Evening Star Newspaper, December 13, 1880, Page 1

en THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, AT THE STAR BUILDING: Pend ia Aveane, Corner lth Street, by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, GEO. W. ADAMS, Prew't. | ine Evestse St | the city by carrier, crate per wre, or 44 conte a } the covnter, 2'centacach. By mai | rsid— 50 cents a month .one year, 86:six nonths, $3 | @ {Entered at the Port Office at Washington, D. C., published on Fritay—82 4 ‘Six months, 21; 14 320 Sriptiona must be paid im ad- | paid for | on application. j ie | > a S <4 Isp] mn PS a | a fo) 4 S) iS. | | | vor. 56—-N°. 8,638. * j the latter at an adv Ne Iren Mountain, sec e | market to-day ‘ts Irreg } have shown ‘Ure Mos! strength are Lae American ; + j Union ‘Telegraph, which advanced to 15. Iron 5S... 000 WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1880. ‘Telegrams to The Star. STREET TO-DA ‘The Stock Market Irreguinar. w YORK. Dec The Post, tn its tna: 0-day, SAYS: Ss exchange . bonds and rallway Investme ne ial art ular. The stocks wh! Mountain t *%;. Lake Shore to 145. Mic nm Central to 1 Coesapeake and Oto to St. Paul and ADA to 45a. a divi referred stock Of 1%, per cent quarte ing just Deen declared, and Panama to 2: TWO CENTS. AMUSEMENTS. SPECIAL NOTICES. | | Uscoms, | oa MODES, H Ta permanent place of business, has taken | HOUSE 930 F STREET NORIHWEST, continue to desivn and make elewant KVENING RECEPTION AND WALKING | Be ¥39-Tiu” ‘TOILETS. M™«: 8. van REUTU- PARISIAN MODES, 1212 12th street northwest. LEGANT WALKING, EVENING AND REOEP- | ELEGANT WALTON buESouS | Ready- made and made to order. | SEVERAL BEADED FRONTS FOR EVENING | | | DRESSES. | LATEST NOVELTIES IN DRESS TRIMMINGS, BUTTONS, E of SAMPLES of newont Goda ‘con- no¥ ennrxas LADIES’ BOOTS. offe fine stock of Winter G00 Se eee ory LOW ERTIES, end o2 wy own mek aty am making to order a ch ee! ES toe Landis * rat can’ i and Ublldren thst oy, Be VEMMILY 4, nos elo oF tO MAKING In 00n! TAY LORS TiNG, #e., Noveities Trevino, Faris; 907 Pa.avs. Tied and Ueaned equal to new ep sd OUSEFURNISHINGS. Me PUBLIC AES INVITED TO CALL AT OUE aT E { [ABD EXAMINE THE Lenagat 4ngoRTMES IN@d STOVES wb of New York Ciy THE RADIANT HOME, THE ARGAND, BIR WILLIAM, and others, ail finels a Also, s large variety 3 R PORT. | ABLE sod BRICK SET RANGES, LATRODES, FUENACES, GBATES. &o | W. 8 JENKS & CO., wey FEZ 7th at. owe G48 Froretes, TLE BEST OUVALITY FOR THE LOWEST PRICE, OAN BE HAD AT } 532 Bch street. New stylesrecetved | Largest Stock in the District. j Neo trouble to show gocds. | F. BROOKS. I5th st. | seri Corcoran Bulidiug. | | q@s4s COOKING STOVES. The Washinton Gas Light Company have st their ofce, on 10th street an sxsortinent of the SUN DIAL GAS COOKING STOVES, in various sizes and pattern. This is the Bove used by Miss Doda iu her lecture on cuokery. Cail snd examine them ang78 EDUCATIONAL. Boya p cepa wT JOMUN'S « OLLEGIATE INSTITUT i>) VeaMont Avent maatics, Ex lanaes in Mat! nd PLonogra 1850, Prof. aud Mire. 1. BM Se SEMINARY AND a¥E RINDERGALTEN BOxKDING AND DAY | SCHOOL FOR YOUNG LADIES AND CHILDREN nd term bewins NOvVeMnER 29TH, Metropol Kindery: Normal In Day ant Ev classes forteschera. Principal, Mies B.0.GRAVES, ‘$00 18th strect northw dec?-Im. BOF, J. MAX MUELLER, D: Music, hn"s opal Ol , Teac! of Pisno, Organ and Vocal Music, 2023 Massac setts ave. norihweat de3-1 ‘CHOOL OF MUSIC, 707 wisi n.w. Rstes $2.60 s month and upwards. Experisnoed teachers in piano. voice, organ, etc. ires exer. cises. Church ormar. deci-Tia Mo ELING SCHOOL LY C. STIEBLIN, AYA Pupil of the Royal Acsdemy of Fine Arts st Berlin, open MONDAYSand WEDNESDAYS, from 6 tw > bp g@., in the Kinderrartea Hall (lower), s.¢. cor. Sth and K sw. n.w. Terms 85 per wonth: 1os0-Im* BIVATILY, O& IN CLASS—Matbematics, ‘Latin, Greek, #reuch, German and English. EVENING CLASSES, #5 per mon invarisbly Mgpecial attention to preparation f College, West jpecial attention te prep: 3 or Point, Anpapol! competitive examinations. novi] 8. W FLYNN, A.M., 702 6th st. o.w. | BA LLE. V. PHUD 'HOMME’S French classes. Bewinpers, Intermediate, Advancsd. Dew term Nevember 29h. Pupils classed at any time, snd only charwed date of entrance. Class hours suitable to al, Sate lessons :f desired ©; 12 m. and 1p. m. . between Moudays acd Thursdays, be- novlT 4 home 89H 01 for Youna JON SEMANALY VAKDING AND DAY SCBOOL FOR YOUNG LADIES, 1100 WAT. Sow. ad Clastes for aay Litersture: aiso, in Anc PSeese DERGANTE! Principals. Boston teachers i German in Iscies. Daly instru Isth st. nw. INDEMGAMTEN NOHWA) TUTE, for the trait model kindervarte: d cireulare e: POLLOCK, Wz 13 QPENCEHIAN bess Ar Bookkve to e .Spencerian Prac by & ' | j tion and tems BY ©. BPENCES, Pr: AND Stits. Miata YOUNG LADIES, 1012 Of this school wil be rew: TEMBER. HE ARCHER ctrenlars slitas itis MR. AL or - Mi CHER, 140 Mass. avenue, Washington, D. 0. hy rbenne University, spoken by eloant and high! Society, jethod easiest. ' ————_—E a | « IABKIAGES!! ¢ CARRIAGES me y In | stock second hand TANDATS, LANDACLETTES, COUT ELET rs, COUPES and COUPE ROCKAWAXYS. "These car- riages are ail iu ood order and will be sold cheap. HOb’T H. GRAHAM, 410-416 Sth sweet northwest. | SP -Repairing promptly attended to. declu-st M2*- %. &. wiiTEeronp, | FASHIONABLE DRESS asd CLOAE MAKER, | ASI * < 5 Pheclo oe M03 F st. northwest PEA COAL, A SMALL LOT OF LYKEN'S VALLEY PEA COAL, $3.50 PBR TON Also. large stock of LES WHITE ASH. LOR- BERRY and LYKENS VALLEY RED ASU, all | sizes, BICKORY. Oak and PINE WOOD. j P; POLLARD, Northwestern Goal Depot, | decd 4° 2th st, & Rhode Island ay.a w, | ‘pra. COAL. { | KHAWADJA YAROOB (EL BAHZOOZIE), Sword | THE SHEIK MAHOMMED SULIEMAN (EL MA- | ¢ DD BELLOWS Pare M4 | cultural matter every woek, including a compend | COUPE KOCKAWAYS, and other first-class ATIONAL THEATER. MONDAY, DECEMBER 13. HE WASHINGTON KINDER@ARTE NION hold their regular meeting TU. . Dec. 1ith, at o'clock, in the Nationa! AN EVENT. TWO GREAT BTARS. | Kindergarten Hall, soatheast corner of Mt. Ver HENRIETTA CHANFRAU non Place avd Sth «t., to discuas important educa- ‘AND ticpal questions. Parents, teschers andall friends FRANK OHANFRAU, ¢f children are cordialiy invited. it- Mr. Frank Chanfrau appearing every nicht in Spencer & Tayleure’s American Comic Drama, KIT, Mrs. Chanfran at the Wedaesday and Saturday Matinees only. Wy. Tay retbenday Mar Hoo, ©. W. Tayleure’s_ Brilitaut Com rama, ” PARTED. 2 Baturday Matinee, © We Tsyleure’s Original Version of e OFFICE OF THE MUTUAL FIRE INS. CO. OF D. C., SovTnwest Oogver oF Pa. AVENUE ‘ AND OTH STREET NORTHWEST, aq... WASHINGTON, Deo. 18, 1880.) Policy Holders are her by nJtified to'renew their insurance for 1881 on or before MONDAY, Dec. 27, 1880. Please cail early and bring policies or last receipt. The Managers; determined to reduce the EAS 3 interest on the p.eminm notes to one and one-half Wanton ents Gann aaun toc (ie) ver cent., betns a reduction of twenty-tive per KIRALS V8 GA&AND RPT AE, gent. 1m, pay nient «f policies now in force. AROUND ae i del A as SR pate decl3-13t J. WESLEY BOTELER, Sexretary. whieh will be produced next Monday, Dec 2 at SPEOIAL NOTICE—A fresh supply of tstaye entrance Thursday at 12 M. decks | Saar NORWEGIAN Gop Eiven Oil. at ~— " rug Store, corner - Ani sy Fonn’s oreua novse. Vania ave., at 500. per fell pint bottle. deci | = THE FINEST ASSORTMENT OF Photo- AN ENTIRE WEEK OF FUN, some ‘= graph, Autevraph and Scrap Albums, DAY, Dee. 13. 1 SATORDaY MATINEE. Scrap Fictures, Gilt Irimmings, Fancy Papers, Ripetetie in beantifully ornamented xes for Holiday Presents at ROBERTS’ Bookatore, 1010 ‘7th street, above New York avenue. decl0-2w ‘The istest, the grande: J.H.HA ———— success of YERLY, in Pe: V. Nasby’s Great Dramstization of WiDpOW BEDOTT, Presenting America’s Popular Oomedian, MR. CHAS. B. BISHOP, As the INIMITABLE WIDOW, WOMAN BUFFRAGE. JHE AMRRIOAN WOMAN SUFFRAGE ASSO- CIATION will hold ite Fleventn Annual Meeting in Warhingten, on WEDNESDAY and THURSDA Decenber 13th and 1th. in Lincoln Hall, con mencne WEDNESDAY EVENING, at 7's o'cloc and continuing on THURSDAY, at 10:30 a. m 2:30p.m., and7:s0p m. Thuradsy morntog Mest ink of Delezates for business. Lucy Stone, Ma A. Livermore, Hon. Geo. B. Lorin, Julia Ward Frese, Public and Profession pronounce this the | Howe, Mary Grew, Matilda Hindtan. Mary Come:ty of the Season. Eastman, Antoinette brown Biackwell, Mary FE: Haggart and many other well known speakers will Monday, Dec. 20, Ms. GRO.S. KNIGHT. decl3 | bepresent.. The public are invited to attend. YY, 2 © A counse, pe soa te Pre ms and nutriti Ryrups. LECTORE BY Atfords the most plestant and wholesonis drink for . the winter reason. Soda and all Mineral ARCHIBALD FORBES, PHARMAGVAND: The otpinent Eoglish War Correspondent. MINERAL WATER DEPOS, Subiect decd 1429 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. “THE INNER LIFE OF A WAR CORRESPON- EUGAL'S COUGH SPECIFIO, for coughs, : golds, WHOOPING couGH and all fant “Holds the auditor spolionnd.”” — fost troubles. | Erice 29 and. 60, cents per pattie. For Ba fale by all druxsis esale dejo LINCOLN HALL, MONDAY NIGHT, Da OROMWELL, 460 Ponneylveninave oo. Bing’e Tickets, 50 cents. Reserve = t ted at Metz:rel LECTURES. atter Wednesday, Dec. 15th. SON. = HEMINISCE NG. a INCOLN HALL PENSONAL HE Was. cree MONDAY EVE THE a TUESDAY EV. | REV. JOHN R. PAXTON Ars y.ar THE Lecture Hoom of the New York Avenue Presbyterian Ol TULSDsY, DEOEMBEK 14, Commencing at 7:30 o'clo Admirsion, 50 centa. Frocseds to ba devoted to Some of the charities of the church. deci, 9,1 pry THE GREATEST OF ALL NOVELTIES. First sppearancein Europe or America of the cele- brated NATIVE PAUESTINE ARABS: Jing the renowned Arab nde, SELIM, Formerly sith the Explorer, Stanley, and the first discoverer of Dr. Liviuvatone. The party is com- posed as follows SELIM HASHMI, Discoverer of Livi: ager, THE SHEIK ABOUDAYFH (EL BAJALEE), Reed Player and Bedouin Dancer THE SHYIK YOUSEPH AWDER (EL RAMLA NEE), Fiddler and Impereouator of Women Dancing end Sinving; HOM THE SANITARY ENGINEED OF NOVEMBER ist: ‘The customary use of wator vases in furnaces is very objectionable, as awreat quantity of steam is thrown into the afr, corrodes the surface of the Un conductors, and, tating Into the apartments, is condensed om pictures and furniture. A porous fa, Bung npon the resister face saturates the air, but does not euper-saturate it, aud itis the sine qua non.” HAYWARD & HUTCHINSON, Mo. $17 Vth st. northwest. The only manufacturers of Dr. Colburn's cele- brated POKOUS JAN EVAPORATORS. nov? (PRE KITCHENER HANGE, ‘We bave endeavored to make a first-class arti- cle only, and have spared no expense in the manu- facture of our KITURENER RANGES to secure 5 cookiog fixture that {s all taat can bedesired. That we have succeeded, the number that we have eold and the satisfaction they have given is the best roof. Hundreds of reference in this city and itimore. We are awents for the BALTIMORE, & portable range of larxest conventence and firet-class construction, unequalled in this market. HAYWARD & HUTCHINSON, novl1-Im No. 317 Oth street n. w. HA w4ev & HUTCHINSON, 817 Ninth st. new.. give special attention to MODERNIZING DEFECTIVE PLUMBING in city residences, and, having alarze fores of con Petent workmen, attend promptly to all jobbir orders. octlL BARE MANUFACTURING SLATE riper Sees pares paras aeOck of MAN- tractive desizns, an ° ination the superiority of our ‘work fs ‘apparent. HAYWARD & HUTCHINSON, aus? No. 817 Uth street n. w. EWILL GUABANTEE HAT THE E. D. NORCROSS FURNACE REGULATOR will eave its cost in fuel ory reae Ita the simplest, OBEAPEST AND BEST. Do not confound the name with some other. Price 816. HAYWARD & HUTCHINSON, Seven in number wetone, Man- Dancer and Tambourinist: BHAWADJA YAROOL (EL HAWETT?), Player on the Syrian Harp; LOWEE), Whirling Dervish from Bagdad, aad eonatry at time, in manner, oriental life aad ciis- uaranteed that these are the only Pal- estine Arabs who bave ever left their native laod. This exhib: , therefore, fail, from its novelty, variety and fidelity to uature, 3 be o wreatest interest to the | public, portraying, it doer, in the moa! anner, ine every- day life of the dwellers in the East. POPULAR PRICES. Admission, 50 cen: extra charwe, at the Elis Muste Store, ‘ vania avenue. dect-St “FAIRS, FESTIVALS, & KX Odd Fellows’ Hail, 7th street, From THE 618 To ThE 16TH INaTs. VOCAL. AND INSTRUMENTAL MUSIO, By some of the best talent (professional and ama- teu OLD WATOH, BPENCERIAN SCHOLARSHIP, M-1 |. 81 we G ePrEe aig Js UNIFORM, Ber novll-Im No. 817 9th street n. w. And other articles to be voted for. LUMBER: S27 Useful and Fancy Articies, suitable for the Holiday 50 centa. PIANOS AND ORGANS AMAZINGLY LOW PHICES, [ue ESTEY ORGANS LEAD THE WORLD. the STE RE SORE varorte FLOORING (DuxssEp)..... 2.60 and $2.75 | GL. WILD & BHO., Bole Axents, 723 7th st, m.w. Also Avents for the Oelebrated Kranich & Bach PIANOS. nov3 KKSABE PIANOS —Uncqaled in rose, TOUCH, WOREMANSHIP aud 2 BOARDS, Couxon, BILiTy. Prices a8 low 88 consistent with thorough workinanship. Great bargains in ORGANS. ‘Tuning, repairing, packing and attended to, ‘at REIGHEN- moving promptl EACHS Piano Warerooms, No’ 423 Lith etrect above Pennsylvania avenue novad BOARDS, THE BEST...... 82.25 secon 8E.O0 ENTERPR THE WEEKLY STAR! THE WEERLY STAR, now in its twenty-ffw year, is 3 double or eight-paxe sheet, containing ‘fifty-six columne of fresh News, Literary and Axri- WE HAVE IN OUR EMPLOY AN ARCHITECT, of Washington News and Gossip, a record of Local A‘zirs, Home Matters, Fashion Notes, Psrsonal News, a lst of Marriawes and Deaths, late Tele wraph ‘w8, Special Correspondence, Selected Bt It will be sent, post-paid, from De- cember 1, for the entire session of Congress, in- cluding the Inausuration Ceremonies in March, tp BEADY 10 FURNISH ESTIMATES FREE OF CHARGB. WILLE? & LIBBEY, ‘ull, ie 17-1 Ss ae — 6rH STREET AND N. ¥. AVE. +@ TO ENGEL’S AUCTION HOUSE, . G ENGELS i SPAGUE'S SQUARY, BETWEEN 1 HDS. ™* UN. L. MAREET SOUARR. QPECIAL SALE OF ¥ OVERCOATS AND ULSTERETTES T append a PRIC TE of OVERCOATS ULSTERETTES, ranging from cheap and sub. stantial to the finest grades for dress wear One door from 20th street, and buy your DEY GOODS AND MILLINERY. twill pay you. Strictly oash aalk " cert GREAT BANGAL (goood eee (CSBEPETS, CABPETS, CABPETS. Attention is called to the SPECIAL INDUCE- NGS we are oferiog in nova | SUpy AND TAPESTRY, BRUSSELS AND IN IN OVERCOATS. — IN_ULSTERETTES. GRAIN CARPETS, so 2 87.00 oe Bi RAW BILKS AND ORETONNE, 6.60 8.00 1400 7.00 00 15 00 marked down 20 per cent. 800 10.00 16.00 10.00 11.00 17-00 UPHOLSTERY GOODS in great variety. 12.00 12:00 1s'U0 A handsome line of FELTS, for drapery, Just ‘This gives an extensive rance of pricas; repre. A! sents all the late styles, and saves you from received to $7.50 on the garment: . LACE CURTAINS a specialty. One of the special features of this sale will be the ‘TREMENDOUS OUT IN THE PRICES OF DRESS AND BUSINESS SUITS. ALL SHOULD EXAMINE THIS LINE OF SPLENDID BARGAINS, AS NO SUCH PRICES ee HAVE EVER BEFORE BEEN OFFERED. A. STBAUS, ‘THE OLD RELIABLE OLOTHIER, 1011 Pennsylvania Avenue, SINGLETON & HOEK, No. 601 Market Space. QO RALE—New and second-hand OLARENCES, LANDAULETTS, OOUPELETTES, OO! nov28 raves in great variety. = es RoBEET A. GRAHAM, 410-416 8th at. D.w. pairing promptly attended to. novls adeclo Between 10th and 11th streets. ABE BARGAINS SIDNEY T. NIMMO has removed to R ee his elegant New Wareroom, ren Singer, with improvements. s.«. $16 432 7h street northwest. ‘Wheeier & Wilson, No- 8, dra 25 Agent for the celebrated SHONINGER ORGANS | Howe. 16 and PIANOS of several No. 1 makers. ‘oct30_ | Wilson. iu W® Scliarre sonlperine Sor 18 GROVESTEEN & FULLER, ‘Wheeler and ee Coenen Lt ald a og The me eS are as good as DEW, and are @ warranted for three years. a eRe aE erg ait, | “Oalenrir tnd aloo tet ‘0. - First-class Tuning and Bepairing of Pianos or Oth ste . Organs. ‘poyls-8m Wr Renting and Repairing our specialty. novo | revenue, $1,089,344. _THE EVENING STAR. | Washington News and Gossip, | GOVERNMENT Keceirts To-pay. — Internal customs, $531,153.41. ‘THE FOLLOWING ORDER Was to-day issued by the War department: “Officers ordered to duty while on a leave of absence will be regarded as on duty from the date they receive the order, which date must be promptly reported to the adjutant general of the army ALaska.—The report for November of Com- mander Glass, commanding the Jamestown, at Alsska, has been received at the Navy depari- ment. Commander Glass reports that the In- dians In every part of the territory are very quiet, and have given no trouble of any kind. ‘The prospectors who went out from Sitka, Juue last, have returned. They penetrated the country a distance of 250 miles from Chilcat river, and report a fine, open country, with good’ climate. They found no gold in paying quantities, In anticipation of remaining at Slika for the winter, houses have been bullt over the main and quarter-deck hatches of the Jamestown to protect the officers and men op Watch and afford ventilation in bad weather. Wuitk House Cat.exs.—Secretarles Thomp- and Evarts, Senators Windom, Logan and Platt and Representatives Aldrich, Hayes, William3, Morse, Bowman, Harris (Mass), Field, Robt oie and Loring called on the Presideat OUR EUROPEAN SquapRoN.—Rear Admtral Howell, commanding the European squadron, cports to the Navy department, under date of November 26th, at Naples, on board his flagship, the Trentov, During the stay of the Trentoa at Naples a number Of the orficers have visited the tron-clad Italla, in course of constraction. ‘The @Quinnebaug was still stationed at Symraa and the Nipste “at Constantnople. ‘The Wyo- ming Wa: noa, where she will remain tor about a week and then continue her erutse to the sonthward, The Lealth of squadron is cellent. War TO THE KNIFE WITH THE Moonsuts- unisstober of Internal Reveaue Raum day sent the following telegram to Collector Woodcock, at Nashville, Tenn.. and Coileztor Andrew Clark, at Alant. Durlag the past Week tive United States 3 been killed or wounded by Hilcit disi n- strates the necessity of requiring your ollicers operating against filicit distillers to carry their breech-loading arms, and of having the posves of officers so large as to deter resistance. You are authorized to employ ten additional mon it necessary, Esifmate for the expense by t graph. IMPORTANT NOMINATIONS.—The President sent the following nominations to the Senate tnis alternoon:—Edgar Stanton, of Ill., to be consul general at St. Petersburg; Wolfgang Schoenle, of Ohio, to be consul at Barmon; John Hall, of Pa., to be U.S. marshal, western district of Pa; First Lient. Samuel Tillman, corps of engineers, to be professor at West Point of cheinisuy, mineralogy and_ geolos umber of postinasters, 1 : MUler, at Frederick, M aries H. Walker. at Frostburg, Md.; Win. 8. Oakey, at Salem, Va.; and Lewis H. Phieger, at Piedmont Vas ‘THE ENGAGEMENT that “has been so long talked of between Mr. Frank Potter and Miss Key, of Baltimore, is announced at last. Mr. Potter 1s one of the youngest sons of tue late Bishop Potter, of Pennsylvanta, by his second wife, and the bride-elect 1s the daughter of the late Barton Key, who was shot in the streets of | Washington by General D. E, Sickles about twenty years ago, SILVER CERTIFICATES.—The Treasury depart- ment to-day issued $109,000 tn silver certificates upon deposits of gold made in New York. PEREONAL.—Senator Plumb was registered tn New York yesterday.— Miss Genevieve Ward, | the actress, salied from Liverpool for New York | last Saturday.——O. D., Barrett, of Washington, uding ¢ was among the overland passengers to arrive tn San Francisco last’ Wednesday,—Dr, Cabell, president of the national bo health, !s at the Riggs Hous . health continues to improve.—Prof. Grahs Bell, of this city,read a paper on the Puoto- phone beiore the Society of Arts, in Londoa, on the Ist inst., and aiso made a short addres on | the System of Vistble Speech, invented by his | father Mr, Meiville Bell, before the Patlosophical Society of the sate city, on Friday, the Mr, Charles H. Russell, jr., well au - antly known here as private secretary o Mr. Everts, {s now practising law as a miember of the firm of Jennings & Russell, of Wali street, New York.—-senator Farley arrived at tue Arlipgton this morning.—— Kepresentative- elect Dawes, of Oblo, and ex-Goy. Chamberlin are at the Ebbitt. C. B. Bishop and wife are registered at the Natfonal.—Ex-Senator Pat terson, of South Carolina, was at the Capitol to-day.—Secretary Schurz was 0a the floor of the Senate to-day.—Health Onicer Towa shend, of this District, Is expected to return this evening from his trip to New Orleans.— | E. H. Luther, who for a number of years repre- sented the Boston Gio in Unis city, & private letter says, 1s lying dangeeously 111 in Boston, from a lung and throat disease, The Yorktown Cente: rary CONFERENCE AT THR CAPITOL—PROGRAM 1OR THR CELBBRATION. This morning Messrs. Ould, Cochran and Peyton, of the Yorktown ceatenuntal assocta- Uon, met with the sub-comralttee of the con- Rressional committee on the Yorktown cele- Secretery Thompson's Hetirement. HE ASKS THAT BIS SUCCESSOR BE APPOINTED. Secretary Thompson called on the President this morning and requested him to name his successor as the head of the Navy department in time that he may take the oflice Monday ext, and he wishes to Jeave the department on that day. SECRETARY THOMPSON'S RESIGNATION ACCEPTED AND SECRETARY RaMSEY TO ACT AS SECTETARY OF THE Navy. There will beno new appointment in the Cab- inet to fill the vacancy caused by Secretary Thompson's resignation, but Secretary Ramsey will have his hands full, The President to-day designated him to act as Secretary of the Navy 1n addition to his war duties from Monday next to the 4th of March next. The President before making this designation accepted the resigna- uot of Secretary Thompson, to take effect next Monday. THE SECRETARY DENIES HIS REPORTED INT! VIEW WITH GEN. GRANT. ‘The attention of Secretary Thompson was to day called to a publication purporting to give an account of an interview between him and Gen, Grant in New York about the Panama canal, which was not at ali a pleasant one. Gen. Grant 18 stated to have left Secretary Thompson with a fleain hisear Tae secre tary sald that the Idea of Gen. Graat hunting iim up to thduce him to abandon the presi dency of the American br: of the Panama canal company was preposterous, He met Gea. Grant in the corridor of the Fifth Aveaus Hotel and merely greeted him. This was all that passed between the secretary and Get Grant, There was no conversation between them about the canal either then or at any other time. The efary’s attention was also cal the fact that it 1s being discussed that th. should bean application of the Monroe doctrine to the Panama canal scheme. Tae rep! that when It came to a question of absor would be willing to use the entire fo: \nited States for that purpose. The constr lion Of the Panama c: volved no t ger. It ts simply a private enterprise, 1 private capiial alone will e LO more Objection to the use of foi vate capital to construct a canal th To the nse of such capital! to vonstr in this countr; The District in Congress. Senator Ingalls today presented p from Win. Grinder and Olivia Van R ting forth that their property had b . by Improvements, under orders of the Commts stoners, and praying for damages. IMPORTANT ACTION OF THE HOUSE DISTRICT ¢95t MITTE At the meeting of the House committ the District to-day tue fol adopted : Resolved, Tat the Commissioner trict or Columbia are hereby tnstructed to as- certain and report to the committee—First what authority has charge of the streeis, ay- eues and public grounds of the District? See- ond, what particular oflicer under said author- iy? ‘Third, what portion, if any, of the stree avenues and public grounds are occupied b, rivate persons, and by what authority Fourth, in Whom 1s authority vested to abate nuisances upon sald grounds, streets and av- enues, aud remove therefrom all unaut hor structures and persons? Fifth, what fart legislation, if any, is necessary the removal from sald grounds, streets and avenues of any nuisances and unauthorized structures ? ‘The committee agreed 10 a resolution appro pilating $2 up the canal, By @ vote of four to three, the committee agreed to a resolution to ask the committee on Commerce to appropriate a milifon and a quarter of dellars for the reclamation of the Potomac river flats. The vote was as follows: Aye— Mesers. Hunton (chairman), Heukle, Martin and Slemmons, Nay—Messrs. Sanford, Neal and Aldrich, In view of the fact that there was not a full attendance of the committee, tt Was agreed to again submit the resolution to a vote when there was a fuller attendance. Upon motion of Mr. Aldrich, the chairman of the committee was directed to appoint a sub committee to prepare a report upou the iny gation of the charges nade against tue District Commissioners by Treasurer Glinila The committee also adopted a resolution ré questing the committee on ruics to report upon a@ resolution submitted to 11 with reference to the setting aside of two Mondays in each month for the consideration of District business. A petition was reccived by the committee, Signed by Simon Woif and others, protesitug against the supplemental legislation asked for by the trustees of the German Orphan Asylum. They asked to be heard. The commtttee set aside next Thursday to hear both sides, The Poncas Want toStay in Indian Werritory. The charge having been made that the peti- Ulon sent to the Interfor department by the Poncas in October to be permitted to visit Washington for the purpose of giving up their rights to thelr old reserve in Dakota and stpu- lating for am indemnity, with the desire to re. main in the Indian territory, bad been ebtained > on wing resolution was { by illegitimate influences, Secretary Schurz sent an Yr pees to the Ponca agency for the purpose of invesUgaUng whether that petition was a free expression of thelr will, and to-day received the following dispatch: “Ponca AGENCY, Dee. 11, 1580.—Se. wrior, Washington, D. C.: Poncas in reaftirm letter of October 25th. settle and remain here. ary fie ounell Are anxious to Haworrtu, Inspector.” Seeretary Schurz bas written a long and Sharp letter to Governor Lonz, who presided over a meeting held in Bostoa Decembet to bration to couier with regard to preparations for that avfatr, Il was agreed that the York- town ce al association should, to-morrow, submit a p un for the celebration, and, that the congressional commitice will ‘adop? it. This will give to the Yorktown as tion the” duty of arranging pre liminartes, Under Une program to be submitted to-morrow, Ub bration Will last twenty-tive days. The U.S. government will be allotted the opening day, (October 6th, ssi,) the day of laying the coruer-stone, and ‘the Closing day. Ob the opening day the U.S. troops and civil oMlcers wil participate and formally reestve the French Visitors. Then one day will be allotted to each of the original thirteen states for a display in the name of those states, re spectively. This wiil bring the celebrat! to the 19th, on which day the corne the wonunient will Ye lald. “On that, occas e organized sor jon i eee other ns ce Affer the 19th one day will be allotted to enon Sof all ki Of the states that have bean admitre union since the revolutionary wat act on the cl sing day the U.S. government will again take charge with a grand display. ‘This 19 an outline of the program to be subinitted to-mor- Tow and which wiil be adopted. Congress and the he River Flats, TO TAKE DurINive AUTION, The question of the improvement of the Po. tomnac river flats and the reclamation of the land Inthe channei of the river 13 one Of so much lnportance, that united effort on the part of the citizens of Washington may induce Congress to make an appropriation to xo ahead with the work. The President has twice urged actlon upon the part of Congress, atone time through a special message and ‘in bis recent annual message. Gen. Manton, the chairman t Distriau committee of the House, 1s espe iS to Secure legisiation, in accord- Ance with the President's twice hee ted recom: mendations. It ts uniortunate, howevel that there 15 a division of opinion in the House pis. trict committee, This does not arise on the uestion of the absolute necessity for the im. provement, but the method. ‘Two or three members of the committee favor one plan, and two or three another, and the result is a dead- tas Tolplan i been presented, which ‘approbatic for! comma tes, pprobation Of a majority of the view Of this fact several influential me bers of Congress who recognize that somet tag Ought to be “done have under serious consider oh A Movement to go outside of the Distric coramnlttee altogether. Tnis movement conten. Plates dealing with the appropriation and com. merce committees. It 1s urged that the vital necessity 18 to first secure an appropriation: and formulate a plan Subsequently. It 1s held that a commission could be appointed with authority to devise a plan of improvement, and atter having thus devised the plan to go to work, question of the river im- proveine a ther a eo fe ‘bt there are but few members hot favorable toi. 1tisbelleved an ay roti Ucn would go throug both houses without dis- Sent. ‘The only difticulty tn the way ts how to Sea) with the Subject in view of the divergent views of themem ers of the District committee. It ts believed if tbe influential citizens of the District would. robust artivity in the Shin of money" can bo eecurea: (oar Tea a money can be secured to at It the Initiatve, express sympathy with the Ponca Indlans and denounce the wrongs tnilicted upon them oy the government In their removal from Dakot to the Indian territor Seeretary Schurz argues that the Injury done the Poncas in ceding thelr kota reservation to the Stov was inflicted by a previous administration: that to allow the loncas to comein contact } with their old and more powerfal enemies, t Stlonx, would expose t! that. as they are now prosperous and contente1 In te Indian territory, it 1s best to aliow then ‘to remain there, nk ling Senators Bayard and € CORK! NDBNCE THE DOYaR A In reverence to the card of Messrs. Conkling. Arthur, Boutwell and Davis concerning au ed extract of a speech by Mr. Bayard, al Dover, Del, th October jasl, (mentione?” tn Tas ‘Stax’ of Saturday.) Senator Bayard has given for publication th ence between himself and 2 gon Senator Bayard state; that pre- tously to November 20th, he by lever informed one of the editors of the Philadelphia Pres: which paper hisspeech,and the den: Arthur and others were published, that the re- port was incorrect. and mistepréseuted bi The tirst_ letter is dated Utica, N. Y., Nov. ! and {s from Senator Conkling to Senator Bayal It intimates that the wrliér does not delle that Senator bayard made use of the | ascribed tohim, and asks for an explicit therecf. Senator Bayard repites two days later, saying that Senator Conkling’s fetter was t it intimation he had received of his speech having been reported,and stating that the report “appears SO grossly urate @ tt 3 40 cause Lie bellef that it Could no written by au honest person.” He 2 ips, 1c comproin: With the customs ‘ofii: w York, and em and the actions of Collector Arthur, bis subordinat and Senator Conkling, who, he understood, acted as counsel for te custom how Officers. As authority for the latter statement, he referred to a congressional puDlicatiou. Senator Conkling on the 17th of November wrote egain 10 ayard, expressing surprise at Ue latter's letter, and urging that the only denial meds is an ioferential one convernini: hiniselt, and that in addition he (Bayard) makes @ “now quite different and erroneous state- ment” concerning him. Unles3 Mr. Bayard de- Sires to leave the matter at this stage, he Is again Invited to make a frank denial of the language attributed to him. Mr. Bayard, Nov. 170 writes from Wilmington, reaflirming the in: curacy of the publ ed report, and stating That he believed its publication was actuated by matice. He also refers Mr. Con! to the numbers of volumes and pages therein of the published records in which it appears that he (Conkling) recelved a fee for acting as legal adviser of the collector and other custom houss officials of New York. He concludes that his only “wish” in the matter ts “to be simply just to myself and others, and wherever that leads I shail try to follow.” The Philadelphia oe insists ee re- of Senator Bayard’ was Vi tira. Far the report was as Tottows: “They took from that man’s pocket, (one of the firm of Fhelps, Dedge & U0.), In one sum $267,000 in money’ and they divided it among themselves, {Great laughter.] Gentlemen, this is no exag- geration—a figure of speech. ' There it sta upon the record, and I want to tell it isa thi g of which I have knowledge means of knowledge.” « of the Dis- | 000 to Continue the work of fling } { fled moved that the credentlals be referred to m to destruction, ind | loft Mesars. | > | Judge Taylor—was siworn in and took his seat weak stocks have Deen W. U. Telegraph at s2 asi; Houston and Texas, 629 cine Mail. 90°,a49,, and Keadin % = = and Rio Grande advanced Of Saiurday to s3\, Ch purchases of stock to secure the privi- lege which goes with the sume to subse-tpuions: for the extension has to-day sold at 53 to 50 The week opens On an active 6 per oeat money market, i which the exceptional rates are commissions Time Joaus are uncuanged. Prime mercantile paper ts 6a per cent. os FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Monpay, December 13, ATE.—Senators Butler, Carpenter, Logan and Edmunds were In their seats to-day for the | rst ume thts session. | _Mr. Whyte, from the committee on printing Teported favorably on House joint resolution Girecting one copy of the “Congressional Ke cord” to be sent fo each of our legations abroad, and It was taken up and passed. ‘The following bills were introduced: By Mr. Morri!l—Making an appropriation for the pur chase ot grounds and the erection thereon, tn Washington, the butiding to be used as a hall of records, By Mr. Davis (W. Va.)—To author- ize the Citizen's Gaslight company, of Washing- ton, to lay down Its mains and pipes in Wash ington. Mr. Rollins—For the prevention aud suppression of pleuro-pneumonia. tic Forgers Arrested. Pa —Baron de Frintiand and his wife have been arrested. The latter, who Is a daughter of the Duke de Persigny, grand- daughter of the Princess de la Moscowa, and god daughter of the ex-Empress Eugenie, is charged with forging her grandmother's sigoa ture to acceptances AMounUDg W tbe Suu Of 195,000 francs, ‘The Lawrence Tragedy. . LAWRENCE. Mass, Dec. 13.—Misa Avis Pink egies Sayer] Wardman shot and killed The following resolutions were offered and Hight before attempulng to take bis own life agreed to: By Mr. Kirkwood Diveadne ime ® 5 9 Years of age. Her parents reside In Wash- Sceretary of the Treasury to furnish copies of” {2KtOR, Me. By those to whom she was knowa documents in his possession touching trichin« she ts well spoken of. Her Intimacy with Ward in swine, and the restriction of ofr trade wich | AD Appears to be the ouly blot on her chara’ foreign countries tn consejnence of the disease. | {°- ‘ardman was 4 tnan Of dissipated habits, By Mr. Harris—Directing the commitiee on Ut formerly was beid ia high esteem. “He Is a public bulminus kun ermehiaue aero meintvr of the Kearse Kacampraent of O41 method and plans of the Northern id Fellows. LEGAY cn aene ristocra De as ab Light company, for lighting the Capitol and | (ted. The news Of Une iraged J adjacent grounds, by electric Mghts, and repori | SfSt that ever occurred an tus city spread Like by bill or otherwise. j The body of the woman remained on ie Sidewalk nearly an boar ater We mur Mr. Hamlin was, at his request, es service on the ¢ T was discovered bet ibe medical exam Death service commltt Bh RS eX A message w velved from the transmitting a report by the agricultural iuissioner on Contagious diseases of catt Mr. Vest submitted a resolution direciing the cormmittee on civil service to inquire in Nawal to promottons in t al Service bureau. He sald there was no i appointing thes: cers from the army, and he wanted to mote | r, or to | arded Hie had Whether it would uct be bett signal service officers, take olticers fi as better q ho purpose U to aS Vacancies oa » Whom be r SRW VOKK, Dee. the court of general sesst Indictments for tibel ure, found by tae gray A | Byrne, Louis A. Post editors al a pabiishe of Trek and Ke a ig | ANd PhMp, for writing z Ireau Was orig fie « und 80 long asi: | (oMlal Ubeliing Gen. Gatt | that the tial o the cause be court of orer and Verdict im Favor of Ady remained so cer, |. Mr. Vest thought n s better fitted for s' aid be a military of! train- servic BarTinors, Dee. se in the pr j ent arrangeme | The resolutto tion of Mr. Edm: | be made by th ily amended, 0 hat the Inquiry ee on milit £0 amended the resolution was ado; THK FTiz JOHN PORTER Case, On motion of str. Rando! the bili for tae | rellet or Fitz Jonn Porter was teken uy party vote, except that Mr. Hoar ¥ BALTIMORE, Doo. 13.—Vir aye. do. deferred, 15; do. connie, Mr. Randolph offereg the amendment an- | series, 20: do. past dus coupons, Vlg | Bounced by him a few days ago. bes cr cag te | _ Mr. Edmunds moved to amend by Mmii | Ope year from passage of tue Dill the ti within which Porter's restoration to the army | can be made, so that :f Uwe present or the nest | ident should Hol see tt to restore Lim the | not Uve until future administra | * d by y —southern red, 1.12at. is, do. amber, (0. 1 Maryland, ‘nominal: No. 2 western 11%; da ec party vote, excapt | Mr. MicDonaid voted | that Mr. Davi ary, braary, 1.24qai | March, 1 2 aye. southern steady an : © Mr. Carpenter then argued against the power white aad yellow, of Con tO fevoke Uke sentence of a court- | t and Decomber, S6as8s mertial or reinstate personsto Uie army who | ebraary, 57 i6 had been expeiled. HOUSE.—Mr. Townsend, (Ohio), presented the credenuls of E. B. Taylor as member-elect trom the i district of Ohio (Garflel’s dis- | trict.) \ | Mr. Hurd—the credentials having been reaa— | white, 45; do. vsal.02. “Huy and Maryland, ok 8. Ba Wendl. Lar to choice we objected to Mr. vT cea pane sworn fn, and ae a oe eed din ae nov that the credentials » referred be ual ‘oftee dull end uouinal—Ki Deratitee on elections. ae uasy $0 fait, 20ei2, Sugar higher A wofl, 9%. Mr. Mckinley.—On what grounds? Whisky firm, 1 1801.19. Freicits to Liverpool per Heawer eteady—cotton, 3-163 Sadigd. Kecerpta—fior ‘corn, 61, 600 ty 4.: flour, Mr. Hurd stated that on (ie 15ch of May, 1s7s, a law bad been passed by the Onlo legislature ercating the 19th district Mr, Butterworth (interrupting).—The certtti- cate of election ts regular on Its face, Mr. Hurd.—Ii take ft that Ils not. Proveed- | ing. he said that General Garfield had beea elected from the 19th disirict as 1t had been : composed under the law of 1573. in 1ss0 tae | law of isis had been repealed and a new dis trict created. The ground upon whicii Mr. Taylor } rested his Claim was that the vacancy which had been created by the resignation of Mr. Gartad, from the old 19th district, mignt be filled by the election held within the territory Which “had formerly composea that district. | | This claim, he submitted, was without foun opened weak, pressed for tale, which’ rosa wd prices rabging trom 4 ty 2 Texas and Westeru Cuion inthe decline. American U was exc stron sud advanced 6% per oent, trom OB& to Ta with a subsequent reaction of 2 per cent. At the first boxrd the speculation eesuaind a strong tous tion. Mr. Garfield's resignation could not occa. , #8 Phces tock an upward tara. if sion a vacancy in tat district, and therefore | yMORP ON pees att of is 16 for ie ee On the face of the cerUilcate tt Was patent that | “g. 115% New Joracy Mr. Taylor had no right to sitin the Bouse, ‘The whole trouble was with the legislature of Ohie, which had passed a law whereby 350,000 | people would kave fifteen representatives’ in the rext Congress, While 56,000 would only have live representailves without making pro- V sions for vacancies. Let the legislature of O11 bear the blame and let not the House seat | a man elected from a district which had no ex- rence. w York Central, 150) XkW YORK MARESTS TMs avreENoon. The following quoistions were current in New Fork to. Gay at 2:90 p od Zonnson & Oo. :—U. 8.4 0. 8. 66 % 8.65'e, — . New Jersey Geacral, Obio and Mississippi, 86 Erie, 40%; alich seal, 126 4 Henxiba: and St. gosepa, 44; Lake Sire, Many: Northwest, 1225;; do. preferred. —; Iron Monn- Mr. McKinley argued that assuming that | tain. 49%." Rock Island, 130. Bt. Pail, 110%. do there was any force in the objection made by | preferred, 122: Wal St. Louis and Pavific, his colleague (Mr. Hurd). the member elect had | 4%, do, preferred, sis =I bean and Texas, 444: ajrma facie Tizht to hisseat The objuction | Bedsemat*ig, tO MBAT Oy 196 Siould go ta the committee on elections, but ae, ae ju the meantime the member elect should hot SOCIETY NOTE be deprived of his right to represent the lyin dOLE es. district. Atier some further discussion Mr. Hurd with drew his objection and Mr. Taylor having qualt- The dinner to be given General and Mrs. Grant by General and Mrs. Beale this evening Will be attended by several of Gen. Grant's agreed to. | political friends, including Senators Don Cam- The Speaker then proceeded to call states tor | on and Carpenter, and also Gen. Logan, if he | bills and resolutious, under which call the fol- | arrives in time, and Kepresentative Morton and the committee on elections, which motion was lowing were introduced and referred: By Mr. | others. It will be a very handsome cute Berrs—-To restore to the public domain certati | ment. <2 ae j {2nds in California heretofore withdrawn for Gen. George W. Clark, of Des Moines, lowa, the benefit of the Oregon & Calffornia railroad | who is to be married on Wednesday eventag to ecmpany. - Miss Sara E. G. Robinson, of fowa City, is a by Mt alling on the Secret gentleman of Independeut means, wno' las r aformaation as Lo what Sud | crsnms of money were paid tol. S. Grant bs the United States, from the time of enterin raveled much. in Washington He has spent several winters lie lives at the Riggs House. | Miss Robinson is a very striking looking young the Military Academy at W Point untii Ats | lady. She Mves at tie Hamilton House. The | first resignation trom the regular army, tn is—; | marriage ceremony will be perfuruid at the so, the Sum or sums of money patd hita froni | kplphany chureh at 7-0 p. m. the Ume of entering the military service 1a 1 There are few ladies anywhere whose deaths nels, in 356i, ubUT he resigned in 1833; su would c s sincere sorrow to persons in | statement to be in detatl, covering ail pay. ments of every description made to sald U. s. | Grant, and also what moneys were paid to him | during bis terms as P: t of the United | States, from March 4th, 2509, t0 March td, 1S77, } tuciusive. all con S of life than that of Mrs. Janet Thruston Powell, the Wife of Kear Admiral Poweil, has done. She bad not an enemy in the world, and scarcely one of tuose who had known her any length of time, bas not had o casi ul Lo her for thoughtful kind id assert atd matntain such control and super- | vision over any inter-occanic canal as may be necessary to protect {tS national interest and means of defence, unity and safety, vance the prosperil i the co: merce of the Atlantic and Pacitic states of the | Unton. Le desired to have ti referred to the commtt- tce on foreign affairs, but this motion ws op- posed by gcveral members who desired to have it sent to the committee on the Inter-oceantc | thirty-five years been & devoted wife. first and iast love she was. Admiral universal sympaty 1u his severe - | Itts understood that Mrs. Harriett Prescott | Spotford wil! not spend tis winter in Washing- ten on account of the pressure of Ler literary engagements. Her absence will occasion sin- cere regret to ali Wo have Ue pleasure of her acquaintance. rs. Frederick Moseley, Poors, 18 passing the w ud Whose owell has | By Mr. Crapo—Resoluton declaring the policy | ness. Lilinees was very brief, though | of the United States in regard to the inter- | she had had two previons att nis autumn | oceanic canal. It ts as foliows: Resolved, &e.. | from whtch sbe apparent) vered entirely, | that the construction of an tnter-oceanic cana! | x the christeatng conuecting the Waters of ihe tic and Pa Sue was bora cific oceans by meaxs of fore tal under St OF Lhe children | the auspices of or Uurough a charter trom j raston, Who Was | European government 1s hostile to tue l Columbia lished poltcy Gt the United States, ts tn violence | for thirty. of the spirit and declaration of the Monroe doc- | upright Juége. y Feater- trine, and cannot be sanctioued or as j day morning 3 resid“nee here, | by this government; that the United 5 | @ying in tus arms, to whom she had lor over recently Miss Au er with her husband ship canal, and considerable discussion ensued, ; in Boston. and will probably not come here this after which the vote was taken on the refer- | season, which isto be regretted. Her parents, ence, and the House, by a vote of 94 to 64, re- | Major and Mrs. ‘erley Poore, are at the ferred the resolution to the foreign affairs com- | Enpitt Hous | mittee. ‘The call of slates was then resumed. | “Representative and Mrs. Carilsie left Satar- for Kentucky. He will returo ime y it Congress decides on a very short ta recess of over & week ts taken Mr. | in the House to-day. The judge ts tall, with | and :Mrs. Cariisie will not retarn unttl after rather a clerical look, wears a full beard, and | Janvary 1s Gen. Sherman goes to attend dresees In the conventional black. He was | an entertainment in Grooklyn on the 19th, and warmly congratulated by his Ohio colleagues. will be er ato — Lage York cy same ae eae week, and t goto mi LO spend Christ~ Naval. ORDERS,—Carpenter S. N. Whitehouse | mas with his daughter, Mrs. Thackera.—Ex- | to the Pensacola at San Francisco, relieving | Representative Alley has invited gentlemen to ; Carpenter R. A. Willams, who 1s ordered to | mect Gen. Grant at dinner on Toursday eve- return home and wait orders. Sate at rnp of the ceed Lm ya ae stepal families who have not al arrived io TRE INTEREST ON THE DISTRICT FUNDED | the city will some after the bolidays.—Mrs. Dret.—Treasurer Gilfillan to-day made requi- Hupter bas been ili since Friday. Gen. Hunter sition upon Secretary Sherman for $219,200.50 to and Mrs. Powell were playmates as children, ay the interest on the bonded debt of the | and their friendship has continued from that Diseict of Columbia, which falls due Jan. ist tme.——Gen. McCook’s wife returned from & ext. visit to New York on Saturday.—Mrs Bayard < bas been too ill to receive calls since ber return Dgap oF YELLOw Fever.—Supervising sur. | geon General Hamilton, of the Marine Hospita' service, yesterday received a dispatch from Hospital Steward Green, at Key West, an- nouncing the death at 10:30 of that date of As- sistant Surgeon Glazier, who was one of the ablest officers in the service. To-day Dr. Ham- iJton recelved a dispatch announcing that Hos- pital Steward Greene had been taken sick of yellow fever. |. THE ARaBs, who are to exhibit at Lincoln hall this and to-morrow evenings, were at the | FRozEN 70 Death —Francis Smith, Patrick | day even | GEN. GARFIKLD'S SUCCESSOR In Congress (0-day. They were shown through | Smith and Eugene Connolfy were frozen to bait eigen 6 ‘and pald thelr respects to death while sleeping in the streets in New the Presi@-ut. They were in their native cos- | York Saturday night. Hymen Vallenberg was umes, ound frozen stiff ia his room in the same city.