Evening Star Newspaper, December 18, 1878, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Suaday, a AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, i , Penusyivanta pare ae ilth street The Evening Star ewepaper Gos Oomoany | Le y ed . r re nt, a0 3 rey Er" : storeies 30 6 ; enleoen cnesnntes | . 52-NP, 8,022. WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1878. TWO CENTS. , ___ AMUSEMENTS. __| _SPECIAL NOTICES THE EVENING STAR. | ,.2: 32 Er cinakes | FoRrx-rzerm coxeress. | Teleorams to The Star. X AND me SICAL E: NTE rt by Rdmienon 50 ctx. Tick: fares, 215 Peser ved Beats 50 c viles of the Parish Unton Bowie Bock ety of atone SOUL'S CRUBC For the benefit of THURSDAY A at the jt ge ine Ww ibeserv i et iil be useful and oraamen ies Also, Japanese and pure of A. A. Ys and Rol antine & Co. a sion 25 ete. ; chi ¥ nd Tih eta, diect7-At* HEATER COMIQUE. = ic DECEMBER 15, NIGHTLY AND T MCORSDAY AND FRIDAY MATINELS. M ich Blonde Jocke; tion with the EAUTIEUE YOU 2 Reiland Fidmce, Mottie Wilson ue Lroupe f L INCOLN oie AEX. AMFRICAS THUESDAY, STERLING FAVORIT: AND SATL 'RDA turday 2 p. m. BARLOW, WILSON, PRIMROSE & WEST'S MINSTRELS! “The MIN Prowramue of ie ee Hay yore with tha elite” of MONA “ERL UNITED MASTODON WILL APPEAR AT THE it and bri reserved, 75 ¢ QUINSTRELS BY 32 STAR Oxe Dozex Se 40 is “ Finst Part. 18 FAVO DANCERS. asp DaNce MEN AcT. 40 1s Pan ITE VOUALISTS. “The wreatest enterprise in the annals of minstre!- ay."—LBoston Post. deci¢- vt N ATIONS J. H. HAVERLY, Proprietor. Heury VILE. 2 THE WONDROUS SPECTACLE. in . Mark Bates. - Siti tee Bi BRERRERRES==ET Henny VUE ever be sibs in Complete Excel Henny VI Hewny VIL Costes. Bessy VIL Musk FPrtpay, Miss W Masnificence all . Ere. ES CR SULLIVAN. D AS JANE Snore. ew. Bret Harte’s nm Wedinesia be For Ladies on ret and Prams Ti 4.20. Saturday men on ‘Wonaay, Wednesda lay and eclik Ty aa HALL. THURSDAYS and January 2, 187 r. STRAT. 1 Aig ede ORCHESTRA OF FORTY. Ancona, Mr. 8. G._ Young. Mr. S_W. Keen, Mme. and other favorite Vocaiists; and Mendeissoin So: iety (seventy voices). See poets and Proscrai Tickets. pepe dec9-22t Fifty Cents. One Dollar. EXHIBITION On ND SALE re } ox x sr MARKKITER'S BREE ART atte a STOR. Gaotee OF Paintin tae, Window aud Tas- Nall, Roi tht District remember Name and Number islty ORNS, &c.—Dr. WHITE, Chiropodist, of over CSites pon practice ae tae United States and establishe:t in = Fereentes Mat patronize bis establishinent, 1216 mnsyivania ave, opp. Willard’s Hotel. novely ARE FOR FALL AND, (D WINTER, and sell REP. your CAST-OFF C Yantaze, at JUSTH'S OED. street ee or Branch SI N. B.— For {9 your own a4. STAND, No. 619 D 442'9th st. now. ‘FIRST-CL Ass BECOND-H. LECTURES ‘AP THE ORPHANS OF MISSISSIPPI By request of a larva number of Se: members of the Honse of Representative inet Wah citizens of V ai CHARLES K. MARSHALL, DD > Dav EVES Progress and Senator Lamar will preside. reat Lincoln E NG. the Isth inst., oa the Pecu iar Characteristics of the "as disclowed at Vicksburg, in behalf of the there, made suc by the recent epidemic. ion WEDS Fotw Tickets, only 35 cents, tobe had st all the bets, book, music stores, _ PIANOS AND ORGANS. STEINWAY & SON'S PIANOS, S GRAND, SQUARE. A large sssortucent of other makers, from ¥: 08 Which bave been used, from wae very easy terme. 10 $150, upon very © GANS Mason n Nene is White—from #59 t YEH COVERS, fn he SICOLS and MUSIC ‘At the Wareroom: _ decid ihe Ww. -MNABE &, a. “Hamlin, 3400 Sto. a METZEROTT & | and U brent. | Cloush & Warren, wk GRAND, sgn QE AND OriGnt PIANOS, ME BEST 3 ‘caub or short time. RICHE: ‘on the! inducqments for NBACH'S Prxo Wanrncows, titel - FE pe ENING. become 3 ; Grder of the Zlection of o toe F reer FIELD, 8 . hare aT faikcuThe Saniversary vance ce be held on FRIDAY, Decanter 90,808 pan ae cadve Hall, F st. ‘The oration will be deliv- Ged by A. F_AL KIxe, M.D. menis—THos ANTISELL, MDs vee M.D. TIC IGHT 4 TEMPLAKS' ce ‘The Sir Rnivhisof COLUMBIA COMMAND . No. 2. are hereby notified eps ann: Committes of Ar. 3B Gectb-at ” pm very member of econ: is expected to be present A. T. LONGLEY, Me ARKER, Acting E. C. cords Loree 1) deei8-2t & Po joene pee POCKET BOOKS, AF POC! ¥, and NOTIONS for the Holidays CHOBERTS a Bookstore 1010 at, ‘ith stree! decl7-6t eS GHT THE PATENTS FOR ‘Dr. Oviboun's Porvus Mveporaion, wa resoe mend it as the best possible way of moistening the hot dry air from furnaces, latrobe stoves and stexm coils. " It is attached to the revister, and renders the air moist and summer-like. If you wish to avoid headache, catarrh and sore throat use them. HAYWARD & HUTCHINSON, 317 97H STREET, NEAR THE AVENUE. Brass Fire Sets, English Tile, Slate Mantels, Par- lor Grates, Furnaces, Ranwes'and Latrooe Stoves. Plombirg, Tin Roofing and 4 ie Work. declT place dect-w.st&jan3 FOR COUGHS, COLD: &e,, use the GREAT EXGL ~~ “COUGH. LOZENGES. Tested for over 60 years. Tlic! speedy aul certain, uRKISt. Brice Bold by all Grunts QUOEBA © 00., ores oct30-w,f,m,6m w York. eS MILBUEN'S PHARMACY, 1429 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUB BODA and MINERAL WATERS on draught all OGhie Lick, Bedford and Bethesda Waters by the gallon. oct tr ADIES FURS. TES SUPPLIES SEAL SACQUES. LADIES’ AND ae SEAL ATS AND Feracien ONNETS ust received. WILLETT & RUOFF, Harrens axp Funntens, Penn. avenue. Gecl26t G4FF: FLEISCHMANN & Co., ONLY GENUINE COMPRESSED YEAST. ‘The merits of the genuine Compressed Yeast are undeniable. 10 once. SCH t whi uses GAFF. FLEI: MANN & CO/S COMPRESSED FEAST cannot be induced to abandon our pure extract of zrain,which 4s a natural leaven, for, & counterfeit, article or chemical comy ound, both of which are to be avot good hesith isa first consideration with iietae ‘Te None genuine without our si; ANTHONY DE. ca "Agent. dec6-tr Depot—1112 15th street. USINESS SUITS, the largest variety, at extreme Ty low prices, at A. STRAUS". GOOD, SERVICEABLE OVERCOAT for $45 saneRg. be best anywnere for the money; at A. BE ay, eee BLUE BEAVER SUITS at $15. ‘ACTS WHICH HAVE BEEN DEMONS Ta ‘FED: ‘That you can buy the very, best Clothi for the very least money of the old and popular Clothier, A. STRAUS. Daves SUITS, MADE EQUAL TO custos ti ta orth $30. Cali and see ;XTMONDINA Banat BARGAINS to be Overcoat of all styles, at A. STRAUS". OFS’ SUITS, for school and dress, from jglttwe “Assortment to select t from, had in 4 to A. Bie AND BROWN BEAVER QYEROOATS if; they are beyond doubt worth $25; ARD TIME! irchasers who want to rave money should look at the $10 Suit, as it is a marvel of cheapness. A. STRA’ ‘TOP AND LOOK ae ap Elysian Bea ‘ver Overcoat. AVE YOU. SEEN those nobly, Chinchilla over coats for $15? If you see them, they are the cheapest se ‘can hnd in the city, To be only at A. STA! een AND A oS aes AND IMERE, PANTS, to suit aud pocket it A. STRAUS". (A $003 HEAVY WORKING SUIT for 86, Just the thing fer those who wish to buy a good, ser- Viceabie cuit for little money. at A. STRAUS HE GREAT RUSH AT oe A. STRAUS! ad those stylish Chesterfield Suits still contin HOSE WHO WISH = ScoaCNeIze in pur- chasing their Clothing pores me fail to at A. STRAUS’ before yer -BREASTED ae CUT FROCK COATS and VESTS, handsome patter 1s, large aseoriment. Call and see thi A. STRAU: Voor BU: -and DRESS SUIT! eres of styles and patterns, "at is Pane WORSTED OVERCOAT; in the city; to be found only at A: FULL LINE. OF OHILDRE: 285.00 ‘N'S SUITS, hand trimmed and made up in the latest style up, at A. STRAUS’ 'D FIT the largest as well STRAUS’. ‘HOSE WiTH WHOM Y 18 AN OBJECT should not fail to visit STRAUS before going Grae oe eae ail you buy. 6. ee decd tr 1011 Penn#yisanis aveane, ees ON Sis = or the m most hae styles, wean RE SAM REE ore _novi-te 72 Attn RRECrEnED. THE OFFICE OF THE HOLMAN LIVER PAD COMPANY, mish ace Wire cs vi ‘West Virginia and Delaware, for the sale Bia aE streets fo suuaree guia of Peanasive ope oe a Gow sultation free. HOLMAN LIVER PAD. $ a Ate Blepentiy street, ITS DISCOVERY. decé-tr jew doors above Penti'aat Sed Saas 8 Gane een eee = rae PL os put tate practice ney sianie, spuvonient aad fale STIL WAyS SUCCESSFUL! Bie sit or edicts the of the case af the Centennial Exhibition prompted a vigorous examination info ite merits 1S16; achieved their WIN — @ was thoroughly and pat at the Beecition Dulverscile, Paris, 1078. ie of 9th and E streets northwest, over GL. WILD & DRO, ae Win, B Biley's Dry Gonda Store, a Atso brated Kranich and Bach Ww. ‘OU BE HUMBUGGED AND ORGANS wr Be ay on pian tolstaxba = Le Bisaes YE- ae SS eee ae mse — = Puiu’ Ta kA ORSE (ONt—Col- | corner novo” Mrs. Fisher Sree ee See ee Washington News and Gossip. — Internal 00; customs, GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO- revenue and miscellaneous, $301. $301,100. AMONG THE PRESIDENT'S CALLERS to-day were Secretary Evarts, Attorney General Devens, Senators Matthews, Plumb, Randolph, and Booth, and Representatives Morgan. (Lad ) Fort, Hayes, Pollard, Clarke, (fowa,) A Aldrich, Page. Dunnell, Lathrop, Cummings, and Cole, and Stephen Thomoff, of Kotel, Bulgaria. THE District Bond BILL INVESTIGATION.— The House committee on civil service reform to-day intended to hold a meeting to agree upon a report concerning the investigation made by it, of the alleged fraudulent use of money to effeet the passage of the District of Columbia assessment bill, A quorum, however, was not present. The report will exonerate’ Me: Brentano, Hendee and ilenkle, and will be caustic in its condemnation of the originators of the charges. PERSONAL.—Mr. Charles A, Wetmore, who has been making a tour of the wine-growing countries of Europe, and given careful study to the vine disease, which is now the terror of all the grape culturists, has returned and is now in Washington. ----Gov, MeCormick, who has disc! narged his duties as U. Commisstoner General at the Paris exposition, so much to the credit of our country, and tothe advantage of our exhibitors, w ue ail Tor home by the Ger- manic, of the W! r Hine, Dec. 26th, and may be expected in Wi ‘ashington early in Jan- ue Vick PRESIDENT WHEELER said this morning that he would not announce the investigating committee under the Blaine resolutions to-day. t a committee will ade up. f the judiciary fitee announced In advance that they Mr. Blaine has a d. is are that either s 'S Dawes or Hoar, of Massachusetts, will be e chairman, ‘TRE Hovse sub-committee on elfctions heard the final argument on the contested election > of Frost vs, Me‘cat, of the third Missouri di-trict this morning; each_gentieman made an argument In his favor. Tue case will be re- ported to the full committee Immediately after the recess. A DELEGATION of Pittsburg workingmen arrived here this morning to have a hearing be- fore Mr. Hewitt'’s cong) ional labor committee. ED NEW CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL —The House committee on post oftices and post roads have agreed to an elaborate bill for the re-classification of mail matter. The bil! proposes to establish four classe3 of mall mat- ter. First, written matter; second, rezisiered periodical’ publications; tird, miscellaneous printed matter, and fourth, merchandise, The present rates of postage for the first class are left unchanged. ‘The pound-rate of 2 cents per Found on second class matter is retained, and also extended to sample copies. The rate for books, transient news pparerss circulars, proo* sheets, and other miscellaneous printed matte and also for manuscript copy accompanying co: recied proof-sheets, 1s to be one cent for each two ounces, and the rate for “merchandis a fixed at one cent per ounce or fraction thei ‘This bill is the one which has been agreed uj ou between the committee of publishers and Mr. Bissell, the representative of the Post O:tice de- partment. Tur News of the death of Justin E. Colburn, consul general to Mexico, was not unexpected, as he was in segple health when he left for his Held of duty. Mr. Colburn, who was for some Mia the Washington cc yrrespondent ot the New York Tines, was held in much esteem by all who knew him. SECRETARY SHERMAN AND SENATOR CoN i, ‘The attention of Secretary Sherman was ¢ tie i to-day to the statement in one of the New par ers that Senator Conkling had wi iin asking why the removals in the customs house were made. lied that he ha ‘onkling or the any communi house appoinime CONSCIENCE Mo: House, Secret: an unknown this amount belon money was to-day di conscience fund, the White received from 5 hn T posited, io the ‘credit ‘of the THE APPROPRIATION for steamboat mail ser- vice for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1879, will ke insufticient, it is believed, to meet the ex- enses Of the service already contracted for. Ce rovides additional fund: h of the service will be cut off to enal ©. department to keep within the ap- propriation. THE BLAINE ComMITTEE.—A meeting of the Joint democratic Congressional committees of the Senate and House was held in the Senate committee room on claims this mornii The Object of the meeting was to select. the name of four democratic Senators to serve on the tr vestigating committee provided for by the pa: sage Of the Blaine resolution. As some difficulty was experienced In naming a minority wold consent to serve on the committee it was decided to appoint a cominittee of three demo- cratic Senators whose duty it will be to choose the minority for the Blaine committee and send the names to the Vice-President. He will au nounce the committee as soon asthe two Ues select the men whom they desire to li appointed upon it. THE Postal TREATY OF PARIS.—One of the provisions of the universal postal treaty of Paris, which goes into effect on April ist, is likely to cause considerable embarrassment to the v Pane Caran eancne in their foreign corre- spondence unless action in the matter is taken by Congr .o reads: “Prepayment of postage on every niption of article can be effected only by Means Of postage stamps valid in the country of origin for the correspondence of pri vate individuals, Oficial correspondence rei tive to the postal service and exchanged be- tween the pestal administrations, is alone exempt from this obligation and admitted free.” ‘The effect of this regulation is to make it neces- sary that Vist tS gone Stamps instead of official stamps shall be used by each depart- ment in all its foreign correspondence with the single exception mentioned. By the act of 1si3 to abolish the frapking privilege all official cor- respordence passing through the mails was chargeable with the same rates of post as private matter, and by a section of the sundry civil ane Depa bill such postage was re- quired to be paid with stamps of special design to be furnished the several exectitive depart- ments att the same rates as ordinary stamps. Pegular ap} spy apes erga made to enable t ne departments to obtain these stamps. In no in- Stance have ordinary stamps been furnished either of the executive departments under the several acts Pee for official Postage, department in October, siz, and the Interior department, recently, have made peer for them. It has been constantly held by the Assistant Attorney Gene- ral for the Post Oftice department that the de- heats could under the law issue to the er lepartments only official stamps. As the ar Foal stand the heads of the departments be compelled to , personally, for their Oneal foreign correspondence. It is likely that Serato weal be made to Co! gee ace by the departments, which have considerabl> foreign correspondence, for small appropriation 5 to cover this expense. CONFIRMATIONS.— The Senate in executive session yesterday contirmed the nominations of Eugene Schuyler, of New York, formerly consul general at Constantinople, to be consul at oe mingham, vice Sevellon Brown, declined; G. Pea ey ot ihe Caneel ene pgs consui at Tunis, neral at Constanti- nople, Consulze-Sohn L, Frisble. of Mic! at Rio Grande, Brazil; George W. Fish, of Michi- at Tunis; Andrew Cone, of Pennsylv: 3 7 ———— John os Mosby, bes , at long Kong: ie J. |. 0! at Pesth, Hun; and Wm. Thomson, of the District of Col at ipton; which he sustained On the steps of the Capitol. He is improving rapidly, however, and expects to have fully recovered by the time Congress meets after the holiday recess. AN Oup Story REVIVED.—] It is reported that Representatives Hale and Frye, of Maine, and Hubbel, of Michigan, are laboring with the President to induce him to tender Senator Christiancy a foreign mission. The object which three gentlemen are said cieate a Chandler, Thi is Dit of gossip Is rather stale, a3 ee retreated in a slightly different form nearly a year ago. ‘THE Hovse CoMMITTEE ON BANKING AND CCR- RENCY to-day heard Representative Burchard, of Mlinois, in advocacy of his bill to prohibit a7 discriminations by national banks against andard silver doilars. Representative Chittenden, the New York member of the com- mittee, made argument in reply to Mr. Burch- ard, ahd the subject was then taken under ad- visément for action by the committee. Gen. Ewing (Ohio) subinitted as a substitute for Mr. Burchard’s and other pending bills relative to the silver dollar, a new measure embracing three propositio: That any naiton- aU bank when d tes against the stand- ard silver dolla shall be placed I liquidation and have its ircu'ating notes withdrawn by rs interchangeable at the Treasury. Third. To provide for the e: change at the mints of standard silver dolla for trade dollars and vie eoouee of the latter into standard doll: tha prohibition against the further coinage of yer ars of the pre- sent weight and fineness. he committee ad- journed until after the holiday recess without taking any action. SUBSCRIPTIONS to the four per cent. loan to- day amounted to $1.2 A DELEGATION OF WATCHM from the execi- | tive departments called upon Senator Windom, chairman of the commtttee on appropriation: . ‘They requested that their salarte juld be restored from $660 per anni to er annum, the reduetion of $5 per month hay- ing been made tn the legislative, executive and ivdicial appropriation bill of the last session. The delecation gave senator Windom to under: stand that the House appropriations committee would increase their salarles, and Mr. Windom replied that the Senate would not be like interfere with any Increase of salaries which the House mizht fee! disposed to make, NAVAL REcON TRUCTION.—The House mittee on naval affairs to-day formal: to report to the House the Important Dill pro- arris, of Massachusetts, known ablish a board of assistants to the Secretary of the Navy. The bill provides for a board of ten officers, who are to have a visory powers in the reconstruction of the nav. directed by the bill. Two importa tee were adopted by the committee The bill as originally drawn provided that ile admiral and vice adiatrals of the navy should be members of this board, but the com- mittee struck out this provision and agreed that the board should consist of five heads of bu- reaus In the department and five officers to be detajled by the President. The section of the bill providing for an annual appropriation of $3,000,000 for new vessels was struck out, and the bill was amended so as to ay ply the pro- ceeds of the sale of old vessels to the constru: tion of a new navy. The officers who in pai are to com! the board are the chiefs of the bureaus of construction, engineering, yards a1 Cone, equipment, and recruiting and navig: on. eom- grecd TRE CONDITION OF GEN, WILLIAMS, of the House District committee wasslightly improved at 3 o'clock this afternoon. He has been con- scious since 7 o’elock this morning. His physt Clans enjoin jerfect quiet. Nomiwations.—The President sent the follow- ing nominations to the Senate to-day: L. Brad- ford Prince, of New York, to be chief ee supreme court New Mexico. Consuls— tus J. Cassard, of Louisiana, at Tampico; ‘in Schvcharat at Pedra 5 ‘Tur Porte Inv tee of the Potter investigating committee which is to go to New Orleans to continue the Louisi- ana inquiry will be made up of Messrs. Pot Stenger, and Cox. e democratic memb: the repubtican inet 0 them to discontinn sub-committee expe ors within a week after their arrival at New Orleans. Nothing else was done at to-day’s meeting, and again there was no men- tion of the “cipher telegrams” by the committee men of either political part: ‘THR SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE to-day con- tinued the hearing of the tobacco manufac- turers. Mr. ler, of the firm of P. Lorillard & Co., of New York elty, was the oaly one to present argument, GEN. Rogert Toomns, of Georgia, arrived nee ‘unis afternoon to attend to some important ess before the U. S. Supreme Court. He Is x ing at the National hotel. As he came through Columbla yesterday he was informed that Goy. Hampton was getting better. ‘THE CASE OF BigGins. against U.S. Grant (ex- President), action for false improvement, in which damages are lald at $50,000, is on the cal- ender of the Clreuit Court, and will be on the assignment of cases for trlal to-morrow in that court, but it fs not I it will be reached. SENATOR CONKLING is greatly amused over the publication of what purported to be a special dispatch from Washington, in the Graphic, say ing that the Senator from New York had aban- dcned all Presidential aspirations for 1889, and would hereaiter devote himself to securing the renomination of ex-President Grant. This dis- patch was written in New York and made the ft a glowing editorial on the many virtues 4 Conkling. He has never said that he Would not be the next republican candidate for the Presidency, but has been heard on several occasions to spe: “uk of Grant in a manner which led_ his friends to believe that the Presidential tourist is the Senator's first choice for the race "80, ‘THE APPROPRIATION TO Pay District Worr~ INGMEN.—The time for presenting to Genera’ Reynolds, First Auditor of the Treasury, clatms for payment under the act of June 20th last providing that “a sum not exceeding $75,000 be appropriated to ey. the workingmen employed on the public improvements under the late board of public works of the District, or the contractors for the same,” &c., expired on the ist Inst. The number of claims presented is about two thousand, among them of course ne any. which ele no real merit. If ali the claims presented should be allowed they would aggregate much more than the $75,000 appropriated. No more than that amount can ct course be allowed. The force of the audi- tor’s office is busy, ee portions of it ni i and day, in auditing and examining claims presented, The most valid ones will of course nave the perce Under oe act many just claims will have to be ruled out, because of the wording of the law di- recting — Payment, Th rtion of the Taw Whose cl for work a i labor ue and aa id fr.m contractors e government of the Distetet of of Colum ia had been prior to the of the act of June 23, 1 its, were not settled before June 2, 1874, stand no chance of securing their claims, "So. m: many claims were presented on the last day, Novem- ber 30th, that_the yore oe of audit lem has been greatly del This del also en- talled another, the 6 examination by the first auditor of the accounts of the District Commis- sioners, submitted some time stace. As soon a3 the claims are disposed of these accounts will be taken up. ORDERED TO WASEINGTON. ete direction of the Secretary of W: fai Capt. W. E, Dougherty, Ist infantry, will repair to this city to confet with the Attorney General. NAVAL OnpERs.—Commander R. W. Meade a hold himself in readiness to command the Vandalia. Commander F.M. ee aa be: Self in readiness to command: AN ARMY OFFICER 1oER DISNISSED.—A general court martial, Col. George Sykes, 20th infantry, president, at San Antonio, Texas, after trying WEDNESDAY, December is. SENATE.—Mr. Cameron (Wis.), from the com- mittee on claims, reported a bill for the re of Theophilus P. Chandler, late assistant treasu- rer of the United States at Boston, Mass, Placed on the calendar. Mr. Anthony, from the committee on print- ing, reported favorably on joint resolution for the distribution of the revised statutes of the United States to the Post Onice department. Passed. Bills were introduced and referred as follows. By Mr. Grover—Creating a commission toexam- ine and report the expenses incurred by the state of Oregon and the territories of Idaho and Washington, or the citizens thereof, in suppress- jug Indian hostilities in isis; committee on mil- itary affairs. By Mr. Conkling (by request)—To provide for the MOECINICRENE of official stenogra- phers for the courts of the United States; com- mittee on the judiciary. By Mr. Morgan—To regulate the tariff of charges on through aud local freight and forthe passage over lines: railway in the erin of the United States; committee on the judiciary, Mr. Beck called up from the table the Dill in- troduced by him on the isth inst., to repeal see. tions 820 and S21 of the U.S. revised statutes, prescribing additional causes of disqualitication and challenge of grand and petit jurors in the courts of the United States, and an additions! cath for jnrors in said courts. Mr. McMillan objected to the present consid- eration of the bill. Mr. Beck then moved to lay aside all prior orders and take up the bill indicated by him. Re said section s20, providing for a had been eee by the act of 1 inadvertently placed in the revised statutes. Pending diseussion, the morning hour ex- pired, and the subject was laid aside. Spencer reported from military Inittee Tavorably on House bill to authorty donation of twenty condemned bronze to aid in the erection of a monument to the memory of Gen. George A. Cust West Point Military ‘The Senate then resum fon of the } unfinished business, being the bill to amend the statutes in relation to patents and for other purpo: HOt On motion of Mr. Wood the Senate amendment to the adjournment resolution, ex- tending the recess from December 20th to J uary 7th, (instead of the 6th), was concurred i On motion of Mr. Baker, of Ind., ton, respectively, Senaté amend fortification and consiilar and diplon propriation biils were non-concurred in. Mr. Young. from committee in reference to yellow fever epidemics, reported joint resolu- lon appropriating $50,000 for the expenses of that committee, one-half the amount to be ex- pa by the pate and one-half by the House. Mr. J kins offered amendment providing that no more than seven experts should be emp by the committee. jon, the ame int resol ndment was on passed. tion “reciting that grave ‘charges have been made against the board of phy sicians and other rs sion officers at Erle, Pa.; and authorizing an investigation into such charges during the r cess by the commitize on expenditures in the Interior department. Mr. White, of Pa., objected. Mr. Atkins, chairman of committee on appro- priations asked leave to report back resolution, calling for information as to the number of sil- pervisors and deputy marshals employed during | they had mounted it, meee elections; out of what fund they were pal Mr, Garfield objected. ‘The House, then, at 1:15, went into committee of the whole (Mr. Ligon in the chair) on the In- dian appropriation bu (The amount appropri- ated by the Dill ,710,000—a reduction of $200,000 from the ectinates, ] ‘Mr. Sparks (who has charge of the bill) ex- plained that !t was substantially the bill of last year; was the unanimous report of the appro- priation committee, and met with the approval the Indian office. It Was then read by sections for amendments. ——__<3- Gov. Hampton BETTER. nator Butler at p.m, to-day read a telegram from South Carolina, saying Gov. Hampton's conditio much better and strong hopes of his recove are entertained. New INDIAN WAR IN THE NoRTHWEsT.— sterday afternoon the Secretary of the Interior telegraphed to the governor of Wasi: ington territory for the facts which cave rise to the reports concerning trouble between the whites and Moses and his band of Indians; and instructing him to use every effort to prevent a collision, Last night the Secretary received a reply from Governor Ferry to the effect that he had just received a telegram from Sherift Willi can, of Yakima county, stating that he and the county force were surrounded by Moses’ war- riors at Priest Rapids, and that men and arms were wanted. ‘The governor adds that he understands uae the sheriff! was attempting to arrest 5 Indians, but does not know what for or by w: nat authority. He also says that Gen. Howard has telegraphed him to get instructions from the Secretary of the Interior to co-operate with him in the emergency. On receipt of the tele- gram the Secretary of the Interior consulted ‘with the Secretary of War, and the requested instructions were sent. A PRIVATE MEETING OF THE DEMOCRATIC SEN- AToRS was held this morning, for the purpose of designating four of their number to serve as members of the committee of itvestigation under tne Blaine resolution. Several prominent democratic members of the House of Repre- sentatives were also present. A number of southern senators being abseni, the selection was Wot made, but Messrs. White, Ransom and | Saulsbury were authorized to prepare a list for appointment by the Vice President, after ascer- taining the views of those who were not present at the meeting. There is considerable difficulty In obtaining the consent of members of either party to serve upon the committee, a it will not be tuily made up or announced to-day. THe YeuLow FEVEX INVESTIGATION. — The House joint committee on epidemic diseases appointed Lo visit the south and ascertain the cause of the late yellow fever outbreak, met this morning, and formaily agreed upon the following named persons to be experts and to ac- company in their southern tour of investigation the swb-committees appointed for Lhat purpose: Dr. J. M. Woodworth, superintendent of the Inarine hospital service; Dr. C. D. Cochrane, of Mobile, Ala.; Br Wm, Elden, of Norfolk, Va.; Col. Thos. E. Hardie, Dr. Samuel A! Green, of Boston Dr. Ww. HH. Randal, Ae P delphia; a anes Mosher, of N. ir. WH. Mursey, of Cincinnati; Dr. R. W. Niteliel, of Memphis; Dr T A ‘Fallegant, of Savannah, Ga., and Dr. Stanford E. Chaille, of New Or- leans. The meiers of the sub-committee to visit New Orleans and vicinity and Memphis and vicinity on the part of the House, wili pro- bably be appointed to-day. VIRGINIA FINANCES.—The finance committee of the Virginia house of delegates have agreed to recommend that the governar call a confer- ence with the creditors of the state, to meet at Richmond, January 15, but at the same time ee oe settlement could be made without em- g ne principles of the Barbour bill, paced fast session, which attempted to evade e coupon: feature of the funding bill by re- quiring taxes to be paid in money, and ¥ hich was vetoed by Uie governor. as ENATOR SIMON CAMERON, Of Pennsyl- | Says that the statement imputed to him, chm ing Gov, Wade Hampton, on the author- ity of E. Norman Gunnison, formerly of Balti- mere, with rother, Col. James shooting his Cameron, at the battle of Bull Run, is untrue. Mr. Gunnison has also published a card ne ing that he ever said, anywhere or to anybody, that he saw Wade Hainpton shoot Col. Cameron while the latter was a prisoner. ‘These contra- dictions were we necessary as the story originated with Eli Perkins. CoL, JoHN H. A.ary, financial editor of the New York Sun, and dui the war scent in New York for the care of soldiers of Rhode Island and Connecticut, died yesterday, aged 4S. He was a native of Hartford. THE “BENNER Corton Baws,” from Mem- pais, sold at the Cotton exchange in New rieans, Cnpttan Ges eget in by Col. be M. Oven for $1,310, which amount, ‘to the family of the late Lieut. Benner. The bale will be forwarded to Gaiveston. OTHER nd the wint Ww DI ble Mr. Thurman ‘TRE Potrer Commerree wishes it had never been born, and it is afraid to die—[Albany EB~The New Have Register, of Saturday even- , States that Senator Barnum ts seriously ill Pheumonia, DEATH BY THE ROPE. JACK KEHOE HANGED. AUCTION SALE OF COAL. EUROPEAN AFFAIRS. JACK KEHOE HANGED. Last Hours of the Chief of the Mol- lie ‘ires. Porrsvinig, Pa, Dec. 18, 11 a. m.—dJae% Kehoe, the notorious chief of the Moilic M quires, was hanged here at 10:31 this morning. ehoe’s last night on earth was spent peace- fully and quietly. He retired to bed at 11 o'eloe! ‘soon fell asleep and slept withowt awakenins for four or tive hours. When che undertaker arrived, at 6 o'clock, Kehoe was still in bed, bat awake. le arose and remarked. in answer to a question, never better 1n_ his life. her and Brennan arrived and commenced the celebration of mas which oceupied over an hou itter a light breakfast the religious exe renewed, and continued until about bck. Wheat Sheriff Matz gave the signal for the preparation for the gallows, RTS HIS INNOCENCE ON THE SCAFFOLD, the doomed man, preceded by Sheriit Warden King, and between Fathers Gatlagner and Brennan, left the prison by a side doer and marched to the sca! When priff Matz asked Kehoe whether he had anything to say why the se tence of the law should not be executed. Kehoe answered in the affirmative, and, pau take breath, said: “1 { | der of 1 nsdon. I never saw ar eines ted.” Fat her Gall her, Who with F; han was by this time kneelMg at the foot of the | scaffold, 2rose. Kehoe stepped bai nodded that he was rea His legs and arns Were strapped, and his ankles shackied. Sheritt Matz then adjusted the noo: neck and drew the white cap 0 then descended from the seaffold. sheriff's moved the upright sup) THE TRAP WAS SPRUNG At precisely 10:27 the drop fell. Kehoe’s body was vioiently contorted for a few minutes, drawing up his legs and struggling for brea A minite and achalt after te failing of t drop the respiration was thirty-six. Att) minutes it was twenty-four, then slig and ceased. Death was caused by strangular tion. e body was cut down at. twenty: aoe minutes of eleven, and was taken in charg: Undertaker Waldron, who removed it to hi fice. It was then taken by Shenandoah, where it is to be ed” fe nights. On Friday morning the remains will he taken to Tamaqua for burial. Two = were erected in U ee ison yard here y in anticipation of a doubie execution, the inten- Uon being to hang Bergen and Kehoe separate- ly; but upon receipt of the reprieve of the for- mer, one Of the scaffolds was taken down, THE CRIME FOR WHICH KEHOE WAS BANGED to-day was committed at Audenried, Carbon county, Pa,, June 14th, 1862. That evening a meeting was being held at Willlams’ hotel, a Audenried, for the purpose of making arral ments to celebrate the approaching 4th of July. Langdon, the murdered man, was there, as were also Kehoe and others, members of an or- ganization called the Buckshots, which at that Ume was the terror of the whole region. Lang- don, who was “ticket boss” at J, B. McCreary & Co.'s Honey Brook colliery, was very unpopular with Kehoe’s gang on account of his system of Two deputy rts, and shtly raised discipline among the men, On the ht in question a band of music ‘was engaged, and Speeches were made, during which Kehoe, Campbell, Donolite and others evineed a deter: mination to pick a quarrel with Langdon. Ke- hoe taunted Langdon os the subject of their bitter feelings, and sul eqnently spat upon a Vnion flag draped the speaker's platform, Langdon Temonstrated with ‘him. Shortly afterwards Langdon st but was fallen upon and seve party cf men. ‘The next morniag, 5 Jelt So well that he walked to his ee at Hon- ey Brook, two mites distant, bi died there two days afterwards from the effects, of hts in- Juries. Fourteen years afterwards, in May. isv6, Kehoe and half a dozen others were a rested for conspiracy and assault, and ba and in August following were each sentenced to seven years imprisonment. Further develop- ments in the Langdon case led in January, 15. to Kehoe’s trial for that murder, and he v convicted. Frora this time forward every lezal step was fought inch by inch. A motion for a new trial was made. but was soon afterwards withdrawn, and April 16th. 1Si7, the death sen- passed upon him, Tlie case was then taken to the st supreme court, where last January the decision of the lower court was aitirmed, andin March the first death warrant was is- . This was subsequently withdrawn, and the case went to the board of pardons, but with- out avail, FOREIGN AFFAIRS. Dees nz Sree & Co. held to a large amount. ‘a ¥ considerably increase the liabilities of the West of England and South Wales district bank, LONDON, Dee. i8.—The Temes in its tinanc mith Wales unquestionably, done much mischief, and strong complaint Is inade that the | Banking Credit Shaken in ate i truth was not made more clearly known at the | date of suspension. Instead of telling the worst, as they, no doubt, could have done, the direc: ple to nurse the delusion that the suspension was due to a pernicious run, and that, therefore, the bank might easily be, in in some form, resuscitated. “A few Knew all along that the whole paid up capital and re- serve were probably lost, but the mass of the people believed the more ideal presentation of affairs. ‘The result of this concealment has Deen to renew and intensify the teeling of the district, which was beginning to die away. ‘Then say with justice they can no longer be- Meve what they are told by bankers, and the silliest rumors are endowed with tenfold power for mischief. Itis profoundly to be regretted that the credit of the banking community should be played with and shaken in this fashio1 Failure at Stockhoim. Advices from Stockholm state that another firm, J. Hirsch, has failed with three million common ee its difficulties having = Ubrough the fall in the price of aon and = from tnprontabie operations in build! land. ‘The assets are reported to be. but this is considered doubtful. he firms which have lately failed are believed to have been kept going by banks long after they should have gone into liquidation. A rather bitter feeling prevails in Sweden now, but itis feared bank Soe = been no wiser than else. where, and hold too many securities and too small proportion not capital. Gold Opened at Par. New York, Dee. 18—Gold opened at par, ————— ‘The Markets. BALTIMORE, Dec. erry ie et Sag een second oorien Se ‘ol ‘new, 10; 00. es Snpe infair demand and steady iS abote naa a OH Bes Baie Flour quiet and a firm, with small off rertera fairly gclise—southern 9541.03 ; 3 i Ee ‘Pennsylvania 1.06; Ni cetera western etcady and Tobe? | Stating that some other tee, fe atch. ™, N. ¥., iS.—Since the 109 mateb last’ week between Miss of Chicago, and Dan Carroll, of e judges have decided against on ‘account of a fol, and have h to Carroll, although they of Walked 100 ‘miles, being one having left the track when Miss nother trial will be made, com- fay evening, December 20, when be used. _ Sate of Coal by Auction. ¢ Railroad Company s 4 tons of & oes: Steamer, dion to-day followin wn by the com- . lower Chan the he strike of the Third rtnally end, and ing to-day on schedule time. « Ikearney, one of the leading tudicied for assault and will tried te-morrow. LOCAL NEWS vernment Affairs. axter and two or his oncl Ned upon the Distri ning and held a conference on the methods ystems of municipal business of Uais Dis- District ‘ordohn ot 1 ouisvil hy has been appoln at the Agr : On the machinery ax . have so far been comp Was turned on the new pe to-day, and by three otlock the full force Will be on. three hours being required to fill it ‘The health oMicer b the Distriet Cou Von to the f Uon of the alley in and 9th and 1 Jin street alley between C and D and 9th and requests that they S, In a comrmaunication to joners, called t hy and almost impass northwest, and the nd ioth streets be repaired. ms French, Arc e Capitol, have maMisste ers dese re tothe special fter well-known tramps, dead rick 0 ad other crooked persons who S Of the Capitol, st tho Onicer O'Hare ts well ad besides ts % Min closing up ad are is who nase n of the that if the oMfce Sment ON person: clreutar Je! 4.10 make ceturns TRE MoTnER FROM THE WITN) wt Francis the alght ined to answer, saying she Mige Wy i od the ques- > said that she would not answer >. The court ore liad persisted nd the officers Hier sis- i Polncexte Of the fgit had done so on: tion, ands! uer Into custody after again in refusing to answer, came around to take her to the deck. ter said she not know that she aust answer. She was requested not to tnter- fere, and the witness was taken out of the court room. Mr. E. C. Carrington suggested that she nd herduties as a witness. The (she was an impudent hwzy nd wou'd have to vo to Jail, Later in the day Mr. Carri tin intereeded for the release ‘S, Saying she had meant no dtsre- spect to the court; and besides, she had an Ine fant ten days of age at home. "The court de- clined to allow her to purge herself, and the district attorney remarked that the fact of her having an infant was good ground for a habeas corpus. A Mast inal Cave. SDER THE BED—An Tuterexting This morning tn the Criminal Court, =< Wylie, the ease of Cornelius Wi iiiams, charged with an assault and y with ine tent to kill ign r, 5 prosecut J derendane, ot witnesses wo! clatined that in a fight es Williams used a kalfe on y iMiams being sworn in his o1 “4 at on the night in quest a going to bang uy his clothes on the bed post he found that somebody el hes were there, and walklyg about the ‘ir of boots and thea. wut from under the inger) cut him across the nd they bad a a scuftie, in whieh he (WH tefeuded himselt with a chair and made pe at him with ail, with which he cut him. He acknowledged that he di that it was a good thing he nife, or he would have killed case Was On trial when our ree port clesta, LIBEL AND SLAND R CASES, ig a Ww. Mr. 5 ler, 10 Belt-has Humes against libel in having on published the following of 2 “Washington, August 9th, fs to certity that your & perintend- has been in my house, on two or by entered a suit | mote oconsis s, deeply intoxicated. so much so as to un it him for any business. Christian B. To Edward Temple, president of ‘Street and South Washington laintiff lays his damages at $5,000, Collins has, by STs. nit niered a sult against George Vuliman, der, laying damages at $5,000, in having th'of “July last spoken of and concern- x Xouw were turned out of market for re a thief ; you were turned out market for stealing and thieving; you were turned out of church for stealing and thiev- THE MarsH iia before Judge rsh. Who ws Cask.—To-day, Humphreys, the case of R. H. commiiied to jail in October pL of court, by Judge Olia of ndefault Of payinent of a amount claimed to be due s guardian of the orphans of W. H. deceased), was resumed. It will be ‘dered that on Monday last, when Marsh s brought out on writ of habeas corpus, ha was released on his own izance to ap- ear to-day, and he promptly appeared at the our named, Messrs. Cook and Cole for the pe- — and Messrs. Edwards « Barnard and W. H. Brown for the warden. After some dis- eee s to the return, the further hearing was postponed to January sth—John H. Holden’ entering on a bond of $3,012.25 for his appear th RETURNED.—Yester- ‘residing in the northern part of the te walking up 7th street felt some- body's hand tn her et and turned immedt- ately about, but as the street was crowded saw noone close by her, but her pocketbook was gone, At this moment she saw two white men near by and one of them handed a pockecbook to the otlier, and she caught the one who held the Sepeens by the collar and with her other and caught hold of his arm, the band of which Was still in his pocket, and held him to see a policeman. The man finding himself in an unpleasant fix drew th the pocketbook frou i cket and thrust it at her grufly exclaim- ‘Oh, here’s your then hurry ing off out of TRE LEESBURG BURGLAR.—Last night Post- master J. F. Rinker, of Leesburg, vA. called. upon Major Mi at police headquarters, h ithorities of that cd 1 ico ms : the authorities as of the man who was recently eee A AQ a RF istol shot in the att burglary at urg—whether he is John 8 Schenig, the Seer who attempted to rob the Metropolitan He Caring — ‘some one ge to that city to identify him, —— send one of the detectives (prot oof Mr. ng to-mor- row to lock him over. ‘will take Eehenis old ‘companion, “tSuxey Bell” with INDICTED AND rg ee Paeaoe jury y indicted Lewis, for the murder of a ‘Sacob Day Day on the teh or De- cember; Peter Lewis, tothe murder of Jacob Day; James H. presenting a fem 'm. Cone alias Stetson, forgery;