Evening Star Newspaper, April 7, 1879, Page 1

Speer gp penienneseees sane ignitbaspiaeiagpetensa ease $e THE EVENING STAR, PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Pennsylvania Avenue, Corner 11th Btrest, BE on. Friday—31 & copies for €15; 20 copies S27 All mail subscriptions must be patd to sd- m ‘vance; no paper sent longer than so paid for. Rates of advertising made known on application. Ss TT SPECIAL NOTICES. Se Ph Site Osea BT WR BIN Gu EION, Grand Secretary. THE QUART‘RLY MEETING OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION lor ‘the RE EF OF DESTITUTE COLORED WOMEN and THILDEEN will ve belc at the Asvium,on TUES. DAY, the Sb inst., at 1i a. m. Friends of the char.y are tivated to atte, it FERSC CO-OPERATIVE OCEATIGN will hold its “i‘tv- for the payment of dues and THE BULLDING A’ fit» regular meet Insking advances, TUESDAY, Apri: Sth, at Tp. m., oe ¥- first flo: = Se BW JAMES FRASER, President. 1G st nw. CENTRAL BUILDING ASSOCIATION ‘No. §—Eieventh monthly meeting on TUES- BAY EVENING, Sih inst, at No. 618 7ch st., opp. Se PatentOmion, ‘The gubscription Book for Stock Will be closed ext enmuinw mostites. peed The AE We MOORE, Secretary. REVIVAL SERVICES TO-NIGHE ‘st Bacline of if, Ounrch, conducted by Rev. ys, Evangelist. 7, for the Workers; 5 ta rr MEDI PD tPARTMENT. - UNIV) Summer Session will bexin MONDAY, April jn the College Lecture Room, at 8 o'clock’p i. Sfapagacone By Pee, Cale eos § tures on inor Sunes ica] a by Jas.S. Beare, M.D : Lectures on ‘of the Eye and Ear, by Swan M. Bur- Err, M.D. ; 5 Course of Practical Physioioxy, by Tihess Lect ee are free to all matriwnlants and 5 fe SP ysiolocy and Paget ies of Music,” to whic vi Ee eee ASHFORD, M. D., Dean. Th, A and iD. ry jOTTI¢ ‘There will be a meeting of the NG 5 BRIGE OF COLUMBIA. at the National Metropol on purpore of electing nine tors, to, serve the en- suing Polls from 12m. to 2p. m. mardiit SAMUEL BAGON, President. (UTUAL FIRE INSURANCE 00. OF D EP oN desire to rieud- in the above oy a led wiih the duties ine to be a rd of Managers 1th of Apri rt the old Board jected in the place of those ion. /ARDO HOWARD, M D., me HOTT watroet new. V%, 58—N®, 8115. SS Che £Lvening Star, WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, APRIL 7, 1879. TWO CENTS. THE EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. GovVER“wenT RECEIPTS To-pay.—Internal rev- enue, $425°314.99; customs, $520,607.53. —Secretary Thorepson. General Tyner, Senator Teller, and Representa- lives Zrrett, Bayard, Jorgensen, Clark (Iowa), Lapham, White (Pa.j, and Robeson calied on the President to-day. SECRETARY SHERMAN and Chief Clerk Upton, the Treasury, left this morning for New York. ‘The recent transactions tn four per cent. bonds and other matters connected with the refund- of the national debi ts the business which calls the Secretary to New York. He will be absent from several da! Assistant Secretary Hawley fs acting Secretary during Mr. Sher- man’s absence. No Contest.—From information received it ig learned that the House will have one con- tested clection case less to dispose of than had been anticipated. This reduces the number of cases toten. The Case o:contest withdrawn 1s from the third Wisconstn ‘district, which leaves Mr. Hazieton. the republican sitttng member, in uurbed possession. THERE Is GOOD AvTHOxITY for the statement that a change is to take place very shortly on the head of the appointment <tvision of the Treasury department, Captain W.J. Vance, who So creditably filled the place, contemplates re- entering the journalistic fleld. A LARGE Numeer of holders of coupon Dis- ‘trict of Columbia 3-65 bonds are making appli- cations to have them exchanged for registered bonds. Svch transters to the amount of $35,000 were made to-day. Army ORDERS.—Second Lieut. M.F. Jamar isth infantry, Is detailed as professor of military Selence and tactics at the Louisiana State Un!- versity at Baton Rouge. Major M. R. Morgan, commissary of subsistence, in addition to his present duties, will be assigned to duty as pur- chasing and depot commissary of subsistence at St. Paul, Minn, THE Minsnipwen of the class of 1876, who have just been up fer examination for prome- tion before the board detailed for that duty at Annapolis, have all successfully passed through the ordeal. Their pames will soon be sent to the Senate ior confirmation as ensigns. They |. have been relieved from further attendance on theboard at Annapolis. and ordered home 10 await orders. Quite a number of them are now in the city. Among them are Cltfford J. Boush, De Witt Coffman, Benjamin Tappan, B. T. Wal- ling, D. Rose, W.S. Hogg, J.C. Gilmore, J. r. ‘ton, ard G. C. Foulk. bers thirty-iive. THE-NaTIONAL Boarp oF HEaLtH adjourned ‘The class num- 1429 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. Bint ana Malghar end Kentacey Pine Fees rouse ee ‘LOZENGES. =e © TOUGEEA © O0., kamera, ect30-w.f,.m.6m ~ Bew X« NOW, BOYS! IF you WANT A NEW SPRING SUIT READ THIS TO YOUR MOTHER. ‘The Most Tremendous Stock of Clothing for BOYS AND YOUTHS Ever Seen YOUTHS’ SUITS For Dress, School or Business, In Over One Hundred Styles. BOYS’ SUITS For Dress or School, In Endless Variety. PRICES TO SUIT THE LADIES CALL AND ERING YOUR BOY: YOUNG MEN COME AND SUIT YOURSELVES. NATIONAL CLOTHING COMPANY, No, 400 Seventh street, Northwest Corner of Seventh and D sts. acttr NOVELTIES IN JEWELBY. We invite particniar attention tocur comy assortment of FINE JEWELRY, which neladon ¢ TIMES. M. W. GALT, BRO. & CO., marl3tr 2107 Penna. ave. pBices. 610 Ninth street n.w. White and Black BERLI All other SHADES, lic. per oz. Split ZEPHYR, Ic. additional! per oz. TED Je. per oz FINE DRESS SHIRTS wate to order of the Ss best Maslin and twenty-one ir vdred Linen AE SHES made to order in the moxt 2%. Batiafaction cuarant a MEGINNIBS ebe-19 1009 F street m0. CY oe of first-class LINEN STANDING UT. OoLtans.c ‘choice styles, a!) Biss, al mS dozen, at NISS onan ois Mi. B.—The sbove scods were poanufscturere. Ses are mar?-Im WN ENNOVATION.—In order to establish the » but cheapnesn stock of best wrades of Mitte ora and eiteclected inves of Goods, Watches, Gans, Pistols, &e. new branch No. 237 vi nr for the next thirt all late Saturday night, to meet in Atlanta, Ga..on the Ist of May next. At adjournment two things had been agreed upon. One that a com- ion be sent to Havana to investigate the ellow fever, and another, the provisions of a i to prevent the tstroduction of yellow fever, cholera and other infectious diseases, The commission has not been selected and the bill ‘will not be made public until {t reaches Senator Harris’ committee on epidemte diseases. The bill bowever, among other things, for a quarantine, both from abroad and in- federal authorities, ‘will issue a circular setting forth its duties and authority under the act creating it. ‘The commission will not sail for some time yet, the secretary says. ATLANTIC AND PaciFic R. R.—The bill intro- duced to-day by Senator Booth, to repeal the Atlantic and Pacific railroad grant recites, in @ preamble, that this company has failed to construct the main line of its road prior to July 4th, 1879, as required by the charter act ot July 27th, 1866; that it in fact, at this time only completed its road to Vinita, in the Indian Ter- ritory, @ distance of 125 miles from its eastern us, and that no portion or section of said Toad has been completed since 1871. The Dill therefore provides for an immediate repeal o the grant, ex 80 far as the road shall have been com) on the 4th day of next July, and for restoration to market of all th teaneee = = the aeons = of tn the same manner as other pul lic lands of the United States. ze Mr. E.O. Graves, chief of the redemption division of the Treasury department, who went London some weeks ago with a consignment of U. S. Londs for the syndicate, returned to-day and resamed his duties, as far as a dislocated finger and generall: — left hand will anew nim ate R. Db. jones, of the registers office, who accompanied Mr. Graves abroad, also returned to-day. ‘Tue Essex.—The Navy department 1s in- formed that the Essex, Commander W. 8S. Schley, arrived at Montevideo from Port Stan- ley, Falklard Islands, February 17th, She sailed irom Montevideo January 16th, and sailor “Ch: Shearer,” of - ton, Conn. Com or Logs could get no information which justified got ‘south. Even had he received such information the laveness of the season would have made it ex- tremely hazardous for him to have returned With the Etsex to the South Shetland Islands. The general im) ‘ion ig that the “Shearer” never reached the South Shetland Islands, but was lost on her way thereto from Cape Hoi ‘THe RECENT Pou tticat DesaTEs in Congress have brought prominently to the front two new members, who are bound to command the respect and attention of their respective par- tes—Messrs. Kobeson, of New Jersey, and McLane, cf Maryland. Robeson's speech, de- livered last week, is pronounced by the lawyers in the House, irrespective of party. as a stro! legal argument, and the very best advan from the republican side. As an orator Robeson bas no superior In the House. McLane does not shine as a brilliant orator, but as an exponent of Constitutional law has few, if any, equals in the House. It is expected that Speaker Randall will assign both to the judiciary committee. NORTH CAROLINA MOONSHINERS.—A dispatch received to-day by Commissioner Raum, from Collector Powers, at Newburne, N. C., says:— Deputy Collectors Page, Kehoe and Humphrey, and Deputy Marshal Ward, with posse, have re- turned from a raid in the swampsof Lenoir and Jones counties, where they captured and de- stroyed an ilNelt distillery operating, with one thousand gallons beer and forty gallops whisky, Distilers arrested. ‘THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES of the House, recommending the increase in mem- bership of several of the leading committees from 11 to 15 members, will be called up for the action of the House to-morrow, and will un- doubtedly be adopted, for the reason that it Makes 25 or 30 more prominent and available places to dispose of. After the Mouse takes action on this recommendation Speaker Ran- dail will at once announce the committees as On 2s he fills the places which will be at his disposal If the increase recommended 1s adopted, Can YELLOW Fever ng FRozeN Our?—THE DISEASE ON THE PLymovru.—The Secretary of | the Navy to-day designated Medical Inspector | Wililam T, Hord, Medical Inspector Richard C. Dean, and Medical Inspector Thos. W, Leach & board of officers to visit the U.S. S. Piymouth, how at Portsmouth | Ugation into the recent | Ser on board that vessel. to make a Uborovgh examination of the subject tp all Its bearings, and report the result of their work to the Secretary. Secretary Thompson does not deem it exactly in his line of duty to attention of Congress to the outbreak of the fever on the Piymouth after her thorough freezing ont at Boston during the winter and thorough fumigation. In view of this outbrea< | tte Secretary has not much conildence in the effectiveness of the refrigerating ship, toward3 | Which an appropriation of $200,000 has | apres the Senate, and which 1s now before the House fe bas, however, called the attention of a large rumber of members of Congress to the case of the Plymouth. This ts all he ieels that his duty will permit, but if Congress should call on him for information he would officially communt- cate with that body. The Secretary is greatly concerned about the fever -on the races, an and will do all in his power to [rtp it ible, a recurrence. Gr have een given have,the marine hospital at Ports- mouth prepared for the reception men on or Wi! ry e} All the members of the board designated t to rt advan us for every One 'S, 308 9th street lvamia avenue, or branch varia avenue. ‘imar31-Ln spect the Plymouth are in city, and will ne ly to carry out the orders given em. NoOMINATIONS.—The President sent the follow- | ing ncwinaitions to the Senate to-day: Andrew P.McCornick to be U.S. disirict judge, north- ern étstrict of Texas, Wm. W. Henry, U. marshal for Vermon'. J. R. Hollowell, U. attommey for Kansas. Arthur L. Thomas, of ania, tobe secretary of Utah territory. E. J. Jeukins, receiver of public moneys, Con- cordia, Eansas. Chas. A. Morris, register land ‘omice, Larned, Kans: Postmasters—Clarence A. Oliver, at Rahway} J; W. W. Smith, Cedar Eup ds, low: Roberts, Montzomery, Ala.; Herman Krause, ver Reef, Utan. Cav- alry promotions—Lieut. Col. Taomas H. to be colonel Sth regiment; Major Wm. R. to be lieutenant colonel 6th regimen army promotions. | Dis TRICT AFFAIRS IN THE SENATE.—Mr. Ingalls | introduced in the Senate to-day the bill repeal- ing tbe charter of the National Capital Insur- | ance Company. Mr. Rollins offered a resolution | directing the Commissioners of the District of | Columbia to furnish the Senate a schedule of water raies Caines and collected in the Dis- | trict; also, what Changes may be made therein, in order that they may bear equitab'y on all classes of water-takers, and what increase. if any, is required in said rates to provide for the just and proper Se of the water depart- ment, together with the amount now collected. and what amount wi'l be realized from such in- creased rate; also, what arrearages are due, Ss what steps have been taken to collect them, SENATOR Davis, of West Virginia, chairman of the commitiee on appropriations, has ap- pointed Messrs. Withers, Wallace and Blaine as the sub-committee on the army appropria- tion bill, which was received from the House of By eke ips to-day. The sub-committee will mest at 10 o’clock to-morrow morning and a meeting of the iu'l committee ts called for one hour later. It is probable, therefore, that the bill will be reported back to the Senaie to- morrow aiteraoon, and that the debate con- cerning it will commence on Wednesday. CENTRAL Branca U. P. R.—The bill intro- duced in the Senate to-day by Senator Ingalis for the relief of the Central Branch Union Pa- cific Railroad Company, Leroi to release that company from all obligations of every kind to the government of the United States, under the acts of 1862 and 1S¢4, upon condition that It shall within six months from the enact- ment of this bill execute and file with the Sec- retary of the Interior a full release and dis- charge to the government from all further claims under sald acts. The bill provides, how- ever, that nothing therein contained shall be construed as depriving the sald company of any rights it may of running in connec- tion with other roads, ‘as the satd rights are Set forth in the 15th section of the act of July 2d, 1864, and the act amendatory thereof, ap- roved June 20th, 1874.” The bill, on motion of ir. Ingalls, was laid upon the table for the present. THE RICHMOND.—The Navy department is advised of the arrival of U.S. 8. Richmond at Port Said, Esypt. March 14, five and a half daya from Naples. ‘The Richmond would leave on the day following for Aden. Naval Onpers.—Lieutenant Commander Ss. L, Wilson, from the receiving ship Independ- ence, and placed on waiting orders. Lieut. J, E. Noell to the Passaic at Washington as ex- ecutive officer. ———__+> THE SYNDICATE AND THE FouR PER CENTS.— A New York dispatch to the Baltimore Sun Says: The capture of the $40,000,000 4 per cents. in biief, was the work of what is known as the “London syndicate’—i. e., the syndicate formed for placing the 4s abroad—with the addition thereto of the Bank of Commerce. The latter figured as the negotiator in this instance, with the syndicate bankers in the background. The bonds are, of course, divided up among them, and the subscription was necessary to save the option which the syndicate had and which was about to expire. There were rumors that the Rothschilds would not be known in the $1,000,- 000 bargain, but the probabilities are they wiil still be represented. ‘That there ismoney in the bargain cannot be questioned. ‘The 4 per cents are already up GA ber Cent. since the tact was known, and the demand has been good ail day. ‘Whether the 48 just taken will mostly remain at home or go abroad is an open question. Th indications are the bulk will stay at home, th sales abroad since January by the syndicate having been only about $12,000,000, though the tng on foreign account is now better than it bas been heretofore. THE New York Poiics Commissioners To BE REMOVED.—Mayor Cooper, of New York, has finally decided on the immediate removal from office of Police Commisstoners Joel B, Er- hardt, Wm. I, Smith and Sydney P. Nicholls. Eleven o'clock Saturday morning was the time designated by the mayor at which he would give the commissioners a further hearing or an Opportunity to Let eerperny the responses pre- vious'y made by them to the charges of neglect: and inicompetency. None of the commissioners appeared, either in person or by counsel, but each sent to Mr. Cooper a letter. The letters, instead of offering any apol or defence, are filled with reproaches against the mayor, and breathe a spirit of defiance ss his authority. Ati o’clock Saturday night Mayor Cooper sent to each of the accused commissioners a notice in writing that the certificates of their removal from office will be presented to the governor at Albany to-day. HORRIELE DEATH OF AN AGED Wipow.—Mrs, | Rose McCusker, an aged widow, occupying, | with heron, thesecond floor of 225 West Six. teenth street, New York, was found early ye: terday morning suspended on the tron railing in front of the house. 1 ng spikes had enter- ed her abdomen, and she died as the officers Were removing her from her terrible [areola She suffered greately from cramps in her legs, | and it is pee while walking around the floor during the night to gain reifet she was at- tracted to the window and fell out. THE CON¥YEDERATE MONUMENT in Greenwood Cemetery, at New Orleans, La., was decorated eae About 10,000 persons were present. cal military organizations and associa- tions, under command of Col. Jobn Glynn, par- ticipated. A prominent feature was the recer- tion of delegations from the Grand Army of the Republic and Union satlors and soldiers, who presented floral offerings, and the response of Captain York A. Woodward, of the Grand Army of the Republic. Captain MeGlinsey and Dr. Martin, of the Canonicus, served on Col. Glynn’s st IN SouTH VIOLATIONS OF THE ELECTION Law: Canro1ina.—Judge Bond presides in the U. circott court at ‘Charieston, 8. C., to-day. tense excitement prevails there, as 250 well. known citizens are to be tried for alleged vio- lations of the election Jaws, and the test oath ig, it is stated, to be administered to all the jurors. DIsasTROUs FrREs are reported from Philadel- phia and St. Louis. In the former city neariy a million dollars’ worth of property was sivept away at one swoop With loss of life, and in the jatter pearly half a million was consumed, A FIENDISH ACT OF TRAIN WRECKERS, day night about 10:30 o'clock engine freight train, on the Pittsburg division, Balti- more and Ohio raliroad, jurmped the track near Cumberland and turned over. The engineer escaped unhurt, and the fireman with a few cuts on the head, but Frederick Bowers, em- ployed at the lime-kiln at Waves Ren Pa, riding to Cumberland as usual Saturday night, was Caught under the grate bars of the engine. Ills leg was broken and he was terribly burned. Amputation will be probably necessary. Tae accident was caused by the removal of a swite. rail by malicious persons unknown. Superti tendent Hyndman has offered a reward of $1 for the arfest of the guilty parti ‘ IEF MOSES and a number of his eat ti yesterday, confer with the President and Se Interior, by whom they have been suimmored to the Capital, They represent the principa tribes in Oregon and Washington ‘Territory, numbering 4,500, They wis to adjust some old treaty matters, and a perinanent peace 1s ex pected, LEAF Isvi ON: Freir,in the ba- zaars of Turkey apples and pears are frequently sed for sale marked with the impression of aleaf. While the apple is green a leat is glued or fastened upon it, which prepents the sun from acting on that pares and the impression is dis- tinctly produc LIBRARY OF AMERICAN Ilistory.—The Brit- ish Library 1s said to contain a finer collection of books on American history than any library in the United States, and the credit is due to B. F. Stevens, @ relative of “Thad” Stevens, who for twenty-eight years bas supplied this brary with American literature. S"In a difficulty at Kaufman, Texas, Friday, Jobn Kel! shot and killed Charles Smith, a Sh al of ex-Congressman Brown, of Ken- tucky. NOTES ON THE WAY. ‘odern Jerusalem. February, 1879. 'To the eager footsore ptigrim, weary with long travel, oro the emotional religious enthusi- ast, I suppose Jerusalem isan exceedingly in- teresting and insiring place to visit; but to an ordinary matter-of-fact traveler, who sees | things as they are and not as they might have | been or might be, it is about as forlorn and de- pressing a spot as can easily be found. Itis small, {ll-built, and dirty to the last degree. It is llterally without beauty or dignity of any kind. There is no industry whatever carried on, except the manufacture in a small way of minor articles from olive wood, while the bazaars are few in number and insignificant pd monotonous in character. There is noth- ing pict ue in the costume nor attractive in the life and habits of the people. Tiere ar- no gardensor yards. Netther water nor tree~ nor grass are to be seen anywhere; and how can any place be attractive to the eye, I would like to know, without at least some of tiese at- tributes? Modern Jerusalem may be described briefly and truthfully, in fact as disappointing in the aggregate and disgusting in detall. The locality is rich in historical material, it is true, and associations of the most sacred char- acter may be sald to cluster about it like tae luxuriant vine which clothes the ruins of a magnificent temple; but the scenes of events of the most momentous consequence are grouped together in such an incredibly narrow fieid, and the at best rather uncertain places of their occurrence are pointed out with such unblushing doginatic assurance, that one almost loses faith in the events themselves, as well as respect for those who so glibly recite the doubtful tra- ditions regarding their locations. For example, J remember the night of my arrival in Jerusa- Jem I was shown from iny chamber window the pool (lying just beneath) in which Batbsheba was bathing when she excited the unholy de- sires of David, standing in his tower just around the corner. Yet on subscquent inquiry and examination, not the slightest evidence could be adduccd to show thateither of the places were what they were claimed to be. On ‘the other hana, all the circumstances and prob- abilities were against the theory so confidently setup. So it was nearly every where, and in regard to nearly every thing. Nothing had ever happened in or about the city that the precise spot where it took place cannot be pointed out at once and beyond the possibility Of @ question, and this notwithstanding the fact that the city has been twice battered down and most if not all of its landmarks destroyed over and over a Since many of the leadiag events in its history transpired. But perhaps the most staggering instance in this respect, and the only one which need be cited, is the reputed location of the crucifixion and tomb of the Savior, situated well within the walls of the present city. Nobody can of course tell or even conjecture with satisfaction where the original walls of Jerusalem stood; but in view of the conformation of the ground upon whicn the city is built, and which forbids the idea that it could ever have been extended on at least three sides of its present limits, either the alleged site of the crucifixion and entombment must be rejected or the immense population claimed for the city at their date must be given up. No mind capable of reasoning can, it seems to me, entertain or reconcile both prop- ositicns. WHEREIN JERUSALEM IS UNATTRACTIVE. I have said there is nothing dignified or at- tractive in the appearance of the city, seen from any point of view, and this statement I wish toemphasise. The buildings, public and private, are all built of stone, and they are, therefore, substantially constructed; but among those intended for private use, whether for dwellings or business purposes, there is no pretension whatever to architectural style or taste, neither has anything been accomplished in that direction by accident. Nor are the in- terlors of dwelling or business houses, if they can be said to be separate, any more attractive to the eye than their exteriors. The outer walls,the partitions and the roofs are thick ma: ses of stone; the floors and ceiling: the rocms are of the same material; the window are few and small; and the facilities for heating are rare and Inadequate, so that the moment, one enters one of the rooms he feels as though he had been immured in the damp, chilly and cheerless vaults of a prison. 1T3 PUBLIC BUILDINGS, The only public buildings in the city worth ‘speaking of at all are the churches, of one kind and another; and as a rule these are quite a3 unimposing relatively as the private houses, The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the grea central point of interest in the city, is neithe impressive in size nor fine in style. Its exterior is almost entirely hidden from view by the mis- erable structures surrounding it on every side, while its interior 1s so divided in its elevations, ‘so cut up Into chapels and sub-sections, and su cluttered up with tawdry fittings of one kind ard another as to entirely destroy whatever of grace of style and weetifeer A of proportions it may once have . The much-talked-or Mosque of Omar, which occupies the site of Solo- mon’s Temple, and claims to have Jacob's sacri- ficial stone within its walls, has a deent dome, some really beautiful windows, and some five ornamentation, doth inside and out; but the building asa whole is not extensive in scale nor grand or pleasing in desi Besides, there is considerable cheap imitation decoration observ- able in many parts, which detracts greatly from its dignity and effect when examined closely. The other notable Mosque, that of Aksar, standing also on the old Temple pisteau, covers a good deal of ground, but that is about the most that can be sald of it. It is neither lofty, massive, nor nor in any particularly attractive, — according to my way of thinking, at’ least. Armenian church of St. comes next in size and importance, but in any other city than Jerusalem it would not be likely to attract attention, much less be led_as an archi- tectural lion. It has, however, some furnish- ings that are unique to a western eye; and, although could not understand a word that was said, I found the religious services there one afternoon both interesting and impressive. ‘There are two Jewish synagogues, also, whose conspicuous domes,—one “green, the other white,—lead the visitor to expect, something worth seeing when they are reached, Such an expectation will not be realized, however. One Js No old, the other comparatively new, but both are barren, dreary places, poorly furn- ished, decorated in wretched taste, and excced- ingly dirty in every part, ‘This comparatively brief catalogue includes about all the buildings of any consequence in the elty. They are all overshadowed and put ‘o suame by the walls surrounding the city itself. ‘These are indeed of gieat mass and sim- pe dignity, and, with the strong and lofty ‘owers rising above them at irregular Intervals, Constitute about the most impressive feature of the locality, whether viewed from the inside or at a distance from beyond, ABOMINABLE STREETS. But if little is to be sald imfommendation of the general architectural appearance of Jeru- salem, still fewer words of praise can be be- stowed upon her streets. The thoroughfares are all barrow, dark, crooked, uneven, and filthy to the utmost degree conceivable. Such a tbh 4 Conveyance on wheels has probably neve ‘1 seen inside the walls of the present city, and so round and smooth have the Ilin>- stone paving blocks been worn that travel, either on the back of an animal or on foot, 18 always difficult and sometimes positively dan- ge1ous, particularly after a fall of rain. To Merely say that the streets are dirty gives no ; adequaie idea of their actual condition; and | this rem rk ts especially applicable to those in the Jewish quarter. In some of the Fellah vil- lages of Egypt I had seen filth and foulness which I then supposed conid not be matched anywhere in the world, but what [ afterwards saw and smeit among the chosen people tn Jeru- salem made the Egyptian abominations seem clean aud fragrant’ by compart Why the people inhabiting some of these localities are not every year swept off the face of the earta by diseases born of filti, oy. and degradation, is a question that would puzzle all the boards of health and santtary commissions in echristen- dom if they could for a moment only conceive the actual condition of things existing there. SMALL SIZE OF THE CITY, From what I already knew of Jerusalem, I did not expect to see a city covering a large e-- tent of ground, yet 1 was nevertheless greatly surprised to find It occupying so smalla terri- tory as it really does, A friend and myself started out for a stroll one Sunday aiternoon, and walked entirely around the city, outside the walls, in fifty minutes. ‘The way is hilly and stony for the most » but a brisk walker could do it easily inside of forty-fve minutes, and I should say that almost any one walking leisurely could do it comfortably in an hour. My coro] who is a thoroughly br aad eer, afterwards calculat it and maps nd, nd found tha tie total tho city inside an area 1 the walls hundred forty acres, Mardly @ reapestable sized farm in i a r @ country where land is reasonably cheap and Population not too dense. ‘There is somethin; Of a settlement outside the walls, on the nort te Western side, but from one thousand to fifteen hundred will probably cover all the inhabitants residing there. In all other directions except- ing the little village of Siloah, on the south side, and a few houses lining fora little way the road to Bethlehem, everything is barren and uncecupied. DULL TIMES IN JERUSALEM, Hew the people of the city manage to make their living or whence they obtain a supply of life-sustaining food 1s more than I can imagine. ‘The only sign of a market I saw anywhere in or about the place was a little display in that direction in the open Street In front of our hotel every forenoon. watched it closely, but was never able to find anything for sale except a deel profusion of cauliflower. a few baskets of afta — and ten or a dozen bundies of olive we roots, which had been brought in fer fuel on the backs of donkeys and the heads of Arab women. Never, by the way, did I see & man belittle himself by carrying a burden of the Kind. The selling was also chiefly done by Women, and the same sex likewise seemed to be the principal buyers. Around these misera- ble bits of merchandise did these forlorn crea- tures squat by the hour, and what they lacked in business they seemed to try to make up by fcreams and noisy clatter. This, too, appeared to Increase in exact proportion a8 the stock in hand grew less. But it seemed to me that less than ten dollars would at any time have bought out the entire market, wood, fuel and all. Oc- castonally in some of the shops along the so- called streets the quarters of a half-grown beef or the Carcass of a calf or sheep might be seen; but cauliflower seemed to be the staple article of dict for a large majority of the inhabitants. It was quite a common thing tosee men, women and children eating in a raw state the stalks and leaves of that vezetabie, although some- Umes a more fortunate or more dainty individ- ual might be seen regaling himself witha bit of cooked offal at one of the portable cook shops located on the common outside the Jaffa gate. I judge, however, that a vegetable diet 13 all that is indulged in by much the largest portion of the people. UNDERGROUND JERUSALEM. On many accounts underground Jerusalem is as interesting and as well worth exploring as that part of the city at present on the surface. This feature consists, first, of the old stone quarries which underlie a portion of the modern city; the old walls and arches beneath the site of the Temple, and the “‘Muristan,” or subterranean remains of a tine old structure built by the Knights Templar during the era of one of the crusades. The ancient quarry is not only vast in extent, but in some places 130f very considerable depth. It is believod that the stones with which the original Temple was built Were taken from this place, which I may add, was until a few years ago unknown to the outer world. At many points immense blocks of stone Lge Genser ony from the wall of solid rock still hang in their place as they were left by the workmen centuries ago, andon every side may be seen tool marks as fresh ap- parently and as clean cut as if made only yes- terday. The old foundation walls, laid from forty to seventy-five feet below the surface of the Temple pao were undoubtedly a part of the second if not of the first structure bearing that name, while the ruins of the Muristan give evidence of a more extensive, substantial and beautiful building than any now existing in the city. Explorations in both the latter directions would reveal nee interesting and throw important and much needed light on the lw history of Jerusalem and its ancient people; ut, upfortunately, on account of religious Jealousies, combined perhaps with other causes, everything of that kind Is now at a stand still. When they shall be resumed, if ever, is a matter of great uncertainty. — Such ts Jerusalem, as Isawit. Iam sorry I cannot draw a more pleasing sketch, but that is Impossible, As I was impressed, 50 have I written. Other visitors, I hope, may be able to take a more cheerful and idealized view of the foe and its characteristics. I tried my best, ut failed. Outside of the city, in the open clear air and among the all was free and natural, but within the walls, in spite of all efforts to restrain the impression, everything appeared close, ee unnatural, and un- wholesome. And this feeling, I am sorry to say, extended as well to the moral as to the physi- cal atmosphere of the place. The spirit of sec- tarlan narrowness, fanaticism, intolerance and strife seems to be quite in keeping through- out with its matey surrount The only sign of liberality I saw exhibited anywhere was at the Sunday service in the Church of England chapel, where, formal prayers were read, first Victoria and the royal ward Albert, Prince of Wales, and his family: then for His Royal Highness, William, Emperor of Germany, and his family; afterward for the President of the United States, and finally for ee Most Gracious Majesty, the Sultan of ee key! a Another Murder Trial. To-day, in the Criminal Court, Judge Hag- ner, the case of Samuel A. Clark, indicted for the murder of John Lee alias Jack Cash, on Christmas day, 1877, was called for trial, Clark was once convicted and sentenced to be hung, Gnd @ now trial was ; and since then he ited; been tried twice and the ji each time. Messrs. T. F. Miller aid CMe Sen ap arforhim. There was some difficulty of obtaining a competent Jury, and from the reg- ular panel Jacob Acker, W. G. Crawford, ce. Anderson, Lewis J. Brothers and Benj. F. Ellen were selected. The defence chal 4and 13 had formed an opinion; 3 were challenged for cause and 3 excused, because of having acted on the case before. The court directed that 40 talesmen bedrawn, and at 2 o'clock several reported, but they failed to secure competent jurors after calling several of them, AN IMPORTANT POINT. The defence made the point that they were entitled, under the statutes, to two days’ notice of the names of talesmen ‘from whence the jurors are to be selected, the same as 1s done with the list of jurors. ‘The court overruled the point on the ground that the drawing of talesmen was made neces- sary by the act of the accused, and besides to sustain the point would make a radical change in the mode of proceedure, render delays neces- sary, &c, An exception was noted. THE CHURCH AND RAILROAD CasE.—This morning, in the Circult Court, Judge Cox, the case of the Fifth Baptist church agt. the Baltt- more and Potomac Co.—action for damages by reason of the location of the engine house and repair sho pone ‘the church—was resumed. Messrs. Merrick and Darlington for plaintifr and Mr. Totten for defendant. Instructions to the jury were offered, and the court instructed the jury that, under the law, thedefendant had the right to build the shops and to maintain a track to and from the shop, and if the company had bulit the shops with care and had exercised all reasonable care not to incommode their neighbors, they were not lable. The defendant having proved that there was no ri of bells about the shops, the simple question left was whether or not the smoke from the chim- neys did not injure the church. ‘The case was argued by counsel—Mr. Merrick ina speech of some length, Claiming that the location of the cbimneys created a nuisance, and the plaintiff was entitled to damages. UNIONE E FRATELLANZA ITALIANA.—Last night, at-the general meeting of La Socleta di Unione e Fratellanza Italiana in Washington, the following officers were elected for the en- suing year:—Stefano Casassa, president; Carlo Colombo, vice-president; Gioacchino Porcella, corresponding secretary; Giuseppe Santucci, financial secretary, Giovanni Malatesta, treas- urer; Felice Cristafanin, vice-treasurer; Gio- yanni Zerega, Scratino Velati and Gionamba- lista Kocca, trustees; Angelo A. Masino, Fran- cesco Leverane, Giacomo Castagnetto and Bartolomeo Dondero, permanent commission; Antonio Bregavzi and Guiseppe Gatto, mar. bi uigo Barbiere and Francesco Livign!, ; Samuele Antoni, banner-bearer; , doorkeeper Paulo Castagn ‘THE CONTEST FOR THE ALLISON NAtLoR E3- TaTE.—In the suit of Allison Nailor’s heirs agatnst Catharine Conley, to set aside convey- ances of real estate made by him to her before Lis death, the defendant has filed her answer. She states that he was in perfect possession of his faculties when the instruments were exe- cuted, and quotes Allison Nailor, jr., who, in another suit, referred to the deeds as perfectly regular. In reply east Cg she = mnveigled him from his home, she charges 4 er of his wife was the cause of his him and the defendant were at his aBertation and constituted her first lapse from the path of virtue. AN re Poot vege is related ae youn; y, adie McCarty, = t reac her e: in Aus- fi ‘@ preacher, ett Cones ane Fae EO ee ce ruittts as Miss MoCarty, , B. Adams was accidentally shot and ied by his, cousin while hunting, near New Orleans, last week, FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS, Monpay, April 7, SENATE.—Various petitions and memorials Were presented and referred. ‘The Vice President laid before the Senate a communication from the Secretary of the Trea- sury, in reply to a resolution him to furnish information as to the manner in which transportation cars and bonded warehouses are secured from frauds on the government. The clerk of the House of Representatives appeal and announced the passage by the House of the army appropriation Dill, and ask- ea ere ion of Mr. ~ Va.), th referred to the commitiee Yopriations Various bills were introduced and refe1 among them the following:—By Mr. Slater— Tri Tring the it and control of ~ Indian — trom. Interior to the War n 1 sy Mr. Hill (Col.)—Providing for colpage at the branch mint at Denver. By Mr. Booth—To repeal the Atlantic and Pacific raf! road grant. By Mr. Ingalls—To repeal the charter of the National Capital Insurance Co.; and a bill for the relief of the C 4 the Union Pac'tic Railroad Co. —— Mr. Bayard submitted a resolution calli upon the Secretary of the Treasury to transatt to the Senate a statement showing wha. sums of money have been pald in !st0 and each suc- ceeding year to John J. Davenport, either as chief supervisors of elections, clerk of the cir- cult court, or United States commissioner, or for service in any other capacity, and all dis- Dursements made by him in this connection; Aig gene ee to the Senate € official correspondence respecting the expeoditure of the money. : r, Conkling said the resolution ked right = faras it went; but he should like it to le er. ‘This arrested the consideration of the resolu- ton for v the Present. n motion of Mr. Rollins, a resolut was adopted calling upon the = eel ‘the ee Columbia to furnish io! corcerning water rents—the amounts now charged and collected—what changes should be made, to bear eually on all water-takers; smount of rents due, ané what steps have been taken to collect the same, On motion of Mr. Cockrell it was Resolved, That the Secretary of War be di- Tected to furnish the Senate any and all re- ports made to him by the quarter-master gene- Tal of the army, about the month of October, isis, and prior and subsequent to that date, of aby discrimination made by the Union Pacific awainst the United States, aud all conser against the Un! ani 01 n= dence relating thereto. sets The Senate then took up the report of the committee on privileges and elections, that the Hon. Charles H. Bell is not entitled to aseat as a Senator by virtue of the ment by the executive of New Mr. Hoar heretofore moved to out the word “not,” so as to declare that Mr. Bell **is” entitled to a seat. had been made to an appointee ecutive after a y had occurred. in the recess of the legit jesiatures Madame Bonaparte’s 0! BariMorg, April7.—The funeral Madame Patterson took o'clock this morning. the remains private character, only the of the family and a few of their intimate friends having been invited. The invitations to the funeral were by written cards. Rev. Dr. Leftwich, of First wget) church, offered prayer at the ser- Vice before the for Greenmount cemetery. The chief mourners at the funeral were her grandsons. Col, Jerome Napoleon and Charles Joseph Bonapatte, his family. The family of Colonel Jerome Ni Parte were not present, owing to absence in Paris. The -bearers were Governor Jno. George Wm. Brown, Charles E ‘ . Dr. Leftwich the burial service for the dead, after which grave was filled. The walaut covered with black cloth bore a silver Gin February, {sss dled Apel athe iene? Blerment was made in'a lot Purcliased ‘by her- many years ressly for her last rest- ing place. Hereske fens, its only occupant. Fire in Brook? New York, April 7.—A fire out this mo! in the large brick building from 26 to 30 Mostor street, Broskiym and known _— ie Tron ind flames eptimated at § 000, and to-stock and fxtives Demorest & Jones, manufacturers wing Machines and school furniture: os? —— District Government Affairs, The District Commissioners to-day appoint Edwin F. Austin an additional aut A Lafayette square for ode year. = we issued an order that in advertisement and gen. eral conditions attached precsenn tor. or material of any kind done or furnished to the District of Columbia under contract, attached the following clause:—“No will be received any falling cont known as such on the records of the District of mnie contract for the construction of intercepting sewer on New York was to-day awarded to Messrs. ‘J. Coyle & the Commissione: ie rs having as to the responsibility of the bidders, Dr. Tindall, secretary t0 tne rr. Commissioners of the District of Columbia, has sent the follow- ing reply to C. A. Didden, eaq., and other, the architects, whose letters to the were printed in Saturday’s Star: “In answer to your communication com; that the terms are too onerous, as req adver- in usement for a design of a public school bulld- ing, I am directed to inform you that the con- ditions on which the Commissioners BUILDING PERMITS soastag ope, ca aay ae cut avenue, between L and M sts. n.w.; $1,900, Jacob Grinnell, ‘conetruct, a two-story brick dvelting, ‘Trumbull street, between 3d st. and Howard University, county; $300. A. H. Herr, construct four two-story brick dwel on 7th Fepalr frame, on Connecticut axeaus, Berne on cut avenue 2 L and M sts. n.w.; $20. T. J. 30) frame, on Gcod Hope hill; $400. _——— ‘TRE CASE OF STRONG AGAINST THE DIsTRICT.— The motion granted in the Circuit Court by Judge Cartter on Saturday in the cases of Strong agt. the Distri for balances Telegrams to The Star, MAD. BONAPARTE'S FUNERAL, GARIBALDI ILL IN COME. ENGLISH LABOR TROUBLES. THE ZULU WAR. —_.+_—_ FOREIGN AFFAIRS, French Comma Panis, April 7.—Two hundred more of the communists have been pardoned. Garibaldi I) in Home. Lonpon, April 7,—The nt of the Times at Rome says: “Now that the wild ru- mors 9s to the object of Caribaldi’s visit to Rome have proved it is asserted that he has come to die in the c'ty, to attain and f baldl, replying to — on his arrival sata be aid not himself know reason of his visit. A more pathetic than that on Garibald!’s arrival at the station bas se’éom been held. raised as the trata catered the Hay FF dgestpetecy et the Of the railway, the saloon mF EP if : 5 i i i rf | , ; i i : bl li | i if E is ] ony ge i BS i i i | ! i A it 5g : i: il H fs i Tf EA es : ‘ i ; 3 & z iy i i ' a HY age Hi i i Z é t t i F 75 § i] i Hd i Ha ul 8 4 é ; “J 4 | 5 i | at E : if Hi 8 Bee it <j i Hi ' 8 H £ | | 7.—Nat il | aig it | E i Gi ays fighter, forcing constitution coul ened that if Davis did be him to do work of a ahora be turn home by the next steamer; and ying that his chances for winning the match Hawdon in May were already lessened. Mr. Davis has started for England. due on contract, difference bet it re- ween amount re- covered for certificates and lawful For‘al at this term, Seer ‘$225,000, an verdict was for $133, over $30,000 interest. The defendant the it that when Gen Butler returns next month he will ask that a day be set for the trial. THE NATIONAL Horer Case.—The case of Ma- See or eee ae erecta eas ibe called for triat on . A. the defendant has been twice tried and once convicted and the verdict set aside. In trial the jury disagreed. s@A new call has been published for the ‘sixth national reunion of the (Union and confederate soldiers) in Cambridge, Ohio, August 26, 27, 25, and 29, SA dispatch from C; TL, the arrival of Paul with his life-say apparatus, at the mouth of the Ohio river, at 4 p. m, Saturday. statue s@-The handsome of the confederate soldier to adorn the park at Savannah, Ga, has arrived in that city, oe = ea-Hier a known as “Two- Ing 88s miles to 4