Evening Star Newspaper, February 2, 1880, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, eunsy!ve ie Avenue, Corner 11th Street, by The Evering@tar Newspaper Oomvanv. GEORGE W. ADAMS, Pres’t, JHE EVENING ETAR is served to subecrihers in the city by cagriers, on their own account, at 10 cents per week, or 44 cents per mouth. Gopiea at the coarter, 2 centseach. By mafi—postage Propaid— 50 cents a month , 86; six months, $5. (Eutered at the Post Office at Waehinzton, D. O., fe ciasa inail matter. cs Ming Wrreny STan—pubtichedon Frida pam 5d eas NNANG, fx months, #1: 18} "nat cabeer tions must be psid in ad- | 2) copies for $20. Vv", 55--N2. 8,310 WASHINGTON, i te Hall, No. - frember shonid ba Present ery TRIOS HADLE he [ | aera ~ 10, F. and A. M., are requesied ree OOP Na halt THIS EVENING, at 7.30 | epurpose of Inaking arrangements fone Namal of ont late Brother, Gro. E. Baxpie. They will also assemble without furcher otiee, at the same place, TO-MORROW MORN- ING, at 9 o'clock, ny the remains to B Sn a W. H. STUART, Sec. =" AN ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE (ES provgiiy-ow NERS and CITIZENS OF BOUTH WASHINGTON, opposed to the buildin of the Union Railroad through E street, will be helr fr the ball corner 6th and F sts, 8.w. MONDAY, February 2, at 7-309 o'elocl to atte reduced prices. PSON, 703 15th st. BOVINE VACCINE VIRUS, —A fresh supply r ed dw rom the w England Company. W.S. THOMPSON, Phar 5th et. jan? (Ge BOVINE vaccrNe vinus 7 FROM THE y ENGLAND VACCINE COMPANY. a DIRECT FROM | District Finances. . TREASURER GILFILLAN ON TAXES IN ARREARS. ‘Treasurer Gilfillan to-day addressed the foi- | lowing letter to the District Commisstoners: | Gentlemen: Referring to my letter of April | 9th, 1 I have the honor to enclose herewith a Hist. of ninéty-two (92) ten eent tax Mea certificates, issued for delinquent spectal taxes | against certain lots therein described, on New | York avenue, Pierce Place, Missouri avenue, F | street northwest, from 2d to 4th strects, 8d street west, from Maryland avenue to C street, and D street nerthwest, from New Jersey ave- nue to 4th street, and to request that after cor- | recting said list by the records in your Office, in accordance with existing laws, you will en- | force the payment of all of said taxes remaining In arrears, or required by an act of the legislative assembly of the District of Col- umbia, approved August 10th, 1871, entitled “an prescribing the mode of assessment for special improvements and providing for the collection thereof,” and an act of Congress ap- proved June 19th, 1878, entitled “an act to pro- | vide forthe revision and correction of assess- ments for special improvements in the Distrfet of Columbia and for other purposes.” INTEREST ON DISTRICT BONDS The payment of the semi-annual interest on the District 3.65 bonds was commence: the Treasury to-day. THE EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. ‘The President will hoid his last evening recep- tion on Saturday, February 7, from $ to 10. GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS 'To-Day.—Internal rev- enue, $651,575.7: 56,122.21. : AMONG THE PRESIDED ALLERS to-day were ator Platt, and Representatives Updegraph, Wilber, Bingham. Miles, and r Price, Stephens. Tne Pepiic DEBT STATEMENT for January, issued to-day, shows a large decrease of the debt—$11,014,263.95, with the folowing balances in. the ‘Treasur; artificates, $10,411,100 silver ¢ 910; certificates of de actional ‘currency, S outstanding, = se of The public debt sinc last has been $26,4%8,015.45._ ‘The total debt, less 18 $2,000,754,024.92. Carr. Eas, of jetty fame, arrived here to and will be heard by the House commit- tee on the inter-oceanie canal project, in favor ot his plan to build a system of docks across: the Isthmus of Panama to convey ships from | ocean to ocean. COLLECTOR YOUNG to-day telegraphs from R: Society Notes. Mrs. Hayes has certainly been favored for her saturday receptions this sesaon with what {s For sale at MILBURBN’S PHARMACY, jan26 1429 PRNNAYLVANTA AVENTR. ape Ber LINGER CHAMPAGNE. EX?RA QuALITY Dry. BOLLINGER CHAMPAGNE. e Extwa QuALIT: Day. y THE MOST DELICIOUS DRY WINE IN THE MAKKET. THOMAS RUSSELL, 1213 PENNA. AVENUE. Fon SALE BY janB x bilter, eral Kore- abrane. B v sh supply of LIVER 0 OUR IMMENSE TRADE STOW PUSH WILL Do. VIM AND pr ued us A VERY LARGE TRADE. ing but steady low prices, year in and year out, will create and maintain a business such ours. Our Lars Louse the most desiral nd safest place to trade. EVERY ADVANTAGE THAT BUYERS CAN POSSIBLY SEEK IS ASSURED. narantee our LUMBER to be exactly as fed, and will return the price patd for ay Ito please, sed with it, can ber ew dayeand it Will be €x- pureh asonably t WILLET & LISBEY, WHOLESAL KIN S$ OF LUMBER, Cor, 6th St. and N. ¥. ave. DR. F. A. VON MOSCHZISKER, 1E WELL-KNOWN EUROPEAN PHYSICIAN AND SPECIALIST, LATE OF PHILA- DELPHIA, WHO HAS RECENTLY ESTABLISHED HIMSELF IN WASHINGTON, AT Jar 619 19th st. ntion is given to the practice of the THROAT, LUNG, CHEST DIS- CATARRH, ASTHMA, and the ‘TOKATION nw. Bpecial at dance of the community abeve maladies, no fur- ceded as to his skill ington, him, ean be e At his cfices can alko be examin: of the 7 kt nfessioaal tions from Governor Hon. Ro: YMOTR, WELL Hapt, Hon. Extis H. AxNot, and hundreds of c known: The Following Speaks for Itself:—-To Whom It May Concern: 1 f Philadelphia, take that Dr. F. A. VON MOSCH- it of our city for some equired a dil ished y re in ¢¢ y SKER has been a n B Medica E. W. D. use of Reps, Pa. ; JOHN W. Prees CHARLE rr P. C. EL 3 J. W. GRAYSO! A. B. WEL Evening Telegraph Evening Bulletin. OFFICE HOURS FROM 9 4. M. TO1 P. M. AND FROM 3 TO 5 P.M. dant |? Oe & HUTCHLYSON, 317 Ninth street nw., sive special attention to REMODELING axp MODERNIZING DEFEO- TIVE PLUMBING in city residences. Also, mannfacture SLATE MANTEES and seit FURNACES, RANGE! GRATES, FIRE-PLACE STOVES, and BRASS Goops. Dr. Colboan's Forous a Evap- only good thing in that ef facturing. deol ig street and Pennsylva- nice. Top Busvies, Jam Hengiring aoliclted. Janl EAUTIFUL FLOWERS. UQUETS OF THE RAREST FL FLORAL OastGee PAPEETE (ieee , (BALLS, FUNERALS, &o-, Can at sil times be Supplied from my rich collection f Exotic Plants. DECORATIONS, with b Dracenag, Crote beautiful Palms, graceful and oth fs 7 Fyre ei} other suitable plants. Flowers. x OHN SAUL, jan6-Im* G21 7th s b. Patent Office. $10,000 WATCHES, JEWELRY, oY » B80 to or tL ‘Will be sold at # ER) WARE, cost F rata or ne: To Reduce Stock, sie 1. P, LIBBEY, & OS My. Jan 3m 439 7th st, eck and Low Prices make our | ) RETAIL DEALERS IN ALL | leigh, N. C., to Commisstoner Raum as follows: | “dust captured two illicit distilleries in ¢ destroyed much beer and two Collections over eighty thous called ia England “Qveen’s weather,” for even when the morning has been unpleasant, as was Saturday last, before 3 o'clock, the hour for the reception, the sun hone brightly. Satur- day’s reception being her last for the present, Mrs. Hayes had with her the presiding ladies of each of the Cabinet households except Mra. | Thompson, who cannot endure the fatigue of standing so iong. There were Mrs. Evarts, rs. Sherman, Mrs. Ramsey, Mrs. Key and Miss Schurz, who stood in line In the order named on Mrs. Hayes’ right. Colonel Case. ustal, stood on her left and made the introductions. The crowd ¢ ded even the large nufnber of visitors the previous week. At four o'clock Tue Exopvs Ixv | sheriff of Green | Senate “exode TIGATION.—ME. V. Lewman, tle, Ind., testifled before the committee Saturday to the an interview with a colored for colored emigrants. said, for the colored people leaving | lina was to bette reason was th sired as mp eir condition, and another tiheir triendsin Washington de- of them as possible to get out of ny | North Carolina and into Inudiaga before the | every hall and was full of peopl bout May 1, 5 to decrease | when the reception conciuded, at 5, the sentation of North aa and In- | were still arriving; but at that hour the recetv- of India a. : jug party walked through the parlors and hat 1 be summoned to testi a 8. d went up stall rs. Hayes. mnpanied E Heath ¥ + to com Wipow oF ceptionally intere: ed to both hot secre Ger ral ‘Key. Mrs. Key was with Attorney 1 Devens, and Miss Schurz with Mr. Me ‘The wie of the latter followed with Col. Fach of the iadics named, except Miss 1 be granted he j juts per month. It seis forth that Seti ied a boqnet of fresh roses sent by Bulsied Husband, the taeLeureiegn oF Mis, Walter Smith. ‘Those hei by Mrs. Hayes of Lake Champ da hero of ee fine | were conside nd Of ize. She y silk, trinmed with gold beaded fringe. Evarts and Mrs. Sherman wore handsoine blac! Uks, Mrs. Ramsey wore an elegant claret-col- ored toilet, Mrs. Key a combination of pink sik ‘with Turkey red satin, and Miss it her fifteen months ago in very amstances, (his small farm j Schurz lack velvet: er boquet was of lillies of the vailey, especiaily suited toa fresh young Y THE Po: gin, GRowTH oF THE I The Misses Brec re now sand and forty-one postainsiers have m- | visiting Mrs. Hay past month, which is the missioned during th Mest number ever commissioned darlag a inerease of the number of com- ‘0 the large umber | of new post offiers recently establisued. The of the bids for the star mail service in de in ‘Through a slip of the p announcing in Saturda, card reception to the diplomatic corps at the White House. It will oceur on Tiesday ev ning, February 10th, from 8 to 1 ovclock. Mr. Bowen, of the New York /iwlepens * states of Ohio, Indiana and the son hern | his wife aud dai r, Who have been for a few | states east of the’ Mississippi river, has just | days at the Ariington, accompanied Mrs. Mary | been fnlshed by the Postoitice department. The | Clemmer to Chier Justice and Mrs. Drake's ré- r of bids aggregates about 60,000, the largest number rece | vious lettix hich ed at any pre- The greatest number of bids re- ception last Friday afternoon. Apprtionar. CLerks.—The House this after- noon at 2:20 o'clock passed under a suspension of the rules the bill to allow the Interior de- partment to employ eighty additional clerks on the pension records, and seventy in the War department. ceived for ole state Was 9,600—for North C: naa The number reeelved for Tenne second highest nun 1 We i ‘ UTE DELEGATION arrived In the | day evening and are quartered at the ‘Tremont, House, The 2 delegation consists ‘THe GENEVA Awarp.—The Senate judiciary of Olo Banco, Ignacio, Buckskin Charley, and | ,, - ae ae S c | Feraro. Agent Page accompanied them.’ The | Committee to-day took action on the ayers delezation represeats about oneé-third of the | Pending propositions relative to a distribution Ute ne, and their presence here is in connec of the unappropriated balance of the ¢ Uon with the negotiations others who ¢ ence Is ne upon ay th Ouray and U = them. ‘Their pri award, and decided to reco} of a Dill re-estabiishing the sioners of Alabama Claims jurisdiction to two classes of claims, viz: First. ‘The claims of insurance companies or insurer (which were excluded by the act of june iSi4, On this subject); and secondly * Girectly resulting from damage done or mend the pass: court of Comms } Navan | T. Or Len dt Kanapawy high seas by contederate rabsers during the baistons a aaa jate rebellion, including vessels and cargoes at- f deste aDre introduction of contagious | tacked and taken on the hil or pursued diseases into the United States, in addition to | therefrom, although the loss or damage 0c aren ees Te Eat Sussecon | curred witiin three miles of the shore, and | Ee ener trom the Wabash, and ordered ) Whether such claims be made by. the original it sy nealia. Passed Assistant Surgeon | Syonerty owner, or by an underwriter, who pila Paul Fitvsiigmons from the mavat hospital at | for such loss or damage.” «Judgments for claims ! Yokohama, Ja ssistan : 7 . i of the second class are to be paid pro rata in case the amount ol the Geneva award remaining Surgeon Geo! lia, and ordered to the Norfolk naval hospital, relieving | Ste, nayie ola " ‘ ok: 5 ced payment Of the first class be insuflictent to | Assistant ‘ene Bega, Whos placed | pay them in til. The bill was subsequently reported to the Senate by Judge Thurman, who gave notice that he would call it up for consid- eration next Mond: | Pensacola ¥ | MeCoune to the N | YRDE | _ARuy Onp y SENATOR GoRDON’s IDEA in introducing a pee has Deon | resolution to create a special committee on the | accepted to take effect June ist, isso. A court | Tesolution to create a spec! e subject of Inter-oceanic canal or communica- tion, was that such a committee could act. con- joinUy with that of the House on the same sub- ject. A regular Senate committee could not do iis, ‘There ts a feeling of jealousy already developed in the Senate over this matter, but ft Will not prevent the carrying out of the resol. tion, Mr. Gordon’s resolution was adopted last veek, but Senator Davis, of West Va., moved to reconsider, and there the matter stands. His tion wi fail, though. Senator Gordon says he has no particular scheme of inter-oceanic | martial composed of the following officers of the engineer corps will meet at Willev’s Point, ew York harbor, for the trial of su $ Tay be brought before It. Capt. A. M. MIL ; jallery, and Seconda Lieuts, F, Y. Abbot. T. L. Casey, . Binghain, 3 rby. ‘The resigna~ nof Capt. D. D. Wheeler, assistant quarter- master, of his commission a$ first leutenant,1st artillery, has been accepted to take effect January ith ult, THE FREEDMAN’S Bang In ESTUG A .—The | communication in view; that he sliaply wants Senate select committee on the Freedman’s | Congress to et a eae tioe coe a Bank are still ta testimony in regard to the | thls vast subject, and then act upon this affairs of that in id will examine aa. | Wformaiion. He introduced his resolution on the second day of the present session, in order to let all the nations of the Know th st the United States Government was awake on the bject, and wonld keep an eye open to its In. s. The Senate committee on commerce (of which Mr. Gordon is chairman) now has charge of the subject, but there is so much to do that it cannot perform all the labor properly. Theretore Senator Gordon's idea is to have the cial committees of the two houses act to- gether, and after thorougly investigating the vhole matter, report the facts and show what the United States ought to do. The Gordon resolution does not contemplate the expendi- ture of any money, nor does it favor any special plan. ditional with | tion b drawn nearly fo Its close, | the past few daysth George W. Stickney QE . one of its borrowel if of the Seneca Sandstone Co! | Dr. Charle Purvis, a trustee of the | Uon, and se depositors. ‘Thetr test ess in the book-keeping rutinizing securities a ed on loans. Purvis te lure of the bank was due sole although he admitted that there were irregular ittes In the management. ‘The committee, it is understood, will report that, in consequence of the deaths Of some of the persons responsible but the investiga During omumittee have examined the ban! y to the pante, | for the bank’s bad management and pres: Dy z 3, = : " “at impecuniosity of the remainder. nothing PERSONAL.—Secretary Thompson is to deliver ow be done for the further rellef of the | @ lecture in the Brooklyn academy of music on ‘pt to consummate the proposed ase Of the Freediman’s Bank building in y by the United States gov: | bill for which purpose has Friday eventing, the 20th inst., on his personal recollections of distinguished statesmen._— Dr. F. M. Stringfield. formerly of this city, is talked of in the Kansas democratic papers asa been re- | commended by the comm and_once | jaune oe ee | passed-by the Senate. ‘The building ts now | PODASe lie Potter Palmer ot chica | rented for the use of the Department of Justice | wh) shortly sail 0 a tor Europe fora prolongedstay, Judley Buck, of Brooklyn, has beea awarded the $1,000 prize offered some time since bythe Cincinnati Musical Association for the best musical composition by a native born citizen of the United States, » The subject chosen by Mr. Buck is Longteliow’s “Goiden Legend.”— Captain Eads and Representative and Mrs. Frost, of St. Louis, are*at Willard’s.. ‘The defaleation of the late postmaster at Providence is now officially stated to be $37,500. Sena- torsdones, of Nevada, and Teller, Representa- and th r it is | _A Decistow was rendered in the United States | suprem ase of the | Denver and Rio Grande ftatiway Compan: ‘The Carson City and San Juan Ratlway pany, upon 4 petltion fora writ of mandamus, The Writ was asked for by the Denver and Rio unde company upon the ground that the U. it court for the district of Colorado had Court of Claims, and the price asked 000, egarded the mandate of this court in its de- | tives Hubbell, Pierce ?and Washburne, and J. ‘f‘ouof the polnts at Issue last term. ‘This } Hubley Ashton, of Washington, were registered court, however, denies the petition for a man- | in New York yesterday. is said that Bar- AUS "pon Lhe ground Lhat as to the substar- BP oo ofthe Indian Commission, has or had hopes of succeeding Gen. Burnside in the U.S. Senate. tiers complained of by the Denver Co. ctrcujt court was at liberty to exercise the etion, and thatin such cases the rrors Committed was by appeal and Inandamus. ‘This court, however, de- ‘o express any opinion as t whether the of July, 1s79. and January, 1850, contain to the prejudice of either party.’ But as 1s of Che Denver Co, will cease under the ons of the act of Congress in 1882 as tothe of Its road then unfinished, this court Ss it its duty to afford the ‘parties an nd final determination of their contro- y upon the merits. It, therefore, announces upon the perfection of an appeal and upon the fling of a transeript, it will hear a motion fo advance the cause for consideration at the present tern Justices Field, Bradley and | Swayne dissented from the opinion of the court | in the Denver and Rio Grande case, but in view Mr. Dumont, of New Orleans, has arrived here, in behalf of the republicans of Louisiana, who oe the appointment of Pinchback as nayal officer at New Orleans. He had an Inter- view today with Secretary Sherman on this subject. Ex-CosmissioneR Hayr.—The committee which has been investigating the charges against Mr. Hayt, will leave for New York this evening. He will to-night lay their report be- fore the full board of Indian commissioners, CHAIRAN ATKINS, Of the House committee on appropriations, who has been confined to his f the fac ore 6 house for several weeks, suffering from ery- j) Of the tace that the cause:wiil soon-coma up for | Sees nes eb lar Teareed tet he fronted | a final hearing, they refrained from expressing ae ‘Congressional dutiss today, ed ‘0 the details of the litigation. PROPOSED INTERNATIONAL SANITARY CONFER- ENCE.—Senator Harris Introduced in the Senate to-day joint resolution authorizing the Presi- | dent co call an international sanitary confer- ence te meet in Washington. The object 15 to have a conference comprising itatives of countries subject or lable to ep! Ir 1s EXPECTED that late this afternoon, or to-morrow, Secretary Sherman will make an offer to purchase ten or eleven millions of the six per cent. bonds outstanding for sink! fund. Sp aking THERE IS NO TRUTH In the published state- ser idevisiag | Ment that the Interior cially yellow fever, with the view of de’ intends to Se ae by which the disease can be kept | cause the arrest of Standing Bear and Bright down ail over the word: Feo aus me nee CO | ETO OSes Pana, See of ety reserva. resolut that other details being tion without pass, in case ‘should come the P nt, Washington. age D. C.. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1880. iT WO CENTS. ing Star. ‘The District in Congress. The District of Columbia committee expect to getthe benefitof Gen. Wright’s views touching the improvement of tho Potomac channel, at to- morrow’s meeting. CRUELTY TO CHILDREN. ‘The bill introduced in the House to-day, to in- corporate a society In this District for the pre vention of cruelty to ebildren, names Commis- sioners Dent, Morgan and others as ineorpora- tors, and gives the society authority to prose- ente all cases of cruelty, which may come under the observation of the society, or Which may be reported to It. FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Monpay, February 2. SENATE.—The Vice President laid before the Senate the following communications, which were appropriately referred: From the Secretary of War, transmitting esti- mate of $6,500 for binding and printing a cata- logue of the brary of the Surgeon General’s office, and asking an appropriation therefor. From the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting request of Theophilus French, auditor of the War department, for an appropriation of $1,400 to cover deficiency between amount appropri- ated for his last year’s salary and the amount allowed by law. From the Secretary of War, transmitting statement of expenditures under appropriation for contingent expenses of the military establishment of the last year. Messrs. Cameron, (Wis.) Pendleton and Kirk- Wood presented petitions of ex-soldiers agatust the passage of Senate bill 4,960, for medicai_ ex- amiPations In certain pension cases. Mr. Kivk- wood in presenting the petition sald: “I think it right to say that that bill is now undergoln some investigation, and Tam strongly Incline to believe that the petitioners misunderstand both Its purpose and its effect in case it should become a law.” : Mr. Butler, from the committee on the District of Columbia, reported and asked present con- sideration of a substitute for House joint reso- lution legalizing certain ordinances of the health officer of the Dist DR. VERDI'S CLATM. Senator Windom to day introduced a bill to pay Dr, T. 8. verdi, of Washington, for services rendered in investigating the sanitary regula- tions of European cities some years ago. He was sent, according to this bill, by Gov. H. D. Cooke, of the District. The bill was veferred to the District committee. AFTER DELINQUENT TAX-PAYERS. At the meeting of the House committee on the District of Columbia to-day the following offered by Mr. Neal, of Ohio, was adopted: “Resolved, That the Commissioners of the Dis- trict of Columbia be requested to report to this committee the amount and kind of taxes or as- sessments for which the Baltimore and Ohio railroad company and the Baltimore and Poto- mac railroad company are delinquent, Uf any Also, What officers of the District, judictal otherwise, are delinquent for taxes or a: and the respective amounts due and In conversation with Mr. Neal as to the sought to be obtained by the resolution. bi id that he had been credibly informed and believed that there was due this District nearly one million dolars in delinquent taxes, and that tf the information asked for showed such to be the case he proposed to take steps which wiil result in compelling delinquents to pay what they owe. Tle one of the great faults of the present system of government that the Commissioners are altogether too lax in enforcing collections. LEGALIZING THE HE The Senate District commit ‘a substitute for the House r ing the health ordinances, and put upon ve; but Mr. 'Thurn Jected, and it Went over until to-morrow. substitute legalizes all the health ordinances nd was now s jected to I's consideration, od one and should fied that the Dill was a g pass. Pir. Thurman objected to its present constder- ation on account of ifs length and importance. Mr. Butler announced that he would ask for its consideration to-morrow. HOUSE.—Under the cail of states the follow- ing bills, &c., were introdced and referred: By Mr. Briggs—Appointing Gov. Hampshire, manager of the National Jiome for Disabled Volunteers. By Mr. Loring—Incorpo- rating a society for the Protection of Children in District of Columbia. By Mr. Russell—Ap oimting Gen, B. F. Butler a manager of the National Home for Disabled Voiunteers. By Mr. Phelps—Authorizing assignees of patents in certain cases to apply for and obtain reissues of the original patents. Also, providing for the payment of workmen under the ETH ORDINANCES. to-day report- solution legaliz- sked that it be nm ob- This : eunance plic works of District of Columbia, Also. to ee ee eee Oe eee eee {tablish the rate of dity on certain speciiied like the night soil ordinan S. (It provides that after ist July, 1859, hats and hoods composed nity on bonnet low, Straw, or oiher Im leat, chip, upon certain individual: The object of the committee in exeepting these was to avoid Ses special contracts and open all: wor other material not others with enforcing the ordinane Narag et Tul Dns Sena shail be established on mil chip, gras © of duty on ehip, the preset vation of health, ap sanitary measures in the District, and pui in force by the substitute day. « nfacturé o entation of bopnets, hats and hoods, 10 cent. ad valoven,| Also, approp? $100,100 for the rellef of the suffering p orna- i hieland. By Mr, Coffroth— nting pensions mane ee Sears aeee to soldiers and saitors of the la who quisition on the ordnance departinent for 15) | Ineveasing tie punsions. for oss of Te st fmproved Spring: . 150 ; Bs ‘i ethers HA. slings axd 150 bayonets and seabbards, to’ be For the delivery of letters hav Moore, of Company A, | i8-tlon of Congr i Fixing the Way mail service. pointment of a delivered to Capt. W. G. Washington Light Infantry Complaint having been Commissioners that three or four been driving carts and ho improved sidewalks and gutters on M street, bet St street west and Ist street east, and on pitol, between K and Boundary sireets north, the Commissioners have, in ac- cordance with the recommendation of Lieut. ene, directed that (he police tg les vidlating the law by driving By Mr. Mon- i ersons in the rail- By Mr. King—For the ap- mmission of military, naval and civil engineers to examine and report upon | the routes of inter-oceanic communication. | Also, requesting the President to tender to the owers of Peru, Bolivia and Chill, . he good offices of the United States, government for the restoration of peace on hon- orable terms. By Mr. Gartield—To regulate the practice of attorneys and claim agents be- fore the pension bur Se he District Commissioner prepared a set of maps for ton Of} PARNEH INST QUEEN VICTORIA. the District committees in Congress, showing | qp a Jetier to th Herald Mr. Parnell sa} the present lines of street raflroads, and the | «In reference to Lord Churchill's contradiction. probable future routes for sich road their direction, in order to wulde leg! this subject. | ofmy statement that the queen gave nothing have gone sull further and said with perfect ac- | curacy that not only did she give nothing, but that she actually ihtereepted “£6,000 of a dona- | tion which the Sultan of Turkey desired to con- j Uibute to the famine fund. Tn 1847 the Sultan | had oflered a donation of £10,000, but the Eng- | lish ambassador at Constantinople was directed RMIT issued by Inspector —H. L. King, con- struct two three-story dwellings, 15th street northwest; ¥ ing nomi to the by the Queen to inform him that her contribu- P, Griffith, supervisor of lion was to be limited to £2,000, and that tire Indiana, vice Wm. | Sultan should not, tn gocd taste. give any more than her Majesty. henee the net result to the ; famine rund by the Queen's action wasa toss of bal All this is perfectly well understood by 1 | students of irish history, and would have been known to Lord Churchill were our history not proscribed in the English schools.” withdrawn; also sev THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS hae long. discussion this morning on the sever iunding propositions pending before the com- mittee. No conclusion v reached as to the rate of interest or the date of the proposed new bond; but a motion made by Congressman Car- isle, of Kentucky, was adopted, fo the effect that future funding ope lons Shall be confined only to thé 5 and 6 per cents and not to the + and 4 per cents, STURGEON IN TH 1 a side iy, Cal, yester- between Daniel L a professional, and C. Hoyt, marine reporter for the San Eechange. Leahy won in 34th. 30s. pe-quarters of a mile. Fran Urrer Poromac.—When | ETA Mty of Pekine. taking fish from his outlines in the Potomae | ,,°A"T BERRY, of the steamer City of Peking, ver, near Green, Springs run, veaterday, Jos at San Francisco, has been si ie Fox, of North Cumberland, foun ight on | shone aac e quaran- gue of the hooks a monstroas-looking fsb that | ine Snore stwvo! more eases ate Goer rightened him so that he killed tt.” Atter de- | ! Le Oe on berating whether to throw it. back into the | Mong the crew at quarantine, stream, he decided to bring 1t home, and did so. Favar RAILROAD ACCIDENT.—A bout 12:30 a.m. It was exhibited at Gross & Co.'s yesterday and | yesterday, a carvlage containing Henry Grant, attracted many visitors, who pronounced it | George Addis and Wm. Rhodes, was struck b everything from a lizard to a shark. Experts. | the Washington express train ‘at Chester, however, recognized it to be a sturgeon. It | Grant was killed, Addis fatally injured, ‘and was about 1s inches in length, and was, conse- | nodes severely hurt. quently, young. It_is supposed thatit, and = Perhaps ethers of Its species, got among the | | The Love BLIGHTED —s the Cincinnati Gazette, trom Bloomington, M1., supplies of young salmon, etc., put into the river at this city by the state and fish anuary 30, says: To-day a runaway connie commis ‘om Crawfordsville, Indiana, were arrested by next summer.—Cumberland Ne ; City Marshal Miller upona telegram from Thos. = Collins, the father of the girl, Jennie Collins, a SOME GRANT DELEGATES TO CHICAGO FROM | Well known and beautiful young society belle of PENNSYLVANIA.—The republican committee of | Crawfordsville, who cloped with a young man Allegheny county, Pa., met Saturday toelect | named J. H. Simpson, on Thursday, trom that eighteen delegates to the state convention. The | city. after arriving in this city they attempted meeting was a stormy one, and eral fights | to procure a marriage license, ‘but the clerk re- occurred. ‘The delegates were Instructed for |-insed to grant one, for the reason that the girl Grant by a vote of 106 to 43 for Blaine after'a | was not of the necessary age prescribed by the hot debate, and Cameron was loudly cheered by | jaw ot (linols. ‘The young lady’s father tele- his friends and denouneed by some of the | graphed that he would arrivein Rloomington on Blaine men. Dauphin county, Senator Von | the early morning train to-morrow, to take his Cameron's home, also instructed its four dele- gates for Grant. ‘It is now conceded that Sena- tor Cameron, if he so wills, can easily send a Grant delegation to Chicago. The only question 4s whether he will dare do it in direct opposition to what is known to be the will of the people. Many think he will be satistied with the pas sage of a unit resolution leaving him free to shape things after he gets to Chicazo. ions. Others will probably be caug ended at last by virttal confessions of judgment by the defendants and repayment, of severa hundsed thousand dollars. Judge Blatchford In New York dismissed the case without costs to either part TIORSEWLITPTED BY A MARYLAND Mon.—At Stockton, Worcester county, Md., on Tuesday WHERE WILL THE DEMOCRATI ATIONAL CON- night of last meek, a negro entered the | VENTION BE HELB.—Prominent democrats of room of & young lady with villainous inten- | the west had a consultation at Chicago Satur- tions. As she felt hishand on her person, she | day, with a view to vigorous efforts to secure jumped screaming from the bed and roused the | the national democratic convention for that family. The negro made his escape, buton the | city. A similar conference in avg Cinein- following Thursday night he was found secreted | pati was held in that city, anda ¢ ittee ap- in the engine-house at Franklin and brought back to Stockton,’where a body of disguised men took charge of him. Inan adjacent woods, to which he was subsequently taken, he was tied up and received the worst horsewhipping on record. After the crowd was satisfied that he had been sufficiently punished, he was allowed to depart, with the injunction to never again make his appearance in the county. AFFAIRS ALaska.—The steamer California has arrived at San Francisco from Sitka. Col- lector Ball is a passenger, en route to Washing- ton in response to a telegram from Secretary Sherman on the petition of citizens asking for some one direct from Alaska to represent their needs in legislation proposed this winter. The California found a war raging at Wrangle be- tween the Hoochenoo and the Stickeen Indians, and the Hoochenoos were getting the worstiol it. Deputy Collector Crittenden, with about efghty whites, had enforced a temporary truce. ‘THE Mocxt WASHINGTON Biizzanp.—A dis- pene te the Boston Jownal yesterday from it. Washington, says there was the greatest change in the weather ever known On that mountain in the same length of time, the ther- mometer at noon being 19 degrees above, and at 9 oclock last evening 27 degrees below zero. ae wind was blowing at the rate of 99 miles an jour. t3-The new Postmaster of Providence, R, T.. evry W. Gardner, took chai of his office yesterday. The deficiency of the retiring post- Master will be officially reported at about $87,500, which his bondsmen will make good. _€2~Chas. B. Titus has been sentenced in New York to two years in the penitentiary for forg- bid Sess for $100,000 on the Bank of America, pointed to goto Washington in: furtherance of the object. TRE Cress Crasrron Purse of $500 and a gold medal, in which there was a tie between Capt. Mackenzie and Mr. dy during the recent ess congress in N ‘ork, was played off Saturday, resulting in the success of Mackenzie, who won two games in succession after 43; hours contest SAWYER | SURRED . A. Sawyer, the Maine secretary of state, who has ‘held out against the republicans so long, yielded Satur- day, and under protest-egave up all the state property in his possession, including the great seal and the returns of elections, He was un- able, however, to find the key of the safe. §#-The second trial at. Jersey City, N. J., of Jennie R. Smith and Covert Bennett, charged With the murder of policeman Richard if. Stalth, resulted Saturday in their acquittal. s2-The Ponca Indians, Bright Eyes, Wood- er and Standing Bear, are in Philadelphia. &#-Gov. Long, of Massachusetts, has ordered Chas. T. Freeman, the Pocasset child *mur- derer, to be confined m the lunatle asylum at Danvers. John Manning has been sentenced at New- port, Ky., to imprisonment tog life, for the mur- der of Rdward Connolly, a teliow-prisoner, in Newport jail. t@-The strike of the Reading hardware molders has terminated, the proprietors grant- ing their demand. §2rIt is said that, in love, the men are al- Ways “lorded over” by the women. Notso. In love the one who is “lorded over” is the one who loves, be it woman or man. - v tember last, se-The Phenix tron Companys works at s2 The jury in Cincinnatl have f Phenixville, Pa., have resumed, after a true tor eer in the ae five years. ee second degree sane ‘Wm. Shaller, for and felon. §2"A fair debutante at a late ball ‘received’ ously killing Harry Baldwin on the night of | with a large, almost embarassing armful of bou- March 15th, 1879, quets. ‘To her is presented one of our howling S@A careless servant in the house of Jonathan | “swells.” ¥F. D.—“No fewer than eight bou- not, Wosley, at Sh Pa., I Eek a ns left a tub of hot i S eeer ee think of it! Are they 3 ae four-year-Old child elt ‘and. oe S.—*Yaas; lovely, indeed. And how your papa.”—Zondon Hour, —~ §2The Russian army is to be increased §2-Nieman Lens & Co.'s furniture factory, at | 150,000 men. Chicago, was burned night, a t@The more good clothes a. has the Polish boy, who was inan ‘story, | easier to her an asleep ‘upper story, easier itis pase to act aa a diverter ioe te board of | , to relieve the famine of 1547, I find that [ might | speelal dispatch to | Telegrams to The Star PARNELL AND DILLON. Address to Americans. Hard Hits at Dublin Committee. THE INDIAN PROBLEM. Views of Bishop O°Hare. PARNELL AND DILLON An Address to the Peo; of Amer- ica—Mard Hits at the Dublin Com- | mittee, | New York, Feb. 2.—Messrs. Parnell and Dil- | Jon have issued the following address: To the People of America:—A committee has been formed in Dublin since we landed tn this country, and has appealed to the people of | America under the name of the Dublin Manston Hotse Committee, for funds to relieve the Irish famine. This committee is composed chietly of landlords and government placemen, avowedly hostile to the people and to their aspirations, andis therefore peculiarly unsuited a chan- nel through which to send relief to the starving peasantry of Treland. We felt it our duty on the first publication of the names comprising | this body to warn the people of America that it would + assistance to those who are at present resisting eviction. In making tls statement we were guided by our knowledge of the action and attitude of Uie men now appear- ing as members of this committee during the past five months. It was notoriously within the power of these persons, by the Influence which they po: with the governm have entirely averted this famine Some of them, notably the attor are principally responsible for the poliey of the government, inasmuch as the the chie ers of the crown in Ireland fore sauled to the American people we use tion and adopted every availa- Dg means during a leng series of months (o ken these nd through them the Brit- eof their duty. But mn With the press of England, per- © hour of our dey trom Tres ng that there was any danger of | mine and in obstructing our € to obtatn able aud thnely reitet me: Tt was only when these gentlemen y cess of our mission to America, the fact that despite thejr mistep large sums would be sent%o re peovle of Ireland, that they wer desire to possess themselves of these fund: s of crushing Gat all opposition to the This quive pose u Tot public opinion, and asa conse- | quence of our warning, they may now give rellet to the starving tenants who are at present re- ting eviction, But tt isnot wo be expected 11 continue to work for reform When the daily bread ot his id children depends on a committee of fis explains this eagerness of the Mansion House committee to gain possession of the relief fund since they see in that possession a2 means of crushing movement: which is rapidly becoming toostrong for them. Itis our duty, however painful to our personal feeling: the American people against this mon- If the Lord Mayor of Dublin il reniove from the committee the following {torney General Gibson, Sir Arthur Ir. Owens, Lord Meath, ex-Solicitor neral David Plunkett, Digges Latouche, Cina! Hor Col. Taylor, Lare Joy solictor; and about a dozen of equally notorious as abet tors of the government in this fam and who compose the Dublin clique now with the management and control of the pro- ceedings of the committee and replace them by names commanding the confidence and respect of the Irish people, we will withdraw all opposition to this Committee. In reference to an addre: published aturday, and signed by ain gentlemen in New York sty- ing themselves an “Irish Reliet Committee,’ who have | used to take any in Irish affairs, these gentlemen within the jast fort- sentatlons ve the starving seized with & | bight acknowledged themselves to be without | any information as to the existence of famine or the true state of matters in Ireland. ey have now a@ded to their ignorance the blunder of supperting the operations of the Mansion committee, of whose objects and compo- they manifest an entire want of knowl One of these gentlemen has also exhib- te in anticipating a great edge. ited ‘an indecent wave of forced emigration, which he expects as the result of the suffering: people are at present pi he has thought proper to assist the government and the landlords in their scheme ot compulsory depopulation and extermination, while the fact cohyinces us of the necessity for renewed exer- tons on our part to bafile the projects so shame- lessly put forward by the allies and agents the Mansion House committee in this countr: (Signed]—Charles S. Parnell, John Dillon. ~ | Route for Washingto: Messrs. Parnell and Dillon arrived York from Massachusetts yesterday and will leave for Washington to-day. ‘They speak wit! much satisfaction of the success of thetr effort in behalf of the Trish famine sufferer Parnell says that, including wh: : | gan & Co. have sent from New York, about | $30,000 have been sent to Ireland and $30,000 | more is in the hands of committees in variot cites, and will be transmitted during the pre- | through which our | . We regret that ——_e—__ FOREIGN AFFAIRS, italy and Austria. , Feb. 2—A Vienna atch to the ‘The correspodent at Rome or the Palitische Corresponten. ‘The Italian min- ister of the interior has ar to th prefects of the provinces, bordering on ANStri pointing out the great importance the govern- iment attaches to the calculation of friendly re- lations with Austria, and instructing them to Keep a_ vigilant eye on itinerant political agita- Uon, and emigrants irom Trieste, Trent and cisewhere, to. repr gorously any excesses that sttch persons may commit, Good News fro) A dispatch from Cabul to s: Our ere is So much stronger than it was two months ago that any fresh movement on our part may take a different direction trom that of the past. We can now watch the course of events and regulate our action by the cireum- stances of the moment, France and Germany. Lonpon, Feb. 2.—A Berlin dispatch to the Times 3a, serve with which the majority of the French press received the new: of the bill betore the Bundesrath for the increase of the Germany army, has caused great satis. faction here. ‘The German press likéwise In dis- Ing the bill, has with the greatest care voided any inimical tone against France. The French Budget, Lonpon, Feb. 2,—The Paris correspondent of the 7imes says: The budget scheme for 1331 submitted to the chamber of deputies on Satur- day, puts the expenditure at 391,474 francs, and as the existing taxes produced 193,903 iranes last year, there is a surplus at once avail- able for the remission of taxation, which remls- sion will be on alcoholic drinks. Frederick William. PrGLI, Feb. 2.—Frederick William, prince im- perial of the German empire, has artived here. ‘whe mera ndence of Roumania. Loxpon, Feb. 2.—A Bucharest dispatch to the Times says: The Monitenr Official announces that Holland and Greece have recognized thy independence of Roumania, "1 Trying to Steal Edison’s Thunder. A Berlin dispateh to the Standard says: In a letter to a Berlin journal, Dr. Siemens, the eml- nent Las ae engineer, contends that he was the first to divide the electric light and to util- ize it for practical put In proof of this he refers to his electric illumination of the im- ‘rial arcades at Berlin, which was achieved for $34,76 ‘Mr. Kintz writes us to say:—" jong Defore Mr. Edison's experiments. setion in i nintter has been that ofa creditor Lessep’s Surveys Panam: endeavoriny Amatel secure the payment: PANAMA Dan. BET TRE sutveye tattrated | of en honest Govt. T had nothing whatever to by M. de are being idly and effici- | do with the ——— of coal by the firm of Mit- ently prosecuted. ht wo parties, or | klewicz, Ccoke & Porter. All three of the mem- brigades as the French term them, are in the | bers of the firm knew that the amount claimed field, and hara at work, empio: in all over | by me was act due, and each one willingly 130 men. These are distribut jong the line | acknowledged their liability in writing.” of survey. The ral headquarters are in Panama, and there the daily re] are se prrreee, placed in Coes and — mil ir corresponding drawings, ready for use making a final roport. Man and Wife Burned te Death. Boston, Feb, 2—At Easton, Mass., early on and wife st ; John D. Gardiner. frereturued to tatsen oie Which was, callers on Saturday fet and it is ean on a cal s supposed | 27th, where he had been contined st | me the ferry, ‘THE INDIAN PROBLEM. Views of Bishop O’Hare. NEw York, Feb. 2—Rishop W. H. Hare, re- cently from Spotted Tail’s camp, among the Sioux, in western Dakota, addressed a ange congregation at the Churen of the Trai - tion last night on the work of the government and the missionaries among the Indians in his see oo He ween ye Lie Mogens the opposition if and persistent, but Progress W: PRkerhetess belt Made, and he would answer the question of. What is the use of trying to reclaim these tribes to etvilization? by saying that It was the Indians only salva- tion. His views of the best method of solving: the Indian problem are summed up in three propositions as follows: First, extei m of law | over the Indian as well as the white man; hold- ing. him Individually responsible for crime com. mitted, protecting him in_ property rights, and giving him an opportunity to work his way in the world on equalserms with his white broth- er. Second. Let each Indian own his in fee simple. He saw no reason why ora number of Indians should not have the same right to hold thousands and thousands of acres of land, and to keep It in their hands un- Ulits natural rise In value made them men of Wealth, Wat was exercised by speculators or railway corporations. But he would have no tribal property. each man a farm of a desirable average, and make the title inaliena- ble for twenty-five years either for debtor for taxes, so that he could not be cheated out of it while he was learning the ways of civilization. Third. Give him schools and means of educa- fon, and through all these, and tn all, let the missionaries carry on their work of redeeming from paganism the scattered remnants of a race with any noble traits Wall Street To-day. New YorS, Feb. 2.—The Pos/’s financial ar- lcle to-day says: while only fairly act st % bonds: are * higher for the #8 and 4s, and yaly for the remainder of the lst. Raflroad investments ably cholce bonds. Speculative e his With Erie 2nds the feature of the market. In the stock market the two stocks. which are most active and strongest ave Lake Shore and Erie, the former having adv: 105%, and the latter to 48. ‘The for the rise In these ‘Stocks trafic contract already Michigan Central also been not. ‘The coal stocks, Western Union Telegraph, and the Wisconsin stocks are strong. In fact, the temper of the whole speculation fs bullish, al- though prices, as arule, are high. As before noted, the nei outlyIng stocks are favorites With speculators, the buying demand for al- most anything being strong enough to mak quick transactions on new stocks easy work. The Markets. BALTIMORE, Feb. 2.—Virzinia sixes, deferred, 8; de. co 8 do. past due ¢ te n-forties, 35. North C: ; do. new, 10% bid to-day. MORE, Feb. Flour quiet and western 2.—Cotton firm—middiing, Steady — Howard street ty allie Supe, 4:80 city milis super, 4.508 ‘SbaT. 7 do. family, Patapsco family, 8.00. ly; western’ easier do. amber, 1.40 1, sal 45; .N Februai 4: asi yell western mixe: bruary, 5 Mare 3 West Sylvania, Rye au prime to eboice ” Pennsy! 17.1)413.00. Provisions quiet Bale meats— . packed, 54 shoulders, clear ribsides, 8: Hams, 10% all. Lard—reti utter ste pritue to choice w I, 1sa22. Kuws in activ Petroteum— nomaiial Coftec 4” Shipmenta— Fn, 206,800 Money, 5a, Govern: —Stocke stron. 4; short, 4844 —Flonr dull. Wheat easier. 12:30 p. m.—Atlantic and NEWYORK, Fe Corn quiet. LONDON, ¥ Great Western first thortrage trustees" certificates, 4 A Great Western seconds, 37} New’ Jersey is, WO. Ee ig; do. second congo! nois Central, 107'y. Penn- Is, 98%; for and Great trustees’ certificates, 74; estern seconds, 3733. Bri , 108. Pennsylvania Cen” m2 AFTERNOON. quotati vere current in New 2 P, im... aa reported yews John per cents. 10557 0. 8. r 483; Michigan’ centraly 989 3 Joseph, 407%; Lake Shore, 105: Northwest, 91; do. pre’ Mississippi, 318; St: Paul, SEW Yi The follow York to-day aon & Co. cents, 107%; Hannibal and St. Iron Mountain, ferred, 105 79%: Wabash, uis and Pacific, 464; Kansas rd eee 4 + U. Telegraph, 1047;; Pacific 7 Page Wallace's Crime. 4 VIRGINIA NEGRO WHO WILL BE LYNCHED IF CAP- TURED. A special to the Baltimore am: Point of Rocks, February 1, saj Page W: ho made his e: Leesbur jail on Tuesita an trom The negro, ape from the y night, January, ast fall for Committing a rape on the person of a mar- ried lady near burg, comtnitted anothem outrage in Virgiula opposite this place on ‘Thursday night last, between 7 and Ss o'clock, on the person ot Miss Mary Morman, living about one and a half miles from the river in ‘The particulars of the outrage are as Miss Morman left the ferry after dark y home, and-when she had proceeded on her w | about a quarter of a mile was caught round the arms trem behind by some thinking it was John ferrymen, whom she had’ left at exclaimed: “Why, John, what do you mean!” The unknown person told her to keep qulet or he would killher. ‘Turning her head, she discovered it was a negro. She out, “John, come here quick, some one got hold of me.” ‘The negrothen struck her several severe blows in the face, threw her down. and threatened to Kill her and throw her into the river If she ma ny further noise. Under this threat she desisted, but continued to strug- gle, until her strength failed, and sank back ex- hausted. He then accomplished his purpose,and leit her lying In the roas He made his way to brole loose a boat and rowed to the shore and made his escape. When Miss n recovered she proceeded to a neighbor's and was soon atterwards joined by Am- rose, to whom she related the affair. The next morning sever: Ng ons Visited the spot where the ravisher had accomplished his deed and tracked him to the river and up the canal to the frst lock. He had on a pair of boots with heel taps and rough nails in the sole, and wore a white hat with es on It, his hat and boots corresponding with the ones he had on when le broke jail. Up to this writing he is still at large, but the mountains and surroundin; 2 's being scoured by armed parties, anc lis capture is hourly expected. Should he be saptured it probable he will be swung up to the first convenient tree. From persons who saw Miss Morman yesterday I Jearn she is badly bruised. one eye being entirely closed. ; one, and, Ambrose, one of She is contined to her bed from the injuries she received. A reward of $50 has been offered for his a by the Virginia authorities, Wallace fs a copper-colored negro, face slight bleached by confinement In jail, with many pimples on it: no beard; about five feet eirht inches tall and thi 3 Was poorly clad when heescaped. He has a very repulsive counte- nance and is a desperado of the deepest dye, Fire To-Day.—The alarm about 9 o'clock this imorning from box 597, at the alms house, was. for the burning of three of a row of eight frame houses on 17th street, between B and C streets southeast, owned and occupied by Peter Hughes, A. J. Tenny and Isaac Young. ‘The tire was caused by a defective flue. The roots of three of the houses were burned off, damag- ing them to the extent of $500. No insurance. —_-— A CoaL Firu Ensorngp.—Messrs. Hine and Thomas, for Castner & Co., of Philadelphia, Pa., tiled on Saturday a bill in ‘equity against Count ee Mitklewicz, James A. Cooke and Rich- ard B. Porter, trading under the name of Mit- Kiewicz, Cooke & Porter. The defendants are coal merchants In this city, and plaintiffs claim that the defendants obtained from them by false representations eoal tothe value of ae Sots al when ine time of gop ent oa rive tead of making as 1e defendants defauited, ‘and turned over the un- pola’ ont to HJ. ae as scat A restrain- ing order was grant returnable on Thursday next, against removing the coal now in the yard, corner of 2d street and Indiana avenue, at the whart. The defendants have ate Similar business in Baltumore, on Friday last confessed jndgment to Mr. : 3 : 2 MaRR1aGE Licenses have = oe and Cyrene E.