Evening Star Newspaper, March 21, 1879, Page 1

Ne = — === == = see me THE EVENING STAR. | he PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Snuday, | AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Pennsylvania Avenue, Corner llth Street, BY The Evening Star Newspaper Oompany, 5. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres’t. ‘THE EvextxG Stan is served to subserizers in | the city by carriers, on their own account, st 10 | cents per week, or 44 cents per month. at ue 2 cents each. PPopaid— ‘Tue WEEKLy Srar— <a on Friday—$2 a Copies for g1s. WO copies | C V%, 538—N®. 8.101. nening Star. WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 1879. LOCAL NEWS. The Outrage om “liss Mintarn. HEARING IN THE POLICE COURT TO-DAY. In the Police Court, Judge Snell, to-day, TWO CENTS ; that he was the escort of Miss Maggie Min- ! ES the night in question; Le oatiehat her mother’s house that evening on his “ to the SPECIAL NOTICES : P. — Members of CALANTHE } LODGE, No. Weare neuted that, the Lodz: ; ‘will hereafter meet in the hall, fourth floor. soatb west corner ‘th and D st. nw mar2i-2t* AL TREA: Commercial avents, Peddlers and Ds willexpire on the ‘lst Day or Manca, 1879, and must be promptly renewed by a'l desiring tocon tinue business. RP. DODGE, mar21 St (Post) Treasurer and Assessor, D.C. => __ MASONIC —A special communication of C2 Ew JEnusaLen Lopoe- No.9, FA. A. M., will be held at Masonic Temple SUNDAY. 230 wetant, at 12 30 p m . toattend the funerat of our late brother, E. J. Leisnrrzer. Members of sister ledges are cordiaily invited to attend. mae U. HURST, Secretary. . a tet kESDA Nant, at 12:30 ym, to attend the SNITZER. funeral of omr late companion, E. J. Leiss1t2) ‘Members of sister chapters are_cordiaily invited to the M_E HP alk | attend. By order oe GH BER er ATionar STATED CATION UF Cd | SHAPTER, F.4.4.M.,will be | OF PHARMAC > y in ANALYTICAL CHEW SETHE. tract Prop aipeny Se ReaD, toxins | THE EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. ‘o-pay.—Internal rev- | $555,311.04 | | | | GOVERNMENT KECEIPTS enue, $2 Si; customs No Busrness of pubiie inte at the Cabinet meeting this ‘THE SvBscRirrions to the four per cent. loan since yesterday's report amounted to Important Nominations. The President sent the wing nominatio. to the Senate to-day: Clarence King, of New York. to be director of the geological survey. | Francis A. Walker, of Conn., superintendent of the census; Daniel W. Gooe 2, penston agent at Boston, Mass.; Wm. A. Herron, pension agent at Pittsburg, Pa.; David H. Strother, of West Va., to be U.S. consul general at Mexico; Ste- phen R. Kirby, of New York, to be supe. ing Inspector of steam vessels for the second dis James Pollock, naval ofiicer, Philadelphia, Pa.; George Holmes, collector of custom, Beal fort, S.C.; dames H. Durkee, U. marshal Dinecror or THE Mint Benes ann has teftthe | Horthern district Florida; Horace Austin ot city, first to go to Iilimois. He will be absent about two weeks, during which time he wil | visit the mints at New Orleans and_ Philadel phia, and probably other offices r his di- rectorship. Horace Acstin. of Minnesota, ho was nom- inated to-day by the President to be register of he land omce at Fargo, D. yisat present Third Auditor of the 3 AT THE Ware Hot Senators Lamar, Kirk- wood, Hill, Ferry, Morrill, Call, Butler and Lo- gan, and Representatives e (lowa), Lam- ham, |. Brewer, Van Voorhis and Bennett, were among those whe called on the President to-day ZHORSDAY. Apri 34,at7 p.m. Fee for metrica: | to-day lants, 85; for ‘others, #10. No charge for use of | Ghemieais OF spparatue’ ‘Those desiring to attend | will please procure tickets by the 2ith instant, so that arrancements can be made for their acoomino- ion cl 1 dation. For information and teket mar21-st 1429 Penns} | > MUNEOS 10,CENT MUSICAL LIBRA. | RY compicte The cheapest Music in the | world, at ROBERTS" Bookstore, 1010 7th strect, | New York avenue. marls i SULPHUR WATERS, { MILBURN’S PHARMACY, ' 1429 PENNEYELVANIA AVENUE. | i 5 4 Kentucky Bine UARRIAGES, <“aG the Basblshment of W B. MOSES & of Penneylv: ania ue and Seventh 23 a omnes | URE NEWFOUNDLAND COD LIVER EE ote DhEws Dras Store, corner, 9th | street and Pennsylvanis avenue. 60 bottie— | by pos jeb6-1m_— | THE PATENTS FOR HAVING BOUGHT TH a mend tt as the best possible way of oe ae ig attached to the resister, and renders the air moist and like. wish to avoid catarrh and sore throat, use them. HAYWARD & HUTCHINSON, ‘317 9rH STREET, NEAR THE AVENUE Brass Fire Sete, English Tile, Slate Mantels, Par- ‘Furnaces, ‘and Latrobe Stoves. Prine Es Roots and Jobbing Work deci? ap", THE NATIONAL SAFE DEPOSIT COM, O97 pHa, SORA PE MOTE. ids President ; GEO. W. BIGGS, Vice-Pres't.: BP. SNYDER, Secty.; A. | Ravemus anevada | ows, OHITIB, OOF Sires gees Snorina Besson, ‘couce LOZENGES. Relief speedy and pertain, aneammpeiee ccta0-w.f.m.6m Row York a CAMD. | ‘Having more Heavy Goods on hand st this season | of the year than I usually have, and in order to reduce them as quick as possible, preparatory to opening my Spring Stock, I will continue to sell for the wexr Tex Daxs at the Reptcep Prices which | I bave heretofore offered, viz:—Overcoats from ‘Twenty-five to Forty Per Cents; Business Suits, ‘Dress Suits, Coats and Vests and Cassimere Pants from Twenty to Thirty Per Cent. ; Youth's, Boys’ and Children's Clothing at proportionate prices. Agood many of these goods are suitable for early Spring Wear, and if Purchasers do not have imme- inte use for them, it would Pay to reserve them for mest Fall STRAUS, A. | MPSON'S Sarat Factory, THOMSONIG Fetrect merthwwest, | marlo-im Opposite Patent Office. LUMBER. LUMBER. LUMBER. ONE DOLLAR WILL BUY 100 FEET OF BOARDS. ONE DOLLAE WILL BUY 100 FEET OF BOARDS. ONE DOLLAR WILL BUY 100 FEET OF BOARDS, aT WILLET & LIBBEY’, | OPPOSITE NORTHERN LIBERTY MARKET, OB. SIXTH STREET AND NEW YORK AVE. (cane out Lae Fr WATOHES, JEWELBY an¢, 5. wane, B AT A GREAT SACEIFIOR. Cau ssdexamine price I. PLTBBEY, 50 =" t REFINED CIDEE. perior g being received and £ SAMUEL C. PALMEE, ase | SPEAKER RANDAL. will proceed at once to | arrange the standing committee of the House. It will be ten days or two we ‘s, however, | betore they will be completed and announced; it Is thought. \ SHORT SESSION PREDICTE! enator Wal- will be ashort one. He does not construe the action of the House caucus yesterday, re- questing the Speaxer to make up the standing committees, as an evidence that general legisla- tion ts to be entered upon; but simply the | | | | | | | lace is of the opinion that the present session | Mills, of Texas, Were appointed secretaries. A i | | natural desire of members to know speedily | until next winter to find out. ‘THE OnI0 ELECTION Inv | Randall has not yet announced the select com- iy } | how they are to be piaced without waiting | TIGATION.—Speaker | £€ mittee to investigate the alleged election frauds | i nthe first and second districts of Ohio, but the chalman will be Mr. McMahon and the demo- eratic members, Messrs. Carlisle and New. It is thought an agreement will be reached, where- by the committee will be reduced from seven to five members. Compromise T4t.K.—Leading lawyers of the House, of both political affiliations, have had frequent conferences recently in the matter of the supervisors laws, which gives emphasis to eee bee! that a compromise over the disputed political probably be brought about. THE FPREEDMAN'S BANK BiLL.—Senator Dawes reintroduced this morning the bill introduced by him at the last session of the Forty-fifth Congress, to amend the charter of the Freed- man’s Savings and Trust Company. The act provides that in case of the resignation, disa- bulty, or death of any of the commissioners, the possession and i tle to all the property of the company sha! go to the survivor or survi- vors; and, in case of the death of all the com- ee the execution of their trust, the trustees of the bank shall select a commis- sioner to perform the duties imposed by law. The bond required of a commissioner so ap- inted is fixed at $100,000. No change male as Broviged by the act shall pees or delay any causes bod on by or against the commissioners. A suggestion of the ciange is to be made on the | dockets of the court. JURISDICTION OF JUSTICES.—In the Senate to- day Mr. Rollins offered a bill to extend the | Jurisdiction of justices of the peace, so that | they shall take cognizance of all cases in which the amount claimed does not exceed $200, ex- | cept where the title to reai estate is in issue, | and actions for malicious prosecution, actions against jnstices of the peace, or other ofiicers, for misconduct in office and actions for slander. The bill also gives Pbeserae jurisdiction over constables and their bondsmen tn cases where they refuse to pay over moneys which they have collected; also to compel constables to make returns of process placed in their hands for service by attachment. In these cases con- stables are to be subject to the same fines and penalties as are witnesses for refusing to obey subpcenas. THE ORDER OF BUSINESS DURING THE EXTRA SEssion.—Representative House, the chairman of the democractic caucus, to-day appointed the fol comuittee, to confer with caucus committee of the Senate, with a view to deter- miniog what the order of business shall dui the extra session. Messrs. Chalmers (led » chairman; Carlisle (Ky.), Cox (N. Y.), Ewing (Ohio), Springer (Ills.), Tucker (Va.}, At- aS) kins (Texas), Clymer (Pa.), Texas), Bicknell (Ind.), Phelps (Conn.) The committee, immediately after adjournment of the House, met in the room of the committee on Waysand means, for the purpose of holding a preliminary conference previous to their joint session with the Senate committee. NOTIFICATIONS OF THE COMPETITIVE EXAMINA- TION On the 25th, 26th and 27th instant, for ap- pointments in the Pension office, have been Sent to over 400 fe peepee Itis thought that not all of these enter the examinations, as they are notified that some kno’ of the wiedge e law and rules of evidence is required. Enough, however, will remain to prevent 2 position on the examining board from being a sinecure, ‘The names of the members of board, who have been al designated, are withheld from the pubile, to the end that their lives may not x imperiled by the rush upon them of the four hundred. CHIEFS MOSES AND SMOHOLLA and three Uma- Uias with Agent Conoyer and two interpreters constitute the party now getting ready to start for Washin; fertnight. Moses is now at Vancouver, ington Territory. We came much nearer ha Ing a war, recently, with this chief and his fol- lows than is generally known. The character of the negotiations with im on bis preseat visit will be of importhnce as affecting his future relaVons with the goveie nent, A Postai. DECISsION.—The assistant attorney general for the P.O. department, Judge Free- man, has made a decision reversing part of rul- ing <7, of the postal guide of 1 application of the franking privilege. He de- eides that it is competent for Senators and Representatives, and other persons entitled to the frankipg privilege to send when properly tranked wn = the Pee eer oe - dressed packages of free matter in bulk, to any person Uy mail, to be separately addressed and remailed from ‘another post office. But such remailing can only be done once, unless it be- comes necessary to forward in order to reach the party addressed. Hitherto unaddressed packages thus sent could be addressed and re- Mailed as free matter only to persons within the delivery of the post office at which the packages were remaii CONTESTED SEATS IN THE Hovse.—The prop- osition submitted by Mr. Ellis, of La., in the Honse this morning to increase the committee eclions from eleven to nineteen members, was referred to the committee on rules. There is a disposition among a good many members to favor the appointment of two election com- mittees,50 that cases in contest can be more speedily sevtled, rather than be held over until the lust days of the sess ‘THE SENATE DEMOcRaTIc Caucus, yesterday after cur report closed, nominated the Rev. | Joseph G. Bullock, of Alexandria, Va., a3 chap- lain of the Senate by a vote on the third ballot of ne agate 17 for the Rev. Dr. Addison, of Trinity Episcopal Church of this city. ied tes Uen of going into aa election for assistant door- keeper (the position of doorkeeper having pean me into that of the sergeant-at-arms,) an the general subject of Inquiry as to which of the experienced subordinate employes of the Sen- ate should be retained in their present. jmp were referred to the committee appointed bt ot caucus last Monday to report the order of - ness, c. The committee consists of Senators ‘Thurman, Whyte, Kernan, Saulsbury, Jones of Florida, Balley, Lamar, Voorhees and Vance. ANOTHER GREENBACK ADDRESS.—The national executive committee of the national greenback party have issued an address to the people of the United States, in which they state that no dependence is to be placed in the professions of avowed friends to the cause; that hoped for Mnancial relief within old party lines has been Depot 57 Greene strest, feblttz GEORGETOWR, D.O. tote ___esonarrows. 3.0 aad. VOUsE, MURIC. Fartcalar Peek, extiny and that hay eral fhutances miakedt otbers wi) made, tion bold, ve dent and Tincopipromising must be taken up. ee between the two parties will | | mh and expected lere in about a | limiting the } Minn., register of land office, Fargo, Dakota: Jacob H. Stewart, U. S. surveyor general for a. Postmasters—Willard M. Dunn, at ile, Me.; Kilas A. Mead, Mora‘ Y Miss Emma J. Porter, Some:ville, N. J W. Davis, Northeast,’ Pa.; Sallie Butler, Pa. Indian agenis—W! ae Robinson, s agency, Colorad of DL., for Pime ‘alem East man, of Mich., Navajo agency. Also a number of amy promotions. “The if appointment. of Francis A. Walker as superintendent of the last census, Was limited tn the terms of appoint- Tent to that census, Hence the necessity of his reappointment. ‘The House Democratic Caucus. A caucus of the democratic members of the | House of Representatives was held immediately alter the adjournment yesterday, for the pur- pose of considering the order of business and the measures to be taken during the present extra session of son ae Mr. House, of Ten- nessee, was chos airman of the caucus by ballot, receiving 77 votes, against Mr. Clymer, the chairman of the former caucus, who received } nd | 41 votes. Messrs. Covert, of New York, resolution was passed recommending to the Speaker the appointment of the standing com- mittees, During tie debate on this subject Mr. Wood said that it was proper to appoint the committees, in order that the respective mem- bers of them should study the subjects which prebably they would be cailed upon to consider. Mr. Knott, of , Offered a resolution with a view of confining the business of the extra Mr. Stephens, of Ga., op) the passage of the resolution, and said that as the people were deeply suffering all over the country there | Should be legislation on the subject of the cur- the de- | auction In Cincinnati for 4 that ort must Do drawer containing $16,000 in old bank bills, | Such action incorporat Tency, the tariff and internal revenue, in order that reliet might be afforded them. He de- clared, as one of the means of alleviation, that he was in favor of abolishing the internal reve- nue system, the people pein already taxed to the point of oppression. Messrs, Ewing, of Ohio, and Bright, of Tenn., severally opposed the resolution. Mr. Wood and other speakers favored the resolution, giving their reasons why legislation should be confined exclusively | to the passage of the army and the legislative, executive and judicial appropriation bills. Mr. Cox. of N. Y., moved to amend the resolu: Uon Of Mr. Knott by adding thereto a clause | proposing the repeal of the existing laws to which they object by the e of bills inde- pendent of the appropriation bilis, and sending them to the President, and in the event of the President vetoing the bill, then placing the measures upon the appropriation bilis “with in them, that their action be adhered to until further advised by the caucus. The sentiment of the arco oo far as developed was in favor of contining the business of the session to the Appropriation bills above-named. There was no dissent what- ever to the adoption of the provisions similar to those heretofore attached to these bills, name- ly, the prohibition of troops at the polls on election days, the repeal of the jurors’ test oath and the caueloy tien, of supervisors of elections. ‘The resolution of Mr. Knott and amendment of Mr. Cox were not acted upon, but the entire subject, Seite acing We questions whether such provisions should be attached to the appropria- Uon bills or embodied in independent bills, to- gether with the order of business, was, on mo- Uuon of Mi. Carlisle, of Kentucky, referred toa committee of eleven, to be appointed by the chair, who will confer with the caucus com- | mittee of nine of the Senate and report to an adjourned meeting of the caucus, subject to the call of the chairman, PERSONA!..—Réchard Smith, editor of the Cin cinnatt Gazette, ts in the city. THE FRENCH EDUCATIONAL BUREAU. — The bureau of education has information of an im- important change which has recently been made In the French ministry of public instruc- tion. Monsieur Boutan, director of the section of primary education, has been replaced by Monsieur Buisson, who made an interesting re- port res ting education in this country,which led to the establishment of a French bureau of education similar to that of the United States. Monsieur Boutan resumes his for. mer duties as inspector general. According to the “Annuaire de l’Instruction Publique,” there are three sections inthe ministry of pub- lic instruction. Each section has a chief or di- rector, who has it powers. The present directors are: M. du Mesmné, section of superior education; M. Mourier, section of secondai instruction, and M Bulsson, section of pri- mary education. ‘THE SENATE OFFICERS selected by the Senate at yesterday's caucus will not be elected until Monday next. Meanwhile Col. Birch and Ser- geant-at-Arms Bright are almost overwhelmed with appeals for office. PaciFic RAILROAD CASES IN THE U. S. SU PREME CouRT.—After the question of the con- ‘stitutionality of the Thurman funding act, now i nding in the Supreme Court, has been decided here will yet remain two Elster cases affecting the Pacific railroads before that court. One involves the question whether the govern- ment has the right to fix the rates of trans- Portation on these railroads. The other is the Seon les provided by the act creating the au to audit railroad accounts in the Inte- rior department for failure to furnish the re- rts required by the auditor. While the lecisions of these cases will, to some extent, determine more definitely the status of the new bureau, its position is now pty, well fixed. ‘The Central Pacitic seems to have accepted the @icision In the five per cent cases. If {3 furnigh- ing some of the information asked for by the bureau of raliroad accouuts, and it is thought | that whatever the decision of the remaining cases, the railroads will find it to their interest to make up for the bureau the reports required ——_ ee THE RHODE ISLAND DEMOCRATIC STATE Con- | VENTION met at Providence yesterday, and inade nominations for state ofices, as follows: governor, Thos. W. Secar, of Westerly; leuten- ant-governor, J. D. Batley of Woonsocket: sec- retary of state, David S. Baker, jr., of North Kingston; attorney general, Chas. Page, of Scituate; general treasurer, Patrick Farrell, of Pawtucket. Resolutions hailing with joy the return of Congress to democratic control, and regretting that fraud, bribery and perjury’ kept the democrats trom the executive department were adopted. - | ‘TENNESSER FINANCES.—Gov. Marks has sent | ni lature with a companies to a message to the Tennessee 1+} proposition from the ratlro: abandon ail ciaims to charter exemptions from | taxation, and to submit to such an assessment as will contribute from $80,000 to $190,000 per annum on the tax of 40 cents on the $100. A conference of Senators resulted in a com} mise on a bill to fund at 59 cents on the dollar, the bonds to run 30 years, with interest at 4 per cent. for 15 years and 5 per cent. thereafter, VIRGINIA JUDGES INDICTED.—The U.S. grand Jury at Lynchburg, Va., (in Judge Rives’ court,) have indicted the following county Judges for violating the fourteenth amendment of the Constitution: Haythe, of Campbell; Henry, of Amherst; Simmons, of Botetourt; Brown, of Nelson; Whaton, of Bedford; GriMin, of Roan- oke; Parish, of Appomattox; Hill, of Bucking- ham, and Bowles, of Flu La. STOLE SILKS.—Albert Falk, General Manager and contidential agent for Wm. Ryle, an mee of raw silks in New York, was arrested three weeks ago for appro- riating $65,000 worth of silks to his own use. il was fixed at $75,000. He was kept out of Ludlow street jafl until a week ago by une sher- iff In a fruitless search for bail. THE INDIANA CRESSIONAL APPORTIONMEN (° BILL passed the state senate yesterday, wit 1 an amendment, and was concurred in by th> house, ‘This will give the democrats nine dis tricts and the republicans four. Three of th? latter are doubtful if the democrats and nation. als combine. Forty Lives Lost 8Y AN AVALANCHE.—A fete despatch to the London Times states that many avalancles has recently occurred in the Austrian ‘Tyrol. At.Blelberg ten houses Were crushed by one of these, forty persons were killed, eighteen seriously injured and fif- teen others are TitppRN TREASURE.—An old-fashioned book- case ‘was recently purchased at @ secret counterfeit coin and various articles dating back to 1s20, ion to the object§ for which it was called. | ainst the Central Pacific, to recover the | FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Fray, March 21. SENATE.—A large number of bills were in- | troduced, among them one by Mr. Beck, re- | pealing so much of the Revised Statutes as pro- | hibits appointment to the army of any person | engaged in the late rebellion. | Mr. McMillan submitted a joint resolution, proposing an amendment to the Constitution | of the United States, giving the Presiden" | power to except in his approval of bills, either items of appropriations or special legislation giving his reasons to Congress, the items so d s- approved by him to be treated as in case of a veto. Mr. Hoar offered a resolution condemning as unconstitutional and insurrectionary tho’ ai- | tempt of one house to make the passage of ap- propriation bills conditional on the consent of | the other house and the President to provisions | they do not approve. Mr. Wallace objecting the resolution went over. Mr. Wallace called up the resolution sub- mitted by him calling upon the Secretary of the Treasury to furnish a detailed statement of the amounts paid to marshals in New York, Penn- sylvania, Ohio, Masssachusetts and Maryland 10 date; and description of service performed by deputy marshals at the elections in October and November, 1878. E Mr. Conkling offered an amendment so as to | include the other states. After debate it was rejected. Mr. Conkling offered another which was agreed to covering all the states; but the information as to New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Massachusetts, and Maryland not to be deferred before the additional information could be prepared, Mr. Edmunds offered an additional resolu- | tion cailing upon the secretary to report fully all information In his possession touching the | eceasion and necessity of such expenditures | and the provisions of the law under which they | were made. ‘The amendment of Mr. Edmunds was rejected. He then offered his amendment in a moditied | form, providing that after the resolution as | offered by Mr. Wallace should be answered, the | Secretary of the Treasury report the informa- } Uen deshed. This was rejected. | Mr. Wallace’s resolution, as amended by Mr. | Conkling, was agreed to. | _Mr. Dawes asked to be and was excused from | serving as a member of the committee on the District of Columbia, he being on other com- | mittees. Mr, Morgan introduced a bill for the rellet of | the Metropolitan police; which was referred to | the committee on the District of Columbia, Mr. Booth was Uh egre @ member of the | board of regents of the Smithsonian Institution ; In the place of ex-Senator Sargent, | _ The Senate at 2 o'clock weit into executive session; and when the doors were opened ad- Journed until Monday next, The Senate transacted no business In execu- tive session except to refer to appropriate co! mittees the large number of nominations re- ceived to-day and those previously accumu- | Jated on the table. | _ HOUSE.—Mr, Ellis offered resolution increas- ing the membership of the committee on elec- Uons from 11 to 19; and stated that he did so in the interest of economy and correctness of rep- resentation, since it frequently happened that, owing to press of not able to report on election cases until the last days of the session. Mr. Mills thought that every contested elec- Uon case should go to a special committee. Mr. Frye said that he desired to apologize for aremark which he had made the other day, namely, that he did not believe in the tot depravity of the democratic party. The vote upon the Florida was mistaken. [Laughter.] The resolution was finally referred to the committee on rules, Mr. Reagan desired to refer several bills, but Mr. Conger objected. He also objected to the reference of a resolu- Teappointment of the yellow fever commission, ‘The House at 12. al eee A_ TRIANGULAR SHOOTING AFFAIR.—A tele- shooting affray occurred last night between Capt. W. F. Fitzgerald on one side, and W. II. Andrews and W. L. Greene on the other, in The difficulty originated about the Hibernian meeting” held on Monday night, at which An- drews was elected president. Fitzgerald still claimed tobe pi lent of the Hibernian So- elety, and denounced the election of Andrews | Greene took exception to Fitzgerald's remarks } and attempted to draw a weapon, but. Fitz eart. Andrews then shot Fitzger: Fitzgerald in turn shot Andrews, the bal pereny andor = skull at the top of the fore ead. ‘The affair caused intense excitement, a3 | all were well known citizens. the head of the firmof Andrews & Bro., and Was president of the Howard Association afte Mr. kwood’s death last summer. W., L. Greene was a clerk for Andrews & Bro. Fitz. gerald is a prominent lawyer, and was once a republican state district attorney. Andrews and Greene were natives of Vicksburg, aud Fitzgerald of Jackson, Miss. More TRAMP LRGISLATION.— The Pennsyl- vanla house of Be eepterecel eed as well as the | New York assemb! | Suppression of tram} and it will probably | become a law. Un ee Pennsylv: act | persons going about ing or Charity ire to be taken and deemed to be | tramps and guilty of a misdemeanor, punish- | able by imprisonment at labor, unless they can Pproge that they do not make a practice of going al and subsisting uponaims. Theimprison- | ment may be fora term ranging from six to eighteen months, and any person may appre- hend the offender and take him before a jus- | Uce of the peace, who 1s required to hear the evidence and discharge the prisoner or commit him for trial. Women, minors under sixteen years, blind, deat or dumb persons, and those who are so maimed and crippled as to be unable to perform manual labor, are excepted from the | provisions of the act, whicy 1s to take effect qn | and after the 15th of August. Is Iv & CANADIAN CaNARD?—A special dis- | patch from London to the Toronto (Canada) | Globe says that thirteen of the cattle by the steamer “lian slaughtered at Liverpool Wednesday, and fifteen brought by the Oata- rio had pleuro-pneumonta. “'T’ lungs ¥ sent to the privy council authorities in London, | Allof these cattle were from Chicago. They were the first cases detected since January. | This news created some excitement at Chicago | yesterday, and the truth of the report was doubted. It Is reasserted that there has never been a trace of the disease in the Chicago cattle district, and it 1s thought this Is apart of a Canadian administration scheme to destroy the | trade between Great Britain and the United | States and establish the protective policy, | econo ‘3 SucgRsson.—The Catholic | Clergy in Chicago yestel > atter celebrating high mass for the late Bishop Foley, held a | meeting to indicate their preference for his suc- | cessor. ‘The ballots placed Dr. McMullin as the most worthy, or first choice, and Father Rior- | dan as more worthy, or second choice, and | Father Conway as worthy. ‘This would’ indl- {| cate the eventual choice of Dr, McMullin, ai- i thou gh the convention of bishops make final | nominations to the Pope, who is the atl | the matter. : eee | Bisnor For SSING VIRGINTA COUPONS.—Hon. R. M. . Hunter, state treasurer of Vinginiay reports +6 the governor that coupons to the amount of $13,000 cannot be found in hisoflice, They were cut off during the years 1572 and 1873, and the treasurer says there is not sufictent evidence in his cfifee for belteving that the missing coupons Sete not canceled like all the others when cut off, save that they were not found in the places: where it was expected they would be . canealine aeons duty Harel red ‘the cutting off preservation of these coi ‘7 i that Ume are either dead o: noved. ee oes |. TAR PorspEx ef .T INDEXTER-CURTIS TRA Only: | {hor was obtained at Richmond, Va., yesterday, in the Poindexter-Curtis homicide’ tase, trom rel pimdrea ee amet, making four i} lar select . nother hundi = | Men were summoned for to-day. sees TRE FUNERAL OF G | : i h, at_New, R. L, Thursday, | forces trom Fort Adams and Newport Attilio. | the latter escorting Gov. Van Zandt and staf, formed Dear the snare cen Coogen R. H. 3 » U. S.army, being in com of the ine. The casket enclosing the remains was borne by six sei ts from Fort Adams to and trom the chi . The church was filled, the usual Episcopal service was read, but no re- Marks were made. The funeral cortege then cemetery, while minute- guns Were fired from the fort. ‘Three volleys of ketry were tired over eee nce of Thomas Jeffer- Son, near Charlottesville, Va., was sold yester- the heirs of the late P. Levi, to Jefferson M. Levi, te principal heir, for $10,050, | business, that committee was j case had shown him that he | tion which Mr. Young desired to offer for the | Journed until Tuesday. | | gram from Vicksburg, Miss., March 19, says: A | | which Andrews and Greene were killed almost | instantly and Fitzgerald dangerously wounded. | me drew first and shot Greene through = | : | Andrews wa3 | ly, has passed a billfor the | Russian Evacuation Telegrams to The Star. | THE CHAMPION BELT. ——- Next Contest in London in June, —— Rowell and Ennis To Walk. FRENCH MARINE DISASTER. Forty-Seven Lives Lost. —_.—__ KENTUCKY GREENBACK CONVENTION, FOREIGN AFFAIRS, A Colonel Sentenced fer Picking a Lady's Pocket. BRRLIN, March 21.—Col. Basilewitch, of the imperial Russian guard, visiting this city, has been sentenced to three months’ imprisonment, on_the charge of picking a lady’s pocket. The verdict is generally deemed outrageously un- just on the evidence, the corpus delicti not hav- ing been produced. Col. Basilewitch, who is supposed to have been the victim of conspiring circumstances, has gone to St, Petersburg to Jay his case before the Czar, having been liber- ated on appeal, after giving his personal secu- rity for 200,000 marks. Bishop of Caledonia. Lonpon, March 21.—The new bishopric of Cal- edonia, British Columbia, has been accepted by Rev.W. Ridley,vicar of St. Paul’s, Huddersfield, tormerly missionary in India. Death of a Celebrated Chess Player. Prof. Andersen, the celebrated chess player. died on March 14th, at Breslau, Silesia. Depression of <e rman Shipping A conference of representatives of the Ger- man shipping trade was recently held at Ros- lock. Deiegates representing 25 of the principal ‘aports were present. It was unanimously greed that the shipping trade was more de- pressed in 1sis than for a generation. The ab- Solute deficiency was estimated at 1,700,000 pounds. A large number of owners of wooden Salling vessels announced their intention to al- Jow their sbins to remain in port this spring. French Commerce. Panis, March 21.—An important meeting of twenty-three chambers of commerce was held on Thursday in the roonis of the Paris chamber of commerce. Bordeaux, Lyons, Montpellier, Saint Etienne, Rheims, Calais, Rennes an Marbonne were bo Se ome An address tothe ministers, favorable to the maintenance of the treaties of commerce, was drawn up. A_ French Floating Battery Foun- dered and Forty-Seven Men Drowned. TOULON, March 21.—The French floating bat- tery, Arrogante, foundered off Hyedes in a gale | on Wednesday. Forty-seven men were drowned out of a crew of 122, The storm arose during firing practice, and the A! te sprung a Jeak, e Ship Souverain, which was near by, Was unable to irc b assistance. An effort was made to beach the about a kilometre from the Hyedes. The Arrogante’s armor was five inches thick at the water line. She carried nine six-ton and ‘Was of 1385 tons burthen. Her engines were of | 500 horse power. { ‘The Cattle Disease Question. | _Lonpon, March 21.—The cargo of cattle on the steamer Brazilian, which reac} Liverpool on the 7th instant, from Boston, were slaughtered in the regular course of trade, according to the requirements of the privy council regulations, and the meat was sold in the London market, which could not have been done if they been slaughtered on account of disease. But the Times stated on March 18th that there were ten cases of pleuro-pneumonia among the Bra- zilian’s cargo, and the same number among the Ontario A Difference With Prince Bismarck. BERLIN, March 21.—The Tagesblatt says it is rumored that Count De Saint Valliet, the French ambassador, has tendered his resigna- { ton in consequence of a difference with Prince | Bismarck. | whe Emperor William’s Birthday. Lonpon, March 21 Of the Times says: arriving here from all brate the Emperor Austrian ambassador has illiam’s birt! just returned from a | long furlough, doubtless with a view of nt- | ing his congratulations personally. neral | Chonzu, the newly appointed French ambassa- dor to Russia, who ts here, en route to St. Pe- tersburg, will probably delay his departure till | after the festival. Owing to the Emperor’s in- | disposition the ceremonial will be reduced to a um.” ‘The Anglo Turkish Convention, The Manchester Guardian’ corres- indent says:—It is stated that the Anglo-Tur- kish convention will bo ond in opposition short- ly. A general officer of igh reputation will be appointed consul general for Asia Minor, Sev- | eral of the consuls will be military officers. of Adrianople. ron ‘DON, March 21.—A Gece to —— te company Constantino) s that the Russian evacuation of the province of Adrianople will be completed in a week. Sufferers by the Szegedin Flood. | _ Roms, March 21.—The Oficial Gazette publishes a note a) ling to the Italian ple to open subscrij i lions in aid of the sufferers by the S gedin flood. Commander-in-Chief of the Bulga- rian Army. St. PETERSBURG, March 21.—Several assert that Gen. Tcherneiff has been appointed | commander-in-chief of the Bulgarian army, | A Russian Countess Arrested. A well-known Countess has been arrested for connection with the nihilists. THE ASTLEY BELT. Ennis to Walk Rowell For It in London, June 16. New York, March 21.—O'Leary has handéd over the champion belt to Rowell, though he has not received back the five hundred dollars which be deposited in London before the belt was taken by him. Rowell, it is said, willleave for England on Wednesday next. The next contest for the Astley belt is to take place in London, ogee — ened meniay agreement to that effect were yesterday between Rowell and Ennis, the latter deposit- ing £100 with Mr. George W. Atkinson, SirJohn Astley’s representative. The match is to be subject to the same conditions as those wnich governed the recent contest, and the belt is to be held by the winner on the same terms and conditions on which it is now held. —— Fires in Pennsylvania. Eastrort, Pa., March 21.—A frame Dlack- were destroyed this morsing” By af lngendlory were dest mo. y an fire, The buildings stood some distance ‘but appeared to have been fired simultaneously. During the excitement the fire e1 ran fee a ae the _— a = another, men seriot jured. The loss by the fire is $5,000, ered by insurance in the Northampton Mutual. DOYLESTOWN, PA., March 21.—Seguin pottare, formerly the residence of Commodore Shaw, U. ..N., but at present untenanted, was totally destroyed by fire this morning. uly insmed. An International Horse Race. NEw YorK, March 2i.—It is announced that the proposed match between the famous cclt Peter and James R. Keene’s Spendt at Jerome Park next fall is in the hands of parties who mean business and that the race will un- doubtedly be run. It is to be a mile and a halt for $10,000, The English colt has never been beaten but once and Spendthrift has never been beaten at all. Much interest exists in sporting cireles over the matte! Bequest Poston, March 21.—-Among the bequests of ficlate Robert M. Mason, are the folowing: $25,000 to the Episcopal Theological School of Cambridge; $5,000 to the Massachusetts Gen- eral Hospital for free beds; $1,500 to the Church Hicme for Orphans and Destitute Children, $5,000 1o the Boston Provident Association, and the same to Bishop Whipple. A Burglar Shot Dead. Cincinnati, March 21,—At two o'clock yes- terday morning Matthew Creed, proprietor of a. dry goods store, at Jamestown, KY., by a noise in the store found a behind the counter and shot him mm buck- shot penetrating his body. It is not known It was f where the burglar was from. —————————— Resigned. St. Louis, March 21.—A Kansas ci says that J. F. Oats, general Superintendent ot the Kansas Pacitic offered his resignation, to take eflect March 13th. Mr. 8. T. ‘Smith, receiver, assumes the duties of general superintendent, | Wounding two men at the same time. ng office; she asked to go with him. On y the St. Aloysius church, finding the church was out, he remarked that it was too late to go tothe office, They then WESTERN ITEMS. _ ‘The Murderer of an Actress Arrested. ham, retraced their way Sr Loris, March 21.—John Lanham, alias ; i | Son, was arrested last night and | back, walking by 4 x | placed ia Jail Hie is charged with shooting and | York avenue and M street; when at the corner killing an actress on the stage of a tueater in san Antonio, Texas, in July last; also with Lanham makes a’ weak denial of his identity, but jewelry, the property of the woman he murder- ed, was found on bis person. Kentucky —— in Convene | jesied) be arraigned and ail be onrd gether The State Greenbacker’s Convention at Frank- een eke ies To and ford, Ky.. yesterday was com} of about a | 3 | ards the girl. hundred delegates. “The following ticket was, MAde some advances towards, the gi of Mand North Capitol streets they were at- tacked by a mob of it g i £ § 5 Tr 4 5 & Fe 5 : & g g 2 & ne. gt u James Sn ue (the last one suggested that mgrue (Ube last nominated: For governor, James Stewart; Lieut. | Ove?! them several times but they Governor. Dr. B. B. Lewis; attorney general, | DroKe loose from Unein Severe, a ne amar \saac Trabul: auditor, Henry Potter: treasurer, | fyom nim and in a threatening manner one of Jha Wolcott; register, John McMurtry, them said, “I know you now; what will you Wall Street To-day. sive us to let you out of this scrape?” He re- New York, March 21.—The Post financial ar- | plied,“ What do you mean; Tl give you noth- Ucle says: The stock exch erately active. Speculative shares are \,a2% per cent. lower than yesterday's closing. The leading stocks have been Lake Shore Northwest, St. Paul, Erie, Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, and Michigan Central. ‘The langest decline was in the last named. Railroad invest- rererbenyt oa eal to them, W! of frightening his assailants off. They fied in ments are quiet and without important change. | 3!! directions and were gone. He afterwards Government bonds are. lower tor the 6's and | found the girl at her home, and subsequ 5'8Of 1SS1, the 5.20's of and 4:5 per cents, | Sa two of this same crowd on the they The 4 per cents. are steady? deciine. Tn state bonds Loui are «, higher than yesterday, beit It ts likely that the bulk of thése bo were arrested and he recognized them the court—McNamara and Lowry. His is that they were with the mob—McNamara ls that | Parlicularly—but all three of the have to be sold have always been forced on the | Dole @ striking resemblance to the j who market. In the market for call loans the quo- | aliacked him.” Cross-examination:— = tation Is 5ai per cent., 6 per cent. beini had been living in thiselty the rul- | ing rate. Time loans are 5a6 per cent., which is also the quotation for first-class mercantile | paper. Currency was sent from here yesterday to New Orleans to the amount of nearly one- | half of the surplus reserve of the New York | banks, as shown by the last weekly bank state- ment, and more is to-day. and it is likely | going t that when the New Orleans banks re-open they pole gd a oe Ear been in the insurance business; had ‘a this girl ever since she was a child. —_ the other.” They will be as strong as t can be made wit ne York avenue there were quite a number of per- resources at their comason th the | cons passing. On Noruh Capitol, street’ he found the walking pretty bad; oe = . Cupid’s Yokes. Street and no ‘bts made it lonely, New York, March 21.—The jury inthe case | but be found no <ifliculty in keeping the road- of Deborne M. Bennett, editor and publisher of | way or seeing objects im the street. These The Truth Secker, after being locked up all nigut | men came up in front of them; the two fore- came Into court to-day with a verdict of guilty. | most wore soft slouch hats, but he could He was charged with sending an obscene pam- | not describe the wg an § wore. One of phiet called “Cupid's Yokes” through the malls. | them wore a moustache. ‘These were the two ‘he penalty of the offence is not more than | who first seized him. ‘The other tore the young ten years imprisonment or $5,000 fine or both | lady away from him and forced her away. 4 and notless Unan one years imprisonment or | dragged her from him. He recognized in $100 tine or both. features of Shugrue one of the men who had ee hold of him. ets. TIMONY OF 3188 BALTIMORE, March irvinia sixes deferred Miss Maggie Minturn testified that she do. consolidated, 66%; do. 44; | resides at 321 street. She knew Mr. Lighter; Teg ad forth Carolina sixes, old, | had known him a ume; was with him BALTIMORE: March 31.—Coted eee Setive and Lie higher=m:dilng, 10. | Figur quiet—Howard street | >0/lock and they left to go to the post office. and muper. $.60a4 00. Ho: 4.258475; | She told nearly the same story the route do. fami 5 .0005.75; city mille super. 8 .00;do. | they went. When these two ruffians ——- extra, 4.5004.75: do. brands, 6.00; Patapeco | one said, “Now we have you.” The other family, ‘Wheat, sou! i bas southern red, 1.al.i2: do. amber, L1GaLiT; No.2 | {he see ey ene One, and Fil take Pepnsplvanis red, Lia 154; No.b ineate toons ‘Scat, | found her way to her room and afterwards Mr, Go. packad A) and 5: ‘bacon: ler came, and the officers. then went —prime men—McNamara and - CROMS-Ox~ ap packet, fiend: Se ae re ees . Coffee firm and actives’ to the post office. She had known Mr. ‘Whisky dull, 1071073, almost as a father, and his wife was like Pid Heceinte’ oor BHT Ueee | imetomes oh hee” ae made ail the o 800) $3200, oats, 5.200: rye, 398. Ship: | she could and they ran away. At North “RE TORK, ne SRT agony, 5 | Wsteel te? Orageed her away tom Mr ; ter were Mente nea ieee eatin core ened Lowey ‘There were six 2 seven of tear, Corp BI anak aa ‘ap Mee | Se he one after the other. pane all aceon INDON, March 21, Fe 5 bonds, plishea urpose, four Cente. 101%; "ten 103%; new | their power. She is not’ in thie face fives, $0635." "Hie, 2e%.* Reading, © OS | Here the court ordered ‘that the three men be committed to jail until to-morrow, when a new PA eee — nop } Fringes be made out against the accused terest which for . The youn ‘broke public has taken fn his misfortunes by down at this point, Sobbigg aad eine Goer public a it of the case from Her mother was also in the dpoint. He was so poor wien he went to | and both were led into the ‘s officiate ove e see that he had to | her crying could be heard all over the house, found the diocese so ‘he had to borrow | oners were nu tbe doce expreemons and spiritaal wants, being freely They he explains of his pre- | are all young robust men and well-known in ee besides this, he | that in tho Gauche ate does not believe that financial has | swooned away in the office and ived over $500,000 as money ‘with | uncc! for, some tame, attonted by her |. The present debt, then, is a of inter- | mother the officerss the court. Her est which yen compounding for twenty Or mother i8 in great distress at the public thirty years, Many of bills now presented | sure of this, the most Gutrageous case wales to him are three and four times the amount | bas ever been thy ay ‘this city. originally loaned or deposited. He confesses | court fixed the at each, but none o that for a Series of years no collections | them will be able togive It. The full name of ee the diocese for its necessaries, the young lady is Maggie Minturn Chaney. of priests, and erection of suitable buildings, District Government all these expenses being borne by himself from | _ Liquor licenses were ordered to be Reline, tunds borrowed or deposited. As he has not Tipeeeaeas bee, xe a Tice Seen faltnlees to the trusts confided $0, him by Ligutwardt & Son, and Mt G. waste or extravagant living, he appeals to Commissioners to-day decided to receive tunes. , in his ‘present misfor- the imrust fires wndergee yp ERTS sudhor and reset his certificate of approval, AND MAREIAGE.— BUILDING PERMITS Havana, of the and York river line, | 'ssued by Inspector Entwisle:—Mrs. Hamitton, arriy ednesday, construct a brick stable Mt. th ee a} county: $300, as HW, Heed, repair rice. 1am 6 i sik ceremony took place in main 5 saloon of the steamer in the ‘presence of eke | Schulze, repair frame, 1213 Siew Hampehine soe, passengers, officers and crew. The bride was | 0.W.; $300, the ceremony the weaned Loe aiter | _Recarrcee oF Eecarep BURGLaR.—It to a hotel. will spend in Baltimore.—! Balt, Gazette, 2st. ——— res, PORTER, THE ACTOR, Ras, AND Barry! WOUNDED, IN TEXas.—While Ward-Barry. more theatrical combination were waiting at to leave James to bs Currie, ing remark about a female attache of the Some words ensued between Currie and mem. Barrymore were unmarried. Currie was collared the fugitive and rested, returned nan 00 tne Fuuate Oot ear ‘whence DISCARDING Stock COMPANTIES.—It is — nounced that managers , of Cleveland; McVicker, ot ears apaulding, of St. Louis; a wi 1} and Henderson, of New York, five theatrical aka Saupe ah and will hereafter trust to travel ‘cont! ‘The New York Mirror, a dramatic paper, predicts that not more than adozen stock companies will be in existence next season. 5 Kentecky Hor cr oF now issued by the Washington and Georgetown Sorts.—News | comes from Kentucky that the great racer, Railroad Co. | Himyar, of whom s0 much was ex ‘the THE Mansion HOUSE PRoPERTY.—To-Gay, Mr. coming season, that Cadwallader's Leveller, Carpenter filed a petition for a mandamus on who was thought of 50 for the Louisville | the Second Comptroller and the Third races, has pulled up quit itis possi. | of tie Treasury in Ue name of U. 8. ex Fel ble, will have to be scratched from his spring Green, to compel them to = his claim engagements. for the use of the dansion —— Forr young members of a Methoaist | *ctinable in General Ter On April tthe calurch &cElvabethipore: Ned, hase ewodist | returnable in on. moned before an inv on A Coal. VEIN iN THE Crry,—In excavating at the change of dancing. As the ladies positively | the reservation No. 17, for Milling ‘the old sefused to reform, and as the committee do not | canal, a vein of ani coal was discovered want to expel them. the congregation is ina | several feet below the surface, and Below a eee curate 1 proved on bs a“pocket”‘of very good —— stra’ THE NEW ORLEANS © coal, but NOt Of much extent. ARING HOUSE has re- solved, “in order to the busii the city from the calamity of any further bank sus- from what one itor on one . All other pay- ments onal be made y of checks," ‘This arrangement is to expire on the 29th inst EXPERIENCE.—Robert_ M 5 ———- ina wary ore) a = 4 1a. ung boat hours. Charles Watson died of exhaustion. The others were picked up sense- tess by the Falcon and taken to Key, Chas, Wi Was from New tor THE VACANT MARYLAND Ji Ss ee ee ee ee