Evening Star Newspaper, April 14, 1879, Page 1

, e i - ee orbs oe * ee Che THE EVENING STAR, | PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, 4 THE STAR BUILDINGS, Aram, Ocrner 1ith Street, 4 ening Star. eants s month ; one year, $6. an® arty Szan—published on gre Prevaia. copies for 815; G2 All mail subecriptions must mn OL ° 5] ] TWO CENTS. ‘vance; tees, — bf 4 le no Pape een ouer than 0 Pl V%, 53—N®, 8,121. WASHINGTON, D.C, MONDAY. APRIL 14, 1879. — = eee < T Morning Hour Tactics in the House. FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. ———_DRY _@oops. oe eres, | JHE EVENING BTAR. | "iat ae ee season i Telegrams to The Star. W PARASOLS, JUST RECEIVED, REV. THOMAS HARRISON, tvaucelist, 8 +1es were called for bills and join’ resolt:- -A'TE.—Various memorials and bills were im great vari-ty of styles, at low prices. congucts Praise and Revival Service TO: ashi ws and Gossi tons. Contrary to general expectation Speaker | _ SENATE. a beanie Botrecte Praise Mtevtins St) Te Hovival at 7. Washington News a1 Ds nant irecnence etna cents Ladd, | Rm the follow el referred. Among | ATTEMPT TO KILL THE CZAR. Diack and lors, Dey an LA’ 6o. SILKS. 90c., $1.00. 81.25, $1. >> STRAW MATTING, CHILDREN'S CAR- Ce acy Mosquito Canopies, and Window 8, Bt wholesale and re’ail, at the Furniture. and Uvholatery Establishment of W. B. & BON, corner 7th at. and Pa. ave. n.w. a a -60 and up. 8 Bargains in GUINE&T - LAGK ‘SILK, aplitr 103 Bridge street, PRING DRY Goo: Sines HAN EVER BEFORE off ENED. Wool Bontiene ae ose an Exrscole from i, $1.30, 81.60, 8175, 92: Blak Denis wicts sel Asc 5 cente Csasimeres for voy’s wear, new styles, 25, 37, 50 cents. ‘ard wice Percales 61 cents. Seer beets ta Ws Vets caste. All Wool Dress Goode, 25 cents. ™ 18, 25, 30, 37, €0, 60, 75 cents. 100 plcess hew style Laws, yard wide, 12% cents TOWSON, aplate Gouth sido}, nest Tse nw. pa NOVELTIES, ‘We call sptcial attention of purchasers to our splendid line of FRENCH DRESS GOODS, In ALL THe New Dezstans, Whieh we have just opened. An inspection of our stock is solicited. HOOE BRO. & CO., 1398 F st. n.w., spl-ly Near Ebbitt House. ACK - BABeans IN eusce AND CUL- Bilks, 50, 75 oe. th & Beenie. oor DBY GOODS HOUSE. BE CED ‘TELY. MUST A IMMEDIA’ = MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE OO. OF D. ‘ony desire to notif; friends in Fae place of jection. ARDO HOWARD, M D., marS1-dawtapié HON Pattost nw. NOTIOE. members of the MU} Pea eka I trict of Columbia, for the el ion. Be) will beheld at the Smee of the Company, on MONDAY, the ith day of April, 1879. ‘open from 9 o'clock a. m. un! Bordook p. m. es ‘BOTELERy mar6-w,s,4m,5wkim Secretary. 1429 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. Greenbrier, White tuoy Bine [enna re omer FOB COUGHS, COLDS, BEONCHITIS a .s use the Great ENGLISH REMEDY, KEATING'S, couGH, — me for over 60 Belief speedy and certain. Grantee: 50 cents. ae zB pOUGEEA & OO., AGENTs, ‘00t80-w,f,m,6m New York, BE NOT DECBIVED. ‘The ixcreasing povularity of the Cincinnati Oleine Soap bas caused many t™ITaTIons under the nam? of Oleine Sosp ard other brands of sIMIGAR APPZzaR- ANCE, MADE TO DECEIVE, sold at a little less price, but very inferior in quality tothe t2” GENUINE OLEINE SOAP. 2 BE NOT DECEITED BY THESE IMITATIONS, BUT SEE THAT “PROOTER & GAMBLE’s CIN- OINNATI OLEINE SOAP” IS OX EAOH BAR. For Sate By Grocers EVERYWHERE. 793 Bovonth street m.w. for ied craRDARD Oseane 2 Dae ‘prices: faires tand easiest terma noviir BOOTS AND SHOES. FOR MEN. 10—A Full Suit only $10. : eid—an al Wool uty only $10. 1s 910 Bid Diderent Bhacdas of Base outs B10. 310.. $10. --$10 }10—A Genteel Suit only $10. a ry $10—A Light Suit only $10. “BRING THE BOYS ALONG!” BEST CHANCE EVER OFFERED. NATIONAL CLOTHING COMPANY, No. 400 Seventh street, Northwest Corner of Seventh and D sts. aplitr 2 EVEEYBopy come To THE GREAT BOSTON SHOE AUCTION HOUSE, 491 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, SIGN @F THE RED FLAG, : Shoes, male by J.T. Ladies’ French Kid Button wat f up to 83.50. pron & Co. New York. from $2.06 np to 84.5 ‘Taust Bros. Bd Hota, ry ‘of ladies’ id. lot: fro 50 ap to $2. dercat 450. per vate. Bo bows for fs puteon get arom : GREAT BOSTON SHOE AUCTION HOUSS. 491 Pa. avenue. marl5tr LEOPOLD RIGHOLD, Proprietor. ee __ EDUCATIONAL. LESSON ste or in cl Ea moderate. SADEMOISELLE V. PROD: HOMME on’ (Parisian) ad nciation_ pana) and, thes of prac Sucian day tye seer, Cally day bets aay ‘and Thursdays after 4 = mard6-1y PENCEELAN BUEINESS COLLEGS, corner 7th apd eta, Dw. SESSIONS. time Established 1864 SPRING Men co ———— sats Ub th a —! ‘Bebe = sat SW. FL ration bes s ‘before 11 «ma: after «Met ex Gnu’ “eaotber SHIRTS TO ORDER. SPEOIAL SIX VERY BEST FOB $12 ‘Material and Workmanship unexcelled. FIT WARBANTED, ar ‘THOMPSON'S S@rar Factosy. : 816 F strect northwest, Opposite Patent Office marit-ly (8: Hi. BUPPERT. No. 403 7th Streetn we HEADQUARTERS FoR CAILDREN'S CARBIAGES, ARCHERY AND CROQUET, BASE BALL AND FISHING TACKLE, VELOOIPEDES AND WAGORS, war20-1m AT PRICES TO SUIT THE TIMES , iN ILDERS.—We have ‘0 VIRGINIA BONDHOLI tpn fe oF. re unond of the byndicate to fund the a of oust poneiblg cost and deluy ro can servo parties interested and will gladly Im. if tion. Part Bi neceseary MIDDLETON & CO., Bankers. MILLIKEN’S LINEN STORE, 828 Anon Stuer, PHILADELPHIA. NEW ATTRACTIONS! PRINTED LINEN LAWNS. 600 PIECES NEW STYLES. Printed on Pure Linen Lawns, in the following colors, Blue, Biack, Crimson, Pink, Lilac or Purple. Also, Second Ee Lltee Calg he enol yard wie Wir De awns for Dresses, fui SHTLIREN'S LINEN DRESS LAWNS ara Kuown ali over thecountry. Our assortment is altogether unequali EST OF IRISH LINENS. | uM wa and Gente Bare erchiets a Sp é Une ‘SEND BSAMPL ies purct by letter are always eased by our careful an: tious Selections of the croods t #1 their orders. Address GEORGE MILLIKEN & BONS, 8 Arch Saecte marl9-c026t Philadelpni GOVERNMENT LAND SCBIP. ‘The Trustees of the McDONOUGH EDUCA- (D INSTITUTE, of the city of Balticore: invite Sy for the purchase of March, 23 1867, as extended and ded ‘Congress’ approved June 10th, 187: Sodan farther on and, by the ack of a aforesaid, ‘approved January, eaiea is or ie te the Vinee Das Oe Mar, i519, are to be i igs tie rat $2 accept oF on which ds HL TAGART, “ the Trustees reject sny one or feb1T-lawtmy1* Warp Oe and SU large oF ae a ie { {Government Recetrrs To-pay.—Internal rev- enue, $430,296.51; customs, $501,868.27. AT THE Wuitr Hovuss.—tenator Logan and Representatives Morten (N.C.) and Russell ant Judge W. G. Riley, of Virginia, calieu on tLe President to-day. SENTENCE REMITTED.—By direc'ton of the Secretary of War, upon the recommendation of the general of the army, so much of the unex- ecuted portion of the sentence of the court- martial in the case of coiwnel Oliver L Shep- herd, U.S. Army (retivec), as Imposes confine- ment at a military post, is remitted. THE COMMITTEE ON COINAGE, WEIGHTS AND Measures held a session this morning for the purpose of organizing and fixing upon regular days of its meetings. Wednesdays and Satur- days, and the hour of 11 oclick a m. were agreed upon for the regular meetings of the committee. REPRESENTATIVES OF THE RECTIFIERS in dit- ferent parts of the country to-day presentea memorial to Commissioner Raum protesiis against the Clause in the internal revenue bill, passed at the last session, requiring rectifiers to give bonds. THE REMOVAL Of the 1sth Infantry to Mon- tana, from Atlanta, and the interchange of In- dians by the 10th infantry in Texas, and the 22d, on the lakes, are the only important move- ments of U.S. troops that will be made this sea- son. In THE Hovse Saturday, after our report closed, Mr. Bragg gave notice of an amendment be pi posed to offer In the legislative appropri. ation bill to abolish the southern clatins com- mission. A motion to adjourn till Tuesday was rejected. THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY to-day took up the nomination of R. Stockett Matthews to be United States district judge for Maryland, but adjourned until Toursday without acting upon it. Some Baltimore creo of the confirmation filed with the judiciary committee to-day two sets of charges against Mr. Matthews, the first alleg- ing malfeasance on his part when he held the office of register in bankruptcy, and the others impugning his private character for morality. Gun. Youna, of the 2d Ohio district, has de- clined to serve on the committee on territories, to which Speaker Randall assigned him. He says that neither himself nor his constituents have much interest in any of the old territories or the formation of new ones. To Corrgcr a misunderstanding which seems to exist in regard to the exhibition of “Mrs. Jar- ley’s wax work,” we are requested to state that the entertainment to be given by Miss Har- Wocd, the only Jariey, under the a, of Mrs. Emory, Mrs. Wise, Mrs. Ferris, Mrs. Pat- terson, Mrs. Ricketts, and others, will not take place until Friday evening, April 25th, and matinee 26th, at Ford’s Opera House. ‘THE REPUBLICAN SENATORS at a caucus Sat- urday afternoon considered the course to be pursued in relation to the army appropriation bill, and the sentiments expressed as to the Sixth section were unanimous that {t ought not, ‘to pass—at least in ite present shape. Several amendments which it is proposed to offer to the bill were discussed, but no definite action was taken. ‘THE VIRGINIA JURY Cases.—With the consent of councel on both sides, the hearing of the ar- gument upon the petitions of the state of Vir- ginia for writs of mandamus, habeas ae and certiorari in the Rives mixed jury cases has been postponed until the first Tuesday of next term. They are then te take precedence of all other business. It is the desire of the attorney General that the argument should be heard by the full bench of justices, and if all are not pre- sent on the day to which the cases have veen assigned, the hearing will be again postpoued tothe first day when there sha! be a fuil bencti, A case from Tennessee, involving similar ques- Uons, is set to be argued at the same time. Mr. A. D. Hazen, the third ast: master general, has returned from where he has been making the necssary ar rangements for issuing the new special desizn Stamps for collecting the postage on matter no properly Prepaid. A design has been approve! and the stamps will s00n be issued by th present contractors for ordinary postage Stamps, who will furnish them at the sime price as that charged for the latter under their r contract. Arrangements are also be- ing made to issue the tnternational postal card authorized by the last Congress. THE Texas Paciric RattRoaD Case, in which Plerre Fayolle and other French stockholders arr complainants, has been appealed from Judge MacArthur's decision overruling the plea ace the Court, to the Gene eral ‘lerin. NATIONAL Musgum ConTRACTS AWARDED.— Contreets have been awarded to Gleason « Him- ber for grading, excavating, rubble stone Maconry, concrete foundations, and to the Washington Brick Company for bricks, by the commission superintending the erection of the new national museum building. “JUDGE KELLEY’s SILvsR BILL.”—Represen- tative Kelley, of Pennsylvanta, has prepared a bill to remedy the inconventence and losses to worki.en-and retail dealers of the accumula- ton in their hands of certain small coins. It proposes to require the Treasury and sub-treas- uries to redeem with legal-tender money the Subsidiary silver coias whenever presented in sums Of $5 or multiples thereof, and also pro- vides that the further cotnage of trade dollars be stop] and that they shall for twelve months be receivable at par for customs or any other obligation due the United States, and that when 80 received they shall be recoined into standard silver dollars of 412); grains, SITTING BULL.—According to the construction of law held on this side, the line of Sitting Bull swoops down on the northwestern settlers, burns houses, carries off stock and does other havee, there will be no redress in the shape of mouey open to the sufferers. When Canada allowed Sitting Bull to find a harbor in her bor- Gers she became responsible for him. If he comes over on the war path and foliows out the war path programme Canada will have the claims of American citizens for damages to con- sider and adjust. It may lead to another dis- pute something like that settled by the Geneva commission, ARMy ORDERS.—The superintendent of the mounted recruiting service will cause 120 re- cruits to be forwarded under proper charge to Fort Snelling, Minn., for assignment to the 2d cavalry in the departinent of Dakota. Frest Ligvt. H. G. Eutsworrs, U. 8. marine corps, has been ordered to command guard on board the Jamestown, which 1s to teileve the Alaska at Sitka, OUR FLEET IN SOUTH AMERICAN WATERS.— Rear Admiral Nichols, tn a dispatch to the Navy department, dated March 6th, on board ls flagship, the Hartford, at Uruguay, states that the anniversary of the birth of Washing- ton was celebrated by dressing the shtp with flags and the firing of a national salute. ‘The foreign men-of-war in pore joined in the cele- bration, and a battery on shore tired a salute, for which the proper thanks were returned. On the Ist of March the congress of Uruguay elected Colonel Don Lorenzo Latorre presidens of the republic for four years. The day wa3 celebrated, as a feast day in honor of the return toconstituvional government. At, the request of the authorities Admiral Nicholls joined in the celebration by dressing his ship with flags and tring a national salute to the Uruguayan flag. President Latoire has been the supreme ruler with the powers of a dictator for over two }eats, and seems to have governed so well as to ve met the eatire ig atin of the people, wi'ich was expressed in his election to the prest- dercy by acclamation. The Essex was at Uru- guay undergoing some slight repairs to her machinery, &. She would be sent in afew days to run a line of soundings on the coast north of the mouth of the La Platte. The health of all veesels on the station continues |. The yellow fever prevails badly at Rio, lut no cases had been reported at Uruguay. The quarantine regulations at the latter port are very penges and there 1s but little com- munication with Rio. Faval ACCIDENT ON & MAN-OF-Wan. — The Lackawanna, Capt. R, Chandler, was at Payta, Peru, March 19th. On the 17th of Marc! Francis Johnson, captain of the maintop, fell from the main to yard while making sail and was instanuy | we reing hour, although Messrs, Frye and Reed of Maine (the first state called) were ready with elaborate bils which would have consumed the entire Mr. Ladd’s bill was read by title as “a bill to equalize silver with gold.” Mr. Conger at once made the point. of orde Uat all bills under the rules of the Hous require one day’s notice. This point of orier the Spealer overruled. Mr. Conger appealed from the decision of the Chair, and Mr. Cox Moved to lay the appeal on the table. Tae object of Mr. Conger was evidently ‘0 use up | the morning hour, so as to prevent the refer- ence of the bill introduced by Mi further. to prevent, the introduction of’ anv o:her bills. Mr. Stephens, of Geo @ financial bill could be framed by a com- mittee of the House simply on a petition, and said he had already filed in the petition box petitions covering all the financial legisia- lion he wanted, and he advised other members to take the same course, if Monday was to be used up with the reading of long bills, offered solely to prevent the introduction of financial bills. ‘The appeal from the Speaker's decision Was laid on the table by astrict. party vote— yeas 139, nays 75. The greenbackers voted with the demcerats to table. The republicans suc- ceeded, however, in using we the morning hour, which puts Mr. Ladd’s bil), like Mahomet’s cof- fin, between heaven and earth, inasmuch as it has not been referred toa committee. Unless financial legislation 1s accomplished through petition it will be Monday next before any Other bill can come before the House. ir. Ladd, and Attempt to Assnssinate the Czar. The Department of State to-day received a telegram from the United States chargé d’at- fatres at St. Petersburg, Col. Wickham Hoffman, announcing that an attempt was made on the Russian Emperor’s life this morning, while his tmajesty was walkjng near the imperial palace. ‘The would-be assassin fired tive shots at the Czar, fortunately without effect, his majest being untouched. The assassin was arrested’ secretary Evarts this afternoon telegraphed to the U. S. minister to Russia, Mr. Stoughton. di- recting him to convey to the Czar President ayes’ congratulations upon his escape from the attempted assassination. The D ct im Congress. PROPOSED NEW STREET RAILROAD. Mr. Rollins introduced into the Senate to-day a bill to incorporate the Suburban Railroad Company. The incorporators are J. W. Van Ris- Wick, Robert K. Eliot, Benj. P. Snyder, Joseph W. bryan, Benj. F. Grey, Geo. W Linville, Franet: Smith, J. Sayles, Brown, John W. Boteler. Octavius Knight and H. Melton Chap- man. The road is to begin at the intersection of Louisiana avenue and 7th street, northwest to run thence east In front of the Court House and then through Indiana avenue and U street to New Jersey avenue, thence to North Capitol street, thence to F street northeast, thence to 15th street northeast, from there through 15th to East Capitol street, then to a point. ator near 19th street, then to the intersection with Geor- gia avenue, then toa point near the entrance of the Navy Yard. From the point at or near the Intersection of East Capitol and 19th streets the railway may be extended, the use of streets inside of the city Mmits being prohibited, ina northerly or easterly direction, as may be most convenient to the limits of tne District. The piel of the company to be $250,000, to be di- vided into shares of $50 each. NEW APPOINTMENT CLERK OF THE TREASURY. Secretary Sherman to-day appointed Mr. Geo. N. Lampher, of Connecticut, appointment clerk of the Treasury department in place of Capt. WUson J. Vance, resigned. Mr. Lampher Is at present assistant appointment clerk, and his promotion is a deserved one. He entered the ‘Treasury department in 1872, under the first civil service examination. He has been assist- ant clerk of the appointment division since Angust, 1875. No appointment to fill that place has yet been made. Capt, Vance has been granted leave of absence to the 15th of next month with pay. PROPOSALS FOR THe IKON FLOOR BEAMS for the new extension of the Government Print- ing Office building were opened to-day at the office of the architect of the Capitol. Thez were as follows:—White & $2.85: Carnegie Bros. & der & Sons, $2.55; Jas. Hardee, president, $2.50; Co.. $2. *heenix Iron Co., $2 45: Atkins Bros. $2.45; New Jersey Steel and Iron Co., $2.39. Tha furnishing of this material was awarded to the New Jersey Steel and Iron Co, NoMINaTIONS To-pay.—The President sent the following nominations to the Senate to-day: Wm. H. Payne to be pension agent at San Fran- cisco, U. S. consuls—Elt Van Braag at Para- matbo; John D. Arquimbau, of New York, at Denia; Francis P. Van Wyke, of Illinois, at ‘Turks Island. Postmasters—Henry J. Harp at ee Island, N. Y.; Orville Brown, Mankato, n THE PONCAS AND CHEYENNES QUIET.—The following dispatch, dated april 11th, has been received from Agent Whiteman at the Ponca agency, in Indian territory: “ Poncas, except Standing bear and party all on reservation and under good control.” Agent Miles at the Cheyenn¢ ney tele- graphs fee 14th, as follows: ‘here 1s not the slightest foundation for the report of a Cheyenke outbreak. The whereaboutsof every Indian belonging to the agency are known to this office, and, with the exception of one party Eo ee ea busily enga; PI and plant xcep' Little chier’s party who are perfectly quiet.” ‘THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCEs.—The National Academy of Sciences will begin its annual Washington session to-morrow morn- ing. The meetings for scientific communiea- tions will be held in the chapel of All Soul's cbnrch, Commencing at noon, and are open to the public. The academy will be presided over by its vice president, Prof. 0. C. Marsh, of New Haven, !n consequence of the demise of the late resident, Joseph Henry, whose successor will be chosen at this seasion. The following are the titles of some of the papers that will prob- ably be read on Tuesday:—C. 8. Peirce: On ghosts in diffraction spectra; also, on compari- gon of wave lengths with the meter. S. H. Scud- der: The Palwozoic Cockroaches, Henry Dra- yer: Confirmation by spectrum photographs of the discovery of oxygen in the sun. 8. Weir Mitchell: The relation of neuralgic pains to storms and theearth’s magnetism. C. H. Peters: Critical remarks on observations alleged to be of intra-mercurial planets. E. C. Pickering: Eclipses of Jupiter's satellites. C. 8, F. Peirce: On a method of swinging pendulums, proposed by M. Faye; also, on the errors of pendular ex- periments. E. D. Cape: On the extinct species of rhinoceros and allied forms of North America. SUBSCRIPTIONS to the four per cent. refunding certificates to-ay amounted to $62,630. Mr. Cus. W. SEATON, Who was officially con- nected with the last census, has been appointed chief clerk of the census of’ 1830 under Superin- tendent Walker. Vorep Down.—The House to-day voted down @ motion to suspehd the rules and pass a re30- lution offered by Mr. Munroe, of Ohio, to the effect that no tariff or fnanciat legislation should be undertaken at this session of Con- gress. GEN. Youne has a biil, which he will offer when he gets the chance, to authorize the Pres- ident to place Brigadier General French on the retired list. SECRETARY SHERMAN Was on the floor of the House to-day. CommiiTeg CLERK ArrornTep.—Chairman Springer to-day appointed S, M. Etter, of Ill, clerk of the committee on elections. Mr. Etter at one time was superintendent of pubilc in struction for Iilinols, THE Hovsz CoMMIITEE ON APPROPRIATIONS contemplate moving their committee head quarters to the rooms now occupied by Clerk Adams and bis chief clerk. The cierk’s offize 13 0 be moved into the room now occupied by the naval committee, and the naval committee ts 10 take the room now assigned to the appropri- ation committee. & Mr, NEAL, Of Ohio, member of the District committee, is in favor of liberal appropriations for the improvement of Washington. He also Hebets the election of a District delegate in “Ongress, NEw ORLEANS Races,—The spring meet! of the New Orleans Jockey Club commen Saturday. The races were won as follows: Mile heats, four hurdles, by Verd An 1:531,, 1:56; Pickwick stakes, mile heats, by Gabriel, in 1:47, 1:47; two miles, by Easilat, in 3:3933, tLem the following: By Mr. Vance—To amend_so much of the civil appropriation act of 1878, as provides for pay of mail contractors in southern states be- Jore the rebellion. By Mr. Morgan—To amend the constitution in relation to appropriations. By Mr. Ingalis—For the payment of the Indian war bonds of the state of Callfornta; and a bill to estab:ish 9 judicial district in the Indian territory. Mr. Anthony, from the committee on print- ing. reported a resolution which was agreed to, providing for the printing of the observations of the transit of Venus in 1874, made under the direction of the Navy depariment, the copies to be for the use of the Senate. He also reported a concurrent resolution, which was agreed to, providing forthe printing of thirty-five nun. dred additional copies of the above named work—one thousand copies for the Senate, two thousand for the House. and five hundred for the use of the Navy department. Mr. Rol!ins introduced a bill to incorporate the Suburban Railroad company in the District of Columbia. Mr. Carpenter introduced a bill to amend the revised statutes tn regard to the election of Senators. Referred to committee on privileges and elections. Mr. Cameron (Wis.) addressed the Senate until the expiration of the morning hour—one o’clock—on the bill for the relief of the Winne- bago Indians in Wisconsin, and to aid them to obtain subsistence by agricultural pursuits,and to promote their civilization. he bill was referred to the committee on Indian affairs, The Senate, at one o'clock, resumed the con- sideration of the army appropriation bill, Mr. Blaine sald that the democrats were én- Geavoring to force a false issue on the country, sous to make it appear that the republicans wantto rule elections with the bayonet. This Was a false issue. It had no foundation in fact. It was false in whole and false in detail. The evil was that such an impression was not only sought be made on this country, but throughout the world. He indicted’ the democrats of having uttered a base slander. Mr. Blaine asserted that it could not be shown that there was the least danger from the army in this country; and therefore the pretended alarm expressed was for ulterior pur . The nuinber of soldiers tn the south Weuld not furnish one for a county in the Southern states. ‘There was not, a soldier for every 700 square miles. There were only seven soldiers to a million of southern pe 120 soldiers to every million in New England. The true intent was to get rid of supervisors of election at the poue during Congressional ele2- tons. Notwithstanding this, the democrats exclaim against and appear only to be frizht- eved at intimidation. A colloquy took place between Messrs. Blaine, Hereford and Williams, of a lively characier, about troops at the polls; and when it ended Mr. Blaine said the only informationobtatned on the subject was that the Senator from Ken- tucky saw troops at the polls during the war, ald the Senator from West Virginia once saw lroops at the polls since the war. Under pre- lence of getting rid of the army at the polls democrats seek to exclude even civil om- but instead, will allow two supervisors at Uons--mere men of straw. HOUSE.—The Speaker announced that the regular order of business was the call of states for bills on leave and joint resolutions, and that the call rested with the state of Maine. All the members from Maine arose, and the ker reco; Mr. Ladd, who introduced a bill putting the coinage of gold and silver on the same footing. Mr. Conger raised the point of order that under rule 115 no bills on leave could be intro- duced without at least one day’s notice to the House. He had never heard during his ten years’ experience of such a point of order, but, he thought that this bill we ‘be a good one to raise it on. The Speaker said that during the sixteen years of his experience he had never heard of that point of order. Rule 130, which governed the morning hour of Monday, had beeu adopted subsequent to the oie of rule 115. He then overruled the point of order. Mr. Conger appealed from the decision. Mr. Stephens thought that tLe decision was perfectly correct; but, at all events, every mem- ber who desired to have a bill referred could always accomplish his object by sending the subject matter of his bill to a committee throvgnh the petition box. He had this morning offered, in the nature of petitions, all the legis- lation that he desired to introduce After some debate, Mr Cox (N.Y.) moved to lay tLe appeal on the table. Mr. Conger called for tellers on the motion to lay on the table. Thereupon Mr. S) r (re- marking that he to expedite e de- cision of the question) called for the yeas and nays, which were ordered, and on which Mr. Congers’ ludicrous comment was that he was lad to see that the delay was being occasioned y the action of the democratic side of the House. The appeal was laid on the table (yeas 139, nays 75), but the morn- ing hour was ‘used up’in the objection, the dicussion and the taking of the vote. On the announcement of the vote, Mr. Spric- ae inquired whether a member might not put in the petition box a memorial requesting pass of a bill attached, and whether the committee to which the memorial was referred might not report the bill. ‘he Speaker said that he never decided acase until it actually occurred. The question to which the gentleman from Illinois referred would come up when the committee reported. Mr. Springer then said that in order to test the question he would send to the clerk’s desk Se reference, a memorial, accompanied by a 1. The Speaker ruled that that required unani- mous consent, inasmuch as the gentleman from Ohio (Monrce) was on the floor for the purpose of moving to eee the rules, ‘Mr. Monrce then moved to suspend the rules and adopt the following resolution: Resolved, Thatn the jud smentof the House, the bustness Interests of the country require that no legisla- tion changing the law in regard to the curreacy or tariff should be passed at the present session of Congress, Mr. Kelley inquired whether the resolution was divisible. The 8) ker replied that it was not. Mr. Morrison sr acestod that the word ‘ passed,” in the resolution, should be chang into “undertaken.” While he believed that, the tariff ought to be changed, he belleved that it id die and —— 1a be during the i session, nor pro! the present Congress, and he did not inink ane business interests of the country should be disturbed by unsuccessful attempts to change the tariff. Mr. Monrce accepted the si ition, and the resolution was chan; a The motion to suspend the rules and adopt Mr. oes resolution was defeated—yeas 10s, rays The members of the committee on ways and means voted as follows: In the affirmative— Messrs. Morrison, Garfield, Conger, Frye and Durnell; in the negative—Messrs. Tucker, Fel- ton, Gibson, Phelps, Mills and Carlisle; not voting—Messrs. Kelley and Wood. boro’ (Mass.) savings bank, has led to a demand for his immediate removal, and on his refusal to deliver the keys of the safe, a. eon has been placed in the office of the bank. Barnes was appointed nearly a year ayo in place of a for- mer erring cashier. The urge staciiios dis- covered so far are not consi A FIRE IN DANVILLE, Va., early Saturday morning destroyed eight houses, including the tobacco factory of P. J. Stern, with 8,000 pounds of tobacco, his office and stable, worth $5.00; the dwellings, icehouse and outhouses of J. L. oe, bee) ee Sune and two rame buildings belonging to Mrs. H. B. Meade, worth $600, ae = CHARGING A MINISTER WITH HERESY.—At the Northern New York Methodist Episco; Con- ference, now being held at_Lowville, c.. the case of the Rev. Dr. M. G. Bullcck, of wezO, charged with heresy, was referred toa ‘special committee of seven, with instructions to ascer- tain if the charges are true, FINANCIAL IRREGULARITIRS IN TENNRSSEE.— A Nashville, Tenn., dispatch says the finance committee of the county court report W. A. Knight, county trustee. over $190,000 behind. Mr.Kright gad his triends assert that the report is actuated by malice. The committee aiso re- port Samuel Donelson, ex-clerk of the criminal Court, $19,000 short. INDIAN MURDERERS CarTurgD.—The smail band of Indians who killed and scalped private Leo Bader, of the 2d cavalry, and Sel it Kennedy, of the signal service, have been cal ee by os Gteee, and ~ rR of the second cavalry, anc Keogh. D. T. Bader’s horse and scalplock were found in their possession. District Bonps iv New Yor«.—The New York assembly has passed to a third reading a Billto alow savings banks to invest in District of Columbia bonds, EASTERN ROUMELIA. MIXED OCCUPATION ABANDONED SIX DAY’S WALKING MATCH MYSTERIOUS MURDER IN ‘FRISCO, FOREIGN AFFAIRS. New International Troubles about Eastern Roumelia. Lonpow, April 14—A special dispatch from Vienna to the Daily Telegraph has the following: “The resumption of negotiations relative to a mixed occupation of Eastern Roumelia, which stopped. when the Porte proposed that instead of mixed occupation the powers should to the nomination of Aleko Pasha as governor, the Porte aj ing to the prolongation of the inter- national commission for one year, and to ab- Stain during that period from ag bm the points it has the Tight to garrison, has only served to increase the state of dire confusion that prevailed when they were suspended a few Gaysago. Germany has refused to send a commander in chief and staff, and it is stated that another power which had’a leading of the chief command. Lew difficulties,” The Mixea Occupation Scheme <Loxpox, April 14 ime? V1 corre- Spondent says:—“The adhesion of ‘assn $0 the Porte’s poe for a prolongation of the inter- national commission and the practical diffi ties in the way of mixed occupation seem to have determined the powers to abandon the mixed occupation scheme, which none of them had really at heart. It is felt quite a relief to have found a solution in which Russia and Tur- key, whose interests seemed trreconciliable, co- incide. The chief feature of the Turkish propo- sal is a compromise by which the Turks get rid of mixed occupation and the Kussians keep the Turks off the Balkan line untila further ar- rangement. It is scarcely necessary to say that, tbls compromise favors Russia. Now that the mixed occupation has been abandoned the only expedient for are the tranquility of the province is calling in ‘kish troops in case of necessity. The governor's power to summon such assistance will probably be made depend- ent on the assent of the international commts- sion, and as the principle that the decisions of the commission are to be expressed by the ma- jority is already ‘ized, sufficient guarantee will neither be be saypone A used nor be tilusionary, Relative to the circular which Russla has ‘sent to the powers urging the hastening of the work of tae Various boundary commissions above all those at work on the Balkan line, there is an idea amongst the powers that the work of the boun- dary commissions might be carried out more some progress and the iulabitanve eran ace some progress an tants become con- vinced that it will really be ovenees ‘The Imperial Corman Administra- jon. Loxpor, April 14.—The German announce that the chief of thealfrerent branch: ranch- hed the imperial German administration held More Tronble meowine for the Brit- I ‘The Times’ Lahore correspondent telegraphs a8 follows:—“ There is no doubt that a bad feel- ing 1s growing against the British amongst ail in the Khyber pass ‘They complain that the British are acting as they intended to keep the pass in ‘spying ou the hill fastness. from Yakoob Khan doubtless have also been busy among th= tribes. Our conduct and intentions mast be explained and the frontier affairs placed in the hands of the most capable officials, otherwise we may havea Sogn gen us which, at pe moment be most incon- ventent.” The English Strik« onesie Hala 9 Firbe The Times’ correspondent at tele- on which sometime which has been entertained of an early Petit nate els eae fought the bitter end.” = A Labor Compromise. “In the midland counties the master gtase- makers have accepted the compromise offered by the men.” The Sultan and the Khedive. Loxpon, April 14.—A dispatch to the Reuter thint the Sultan has offered to dopose shot snes dive of Egypt. Outside Opposition to Bismarck’s Loxpow, April 14.—The Berlin correspondent of the Morning Post eae: cle fe eaten rd Belgium 1s coi the advisability of a customs in tion to A Six Days “Go as You Please” Match. New York, April 14.—A six days “‘go as you lease” match ce 0 i ) ras commenced at 12:05 o'clock this morning in Gilmore's garde! the winner will get $1,000 in cash anda belt of great value. ‘The affair 1s entirely Uon for gate money. Any contestant cover 425 miles gers .,Among the con- testants is John Hughes “the lepper,” who ore, ans ae ae ¥ . The others are almost wn f ary. Baldwin's hotel, afternoon, With a pistol shot wound Ynits evaomes, He had been dead se’ hours. No firearm was found in his nd as the hemorrhage was entirely internal, were no means of judz- ing of his movements subsequent to the fatal shot, and nothing has as yet transpired to throw any light on the affair. He was a native of Massachusetts, aged 45 years, Attempted Snicide a Wife Mur- lerer. CHAMBERSBURG, April 14.—Hezekiah Shaffer, the wife murderer, whose execution is fixed for Thursday next, made an attempt at by opening the veins in his arms and legs with a piece of wire taken from a broom handle. He is now delirious and in a very week condition, and his recovery is doubtful. Fires. CINCINNATI, April 14.—A_special dispatch says the planing mill of W. 4. Riffenbug, ac Hobart, Ind., was burned on Saturday night. Loss $10,000, Slack & De Gruyter’s brewery in Charleston, W. Va., was burned this morning. Loss $10,000. Insurance $5,000, Murder in North Carolina. Writurxero! C., April 14.—A special to in clost kites by H. shooting was y H. ’. result of an old grudge. Ogleaby is in jail.” —— Ay Death of an PHILADELPHIA, April 14.- editor of the American Journal of Medical Science, ‘Staff of that journal for who has been on the ‘aged “h —_—>__ The Markew. PaLIMO gu hy ae ar ee Fs : #0 amber, 1.131.190: 2 Pennsylvania Al, >, 4. aby Seady—sortthery while ahaa a4: weetern mixed spot and 3% e135; June, aTyet3's Stendy—eouther: . S2a03. western wh |. $1032: Peuneyivanis. ia3s Go Hay act nrie ete choice Penna Maryland: 11.00.13 G0 | Provisions stocdy Jobbing deniand—Mens_ pork, ty ew ionwe shoulders, ead" clear meais—| packed, 4 rib sides. ——_——_+2-+______ District Government Affairs. Charges of inefficiency, &c., have been pre- ferred aga'nst Mr. Geo. A. Caswell of the Wash- ington asylum and Col. E. F.M. Paehtz by Mr. Augustus KR Lendner, who has also filed an ap- plication for the position of commissioner id the charges result in a vacancy in that oMice. Mr. Frank H. Howe, a member of bee! LS DISTRICT GOVERNMENT ARCHITECTS. Some dozen or more architects from different cities in tbe country have addressed notes to the District Comm! for informa- school tobe the ‘season, and ton about the proposed erected coming modification of the terms turned to the maker. ters is that the their terms. REPAIRS OF XO. 2 Mr. Entwisie, and sul i No. 2, on D, between 12th which, with the change ot of the Altering floor abd tracks to. couform t to form openings, will cost about $350. The gees: bil I i WATER TAX IN THE DISTRICT. In reply to Senate resolution of the District Comm! ve the jth furaished Be? i it i ili i Be by E E named respec- was ! : ! il if F g A tal UG H i i j fi i i tt Fi i E | i Bs Li i i i z i a : fil its 5 ™ q Fs Bm #4 EE i ‘Spoils of by af Sebot their Will, it is stated, be followed by a similar movement in the eastern district court at Richmond. AN ELECTION ConTEsT IN St. Lovis.—The six defeated iblican candidates ef the upper have served of upon the demo- hd declared elected the recent ‘contest Be i i fel la ff ie i F i i i A i H i : | i j 5 E if a i FF