Evening Star Newspaper, March 10, 1880, Page 1

; THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sanday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Pennsylvania Avenue, Corner 11th Street, by The Evening Star Newspaper Comvanv GEORGE W. ADAMS, Provt, — EVENING STAz is Berved t ibecribers in the en by carries o oat thelr own eoooune, at 10 conte per week, or cents month. ies at the gounter, 2 centseach. By mail 2 prepaid— Woonss (en month ; que year, 86; six months, $3. jtered at the Post Office at Wasbingsca, . O-y ‘Tae WarMLY Sta--publienadzon Friday—@2 & 2%, sqerrepald, ‘Six Moun @1i 10 copies $18: 20 coplen for #99. ae. en ome ret Ped “4 known op spplication. v2", 55—N®. 8,402. WASHINGTON. D. C. SPECIAL NOTICES. 3 AT ST. . CHURCH. N CHURCH, Preaching by Ki ona, Pe Allinvital. tearl0-2¢ 3 the Semi-Annual Dividend Ca PATA UTA HAILWAY COMPANY will bepsid at the Board of rade Rooms, 619 Market Space. (ml0-6t)W. H. CLAGETT, “Treasurer. rik Tes" LO qmember of MECHAN- 8, will meet at their Hall reli 12th, at 736 o’cl0ck, a8 s to come before the Lodge. @. . DONALDSON, Ree. Sec. A SPECIAL MEETING of the GEORGE- “2 TOWN CATHOLIC HIBERNIA BENEVO- LENT SOCIETY, will be held at their Hell, corner High and Prospect streets, on THURSDAY EVEN- ENG, the 11th inst., at 7:40 o'clock. Punctual at- tendance is requested as business of iraportance D fore eetine. Will bebefore the meeting.) oRRIGaN, Secretary. 0.F DODGE, NING, REMOVAL.—Owing to the tearing down of building No. 708 E st. n.w., we have re- moved our OFFICE three doors east, to 702 Est. n.w., one door from corner of 7th st. W. E. BUR- Forb & CO., Real Estate Broker, 72 E mars. NATURAL MINERAL WATEES. We Bethesda, Bedford, Ble Lick, Cor Deep Rock, Dutialo, Lithia, Rockbridge Alum, Geyser, Hathorn, Getiysbure, | Friedrickshal ‘Hunyad) 1 5, Pultna i phur. — ee MILBUBN'S HAR! PHARMAOY, febl9 1429 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUS. BOLLINGER OHAMPAGNE. Ge POU Earns Quatary Dar. BOLLINGER CHAMPAGNE. ExrRa Quatity Dry. OST DELICIOUS DRY WINE IN THE THE MOST akiEr wine ia a ‘THOMAS RUSSELL, Jan5 1213 Panna. AVENUE. SPECIAL NOTICE. CONGRESS WATER. Its superiority as 2 cathartic and alterative con sists in fis entire freedom from everything bittor, acid cr crude thst producos headache, internal sore- hess, and tends to destroy the mucous membrane. All mineral waters that are dangerous irritants may be known by an acid after-taste. se8-3m. BPECTAL NOTIOE—A frock supply of | PURE NORWEGIAN OOD LIV at DREW'S Drug Store, corner 9th st, and Pennsyl- ‘vania ave., at 60 cts. per full pint bottle. oot ONE BOSTCN DRY PRICE, GOODS HOUSE. oe ON MONDAY, MARCHI 8th, = WILL OPEN COMPLETE AND VERY DESIRABLE LINES | OF RELY NEW BLACK AND COLORED SilikkK § , IN PLAIN AND FANCY DESIGNS, CADES, moe PEKIN STRIPES, &c. ALSO, BLACK AND COLORED SATINS, SATIN DE LYNN, &c., &c. WE INVITE INSPECTION OF OUR NEW SPRING DRESS GOODs, ARRIVING DAILY In all the Novelties of the Season. ouR SUIT AND MANTILLA DEPARTMENT THE LARGEST AND MOST COMPLETE ‘THE CL COMPRISING ALL THE LATEST IMPORTED AND BEST HOME-MADE GARMENTS NEVER BEFORE OFFERED AT SUCH LOW PRICES IN WASHINGTON. LACES, RIBBO? 0} GLOVES, LINENS, HOUSEKEEPING GOODS AND DOMESTICS. YORK AND BOSTON ASSORTMENTS ‘AND PRICES. WOODWARD, LOTHROP & CO., 305 MARKET SPACE. ONE PRICE. DOUGLASS’, Winth and F Sts. St, Cloud BVag. NEW mar6-1y OF THE GREAT BALE OF LADIES’ UNDERWEAR FOR ONE WEEK LONGER. Received 400 Doze More of those thoroughly made and trimmed CHEMISE AT 25 CENTS EACH. §-Every garment at the old price for one week longer. DOUGLASS’, maré 9th and F streets. FES WATCH REPAIRING, ENGRAVING, ET WATCHES, CHRONOMETERS AND COMPLI- “ATED TIME KEEPERS Of every description carefully repaired by skillfal workmen. COATS OF ARMS, CT | MONOGRAMS, Ete.. elegantly engraved. DIAMOND, PEARL and OTHER FINE JEWELRY reset and repaired in the best manner. M. W. GALT, BRO & CO., 1107 Pennsylvania avenue. FINE GAS FIXTURES, SLATE MANTELS, LATROBES, ANGES AND FURNACES. A Fine Selection of above Goods always on hand.* We have in ourempioy none but the best mechan- io and take picasure in giving estimates for Plumbing and Tinning. All jovbing promptly at- ‘tended to. HAMILTON & SHEDD, war6 . Inarl-Im,Ip 811 D st., Y. M. O. A. Building. —— SHOE STORE, maré 1614 14th st. 1 Poe WHEATLEY. DYEING AND SCOURING, 49 JEFFERSON ST., Groncetows, D. 0. Work called for, and delivered free of charge. Bend your address. febT AXYWARD & HUTCHINSON, 317 Ninth street nw. Give special attention to BEMODELING axp Mt NIZINI TIVE PLUMBING te Se sa sat “Pome aees LATE SA seers STOVES, Baath gxator is the cay € =e Se DAY— OPE" aRors BRING STYLE DRESS HATS, DEEEYS and SOFT FELTS, ‘For Young Men. [ADIES' RIDING HATS. 1 | | THE EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. GOVERNMENT REcEIPTS To-Day.—Internal rev- enue, $295,026.14; customs, $1,064,673.08. COLONEL JawEs H. SrMrsoN, corps of engineers, U.S.A., having served faithfully more than forty consecutive years as a commissioned officer, is, by direction of the President, retired from ac- tive service, to take effect March 30th next. Captain O. H. Ernst, corps engineer, will, on that date, relieve him of his present duties. AT THE WHITE Hovs Senators Bruce, Lamar and Beck, accompanied by Gen. Terry, and Representatives Kiefer, Downey, Heilman, Butterworth, Loring and Ketcham, were among the President’s callers to-day. Naval OnDERS.—Master W. C. Cowles to duty at the hydrographic office, 25th instant; Passed. Assistant Engineer G. W. Baird to duty in charge of the machinery of the iron-clad steamer Montauk, at the Washington navy yard; Passed Assistant Engineer C. McConnell from the navy yard and granted six months’ ave, with permission to leave the United States: Boatswain Wm. Long from the, New York navy yard and placed on sick leave. THE INVESTIGATION of the District Commis- sioners was not resumed to-day, and will not be until Friday next. The District committee 1s awaiting the report of the sub-committee that investigated the books and papers of the Dis- trict Commissioners ‘THE HovsE COMMITTEE ON RULES, at a mect- ing held this morning, agreed to make a dis- crimination between legitimate newspaper men and lobbyists, theater agents, ple women and sch, and adopted a resolution’ looking to the granting of the privileges or the lobby in the Fear of the Speaker's stand to the new: paper guild. Up toa late hour to-day, though, the action of the committee had not been com: municated to the House. J. MILTON TURNER, ex-Minister to Liberia, has prepared his statement in opposition to the ne- gro exodus, which will be sudmitted to Senator Voorhees’ committee this week. B ‘ThE Hovse, after our report day, took-up the political assessment bill, Mr. House, of Tennessee, spoke at le favor of its passage, during which he seve icised the civil ‘service policy ot Presider {ilustrated in the appointment ofsuch nderson, Kenner and others, ELECTION SUPERVISORS AND DEPUTY Mak- sHALS.—The House committee on the judiciary have agreed to report favorably to the House with amendments Representative ‘Thompson’s | bill to regulate the number and pay of United States supervisors of elections and special dep- ut marshais, The billas amended provides {no more than one deputy marshal shall be appointed in any voting precinct or district by ihe marshal of the district in which a city or town may situated, and that no arrests of state election officers shall be made on election days. THE SENATZ Exopvs ComMrTrEE resumed its investigation yesterday. Three witnesses were examined: W. M. Dudley, United States mar- shal; Col. Holloway, postmaster at Indianap- olis, and Hon. John ©. New, allof whom are members of the republican state central com. mittee and prominent republican leaders in In- diana. They are agreed in stating that the republican executive committee endeavored to discourage the exodus as a political move- ment. Tae IMMEDIATE DEFICIENCY BILL.—Mr. Mc- Mahoa, of Ohio, who has charge of the imme- diate deficiency appropriation bill, which in- cludes an appropriation of $400,000 for the Government Printing Office, will call tt up tc- morrow and press its consideration to the ex- clusion of all other business. He does not expect, however, that it will be finally passed in the’ House until the middle of next week, inasmuch as there are a number of members who desire to make speeches on the Dill, par ticularly with respect to the appropriation for the Public Printer. THE KELLOGG CoNTEST.—Senator Hill, of Ga., who is preparing the majority report of the Resignation of the Fire Board. ME. REED “ALONE IN HIS GLORY.” ‘The President of the United States having di- rected the District. Commissioners to place Mr. ‘Wm. B. Reed upon the fire board, the fre com- missioners met at the Columbia building yes- terday afternoon and handed tothe District Commissioners the following letter of resigaa- nation, dated March 9, 1830: Gentlemen: Understanding from you that the President of the United States has requested you to recognize Mr. Wm. B. Reed as a member of the E of Fire Commissioners of the Dis- trict of Columbia we are constrained under the circumstances, and for reasons well known to yourselves, to respectfully tender to you the re- sSignations of our positions as members of said Board of Fire Commissioners. With thanks for the courtesy you have always extended to us, and your faithful co-operation with us in ad- yatclng the interests of the fire department curing: our connection with it, we subserlve ourselves, Yours, very trily, W. R. Collins, Peter F. Bacon, ‘thomas 1. ‘Hume, Fire Commissioners, ‘The “reasons” referred to in the above letter are understood to be contained in certain a pers laid before the Secretary of the Interior by the District. Commissioners some time since in reference to alleged official misecnduct of Mr. Reed while a member of the old board. MR. REED “RECOGNIZED.” The following is a copy of a letter of the Dis- trict Commissioners to the Secretary of the In- terfor, sent this morning: “OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS, March 9, 188 Hon, Carl Selurz, Secretary of the Interior: Sir: The Commissioners have the honor to inform you that a vacaney having occurred in the Board of Fire Commissioners of the District of Columbia, Mr. William B. Reed will be ized 28 a fire commissioner trom this dats s appointment by you of the sth of which the coinmissioners were a letter of Hon. A. Bell, acting Secretary, @ of st h August, i ) President.” Society Notes. Mrs. Hayes, who was accompanied to Ohio by her son Webb, Mr. and Mrs. Moss, of Sandusky, will return here with the lat- ‘The party have passed mo: ter on Saturday. of the time since they left here the last of Feb- ruary at Mrs. Hayes’ house at Fremont, but Toledo, where Mr. and Mr spent a day at ank ave thém an agreeable recep k Swayne tion. Mrs. Hayes went also to Columbus and Chillicothe for a short visit. ulloch will veturn to New York to-day to pack their hous:hold goods there preparatory to removing to their country home, nine tiles outside of Washing- ton, the last of the month. That wil] be thelr kome in future and this elty their headquarters in winter, which is a subject for congratulation among all who know this agreeable family. Mr. McCulloch says he prefers Washington and { neighborhood as a residence, on account of {ts picturesque situation, society and other advan~ tages. He considers that in many respects our city has no rival. This opinion is, by the way, Taplaly gaining ground with cultivated peopl nator’s Wife who came here for the firs ast spring, and was quite home sick for some time, now says that she thinks Washing- ton is a place where one may gratify every elevated taste, whether for society or mental improvement. udge Waite, of Chicago, who has been in Washington nearly all the time for two years, has _ his historical work nearly completed, and willleave for Chicago on Saturday. He will re- ceive his friends at 615 H_ street on ‘Thursday evening.—Loulse Chandler Moulton, of Bos- ton, is Inthe elty spending a few days with her cousin, (Mr. H. B. Moulton.—Judge Howell, who was so alarmingly ill at the Ebbitt_ Hous¢é two weeks ago, is now s0 much better that his irlends #re encouraged to hope for his ultimate recovery.: Mrs, Newman, whose husband was so long pastor of the Metropolitan, Methodist Episcopal Memorial Church of Washington, 1s now at the Riggs House. SECRETARY SHERMAN this afternoon tele- graphed to Assistant Treasurer Hillhouse, at New York, to accept $2,000,000 of the bonds offered at the weekly opening to-day for sale to the government. The bonds to be accepted are such as offer the best rates to the government. Cart. JOUETI's PROMOTION.—The Senate com- mittee on naval affairs to-day decided to recom- mend the confirmation of the nomination of Capt. Jas. E. Jowett as commodore in Senate committee on privileges and elections in the Kellogg case, expects to have it ready to submit next Monday. The report will recom mend the seating of Spofford, and will cause, no doubt, a lengthy partisan debate. THe Fitz JouN Porter Brit.—There is no indication of an early vote upon the Fitz John Porter bill. It is expected that the discussion will run for some time and the friends of the bill say they are “just on the skirmish line now;” that they have not yet opened their heaviest tire. They also claim that there are faoae republican Senators who will vote tor the bill. ‘PERSONAL.—Mr. A. L. Ellis, a prominent citi- zen of Leadville, Colorado, is at the Ebbitt House.—Representative Dick, who ts sojourn- ing at Hot Springs, Arkansas, has improved greatly in health, and will return to Washing- ton in’a few days.—The many friends in Wash- ington of Rev. Moncure D. Conway will learn with regret that that gentleman has been or- dered by his physicians to Italy, on account of | FS te ot es brain disease from overwork. is ultimate recovery is, however, probable. —Parnell sails for Ireland to-morrow, on ac- count of the dissolution of Parliament. He promises to return to this country after the } election. INCREASE OF IMMIGRATION.—The chief of the | bureau of statistics furnishes the following in- formation, derived from official returns, in regard to immigration into the port of New York. There arrived at the port of New York, during the month of February, 1550, 10,063 pas- 326 of whom were immigrants, During ponding period of 1879 the total num- ber of passengers arrived at_the port. was 4,116, of whom 2,815 were immigrants, Of the total arrivals of immigrants at the port, during the month of February, 150, there were from Eng- 1,959; Scotland, 346; Wales, 56; Ireland, 3 Ger eden, any, 2,035; Austria, 196; Denmark, 83; France, 1. 2 ; Holland, 64; Belgium, : Russta, 154; Poland, 30; Hungary, 456; Cuba, all other countries, 27. ‘The arrivals of immi- grants at the port of New York, during the twelve months ended February 29,'18S0, foot up the navy. His nomination for advancement and the favorable action of the committee are based upon Capt. Jouett’s conspicuous record of gallant service, and pony upon the recommendation of the board of admirals convened after the close of the war, (headed by Farragut and including Admirals Porter and Dupont,) that Jouett be advanced thirty numbers for “heroic conduct in battle.” His present nomination provides for carrying this recommendation into effect to the extent of sixteen numbers, thereby placing him at the foot of the list of commodores. District Government Affairs. District Commissioner Morgan {3 still at his home ill with rheumatism, but was somewhat better this morning. ‘The sub-committee of the House District com- mittee to investigate the District drawback office have noeipat in an appearance at the Columbian building since Saturday, ‘The annual inspection of summer uniforms of the police, by Captain and Inspector C. R. Ver- non, just concluded, shows that there will be required 1:8 new pants, 52 white vests, 103 sack coats or blouses, and 54 frock coats. REDUCING THE RECEIPTS. The total receipts for special assessments in cash yesterday was $34.40. Amount tendered in drawback certificates and refused in accordance with the order issued by the Commissioners in ursuance of the resolution of Con; S517.21. he contrast between the daily recelpts before the resolution was adopted is quite striking. Then the daily receipts th money and drawback certificates amounted to thousands of dollars. Whether this interruption in the receipts will prove permanent remains to be seen. TRE LopGinGc Hovse.—A meeting of the board of directors of the Lodging House Association was held yesterday—Vice President A. S. Solo- mons in the chair and Thomas L. Hume, secre- tary pro tem. Mr. Solomons, as chairman of the executive committee, presented arene showing that during the last week in December, 1878, the lodging house had 245 occupants of beds and for January, 1879, 900; February, 715; March, 1,093; April, ico; ahd May, 1.151; making for the Year 5,242, Which, added to the number previously cared for, 16,118, makes a grand total of 21,360 in all, to whom 42,720 meals were served, besides a large number of meals given to deserving per- 147,963, against $2.454 during the twelve months ended; February 187! Nomrxarion: ‘he President sent the follow- ing nominations to the Senate to-day: To be census supervisors—Jno, Henry Thomas, for 2d district of Ohio; Henry A. Towne, for the 4th district of Ohio; Joshtia W. Stanley, for sth dis- triet of Ohio; Chas, P. Jadwin, for 5th district of Pa.; Davie Perryman, for 2d district of Ala.; Wm. W. Hicks, for the district of Fla.; Jas. S. Burton, for Ist district of Miss.; Francis M. Crismah, for 2d district of Ark. Navy promo- tions—Pay Inspector Cuthbert P. Wallach, of sons, late at ee who had places of their own to lodge in. The house was opened again last Christmas, and during January 927 occupied beds and February, 503. During 1579 five and seven-tenths of the beneficiaries were colored oe le, and thus far this year but two and one- alf per cent of the same class, The general appearance of applicants this year is unusually feet: and, so far as could be ascertained, a very large proportion of them were worthy persons. diligently cote bees having claims—many of them pension clatms—before the departments, ‘The report was accepted. Mr. John T. Mitchell treasurer, stated his accounts had been audit the District of Columbia, to be a pay director; Paymaster A. J. Clark, of New York, to be a 'y inspector; Master seen B. Murdock, of Mass., to be a lieutenant; Ensign Edmund B. Underwood, of New York, to be a master; Mid- shipman Win. S. Hogg, of the District of Colum- bia, to be an ensign.’ Collector of customs— 1. Haynes, for the district of Brazos de Lag aman Sam’l G. Bedwell, THE MoNKok Doctrine 1N THE Hovse.—A member of Congress, and one of considerable prominence, said last night that there would be developed a good deal of opposition in the House, when the inter-oceante canal committee reported the resolution reaftirming the Monroe doctrine. “By whom,” queried THE STAR re- Why. by men of sense,” added the ngressman, The resolution of the committee is simply a declaration of war. We are in no po- sition to have a war with a foreign power. Such a war would be on water. ve No navy. Haven't a ship which ts safe to send to sea with armament and a crew, We haven't a inour navy, except on the monitors, which are not seaworthy, that will pierce an inch tron plate. Ecnogs FROM THE Loppigs.—The ex-Congress- men who act as lobbyists and who get 1p, say, Sorc ah are just bed nts (——d hewspaper men can’t Wi Mysterious packages, done tn) the lobby their w: doors. pee by the committee, and that there would be suf- ficient funds in the treasury to meet all reason- able demands of the association for the present year. Mr. H. O. Noyes was elected a director to Till a vacancy. Mr. Wm. Ballantyne spoke of the strange fact that so few ore eee had availed themselves of the ce ‘y of the lodging house, notwithstanding that ail worthy applicants were treated with the utmost cour- tesy and consideration. Mr. Thomas L. Hume thought the public should manifest more inter- est in the oe of the lodging house, and he desired to invite the whole community to come to the house at any hour of the day or night, when they would be courteously shown through the building by the superintendent, Dr. Wat- ‘kins, After inspecting the house, the meeting adjourned. A eg eee es Fire occurred in Oakland, op- Hon. Isaac W. HAYNE, prior to the war of ney-general of South i and cage of Isaac igre Mishel executed for “treason” by the during the occupation of Charles- ton ae revolutionary war, died on Monday, ae ll raising the most the number of members of ee from 3 to 5. Referred to the committee on communication from the Secretary FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS, ‘WEDNESDAY, March 10. SENATE.—The Vice President laid before the Senate the message received yesterday from the President, transmitting a copy of the agree- ment between the Secretary of the Interior and the Ute Indians, and recommending ‘ts ratifica- tion, Referred to the committee on In rs. ‘Mr. Kernan presented the petition of Roger A. Pryor for removal of political disabilities. Re- ferred to the committee on the judiciary. The Vice President said that there being evidently no quorum prcsent, business would be suspended teinpo! A Mr. Thurman moved a call of the Senate. During the call several Senators came in, and the call Showed 39 Senators present, more than aquorum. Business therefore proceeded. ‘Mr. Thurman, from the committee on the ju- diciary, reported adversely Senate bull to re- imburse the several states for interest patd on war loans and for other purposes. Placed on the calendar. ‘Mr. Davis (Ill) stated that there was a mi- nority report on the bill, Mr. Bayard, from the committee on the judi- clary, reported favorably House bill to detine the terms of office of chief supervisors of elec- Uons. Placed on the calendar. Mr. Vance, from committee on naval affairs, reported favorably House bill to amend the pub- lie marine school act. Bilis were introduced and referred as follows: By Mr. Ransom—To provide for settlement of accounts of the North Carolina railroad com- any. By Mr. Conkling—To amend section 4472, Revised Statutes,concerning commerce and na igatton and the regulation of steam vessels. Mr. Conkling also presented memorial of a large number Of merchants of New York city engaged in transportation of cotton from southern to northern and eastern ports, praying the passage of such a bill as that above named. THE INDIAN TERRITORY QUESTION. ‘The motion made yesterday by Mr. Thurman, to refer to the committee on the judiciary the remonstrance of Indian chiefs against the pas- sage of the bill toestablish a United States court in the Indian territory, was taken up. Mr. Vest opposed the motion, saying the com- 8 itorfes, who had reported the Dill, included several good lawyers, fully able to draw a bill, and there w: mn to refer this any more than any other Dill to the coin- multtee on the judiciary. Mr. Edmunds thought a bill to establish a United States court ina territory which had been set aside as an independent domain raised such important judicial questions as to make it a proper subject for consideration by the judl- clary commiitee. The committee on territories was supposed to be best fitted to discuss ques tions regarding the territories, andthe commit- tee on the judiciary was supposed to be best Titted to discuss judicial questions. No discour- iesy to the committee on territories was im- plied by the motion. ‘Mr. Garland, chairman of the committee on territories, took issue with the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Edmunds),and thought the motion discourteous to that committee. ~The business ofthat committee was to establish territories, and no territory could be established without creating a court therein, The committee might as well be abolished if this motion prevailed. Mr. Conkiing said the present bill differed materially from ordinary propositions to estab- lish territories. It involved the setting aside or change of treaties with Indian tribes. The treaty of 1866 authorized a criminal court for those tribes, excluding civil jurisdiction. Mr. Vest said the same treaty authorized courts of civil jurisdiction. Mr. Conkling said the very difference of con- struction between himself and the Senator trom Missouri showed that the question would need juaicions consideration by a body of legal men. ie thought the Senate never would have been called on to give any opinion on this subject, but for the fact that a railroad company has pone through this Indian reservation issuing nds for their whole Mme, seeking to obtain these lands, and failing to obtain them by de- partmental power, now so standing, that to them, under a court of civil jurisdiction, very large opportunities will inure. He said this meaning no offence to anybody, and tnterpos- ing no challenge to the reasons or motives of anybody. Buthe said, asa matter of history, that these wards of the nation and these owners of this land were left unmolested and unenvied with their treaty and their court, until the pos- sibilities and expectations and the adventure of a railroad company came to necessitate oppor- tunities not found in the court and the law as they then stood. His understanding of the treaty was that it established and authorized no court into which a corporation or individual can go with an action of ejectment or process of expulsion to drive these people from their lands or to bring their title into question. ‘This bili proposes to institute such a court and proposes it, although another provision of the treaty de- clares that never shall this ining be done ex- cept with the consent of the Indians. The In- dians have appeared before the committee on territories and protested against the bilL He submitted that questions of law were plainly involved, and Itke all other bills involving ques- See of law, this should go to the judiciary com- ee. ‘Mr. Thurman argued that the legal questions involved in the memortal required considera- ton by the law committee of the Senate. He had nothing to say as to such reference of the bill, except to say tbat such reference would be proper if the Senate chose to make it. Mr. Vest denied that there was any provision in the bill which abrogated that part of the treaty which required the consent of the In- dians to any change made. Mr. Voorhees said he had never heard a more remarkable proposition than that now made to take a subject referred to and reported by one committee and refer it to another. The judi- clary committee was to be complimented on its modesty. The ent of its members was that the members of the committee on territo- ries lacked either the ability or the integrity to pass on it. Mr, Thurman with great emphasis dented this assertion. Mr. Voorhees said the argument was not put in those words. but that was the only implica- tion. He could find no parallel to the action of the judiclary committee except the action of federal courts in assuming the jurisdiction of state courts. Mr. Edmunds stated that the bill reported Was not a territorial bill at all. It only estab- Ushed a court and disposed of certain lands, Mr. Voorhees replied that this bill embraced a part of what was referred to the committee, and the whole subject was under consideration by them, there having referred to them the Oklohoma bill of the Senator from Missouri (Mr, Vest), and the territorial bill of the Senator irom Tilinois (Mr. Logan.) Mr. Edmunds stated that a bill establishing the territory should precede one establishing a court. Mr. Voorhees in further remarks intimated that in view of the important matters remain- ing 80 long in the hands of the judiciary com- ittee, the Senate had better dispose of this Matter at once, or It might not soon get another chance. Mr. Conkling (who isa member of the judi- Clary committee) denied any intention on the part of that committee to reflect on any other committee. ‘This was a mere question of proper reference. The first twenty-three sections of the bill referred wholly to judicial questions. ‘The rest referred to disposal of lands and inci- Lae questions, It was not a territorial bill ian affairs, but as a member of that commit he would cheerfully vote for its reference to the commit it referred a e ‘because toa tant legal questions in connection with our treatment of the Indians that wouid be passed upon at thts session. Mr. Morgan submitted a resolution increasing the committee on ‘The Vice President laid before the Senate a of War he £vening Star. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 1880. TWO CENTS. under the orders received by its commander at 9 o'clock on the 27th. Its commander was the brave and gallant Gibson, and its next chiet officer was the brave and’ gallant and daring Bragg. now an honored member of the These men have friends It like stealing a feather from the ene of an eagle, with which to speed the arrow that Is to pierce him, to bring these men in here and seize upon that gallant action that occurred more than 24 hours before the time that Porter is charged with not:coming to the rescue, for the purpose of meting out condemnation to him. One word, he continued, in regard to the charges. I have sald they were Pope’s charges. They were signed by another, but they were Pope's charges. He claimed the honor of them, when in his message to the committee on the conduct of the war, he said that he had felt it his duty to bring Porter to justice. He claimed the rewards of them, when after that court had rendered its findings and the sentence had been executed on Porter, he went to the Chief Magistrate of the country and asked that he should be recognized for his services. The hand was the hand of Esau, but the voice was the voice of Jacob. The lings of a court so ordered and organized is not entitled, in my opinion, to the very highest weight and consideration. I have aot that very high and exalted aspect for courts-martial that has been expressed by some. I do not think they come within the definition of the - chief commentator on the laws of England, who de- fines a court as a place where justice 1s judicl- ally administered. And in this particular in- stance I do not think the court intended to be so regarded. HOUSE.— Mr. Reagan asked and obtained leave to have printed the following resolution, which, he stated, he would offer as a substitute for the resolutions of the committee on THE INTER-OCEANIC CA Resolved, That while we recognize the gen- eral interes} of the whole commercial world in the use of a ship canal or railroad across the isthmus connecting North and South America, and while we will respect that interest if such a Mne of inter-oceanic communication shail be es- tablished, we declare that, as the es- tablishment of such a Ime of - com- munteation would practically connect the Atlantic and the Mexican guif and the Pacific co: nes of the United States, and as the United States would have a great local as wellas general Interest in the k in common with the other commercial powers of the earth, and as the political control Of such a line of communication would be vital- ly ne interests, and 1 integrity and the preservation of her territor political independence,she will insist whenever, and by whomsoever, such a project shall be commenced on such political control of 1t as will ive security toour commercial and political In- COMMITTEE REPORTS. The Speaker then proceeded to call the com- mittees for reports, the House having retused to dispense with the morning hour. Mr. Whitthorne, chairman of the committee on baval affairs, reported back bill providing tor a commission for the examination of exist- ing or proposed rules tor preventing collision on the water, and for fram! ng such rules as shall be in consonance with furtherance of the inter- ests of international law. Printed and recom- mitted. Also, joint resolution for the organization of a board Of five or seven officers of the navy, whose duty it shall be to examine and report upon the practicability of completing the double-turreted monitors Puritan, Monadnock, Amphitrite and Terror. Agreed to. ‘Mr. Goode, from same committeee, reported back bill authorizing the President to detail an officer of the navy or marine corps to perform the duties of solicitor and judge advocate gen- eral. Referred to the committee of the whole, Also, excepting from the provisions of section 3627 of the Revised Statutes, the p1 from the dockage of private vessels at the several United States navy yards, Referred to commit- tee of the whole. Mr. Harris (Mass.), from the same committee, reported back the bill providing for experiments in naval torpedoes. Keferred to the committee of the whole, Mr. Brewer, from the same committee, re- ported the bill relating to the appointment of professors of mathematics in the navy. Placed on the calendar. On motion of Mr. Hatch, Senate Amendments to the House bill authorizing the Secretaries of Interior and War to employ additional clerks were concurred in. Mr. Hatch, from the committee on_ pensions, reported bill to increase pensions for loss of arm or leg. Placed on calendar. Under the call of committees the following bills were reported and placed on the House calendar: 4 ppropriating $300,000 for the rellef of the poor of Ireland; to restrict Chinese immigra- top; to prevent the removal of Indians from the states into the Indian territory; to.prevent the withholding of pensiuns from pensioners under the act of 1861; to provide for the enforce- ment of the eight hour law. ‘The Speaker laid before the House a message from the President, transmitting the report of the Secretary of ‘the Interior, concerning an agreement signed by the chiefs and headmen of the Ute Indians now in VS The mes- sage was ordered printed and referred. ; ‘he House then resumed the consideration of the * dresses olitical assessment” bill, and was ad- by 4ir, Young, of Ohio, Political Notes. In the eastern colleges Grant and Bayard are the favorite presidential candidates. Out of three thousand votes cast Grant. leads Bayard by a plurality of thirty and Sherman comes next, pele one hundred and fifty votes behind 3ran The editor of the Cleveland (0.) Leader has abandoned the Grant cause and come out for Blaine as the most acceptable republican presi- dential candidate. In explanation of his change of policy he announces as “evident” that Grant’s Bomnination would alienate a number of German Seer and also, “it is quite clear that the third-term principle will drive a cer- tain class of lukewarm republicans away from us so much as to seriously endanger the ticket.” The Leader has been one of the most stalwart of the Grant papers, and its change is noted as “significant” as showing the drift of feeling in the republican party in Ohio. The Springfield Republiean indulges in the following scratcher statistics: “James G. Bir- ney in 1844 polled only 62,300 votes, and did not carry a state; but those votes defeated Henry Clay, who polled 1,299,068 votes, and carried 11 states out of 26. The Washington correspondent of the Cin- cimnatl Commercial has interviewed Mr. War- ner M. Bateman, president of the Sherman National committee, in regard to the statements telegraphed from Vereen es that Secretary Sherman contemplated withdrawing from the residential canvass in favor of Washburne or jaine. Mr. Bateman says there is no truth in it whatever; that instead of feeling discouraged, the friends of Sherman think his ts are very promising. They count on the vote of Ohio to start with, considerable ley trom other northern states, and at least of the southern del res. Ex-Representative Jones, of Kentucky, who was @ member of Congress in 1876, told a repor- ter of the Louisville Courier-Journal a tew days ago: 10: “*] talked with Mr. Tilden a few months and he told me that he was opposed to the electoral commission, and was ready to go to Washington, take the oath and point t his ae ee Mr. eee came and ae ‘him that jocrat ingressmen had agreed to the commission without consulting him, and he ee eee ee us e, 2 ent ja_repul ican [eepnere has nade a bet at New orleans of $1,008 that General Grant will receive at the Chicago convention 290 votes in solid ‘ins a card of a member of the In board there meray 0 bet $1,000 that Grant will not be nominat Our Philadelphia editorial brethren are rather Sears Soar on the presidency. Mr. McPherson, Telegrams to The Star. ANNAPOLIS POSTMASTER ARRESTED. Charged with Defalcation. ge SITUATION —<—$—$ Proclamation of Mayor Kalloch. —— THE ENGLISH EXCITEMENT. ees Replies to Lord Beaconsfield. Se ae PENNSYLVANIA BRIBERY CASES. Se AN ALLEG GEEICE DE- FALCATIO: Arrest of Postmaster Bigelow of An- napolis. ANNAPOLIS, MD , May 10.—Special Agent Wm. ‘T. Henderson to-day arrested Postmaster W. O. Bigelow, charging him with the robbery of the post office on the morning on March Ist. On that day the back door of the office was found broken open and the office robbed, it was alleged of $3,000 worth of postage stamps. Special Agent Henderson was immediately put. to work, and to-day bis investigations ended in the ar f Major Bigelow. The major affirms his inno- cence of the matter. He will be taken to Be timore this afternoon. He has constd property here, and has many friends. ile came here during the war, being an officer of the fed- eral army. He married here, and has a large family. ‘The office was turned over to the bonds- men of Major Bigelow, who in turn have pu’ the office in care Of Grafton Munroe, assistant postmaster. THE Sites a whieh will be published in the morning pape follows:—I deem tt my duty to the city, over whose welfan Ihave been called top by incendiary misreprese! t ation, to declare in (he most emphatic and pub- IN SAN FRANCISCO. | FOREIGN AFFAIRS. Munificent nations to the ‘ani DvsLIN, March 10.—The Mansion House relief committee says: Munificent contributions con- Unue to fiow in. There was reeetved yesterday the sum of £2,000 from Brisbane, £1,500 from Adelaide, and £1,000 from Sidney, Australia; £300 from Nelson, New Zealand, ana 0600 from. Launceston, Had it not been for the Australian contributions the operations of the committee would have long since ceased. ‘The sum of £100 hag been received from the Bishop of Ottawa, Ontario; £206 from Winnepey, Manitoba; £1 from Wilmington, North Carolina; and ¢ti from East Palestine, Ohio, A letter has been re- ceived from the Irish relief comrnitee of London, Ontario, advising the dispatch of provisions thence to Liverpool. A letter has been recelved from Dr. George H. Hepworth, one of the mem~ bers of the committee appointed for the distribu tion of the New York Herald revief fand, to which | a reply Was sent that any information, | abce, or co-operation which can be given to the | Heraid committee, shall be given most willini ‘The letter says: ‘To cn e with the Herald committee will be equally a | pleasure anda duty. But lange as ts the sum subserived by the various funds there is too much reason to fear that it will be all too little | the urgent necessities of the case. There is, therefore, all the more need for rigid econo- my and careful administration. The committee | thoroughiy realizes the dangers of admintster- ling funds subscribed for the same object through various organizations. No matter | what precaution may be taken, such a system | cannot but result ina certain Amount of ine- | ae of distribution, ot waste, and probabl | demoralvation. The ‘commlitee will be | desirous at all times to co-operatelwith the Her- | ald committee and other organizations In order to reduce these unavoidable evils to the mint- | mum. The committee has great reason to feat | that the destitution is likely to increase, The | 8ppearances of former famines have shown that | the time of the worst trial Is usnally_ tm the | months of May, June, July, and a part of August, The committee has. therefore, long and heavy [labor before it which must tax all {ts pow- | ers to the uttermost.” The letter is signed by | Right Hon. E. Dwyer Gray, Lord Mayor of Dub- | in. One hundred and fifteen grants were made yesterday. This is the largest number that has been made in one day. ‘The subscriptions. now reach the sum of £109,000, of which £54,900 is in hand, The Markets. | _ BALTIMORE, March 10.—Virginia sixes, consols, 84 ies, 26; do. past due coupons, 824; do. new ten-forties, 414 bid to-day. o-day. ALTIMORE, March’ 10.—Ootton easy—mid- dling, 134. Flour lower and dull—Howard street super, 4.5015.00; do. extra, 6.50 ; do. family, 6:50a7.00: city mills super, 4.50 5.0; do. 0 io. family, "6.758 Patapeco family, Wheat, southern lower and dull; westera. lower for spot and futures steady southern red, 1.3581.38; do. amber, 1.42a1.45; No. 1 Maryland, LeldaL-A5! (NO. 2 western ‘winter rod,” spot, an 42; April and May, 1.42?,a1.43; June, ‘4: July, 1.26al. Corn, southern 3 uithern white, 57 9 n mixed, spot, 535; arch, 34; May, 52a | 52%: steamer, 55. Oats steady und edey—aouthern, 47a48- western white, do. mix 45046; Pennsylvania, 47043. dull, 99496. Hay steady—pri a Mary- land, 16.00a17.00. Less Pork, | 13.25a13.50. Bulk meats—loose shoulders, | clear rib sides, OX; G0. packed, 54 and | Bacon—shouiders, OX: clear rib slides, 8. 10a12. Lard, 833. western packed, } Petroleum d | io carn | Suara st | Ad; ft lic manner that there 1s not and never has been test reason to apprehend any disturb- | ISG,800 bushels. ve 10 stocks irre jot or lawlessness whatever, from the i, March 10.—Stocks | irregular. a 5 of San Francise ao troubidy Honey, a6. Hechange, long, 45475; short, 48775- to us it will not come from them. Most | Yor axe a ble and outrageous means are being | CR ene onl, ee used by designing men to goad them into riotous ch 10, 12:30 p. m.—Consols, demonstrations, but they will fail They are as they have proved themselves to be under m trying provocation the law abiding and peace reserving Ronen of our population. I vouch ‘0 the world and J further declare, however the people abroad may be Imposed upon, that the people of this city see through all the transparent humbug- gery of military interference, police increase and inflammatory circulars and will walt their constitutional day of judgment to peaceably, but effectively, consign their authors to politi” cal infamy and oblivion which they most richly deserve. (Signed,) J. THE POLITICAL INE . KALLOcH, Mayor. EXCITEMENT D. Address of a iberal Leader in Re- ply to Lord Beaconsfield. Lonvon, March 10.—Right Hon. Wm. E. Fors- ter, one of the liberal leaders in the House of Commons, has issued an address to the electors ot Bradford, in reply to Lord Beaconsfield’s manifesto. ‘He denies the charge that the litical opponents of the premier seek to disin- rate the united kingdom, and intimates that it is made In the hope of diverting attention from the mischievous foreigh and Indian Sou of the government. He agrees with Lord Beacons- field that the strength of the nation depends upon unity of feeling, but believe that the power of England can only be upheld by a wiser foreign and colonial policy, and a home policy which will increase the public welfare. A Home Ruler’s Arraignment of the Government. Mr. William Shaw, the home rule issued an address to his constituency at Cork, in which he characterizes the letter of Lord Bea- consfield as an electioneering manifesto, placing false issues before the people, and tending to excite the worst passions of the ignorant. attributes the famine in Ireland to the govern- ment’s culpable ignorance and neglect, and ac- cuses the prime minister with misrepresenting the general opinion of the people of Irelan He declares that home rule does not mean that the connection ween the two countrics should be destroyed, but that the relationship may be placed on a healthy, natural and honest basis through constitutional means. The ad- dress concludes as follo “There is apother Irish question on which the government as been more reactionary than others. I mean the land question. I call on the Irish people north and south to answer the insulting ve of the prime minister, by returning an overwhelming majority at the coming election pledged to the settlement of the great vita! national question; pledged to give ample facilities for the creation of a peasant proprietory whenever possible to restore, define and i ize tenant right in Ul- Ster, and extend it to the whole of Ireland. We must sink all minor differences, put aside all personal feeling, and lend every energy to effect this great object.” ————_—_ THE PENNSYLVA 1A BRIBERY CASES. Proceedings in Harrisburg To-day. HARRISBURG, March 10.—The court met at 9 o’clock this morning. Application was made by counsel for Chas. Long for a continuance of his case,alleging sickness and weakness of mind asacause. Judge Pearson said he had not in- tended to continue any of these casea, but as sickness was an interposition of Providence he would continue this case until the next term of court. The trial of Emile J. Petroff for corrupt solicitation was then resumed. After introduc- Ing testimony to prove that Petroff had prom- ised “to make it interesting” for members of the legislature to support the riot bill the common- wealth closed itscase. Thedefense opened, and Petroff testified in hisown behalf. The court then adjourned until this afternoon. Fatal Boiler Explosion. Sr. Lovis, Mo., March 10,—The boiler in the two story grist’ mill ot Solomon Zeigler, at Brotherton, opposite St. Charles, Mo., onthe Missouri river, exploded with terrific force yes- terday morning, and tore the old mill to atoms. Simon Zeigler, the proprietor’s son, who acted as engineer, was killed out right, and a colored boy named ‘Williams, the fireman, was so badly — that he died an hour after the accident, a es was caused by a lack of water in the er. Fire. CINCINNATI, March 10.—A special dispa' the Commercial from Washi ton Court House, O., dated at midnight last night says: James F. E}y’s large elevator and pork packing establish- ment caught fire at 11:30 last night, and is a to- are in danger, tal loss. Other valuable built ger, as the fire is not yet under control. The loss of Ely 1s $35,000; insurance $17,000, A Lock-out in Readi By HE i i i Betee In for them,that they will so continue, | eader has | He | 19 6 ney and 97’, for the scoomnt, Atlantic and Great Western first mortzace trustees* 64%. New Jersey Central console, 10934. do. see 4 Tilinois Central, | t | rrstecs® 3g. EI | LONDON, 10, 4:30" p. 'm.—Consols, 97 13-16 for'money and 98 for the account. Atlantic and Great Western first tees’ certif mortgage - cates, (44. Erie, 4734. Pennsylvania Central, 63%, NEW YORK MARKETS THIS AFTERNOO ‘The following quotations were curre | York to-day at 2p. m.. as reported b j 8on & Oo.:—U. 8. 4 Ber canta, 108; D- of tral, 683; ; Ohio and Michigan Central, 927% Hovels of Ireland. ABJECT RY AND SICKENING SQUALOR. George Hepworth ina cable dispatch to the donors of the New York Herald relief fund tells of the sights he witnessed in the suffering coun- ties of Ireland. He says: The first cage I re- member Was thatof an old woman who sat on the muddy threshold of her hut as he went by, Utting us hands as if in supplication and crying, “Nothing has = my Ups for twenty- four hours.” I never knew the value of a loaf or bread tll that moment. When we gave her half a loaf she took it with the eagerness of a famished dog. She trembled with age and weakness, for she was over seventy years of age, aid hunger ad_ reduced her to the likeness of 4 skeleton. here was a glare in her eye that (old of famine. stood in the middle of the road and | God that Americans had not forgotten Ireland. : MOTHER AND BABE. | Nor shall I soon forget the sight which T saw in another hut. The mother of seven children was holding the youngest,'a girl of a few months, In frantic embrace, moaning as she rocked to and fro. She looked up witu statiled gaze as we entered the door, Which we could oniy do by bending, and gave a low cry as though in very terror. After a few minutes she Was reassured, for she thought me an ent of | the landlord sent to evict her. Then she told me she had nothing to eat for many days ex- | cept a poor dole of Indian meal which a relief committee gave her, and for-which she was thankful enough. She added that being half starved herself it was im) ble to supply milk for her babe. She would be compelled to ‘see it die by inches inher arms. But for the meal which tie relie?_ committee supplied the famity would have literally had nothing to eat. ON THE EDGE OF THE BOG. Let_me give you a sample of what I saw in many scores of huts, and in afew which are thatched and of stone, and stand on the edge of a bog which affords them peat for fuel. they contain three small rooms. One is the room where the household lives. Through a small hole in its roof of the kitchen smoke is gene- rally forced to escape. ‘There is almost a famine this year on account of the wet weather. The only fuel consists of a bunch of green twigs. Another room is for the cow if they are happy enough to possess one, which is very rarely the SCENES case. The cow is part of the family, and always goes In and out through the front door, In the third room, which ts perhaps eight or nine feet square, the family slee] They have one bed, with two thin, worn: out blankets, and here four of a household of nine must sleep, not lengthwise, but crosswise, covering themselves as best they can. The pile up asmall bundle of straw in the corner and sleep on it. Pressed by hunger, they have eaten all their store of potatoes. The oaly food in the whole house is a few pounds of Indian meal, which they mix with water, and make it {oto a stirabout. This is all they have and all they will have until the autumn, What won- der, then, that they should be disheartened and discouraged? I have asked again and what part of their wretchedness is due to in- temperance. T am assured that it is caused solely by the utter faflure of the crops. ke Hote THE “* ee ie PENZANCE?”—A telegrams pot to the Capitol to- day from the agents of Messrs. Gilbert ‘and Sul- ivan and others, who have just ascertained that on the 2d day of February last Mr. John John Stetson, of Boston, took out a a right of the Composition entitled “The Pi- rates of Penzance.” Spofford, the Librarian of Congress, states that no effort whatever has pen poate ob penal ot (Seller Sullivan y eir work here, altho might easly have done so if they had desk The librarian has ht to refuse a fo new work, Mr. Stetson’s papers were duly e ‘number of received to-day indicate that Gilbert and Suili- Van's agent ‘Scared about the matter. It is su it be to that any manager who chooses can now out the “Pirates.”—Wash, Special N. ¥, Ti Mvnicrpa elections were held in New Jersey yesterday. ‘The result in Camden is in doubt, Eng gigs ey Manasa~ townships with