Evening Star Newspaper, April 21, 1879, Page 1

‘ THE EVENING STAR. DRY GOODSs._ —_ Che V™, 53-—-N®, 8,127. WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, APRIL 21, 1879. oening Star, | TWO CENTS. | SPECIAL NOTICES. WEAPEST SPREAD OUT. (111 Cc Fare Wool Osshmeres, full width, 45. tuntings, 12% and 25¢. yard. Ropy's ak Bu ed Bhirts 60c. Remnants Galivo, 3c. yard. ‘Demorect’s Reliable Patto+na Mme. aplete JOS. B. BAILEY. Cor. 7th @ F eta. 9.90. EW PAKASOLS AND DRY Goops. 100 New Parasols, from T5c to 85. 4,000 yards Liven Lawn at luc” 3,000 yda Pacifi: 2,700 yds Arabian Wool Snitings 2,06 sds Knickertocke~ Snitinss a° Casx:meres, from 25e to $1.50. ered snd Black Silks. from 60¢ co ‘wool Beges, from 3c. to 75c. ‘Oxsbmeres. all qualities, and Napkins at great Fancy_bowe ‘Wine Cloth, oil colora, at 50c. ‘We sel! barsains in every line of ords. EO. J. JOHNSON, Cor. 7th st. and Market &pac?. Be. 1.50. Sask an \d Colora cheap. 200 aplgtr Lawn, 1350. worth 23 Colored ad Se . pieres A full stock of Col. i barzains. 80 dozen Children’s at 12%, extra ‘sargains. Full-width HEAP DSY GOC Os AND CARPETS. Ge pets sf wholesale prices: Matting, 150. up. . bari Oe. ; En 5c. UP. Barasele Carpets, Oe: Ingraing, 6. 3P wr, apl9-tr 709 Market Space. URE SILK and WOOL GRENADINES. BUNT- INGS, all colors snd all widths: DEBEIGES, all ths ; teautiful SPRING Seles end sit widths: besntifol SERINC ‘Dates RABOLS ; Goops, it shades.) 15; SOT raSGHAM PAGE tor careaing, 25 up to.$1) BUNTING. pure wool? OLWtit for boy's wen UNTING, pure wool: tH for rear, yure wool, 3f, 50,62, 73; SHE CLAND BEAWLS. CARTER’S, 711 Market Space. ED SILKS, CHEOKED QOLORED SILES, STRIP! LI} map LACK . and a very larve assortment of B. SILKS very cheap; COLORED SILKS. 65. 65, 75, 8 BLACK SILKS. 63, . 65, 73, 87, 81, $1.25, 81.60, 22: our @1 and 81.25 BLACK SILKS are spuctaL B AINS. aplit (EW PARASOLS, JUST RECEIVED, Variety of styler, at low prices, HAMBURG EDG! TINGS, 3c, 4c ,5e.,60--8e, 10e.. ur pBUNTINGS, i black and colors, 125., 18. and jPRING CASSIMERES. 25c. to 1.00. Sew Taw and NS oe HAMS. Brack 8 00, #125, $1.50 and up. BLACK SILKS, 90c., $1.00. jendid Bars GUINST BLAOK SILK, pagencd Bansains im TMJ AMIN Se plate 103 Bridge strect, Groual ‘PAnIS NOVELTIES. ‘We cs’l special attention of purchasers to our splendid line of FRENCH DRESS GOODS, Ix ALL TRE New Dzsioxs, ‘Which we have just opened. An inspection of our stock is solicited. HOOE BRO. & CO., 1398 F st. n.w., apl-ly ‘Near Ebbitt House. cas DBY GOODS HOUSE. E : ag ng re a i f if 5 i 2 Te ie Bs H F ; a 7 : id ae he er 8 3 E ry per dozen t British HALY HOSE in the market Night Oape ; BOOTS AND SHOES. ue GREAT TOWN TALK: HW’S DURABLE. CHEAP SHOES. HAG thot between Hand Es Bran je ATO, th and 29 oe: Ube oe tar Biko Sure Ladies? rutton (B.C, =: Preach heel, bos‘toe Button, 81 ing and Foxed Laced and Congress, Fine loth top Button, 81. Genuire French Kid But Ladies’ Kid Bliopers and Sandals, 50, d, #1 and 81.25. 75e. up. Men ters and Shoes, solid, ‘Those #tylich durable Gaiters, ‘Men's Low Shoes. all leather, Misses’, Children’s and Infant riety. apls-3t G BEAT BARGAINS IN BOOTS AND SHOES At and D widths) 81, 81.25. A.B, Cand D) 83.00, ic. UP thoes in wrest va- J. W. 8ELBYS, 1914 and 1916 Pa, avenue. Good Women’s FOX GAITERS, Laced and But ton, $1, #125 and #1 56 Musace” FOX GAITE “Tadies’ SLIPPERS, Laaies NP. TIE et Bland 1 4 Chidren’s 50BOOL 3HC Mises’ and Loye’ BCHOOL Slt and 81. ‘The best $1.50 Misses’ SHOES in town Gent's Lew-cut, Button very cheap, Willi a sreat many jobs to offer’ 2 Pair Justh': Protect rs given aw Spied eewceoen Lbth and SOU sta [EW SORK SHOE STOKE, N 6 ennsyleania avenue. SPRING STOCK COMPLETE. f ALITY, AN + AND PRICE, N: URPASSED FOR sais) ALL ‘AMPED AND WARE 4 FEW STYLES AND Ladies’ Beat Frenc! Ladies’ Good Prench Kid Butto: 1d Button.-< ANTED. PRICES. ARE eh N. Kid Butto Pwewereee eee 2 or Strap, in Oalf, $2.50; CUSTOM MADE, = EI 252% IGE CREAM. 1427 New York avenue. ge 2s | avd hae a registes | Georgetown. | (ou: BUPPER Bal | Three Hundred and Twenty-six (326) BEVIVAL AT H\MLINE M &. OHUROH, cor. Sth and P sis.—Praise meeting at 7 p.m ; revival service, 7.30 p m., conduc’ ed by Kev. THOM- 45 Harnison, Evangelist. Doors cpen 6:45 p.1n. spelt S- PHE MUOKE CENTENAnY will be ce'e- & brated ou the 2th May in this city, A meet. <tomke arraniemen el By Mail Hith steect Nereoen Pend. 9, £0 MORROW (Tuesday) EVENING, at 73¢ o'clock. ee DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Reset | Communication will be held WEDNESDAY, 23, at 8 o'clock araiit” W. B. SINGLETON, Grand Secretary. 8. 4 PER CENT. AND 10 OERTIFI 48 AND BONDS for sale. | Ten-Fortics x snd Bonde, District of Columbia Bondsand Foren hunge hought and sold Stock Quotations from Franciscs: Minti mocks boushe sede i r oc] an an WH D. OOORE, Jn, & Cl spi71Im Bankers, 1429 F San SPECIAL NOTICE. interest is over due, must be gonds left with meas collateral, on which immediately, otherwise thi jeemed wine they, wi vances. P. WALLAGH er, M, OF THE 10. street. renewed or red i be sold to pay ad- | Loan Broker, apls.6t i417 Penna ave n.W. STRAW MATTING, OHILDREN'S CAR- BIAGES, Mosquito Canopies, and Winiow ES & SON, corner 7th st. and Pa ave. nw: ali | (Gp SULPHUR waTens, MILBURN’S PHARMACY, 1429 PENNEYLVANIA AVENUE, Greenbrier, White Sulphur and Kentucky Bine Lick just received. marlitr B COLDS, BRONCHITIS WF a5 nthe Saute ENGLiso REMEDY, EEATING'S LOZENGES. GEBA & » AGENTS, oct80-w.t.m0,6m = ao cs ‘New York, BE NOT DECBEI ‘The increasing popularity of the Cincinnati Oleine Soap bas caused many IMITATIONS under the name of | sylvania, to j Utah. is Stocks | LO Oleine Soap and other brands of sIMILAR APPgzAR- ANCE, MADE TO DECEIVF, sold at a little less price, but very inferior in quality tothe &2” GENUINE OLEINE SOAP, a > BE NOT DECEIVED BY THESE IMITATIONS, “« Grande Railway Compan; BUT SEE THAT “PROOTER & GAMBLE'# OIN- | Grande Rallway Company OINNATI OLEINE SOAP" IS ON EACH BAR. For SaLE BY Grocers EVERYWHERE. ‘8p9-w,s.1,2m,lcollp BEAD OUR £PBING INDUCEMENTS $10 10 $10 810 gl) FOR MEN. $10—A Full Suit only $10. Be ee aE ony 10 ig bu $10—Different Shades of Suits only #10 $10. -810.......810.......810.......810.......$10 only $10. ‘$10—A Dressy Suit only $10. 10-4 Dark Suit only $10. 10—A Light Suit only $10. B10.....-.810...00-.810.... 22 85.2000. 85. “BRING THE BOYS ALONG!” BEST OHANCE EVER OFFERED. NATIONAL CLOTHING COMPANY, No. 400 Seventh street, Northwest Corner of Seventh and D sts. aplitr LADIES’ FANCY UMBRELLAS. THE LATEST STYLES FOR THE STREET AND CARRIAGE. H “an LONDON UMBRELLAS FOR GENTLE- Imrontep Dregct. tr_ M. W. GALT, BRO. & CO. Bes THE BEST AND SAFEST! THE R&D OC OIL , -explosive. Can be used in pire bi the U 8. government, aye ri eret a inde is in a bly stamped in the itself, and hen n- hot bo aduitarated, its absolute safety being secured by its color. . Foreale, at wholesale, by BARBOUR & HAMIL- TON, 641 Louisiana avenue, and BYON & FARNSHAW, 1110 11th street southeast, and by the Retail Grocers and Oil Dealers of Waaliinaton and Is new, anor any lemp. It No. 403 7th Street n we HEADQUARTERS FoR | OSILDREN'S CARRIAGES, ARCHERY AND CROQUET, BASE BALL AND FISHING TACKLE, VELOCIPEDES AND WAGONS, wsr2-1m__AT PRICES TO SUIT THE TIMES (, OVERNMENT LAND SCRIP. TIORAL FUND AND INGEREO RE oe thee of itimore, invite Proposals for the of cates Location, representing twenty-six thousand and forty (26,010) acres of public laud, wich authority t0 enter the the prov , 1S60, a8 extended by the act of Congress SP- Eo i March, 1867, a8 extended and amended tof Congress’ approved June 10th, and, as further extended and smended by the act ot Conicrew avproved ganuary 28th, 187, Pro, for t is aforesaid, arigiesedroned the dnderainted, tthe ely of Bultunore, prior to the Fizsr Day ow May, 1819, on which day they will considered : feb T-lawtmy1* a TAGART. | THe CELLULOID [euss aNp sur- way pebrons” doves ber sttention to the wants of be opened and + Lees bi etaining the ‘aocept Ww rele any ove oc al of sald propoeate ° | reply came, THE EVENING STAR, Washington News and Gossip. GOVERNY ENT RECEIPTS To-DaYy.—Interr al rey- enue, $414,356.28; customs. $490,884 17. Svpscriprions to the four percent. refunding } certificates to-day amounted to $107,590. ComMISsIONED.—The President t)-day signed the commission of Arthur L. Thomas, of Pen” - be secretary of the territory cf | AT 1HE WHITE Hovss.—Senators Ingalls and in and Representatives Voorhis, Hawley, er (Ind.), Davis (Ill), Townsend and Ewing called on the President to-day. District Day PostPoNep A Weex —Chatr- man Hunton, of the District of Columbia com- mittee, to-day made a motion, which was granted, assigning to the District committee the floor on Monday next, after two o'clock, for the consideration of District business. To-day, under the rule, belonged to the District, but the committee, not being ready to report, unanl- mously directed Mr. Hunton to ask for Monday next. A NEW CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.—Mr, Joyce, of Vermont, this morning offered a bill looking to an additional amendment to the con- stitution forever pon ae the payment to disloyal persons of any money for property de- stroyed in the late war. Rev. Mr. DE LA Martyr, the greenback mem- ber of Congress from Indiana, to-day ofiiciated as Chaplain of the House, and opened the pro- ceedings with an impressive prayer. CONSCIENCE.—The third auditor received this morning a $50 note enclosed in a registered letter from New Orleans, dated April 14th,—$20 to be credited to quartermaster’s department, and $30 to Commissary department. The letter was signed “C.” Mr. A. B. Hurt, of Mississippl, has been ap pointed clerk to the House committee on post Offices and post roads. BILL FOR THe ISSUE OF A BILLION OF GREEN- BACKES.—Representative De La Matyr has filed in the House a petition embodying a bill to issue ten hundred millions (9 French billion) of green- backs, and to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to loan to the James river and Kana- wha Canal company $60,000,600, Atlantic and Great Western canal $50,000,000, Florida Coast canal $12,000,000, Fort St. Philip canal $10,000,000, Rock Island and Hennepin canal $13,000,000, O3- Wego canal $25,000,000, Lexington and’ Bi Sandy railroad $5,000,000, Niagara Ship canal rallroa $14,000,000, and for a to connect the Mississippi with the Pacific coast an amount not yet determined. The loans are to be made on bonds of the several companies, payable in fifty years, without ioterest for five years, and at bon rate of three per cent. per annum after- wal PERSONAL.—The wedding of Miss Kate H” Goodall and_H. C. Townsend takes place next Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock. IMPORTANT RAILROAD Dacrsion.—A decision was rendered to-day in the United States Su- preme Court in the cases of the Denver and Rio By Compal ainst the Canon way Company, involv- ing the contitcting claims of the two Corpora- tions to the use and occupancy of the Grand Canon of the Arkansas for railroad purposes. ‘The decrees of the circuit court are reversed, with directions to set aside not only the order ting an injunction against the Denver and io Grande Railway Company, but the order dissolving the injunction granted in its favor and proper orders en- tered in such suit the court below will recog- nize the eet right of that company to use and cecupy the Grand Canon for the purpose of con- structing its road therein, and will enjoin the Canon City and San Juan from interfe: with that company in such use and occupancy and construcyon. Justice Harlan delivered the opinion, Chief Justice Waite dissenting. AN AVALANCHE OF BILLS IN THE Hovsz.—The republicans made no opposition to-day to th» introduction of bills. and a perfect avalanch> of them were introduced. Nearly all the ol: bills of the last session were reintroduced. Tnany as fifty different tinanctail schemes we offered. To-day’s grist of bills will be suficten' to keep Congress busy for a year or more, ever should one-tenth of them be considered. ’ \ios of those offered by the republicans were for pensions. Very few in the nature of war claims were offered, and this crop of bills will prob- ably soon die out. PouiticaL EcoNoMY IN BELGIUM.—Mr. Wil- sop, the United States consul at Brussels, in a dispatch to the Department of State, reports the meeting of the Bel Society of Political Economists, at which commercial policy of $10.......$10.......810 | the United States was freely discussed. More or legs de was manifested to return in Eu- Tope to the protective policy under which the y8 80 large a share of icant problem that form- ‘was how to overcome less. resources, agricultural and mineral, of the United States. It ts not deemed practicable to affix a high tariff on American products. The large increase of ex- rts from the United States can hardly be checked by any restrictive measures. A reduc- ton of wages seems the last resort. SIAM AND GEN. GRANT.—Mr, Sickles, U. S. consul at Bangkok, Siam, in a dispatch to the Department of State, describes the gorgeous style in which the letter of the Supreme King of Stam to General Grant was prepared. It contained an invitation from ils Majesty to ex-President Grant to visit the kingdom as the guest of the government. The letter was en- urple satin. The consul further the project of sending an em- bassy from Siam to the United States has been finally agreed upon. VAR WITH MOONSHINERS.—Deputy Collector W. R. Cooper, at Moorsonville, Monroe county, sends the following telegram to Commissioner Raum: “My raiding party of eleven men was fired on from ambush at Milt Williams’ distil- Jery, on the headwaters of Citico creek. Deputy Collector Wm. Lindsay, of the Ist division, was shot in the arm, breaking it abtve the elbow. Several shots were exchanged. We succeeded in the seizure and destruction of the distillery. Milt Williams, Jason Millsaps and John McEl- vey are suspected as the assalling party. We started out on the 17th and destroyed four dis- Ulleries and made two arrests, TKa.—Capt. Brown, com- manding the Alaska, which was sent to Sitka to protect the white residents against a threat- ened outbreak on the part of the Indians, reached Victoria last ‘Thursday on his return’ He reports to Secretary Thompson that he found at Sitka no outbreak on the part of the Indians, and no indication of any. On thecon- lrary, everything was peaceable, and he did not fee apything that would warrant any appre- hension. The whole outlook of affairs was so peaceable that he felt warranted in returnt qi after Investigating the condition of affairs. ci iguana against any [eae danger, and not to leave the piace without protection, Secretary Thompson has directed Capt. Brown to return to Sitka and remain there until relieved by the Jamestown, which will leave early in May for San Francisco, DESTRUCTION OF SZEGEDEN.—Mr. Ball, U consul at Budapest, in a dispatch to the De partment of State, reports that he wasa' Szeg eden on the nine of Its destruction by a fleod. Szegeden was the third city in Hungary in im- portance. It contained 7,000 houses of which only about 30 escaped destruction. The houses were built mostly of sun-dried brick and offered but feeble resistance to the flood, sinking dowa at the first encounter and paying all within them in the whelming torrent. The cities of Europe have contributed generously and promptly tothe relief of the survivors. Much Gratitude is expressed also over the subscrip- Uons made in the United States. The loss of br ae os property may be computed at $25,000,000, REPRESENTATIVE ACKLEN, of Louisiana, was recently the subject of a lively sketch in an Augus’a paper. He was considerably annoyed at what he alleged to be its gross misstate- ments, and telegraphed the editor of the paper to give him the name of the correspondent who e the article. In due course of mall the announcing the author of the letter to be a well-known female correspondent. Of couree Acklen could not fight @ duel with a woman, and the question which*how agitates him is bow to satisfy his wounded honor, in View of the circumstances of the case, Ligur. CHARLES W. Culrrs, U.8.N., has been Ordered as executive officer of the Jeannette now at the Mare Island (Cal.) navy yard, | Speeches abusive SECRETARY SHERMAN TO-DAY GAVE NOTICE that all bonds included in the s5th and prior calls will be applied with interest to maturity of the cal in th? settlement of the loan ac- counts of National depository banks. Hereto- fore the same privilege was allowed in respect tothe bonds of the S3d and prior calls, The notice to-day extends the privilege to the sith and 85th calls amounting to $10,000,000. This 13 a ne to facilitate the settlement of the four per cent. loan account with National bank deposi- tories. A NUMBER OF THE SPECIAL AGENTS of the Post Office department who could be spared from their posts of duty, were Cepeda as lirection of the Postmaster General for severe “tage ast of last week examining the present feeulations and preparing tons for changes in the new code, soon to be Issued ‘The agents who could not come were requneted to submit suggested changes. Many impor- tant changes aff the regulations have ecting ie been suggested, and the agents have returned to their fields of duty. SUCCESS IN STOCKING WESTERN WATERS WITH SHap.—The labors of the U. S. fish commission in connection with stocking the western waters with shad have met with very satisfactory re- sults, numerous cases belng on record of the cccurrence of the adult fish at many different localities in their new area of distribution. Ina Jetter to the commissioner, dated April 12, 1879, the Rev. Thomas May Thorpe, of Hot Springs, Ark,, announces the capture of 500 specimens at that place during the previous week. These were from 2°, to 3 pounds in weight. A head and tail transmitted by Mr. Thorpe prove the fish to have been undoubtedly the true white shad of the Potomac and not the hickory shad ance is also known to occur in the western waters. DEATH OF Miss Poore.—Miss Emily Poore, eldest daughter of Major Ben Perley Poore, the well-known newspaper correspondent, died at her father’s residence in this clty, corner 6th and E streets, early Sunday morning. She had been an invalid forsome years, but her death at this time was unexpected and was a severe blow upon her relatives and friends, by whom she was greatly beloved for her bright and amiable qualities, INDIAN COMMISSIONER HAYT went to New York on Saturday evening to open bids for fur- nishing supplies, transportation, etc. In this great annual letting, awards representing ser- vice and goods to the amount of $3,000,000 are made. CHIEF MOSES and party will leave the city this evening to visit the Indian school at Hamp- ton, Va. ONE NosInation.—The President sent only one nomination to the Senate to-day, viz: Jas, McMartin, to be register of the land office at Eureka, Nevada. MR. WOOD AND THE WAYS AND MEANS Com- MITTEE.—Mr. Fernando Wood was in his seat to-day for the first time in a fortnight. He has been ill with an attack of inflammatory rhen- Mmatism. He is more amused than annoyed with the stories that some kind friends had given ublicity to, that membersof his committee had laken advantage of his fllness to express hos- ullty to his chairmanship of the ways and means committee. He says there is no truth in this, beyond that one of the new members, who ts an old personal enemy, did get some of the members ther and make a st tion thatsome other member be made chairman, but that he recetved no encouragement from the others, and droppedjthe matter after foe | rebuked. The committee are harmontous an united, and Mr. Wood has no trouble or disagree- meut with any of his colleagues upon it. ‘THE REFUNDING OPERATIONS of the govern- ment until 1ss1 were terminated to-day. Sec- retary Sherman this afternoon issued the third and last call tor the redemption of the five per cent. ten-forty bonds. The call is for $24,566,300, being the remainder of the bonds outstanding after the one hundred and sixty million call of lest Friday. This wipes out all the bonds now subject to call. The four per cent. bonds which have thus taken the place of the higherinterest bearing securities were authorized as refunding bond by the act of 1870. When the whole o the refunding transactions practically termin ated to-day are finally wound up there will b> outstanding $786,731,850 four per cent. bonds, In addition to this the issue of about Ces rized by millions more of fours would be autho. the act creating them, but there are no bona that can be led in for the fours to take th Place of. The cali of to-day anticipated th sal r cent. refunding certificates which, if not taken under the conditions of th» circular published in last Saturday’s Srar, wil! fall into the hands of the associated banks. ‘THE HovsE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE met to-day. Chairman Knott submitted a statement, hold- ing that the file clerk of the House of Repre- £entatives has no right to take from the files of the House any 01 ‘al Manuscript; but that certified copies thereof may be made, in com- pllance with a request from a responsible source, Hence this course is the only one to be pursued in the subpoena duces tecum of the stanley court-martial now in session in New York, who recently summoned the file clerk to produce the original manuscript of ny eae before the House military committee by en. Hazen. Mr. Knott was instructed to re- port his statement to the House with the favor- able recommendation of the committee, THE CASE OF W, H. PLatr vs, THE UNION Pa- cIFIc RAILROAD ComPany, involving the right of settlers to pre-empt lands granted by Con- gress to the railroad company under section 3 of the act of July 1, 1862, was decided in the U. 8. Supreme Court tl afternoon. The act re- fer 0 provides that all lands granted to the company should be liable to pre-emption if not ctl “sold or otherwise di of” within three years after the compl if the entire road. On the 8d of September, the Secretary of the Interior decided that the mortgage eéxe- cuted by the company upon the lands in 1867 was not a ‘disposal’ of the the same within the meaning of the statute. This court, however, reversed the decision of the Interlor department, and holds that the mortgage was such a dis and that con- sequently the tract of land claimed by the com- plainant was not open to pre-emptton when he undertook to pre-empt it, and he has no equit- able title. Decree affirmed. Justice Stron; delivered the opinion; Justices Bradley, Clif- ford and Miller dissenting. THE STANLEY CoURT-MARTIAL.—Col. S. D. Bruce testified in the Stanley court-martial yes- terday afternoon, and described the battle of Shiloh. He said that Gen. Hazen’s brigade was the first engaged that ppien B it gave way and fell back; in pushing ahead with his men witness came upon the 41st Ohio, one of the regiments of Hazen’s brigade, which was re- Ueating in disorder; witness did not know what became of the other two regiments of Hazen’s brigade; he did not see Hazen during the day; be heard that he had become separated from ‘his brigade, and was not again on the battle- field; this was the common report among the Ofticers of the army; witness stepped the 4ist Ohio, and, with Lieutenant-Colonel Cooper, re- formed them, and placed them in reserve, where they remained during the remainder of the fight; the ent was about one-quarter of a mile In the rear of the attacking point; it was not demoralized though it was in great con- fusion; some of its companies were together; they had no difficulty in stopping them. Col: Isaac C, B, Shuman also testified that at the be- of the shiloh fight he was told that 3en. Hazen had been seen going toward the landing. Hecreated some amusement by ex- [ered the opinion that Gen. Hazen was a Httle too nervous for war. ¥. Post, 19th, ‘Tue LOUISIANA COLORED CONVENTION.—In the colored convention in New Orleans, Saturday, of the democrats were made by Pinchback and others. A resolution was adopted recommending immediate emigration. A committee was appointed to attend a mas3 meeting at Mobile. Dave Young wanted a com- mittee to go to Vicksburg and discuss the ques- tion of emigration between the whites and blacks. An angry discussion followed. in which Young was characterized as a bloated capital. ist. Pinchback told the members they had entirely lost the conception of the ‘ob! ject of the convention, namely, the interest of the colored men. "He found in his parish that Negroes sacrificed their stock and implements for money to ro to Kansas. If they wanted to eae Cy ieee not come back; but it was ae evils. A legate to Send one hundred negroes. eho to appeal for aid, ined. THE WINNERS RI Saturday wore AT THE NEW ORLEANS Races hurdles, in 2:45; 211334; Row and 1:48. At an meeting Sunday’ Y the winners were Cannon, 18, mile heat ‘our hurdles, id 1:533¢, 1:52; Virginian, mile heats, in 1:46, 1:463¢ and 1.4834; ‘Keene mile and aquaiten in alex. Piokards, FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS, Monpay, April 21. SENATE.—The following bills were tntro- duced and appropriately referred: By Mr. Maxey—To establish a circuit court of the United States for the state of 5 aid to reimburse the Creek orphan fund. By Mr. Davis, of West Virginia Authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to supply the torpedo boat Alarm with a new propeller, and for other purposes. By Mr. Hamlin—To provide for the erection cf@ monument in the naval cemetery at An- napolis in commemoration of the officers and o'hers who perished by the wreck of the U. 8. steamer Huron. By Mr. Cockrell—Authorizing a preliminary examination and survey of the passes between the navigabie waters of the Missouri and Co- lumbia rivers. By Mr. Voorhees—For the relief of Elizabeth B. Custer. Also a bill to ascertain and deter- mine the title to the tract of land known as the Rancho Panocbe Grande. The Senate J gine paced for the present the consideration of te resolution introduced on Friday altering the standing rule, so as to au- thorize the Sergeant-at-Arms and the Secretary of the Senate to remove and appoint clerks and employes. The reason for this was the absence of Mr. Wallace, who introduced the resolution, trom the city. The Senate resumed the consideration of the army appropriation bill. Mr. Bayard said the bill before the Senate ap- Ppropriated in round numbers $7,000.00. The constitution expressly provided that no appro- riation for the army should be made for a longer period than two years, so that the exist- ing military establishment was made depend- ent only on the consent of Congress. It was shown by the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Wallace) last week that prior to 1874 more than two-thirds of the legistation relat to the army was placed on appropriation bills. And so it was with regard to the Indian service, in which large sums are annually expended. Therefore it was foolish and inconsistent to ralse the cry of “Revolution” because the pres- ent Congress were only following usage in such cases by attaching legislation to an7ropriation bills—a cry raised toalarm ine country se of the incorporation in the pending bill of a section entirely germane regulating the use of the army. But he did not believe the American people were in a humor to seek for unreali- les. They would resent all such hollow and aeacks Cnt His nein believed that = attacks on the ion proposed woul surely recoil upon those who made them. Congress was expressly invested with power to declare war, levy supplies and raise armies, thus having absolute regulation and control over them. The President, as head of the ex- ecutive branch of the government, and as commander-in-chief of the army and navy, can do notbing to direct powers of Congress over this subject. for the safety of the peo) e framers of the constitution the power to raise armies and Tesulate their use in hands dlffer- ent from those who were to use them. Election day was the day of freedom. It was the day of days. If aman was not free on that day he should be a slave for the eae the year. Mr. Bayard then referred to history to show how jealous the people of that country Were of their liberties, no troops bet rmit— ted at the polls; and thus it should this country, Spay sour is an elective gov- ernment. He soe that there must be ab- m. solute freedol elections, and read from Daniel Webster and other ‘states- men to support his own and to show the views we danger from the presence of the military at the Po fs, a8 the freedom of elections and tie use oF he army could not exist together. HOUSE.—Prayer was offered this morning by Rev. Gilbert De La Watyr, of Indiana. Mr. Harmer presented a petition of 1,200 per- sons asking for the repeal of the stamp tax on matches, Referred. On motion of Mr. Hunton next Monday was assigned for reports from committeee on Dis- Columbia in lieu of to-day. trict of q Under the call of states the following bills were introduced and referred: By Mr. e— For the distribution of the unexpended of the Geneva award. Also, to punish wrongs to children in the District of Columoia. By Mr. Murch—To prevent the further increase of the bonded indebtedness of the United States. Also,for the issue of fractional currency. Aliso, retiring the trade-dollar, and forthe redemp- Uon of fractional silver coin. Also, in regard to the observance and enforcement of the eight- hour law. By Mr. Joyce—Amending the pen- sion laws. Also, ppropesing @ constitutionat amendment, probibiting the payment of claims of disloyal persons for property destroyei during the late war. By Mr. Tyler—Construing the act of 1861 to inde: y the states for expenses incurred in defence of the union By Mr. Harris (Mass.)—For experiments tn and purchase of to) oes. Also for the appoint ment of a of assistantsforthe navy. Also for the completion of four doubie-turretted monitors. By Mr. Rice—Extending time for com leting the Northern Pacific railroad. for the relief of the central branch of Union Pacific railroad. Also, to establish a board of Pacific railroad commissioners. Also, for the specimens of a board of supervision of inter- State railroads aud commerce. By Mr. Phelps— Providing for the circulation by national bank- ing institutions of notes of less denomination than $5. Also, bills sections of the revised ‘statutes and others, relat to crimes —. the elective fran- chise. By Mr. Bliss—Relating to jurisdiction of U. 8. Cireuit Courts. Also, concel the reg- In pro] jabou' city of Brooklyn. PAIS), defining the rank of the staff of the marine corps. By Mr. F. We (N. Y.)—To establish a per- manent fund. Also, for the free intro- duction of samples. Also, amending the act imposing duties on foreign imports. Also, re- and ap| from the deci- lons of collectors of customs. Also, providing for the abolition of all bonds for duties on im- Ported merchandise while it remains in the re Ba the government. Also, for the sale to the New York chamber of commerce of the ld post office property in the city of New York. Also, joint resolution for the appointment of a joint select committee for the revision of the Tevenue laws. At halt-past 2 o’clock the call of,states had only reached Georgia, and upwa! f 600 bills had been introduced.’ Twenty-one states, ex- clusive of the territories, were yet to be called. EX-SECRETARY FISH aT THE FRONT.—The Special correspondent of the N. Y. World from Albany, April 1s, Says:—The reasons for elect- ing ex-Secretary Fish president of the Union League club and tendering to him his recent. legislative ovation were to-day made public by leading republicans, He 1s to be put forward as the Grant candidate for governor next autumn. It was early seen by some of the astute mana- gers of the republican party that some compro- mise candidate was needed to kill off orat least to “‘squebash” the sectional claims and the local following of such men as Morton, Cornell, Ar- thur, Phelps, Husted, Sloan, Hiscock, Pomeroy, Robertson, Rogers and Fenton. Such a candl- date has been found in Hamilton Fish, sr., whose respectability and reputation will be poured as oil upon the water. This s a repeti- Uon, it will be seen, of the operation attempted with Gen. Dix in 1872, when there was also a ruck-1ace of candidates in the republican con- vention. It is claimed that ex-Secretary Fish will unite all the wings, and be acceptable to the farming and business interests of the state, SENTENCED TO BE HUNG May 30TH.—A special {uae ot trom Warrenton, Va., says: The fu ye of the circuit court has sentenced John iiams, convicted of the murder of Howard Holtzclaw, near Warrenton Junction, on Feb- luary 6, to be hung on Friday, May 30, between the hours of 5 a.m, and 7 p.m. The prisoner Was stolid while sentence was being passed Bim, but on ees & his cell threw himself on the floor and bitterly bewafled his fate. This will be the first execution in Fauquter since 1840, and, under the new law of Virginia regu- Jating the death Fenalty, it will and but few will "be adralt pins ab yane where it will take place, ae oie ah ae A FREIGHT TRAIN ON FIRE.—On the Kat nsas City branch of the Hannibal an ratiroad, Saturady ae upon a trestle bridge which was vel be on fire when it was too late to stop tas oe, gine, and fourteen cars broke and the ee cars, piled up in an immense wreck, took fire = ef Cheertrny nents ties saved him- sel en; the brid e, PThe fireman rape me ihe tle. Two men wreck, one o! r. badly hurt. ‘The other could not be teand. Jon I. DAVENPORT’s ANSwER,—John 1. Da- Venport has filed an answer to the petition to THE VERDICT TO-DAY. GEN. DIX DYING. THE EAST RIVER ON FIRE. LONDON WALKING MATCH. THE POINT OF ROCKS LYNCH. Verdiet of the Coroner’s Ju (Special to The Evening Star.) FREDERICK, Mp., April 21.—Editor Washington Star: The Jury of inquest met at the court- house this morning, at 10 o'clock. The coroner Made a few remarks as to the duties devol' upon the jury, and then proceeded to examina. len of witnesses. ‘The coroner was assisted in the examination by State's Attorney Motter. AS hone of the witnesses knew any of the par- Ues who assisted in hanging Carroll, the ravisher, the following verdict was rendered:— “That the negro, James Carroll, was forcibl, taken from Capt. Jacob Michaels’ train at or bear Washington Junction, on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, in Frederick county, Mary- Jand, on the 17th day of April, 1379, by a of men unknown to the jury, and by said body of men _unlat ” The jury was ments of six Gemocrats and six republi- FOREIGN AFFAIRS, The London Times on American Fi- Lonpow, April 21.—The Times this morning in an editorial article congratulates Secretary Sherman upon his success in convei the ten-forty bonds; and the conversion of the six per cent. bonds in isSi is likely to depend more than the present operation on the main- tenance of the credit of the United States abroad. The reviving trade in the United States will by 1S81 probably render it impossi- ble to obtain money at less than at 4 per cent. The Times epee that now that conversion has been carried as far as it can be for two years, Mr. Sherman should direct the attention of Congress and the nation to the policy of re- ducing the capital of the debt which has been for some time neglected. ‘The Serious Strike of the English Colliers, ie: ‘The Tinies’ correspondent at New Castle on ‘Tyne, commentiag on the firmness shown by the Durham colliery strikers, says that in great strike of 1s44° the miners sessed by means even than they are now, ed such was their determination they were to hold out for something like four months. ‘The present is ia many @ parallel case. Now, as then, the battle be fought out on moral rather than financial grounds, and when the worst ions are aroused and the strong- est. ape ices offended of a body numbering forty thousand to fifty men then the end 1s difficult indeed to forecast. Im Honor of the Vi Mary. Roms, April 21.—There was a great Catholic demonstration and lay of sacred relics yes- terday in honor of the Virgin Mary, as a protest against the alleged sacreligious of the Protestant minister, Dr. Ribettl, had tied: “Glory to God Onis ns eto uted, oe pl to the three Great _Basilicas of santa Mart Mage giore, Saint John Lateran and Santa Ci Gierusalemme, in response to a special Tuvita- were very numerous embracing all classes of The demonstration is described as most imposing tn Its proportions and solemnity. Garibaldi. Gen, Garibaldi will go to Albano on April 27th. Gen. Roberts Read: Lanoxg, April 2i.—Gen, start on @ march throt al _a moment's notice with t gades, with which he will Cabul, even unassisted Evacuation of Roumelia. PHILIPFOPOLI8. April 21.—General Stolipine received instructions to take the necessary measures to commence the evacuation of Rou. melia on the 3d of May. Collisi: at Sea. | ao. past ETTING THE RIVER ON FIRES A Singular Commagration ia New ‘er! NEw York, April 21.—about 11 o'clock yes- terday the pipe which conveys oll from the Hudson river railroad depot to Hunter's Point, ‘burst and a singular conflagration ensued. The pipe ts laid acroes and under the East river, Just below Blackwell's stand “walt! Durst With a lor rt, throwing up a fe height and covering the surtace ot ni! to e Vi led the East river seemed ‘and steamers z i 2 S f 3 : 5a 4 ii g 2 5 § ing the But it was not until pipe had mostly been consumed that. died out, This was fully four hours outbreak. The quantity of of] lost mi been very great. Beyond the few vessels, the fences, trees destruction of the dock, there was no other harm done. Hf BALTIMORE, April 21.—Virginia sixes Tas do. gonsolidased S aa, Ri due oonpons. 824. North old, 22; do. new, 12 bid % URE. April | to constitute a board of sors, which ts to assess real estate and property on the ist of May in each PROTECTION OF CHILDREX. The bill introduced in the House to-day by Mr. Frye to prevent and punish wrongs to chil- dren in the District 1s the old bill introduced a on the 15th hae aT hibits any person having the control of a. under sixteen years j Among other bills of District interest intro- duced to-day—all of them having been offered in the last Congress—were the following :—By Mr. Henkle—To amend the act Ube Capitol and North O street Ratiroad g Mr. Beck introduced into the Senate to-day a bill requiring the Washington Market April 21. — The steamer from Hamburg by way of Havre for was in coliision with another and arri at Scilly where occurred at 4 o'clock ee mo! 9 qrenty nities southwest of Smith to Seiliy. dre The Six Days W: ys ‘alking Match im Lonpon, oy aoe following ts 4 bet- ung days long alstance’ championship of engiana wi match — one o'clock this morning. in expected that next month the additional commodation, which ts being Se sg side of the river, contemplated to houses in connection when a St ae Phe cl are ce spectively. On Saturday ia z & § i & i 5 Steamer, which on lose oF aceingle hed cig cauule without ingle out of 350 now landed ea alive, r with ee cass slaughtered on In_addition cattle she shipped at Boston 7s7 head of Tannen oa ee the ayy of one, on the Liverpool side. razilian also landed 635 pigs. mm so Mrs. Rousby Dead. Mrs, Rousby, the actress 1s dead, DIX’S CONDITION. i Living But Very Low. _New York, April 21,—At noon to-day, Ex- Governor Dix was in the same condition a3 last ing, but did not prescribe for him. ‘They say no hope of his recovery, thi a may sccor at any moment, but that he r unt v. Dr. Morgan and Mrs. Blake and his = stant attendance at his ee tagonia Travelers. TUSCUMBIA, ALa., April ah Henty H. P. Tu- dor and Louis H. Ayme, the Y @, arrived here last Friday ta morning, when they their sta ana tik fa Sub ba y' va., od gonta asa scientist. ‘They look fresh, and are ‘Well mounted, Se s pe hart SSames Bunnell, 63 SCRANTON, Pa., Al .- years old, a ble farmer, in comfortable circumstances, If hung himself this morning. He leave: es : ry fam! of grown up children. A Bottle of Whiske: POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y., x Sladder, of Groveville, was death in her bed yesterday bottle of whiskey and a pipe was unmarried. tnoratag, with, 8 beside: She im Ontario. ‘21.— 2 Fire Wripeon,, ONT., Aj hotel and Watkin's were by fire this led at $10,000, 18 Es gS ited for the mayor and common council to ay with Commissioners as to amount of rents to be fixed for stalls in the and if latter mag a the come after giving pul ot oe ‘obey the act isa the James and Marin, instructions to to the full committee at next Friday's meeting. How aN InpRcuniovs HvussaxD was Re- LIRVED OF His TROUBLES.—The New York Sun ives the Fane particulars of the arraignment of Jas. x @ young Paterson law of ex Internal Revenue Collector James Pea: a before _ a seneaing eae N. Oh charge wife. oung Man was com| to give security for j its aeprerance to file bonds for the or his Ww! His father agreed son's ce Seiler catty Reh ets Sed apparentiy regarding his prospects as tery and apparently reg: gz his as oom. Just ashe passed into the ‘Tux Six Days’ WALKING MatcH IN New York ended Saturday night, Panchot winning the belt. The score stood: 450 miles, Mer- ritt 475, Krohne 455, O'Brien 431, 42%, No- den 425, Brodie 875, Willis 310, y iv . The hours’ wall aay. ‘The U.'S. ciatrict at ~ of sentence ¥ sion ry good ior, with ‘THE PESNSYLV ANIA PROBIBITIONISTS Will hold thelr state convention at Harrisburg Thuraday has been. and it embraces Hivition and devouonsi discussion aba eee ‘THE Sxow at Delaware county, N. Y., Saturday, was nearly two fest wilirsnow prevailed on the New ugtand i —_—