Evening Star Newspaper, January 3, 1879, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Exe>pt Sunday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Pernsylvania Avenue, corner 11th Street, BY ~~ The Evening Star Newspaper Company, AUPPMA > Pres't. Ss -rved to subscribers in nm th ir own account, at 10 eek, or 44 cents per mo th. Copies at the ents each. By mail—postage prepaid— ear, ~pu lished on Friday—2 a 10 copies for $15; 20 copies id in ad- Fthan =» paid for. per ter, 2¢ j and ft is not unlikely that there will bea re> Che Loening 53—N®. 8,085. inade koe rplica- TWO CENTS. WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1879. The Arctic Weather. The extreme and unusual co S~_ HARMONY © EIGNS OF ceting the ensu nd estea. By order of THE PRESIDENT. E EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. OWING TO A SEVERE Cor. hold no recep | speeeti betore Ule Honest Money Li sald resminpti Telegrams to The BELOW ZERO! mation will be nary 3d, at 7 Weather, and the fatigue most t receiving on New Year, cau Senatorial fatailies and o see visitors on Thur . Hayes will on to-morrow, Janiary 4th. REcEIPIS TO-DAY, enue, $195,744.30; © SUBSCRIPTIONS to the four per cent. loan to- day amounted to $2.61 ie prosperity second, because we a reviewed our recent ti hd sald a depreciated and Me the chief cause of our gin their round of THE POLAR WAVE. ating curren rors pe thermometer 13 opening, and pro- reduction of nounee it unprecedented ui first of the series of z DESTRUCTIVE FIRES. ELING of the Stonw 1 METROPOLE tric Tate ot 4 EEK CEN isting ru a ¥, WASHINGTON, De. THE WASH RATLROAD €¢ x EDNESDAY, the Sth way of ed at 12 m. and clowd on the tat of 5 is wil be ope books will be eA and opezed on Jann: @. M. KOONES. Secretary r Not Cb TU STO meetin et the Stes sh ALEXANDRIA : ANY, ‘Francis T. PIRE, LAR. inside ef which are SAF PDSNDS, SILVERWARE, or other SECURIT VALUABLES received on of m stoves and aces, latrobe HAYWARD & HUTCHINSON, \ S17 Orn Srneer, NEAR THE AVESUE Briss Fire Sets, Enctizh Tile, Slate Mant Aumbing. Tin Roofinic and Jobbing Work. dsel7 wz MILBURN'S PHARMACY, 1429 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUR BQDA and MINERAL WATERS on drauzht all OSMe ‘Lick, Bedford and Bethesds Waters by the gallon. _ oct ii-tr FOR COUGES, COLDS, BRONCHITI’, | &c., use the Great ExGiiso Remepx, ~* “COUGH, OUCH, ozexaxa. Tested foe pbs 50 years. i y sista. Ps Bod by all drums OUGEDA & 0O., AGENTS, oct20-w.f,m,6m New Yorks. 5) cents. A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL? FOR A CHRISTMAS PRESENT BUY AN OVERCOAT, 4 SUIT OF STYLISH CLOTHING, A YOUTH'S SUIT, A BOY'S SUIT, OR A BOY'S OVERCOAT, AS NOW IS THE GRAND OPPORTUNITY OF ING MUCH CLOTHING FOR LITTLE GETTE fo 0 iTTL High: More numerous thanthe Pili Bt the t q And all the shapes that come bet ween. Cheaper than the common trash, ( Getter than the habberazet ‘That is sold around the town, By Tom, and Dick, and Jack and Brown. HABLE BROTHERS, TarLons anp CLozuIrns, Northwest Corner 7th and D sts. n.tw. dee2s-te eee ae oi DROPS ROUND | frauds, and which 2 by a » Were excepted from distmbution until d by the department. papers have been furnished pport its alleg pass under re- COUGH DROPS. ELecawpaxe avy Hoanuocnp Cores Daors. Execamraxe axp Hoangocsp Cover Dnors. ELecaMPang axp Hoannocsp C H Drops. ELEcAMPaNE axp Hoarvovnp Cocoa Dnops. Pleasant to the taste. Convenient tocarry. May betaken at anytime. Will spoedily cure Conzhs, Colds, Hoarseness, Bronchitis, and Throat and Lung Affections general) Thoussads are using thei very best results. Try them. They Sentat in clearing the throat and strenathening te now with pat up in Harr Pocwp Boxes, 25 Cents. ARTHUR NATTANS, Paanwacist, prE©asant VALLEY WINE Co. EXTRA DEY CHAMPAGNE, Quarts, $12; Pints, 814. GE MUM & CO. DE Do. E Do. CALIFORNIA BRANDY, $1 ver bottle. Do. POR ceats por bottle BASS & CO. PALE INDIA ALE YOUNGER'S SCOTCH ALE. Supericr OLD SHERRY WINE, $25 COBDIALS of THOMA 1213 Penn’ avenue. ERVICE, I 2 i=l at y D . OF will be fased Jaz 1101 Penna. ave N, ESSER, ~"* For 20 years with H. Semxes. : ; WATCH REPAIBER. West along the I AT THE WHITE Hocse.—Representatives Davis Stone (iowa), and Jorgensen, Co s aine and Rey. Dr. called on the President to-day Iris EXPECTED that ali of the Congre: en at Marint’s fhuli by the bly Club will ovcur. Mest of our fashionables have than once this week a the crowd was almost. unpreced bule being so crowded that it was who had reserved seats ate admission. who has lone enjoyed great TT: FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY of the Ds. tot Columbia will be held at the Office of the pany at Tt o'clock noon on the Lira bay or for the cheice of Nine Directors for Churches and Seminaries Burned, FRIGHTFUL GUN EXPLOSION. ¥. GRANT IN IRELAND. ‘cnt. However. not yet passed. feated in either of wo been seen more L Heht fallof snow drifted badly. Buitalo, New York, and Ph B a ceneral faiure of oar | absentees will be on hand when Congress re- ‘s ‘ors Jones and the lonz los’ aud Southwestern road ers taking refuge from tht fara houses In the vicinity. ported abandoned on the Lak veland, Olio. st night, the Elma, passen- §' rence fs too rem: 1 rains are re- Shore road east It continued growing vecy hermometer at an early ot tn the cast for this evening’: or to-Morvow's matinee. M arty. honest _m I must avert the not believe tha y direct: legis! | LEGAL TENDERS. As statedin Tne OTE onneton received ob: GOVERNOR OF MAINE ELECTED. warm triends in our ci ad Mrs. Aldis have friends to their new home on Tuesday next from 4 to 7 p.m. Invitations are out for the 14th inst. at Mount Pie; At Watertown, .. another heay h wind. prevailed f ‘'y take the coin or interest Instead of the rather curiou: t few should be an e office, who demande to # It the expenditares invited their | along nearly the town and Ogdensburg ra check on New Y¥ i rious scheme: ict inthe revent » Congress would be tempt 5 PS Lo issue mor: on to apolnt at THE EXTREME COLD WEATHER, Rance ef Thermometer Threuzhont wedding on the nt of Mr. and Mrs. Ss Charlotte Mete and the ratir on that road hav e been abandoned, 1 Black River road are still rua- nd, Ohio, the t cc! evening indi Ss zero. A driving show storm prevailed in th ins were from one to and Mr. Fra ‘Ke tepresentative of that name. Tue iol t y Cinb will give one of their d ‘This club wi weeks with the ch resumption 2 sad ee cst a herimometer at or Mutuar Pure | order issued by the i es f y fromthe com- and of the Europe essor to Admi Richmond will p Indies toward the close ¢ Jt now appears that the dinners given Cabinet minis ers to cial than a bu night at the tes Ber Lirtie DEMAND Fo: GOVERNOR TaLnor, OF Massacne: i r ie first of Mr. Hor p Ave ited their friend: aturday evening during the season at half- ast Tt. Travel interrt n Yew York. ding to that city It has been nissioner of Patents to | m i4on the first t building as J4was long used evel Unis mornir question of blennt, lon to the gold de e the circulation of the silver dol iter will _Lenceforward be n of resumption, designate roc terfor departs referred to the pe ited toone hundred days, petent for any i : Snow Storm n greatly injured. 3 in Buffato. 1 degrees above zero. Wind ts blowing at the rate of 4 cads are blocked. moving along as (uletly as ff sp had never been 1 D. zero’ Wednesday sterday w . ereneuceu ai jibe THE Paren-ataxers To Reser. tills, which bave been shut down since the 2 ult., in accordance with th s afternoon ail heads of the departments were present ex- cept Secretary Sherman. Hawley represented the Treaz finances of the country were The fact that the Treasury had taken in more gold on the first day of resumption than it had paid out was a subject for congratul ition. ‘The he national debt, which 1s now the to Death. made up his mind as to whor ion to Berlin will be given, b tt will not be made pubdlie un 1 sent to the Senate f lant Secretary departinent, board of inquiry again to-morrow. It is thought that the man facturers have lived up to the agreement pretty faithfully, and that the mill-wheeis h: idle altogether about a month, thus practically f paper out of the market! ‘The result has been to make prices firm, rathe: than to advance them, and the dealers profess to be highly satisfied. The manufacturers of fie writing paper will have another convention ith, to talk up the interest n Who have been *rown nt stoppage has. ba lroxd freight train from Es ported frozen on aN ania freight while going ove: division. His name ts not yet knowa, Feet of Snow. 3.—The storm which is the worst of the sea- ins are abandoned on ail the railrods. The snow is four feet deep in the country. Cold in Montreal. in. 3.—The snow storm of ge amount of documentary One fact appeared wh every One connected with the case, includins General Porter bimse! Lincoln, September inquiry as to the WAn?s TO GO TO MEXICO.—The editor of the Erle (Pa.) Pixpateh, a Mr. Brewer, has filed b's claims for the vacant consul generals! leo. The place having once been he! ney fourth estate again claim it. Was that President dered a court of duct of Generals Porte: Franklin and Grifiin In August of that which was convened three times and th journed without doing anyshi ubout the time of the batule of Antie months before the court- Porter was ordered. H General Pope and President Grant in isi4 was another feature of the documents Pope urged an investigation Porter and his friends, and ( Tr also talked over. The large increase in the subscriptions to the four per cent. loan belng so much toward the re- | funding of the debt_was considered very en- couraging evidence of success in Uhis direction. subject of our relations with the Chinese government also came up for consid-ration and ided that the Depart- ment of State should open negotiations with China, through its miuister here, concerning Chinese immigration. The object of the nego- liations will be to secure a caange in the Bur- 'y which some limitation to ‘ation to the United States can need yesterda paper man, th in this city on the of the trade, The m out of work by the pre thankful for this much at leas cation came during the holidays.—[Spri (Maes.) Republican, Jan. 1 JcvGE THURMAN leaves here for Ohio on Mon- t, to attend the gathering of Ohio Sat Columbus on the sth of January, When he will make a speech. He will take ad- vantage of the opportunity to publicly state the reasons why he does i sed as the democrati ‘utive chair of Ohio, and will also, it fs said, demonstrate In his own way, that the resump- payments, nov day night ne nartial which tried Par. pondence batween Grates, Furnaces, Ranyes and Latrobe Stoves. All trains due § his morning are several hours late, lesire bis name 10 ndidate for the THE HaNGye six murderers we: during the past RECORD FOR i hanged in the United States r. which is an increase ot thirteen compared with the previous year. Ali were men; forty were white, fifty-two colored, a Chinaman; five were hanged for outrage, four for wife-murder and one for filicide; there were seven double execu- Uons, four trippie and two quadruple. More were hanged on lriday than all the other d: , the number being seventy, and ive were hanged in March, es had seventy Ministers Gut in the Cota. CHICAGO, Jan. 3.—Dempster hall, at i TIL, was burned to the ground last right. Loss, $25,000; insurance, $3,000, This building was the theological home of a large number of Metho- the northwest, it being a Evanston University. A Church Burned Down, x —The new First: Presby- this city was comp nt replied t he had examined into the case and did not think it called for apy actiol that he belleved such an inv of doubttul legality, non his part, and Stigation would be two Indians and 2 Ick IN CHESAPEAKE BAY. received at the P.O. department to-day from the postmaster at Baltimore stating that the ya., Will not leave to-night, be sent by way of Washing- Ts Irom Unls that the Chesapeake Js closed to navi: Tur MINT BvnEav yesterday turned into the 000. as profits accruing to the government upon the colnage of the stand- er dollar during the past three months, dist ministers of branch of the A NOVEL RACE 1) CH .—A novel contest, alluded to in the Inter-Ocean some days ago,was ‘apged for Saturday. € heel-and-toe w: ‘ow that the opponents of the resumption ments have lost the string upon i he disposition se the stlver question a The old enemies of resumption ht for the tree coinage beat for Norfolk, and that mails w r as Ja lan Church of stroyed by fire last ance, $20,000, The dedicated next Sunday. tbe heating apparatus, AK, by Geo. Guyon, Ik or trot by the horse Hesing, Jr. » greatest distance in ‘There Is gieat luterest in the on ts coniident that he can win it hard at work, walking thirty miles a day > Winner must cover L fifty-two hours. among them is to prominent one, church was to have been iv Cent. of all the hang- ‘The fire caugut from d nearly two-thirds of the victins were In the list of states Texas co:nes tirst en, Louisiana nine, South Carolina ight, North Carolina eight, ve, Georgia five, Ar} Relief speedy and certain. Treasury about $3 of sliver. and to cive the people whohave the or bars, tbe chance to cart t and have dollars of the duds ver, eliher in pets them to the r. ENCE, a fire in her room about midnight yesterday, Miss Martha Everieth was sobadiy burned that her recovery four, Tennessee four, Call three, Kentucky Ohic, Maryland and Missis achusetts, New rs and Arizona, each one, When coina: itatively state ssian Tnssia this winter, and 1 settle in colonies: d D; ‘ontana, Delaware, Virginia. Mennonites will le Fire in Portland. . Jan. 3.—A fire at five o'clock morning destroyed Flings’ wool factory on ve street and four tenement how: ainilies Into the street. ‘The wool fac- S Valued at $5.000 and probably ne e former policy of $3.4) has lapsed, ate is now in bankruptey. so he’ pushed. S peacemily inc ne: Ja not because of persecution, but because, like the Quakers, {they are opposed to war, and be. MoRF SOLDIERS FOR BREATHITT Cormnty.—A speeial dispatch to the New York Toies from | Louisville, Ky., January 1, says: Tn resnonse to acall from the Governor, fourteen adi members of $ bieathitt county to-da; | Heatenant. Every man in this squad was se- Jecied on account of his equestrian ability. Mount Sterling the entire party will rezeive horses and proceed to Jackson, where Randall's court fs in session. Fi ustody, thought that the to remain In the mountains all winter. CANADA AT ave fallen in their p refunding of our The total anoun Just what the centrate upon tn o} cause in Russta ruples are not respected, but all men are alike Mi ) subjected to cons: in, Dec, % u J w command of a ition to do something, th sink into a hole acs ATPROACHED FROM THE WRONG SIDE —An old countryman trom one of the upper cotnites Cobb's embarrassment presented with the floral tribute from the ladies of Mobile, remarked to a ne!gh- bor: “Wall, ll swar, if somebody had just give Kufe Cobb a fox-hound hed a know’d how to make an eloquent speech without getting scared to death; he ain’t used to flowers and sech like, but you just try him on a good fox-houn4, fll rise on ends.”—[Mobile 4 CONDITION OF THE YOUNGER Boys.—In the state prison the report is in good health, but that Cole and Jim Younger Cole is suffering from the ler one of his eyes and has In Jim’s case some ob- the roof of his mouth, ion at a very ally destroyed hi there is no can be readily seen Li perceiving Governor when he wa: Fire in St. Louis. n. 3.—The second Baptist church, Boyd, pastor, at the corner of Beau- mont and Locust streets, took fire between 10 and 11 o'clock this morning, and ts now burning a good prospect of being wholly Mary Insutute, a branch of Wash- y, On the opposite cornergts now said to be oa fire in the roof and up| story. All the scholars were safely gotten out ef the building. Both buildings are nearly new, and among the firest in the city, The Churcu Lad not yet been dedicated. ‘The weather ts intensely cold. The mercury indicates 1s degrees below zero, and the fireme2 labor under great disavantages. NEW YORK NOTES Effects of the Cold Weather. EW YORK, Jan. 3.—The extreme cold caused er in the locomotive boilers of the York elevated railroad to freeze night, and this morning trains withs of an hour v ere fs no Iikelthoo rd, . Will be surnmoned before the bar of the House because of his re ceitain book: hal. These book: urer Giitiilan y of the ten ye: erday began the redemptton trict of Columbia (Bowen, Up to noon to-day about $51,000 of the a been received, exainined an alnounts represented by In redeeming the bonds a very trial will soon ¢. soldiers will be compelled of the consulate at the democratic mem- bers of the committee allege, would prove Mr Seward to have been guilty of taking excessive It is anew principle of law quires any pe: to criminate himself. ecratic member of the committee will vor the republicans against a motion to bring Mr. ard before the Housi such a motion would be defeated in committ THE LEAVE OF AB AUSTRALIA’s EXHIBITIO government at Ottawa during the appri session of Parliament will priation of a sum to enable turers to take part in the International Exhibt- tion to be held atSydney, Australia, during the Melbourne will also have an robable that a sim- aut exhibition, At a gathering of then your hair wi ropose the appro- ington Universi Panadian manufac- hat Bob Younger 1s t is said that one deimn- tt Summer of 1s exhibition in i880, and {f ts. ilar vote will be asked for t MURDERED AT A PARTY ig people at Middle Creek, a dispute arose between N reenwade Harnilton, which are in the hospital. ball that lodged unde never been removed. strnetion has formed caused by the passage of the ball which sh his interferes with his respi Uon, and at times he seems on the point of sut- {St. Paul (Mian.) Globe. Jf this be the } with th! ° | lives were u saved by the establish- the seal of the cor ed (9 those present- er Can LOL redeem them required by law, nting In thm respect made inquiry of the uuld correct the morning, say- | granted Captain S. C. heavalry, from headquarters depart- ment of the Platte, is extended five The leave of abse! tered his jaw. re granted ist Lieutenant George 8. Wilson, 12th tnfantr ters military division of the F ment of California, is extended five moaul into Hamilton's neck, causing death soon after- Ha PALAMIES OW OFNEA EO! Wadkins was arrested and placed in Mapleson pays the fotlowin; To Mme. ( sera aS AgAINSt £25 W. she received in London; to Signor $5,000 per month; to month, with expenses; week; to Frapoiil and month; to Signor D Parodi, $59 per v ‘k, and to Signor Pyatt, expenses in America are d same as thoge of London. raising the curtain has been about $2. average nightly receipts are said to be about A REDUCTION OF mixers employed by Chas. Withesbarre, Pa.. took place Wednesday terday the men stru reduced rate,and a comunittee has been : poluted by them to confer wit OF WESTERN MILITARY Gen. Sheridan has recommended that the names of several milltary changed. In complilance with his suzgestions ip Baker will hereafter be known as Fort an, the new name being ft eT 2 ouds in order that the | . Sthico, 7,000. per be examined Z eet ferry one | prusing to work at sts in the west refusing to work at the “Hed? Leary Kemanded. Judge Choate rendered a decision eral court to-day in the case of + i the Northampton bank robber. His honor: to the conclusion that there was no power to compel the production of evidence under which the warrant of arrest was granted from the | chusetts and New York. idence was procurable it Order must issue dis- rpus and remandi: ener to the sheritl’s custody. “R counsel applied for stay of proceed: order to file a petition for an a) proposed to carry the case to the Court. The motion was not opposed, ‘week's stay was granted. Puente, $150 per ¥ to Signorina Lido, ED CHLOROFORM.—At Min- Bees ey BONS cen ver . burglars eniered the resideni Mr. Luke Fleet on Tuesday night. Mr.and Fleet, who were sleeping, were chloroformed. The burglars took about 3500 worth of jewelry and other valuables, e family, who were sleeping in all parts of the , Were not awakened. ribed as about the BUrGLARs W I ne average cost of in anding Rock wili hereafter be tes, after Capt. Geo. \ Wio was killed In Indians Jun chi ers of the bonds Ww governors of Ma: urther, if such © would not be admissible. missing habeas co1 Cheyenne will be Eight members of th onor of Captain A. S. Bennett, who was killed in the Bannock war September 4, 157s; the post at Lower Bb: agency will hereafter be known as Fort £ the name being given in honor of Capt. Owen I h cavalry, killed in battle with tember 30, 187 be changed to ort Omaha; cin to Fort Camp B-ow! Douglass to Fort Douglass, and Ca up Ro! to Fort Robinson, SiG; Fort ‘ort Bennett, in h¢ MENT OF THE MEX at the State department government has made ar- PEMNITY.—It Is s. ter president, of the committee of directt on for exploring the Isthmus of Darien, who has just returned to Paris from Hungary, where he is interested in a ‘anal to connect the Danube with the Adriatic. neral Turr states in his letter that Mr. Ferdi- nand de Lesseps expects to call together the international commission some time about the month of May to decide upon the best route for a ship canal across Lieutenant N. B. W s been to Tunis with Mr, de’ Less may come to this country fora short visit be- he essa at Paris.— ernational con Mrs. Wricnt’s Strr FoR SLANDER.—T! e Newman Wright, who be- came known through the Northwille (L. I.) church troubles, has begun a suit for slander against Geo. M. ‘Terry, son J. Wells and John F. Hallock, of that place, on account of some remarks made by them when the Wrights were removed from the par- ae ~ damages are laid at $20,002.—[.\V. ¥. Werld, 2d. ‘Two MEN KiLtep ty a Cuurcn. with four other roughs, disturbed the church Friday night, and were ordered out by Jacob Crow and Charles Wade. A terrible fight took place. Crow received sev- the bowels, and Wade was cut badly in the shoulders and lungs. Neither can er.—[Chicago Tribune, Dec. 30th SAVED BY HER PappING. Chicopee Falls, Mass., jail shooting at Mrs. David Tilley in a house of bad ~ repute with intent to killher. The buliet was stopped by the heavy cotton battin Woman used to pad out herform, an ppeal, as they revious instalimen’ 2 ment 15 now engaze tion of the Weil and La Arba involving about a million and a halt of payment of which the Mextcan unt of alleged law of Con- aha Barracks will allock F. Luce, Addi- j in the exami Moonshiners Indicted fer Making Mountain Bitters. Crxcixnati, Jan. 3.—A_ Louisvilie dispatch states that a special grand jury yesterday re- ust twelve moonshiners il there several months. uy, several givi in the illicit tramic dollars, to the American {3th- who has just THE WEEKLY STAR, now ready, contains all the news of the week, home and foreign; New ‘ceptions; A Brillant Scene at the White cie Payments; New June; Lively Loo: White House and ings of the Courts; —Will Myers, | turned indictments who have been in They all pleaded reasons of their en that they had consumption and made it for bit- ters. Two had sick wives who could not live pious ares Soe edhe and could not make a living at any other business. Judge Ballard sentenced each toone and two months in jail and $100 fine. “Spendthrift” Sol kK, purchased on Tw “spendthrift,” ld be examin fore the meeting (Boston Advertise RS CONVicTED.—The trial of a fticers of the county of Warren, N. J., for malfeasance in office, was begun at In the first case called, that of Dr. John V. Mattison, ex-clerk of the board of freeholders, a verdict of guilty was re- ‘There are twelve more indictments against Mattiso: resumption of A: nical He Mat gricultural Matters; ent News; Proceedi Chotce Stories, Poems and Sketches; Agricul- tural and Household Matters, Trams: $2 per annum, in advance, pos gle copies 5 cents, in wrappers. ~~ services at Stone is the larger of the THE GOVERNMENT Belvidere yesterday. the report of the special committee appointed by the House to investi- e the government printing office has been completed and will be presented to the House at the first opportunity. The results of the in- vestigation, as embodied in the report, assert 1 the accounts of the office are loosely kept; { since 1s69 three-quarters of a million dol- ats drawn from the Treasury has not been ac- counted for, and that the cost of materials <¢d in the office has averaged bove the market pric —Wm. Wallace, of cently District Government Affairs. Commissioner Dent fs still quite sick at his residence in Georgetown, with symptons of pleurisy. Visitors ‘are not | he Dr. Tyler, to hold interco: nts are frequently made of a scarcity of water, and inquiries are made of the Coni- missioners if the stand pi can Go towards furnisil takers at high points in the city. ‘The extreme cold of to-day has fore Chapin, superintendant of repairs, {0 suspead all work upon the strects. But lttie has been doing, however, for some time This morning, Inspect twisle, sent a communtcation to the trustees 0: sth street Baptist church st has examined the work of stre! roof of thatehurch during the “4 work and since {ts completion.and finds it thor- oughly done in accordance with his direction. The wa’'s Lave been drawn in positions, and ibe restriction: of the galleries are removed. Iistrict Treasurer Dodge to-day submitted, a lan of the reorganization of his office to the pistrict Commissioners naming the clerical as- sistants he desires. ‘The award of contracts for furnishing general supplies to the District for the fiseal year ead- ing June Sd, 1579, were made this afternoon, but too late for publication in Tue Stan. There are between forty and fit; all kinds of articles. DEATH OF HON. CALEB CUSHIN from Newbury] at 1:14 o'clock in i gate, of Jerome the famous two-year ol $15,000, and 25 per cent. of his He was the property of D. Swigert, of SHERIDAN has received at his cago, a report from Gen. Gibbon, giving a number of points and cases in rt of charges of mismanagement in the He disclaims having attacked the Secretary of the Interior, but says he felt inpelled to denounce a pernicious system. JEFFERSON Davis—The Vicksburg (Miss.) Herald of Satuiday remarks: “Ex-Presiden: Jefferson Davis arrived Thursday night by the steamer R. E. Lee, and will spend a few days with his relatives here. in excellent healt headquarters, {i Cor. 14th and I sis. and 2d and D sts. n. ew. decW-tr 7 DESECRATION OF A CHURCH. Va., New Year's eve, a the’ Presbyterian Chu fired pistol shots through the doors and win- dows, and otherwise desecrated the building. A reward of $50 has been offered by one of the members of the congregation for their arrest and conviction. party of men broke ——— ife J neh, ‘ighted the Lamy A Brutal Wife Murder. Pa., Jan. 3.—A brutal t, in a place known as Bull near York. It appears that Fear past, but have had frequent interviews drew Gehring, the father of called the i dojag atl that tt murder occurred | i es in the office for political purposes. formation may be of interest to the mi- ity . It is said tha seme of the evidence taken reflects upon th- honesty of the chief clerk of the oftice.~ T! rt that past administrations | of the government printing office have beea t y of Most of the mismanagement discov- Xo atiempt to impeach Mr. Defrees will the house of An We are informed he 13 THE TRIAL OF MRS. Cozs, at for the murder of her husband, continues. The risouer is atteuded in court by her mother and ttle girl, and shows more tnterest in the triat Prof. Doremus testified to having discovered a quantity of strycanine in the stomach of deceased, and si; in the liver, beart and brain. ed traces of arsenic in the liver, kidaeys, heart and spleen of Mrs, Bish: Somz New Year Cats THAT WERE Nort ‘MADE.—Mr, Carl Schurz did not call upon Gen, lip Sheridan. Gen. Philip Sheridan did not ‘ail upon Gen. Benjamin F. Butler. Gen. Ben- jamin F, Butler did not call upon Mr. Denis Kearney. Mr. Denis Kearney did not call upon Mr. William H. Vanderbilt. Mr. William Vanderbilt did not call upon the Hon. Jeremia! 8. Black, The Hon. Jeremiah S. Black did not call upon the Hon. Simon Cameron. The Hon. Stnon Cameron did not cali upon the Widow ‘tor of Buildings En- it, apparel antooueemae With his wife and her father. Norwich, Conn, ur led to persuade his wife to return tw refused to do, uniess he would romise not to drink. Ie then went toward the but suddeniy turned and selzed his wife, bent her bead back, and deliberately cut her BS trom ear to ear, with a butcher's knife. He was seized by Mr. Gehring, who carried an Einsig’s in his arms, the old man and the baby across the tace and head, and fled. Meanwhi! had ran down the street, with blood streaming frem her wound, but was soon carried back to the house, and expired there. ears Of age, and the mother of four children. insig was subsequently arrested and lodz: atiug that h> oM THE Ure TRIBE of In- last night, wil lew with the Secretary of the In- ioner of Indian Affairs orrew morning at 19 o'clock. The Utes have ced to a change of locality in Colorado, aad art of the land which they will relinquish \aluable for mining purposes one of the sub- ‘ecting their interests which will be present visit fs the question ion, if any, should be atlowed as representing the difference in value of the two reservations. to their origira‘ igns ot the poison S UPON the oven- He also discover- at the murderer irs. Elnsic T and the Commit le Mrs, Einsig THE Marniacr of Rev. J. B. Weatherell to Miss Katie Smith, grand niece of Mrs. A. T. Stewart, at New York, yesterday, atiracted a large and fashionable attendance to ‘Trinity church, which was claborais the oceasion. Bishop Littiejoh and Rev. Dr. Dix officiated. taUons had been issued for the ceremony. a Renteneg caused a ‘sician clatms that the 2 33 provocatioa of Bisnor Waitt? AN EIGHT PAGE exe'usively cese of Maryland, is on Madison avenue, tacks which on one have confined him to HAM, Of the Episcopal dio- She was only 23 vious Occasions ahd required the careful ee Medical treatm: was quite feeble all day yesterday, but; will overcome this attack —[Balto. American, 8. Tue execuuow wit tase ef what compensati ity , of Long Island, Y of them embracing Nearly 3,000 invi- iew York, ce ai g i i : i al e that as Le did the others. ee ae has cast’s death warrant. —A dispatch rt, Mass., announces: i night, of Hon. Caleb Cush- e ¥e "S STAR con- life and pubite services, CHARLES PRENCIS ADAMS, JR., One of the gov- ernment directors of the Unton Pacltic Rail- — bas tendered bis resignation to the Pres- FOREIGN AFFAIRS, nother Snow Storm in Scotland. Loxpon, Jan. 8—A Dundee . writing last night says: A fresh snow storm has commenced in Scotland. It 1s falling heavily, newal of the raliway blockade tn the north, ‘The frost ts as keen as ever, and the air plere cingly cold. AN out door labor which had partially resumed has again been interrupted, A Thaw The Paris co graph says: The Sequence of the rapid and Loire be affected. Th ‘tn the dir r haw, the Rhow the rivers princtpaliy Aube has overflowed its banks Lion Of Nogent « Pardoned. Lennon, Jan the Paris correspondent of the Times says: A full pardon has been granted to 24 commnnist exiles In New Caledonia for thelr services the colony. ™ ASUTEELTS in that cd by a Bursted (om. receive acdmi- rr ant Of Ub a 3 we The deal wounding 1 board of U auderer in Turkish waters. Gen. Grant in Pp Gen. Grant arnive Dublin this morning, es. S. minister to iS lastita- Gons and other pl The Frightint ee sion. Lonpos, Jan 3.—The following ran has: been received a Admiral Hornby, conmand. > ett J Marm and it Of the ‘The mst in fe nz overd » just be nit burst Are house having i Alonzo ‘ye senate tee of reelon as cardidates to be sent for governor, in the senate tn was |. tO rece count they r 4 mitted Lo4iay The With Wir kesnanne i oun! due to depositors is $376,000, ditothe Miners’ Savings Bank $50.00, The ter amc covered by the assignment yesterday. It is sald the firm about $200,000 by the suspension of J. 1 his dru Th ts belle will net suspend, Shoeuer having ~~ rinterest, end It 1s an assign! the Forty Messrs. J. 5 » defers ar nS = KER, % bid today. : do. due coupous, 76 b: do. new, +242") anc western white, Sia: mixed, . Rye quiet and nonidnal—s uthern, 5oa58. Hay quiet andsteady. Provisions «ull, job- bing sales only. Butter steady and firm—choi . ern packed. 16318; rolls. 15al6, Petroleum dull but tirm—crude, Th: rein hi. Coflee active and mer, 40 and Penney’ strong —Rio earzoes, 11 yall lefirmer 1.001.210. Freschtsto Liverpool per steamer quie® —cotton, Ld wr, G4. Roe 100 outa, 6,400, "0, Wire: + do. preferred, LOCAL NEWS. \traordinary Cold Weather. BELOW ZERO IN WASHINGTON. ‘The sudden and severe change in the weather which comuienced here yesterday afternoon, is almost unprecedented, there being a fall of over thirty degrees in the thermometer ina few hours. The min a Gen, second ing among the poor who are scantill: . th a seanti- ty of fuel. T ving houst rowded nt, and probably some sidesthis, many sought fo keep from freer Comt s tils moraing could not be kept warm, and the prisoners had to be Jet out alternately into the corridor were permitted to warm thenise stoves. The thermon is and in a fe hing should be J th s to warm these cells. Judge Snell sent a note to the Dk Commis- stoners th the same. Tho , and no pas- tall. River men report Ubat some tog-boats came up as far as Alexandria yesterday moraing, which Is the last communication 1 by boat below that point. ‘he ice is reported to have fo.med quite hick as far down as Cedar Point. The tug- boats are all more or less injured by the ice, some of them having been cut through on their hulls, Eight oyster boats have been frozen tn at Quantico, and are transferring their cargoes by rail to this city. The river steamers and those on the Norfolk line have been consider- ably injured by the tee, especially those which kept running as long as was possible. Those which laid by early are in the best condition, and have avoided trouble and cost thereby. River craft are reported frozen in the ice all the Way down to Cedar Point ICE 18 BEING GATHERED to-day at many places about the city, five and Six inches thick, and the prospect is that a large quantity will be saved, as many carts and horses ave employed filling private ice-houses. THE TRAINS ARE ALL DELAYED. in consequence of the cold and snow, The Western train which brought the delegation of Indians, (Utes,) due at 9 o'clock last night, did not arrive until 10 o'clock, and the Richmond rain was aif and hour behind time. The rail- voads throughout fhe north and west are re- ported blockaded more or less, and the mails are necessarily pe eee Most of the trains to-day were 30 minw es or more late, to the high winds, and some were Doane Uoeiae n over : THE RIGH WIND, Quite a number cf sign boards have been down, and the flag-pole at. Driver's, (corner of 43g street.) was smogoed oft ty the wind about one o'clock, and in its descent narrowly missed The wind caused a signal officers offer no e hope of a sub- that it will not get ang colder, which? aksoaon pee By ny Some ‘hough COLD COMFORT PROM THE WEST. i