Evening Star Newspaper, March 28, 1879, Page 1

- ‘THE EVEN PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Suuctay, AT TRE STAR RUILPINGS, Pennsylvania Avecue, Gormer Lith Stroet, Bs The Evening Star Newspaper Oom 8. HW. KAUFPMANN, Pres’t, 3 served to aubser ey OWN BCOOUL:, Bt cece per inom Coples al punter, 2 centaesch. By mail—postage pre cents s month; one year, $2. Lx Sran—pablished on, Friday —$2 : prepaid. 10 copies for 1 CGF es Wi subscriptions must Ds psa in ad- | wer gent longer then 20 paid (6 | n@ made Enown on appitcation. } _SPECIAL NOTICES | 1 EVERAL plan and deco- of our Montiactare, w: Mesimata hivh stand LUM, pesmbie. We sell Fur~ Of weil ectab ek aud Fire Piace Sioves ALO, Parlor Grates, Brasg Fire Setts, Engl: Decorative Tie. Pisia and HAYWiRD & HUTCHINSON, H mar2tr Sth et. a.w. > GROCERS’ PASS BOOKS, MEMO«AN. DUMS and BLANK BOOKS’ very cheap at "BERTS’ Bookstore, 1010 7th street. above New York rats mar226t Ue SoLPave waters, MILEURN’S PHARMACY, 1429 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, Greenbrier, White Sulphur and Kentucky Blue Lick just recerved. mart3-te a Eatatlishinest. Sf W' B MOSES & street n.w. 1d Seventh - of Pennsylvania avenue au: a Bevent |AL SAFE DEPOSIT ( )M fetes Governinent other Bands.for safe keep at 81 per $1,000 cone a] dent, GEO. ANT, Treas. TLLARD, CASSEES, THOS FV: Sané-cofm FOR E3, COLDS, BRONCHITIS, | aed Mee the Gnea? ENOL REMEDY, couch a over 50 years. Relief speedy and certain, .» AGENTE, E FOUGEBA & 00. en oetS0-wf.m.6m OS niinan! OPENING. Ihave just received my First Instalmcnt of SPRING CLOTHING, i | Consisting of Fine Worsted Diagonal and Granite a 2 id Vests, and also in Gioth m Frince Albert Coats and Vests, ao in it Colored. ad an ‘and Yacht Cloth Suits im Sack an: Frocks Worsted, Light and Dark Colored Pants for Dress and Business. Also. Te Also, a very large assortmer: ‘of Boye’ and Children’s Suits. part of the goods recei jumerating others. ved ; In se- equal Mt PRIC a een Jota fon is to all to visit extended ‘wy establishment, whether they wish to purchase or A. STRAUS, THE POPULAR CLOTHIER, mar25tr 2021 Pa. ave., bet. 10thand Mth xts. Gamers Te cupEs. SPECIAL SIX VERY BEST FOR $12 ‘Material and Workmanship unexcelled. SS Sarat Facrory, 816 Fstreet Opposite Patent Office. LUMBER. ONE DOLLAB WILL BUY 200 FEET OF BOARDS. ONE DOLLAB WILL BUY 100 FEET OF BOARDS. ONR DOLLAR WILL BUY 160 FEET OF BOARDS, at WILLET & LIBBEY’S, PROSITE NORTHERN LIBERTY MARKET, OR. SIXTH STREET AND NEW YORE AVE © MILBURN having purchased the old. Hiebed snd well known DP thers, 3. P. whom he has beea seks 8 con. ‘and confi ead frm so long enjoyed at ths hands of their friends and the ie ‘WASHINGTON ©. MILBURN, No. 1429 Pa. ave. HAVANA AXD DOMESTIO SEGARB. 20 per cont of fo CAE alo” Brand €260 per i] of our “. ‘THOMAS RUSSELL, yan3Btr 2918 Penna. avenue. yur BECEIVED, & BEAUTIFUL ASSORTMENT OF BASTER OAEDS, Euobracing Marcus Wards, Prangs & Bothe, of Lon Also, 8 For sale by pikGs FOR LENT. J. D. FREE, Jz., ¥ geo, sgots, nt oa ane ss ase nizing for the Beason of 1879. i. . sgmrnetrare tet LOmDO! | day amounted to $24. 250. ' an extract from the report of the grand jury of Che £ V%, 583—N2. 8,107. ening WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, MARCH 28 1879, I lar, TWO CENTS THE EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. | Internairey- 4. GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY. enue, $256,944.52; customs, 2414.1 SUBSCRIPTIONS to the four per cent. loan to-” AT THE Ware Hovse.—Senator Plumb and Representatives Morton, Shallenbarger, Bailey | (N.Y.), ‘Neal, Starin, Endein. Thomas <M), | Rutterworth, Herbert, Davis (ll), and Russel (N.C, called on the President to-day. REPRESENTATIVE BLACKBURN, Who so ably filled the position of chairman of the House committee on the District of Columbia. after the death of Chairman Williams, does not azain desire to serve in that capacity. Cuter Moses and party left Fort Vancouver W. T., yesteraay. They will arrive here in about two weeks. Miss DEVENS, Who has been the guest of Mrs, ‘Hayes for some time, left yesterday for Massa- chusetts. TRE CABINET MEETING to-day again discus- sed the Sitting Bul question, bat came to no conclusion. The statement that it has been Cecived to call on the Dominion government to look after Sitting Bull, is incorrect. THERE WERE FouR HUNDRED AND TwENTY- ONE CONTESTANTS in the recent examtuation for positions in the Pension Office. It will take uhe examining board at least a month to go thiovgh all the papers and determine the rank of the contestants. ‘Those of the examined who got up early this morning and called at the In- terior department to find how well they did Were much disappointed to recelve this infor- mation. Mr. A. M. Tracy, Jn, of Ghent, New York, classmate of Mr. Rutherford B. Hayes, at Cor- nell University, is vistting the latter, during his spring vacation, at the Executive Mansion. ‘They senort boating matters at the University to be ia tourishing condition, and as Mi Tracy is secretary of the Cornell navy this can be taken as authoritative. THe CIxcINNATI CONGRESSMEN.—Gov. Tom Young, of Ohio, had read in the House to-day Hamilton county, Chio, which sets forth that that bedy had inquired into certain affidavits alleging that Gov. Young and his colleague Mr. Butterworth bad used money to influence their election, and after taking the testimony of some fifty witnesses had concluded that there was fanny | Messrs. Young and Butter- ile leveloped sufficient to base a cause of action, ABREST OF COUNTERFEITERS.— Robert A. Plunkett, of Greenup, Illinois, was arrested yesterday at that place by the secret service men, for passin; @ having in his possession counterfeit col. Jonn ‘Eekes and Wm. » Eekes were also at Mason, Michtza: for having in their possession and ou! terfelt fifty cent silver halves. Ralbs ON GEORGIA MOONSHINERS.—Collector Clarke telegraphs to Commissioner Raum from Atlanta, Ga., that on the 26th instant he seized two oxen, one wagon, two barrels illicit spirits and two illicit dist! also about 1,500 gal- Jons of mash, beer and low wines. A Cavcts OF REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATIVES Was held in the hall of the House immediately after the adjournment yesterday, Mr. Frye, of Maine, presiding, for the purpose of discussing | the situation In regard to the political clauses which the majority has dete ed. to inco-po- rate in the pending appropriation bil!s, viz: To prohibit the presence of troops at the polls and to re those sections of the Revised Statutes of the United States which authorize the ap- pointment of chief su] and deputy m: Shals for elections. ‘1ne subject was very ge! erally dis the members present, and the sentiment was unapimous in op} n to the programme arranged rats. e by the Messrs. Garfield and Keifer, ot Onio; Will of hake og Belfort, of epee Conger finally agreed that eve made by the minority to eee the passage of the bills named above, un! they shall be re- Heved of the legislative provisions in question ‘The sense of the caucus was that if the demo crats insist upon carrying out the plan already adopted by the majority, the effect would b the stopping of the wheels of and the majority would be responsible for th Tesult. A re. olution was also adopted withou yeep “that it isthe sense of the caucu it oe and until =e Galt chee aa are disposed of no pairs by republicans sb under apy consideration be made.” ‘THE CULTURE OF TEA AS AN AMERICAN IN- pusTRY.—Mr. Wm. Saunders, of the Agricultu- ral dey artment, has received an invitation from the New York Horticultural Society to deliver an address on the culture of teaas an American Industry. As he has paid much attention to the progress of tea culture, and the improvements connected with its manufacture the: tw ears—which Nor a Lrrerary Cvss.—Mr. Samuel Dysart, of Ulinots, who was one of the assistant com- missior ers to the Paris exposition, was request- ed.to make a report on stock-ratsing, based upon the exhibits of that character ex) m. He has submitted his report. It ‘wasin such a crude and incongruous shape that it was not fit for publication, nor could it be utilized revision. It has consequently been returned to him with the request that he try agein. Mr. Dysart is a large stock raiser. NAVAL ORDERS.—Lieut. M. R.S. McKenzie to special duty on board the practice ship Constel- Jation. Lieut. Commander D. W. Mullen from the Norfolk nauy yard to the receiving ship Jamest( wn at the Mare Island navy yard. a Saasrcaedasay BiG BEAR THREATENING War.—A letter trom Cypress Hiils, Manitoba, dated Feb. 22. reports. that Big Bear, a Cree chief, had seized the goods of atrading party near the forks of the Red Deer and Saskatchewan rivers, and that 50 mounted police had started to arrest him. He <:¥ows that he will not be taken, and has sent mescengers, with tobacco, to the surrounding bands of Indians, and e:en across the frontier, inviting them to join him in force, for the pur- pose of making a demand on Gov. for Ubree things, which the letter does not men- Uo, with threats of repossessing the country and excluding the whites it not granted. The letter adds that all the buffalo are south of the frontier, ard that great destitution prevails among the Indians and others. ‘THE LovistaNa LOTTERY REPEAI. BILL SIGNED, Gov. Nichols, of Loufstana, has signed the bill repealing the charter of the Loulsiana state lot- tery, but the officers say that it will not affect the business of the lottery. The constitution- ality of tbe law ts to be tested in the courts, counsel for the lottery claiming that the char- tered rights of the company, resting on a coa- tract with the state, cannot be distur MAIN BETWEEN PENNSYLYA- NIA AND Vinainta.—A telegram to the New York Herald from Norfolk, March says: Sporting circles of this section of Virginia are greatly excited over the greatest cocking main for many years which fs to be fought between | Penbsylvania and Virginia on the 7th, Sth and | 9th of April. le 18 to produce twenty- | Each side 1s twenty. five birds and fight for $100 each battle and $1,000 on the odd fight. The bel sport- ing men will arrive next week with their chick- ens, and a large crowd of the betting and sport- ing fraternity is expected in this city. New RULEs oN THE “L” Roaps.—The board of directors of the New York Elevated railroad yesterday resolved to run through trains on their main line after this date, and to operate tre branch independently. This action has been rendered necessary by the effect produced by the recent accident. The branch roads are to be suspended for a short time. Tarty MEN KiLLep.—New Zealand advices to March 4 state that a fire-damp explosion oc- curred in the Kaitangala coal mine, near Otago, on the 2ist of February. Thirty men, all who were in the mine at the time, were killed. ster White and Senator Conk- ling. The statement that Professor White's ap- | polntment to the Berlin mission was due to the infiuence (f Senator Conkling, or that the ap- pointment can tn any way be considered as a peace cffering on the part of the administration to the Senator, is wholly unfounded. Senator Conkling has long been a friend of Mr. White, but be neither recommended his appointment nor was the friendship between the two <entie- men taken into consideration in selecting a ministe to Germany. The new miutster 1s an intimate friend of the President. and 1s yer- haps as well-informed as to the President's views as Boy one. For this reason an Interview | which was hed with him at Syracu:e and pub- shed yesterday in the New York Timen {s ot considerable importance. He was asked if Senator Conkling bad anything todo with se- curing the appointment. President White:—Not to my knowledge. I do not think he ever suggested to the President my Dame for nomination. I have always been @ warm personal and political friend of Senator Conkling, and advocated his first election as | United States Senator. At the same time I have felt at perfect liberty to criticise his policy when I thought he had made mistakes, and have freely told him so. Senator Conkling is a man who, in minor matters, sometimes makes ee but is generally right on grave ques- tions. “Will it not be said that your appointment | will be considered as a Hogs offering on the part of the President to Mr. Conkling?’ President White—Senator Conkling has had nothing to do with my appointment so far as I am aware, and no such interpretation should be put upon the President’saction in the matter. The appointment, I presume, is conferred with- out reference to political reasons, such as suc- gested by you. I think, however, that there are Significant indications that the opposition to the President in the republican party s becoming more conciliatory, and that the breach in the ey bids fair to be healed. I know that the sesident is anxious for harmony, and will do his full share toward. pening it about. “What do you think of the President’s civil service policy?” President White—I think that this civil ser- vice is destined to become one of, if not the gravest question in politics, but I think that at present there are other questions of greater importance that shouid be alluded to. First of all is the financial question; then the policy of dealing with the south. Upon the wise solu- tion of these questions depends, in the largest degree, the welfare of our country. at, sooner or later, the civil service question will prove to bé the dividing line between parties and factions. Civil service leagues will be formed all over the country, and I have no doubt that the civil service party will eventu- ally triumph. The President's southera policy meets my approval. Ex-President Grant told me in Repent that, in his opinion, President Hayes was right on the southern question. pa basso iaiichehidade, tas The Coming Struggle in Congress. The action of the republican caucus yester- day, in which it was the unanimous expression that the army and legislative appropriation ‘ills ought not to pass in the shape In which the democrats have proposed them, make a dead- leck inevitable, unless, one side or the other backs down. There Is a very decided feeling on the senu tan Side not even to allow either of the bills go through the House tn their present Shape, if itcan be prevented; and to resort to flibustering to defeat, or at jeast delay them. Of course, if this expedient 1s not resorted to, the democrats, having a majority in each house, can pass the bills in the'r present shape, and then the responsibility or their defeat will rest with the terposition of the executive veto. There is one thing apparent, and that is that both the democrats and re- ublicans present rather a united front. ‘he republicans had hoped that the democrats could not hold thefr men together, but are now willing to admit that the ~ stlon of their recent caucus 1s sufficient to wax.ant the opinion that the democratic line is unbroken. There is a good. Geal of wild talk and idle speculation as to what the President will do; also as to what the demo- crats will do if he vetoes the bills. There are not a few democrats who say that if the Presiden vetoes the bills, Con, can take arecess until next December, and that it will then be out o the power of the President to again convene Congress In extraordinary session. Tinis 3 dis — however, by good lawyers, whosay tia he President can convene Congress, even if { takes a recess, any time after three days sia! have elaps District Government Affairs. The time for payirg the tax for personal property expires with the present mouth. and then the penaity will be enforced. A delegation of persons interested in the col- lection of manure for shipping away from this city, and who make their grounds for deposit at, the arsenal point, was before the District Com missioners to-day to ask permission to continue to Seposit at the same place, under certain re- strictions named, provided that they receive the consent of the owners of the ground and conform to such regulations as the health oflicer may make to prevent the creation of a nuisance injurious to health. wor licenses were yesterday approved for issue to William Quackenboss, Georgetown, and M. V. Tierney, Washington. A SEWER NUISANCE. The attention of the District Commissioners has been called by the health officer to the ne- | cessity of adopting some less offensive way or cleaning out sewer traps. As at present the filthy contents of the sewers are taken out by buckets, dumped on the streets, loaded in open carts and drawn to a place of deposit throuzh the open streets. The health officer says: “It 1s one of the few ou tcc of a bygone eee in Washington, and uld not be longer Wilerated.” BUILDING PERMITS issued by Inspector Entwisle: Mrs. Dr. Austin, repair a brick, High st., between Ist an Georgetown; $300. Miss Mary E. Reed, von Tuct a two-story brick dwelling, B, between 2d and 4th sts. n.e.; $1,500, Elian Stanton, con- struct a two-story brick dwelling, G, between ist and 2d sts. n.e.; $100. Wm. Witthaft, con. struct a two-story Stable rear of 115 ; #0. John E. Herrell, construct, three two-stor brick dwellings, P ve tween 9th and 10th St 500. J. M. Waters, repair brick Mari Georgetown; $900. Win. Williams repair brit 1S Fst. n.w.; $100. M. Anderson, repair tram ick Sul | van, repair and War- ren sts., George! Sullivan, repair brick, Lt and 2d sts., Georgetew repalr 19th st. n.w.; THE FEMALE PEDESTRIAN CONTES teen Lundréd persons witnessed | destrian contest last night in Gilmore’ e ‘The women looked dragged out and weary,witi very few exceptions, and all thelr good’ jooks have vanished. Four Wave retired for good, 3 would Soon follow king, however, has on the whol d the rapid pace ig comme: last night the seore pelle, ss miles; Cnsh- lams, 55; ‘Tobias, ole ‘arrand: DERATE ON THR CANADIAN 'TARIFY wes re. Sumed in the Dominion house of commons Wed- besday and continued until 1 o'clock yesterday | Finance Minist liey referred to iUish cry ayainst the tariff, and said | s Teg England if need the present tarti! was not a disloyal ‘or Lwelve years they had refrained trom ig reciprocal duties on United States products, and did'so now with the assurance that when bod United States reduced their du- nid. ‘Ues they w Mo.. say yo Satur ight a runaway couple trom the south were to meet at Belmont, | On the Iron Mountain railroad, near St. Louis. The lady se , led, came up on the train, P 1 pa of her, He was on the same train, and the lady rode past Belmont, and when two or three railes from the place, and the train under | Fa Roe ik onan a out on the plat 401m and leaped off, marvelously escaping se- rlous tpjury, She walked ienay “i grandfather hurried back to Belmont‘on the Bex! train, but arrived too late to prevent the marriage. $$$ _—______. THERE IS A CURRENT REPORT that Prince ‘THE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT WHO KILLED A Boy.—Robert ape who several weeks was seve! at Racine (ais. by Mr. Shetres, su let oe’ that the lick which injured the boy was acci- wire near Sutler Creel receiving a blow | 1 - | Cl says that he wanted her to ait call bells. Mo damage was done, however aside trial and pretend to weep, 80 | from frightening the operator nearly out of his Louis Napoleon wants to marry the Princess | Beatrice of England, and hopes by his services | in Zululand to gain the Queen’s consent to their union. As, however, the prince is a Roman Catholic, he cannot marry an English princess, A FLasH OF LIGHTNING struck the telephone r county, Cal., ‘hui afternoon, and came darting into the office, wi it made a report similar £0 a small of thunder, and commenced rit the wits. Von Kia? | grandfather In | jelmont, | Where she inet the man she was to marry. Th? The Work Upon the Wa.hington ument. STRENGTHENING THE FOUNDATIO: The grounds immediately about the shing- ton monument, that is to be, show unaccas- vomed signs of life and activity. The work of strengthening the foundation ts well under way. Offices, storehouses, biacksmith’s, car- | Penter’s and rigging shops, great piles of sand end other materials, the noise of the engine driving the concrete mixer, and the busy stir of workmen about the scene, representing actual labor on the monument tnstead of talk about tt, give the impression that, perhaps, the reproach Of the uncompleted work will be removed after all. The strengthening of the foundation of the Present structure is necessary, whether the | original plan of the monument be carried out or whether Mr. Story’s design or any other be adopted. Hence the work now going on alms at ard tends to the completion of the monument. THE NEW FOUNDATION. The scheme of the new foundation Is that re- commended to the joint commission by Colonel Casey. Its aim is to underpin the structure and to distribute its weight over a greater atea, So that the pressure will not exceed the resist- ance of the ground to be pressed. {t becomes necessary to undermine the monument and to replace the earth to a considerable extent with masonry. This ts a delicate operation, and the manner in which It is performed is interesting. Only a thin, vertical layer about four feet in Width is tunneled at a time, and every precau- tion is taken to prevent the bringing to bear of an unequal strain upon the structure. THE TUNNELING of one of these deep narrow trenches takes about two days anda half. Ten hours is then eecupied in filling It with the Portland cement concrete, which when it sets becomes as hard as stone. It is placed in the trench in layers about six inches deep, and pounded into a solid mass. When the trench is nearly filled an im- provised battering ram is used to drive the con- crete firmly and snugly into the ends and top of the opening. Finally the cement concrete reduced to the consistency of cream is intro- duced by pipes running to the end of the trench. As a fallis given this Mquid from the outside by hydraulte pressure, {t forces itself tato and fills every crevice of the concrete mass. and hardens into stone with the rest. Elght of these tunnelings have been made and filled. Seventy-two will be necessary. When two tun- helings at corresponding distances from each Corner, and one about the center of each face have been made the work will go on more tapidly, as the structure will_be comparatively well supported, and it will be safe to dig two trenches simultaneously. TUNNELING UNDER THIRTY-TWO THOUSAND TONS OF STONE. The present digging looks like rather ticklish business. The workmen burrow under a mass of stene weighing nearly 32,000 tons, which has. already shown that it does not stay where It is { put. It may be sald, incidentally, that it {3 i expected that the work of underpinning will \ remedy theslight depression discovered to exist in the level of one corner of the monument. MAINTAINING THE EQUILIBRIUM. Though every precaution is taken to make the work secure and prevent a toppling of the peeeae the means of discovering such a toppling, if one occurs, are not neglected. Levels are taken twice a ners, and a wire day at the four cor- lumb-iine falls over 150 feet from the top to the bottom of the monument, the plumb-bob weighing tweniy pounds being suspended in molasses to prevent vibrations after the movement which the bob indicates has ceased. the monument moves in any direction a distance equal to the thickness of a sheet of ee it will be readily discovered. When all these trenches have n dug and filled the base of the monument will be encased in a foundation of stone, resting on tncompres- sible sand, and its weight will be distributed over 15,876 square feet instead of 6,400 square feet, as at present. THE NEW BASE. | This new base will extend eighteen feet un- der the outer edge of the foundation, and five feet under the outer face of the shaft at its lower joint. The center of the monument will also be supported by a mass of concrete, the ex- cavations for which will be made when thecen- tral trencbes are dug, as the latter will be car- Med from one side of the monument tothe other. To lock the old foundation with the new. and distribute the pee more uniformly, a supporting mass of concrete, like a continuou; series of buttresses, is to be carried from the upper surface of the new foundation up ani ubder the outer portions of the shaft. A FOUNDATION THAT WILL STAND THE PRESSURE Great care is taken by frequent tests to mak ; it certain that the materials for the new founda | tion are of the best quality. Afterthisstrength ening it will be vain to expect the stub of mar | ble vow standing to tumbie down, and thus set Ue the question of its completion. Being found ed on a rock, it will assert itself as astub, and reproachful stub, until the work 1s finished even if that be not done in the time of the grea | eer children of this generation. On this foundation the shaft may be safely car- ried to a height of 52 feet, of which 500 feet shall masonry, and 2% feet cousutuling a pyramidal roof of iron, as contemplated when the plans were made, or themonument may be otherwise completed. | Of the $200,000 appropriated by Congress to- | Wards the completion of the monument, the | Whole sum 1s avatlable for the next fiscal year. ; What is needed is authority from Congress to use what is necessary from this amount for finishing the work of strengthening the foun- dation. Of the $86,000 for the use of which in | this way authority was given, only about $16,600 remain unexpended, enough to continue | the work about three months. It ts estimated | Unat £64,000 additional will be required. As the | strengthening of the monument’s foundation | would seem clearly to be a necessary part ofthe | work of its completion, it is not unreasonable to expect that when Congress bas the orn nity ft will permit the use in this way of money already appropriated. DEFECTS IN THE OLD FOUNDATION. | ,.In excavating under the old foundation the fact is disclosed that the work upon that foun- | dation was not of the most substantial charac- | ter. The mortar in the stone work seems to | bave been defective or did not set owing to the { sture, and the result is a honey comb of in- terstices between the stones that is waced | readily by tie air suction upon the flames of | the lamps of the men excavating. A part of the work ef strengthening the foundation will be the cementing of the old foundation. Alto- gether, it 1s evident that the money appropri- ated for strengthening the base of the monu- ment will not be thrown away; and that the | work was needed if any additional welght is to be thrown upon the shaft. { TR “SRE WILLING TO Pay ONE HALF HER Denr.—The lower house of the Tennessee legis- jJature amended the Senate bill to adjust the state debt at 40 cents by striking out. “forty” and substituting “titty cents,” at which rate tt is believed the legislature will agree to settle it, if the bondholders wi cul KILLED AT A GAME OF Carps.—In an affray at | Wilkesbarre, Pa., betwedn a party of card play- ers, Joseph Schale fatally shot Jacob Schwab, slightly wounded John Zel, a consta: chale was arrested. He claims that he laims all knowledge of the Farr.—The execu- live committee upon the world’s falr proposed ; 10 be held in New York has decided to hold the | fair in Central Park. ‘The action fixing the date reconsidered, and {t is probable 1853 ided upon, K OF EARTHQUAKE IN NEW JERSEY.—A B: patch to the Philadelphia Press from Wocdstown, N. J., March 26, says:—Two shocks of earthquake were felt at this place yestel A the first at, So’elock in the morning and the other about 7:30 in the evening. The first was | of short duration and not violent, but the sec- ond was quite severe and alarming, buildings trembled and the windows rattled.’ It was at tirst supposed that there had been explosions at the powder mills near Wilmington, but seeing no account of such an accident in the newspa- pers the people have concluded that the shocks were real earthquak DEATH FROM THE JcuPING RopR.—A little girl named Jones, ving in the southeastern part of the city, died night before last from a conges- tive chill, brought on by violent exertion. She jumped the rope” oyer 500 Umes at school on jonday.—[/ndianapolis special, TRAM? ENCAMPMENTS.—The people of Nor- Wood and Cauton are alarmed by a constantly increasing encampment of tramps on the road + between the two towns, and indignant with the | town officers for allowing them to stay.—[Now- woud, Mass., special. | 8@-The Delaware House of delegates has, by a vote of 17 to 4, postponed the lottery bill, | . SF The Woodruft scientinic expedition around ue ane 1s expected to sail from New York i i! | 62 Herman C. Pulte, who has been in Philadelphia since October last, on conspiracy in the Dickerson will case, succeeded in obtaining his release on "Wo. H. Van has rented ay States jail in with 5 Vanderbilt @ cottage on the grounds of the United Hotel, Sara- toga, for the coming seaso! _ ; Dight, look in whichever direction you Will, you | was s FORT\-SIXTH CONGRESS. Faipay, March 23. THE SENATE was not in session to-day, elected representative from the 9th Congres- sional district of Jowa, upon the 5th of Novem- ber. 1878. He also offered resolution for the reference of the petition, together with certitl- cate of said election in the hands of the clerk of the House, to committee on elections, when ap- poiuted. Mr. Conger objected to the offering of the resolution. ‘The Speaker stated that the resolution was Cfleied as a question of privilege. Mr. Conger argued that the memorial should have been placed in petition box as it did not Fresent itself a matter of privilege. It pre- sented such a farce as would not have been tolerated until the days of Belford and Patter- ‘stn, from Colorado. ra Price also alluded to the whoie matter a3 farce. Mr. Springer called attention to the fact that the gentleman from Iowa, (Price) who claimed that the November election was a farce, had feen fit to be a candidate of that election. Mr. Price replied that he had done so because he had discovered that afew democrats were going to vote on the 5th of November, and in order to prevent their coming to Congress and contesting his seat he had been a candidate. He, however, did not claim his seat under the No- vember election. After furtier discussion the Speaker ruled thet the resolution invotved a question of privi- le a re. y r. Conger moved to modify the resolution so as to refer merely the memorial and papers re- lating to the October election; and the resolu- Uon was so modified and referred to committee cnelection when appointed. A QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE. Telegrams to The Star. THE PHILADELPHIA ELECTIONS. Investigation by the Wallace Committee ARCHBISHOP PURCELL'S AFFAIRS. CABLE NEWS OF TO-DAY. FOREIGN AFFAIRS. THE PHILADELPHIA ELECTION, Investigation by the Wallace Sub- an ec. PHILAPELPHIA. March: 2s.—The sub-committee of the Wailace-Teller committee met thlsmorn- ing in the Girard Gouse and commenced the ex- amination of witnesses. The inquiries were Brincipally. directed to tive operations of the leputy U.S. marshals on election day. THE FIRST WITNESS called was a resident of the second division, {twentieth ward, who testified that the aepucy we that divigion Was Moxie wired a ¢ electors. Complaint was made against the deputy'tn the second division of 200k. He Was represented to bea very bad character and had been in prison the year before. It was tes- Ufed that be arrested a qualified voter on the pen Poition Uhat he did not live in the division, i after his releace his vote was recelved, It being shown that he was a duly qualified elec- tor. Frank M. Hutchinson complained that be had been Megally arrested on election day by a deputy in the eighth diviston of tue teh ward, but was afterwards released on his own, ‘3 nizance and voted Was testiNed that tee deputy Was a regular republican w. division, — A DEMOCRATIC SUPERVISOR. Micheel McGinnis, of the 6th division of the 6th ward, gave testimony to the effect that the polls of that division were blocked all day by policemen, who interfered considerably Wi Ube voters, Witness, wio was a democratic pervisor, calied Marshal Homeyard’s atten- ion to a colored repeater who was endeavori to vote; but that oilicer, witness said, retased to act. The citizen who Challenged the vote was “ogee away from the window and surrounded y the deputy marshal and policemen. The Jatler, witness sald, violated ing close to the polls. the law by stana- England Alarmed at Tuarkey’s Fi- nancial Difficulties. Lonpon, March 28.—The Times, in its financial article says: “ Various rts were circulat on Thursday concerning Turkish finances. The most authentic of these is that a serious effort 1s about to be made to help Turkey outof the difficulties which have 80 pressing as to alarm the English.” Germany Selli Silver. The Financier says: “It 1s understood thai Germany sold 100,000 pounds worth of silver yesterday, at 503d. per ounce. ‘mion Mone- Convention, VERSAILLES, March 25.—In the chamber of deputies yesterday M. Emile Guyot replying to certain arguments against the Latin-Union Monetary Convention pointed out that by re- maining in the Latin-Union the Frerch stock of silver was diffused over 72 millions of le Instead of ang confined to y iy b Mr. Young (Ohio), rising to a question of | tween 1550 and 1370 % privilege, stated that. a resolution had been | ported fifteen in a milligas francs ineinves 7 adopted for the investigation of charges made | and she might hope for such further reduction against himself and colleague (Butter. } of her stock as would put her in a posttion to Worth)—charges which, if true, ought to send both of them to the penitentiary. They had felt the sting of that attack, and had brought ihe matter before the grand jury of Haintlton county, a majority of whom were democrats. ‘That body had reported that it had examined itty witnesses, including those persons who had signed the memorial presented to Congress; and from the testimony given had found noth- ing to warrant its tak! any action in the matter. He had quoted from that report, not in order to prejudice the House, or the commit- tee which was to examine the charges, but in order to show his colleagues that in Hamilton county he and his colleague (Butterworth) were not regarded as bad men, but as men who had some standing there. The House then, at1 o’clock, weut into com- mittee of the whole (Mfr. Springer, of Hlinols, tn the chair) on THE ARMY APPROPRIATION BILI.. Mr. Dibrell offered an amendment providing that nothing in the act shall prevent the pro- motion of any captain who has served 20 years inthe army. Ado} % On motion of Mr. Calkins, an amendment was adopted providing that any officer hereafter retired on accountot wounds received in action, shall be retired at the highest rank he ever held (exclusive of brevet rank) in the regular or volunteer service. Mr. Calkins offered an amendment providing that the actual time of service in the army or navy shall be allowed ail officers in computing thelr pay. Adopted, Mr. Tucker offered an amendment repealing section 1213 of the revised statutes. [This is the section which prohibits the appoiriment to the army of any person who served in any capacity in the military, naval or civil service Of the so-called Confederate States.) Mr. Tucker said he trusted that 1t would meet with approbation on both sides, and that the stigma resting on a very large class of the pop- ulation of the southern states should be out from the statute book, now and forever. A point of order was made by Mr. Conger, and insisted on by Mr. Sparks, Mr. Clymer others, Mr. Conger remarking that Mr. Tucker had thrown down the gage of battle, and thet that gentieman had had the courage to offer What the democrats had repeatedly said was a premature proposition. He, himself, had been Jaughed at scornfully when he had suggested that the reduction of the army was proposed tu order to make room for southern brigadiers. Mr, Cenger subsequently withdrew the point of order, but it was resumed by Mr. Sparks, and stained by the chair. Prairie Fires in Nebraska. DEFENDING THE TOWN OF BLOOMINGTON FROM THE FLAMES, The following is an extract from a letter written by a young Washingtonian at Bloom- ington, Franklin county, Nebraska, on the 23d inst.:—“ To-day the whole of Bloomington, to aman, turned out to fight the fire. The wind ‘was blowing from the northwest, and youcould see the flames rolling for miles before they reached here. wS were thrown up just outside of town, but it was easily seen the fire would jump them; so the citizens—myself helping—began to ‘back fire.’ A space about wide was ‘back-fired’; but the back- Dear getting the upper hand of us, and clothing. firing came with our inflammable brooms mm fire has to jump. mass of flames can’t come over, but there are bunches oft dry s carried by the wind, which have to be watched closely. One of our helpers from the country had his house and barn burned while he was fighting the flameshere. To- can see le fires. I counted fifteen, and some of them, it is feared, will do the poor farmers great damage.” CHAMPERS AND CLARK—The Prize Fight Yester- day.—The [ae fight which took place yester- day near Black creek, Canada, about ten miles from Buffalo, N. ¥., between Arthur Chambers and John Clark, of Philadelphia, for $1,000 aside and the light weight championship of America, was, on the whole, a tame affair. Tne parties with their seconds—Joe Goss and Billy Ed- wards for Chambers, and Harry Hicken and Thos. McDermott for Clark,with Daniel Munce, of Buffalo, for referee—accompanied by a num- ber of ey Inclined roughs, black! and gamblers trom Boston, New York, Brook- discuss a singie standard, Justin McCarthy a Candidate. Loxpon, March 25.—Justin McCarthy has been accepted by the home rulers of Longford as thelr candidate for parliament at the nex. general election, English Funds for Service in India, Loxpos, March 28,—In the House of Commons Jast night Hon. Edward Stanhope, under-secre- tary for India, in introducing the bill authoriz~ ing the raising of £10,000,000 in England for man Says: * oarsman, is col ly better since the o the week, but the carbuncie he is suffering and his general health make it neces- 5 much as possible ni sary to shelter from the prevail severe weather, improves, he will venture on rowing ex- ercise. Hawdon had a long pull Ay the Th uestion of e Qi _ o' marin Gen. Grant Ij A letter from Bangkok, Siam, 1ith of March, tthe King sent an ai creasing, and they are much soughtatter, both a a 4 by foreigners and Siamese. The new rice com- ing Into the market fs of superior quality, and che crop is larger.” Newfoundland’s Tariff. Hauirax, N. 8., March 25.—The steamship Circassian has arrived from Baltimore, and the Newfoundland from St. Jobos, The Newfound- land reports ho joe on the coast. The receiver : Cab! uertier's ent ‘thursday, waen a cotetitation tae ly pi paby. ARCHBISHOP PURCELL’S AF-| FAIRS, | lyn, Philadelphia and other places, and a large number of reporters from the several cities, | boarded a tug in the harbor at 6 o'clock yester- An Excited eee! of Priests. = | day morning, and arrived at the place named | Crscisnamt, March 25. little excite- | at 10 o'clock. One hundred and thirty-seven | ment was occasioned at a Catholte | rounds were fought. Clark was pretty badly | Priests Of this diocese last nicht for the mergsse | used up, more, however, from Cham. | of perfecting for the réllet ot Archbishop very’ blows and throwing himseit down to avold cell, by it that Frank Gre- unishment than from the blows received. His | Ver, Chas. Si and Thos. Scanlon, had been ‘ace showed signs of the fight, while Chambers | appointed by the archbishop a committee to | left the fleld comparatively unhurt, ha’ Te- | receive all charitable contributions to pay the ceived but few hard blows. Afierthe facta debt. This appointment was under- | round had been fought, the spectators began to | stood to mean that the committee appointed b; call for a draw or finish of some kind, when | the priests was completely ignored and caused | Hicken, Clark's second, again threw up the | 4 bitter discussion, in which Father C: sponge, having before thrown it up on the 1994 | Of Cathedral, who was su; to at round, to which Clark objected. Clark again | the bottom of this appointment wana yunced | protested, but finally Chambers said he would | by the German tally. ‘The meet- | rather give him $100 than punish him any more, | {ng finally ay pene! Without taking any united and this offer being accepted the fight was | action upon the matter in hand. i closed, after having lasted two hours and | twenty minutes. ‘The parties separated at Wall Street To-day. Black Reck, NEW YORE, March 23,—The Post's tuancial | article says: ‘rhe ¢ Stock Exchange markets con- | THE MARSHALL, TEXAS, TRAGEDY.—The cause sgh | lor See shares, the | of the Sey isles = iS ae paar of B cay, ES _ es orthwest, which ; €. Porter, the actor, at Mai Kas, On the Y 6 20th of this month turns out to be Miss Nellie | for the preferred—a rise of 1%; and Cummins, who was leading actress in Ford’s Opera House company here last season. After Carrie Hie murderer of os or eo and woun ir. Barrymore, ie placed the pistol in Miss Cummins’ face and threatened two Shcot her, too, Miss Cummins, It is sald, was ternbly frightened and begged Currie Dot to xn | Pein tek 3 er, scape WAS a narrow one. Cum- 7 Mery atime ia ae asters and" a6 | Bona So aon ants able doused wel (hought of by the theatrical fratérnity nere. | that the settlements on account of ‘ais Many a time she has taken part In mimic trage- | Deg tO The enone De made wie deferred dies siintlar to this, and men on the stage have | turbance | et ge made out they were shooting one another about | demand for bon her, but never before, perhaps, did she exhibit such emotion or feel such th sensati | jous- | Elliot asced, thus finally establishing the Cou, | Va. in securities, a bill was accepted in house terday under a suspension of the rules, and re. tel ‘to the commitiee on banks and which provides that no assignment, 0 release of a mort; held by a savings shall be valid unless — by the president aud treasurer and two of the trustees, and ac- hnowledged before 2 justice of the peace, ire. PHILADELPHIA, maton 28.—A_ one: bullding at the Port Richmond coal w: us a shop by the Reading ratiroad, Heduction of Salaries in Boston. Boston, March 23.—It 1s understood that the city nage ge on salaries agreed upon a reduction of elght salaries between $600 and $2,000, aaa ten cent. on all above $2,000, This reduction apply to the police and fire departments, night was one of ihe severest that has been ex ight wi i Perienced here for a long time. : ee. BS The Richmond Murder Trial. A VERDICT. Arpanet ie 12 dr TERE recor i murderof C. C. Curtis were commenced a The interest in the case al in the slightest. ‘The prisoner = bis accustomed seat behind the bar, his three quiet and self- Scott at an early for seven to le was a the confed- ‘chie, and a relative yaemee Ritchie, formerly editor of the Richmond Za- quirer, ‘Mrs. Cox. Mi ICIDE.—Mrs. Annie Mor- ty taking’ c Me was the widow who was thts Sang oat ieee Soe vet s was 3 her husband's death, Mr. of law firm of Arnoux, Ritch & Woodtord, of city, in whose office Col. Morris studied law, has been her friend and adviser, to him Mrs. Morris left a letter in whiel she intended to kill herseit. ). Morris, a banker in Wall st brother-in-law of the lady.— N.Y. Sun, 2th, = TO pat A Pcsuic Fw 9 special dispatch to the Philadelphia 7imes from ikesbarte ro explosion aroused the Ubis morning a explosion = i H i i f th lons ABANDONED ON HER Way 70 THE ALTAR.—A as in this real tragedy, with its bona fid being 6 ~% wer rate, ular case of abandonment came to and Its lover, its injured loved ‘one ahd ltsshene tonal ‘cert. has nee eodaran rerday. tase ‘Tuesday a bridal ing—all genuine.—[Balt, American, Ag nigh or 30'days on pledge of phon 1d, Delaware, arrived on the czehange collateral.” Money on U.S. bonds | Georgiana, and tne prespeotve bridograam Set A LECHEROUS NzoRO Lyncnep.—Tue Nash- | Collaceral is rather loans are Te. | tue vais tho contrast. That was thetem to ville American's Union City special says lace led below 4 percent. While can be | solem saw of him, She remained on the Saturday ‘morning. a nogro man workiug with Fen o savaniageously on call and on fame the | Bede ee ae Cer neo uire el miles northeast S returning with that piace, commibieaes rape on Br. Field's e note brokers report the rates at 6a6’; per | the Day, ‘to resume = tice youngest daughter, about ten years old. No | cent. for prime, transactions return of her absent lover. were one was at home to prevent it but the little aL rate no avail, however, as he did not. turn girl and an older sister, The negro accom~ the heart-sick returned last a) plished his hellish intentions, and after making bt and Suicide. . | home in the ‘Diamona state. sen are on the other daughter (eater pa a P. een oe. ug a re and failing from some cause, made lass, last evening with that after esca) Sunday morning a la male near Pa., was met by a | day morning the to Growd of friends of the, tajured. gif] made hot ian named Gaynor, who drew a eadshot and, it 18; ‘3 3 pursuit and finally captured the black devil, Br gt ltt an ght tropa, Eng hove and that ot es a until Sunday night, when he was geaah Was at one time a domestic servant in the eer) ‘woods, faced around ‘is | family of Gaynor, and was nineteen years return and face her. She. ‘knew taken to, the woods, 8 rope tarnty to pay Gayuoe was 8 married man Of abost forty-one fatal te for strone penalty of bis act. "Squire yours ct ago. and. Hie tpongnt taat rer w Tetons lim 1s a magistrate, ae caused Loe paurger and auscl been married.—[Balt, american