Evening Star Newspaper, February 19, 1879, Page 1

P THE EVENING STAR, PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Fonneslvaaia Avezce, corner 11th Street, aT Tue Evening Star Newspaper Uompany 8. BH. KAUFEMANN. Pres’t, - Wasnts An election f nerve for one ¥ bruary 13, 1 company, ty f Shion sol tern U sted to meet at Grand Army Ha SnD strete, THURSDAY EVENING, February guth at 6welock, forthe purvoseof participating in the recs ticn ceremonies to Ganeral Joha A. Lozaa Te is dewired that every veteraa, permanently or | temporarily on doty city, shall respond t> roll call wc a hearty wé of our mi nd gallant comrades. jeome to. oe | 1 DINGWAN- ©. C. ROYCE, J. W. WISNER FRED. THOMSON, Conunittee. feb19-2t* te Yorresr. _ Wactscrox Crry, DQ. February 18, 1 NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, That the Com muttee of Senators appointe? to receive and exam'ne claims of citizens of the United States against the government of Ni . for injuries to life property, will meet 3 Rel *, O3—N®. 8,075. WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1879. | Lyening Star. TWO CENTS. | Henderson, Townsend (Oh en tions, ut the WEDNE. rected by the reso! 2awSw u mo - PER REAM AND c. per box, st ROBERTS’ | reet, above New York ave- EN Bookstore, 1010 7th s headache, catarrh and nat, Use them. HAYWAED & HUTCHINSON 17 Ory STREET, NEAR THE AVENUE oct gallon. Lil AFE DEPOSIT COM- | and New Yora ave., r Bonds for safe keep- THE NATIONAL ANY, corner 15th [ FOR COUGHS, COLDS, BRONCHITIS, ac. tee the Gest EXOLIsH KEMEDY, COUGH ZENGES. , years. Relief speedy and certain. | ts. Price 50 canta. GERA oct30-w,f.p> im “New York, ‘Tested for over 50 Sold by all Cs § i a i eas ouT == ‘CHES, JEWELRY. a SILVERWARE, CLOCKS, ‘AT Cost. This is nohumbus! Call and examine prices. LP. LIBBEY, febd3.1m 487 Oth street. | F RSE OWNERS, ATTENTION HoCahese vine Fara 1g miles above town on Tennaliytown road, offers; the best of induceme>.t for wintering Horses, atthe low price of $10 per month First- Glass stables, with ox stall for every horse. Two feeds of wraindaiy. Veterinary attendance free, Dr. == P. Losp Fee aa ——— For further iculare enquire nw. "hove i Moxuey. (a WINES, AT OOST FOR CASH. NAPOLEON CABINET, quarts 221.50, pints $23. CABINET VERZENAY, only 221.50. DRY VERZENAY, quarts $15.50, pints $20. @. H MUMM, quarts $20.05, pints $21.75. HAVANA AND DOMESTIC SEGARS. 10 per cent off for CASH on all grades. making of our “Punchinello” Brand $3.60 per the price hundred. THOMAS RUSSELL, Jan23-tr 1913 Penna. avenue. SIX FINE DRESS SHIRTS made to order of the DS peietaae sed twentrone munared Linen Bo. at on. OPihest DIESG SHIRTS made to order in the most elevant manner for $225. Satisfaction at MEGINNISS’, febS-ly 1002 F street nw. Gooiraana DERBY ATS ats A Laaies” ‘SEAL SEIN 8aCQUES. FURLINED SILK CIRCULARS. Freah stock, recent purchares, reduced prices. STINEMETZ, Harren Axp FURuIER, 183 aoe, feb6tr ‘ext to corner 13th st. MUTUAL RENEFIT LIFE INSU: £ COMPANY, NEWARK, N. J. Iscorronaten 1845. Preece Mvtvat. Assets, Jan. 1, 1579 (par values cone Liabilities (Mass. Standard)... Surplus, Suiplus on ket values) ny dividends of 1879.8 York Standard (Mar. Lewis C. Grover, Ed. H. Wright. ERS. Lewis C. Groves, President. BC. Miller, Treasurer. J. Pearson, ¥ a. strong, Secretary. B. J. Miller, Actuary. |. N. Conwer, Adjuster. F. H. Teese, Counsel. | GRANVILLE PF. HYDE. District Axent, Room 2, Le Droit Building, Washington, D.C. feb15-1m ice-Presit't. “COALINE” 18 THE LATEST AND FINEST DISCOVERY in the world as a Cleanser and Purifier. Free from | bad odor, chesper than soap or benzine, and is use- ful in evéry household, counting-room, shop, mill or | factory. FOR SALE BY GROCERS GENERALLY. febStr Depot, 1916 F street northwest. | re MAKE SPACE FOR OTHER GOODS, WE WILL CLOSE OUT AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES, A FEW VERY FINE MAN- ‘TELS, IN ITALIAN, STATUARY, AND COLUM. BIAN MARBLE, POLISHED GRANITE, AND INLAID WALNUT. ij ' i | WE ARE ALSO OFFERING INDUCEMENTS IN GAS FIXTURES, PARLOR GRATES, FUR- NACES, RANGES, &©, AND HAVE A VERY LARGE STOCK FROM WHICH TO MAKE 8E- LECTIONS EPWAKD CAVERKLY & Co., jand1-tr Masowto Terie SECOND £2 CLOTHING.—The only place Sia Gears to a ‘of Second-hand CI o ios, Pistols, Ac., st a fair cash orice, ib 308 9th street, near Penn's ave. ¢ | sary revenue to meet the Treasui and to pay the pension claimants under the | first of next May, the work of making postal | appropriation bill, | gate claim for Unis purpose amounted to $50,000. | cf the autopsy, und nothing therein contained THE EVENING STAR. | | Washington News and Gossip. | GOVERNMENT E enue, $223,596. ay.—Internal rev- 3 CUSLOTAS, $528,940.19. Svrscrirtions to the four per cent. loan to day amounted to £2,610.950, NoMINATIONS.—The President sent the follow- Ing nominations to the Senate to-day:—Wm. P. Hill, eotlector of customs, Nantucket; Edward | J. Lewis, postmaster, Normal, Til; Thomas @. | Lawler, postmaster, Rockford, Ni; Allred ‘Tuffts, recetver public moneys, Camden, Ark. Commodere Charles Boarman to be a rear ad- miral on the retired list. AMONG THE PRESIDENT’S CALLERS to-day were Senators Morrill, Cameron (Wis.), Conover, Matthews, and Representatives Young, Pound, Harmer, Evans, Bayne, Garfiel, Kelfer, Tipton, ) and Watson. BILL Aprrovep.—The President to-day ap- | proved the act for the payment to the officers and soldiers of the Mexican war of the three months’ pay, provided by the act of July 19th, Iss. AxotTHeR Notary.—The President to-da pointed Joseph W. Bt lie for the Distriet of y ap- wrt to be 2 notary pub- olurnbis Two RErREsENvatives ELgct to the Forty- <th Congress—Updegraff, of Iowa, and Upde- | graff, of Ohio—were on the tloor of the House to-day. THE GRaxt Mor receiv speak. through the refusal of ror-elect handler to be the recipient of a “spoataneons’ on. Gen. Logan will have to go tt alone. Tie RervPLICANs of the Indiana delegation | in Congress were at the White House to-day to chill, $0 to ova urge the appointinent of Gen. mn, of Indl r ter to South America vice Wil- | signed. | THe Ramnoap Terecnarn Brt.—In the Sen: | € committee on railroads this morning, | + G. liubbard opposed the bill authoriz- | le: to use te nses, and spoke In fav | the principle of a postal telegraph bill, He in- | a red to Tie New York Assoctated | which showed he had no the way in whict a private tn nner tion of 25 ti F pmmittee part its time for hearing only of argu- wents on the bill. Stillson Hutchins, of the Washington Post, made a presentation of his CLicuitles with the New York Assoclated Press, ROPRIATION Brii.—Another he Senate committee on appropria- ld te-day for consideration of the ropriation bill, A majority of the 5 is opposed to the plan embodied tn the bill for reorganization of the army, and it will undoubtediy be omitted from the bill when reported to the Senate. ‘The commitiee will either retain the postal telegraph amendment the bill or provide for the appointment of a con:mission to investigate the subject. How SHALL THE MONEY BE RAISED TO Pay THE AKREARAGES OF PENStoNs?—The committee | 0a ways and means have postponed the con: jon of the question how to raise_the neces- deficiencies THE Aruy meeting of Hons was b vears Of pensions bill, until to-morrow. There Still exists great diversity of opinion as'to how the revenue should be raised. Mr. a preyesition looking to the printi es to pay the claimants. a Ww ecretary Sherman can pay the pension nd meet his deficienctes by drawing on the surplus fund cumulated for resumption purpeses It seems to be the general impr Sion that Congress will not tmisose i uUeral taxes to meet the deticienctes. If the tobecco tax ts tinally reduced, which ts proba- ble, it will still further cripple the ‘Treasury. For BENEFIT OF THE W1DoWSs.—The Senate committee on foreign relations will preseat two amendments in the Senate to the sundry ctvil PO aber bill. One amendment will pro- vide for tre payment ot $2,000 to Mary E. Col- burn, widow of the late Justin Corbin, consul general to Mexico, and the other will provide Tor the payment of $7,000 to the widow of Bay- ard Taylor, late Minister to Berlin. THE PATENT OFFice FiLEs of cases that have passed for issue and await the payment of a tinal fee have heretofore ben kept 1n the applt- cation division. They will now be kept in the niles division. This change whereby the files are kept together and the necessity of trans- fering some of them from place to ‘place ts obviated will save time and labor and will be advan'ageous to both patentees and the office. Other changes ating to get branches of the | Patent Office, whose work 1s connected, more closely together will follow. The labor of as- sembiling the different parts of a patent, hitherto Tiormed elsewhere, is also brought into the issue division. Postal Carps.—It is probable that on the cards, which is now done at New York city, will te transferred to Holyc Mass., where the paper out of which they are made is manu- factured. A building in which the work ts to be Gone ts now being bulit at Holyoke. MONEY FOR GEORGIA.—The House committee on appropriations has agreed to allow the state of Georgia interest on the money loaned by that state to the federal government during the war with Great Britain in 1512, the amount being 00. Various other states have been repre- sented before the committee on similar cla!ms, among which were Indiana and Virginia, but with the above exception, were all rejected on ‘oubt Of the provistons of the law hot being adequate to cover their demands. The appro- priation will be embodied in the sundry civil PAY OF CONGRESSIONAL CONTESTANTS.—Tie House committee on elections has agreed to re- port a bill appropriating $46.616.06 for the par- hose Of paying the expenses of contestants and contestees to seats In the House. The agg NAVAL OkDERS.—Passed Assistant Paymaster W. H. Barry, as naval storekeeper at Yokaha- ia, Japan, per steamer 5th of March from San Francisco. Lieut. Daniel Delehanty, from the hydrographic oftice and ordered to the naval academy. Midshipman Richard Henderson has reported his return from the Essex, South At- Isniie. and has been placed on waiting orders, Paymaster G. W. Woodhull, from duty as naval orekeeper at Yokahama on the report of his relief and ordered home. —— ZACH, CHANDLER ELECTED SENATOR.— ‘tion for U.S. Senator to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Hon. I. P. Chris- taney took place at Lansing, Mich., yesterday, the tio houses of the legislature voting sepa- rately, resulting in the electton of Hon. Zacha- ah Chandle: The vote was as follows: Z. ‘hander, rep. M. Barnes, dem., 22; Henry Chamberlain, ‘greenb’k, 1 AKCHBISHOP PURCELL.—A dispatch from Rome to the New York Heraid says that the Pope has aliy decided to accept Archbishop Purceil’s resignation, and now the appointment of luis Suecessor under consideration. ‘THE ANTI-CBINESE Br There is much un- easiness in San Francisco on account of the ef- forts of the Eastern press and clergy to induce the President to veto the anti-Chinese Dill. ‘The papers there declare that a veto will be a public caiamity to the Pacitic coast. ‘The Connecticut House of Representatives yesterday adopted a resolution that the anti-Chinese bill isa flag- rant violation of a sacred and honorable treaty, aud wholly inconsistent with the principles and editions of our Own republic. IN SHE VANDERBILT WILL CASE at New York, yesterday, Prof. Van Buren, who attended the comn Odore, testifled that he had read a report indicated mental unsoundness. COLORRD ScHCOLS IN DELAWARE.—A conven- Hon Cf colored deiegaies from different portions cf Delaware assembied at Dover yesterday morning for the purpsse of memorialtzing the legislature to grant an : priation of the colored schools. ete A calling at or addressing the above number. or. Pe prombuy attended to” Muarittr CLOTHING, &c.—L. RICE, dealer in Ofpnostiend CLOTHING, BOUTS, SWOE, iKe'bighest prices in CASH Tor the several articles Seneca eee SS A BOAKING Scoot BURNED.— cecupied by ‘Mrs, Washington aa wong scLool for young ladies, at Claymont, Del., was entirely destroy ed by tire at an early 4 dsy morning. ‘The bullding belonsed te, oe Graff, and loss 1s estimated at $5,000; fully inswed. | that it will re | economy, but r | amendment to repeal the law | appointment of federal supervisors Secretary Schurz on the Pension System. WIS LETTER TO CONGRESS URGING A CHANG ‘The Secretary of the Interior has sent to the Senate and House of Representatives a letter urging the consideration of proposed changes in the present ex parte system provided for the ad- Jjustment of pension claims, with a view to de- creasing the facility with which fraudulent and unmeritorious claims may be prosecuted. At- tention is called to the unprecedented activity shown in presenting c:alms under the ineite- ment of the arrears act. Tt ts estim: there are upwards of 1,000, who have been in fhe serv apj Led for penstous. There seems to be a gen- eral movement. among them in the direction of the Pension office. This activity, when taken in connection with the fact that despite every effort to settle them, the file of undetermined cas¢s constant'y inc: easec,must inevitably over- wheim the bureau under the present system. While the honest claimant will too often be ved of his rights. because he 1s too con- scientious 10 manufacture t ny. the gov- ernment will be defrauded by the more unscru- pulous, It is among the most sacred obliga- Uons of the government to falfill promptly its promises to those who were disabled in its ser- vice or rendered dependent by its casualties, but in the present condition of iegistation it 13 impossible for the department to execute elther promptly or properly the will of Congress ia this direction. The Secretary then gives an outline of the changes in the system proposed by the Cemmissioner of Pensions, published in his an- nual report. for three years, and of the course of proceedings under the new system, shows | nedy the evils complained of, and | answers objections to it, which, he thinks, “are urged either by those who have not appreciated the evils and embarrassments of the present ystem, or have not understood the operation of the plan, or by others Known to be Inter- ed in the continuance of the present system, © of which they are receiving an income tn ibe shape of fecs.”_ The Secretary thinks that ihe expenses of adjusting claims under this plan Will nov exceed ‘the present annual expen d:tures for the same purpose, and after the piration of three or four years, within which reumulated claims will have been sposed of and the business of the bureaa broucht up to date will be very mnen less than the present expenditure. ‘The pu proceedings, added to te scrutiny given the case by Ue Surgeon and clerks, would, In my judgment, be su ut protection to the gov- ernivent against fraudulent aud unmerttorioas ims, and while th nd direct meta use the pment, ‘The Strnggt The House at 1 that point tn the legislative, executive and ju- dicial appropriation bill where it was germane tooffer the amendment providing for the re- peal cf the jurors’ test oath. The republicans nm the Elouse To-day. to-day reached made a point of order against the amendment, not in the interest of cli on the ground that it ¥ fc reased the expe tures, a8 it trai red from the sund: appropriation bill an expenditure of 07 milion dollars. inasmuch as the amendment fered also provided for the expenses of the courts as well as well as the repeal of the oath, and added just that much to the pending bill. Chairman “ Blackburn ruled the amend- ment in order, taking the view that the amendment reduced the expenditures, because it reduced the pay of jurors {rem three dollars to two dollars per day. The republicans then proposed to strike out all that portion of the amendmendment which provided Jor the expenses of the court, and simply repeal the test cath statutes, This was rejected. The amendment as originally offered wi then adopted by yeas 127, nays S5. At 1:20 o'clock the authorizing the was offered by Mr. Southard, of Ohio. Mr. Hale, of Maine, al once made the point of order that Insomucii as the amendment did not reduce expenses it was not in order, reply, and the cutloo! an extended debate. M tice that the republicans would tilitbuster Atter further debate, Chairman Blackburn over ruled the point of order nade by Mr. Male, decided the amendment to be before une cou mittee of the whole for consideration. Deb: then continued, with the prospect of an extend- ed and exciting session. Mr. Hale said the re- publicans believed that If the law was repealed a large number Of voters in the southern seer! of the country would be left to the merey their persecutors, and if the democ upon the repeal of the law the repubi resist, even if an extra session of Congress 13 the result. The Potter GEN. BARLOW'S TESTIMONY At the afternoon session of the Potter investi- gating committee yesterday, Gen. Francis C. Barlow testified that he went to Florida tn 1876. Saw Dr. Cowgill on the 14th of December, after the board had adjourned, and said to him that he (witness) did not see how they could fairly give the state to the Hayes electors, and that if he were in Cowgill’s place he should feel it his duty to give the vote to the Tilden electors this was not done privately, but he could not remember any gentleman on the republican side to whom he had stated this view with the exception of Governor Stearns. Next day sent Dr. Cogwill a letter, in which he said he hoped the state would not be given to Hayes by throw- ing out democratic counties. Witness saw no fey in acting as counsel for both par- les. is promising £ Hale served 10 id TO-DAY. The Potter investigating committee met at. 11:20 o'clock this morning, and Gen. Barlow, of New York, was called to the stand to finish his testimony. Mr. Hiscock put in evidence the inal argument that was written by the witness for deliverance betore the Florida. returning board, and it was then handed to witness, who read it tarough carefully and took memoranda of its contents. It consists of 39 pages of fools- or Mr. Hiscock said he had no questions to ask with reference to {t, and the chairman pro- ceeded to re-examine the witness in regard to his connection with Dr. Cowgili and about the memorandum he gave to Parris. MUNIciral ELECTIONS YESTERDAY.—The mu- nicipal election in Philadelphia yesterday passed off quielly. Wm. McMullin, democratic candidate in the 4th ward, for select council, received a large majority. The “fathers’ Ucket” for school directors, which was an inde- pendent movement against the regular repubii- can nominees, was badly beaten. The Disston republican ticket, in opposition to the regular republican ticket for councilmen, was elected, The republicans have gained generally. = In the municipal elections in Reading, Pa., Henry A. ‘Tyson, democrat, was elected mayor; Wi. Runkle, greenbacker, olay and John E. Arthur, democrat, treasufer, ---- Henry J. Gresley was elected chief burgess by the re- publicans of York, Pa. ---"Irving G. Vann, re- publican, was elected mayor of Syracuse, Y., yesterday by nearly 1,000 majority. 4 republicans elect the entire city ticket—seven of eight aldermen, tive of eight supervisors, and three of four Lew members of the board of edu- cation. A Para. JUBILER.—A distinguished ecclesias- tic in Romainforms us that the Pope announced on Sunday AFeb.. 2, a jubilee for the months of March, Api, and May. It hasbeen the custom with the P’ 3 to-give out of the spiritual treas- ury of the church the extraondinary ofa jubilee during the first year of their exaltation to the chair of St. Peter. Our reverend corres- pendent also tells us that the Holy Father is about to publish a third Encyclical on the sub- Ject of education.—{ Catholic Heral Tue Rev. Mx. Hous’ Crit port, lowa, the Rev. Mr, Holmes, a married preacher, has been detected in criminal tnti- macy with Mrs. James Lyman, wite of a citizen of the tcwn, and the mother of five children, three of them grown up. The Rev. Mr, Holmes and the woman have eloped together. ‘THE KANSAS SENATE has adopted a resolution asking Congress to establish a United States court tn Kansas, and render Indians after a teri of ) ears eligible to citizenship. HaS THE PLAGUE RkACHED PaRis?—A dispatch from Paris says sixteen soldiers in barracks bear the military school have died of typhus fever within a few days. Ten thousand dollars have been bes ote ha ated by the Nebraska legislature to be in prosecuting the notorious man-burner, Olive, and his gang. §®"A. Wilcox, late local agent at Richmond (Va.) of the office department, was yester- day sentenced in that city to six month’s impris- oa to pay @fine of $250 for obstructing {2rR. H. Chilton, adjutant general of Gen. R. E. Lee, and since the war president of the Columbus (Ga.) Manufacturing ny, fell = of apoplexy in that city after ! ing arrears of pensions, and s | had been burned there bee: ity of the | aspeedy nt of his case, and thereby | | protect bis interest, they would be an obsiacie only in_ the w: se WhO attempt to de- fratid the ¢ | pri FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS, WEDNESDAY, February 19. SENATE.—The Vice Pie: Sevate a letter from the Secretary of the Inte- rior calling attention to the amendments to the rension laws, already submitted by the Com- nissfoner of Pensions. to prevent frauds ujon the Pension bureau. It refers to the Dill gran ince Its pa sage the application for blanks has been twice as great as hetofore; referred to the commit:ee on pensions. He also appointed Messrs. Davi3 (iL), Howe and McDonald as the conference committee on the part of the Senate on the bill to create an additional associate justice of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, and Le ne better administration of justice in said strict. ‘The river and harbor appropriation bill was read by title and referred to the committze on commerce. House bill for the relief of the Louise Home, of the District of Columbia, was passed without discussion. Mr. Sargent, from the committee on naval affairs, reported a bill to amend the a:t ty abolish the volunteer navy; placed on the cal- endar. presented a letter of the Secre- lary of the Navy addressed to the chairman of the committee, relating to the completion of the iror-clad monitors; ordered that it be printed ard recommitted to the committee on naval affairs. He also reported, from the same committee, the memorial of the Philadelphia common council asking Congress to make sifli- cient appropriation to protect the League Island navy yard from overtiow, and asked that the committee be discharged from its further sideration, In submitting the report, Mr. gent sald the committee did not express the opinion that the subject should not be consid- ered, but the question whether the League Island navy yard should be removed ought to be considered al During a recent storm ship-houses were blown down, and a monitor ise there was not water enough around her to put the fire out. Tt would probably be better to purchase a site f a yard at Chester or somewhere else; be: the question of abolishing some of the 4 ta agitated, and the League Isl: r ec ged from the trther cox 7 from the committee on naval ted with amendinent Senate bill the rank and pay of fleet ma: i aced on yon resolution to ‘print by the committee on i reported favor Testimony take In regard tou: cial purpeses; a On ainotion 6F Mr. M ims was ant Of the Senate Mr, Whyte, from the committee on naval at- 1s, subintited amendment ior appropriation bill to tien lor baltimore harbor from $ nd appropriating $4,000 toc rvey how in progress on the peniu ind and Delaware, with a tion Of a ship canal to ot the De 1 Che: erred to the also submitted an amendment to the def bill se as to enable the Se iene | wy to refund tothe city of Baltimore amounts Mr. Southard proceeded to | | | | | | pensions reported back bill or | tee of the whole (Mr. Blackburn in the chair) advanced at the request of Major General R. C. Schenck, dated June 20, iss, to ald the United States in constructing works of defence. Re- ferred to the committee on appropriations. Mr. Thurman submitted an amendment tothe army applopriation Dill providing that upon general courts martial for the trial of privates there shall be a private or non-commissioned cflicer of equal rank with the person to be tried. sident latd before the | | H enjoy dane | tamments duing t | who were receiving. | from elary of the Treas- | In explanation of the amendment, Mr. Thur- | man said it was drawn by General ¢ Was the practice in the German army had no doubt it woutd result In good. Such and he ‘The amendment was referred to the commit- | tee on military affairs, Mr. Dorsey introduced a bill in regard to I- censes in the District of Columbia. Keferred to the District committee. Mr. Conkling presented resolutions of the Postal Keform’ Assoclation, composed of Hai per Brothers and others, praying a re-classifica- Ucn cf postal matter. Referred to commitu on pest oflices and post roads Ar. Cameron (Wis.), from tee to inquire as to how a clause in regard to the Hot Springs reservation In Arkansas, was omitted trom the sundry civil appropriation bill Jast year, submitted a report. Ordered that it be printed. Mr. Howe called up Senate bill to incorporate the. ilway mati service Mutual Benetit Association. Passcd—yeas 26, nays 20. Hcuse bill to tix the pay of letter carriers was taken up. Mr. Ferry, in charge of the bill, explained it, and speke of the necessity of having experl- enced persons for letter carriers. In reply to a question of Mr. Davis (W. Va.) he said the bill he select. comznit- | would not take over $200,000 Out of the Treas- uy, After further discussion the bill was read a third time and passed by a rising vote of yeas 25, nays 16. [It provides for two classes of let- ter carriers In cities which contain a population of 75,0 or more, The first-class to receive $1,000 per annum, providing they have been in service one year, and the second-class to receive $500 per annum. In all cities contain- ing a population of less than 75,000 there shall be one Class of letter carriers, who shall receive @ salary of $550 pez annum, ‘The Postmaster General may establish a third grade of carriers, known as auxiliaries, to be paid $1 per an- num.) ‘The Senate then resumed consideration of the unfinished business, being the post office appro- priation bill, and amendments proposed by the committee on a] When the Brazilian Mail Steamship subsidy amendment was reached Mr. Beck made a point of order that it was not germane to the bill, that is was new legislation, upon an appro- priation bill, ‘The Senate, bya vote of yeas 39, hays 28, decided that the amendment’ was in order. HOUSE.—A session was ordered for to-mor- row night for the delivery of eulogies on the Jate Alpheus S. Williams, of Michigan. Mr. Hewitt (Ala.), from committee on invalid granting a penston a month to soldiers and sailors, who have become totally blind in the service of the United States. On motion of Mr. Beale, a bill was passed for the relief of the Richmond Female Institute. Mr. Atkins moved to go Into committee on the legislative appropriation bill. Mr. Wocd statcd that he would not oppose that motion, but he would raise the question of consideration against apy other bill, unless the committee on ways and means was allowed to make reports. The House then, at 11:20, went into commit- on the legislative appropriation bill. ‘The pending amendment was that offered last night by mr Herbert, fixing the pay of jurors, regulating the method of drawing them, and repealing the statutes 4n regard to the juror’s test oath, upon which a point of order had been raised by Mr. Hale. Mr. Hale argued that the amendment was new ; legislation, and did not retrench exyenditures. He did not care whether sections Sb0 and s2i were repealed or not. They were not followed in many of the southern states. He had voted once to repeal them, and he had no objection to having them repealed If 1t were done in the proper way. Mr. Herbert argued that the amendment was clearly in order, and stated that fts object was to have the state laws fairly and honestly car- ried out. Mr. Wocd was surprised that the point of order should bave been raised by the gentie- men from Maine (Hale). He quoted from a civil sundry bill, brought in by the committee on appropriations, of which the gentleman from Ohio (Garfield) had been chairman, and of which the gentlemen from Maine had been a member, on which had been placed various coe containing legislation not germane to e Mr. Hale thought there was nothing anala- gous in the two cases. In the bill referred to ‘by the = Jeman there had been noattempt to orce through the House a matter upon which it was divided by party lines, at the dictation of a caucus. Mr. Wood said that he could not see any difference, whether the proposition came up as he result of a caucus or whether it came tp in he usual way. Mr. Atkins argued that inasmuch as the amendment reduced the compensation of jurors rom $3 to $2 per day, it was Clearly in order. me chaliman then overruled the point of order. Mr, Hale moved to amend the amendment by ated therefrom the clause regulating the reat of selecting jurors, Rejected—yeas Mi 'S 122. Hale then moved to amend the amend- ment providing for defraying the expenses which may be incurred in the enforcement of the act approved February 28, 187i, to enforce ing i of citizens to vote in the several states. Mr. Randall called attention to the fact that forsome reason or other (which he was not aware of) the state of Pennsylvania had been excepted from the operation of the section ropriations were agreed to. ! | i | f be which were proposed to be repealed; and at his Suggestion the amen nt was so worded as to € its application ge Mr. Conger moved to strike out of the amend- Ment the clause repealing section S21. That Would allow the repeal of section 520, and wold leave it in the discretion of the court to make Connection with the rebellion a cause of chal- lenging on motion. Mr. Conger’s amendment Chittenden, Kelley, ( irson, (Mass.,) Rice, and © voted tn the negative. ‘The question then recurring on amendment, It was agreed to—127 to ‘the question then came up on Southard’s anerdment repealing the sections which au- ize the appointment of supervisors of elec- rejected 66 to Metcalfe, Rob- ‘apo republicans) Herbert's SS. ton. Mr, Hale raised the point of order that the ‘merdment changed existing law, and was not in the interest of economy. It took boldly and v-olently the whole body of criminal law guard- irg elections, and proposed to repeal it. He had never known so bold and radical a proposition tobe offered to an appropriation bill. But it had been resolved upon in a democratic caucus, and a democratic caucus was lke the old com- mittee of pubile safety in the Freach revoln- tion, which rendered nugatory all legislation, removed commanders of armies, and assumed jower over life and death. He believed that jis side of the House was determined that this revolutionary legislation should not succeed. After a long debate, the point ef order made on Mr. Southard’s amendment (which repeals the law creating supervisors of elections) was overruled. In the discussion Mr. Hale stated that he would use every parliamentary device to defeat it. The debate on the amendme: ‘was in progress when our report ciosed. —_—____.-- Washington y As every one had so many engageme: for the evening, the visiting in the afternoon of yesterday was not general. When acquaint- ances met the question most frequeatly ieard Was “to which, or to how many are you to-night? Which first? Chief of the bureau of nd his wife, had the sec auérers WHICH W ‘a Unguished compa: ended one © § Meploned, espe d at Jeast a on. ‘There was a large Tamilies of metabers 01 ere, ASSO metny Con el. Nearly all two eniter- more of t i jally those evening at t represcntation 1 families live ound Ume tc cr the Barnum, Mrs. is Was kept up merrily A handsome refresiment table, Dountitully p vided, was ready all the evening. One of the choicest, toilets seen was that of Ars, Hiscock, who wore a pa caded satin combined with the s Plain satin, trimmed with point lace; o1 diamonds." Mrs, Fletcher Harper, of New York, whese husband is one of the noted firm of pub: Ushers, wore an elegant tollet of sea foatn tuted silk, with revers Cf white satin, Mrs, Bara wore a very rich pearl-colored satin-faci silk, and a scarlet flower in her is. of West Virginia, wore av lowered silk trimmed with valley fringe, and carried a bo rosebuds and lilies of the valle until a late hour -y hands« lily of t he muck of pink ‘his young lady 1s not only a favorite with centiemen, bur with ladies. Miss Dwight wore a pale rose-col- ored flowered gauze over pink avery be- coming toflet. Miss Norcross, who, with her ‘a rT, the Representative from Fitchburg, ed three of the entertainments, in white silk garlanded with Miss Mattie Bruce wore a handsome A small and delightful company assembled informally in the Blue parlor at’ the White House, where Mr. Aptommas had gone with Mr. Wicdows to give the President and Mrs, Hayes tie Cpportunity of hearing the Welsh geatle- laying upon the harp. No invited, but among those who re Chief Justice and Mrs. Lorrilard Speacer w York; Justice, Mr id and Mrs. Roger ‘ol nd Mrs. Andrews, Judge a Miss James, Mr. Murat Halstead, of Cincinnati, and Mrs. Dr. Davis, of that city, who is now a est of Mrs. Nordhoff and was accompanied yy that lady. These two were school-mates of ‘Mrs. Hayes. All present were delighted with and Miss Wolfe, of Miss Bradley, M! Mrs. Casey, Mr. Mr, Aptommas’ mu: After most of the com- pany had left Mrs. Nordhot sang some ballads very sweetly. ly Miss Cook, who fs still a guest of Mrs. Hayes, attended Mrs. Pollok’s party with Mr. and Mrs. Andrews. This morning she and Miss Dicker- son and a large party of young ladies and gen- Uemen enjoy ed a ride on horseback. Gerster, the prima donna, passed to-day in Washington with Mr. and Mrs. Sherman, of Boston, at the Ebbitt House, and will attend Senator and Mrs. Matthews’ reception this eve- ning. ‘To-morrow a large arty from here, in- cluding Miss Matthews and Miss Ramsay, will zo to Baltimore to attend the opera. They will fe chaperoned by Mr. and Mrs. Sherman. The District in Congres: BILL TO EQUALIZE SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS. The House committee on the District of Co- lumbia to-day agreed upon the following bill with reference to assessments, and instructed Gov. Hendee to report it to the House at the earliest opportunity Ke it enacted, «e., That the rate or interest to be collected of any person owing arrearages of taxes, assessment or water raié, now due, or which may become due hereafter, for any ar- Tearages of taxes, assessments or water rents, and penalties, to the District of Columbia shall be ten per cent. per annum,except where existing law provides for a lower rate of inter- tupon taxes or assessments now due; Pro- d, That nothing in this act contained s all be construed as exempting property sold under it tax sales and bought In by any other party than the District of Columbia, or any property upon which third persons have acquired tax lien cer- lificates from the penalties attached thereto by law. Section 2. That the Commisstoners of the Dis- trict of Columbia are hereby authorized and di- rvected, upon written complaint being made to tLem within thirty days from the passa of | this act by any person or persons who had prior to June 19, isis, paid thelr special im- rovement taxes, prepared under ai egislative assembly of August 10th, 1871, t! their said ssments so com- Nained of; and in case any such amount is found to be erroneous or excessive the Commissioners shall issue to the person entitled to the same a drawback certificate for the amount of such excessive or erroneous charge, which certificate shall be received in peyment for all special assessments for which no tax Men certificates have been issued and which are not pieoeea for any existing obliga- ton, and for all general taxes due before the ist of July. 1877. ‘This bill is a substitute for the Senate bill re- of taxes. It isthe bill 2 to the arre: which Gov. Hendee intended to offer as a sub- stitute for the bill reported by Mr. Townshend, of Illinois, last Monday. The first. section re- Mevés persons in arrears on general taxes of the two per cent. per month penalty. The second section, it will be seen, authorizes the revision of peal assessments which were paid prior to June 19th, 1878. The effect is to put all parties on an equality as to assessments tor special im- provements, WATER RENTS. The committee also agreed to report without amendment the Senate bill with reference to ‘water rents. A BILL BY GEN. BUTLER. The following bill was introduced in the House by Gen. Butler:—“ That it shall be law- ful for any person or persons to whom letters testamentary or of administration have been action, the District of Colum! in the same agit letters t stanien aro administration had been gran such person or the proper authority inthesaia ; and the letters entary or of ora copy thereof, certified under the seal of the au- thority a9 iting 4 ee be sufficient, evidence rove grant o the Dereon of persons ‘as the case may be, hath or have tion.” t2-A bill before the of Ohio cre- ates a board of School ‘stoad- vertise for and award contracts to text- ‘books for use in the common schools, Was given in theJohn- | ‘Telegrams to The Star, BISHOP FOLEY DEAD. MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. THEZULU WAR) INVESTIGATING THE PLAGUE. FOREIGN AFFAIRS, Reduction of Wages in England. | Loxpox, Feb. 19.—The large engineering firm ot Westwood & Batley, at Blackwall, have opened their works to the old hands, at unre- duced wages. Some other masters are expected to follow suit In a day or two, though a few are endeavoring to obtain hands from the provinces. The strike committee. however, are confident that they can persuade any tiuported hands to | return to their homes. | British Re miCrocmenss for the Zulu Te ‘eb. 19.—The chartered steamer: rom London, with the third bat- Losxpon, Dublin € st tation of the 6eth regiment, and Pretoria, from | Southampton, with the sist Highlanders (Prin- cess Louise's regiment), will sail to-day and to- | morrow respectively. Several other ships wil for troops fn the course of the prese nd one or two Will probab! ‘The steamer City of n this wee ably be the ste pt ce, and England, which are to carry the | iry reximents. his being fitted for men aiid upwards of 300 horse: Why the Grand Li sation for which th of the Grand to Orenburg, was a pampiilet in favor of tae speedy construction of the Orenbarg and Ta hand tailway, by the way of Kara Targall the Sir Darya river, in order to force F abandon ‘and Dw D ance to Russia's orresponde mira Asi the § oft, Rus: Ambassador London, wrote to Lord Sautsi that the Was disposed to observe all Angin. Hussian rangements relative to Central Asta ely recall the mission to Cz 4 isbury replied that the presence of the mnis- nat Cabul was the sole obstacle of a complete underst powers regarding Cen on was Withdrawn Hei would consider that sides respecting Afghanistan retained thelr oblizatory chara simultaneously tele gustus Loftus at St. 1 > formed to-day by € houvatol that tn- structions have been sent to the mission at Cabul to withdraw.” Cabinet Change Camo, Feb. 19.- nen Lhe y's governime nzarements on both | . Lord Salis- | hed to Lord Au- unE:—I Was In- n Egy: vba Pasha, the yptian | Premier, has tendered his resignation and tie | Khedive has accepted It. ! ‘Whe Fren Pants, Feb. 19,—The y have accepted | the ampesty bill as amended by the committee of the cha: of deputies. There ts no fouada- | tion for the report that the municipal council have resigned. ‘Fo Investigate the Plague. | Lonpo: eb. 19.—At a meeting of the Fellows of the Koyal College of Physt day, it was resolved that the government ouzht to | appoint a royal commission, consisting of emi- | nent statesmen, medical men, and specialists, to investigate the plague in Russia. | ench Ambassadors. j respondent says | 1 Poth bassadcr to London and M. Teisserene de Bort as ambassador to Vienna liave been determined upon.” Sanitary Co A commission 1s forming In St. P under Gen, Ielfreich, specially to wateh ove the sapitary condition of the troops with refer- ence to the prevailing typhus and plague epi- demies, Off for Africa. Loxno, Feb. 19.—The third battalion of the oth rites lett Colchester this morning for th Cape of Good Hope. The streets were decorated with flags and evergreens and mottoes. The corporation [ice an address to the troops wherein the hope was expressed that they would recover the colors of the 24th regiment. Col. Pemberton replied. The troops marched to the railway station accompanied by four rezimental | vands. — AFFAIRS IN THE DOMINION, A Railroad Controversy. OTTAWA, OnT., Feb, 19.—In the House of Com- mons yesterday Mr. Bunster moved for copies of the letters of instructions for the removal of Steel rails from the Nanaimo and Esquimalt to Frazer river, British Columbia, and a statement the cost of such removal. In moving lution he sald he owed It to his constitu- ents and the Dominion at large to make this mo- Uon. The rails were lande@ at Nanaimo in good faith to build the Nanaimo and Esquimalt rall- road, making Esquimalt the terminus. If the work had been prosecuted the road would now be in good running order. Esquimait was the only veritable terminus. “It had an excellent harbor; had been recommended by engineers, aud was the only place to which commerce | pointed. The motion was agreed to. Vice Royalty at a Convent. The Governor General and Princess Louise visited the Resideau street convent yesterday, oo presented with an address by the pupils. ——— upervisors, Jefferson “s mty, Ne We WaTERTOWN, Feb. 19.—The election of super- visors for Jefferson county yesterday resulted n the election of 14 republicans and 13 demo- erats, a democratic gain of 2. The Harrisbi re ea) Election. TIARRIs , a. Feb, 19.—Mayor Patterson, republican, was re-elected yesterday by over 30 majority, and Treasurer Shelsby by about 500, The controliership is undecided. The dem- ocrats have elected both branches of councils. Election 0 Suicide for Love. CINCINNATI, Feb. 19.—A dispatch says that Frank Plants, county surveyor, committed sul- cide, by taking morphine, at Bucyrus, Ohio, yesterday. The cause of the act is assigned to disappointment in love. — Death of a U.S. Consul. NEW ORLEANS, Feb 19.—The steamer Ward | brings news of the death of F. E. Frey, Ameri- can consul at the Bay Islands. His funeral on the lith at Ruatan was attended by the gov- ernor and other prominent ofiicials. A Defaulter’s Settlement. Rocnestex, N. Y., Feb. 19.—Griffin, the high treasurer of the Independent Order of Fores- ters, has settled, by ret between $13,000 and’ $14,000, leaving-a deticiensy of about $5,000. Failure. OswEGO, N. Y., Feb. 19.—J. N. Collins & Co., hardware merchants, have failed. Their doors were closed this morning. EPRLECEES se iB ba ft $e 7 a z <A Sportal ¢ } « Lam: ge money on a mortars Mrs. Lamiin. have band, es she <aid.t | session of t B | der | water-tight | est | matter lett unintentional | should on no NEW VORK NOTES, bilt Will Case. —Prof. Van Buren, one of the physicians who attended Commodore Van @erbiit in his last Miness, was recatie’ for further cress-examination th surrogate’s court this mo: Witness sitll al by his former that there was nothing ta the vst the idea of any degree of wental impairment or enfeebdiement “in Its broadest sense. He Wontdn't § P Pacitic hotel, Nos ‘The V: New York, Feb. 19. an w aUtOpKy to st Pav YSes ran did not retur her € of bed bag utents. She confession. 5 potson and dr portion of now li polnt of the Tramps Take Possession of an En- ine Be: Crxctynatt, Feb. 19 —A dispa son, Mich sixteen tray ‘tne house of t Wayne ¢ and Saginaw ratiroad at that place yesterday and drove out the employes. announe- ing their intention to have work or die. The police succeeded in capturiag the whole gang. After their arrest they claimed that their only intention was to have some fun with the ratl- road men. A Railroad so! WILMINGTON, DEL from Jack- 'S LOOK pos. Jacksony Dellars. Feb. 19.—A spectal to the Every Evening says, the Eastern Shore rail was scld this morning, at Princess Anne, Mi to the first mortgage bondholders for five de lars, subject to a len of four hundred thousand dollars. “The sale was in pursuance of a decree on circuit court of Maryland issued January Death of Bishop Folcy. CHICAGO, Feb. 19.—Bishop Foley died a few minutes before four o'clock this morning. funeral services will be held in Unis city on Friday, after which the remains of the late bishop will be taken to Baltimore. ss LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE. Sewer Kelief. Star:—If an inclined tube be « with water, It will low if escape there It only by overlying or opposing water, the wide therefrom fail somewhat as a water. aif such hindrance be great, will ‘ k or burst; the same ts trae ‘ th street seu na Pennsy l- vanla 2 ed al Limes to rele by bursting up its man-hole covers and spouting Out there of water, to food . Dy Feason that tt has its r) at such th wate 1 mouth way auty it has then po r oO longer a fe & temporary miedy for iis 1s honestly ¢ mast ex cellent sewer, wisely devised, faitututly exe- ted, tested ‘as to Its integrity by time and and comp , it mpeded. to do its whole duty. po tuve. nd radical remedy ts the siniy and most Obvious One—the Cheapest thoroughly y ms one—and (mM view or the untafing improvement t 1 though at rapable of comparatively inex- and thorough test as on a single + and without prejudice either to it or tow er subsequent remedy may be proposed for it or for any other sewer. It is to recede the w th or | intended) discharge end sum y back from the river. bout tuls hew meuth make a suficient relict basin, [a caisson at the present mouth on t under igh Water might. be “able, | nd protected at all times from Fiver overtiow; and furnish this basin with a constant steam pump or pumps, competent to empty at once from {t into the river at its high- possible present or future floods, all the Water { er may at any time deliver. There Will remain, then, on hand oniy sedimentary y unpumped up. unt be emptied any w on Of fallure the Potoma and poison it is valuab) is rich tn lost and thick with records of }0 its detection and conse r: The sewer having thus a ec down-current and never any back-wat be both less Mable to foul, down-flow, ani ing, by the us to decrease the production Which now, despite every hitherto preventive, comes out at one time by le expansiveness and and at another driven ward by a blow from the river into the ex- posed, open sewer-mouth. In fact, with the system Low indicated—and with some such alone—the insidious invasion of Uzis every- Where-pervasive and incombatably polsonous gas in'o streets and houses, can positively be prevented; the pump when’ not engaged in emptying the basin of water coming down the sewer—and so dragging out the gas by contac- vurrent—being exercised as an air-exhaust t | to sewer itself (thus, [Will be noted, effecting in one way or the other a constant out-draft}.— discharging its gases as both blower and feeder —direct, at once, and so to become immediately innecuous—into the engine fires. Where two ormore sewers may have contigu- ous outlet, they vg aed of course, be brought to unite in a sipgle basin and joint extiaust, all — by an engine or engines common to the whole. The plan herein suggested ts not antagonistic to anything that has been already done; nor in fact even supplemental, but rather tt seeks to provide now as complementary thereto what does not seem to have been originally required, and what perhaps the original projectors of the present completed works would have themselves approved for the new emergenc The present system and sewers may be good; the disasters of two summers do not necessarily prove its or their ipadequacy; the fault may be elsewhere. If good it and they should be permitted to do its and their duty before being unfairly con- demned. If with the relief herein si ted the sewers still do not suffice, then it may be admitted that they are self-inadequate and need to be reinforced by auxiliary se event, however, to be operatire ax m without reference now to sewer gas prov ali sewers must have at al! times full, free out undiscouraged even by adverse winds, Ravis. How to Observe the Da Eiliter Star; Observing a patriotic last evening's Star in regard to the proper ob- servance of Washington's birthday, allow me to suggest one proper means of celebrating the occasion. In addition to the parade of the militia, let the marines and troops at the arsenal be ordered to parade on that day. Now that the banks and departments are to be closed, let us have a general holiday, even although Congress defers giving us the day as a legal one. Srinrr OF SEVENTY-Srx, A Soctal SENSATION.—Considerable surprise Was occasioned in New York on Monday by the following announcement under the head in One of the papers: “On Tuesday, De- cember 17, 1875, W. Vanderbilt to Louisa Holmes, daughter of the late Charles L. Anthony.” The bridegroom is a grandson of the late Commodore Vanderbilt, who left him $2,000,000; and the bride is the divoreed wife of his own first cousin, Alfred Torrance, and one of the members of a branch of the family al- WayS hostile towards the Commodore. Y« Vanderbilt kept his father, Mr. Wm. @. Van- derbilt, ignorant of his marriage until six or eight daysago. He was almosta regular in- mate of his father's mansion, waile his wife was living with a friend on Murray Hill. William H. Vanderbilt is peported to have said some- thing involving the idea that Thanage three raliroads than son, When the secret reached ears, have shown his displeasure in strong and de- cided ways. It is understood that =. are debarred the leprived of the parental § A WoMAN’s SHAME AND DEaTH.—A the Bal 2 §2-The health of Gen. W. 8. Rosencrans has been falling rapidly.