Evening Star Newspaper, February 4, 1879, Page 1

‘THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, AT THE STAR RUILDINGS, Pennsylvania Avenzo, corner llth Street, ar The Evening Star Newspaper Oompany, 8. H. KACEF MANN, Pres’t. TEE EYERING Stan is served to subscribers fn wecty by carriers, ou thelr own socount, at, 10 ts per week, 07 nts per m counter, 2 cen g ccck. Ey mail postage prepaid— month ; oni “ioe Werner Sram ¥riday—$2 0 ar, prepaid. 10 copies for $15; 2 [es $9 All mat! euteeriptions must be paid in s4- nee =o paper seni longer than wo paid for. “4g@" Haice of advertinini twade Known on applica. ton Che # ‘pening Star. V%. 53—N°. 8,062. WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY +. 1879, TWO CENTS. SPECIAL NOTICES. “er SONS © A of the GRAND © WEDNFS AY EVENING, stat Tonk. | eS. ¢ Muls, 455 Lousiana ave- ce S ANNUAL FOR TH NIMALS, to be held in MADGE Habh, berut 1ST, 7 m, SIX GOLD ME. will be aw | hichest RBSAYS, writen upon ether of the 1 i EMbJect= . Hat Is Cnt To Pew ANIMALs! and “THe bret Metuvps or PREVENTING CRUELTY | WO PRIZES—the Ist and 2d—will bewiven for the two best FSSAYS, written by Boy or Gigi under 15 sears ct a ‘TWO PRI bined age. anid TWO PEIZES—the Ist and 2d—for the two best tren bY SS ¥ VER*O8 OF ANY AGE. toexrced four payes ef letter paper in | t ter should be writ the Ist and 2d—for the two best | teu by box or Gini under 17 years uf | lope, to acco: The nome of the writer should 1 should ween. | pony the essay. appear on the cess y |. compositions should he mailed to the oftice of the Society i“, on OF before Feb- ruary vt! Bunday rch: Le Droit Buildi . g ry : 3 E Ee 2 PURE NEWFOUNDLAND COD LIVER ott DREW'S Druw Store, corner 9th street and Pennsylvania avenue 60 cents a bottie— a full pint, Sands ti THE LADIES WILL CONTINUE DAIL PRAYER ‘TING for Temperance, f' 1 to2, in ¥. M. G. A. Chapel, cor. 9th ana D Public invited. FURNITURE, CARPETS, UPHOLST| GOODS AND BEDDING, at wholes are offered at th- establishment of W. B. M SON, corner 7th st. and Pa. ave 1 t HAVING ROUGHT THE PATENTS Br. Colboun’s Porous kvaporator, we recot- tend it aa the best possible way of moistenins the het dry air from furnaces, latrobe stoves and stesta cota. It is attached to the register, and renders the &r moist and summer-ke. If you wish to svcd Leadache, catarrh and sore throat usé them. HAYWARD & HUTCHINSON, 817 9rH STREET, NEAR THE AVENUR | Brase Fire Sets, English Tile, Siate Mantcls, Pr: ior Grates, Furnaces, Ranves'and Latrove Sto Finmbine,'Tin Rootirx and Jovuine Work foe 1 Hoot | i a MILBUBN'S PHARMACY, | 1429 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUR | BODA and MINERAL WATERS on drauxht ali teyear. D Wate: the ae ba. Bedford and Betheeda Waters by 1 i NATIONAL SAFE DEPOSIT COM- AK ant Salle PAGE TAELTS BURG ‘A 3 inside ck which Arq SANES FOM RENE a! $5 to $00 ee rent’s Ee 3 DN. SILY WAKE, or other SECURITIE Teceived on D. MATHEY CAYLUS' CAPSULES, Used for over 25 Years with ereat success bi the physicians of Paris, New York and Lon:ion, an’ superior to all others for the prompt cure of all cases of diseases, recent or of !o: standing. ‘& CO. Sold every- qErgpared by CLIN CO. Paris. Sol’ er STATES 4 PER CENT. BONDS on hand for imn.ediate delivery. Rey oS Columbia, Tweuty and Thirty year Gold Sizes, for sale. 3-60 Bonds of D. ©. uaranteed by the United | Btstes, Coupon or Regirtered, bought and sold. (Other Investment Sec s bouxht on orders. aug2tr LEWIS JOHNSON & CO., Bankers. J; Fseestixne TO TAX-PAYERS. | ‘The SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES having decided that the epocial ase ments forthe improvement of streets aud avenue: | are a valid and lewal tux,all property-holdezs whe are ‘arrears, and avainst whose property tax jin certificates bave Leen issued, will be compelled (0 redeem the eatue, subject to such reduction se the revision now in proxress will authorize. SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS CAN NOW BE PAID AT A DISCOUNT, and ail tax-psyers interested will find it of advan- | tage ip adjusting and settling their tax bills to call on WILLIAM DICKSON, REAL EsTaTE AGENT, 92% Four-and-a- Half st. t | ij — | | | | OPPOSITE NORTHERN LIBERTY MARKET Oor. Sixth Street and New York Avenue, | ONE DOLLAB WILL BUY 100 FEET or BOARDS ONE DOLLAR WILL BUY 100 FEET i oF BOARDS at WILLET @ LIBBEY OPPOSITE NORTHERN LIBERTY MARKET Cor. Sixth Street and New York Avenue. ecl3-tr ORSE OWNERS, ATTENTION! Collewe Vila Farm 13g miles above town on Tennailytown road, offers, the best of induceme=t {or wintering Horses! at the low price of $10 per mouth. First- ste, Sables, with Uox wall for every bores. Two of wraindady. Veterinary 2 ree, Dr. HOP Pe Lonn reid gu tte place. For further partic nw. i nove sm eat L. Moxtey. (CCBAMPAGNE WINES, AT COST FOR CASH. = | NAPOLEON CABINET, quarts $21.50, pints 323, CABINET VERZENAY, only $21.50. DRY VERZENAY, ou “ts $15.50, pints 620. G@. BH. MUMM, quarts $20.05, pints $21.75. HAVANA AND DOMESTIC SEGARS, 10 per cent. off for CASH on all grades. mat ue price of our “Punchinello™ Brand’ $3.00 por THOMAS RUSSELL, Jan23-tr 2913 Penne. avenues. AuzsICcAnN WATCHES. Having replenished my assortment of all the pop- lar wradey is Gout art Sliver both Stem and Key Winders, for Gen. Hemen, I respectfully call the sitention of purchasers to the reduced prices. | York custo | confirmed yesterday | na last evening accompanied by G | President to-day approved the act authorizing | The act authorizes tt | to reduce th | rey ublican in beth branch ; bers ; chitect in charge of the public butldiag: THE EVENING STAR. | Washington News and Gossip, , GOVERNMENT Ktkckirts To-pay.—Internal rev- enue, $173, 5 customs, $46 | SUPSCRIPTIONS to the four per cent. loan to- day amounted to $54.01 AT THE CABINET MEETING this atte: business of general interest was transa¢ THE COMMISSIONS Of the officers of the aie) Whose nominations wi will be made out imme diately and sent to them. AT THE WSHITE Hovss. and McMillan, and Representatives Keller Harmer, Neal, McCook, Stephens, McKinley, | Camp. Townshend and’ Wait were among the President's callers to-day. on no | ed. SENATOR BUTLER returned from South Caro- MP. | Conner, the member of Congress elest from tie | Charleston distri HEADSTONES For Souprens’ Graves. —The | the Seeretary of War to erect. headstones over the graves of unton soldiers who have been in. terred in private village cemeterins Secretary ‘to use in thts Work so much of the one million appropriation of i573 for placing headstones of union soldiers inferred tn national military cemeteries as mains unexpended. QUITE ASTORMY DERaTE arose in the Mouse te-day the y appropriation bI on an amendment offered by Mr. Cox, of New Yo army to 17,500 men. in the of which Mr. Mills, of Texas, cha ii cerats with be eeath, because of Which he stated appeared to be the onl statesman-hip wh Hoy debate was still mmning x 1esponsible th ir miserable 2 arse art git to 20,00 es to lis men and were rejected. ne nIso One reduct) The vote was SENATOR McPHERSON ‘ashington | this morning from a short trip to his home in | New Jersey. Yesterday he visited the state | cspitolat Trenton. The legislature, which 1s | in session. As | Dark of the regard which 1s felt for TL erson by both political parties in New J ie senate and assembly took a recess, the mem- | f the legis!91ure paid Uber respects to Mr. McPherson, and he responded With a speech of thanks for the kindness of his receptio Tow THE PRESIDENT RECEIVED THE | | York was conveyed to | ustin, one of his seereta- itt as collector at New ile President by who heard the ves, result at the door of tie | senate chamber, and drove rapidly to the Ex- | ecutive Mansion. He found the Prezidex Ung in ti nd told him o1 corfirmaiion. ‘Th id he bet i A iew moments afterw S a dispatch a5 handed him giving the vote, whieh he read, imply remarking that It was ¢ ew: he | = y rec d numerous congratula- | crs from persons rs and by mail and | rot change, nor d tion. w telegraph. as _ INVESTIGATION.— T Tlouse | al affairs to-day listened to | THe Roprson committee on r: | the reading of the report prepared by Chairman | Whitthorne with reference to the investigation | of the administration of the Navy departinent | under ex-Secretary Robeson. Iv is understoot | that it embodies the views ‘of the democratic | embEIs GF and wi! | thelr signatur rt is somewhat mod | ined in Comy one heretofore sub- | It charges ext and favoritistn te of recommending ef the Ds t be request Inst the ex-Secre | alls the atteation of the Distric ’ ed to proceed crimir lary. the report simp! | the President tothe charges contained in it, and I ves the matter of further proceedinzs to his discretion. The minerity will be ready to | submit their report on Thursday, when a voie | will be taken on both. - THE Crry Post OFFICE QUESTION—The sud | pmmlttee of the Congressional committee on public buildings and grounds, appointed to se- | lect a site or building for the Washington Fost office, consisting of Messrs. Bliss, Young and Stone, have referred the matter to an advi- sory commission, consisting of Edward C1: architect of the Capitol, Montgomery Blatr, W: P. S. Sanger, chief civil engineer of the Navy department, Thomas J. Brady, second asststani yostmaster general, and John McArthur, jr.. Philadelphia. ‘The committee met to-day at | Architect Clark’s office, and referred the sub- | Ject to Architects McArthur and Sanger a3 a sub-committee. A CONGRESSIONAL CONTESTANT’S Pay.—Yes- terday, In the U. S. Supreme Court, the case of | the U.S. vs. Geo. A. Sheridan, error to the Lou- | istana cireuit, was decided. In this case the | court divide in opinion on tue question whe: Sheridan was entitled to 1 y while contest- ing the seat of Pinchback in the Forty-third | Congress. under the act making appropriations for sich purposes. The court below held tiat Le was, and as the court now consists of only | ¢ight judges (because of the illness of Jude unt) the judgment is affirmed in consequence of the division, Mx. CONKLING appeared In the Senate this | morning at the opening hour, looking quite as, fresh and undisturbed as though he had wi victory, Instead of having suffered defeat yes- | terday in the matter of the New York custo:a | house appointments. The res est | in the executive session of the Senate yester- as the single topicof conversation abut | Ppitol this morning. The honor of, the | victory of the administration is ascribe to | ary Sherman, and he ts familiarly eulo- | zed as a “‘biggerman than Grant.” The o Uon of senator MeMillan, who voted In the committee on commerce for rejection of the ap- polntments, and who \oted yesterday to con- firm them, ls severely criticised by the Conk- ling men." ‘The republican Senators who voted for contirmation are considered now to be fully | entitled \o registry among the small but con- | stantly increasing number of Senators who compose what is called the administration party. A Lance Increase in the force and room of the Pension bureau will be necessary under the | now pension law. Tue BerLeR-Coxsin Contest.—The Senate committee on privileges and elections met this morning. The majority of the committee for- mally agreed to present a report and resolution | na | | brilliant group. cent —Senators Saunders | | Monday, at which the foreiz | their wives who were: not pi | will be € | S nated | of | committee on Indian aff: | severally to Ind | Hodson, for &: | mending | to-morrow night | his inability to leave Washington at | branch ¢ Washington Society. ‘The interest In visiting Is evidentiy beginning to flag a ttle, for none of the Monday recep- Uons were so largely attended yesterday as the previous week. The gayest company was at Admiral Porter's residence, where dancing was added to the other attractions of the beautiful house. Mrs. and Miss Porter had invited seve- ral young ladies to receive with them, making a The families of most of the Justices of the Supreme Court received, as alsodid Mrs. Mexce Dunn and her two nieces, Mrs. Jones and uer sister, Mrs. Lester, and many Senatorial famnt- | lies who live on Capitol Hill. Mrs. Mary Clemmer’s pretty parlors always | contain many distinguished people on her rece)- | tion day, Monday. At Secretary Evarts’ dinner to the diplo:natic corps on Wednesday there were twenty at tie table, Including himself and his wife and two of their daughters, Sir Edward and Lady Cuora- ton and one of their daughters, Mr. and M Payson, Miss Devens, Miss Schurz, Mr. Carr Baron Schlozer, the Brazilian minister and wife Mr. Van den Bossche, of the Belgian lezation, Aristarcht ey, Mr. Dalla Costa, Mr. Yosulda, of Japan, and Baron and Barouess Blanc. ‘There will be asecond diplomatic dinner givea by the Secretary of State and Mrs. Evaris on tertalned. Secretary and Mrs. Evart dinners are always not only exceptionally eie- gant in all the appoiatments of the table, m°nu and wines. but are rurtier distinguished by the play of wit and humor, of which Mr. Evarts sceins to have an inexhaustible supply toenliven what is usually considered the most tedious of sisted Miss | ses th cel at home, stows hospitality With a refinement that et nS atl. BATTLE WiTH GEORGIA MoonsHiNERs.—In a report to Cor wim, Collector An crow Clark, at Atlanta, gives an account of a Y raid in Cherokee county, Ga., in wale -S. officers were fired upon by a party In eve nding the guides, Q. Mr. Clark § I deplore the ex: eof such a state sntiment as t to be assas- any turn of the road, but as matters | fact they are competied to’ appe i public reco.” ister Ter Gers the of ce 265 CERTIFICATES finance at its meeting th ‘enate committees on morning agreed ts repertto the Senate with an | House bili issue of three per | cent. cert winations of #1" | multiple reok Up Lo Fs SUMS Of $50 tuto T ccmmittes’s amend, interest uf to be convertib eu ein Tae ses the rate of ates from three per cent bonds. ar per it tne THE West VIRGINIA DELEGATION in Cor to-day received telegrams advising e cially of the fact that the I sta u res oni- sislature of the questing | exas Pu SSOLIDATION OF INDIAN T The House Y heard the views of Chairman Seaie Commissioner Hayt on bill providing for the consolidation of ibe Warm Spring, Umatitla, Chippewa, Ure and certain other tribes. Under the consolida lon proposed by the bill the 44 reservations with ents at present employed will be re duced to 10 reservations and agents. Tie commissioner favored the bill and advocate: its pas: at the earliest practical mome: lie also advocated the pending Will authorizing tle Secretary of the Interior to atlot lands ia ariee test fons Within the Unite patents t) custo Me.; Jefferson W. James A. Hall, W G. Manni Surveyors of custom: chogue, N.Y.: Geo and a nuiuber of postn: Mr. Epwrs J. has been appointed by promotion class ‘kship 10 t sitlon of the Indian office, to til the vac: the resignation of Mr. W. of New MON OF THE PATENT Orrice Rete. | ING.—The House committee on public buildings and grounds to-day adopted aresaluiion recom- an appropriation of 1,090, Or so | h thereof as may be necessary, for the re- storation of the burned portion of the Pateni fice building, the same to be expended under the supervision of the commissioner of public buildings and grounds, the supervising archi- tect of the Treasury, gnd the architect of the Capitol. Al ecmmutications and plans sub- mitted by the Secretary of the Interior were or- dered to be sent o the Committee on appropri- aticns. THE PANOCHE GRANDE QUICKSILVER Mine.— | The sub-committee of the House committee on | public lands to-day unanimously agreed to re- pert a bill to send the claimants to the Panoche Grand Quicksilver Mine to the Court of Claims, ‘The report will be made to the full committce ‘THE POTTER INV: IGATING COMMITTEE held a eceret cession Of an hour’s duration this morn- ing to reconstruct the sub-committee appointed io take testimony In New York. Mr. MeMahon, the chairman of the sub-committed, expressed resent, and Gen. Tinton was appointed tn his place. ‘The republicans proposed Mr. Reed as a subs! tute for Mr, Cox, who also declines to serve on the ground of other engagements, and the ch as agreed to, When the sub-commit lungton will be decided t fiernoon. Inall probability the membei the sub-committee will start for Ne evening. ‘The committee will procacd with this the investigation this afternoon, and Maddox wiil be the first witn ot York thts. What MAy BRING Anovt AN EXTRA S ON ‘There fs a feeling growing that if the democrats insjst upon (as was agreed upon in their joint caucus last night) in tae {nto the sundry civil appropriation bill a clause repealing the test oath for jurors In the southern states that an extra session of Congress is probable. ‘The republicans will refuse to vote for the bill with such an amendment in it, on the ground that it is new legislation and should be brought to the attention of Cougress on its own merits, with- owt the attempt to whip it through in one of the most important appropriation bills. AN ADJOURNED DEwocratic Caucus was held last night in the hall of the House of Represeu- tatives. The principal subject discussed was recommending the seating of D. T. Corbin, of South Carolina, in place of Senator Butler. A minority report in direct antagonism to the re- port of the majority. Both reports were pre- sented to the Senate. A DESPERATE PUNSTER AT LARGE IN WASH- INGTON.—Evening Star: If M¢Mahon has gone to Grasse has not the republic turned to Gravy? NIX-CUM-AROUS. NAVAL ORDERS.—Chief Engineer Robert to special duty at New York. Passed Assistant urgeon J. M. Ambler from the Norfolk, Va. naval hospital and ordered to the Trenton, Enropean station, per steamer 13th inst. from Philadelphia. Assistant Surgeon W. R. Dubos? rom the Trenton and ordered home, Paymas- J. E. Tolfree has reported his return home from Villefranche and has been ordered to settle is accounts. THE ORDER transferring Second Lieut. A. L. Sintth, U.S. A., from the 19th infantry 1s re voked, arid he i$ upon his own application tran:- ferred tothe 4th cavalry. Thr U. S. SUPREME CoURT yesterday ad- -ourned until March 3d. A ComrEtitive ExaMINation for promotions to the positions of examiner and first and seccnd assistant examiner in the Patent Oftice Was held to-day. There were 13 competitors for the examsnership, 15 for the frst assistant examinership, and 28 for second assistant examiners, = sa ‘THE Ts111R ComMITTER this morning exam- fred Colonel Mackey, of South Carolina, with H. SEMEEN, janiStr 945 Pennsyleania avenve. FURS: FURS! FURS! WRAPS, SEAL preety, ek es eae and Fox Gent's Seal Caps, Mufters and Gauntleta sense 1937 Pennsyivania Avenue. regard to the late election tn that state, his testimony being to the effect that the republl- cans were in bimerous ways ented from baving a full ai d free vote in Charleston county ard Ubat the dk mocrats resorted to trauds for that purpose. the selection and qualification of jurors in the | federal courts. It was stated that there was much ground for complaint in the south, where | too often jurors were not selected impartially, | but by reason of their republican proclivities. | Therefore, a proposition was mi that an amendment be offered to one of the general ap- | Propriation bills in order to clearly carry out | the clause of the judiciary act, which provides. ' that jurors to serve in the courts of the United States in each state, ively, shall haye the same qualifications and be entitled to the | Same exemptions as jurors of the highest court | In any such state might have and be entitled to at the time when such jurors for service in the courts of tie United States are summoned. The amendment will also propose the repeal of the sections of the act linposing a test oath on jurors that they have not without duress and corstraint taken up arms or joined any insur- rection or rebellion against the United States, nor voluntarily given ald and comfort to the eremy. The law requires the court to discharge any person declining to take this oath trum Serving on the grandor petit jury. It was unanimously agreed that an amendment for the purpose above stated should be offered in the House. Mr. Ewlng’s proposition for the coinage of the old dollar to an unitmited extent Was discusted, but no vote taken onit. The agreement was that every inan should vote as he chose on the subject, not being bound by | caucus expre Rapp Transit ON Ick.—Ice-boating on the Hudson was very exciting last week, as many as thirty big, handsome yachts belag on the river dally. ‘There was an exciting race on Saturday between four yachts. The Jacob Buckstone made the distance between shkeepsie and New Hamburg, ten miles, in ten minutes, On the clear, sinooth ice the yachts made more than a inile a minute. Charles June, the champion skater on the Hudson river, 13 record- ed having skated a mile in one minute and ffty- eight seconds, ~ | moticn for recomn | duary | one on Thursday, and employ the same nuu The New York Nominations Con- | firmed. ‘The consideration of the nominations of Ed- win A. Merritt, to be collector of enstoms, and las W. Burt, to be naval officer, for the port of | New York, < Ulive sesston yesterday at 1 o'clock p.m ator Bayard submitted a motion that the doors be reopened, and that all proceedings be con- ducted in public. 19 the present consideration of this motion it went over under the rules. Mr. B: took the tloor and made a speech of constd ble length and mueb earnestness tn fay cent ming the nominations. Senator Ediiands followed in a speech in defense of Gen. Artiur's administration, After spe. ONATOES Voorhees, Kernan, and Howe, tn opposition t» the confirmation of General Merritt, Mr. C erill, of Missouri. said the only proper way to deal with the subject would be to recount: the Lemination to the committee on commerce. with the power to send for persons and pa and make a thorough Investig: tom house affaii Under Gen. Arthur's ad- ministration. Ie therefore submitted a motion to that effect. After a long discussion, Conklpg took the oor te close the sent to the clerk's desk Gen. Arthur him of the tirst instant, in Teply to $ Sherman’s last communication. been read to to make an h Senator Edninds objected and ry nd after tt hail Senate Mr. Conkling proceeded peech, ve earnestly op- posing confirmation, and going over the whole ground of the charges inst Messrs. Arth: and Cornell, to show that they, oughly refuted. A vote w elght majority, ‘The roll being next called on the question of ntirming the noi ten. Merritt, the Davis (W.Va), | Gordon, Grover, Mare Dennis, Fer Hereford, (iil. Hoar, Johnston, Kirkwood, M ian, Matthe ndolph. Ran: | varlard, Hamlin, How Kellogg, MeDens itehell, P pou Rouins, Si Butler, Christianey, Lamar, Merrimon hur nd Wallace, were paired voted Kernan, Jones ( hough present and not paired, i Mr Eustis, making the 3 ab leigh, yore. an td n PVENtY-SiXt it without a nomination of § Giepo-ed of by contirr vole standing as follow las W. Burt was then ation without debate, tue | Burnside, | , Davis (W. | rover, i Morrill, Ozles: Hisbury, Saunders, athony. Blaine, Bo. nice, Davis (ii), E: raid, Howe, Jones \Nev.), K |, Mitchell, 1 and of the =p ‘si ation shows that 2 8 republicans favored confirmation, and 2 republicans and 7 democrats were op- norcd to tt. Cne “independent” ( OF TIL) | voted aga t confirmation, four democrats wh were present refrained from voting, and democrat was absent without a pair. ANOTHER Corn Cas n Infatuated Woman | Charged with Poisoning a Whole Family.—A tel gram to the N.Y, Hera’d from Buffalo, N. says e young woman, Anna Cox. who. itis alleged, poisoned the wife and three chidren of John Taft, of Clarence, In this y. had an examina at that place y i it the action of tie : ruing Constable nderwoed brought The prisoner quite w ber face 1s thin and sallow, he re, and her hatr short "and y he is perfectly seif-po: Very feticent. She denies having wi powders of ars hytiing todo with hhe testimony o} Tatt aad her the person who delivered leiter at the house oa the evenin Was Miss Cox, whom voice. Mr. ‘Taft, who was arvesied complice, was discharged from. custoc letters now in the possession of the distri torney prove conclusively that Joun ‘Patt and Miss Cox were in correspondence, and that she Wes infatuated. ‘The betlet is ‘quite general that the plan of poisoning the whole family was coneccted by these parties and had It not been that there was an overdose in each powder the four persons who took the powders would haye died. ‘They are still quite sick and it ts Lot improbable that the two little girls will die. There Is gr ment in the village, letter which contained te sis atc and denies having had. POLITICAL CHANGES IN FRANCE.—Addlttonal returns from the supplementary elections tn | France, Sunday, for members of the chamber | Cr have come to hand. M. De Fourtoa | and Baron Reille, both conservatives, have been re-elected. Count De Mun, conservative, ‘Was defeated by M. Maguet, republican. Mat quis De La Rochejaquelein, conservative, was 4 Gefeated by M. Jouffrauit, republican. Fleury, republican, is pay elected, vice Baron de Bourgoing, who declined to stand. | ‘The returns are not all in yet. M. M. Le Royer and De Bons, republicans, have been elected for | Montmedy and ‘Torbes respectively. Second | ballots are necessary at Uzes and Ysingeaux. ; | it 1s expected the cabinet will be reconstructed | te-day with only two or three members. M. ‘Teisserenc de Bort will certainly retire. Tie Tenips says besides M. Waddington, the follow- ing ‘ministers will remain in office:—MM. De Marcere, Freycinet and Leon Say, General Gres- ley and Admiral Pothuan, RESUMPTION OF WoRK.—The Hudson River Fur- niture Manufacturing Company, at Cohoes New York, resumed work Yesterday, giving ex ployment to fifty men, with a pay-roll of $2,000 per month, Fuller, Warren & Company’s stove works, at Troy, New York, also resumed, em- ploying two hundred men. Busey, McLeod & Company's stove works. at Troy, N.'¥., will re- Burden’s water mill, near Troy, which has been idle for three years, owing to the re inoval of the works to a more advantageous 1- cation, started yesterday. Other mills are una- Die to fill their orders. ‘A Holly steam heating company has been formed in Troy, with tea i- tal Of $150,000, work to be begun’ early ta the spring. Business prospects for 1879 are very en- couraging. Five furnaces in the Baltimore and Obio ‘Railroad Company's puddiing miil and two in its rolling mill at Cumberland were to go into operation yesterday. Last OF THE CADWALADERS. — Gen. George Cadwalader, brother of the late Judye Cad- walader, and the last of the five sons of Thoinas Cadwalader, died in Philadelphia yesterday, aged 73 years. He was apparently in bealth up to Sunday evening, when he was seized with apoplexy and remained unconscious until bis death. setae | the Mexican war he Was mnilitary governor of Tolusca. During the late civil war he commanded the cepartment of Annapolis, and afterwards commanded the second and sixth divistons of the Army of West Tennessee. Subsequently he became com- a of the Loyal League of the United ates. THE DAVENPORT INVESTIGATION was continued in New York yesterday. Several witnesses testified to the knowledge of intimidation. Sen- ator Wagstaff said that while his district was mainly republican he thought that many dem- ocratic votes were lost. by Davenport's course. Commissioner Davenport opened his defense after recess, He examined a number or chief, special and deputy marshals on duty on election day, all of whom testified positively that there was no discrimination whatever made on election day between voters as to what party they belonged to, republican, democrat. or antl-Tammany, and that, while the majority of the persons arrested were democrats, there ‘were numbers arrested who voted the combina- ton Ucket. A WARRANT FOX CHIEF MO3E8.—A warrant has been tssued by a justice of the peace of Yakima county, Washington Territory, for the arrest of Chief Moses for aiding and concealing a Umatilla Indian murderer. The sheriff at- tempted to serve the warrant, but Indian Ageat Wilbur refused to deliver Moses, saying he had received orders to hold him from Washington. BALLOT-BOX STUFFING NOT 4 PENAL OFFENCE. teraay, Judge Bond presiding the cass nt So- A e case of Po- iceman Louis Norris was called to answer an indictment peeies bee with having stuffed a ballot-box in the ward ee the late Con- Defendant entered a ‘that under the statutesot ee ballot-box is not a | embers in favor of Mr. Butler, the presen | the army. to fORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS, ‘TUESDAY, Feburary 4. SENATE.—The Vice President laid before the senate the credentials of J. Donald Cameron, elected U. nator from the state of Penn- vania, for six years from March 4th, 1879. ad and placed on file. Messrs. Oglesby and Davis (Ill) presented joint resolutions of the Illinois legislature urs- ing Congress to make a sufficient appropriation av this session to complete the new custom heuse and past office building In the city o Chicago. Referred to the committee on appro pHauiON E Mr. Hamlin said he was present at the exec n of the Seuate yesterday and voted upon the nomination of Mr. Merritt. He had #nengacement and left the chamber, For the Ite of him he could net think how it was that Te left without thinking that there was to be a yete on another nomination. He reached bis \edgings, and it was then when he saw the light on the Capitol that he remembered an other vote was to follow. We returned immoedi- ately, but did not reach the Senate journinent. There were de ¢ a Tequest and he asked that lie now be allowed 19 vote against the nomination of Mr. Burt, as he was opposed to the change. Mr. Morrill said he did not object to the request of the Senator, but he knew no sic: precedent for such action, Mr. Hamlin —Oh, yes; there are precedents. 5 Vote Was recorded as he requested. ‘The Vice President, laid before the Senate t resolution yislature in game treaty so as to re: Chinese Into thi committee on forelgn relations. Mr. Maxey, from the committee on post offices and post reads, reported an amendment pro- posed by that committee to the post office ap- ‘ation of Referred to the opriation bill so as to establish a steamship ‘or- Le between New York and Rio by way of folk, Va., and another line between New leans and Rio by way of Galveston, Texas; ai allowing a sub-idy of $150,000 per annum toe line. Keterred t6 the coinmittee on appropr Mr ‘Cameron (Wis), from the committee on vilegesand elections, submitted ama jority signed by the republican members of the ring David T. Corbin has been ator from South Carolina, and it Mr. Hill, from the same committee, submitted a minority report signed by the democratic iL O- ordered t both cupant of the seat. Itw reports be printed and placed on the calendar. Mr. Morrill, from the committee on finance, deported, with amendment, House bill to author. ize the tssue of certificates of deposits in ald or the retunding of the public debt, and it was placed on the calendar. HOUSE.—Mr. Luttrell introduced bill amend- ing the bill granting arrears of pensions, Ke- ferred. Mr. Harris (Va.) asked leave for the printing f the testimony now being taken in New York by the sub cominittee of tue judiciary c: tee in relation to the charges against 4, Davenport. Air. Butler objected. ‘The Hiouse then, at 1 ) O'clock, Went into the whole (Mr. Springer in the chat) on the army appropriation bill, Mr. Durham offered an a-nendwent, reducing W000 enlisted nen. He said that for bis Gwn part, he would prefer to have the umber reduced to 15.000, but he might be mi taken in his dea that that was a sufficient force, aud be had therefore moved to maxe tt 20.009, Which was evidently suflicient. for the neads of the country. He was opposed to the doctrine that because there was a little bread riot In Bal- Umore or elsewhere te Federal arms must be Hed on to suppress It, ‘That daty belonged to the state militia, Mr. Whittborne moved toreduce the number to 15,600, and argued in favor of a better organi- allen of the militia, which was the sure reli- ance of a popular government. ‘The people should be taught that the country relied upon tkem for protection. Mr. Watt opposed the amendment. It was idie to talk about relying on the militia. Inthe Western staies there was no well org. it would be mu better to jue: the army to nied, Mr. Conger was. surprised from Tennessee (M to mention the na the bubwai ton. ‘That had been for sev- ears chairinan of the committee on naval iis, Ld tad spent hfs vacations in batldi up the av) of We Untied States, and he (Con- gi) Was ustonished to learn fron the geatie Main that tie navy formed of the de feuwe or tie ni He there was a anct the naval committee who world nd honor and glorify it. he District in Congress. ESTIMATES OF EXPENSES. ‘The House District of Columbia committee is busily engaged in a revision of the Secretary of the Treasury's and the District Commissioners’ estimates for thé expenses of the District for the nest fiscal year. It is the intention to cover all the appropriations to be made for the Dis- trict into the sundry civil permeation bill, which Is now being perfected by the House cou mittee on appropriations. IMPROVEMENT OF THE POTOMAC. The House committee on commerce having in charge the river and harbor appropriation bill, | expect to complete it in time to be reported to | the House next week. As yet no amount has been determined upon by the committee for the | improvement of the channel of the Potomac. ‘the committee is giving careful study to the report of the chief of engineers on the subject. and it is also understood that Capt. Eads has presented a plan of improvement. There is an evident disposition both in committee and | among Congressmen to make a liberal appro- priation if the Commisstoners or some public spirited citizens will take the trouble to give the subject their attention to demonstrate its Justice and importance to Congress QUARANTINE Vs. YELLOW FeveR.—Dr. Van- Gerpool, in charge of the quarantine station at New York, in his recent report. to the quaran- Une commission of that city, states that from the 9th of June last until the last. of September there was not an interval of three days in which the bay of New York was free from low fever brought, by vessels arriving from ln- fected ports, He ascribes the absence of any excitement from Unis cause among the people of New York to the thorough manner in whic the quarantine regulations were carried out. ie ventures also to assert that New Orleans would have been as exempt from yellow fever as New York if {ts quarantine had not ignored the elementary principles that_govern stich in- stitutions in other pl es. “TWO principles.” @ gays, “must be regarded. first, the incuba- Live period of the disease; and, second, its mode or manner of transmission.” ‘These récognized, and he sof the opinion that a quarantine at Xew Orleaus could be made as effective as at New York. Neverthelk he holds that the Way to deal with yellow fever is to attack it where it originates. As he Havana as the principal hotbed of this terrible epidemic, he suggests that through President Hayes “the government of Spain be solicited to unite with this government in the appointment of an in- ternational commission, who shall proceed to Havana with a view to examine the sanitary surroundings of that city and thelr relations to the propagation of the scourge, and that the Spanish government be earnestly requested to carry Out fully the joint recomme: mS of ‘such commission.” INVESTIGATING TALMAGE.—The Brooklyn (N. Y.) Presbytery yesterday appointed a commit. tee. consisting of three ministers and two elders, to investigate the conduct of Rev. T. Dewitt ‘Yalmage, it a being common report that he 13 ee or nea and oes and of using im- proper methods in preaching, tending to brit religion into contempt, &e. - ~~ AN INNOCENT MAN CONDEMNED.—An investi- gation In Tiblow, Ki is said to have devei- Oped the fact that the real murderer of White, in Weathersfield, Vt., for which Henry Gravelin is concemned, ts a former resident and danzer- ous character of Windsor, Vt. His whereabjuis are known, and it is belleved his arrest will be Secured. Before his sudden departure trom Vermont he repeatedly stated, “I can clear Graveiin with three words.” THE MICHIGAN DEMOCRATS and nationals will probably form a coalitton for the April election. Which fs for a justice of the supreme court and regents of the state University. The nation i convention will'take place on the 4th of Marc \ and the democratic on the 5th, at Lansing. Had Stch @¢ a ition existed ‘ast November the alles would have carried the state and elected most of the representatives to Congress. §2-John W. Finks, for over years identifiedwith newspaper enterprise in ihe Tree Index of Warrenton, Ver died, Most the True day, at his residence in Warrenton, Va. f2-In the twentieth tournament of bil- Mards, at New York, last night, G: beat t Sexton 600 oe ae ‘wenty-first Telegrams to The Star FRENCH CABINET CHANGES, RUSSO-TURKISH TREATY, i ——_-__ { DAVENPORT INVESTIGATIO LABOR STRIKES. | SHOT DEAD IN CHURCH. A MURDERED BRIDE GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS. French Cabinet Changes. Panis, Fc. 4.—The Journal des Debi The ministerial modifications will be s leRoyer, minister of justice; M. Jules Fi minister of public instruction and fine arts; M1 Bardoux, minister of public worship, and M. Lepere, minister of agriculture and commerce.” | he Russo-Turkish Preaty. CoxsrantiNorig, Feb. 4.—Prince Labanot. Russian ambassador to Constantinople, and Karatheodori Pasha, Turkis ministerof foretza affairs, are now revising the tinal clauses of the definitive treaty between Russia and Turkey, end its signature is expected to follow iminedi. ately. A group of English financiers is prepar- ing to submit a rival scheme t> the French one, | whereby the Porle, among oter ads | would receive an advance oife1 CE £5.000,000, Bank Failure in England. Loxpox, Feb. » Vivian, Gry dail on, KNOWN as tae peaded. { in England. | S the masters or the pugineering trade in London will ec pon the ith inst. ‘Tue | Amalyamated Soctety of F stook tinal ac- | | | Uen last night in favor of resisting the proposed ion of wages. The strike will Include the engineers, boller makers, pattern makers, $ and iron-mongery work- | tabiishments whica havegiven | 1 a reductton—namely, Hall, at Dari- | Faston and Anderson, 2 pyglish, at Bo: ers at elgateen notice at Dept- iy, at West- Appleby, of Southiwa Wailer, at Soutl minster I i ton, Worssam, at Iron Works Comp: small proportion of Ui in the trade. None of the rallway | s lave joined in the movement and y large private firms have not—notably } the Sainudas of the Tower hamlets, NEW YORK NOTES. Davenport Investigation. New York, Feb. 4.—rhe Davenport investi- gation was yesumed this morning. Witnesses in defence of the commissioner, principally fed- eral marshals, chiefs aud deputies, were exam- ined at length. The Vander! Surrogate Calvin resumed the hearing ih Vander blit will case to-day. Wm. H. Vand: bilt was In attendance and there was a fall array of counsel. § *. Crane, division su- perintendent Central railroad, | deposed that in conversation with the Commo: | dore the latter told him that he would fix it so | that people who had tent Cornelius J. money | would nev he also said that when one | of his children refused to be guided by his ad- | { | Vice Le let him go, and when he did let him go he went for good. mMburrassment. firm of Fenno « Long, | . Ol Congress sq are tlaao cially embarrassed, bat to what extent tt dificult to ase n. It was rumored on the y that the senior partner had and It was farth Zz Sold short on cx gone 10 New Yo tthe firm hav allot whieh have able tocarry o pended. M guseuently susp) ie xpressed among brokers for Mr. Long, the junior partner, who, | it ts alleged, has not’ been falrly dealt with 05 the absent member of the tirm. | is Hride for Her Prop- erty. | CinciNnatt, O.. Feb. 4. special dispat-h sey Mrs. John Dyer, who lived near Fort Wayne, Ind.,died suddenly a few days ago. She Was recently married to Dyer, and having pos- sessed property that had been willed to him in the event of her death, suspicions were aroused and Dyer’s premises were searched, when a quantity of strychnine and a spoon were found in his trunk, The body was exhumed and poi son Was found in her stomach. A warrant been issued for Dyer, who has decamped. A Young Man Shot Dead in Chure! . Louis, Feb. 4.—A dispatch from Manh: tan, Kansas, § that a young man named Wm. Peake Shot and instantly killed last, night by a man named Bates, an acting deputy mar hal, Peake was standing inside the Cari: an church when the shot was fired, which brought the services to an abrupt termination. roa Ned. No definite cause is given for the eed. Poisoned eae Strike of Silk Weavers. PATERSON, N.J., Feb. 4.—The warpers in the silk mill of Dexter, Lambert « Co., to the num- ber of 34, have gone out on a demand for higher wages, and a serious embarrassment in the operations of the miil ts feared, as the other processes of manufacture cannot iong bec Unued without this intermediate one goes on. The Markets. BALTIMORE, Feb. 4.—Vi 7, do. consolidated, 31; ‘dor ec 8 and quiet— STIMORE, Feb, 4—Cotton dull and easy— middling, rominaliy Flour steady and quie~ Wheat, southern steady and sn all offeriass: west- on ae xe en Tet, ee: Co. amber, .07 ; No. 2 Pennsylvania red, 1.05%; ; No. 2 western winter red, spot and Fobrusty.1 03: March, 1 06a1.06%; April, 107a1 07. Gorn, south: | ern steady for white and’ dull and nomial for yel- jow; western active and s esdy—eouthern whit, 44345 do. yellow. held at 44; western mixed, spot and February, 43%; March. 43%: Apri, 445ya44% ; May, 44%; steamer, 39%. Osta active and firmer— southern, 10933; western 32a32}5; do. mixed, 20881; Pennsylvania, 30a32. quiet and firm— southern, S8a60. Hay dull and wach Pro- Visions quiet and fair jobbing trade and pric-s thoi extern packsd aah” rae a sem leum firm and no refined offered. Bia8% refinea, ¥3s bid. Tinieg nitty dull, anos sued Michael ger for breach the bail being at $2,000. Krauzer aa she were early playmatesin Austria, Shecame some years ago to this country and prospered, aud, as she says, on his promise to marry her sent him money to come to this country. He came here, but did not marry her. His story differs very little from hers. admit childish aéquaintance, and up, Was continually Jer, and showed him a like! very different from the one he found rival here. He denies that marry her, and says he will life to her, The case came up before Judge Sheridan 11 marine court, was reduced to northern ne’ understand about the traditions 0] ntial in political af- fairs in the state, but are known here, and ve a tremendous gress. A Or doctor, is has come to wa | to be di it Will Case. | | sixes, deferral, | Second series, ae, past due coupons, 77 bid to-day. Bugat etealy | The Water sup; Eeitor Star:—1 think Gen, Meigs’ plan a good ‘one, Dut on account of the large sum Involved ia {ts Completion, wholly, at this time, impractica- uw he first place, the sum paced as tts ly Question, cost will fall far short of the real cost, and the Ume consumed In tts construction an ungeces- sauiy delay in furnishing the water so much run a four-foot mala from the ost OLE al Isth sureet, to ran along FY street, to supply the residents wesi of Mth street; thence along Boundary to 14th, fo SUPPLY the tutermedtate ground. and from thence along Boundary to North Capitol street, to supply 1 To carry ow will have to tunnel iar y the tire distance, g or four ravine: involvir ee tienes Hore than three times: the and requiring two seal ete. In the plan t posed. the K can be done tor 0 and } wil not re alonger period than ‘ive months ction. T prophecy that the Com. ask for an »priation of Iry out Gen. Meigs . and that, will be exhausted 1c pleted. Tha Liscontinu can be obtained, before the t will have ppropriation work Is ¢ nother in the end, white me | Water may be . more dissatisfaction with the measur esult. because of the tn creased debt upon the Distrk he 30 per went. ad 1 upon our yea water rent bills, to enable the Commissioners to pay their portion ef the amount advanced ta. the appro. priatlon ashed tor, Another cbjection to this plan of Gen. Mel is the le 4 of time tt will take to coustruct nh Are the residents of Capttol Hill to walt two years before they get a supply of wa Pay yearly in advance for those tw Same rates they have been paying fe let_ they now get? Now ond floor in bath ub or closet, of an hour to fill an ordinary bue means let us have a good supply ¢ vd a me: of supply that sh hansted ina few years; but do not propose so elaborate a Which will take years to co: . so large a sum, when a more sim| nd equally as good a plan can be per ed In @ much shorter period. r, Smait Women whether women s\ Exnoxt? — I be we quest permitied to | outside of the particular church of which they j are members is one of lively interest in the Methodist Episcopal Church of Uhts AU the late meeting of the North Pennsylyagia Cone ference Miss Lizzie Sharp made appiicatton for license to exhort within the bounds of the ¢on- | ference. She isa member of the Colexsink M E. Church, and bad been Leensed by uer pastor, the Rev. Mr. Wood, as ier, Dut thts n within a mem- | Miss | Sharp should have t District | Conte > Une fait functions of other chure eral Con- Terenc had before thes question of licensing women to ex The nn: Tlo the discretion of the tors, but conferred no specitie pon District Conference to approve st | license. Afier deliberat n. the North Pennsylvania mneluded dno power to "Ss 2ppolntment, unmended that her pas er license, and that si a duly commissioned exhort voted to petition the next Gener to give District Conferences the yy jon same should ognized They also ference “cof grant- Ing Wowen license to exhort Jadelphie Hiecord, TrovT Jenrr FOR OXYGEN. —The recent cold Weather destroyed the trout fishery 01 1.C. Pra between Truei oe. Th > fresh nd when mpossible” or them to mere than two or three days. On Tues- ight the temperature was 24 . Solid tee filled al! the ditcive receivoir to the flsh ponds. 1 red the Various ponds to a gieat depth, the out- Jets were choked with massive cakes of t¢ a drop of fresh water could reach Uke imprison- ed fish. When holes were cut in the surface of ponds the large beautiful trout would leap clear Out of the water in their efforts to get the pn which the water lacked. the finest one on the Si Kept pes below from the the dshery ra Nevada,— mong the passengers to New Orleans by the steamer Knickerbocker, of te Cromwell line, which lett sterday hoon, Were if Jennings, of UIs elty, and Thomas Tugman, of Phi a. They took with them iwenty-on which tin the 1 national doz-lght, to ans, or (be tmmediate ity, during the Mardi Gras and t Messis. Jennings a of the forward de Capart for their 4 devs were in batten Mr. will take Js 0 Was the hn: New ore fancters, who log-fight,— proposed ness Of th att dh is in the comin boston and © er aul LN sun, $4.00 FOR A DAY IN Jar of Patrick Re David snd Jon action to recover damages for malicious prosecution, was ded in the 12th district court to-day, and jury found a verdict for plaintiffs for $4,000. a former trial gave plaintiffs $5,500 and the verdict was set aside and a W trial granted by Judge Daingertield on the ground ive damages. ‘The plaintitls were ed at the instance of the defendants, and detained in the city prison 24 hours, when they were fond not guilty of the charge pre- ferred against them and discharged from cus tody.—[(Sau Francisco Bulletin, Jan. 24. PIckING OvT THE Sror FoR [11s GRavE.— Adam Wicks, an aged resident of Centerport, L. L., one morning last week took his hired man to a hill on luis premises and carefully indicated aspot where he said he wished to be burled When he died He was apparently in | health at this time, but tn the afternoon of the same day, while chopping wood at the house, be fell in an apoplepte fit, from which he did Lot recover, dying the next day. He was buried in the place pointed out by him.—|.N. ¥Swn, int rial of the rt. ATTEMPT TO Save Lire ay TraNsrUsION —For several months Andre’ | Fitvgeraid. of Brook! . ¥,, aformer promt- | nence politician, was ailing. @nd for the past fewweekswas unable to take any kind of nourisia ment. AS a consequence he bec y feeble, and on Saturday last bis physiciin dciermined to to try the éflicacy of trausfusion of blood from a healthy body to the disease which purpose a stout hearty man wa ‘The patient's arm was bared aad the operation of finding, taking up and opening a vein was successfully performed. ‘The patient's condition was such ‘that his pulse was nearly gone, the action of |uts heart was feeble and the vein ‘could scarcely be got al. The healthy man’s arm was tapped and his red, rich blood owed freely into a funne! held t e Mt. ‘This was connected by tubing with a syringe, Which worked into a gold pointed tube, and if in turn led into the open vein. ‘They took tive ounces of blood (about three-quarters of a tumbler full) from the man and pumped it stowly into the system of the dying patient. ‘The e<- periment was entlrely succes+ful and the tastra- ment worked to a charm. Unfortunately for the patient he was already far gone, and after a { rally be retained full possess on of his senses until about fifteen minutes before his death, which occurred at two o'clock ou Satur- day afternoon. ‘MILK IN WINTER.—The cows of many farmers “go dry” in winter—that is cease to give milk. Farmers think the fault is with the cows, but the fault is really theirown. Thetrouble isthe cows are not weil fed and comfortably shelter- ed. They cannot give much milk without an abundance of food tomake it. Their own nat- ural wants xe ire Ba corrain amount or food to keep life an strength. If they get only enough food to secure these ends, how they can give milk? It would be like asking a man to give you money when he had none. Good hay and straw and corn fodder answer well for the coarse food, and coru can't be beat for nutritious food. chickens lately, set a and caught ba mE meg = an owl sa! Chronicle believes that sentiment of East Tennessee is. “~4 in favor of a division of the state, because E- ‘Tennessee is one rome Pecter £0 eet up itself as an ‘state in the Union ae oe a mere ‘to the repu- @iation kite. S2It is well