Evening Star Newspaper, December 30, 1878, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. | PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Pennsyivania Avenue.corner Lith street = & The Evening Star Newspaper Comnany 8. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres’t. EVENING STAR is served to subscribers in tan ay by carriers, on ther own aecount, at 10 gents pez week, or 440ents perteouth, Copies at the counter, 2 esch. By tmail—postaxe prepaid— 0 cents s month; one yeam, $6. THe Weary Sran—pnbiished on Fridsy—82 8 rar, postawe prepaid. 10 copies for $18; 20 copies for $0, > t $2” All mail subecriptions must be paid in ad- | = vanes: no paper sont lonwer than se paid for, he £nening Star. tes of advertising male known on applica: | Ve, 62—-N®. 8,031. WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1878. TWO CENTs. AMUSEMENTS. - PAEATER comIQuE. NDAY. DECEMBER 20, NIGHTLY AND moe bat AND FRIDAY MATINEES Extra mat ure New Yeer's Day. Thexre. tie Bieldines (John and Marie); t fists. the Sharpievs (Fred and C vocalists an Dan M. mpany, OPP FELLOWS TAL = ATION AL THES TER, SATURDAY EVEN In t DY OF ERROK: - Eaion of All § Reserved seats at E . Vania avenne. NATionat THEATER. c a LITTA. CARY. URDAY MATING? asi o LE T GRAND ITALIAN OPERA, MaX eee SCH, ee win The & ai Chorus and Orchestra i a . ae 1 Of SO Per: ie MONDAY—** FL TROVATORE,” : MISS CLABKAL Ish KE MISS ANNIE LOVISE € } 4 as. COUNT DI LUNA SIG FERRARIO SY EVENING. JANUARY 1 DIELAHME MARE A LITT en.ra, ne te ery. FoORP'S OPERA HOUSE. HOW You VAs? SUCCESS. INLY AND SAT- THE © DECEMBER Manager Jobn I ; the ayy KNIGHT, In their fawons Musical Comedy-Drama, byZFred. arscen, Erq., entitled oTTo, A GERMAN, With the same Powerful Cast that appeared b: CKOWDED HOUSES FOR FIVE WEE! AT THE BROADWAY THEATER, EW YORK CITY. cot tr Popul: M4=z= NO MISTAKE. HAVERLY UNITED MASTODON MINSTRELS ‘WIL: APPEAR AT THE NATIONAL THEATER, MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 1 Tee Gagstest Success Ever Kyows! 8 EMINENT END MEN! THE GLITTERING CLOG TOURNAMENT, BY 12 STAR DANCERS Ose DozEs, Sox xp Dace Mew sO: rE ACT. 40 ry “ Frast Part. 40 rs PanavE 18 FAVORITE VOCALISTS. “The ereatest enterprise in the annals of minstre!- @5.—( Bostun Post. declé-tr en a. Ti. HAVERLY, _Propri ALISTHENIC EXERCISES, De. THO AS CALVER, THE 6 SIUM, On E street. between 6th nw. For Ladies on Monday and Thursday, at 4:20 p. m.: Children on Wednesday, at 4:30 and lay j Gentlemen on Monday, Weduewlay ond Recht Under the direction of b Cozus ENLEVES SANS DOULEUR Durillous manvais onzles, Ca hee soignes avec surces, par le Docteur White, Numero 1415 Pennsyl- Saris “ave:.ue, vieavia Willard’s Hotel Etablia Washin, ston depuis 1861. __ dee26-ur No. 626 ON EXHIBITION =| No. 626 sr | AND SALE lB sz. WEEE ART CALL ERE AND STORE. ‘0. 626 E Street. arial Pre eet iis Nai, cs in the Districg St TAP ease remember Name snd Number jyi-ly REPARE FOR FALL AND WINTER, and sel) ) Peer Ore ae i Se ee ‘or Branel : RN BW bor (Fine CLASS "SECOND-HANB OLOTHING extraordinary high prices paid. T make a specialty of nem “Notes by tail sep2str BALLS, PARTIES, &e. r; BALL, aN OA TIE EMMET CLUD. At St. Joseph's Hall, comer of Sth and H sts. nw., Tickets, adi be had at the On NEW YEAR'S EVE. » cents. To ing Gent and Ladi joor only. | “First-class musie has been engaged. . RAND BAL L ASSOOLA Fellows’ Hall. Tickets, admitting a gent and.” ladies, $1; can be had of any member, or at == icket office ball. the ticket office af the bal deot3.6t? THE PUBLIC.—By CK DOUGLAS w invite kets bol This lecture is for the benefit of the church. All come, (city papers please copy.) dec®s- 20 = “RSE OF LECTURES. 1879. COURSE of Six Lecture Entertainments, on in- stiadive enblects, wil be civen as follows: in tho Spacious lecture room of the FOURTH PRES8YTERIAN CHURCH, Finth street,opposite northwest corner Patent Omtice AV.—Caprnyrty oF THe Jews; THe “Lost TRIBES? V —Tur Res VI—Tre Cuanactes c Cove Tickets: Course, #1; Children: Course,’ 35 cents; sinvle, 10 cents; Free’s bookstore, opposite the Ebbitt house, and at the church ou lecture evenings. Exercises at 7:30 o'clock p.m. dec? BOOKS, &e. _ ‘OMAN’S WORDS.—An Oricinal Review of W Gist Women sre Dotur in Industey, Education, Philanthropy, Social Reform, Art. Science, Litera, ture and Governtusnt, Also, a faithful record of what ten wus to advance th Nery haved id should read om ul CELLULOM TRUSS AND SUP- = UE SUBTERS. wer breake, never wears ont, a} a be warn while Datlinz, iafOr Mre. Fisher devotes ner sttention to the wants of lady patrons. decltly wit WILL YoU BE HUMBUGGED vit INFERIOR EX E- GLASSES wi i you set, the Dest Le Tess price, at Bubs, Ten Prictas, 489 Peunaylvania avenae, corner 4 street, TGs. I —— MISSES HAMILTON, teanta A 908 Pennsy 5 Aarne Fre to ator Spliahaneut ai the snore. zidvese ave. =a ; Handsome Sik and Velvet Walking, decree: Wis. Biyie and work uct fob Pice |THE RIGGS MARKET will be open. e day declare onvand after ihe 2: Tay of January. D it will be SPECLAL NOTICES. TUESDAY. December 3ist. it 2 Meeting. nite until 16 0 ed January 1, BANK OF WASHINGTON, Dro 1878.—_The Trusiees of this Bink ba Nividend of five per cen i a A. SAME! on =~ NATIONAL YPOLITAN BANK, a W *TON, D. ©, Dee. 30, Ute ‘The Annual Election for D'ractors of th s_ Bank dec Polls wi'l be open f am. 010" Pa SOVEREIC¢ © Memate TU is the Rewular ELE ‘Trade cards wil wv >>, THEO STREET MARKET WILL pe oven TUESDAY, December Sist, from 12 top. Geo2s.2 their insurance pary,onort folavoid th 16 set ree LEY BOLEL! Georget: lor Grate Furnaces, Ranges Plunbing,'Tin Roofing and Jobbing Work dectT | a MILBUEN'’S PHARMAOY, OTIC Ixst IST. —Po iy h HE STOCKHOLDE ‘TON AND GEORGE. for the election of the ofite of the company, JAY, the 8th day of Jan- n, on W the pols will be opened at 12 m. and closed at Kiraticfer books will be closed on the Ist of Jan- don Janmary eh, 1879, Bae: ER en One ee LY reckon. ©. M. KOONES, Secretary. decditd eS HAVING BOUGHT THE PATENTS FOR Pr. Colboun’s Porous Evaporator, we recou- re | mend it as the best possible way of moistening the hot dry air from furnaces, latrobe stoves and steam coils. "It is attached to the rezister, and renders the air moist and summerlike. If you wish to avoid » catarrh and sore throat use them. HAYWARD & HUTCHINSON, S17 9TH STREET, NEAR THE AVENUE. Brass . Enclish Tile, Slate Mantels, Par- ie wianaces "and Latrous Stoves. 1429 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. gSODA snd MINERAL WATERS on draught ail L the ‘Bice Lick, Bedford and Bethesda Waters by the [ ape COUGHS, COLDS, BRONCHITIS. ; peepee aeae ENGuish REMEDY, COUGH ZENGES. 10! L Tested for over 50 years. Relief speedy and certain. Bold by all druggists. Price 50 cents. E. FOUGERA & CO., Acrnts, oct30-w,fm,6m New York. PRICES A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL? FOR A CHRISTMAS PRESENT BUY AN OVEROOAT, A SUIT OF STYLISH CLOTHING, A YOUTH'S SUIT, A BOY'S SUIT, OB A BOY'S OVERCOAT, AS NOW IS THE GRAND OPPORTUNITY OF iN (CH CLOTHING FOR LITTLE GETTING MU oa Higher than tho mountain’s peak, Dever than the ocean's deep, Stronger than the rock-bound coast, ‘More numerous than the Philistine fist. Purer than the azure blue, Indelible as time and space, The hottest sun can’t efface. ‘We'll fit the lad from eight to ten, And all between that ae and me: They fit the crooked, fat and jean, And all the shapes that come between. Cheaper than the common trash, {etter than the habberdash ‘That is sold around the towa, By Tom,and Dick, and Jack and Brown. { Colors of every tint and hue, HABLE BROTHERS, ‘TarLons axp CLOTHIERS, Northwest Corner 7th and D sts. n.w. dec2s-tr E. S. BARTHAM, ate or New Onreays, La) SARTORIAL EXPERT, AND “TAILOR OF THE PERIOD.” Now WITH GEORGE T. KEEN, sep25-ir 414 Ninth street. IN ¥-WHITE BREAD Sn a wittesaronese frac ese CERES, i Minnesota Patent Flour in the The handsomest Minnesota, P Sterling’s St. Lowis Fancy Patent, ‘A most beautiful Winter Wheat Flour, or GOLDEN HILL, ee 1-Amown St: Family Flour bd: Lee beace than eros ean od maine oils and Broad as light and ag white as the driven snow. ‘The above-named Flours can be bought at any firsi-ciass Grocery Store. WHOLESALE DEPOT, Consrr Ist STREET AND INDIANA AVENUE. _oct2-tm WM. M. GALT & C0. JENSEN: WATCH REPAIRER, For 20 rg with H. SEMXEN, now at 1S PENNSYLVANIA veer @envebins Wa . atte com aeer “Str NITED STATES 4 PER CENT. band for 7. Ce on Ymumediaie delivery. Gs iccme gaarsnteed by the United be Baststdfeds bong and ssid “Saas ee Tevenue, $542,925.38; ¢ day heidat the Banking House on TUPS AY. | > Hath January, 10. ok dent Wheeler, Secret equal, th mitted to exi room, but not in the r yeni e visiting of rooms between the hours “of 11 purpe Final dectsion by the ¢: as to whether { parts of the claimants fore the ist day of February ne pectation that the whole kibors of the eon sion can after. BARCEL at the Department of State from the American consul at Barcelona, the first cargo of American wheat ever received in that city arrived the middle of November. Grea excited in Barcelona thereby; samples were treely and interestedly handled on the Exchanze on the day of arri recognized as equal Wheat. The cargo consisted of 72,000 bushels, and sold at 19 francs per 55 kilogrames, or about $3.70 per 120 pounds. It appears that all Barcelona in an upon the same amounted to $15,000, and the sume steamer was azain chartered to bring another cargo of wheat from } 3 consul knew of one firm to have e thought that about thirty ducts and indebted to tie fa Jona for this ne F Fifteen cargoes of wheat from the Biack Sea were afloat for Barcelona this lirst cargo of THE EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. ‘AR Of to-merrow will contain a list of those receiving on New Year Day who may re- quest Or authorize the publication of their names in stich It announcerents (for which no charge is made) may be sent in at any time before to-morcow noon. Matter intended for th 3e GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS DAY. — Internal $233,554 BECRIPTIONS to the four per cent. loan to- amounted to $1,471,050, THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Hayes. Vico Presi- ary Evarts and General nan left for New York this morning to anual meeting of the New Y They will return to-morrow evening. THE Preric DEBT STATEMENT to be issued from the Treasury department on Thursday next, will show very little change from the strtement of Decemb Was % Yabt for the payment of the it, when the increase y the issue of the v alifax fish ly the re-eip’ mber Ding ast December baing 214,000, caused ward during d expendi si that mor res durt nS TeCe! was Issued tation, which says Ys Will be 7 ases int ams of the hie or Nass! n the one vacated has not yet been isa snate some othe of the ‘ANISH COMM! According to an oficial statement, made he request of the Secretary of State, the pending and at issue bi and Spanish comy ‘Phe Department of State {5 n all cases should be re: de- dy,on tie for submission, on or bi + With tue ex- > closed within three months t THE FIRST CARGO OF MERICAN WHEAT IN According to a dispatch receive i rat interest was 3 and it was immediately Black Sea and Iungarian arties concerned Ih this first. enterprise were highly pleased. ‘This tirst cargo was brought to shglish steamer; the freight ew York. ‘Tie aged three nglish steamers to bring three cargoes of American wheat to Barcelona, and it wa five cargi arrive during the season—ail in Engi ers. The consul reitera J upon the great necessity of direct. Au Steam communication with Spain and s bordering oh tne Meiliterrane vw. With such communication, new aid tmpor Markets could be opened up to American yy res. As it is now, we that Brith it profitable to br: on the day on which n Wheat arrived. Cosas: ONED.—The President has sigaed the commission of Wm. L. Foulk, to be capta'n in the 6th cavalry, U. In NeTinG on Saturday a slight delay in the publication of the current number of the new army and navy paper, we spoke of it as the Journal, when We should have said the Army and Navy Gazette, which has just started under presperous auspices in this city. THE LITERARY SocrztTy, which combines so adinirably all the charms of art, music and lite- rature, held its second regular meeting Satur- day. In the library were portraits from the studio of Miss Ransoin, a inember of the society. Along these portraits, that of the mother of General Garfield was inost_ charming. Gen. Heine had sent for the entertainment of tix company the beautiful photographs from his Japauese sketches. The literary exercises were pened by Mrs. Admiral Dabigren, the hosie: of the evening and the vice president of the society, in a paper on the superstitions mag! and now actually believed and practiced ig some mountain pon aieeor ot Maryland This paper was listened to with great interest, and elicited chavacteristtc remarks from Dr. ‘Torer and Dr. Coues, After this Mrs. General Lander gave a Mine recitation of a “O27 the Death of Queen Elizabet! ably represented by Mi: nest, and Mr. Hickol tiend, Mr, R ¢ the honorary men recently ) the society, Chief Justt Waite was present. The invited guest: numerous, and among the most distingu! Were Judge Bradley and ladies, Admirals Poy en and Jenkins, ral Banning and lad Mrs. Whiton, a well-known poetess of Bosto! Mrs. Stanley Matthews. Count Litta, M. de la Verteville, Rev. Drs, Parker and Sunderland, and many others of note, among whom the tall and commanding form of Fr. Revillee was particularly noticeable. A Wuisxy Rarm.—Commissioner Raum to-day received the following dispatch, dated Knox- Ville, Tenn., from Reyenve Agent Atkinson: Returned yesterday from a raid along Tennessee and Kentucky line. Captured 16 distilleries, 10 oe Stills and worms, 266 mash tubs, 15,600 gallons mash and 263 gallons whisky. Traveled over 00 miles on horsebac Johnstone, a accompanied by his ‘TRE JANUARY INTEREST On government bond: amounting to about $21,000,000, is being paid the Treasury without rebate. After Januai Ist next no gold will be paid out here for inier- est. If the holder itn he ¢ have them. If not_he will be given a che: is ee in coin at New York for the amount ue him, Coin IN THE TREASURY.— When business closed at the Treasury to-day the avallable coin balance was $226,000,000, Of this amount abut $200,000,000 ts gold. The currency balance was $12,500,000, Standard silver dollars to the amount of $299,951 went out of the Treasury yesterday. REORGANIZATION OF THE TREASURY SECRET SERVICE.—Secretary Sherman will to-merrow issue an orcer reorganizing the secret service division of the T:easury. The order will zo into effect the bree | day. Iwill provide for the abolition of the office of assistant chief of the service; will require that all appointments in the service be made by the Secretary of the ‘Treasury, instead of by the chief of the service; will take the supervision of the adminisiration of the service from the hands of the Solicitor of the Treasury and give it to the Assistant Secre- tary of the Kacy and direct that the Solici- tor shall be legal adviser of the chief of service. Under this reorganization Chief Brooks, as pr viously stated in THE Star, will keep his. tion, and the assistant chief, Col. Benson, whose @flice 1s abolished, will be a chief operative. ‘THE TREASURY now holds $10,435,034 in legal tenders for the redemption of the notes of na- tional banks reducing circulation, in liquida- tion, or banks that have failed. Cor. Bacox, of Gen. Sherman’ staff, has re- turned from Kentucky. WHEN CONGRESS REASSEMBLES, Mr. Springer, chairman of the committee investigating the official acts of Minister Seward in Cina, will report the latter to the House as a contuma- clous witness, Official New Year Receptions, 1879. AT THE WHITE HOUSE, The President and Mrs. Haye: Pre Mansion on New following programm. At il a. m.—The members of the Cabinet and the Diplomatic Corps, At 11:30 a, m.—The judges of the Supreme Court of the United Staies, Senators and Rep- resentatives In Congress, the jud me Court of Claims, the Commisstoriers of the Dis. trict of Columbia, the. ju : Court of the Distriet of Cc oi the Cabinet, and ex. States At 12m.—The officers of the army and nay At 12:30 p, m.—The seeretary of te Smit sonian Institution, t joner of 2 cuitnre, the assists of the de ments, the 4s Is masters G Sol'citor General, the Ass’s ant eral, the Superintendent of tne Coast Survey andthe heads of bureaus of the several depart. ments, and the Vice ar day, according to the p. M.—The assoctated soldiers of tie the associated veterans of (ie war of Inhabitants As- elation of the Distr Mumbia, and the Grand Amny of the Xt 5 Atl p.m.—Reception of cltlens, which will terminate at 2 p.m. Will approa eastern ¢ ist6, the me the Executive Man- » and leave by the or Mrs. Charies Ts. Mastin zs. I rs receive at 601 1stu ed by Mrs. C. E. Andrews, ARMY AND NAVY ©} THE PRESIDE! layes will be issued the f he navy and 1 on unitori pay t BINET MINISTERS. Y the hours of reception on New Year day by the members of the Cabinet: Secretary of State, from 1 to %, secre peretary of War, 1724 I street; reception from 12 to Secretary of the Navy, i739 I street “al will not to6. ecelye on day. Secretary of ihe Interior, 1719 11 street; re- ception trom 12 fo 3. Attorhey General, $26 14th street; reception from 1104 Secievy. With the present week the gay season will fairly begin, and will be nearly two months’ duration, as Lent will not commence until Feb- ruary 26th. A few entertainments, but ebte‘ly of an informal character, dinners excepted, have already occurred. Last week Mrs. Wylic gave alunch tothe bride of Judge Aldis’ Son. ‘The wedding occurred in Chicago, the eigh- teenth, and after a trip to New York the came here to visit the groom’s parents, are now established in their beautiful new home, corner of 17th street and Rhode Island avenue. The Vice President has decided not to go to New York to-day, as he is suffering with a cold. He will receive at the White House with the President New Year, which will be a novel and agreeable feature of the reception. The family of Mr. ues fs affitcted by the severe illness of one of the children. Judge Fitch (late Register in Bankruptey in New Yerk,) and one of the best known habitucs of Saratoga, has been making a visit at the Riggs House. On Thursday evening he supper party at that hotet to two very faseinat- ing ladies from Syraci Mrs. Sabine and her daughter, Mrs. 1eGee, who are in the elty, en rowie 0 Mexico. Mr, John Flagg (late legislative cierk of the Se ave a supper to twenty-seven on Fri- turned last evening to New @ for his New Year calls, He many as 101 houses The Barone’s B! vho had never made any stay in Washington before coming here last month as the wife of the Italian Intuisver, is Very much pleased with our eity. Her cousin, Mme. Roberts, who formerly lived here, is now a Madrid, and isthe mother of several chil- ren. General Sherman says he has seen all the royal ladi¢s at Uuropean courts, and has never seen one who is superior to Mrs. Hayes, or who could discharge the duties of her position at the White House with more grace. He considers Mis. Hayes not only a handsome woman but ore endowed with many rare qualities of mind and disposition, an opinion in which few who know her can fail to coineide. Miss Grunpy. To Watcu Porrer.—A democratic member of the Potter investigating committee’ said to- day, with more solemnity than facetiousness, t the haste of the Teller committee to go south was with an object to watch Chairman Potter, who fs now in New Orleans taking testi- mony as to alleged Presidential election frauds AL 1 —Three hundred PREFERRED LEGAL T' 2 and six thousand two hundred and eighty-nine dollars were paid out at the Treasury to-day in currency to persons, who having goid due them preterred legal tenders. Mr. R. B. Hare assayer of the U. S. mint at Helena, Montana, who was recently confirmed, has left for his post. Upon his ar- rival he will make arrangements for the pur- chase by the Treasury of gold directly from the miners and others who have to sell, paying in exchange greenbacks at par. The opening of this office will make four places where the department Js buy Ing gold under similar conai- Uons,—the cther three places being Charlotte, N.C; Bolse City, and Denver, Colorado. The purchases at Denver have so’ far been larger than at any other point. A STATEMENT OF THE TEMPORARY MAIL SER- Vice in operation or expiring Dee. 31, 1S78, for which no provision was made by advertisement of Sept. 2, 1s7S, giving the distance, cost and Ume of expiration of contract for each route, has been drawn up at the office of the See: Assistant P.M. G.. and will be transmitted to the Speaker of the House when Congress as- sembles. The routes number 58, Congress will either authorize the continuance of sich tem- porary service until a reguiar letting by adver- Usement can be had, or the service will be dis- continued as the six months’ period in each case during which temporary service on a route ts permitted by law expires. FRED. GRANT's DEPARTURE.—“ This 18 Colonel Grant, sir,” said the clerk of the Brevoort House to a Herald reporter last night as a broad- Shotidered, stoutly-built, frank-faced young man approached. Upon reaching his room Lieut. Col. Grant safd that. hay obtained Jeave of absence to go abroad, he left the head- Ce of Gen. Sherican, in Chicago, on Mon- lay last and reached New York day before yes- tereay. He paid, among other visits, one to the family of his father’s friend, Mr. Thomas Mut- phy, late collector of this port and now state Senator in place of John Morrissey, deceased. Col. Grant sails to-day for Liverpool on the White Star steamer Britannic, and will proceed at once, ‘ay of London, to Paris, where he is to join his father. ‘The family will set out for Asia by way of the Mediterranean, through the Suez canai and the Red Sea, this being the shortest route to Hindostan and the other dis- fant Asiatic countries. Gen. Grant, accor- pee by his son and the other members of the family who are abroad, will visit the principal joe of interest in British b will sail on he waters of the famous Indus and the canes, Visit parts of China, Japan, Siam and other places in the far East, return’ home by way of Australia and California. Col. Grant expects to be away about six month: ¥. Herald, 8th, A tele.ram from New York says that Col. Grant salied from that city, Saturday, for Ltv- erpool. in the steamship Britannic. ‘He is to meet General and Mrs. Grant in Paris, and after ying a visit to Mr. and Mrs, Sartoris, in Eng- nd, he ls to start for Indla with his father. Mig. F. D. Grant will remain in Chi A number of triends were at the pier to see off, Resvmprion.—The New York clearing house bas given formal notice that the special ex- changes of gold checks will be discontinued after 3ist inst. It is stated that over $109,000 gold was paid out on Saturday one of the New York banks, which has notified its custo- mers that it has resumed specie payments. ARCHBISHOP PURCELL'S RESIGNATION.—A pe- tition ca 1 ed ES in circulation £mong the Catholic priests o1 Cincinnati, asking him refuse to accept Archbishop Purcell’ resignation, and another, the Archbishop — his resignation, is signed by c.tizens, dent will hoid a reception at the Executive | The Binine Investigation. Mr. Blaine, in his letter to Mr. Teller (chair Tan of the Senate investigating committee) relative to alleged election frauds in the south, says he would specially call the attention of the committee to the Usste-ballot frauds ta South Carolina. He refers to the breaking up of repudlican meetings in that state and to the local laws which made free voting impossible in certain counties. He further invites the at tention of the committee to the murde! a as parish, Louisiana, on election. mong the witnesses he desire es B. Campbell, F. W. Anger, of Mackey and ©. G. na; Gov. Nichols, chary; EXx-Chief Justice Hon. Reuben Davis. of sof Helena, Ark., and democratic paper iSSip itor of the Avalan published in Memphis, Tenn, OPINION OF THE ACTING ATTORNEY GENERAL. Mr. 8. L. Phillips, acting attorney general, has transmitted to Secretary of the Trea- swty an opinion on the subdiect ef First Com troller Porter's decision that the $2 e. Mr. Phillips says in his e appropriation in question ny Investigation or inquiry ever directed by the Senate in con ; the election investts . This decision wil enable the corm! se the $20,000 hereto- fore appropriated, notwithstanding the doad:s of the first controler of the Treasury EETING OF THE COMMITTZE TO-DAY. ‘The committee met this morning, Senators Teller, Cameron, Kirkwood, Garland and Batley t. Whe chalman, Mr. ‘Teller, tnformed commitice of the decision of Acting Attor- 'y General Philips that the money appropri- ted for the investication of the Presidential SONS OF 1816 1s applicable to the purposes of | on, and of the ultimate In that de-, | to State that the now out of {ts tinancial distress Teller was b e ce wa nd could receed with the tiation imme. diately. nd and Balley que Uoned (he propriety of th diture of the _ notwithstanding Mr. Pi decisic for Ue money, and Mr. Garla ted the propriety Of an expression of Opinion en the pari of the individual member: Gi the committee as to the right of the e r nse mOLeEY Whici, ac: to. act, Was appropriated for hiss jon ied 19 a loag bout the Interpretation of the act, S holding that in construing it$ acl must Stand as enrolled. “The republicans maintained that the evident me ing of th ‘0 have the appropriation a ply to “such d of “said” Investigations. nator moved that asub-committe joimted to visit > arieston, S. C., and such other :b-comumnittee might decide upon, cute the investigation, At the sugze*. Uon of Mr. Telier, Mr. Cameron moditied his resolution so as to provide for a sub-committee of five instead of seven member Mr. Garland sugested that the sub-committee be composed ot three members. Mr. Cameron asse! to this proposition. but after some discussion It Was decided that five should be the number, 4 the chairman selecied the sub-commit ollows:—Messrs. Teller, Cameron, Kirxw! sariand and Bailey, The settlement of a date fer the sub committee to leave for New Orleans, Were 10 will begin its labors, was next inorder. Mr. Teller was in a hurry to start, and sald that he could be ready to a in a couple of hours. Mr. Kirkwood objected to this haste; he intend- cd to take scme clean clothes with him, and cculd not possibly pack his trunk in two hours, S«nato. Garlar d-aid that when the decision of te Control r was made, that the committee cculd rot use money appropriated for the Pre: @ ntial e.ection investigation, he had aban- doned all idea of leaving the city un- Ul after Congress meets, and had engaged to prepare, during the vacation, a report on the proposed 1ec rg nization of the Indian territory, and also a report in the MeGarrahan case. It Was of the gravest consequence to him that he ‘Telegrams to The Star. THE BREATHILL OUTLAW: Threats of More Blood. GOLD MINES IN DISPUTE CALIFORNIA NEWS, Gold Mines in Dispute. SAN Francisco, Dec. ing publishes a statement emanating from Party well informed on the subject to the effect thatin January last the townships in which the town and some of the princ! are located was surveyed under aut hority of the federal government, when it was_ disc that they were situated in section 16. B Congress of March 3, 1553, Sections in each township Under the laws of California the : pants of such sections are held to be prefe purchasers for six months afier the tiling of the lat of survey. ‘The parties in possession at odie having failed to avail themselves of the operation of the law plication for pur he mines included In this tract are hamplon, Soi rhe val! this mo} 1 mines of Bodic the 16th and ther parties hi nase Under The state title. nd a portion of ed U.S. Surve: ning on the pressed surprise at liearing th stated that by the were excluded trv m coing to the stat He said, how- ton of the que t enough to ruin both tie der tederal law, claimants and co) Expetied a the Workingmen’s 1 convention, from the wor n account of ri of An Old Commander. Who was to have here, died to-da; FOREIGN AFFAIRS, An Authoress Dead. thoress, widor mgnished Lectnrer Dead. Vincent, the distinguished lecturer, is The Glasgow Kank Failure. ‘The Glasgow correspondent of the ardian says: The result of the ¢ shareholders of the City of Glasgow bank fy an instalment in liquidation of the bani debtedness, has not been so successful as y anticipated, but It is impossible to get ¢: The Students’ Riot in Russia. Lonpox, Dec. 39.—The Times’ Vienna corres pondent giving details of the riot of the stu- dents of the University of Rieif, Russia, say “The students ina meetin: town decided to protest ag: the University. held outside the st the closing of A body of them well arme cordingly proceeded ‘to the University and forced their way in, after disarming the towa police They then Nxed on a blackboard an en- ergetic protest against the arbitrary proceedinz of the authorities. Two companies of local militia tried to disperse the students, who re- sisted, and thereupon a collision ensued, in which eighty persons were killed and wounded on both sides. Atlast a force of cavalry suc- should be present to attend the first two or toree sessions of the Senate after the close of tie recess. Then he wou'd be ready to go south and stay all summer ff necessary. Mr. Batley aso expressed a strong desire not to leave Washington until after the reassembling of Congress. Mr. ‘Teller insisted that the comint!- te should bezin fis work at once, and not de- Jay. Messrs. Garland and Bailey repudiated the idea that they were attempting to delay or hamper the investigation, On the contr: Ue) wanted it to be of the most sweeping aud ©um rehensive character, bat they ‘thouziit Uitie would be gained by hurrying out of Wasi Ligtcn before Congress meets. Mr, Garland of- fered a resolution that the sub-committee $ 1ould start tor New Orleans on Thursday, Jas 9h. This resolution was defeated by a Strict Pp rty vote. Mr. Ga ani then said that he ought by working niguv and day he could dis- pose of one of the reports intrusted him to pre- pare by next Th y, and that Senator Mc- Dorald would relieve him of the balance of his work; therefore, he moved that the sub-cora- mittee start for New Orleans on Thursday eve- ning next. Ifthe majority eee in leaving betore that time he should deciine to serve. The motion was unanimously adopted. Mr, Garland then offered a resolution request- ing the chairman of the committee to eal upon the President and Attorney General and obiain trom them such information in their posses- sion concerning alleged election outrages in different states as they can make pubiie with- out detiiment to the public service. The reso- lution was adopted without discusssion. The committee then adjourned. Senator Turmai is now engaged in prepar- ing the information for the use of the cozmmir- tee, which was the basis of the amendmenu he offered to Blaine’s resolution, A REQUISITION FOR $10,000, The Acting Attorney General having decided that the appropriation of $20,069 heretofore mede could be used by the Teller investigating committee, the Secretary ot the Senate this morning made a requisition upon the Secretary of the ‘Treasury fcr 310,00) Of the money. The requisition pushed through without delay #ud the money delivered to the Secretary, by him disbursed upon vouchers approv y Mr, Teller, who ts chairman of speciai com- mittee. THE DISCUSSION in the commiitee this moruing indicated that no report will be made at the present session of Congress, but that tue committee will continue its rs until the whoie matter is thoroughly probed. SECRETARY SHERMAN Nor 70 LEAVE TH CabixeT.—A special dispatch to the New York World from this city says:—The story that Sec- retary Sherman intended resigning from the Cabinet as soon as the success of resumption {3 assured was repeated here yesterday. Some time ago Col. Moulton, of Cincinnati, Mr. Sher- man’s brother-in-law, said that Brotaer John ‘was tired of being at the head of the Treasury department and might leave the Cabinet after January 1, 187! ‘he latest Cabinet chai rumor had Mr. Sherman resigning to accept the republican nomination for governor of Ohio next fall, In conversation with a World corre- pondent to-night, Secretary Sherman said:— ‘The statements made that I tntend to leave the Cabiret are gets O hamep foundation. What Col. Moulton may have said about my in- tentions I am in no wise responsible for, In ex- pressing an opinion upon what I would be like- ly to do, he probably gave his personal wishes on the subject. I am not a candidate for the republican nomination for governor of Ohio. 1t isa rather difficult matter for one to predict so Jar In advance who the candidaie will be, but I am inclined to think that Mr. Foster will re- ceive the republican nomination. He !s, I think, the strongest available candidate in the state. I have no idea that Senator Thurman wili change his decision not to be the democratic candidate for governor in Chio. He says that the reason he will not accept the nomination ts because of lack of strength to properly conduct the canvass. That reason ls very valid. The candidates for governor in Ohio must visit and Speak in every county in the state, and it is ex- tremely fatiguing work. Gen. Rice may be the democratic candidate, and it would be a very pretty race between him and Mr. Foster. It would be a close fight, but I think Mr. Foster would be elected.” pene isco ene lelphia, nt en elec lent. 01 (Pa. University, to'suceced Rev. J. R. oom, f2-Dr. Skinner, post-surgeon at Fort Peck, D. T., was hit on the head and mortally wound- ed afew days oy yee witnessing the killing of cattle for the Indians. 2~At Milton, Pa., Thursiay, a party A to pay for ail the whisky one Johnson, a colored tran, could drink. “He Gran three ints and died Saturday morning. ed that his jewelry ore had beet TODb thai jewelry store Tol ms confessed ne did the job himself, His stock has been attached by his creditors. f#-John Kieinman has made @ remarkable score in Chicago ina shooting match, killing thirty birds straight. t27-The remains of Rear Admiral Hoff arrived at Uf mn Saturday from this city, was int in the family vauit co! with cent Of St. James the Less, at the Falls of Schuykill, z ceeded in clearing the square in front of the students were arrested. Similar riots, though on a smaller scale, are sald to have broken out in other univers! towns of Russia. It is believed that there is proclaiming a state of Orders have been Kieff and Kharkotf. se the police at the frontier to redouble their visi lance in order to put a stg) pamphlets being smmaggied practice which has been going on, on a are scale, and to prevent the entrance of revolit- tcnary emissaries from Germa: THE BREATHITE COUNTY OUT- p to revolutionai into the country, Who Is to Blame for the INNATI, Dec. 30.—The Loui wrnal’s special dispatch fromBreathitt coun! .. Says: “The ofiicers of the law have bee’ much to blame for the blood that has been she 1 there since the close of the war. ofticers had taken as firm a stand wh Strong and Amick difficulty broke oui as they bave now, it would have put a sto) The others saw the mn with impunity and they com- very peity dispute with knife ‘his has been going on so long become “thorouzhly law could be and revolver. he law-breakers have imbued with the idea that the civil oficers and governor intend putting down the strife at Whatever cost before peace will reign. A num- ber of grard jurymen have already made their Judge Randall and the newly elected Judge Lindon state that the panel is composed of men who will do their duty fear- The sheriff, who has been so active, says the outlaws are extremely bitter again<t him, and when the troops leave he will marcia. out with them. The prisoners in the jail are very bitter against the troops, frequently curs- ing their guard and saying, ‘One day is not a}- WESTERN A Drunken Man Shot Dead. NCINNATT, U., Dec, 50. y hington Rumler, a town of Custar, O., for his home, night. On Lis on Saturday when avout two miles out, at the house of John Seeman and mittance, saying he was cold. Seeman refused to open the door, whereupon Rumler window and attempted to enter. un and shot him Seeman then seized a shot; through the head, instantly ler is supposed to have been intoxicated. Disturbance in a Church. Quite a disturbance occurred yesterday in the Lutheran church at Somerset, O. Within the past few years about two-thirds of the congre- gation became dissatisfied with the preacher, and withdrew. They have been wrangling for the possession of the church building for some ume, and yesterday decided to take it by storm. ‘Those in possession called the city marshal to their assistance and ejected the intruders. the afternoon they organized the church and heid services unmolested. Each party now Ubreatens to resort to law. 5 8% 30—Cotton firm but quist— mideling, Oy. Fics sendy an io ate denna for 2.98; do. mils es, brands, 5.2bab. pouthern scarce ani 3.5024.00 ; do. psco family, 6.25. and firm; western active and irre’ Penneyivanta red, 1.07 N YORK, Dec. 90.—Flour anil, Wheat dull. An Army Officer's Dixgrace. EVENTFUL CAREER OF A YOUNG BALTINORRAN, A special dispatch from Bismarck, Dakota, announces that Lieut. Harry Tiffany, 11th tn- fantry. stationed at Fort Custer, w poently: deserted while attending court-martial at Fors Keogh, was driven to that step by the Uhneai- ened disclosure « Bismarck, and t ged pay accounts, sold in p proceeds lost by him’at faro. The dispatch goes on to state that T nephew of G 1 Joe Je band of a Miss Rarvett, 0 altar whom he house, i ber, and that an onder for e man’s life has been a most vers are oe. His father wag eventful one, and some of its cha; stranger than many a ron for Many years a prominent citwen of York city, oY a humiber of years the family lived tn Ba re, where are how his mother and his bother” He got into extravagant habits, became trieabiy in Ba the city, went to > jor the same ve that ci a Of gave an a i wes believe About two years gebtienan « the Untted st and when ¢ 5) ed, ran into debt was compel York, and Ina other reasons, ¢ Re went West ATS AKO A We hand fora earthly cary O, howe need to be in X= 1 to leave time » (onitar treoms to the barracks, ca in of the co: and asked ab: i q 1 the felt sure tat b dd enlisted as a tenn whe ate under a tetitions name, but further than that be had been @ g0ed soldier, and had worked up to ank ag Sergeant by care) attention to his duties, he Knew nothing. sergeant wasi m confronted with the an from Bastion, he acknow at_he was Marry Tiffany, and that ke t uiblication of the despe th, as he Wished to live 0. as far as possibie, ail traces of the pasi. tha intiuence of hi and friends, he was prom moted to a lie and i Was hoped and believed that all would be well thereat’ er. Thig last escapade, owever, Is unfortunately a quietu A New Lixr 0 B reand Ohio Line Secures a Theo nection — THO surveys forthe new Ihe between New York andl Philadelphia g the railroad a through connect have x nade, the c it is Officlally a PIMNELC two weel. are the Ok rate ‘oad, The Ph } ike Pennsyivar the combinatic third of the rea sir intentior v lin : right of rthat portion combt say that the legal he matter, and a give bonds to the court toawait th suit that may be brought. Meantime t ir Susiness —[¥ THE Coat CompisaTion— tion.—A special to the Phil. Pottsville. organize the ce ceived thro busine ielp! mber 2, says: The fal 1 combination for 1 hout the Schuylkill re rising ie buoyan during the pres 3 runder the sys- tem of restriction of production had given the hope that rrangement would be effected, ‘The miners prefer less work with more porticnately tha nty of Work with thy low wages Of Isi7. IU ts believed the company will work st ton, but the private operators fear they wilt not be able to do so unless the Reading com- pany relieve them with a low rate of tolls, which fs universally hoped will be the case. THRE Loss OF THE ExsLy B.SovpER with thirty. four lives is the worst disaster reported so far from the storm which on the 16th inst the Atlantic coast, and was felt w severity from Virginia to Vermont, The fort nate rescue of two seamen clears up the Souder fat “herwise she would have been numbere® in that long list of ships that have cone down to the sea and have been swallowed up !n mystery. Stewart and Anderson, the two survivors t au were picked up and carried into Kingston, Jamaica, report that the steamer sprung a leak on the ith instant. The da 3 Spen throwing the ca erboard, and in the evens ing the brats were got out. One beat wes useless, and another one swamped alongside with two of the crew and five passencers, Twa otters drifted away with all they could carry. ‘The captat ‘hiel encineer, second mate and © passengers left on a life raft. ‘The two men saved lett on a floating hatch, k aving on the vessel two cooks and one passenger, whom it was impossible to save he wreck Suak three minutes afterwards, ‘At daylight Stewart and Ande couid see nothing of the boats, ‘They floated on the hatch ti! 5 o'clock in the evening, waen they were picked up by a schooner. Therd js a stropg probability that the two boats and life raft may yet be heard from. wm. L, Aa guest of the Astor house, created considerable consternation in front of the Me- oi hotel, In New York, Saturda by hing a revolver and threatening <o shoot. Two policemen wrested Une weapon from hum after breaking his finger and after he fired two shots into policeman Asa H. Furniss, who waa taken to St, Vincent’s hospital, where he died yesterday of Internal hemorrhage. Palmer ig under arrest. He 1s supposed to be insane, being under the delusion that the officer at tacked otherwise talks rationally, He came tr necticnt, whe in active prac A SOCIALIST AppRESS.—The national execus tive committee of the socialist labor party hava issued an address trom their Cincinnatl head- quarters calling for mass meetings everywhere on Janu sto condemn the action of the German government {n suppressing the free. dom of speech and of the press. ANOTHER EFFORT TO Save HUNTER Pow TM Garows.—Jobn C, Hunter, brother of Benja- min Hunter, the Camden (N. ¥.) murderer, hat applied to Gov. McClellan to convene a speciak session of the board of pardons to consider am application for the commutation of the death sentence on the ground that the murderer ts of, unsound mind, i Con= an aged physician BiacktE Bocxp OvER.—The receiver of tha Fidelity Depostt company Chicago, declined to prosecute George A. Blackie, who robbed the Vault of $2.00, On the ground that Blackle's asidered father had made It good. and that he ¢ the young nm insane, Blackle was bound over, however, in $2,000, A CLERGYMAN’S ATTEMPTED S Dickson, recently a clergyman ot New Albany, Ind., attempted to commit suicide at the Pea body House, in Memphis, Tenn., Friday night, by swallowifig strychnine. His condition 19 critical. Letters found in his room assign asthe cause a report of his intimacy with a younglady in New Albany. HORRIBLE TREATMENT OF A YOUNG GIRL.—A youn; girl. named Maggie Lahere. living in Pe~ dria, Hf, tells the almost. ineredibie story that she was kidnapped Thursday by two masked men, taken in a sieigh into the country, chioro- formed, tied to a tree and hef clothes set on fire, The flames burned the cords which bound her and restored ber to consciousness, She wad found by a farmer, who took her back home, where she now lies very ll. DE.—Jas. A, SUICIDE FROM Grier.—Porter Burgess, aged 22 years, son of Clark Burgess, a native of New York, committed suicide by taking strychnina at hishome in Dinwiddie county, Va., Friday night. Deep melancholy, caused by the recent death of his wife, ts supposed to have induced the act. FIve CHIEFS Of the Ute Indians are ea routa from Colorado to Washington to consult with the Intertor department relative to the sale by them tothe government of another strip of their reservation, said to be a very valuable mineral district. They are accompanied by Mr. Kelley, thelr agent, and Curtis, interpreter. APPROPRIATED $108,000.—Robert_A. Pedrick, ————— a ee yoo New trusted to him for the paytent of custot house, duties. was arrested on Broadway, in that city, Saturday, and held in $5,000 bail. &-“The Black Halcyon of Human Ferocity,? acChicago reporter a murderer, Lisle jiting-mill is soon to be erected Pituston, Pat re’s million’s in knit, = Geography bees have re) spelling. messee winter amusement in the West. ta-several religious papers protest again: giving wine to New Year's callers, nid sF-At Cedar Keys they can’t afford to eat mock turtle soup; because green turves arg only six cents a pound. 5 te?" Vera Sassoulitch, celebrated for having shot the St. Petersburg’ Chief of Police, ts short hg marry a Russian political refugee tn Lone fA Buffalo (N. Y.) city tax bill for $1, ot Bp he TE Jer, has been discovered wo be a lorgeny: