Evening Star Newspaper, January 17, 1879, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR, PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, | AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Penneylvania Avecne, corner L1th Btreet, | BY | The Evening Star Newspaper Company, } 8. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres't, | Tar Frextse Srsr ix served to enbscribers fn city by carriers, on their own account, st 10 cents er mes s4 cx rmonth, Copies at the r. 2 cents each. ‘postae prepaid— pipe hh: one Rr B <R—5 abl hed on Friday—32 8 | 10 copies for $15; recriptions mast ba paid in sa | vance ino pap longer than «o paid for. ‘Ew Hates of advertisine mate known on applica- ten. SPECIAL NOTICES. NOTICE—THE POLICY he MUTUAL FIRE ENSUE. tolambia 2 mmpany. POL ted POLIC SEW OR SOMPANY. r= of thia Comnany | of the President of the aph. C ner of adway anc Dey st ity, on 1 KI. vectors i NORVIN Git F JONADAB —GRAND TH ly Seasion at the Hall of . Wee th street n.w.,on SAT- the Sth inst, 3 to2, in ¥. Publie invited. | ave, | afe ke TNG for Temperance, from COA. Chapel, cor. th and D sts. FURNITURE, CARPETS, UPHOLSTERY | Be GODS END BEDDING, af wholesale prices, | d stablishment of W. B. MOSES & | ON. enw. ja y eS (@ KUUGHT THE PATENTS FOR n'a Porous Kvaporator, we recou- bet air from furnaces, latrobe stoves and stesra fois itis attached to the resister, ana renders the Beadache, catarrh and gore throat use HAYWARD & HUTCHINSON, Brass Fire Sets, Enslish Tile, Siste Mantels, Pa ior Grates, Furnaces, Ranges'and Latrobe Stoves. | fpr teburw's PHanmacy, 1429 PENNSYLVANIA AVENTB te year. Blue Lick, Bedford and Bethesda Waters by the gallon octli-tr and New Yors vt Bonds for W. RIGGS, Vice-Pres't. : L STURTEVANT. Tr: ADIFS WILL CONTINUE DAILY janll-Im and i5-ly mend it as the best possible way of moistenins the aur moist and summer-like. If you wish to avoid ther. S17 Orn STRERT, NEAR THE AVENUE Finmbing. Tin Roofing and Jobbing Work. dect SODA snd MINERAL WATERS on draught ai APE DEPOST WM SLICK NEY, Presitent GE JOHN CASSE LS, THOS. is ! FOR COUGHS, COLDS, BRONCHITIS, | &c._, nee the Great ExGiiss REMEDY, EEATING’S COUGH, . LOZENGES. Tested for over 50 years. Relief speedy and certain. Bold by all druswists. Price 50 cents. E. FOUGERA & CO., Aorxrs, oct30-w.f,m,6m New York. OnSE 7 own. (ERS, TEN Trion: Goi: deve Villa Farm 13 milesabove tiered ‘. town on Tennallytown road, offers the best, of inducements for wint ‘Horses at the’ } jow price of #10 per month. First-class | stables, with box stall for every horse. Two feots | f yrain daily. Veterinary attendance free, Dr. K.P ba L MOXLEY. | ]STEMESTING TO TAX-PAvERs. | ‘The SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED | STATES having decided that the specisi axsess- ments forthe improvement of streets and avenues | area vulid and legal tax,all property-holders whoare | stil in arrears, and awainst whose property tax en | certificates have been issued, will be compelled to | redeem the same, subject to such reduction as the | revision now in prowress will authorize. SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS CAN NOW BE PAID AT A DISCOUNT, and sil tax-payers interested will find it tage in adjusting and settling their tax bi WILLIAM DICKSON, REAL Estate AGENT. 222 Pour-and-a- Hai; st., i of advan- stocallon } janIm _ Thiee doors above Columbia Bai =| yWrttet & LIBBEY, i i } CEFOSITE NORTHERN LIBERTY MARKET | i Cor. Sixth Street and New York Avenue. | | ONE DOLLAR WILL BUY } Uke world, and his contributions to it, wher 2 tmade his name Lonored and revered not only ONE HUNDRED FEET | in bis own country but in Europe. Senator oF i Withe { Virginla, paid a teeting tribute to | | the deceased, spoke of his worth on the private BOARDS { walks of life: bis unost ious and modest VS, 53—N°. 8,047. WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 1879. THE EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. White House Receptions. M Hayes will hold a reception each Satur- | day, from 3105 p. m., until further notice. ‘The President will hold two evening recep- tions, from S to 1) o'clock. as follows:—Tues- day, January 2sth, and Tuesday, February 11h. GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To0-DAY.— Internal revenue, H; customs, $42 joxs to the four per cent, loan to- Led LO $2,148.500. Arrroreiation brs.. — Chairman Atkins, of the House committee on appropriations, says that he will report. the legislative, executive and judicial appropriation bill next week. ecretary Evarts be pt in New York, neither the Berlin mis sion nor the consul generalship to Mexico eam > up for consideration at the Cabinet meeting to- day. Judge Key announced the appointinent of 4 large number of postur would have to be Hex. ALEX, STEVH House to-day, looking even better than before he met his recent mishap of falling on the C: tol steps. ATTHE WHITE Horse. among the rest of M GENERAL issouri, will take ais seat in ul ate on the 22d inst., to fill the short. ter tween date and the 41 ted by the M legistature term of office expi JUPGR OLIN’s Successor Nowinatet President sent the following nominations tot Senate to-day:—Alexander B. Hagner, of M land, to be an asssoctate instic Court oF ule DE ber of postmaste retary ie wat cous $9 the FeoUs LO hin Pr ATT, Who was nominated for United Sena or by the republican ca islature yesterday. y Barnum. is a Meride S been in the Connect ent. His testime nsietion was ht © lezisiatur: some time, but no hopes of his € Sepa were entertained by were determined elected. and they ‘he Voles ca n the caucus we arnum. the Sho not Senator B PERSONAI.—Miss Cook, of Chillicotae, 4 arrived at the White House vo-d: the President and family .. Mrs. of New York. nated far her nhlisnt pro py. Lad a long int2 ¥:cw with the Presiden’ to-day, THERE IS A GRai Lig INCREASE in the amount of the daily orders received a Ssury for standard siVer dollars, An exty ars of the department annoy silver dollars would be seat fi tation ih aruouuts from $1,000) to |. and ‘Treasurer Giltilla & been sending them bro e parties as well as to ars are bringing in orders 08 has Is MEvOny OF TH ‘The memorial se Lave PROFESS vice Hes in honor of the Prot. Joveph Henry was held tn the halt 6 House last evening in the pre audience. The President and h chiet « Fe co preme Court, alumni cf Princet ot irlous socteties with wi He plated, ¢ on the Vice-Pres' order, after which Re of Princeton University tor Han Iso =D sident sena- ‘ervices of Prof. Henry in deportment and ched several of the important papers he had contributed to tie cause ot turned | | committee on privileges and Science. Hon. Helster Ciymer, of Peansylva- / da number of telegrams of condolence . LA! and sympathy from tue president of the uni- Davia oes | Versity of Glasgow, the director “i WILL BUY | pzraph company, he Direct Unit States Cal ONE HUNDBED FEET i ie ers Wet taade an oF ) addre: he Spoke of the tmporiant ; Works of Pi . eluding the thermome- BOARDS tric te h is to-da. fected by Edison in bis tasimeter. Gen. Gar in a feel ellogy, ranked the dec to Franklin in contributing ftaport discoveries to the world. Hou. Gen. W paid a’ feel = | w the de fu the world, and The exercises | closed about 11 Dy Pr. Sun. WILLET & LIBBEY'S, waa OPPUSITE NORTEERN LIBERTY MARAET Cor. Sixth Street and New Fork Avenue. GeciStr BR pam FOR SALE—A FAULHAUBER" (ate D. Beurich Large gent of Caiiaty and other BIRDS. Bira Bird Seed and -prepsred Mocking Bird Food. Nee. (Dens onery. Blors.) LADIES WATCHES A SPECIALTY. Watches put im complete order by me are teed for one year, or woney refunded. fe i JNITED STATES 4 PER CENT. U BONDS on hand for immediate delivery. District of Columbia, Twenty and Thitty year ld es, for sate. Oreo Ponds of 1 ©. guaranteed by the United States, Coupon or Rewistered, bought and sold. Other Investment Securities bought on orders. eue2tr LEWIS JOHNSON & CO., Bankers. aaran- ay DIAMONDS. WE INVITE ATTENTION TO OUR ASSORT MENT OF DIAMOND SOLITAIRE AND CLUS- TER RINGS, EAR-RINGS, LACE PINS AND LOCKETS IN ALL SIZES. THE RECENT DIs- , COVERIES OF DIAMONDS IN LARGE QUA! TITIES, AND THE GREAT REDUCTION IN THE PRICE OF GOLD AND LABOR, HAS BROUGHT THESE GEMS WITHIN THE MEANS OF (PER- BONS IN MODERATE CIRCUMSTANCES. gant MW. SNOW-WHITE BREAD Will be wre. cateed if you use CLuES, The handsomest Minnesota Patent Flour tn the District, or, Sterling’s St. Louis Faney Patent, A mucet beautiful Winter Wheat Flour, or GOLDEN HILL, ‘Tne well known Standard Family Flour of the Dis- triet. It is better than it ever Was, and inakes ‘and Bread as lieht and as ‘white as the driven snow. The above-named Flours can be bought st say frsi-class Grocery Store WHOLESALE DEPOT, Cousxe lst STREKT aN INDIANS AVESUX. ont we WM. BM. GALT & CO YY ELLULOU THUSS AND SUP- [RE CELLU OCT EES ‘That never rusts, uover breaks, never weare ont, al: ways clean, and can be worn while bathing, islor sale at CHAS. FIBHEK’S, 623 7th street nw. Mra. Fisher devotes her attention to the wauts uf lady patrona dneV- W BY WILL You BE RUMBUGGED WITH INFERIOR EYE GLASSES, when you vet ts Rest ay a huins. gx OPrichas, 488 Feuneyivacia venue, is ¥ commer aq etreet ‘povso-tr THe NEw PENSION FILL fall text of the Pension —The following is the h passed the ¢ Shape in which ft House; 50 that. it bare to be- previ ouly requires & law:— That all pensions bh have nied under t laws regulating ated fn conse- hich Origine pontin it Sease 4 in said service during sa war of date of vice of the person on whose account the claim has beea or ail hereafter be granted, or from the termina- tion of the cht the party having prior tiule to such pension; provided the rate of pension for the I time for which arrears of granted shall be the same b the pension was origiaally pe! per month for whi granted. ‘That the commissioner of peasioas is here! such rules and regulations for the paymeat of thea granted &s wil necessary > to be paid fosueh pensioners. or. if the pensioners shall ated, to the per- son or persons entitled to the same, all such arrears of pensions as the pensioner may D’ or would have been entitled to under thts act. ‘vhat section 4717 of the Revised Statutes, which provides that “no claim fer pension not prose- cuted to successful issue within five years of the date of filing the same shall be admitted Without recorded evidence from the War or Navy departments of the injury or the disease which resulted In the disability or death of the pensioner on whose account the claim 13 made, provided that in any case in wich the lunita- ction bars the further ui, Che claimant may pre- nt through Uie pension office to the adjutant general of the army, or the surgeon general of the navy, evidence that tne disease or injury which 1e-ulted in th bility or death of the person on whose account the claim is mide orginated in the service and in the line of duty: ana if such evidence ts de-med satisfactory t9 the om to whom it may be submitted, he sl all cause a record Of the Tact. so proved to be made, and a copy of the same to be transmittet to the commniss.oner of pensions, and the barrier to the prosecution of the claim Shall thereby be removed. be, and (he same is hereby, repealed. No Claim agent or other person shali be entitle to receive “any compensation for services in ina} ing application for arrears of pension. That all acts or parts of acts, so far as (hey inay con- With the provisions of tuts act, be, and the sane are hereby, repealed | NAVAL ORDERS.—Surgeon Thomas Hlland to the Lackawanna, per steamer of 20th in3tant | from New York. Passed Assistant Surgeon M. » ©. Drennan to the New London (Conn) naval station, Passed Assistant Surgeon G. C. a cout to the New York navy yard. Chief Engi- | beer A. 11. Able -to 2.5 Jonis at Leazue | Isard, Pa. Passed 4 stant Surgeon Dwight Dickinson from the Chetsea Nayal Hospital aad. | ordered to the Adaus, per steamer 20ch iastant } from New York. Passed Assistant-Engineer A. . Ebgard, om tt St. Louis, and placed on Wa.tiig orders. | | Comintssi Mermen Wouen Before the House Sudiciary Committee. This morning the House judiciary committee gave a hearing to M Enuneline B, Wells and ha Young Williams, of Salt Lake Clty enforcement of the anti-polygamy la’ There were present, of the judiciay committee, Messrs. Lynde, Lapham, McMahon, Conger, Frye, Harris, Knott and Stenge Spencer tntreduced the ladies, have given 1 men upon t tion, whteh w women and ¢ question, asking you for le. work t Hardshins upon tidren, Will you not hear these women in thelr own bebaif? “it Is in powe fo enact new legislation, workine sill great hardship, or to amend or reps so that the chief suffere: religions convictions, may not, be hunted down as outlawsand outcasts. Or, it is in your power to do as you have with our larger question—all the rights of all won jet Tt alone. ‘These pople have reclalm it desert, and made it ave been driven west- ward from state to state, and at last took re on sot! not belonging to the United States, filto live unde took th: vilizati To Mexico, We were thought u the fre American fag, and wi in which to build up a and to worsaip God consciences. When the United 3 109% po: ion of our territory we Were again hunte: by Gentile followed us the: ratortable homes, good ting ehildrea in our and biessed by thel: men Of our country, who in appea Know not wi no paupers, cht Mrs. Witt! y . loved. ony provided f Will the United these 7 to you 10 citizens. you ma: sion before you er what de! 2 as reynested to take. ReLOL Mrs. Spencer Ou are requested to fram a better bill than this now on the ealendartr the committee on territories, whic al Mormon w Lot married se ing them which will Ld the them wr THE PRESIDENT tc lieving Jam pproved 2 bill res iW, of South Carolina, of FE BUTLER-COREIN Cox —The lections heid a Ned for the p norial Senate meeting to-day, wi mwas ¢ M led to thy INDIAN Corstay. from Main i rin the mi General's desire (0 appoint nomination to il the va the senate to-m 1 if not o brother to Dr. judge of the in, reuired, mittee: Y for the purpose of } advisability of br Indian terri De ted. TO LOL represe ber of the Ct er to the A Wale ci upreme Court ustal incidentally th: up by tk own be suri Ka line daring the month of November last advanced thin per cept, by means of this agitation. Porter, chief of the Creek nation, said ere opposed to any change in ‘the! ticiations withthe governinent. and {t Was shuply a question of law whether there Was any authority 10 set aside their treaties, 10 Sover them a territorial government, their lands, and to change all their tations against the wishes of the s. Mr, H. Mi. Ruggles, of the and Texas railway, Col. a and Neosho’ Valley ad, Col. Roudinot, and two or three other delecates said they would be content to submit their arguments in writing to the committee, And the chairman, (Senator Patterson.) ordered that th itten arguments be filed by next Col. W.P. Adair, of the Cheroxee 2, thought they ought to be informed as to the tenor of these arguments, because after they were printed there would be no chance to reply. col, Boudinot sald his evi- dence and argument on behalf of the Cherokees would be tothe effect that certain persons, who had testified in favor of territorial government, andi ent of the lands, had had their eatened. © chairman.—‘“I have received letters trom Perons who state that. thetr lives have been thesiened in consequence of their testimon, =e this is not evidence.” Col. Adair. istuff. There has been nobody killed The chairman y mais be thirty made tueir farewell visit to the In- Unent to-day ASERICAN CATTLE POR THE ENGLISH MARKET.— ‘The contagious disease act, which became a law some time back, requires that all live animals imported into Great Britain shall be slaughtered at tre port of landing. ‘This, with its accom- Panying restrictions, would materially interfere With the cattle export trade of the.Untted States. ‘The Departmentoft State, therefore, entered into ccnununication with the British’ authorities, aud utter showing that Engiand bad nothing to fear from the importation of American cattle, as far as contagious diseases were concerned, requested that the United States be exe: Trcin the foregoing restriction. On the ith of the present monuli a note was recetved at the J egurtment of State, from the British Legation at Washington, conveying the gratifying tntel- Mgenee that by an order in council, d: De- cember 6, isis, American cattle are declared exempt from the operation of the act, | | | | white Paris nmstin and y | ning aid Miss ‘Thruston, and M | Wiends on Tuesda; | ee | who beliey j ing Washington Society. ‘Through an inadvertence the Epiphany, In- Stead of St. John’s church, was mentioned in yesterday's STAR as the Miss Wainwright and Lieut. Seaton Schroeder, U.S.N, In consequence, quite a crowd asse: bled at the former editice last evening, hop! to witness the entree of the pretty Washingt bride and her attendants, The invited guests being better informed. tilled up St. John’s ehureh at an carly hour, the time tor the wedding bein p.m. The ushers—Messrs. Taslor, Heath, Totten and Chew and m—received and seated th ancel, altar, font and reading elaborately and beautifully decorated with tlow ers, and the antique churéh thorou shiy Ig The assembled guests comprised repre se: ves of all the most esteemed old resident fan: ies who constituted Washington's fashion society before the war. The dipiomatie corps Was largely represenied. All things had seemed to conspire to render the occasion a peculiarly pry One until yesterday morning, when death asta cloom over the families most nearly terested by suddeniy taking away the sixte months ola infant of Lieut. and Mrs. Wiilic Emory. ‘The former si to have been fi bride, and his 5 bridesmaid, but the sudden death of the bu ai General residence caused 190 deep a sorrow to admit of any of General Emo family attending. 'The bridesmatds were Heath, who took Miss Emory’s place. Miss Pat- terson, Mis delphia, Miss Taylor, altimore, a Cousin OF the gre iss Panld nd M These young ladies wore lenciennes lace aress- feved with tlowers. Mr. Seaton Monroe as best man to the groom. vother, M las Bache epiion, to whi ate friend only a of the bride and e invited, was yiven by Adm’ swite, at her residence on bridal coupte have zone on a brief ¥ but will return .¢ clouds lifting yesterday affernoon caused unber ot ladies and not 2 few gentlemen 19 foreh to callon the Senators’ wives ani who receive on Thu s. 1 be- hand isth stree Med the busy Of past seasons, so muaay were the nd so numerous the hands Among those receiving tor Hoy bad a. aids her nic ees Miss Man- and Miss Red- alors Wallace and Kellos ception at Willard’s, Among other agreeabie s e those of M Mrs. Ci Stanley Edaminds. > calls yesterda; Martheivs, ou nd Miss Dodge d'd nat receive, ard reception yesterda nd Mrs. George faylor. trom yesider 4 tos pan, ral and Mrs. Sc se also had a ¢ Bator ay se yesterday, eir custom on Thursday danee in © parlor, ‘aS A130 at tended by residing e! ein the city, ihe ladies at Le Droit Park will recelve tin THE MCGARRATA: —The House commit- ice on public lands to-day, after hearing the cencluding argninent, of Col. Michael Wood, of Alabama, in the case of MeGarrahan against ihe New’ Idria company, agreed that another eeting of the coimittée suould be held on ) y hest tor the purpose of closing the nt. iGVERNORSHIY OF OH10.—Gen, Gouve- cur, of Ohio, who is bere feeling the politic pe ys that he thinks the republican ticket in the Buckeye sta be Gen, Gartield for governor and M nt gover I M wr says this ticket WH be accepta stalwart republicans, thet he Enows whereat he speaks, wien as he does say. that Keit itor Sta will please noties inn article of Monda id in relation to meters — “ws the service how stands,” Of cov will hav as the in- about e S ow Unt ulthinately ne: a ¥ ouht 10 be down now hi ased demand for suppl the powers of the service to farnt | aineunt needed, though a much better supply could be had if ail would unite with ihe depart- The poia st this, in fave pnomical in f ineters:—Ioi ruse of pay for every foot no burning all night unless necessity iS; no cooking done, or rooms heated by ti without having an increased bill at © end ofthe month, Ifthe gas company far- nished no meter, Mui charged for the number of cuis oF burLers at so tntten per day, the y could not supply the demanii P checks—mete c. AVON OF result will follow. Lain not ove of tho that water meiers cannot be had accurately and uniformly id to do, and 1 believe they nable. The proper way r the department to furnish them as that Scene of the wedding of | ‘The District in Congress. IMPROVEMENT OF THE RIVER AND THE SANITARY CONDITION OF WASHINGTON The Secretary of War transmitted to the Senate to-day, a copy of a report from Mr. s. P. Abert, U.S. neer, in reply to a com- iunieation from the Senate committee on Dis- iriet_of Columbia, transmitting copy of a Dill for the improvement of the sanitary condition of Washington and for deepening the rive channel. ‘The Seeretary of War concurs in the Abert. Mr. Abert’s letter is neral A. M. Humphreys, chief Senate bill refered to pro- | for the reclamation of the flats and Marshes above the Long Bridge by an embank- iment between the present and new water front toa height of seven feet above high water; the material for the embankment to be taken from | the river bed in such manner as to leave achan- | nel 2 feet deep along the new river front and a | Width of not less than 300 feet, provided that | the river slope of the embankment may be covered to a thickness of 25 feet with material talen from the government reservation oveu- commu War, transmitting ing general of t dito thee vicinity of } says both Ge recommend an marpore. 2nd he Referred to the port. of Civil E Senate bill for tl vondition of Wash ssioner: eport to the Se to secure 01 fprovement of the entire rt city as faras the mouth of the Regarded as a general plan of uiions noth- ing better could have been proposed than the Specifications of the bill, but ceriatn essential parts of the plan have been omitted. The bill omits To provide for the outlet sewers whien | will be covered by the new ¢ 1. Tt also omits to mention the n 7 i and more permanent bridge near or on the site front of tl era branch. | Faird, t the importance of ment w reed t { of the southern halt of the present Long bridze. | adopted as amend | The third omission is in theabsence of any pro- | Mr. Anthony, | vision for protecting the new bank ported favorably by the tlocds, ‘The ‘maiter of copies of the narra 10 the special committe that subject, Wiil be render ticn of the river. deepening of the r cause them to sett ably fall, If not be washed away, work proposed under the bili} Amount of filling above the Lo: r } for the sale at 1h | additional. y sca will prob- e COSt OF the as follows:— i bridge to ased 20 per | tion of the records | eireuit cou nre, was time and Mr, Anth nto print rative of 1 tern district for shrin ge thie’ taken from € and contiage! tive fee bank prot Ucoes not Hd £0, sed. sting thing VS se red from note REVISION OF SPECIAL ASSE: The Heuse commit on the District of Co. } were lumbia had under consideration to-day the bill | B | now pending before the Senate District of Co- | {itt | lumbia committee with reference | | assessments in the Distriet, 5,250 there is some cont! r in relation to pun | and th Inthe Indian cou M subject, appointed Messrs. Hunton, ouck, May { hem atid Hendee a sub-com: | subject into consideration.‘ | tee Subsequent dan open ses- sion at ten o'clock to-morrow, at which all tax- sented of the new jatter commit. | "yy Saullsbury Su Sy) to | payers interested in the subjéct of assessments | will be accorded a hearing. | MAKKI ES OF COLORED PROPLE. | companies, syndic, The committee agrecd to repord favorably a | bonds or ‘se Dill whieh provides: “That the issue of any mar- | Tlage of colored persons, contracted and entered into according to any custom prevallin time in any of the states wherein the curred, shall, for all purposes | inheritance, and the transinission of both real and personal property within the District of | | | | { persons for service the bend= of whether in and at the deem such Das been paid on € much money has b Cotmnbia, be deemed and held to be legitimate, | and capabic of inheriting and transmitting in- heritance. and taking a3 next of kin and di tributee according 10 Jaw. trom and to their parents, or either of them, and trom and to hose from whom . or either of posit in natior taries, partment | them. may inherit’ or transtit’ inheritance, | anything in the laws of such state to the ¢ j ‘t ithstanding: Provided, That nothing he ing that age te Tor all other purpose and be in for ; and there of the resolution t Alilson. fro} PROPOSED NEW LIQUOR LAW, Mr. Monroe, of Ohio, introduced a pill in the House yesterday which imposes a tine of not less than $100, or imprisonment in the Distriet | jail for not less than tht or both, at the Giseretion of the court, upon one wie shall | | sell intoxicating drint without the written order of the parent or guardian, or to intoxicated persons, or persons tn the habit of | getting Intoxicated.’ It gives the superinten- | dent of police power, when satistied tat any | | saloon or public house has violated the law, to authorize any member of the force to enter suc! places, arrest the proprietors and selze all di lilled, germented or oOlher intoxteating drin found, and ¢ the parties arrested and liq- uors seized before the Police Court for trial, | and, upen conviction, the Hquors shall be de- stroyed and the parties punished as above men- oned. The Comuissioners of the District are authorized to withdraw Heenses when they a atistied that the lav been violated. PI where riots cecur, re, ly reason of use of intoxicants, the lives or peace of the public are endangered, are to be closed peremptoriiy. } ANOTHER SPECIAT. ASSESSMENT BILL | Mr. Springer introduced a Dill yesterday, whieh authorizes any person owning real pro- | and it was Indefini (This is the bill Wis.) on the 24th George and St. bearing animals, ed Value of nate at esumed ladies of West Vir liquors In tees for reports of calenda Bi So lar as incurring adaltt perty inthe District. who elaims thathe has || S a expence, ve the same fore inspectors | suffered by ree special improveme Peta Acedia iployed could be used to examine thein | streets and high . Whether such im ie mal a Naa purpose of uscertaiping the amount of | ments were made under the board of public | S0DS who hac consumed b In every € é highe? and the supply per than in Washington, and the 9 waste are Spplied with more foree than he know that but few cities have a great river like ours trom Which to draw their supply, bat you ust Dear in mind that wille water liself ouzit y be and Is as free as aii, the cost ot bringing it within your reach 4s not. It ts the eost of | mai erecting fire pluz a fount seeping them in ess cating the permanent organization of ‘a skillet force of 6 seer € There are ov 15,000 of whi ers and employes, Which makes 11 supplied with water, erament butidi tinelided. Almost day new appli ask to have thelr houses ied. New houses are constantiy being crecied. most of whieh introduce water as soon ompieted. Water passes e the mai 4 hours to give these (00 takers, allowing five persons to a house, y two hundred zallons apiece aday, and it a cost of a triffe over one cent a day for each house-hoider. So much for {ts present ner is one feature connected with the pres- ent method of charging water rates the mete: em would abolish, and that ts the apparent- njust charging by stories and front feet Take a house four stories high and twenty-four feet front, supplied from top to basement with water; the tenant pays no more than his neighbor next door, whose house being just as large, has only a bydrantin the yard. Now it stands to reason that in the former case more water is used and wasted than in the latter, but they both pay the same. A meter would change this and operate greatly In favor of the poorer cl 8, Who how pay as much, though using ss, than their better-to-do neighbor. 1 have no meter, am not interested in any, di- reeUy or indirectly, nor have IT any future pros- pect of being so interested, save so far as I be- eve they would solve the difiiculty our system now seems to labor under, Tet me quote in conclusion the last para- graph of Monday's article, wak it seeas to me, embodies the gist of the whole question: “The fact of the whole matter is, our pipes for supply are unequal to the demand made upon them, and until a aeed made more urgent by an increased consuraption and waste is met, the same trouble will alwars exist.” And J add, let us by all means spend the quarter million in laying new mains to get the required amoun: needed to make up an ever growing ae . Tre WEEKLY STAR, now ready, contains al the news of the week, home and f gressional proceedings; Lively Local Agricultural Matters; White Housé and De- partment News; Proceedings of the Courts; Choice Stories, Poems and Sketches; Agricul- ee an hold epee ‘ets: $2 per annum, tt advance, postage pre- paid; single copies 5 cents, in Wrapbers: A Sixct.an Svuicrpe.—Henry Volcker, of Cy pressMilis, L. L., committed sutcide Wednes- dsy by cutting the velns in his arm with a rezor. By his side was @ prayer-book, and across the prayer-book the razor lay. In Volek- ers pecket was a bill for pew rent in the Church 1 St. Malachi. He was out of work and in hnaneial straits. houses in Washington, | corroborative of t Works or under Une Commissioners of the Dis- | terday's Sun, upe etot Columbia, and who has not paid the i assessmen, for such speelal uprove- | ment, to file an application in w | Commissioners fora rev s | After the Commissioners shall have decided, a ' vehi of appeal is given to the Supreme Court | of the District. ‘The act also provides that s heretofore brought touching special | ments may be prosecuted to linal ju | and the tights of all are £ULY” pl in th the past ten 3 3 g 4 B Q Z 3 z pay mer JAW) ers Cf $50,000 been placed by Ju | (MY. Sun, With ov PURCELL. —The € h of the Cincinnati diocese, the aeciracy of the cable dispateh an- ng that the Pope Is considering the ques- uccessor to. ‘bishop Purceil, the et been accepted, thotic yesterday, Lieu umony give FATHER oF TWENTY-FIVE Sons.—Hiram | 1S campaign. i se died recently at his residence in | saddies. It was his opinion it w retreat. | FrankUin county, Pa., within a few months of sz years of age.’ Helwas the father of twenty- tive sons, twenty of whom are yet living, the eldest being sixty-six and the youngest twenty- | four. His first wife had six’ sons, his second eleven, and his third elght, and six of the ehil- | dren were twins. He was a soldier in the war of isi, and had nine sons ia the Union army a letter from th ing a letter of the ch engineer the Potomac channel. committee. Anthony, from the committee on | reported favorably on resolution to pr Ycopies of the annual report of Prof. = S.tish commissioner, for the yes Agreed to, An amendment in the of tie 1 submitted a e: 00 adit oO: | Reterred to the commit troduced mitiee on the judiciary, Morgan presented the cred: iMr. Houston's credenti: | terms of office on the 4th of March wext.) | piest has been patd on me Hine paid on bonds sold 10. re bonds; how orrill sugges tothe com jent to Imposed a vast am ‘ae 4a month, unless some Morrill objected to further 6o re ‘ted adversely on § the killing of fur seal and animals within the limits of ent law . Wilson presented pe the anti-polygamy laws. sworth presented charges against the | 1 the House restaurant, in relation to, The House then, at 1:30, went into committe of whole (Mr. Mills in the chair) on the yy ers perfectiy trustworthy, that Mrs. St had said to a gentleman and a lady, wi had been delivered to Judge Uhat the identitication had be Urely satistactory, and that the there to await their final removal to th e Memorial Cathedral at Ganden ( Ix 7HE RENO Corer oF Ixqcir - Wallace was cross-c by Major Reno’s counsel, Mr. Gilbert. TWO CENT: FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. FRIDAY ‘The V January © President n trom a report (rom tae command- department of the Missourt, Dlishment of a military post Paso. Texas. The Secretary is Sherman and Sheridan laid b ie Seereta ppropriation of $49,000 for that ncurs in the recommendation. ingion and the deepening of Referred to the Distri ER QUESTION TN WASHINGTON. ubmitted a resolutt n directin of the District of Columbia ate What amend $9 as to print ck and A Unis Pr athe same on resolution % tive of the Polaris cost thereof with 1 > led up HL wse LU pre and vec MITES OF the w proved Is of aS, f and § piled States, desir and the bill was read nd Arctic expedition purchased from his widow AStates hmnent of crimes committed nur Referred to tue com 5 of Hon Geo. S. Houston, elected U.S. Senator tro the e% r state of Alabama for six years from. the 4th of | to reduce the sau teh 1574, 19 sueeeed Hon, Geo, E. Spencer. | | ier son Lhe eres Is were read and placed Mr. Dickson, Mr, Ciingman and others on Ui Ne Secenuas ee ang are ul tors Who will bez! Sen nbmitted a resolution ¢ ng upon the Secretary of the Treasury for inform Alion as to the amount of com | compensation paid to bankers, brokers, i sstons or ores ates OF individuals for s 1362 to the presen ald to any such refundin United State bonds es rendered the much double interest ach class of bonds, and how been allowed to remain on de- banks designated as deposi- ed that the resoiution bi ittee on tinance. It was int of bs i, involving the good was to sent to the core shou!d be agreed to. 0-day, and it was laid over. mi ti mittee on finance nate bili to authoriz itely postponed. introduced by Mr. ¢ oft Januar of the are territory of Alaska, except the islands of Sj. aul open to the Killing of tur persons engaving in ing to pay to the governme h kill. it 19 per ce I theskins taken. he conclusion of the morning € m oF ginia for the enfo Referred. jolation of the raies of the ; and offered a resolution directing the committee on public buildings and grounds to inquire Into the matter. ‘The speaker then proceeded to call commit- Referred. a private nature. T. STEWART —A eceived yesterday from lately seen Mrs. Stewart, he statement printed in yes- n authority which it consid- art nin that the body of her husband Hilton, ater the 0 through a tirm of > Uitional in- ve Hitton in a secure vault, The tes. licited was only an €laboration of that by him Tuesday. He said some of Major Reno's command had never ridden a horse until The only ammunition in the hands of Reno's force was the supply at their used up in half an hour. In iS A wise act tur Major Reuo to | e court decided that it will not in- | | Vestigate the conduct of Benteen, whose name | has been associated with Reno's in this matter. PHILADELPHIA FINANCES.—The controller of Philadelphia, in his annual report, shows the receipts of the city since 1s7s, i in during the late war, two of whom were killed | the treasury, to lave been $16,625,1 NuTSe— at the first battle of Bull Run, a third at Ball’s | ments, $14,977,550. In the latter sum is included Bluff, and a fourth was drowned di Banks’ | only $44.(00 for conducting the municipal de- il-starred Ked river expedition. He was a re- | partmenis, the actual cost of which amounted markably robust inan, and never but once dur- | to $7,161,702, This leaves outstanding for cur- ing his life did he take medicine. rent ex mises, warrants 10 the amount of #20, us the city is more than a year A Minen’s Sreixe in the Girardville (Pa) dis- | behind in its running expenses. ‘The. total trict is meditated on account ot arrears due by | floating and funded debt of the city is$71,s35,101; the Philadelphia and Reading company, ‘The | a decrease during the year of $1,500,000; and the Centralia miners will go out on Saturday for | debts for the city, beyond available assets, are the same reason. Work has been stopped in a | number of mines on account of the heavy fall | $58,831,693, of show. | i ‘THE MISSOURI AND LOUISIANA SENATORSHIPS. | The following was the first ballot for U.S. Sen- ator in the democratle caucus at Jefferson City, Mo.. last night: Gea, G. Vest 61, Samuel Glover 42, John S. Phelps 11, ex-Goy. Hardin 8, Thos. Allen 6, Laws 1. Geo. G. Vest was nominated on the second ballot for the long term. ‘The Louisiana legislature bailoted yesterday for V. 8. Senator, but without result. “A caucus ae was also unsuccessful in making a choice, WOO OF $20,000, *3 money to lose a cent. from Tensas, ANOTHER MURDER Cask, which will excite more than usual tuierest, is about to be tried in Jersey City, where Jannie K. Smith and ber alleged paramour, Covert D. Bennett, will be arraigned as the murderers of Policeman Rich- ard Hl. Smith, the husband of Jennte, who was found Gead in bed with his skull crushed, last August. The evidence, which ts purely elreun- Stantial, points to the guilt of, the accused. At Chicago, Wed- claration of war. in my nigh! out to the Bland A DRUNKEN MURDERER. nesday night, Frank Donaghue, while delirious from drink, arose from bed, and taking a penknife stubbed his bed-fetlow, Martin Hous- Oe limes about the head, causing his death. premise. ‘The A Lrg. Surr.—A warrant tssued in Bucks Way HE DEravLtep. ton Herald trom New Haven, Conn.. Wm. A. Burroughs, treasurer of the New Haven Te Hartford railroad, has defaulted some a party of whites, a lessrs, Buckne Handsboro, came to my *» LOOK ina it Clothes, carried me a quarter of a di itch to the Bos- “ee ys Unat chiefly by lending the com- his friends. His bondsmen Bre fully responsibie, and the company will not A SEvEeLy. pouwozen Prnican session of the Teller committee a esterdi Mr, A. J. Bryant. colored, senator irom Tensas,” testified —At the ew Orleans i—No republican tickei nominated because of threats of whites, Who aatd they would cousider such action a de: The night before the election Messrs. Buckner mile and Uireatened me, saying that I had sold 1 denied this, and stated I bad not seen any of the leaders of the let me go after promisin: Bland + They to go Bite polls the next day and vote the v democratic ticket. party had a rope with them, and said if they were satistied that I sold out to the Bland party they would “put me through.’ A Freittve Bans OFFicER.—Mr. man- ager of the Merchants’ Rank at Owen Sound, Ont., has fled to the United States, It is advanced $30,000 of eae ee Goan eee ‘of Mic I complied with my . Horace Maynard, United States min- ister to Turkey, ts coming bome on a furlough, and West, bor of Shor t. of the ration of the bill to \ | } evide | longed seller action is neces- | ther residents of Capitol Hill | guard | gram { tion or a'r | in oft j mation of | deration | eutor TE | Preston ! | In some quarters ft ts sald thai a « ss - | vices in negotiating the sale of United States ities fron: Ume: what amount has been | delphia and Reading Coa ‘Telegrams to The Star. Che £Koening Star. CONNECTICUT SENATORSEIP. O. H. Platt Nominated COAL MINERS STRIKE, —_——-»—___ KATE COBB SENTENCED, THE CRISIS IN FRANCE. - SMARCK’S BILL. Loxvos, 4 article tht s faanctat direct ing says: pre 18. That Germany has sold any of plus silver, but, untess itcame ar wh ee : : comma pe Th mamittee on military affairs. "| Coin ean nar cnaiuserauhee, | saa been entire tore that T. Abert. In regard to | URDsAac enrrent Opinion is that in the r ome pope | probe > Indian demand bing pro- improvement of the sanitary | Teome on the arket aS a Bismarck's Bil c pondent of pite their that fi tons are absolutely necessary ta RSE ADUSOOT Speech in the Retchstaz opposition pied by the National Observatory. and other elevated portions of the city of Wash- | and th they are strongty cerns. to the says that the work of reclaiming t ington a proper supply of water. what appro- | Chance remedy, pure and simple, as tao is of paramount imporiance trom a % | ration ot money. If any, is reqiired for this | drestic, the opinion Js gaining ground that be point of view. The work proposed by the bill | purpose, and to transmit to the Senate such | Will coerce or cafole them to his purpose Stops at the Long Bridge, while the plan proposed | Taets reli thereto as they may deem in- | The " lal P a by the board of su: of Iss2 contemplated | portant. Agreed to. | tone chars ni mr asure, It thinks England’s opposit is nothing more than anoti auipathy to the Chancellor's party Disaster to the Constit LONDON, —The U.S, salt Hite on her way from 1 wre early Tals moi Bal- md St, England ne Hntaverable tmares siom even Uie uurnals a it With reservat io: nent did not ts and volara. i sovernme Hon will be of speke for twenty tainutes wit out pronoun “singe word 1 > Rave spol ‘The lang oF the ry is nol a new pro DHT a simple expos 1 parliamentary proceedings. n Of the situs- he Piva political Ti overnment - Voltaire, Mareciliace and vehemently aulack Mt as Vold Of purpose, the S,and other ke expressions, ion of 1 every where, and the prevails That The cably afier the unfavor pogrammie in te deed, expresses Uh canno e P aniniste jal crisis Is dis- Ulan twenty ar hours. will ue tnmediately. that President MacMahon Will summon M. Gambetta, and tn The event of his refusing to form a cabinet, Presideut Mac Mahon will resign. Gn the other hwnd it ts be. leved by sor M. Gambetta shall refase 10 form a cabinet Presid will no resign, but will request’ M, TL is pout ch Htamentars Man scan be 4M Di post wever, OF the hincdage of the republ sand the generally prevail ing bie rong be a Ce ainistey mber of depu- as on Monday Wii obtain a majority in the cl tes after the debate which be KATE COBB SENTEN imprisons NORWICH. C6 | edon Kate M. Gu | ver, Chiet Was pass- Judse Cu remarts of the court we 1. They reviewed | the proceedings to show a fale trial had at erime land of and ugh slow S apt to be sure. Wes imprisonment for life at | The prisoner was veiled. Sh | showed no emotion except when Judce Culver alitided to her “worse Ui ed clith when she colored up for a | sel moved for hew trib allowed to perfect the | for his share in the murder and for his own wife, is postponed fern. a orpl polsoning until the March ©. H. Platt Nominated. ThaRTrOR: — The ly vallot night stood: Hawley Harrison, 2. O. UW. Plant, inated on Ube sith ballot, | lawyer, and Is now the Haven county Phe British . 78: Jewell, 3 iden, was nom- isa prominent ney Cor New s sun ts dvance of shave of crowds he street: ring the a fOOrs LO Withess The marnitic men and . all looks workit dition. Not a | did any clemps Of any kind ¢ entering the city. We have capt | arriving trom I of Ghuznee, and k be without a vove archy prevail: sion of er, in hard. shot Was tired nor ur prior to 1 The post at for Miratzul, tate tlzal atl ¢ nor, adilition to Une onner and Ham- the men at the *s Nos. ¥ and 8, and the Girard col Very, tn! out this morning, claiming two months’ back pay which Is due them, ‘The nve collieries now idic comprise tue entire Girard- ville district, and are all operated by the Phila- and [ron Company, hundred men and employing about tfteen boys. ——___ The Ayreshire Breeders’ Association Urtca, N. ¥., Jan. 17.—The Ayreshire breed- ation, by @ vote Of 51 to 1, have re- solved to drop from the herd book the names of TS ASSOC | all animals whose pedigree ts not traced direct- ly to importation. Wm. Birnie, of Springtield, lias been elected president Jan. 17.—Vi sixes, 5 BALTIMORE, Jan. 17.—Virginis sixes, deferred, 1; do. 37; a coupons, 7: North Carolina sixes, ole, $9'do. special tax- By bid today. Sucar quiet ARAL’ ORE, Jan. firm but quiet— —Cotton ddling, 9'a9%<. Flour quiet and_firm—How- = tipeit td western sup We) OD xtra, 4 family, 4.5004 75 : 2.7503.25 ‘ao. extra, 3.50a4.00- do. Rio # | BF rea f Pat E (: set ve fee Ey ir i 41 2 Ht pret { fn i 8; i 8?-The late Caleb probated. It is supposed he left, Worth $1.0e0,000, much Of it Deing in