Evening Star Newspaper, January 8, 1879, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR, PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Pennsylvania Avene, corner lith Street, BY Tke Evening Star Newspaper Company, S. H. KAUPEMANN, Pres't. is served to 5 m their own cents per week. or 44 cents per month: counter, 2 cents eac By mai —postax: 60 cents a month year, gf. The WeERLY Stan—pubs rear, pestaze prepaid. 10 coy hscribera in Copies at the prepaid — Se" All mail snbseriptions must be paid in ad Vance no paper sent j eo paid for. 8@™ Rates of advertisinw wa: known on applica- Evening Star. meial Uneasiness in England. ON, Jan. >.—The feeling of disquietude regarding banking credit continued to form a feature of business on the stock market yester- day. Discussions of a doubtful character were heard respecting two or three establishments which are be tried a good deal by the pressure of the times, The speculative movement in Erie made further progress, Other 1 railways were dull, Canadian railways show GE —The rewular iM be beld THIS - SWEET. Gr. See. 2 AND ASSESSOR'S OFFIC! Ww €., Jan. 2, 1875, FAN PAVER: TO reby wiven that [ rsonal Procerty Re- $0, 1879, will not by munissioners D.C. O8T P. DODGE, _Treasnrer and Asse<601 E TO THE FOLLOWING -eitizens of Washington, of both ®. iesirots of assielng in ameliorating om ol the poo", are respectfully invited Jandel ch THURSDAY EVENING, ARTHUR MacARTHUR, President Labor Exchange. ssily for im In view of the nec the rettef of the poor Iseeting of citizens tor A weneral soc ity of Washington DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA HORTI Ce ORE Sockeye ees HORT: meeting of be held on WEDNES- 1 632 the purpose of organizin reliet of the poor of th at 7% o'clock. An essay on fants and Tasects” will be del V.Ritey. All interested ace in By onde CHAS. A. BALL, Secretary. SACHUSETTS STATE A: Wasi January 6,1 Assoc t N. ¥ avenue n.w..on W NESDAY EVENING. stl $0 pan. All members of the Association. Y 1 eitizens of Marasehrsett= who may be in the city, are earnestly mvited { resent R HW MAN a> THE NATIONAL WOMAN SUFFRAGE | TATA w How Irs UAL CONVENTION ar Lrseous Hatt, TONAL SAFE DEPOSIT C: rv i5th: st. and New You and other Bonds for s W. RIGE i y. i STURTEVAN a. y AL WILLARD, janti-eosin < the Stock LL. METROPOLL THE ANNUAL re of the INSURAN TIONAL = COMPANY of the Dis be held at the Office of the Company 3! jock noon onthe 13TH Day OF JaNvany, 1579, for the choice of Nine Directors for ee x23, AND ATR, APRIL 1, 1979, TIE NATIONAL SAVI i f the Dis trict of Colum! on deposits at the Fate of 4 PER CENT. per annum, subject to the ex- isting rules and conditions. ee PEAS BOUGHT THE PATENTS FOR Br. Colboun’s Porous Evaporator, we recou- 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 rewister, and renders the aur moist and summer-like. If you wish to avo:d headache, catarrh aud sore throat use them. HAYWARD & HUTCHINSON 817 9TH STREET, NEAR THE AVENUE. Brass Fire Sets, English Tile, Slate Mantels, Par- lor Grates, Furnaces, Ranges and Latrobe Stoves. Plumbing, Tin Roofin A Jobbing Wi eet fork. Pa MILBURN'S PHARMACY, 1429 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE SODA an@ MINERAL WATERS on draught ait aes Me Lick, Bedford and Bethesda Waters by a on. COLDS, BRONCHITIS, rt ExciisH Keepy, covGH LOZENGE! Tested for over Wi veara. Relief speedy and certain. Bold by all arugvists Price 50 cents. E. FOUGERA & 00., Acexrs, oet30-w.f,1,6m New Yor. FOR COUGHS Cpe OUT SALES OF FALL AND WINTER CLOTHING. IMMENSE REDUCTION. OVERCOATS. $35 selling now at 814 2) selling now at $15 S10 | Ermine Fur Beaver, sold for West of Pnland sold for Siberia Fur.. sold for $18—selling now at. ine, BI'k and Eva, sold for $15—sell'ng now at Blue......_sold for $12—s 2) for #3—selline now at sold for $$—seliing now st AND BUSINESS SUITS. English Worsted. sold for French Worsted French Wor Eruelish: D selling now Hunsale Strip sold f Seliing wow at $1 Rivereide Wereted. sold for $12—sellinw tow at 23 PANTALOONS, Enxlish Stripe _soid for 84.00—selling now at ‘Harris Cassimere,sold for $7.00—selung now at r W)—wellinae OW At ‘soid for $2.50—selling now at $1.50 Special attention ts called to the following Goods, which have been reduced proportion ¢ Black Cloth Suits. Youths’ Dress and Business Suita. Boys’ Overcoats and Ulsters. Boys’ Dress and Schoo! Suita. Children's Cape Overcoats and Ulsters. Children’s Dress aud Every Day Suits. ‘These retnetions bave been made to force tha sila of my still immense sto unsold on accoun: of the back warduess of the season. A, STRAUS, 1011 Pennsylvania Avenue, Betwecn 10th and Lith streets E: GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES, IN MEN'S, AND BOYS’ SIZES, AT VERY MODERATE PRICES. M. W. GALT, BRO. & CO. declttr "NITED BONDS: District of Sixes, 63 Bonds “.€ STAT of D. Be ‘Othe Invest tr ti LEWIS JOHN 1 be a 3O) ned to ciese out our stoek of PIC. sell Chromos. Panel Pictures su rice, and a reat uany Chromos at t of HOLIDAY BOOKS, at < prices, ALLANTYNE & SON. 428 Seventh st. now. cust. A latwe assortm) Jy reduced prices *- PHE CIVIL SERVICE.” AN EIGHT PAGE WEEKLY. i exclusively Depart n ws, Prom Appoutments, Offiel ad ¥ tes. &e, will be issied January, 15th. Fore #ieixmonths, 101 Kenna ave deckotr CBANOR FOR THE POOR—If you want an A OVERCOAT itxe ths weer ea tae oat me UAN aTesdy made ong. call at HERZOG'S, See ath et nw. cece Fa ave, will Snd sexe stock of" sscond.t Borg, s! low prices, ty for the | tt WASHI GTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1879. TWO CENTs. THE EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. GOVERNMENT RECEI revenue, ‘To-pay. — Internal S046, REPRFSENTATIVE SCHLEICHER. Of Texas, is coniined to his bed with erysipelas in his leg. Dean oF ENTATIVE HARTRIDGE— Hon. Julian Hartridge, member of Congress from the Savannah district in Georgia, who been lying {11 at his rooms, 715 11th street, in this city, for a week or more, died this morning at halt-past six o'clock. IVS disease was pew monia, He was conscious up to the time of his death. Small hopes were entertained of luis recovery yesterday, and his wife was. tele- graphed for. She Snow on her way_here, by Wilt be jutereepted at Wilmington by a’ tele gram announcing the death of her husband. ‘The body will be sent south to-morrow after= noon for burial at Savannah. Mr. Haviride was a native of Savannah. about 40 years of age, and of line ence. Te was a lawyer by } Prolession, and a prominent member ot the bar | | of his native city. He lected to.th ea | fourth Congress, re itothe \ and dectined a rénoraination to the Congress, preferring to return tot the law. He had f hilliclary committies, | commlitee 19 Lay : ‘ction frauds in New Y elty the eve of bisde when taken | rire for the the Gee ternoon Wii LADIES” make a Tre remains: ) Georgia, and embern- the er Randall i al na € thermometer at Bismarck. D. T., was6 ress below zero, a full of 26 degrees in 24 kenrids abelow, atulot | enne. W . Lbetayw a fall of COMMITTEE Will Lol bus vd Gen. Fr expected t ess, is | ANOTHE 1 called da ind $4.000,004 re con ee of Ways and means commenced this morning the series of meetings at which it proposes to hear the representatives of the sugar import ¥ producing, and sugar refining iterests of the country. in regard to & modification of the sugar tariff. “The first hearing to-day was given to the deputation m Baltimore. Mro Henry M. Wartield, of that clty, presented a petition Sizned by the leading sugar tinins of New York and Baltiinore, asking that a competent expert in the manufac: ture of sugar be sent to Demerara to examine personally the manufacture in that island, and see that the suzars a) leved by the government, artiticiaily colored. The committee then beard in succession Messi Wim. H. Pierot. Daniel J. Foley, and s.r. | ‘Thompson. of Baltimore, and Mr. Lawrence Tournour, of New York, and at noon took a re- | | cess for half an hour. | | THE SkWarp INVESTIGATION. —The House committee on expenditures in te State depart- | ment to-day continued the comparison of fees entered on the “blotter” of the uns | State with those entered on the fee boc eredited to the vevernment during Isti, Messrs. Coflee and Lewis, ¢ made th tisen. = Nothi transpired. woRED 14 Honse a opr priations in the preparat Litive, e ecomraittee on not the legis- tal appropriation bil of watehmen in the 20 per annyga. BLAKE T.. CROMWELL, Of Mississippi. has been appeinted distibnting clerk of the House of Representatives, y ¥. B. Dalton removed. MORE GOLD COMING IN THAN GotxG OvT.—The following dispatch from Assistant Treasurer Hillhouse at New York, dated last evening, was Treasury this morhing: ores to-day, } . ed at thy fair. out fort ceived tor U. THE ARMY REORGANIZATION Btnt.—A meet- W the joint committee on the reorgantza- of the army was held at the residence of | ieneral Burnside last evening. There was a val interchanve of views of the member: but no material changes were decided upon, HL member oF the comtaitter satd he did ipate the recommendation of any ma- changes in the original bilo” the joint | coramuttce, “Gold 000; gold re - HOT THE Cosprtios oF Justice HUNT is unchanger to-day. li is understood Justice Hunt, even shod he recover from his present itl hes, will not again take his seat on the beneh, ‘This ts sate e bis Wish, and a bul will soon | be offered in Congress retiring him on fall pay during the tena ot recovered his power ef speech, Dr. Baxter has hopes of his recovery, t mks he ts sHill dan erousty ut | is that He has partially Wak ON THE ~ Koap Agesrs. - The chiet | By ar nt oof the FP. D. has received a report wing the conviction and sentence | fe Wilsen and + poe Bell for ' Sand shooting a stage drive Dwi | | éfforts oF i hitherto luer sess oF the I {> Tne Cexsts Br.—t ntroduced by | tative Cox. of New York. yesterday, | | Provides for taking 1 uSUS Of the popula- j { wealth and industry of the United States, | he Istof June, is. ‘The schedules of tu 1 esof the tenth census the same as | ed in the act for taking the ASUS . With Some additional provisions for tn- ‘The sum of $ WH IS TINed as The Iwaximum cost of the census. The bill pro- | poses a subvention to any state or territory | Which at the intermediate five years may take | | a census with similar blanks and scledites a: report to the Secretary of the Interior, the | ernment th such case to pay halt tae | bill is made operative all tutte unless otuerwise ordered by Congress son ussigued for this tive years clause is that the decennial census becomes almost obsolete aud useless before the next census period. ‘TRE Hose Naval ComMITTEE this taorning examined a number of experts called at the in. | stance of Mr. Wood, ex-chiet of the bureau of ‘uu engineering, U.S. N.,to refute the charge | of uaving ised an obsolete form of voller tn the , Viz: those known as the water leg s. Furran, consulting engineer | for Joun’ ouch and. the Morgan tron Work: | | Exostus W. smith. superintendent of the P | dence and Stonington Steamboat company vid smith, chiet engineer U.S. navy; George B. | Whiting, engineer U. S. navy, engaged fo: | many years in de-tgning naval machinery. ant | B. F. Garvin, citer engineer of the Kittery navy | Sard, and during the war chief engineer of tit | North Attar adron. all testified u vv ieg bollers, on accou rr. The ditter of water bottom ani not material. ‘th | adjourned. subject 1 chatiman, and will probably ence | water-lesved & commiltive at i any) meet gain this ary aving ristanding $ whieh include ail the deveerive bonds except wanting t } Tue Of the present collector, Jolin PF. Cok. fo Which The seal has been ailixed and which | 1 . The most of the | nature Of Mr. Bos- | > prede ssor. As he ts dead, it 21d to see how the et is to be remedied, At ORDERS.—I yi navy yard, IONTH as exe hs and ¢ -A.S. Snow trom the d tothe inerson . and order - Liat. A. tan to Unt Boston Dunn from the Washing dered to the Plymouth, | ture APPROPRIATION Bruts IN CoNFERENCE.—The Miltary Academy fortincation, and consular and diplomatic appropriation bills are pending before conference committees, Meetings of the conference committees will be held to-morrow ard continue mntil agreement on the measures in dispure are reached, ————— was to the CONDITION OF Hon, information yesier STRPHENS.—Onr ffect that ns Was extre! iM, Tt seems that us had quit ere attack ‘algia yesters and te usual ‘al Devens visited vy. Chamberlin, of PERSONAL.—Attoraey Get the Senate to-day. ....E3 South Carotina, is stopping at the Ebbit house. ....Hon. Clarkson N. Potter arrived in Wash ington this morni Hon. John ham, minister to Gen. Simon Bolivs son fame, is in the city THe ELECTORAL Bits..—The House committee on counting the electoral vote, at a meeting this morning, decided to report the Senate bill rely to the House. and directed the chatr- nto call np for action in the House as early as practicable the House bill known as the Southard Dill. Mr, Southard hopes to oblain a consideration of his bill, whieh is now on the Speaker's table, as early as next week. A New Boox.—Mrs. William M. Preston, Wife of Paymaster Preston, of the U.S. is the authoress of a new book entitled the Hills of Rome.” Tt contains 450 pages, a said to be of a very interesting an uracter, and Will De tssied short “1 uckner, of Fort Donaid- BURNSIDE'S SPECTAL CLAVSE.—A member of the army commission is anthorily ror the state. ment that Gen, Burnside took so much tnterest inthat part of the bi making provision for private arms that he declares that it would have been impossible to have secured his ap- proval to any bil that did not contain 1 [ Wash, Speesal Cin. ¢ he Distriet Fund Debt. FILL. FOR A PERMANENT ANNUAL AFPRO VO MEED It Secretary Sherman to-day transmitted t9 the appropriations and Distriet committees of both Houses of Congress the draft of a bill making a Fermanent aunual appropriation for the pay iment of the interest on the funded debt of the District of Coimabia and for the gradual re- demption thereof. The Secretary asks tavor- bie condition for the bill and recommends its Pr . The measure provides that there shail be appropriated ont of the revenue of the District of Columbia for the tiseal year June 50, S79, and annually thereatier wat debt of the said District shall be extinguished, the sum of one million one hundred and fifty= five thousand five hundred and vighty-three dollars and fifty-five cents. for the p of the interest on the runded debt of ti LATION triet, and for the gradual redemption there of; which sum ts constituted a annual appropriation, aud shall be annual charged to the proportionate appropriation by the United States for the general expenses of the District of Columbia. “And any excess ot of the sald sum over and above tne amount re- guired for the payment f interest on Lie funded debt, shall be annually applied to the purchase and redemption of the debi of the said District, and the interest on the debt so redeemed shall cease. Of the amount annually requived by the bill $980,514.12 Is for Interest on the existing debt of tke District, which must be vided for, The balance $17 is ‘annually for the gradual redemption of tie funded debt, which, if invest- ed In the debt of the District so as to give + per cent. interest on the investment, will entirely extinguish the debt before the maturity of the 265 bonds. The total District funded debt is 321,055,650, exclusive of the water stock, whi is otherwise provided tor. Mn, Witntr F. Storey denies e1 the rimor that he has sold or in Chicago Ties 10 Mr. Jolin Weatworth. He s he would no more think of selling his peper tian he would of going without his breakfast. No New Coat, Combination PROBADLE.—The rnmors that the representatives of the leading coal companies arc about to hold a conferenc Wiha view to a new combination, are pos' tively denied by the officers of several com panies, A gentleman representing the Lehigh Interest said yesterday that there is not the re MOtest possibility of a combination. ‘The cold Weather has created a greater demand for coa', ard tae stock In the yards tn the city is lght A very large shipment by the Philadelphia and ading Company is expected ia a few days. [¥. ¥eSua, it maticalty ends to sell the Ww PIRACY CASE AT BELVIDERE. 3 iY. against Strader, Cox and Sli- ker, for defrauding the local government, the prosecution showed that Cox had footed a cigar and beer bill Monday night for two ot the jurors. ‘The chief justice reprimanded the jurymen, but did not think the act sufficient to warrant him in discharging the jury MME. ADELINA Patti. who fs now at Berlin. is laid up with an accident to the knee-cap, which catises inuch anxiety to her friends, as the ail- ment. instead of getting better, Is growing worse, and Dr. Wilms states that amputation of the limb may become imperative. GEN, GRANT arrived at Belfast, Ire day, where his reception was’ very cordial. Replying to a toast at luncheon, lie said he admitted that all the compliments paid to his and, Mon- | country were only its due, and it would only be fin enemy of both Great Britain and America who would raize his hand to cause a ditverence between them. GENERAL Beri rk has written a letter to Gov ‘Talbott, of Massachusetts, in which he spexks in terms of commendation of tis in susmral message, and says that it the legisla. hall exrry out the refornis suggested by ihe sovernor he will be entirely Satistied with results of the recent election. THE TELLER ComMITTEE at New Orleans com- menced yesterday the investigation of acts vielence “and iitiuidatioa in Louisiana. J. Ernest Breda testitied to lis being driven troni Natehitoches, on account of his republican pol Ucs. before thi election, Sitnilar was given by V, A. Barron, Jon ¢ others. A DRUNKEN Fatner’s Act. patch says two children, named Nolan, were ireven to death in bed on Saturday last 1 Crawfordville, Indiana. Their father came home intoxicated the night before and thy ers off the bed. DEATH IN VIRGINTA.—Capt. ‘Tom years old, was found frozen to 1 night in the publle road in Albemarle He was farming in a small way in that county, and it is supposed that he had gone out f9 cut some wood. Captain Lewis had led an eventful Ute, and was famous as the last sur- \ivor of the Lewis and Clark expedition to ex- plore the Missourl river.—j Charlottesville (Va.) Correspondence Ne ¥. Sun. Frozen 10 Tewis, nearl: death count y greatly at ‘TRE WEATHER has moderated ver S!. Louis, the mercury rising several degrees wove the freezing point yesterday. A furious snow storm setin in the afternoon and con- Unued at night. There were six inches of snow on the ground at an early how ‘THE YELLOW FEVER COMMISSION, In session at New Orleans, examined Drs, J. Richardson. D, ekell, A. F. Axson and Armand Merete} yesterday, on their experience during the last and in former epidemics. Col. D. B. Robinson, superintendent of the Mobile and New Orleans rallroad, was examined in relation to the losses of that road by the quarantine and epiderilec on. the lake shore. He estimates the loss at from $00,000 CO $500,000, MR. TILDEN TO THE ONIO DEMOcRATS.—Hon. Samuel J. Tilden has telegraphed his regrets t> the Young Men’s Democratic Club of Columbus, Ohio, at Hot being able to participate in their “th of January bananet this evening, with Whose patriotic objects he says he cordially sympathizes. Mr. ‘Tilden adds:—*The sth of January is memorable for the event and th= Wan associated with it in our history. It 1s well chosen to denote and to flustrate civ! liberty and the unity of the country as repre- sented by Jefferson and 4 son. I am glad that the democracy of Ohio revive the time- honored custom of commemorating an anniver- sary so dear to the hearts of our fathers, and in spirtt so auspictous of promise that the people een all the rights of elective self-govern- nent. A Piamonp Kossexy.—Two unkn: drove up to Goldsmith's pawnbrokiny ment ina cutter, in Chicago, Monday ev One locked the door while ‘the 0: 1 the showease and abstracted two trays (f dia- monds, valued at $7,000. The two then re- entered the cutter and drove raplily away. | the army Is dealt with so fairly. The next time, he New Army wil WHAT ¢ AL SNERMAN SAYS ABOUT IT. sts the army bill going to pass?” asked 2 STAR reporter of General Sherman yesterda “You ought to answer that question,” was the General's reply. * Whether ft is fo pass or not, will have to be settled by Congress. La through with it, T have furnished all the p: and documents bearing on the subject to Cor gress, and have no more to do with it. Twill make no effort to have it pass, althouzh Ta in favor of it. AS faras Tam conce fake its course, Without any effort on my part before Congress in its favor.” Sar:—"Has the early consideration of bill d many officers to the city? “It has not. ‘There are no more e now than usual. ‘The impression y intended to flock here, and the siate- they are already here in large nim > both incorrect.” Sta ie staff is “prineipaily opposed to the bili, fF it not?” hes wiern2—H Yes; We) cipal fight against’ it. tor an interchange of line and staff duty is their principal objection to it, 1 believe. “They do not. I suppose, like to give up their positions in the centers ci civilization for active duty on the trontier in rotation, ‘There are plenty ot young officers on the frontier who see years and years of dniy in the roughest p and in the rough- est climates without ever a day's duty in the cities, Where they ean comfortably live. They think it, nothing but right, and fair play that they showid have turn about with the more favored officers of the staff. 1 Uaink so. 100; and bes ft would famillarize line. officers with stat duties and staff officers with line duties, Which would be found of great advan- tage In cases of emergeacy.” Sturs— “The point" most tremently made against the bill [s that it places the general of the amy above the Secretary of War; that tt makes Le Secretary of Wai sou Lota clerk to the general of the arny. Sherman:—*1 know ft; but, there is novhin tosustain that point. ‘The bill does not pla the Secretary of Warunder the general of the army. The President of the United States [s. by the constitution, commiander-in-chief of the wy. ‘The Secretary ot War is his Heutenaat, and Lis powers cannot be abridged except by a constitutional amendinent, ‘The bil In this re spect merely provides how an order of the See- retary of War sitll be conveyed, Whether If the offivers he: that th ment tha be are making the y Provision of te DIL shall go through the general of the army or whit throuzh a corporal, to speak som fauratively. I orders to the comm sy general, the ernaster weneral, the chiet of ordnance. we. go Uirough the geperal of the army, that abridge in any way the power of the Secretary of War. It merely the general ot the ariny a more complete Supervision of the entire service. He knows fs going on, and is given authority ov neles of the service which T thi would bring the army under more comple serntiny. supervision ahd disetpline. ‘The gen- eral of The auny is uot put above the Secretary War by tis bill, He fs merely given 1c 1 of the forces under hon.” bo you think the bill is without de- ‘oO; there are a number of minor tsin itthat could be remedied. Some of the staatlerdetails could be changed greatly tor the good of the measure.” A STAFF OFFICER'S OPINION. ‘The reporter also entered into conversation concerning the bill with one of General Sher- man’s stall. This officer has spent nearly all his ilie on the frontier, and has had about a year anda hait suf duty. “The bill would put me out on the piairs again,” he said; “but Tam in favor of it. its Dai aze would be tor the beneiit of the army, and personal considerations should be dropped while discussing it. The relations of the staff and line, which it cleariy defines. should be established. Under the present cir- chinstances do not exaggerate when I say that if the general or the army should drop in upon any arsenal, a first Hentenant who might be in charge could kick him out, saying that he had no authority to allow him to inspect the arsenal fom hi rps commander, ‘That's just tt. ‘The different corps have advanced to where they are separate from the executive organ. izaiion of the army, and recognize no general of the arn commanders of thelr dit- 1 1, for one, think that this suould be changed as’ this Burnside bill does change it. Gen. Hancock is 100 well known for his justness and integrity to suppose for an instant that he would favor any measure that had for its intent the harming of his brothe officers. and he favors the bill. Tara pe ectly satistied with it. although, as I have said before, Tam glad taat it puts me In the field in turn, n the last, € might not come out so easily. Whe District in Congress. SESS HOOLS AND CHURCHES. ‘The following resolution, introduced in the Senate to-day by Mr. Windom, was unanimously adoptee: Reselved. That the Commissioners of the Dis- trict of Columbia be directed to inform to Sen- ate what churches, colleges, school-hous nd educational institutions have been sibjected to ssessment and the payment of taxes tor al or Fecay improvements since June 17th, isio: and What stuns of money, if an been received In respect of equal taxes assessed on churches, colle houses and educational institutions since June ith, isd; and what taxes, it any, have been remitted or refunded in respect” of colleges, <chool-houses and educational institutions, the amounts so remitted, and the authority under Which such remission and repayinenis have been made, es, school- WRITS OF EXECUTION. ‘The Dill yelating to writs of execution. intro- duced in the House yesterday by Mr. Robinson and referred to the District commitiee, provides that the marshal or other officer to wiom any writ of execution issued by the Supreme Court or the Distriet of Columbia may be directed may selve and expose to sale any legal or equt- table estate or Interest which the defendant named in sald writ may have in any 1s ements or hereditaments in said Dist that ny person who shall purchase any equitable | estate or Interest ina be sold under the by lands. etc.. which diay authority of the presedins section, shall be entitled, upon payment of tie purehase money, to an assignment or convey- ance of stich equitable interest. to be made by the tnarshal or other officer,and shall, by virtue of such purchase and assignment or convey- ance. Staad as to title, and be entitled to such remedy against all persons and in all cases. ts the person whose title le may purehase: that every judgment or deeree forthe payment of inoney rendered by the Supreme Court afore- tid shall be deemed to be a valid lien from tts ¢. upon all equitable interest, as fully as it would be, tinder existing laws, tpon legal es- tates and interests, which the defendant named insuch judgment or decree may have in any ci¢., In said District; that nothing tn this act shall be construed to prevent any judgment creditor from having his judgment enforced against any equitable estate or tnterest wich the defendant in said judgment may lve im lands, etc., by suit in equity, or to afte ct the jurisdiction of the court aforesaid to © evtain such suit and to decree relief therein cording “wactice heretofore existing In id) Dis- STATE LEGISLATURES.—The Delay © legisla- ture met at Dover yesterday. ‘Ti senate or- sanized with Charlés J. Harring! 4 2s_presi- Gent: the house with Dr. Swithir aandler as speaker. The New York legisiature mc capitol building at Albany yester to the non-arrival of many mein delayed by the storm, adjourned Gov. Kinkead, of Nevada, was Carson City (Nev.) yesterday. resolution Was adopted in the se. that the U.S. Senators from \ the bill pending in the U.S, Se discrimination by rafiroads, nh the new . but owing s, Who were ugurated at coneurrent sdemanding da vote for eto prevent The Connecticut tevislature m—)-day. The senate republican es f aiuated W, Philips president ase caucus nominated Dexter I. Wright spe. row the joint convention. which republican, will elect a governor a officers. -_ To-mor- be largely yther state The Minnesota legislature was 6 —onized by the election of C. A. Greman as spo. vor of the house, and C. W.Jolinson as secre’ vy of the ate, both republi OV. Bishop's annual message was (: Ohio general assembly yesterday. It local debt ts $61.ve: he rec treasury for the year were § close cf Uke year a balance of $915, Ito the ys the he total pts of thie state in the treasury. During the past year the thoney collected for taxes agyrezated $29,525.71, Attention is called to the prevalence of grave- robbing, and the legis Ss some Jitw by which an adequate number of ined- ical subjects may be supplied from recognized and well-detined sources, and thus do away with the odious traffic of body-snateners. ature is asked to THE GaLLows For HcNTER.—The sheriff ana his deputies at Camden, N. J., were yesterday engaged In fitting up and adjusting tlie gallows onwhich Hunter 1s to be hanged on Friday. Hunter: seers Ai Inst to ane realized that he has ho hope of pardon, and is paying more ut- tention to religious afairs, : 3 ociety. tine weather of yesterda: contrast to the previous stinging cold. attract mapy to th receptjons were in progres ber of carriages and pedestria fro, pleasant proof was given svason had really opened. Mrs. Wylie, Mrs. Brran and Randal G and Miss Montgomery, many o and N streets, and others wl “at ome” on Tuesdays, bad p) receptions yesterday. ‘The guest Aldis son, at the judze's bet streets, especially eson and her mother iY, in sueh st ed to those where and from the num- nS Moving to and that the visiting Miss Page, Mrs. rand sister, Mrs. f the ladies ot M ho habitually are leasaht Informal s Who Were tuvited: yesterday from to call on the Chicago dride of Juds uti ul. new hon responded With hearty good will. for all the world takes an Interest in the newly-marrtec Mis. Owen Aldis is very handsome, her boxu being of the most spiritue stood beside the honored wife ¢ guests who called to pa Youthful matron’s toile:te was brocade combined with faille Miss Cornelia Aldis and Miss in entertaining the ¢ both these young ladi 1 those present were the Chief Just firs er x Harlan and dangh- Mrs. and Miss Waite, Juds ter, Senator Allison’s wife, Mr as Bryan, Mr. Charles Preston Sands, Adil Baroness Blanc, Mr . McKee Dunn, Miss F pw Coxle, Miss Miller and ing ladie $ Coleman, Mi Hastings, Mr, ane Mrs. Charles Anderson, of Cine Scott, all Mrs, Hayes’ visitor phreys, Mrs. and Miss Be Miss Waite ad young ladie opera, “HL M.S. Pinafore,” benetit of The Dispensa 10 bionde type. ted her in weleoming the distinguished Bryan, Mrs. Phelps, Mis Manning. Miss Thurston, Mrs. and Miss Rec okett jes, Mrs. Rogers, Mrs and Miss Bradley, who are her guests: 'S Freeman, General and Mrs. Jewett, of Chicaxo, and some other ave tn prepa She anid of the judze, ts. Th a rich saitan red the Me COLO! Lathrop assisted The tollettes of very elegant. fee, and Mrs. Thom- and Mr re Jones, General and Miss Winter. Mr. Miss ‘Innati, and Miss Mrs. and Miss ie aritably di fona com pe given for the Mrs. Andivw Coyle and her guest, Mrs. An- drews (the The artis, reveive on Wed ir residence, on L street ptions oY the Cabinet Tamilies ocenrred this eiterneon. Mrs. Hayes had so far recovered vs to receive. visitors intormally last es Aur mg those who cated were Mis. Go Kev. J.B. Weth his brid katie Staith, ot N Miss Mary Evart- Judge and irs. F On Monday, Mrs. Payson. the wife the Third Assistant se ary of Sta’ a juneh in lonor of her couslia, the VL ats era's niece, Miss Devens. ‘Three weeks having expired mourni the British legs (ic Mrs. Lawrenes, a very sisi ton, isat the Arlington, Mr. Carrie, of the Argentine ceived a pleasant letter trom > minister, announcing his s The = OF vr DISTING cE ter 1. T of the art Robert Norrork. V4. Dece: It swith considerable dimide my name to a pape men of great exy testimno cussed, ae presented tn the I, however, my comparative! ence ent'tles me to be heard, to say that. in my opinion, th of the several stall departments of the qr would tend greatly to impair the eft fhe fact should never the service. looked that the theory upon w establisuiment Is organized an volves the volunteer feature as the great rel ance of the country in the event most important to have organi render tb ot wal ally aud to eral staf departments could army of volunteers hh lady rmy Keorganizatio: ISHED CONFEDERATE lor’, late adjutant y of Northern Virginta Lee, writes as follows: xperienc taf! departments in time of peace Anoficer of the line ass short periods to service in the the deepest court m iS.0V Bos: Tr legation. has re- enor Gare, the arrival in Eitrope, Bil ortt ral r General unde aber 2th nee that 1 attach containing the views of the lence, extracts from wh upon the important subject foregoing page y limited exper!- Ido pot hesita e disorganization - ciency of be ove hich our militar nd conducted ir of war, Itisthen pd and tried efticient tu at gned occasion- sev- not acquire that degree of cficieucy in any one to enable him to act imtellicently when the occasion shoald arise for conducting matter tion and actual experi tors in the making of a good commissar the study of i practice. to vod Jawyer or doctor. Nor would result an: proposed, his experi Tilercuangeable system woul on & war basis. Educa- nce are as essential tac- quartermaster or law, or medicine, the making of a do T think there real economy in the change Every inexperienced man | to the performance of new duties must acquire ree at a certain cost or toss, and an signed ld be attended, in hay Hdginent, with large items of loss. Without a correspon cieney. gree with Col, District Governme Commissioner Dent passed James Lacy from the workhot iquor livenses have been g trict Commissioners to Jos Spaids, and Charles H, Miller. ble night last night, And is repor 5 degree of experience or em- ‘aylor, full, W.H. TAYLOR, a. JOHNSTON. t Affairs. a pretty comfort- ed as improv- The District Commissioners to-day pardoned use ed by the Dis- IL. Davidson, C.D. FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS, WebNrsbay, Jannary s. SENATE—T ° President laid betore t Senate a numberof communications trom the Secretary of War, showing the expenditures at the Springtield national armory during the past year: recommending legislation to him to turn overto the Seeretary of the Interior the Fort Abercrombie and se ailitary res. prvations in Dakota territ« y beiny needed for military purposes; encl Pier from Gen. Irwin MeDowell sug a change in the 1th article of wa attention to the opinion of the Jud heral ON that subject, which. proviies that ro | Sentence of a court-martial shall be carried into execution until the Whole proceedings sh.t!l have been approved by the officer ordering the court. or by the officer commanding for the time Advocate being, Also, transmitting the report of Capt tobert M. Scott relative to the manner and cost Of publishing the rebellion war records. Ail of th which were referred appropriale com. tees, hie Vice President also omni ment Jolat Commission ene losing the plan or | W.W. Story tor tie moditicatton of thestrnctim | Referred to ui unites on public buildings and grounds, Mr. Wallace “i resolutionsof the Pitts- burg chamber of commerce urging the eariy sige of House bill Known as the antidis crimination bill. Referred to the commit commie Bulls id beTOre The Senate Were introduced and ret aS folle Ry Mr. Rooth—To ceduce © Of pubik lands within railroad limits. Referred to com- mittee on ihe lay It provides that alt Tin road limits w e been subject to pre-empti Mie publi : hereby reduced t Ws OW siti Lit towed 10 enter yaeres th ot Mr. Morgan subinitt 30,000 Copies Of the sp. parunent of Av ure on -cotton plant, with the ti trations, & Agreed to. Mr. Edmunds said tiere were no jolt ral between the nwo he of Congress and nevefore submitted a coneurrent Pesolut ring that on the last three days ot t ston no bill passed by either House 1 day Of (he -rssion no. Dill be sent to the President for hls appre He said | ed Tie resolution w Con ress devote 1) as To the conside The two hous listorian, nder Polk, ing the compensation of eler | Cireuit Courts of the Uiiites | were indefinitely postponed, He also reported trom the sane committee adversely on House bill providing for the jndi- | cial ascertaidment of claims against the United | States, and itv fnitely postponed. | _ Mr. Grover, arising to a personal explanation, | read a telegram reeenuy published in the New York Heraid in vegard to Oregon state tunds amounting to about $97,000 being expended aud not accounted for di Mr. Grover as governor. He replied to t eharges seriatim, denying their truthtuiness and quoting from the laws and state records to show that ali money bad been properly ex- pended. At the expiration of the morning hour the Senate resumed consideration of the bill to amend the patent laws, and Mr. Wadieigh, in charge of the bill took the floor, but soon atter he commenced his remarks a message was ceived from the House of Representatives an- nouncing the death of Ton. Julian Hartridge of Georgia. Messrs. Gordon, Booth and Beck were ap- pointed a committee on the part of the Senate to arrange for the funeral and ‘oinpany Ue remains to Georgia. The Senate then, at 1:10 p.m.,on motion of Mr. Edmunds. as further mark of respect to the memory of the deceased. adjourned watil to- morrow. HOUSE.—In the opening prayer, the chaplain alluded, ina feeling and solemn manner, to Une death, this morning, of Mr. Hartridge. of Geor- gia, | journal, the official announcement of the death | Was made by Mr. Cook, who offered resolution expressing the regret of the House, and pros | ing fora special joint committee of Memb and 3 Senators to take order for superiutendin sof V State: j | ‘The House then adjourned, — THE Lanor Excnant t. dud MacArthur in the ehatr and 1 ry, tary. Judge MacArthur turned over $100 hy had received from President Hayes for the benefit of the exchange. | $100, from a lady Mr. Tullock. Mr, tributed $10, | a donation of $ Another check, for esident, was turned over by John ¥ ‘The Secretary reported that authorize | and calling | ution from the Washinzion Monn. | ng the aduiinistration of | and, immediately after the reading of the | today. Su Thompson con- trict Commissioner Dent made some recovery on recent prices on a re- of the amalgamation rumors regarding and Trunk and Great Western lines. The J article this morning, says: iy traceable to specilative ‘The Colliery Strike. |. Baresi Toe decision of t Hers on - hel Losubmiit toa reduction of wages, has already sent up the price of coal, 1 and in the O! 8 strike, it ts expected that | Prices will rise rapialy, because the stocks are very low, If is generaily Delleved that th Taasters, at Ub ecung on Thursday, the 9th instant, will ¢ compromise on the ques- Hon of waxes. ‘The Emperor's Arm ina Sting, LONDON, Jun. S.—A Rerlin dispatch to the Timessays: “The Emperor William is wond Iy weil, though still obliged to carry his arm sling. He drives out datiy2with tie Crown Prince oF With an equi | Germans bike the Resu ! French Election: BeRity, Jan. s.—The German press shows generally, without distinction of party, great Satisfaction with the result ol cts | | France. ‘The North German Gazette intimates | that the republic can reckon on the sympathy i of the of Germany so long as Its policy reilects une moderate and reasonable views of Gambetta. Russia's Refractory Students. LoNpos, Jan. 5.—A telegram from Mosnow es that the Kharkof Veterinary School bas been broken up and the Kiet! University closed indeinitely, In consequence of the | demonstrations of the student | Russia Consents, | Lospoy. Jan. s.—The Post's Berlin says: ~ Russia has intimated tts willing consent to the appointment of Rustem Pashit as governor of Eastern Russia, on condition of a precise detinition of the limitation of iis | pow France and & poudent treaties of ¢ rtreaty with Austria, aign im Atghan- y N tr General Stewart's ¢ Hon of Kandahar will mark the delinite period of the y MM will § © 1 COTWINN ea possi- s before Wi vat anlialted fon ts give AL Slewar’. or po ¥ Le may pro e occupation ot Ehtnsi, bis an tant strait sition, bat Afghanistan will furnish no turther tutelliger Tuportanve The High W ure tae be 4 tube conrespondeat of te d The report or Le coutield’s ihdisposition, now telegraphs that on Monda a Beavonsticld had symp toms 6 right foot. He did’ net, March, who dent ac | New Bevsew ed chureh at Br re A thousand dollar organ had been put in on Monday. ‘The bullding was almost seventy-tive years old, and was one of Ube largest and fiuest country churches in the state. “Insuran 000, Capt, Bogardus’ Gre: en NEW YORK, Jan, 5.—Captain Bogardus com- menced his feat of breaking 6,000 Class balls ont of 6,200 Uhis morning At noon he had broken 362 and seventeen min utes later 560, without a single miss. Onl about two doven people were present at the columencement, among whom Was Dr, Carver, A Light-ship Lost. Provipence. R-1., Jan. s.—Collector Pratt, of Newport, as ‘received orders to dispatch th cutter Samuel Dexter tn searehot the Handke: chief Shoal Light-ship, which went adrift on the id instant with a full crew aboard, and nothing has since been heard from it. Failure in St St. Loris, > & Collins, wheel and pig iron dealers, of Unis city, made an assignment yesterday to Charles F. Joy, of the law firm of Harris & Joy. Nothing ts yet | kuown regarding thetr liabilities and assets. i 2M ele ts { Murder of a Postmaster. Lovisv » Ky., Jan. 5.—Robert Malone, at Beckley’s Station, was murdered by an unknown party. The instru- at Gilmore's Garden. | Ouise ment used Was « hatchet | ‘The Markets. \ | BALTIMO! Jan. $.—Virwinia consolidated, 54; do. second series, 37; do. due cou; North Carlina st: ‘olds 1b don new, 10 bi AGGtuay lira, and low wrades a ehade Lieher soft, 8x8. A BALTIMORE, Jan. 8 —Cotton dull tnt held firm— middiing,9'.a9%. Flour frm and active. Wheat, Southern quiet aiid nominal aud no stock; weste Gull and tower No. 2 Pennsylvania red, LOT ya 1.073; No, 2. western winter red, spot and January, Tb. the funeral and to 1 the remains of the de- | 1.056106; February, L0GigaLd. Corn, southern ceased to his late residence in Georgia. firmer for white m x re. bo yellow offered ; Westert. ‘The Spe: pointed as such committer on | active and bigber- southern white, 46a48 in store the part of the House, Messrs. Cook. Cox (N.Y. RCE BRET Sk ne Salary, Oakes: oem Cabell, Stone, Davidson, Hanna and Mitchell. ” | taary, f4att. March. d4sat¢). steamer, 408 | 405. ull ‘and easier—southern and | $eitia, SaaS: western white, Sosa: do. muteed, | Bye quiet aud nominal. Hay steady and ‘in fair * | demand—prime Pennsylvania and Maryland, 10.000 | 11.00. Provisions dull and uuchanged. Batter in » | fair dewand and firm for choice—western packed. . | 16a18: rolls, 15a16. Petroleum firm and no sellers— crude, 77.48, refined, §’as%. Coffee quiet and steudy—Rio carcoes, 11al6%. Whisky firm but iets L08eal 10 Freuitato Liverpool per steamer rater more inquiry—cotton, 44. ; 3 | [tuin, @ad. ached.” Reeelyts—four, 245+ wheat 00, oats, 8.600, Bhipmuents—wieat, 3 a 5 had bee: ' er last night to the Sey 4 The District Commissioners have issued an | $2585, laid been turned over last night to 1 NEW YORK, Jan. Stocks firm, Money, 4. order that, personal-property returns for the | fer pevciper was ond chorea oe AS | Excliange, loug, 4849," ebort, 487 Governaients seein gy une OY, TSB, De Tecelved by the | foremplosment by whitefemalesands, rolored, | Sy, YORE, Jan <--Flour quiet. Wheat « essor up to the 15th instant, and that atter | {0! rhite 6 cl d females had been | Gorm f that lime the assessments be made and 50 per | Seven White and 26 colored females had been quiet —0. 8. bende s ] ™ per | furnished employment. Applications of maies | LONDON, Jan. 5, 1230 pf BoC. in, 76% nL. penalty added, as the kaw provide for employment had been as follows: White. ts | Rew Nee, New Jersey Ce. ral couroln, 76) _THE GARBAGE NUISANCE. H colored, 4 and work had been furnisued to = } Et: 2% Hr MeCanley, contractor for removing nicist- | White and 2 colored, Judge Macarthur re soil and garbage, of whom compiaint has been | that he bad oalted ape th Office officials 1 cE W made as to the mlaaner of doing his work at the | fh tea’ Gt eed Upon The Oh tes Genel LOCAL NEWS. place of shipment, was before the District Com | py nd had ascertained ‘They we _ Shi missioners yesterday. and filed a number of | oblived, by law. to advert! proposals. A ALISON Nattox. Sr. who died Monday adidavits—his own Ineluded—showing that the | Yesolution was adopted, - © president ot Lue wth year of his ave, cate ucts complained of had been done by some or | bor Exchange be te tissue aca | Whew a youth from Aiexandrta His eraployes, without his knowledge or consent. | ling of citizens for the purpose at | The, Business of keeping liver baying So action has been taken by the Comnrssion- | organizing a wenesal society Sitot oF 4 selling horses and’ spectlating tn real e- crs, the poor oF the \ and accitulated quite a fortune, 1 ts jf CONGRESSIONAT. CALL FOR Pvorwation. Well known tint for several years past Mr The District Commissioners yesterday ‘re- | Serr por $50,000 FoR SLaNvER.—¥ has not resided with lls tantly, 4 ceived a letter from Senator Dorsey, chatriman | Henry Biren, by Col. Robert Christy, ya separation from his wile wa Pi the District conunittee, requesting of them « | sit against’ John J. Shipman, for $5 (he court, “The tantly. ob learning list of per es remaining | slander, on having on the 2ist of December lasi | of luis death imine 4 an eater. vupaid for n entitied. | spoken of iim <plaintiff) as follows:—*= He is a | taker and made pr wus for the faneral to had they presented them for funding in the | d—d thief: he robbed mae of. ctete tivne take place from: the Tauily reside time allowed by law: also alist of ceruticates | dollars, ° th Street, but the woman in wh Issued and retained certitieates remaiding —- = ith street. near the avenue, bi Rschedtie or gr Gig Commissioners unissued: | ‘Tar Dwyen-Evsore Fiut.—The second de- | tht she would bury hin, ald refused the Se eae ae U clatins excent judgment posit in the proposed rigut betw mittanee. There being no other rec oust, as acied on by. the bourg ona, CheMeeE Not | Dwyer and Jaines Elilott for the c j distasteral as i the family were oblig wen S made since. which payal ble in 3.65, cnaniry, ‘The amount annually received ! from the Market House comp as the charity fund, ts $7,500, distribution trom t fun been as fol haere Ws: To Wm. Site ry ery. fOr the poor cines for the poor, total, $1,350. The Commi cluded to contribute $100 per fund tor the night lodging most inclement months of the alway of Washington and Georgetown, $500; to per month to the centiar dere a 3 he central ispensary for ine making $500 for tf year, ‘fused Contributions from’ t P unsettled and oy the District any. and known The amount of ace July Ist, ISis, ey, for the poor $258; and & IX Monti toners have also con~ tnonth trom Unis house during the They have its fund to local charitable orzanizations, asin contiict with tpirit of the law. which inten: Sion of this fund to all classes wit to color or available amount in hand, over to any properly based upon th Mrs. Church and Mrs. Tweeda'e, representing: | were before the Commis- to Inquire whether or not te a benevolent society, stoners yesterday ded. the distribu. hout regard paevious condition of servitude. The which wili be turned organized charity ¢ principles indicated, is $+ society District authorities are contributing from the public charity fund m aid of ganizations, contributions are ‘They were informed that no sueh being made, site local Charity or- ‘but that such funds would be held subject to disbursement by some responsible and recegnized public orzani- zation which may be approved by the Commis- sioners, BUILDING issued by Inspector construct five two-story bri ington and Canal streets, AN Egvivocat. CHare grand jury In the Kin day, Judge Pratt ok id: Entwisle:— eorgetown: In s county M.A. McGowan, Imuildings, Wash- iM), vharging the ‘ourt house ¥ “Lhave been inform- ed on pretty ane authority that there is a nui- sance in Unis nillding, in Lhe shape of a machine for the manufacture of gas, and that it ts highly dangerous to the persons who occupy these court-1ooms.” It is understood that HIS Hone in these remarks did not intend to retlect upon the legal ¥. World, ith. Gentlemen practising in the court, but had reference to an illuminating vas.—_ &#~Three boys broke through the ice and were drowned while skating on Lake George, New York, yesterday. fe W. N. Castle, defaulting dose, Cal., on being arrested, city clerk of San at Astoria, Ore- gon, Monday, biew out his brains. "Minister Foster has appointed Dani. S. Richardson United States con tem, at the City of Mexico, nsul-general pro | of America being due yesterday a. larg ber Of sporting men assembled at the Clipper oftice during the afternoon to witness the posi- ing of the money. Dwyer arrived early, and about three o'clock the backers of Elliott drop- ped in. An hour more passed. however, wit h- any business being transacted, thouzh but litte concern was caused thereby, as the arti- cles of agreement allowed until i) ‘clock for the deposit. Shortly after four reached the office, having jour- Philadelphia tor the purpose in The sum of $250 each was then placedin the hands ef the temporary stakeholder, Dwyer depositing his in gold coin. That part’ of tle business being over the choosing of the tinal stakeholder was In order. Contrary to general expectation this usually serious business was easily dis) of. The second or third nam: suggested Was agreed upon. That was Thomas Waisb, a wel! Known sporting man of New | York, and the principals left the Clipper onice to ascertain if he would consent to hold the stakes.—[V. ¥. Herald, ith. | WOMEN BURNED TO DEATH.—At Davenpori, Towa, while Mrs. Thomas Hogan was sitting hear a coal stove, Sunday merning, with her | infant child in her arms. her dress caught fire. Instantly she put the child in a place of safety’ and n fighting the fire, which by this time shrout her. By the ald ef her husband the Names were subdued, but not until fatal inju- ries had been received. Mrs. Hogan's body was a mass of burned and blistered tlesi. three. fourths of her body at least belmg shocking’ roasted. ....Clara Potts, a ae oe a delphia lodging-house Known as the St. Laurent hotel, went to bed Monday ulght intoxicated, and whilst smoking 2 cigar in bed set her cioth- ing on fire and was burned to a crisp. SITTING BULL.—Capt. Clark, of the British mounted police, passed ®ast through Omalia Monday evening On his way to England. {le | states that he saw Sitting Bull three Weeks azo, | and that he was hearty and strong. He is sus- picious to the last degree of all whites. and had With him 1,500 lodges. avera sing two able-bodied warriors to each lodge. He has no thought of coming south. 8® Colonel Thomas Scott. according to Paris 4, has been almost completely resto ed to health since bis arrival in Europe. s2-The King of Holland was married last evening to the mont, In Arolsen, in Western Germany. - SPA town in Kansas has been named after Susan B. Antony. It ts called Susantown, and is the county seat of Harper county. s®-Jefferson Davis is the last sarvivor of Franklin Pierce's Cabinet. rincess Emma, of Waldick Pyr- _ resort 16 tae co | noon Mr. H.W. Garnett was ca j pared a bill inequity for an injunction to re- strain all persons from interfering with the faunily in prepariug the body and interring the same. An wjupclion Was procured from one ot the judges to tis effect, and about 7 o'clock ast evening Deputy nal Williams proceed- ed to the lonse to execute the same. ‘The re- | spondentinamed in the writ as Connolly) insisted | to Mr, Willlains that she had the right to the | body, and attempted to lock the door on him, but | she relented, and the undertaker was called in | and the body removed to the Naflor family resi- | dence. ‘The funeral took place to-day and was | largely attended. Rev. Dr. Elliot and Rev. Mr. Harris officiated, and the interment Was made ts, and late yesterday atter- lied in and pre- <TICE MARSH REMANDED VO Jati.—To- 3 aring Of the case of R. H. Marsh who, it will be remetubered, was some time ago com- | mitted to jail for contempt of court = Bd Olin, Of the Probate Court, in not paying over certain moneys Claimed to be due him as guardian io the orphans of the late W. MB. Fan- ning, Was resumed before Jur Humphreys on habeas corpus. When the writ was first served Judge Humphreys released Marsh on his - sonal recognizance, and subsequently on 5 ‘To-day he Fig but before there was any argumneut Judge Humphreys said Uhat it was unnecessary 10 make aby argument, as he grave doubis as to the power of one judge to View the acts of a fellow fudge, the Court in General Term would in Session within two weeks, when they could carry it there, and he remanded Mr. Marsh to the custody of tne marshal, MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued to Silas Tervell aud Apnie E. Glichrist; Robert Payne and Caroline Walker; H. H. Henley and Mrs. Saral E. Knowles; Geo. W. James, of Richmond, W. Southall: Chas. Kerrick, of Caro- ne county, Va., and Be'tic Hibbs; E. Winston x ia Herbert, both of Baltimore: | nived Gregory and Mary L.. Distman; W. Hi. | Denny, of Lancaster, Pa., and Sarah E. Tal- bert. THE WASHINGTOX AND GEORGETOWN RatL- | KOan ELECTION. —The stockholders of the Washington and Georgetown railroad elected | to-day the following directory: W. Riggs, | Win. Orme, Wm. K. Riley, Wim. Gunvon, Leon” | ard Whitney, MG. Lane, H. Hurt. The diree- lors will ongaulze morrow for election of omicers. os &?-Dr. Finley, of Spotsylvania county, Va.. was found in the side frozen to death Sat- urday night. tis he was on Lis way to visit a sick patient at Une time of his death,