Evening Star Newspaper, December 28, 1878, Page 1

> = The Evening Star News “THE EVENING STAR. | PUBLISHED DAILY, Exeept Sanday, | AT THE STAR BCILDINGS, Penney ivania Avenor.corper lith utrest of Mi TOHN ii ON AND AYTI SATION AL SAVING of Coimmbia soil pay 4PER CENT. per annum, sul ales end conditi at the office of the Cox rue, in the city of Wael he FIRST MO: on uars, 1879, £ < the ehsnine ye si to act on any other within the power of the corporation dectt-i0t BENS. D WHIT DSOTIC Isi#.—Poiiry-holders their insurance (for 1879) at 0 pany, on or before DECEMBER e crew. nine direct hington City will SON CIT i the Central National Bank of be heid at the Pank. corner of 7 Py 2 mumittee on the transac its organization to January 1, 197%, van. of the sume day. RMENT, P ‘The report of the Ci from 4 the Bank ra of Directors dec3L-sta_ ce A MEETING OF THE § OF TRE WaASHI OWS EATLROAD COM directors, will be n ay Georgetown, on WEDNESDAY, the Sth day of Jan: wary, Is The polls will be of (2 m. and closed at 2pm ATENTS FOR ‘ons Evaporator, we recow- casible way of moistening the het dry ers, Ietrobe stoves and steam colle. ” It ie attached to the , and renders the air moist and stmumer-like. If you wish to avoid headache, catarri and sore throat use them. HAYWARD & HUTCHINSON, S17 9rH STREET, NEAR THE AVENUE. Brass Fire Sets, English Tile, Slate Mantels, Par- lor Grates, Furnaces, ‘and Latrobe Stove: Plumbing, Tin Roofing and Jobbing Work. decl7 XY. corner and N ‘ork 5 SURGLAR AMP PROOF VAULTS, innide ot which are SABES PUK RENT at $9 10 660 per year. NDS, WARE, or other SECURITIES, oS RSE PUES RCTS MATHEY CAYLUS’ CAPSULES, Used for over 25 years with : the physicians of Paris, New Yr superior toall others for the prompt cure of ailéases Prevared’ by CLIN & CO, Pars’ Sold ps iy 00., ris. old every- where. oct20-1,thae-ly Ge etcens PHARMACY, 1429 PENNSYLVANIA AVZEUR | Secretary eal nening Star. Che V%, 52—N°, 8,030, ‘THB EVENING STAR. | | circumstances could ke be induc DOUBLE SHE Washington News and Gossip. 17s TO-DAY.—Internal rev- AT THR WoITr Phitip hal Pi How Representatives bank siden Goy. Halin, 6f Loutsiana, who bes been in the city for the past week or two, morning for New Orleans. - Assist- ant Secretary of State Sew; elty last evening. Secretary Sherman will leave here on the 9; mited ex- 5 train next Monday mory tor New ‘That evening they will attend the mal mecting ef the New York Histor The follow y “ts to return to the ing day. ited upon Com- ine this afternoon'to remonst nt erder abolishing the sc rneys’ Room” of the office. Ar Southamptor Bil y Crande Cassett, at Tamp . White, is overrun with app to be used at balls, parties, ch eof the following order issue by Thompson will prevent a good deal of trouble on all sides: In consequesce of the | 1epresentations by the bureau of navization of the losses, injuries and extra labor through the | loaning of none will be loaned in the | future without a written order of the depart- SODA and MINERAL WATERS on draught ali i OGtke Lick, Bedford avd Bethesda Watere by the ralon. oct Ltr BALLS, PARTIES, &c. ‘RAND BALI ? BY ¢ St. Joreph’s Ha On N Tickets, xdmitting Geut an be had at the door only Fi has been engage: —— GRAND BAL BENEFICIAL ASs¢ Eve, TUESDAY. De Fellows’ Hall. Tickets, ladies, $1: can be had the ticket office at th NB. return checks. LECTURES. der23-6t" 0 THE PUBLIC.—By invitation, Hon. FREDE- RICK DOUGLAS will lecture at Terael Metro- pohtan Colored Methodist Ep'seo if America. corner . MONDAY eeanber 30, 1875, relees p.m. The pablic cordial ly mvited’ Tickets sold at the door. This lecture is forthe benefit ef the chureh, All come. lease copy.] ‘dec?S-2 1879 COURSE OF LECTURES. A course of Six Lecture Entertzinments, on in- structive subjects, will be civen as follows, in the spacious lecture room of the FOURTH PRESBYTER Ninth street, opposite northwes S Civictzarioy TION~ FROM BEYOND THE SEA. TIT. Tenare is rie Wri Ean —CAVTivity ov THE Jews: 1E "Lo? TRIBES, piling fae ee VIL~THE C#anacreR or THE BeoTca Cove N CHURCH, NANTERS, Tickets: Course, $1: sincle lecture, 25 con's Children’ Course,” 25 sivele. 10 cents: a Free’s bookstore, Opposite the Ebbitt h suse, * exer wo the church on lecture eveninus. HE ELLULOI TRUSS AND SUP. T S . PORTERS. ‘That never rusts, never breaks, never wears ont, al wags clean, and ‘can rn while bathing, is{for sule at CHAS. FISHER’S, 623 7th sirect n.w. Mra. Fisher devotes ber attention to the wants of lady patrons. decli-ly HESSIAHING J MISSES HAMILTON, Wish to inform the Nalice of Wack that bave opened ap estab! ‘at the above #.10 Ww, ar ‘Bik and Velvet > hs be Drees G10, Biba BYR. Bey mON weER Unt tO | by the Treasui he department will confine itseif, in ing orders for this purpose, to occasions of national celebrations and to others of general interest to the public ment. ‘Tug TEN YEAR DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (BOWES) Bons, which wature January ist pext, will be cancelled as fast as presented to the U. S. ‘Treasurer, on and after January Ist next. He Will pay the principal of the District securities of this class with the accruedinterest. Persons holding the bonds may send them to Treas- uier Glifilian, who, after a satisfactory exami- ion, wiilreturn cheeks for the amount whi It €¢ is a coupon currency bo per . ‘The ved to the nment, In . interest. Its principal is * money for retiring tue bond is adv District Commissioners by the gove Secordance with the act of Congress passed a few days avo. By this same act bonds bearing au Interest of not more than six per cent. aret) be issued. From the proceeds of the sale of these new bonds the District Commissioners are to reimburse the government for the amount advanced to retire the Bowen bonds. Wer UNDERSTAND that the issue of the Ariny end Navy Jovrnal for the present week has delayed by reason of preparations necessary for its prompt and regular publication hereafter, THE INTERNATIONAL POSTAL CARD CHESS TOURNEY.—One of the games in the series be- tween J. R. Stranger, of North Moulton, Eng- Jand, and T. P. , of the Detroit (Mich.) Free Press, has been declared a draw. Score: Amer- iea, 15; Great Britain, 15; drawn, 3 ‘THe ARMY REORGANIZATION BILL.—Gen. Ban- ning feels confident that the army bill reported from the joint army commission, will become a law. He thinks it will be amended in some de- tails, Which the lawyers in Congress clatin to be unconstitutional, but that the spirit of the bill will be preserved. ECRETARY SHERMAN ON RESCMPTION.—The Statement has been repeatedly published that a combination had been formed in Wall street to bull the price of gold after January ist next, and thereby make an effort to interfere with yesumption. Secretary Sherman sald to-da concerning this report, that he did not believe that any such combination had been formed. that if it had been. he had not heard of it, save Ubrough newspaper reports, and, even though such was the fact, he ala hot see how it could mper the Treasury in its re- pbN.—The comiittee investigation into gs clause from the sundry clvil appropriation bin, iaking testir mn as Con; be exonor tion in wh have closed my, and will make a report as gress meets. Senator Conover will ated aud released from the false posi- he was placed before the public secret service bureat, aud the question as to how the clause was omitted will sul remain a secret, as the committee will re- hat no evidence was adduced which leads them to any conclusion on that subject. A CALIFORDIA COUNTERFEITER ARRESTED.— ‘The secret service ts Informed of the arrest at Yreka, yesterday, of Wm. Bowman by an operative of the service. Bowman 1s charged with manufacturing and passing counterfeit coin half dollars. SIGNAL SERVICE FORMS.—By direction of the Secretary of War, the uniform and dress of officers of the signal corps will be the same as that for the chief signal oMicer, the usual dis- Mnction being made for the grades. The dis- Unetive insignia on the cap and shoulder-knot will be according to the pattern deposited in the chief signal office. » sis NEWSPAPER P F.—It is understood that Senator Thurman, who has been called upon by the Blaine investigating committee to pre- sent any proof of bis allegation of election frauds ih Ube north, will as a rejoinder tuvite the committee’s attention to the campa‘gn squibs of the Boston Globe, which was the organ of Gen, Butler in his recent Massachu- Setts canvass, and which frequently made the assertion, which was not challenged, that the employes of the mills in various portions of the state were given the ultimatum to either vote against Gen. Butler or leave their employment Nava OnvERS.—Lieut. F, A. Miller from the | Portsmouth and ordered to Washington, D. C.: Lieut. A.M.Thackara to instruction in ordnance at Ube navy yard, this city. DIPLOMATIC SALARIES.—Representative Sin- gleton, one of the House conferees on the con- Sular, diplomatic, <c., appropriation Dill, ts credited with saying that the conferees of the House will agree to the Senate amendments to tbat bill, which restores the salaries of miuis- ters, &¢., to the Ngures from which the House cut them down. WANTS SILVER DOLLARS. number of banks not depository institutions have sent orders for Silver dollars to the Treasury department to be delivered under the provisions of the circular which directs that the standard dollars shall be Sent free of transportation to any one in suns ef $1,000 and upward multiples thereof. This civeular does not, however, go into effect until January Ist next, which is not generally known, All such orders as those mentioned are held by the department, and the persons or banks send. ing them notified they will be promptly filled on the Ist proximo, WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1878. TWO CENTS. | ‘The Ohio Centest. THURMAN AND SHERMAN. nator Thurman a few When | the Ohio gubernatorial nomination at the hands stoins, $4 i | ‘d returned to the of the demo be final and Irrey tive anr , he then meant his decision to able. Since this authorita- uncement he has beea beset with a de of lotters bezging him to reconsider crinination, at least fo the extent of a re- rocation ot his positive refasil to allow his name to be used, and to leave the matter as yer his pi onwithstanding t bered that th Upon two grovad be- eavse his health wontd not permit him to enter jute seh a vigorous canvass; and second, be- ase he had no desire to rob ote. rive and younger. fn the is coveted. While reasons which ind out of the ca ae other a ones whieh to hold ba ff he does not apprehend it to be the fact, his confide: riends certainly do affect to be- Meve that Secretary Sherman is to be the r publican gubernatorial ‘They say that in such a canivass, tf Thurman were pitted against Secret would not have > country fabulous sums 19 n that if the 1 ribate fn mone: rnin; and for tt sh nd at the s Lio Uh overnot it W the legi Iso be republ iurman who bali . that he ire to send himjo the Set nvass he has three very First, the gover torship, and to w failed in the effort le would loose the Senator- ship, aud at the same the democracy wou apt to put on their reflecting caps and conte plate very seriously, whether it, would ve sate te on the national ticket, a candidate tate had recorded {ts verdict against hurman does not say so, can Detter afford t sislature, and lev ther than’ to be the himself, and by so natoral candidate doing invite a campaign which would offe inducement to the opposition to us ‘Y means known in political intrigue to Treak him down ug ful well that his defeat would presage a more grevious subse- queni defeat. Last summer when Secretary Sherman’ brother-in-law, Mr. Moulton, of Cincinnatt, was in the city, he stated to the representative of ‘THE Star that while he did not speak by an- ihority he knew that Secretary Sherman did not care to remain at the head of the Treasury department long after resumption had been brought about. “Within the last ten days the statement has been reitterated in this city by one of Mr. Moulton’s Intimate friends. At the time Mr. Moulton made the statement he said ‘hat the Secretary had only one ambition t serve by remaining at the head of the Treasur departinent, and ‘that was [ te a law Wich he himself had framed persistently eetenden fiom the manifold assaults made upon it. Inv of the apprehension that vie dé now fear that Secretary sh: cept the Oto candidacy, t ments of Mr. Moulton have nolittle One thing is certain, whether it b Uon of Secretary Sherman or not at prominent Ohio democrats belle sain enter poittis cul Pullar condltion © state affords him the opporttir id that he is sagacious eno zé8 which may accrne from active participation in the ensuing Ohio canvass Another thing is equally certain, and that is that Judve Thurman deciines to make the Ohio race becauses be believes that in sueh an even: Seere ‘y Sherman would lead the opposition to his candt ndidacy and be his rival in the contest. The Blaine Investigation. THE QUESTION OF FUNDS FOR THE COMMITTEF TO BE REFERRED TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. Some days ago the First Comptroller of the Treasury decided that the Blaine investigation committee could not defray its expenses from the money appropriated by Congress at the last session to investigate the Presidential elec- tion and Stanley Matthew's connection with the same, This decision placed tie committee, of which Mr. Teller is chairman, in limbo until Congress meets and a special appropriation can be made. Senator Edmunds drafted the res9- lution making the appropriation for the Mat- thews commiitee, and he 1s of the opinion that the money thus appropriated can be lawfully used to defray the expenses of the Blaine inves- Ugation. At the request of Senators Fdmunds and Teller yesterday, Judge Porter conseated to review the whole’ subj Several points were presented for bis consideration, which it was thought might influence him to chance his opluion, To-day, however, Compiroller Porter wrote a letter to Senator Teller re affirming his Gecision that the Blaine committee cannot tn his judgment use the funds appropriated for another purpose, The last section of the ac provides that. $10,000 shall be. appropriated io be expended by the Attorney General in the prosecution of any person indicted for commit- bg any crime against the United States in connection with the general elections. The Comptroller's opinion is that this $10,000 was appropriated to punish offenders acainst the laws in connection with the Presidential elec- Uon of 1876; bul as the wording of the section 4s capable of a double construction, it may be Uiat the Blaine committee could legally expend a portion or all of this sum in investigating and detecting general offenders against the election laws. ‘fhe Comptroller says the Attorney eral Is the person to decide the matter, he being the law ofticer of the government, and Judge Porter recommends that Gen. Devens be called upon fcr an opinion on the subject. With his opinion the Seance would be likely to coincide. Mr. Teller ts very anxious to send a sub-cominittee to New Orleans during the re- cess. The reference will be made tis afternoon and an opinion of (he Attorney General early next week. ee pe eo es DISCHARGING Post Orrick EMPLOYES.—AS has been previously stated, the House cut down the estimates of the ratlway matl service appropri- ation for the fiscal year $110,000; and the dis- covery that to keep the service at its Present degree of eflicieney for the remainder of the year will cause a deficiency of nearly $100,000, makes necessary a reduction in force or salaries toa core panty, amount, to bring the Fenses within the appropriation, It teen mated that 149 discha among railway post office clerks, route agents and local agents must, be made, outside of reductions in salaries, ‘These discharges have b to be made, and will continue as rapidly as recommendations of those most suitable for this purpose come in from the division sucerintendents. Vacancies caused by resignations, deaths or the expira- ion of appoyntments by Imitation, are not filed. Reductions in the pay of seventy em- loyes, In addition to discharges, were made to- he work of reducing the force by dismissals all over the country will continue until the number of discharges is tally swe the 140 required. = Sageally exetled to CANDIDATES FOR 1HE HONOR OF SERVING Taek Country ApRoav.—The consul-generai- Ship to Mexico, made vacant by the death of Justin E. Colburn, is as great a bone of conten- tion as the German mission. Applications for both places are pouring into the Department of State with every mail, and with aimost one- half the callers at the department here. So far ‘the numbers of those who want to and those who are anxious to serve their country at Berlin are about even. becoming a mat- terof some little interest at the be yer eg to know which of the two tions will bring out the most candidates. It understood at the de- partment that neither place will be filled until just before the reassembling of Congress. An Ohio man has apy on the scene, an applicant for the vacant consul gel exico. Itis Todd For mm, Td, ef Akron, Ohio, a son of ex-Governor Ford of that state. oon Supscrrrrions to the four per cent. loan to- day asaounted to $176,150, OCTETY. ‘That “a prophet {snot without honor, save | in his own country,” was never more forcibly | contradicted than when yesterday all ages and conditions, natives of Washington and strangers ent souvenirs or kindly greetings to Mr. vy. Corcoran on his elghtieth birthda Born in the District, and never having chanzed his idence, Mr. Corcoran’s entire life has to the faze of his fellow-citizens, who have increased ‘their veneration for him with every year. No higher tribute to his integrity The modesty of the man and his utter lack of ostentation is shown in the manner in which he chooses to spend his, birthdays. Instead of gathering tue potentates of the land in his elezant residence and sur- passing all others in the splendor of his enter- tainment, he always passes them at the Louise Lome. that beautiful memorial to his wife and daughter, where he can enjoy seeing the hap- piness of ‘those to whom his thoughtfulness and generosity have restored the luxuries they Ynew earlier in life. He says he { happy as when at the Home. When it was ready to be om in 1871, he fook me through, it, and said it the dearest wish of his heart to see it fairly in operation. Just atierwards he had an illness, which serious'y threatened his life, but from the effects of which he has entirely recovered. One could not realize his age when seeing hin last evening, happy as a bey, moving about among his friends, who tilled the tasteful parlors ot the Home, receiving modestiy, yer with evident gratification, the homage alY showed bim, The invitations to we nuded on or acquis lorned with wreaths of everzre he guests, by request, re cordiatl y who has presk > household since the tieme ely or never attend ¢ showin 1 arty at the Home ¥ a Miss Price, ve and Mrs. Dra! Hrs. Henry Coreoran’s liter of Tho: wreoran’ son Randolph; Mr. Rey » Miss Pa i ar, and M eM ses Lt Baird, Mr. Ry Ss Janes and M Robinson, an Mrs. Haye: alai Howe ne presented r. Mr. An- ‘an a souvenir without words than a va Ws, the artist, sent M essed scribing the gentleman’s life could It is a sinail gilded panel, not more n eight inches wide and perhaps a foot long. an exquisitely designed mono- The first letter, apparently a the other two. amid spring tlowers, ts the yes vs, and at the bottom, amid the s ter, made cheerful by birds and a cotta; is isis. Thus are typified youth and its ness succeeded by a cheerful oid age crowned with good works. Mrs. higren, not being able to be present, sent a poem, which was read by Mr, Watson. Mr. Hill read an original sonnet, addressed to lis brother-in-law, Mr. Corcoran, the text for which was taken from Horace’s second ode. in which he-wishes long Mfe to Augustus Caesar. Mis. Ogle Tayloe, Who, as president of the board of lady visitors, and one who tn every relation of life is most highly esteemed, fairly divided the honors of the occasion with Mis. Hayes. She took ail present. by surprise by presenting pers diamond ring tothe Home. This is to the insignia of office of the lady-presidents ucceed Mrs. Tayloe. Mr, Corcoran, too much touched to trust lilmnself to ked Bishop Pinckney to read his accept- nich was a courteous tribute to Mts. be who will siipper was announced, Mr. Corcoran seorted Mrs. Hayes to the table, which was coy- ered With many substantials, but, in keeping with the character of the entertainment, was destitute of borate ornamentation, Mr. Roes- sle had -e twenty pound cake, and Wormk a beautifulty dr boned turkey. ‘The ccipany broke up soon after ten. Mrs. Hayes, who evidently greatly enjoyed the occa- slon,“Was among the last to leave—the President had been uneble to remain long. [twas a proof of the fact that he ts President of the whole country that the ladies of the Home, many of whom were impoverished and lost their dearest relatives in the war, greeted him with effusion. Among those Jadies are descendants of former Presidents and renowned statesmen, who were once leaders in society. The preparations for the New Year receptions are going blithely forward. The President and Mrs. Hayes will probably make a flying trip to New York, to attend the Bryant memorial, starting on Monday next, and returning here Tuesday evening. They expect by that time to have a house full of friends visiting them. Alt their own family except the eldest son, Burch- ard, have passed the holidays at vhe White House. Mr.and Mrs. Anderson and her sister, Miss Herron, of Cincinnati, arrived last night. Mr. Anderson {S.a son of the late Larz Anderson, of Cincinnatl, and his wife the daughter of very intimate friends of the President and his wife. It will be remembered that an infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herron was baptised Luey Hayes at the White House the 30th of December, last year. Mrs. Hayes attended the wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Anderson in the spring. The Mis ‘cott, of Cincinnati, cousins of the Jady of the same name who was here last. win- ter, and Of Mrs. Hayes, are now at. the White Mouse. Mr. and Mrs. ‘Jewett, of Chicago, and General and Mrs, Hastings, will ail arrive be- fore New Year, and Mrs. Austin will prolong her visit untilafter Uhat@ate. All named wil assist at the reception. Attorney General Devens, who has been spend- ing this week in Boston, on Monday, niece, who visited Mrs. Hayes last wintei will be the guest of the wife of Mr. Pay Third Assistant Secretary of State, at th f dence on K street. Mrs. Payson and Miss Devens will receive with the Attorney General, at his rooms, No. 526 14th street. Secretary Thompson's family expect friends from the West, to receive with them. Many persons from the northern cities came to Washington to pass Christmas, The trains between New York and this city were so much crowded on Tuesday that they came as far as Wilmington in two sections. The proprietor of one of our largest hotels speaks of having many more in his house Christmas day than the pre- vious year, On Monday evening Lieut. Commander Fred. Payne, of the Alarm, gave a delightful german at Marini’s, to the daughter of Admiral Howell. Mrs. Howell received the guests, and her daugh- ter led with Mr. Payne in the german, in which twenty-five couples took (res The Washington Assembly Club have issued xpects to return here bringing with him his epee as She Z invitations for three assembiles in January—the first on Friday next—and on February 14th, and a german February 24th, which will no doubt pure as delightful as their former entertain- ments. On Christmas day Governor and Mrs. Swann entertained at dinner Speaker and Mrs. Randall and her sister, Mrs. Burnett, Representative and Mrs. Kimmel, Miss Page and Gen.Van Vliet. A private letter received from Mme. Freyre pee KS = cs safe Santing eee family in Paris. She was ure! Prepara- tory to. going to Florence, ‘where she place her children at school, She spoke of the heart- felt gratitude she experienced that she was spared the terrible scenes on the Pomerania, which steamer, it will be remembered, she left just before the disastrous wreck occurred. She said she felt very sad at the eeae of the lost, yo whom had been on friendly terms with oe luring the Hota \e o e ie Belgian minister (Mr. Delfosse) and Miss Dehon, oY Boston, Occutred in that city last Saturday. For ae reason not 7 made public the not occur at ‘rinity (Protestant 1) church, where a large number of Fu who had been invited to attend the wi were assembled. The couple were married by a Catholic priest, in the mornin; ~ the day on which their friends had em. to be united at Trinity church The Boston Z'raveler says thav a decided socia! country that he has, during his long reside: here, refused two European missions of import- ance, preferring to represent his country here. The engagement is announced of Mr. Carrié, charge d'affaires of the Se lJegation, and Miss Lily Peterson, & ew Orleans, who 1s passing the winter at Riggs house, with her parents, Miss GRunpy. §@"Katie Punch, years old, an in- mate of the House of Ri Randel "3 New York, oe ae guicide Thursday hit by hanging. She ‘been sent to the tu tion by Mier parents The following gives the views of an “exper upon the vexed sparrow question: stating, from the entomological standpoint, certain facts on the sparrow question that are not generally Known or recognized, has been made the cccasion of eonsiderabie’ misappre- hension and some abuse. I take the liberiy of publicly stating to you, in as few words as pos- sible, my real position on the subject. AS an ornithologist, I presume there are few men in the city who have a greater appre: Uon of birds generally than ues; and if he does not extend that appre: on to the imported sparrow, le certainly has good rea- | sons, if facts and not sentiment be considered. A lover of our native birds cannot witness | without well-warranted rezret the effect which | the importation 2s had upon | many of them. Ameri has certainly not gained In the practical extermination of the | black rat by-the spread of the more destructive | and ying Nor that usurped its place; and the same holds true of other indige- nous ‘anima!s Uh e lost their ground in contact and competition wita introdiced spe- cles, The entomologist who reflects that by far the Worst Insect pests of American agriculture are Importations trom Europe, or the. botanist who notes that the iarge taajority of the weeds that annoy the American cuttivator are lik wise foreign subjects, will be inclined to weigh more calmly and seriously the sparrow questio: han the townsman not familiar with th y my Own part. I will concede to no one a er general appreciation of the feathered tribe. As an entomologist, I have years afiirined my belief that, aside from their vonship to man, cir uttlity to | um, they may be loc nards over the vez ithout their constant suceumb to the attac m, which, *, Would so us insects upon tals cely hal ation, he fact that many ight pests to the here 18 an immen wasted on the subject. by | closely. whose @x- 1 the walls of a ith the spar- | fal as to upset the terraqueous gi ble to: man.” Thi ot blind . Fran watehed its rapid multip! with much inte 2 its pi its past histor rt the a it and that should not be lost s of in dealing with {t in America. in tay lette to Dr. Coues, which he did me the honor to ad- dress to you, | expressly stated that 1 did ne care to enter into the general controversy garding bird; because { recognize that sen- timent as well as Tact must have consideration, and that those who find a pleasure in the bold familiarity of the little chatterer, among whom T include tnyself, have a right to be heard as wellas those who look deeper into the fa see the bare truth—the effect the foreigner son some of our native Dirds, and the harm it Is capable of doing when unduly encouraged. The Lines of the late poet Bryant have fixed in tind the false idea that the * litle um Curculio, the.“ Army worm, the Hessian tly, Thrips, Shigs, Fruit moths,” and every other noxious insect pest will be thwarted and destroyed by this imperted bird— “ And fairer harvests shall crown the year For the Old-world sparrow at last is here.” Stern reality tells us, however, that, with the exception of the canker-worm, not one of the species mentioned in the poet's verse is ever touched by the English sparrow, and I hope that the facts already communicated to you re- garding the Sparrow vs. the Canker-worm are sufficient to show that even in this connection ithas been of comparatively little benefit asa protection to our shade trees. The three worst defoliators of our own Washington city shade trees are the elm-leat beetle (galernca calmarien- sis), the bag- ‘orm (thyridupterye ephemera formis), and the green maple-worm (anisuta bieunda), and abundant as the sparrows have become, these pests continued their depreda- tions last summer unmolested. I might give you many other facisof this kind that teli against the sparrow asa useful or desirable bird; but Iam far from recommending its total extermination on this account any more than I would ‘h some of our native birds extermin- ated se they occasionally take more than their toll of our grains and fruits, ‘To sim up my own views of this sparrow question: I consider it useless to attempt the extermination of the bird. It is now established among Us, and no measures that can be practi- cally adopted would ever rid us entirely of it, even were such riddance desirable. In the country the bird will at times become a griev- ous pest here, as it has been in Europe, and farmers, for self-protection, will, ever and anon, have to systematically destroy it. I would, therefore, like to see it take its chances with our native birds, a thing which it is abundantly capable of doing; and corporations should not, in my judgment, encor e its undue multipli- cation, by providing shelter and resting places Le ‘ond what the bird may naturally find. You will see, therefore, that [am not in favor of ex- termination, but simply of not encouraging it unduly by providing artificial shelter. I am, sir, respectfully yours. C.Y. Ringy. Entomologist, Department Agriculture, Chief U.S. Ent. Comm. Washingt D.C., Dec, 24th, Ep Our Commercial Helations with Mezico. Hon. John W. Foster, our ministet to Mexico, ina dispatch to the Secretary of State dated October 9, refers to the visit of Senor Zamacona toChicago, to address the manufacturers and business men of that city on the development of commercial relations between the two coun- tries, and says: “The association of manufac- Uurers, under whose auspices he made his ad dress, has invited me to give them any views IT may have gained during my residence in the city Of Mexico on this subject. As there appear to exist in the United States very indetinite ideas 1d Imperfect knowledge as to tie commercial ations of the two countries, I have thought Uiat I could render a service of some value to | my countrymen by responding to tits request of the Manufacturers’ Association of the nort west. J y, prepared a addr he president of the assoclation. and thelose a copy for the use of the department. _Tbis paper embraces three subject: ‘rst. The means of communication and the prospects of a railroad connection with the city of Mexico, Ishow that our government can do something towards the improvement of the communica- Uon with Mexico by steamships, but that with- out an international railroad to this capital no considerable trade can be mainteined. J then establish the following points:—ist, that the Mexican government will not consent to any treaty stipulation or other agreement between the two governments for the joint protection of such aroad, and that it requires all persons, employes and capital of the company formed for that purpose, to become Mexican for all purposes of the enterprise; 2d, that the last Congress positively refused to grant a charter for an American com} and the present Con- gress has manifested the same 0) ition; anc 3d, that the Mexican government Is abootutely: unable, owin, f, to its financtal condition to af any subsidy for the construction of the Second. I refer to the tariff and trade hind tions of Mexico. On many important articles desirable to introduce from the United States the tariff is prohibitory, and on most others it renders them luxuries, with a bef United population as consumers. Interior duties, de- Sei currency, heavy rate of exchange, long credits, &c., present great obstacles to American trade. Third. The revolutionary con- dition of Mexico has—ist, impoverished the country to such an extent as to render it im- possible to sustain a large foreign trad caused Met ape insecurity ani to render life and property ‘unsafe: and, 3d. made the contraband trade so prevalent as to completely unsettle honest commerce. Mrs. J. M. CaAzNEAU, who is reported anrong the lost on the steamship Emily B. Souder wrecked on her voyage from New York to Santa Domingo, on the sth Inst., was wel known in ins cy She was the wife of Mr Cazneau, United Tr at San oe no ge av en several Which attracted considerable attention. TuE U.S. S. HARTFORD, —e of Rear Ad miral E. T, Nichols, arrived at Montevideo on 26th November moet ‘St. Catharines, THE CITY OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, ‘celebrated yesterday the acceptance of the viaduct con- necting the two sections of the city over the Cuyahoga river and the flats. ‘The structure ts 3,200 feet long and most of it 60 feet wide. Its cost has exceeded $2,000,000, GENERAI, GRANT, accompanied by Ministers Walsh and Noyes, will arrive in Dublin on the 8d of January. §27-The board of of coun- > N. Y. a abrepaey of “or in the Sceounts'of the late coun fer Luther ‘Conklin. 5 ~aper, ‘Telegrams to The Star. _O’LEARY’S WALK. FIRES AND LOSS OF LIFE. THE BRITISN AND THE AFGHANS, | GRIMES AND CASUALTIES, FOR N AFFAIRS. ‘The Afghans and the British. | “DON, Dec. 28.—The Times this morning | “The reported arrival of Yakoob Khan at Nalabad cannot yet be regarded as a com- | plete submission of the Afghan: nation to | the English terms, yet it may be accepted as a | sign of the willingness of a large and powerful | section to treat with the British.” | Depression in the English Cotton | ‘Trade. Loxpox, Dec. 28.—The Daily News this morn- | Ing say nstead of Christmas turning the | tide of events or reviving the cotton trade at Flackburn, the markets have gradually dwin- dled, and this week there has era less emoloy- | ment than ever. Six mills are af a stand sths through bankrupt are definitely closed for three we best versed in cotton trade say improve imam . however, spindi two Weeks at the reduced r Swiss Com box, Dec. witverland and iinpede its prosp Treubie Brewing Fronti nie Be city from the frontier of Caialo Spain, to-day, asserts that a band of four } died armed men 1 ed at Labola, tn { province of C i WEsT. Another Whisky Murder. CINer TI Dec, 2.—Yesterd Mrs. Hogan, the wife of a laborer living in a ter Ment on Ashley street, Dayton, Oltlo, w dead in he her mout! As (01 Her tongue protruded f1 and the face and neck were marked with brut: indicating that death ensued from violence. ‘The apartment was in a state of con- fusion. The Chairs, stove, floor and bedstead were sprinkled with blood.” Both husband and wife had been in the habit of using whisky and quarreled continually. The couple were heard quarreling the previous night. The husband when arrested last evening was ina beastly state of intoxication. | Broke Her Neck. A dispatch Says that Mrs. Catherine Yorke, the wife of a prominent citizen of Wheeling, W. Va., while descending a stairway of her res- idence last evening, fell and broke her neck. A Cincimnati Failure. It is now estimated that the failure of Wheeler & Co. rk nen, mentioned in these dispatches yesterday , Will amount to between $40,000 and $50,000 when all parties with whom they have had dealings have been heard from. Chas. 0. Fortune, the “Co.” of the firm, who was arre ed, was released yesterday afternoon, but w: later rearrested On the complaint of Samuei Kyle. of Middleton, who charged him with em- bezzlement, NOT MUCH OF A WALKING MATCH O'Leary Not Doing His Best, and Campana Behind ‘Tim Ew YORK, 2.—The walking match be- tween O'Leary and Campana was continued this mornitg, and will finish to-night. Up tol o'clock this morning O'Leary had footed up 364 mniles, while Campana had reached 326. Both men are vell used up, Campana much more so 1] ‘O’Leary—the latter taking fre- quent rests. Itis barely possible that O'Leary by nightfall will be able to make more (han 400 | miles,while it is thought that Campana will not exceed 350, | | | 3 The Lost Bank eee BReturnea— Short $7,7: New York, Dec. 28.—The pocketbook lost by the messenger of the Importers’ and Traders” Bank, yesterday, has been returned by mail minus $7,739. A private meeting was held this morning by the of directors of the lin- riers’ and Bank in relation to the of yesterday. The ki as returned this morning through the mail, was minus $7,722.38 available funds, as follows: $6,755.35 currency, $67 gold and $900 in U.S. gold certiri- cates. The $160,000 clearing house certificates and $42,000 U.S. gold certificates were returned, the former each for $10,000, payable to bank member of New York clearing house, conse- quently Ubey are not negotiable. A Savings Bank Closed. } ALBAXY, » .—J. W. Walsh, of the attor- ney general's oflice, yesterday afternoon closed | the Hoverstraw $ gs Bank by serving an in- junction upon its officers, returnable before dudge Barnard, of Poughkeepsie, on January | 2d. Under the operation of the law of isis, for | the first ime the superintendent of the bank department placed a clerk of that departunent in charge of the bank immediately upon serving the papers, “Taxes Paid. NATI, Dec, 28,—A been sald, were fnally pald yesterday. amounted to $38,000, It is stated that the portion of the money was advanced Grand Trunk Railroad. Had the tax not been paid yesterday the road would have been or- | dered to be sold on execution under the warrant | of the auditor general. —$<————_— Print Works on Fire. Dover. N. H., Dec. 25.—A fire broke out this | morning in the shearing room of the Cochies | print works, a three-story building, which, | with its contents, was badly damaged. The lower boiler room, the shearing room, and the bleachiug room were entirely destroyed. The works will be closed for some time. The loss is estimated at from. 75.000 to $100,000, probably covered by insurance, the amount of which fs not yet known. —_———___ ae of sore ome bert whore ALTIMORE, Mp., Dec. 25.—A prival received here says: Col. Edward Wilkins, late collector of customs at this port, died this morn- ing at his residence near Chestertown, Kent 60 years. Col. Wil- ater the | | fence chai degree of barbarism de | Christian com | utterly u: range! | the management of trade without their co- jces of Coal. PHILADELPHIA, Dec, 98. —A jem meeting of the Lehigh and Schuylkill Coal exchanges was, held here this afternoon, at which J Her- man Hamburger presided. Tt was ved to maintain for January the prices of the present month for the line, Clty and harbor trade, but that for the eastern te compe kets tt will be necessary e with New York prices. A determi- nation Was expressed te hold prices firmly at this paint, but the cirealar rates will not be issued before 3 Many prominent opera- tors expre: at There are same pact, and that nis taken in this dineetion as closely as possible to the et Prices will be kept present figures. BALTIMORE, De. oe do conse’ * tax, 2 ¢ 28. —Cotton in good demand Fiour nore active and a southern qaiet and firm ; el weak —southers, ; No. 2 Pennsy! spot, ; February, western active and firm middhiac, 9 shade firmer Wheat, ed. Provisi ter steady western packed, 16a18 , and nominally eteady — Coffee firm and more Whisky firm. 09%gal 10. tall and nowinal— in geod demar rol, Lal wl. BS, 28 —Rtocks w: change, long, 482 Governments NEW YORE, —Flour anil Wheat Corn gut LONDON, Deo for both. Us} new fiver, Penn+yivania ¢ Refined petre LOCAL NEWS. Obrist dull T as Day Homicide. APPLICATION OF EMERY'S COUNSEL FOR A WRIT OF HAGEAS CORPUS. Messrs, W. A. Cook and A, B, Williams, coun- sol for Samuel A. Ev . Who Was commit- ted to yas! hy the coroner (Dr. Patterson) afty renditic on ti killed by Ey mas Day, apy bods verdict by the jury of ines Coombs, who shall be produce bi inquiry and he be i The writ was o able to-day at to teste. and mide re- | o'clock, at which hour wd in attendance at the friends of both parties. . Crocker) on producing te into court, made his return that h r by virtue of a committment nd filed copies of the papers, ding Of the papers, the peution- ithat all they desired was that tted 10 bail, and pr md en AL the coroner's Inquest, Mr. Emery that the test be read. Mr. Wells read the sections of law on the sub- ject of taking bail in such eases, showing that the judge bas discretionery power in the premi- ses. The counsel then notes should be used ‘The District att imony reed that the coroner's s the evidence, ey sald that having received notice of the application he immediately sent ont a party to make further inquiry. In this case two witnesses testified to a very. rtant fact, and they were contradicted, and he would like a postponement unti Monday morning. ‘The court said he would continue the case till Monday morning. Mr. Cook then said that he would withdraw his consent to using the coroner's notes, ————$——— A SEWING Macuiveé Case.—Justice Lothrop has recently decided a case of some importance to sewing machine companies and agents—the case being the Singer Sewing Machine c iy agt. J. W. Dick. It appears that Mr. Q agent for the Singer Sewing Machine company, delivered to Mrs. Hagan a sewing machine, on which she paid #5 cash, and signed a contract io ghveepe ds) oa $5 more on the 1st and 15th of each successive month until the same was paid for, the vale of machine being $50. Mr. and Mrs. Hagan were indebted to Mr. J. W. Dick, as agent for Mr, B. U, Keyser, for house aud tinpaid, and she gave Mr, Dick the chine as security for the indebtedness, Thereupon the company, learning that Mr. Dick had possession of te machine, instituted proceedings against him for'damages for $100 for its illegal possession and retention. The vesti- mony disclosed the fact that the machine was taken at the suggestion of Mrs. Hagan; that she helped to carry it out of the house, and she impliedly held out that she was the owner,since nothing was said to the contrary. Justice Lo- throp, after bearing arguments by Mr. L. Tobriener forthe piaintif’ and Mr, E. A. Dick for defendant, decided that the contract was not a lease, and that the said cor could not hold defendant for damages. J nt was therefore rendered in favor of defe! iL pete went “DEPLORABLE BARBARISM.”—Richand Lewis, colored, was brutally murdered near Arling- ton, in Calhoun county, last Friday night. ‘ie Was carried into a swamp by masked men and horribly mangled. We hope the perpetrators of this outrage will be brought to Justice and made to feel the penalty of an outraged law and a civil community, We know not the of- against this negro, but protest against mob law under any form or pretext. If the laws of the land are inadequate to punish the guilty and protect the innocent, then, in- deed, is our condition deplorable and needs a speedy adjustment. A resori to mob law, pow- ever, greatly widens the breach, and shows a orable in any civil o1 wthvert (Ga.) Appeal . No COAL Comnination.—A telegram from New York says that the board of control of coal cor- porations met yesterday afternoon at the Coal and Tron exc! fe, in Secret session. Resolu- tons were adopted, declaring that as no repre- Sentatives of the Lehigh operators or Legh Valley coal company were present, all a duly notified of the meeting, and that as it was less tO make any ar pment for munity operation the meeting adjourn sine die, which Was done CONGRESSMAN ACKLEN publishes a card in New Orleans in which be states that if the New Or- Jeans committee hold that the decision of the Washington committee, which passed upon the secial question and declared Mr. Acklen inno- cent, was incorrect, then he demands that the New Orleans committee shall also examine the ‘social phase of the question. A HORRIDLE STORY FROM NoRrTH Brazi..—A telegram from Ceara, in North Bi 's that the deaths in the capital from I-pox umber 600 daily. The ‘lst in devouring carrion —————————_— ANOrmER LovistaNa Fravp.—The New Or- leans grand jury have made a special the accounts of Geo. W. ae pedi prinver for by Wm. Gann, and probably There is no known cause for Reynolds’ —_—_— ‘Two Young Men Burned to Death. with a billiard room and Incendiary Fire in New Jerse. FLORENCE, N. J., Dec.—The house, formerly known as Hy: House, at Florence Heights, N. J.. was destroyed by fire at an early hour this morning. The loss ts about $20,000, It is believed that the tre was the work of an incendiary. ‘The Southwestern Railroads. CuIcaGo, Dec. 28.—A committee of six trom the Southy terday, Loe —* es tn geny ispaich from De Soto, Mo., says that lonree Guy shot Aaron McPete heart at tie colored Methodist festi there oe night, killing him instantly, Guy is. t®"Gen. Danie! um, late superin- 82John T. Cook stabbed Baldwin Lunchfora on Christmas day, in an affray at New Balti- more, Fauquier county, Va. Thureine night “ Richmond © < alg 1 al va., ‘the season in that quarter. “ = 82-Ten thousand dollars in bills was found — sin the dress Of WoULAN who lod in Nor- }, Mass. nae a —a 2A rumor comes from Paris bonnets are to be wornon the ead hereafter.