Evening Star Newspaper, February 26, 1879, Page 1

2 THE*EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Pennsylvania Aveane, Corner llth Street, BY The Evening Star Newspaper Company, S. He. KAUFMANN, Pres't. Ter EvEstNG Star is served to subscribers in the city by carriers, on their own account, at 10 cente per week, or 44 cents per month. Copies at the counter, 2 centseach. By mail—postage prepaid— & cents & month; one year, % ‘Tae W LY STan—pul Feayyceeee vrevaia. jor $20. hed_on_ Friday— 0 copies for 815; 2) copies in ad- vance; no paper Rates of adver . 53—N®, 8,08 | va £0 ning & a. WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1879. THE EVENING STAR. e> PULE NE E-€ oft, ‘st Due street and Perney! a ful pint == HON. FRED DOUGLASS will lect ‘<< Pa. "e Chureit Daniel Draper. pas tok, p Sth street. between Sw. ne xt W ED- NESDAY EVENING. Fel 39 o'el fel for the benefit of the chnre! (er Notice. Parties leaving the c'ty or others desiring the ser- Vices of an auctionser in the dispesition of the: fects would study their interests by emplosing t services of THUMAS DOWLING, corn Ponnsy!- vania avenue and Lith street. His facilities for dis. playing ana disporins of woods is unsurpasse?. He aleo b: ber of rooms for storaze purposes. TON CHARIOT Wasnixerox, D.C, pbraary 18, 1879. An election fur nine Trastees of said company to serve for one pear, Will beheld at theomes of the Beers tary of the Company, “xb and D streets nor wt IDAY, 2ist day of March. AD. 1879 Boars nr oremina ad closing thy tolls will be tween 6 and 8 o'clock p. m_on said day. JOHN KEY WORTH Attest :—C ©. DUNCANSON, Sc. NoTtic renitent. Ay VasHIsaTon Crry, E Is HERESY Febra: EN. offered at th S corner 7th st. and I HAYWAMD & HUTCHINSON, 317 9 Brace Fire § ler Grat Pium! & AVENUE. M SYLVANIA AVENUE. L WATERS on draught at! Bedford end Bethesda Waters by the octiLtr L SAFE DEPOSIT COM- for safe keep President ; GE: 2. A. FOR COUSES, COLDS, BRONCHITIS, ., Use the GREAT ENGLIsad Rama Asset Liabilities (Mass. Stanc OT TO CARKY THEM OVER. IN ORDER NOT_TO CARRY M¥ WINTER STOCK OVER, L CONTINUE THOSE IMWENSE RE- " WE i0NS IN THE PRICES OF WINTER GOODS FOR THE NEXT TEN DAYS. OVEROOATS. TS now 316 ‘SBOOATS now OVERCOAT now $12 OVEROOATS now 310 OVERCOATS now $3. OVERCOATS now OVEBOOATS vow SUITS. BUITS that were 825... EDITS thst were $22. BUCIIS that were 320. BUITS that were $17. SUITS 16. SUITS that were $1 SUITS thst were #} COATS AND VESTS. QOATS and VENTS. one GOATS acd VESTS. CUATS and VESTS. COATS and VESTS. PANTALOONS. INS sold for 8. ANTALOONS sold for gt PANTALOONS sold for 86. BANTALOONS sold for 8 PANTALOONS 60! 3 “ALOONS sold for “selling now 34.00 FANTALOONS old for $2.50......selilue now $150 ALU THE Paice Tickers Hive Been Manan Down rom THIS GREAT Sane ‘00 rey = 00 00 selling now Selling now A. STRAUS, Tue PorvLas CLOTHIER, 1011 Pennsylvania dconus, febis.r Between 10th and 1th streets, Cmanrsce= WINES, AT COST FOR CASH. NAPOLEON CABINET, quarts $21.50, pints $25. CABINET VERZENAY, only 821.50. DRY VERZENAY, quarts $18.50. pints $20. @ B MUMM, quarts $20.06, pints $21.75. HAVANA AND DOMESTIC SEGAKS. SH on all «rades. maxis gephics of cur “unchinclo™ Brand 200 jor hundred. THOMAS RUSSELL, 1913 Pensa. avenus. jan33-tr BEFINED CIDER, Of superior quatity, now being reveived snl for tale at low prices ‘0 Barrels, Kexa and botle>, Uy SAMUEL C. PALMER, Depot 57 Greene strest, febYtar GEORGETOWN. D. 0. Rs JEWELRY. ‘We offer great inducements to cash purchasers in FINE JEWELRY, WATOHES, OLOUKS, DiA- MONDS SOLID SILVER AND PLATED ‘WARE, FRENCH AND AMERIOAN CLOCES: At private sais. AND BRONZES, ETO., B.GOLDSTEIN& CO, * | Washington News and Gossip. GovERsMen? enue, $244, cus EX-SENATOR RaMsky, of Minnesota, ts said to-day to be the hcky candidate for the Beriin mission, NT Reckiprs To-pay.—Internal rev- customs, $539,015.60, Tue Ways AND MEANS ComairreE will meet | to-morrow to prepare some means of paying the | claims under the pension arrearages bil’, it | will be reported to the House to-morrow night BILLS APPROVED.—The President to-day ap- | proved the act creating an additional associate Justice of the D. C. Supreme Court, and for the better administration of justice In Said distr and also the act directing the Secretary of War | to purchase alot of ground situated near the city of Columbus, Ohio, now used by the United States as a cemctery. AMONG THE PRESIDENT'S A were Senators McDonald, Voorhees, Paddock, | Wadileigh, and Grover, Representatives Lut- trell, Wigginton, Pound, Hanna, Sapp, McKtn- ley, Reagan, Rainey. MeCook, Williams (N Williams, (Wis..) Gartield, Hart, Peddie, and | Thornburgh, and Representative elect Valen- tine. WHEN THE SENATE ComMITTzss are reorga- 1 by the democrats, it is said that Senator will be made chairman of the flaance an r Ti an will be at the THERE 1s Now but the pri or Colum ospeet of the pas- sed new leense bili for the ood, chairman Sand mea ania, the Wal {ieraoon the post ibis 1 CONGRESSIONAL called on the Pr nti-Chinese bi cans. To-day the dem inetmbers trom the slope took their turn. tor Grover of Oregon, with Repres Luttrell of California, Wigginton of Cal and Patter: 1 ri They w d_ pres uted arguments for his so The President answered them much in | that lie did the delezation o | terdsy. and ‘the delegation of to-day left with the same tepression as that of yesterday—that | the bili will Lot be signed. Tre INTERNAL R ence comm! eon the two ses on fr ‘cra the si and a compr clause, provi uch PERSON AL.—MY, Press, of the Capi nondence with Mr. Buell, the author of the as nda ctoud of misapprehenston has been cleared ‘The letters have been moderate in tone Very mutch to the credit of the pariles to correspondence. While Mr. Buell that Mr. Phillips must have misappr Mr. Hutebins’ statement concern! Buell) lett the Mr. Phillips’ sha ated by any ut and hence not wilfully d Jn conclusion, Mr. Buel sive language conveyed in his communication in the Pest. ----Congressman-elect_ Borro of Mich., said to be the most eloquent stmno orator in the west, is in the city. ----Captain Edward OMeagher, whose release from p.ison | in England last fall attracted so much aut tion at the time, is on a brief visit to Washing- ton, and Is the guest of his old friend, Col, Richard O. S. Burke. lgned to injure him. | Withdraws the offen- A SWINDLER ARRESTED.—The secret service agents yesterday arrested John S. McDonald at Wheeling, West Virginia, for violation of post office laws. He isan old “boodie” man. He Was arrested in ist5 for “ boodling,” which is the name for the transactions of that class of swindlers, who give out that they will sell counterfeit mohey to those who wish to handle it, and upon the receipt of orders and money therefor send in return boxes {containing worthless paper, sawdust and scraps. ‘THE SitveR Doutars.—The rule which went into effect January ist, in the New York and scme other banks, not to receive stlver dollars except a3 a special deposit, has not as yet had apy effect upon the circulation and standing of the standard silver dollar. This is due peritaps as much to the comparatively limited amount of the dollars in circulation as to the fact that the discrimination against them was by no means general among the banks of the country. THERE WILL BE THREE Reports from the Pot- ter investigating committee—one by the ma- jority, which has already been drawn up by Chairman Potter; one by the republican minori- ty; and Gen. Butler will make one on his own account, going into the celebrated Wormiey conference, and the means used to break up tac Packard (La) Jepisiature. ‘The stenographers notes of the testimony cover over 3,000 pages of close print. ‘THE CONFERENCE OF THE GREENBACK REPRE- SENTATIVES, which began last Saturday at the Metropolitan Hotel, in this city, has resulted in address to the country, which ts signed by Gil- bert De La Matyr, chairman of the committee. It sets forth that the money loaning interest is “a gigantic power, embracing the national ad- m‘nistration, the machinery and leadership of tbe republican and democratic parties, and wore than two thousand national banks, form- ipg a banking system yet 1m the infancy of its power, whose operation has transferrea the segu'ation of the volume cf paper money from the government, where the constitution vests it, to these corporations, whose directors are Lot responsible to the people. Back of this or- ganization, inspiring contro! it, 1s ar- rayed the colossal money power of Europe. It has controlled legislatures and executive om- cers, largely subsidized the press, and endan- zered the purity of the judiciary.” Toavert a Gresa crisis it 1s the duty of the National party “to overthrow the powerful banking system and restore to the government, where the fund- amental law places it, the wer to issue and fegulate money.” “It is a tic task to be accompl'shed only by the ited efforts of | those who suffer. Impelled by this conviction, the greenback members elect to the next Con- s1ess—have resolved to act together in organiz- ing the next House of Col etc. Tue ad- diess concludes by a call to the people to or- xanize and unite for the purposes set forth. Io the reply of Chairman Dewees to T. M. Nichols, secretary of the Honest Money , on the propesition for a joint discussion of the money Question, it was Said that the debate should b2 extended Into every state and Co1 tonal district throughont the union. Mr. Nichols, 1a an ing the letter of Chairman Dewees, Say3 the hearing of people, where celal docntents can be obtained to settle dis- puted points, is the place todo that thing. N»> such faci.jUes for intelligent and dis- cussion can be found anywhere else.” Naval Onpgss.—Commander H. D. H. Man- ley from the command of the Alert, Mare Island, March sd, and ordered to proceed home and await orders. Lieut. C. H. Black from the Hart- ford, (ell mapa waiting orders. Lieuts. H. W. Kumi and C. W. Norton, Master J. D. Keeler and Ensign J. M. Robinson from the Alert, re oS and ordered home to await orders. Lieut. H. C. Hunter from the Mare Island Davy yard, and ordered to the Alert. ee et CEG eut. R. 8. Peck from the St. ‘and or- dered to the Alert, same date, sian The Grand Entertainment at the White House. There seemed but Cue opinion uong the large and illustrious assemblage at the White House last evening as regarded the idea of | giving so novel an entertainment, and that was cordial delight. The scene surpassed anytuing ever witnessed within the time-honored walls of the home of the President within the mem- ory of this generation at leas’ ply that so many Of social and no distinetion have assembled there Cn tle same evening. and on no ton hitterto have the decoratious equaled these of last evening. All the rooms on both Hloors were thrown open, thus giving the enter- | tatnment the character of one Ona grand scale | in a private house, with the advantace of being given in one where there was amplesnace. The republican court was seen at its very best ‘The Invited guests were shown up the pudtic staircase on the east, where in the omtees was a perfectly arranged system of cloak rooms for eentlemen. All the bed chambers in the pri- ite part of the house were used for ladies’ cloak rooms, and many attentive maid servants were in attendance, The long central hall up | Stairs loeked scarcely less attractive than that | below. Flags and flowers were used tn adorn- ing it, and tea tables set with the finest egz- | shell cups and sancers were temptingly placed. | The visitors descended by the grand Statrease west In the private part of the house, 1 confusion was prevented. Indeed there ny where, in cn th ‘Thus a was no confusion carriages, which wer even among the e froin the noriie outside the enc entrance for eral s i e. ‘clal entrance arranged for the | aiplomatic corps on tae southern side throuzh | a window in the Red Parlor opeaing on the | southern portico, The decorations exceeded in beauty any at- tempied at the Executive ¥ | The largest hot-house plants and exotle i bicom were grouped In all the pariors, the Kast | Room, corridor and dining rooms. Ta the hati, where ents hang, | gs were draped above the bus and over the glass sereen, whi. from the trimmed w chi mantels were dlosso baskets were su ‘The large cer ast Room was draped with United Stat ng that woven of ore piece ot s weavers of Lyons nOUL the reception. resident and Mrs. H and Mr. Webb Hayes stood to: In front of the central windo' the East Reom, with t fags and trees iro atorles, fo: @ backsround, The enjoy h pearls. filed in with tulle, broidered with pearis. Afier the wives ot the fore s arrived they stood f time ina Hne with Mrs, Ie ine. B who takes precedence In the absence of I Thornton, being first; the others were Bar Blane, Countess Lewenhaupt, Madame Outrey, nd Mime, de Heger: It hagroup | charm of apy by the | udent Jewels, hornton and _| sir Kilward*| are in Ney present Mr thers of the Toreizn legation Mr. and y Howard; he Braz! apancse Lewen: minister; the minis he minister trom D ajaires of the offic marine t. Madar i Teh corded diamond rose her ears and a pear! nec! attired in white ered in sh ally entive front embroid- and steel bead b Of pote wo Bar atin, thi ite b > pure clusters ot | diamonds in her hair, a b of diamonds on the leftshouider, necklace, pendants and other ornaments of dazzling spiendut Madame de Hegermann wore salinon pink satin covered | With point lace; d of great masatticence adorned her head. neck and arms. ~ Madame Outrey was resplendent in white satin and point lace, A crimson velvet bow was fastened. on the left shoulder with a spray of diamonds, velvet ribbon of the same shade around her throat was studded with diamonds, and in her hair was a velvet bow of the same color sprin- kled with diamonds. Countess Lewenhaupt wore white satin richly embroidered and gar- need with point lace; in her hair were wiite lowers, As ex-ministers to foreign lands were invited, Mr. Bancroft was present and stood for some | time with the recety se ee Ile accompanied Mrs. Hayes to supper. There was, however, no formal opening of the supper rooms, but they | were ready all the evening. One table, the | most beautifully decorated imaginabie, far surpassing any at entervainments elsewhere, because longer and wider, was spread in the State dining room, the other was in the family dining room. Both were liverally supplied with every dainty article of food suitable on such aa | occasion. Coffee and lemonade were provided in abundance but no wine, nor did any one seem to miss it. One of the most magnificently dressed ladies was Judge Wylie’s wife, who, with her si! hair, looked like a handsome French mar 5 She seemed to have stepped from a picture- frame, her dress being in such perfect accord with her appearance. The dress had a petti- coat of white satin and court train and waist of turquoise biue velvet trimmed with point lace; ornaments superb diamonds. Pretty Miss La- throp, her nie accompanied her, and also Jucge Wyle. Mrs. MacArthur, who was with her husband, Judge MacArthur, wore a cream colored brocade silk, trimmed with satin and crimson velvet and yery fine point lace. The sleeves were made of the same lace. Diamonds in the hair and forming the pendant, and brace- lets were also worn. Another mazoificent dress was that of Mrs. Temp!e, whose liusband, Commodore Temple, accompanied her. It was of garnet velvet -brocade and trimmed with point lace and clasped on the breast with dia- Mmonds. Other magnificent ornaments of these Jewels were worn. Representative Carlisle was With his wife, Miss Farran and Miss Bruce. Mrs. Carlisle wore an exquisite Worth dress of dead leaf brown velvet combined with old gold colored satin. Mrs. Hartranft wore biack velvet and point lace. Mrs. Davis, of Cincinnati, biack velvet, point lace and diamonds. Miss Dicker- son, white satin draped with tulle and looped with crushed roses. Miss Cook wore 1v tinted damassee draped with gauze, with lovely flowers: All these ladies are guests at the White House. Miss Waite’s toilette was regal; it was of white satin, withvest and sleeves of rose-colored satin embroidered in fine needie- work. The robe was princesse shape, with a delicate vine of pink embroidery on every seam. She wore it when Die peare to Queen Victoria, Mrs. Strong wore dead gold satin brocade, com- bined with black satin edged with gold color. | Mrs. Albert Myer wore white brocade, with cherry satin vest embroidered and trimmed with point lace; her ornaments were macantil- cent onds and other jewels. Miss Mver wore white silk and gauze. Mrs. Albert Willls wore white satin brocade, lace and diamonds. Among the other distinguished guests wer: Secretary Evarts, Misses Evarts, Secretary 0 the Treasury, Mrs. Sherman, Miss Moulton an Miss Parsons, Secretary of War, Mrs. and Mis McCrary, Secretary of the Navy, Mrs. and | Misses Thompson, Postmaster General, Mrs. and Miss Key, Secretary of the Interior and Miss Schurz, Attorngy General Devens, Miss Devens, Chiet Jugfice Waite, Mr. Justics Swayne, Justice and Miss Bradley, Justi Field, the Misses Strong, Mrs. and Miss Harlan. The Judges of the U.S. District Courts were resent, the Commissioners of the District ani ir familjes, assistant secretaries and thelr families. heads of several important bureau and ladies, distinguished army and navy offi cers without pumber; Senator-elect Carpenter | printed in yesterday's Stan, omitting the per | Upana | these subscriptions tron: | dent signed to-day. | munstcated what wife and daughter and Mrs. Hi Senator- elect Chandler, Senator-elect Horace Maynard, Minister to Constantinople, Governor Hartra! Mrs. and Miss Andrews, Mr. and Mra itegers™ Mr. and Mrs. Moss, of ole, Mr and Mrs. Gustin, Professor, Mrs. and Miss. "Representative Kim- tenden and wif and wite, i ard , Wat. preit is, of New Y Hardenburgh and wite. Carter, e, Who Was one of the ino: . the Vice Pres'- uld not atte hose pres vere Senators Antnor Gurnside, Conover and wife, Davis, of W.V and daughter, Kernan, son and dav thews and wife, Wadleleh and wife and ell. of Mass., Mitchell and wife, Morr Wife, Kandolph, Jones of Florida and Jones of Nevada with their respective wives. Marshal Fred Douglass was present with a colcred lady. ‘To enumerate all worthy of mention would fill several columns of THe STaR. ‘Whe Suspended Pension Agents. ‘The reasons for the suspension from practice off prominent pension agents of the city, metioned In yesterday’s Stak, are set forth in the following letter sent to-day by the com- missioner of pensions to each of the suspended Sir: T have the honor to inform you that by rder of the Secretary of the Interloron the sth instant, you were suspended from prac before this office. for havmg conspired with (by follow the names of the © ispended attoraeys. son’s name to whom the letter 1s addres: improperiy obtain money from the pe: entitled to arrears under the act of Jan either for yourseif, or sor above named persons by 1eans set forth as fonows: pensioners of th address to vy 2 8: “WL. Trembly, War department, Ung forth th; ey are pensioners and ha peculiar facilities for knowing that the pe: €rs to be benefited b: are inded one R.A. Dimmick for what they will receive under it, 'T he ied three years and considerable to a blank sub=cr to ti a the arrears of yy | law, and to him’ espe- | debted for the suc- c hough this scheme, up benetit of Mr. Dim gence that it ent Gividing the receipts az ong the parties, hit, and other aplish- eved at the order if you feel pending you, y to Mahe expla- Lation; but in order to entitle such explanatt to consideration It must be explicit upon the | following points: | There are four points men- tioned, oi with the — followln: Especially ated statement patever you Inay Know toucning the mat relations to it, and att ot been nominated b E justice of the Sup court of t oi Columbia, under the bill creatin tonal justice for th 1 eourt Co The Attorn that Ned ou the Pr ening ¢ bim that morning id; and further state that the place, in hisopinion, should the District, and that it appt should be the man. The Pre pressed himse Nomination by the President. Nominations w ent to the Se: th? | President to-day, as follows: Walter S. Cox, | ociate justice Supreme Court of District of | Columbia; Peier A. Williams, marshal of U. . southern district of Florida; Joseph B. McDowell. register land office, Lincoln, Ne- braska; Theo. VF. Singiser, receiver public YS at Oxford, Idaho; J. Gardner Callahan, register land office at Eau Claire; Wis.; Denais gan, collector Internal revenue, district of Florida; L. S, Metcalfe, appraiser of merchan- dise, port of St. Louis, Mo. ‘THE CENSUS Brt. PassED.—The House passed the Senate census bill at 2:20 o'clock this after- nson. The most important amendment made Jn the House is one providing that the super- visors of the censusshall be appointed by the President by and with the consent of the Sen- ate, a SvgscriPtions to the four per cent. loan to- day amounted to $3,195, RENTAL OF BUILDINGS BY GOVERNMENT IN Wasnixcton.—Secretary Sherman sent to the Senate to-day, in reply to Senator Saulsbury’s resolution, a list of rental paid by the govern- ment for buildings used by the different govern- ment departments in the District of Columbia. The list is as follows: $48,460.52 26,50 War Department.. Interior Department Navy Department... foie Attorney General’s Department. Post Oflice Department. ...... State Department. ..... Treasury Department... ‘Total... “Do THESE Fiaures Lre?”—A cotemporary this morning contained, under the above head- ing, a statement of what purports to be some official figures in regard to the Bureau of En- raving and Printing. The chief of the bureau, for, I on being asked the above serious question ““Do these figures lie?” answered: “They do; that is to say they are not made to tell the whole truth, but only about half of tt. The figures furnished by Mr. Glover as to the cost of printing U.S. notes have relation only toa portion of the cost of the work, not inclu- ding other expenses incurred In their produc- Uon, such as the salaries of the officers of the bureau, the pay of superintendents of divisions and the clerks therein, the cost of engraving stock, custody of plates and unfinished securi- tes, cost of operating the machine shops, tae watch force, assorters, messengers, laborers, helpers, ial examiners, experts, guides. cleaners, laundry for washing biankets and ‘cloths,’and operating the ink-mill. Mr. Glover 'g that ‘by the simple process of division and subtraction’ he has reached these results.” Col. Irish declares that all of the statements of Mr. Glover are speeneDy, conspicuous for “division and subtraction,” and this is the reason, probably, why he is so peculiarly unfor- tunate. If the cost of legal tenders and miscel- laneous certificates were as great as Mr. Glover attempts to show they are—that is say, $101.15 per one thousand sheets—the amount which wyua be required to execute the work next year would be $549,750.25, instead of $350,009 asked for, and yet Mr. Glover says the $101.15 per thousand sbeets does not include the cost of .he paper. It is to be sup; that if the ES would be included the discrepancy would ‘still greater. Mr. Glover, in making his cal- culations, omits so many important factors that the B Fesults of his figuring are entirely untrust- worthy. AN ATTACK ON THE PENSION OTFICE.—A sub committee of the House committee on expendi- tures in the Interior Department to-day heard argument by 8. Todd Perley, of Erie, Pa., rela- tive to the management of the Pension Office. Mr. Perley’s endeavor is to show mismanage- ment and general corruption in the business transactions of that bureau, He did not con- clude his however, when the commit- tee adjourned subject to cali. A DELEGATION OF ALEXANDRIANS called on the President this afternonn. The delegation consisted of Col. Capt. C. F. Smit Tae thicker, 6. Ashoy. snd” Courtland & Meutenant in the marine | trom the eo FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS, Wepnespay, Febraary 26. SENAT ne Vice President lata before the Senate the credentials of Hon. Nathaniet P, BI Senator from the state of years from March 4th, 1si9, Read and placed on tile. Mr. Sargent. from the committee on naval affairs, reported adversely Senate bills to pro- mote the efficiency of the corps of naval con- structors of the U.S. navy; to reduce the num- ber, and fix the relative rank ef the eivil eng’ neersin the navy, and they were indetinit postponed. Also. ‘adversely to amend section 1155 of the evised Stattites of tne Unitet States, in regard to rank of staff officers, and to amend section 1,471 and other sections of the Revised Statutes concerning ty ADK of staff and line efficers In The 1 and they were indefinitely postponed. On submitting this report Sargent sul the committee did not wish the adverse res to prejudice the bills. The question invol was that of relative rank of staff ofivers, bat the committee had not time to constler that Subject at this session. He also reported from the same committee adversely on Senate bill to regulate and de‘r the rank of the staff of the marine corps, and it Was indetinitely postponed. Mr. Dawes, from te com buildings and grounds, re) ment to the sundry civil t $10,(09 for the rent of a suit. post ofice in Washington, Secretary of State, Post postmasier to select. the bi priating $5,000 to tit itup. 1 iulttee on appropriation. Mr. Anthony, frou: t Ing, reported favorab! copies of the menor Representatives H Douglass and We Mr. Edmunds, diciary, reported in accor lution recently adopted by { nA DU further to pr MI citizens anc iittee on putiie ted an a prop fe building for a authorizing the tr General and city iding, and appro- ferred to the com- € committee on print- n resolu) rf Hons of Mr. 1 butidir amount paid (here: r trom the Secre! jt ordered tha: id ann of bulidings in W mittee on ways smpts were mnade toh > conside the committee on foreign were mad ‘the d the ifornia c ngress [6 ing the immigration 0 table. louse then, at 1 hole (Mr. Cai us bil, the pe’ id to The appointn . X.) moved Lo amend the bil to provide that the supervisors of the c+ shail be appointed by the P. with the advice of the governors of the sevei ‘Mr, Hale offered an a oviding that ff t appointment Adopted lis Secretar visors, political y é ta pen: to be it ors ( political partie distribute politteal doc Mr. Con tn . Manning ngth of tine. lailin offered: Aeopy of ¢ posited fn th ‘The amendic Cn the census, Tendent of the ce regard to facts conne railroad, express, Te marine in The am 4 shall contain { ship of the Ward, on the torial’ proceedin i. had placed their’ money their private affairs inquire: the railroad bond-w Nothing would make lar, ‘The amendment was agreed to. The committee then rose and reported the bill to the House. Mr. Carlisle moved to strike out the provision in the bill which provides that if the Senate 1s not in session the President shall appoint the supervisors. Agreed to—yeas 12, nays 115. ‘Phe bill was then passed (without a division.) S that d SUS Lo Ob: ed V S. bonds ty into, rather than hoide! unpopu- EXTENSION OF THE WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT. Senator Barnum, from the Senate committee on the District of Columbia, reported to the Senate this morning the plans and specifica- tions for the extension of the Washington Aque- duct to give the residents of Washington a bet- ter water supply. Accompanying the report Wasan amendment to be proposed to the sun- ary civil bill appropriating $500,000 for the com pletion of the Aqueduct from the present dis tributing reservoir to a point in the vicinity or Washington; for the construction of another distributing reservoir and the completion of the dam across the Potomac river, THE CITY POST OFFICE. Mr. Dawes, from the Senate committee on public buildings and grounds, this morning re- ported an amendment to the sundry civil ap- Ppropriation billin relation toa new city post office. The amendment makes an approp: Uon of $10,000 for the annual rental of a build ing for a post office in Washthgton for a term of not over two years; also. an appropriatioa of $5,000 for the necessary alterations and repairs in the or The building is to be selected by a commission composed of the Secretary of State, the Postmaster General, and the city postmaster. REFERRED TO THE AHPROTRIATIONS COMMITTEE. Commissioner Twining’s plan for the tmprove- Ment of the Potomac water front and District Engineer Hoxie’s plan for the improvement of District sewerage were referred to the commit- tee on appropriations this mo} >) and with estimates for an appropriation in the sundry civil appropriation pany e THE BILL REPORTED BY SENATOR EDMUNDS to- day from the committee on the judiciary, to protect the constitutional rights of citizens, punishes with fine and ee any per- Son or persons who seek by intimidation, un- lawiul inenace, or any other unlawful means to prevent the peaceful assembling of citizens for the purpose of petitioning Congress for the re- dress of grievances or considering the subject of the nomination or choice of any person to be @ member or a of the House of Represen- tatives, or who il break up or disturb any such assemblages or prevent any citizen from ex- ercisiag the right of suffrage. Persons or officers charged with any duty under this act who re- Tuse or knowingly omit to give full effect to their duties shall forfeit $500 to ‘the aggrieved party. Every person who shall cast an unlawful voue or ballot is to be punished by a fine of $5,000 or by imprisonment not more than five years, cr both. Assault, killing and bribery are to be Visited with a five of $1,000 or nt not more than two years, or both. Persons con- vieted of any of offenses to be disqualified forever from hol any office of honor, trust or profit under the United States, Unctg Sam’s Casn, Box. — Representativ Weod, of New York, under date of February lath, requested Secretary Sherman to inform him’ as 10 the cash balanos remaining hae Treasury oe ihe 35 its, wae how much o¢ sald amor Tesumption purposes, and now much for other Piso, rp ed _— coin, in United States and other av: le cash resources. the Secretary says: a Seat by a rd jate_men' 5 377,271; of silver coin and bullion, $35,365,433.49. In all, $168,942,709.49. After amount of current Itabilities rate moneys for purpose has been nor has it = termined whether the: can be TWO CENTS. Telegrams to Ths ‘Star, N APFAIRS, ~ Times’ Paris dispate e chamber of deputies have virtually declared in favor ot the. conversion ef the flv Ber cent. rentes, which has now become a ni cessity. A continuation of s ter isso dangerous to the country and tS so necessary tha’ mini-ter of fnance, must. dect, Thursday and put an end to the panic, ‘Khe German_Emperor and French President, The Times’ Berlin dispateh says that the North German denounces as palpable in- ventions certain newspaper reports attrib to the Emperor remarks favorable to President Grevy and the new order of things tn France. ‘Tremendous Storms in France. Tremendous storms continue to be reported in the south of France, where hundreds of peo- ple are thrown on pubite charity by the de struction and fnundation of the’ houses. In Spain the tempest lasted four days with muen damage and loss of life. Various villages and farms tn the Navarre and Asturias were de- ‘Fwenty-three People Drowned. A bark, maine wiknown, was wr ed at Cor- nuna and twenty. persous were drowned. ‘The City of Glasgow Bank, The Daily Telegraph, in its financial article, : “It is understood that there will be a eeling of the creditors of the City of sow bank Ina fortnight, after which it is stated there will be a call for four or five thou- sand pounds per share, so as cf all the sha control y unde nidator and obviate tt A report tr tors will i, the house of decision of the Scotch judze lability of the trustees for the F name, Leaving for the Scat of War. Napoleon and r r Danube row for the €; y to ‘S in Sow ish mill- volunt a lever ms intention to join | cape. He says: “For British fore the last € guest of England. “My education was ted in t English military school. 1 hav my tes of friendship wit taking part In its annus at the Cape hay character, 1 have more serious he time sp ng this strugeie of clviliza' lust barbarism will not be wasted for me. Artillery Keinforcements for the guiu War. The government has chartered the steamer Und ya portion of t ullery to the sixteenth steamer char- tered by the governinent to carry troops and War material to South Africa. sotton Mills Buraed. Jackson & Co.'s cotton mills at Preston have been burned, and a luindred hands thrown out of employment, ae loss is thirty thousand pounds. Railroad Negotiations. A meeting of the Atlantic and Great, West railroad bondholders and shareholders is an- nounced for to-morrow (Thursday) to consider | the proposals of the ment with the Erie railway and the prop: Uons of Mr. James Mele: uch a arrangemi A mee nat. to consider their report willbe held on Frid: ne ruste! anatin: allied by the The date of the meeting which Mr. Melleury Willeall to separate the AUantic and Great Western Railroad Company cou connection with the Erle, 1S Rot yt . It ts not publicly known In what Interest the meet ing Lo be held to-morrow Is called. he Plague Comtmission VIENNA, Fe r bieatt ram from the Aus SLOpposition from tae i authorities in the execution of thelr duties, ted Fy plists. Feb. 26.—The prevalence in tu: e potted typhus. | Montcnegre and ‘Turk © Eheir | Diifere an gro has 1 ed ab Seutari, oving the last pendinz territoriat ques- ween Montenegro and Turkey, The Plague Over in Astrachan. BERLIN, Feb. 26.—The sanitary department of the empire has received information contirmiuz the statement nat the plague has ceased in the government of Astrachan. A Confessed Murderer Executed. Lonvon, Feb. 26.—Charles Peace, the notori- ous burglar and murderer, recently convicted of the murder of Arthur Dyson, a civil engineer; at Bannercross, on the 29th of’ November, 1376, was executed at Leeds yesterday. He died in the odor of sanetity, forgiving ‘all his enemies. Some days before his execution he confessed that he Was the murderer of a Mauchester po- liceman at Whalleyrange in 1S7é6, for which cvime aman named Habron was sentenced to death. The sentence, however, was commuted on account of Habron’s youth, and he is now undergoing imprisonment for life. Peace said he was surprised by the officers while attempt- ing a burglary and fired upon them in self-de- fence. He was in court when Habron was sen- tenced to death. The Manchester newspapers find discrepancies between the statements of Peace and the circumstances of the Whalley- | Tange tourder. | It is believed that Peacesougat: to prolong his life pending an investigation of lis statement concerning the murder of the po- iicemaa. But Peace persisted in his statement to the last moment. “The home office has begun an inquiry into the case of Habron, Lives Lost. Itis now feared that thirty wreck of the unknown A Complete Wreck. ‘The steamer oe trom Liverpool for New Orleans, ashore at the entrance of the harbor of Cor has been abandoned. She ts con- Sidered to be a complete wreck, Weston Catching Up. Weston has arrived at Buckingham, havin: eee tes miles, He is now 92 miles behin e. Big Fire in Manchester. Lonvon, Feb. 26.—A large fire has occurred on Market street, Manchester, the principal po lea The damage is estimated at Expenses of the Zulu Wai An estimate will be submitted to Parliament for an advance of £1,500,000 for the expenses of the Zulu war. This is on account, and does not purport to represent the entire or any exact proportion of the of thewar. The Vote 1s necessary to supply what would other- wise be a deficiency in the budget, which ex- pires on the 4th of April. ‘The Widow of Charles Dickens. ‘The Echo election were Faey wal comme up on the 1th or Maron, betors Judge Bond, in the U. 8. circuit court. case of Wm. Woody, The Markets. Rened phe toe enna 3 yy BALTIMO! Feb. 25.—Virginia sixes deferred, | ating in respective bodies. The bill goes ee 54743, da, spoond sories, 42\¢: — ae oreag : 4 ee A or Howrer.—In “ toudy —middling GRANAM, THE ACCOMPLICE Wheat southern firma, = on aa nochenees: ine tig 7 General P Stockton Seadys0u ose tre peter werase | 5 eeented the case of Grauiam, the eesmplice 115; No.2 red. 11 Rare of Hunter im the murder of in Kor inet Corp, southern sit d7 rt | oeeciylag irzs the doctrine was held by. Lord steadier abd lower_southorn white 44e4s oat Hast and afterwaray by ce weve fudge faith of the court was ‘Ot to was used by state, pri ‘of Justion, well be not be pase gk I — prose— Tur ae IsLanD PROWIBITORY ConvEn- pated the present republican state oteers for peas re-election ia Cc. C. Van Zandt, . M. AGdeman, secretary of ‘ attorney Samuel NEW YORK NOTES. Decision Reserved. NEw Vora. Fed. ase of Frederick L recently arrest was by vhue, in Sap ¢ s Uus morning On MotLon to Vacate arrest. ‘The motion Was oppose reserved Its decision. m Salc of Scranton Coat euon Sal ond and the ore Was a dding was spit pws a decline tn all ‘ compared wih EW Yok. Feb. nion raph Cor em atures BTL fait { from Kreekenr idome, Morris Fity sera‘, » died ye us, ular wounds reeety lie was watking past latter was Inthe act ¢ Tullof manure into a wa: eye by one of the prongs Pleure-Pnenmonia in Broek! New York. Fe to-day received communteations tro ary surgeous in Brooklyn announce! covery of eight cases of among cettle in Brooklyn. measures have been a Prompt quarantive opted. tempted to walk 3.000 quarter i quarter hours, after completing milies, withdrew at 2 o'clock Uls two: the contest was given up. LOCAL NEWS. TRE MUTCAL Fine Iv quarter ning. and RANCE COMPANY. —It is understood that Messrs. G. T. Deering, S. Norment, J. 8. Edwards, and Cochran, who were ‘declared elected m ers of the above company yesterday, at the meeting with Messrs. J. » H. Pol and W. S + Who received the next it not a majority They will canvass thi as 1c ber of nd Or only T only were the dat whether th prior to the other th seven li 1 chest be whole new te r. Norment. UB gg ee THe C10 EB of the W Na- Iechapel, by M. Cora Bund, 2 large audier mani: polation by frr upplause. ~ was treated in auter. Mrs, L asecond course would Gp ary church, next Monday ev ture by Hon. ¢ nin the Police Court ay, a nny rupted business by walking out che court inquired what they were tere Tor. Mr. Wells, jr., assistant U.S. Attorney, remarked that uney were studying crime. Judge Sneli said they had no business there, and afier toe warnings Lehad given he would hereafter have those p the room a, ioating place arraigned ile directed that bereatier the larand admit no boys unless ve other business in the —— RY.—Last night or early this moraing a ut the large plate-glass window of Con- nolly’s dry goods store, corner | yivania avenue aid ith street, with a diamond, and 1ook outa plece of silk Velvet valued al. $125, with Whicil he escaped successfully Manrst’s Haut nmas* harp r tLe hal! on Friday evening will be cal treat. The programme embr of mi whien th iS Usual Woud some de- celebrated rful skill THE OF CONFERENCE On the Inter- have agreed to a report recon- s of the two houses on By the terms of this pcede Trou the clause ot Representa~ posed abollion of tax on mpromise is effected on the tion, by providing that It to national banks, report Un reliiing Uo rec —The ¢ has Gecluved divide of the followin Allentown » nat, 40 per cent wuk of Fishkill, N. Y., 20 per cent. creditors of the latter of 55 per ¥ National # of Chicago 5 staking a votat to editors Of 59 LL. Passep.—In the Senate to-day Mr. Bayard, from the conference committee on the bill to amend the internal revenue laws, submitted a report, which was agreed 10, and the bill passed. CALIFORNIA APPEALS TO THE PRESIDENT.— The mayor and supervisors of San Francisco have resolved, in response to the recommenda- Uon of te Chamber of Commerce, to call a mass meeting to petition the President to sign the bill restricting Chinese immigration, The republican club of the ninth senatorial district of California have adopted an address to the President with the same view. Simtlar action has been taken at Sacramento in the name of its 25,000 citizens, “without distinction of party, creed or condition.” The California republican state central committee also sent to the Presi- i ace an urgentappeal to him to sign the bill. VIOLATORS OF TRE ELRCTION Laws ON TRIAL. ‘The jury for the trial of tne Natchitoches elec- tion cases was completed at New Orleans on Monday, aud evidence was being taken yester- day. Of the tifty-nine persons named tn the In- dictments fifty-four answered to thelr names when called. “They are charzed with the vio- lation of the election law in conspiring to pre- vent certain persons from voting for a candl- date of their choice for member of Congress, THE FEMALE PEDESTRIANS. iss Jennie St. Clair, of Boston, who two weeks ago undertook to walk 3,000 quarter miles in 3.900 quarter hours, at Mozari Garden, New York, fell faint- ing in the dressing-room about midnight Mon- day night. She became hysterical and remained in that condition until yesterday morning. She had completed 1,359 quarter miles when com- pelled to stop. . n Chicazo, at 1 o'clock yesterday ee Madame Exelda la Chapelle completed her task of walking, tn addition to the 2,700 quarter miles in aS many quarter hours, 300 quarter mites in 390 consecutive Periods of ten minutes each. Her last quarter mile was her fastest, being made In 1:59, a anenAemcurae Sema ae at Nashville, . yesterday. Merl it only from Tennessee, Georgia and Tili- Dots. Commissioner Killelrew, of the Ten- beasee agricultural bureau, delivered an address of welcome, which was to by Secre- tary Jonathan Periam, editor of the Prairie Farmer, Chicago. President Thomas P. Jones, of Atlanta, Ga., delivered the annual address. The eongress will be in session for two or three days. ‘THE MISSOURI STATE TREASURER A DRFAULT-