Evening Star Newspaper, April 17, 1880, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Penpsylv: Avenue, Corner 11th Street, by The Evening Star Newspaper Company. GEORGE W. ADAMS, Pres't. acl tenn « Stan is eerved to subscribers in the aie eaearrices on their own account, at 10 cents Rer week, cr 44 cents ee Gopies at the connter, 2 cents each. Ij paid — 80 cents’ month. one year, $6 atx months, the Post Office at Washington, D. 0.» ‘a8 second clase mail matter | i r —pnblished on Friday—$2 8 THE WEFALY STAR vali the, $1. 10 copies . ear, postage prepaid. pies for $20. re ecu must be pad in ad- 9 pager nent lonwer than #0 pat for. of “Hates Wwertising made known on application. Rates vening Star. V°%, 55—N®. 8,435. WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 1880. TWO CENTS. INDEX 10 ADVERTISEMENTS IN THE STAR. AMUSEMENTs— Sth paxe- Boannina—sth pase. Booxs, &c.— 7h page. Roots asp SHors—Sd pase. Bcstsess Cuxcrs—ith page. Orry Trews—Sth poxe. Coat. axp Woop—4:h pase. DeatTne—5th pase. Duy Goons ave. Epveatio’ Excunsioss—‘i page. Pawriy SuPPLres—3d page. For REXT axp SALE—tth page. For SALE (Miscellancous)—4th page. HovsRFURNISHINGS—6th page. Lapigs Goons—Ist page, LacTunrs—sth page. List ov Lerruns—2d page. Mepicat, &c—6th page. ‘MISCELLANEOUS—6th and 7th pages. PAWNBROKERS- 6th paxe. Pensoxat—4th page. PROFEssIONAL—4th page. Prororars—tith page. PIANOS AND OnGaNs—4th page. Rartnoaps—iil page. RELiGiovs Norices—Ist page. SpEctaL NoTIcEs—Ist paxe. Sreamens, &c.—ki page. ‘Tue Trapes—ith page. z UNpERTAkens, &c.—Sth page Wante—4th page. GPECIAL BARGAINS. DRY GOODS VERY CHEAP. SILKS! SILKS! SILKS: BEAUTIFUL SPRING DRESS GOODS. sik Betinal eu Sik apd other colors, only 682." worth $1. Colored and Black Cashmeres, pure wool, 25e. Excellent Black Silks, 75 and 87c. dred (100) pieces Madras Ginghams, new 2nd choice styles, 10,12 and 1 Lient ‘quality Calico, Sige.‘ Black Cashmen al, wide double- | bene i SILKS! 1LKS* ILKS! : Our $1, $1.25 and $1.50 Black Silks are SPECTAT Bancarns. : ‘Lace for Curtains, Ie. to 81. CARTER'S, 711 Market Space. Pure Linen Figured Lawns, 15e. Beautiful French Lawns. Beautiful Pacific Lay 1 Shetland Shawis, all colors, 31. Ver; wide double-width Blac . to $1.” Black Tamise. lack Burting, 15 t Black C: Biack $ T5e. Le 5 (8 Silk Velyets. hundred (100) spriug shadee, jored and Black Satins. On vol Dress Good: CARTER'S, apl2 EL Market Space. SPRING AND SUMMER DRESS GooDs. We have pal onenes 5 splendia line of French DRESS GOC comprising a Fancy and Black SILK $§, Black and Colored Silk GRENADINES, Black Silk Hernanis, Ponzees, Seersuckers. Shooda Cloths, Mummy Gloths, Lace Bnntings. Linen Lawns, Madras Ginghams, India ‘Mulls and French Nainsooks, all grades. An inspection of our stock is solicited. HOOE BROTHER & CO., 10 1328 F st. m.w., near Ebbitt House. BY HK GOODS. We have in stock everything to be worn during season, from the beet manuf: at close prices. New aE MELS aAtR ororeS NCH RENOH BUNTINGS -ARAI ND SUN UMpRELtig Loe PARASOLS AND SUE AND LISLE GLOVES. TYLER & CHEWNING, (Late Clerks with Perry & Bro.), aps 918 7th street u.w. Quins wv THAT WILL GIVE SATISFACTION. The **Orown Diamond” Shirt, only 50 cents. The “Senate” Improved 65 cents. The “Mystery” Shirt, made of the very best mus- lin_and twenty-one hundred linen only 75 centa. The *‘Keception” Shirt, made of the BEST muslin and EXTRA FINE LINEN, 75 cents. Boys’ Shirts, af the best wuslin and twenty-one hundred linen, 60 cents. at MEGINNISS’, mar29 1002 F street n.w. GQBIRTS: SHIRTS! SHIRTS! 6 BEST DRESS SHIRTS TO ORDER.. 6 FINE = 6 D jee 9.00 FINISHED AND bp Ant READY-MADE NOVELTIES IN NECKWEAR AND HOSIERY JUST RECEIVED. MEN'S FURNISHINGS. THOMPSON'S Shirt "HO! N E. MAUCK, PROPRIETOR. mars 816 F st. n.w., opp. Patent office. : meee SHIBTS BHIETS TO ORDER. TO ORDER. TO ORDER. © ELFGANT SHIRTS FOR. 6 FINE SHIRTS FOR. € SUPERIOR SHIRTS DUBREUIL BRO.’s, 1119 F street northwest. SUMMER RESORTS. a he RENT marl hot and cold water in kitchen and bath rooms. Very desirably located, overiooking tac town, and “convenient to the Depots, Hotel For further particulars RN PE ay, Baltimore, Md. GEsson or 1680, a SRSPEROI UE. fae ‘Wil open MAY 20TH, 1880. = Terms feb25-6m TIES AROUT BUILDING or making pe in the:r plumbing should call at the warerooms of the undersigned can be seen, Sith water attached, the as HELLYER WATER-CLOSETS, made HENRY C. MEYER & Oo., of New York, the well-kuown manufacturers of Fine Plumbing Materials. HAYWARD & HUTCHINSON, 317 Oth street n.w., Washington, D. 0, N.B._We carry in stock H. ©. MEYER & 00.'8 Be ean brat ow clr other init fading the‘ MEYER Pat. ecets,* “DOHERT 1'8 SEL¥-CLOSING Cocks,” aud MURDOCK Hrpgasts.” marl3-w,8, 6%, Ist p WE BAER cMOVED To 1425 NEW YORK AVENUE, CNEAR 151TH STREET.) Baving a large stock of FINE GAS FIXTURES, PLUMBING ana HEATING MATERIALS, Bought at much lower than present prices, We Suave Orren LIBERAL INDUCEMENTS To these about to build or make other improve. ments. pi OWARD CAVERLY & Co. TRaO. ‘Murders Chieh, by Clack Caer, pee 252. Radress Q., Beer Oiee 8’ “Sys ame One hun: | ull assortment of | ible. Send for cireular. WALTER BURTON, Propristor. | SPECIAL NOTICES. _THE EVENING STAR. FOUNDRY M. E. CHURCH, Mth and@ ste.—To-morrow, Rev. Dr. LANAHAN, pat tor, at 1la.m. Evening service '; before 8. NEW JERUSALEM TEMPLE, North Capitol st., near B.—Seate all free.’ Servics le Beppe “Love Your Ene tt CS prick. A CHAPEL, 9th and D ste — Bible Reading To-morrow, 3:30 p.m. Gos pel service in the Arlineton Thester at 8 p.m. Young men specially invited. UNIVERSALIST CHURCH, Rev. ALEX. KENr, pastor.—Ser ‘To-morrow at 11 5 ‘Do to be Saved?" Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. (6p CHEISTIAN CHUROH, Vt. ave.. bet and O. sts.—Rey : adelphia. will preach Tm. an o'clock p.m. ta free. Friends and stranger all very welcome. THE FREE METHODIST holds their meetings in Kinde: n Hall, cor. 8th and K ste. n.w. Sabbath School 1% p.m. Meeting for the promotion of holiness at 3 p.m. ser- ices at 73s. Read Jobn 15, 19; acts 15, 9. ALL SOULS’ CHURCH, cor. 14th and L ste.—Rev. Clay MacOactey will deliver a memorial discourse on “‘Dr. Channing. His Place in American Religious History.” Vesper services 7:30. Sunday School 9:45 at 7:3 p. **The Rey "4 ».m-S8unday School Re- Nivel eervice. its free. All invited. Fe HAMIINE M. E. CHURCH, cor. 9th and Psts. n. w.—Preaching To-morrow at 11 orelock a.m. by Dr. Bran, pastor of the Metropol- itan M. E. Ghurch, and at 7:30 p.m. by the Kev. Dr. Gross. The public is cordially invited. MT. VERNON PLACE M. FE. CHURCH AS” south, cor.9th and K sts.n.w—Preaching To- | morrowat 11 o'clock a. m. and 8 o'clock p.m. by Rey. W. P. Harmison. D. D. Lect ht | [The New Heaven and New Earth.” Public in- | vited. REFORMED CHURCH, Sovereizn hall, S510 11th st. n.w.—Mr. 0.'F. SoxTaG, from the Reformed Seminary at Lancaster. will preach ou Sunday morning and evening. All members and friends are earnestly invited to be present. Strangers welcome. ST. Pat al HUROH, c GhISd LUTHERAN lth and H sts. n.w., Rev. Dr. Domen, pastor. “To-morraw (Sanday), at 1i a.m. ‘*Memorial Words” by the pastor on the lize and death of Brother John F. Mankin. Also sp= cual Snday echool services at 9:30 in mem- ory of Brother Mankin, late tes . SS BISHOP TAN WILL PREACH = Morning and Evening to the Reformed Epis- copalians, chapel of the ¥. M. C. A.,9th and D ste. At the 11 a.m, service the Rey. Arruur Fosres: will be installed as rector. The Rev. Wa. M. PosTELTUWAITF, of Baltimore, will participate in emonies. ‘Seats free. Strangers welcome. FREE THOUGHT SPEEOH. Taimadwe b s April 18, 3o'ek. (question for tree discussion, ‘hristi- anity been productive of more xood than evil?” er Ith and D TU 20th, at 7 o'clock sharp. eetiy’ requested. es ‘1.0. P. BURNSIDE, President, H. D. NORTON, Rec. Sec ‘apl7 2 MASONIO.—The oft mber — LAFAYETTE R. A. CHAPTER. No. 5, are | hereby notified that a Special Convocation will be | held at Masonic Temple THIS (Saturday) EVE- NING, at 7:30 o'clock. Companions of sister chapters are Dore invited to attend. B rel f the M - H. P, ty "RICHARD J. BLARELOOK, Sec’y. iCHARD Te MASONIC —A Special Communication of Lakivern LODGE, No 19. F. A. rR and members of E FP. A. A. M., will be held at Masonic Temy'e on SUNDAY, 18th inst., at 2 o'clock p.m., for the purpose of attend- ing the funeral of our de brother, L. F. LEFRIULLE. Members are earnestly requested foatiend. | Brethren of sinter lodgen sre fraternally nvited. order of the & : it RICHARD J. BLAKELOCK, Sec’y. = H LEGISLATIVE DIS- T= sailor othe Dethocraiie voteaor theaters ais rf ‘Rotified to meet at Juenemann’s Hall, on E st., between 4th and Sth sts. n.e, on next TUESDAY EVENING, the 20th inst... at 736 o'clock, for the purpose of electing three delezatas to the District Convention. JOHN HOGAN. aplt-3t' GEORGE JUENEMANN, A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE WES. END HIBERNIAN SOOIETY will be held a their ball, SATURDAY EVENING, April 17,at 7.0 o'clock. ‘Punctual attendance is requested, By order of the Preatdent. apl6-2t PATRICK LARKIN, Secretsry. ST. MARY'S CHUROR, Sti st. n.w.—Tho Pastor of this Church, REV. Maratas ALIG, has invited a Priest of St. Alphonso's Church, Bal mare, Yo preach the Panecyrie of St. dosshh in | St. Mary's Ohureh next SUNDAY. He is expected here next Saturday. ‘The ST. JOSEPHS SOCi ETY, 208 men in number, will celebrate the feas next’Sunday. ‘The Societies of Sts. Boniface and Michael are invited. a16-3" | (Ger NATURAL MINERAL WATERS. Bedford, Blue Lick, Congress, Deep Bockbridie Alt, Friedrickshall, 'Hunyadi ‘White Sulphur. URN'S PHARMACY, 1429 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. LADIES’ GOODS RS, S. J. MESSER, ? _., DRESSMAKING. \ SPRING AND SUMMER STYLES. Agency for 8. T. Taylor's Patterns, System of Cutting Taught, and Journals of Fashion for sale. 1213 Pennsylvania ave., up stairs. ap gre NG MILLINERY. | We have now open and ready for sale 3 } the largest and most complete assortinent of STRAW AND CHIP HATS AND BONNETS Ever shown in this city, consisting of ALL 1He Latest Pantstan, ENGuisa, [raLtay, Swiss AND AMERICAN NOVELTIES, Together with an endless variety of all the leading Shapes in Staple Straw Goods. Our SILK AND FLOWER DEPARTMENTS | are also replete with eversthing new and desirable, | forming the richest and most elegant display of SILKS, RIBBONS, FLOWERS, Erc., | That the home and foreign marketa can produce. We have also ready for inspection an extremely choice selection of , 5 Committee. G | feb19 FRENCH PATTERN BO! And are constantly receiving additions to our gen- eral stock by every European steamer. Our prices will bean low a8 the superior quality aud dosh of our goods will permit of, and we respectfully invite the attention of the ladies of this city and vicinity to inspect our stock before making spring purc! Personal attention given to all Millinery orders. J. P. PALMER, IMPORT! api 107 F nts Wawe JD) aes CURLS, if real, are becomin, toevery face. ‘The moet beautiful are made with KAY'S CURLING ELIXIR and HAIR DRESS- ING, which e only Dre} ition that will make the hair cur! naturally and permanently, and keep NETS, iraoft and lustrous, Try s bottle and be convinced. all aruppists have It, or wet it from the Central De- & CRuM iL, Druggists, 490 Pa. apl-eo. ER.—We have in stock a full line H PATTERN BONNETS: ‘ATS. Also, UNTRIMMED( ETS in every variety, BOD shape and style. a ceeithi aru javing made special arrangements wit ian house, we shall be able to present constantly to our patrons during the present season new desians in FRENCH BONNETS. All the latest Novelties in Neck Wear. 5D GLOVES from 4 to 20 bat. ons in the new Spring jes. atteption «iven to orders. MES. M. rs HUNT, mar27 Nos. 621 and 62: D st. n.w. DY ont MISSES mason, TLL F Street. A First-class work, at moderate prices. mal6-3m JPRING IMPORTATION OF PATTERN BONNETS AN. IN LINERY GOODS) TINE MIL H4*42D & HUTCHINSON, 317 Ninth street. of and now IZING in new and chaste designs. FURNACES, RANGES and GRATES. TIN ROOFING, &e. Give Tea eae ee to MODERNIZING and NG in ene badly coxstructed plumbing 4 ADIES ARE ADVISED TO CALL AT ONCE Liner assist for the A. SOM Toon Coste notbing. ° wv ____ DOUBLE SHEET. | Washington News and Gossip. GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.—Internal rev- | enue, $546,919.32; customs, $651,001.61. THE TREASURY now holds $362,993,650 in U. bonds to secure national bank circulation; U. bonds deposited for circulation, week ended to- day, $609, . bonds held for circulation withdrawn, week onded to-day, $1,403,000. A Bannock _InTeRviEw. — Commissioner ‘Trowbridge to-day had an interview with the Bannock and Shoshone Indians, The Indians expressed a willingness to settle upon lands in severalty, and become farmers as the butialo is fast disappearing from their country. “THE REPORTS ABOUT TILDEN” credited by the New York Mai! to the New York World was stolen bodily from Tuk Star, as is much of the World's Washington news. SECRETARY EVARTs returned to the city this morning from New York, whither he had gone to attend the funeral of the late Elliot C. Cow- din as a pall-bearer. PERSONAL.—Dr. John Saul Howson, Dean of Chester, England, fs in the city with his daugh- ters. They called on Gen. Sherman and the President in company with Senator Baldwin. -—Senator Randolph is in New York.—Ex- District Attorney Wells, who has lately been visitng bis daughter in Albany, expects to leave early next week for a brief trip tothe Sandwich Islands. A. H. Oakey has been appointed internal revenue collector and storekeeper and gauger for the 5th dfstrict of Virginia, THE TRENTON, flagship of the Mediterranean squadron, sailed April 1st from Villefranehe for the east. WuitEe House CaLLers.—Senators Baldwin, Platt, Kirkwood, Allison, Paddock, Maxey, Fer- ry, Edmunds and Dawes, and Representatives Buckner, O'Neill, Thompson and Henderson called on the President to-day. sideri: ¢ the Northern Pacific and Texas Pacific railroad bills, but in consequence of the absence of four members from the city.and the illness of another, only a bare quorum were in attend- ance and after a colloquial discussion of the sub- jects in hand. the committee adjourned until Monday without action upon either of them. WHILE THE INDIAN APPROPRIATION BIL. was under consideration by the House of Represen- tatives, in commtitee of the whole, yesterday, an amendment to strike out the appropriation of $19,000 for the expenses of the Indian com- missioners led to along debate, and was finally rejected. Pending a discussion of the point of order the committee rose, and the House ad- journed. MINISTER Fost! sia, is in the city to-day to take le: post of duty. ‘THE PRESIDENT ArrROvVED te-day the joint resolution providing for the payment of wages to employés of the Government Printing office on legal holidays, and the following bills: Mak- ing ig eros for acquiring sites and the erection of suitable forts for the protection of the Rio Grande frontier; donating condemned cannon and cannon balls to Post 36, G. A. R., of Muncy, Pa., for monumental purposes; dona-- ing condemned bronze cannon to the Blair monument association of St. Louis, Mo. NATIONAL BANK NOTES to the amount of $850,000 were received at the Treasury during the week ended to-day, against $2,509,000 the gorresponding week of last year, JEFFERSON'S DESK.—The President has invited the following gentlemen to meet him this even- ing at the Executive mansion for consultation in reference to the formal acceptance of the desk on which Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence, it having been presented to the United States by the children of Joseph Coolidge, of Boston:—Senators Withers, John- son and Dawes; Representatives Crapo, Tucker and Goode; Hon. K. C. Winthrop, of ssachu- setts, and Secretary Evarts. THERE WERE ONLY Two BIDDERS for furnish- ing lard oil for the ensuing year for the use of . recently appointed to Rus- He called on the President ve before sailing for his new the navy. The Manhattan Oll Company of- fered the oll at 57.44 cents per gallon and K. Fairbanks & Co., of New York, at 57.49 cents per gallon. The contract has been awarded to the former. It will be noticed that there was but five hundredths of a cent difference between the two bids. The amount of oll required ts 3,000 gallops, and there is but $1.40 difference for tae whole contract hetwee the two offers. ARMY ORDERS.—Second Lieut. Farron, Infantry, is ordered to San Francisco to give testimony before a court of Inquiry. Two hup- dred recruits have been ordered west to retr- t and 6th cavalry and the sth and Yy. The board of army officers which has been tn session at Fort Ripley, Minn., io connection with the Eort Ripley reservation, has been dissolved. A general court martial has been ordered to meet at David’s Island, N. Y.. on the ivth inst. The following is the de- tail of the cou’ Lieut, 7 Bi) ch infantry; T. Hask pt. D. H. Murdock, 6th infantry; Capt. Win, Con- Way, 2% ‘irst Lieut. Ira Quinby, 11th infantry; Cap as. Porter, sth infantry, judge advocate of the court. CONFIRMATIONS.—The Senate in executive session yesterday confirmed the followiag nom- inations:—U. S. Consuls—J. S. Potter, of Mas. sachusetts, at Crefeld: Wm. L. Scruggs, of Geor- gia, at Canton; J. A. Halderman, of Kansas, at Bangkok. U.%. District Judge—John W. Barr. of Louisville, for the district of Kentucky. U.S. Marshal—Matthias C. Osborn for the middle and southern districts of Alabama. Collector of Cust 2ms—Benj. Upton, jr., for the district of Tappehannock, Virginia.” Postmasters—Geo.L. Nichols, at Fergus Falls, Minn.; H. 8. Fletchar, at Watsonville. Cal.; Gardner G. White, of Car son City, Nevada. Indian Agents—Geo. W. Lee, of Michigan.for the Mackenac agency, Michigan: Jacob Kauffmann, of Iowa, for Fort Barthold agency. Dakota. ‘Also a miumber of army pro- motions. More INDIANS CoMING.—The Interior depart- ment has authorized the sending from the Upper Missouri a large Indian delegation east. These are the Stoux, most of whom have children at the Carlisle school, Pennsylvania. They ex- pressed a desire to visit their offspring. Atter visiting Carlisle these Indtans will very likely be allowed to come to Washington. BEFORE THE ExopUs CoMMITTEE To-Day L. L. Tomkies, of Shreveport, a planter, testitled that there was no dificulty in colored people— women and children, getting plenty of ‘k in that region. It is to the pecuniary interest of the whites to treat the negroes well. He had never seen any intimidation or feet at the poll ‘oes enjoyed their civil rig in his vietnit; ‘he credit system of doing bust- hess uncoubtedly affords facilities for dishonest merchants to Cheat ignorant laborers, white and black. The negrq suffers more from im- providence than from small pay. He stopped the exodus movement in his section by employ- ing on his place a black man who h been to Kansas. His description of that country cured the negroes of their emigration fever. R. T. Vinson, of Shreveport, a planter, had neverseen any Interference with the voting of negroes. SECRETARY SCHURZ AND THE YELLOWSTONE PaRg.—Secretary Schurz, who has found time, notwithstanding the multifarious duties of his department, to give some attention to the pres- ervation of the forests on government lands under his charge, is said to be considering plans for the future of the Seen national park, which are of general interest. It is pro} among other things, to establish there a na- tonal preserve, where the large game of North America, now so rapidly becoming extinct, may find refuge. Moose, elk. bear, mountain sheep ready abound there, and {t is claimed. is prohibited the me. and deer ali that If hunt come a natural resort for WS e Surround- winter. Applicatior made at the department to secure the franchise for peimission to open hotels and hack stations, &c., on this reservation. It is probable that Secretary Seburz will include the park in the tour of inspection he desires, if possible, to make during the coming summer. THE TWO-THIRDS RULE. Its Origin and History. ‘The national democratic convention of 1876 after having nominated a ticket, adopted reso- lution, by a very close vote, declaring against the maintenance of the two-thirds rule, and calling upon states to instruct their delegations to the convention of 1880 as to whether they should vote for the repeal of the rule or not. This will bring the question prominently before the Cincinnati convention, but the indications pony clearly to a mafhtenance of the rule. Since ‘he adjournment of the St. Louis convention the democratic mind seems to have pare uite a change upon the expediency of rule. This change has been produced by the persistent can- didacy of Mr. Tilden. The powerful opposition to him is bent upon maintaining the rule as a means of pevventing: his nomination. So far this opposition has been successful, as every state that has chosen its delegation to Cincinnati has instructed against a re} ot the two-thirds rule. Had Tilden’s friends elect~ ed to make a distinctive fight for the repeal of the rule, this unanimity in favor of continuing it would not have obtained, perhaps; but they have evidently concluded that {t would not be wise for him to put himself in the position of contending for the repeal, as it would warrant the charge that he felt his weakness and dared not trust himself before a convention operating under the old rule. Therefore, the move to re- tain the rule has not been combatted, and it is plain that the convention will be nearly unant mous for its retention, and that the next demo- cratic presidential ticket must be nominated by a two-thirds majority. WHY THE RULE WAS ADOPTED. There is nothing in the history of the demo- cratic party to show why it originally adopted the two-thirds rule, but- the belief is that it grew out of the provisions In the Constitution requiring a two-thirds vote to overcome a veto, a two-thirds vote to expel a member of Con? gress, or to suspend a rule of the House, ete. Tee supposition is that this suggested the idea of a two-thirds rule to govern a nomination for President and Vice President, as it would evince a decided preference of the party for the nominees and leave no room to question or cavil at the choice of the ticket or charge that it was the result of illicit influences. The rule Was adopted by the first national convention ever held by the democrats, and it has been continued in force ever since. In 1832 the de- mocrats ot New Hampshire proposed to thelr political brethren of the Union the holding of a national convention for the nominattonof a candidate for Vice President. The state conven- Uons had already uniformly declared for Gen- eral Jackson asthe candidate for President and he was unanimously accepted by the party. ‘Therefore it only remained to nominate date for Vice President. Up to that time the custom of nominating the national Ucket by state conventions had prevailed. In that year, however, different state conventions declared for different persons for the second place on the ticket and there was danger of the party going into the contest with several different men rupning upon the ticket with Jackson for the vice presidency. Hence the suggestion of the New Hampshire democrats ard it was adopted. THE FIRST DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION. The convention assembled tn Baltimore on the 2ist of June, 1532. Mr. Sumner, of New Hampshire, In an_opening address, explained why his state had proposed a convention, and congratulated the party upon being represented by “‘a greater and more general delegation from the people than was ever before assembled upon an occasion of the sort.” The committee on rue reported the followirg, which was agrecd 0: Resolred, That each state be entitled in the nomination to be made of a candidate for the vice presidency to a number of vores equal to the nunaber to which they will be ent.tled in the electoral colleges, under the new apportion- ment, in voting for President and Vice Presi- dent; and that two-thirds of the whole number of the votes in the convention shall be necessary to constitute a choice. THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DENIED A VOTE. Mr. Van Ness protested against the exclusion Of the District of Columbia as to a participation in the nomination, He se'd that delegates had been admitted from staiés, which would not, in all probability, give their support to the ticket of the lone and he thought it due to the zeal of the citizens of the District that they should not be excluded. Mr. Laussat explained the ‘ounds upon which the rule had been adopted. le admitted the zeal and abilities of the citizens of the District, but could not consent to give up acorrect principle because it might appear to operate oppressively in some instances, The question was taken and the right of voting re- fused to the delegates from the District of Co- lumbia—126 for and 153 against the proposition This is all that can be found upon the subject of the two-thirds rule, in its inception, and a'so in regard to the exclusion of delegates from the District from the right to vote. Both rules have siace been maintained in the party. But at the con- Yention in 1832. after the nomination of Martin Van Buren for Vice President had been made by a two-thirds vote and declared, a resolution was adopted giving the District delegates the right to record their votes for Vice President. SUBSEQUENT CONVENTIONS. At the next national convention ijn Baltimore in May, 1835, Van Buren was nominated for President, and the same resolution in regard to the two-thirds rule was adopted. In 1840, Van Buren was unanimously nominated and noth- ing was said about the two-thirdsrule. In 1844, at the convention in Baltimore, a clear majori- ty of the delegates were instructed to support Van Buren. His friends counted confidently upon his nomination, but hisopponents insisted | upon the enforcement of the two-thirds rule on the ground of precedent. ‘They said it had pre- valled in past conventions and it was the duty of the then sitting convention to act under it. The Van Buren men insisted that there was no force of precedent; that each convention was at liberty to adopt rules for itself. Some of the delegates who were in- structed for Van Buren, however, took the \iew that precedent called for the rule, and by their votes it was again adopted. Van Buren could not get a two-thirds vote, and Polk was ‘nally nominated. ‘The delegates who. though under instractions, voted for the two-thirds rule, were bitterly assatied and criticised, it be- ing charged that they had taken that method to evade instructions. “From that time on the rule has been enforced, each convention tacitly, it would appear, accepting the view that prece- dent had made the rule one of the fixtures. ‘The Second Place on the Republican Ticket. SIGNS OF A BOOM FOR JUDGE KEY. Very.little has been said about Vice Presiden- tial candidates on either ticket. There has been considerable talk, however, among the friends of one of the members of the Cabinet about the second place on the republican ticket, especially if Grant’s Is the first name. The friends of Postmaster General Key are doing a good deal in a quiet way looking to his selection as the Vice Presidential candidate. A number of mem- bers of Congress have been sounded on the sub- ject. Many of them speak decidedly in favor of Judge Key. As Indicated special reference is made by the friends of Judge Key to a ticket of Grant and Key. If Grant 1s nominated they ‘hink that some southern man should wind up the ticket. They consider Judge Key as the very mnan that is wanted. He has always been conservative and liberal. His course ever since the war has shown this. Much of the liberal sentiment that is characteristic of Tennessee, above all southern states, is due to the {fluence of Judge Key. In Chattanc the most liberal in sentiment of any city south of Mason & Dix- on’s line, the influence of Judge Key to that end has been especially felt. It 18 the wish of the repub! ‘ty that the solid south should be broken in‘ the next election. Judge Key’s friends say that no other man can do as much in that direction as he. Grant and Key v right into the south. It is claimed that with this ticket Florida, Virginia and North Carolina would go republican beyond a doubt; and lessee would be in the while Louisiana doubtful column, with the chances in favor of republican success. It is that Gen. Grant has expreased a preference, if he is nominated, to have a man of Jui Key’s char- him. luce Ji L< announce stands eae thes juestions, He has net bene doing an’ , but he has some very —————— §2- The untried ve ve ted at Harrisburg, Pay Apri sr? ae Ml Ee It's hard to please @ man who does not Wish to be lied it and cannot bear have thetruth told about him” 2 Memphis health board dentes a re- Ort thas, two cases Of Felse Has seed Therein March. FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. SaTurpDay, April 17. THE SENATE was not in session to-day. HOUSE.—A Dill was passed providing for the reappointment of the members of the legisle- tures of the territories of Montana, Idaho and Wyoming. joint resolution was passed authorizing the Secretary of War to furnish certain artillery, &c., to the soldiers and sailors’ reunion to be held in Columbus, Ohio, in August next. ‘The morning hour was dispensed with, and the House then, at 12:35, went Into commiviee ce eee et a the tee? on e Indian appropriation e pending ques- tion being tite int of order raised by Mr. Haskell against the amendment offered by Mr. Hooker for the transfer of the Indian bureau from the Interior to the War department, After a short it by Mr. Hooker in tion to the point of order, the Chair de- ivered his decision: That the amendment was —— and that, it retrenched expenditures, ere was a doubt, but it was clearly obnox'ous to the point of order; that it was in substance identical with several bills now pending before the House. He therefore sustained the point of order, and the amendment was not received. The committee then rose and reported the bill to the House. The House rejected the amendment increasing the appropriation for clothing for the Sioux from $130,000 to $150,000, by a vote of yeas 84, nays 104. The amendment abolishing the Indian com- iniesion was agreed to—yeas 112, nays 65. The other amendments were agreed to with- out division, and the bil), as amended, passed— the vote being taken by yeas and nays, as re- quired by the rules, Mr. McMahon, arom committee on appropria- tions, reported back the special deficiency bill, with Senate amendments. . BE WILL NOT WITHDRAW—HE DEMANDS DEMO- CRATIC UNITY OR CONCEDES DEMOCRATIC DET FEAT IN NEW YORK—AIS POSITION IN THE STATE CONVENTION {Special Dispateh to ag Slats’ New York, Apil Governor Tilden dec'ines again to-day to be interviewed as to his reported withdrawal asa candidate for the presidency, on the ground thet if he did so it would take most of his time to correct. the reports regarding his personal ard political affairs, I have ‘earned, however, di- rect irom those In his confidence—and you may rely upon this as absolutely correct—that he has not decided to withdraw as a candidate. On the contrary, Governor Tilden is making the most earnest, though quiet, political contest of his life to save the democracy of this state for the coming presidential campaign; and how- ever this results personally to himself, he will be satisfied if the state is saved to the demc- ratle party. He belt that if the power of John Kelly and his facifon (as he terms it) is not destroyed this spring, that the state is lost to the democracy in November, and hopelessly lost thereafter if the full or partial control of its organization is left in the handsof Mr. Kelly. This is the precise situation, which Gov. Tilden regards as much higher than a mere personal candidacy. In his opinion, if the legitimate organization and control of the are not retained and enforced in every election precinct in the state of New York, it is quite immaterial whether he or any other democrat be nominated at Cincinnati, for this state could not be carried for him. To surrender to or compromise with Mr. Kelly, Gov, Tilden holds would be as fatal now to the party in the state as a surrender would have been by the regular state conven- Uon to Mr. Kelly’s secession convention last fall at Syracuse. When Mr. Kelly and his follow- ing retarn to the regular organization the ques. tion of presidential candidates and the further control of the party machinery in New York may be an open one; but not until then. Igive you the facts as I find them. Society Notes, Apropos of life at the national capital, a cor- respondent writing from this city to Tv Hour, a new and rather promising weekly candidate for popular favor in New York, very justly says: “ People who visit Washington only to see the politicians or to attend fashionable society gath- erings often go away and descant glibly on its show, superficiality and vanity. But it is doubt- ful whether apy other city of its size contains a ager umber of serious and earnest pecpic of culture. There are many lite cireles and clubs here, which combine social pleasure with intellectual satisfaction,” What i's Hall fs to the young peopie of thé present day, Jackson Hall used to be. As- semblles similar to those given by the Army and Navy Club of the present day were given there by the committees composed of army and navy officers, two members of Congress from each stale, and prominent residents of Washington. These occurred first over twenty years ago at Jackson Hall, and were continued during many winters. That Hall was the second floor of the present Globe building. It made a fine ball room, say those who attended the balls given therein, and there was an excellent room for suppe™ in the rear of the dancing hall. The appropriations committee of the House of Representatives have had made by the Galt: as a present for the biide of Hon. Helster C ner, ap elegant solid silver and gold embossed 'ce cream service of beautiful design and ex- quisite workmanship. The present has been suitably inscribed, and will be forwarded to the bride in a few days. ‘The concluding hop of the season at the Chase Mansion, on Thi lay evening, was one of the most charming of the series. Some sixty guests were present, and the number included many persons prominent in the society of other cities as well as in Washington. In addition to dancing there was some very delightful music, vocal as well as instrumental, by Miss Imogen Barbour, Mrs. Glassie and Mrs. Miller: and by DO means least in attraction was the bounteous and elegant collation seryed by Mrs. Brady, the hostess of the evening. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Roose have issued cards for the marriage of their daughter, Miss Mary E. Roose, next Wednesday evening at Vermont Avenue Christian Church. The fortunate gen- leman is Dr. George E. Connell,a son of Dr. Connell, of Georgetown. A limited number of reo eon cards request. the ceeeate of guests at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Koose, on S street, from 6:30 till 9 o'clock p. m. Among the Americans preent at the magnifi- cent sete recently given the Chinese Ambas- sador to Paris, in Mr. Elisha Riggs’ elegant house in the Avenue Kleber, were Mrs. n, Wife of the former Secretary of vy, Miss Fanny Reed, and Mrs. Ricbard Whiteing.—Mr. Boale, of Illinois, who has been visiting his son-in-law and daughter, Representative and Mrs. Fort, at the House, returned home last evening accompa- nied by his bright littlegrandson. afr. Boale is the half brother of Mrs. Sherman, Mrs Don Cameron’s mother. Mrs. Sherman, who has been visiting her daughter here, returned home Unis week, and was accompanied by Mrs. Cam- eron.—— Greatly to the regret of the residents at the Ebbitt House, Major B. P. Poore’s able wife and daughter will leave on Monday for their beautiful home at Indian Hill Farm near Newburyport, Mass. Key again has his wife with him at the Ebbitt House. She recently returned from a visit of ster General several weeks at her homein Tennessee.—Mrs. also returned to the Ebbitt mmander Crowninsbield, of the Portsmouth, now at the yard here, will give a dancing reception on board that vessel next Monday evening. AN INDIAN “GOO8E QUESTION.”—Ma-ga-bobdu, “Drifting Goose,” is a Sioux Indian of many grievances, who now has a case before Indian Commissioner Trowbridge involving title to lands in the Upper James river, His name appears among the signatures to the Sioux treaty of 1876, ceding to the the land in Ogre which ts now whites. The Indian plea is that “ Goose,” or ‘Floating Goose,” and other chiefs, may have signed it, but “Dri ee ce ea tee interest ime 2 as Drifting declares he would rather die than There is much collateral evi- cence ee = foe = sign bss greement, and made a speech favoring the cession of the land. CRor 4ND Live Stock ReroRTs.—The returns itormy Stoux Telegrams to The Star A FRIGHTFUL EXPLOSION. ——_.—__. Twenty-seven Men Killed. IMPORTANT RAILROAD LINK THECADET INVESTIGATION FRIGHTFUL GIAN Twelve White Men and Fifteen Chi- namen Killed. San FRancrsoo, April 16.—The giant powder works in the district of Birkely, across the bay, exploded this afternoon, killing twelve white men and twelve or fifteen Chinamen. This ts the third explosion this company has sustained, all attended with loss of life. ¢ Explosion Oc- curred in the picking room, and all the men at work there were killed. There was about 6,000 pounds of powder in the room. All the victims were blown to atoms. A large portion of the skull of a chinaman was found, with the queue attached. There were six houses inside of the works and they were all blown to but the workmen in them escaped, with the ex- ception of one man in the m: ine, of whom no trace has been found. Outside of the works are six houses, including the boating house of ‘the hands, all of which were more or less dam- aged, but’ are still standing. The explosion fs supposed to be the result of carelessnees. ‘The or workmen are hired by the piece and directed to | use Wooden mailets In_ picking cartridges, bui they found they could work faster and make more money by using fron hammers—a dange. ous practice, struck his cartridge once too often and it went off, igniting the powder before him, which com. mupicated with the adjacent packages, with the above terrible result. IMPORTANT RA AD LINK. From Baltimore to Chicago Through urge. A —A Pittsburg (Pa.) spe- z Al a meeting of the directors and stockhelders of the Baltimore and Chicago road held here to-day it was agreed to begin the road within sixty days. The road ts to be 145 miles long, running from Beaver Falls, which ts about twenty miles down the Onto from here to Chi cago junction. It will connect at Beaver with the Pittsburg and Lake Erie road, which in turn will connect at this city with the B. & 0. road. | At Chicago junction ft is to connect dircetly with the road controlied by the Baltimore and Ohio. The Ohio people scribe $5,000 per mile for buildin, will give more if necessary. This will be an important link of road and will give the coke, coal and manufacturing interest of western Pennsylvania a direct connection with the west and tie eastern railroad. FOREIGN AFFAIRS, French Jesuits Going to Egypt. New York, April 17,~—A Paris specfal states on the authority of a Cairo correspondent:“The Jesuits have offered 4,000.00 frances for the pence and land in Cairo reserved by Ismatl Pacha for a military academy and have also been bargaining for the palace occupied by the late Mustapha Pacha at Alexandria. The Khe- dive will consult the Shetkh-Ul-Isiam before a the sales. The Marquis of Bute is here and {sin daily conference with the Jesu- ts.” The Change of Administration in England. Lonpon, April 17.—All the ministers are now in town, also all the liberal leaders except Mr. Gladstone, who Is still at Hawarden, where Mr. John Bright 1s visiting him. S| ation 1s rife respecting the composition of new min- istry, but there has been no formal consultation among the liberals.) The candidates for office are numerous. Every place to be filled has at least two candidates, so there will be much dis- appointment when the decision is made. The general impression ts that Mr. Gladstone's pre- miership is inevitable, unless he should reluse to accept it. which is not expected. The post- tion and influence of the advanced liberals. as See from the moderates, or whigs, ‘seems likely to be very strong. Fears for the Atalanta, Atalanta may have been driven out of her course and thus delayed, the general opinion among ths - mercanule marine is that (he Yagsel has foun- dered, Peison in the Czar’s Dish. Panis, April —The Lantern publishes a telegram from St. Petersburg, which states that poison was recently discovered in the story here. Magyars voaiorey to America. Ton! pril 1s.—The Condon correspondent of the Eainburg Scotsinan says in con! of the distress In Hungary five thousan yars have quitted the country for America dur- ing the past winter. ‘The Ex Ei ress Eugenie. Care Towx, April 17.—The ex-Empress_ Eu- enie and suite occupy the government house. he party will proceed to Natal on Tuesday next en route to the Zulu country. Pardoned by the Czar. nee of General Meliko! that the ions have made a dee} on the students in the Kharkoff University. NEWS THRO! Reported Ca, c se Panama, April, —The Chilian Times of March 15th. says: “The Knight Templar,” r-- ported as captured recently at Arica, is a wood- en barque, 443 tons register, bullt in Liverpool in isél. Her owner is G. B, Walmsley, of that tow $600, 7! ‘ay and H 2ath, say “Thing be relatively dark in GH PANAMA. re brighter here and must Chill, where the other day in order to mollify the people after the defeat — the government Was obliged to issue a false des- the Huascar, in Arica,on February 2ith, paten announcing the capture of the Knight femplar, a sailing ship with arms for Peru on board. The teen, ‘agent of the ship im- mediately denied the charge.” The Kearsarge. Advices from Bocas del Toro up to Saturday last, the 3d inst., are to the effect that the U. S. steamer Kearsarge was still at that place. Collision in the Sound, STONINGTON, CONN., April 17.—A collision took Place on the sound last night between the Steamer Rhode Island of the Providence line and an unknown schooner. The steamer Nar- raj arrived here this morning six hours late bringing the passengers from the disabled steamer which she has towed into Hunt- ington harbor. The agents of the Providence oe the damage to the Rhode Island ig! The Scotch Elections. Eprxevra#, April 17.—The usual election of sixteen representative Scotch to repre- sent the ish lords in the new parliament has resulted as follows:—The and of Haddin; conservative; Earl of Alrlit liberal eres tL s i conservative; Earl of Leven and Mel- = Merete) _ ', Conserva- ive, resigned; ol kirk, conservative; Earl of Dundonald, ve Earl of Strathallon, ee It, is supposed that some man | have agreed to sub. | Ma purposes, and | a dish on the | Czar’s dining table, but no credence ts given to uence Mag- Bark by the n. | The ship and cargo are valued at about s ts Lima letter of March |THE Wrst pa ba INVESTIGA- | Ne | The N. ¥. Times it De- Weer Pons NY, ADAL TE AT the opent "Est Porsr, N. Y., Al i open! at court the Pines ‘coi dent, award Lewis, was called fo the stasd and presented a copy of the Times of April is. He was allowea ‘Oo make a statement, when he said, by advice of counsel, he declined to answer all questions about the article tn the Times, except it the frst pineieen Hines in the second paragraph, on | ‘he ground that the information was imparted © him tn confidence tn his professional capacity, ‘pa he could not reveal it. About the nineteen ines referred to, he would ask the Indulgence of the court until Monday afternoon, when bis counsel, Gen. McMahon, will be present. Here the court held a consultation, when. after a | short delay, the president said: “The court | desires to say that as this witness has been sworn to tell the truth, the whole troth, and nothing but the truth, and now to do 80, nd proposes to give only such information as is politic, no Importance would be attached to any Information given to the press by this cor- respondent. The court will report the matter to the commandant of the post and let the exemination of Severe s New Yor«, ri Harrisbarg, Pa., special says: A violent hall and rain storm passed over this city last cvening. doing con- | -derable damage. The north side of the span of the Susquehanna river wagon bridge, about 240 feet long, was blown in. Hundreds of win- dows in houses facing toward the north were shattered on every street | Tile im the New ¥ Sy ‘, N. ¥., April 17.—The Courier basa ist Of 336 delegates already elected to the demo- cratic state convention. Of this number the welve from Albany are contested, and the re- maining 2 classified as follows: For Tiiden | “Bey oa 146; against Tilden, 160; uncommitt- ied, 1s. The Mark: | BALTIMORE, April —Virvinia sixes, de ferred, 7; do. convola, 6334; do, second series, 5, do. new ten-f; . orties, 38%_: do. ten-forty cou ‘853g bid to-aay. BALTIMORE, ‘April Pe botton dull and weak— nnddling, “elas Fiour dull and ower = | gteady—southern red, 1.25; . 1.3081. 32 ; No, 2 western winter red. spot and i, 1 aoe May, 1.235gal. ;, June, 1.2hal-215 ; Corn, jower lower 30a) 1. jal 23% southern lower ; ‘western te, 52; do. yellow, 48; west 48. May, 47ya47i9; Onta quiet white, 42a 4204255. wisions soft, 9. Whisky firn Receipts— 65,600 bushels. corn, rye, 200” bushels bushele: corn, 15 | 237,680 cort, 179,14 s NEW April 17.—stocks strong. Money, 6. Exchange, long, 484 ments quiet. | NEW YORK, April 17.—4 | Wheat unsettled and i short, 487%. Govern- r dull and deciiuing. wer. Oorn firm. 7, 12:90 p. m.—_U. 8. LOD April 17 an, 4 per =: AN per comin Tip. tant | and Great Western fi | cates, 724; Atl a7. Ne ; y Contr Tilinots Central, 109 4 | Pennsylvania Central, Reading, ‘New York Ce: — = |The Washburn-Donnelly Contest. | ESOLUTION TO INVESTIGATE THE MATTER. | The House commitiee on elections, at their | Meeting to-day, adopted tbe following and in- structed Representative Manning to report it to certain anonymous letter, dated niatives, Washington, S80, addressed to Mr. William offering 4 bribe of $5,000 If he wou! prevent the unseating of WilMam D. Washburn, of Minnesota, the contestee in Uhe pending con: tested election case of Dounelly against Wash- burn, was mailed on March 5, 1859, in the os office of the House of Representatives and de- | llvered to said honorable Wm. M. Springer, | then and now chairman of the committee of | elections, before which sald contested election case Was al thal time pending: amd whereas sald letter purports to be an attempt to cor- ruptly influence the action of sald Hon. Wm. M. Springer as a member of sald committee and of the House of epresentatives; and whereas another private letter was sent to and received by the said Springer in reference to said con- a gets 3 a8 poe and whereas the abguage used by said Springer 1m his speech, published inthe ‘onyressional Mevord Of the 6th instant, on the subject before the House, is construed by many members as a cl against said Donnelly of having inspired on of said letter; and whereas the said Donnelly has requested an investigation of sald matter; now therefore Resolved, That @ committee of seven members of this House be appointed by the Speaker to in- quire and report to this House as to the author- | ship of said anonymous letter, who sent it, and | the purpose for which said letter was sent, and all other matters 12 connection with the same; and that said committee be authorized to in- quire and report to the House thereon, whether in elther or all of the letters in controversy, and written to the Hon. Wm. M. Springer, there has been any breach of the privil of the House | or of any member thereof; and said counmittee | shall have power to sena for persons and | to adininister oaths; to sit during the ions | of the House, and to report at any time, and | that all expenses Incurred tn said Investigation = be paid out of the contingent fund of the louse, The House committee on the District of Co lumbta to-day resumed the investigation of the charges against the Commissioners of the Dis- trict of Columbia made by Treasurer Gilfillan, CAPT. Ex-District Commissioner Phelps continued his statement. He said he thought under the actof June 29th, isi4, the Commissioners of the District of Columbia had control of all of- tices in the District of Columbia reg vnenpenen, be the District government, tucluding the sin fund commissioner's. Capt. Phelps review | the several allegations made against the Com- missioners of the District by the United States Treasurer, and in general denied the same, Touching ‘the failure to issue tax len certifi- cates, he said {1 arose because of errors made in the assessments, which invalidated them, and | had the Commissioners have issued the certifl- | cates they would have been invalidated; hence | they failed to issue an flegal paper for the mere St, PETERSBURG, April 17.—The Czar at the in- | ace of saving t Yistrict 10 per cent interest. - chiet of the supreme | S2k¢ of saving the Dist af execution commission, has pardoned three stu- dents recently convicted at Kharkoff, of com- | Plicity with the revolutionists. The Goins says | Touching the complaints Of property-holders ainst assessments, Capt. Phows held that a ingle complaint made by a prcverty-holder involved the revision of an entire sc"eet- To j Impression | justify a special assessment he thought tat | there’should be more work than ts usually ¢B€ on an ordinary county road. Capt. Phelps sac he desired at some ti to come before the committee in refutation of charges made In the second annual report of the Treasurer of the | United States on the sinking fund of the Dis- trict of Columbia. Capt. Phelps said that he at one time called the attention of the President to the action of Treasurer Gilfillan touching the sinking fund commission, the Presi- dent had promised to take action. Capt. Phelps will be recalled on Wednesday, ONE OTHER WITNESS. Henrietta Smith testified that she owned some real estate on Union street, in this city; the property has been always assessed tn the name of the Bank of Washington, but the taxes have beep paid by the heirs of Samuel Black. Wit- ness paid the rlal assessment tax on the property on the 2th of March last; had never any tender to pay the taxes prior to Oct. Thee ‘was Charged 6 per cent interest up to Oct. Ist. Al 12:15 o'clcck the investigation was ad- journed until Wednesday next. COUNTING THE VOTE FOR PRESIDENT. —The democratic members of the Senate committee on rules and of the Senate select committee on the subject of counting the electoral vote, held along private meeting to-day with a view to af 1g upon some recommendation for action in —— to the electoral count to be taken by the Senate at this session. a was substan- houses of Congress shall adopt a new Jolat rae, uses of Col a new joint providing that tn cane ont cue sone the electoral vote of a state be presented to Cony it shall not be rej ex by the affirmative vote of the two ‘that in case of dual returns neither shall be counted € unless the two houses agree that one of them is the true and valid return. A HEavy Ran Storm occurred at Cincli