Evening Star Newspaper, March 4, 1880, Page 1

—— THE EVENING STAR. _ PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sanday, 4T TEE STAB BELO IAs = Pevarylvania Avenue, Corner Btreet, The: Evening Star Newspaper Oomoanv GEORGE W. ADAMS, Pres’t, ExT Bran ts served to subscribers in the ester ‘on ‘thelr own aoqount at 10 conta V%, 55—N° 8.397. WASHINGTON, D. C.. THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1880. SPECIAL NOTICES. THE EVENING STAR. TASTERPLS! RALLY FRIDAY EVEN- TMG be reik sth and E sts.n.6., 126 0'C10CR, for permanent organization. ose TER. By order of Set 5 -RIENDSHIP LODGE, No. Rey are hereby requested to tnoct a our Castie Hall at 2 o'clock p.m-+ on FRIDAY, the Bahr to attend the funeral of exr deceased brother, tend th ae Gronox Mites, JB. AUGUSTINE REED, C. 0. REMOVAL. —Ovwi: to the tearing down « oF. ‘building No. 708 E st. n.w., we have re- . OFFICE three doors east, to 702 Est. n.w., one door from corner of 7th st. W.E. BUR- FORD & CO., Real Estate Broker, 702 E st-n.w. mar4-6t — EE eee MABONIG.— There will bea Special Con- ES vocation of EUREKA CHAPTER, No. 4, K. the Sth instant, at 7 o'clock p. é \ern present, as interesting business e tay onde eee, rene mart2t 8. JNO. THOMSON, Secretary. UARTERS DEPARTMENT OF > ‘OMAO, GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC, WASHINGTON, D. ©., Marcu 4, 1880. —All Comrades are requested to mest at G. A. R. Hah, FBIDAY EVENING, the Sth instant, at 734 o'cRecl proceed in a body to Washington Light Infantry Fair, as per invitation from that organization.. Comrades will appear, as far as racticable, in uniform. By order of the Deputy mmander. maré-2t NOTIOF.—I hei NEUHAUS forme! of 1902 Penna. ave. L.w., now at 1724 Penna. ave. n.w., to receipt for ay counts due me. siipeomenient se WILLIAM SIECK, mar2-6t* 1724 Penna. avenne n. Ww. WATER RENTS. ‘All water takers are hereby notified that the bills for water rent for 1880 can be had by parties calling for the same at the office of the Water Department on and after the Ist or Mace, as no bills will be sent out, and that if the bills sre not paid within thirty days from that date the water will be cut off and the charge of 82 additional will be added tothe HEA! uthorize J. H. A. cs by li vicnT OL THOS. 0. COX, Water Revistrar. THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE CF sTOoKHOLDERS OF ‘THE NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE CO. OF THE UNITED BTATES OF AMERICA, for the election of Direc- tors of ore comnany for a ensuing fears, Neil be id at the office of the Company, Tetthwest” commer D, on TORSDAY, March 9, eck aio. H. ANTES, Sec'y. AN [AL ELECTION. OFFICE OF THE OoLUMBIA Ratiway Co. ‘The annnal election will be held at the BOARD OF TRADE ROOMS TUESDAY, March 9th prox- imo, between the hours of 2.and't p. m., for seven . e the ensuing year. directors, to serv a err feb23-14t Secretary Col. R. R. do. NATURAL MINERAL WATERS. Bethesda, Bedford, Blue Lick, Co Deep Rock, Buffalo, Lithia, Rockbridie Al fo: um, Geyser, L berg Getysbares Prcavickshal, -Hunyad! ty » Pullns fe Sulphur. peesens *" MILBURN'S PI a febi9 1429 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUB. [ a BOLLINGER CHAMPAGNE. Exrga Quatery Dur. BOLLINGER CHAMPAGNE. Exrra Quauity Duy. ‘THE MOST DELICIOUS DRY WINE IN THE THOMAS RUSSELL, 1218 PENNA. AVENUE. e, internal destroy the mucous membrane. that are be known by an acid after-taste. NOTIOCE—A freak supply of ae IRWEGIAN OOb, LIVEN ot wania ave., at 60 cts. per full pint bottle. aie FINE GAS FIXTUBES, SLATE MANTELS, LATROBES, RANGES AND FURNACES. A Fine Selection of above Goods always on hand. ‘We have in our employ none but the best mechan- ies, and take pleasure in giving estimates for Plumbing and Tinning. All Jovbing promptly at- ‘TON & SHEDD, marl-Im,1p 821 D st., ¥. Building. sd LUMBER! LUMBER! OUR IMMENSE TRADE SHOW WHAT LOW PRICES WILL DO. WILLET & LIBBEY, COR. SIXTH ST. AND NEW YORK AVE. N.W., ‘Wit SELL 100 FEET OF VIRGINIA BOARDS, 12 FEET LONG, FOR. ++ $1.25 200 FEET OF VIRGINIA BOARDS, 14 FEET LONG, FOR.. $1.35 200 FEET OF VIRGINIA BOARDS, 16 FEET LONG, FOR... -$1.25 THESE BOARDS ARE THE VERY BEST THAT ARE MANUFACTURED. We Axso SELL Common BOARDS 200 FEET FOR. WILLET & LIBBEY. feb2a NEW GOODS. 719 719 SPRING ANNOUNCEMENT, WILL OPEN On MONDAY and TUESDAY, March Ist and 2d, New axp Evecant Lives oF . [AMBURG EDGES, 1NS 3 , Fawn 8, INSERTIONS and FLOUN = ‘TONNE, BRABAN Ni BBbiber NEW LACES” LANGUEDOO, and NETS, ILLU! D and SILK K Ana Noveltios of all kinds, of newest styles and best makes, which will be offered at ery 4 ‘vance on importers’ prices. ys np vecyainaltias. Davis’, 719 Market Space, feb28-lw Corner 8th street. £OR WEDDING PRESENTS. NOVELTIES IN JEWELRY, STAPLE AND FANCY SILVERWARE, LONGWY Laps, TRIPLICATE MIRRORS, TRAVELING CLOOKS, SCONCES AND MIRRORS. Avery large aseortment. . at SIONS, BEADE! INGES, GIMPS, TRI 3 one UIMINGS, BUTTONS, Washington News and Gossip. GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-Day.—Internal rev- enue, $306,750.36; customs, $635,626.53. THE PoNCA INVESTIGATION CoMMITTEB yester- day examined White Eagle, head of the Poncas, who testified that his people were unwilling to remove from their reservation, and that they were very badly treated in the matter by In spector Kemble. First Ligvt. H. G. ELLsworrH, marine corps. has been detached from command of the marine guard of the Jamestown, and ordered to the command of the guard of the Lackawanna, at Mare Island. AT THE Waite Hovse.— Senators Dawes, Ferry and Burnside, and Representatives O'Neill, Downey, Ryan, Herbert, Jorgensen and = and Gen. Terry called on the President to-day. Goy. Drew, of Florida, is in the city. In company with ex-Senator Conover he called on the President to-day. JvpGE KELLY, of Pennsylvania, says that he does not believe any funding bill will be passed at the present session of Congress. Naval OrpEKs.—Commander C. C. Carpenter to duty at the Boston navy yard April ist, re- leving Commander O. A. Batcheller, who will be placed on waiting orders. Boatswain A. W. Pomeroy from duty at the New York navy yard and ordered to the Naval Academy, relieving Boatswain C. E. Hawkins, who fs ordered to the training ship Saratoga. Boatswain J.T. Choate from the Saratoga, and placed on waiting orders. Boatswain Andrew McCone from duty at New London, Conn., and placed on walting orders. SENATE CONFIRMATIONS AND A RESECTION. The Senate in executive session yesterday con- firmed the following nominations: Jas. Kerns, United States marshal for the eastern district of Pennsylvania; E. S. Kearney, United States marshal for the district of Oregon. Supervisors of Census—N. IH. Creager, for the 1st district of Maryland; J. H.Graham, for the 2d district of Maryland; Wm. H. Moore, for the tst district of Alabama; Wm. Handy, for the 2d district of Mississippi. The nomination of Edward Y. Goldsboro, as supervisor of census for the 3d district of Maryland, was rejected. CONFEDERATE RECORDS stmaster General Key is in communication with parties who want to sell the government certain records of the late confederacy showing the amounts paid mail contractors during the war. It will be re- membered that in the last Congress this sub- ject came up, when the bill to reimburse cer- tain of these contractors for work done for the Uniied States before the war was pending, and it was then settled as a_ principal that where these men had entered into contract with the confederacy they should receive nothing from the government, These records contain all ayments made by the confederacy under this head and can be purchased for ¢: b. THE CHISHOLM TRAGEDY.—The trial of Virgil Gully for the murder of ex-State Senator John P. Gilmer. one of the victims of the Catsholm roassacre, Will commence at, De Kalb, Miss., on Monday next. District Attorney Ford will con- duct the prosecution, assisted by Judge Ware, United States district ‘attorney for the southern district of Mississippi. Mrs. Gilmer, the widow of the murdered man, leaves Washiagton to- night to attend the trial as a witness. RETIRED ARMY OFFICERS.—The President has sent to the Senate an answer toa resolution in- troduced by Senator Rollins some days age ask- ing a statement of the retirements made in the army within the last year, the rank of officers retired, &c. ‘The object of the resolution was to draw out the truth of complaints that have been very widely made that the retired list, which was intended by Congress for superannuated and permanently disabled officers, had been filled up with captains and lMeutenants, and that, the aged officers of the army had been kept in active service. The list sent to the Senate shows that there were retired last year one hundred and sixteen officers; that twoof them were brigadier-generals, namely, Gen. Hum- ries, chief of ne nee and ex-Surgeon-Gen. Hammond, (retired without pay by act of Cop- gress.) nine colonels, six iecutenant-colonels, nineteen majors. forty-one captains, thirty-one first lieutenants, three second lieutenants and tive chaplains. ‘THE INDIAN TERRITORY RatDERS.—The re- ports from Indian territory indicate that squat- ters are determined to enter the forbidden land, and say that on account of the thin line of troops around it that they cannot be prevented. This ts as possible now as it was last year, when the first attempt on the territorry was’made. Then the — got in, but were put out af- terwards. They can doubtless enter the terri- tory in bands, taking for their points of ingress arts Of the line where there are no troops. Vhen they get im though, they Bave to separate in order to build cabins dnd prepare for occupa- ton. Then itis that files of soldiers go around, and picking the squatters up drive them from the land to which they have horight. This was the experience last year, and General Sherman has no doubt but that it will be repeated in the pesent attempt. Squatters may get in. That's one thing; but staying in ts another. Army ORDERS.—A board of medical officers, consisting of Surgeons Basil Norris and J. J. Woodward, and Assistant Surgeon M. K. Tay- lor, will convene in this city at the call of the senlor officer for the examination of Second Lieutenant Palmer Tilton, 20th iafantry. Capt. J. C. Bates and First Lieutenant J. B. Rodman, 20th infantry will rejoin their proper stations. Capt. Henry Johnson, medical storekeeper, will relieve Lieut, Col. 5. E. Cooper, assistant medi- cal purveyor, temporarily in charge of the med- jeal purveying depot in San Francisco, Cal. ‘THE FUNERAL OF Count Lirra, first secretary of the Italian legation, took place to-day from Matthew’s church. Count Litta was about 50 years of age, and died in New York on Tues- day from the effects of an operation for a can- cer. He had gone to New York for treatment. ‘St. Matthew’s church was crowded this morn- ing. One of the last requests of the deceased ‘was that his funeral should be unostentatious. All of the diplomatic corps now in Washington, Secretary Evarts, officers of the army and havy and Judge Davis, of the Supreme Court, were present at the funeral. ‘The remains were under the immediate control of the Italian Be- nevolent society, of this city. The Marine band was in attendance. Father Boyle delivered a short funeral address. The music in the chureh was furnished by the organ and a portion of the Marine band in the gallery. The remains were interred in Mount Olivet cemetery. Sir Edward Thornton, Baron Blanc, the Mexican minister, the French minister, Baron Del Fosse and the Chilian minister, were the pall bearers. ‘Tue HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION reported from the Senate committee on appropriations to-day, amendatory of the sundry civil appropriation act of last year, provided, as it passed the House, that the director of the geological survey should be expressly authorized to extend its op- erations “{nto the states.” ‘The Senate commit- tee have amended this clause so as to make tt read as follows: “ And he may extend his exam- ination of the geological structure, mineral re. sources and products {nto the respective states when requested by the authorities thereof.” THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS to-day agreed to recommend the passage of a bill to repeal all laws which provide for perma- nent and indefinite appropriations, except so far as they relate to the sinking fund and to the payment of interest oF the prinetpal of the pub- jc debt, or of bonds issued to the Pacific Ratl- road company, and to certain other 5) ed opjects, such i$ the support of the marine hos- pital service, &¢. The bill also proposes a num- rof important changes in the laws concern- ing “lapsed appropriations.” Tue STAR SERVICE DEFICIENCY BILt.—The question of difference between the Senate and House committees of appropriations on the star service deficiency bill was in relation to cutting down some of the star routes. fhe House com- mittee ‘provided in their bill for cutting down 107 of the routes. The Senate committee, by a Vote of 6 to 2, decided to maintain all the routes as they now exist to the end of the fiscal year, but in the meantime to invest! the expend!- The Printing Deficiency Apprepria- tion. ACTION OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE TO-DAY. Mr. Childs,the chief clerk of the department of public printing, made a long statement before the House commitlee on appropriations to-day touching the deficiency Send ta required to sust the public print , and the causes which led toit. The prime cause of the de- ficiency and which led to the wholesa'e furlough at the Government Printing Office yesterday, ‘was the fact that the extra session of Congress Ee ee ure of Ci e leaves the goon next they would known as the immediate deficienc; will include an amount appro: $300,000 for the Public Print This amount is $150,000 less than the Public Printer asked, but tt will be sufficient to again give employment to the many hundreds now idle. The District in Congress. AMENDING THE LAW AS TO JUSTICES OF THE DISTRICT SUPREME COURT. The House committee on the District of Co- lumbia at to-day’s meeting agreed to report favorably a bill amending the second section of the act entitled “An act to create an additional associate justice of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, and for the better admin- istration of justice In said District,” approved February 25, 1879, by striking out the whole of said section and inserting in lieu thereof the following:--‘Not less than three of the justices sitting at general term shall constitute a quorum for ‘the transaction of business; but when it shall happen that said general term shall be held by four justices, and that they shall be equally divided in opinion, that fact shall be noted upon the minutes of the court, and thereupon, and within four days thereafter, either party in such cause may file with the clerk of the court a motion in writing to have such cause reargued before one or more addi- {onal justices; but no justice shall sit_in gen- eral term to hear an appeal from any judgment, decree, or order which he may have rendered, passed, or made.” THE DEATH PENALTY FOR RAPE. Senator Harris to-day introduced in the Senate a bill to punish the crime of rape in the District of Columbia with death. Mr. Harris thinks this ought to be the law here, in order to put an end to fiends of this character when caught, and he intends to push his Dill. In this opinion mem- bers of Congress generally seem to concur, and the bill will no doubt become alaw. The bill simply is to amend section 1152 of the Revised Statutes relating to the District so as to read as follow very person corvicted of rape, or as sory thereto before the fact, shall be to suffer death by hanging.” . S. RANGER was placed out of com- mission at the Mare Island navy yard, February 25th. Her officers were detached and her crew transferred or discharged. PROPOSALS FOR PLASTERING in the National Museum have been opened as follows: P. Me- Intyre, # 30; Hamill & Phillips, $899.03; Rosenberry & Columbus, $1,054.60; A. J. Hen- ning, $2,910; Dove & McIntyre, $2,529.40; F. M. Proctor, $1,434.50; L. Murphy. $2,595; Murphy & Connors, £964.76; s. on W. Brown, $2,264. $2.25 George Harkness, $1,252.33; Hines, $3,214. SECRETARY SHERMAN will return to the city trom New York to-morrow morning. M. DE LEssers, of the Panama canal, wiilar- rive here at4 o'clock this afternoon, on the lim- ited express, from New York. He will have rooms at Wormley’s. His stay in the city will be two or three days long. He will visit the President and Secretary of State, The House inter-oceanic canal committee will hear him on that subject, if he desires to be heard. PERsONsI.—Baron Blanc, the Italtan minister to this country, who came here expressly to at- tend Count Litta’s funeral, returned to New York on the 1:30 p. m. train to-day. Several others of the diplomatic corps who were out, of the city came here to attend the funeral.—sSec- retary Keogh, of the national republican com- mittee, is in New York.—Preston Powers, the sculptor, sailed for Europe yesterday.— Charles De Young, editor of the San Francisco Chronicle, and T. L. Manson and wife, and Clarence Gor- don, of New York, are at the Ebbitt. ‘THE AGREEMENT WITH THE UTES.—The Sec- retary of the Interior had a conference with cChiet Ouray, the Uncompahgne and White River Utes yesterday afternoon, at which the Indians virtually agreed to accept the terms of the government and cede their reservation. As soon as a definite understanding is reached, the Secretary will submit the details of the agreement to Congress. The condition upon which the Secretary of the Interior has made lead all others in the Ute negotiations is that the Ute murderers not yet given up shall be surrendered. It is intended to send the Indians here home as soon as the agreement with them is finally ratified, except the two murders, who will probably be sent to Fortress Monroe, ANOTHER PLANET DIscovERED.—The Smiths- onian Institution has received from Prof. Toer- ster, of Berlin, the announcement of the discoy- ery by Palisa of a planet of the twelfth magni- tude in eleven hours twenty-two minutes forty seconds right ascension; three degrees thirty three minutes north; declination, with a daily motion of four minutes north. ‘THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS will, after the immediate deficiency bill is got- ten out of the way, and it is expected that it will be passed In a day, report the marshal's deficiency bill, to be followed by the consular and diplomatic bill. ‘THE ASSAILANTS OF R. LIBBEY SENT TO PRISON FoR E1gutT YEARS.—Yesterday, in the Criminal Court, Judge James presiding, Frank Foreman and Wilson Jackson, colored, were convicted of an assault and battery with intent to kill Mr. Frank Libbey, on the 16th January last. Officer Young of the sixth precsacss had arrested one isorderly conduct, and a crowd of pone attempted to rescue the pris- oner, when Mr. Libbey went to the officer’s assistance, and wasso badly injured that it was eared for a time that he would not recover. Officer Young was also roughly handled. The risoners were convicted of assault with intent ‘O kill, as also with resisting the officer, but a motion for a new trial was entered in the last case. In the former case they were sentenced each to eight years in the Albany penitentiary. Foreman Js a stalwart colored rough, who haunts Hell’s Bottom when out of prison, and although but 2S years of age, has spent over half his lifé in the Reform School, workhouse, jatl and penitentiaries, having, it is stated, served in Baltimore, Albany and Sing Sing. MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued to Wal- ter Middleton and Sarah J. Hawkins; Richard P. Kuhn and Buenavista Williams; Edward J. Dunham and Olivia J. Owens. both of West- moreland county, Va.; L. Cabell Williamson and Almira 8. Van Vleck; C. A. Sautler and So- bie ices John Henry Garnett and Eliza bradley. Suir For Lipst.—In the circuit court of Richmond, Va., James H. Holmes, pastor of the First’ Baptist chureh, has instituted suit against Wm. L. Royall, proprietor of the Com- nioniealth newspaper, for libel; damages, $5,000, Capt. Jobn 8. Wise represents the plainilff, §®Two men from Maine recently made a search ina cemetery near Dwight, IIL, fora treasure-box said to have been buried there seven years ago by aSwedish adventurer. After a few hours’ search the box was found buried at maple tree, which marks and figures cut deep in the bark. The box contained the will of one Edward Freese, deeds to pro) near Brooklyn thought to be worth about $6,000, and nearly $2,000 in money and jewelry. It is said that on his deathbed made a statement that he had buried the box in the cemetery near Dwight, where at one time he lived. 2 A Cincinnati criticism on ‘The Pirates of Penzance:” “The thin pirate with a terrific moustache had his right calf on wrong side out.” cannae ae at ag fa ag East day, the lease of the Pensacola road Was Mate ined. F Dill to prohibit Marksmanship, an 1¢ 1 now A law of thse ¥W- Cook Hovey, late city clerk of Urbanna, On alleged to be $00,000 is Getauit bes Reena Sesied Sear London; Ont baa Dean F Society Notes. Mrs. Hayes, who last Saturday went to Ohio for a brief visit, will probably return some time next week. Miss Ballinger, of Texas, and ‘Miss Cook, of Ohio, are still at the White House, A wedding was quietly solemnized last even- ing on New Jersey avenue, Capitol Hill, the fh contracti being Miss Marion on vie and Tiont. French. U.S.A. They lett r the ceremony for his post in Montana territory. ‘The marriage of Mr. C. A.Sautter to Mrs. Sophia Schaible took place last evening at the First German Reformed church. Miss Eva Mills has entered into an e1 = ment to become the soprano of the choir of All Se and will sing there on and after In addition to the invitation generally ex- tended through THe Star yesterday by Baron ds of Corat Litta to attend his funeral to-day, invita aCCOl to the form usual in some European countries, were issued to the diplomatic co1 ‘They are en- closed in a white envelope, with a wide border of black, and are printed on a card with broad black border. They read: “Le Ministre d'Italie vous he @assister au rvire funebre du ES ComTE Barsarino Lirra, Secretaire de la Legation d'Italie qui aura lien a PEglise de St. Mathews le quatre ‘ars a 10 heures du matin.” There is no one connected with any of the foreign legations in Washington more popular than was Count Litta, while restd! ng here. He was very fond of this city and his friends here, as he proved by di , When told last week that he had buta few more days to live, that he should be brought here to be interred. During his long illness, he always showed the greatest interest in bis Washington friends, and ex- ressed much concern lest theyshould forget him. He suffered greatly, as his disease was cancer in Ube throat. The first painful symptoms devel- oped about a year ago, and he consulted several of the best physicians here, whose gnosis of the case the result has proved correct. But hop- ing to tind their fears unfounded, Count Litta went to Philadelphia, and was under the care of Dr. Gross, Who performed an operation on his throat and encouraged him to hope for re- covery. Since last autumn, however, he and his friends have known that a fatal termination might be at any time expected. He calmly made all his preparations for death, and last- week gave all the directions for his funeral. He was 4s years old, and had been secretary of the Ital- ian legation here five orsix years. He was a very intellectual man, and was noted for his un- failing courtesy. He had served eighteen years in the flalian diplomatie service, having been in most of the capitals of Europe and fn Japan before he came here. His family is one of the best in Italy, and was once very wealthy, but is not sonow. The head of the house is a Duke, After the family became impoverished, the an- cestral palace in Milan was sold to the munici- pality. Count Litta’s father was a celebrated historian, whose works are considered standard authorities. There have been several cardinals elected irom the family, and one of its members has been canonized as a,saint. The Commissioners D. C. and Treas- urer Gilfillan. Editor Stav:—The Treasurer of the United States has thought proper to complain of the action of the Commissioners in the matter of the revision of special assessments, and re- quests a suspension of the law authorizing their revision, to the end that certain bonds issued by the board of public works, under an act of the legislative assembly, D. C., May 20, 1873, may first be provided outof the receipts from special as ents. This 1s, practically, the proposal of the Treasurer, and it means that the holders of these bonds are apprehensive, that after careful revision, the amount due from private property will not suffice to pay the outstanding bon Upon this point there appears to be no great cause for alarm, inasmuch as the Commission- ers report as follows: Amount of special assess- ments remaining unpatd, after the completion of the revision provided tor by law, $1,159,451. ad to this $1,040,151.54 due from the United States for special Improvements in front of gov- ernment property, and we have the net sum of $2,199,602.54 with which to YY tor the bonds re- ferred to, amounting, principal and accrued in- $800,000. I United States will pay terest, to their st due assessments, the sum will, of tself, be more than sufficient to redeem these bonds; and exactly why our citizens should be required to pay under penalty of eviction, and the United States be exempted on cotermin- ous property is what we fall to understand. The revision now being made by the Commis- sioners is the outgrowth of numerous and well- founded complaints a; st the assessments of the board of public works. The people were not averse to the improvements, but it was aj parent to even a casual observer, that not on! were the improvements based upon a most liberal scale of prices, but that the assessments were cbviously unjust, and disproportioned to the cost of the work. ‘So widespread and general was this dissatistac- tion that Congress, for several months, were considering this matter, and several bills were prepared, proposing equitable relief; all of which, however, gave way to the act of June 19, 1878, to provide for the revision of unpaid speci: assessments, and to enforce their payment. This act of June 19, 1878, legalized the assessments after the fact, and thus Congress gave them legality, which they had not poten? Pos- sessed, (the Supreme Court so deciding,) doing in this case what the constitution forbids a state todo. This was followed by the act of June 27, 1879, Which provided relief to those who hi paid their erroneous and excessive special assessments, and completed, to that extent, the work of justice to all our citizens and property owners. With respect to the revision of assessments tor special improvements made under contracts with the late corporation of Washington, it 1s only n¢ y to Say, that the work, under these contracts, was done by the board of public works, and the assessments made by them— they had no right or authority to assess, except in manner prescribed by the 87th section of the act of Feb. 21, 1871. And in addition to this, the leg. assembly, D. C., enacted that these assess- ments be made in conformity with that act, and appropriated from the general fund, a sufficient amount to pay the two thirds proportion to be borne by the District of Columbia, which was not paid. ‘The property owner was required to pay the whole cost, and the act of the Commis- sloners only gives the relief that the law requires. We have thus far endeavored to show that the amount due froni special assessments is ample to provide for the bonds, about which the treasurer is sosingularly solicitous. The treasurer further complains that the United Rootes Ageia by the further use of draw- ack8 In the payment of arrearages of taxes. It has been said, and very truly, “that com- parisons are odious,” and we think in this mat- ter there can be no question, but that the citizens of the District have suffered more heavily by the acts of the United States than the United States could suffer by the payment into the District Treasury of a hundred times the sum of $250,000 in drawback certificates eee $250,000 of lawful money by the United states. 1st. They have been saddled with a dedt of $15,000,000 contracted without law, and legal ized by Congress; and 2d. They have been re- quired by the United States to pay, in lawful money, interest on $15,000,000 of bonds at par, oe rie when issued being worth but 70 to 75 cents. ‘The position of the Commissioners in respect of this matter, is not only tenable, but in our judgment they hold the treasurer at a disad- ee ae of the fact that they favor the payment by the citizen of such amount only as he owes, no more, no less, whereas, the trea- surer pro} to pay the bondholder without reference to the means by which the money Is obtained. ‘AIR PLAY. ‘Washington, D. C., March 4th, 1850, Political Notes. The republican members of the Maine legis- Jature last night chose the following delegates to the Chi national convention: Eugene Hale, Jos. R. well, E. S. Gill and Almon A. Boy, mm gil Ea B i. . Hal They were Instructed for Blaine. oa The Chicago Tribune's list of Chicago re- biicans opposed to the third term ni - fins the names of two thousand voters. ‘The anti-Grant repul FORTY-SIATH CONGRESS. ‘THURSDAY, March 4. SENATE.—Mr. McPherson presented a peti- tion of many shoe manufacturers of New Jer- sey against the extension of the McKay sewing machine patent. Mr. Co! ted _a petition of ship- owners representing several millions of dollars invested in the shipping interest, remonstrat the of any bill to introduce for- eign Doughe vessels and give them American les, dee! such introduction unjust to our own int Also, a memorial of 1,155 leading representatives of ‘foreign commerce of the country residing al asking amendment of statutes designed to remove the onerous bur- — Ure Held on. Laer Eateeeohi ,by the WS ins ent of three months’ W: toseamen discuarged abroad. ioe Mr. Vest, from the committee on territories, reported a bili to establish a United States court in the Indian territory. Placed on the calen- ‘Mr. Hereford, from the committee on com- merce, reported with amendment the bill creat- ing Tampa, Fla.,a port ofentry. Placedon the calendar. Bills were introduced and referred as_ follows: By Mr. Terry (by request)—Authorizing the stmaster Eyes to adopt a uniform cancell- ing ink and stamping pad. By Mr. Blair—To provide for payment of pensions to the widows and minor children ae the death of pen- sioners, tot from wounds in the service. By Mr. Harris—To make the crime of rape punishable with death. By Mr. Morgan— The rae joint resolution: Whereas, it is declared in the 14th amendment of the consti- tution that all persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside, and that no state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privilege or immunities of citizens of the United States, nor shall any state deprive aby person of life, liberty or property without due process of the law, nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of Jaw. Resolved, By the Senate and House of representative, that Indians born in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof are persons within the meaning of the Constitution of the United States, and such persons are citizens of the United States and of the states wherein they reside, and are subject to the jurisdiction of the government of the United States. Mr. Morgan desired that the resolution be placed on the calendar, and not referred to a committee. All the questions relating to our treatment of the Indians hinged on the relation they held toward the government. No commit- tee could throw tent on the subject, and the matter would havé finally to be decided upon the opinions of Senators and Representatives. In view of the present interest In the matter, and in view of the propositions being reported from committees on the subject he hoped action would soon be taken to determine the relations between the government and these tribes. Mr. Garland was in favor of the joint resolu- tion, but thought it should be referred to a com- mittee. On motion of Mr, Edmunds, it was referred to the judiciary committee. By Mr. Booth—To amend section 1550 of the revised statutes, Mr. Davis (W. Va.), from the committee on appropriations, reported, | with amendments, House joint resolution to amend theact making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the government for the fiscal year ending June 30, iss0. Placed on the calendar, On motion of Mr. Allison, the Senate took up the House bill making additional aupreprienocs ($135,000) for the support of certain Indian tribes for the year ending June 30, 1880; and it was read the third time and passed. Mr. Jones (Fla.), from the committee on pub- lic buildings and grounds, reported favorably on is providing for construction of public butld- »Va. Placed ings at Toledo and at Charleston, on the calendar. pe Senate proceeded to consider the calen- Tr. Several bills went over on objection. Three mitted, the of Warha’ informs the Senate that nosuch cannon remain on hand in the department, The joint resolution authorizing the Secretary of War to sell or lease to the Port Huron and ‘Ney. Ry. Co. a part of the Fort Gratiot military reserve, soilee ti peccuml ted after nears ‘The moi our having the Senate resumed the consideration Sf the bil for the re- Mef of Fitz John Porter. Mr. Logan continued his remarks in opposi- tion to the bill. HOUSE.—The Speaker announced the regular order to be the consideration of the bill regu- lating the removal of causes from state to fed- eral courts. ‘The question was on the amendment offered by Mr. Culberson, and it was agreed to without division, [It amends section 2 of the act to de- termine the jurisdiction of the U. 8. circuit court so as to read as follows: Sec, 2. That any suit of acivil nature at law or in equity arising under the constitutional laws of the United States, or treaties under or which shall be made under their authority, of which the circuit courts of the United States are given original jurisdiction by the preceding section, which may now be pending or may hereafter be brought in any state court, may be removed by the defendant or defendants therein to the circuit court of United States for the proper district, whenever it 1s made to ap- nee from the application of such defendant or lefendants that his or their defence depends in whole or in part on the correct construction of some provision of the constitution and laws of the United States, or treaty made by their au- thority; and any other suit at law or in equity in which the circuit courts of the United States are given jurisdiction by the preceding section, which are now pending or may hereafter be brought in any state court, may be removed to the circuit court of the United States for the proper district by the defendant or defendants therein, provided such defendant or defendants are non-residents of the state in which the suits are pending.) The amendment offered by the minority of the committee on judiciary making the mini- Tum amount involved in a suit $500, in order that the U. 8. circuit courts may have original jurisdietion, instead of $2,000, as proposed by the bili, was rejected. The amendment offered by the minority, allowing the U.S, circuit courts to take original cognizance of any suit of a civil nature arising under the patent, and copyright laws between a corporation and a citizen of the state in which the corporation was carrying on its business, was agreed to without discussion. The minority amendment, striking out the clause prohibiting the U. S. circuit courts from taking original vance of any suit between a corporation and a citizen of a state, except in cases arising under the patent and copyright Jaws, and in like cases in which said courts are authorized to take original cognizance of suits between citizens of the same State, was re- Jected—yeas 68, nays 167. The minority amendment was adopted pro- viding that this act shall not affect the juris- diction over or disposition of any suit removed from the court of any state, or sult commenced in any U. 8, court before the passage hereof. eee bill was then Yeas, 163; nays, “The Speaker then proceeded to call commit- tees for reports. Wall Street To-Day. New York, March 4.—The Post, in its financial article to-day, says: The Stock Exc! mar- kets are again strong, with some buoyant. United States bonds are unchat in_ price, Railroad bonds are nouncement, not authoritative, that the net earnings for Ji uary and February exceed those of last year by lichi; Central advanced to le 1s u) on the ed early ‘Goubling of the stock; a is iso current. ening Star, TWO CENTS. Telegrams to The Star. FOREIGN AFFAIRS, The Reumanian Railway. BERLIN, March 4.—At a general meeting of the shareholders of-the Roumanian railway, held to discuss the final arrangements relating to the surrender of the line to the Roumanian government, after an exhaustive debate on the poe presented by a party of the share- ‘olders against the p) cession, in which Prince Stourdza, the Roumanian special dele- gate tothe meeting, took a prominent part in refuting the arguments of those op) to the Scheme. the meeting, by a vote of 306,888 to 949 shares, to the retrocession of the railway to the Roumanian government. Latchkey Sold for €1,000. Lonpon, March 4.—Prior to the running in the United Kingdom le chase (handicap) at the second day of the Croydon March steeple chases yesterday, Mr. J. A. Cassidy’s five years old horse Latchkey was brought by Mr. James Gor- don Bennett for £1,000. Latchkey was only beaten by a head fn the race, = The Oxford Crew. The Oxford University crew have arrived at Maidenhead, where they will remain a week. ‘The Pope Yielding to Prussia. Paris, March 4.—The Cologne Gazette a asserts, on what it believes to be good author- ity, that the Pope has at last, though very re- luetantly, yielded to Prussia on the question of the Cultar Kampf, and has directed the clergy to submit to the May laws with as good grace as they can. f Fund in Paris. An Irish relief committee has finally been formed here, and the Figaro appeals eloquently for subscriptions. The com- mittee comprises men of ali creeds and opin- fons. The sum of 0,000 francs has already been collected. The money collected is to be divided into three equal portions—one for the Duchess of Marlborough’s fund, another for distribution by the bishops and the third for the Lord Mayor's fund. Barons Gustave and Alphonse Rothschild have given 5,000 francs. Among the other subscribers are Marshal MacMahon, the Duke de la Rochefoucauld Bisaccia, Mm. La- bouloye and Chernelong, the Duke dé Broglie, the supertor of the Irish college in Paris and the Counts de Flavigny and Duchatel. The arch- bishop of Paris has already forwarded 50,000 francs to Ireland. Rumored Diplomatic Changes. . March 4.—A patch from Rome to Renter's Telegram Company says:—It 1s ru- mored here that Count Corti, the present Italian Ambassador at Constantinople, will be transferred to Paris, and that Baron Blane, tne Italian minister at Washington, will succeed Count Cort. 1 Quick Work. St. PETERSBURG, March 4.—The man who fired upon General Melikoff yesterday as he was alighting from his carriage at his residence, converted Jew, named Modelsky, from Minsk, a town distant 430 miles southwest of St. Peters- burg. He has been tried and sentenced to-day and will be hanged to-morrow. He maintains a defiant demeanor. Arrest of Assessors. Witmincton, DgL., March 4.—The U. 8. mar- shal this morning arrested Geo. C. Ward and ‘Thomas Hughes, assessors for Wilmington, on the charge of pee to assess republicans who desi to pay their taxes, and thus be gualified to vote. —__ The Governor Won’t Go Back on Smyth. ALBaNy, N. Y., Maree s special dispatch to the E-press announces that the governor will not send to the senate any nomination to super- sede that of Mr. Smyth, and that he will con- Unue to hold the office until the end of Gov. Cornell’s term. This announcement, it is un- derstood, is by authority. —_———__ The Telegraph War. New_York, M: 4.—An injunction was granted in the Superior Court in this city this morning, restraining the American Union Tel- egraph Company from using or occupying the Wires of the A. and P. Co., lately seized by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company. —>_ Irish Belief. TORONTO, ONT., March 4.—Mr. Mowatt, pre- miler of Ontario, cabled yesterday to the Lord Mayor of Dublin ane Wo draw at sight on the provincial treasurer for $20,000, which sum was, appropriated by the legislature for the re- Hef of distress in Ireland, ____A Murderer Sentenced. WILKESBARRE, Pa., March 4.—Frank Gudof- ski, who pleaded gulity of the murder of John Blumm and left the decision with the court,was this morning judged guilty in the second de- gree by Judge iward and sentenced to elght years imprisonment. Fatal Quarrel Between Farmers. PEORIA, ILL, March 4.—Jeremiah Webster and John Gutliff, farmers, living near Chilli- cothe, in this county, have had a dispute for several months about the division line between their respective farms. On Tuesday Webster started to build a fence on the disputed line and Gutleff shot him, the ball taking effect in his head. Webster died of his wounds yesterday morning. Gutliff was arrested. ——— ‘Two Tragedies in New Mexico. NEW YORK, March 4.—A special from Los Vegas, N. M., furnishes an account of two trage- dies which occurred yesterday. A policeman named Webb endeavored to disarm a party of four drunken roughs, when one of them drew his pistol. Webb then discharged three balls into the body of the man, killing him outright. His name was Kelliers, and he was only 20 years of aj ‘The other affair occurred at a hotel called the St. Nicholas. A St. Louis commercial traveler pamed Moorehead was shot by a waiter, in a quarrel that arose out of a persistent demand by Moorehead for eggs for breakfast. The walter’s name was Allen. Before shooting he demanded that Moorehead get on his knees three times and ask his pardon. His refusal to do this was the immediate cause of the killing. Moorehead cannot live. There is talk of lynch- ing Allen, Count De Leuseps; New York, March 4.—Count De Lesseps and party left this city for hae sree on the 10 oclock train, After a stay of three days in Washington, the party will go to Philadelphia, where Madame De i and her three chil- dren will remain, while the Count goes to Chicago and San Francisco, reaching New York again by the end of the month, New York Safe-Blowers Arrested. NEWwPALtz, N. Y., March 5.—At noon yester- day four New York safe-blowers were pointed out in that city to Detective Scanlan, who tracked them to Poughkeepsie, where they crossed the river and came to this place. Here they blew open the safe of the U. S. Express Co., but found nothing of value. They then stole a horse and wagon, went back to the river before daylight, stole a row boat and crossed the river, went to the Hudson River R. R. Depot, and were walking down the track when they were captured by the detective near Milton Ferry Depot. They were put in jailin Pough- keepste before the people here kaew of the af- fair,;and will be taken Kin mn. They give theif names as Chas. Cole, John Doe, Edward Larecomb and William Franklin. Virginia Judges to be Arrested. DANVILLE, VA., March 4.—Judge Rives ordered a writ for the arrest of County Judges Coles, Parrish and others, for trial at his court ia Lynchburg ‘at the March term, in accordance se i mn of the United States Supreme court. LOCAL NEWS. Street Improvements in the District WORK DONE AND TO BE DONE. From memoranda in Lieut. Green’s omice, It appears that since July 1, Isis, the » District Commissioners have replaced 273,370 square yards of rotten wooden pavement, at a cost of $521,752.78, Ofthe new pavements laid, 171,98 square yards have been of asphalt, 102,077 0 granite block with asphalt concrete in joints, and 4,307 have been of compressed asphalt block, in front of the National Theater, as an experiment, and at the intersection of 7th street and Louisiana avenue. All pavements are laid | Under a guaranty on the part of the contractor to keep thelr work in good condition ioe are ng years. Of the expenditures for rej pavements, —£40s, were expended in the fiscal year of 9 and only $113,- 397.38 during the current _fise ‘ year, the appropriation for the current fiscal year being only $150,000, there still remains on hand very nearly 500,000 square yards of rotten wood avement, the greater part of which 1s in an Impassable condition, and in its dacayed state detrimental to the health of the city. The Commissioners’ estimates sent to Congress last fall asked an nine Of $490,000. to re~ place a portion of these rotten pavements. This | amount, If appropriated, will be sufictent to re- | place about one half of those in an impassable condition, leaving the Other half for the next fiscal year. CONCRETE PAVEMENTS. During the current fiscal year $4,110.33 have been expended tn replacing concrete pave- ments, of which about $6,000 have been devoted to repairing small holes the moment Sa discovered in the concrete pavements, and the balance to either eteyne 3 ‘the pavement, as ip the front of the President's house, or to cover ing it with an entire new surface of a ay in front of the Arlington hotel. total amount of the work done in various sections 0 the city aggregate 71,300 syuare yards. About the same amount of work should be done nex year in order to preserve these pavements from going to pieces. IMPROVEMENT OF STREETS AND AVENUES. During the current fiscal year $51,742.60 have ween expended in improving the follow! streets. South Capitol, from B to Sou M; North Capitol, ary; New Hampshire avenue, from = M Street from New York avenue to Ist street east; C street from 10th to 18th street 8. w., and 10th from B street to Maryland avenue south- west. These Improvements in each case have consisted of grade, gutter, curb, sidewalks and gravel roadway. The cost averages between $5 and #6 per running foot of street. From the above statement of the Immense amount of rot- ten wood pavement remaining on hand, itis evident that a large part of the revenues of the District must be devoted during the next two or three years to replacing these pavements and tosuch work as 18 necessary to preserve the concrete pavements. But very little work of extending or opening new avenues or streets can be done until the rotten wood pavements are disposed of. vernment Print- Furlough at the ng Office. A THOUSAND PEOPLE THROWN OUT OF BMPLOY- MENT. Yesterday, about one thousand employés of the Government Printing Office were turloughed, causing great excitement and much sorrow among them. ‘They were furloughed until seat for, Which will not probably be until Congress passes a deficiency appropriation bill to con- Unue the work for the remainder of the fiscal year. The furloughed list includes employés from the press-room, the composing-rooms (ex~ cept job-room), the bindery and the folding- room, besides numerous laborers. The notices posted up throughout the building by the fore- man read as follows: “As the public printer 1s prohibited by law from contracting debts that he cannot pay, and as the money appropriated for the present fiscal year has been nearly expended, I am directed to Turlough, &€¢. Mr. Defrees says a sufficient force has been retained to get the Record out and do the usual department work for a few days longer. Mhere has been employed in the office for some time past, from 1,800 to 2,000 people, and the furlough came like a thundercrash. It was known insome of the rooms that unless Con- gress scon acted the crash would come, but the most of them were anxiously expecting some- thing would be done for their relief. No one felt the situation more keenly than did Mr. De- fress, the head of the establishment, and the heads of the various departments. The various lists of parties to be furloughed were carefully scanned before being sent out, with a view to causing as little sufferins ble. This is the heaviest furlough which has ever taken place In the office, there being over a thousand people who are to-day without the means of supporting their tamilies. In nearly every department of the office there Is to-day a mere skeleton of the former force, barely enough to keep up the actual important current wo! Many of the furloughed had hardly recovered trom the effects of the furlough last summer, and when the hour for stopping work came and they were about to leave the building uncertain when they would be recalled, many of the women shed tears freely and men with stou hearts could not fail to feel for them. —_—— ‘TRE CANAL OUTLOOK FOR THE CURRENT YEAR A special dispatch to the Baltimore Gazette from ‘Annapolis, March 34, says:—A conference was held to-night between the board of public works and the committee of the board of managers of the Chesapeake and Ohio canal. Mr. Gorman and Col. James G. Berrett were among present. ‘The discussion wasin reference to the robabilities of the coming trade and rates to be charged, but owing to the condition of af- fairs in the mines and uncertainty of rates on other lines no action was taken. It 1s certain, however, there will be an increase not only in tolls, but in tonnage, and that the current year will be the most Ree since 1873. The rates will be definitely fixed early next week by the commit tee named and submitted to the board of public works. Nn Qg10 May.—Officers Quinlan and cooper about ae o’clock this pie 2 found an apparently insan¢ man named Wm. H. Ham- ble, roaming around th Streets. He was _— to the seventh precinct su.""fonhouse, pags was ascertained that he is 47 Years 0 _ his home in Ohio some time ago, 82d bas been wandering around since. He had .* £Ost Wat and chain, $26 in money, and neai.Y $45 notes. Two DIVORCE @4sE8.—To-day Judge h ners. in the Equity Court, made a decree of diy “RP in the case of Marguetta Schmidt against Fe." inand Schmidt, on the ground of desertion, ba. treatmeut and failure to support ‘This was the third bill filed by the plaintiff. On two former occasions she withdrew the bills on the promise of the respondent to do better, but falitng to mend his ways, she sued for a divorce again. Mr, A. K. Browne appeared for the petitioner. Mrs. Emily Roys, by Mrs. Lockwood, to-day fled a bill fora divorce from Chase Roys, the well known school teacher. ‘The plana states that she was married in’ 1862, In Middlebury, Vermont, to respondent, (her maiden name be- ing Farrar.) both of them being teachers in the public schools of this city; that there have been eight children of this marriage, six now living, aged 16, 13, 11, 2 of 6, amd one of 3 years of age, and in her bill, which is a long one, she charges cruel treatment, &€. Mr, Tuomas Lewis, one of the leading build- ers ofthe District for many years, died yester- day afternoon at his residence, near the corner of Sth and O streets northwest, in the sixty- elghth year of his age. Mr. Lewis was a native of this city, and spent his entire life here, learn- ing in youth the bricklaying business, and after working a few years asa journeyman he went into business on his own account, and being in- dustrious and enterprising was very su having amassed considerable property. In ant beilum days he was prominent in the volunteer fire ae ment, and during the war he served severai terms in the common council and board of aldermen of the city of Washington as a resentative from the old third wi Under the Board of Public Works he became a street con- tractor, and was interested in the concrete pave- ments, and later devoted his attention to color- ing brick, a business which has sprung up only within the past few years, He leaves a widow and9 children. Mr. Lewis was a man of sterl- day afternoon. Mrs. O'BRIEN DivoRceD.—Yesterday, Court in General Term, a mn the case of Mary J. O’Brien agt. Chas. H. O’Brien, laintiff a divorce. It will be remem-