Evening Star Newspaper, December 27, 1880, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sanday, AT THE STAR BOLLDINGS, Fennsy!vexia Avenue, Corner Lith Street, by The Evening Star Newsnaper Company, GEO W. ADAMS, Pret. +H 1s Rervad Io mubsortbers in on ‘heir own acooaat, at 1 enta per month. C t Die contr, 2 centesach. By mai patd—60 cents armoneh :« {Ente 1—postawe ors Se yaar, 8h nix months, £3 “Post Ofticw at Waabineton, D.U, Che Evening Star. “Sie Warety Stan pabiished oa Fitay—a7a | en youn posters Bree mouths, $1; WW copice | ior ah oral °. 8,649. VASHINGT ON D. C., M¢ DAY, DECEMBER 27, 1880. TWO CENTS. __ SPECIAL NOTICES. . PWENING an THE EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. New Year Calis. THRE Stan of Friday will contain a list of | those recetving on New Year Day who may re | quest or authorize the publication of their | names insneh list. Matter totended for these | announcements (for which no charge 15 mvs) should be sent In before Friday noon. 1 GOVERNMENT KRCEIPES To DAY.—Internalrey- | nan RSDAY AND FRIDAY EV! De wth and Jiat, SATURDAY EVENING, Sprcial enesyement of the KATE THAYER GuAED CONCERT COMPANY and CURTIS ORIGINAL SPANISH STUDENTS. net RA TCED fied re THE CT t J she Srit_ S PERTANT CHURCH bel on WEDNESDA Oeleekp om Alt on Miss RATE THAVER Soprano. Dec: Mr. J.P CORLISS. Te wr on the death of D. Low enue, $1.1 Miso Malte LAPIS MACKAY. } : . SP Sus ©. GO. A KLEINSCHMtbT MD. S~ \ CONSE! prman to-day re- SENOR G. COSTE, Harr 8’ WOMAN'S (RINT a a ConsclOnce COr jon of - Mr. WILL £) CH-PMA™, { Lee wee ae | Gneane erson fn i ae rato aoustions. ad, Unious TO MOihOW (TORS ay | Was deposited In the | the Celess BANISH STUDENTS in their Oaeen Ball corner 47: ana. Pontus ny Pacctes :. rthwest. Off ers ant members please take 1 | 60 . os OSTUME, All iaterested invaie te ; | PICTURESQE COSTUME = tere st =e os S It Wire Hor —Senator Brox Thie Mensny 2! combination > RHE LIVERYMEN OF THE DISCSICE | Representatives Hall. Jones, of Texas; Ge AILOR, IK > 1, for the’ purpese of f on for mutual p terest (f every liveryman to ba present. and CONCERTED MUSIC, they have become famous in bai ats feld and vublic Printer Defrees calied on | | the President to-ds | MOVEMENTS OF UNITED Srares Navan V) GRAND LODGE, PAL A. M | Eis —The Tallapoosa ai d at the navy yard poets | last Saturday. ‘The United Siates sveamer Company an : } Yantichas returned from her friattrip and ts j now at Norfolk. hour, Which is an mate over nine Knots an | fuprovement om her first N47!084L THEATER. MEN« A MHETING OF THI EVFRY EV ENIN , INPeb at WASHINGTON WEDAENOET COMPANY held at the =F SANE, oy WEDAI gee HOBSON AND CK ANE Se opened at 12 my Missouri, Wy an entirely orici nerice mater berks wilt be | w ears Gach see January, IS-1, sid opentst SHAIEPS AND PLATS. Qe ee Rees will act with | A Busentative ASHINGTON " as been sup- | OVlLER SHAKY N | posed that he would publican | fibesan F | it was by acombin ti | UL, STONE FLA candidate that be w = wautins to be a cu ‘. WHEELER'S FRIE decided not to con e that he ion of Lowe rendy for a ¥ iT MONDA = the grecnbacker from Alabama, as itwas satd | iaeainen earen | he wonid do at first.on the ground that the | poe number of the district was represented on ta NEW YEA greenback tlekets by vad of being | ¥ SUCey tS Spelied out In Roman hk. ANE wove! hs ott ce £0 10) yt tr New ¥e Tn London. corner av associated W WE STAT! a elexra PREGTV NOR. eEV NOE, | FARKEt psMa ni 512:50toL | Garield had requested Y brine Ne 5 3 deeded | srtain anti-( Joly, INSURANCE i bet im NGI ON i | Dover Aank of Waal. | Pronounced by Gen, Gari Dec. 2), 18s! | unuue. ekhiclders of the Pireme.’s iusyrat of Wash 'netou and Georgetown, 1 THE INT saci zs falling ut this oftice, on MONBAY, Jai tee IBTRESE elites “ the hours of Wa. iw. and 1 "p. ny. due January Ist next wil! be anticipated to- of -lecting thirteen Directors for the ensuite year. 23 Interest. morrow, the same as the Unite, ‘This Inter 5 funded ae! LW. HOWARD, to $2 strict and Fon tue old S05 on the OFFICE O ECTOR OF T. DISTRI E OF CO UMBIA Washincios, bkosmnen ISrit, 148 NOTICE DBLINQUENL PAYERS. Sereymc may i aly MATINEES WEDNESDAY ani SATURDAY EX-SKCRETAKY THoMrsoN wll leave the city to-morrow for New York on busine | with the Panama canal. He will ington, however, tospend his New Y prior to July dat. 187), may be pa ft BEFORE Saeed Jax vary Ist, 1851, by tre addition of six per cant. Maxsial. Fitvstimons, the only out-and-out peraunum. in hel of all penalties, alvertisies, Se. Unless this privileve s availed of before tua tme limited by the reso! the pena! ties and other costs will be adi “x bills aftae { January ist, next. ‘To tax probably democrat appointed toa prominent oftice dar- ing the present administration, has repeatedly had charges of mal-administration preferred again=t hin and has frequeatly been tnve ted. Until the last invesiigy ou, tothe t rrears this opportunity wil erially to their QAEONI'S GRAND OPERETTA D > ‘aus if 18 OF THE | Interest to pay any add taxes befure : TWIN BIST thexe heavy pen: vert | Ways been vindicated. A special agent of tne | be civen by 100 Youve L if St. Dosis | Department of Justice was sent to Atlinta a Fish, with Puil Urchestra, at | few days ago to {nvesuigate charges prete by certain of bis former deputies that he bad not paid them. The amount of noo-payme was alleged to be about W. The spectal agent reported tothe department that t charges are sustained upon tuvestigatiou report awalts te action of the Presid ODD FELLOWS’ HALL, EVENING, Dac. 28, aT 8 o’cLocs. EL HAG his Office and Kesidence fren corner of 1th aud H sts t, B has ce Seats may be sec +12 tolp. Pa ave t Eliot's Drus st evr. Wth aud CADEMY OF MUSIC, ere 10 Gehwk ams, W Aitorr petal. In the meantime it ts A ak i eee ee | that no more money will De allowed Mr. BALTIMORE, OFFICE OF THE MUTUAL Fine 1x3, | “mons until the matter ts settled. ©O. OF D.C SovTHwest Comnes ob Ba. AND OTH ‘THE ELRCTORAL MESSENGERS of all but si © arrived in Washington, and det SAHAHM BERNEIARDY, Bwest, | Dec. 13, 1x80. | and $00,000 In money. | Ponea committee, | at dinner on Wednesday evening. ! coran will be ef Uon given by Agreement with the Poncas. The Vonca Tualaus to-day signed an agree- ent before Seerctary Schurz by whieh they relinquish their lands in Dako‘a territory, e prising 96,000 acres, for 191,894 acres to ba pur chased from the Cherokees. fu Tndtan territory, by si odtans will remain it the ‘President and the senate and will then proc-<d hom, stepping at the Carlisle Indian sesool ea route. SOCIETY NOTES. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Wilson, who are now ving In their exquisite new residence on Con- necticut avenue, will entertain several of the Justices of the Supreme Court with their wives Next week here to v! | the remainder of the court families will be sim Narly entertained.-—The card reception to b+ given on Thursday evening by Justle Mrs. Bradley will be tn honor of their son his bride, Senator Cameron’s daughter. —Tb eubty-seeond birthday anniversary of Mr. Cor celebrared this evening by a re- adivs of the O Which a few special guests vite The Washingtoa Literary Soclety wi meet this eventng i) Tue residence of Dr. ani Mrs. Burnett.-—Mrs. M.D. Lincoln gives i reception to-morrow evening at her resid-no», 61d Ti street. Major Burch’s danght vernber woth, to Mr. Wau on her way (0 thy f was So 1 by tire a who was married > of Nasavil with her ubl, repay te If obliged to, bat the actus HOSS an 1 ull not replace the gilts of friends. Mra. Wat hers troussead aud presents were eiezauh as well who left h fon as rented the late Gen, On 4th str Mrs. I Mr. Cb Colorado two days with hi mt, Judge and Mrs. Wyile, He will soon retara to Co’orad j ate are. His mot e ted here next month, — ‘ . Vari Vilet had her sister, Mrz, Moore, and Or. Moore, the nusband of the Tat! and their daughter to spend Chr —Mr. Webb ©. Hayes spent Chtisiia is White Hou gton Malaria. dell in Philadelphia Tim mbers and Senators drin| re all gone Lor drink anyth' ek or two, the: With the gene able t by fora E fon using the words pbysiclans here und snator or member sul- fering irom too mca rum tues tell hia he has Ube malaria. They charge him an extra $iv: but he ts willing 10 pay iv to deceive bts cou stituents, his family and us friends, He ma. really thiuk he ts fooling the doctor, too—b it vi! Why I obj to this sort of thiag Is that it hur's the good natne of the falrest city in the land, which’ no more as maalarla tha Philadelphia has. THe U.S. Scrseme Cover will moet next Morday to resume work after the hollday re- eons. A LETTER CARRIER Was removed by the city postinuster to-day for collecting postage on 4 age which had not beeu sufficlently pre glecting to attach “due stamps” 04 to correspond with the amount collected. "This statement Is pubiished thi public attention may be cailed to the fact the Whenever extra postage of any amount isc il lected from any person “due stamps” must 0 attached and canceled to tne amount charg and collected. ‘This Is a safeguard the depart Ment has established to protect liself and ih Public. THE OLD AND YounG Boys Senator Bruce—and not Senator Groome, as | +o trequently rd—is the youngest me n- r of the present Senate. Mr. Bruce is three years the junior of Mr. Groome. Senator I ln ts the oldest member of the body, wa Senator Anthony has served more years cov than aay other tor. “He is no serving ‘his fourth term. Senator Edun though generally regarded as one of the olds tb years, 1s, on the contrary, entitled to a pli auiong the juniors of the ‘Senate, taere Det no iess than 45 of bis fellow-members who ar older than he. Senator Thurman ts fifteen years cider than Senstor Edmunds. ag OF THE SENATE.— ‘THE BRULBSIoUx and Cheyenne river Indians to-day had an inte wwith Assistant tary Bell, of the Interior department, tn regard To the road richt of way through tael Notuing aetinie was determined, aus i who saw Mr, Bell to-day will to- h Secretary Sénuiz, LONEL Hovr, who was prominent in th Jate Ute trouble, and who has been in the cl for seme time, will probably go to Mexico soo. on business, Dut will reuurn ta time for bis ula: at Denver ia April next , Of Ki NATOR BE atucky, has gone hom end the When he returns he tn tends to make an elaborate speech on th subject of tree sips. ‘The Senator says the passage of a free ship bill will resturs Americ: commerce Which has almost been Swept of th Ligh seas, :zNDS OF SBNATOR CONKLING deny that be | contemplates making a personal explanation ouching the correspondence between bimsel and Senator Bayard with reference to the Phelps, Dodge & Co, mol ty friends say thatit Mr. B a aiford to le Ube tmoatter rest where if 1s, tue New York Sena tor certainly can, A ComPaRISon of the so-called verbatim repor! of Gen. Grant’s speech at the New Engiani dinner has been carefully made, Five of the New York datlies printed Stenographic report~ of the speech, and although ft made less tha a third of a column in type, no two of them agre Nal.—Representative Ewing has en. recoveréd his health, and will take his seat inthe House when Congress reassembles —Frof. Alexander Graham Bell, of this city. Policy Holders are: he fled to'renew their | of their respect WASHIN HT, insurance for Ts¥t on or be aC Deer | esident Wheeler, ‘Tbe dilatory 2, 1880. Pl | re from the states of Sonth Caro ee . Mississippl, Loalsians, M FRINSY,. DECERESE SEs, | Colorado. Keturns by mail lay | ed Trow @ states, CAMILLE. os 5 7 | PHe Distrrer AvrRoreraTiON Brut.—The bill wsshic mor SODRT Hor | taking appropriations for the support ot + FYeuneyivanis avenue. Pe = | t of the District of Colunbia ha ~ —--—-— — |} sred with delicious and n oma_ayraps, ain ihe charg ‘abd ENER’S MUSIC HALL. Affords the most pleseant and wholesom drint for De gute oer Coun, A een me Our Soda end all Mince: | . Who will remain acre during t Waters for sale ail the year. | day’ rectss so as to have it ready Bees MILBURN'S PHARMACY AND | when Congress meets next we INATGURATION OF A SERIES Of ans MINERAL WATER DEPOT, | has had tWO Interviews with the iste ora = jc NNAYLVANUAAVENCR. | ypisstoners touching tue Dill Tt will SELECT CONCERTS, j ES A freeh supply of | be reported to the appropriation committ= = Pree nowned Musical POSE NORWEGIAN COD LIVER ULL at | about the same © and t DREW'S Drug Store, corner 9th st. and Pennsyl- | amounts as avreed upou by the District of vania ave., at 0c. per full pint bott deel nabla COME Oo. x) a (PE FIC, yas > e eee ne ee jo | aver Wuretakes—tt ts naderstood thy troubles. Price 25 and 50 centa per bottle. For he Case of Wh ker, the cr ed cadet, who sale by all druccistn. Wholesale depot SIOTT & | (OU case of Whitta ee Colered CMe ED CROMWELL, 480 Pennsylvania oct’ | is now on leave of absence, will be fnally = ate setued within a few day or MILLE JENNY BUAR, Pri: Ma ~y) " dito the Pi - Hekb CHRISTIAN FRUTSCH, | eet ument 1a Dehult of his prove: AE etait he arguinent {$ longer than the previo Bdmrieeii . : paper that he filed in Dobalt of Whittaker, on Mey eheet is Dased upon practicauy the same groun roc Is stated that the final disposition of Watttal | wil “e him another chance Fotnt, by b lurned back tnto te | THE Rep MeN Do Sat the sater Mo. $17 Ben et. as ‘e The ty nia got en a good story. wit DE Yes Peter Arie ! proposit when 3 scuba 0 Opposed what It CATARRH HE KErt Pac a have endeavored spared! be expe * Wat 4+ to CURE $1.00, ture of our KILCBEN tease YS aaxious { ue atize that ia all th : Puls was a ; farted nave aodsid | mnore di DR. W WEICS remarkabl Petes ne treat “ b rec report DOLLAR. : cr te ke. 46 Dey | HAYWARD & matter 4cent Stamp for | Sovlidim x ws and af Severed S238 dozen dif | ——_ — Lor tnene proavunced une ]{2*a8p « nercuixson. s | $17 Minth st. Thk Froeipa exp Keneur ‘Toe Florida legislature will on the {5h | JEYECTIVE PLUMBING ary LEXL proceed Co the election of a successor YY residences, an are of oom. fo Serater Jones. It ts thought that the Senator tent worker, 2 i C* | will be returned beyond a doubt. A iit = t = has, however, Deen organised wzate ¢ hia ' Fee ut & i rt use he 1s not a mati uy a oO aoa Wh strom 20 promi oe WASHINGTON CLG ASD EINE Louk ThLsot Jy.a bul ive of Ireland and went to Flortia eee ee oe He Workeu bis Way up, fora time labor. meV aeeees ©HINSON, 41 carpenter's bench by the sid# of a slay», : Wh arreet stor Beck finds that he 15 belng opposed for POS AES « SaS2 heiton to th ate OB preity muck the giouuds., lie is 4 native of Scotland. aid nt ts being used ayatnst him that po=ition tony enough, aad that the manor born should succe- niative Cariisie and Judge Liga KELLOGG'S Cask—A report has been in cir e)ation for several days to the effect that all idea of calling up the Meotution declaring va- ‘ had been abin- supporters of the AUlsRed 1b would ba defeated, Ikerefore, proposed to tet it dle by de- fault. 4 Stak reporter to day a: this ts not correct. ‘The ma jority of the Senats ConA Lee OF ns are Gelermined 70 geb Lue Tes ition up as g90n the hoilday ree practicable, aud to have avove upon tt. evidently, do not expect to carry it, but burt ose is'Lo put every Senator on record Tis question. “The democratic members of Intimate the opiniog that the of Tae country will visit Its disap- paxes SPECIAL IMPROVEMENTS uRFORE JANUARY 2, 1882. re fived by Congress fo are : Li be charred ana property sold il PETER CA®PBELL i at alare: discount at his rezuler | Pennaslvanie aveuue, or 2u5 Four and- Ri Calat Tice for information. ‘That will cost you wot GOODS IN EVERY DEPARTMENT, And are selling at @ee22-Iin Low Pewn, Down Prices ou aS Goat COGALES a ar 1831 *° ‘ise - TSS] de18-12 1431 Pennsylvania avenue. | reuluiicu, 4 an , = - = "8 Ponca INMIANS to-day had another in- Good either before ur after the Holtdays. FOREHOUND AND ELECAMPANE ee : Mieuned a: ENTS" "GH DROPS, terview with Secretary Schurz, Standing But- SUID LADIES GARMENT Stole het ace i | Hiahly recommeniod tor Hous, Colds, Hoarse- ¥ ng was their principal spokesman. In making known their wants the Indians were very arxious about school-houses and educational tactitties. The Secretary told them that the schoot-house now building for them would be pushed to completion as rapidly as possible. He also (oid thera that he hoped that the Indian severalty Dill wonid be passed during the pres- ent session of Congress, and that as 8091 AS It became & law each One OF Loem would be given pess, &e., betny an effectual cure in a very agreoa- bie formas pleasant to take as plain candy. de. for larwe balf-pound boxes. Try them. ARTHUR NATTANS, Pharmacist, decls B4th 24 and 0 nw. M4PAME LP. JEANNERET. a OF HAL © MOGe, dae arrived in Washtpgton with a handsome as- sortuent of BONNETS and ROUND HA fx, care- WHEATLEY 'S Wet and Dry Cl Steam Dyeing Establishment 1068 (49) Jefterson Street, Georsetown, D. © Work calied for and delivered anywuere in she ay deels ‘ANITARY mY sabing aud Prem. au PLUMBING. * PuscticaL EXVERIKNCE LEN, 419 9th st. u,v. ty of the examination and repairs o: | fully selected by herself from the leading Houses | OSS fh AU TOS wnion would be as valid aS View aitary ar | of Faris. Can be found at ber parlors, No. 1327 # | # Tali. =a ‘Orders prempuy ‘Kies cew-Smu* | street, oprosite EbbItt Hones. dec3-Ln that of aby white man. arrived in New York from Europe‘on Saturday -—Epglneer Hogg, of the U.S. S. Alarm, 13 11 town Visiting bis father, Caiet Cierk Hozg, o1 | y deparunent. thenais de Bodi | daughter of the late Russian Minister at Wash- | ington, died on the Gun inst., ab Nice— Ph | appotnurent of Sidney W. Cooper, of Milwau | kee, to uu consulship at Cadiz revives the ) old Couper-Ferry scandal, and the gid nun. are how alscussing whether the appototmen al Lhe request or again nator from Michigab.—— Ras been nominated for tue { pr Boston Art Clud, and wil Goubiless be Chosen,——Mr. dames P of Willa:ds, in this gity, ts oue of the the New Southern Hotel, at St. Lowts.—Ii > bew sald that the anno Femunds would not ace and thut should Judge Munt id URdONdtedly be named for that post and accept it, ——Mr. Jerome B. SUillson well known here as one | non. | formerly of the Washington correspondents of pid, died “in New York yesterday was akoat forty y ars of ag. — Mr. Epes Sargent, the well-kuown Itterateu, 1s SOs 1ously 111 In Boston that heis not expect d to recover.——sSenator Hill, of Nevada, Was registered in New York last eventng.——Mr. Ridopd Kaufmann, who has been upon his cattle ranche tn Nebraska for the last tep months, 1s tu town for astay of a few weeks. ELectric LIGHT EXPKKIMKNTS.—Prof, Cohn, of Breslau. gives ag the resuits of experiment~ With the electric iight on tue eyes of a number of peTsODs “that letiers. spots aad colors are perc-ived at much greater distance through the meaium oi electric ight than oy day or gas- sight. The sensation of yellow was Increased gixty-fold compared with aay liga of red six fold, aud of green and blue about two-fold. byes that coud only with dificuity perc and ¢'s ingulsh colors by daylight or gasii cht were wuch aldeg by eleciric gat, and the vis- ual perception was also much strengthened. In an angry instant a man muy do what a life me OC repentanee Gaunt undo When a lady turns angler ard fishes for either a husband or a compliment she is apt to catch more than she wants. The boy who throws a snowball at the old mau’s hal ts the fr-t one tn tue seat when the Christmas tie? [7.8 °nts are given ou.—¥. Heraid. b THE GREAT SNOW STORM DOUBLE MURDER AND LYNCHING. SAD CHRISTMASIN IRELAND DERVISCH PASHA ASSASSINATED, —— DEATH OF REV. DR. CHAPIN. | THE CHRISTMAS SNOW Its Severity in Virgi PRTRESKURG, Va., Dec. A Sbow storm, extending as far south as Wed aud as far’ west as Lynchburg, prevailed Saturday and yesterd: ‘The Makes, whicn Were very large, covered the ground to depth of several Inches. The snow fell briskly | he psterday. Much Damage Done Long Bkancu, N. d., Dee. verest Suow storms that set in on Friday hours, STORM. New Jersey. One of the se for year bluft ts b, mer nou os bh aty of t which a | of the roof of the pter pavit- j D the cottages at Mounoath wer Colony. €: on th $4, Jersey Sy it is be: tout other & De meteorstozical db nthe maritime Provin eis Dlowine ToKUNTO, party, heavy nortpe by snow orm signs ne Provinces. A the New Found. are ordered up in the mat severe storm 1s approaching land coast. ——— REIGN AFFAIRS, hristmas in Ireland, | arch trom Di: Uy sald that se dil 3 never been expert- On Marks the spirit rs. Who have for som feellug very acutely the effects of rbed state of the country, are bezin ning to exhibit signs of great embirrassment. But’ the agitation which 1s paralyzing trade putting capital to filght and polsontag com: cial lie, Stull extends Its deadly iutluenee walle the suffe: look on Its progress in helph dismay. ‘The efforts of the land ehicily direcied towards the north of Ireland. where It ts persistently trying to overcon repugnance fo its practic erably when mostly all the districis are honeycombe t With its organization. ‘The exertions of tn agitators ure also direcied towards Conaty Du and the borders of Dublin itself. Mata. ear Dublin, Was the scene of a second demonstration On Sunday, bul there was no Teeson Lo boast of Its success. Death of a French Republican —The ye Parts, Dec. 27. ath 18 announced this morning of M. de Tillancourt, a republican merober of the chamber of deputies for the de- partment onthe Aisne, ‘The Quinnebaug at Alexandria. Lonpon, De —The U.S. steamer Quinte baug, of the European station, las arrived a Alexandria, Egypt, from Khodes, Asia Minor. he Greek Questi Loxpon. Dec. 27.- dispatch from Athens to says: Thegovernment without ab- derusing European arbitration of the question ‘seems desirous of knewin: whituer Europe desires to recede from iv former decision and whether it will charg Itseif with the executiow of its ulterior ns. The position of the government {5 dificult as public opinion against arbitra tion ts very stiopg. The King’s language ou the scheme is very dectdediy CY: mi than that of the ministers, so that it nee seen S Impossible, eh from Berlin to the Tunes sav Turkey Is r-sclved to have nothing to do with: the arbitration scheme. Kumored Assassination of Dervisc Pasha. A dispatch from Constantinople to the Tin says: It ts rumored that Dervisca Pasha, gov ermor of Albania, has been assassinated Witch scetas to ‘confirm tue rumors the amecting of Albanian league had condemned hin fo death. As none of the forelga embassa- dors here Lave received any news on the subj ct It Is highly probable that the rumors are un- founded, but the fact that they were current among Albanians in Constantiuople, some of whom are in direct communication with the leagues, proves that the relations between the league and Porte are far from cordial, and gives new importance to the recent arrest by Der- virch of the Prince of the Miridite-. There is a great deal of smouldering discoaten among the Porth Albanian chiefs, which migut easily produce open sedition. John Bright Replies to Lord Carn- arvo: N, Dec. 7.—Right Hon, Jonn Bright. lor of the duchy of Lancaster, replies to ar] of Carnarvon's letter, In which he pro tests against Mr. Brights speech at Birming bam last monta, as follows: “You comment on my sperch of the 1sth of November and find in it terrible blemishes not discovered by obuer ertics. You condemn me for attacks on the sovereign, the aristocracy and the land owners. }bave defended the mouareny, although d fence Js little needed in this country and fn thi reign, I have warned the autnorittes of t- danger | wished them to shun. As to the land owners, | bave been one of the most prominent supporters of a policy so necessary for the coun- try and £0 wise for them that had tt been onsit nately resisted the great land owners of Eng- land and Scotland would long ago have been running for their lives as some of the Irish land owners are reported to be doing now. I wijl not reply at length to your letter. Tam content to leave It and my speech to the judz- ment of the public.” The Pope and the Irish Question. r x, Dec. 27.—A dispatch from Rome to the Times says: The publication of the note in the asseraivire Romane, In which Une Pop» deplores the serious character of the agita'to1 in Ireland, Js the one topic of conversation among the British Cathol.cs here. These are divided into two groups—the active sympathi- wrs with the land league, and those who feel how serlous wavy be the consequences to Catholicism tn Great Britata should the Pope be supposed to favor the move- ment tn Ireland. ‘The latter are greatly in the majority. The Irish colleges which have con- stant access to the Vatican and have tniluence with the clerical press spare no effort to con- vince the Pope that the agitation ts legitimate and that the condition of Ireland ts grossiy ex- uggerated by the London press, A BLOODY TRAGEDY. je Brutally Murdered. am who Killed them Hanged ALLENTOWN, Pa., Dec. 27.—Jacob Gogel and bis wife, Apna, an aged couple, residing foar Tiles from Bethichem, Pa., were found dead in their bed this morning. ‘Their heads were near- ly severed from their bodies, and a bloody axe. Was found in the apartment. The walls were splathed with bloog, and altogether the room Presented a shocking sight. Joseph Snyder, Who boarded with the Gogels, was balleved to be the murderer. He was caught by an infuri- ated mob soon after the discovery of the crime and Was hanged to the nearest tree. Go-el was a day laborer, about 49 years of age, and leaves Unree cilldren. The motive for the double mu:- er is unknown. Shipwreck. Sr. Joun, N. F., Dec. 27.—The schooner Garl baldi, Capt. Butler, bound to Ray Islands, wes prevented from going thither in consequence of Ice. While ret ig to St. John she expe- rienced a re ae into Aqua Forte for shelter. On she was driven from her anchors and totally wrecked. crew Was saved with it difficulty. The Garibaldi Was 70 tons and to Harbor Grace, Death of Re Dr. ime New York, Dec. 27 —Dr. E. H. in, the Well-known clergyman, died in this city yes- terday. The which confined him to his house for a considerable terminated fatally, but not unexpectedly, for it has been known'for some time that there was no hope of his recovery. He was born in Union vil- lage, Washington county, December, 29th, 1514. European Gold for New York. ond ope prougat. $1,101.00 Bri ad m Ei ig 1 108.4 Frere coin, and the steamship Brittanic $7: 600 British gold coin. | other rise o | 459,087 } do. ccvsols, Stocks. 3 The Post's fnanetal art- fays: AUthe Stock Exchange the prevali ing disposition on Whe part of the speculators in pobtTol 18 to advance ail dividend paying stocks toa price which will yield the buyer about 5 percent, the calculation being that the present elders <f U.S. Bonds which are to mature next year will take these stocks per cent In- come rather tan accept s per cent i come trom the new ponds whicn the gover Ment will tssue. The opening prices at Steck Exchange were 1aiy above closing of last Friday; there ‘was an vance of led “by Central “Paci then ad ‘a's percent. the latter W Union Telegraph. Toere has since beet av- 4al\., and Unis {3 in progress as We write. The strongest stocks have advance « to the following firures :—Rock ‘Island to Burlington and Quincy to 1 + Chic Alten to 159, Lake Shore to 136%, Central to 126, New York Central to 15 Pacific to ». Central Pact Paui and Omaha preferred to ! notably strong stocks have sold as bigh ast) following figures:—Erie, 505,490°.; Wabasi. St. Paul and Omaha. 4 6%, and respectiy nibal and St. 5 Milwankee . Paul 114% and Nortiwest In exer ton to th “al list Western’ Upton gray h has been weak, having fallen too S2 early tn the day. atan advance of ° end Ohio, frou oad bonds are stron to make the fae ruling rate tc me money Prime mercantile t active th call lovns 1-6 can be bad poper ts 61a Sarah ernhar. MONTREAL, Dee. last night fer Spring Lied to the de gave ber a be She has been v ment. 6 = per« . Percent per cent. nt “rnhardt id, and was accom). r of frlends woo ed on. BALTIMORE, Dec. 2 f we: do. second weris due coupons, 90: do. new tan-f 1 to-day, BAL otton anii—n DK. F ili—Howard street em euy do. extra, 4 25, 3 de family, + ity tailis saver, 3.5uad OF; de. to, fawily, 6 (dai Patapeco fami southern y closing do. amt spot aud Decemb al.iig, Fe 1.18," " Cori quiet and sts ey—south tow, Afade | wectern, mixed. ep frqabs%y old, e8a'3y mew; Junmacy, 55. February, 83%a%7.— Uate envirely nomin, abrence of recsipis. Rye quiet, 10 Hay staaly im tocheice Pennsvivania aud Maryland, 20 Provisions dull and about nowinal— mess pork. 1 none oflerinz; packed, 6 and rib sides, Big Butter quie™ —in0se Rhoulders, iter prime to 24. roll. 20av3. Exwr eteady— tres ‘oleum 1 nna Cot ordinary to (sir. ilals = Suxar very firm— soft, 9% Whieky quiet, 118al.19. Freiehte Liverpool per steauwer qiet—ootton, 3-16agid four, 258. per ton, (sacks) xraiu, Sd.” Reoeipts— fleur: 2.100 barrels wheat, 40.025 bushels, corn, 620 “bush corn, nom 5,274) bushe Shipinent~— Sales—wheat, NEW YORK, Dec. 27.—Stocks strong. Money, 6. Exchange—iong, 4795: auort, 48255 Gos erpments steady. NEW YORK 27.—Flour quiet. Wheat sud bigher. Corn dull. NEW YORK MARKETS THIS AFTERNOON. quotations were current in Nev 2:30 p. m., &8 reported by Lew 8. 4 per cents., 115% bid, 113% : percents, 111% bil, 112 asked; D’ C. 3.65°s, —: New Jersey Central,’ 814; Ohio Mississippi, 88% . Erie 304, : Michiaan Oentral, 12659 Hanuiba! and St. Joseph, iy: Lake Shore, 136% iain, Oy “Rock Talend tad ob Pain dia, in. 7 eck Island, 5 be . Preferred, 128%: Wabath, St Louis and Pacif $070, preferred, 7c; Kansas and Texas, 4! 4 . _ Telegranl » 0. 0. andi. o., Ja2 Pacific Mail. 517, thet York to-day SUDDEN that Jusanity 1s largely on the increase in } Jersey. Mrs. Ann Fisher, the mother of tly ebildren, was taken yesterday to Snake Htil taving miap'ac. She believes that one of be eniicren 1s Sel,” Dithatibeey 1s strit: as taken possession of It. Michael Henne Wes seen behaving strangely in the street, when |. Was taken to the station house; a stratt jacke became necessary to control him. Two us known crazy women were also noticed in tie streets of Hoboken acting wiidly. Matthew Carney, of Jersey City, begged Father Kraus to exorcise the evil spirit that had got bold of him, when he was taken to the jail, and,after violent struggles, placed in a strait-jacket.—W. Siar, 25th. is salt A TEACHER KILIS 4 ScHooL Boy.—A school boy in Eliot. Me., aged 14 years, was struck on the head with a book by his teacher on Monday 13th instant, and died on the 224, after betn out of bis senses for some time. "It 1s allezed that the blow with the book ruptured a bloot vessel in his head. FATALLY SQUEEZED GY AN ELEPHANT.—Tom Sullivan, of Joba Kobinson’s circus, got drunk Christmas day and undertook to “prod” at elepbant. The latter turned upon him an. selzing him with his trunk, gave him a power- ful squeeze. Sullivan was Sepi to the hospttat and IU is feared 1s fatully injured. A MissInc BANKRUPT.—N. B. Harwood, the Minneapolis bankrupt, has been absent fron: that city since Friday afternoon, and it 1s be lieved that he has gone by acircuitous route tr join his famliy in New Orleans, aud go with, them from there to Europe. It was enarges when Mrs. Harwood left, that she secretly took | with her a considerable ‘part of tke assets of the bicken house. C. H. Pettit, the assigner, has Lo knowledge of Harwood’s whereabouts. A Swiss Coss, IN TROUNLE.—A petition has been filed in court at Chicago to declare insane Henry Enderis, formerly Swiss consul at that city." Enderts disappeared some weeks ago. and since that (me has been wandering about in deraented condition in different. parts of Can ada, He has made several attempts upon his life, and it is reported has misappropriated $20,- 000 entrusted to bir tor payment to the heirs of | aman who died in Switzerland. A BaD Son Ruins His Fatugr.—J. W. Baxen dale, “son of the leading shoe manufacturer c Brockton, Mass., and who had entire contrs of the Mnanctal department of the business. has absconded with from $5,000 to $10,000, He had been keeping company with a notorious woman of Boston for and it 1s surmised that she went with hin’ His father was ip financial stratts at Une tim: of bis disappearance, and it Is thought that this loss will ruin him. VIGNAUX WINS THB GREAT BILLIARD Marce.— The Vignavx-Slossen match closed Christmas morning at 1 o'clock. Slosson being beaten by 5510 the game of 3,000 points. This result was attributable in a great measure to a decision of the referee, which Was ciaimed to be unfair by the Americans. ‘The referee first gave it in faver of Slosson, and then. scared at the tumult which It raised among the French spec- tators reversed it. Vignaux's victory was hatied with frantic joy by the French crowd, and he recetved a tremendous ovation both Within and outside of the building. Large sums have been won and lost on the match, snd the excitement over the result ts intense. Amon these present in the audience Friday night were President Grevy and Minister Noyes. The play of both Thursday and Friday evenings Was extraordipariiy close, only 46 points sepa rating the men on Thursday, and but 39 poigis at the finish on Friday. A retura match between Slosson and Vicnaux, for 20,000 francs, 1s talked of in Paris to be played in New York, but Vignaux does not want to cross the Atlantic. A Fata Weppine Day.—It has been an op n secret for some time among their intimate a: juaintances that Mr. Dou Warwick, of ichmond, and Miss Nellie Burwell, of Frank iin county, were betrothed, and they were 10 have been married about the first of thi Every was in he appointed hy: RFA - Fs trepidation at that had thrice mission, and the sad sequel proves that her apprehensio: s were not groundless, Instead of bes su‘ur+ busband sbe received a telegram con- vey ing the shocking intelligence that he wa- dead.—Big Lick \ Va.) News. E years hou: | reporter j the object of the call few mor } Spra U} Though she bas tread | love Doors TIS LOOK as | always fegarded tae a AS she Spoke she p | urs from Mrs. Spr: some arty | were writen In a well-detined w and invariably concluded with * | quarrel. et | @ past three months, | ‘The Spragee Diverce Suit, 4 TALK WITH GOV. SPKAGUE'S REPRESENT ATITE, The New York star pudished Savarday a fre-column xrticie On the Sprague-Conkling scandal. The statement was authorized by Gov. Sprague snd imparted by his contidentiat | Inend and adviser, Dr. J. 1b. Greene, of Provi- jornee. Inthe fortheoming divorce sutt tnséi- | iuted by Mrs. Sprague be will ttle @ counter ne {tition and detend the suit, endeavoring (9 heve Lis children from any statu they may cetve BY an expesof the shortoomiags of Mrs, j SpTegue. It will set forth that she is tae vice | tlm Of Senator Conkling, the man who de- stroyed the peace and happiness of hts t bold: Ubst at present she is merely th 4 Lool Of Senator Conkling. H and infidelity wil be charged, also fhstances Wherea she bas commt't-d ry with SewatorConkllag t Washington, } aud Senator Conkling ts charged with Dreakiag Oace happy home. After detatitag the continued intimacy of Sen Vonkiluys and Mrs. Sprag: 4 the threatened d 1 Did not Mr. Sprague an hold a eg 5 latter ps and Yes, Unat is generally un “Couldn't one of Mr. Sprague’s letters Cophkitng hay asily been cons irued by a ous nan Into a cbalenge? it Was achationge. and after some delay was nd Ube seconds wee . An awful con otion Was Tatsed. aud tual friends were called Into tn re the day appointed for the meeting gue Was prevailed upon to withdraw his | challenge, the conditions being a contrite apol- osy Into Senator Conkling, coupled with a | Promise that be would cease to be a disturber of the governor's domestic pea: “The reporter has accldentally learned since coming 10 Canonchet thai Mrs. Sprague drove her sou from her Wasbington home at the re- juest of Senator Conkling: ts (sat true?” here can be Lo doudt of It; about two years ago She and Senator Conkling arrived at t that the presence of her liitie si Wilite, was obnoxious and distasteful to them? Conkling urging that the boy too closely resem= to ar aud was cursed with a spirit of | inquisitiveness, and prevaiiea upon Mrs. Sprague to send hitu away tn her Bind and belptess infatuation, comolind, giving the Jtarning kim’ out of door ag ke his own way in the wor H WHAT MRS. MUCUR SAYS. ng forth ta Mrs. Spragar | ton tor divorce ts deuledtn é'o. 8 -y ate WITh WoIneD WhLOSe W re UNKHO > inst zabeth a, Mrs. Sprague. «si Tuesday, When It came tothe know! e that was cuar | Mis. Sj tery wit plo Mrs. Spr dignant de | other things Mis. MeCue Says: “I uever saw { You and tue Governor quarrel but once, and Was Uh ning you came tomy roa aad asked me 10 come Up sta’ a wituess your That same evening 1 burned that ge Weman’s picture for you, and you burned the bag of letiers received troim him. | 7 —"" In your letter you refer are you burned « | Tb | to aman whose pic between Mr. and Mr man?” AusWer.— Or ho importance to the uewspa- pers; he was in Europe t and it was oa his account that Ube quarrcl tok pia, aud | when 1 burned his picture Mra. Sprague burned | hts letters. ~* Was not “that man’ Senator Conkling 7 The question startled Mra. McCue, and she answered, confusedly : “Goodness sakes. 1 did not say that it was Senator Conkling’s picvure | burned !” * Hut was It not the picture of Senator Conk ling, and when Mrs Sprague saw IU feading the flames, did she not make an attempt to re~ cover It? * You ask too many questions, and the news papers never do get anything right: you want to make a second Gessie Turner out of mr,” was, the diplomatic reply of Une woman.” A Case im Point. A wsiter in the Sunday Herald, commenting | upon the spirit of obstruction that manifests | ttself Whenever any definite plan of river im- Provement is broached. says: “Why there | should be any greater diMficulty in devising a plan for the tmprovement of the navigation of the Potomac than was experienced more than ‘forty years ago for the improvemeat of the | Hudson below Albany ts a mystery to person | Of ordinary common sense. Yet no tooner ts th | Pfoject broached than scores of writers ‘rush. | lute print’ and predict all sorts of calamities t any pian but their own shall be adopted. ‘Ta | Huasen at ‘Troy and Albany closely resemble the Potomac at Georgetown and Washington | It comes from the mountalus of New York a | the Potomac comes trom the mountains of Vir- | ginta, aud meets the Ude at Troy as the Poto- mac meets It at orgetown. The amount of fresh water flowing down aunually ts about the same in ooth rivers. The rise and fall of the lide 1s also about Ube game In both rivers. The | Hudson river improvement was began abou: | the year 1536 by the general goveroment, and Wits intervals of suspension has been prose- ‘cuted ever since. The plan adopted by We | ebgipeer department Was Vo contract the navi- | gable poruon of the river by bulldiug dams | from tSland to island from Troy to Castievon, a distance of about tweive miles. For Unat sp: these islands extend, separated from each othe by trom 300 to 500 yards. By confining the tow of water to a channel of moderate width a | depth sufictent for the larger steamers on the river bas been obtained, although the improve- | ment bas not been completed—the water which Torlwerly flowed between Ube islauas and ihe Mathland on elther side belng now coutined to | obe main chapne | Opposed to Suffrage in the District. | Mr. A. L. Barber, president of the Tow path | Club, states that the action of the club Thurs- | day evening on the question of suffrage tn the | District of Columbia was hadjwithout any dis- cussion, and at alate hour, atver several had | left the banquet, was so divided tn senttinent | that 118 hardly fair or true to Say that the club 18 in favor of suffrage; Uhat many of its mem- bers, Including himself, certainly do not wists to be so classed. a railroad ciuder-heap J." lie and another tramp, named Baraey Dufly, bad lain down upon the heap together. Dufly was overcome by the gus, ana Mahoney, alter taking him to a hospital. went back by bimselt' aud laid down, and was burned to leath. E.orkp —Funice Kardwell, a pretty orphan | of Partreyvilie, three miles from Wautac Wis., has created something of a sensation al her Lome by suddenly disappearing and mar- rying Wm. H. Jackson, of Jersey city, who becaine acquainted with ber last summer. She was the teacher of the town school and a great favcrite. A Pokt’s Love anp Stictng. —James Calico", Who about a week sgo created a sensation in Cineinnatt by shooting bimself in the head be- cause afewaie performer in a low-down cx n- cert bail, wilh whom be pretended to be infat- | uated, reinsed to marry Lim, bas Wurned up in | Chicago, bopelessiy insene. yonway, a Forces Harosic-—At & recep: ion in Chicago yesterday to the Norwegian poet. Biornsen, he made a speech, In the course Of which he sald that over half the people of Norway were In favor of a republic, and he propbested that tt would note very long be~ Tore @ republic wouid be esiablisned taere. UNIVBRSALIST C2NTENNIAIL—At Gloucester, Mass., yesterday, the Independent Christa Society, founded by Joho Murray, tue preaci of Universalism in this country, celeprat d tLe centennial anniversary of the éstablisimeat of the old Murray church, the first Universalist church in 4 ‘gram from Dallas, ‘Tex., says: Lieut. Nevill, of the ‘Texas Rangers, just in from the frontier, says be is positive the reported killing ol the Apacne Chier, Victorlo, by the forces of the Mexican Gen. "leres#s Is a canard. He ‘that @ num- | ber of Victorio’s band were killed in an effort to his whereabouts, and the t rm Victorio, and they claimed to have killed the | latter tn order to secure the reward offered by the Mexican goverument. Lieut. Neville says | Victorto escaped, and is no doubt organizing for more border warfare, and is lable to be beard from at any time, | ACEERGAL NATURALIZATION IN MASSACHUSETTS, telegram from Boston, Dec. 2 says: case of Robert Howard, of Fall river, | Seiore: Use yor Commissioner tats | morning char naturalization vice keswere ty, a8 alleged. to date of bis arrivalin this eountry. Gen Butler asked that Howard be ai on the ground Ghat Lhe oath. bing att by the Deputy clerk of the court, was Mega}, and that. the whole system Of mataralt- zation in vogue In the United States court of Ubis district for several years 1s illegal. As thousands have been naturalized wnoer this system, Gen. Butler's point is considered an important one. The Commissioner continued the case, promising to considerthe questiva with much care,