Evening Star Newspaper, February 27, 1879, Page 1

EV PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Pennsylvania Aveane, Corner 11th Street, Br The Evening Star Newspaper Company, S. HW. KRAUL M: vN, Pres’t. 1 to snbser:kers tn own, ant, at 1 jonth. Copies at the postaxe prepaid— Ih; one ye ‘THe WrreLy ptions must be paid in ad- r than so apy vm. Se een SPECIAL NOTICES. dU A « ecal mecting of WASHIN + GE No 6. Ty. M, will be Hull corner Stu and D sia.’nw., on @ THUKSDAY EVENING, at 6% ovock p.m, ake arrange. ents for ‘the fareral of our ise Brother James Curanirs Pyer ero! “lt D. W. LANDVOIGT, W. Mt NOTICE—The annual mecti we of lders of the NATIONAL LIF IVANY of the United States of Ce America, wil! be held st the office of the Compan co ner of Sh and D sta. nw.,on TUESDAY, Marcti Tith. 1879. ht 11 o'clock am., for the purpose o: electing Directors of tye € mpany for \ Jear, and for the tran feb2i-otd e ensuing action of other business. 3 _M_ BUTLER, Secretary. (ee ROBE REWEQUNDLAND COD LIVER Me Oils at DREW'S Drug Btore, corner, 9a street and Penneylvania avenue. 50 cents a botte— afolpmt feb26-Im_ Ce BON, FRED _POCGLASS. will lecture at St. Paul’ Church (Rev. Daniel Draper. p tor), on Sth street. between D and £ sw. next WED- NESDAY EVENING, February 26, st for the benefit of the chureh. : = NOTICE. Parties leaving the city or others desiring the se: vices of an auctioncer in the disposition of their ef- fecta would stndy their interests by emploving t services of THUMAS DOWLING, corner Psnnsyl- Yauia avenue and Ith strect. His facilities for dis. Playing ane disposine of zoode is unsurpasset. He algo bas a ntun.ber Gf rooms for sioraxe purposes. feb2ict Wasnixetox Crry. D. O. Febraary 18, 1875 NOTICE IS HeREGY GIVEN, That tnittee of Ser ito receive and ciaime of cit ited States ax: for injuries to tiee. Room af F: at Washinw: to proce: e committes a addressed to “Samat rawuan Claim,” Senata Cuam- IL HAMLIN, of Committee on ai Al WEDNESDAY, re ted Ly thy commonte conn ber, Wabinxton, D. C. feb19-2awssw FURNITUR! GOO E fered & f th and sore throat, use them. HAYWARD & HUTCHINSOS 317 97m STREET, EAR THE AVE: Slate Mant wt Latroba ing Work. PHARMACY, 1429 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. SODA AND MINERAL WATERS on draught ald Giie Lick, Bedford and Bethesda Watera by railon. oct MA FEY CAYLUS’ CAPSULES, OS Used for over 25 years with wreat succcas by the ph: ns Of Paris, New York and London, au’ superior to all oie Ga) Liles Coy ofalic. .3 of dineaces, recent or of long etandit «. : CLIN & CO., Paris. Sold every- “= Oct29-4,tbS1y MUTUAL BENEFIT LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, NEWARK, N. J. “PURELY Metvat. Iscornroratep 1845. Assets, Jan. 1. 1579 (par values) Liabitities (iiaes. Standard). Burfftus, including dividends of 1879.8 4 ; ork Standard (Mar- Fea re Seandand GE g 5,997,161.13 $33,470 5, Burpius on Ket values). Dirrc 1 Lewis 0. Grover, H Theo. Ea. H. Wr No TO CARRY THEM OVER. NOT _TO Ox IN ORDER STOCK OF MY WINTER I WILL CONTINUE THOSE IMMENSE RE- DUCTIONS IN THE PRICES OF WINTER GOODS FOR THE NEXT TEN DAYS. COATS AND VESTS. 4 VESTS to #15 | ee sien BES (OATS and VES COATS and VESTS.00000 00. to $8 PANTALOONS. = ANTALOONS sold for $5 Panraloons acld for $7. 5 00 PANTALOONS sold for # 4 PANTALOONS eo! for $5.. 00 PANTALOONS sold for €4 00 PANTALOONS sold for $3 2.00 PANTALOONS sols for $2.50.) selling now 81.50 Down For THis GEeaT Sate A. STRAUS, Tse Porvtan CLorurms, 1011 Pennsylvania Avenue, febi8r Between 10th and lith stresta, (B4mFAGnE WINES. AT COST FOR OASH. RAPOLEON CABINET, quarts $21.50, pints 823. CABINET VERZENAY, only $21.50. DRY VERZENAY, quarts $15.60, pints $20. G@ EB MUMM, quarts $20.05, pints $21.75. HAVANA AND DOMESTIC SEGARS. all grades. making for CASH on epee el oar “Funinalo™ Brand 6500 tee hundred. THOMAS RUSSELL, yan23tr 2913 Penna. aven: BARRELS 50 REFINED CiDER, fe nality, now being received an‘ for erie dices in’ Barrels, Kegs and Bottles, by SAMUEL C. PALMER, Depot 57 Greene street, febit-tr GEZORGETOWN. D.O. Ra JEWELRY. to re in ‘We offer grant inducements te cash purchase! FINE JEWELRY, WATCHES, CLOCKS, DIA- MONDS SOLID SILVER AND PLATED | director of the mint, Treasury Department, D. C,, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY | New York Sentiment on the } a 22.—The om n-Foreign-Anti-Slaver : namber 1 consid recon nan, 0 mneasure and put themse! ard io it. An ducated Chin Jimi comy of the pe: ton to h his countrymen are subjected in this Says they are not allowed to attead ght schools. " M Coo- | les, Tartars and Ch York. > and green. 2, 1879. THE EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. ‘To-pay.—Internal revy customs. $44 0 i AMENDMENTS to the sundry civil appropria- | ton bill were presented in the Senate to-day as follows:—Agricultural department —labratory expenses. $30,000; manure, &e., $10,000; sta’ $5.00; salaries of traveling inspectors, 359.000, For a stairease on the west front of the Capitol, $25,060, Bit Avrrovep.—The President to-day ap- proved the bill appropriating $1,500 for the ben- efit of the Roberts’ penny lunch. AT THE Wuire Hovse.—Senators Anthony, Burnside and Bruce; Representatives Harden- berch, Briggs, O'Neill, Conger, Dwight, ole, James, Rainey, and Felton were among thé President's callers to-da; CosmrsstosED.—The President to-day signed the commisstons of Horatio C. Burchard, to be and of A. Loudon Snowden. to be superintend. ent of the mint at Philadelphia, THR S&NATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS: and the Senate committee on commerce are holding extended sessions this afternoon with | a view to finishing their consideration of the sundry civil and the river and_ harbor bills, respectively, in time to report both measures to te Senate to-day ‘THE PRESIDENT sent to the Senate to-day the | nomination of James Ill to be lector of In= | Ssissippl. Also, a aber Of postmasters, among them that’ of for Towsontown, Md. } THE INTERNAL Rev BILL Passe nora j —The House, at y,agreed | ference report on the internal revenue | Lill. | This is the bill which provides for the re- duction of the tobacco tax from 24 to 16 cents. As the Senate previously agreed to the confer. ence report, the bill now requires only the sig. ature of the President to become a law. H } to the con Proworio’ sult of the rece the P: THE PATENT OFFICE.—AS a re- | t competitive examinations at | ent office to nll the two vacancies in the | sistant ex the vacancies | Df these po- | are, and Mr. | ryland, have Deen pro- | | stant examinerships to the ant examiners. The examina- | ry to determine the is not yet completed. ‘Tue TELLER Committe REPORT.—The report Of the majority of the ler committee speaks of extensive frauds in South Carolina by the se of the tissue ballots and the exercise of vio- | lence by democrats against republicans and other opponents. Jt also charges intimidation and murder in Louisiana, and concludes by claiming that Congress should take measures to protect peaceable citizeus, as those states have failed to do so. Mrsistzr SEWARD TO BE IMPEACHED.—The House committee on expenditures in the State | Deparunent held a secret session last evening, and although the tnjunction of secrecy has not | been removed from the members attending as | to what transpired, it is stated on good authori- | | | position of a Uon of the pap ether promotio: ty that the majority will report to the House committee on appropriations to-day decided to amend non-concurrence in all the Senate ents to the post office appropriation t also agreed to allow debate on separate in the House on two of the amendinents, namely: those which provide for the Braz! mail service, and for a rec! inatter, ete. ViexTILATION OF THE REPRESENTATIVES’ HAUL to-day adopted a re provid ing for the appointment of anadvisory board to Inquiie Into the subject of an improvement of the ventilation of the hall of the House of Rep- ntatives. operatives of the arrest at Allentown. W yne county, Iowa, yesterday, of George W for Taking counterfeit coin, The telegrain an- nouncing the arrest states that G Baker, ‘atson’s “pall.” was arrested at the sume plac> last Friday. The movlds, coin, &:., were se- cured. Scppes DeaTn—J. MH. Tompkins, who was | the prineipal witness for the government ina large number of tobaceo and wht cases of | long standihg In New Orleans, died suddenly in | that city this morning of neuralyia of the heart. His death will entail ‘considerable diiticulty in | the successful prosecution of the cases in ques- | Uon. * THE CENstS Bret, as it passed the House, | provides that te enumeration shall commence | on the first Monday in June, and the returns shall be forwarded to the supervisors on or be- re the first of July, 1850, and in any city hav- ing over ten thousand tnhabitants the enumer- ation shall be taken within two weeks from the fist Monday in June. The President, by and rith the consent of the Senate, isto Nave the ppointment of the fsupervisors of the census, whese number is limited to one hundred and hilty, and who are to receive a compensation of $e0 each. The sum of 000,000 ($250,000 Of which Is appropriated by. the bill) is limited as ibe maximum cost of the censu: THE CONGRESSIONAL CoMMITTEE oF Taz 1 EENBACK Party in Washington met yester- q@ay. and a proposal by M. M. Pomeroy, of Chi- cage, was accepted, by which he turns over to the committee a list of the greenback clu>3 tered by him. The committee app A | Crandail secretary, to correspond with Mr. | 1 eroy On the subject. The committee also designated Hon. F. P. Dewees chatrman of the tional executive committee, and any persons | by him authorized to take charge of organizing and chartering such clubs in future. ‘TRE FaTat. WRECK ON THE JERSEY Coast.— | The signal corps station, six miles south of Barnegat, reports to the chief signal officer, at a. mn. to-day, as follows: Crew of Station No. i9 boarded wreck of schooner David H. Tolck, in surf boat, and just brought the bodies of captain J. E, Sawyer and his wife, Ida Bens to shore; the rest ee to have been aboari and the two on the Breeche’s buoy were washed away during the night. Two bodies have been tound near Barnegat station, one still missing. The pames of the three drowned seamen are lienry Johnson, Frank June, Richard Gordon. | ‘The saved are Ist Mate Francis Peterson, 2d Mate Emanuel Clansen, Cook Edwin Portlock, Seamen Alfred Cochran and Louis Everett, and the two-year-old child, Geneva Sawyer. Vessel has broken in two and nething can be saved. A later dispatch says: The vessel rematus under ter, nothing but the masts are seen. The aved men and child are doing well, and awaiting means to take them to their homes. THE CATTLE TRADE IN ENGLAND.—Our min- ister to England ina dispatch to the Secretary of State, of Feb. 8, is79, discusses the causes Which will influence the action of the privy council In regard to the importation of cattle from the United States. Mr. Welsh has fur- Lished the council with’a mass of information on the subject, received from the Department oft State, andother trust worthysources, He has also he'd Personal interviews with Lord Salisbary at the foreign office; with Lord Tenterden, Mr. | Lister and others. Considerable correspondence on the subject has passed between our minister and the foreign office. The veterinary surgeons are pursuing their investigations very thorough- ty. Six steamers from the United States nave recently reached Liverpool with cattle, allot which after a thorough examination DY ‘he experts proved to be entirely free from dls- ease and haye been allowed to into con- Sum pilen on the hoof. Should exemption trem disease continue in future there Will probably be no change made in existing regulitions, except such as relate to er factivies atthe place of — At the tine of writing our minister was not on of suff cient authority to justify him in ‘that our trade 1s yet ire trom peril. “Adverse io-~ fluences prevall. proceeding from interests b>- longing to Great Britain, and the dominion of Carada. aval ORDERS.—Rear Admiral Wm. £. Le Roy bas reported his return home, having been de- tached from the command of the Euro; sta- tion on the 23d ultimo, and has been on ‘aiting orders. Ensign A.C, from the Naval Ssademy, abd placed on orders, - | esq. on Vermont avenue. } of having been in the U. | by the physicians for chicken | cut cf the eleven died. j Law.—sye | Cor, Phila. Le well as the most able jarties of the dress assemblge of children on Mond: at the hospitable home of John J. Me’ They m sh, Elhone, J., junior, and the happy faces and sparkling eyes of the little ones evinced a thoroush enjoy ment of theoceasion. Kings, nol Indians, indulged in meri Ua Washington and a bevy of high- shared in the festivities. George IV. was a gratified spectator, while James Il and the Ean cf Estex returned again to earth in honor of the fete. The fancy dances wem really beautiful, while recitations and music | added to the enjoyment of wie evealag, whic was closed with an elegant supper, white seemed to be fully appreciated. Among the Older and gratitied spectators were Speaker and Mrs. Randall, Mr. J. Proctor Knott, Mr Black burn, and ciher members of the House, and friends of the hospitable host. and hostess. Asyesterday was Ash Wednesday there was an interval in the rush of society events of the week. The Potter investigation JEWETT CORRECTS HIS TESTIMONY. A letter from D. M. A. Jewett was spread upon the minutes of the Potter committee to- day as a correction of testimony. Itsays: Since testifying on Monday last I have carefully con- sulted with Mr. Smith (E. OL.) respecting such of my testimony as affects him. ‘The resuit is that the impression which I admitted that the He Soto pac bore, when I saw it (in the office of the New Orleans post office), evidence mails has been eu- pression Was at one ‘o strong as to exclude the possibility of mistake. Careful consultation has recalle some circumstances which had long passed fro memo ‘ sien or inference that the mails had been tam- ered with to obtain the returns Of De Soto, or y other return connected with Mr. Suitth trict is therctore erroneous and is Witharawn, Notnference was left and none {5 permtss!bie that the returns were changed. or tampere: With iu any manner. The best evidence that they were not ts the exact agreement 2 the now @n file In the offi Secret: the triplicate copy the supervisor, and rd in th of the clerk of court stieid. and the in- formation made use of before the returains bourd by the democratic siate committee. to eradicated. Th tirely t four per cent. loan to ERS. otherwise known as in October, 1871, murdered. . during the el ton riots. in Philadelphia yesterday SMau. Pox iy FarrecrG, Nes.—T! criginated in Vatrburg through a Gern un WHO small pox | pason, was the rincy | by favita- | en to celebrate the birth-day of Master John | their Tights by the laws of Florida. The impres- | came to the town from Tllinots and was treated | Ox. ‘The disease spread until some three or four citizens were taken with it, and even then it was not discov- ered. The first death tn the city by the dreaded disease occurred in a few da: tterward and the funeral was a public one. In one faratly eleven were down at the same time, and three Eight deaths had oc- curred up to last Saturday by the loathsome disease.—| Nebraska letter, MORE COLLEGE RowbyisM —The studies of S!. Stephen’s Colleze, at Annandale, N. Y., have been abruptly terminated, and the eighty Sludents given two weeks’ Vacation, because of alticl peachment agaist Minister Geo, | 2 Serious disturbance among them, growing out F. Seward. ‘The minority of the committee will | Of a “lark” in Rhinebeck. Durlug an encoun- oppose the report. ter one was badly boaten and another was held ; under a pump and deluged with water, Tue P.O. AprRoretatios BILL.—The House Sp eres ane ee cu Tat! Star has this Covington, K) Tempsey has given up the idea of starting our a leciuring tour and will leave to-morr if fornia to envave a cargo of Chinese, which » will work aS laborerson bis The Cinein- ftem: *-Bitly SiivEr Qc digeh ga wei Whe: on John Daly. near dof quartz roe na rich dey WoC! where they i tested. quartz is found at # depth of from 45 to 60 feet below the gi ound — [Duin go Lotter, PHILADELPHIA the fara ot rad Viona "Theta Hiden: tn wks OF THe ELECTION Boyd and M: election at alocal potti bail for wisders ducting the elect WILL OF Mis. Of Benjamin Nathan, whose muri ised such a sensation, was filed for probate ew York yesterday. After leaving money to various Hebrew charittes she directs an equal Givision of the estate among her children. ‘The ‘Will contains provisions that should any of her children marry outside the Hebrew faith their share of the e<tate 1s to be forfelted. in $3,000 ONE-THIRD OF CHICAGO'S POPULATION is Ger- man. and a nearly equal proportion of the pub- Uc school teaching ts done in the German lanzu- age. The Board of Education proposes to éx- clude all languages except English from the Schools, uniess taught simply as accomplish- ments, and the Germans are holding public Ineetings in opposition to the measure. MURDER IN THE First DeGREE.—Wm. Buck- holtz was indicted at Bridgeport, Conn., yester- day, for murder in the first devree for killing Jobn Henry Schulte, at Norwalk, on the 27th of December last. Buckholtz. who is ignorant of the English language, pleaded, through an in- terpreier, “not guilty.” MURDER AT A EB 1t.—David McCool died at Pi fladelphia Tuesday night, from a stab tn the side inilicted ata ballon Monday evening by Win. Rusk, during a row witha policeman, in whieh Rusk’s brother was concerned. The blow is believed to have been intended for the officer, Eoth of the Rusk brothers were arrested. Porsoxep App —A man giving the name of W. 1. O'Kelly has been arrested fn Frederick, *d., and willbe handed over tothe Washing- ich county authorities, charged with being the same man who lately sold some Spies, sup- posed to ave been potsoned, to the family of Mr. Geo. H. of Keedysville. A CHILD FOR AbopTion.—Willie Stannard, the three-year-old son of poor Mary Stannard, who was murdered at North Madison last fali, is oflered for adoption by some good family. Hé is a to be &n unusually bright child.—(dart- Jord Times, ‘THE CASK OF Carr. BLarR. liot F. Shepard, counsel for Mrs. Gordon Granger, sald yester- day that he had not yet heard from Washing- ton about the winding up of the Blair court- martial case. When asked whether Capt. Blair wotld be prosecuted for bigamy, Mr. Shepard seid he did not think he would. His dishonor- abe dismissal from the army was a sufficiently severe blow to him, and would crush his spirits. After his release he would probably leave the country. A copy of the complaint in Mrs. Gran- er’s Suit to annul the marriage between them as been served on him, together with a sum- mens to appear in Court and answer the charge within twenty days efter the date of the com- plaiut. ‘he case wil probably go before a ref- eree. If Blair fails to appear it has been held dn such circumstances as the present, the Judgment of the court will have the same effect as v nuld the verdict of a jury.—[V. ¥. Times, seth. ‘Tne GRANT Movement iN New York.—It may be mentioned as a significant, political igh of the Umes, viata new republ ud as De t assembly ht fo} ling the Grant its won ds ve net openly prol best reasou for take th v7 Among its members ne OF Uh repebi In that part of the city, a5 wellas } Solne of the astutest politic but one condition for admissios. namely, that every person all pledge binself to do all in his power t Wanee thy promote the harmony of the repubitean party.” An election for Re Hanent oficers 13 orderet the Wednesday in Marein—(V. F. It prescribes for second A Trxas Mys Freceiieksburg. T 4, Says:—A eltizea | named Biggs, living on Itckory Creek, left his house temporarily and weat to hunt for horses. Hearing a pistol shot near his house, Biggs hastened back fearing Cecrtci D it have bapyened to his two daughters whom the house. Arriving, he found his pistol gone, and, ooking scans, found one of his ughters in a cket near the house, shot through the head, and the pistol beside her. It: Spe to say whether it was murder or: ie. test Representative Acklen's seat, One of his | trict of Columbi: | House bill to autiiorize the Secreta ry of ¥ | conferred upon it. Obdjected to by FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS, Tavespay, February 27. SENATE.—Mr, Conover presented a petition 6f 336 colored people of Columbia county, Fi ida, complaining that they are not protected in Referred to the special committee of which Mr, Teller is chairinan. Mr. Kollins, from the committee on the Dis- la, reported. with amendments, construct a bridge across the Potomae rt or bear the Three Sisters Islands. Plac the calendar. Iie also reported trom the committee, favorably on resolution to p. tain § 8. Blackford, of the Capltol poli toenable him to pay for medical atten: and other expenses ineurred on accou: injuries teceived by him 11 arcesitag erly person in the Capitol butidiag. Di briefly and laid aside. Mr, Teller, from select committee appointet early in the session to inquire into alieg d violation of the constitutional rghts of cite s during the election last fall, subinitted a rapori at of a disord- ed | of the majority in regard to Louistana an South Carolina, and said the minority of th: committee reserved the right to submit a report, hereafter, Ordered that the report be printed. He also submitted a resolution ontinning the committee until the next session of Cone gress, and authorizing it to sit during the recess With ali the power and authority heretofore Mr. Bayard and laid aside. Mr. Howe, from the committee on the diciary, reported favorably on Senate bili to amend section 5,356 of the Revised Statutes In Tegaid to punishment of crime committed in ibe Indian count Placed on the calendar, Mr. Morrill calle 2 Dill for the inter- cha States note ‘ir. Thurman inquired ff this any decrease in the amount of subsidiary si coin in et tion, Mr. Morriii replied in the negative, and ihe effect of the bill would be to redeem § coin where there was a surplus of if and 1 it in another place. Wallace moved to suspend the presen prior orders, and take up House joint resolution for the erforeement of the elght ho 1 hud iead a notice previously given would call up the dill last Monday. ‘The Vice President decided a notlee given f last was not ood for lo-day. Mr. Wallace said he was prevented from eail- ing It up on» yon eh bil, The subject w ARK jue then droppea. OF PRNSIONS Mr. Moriill, trom the committee on finance, reported an dmendment to the bil propr tof arrears of pen- sions. It provid the prompt payment | Of the arrears of due to pe ACTS. OF Lecoming due, the Secretary authorized to issue, sell, and di less than par four per cent bonds of the United States, not execeding in the aggregate $15,00 ¢cv, or in Heu thercof, or any portion thereet, issue certificates of deposit of the denomth: . provided for in the 2ct en- is spose Of at not d an act to authorize the Issue of certiti- tit cates of deposit in ald of the refunding of the public debt, approved Feb. 26, 1579, and the pro- ceeds 2 bonds, Orso much thereof, ¥ shail be applied exel appropriated for the p: for arrears of pensions arisiig under sald act of January 2%, 1s79, Keflerred to the committee on appropriations. Mr. Dawes, trom the committee on finance, repeited an amendment to the bill making a; propriation for the payment of arrears of pe stebs so as 10 provide that in no ca Mai rears of pensions be allowed and p, tine prior to the date of actual disablit 0 the committee on appropriations, Senate, by a vote of yeas 2, nays 4i, re- unt ofan appropria- | A} the fused to take up the Geneva award bill;’and | House bill making appropriation for the’ pay nent cf arrears of pensions was then taken w, Refcre disposing of the ations to pay arrears of en motion of Mr. Edmunds ulive sess the Senate, 30 p. My WeAt After the reailing of the journal, Speaker Randa ing called Mr. Carlisle to the chair, ros rs planation. SPPAKER RAN P He sent to the clerk letter pr bushed in’ the Philadelphia datcd ii ore, Md., September 2d, 1576, from. Special Agent HL. Wiliams to Major Wm. B. cre, supervising special a: i stated that there was “Evidence in the ‘ury to show that two appropriation wa: rants were illegal, signed to get money to con- Unte operations of the Engraving and Printing department, which was directly in the inte: of Samuel J. Randall, who tsa large stockholder in the paper mill which is alone authorized to Supply the bureau of Envraving and Printing ‘with paper for bonds. bauk notes. & . and was accomplished throuch the tuiluence of Randall, Wm. Hemphill Jones and George B. McCarty.” He had also read the correspondence to the Philacelphia Ledger, in which the correspon- | dent states that he called ex-Secretary bi tow’s ettention to the charges, which that ge Neman declared to be utterly without founda- lion, so faras his knowledge extended, and in 1egard to which he said that no man who knew Mr. Randall would for one moment believe what Williams bad said. Mr. Randall then said that immediately on reading that_ paper he hah sent the following telegram to the editor of the Ledger: “here is | not one syllable of truth In Williams’ statement as to engraving and printing burean, published in New York correspondence of to-day’s Leder, nor a semblance of justitication for such in- famous slander, as far as I am concerned or know. Publish full ana unequivocal contra- diction to-morrow.” He then proceeded to say: I think it due to Say at this time that I have never had in my life one dollar of interest, as a stockholder, or in aby other way, directly or thdirectly, ih any paper mill in the United States or else wher Lor has apy one, either nearly or remotely con: rected with me ever had; that I have never had, directly or indirectly, as stockholder or in any other way, any interest In any bank note com- pany in the United States or elsewhere. I wish to add further, that I never in my life spoke to Mr. Bristow, Mr. Conant, Mr. Jones, Mr. Tay- lor, or aby other person as to appropriation war- yabts for any purpose whatever; and that | never spoke or knew of those Uons as menttoned until ] came to read o7 them, and I now submit the following resolutions: Keswired, That a select committee of tive mem- appointed by the present occupant of Whose duty it shail be to make im:nce- diate inquiry into the statements made in the letter from H. L.. Williams to Major W.B.Moore. dated September 2d, 176, as to two alleged fraudulent appropriation warrants said to have ‘been Issued by a member of this House, in favor of the bureau of engraving and printing: said committee to have power to send for persons and papers, and to report the result of their in- quirtes at any time. Mr. Hale.—If the gentleman from Pennsylva- nia, Speaker of the House, feels that anything of this kind fs necessary for his own vindtca- tion, and to set any question, that has ever been raised as to his personal integrity in a clear light before the country, and at rest forever, then I am in favor of the passage of this resolu- tion, on the und that he desires it. interests ant | ae nothing but digni pa aS demanding this in’ 3 but want to say here for myself (and I think and believe I speak for many) that I do not believe that anything of this sort {s necessary. I do not believe that any necessity rests on the Speaker of this House, because of unauthorized, and un- fouLded, and unjust, and slanderous newspaper declarations, to put himself on a formal vindi- cation. His record has been long and well known to the country in all matters in Bees to. BppoEuaacass and jobs, andschemes. Tam giad to say that for ten years it has been one of the pleasures of my experience here to act hand im hand with him in opposing such from the be- gipning. I do not he needs this committee for his vindication. Mr. Randall.—I am very much indebted to the ventleman from Maine for the kind manner in Which be has spoken, and Iduly appreciate his words; but on subject my mind is made up. I believe that this is necessary and due tome aS & representative of the people on this floor. It is due to me, and due to you, as I am the pre- ‘siding Officer of this body. It is due to the House, and due to the country that my vind'ca- tion in this respect shall be made of public record, for I have nofear in the face of God or man in that respect. Ihave inserted the word “Immediately” in the resolution, so that the committee as bp a at once, lal Hale.—You do not understand me as op- Posin: Mr tandatl.—No, sir, I understand you as friend. hr Kel testified as to the esteem in which Mr. Randall was held in the city of Pailadel- | phia. He had been that gentleman’s Co! Jor sixteen years, and he desired to say to that he feared that his resolution would do iry # ecounarel by bringing in well I trom Mr. Hale, tieman ae ee ») } across Ue Potomac river upon the piers of the | constructed as to allow U wo appropria- | of Wi a hin, with the be a bitrer pirt- arces him with want plause on th | | ¢ is a Har who ¢ of personal inte and in the galler Mr. Thompsen stated that there had ne lived, nor aid there live now, one pers state’ of Pennsylvania democrat. who had e' ained a susptcic egue (Mr. Randall) sunber na Was not as clear as n. He believed that, personatiy and | tically his colieague needed no report of a H committee upon the slander. He mizat lave ouiitted bis resolution, with justice ty himsett ard with safety wherever he was known, or might in future be known. But while he (Mr ‘4 hompson) delleved that the unantm us report of 5 committees in favor of his colleague and in denunciation of nis slanderer would do hi colcague no good, would take from him ne of the suspicion, whieh had not, and ni r could attach to him, still he would vote for (he resolution for the purpose of puttias on the record bis detestation of an off: Without ex- cuse or palMaiion, and alinost without parallel in the past. Mr. Randall.—i am very much obliged to the gentlemen who have spoken; but [hope the House will unanimously agree to the resola- Uon. I do not ask this for to-day, beeause the People who live with me and about me krow my character, but I should like to have investt- gated, that. it' may go into history, the truth or falsity of thts statement. ‘The resolution was then unarimously adopt- ed. and the Speaker pro tem. (Mr. Carlisies stated that he would announce the Gomtalttes as early as possible. VENTILLATION OF HOUSE HAL. Mr. Young, from the select committer on the Capitol ventilation, presented a report recom mending certain changes (Including alof the des hall, and the in the moval of parlor wie south wali back of the Speaker, so as to effect direct eom- Inunleation with the ope closing with a resolition appoint Baird, of Smitlsonian tnstitut Cap ‘Treasury ings, of the arm additional pa: the proposed. thousand dotia hh ventilation in ich he had ter to a sele entary Tule and cor been athe head of tha tunately, the resol d, of course, t ved in’ 1si committe sy hh vninlit sion had 5 ut crumb of patronage could not be allowed to leave the democratte per! the cliairmanship had been given to another member, and he (Butler) had been placed fourth or fifth on the committee, ie ad hever attended any of its session: he Speaker, in reference to Mr. Butler sion about the chairmanship of the select coim- nilttee, said that he had not made the selection from political motives, he was hat the gentle Tennessee 2) had given long and close attention 19 the subject. He made the appointment with his eyes open. he report was discussed Was finally adopted with various amendments. It provides for the enlarsing of the opeatngs of e sonth wall of the chamber, behiad the akers chi open tire places in the hall, nd for the appointment of commissioners to arry cut Improvements. The proposition to lemove desks of members was defeated. ————— = The District BILL FOR A FY Aé THE Provo. M naie to-day, amendinents, House biil to authorize the tary of War to constr az for two hours, and n Congress. The bill, as reported, antic to cause to be const Potomac river, at or near the islands, near Georgetown, in oat ontracts sill have been en- tered into, good ai d the point of hereinbefore And provided, also, That tee sum experded ender t shall be tr Tegarded as a part of the general ex the District of Columbia, and the United States shall be credited with the amount wich it may pay under this act for the erection of said bridge upon its fifty per centum of the expenses of the District of Columbia, as provided in the act of June 11, 1s7s, entitled “An act providiag a permanent form of government for the Dis- iniet of Columbia.” Provided, however, That the execution of this act shail not be carried out unul the legislature of Virginia shall give its ent to the bullding of ihe abutment of the bridge upon the tertitory of that =tate. The Secretary of Warts direted to the right to perpetuaily maintaln a ire ridse Alexandria canal at Georgetown, D. C., and for Ubat purpose to use the presest bridze 2s lon as the same can conveniently and sate J used; and afterwards to construct and main- tain a new and permanent tree bridge un: sald plers: Provided, That the present brid: and the right to maintaia a new bridge struc- iure perpetually upon said piers can be pur- chased from the present owner or owners for a Sum not to exceed $75,000 Of the int appro- priated in the first section of tni: But the said bridge shall not interfere with the Alexan- dria canal, and shall be strong enough and so : (rough or trunk of id Canal to be supported thereby; but the United States shall not be charged with the ex- pense Of constructing, maintaining or keeping i repair the said trough or trunk. The Secre- tary of War is further directed, in the event of said purchase, to cause the wooden bridge now on said plers to be repaired, and for that pu: ose Is authorized to expend a sum not excced- ig $10,000 Of the sum penopnated in the first section cf this act: Provided, That no railroad track shall be laid upon said bridge as long as it remains the property of the government. PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL. It is said that the usual annual appropria- tion for Providence hospital has been inadver- tently omitted from the sundry civil apprepria- tion bill. The error will be corrected when the bill is reported to the Senate. DISTRICT ITEMS IN THE SUNDRY CIVIT. BILL. The Senate committee upon appropriations has adopted all the amendments to the sundry civil appropriation bill which were recommend- ed by the Senate committee on the District of Columbia. Until the committee completes con- sideration of the bill it will not be Known what amounts, if apy, have been appropriated for the improvement of the water supply, District sew- erage, reclamation of the water front, &. The committee has adopted the plan to provide a sinking fund to meet the principal of the 3.65 bonds at maturity. THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON THE DISTRICT held a meeting to-day and amended the assess- ment bill by fixing the rate cf interest on de- linquent tax payments at six instead of ten per cent. interest. The other features of the bill have pends been es in the Stax. The committee Us for an hour the bill intro- duced last Monday in the House by Representa- Uve Townshend, of Illinois, Bebe Hoel a re- tor neously and givi ies aggriev the righi of appeal to the Courts. No action Wastaken and the committee adjourned with the bill pezding, which kills it for this season. s2"Near Belair, Harford cor ‘e. aes Thomas Lomax crushed his skull a hammer, and she will die. §2 It ts expected that the census apportion- ment will give West Virginia another congress- Pear eae her number of electoral votes "rr. C. P. Edison sailed for Liverpool oprah arta eae ree a] nh the illustration of a ae coming lecture before the Victoria. = §@-“There is now no in Tilden’s name,” suggests the Memphis asclanche But there's a lot of it in the bar'L—{Phila. Times, unt, wife's Tel eprams to The Star. AFFAIRS. "s tel- t the which whi abe pd near that, pl ne passaze from on Depiea. says there were forty-nine persons op the shipat the lume she broke up, only seven of whom are known to be saved. The French Minister of the Interior fending Himself, The statement to be made in the French chamber of deputies to-night by M. DeMacere, minister of the interior, defending himself against the attacks upon bis conduct concecn fag police and other matters, will partly deal With the aceusations brought against him by the radical organ, the Lauterne, relative to fmaneial transactions, It alleged that M. An- Sart. the head of the public safety departmeat of the police, who is obnoxtous to the radicals, Was retained tn his post because he knew too inuch to make tt prudent to dismiss him. The special correspondents of the London. papers consider that M. DeMarcere has tauch weaken- ed his position by his long silence Tt has now to dismiss’ M. Ansart. witle M. ‘ . DeMarcere’s private secretary, will temporartiy quit office in order to prosecute La Fanferne, Which designated him “an accom- pitee.” ve"s Abe civil list will be abdicates in ta SOL, appears to de an oid report second rate London papers weeks Railroad Negotiations Loxnox, Feb. cifentar tama Mt. 3 Melte S meeting cone n arrangement between the Erie Allantic and Great W, held in th week in M willattend the mi and Great. We Shar Bi 3 will be rel, He say: yof the It is prob- day 1s in- hie opposition tote plaus of to be considered at their 1 Lat Bi Bismarck in a private conver tion has given ito be understood Uhat in th event of an speaker of the Reichstag over the members thereof, the proposed parliamentary discipline DIN will become a matter of secondary conside. ation, and so it would uot be snrprising if i were ultimately withdrawn altogether, Storm at Heme, —During the recent storm here of the monastery of Monte Atle Crocl were distroyed, and a portion of thr bas of Michael Angelo’s statue of David was sweat off, Loxpox, Feb. Ev Co., owners of the extensive Lilyd. at Hanley, have suspended payment. ‘Twelve More Cardinals to be Named. LONDON, Feb. rhe lard’s Rome ais- : Dr. Newman was not offered a . Probabiy some friendly intimatioz of the Pope's Intention to make such an offer reached London, but no such offer was made, ane therefore there can have been no refasal, A consistory will be held on Friday (to-morro: There will be no public allocation then, but an- other consistory will be held about Easter,when twelve cardinals wilt be named. Taere will probably Cardinal Pilippo Guidi, bishep of Patestrin very il, Davies & collieries, SIX Halians and six foreigners. . 15 i egrams and letters from all parts of the penin- sula bring most lamentable a damage caused by the tempest. aecom| heavy thunder, hai? and rain, white Italy on Monday night ues. though with abate ‘The whole coast from Genoa to ie sow aples 1s strewn with wrecks of smail era consid- rable uum ved seriou e@ driven tr ull crait i: Out to almost entirely destoyed, oned > Of Genoa. mers broke fr sed miveh tngury, At T were wrecked—four Italian Thelr names are not given ship, laden with grata, from Malta, went ashore on the Island ‘Of Meloria and was aban- doned. Inland the effect of the storm has been equally disastrous. Parma, Placenza, Milan, Florence, Siena and other cities have suffered. At Florence a number of tine old trees and a great many lamp po: were blown down. At Puaggiuolo, near Siena, the campanile of the people were at mass, killing two prie: clating at the altar and three ott woun 24 pel wo English Sofi. r persons and s A similar catastrophe oecurred at where the Vault of a chureh yielded the force of the storm and killed a’ priest who was celebrating mass and injured a number of the conzrezation. At .Rome the force of the wind was unparaiieled, Condemning the Zutu War. LoNvox, Feb. Phe Sian/ar’ learns that Sir Charles Diikes otion in the House of Com- mons condemning the Zulu war will drawn, but if the motion should be pe Robert, W. Hanbury. membei rth, Will move the previous qu French Finances. Panis, Feb. ‘The advance in the flye per cent. rentes is In consequence of a yea credited report that M. Leon Say, mint finance, will declare in the Chamber of Depu against the possibility of their actual conv sion. Atlantic and Great Western &: road Company. Lonpos, Feb. At the meeting of the Aulantic and great western railroad bonduolders and sharchoiders to-day. about two hundred were present. Mr. Thoinas Cave, member of ee itament, presided. solutions were adopted leclaring that the ions to be submitted at the meeting of the bondholders and shar holders, convened by the trustees for to-morro! are not in the true interests of the bondholders and shareholders; that the exclusion from the mneeting convened by the trustees, of the bond- holders and shareholders who have not de- ited their bonds or stock with the trustees, iS inequitable and the said meeting is convened to chanze the reorganization scheme; and that this meeting be requested to attend the mecting to-morrow and present, on behalf of this meeting, the resolutions passed to-day. —<—<——__ FIRE IN NEW YORK. Destruction of Valuable Horses. NEW York, Feb. 27. o'clock this morning in a four story brick build: ing, No. 2 and 4 East 53d street, occupied by S.A. Frey as a livery and boarding stable, tending back to “Osborn” fashionable parior apartment house, on Sth avenue, and adjoining irs. Reed's female seminary. 1) tended rapidly, and second and third alarms Were sent out. Soon the rear wall fell in, and the crash caused a panic among the young ladies of the adjoining seminary, allof whom Were got out however in safety. ‘The building Was totally destroyed. It was owned by Liv- ingston « Co., and was valued at $10,000, On the second floor were stabled 45 horses, some very valuable. Of these only five were rescued, two being badiy burned. A large number of carriages, sleighs, robes, &c., were also de- stroy: ‘The losses, it is expected, will foot up $100,000. + Osborn” house and a belong te the estate of the iate Madame ll, and are damaged $10,000, alty The Chinese Question in California Saw Francisco, Feb. 2%7.—The Young Meu’s Central Republican Club, the leading organi- zation of that party in this city, held a meeting last evening and unanimously adopted resolu- ia, Teas on the anti-Chinese bill, and that a veto of the bili would be a calamity to the people of California. The leading wholesale firms of the city have agreed to close their places of business this afternoon to attend the mass meeting. Se The Knights of Labor. by a Ship-— or of ais | and the | in bis | increase of the powers of the | pD9 was | An Australian | 4 church Was biown down while | 5 | Would keep int er unreasonable, especially as | Fire occurred at two | he flames ex- | wo Walker | BRIDGEPORT, Or | found by the cra! | ifte wath the ton a jury | lina fix quie’— BALTIMORE ash southern ny o firo—soutbern re', L0dal 12 114. No.2 Pennaylvania ret winter red. spot avd March, al.i2, Corn, southera steady an weetern firm—southern white, 45.45 44; western wixed. spot and March, #4 Myaiee: May. dose: ateamer. 4159 and shout stes‘y and uachanel ay enchanyed He dy and withow light supply. Py Butter nchanved. Ewes Neu without chanen ¢ an an hanger, Whisky dull, 1.07 | ¢ Ver} Oo! per steamer quiet and uncha cripts— flour, 2,536 108 oats, 1 Corn. BY.100. NEW YORE, Feb. 27.—Stocks steady Eeckanie lous, #8535; hort, 68h), W YORK. Feb 27 —Flour quiet stronger. Gorn nuchanged LONDON, Feb. 510 Money. 3. Govern gente Wheat 6 Tova Peninsy vaca Gen Bis. New Jen tw Line, Lt. | Lospoxhe ue, 25% New Ser. STaTe Avrnorrry. the Matted St » colored marder, vuathor= taken from the state Rives’ order. Jy 1 of Virgin de an apy 0 give the att round of ed Si argumen ihe ¢ a Spectal ie a long to the gr: Court, on the part of ored Ie inta jurtes | raised the are, On ae. j count - left of of the Hts of names furn herifTs by corporation and county Judges from which to draw juries. ‘This 1s a | Molation of the laws of the Lutied States. and | wherever colored men are habitually left off | these lists there was prima £ vidence that | they are so left off on accour thus is perpetrated a wilifal vio! and hence it ts the duty of the gr quire Into this matter, and justify it present these ji and punishment tn thts structions shall be literally construed and ear | ried out by the grand jury, {tis thoneht nearly every state judge in Judge Rives’ district will be indicted. indictment If these tn- MISTAKEN LogNTiry, 6 of alib!, Was that of Sam sentenced to be hanged for a j A QUEER Case ¢ ale ‘ong and rifl swore that to the best of his know- ¢ and beliel Sam was the colored tndivid- ed the crime, troubled in his» Was not 3 | ofthe nd afier sentence of death had be: P came outwith an | delteacy had hhold. | This wa: he thoughtless! y which another man’s as penulteatiar pe until Muscogee ber, Therefore n as committed in SN | | | | cons | ton al Hall was tn prison, ind he logically = ser for proseca- \ has been j ai Will go back to The penitens b his Old sentence for horse S solaced by Ue enitentlary is not an unsa rath ton to that t be In af Ccriovs STRIKE IN M 5AN.—The Detroit 2 GW. Irish and rty othe Green- e forwarded a mantteste to the postmaster. to thee that here. il not pay more than 24 cents @ year for open boxes, and 5° cents per year for lock boxes in sald post office This th do “in view of the fact that the government of the United States, through corrupt and dishonest | officia s, by the ruinous scheme of contra | tion t ugh the so-called resumption act re- duced the value of all labor and product | inereasing the purchasing power of money. by | making gold the measure of ail property, solely inthe interest of a moneyed few in Europe and their followers in America—and | believing that all expenses should be correspond | ingly reduced,” ete. —arlstocracy | gam scaxpat Waicn Acrrares rom Carrrat | OF TRE Cans I dispatch to the j St Lout rom Ottawa, Ont. 24, say sermon delivered by Rev. ‘ameron, pastor of the Baptist church, last | evening, conta! | ball last Wednesday ni | Jeet of public } said th ty at cess and an idolized governor | ever went to Itideau Hall he would | Geman and return hor Mr. Cameron of royal- ‘eled prin- if he as agen- man. He tthe English gentieman and | not act the heathen Chinee, He would go as a | wise man and not come home as a fool. He | would ¢o clothed in the diguity of manhoodand would return home without having the crown of his manhood sullied by indulgence tn Intoxi- . ls words were intended tocon- vey aslivht idea of the disgraceful acts that | marked the conduct of some would-be gentle- | men whe had been honored with tuvitations on that occasion, . | TRE “STUTTERING Jack” MUKDER.—At Bridge- rt, Conn., February 26, in the Bassett. trial, saac Obedient testified to making a trip with Weinbecker on tbe schooner, He was ashore ; with him and Bassett and drank with them. | Bassett and Weinbecker went oi er. ; Witness was to meet Weinbecker and him aboard the schooner, but he did not has never seen him since. Jailer Wells related uconfession made by Bassett in jatl, in which he sald that Mrs. Alexander, after her return | from New Haven, said she could get $25 for every body furnished. He-refused to particl- | pate. He took Jack home to supper; after sup- | per he sat down toread. The first he knew of { ihe tragedy was when Mrs. Alexander entered the room and said she had fixed him. He went, into the room and found Jack dead. He hel | to put him in the barrel and drove the next | to New Haven and afterward around thi Derby and left the barrel where it was afver- ward found. | A Woman IN THE CasE.—A special dispatch from Kansas City, Mo., February 24, says: | eral days ogo it became known at the wholesale oot and - yy ro their bookkeeper was living me: and on Friday cused of embezzling: trom the Victor Buck, one of the firm. He but was compelled to confess at to turn over $2,000, which he pockets, and with which he intended em out the same evening. Mr. Buck did not to prosecute Griffith, but on Sunday it became known that be had stolen several hundred dol- lars, and the police were requested to arrest ‘the criminal. He had been warned in time, - however, and jumped the county. A woman ‘was at the bottom of all the trouble, and Mrs. Griffith, who is left almost ess, bas tbe sympathy of a large circle of friends.” im Wm. Hardigan te eneral, #2"In Baltimore yesterday ntred four shots into lus wife, Dut her wouudsare ‘not fatal.