Evening Star Newspaper, February 20, 1880, Page 1

} THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, AT THE 8TAR BUILDINGS, Pennrylvanis Avenue, Corner lith Street, by The Evening Star Newspaper Comvanv. GEORGE W. ADAMS, Pres’t, THE EVENING STAR is served to subscribers in the city by carri on their own account, st 10 cent per Soe or cents = month. lopies at the counter, cents each. iF coat cease prevsid— BW cents 8 month; one year, 86, six months, $3. {Entered at the Post Office at Washington, D. C., ‘a8 mail matter. } &LT STAR—pubiishedyon Fridsy—$2 3 : ths, §1; 10 copies | copies for 820. m8 | matl sube~ —« PUONS mnst j i 60 for. } appeal SPECIAL NOTICES. | Co DEACON = Sc (Priday “A fall attendant nO. A. THOMAS, Recording Secretary. edford, Blue Lick, Congress, Diep Bockbridie Alnim, Geys« ¥ Hunyad Hethesia, Roel .. ‘Bute Fethorn sbur ; offaatis, Paina. White . Janes, Aygina MILBORN'S PHARMACY. 1429 PENNSYLVANTA _AVENTR FUTURE CAN ( tited at 51 East 10th st., New York. febl5- A MERTING OF THT (© oceatic comsirree lara’s Hotel, Washington, D. February 230, 1880, at pose of fixing” the time and p t Democratic National 0 FRE Secretary N. D: Committee, Bostox, January 23, 1880. febi2-11t [> _THE ANNUAL © FOR DI- rectors of the NORTHERN LIBER CY MARKET COMPANY will be held at the office of mid Company MAECH 8, 1530 Polls open {1 1 to5p.m. ‘Transfer book closed February 27th, bh 9th : GEO. W. KING, See's. THE ANNUAL MEETING OF TH OCKHOLDELS of the NORTHERD Y MARKET COMPA will be held at 2 of said Con hy meeting the ss ed inte ny wll be subm NATIONAL DEM- Wil on, MONDAY, in., for the pur: ce for holding the AMPAGNE. uty bey. BOLLINGER CHAMPAGNE. ExtRa QuALITY Day. THE MOST DELIC 3 Fon Save BY THOMAS RUSS: jan 1213 Pr: at DREW'S vanis ave. DRY GOODS. + COCHECO, PACIFIC, Gcod Quality CALICO... PERCALES, in New Des: GINGHAMS. crercteeee 8, 10 and COTTONS AT THE LOWEST PRICES. PLAIN AND FANCY HOSIERY. TYLER & CHEWNIN (Late Clerks with Perry & Bro.), fells 918 7th st. news BY coos. 713 Market Space. All Winter Goods in stock to be closed at great bargai ns. All Spring Goods less than wholesale prices this season. All Domestics to be sold at the low man: less than the present whol of plain and striped SATENS, sprine es and trimmings, GREAT BARGAINS 1 DRESS GOODS OF ALL KINDS. BLACK and COLORED SIL FPERIN SURIPED SILKS, DAMASSE SILKS. ke CLOAKS and UL S2"len per cent. off all cash sales. JOHN T. MITCHELL, febl¢-6t 931 Penna. avenue. RY GOODS AT OLD PRICES. ‘The beat yard-wide BLEACHED COTTON at the old price, 10c. ay size pure LINEN TOWELS, 12c., (old price. Plane size pure LIN! rice. ) P Pure white TABLE LINEN, B0c., (old price.) the Say best CALICO made, cin hort lengibs,) c., (old price. Closins out of all our Ladies’ CLOAKS at actual cost. Fure Wool Oolored QASHMERES reduced to 250. Coiored and Black SILK VELVETS at cost. dd Black SATINS. OODS, part wool, 12%e- Bik, 83.76 to 810. CARTER'S, 711 Market Space. SPECIAL BARGAINS IN BLACK SILK: Our $1, $1.25 snd $1.50 BLACK SILKS are th Best in thir city. BLACK SILKS, 75 and Sie. BLACK SL COLORED Every pair of i Lary size Double BL and Colored BETS reduced to $2. SHMERES, very wide educed to 50c. Our large size pure Waite BRIDAL QUILTS, | 1ai4 the Honeycomb White QUILTS, 50, 62, 75, Sic., 81, | ab 10 0% 81.50, (old price.) nid prices.) “ab "CanTER’S, 711 Market Space. SCARFS! ION TO MAKE ROOM FOR VELTIES. new and desirable ‘gc ecld at the above fixures t jan28 Spurs THAT WILL GIVE SATISFACTION. The 1'Crewn Diamond” Shirt, only 50 cents. The ate” Improved ‘The ‘Siyetery” Shirt, meade of Kn and twen' ‘dred linen, only The “eee hirt, made of the bust musin ong Exrua Bins Linen, T5 conta.” joys’ Shirts, of eet musin and twenty-o: handred linen, 60 cents, ean MEGINNISS’, 1002 F street n.w. orn REDUCTION IN THE PRICE OF SHIRTS, levent Ready-made Shirt for.. 78 4 Triumphant Shirt, Wainsutts mus. J-linen bosom, linen bands, made in the finest Custom “muanner, only #1. Leave your orders with us for Fine Dress Shirts. We never fail to give a perfect fit. 6 Fierant Shirts to order for. 86.00 6 Fine Drees Shirts‘ 50 6 Very Fine bos.) ta 01 -00 Fine stock GENT’S FURNISH liday Presents, at DUBREU! BHOS., declé No. 1119 F st. n. Jy4* wan « norcurson, 817 Ninth street nww., Gtve special attention to BEMODELING axp MODER! TIVE PLUMBING So DPS fm city residences. Ala, manufacture BLATR wan: deel FURNACES, RANGE oat FIRE-PLA OE STOVES: Eng ey ‘Tia is the only food thing in that Ce The patente for manutsctirings = Ut Ande BING. SOUT, ere JAS F. BRIEN, 419 9A st. nace, PELUMBING reich n view 10 18 proper saclay ‘arranvement. Orders promptly filled. -feb2-Im™ ‘Py BROTBERS, Maxaz’s sxe Dexczns, Son cee ee Fnening Star. JTME EVENING STAR. - ; Gen, Sherman he ¢ NONLY | commandant of the marine c practice, which has heretofore prey tailing ro acecmpani Y WINE IN THE | New orlear _ | board of ing desirable Ladies’ and Misses’ | TERS. | NAPKINS, only 80., (old | | main ov | money for its promoter age. for Curtains, 12%, 15, | ‘COVERS, handsomely Embroidered with | 7, 50, 62, 75c., | Of the Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity, whieh has bee H r | dent, who very | th | stated'thar the | prim | Mills, at_ Darby, ow: Vo. 55—N° 8.386. WASHINGTON, D. C.. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1880. TWO CENTS. | Washington News and Gossip. —Internal reve- 46. MENT RECEIPTS TO-DA 7,91 stoms, $7 he President to-day mes (. Howard, as mission of New York. GEN. appraiser, at War ssourt H, commanding the department of is inthe city. Tn company with led on the President to-day. AMONG THE PUESIDE CALLERS to-day were Senators Ferry, Hill (Col), and Jones (Fla.), and Representatives McGowan, Neal, Gartield, But terworth, Anderson, Smith (Pa.) and Herbert. DEPARTMENT HOLIDAY ON THE 2 the Cabinet mee the departments next, Monday—the | to close 22d, whi holiday, falling on Sunday A GENERAL ORPER has been issued by the s forbidding the iled, of de- “ofticer of softicer ot the di iitary and Infol the guard tice “bely ¢ THOM ing for Brooklyt liver a lecture this © d him. ‘Tne Hovse Comur hoof the jr Court of the Us WASHINGTO! in beth bran: here bring some One is that y Generale. the Chk both be de! and will f ce tothe lirming the Monr Island, N | Washingto! Y > bill for the reliet of is wholy incorrect Taber of € smen sit Major Gardner, eof the Fit/John Porter anted leave of absence to explain certain {ares cord of the ¢ me hei nected with of Major Gardne application will duubtl , td p spectal exan Sand chemicals, district of Boston own, Mass. Pos! it Milton, Ma Jobn 36. W. C THE Boar ov TRUSTEES OF THE PEanopy f Justice ber of the opts COMMIT further statement fro: . of North Carolina, concerning po! affairs in North Carolina and tke evils of en- mstruction. Indianapolis Sentinel, t ndition of the colo: d iminigrants who | been deceived into coming to that state. W.C. Chase, col ored. gave testimony that one of the of the movement was to make TRMATIONS AND A REJECTION. Sen- ate in executive session yesterday confirmed the following nominations: Lou!s H. Ayme, of District of Colum consul of the United States at Merida; By iffany to be resis ter of land office’at , Dakota; W. Mann to be register of land’ office at 1 ‘Anderson, of Dakota, moneys at Grand For Dakota. Also a number of poste Senate rejected the nomination of E R. Gib- son to be supervisor Of census for the ist dis- trict of Be ‘. THE DELEGATES to the Grand Arch Council holding {ts session in this city sinee Wednesday, r, Hayes this morning > formally received by ailer a few pleasant re- each fndividual_to the Prest- happily sp. cational in- as, particlarly those of his own dear him. Mr ks introduce stity Ohio. 'S BANK INVESTIC committee on the Freedmen’s examined Anson M. agent and inspector of ed to the solvency of the to the marvelous increase of its busines start up to 1874, the time of tts rallur posits had grown from $399,900 in i $31,000,000 In 1572, and to $55,000,000 In i8v4, He wise Of the bahk’s failure was ily the Violation of the company’s ter in entering a general business in the branches, Which opened the doors to wild speculations in real estate, loans and othe ubttal The worst complications re from the oper: i ver known the pavloss through the dishon- esty of colo branches. Ma presid ed. 1m in charge of any of the Frederick Douglass, lormer nt of the bank, resumed his testimon: which It appeared that. during his shor istration he had been able to gain but fnsight into the true inwardness of the rn. In explanation of the elpher dis- patches which Mr. Douglass charged were pur- posely hid from him, Mr. Stickney, former actnary, stated that those dispatches were sim- ply the ordinary preeaution taken by the bank In its telegraphic communication with the ches, and that there was no concealinent of them from the president or other officials who had the right to know and use them. The com- mittee adjourned to Thursday next. NEW COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFATRS.—The President to-day appointed Rowland E. Trow- bridge, of Michigan, to be commissioner of In- dian affairs, succeeding Mr. Hayt. ‘The recent statement of ‘THE Stax that Mr. ‘Trowbridge would be the nominee for this position 13 thus confirmed. Mr. Trowbridge was born in Elmira, New York, June isth, 1821, When a child he removed with his parents to Michigan. In 1841 he graduated at Kengon College, Ohio. All bis life he has been a farmer. He was elect- ed to the senate of Michigan in 1856 and in 185s. In 1860 he was elected as a member of the ‘Thirty-seventh Congress, serving on the com- mittee of post offices and post roads, He was re-elected to the Thirty-ninth Congress, serv! on the committee on revolitionary claims ani agriculture. He was a delegate to the Phila- Gclphia “Legalists’ convention.” He was re- turned to the Fortieth Congress and was chair- eulture, He ts thoroughly acquatnved wit in: eulture. He aca in- dian affairs. His nomination Will be co ed, and the general impression is that he will ha ost Indian Commissioner, of course ¢ repuiloan, wees igned the com- | | ifthe convention should meet in this Democrati¢é Convention. The Inter-Oceanic Canal tn FOR 17, MK. MENOCAL IN FAVOR OF THE Nic FROM CITE CONTEND! Seif A delegation of upwards ot twenty cltizensof | BOCES Cincinnati, Columbus, aud other cities in Oto, | , ‘The committee on the inter-oceante canal had i t 7 - ex. | before ft this morning Mr. Menocal, arrived in Washington last night, led by ex- | x. one of tigeivil enzineers formerly eng: Congressman Banning, to whoop up the claim | jn’ making surveys of the Istumus, and heard of Cincinnati as the place of holding the national | his statement as to the relative advantazi = and democratic convention. A delegation from Bos- | ¢ easter es Se Ie eee ton, headed by Mayor Prince, is expected to- | ga route as betng 660 miles shorter than morrow. here arrived this morning a dele- | the Panama one, as between New York and gation of elghteen from St Lonis. A lange dele- | San Francisco, and because of the greater salu- gation from Chicago, including Potter Palmer, | prity of its cllmate, the better supply of batid- the hotel king, 1s expected here to-day in Chi | ing’ material and its relative cheapness aterest. The Cincinnati men feel hope- | of construction. He expressed his con- 1.4 talk confidently. To-day the St. Louls | yiction that the cost of ‘the Nicaragua gation got an impression from some.quarter | canal would not exceed seventy million, wile that Tiden favored St. Louis as the place of | that of a sea level. canal at Panama Some of them claim that if such 1s | would not be less than four hundred mil- econvention will certainly goto | Hon. The latter he regarded as commercially use it is claimed that Tilden’s | impracticable. He admggted that the passage rds are in a majority tive com- | by Nicaragua would consume more time on mitiee, and if he wants the conyention heldin | account of its greater length and the larger St Leuisthey will vote to have it go there. | number of locks, and that the annual expense THE DELEGATION FROM ST. LOUIS, Of maintaining it would be twice as great, bub which arrived this morning, consist of ¢: he thought that these objections were more ior David H. Armstrong, Hou. John ¢ jth Te was rbcr of the national democratic committe: her he had read Lancaster, Wm. Hyde, editor Missouri # = opinions as to Col. Don. Morrison, R. P. Fansey, Col. | the feasibility of th a canal? He said i aries E. | that he had.” Question. leard and Jos Lindell } his ability as an engineer Hotel. The delegation have alreadyascertained | he tsa very able man. ¢ that the fact of St. Louis having had the last | rior in the world for engineering of that kind? forcibly against her pres- | Does he not stand at the head of his prote 2 ent application. plain that Cin: A.—I think so. Q.—If he should say that he the only real_ competitor Washington has for | considers the Panama canal entirely feasible the convention. and practicable, would you still adhere to your THE WASHINGTON COMMITTE ownopinion as against his? A.—! would: be- is working with a will; but the outlook is not so | cause T think he does not know enough of the favorable for Washington as it has been here- can Isthmus to form an opinion. Ques- tofore. One objection which is urged {3 that | Were these various surveys city gnd | wie under our government i made with the Inclination on the part of the authorities to adopt that route, if practicable, THE b. | or werethey made adver riticisms: It Is said that the date which will be ixed for | the rout Menocal.—They were made for the holding of the convention will be Wedacs- | the purpos alning which route was the ‘ £ kind, that it » of the politicia ie 2 blunder of some pated to the Influen aay, Ju sth. best. ‘ Y SEP ETeera ee Commander Lieutenant Collins, of ting BDewn mrt? Mail Sere | the navy. were jon of the | committce, but t ad to be de- d iG ORDER OF TRE POSTMASTER GENERAL. 1 T€ the present he following i In relation to the | y mall service issued to-day, as anticipatedin | yy tel Re the Second Assistant Pastivaster That there 0 no dc Society Notes. ela not know for . there would be little so far as se is concerned to suggest the fact. | are not quite so many daily, rece; | an on the 1 in the st vice for present ilscat i I direct that on and after the Ist of next | those which do oecur are no whit | n all star . | than during that portion of the winter com- an menly know1 : 1 owerer, if the the ce ed, nt tor ated. T think the rapid usiness in the territories, and the restor ot the sonthe: an > new aprovement of elds ha he fourth state dinner of the e, and in t the White House last even: on old and new § t oner of the Peabody tr also believe the public the reduction, but the law not the | mined to confo pan | nar |. KEY, POSTMASTER GE aiken, Mr. Peabedy ars, Mrs. Fuchs, Gi Vice President Whi ire, Secretar an THE FUTURE GOVERNMENT OF INDIAN TERRI- The Senate committee on territories | unanimously d Mr 18, ary and Mr stitute | | subsi provides neral Devens, Secre- | that, with consent of the Indians, the lands ot 's. Moss, Miss “Miller, | 3 Miss Cooke. A large part, ortolk to at the Indian territory shail be divided among t various tribes, 164 and child: also p tor a United States court in the territory, and permits the Indians | to become citizens Of the United States. The | House committee on territories yesterday agreed | to report favorably the same bill. ‘The Indians of the In territory have he ofore made | better lopnnsttton to all propositfons 190! i 5 n thelr government in that teri js Claimed that as this DIL require: consent before anything is done they Wid ot bie evening uo attended y lancing reception me Those present ef Colo ‘THE quid nines gramme Is that Senator Ros be made the permanent presiding 9: national republican convention at Catcago. fa; Mr. Black: Filetie, (a nephe . M. B. Young, M Jenkins, M a Wright, Mis Randall's private se NEARLY THIRTE! FOR Pepitc BUILD pee of the age ING: Far.—The House committe: on pablic Spee? tainment was buildings and grounds some days since alopted urders and their friends at the Chase mta- aresolution not to report to the Hous? for the | sion last night. consisting of music, recitations present any more bills appropriting money for } und an essay by Hon. 40. Downe Wyom- public buildings. At their me ate Ing they reconsidered their form yon portraits, whose s\ granted leave to- report favorabl ¥ OL the subjects selected, whoa Gn Monday next the DUL ¥ snd other noted London ‘be tor the pureh; now on exhibition at the Rig: a post office. ure the touches on these piel ent Congress and_ refer 5 commulitee | Not miss the absence of colors, as the ve provide for appropriations for new public baild- | ot ibe comp! shading of the h “n by the | ings now amounting In the gate to $iz,- | vividly suggested by une skilful use of the i), With six stat tobe heard from th | crayon, W hich has derived no aid from photog- have not yet put in their elaims, | rapy Notes. orge William Curtis, an een badly defea MARINE HOsPItaL SERVICE.—The House com- auitsce of commerce at its meeting this morn- ipg Instructed Mr. McLane to report a bill to. increase the efliciency of the marine hospital vice ‘The bill. as adopted by the committec gales the service as now periormed under existing regulations. The committee also adopt- .@ a resolution intreduced in the House by Ke resentative Cox proposing the transfer of a part 23 of Bedloe’s tsland in New York harbor for ma- | ine rine hospital purposes, and instructed Repre- ith a if ins sentative Henderson 10 report it to the House | Prominent business men. ‘The Cleveland Hvratit says that, if Mr. She man cannot cbtain the ‘nomination, ali his irlenas would prefer the success of Mr, Blaine to that of the ex-president. D club has been formed in Brooklyn with a favorable recommendation for its pas- The Pennsylvania greenback convention will sage inet at Harrisburg, March ANSAS Vi iat eeeeeaed publican state convention, at Topeka, March TROOPS FOR New MEXICO AND Cororapo.— | and the Michigan republican state convent It has becn decided not to grant the requests of | at Detroit, May 1 | the governors of New Mexico and Colorado for | _ A revolution has taken place In the inanage- more troops just now. Ibis thought that the | Ment of that tmportant p. the Albany forces now in'New Mexico and Colorado are | Jovrnal. Heretofore it has been run in the sufficient for all present emergencies. Orders | Conkling interest; Dut Crenveoraalee nee Se them to be ready for y itS Withdrawal of Its previous approval ‘ ea i e nomination of Conkling’s man (Smyth) for insurance superintendent, and the public Uon of an article demanding his rejection by the state senate. The test vote on Smyth's case in the senate yesterday stood 22 to 9 ‘against continaing Mis appointment. ‘This looks altogether like a mutiny against machine rule in the republican ranks of the Empire state, S ave i Itis argued by the Chicago Staats Zing, P tive gentlemen. has arrived at Jackson- | the leading German organ ii the northwest, ville, Fia.—— Earl Grosvenor. the heir apparent | that Washburne’s positive declination to ran of the Duke of Westminster, has arrived tn v | starts a big boom for him in case neither York on his way to England. Heexpects to sail | Grant, Blaine nor Sherman can be nominate a Weck trom next Wednesday.—Burdette, the at he will be the second choi former newspaper man and now humorous lee- and that they wlil turer, Las broken down {a health and tempora- after a few ballots have been given up the platform.— General Hancock i Governor's Island. Wil- bert pronounces the General's ats rE: soup the finest dish ever set before Mike WisGict In Congress: gods or men.—Dr. Benjamin Brandreth, the ENLARGEMENT OF THE CITY HALL great pill manufacturer. Is dead. He lived'to a | Senator Morriil to-day Itroduced a bill to ae old Beate cs is said ee ae appropriate $117,000, to be expended under di- he experiment of taking any of his own pills. | rection of the Secretary of tcrlor, “ He lett, about $3,000,000, made by patent medi- | Igroine the City Ls toadtord addtional ‘ines, through extensive advertising.——Mr. J. | accommodation for the courts of the Distric P. Gilmour, one of the proprietors or the Grand | gnd for fire-proof rooms for the safe-keeping of Hotel of Cincinnati, ts at Willard’s—Dr. Wal- | the records of the courts of the District. of Co- lace, of the New York /eraid, isin Washington. | jumbla, according to the general plan rurnished Hill, jr, Of Ga., and wife, are in the | py the Architect of the Capitol extension, and city visiting Sé tor Will. The former was ac- ay 5 4 his corded the privileges of the floor by the House | Pudeh the supervision of that oicer, ‘This sub- n. yesterday atternoon,—Mrs. Howard Williams, | gj jon by the Senate District committee. of Georgia, wife of ington correspond- | ‘The District Commissione ed that the ens ent ot the Atianta win, 1S ta the elty, | largement of the City Hall be made so as to ac and stopping at 1011 commodate the District | government. ‘The i ay | Senate committee directed the Commissioners THE WEEKLY Sax, now ready, contains all | to nave plans prepared and ascertain how much the News of the Week, home and foreign; the | {t would cost, in addition to the plans and esti- Hirth murder trial; Congressional Proceedings; | mates prepared by the Capttel architect for en- Political Affairs; White House and Department | larging so as to accommodate the courts. News; Local Items; Proceedings of the Courts; | The Commissioners will, the committee Choice Stories: Poems and Sketehes; Agricul- | Suppose, submit their plans at an early tural andWouschold Matters. Guy, and it is very pote that the Srnis: $2 per annum. in advance, postage pre- | District Committee “will recommend an paid; single copies 5 cents, In wrappers. appropriation large enough to enlarge the City ——___ - +02 —— Hall building so as taaccommodate the District District Government Affairs. offices as well as the courts. Mr. Aldrich, chairman of the House sub-com- SOREERSON OF TBE ACHISGTON, SEATUES mittee on schools, with District Commisstoner | Mr. Hunton presented ta the House yesterday Morgan, visited some of our public school rooms | a petition, signed by a large number of citizens this morning, to cbtain information as to their | of West W: on and Georgetown, for the bad sanitary condition, with a view to the ne- | completion of the equestrian statue of Wash- cessary legislation for a correction of the evil. ington at Pennsyh avenue and 23d street BUILDING PERMITS cirele. The petitioners state that they deam it issued by faa te Entwisle:—Thos. W. Hun- | of it importance that the statue should be ster, construct a two-story brick dwelling. P, ed at once under the servic Morrow will soon put und that an amicable s troubles in Colorado The jt Is_considere a ther reinforce New Mexico and Colorado. ‘al Flu. John Porter quietly visiting in Washington at the ho’ a frlend.—— Ex-Senator Sison Cameron, with a bet. 17th and isth sts. n.w.; $1,500. Wm. Gant ier, Clark Mills, who 1s now old, but still ton, a two-story brick dwelling, C, bet. 9th and 8 _all the vigor of youth. "Tike ee vas’ Joth sts. Sw.; 1.150. J. J. Brosnan, construct | placed in its t_posttion, with what was two-two-story brick dwellings, 2d, bet. G and H intended as a pedestal, on the Sts. S.w.; $1,000. Wm, Girton. six two-story 1860. A to the: Gwellings, Va. ave,, bet. 9th and 10th sta. s.w:; Mr. iilis the we $3,600. Win. Z. Partello, construct two-story | been forty feet of brick dwelling, Q street, between 6th and 7 ‘bronze, the edestal divided northwest; $15,00. Alvert repair brick, on 6th street. between rau Ne north- east; $600. Moris Kelna, repair frame, on Pomeroy street and 7th street northwest, $325. SENATOR, ELEC? Gorman forms one of the pages of American history, and he is bound upward.—Ball, American, “f os ‘ ee ee BAe ac | stperfatendent of the governi f ue Men their: soar nee FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS, a Fripay, February 20. SENATE.—Mr. Allison presented the memo- rial of the Iowa legislature asking the abroga- tion of the one per cent tax on legacies, under the act of 1864. Referred. Mr. Paddock epee the petition of 1,500 citizens of Nebraska, asking relief for home- stead and pre-emption settlers. Referred. Mr. Whyte, from the committee on printing, reported adversely on the bill authorizing the superintendent of the document room to fur- nish representatives of the press with copies of ali bills, resolutions and documents before Con- gress. Indefinitely postponed. ‘The Senate proceeded to consider the Calen- dar. Besides various private bills, the following Were passed: The bill providing for delivery of dutiable ar- Ucles in the malls and for indemnity for lost stcred letters. [It authorizes delivery to = in the United States, under such reg- for collection of custom duties as may : agreed upon by the Secretary of the Treas- ury and the Postmaster General of all mauable articles of suitable matter received by mail from foreign countries and admissible under the rules: of the universal postal union, and authori the Postmaster General to accept and execut provision of Paris Postal Union respecting p: ineut of indemnity of 50 francs in case of los any registered article.] The bill authorizing the ary of the Treasury to appoint a deputy colicctor at Lake Charles, La. ‘The pills tor the reef of James A. Barr and Wm. W. Ross. ‘Tae bill to repeal the provis! ad Stat Utes anithorizing adv: and ma- rine officers, thirty numbers in rank, for ex- traordinary heroisia. ‘The bill to authorize tie President to appoint Sergeant John Dolan. ot the 5th eavalry, a second lieutenant,and to plac him on the retired list, was indefinitely po poned upon the reading ‘of a telezrain trom th Secretary of War to Mr. Cockrell, stating t Dolaz was killed tn the iate battle with Ttes. ‘The bill for relief of Jacob 1 certain allowances as irs li hy pissed. "rhe bill for relief of John §. Cunningham, pa director $n the navy, rel ng him trom liabi ity for embezzlement of a Subordinate, pusscd. ‘The bil for rellet of Peter Pulliips, granting mn certain allowances as lirst Heutenant, was assed ‘The bill for the relief ot George V. Hebb, late rmasier, authorizmg the payment of ils r, author- Ss homination and appc if ie the army, was pas The bill to aut gof the naval of the war wa jusecd. ‘The ‘joint resclution intr Will for the relict of ¢ Le, authorizing payment to him of $4,00 sumum instead of $2.500, thus nthe revised: ide on objection by Mr ‘The bill to provide additional for ihe library of Congress was objected to by Mr. M laid aside. hour having expired, tie Senate resumed the Consideration of the’ unfinished hess, being the “tive per cent. bil,” and Mr. poke fii favor of its passag .—Mr. Elis, from committee on Pacitic R. R., reported back bill amending and re. enacting rtion 22, of the act of Ma: sd, 157) to incorporate the Texas Pacific R. R. Printed and recommitted, The eo uoring bills were introduced and reterred: Ry Mr. Price—frohibiting engraved signatures on onal bank notes. Also, tnemorial ot Lowa. > for the passage of a bill to prevent hintnation by rallroad compante burn—To equalize the rig’ of on public Jands within railroad limit Stevenson—To place certain articles im- ported and used in the manuiacture of paper, on the free list. 4 funton opposed the resolution calling on the Secretary of the Inteitor for information a to the amount of subsidy in land granted Si ph and Denver City R. R t dispo: tion has been made of said land grant, aud why sald road has not been completed to a junctt with the Union Pacific R. &, at Kearney, Ne- braska. Adopted. Mr. Phillips offered a resolution, which was | Sdopted, instructing the committee on appro- priations to include in the civil sundry bill an appropriation of $6,000 for the benefit of the widow of A. M. Lay, of Missouri. ~ Mr. Kelley offered a memorial of 15,000 citi- zens of Penns la asking that the treaty rights of Indians shall be respected. Referred. A resolution was reported from the committee on accounts granting a clerk to the committee On inter-oceanic canal. Mr. CoX wished to amend by granting ames- senger to the committee on foreign aifairs. $ al articles had been recently stolen trom that committee, and an attempt had been made to break open the drawer in which the Acklen tes- ‘mony bad been placed. No guorum voting, the resolution was with- erawn. ‘The ‘Speaker then proceeded to call commit ices for reports of a private nature. Mr. Talbot, (rom committee on naval affairs, reported bill authorizing the President to ap- point Dis. Thomas Owens and Wm. Martin as assistant Surgeons on the active list of the navy, not in the line of promotion. Passed. Mr. Cox (N.Y.), chairman of committee on foreign affairs, reported back bill for the reltet or. P. De Cesnola. Referred to committee ot whole. Mr. Hill, from same committee, reported joint resolution requesting the President to take such as may be ih accordance with tnterna- aw, aS Will secure a final adjustment ot andran against the govern- A. Walker, superintendent of the accept of decorations trom the gov- sot Sweden and Spain. Passed. . joint resolution authorizing Lieut. B. H. Ingham, of the navy, to receive certain di corations from the French republle; passed. Also, joint resolution authorizing Lieut. Hel Metcalt, U.S.A., to accept a decoration from the ‘Yy. Passed. at Wiutaker, trom the committee on revolu- uonary act of March 9th, 1875, $0 as to extend its pro- vislous to soldiers who served fourteen days in Of 1812, notwithstanding that a portion of the gime occurred after the proclamation of the eet of peace with Great Britain. Referred to committee of whole. On motion of Mr, Whitthorne, of Tennessee, Senate bill authorizing the Secretary of the navy to designate a vessel of the United States tocarre free of charge contributions f* {pe relief of thé Suffering ies of Ireland, was taken ker’s table and passed. pee of the morning hour the hea lato committee on the revision of the rules. t#-The Omaha Heratd no longer gives re- ports of the debates In the city counell, the son being that “much of the language is unfit r publication. sa picture of a Scotzhman dis- puting with a London cabman about his far ‘The controversy has become warm. “I'd hae you ken,” says the countryman of the Campbells, “that I'm a Mackintosh,” to which the irrever- y repiies: “Tou may be a humbarellar knows, but my fare 1s heighteen te-New Haven folks call rubber shoes §2-The Prince of Wales is a member of almost every secret society In England and can grip a triend’s hand out of jomt in over 969 dif- Terent ways. - 82~This was the sage remark of an old Boston merchant:—“T’ve stood here on State stree', for forty years, and I have seen men accumulate fortunes by speculation, and I’ve seen these for- tunes disappear. I have seen men go up in worldly wealth, and go down, and I’ve always noticed that those persons who were content with slow gains and six per cent interest came out ahead in the long run.” &#-The New York senate has refused, by a vote of 14to 18, to adjourn until March ist, to enable members to attend the state republican convention. &#-One hundred and fifty families from Loui- Siana are expected to join in the Texas colored movement &2 A physician says that le become thin by eating salt meat and by re cigars. A foot brandy ny puting oor mines ples favo ae eee cen Ws Bat satisfy themselves.— Somerville | Telegrams to The Star. THE ATTEMPT TO KILL THE CZAR, , the education of the Rumors of His Abdication. LONDON WALKED “Blower” THE DISTRESS IN IRELAND. | THE DISTRESS N IRELAND. Relief Fund. —The Mansion House rellet A that the total date Is £68,600, of whieh the 36.5 been expended. 8! 5 Ing of the committee £900 has been received. were made on Thursday belng much in excess of ‘Khe Mansion House + DUBLIN, Feb. 2 Sixty-elght grant amounting to pts. trusts there will be no dimunition of subserip exertion is needed to meet tly ‘rwo hundred pounds have been _re- | draw! Mr. Richard 0. rupees from Nyde om Madras. India. ed from the Bishop of Toront collection in the churehe: tions. as eve! | move intelli abad, Tndta, and ‘The Standard correspondent on board the | Ag#inst drawing s ritish gunboat, Goshawk, which ¢: 10 the western island: My investi@ations on all the Islands visited wk satistied me th among the inhabitants. S confronts ohe at every sor tie Dublin and local t there Is 10 | in its higher grades. in embassy here, has been ap- | Wert. do visit ty er to oumania, and Engiand int | university, Haiti » the compilation and | reed to allow Asinn Question It Is to be remarked the joff, Russian uta plan for the Beath of a Noted Turfman. nemas Dawson, t and for fifty years turf, Is dead, A Man Who Makes Diamo: Loxpon, Feb, of the mineral dey um, writes to the Tia nected with the £ yhe Hannay, of a fellow of the Chemical si London, in producing diamonds, diamond, and thes leep groves in the polished of a sapphire. y will scon be announ ‘THE LONDON WALKING MATCH, | ments of a brok Ix day g0-as-you- | ch commenced : morning last, the allowing’ scores at please walking mateh, whi Ag 1 Hall on Monda contestants had mac re e covered by Bro ing at midnight, be: i oniy interest remaining in the contest is wheth- er Brown will & THE CZAR’S wis of the Palace Under u—uimors of Abdicatio: \ London special say 2 La France publishes the following coicerning the attempt on the Czar’s It comes trom its St. Petersbi spondent, and is dated Febru: sused dynamite. This substance can e been placedin the vauits with the of persons employed in subordinate at the winter palace. Hired at the hour appointed with the aid of elec- tle wires, Which Were cut after the explosion, and were found In fragin from the dining-room. der surveiilan ‘The train was ents ab some distance pveral Officials a) rrests have been tnade, but the police are not yet on the track of thé ins. The Emperér Is said to be much at- the rumors of his abdication on March 2d ave again passing trom mouth to sas the Hirth Wurder. £, Pa., Feb. 20.—While Joseph Mur- sing the railroad station at_ Thom- night, he was wn’ by some aston, about atly Killed by a stone KHOWN person. There is no clu NEW YorK, Feb. Lock Exchange markets . bonds are strong and 4 Railroad bonds are in active demand and prices are generally higher. In the stock market the Vanderbilt. sto the special feature Central has advanced to , Michigan Centra raph stocks wre still active. higher tor the tours. and are all higher. tic and Pacific to Of the remainder of the principal activity has been in Erie, Wabash and Pacific, Northwest and St. Paul! und the coal stocks, the prices of ail of waich have been fairly sustained. The new stocl scluewhat lower than yesterday. rate for call loans, secured by stock is 5 per cent., the quotation being 5 bonds the Quotation is ia2 per Prime mercantile paper Is 5a5%; n District to 76 The Markets. BALTIMORE, Feb. 20.—Vit 8; do. consols, 62% : do. secon: do. past due coupons, 77; do. new teii-forties, 4042; pont, 80 bid to-day. Feb. 18.—Cotion easy: 18 1-16. Flour’ steady and fairly activ and western super, 4.75: inia sixes, deferre: series, 293, (asic do, ten-forty cou BALTIMORE, ; do. Bio brands, 6.50; southern fing but dul strong—ronthern 1.55; No. 1 Mi red, spot and F April, 1.49%a1.50 southern nominal; western higher southern white, 61; do. yellow, 08 spot and Febrilary, O83 50; do. amber, 1.50a No. 2. western ‘wint y, 1.49; March, 1.49)34a1.49% : western nixed, 456; white, 46x47: do. mixed, 45246: enngylvania, 47 90a95. Hay stea —prime to choice Pennsylvania ‘and Maryland, 17.00a18.00. —Pro- visions higher and steady—mess pork, 13.00a13. Bulk meats—loose shoulde: 7 Hams, 10%a11}s. Lard, 8 Butter steady—prime to choice western packed, Toll, 18123. Egxs slow, 12%al13. Petroleum— rebned,, (108. soit, 92g. Whisky stea Liverpool per stexmer « eee guste a jugar dy, 1.105¢21.11. G6) bumbele’ cara, chang’, long, 480%; short mente quiet Z ¥ ‘NEW YORK, Feb. 20. Corn moderate; LONDON, Fel Flour dull. Wheat dull. :30 p.m.—U. 8. bonds, 4 pti een as, a Fire. - PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 20.—The Imperial Cotton by John Verlinder’s es- tate, baht Hsia el ye ficaeb one oa The oss’ On building an ock will aggregate 850,000, Insured OF $25,000. Death of Dr. Brandreth. New York, Feb. 20.—Dr. Benjamin Brand- reth, of Brandreth pill celebrity, died suddenly at his residence in Sing Sing yesterday morn- ing of embolism of the heart. . —__-++e —__—_ National Educational Associati SPECIAL MEETING OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SUPER- INTENDENCE. The department of superintendence of the National Educational Association re-assembied in the ional chureh last evening. President in the chair. Hon. J Smart, of Indiana. subinitted hts paper oa “The Best System of Education for a State,” and tt was discussed by Messrs. Philbrick, Harris, Ho- vey and Beard, Dr. Hoyt offered a resolution, which was adopted, that the association had listened With great Interest to the able paper presented by Dr. C. D. Randall, of Michigan, on. Re or and neglected classes;” ne System adopted by the commends the views of Mr, ndall to the thonghtful consideration of the body. A paper on” university education was WeXt presented by Dr. D.C. Gilman, of Johns »pkins University, of Baltimore, ‘The paper discussed by Messrs. Shepherd, Marble and ss rf TO-DAY'S SESSION ‘elock this morutng, the president, 2, in the chair. 5 exhibited and its workihgs. seribed, of Massachusetts, read “hool question.” The next paper P was by Hon. J. D. Pht brick, Of Boston, on Technical Education, . DRAWING IN “HOOLS. ils ideas on draw- the greatest thi that can be done in the common school to pro mote technical education Is properly to groun all pupils of both sexes, in drawing, bo h geometrical and iree-hand. ‘There 1s 10 other oranch of fnstruction that belougs so entirely poth to gener’! and technical education. It affords the training of the eye and hand univer- sally requisite aud especially necessary to the skilled workm: the foundation of all industrial art. And yet so great ts the prevafl- ing fgnorance on this subject, even among the of the community, that schools fs very generally tuity, and is stig= complishment, ae study as an absurd il children into bad Istudy of all is de- nd a stumbling-block ‘This popular sentiment ws how far we are from being prepared to take Ue first. effective step towards providing a well organized system of jonal technical education. ‘That frst neces- Ty step isto make the teaching drawing ob- Lgatory in ail common schools, and to provide hing by the establishment SO normal art schools for apetent teachers and direc- in {ts elementary but ~ training of of drawing: Invitation: garter schools, were ived from the Ktnder- { 1197 13th street and 93 H cepted. THE DELEGATES WHO ARRIVED TO-DAY were Dr. b.. Gliman, president John Hopkin’s i. A. Butterfield, hool of Cyltnre, president Bi Ecleetie. semina Shepherd, superintendent Pablic In- Baltimore, Md.; W. K. Pendleton, super- dent schools, West Virginia, Ww ISCELLANEOU Nock was ted live minutes’ time indergarten system of educa- nt Was made that the 57th 1) of the American Edueational ill be held at Saratoga, com- | mencing July 6. Superintendent Wilson announced that the ‘ational Assoclation would be held at Chau- tauqua, next July, commencing the 43th and lasting tour da: yy request, Dr. Philbrick gave a de the mes NEXT paper Te Louis. cn + eription ya technological museum, vas by Dr. W. 'T. Harris, sus of 1ss0, from an 8 Announced that the teachers of the t public schools, 500 In number, would meet in the Congres Chureh to-day at 2 : nd would be addressed by Messrs. tarris, Wickersham and Dickinson, A discussion followed on the subject-matter entained inthe paper read by Dr. Harrls on school statistics. Dr, Barnes Sears was introduced and made © work of the Peabody tund,” ved his efforts through the southern states, the condition of education in the south. and the necessity for some general eSort in behalf of education there, ‘and espe- cially the encouragement of normal Schools, in order to secure a higher grade ot teachers. Mz. White, of Tennessee, spoke upon the great good which had been accomplished by Dr. Sears in his state, in the way of free schools and the improvement of teachers, by the state tut SChool, established through his efforts. TRIS FROM OUR NORMAL SCHOOL, Gen, Eaton stated that the work before the convention being $0 pi ing and oceupying 50 much time, it wonld be impossible for the dele~ to visit the public schools of the District, a substitute forit. Mr. Wilson had con- d to bring a class of ten children, under insiruction by a teacher from District normal sol, before the meeting. The class of ten little girls, ;anging from Six to ten years of rge, were brought in and ranged facing the audl- ence, when the teacher, Miss Gertie Cowllag, proceeded to hear the Tecitatlons in singing, reading, spelling, «ec. NIONS AUOUT HIGH GRADE PUBLIC SCHOOIS. 7 hards spoke on the paper read by ™ He said there was much public comp) much being done for the high schools, and said it was a matter of considera. ble interest why it was so. Large amounts of money pent inthe fitting of teachers for Uheir dy while the tower branches of eduea- | tion are neglected. What ts needed isa better system of training tor the lower grades, a re- form in the pri stem of training. ' This will stop the objections to normal schools and higher branches of education. Dy rs spoke cf the absolute necessity for a system of -high school training, in order to give goed teachers to the primary schools. The ligh ‘school 1s the keystone to the arch, and without It the whole tlilng falls to the ground. nger is in the few educated wealthy, and ny ignorant poor. Mr. Wickersham spoke cf the great stress that had been placed upon wh, is called a common sch pducation—reading, writing and gypher- Ing. Hie thought tt a great mistake. He thought nis range of education did not go very tar to make intelligent voters or the best citizens. The remainder of the morning session was anent in discussing the papers which had been read, —__ K. or P. ANNIVERSARY.—The 17th anniversary of the order of Kn of Pythias (which had its origin in city) was Celebrated by Mt. Vernon Lodge, No. 45, at Tallmadge Hall, last evening, by a literary entertainment, in which Mr. and Mrs. Wm. E. Dennison, Master Frank Losanna, Mr. H. Bartley, the Mt. Vernon Quar- tette, john Conner, Miss Ella Smith, Messrs. B, and Ashford, Miss Barker and Mr. Cramy AN EX-SOLDIER KILLED ON THE RAILRoAD.— About eight o'clock last night a fatal accident occurred on the Washington branch of the B. & O. R. R., at Alexandria Junction, near Bladens- burg, the accommodation train south ru into @ man at that point and killing him instant ly. The engineer saw him walking on the track and signaled him by whistle, but he failed to hear it, and before the train could be stopped he was struck. He was knocked into a ditch, his skull being crushed and arms broken, and was dead when picked up. He was placed on the train and brought to this city. In his pockets were found two letters of introduction to Hon. F. E, Beltzhoover, commending to him Jesse F. Grill, who was coming here urges oe claim, dated at MectaniSUi Es ‘on Monday. A recommendation, given to Edward Parker, an ex-blacksmith’s helper, from the Harrisburg car works, was also found on bim. A pipe, towel, soap, comb, etc., together with a Ucket and a memorandum book, were in his coat. ets. On an envelope was noted, “Co, F, 19th regiment,” and the address of the tree lodging house. ‘No money was found on him. ‘The ceased Wasa remarkably fine lool man, and appeared to be about forty years o was dressed in a dark suit, blue flannel shirt, heayy Freights to cotton, 3-igaid.; flour, | is soa 49,j four, | boots and stiff felt hat. iowa that e actinquency daring. the ‘past shows e eght years in the accounts of the county and city treasurers aggregates over $33,000, giant D. Jugla to recover $9 000 ubol, alleged a . ,000 undervaluations of kid gloves, the jury t @ verdict for the dete te ¢ t2-Hon. H. L. Dawes will preside over the Massachusetts republican convention to be held at Worcester, “ApH 1 be ot Taunton, be on resolutions. Hip R sia a es A servant in ise > $2" The women who do fancy work | fancy work. : and John E. Sandford, « of the committee si,e00 trom a eorrant ar ae Ne one Ha