Evening Star Newspaper, December 19, 1878, Page 1

For the benefit of THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Pennsylvania Avenue, coruer Lith street as The Evening Star Newspaper Oomvany &. H. KAUFFMANN, Pree’t. ts counter, 2eenta each By Ips centa 2 month : one year, $6. Tee Westy f a DS Priday—$2 8 ‘posture prepaid,” 18 gost for @lte 20 copies | \ EBAY ixait subscrintions ranst be aid in ad- vase no pi st lohaer than ©0 paid for. on. Che V%. 53—N® 8,023. WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1878. nening Star, TWO CENTS. AMUSEMENTS. NATrona. Miss Ward. Jane Shore. FRIDAY NIGHT. SATURDAY MATINEP AND NIGHT. “UF yo be Christion men, holy, or E perish in the aaow.” ‘The reat new version (first time here) of SHORE, THE PENITENT, Fewritten by W. G. Wills, of London, and produced eich co muck: power by the celebrated actress, MISS GENEVIEVE WARD, Sustained by the great actors, ES LEVICK and J. H. TAYLOR. of the Grandest Character, painted in London, st Great Cost. ‘Thr Sow Scene a Manver or EFrEct. Cost CHES OF THE GREATEST SPLENDOR. 19tr A MERRY XMAS TO M'LISS._ D*: oOHN LORD, SP THE concue ‘TIONAL CHUROH. ~t LECTURE. MIRABEAU.....- Tit: Parson Revoucrios. FRIDAY 30 p. m. cember 20, 3:30 p. m. Orvan Concert by Prov. BiscHorr. MIL The Scew 50 cents. deid-tdecz0 OREFATHER'S DAY, December 23, reises ce at Bo'ele Flocr cleared Tor daneuse at 9 o'clock. Music by Doncb— 12 pieces. se ALL SOUL'S CHUR a of the P: Union Sewing Society of Theladies OTS 3 CRURCH, A FAIR AND SALE the € b, AND FRID. 19th an THURSDAY ‘The art tas, the han Chinese Ware _— York. Tor 4 With. jor sale will be usefal and ornamen k of the ladies. Also, Japane-e and the house of A. A. Vautine & Co., = Shell and Rolied Gold Jewelrz, nx, Mansfield, Mase , suitable for x fon with the Con FRIDAY EVE- ction of Mr. Harry Shera, arch. Lunch will beserved on ‘Organist of the Fri. day, from 12to So'clock. Admission 25 ets. ; dren We." All Soul's Chapel, cor Land 14th sta. “decl7-42* HEATER COMIQUE. T MONDAY, DaCEM aE 16, NIGHTLY AND TUESDAY AND FRIDAY MATINEES. ‘Mies Nora Wright's English Blonde Jockey Min- strele and Harry Lrster's Furiesine Troupe in con ith 1 ler Con ir) ee BeAr LADIES, 2B JEAUTIFOL YOU: AT . Neil and Eldridye, Moltie Wilson, Kelly and Haley, Lazzie Dailey, Dil and Wade, Billie and Maxzie Ray, and our mammoth Stock Company in a grand balk’ “The «reat burlesque, Twin Daughters. of Satan, and Parisian Minuet. declt-tr LINCOLN MALL. AMERICA'S STERLING FAVORITES! THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, Decem- and 2 LADIES? MATINEE Satusday 2 p.m. BARLOW, WILSON, PRIMROSE & WEST'S MINSTRELS! Houses crowsded to the doors with the elite of so- ciety everywhere. The MINSTREL MONARCHS im their New Prozramme of merit and brilliancy. Admission, 50 cents: reserved, 75 cents. Beata at Ellis & Co.'s Music Store. tire o1 nightly. .W. PA & W., Sole Proprietors. J.B. LANE, Business Manager. decl6-6t M42= No MISTAKE. HAVERLY UNITED MASTODON MINSTRELS WILL APPEAR AT THE NATIONAL THEATER, MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 1879. ‘Tux Gaeatest Success Ever Kxown! ® EMINENT END MEN’ THE GLITTERING CLOG TOURNAMENT, BY 12 STAR DANCERS. Oxe Dozex Sone sxp Dance Men One Act. IN 40 rs “Frast Part. 40 m Panawe 48 FAVORITE VOCALISTS. Stary Seg enterprise in the annals of minstrel- sy."—[ Boston Pest. declé-tr 3. H. HAVERLY, Proprietor. _INCOLN HALL. ORCHESTRAL MATINEES, ‘THURSDAY AFTERNOONS, December 12, 19, 26, maagy 2, 1879, from 8:30 to S o'clock. OOF ee nt Mr J, Remington Painlam’, ORCHESTRA OF FORTY. Mme. Ancons, Mr. 8 G. Young, Mr. W. Keen, and ther favorite Vocalists; and Mendelssohn So° J. M. RIC! oct26-co3m 631 D st. or call on Janson HL \ALISTHENIC EXERCISES inder the direction of Dr. THOMAS CALVER, m i On att f peteenes ohare ih nw. For Ladies on Mondsy and ‘Thursday, af 4:90 p. ve lay, at 4:30 an 2, on W 3:90 p.m ; Gentlemen on Monday, We Fass. at7 po N EXHIBITIO! oN rae i ly ms x er. { ben zar MARKRITER’S FRES ART CALL ERY AND STORE. on rates, treet. 7 oe eee eee seis, Runes, Natit, &e., in the District, Ea-Please remeniber Name and Number CaS Se ee neers ts Biates and Canadae, previous to ting ‘estabuished in Syl-ly sicians, surceons and thouran¢ wo his establishment, 1416 fats. owner aa /BEPARE ‘ALL AND WINTER, and sail your asl OFE CLOTHING to your own ad- vantage, st JUSTH'S OLD STAND, No. 619 D street northwest, or Branch Store, 442 90h st. ny9. — FOr ‘BECO! x CLOTHING extraordinary high prices will be paid, ae I make a specialty of them. Notes by will be prompily attended to, wepistr PIANOS AND ORGANS QTEINWAY & SON'S PIANOS, ” AtnANT, SOUABE and OPRIGHT. ‘AJarge assortment of other makers, from, $200 to Pianos which bave been used, from “OMGANS “Maga & Haulis, Clouch & Warren, decltiw 'W. G. METZEROTT & CO. Vy M. KNABE & Co's ORLD-RENOWNED GRAND, SQUARE AND UPRIGHT PIANOS, mass THE BEST MADE. za ‘very Instrument fuliy warranted. PI. anos and Organs from other celebrated fac- tories for sale, rent aud exchange on ost reasonable terms. Special cash or short time. RICHENBACH'S 423 —— 1s their . ‘CROWNING TRIUMP! At the Ezposition Uvsverselle, Pari, 1578 @. L. WILD & BRO., Sote Acrxrs, Seventh Y PIANOS ALWAYS SUCCESSFUL at the Centennial Exhibition, ke od street n.w. Aino agents for the oreneaes Kranich and Bach PIAN' ‘ANDARD ORGANS. \dsomest Minnesota Patent Flour in the =_s ‘District, or, Sterling’s St. Louis Faney Patent, A mest beautiful Winter Wheat Flour, or Standard Family itever was, aud makes we eel Bed ad ‘The above tained Flours can be bought at any frevclase Grocery Store. | GFF: | and fitted up for the up convenience of _ SPECIAL NOTICES. COLUMBIA COUNCIL . 8. OF I. Special Meeting TONIGHT, at the Hall, 110 1th et. pw. Important busmess. A full at? tendance ured. Special rates for Magazines and Periocicate. “By order of the President. ft No. HT, tevot at RD. MUSSEY, Secretary ADJOURNED MEETING for the Ce” SANZATION UF THE CITIZENS OF CAPITOL HILL and EAST WASHINGTON into & permanent Association, for the purpose of pro- meting public improvements in that sectioa of the city, will convene at MeUsttley’s Hall. 309 Pennsy) ¥ania avenue, THIS (Thursday) EVENING, at 7; O'clock. A full attendance is solicited. MASONIC—The reqular comm nnication of KING SOLOMON'S LODGE No. 3. F. and A. A., will be held on SATURDAY EVEN(NG, 2st inet.,at 7 o'clock, instead of WEDNESDAY, 25th, (Christmas day) ‘at which time the annual election of officers will take place. Members are rquastod tobe preeent. By order of MA. decl9.st J. H. PICKELL, Secretary. MASONIC.—The members of LEBANON iE, No 7, F. A. A. M.,are hereby re- quested to attend the re; stated communication o FRIDAY EVENING, December 20.7 o'clock. Election of officers. Prone of the W. M. decl#-3t LUTHER PENFIE: See Ut x = anniversary me ‘e wil be held on FRIDAY, December 20, at 8 p.m . in Tallmadge Hall, F st. The oration will be deliv- ered by A. F. A. KinG, M. D. Committee Tangenients—THOs. ANTISELL. M. D.; 8. C. M. D.; J. W. H. Lovesoy, M. D. (Ce ATLENTION, KNIGHTS TEMPLAR 9 The Sir Knichtsof COLUMBIA COMMAND- ERY, No. 2. are hereby notified that the annual con- clave (for the election of officers) will be held at the Masonic Temple, FRIDAY. the 0th i "clock p.n. Every member of the coi is expected to be present. By order of the E. C. di8-2t (Post&Rep.} A. T. LONGLEY, Recorder. (=, BOOKS STATIONERY, POOKET BOOK POCKET CUTLERY, and NOTIONS for the Holidays, at ROBERTS Bookstore, 1010 7th street, above New York avenue. deel7-6t manider: =e TENTS FOR 1-2 ‘pr Coimoun's Porous Rvaporator; we ooo mend it as the best possible way of moistening tho het dry air from furnaces, latrobe stoves and steam coils. ” it is attached to the register, and renders the air moist and summer-like. If you wish to avoid headache, catarrh and sore throat use them. HAYWARD & HUTCHINSON, 317 9TH STREET, NEAR THE AVESUE. wa MILBUEN’S PHARMACY, 1429 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE pSODA and MINERAL WATERS on draught ait r. . ratora by the ‘Blue Lick, Bedford and Bethesda W: ra by fh THE NATIONAL SAFE DEPOSIT COM- PANY, corner I5th st. and New York avenue. FIRE, BURGLAR and DAMP PROOF VAULTS, inside of which are SAFES FOR RENT at $5 to $60 S NDB, SILVERWARE, or other SECURITIES, and all kinds of VALUABLES received on Di POSIT. novi! -eo3m MATHEY CAYLUS’ OAPSULES, EP vectra & ith great sccess b the physicians of Paris, New York and London, ani superior to all others forthe prompt cure of all cases ot repared by GLIN & CO. Paris’ Sota every. where. "0029-4, th&s-ly HABLE BROTHERS’ SPECIAL HOLIDAY ATTRACTION FOR THE NEXT TEN DAYS. WE WILL SELL former for price 312 price $15 price 18 price $20 price $22 price 825 28 price price price THESE ARE RELIABLE REDUCTIONS. Suits nits Suits Suits 25 Sui our Buits -selling our Buits seling our 30 Suita -Selling our 335 Suits bt oh SPECIAL RATES FOR A SHORT SEASON. GOOD XEWS FOR THE BOYS. Our $15 Boys’ Suits are down to $10 Our $12 Boys’ Suits are down to 2 Our $10 Boys’ Suits are down Our $8 Boys’ Suite are down to Boys’ Uleters for Boye’ Ulsters for Boys? Ulsters for Boys’ Uleters for 48. Boys’ Ulsters for $10. Boys’ $16 Overcoats marked down to $11 Boys’ $14 Overcoats marked down to 89 Boys’ $12 Overcoats marked down to Boys’ $11 Overcoats marked down to $7 Boys’ 89 Overcoats marked down to 3¢ Boys’ 8 Overcoate marked down to HABLE BROTHERS, TAILORS AND CLOTHIERS, Northwest Corner 7th and D sts. FLEISCHMANN & CO., - ONLY GENUINE COMPRESSED YEAST. ‘The merits of the genuine Compressed Yeast are ike bouss who once uses GAFF, FLEISCH e. A MANN COS COMPRESHED YEAST cannot be induced to abandon our pure extract of grain,which is 3 natural leaven, for a feit article or a both of which are to be avoided consideration with the cus- news chemical d calthria @ fret r. 63 None genuine without on siematares, NTHONY D) ‘Agent decttr OANA TTT 18th tiveet. SILVERSPOoNs NER snd oy sETs, Of the most elegant styles, SAMWL ‘Bink &85ON, Rovitr 79 West Balt. st., ‘beltvore. J, =erenEe. THE OFFICE OF THE HOLMAN LIVER PAD COMPANY, closed _f« few Sich has be clo for for oat ba een buy Marya \theast cunaek reopened oy, Me agents District of Colum} SF, Wen Unga end Daa 9th and E two squares north zi Gyan, apd hich a been slagay furnibod HOLMAN LIVER PAD. Wm. BR Dry Goods Store. Bos Gisken Baltimore _ Rov5-ly ‘io¢ ¥o UMBUGGED WwW wr CRFERION ar - DAS wn we SPE ae ay Res oa ae [Re CELLULO! AND SUP- ‘That never rusts, ‘breaks, never wears out, al- Saini eae jake serene COVA Ser attention to the “oats of THE EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. SUBSCRIPTIONS to the four per cent. loan to- day ainounted to $593,400. GEN. ALTHEU Wi AMS, of the House Dis- | teict committee, has slightly improved {n con- dition to-day, but {s not yet regarded as out o danger. AMONG TRE PRESIDEN?’S CALLEns to-day, were Senators Harris, Beck, McMillan, Ransom, Mitchell and Armstrong, and Representatives Carlisle, Bayne. Garfield. Swann, Brewer, Ward and Baker. Representative Harmer, of Penn- sylvania, with Captain T. Avelion, of tae Rus- Sian imperial navy, and Mr. Cramp. the Phila- delphia ship builder, also called and paid their respects to the President to-day. PERSONAT. eutenant Colonel John D. Vi kins, 10th U infantry, wife and daughter, ar- rived in Washington from New York on Wed- nesday, and are visiting Samuel Bact E street. iss Carrie Wilkins is visi wood, No. 907 13th street northwest. ot Louisiana, who {s Y 1 friends for re- appointment, is in the clty. ....Col. Joseph Pulitzer, having purchased the St. Louis Even- ing Dispatch, has merged it with the Evening Post of that cit, He has secured the services of W. B. Shaw, of the Boston Transcript, as his Washington correspondent. THERE WAS A Lively Tutt in the House to- day. Mr. Cabell, of Virginia, endeavored to have a resolution introduced directing the judi- ciary committee to inquire into the conduct of Judge Rives in transferring criminal cases from state Courts to United States courts in Virginia under the civil rights acts. Mr, Hale, of Maine. and Mr. White, of Pennsylvania, object- ed. “I want it noted, Mr. ,” said Ca bell, “who objects.” ‘There Mr. v1 send, of New York, rising to a question of priv flege, said that he wanted to know if a member had not the right to object without being sub- jected to a menace. Cabell replied with muc? Warmth, “I meant no menace; when I make demonstration against a gentleman I do it In uch away that he cz stake it.” ¥ of Louisiana, speaker, let's read t ‘Townsend quickly retorted, riot act election, You have had the ead in Louisiana during the recent Senate committee on post '$ and railroads to-day decided to postpone the consideration of the nomination of Samuel Hayes to be postmaster at St. Louis until after the holiday rec REORGANIZATION OF THE TREASURY SE SERVICE. proper! vice division of the Treasury—an account of which was given In the STaR last week, and which goes into effect Jan. 1st next—the divi- sion will, as stated, be under Assistant Secre- taries Hawley and French, instead of under the ; Solicitor of the Treasury. Under these gentie- men, all employes of the division will have to be recorded on the books of the appointment clerk, and receive regular commissions. ‘That 1s not the case now. ‘The question of Col. Ben- son’s retaining his position as assistant chlet ot the division has been settled. He will have to pot because there will be no assistant chief. ‘The office will be abolished as unnecessary. ‘That such a course as this should be taken was recommended long ago by the commission con- Sisting of Assistant Secretary of the Treasury McCormick, Solicitor Raynor, and Commis- sioner of Internal Revenue Raum, who, by di- | rection of Secretary Sherman, investigated the secret service division THE NEw DIsTRICT BOND BILL Passep.—The | Senate this arternoon, by a vote of 2 to 16, passed the bili authorizing a new issue of bonds to redeem the “ten-year Bowen bonds,” which amount to $279,000, and the steam force pump bonds of Georgetown, amounting to $2,500, Will be remembered that this bill passed Jun - 20th last, with a defect—the rate of interest no being stated—and the new Dill 1s to remedy the defect, and was printed in Tue Stax of Tuesday. THERE WILL BE NO ACTION On the eustom house nominations by the until after the recess, ‘THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE Mixt a» Pille- delphia has written to the office here askirg Permission toexchange small gold pieces fr double eagles during the holidays. Permission was t y granted. The sit gold pieces: bright dollars, are wanted Christinas pres ents, and the same demand for them in change for larger denominations has been ma for several years past. The superintendent of the Philadelphia mint has estimated that if the permission asked for was given he would have to pay out during the holidays several thousand gold dollars, THE StrREME Court will adjourn for the hol!- Gays on Monday next. ‘THE GOVERNMENT BUYING SILVER.—The Treas- ury department yesterday afternoon bought about four hundred thousand ounces of silver bullion for coinage purposes from bidders, ‘The rate paid for the bullion varied a little, but was considerably below the London quotations. The department continues to have plenty of offers of silver, and is thus enabled to make good terms. THE FOLLOWING DisPaTen was received last ‘y Schurz from Gov. Terry, of 'y, in reference to the feared collision between Moses’ Indiansand the whites: “There ts better news from east of the mour tains. I think there will be no collision, I will, however. go over to-morrow,” Cost OF WORK INeTHE TREA: e BUREAU.—In reference to Mr. state- ments of misiranagement and extravagance in the Treasury Bureau of Engraving and Print- ing, printed in Tuesday’s Star, the officers of the bureau give an entirely different account from that of Mr. Glover. ‘They state that * the entire amount expended by the Bureau of En- graving and Printing during the year ended June 30, 1878, on the work of printing U.S. no and bonds, was $147, and on the wori of printing national’ bank notes, $130,897. OW $130,060 vould have been ‘needle: extravagantly expended ” out of either of those sums, It is difficult to Imagine. There are two printings on the backs of the national bank notes,—one in black, and one in green, The black printing was awarded the bureau tn Octo- ber, Isi7, at $5.92 per 1,000 impressions, The green impressions the bureau had been printing tor a year or more, at $14 per 1,000 Impressions. All bills rendered after October, 1877, were tor black impressions at $5.92, and the green on the national bank notes, which are distinct from the green on the legal tenders, were charged at the then regular price of $14 per 1,00), Since duly 1 the rate for the printing on the national bank notes has been reduced to $11.75 ‘The reduction in these rates was made in view of the large economies made in the expenses of the bureau, ee to May 1, 1377, and the experience gained in printing these backs, Whereby the cost id be reduced.” CONFIRMATIONS.—The Senate in executive Session yesterday contirmed the following nom!- nations:—Jobn Lowell, of Boston, to be United of the first judicial circuit, vice epley, deveased; Coseph C. Ulery, shal for the southern district of Ohio; Henry 8. Foote,- of Tennessee, to be superintendent of the mint at New Orleans; Lewis J. Soner, appraiser of merchandise at New Orleans; I. W. Stone, receiver of public moneys at Bensom, Minn.; Sergeant Challe Dodge, to be second lMeutenant in the army: Sigual service Sergeants Leroy E. Sevree and James A, Swiit, to be second Heutenants. Mr. HEwitr’s Lanon Commirree had a meet- ing yesterday afternoon, and examined Joha R. Edwards, of Allegheny City, ex-president of the Puddlers’ Union of the United States, in regard to the relation between the trades union and members and their effect upon trade gene- rally. In the course of the examination Mr. Hewitt remarked incidentally that he had found it almost Invariably the rule that where contracts had been broken eetween employer . and laborers the breach had been made a : employes. Mr. Edwards is accompanied by a bot aa of iron workers from Pittsburg and Lys Two REPRESENTATIVES ELECT to the next Congress called on the President to-day. They were John R. Thomas, of Milinois, und Mr. ‘Warner, of Ohio. sea SALE OF GENERAL Grant’s RESIDENCE.—Gen. rs Paps Lae bis agents, Messrs. Fitch, Cutter, just sold his residence at the intersection of V¢ bs it nues, front on Towa ‘cide oS Stillwell, Tor dira00, ” -: Bayard Taylor Dead. retary Evarts this afternoon received a cabie dispatch anncur cing the death, at Berlin, at four o'clock this afternoon, of Bayard Tay- lor, United States minister to Germany, He died of dropsy. The Select Election Investigation Committee. Shertly before adjournment of the Senate yesterday, Senator Saulsbury, chairman of the committee appointed by the democratic caucus to select THE DEMOCRATIC MEMBERS ef the select election investigating committee, handed to the Vice President the names of Sen- ators Bayard, Wallace, Garland and Bailey for appoinurent as the minority members. REPUBLICAN BACK WARDNESS, ‘None of the republican Senators whom Mr. Blaine yesterday requested to serve on the com- mittee would accept the honor. The chairman- Ship was tendered to Senators Howe, Hoar, Dawes, Windom and Cameron of Wisconsin, but each of those named declined the position. The republicans insisted that Blaine should take charge of the investigation which he had brought about, but MR, BLAINE DE in any capacity on the it was announced that ED TO SERVE nmittee. Last night nator Hoar had waived his personal desires and consented to serve as chairman, There iS a little gathering of Senators at Mr. Blaine’s house last evening to discuss the question of the personnel of the committee, and the discussion there was so un- satisfactory that it was determined to hold a s on the subject to-day. REPUBLICAN CAUCUS TO- 11 o'clock to-day the republt cus in the reception room of At None of the Senators were anxious to cation, and the unwilling- that a committee Blaine the holt to serve was so gene sisting of Christiancy, members. Tho: s THE REI ‘AN MEMBERS CHOSEN. ‘The republican members of the Blaine myes- Ugating committee were agreed upon late thi afternoon. They are Messrs. Teller, ‘ of Wis., Mitchell aud & Senators Alllson, and A Hewprep Doi tary of the Treasury to-day received in an en- velope, post-marked Philadetphia, from an un- known person, $100 to be placed to the credit of the conscience fund, AxnovT FocR Hrnprep &: of them ladies, from Central ew York, were at the White House last evening. Mrs. Hayes received them in the east room, and they went away happy. Tue Ricut oF A CorroraTion to levy a tax to pay judgment upon bonds came up in the Supreme Court to-day in the case of the U.S. ex rel. Alfred Hindekoper, plaintiff in error, versus the county court of Macon county, Mis- sourl. Mr. Joseph Skippen made the argument for the plaintiff. The action arises out of a mandamus reecaing: by Hindekopen to com- pel levy and collection of tax to pay his judg- Ment recovered upon bonds tssued under authority of act of veneral assembly, by the Missouri and Mississippi 2. R. Co., under which act it was lawful for corporate authorities to subscribe to the capital stock of said R. R. Co. and might issue bonds thereof and levy tax t pay the same, not to exceed one-twenueth of one per cent. upon the assessed value of the taxable property, for each year. The county court having failed to provide for interest on bonds, the question is whether the provision in the act of Incorporation, relating to payment of interest and principal, is an absolute and exist- ing limitation of the power of the said county court. THE GENEVA AWARD BILL.—A tacit under- Standing has been reached by all interested that avote on the bill for the distribution of the Geneva award shall not be taken until the first Tuesday after Congress convenes. EX-GOVERNOR FOOTE. Of Mississippi, who has been contiimed as superintendent of the mint at New Orleans, was at the Treasury depart- ment to-day. Ife took the oath of oftice and ex- ecuted his bond. Ie will leave for New Orleans to-morrow toenter tmimediately upon his duties. THE HoT SPRINGS Omission Is The Senate committee invest sin of the Hot Springs clause of the sundry civil appropriation bill met this morning and examined Mr. Theodore F. King, chief enrolling clerk of the House of Representatives. His testimony showed that the sundry civil bill was enrolled piecemeal, the different. parts of the bill and the amendments thereto being co- pied as they were ac! on by the conference committee from data furnished by the comiit- Lee without having the oficial copy of the bill until after its passage—i1 p.m. Subsequently he compared the enrolled with the bill as passed and found several omissions and errors, which were corrected. Nothing in relation to the Hot Springs that was done was in the handwriting of witness. The portion of the bill that wa3 omitted was in the original copy, but not en- rolled. It has never been out of the enroiling room of the House. THE District BOND INVESTIGATION.—The House committee on civil service reform will endeavor to make a unanimous report to-day exonerating all persons charged with any traud- ulent motive in securing the passage of the 3. District of Columbia assessment bill. THE SEVENTY-FIFTH CALL for redemption of five-twenty bonds ot 1965 consols of 1865, has Just been issued from the Treasury department, giving notice that the principal and accrued in- terest of the bonds herein-below designated, known as ‘ive-twenty bonds,” of the act of March 3, 1S65, consols oF 1865, will be paidat the Treasury of the United S\ » in the city of ¥ » On and after the Isth day of ‘nd that the interest on said bonds on that day, Coupon bonds, dated $100—NO, 147,001 to N 10 NO. 108,695; $1,000 — —total coupon, $2,439,- ¥ istered bond: edeemable at the pleasure of the United States after the ist day Of July, 1870," as follows: No. 2,494 to No. 2, $100—No. 19.250 to No. 19,397 $500—No, to No. 5 tO NO. 12,722; $10,000— total registered, fs,. 100, Live Fish ON TH sterday, at the B. & P. R. R. depot,there were transferred into trains going soutl 15,000 live salmon in cans from the Pruid Hill Park, Baltimore. for Macon, Covington, Milledgville, Conyers and Reynolds. in Georgia Though large number of exgs distributed by the Tish commission, live also sent. ANOTHER NoTany.—The President has added to the list of nots aries public for this District the haine of Hiram W. Barrett. FOMING THE MANHATTAN THIEVES.—The Pre- Sident to-day approved the act to authorize the issue of certain duplicate registered bonds for the benefit of the Manhattan Savings Institu- tion, The bonds to be duplicated by act of Con- gress are those recently stolen trom the Man- hattan bank, THE Topacco Tax.—The Senate committee on finance bave decided to take no action on the question cf a reduction of the tobacco tax until after Congress convenes January ith, ANCTHER Make¥’s NEst.—The committee on public expenditures investigated to-day the use of wire sewing machines for sewing books in the office of the public printer, the allegation having been made thai it was novia wise ex- penditure for the Government, on account of the cost of the machines, which were $1,350) each. Mr. Steinfeld, the clerk in charge of the machines, was called and testified that the nine machines now in use were doing the work of from 40 to 45 hands by the old process. The last 481, days the machines have nh yupning ‘the cost was $79, and the work performed on them would have cost $3,764.83, making a sav- ing of $2,971.64, or over $60 a day Tue Ratway Mat Seavice DEFicteNcy Ar- PROPRIATION.—The Senate committee on appro- lations to-day considered and agreed to report lavorably, and without amendment, the House vil appropriating 450,000 to supply the defici- ency in the railway mail service. Second As- it T General Bi and Mr. rintendent of the railway mali passage of the bul FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS, THURSDAY, December 19. SENATE.—The Vice President laid before the Senate acommunication from John D. Defrees, pubiic printer, enclosing the twenty-sixth an- nual report of the affairs of that office. Ordered that it be printed. Also, a communication from the Secretary of War transmitting. in compliance with Senate resolution of the 1ith instant, a report of the chief of ordnance in regard to the issue of arms for use by officers of the Interior and Treasury departments and the Department of Justice, Reterred to the committee on military affairs. The Vice President appointed as the confer- ence committee on the part of the Senate on the fortification. yy thesia vill Messrs. Windom, Allison and Withers; and on the consular and diplomatic appropriation bill Messrs. Windom, Dorsey and Wallace. Mr. Conkling resented a large number of pe- tittons from soldiers and the widows of soldiers residing in New York in favor of the passage of the bill granting arrears of pensions. Laid on the table, the bili having been reported to the Senate. Mr. Anthony, from the committee on naval affairs, reported a Dill to reimburse Paymaster Jobp S$. Cunningham for certain moneys al- leged to have been misapplied by bis cler! Placed on the calendar, Mr. Anthony, from the committee on printing, reported favorably on House resolution to print 10,00 copies of the twelfth annual report of Prof, Hayden, of the Geological and Geograph- y of the territories. Agreed to. e Vice President laid before’ the Senate a communication from John I. Davenport, ch Cireuit Court for the southern w York, transmittin: presentment recently made by the grand jury mt court in regard to the & Iulent naturalization papers, a ing various amendments to the naturalization law clar Mr. Dorsey, from ations, reported f; provide for a deficiency mails by railroad. Pliced on the calendar, Mr. Mcbonald gave notice that he would the bill up for consideration later in the day. Mr. McDonald introduced a bill to reimbdy the several States for interest paid on the Joan and for other pie Relerred to the judictary. Mr, Christiancy, trom the committee on the revision of the laws, reported back the bill of ue of alleged Mr. Beck, referred to that committee yesterday, | to repeal sections s2 and $21 of the revised statutes of the United States, with a substitute to 1epeal section $20, providing a test oath for Jurois. Placed on the calendar. Mr. Beck gave notice that he would call the bill up for consideration to-morrow morning. Mr. Mitchell called up the bill recently intro- duced by him, appropriating $100,000 to improve the entrance ‘to Coose bay and harbor, Orezon; and, after speaking of the advantages of suc improvement, the bill was,on his motion, re- ferred to the committee on commerce. The oy hour having expired, the Senate resumed consideration of the bill to amend the statutes in relation to patents and for other purposes, the pending question being on the amendment of Mr. Howe to that of Mr. Windom | So as to provide that no recovery of damages shall be had against.a person purchasing from & Manufacturer or dealer a patent “hereafter issued” for his private use, &c.; and it was re- jected after a brief discussion—yeas 16, nays ‘The question then recurred on the amen ment of Mr. Windom, submitted yesterday, which provides that “no recovery of damages or costs shall be had against the defendant in any suit brought for the alleged infringement of a patent by the use of any patented device, process, invention, or discovery, if it shall ap- pear that the defendant purchased the same for his own private use from the manufacturer thereof or from a dealer engaged in the open sale of the same, unless it si the defendant at the time of sue knowledge or actual notice of the existence of such patent.” Mr. Booth opposed the amendment. Pending discussion the bill was laid aside in- formally. Mr. Burnside, in accordance with previous notice, took the floor to explain the provisions of the bill recently reported from the joint com- mXtee for the reorganization of the army. ‘The biil then laid aside. 1. Dorsey called up House bill to provide for a deticiency in the appropriation for transporta- ton of mails by railroads for the fiscal year end- ing June 30, 1879, [It appropriates $450,000 to meet the deficiency and provines, that no increase in the postal car service beyond what existed on the Ist of De- cember, 1878, shall be made. | The Dill was passed. HOUSE.—On motion of Mr. Acklen, Mr. J.S. Young was sworn in as a member to fill the vi cancy occasioned in the fifth Congressional dls. trict of Louisiana by the death of J. J. Leon- ara. Mr. Cabell aked leave to offera resojution re- citing charges made against Alexander Rives, judge cf the United States district court for the western district of Virginia in regard to his ac- tion in issuing writs of habeas corpus for the ; bringing before him the persons of two prison- ers, now in the custody of state officers, under charge of murder, and directing the judiciary comunittee to inquire into the facts connected with his action, and what action should be taken in relation thereto. Messrs. White (Pa.) and Hale objected. ae hoped that the objectors would be not Mr. Townsend (N.Y.) inquired if members weie to be menaced in the discharge of their duties, He underslood the gentleman from Vir- ginia to call out Ina menacing manner that he wanted it noted who objected; and that was a breach of privilege. ‘The Speaker.—'rLe reporters are bound to note objections. Mr. White.—Oh! it did not alarm anybody. Mr. Cabell.—I neither menaced anybody or intended to menace anybody; and when I in- tend todo so I will make a demonstration the gentleman (Townsend) will net mistake. 1 merely wanted to put on record who objected toa simple resolution of inquiry. Mr. Sparks.—The minority have a rigat to ob- ject, ard they avail themselves of that right very frequently. By this time there was a great deal of confu- sion in the hall, and Mr. Acklen suggested that the riot act should be read. nd remarked that that should been read during the late election down in Louisiana, to which Mr. Acklen retorted that the saine thing might be said of New York. House then, at 12:40, went into committee of the whole (Mr. Ligon in the chair) on the In- diana eaten bill. Mr. Throckmorton offered an amendment pro- viding that no Indians living outside of the In- ‘Territory shall be moved into that territory authorized by act of Co 5 The amendment was favored by Messrs. Mills and ‘Throckmorton and opposed by Mr. Sparks. Mr, Bel re okies the amendment. As It was, the Indian Territory was a barrier to the advance of civilization, and he hoped none of the wild roam! tribes would be placed upon the borders of three great states to rob and murder the inhabitants. Mr, Boone thought that it would be absolute eruelty to the Indians to bring them from the north and put them in the warm climate of the Indian Territory. It would be better at once to ane them to the bayonet. i. Townsend (N.Y.) opposed the amend- went. The sooner the entire Indian race was baer in the territory, (if need be—aye, and it id need be—under the too of the army), the better; 5,000 men stationed in the territory would give sufficient protection to the border- ing states. T. Haskell said that it was very for the gentleman from New York to talk about pro- tecting 1) bordering states with the army; but Kansas and Texas had stood upon the floor and for an increase of the army, and while t ey had stood begging three different forays had been made through Kansas, and the Indians had marked their way with blood and burning timbers. It wasno part of the heritage of Kansas that it should be made to border on the cess-] a dian unt pool of Indian outrage, unprotected by dequate force. Mr. Crittenden entered a solemn the name of Missouri against the a any more Indians into the Indian territory. He wanted that country thrown open to the march on. Of civilizatac Mr. oe ‘To the march of railroads. Mr. 5 that territory set aside ‘hr Critten nde ne hole country was set r. Crittenden— 01 aside for them by God, but we drove them out, and I say drive them out as long as they stand in the way of civilization. —_--—___. WHEN THE INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL is for their services, but Commissioners.’ (existing law entitied to¥13,000 to detray thelf —_ augareas in Great Britain are pressaved fa cable dispatches, the te a copy of a | | Referred to the committee on the judi- | | appeared to look after the mi] Telegrams FOREIGN AFFAIRS, ondon ‘Times’ Financial Article. i Dec. 19.—The Timex in its financial says: “There tsa good demand for mone) maintained at the Bank ef England, seven por cent. has been charged for advances. It is quite Possible in spite of the taflux of gold. from abroad that tbe bank return will show a further reduction of the same. It is important in the leery clreumstances that too much should not made of the circumstance. It ts due almost entirely to the unprecedented expansion of the note circulation at a most Inconvenient season of the year. At the present moment the banks, in London more particularly, have very large unemployed balances, and through their dis- inclination to afford the usual accommodation the demand is thrown upon the Bank of Eng- land. Simultaneously with this pressure se- curities have been realized toa large extent, and the proceeds sent into the provinces. It should soos prowl upon those who do not ab- solutely need money that they onty tend to az- gravate the temporary stringency by hoarding unnecessary supplies. ‘There is ho commercial demand worth speaking of, and there can con- sequently be no cause Whatever for the con- Unuance of the exciting tightness afterthe turn of the year, provided fresh financial difficulties do not arise to create further distrust.” Bepression of the London Stock Ex- change. The Financier reterring to the depression on the stock exchange yesterday afternoon says: ~The most disagreeable feature was the eager ness shown to catch up and dwell upon Un rumors Of banking and mercantile embarras: ments. Stories of this sort were rife, and se’ ral ments were referred to in that should be prevented if possible, evitable tendency of these stort the public uneasiness a ng and agyra- state of tension.” The di st Indian ade have been returned, Its liabilities it ts believed are not heavy, Gladstone a Conditional Candidate. | Lospoy, 10 conte: 19,—ir. Gladstone's willingness Edinburghshire for the House of Com- conditioned on the assurances to be he Uberal committees that they given by secure his return. The object ts to win th important seat, Lord Dalkeith, member, being aconservative. The Long Strike. Loxpon. Dec. 19.—A ‘dispatch to the Tines from Oldham says: A number of mills, princi- paliy the United Companies, have conimenced running a part of their machin on, but the “minders” have in the pre Th engaged in many instances for th a work, have performed their duties satisfactorily. It ts part of the scheme of the employers to break down the “minders’” union by em; loying “pieces” to tend the mills, and thus dispense with the “minders” altogether. The following companies have started work: The Borough, the Broadway, the Higginshaw, the Bell, the Werneth, the Equitable, the Boundary and the Honeywell. In the case of one or two they have been obliged to commence tn consequence of large and profitable orders. A scheme has been set on foot by which the reduction will remain in abeyance until the settlement of the dispute, meantime the money will be invested at interest, and if the employers win they will draw the money, and vice versa. ‘The employers oy will not agree to such a thing, and lemand that the five per centage reduction be unconditionally enforced. It Is stated that so vad is trade that they are even prepared, should the operatives go in upon a reduction, to run short ime. ‘They are firm upon the question of the reduction. The strike has now entered upon its fourth week, and there have been lost in Wages £60,000, besides the loss of capital. There is great distress among te laboring classes, and appeals are being made for their relief. The Manchester Guardian says: Judging from the tone of th: district meeting. there seems to be every reason to believe that the strike will continue for some time. The distriets whose headquarters are in the center of the town have unanimously iesolved to remain out. They did not regard the scheme of “trusteeIng™ the re- duction provisionally as worthy of attention. All the meetings, as fa: heard from. voted to continue the strike, and say they have plenty of Support from the other districts. NEW YORK NOTES, The Bennett Medal for Savin; NEw York, Dec. 19.—The James Gonto Ben- nett medal for meritorious services was this morping presented to Fireman Thomas J. Dougherty, of Hook and Ladder company No. 1; oe bercic conduct in rescuing two persons at a re. . The Car Drivers’ Strike. One hundred policemen are on duty along the Third Avenue railroad, although every- thing is quiet. The strikers this morning com- merced receiving aidsubscriptions from drivers on other lines. NATH Dees SoA peetal dispatch Cincinnati, Dec. 19.—A spec spatch says that Thos. Keenan, an elderly man, was discov ered last evening lying !n an insensible condl- tion on a farm about two miles from Detroit, Mich. He was frozen and upon examina- tion found to have his skull terribly crushed. Upon being brought to consciousness he stated ‘that he been enticed away during the night by two men with whom he had been drin! and was knocked down, beaten and robbed of a sum of money. Soon after making the state- — he became delirious and died in a few jours. ———_ A Verdict of ¢ ity. PHILADELPEIA, Dec. 19.—The jury in the case of Thomas R. Flowers, on trial in the U.S. dis- trict court for defrauding the government by collecting legal duties from passengers from foreign ports, and appropriating the money to iis own use, while acting as custom-house offi- cer, returned a verdict this morning of guilty, except upon the count charging extortion. Sen" tence was deferred, The jury had been out since Monday, Cheap Lighting by Electricity. PHILADELPHIA, Dec, 19.—Professors Houston and Thompson exhibited last might before the Franklin Institute an invention of an electric light which they claim solves the problein of cheap lighting by electricity. The light is pro- = SS Sasa ss pores x ints, and not by burning, as in the electric lights hitherto exhibited. : ——___ Fire In Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA, Dec.13.—Fire occurred at 5 this morning at the stove polish manufactory bulld- ing owned by Netherly « Baine, and operated by Thomas Brown & Co. Loss on the building $8,000; on stock and machinery $5,000, ————————— A Family Burned to Death. Conogs, N. Y., Dec. 19.—Patrick Rourke and family, consisting of tive children, residing on the corner of Elm street and Bowery, were con- sumed by the burning of their home last night. ——<——_—_ The tse do. past a lai, S Gavolita sixta old. - Bo. new, 10s rong *, 1.0421.07; No.2 to The Star. of afirm | On Trial for Child Murder. DID LOVISA WALLACE CAUSE THE DEATH OF RER RAR In the Criminal Court, Judge Wylie, today , the trial of the case of Loutsa Wallace, colored, under an indictment charging her with marder, in having, on the 25th of April, given birth toa male chiid, at 9a Delaware avenue, whieh she equently took dowm in the ‘cellar and secreted, permitting wy to die of Desect, was mmenced—Mr. J. K. Redington and Mrs. B.A, Leck wood for the defendant. {i THE JURY. The following jurors were selected:—Joseph 4. Wh Le Harry, W atley, James E. Power, Bd- > John Silence, W. T, Solomons, ) Humphreys, James i. Reed, Peter Ww. D. M ne, Cornelius Brown Sianl Marry. Wheat- Stahl are white, and the others being selected Mrs. Lock- re of those catied if they entitied equitably on a toa jury of married women, © certain that they should have mar- t inquiry ‘The District lors, as well Atto suggested that bache- » had rights we were years old tn ap- ic) ss, a Drown Pron, striped shawl, black straw hat She had neat insertion rumes 4 plain linen standing collar, 1, Ued tna double bow, with flayed ends drooping over the top of the checked apron, From the lobes of the ears hung globe drops, and thive corkserew curls substivuied the fashionable b: d hung down to the eyes, She dic npear to have much devtl in her, and in conversation the expression of the face Was rather pleasant than otherwise. From her actions she seemed to be callous about the situ- ation tn which sue was placed, being indifferent even when the cout was Inquiring as to the conscientious scruples of jurors on capital pun- ishment, just as much so as if thes lad been asked In reference to some case in which she had no interest. A PRIVATE TRIAL ASKED FOR. Nts. Lockwood asked that before the case preceeded that the general public be excluded. rem the oom, as it would be embarrassing to her to angue the case before the public. ‘The court said that the constitution and the jaw provided for the tria } Ne, and he Intell from day to day. Mrs. Lockwood remarked that she was per fectly willing to conduct the case before the nd the press. ey.—Oh, the trial will not han the gentiewen Konan District Attorney Wells bri THE TESTIMONY. Dr. J. F. Hartigan testified that the child was male mulatto, perfectly healthy; the head ap- rcd to have been pressed in, and he made the + Which indicated that the child had lived. The caure of death, from the appearances. was Lemorrhace of the umbilical cord, or compres- sion of the brain. ‘The cord had not been ued. Witness saw the prisoner on the same day and examined her, and was satisfied that. she had Within 45 hours given birth to achild. This witness was subjected to a lengthy cross-exam- ination, in which many hypotheucal questions were asked, continuing until past noon. ‘The case was on trial when our report closed, District vernment Affairs. kford, of the Capitol police, has for- District Commissioners a Ust. of of men whom he asks to be com- issioned as special policemen to do duty in the Capitol building. 1, sealer of weights and meas- the coal dealers suspected of sending out light weizht loads. He meets with some antagonisin occasionally In his disagree- able duty, but the honest and fair dealers are not annoyed much, feeling conscious that this ofticer can tind nothing against them. A delegation of clergymen called upon Health: Ofticer Townshend to-day and expressed their willingness to co-operate with the office so far as their ofticial duties are concerned, in procur- ing the necessary data for the vital statistics service. All that the health officer requires of them is simply a compliance with the law in. making prompt and full returns of marriages. The ‘ation of turning the water into the new stand-pipe yesterday proved to be a suc- cess, and the machinery, capacity of water. mains to withstand the ure, and other points on which misgivings were felt, all have proved satisfactory in the highest degree. It ts lieved that Unis experiment will more than fill the bill expected of it. ‘To-day Water Reg- istrar Cox, with Fol a weg the contrac- tors who put up the work, spent a greater part of the day in inspecting the operations of the Nixtures, and were all well pleased with them. The recent order of the District Commission- ers removing the hack stand on 6th street north: of Pennsylvania avenue to the south of the ave- enue, between that thoroughfare and B street, has caused quite acommotion among the jehus and hotel wo Sore To-day the proprietors of ‘the St. James Hotel and Howard House paid a visit to the Comunissioners and entered their solemn protest against this action, saying it would destroy their business and be an intol- erable nuisance to every lady having oecasion to visit the railroad depot. This is still one of the vexed questions of municipal administra- tion. as it has alw: been, and will probably continue to be BUILDING PERMITS issued by Inspector Entwisle-—D. B. Groff, con- struct two two-story brick dwellings, Vermont avenue, between 8S and T sts.; $4,000. F. Pp. dJannarone, repair National hotel; $30. Jos. B. Bryan, repair frame, 1450 8; st. Samson 5. Western Presbyterian church, repair ‘hurch, and construct school room in rear of church, on H, between 19th and 20th sts. B.w.; $700. John W. Easby, repair frame, 26th, between D and E sts. n.w.; $25. Geo. C. Nichols, repair brick, No. 485 Pa. avenue n.w.; $75. O. A. Daily, construct a two-story stable, M, be- tween 9th and 10th sts. now.; $490. Mrs, Ham~ mond, repair brick, 813 I st eS The New Printing Machine. Mr. Jas. O. Clephane, of this city, has just re- turned from Chicago, where he has been to su- perintend the introduction of the new printing machine, which, it ts claimed, ts to entirety rev- olutionize the art of type setting. The machine which has been taken to Chi isa lit - temachine, but no more of character will be built, as the stereotyping machine, which will be ready for exhibition next week, has Finda ay in sticcess. Mr. Chas. T. Moore, of West is the original inventor; and he and 4 enthaler (of Hahl & Co.), of Baltimore, gether perfected the stereotypic feature. Both are young men, but pos. of fine mechan- icalgenius. Jt is claimed that anexpert erator will print from fifuy to seventy a minute on the machine, and that Miss Julia Camp, of this: apf shone) continuously at the rate of 75 words a minute. The machine, it is further claimed, prints with all sizes of type; does away with U “cases The great He e grea’ stated, through the ability of owing to a pecullar construction ment, to print at one stroke any proof of the machine ‘the letters occur in alphabetical a ‘stance, the words “ ” “know,” “is,” and hundreds of others, are ‘stroke, the operator having sim fingers upon each key fc z ie F A efi ey, Tt is claimed, * do edly substivute that brought into use in kinds of printing, ‘wie is not in newspaper Work. “ LaxD OFFICE DECISION REVERSED.—The Sec- i Agee § i ; i g, i f > EB i i i i i