Evening Star Newspaper, February 10, 1879, Page 1

siahetaiehcisimnacciiai THE EVENING STAR, PUBLISHED BAILY, Except Sunday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Pennsylvania Avenne, corner 1th Street, The Evering Star Newspaper Oompary, &. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres’t. ‘Tse EveeING Stan is served to subscribers in the city by carriers, on thetr own account, at 10 cents per week, or 44 centsper month. Qopies at the cennter, 2 cents each. By mail—postsge prepaid— t cents’ 8 month ; one year, #6. ‘THe WEEKLY Bran—publiched on Fridsy—$2 < i postage prepaid. 10 copies for $15; 20 Copies lor $2. ‘All mail eubseriptions must gs pata in ad- ‘Fanee | ho paper sert longer “an #5 paid for. ih fates of advertising mate known on sprlics- om. v | enin, tn verre SE _ SPECIAL NOTICES. st Lr G at 7 Wo'clock, w. Bas It nem of special 5- CENTRAL BUILDING: CLNTION texf uth monthly meeting on TUE: Va¥ EVE! ith inst. at 615 7th street, Books si W. MOORE, Secretary. OF THE MEMBEES OF ‘ourt of Claims and Saprewe mart of the District of Columtia will be held at the Court Room of the Court of Cisims TO MORROW, 4 Tuesday.) at 12 o'clock m.. to take heap ines on the occasion of the death «| open for sub. ayment of dues and Fobruary Mth, a is, 519 Market 1 ite resular mec DNESDAY, and ha al invitation ts hers from sister C: ST. LARCOMB: RS. HAYWARD & HUTCHINSON, 317 Orn STREET, NEAR THE AVENT?. Brass Fire Sets, Enxlish Tie, Siate Mia: ior Grates, Furnaces, Banges and Lair: Prumbing, Tin Roofing and J. «¥ yr MB oRN's PuaRmacy. 1429 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE SODA and MINERAL WATERS on draught al ils Lick, Bedford aud Bethesda Waters by the | suilon. octlL-tr ep TEE Nation ar sare REPOST? cox. NY, corner 15th st. and New Yorm wd wr Bonds for safe ar. takes Governinent and nayements— WM. W. RIGGS, Vice-Pres't COLDS, BRONCHITIS, SH REMeEDz, LOZENGES. Tested for over 50 years. Relief speedy aud certain, Sold by all drugvists Price 50 cents. E. FOUGERA & O0., Agenrs, oets0-w {20,60 New York. TO THE PEOPLE! GREATEST MARK DOWN IN FINE CLOTHING EVER KNOWN, Tahail close out in the next thirty days my entire stock of Winter Clothing at a TREMENDOUS SACEIFICE. LL TEE Paice Tickers Have Been Mancep Dows For THIS GueaT Sane, OVEROOATS. QYEROOATS now 216. formeriy $23. OVEKOOATS now #14, formerly OVERCOATS now #12, formerly #2) OVERCOATS now $10, former:y S15 QYERCOATS now $s, formerly $13 OVERCOATS now $6, formerly $10. OVEKOOATS now $4, formerly @8 SUITS. SUITS that were 825 now 814. SUITS thst were $24 now #16. SULIS that were $20 now #15. SUITS that were $17 now 815. SUITS that were $16 now $12 SUITS that were $15 now #10 SUITS that were $12 now &¥. SUITS that were $10 now 87. COATS AND VESTS. QOATS and VESTS from 322 to g16 COATS aud VESTS from $40 to S14 COATS and VESTS from $15 to #10. COATS sud VESTS from $12 to ¢3. PANTALOONS. sold for $8, selling now # sold for $7. selling now #: Selling now $4.50, PANTALOONS sold for PANTALOONS cold f Such Barwains in Clothing have never been offered wince 1457. A. STRAUS, Tse Porvtar CLorurzn, 1011 Pennsylvania Avenus, janl4tr Between 10th and 1ith streets. “COALINE”™ a IS THE LATEST AND FINEST DISCOVERY Free from nd is rise ‘m the world as a Cleanser and Purifier. uad odor, y op, mill or cheaper than soap or benzine, fl in every household, counting-room, § factory. FOR SALE BY GROCERS GENERALLY. fevS-tr Depot, 1816 F street northwest. Vv = ES AND VALENTINE CARDS. NEWEST STYLES OF FANCY NOTES AND ENVELOPES. C42) CASKETS AND PAPETERIES, VISITING CARD ENGRAVING. MONOGRAMS DESIGNED AND STAMPED. THE LATEST PUBLICATIJNS. METEOPOLITAN BOOKSTORE. JAMES J. CHAPMAN, Buccessor to Socomons & CuarMAs, febS-tr 911 Pennsylvania avenue. JOS: SCHLITZ BREWING Co. MILWAUKEE LAGER BEER. plies of thie celebrated LAGER, BEEB new beige reeled, aud for sale in casks and bot- tes, by the agent, SAMUEL C. PALMER, 57 Greene street, GROBGRTOWN, D. 0. oo ening Star. * LOCAL NEWS. WAxTs 4 Divorce.—To-day Mr. TB. WL. Webb, for John «;. Monekiem, fled a bill for a @ivorer against Ida Monekiem. He sets forth a riage in this city on June 90, | a few years after their marriage act tn a strange, unaccountable inanner. as. sumed to be dissatistied, would leave his house and remain away for months.and atthough for several years there has been a good deal of seandal affecting her good character, that be never befieved she was unfaithful unt within the last few weeks. He changes that tn isi4 she left him and went to No. 12 Feltz str Kaittuore, where she lived several months, ar he charges that she there led a life of prostitu WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1879. on; that in ists she lived several months with E PRESIDENT and Mrs. Ha receptio? 0 Wore Waslsington News and Gossip. pui from + Tuesday © GOVERNMENT ReoxTPTS To-DA enue, $5 —Internal rev SuBscnirtioss to the four pe day amounted to $4, loan to AT THE Wntre Hot Justice Harlan Burnside and Wait, Hart, urry Mecrary » Conve rs. and Representatives Dwizht, Campbell (Pa.) Williams, Baco Phillips sident to THE SCB-cOM MITT ing committee. which went to New York to in vestigate the elpher te turned t ashington this mornt THE COMMISSION: has Int the office, additional e NoMInavioxs.—'The President sent the fotlow- | ing nem ons to the Senate to-daw:—Charles te How lector of customs for the di,- tri tof Perth Amb Pa. U.S. consn! at ew es in the [nt have met at ihe inves Patent Offi Wednesday atative TRE TELLE day, when a < To future act hut the te tu Conny en Invest The hatte ment Took place to the call oF THE Hot FASES met th embodied in to the House of he 3 the earl which way ts the Tse 1 Short commit tee, peal that the es Tee meet on We ening of Mis week at the rooms of e Moore. tor th Purpese of com) THE Po COMMITTRE held no session Lo. day as was | ention. RAPROK TEST OATH Law.—ihe House has | refused to suspend the rales and pass the bill repealing the law Fd to the tesi oath of and payn their aids— 1 AY Mrmattve, strict party v P matter 15 to be up in the democratic caucus to- will be determined whether tis take the responsibility of tacki repeal these Inws as a ride propriation bills. 13; not nec fi was its it ht, when { THE CirneK Disraten has received trom Dr. Nors | of the Western Union Tele: statement in contradiction ne that the late President Orton luud shown pa san bias in regard to the cipher dispatches imed that the company tried anS Of erying patches, as tt felt bound bi s Rewer or He Distr Wt to-day approved the an appropriation of 31 of employing the poor of work of Hilt ip and pla ondition t on mAk- the purpos riet in the nitary Capitol ” snce fOr the si ‘tLe resolution also autli sioners of the District to exy relief of the poor, Centre market ren ¥ nnd Of the MacManos’s Mepar approved t DF, Tories IM. dent of Congr the House hall, ave not faken iparins g ied States, nor in Inst thi aid ani ie eHeMY, ts forunall . ahd a coumit te pointed ent in proper acted to put such a mm tobe attached to the sundry civil appropriation hill, whieh, among other provisions, includes the pay of persons connected with the judiciary. The caueus also devided upon an ine the provide Liveivky REUSTON.—At Mr, and Mrs. Horatie ption Hon. Geo, B. Loring story of New England Ufe. It was niy in the form of a debate, in which a dis on is kept up among a party of | villagers, first at the vi me nd after wards in open town meeting. ‘The moral of the story Was interded to show the gross injust of assalling. in the bitterness of partuain war- the characters of publie men whose whole fo theirs a and, as tuelty of such proceeding, one informed of the speakers, the vil- aster, gained bis cause by reciting the experit USI. Beuve ina similar act of injustice suffered by him in the French reyo- jution of IMs. Folowing Dr, Loring, Mr. John The Wutlh pay animent by his wife, y the large intercourse ¢ ning, sleut. ‘T.A. Norris, to the Commander M. » duty at the navy nd . Fron in Y NAVAL ORDERS. hydrographic oflee, 1 L. Jolson, from on d Portsmouth, orders. Prof. 4, naval observator leave, and on its ¢ duty. + and duty at the graated six weeks oSuL—Hon. A.M. Thomson, formerly peaker of the Wisconsin general assembly. and bow On the editorial staf’ of the Chicago Tri- bene, is in the city. Tue DAveNvoRT INvesTiCATION committee bas finished taking testimony in New York, and will meet in this elty to-morvow, fe a3 Pens Mf the Potter inyestizat- | 1 land office | 'y of the |} ¢ xave 1 WO short recitations, Which, as | randa tine solo by Mr. | edon waiting | piration ordered to special | Washington Society. j The most delightfal reception which bas oc- curred at the White House this season was that | of Saturda: number of those who contribute to t of fashionable circles called to pay their re 4s tO Mrs. Hayes and her assistants, } adiey and Mrs. of Tennesse: nbers of the ceptions, at- arts came just before the recepti nd remained untilits close, when he n to Mrs. Hi and '¥ led the way to the east room, followed by the Attormey Ce -cral with Mrs. hi and | Colenei ¢ . Bailey. ‘Phts was the urture hud eabine tended. irae nd the hers of Sec . MISS Page, pevens spent much t Senator Howe's wife and tor. ughter, Mrs. Totte ts Ci i rs. MacArthur, M rs. Andrews, s. Mrs. ( + Mrs. Poweil, of I iss Manning,’ Mrs. Kimmel, Mrs. ‘dodworth, MISS Dawes, Miss Silleck Davenport, Miss Rhodes, Mrs. Matthews, Commissioner and. Mrs irs. Tisdell and her guest, Miss Roaci, the daughter of John Roach: Mattle Bruce nd Mrs. Nelson, Mrs. Rodgers, Mrs. red Seward and he iss Barnes, the nddaug ed: Mrs, Perry and her friend, Miss ft those who attended. the reception. ions for the first state dinner ¢ ‘ason at the White House have been It will oc Senators and i and the Vice | sare a The President did wy On Thursday evening. Cer- ppresentatives and. their have President been in- wed, Tuesday will be a busy event © will be a reception af the White Ho) linner at 1Le residence of Secretary Sh p ni nd M be given during th ral and Loecur the Which Senator rds. On Tau hitherto this sed intended ue, Wil uheir Mon- 10 tempor RARY SOCTETY.—The 1 erary Soclety at Mrs. Adiniral Daher Saturday 1s both In ed gy Was, as usual, « Jovable, ¥ aspect. ik distin At tl (he request of the president a recitation of one of the luvel S for which st meus, Mr Ss she al i. Tie Polonaise Mignon in her very best red the com- The art con- C Mrs. W Goode {tui sin s tributions were from the studio s Whose great picture or the itl Commi JS now fist approaching completic head of Prot. Henry excited univ is Ch Ast inter a is in ite commerce Di now mamitte on comm: ny rie PROrLE. assed the House bill 10 € » this able poor people, by of deposits, vo Save niot ts in four pes cent. Di > ee Was fixe in, Instexd of thy ds tixed in the | Hou SENGIOR McCune oF one hour's @ i favor of the pre . burear dep The were Crowe AL Savincs Bins —Th afte by a vote of 8 10 nays Ist—declined to suspend the d pass the Postal savings bil. The sig- © of this vou poor showing it not even se decent support, | hit bad been reported previously by the puey committees, ee ON AMERICAN CATTLE received in New York Saturday, states that the British sovermment have issicd-an order for- bidding live carte trot the United States to und at the ports of the Kingdon atter the 2th instant. Dar 4 dispaten CONTESTING A SHAT IN CONGRES sudiailon of witnesses In the contested ¢ en case by sebastian Duffy, greenback Joseph Mason, republican Represent the O3weso-Madison dis- atthe court house in York, i riday. IN THE VaNDERIILT WILL case last Friday Dr. Gray testified that he did't consider a desire to aneeessary indteation of Insanity, wy it the patient: went to work and be: rich, tel Heh as A Nkw Srer oF MokMONS has sprung up in M Indiana, and two evangelists of Lat- aints are preaching there with success. aT tenets of this wing of Mormonlsra iygamy. healing v the laying on of ni, the Se ‘ond coming of Carist niton of God in tem- spiritual affairs, believing In miracles + 1 providences in the ests of the saints. The sect number avout sixty members i Floyd, Washington, and Clark couuties, up from re: able farmers, SITUATION IN) BREATHIT? COUNTY 1 from Cinciinati, Feb. are being made in Breath ye the postponement of the trial of urged with the murder of Judge Burnett. | vid the trial be postponed, the prison 1 be Drought to Lexington jail for sateke 5. aud the filty soldiers who have been so lor mes. SHERSAN AT ATLANTA.—When Gen, Sherman Hghted trom the cars at AUanta, says the Con- furen of that city, “there were no perceptible indignation of feeling of prejudice. In most of theely S Of talkers there were jokes 1 and Ifo, Obe man proposed to Mayor C: to go and offer the freedom of the ci Sherman. ‘lie made too free With it? said ain obe when he was here before Boston Herali ‘THE Cav O° Ning Tats IN Jasate has been introduced into the ) Island of Jamaica in which the Gat-o-nine tails is the pumishinent allotted for nearly every seri- ous offense, including libel. The bill ts likely to me alaw. The Jamaica goverument has covered a wholesale and Systematic system oF smuggling by American trait vessels putting into Port Antonio, —A bil gislature of the 3 CLERK FOR LovE,— ug clerk at the store Dre a Seren Louis Mc | OFF. G.Werne ai havenue, was foun | | dead in ved this moraltl his | Side Was found a bottle of prussi aN had been nearly emptied, and Owo letters. One nap Werner for causing hitn | thetrouble or ng fitsdead body in the house, 1 and the ot addressed (0 Frank Bilharz, ot No, si Courtland street, to whom he present | ed a cherished mamdolu. to whom he stated Hutt there was Ut One person who Knew the cause Of lis siticide, and that one would not k. There 1s reason to helleve that disap- pointinent in love is the cause.—|.¥.¥, Mail, Sth Miss MAGGIE FitzGrnnoy was elected state | Wbrarian of Indiana by a joint convention of | the two houses of legislature, distancing hee two male opponents, both or whom urged tha thetr services to the democratic party entitled | thei to the position. THE GREAT BOGAKDUS SuooTiNG MvteH | Phe Spirit of the Times makes the as- tonishing assertion that the necks of many of the glass balls shot at by Capt. Bot usin bis recent shooting match in Gilmore's Garden were broken before the shooting began, and it de- clares that many balls which were not struck by shot were scored in the captain's favor by the referee because these uecks were miss- w | nos ing. ‘The tation hitherto enjoyed by Capt. ue maxes itdificult to believe that he could ‘e been cognizant of such a decep- Hon, even if it was practised, Disirict of Columbia, or between such banks | tices of the peace in District of Columbia. By and any person holding or who bas held any Mr, Wait—In regard tomailable matier printed | office under the District, tonching by the papyragraph process. By Mr. Foster— | the | inthe District, introduced tn the House by Mr. , ton merchants having in charge the matter of | » mittee consisted of Messrs. The District in Congress. FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS, ACTION OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON THE ESTI- Fer Monpay, February 10, The Vice President laid before the Senate the credentials of Hon. Matthew H. Carpenter, elected U, S. Senator from the state of Wiscon- sin for six years from March 4th, 1 and placed on fil Also a communication from the Sec the Interior, transmitting a letter from the ¢: mmuissioner of pensions, relating to the act arrears of penstons and suggesting: cc rlain amendments to that bill; calling atten- ton of Congress to the present system of adju- dicating pension claims and the adoption of | 1%. per legislation for the protecuon of the gor- cinment against fraudulent claims, xc., (as pre- sented in Saturday's Srar.) The communica- | {ous were referred to Une committees on pen- | Sions and appropriations. Also, 2 communication from the board of In- } dan commissioners enclosing a communication {rem the representatives of various religious bodies in regard to the government of the In- Referred to the’ commitice on Indian The House committee on the District of Co- lumDfa to-day finished the consideration of the estimates for the District of Columbia for its | expenses for the next tiseal year, and the same | will now be turned over 10 the appropriation committee to be incorporated tn the sundry | civil appropriation bill. ‘The aggregate of ap- | propriations agreed upon foot up nearly three a half million dollars, of whieh the United 'S Will pay One-haif. The estimates are nol minch reduced from those submitted by the Dis- trict Commisstoners. The important changes are an Increase of the school appropriation by 5.00, to enable the Commissioners to build two new public school-houses—or e to be located on Massachusetts avenue, east of 1th street. The estimate for the support of the Metropoti- tan police force fs cut down. $20,000, whteh will necessitate the reduction of the salaries of of cers and men, in all grades, about 7 per cen and will reduce the mounted police force from fifty to forty men. MEETING OF TUE SENATE COMMITTEE. | A meeting of the Senate committee on th | Vcorhees presented a petition signed by | plague. x Mrs. Milleron 1) street, between T8th and T wO CENTS. streets, following the ‘same course of Itfe, and In Isis she rented a roamon 9th street, belween —_ —d at © followed t dare —$——___ Teli to The Star. WR COLUNGIA RIFLE ASSOCIATION met Sat 1 hing, when Dr. WT. Barnard, J. E. DW LTV * ms Bruce and Jas. B. Buraside were members. A’ programme. fa S for the 22d Inst. was decided FOREIGN AFFAIRS, Pleuro-Pne: ni: , ™ upon, as follows: A rlalat 200 and 300 y CAS ne SST) Dien Gols for cone nen ee LONDON, Feb. 1 N outbreak of plenro- fabce, oftand. the best aggrezaue preumonta has occurred among cattle at Wiz- | the two distances to win 4 gold badge. A maten anthorpe, near Malton, county of York. wand om Yands, seven ShOLS ¢ _, _ The Plague. Rove, Fev. 10.—Reassuring advices have been received at the foreign ministry about the It is believed that its spread will be prevented. each dts. king the "es to re over th silver cup. Shooting at soe, ards, fifteen shots for each eon. ach distance, the Dest aggregate score over all the distances to win a gold Dadge __ The Turkish Cabinet, ete | Entrance foc in each match 1 for each contest CONSTANTINOVLE, Feb. 10.—It ts believed there | ant. se Matches are Lo Be ope ly 10 a are differences in the cabinet which must. cause | live mewters of (he Colima tine atm the retirement of Khelreddia Pasha, grand vir- | ‘tien a Jer, or Said Pasha, minister of justice. The | RECEP Os OF SPN aroR. ELEct Ls Russian army in the Balkan peninsula is suf- ] sas —A con fering much from spotted typhus, ference Ineeting was meld Saturday evening to ge tor we Association Hie ption Of Gen. Logan, esent delegates from the Iliac ww Veteran Club, Southern Repub. ). Grand Army of the Republi cLions, WIth Senator Christiancy Resigns. i Derrorr, Feb. 10.—A telegram received trom | Lansing says the resignation of the Hon. 1. P. Coristiancey as Senator trom Michigan has been | ‘olonel F. 1. Ste members of the fF thle Supreme a | placed in the hands of Gov. Crosswell, fo take | pheacon ehalioce and’ kee eee. D. Ste District of Columbia was held this morning. | Tie Dstricts Oece en ee pe Iepent or | bifect at noon to-day. Tim governes wilt Ge lary. Tt wan agreed Urat ite anne organi Representatives of the Aqueduct: bridge com- | the act of June Jira y oee | cXening transite the ofelat hotineation of Sen- | tions whit nse at the Clty Hal he ae pany, and persons Interested in the purchase | assessments In the Disttien ore ator Christianey’s resignation to the legisla- Gen saTilval. aud proceed to the depot of that structure to be made a tree bridge in | ferred to the committee on the judiciary. ture, declaring the oftice vac heac ine band, Upon the arrival lieu of bullding a new bridge across the Poto- | Mr. Merrimon, from the couillios on che Dis- Se SECS hiae at Three Sisters Islands were given an- other hearing, ‘There is a difference of opinton among the members of the committee as to the proper price to be paid for the Aquednet brid Some think that $100,000 would be a fair p for the structure and others that a smalier sum | tri | tof Columbia, reported adversely on House | concurrent vesolution aunhorizing the Commis- | sloners ef the District of Columbia to ve | aud report upon unadjusted claims for damage to real estate in the District of Columbia, aud pon House bill to incorporate the eye, ear and should be patd for the br Uiroat hospital of the District of Cc Col. Reb asked the committee to | they were indetinitely postponed amend the act passed by the House on January | ported from the san pomunitiee, with oth, 1879.10 provide for the settlement of tents, House bill to abandon a portion of cutstanc claims against the District of ¢ street, in the city of Georgetown, D.C. unibla alenda Mr. Matthew vision of th provide for nd conterring jnrisdi iS Lo hear the same, fonon the Cou , from the commit laws, reported a joint the publicat “committee ott in Major Hanneman’s battery will 1 eption committee wil th va carriage, and the pro » his hotel. where speeches Tammany York. Feb. 1 motion To ms inju from initiart seve, holdin, 1 which such ele not in compliance with t! ‘The Murkets. ALTIMORE, Fe!) Vinwinia eseort Ube Se wi nent the tem. ¢ the Tamman S WENT Fake ComMisstosersnrr t 1 in Ge Term, the BM © Distrter latter + ereise thy notice of the n Look place was y's by-laws, coupons, easier —A pot, 8) Las, BALTIMORE, Feb. 10.—Cotton nox | middling, Flour str act passed by the a stippiemental edition of ihe Rev 5 the 2th of Janu; 10 Incorporate of the United States. Placed on the calen ef “ ie @ ton Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital Mr. Anthony, from the committee on printiv 35, “Whee Wiliam ee report the bill advers | feported favorably on resolution to print ext ann . rsat No. preposed corporation may be o1 er | copies of the anntial report of tae Sint street police we existing laws of the District of Colt The | lu on Lor Agreed to. Ww S hueorperators were 1 1 in a dity was allen to order tis 4 ha The comnatttee 5 under vie call of " * ing bills were introduced and | " mami Mr. Wills (N.Y.)—For the erection Di report | of he cs over the raves of soldi 1 t djusted claints for dan ul es- | ferred in national cemeteries. By Mr. Wool ~ handsha istrict of Columb wolore | Forthe free introduetion of sau 33 : Se eee ree ae punted fy'Tne Stan. Gocde—tn regard to artillery schools) By Mr. | fin and ober Me : ane ted. “They Mr. Merriman was instru i ef ot certain persons Bulk mests— loose shoulders, new, 4; clear rib sides, " nd had the appearance ot bi¥ tothe Senate, with an am ublic lands, Also de 5: do. packed, new, nd Bacon—shoalders, V@iINg Tet t nis, N red, and passed by the Holise, to abandon a pd: States lands s old, 4°45 clear'rib sides, new, 6, Hams, new. 9al0, bo Sooner had he put bis foot inside th , in the city of Ge construction of railroads. By | Lard—refin p eon! dew and > Mr. Wendell | r Purpose abolish the: of water registr ret the sre provided tha rict of Columb orth of Bri ing the Comnissioner t its to be bro Mr. Eden: yo abands File title of the wk street in the owners of Street, and Vesti fore occupied I sssinents for taprov suest the lots or parcels of land on either side th Hrecting ; of nd noth: that taste | and abutting thereon, ‘The Senate commit r tO report a plan S the istess could | amendment provides that owaers of pr la. By Mr. Martin— ‘Si sion was by | on the abandoned street shall secure theit of West Virginia t pre- Carey Long, the “Chau tothe property in the ¢ Mt tie Di atives of that state ee | oetance In Ushi iit coma for or against Un es read a poem by | THE PILL TN RELATION 10 4 ' Mr, Corleti— right of entitied to the throu: 1 Lie public landsto the Cheyenne, BI nd Montana railroad compan: D- ‘or the improvement of iron} of Washington city. Mr. Crapo. Mr. Bundy—To extend the jurtsaiction of introduced in the House to-day by Mr. RL, directs the Distriet Commissioner quire into ali transactions between national banks of the United States and tie improveie 5 made since To discourage usu: y and promote legitimate February Isvl, and shall report the resiit rates of Interest. By Mr. Cain—To prevent the of their inquiries to the Attorney General and — sale of lottery tickets in’ District of Columbia. % and if It shall appear that any Mr. Lig Shing the duty on quinine, has conspired with any person or sion was granted to the committee on persons holdine ofice under the District touch- ee to report the river and harber bill Ing stich special sments, or las entered rrow for printing and recomunittal. into any con rranzement with satd Mr, Manning moved tosuspend rules and pass Distric a rate of interest inexcess bill repealing the statutes in rezard to the ap. pointment aud payment ot supervisors of elec- lion and special deputy marshals to aid such ort AW, iL sha Mibe the duty of ethe necessary ut 10 In: proc forfeiture OL tie franehlses | supervisors. k or banks, and al! contraets or ar- ‘The motion to suspend the rules and rangements thus made be declared wholly | vill was defeated yeas | void, and no recovery shall be allowed nor payment made on any security held or r¢ dy such bank or banks under any such co $ sent or received or arrangement, Also bill to abolish THE BILL TO AROLISN THE OFFICE OF WATER of Congress, and to substi ut pense i Mr. Phillips moved to. suspe pass Dill to establish postal Deteated—yeas: REGISTRAR meni of act travel! id the rnies and say Fort, of Mlinoi Y, provides that the duties of th UU hereafter be perfurmed by te engineer of the Washington aqueduct Whose duty it shall be to keep an accnrat STRANG account of the expense of keeping the Wash- patch from Chicago, February ington aqueduct, the pipes, stop-coeks,lyde: sirange and unaccountable suicide ¢ Xe, In repair, and of the cust of any fnprove- — ai tie Gault House about 5:30 u'ciock t ments or extension of the same that are now or ing. AS Lwo of the domesties Were engated in be hes may thorizes and report the of the Treasury annual: scrubbing the office floor sounds as of a falling ith of June, tosether with detalled esti- chair inthe reading-room attracted fora mo- , ent thelr attention. ddenly the night clerk, wates “for such Service and improvements Aggered Into the office, his heeded for (he ensuing fiseal year, and the sec. ping bis right side, his face deathly retary of the Treasury shall eh said cost to the Distriét_and transinit, said esti- tates to Congress. It provides that the water bonds of tie ‘Distriet shall be funded and con. solidated with ‘the general bonded debt of the District and become a part thereof; pro- vided that no charge or rent for ‘water € one-half of » uid with a despairing cry of + Dear, dear God, torgive met <piring to the tloor, The frightened, paralyzed domestics soon alarmed the house, and it was found that the man had shot himself through the right side, a Uttle below and to the right of the nipple. The unfortunate man must have placed the re- Volver under his vest, probably to deaden the report, as when found the vest was buttoued up and the bullet had only perforated his two , Shirts. The young man had been acting in the capacity of night clerk for the past three years, and was highly esteemed. Mr. Gage, his cua dian, can assign no cause for the act, as the de- p ceased was alivays cheerful, and unusually so more than suiticient to supply the wants of the | up to the hour of committing the rash act. peral government and of the inhabitants. Gaylard was ¥i years of age, and, though jolly persons owning or occupying houses fron'- and apparently contented, was not given to in butting on any avenue, Street, or alley, temperance or dissipation. His father resides | in which sewer or water pipes are laid. and | in Pennsylvania, and was telegraphed for, which houses are not supplied with suitable ~ — Boorn purchased for $5,250 three and proper water closets, shall, within six 1 us from the age Of this act, provide i a half of land on Second Beach, at } port, R. 1..from Mr. Engene Sturtevant, shall be hereafter assessed or collected except to manuiacturing e: and for tablishinents and railroads, steam engines, fountains, or street and the water rents for sald purpose cved those now charged. ‘The engi- 9 in his discretion anthorized to stop the water supply to all manufacturing b- Ushinents, when the quantity turnished Is no Aled. 15) : > ordinary nal—crade, than ordinar: Beaks ! Tantliariy merchant sWas going ef the show cases and thing over £2,400 worth if polite and affa- W YORK, Feb. 10. ud. Exchanxe, lon, 4: mente weak, Lelped lit of diamonds . The p od thems EW . tet Wi 4, | blest WES OUT, TOK OREW YORE, Feb. 10.—F quiet. Wheat quiet. thir “ diy away. Ti Zee <3 sbery Dinner to Com: mer MeCormich oe the THE AMERICAN EXHILIT AT PARTS. ee A complimentary dinner was given to Com- A Siar ARSENIC POISONTNG missioner McCormick by the Lotus Club, of | For seme ape doctor has been New York, on Saturday evening last. About 311 ime ceo rae one hundred persons were present. Whitelaw | became of a sty pallor, Reid presided, and, in response to a sentiment atures were Dlouted in his honor, Mr. McCormick made the follow- and the exes wa + With swelling of Une x speech, Vi lower limbs, bay by Gy her body w pages : With tiene? pain, and tinally ber « Mr. Presitleat and tentiemen: The contriba- Cane so it able Ghat tise Hons from the United States tothe great dls- yor death t id to her suffer play at the Champ de Mars have spoken for our country and its progress in the arts of peac language much more significant and satistac tory than any J can command. I © been entirely willing that the sts of a honors won by our & ted from the begin b some disea . But the most rigid investiga > reveal in what possible way it iveu administered to her, Her food tier she drank was most ved 1vola The wells, where no tne vald find Its way to it in the world the caus tion was discovered dt be present when the <were brought home from ‘The singular luster of the linen is Tomarkable, He inquired who and was told that an old 1 skill In polishing Inen from me or fi urteous invitatl 1 limes repeated, cou and I am P to-night to thank you most sincerely for the high compli | ment you haye paid me, and for the kindly estimate which you have been upon my labors In Pa patriotism ¢f our country To every emergenc more than to any mi of the unity Ui not | } ident hn ruck him aut 1h Wen, Who seein etal ither at’ home or abrv it of my admintstration th the gis.” The must be attributed our national triumphs. 1 4 le Wat Sow Gnkee aa > he itural implements, and in m nisin «4 concluded for Uhe bonce to. ply generally, our pre-eminence was amply ma dete lie visited the old wo- tained, while in new and hitherto watrie i felds na 1 that he polish” Our sHecess Was in many respects remarkable at DY Tine 4 arsenic in the stare Xotably in paper, for which not less than a | Then the whole caw was plaine girl was deven medals were taken, and. betier than icted by mae 20 produced by absorp. - orders trom different parts of so In Watches, In sflver-ware, Inear- | MO" odes ‘oer oe arpets. in preserved meats and (ruits, thers escaped. Respiration ai ist of the recent ingeniousand useful jy" Susceptibility to the fatal inventions of our artisans and UTES. | Arup conaplied lo pOdGOT tbe deters Ot our mineral collection, the French School of begged the duplicate specimens. aterial tllustrating the progress of po} lar education, London and Paris asked so jy that but little remained in our bunds at the c f the exhibition, In one of the great pub. lic buildings of Paris an American educational room has been opened, which is a center of pe- cular attraction to seholars and students. Ii ts yet too early Lo estimate the commercial advan- tages to result of our Exhibition. There are. however, indications that they will exceed the dition whieh has just been detail {Den COULDNT . Baling an uphoisterer Was thrown out of employment over a month ud since then has Been un. dd work elsewhere. He was a married ihe father of two small chtidren, Last she returned to his apartments, at 1 , Third avenue. and, when be heard his child crying tor bread. Became despondent and 10 brood over tix troubles, Hts wife Most sanguine expectations of our people, and — husband acting strancely durk return, with lange ipterest, the outlay made by | put py attenti our Government. An appropriation which would bor have made our display more than a relativeone, ands ten would, I think, have proven a most judicious and remunerative national investment. The compliments showered upon us by the Freuch Government and people appeared no less si was hes into the bedrooin Hieless on 1he Ve ra ts. d the muzvit he “ Big Bonanza,” - it nd found her husband ly lie had pla cere than delicate and lavish. The venerable d. and discharged i The bat petra Marshal President aud the Ministers kindly ulland lodged in the. br ain, Ga ising tn layed their resignations until they bad consei- ant For ing wa entiously expended some time allowance granted the nd Stax ery doliar of the extra 140ttonless al Of Lhe neighbors.whe stupetied w the bedside, Wh such accommodations, and the use of privies or | Ne Jiivy boxes in such localities are prohibited and wil! Duild on the Property a modest sum- alter such date, under a penalty of $5 per week. — mer cottage. It is made the duty of the health officer to en- force the sume, Heferred to the Difcrict: com- Herbert Coidington, of BITTEN mittee Flushtn utes by Sse at about A HARKOR IMPROVEMENT Compa: + two weeks ‘ago, and fora week has been con- ‘The bil introduced in the House to-day re Eued to his bed. ‘The leg which was bitten be- gan toswell. Yesterday he became so violent that several of the neighbors were called in to help take care of him, and four men were need- ed to hold him in bed.—{¥. ¥. World, sth. CarTatn PAUL BoyToN, whoentered the Alle. ghany river at Oil City, Pa., Thursday morning, With his life-saving suit, arrived at Pittsburg at, ) p. m., yesterday, and was greeted enthi- astically by 50.000 people. who lined both sides of of the river. He had expected to make only one Stop during the whole trip of 132 miles, but the Weather was so severe that he stopped at three points. Ie swam 43 miles Thursday, 35 Friday, 27 Saturday and 27 Sunday, and’ was in the water altogether 41 hours. He was greatly ex. ae and suffered extremely from the bitter | coud. ing to the improvement of the river front provides that the plan of the board of survey approved Mareh sth, is72, be entrusted to a | corporation to be denominated the Washington Harbor Improvement Company, with the fol- lowing incorporators: James G. Berrett, W. B. Wells. James 1. William Dickson, dobn T. Mitchell, W. Forsythe, Thomas King. | A'S. Solomons, Ouls Cole, W. P. Blackford, 8. A! Karweise and H. L. Jenuess. ‘The capital siock | of the company is fixed at ive iniiiion and may | be increased to eight million dollars, in shares | of $100 each. ‘The company is to carry ont the plan of the board of survey within the time | Thi ternoon, the committee of Washing- StICIDE.—Louis Stall rs, lifty-iive pars of age, a brick-maker by trade, residing ‘at No. °5 revising the pending license bill, reguiating | West Pratt street, Balt se business in this District, met at the office of the | cide yeaerday morn ine ty Dlowine ae ae District Commissioners and laid before them the | out with ashot-gun. = a bill with the amendmentssuggested. Thecom- | = L. Barbour, H. Browning, W. II. Claggett, A. Saks, M. Adler, and others. After discussion of the proposed amendments, the committee asked that the plivitege be granted them ot £olng before the | House District committee with the Commis- sioners (o-morrow. PERSONNEL OF THE Ciruek Comirree.—The room in which the committee heid its session was Parlor F, right behind the bar. Consider- ing that the members of the committee are quite distinguished temperance advocates, this proximity appeared to a piece of needless | satire on the part of the hotel clerk. Two long tables were by across the room, one for the committee, the witness and official stenogra- phers, and the other for the newspaper re- porters, The sub-committee is one of more than average Congresstonal intelligence. Gen, Hunton, the ehairman, is a tall, dignitied south- ~AH SIN As A SHIPOWNER.—The ragraph by ielegraph which states that Briton and Aen ‘s can shipmasters are discussing the question whether the Chinese are ! ye own and run steamers to America and J ugiand is indicative that the Chinese question i; fn a fair way to be understood in other localities than in California. It is said that the rapia acquisition of the: carry- ing trade in Chinese waters leads prominent merchants to believe that only the low rates now prevents the Chinese entering into compe- | Ution with foreigners tn ocean carrying. In the event of a rise Mongolians are likely to enter the market. It is, indéed, significant when fear is expressed by shipowners that the Chinese may eventually interfere with their business. We do not know why the Chinese may not er- gage in the rd vibe ‘ngers and freight between China and Calitornis at any moment with profit, to themselves, They can man vessels with cheap labor, for, in fact, the) erner, with a quiet, deliberate manner. Mr. | are doing that toacertatn extent at the present eS eres) like some reverend minister of time.—[San Francisco Call, Jan. 26, the ung his keen-featured face !s framed SanennEEEEneene ii 2 solemn but handsome black beard. Mr. | iurracnMENT O£ THE TREASURER oF MIs Stenger is a small, youthful-looking rman, with 4 tiny blonde mustache, who some years a; could boast of the distinction of being the youngest member of Congress. Mr. Hiscock, of New York, is a very sad, clerical-looking gon- Ueman, who held his hand despatringly to bis head during the greater part of the proceedings sovri.—a private dispatch from Jefferson City Says that articles of impeachment agatnst state Treasurer Yates were presented to the lower house last Friday. YoutHrer Svicipes.—On Thursday last Fred- erick P. Moorhouse, a youth 18 years of age, of as though he were thoroughly boi Mr. Reed, | Williamsburg, N. Y., committed suicide ‘by of Maine, is @ fresh-looking, burly, rosy-taced | -blowing out brains. Want of employment ian, with a quizzical expression of countenance, and he and his colleague, Mr. Hiscock, assumed from the start a (courteously) hostile position to the witness, wate] sharply for every op- portunity to direct thelr cross ‘fire at him.— UV. ¥, Herald. was the alleged incentive. A girl named Mary Laherty, of New York, of about the same age, also committed suicide by poison, “1 cause she was driven from home on account of the"bad company sbe kept.” 50 It ts said. See ee 8F-The Chica; unite in saying that the ata (The joint comatittes of the vi nginta legis. | result of the investigation an ‘Soncinded by the ‘ture wili meet to-di Teceiye from the rep- | congresstonal sub-commi conduct resentatives of ‘bondholders ‘an amended pe of Chited States District Judge Blodgett fs his ition for the settlement of the public del 3 complete vindication, of the American Honorary Commissioners. The — ya also Lcard the discharge of the pistol, en- Koyal Comtaissioners, and decorated visitors! tcred the apattiuen! satel ainegwed Benet the Exhibition from all nations, were ready te Pi. dec wus a native of Germany. 43 y salute your flag, and very gracious to your oid. He was said to have been a sober, indus- inly dressed representatives, [i may addto man, respected by all who knew bin. your pride of country to know that they often Herald Visited the American department;that they were —— generous custo xhibitors, and that RPrORMED EviscOrALIANS OPPOSED TO Fast the Prince of Wa now takes his iced water from a Tiffany pitcher, and the Comte de Paris dashes through the Bots de Boulogne in a Brew- ster buggy Mason Reno, in testifying tn his own behalf before the court of on ry at Chicago, Satar- day, stated emphatically that it was not cow- ardice that caused him to move from the timber ING IN LENT.—A bumber of members of the Ke- formed Ey i Church in this city propose to discontinue the observance of Leat as a season They urge Uhat Une indulgence in before and after Lent Is in- ) of compensation for enforcer pntion during the season of fasting: while ney also urge that uniform moderation of Hite is the Church’s great need and that thistaay be on the hill in the battle of Littie Big Horn. He peter secured without Lenten observances than had a ask of whisky with him. but did not with them. iP ila, herer, ath. until after the battle. He was — drink a poe pressed as to his opinion of Custer, and finally confessed that he had no confidence in him as a soldier, but his relations with Custer were PREACHING BUT NOT PRACTISING.—It will not do Wo “preach cream and live skim milk.” Ac- cording lo the Judependeat “Rev, J. Hyatt friendly. liad his own brother been with Cus- Smith has received a Six letter from one of tere (Keno) could not have done differently. the ‘holiness brethren’ him for not He would do the same again under similar cir- having attained sinless ” “This let- cumstances with the knowledge he then had. ter,” says the Jadependent, Was folded in a news- Arguments will be heard and the case closed to- Paper, So that the manusct could not bé seen. day. an Sent throngh oe i — a one-cent stamp. The amount by which the goverament A BLoopy FaMILy TracEpy.—Charles and | ae 4, Frank Morris, brothers, of McLeansborougl, eee ee Jil, Went to home of their two brothers-fn- | §#-Mrs. Manchester, of No. 321 east 16th law, Wm. Hale and Matthew Craig, for the street, New Yor! gave birth to two boys and a avowed porroes of Ee ee, ae _——s girl last Thursday. ment rope! | ee Russian defint treaty aE father of whe two former Tad aeded a j pomee ae at tase oon magnet, and sas to ers. le was called door { e » Turkis thin . Frank Morris fired at him without effect, Hae | Gvicuate Turkish territory within chigty-Ave days. retu fire, the ~ snd Lite Bie ee yr = ae | Ma on the Centennial meantime went into house and fired at 500,00, was sold at auction Craig but missed him. Craig drew | ere only five bidders, and it was! : mn & pistol and one coe through the Soe to W. ©, Alllsen & Co., ear builders, for $24,000, Tests have yet been made. rea | garsobn M. ‘Cook, the London tourist and ex- cursion agent, was arrested in New York, Sat- | urdar, for be at the suit of his former partner, Dk. VabiLt PRTROVITCH Borkrn, the Czar's physician, who proposed the bold measure of stamping out the Kussian by destroying | g¢-pipiitheri: as raging at Long all the infected ithe very’man tor | £m pivbuersa to raging at, Patchouge, Long such an emergency. ina y comparatii | Jess Ulan one hundred cages "in the . i tion, Be owes his present rank | 5 areocet aS stat ee angio apa ton al | Deaths ai f.ccuurning Gaily. ‘The public schools master’s quick of them. His skill se peline vi = t® "The police raided Enoch’s Variety Thea- Peep gc gd Begs rete M. Nikola! Situs, Russian secretary | ™ all 165 persons, |, after the latter's by in December, 1865, His appearance {s | and his wife—4i females and 118 boys. Enoch keeping in perfect harmony with bts character. Tall, was held ip $1,500 bail for ‘a disorderly house. re, ae al composed, s2-A Memplis paper, in view of the past sea- Fever uiing tyro words where One will somes’ | sons yellow lever espehenoe bogie th poke es he seems made for thosedangerouscrises which | the situation. It “We have had or utterly bewilder ordinary men, ee ee ve 8A liquor-bell-punch billds before the ieg- Independence, a va ge two since, as Ao sg islature of Connecticut. defendant was a abo you work any? Do 82 Georgia has a newspaper called the Eaton- | yon like to work?” “Yes,” he answered. This ton Broadax and Itemizer. Was deemed conclusive, and the committal of &®-Gen. Bidwell's new poultry-yard, near | the unfortunate man to an asylum was ordered. Chico, Cal., is 10 cover 100 acres. oe [Covington Commonwealth, ‘The Governor of Louisiana has signed t vate gine Snational dog fight,” pon tlre ta'New Onfeans for the lastiveck in February, will probably be prevented,