Evening Star Newspaper, May 20, 1880, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Penzsy!vania Avenue, Corner 11th Street, by The Evening Star Newspaper Company. GEORGE W. ADAMS, Pres't, ‘THe EVENTNG STAR is eerved to snbscribers in the sty by carriers, on their own account, at 10 cen’ per te ite ith. Coy atthe Becta bln ac yl put! fr” 0 cents 8 month ; ont » B6. tered tthe Bost Oimice at Washington, - O, an ecoond class inail matter WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1880. cn mgs ered, 8 Becee GW oe Pep ecries tox i ane a tm ad- oL ~o i —— € VES, 7 aieien one teee dtm | Wee SON 8,463, = a =EE EVENING STAR. 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BROWN, OF GEORGIA, SUCCEEDS SEN- AToR GoRDON.—A dispatch from Atlanta last evening announced that Senator John B. Gor- don had sent in hfs resignation to the governor of Georgia as United States Senator, to take (flect immediately. The governor accepted tt and a subsequent dispatch trom Nashville, Tenn, stated that ex-Gov. Joseph E. Brown. of Georgia who is in that elty, had received a dispatch announcing his appointment to succeed Senator Gordon, and has accepted the position. A STAR reporter called on General Gordon and made inquiries about his resignation. He said the report that he had accepted the position of leading counsel for the Louisville and Nashville railroad at $0,000 a year salary was not correct; that he had several fine offers; ‘more than one tempting offer m a money pointot view toleave my state,” he said, “but I would not do that.” He added that he ‘had three distinct proposi- tons—all good in a pecuniary sense—under consideration, but he had not concluded which to accept; that he wanted rest_and time to con- sider them all calmly and deliberately. There is universal regret expressed by both republicans and’ democtats at Senator Gordon's retirement. He is popular with all | classes and respected. One thing that has forced | him to turn his attention to private affairs is that his salary as Senator does not meet the | calls upon him. For years he has been the lead- | ing representative Southern man in public af- | fairs, and from all over the south he fs called upen for contributious of time and money to all - BOOKS, &e. 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TYLER & RUTHERFORD, Xo. S48 Fetreetn. w., AGENTS FOR THE DIS: TRICT OF COLUMETA. {his staunch Old Company is we known in this ‘<otthunity, and uceds no: words of Sommendation aa yor methods of insur: the other lead Life Companies, it is SrUaL, and its ToNTINE DxVESTMENT Attractive, combining insur- e investment. ORGANIZED 1815. Dy 1880 SN. ra ance; un- a P4I*=, Gearon & Lapp, ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS, 412 Stu Steerr, Wasiixaroy, D. c. JALBERT E. PAINE, BENS GRAF. oS TON, Stony B. Tabet ¥ Z and ae near Ps. Bareon or by walle" Wt Pe even to Gee e eS GOLD and SILVER, in sntities. | Highest cagh price 22 Fans = becween 20nd teats, mars | sorts of southern interests. He has regulariy helped to maintain not a few of the men who, | as soldiers under him, were disabled, and, in fact, from a thousand Sources such calls have | poured upon him until his income is so reduced that he 15 forced to devote his time to building | up his fortune. THE DEMOCRATIC SENATORS totend to try to | set out the Bayard bill to regulate the appoint | me ction deputy marshals this evening, into the night. ‘The House committee on | to the “George letter”—making chai r ruption in connection with the Texas Pactti railroad—that the committee has no authority | to investigate the matter unless the House shail | see fit eSpeeially to authorize them to ts some tion. The alleged corrupt transactions having cecurred during a previous Congress, id affecting the Senate more particularly than | the Hi the committee decided that the sib- | Jee" was not a proper one for their consideration at this time. INVADERS OF INDIA RITORY CAPTURED.— The War department has ed confirmation of the capture by the military of the notorious Payne and his gang, who recently invaded the | Indian territory- It has been determined to | make an example of this party and give them | the full penaity of the la A PECULIAR PaIR.—An announcement of a peculiar pair was read in the House to-day, | Which provoked a good deal of laughter. It was Mr. Stephens, of Georgia, with Mr. Ryan, of Kansas, with the explanatory note that Mr. S‘ephens desired to pair with Mr. Ryan on all questions upon which both were liable to dis- agree, and of wh! Mr. Ryah was to be the judge. TILDEN Vs. FIELD.—Speaker Randall is in re- ceipt of a dispateh from New Jersey to the effect that New Jersey will send a Tilden dele- ation to Cincinnati. [This does not seem tobe ene out by the Associated Press telegram in another column.) The Tilden men feel elated because Field failed to have the Virginia delega- Uon Instructed to support the latter's canalda- ey. They say that the hope of Field's friends was tocapture Virginia and build up a boom with the Old Dominion as a good starter. It 13 alleged, too, that Mr. Field hada literary bureau and a“ barl” at work to bring this about in the state. IN THE SPRINGER IN IGATION yesterday the examination of Mr. Hay, the writing expert, was continued, and the testimony was taken of J.T. i. jr., a clerk to Mr. Finley, to the effect that the anonymous letter was not fa the | handwriting of Finley. The witness was re- | quired to give specimens of his own handwrit- ing, and these gave strong color to tne suspl- clon that he bimself was the writer of the anonymous letter, which, however, he positive- ly denied. The very remarkable Circumstance has been developed in this inquiry that the | writing of the auonymous letter bears In many | Fespects a simflarity to that of Finley, the frst | person suspected, and of his clerk; also to that S. King, of Minnesota, (to whom | Mr. Donnelly first attributed ft.) and last of all, j to that of Mr. Springer himself, (who has sub- | mnitted specimens of his handwriting.) ana yet | the expert gives it as his opinton that theanon- | ymous letter was not written by any of those Persons, and that it isnot tn adisguised but a Naval ORDERS.—Assistant Paymaster Frank | H. Clark, ordered to examination for promo- | Uon. Cydet Engineer Alberto de Rinz, 10 ex- | amination for promotion, Master Frank S. in, detached trom the torpedo station ! ant and placed on watiing orders, fiotch, C2 idshipman John J. Knapp. trom the | Enterprise and ordered to examtnation for pro- motion. Passed Assistant. Engiueer George P. ; Hunt ordered to the Intrepid, Passed Assistant Engineer B. C. Gowing detached trom the Intre- | pid ana indolte ssed Assist- | ant Engineer Randolph T. Bennett from the | ‘Tallapoosa and placed on waiting orders. | Assistant Engineer Wim. H. Harris from s hal duty at Fort Wayne, Ind., and placed on wait- | ing orders, PERSONAL.—Secretary Ramsey and General Sherman are staying at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, in New York.—Chlet-of-Police Poe, of Ric! ; mond, and Capt. Bigger, superintendent of tne alms house of that city, are in Washington to- ——D. K. Jones, said to be the inventor and rst manufacturer of lucifer matches, died in Chillicothe, Ohio, on the 1Sth inst., in ‘his s9th year.—Senator Blaine was in his seat to-day looking well and apparently in excelient spirits, TRE CHANCES OF “EARLY ADJOURNMENT” GROWING “BEAUTIFULLY LEss.”—The Senate {s more engroseed with the subject of adjourn- | Ment than anythingelse. The members of the committee Of appropriations say they can get rid of all the appropriation bills by the 31st in- stant, but the democrats insist. that some law to regulate the count of the electoral vote must be passed. A prominent democratic Senator said this ‘moruing:—“Unless we pass a law to govern the count our having a majority in both Houses of Congress will not do us any good. ‘The yes will declare that the Vice Pres- ident has the right to count the vote, Will enforce this at the Polat of ‘the bayonet it necessary.” This being the state of feeling among democrats, it bids falr to delay flual adjournment for some time, Any proposition to regulate the electoral count Wil lead to partisan discussion. Tue demo- crats will naturally want to hold all the ad- Vantage of the majority, and the repubitcans Will fight anything that ‘does not give them a fair, Siare show. Therefore, as it {8 plain that the democrats mean to attempt the passage of alaw, the chances of early adjournment are growing beautifully less. ARREST OF A COUNTERFEITER.—An agent of the Treasury Secret Service telegraphs ffom In- dianapolis, Ind., the arrest of John Johnson, who fs ander tndietment at Buffalo, N. Y., for pore counterfeit $5 Treasury notes in connec- Uon with his brothers, Thomas, Ira andCharles. The two latter have been convicted of the of- fence, and are serving long terms of tmprison- ment at the Albany penitentiary. They areold offenders, and have, with other members of the farmlly, served terms of imprisonment for like offences. John Johnson has done quite a suc- cessful business as_a confidence man and coun- terfeter, and the community will now probably be relieved from his presence for some time to come. CLanis OF THE GRANT MANAGERS.—Don Cam- eron and ex-Postmaster General Cresswell have carefully gone over the list of delegates elected and to be chosen to the Chicago convention, and y ‘Their ‘gree in ev instance. footing is that paid’ | Grant wil have s10 vores On the frst ballot OF thity-one more than enough to nominate him after they heard of his illness, a beautifu horseshoe and anchor wrought in flowers. The first, which was quite large, was composed of red and white roses set in green, and the upper part of the arch of white carnations, in which appeared in deep blue alargeC. The anchor Was of red and yellow roses and pink carna- tions, mingled with green leaves. The accom- panying card encouraged Mr, Courtney to ex- pect certain victory, Enclosed were the cards of the following ladies living at the hotel—the first three of whom are wives of members of Congress: Mrs. J. G. Carlisle, Mrs. N. C. Deer- ing, Mrs. Joseph Mason, Mrs. Blair Lord and Mrs. David Smith. ‘Two ladies of the hotel, who called upon Mr. Courtney during the last hour before he started for the race, found him suffering severely from pain in his head and great exhaustion. He had asunstroke a few years ago, and exposure to heat or the direct rays of the sun have since in- variably caused a return of the headache. Those who saw him leave the hotel feared he would never return to it alive, as he seemed as weak and limp as a sick girl. Mr. Blaikie says he does not want to have anything more to do with boat races. Mrs. Esther Caldwell, of Philadelphia, one of the active members of the Fairmount Park Art Association, who has been here once before this year to ask condemned cannon for a statue of Gen. Meade, is now at the Riggs House. —Hon. Timothy Davis, of Mass., spent yesterday in the city.— The wife of Lieut. W. V. Wolfe is pass- ing a few days at the Riggs House, The District in Congress. NO REPORT YET ON THE INVESTIGATION. There has been no action as yet taken by the House committee on the Di trict of Columbia looking toa report upon the investigation of the charges made by Treasurer Gilfillan agatnst the Comtnisstoners of the District. ‘The prov- ability Is that no further action will be taken at this session. THE NEW MUNICIPAL CODE PASSED. The House to-day passed what 1s known a3 the new municipal code of regulations for the District ot Columbia, including the Neal tax bil. The substitnte tor the latter feature ot the code prepared by the Citizens’ committee, Was offered by Mr.- Townshend, of Ilinols, at last night's meeting, but failed. ‘Two ver portant amendments were adopted to-day: One Was that 75 per cent. of the police force Should be made up of persons who have served in the Union army or navy, and another compelling Yashington and Georgetown Railroad com- pany to discontinue {tS present unpopular method of giving transfer tickets, and directing that conductors shall issue the trans as heretotore, before passengers leave the cars. THE DISTRICT CLAIMS BILL. In view of the proposition for and prospeet of early adjournment, the District. business pend- ing before the Senate will not be urged, except the claims bill, Senator Harris, chairman of the District committee, says he intends to push the claims bill at all umes, “in season and out Of season, every time he can catch the presiding officer's eye, until he gets 1t through.” peath of Hon. Henry 8, Foote. ~Goy. Henry S. Foote, superintendent of the mint at New Orleans, died at his home, five iniles from Nashville, Tenn., at 2 p. m. yester- day. Mr. Foote was born in Fauquier county, Va., September 20, 1800; graduated at Washiag- ton College, Lexington, Va., in 1519, was licensed to practice law in 1s22; removed to Tuscumbia, Ala., in 1524, where he edited a democratic paper, and in 1526 established himself at Jack- Son, Miss.; was a democratic presidential elector in Im4, and in is47 was elected a United States Senator, which position he held until 1552, taking an active part in fayor of the compromise measures; and was elected governor of Missis- sippi in the fall of 1552 over Mr. Jefferson Davis. Tn 3854 he removed to California, where he came within a few yotes of being again elected a United States Senator, In isss he returned to Mississippi and settled at Vicksburg. From there he removed to Tennessee, which state he represented in the confederate congress, where he waged a sharp war on Mr. Davis’ adminis- tration, and shortly before the close ot the war left Richmond and entered the Union lines. He subsequently identified himself with the repub- lican party, and about two years ago President Fayes appointed hii superintendent of the mint at New Orleans, the auties of which he discharged until compelled by illness a few months ago to give up business and return to his home’ bear Nashville. District Government Affairs, Major Brock, of the Metropolitan police, has issued a note to the di nt Heutenants, to be read to the privates, th: Ing them for their courteous and generally etticient service per- formed on the day of the boat race. The work of laying the 12-tnch water main between North and South B streets, on 14th streel_ southwest, to supply water to the Bu- reau of Engraving and Printing, will be com- menced on Monday. ‘The District Commissioners have invited the mayor of Alexandria to unite with them in ob- taining representation at the annual meeting of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company, at Annapolis, Ia June next. The District is a Stockholder to the extent of $1,250,000, and Al- exandria to $250,000. VITAL STATISTICS. The total mortality in the District of C lumbia tor the week ending Saturday, May 1 1ssd, Was 6S, or at the rate of 24S per 1,000 perannum. Of the decedents 15 were white Inales, 2) white females, 15 colored males and 1S colored females, showing an annual death rate of 16 per 1,000 for the white and 30.64 for the colored population. From phthisis pulmonis or consumption, there were 16 deaths; diseases of the nervous system, 11; pneumonia, 7; dis- eases Of the heart, 3. Fourteen white and i6 colored were under tive years of age; 4 white and 4 colored were sixty years and ove ‘There were 7s births reported—25 white male: 19 white females, 1s colored males and 16 coloré females, showing an annual birth-rate of 20.07 per 1,000 for the white and 31.6 for the colored population. Marriages reported, 15—white, 10; colored, 5. Still-births, 5—white, 3; colored,’ 2. issued by Inspector Entwisle: Wm. Schroing, erect a three-story dwelling, R, between 7th and Sth si v.53 $5, Ellas Travers, con- Struct a three-story store, Pa. ave., between 12th and 13th sts, naw.: #2,S00, —— A DIVORCE Ca8E Sent To Jat, 2 B THE HvsBaN ‘The divorce suit of Mary C. Frain agt. Michael Frain was up in the Equity Court, Judge Hag- ner, yesterday, on rule issued on the defendant to show cause why Ite should not pay the alimo- hy decreed by the court, and decreeing that it ‘$40 was not paid on or before the 19th fastant he Would be punished for contempt. The money Was not paid, and an attachment was issued yesterday and placed in the hands of Bailift Doing, who brought Mr. Frain before Jud; Haguer, where he stated that he recelved only $45 per month; that he had children to support and could not raise the money. Further, he Sald that 1t cost him $35 to pay for testimony taken tn the case, and he had great difficulty in raising the means to meet that indebtedness, ‘The court did not think the excuse satisfactory, and directed that Frain be confined in Jail until the #0 was paid or he was legally released. ‘This Is the only case of the kind that hasoc- curred for ten years, and considerable feeling 48 manifested both against the Judge and Mr. Rogers, while a counter current seems in favor or them and of the plaintiff, who has been late- ly delivered of a child,’ and 1s in most destitute circumstances, while, as recorded in the testimony, defendant has a brick house and a government situation, To give Mrs, Frain every opportunity, counsel for plaintift has consented to a trial of the case on its merits next Saturday, and Judge Hagner has, for this purpose, ordered iC out of its regular case on the calender, on the condition that platntif’s testimony shall be produced in court by the defendant, she having no money to pay the ex- amination. THE LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION BILL.—The Senate committee on appropriations to-day completed their consideration of the legislative, executive and judicial appropriation bill, and it was reported back to the Senate this ators noon with a number of amendments. The com- mittee restore to the present standards all the salaries of Senate employés which the House 3.000, t Lil - and they force in several of the executive iments. ‘The principal in an agaion at 3,000 to the amount by the House for clerks in the Patent Office. ‘The item for the contingent fund is inc; $20,000, The total increase over amount of the bill as it came m the House is $92,000. The ittee struck out the House commit Tosalaries of dlstiiers serereehe regard ioral of der trakeaper an . t at SOE Soe att ones courts in this District, FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. THURSDAY, May 20. SENATE.—The Senate met atilam. M~ Morgan, from the select committee on counting the electoral vote, reported, with amendment, the bill introduced by him to enforce the ob- servance of the constitution of the United States in reference to elections of President and Vice- President of the United States. Placed on the calendar. Mr. Edmunds stated that be and Mr. Teller Were unable to concur in the report of the ma- jority of the committee. Mr. Morgan, from the same committee, re- ported adversely on the bill introduced by him, providing that the President of the Senate shall submit to the Senate and House of Representa- tives, when assembled to count the votes for President and Vice-President, all packages pur- porting: . contain electoral votes. Indefinitely ostponed. y mrt Morgan introduced a bill to remove the SOU ea ales bilities of John H. Forney of Ala. eferred. ‘The Senate proceeded to consider the calen- dar. ‘The first bill was the one establishing a retired list for non-commissioned army officers. The pending question was on Mr. Dawes’ amendment, requiring the President to appoint yearly five cadets at large at West Point. This Was offered a3 an amendment to Mr. Aliison’s amendment requiring the yearly appointment of two colored cadets. Mr. Kernan understood there were now more graduates from West Point than could find places in the army. e Mr. Anthony thought Mr. Dawes’ amendment would defeat the object of Mr. Allison’s amend- ment. Mr. Dawes’ amendment was rejected viva voce. Allison‘ yeas 15, nay: All the yeas being republicans, and Messrs. Booth, Dawes, Jones (Nev.), Paddock, Hoar and a ler voting with the democrats, in the nega- lve. Mr. Hoar offered an amendment providing that In appointment ot cadets at West Point, Whether trom Congressional districts or at large, the President shall see that no undue preierence fs given to any class of eltizens on account of race. Mr. Saulsbury asked if it was intended to confer on the President the control of appoint- ments from Congressional districts. Mr. Hoar though he had that control now The recommendation by Congressmen wa3 merely customary. There was no law author- izing it, He knew of one case where a colored boy was recommended from a Massachusetts I and the President refused to contirm him use be did not pass the examination, Saulsbury said it appeared then that mendment was then rejected— M there had been an unlucky attempt to force in- competent colored boys into West Point, and it now seemed that one such attempt had re- sulted in the cadet mutilating himself because he feared an examination. In further remarks he intimated that this agitation In favor of col- ored cadets was gotten up for campaign pur- OSE The people would not be deceived. ‘There was ho more kindly feeling for the col ored race on the republican than on the demo- cratic side of the Senate. Mr. Hoar said the Senator from Delaware was y swift” in advance of the result of a court-martial, in dragging before the Senate his suspicions. The wish was ey father tothe thought tn this case. But the colored race would be slow to believe that the men who emancipated them trom slavery, who made them equal citizens, are hypocrites in pretend- ing to be their friends, and that those who re- sisted those measures were their real friends. He alleged that the laws of Delaware not only recognized race distinctions, but did not pro- vide protection for black men. Mr. Saulsbury replied that there was no state Where negroes were better protected than in Delaware, There was positively no discrimina- ion againt them. eh “Hoar said the laws left them entirely to the marvelous Sympathy referred to by the Sen- ator from Delaware. Mr. Maxey thought the amendment foreign to the purpose of the bill, which was to provide a just reward for deserving officers. The present laws respecting cadets allowed appointinent of colored boys it they were competent. The Pre- sident had the right to select them, and there was no Jaw discriminating between races, This amendment recognized race and compelled the President to recognize it. He was therefore opposed to it. He favored competitive exam:- Poten and letting the ablest toy win regardless of color. Mr. Morgan said Mr. Hoar had assumed that the southern men had voted against the 13th amendment and opposed emancipation. He showed that tn the Alabama democratic con- yenticn, before reconstruction, resolutions favoring emancipation were adopted. The only man who voted against it afterward turned re- publican,and received the support of the negroes against, whose freedom he had voted. He thought such facts militated against Mr. Hoar’s assumption. Mr. Ingalls said the available time for 8 days. had been wasted in talking upon amendments that had no relevance to the bill, and unless a vote could be taken now he would object to the bill and prevent it from longer impeding the dispatch of business. Mr. Hoar’s amendment was rejected by a par- ty_ vote. Mr Kirkwood moved to add to the bill, that when an enlisted man has served as such nfteen consecutive years in the army honorably and faithfully, and the last five years thereof as a non-commissioned officer, he shall be eligible for appointment as second-lieutenant in any corps of the line in which he has served. He wished to hold out to privates the prospect of ee advancement. The amendment was adopted. The bill was read a third time and passed. ‘To accommodate Mr. Garland the calendar | was Informally laid aside to allow him to speak upon the Kellogg resolutions, Referring to Mr. Blaine’s assertion, that there was an agree- ment by which Kellogg was seated on’ the understanding that Butler was allowed to take his seat, Mr. Garland read the record of the proceedings at the time referred to, Mr. Garland had inquired “What is toybe done with the other case;” Mr. Blaine evideatly sup- fee that Mr. Butler's case was referred to, ut Mr. Garland explained that he meant tac Eustis case. The agreement on that night was merely made to end the contest, which had Seemed interminable, by coming’ to a vote. There was no bargain, so far as Mr. Garland knew. It was an ordinary ending of debate and coming toa vote. Proceeeing to consider the resolutions, Mr. Garland said something was undoubtedly settled by the action of the Senate in seating Mr. Kellogg, but he could not think the action irrevocable. ‘The proper time to have entered the plea of res adjudicata was a year ago, when the proposition to reopen the case was made. The Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Carpenter) did then argue against a re- hearing, but the Senate decided against him. The seating of Kell was “on the merits’ of his credentials, but the decision did not cover charges of bribery and corruption, The newly discovered evidence and new charges warranted a rehearing, even under the principle of ves ad- judicata, Among the authorities quoted on this eae was the decision of the Supreme Court In Packet_ Company vs. Sickles (5th Wallace, 592,) that on a plea of ves adjudicate it must be shown that the former decision showed that it Was necessarily made, on full knowledge of the facts, urged on the aj once for rehearing. But Mr, Garland would not rely entirely upon strictly legal ar ents, This was not a ques- ton affecting the rights of individuals, but of States. Although res adjudicota was a i phrase, it represented something observed in all the transactions of life; there must be settle- ment of controversies. But it was insisted upon too far in the Senate. If any material fact ig shown to have been excluded from the first trial the Senate cannot be concluded from de- ciding the case again on the new facts. =HOUSE.—Mr. ;Page presented memorial of the San Francisco board of trade, representing $50,000,000 of capital, In favor of an inter-oceanic¢ canal. Referred, THE DISTRICT CODE, The House then hts session. A separate vote was demanded on the amend- ment requiring 75 per cent of the Appointments to the police force of the District, prior to Jan- 1885, to be made from persons who served in the United States army or navy during the late war and were honorably discharged. The amendment was adopted—yeas 95, nays ‘The remaining amenament agrees to in bulk and the bill was paseo a ‘The amendment requiring conductors of street cars to give transfers to passengers them ‘before they, lasre (e— Passenger ee The unfi DI being the bill to and the bill 120, Mr. Converse moved thar tin oe proceed to the consideration of ‘the special order, beng BF pagan Talsed ee oe on Public lad i stating that his intention was to call up nize the inter-state commerce bill with the funding bill, and Messrs. Bicknell and Hostetler ‘ively contended that ‘‘electoral count” and the “political assessment” bills were enti- ued i eee consideration. The House finally decided to consider the re- Ports of the committee on public lands, and, at 12:55, went into committee of the whole (Mr, Sparks in the chair) on the state of the Union. Wall Street To-day. NEw YORK, May 20.—The Post, financial to- day, says:—“At the stock exchange prices of Stocks further advanced in the first hour and a-half, “a3 per cent, when a downward re- action Set in, which has since amounted to 4a S's. The latter, Canada Southern, advanced to-day to 53, and is selling at 49°, as we write. It 1s not at all unlikely that the market will be again raided, even if the final turn for higher prices has come. We hear of some important peas by outsiders from Ceres A specu- lative stocks, on the theory that while they have no present investment value the natural reaction which usually follows so long a decline, will furnish dividends on them and of the stock market. The leading Stocks te-day have been the coal shares, Erie, Canada Southern, Lake Shore, St. Louis and Texas, Wabash, Pacific Mail, Iron Mountain and Milwaukie and St. Paul. Government bonds are strong at unchanged prices. Rail- road Investments are strong; of the shares of this description Rock Island 1s up to i92a 3¢ on the calculation that the directors cannot Jali to begin dividends of 7 per cent per annum on the doubled stock when the books show net earnings applicable for dividends, claiming the last year equal to 103 per cent’ on the new stock. Speculattye’ railroad bonds are all higher, The market for foreign exchange 1s strong and more active than of late. Gold exports are not unlikely within the next few weeks, but the domestic influences are now running so strongly in favor of an easy money market that an outflow of gold to the extent of afew millions need cause no appre- hensions so far as the money market 1s con- cerned. That these views are shared by the money lenders 1s apparent trom the tagt that large amounts of money have to-day” been offered to leading stock exchange houses until January 15, 1881, at5 per cent.,and until De- cember 1 next at 45 per cent, and this on Stock collateral. —— Murder in Ontario. OrTawa, Ont., May 20.—News of a murder on the Gatineau has reached this city. A man named Labelle attacked another named Gildeau, and the latter, in defending him: stabbed Labelle, who it is said has died. ruiculars have not been received. ‘The W ubledon ‘Team, Orrawa, May 20.—The Wimbledon team will sail on the 19th of June, Captain Todd. of the Governor General’s Foot Guards, has been In- duced to reconsider his determination, and will take his place in the team. nother Fire in Milton. MILTON, Pa., May 20.—Another fire broke out here this’ morning which caused the greatest excitement. Flames were discovered in the Planing mill of Clinger & Co., but were extin- guished before much damage was done, Escape of a Forger. Port JERvis, N. Y., May 20.—J. P. Y. Smith, Who was arrested here a few days since, charged with forgery by a miliman, eseaped last night from two officers, in whose custody he was. ‘The day before he had been identitied by the ashler of Miller & Co., by Ridley & Co., and Nichol, the latter of New York, as the party who had passed forged checks upon them. Dropped Dead. SPRINGFIELD, May 20.—Wm. Ames, a son of the late Fisher Ames, and a brother of Judge Seth Ames of the Massachusetts supreme court, dropped dead at Cooley’s Hotel in this city last evening. Mr. Ames was 79 years of age. The Markets. BALTIMORE, May 20.—Virginia sixes, deferred, 6 do. consols, 65%; do. second series, 22's: do. 1@ COUPORS, 924; do. new ten-forties, 39% Lid BALTIMORE, May 20.—Cotton barely stesdy— middling, 13%.” Flour dull and unchanged. Wheat, southern ‘steady and firm; western opened firmer and closed quiet and easy—southern red, 1.25a1.28; ber, 1.29a1.30; No. 2 wectern iblay2,375501.27%; June, 1.25. sical: 1336; Augus rn, Houthern fairly active and firm ; woste and higher—southern white, 563: di western mixed, spot, 52g; May Oats dull and’ easy—western white, do. mixed, 400403. Rye nominal, 90. Hay quict and steady—prime to choice Pennsylvania and Mary- land, 17 Q0a18.00 | Provisions aiuet and nominally ii Pes refined Butter weak and lower, 13816. rn, , Petroleum nominally lower—refined held at 7%. Coffee dull but not quotably lower. Sugar very quiet—A soft, 93. Whisky quiet, 1.10al. 10%. Freight to Liverpool per s:eamer noniival—eotton, Aj four, 20.5 ersin, 64d Hecoipie—four, 4,041 Wheat, 77,500 bushels: corn, 30,000 oats, 5,000 bushels. Shipments—wheat 5 bushels: corn, 2,367 bushels. Sales—wheat 410, (00 busbels: corn. '120,000 bushels. NEW YORK, May 30. a8. Exchange, long, 486: mente stron SEW YO: stocks strong. Money, 4 i Short, 4833s. Govern- tk. May 20.—Flour dull. Wheat Corn quiet. ON ‘Nay 20, 12:30 & m.—Atlantic and Great Western first mortage ustees’ certificates, 67; Atlantic and Great Western seconds, 30%. Jersey Central consols, 1064. Erie, 37? consols, 914. Tilinois Central, 106. Central, 63." Reading, 2. quiet. LON: New cond Pennsylvania New York Central, TRE GENERAL COURT-MARTIAL appointed to Meet at Columbus Barrack, Ohio, by special orders No. 245, October 27, 1879, is dissolved. THE U. S. S. ConsTiTUTION arrived at New York on the 1Sth instant from Hampton Roads. THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT to-day purchased 445,000 ounces of fine silver for the San Francls- co and Philadelphia mints. AT THE METHODIST GENERAL CONFERENCE in Cincinnati yesterday the committee on form of ea eiaon Submitted a report providing for di- viding the general conference into two houses— ministerial delegates and lay a tes. Tne re- port was ordered to be printed. The committee on lay representation recommended in annual conferences the admission of one lay delegate Tor every six pastoral charges in each presiding elder’s district who shall be chosen by the stew- ards at their annual meeting. Lay delegates must not be under twenty-five years of age and must have been in the Methodist Episcopal church at least five years next preceding their election, They are not to vote on the election of ministerial delegates to the general confer- ence hor on questions affecting ministerial character. The committee on itinerancy re- ported adversely te the transfer of young men from the eastern and western conferences, leay- ng the matter to the discretion of the bishops; adopted. Also, that an annual conference in foreign fields should not be formed of less than fifteen members; adopted. Also. providing for a board foreach presiding elder district to de- cide upon the location of new churches in the district; ordered printed. The ordination of oe Haven, Warren, Hurst and Foss pro- ceeded according to the ritual of the chureh. Bishop Simpson, assisted by the other bishops, officiated, The ceremony was witnessed by a crowded house. THE ENORMOUS IMMIGRATION.—The tide of immigration is constantly increasing. 30,641 for the month thus far, or over 2,000 3 day, Sundays included. Saturday four vessels peonene 2,594—the Sailer, from Bremen, 1,213; the Mosel, from Bremen’ 645; the ig thea ee Grey aaa 620 and the Bristol, from Avon- uth, genom DIS Wes FOR Tisueanor, Money. jarrett Gordon, indiana, n arrested for polsoning his wife, who died last December, and upon whose life he had an insurance policy of $2,100, Arsenic was found in Mrs. ordon’s stomach. ——— HyYDROFHOBIA FROM A Car BITE.—At Ambla, Ind., Mrs. Jennie Reynolds 1s suffering the ter rible 2gontes of hydrophobia from the bite of 2 cat inflicted two years ago. It is believed nothing can be done and she will die. eee THE REV. Nevin Woopsipg, who has become ley Church, , is now the prosecu- tor of one James Whitesides for ponding & a tal card threatening his life. Whit a brother of one of the men prominent in his = position to Mr. le. Suit is brought under the statute against the misuse of the mails. é John Deteoene, of Renendian murderers ot fy fen! Deadwood, four diane and a rancher were lied > "A band of ‘five boarded & ies ceil them were captured. memorial day at Richmond, Va., yesterday, with the usual '2The eighty-fifth annual council of the Protestant for the diocese of Virginia, was in Petersburg yester- TWO CENTS. | Telegrams to The Star POLITICAL CONVENTIONS. News from Several States, i TRICKETT CHALLENGES HANLAN. GOSS-RYAN PRIZE FIGHT. LORD BEACONSFIELD’S SPEECH. IRISH-AMERICAN LAND LEAGUE. | ——— | REPUBLICAN CONVEN- TION. The Cook County Contest. | FIELD, I11., May 20.—The republicay state convention began its second session at 9 | o'clock, with every inch of standing room on the | flocr and in the galleries of the house of rep sentatives occupied by an Interested audienc™. ‘The committee on credentials reported that they recommeséed the settlement of the contest. in Green county by admitting four Grant and four Biaine delegates, and giving each hi ‘This was approved and the delegate: The Chair said that the committee would not be able to report on the Cook county ¢ on behalf of the uid the only way 0: m the committee w clieving it Of part of its labor. He offere 1 ton instructing the cominittes not to « sider the Claims of any contesting delegat Who bolted from any convention wich met the manner, at the place and Ume designated by the proper authori! Grant Has the Convention. ‘This hit at the Patiner House delegation w: n | Were unfounded, | and he felt tt his duty to support the conserva- FOREIGN AFFAIRS, A Home-Ruler Resigns His Seat in arliament. Smyth, re- cently elected home-rule member for Tipperary, but seat, bas Issued an en pe ing his resignation tn the bands uents He says that events since the election bring home to him forcibly the truth that he fs not in harmony with what ap- Pears to be the pub tc opinion in Ireland. Tricken € lenges Hanian, The Sportsman says: Last eventing Messrs, ‘itz William Wentworth and Charles A. W. t, who recently arrived in England from Australia, called at our office to make a match between Trickett of Australia and Hanlan of Toronto, Ont. ‘They stated that the patrons of aquatics In New South Wales had waited to send Trickett to England and wete prepared to port him in his endeavor to beat Hanlan. Mr, Wentworth placed the sum of £50 tn our hands and informed us that Trickett would ready mes about the second to row a race ont week In November next. A cable message was ent to ‘Toronto in accordance with immediately the above facts, and we therefore hope to re. ceive a favorable reply from Hanlan within the hext two or three days. Lord Beaconsficid on His Defeat. LONDON, May 20.—In his speech the meet. ing of the conservatives at Wiridy ‘ater House yesterday, Lord Beaconsfield is Stated to have admitted the great surprise he felt at the re- sult of the recent election. He took upon. Bim elf a part of the blame for the dissolution of partiament, but sald the party whips were not Nameless, As the defeat of the conservaties was greatly due to lamentable deficiencies In ongant- zation which he trusted would be remedied In future, and with that view he suggested the ap- polntment of a committee with Right Hon. W. 1. Smith as chatrman. ile sald ‘the rumors of his retirement from the leadership of the party It the party considered his retention Of the leadership to be an_ advantage, whatever ability he possessed would be devoted 10 their service. w ‘arnarvon, Who Was warmly ve sald he had seceded from the government in consequence of a difference with his colleagaes upon a single measure. The composition of the new ministry filled him with doubt and 5 Uve party to the utmost of his power. French Strikers. Paris, May 20.—Only 500 striking tives at Rheims remain out. Ittsexpected that 12,000 outof the ) strikers at Roubaix will resume work immediately. This would practically terminate the labor troubles which have caused great anxiety during the past we French Ambassador to London, Lonpon, May 20.—It ts believed hore that M. John Lemoinne wil! be offered and that he wilt accept the neh ambassadorship to London se of the resignation of M. Leon Lay. hester Cup. y won the race for Abbot” was sesond, one ran. ny TonoNTo, slasm was 5 re on the ni scelved at the received with tremendous cheers by the Bia! Washburne men, and the motion to tab! resolution occasioned loud applause on the pai of the Grant men. The call of ed in tabling the resolution by a vot 251, showing 100 majority cutside of Cook councs tock a rece of One hour. aE IN CREDENTIAIS THE COMMITTEE i resumed the consideratic met at 8:30 a.m. al of the Cook © presented a anty contest. Mr. ritten statement urwell Hail Pdge required abide by the dec! irom the county of Cook, from the regular con- vention beld at Fa had denying for thet selves and their constituents any lawful in the convention or in ‘this commit lee to impose any contestant and auy conditions whatever precedent to rendering justice according to law and equity as well, do hereby submit under protest to the resolution, as we understand it, of the unorganized con- vention, in which we were not permitted to take as the only means leit to prevent the threatened disfranchisement of the republicans of Cook county, and the proba- = loss of the state to the republican candi ates. The committee then excluded all outsiders, reporters Included, to consider the sufficiency of this response. ‘The committee on credentials decided by a vote fi] to 6 that the statement of the Farwell Hall delegation was sufficient. One hour was allowed each side to present evidence and arguments, which concluded at i p.m. The committee then went into secre: session. of the pos n relative ion to e delegates NEW JERSEY DEMOCRATIC CON- VENTION, Senator “a! the Favorite for TRENTON, N. J.. May 20.—The democratic state committee have decided upon Judge Fred convention and there is very little oppositiou manifested among the delegates to his contin’ ance as permanent chairman. It is claimed by the friends of U.S. Senator Theodore F. Ran- dolph that, while the convention will not in- struct the delegates to Cincinnati, yet the votes of a majority of the New Jersey delegates will be there cast in favor of Senator Randolph for the presidency. ‘The result of the caucuses 0: district delegations So far held would seem to warrant such a conclusion, since of the dele- gates at large and district delegates so far ckosen in caucus the friends of Senator Ran- dolph are in the majority. There is every tndi- cation that the convention will be under the control of bis friends, and while Mr. Tilden, Mr. Bayard and Mr. Thurman are not regarded With distavor the strong current seems to have SCt in favor of Senator Randolph. CALIFORNIA Po ‘The Workingmen’s Convention Breaks Up Disorder, SAN. FRANCISCO, May 20, 12:30 a.m. — The Workingmen’s convention refused to reconsider the adoption of Kearney’s letter as the sense of the convention, and after several attempts to get through a resolution looking to the appoint- ment of delegates to the Spry ee and laber convention pledged to Thurman, the democratic element of the convention carried a motion to adjourn till this evening, tts oppo- nents mostly declining to vote. The conven- Uon then broke up in disorder. The Greenbacker’s Organize a New Convention. ‘The greenback element assembled and orga- nized as a new convention, and at midnight en- tered upon the appointment of committees ona platform, constitution and resolutions, with the plospect Of an all night session. Regular Democratic Convention. ‘The democratic convention at Oakland iast night, adopted the report of the committee on credentials, which admitted the Saratoga Hall delegation in the 10th senatorial district, and the San Wateo delegation as appointed by’ the county committee.” After appointing commit- tees On platform and resolutions the ITs Uon adjourned until 10 a.m. to-day. mentee ee 10WA GR BACKERS, The Convention. DEs Mores, lowa, May 20.—The aback state convention met yesterday and speeches Were made by C. W. Seever, L. O, Choogatt and M. H. Moore. In the evening H.C. Ayres, of Wells county, was made temporary chairman and C. W. Muflley, of Poik, secretary. The usual committees Were then appointed and the remainder of the evening was devoted to speech- making. The convention adjourned till to-day. VIRGINIA CONSERVATIVES, They Will saree the Democratic Nominee. RICHMOND, Va., May 20.—Tne conservative state convention fast evening adopted a resolu- Uon that the conservative Ly of Virginia afil- fates with the national democratic , and Would not support any one for elector who did not declare in favor of the nominees of the national democratic convention. At 1:90 a. m. the convention adjourned sine die, NEBRASKA REPUBLICAN CON- VENTION, was made rary chairman, and committees were ap- pointed as usual. There {s an anti-grant majorl- a a the convention, and the probabilities favor DAKOTA REPUBLICANS. fon Soe BI a iCAGO, hs spatch s: “The Dakota republican’ convention” wes held go yesterday, C,H. M recelved ever} of the race. Congraty | the champion trom | ineluding one frou Lay ell-dressed man | hotel as Louis Ba Was assicne eluded to tal | O'clock this morning revur tie then con- eet, and at one and was shown gas This was the last seen of him | to bis room, when tie bell boy lighted the | and left him. alive. AU 7 am. a strong smell of gas house, and investigation of gas ca trom room No. 76, aud upon Lhe door being forced open Mr, | Baker'was found lying dead upon the floor near his bed. ‘The only arment he had on was his shirt, his clothes lying on the chair, It isa | matter of conjecture whether he blew out the gas with suicidal intent or not. He was about 50 years of age. | (The Washington Directory contains the name ot oe Baker, driver, 1220 ist street south- west. ™ ICAN AFFAIRS, Two More Railroads, | New ORLEA May A special dis- , dated City of patch to the Galveston 2 Mexico, May 17th, says: Congress has author- ived the execution of a contract with the states of Coahuita, Tamaulipas and Nueva Leon for the construction of a railroad between Mata- | moras and Monterey, and of another between wonterey and Salullo. | Minister Zamacona. ; Mr. Zamacona, the minister to tbe Valted | Slates, arrived yesterday at Vera Craz, and is | expected here to-night. IRISH LAND 1 ica, oF AMER. | : erick li, Teese as temporary chairman of tae H Address to the Citizens of the United States. New York, May 20.—Thé Irish Land Leagas | of America met again yesterday at ‘Trenor hall, | with P. A. Collins, of Boston, in the chair, A | constitution and by-laws were read and dls- cussed. The ttle of the organization was finally | decided as the Irish National Land League of America. ‘he section of the constitution eon- aining a clause that no two officers of the or- ganization should reside in one state of the union was adopted. A question which caused | Much debate tn the convention was (he dispo- sition Of money received at different leagues. It was linally decided by adopting the constitu- Uon, which says that all moneys must Lbrough the hands of the treasurer of the Irish | Land League of the Untted States. Mr, Jonn | Boyle O'Reilly then read the following address | to the citizens of America, which was adopted: Wheres, famine has been raging in Ireland for the past six months, and at the present. moment hundreds Of thous Is Of people are being fed | by charity of foreign nations; and whereas the | terrible national afiliciion is of periodical oceur- | rence, we deem it our duty to declare our con- ; Viclion Uhat these famines do not arise fro | batural causes; bul arethe result of bad lawseu- acted by the British government and matotained despite the repeated protests of the Irish le. vied, That tt is the duty of every. Irish- man to ald to the utmost of his ability every honorable effort made by the Irish people to free themselves from those rainous Jaws. | Aesolved, That In regard to the present system ot | !and tenure in Ireland as one of the chief causes of famine and of chronic poverty and depression Which prevail in that country.” Resolce!, That the National Land League of Ireland having appealed (0 Irish in America to assist them 1p removing this cause of poverty: We heresy pledge earnest co-operation of tils organization j to the Irish land league tn the work of abolish- ing the present Engilsh land system and the establishment of peasant proprietory in Ireland. Resolved, That wile prepared to ald the land league to the utmost of our ability, we desire to place a secondary conclusion that kindred in- terests of manufacturing, mining, fisheries and commerce have also been prostrated by delib- erate and selfish restrictive legislation, and that poet eigen cen es a condition of the people un y wer to reg- ulate and protect their inveresis. "eit a Permanent Officers Elected. The tollowing permanent officers were then elected: J. J. McCafferty. of Lowell, Mass., President; Wm. Purcell, of Rochester, N. Y., vice president; Rev. L. Walsh, of Wal a Conn.. treasurer; Michael Davitt, of New York, recording secretary; Thaddeus ’ Plann! San Francisco; Wm. Carroll, Philadelphia; Jas. Gibson, Paterson, N. J.; J. V. R ich mond, Va.; P. K. Walsh, “Cinetnnatl, O02 M. E. Walsh, Providence, R. 'I., council.’ Tie con- venUon then adjourned sine die. —_— A Steamship Captain Arrested. NEw YORE, May 20.—Captain Weynaber, of the Bremen steamship line, has been arrested on the charge of violating the United States Revised Statutes by carrying on his vessel than the law prescribed on the ef a his last. He was arraigned before the United States commissioner, who allowed him to depart on bis own recognizance for ex- amination, suit of Priscilla W. graph Co., against the fel jolmes Burglar <—o Co., in which his honor says it is or- dered “that the re-issued letters