Evening Star Newspaper, March 29, 1879, Page 1

i THE EVENING STAR, | PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, | 4T THE 8TiR BUILDINGS, Pounsylvania Aveane, Cornar Lith Street, sr The Evening Star Newspaper Oompany, 8. H. RAUFFMANN, Pres't, {ee Evextna Stan 1 served to subecr:2ers in the city by carriers, on their own accor centa per week, or 44 cents per month. (op gounter, 2 centseach. By mail—postage prepaid— ® cents a month; one year, 36, 82 a Tue WEEKLY Bree published, on. 10 copies for 815; copies | Ran prepaid. S27 All mail subscriptions must be paid in ad- vance; 2o paper sent longer than 80 paid for. | Rates of advertising made known on application. ee eee n> PIANOS AND ORGANS. SHECIAL NOTICES. IANoe. ‘One 7-otave Hall = corner carved One Toctave rosewood Kaabe & Co, One Toctave rorewood Mathuscheck Colibri Pi- ano. $175 One 7-cctave rosewood Christie & Co, 317! For sale uron easy month paymiens, at the Warerocms of WG. METZEROT E & Gu, Soie Agent of Steinway P.a .03, mar273t Pa. ave-, between 9th and itn ste, Reuovact. 06 (aLOSt New, The government wishing to occupy. for the ure of the Penson Bureau, the lance Wware- oom at the corner of Pennsylvauia sve- —— ‘Ih sireet, we have removed our PL a AND Moa ten © on Fonneyivania aven loors from cor- peg raerect, SSNDERS @ STAYMAN, £103 Fa. avw., Washington, maristr SN. Cuaries st., Sa‘timore ALLKT DAVIS & 0u.'s PIANOS.—New stylesof these celebrated Pianos continually for saie up easy mouthly paymcnts, eerie mee MM. SNABP. & Cos ENOWNED GRAND, son ane AND Lyte PIANOS. Brery losrunscnt fuly warranted, I wd Ly $5 ance and Organs frou otter celebrated ace tories for ssie, rent and ex on the reasonable terma & a inducements far 4 OHS PIAKO WAREAOOxs, ‘493 Blovenths size dec6-tr a few doors shove Penn's Ste ‘7BB Seventh street n.w. PERT Tee OnGane se ‘Lowest prices: fairest and easiest terme ncv22m Davis & 0». rosewood forr | UNIVERSALIST CHORCH—Rev_ ALEX. | a ee cere ee TS | morrow, at lam. Sunday hook at?5am. tf ALL SOULS’ CHURCH, Rev. Cray | Caviar. pastor, Services ‘To-morrow ut 11 ? Oclek am Vespers ai aca METROPOLITAN M. £. OHURUH. 4% and © streets —Preaching Sunday. by the pastor. Rev. Dr. Naytor. 1 am. and Ts p.w. Petini of pews Mor cay bvening. March 31 it . WOULD 4DAM HAVE DiED IF HE GAD NOLSINNEL?—by Rev Dr. Davip Wi Masonic Temple, Sunday, 7:30 p.m Preach wsoatl1 am. Public cordially invited. iw REFORMED CHURCH, Kinderaarten Hall, 8th and K —Divine service every sundty at 11 am. snd 7:20 p.m, Rev. G. B. Russet, D.D., pastor.” Friends and the public welcome!" 1i* FOUNDRY M. E. CHURCH—Con. latH AND @ sts.—Rey. Dr. LaNAHAN, pastor, at 7:30 p.m. Young people's mevting 3 at 6:45 p.m. (E>, EIBST BAPTIST CHURCH. 13th st., be tween G and H, Rev. Dr. CUTHBERT, pasto-— Services To-morrow (D. V.) at 11 am. and 8 pm All invited. t* HAMLINE M. E. OHURCE, cor. 9th and <= Pets. n.w.—Preaching at 11 a.m. by the Rev. B. Pexton Brown, £t 7:30 pm by the Evanwelis", Kev. THOMAS HARRISON, and each evening during, ee = eek. ¥. M. C. A. BI8LE OLASS, for Youns Men, Sunday, 4 to 5 p.m . conducted by 0. 0. Monex, general secretary. abject To-morrow, ine Gospel in Eden.” Association rooms otaand sts. (5S, CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Vermont ave., be- tween N and Oste.—Services at 11 am.’and 7:20 p.m. Preaching by the pastor, FrepEnick D. Power. Seats free. Ali cordiaily welcome. Sunday ool at 9:30 am. at? “TIET se PEOPL! de. Rand Fast i UPA STANDARD FOR TH% Holiness meating at Metrovoli- at 2:30. Cone! “Water + Quit You Like Men, Be (=> BETGHID EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF a7 THE MESSIAB—(Sovereign’s Hail, 7ta st, near New York ave.). Rev. J. B. Nort, Rector Serviecs at 11 am. snd 7:00pm All cordially in- vited. ¥OU ABE CALLED UPON TNION CHAPEL —Quarterly Meeting To- merrow. Preeching at 11am. by Rev. E. D. ‘.12 DD. Love-feast at 3 p.m. Preaching 30 TO WITNESS THE DAWN OF 4 NEW ERA! OBSERVE: —That we have completei the Openinx of Finer Tour amine ‘Spring Stock of MEN'S, YOUTHS’ AND BOYS’ CLOTHING. -oND—That it is far the Largest Stock in any Secomp— Te Howse ta Wookinghon. map—That it is the Best Selected Stock ever ‘Temp Tiisplayed anywhere. ‘To Aut oy Wack App: That, having wat:hed and our materia!s the market agers the lowest ob Lys wade our Clothing all up in our own ‘msnnfactor; ss Corl oan fartiies fer sdvautages to buyers no other house can equal. LITE SALESMEN will take pleasura in dis- “ur Ftock, and will not urge you to buy if it Lot vcem clear that we offer TEMPTING BARGAINS. NATIONAL CLOTHING COMPANY, No. 400 Seventh street, Northwest Corner of Seventh end D sts. war28Sm 600 7°" or NEW STRAW MATTING JUST RECEIVED. WHIT. '1ZECK AND FANCY DESIGNS. a3, gg SOLE ALE i ro. SITURE, GAEEE AND Prop aay -ABLISHMENT W. B. MOSES & SON, mar72w Cor. 7th st. and Pa. ave. n.w. a SCHLITZ BREWING CO.’S MILWAUKEE LAGER BEER. ‘THE PUREST AND BEST LAGER BEER SOLD IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Bupplied in Caaks or Bottles, by the Agent, SAM’L C. PALMER, S7 Greene street, mar27-tr GEORGETOWN. D. 0. HOVELTIES IN SEWELEY. ar includes j. W. GALT, BHO. & CO., 1107 Penna. ave. ‘WHESSTED’s HOYAL QuABTO DICTIONARY UNABRIDGED, For 1879... EASTER CARDS, GARD CASKETS AND PAPETERIES, FANCY NOTE PAPERS, LATEST STYLES, DINNER CARDS, MENUS, &o., IN GREAT VARIETY. JAMES J. CIIAPMAN, MeTEOFOLITAN Booxstonz, marl3tr 33.50 marl9-tr 911 Pa. ace. FINE DRESS SHIRTS made to order of the Ss Binsin and pwenty-one husdred tien te ert DRESS SALES made to order in the most elewant manner for $2.25. MEGINwise s 2 ebe-ly 1009 F street w.0n. paces. 510 Ninth street nw. UMBRELLAS— and PLAIN Wood ove. pam. Py J.C. HaGEY. Subject :—Oat- side ard Tuside Views of the Church. Come and hear tke word. It CS GATE oth ng ch3mh. Prescuing 11 a.m. by Pooor, Rev. J.'W. Trovr. Children's meetin at 2:30 p.m. Addresres by Rev'a. D. WiLson and JW. Guay. Freaching 7:30 p.m. by the pactor. i? (Ce Sin, WEBRON PLACE MEH CaUROR <F (SOUTH), corser Sth and K atrects nw — Preaching To-morrow at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. by the past v. W. P. Hangison, D.D. Moraing ice:—“If a man die, shail he livaaeain?” Wven- ing lecture: Evypt in Prophecy and History. Pub- lic coraial'y inviied. = }R. REA WILL UCCUPY THE PULPIT CS cfibe CHONG OF THe” REDEEMER. (RE), Freedwan's r morning and evening. Subjecus—morning, ‘The Memories! Vintment.” specially to the ladies. Even- ing —“Tho Eevu'chral Stone.” Hon Wa. ALDRICH, M. ©.. wil! read tho Litany. All welcome. it =~ HULY C088 CHURCH—Cor. M «sachu ES sctis ave. aud 18th st nw -Pasion Sunday, Memerial re.vices Tomorrow, 11 am. Death of Her. Jas. Dz Koven. D.D., ‘of Racine Go’. lege, Wieccnsin. Celebration of holy communion, and gulciiatic sermon. Seats free. Jas. A. HABROLD, Or. ¥ABER’S LEAD PENCILS, Hard, Softand ‘Medina 60 conte per dozen. at ROBER fs” Bookstore, 1016 7th street. atove New York avs- nue. mar29-6t NEW U. 8. 4 PER CENT. $10 CERTIFI CATES FOR SALE BY H. D. OOOKE, Jn’ & CO., Bsnkers, 1429 ¥ street, Government’ and Listrict of Columbia Bonds and Foreign Exche nge bought and sole. it THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE mED- ICAL ASSOCIATION of the District of Oo- lombia will Ye beld in Gonzaga Hal. (n TUESDAY, Ist prosi By order of lie President LouIs Z.T. BOWERS, M. D., Secretary. >, THE StOOND ANNUAL MEETING OF (‘ee ‘ne NORTHWESTERN BUILDING a8SO- "TTON. for the Flection of Officers, will be helt On TUESDAY EVENING, aoot Ise, "1819. Ag O'clock, at No. 615 7th st. nw. K FINOKEL, P t. FINCKEL, President GEO JOHN COOK, S&cretary. S~ NATIONAL MEDICA CULUEKGE or 7 COLUMBIAN UNIVERSITY. . summer of Lectures will begin on xUnsbatea ist, at 6-90 p-m, and comprixe the jowing sul 5 folic — Genito Srinary D: Prf.J.F.Taompson,MD ty, by Prof. E. : | revenue. FRISTOE: isp? Prof. WM. Lex, MD.: sof ths Lye and War by # Louise, LD. : vee Ee H ° 8 ro] e Ls] of April, 1879. ‘Open from 9 o'clock s. m. ‘hock J. WESLEY BOTELER, * Sate wa m,Sw&dm Secretary. WE ARE SHOWIN EW of MAN] lain and deco- wale coteilc eatin D ric of our manufacture, will sell ches; we high standard of excellence in our PLUMBING wore, but will make prices as low a3 We sell Furnsces, Ranges, and Fire Place Stoves of well established reputation. ALso, Parlor Grates, Brass Fire Setts, English, Plain and Decorative Tile. HAYWARD & HUTCHINSON, 317 9th st. n.w. mar2i-tr | a SULPHUR WATERS, MILBUEN’S PHARMACY, 1429 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. Greenbrier, White Sulphur and Kentucky Biuo Lick sust received. marlstr BABY UARRIAGES, ae the Estetlishenet of W B. MOSES & BON, corner of Pennsylvania avenue and Seventh nw. maré-ir MATHEY OAYLUS’ CAPSULES, nugaiclans Of Parie, New York aud Loudon s mperier to all others forthe prompt cure of all Giseases, recent or of long standir g. : ‘% old avery- eyrerared’ by CLIN’ & Paria, fold avery Grane OPENING. Thave just received my First Instalment of SPRING CLOTHING, opeisting of Fine Worsted Disgonal and Granite Gictn in Prince Albers Coats and Vests, and algo in Cutaway Coats and Vests, Worsted and Cassimere Suits, Light Colored Cassimere and Cueviot Suits, Blue Flannel and Yacht Cloth Suits in Ssox au Frock, Worsted, Lixht and Dark Ooiored Pants for Dress and Business. Also, a very large assortment of Boys’ and Children’s Suits. ‘The above are only part of the goods received: want of space forbids enumerating others. In se- lecting my stock this season I have taken ample #2 order to ket the choicest goods that could be . and am satisfied that no one can finda Forpepnidler elsewhere. These garments are cut, | made and trimmed equal to custou made. rehased these foods at BOTTOM PRICES,and cul Gaus offer them at ASTONISHING LOW Edlionss cordial invitation is ortonded tall fo visit invitation ieroay tou sees tinment, whether thay etek i conass oF net. A. BTRAUS, THE POPULAB CLOTHIER, mar%tr 1012 Pa. ave., bet. 10thand 1th sts. Quers TO ORDER. SPECIAL. SIX VERY BEST FOR 812. Material and Workmanship unexcelled_ FIT WARRANTED, Ar THOMPSON'S Surmt Factory, 816 F street northwest, marl0-ly Opposite Patent Office. Segue arti the Beason of 1879. , are requested to make Pee ae Washington News and Gosnip, GOVERNMENT REcxIPTS TO-pay.— Internal SUBSCRIPTIONS to tour per cent. loan to-day were $128 EDWARD O'MEAGHsK Connon, the liperated Fenian, will be given a position in the Treas- Ury Gepaitirent, It 1s said. ComMIssIONED —The President to-day signed the commission of Edward M. of tbe U gation tn Mexico, AMONG THE PRESIDEN Secretary McCrary, Senators Tetler, Houston, Bal Y and Rolls, and Representatives tis cock and Orth, It 18 THE INTENTIVUN OF THE TREASURY DE- PARTMENT as scon as the April interest on the public debt ts paid, and the four per cent. 1e funding certiticates put well on their way, to Gevote considerabie attention to the circulation of the standard silver dollar. Since resumption the Treasury has sent out upon orders therefor about $15.000 in silver a day on a general ave- rage. The colmage last month is $2,000,000, Since the passage of the silver bill a larse amount of this coinage has accumulated in the yaults. The amount grows every month. It i3 understood to be the intention of the Treasury to adopt such measures as will get the monthly coinage {nto circulation and reduce the amount Low in the vaults. A statement courteously prepared for THE Star reporter to-day, by the chief of the division of accounts, Treasury de- partment, shows that since coinage was com- Tmenced there has been received $21,661,274 stan- dard stiver dollars from the mint.’ Of this amount there remains $15,056,198in the Tr cfices. This leaves a balance of only $6, in cculation. 15,076 CHECKS TO PaY THE INTEKEST.—The checks for the payment of the registered interest on the four per cent. loan, which 1s due on the 1st pee will be ready for mailing to-night. ‘hey number about 36,500, and wiil fill twelve mail bags. ‘The total interest whlch they rep- Tesent 18 $2,600,000, A GENERAL COURT MantiaL is appointed to meet at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri, April 2d next, or a8 soon thereafter as practicable, for the trial of such prisoners as may be brought before it. The following 1s the detail for the court: Surgeon E. P. Vollum, Major J. F. Wade, sth cavalry; Capt. J. G. Gageby, 3d infantry: First. Lieut. FM. Glbron, ith cavalry; First Lieut. Chas. Morton, 3d cavalry; First Lieut. C. H. Reckwell, sth cavalry, judge advocate of the court. AN “EX-UNION SOLDIER” in making applica- ton for appointment in the Treasury depart- ment says if be does not get the place he will know for certain ‘that the rebels and the traitors to the country have indeed captured the U. 8. government and now control the country.” ‘THERE WAS QUITE AN INTERESTING DIscvs- Sion in the House to-day as to whether or not there were any rules governing the present House of Representatives. Rule. 147 of the last and subsequent Congresses prescribes that “the rules of tne House shall be continued in force with subsequent Houses unless otherwise ordered.” Under this rule Speaker Randall, without making a decision, intimated that whenever the question came up he would de- cide Ubat under ruie 147 the rules of the Forty- fifty Congress applied to and are binding on the Forty-sixth Congress until otherwise or- dered. Those who are inclined to dispute this view of the case, say that such a construction by the Speaker will abridge the constitutional ight of each House to prescribe its rules and regulations, and that in view of this constitu- Monal provision the rules of a previous House cannot ke binding upon its successor. OX THE FLOOR OF THE Hovse.—Senator Pen- dletcn, Secretary Evarts and Assistant Secre tary of the Treasury Hawley were interested Spectators on the floor of the House to-day. THE NATIONAL Board or Heatty will hold its first meeting in this city about the 2d of Apri next. The board will probably continue tn se3 Sion for some days. Dr. Bowditch, of Ba: will bardly be able to attend, owing to as injury which be Las recently sustained. e is nothing to prevert all the other m2ubers beilog present. The board will orgaulze and determine at what times future meetings will be held and transact other business. “Chere bave been one or two changes in’ the repre- Septation of the different departments on the board. Dr. P. H. Batihace will represent the ‘Treasury department, Dr. Gunnell having ex- ressed an unwillingness to serve. Medical it tor Turner will represent the Navy de- partment. Assistant Surgeon Billings will prob- ably remain the War department representa- tive, and Solicitor Gen Phillips sull be the member for the Department of Justice. On10 PoLitics.—The agreement to hold the Ohio democratic convention in Columbus on the same day on which the nationals at the same place hold their convention, ts an augury that ‘there is to be a fraternization of the two bodies, and places Gen. Thomas Ewing well to the fore as the democratic candidate. Of course it Gen. Ewing should be the nominee he would make the race with an eye single to the Sena- torship, eyes the legislature should be car- ried by the democrats. This ambition would be trenching somewhat on Judge Thurman’s ground, but the democratic managers in the State, hope to patch this up, by making an ar- Tanhgement that if Thurman does not impede Ewing's senatorial ambition, that neither the latter or his friends will do aught to impair the Senator's presidential hopes. Senator KELLOGG ToLD a STAR reporter to- day that he was not bothering himself much about the contest for hisseat which dudge Spot- ford proposes to make. “The case,” he sald, “bas already been disposed of on its merits and T have been given my seat in the Senate after both my side and Spofford’s side were heard and considered Under these circumstances to unseat me would be to do something that has never been heard of in the U. 8.Senate. There is not the slightest precedent upon which suca a cause of action could be based. Nothing similar to such action can be found either in our history orin English history. There is no telling though what the majority may do.” Star:—The attempt ts going to be made to put Spofiord in, is 1t not? Kellogy:—Oh, yes. His petition 1s already before the Senate and has been referred to the corsmittee on privileges and elections when appointed. I understand that he mates some severe charges of fraud, &c., against me. If this ts his fine of action, he will, before the thing 1s over, find that a good deal of mud can be thrown. The smirching business can be carried on by two firms, and Spofford ought to be politician enough to know it. Countgrreir Firty DOLLAR NoTEs.—A large stock of counterfeit fifty dollar notes on the Central NationalBank,theTradesmen’s National Bak and the National Broadway Bank, all of New York city, remaining in the hands of coun- terfeiters they are now endeavoring to utilize them by removing the titles and substituting | that of the National Bank of Commerce of Nei York. Several of these altered notes have made their appearance in New York, The object of changing the tule Is to pass them the better, the oid counterfeits having become so well- known gs to render their passing almost an im- peseibtlity. Great caution should be exercised y these who handle fifty dollar notes of the Natlopal Bank of nmerce as the counterfeits are gcod ones, A Story Is going the rounds of the press tna Mr. Welsh, Cur Minister to England, has com- plained of the inadequacy of his salary, This ts not true. The only foundation for such a repor must be the remark, in one of his letters to th Seci etary of State, when no provision had been made by Congress for the salary of Second Sec- retaries of the principal Legations, thet “rather than the public interests should suffer, he would pay (he salary of au Assistant Secretary of Le- gaiton himseff. although his own salary was in- Sufficient for bis expenses.” He has made no complaint as to his compensation, whatever. He simply stated that 1t was not equal to his expenses, without adding the cost of an assist- ant secretary to his personal disbursements, Four PgR CENT. CERTIFICATES,—The Treasury department has shipped refunding certificates to all the assistant treasuries, and a small mount to other designated de ries. The amount shipped tn 18 $540,980. ‘The amount Js about half a million. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing ts hard at work on t) will keep the Treasury sup- Plled, 20 that all orders can be promptly Neill as secretary | | 's CALLERS to-day were Financial Agitation in Congress, BILLS TO BE PRESENTED y ADVOCATES OF “MORE MONEY.” About thirty members of the House of Repre- sentatives, including Messrs. Reagan and Jones of Texas, Springer and Stevenson of Mlinols, Ewing of Obio, Murch and Ladd of Maine, <elley of Pennsylvanta, and De la Matyr of In- | diana, met in the room of the committee on the | Judictary last night, in pursuance of a call ex- tended to the members of Congress who desire to have measwes for financial relief. passed at the present session of Congress. Mr. Wright. | Of Fennsylvania, was called to the chatr, and Mr. Weaver, of Towa, was appointed ary. | Gen. Ewing, at the request of the chairmin, stated the object of the meeting. It waste c | Operation of all the members. whatever ¢ | party ties, for the preparation of flaasci«! Measures to be presented at the present session | the organization of something like the sitver | league of the last Congress, waich united ou | financial measures. Messrs. Reagan, Weaver. Ewing, Warner of Ohio, De la Matyr, Ladd, Wice, Kelley, Stevenson ‘and others severally expressed their views on the financial question ard ke of the suffering all over the country. to which, they were , the Secretary of the Treasury contributed by locking up the mc hey of the people and restricting the coinage of the standard silver dollar to two millions a Month, when he was at Iberty under the law to ccin fcur millions. Finally the following resolution was adopted: “‘Kesolved, That we will ask the co-operation of cur fellow-members of all parties in endeav- org to pass at this session bills for the fol- lowing purposes: “First, the increase of the coinage of silver to the capacity of our mints, and to Issue certificates receivable for all public ques, and the purchase of silver bullion at mar- ket rates; second, to reissue greenbacks now held for the redemption of fractional currency cr hereafter retired for the payment of the arrears of pensions, and in extingutsment, of bonded debt; third, providing for the substitu- ton of legal tender notes for national bank notes; fourth, to stop all further increase of the national debt; fifth, to provide for a tax on in comes of over $2,000.” Some conversation followed as to the better means to introduce bills for the foregoing pur- pcses in the House, and Messrs Ewing, Weaver and Warner were appointed a committee to repare a silver bill In accordance with the first, ranch of the resolutio: It was stated that Mr. De la Matyr had a bill to offer in relation to the substitution of iegal-tender notes for na- tional bank notes. The meeting adjourned at 10 30 o'clock, subject to the call of the chalr- man. BECAUSE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER DENT’s Cosanission expires in July next the question as to his successor is being agitated in some quarters. Ex-Sergeant-at-arms French 1s men- toned for Mr. Dent’s place. There 1s pretty fair authority for saying, however, that Mr. Dent will his own successor if he desires It. A Test VoTE IN THE HovsE.—The debite which was begun yesterday and continued to- gay in the House, on the point of order that the political legislation incorporated in the army Dill was Lot in order because It was new legislation and did not retrench expenditures, Was brought to a close to-day by the deciston of Chairman Springer, who held that the pro- posed legislation was germane to the army. bill and that it retrenched expenditures. From this decision Mr. Conger appealed. The Chair was sustained by a vole of yeas, 125; nays, 107; arty vote, except that De La Matyr and ue , Sreenbackers, voted with the demo- cral CALL FOR 5.20'8.—Secretary Sherman this af- lernoon issued the 93d call for the redemption of 5.20 bonds, consols of 1867. The call 1s for ten militons—three million red and seven million coupon bonds. The last call issued was on the 12th instant. THE OHIO DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION. —The Ohio democratic state central committee and @ large number of representative democrats met at Columbus yesterday, and spent five hours in disc the time and place for hold- ing the next state convention. Gov. Bishop’s frlends favored the holding of the convention rior to June 1. The friends of Gen. Rice and ien. Thos, Ewing favored the holding of it. at Columbus, June 4, that being the day the state feeenback convention will meet there. The lemocratic state committee, after discussion in executive session, decided to hold the state convention at Columbus June 4. PROMINENT PEACH-GROWERS in Morris county, N. J., say the peach trees have wintered much better than usual. The buds are in fine condi- lion, and unless extreme cold and fogzy weather prevails during April, the indications are that the ensuing crop will be the heaviest known for some time past. A low estimate places the amount of capital Invested in peach bureeries and orchards in that county, exclu- ive of land, at $1,000,000. THE ENGLISH HovsE or Commons {s still de- bating the Zuiu war question. Earl Beacons- field confesses that England’s public weaith has Gecreased four hundred million dollars during the oe depression. He thinks it due to the depreciation of silver and the abolition of piotection. FANNIE Epwarbs, one of the lestriennes in the New York contest, has walked off with the husband of Mrs. Delia Leonardson. Tne Jatter caused her husband's arrest on Thursday for abandonment. The court exacted $200 bonds that Leonardson would pay his wife $3 per week. The money in lieu of bonds was at once furnished by Miss Edwards and Leonardson skulked out of court with her while his poor wife sat crouching in an obscure corner of the court-room crying as if her heart would break. Hon. Dante. M. Bags, late chancellor of Del- aware, died at the Ballard house, in Richmond, Va., yesterday. He was there as counsel in the ‘uit against the Wasbington and Ohio railroad company. His remains will be taken home by his son to-day. Distinguished members of the Virginia bar will act as an escort. TENNESSER’S CREDITORS WILL Not Accerr Ha. Pay.—Eugene Kelly, of New York, chair- man of the committee of Tennessee bondhold- ers, has telegraphed to Nashville that the com- promise bill to settle the state debt at 50 cents on adollar and 4 per cent. interest, which the Le proposes to force upon bondholders, will net be accepted by them. THE TRAMI’s at the various New York stations are belpg vaccinated in consequence of the dis- ease having attacked some of that class near Albany. Seventy-two men. women and chil- dren weie atiended toon Thursday night ina single station house. CHEYENNES CAPTURED.—Little Wolf and his band of Cheyenne Indians, numbering thirty- five lodges, with two hundred and fifty pontes, were captured by Lieut. Clark, of the Second Cavalry, with eighty-five men, on Box Elder creek, near the Yellowstone river, on Tuesday. Cox SSMAN O'REILLY’S SgaT.—Judge Gil- tert, in the special term of the supreme court, Bicoklyn, granted yesterday on the application of Thomas Kelly an order requiring the Brook- lyn board of aldermen to show cause why he should not issue a mandamus directing’ the board to declare vacant the seat of Alderman O'Reilly, who was elected to Congiess from the Sccord district. The writ 1s returnable next Tuesday.—| ¥. World, 28th. | SING ODD-FELLOW.—Wenzel Jappel, | aged 52 years, left his residence, No. 52 Ave. BY on Wednesday morning, with the avowed tnten- | ton to pay $300 to the agents of the Hamburg Steamship Co., No. 61 Broadway. He has not been seen by his friends since. Mr. Jappel isa well-known Odd-fellow, in which order he has pee some reputation by his efforts in organ- ing new lodges—[N. ¥. Times, wth, CANADA BIDDING FOR THE BRAZILIAN TRADE, Ibis understood that the Brazilian consul au Ot- | tawa bas arranged with the Dominion govern- | Ment to subsidize a line of steamers between Halifax, N. 8., apd Brazil, to develop trade in sugar, (ea and coffee. Brazilit 1s understood will meet Canada bait way in granting a subsidy. The first steamer 1s expected to sal! in Septem: re $2" The woman suffrage measure was defeat- ed inthe Massachusetts House of Represeata- lives yesterday by a vote of 85 to $2. §2- Judge Pearre decided, at Cumberland, that bullding societies and other corporations have ne power to sell as mortgages, the law confer ring that power only individuals, t#-The Wilmington (Del.) Commercial senst- bly calls fora prompt and vigorous protest on thepart of the people against the enactment of @ bill which has been introduced in the legisla- ture to re-establish lotteries, A §?Captain Richard T, Renshaw, of the U. 8, gna: died in Portsmouth, Va., Thursday 82 The $10,000 appropriated by the Alabama legislature to ase limbs for maimed sol- cere is exhausted already. = We erin has been apphuted s Botan pao as D BPPo! Dye She e ‘the first lady ever appointed that office in Ohio, TWO CENTS. Telegrams to The Star. THE PHILADELPHIA ELECTIONS, | Investigation by the Wallace Committee CABLE NEWS OF TO-DAY. THE Pu ADELPHIA ELEC Testimony Befere .e PHILAPELPETA, March 29.—The sub-commit~ tee of the Waliace-Teiler committer mee again ‘dhe Reconstruction of the U. S Patent Office. THE VLAN AND MODE OF EXECUTION. Ithas been decided by the board of super- vision, consisting of the Commissioner of Patents, thearchitect of the Capitol, and the engineer in charge of pabile buildings and grounds, to push the brick work and iron work recessa both the north and the west wing of the hollow square formed by the butld- ing. as speedily as possibie under a permanent roof. Before doing so the board required to be In‘ormed exactly about the features of the plans of Messrs. Cluss and Schulze, upon which the appiopriation of March 3, 1879, is based, and this bas been done by Mr. Adolf Cluss in the form of a memoir. The main points are as fol- lows: THE NORTH WING. ‘The north wing is 264 feet long and 59 feet wide between the ontside walls. ‘The story un- derresth the burned model room has a central corridor. 15 feet wide, bounded by 22 inches thick longitudinal walls and {s sub divided into 1ocms of 24 feet long between transverse par- Utfon-walis of 14 foches in thickness, oon the intersections of the longitudinal corridor, and transverse partition-walls new brick piers of about 29 Inches in length by 26 inches ex- treme width are built and carried through the model room up to the roof. The casing of the medel rooms fs so arranged that these piers do not interfere in the least with a dignified archt- tecture, and that they are in full hatmony with the system adopted. These piers form the tm- portant feature of the new fire-proof systems which avoid large spans, where there is no ne- cessity for them, and thereby do away with the disastrous effect of the expansion of heated iron during confi: tion : caused by the bura- ing of combustible contents in fire-proof rooms The spaces between the brick pliers, longitudt- nally, which are about 22 feet In the clear, are spanned on the level of the roof by wrought iron girders, encased In fire-proof material. The roof over the space occupied underneath by the offices on both sides of the corridor. is formed by rolled tron beams, resting with one epd on .the outside walls and with the other end upon the last-named girders ‘These beams or rafters are laid at distances of about four feet. The panels betweea the raft- ers are arched with fire-proof material. The whole upper suiface is coated with a heavy layer of cement and covered with a tinned sheet-copper roof, fastened down by cleats into the cement concrete by one of the well-tested methods at present in use. The rafters are to be plastered on the lower side on iron lJathing; a sufficient air-space being left. between the plastering and the fire-proof material above, so as to insure easy heating in winter and an agreeable temperature of the model rooms in summer. That part of the roof above the cen- tral corridor of the wing forms a continuous skylight of hammered glass or buils’ eyes b2- tween light rafters of rolled iron. Underneath this skylight there is an inner skylight. Walls On both sides between the outer and inner skylights are formed by tlers of windows which, in addition to the light transmitted di- rect through the inner ba A Seed shed ample light laterally to the w gallery and through light-wells in the lery floors Opposite the windows to a lower gallery and to the main floor cf the model room. VARIOUS FEATURES. The much-needed i001 of the model rooms will be considerably by the ia- troduction of a new or second gallery, ampie height for which is obtained by dispensing with a loft which would be apt, sooner or later, to be used again for the storage of combustible mat- ter, for which the rapid accumulation of docu- ments, in consequence of the growing business of the department, forms an inviting Sores Ucn. The floors of the galleries are also of fire- roof construction. In the center of the 22 feet longitudinal spans, between the new brick pier2, there are pi Properly supported ligt columns as additional sup] for the ite- aes. The cores of these columns are formed of webbed wrought iron in sections, and the spaces between the webs are to be filled in with fire- proot —_ or liquid cement, poured in the space between the wrought iron skeleton column and an exterior ornamented facing of cast iron or of Keeve’s cement. The floors o° the galleries have the outside walis, the brick Plers and the intermediate columns for supparis ‘They are constructed in manner similar wo the roof, but of strength proportioned vo the load Wo be sustaized. ‘The galierles are floored ‘with slabs of slate, 123 incbes Unlek, aud trete cell ings are plastered plain abd level upon fron lath, ing, so 23 to effcrd best facilities for pla the cases, which reach to thecelling, for a ¢! height of about nine feet. The west wing Is to be treated similari, Lew brick piers are in this case stai the square granite and marble plers w the main supports of this wing, tn th place the strong ecntinuous walls of the north wiag ‘The descripticn of the interior fluish and deco- rations, which will be solid and chaste pilaste: architecture, in the graceful forms of the revi- val of classic art of the nineteenth century, will be left for another occasion. TEN HOURS WORKING TIME. This building being = by a little army of government officials, the business of whom should not be interferred with more than is abso- ©o1 States that it is proper and. ment eggs alee use ih tae summer, by making special agreement mechanics to be employed on the work. In this case ten hours labor as a calendar day’s work, will form the basis of the mt. The early reoccupation of the burned lons of the building, and with it the removal of the serious difficulties under which the Patent Office now Suffers, in consequence of the cramped space are insured by these endeavors to economise the valuable time. OTHER PARTICULARS, On April ist a sale will take pace What is left of the debris from the fire, being such parts of models as were reserved but ultimately found unfit to be repaired for re-use. They form large piles, and still encumber the floor of Ube model rooms. With tueir removal the build. ing will be at the dis; of the contra>tors aud architects, who have taken time by the forelock by Renae t proposals for building materials after due advertisement. The adver- ‘cements for all the trouwork necessary for the skeletons of the galleries and roofs will be ready next week, the drawings and specifications being nearly completed. s oo ae walter, ogee by horse- 5 men and material without interfering with the ofice force wit “¢ Peroy out up on G street, op] e tunis being the place where the material will be received. 1t will be brought by wheelbarrows Ces oe ce ee waiter, and above wheel rect ferent parts of the building. BaGGaGr ATracuEp.—Deputy U. 8. Marshal OvNeal and Balliff Burnett led the Alexan- dria and Fredericksburg train from the south at the depot in this city Thursday, and finding thereon Mr. Joseph B. er of Credit Mobil- ion lier fame. tock under an execution ‘from the U. 8. Coun Beene Who will be remembered as a recusant witness in the Credit Mobilier investigation, 1s accused. of erg a8 a member of the firm of Sweat- man & Co., of Raleigh, N.C., some pe connection with bonds amounting toa miliion or two of dollars, belonging to the Western North Carolina railroad, Y railroad, and the Jacksonville, Pensacola and Mobile railroad, and a ji ent, has been ol- tained against him in the U. S. District Court of Florida.—[Alexandria (Va.) Gazette, PEACE IN THE VANDERBILT FAMILY.—After a long and bitter legal warfare, id to other members of the family upon condition that they watve all fur ther Claims upon the estate. It is also sald tha the $7,000,000 and $1,000,008 suits of Cornelius Vanderbilt will be discontinued.—{Cincinnati Commercial, eee A dueborey, bad Houmor.—A legram from , Pa., March 27, Ce Yesterday afternoon an old man, naméd John W. Hammel, was pontieg the front of a store on Penn avenue. He si ‘on a high office stoo in order to reach up as faras possible. Joun Wilkinson, @ member of the fire department, came along witha couple of his ee 4 3 E z i man?’ Poe the stool a ki 6 street. Hamme! fell a8 injured, His skull apd four eo nbs are broken. Ina.” Hammel will not ive ull morning. ta-Rev. John Manna 2) nen, the Py and wi FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. SATURDAY, March 29, THE SENATE was not in session to-day. HOUSE.—The Speaker sald that, in view of a discussion which took place yestersay in com- mittee of whole, and which he had not had an opportunity of hearing, he desired to give, in an intelligent manner, and for the information of the House, the of rule 147, which pro- vides that the rules of one House shall be the rules of the succeeding Houses untll otherwise ordered. He had by the clerk the debate which had taken place at the time of the adop- Speaker Grow In the Thirty-seventh Congress to the effect that he would construe the rules of the preceding Congress as continuing tn force until otherwise ordered. The S} T proceed- ed to say that he had been unable to find any Gecision of any subsequent Speaker at variance with that statement. the clerk’s desk and had Mr. Mills sent to read a ruling of Speaker Kerr, that, the consi. tutional rightof the House to ules could not be superseded” ee eet Speak ker, stated a that that jon was m0) a constitutional rij House could not be su areas ene doubtedly correct, bnt rale had been adopted. He did not desire to be led into any discussion or decision upon the sudject ‘until occasion required. In answer to remarks of Mr. McMahon and Mr. Reagan, the Speaker said that rule 147 evi. dently meant that instead of sending the House in its first session upon a broad sea of parila mentary law as constructed by various exam- ples, 1t should be goveraed by the rales of the preceding House. After some further debate, the House at, 12:40 went into committee of whole, (Mr. Springer, of ar in the chair,) on the army appropriation Mr. Stephens obtained the floor, and prozee4- ed to speak ina clear voice. He did not desire to say much outside of the pending point of or- der. The section against which that point has been raised was clearly germane to the bili. All laws, penal in their character, were to be con- strued strictly, but laws, involving questions of public right, public ltberty. and pubilc policy, were to be liberally construed—not strictly. Tae gentleman from Maine (Frye) had said that the Section did not, on its face, retrench expendi- tures, and that was Lot the question. The que3- lion Was “would it probably retrench expendi- tures.” He thougbt it would, and not only pos- sibly or probably, but certainly. The past his- tory of Uhe country showed that enormous ex- penditures had attended the use of troops at ¢lections. He went on to argue that the acts of 1795 abd 1807 only authorized the use of the troops to put down domestic insurrection. The provision for the use of troops for civil purposes Was an entirely different matter. The law au- thorizing the use of troo; at the polls had wever any existence until 1865, and the dan- ger of such a law, would not, he presumed, be ienied by anybody. If there was any man on the floor in favor of cepts of the fathers Congress had a right to elgnate the pur; for which they used, and the President’s right direct thelr movements ve one, with which Congress interfere. But it could eo not use forces for a uve deny) to say that the military: Dot be used at the polls. Let the devoted 2 protecting navy loat on the sea, protecting Ury’s flag and commerce. Let each be In the sphere to which it was in which in the past it won such and glory for the common country. Let them perform their duties, and let the civil adi tion of the House of pi ives—decide q and not the bayonet of the soldier, toits substance as to its being in order under the rule. ‘two Cali First, that the t germane to the bill; and second, that it shall reduce expenditure, He that It did not, on its face, retrench and that it was the duty of the (in the interest of The same uurictnese Uae oneee meee same err construed that the amendment it. He also not officers was ne, the sin artis gorse it sth a aha The Chair made a decision overruling the Point of order and holding that the section was germane and would retrench ex, general then opened by Mr. Gi ho ries aria cuzeaiee ee at 's Gt had wing distances: La C! 14175 ve Berg, mies Tobias ioe yallces 109%, mites les; ¢ 09 Von Hlamasch, 107 males; Farrand, 047, — 835, ‘About’ two ‘thou 3 el i pieeneiste eee to be soon nee un s: “4, was 2 cents in Gilmore's and numerous scorers profanely, and in ‘. & disgraceful exhibition for con- everybody pb sorgg eg ‘those who expect to make money of ae ited in the Bank 6f sum of 1.800 account Of the Sromertion of the Halifax award due jewfoundland. Barrruors Very IuL.—Mr. Zim- canoe the agent for the “Dt bination, ‘which, ly A pnd ro ‘ cae who was more, by. the Taman Currie, wno killed B.C: Porter, is dying. He says ore, although he is a muscular and active man, does eee vitality, and that the follow- ing received yore. very a ton of the ‘Unis morping at the Girard House the line of investigation pursued yeaa The first witness calied was John Mclaughlin. @ democratic U. 8. supervisor in the 22d an of the 3th ward. He testified that Andrew Jackson was the deputy marshal there. A. Ackerman. who was the republican super- visor, attempted to act as Judge in tue place ot Michael Feeney, Gemocrat, who was appotnted by the court; Feeuey complained to the court and on his return to assume the duties of J he was arrested by the deputy marshal; at the marshals office he was told to go back and teil Ackerman to vacate, but the latter refused; Wii ness then crdered Jackson to arrest. Acker= re was also arrested; a man had his judge of Hoar, witness said he hot know of any democrat being prevented from Voting or any ‘Witness said the repul sion which was . At appearance the man who gave tiie receipe swore to the signature, he was dischargen’ Charles MeCreery, 15th division of the 34 ward, igen — — A$ the ropa in ing eu Challenged declined; thought there rust have been some 18 or 20 democratic Yotes thrown out on account of tax | a —— Was the first man wi vote, but the decided unat bis was not gomine ae had a book panpore ing to be the suibs of all the receipts, dig decided on that. “ : stated amination that there were 1S or 26 democratic votes senrown out. | Name Vitness.—I wi "t like for fear I I couldn't 01 it — article says :—“* 'S = ae ae Toy for India took ‘its rise in 38 strokes Which made bis boat move in beauitital style Haplan quicken! bis stroke moved away from the Delaval sculler in a p ai i 3 i 8 gi i i : i i i i i g tos t 4 E Hf af i ‘ “EH Ei 3 8 i i i f H 7 i : bi a al § 3 z . I ai ue ap : isl He : f E i i i C4 if ol EOF itp thd ii Hi f i iL ail 4 i ! f Hl