico. It seems that in consequence of the very small force that the fovernment is able to keep as a guard to the ‘ocalities raided, the Indians escay into Mexico by different routes across the Arizona border. “The Mexi- can local authorities declined to interfere ex- cept to prevent our troops from Grossing the border in pursuing the Indians. These facts have been transmitted to Minister Foster at the City of Mexico by this government, to be by him presented to President Diaz. FLIGHT OF THE LERDO FILLIBUSTERS. The last official information from the de- partment of Texas indicates that the efforts of the Lerdo party to incite revolution in the Mexican states Sordering upon the Rio Grande have completely failed, and the would-be rev- olutions have decamped. DISCOMFORTS OF A BACHELOR'S LIFE IN Panrts.—Gen. Knapp, of the P. 0. D., has re- ceived a letter dated April 25th, from a Teed visiting the Paris Exposition, who says: “It is almost impossible to find chambres a garcon, There are plenty of apartments which range in price from to per month. lam in constant wonderment as to how and where bachelors in my condition live, as I find ever’- thing so extremely expensive. The cost of living is nearly if not quitedouble what it is in Washington, and no comparison is to be made in point of comfort. ese people indeed know nothing of the comfurt of living as it is understood in the United States,and compre- hended in the expression “modern improve- ments,” The houses are cut up into “apari- ments” consisting of suites ol exceedingly small and uncomfortable rooms (at a lar; rental) without or water or baths or the comfort or cleanliness we are accustomed to at home. 1am every day more and more dis- sted with everythin; nch, from French flouses to French verbs" eae lady who hat obiahied'a medical decree, Sie 0 has obtai am will practice in Amsterdam, < crane | | Which, Mr. Hewitt (NX. Y.) moved to go into com tee of the whole on the army appropriation and thus the question of consideration Was raised, and on a vote the House decided to go into Committee of the whole. r. Bragg, from the committee on military vorted back the memorial of Miss arroil, and it was ordered prinied mimitted. Mr. Throckmorton introduced a bill author izing the appointment of House of Representatives by the council of the Indian Territory. Referied. Mr. Gunter, from committee on Indian affairs, reported ab) due to the Chickasaw nation, aud it: was ferred to the cemmitiee of the who! Mr. I minority rej Mr. E bill ame act granting additional lauds to the state of Louisiana tor school purposes. Referred The House then went into ¢ tee of the re ge presented b introduced whole on the a appropriation bill, Mr Springer in the ¢ Moonshiners, J 1N THE SOUTH. ly during the past year,t nsive iMicit distilling earri: ¢ n regions of Northand South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama, since the war haye proved remarkably successful. in these regions public sentiment w verse, even to the extent of act the enforcement of the liquor a raid was undertaken the revenue officers had to employ a large posse to assist them. Frequently United States troops had to. be called on for assistanc nd bloodshed was not unirequent. Lately, howeve: been a change in public’ sentime: often volunteer to assist the re to discover and break up the hi moonshiner. — The last movement against illicit, distillers in the section of the country mentioned is reported from the fourth district of Georgia, a district where heretofore it has been almost impossible to enforce with any stringency the revenne laws. In this opera tion a deputy collector, with a very smailforce f assistance, raided the counties of Rabun Union, Heard and Pickens. In Rabun, id ered. the stron; distilling, where heretofore a strong force of civilians, aided by the militar failed in their efforts to en- force the , this small force destroyed nine distilleries and arrested peaceably a number of offenders. It was found that the leading men, who were formerly decidedly hostile to these raids, expressed themselves in They favor of rigidly enforcing the law promised to aid the officers of the in their efforts to stop the illicit t they should see fit to call on them. Clarke, in reporting th Commissioner Raum, sa “To what extent t . ‘omises will be com plied with, the fatur ill determine : but it is my belief that there is at present a wholesome current of public opinion created among the better classes in the infected districts in favor of the strict enforcement of the revenue laws, though how comparatively feeble, as a matter of course, will ultimately be a mate- rial aid to government in suppressing viola- tions of 1 The attitude of the law-breakers themselv sistance to the bitter end. Collector Raum has abandoned entirely the the use of the military in these raids. To take their place he has directed his officials to hire residents of the region to be raided whenever ssistance is needed. These assistants are ‘tid SO much per day for their services, and juve proved far more efficient than the troops. The European Question. SIANS CLOSING IN ON CONSTANTINOP! dispatch from Pera in the second edition of yesterday's London Times says: “Although {he advance of the Russians four kilometres nearer to Constantinople is declared to be de- veid of significance, the movement has never thel increased the uneasiness here. The Russians, instead of being clustered in vil- lages, are now extended before the city, with | their lines of tents ina mannér impressive to the popular mind. News comes also of an ad- vance of fifteen thousand troops from Kalli- krati to Kutchuk Tehekmedje, of similar for- ward movements from Siluria to Kallikrati, and other corresponding advances from the rear toward the front. All these movements tend to mass the Russians closer and closer to Constantinople, and consequently increase the anxiety within the city. It is’ reported on good authority that the Russians are about to deepen the channel from Tchekmedje lake to the sea sufficiently to permit the passage of launches and other small vessels. CABINET CRISIS IN SERVIA, j A special to the London Slandard from | | Belgrade announces is as far ad’ | yp; that the Servian ministry M. Ristitch is forming a new THE PEACE CONGRESS. The Loudon Tinies’ St. Petersburg corres. pondent telegraphed yesterday as follows “Count Schouvaloft will probably leave night or to-morrow morning. Nothin is known regarding the result of hi: but there is reason to believe that gress will meet in about a fortnight.” TODLEBEN'S DEMANDS. The correspondent of the Daily News at Constantinople says: “1am informed on good authority that General Todieben sent a note to the Porte yesterday, saying Utat he was compelled, by the necessity of the military sit- uation, to make the following demands, and requesting the Turkish government to accede to them as soon as possible: Firsi, the evacu ation of Shumla, Varna and Batoum; second- ly, the removal of the Turkish camp'at Mas. lak, and thirdly, permission to oceupy Bujuk- dere. No answer has yet been given by the Turkish government, but there was a council of ministers and generals held last night, over which the Sultan presided, and there is to be another this afternoon to discuss the subject. It is considered almost certain that the Turks will decideto fight rather than yield.” GERMAN INTERESTS. The rumor is that Gen. Von Moitke, the great German soldier, has gone to Deumark to watch the movements of British agents who are trying to persuade Sweden to sell them a port on the Baltic. Itis thought that that in urging Denmark to protest against this ees- iz desir | sion to England he will find it an excuse to ad- 18 ermany and Denmark to close the Catie- sia, Germany Ae Baltic Rea ae, vocate the formation of aleague between Rus- at Sound, ana, of course, asa ane of protection And peace. The Cattegat isa large strait lying ween Gottland in Sweden and Jutland, communicating with the North Sea through the Skager Rack on the north, and with the Baltic through the Sound and the Great and Little Belts on the south. ‘As Von Moltke is a native of Schleswig-Hol- stein, formerly governed by the King of Deu- mark, he will be an acceptable envoy, and the lan he proposes will be o1 supplementing ie Danish system of seal defenses, which has just cost them about $10,000,000. it is thought probable that Denmark would be recompensed by both Russia Germany, | Blackburn have proved unfounded, the larges. and, in addition, she conld cs the entie | tnill owners refusing to accept any terms ¢\ fleets of Great Britain, bar would, perhaps, | cept unconditional reduction. Two mills « | one pevenge fot & e ees a at Hasiin 7. nore Gore eee, oat ye nt ol openhagen in ;, When sucl fe de- | serious! = 5 struction ‘of property and life oceurred. Thus | riotiny there, the fires are ved to hay: Germany ts looking after Ge alone. jan interesis SUFFOCATED BY BLOWING OUT THE Gas.— Mrs. raters Barbara Koen, of Dayton, Unio, ore Wi ht, and | found, that is supposing there be any pared in Paine Park hotel, Mon inden | When ginghams fall from 40 cents a yard to street, intending to sail on the steamship Gen- | cents. prints the same, Canton flannels from eral Werder for Bremen Thursday. In ‘the | 50 cents to 6,and brown muslins from 40 cents morning Mrs. Koen was found dead in bed. cinpidag ye something the matte havin n suffocated with gas, which had | The mystery that tradesmen cau reali: been fown out instead of being turned off. | make money at these prices.—[ Phila. Nori Nearly was found on the person of the | American. dece: |, Which was taken possessien of by 9 the a e THE VATICAN.—The convened = ar se fo-cunsider ine uestion have decided that, : #@-The St. Mary's |.) Beacon that ‘0 circumstances can the Pope the wheat of that county has been provision made for him under the Tealiae law ouee rust is now of universa! as- | of The produce of Peter's pence sent, but the exteut of the disaster cannot yet Soring Gao haat Some meenene eae np eaee. © be approximated. than during the same period in 1877. a delegate to the | for the payment of the interest | ding the | however, seems to be that uf re- | . | him: and so THE POTTER RESOLUTION. —_e—___. Opinions of the Press. THE EUROPEAN MUDDLE. i: Todleben Crowding Turkey. | PASSA 1 ll RESo. a Opinions of the 5 New Vouk, May 18 ing on the action of the House ay says: This whoie business of investigation 1s the work of a handful of men, in I unimportant, but ab to use t of the caucus as to commit. the | of the better judgment of the m members. Tie resolution does t mature result of presentin, the party asa wh rely tohs thee pind pose of a faction of which Mr. Tiden is the guiding spirit,and its adoption by th in Congress tiidic: i respond to the requi the lous men who hold the caucus screw. The Tritene regards the action of the House as revolutionary, and says. The democratic resolution is not only indecent and knavisi, it is an attempt to get up a new rebellion against lawful authority. In either aspect could be resisted as a imatter of right: in th latter it was a duty to resist it fi the rev olutionary intent is wholly defeated, republi cans ought to treat all omises and ad | justments that may be sed precisely as prop at any price.’ theads were so > treated when the first rebelifon t | The He toa No intel man of | either pc | this wh r doubt that more. characteristic hods. ‘This astute and nistakes eunuing for wis sincere in thinking that he has be of an office to which he wa people. and he probably justities to hunself the underhand attempts he is making to shake | the stabi rhment, imperil the nd disturb the busi | ness r y. But neither his aim his methods” will be indorsed | by the public sentiment of the country if the party sets itself in array a the vith a President | who has urat a regularly i ly half his simple dignant opposition of the nize our in ‘atic party nd as coutemp: it was at the close of the t blunder of the deme the 18 are prompt to seize upon to their own advantage, as will be seen by the re ai suicide. | count publi ddress which ts issued on the heels of th «of the democratic resolution A of “fraud” they raise the ery of and they will uhite the whole | north once more iu their support The World regards the republican address as wild and unwise, and tending to excite the very clamor aud confusion which those who thus misrepresent the action of the democratic j majority pretend to depre T t | refers to the report of the n | sional committee in 18%, upon the frauds in the stale of New York. which d itof the Bienes imp pss should provide a remedy nst fu ture frauds. It says: Has a remedy against the danger since been found or provided? Certainly not, if the a Conkling as to L of the board of siate ida are true and substan’ All that the Potter resolution desires te mplish isto carry out a@ measure which a republican commitiee of Congress in 1869 truly pronounced to be of “the highest importance.” Isthat measure of less importance now, when, as a majority of the people of this country believe, the absence of a, proper “remedy” against tls danger in Florida and in Louisiana has actually resulted in the elevation of a candidate to the Presi dency “by votes fraudulently or illegally east?” The Sun has no editorial, but prints a figure head, with the word “Fraud” on the forehead, with the following title; “The portrait as de lineated by Mr. Charles F. Adams of the man who y lay saw a section of the day of Judetneut. A person who must forever carry upon his brow the stamp of fraud fiest tri | umphant in American history. No subsequent | action can wash away the letier of that record | Charles Francis Adams.” THE EUROPEAN MUDDLE. Russian Fressure on Turkey. Sport that ori Lonpon, May 15.—The news from Constanti | i a tendency to cheek off the optimist | conclusions favo y the St. Petersburg tele | ‘he former, b er, is not fully od or esedited ere it is accepted r he action taken is thought to be mili lary strategy, which will be overruled by the kussian government, now that peaceful views Although General Todleben's de mands for the evacuation of Shuma, Varna | and Batoum, the remov! of the Turkish camp | at Maslek, and permission to occupy Vuquk the form of an ultimatum, ry strong pressure on the Porte excitement and alarm prevail in Con inople, but the idea of an attack on the ity er forcible occupation of the shores of the Bosphorus is discredited by the fact that Prince Lasadoff, the Ri > an interview with the Sultan to pre credentials today, and bas an ment to meet Mr. Layard, the ambassador, on Tuesday. Oth i such) as that the Russians have de. manded that the Poye enforce the withdrawal of the Bnitish fleet, ro the Russians to occupy both sides of the Bosphorus, ave clearly the result of panic. The Times 4 that the war has already cost Russia £100,000,000. President Lincoln and Prof. Henry. AN INCIDEN© OF WAR TIMES. During ue earlier years of the rebellion, ™ any honest people in and around ington were suspected of being seces stonists, or sympathizers with secession, and when the whole earth was popularly sup posed to be undermined with treaso "resident Lincoln received a curious warni | A well-meaning but simple-minded loyalist Who lived opposite the island on which the | Smithsonian Institution is built, visited the | President with a | ction from a } promis nt republic a Com Se eae | a and delic 0 o pe had importan’ nation | ray Presi. | communicate to the President, | he looked suspiciously at an gentleman who was seate | dent. “on, Mr. Lincoln say that he had observed a light disp! one of the towers of the Smithsonian tion every night, at regular intervals, Li wire a mysterious light, mysterious motions, i And,” he added, in a suggestive whisper, “they do say that ‘some of them Professors over there are secesh, and maybe they are communicating with’ the rebels.” The President, with a comical smile, turned to his companion and said ~ What have you to say to that, Prof. Henry?* The Protessor, who had sat uneasily durl ne the first part of the interview, burst into a hearty laugh. The mysterious Light was in the lantern of an observer, whose business ii was to look after the meteorological appara. tus by night. The Vigilant loyalist was dis- missed with thanks. ¥. Times, THE GENERAL SYNOD OF THE REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN NORTH AMERICA, constituted as a court, began its second day's labors yesterday morning, A. J. Wiley, mod- erator, presiding. The committee on“ Signs of the Times” made a report, in which mu. nicipal enactments that permitted opening of theatres, &., to entice young people from pais OL rectitude and Virtue and from the | Rouse of thé Lord on the Lord’s Day were se- verely animadverted upon. It was also speci- fied in the paper that the chief rulers set very bad example to the people by their ne- glect of religious duties, and that even profes- sors of es were derelict in receiving company in their houses on the Sabbath day. : and engaging in conversation on secular mat ters. They dwelt at some length on the eleva - tion of Leo XIII. to the [~~ chair and efor’ made to spread Roman Catholicism. Railw: | traffic on Sunday was also touched upon in. the report. and managers of roads censure! “ fer breaking the Lord's Day. a ——— é TuE LAvOR TROUBLES IN ENGLAND.—Tiiw hopes of a compromise of the tabor troubies «° been Incendiary. Ir THE Dry Goons Prices Have No “ pan,” we should very muc! like to know where the bottom is likely to be