Evening Star Newspaper, March 24, 1880, Page 1

ae THE EVENIN ENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, E Except Sunday, A¥ THE STAR BUILDINGS, Penrsyivania Avenue, Corner 11th Street, by The Evening Star Newapaper Company. GEORGE W. ADAMS, Pres't. ‘Tre EVENING San ix eerved to eubseribers in the hy carriers, on their own account, at 10 cents or 44 cents per month. Copies at. the seach. *By mail—postage pre) vuth one sear, $6; six months, i Post Office at Washington, 288 Srna muatter } S Wrrkiy Stan—publiehed on Frider 87a postage prepaid. ie months, #1; 10 20 copies for $2 year, for $15 Fe Alt mail aban, mnst be paid in ad- vane; ¥ Rates longer than ko paid fo made known on appli eT | V9E, 55 N°. 8,414. WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 1880. SPECIAL NOTICES. THE EVENING STAR. ST. PAUL'S Series JP OTHERAN TRC ox ner 1 ats. WEDNESDAY. RSDAY ‘and ERIDAY Ww. BENTLEY. ngelist, will ist the pastor, Rev. Dr. DOMER. ion on Sunday morning next. E TRIOT COLUMBIA HORT: hie Ra SOCIETY will meet on WED- d Bath at, German aially invited ROSS CHURCH (EPISCOPAL! and. 18th st.—Holy Week Ser- day, Soapnors and Com Auony, 12 te p.m. ot hectares On Sees ized Events of ‘Week ‘Thursday Evening.on Coromunion of Saints: Saturdsy Evening, on Inier- mediate State. Seats free. mar23-3t NEW BUILDING ASSOCIATION ON APITOL HILL. —A Building Association, be organized under the sus ploes of the Building Associ: wil find members of German-American Sou Les eons Gesiring Ce i ts at the flowing pce ara WITTHAFT, No. 14 East Capito! st. ai New York ave. Be No. i MAN, Ne. Tis Ten st. nw. BUCHEN, cor. 8th and D sts.n.e. ~ WE! [reasury Department. Sep HOWARD UNIVERSITY, MEDIOAL DE- Oe pixie: he Class for Laboratory hens ING, April 1 Dertong who desire join H. SEAMAN, 1424 ba Tite. F >“ NATURAL MINERAL Enns: Bedford, Blue Lick, Consreas, Dee} Jn, Lithia, Re tysbure, Friedri nis, Piling, White SHS At MILBUBN'S P! feb19 429 pene ee SS PRPECIAL NOTIOE.—A fresh supyly of cs PUKE NORWEGIAN COD LIVER DREW'S Drag Swre, corner 9th st. and Penngyt- vanii - at 50 cents per full pint bottie. oct Instruction in, each "THURSDAY in the eater = aay) address Prof. WM. thesda LECTURES. POE. WILLIS, of Chicago, will give Lecture aud Leeson on Physiognomy, sh Dig how to read character by the eyes, nose, month, air, aloe, laugh, walk, cts, meer's Busi- Rone College Hall, THURSDAY EVENING, March ith, at § o'clock. Admission, 25 cents. ‘These Tectures are very interesting an instructive, being ilhustrated with over 50,pictures. mar23-3t* Q¥orsBorT APRIL 10TH WE SHALL ESTABLISH OUR WAREROOMS AT 1425 NEW YORK AVENU (SEan 19TH STREET.) IN ORDER TO REDUCE OUR LARGE STOOK before moving, we shall offer GAS FIXTURES, FURNACES, RANGES, PARLOR GRATES, &c., AT MUCH BELOW THE PRESENT WHOLE- BALE PRICES. Parties in want of goods of this kind will find this an opportunity to purchase at VERY LOW RATES. EDWARD CAVERLY & CO., mar20 MASONIC TEMPLE. ARTIES ABOUT BUILDIN emake Alterations in their plumbing sbould call at the ‘warerooms of the onc cralatieds ‘where can be seen, ‘with water attached, th HELLYER WATER-CLOSETS, ¥ C. MEYER & Oo., of New York, Thelged-Euown msmifactarers of Fine Pim bine Materials. HAYWARD & HUTCHINSON, 917 9th street n.w., Washington, D. C, N.B.—We carry in stock H. 0. MEYER & 00.'S guaranteed silver-plated and their other aities, includin: DOHERTS'S SEur-CLosing COOKS,” VORTR,* nd MURDOCH Fir Tuarld-w,8, 6W.18t LUMBER! LUMBER OUR IMMENSE TRADE SHOWS WHAT LOW PRICES WILL DO. WILLET & LIBBEY, @OR. 6TH ST. AND NEW YORK AVE. N. W 100 FEET OF THE BEST BOARDS FOR $1.25. THESE AKE THE VERY BEST BOARDS MANUFACTURED, COMMON BOARDS, 100 FEET FOR $1.00. marl? WILLET @ LIBBEY. FIVE GAS FIXTUBES, SLATE MANTELS, LATROBES, RANGES AND FURNACES. A Fine Selection of above Goods always on hand. re aye in ouremploy none Lut the best mechan: snd take plearure in, giving estimates for snd ‘Tisning “All obing promptly at- HAMILTON & SHEDD, marl-Im,1p 811 D st., ¥. M. 0. A. Building. H**“ ARD & HUTCHINSON, 217 Ninth street n. w., pecial attention to NG AND MODERN REMODELIN E PLUMBY residences. manufacture SLATE te ana seul FURNACES ES, BANG FIBE-PLACE STOVES. English TIL} the Gols geod thing im that lise, snd wo orator is the on! ing in e, and we own the patent for manufacturing. ‘INE WATCH REPAIRIN F ENGRAVING, ETO WATCHES, ier ee) AND COMPLI- ERS Of every description carefully repaired by skillfal COATS OF ARMs. eS Mi A nee ue TS, ee neues DIAMOND, PEARL and OTHER WELR' reset aid repaired cu the Beet munuuer oY \G DEFEC- |. W. GALT, BRO & CO., waré 1107 Pennsyivonia avenue. c= RURPERT, TEMPLE OF FANOY goons, Nes. 403 and 405 7th st. n.w., ReczIvRD 4 FULL AssonTuant or BASTER EGGS ef all designe and prices. = _ THE GAME OF FIFTEEN marl For 10¢., 20¢., 26¢. and 60c. per Piece. © | coumonone § Washington News and Gossip. GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-pay.—Internal rev- enue, $516,647.04; Customs. $1,236,956.51. A CONSCIENCE CONTRIBUTION Of $100 was to- day received by Secretary Sherman from an anonymous party in New York. ADJUTANT GENERAL TOWNSEND is confined at home by rheumatism. General Drum Is acting as Adjutant General. Rap ON MoonsHINERS.—Andrew Clarke, in- ternal revenue collector at Atlanta, telegraphs as follows to Commissioner Raum to-day: “ Raiding force just returned from mountains, seized nine illicit distilleries and arrested seven men.” Hon. RoLanp E. TRowsRipGk, commissioner of Indian affairs, went to New York last night to attend to the special lettings for Sugar. cot fee, &c., taking place there to-morrow. He will return on Saturday. | FEEDING THE FaMiuigs oF OvR Fors.—Ona communication from the Interior departmezt conveying the wish of the families of Victoria's band to remain at San Carlos, instead of going to the Hot Springs, Gen. Sherman endorsed as tollows:—“Respectfully returned to the Secre- tary of War, inviting attention to the principle involved in the case. The Indian bureau is feeding at heavy cost the families of Victoria | and his band of Apaches while the War depart- | ment is fighting at an awful cost B money and | life the warriors or bucks. his mag- | nanimity verge on the borders of folly? “W. T. SHERMAN.” | ScRRENDER OF SiTTING BuLt.—That very- | little-wanted Indian, Sitting Bull, seems at last | really about to come back, accepting the term3 | of the government. The Commissioner of In- | dian Affairs has advices that several hundred of Sitting Bull's band have surrendered their arms and ponies to Agent Porter, at Fort Peck, and have asked for rations. Gen. Terry called | upon the Secretary of the Interior this morning regarding the apparent surrender. RvMORED REesIGNaTION.—There 1s a rumor | quite prevalent in the Patent Office of the con- | templated resignation of Commissioner Paine. | It is reported that Mr. Paine wishes to give his attention to business affairs, and that this fs the | sole cause of the proposed resignation. LpT’s CoTroy.—The Navy department has received from the Baltimore board of trade a list of merchants who desire to | he furnished with samples of the cotton recent- sent on by C ommodore Schufeldt, of the hi iconderoga. rds of trade of New York he boa and other Tiites will be invited to furnish siml- lar lists. AGAINST THE NoMINATION.—In the executive session of the Senate yesterday Senator Mc- Pherson argued against confirming the nomina- tion of Capt. James E. Jouett to advancement to the grade of commodore. THe DONNELLY-WASHBURN Case.—It is said | that two of the democratic members of the House committee on elections, Messrs. Speer, of Georgia, and Clark, of New Jersey, have re- fused to vote to sustain the report to unseat Washburn, of the 3d Minnesota district, and a vote has been postponed until Friday. NAVAL ORDERS. —Passed Assistant Engineer A. F. Dixon, to oe Minnesota, relieving Assist- nnessee, Ci det a Henry Kim- | mell, frora the Tuscorara on the 29th ultimo and placed on waiting orders. CONFIRMATIONS AND REJECTIONS.—The Senate in executive session yesterday confirmed the nominations of Wm. J. Phillips to be marshal of the United States for eastern district of Texas; W. W. Newlin to be register of land office at Vancouver, Washington territory; George Soy to be collector of customs for district of Cherry- stone, Va.; also a number of postmasters and army’ and navy promotions. ‘The Senate re- jected the roo ns) nominations of census supervisors: Chas. D. Campbell for the 1st dis- tict of Ohio; John Henry Thompson, for 2d district of Ohio, and Wm: A. Hunt, for the 7th district of Ohio. COLONEL Ws. A. BULLiTT, of Kentucky, 13 being warmly supported by the business men and bankers of that state for judge of the United States district court, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of Judge Hays. The Louisville Courier-Journal says: Mr. William A. | Bullitt, of this city, certainly has some claims | on the President’s attention. For the past ten years he has been assistant district attorney here, and he has done much of the work of the office, and always ably. He isa native of this city, and has a host of friends here. He was educated here and at Kenyon College, Ohio, and studied law at Harvard. He went into the war in the third Kentucky, and rose to the command of the sixty-fifth Ohio, where he served till the close of the war. On the march to the sea Col. Bullitt was shot all to pieces, receiving injuries that last for life. He las always been a modest, retiiing man, who never asks for office; but his claim on the government are great on account of his ability and untiring zeal in the fulfillment of bis official duties. His appointment would give universal satisfaction. SUBSTITUTE FOR “THE SIXTY SURGEONS BILL.” The Senate committee on pensions has decided to report asubstitute for the measure commonly known as “The Sixty Surgeons bill,” providing for theexamination and Adjudication of pele ston claims in such manner as to do away with the present ex parte beers ‘The substitute rovides for the 2 ent of a commission ye each Cot nal district, to consist of a i n and lawyer (of different political par- ties, whose duty it shall be to hold sessions in every county seat in their respective districts three times a year, for the purpose of examin- ing applicants for pensions and witnesses in Person. The fees for making examinations, taking declarations and examining witnesses are wo be paid by the government. “THE Utes Wii Go” back to Colorado to- morrow night. Their long stay here ‘thas been productive of results most Important to the future of their nation. Ouray says his people have been treatea fairly and justly by ine gov. | & ernment, and will for their part carry out the agreement arrived at in good faith. This agree- ment must now be presented to the tribe by their chiefs, in order that it shall receive ac- cording to stipulation the approval of three- fourths of the adult male members of the con- federated bands. The chiefs must also at once undertake the task of capturing those guilty of the White River atrocities, and to facilitate the accomplishment of this two White River Utes Will be taken west, at least as far as Fort Lea- venworth. Ouray and the chiefs told Sec retary Schurz they appreciated the justice of the pro- posal to pay out of the Ute fund an annuity to the survivors of the White River massacre. A CASE OF INTEREST TO GOVERNMENT Em- PLOYERS Was argued before the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday. In isi4, Thomas T. Murray, of this city, was a clerk in the Internal Revenue Bureau, and on po 2ist of that year received a letter from the Secretary of the Treasury granting him a leave of absence with- out pay for five months. On June 30, 1874, he was dismissed, but recelved no pay for the time he was not employed. The tion of the department, relied om to sust the Secretary, contains a clause to the effect that apy absence over one month in a ~ “whether authorized or unauthorized, wil without pay.” The claimant also, under the jot resolution approved June 23, 184, giv two months’ pay to clerks discharged without fault. by reason of the reduction in the appro- priations, put in an Gaee ae to the ele of the Be months! pay judgment was given in favor by the Cou art ee Claims, and Ubis was appealed by the United rates ‘THE FINANCES OF Ecyrt.—Mr. Farman, U.S. consul general at Cairo, Egypt, in his dispatch & the oe ean Of State, dated Feb. 14, 1390, tol aie sea oe ety — ot E Wi Heyregeatc esol ‘thous munity are so onerous as to leave but a small of earnings to support life. value of the products ot Rg are $100,000,000 annum. annual interest the public Sore et 000, whose governments act as on the interest. Not Important Nominations To-day. The President sent the following nominations to the Senate this afternoon: James B. Angell, of Mich., to bevenvoy extraordinary and min- tentiary of the United States to China eee come F. Seward: John F. Swift, of inonse so ching to negotiate a treaty with missioners to China; S. Newton Pettis, of Pa., associate ee tice supreme court of New Mexico; Joseph C. teres of New York city, to be agent ‘or the Indians of the San Carlos Agency in Arizona. The District Investigation. TESTIMONY TO-DAY. The investigation of the charges made against the District Commissioners by Treasurer Gilfil- lan was resumed to-day by the House commit- tee on the District of Columbia. acc enramars nea vg te gent reertineates tes did not involve any loss to the mts ‘fiexanger, throu; shee fegietelea: Mr. Beall if he ever of the First National Bank of ‘New York? Witness Stated that he acted In such capacity to the extent of collecting amounts due on deeds oe trust. irs. Mary A. Snyder testified that her late hustand in his lifetime owned property which as assessed for special improvements; draw- Tack oe were issued therefor. Witness shown an endorsement on a drawback which had "been issued to her husband and pur- porting to contain his endorsement. Witness Bald she did not think the endorsement, was her husband’s. She would not swear that the sig- nature was not that of her husband, nor could she swear that It was her husband's signature, though she thought it was not. Mr. Beall was again recailed, and presented such perce as he ‘had ae his possession tou ing the drawbacks issued Messrs. Crouse and Lamb. Witness said that there were in his pos- session five or six cases of drawbacks which are known to be forgeries, bat that each of them has been reported to the District Commission- ers. _ Witness called the attention of Mr. Dick- ‘son to the fo Crouse endorsement, but up to this time no restitution had been made, nor did witness know of any steps that had taken to compel restitution. Witness was ex- amined at length touching the books in his oftice, and the manner in which they were kept, «ec, Witness explained that all the connections he had with the First National Bank of New York was to advise that corporation when pay- ment was made of assessments against property upon which the bank held the tax lein certifi- cates. Dr. Crouse testified that he owned property on Capitol Hill; had not paid the assessments thereon, and has no recollection of ever receiv- ing a drawback certificate. In 15:7 some one in Mr. Beali’s office told witness that he was en- titled toa drawback. Witness signed a transter of the claim for collection only, but had never received aby money on account thereof. Wit- ness called at Mr. Beall’s office and was told that the matter was in doubt as to whether witness was the proper person to receive the drawback, inasmuch as the property was in litt- gation. Witness knew Thomas Quinn; he was employed at one time in Beall’s office. ’ Witness signed the transfer of his claim, he thinks, at ane pst fs of Thomas Quinn and a young man Troxail. Witness further testified that he never pala! the assessment against his prop- po Tty, Dut that there was a peter 's sale of it yy one Holtzman, who ave paid the assessment. ‘The whole matter i still in litiga- ion. ‘Mrs. Snyder was recalled, and shown other signatures alleged to be her husband’s, but she failed to positively identify them as such; if the signatures were her late husband's, they were certainly signed under the influence of liquor, and in such & way that witness failed to recog- nize them. Mr. Beall was again recalled, and testified that no effort had ever been made within his knowl- edge to get back any amounts paid on forged certificates, W. O. Roome was recalled, and questioned concerning the Crouse and Lamb forgeries. He said that two subordinates in ae office, who have been dismissed, were, in his jud; mene, it, Tes} sible for both ‘transactions, and that one of t! ese clerks was now under indictment. Witness said the letters which he wrote upon which ne Crouse and Lamb assessments had ten had been abstracted from the files, and that singularly enough, witnesses’ messenger fail tocopythem in his letter-press book; the mes- sepger had access to witnesses’s papers at all hours of the day and night. At 12 o’clock the committee adjourned until Friday next. THE FOLLOWING LETTER addressed to the committee was filed with Chairman Hunton:—Gentlemen: Having exer- cised my constitutional right as a citizen of the United States in petitioning the House of Rep- Tesentatlves, ant y petition having been re- ferred to this honorable committee, I desire to be informed at your earliest convenience whether Sppoxtantty: will be afforded me to offer proofs in support of the charges I have made in my petition, before the close of the pending investigation into District affairs. I likewise deem it my duty to advise your honor- able committee that I have important facts in my possessiun clearly Sonteenicning: the state- ments of certain witnesses all examined. ‘Yours respectfully, COLUMBUS ALEXANDER. Army ORDERS.—The following transfers in the 9th infantry are made:—Ist Lieut. W. L. Carpenter, from company G to company B, and Ist Heat W. S. Wyatt trom company B to com- Pott G. The general court martial at Willet’s int, Xew York harbor, ts dissolved. | Captain iwood, stant quartermaster, from aay in the de) iment of ‘Texas, and will re- peer eee al (ae Columbus (Ohio) barracks; Capt. J. inspecting duty in his city. The omer dctactin Capt. J. H. Gi assistant quartermaster, from duty as devo quartermaster at Cheyenne, Wyoming Terri- ritory, and ordering Capt. J. H. Lord assistant quartermaster to that duty is revoked. THE TEs TRADE.—Gen. Stahl, U. S.consul at Hiogo, Japan, in his dispatch to the Depart- ment of State, dated January 29, 1590, transmits the annual rt of the tea trade of that dis. trict. 14,000, pounds of tea were exported from Hiogo during year. Over 11,000,000 pounds were shipped t to the United States, and 2,500,000 pounds to Canada. None was shipped to other countries. ‘The report shows a increase over the previous year in quantity and value, the prices being higher than in 1878 not- withstanding the great increase of production. Although all the tea shipped at this port went to America, yet more than four-fitths of it were rtrd British and German houses, and fess than one-fifth by Americans. The ports in the United States to which the tea was Bees were New York, 9,000,000; Chicago, 2,500,000, and San Francisco, 50,060 pounds. Chicago in- creased over the previous aa while San Francisco fell off. , ‘TRADE WITH CRINA.—Consul General Bailey, in his dispatch to the Department of State, dated Feb. 3, 1850, transmits the annual trade report of China, His conclusions are that the trade of China never looked so promising as a the beginning of 1890. ‘That it only needs al intimate knowledge of the requirements of cot nese civilization to enable the manufacture: the. United States to compete with the Chinese ite number of articles still makes a ‘poor show in Chinese waters. steam merchant marine {s imperatively rp- quired. TRE KELLOGG-H11. DIFFICULTY NOT TO EE SETTLED ACCORDING TO THE CopE.—Senator Mimister Seward’s Treaty. NOT MUCH OF A TREATY. ‘The treaty which Minister Seward negotiated with the Chinese government in regard to emi- gration from that country to the United States is now in the Department of State. It was com- pleted last fall and forwarded to the State de- partment. It left Pekin in September last, and the only way that it could have falled of reach- ing the department would have been by its being lost In transmission. Nothing has been heard in Pekin of its having penn lost. Mr. Seward completed the treaty mn di and boasted of the celerity with which | he had dispatched the business of negotiation. modifications of existing treaty stipulations pro} A spe ioe diy pc as Sn e treaty is the one now in force, with some ht addi- tional restrictions against the emigration to the United States of “convicts, di persons and lewd women.” The Chinese minister who conducted the n tions on behalf his govern- ment with Sew: talked of his diplomatic vic- tory over the ‘ n American.” So jubilant were the Chinese officials that they at that time ex- pressed the doubt that the treaty would be agreed to by this government. Their doubs seems to have been well founded. The treaty will not be sent to the Senate. Secretary Evarts ere that negotiations for a new treaty are now a ding. He, therefore, intends to ignore Mr. Ward's efforts alt er, and allow to languish in the department’s waste baskt and 5a on and try to get something better. ett that THe Star has printed on this subject has been based on very reliable private taformation from Pekin. In one of the letters received 01 this subject it 1s mentioned that when Mr. Sow ard returned to China he called on the different representatives of foreign governments at Pekia. Such was his bad stanc that the three repre- sentatives of the most powerful governments who have relations wit! China—ehe English, French and German ministers—refused to return his call. Instead, they sent around thelr cards by servants. Defence of *’The Machine.” District Attorney Reed, of Chicago, is In the city. He says that there Is not a shadow of doubt but that Gen. Grant will receive the solid Illinois delegation at Chicago; that those who dispute this fact_ know nothing of what they are talking about. ‘‘Why,” said Reed, “there 1s Steve Hurlburt. He is a warm friend of Senator Blaine, but he will not be able to be elected as adelegate to the Chicago convention, and so far as Jim Root ts concerned, although he is a member of the national republican Committee, he has not influence enough to be elected as a delegate from Hyde Park, a suburb of Chicago, to. even’ the Cook county con- vention. Now they call me a machine olitician.. Well, I am, and I am proud of it. told Joe Medill, of the Chicago 7ribune, “You call me a machine politician. Well, keep on calling me one. Iam proud of the title. This country could not go along without the machine. It grinds out the wheat and Rae tiour. The machine politician is just as necessary pollti- eally as the dstoné as a machine is neces- sary in socially economy. I am going as a dele- gate to the Chicago convention, and I assure You that Illinols will be for Grant first, last and all the time. I say, moreover, that Grant will be nominated and there will be no formal bal- lot taken in the convention.” Society Notes. A number of the ladies who receive on Tues- days had largely attended and pleasant recep- tions yesterday. On Monday evening Mrs. Lander took Miss Eva Henderson to the White House, and the bright little girl recited a charming poem to the great pleasure of Mrs. Hayes and the largenum- ber of gentlemen and ladies present. Dr. Lor- ing, of Massachusetts, was there, with a large excursion party from Salem. cant and Mrs. Pollok bad their customary re- tion on Mon evening, but the Mexican ister and his wife omitted theirs on Tuesday beni Dr. tfouana, editor of Scribners’s Magazine, who bas been’at_ the Riggs House for several days past, is accompanied by his wife, two daughters and a son, and also by Prof. Vincenzo Botta and wife. Mrs. Botta will be best remem. bered ies y readers by her maiden name of Anne C, Lynch, the well-known author and poet. wing to anaffection which threatens heart troubles unless quiet and rey are se- cured, Dr. Holland nas been ob! during his stay Here to decline a number of proffered social attentions. The Chilian minister's daughter is visiting in New York. Mrs. Kilpatrick and her sister, Miss Valdivieso, who first visited Gen. Sherman’s family and later were guests at the Chillan legation, have left the city. ae Healey, who is with his son at the Riggs House, is the city solicitor of Boston, and was Daniel Webster's Jaw partner, for many before the death of the latter. He is here as counsel in a case to which the city of Boston is a party.—The Japanese Minister and family are e1 to arrive here next week.—Ex-Governor Shepherd and fami- Bart 10 for Me Mexico April isth. He and other movables to fit up their home there oA society item in a Boston paper says that Senator Blaine’s son, Emmons, is very popular in society in that city. ‘The eaitor of the Capital having in that pa- Soler March 14th that a certain lady asserted dent was in error in attributing the well ‘known lines: "Compound for eins they are inclined to, By damning thoge they have ne mind to,” to Butler’s ‘“Hudibras,” in his weekly of March Gael eee to prove Byron their author by several lines from his memory of the tatters Forks, concluding with: “*Bhe did compound with sins she was inclined to,, By damning those, in wrath, ahe had no mind Bartlett, in his ‘Familiar Quotations,” which is considered a seancart aul rity, quotes the two lines used by lady correspondent as oc- in Butler’ 3 5 Srudtbras,” Part 1, canto 1, curring line 215. Butler wrote more than a century be. fore Byron was born, the former having been born in 1600, and died in 1680, while Byron lived from 1788 to 18%. The presumption st ere fore, in favor of Butler pay originated, cht a fferation, thd ap ant juently occurs that write! Jorge to use quotation marks, In consequence of which readers who confine themselves to one newspaper for information, as D. role appar- ently does to one volume of poetry, are ofttimes betrayed into crediting the copy ist with origin- ating cist which he uses from the pen of aa- other. In this way, whole jounians einen pies ‘THE Stak, are tude the vr a other newspapers, because hey, ra r without credit over the sign: ee of urna pulsed el were, ‘same correspondents having had, in cont piling the matter they sell a their ee other trouble or expense than the cost of Srak for the week preceding the mailing of thelr letters, or of , and the dexterous use of Scissors... Yet these ame correspondents andthe journals for which oes write censure ine miner 10 preaches as own the ser- mons prepared by another, ee ene y- Hepes a opera hegest authors have neglect ‘vail themselves of the protection of a copy- Pent of what no a denies fis their own prop. exty, or the member of Congress who hag hi a prepared for him by an in abler pen than own. al 98 of which 42 may be put down as antcTilden, 16 for ‘Tilden and 40 dou it~ ful. But say he carries all the doubtful to 86 for! ‘That isthe most favorable m that can be made for him. ere will spre es polit) him. of Al county, s0 far, he has got- ten only 16 a two of them, from arbon county,have come to the: conclusion ‘that FORTY-S1ATH CONGRESS. WEDNESDAY, March 24, 15: SENATE.—Mr. Davis (W. Va.) presented the petition of fifty citizens of West Virginia, pray- ing (hat Congress take no action to disturb the present condition of the finances. They think the business prospgrity of the country would ‘be endangered by any such action. Mr. Davis ‘spoke in favor of the memorial, agreeing with the memorialists except that he advocated the refunding of 5 and 6 per cent. bonds at lower rates of interest. He desired to let well enough alone. Mr. Cameron, from the committee on naval fairs, reported favorably Senate bill to place Somerville Nicholson, now captain on the re- ‘ured list of the nav; Wi as commodore at the foot of the active list. Placed on the calendar. Mr. Davis, (ie from the committee on the judiciary, reported adversely on House bill de- ey the auties, of the reporter of the Supreme Court of the United States, fixing his compen- sation, ig sald reports for publishing and dis- Gees id a reports Indefinitely Fostponed. he same committee, re- ported TAvOnabIy Touse, bill removing the politi- cal disabilities of Wiliam A. Tolliver, of Vir- ginia. Placed on the calendar. Mr, McPherson, from the committee on naval affairs, reported, with h amendment, House joint resolution directing the Secretary of the Navy to ee a bor to inquire into the present condition of the double-turreted monitors, aud the probable cost of completing said vesseis. Placed on the calendar. Mr, McPherson will call the resolution up dur- ing the morning hour on Fri ir. Piumb introduced a bill to provide for tine foment a bounties to certain discharged sol- ers. ‘er! ferred. On motion of Mr. te (Ga.,) the resolution heretofore reported by him from the committee on contingent expenses OF the appointment of an assistant lbrarian for the Senate, was taken up. Mr. Hill explained that owing to the in- eTeased size of the library, the single librarian now in charge could not do all the work re- quired of him, Mr. Edmunds remarked that up to March 4th, 1S79, the administration of the lborary was per- fectly satisfactory to all. It had not yrown. much since, and the inconventence now felt was simply a result of the policy adopted at that date of turning out efficient officers and replac- ing them by political favorites. The appoint- ment of another such man would not do any gocd. If the Hbrarfan came to his work early Inthe morning and endeavored to familiarize himself with the books in the Mbrary, he could easily become an efficient officer; but if the of- tice was to be regarded asa sinecure, given in reward for political services, an addition to the force would do no good, Mr. Davis (W. Va.) ‘safd that the number of employés of the Senate had been reduced as a whole during this session. But in this particu- lar instance the force was inadequate, and should be incre Mr. Hill, in calling up the resolution, had re- marked that there were but two persons in the Senate library, one of them a colored laborer. There was but one white man connected With the library. If the librarian fell sick or was See ea absenf, the laborer was left in e. one Conkling said he did not know why the Senator from Georgia had remarked that there was but one “white man” in the library. Mr. Hill, interrupting, stated that he he was not aware that he had used the word “white.” When he began his remarks, he did not know the colorof the men, but some Senator near him had said that the laborer’ was a colored man. He repeated the remark without mean- ing ens thi invidious by it. Conkling said the whole Senate had understood the Senator to use the phrase “but one white man.” He merely wished to remark that before March 4, 1879, there was a colored aman in the librarary, an ‘unusually intelligent Man, who was perfectly familiar with all the books, and performed his duties well; so that the Senate Jost nothing by his being black. But that man was turned out when the new major- ity came in. He was led to make this observa-~ Geos the language of the Senator from Georgia Messrs. Cockrell and Kernan opposed the resolution, thinking an increase of force un- nececsary. ‘The resolution was then amended on poten of Mr. Hoar, so as to require the assistant attend on the floor of the Senate suring: its tee, sions, and passed—yeas 32, nays 21—not a party vote. ‘The Senate resumed consideration of the bill on the calendar, to incorporate the National Educational Association. ene Carpenter opposed the bill as unconstitu- Pending debate, the morning hour expired, and the Senate resumed consideration of the Sake award bill. Mr. Kernan addressed the Senate. HOUSE.—After prayer by the chaplain, the Speaker declared that the first business in order was the question whether the proposition sub- mitted yesterday by Mr. McLane, providing that the bill introduced by Mr. Townshend (IIL) last Monday, and referred to the committee on the revision of the laws, shall be taken from that committee and referred to the committee on ways and means, presented a question of Prisil r. Blackburn raised the point of order that wee the first clause of rule 1, defining the duties of Speaker, the journal ’of yesterday would have to be examinod and approved by the Speaker before the finished ae) Telat- ing t to gail journal, would come before the vine § er repeat that the journal of Mon- pee yg eel ’s journ: fore gn for consaeration argued it it was not de- manded by the rules that the House should ap- Prove the journal, but {t was imperative that the journal of one day should be read at the desk immediately after the assembling of the sir, Heed contend rr. cont that Tuesday's journal could not be read until Monday’s journal had been approved, and he referred as his authority to rule 2s, which declares the oe ne business pcan the journal had bee: read and ap- prot Mr, Garfield quoted in support of Mr. Reed’s Position section 5 of the constitution, which pro- vides that ect cite shall keep a journal, not that @ clerk Rept Mr. Sisckourn ¢ qu from Cushing’s Manual asa SUBD of his position. After a sliort but confused debate upon Mr. Binckvurns it of oy Logie et in by Messrs. ‘burn, Hutchins, Re . Wood and Newberry, die er stated at ‘iu was competent for, and obligatory upon, the House to approve Its journal. ‘The Chair would, how. | ie submit the question to the ‘the House whether the journal of yesterday mt the journal of donde must Be approved. Mr. ir. Conger objected liggod question was Be Set interrupted by Messrs. Hutehing and Springer, and some amusing rors o Place between the ‘geal leman and himself A ker was about to submit the que tion to ie House, when Mr. Spi raised th OE OF Onder: that under the rules it was the hair to decide the Point of order, sub bape dtl rst etait The Speaker replied that he desired the con- struction of the House upon the point of order, and submitted to ee House the Claes as to — yesterday’s journal should be read. vote resulted yeas, 115; nays, 127—a gota, with oo Pholpe Covert, F Wor WY), Ross Smit Pen ver, h- On the announcementof the result, Mr. Knott, raised the point of order that the reading of the journal peaued by a rule of the House, could not be dispensed with without unanimous consent. The plied that the House by a ma- ut an interpretation upon the Tule, and in obedience to the — of the House he would overrule the of order. Amid a deal ESTIMATES AGREED UPON BY THE MITTEE. ‘The following are among the more tmportant estimates agreed upon by the House committee 3 on the District for the support of the District for the next ensuing year. These items will be forwarded to the committee on appropriations for incorporation in the sundry civil appro. priation Dill: Repairs to concrete pavements, ¢ 855, New York avenue intersecting sewer, fat Boundary street auxilliary sewer, TWO CENTS Telegrams to The Star. FOREIGN AFFAIRS. The English Political Coneaige | Lonpon, March 24.—The Times, this morning, ina leading editorial article on the general elec: | tion says: “It is tolerably clear: that the strength | of the ministry will be reduced.” Protest tbe rey a Jesuit’s Sermons. Paris, March 24.—At the Angers cathedral, on pends fea ested fore al ne lenten sermon: a e violent attacks of the priest. aj it, On Modern society and the republic. The ine! incident created some Stir. Prince Orloff Discreetly Silent. Loxpox, March 24.—A dispatch trom Berlin to the Times says:—“ Prince Orloff has, in general eet acces society, while sojourning here, been discreetly silent on the subject of his r premeny from the Russian ambassadorship at Col. Synge’s Ranson A dispatch from Constantinople to Reuter’s telegram company says:—*The amount paid | the Greek paranas for Col. Synge’s ransom is £12,000.” Synge is unmarried, and the statement that his wie had been captured with him was, of course, untrue. The House of Commons. The House of Commons, which adjourned over from Friday last until to-day, will meet at 8 O'clock this afternoon, ee Arctic Steamer Vega Delayed. Swedish crploring steamer Vega, with Prot Nordenskjold, which was due at Ports- mouth from Lisbon on Monday last, has not yet arrived. It is supposed that contrary winds cause her delay. enting on the Hartmann affair says: “If the French government wishes to renounce all established precedents of extradition and create a new procedure, it is certainly in the absence of any treaty, master of the situation; Dut it would only have been just to advise the government with Which it was In negotiation of the fact. Fears for a Russian Explore! The Golos of St. Petersburg, states that f are entertained for the safety of Prejevalsky, the Russian explorer in Central Asia, from vari: ous reports that have come to hand concerning im. Royal Clemency Invoked. Maprip, March 24.—Stron, (eile belianmett dy based on the traditions of Holy week, to ob! royal clemency for Francisco Otero Gonz: who attempted to assassinate the king. efforts will probably prove successful. Bulgarian Affairs. Lonpon, March 24.—A dispatch from Vienna to the Times says: Prince Alexander, of Bulga- ria, will arrive at Sofia on the 29th inst. He will not find the political or social condition of the | rincipality improved. The elections resulted In an pedal tiales 6 victory for the radical party, whose demands led to the dissolution of the assembly. ‘The Queen's Speech. Lonpox, March 24.—The Queen, in her speech to-day in the house of lords, pro1 roeains parifa- ment, says she is induced by consid rations of | public policy and convenience to select this eriod of the session for releasing parliament rom its duties, with a view to its immediate dissolution and the issue of writs for a general election. She tenders her warm acknowl ments to parliament for the zeal and abil- ity displayed, and eoeny for the man- ner in which the policy of the government has been upheld. Her Majesty says that her foreign relations are favorable to the maintenance of a Europe and exprestes confidence in the speedy settlement of affairs in Afghanistan. referring to the measnre for the relief of distress in Ireland she says she trusts they will be accepted by her drish subjects as Proof of the ready sympathy of the tae fetal parliament. Concerning the commercial depression Her Majesty rejoices in the resent signs of general —improve- ment ler Majesty pays a tribute to the high spirit with which the agricultural classes are | contented against disasters, and concludes with evoking divine guidance in the approaching | election. The speech was read by Lord Cairns, the lord bigh chamberlain. There were present only 25 members of the | House of Commons, 14 peers and 11 ladies. ee es of Governinent w ; Offerings Bonds to EN Xone, Mareh he offerings of bonds 0 the government to-day aggregated $5,120, at 103.74 to 103.93 for 6’s Of 1ss0, 105.11 to 1 for 6's of 1881, and 103.95 to 1 9 for 5's. Wife Murder and Suicide. ELMIRA, N. Y., March 24.—At Lawrenceville, ‘Tioga county, Pa., twenty miles from Elmira, yesterday afternoon, ine ae shot his wife and then himself, both dying instantly. They ‘were married six'years ago. Shortly after their | marriage Green began to abuse his wife, andshe went west, returning the former part of this month. Green Sougat an interview with her at the house of a friend, and soon after snot her | five times. On being pursued he shot himself | in the head. Wall Street To-day. NEw York, March 24.—The Post, in its ee cial article to-day, says: The speculative mar- kets at the stock eee have all been fever- ish and excited up to the time that we write. With the ‘exception’¢ of Rock Island stock, which has advanced to 180, the best that can be said of any of the stock list Is that prices have been partly maintained. The two particularly Weak stocks continue to be Manhattan and Pa- cifle Mail; ae first has ranged between 36:, and #175, and the second between 39% and ‘35%. Neatly & ‘tf of the total transactions have been in these two stocks, and the most diverse opin- fons are held respecting th The other ern. stocks at all active have been Erie, the on Mountain, D., L. and W., and the Wisco Shares, ‘<al per cent lower than yesterday. ex cepting tron Mountain, which 1s down 24." The knowledge that the money stringency is arUficial, and that it is at the most a matter of few days, makes holders tenacious, and very little “long” stock is coming out for such a market. cific Mail and Manhattan have, however, been sold “short” with such freedom that a sharp reaction or even a close “corner” in each would cause no surprise. Government bonds are 3, lower for all issues except the 4's. Raflroad bonds are generally lower than yester- day. The market for foreign exchange is dull and nominal, the local money stringency tend- ing to restrict business, The posted rates of the ae ee of sterling are 486 and 459; what may be called the actual rates are 4551.2, Js, and 488ax, Cable transfers are 4s8a9, and prime commercial bills are 48330484. The Markets. BALTIMORE, March 24.—Virkinia sixes, de. ferred, 8; do. 53%: do, second series, 2 do. 6, ait due coupons, 84; do. new ten-forties, 38’. ‘BAL TIN March 24.—Cotton quiet—mia- dling, 133;. lour dull a “Howard streef and western 14.253 lo. extra, 5.00 a5.76; do. family, 6. . mills super, 4.25 a4 ri extra, '5.00a8. 75: do, a 80 0. amber, 1.43a1.45; No. 1 Maryland red, i, Ltvat ai Ba PJuly, 1. s05saL03%5. Corn, southern 3 we ly—southern white, 59259: do. low, 5634057; ed, He i eal ee ig sa6: Fen: a enheyivanin, 4c tai” yea eran pontinal, Hand. 16.0008. Soon ‘esavinions quice sud boat i Bocca 2.36812. 60. x meats—loose should 6X; do. Racked. 6 5 a 14, Beer Toa g Zang, Hams, 1038 a se 08 ee ae Gap Hester alae no room ofiering and rates s aomindl Hecoipts Beceipis— four, 2,127 barrels; wheat, 56, bushels o 700 bush Hgbee uae Ae pease ete enoake 675, 000 3; Corn, SAE W YORK, Maron 24.—Stockn i + Money, _Bushange, long, 4803; short, 4805. Go navn YORK, March 24.—Fiour steady. Wheat "March 24, 12: = "108: 49 per conta, iio snow Aven, ai ———— District Apprepriations. OSE COM- $100,000; lateral sewers, $15,000; Was on asylum, $55,200; Georgetown almshouse, 91.0; ylum, $20,000; reform school. ’ $25,000; a ror $15,000; Washington aqueduct. $20,000; for salaries of Commissioners and sup- teed of their oMce, $20,040; auditor and comp- oller’s office, $13,000; old records division, sai, special assessinent division, $1. 20: Creag. urer ‘and assessor's office, $23,500; “collector's Office, $11.500; sinking fund’ office, ‘$2,700; one coroner, $1,50; to pal Comaneie SUrOES, 960%: ai torney’s office, 000 inspector of palldings office, $7,080; division of property office, $11,621; division of streets, alleys and county | $.600; harbor master, $50; sealer of fey anc measures, $80; engineer's office, $33,800; for | clearing streets and removal of garbage, $43.965; | parking commission, $15,320; for {iltumimaiing | Streets, $115,000; repairs to pimps, £3,000; clean- | ing tidal ee $8,000; public schools, $340,000; metropolitan police, $302,160; fire aeparement: | $06,000: pollee court, $14,318; markets, $10,375: | health de] nt, $26,423.34; industrial poms | school, $10,000; St. Ann's infant asylum, $5, children's hospital, $5,000; German ere syium, $10,000; interest and "sinking. Rand, 3.55; completion of new work house at Washington asylum, $10,000; temporary em. | ployés: oor District government! $10,000; | for replacing rotten wood pavements, $50,000, ‘The total suin recommended ts $1,717,990,34. The sppropriation for the support of the schools has. following proviso: “Provided, .That the Commissioners of the District be, and they are hereby authorized to apply’ to the use | ef the public schools, as they may Dest, any balance of the appropriation for | sald schools made by the Sd, '9, which may not be required for the ‘specific set forth In sald act, for the erection pm | 6f not Jess than three school bulldings, $120,000, } m all, $552,000. Dis ict Government Affairs. BIDS WERE OPENED TO-DAY in the oftice of the District Commissioners for the construction of a brick and scone culvert over College Farm Creek, on the canal road, above Georgetown, in place of ag ee wood tressle ae) stone rasenys H. as follows: B. J. Coyle, per cubic yard; brick work, ‘ard; rubble stone, paving, $i arapet wall, $7 per cubic h coping stone, 20 cents per cuble rth excavation, 20 cents per cubic yard; earth filling, 30 ee per cubic yard. J. J. Chipman, $7, $5 50, $1.50, $3.50, 45 Cents, 75 Mobte® « Reynolds, $4.05, $5.4 10 cents, 8 cents, 13 cents.’ J. Stafford, $3.40, $7, 50 cénts, $3, 20 cents, 50 cents, | 20 cents. Bids were also opened for the old tron taken from the brick bridge over the canal, over James Creek Canal, on New Jersey avenue southeast, as follows: J. Bensinger, wrought iron, lot; cast tron, #s. Broderick «& Bro., $64. A DELEGATION OF MARKET DEALERS ; from the Western market, who are in arrears tor rent and bonus money, the latter represent- | ed by notes given by the dealers at the time of the sale of the stalls, many of which were turned over by the District authorities to satls- the contractors who bullt said market house, » before the District Commissioners yester- | day to endeavor to make some compromise for settlement. Mr. Charles Homiller was spokes- man, and made a statement of the condition of the business at that market, how it had de- cllned, the bad state of the streets contiguous | to it, the high rate of rent they have to pay in | addition to the bonus money, the most part of which yet remains “unpaid, and | Thee inability to meet their dues, on ac- count of the Sore hard times, intensified by their peculfar surroundings. The entire delegation were invited by the Commissioners | to relate any grievance they had to make, which | Opportunity was not lost, as_most of them had something to complain of. The penne stated In reply that they were kindly di towards the market dealers, and would do any- thing in their power to lessen their burdens, but there was one thing they could not do, which was to undertake to control or fix a value ‘o the individual notes given by them, whicb had passed out of the ownership of the District authorities and are now in the hands of third parties. The District could not assume any pees in such cases, but when of these notes were in the hands of the authorities the Commissioners would do what was just and equitable. But they could certainly not = | with them until all could show a clear rent sheet. When they could show that their Stall rents were paid up they would be heard upon the matters which they complain of. The Com- missioners would also consider the matter of | reducing their rents when found to be too high. Political Notes. Hon. Thomas Allen, an prominent candidate | for U. S. Senator from’ Missouri, ‘Tilden | asa dead issue before the national democratic | convention, and rather looks upon Thurman as j the coming man. Advices from Kansas report that of twenty- two counties in that state which have chosen delegates to the state convention, fourteen send ee ons for Blaine, three for Grant and five divided. The Pittsburg democratic county convention to choose delegates to the state convention at Harrisburg met yesterday and elected a full Tilden delegation of eighteen. Ata meeting at S is last night of the mittee of Which ex-Senator John B. Hender- son is chairman, and Emory 8. Foster, secre- | ao, it was resolved that a ‘uational mass meet- ‘of republicans opposed to a third-term can- a late for the presidency be “called to meet at | St. Louts some time in May. A formal eall for a | meeting will be issued Friday morning. : The following is a list of the ages of various eae candidates: Charles Francis Adams, is 73; his father, John Quincy Adams, died at 81, |an bis grandfather, John Adams, at'91; Horatio Seymour is 70; Mr. Tilden, 66; penne? shot = ore or Parker, of New Jersey, 7: '; Mr. Hendricks, 61; ex Sprealdent Secretary Sherman, 87; General Han- , 6; General MeCleUan, 54; Senator Bayard, = Conkling, and Senator cae We campalg nsol2® ‘ae beginning to pear. We have received one en ttled ‘Around the. World with Grant,” the first “0 stanzas of which i e sailed away on a summer day, To distant lands beyond the sea, In search of repose, relief from all eare, Tostudy those nations and things so rare. Farewell phon friend of Liberty! We part from thee reluctantly. Wherever you wander, wherever yon roam. Thou’lt never forget your own loved home. THIEVING APACHES. —— from New Mexico is to the effect that the Apaches are still raiding through the southern ons or the territory, mostly in in small bands. A party of them raided the Round Mountain si sta- tion, 240 miles south of Santa Fe, last Thurs- day, and drove off all the stock—about 25 head. ‘To make matters worse than ever, the Navaio scouts Who accompanied the soldiers pursuing the savages in the neighborhood of Fine San Mateas have deserted, leaving the army to Its own resources. The Navajocs are represented as being alarmed at the large number of Apaches discovered near 7 camp, and discre- ee being the sum total of valor, they eft. KUKLUX ry Vincinia.—A member of the Rich- mond bar, just returned from the attendance on the court of the above county, says much exclte- ment prevailed there 1n consequence of twenty five persons, and 0! from personal identification, “having ‘recently gone co the mine above the Huguenot atthe mines. ‘The people accused setting fire to a barn and ‘PS colored men to aid So je says they while the whaling was in progress that no “d—d Yankee should stay in ‘he county.” Flin pe at last accounts was gansing forhis persecutol wee some of whom he says he recognized, the pevam of the law.—Richmond ‘Gomunon wealth, ‘THE TROUBLES IN SAN FRANCISCO have os presumed Sts outafresh. The sand lot has minations, the epee and apparent plans’ petmech the committees and leaders of the citizens’ union protective party and the we Satan, rae ran qo epee thrown aside both. state of by fairs results from disa- greements between the € 0) commit aggravated by the recent sentences pen the sand-lot orators for using jan and is complicated with the coming I election, the election of a state senator, and combinations afoot respecting the United States Senatorship. =