Evening Star Newspaper, March 25, 1879, Page 1

EVENING STAR, | PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, 4T THE STAR BUILDINGS, Pennsylvania Aves, Corner Lith Street, | Fhe Evening Star Newspaper Oompany, | 5. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres’t. \ ‘Tee EvErine Straw is served to subscrivers in carriers, on their own accoun:, at 10 Copies at the on. er | 0 copies for $15; 20 copies | sabscriptions must be psfd in ad- | paper sent lovser than 80 paid for. advertising made known on application. SPECIAL NOTICES. b> NATIONAL MEDIcaL COLURGE OOLUMBIAN UNIVERSITY. The summer course of Lectures will begin on ‘TUESDAY, April Ist, at 6:30 p.m , and comprise the Sontte Sees by Prf.J F.Taoemrson,MD Sleorricity, by Prof. it. Fustor: ish Meaical Jurisprudence, by Prof. Wx. Lue, M.D. ; ‘Diresses of the Eye and Ear, by F. B. Louie, MD. Surgery, by C. A. Hoover, s yb loreal Anaicmy, by G. N. ACK, MD = “KFA. KING, M.D, Drax, mar25.eolw 726 L3th street. THE ANNUAL MEETING of the NA- s: NAL CAPITAL RRAL ESTATE ASSO- SUSUR ga nee in uate on WED ay, .. at T 0! m. marci’ GLOAGE COW Lm, Sec'y and Treas, S°_THE BALTIMUR® BRANCH OF THE ©} wouax's TONEION SUSSIONSRY SU. CIETY of the ME cl Pe Charch wil ho d its annus! Roane arma 4 | | claims before the ex | 1 Foundry Chureb. WEDNESDAY KVEN- | Dg erelock. sud, THUESDAY from 10 to 4 ‘eloc! ieses Woolston. Missionaries to China. will be present. Mrs Stevena of Delaware, ‘Mise Hart of Baltimore, and others, will address the meeting. mar2 3 * PASS BOOKS, MEMOSAN- Dele ee BLANK BOOKS very cheap at HOBERTS’ Bookstore, 1010 7th street, above Now ‘York avenue. mar226t : 2NWOOD CEMETERY.—An adjourned MM Reg SAS 5 Pill brs he'd . conner of Cand fil. sts, cn TUESDAY EVANIN. The 260) met at 7% pra A fn quested. DAML. McFARLAN (ee OFFICE QF THE COMMISSIONERS OF } THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. AD geEtgTox, March 21, 1379. ‘The Commissioners of the District of Columbia offer apremumapt FIVE HU’ DRED DOLLARS ior the best desigif of a PUBLIC SCHOOL BUIUD- ING. with drawings, specifications, and detailed es- Uimaies, to contain twelve (12) sckool-rooms, wih ca- pacity to accom modate not exceeding sixty (60) pu- ‘each, with necessary and convenient coat and rooms; said building to have basement and three (3) fall stories, and to contain all suitabie ac- cemmodations for recreation and physical exercise, for janitor’s office, for heating apparatus, water closets, &c , with ample provision for light and ven- tilstivn. Cost not to exceed $30,000. ‘All plans to be submitted on or before the Ist Day or May, 1879, and when submitted to be the prop- exty of caid District, to be used and disposed of as the Commiesioners may think ‘All drawings to be made to a | a EAE © RILLIAM TINDALL, Secretary. NATIUNAL COLLEGE OF PHARMACY. ‘PRIN JUBSE in ANALYTICAL CHEM- SRY wrder Prot areany Me THonspa¥. Yee ants, YF, us der Prof, BSD ayY. A; BE for matricu- ® for all othe ‘No for ue of eo ee Fiat. ‘Those desing to attend beat. scale of one-fourth of O# GLAN- | BS =| attendance is re: | venpara2 st } } } \ } i SA | Draper from the Naval Hospital at New York , funding four per cent. certificates have | made by the Treasury department. These in- 4 Che V&, 53-N®%, 8104. WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, MARCH 2 THE EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip GOVERNMENT Recetrrs To-pay.— Internal j Tevenue, $127,006.62; customs. Bap ror THE Norantss.— eral decides that notaries pub of Columbia are debarr entive di ‘THE UNLOADING of the merchant shtp Tri- mountain, with goods from the Paris tion, was completed at Brooklyn : ‘The U. S. Supply began to discharge h yesterday and Will probably be discharged this evening. She will then goto the Brod pavy yard. NAVAL ORDERS. Assistant Surgeon L. J. and ordered to report to Commodore Nicholson for instruction for promotion. Assistant Pay- master John Corwine to the recelving ship Col- crado at New York. Assistant. Paymaster Charles McDonald to the recelving ship Wabash at Boston. AT THE Capiser MERTING this afternoon the appointment of the menibers of the Nattonal Board of Health and some other appointments were decided upon. ‘The nominations were afterwards cent to the Senate. The impending conflict between the President and Congress was not discusse Tue Four PEr C About three hundred designations as depositartes for placing the re- been clude national banks, postmasters, collectors of customs, collectors of internal revenue, and other government officers. Great interest ts manifested all over the country fo the issue of the ceriificates on the Ist proximo. Orders for them are received every day. ANOTHER “COLONEL” PROVIDED For.—Sena- tor Cockrell, of Missouri, has appointed Colonel Cc. C. Moore, of the Warrensburg (Mo.) Demo- erat, Clerk to the committee on claims. ABOUT ONE OUT OF EVERY TWENTY of the 5 applicants office as a result of the competitive exam! tions which begun today. The competitors have been divided into three squads of 165, 165 and 173 ip oe Of the first squad Us presented themselves to-day and were exain- ined. COUNTERFEITERS ARRESTED.—Jacob Markey and Edward Markey his son were arrested in Hannibal, Missourl, yesterday, for manufactur- ing and passing counterfeit nickels and coin. The secret service men who made the arrests found counterfeit money on the persons of the offenders and also at their house. Caroline Blake, allas Anna Burroughs, was arrested yes- terday near Morrisville, North Carolina, for making and passing counterfeit fifty cent coins. ‘THE WASHINGTON ART CLUB Will Close its se- ries of weekly sociables for the season, to-night, 13 1429 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE | with an entertainment of much interest. The & Seventh nm NEWFOUNDLAND OOD LIVER snd Fem avenue. 60 cont im 8 fal pint ‘Golboun’s Porous cota. fis sitachod to the Fesister, and the summer-tke. If you wish to avoid HAYWAED & HUTOBINSON, -__ S27 Orw Brexer, WEAR THE AVENUE ‘Brass Fire Sets, English Tile, Slate ee eee eae 7 ONE DOLLAR WILL BUY 100 FEET OF BOARDS. ORE DOLLAR WILL BUY 100 FEET OF BOARDS. ONE DOLLAB WILL BUY 100 FEET OF BOARDS, aT WILLET & LIBBEY’S, OPPOSITE NORTHERN LIBERTY MARKET, OB. SIXTH STREET AND NEW XORK AVE. marll-tr een. Qa WIKES, aT COST FOR CASH. DRY VERZENAY, quarts $18.60, pints $20. ©. B. MUMM, quarts $20.06, pints 621.75. BAVANA AND DOMESTIO SEGARB. sews Sa BASTER CARDS, Koobrecing Marcus ‘Wangs. 1 Prangs & Rothe, of Lou- A ae J. D. PREE, Jn Ft. 2 { | | | | | | | | ' | secretary of the Sena | teresting topics. | the House to permit jiterary and musical features will be especially Secractive, and the exhibit of pictures vill be Jarge and good. Pay OF FEDERAL ELECTION OFFICERS,—The = marttr answer of the Secretary of the Treasury to the Senate resolution calling for a statement of the expentes incurred by U. 8. marshals in the em- ployment of special deputies and for contingen- cles at the él ms for members of Co! held last October and November, shows that the total of the expenditures for these pur; except in the eastern district of Pennsylvania and a | Sage ot Maryland (from which no re- turns have yet been received) was $52,249. Of this sum $25,530 was expended in the southern district of New York; and $6,945 and $6,172 in the northern and eastern districts of that state. ‘The total for Massachusetts is $2,935; for New Jersey, $2,880; for Tlinois, $2,120; and for Lou- poe $8,155. The aggregate for southern states y CLAIM OF Pactric RatLKoaDs YOR BACK Pay. | By the decision of the Supreme Court, January ‘26th, the Denver Pacific Railroad and Telegraph Company was declared free from the ob! tions of subsidized railroads to transport troops, ete., for the government without direc: "By this deci payment. sion back pay for mall pips fo secon ig due the company, but as the bal of the appropriations for mail transporiation in the years affected ha’ covered Peel the ry, ote Office de- partmen! no which to make pay- Tent. A statement of the facts of the case and the amounts due the Denver Pacific wa3 sent to-day to the T partment, tha’ an syproprstion by Con; of the necessa: sum may led. The decision ‘ot the Supreme Court also Kansas Pacific Railroa ve been appears to release the id from subsidy obliga- cept on the 394 miles of its route west from Kansas City. If the Dey nt of Jus- Uce construes the decision of court in this way, the P. O. department will take the same course in reference to the Kansas Pacific Rall- Toad as to the Denver Pacific Railroad and Tel- graph Company. 5 ee Speaker RANDALL ts hard at work making up his list of committees, but does not expect to announce them for several days yet. ee AT THE Ware Hovsg.—Senators Hill, Davis and Platt and Representatives Hayes, Clark (owa), Richardson (N. Y.), Hawley, Wait, Mills Sherwin and Urner had interviews with the President to-day. THE Vacant THIRD AUDITORSHIP.—Both ex- Senator Conover, of Florida, and ex-Represen- tative Rainey, of South Carolina, are mentioned in connection with the Third Auditorship of the Treasury, made vacart by the nomination of Mr. Austin as register of the land office at , Dakota. Mr. Rainey seems to have the better chances of the two. It ts probable that no appointment to the place will be made until the Senate acts on the nomtnatioa of Mr. Austin THE Wallace Commrriex.—The Senate com- mittee, to inquire into alleged frauds in the late elections, wil} meet at 10 o'clock to-morrow morning, in the room occupied by the Senate committee on claims. Senator Wallace is now the chairman instead of Teller, and the investi- gation of election frauds in the north and west will be pushed forward with vig it is understood, the Hon. Geo. ¢ A . Gorham, late will be examined in ‘smnents, and other in- ‘The press are to have the privtene of reporting the proceedings, and the investigation will be held with opén doors. The committee now consists of senator Wal- lace, (chairman,) with Senators Bailey, Gar- Jand, MeDonaid, Kernan, (5 democrats) and Senators Teller, Cameron, (of Wis.,) Kirkwood and Hoar, (4 republicans.) This committee has power to inquire into all matters pertain- ing to the assessments of clerks and other government employes; and alsoas to the action and conduct of U. reference to political ass under what law, ‘THE REPUBLICANS IN THE Hovs ‘There isan evident indisposition on the republican side of bm Avg which willLopen gi the door to general le; a pee Dill, were objected to by Mr. Conger, who gave notice that he would object to the in- treduction of any bil excey ted to the appropriation gress was ca: those which rela- ed In spectal session. Mus. Hayes has forwarded to Cincinnati a fine assortment OT cut Mowers for use at the | approaching industrial exhibition to be held in THE GREENGACKERS have another address already prepared, which will be thrown upon the country as soon as the band of fourteen ascertain that Congress will not permit any | Hnanctal legisiation at this session. | | TuR SvecESsOR TO Jedar Gtres, of the Maryland ctreult, recently deceased, will have to be chosen at anearly date. (nder the law | the President can designate no one to tempo- | Hughes was so dest rae dca are saat Sy | attired with cost rarily perform the duties of the office. je Was allve, but the latter’s death removes authority of the President to make a tem) selection. The court has to next, and before that date a nomination to the and Henry R. Stockbridge still remain Prominent candidates for the position. Is THE U. 8. SUPREME Count, yesterday, 1D i cbiain positions in the Pension | To-morrow, | supervisors of elections, : the marshals, their deputies, etc., in what state | or city appointed, how paid, by whom, and | tion to be introduced | in the House. To-day several bills, among them | ils for which Con- | J while Jus Giles ignated dge ne 4 jonday x ip will be made. R. Stockett Matthews still ‘the most | Polictes from revenues derived trom box rents, ees ples F. Case, receiver, &c., appel- t, VB. G. Beauregard et from the Cireuit Court of UI tod "stelee alstrict nit of the lower court was ing Hull Over the Barder, } DP TROUBLE WITH THE Sf0Cx, | it Lincoln, at Fort Belknap, M. S sent a letter to the Cominisstoner of In- | rs, dated March 10, giving inf a half breed coming towards the fe * the purpose of trading, was attacked and killed by a party of Tetons. His companion was edand fired upon, but escaped. Age: on adds: “The occurrence indicates in- | tence hostility towards everything that comes in their way, and no whites would be fe for 4a moment if they should come tn contact.” In bis monthly report dated March 6th, Agent Lincoln says: ‘We still have reports of a war- Uke character regarding the Sioux, and lat- terly they have assumed a detinite character. * og, My informatton tirst came to me from Benton. * * * A courter came In from the Cypress from Major Irwin, of N. W. M. potice, stating that some hundreds of Sioux were or had started to cross the line to make war on he Gros Ventres and Assinaboines and this pea * * * ‘The inciting cause of the Sioux hostility, they claim, is on account of the As- | sibaboines attacking = par of six Sioux and killing five of them, and stealing a lot of horses at the same time at a point some ¢0 to 75 miles below this post, on or near Milk river. I have investigated the matter and are conviziced that the Assinaboines are entirely innocent. * * ~ It fs clearly my opinion that there will be trouble with the hostile Sioux wituin the next two months; but am not fully certain that their hostility will be extended to the whites, Ihave ascout ont with instructions to find the Sioux camp and get all the information possible, and as speedily as possible.” A supplementary report, dated March 9th, says he scout whom I had employed to try to vi; Ming Bull's camp bas returned. He failed to reach his camp, thinking from the re- ports from @ band of half-breeds that it was not saie to doso. He reports Sitting Bull as being on this side of the line on Frenchiman’s creek and his camp extends for two miles up and Gown the creek, The drift of the information Which he was able to gather was of the same character as all the late rumors, viz: That as soon as the grass begins to grow they (the Sloux) would go to war and sweep everything Gut of the count . ‘The Commissioner of Indian Affairs says that the reports of Sitting Bull’s intended plan of operation, 1a accordance wit nich he will advance in three columns when the grass be- gins to grow, to attack three separaie for Thay be set downas all humbug. “In te first Place,” he says, “hostile Indians do not teil what they are going to do, as represented In the stories; and in the second place, Indians do not attack fortitications. They do not fight ex- posed on the open field exposed to soldiers in forts, Sitting Bull and his followers may mean to make trouble, but they certainly wilt not do it in the manner indicated. ‘They would not declare their purposes months before the Ume of action, when the only effect would be to put the Canadian police under additional obligations to make the attempt a faiiure.” THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON MILITARY AFFAIRS, to-day agreed to report for confirmation a large number of army promotions; the Presi- dent’s authority to make them notwithstand- pe the clause in last year’s army appropriation on the subject of promotions being unant- mously conceded. DECISION AGAINST SENATOR BELI.—The Senate committee on privileges and elections, by a Strict party vote, to-day adopted a resolution declaring that Charles H. Bell is not entitled to @ seat in the Senate under the recent appoint- ment of the Governor of New Hampshire; there being, in the judgment of the majority of the committee, no such vacancy as may constitu- tionally be filled by the governor. Messrs. Saulsbury and Batley will pee the report for presentation to the Senate on behalf of the majority, and Messrs. Hoar and Cameron of Wisconsin are to present, in writing, the views of the minority. The majority take the ground that a gubernatorial appointment {s not valid oe tt when a vacancy been created b; leat ian yy the or otherwise after an actual election of a Senator by the legislature. The minority con. tend that an original vacancy can be filed in the same manner as any other; and allege that there are nine precedents sustaining this view, and only one in the history or the Senate against it. A LETTER CONTAINING A $1,000 CONFEDERATE Boxp has been received by Secretary Sherman. It is dated at New Prospect, 8. C., and ts signed by T. W. Phillips, Spartan county, S C., who writes: “Enclosed please tind $1,000 (one thousand dollar) bond of the Confederate States of America, issued in accordance with the 6th section of an act of the Confederate Congress, February 17th, 1864. I desire to have my bond filed for redemption, at some future day. I believe that a law sooner or later will making them convertible into Us. nds. This view is founded upon the fact that two-thirds of the present members of the Senate and House have been confederate bond- holders. Such a law would produce a vast deal of conciliation among southern people wiio Dave been made destitute by the war. My ob- Ject in fling now Iso entitle me to the prece- dence in time of settlement.” THE Democratic Jor Cavcus Commirrer met last evening for the purpose of considering the jon suggested at the meeting of the democratic House caucus committee on Satur- day, and for the preparation of other measures to be presented to a joint caucus of the demo- cratic members of both houses, to be held to- ay after adjournment. There was consider- able discussion upon the poe. of adopting ‘the full views of the caucus of Saturday, the re- sult being a determination to reject the proposi- tion of Representative pene Concerning the army at the polls and the ballot The @i ition of the committee favored no affirmative legislation. It was agreed to allow two supervisors, who are not, however, to i= sess the right of counting ballots, but only to be present as witnesses at all the polls, and they are to be qualified voters at the precincts where they act. With the exception of the points above noted the joint caucus agreed upon nothing in addition to the proceedings of the caucus held on Saturday. THE POSTMASTER AT GALYRSTON, Texas, sends. a circular to the Postmaster General, urging the | propricty of the passage of a law for the pro- tection of bondsmen of postmasters against loss, as a measure necessary for the good of the Service and as a matter Cees He holds that post offices are run by virtue of and upon the strength of the itmaster’s bond. He | recomménds a provision in the frst instance for the establishment of national insurance companies against losses upon postmasters’ bonds and for the payment of premiums upon Which reaches the local beneficlaries of the postal system, or from an extra tax, if neces- upon letters when delivered under the ler System. He thinks a national law should be pas authorizing the creation of insurance companies in which the department should insure, with or without the request of securl- (les, against losses or bonds. AUSTRALIA'S INTERNATIONAL EXHtniTioN.— ‘The United States has been formally invited to take part tn the Melbourne (Australia) Interna- tfonal exhibition, to be held frou: the first day | of October, 1550, to the 31st of March, 181, It i understood that the attention of Congress will be called to the tnvitation andan effort be made by merchants to secure official representation by the United States at the ex; lon. Among the rules which will govern the exbibition are : ‘hat applications for space must be made through the Lis eee tre of the country to which the applicants belong; but in the event of no representative being ‘appointed by the | country to which the intending exhibitor be- | longs, he can communicate direct. with the sec- retary. Governments intending to take part {a the exhibition are requested to forward an In- Umation to that effect not later than the Ist of June, i579, and applications for space should be made nov later than the 3d of June, Though the months for the exhibition would winter here, it will be summer in Australia. THR NATIONAL BoaRD oF IRALTH AS COM- PLETED.—The President to-day sent to the Sen- ate the names of the following gentlemen a3 members of the National Board of Health created by the last Congress: Dr. S. M. Bemis, ot New Orleans, La.; Henry Bowditch, Bos- ton, Mass.; Jos. L. Cabell, Charlottesville, Va. Henry A. Johnson, Chicago, lil.; Stephen Smith + T. 8. Verdi, Washington, D. ¢ . Mitchell, Memphis, Tennessee. ject to confirmation of the Senate, One is @ representative of the Treasury de- partment, one of the War ‘department, and one the Department of Justice. Dr. Woodworth was, before his death, de- signated to_ represent the Treasury depart- t's representative is rn pultings, ‘Navy Sepa ment’s Me Director Del and itor bs i will represent Department | Une town, some time before day light, and when | very well answers all: rege pi of a com) | above noted, all travel between the two cities , Watch houses, usstan gov , 1879. £Loening Star, DESTRUCTIVE FIRES. | MIXED SCHOOLS. | THE QUESTION IN NEW YORK. TWO CENTS OTES ON THE WAY. Prom the Sea to Mount Zion. JBRUSALEM: February, 1 | The vessel that carried us to Jaffa reached her anchorage, about a mile and a-halt from we went on deck the little light house of that poit was still slowly flashing its alternate blaze of red and yellow across the rocky and restless waves of Its harbor,—Iit harbor tt may be called. It was not long, however, until the sun came up, bright and warm, frgm behint the low bank of clouds hanging ov the hiils of Samaria, in the distance, and preparations were made to go ashore. This is not usually considered much of a feat in the United States | or England, but in most of the Mediterranean ports it is rather a serious undertaking, as well on account of the actual inconveniences as the deafening and confusing noises attending it At_Jaffa the landing is made in a large, open, strongly-bullt boat, the motive power for Which 1s furnished by a dozen or 80 of stout Arab boatmen,—all blessed with good lungs, as well. The entrance to the landing place pro. per Js through a narrow and shallow gateway ying between the ledges of rocks that serve as @ natural breakwater for the inner harbor, and so difficult is the passage e undertake to put off or t when the weather 1s at all rou them on to another port, wher: LOL 80 great. On getting ashore at, Jaffa the first thing for the traveler to do is to accompany his bagsage to tbe so-called custom house, for examination and the payment of duties, Up to tie point of visiting the custom house, the rules are very strict, and must. be strictly observed. Once nside the door, however, and thelr relaxation | seems natural and easy.” On the payment by ur dragoman of half a franc for each one of our party, the formality of even unstrapping the packages was dispensed with, Tis is more exp fous and much cheaper than the same service in the United States, but it ts probably less remunerative to the government. T may add here that same routine ts per when the traveler leaves Palestine,—a daty being laid as well on articles carried out of the country as on those coming in, | Keing anxious to get through to Jer i e ¥, we had tried to make a | a1 end by telegraphing from Port | Sald the day before, Butin orieotal couatries | with energy,— mnaking a noisy fuss about the s 8. That pastime 13 carrled on with a degree of ee that could hardly be sur- passed, if not the life alone but also the eternal salvation of the whole native race depended on it. Instead of getting started at seven, as we hoped, it was therefore something after nine | o'clock, before we were fairly under way to Mount Zion. The suburban grounds and orchards of Jaffa are very attractive, abounding, as they do, in trees as rare as they are beautiful to eyes un- used to tropical and Oriental foliage. ‘The list includes, among others, the Tamarisk, Pepper, Palm, Almond, Fig, Orange, Lemon, Banani the wide-spreading Sycamore of the east, an fruit-bearing ‘Cactus, with trunks as thick as the average human body. I have never seen trees so heavily laden as the orange trees of Jaffa, nor fruit so large as they bear. The orange grown there jowever, not. equal in flavor or delicacy of texture to some of the varieties we had eaten in Egypt; still, the qual- I2iceltid Reet aah al oe delicious anc ing throu; ne of Palestine, But at Jaffa | the appeal was to the eye, rather than to the palate, and the picture presented by the large peed of gold ig thick among the rich | lark green leaves, as we wound out of the city | on our way to Jerusalem, was a most fascinat- ing one, and one long to be remembered. THE ROAD TO JERUSALEM. But before commencing the journey, let me anticipate a little, andsay in a preliminary way a few words about the road itself over which we are to trave]. The present carriage way was constructed about ten years aga, uy com- mand of the Sultan, In order that the then Em- peror and Empress of the French might be able to make the journey to Jerusalem In a pleasant and comfortable manner; but for some reason, which I have not heard, they never passed over it. [tis about forty miles in length, and was at the time it was made a fairly good road, though at present {ft 1s sadly out of order, and in many places much in need of repairs, which there is little prospect of Its getting. As the Work of constructing 1t_was done by forced or conscripted labor, its exact cost 1s not kaown. A toll is collected from all animals and vehicles —. over it, but nobody but those who re- | ceive it seem to know what becomes of the | money, as none of it 1s expended in keeping the road in order. Asa maiter of sentiment, per- | haps, the engineers who laid down the route followed or kept very near to the old caravan path between the two cities, which had been trodden by so many devout nd holy men for so many generations. Asa consequence many of the curves are rather sharp, and some of the grades are quite steep. But on the whole, it | for, if we aratively small ; r of invalid or comfort-loving tourists, ef except the patronage num! there ts little need of a wagon road here, or rather it is not used as such. No freight of any kind 1s carried over it on wheels. Kverythins i} taken from the sea side to supply the wants ol the people of Jerusalem is packed on the backs of camels and asses; and, with the exception 4g still on horseback or on foot. As for exports, there is nothing sent out from the interior but a few skins of olive oil, which are shipped to | France to be refined for market almost invariably carried by camels, At inter- vals of between two and ti miles along the line of the road stand substantially built stone co} fed at the ex- vernment, for the bene- r of its subjects who an- | oly land as pilgrims. ‘These r rather used by the native police force who patrol the road for the protection of travelers and merchandise, though some of the doubting ones do say there is more danger to person and property from the ‘uardians themselves than from those whom | they pretend to guard against. When it is | added that a single wire telegraph line follows the course of the road throughout, the reader en pretty well understand the general situa- Uon en route, THE PLAINS OF SHARON. ‘The morning we left Jaffa was a most lovely one. A heavy rain which fell the evening be- fore had rendered the atmosphere clear and balmy, and gave new life and freshness ta veyetation. Lillies of the vatley literally ered the ground in some places, often forcti thelr way up between rocks where one would think nothing could grow; in others the bright short stemmed poppy made the earth fairly erimson, while here and there little patehes of young wheat gave pleasant color to the other- wise rather tawny landscape. But, as the | Lotus grows no more in Egypt, 80 there are no longer any Roses on the Plains of Sharon,—tor it is upon this memorable ground that we enter imme itely after leaving Jaffa. T a ains constitute an extensive and reasonably fertile track of rolling land, much in appearance,—ex- cept in color, Which is gene: y of a reddish brown,—like the rolling prairies of northern Illinois. Properly cultivated, they woulddoubt- less produce liberally; but, owing to excessive and capricious taxation, and the discourage- ments general! inder which all agricultural pursuits are carried on under Turkish rule, they now yleld comparatively nothing. AMONGST SCRIPTURE SCENES. AU once the traveler sets foot in Jaffa he ts amongst scenes and names made familiar by the seriptures. In the city the house of S the Tanuer {s pointed out, and a tule way on the Jerusalem road a small flve-domed fountain marks the site of the House of Dorcas, where that woman “full of ood works” was restored to life. To the lett, a little farther along, crown- ing the summit of’ a cone shaped hill, 4 collec- Uon of forlorn mud huts are sald to occupy the site of Ancient Timnath, the scene of many-of Samson's early exploits; and at a distance of about twelve miles from the coast we came to Ramleh, said by tradition to have been the original home of Joseph of Arimathea, in whose “new sepulchre, wherein was never man yet se the Savior was entombed after the crici- xion, ‘The principal features of the town of Ramleh of the present day are a wayside inn, where a passable meal or a tolerable night's 1 may be had, a Latin convent, and the ruins of # fine old tower, which rises high above the land- e ng before the town fiseif ts to be seen, however, the real attraction of urists. It isthe remnant of what must have been originally a very han. 6 view from the one of great extent ense of the Russi it of the 1: top is and beauty. Aut differ as to the pean puliders or worlaes algo as to time in which {t was built; country, ‘upied the and that it was 8 most reasonable, | Uon of lttle grou st, and these are | This | intelligiiy | Tower of Davia, the gates of the built as a_ sort of lookout tower in connection with military affairs is not improbable. It is square in form, meas- uring about twenty-five feet each way, and fs strengthened by substantial buttresses at the four corners. Its present height is some- where near ninety feet, although a portion of the upper part has evidentiy been thrown down. The top {s reached by one hundred and ten well worn and crumbling stone steps, wind- ing around a square Inner tower, built of solid masonry. The view from the too ts, as I have sald, one of remarkable beauty and interest. Surrounding the tower on every side Hes the Plain of Sharan. To the west its undulating surface stretches to the Mediterranean, which is, of course, plainly in sight. In the northeast the Jarge white Greek Church and tall Musiim minaret of modern Lud mark the sfte of scrip- tural Lydda or Diospolis, Eastward, on the summit of a small hill, stands Gimzoh, with th grain vaults of scripwural times still in good preservation and yet used for the same pur- poses as then. A little farther to the right, crowning the summit of another hill, ts Latrun, believed by tradition to have been the home of the penitent thief who was crucified, and said to be still occupied by his lineal descendants, but without the saving quality of penitence. In the southeast, not very far away, may be seen what Is left of ancient Gezer, once captured from the Cananttes and destroyed by Pharaoh, who subsequently gave the land upon whieh it stood to his daughter as her wedding dowry, while to the south the great Arabian desert stretches its desolate wastes to the shores of the Ked Sea. Near to the tower, and originally doubuless belonging to or connected with it, Stand the ruins of some fine arces, and under these runs & vast vaulied chamber, the columns and arches of which are still weil preserved ‘The crumbiing topsot the old walls and arches above ground are over grown with bushes and c1eeping vines, which give a melancholy and picturesque air to the secne, admirably in keep- Ing with the spirit of the place. THE VALLEY OF ASALON. Leaving Ramleh in the rear and climbing a hill which forms the eastern boundary of the Plains of Sharon, the Valley of Ajalon comes in- to view, directly ahead. This celebrated battle field, over which Joshna commanded the sun and moon to stand still, isasmall and rather handsome basin, some six or efght miles wide by ten or twelve in length, shut in by a circle: | of hills, barren and stony, which rise to con- i aoe height on the north, east, and south A number of minor elevations break the of the plain, and the dry bed of a stream h must run ‘with considerable force after heavy rains winds tts crooked way through the treeless valley, which, by the way, would make a fine field for the maneuvering of contending armies even of the present day. JOBS VALLEY AND WELL, Crossing the spur of the high hil! on which stands Latrun, the traveler next enters into Job's Valley, which contains also a spring bear- ing the name of Job’s Well, but how well their connection is established with the Job of the Bible ts rather hard to find out. The spring or weil is a round walled pool, from twelve to fit- teen feet in diameter, filled tothe brim with water, which fs said tobe both unfailing and good, tho’ not attractive to the eye. The valley 1s only se called, I suspect, because it 13 hot itself a mountain. It consists, in fact, of a number of small bills literally covered with large loose stones, which give the land a far more sterile and desolute appearance than Would solid masses of stone. would seem, indeed, to preclude any idea that the \bor- hood had ever been ‘ground. In the ‘ell the air was filled with vicinity of Job's locusts, which we were told had bee! from the desert country east of Jerusalem by a wind that had prevailed from that direction a few days before. They are larger and seemed to fly with a better sustained filght than the locusts of America. That they are still used for food by the natives of the country is attested by the fact that at this point we metan Arab boy a ee a basket full of them which he bad caught for that purpose. THE HALF-WAY INN, Just beyeau Job's Well, and about twenty- five miles from Jaffa by the road, stands an un- pretending but not unprepossessing wayside inn, kept by an Algerian Jew. Here a cup of Turkish coffee may be obtained, There are also cleanly and not uncomfortable looking beds fitted up for the accommodation of trav- elers who wish to break the journey as nearly in the middie as possible in regard to time. At the site of the inn the road commences to climb the “ Mountains of Judea” proper, and the way henceforward is both steep and rough. The land is rocky and barren, and, with the excep- of gnarled and twisted olive trees here and there, few signs of cultiva- Uon are to be seen. We reached the summit of the first of the three high ridges lying between the Plain of Sharon a1 rusalem just at sun- set, and, looking backward, the eye fell on a most beautiful panoramic view which included the whole tract of country through which we had passed all day and the blue Mediterranean far beyond as the vision reached. A MOONLIGHT JOURNEY. From this point onward the journey was made in the night, but not in darkness. Tne sky was clear, the air pure and transparent, andthe moon. nearly at her full, shone with such an effulgent light that as we passed along Wwe were able to see with ease, if not with en- Ure distinctness, most of the celebrated places in view. First came Baalah, or Kirjath-] where the Ark of the Covenant was de for many years before being taken to Jeru- salem a pens in ee eer ae tr mon. Wealso passed through one of the two or three valleys in Palestine pointed out as the veritable place in which David particular one is overlooked it at times it must carry off a ume of water, as is shown by 0 cut along Its course and also by tl for a wooden bridge which connects its banks. For the last eight or ten miles, or perhaps moré Speaking, for the last four hours, our road was rough and winding, and so steep in places that we to pick our way along on foot; and it was after fen o'clock when, tired and hungry, we at last entered, close by the $0 mnilitons, of ey os have ja to see, ‘and for ny thousai y Willingly laid down. ee ¥gen ———_ «2 —— , Jmpertant Nominations. ‘The President sent the following nominations to the Senate to-day:—Henry s, White, to be assistant collector of customs for the Port of Jersey City, N. J. To de mem! % Uonai board of health:—Doctors i W. Bemis, of New Orleans; fenry J. Bowditch, of Boston, Mass.; Stephen Smith, of New York City; Henry A. Johnson, of Chicago, Il.; James L. Cabell, of Charlottesville, Va.;T. 8. Verdi, of Washington, D. C., and Robert W, Mitchell, of Memphis, Tenn. Also a number of postmasters, Also Wm. J. Pollock, of Illinois, to be an Indian in- ‘tor, and Louis A. Barnes, register land of- spect fice, Gainesville, Fla, Supscnirrions to the four per cent. loan to- day amounted to $41,600, THE NOMINATION Of Clarence King to be dl- rector of the geological surveys was to-day referred to a sub-committee by the Senate com. mittee on public lands, DIMEDIATELY ATER THE ADJOURNMENT of the Senate to-day, another joint meeting of the caucus committees was held in the room of the Senate judiciary committee. This meeting was held for the poe of receiving the to the sections of plan of procedure with cae beet ats Statutes which the democrats con- repealing, as agreed caudus-committes is joint seston ae ene Promtnent democratic Representatives concede that thts will be the Sinat i ting of the cauous ittees previous t cal - Se ft CTE commen as e appointment: fouse committees de- pends very materially u the Joint caucus, If it iy geeernct fap ener iste and crantaton of the standing zation e committees Js necessary; otherwise the appointment of the committees on appropriations and the judiciary will be all that are required. THE POINDEXTER TRIAL aT RICHMOND.— Nothing new was elicited from testimor of ¥. H. McGuire and A. xi {lon thus far has been only in relation to what transpired at Chilsteve eabenoo factory at the Curtis by the ner, ou Of which oa pak ot has not yet Deen etletted, "8 TS Lyon ae eae ave. Aled ve bul of ime. ill examine the pn ti The Se ‘where thet ly occurred, FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. TUESDAY, March 25. SENATE.—The recently elected officers were | in their respective places In the Senate to-day, The proceedings were opened with prayer by the chaplain, Rev. J. J. Bullock. ‘The journal was read by Mr. Burch, the new secretary. ‘The Vice President laid before the Senate a communicationérom the Secretary of the Treas- ury, in response to the resolution of Mr. Wal- lace, calling upon him to furnish to the Senate a detailed statement of the accounts, &c., mar- shals in New York, Peansylvanta, Ohio, Massa- churetts, Maryland and other states, and the respective amount paid to them for services during the elections of October and November, 1s78. Mr. Kernan presented the memorial of the 38 tO | . Pp Oneida Historical society, asking ( carry out the resolution of the Cont Congress in the erection of a monument to Gen. Nicholas Herkimer, who fell in the revolution- ary war. Mr. Johnston presented a communication | from the Commissioner of Agriculture, asking for an appropriation additional to that hereto- | fore made, a larger amount being required to j Prosecute Investigations as to contagious ais- | eases among cattle. Mr. Roilins introduced a bill providing for the settlement of all claims against the District. of Columbia through the Court of Claims, Mr. McDonald introduced a bill incorporating the Mount Pleasant and Potomac Side ratlway. Mr. Hamlin presented a memorial of womea of Maine, mora | Congress to hibit the saic | of intoxicating liquors in tie District of Colum- bia, except for medicinal, mechanical and sci- entitic purposes. Mr. Groom presented the memorial of Jona M. Gordon, praying for the repeal of what ts known as the civil rights bill and the provision | of law in relation to supervisors of elections. aflirming that they are unconstitutional. and are calculaied to convert this c monarehy. ee Mr. Booth introduced a bill authort the Secretary of the Interior to declare feted | cases, and @ bill to re- duce the price of public lands in ratiroad timits, Other bills were introduced and, like the fore- } going, appropriately referred. ! Mr. Davis (W. Va ) offered a joint resolution | providing for a select committee of the two | jouses tO consider what can best be done to | promote the interests of agriculture, and that | the committee have power to send for persons = papers. Referred to the committee on agri- culture, - | The Senate then proceeded to the considera- | ton of the following resolution, heretofore of- | fered by Mr. Hoar: } support of the executive, cial departments, and for tl country, except upon condition rege and the President shall To the ation, wan absen' sickness/and could not therefore be heard. The Senate, at 2:15, by a strict party vote, ad- | | journed, HOUSE—Mr. Harris (Va.) asked leave to offer { resolutionsdirecting the committee on judiciary H to inquire into the facts connected with the ac- ton of Alexander Rives, judge of theU.8. district court for the western district of Vi io peor ripe J with the action of the that he would | mn bi ‘Uuniess it | | ‘he House—yeas 129, nays 111. at 12:40, | \—then, yee ing his vote, Mr. Stephens revious to inquired if the Speaker was ready to announce ees. 2 3 B EY 4 2 z ; % i Hf it ale 5 i 3 B 2 E j s z H ! raPE jd | the mtxed corps is to be. on the spot in Resolted, That. the retasal yy one house of | saver Congress to make necessary provision for the | FRIGHTFUL DOMESTIC TRAGEDY, NEW EASTERN QUESTION. s FOREIGN AFFAIRS. Eastern Roumetin — The New East rm Qi Loxpox, March 25.—vhe Times Vienna dis- ateh says: The Russian cireular \- Ton to the state Of Unreadiness 10 ans See time fixed for the evacuation will eastern Koumelia. It ts pected that the new constitution w be eli |, can be ume, nor that the organization of the and gendarmerie can be offer security for the maint order as contemplated ye Congress. The circular suggests that international com - mission, if su) by amixed ei could, after completing the constitution, having it sanctioned by the Porte in constant return to Phil and in concert a — inted by Turkey superintend the ‘otroduction of a constitution. From the com- munications ete es Detween tbe seems powers there be every of | the Kusstan iy fay ved the end of isi8, broached the idea of mixed cccupation, which was then deemed premature. Austria had alreac i _at that con- dy ag ent gress; while, to juage by past, France isnot likely to separate herself the other ers. England, since the ications in Eastern Roumetia, has taken up idea, and iLcannot be supposed that Count Schouvalof would have advocated It at 8t. he found the general footing ey re will doubuess regard as a Blow aimed ut the Sultan's ‘authority, but the condl- tons of the scheme tay do much to overcome iis objections. ven accord! to the Russian Suggestion, Turkey, as a power, could contribute a part of the occupying force, and the term of occupation would be definitely fixed. Even if mixed be in principle, it will take time to fix the ry negotiations must proceed expeditiously SSR ume replace the Russians. Probably with a view await the result of the ctreular, the Czars journey to Livadia has been postponed. Mixed Occu: Not Feasible. Loxpox, March ¥5.—The Times’ ple correspondent telegraphs that the of the Porte, which at present is an mixed condition of the would not be easily obtained. The Porte’s Protest. VIENNA, March %5.—The Neuefreie Presse the Porte’ has formally systematic exputston M trem Eastern Roumelia by the Bulgarians. The — Removal of the French essental project, oftelal ‘ire circles Berlin, en route to Submarine Sable to South A of Aden, Zanzibar, and Ni the India, Lonpon, March 25.—The Oriental Bank J at re depreciation of Indian and Fes hong the of ‘the same form as in the house of commons on Thursday. Other English Items. ‘The house of commons will adjourn on thesth ot April to the 17th of April for the easter re- cess. The weather is very cold and A Pretiver was i consequence of purchases for the Austrian government, Ba <4