Evening Star Newspaper, April 6, 1880, Page 1

ee Ee ES “SOREN PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Penzsylvania Averve, Corner 11th Street, by The Evening Star Newspaper Company. LORGE W ADAMS, Pres't. P week, or 44 conte per month. Copies at the postage prepaid — x months, $3. Che Evening Star. Ve, 5S—N°, 8,425. WASHINGTON, D. C., TUES DAY, APRIL 6, 1880. TWO CENTS. NTS. _ AMUSEME ars Bett zl - —— at M: SPECIAL NOTICES. - pal ME 7 ARE SF SON S: held on WEDNESDAY EVENING, 7th instan’ 3 ie hall corner Sth’ and E ats. n: JOHN E. NORRIS, President. P 3 CRON EREIGNS) CO-OPERATIVE ASSO- | CIATION, 1023 TrH <r. N. w.—The annou tin of the STOCKHOLDERS, for el fees and auditors, will be held on T' 1OTIC CITIZE) to visit Odd NG, May 4th,’ 1880, at 7.30 hall Of the association. ‘WM. P. SEVILLE, Secretary. Tis0—CHANNING—1580. A mecting willbe held on the 7th of APRIL, at 30 yan. (WEDNESDAY), at ALU SOULS" HURCH, to commemorate the ‘Centennial of Channipa’s Birthday. Justice Marten will pre- Side. Addresses are expected from Hon. Gro. B. Lorin, Hon. Honacr. Davis, Hon. FREDERIC Dovarass and other distinguislied speakers. a6-2t* THE EQUITABLE QO-OPERATIVE CS pcitbrnG AssoCT ATION witt hola ita ct ENTERTAINMENT 3 , New Acts, Everything Frank George in his wreat comedy act of an “Hour in Court.” Banchman & Butler, with their Canine wonder, George. Dick Smith, in his Seraam- ng Negro act. ‘‘Fooling With the Wroog Man.” Woodie, Fisher, Maste . Carroll and " Meeting, for the payment of dnes Weriey~ail in the best b si and Tratinw advances, WEDNESDAY. (Ape 7th ATIONAL THEATER. Raccclation posseiecs ew sac, Bractical:advan- tages for making advances. Gonstitutions and in- ined from 3 Formation can be oyigngy SAVILLE, President. OY EDSON, Sec’y, 711 G st. jt z SS NOTICE. The OLDEST TNHABI CE ASSOCIATION wilt mest at their room, 0 ‘THIS (TUESDAY) EVENING. THE EMINENT TRAGEDIAN, ; ENCE, err. co ing, W. ¥, April 7, at 3:30. LAWKENCE BARRETT. coran Buildin, WEDNESDAY, Avzit7,.3t 3:30; as NATIONAL VETERAN CLUB —A rexu- RICHELTEU. (iat Mrectine ct ‘the NATIONAL VETERAN — CLUB, for election of officers, will be held at Grand Wednentay Matinee-DAVID GARRICK. Army Hail. corner Sth and D sts., TUESDAY ie ein tilbel etzhewas xa | EVENING, Apri Sth, at 7-80 o'clock . A fall WEDNESDAY AND F' y NINGS AN earnestly requested. Z SATURDAY MATINE 1.8. TICHE eee - “e>~, THE THIRD ANNUAL 3 LINE “4 YORICK’S LOVE | ES rit NORTHWESTERN BUILDING AS- SOCIATION will be held on TUESDAY EVENIN Th HAMLET | the = h instant, at 615 7th st. n.w. aes JOHN COOR, Secretary. (= DHE, ANNUAL, MEETING | OF THE % MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, District of » Will be held in Gonzaca Hall, 915 F in TUESDAY, the 6th instant, at § o'eloe! der of the President MONDAY, APRIL 12 YCROSS MINSTH Week of Aprit 5. FREE LIST ENTIRELY SUSPENDED. MATINEES WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY. = NATURAL MINERAL WATERS. THE P eS ENZANCE. Bedford, Bine Lick, Congress, Deon ree Shae », Lithia, Rockbridie Alum, Geyser, Hathorn, Gettysburg, Friedricksball, ‘Hunyadi Janes, Spollnaris, Pullna, White Sul AL MILBURS | feng 1 FAMILY SUPPLIES. S. CREAM CHEES TOMATO: us HARD LMON fe Virgin O1 1 bottle ood WHIS ere 1dez,. rze TOILET SOAP.. 2 TRAGEDIANS OF KALAMAZOO. GRAND JUBILER CONCERTS THE Jy next UNIVERSITY SINGERS OF NEW AY RUM, ORLEANS, 2 boxes COF “ORIGINAL TROUPE,” i LINCOLN HALL, APRIL Stu snp Orit. Kets S0c.. at 8 bookstore and | OH Tbe. each. tol Hill. | choice IMPERIAL. ). ¥er¥ choice JAPAN. TEA, OOLONG TEAL. | GEO. A. @ HARE, | 1213 7th st. n.w., } apt Between M snd | pAarsce MARKET, | University Singe any company that has visited Cor. 14th st. ana New York ave. — = ae aa Faas » FRANK J. TIBBETS & CO. INCOLN BAL! ss Thursby. | | as | We have SPRING LAMB and PEAS, STRAW- MR. MAURICE STRAKOSCH has | BERRIES, ASPARAGUS, TOMATO! DRS a honor Us anniounoing tis CUMBERS, OYSTERS, FISH, GAME, AHeRone | Ce benos ck suiuncina ist ton PICKLED PORK. Philadelphia CAPON TRURSEY MISS EMMA THURSBY cents a pound. mar30 S will wive her last Concert in Washing ner departure to E ¥, APEIL 61: Fo EASTER. Mons. ADAMOWSKI RINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY HAMS. 1@ Polish vi Mr. PHIL. BRANS( ¢ | MAURIC! ‘THURS BALTIMORE HAMS. BRILLIANT PROGRAMME. Seater be a at Metze CINCINNATI HAMS. GO: JECNEMANN'S MOUNT VERNON LAGER BEER BREWERY AND PLEASURE GARDEN, Errnees 41H asp Srit asp E an F ets. N-E., | 29 Washington, D.0. BOOKS, &e. ." DICTIONARY HOLDER. hi fay JOHN H. MAGRU DEAR, marl? 1421 New Yorka Hi4*4E & HUTCHINSON, | 317 Ninth street, | Have added to their line of MANTELS, and now | show HAND-PAINTED WORKby artists of weil- phtation ; also WOOD MARBL! IZING in new and chaste desicns. FURNACES, RANGES and GRATES. | iNE | TEN ROOFING, &e. WM. BALLANTYNE & SON, | _ Give rsprctat attention to MODERNIZING and #35 Fth streets | VENTILATING badly cotetructed plumbing in | city dwellings. marsl-Istp iow a ple For sale by DR. F. A. VON. MOSOHZISKER, OFFICE 619 Nineteenth st. n.w. Special attention given to the treatment of DEAFNESS, NOISES IN THE HEAD, PAIRED SIGHT, CATAREH, ASTHMA, DISEASES OF THE THROAT, LU . CHEST, &c. { Dr. von MOSCHZISKER has now been long enouzh in Washington and ac- complished sufficient in his profession to feel that further commend of his #kill or success is unnec | sary. Asan anthor of medical works upon the or- | aus of Whose treatinent he las male specialties for ears, and as an inventor of scientific apparatuses forthe treatment of the resp organs, he ig, well Enown both in Europe and this country, | Dr. von MOSCHZISKER els some personal gratification in the fact that the st of his patients, past and present, contains the ames of moxe met of distinction, of ‘all tections of the country, than probably that of any other PHY- SICIAN OH SPECIALIST in the United States. Their ORIGINAL LETTERS TO HIM can be ex- amined at his office by those interested. FROM SENATOR VOORH! ank you very sincerely forthe re IM- Captain Fracase, z * FRANCIS B. MOUUN, Svc+ssors To Mouts Buos. EY LOLS Pa. ave., cor. 1th JUST RECEIVED— <4 new supply of FASTER CAEDS and EASTER EGGS. EASTER € Sand EASTER CAKDS Averyt z a 4 ee ay i ery LARGE ASSORTMEST On hand this your in- sina cluding desisns from = jnanutac urers. { Ou | aeettamecne A- be by Rev. E.C. Brewer 33. 50 RESTORATION OF HEARING. Oral formities, e eld Dr. von Moschzisker’s treatn tin my ee —Ca- Eotent Case r 5.09 deafness—proved a perfect success. rrarenana a jut tribu my him to = Ke g known ere al medical services that I have th w. H. MORKISO} | in his professional abilities,” Law Boox: LEKS AND STATIONERS, | ‘THOMAS SOMERVILLE, msrlg 475 Pa. ave. it Washinston. a oo — { Dran Stn -—By the advice of Senator Voorhees 1 Hiaced myvelf Under your treatment for @ case of TRADE | taroat disease and nasal catai T have reason s Ss Ss be entirely satistic u sult Of your ski . . . and you are at liberty to reter Mane ‘hoDavibae, Redemy n U.S. 3 FROM HORATIO SEYMOUR. Dr. von Moschzisker brings me letters of intro- | anetion from genilemen of characterand standin. ‘They speak hiebly of his skill and succees in the treatment of diseases of the Eye and Ear, and those of the Respiratory Organs, and of his attainments aga physician. ni his treatment of a case un- Ges my cimervatin and pertonal experienee,T tuk | bee chief in all cases which a Amitof remedy. gaara HORATIO SEYMOUR. From 98.m. tolp-m., and from 3 marge Prese known “sw ndreds of obs Cop E J. W. Mann, rift Lam personally scqu and also with many tures appear to th tien of hisb charac A.B. COLQTT Prepared only by Atlanta, Ga. Sold by Sem Na Call on your Druggist fo1 p Ofice hours to 5 p.m. V y EDDING PRESEN’ | We invite particular attention to our exten- pth, sive and varied assortment of articles, desicued Young Afeas | Sieg for Wedding Gitte: Friend.” marke tie oo ING SILVERWARE, in great variety. = VELTIES IN JEWELRY. QEe43s. on: OnGANS. | FANCY PLATED WARE. ‘Beantiful New Seven and Eight Sto; SCONCES and MIRRORS. = ORGANS, of celebrated Makerm. i oa | TENG GO, sate M.W. GALE, BRG J coe LONGWY LAMPS. Buished Solid Walnut Cases, for DN Fis north of DNEYT NiMtWO & CO.) 0 11th ve i. arg + one ee ‘Pennsyivania ave. matlt* | 7p: NEw vieroR «i aes RS, 8. J. MESSER, th Chine agency at OPPERTETMER'S ots if pressmagina. | 4.5" 8: All the standard Machines Sold and age nF shan Hig Ryton ot | WORD OLR GOLD LTE tes cy for 8. T. Tay! ovtting Taught, and Journals of Fashion for, sale. W orsmall qeeanige aS EVER, 12 paid. 1433 Fennsy!vania sve., up staire. ap2-3m ‘821 Pen'as ve., between 34 ang 434 sts. mare THE EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-Day.—Internal rev- enue, ‘A COUNTERFEITER ARRESTED.—The Philadel. | phia agent of the secret service telegraphs the | arrest last evening in that city of John P. Fisher, counterfeiter. SENATOR VOORHEFS Who had spoken for the tioor for his greenback speech to-day, yielded to the Ute dill and agreed to postpone his speech until the latter bill sball be disposed of. ‘THE NAVAL AYPROPRIATION BILL was reported to the House to-day. This makes three appro- priation bills now pending in the House; the army, the naval and the Indian bills. ‘THE SPRINGFR-MANNING UNPLEASANTNESS.— A full meeting of the House committee on elec- tions was held this morning. It 1s supposed that the subject under consideration was the Springer Manning unpleasantness, but as a strict injunction of secrecy was placed upon the members the details of the discussion are not known to the public. CONFIRMATIONS AND REJECTION.—The Senate tn executive session yesterday confirmed the nominations of Francis B, Griffith, to be census supervisor for 6th district of Indiana, and Grat- ton Monroe, to be postmaster at ‘Annapolis, ‘Mad.; and rejected the nomination of Thomas H. Shetwood as census supervisor for ist district of Pennsylvania, Nownatrons.—The President sent the follow- ing nominations to the Senate this afternoon: Lovejoy, of Nebraska, to be receiver of S$ at Niobrara, Neb. To be_post Austin at Fi ile, N. ¥ to-day were ‘Thompson, is, Prot. Harwood, of Tlenry F. Gillig, gen- exchange in Ea- McKenzle, Hyyes Massachuset eral ma repe. Masor RieiaRy Lovo, 3d artillery, has been igned to special duty at the artillery school, Yort Monroe, until October ist next. THE CRUISE OF THE patches received by n ment from Commodo: that the Ticonderoga left Singapore on tiv of Feb- ruary and expected to reach Japan by the mid- «le or hist of May ‘VHE Cirrewas had a tinal interview with Secretary Schurz yesterday afternoon at 4 oelock, but have not yet left for Wi ‘They are well pleased with the arrang proposed by the department, under which their valuable pineries are to be sold before they can be stripped of timber by ageresstve wh ‘eds to form a nefits of which e: in’ the VicTORIA THE Avacue Cuter.—A prowtnent citizen of New Mexico, who 1S now her of Victoria, the redoubtable Apache cl he has entered upon a mortal crusade against the whites, and that be and his followers will this time undoubtedly fight until they are ex- nated, About So warriors are stipposed to, be at present involved under the old chief, al- though he has had with him as many as ‘200. Vietoria himself, our informant says, cannot be less than 65 yeats old. A Cory OF AN OLD REvort of the date of De- cember, 1536, has been sent to the Post Office department. It shows that at that time there were but 47 clerks in the department. Or these Cranston Laurie and Mr. J. H. Marr are the only two now in the department. Thos. Co coran, brother of W. W. Corcoran, w2 postmaster of the city, and there employes In the post office, joner of patents and five clerks were all that composed the present huge Patent office. Wun THE VoTE was taken on Weaver's reso- lution declaring that the government should issue all the money of the country, metallic d paper, agreat many soft money democrats, luding ‘Judge Buekner, chairman of the tanking and currency committee, v it. ‘This for the reason that they’ do that the United States In time of peace has the power to emit paper money and make ft lezal tender. ‘The resolution did not get even am jority vore, which would serve to Indicate that the House of Representatives does not think that Senator Bayard’s antl-legal tender resol ton Was very far from right after all, THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON FoRE: APPATRS adopted a substitute this morning for the bill “to encourage and facilitate commercial rel tions with the Argentine republic,” and ordered it to be reported to the House upon the call of the committee to-day. On Friday the commit- tee will give a hearing to a delegation of Ne York gentlemen, of whom Hon. Abrain S. Hewett is chalrman, in advocacy of the bill providing tennial celebration of the sigaing of en Great Britain and the Atmeric. se of the war of the Rev position in Ne tion, by York, in PENSONAL.— nite is said to be hot very happy at Berlin.—Capt. Sanger, clv engineer U. S..N., 1s seriously {1 at his residen: in Georgetown.—Rev. W. H. H. Murray 13 ex- pected ‘lo return soon’ to a Boston _puipi senator Plumb, who has been in Kausas for rb to Washington on General Bl: cy. M. D. Conway has so fa covered his health a to 3 London and restune his lilerary labors. —A. Abell, of the Baltimore Sim, has been for s eral weeks in Florida and has contracted for a tract of about ten thousand acres of timber jand, @ small portion of which is well set in orange trees.—Henri Wieniawski, the cele- ted Violinist. whose appearance in tnis uniry a few years ago will be well remem: dled in M yesterday. In his latter e fallen into poverty and days neglect. and rumors ha’ time of his unhappy tient dition, ‘THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS gave a hearing to-day to representatives of the New York Chamber of Commerce and of the Boston Bourd of Trade who are in favor of a modifica- tion of the present. laws relating to the collec- Uon of revenue fromcustoms. The views of the ew York Chamber of Commerce were In part presented by Mr. Dorman B. Eaton, who gave ilustretions of the unfair and one-sided opera- tion of the present laws regarding the assess- ent of duties, showing how the importer Is er. ‘rely at the mercy of subordinates in the ap- s department and has practically no a L from their decision. The principal remedy suggested (and which is embodied Ina bill pre- pared by the New York Chamber of Commerce intioduced by Mr. Fernando Wood) ts to ive the duties assessed on the value of the goods in the home instead of in the foreign inarket. ‘The hearing isto be continued to- morrow, and the Secretary of the Treasury isto be notitied so that he may be present in person or by deputy. ‘THE BILL For P: iON OF PoTOMAC FisuR- A fhe President to-day approved the bill for the protection of the Potomac tish- erfes in the District of Columbia and for the ton of shad and herring iu Potomac - ‘The bill provides that it shall not be lawful 10 fish with fyke net, pound net. stake net, Weir float net, gill net. Nau! seine or other contrivance stationary or floating in the waters of the Potomae river within the District of Col umbla after the 30th of May in any year. Dur ing the fishing season—from Janwary Ist to May S0th—there shall be observed in each 1 4 closed season, beginning at sundown on Sat- urday evening and ending at midnight Sunday night, during which time it shall be unlawful to fish in shy manner. It ts unlawful for person to take In any other manner than by angling or with the outline, any black bass or salmon. No person shail have in possession or expose for sale in the District of Columbia, after June 10th of any year, fresh shad or herring, under a penalty of five dollars for every fish. Any person who shall offend ageinst any of the provisions of this act shall be fined not lees than ten nor more than one bundred dollars, and shall forfeit to the Dis- trict his nets, boate dnd other apparatus; the proceeds of such sales and all fines accruing shall be paid into the Treasury, and therefrom to the informer in each case where conviction ensues, shall be paid ten dollars. Nothing in this act shall be construed to prohibit angling or fishing with the outline or to poe the © minissioner of fisheries trom gz trom the waters tn any manner that he may see ft any fish to be used for selentific purposes. ‘The District Investigation. TESTIMONY TO-DAY. The House committee on the District of Co- lumbia this mornivg restmed the investigation of the charges made by Treasurer Gilflian against the Commissioners of the District of Co- lumbia. tifled that she was one of Mary Hessler, who died thirteen Years or so aco, Witness was shown a writing, Which set forth that she waived all her claim to the Mary Hessler estate; she pronounced the auper a forgery: also, any’ paper signed by Mary Te sler subsequent to thirteen years ago, be- cau.2 Mary Hessler had been dead thirteen years. John G. Fhompson was sworn, and testified that he was the present owner of Jot A, squire 492, He was shown a paper purporting to bea ver of all his claims to a drawback. He pronounced it a forgery, and said he never watved his claim in favor of any body. William Russell testified that he owned iot 11, square 441; authorized Solomon Fague to collect the drawback for him. He was shown a power or attorney authorizing William Dickson to col- Jeet drawbacks for him, which he said was a forgery, as he had never given any such power of attorney to Dickson; the forged power of torney is witnessed by John A. Hurley and — Clark, a clerk in Dickson’sofi¢e. When witness discovered the fraud he called on Roome, The latter said he would investigate the matter. After waiting some time witness called again on Roome, and he said there had bcen nothing done in the matter; that there was no use inin- vestigation as the grand jury could not be brought to act, having fatled to act in a similar case Which had been brought to its attention, Witness then called on Dickson. Dickson said there was abundant evidence of fraud in the matter, but there was no way in which he could get at a clue upon which to proceed and that it was Impossible to get at the bottom of It. A letter was read from Win. Oscar Koome a ing tobe subpenaed touching the aspersion: which have been made against his private char- acter George W. Brown testified that he 1s a real estate “broker, and represented the estate of Adains for Mary C. Adams. The latter ounection of ex-President John Quincy Adams. Lots1 and 3, square 1s5, were In the name of Mary C. Adams, and lot 4 was in the me of Jolin Adams. ‘Witness as trustee of the estate bad authority to collect the di backs due the estate; subsequently he tained that Dickson had drawn the drawbacks onlot 1 and lot 3; he refunded the amount. Witness asked Dickson how he drew the draw: backs without the bills against the property jams had given him to act for her In the coli ; the property He said that Mary Fague testified that Lin the matter of the collection of his drawb. When Dickson showed him a power of attorney purporting to have been signed by Itusscll, witness told his client about it, who sad that) he had never given Dickson such power of attorney ge Dent said that with “Troxall at. his (Iudge Dent's) house in Georgetown, in the presence of Commissioner Morgan. The impression Judge Dent had was that, Troxall had made a confession of iis S; WaS NOt positive, howev 11 made a statement, wi jographer of the police de he represent- ed Wm. Ru: he had a conference qu partment. James A. Clark was recalled, and shown an entry in one of Dickson’s day books. He testl- fied that he made the ent E. B. Hay was sworn as an expert in penman- ship. “Ie was shown several signatures of Samuel L. Davis, Mary ©. Adams, William Rus- sell and others. “He said be had compared the writing in the day-book of Mr. Dickson with the signatures of the above-mentioned parties on drawbacks and powers of attorney, alleged to be forged. Witness said that there was a shnilarity between the forgeries andthe writing in Dickson’s day-book, Which latter book is pally in the handivriting of Clark, Dick- son’sclerk. Witnessed explained at length the tests he had applied to the handwriting. Iiis conclusion was that the forged signatures which submitted for hi mination were ten by the same person, and by the per- on who kept Mr. Dic s day-book, Mr, Dickson In justice to Mr. Clark, he thought the committee shonid summon the persons Who witnessed the signatures allezed to be forged. 2 Mr. Aldrich said that My. Clark would be given ample opportunity for defense, and that the committee would summon any witness he Clark) might suggest. He added, however, that one of the persons who had witnessed sig: natures was also under the charge of alleged Torg ‘The committee at tomerrow. 5 o'clock adjourned until Society Notes. Notwithstanding the high temperature of yesterday there was an unusual degree of ani- mation fn social intercourse. Most of those fn- vited to Senator and Mrs. Carpenter's kettle- drum, irom 4 to 7 p.m., must have attended, for thelr pleasant parlors were quite full during those hours. All present bs Ghee their great grat ification that some agreeableentertainments had been reserved for the spring. ‘The guests ineluded a number of those who usually meet at the similar receptions given during the win- ter. Lord Montague, of England, who is now visiting Washingto1 ‘as present, and many iembers Of the foreign legations and most of the families residing in the neighborhood of Senator Carpenter's residence attended. Sena- tor, Mrs, and Miss Carpenter and Master Paul | ran submitted. statement of the receipts from all ass in entertaining the visitors. Mt. Vernon was crowded yesterday. only did the large excursion party fro: ehusetts go there, DuL_ many of our went with friends. Mrs. Hayes accompanied her cousins, Mrs. King and Miss McKell. ‘The President and some of the ladies now visiting his wife drove to Arlington and spent some Ume there yesterday afternoon, Last night the White House was as bright as if a public reception had been announced. In honor of the Massachusetts excursion party all the first floor including the conseryatories was open and lighted, and the President. and Mrs. Hayes received the guests in the Blue Parlor, she Wearing one of her tiest white evening dresses. Mr, Ruscell, of Massachusetts, made the Jutroductions to the President, and Mr. Mason, one of the school supervisors, introduced the visitors to Mrs. Hayes and the Attorney General who stood on her right. Many others in addi. tion to the exeursfon pa ‘alled during the evening, among the num Senator Dawes and family, Mrs. Claflin, General, Mrs. and Miss Myer, Lady Thornton and Mrs, ‘Adam, Messrs. Timothy Davis and Wilson, of Massaciusetts, with their daughters, Allen and her daugh- ter and Dr. and Miss Wesselhoert, of Boston, and Mr, Sinalley, of the N.Y. Trivvne, with some ladies. ‘The excursionists, who remained less tian an hour, were highly delighted with their visit and enthusiastic In praise of Mrs, Hayes, who, after welcoming them all, went about among them to make sure that all were enjoying themselves. Miss Emma Thursby, wio sings this evening, leaves to morrow for’ New York, where she sings several evenings, and after a few days sails for Eufope, to be absent until next fall. She bas no intention of remaining there per- manently. Miss Thursby expresses satis- faction with her season with Mr. Strakosch, and especially was she delighted with the west, its great cities, magnificent hotels, and well arranged and commodious theaters. Mr. ‘Strakosch, who first visited America tn Is4S, relates some interesting incidents con- nected with his introduction’ to Washington life, A brother of President Polk, then abroad, heard Mr. Strakoseh in concert, in Europe, and urged him to come to America, giving him a letter of Introduction to President Poik. The excitement in political life was at its height when Mr. Strakosch reached Washington, and soon after his arrival Mr. Polk was succeeded by General Taylor, who, the artist declares, “had very little muste in him.” Miss S. Freeman Clarke, sister of Rev. James Freeman Clarke, of Boston, is visiting the family of Dr. ‘Otis, 1325 Corcoran street. —Airs. John 8. Barbour, of Capitol Hi, entertained a limited number of friends last evening. Mis Lucy Page is now Mrs, Barbour’s guest.——Miss Eugenia Thomas, of Philadel- phia, who spent the winter here, is to be mar- ved "in that ¢elty on the 15th to Mr. Frank Pleasonton, at Holy ‘Trinity Church, Kot Sat dents The District m Congress, * ‘THE NEW MUNICIPAL CODE. The House to-day adopted a resolution offered by Mr. Hunton, assigning night sessions for the 2ist of April and the 23d of April for the consid- eration of the new municipal code of lations: for the District, agreed upon by the District committee. THE TWO BILIS introduced by Senator Rollins to prevent waste of water and to punish tramps and vagrants in ‘the District will be reported to the Senate at an early day, and the indications are that they ae robin amendments perhaps, tn several vi FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS, ‘Teespay, April 6. ATE.—The Vice President lata before the tea communication from the Postmaster General, recommending that the salary of the sistant attorney general for the Post Office Gepartiment be made equal to that of the other attorneys general. Referred. Mr. MeDonald introduced a bill to amend the laws of evidence and practice in civil and crim- inal cases. Referred, Gn motion of Mr. Cockrell, the vote by which the bill to facilitate the negotiation of Dills of lading and other commercial instruments, and to punish fraud therein, was indetinitely post- poed yesterday, was reconsidered, and the bill Was placed on tlie calendar, Mr. Randolph, from the committee on mill- tary affairs, reported favorably on House joint resolution authortzing the Secretary of War to lend 10 U.S, flags to the centennial commis- sloners at Nashville, Tenn., and On motion of Mr. Batley, it was read a third time and passed. A ‘The joint resolution reported from the com- mittee on printing yesterday by Mr. Whyte, to allow employes of the government, office holt- days, with pay, was read a third time and passed. Mr. Coke introduced a bill to provide for the allotment of lands In severalty to the united Peoria and Miam! Indians in the Indian terri- tory, and for other purposes. Referred. Mr. Anthony submitted resolution, instruct Ing the committee on the Hbrary to inqui into the expediency of purchasing the Major General Nathaniel Green, of the Kevolu- Uchary army. Adopted. The Senate proceeded to consider the cal dar, the wntinfshed business beng Mr. Maxey’s bili'to authorize a retired lst of non-commis- sioned officers of thirty years service. Mr. Maxey advocated the bill. It commis- sioned officers were entitled to be placed on a retired list, justice demanded that efficient nou- commissioned officers should have the sam privilege. These enlisted men had less political euee behind them than the commisstoned ontice and ca only appeal to the sense of justice in Congr The expense hot so great as has been intim: men would be retired at pr Mr. Conkli whether non-commissioned na’ not ihe same claim in. this respe mifssioned army ofticers. ? y thought S$ non-com- . and would vote for tired lst for them. 3 had not seen ft to invad > province of the naval committee. Mr. Conkling asked further whether the same arguments used in support of this bill might not be used in support of a retired list for civil em- | ployés of the government. ‘the bill was further advocated by Messrs. ipton, and Buruside, and hour expired. sreement W g the ken up. Pendleton advocated the bil, HOUSE.—Mr. MeLane presented memorial of cigar manufacturers of Baltimore against: the present ta: Also, memorial of su ‘ers of Baltimore in regard 10 rz rred. thorne, night sessi lay and Thursday next week for the consideration of Dill ed by the committee on naval affairs. Mr. McMahon, trom the committee on_appro- sriations, reported back the special deticlency Ohi. with Senate amendments thercto. He desired to have the Senate amendments non-coneurred {n and a conference committee ordered, but Mr. Conger demanded the reading of the dmendment Pefore the House had considered the amend- 1s Mr. Frye raised the point of order that Mmasmuch as the Senate had added new matter 10 the bill it must. be refer to the committee of the whole. ‘The Speaker having sustained the point of order, Mr. McMahon withdrew the bill and it was recommitted to the committee on appropriations. On motion of Mr. Hunton, night sessions were ordered for the 21st and 2d tust., for con- sideration of the municipal code of the District of Columbia. Mr. Atkins, chairman of the committee on appropifations, reported the naval appropria- i item DilL Referred to the committee of the whole, The bill fs accompanied by ashort 14 port, which states that the estitnate of the Navy department amounted 10 $14,509,147.95, to which should be added #94. , Tecom- mended as necessary for torpedo. experiment hydrographic work, and for the Naval observ tory, making a total of OF this sui the committee recommends the appropri: Uon Of $14,385, 0, (nchiding $59,309 Unat 1s appropriated out of the naval pension fund for the support of the naval asylum at Philadel phia,) being a reduction of $2 from the estimates. “The naval bill of ear appro- prtated $14.029,965.95, OF #355,52 than the nt bill. Speaker then proceeded to call commit- tees for reports. ‘The House at 2:20 went into committee (Mr. Springer in the chair) on the army appropria- tion bill. Tre U. S. SUPREME CovxT wil adjourn on Monday, May 10, and no arguments will be heard after Friday, April 3 Tae bru. providing for the payment of the employés of the Government Printing Oftice passed the Senate yesterday afternoon by a unanimons vote, and was fortwith reported 19 the House and placed upon the Speaker's table. AT THE CABINET MEETING this afternoon ail the members were present. Secretary Sher- the internal revenue and customs for the six days Of the present month. ‘The statement showed @ falling off about two millions of dol- lars as compared with the nrst six days of . The receipts are, however, 2bout ter than for the frst days or April, ‘THe VoTE IN THE Hovse yesterday, 112 yeas to on the bill offered by Congressman ‘Townshend, of Ilinois, to put printing paper, type, conclusively that if the ways and means com- mittee will report a similar bill to the House that Itcan be passed by a decisive majority vote, The trouble ts, however, that the ways and means committee has no disposition to let {he bill get out of the committee, 0. a o Henry ve, Jolin D.Wasbburn, Martin Grimmer, Wm, D. Cladbourne and other leading republicans of Massachusetts, has been issued and addressed to the members of the re- publican party in Massachusetts, strongly urg- ing that delegates be sent to the forthcoming state convention at Worcester who are opposed to third-term principles, The address does not advocate the Claims of any particular ettizen of the country to the presidential nomination, but conflues itself principally to arguments against athird term. The republicans of Lawrene: M last evening held caucusses to select del- to the state and district conventions. je majority of the delegates to the state con vention are anti-Grant, and are divided between Blaine, Edmunds, Sherman and Washburne, Seven ‘state delegates are known to be for Grant. The district delegates are In doubt, but the Grant men claim a majority of those. ‘THE VENERADLE PETER Coorer, 10 a letter to the greenbackers of King’s county, New York, gives notice of his final retirement ‘trom active Participation in the politics of the day. Mr. | Cooper was the greenback candidate for the pre: idency in 1si6; but, unlike Mr. Greeley, did not take ‘his defeat seriously to heart, and at the age of SS fs still hale and vigorous, although dis- inclined, as he says, to burden ‘himself with cares ahd responsibilities other than those which pertain to his vast business interests. ‘THE MARYLAND LEeGisLaTURe adjourned last night at midnight, as required by the constitu- Uon, alter a Session of ninety days. Ajauumber of important measures were acted upon. In the senate the bill to incorporate the Bailumore | Dobler’s was » &C., ON the free list indicates rather /s and Northeastern Railroad Company was taken up and the enacting clause stricken out. In the house of delegates the Dill to appropriate $25,000 for the erection of a monument to union soldiers and sailors was passed—yeas 47, nays 4. he bill to create a loan to provide for the redemption of the defense loan by issuing $5,000,000 bonds at 4's per cent, interest, re- Geemable in fourteen years, was passed. Ix tHE Rowinc Marcu at New Orleans Plaisted won easily in 42 minutes 29 defeating Sullivan. The course was 24 miles and return. rant and party were present as guests.of the Southern Yacht Club. LaBOR StRikEs.—There Is noc] in the sit- uation of affairs at the Harmeny Mills strike at Cohoes, N. Y. An inventor ts ex ting with an a‘tachment to a sploning frame which, itis clatued, will supersede male spinning. ‘Tbe spmnpers regard the invention as a resur- rection uf tbe Old idea which, years ago, was unsucers-fully tried. . New € hour. .-The ‘lopgshoremen at jeans are On a sirike for 4) cents per ‘Those LOW workizg recelve 30 cents. Telegrams to The Star YESTERDAY'S ELECTIONS Cincinnati Republican, Disturbances in Indiana, EW YORK WALKIN + MATCH SAN FRANCISCO AGITATORS. Mayor Kalloch to be Investigated jing So Far. NEw York, April 6.—In the O'Leary belt con- test Hart went off the tract last night at 11:20, and did not return Ull after 1 o'clock this morn: ing. when he made 5 miles an hour unul 4 o'clock, when he went off for an hour, At 3 O'clock’ the score was: Hart 140 miles Krohne s? 7, Faber z 1:6 8, Williams Allen Kerwin 59 1Ws-5, day be good, and Bi record. About 4 o'cloc With coaching bis man Doble complaint Was mad rt 147 miles Mei , Doble Henry he seore -4, Faber Woods. ber retired tendons At S:30 O'Clock F miles and i lap. of bis left leg were so inflamed as to cripple lim, Hart 1s dogging Dobler, and Krokne is dotig fine work. ‘The a.m. store was: Gl iniles 4 Meritt. 144 Melutir Tana- MES 117 4, Jay bree down ana Dodler he Seere at No The noon score Dobier mates 7 1 Hart Allen 1 Melutyre », Pegrain Merritt 1 Howard 144°6, Williams 135 kroune Hahawaker Woods 1 Kerwin ay bee rit proved during cram ure walking 1 betung leading men to noon was Hart 1 to 1 Debiet 3 to mio t rit an Allen i@ to 1 each. S| rior- ance Wes made at hoon to-day, when Dobler turned 177 miles and t lap. The best previous | reeord that of Blower Wh last February in England, when he made iva miles in Dobler the to his el Delind Brown's xt hour Hart 1s #18 One ‘whe s At 2 ovclock Hart cord, still Unexpected Ke: Deevgve. 1a.. April 6. aunicipal suited ina manner whol r the democratic or republicam iS Went Into the eamn- blte: gn. complete! until but Two names w » left on their ticke ‘The democrats were dissatistied with their nom- | {nations and Independent candidates ht Out for mayor and recorder. These at lust hour the republicgns endorsed and the result Was that ie democrats elected treasurer, recorder, attorney and assessor on the regular ticket, and the opposition elected the mayor, who is the present incumbent and a strong democrat. and the auditor, who {s a repnblican, aldermen the de S elect two and the republicans three, making the next ccuncil stand 6 republicans’ and 4 democrats. ‘The maiorities on any Of the candidates cannot yet be give Cincinnati and Columbus, Ohio. Re- publican, Crxcixnati. April 6.—Atone a. m. only one- third of th voting precincts had been heard from, but the indications are that the repub cans elect Eshelby city comptroller over Hof- were demoralized by declinations | ialnt=s! Street To-day. New York, April 6—The Pos: in tts finan- cial article to-day The stock exch: markets are cnly moderately active to-day. t. ‘S. bonds are strong, and the 4's are up to . the highest prive ever made. KK. sre generally high The spectal features of the stock market continue to be the Elevated R. R. stocks and Con, Southern. The first ned one was higher than yestertay’s lowest quotations on the demand to cover “short” sales, the adverse decision of yesterday having teen the signal for such covert S also up, the long talked of bill. which was to destroy the business of the road waving been Introduced into Congress, | The general stock market was Steady to strong | in the riy dealings, but since 11 o'clock has been rather heavy. Prices, however, fuetu- | ated within narrow limits. In the geaeral mar- ket Erie, © Mail, Lake Shore, Michigan Centr: coal shares have been compa- ratively The money market is slowly but surely becoming easter, and each day makes Mt more diMficult for speculators to manipulate it, ‘The ruling rate for call loans on st Sis 6 percent. On Untied States bonds the quota- tion is 485 per cent. Time loans an mereantile paper are 5a6 per cent, and some presstire of thme loans at 6 per cent. BALTIMORE arkeds do. ¢ second series, 23iy : do. new ten-forties, 36 ‘past due coupon do. ten-forty coupons MORF, April 6.—Cotton dull and weak. anddling, 12431) Fiour dull and uz ¥ Wheat, sonthern dati, weetern steady —m do, ancber, 1.38a1.42: No. 1 Mary 2 western winter red. «pot and May, Lagal 4% - June, 1.316 Sis. Corn, southern easier er and dull—southern white, stern mixed, apot, 30a May, 4signdhtg ‘ = weatern | Bt; do. Yellow, 55; April, G0a50% ; Oats steady “eoutl ponent, Stas Fenn- quiet, 90392 unchaused. ut change. Butter quiet "© western ja 26a28. roll, 24a: he ‘wil, 1° 5 Coffee very quict—Rio cargoes, 14 all Petroleun:— inal ~teady—A goit. Freights uni wheat, 204, 9's. Whisky dull, 1 csigal 09. wed. Receipts— flour,’5,023 barrels ; i) bushels: corn, 289,600 bushels; oate, Dus Buistels it, 6 corn, 17 ' Sales— wheat, bushels; busbels. NE mente str . April 6.—Flour steady. Wheat quiet. Corn dull. LONDON, April 6, 12.20 p.m.—U. 8. bonds, 4 percents, IU «Atlantic and Great Western first mortage try cand | Great Western Jersey Central | 107. WI Pennsylvania | «04, Readinw, 3 w York Cen- | ‘, April 6, 4 p. m.—U. 8. bonds, @ hy 1#9%. Atlantic and Great Western first eos’ certificates, G8: AUlantic and ester Keconds, 35. 46%. Penney! |v ntral, 64%. Reaiing, 35% | NEW YORK MARKETS THIS AFTERNOON. The following quotations were current in New York 2p. Wi. as reported by Lewis John sou & U.S 4 per cents, Wile. U. 8. 48g per cents, 7 iD *. 3.65%, S286: New Jer- Ohio ‘and Mississipi, 37% n Central, 92: Haunibal aud © Shore 10st; Tron Moun. ‘4 104 | Watiash, 43%, pre: ferred, Kansas and Texas, 434. W. U Wes: CC. and LC. 164; Pacifie Mail, 43", —_+-+e- —____ THE SPRINGER-MANNI NG CONTROVERSY A Card from Ur. Finley. ‘The following has been furnished by Mr. Pin- ey Tor publicat “1am ‘utormed that Hon. Win. M. Springer, M.C., (rom Ttnols, on the floor of the House vesterday made the charge that acertaln anon mous letter, dated March 4th, and matled March Sth, tn which $5,000 was offered to him it e would support Hen. W. 2. Washburn, of Minnesota, i pending contested election Was wriiten by me or by some one for me. | Idesire to state unequivocally and positivel that I never wrot Such letter or employ any other person to write fl, and did not know efits existence whl after ‘Mrs. Sprii =hown It to Hon, Geo. W. Julian. Wt we smpossible that 1 contd ha | tetier to Mr. Springer on t | well knew, nthe matled sth of Mareh, orning of that day, ew York, and that he a pair with a republican memBer of | the election commitiee on both propositions; that is to say. That he was committed to the licy of unseati r. Washburn and seating ell therefore, no motive > = bulldoze” him, for 1 was per- d with his position. As no one ve foreseen the remote contingenc: Mrs. Springer opening his mail and showing letter in question to Mr. Julian, 1 {= dificult to conceive Low the writing of a letter which he would, as he says, have put in the stove at once, could possibly have been ade an instrumentality to coerce him. the first element of such coercion was publicity, and that publictty could only be ph by himself, and he, as he tells us, was tain not to e the letter knowa to the | World. Permit me to say, with the greatest ) spect for Mr. Springer, that the charge ts ab- -urd. I can understand how Mr. Washburn might have offered him $5,009 to support Mr. Washburn; or how Mr. Donnelly might have offered hima $5,000 to support Mr. Donnelly; but * passes my comprehension how Mr. Donnelly, y friend of his, could have offered him. ito support his opponent. Suppose Jar. 5,0 y ° i Springer bad opened th af and Man, democrat, and that they elect a majority Be mg mnself and inembers of the board of education. “There | Bad destroyed it. how rai¥ Come Wasa light vote polled. In Columbus city the | OF hullde7e him in tie tn M ‘Donne councils will be republican by é majority. in Ul not teter to 4 a Tetter without Toledo the nattonais are defeated, Wough party Th Ste is abet » wrote lt, ‘The lines were not strictly drawn. Mr. Springer, T learn, also read a letter ot Se riots ar anginnas 4 | mine, dea Merch th, u I strongly ni Shelbyville and Scottsville, Ind., growing out of a nezro young. treasurer badly injured. TRAIN. Passengers. taztin that left Boston at 10 o'clock last for New York yia Springfield was wrecked by the caving In ot an embankment three mille @'clock this morning. of two expre's cars, a mail and baggage car, two passens T coaches and three sleeping cars. ‘The locomotive remained on thatrack, but the balance of the train, except the two last Sieep- ing ears, lett the rail. The first was found lying on itsside on the t night the second one tumbled twelve feet down the em- | vankment and the mail car followed. ‘The bag e-car reared up on the end of the mail car which saved it from going down. The balance Of the cars crashed against each other, but aside from being dragged off their true caped damaye. “Strange to say not a perso ihe train received sertous injury. Cc Dickerman’s back Ww Se burnt. Hradford had one te n ductor tly injured, and one of the five postai clerks received a ‘rivis wound. Some of the sleeping-car slept through all the excitement. of the three cars tha Wwe overturned only one, the mail had a stove init. This i fire to the ear b flames Were extin- guished without doing aa Some of the mail bags however were badiy Soaked with passengers have beer . ‘The accident was by the Harford Iee Company drawing tt their ive poud which adjoins the tract sed the embankment to give way n dashed upon it at an esti Uitrty miles an FOR sent caused This ted speed of GN APFAIR: Prince Jerome Napoicon’s Letter. Loxpox, April 6.—The Varis correspondent of the Prk says:— Pi Jerome Napoleon's letter on the subject of the decrees against un- authorized religious societies in France Is fatal 10 any idea of a vote of censure in the senate on the cabinet, for even if the conservative repub- Itcans are Willing to join the royalists in saci a division, the Bonapartist. senators could not now do so without openly rebelling against their chiet.” Three Hundred mestied Com- UNISTS. Pants, April 6.—Three hundred amnestied communists have at Brest frum New Caledonia. Lesvos, April 6.—At the pariiamenta tion to-day Mr. H. broke district, ha: Parnell Exy '° ‘The correspondent of the at Cork says Mr. Parnell has stated that the nomination of Mr. Kettle, of the land leagne, for County Cork, is not intended as an attack on Mr, Wm: Shaw. the home rule leader, but on Mr. Colthurst, < Much of an Invasion. A dispateh from St. Petersburg to the daily Nerrs says: The latest report of the number of Chinese who had crossed the Amoor tiver was grossly exaggerated. ‘The number Is nearer ¥,000 than 20,000, ‘THE SAN FRANCISCO TROUBLE Mayor Kalloch To Be Investigated. San Francisco, April 6.—The board of super- visors last night adopted resolutions that the ace of the city had been seriously imperiled y alleged incendiary speeches by Mayor Kal- loch, and authorized the judiciary committee to investigate the matter and report. ‘This, it is said, 18 the first step toward the impeachment of the mayor. Frightful Accident. New Youx, April 6.—Dr. C. H. H. Sayre, son of the well known surgeon Dr. Lewis A. Sayre, Was terribly, if not fatally, injured last failing Gown the area of the Gilisey House, a distance about 25 feet. His left thigh was broken, the bones his. Me aes eo a most difficult and delicate operation ‘Was performed by his father, by several other surgeons. He iles in a critical condition. . sf Me? Sort te ast might We. Santa N. M.. —Last ni 2. Rout 00, While Intoxicated, shot Suncsy Lwice, without provocation. on two of his fingers. Sw returned the AiSirg .obincen instantly, At the latter place the county , ; he night express iy | States, where it properly belonged. , this city Shortie afters | ject. and he had as repe north of The Canes | he agreed with me in these v express car Engineer | 18 water | nthe | Bre? af nto support Mr. lly. ‘There ts “thing in that letter I regret. I did not speak nor pretend to speak for Mr. Tilden. ademocrat in the name of democ lteved the state of Minnesota had b away from the democracy by unparalleled bribertes and intimidations, and f was in favor of restoring i to the democraile i had my Laut pringer of thé sub- edly assured me that times conversed with M vote tos Mr. Donnelly. | fore the date or the Mr. Spring: nteered the remark to me that the “democratic party had already received as much abuse for the Donnelly-Washbara case S It could receive, and that he was in favor of ahead and at once seating Mr. Donnelly,” | Was astonished beyond expression when I learned a few days afterwards that the republt sas Were claiming Mr. Spriager_as upon thetr I wrote, therefore, earnestly and warmly use I'did not wish to see Mr. Springer in- jure lis own reputation, and at the same time | oppose the great interests or the democratic 111 spoke too strongly in that letter, or t Was guilty of any impro- Tregret it. I have no hostility to M. ud no desire to do him an tnjustice. . however, that it would only have Upon lls part, when he made so se- : galnst me. if le had demanded a investigation and given me an op- ve defended myself Oa the re. Cords of the sume vody ky which the at Tam very respecttully your: committe Springfield Reputlican holds th: nds will not withdraw in favor of Grant, ‘The New Yor k correspondent of the Philadel- mes the gentlemen who com- Ed- j Democratic Uni Associa- lal mission {t is to recon- ‘ammany and anti-Tam- ave written to Mr. Montgo- mery Blair to ask him to cease sending letters to the newspapers attacking Joan Kelly, The Richmond Dispateh does not believe that Gen, Mahone has a slacere purpose of nomina- | Ung an unpledged electoral Ucket, bu: Unat the result of the meeting of the readjusters in July will be either an open or a disguised ex-presi- dential ticket, or else that there will be no elec- iors named ai all. A Washington dispatch to the N. ¥. that an organized effort to start a boom Will be made within a few days. signed by the tion. A letter ford Church, Senator nan, and other leading democrats ‘tn differ- ent paris of the country, will be sent to Mr. | Seymour requesting him to become a candidate | for the nomination. In addition to this a com- mittee of representative democrats will visit Utica to urge Mr. Seymour to consent to the use of is name at the Cincinnati convention, | Cot. JonN S. Mossy in a letter received in | this city says he will be home in a short time. He also states that by the same steamer he | sends the letter he also sends further amg | evidence against Bayly, the consul at SI L. China,—Alerantria Gaietle, ANOTHER BRUTAL Prize Fi | borhood of Philadel, was disgraced by a brutal prize fight between John Callahan and Martin M Which will probably re- suit fatally to the latter. The detatis are of the most revolting character. MeGuire was 80 severely pun! and he was hardly able to He stasgered and fell upon the breast of his antagonist, who, holdiug bim off, struck him two terribl , in the le, Which will a temp! Probably cause hi Os Her MuscLe.—At Logansport, Ind., dur- ing the of ee: Fiske Blondes at the A Walter cowhided morning. get awi i z