Evening Star Newspaper, December 1, 1880, Page 1

« THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, AT THE STAR #KUILDINGS, “ Pexnzylvania Avenne, Cerner 1th Street, by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, GEO. W. ADAWS, Pres’t. served to subseribers in Tyran account, at 10 month. Copies at ms must be : pra in aa. | Jonger than 80 pai for The Ver. 56—-N®. 8,628, WASHINGTO AMUSEMENTS. | SPECIAL NOTICES. THE EVENING STAR. N4t08aL THEATER. EVERY EVENING AND SATURDAY MATINEE. | Ooxmtexctse MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, | Engagement of the Incomparable { LOTT. | As ‘Supported by ber own Dramatic Company. | S (WEDNESDAY) NIGHT and SATURDAY | THIS (WEDNESDAY) NIGH MUSETTE: OR, LITTLE BRIGHT EYE: ‘THURSDAY, FRIDAY an! SATURDAY NIGHTS, Fred Marsden’s Most Successful Play, entitled ZIP, OR, POINT LYND LIGHT. THERE WILL BE NO MATINEE WEDNESDAY. reparat ATTLE NELL and Tak MAR- OHIGN TSS: ceatostized ex; ressly: for LOTTA. by the late JOHN BROUGHA. it D'S OPERA HOUSE. Fee tue Pracr FOR MEREIMENT! ANOTHER MERRY SUOCESS! The Comey of OUR GERMAN SENATOR. ' Received with Shonts of Laughter. .cT —Bubbles and Breils. ex hacuus ee Canvass ‘the ‘Telepone— | ities introduced b; ir. Dinkel. Cee Tein Political Sacsese-Pun—Bplendid | Ecenery—Maspificent Gostiming. GUS WILLIAMS’ FAMOUS SPECIALTIES, Consistine of the | mas, Recitation, and Funny Sayiz be intreduced. x WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY. MAHASTES WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY. OUR GERMAN SENATOR-GUS WILLIAMS. OUNK GELMAN SENATOR—GUS WILLIAMS. NEXT W AGE i US novil ANCING CLASS.—A fret ing Olas for Ladies, Misses arti all the | an. ‘Terms mod- | age address F. W., | nov30-2t* RIVATE © ne at is ni @ Waltzes an fae! erate Btar< Y M. C. A. COUBSE. ne ONE GRAND CONCERT. j MENDELSSOHN QUIVTETTE CLUB | OF BOSTON, | Distinguished Voea’ist, Apsisted by the MISS MARIE: NELLINI, LINCOLN HALL. MONDAY EVENING, DEJEMBER 6. Admission, 75 Cente. Reserved Seat Tickets, 31. to be had only at Metzcrott'r, 925 Pennsylvania avenue, from Thars- day, Dec. 2, t06 p.m. Monday. mov29-7t cOLN_ HALL, A L008 Te Evesina,} Dee: 3a. Box Office now open at Mctzerott’s for the Great RIVE-KING AND DONALD! RUMMEL GRAND CONCERT COMBINATION. | FIFTEEN CELEBRATED ARTISTS. | i PorvuLaR PRricks, No Extra Charse for Reserved Seats. nov29-5t L INCOLN HALL, Dec, | ) POSITIVELY ONE NIGHT ONLY. THURSDAY EVENING, DEC.2, | THUBSDAY EVENING, DEC.2. | TRE MUSICAL EVENT OF THE SEASON. | GRAND COMBINATION CONCERT By the following celebrated Arti CONSTANTIN STEBNBER ‘The Great Busstan Pianist. ( LETITIA LOUISE FRITCH, i ‘The Charming Prima Donna Soprano, with | A ST WILHELM, The World-renowned Violin Virtac MSN VOGRICH, M | SP POPULAR PRICES. Admission, 5k Re- served Seats, $1. . i ‘Sale of ite on MONDAY, Nov. 29th instant, at | Po'clock, at Metzerott’s M Store. | The celebrated Weber Piano used at these eon- | certs. Bov26-6t BT LOAN EXHIBITION, { OHURCH CF THE INCARNATION, | ‘Open at the corner of 15th and H ats. n.w.,-” From 12 m. to 10 p.m. daily. Lunch, 12m » SOe.; three times, $1; Children, half { m SPORTING GOODS. | QO™MESEA'sS SPORTING BAZAR, i Corner 15th and F streets. } OUB $35 GUNI: | i either. It is just the and would sfrongly recommend it nov27 _GEOKGE HELLEN, C® BUPPERT, Hos. 403 and €05 7th st. m. w. HEADQUARTERS FOR THE WHITNEY CHILDREN OABRRIAGES, AEROH ERY AND FISHING TACKLES; GEO- QUET AND LAWN TENNIS; BICY- CLES, VELOCIPEDES AND | WAGONS. Az Paces TO Strz raz Truss. pO! every resp 3éand K st t } | | i ay36- Hewsexs ICE CREAM is mais from pure York Co. Cream, and is always rich, deli cious and reliable. $1.25 eal. Special rates on ed bucketa, to take home with 20 ets. ; Quarta, 35 cta. Oysters ia EXUIY style, and at ikke lowest rates. Dozen Pried in pox, 25 cts. HOWSON'S Ice Cream depot, 1104 12th at. north west. novis-2m — ee ORSE BLANKETS—Hesdquarts: z H at es for Horse | Horse Covers, Lay Boves, Ru Bubber Costa, ke ot E.G. WHEELER. oct30-1m No. 201 7th st., opp. Oenter Wark Ww EDDING PRESENTS, HAVE JUST OPENED NOVELTIES IN STER LING SILVER, DESIGNED ESPECIAQLY FOR WEDDING PRESENTS. SAM'L LEWIS’ SONS, JEWELLERS, nov? northwest, isene of the Larcust FINE DRESS SHIRTS and LINEN QOLL Alte sat thus country, and we retait our goods at lows thas: the same qusiity woods are usually wholeaaiel te ‘thus giving the consumer & chauce tomave the lanes promt that ty made by retailers generally. Ons ‘Scuate” Shirt, an old favorite with the public, i uly 70 cents, dmshed, and our “‘Mystery” Shirt a@ & reacly-1uade Shirt, has no superior, and 80 cents, finished, ready for te wash-tu retail the finest Linen Collars, im the latest styles. for $1.80 perdozen. Six flaest Linen Collars f. Gent's Sik Neckwear is also a specialty with selling it cheaper than oth ©. GE0. SEGINNISS.” Qraeuer 1237 Penna. ave, Has just returned from New York with fresh LADIES SEAL SKIN DOLMANS, AND SAQUES FUR LINED CIRCULARS AND DOLMAN3, COLLARETTS, MUFFS AND CUFFS. novié Senne | ou oe ‘740 8th st. 2. w. arm of Pennesivania, at DREW'S Drag Stor corner th st. aud Pouneyivania ave. new. | is thrown into the rector. \t | Makes a of PLUMBING, wie [=> COR OWNERS and those enzazed in eaie of MILK in the city «Washington} are re- quested to incet at St, Joseph's Hall, Sth and 1 xorthwest, December 2d, at 7p. jasineas of importance will be transacted. 1 MASONIO—The members of EUREKA R. A. OHAPAER, No. 4, are requested to mest on THURSDAY, 20 December, at 1 o'clock p. m. ‘T. CUMBERLAND. By "g. JNO. THOMSON, Bec'y. ASONIC.—A 5) MAS Fi for the purpere of attending the funeral of our ceased companion, CHas. order of M. E. H. ®. nov30. 2t Comny No. 12, F. G p.m.. for the parpose of ber 2d, at 1 o' Rit aing the ur late brother, CHARLES lock atte. ding the faneral of ou . CUMBERLAND. Punctual attendance requested. Bicthren of Sister Lodves are fraternally invited to attend. Me WatEeHEN F. GILL, Sec. — Pure VACCINE from State Vaccine By order of the novie-3t ce}, IST RECEIVED rorsas and QUILLS nov? eS BOYD’s DIRECTORY 1té1. The canvass for the above work has been com- pleted and the Book will be put to press imme:ii- ately. All persons who have made changes or who contemplate so doing, are requested to notify th- Publisher either through the msilorst the office, boom 50, LeDroit Building, of their changes. Per- sons arriving in the city and wishing their names inserted, will please send them in. nov27 3w UNDER THE WINDOW, a beautifal new Picture Book for the littie folks; The CH aT- TERBOX for 1880, and a tery large re of other Picture Books for the Holidays, at ROBERTS’ BOOKSTORE, 1010 7th street, above New York avenue. nov26-29 fF! NEW BUILDING ASSOCIATION.— ft HOMESTEAD BUILDING ASSOCiATIO. ized November 17, will hold its first mesting for payment of dues and sale of advances on FRI- DAL EVENING, December 3, 1880), at 7 o'clock at St. Dominic’s Hall, corner 6ta and ¥ sts. soutli- west. phares of 8leach per month. Information and copies of the constitution will be furnished an subscriptions for steck received by Ww. H. Bann, president, 10th and O sts s.w.; Dr. Chas. vice president, 415 Tth st. 8.w., J. J. secretary, $17 F st, P. B. Dunn, treasurer, 935 Louisiana eve. “Directors—R. G. Oampbell, 514 10th st. n-w ; Peter McCart: 23d end wy. E. L. Burns, 110) Pennsylvania ave ; 1 F st. 8.w.; D. Shannon, 1427 W. Barker, 7th and D. sts. 6 D st. sw. he Ny 01 CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL, WasHIXGton, November 24, 1880. A stated Annual Mesting of the contributing members of tle CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, of the nov24-tdec7 _Sec’y Children’s Hospital, D. 0. Toe SEO, NOTICE To RETAIL DioG- “&” GISt8.—STOTT & CROMWELL, 480 Penn aye., have secured a supply’ of ‘*Pul- nov24-eo3t r, ‘PENNSYLVANIA AVENU! FAIRS, FESTIVALS, &e. 1 AND FESTIVAL _ FOR THE BENEFIT OF ST. ANDREW'S OHAPEL, | Will be hefd at WILLARD HALL, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY and FRIDAY, s December Ist, 2d and 33. Open 12m. toll p.m. Lunch 12m. n30-4t GP45D FAMILY FESTIVAL, For Tue Bexerit oF GRAOE EPISOOPAL CHUROH. At BLAKE HALL, 233 7th st. southwest, DEOEMBEB Ist, 2D, 3p anv 4TH. Single admission, 10 cts. ; Season Tickets, 25 cts. Refreshments and Supper at city prices. An entertainment, either Vocal or Instrum mn will be given each Evening. wavy {BOM THESANITARY ENG. .EER” OF NOVEMBER 1sT: fagnes Goer ee ot — vases Fa ures very o sble, as agreat quantity of steam brown into the sir, comodos the surface of the but does not super-saturate it. and itis the qua non.” HAYWARD & HUTCHINSON, No. 317 9th st. northwest. ‘The only ranufacturers of Dr. Oolburn’s ce’e- brated POROUS JAR EVAPORATORS. nov2y Hk KITCHENER BANGE. ‘We have endeavored to make a first-class arti- only, and have spared no exvenss in the mani facture of our KI’ NEK RANGES to secure 8 cooking fixture that {s all that can bedesired. ‘Thvt Wwe have mu the number that we have sold and the satisfaction they have given is the best roof. Hundreds of reference in this city aud Batumore. We are azents for the BALTIMORE, a portable range of larwest conventenoe and first-ciaes construction, utequalled in this market. HAYWARD & HUTCHINSON, novll-Im No. 317 9th str: AYWARD & HUTCHINSON, 317 Ninth st. n.w., ive special attention to MODERNIZING DEFECTIVE PLUMBING im city residences, and, having alarze force of com- petent workmen, attend promptly to ail Jobbing orders. octht Ww E WLLL GUABANTEE HAT THE E. D. NORCR! FURNACE REGULATOR ave its cost ! wi OBE. Do not confound Prict $15. BAYWARD & HUTCHINSON, novil-Im No. 817 9th street’ E ARE MANUFACTURING SLAT. MANTELS, and have s large stock of MA! TELS of new and sttractive ‘and by exam. imation the superiority of our work {s apparent. HAYWARD & HUTCHINSON, No. S17 Oth street n. w. PLUMBING. Paiericat BEEERTES ‘he eramination au repairs of w sail HAT HOUSEHOLD SEWING MAGHINE—We have nothing to say—It speaks for itsif. and sea it. Webave no avents. MoKEN- 477 9th st. D. w. Renting 89 per mouth. 010 EMOVAL. R SANT ie JAS. F. SIDNEY T. NIMMO has removed to, elegant New Wareroo re hi da Ten street northwest. Agent for the celebrated BHONINGES ORGANS au PIANOS of several Non I makers oea SEAL SACQUES, SILK CIBCULAKS, S'Sik SOPs apis cree one! NOVELTIES IN COLLARETTES AND MUFFS, GENT'S FUR OAPS, OOLLARS and GLOVES, LADIES’AND MISSES’ DERBY HATS, FUB ROBES, TRAVELING BLANKETS, GENT’'s LINED DOGSKIN GLOVE3. JAMES Y. DAVIS’ SONS. nov23 6231 Penna. Av Ww H. WHEATLEY, : DYEIN WET DRY 5 TEL EMA GzoRGETOWS, Bate am bon the : ee and a fal REIGN MESTI STUFFS AND Work calied for ‘and Solvers it the Gia by “Orders by mad promptly attended. ana ‘ETEBINABY HEADQUARTERS, 409 Fourteenth Street, Skillful treatment for Sick or Lame Ant- mais. Honorable desing wiuh the owners. Fatr remurerstion in ail casos submitted to our care. octlé BOB’T SMITH & CO. tt | J[oRsace and second. LARENOES, Prec pag Rad Haeee in great Varley OBERT H. GRAHAM, Repairing promptly attanded tor? aeTé MPTCRELL, coon « o0., BT00K BROKERS, 58 Broadway, New York, ‘and sellon ‘margin Lye on lew York Btock ; aso deal yt ‘at close rates 13 Washington News and Gossip. GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-Day.—Internal rev- enue, $475,666.36; customs, $544,701.46, APPOINTED.—The President to-day appointed James W. Siler, of Arkansas, to be U. 8. consul at Laguayra. Waits House Cauiers.—Senator Garland and Representatives Joyce, Lowe and Ander- son, and Register Schofield called on the Presi- dent to-day. GENERAL GARFIELD'S CONGRESSIONAL SuccES- 80R.—At a special election yesterday in the 19th Ohio district Judge E. B. Taylor, elected in Oc- tober to be General Garfleld’s successor as Re| resentative, was elected to fill the vacancy the present Congress. Tue Cexsts REerort.—Superintendent of the Census Walker has submitted his annual report to the Secretary of the Interior. He says that although the work of taking the tenth census is substantially complete (returns having been received from all but seven of the total number Of 31,265 enumeration districts), It will probably be two or three weeks before the office will be able to present complete statistics of the pop lation of the country. During the month of December tables will be submitted exhibiting the population of each state and county ta the United States, distinguished as native or for- eign, white or colored, male or female. The accounts of 25,410 enumerators have already been settled, Involving a total expenditure of upwards of $1,520,000, Only about 1,2”) ac- counts remain unadjusted, and there Is ‘‘no reason to doubt that the month of December will see all the enumerators pald for their ser. vices, except only in cases where a suspension is required for reasons unmistakabiy connected with some fault, more or less sel part of the enumerator himself.” THE FOLLOWING Brps were opened to-day in the office of Doorkeeper Field to furnish coal and woed to the House of Representatives:— John Miller, $5.0S per ton for coal, $4.98 per cord adelipees ieee ed $5.30 for $5.43 for wood; Geo. us, $5.50 per ton for coal, no bid for wood. The contract for both coal and wood he awarded to Jolin Miller, ne being the lowest er, Tue INDIAN Scuoors.—The Secretary of the Interior will notify the superintendent of the Indian school at Forest Grove, Oregon, that the Ast of pupils will be enlarged by one hundred after the first of the year. The number of upils at present 1s between thirty and fort; @ work Of the school has been highly sat: factory, and the system of Indian schools Is thought to be an assured success. Ir Is Rerorrep that Assistant Postmaster General Brady has purchased the National Re- publican of this city and will shortly assume its editorial management. THE BONDS of 1850 outstanding, and which will fall due December 3ist next, amount to $13,258,060, THE PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT, issued to-day. shows a reduction for the month of November Of $3,609,261.23. The reduction since June 30th last has been $37,291,128.57. The following are the balances: Debt, less cash in the Treasury, $1,904.SS1,566.75; currency certificates outstand- ibg, $8,525,000; gold certificates outstand! 400,500; silver certificates outstanding, 77,250; fractional currency outstanding, $7, 16 37; legal tender notes outstanding, $316,- 651,016, Personal. — Representatives Cannon and Neal and Delegate Brents are at the National. — Col. Thos. A. Scott and party have returned to Philadelphia from their railway epee tour to Texas, having traveled over 6,000 miles. ——Mrs. A. Edwards, Mrs. Hallett Kilbourn and Miss S. M. Page, of Washington, were registered In Rome on the 6th ult.— Archibald Forbes Says that the first man who telegraphed a full deseription of a battle was Moncure D. Conway. ——Representative De La Matyr, of Indiana, is fon to give up that state for a residence ‘in ‘lorida._— Commodore Ean English and Chie: Engineer Shock, U. S. N., were registered In New York last evening.——Mrs. Garfield refuses to let her photograph be sold or her liken: engraved.——Mr. George Shepard Page, founier of the famous Oquossoc Anglin; Maine, !s at the St. James.— Mr. F. Ot the Richmond State and New Orleans Demi. erat, 1s in the city.-— George Alfred Townsend, of the Cincipnatt Enquirer, has returned to Ne York.—Chairman Atkins, of the House com- mittee on appropriations, is expected te arrive in the city to-morrow night.——M. J. Chambers, of the Philadelphia Record, has arrived in the city, to represent that Ps ad during the present winter.— Representatives Anderson and Car- lsle are at the ———George B. McCartes, formerly Chief of the Bureau ot engraving and Printing, is in town on a short it—U. Ss. District Attorney Bliss, of New York, a: Representatives Cobb and Le Fevre are at Wil- lard’s.—A letter received tn this city says that Senator Lamar’s health is improving, and that he will be in attendance at the opening session Of Co igress. ‘The Coming Army Changes. There is a great deal of interest taken by army Officers in the impending retirements and promotions in the higher ranks of the service Officers who are eligtble to retirement are striving to prevent ing shelved, and those Who are in the line of promotion © arc all the influence they can favor of their advancement. General Miles, to whom the position ot chief signal officer has been open has, if {s learned to-day, requested that his name be withdrawn from all connection with the pos: tion, He is now a candidate for inspec en in place of General Marcy, to be retired. tis the desire of the President to appoint him to that place, and it looks as 1f he would get tt. There 18 only one obstacle in the way. The act of December 12, , provides that the senlof inspector general shall have the rank of a brigadier eral. Col. Sackett 1s the sentor colonel in the inspector general's department, and will be the senior Inspector general as soon a8 General Marcy vacaies the position. io accordance with this promotion {t would seem that Coloncl Sackett should have the _ pfomotion. xeneral Sherman, it is knowns has taken this position. ’ The question 18 one, however, to be settled by the Fresident, and he is known to favor Gen. Miles. Gen. Hazen, who was the other prominent can- didate for chief signal office. would, on Gen. Miles’ refusal of the office, seem to have a clear field. He probably has, but it 1s stated that he.does not want the place so much now as he did, pre- ferring his chances to be (uartermaster General Meigs ‘Successor, when that officer shall be re- lured. If this is the case, General Abbott, now on duty at Willet’s Point, Y. harbor,and who is the Choice of the 4merican association tor the advancement of sclence takes the leading Place looking towards the chiefship of the signal corps. THE OHIO ELECTORAL COLLEGE met at Colum- bus yesterday, and after some preiiminary buai- ness adjourned until to-day. The members will visit Gen. Garfield at Mentor on Thursday. The New York electoral college met yesterday A. Aiken, of the thir- Ing absent, his place was V the election of D~. Cornelius R. Agnew. York. Adjourned until to-day. A WOMAN WITH FOURTEEN Hvsbans3.—Mrs. Imenschn Reii elder, Auerbach, alias sents one Was ari last night in prookiyn.N i rr le os! with amy and \d larceny. It sie Sar ae aan, urpose of robbing them, She will be taken to Newark for trial THE TRIAL OF DR. JOHN BucHANAN for usin, the malls of the United States to defrau rious, On the q D. C., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1880. | Amnual Report of the Secretary of terior. POINTS OF NATIONAL AND LOCAL. INTEREST. The annual report of the Secretary of the In- terfor isin the hands of the printer, and was given vo the.press this evening. In submitting this, his last annual report, Secretary Schurz gives a review not only of the operations of the past year, Dut of the four years of his admints- tration. The larger part of the report of the Secretary proper is devoted to INDIAN AFFAIRS. In bis opening chapter upon th.s subject the Secretary gives an explanation of the import- apt change of pees, which has taken place with re; to the reservation system. Hesays that although at first ting ashe found it the reserva’ followed by ion policy which had so long been the Indian office, more extensive observation and study of the matter gradually convinced him that was a mistaker policy; that it would be vastly better for the Indians and more In accordance with justice as well as wise expediency to respect their home attach- ments, to leave them upon the lands they occa- ed, provided such lands were capable of yleld- ing them a sustenance by agriculture or pasto- ral pursuits, and to begin and follow up the practice of introducing among them the habits and occupaiions of civilized life on the grounds they inhabited. In view of the fact, also, that the maintenance of the system of large reserva- tions against the pressure of white immigra- ton and settlement would In the course of time become impracticable, a different policy bas been followed, having for Its object the settie- ment of the Indians upon lands in severalty, the disposal for their benefit of their lands not required for this purpose, and gradually to pre pare the way for thelr flnal Incorporation into the bedy politic as independent and self-relying men invested with allthe rights which other inhabitants of the country 8s. Statistics are given, from which it appears that since 1976 the agricultural labor by the Io- dians has been more than doubled in value. As illustration, the Secretary quotes from the report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, showing thai at four agériciés the fndlans nave at less rates than those usually paid to con- tractors earned and received $115,000 for freig ht- ing during the past year, while prior to 1876 no freighting at all was done by the Indlans. This system has introduced thousands of Indlans formerly idle and shiftless to habits of indus- try, inspired thera with a destre to earn money and accustomed them to its prudent use. INDIAN EDUCATION. ‘The Secretary ay favors a continuance of the new educational movement at the east, in view of the remarkable results already achieved, aud argues that the old system of Schools at the agencies under the immediate Influenceof the camps 1s of little value. It is just as necessary to teach Indian children how to live as how to read and write. The cireum- ‘stances surrounding the educated Indian when now returning to bis tribe are radically changed. An Indian yogen or harness maker returning to a wild Indian tribe years ago would have found no wagons or harness upon which to practice his skill; but sent back there now, ‘when wagons and harness are in general and profitable use, that skill will be in active and general requisition. He has, therefore, taken steps to increase the usefulness of the industrial schools already ee and has in contemplation the estab- ment of others; one, in some unoccupied builaings inthe neighborhood of Washingto! which he hopes soon to accomplish. The Sec- retary con: the influence of the INDIAN POLICE on the reservations as of the highest impor tance, and urges that their pay be increased so as togive them equal standing. with enlisted scouts. The granting to the Indians of a title to their <., LANDS IN SEVERALTY, Secretary Schurz. regards as the most important step In the solution of the Indian blem. This includes also the extending of the laws over Indian reservations, and he urgently re- peats his former recommendations upon this subject. With regard to railroads through In- dian reservations the Secretary says it has been the policy of his department’ to facilitate the building of ratlroads through Indian reserva- lions as much as laws and treaties permitted, at the same time in every instance protectins the interests and rights of the Indians. In the same measure as the Indians become producers, agriculturists and herders, the proximity of railroads will become tmportant to facilitate the en and thereby enhance the vaiue of their products. Under the head of GENERAL REMARKS. The Secretary says that while the Iadian cfiice has been the best abused branch of the public service, no doubt the history of Indian affairs, under military as well as civil control. shows many instances ‘of mistake, fallure and wrong-dolrg; but no fair-minded man can ex- amine that history or the present state of things without admitting that the government has had to contend against enormous dific'- ties. and that the eure of these and the most prolific of trouble was the pushing of set. ements tuto the country inhabited by the In- dians and the crowding out of the lat- ter, regardless of their rights of occu- Pancy. in many cases guaranteed by treaties. The measvres prosecuted under the present administrstion, which have been mentioned before; the enlargement of the agricultural activity of the Indians; the distribution of cattle amorg them to promote the industry of herding: the extensive introduction of ‘the treighting business; the encouragement of mechanical industry; the institution of the Indien police, stimulating their respect for law and authority; the increase of their educational facilities, notably among them the education of Indians at Hampton and tn North Carolina; and the establishment, by the government, of the Indian Schools. at Carlisle and Forest Grove, may be sald to have been very effective in the right direction, When, in ad- dition to all this, the bill advocated by this department to allot lands among the Indians in severalty, and to confer upon them tndivid- ual ltie in fee simple, inalienable for a certain period, shall have been made a law, and that law 1s applied among ali the [ndlan tribes, which, in my opinion, it can be in a few years, and the rights of the Indians are accordei equal with those of white men, then it may be sata that all essential measures will have been taken to solve the Indian problem, and the time may be confidentally looked for when the indian population may be merged in the great body of American citizenship. After careful review of the subject, the Secre- tary deems it proper, in his last report, to state his conviction t a transfer of the Indian Service from ¢ivil to military control could not be made. Attempts by evil iis} pees to invade the Indian ‘Territory and to take 3. sion of certain unoccupted lands there have so far been successfully frustrated by the prompt action of the government, but they have been a8 persistently repeated. It is reported that another attempt Is tn pre} ‘tion now. The military forces of the United States in terri- tory are instructed to arrest the intruc and to take proper measures to bring them to Justice as they have done heretofore. ‘oe, bebe = ia report cee the two fol- eads are given in on accoun' thelr focal interest: pisses NEW PURLIC BUILDINGS, ‘The Interior department has in the course of time grown to be so large an Institution that the Patent office bull ling is all er too small to accommodate more than one-half of its records and its clerical force. The inconve- niences suffered on account of the insufficiency of room are a constant source of complaint. Only four of the eight bureaus of the Interior department are accommodated in the building, Bamely, the Patent office, the Land office, tie Indian bureau, and the bureau of Rallroad Ac. counts. And even these four are so ¢: for room that the halls and corridors used for the in aa Magee records, of which are in i anne Fas not nly manner not 0 rious discomfort but with th the Bureau of Education, and the e 4 ‘the Oftice of SI in different parts of the city, in bulk rented for that pul The Int or it, inclusive of the Census Office, pays year $44,900 in | erage ee {n the courts of the country | U the exhibition of models with desks and office furniture. Itis evident thatthe erection of a new edifice for the accommodation of the Inte- rior department will soon be as an absolute necessity. The Patent OMice alone will In the course of time, witheits accumulating re- cords and models, occupy the whole of the | ado Toterior department building. I am Informed that similar complaints come from other departments of the government; that the Pest Office department finds 1ts present quar- ters insufficient: that a large portion of the force of the Treasury department ts loca- ted ontgide of tne main building: that ‘the Department of Justice ts in a rented houce: and that the new ice erected for the Departments of State, War, and of the Navy will not be large enough to accommoaate all the offices gs fs to those branches of the public service. Under such circumstances it appears that the exigenctes of the govern- ment call for the erection of not only one but of several public buildings, for the Interior de- ape for tne Post Office department, for +he accommodation of the Department of Jus tce, and for different offices connected with the War and Navy departments which do not find accommodation in the buildings now existing and in progress of construction. 7 in view of this fact I beg leave to repeat some Ternarks I had the honor to address to the Hon. | George L. Converse, chairman of the committee on public lands, Tlouse of Representatives, on the 1Sth of May last, in reply to a letter of in- quiry from him: “If such public buildings are constructed upon an harmonious plan, they will contribute much to the public conveniences, as well as to the beauty of the nattonal capital. T would oa rachel recommend, therefore, that the following suggestion be considered: It being desirable that the executive depart- ments should be located in as close proximity as possible to each other, as well as to the EXx- ecutive mansion, it would seem to me that no better place for the construction of new build- ings for them could be found than {he blocks surrounding Lafayette sqiiare on the ea: north and west, opposite the Treasury, the ecutive mansion, and the State, War y, tin and Navy | departments, leavin g the square Itself undis- turbed, A group of four public bulldings sur- younding that &juare, erected upon an harmo- nioust plan as to architecture, would, with the buildings now existing, probably be come one of the most imposing and beautiful groups of public edifices in the world. The pur- | chase of the lots surrounding Lafayette square would, indeed, be somewhat costly, but the ied convenience, as well as the architectural uty Of the group mentioned, would no doubt | compensate for an expenditure but little larger | than would be occasioned by the purchase of roperty in other parts of the city. These juildings could be erected one after another, as the necessities of the case may require, but’ an harmonious plan for the whole group should be made by competent architects and a pe by the government before commencing the erec- Uon of any one of them. I respectfully submit this suggestion to your consideration and that ot Congress, believing, as I do, that the erection | of the public butidings that are now and will beccme necessary, upon such a plan as here Stated, will finally be more satisfactory to the people of the United States than would be the | Scattering of a number of public offices in places | more or less accidentally chosen, and thus 1o3- ing much of thelr architectural effect, while being but little less costly. I would add that if such a project be entertained it canbe initiated and partly executed at much less ex, now than itwill be possible ten or fifteen years hence, when its non-adoption at a time like this ee possibly become a matter of very eneral s x4 RECONSTRUCTION OF THE BUILDING. The reconstruction of that portion of the | building which was destroyed by fire, is, with the exception of a few minor details, ‘com: pleted. e amount Of money appropriated by Congress for this work was $250,000. The change of the plans originally authorized by Congress, June 20, 1878. necessitated certain expenditures, which reduced the available bal- ance to $244,920.48, The estimate submitted of the cost of the reconstruction under the plans authorized by act of March 3, 1879, was $250,000. and itis gratifyi ing to state that the expendl- tures have not exceeded the available balance, above stated. The architect in charge esti- mates that $5,915 will be required to complete the ornamentation, construction of gallery- rails, furnishing rubber plates for steps, aiid for other necessary work which remains to be done. The halls are a decided improvement over the old ones, being beautiful in design and more commodious in general arrangemeat. The additional gallery adds one-third to ‘he space hitherto available, while the light js better than before. Credit 1s due to the architect and engineer in charge, Adolph Cluss, fidelity with which ths vised by him. The supervising board appointed by CoLuress, consisting of the Commissioner 0} Patents, the Architect oi the Capitol, and the | Ergineer in charge of public buildings, en j Utd to no less credit for keeping the expendi- tures within the appropriation, and for the eral management of the work. The south and east halls are at present in a very insecure con- dition. Faulty construction has developed de- fects in the arches, which may prove of a serl- ous character unless promptly remedied. In my last-report I called attention to the insecure root which now covers these two wings. It 1s | little better than a tinder-box, and covering | imperfect and badly constructed’ flues, may at any Ume endanger the safety of the building. ‘he chapges necessary to construct a fire- Ppreof roof, and remedy the evils growing out of a faulty plan, would be so radical and expensive that I deem it in the interest of pub Ue economy to recommend the reconstruction of both yey on the plan adopted in the re- e a8 building of the north and west aalls. The sum Of $90,000 hi asked for to carry out this plan on the south wing, and I earnestly hope that Congress may deem it advisable to appro- Priate the amount. The walls and cellings of the halls and rooms immediately under the reconstructed model-halls were seriously dam- oy by heat and water at the time of the fire. The estimated cost for the necessary repairs is $10,000, and an appropriation of this amount ts recommended. An appropriation of §50,000 was made at the last session of Congress, to be used in fitting up the model-halls with fire-proot cases. Contracis have been entered tnto for the construction of as many as can be obtained for the amount named. As the original estimate for thisS purpose was $160,000, an additional sum of $50,000 will be needed to supply both halls with the number of cases required. HOSPITAL FOR THE INSANE. ‘The Secretary gives a brief abstract o1 the anbual report of the beard oi visitors (the main points of Which have been alrcady published in ‘THE STak,) and cails especial attention to cer lain recommendations. ‘The hospital has hith- erto been supplied with water from the Ana. costia river, Immediately in front of the hos- pital grounds. It evidently contains impurities rendering it unfit for use, and these impurities will Ierease year by year. It 13 estimated that $25,000 will be required to connect the hos. por With the water supply of thecity of Wash. gton. In my opinion ne should be made without delay. The hospital farm has ot sufficient accommodations for the shelter of stock and the proper protection of the har- vested crops. An appropriation of $5,000 is asked for additional farm buildings. I recom- mend that this appropriation be made. Tne Pashia morstag pmmat ones tual a Ouse, and a kitchen detached from the nb i ;, files! in th ETO. The annual reports of the architect of the Capitol, electrician, inspector, Freed Hosptiai, Columbia, fastiuuts torte toe ‘and not only for the original design, but for tae | @ work has been super- | | treasur Dumb and of the governors of the territories are summarized. “Al Teaaee Sy these reports OFFICIAL SALARIES. ‘There .§ no doubt in my mind after the ex- tence of nearly four years in the conduct of his di it that the pay allowed to almost les of ee and Clerks §3 ening Star. TWO CENTS. ‘The District Estimates, CHANGES MADE BY THE SECRETARY OF THE TRE, ASURY. The Secretary of the Treasury has returned to the District Commissioners the estimates submitted by them for the expenses of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June a0, 1882, with bis approval, but with cer- tain changes.. The Secretary says: These estimates differ from those sundmitted mmissio: by the Cor ners in respect to the follow tug items; ‘nerease.—Government Hospital for the In- Sane, $52,550; Reform School, $6,254.19; expeases of the jail, $60,000; Linthicum 1 Total increase, $158,504.19. Decvease,—Miscelianeous expenses of oftices, $350; street lamps, $1,000; health department, | $6,140; work on sundry avenues and $151,314.19, The estimates submitted by the C be stated as follows: in the estimate for the Government Hos; for the insane fs based upon a report m: the superintendent of the bospital, which transmitted herewith, as an estimates. $10,000, 8 for the Toregoing ‘changes tn th ing changes in the "omimnt issioners may The increase of $52,550 al le by Is dix to the The increase of $6,254.19 in the es- Umate for the Reform school is based upon 2 report made by the president of the board of trustees, which also accompanies the estimates as af appendix. expenses of The estimate of 360,000. for the District jal, is based upon the cost of malntaining said institution during the last fiscal y ear, 1s included in these est mates for the reason that the act establishing & permanent form of government for the District of Columbia Clearly requires that the cost of maintaining the jail shall be included in the estimates submitted by the Commissioners tor the maintenance of all ublic institutions of charity, reformatories,and prisons pox, to or controlled, wholly or in part, by the District Of Columbia, and which are now by law su) poried, whouy or in part, by the United States or the District of Columbia. An estimate of $40,000, for payment of the Linthicum loan, has ‘been added to the estimates submitted by the | Commissioners. | ata lower rate of Interest than Bonds issued by the District loan are now selling inthe marget ata pre mium, and payment of it Is believed that the best interests | of the District will be subserved by the prompt this debt. ‘The reduction of $359 in the estimate for mis- cellaneous mnade s0 th: expenses of the District offices 1s at Lhe estimate may conform to the amount appropriated for the same purpose for the current liscal year, Con; in making IgTeSS, appropriations for lighting the Executive Man- sion and public grounds for the fiscal year is»), provided that bo more than twenty-five dollars shall be paid per lamp for gas, and that, in case a cent tr ity 1s give ‘t cannot be made at that rate, author. | n to substitute other illuminating ma- streets, | Susplk Paid on this ; 1S to The Star. ‘Tel A Steck Panic Imminent. [Special Dispatch to The Boening Sar.) Naw York, Dec. 1.—Fear and trembiingcame suddenly upon the down-town community this morning soon after the stock market opened. The threat of Gould and Sage to “squeeze” the money market was alded in the robability that would = succeed yy the inability of e banks to make | further loans. The Teceipts of money from Europe on every do not seem to meet the cy. ipments of loose money from bere to distant ts In this coun. tury to pay for in, jons and cotton, which money W! In to Mow back and int the market, have given the “Dears” courage. | But about noon they found they had far and were liable to precipitate a pan! would have ruined many speculators of we: and nerve who necessary tn the market to give it tone and activity. Besides, it was found | that if the “lambs” were shorn the stocks would have been so mise must have With brokers to save them from fatlure. Had the first hour's Indications been re- | alized, the short margin men would all have been brohers would cleaned out, and aan have failed before 5 o'clock, With a market all The | | New Yorg, Dec. 1.—The Posi’s financial ar | ticle says: The share speculation at the Stock | Exchange to-day ts in a bighly feverish and unsettled cond At times the market has ap. | peared to be on the of panic, Dut appa | fenUythose working for lower prices are no more | anxious to see a panic than are the large spec | Ulative holders of stocks, and at the critical moment thefharket ts heid within reasonable | bounds. During the first hour prices fell | to 5 | per cent for the leading stocks, but a little after the hour an upward reaction aD and ig sult | in _ progress as we write, a rood part of the early decline having been recovered. The dif- j feulty in getting” money is thus rar to day fully as great as it has been at any , Brokers paying all sorts of commis sions up to of 1 per cent per day to have their stocks carried. trouble With the money market 1s that the banks are practically belpless to give ald, their factitties saving Ween fully taxed by the speculation of the last few weeks, which has — enough Money or credits to expand their loans to figures never before reached. Moreover, the acmand for money from the south and parts of Ube West has continued very lange, the express companics reporting large datly shipments of coin. This demand fs nothing unusval at this Season of the year, but is felt more severely this year because of the expansion in specula- Uon, While the banks are losing money tn this Way as well as fo the Treasury, they are gain ing comparatively Mttle by receipts of money from bear by places, and have to depend main- ly for the replenishment of their rese receiptsof foreign specie. These latt large, have thus far proved tnadeqw tall: The stock market opened 2 per cr 3 terlal, It 1s believed that if ¢ lke provision is | than it closed. ¥ 3 Gr Ac east gi-vod ean be effected in the cost of | PAUL PEA: (+, lower for Northwest preferred: estimates for he bealth department are reauceg j Preferred: . for, Milwanker and St. Paul, com. in the sum of $6,140, In order that the estimate N A. for employs under the health officer may not | which was +5 higher, and ‘Darliugton mi exceed the amount which the act of June 11, isis, authorizes to be expended for that pur- pose. ‘The remaining reduction of $15 314.19 in the estimates for Improvements of sundry avenues and streets is rendered ne Secretary to limit the total of an amount which will equal the revenue it eetimated by the Commisstoners will be to enable the estimates a iS derived by the District from all sources during the year, and a like amount to be appro} Ce by_Con rtionate share of the Calved ‘tates towards defrayiny the general ex ose as the proj or f the District. Should Congress, however, de- cide that the expenses of maintaining the Dis- trict-jail are not a proper charge against the Distnet, or that the increase recommended for the government hospital for insane and reform school is not advisable, the amount to be ap plied to the improvement of streets would re- main substan’ ly the same as recommended by the Commissioners, and would meet the ap- proval of this ent. recommenda- This Uon is In accordance with the views heretofore expressed method to be adopted in regard to improv: ments in the Disi pose It Is the in. acco ance with the recommendation of the first con troller, to call the attention of Con manner in by the Secretary, that the tru: ct 1s to apply to that pur- the surplus revenue available after all ne. | cessary objects of expenditure are Brovidea for. urpose of the Secretai rd to the which the assessment and collection of taxes and other revenues are at present mad> in the District, and to the duties required of the treasurer abd assessor and of the collector tn | connection therewith. It appears that th: treasurer and assessor, as assessor, does no: turn over bis books tothe collector upon the completion of the assessment, bit retaine the: in his possession, making out the bills for taxes as they ari ‘e called for by the tax-payers, who present them to the collector, and pay th: amount thereof to him. The collector pays over daily to the treasurer and assessor, as treasurer, the amounts thus collected, taking his receipt self, 1 woui the revenues, such as those received ing permit: court, the su: r 01 law, ; for the same. The treasurer him- id appear, also collects a portion of for build- ‘S. Market-rents, fines in the police and deposits the same, together with ms received from the collector, with the ft the United States, 2s required by It would thus seem that the ofice of trea- surer of the District is an unnecessary one, and Unat the collector should make all collections. and Ane them daily with the Treasurer of the U should be livered to the year; tor ted States; that the assessment books made up by the assessor and de- the collector before the first halt of taxes becomes due; that the coliec- ould be required to receipt for the amount of taxes shown by the books of the assessor, and should be charged therewith in bis account: that all tax-bills Should be made out in the collector's Oftice, and that he should be hela Tesponsible, under his bond, for all taxes ex = such coll ments ot law. These chi | sarily involve’ a redistribution of the force allowed for the offices of the assessor and col. | lector, and it is belleved that a reduction in the | number of system couid be accomplished. Very respectfully, as he may not have been able to ii lect after fully complying. with the ie require- would neces- those employed under the present JOHN SHERMAN, Sec'y. New York Press Views To-day. ‘The Herald sounds a note of warping in con- | neclion with the present business boom. says Wall It Street is a sea of speculation and commercial activity, and ft makes one dizzy to read the money columns in the dally papers. This can not last, says the Herald: “The caer has its opportunities and its gains. We bear of fortunate turns, of money sud- denly made, of values going up and down like a barometer when typhoons are vexing Asian Seas. But itis not a sound prosperity. For Pp one who wins now a hundred will lose in the | end. The storm will pass away. The seas will go down. We shall resume our ordinary, whole- a business ways. will sailed The Times shores strewn with wrecks—with ships that yesterday with high-mounting hopes and now lie black and straining on 3.” the sands. says the “4nevitable isolation of New Jersey as a democratic state is solely due to the gross abuse of power exercised by the Pennsyl- Vania railrosd in the politics of that state,” and that thoughtful republicans alarmed over it. d agents have quite ing the election of legisiat ical parties, and expect to be creature of the rail dition to havin; The roa hel chair.” cratic Con, are Itsays oars that aed [- an impartial way of ‘ors Of both polit- able to a road for U.S. Senator in ad- their nominee in the goveraor’s viune insists that as the demo- winter, will not investl- = the Morey letter forgery, it should inquire ito civil service refi present papers, who ex ofice by brin; : do not Sontapate more money to political than Maintain themselves in as Uhat seems to be the the form, of ‘out hob! to ind ‘the actual office-holders ition. i id i, F | Quincy, which was unchanged. Soon after the opening the general list an to decline, and o’clock prices had f: \ad'y per cent, | the latter Northwest common. Wescern Unton Tel yh declined 2\, per cent; Milwaukee and ‘St. Faul and Delaware and Hudson «anal, 1°, each; Lake Shore, New York Central and Erie, 17; each; Union Pacific, 1\;; Delaware, Lackawanna abd Western, i per cent; Wabash and St, 4, and Jersey Central and Hanntba! Joseph preferred, +, each. From i! o'clock until about noon there was an advance of %a43 per cent, the latter also North- west. Common New. York Central advanced 2%; Union Pacific, 24; Milwaukee and St. Paul, 2%; Western Union Telegraph and Michigan | Central, 2 each; Reading and Iron Mountain. | 1% each; Jersey Central and Lake Shore, 1, each; Delaware, Lackawanna and Western and Wabash preferred, 1\. each; Erie, Hanntbal and St. Joseph and Kansas and Texas, 1% each: Delaware and Hudson (anal, and Ontario and Western, 1’, each, and Manhattan Ratlway and Pacific Mall, 1 per cent each. Since noon there bas been another decitue of +, a1‘, per cent, the latter Delaware, Lackawanna and Western. Burlington and (Quincy advanced during the hour 1% ‘per cent, apd has since declined i per cent, and Nashville and Chatta- nooga has advanced 3 per cent siuce the open- ing. The uniform rate for money at bank ts 6 T cent, but the banks have little to lend; in , many of them are compelied to call in joans on account of the drain upon them from out of town. Stock brokers are paying varying commissions to gel money at 6 per cent or to have their stocks carried. Many of them have already thrown over their stocks rather than submit to the “squeeze.” Time money Is to b> had for four months at 6 per Cent, but not for thirty days. Mercantile paper Is nominal. Sessa tenis The Markets. ec. 1. —Virginte rixes, old, 27 BALTI do. defer: do. 3 series, 29%: do. past «dive coupons, #1: di forties, 47's; lo. teu-forty coupons, BALTIMORE, D. middling, 117,011 Bu 97 bid to- 1L.—Cotton quie r dull and 4.2548. 75; 5 et and firm heavy Howard do. extra, 5.90: ; do. family, Patapsco family, 7.50. “rand firm; western bisher muthern red, 1.12a1. ». amber, 2.20 1 Maryland, 1 stern winter No. Isat 21%: January, 29.1. 29) Marsh soul 8p ial Corn, a irm—si tern gniet an: ne, 68: went abs4 new : rch, GOsab0%, steady—western white, 4404. Rye quiet, 1.02010 Penney] 4 ga iked, 43a¢4 ty choice 00.” Pre pork, ferine do. Hay ts prime er be t. od, 0 era pack ves firm — fresh, 27a lull; fofined. « ald: Comes io cargoes, ordinary ir, Ligelsty. firm—A soit, 9a9%. "Whisky ‘hizher, Freiglite to ‘Liverpool. jw au 28. 60 | 18822. | Petroienm S1Gahd.; flour, | barrels; wheat, "131. | bushels; cats, "990 fushels: rye, Bhipmepts—wheat. 219,629 bu: ; corn, mF | Salce—wheat 623,190 "bushels; cora, "62,81 mshels. NEW YORK, Dee. 1.—Stocks strong. Money, Exchanwe—iong, 475}; short, 48s. Gor RK, Dev. 1.—Flour quiet. Wheat Corn quiet. . Stock Market opened and nnder a heavy pressure to sell the general list declined shargly, and at the ent of the Brat hour prices, hed fa lei 4 to 3¥¢ por cept, the latter Northwest Uoramon. St. Paul wold down 14g, Delaware, Lackawanna and Weatern 1%, Western ‘id andi Denver 14 percent. Tlic | tion is extremely feverish in tone aud tend- ine downw INDON, Dec. 100 1-16 fcr both reat m.—Consols, 1, 12:30 p. U_ 8. bonds, 4 per cents, 1s. Atlantic and Western firet certifica _auantic and Great Western seconds, 36%). ‘New ‘y Geutrat consola, 117 Erie, 478: do. second ‘console, 101. New Yor Gentral, 147/s. Auinoie Oentril, 123: “Beadins, ee, following qnotatious were current 1a, New 2:30 p.m, SoS oh la eon asked: 0. 8. 66 hes D. O. —. “New Jersey Con 78; Ohio and | Mix. joseph, 413¢; Lake Shore, 121%: Roriwest 127° do net 48%; Iron ‘Moun- 12236; Bock Inland, 12334: st. 108% ; do. Pree 96 5 Pape, St ‘Louis and Pacific, Dee y, apetersody $0) = se Ve cw siesipp. Bo}; KXOW-NOTHINGISM REVIVED,—A | the aye York Herald trom | gaye: An ant hamaliar to inthe New Nore Weraa’ nv yearsago, x fei be as ‘been "st this x tst ot 5 i i Ws Fg | i ; | i 4 4 a i