Evening Star Newspaper, January 17, 1880, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR., PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, AE TEE STAR BUILDINGS, _ Pennsylvania Avenue, Corner Btreet, The Evening Star Newspaper Company, GEORGE W. ADAMS, Pres’t, EvEntxe Sran is served to subscribers in the eaty by carrier on their own aoaoun ‘at 10 cents its ith. jes at the ae atak as "tered at. the Post Office at Washington, D. @-. We geomnd clase mail matter Bisocee ee Coenin WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 1880 TWO CENTS. ™ Order for Firearms. Avotsta, Jan. 17.—Reed & Son, of Boston, Gealers in telegraphed Gen. Chamber lain this morning, asking if he had given any orders for the purchase of fireaams there. He replied that he had not. 1t May He for Days, and it May Be ‘orevir. Both branches of the legislature adjourned to Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock. The mem- Ders quietly separated, and it 18 the general opinion that neither branch, as now consti- tuted, will ever meet again. The debate in me Senate was for submission to the decree of the court. G Smith’s Staff. Gov. Smith has appointed the following staf: Adjutant general, M. M. Folson, of Old Town: inspector general, Clark S. Edwards, of Bethel; assistant adjutant general, E. W. French, of INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS IN THE STAR. AMUSEMENTS—Sth page. AUCTION SALES—5th page. Barxs, Panties, &c.—¥th page. Boarpixc—4th page. Booxs, &c.—4th page. Busrvese Cuaxces—tth page. Crry Irems—8th page. Coat axp Woop—4th page. Curtcurns—Sth page. Dearns—S5th page. . Day Goops—Ist page. Epucatiox—4th page. Famiiy Scurpiirs—Ith page. For RENT AND SALE—4th page. For SALE (Miscellaneous)—4th page. Horers—ith page. HovsEFURNIsHINGs--Oth page. Lapres Goops—6th page, Lecrures—8th page. q List or Lerruns—2d page. | Lost axnp Founp—4th page. Manrr1aGEs—5th page. Mepicar, &c—5th page. MiFcELLANEOUS—ik1 and Gti pages. Prrsonat—4th page. PROFESSIONAL—4th page. PIANos AxD ORGANS—4th page. Rarnoans—ith paxe ous NoTices—Iet page. ctaL Notices—Ist paxe. Steamers, &c. Tur Trapes—4thipage. UspDERTAKERS, &C. ith page i Wants—4th pace. SPEC NOTIC E> ontcvor tHe Morvat Fme Ins. Co. oF/ D.C., No. 636 Lonimana ayenne, i Wasur ‘The annual meeting . Company of the District of on the third MONDAY of January, 18: instant, at Odd Fellows’ Hall, 7th ‘st and E sts. commencing at 9 o’el By the c £6) N, January 2, 1880. Mutual Fire Insura: Cohunbia will be hi the abov: By the itis provided ment of a chairman, who sh: PA poliey-holders ave requested punctually to at~ | {sit full of err LUKE'S CHURCH. = of several membe: the Rector, Rey. Ar ‘Amount of premium notes held by cule company: Securitic Real Estate... Losses by Sie dining the year end- 79, > 10,001.00 By order of the Board of 3 of the Mutual ire I e Com 5 Pian it J. WESLEY BOTELER, Secretary. SPECIAL, NOTIOE—A| fresh supply cf PURE NORWEGIAN COD LI om at DREW'S Drug Store, corner 9th st. and peana7i | vania uve., at 50 cts. per full pint bottle. __ BALLS, PARTIES, & SECOND GRAND SOCIABLE ‘ s ‘ OF THE. CHAPEL POINT CLUB, YOR THE RENEFIT OF ST. ALOYSIUS PAROCHIAL SCHOOL FOR. ANUARY 2 1 BUYS, TUESDAY, Jaxvany 20, GONZ3GA HALL. ‘Tickets, admitting a gentleman and lady, 50c. Janli-2t ENTH ANNUAL BALL C. H. B. SOCIETY, of Georgetown, D.C. HALL, Hixh street, FORE: t, MONDAY EVENING, January 19, 1880. | T adinitting gentleman and ladi jan _ LECTURES. _ AVOLUTION History of A Neientific ‘Truth brou Its Idea and Nature—The hit out—Its relation to ) on jation to Natural and Revealed Relizion— Will be the subject of a Lec- ture by Rev. G. W. Samson, D.D., of New York, at E-street Baptist Clu WEDNESDAY EVEN- ING, 2ist Instant, at * cents. For the benefit of the Sunday School. jani7-4t INCOLN HALL . TO-NIGHT AT 8. ry FAREWELL. SWITZERLAND AND THE ALPS. VISUALLY AND ORALLY ILLUSTRATED BY PROF. CROMWELL. dults, 50 cents; Children, extra charze at Metzerott’s. IGHT POSITIVELY. ___ DRY GOODS. Grecraz. From this date we shi: in all kinds of DRY GOODS. Our stock is still full, and we have many large lots of desirable Dry embracing ail the iatest things out this sea- son, to which we ask the attention of those in search of bargains. Silks, Satins, Velvet and all-wool Dress Goo keeping Fabrics, will Frin Wool and Sil it vali a W. Mi: BROWN, Jani0 817 Market Space. BIRTS TEAT WILL GIVE SATISFACTION. The ‘‘Crown Diamond” ‘The ‘‘Senate” Improved rt, only 50 cents. it cents. rt, i The *‘Mystery” Shirt, made of the very best mus- | | (2g MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. REFORM TICKET GE T. DEARTN RGE W. lin and twenty-one hundred linen, only The *‘Reception” Shirt, made of the BesT muslin | linen, 75 cents. Boys’ Shirts, and EXTRA FT hu At MEGINNISS’, Jan7 1002 F street n.w. QHIRTS MADE TO ORDER. +S Por $1.25 of the very best Muslin and Twenty, one Hundred Li ine. Finest SHIRTS male to order of the very best | waterial, in the best ma vher, and guaranteed to tit aud give satisfactien in e"eEy pardcular for 81.73, | - 5 GINNISS', janT-Im 1002 F street northwest. Quemxe OUT SALE oF FINE DRY GOODS, Before taking annual account of sto ofter the following bargains — GQODS at cost. ACES and FE 5 at coe LADIES’ and GENTS’ UNDERWEAR at cost. GLOVES and HOSIERY at cost. SHAWLS and BLANKETS at cost. SILK and LINEN HANDKEKCHIEFS st cost. COLORED SILKS at cost. ‘We are offering a great many special bargains in k, we will GHT SILKS for evening wear. Our stock of Hisck and Colored VELVETS is the largest and 8 CONNOLLY’S, jan6 11th st. and Pa. ave. a el a TS! SHIRTS! RTS PEST Saiers IN THE WORLD. Acme Unfinished Shirts. 5 cent The Acme Finished. Shi ini ¥ ‘The Peerless Finished 5) Boye’ Shirts, unfinished, + Tinished, 65 cents Fine Silk Scarfs 25 cents, worth 50. peo bes Scarfe, 50 cents. Just received. Best Dress: mace fo order in most warranted. At T! jau5 316 F EPUCED PRICES Are now marked on our Winter Goods. it N’S Shirt Factory, ts. ; Black Cashmere, up: Black Beaver Clot! 1.50, Silks: Ladies’ Cloaks snd Shaw Kets, 82, $2.50, $3 andup. 8 Bleachied. Cottonie' aud “Sicotines: cts. : Ingrain E So BER Covet, 95, 40, 48 and dec30 103 Bridge street. Guonauro ws. GBe4t BEDUCTION IN THE PRICE OF SHIRT: Fleant Ready-made Shirt Our Euiptic Shirt only aE Gppee Shirt ou THE EVENING STAR. e DOUBLE SHEET. Washington News and Gossip. GOSPEL _ TE (COLN HALL, To-morrow, Address by Mrs. Yeomans. All invited. CHURCH OF is i _n. NEY will preach at 11 a.m. and 7:30 . JOHN'S CHURCH.—The Rev. Dr. ach in this chureh ever; dey Evening at 73 o'clock until East ree. NSION, corner —Bishop Prsk- CHURCH, cor. Rey. Dr. LANAHA Yeomans, of Canada, will discours » CHURCH, Rev : . At 1 a. m. preachiny by Rev. Dr. De LaMaryn:at by the Pastor. ERSALIST CHURCH, Rev. BLex. —Services at Tallmadge Hal dla.m. of vice.” Sunday school at M5 a. REY. JAMES McCOSH, it d f in the NEW YORE AVENUE Pa N OHUKCH, To-morrow (Sunday) D. D., LL.D, TROH, Vt. ave., bet. N Services morning and evening, v. F. M. GReen, of Ohio, of the Missionary Society, will jock a.m. Seats free. CHRISTIAN at the usual hours. General Secreta preach at 11 o'el OPAL CHURCH OF ‘R.—Chapel of the Y. M,C. lla.m. Sermon To- MircHext, D. D. ‘ORMED EPIS /EEME] SF 1 A., 9th and D sts. morrow_by Rev. f Strangers welcome. MRS. YEOMANS, the distincuished Tem- perauce Speaker, will speak under auspices of Woman's Christian Temp. U. CHURCH OF THE E pn 13th and 14th, the Rev. Dr. Pare services every Sunday, at eo; name ‘ing Prayer wit! ), the 19th ne aeh a.m. and eyen! a.m. iér of the company the election of M manavers to constitute a board to conduct raits of the company is required to be held at it To:morrow at 11 ‘a.m. “Light Shed by Jesus on espers services 7:30 pau. Sunday 1 8. Subject, of ser: icle of the by-laws of the company annual meeting of the com- pany the first business in order shall be theappoint- onduct the meeting and clectian in accordance with the act of incorpo- ration, between the hours of 9 o'clock a-m. aud 6 9K sts. n.w.—Preacl m. and at 7:30 p. DD. M At the request 310,188.66 $1, nS istmas sermon To- nurch on 15th st. aud Madieon, near P st. = ALL SOULS’ CHURCH. A SERIES OF 3 ON RELIGION 3! H. N. Brown, Bri is on Life Problems. . J. Savaxe, Boston, M eCauley, Washington, D. Bellows, D.D. mand Culture. Rey, Collyer, New York: The ). 22—Rev. J. F. W. Ware, Boston, Mass. Christian Manlin Feb. 29—Rey. A. D. Mayo, Springfield, Mase. : New Republic. MERICAN COLONIZATION SOCIETY. « Si: AMERICAN COLON: SOCTETY will (URCH, on TUESDAY, 201 ck. Addresses’ are expected from uN H. B. Larrone, Rev. J. G. Bi om. G. WASHINGTON WaAwi STATEMENT oO E WASHINGTON AND NORFOLK STEAMBOAT coer ANY, ASSETS. | Steamboat furnishings and improve ments Cash on hand.. GEORGE H. PLANT. President. b. F. BIGELOW, Secretary and Treasurer. Personally appeared before me, a Notar the District of Columbia, GEO. ident of the Washington and Norfolk pany, and makes outh that 8 true and correct. BW R, Notary Public. Steamboat Com; above statement 1 @~ SPECIAL NOTICE. ‘0-OPERATIY! Notice: ro STOCKHOLDERS AND MeMBens. idend of four per cent. on cap- dend of three per cent. on p x months ended Jannary 7, 1840, Jared, and will be payable on and after the at the Stere of the Association, 1023 7th ividend on purchases not claimed before 880, will revert to the Association. Ticket- ks for the past six a trade card for the ° A semi-annual di i offer special inducements iers’ will ‘present their ringes . ‘s. with a full line of House fe i old from this date at less than wholesale rates. We intend to close out our Winter Stock as soon as possible, without regard to VENIN| January 30, from 6 to'9 Durchakes will he paid except a trade card for the nted with the eheeks. No dividend on present quarter is pi Any persou can share the benefits of this Associa- tion ‘by the payment of five dollars fora share of e dollar for a trade card, go0% stock, or by paying fer a year, ande | the price of suppli f ull kinds, through contracts Association with first-class merchants dealers. der of the Board of Trustees. WM. P. SEVILLE, Scereta: January 16, 1880. muskn aud twenty-one iT Elec held at Odd Fellows’ I enth street northwest, MONDAY MORNIN 19, at 9 o'clock. Polls open at 9a. m., elo MUTUAL FIRE I ‘The Executive Committee of one hundred friends of the old Bourd ef Managers by infuaing new ele- ments of strength, mi and rentiment of éve rent the following tic e class in the company. pre- for the votes of the Bolie DAY, JAN. 19tH, 1880, at Odd Hall, at9 o'clock a. (Cer NATIONAL WOMAN SUFFRAGE CON- e NATIONAL WOMAN SUFFRAGE ASSO- CIATION will held its T LINCOLN HALL, January ‘welfth Annual Convevaon | tb wo! of the Convention. em Elizabeth Ca jet Eaton Stanton, , Susan B.Anthony, B.Ciay of Ken- JERS ONLY will be Public sessions Jan. ton School of Orato: Haggert of Indians, manner for $2—fit opp. Patent Office. VACCINE POINTS 15c. EACH, 10 FOR 0, UILES 26e. Gach, 6 for farm, at Chambereburt, Pars Bos Gis by 34 Winter Goods in choice colors, at 12%, 19, 20 and 25 sf fA DREW, Apothecary jan12-2w BOLLINGER CHAMPAGNE. Exrea Quauity Dry. iGER CHAMPAGNE. ene Quarity Dax. THE MOST DELICIOUS DRY WINE IN THE MARKET. ‘THOMAS RUSSELL, 1213 Penna. AVENUE. Ve never fail to 6 Elegant Shirts to order for. Fine Dress Shirts ** 7.50 6 Very Fine (solid bos.) to ord 9:00 at UBRE! ROS. declé No. 1112 F st. nit. Sele Now 1119 F st nite. ds rel waters that ie | reyes are dangerous GOVERNMENT RecErpts To-pay.—Internal rev- enue, $342,858.60; customs, $679,469.66. ‘THE PRESIDENT signed to-day the commissions of E. A. White, collector of internal revenue for the 2d district of North Carolina; G. T. Cranner, collector of customs, district of Little Egg Har- bor, N. J.;and Samuel Spackman, U. 8, consul at Ghent. Back PAY FOR MESSENGERS.—Secretary Ram- sey yesterday transmitted to the House of Rep- resentatives a letter recommending that the messengers of the War department be restored to pay which they received before reduction in 1sv7. As the matter now stands, the messen- gers of this department receive less than those of any other. Secretary Ramsey also recom- mends back pay. The work performed by the ‘War department messengers is as important and heavy as that performed by other messen- gers. THE Frrz Joun Porrsr Case.—The House committee on military affairs ata full meeting to-day agreed upon their report to accompany Representative Bragg’s bill for the restoration of Gen. Fitz John Porter. It provides for his restoration to the service with the rank of coio- nel and awards him $75,000 In leu of all back pay to which he may have been entitled. REPRESENTATIVE VOORHIS REQUESTED TO Re- Sien.—The republican executive committee of Bergen county, N. J., yesterday adopted a res- olution requesting “Hon. Charles H. Vorhiss, now representing the Fifth Congressional Dis- trict in Congress, to resign, and that a commit- teeof three be appointed to confer with Morris. and Passaic counties to them to join with Bergen.” It was stated at_the meeting that as Bergen county nominated Voori duiy of its committee to act first other counties of the district would follo: the adoption of resolutions of the same char- acter. Tue Poricy of the Interior department as re- gards the Ute Indians now here is one of dela} it is hoped that the conferences that Secretary is having with the visitors will result in a surrender of the prisoners demanded. If there should be a failure then the War department steps in. Troops could make no campaign st the Utes during the waiting: they can- not operate until next spring. For these rea- sons there is no hurry in bri head with the Indians here, and thelr visit is likely to be a long one. If the Interior depa ment is unsuccessful the Indians will be i ished by troops. This they are being made to understand, and it is expected that before the time the troops could operate in the Ute coun- try there will be a decision to give up the In- dians wanted. ) THE FOLLOWING SUE-COMMITTEES Of the District of Columbia committee—covertug recommenda- tons contained in the President’s message— were annouxced by Chairman Hunton to-da; On the reclamation of the Potomac fiat Messrs. Hunton, Henkle, Samford, Aldrich and Hazleton. On the Washington ‘monument— Messrs. Martin, Slemmons and Neal. THE TREASURY to-day holds $35,200,400 in United States bonds to secure national bank cir- culation. United States bonds on this accow were deposited by the banks during the week ended to-day to the amount of $1,006,350, and withdrawn to the amount of $2,760,000. DURING THE WEEK ended to-day $1,227,000 in national bank notes were received at the Treas- ury for redemption; for the corresponding week last year the receipts were $2,758,000. ELECTION OF PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT. ‘The sub-committee of the House select commii- tee “on the state of the law respecting ascer- tainment and declaration of the result of ele tion of President and Vice President,” at their meeting yesterday decided to report favorably to the full committee the joint resolution intro- duced by Representative Becknell, providing fer an amendment to the constitution as to the election of President and Vice President. A meeting of the full committee will be called early next week and the report of the sub-com- mittee will probably be adopted without amend ment and the resolution will be favorably re- ported to the House. ‘THE INVESTIGATION OF PENSION CLAIMS.—The Senate committee on pensions held a long ses- sion yesterday afternoon, at which after dis- posing of a large number of private cases they {ook up the measure recommended by €ommis- sioner Bently, providing for the investigation of penston claims in the localities where claim- ants reside.—commonly known as “the sixty Surgeons bill: ‘The committee discussed it for some time, and then postponed the subject until next Friday, when the Commissioner of Pensions will be heard in argument concérning it. TRE BILL. returning to Charles Clinton, late tant treasurer, at New Orleans, the sum of & ), Deing the amount stolen from his in 1371, and refunded by him to the United States, was defeated, yesterday, in the House in committee of the whole, refusing to report it by a vote 0; yeas, 62; nays, 72. Witt Nor Boom For Disrricr SUFFRAGE.— Representative Blackburn, of Kentucky, is quite indignant that his name should have been pub- licly paraded as favorable to the proposition to restore suffrage in this District. Mr. Blackburn Says: “Iam not in favor of the movement. 1 believe that the best elements of the Washing- ton people do not want suffrage. I am not going to address any mass-meeting in favor of suf frage, and if the subject is brought to the atten- tion of Congress by a suffrage biil reported frou the District committee I shall denounce the pro- position on the fleor of the House.” THE JNGALLS’ INVESTIGATION.—The first. wit- ness called by the Senate committee on priyi- leges and elections, in the Ingalls case, on yes- terday, was ex-G Anthony, of Kan: Coun- sel for the memorialists stated that they intend- ed to’ prove by this witness that a member of the Kansas legislature, nained McClintock, had told Anthony that he had beeh offered money by Mr. Ingalls’ friend to vofe for Ingalls, and that he had kept the money ovét-night, but that suffering from remorse, he had returne? the next day, and voted apes Ingalls. Gov. Anthony's evidence on this point was ruled In. admissable by the committee, a inajority of whom held substantially tuat the charge of bribery acctrsc Senatot Ingalls could not be Rustained by hearsay evidence of this sort, oy, Anthony further testitied ‘hat about the time of the election, he Was approached by A. © Dawes, WhO S#%4 he had been sent by Senator Ingalls t© interview Anthony, and that if An- ‘ay withdrew his his name and retire from the contest for the Senatorship he would place the resignation of the postmaster at Leaven- worth In Anthony’s hands, and that Senator Ingalls would use his influence to secure the appointment of any person Mr. Anthony might chose to nominate for the position. Gov. An- thony said he rejected it thenand there. Atthe conclusion of examination, Gov. Anthony, who is now in contempt before the Senate, for refusing to testify before the Senate sub-com- mittee, at Topeka, Kansas, explained to the reason for this refusal. It was, he said, simply because he had been a competitor in the Kan- sas legislature for the ition now held by Senator Ingalls, and he did not believe it a fair or honorable thtng to do, to come forward and ify in the case until he was compelled to do 80 by the order of Senate. This explanation to be entirely satisfactory to the com- mittee, which then adjonrned. ‘The commit resumed consideration of the Ingalls case this morning. Mr. E. P. Purcell, resident of the Manhattan Bank, at Manhattan. ansas, Was Srorn, and contradicted testimony eiren by D. R. Wagstaff and Byron Roberts re the Senate sub-committee at Topeka Roberts, who is cashier of a bank at Topeka a $5,000 on t of January, 1879; a bal ex nt Roberts tectinony: ‘was produced with a view to creating the belief that Purcell, who was op to I had used this money against Ingalls, Mr. Purcell in his testimony to-day denied this Teter of Roberts testimony in toto, but stated. he had received $5,000 from the fer neteue aeerees an sent bank at Mi Y, his , and no ‘had been retained or used by him in zing matters to a | ABOUT ** THE MOONSHINERS.”* | Their Haunts, Practices and Modes of Defence. Commissioner Raum has tnaugurated a war of some magnitude on the Georgia moonshiners inthe northern—the mountain—counties and those just below. Several revenue officers have been shot and a large number of seizures made. ‘The war is not making very great progress not- withstanding these facts, and the revenue forces have been somewhat withdrawn. The arming of the revenue officers and their depu- ties for this war was met with great apprehen- ston by the people of Georgia from the governor down. They know the character of the men who are being raided,and are much in fear that it will bring on a conflict or a serles of conflicts between the Federal officers and the illicit distillers. Governor Colquitt has come so impressed with the fear of troubie that he has witten to the President asking that the raid be abandoned. The movement has not, however, been abandoned, but, at present is, for varlous reasons, not conducted on the seale con- templated. One-reason for this is that under the present administration of the United States attorney’s office for Georgia there have not been such vigorous prosecutions of moonshiners as tends to give them a wholesome fear of the law. The class of men who are being hunted, and who are promised more of it, are brave, un- educated, and almost barbaric. They carry on illicit distilling because they believe they have a right to. They are crafty, and will brook no in- terference if they can prevent it; and will fight as a means of prevention. THE HOMES OF THE MOONSHINERS. They areas poor as church mice. They live in the mountain valleys and at the foot of the mountains. These valleys are fertile and the small farms productive. Corn espectally is pro- duced in abundance. There are no railroads near them, and their roads are rough; often only @ half beaten track showing that a road is in- tended. They have no means of hauling their produce to market, therefore they make the most of it however they can. The most abun- dant harvest, corn, they have found to be most rofitably disposed of when converted into iquor. They cannot afford to turn out the juice and pay thé tax; so they turn it out without payibg the tax, and only the march of civil tion can effectually stop them. They are i firm believers in Honorabie xander H. phens. ‘That gentleman says:—“If aman can take his corn to the mill and have it ground into bread without a tax he is clearly entith a privilege of turning it into a little whis! out taxation.” That is the moonshine ment. THEIR VIEWS UPON THE WHISKY TAX. ‘They hold that they have a national right to distill without taxation and propose to do so, and in fa¢t carry out their views. Many of them were loyal during the war. Before the war they did not have any wh! should submit to such yond their reasoning. They are for all practi- cal purposes banded together. Those who do not di ‘onnive at and encourage those who do. ‘The denizens of the mountains are the most dangerous class of law-breakers; those near their base have not the facilities for eseape and yesistance. In making warfare upon the former the work has to be quick, decisive, and the re- treat rapid. The blow has to be struck and the raiding party bas to retreat with speed. If they do not get out without delay they are picked off as they retreat. In the attack there must be a Sure ise where any number of moonshiners are gathered together. AN EXCITING WARFARE. It is a rushing warfare. The officers find the greatest difficulty in taking out prisoners cap- tured, as an attempted rescue follows nearly every capture. In the mountains the favor- ite location for crooked whiskey distillation 1s near a sheet of water, only accessible by it. ‘The still is placed under cliffs, that cannot be descended from above or oe roached from the Sides; it is only approachable over the water. The strength of such a position is evident. Other less favorite locations are nooks in the rocks and under embankments and in deep brush. Further down, the unfrequented wood near a stream ig the favorite spot. The stills vary in capacity from a gallon a day upward. THE MILLERS AND THE MOONSHINERS. The principal ally of the crooked distillers is the miller. The corn has to be ground before distillation; the miller knows where his money for grinding comes from, and guides himself ac- cordingly.” He will always give warning of a raid when it comes to his knowledge, and will do his best to throw officers off the scent. ‘The’ revenue officer is surrounded with danger. He does not know the country, and not often can get aguide. He cannot tell when he ts to be attacked, or by whom. A revenue raid in the Georgia mountains will not pale before the seenes in Rob Roy. ‘The only definite informa- tion that 1s to be obtained is from the women among the mooffShiners. They agg 2s a rule, always opposed to illicit distilling, because of its dangers and effect upon the morals of the male population. They will write to the reve- nue officer, giving definite Information of the Jocation of stilisrun by their fathers, brothers or lovers. The officers always rely upon this information; they do not ever suspect it of be- ing decoys, many of which they receive. They go to the place where the woman has informed Uhem there is a still, and invariably find it. There ts one strange feature about the revenue raiding. Whenever a section Is raided the dis- tilling’ breaks out afresh; the distillers think they are safe for a time. STIRRING ADVENTURES RAIDING THE MOON- SHINEK: A revenue officer who has raided in the moun- | tains and on the lowlands said the other even- le he was after On one occa- id, “I was out with a party after si We found out where there was one and secured a guide, ‘There were six of us and the guide had no herse. A double mount on one apimal was made and a rush followed. We went over hills, through water, through woods and brush for six miles as fast as our horses could travel, and tinally came to a log cabin near a little stream. We forced the door. In- | side there was an old woman as naked as the day she was born. She was surprised—not at our catching her in that condition, but at our presence; there was only a rude couch in one corner of the room and a frying pan and drink ing cup. The woman evidently had no clothes. One of our party had turned around a sharp hill and saw the still. He notified us; we rushed in and captured a man at work before he could grab a long gun by his side. He haf@on but Very little more clothing than his wife.” w about your guides?” inquired the re- ‘They nearly all come to grief when we are lucky enough to get them. Our guide in this instance was not seen by either the old man or woman. He hada house and a tract of land and was well off for that region. A short time after- wards we heard that his house, barn and every- thing had been destroyed by fire. His wife and three children escaped with only their night Clothes icite NO One knew who the incendiaries were positively, but a3 his WaS the fate of all guides and informers it was easy to guess. On one occasion an innocent blind shoemaker came near being burnt out. We were on a raid and had just dashed a mile off the track—it could not be called a road—and destroyed a little still. We returned and went on at a hard gallop. There was a_ little house a few yards back in the woods. I turned off and entered. A blind shoemaker was at work. J asked him if he couldsell me a glass of whisky. He did not have any, he said, but knew where I could get a drink of the pure article, and gave me minute directions. 1 overtook my party, and after a difficult march we came upon he still, After a skirmish with five men at work in it, we made a seizure. We did not take aprisoner; the men got out the back way and apparently went nowhere. About two weeks aiter I through the same section and found quite a tumult. The people had been unable to fix the person who ‘gave the thing away,’ but had such stro es of the led to shoemaker that it was Int urn him out. I called upon the man who red to be the leader ‘and told him how the er had in- nocently given me the information. He was forgiven.” . THE HAGS OF THE STILL. “The women, as a rule, are against the prac ” inquired THE STAR. A.:—* Yes; but some of them, in nearly every case old women, are strong supporters of moon- shining. They are very vicious and many of ae She nee hp handie a gun with neatness and dispate! we been resisted ho could beat families, and upon our 3 moon- shiner never thnks of the law, but always of ‘the men executing it.” DANGEROUS WORK. 2 Star:—‘A good many revenue officers are A.:—“ Yes, but the’ 4s very small eom- Stills destroyed. Every little skirmish with the moonshine attracts attention throughout the country. But the numberless raids made where there is no fighting are not chronicled. This is due to the fact that the latter do not make lively reading for you fellows. I tell you a fel- low on his first raid feels very peculiar. It won't do for us to get into a country all together. Everybody would know that a raid was on hand. So we string out about six miles apart, and put our horses to their mettle. A fellow thus going it through the country is not in a comfortable frame of mind on his first raid. When we assemble for a rush, the feeling of ‘goneness’ grows upon the new man. They soon get used to it, however, and rather like the ex- citement. Some of the deputy marshals in Geo! employed in these raids would discount the Kit Carsons of dime novels for shrewdness. cunning and nerve. The moonshiners know them, and respect them, too.” ‘Do ae think that by these raits is done?” i ‘ot vét'y iuch. Of course it has a good effect, to a certain extent. I do not think that the mountains will ever be cleared of them by raiding. Once I was with a of ten that made a most successful raid of two weeks near the foot of the mountains, Icame back alone a week after to get up some evidence against pris- oners we had captured. A gentleman at whose house I stopped took me to the top of a hill to show me the resvit of our raid. Looking around the woods and _ hillsides we counted sixty small columns of smoke ascending. The smoke came from crooked stills.” Stai Is it hard to get testimony against prisoners?” A.:—“Almost Hodermne You have got to capture your man in the act, or you will have no evidence. It would be as much as a man’s life is worth to testify against moonshiners. It fs su prising to a man Who does not know these ple how fast the news of a raid will travel. are banded together, and it seems that the ne’ of the presence of revenue officers travels as fast as If IL were sent by telegraph.” Society Note day is another busy day for those who around of calls, for if. is the reception day at Mt. Pleasant, and at Cliffburne, where Mrs. and Miss Alley had many visitors yester- day, and of Mrs. MacMahon and Mrs. and the Misses Johnston, on K street. between 9th and 10th, a8 well as that of the ladies living on the streets west of the Departments, above !7th st. Mme. Outrey and the Countess Lewenhaup! who live on Connecticut avenue, also had large receptions yes The fi reception and ball of the rd’s Hotel last night a de- From s to 10 p. m., the children o nd from the latter hour tlt) lat. the other invited ene enjoyed them- selves, the entire affair winding up with a fine supper in the main and and adjacent private Gining rooms. Some two hundred and fifty in- Vitations were issued, and the floor was covered Among those present Hamiin, Senator and Gordon and Miss Ker, Senators Vest, Sauls- and Wallace; Gen. Loring. of the Egyptian Gen. Chalmers, escorting seven ladles; n. Clark, of Missouri; Col. Mi vania: Gen, H. W. Slocum, of ) tor Williams, wife and daughter, Representative Frye and Miss Garcelon, daughter of Ex-Gov- ernor Garcelon, of Maine; Miss Singletor, Mrs. Mitchell and the Misses Mitchell,of mn; Miss Lorini, Miss Freeland, Miss Minor, Miss Steele, Capt. and Mrs. Fisher, Major and Mrs. Maginiss, ‘Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Starr, Mr. J. D. Martin, Mr. and Mrs. Hay,and many others well known in the present sociat season. Among the noticeable toilettes were those of Mrs, and Miss Mitchell, of Boston: Miss Ker, of Georgia, and Mrs. Starr, of the Arlington. The reception ae to the New York delega- on in Con; y the New York State Asso- clation of Washi ton ‘at Masonic Temple last evening was a brilliant social affair, and brought together a number of ewe prone in pub- lic and private life The hall was elaborately and handsomely decorated, and many of the toilets were unusually rich and tasteful. Atter an address of welcome by Mr. A. M. Clapp, which was responded to by Representative Williams, those who were so disposed indulged in the eee of the dance, which was kept up unul a late hour. An elegant lunch party to forty or fifty ladies, the married as well as unmarried being includ- ed, was given by Representative Starin’s wife apd daughtets at their residence on Lafayette s esterday, The families of many offic- 30 private citizens were present. The flowers were even handsomer than usts! oce during the entei Mrs. Rk friends from 3 to 6 yesterday. She had the as- sistance of Mrs. and Miss McKeever, Miss Annie Randall, Miss Waite, Miss Bradley, Miss Part- ridge, Miss Emory, Miss Redfern, Miss King, of New York, Miss Daisy Ricketts and other attractive ladies. Dr. Norris also lent valuable aid. A large company was present, including many well known in society, both ladies and gentlemen. Only young people were invited to the party pits ‘by Secre' and Mrs. Ramsay last even- ng Tt was a ome entertainment. ‘epresentatl id Mrs. Ferdon have invited their friends from 4 to 7 to-day. Mrs. Calderon Carlisle has issued cards for Tuesday next from 8 to 12 in the evening. of Pennsy WwW York; Sena- jons, and a band of music played fainment. BR Wirt Hovsk CaLters.—Senators Saunders, Baldwin and Rollins; Representatives McCook, Anderson, Calkins, McKinsley, Jorgensen, Rus- sell, Kelly, Townsend and Acklin, called on the President to-day. THE UTE INVESTIGATION.—The House com- mittee on Indian affairs resumed this morning their Investigation of the causes of the recent Ute" outbreak. Wm. M. Leeds, formerly chief clerk of the Indian bureau of the Interior de- partment, came before the committee, and his examination occupied the entire twe hours during which they were tn session. His evi- dence was directed entirely to the question of blame or responsibility attaching to the Indian bureau for the alleged disaffection among the Utes, which has been claimed as ove of the prime causes leading | 10 the outbrea: lie assigned as among the reasons and causes for this disaffection the fail- ure of the India the subsistence Supplies and agricultural im- plements, as it had agreed to do; the prohibi- Uon by the department of the sale of arms and ammunition upon their reservation, leaving them under the necessity of traveling 90 miles to obtain the—to them—necessaries Of life, as without the means and ammunition for hunting they were unable to sustain themselves upon thelr reservation; the delay of the department in. farts og their supplies to the starvin: White River Utes at Rawlin’s station, and still another cause, the notice given’ in two 5 removal to the Indian territory without making mention of any proposition to compen- Sate for their lands. In summing up, Mr. Leeds attributed the disaffection to the utter inatten- Uon of Commissioner Hayt to the condition, claims and necessities of the Ute Indians, MEXICANS AMBUSCADED AND MASSACRED BY ApacuEs.—A letter from Gen. Ord, department, of Texas, incloses details of the olitiages by the Ane in Mexico, under Victoria, shortly after Major Morrow’s, pursuit of them into that country some weeks ago. They confirm the accounts heretofore given of the am! and massacre of fifteen citizens of Carisal, Mexico, who had followed the Indian trail into the Candelaria mountains. The trail was art- fully arranged to lead them into a low place between three rocky bluffs or peaks, where they were shot down. ‘Thirty-five more men, nearly the whole fighting force of Carisal, went out in Search of their kindred. The Indians to drive them into the same slaughter-pen, and eleven of them were killed. Three others were killed at other points. The rest escaped. 'TA:.KING OF DIVIDING THE BROOKLYN PRESBY- TERY,—It Js ex} Brooklyn Pres! toa spit in that body, and epee by the twenty-two complainants who are to appeal to the Synod from the action of the Presbytery in refusing to take official no- tice of Dr. Talmage’s charges of moral rotten- ness will be collected into one body, beg Berd reeent organization to Dr. Talmage his lends. Each rey, must have a geo- graphical boundary, and it is proposed: that the churches south of Fulton and Joralemon streets shallremain with Dr. lee in one Presby- tery, while the churches nortit of Fulton street join in an organization with Dr. Van Dyke and the antl-Talmage party. | Telegrams to The Star LATEST FROM MAINE. of Por Gen. Chamberlain Sticks jber "45. which ¢ | Institutions of the , The Fusionist Legislature. Lively Meeting To-day. Mayor Nash’s Back Bone. —_-—_——_. LATEST NEWS FROM MAINE. Gen. ——— wilt “Hold the For AUGUSTA, ME., Jan. 17.—Gen. will pay no attention to the order of Gov. Smith ig away the command of the militia from him. He will hold to his first announced posi- tion, and will remain in the place assigned him a governor is legally elected and qualified. Thedemocrats are quite stiff this morning and talk threateningly and condemns the decision of Chamberlain Mayor Nash’s Backboue. WHAT CAN SMITH DO? SMITH, A GOVERNOR WITH OUT AUTHORITY. A special dispatch from Au- gusto to the Herald says: “Nothing of import- ance has transpired this morning up to this hour (9 o'clock.) The police force on duty in the state house has apparently not been increased as the number of officers in and about the rotunda is still small; but an oecustonal opening of the doors of the room on the second floor used for headquarters reveal the fact that it is fll of resolute looking men wearing badges. Chamberlain has not yet. arrived at ters, but nis staff are allon duty, and Mayor e all this morning. tion with Mayor Nash reveais the fact that his backbone is still as stiff as a poker, and that Smith’s orders Boston, Jan. 17. he regards Go' exhibition of rhetoric. asked the Mayor. which anybody will respect, tinued, “He has no support from the supreme He can get_no ald from the nmlitia or “What can he a “smith has no authority “the mayor con- whatever fund and in fact it may be said he has no backing whatever of an official character. attempts to turn Gen. Chamberlain out of the state house by foree his force will be the force ofa mob, and a mob would have an exceedingly warm reception here.” re would be any breach of the pea Certainly not on our part. any act of violence is committed it must come from the other side. We are here to preserve the peace, not to break it. We have protected islatures in the peaceful occupation of the legislative halls, and propose to interfere in no manner so long as they do not resort to vio- the mayor said: The Fusionists Said to be Weaken- ing. Both houses met at 9 o'clock, After the readin; they took a recess until 10 @’c iul if a quorum is present in the house. At least two members have gone home, and several others have not put in an aj hall, and the recess was purpose of saul Gen. Butler, Hon. Bion Bradbu other eminent Jawyers, to offset the opinion of the supreme court, and they expect replies in Season to lay them before the members of their islature upon reassembling next Tuesday. fusionists are quiet and will not talk much. ‘There is a report that the latter will endeavor to compromise, but it is of doubtful authority. Some of the fusionists have certainly weakened. At least two members of the house have said that they would not resist the decision ot the supreme coyrt, and the remarks of a senator 7 yesterday “inui ime disposition. " The hot ‘< men, mostly republicans, who r, Waterville, Bath the journals earance in the iy taken for the ntees. It is under- from Aroostool have come here from Banj and other large pone ready to take a hand in ‘speeches in the Legisla- "the house Mr. To-d the recess in un At the end of Cushman, of Sherinan, made a speech recom ding an application to Congress for aid in repelling attempts under the Sunremne, court to drive this body from the state Ouse. Mr. George F. Hill, of Corinth, said that we critical condition. The , money power and courts were He believed some measures should be adopted for the submission of further questions to the court, giving a fair statement of the case, and hoped some member would suggest means whereby this would be effected. thar several members, who yesterday expressed their willingness to shed their last drop of bloo: in defending our rights, were absent to-day {Applause and laughter.) But he believed there Were sensible men enough left to treat this question with the attention its gravity deserved ve Proposed to lectsion of the ind to-day In a ver jittee of Fi ‘tment of a committee of five, to ich as the Senate may see fit. ak sideration the situation of affairs, and report to the House, the best method of The supreme court has decided on stions submitted by another and iregular body that this body was not legally constituted 1 case, Might be Submitted. We We want our rights. Let usco sult together as men knowing our rights and a termined to maintain them. Mr. Knowles, of Naples, said he believed the ion of the court was a partisan one, but h did not want to resist by force, oe and peaceable means of meeting this is. Mr. Benner, of Waldoboro, said his position was the same as Mr, Hill’s, and he heartily en- dorsed his remarks, Mr. Bradbury, of No legally and lavvrutl He thought that bureau to send to the Indians | rway, said we were here but were in a perilous should act with caution. art of wise and brave men to submit to the in- been used as an in- strument to deprive us of our rights the crime is not ours. Revolution has come by the action of that court. Against that court we have no appeal except to the It the court has successive annual reports by Indian Com- he ue j let us go back to to us and to that He heartily approved of the P ler, and hoped it would pass. Mr. Robinson, of Thomaston, also favored the passage of this order. , Of Sherman, still advocated a resort to Congress, au Eig of ee, favored the order ina Speech of some lengt! applause mingled with M pradb) it Ni ir. Bradbury, of Norway, pro! the hisses as a breach of deco ped for the good name of the state that that sound would never be heard here again. M moved as an amendment to the ee was ted from the rear and the committee. levicra was: sien. that this mmittee meet ugusta House immedi- adjourns. A Senate Committee of Five. In the senate an order for the appointment of @ committee of five, to take into consideration the stateof affairs existing, and to report as course of procedi Thompppa, of Know Partin of somersee suck iand, of Aroostook, and Manixins, of Oxford. Eastport; surgeon, Geo. A. F. Piper, of Thomas- ton; judge advocate general, Richard W. Bh of Augusta; commissary general, J. H. Blood, of Auburn, and Hentenant colonel, Horace” M: | Davis, of Biddeford: aides-de-camp, John Ben- 80) n, Jr of Plymouth, and William W. Sargent, jand. ‘hamberlain to Goy. Smith. Gen. | General Chamberlain has issued the followthg | in_ response to that of Gov. Smith:—Headquar- ; ters Ist Div. M. M., Augusta, Jan. isth. Jb | Hon. Joseph 1. Snith—Sir: Nave the honor'to | acknowledg: the receipt of a notice served on ie thisevening by Messrs. Black and Bloed, ; Tepresenting themselves as on your personai | Stal, which ifotice purports to be general order No. 2, adjutant general’s office, _relleving Gov. Smith Without Backing, | me from command of the military. of 5 fe, and a special order num- charged me with the duty of protecting the public property gnd ate until a governor showd be duly qualified. While the matters now in issue involve the very question whether you are | governor or not, it must be manifest ‘to you | that is ; dence of your authority to demand it. If you | are the lawful governor you can easily relieve | all embarrassment by affording me the authori- should fail in duty were T to y trust. except on undoubted evt- render tative decision of the court, to which I am and ale ways have been ready to yield prompt obedience. I cannot but add that courtesy and the custom of the service, to say nothing of the grave com- plications of the present situation, give me a right to expect that you will furnish the proper evidence of your authority. Ihave the honor to be your obedient. servant, JosHua L. CHAMBERLAIN, Maj. Gen’). A Funny Incident. Major Folsom, who signed the order last eve- ning relieving ‘Gen. Chamberlain from com- mand, was among the first at Gen. Chamber- lain’s headquarters this morning to apply for a pass fora friend to the state house. ‘The Militia W Bosto special Augu to the Jowrnat, say V. Lynch, captain of the Montgomery Guards, in reply ro. Gen. Chambelain’s Circular to company com- manders, telegraphs him that he should obey his orders until the decision of the court was given. Every company except that at Oldtowa says the same. Obey Gen. Cham- Lan s, Jan, 17. —_—_— FOREIGN AFFAIRS, British Cabinet Council. e Loxpox, Jan. 17.—Another meeting of the ¢abinet council will be held to-day. Foreign Werkmen in the Pesth Riots. VIENNA, Jan. 17.—The belief entertained by the government that foreign workmen took considerable part in the disturbances at Pestl is now confirmed by later developments, and a large number of them have been arrested. Dangerously Ill. N, Jan. 17.—The Paris correspondent of announces that eminent French statesman M. Jules Favre, republican senator, is dangerously ill. ‘The French Ministerial Program. LonDon '7.—The Paris correspondent of ays: ‘The ministerial program, which was read In the churches yesterday, was received somewhat coldly in the senate by the left center, while the pure and advanced lett applauded the references to the education Dill aud the magistracy, and also the close of the eae ‘he galleries of the senate were only haif filled. In the chamber of deputies the pro- gram was greeted with sufficient favor to reas- sure the friends of the cabinet. Whe Hayden Jury. Haven, Cony., Jam, 17.—The Haydew jury slept in the court-room last night on the floor, the court officers alone being in attend- ance. Hayden was taken to fall soon after mid- night, and Mrs. Hayden and her friends left for their boarding-house. The jury rose early; they were astir at 5 or 6 o'clock. They partoek of a breakfast brought in from a neignboring restaucant. At9 o'clock the judges entered the court room and took their places in their retiring room. At 10 o'clock the cuurt was formally Opened, but nothing was heard from the jury, which has settled down to business, and remains very quiet. It is evident that there is very lttle argument on the part of some of the jurors. They walk rest- lessly about the room without taking part in | the discussions of others. The impression pre- vails that they have reached the consideration of the testimony relative to the oyster sup per, when Hayden’s intimacy with Mary Stan nard is supposed to have begun, . Many comments are made upon the questio propounded by the judge last night to the court relative 10 the evidence necessary ta | prove the opportunity for intimacy. “Th> | question is thought to Indicate that th jury lean towards acquittal, but the aaswer of the court that circumstantial evidence is | Sufficient, is considered unfavorable to th> prisoner. The counsel for the defence claim that th» jury stand s for acquittal and 4 for convictton, while the counsel for the state elaim that 1 stands 4 for acquittal to 5 for conviction. Itap- pears at 12 o'clock as if no verdict, will be ren- | dered to-day, and it is expected that the court will sit till midnight, and then adjourn to Mon- day, the jury remaining locked up. . Death from Hydrophebia. WILMINGTON, DEL., Jan. 17. Richard G. Alex- ander, of Delaware City, New Castle county, Who was bitten by a dog about six weeks ago, died of hydrophobia, and in great agony, last night atter an illness of five days. Protection of the Law for Indians Demanded. -A large and most intellt- gent audier a bled last evening in answer toa cali for a grand public meeting to demand the protection of the law for American Indians. Rev. It. S. Storrs presided, and among those present were Rev. Joseph Cook of Boston, Chiet Justice Davis, William £. Dodge and Arthur Brooks, and the Ponca, Standing Bear, and Bright Eyes, the Omaha maiden, occupied Seats on the stage. Resolutions were adopted ex pressing both sorrow and shame at the deplora- le and unjust treatment to which the Indians had been subjected by the government. The resolutions also set forth that whatever titles to lands the Indian tribes might hold by trea- tes were absolutely sacred, since they Involved the solemn promise of the nation through its government. A committee of five was appoint- ed by the chairman to investigate the alleged wrongs of the Ponca Indians and the general Tre od of all Indians. Dr. Storrs and Mr. bles spoke to the resolutions, and Mr. Seth Low and Rev. Joseph Cook also delivered addresses. NEw YORK. Acquitted, New York, Jan. 17.—The jury in the case of Police Officer Jo) h peasy in the burglary ings Institution on the morning of December 27, 1578, came into the court of general sessions ‘this mor! , after ses locked tet night, with a verdict of ital, and Nugent was discharged from ct : Wall Street To-Day. New York, Jan. 17.—The Pos’s financial arti- cle says: The stock exchange markets are active and irregular, but, in the matn, strong and some stocks are buoyant, notably Kansas and Pacific, Union Pacific, and Nashville and Chattanooga. The boom in the Nashville stocks is made easy, as the stocks are not much dis- and the large owners could “bounce” ity points at a jump as easily a five, ' and it is to be said that each has sufficient value backing to make plausible any advance. other stocks which have been are under the control of Mr. Gould, prestige draws a following. Peace eel el 2 all a a ‘ 5 gf 5 Fe a 58 Senators Stuckland and Patter both made brief speeches recommending moderation. The Councillors: Take the Oath of Pro Broots, mate au, attra ato fo Mesirs, Chase, publican Caucus Nomi ae 11:30. a.m. the republicans, in caucus in Granite made the Priest and Whidden, mds bonds are ioney on cal