Evening Star Newspaper, February 13, 1879, Page 1

THE EVENING SEAR. PUBLISHED BAILY, Except Sunday, AT THE 8TAK BUILDINGS, Pennsylvania Avecce, ceraer Lith Street, ot The Evening Star Newspaper Oompany, 8. H. KAUMPMANN, Pres’t. PER EVENING Ntau 19 served to mbscribers in nents be carrion. Gn own sccoant, at 1 cents per week, or $4 ceut® per month. Copies at the cenntar, 2oenta each. By meil—postage pi 86 centa'a month ; one year, Tur Wexriy Srea—yubusbes Jere fewer stevia. 10 copies tor 81 em. "G3" All mail sudsertptions must be paid in ot vuice .no paper sent ‘onwer than ao paid for. €2" Bates of advertising made Known op applics- jon. SPECIAL NOTICES “DASH \ WAYS. —A Bos ness Meeting | oe tian om FRIDAY, at T's eg a PbS 2 URAGE > ae a J vood wo n Le ist the F SS oir: eames Site ranean gets: den Church, 10 DAY and Fas! Ps eat; THE TLADIOS OF Hs GONGRE +a. eee Saleen aete oatnnme A See boars TO-MORKOW Al a of the Church. be one of the man + did decture by fi Ble did Lecture by Telary cf the Navy, st UNION M tonth Pa. ay. pu. FRID, ts Grand E TESE SON, RCH, . OHF ATTENTION RICK. No. 1.—¥ your Hail nents for the Epwis F. Pan ps. By ‘T. LYNCH, Com. oe, MASON A wy Be vere coi i) be hela st onic: ©. Ewer All members are re Brethren of wster lodges ary fratornally invited. order E j fat hicw AnD J. BLAKELOCK, Secretary. | THe ANNU MEETING FOR THE | SECTION OF OFFICERS for the T HAL SAVING D BUILE LeDroit Building. Persons aésiring stock can subseribs for the same, the 21st series com mencini y order of the Pr t ae re i Property Owners of i pees Men and Property Owners of South ton, and cepectatly those on. the line of ths pac railroad, will be held at the belt more Lecture Room Island Habs southwest 73, 1 matters of pul atten rest and req Every citizen is requested to attend. © OF THE MUTUAL FIR CO. OF D.C. WASBINGTO In order to accommodate “helders than at the suggestion of mai journed Annual Muteal Fire Ine be held at th on. corner of tha rethwest, to hi report of the last x ectine. U.O. of O. FL (IL No.4 are hereby ut fail the rewular commu- ouncil on the: a of the Muh day of February rext, at 7". o'cioe! ofthe W. GM - TOF eNO SULIUS A. OLARK,G. 8 he members of we. PURE NEWFOUNDLAND COD LiVER Street snd Beanspivania aveuue. ‘60 couts 8 bottio= ivania avenue. Stipe Janis Im RNITURE, CARPETS, UPHOLSTERY ES Goods aN BEDDING. st whotesale prices, are offered at the establishment of W. B. MOSES & SON, corner 7th st. and Pa. aye. n.w. mis- HAVING BOUGHT THE PATENTS FUR | -. Colboun’s Porous Evsporat.~ - sth possible way of moistening the aces, Latrobe stoves and steam ister, and renders the like. you wish to avoid catarrh and sore throst use them. HAYWARD & HUTCHINSON, 317 97H STREET, NEAR THE AVENUE jiate wisntels, Par ae Fire Sets, bees igp tens herp tee is. B Piumbing, Tin Rooflus and Jobbing Work. dec)? a MILBUEN’S PHARMAOY, 1429 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUS BODA and MINERAL WATERS on draught au Gi Lick, Bedfora and Bethesda Waters by th: gulon. octll tr THE NATIONAL SAFE DEPOSIT CoM- Sth et. e- TO THE PEOPLE! GREATEST MARK DOWN IN FINE CLOTHING EVER KNOWN. Tahal close ont in the next thirty days my entire Mock of Winter Clothing ata ‘TREMENDOUS SACRIFICE. ALL TRE Price Tickers Have BEEN MARKED Down FoR 1518 GREAT SaLe. | | YEROOATS now $16. formerly OVEBOOATS now $14 formerly ' OvEnOOATS now S10: former'y Sit QVERCUATS how “as formerly 1s = VERCOATS now formerly $10. S¥enouars now formerly 83. SUITS. BUITS that were now EUITS that were $22 now BUTI that were $20 now WITS that 17 now SUITS that were $16 now Such Bargains in Clothing have never been offered Muce 1857. A. STKAUS, Tue PoruLam CLOTHrER, 4011 Pennsylvania Avenues, ‘Between 10th and Ith streets. janes Joe CHLITZ BREWING Co. ‘'s MILWAUKEE LAGER BEER. ppites of this celebrated LAGER BE! pow beine received, and for sale ia cane tag tee es, by the awent, SAMUEL C. PALME 57 Greene street, febs-lm M™* * Sabsouinen bas Yous Avexce N. W, on Friday—s2 3 copies | Qh weated to attend. | | Janis-ly | } | prix Pe | heture of the } the Presidential election. | enue, $252,306. | Uves Dwight, Powers, Sinnickson, Humphrey. | Inquire Into the follow: THE EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. | GOVERNMENT Receipts To-pay.—Internal rev- customs, $499,134 ANCTHER Notary.—The President to-day Joh Howard M. Norris to be a notary pud- | ¢ for the District of Columbia. AT THE Waite Hoc: Senators Kellogg, | Ferry, Sargent, and Oglesby, and Representa- | and Pugh, were among the President's cali to-day.’ Dr. James F. ‘tarrison, of tie Uaiver- sity of Virginia, als Pd. CamraiGN Money.—The chairman of the Teller committee, at the meeting to-day, ap- pointed as a sub-committee Messrs. Hoar. McMillan, Kirkwood, Garland, and Wallace, to g branch Of the reso! Uon of the Senate, namely: “Whether in the Year Isis money was raised by assessineat or otherwise upon federal ofice holders or ein- | ployes for election purposes, and under what, circumstances and by what means, and, if so, What amount was so raised, and how the same | sessments were or not in violation of law. committee then adjourned, subject to the call of the ch The the next meeting irman. A FEMALE Cov TER ARRESTED.—The secret service agents yesterday arrested at Neoga, Hl., Martha MeCartney, the wife of the noted counterfeiter, Peter MeCartney, who is how serving a term of fifteen years in the Mich- san penitentiary. Martha ested for plates and Sof various it plates | fe plate for a for printing ting Springfield, Puramour, Dr. Cf bail on the erday tool: tie EL Davis, T trelof the st THE GREAT Fini —The vier consul a Hong Kong comuninieates to the Bepartment of State full details of the tire Which eccurred at that place on last Chr Tae loss is Pas lof $2,100,000, j Friglish and German insurance compant+s heavy lo: ard) Thornton ate that in vezard to tonnage tmeasure- de with the company on the ref Great Briain Albert D. | gland, has sent to the Department of State the report of a | trial involving the manner of manutacturing | end packing colton goods for the Chinese mar- fet. A contract was made for the sale of 45.091 Feces of gray shirtings, whieh were properly packed and shipped to Shanghat. On being ‘pened at that port more than half of the pacts. Swere found to be aifected by “mildew. } It was contended that this “mildew” was not caused by any exte for influence, but by t ig used by the manufacturer iOrake the eloth heavier and thicker. Thi: sizing ts composed tn part of chlorate of magi sla, chlorate of zine, glue and China clay. ( ginally a flour composiie was used. Bat iin provements have been discovered. Tallow, of or paraitin, mixed with starch, removes any harsh feeling the cloth may have. By dezree the manufacturers found that other ingredient cculd be added. The cloth was not sold by the yard only. but by the weight, 4 cotten being made to weixh S¥ pounds yrocess of sizing. Moisture eae necessary to increase the weight salt was added. It wa; contended that the lidew” avas caused b ‘he use of salt in the sizing. Some manutae turers claim to have added an ingredient, tn the form of an antiseptic, which removes ‘th dar ger from dampness. Ih the case before th court the “mildew” was found in the center o the package and not on the outside, as in pac ages badly packed. The subject 1s worthy o | attention by American manufacturers. Mr. EVANS, OF INDIANA, from whose custody ina mysterious manner a letter was taken, which fell into the hands of Chairman Potte:, of the investigating committee, will write a let- ter to Chairman Potter, demanding to know tn What manner he became S orit. If Mr. lotter declines to say, Mr. Evans will write a second letter, denouncing the manner {n which his private correspondence was obtained, usins scme very lively adjectives. THE Porrer CoMMitTgE has summoned here 38 a witness Mr. Woodward, of Indiana, a news- Faper correspondent, who was recently offered a batch of cipher telegrams if he would pay | $co0 for the same. It 13 supposed they are ad- Gitional telegraphic correspondence between Fx-Secretary Chandler and Gen. Tyner touci- ing the October campaign tn Indiana preceding Ir Is Now Doverevt if the democrats tn the Touse will place arider in the legislative ap- Propriation bill to repeal the law authoriziug the appointment of federal supervisors of elec- lon, because, as stated in yesterday’s Srak, there are many democrats in the Senate who will not endorse it. The chances for an extra session of Congress, therefore, look smaller than ever, A Ficut “1TH Moo: ERS.—Horace Kel revenue agent, telesraphs to-day from to Commissioner Raum, a3 fol- { returned from raid throwzh re, and Montgomery counties. Raleigh, N lews: Have ji Chatham, M ured 25 iliieit’ distilleries, 17 copper m W gallons beer, 220 ga ‘allons whisky and 25 bushels da little fight with movnshiners. two of them. STATE DINNER av THE Ware Hovse.—The President will give a state dinner thisatternoon to about forty guests, including Cabinet officers, members ef Congress, and others. No Frank ©o: tn meal. J Wounde ING PRIVILEGE UNTH, MEMBERS OF ESS ARE Sworn Iv.—Judge Freeman, ant Attorney General for the P. 0. de- partment has decided that under the present Tranking law members-elect, before they are sworn in, are not entitled to exercise the frank- ing binned The former franking law, whic) Was repealed, gave the privilege, under certain conditions, to members-elect; but there is no uch provision in the present law, and conse- quebUy only members that have been sworn in come under its provisions. This decision, which fs given in reponse to a request from Speaker kKandall, will be forwarded to the latter to-day. Don’? OWE THEM ANYTHING—The Auditor of the Treasury department has notified Mr. Albert Gleason that there have been filed in that department claims of laborers agatnst him amounting to about $3,000 against the appro- priation to pay the laborers employed on the Streets by contractors under the board of pub- hie Works. Mr. Gleason to-day filed an affidavit with the Auditor that he does not owe these men a dollar. There are some eleven claim- ants, POSTMASTER GENERAL Key has recetvia a let- ter from a friend in Tennessee, asking him to invest some money in real estate mortgages in that state. In his reply Judge Key sat fear you wil} find it hard to borrow money oa jeal estate In Tennessee. A state that disre- gards Its own obligationsts not likely to enforc? Whee < its —— Money ane peu ba caving Tennessee, not gol WW a a sorry it ts so, Dut it Is teeeee JUDGE KELLY, of Pennsylvania, will to-mor- row night make an elaborate speech, intended 4S a retrospect of the law provi for the re- suuplion of specie payments, which for thir- | that this meeting had been called on | ca | sentation of facts, and the | that ad | dezet lines that hy | tts wh | | the men who app M | era! average of their ; intendent of Education Brown and Mr. Rayford Blunt, all of Louisiana. ext. | General teen years agitated the people of this country. PERSON AL.—Mr. Henry F. Gillig, head of the American Exchange and Reading Rooms, Lon- don, is at the Arlington. Mr. Glilig has been of great service to American travelers in Europe, and will be welcomed in host of those he Tas obliged. be ee SUBSCRIPTIONS to the four per cent. loan to- day amounted to $5,059,600, Railroads and Telegraphs. HFALING BEYOKE TEE SENATE CUMMIT®ER ON RalLBUADS, The Senate committee on railroads met this merolng for the purpose of hearing evidence with res} ect to Senator Jones’ biLL authorizing | railrcad companies to construct and maintain | telegraph Ines for ccmmercial purposes, and to secure tot govert ment the use of tie same . The nen (in the air), ‘Teller, Barnum, Stanley Ubews, ‘Sand Dorsey. ‘The chairmin aunowieed ma applt if of the Cotapany, who ke @ statement in regard to the had also been received trom Mr. dent of the Automatic Telesraph hy. app ying for permission to appear .e con mittee. | Mr. Hubbard (Postal Tele; for postal, miftary and other purposes Senators pre; ent were Messrs. M e cation made by Dr. Green on de» Western Unicn Telegraph hed to m: ph_Co.)—1 sup- pered the question was to be generally dis- cussed, or Tshould have mace a Similar appit- | ten it anything ts said by the Western Feople antagonistle to ts, Pshall be glad if you will hear us afterwards. After a short discussion the committee de- cided to hear Mr. Green, who stated that his counsel was present and would present the Subject in a more general and analytical aspect than he was able to do. He wouid. however, be pleased to address afew remarks to the com- Inittee. He was led todo so by the misrepre- y limited knowl- edge of the subject under which Congress ap- peared to be acting. He desired to say that. in his judgment, there was no need for this legis- lation, and that {t accomplished nothing in the direction of what it aimed at. Ifthe aim was blish 2 compet nto the Western Unaton aph Company. $ d direction. It went no farther than pre islation, forit- merely vave the right railroads whieh had telezraph lines, which bad not had been doing for There were few railroads ‘aphs, and fewer still ultimore and trolled more miles of other railroad company; 1 ntral bad not a foot could mention — ha no wire. Nineteen d iwenty ye of he West ion’s, they x tolls recetved. if they had a. on, Now thee rot connect with Th fracts had Dour I Vand in consonance with pub qulranents. so that even in the case of tie | ime 1 berore Bal s¢ “nlon were able successfully to r n them from opening up lines that were in. dirc ton. AS he sevout to<ay, the propo: omnplishec use apy telegraph company, and | nph company cotid be orsantzed tn a day, might under the statutes of New York and most of the states, under the act of 1566, and lerred to in the proposed Dill, get. all the bene. ch this bul gave and which the Western Union company had. ‘That statute was in some contract with his company. . Green went on to argue that ils company het a menopoly, and at the request of the chairman of the committee, explained the rela io W. U. company with the N.Y. ‘TRE NOMINATIONS Of a number of postmasters sent to the Senate by the President to- is conducting an examination of workingmen who bave filed claims for work done under the | old board of public Works, and who have not been paid for thelr servic all or only in part. These claims were tiled under the act of June 20th, Isis, appropriating $75,000 for Their pay- claims tiled amount to about $134.55), 0 of Uhis amount has been disallowed as not Coming under the provisions of the act mentioned. ‘The object of the pending investi- gation is to determine if the claims entered by ar before the Controller are bona fide and within the appropriating a Judeé Porter examines each «i ie men sey ely. About fifteen were cxamiued to-da i d, and the SIS about $3.0. 1 the claim A LOvIstANA BD. N.— State > Senator Harper, ex-Lieut. Governor Autoine, ex. don the Py nie Intere to-day. They appeared lector Smith, of New vas, for Whose pla A. S. Badger has been nominate t They said that Mr. Smith had bi cer, and if there was anything agat sonally they would like to be informe that they might answer. ‘The Prestdent replied ‘that while no charge was made azainst the per- sonal infewrity of Mr. Smith, there had been mismanagement tn the custom house, and that he deemed this :ufficient ground for making a change. If Use representations made by the delegation had been communicated to him be- fore the nomination of General Badger, he might bave been influenced to retafn Mr. Smith. As {t was, he did not think {t would be roper to withdraw Gen. Badger’s nomination. Je referred to the New York case, where Coul- | lector Arthur had been removed, and then offer- eda place in the diplomatic service, and inti- mated that some other position might be ten- cered Mr. Smith. The delegatioe left ‘pertect- ly satistied,” as one of them told a Star re- porter. ORDER OF BUSINESS IN THE SeNnaTE.—The re publican members of the Senate in caucus this 4.1. adopted a report presented by the commit- tee appointed to arrange the order of business for the remainder of the session. It was agreed That the post oftice appropriation bill shall be | taken up as soon as the pending measure in re- | gard to Chinese immigration is. pe vee of, and | Uiat preference shall be given to the other rez- ular eur ern ion bills, Inctuding the river and harbor bill, over all other business thereaft: The following measures are to be given constd- eration. (not to interfere with the appropria- tion bilis when ready.) in the order named: The proposed constitutional amendment on the subject of war clatins; the bill for the further distribution of Geneva aawal e prepesition authorizing ti«ui e ede on the advisability of extending gov- emment aid for colonization of colored people; and various measures concerning the District cf Columbia, for which one day ts to be set | art, 4) was also agreed that from and afier iday the sessions of the Senate shall at il am., and that a portion of each hour shall be devoted to “ unobjected on the calendar under whatis Known | nthony rule. } emocratic Senators also held a caucys | ths A ® The subjects of discussion were | the same that occupled the attention of the jeipt caucus on Monday night. Diametrically oprosite views were expressed 2s to the advisa- bility in a party point of view of endeavoriag to repeal the federal eleciton law, &c., by means Of amendments to an appropriation bill, and the probability of forcing an extra session of Congress. After an earnest discussion, in which Senators Thurman and Bayard were the principal speakers oa opposite sides, the caucus adjourned without action to meet again to- morrow morning, aga and report to | 1 i j JUDGE BLODGETT, in the federal court at Chi- cago, yesterday, decided the long pending suit of John J. Blalr, of New York, and others, who hold Chicago and Pacific raliroad bonds, for the foreclosure of a mortgage given by the railroad company. The mortgage was given to the New York Loan and Trust Company to secure the py Tent of 2.000 bonds of $1. Mdeett decided that, in just to all parties ‘terested, the mortgage should be foreclosed. SE OF THE ATLANTIC AND GREAT WesTErN R. R.—A special dispatch from Lon- dos. received at New York. says tha! the Erie railway company bas lease! the Atlan‘ic and Great Western railroad, the Erie rallroad com- pany guaranteeing the interest on $7,000,000 At tc and Great Western bonds, and making an nth equat division of the net earnings of the Atian- ue and Great Western road. This gives Erie a fect connection to Chicago. Erie officials at arp oe profess Ignorance of the arrange- meni GOVERNMENT SUIT FOR Duries.—In the suit, at New York of the United States vs. Bent. H. Hutton, to recover duties amounting to $120,000, Choate has granted an application of de- Lt for stay of proceedings until the col- shall exhibit the papers in the ease, he having so far declined todo so. The judge holds that merchants should have access to oe house records in which they are inter- este ———— §2-Rodeghigh, convicted in the United States circuit ri in Baltimore, of intimidating Yoters and interfering with federal officers, was yesterday sentenced to sixty days In jail. tThe salary bill passed by the Maine House of Representatives making great reduc- Mons in the allowances to state officials has ae a SDpeaTee ty, the Senate with slight amena- en! | | fatr compl the courts as | > | gavehter, Senators Anthony and I Pr | mint Washington Society ‘The Cabinet receptions were very largely at- tended yesterday. Several of the ladies estl- mated their visitors at upwards of three hun- died. Mrs. Evarts is in New York with her husband and their daughter, Miss Bettie, but Miss Mary and Miss Louise Evarts pleasantly did the honors of their hospitable home. Mrs. Sherman had the assistance of Miss Parsons, Miss Moulton and Miss Reese, her husba:d’s nieces. Mrs. and the Misses ‘Thompson and Miss Page received together. Mrs. McCrary 15 Sul too Weak from her recent, illness to see v s- ivors. Mrs. Key and her daughter received many Calls at the Ebbitt House. Miss Agatha Schurz and Miss Devens, who is now visiting her, made the home of the Secretary of the In- terior very agreeable to their numerous vist lors. Miss Marion Schurz is in New York with friends. Among the other ladies who had pleasant re- ceptions yesterday were Mrs. Fred Seward Speaker Randall's wife, Mrs. Tyner and Mrs. McKinley, Mrs. Andrews and Mrs. Coyle, and Mrs. Elliott Coues. The widow of Senator Morton Is visiting Mrs. S. P. Brown. Senator and Mrs. Matthews had thetr second reception last evening, which was one of the Miest enjoyable of the winter. ‘The host aad hostess aud their daughter have the faculty of Inking every guest feel welcome, and are un- Ung in sustaining agreeable conversation. The daughter of Senator Matthews’ former eavier. Miss Ramsay, ts visiting them and ren- ered pleasant assistance In entertaining tne company, Which uded a large representa tion of those who add to the pleasure of our winter season. ‘There have been few occastons ibis winter on which ehoicer dressing has been observed. 3 thews wore a becoming White toilet specially suited to her yout) i ion. Mrs. Horace Davis wore InCSt UBCoIMMON dress of the eveat a tawn-colored brocade in trimaned with rich enbioid ard lcops of golden brown lace linished the neck ¢ thiop, Who was a and pietty daughies of steel color ard bi Who was vith ber li whomade Ler debi Diack satin and 2 M. colors on 1a in ribbon. Point sleeves. Mrs. r. pr attended & ‘oat of white silk was eov- nd a brocaded veivet were trimmed witit white lace. 1 esentative Deering and lis wife attended. She was y ng pale lavender brocade ove of plain silk the same sh e were bumerous other tollets of gre it ance observed. ‘The cuests Included, In tho: en: pid Miss 1k d. Chier Justice W |. Chief Justice Drak never been sepa wiew voung on th e K, jr., and Mr. Ya ng, General and Mrs. + General McKee Dima and Miss Celine 1. (MY. David McKee’s niece, who 13 sponding the winter with bim,) Mr. and Miss Andrews, Mrs. Coyle, Rogers, herman, of pson, of the r. Potlok, Commodore F cmingly dr ardler, of Boston; rs thal Mrs. and Fox, Miss Tay tor, of C: Cabinet uitlies were represented Secretary Behurz and ughter, Mr. and the Ses Thompscn thd Miss Paze, Miss Pars d Miss Moulton; the diplomatic corps 0: Faward ‘Thernton aud bis daughters and Bex le and M i eS. of those named also attended the party M given by Mr. and the Misses Riggs. Mis. Annah be Pin Miller, of Carlis e, Pa., the author of “ Who. When’ and What?” is Visiling Mrs. I cll, on Towa Circle, Ms, Frederick Gotthold, (nee Florence Wolf) cf New York, ts visting her parents, 1125 5th sticet norihwest. District Government Affairs. WORK FOR LABORERS. The work of segistering the names of appli- canis fer work on the old canal continues at police headquarters and the army increases rap'dly, showing the great, distress for want of cipployment in this District. This morning ene hundied and thirty laborers and sixty-tive hors€s and carts were set to work grading reser- vation No. 17, south of the old Carroll house, and Surg dirt into the canal in the victuity of New Jersey avenue bridge. There was a regular army bf idle men Serena the place named to see the commencement. Every- thing was orderly and quiet, and the roll was called at 7 o'clock, every man answering to their names. It will take a few days to get thoroughly organized, when more men will be put on, making an average force of between two and three hundred. Some Vou a Pace will be attendance to preserve order at all times. Officer James, employed In the registration of names of laborers for the old canal work, had registered 400 up to 1:30 0 clock this afternoon, ip addition to the 700 registered yesterday, ‘and the cry is “still they come.” ETER Coorgr’s BreTapay.—The elghty- h birthday of the venerable Peter Cooper Was celebrated at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Abram 8. Hewitt, in New York, last ev: | ning, by a reception, which was attended by many distinguished ‘eltizens. ‘The faculty or the University of New York eelebrated. the event by conferring the honorary degree of Doc- tor of Laws upon the aged philanthropist. NCREASE IN Fire INsuRANcE Rates,—The ieport of the fire underwriters’ committee, to be made at Boston on Friday, will recommend ase of 25 per cent, in rates into three classes: 40 centson line of goods in bulk not intammabd! elves or Hable to combustion in an or- fire, 50 cents, including the pulk 6f risks, op merchantile property; 6) cents# to $50, to In- clude light goods, broken stocks and open lots cf goods of an extra hazardous nature, AKcuBIsHOP PURCELI’s AFFAIRS.—The trus- admit that the indebtedness exceeds a mil- Hon, without counting the interest, which on part has been running fifteen or twenty years. ‘thus the debt exceeds the value of the church property conveyed to the trustees, and the Ount will have to be increased ia order to Try out the bond plan. During the past week scme pcor depositors have shown much imp it- ence, and are much alarmed lest their hard earnings have disappeared. Some large credit- ors, Who are not In distress, have been clamor- ous. One rich man was so pressing for a small amount that V. R. Edward Purcell took out his ‘watch and gave it to him.—(Cincinnati Gazette. EX-SENATOR CHRISTIANCY’S SEAT.—A te) gram from Detroit, Mich., Feb. 11, say: The republican state convention has been called to meet at Lapsing on Monday. March 6, at noon. ‘The senatorial contest 1s to-day in full biast_at Lansing, Messrs. Chandler and Bagley being both on the ground, each with a lai army of friends. There is no probability of anything but a regular party nomination at a republican’ caucus, which will be held to-morrow night. Of Mr. Chandler’s nomination by a large majority, on the first ballot, there 1s no doubt. E: i= ler Christiancy is at hisold home at Monroe, | and will start for Washington this week. PASSENGER AGENTS’ CONVENTION.—The Cen- tral and Western Associations of General Pas- fenger Agents met at Cincinnati yesterday in ont ion, and adopted a resolution to pre- vent the cutting of rates by providing that at all competing points the terminal lines shall redeei, at fuil tariff rates, any Uckets of their own issue. A committee was also appointed to devise a plan for the uniform government of coupon tickets and ge business. The com- mnitice ts to report at the meeting of the general association at New York. U. S. Marsuats Have No Ricut 70 BE IN POLLIXG Rooms.—In the United States district court at Richmond, Va., yesterday, in the case ef Adolphus Gitman, charged with forelbly ejecting a deputy United States marshal from a polling room in Petersburg, Judge Hughes vuled that deputy marshals have no right in such room during an election unless his pres- ence 18 needed to quell a disturbance, or if a Supervisor be in actual need of. protection, or it fraud be attempted. As the evidence did not fustain such a cl anolle prosequl was en- ered, verte country: hey gather topeeher al the over the country. © ed Tale that the young ladies have Cig hem com promi 7 very smal =deration, to take it into Switches, and then they steal out of the town. Chl | 3 | Woman proved to be Margaret Steel, ag ator | ‘The District in Congress. Next Monday will be Distrtet day tn th House. About the only matter the committer W nd press will be the passage of the new license Dill, ‘THE TAX ON MATCHES. The Vice President presented to the Senate to-day the petition of D. M. Richardson, of the city of Washington, praying for the removal of the tax upon friction matehes. LAWYERS’ PROTEST AGAINST PAYING A LICE: Tax. Senater Harris presented in the Senate to- day the protest of members of the Lar of the District of Columbia agatust the proposed li cense tax on lawyers. The sirners_ to the pro- lest submit that if the proposed fax is levied ft will be keenly felt by a number of worthy Members as 2species of un ostracism; b s'des, It will become a direct fax upon brains abd not upon property—as well tax the poe aitist, historian, schoolmaster, gcspel and public lecturers, and a'l dessemina tors of popular knowledze. About eighty siz Latmies, comprising the names of tue leadid members of the bar of the District are altis to the protest. THE CITY POST OFFICE QUESTION. Representative Bliss, chairman of the sub- committee of public buildings and grounds, to Whom the question of a new city post office was referred, says in a letter to the Postmaster General that great difficulty has been experi- enced in arriving at a conclusion, owing to the Vatlely of Interests Involved tn’ the proposed change, and requests his opinion and advice on the subject. He continues: “4 n commission selected by us have favor of the purebase of the Centenn! ing, corner of 12th street and Pennsy enu @ its adaptation for the pur F city post office, it being thoroughly built, tire proor, and capable of being made avatiable for immediate use. Plans covering su and showing the arrangements pro; Lerewith submitted tor your tnspectio: action. Be pleased to favor us with y on the whole subject at_ your earliest con ence. that action may be had before adjoura- ment.” Th peral replies to-day that “in vi 'Y of Immediate a: ticn on the st.bject, the location, tire-proof qua!- ities of the building referred to, and other eoa- siderations submitted by the committee ap- pointed by me to examine into the subject, [ am strongly of the opinion that the reeom- mendation of the committee should be adopted. With reterence to the plan of alteration sub- mitted, it is probable that some changes In the Getalls will be found necessary, and I have therefore to suggest that. in Congress shall see fit to purchase the building, 1t shall be dere with the stipuiation that such alterations in the interior arrangements as may be found requisite shall be made under the direction of a or persons, to be designated fer General or the city post- ers of the T TO LIGHT.—In Nev Mrs. F York, on Bertha Burger, and a Ro! night, young man bap ed on the char; 1 s, daughter of ud farmer, who left home al oon the pretense of visiting some 1 in Brook’ The police found the girt in the house of Mis, Burger in a dying condition. She ascribed her downfail to young Cosgrove, to Whom she was engaged to be married, and said he malpractice Was performed upon her by Mrs. Burger in presence of young Cosgrove. ammis died on Tuesday night. A few ours later it wat ascertained that another sick weman had been moved hurriedly from the id she was traced to the house of b mother of Mrs. Burger. The “i twen- Miss Sam- Mrs. Burger Kiesler, 1 ty years, and was found suffering mS, and in a critical condition. | Will be arranged on a charge of murder, and SSO | board of Cosgrove Tai Ix His GLb Postrion.—Governor Phelps, of Missourl, has appointed ex-United States Sena- tor David H. Armstrong’ as a member of tie police commissionersof St. Louts, a position eccupled by him wuen appointed ‘to fill the vacancy in the U.S. Senate caused by the death of Mr. § ESDORSING BRAGG.—AL a caucus of democratic menivers of the Wisconsin legisis dison_ yesterday a resolution’ wa ng the position taken by Ge: Bragg it: (pposition to the payment of southern War claims. A NavaL Caper In DisGRace.—A special dis- puch to the N. Y. World from Annapolis, Feb WW. say At the semi-annual examination of the cadet midshipmen at the Naval Academy, recently closed, oLe of the cadets of the second class asked permission to leave the room, and while cut, lt is said, he secreted a book, with which he was assisted In theexamination. Some of his classmates, in view of the oath adminis- tered to all on such occasions, “not to seek, receive or give assistance from any quarter whatever,” on learning of the action of the cadet, were very indignant at his conduct, and it ts understood the class will request the young man to resign at once and thereby save the dis- honor attending his dismissal should the au- thorities hear of the matter. The cadet is from New York state. ‘THOMAS TIERNEY, who lived a few miles from Mason City, Iowa, undertook last Sunday to chastise with a whip a horse in his stable whieh pressed him against uhe side of the barn in Passing, when the animal Jet fiy both feet, planting them Searely, in Tierney’s bowels, in- Nicting injuries from which he died next day. He was a man of extensive reading and travels, ; having visited nearly every seaport in the world while on a man-of-war; eral times, and served in States during the late RECEIVER FOR THE CiTY OF MEMPHIS.—U. Judge Baxter yesterday appointed ‘Thum Latham receiver to take charge of the effects ef the city of Memphis, Tenn., including un- paid taxes amounting to nearly $3,000,000, with power to collect by garnishment or otherwise. RAGUE ESTATE LITIGATION.—In the U. circuit court at Boston yesterday @ hearing mmenced inthe Rhode Island suit, brought by Wm. 8. Hoyt, of New Yi against Amasa Wm. Sprague, Fanny Sprague, the A. i Manufacturing Company, and uchanah Chaffee, as trusieesof the company, to receive his mothe: are in the estate of masa Sprague, the elder, who died tntestate. ye case Involves the disposition of upwards of .000,000, and bas been pend!ng four years, THE BA ‘es shipwrecked sev- the navy of the United MANHATTAN com- Several testitied to having seen him ta the vicinity of the bank on the morning of the rob- bery. A woman saw him at the side door of the bank, and heard him say to the milkman, We dont want apy miik; the people have ali gone to the country,” after whieh he went into the bank. It is believed Hope did tie outside work on the occasion of the robbe THE LOUISIANA REPUBLICANS organized at New Orleans yesterday for the constitutional convention campaign:—Warmoth, with Dumont in command, Jack Wharton In the first, Stamps in the second, Marks in the third, Leonard tn the fourth, McMillan In the Ntth and Andersoa in the sixth Congressional district, with Badger, Lewis and Ladd as a campaign committee, Racenorse KILLED BY A FILLy.—Tue promis- ing career of Mr. D. Swigert’s racer, Mahistics, has been cut short by a singular a:cident. While Mahlstick’s rider was walking him for exercise on Mr. Swigert’s Stockwood farm, in Kentucky, lately, the horse threw him and ran wmong some youngsters. A two-year old filly kicked him above his eyes. In y days he showed symptoms of paralysis, ich ended in bis death. Malhilstick was a men. He w er, five years old, 2nd in splendid condi etore the mts- hep He bad won ten races out of nineteen tn lls two, three and four-year old form.—[.¥. Sun. th. N INNOCENT MAN PaRpONED.—After a full atd Uncrough personal investigation of the care, Governor Robinson yesterday tssued a pardon to John W. Eighmy, the Saratoga coun- ty lawyer, who was last Summer sentenced to state prison for six years Tor perjury. It will be recollected that Mr. Eighty was once be- foe sentenced (0 prison and pardoned then by Governor Tilden, who believed he had beea the vietim ef a conspiracy. Two of the principal witnesses that secured the second conviction appeared before the governor and took oath bal they were in error in their testimony, and they e Elghmy innocent. The governor bas ne doubt of his innocence, and yesterday afterncon directed that a pardon be granted.— [Albany Argus, meee THE SIN Gf the Norwich (Conn.) erime seems to be visited on the heads of the parents of the children. Mrs. Bishop isdying, Mrs. Betsy Water- mar, Kate Cobb's mother, kas been completely presirated since her er conviction. and the health of the parents Cf the viculms has been decidedly impahed, Taurspay, February 13. SENATE —The prayer was offered this morn- | by Rev. George Morrison, of Baltimore, Md. ellogg presented the memorial of Cyrus ry and others, representing committees appointed by the conventions which recently | met in Chicago and New Orleans for the promo- tion of American commerce, favoring the pas re of the Brazillian mail steamship subsidy amendment. Laid on the table, that subject Low being on the calendar. | Mr. Harvis presented a petition of members of | the bar of the District of Columbia agatnst the preposed license tax on lawyers. Referred 10 tLe District committee. | Mr. Ingalls, from the committee on Indian at. | fairs, reported back the memorial of the Choe- | faw nation of Indians, asking a settlement of their claims arising under the treaty of 1855, together with a dill authorizing the Choctaw nation of Indians t9 commence an action in the Court of Claims. Placed on the calendar. Mr. Saulsbury called the attention of the com- mittee on commerce to the bill to remove ob- struerions from the harbor of the Delaware Vreakwater, and spoke of the tmportance of that work. He urged the immediate consider- ation of the bill, Mr. Conkling, chairman of the committee on commerce, sald If the Senator would have a quoium of the committee attend the meetings be for one would Pose not only of this DILL, Dut other important Matters pending before the cominit Mr. Beck sent to the rk’s desk, and had read, a letter from the Commissioner of Pen- | Sons in regard to the debate, fa Uh Friday Ia wherein it was s! commissioner announced that twent CT the pension cases were fraudulent. The eom- hussioner states that, he must have been mis- understoc e had not made such statemeni, Ke thought the fraudulent cases would not execed ten per cent., or that Unree million dol- lars would cover tiem Mr. Harris, fram the ‘select Inquire as to the best means of p Introduction of centagions disease @ resovution. to print the testimor said cominittee. ed that the percent. ommittes to eating the | submnitte 1 takea by eferred to the commitiee on roduced a bill to secure the ne of rail y from San Aut toa point #t or near E rk, an point ator near El Paso, upon the jo be known as the Mexican and ¢ extension of the Galveston and San An- tonio railway. Nelerred to cominitvee on rall- reads, | Mr. Whyte called up Senate bill giving the | btof Congress to an agree: ered inte between the int Kio G Pe 3 of Mary a Virginia respecting the boundaries of Passed. r. Morrill called up Senate but authorizing gold the conversion of nalton: iat any nation the provisions of s sed Statut ne Unite manner bed by section version of banks {néorporated banks, which organized 155 of the re ates may, in the 154 for the con- | nder the laws of any state, become such an association as is authorized by seccion 5,158 for ing on the business of banking, and shall have the same powers and privitezes, and shall be subject to | the same duties, responsibilities and rules in | all respects, as are prescribed for such associa- | tons. The bill was. ‘d without discussion, but | subsequently the vote by whicn it was pissed | Was, Ch motion of Mr. Conkling reconsiderea, cn account of an error in the bill in regard to one of the sections of the revised statutes re- ferred 1 ‘The Senate then proceeded to consider bills on the calendar. Senute bill in relation to the and assessments Im the city of trict of Columbia. was passed. Senate bili to levy a tax on the sale of spirit- uous and Walt liquors in bar-rooms and all pis here intoxicants are sold by drink in Ihe District of Columbia, was under discussion when the time allotted for the consideration of | the calendar expired. A ment of taxes ‘ashingtoa, Dis- At 1:00 p m. the Senate resumed consideration of the uplinished business, being House bill to restrict. the immigration’ of Chinese to the | United States, and Mr. Sargent spoke in favor | thereot. Hows. Mr. Cobb moved to take up, for con- sideration, the contested elect of Finley vs, Bisbee, from the Ist district of Florida. Mr. Atkins antagonized that motion, desiring to preceed with tbe appropriation bill, If the legislative Dill was not passed this week, he did | not sec how the appropriation committee could get <e civil sundry bill ready in ume to be | notion to proceed with the election case ited—yeas 98, nays 106. Trevicus to the announcement Mr. Cobb changed his vote to the negative, and then moved to reconsider. ae Atkins moved to lay that motion on the table. ‘This motion was defeated—yeas 115, nays 119. Just previous to the announcement the vote stocd—yeas 119, nays 115; but. Messrs. Clymer, espe Hewitt (N.Y.) and Durham, members ef the committee on 2 who had yoted aye, changed thelr votes to the negative, thus defeating the motion, The question recurred on reconsidering the vote by which the House refused to take up the contested election case, and it was to— yeas 124, nays 119, The — then resorted to flibusterit tactics, Mr. Dunnell moving that the House ad- homed and Mr. Hale mov that when the ee adjourn it adjourn to meet on Saturday next. Mr. Sed Pies ‘the gentleman want an ex tra session Mr. ne, ahem from et York proposes not to go On with the regular appro- priation bill, be must take the responsibility of an extra session. . - Woed.—You want an extra session, evi- ently. After one roli-call an agreement. was arrived at, ee the election case until Wednes- | nex’ T. Wiison, from the committee on foreign affairs, submitted a report of that commities | in regard to a treaty with Mexico. Printedand | recemmitted. Mr. Wigginton, from the committee on public is, reporied bill to determine the tlle to the tract cf land known as the Rancho Panoche | Grande in the state of California. Printed and | recommitted. } r. Atkins presented a letter received by him, as chairman of the committee on appropria- uo trom the Secretary of the Treasury, and referred to the committee on ways and | (The letter states that the estimate of | expenditures for the next fiscal year amounts 10 $254,562.419. The estimated receipts are:— From customs, $133,000,000; from internal reve- #1 ; from miscellaneous sources, 0 500,000; leaving a deticien- W62,419. This deticlency must be pro- vided for by new ition, either by addi- | tional taxation or by the issue of four per cent. | ee ae Secretary recommends the latter method. ‘The House then, at 1:30, went into committee of the whole (Mr. Blackburn in the chatr) on the legislative, judiclal and executive appropri- onal bill. Pans: A THIEF IN EVENING DRrgss.—There was a reception given on Monday at the house of Gen. John Cochrane, at 7 east 62d street, Mrs. Waller, the General's sister. The gut bad nearly all gone, when a relative who wasin the act of quitting the house met a looking man wi a handsome over evening dress. Sih ove pear which ran down ene > Was locked, chile a bright light, was buralng within, She ms and gave the alarm, but before the men in the house came rescue tne Territory, i Walsh has just returned from a visit to sitting’ Bull whom he found encamped on | the Upper part of Pepper's but promise to be there and dis- | ! Senate ot | 7 Dangero: Loxpox, Deb. som. '3 of the of foreiga hops, Wit! make fot 1 announce legislation proposed and Ube st relations. A Bankrupt Mawager. or hatterton, lessee ~ has tied a peut DIities wee £40,000, the Doary Lane vakrapiey PR © Gen. Bomray, Feb. arrived bere. 7 ~ reece. s ere 18 no sickness here orat Kavala. ‘The number of deaths from typhus at Nantht Tae mor- tality there is dec: India Offers to Kelp Crash the fulus. ‘The government Nas of @ contingent for Lue Cape of Satoyica, Feb 15. Caretta, Feb. fered 10 supply Gcod Hope. eran ire. Lake Virn.acr, N.M.. Feb. 13.—Wim. 1. Pep- per’s maceine shop, and Horace Wood's hastery mill, were destroyed by fire last x rs loss 1s $4,000; Insured for Holt, manufacturer of hosiery, insured for $2,500. Wood's Joss Is $5.00: inst for $3.5, Wood's building was px pied by 1). W. Cox, manufactur and knitting peedies. His loss ts $1. for $00, Hesides these Cook & $600 on machivery in Pepper's building, tally insured. Owing toa gale at the time most of the business portion of the village was threat ened, newsdealer, was last evening ‘Tor sell- ature, on the charge of a re- whose name had repeatedly ap- of a Chie: per, an immoral pi saleof Dr. Graves In the rear of aynor ore were d Caspar Whitman and John Harris, in Ke of a full-ledged polite; A number of white city nd a aering of colored meu y n e preantses. A number of checks v und on Luelr pei Engiand’s_ Diseri Am. ToRoONTO, Feb. A from London to the Gir condemns the action whi taken with respect. to the solving to schedule the Unit as an in. fected country, a te and ily desirable that a strtet wate Upon ports of exbvarka- tion ud this wate ale matght port- « n ment. Bvrraso, Y., Feb. 13 —The ace ot Stl. ver Creek, Chattaugua count eatly ex- cited over the ct falnes, a stage driver, charged with eloping with a Mrs. p, Wife Of a prominent citizen of that place. le his brought suit for $19.0") damages, 1s of lynching Haines have Deen freely ins dulged tn. 3.—A collision on the New Wende station, pout six- teen miles east of this elt tay after- neon demolisied two ensines and a caboose ard broke te bumpers of every A natn. Ppt ber of sheep and hogs in transitito the east were killed. y Prensurer. ‘he com eners of reided lo re- who bas. ¥, Ohio, - Blose, county treas overcha zing taxes, The Largest ~seaosent io in America me Loxpox, ¢ largest in’at Loss in excess . Feb. 13.—Corling’s brewery, the tea, Was burned morning. insurance, $1 The Markets. BALTIMORE, TM: do. olidat Feb incinia =ixes deferred, do. second series, 37: Suxa: firimer— ‘77 bid to-day. Ms BALTIMORE, 1 Diddlins, 93. Fle ward tencency. Wheat, sovther western steady cd firm—out! um Te do. amber, L0tal.08%: No. 2 Pennay! LOT% ; No. 2 Winter red, spot a ‘L06g 41-06), te, 433,044; westerp mixed, spot an 443 a: March, 44:24: April, steamer, $24. Oats fairly acti yee, 53, changed. Provisions eaxy’ ond paed, Butter quiet and steady prime © Weetera packed, 1#a20; voli, 13a47. Bay and urctanged. Patrolenm’ quie:—crade. SY. refined. #36. Ooffee dull and eaxy —Rio cargoes. ialh\;.Whieky duiland nominal, 1 0835 to Li © quiet VerPCO) per steames 207 . Feb. 13.—Rtocks firm. Mor Exchanwe, long, 425%: short, 4s" NEW YORK, Feb, 13.—Plour quiet. Whea firme . Feb. es it 7 be a ruier. 12.30 p.m.—U. 8. bonds, four- 109: ten forties, 107. Erie, 25%; do. preferred, 49. New Jersey Central console, TS “dikes Coaksat, BI eee Ponnayl- Vania Central, 355. New Jerecy Central, 43, oe THE LARGEST LIBRARIES.—A correspondent asks which are the largest three libraries in the world and which the largest three in this coun- try. By far the largest in the world is the Na- tonal Library at Parts, which tn 1574 contained 2,000,000 | agony books and 150,000 manuscripts, Which the next langest fs, it fs difficult to say, for tue British Museum ahd the Imperial Libra- ry of St. Petersburg both had tn 1 1,100,000 volumes. After them comes the Royal [1 of Munich with its 900,000 Books. ‘The Vatican Library at Rome is sometimes erroneously sup- posed to be among the largest, while in point of fact it ts surpassed, so far as tbe number of vol- umes goes, by more than sixty European collec- tions. It contains 105,000 printed books and 25,500 manuscripts. The National Library at Paris 1s one of the very oldest In Europe, having been founded in 1350, while the British Maseum dates from 1753, or a time more than 400 years later. In the United States the largest 13 the Library of Congress at Washington, which tn ISi4 contained 261,000 volumes. The Boston Public followed very closely after tt with 260,500 volumes, and the Harvard University collection came next with 200,000. The Astor and Mercan- ile, of New York, are next, each having 145,00), Among the colleges, after Harvard's Library, comes Yale's wiih 100,000, Dartmouth’s ts next with 50,00, and then come in order Cornell With 40,000; the University of Virginia with Wm; Bowdoin with 385,00 he University of suth Carolina with 30,000; Ann Arbor, 30,000; erst, 29,000; Princeton, 2,00; Wesleyan, and Cohanibia, 25,000,—[ Tribune, A Sr who bas served fourteen years of a life sen- tence for the murder of Henry Cadwell of New Britain, Conn., in i864. Gilbert says that the crime was commited by his father, Jonathan Giibert, and a man named Charles Parsons, with the object, of plundering Cadwell ot $700, and that he, Gilbert, allowed himself to be con- victed in order to save his parent. The father has since died, and Parsons committed sulcide. It is claimed, however, that both the elder (! bert and Parsons made confessions exonerating young Gilbert. Should the convict’s story prove true, his devotion to his parent bas ex- ceeded any thing recently imegined by writers or roman THE TEMPERANCE CAUSE has suffered a re- verse In Sterra Valley, es ‘The total = i ul z i Bee! Eesti i