Evening Star Newspaper, May 10, 1880, Page 1

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The secretary will = ny nit hi aes annnal report, and eneral business may be aebec i JAS. H ‘SAVILLE, President, JNO. JOY EDSON, Sec'y. = Che Ts = OFFICE, DISTRICT om OL} x (Washington, D. ©, May 0th, 1859. nof Tax payers is called to the ta he year ending June th, 1880, the 5% dfor halt of which, where not paid'before the ese, 188 ‘enalty of two per centum of will then be added,” and her taxes due and in_ari il tax Sale, 1 aw ¢ the Commissioners of the Dist: ict of JOHN C. COOK, Collector of Taxes. aS AND BUILD- ‘The second annual i WEDNE upon the the same with i be onened at this teuded the Asso- we sibseription larze attend. 1 be. at the all may desire t and sabseribe for atc W series. Shares 1 each, commencing No back dites to pay, makin it easy mys.4t SYLVANIA ROUTE. to tothe General Conferen Cie Conference M iduriug month ts over t eirates, by egates and visitors ‘ch, to be held of May. ean pre Baltimore and Obi re D Bas peste sine Lick, Congrese, alo, Lithia, Rockbridge Alum, Gey Fethorn: Gertsubune: “Feedrichahall Husyadi dance, Apollinacis, Pu tina, White Sulvine. N'S PHARMAOY, feb19 5 LADIES’ GOODS. M"™= J. P. PALMER, 1107 F sts. now., Respectfully announces her Opening cf Ses £2 BONNETS AND ROUND HATS== On THURSDAY NEXT, May 13th, To which she invites the Ladies of Washington and vicinity. tt? No Cards. DOUGLASS, St. Cloud Building. SPECIALTIES FOR THIS WEEE: PARASOLS—New and Elewant Desizna. HOSIERY—Spring and Summer Styles. CORSETS—Every Desirable Make. LADIES’ UNDERWEAR in Great Variety. NOVELTIES in Made-up LACE GOCDS. LATEST STYLES in Each Department. TMENT will at all times contain is at the Lowest Prices. DOUGLASS’, eee Tih and F sts. we me ae my3 Ninth St. ME. Dr » Made in c dies’ can have Dresses Cut ahd Basted, and a perfect Ht a vigioas HS, S.J. MESSE, ea KNa. NG AND SUMMER STYLES. Agenc; 8. T. Taylor's Patterns, System of 7 . and Journals of Fashion for rale. Pennsy!vania ave., up stsirs. ap2-3m RESSMAKING. acai s EE MISSES HAMILTON, Stre First-class work, at moderate prices. ma16-3m GERING LUPORTATION OF PATTERN BON ‘S$ AND FINE MIL- ODS. ¥ Lananedoe, Pornt de Hose, Duchesee, Cuantiliz, Spanish and Beaded Laces. Black clase artic for 320, and 330 sen 34. WILLIAN, ‘007 Penna. ave. <oueae Paris. marlS ERMILYA'S LADIES’ SHOES. ‘The beet in the word for the money. All Winter Boots wil be sold a! DISCOUNT OF FIFTFEN PER CENT for the next 30 days. Also, ccd sizes for sale chea LADIES’ an: HILDE "S SHOES MADE Td M's BELLE LUCSS_ DRFSSMASING AND PATTERN PARLORS, 801 MARKET SPACE, Corner Sth st., Keep Building. PLAITI 902 Sth st. nw. desil APOLLINARIS “THE QUEEN OF TABLE WATERS.” British Medical Journal. “*L’EAU DE TABLE DES REINES * Le Gaulois de Paris. $,000,000 bottles and jugs Annual! sale, Of ail Mineral Water Dealers, Grocers and Dras- aplt-ec2m H4*wanp & HUTCHINS®O: siz a street, and now ze EASD'Pal : AED WORKER rts ne ear ew and chaste 4 ate a IZING in new ae FURNACES, RANGES and GRATES. TIN ROOFING, &c. Give RerECTAr, Sttention to MODERNIZING ani VENTILATING badly constructed city dwellings. ee OP“48* opaaxs, For cash and upon easy monain ae ments. At SIDNEY T. NIMMO & 00."3, 3p29 410 th st. n.w. ‘OU VALUE YOUR EYESIG! Mpa best 81 OLARBES obs se rt Spls-ly i | It stoutd be stated | manufacturers have never been able | pete | this city subject to the ¢: Washington News and Gossip. SECRETARY SHERMAN left the city this morn- ing for New York, to be absent until the latter part of the week. ATTHE WHITE Hovs&.—Secretary Evarts and Representatives ey Updegraff, Rus- sell, Martin, Shallenberger, Young, Miller, and Detister called on the Present to-day. ‘THE ENTERPRISE to-day arrived off the maga- vine and is landing her ammunition. She will reach the Navy Yard late this afternoon. The Enterprise has just returned from Europe. THE TRENTON, flagship of the European sta- tion, arrived at Alexandria, Egypt, April 17th, after a four days’ passage from Naples. She leave in the course of ten days for the coast ot Turkey. SECRETARY THOMPSON and the party who Went with him to Norfolk returned to this clty this morning. Tue REPORT IN CIRCULATION that an Investi- gation of the National Soldiers’ Home at Wash- ington ts In progress is not correct. On the ist of April Senator Carpenter submitted a resolu- tion for the appointment of a committee to ex- amine {nto the condition, management and dis- cipline of the Soldiers’ Home, but it has never been acted upon. Mr. Carpenter has not yet called up the resolutton for action. THERE WAS A LITTLE TILT in the Senate to- day between Senators Conkling and Eaton. Mr. Conkling said something about the “shade of the shadow of the old democratic sentimentality rights.” Here Mr. Eaton retorted that s a living, vital thing, and now E ‘w York (Conkling) was an Imperial party, it was time for to stand closer than ever by Tr. Gibt, U.S. con- in a dispatch to artment of State, dated April reports a flourishing and improving ‘The exparts from May- pounds ot sses, ore than one arket, in the United nalniy In. vessels, under toretzn t steamers plying between Porto Kico ¥ York sail under the British tag. | Protghts rumes sent trom the Island to Europ NAVAL ORDERS.—Lieut. R. K. Davenport from the Kichmond, Asiatic station, and granted three months’ leave of absence, with permission to remain In Japan. Midshipman Hiero Taylor to the P fare island. Cadet Rodgers and ii to examination for promotion. Sawyer from the coast survey s! and placed on waiting orders. RETIRED ARMY OFFICERS.—From a statement j 5 prepared at the office of the adjutant gen- , ft is shown that there are tive major gen- ae eighteen brigadier generals, fitty-nine colonels, thirty-four Meutenant colonels, forty. nine majors, one hundred and forty-turee cap- tains, seventy-seven first lieutenants, fifteen second lieutenants, and eight chaplains oa the retired list. Up to December 31 last the a gate amount paid to these officers from the ¢ of belng placed on the retired list was $5.91 ‘The lai eral is & colonel, $. 3, a@ major, $2,6: toa a captain, $2,100: (6 a first Heutenant, $1,575.50; to a second Meutenant, % ; to a chaplain, The large ma- im all the grades receive the largest pay. that the number of major generals on the retired list has been reduced to Tour by the death within the last few diys of Gen. Heintzleman. TRADE WITH HayTI.—The U. S. consul at Cape Haytlen, in hisdispatch to the Department of State, dated Feb. 25, 1550, reports a large In- crease in the trade of that port with the Ualt During the last quarter forty-one v. sels cleared with exports to the United stares valued at $23 consisting chieily of Jog. aited State or cotton rood and 290,786 in silver. During the last nine years about twelve hundred thousand yards of Amo3- keag denims have been imported. The English to Goi. vith us In this lue of goods. d April 5, 1580, announces tt exbibition of the’bath and cure indu Germany will take place at Frankfort ¢ the months from } mong the artic ring to October, in the year e3 will be miner. twit lactites, s label also, bath fabs, towe se bath eiatr: S invalid ¢ rs, ‘le ines, gymu. . costumes ative i history of bailis, plans of bata houses, meteorological apparats, systems of dratnas, Such an exhibition has never been held in, Germ From fis novel aud useful cha it must attract general attention. with Frentine Vicrorta.—Capt. Kramer, men of the 6th cavalry, attacked Victorty band of Indians, 90 strong, near Rock Cre canon, Arizona, Friday. Reinforcements wer sent from Capt. Blackman’s command ive engagement was expected Se ‘al of Kramer’s men wet Victoria’s band during the tight, killed Ii. Stevens and about twenty families S, Who were living on his ran e3e: dhe wives Of INS warriors and, if possible, reinforcements, ‘THE WALLACE SENATORIAL COMMITTEE re- sumed its labors tn N Saturday@jn re- gard to the late election frauds. A number of witnesses testified that they had been frigat- ened Into surrendering thetr naturalization papers to Johnny Davenport in sis. Daven- port presented to the committee about 400 irreguiarly made applications for naturalization, and the committee then adjourned to meet in 11 Of the chair. THE ANTI-THURMAN UNDERCURRENT IN THE Onto CoNVENTION.—Gen. Andrew Jackson War- her represents the Marietta, Ohio, district in Congress. He attended the recent Ohio de n9- cratic convention in Columbus. He was and now is an ardent Thurman man. Gen. Warner Was put in nomination as a delegate at large to the Cincinnati convention, and was def He says that there was an Undercurrent. ‘against ‘Thurman, led by the } e, Jewett and Bishop forces; that while everybody talked Thurman and did not antagonize his endorsement in any Way, that no delegate at large could be elected until he had pledged himself as 10 second choice for elther Jewett or Payne; that the undercur- rent tor both of these candidates was sufficient to control the convention. Hence the General attributes his defeat as also the defeat of Gen. Rice and J. Frank MeKinney to the fact that neither of them would pledge themselves to any Wrue unite being for Thurman tirst, last and all the time. PERSONAL.—Hon. Fernando Wood has gone to New York upon invitation of the Chamber of Commerce of that city to make an address at the annual dinner to-morrow evening.—Mr. J. de Hegermann-Lindencrone, the Danish rep- ntative at Washington, bas been transter- red to Rome.—Col. Audenried, of Gen. Sher- man’s staff, is pow recovering from his long and severe illness, which, for a bs | Ume, it was feared would’ prove fatal— epresentative Starin, who is said to be the Lo pe steamboat owner in the world, has tendered a tree excur- sion to the police force of New York and their families. —Mr. — Ww. ote cane ees minister, arrived al rday.— ‘The net profits of Jonn “Kells hartabte lec. ture at Boston were Senators Blaine, Baldwin, Jones, of Plumb and Saunders, Wm. E Chandler, "Takata = e Japanese fon, an Davis, of the Pot ci ne werein New York York ~—District Commissioners Dent and Storgaa ‘were on the floor of the Sen- iri toute Rite as t ‘ayne McVeazh. —C. 0 en, of South Ce eS ges: ars. Pottigva pottigru-King) are ‘Willards, —| aug land to the ariegute from Marshals, convention,to-day ‘alted on The Political Situation. CONGRESSIONAL COLLOQUY IN A STRBET CAR, Riding in an F street car to the Capitol to- day, THE STAR reporter was the beneficlary of a good deal of interesting political gosstp. In the car were Congressmen Houk, of Tennessee; Field, of Massachusetts, and Aldrich, of illinols, Of course the conversation was on the all- absorbing political situation. “How Is Tennessee?” said an interlocutor of Houk. “ Tennessee,” said he is for Grant. There are five or six not very prominent Grant men ia the delegation,but I think Tennessee will vote solid for Grant at Chicago. I prevented the conven- tion from instructing the delegation for Grant because I believed that we could act with better Juagment ff not instructed.” “Flow about Blaine?” “Well, as to Blaine, it ts a good deal like it was in the days of Secession. A_ secessionist could make more noise in those days than four union men. Down in Tennessee one Blaine man can make more noise than four Grant me “How wil! Iinols got * was asked of Congress- man Ald “Well,” naa he, “I see by the Republican this morning that Grant has 6S, Washburne 7S and Blaine 29 of the Chicago delegates to the Cook county, convention. suppose that is the I 1 ae asking ee asone Illnols man about Iilinois, and not what you read,” taterposed Congressman Houk, “who will have the INinols convention?” Mr. Aldrich with some reluctance said that he thought Grant would have it. At this point Ce es Field, of Massa- ebusetts, said he hoped n “ Who are you for, Fela sald Mr. Houck. “Tam for Washburn “ Will Grant be withdrawn?” asked Mr. Ald- rich, with a merry twinkle in his eye. “Tow can he be?” retorted Mr. Fleld; “Gen. Grant, you know, is not a candidate, and not being 4 candidate how ean he withdraw?” “Well,” sald Mr. Houck, “J will tell you one thing. 1am for the nominee at Chicago. This thing of anybody saying they will bolt ir Grant fs nominated, fs all bosh. I think theag- gregate of the republican party assembled in Convention can speak with more wi: and judgment than an Individual “Then ee we support nated, I supp “orhere ig one man I will not support,” Houk. hoever is nomi- said 2" was asked with * said Mr. Houk. oat many incisive arti- “Which T have keenly en- @ great deal of Yes,” sala Houk, can party many a dar this point the Capitol was loak-Foom probably got the be e has sive! he republi- rev a, and enetit of any Society Notes. Mrs. Harriet Prescott Spofford, the sifted writer and loveable woman, Is happily recover- ing trom an {liness which for nea two we eansed her friends great anxiety. She caught cold in New York on her way }ither, and has not been well since her arrival, but during the past two weeks was confined to her bed at the = Tatts is band, will on Wedni day ieave the city for the mn. He will await the adjournment of Con- Mrs. Thomas Bryan has been making a long visit to her country place, “Byrd's Nes Elmhurst, sixteen miles west of Chi . will soon’ return to Idaho Springs, where her husband Is located. It seems there is a great dearth of houses at Idaho Springs, as elsewhere in Colorado, owing to the great influx of popu- lation into the state. Genteel people are crowd- Ing into huts and the only tolerable hotel at the Springs ts crowded to overflowing. $4 per day board Is charged with a cot as a bed. A_ most distressing accident occurred last week, the victim being Mrs. Chur, a hi: y esteemed lady, who is a relerk in oné of the ecutive departments, and entirely dependent on her own exertions tor her support. Her health has not been good for some time, and some irfends visiting the city, thinking the trip to Mt. Vernon might be of service as a change trom her regular routine of duties ook her thithe On the return trip refresi were served on deck, and as Mrs. Chur was a eamp-stool for a seat at table, it slip from under her and she feil violently upon the deck, fracturing the tint of the hip. Her pain was éxerucfating trom that moment. pe was with difficulty moved to the Hamilton Where she had been boarding, and the a surgical attendance was given her, but there fs almost a certainty that sae will be very lame for lir ‘The ladies at the Hamflton House have been assiduous in their attentions to her Clark, Bridgeport, Conn., leaves the ne has been visiting Mrs. Haines, street, and her charming singing has vied with her singularly beautiful fac ompelling: admiration.—Mr. Fitch and his wife . Sherman ughter, and their four ci left for St. Louis ‘Saturday evening. ‘Thaci d his bride are expected to return here in the course of a we ARMY ORDERS.—Ist Lieutenant Robert M. Rcgers, 2d arulllery, ts detailed as professor ot military sclence and tactics at the University of p South, Sewanee, Tennessee; 2d Lieutenant T. T. Fountain, 13th Tlinols cavalry, is, to com- honorably discharged, upon snation, to date September 4, 1364: leave of absence for tive months, from June 1 Iss0, On surgeon eruficate of disabillty, 13 granted Ist “Lieutenant George Mitchell,” 21 a: tillery; leave of absence for six months on’sur- certificate of dis ability is granted 13 rutenant Wells Willard, 5th ar tillery. Nowinations.—The President this afternoon sent to the Senate the nomination of Jno. A. to be register of th ; also, Several post- FARGO Cows Post OFFice.—Post- master General Key has decided to take no ac- tion, either one way or the other, in the matter ot Wells, so & Co. and their independent post office busin It Is near the end of his administr@tion, and the bret on the Pacific coast seem to bs bi 1p the work of Wells, Fargo « Co. ons actuate the Postmaster General in taking this cours EXHAUSTED APPROPRIATIONS.—But nine dol- lays Of the appropriation for lighting the Post Office department building ts lett, and all of its appropriation for telegraphing has been ex- ted. The appropriations for the work were t—almest meager. Hereafter lamps around the building will not_be lighted, nor will any gas be burnt inside. This will nece: Sitate the abandonment of night work by th clerks, a great deal of which is done, In regard to telegraphing, the Post Office de nent could not send out messages to Its offi the other day. inquirtng about the reported raid on Indian térritory, until the interior department voluntered to foot the bill, as that department of procuring the informa- THE LEGISLATIVE, executive and judicial bill Was this afternoon reported in the House from the committee On appropriations. Ordered Eee and recommitt It appropriates $16,120,931, THE DEVOSITIONS OF AKCHBISHOR PURCELL and of Father Edward Purcell, his brother, have been taken in a suit brought by one of th: creditors of the archbishop, Father Edward’s brs ition states that since 1836 he has acted solely as business and financial agent of the archbishop, for the benefit of the dioceses, and that he dia a sort of savings bank business; that the money was not used for bis or the areh- foes personal benefit, but for butiding churches ard orphan asylums, for charity and to educate priests in Rome, France and other places; that the amount of indebtedness was over three millions of dollars, and, with the ex- ception of of a few mortgage debis, the debts were red, it understood that the dio- ceses were liable. The archbishop has testified that none of the money received from depositors Was applied to any personal use. tz-The United States marshal for New Hampshire states that he has barely tunis enough to pay the expenses of grand and petit jurors now due, and unless Congress makes an appropriation jury trials must cease. &2"Henry Horne, a colored desperado, was hanged at Charlotte, N.C., Firlday, for bur- giary, wie aa in ee cts mere a ee omrense. nmitted many robberies, wealthy: cluzen, whose welling ne had eutarsat S2President M. B. Anderson, of Roch¢ nlveraity, Fecentiy, ‘old the. students fa ter that he was not in favor of college base playing. &2The census supervisor of the Philadelphia aistrigt has appointed two female enumerates FORTY -SIXTH CONGRESS. Monpay, May 10. SENATE.—The Presideat pro tempore (Mr. Thurman) laid before the Senate a communtca- tion from the Secretary of the Interior, stating that his estimates of March 5, 1859, for detie- tencies for arrears and army and navy pensions have been found Insufficient and transmitting an increased estimate of the same. Several petitions in favor of the Eaton tariff commission bill were presented, among them one very numerously signed by New England manufacturers, in onering which Mr. Dawes called attention to the very large number of such petitions presented since the Dill was favorably rted from the finance committee. He hoped the ehairman of that committee would seek to call up the bill out of Its reguiar order, and to secure its passage. The demand was for justice to all interests, and therefore for permanency. No class legislation was asked for. There was manifest impossibility in fully revising the tariff in the committee of the whole of the Senate. The many fruitiess at- tempts to thus harmonize arffl satisfy the nu- merous Class interests, bore out this statement. A commission which could give the subject full and deliberate consideration would alone give satisfaction to the manufacturing interests of the country, not now, as formerly, mainly con- fined to one section, but extending over the whole country. Mr. Platt believed there was a widespread demand for a tariff commission, and that there Was a disposition in the Senate to consider it at an early day. Mr. Bayard said that tf possible he would call the bill up in the morning hour to-morrow. Mr. Garland sald that two years ago he in- troduced a bill for a tariff commission which aiffered from Mr. Eaton’s bill, mainly in provid- ing that the board should be partly composed of members of the Congress. He hoped the Eaton bill would speedily come up, when ‘he would offer his former bill. which had been re- jected by the committee, as a substitute there- for. Mr. Bayard, chairman of the tinance commit- tee, said the committee had shown their opinion of the merits of the bill In the best way open to them, name by reporting it promptly with a favorable r amendation. The last bill con- sidered on the calendar was number 304. The tariff bill was number 510. It was well known how slowly siness on the calendar was dis- posed of, and yet how much opposition was al- Ways made for taking up, out of its order, a bill that would evidently lead to debate. “He, per- would use (yery effort to get the Dill soon. be wished it understood that the re- Port of the committee was not nanimous. He would oppose the > that of the ‘i nd.) ie dia siness into the it appeared tn bill were ail this case hat the petitions tor ti on one side—“machine petition: Mr. Eaton denied that the petitions were “machine” petitions, and said there was one especially representing +200,000,000 of capital fn cotton manufacturing, which re ented every shade ot opinion on the tart The Garland bill, he would remind the Senator from Ken tucky, (Mr. Beck.) fucluded three outsiders, to- gether with three Representatives and three Senators. Mr. lioar stated that as the Senator from In- diana, (McDonald) a member of the judiciar ecinmittee, Would not be present to-morrow, 1 Would not, as for previous notice, call up the: his resolution instructing the committee to re- port a bill to pay sufferers trom depredations Br confederate cruisers out of the Genera award. Mr. Burnside moved to postpone the calendar and consider the House joint resolution rela- uye to extending the national survey into the states. Mr. Conkling objected, and hoped the test would now be inade as to whether the calendar should be considered, and every one given an equal chance, or whether there should be a grab for precedence every day by Senators in- ferested fn special bills. ‘The motion was agreed to, yeas 24, n: 0. The joint resolution was therefore taxen up. Se pra nes) that the national survey, author- ized by the sundry civil act of 1579, may be ex- tended into the states. ‘The Senate committee on appropriations pro- pose to amend so as to provide that it may be extended into the respective states “when ed by the authorities thereor.”” Dawes thought the extension of the gov- erpinent surveys into organized states would lead to almost unlimited expense. Mr. Booth said the resolution practically au thorized the director of surveys to extend his survey over the whole country. There would be difficulty in getting the consent of the st There would rather be competition among th for its benetits. The result would be a s ot the whole country under one head. simply impossible tomake such fa survey tho- rouglily and at the same time impartially by a government bureau. Its head would need t vombine the gentus of Newton, the kaowleds Agassiz, and the administrative ability of Napoleon. Aside from the fact that that state lines and state rights were to be disregarded, the survey would degenerate into a means of setting forth the advantages of favored sect: and of favored Individual owners in those tions. Mr, Hereford thought it remai je that the Senator from Calafornia (Booth), a state which wed SO much at the hands of the gen- a vernment, should oppose 2 resolution conferring federal benetits on s\ Pending debate on the r solution, the. mora- ing hour expired, and Mr. Hoar proceeded to op pose the Kellogg resolutions. HOUSE.—Under the call of states the tollow- ing bills, &e., were introduced and referred:—By Mr. Daggett—For the survey of lands within railroad subsidy limits. By Mr. Briggs—Rela- tive to naval constructors. By Mr. Lounsberry— Repealing section 5176 of the revised statutes, and amending section 5171 so as _to read as fol- lows:—Upon ue Gels of bonds as described by sectiol the associations mak- 0 an the same shall be cat tled to receive trom the ee of the currency cirenlating notes of different denominations tn blank, rez- istered and countersigned as heretnatier pro- vided, equal in amount to 9 percent of the cur- rent market value of the U.S. bonds so trans- ferred and delivered, but not exceeding 9) per cent of the bond: the par value thereof, and at no time shail the total amount of such notes issued to any such association exceed the amount.at such time paid in,of its capital stock. By Mr. Downey—Kelating to the Yellowstone National park, and granting ground thereon for buildings for the accommodation of visitors. -\lso, relative to the bounduries of the Yellow- stone National park. Aiso, relative to the pro- motion of army officers. ‘Also, providing free assays for mines. By Mr. Davis (Cal.)—Author- talng the city of San Francisco to use a part of One OF thé iSiaHas in that harbor tor quaran- tne purposes. By Mr. Newberry (by request)— To extend the time for tor completing the Northern Pacitic railroad, By Mr. Dunnell—In regard to homestead and preemption settlers. By Mr. Frost—Resolution calling on the Secre- lary of State for information as to whether any official notification or circular letter was ad- dressed by te Department of State to foreign powers, Or to ministers or consular agents oi the United States for presentation to forelga governments upon the occaston of the recent visit to foreign lands by Gen. U.S. Grant, or immediately prior thereto, in Telation to said Visit, and if so its nature and character and all correspondenre re satiny thereto, On motion of Mr. Houk, the bill was passed requesting the Prestacnt to open such negotia- lions with France, Austria and Italy as he may deem advisable, with a view to removing the restrictions on the ftaportation of tobacco into those countries. Mr. Wright offered a resolution declaring that ater the 15th instant the sessions of the House Adopted without ob- shall begin at 11 o'clock. jection, A bill was passed dividing the state of Louisi- ana into two judicial districts. Mr. McCoid introduced a bill to regulate co7n- nS ie by railways between the states, R- erred. Mr. McGowan, trom the committee on epi. demic diseases, aoe back joint resolution requesting the dent to call an interna- tional sanitary conferenee to meet at Washinz- ton, D.C. Passed. con McLane enn resolution of the Bal- more board of trade for the construction ot two steam tenders for light houses in Maryland and the District of Columbia. Referred. ‘The House then at 1:30 resumed the consider- ation of the Curtin-Yocum contested election case, and was addressed by Mr. Stevenson in ee of the claims of the contestee, A MISER’s GOLDEN HoakD.—The ee of ey parts N. aeons ui cont carpet. ita’ One con- 000 in Pee ‘of me pieces bee] very valuable from their ‘other box cont 9 large {unOUnt OF ¢ ‘stlver some ot the coins dating back 2 the revolution. capitalists er cleveland (0) He @ ) aera rt M.A. ae a eae alton, Th Herald isa Sherman paper, The District m Congress. Senator Harris to-day reported adversely from the District committee two bills for the relief of John H. Merrill, of the District, and they were indefinitely postponed. The bills were identical and authorized the payment to Merri}l of $150 to reimburse him for “a sum of money and interest thereon collected of him unlawfully by officers of the District in is7@. BILL TO ESTABLISH A MARKET ON SQUARE 446. The Senate District committee to day agreed upon and ordered to be reported to the Senate @ Dill providing for the establishment of a mar- ket on square number 446, the property of the District. ‘The bill authorizes and directs the District Commissioners to lease either the whole or ene hajf of the square as in their discretion they deem best, for a term not to exceed twenty- five years, at an annual rental of not less than $7,000 for the whole square, or $3,500 for half of it. for market purposes; that the market bulld- ing and all appurtenances shall be lable to tax- atfon the same as other property. The Com- missioners are to lease the square at as much more than a rental of $7,000 a year as they can get, but they ave forbidden to take less than That rate. THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON THE DISTRICT at to-day’s meeting agreed to a resolution to re- quest the committee on appropriations to insert fn the District appropriation bill an item of $10,000 for the Howard university, and an item of $2,000 for repairs to the university building. Mr, Aldrich was directed to report the bill look- ing to the amendment of the charter of the Howard university without recommendation. Mr. Klotz made an adverse report to the pett- tion of Mr. Whiteford, requesting the District Commissioners to purchase the building at the corner of] and 2d streets northeast, for the uses of temporarily Indigent persons. The bills have been referred to the District Commis- sioners for thelr recommendation. They re- ported against the purchase, because they did bea have the money necessary to buy the build- ing. District vernment Affairs. The receipts from assessments Saturday amounted to #3 S. Complaints w made to the District Com- missioners this morning by several parties living in the southwestern portion of the city of the scarcity of water in the neighborhood of the new building of Engraving and Printing. Water Registrar Cox has requested tue Com- missioners fo issue an erder to Lieut. John- son, of the second police precinct, to the effect that no person be permitted to use water for building or any other than domestic purposes, non the pump on Lincoin avenue, Glenwood etery road, opposite the drinking saloon called the Half-way house. He states that par- ties are In the habit of using water from this pump tor building purposes, very much to the neonvenience of the neighbors and to the dan- ger of the Water 8 ply of that section. A VISIT TO BALTIMORE. District Commissioners Dent and Morgan aid a visit to the munfetpal authorities’ of Baltimore Saturday for the purpose of gaining some information as to the mode of transacting the public business iz that city,and particularly as to the mode of collection of’ taxes and deal- ing with delinquent tax-payers. The method there insures the collection of about 95 per cent of the regular taxes every year, and 1s quite summary in its process. The Commissione were very handsomely received by Mayor trobe and the heads of the various braiiches of the local government there. They gave particu- lar attention to the water department of city. BUILDING PERMITS issued by Inspector Entwisle:—Robert Leitch « Sons, repair brick, 1214 D st. n.w.; $1,500. J. W. Middieton,constrict a 2wo- story brick dwelling, New liampshire avenue, between P and Q sts. D.W.; $1,500, —————— Pelitical Notes. The purchase by ex-U. S. Treasurer New & Son of the Indianapolis Journal, which has heretofore boomed vigorously for Washburne, is generally regarded as a movement in the in- terest of Graut. Mr. New says, however, that, while he is in favor of Grant the Journal will bot espouse the Cause of any candidate before the convention, and that it will then support the nominee, whoever he may be, The Springtield £épAlican does not hesitate to say, And to say It boldly that “if there is any one Candidate whom thé business men of the country favor more than another, It {s unques- Uonably Hayes” It will be remembered that THE SrTak has heretofore pointed out that there are far more unlikely dark horses in the stable than the same steed that was brought out four years ago. James McManes, a leading Philadelphia pol- iucian and delegate at large to the Chicago convention, has issued a pronunciamento, an- nouncing his purpose to yote tor Blaine In’ the convention, and Senator Eliott, another Phila- Las announces his purpose to do the same hing. The talk of Hamilton Fish as a dark horse in the Presidential race provokes but ttle com- ment and a great deal of incredulity about the Capitol. ‘The Cook county (IL) convention, whicb tn- chides the city of Chicago, 18 In sesston to-day in Chicago, to elect 92 delegates to the Spring- field (IL) state convention. The result of the conyention’s work will be watched with inter- if Gen. Grant receives half of that ‘delegatio his be a majority inthe state convention, and that the Illinois delegation to Chicago will be in- structed for Grar y a days New York, May vores financia! article to-day, say ‘At_the Stock exchange the week was opened by a dashing raid on the stock market. Notwithstanding the present and pros ective ease of the money market, and the largely Increased gross and net earnings ot the railroads, the share speculation is so th oughly demoralized that prices responded readily to the Wiil of the large speculators. In the latter part of last week there was a report that two of the leading but rival speculators had become reconciled and would work in con- certina ACE pce As the report proved to be incorrect, the street were disappointed, as Was shown by the halting and unsteady market on Saturday. ‘The time, therefore, seemed op- portune for fresh demonstration’ at the begin- ing of business to-day, and, as said, the mar- ket was furiously attacked at the beginning of business, when prices were opening at a decline of %a3 per cent. Since then they have been sold down ‘atts per cent, aud this may be said to be the “banner day’ thus far in the bear campaign. ‘The prices of many stocks represent pure spec- ulation, while others are those of companies which earn handsome dividends. Respectin; the former class, there is no need to remin: persons of means outside the street that they are good things to shun for careful people at all times. pepe the latter class, it may be Said that while the speculative fever fs runnin: in favor of selling everything, it may be posst- ble for investors to fet bargains, for it 3 a per- fectly safe calculation that values will sooner or later, irrespective of speculation, determine prices. The whole Ist has been active and the leading stocks have ranged as follows: Michigan Central s4a791zaS1, Western Union 103 +2100}, Delaware, Lackawanna and Western 4 aS] 1 Reading 543,a51'a52, Jersey Central 743;2719,a72, Ohio and Mississip 129358 28, Cabada Southern 593;a561¢, ee a Northern Pacitic 22021a91 rthern Pecitic preferred 46as3a15, Delaware ‘and Hud- 73,a75%, Pacttic Mail 353(a33!,a34°,, Nortn- west. ot ass cane, Milwaukee and St. Paul Tay hh 842,a32°,a327,, the preferred (43; A622, 03, sake shore a7, a0: alo2y, Kan- sas and Texas $1232° ,2343¢, Hanibal and Texas oi and Tron ore i6sgas5igadé, This ice of Course wipes Out a great many margins tna will have the effect of returnin their former pursuits many men who have within the last year set up as Wall-street speculators. The present settling down of prices: ay ey a serious panic later in the season, certainly result in making the loan market st Stilleasier. As distrust in specula- tive fancies increase, money will seek un- doubted investments, and the demand for these may, with cheap money, be e: to crease. Government bonds are hrm, ralitoad investments are steady and firm, while I lative bonds are lower. The ae oe t is loans on stocks. On United States bonds the quotation is 3 to 4 per cent.” eee Houses Pee al peri and royeds St. Louis, May tthe Mount Olive eet at Mount Olive, the county seat of St. Kes ed was ane by on Bee lay last. ight ao €@” At the of Henry G. the Now York park pocmmlssioners have given sate | eee ee ee, that is soon to arrive. Telegrams to The Star COOK COUNTY DELEGATES. —_——.—__—. NEW CUBAN OUTBREAK. PRINCE BISMARCK HISSED. FEMALE WALKING MATCH. THE NEW CUBAN OUTBREAK. No Mercy for Fillibusters, if Caught New YORK, May 10.—A_ Paris special gives a telegram received from Madrid yesterday as fo!- lows: The Madrid journals, both ifberal and Rapoiingy express a good deal of displeasure in regard to the reported departure of the filll- basen steamer Tropic from Philadelpula for Cuba. If ts teared that the expedition in ques- Uon ts only the Peeiining, of serious trouble, in- asmuch as Calixto, Garcia, Roloff, Lopez and other Cuban leaders living on the peninsula un- der surveiliance have escay and it is sw posed gone to America. The same journ: Warmly commend the action of the government in conferring full power upon Governor ¢ Blanco to suppress the insurrection. ‘Th hrgethe government to treat all the ves crews of fillibustering expeditions exactly the Same as the Virginius and her crew wei treated In 1573, In the congress the Creole de- puties endeavored to elicit further details in re. gard tothe secret societies’ widespread agita- tion, and the secession movements in the West Indies, reperted in the telegrams of the gover- nor general of Cuba, but the secretar siate, amid applause on ali sides of the chamber, sig: pificantly replied that General Blanco could and would account for all such enterprises. In the senate marshals Concha and Jovellar, and Generals Prendergast and Sancho have declared in favor of lower duties on four and corn. They also urge the creation of Creole and negro Dai- talions, to be oflicered by Spaniards,for the pur- pose of suppressing the new insurrection dur- ing the unhealthy ‘season. The latest intel gehee ft jand, In the opinion of West Indis esentatives, strengthens the hands of the cabinet and decreases the proba. bilities of their demands ior reform being enter- tained in Spain. FOREIGN AFFAIRS. sion from Abdurrahman Khan. A A Mi Loxpon, May the Davy say rahman Khan has mountains, Foreign assies in C! A Vienna dispa othe Daily News sa Russia is reported to have consulted the Euro- pean governments and the United States upon the admissibility of transferring the embassie. from Pekin to Shanghai on account of the ex- citement at Pekin. Death of a French Author. Paris, May 10.—Gustave es the French novelist, is dead at the age of 5: 0 News of the Sealomtne Loxpoy, May 10.—The channel squadron which was ordered to cruise in search of the training ship Atalanta, has arrived in Bantry bay. No news of the missing vessel was ob- tained. End of the South African Tro A private telegram from the Cape of Good Hope says: The Basutos are surrendering their arms. This is believed by the cblonists to be the closing act of the troubles in South Africa. An African — ——— by the ritish, News has been received from the west coast of Africa that Batanga,on the Cameroons river, has been bombarded and burned by the British on account of the capture and ill-treatment of British subjects by natives. No Lives Lost. All the persons who were sup to missing after the fire at Nos. s0 Tost. Gray Inn Road, on Friday night last, have been ac- counted for, and no lives were lost. The sted ee Compro- mission from Abdur- ssed the Hindoo-Koosh A Berlin dispaten''t 10 the Times says: A com- mission will probably be appointed to trace a new boundary line, which will include Altona Within the customs frontier, but which will leave £t. Paul, or a greater part thereof in the enjoyment of free court privileges appertaining amburg. Thus, by akind of compromise, the constitutional problem 1s for the moment lett unsolved. But there is reason to believe that the evil day for the Hanse cities, though postponed, cannot be altogether avoided. Coming to America. Messrs. Davitt and Brennan sail for America, Mr. Davitt and Mr. Join Dillon will visit Californta and other points of the United States in the interest of the land leagy It fs believed that. Mr. Pirrell will join them four months hence after the adjournment ot Parliament. Speech fn the Relehstaz on ras applauded by the Right and empbutleally hissed by the Lett, Afghanistan. Lonpon, May 10.—A di h from Cabul, to the Times, says: General Stewart's arrival at Candshar and the successful settlement of oftalt there has improved the political position. It Is considered immaterial whether Moosakhan, son of the ex-Ameer, comes to Cabul or not. ‘The prospect of an early settlement ts certainty better. Reports from varlous parts of the country state that the tribes are quieting down. The Indian Defi atch trom Calcutta to the 3 '$ thal an error of 3,000,000 pounds li Ad ‘The o been discovered in the Indian budget. caused profound sensation throughout the country. Jt is generally felt the defense of the blunder has broken down most lamentably, and that the gross miscalculation as tothe war expenses has forever ruined Sir Jno. Strachey’s reputation as a financier, The English Circular to the Powers. A Vienna dispatch to the Tis says: Nothing is known here of the English circular note said to have been Issued to the powers urging upon them the execution of the treaty of Berlin, Possibly some confusion has been caused in confounding the note with the circular to the tan rs, by Which, as usual, the government informs them of the change of government, and Ly which the new cabinet gives assurance that it will adhere to the obligations assumed by predecessor, and will also more especially look to the execution of the treaty of Berlin. Claims of the Grant Men in Cook County, Hlinois. CuIcaGo, May 10.—It_ was rumored late last night that the Grant men claim that on the assembling of the convention it will be found that they have $0 delegates, and that 5 Wash- burne delegates will act with them. Female Walking Match in *Frisco, FRANC! May 9%.—The following was the score at 9 o'clock to-night in the female pe- destrian match: Howard, 295 miles; Tobias, 291; Danley, 28 50; Young, 245; Mason, 240, and Tour telotte 239, The Markets. May 10. ES vane wixe BALTIMOR: sixes, wEABE OnE, te 10.—Cotton dull—middling, 1X, Flour higlier for best grades and rin Hows southern steady’ ike fer but ry d@l-Rouert fa red, 13 sal. PSS May Passe do Sea a : Au te uly, 3 1h aiid a aueust, 1.098 id firm; a mess pork, 11.25al1. eae tee ae lo. pas ed an: Mi Butler’ lower tnd alt {0 choice westera peceen 18320. ee a tet Lo cxtoot, Coffee ordinary to prime, 18%a153s. aoa Whisky quiet and Tieamer g. b, ad. Recelpts four, 615 barrels: wb Pegeg manele: ses 4,521 bushels; oats, me wheat. 3 Cor, #edlt bushels: ene Rte eS % Money, 68 change, leng, 484%; shore aa 487. it cnet May 10.—Flour quiet. eueun OLBNDON, May 10, 12:90 p mv 8. ene ae ‘Great ihm Fenney! ‘Central, Reading, pateh from Cabul to | on Sunday | Out of Door Sports, THE COMING BOAT RACE. Members of the Potomac boat club yesterday took Riley up to Potomac landing, where they rested and talked. Later in the day doth Han- lan and Riley went to Cabin John Bridge. This morning they were on the water. To look at doth men, almost anybody would be tempted— if Hanlan’s previous recon] were not known— to put his pile on Riley. Courtney ought to be here to-morrow. Saturday night he telegraphed to J. Dixie Doyle, secretary of the Potomac boat club, that he would leave so that he would arrive to-morrow. There are many doubtl Thomases, however, who will not be convin | wntil Courtney actually arrives. The ng People of New York do not believe that Court hey will come to time, and if he does in the race, they hold that It will be set fore hand. A letter was received here to-day from A gentleman tn New York closely identified with sporting matters, in which he says that tt is the general impression, if Courtney appears in the race, that Kiley will go in too, and that it will be a’set-up thing: that the result will be Riley’s comin and a dead heat Detween Hanlan and Court a None of the preliminary | arrangements have been made for the race | Referce Blaikie will be down Tuesday or Wednesday, when it is expected that These ar- rangements will be effected. The judges will be taken from outside of Washington. It ts | thought that Mr. Curtis, of the Spirit ar the | Zones, will be one of the judges. A committee | of the Potomac Boat Club, consistin, Cropiey, Wheatley and Batley, wil! | depot to-morrow to recelve Courtney. COURTNEY COMING AND MEANS BUSINESS. A dispatch received here this afternoon says that Courtney will undoubtedly arrive to-mor- row, and that he means busiuess. TRE NATIONAL FAIR ASSOCIATION. A meeting of the board of managers of the | National Fair Association was held at the head- | quarters, market space, at 1 oclock this morning, Mr, Galt tn the chair. On motion of Mr. Blackburn, Hon. J. A. Hubbell, of Michi- | gan, was elected to fil the vacaacy {fn the lst | of honorary vice presidents, ¢: used by the death | of Hon. Zach Chandler. ‘The meeting decided to change the time of holding the race on the 19th insi. so as to start at 12 o'clock m., Instead of 3:30 a hetetofore stated. This is Sd as not al to conflict with the boat race which takes place on that day. The rumor current that the own- ers of horses mean4o give a “hippodrome” for | exhibition of their horses on the track prior to the race is unwarranted, as there ts no such thing contemplated. pre will be a ticket ready to be tssuc ‘ow, Known as the non-residents Uc ommodation of Uhose persons temporarily here at the coming race. ARRIVAL OF MORE FLYERS. A string of nine horses were received to-day" from the stables of Mr. George Lort!and—Serita, Judge Murray, Annie Augusta, Queen's Own, Rosalie and Mystery. Also, a string of seven orses from th stables of Oden Bowie—Ortole, , Cinderetia, Jerry Boardman, Whi . There are no) rack, With others to arrive, and with favorable weather we may expect a gala week With lovers of the tart. BASE BALL NOTES, ‘The Nationals did not do any better with the Albanys here than in Albany. Our home club Was beaten Saturday by & score of 6 to 4. Ibis evident that the National nine needs strength- ening. It would atter of a few dol- lars 10 make It a m ream. As it now is there does not seem to be much chance for the nine to make @ brilliant record. “The bonys play he 1 urday of Messrs. be at the The Bost ODS Washed tn tree out of | The Cinct had an off probably Tor the east in a few days.” THE COLUMBIA BOAT CUCB. A large and enthusiastic meeting of the umbla Boat‘Club was held Saturday evening tn one of the parlors of the Riggs House. Thirty- tive candidates after passing the careful seru- Uny of the committee on membership were ad- mitted by ballot as active members, Increasing the roll to 134. A clause was then adopted to the constitution limiting the membership to 150, In the debate on the adoption of the con stitution as a whole, a lively Ssion arose ag to what sum should be fixed for the tnittation fee, and when it shall begin to be assessed. The sum Of $25 (or active ang #10 for tnactive mem- bers was finally determined upon, with the proviso that {t should not apply to applicants for membership whose applications are now In the hands of the committee, should they be ad- mitted as members of the club. The electuon of permanent officers and standing committees was then proceeded with and resulted as fol- lows: President, Capt. IL. W. USA; vice-presiden Holdsworth ¢ record- ing secretary, Arthur T. Brice; Mnanclal secre- tary, Frank D. Johns; treasurer, E. Frank Riggs: captain of the club, W. Howard Gibson; first-leutenant, George V. Balch; second-lieu- tenant, Wm. Tayloe Snyder; committee on tnance, Wm. Crane, H. C. Evans, L. C. committee on membership, J. Stanley Harrison H. Dodge, David Rittenhouse. | ss Special committee was appointed ta report on a uniform for tne | sap Wm. Tayloe Snyder, and Lamy, A lease of the whart pronerty at t | Kot Of High street, Georg has been e ‘ted on liberal terms the deed recorded. The bids are all 12 tur the erection of a perfectly appointed ciub-house. The contract will be awarded to-morrow and the work begun at once, The proper committee has been lastruc | ted to negotiate immediately for the purchase boats, and It ts confidently ex ything will have been comple weeks, at the furthest, when tne ©: penuant will be shown On the Poomas, LONG-RANGE SHOOTING | The fourth in the series of 1ong-range shoot- ings, at Bennings, was won saureay afternoon pl Hitchell has nd, and will ue will leave yards, 71: LEADING SPORTING EVENTS OP THE MONTH. ‘The prominent sporting events this mont» are as follows: To-morrow the Donovan and Rooke prize fight forthe champtonship of mid- die weight; May running races at the National Fair grounds ay 15, prize tight for 88.600 and the championship of ‘De. | tween Joe Goss and Paddy Ki; venta race a the $ ng Tace for the 1.01 ns and Johnson Wrestling match THE KENTUCKY RACES The spring meeting of the Kentneky associa. on opel mies in Lexington, Ky., Saturday, The dash for ail ages, was eastly im, with Zeta second and Florence . third. ‘Tinie, The second race, the Phenix Hotel st for three-year-olds, #100 entrance, $50 fortelt, $500 added. the Second horse to receive $200 out of the stakes, one mile and a-quarter. resulted as follows:—J. 8. Shaw- han’s ch. c, Fonso, 1; R. H. Owen's s. eh. c, Kin- kead, 2; Dwyer Bro.’s b. ¢ Luke Blac! ‘Kburn, 3, Time, 2:10",. Third race, filly stakes, half mile; Lizié ist, ‘Valeria 2d, Brambletta 34. Time, ———_ BRUTAL OUTRAGE anv MURDER.—In Hopkins- ville, Ky., Friday a colored man committed an outrage near Fairview, Todd ¢ Geo. Salmon, who had ‘been ma months. lier husband left her in the morning to assist in moving a mill, and told her she ha better go Visiting. She started and had gone some “istance from home when the colored man, who was plowing in a field near by, struck her with a gon and left her, doubtless tain! she was de He soon returned, and finding she had omen hat recovered and was endeavor- ing to reach home, followed her and cut her throat. She is now dead. The colored man Was arrested and parties started to take him to Elkton to put ip. jail, but it 1s said he swas taken from the guard,shot several times and left hanging to a tree FREEMAN, THE ADVENTIST, RECOMMITTED TO AN ‘i oe tee an, the . who is Child at Pocasset, Mass. al 2. Fear ago, sald a, a itted to piety oe ae (Mass.) tusane asylum on W his confinement there he has gain ined ten pounds, and is in excellent physical health. TAS himself. i erally cheerful and hopeful, but is to talk on matters He maintains that he fs not insane. He makes. self useful in domesti the w nye lis deportment and his influ.