Evening Star Newspaper, December 30, 1880, Page 1

“THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Exeept Sanday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Peunry!vaois Avenue, Oorner 11th Street, by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, @EO. W. ADAMS, Pres’t. VESING STAR if gorved to subscribers in arly Up carriers, ob fnclr own account, at w per week, Or 44ce.ts per month. Copies at the cornter, 2 cents each. By mail—postave pre. peid_6¢ cerita s month -one year, 86:eix months, $3 {Entered at the Post Ottis at Waehinwton, D. d., aa nec: No clase mail ma'ter Wresty STAn—published on Friday—@2a par: postese | Sia months, $1; 10 copies ear, poatsve prepaid 1k Wc pies for 827 ir ‘riptione must be pstd in ad- Ge Ail mail subscriotions must be, pata Sane Pe Leer te oe: aown Oa application. bening Star. Vor. S6—-N®. 8,652. WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1880. NEW YE*#'S HOLIDAY WEER. JHE COMEDY SUCCESS OF LONDON, NEW YORK, AND BOSTON. NOB, * Ir yon Kant to enjoy 2 good py, cont neh, one at ‘will ides’ ache and keep your face for weeks Fee thin new ‘comedy of errors" it is fail ef pure, clean fun from be winning to end.” MATINEES WEDNESDAY snd SATURDAY. MONDAY, Jav. 3-A OHILD OF THE STATE. dees N \ZIONAL THEATES. EVERY EVENING At 8. AND SATURDsY MATINEE AT 2 THE COMEDIANS, ROBSON AND CRANE, HOBSON AND CRANE, Wit! anpear in an entirely crivinal Americ + edy, written expressly for thems, entitl SHARPS 4ND FLATS, ire in Four Acta : Mr. RTUART ROBSON Sthek Exchanwe ) -Mr. WM. H CRANE Proepactive Owner of Mil be a bn! or Bear, and ever ady for a Fut or Call ) DAY, Jan. 3-KATE OLAXTON. Ro RSHATING HINK. ring Ho idsy Week Children admitted to all con Assemblies. Morning Assemblies fc es and Evening Assemblies at § o'clock p.m. for Dadies ant G 1 dige23-at INCOLN HALL. FEURSDAY AND FR Dec. Sth a2 Yer'an4,Guy'nor Yer'aid! emi usnal GuABD COMPANY and CURTP’S ORIGINAL SPANIS# STUDENTS. Mise KATE THAYER. S. Mr_ J. P CORLISS, Te sor. Miss H_MAUKER, Pianist SENOK 0. OURTL, Violtni:t NOK G. CUBTH, Harpiss SENG WILL He GasP MAN, = Oh r Impersonations, @ SPANISH BIUDENTS in their Lf COSTUME. m wilt present a clinics RIED MUSIC, i © become famous in that style for which roge and America. e+. 50 and 75 conte. sests, which msy bs ured at Ellis’ Music Store. Doors opea at 7 ‘commence at § o"elent. A WEBER GRAND PIANO is carried by the Company there Concerts. dsc37.6t _ PARTIES, &e. uD ANNUAL BaLu or THE GERMANIA-M.¥ NNEE-OHOR, t Tallma?ge Hall, F st_, bate porth weet, on, NEW YE AB's Isty. Tickets for a geutlemuan end ladies, 50 cla: A 200d nig * anteed to all who may atten MAND ANNUAL BALL + OF TEE WASHINGTON CITY H BE. SOOIRTY. No 1, will be held at Maronic Tenipla, Stn and F stroste Borthwest, ou MONDAY FE , Jauuary de, a Tickets, admitting a“wentieman and Indies, 81 A cordial greetinse snd firet-clase enjoymeat prom- ived to. al favorivg ws with their presence ou tia eca0it D. McMONIGL: HOM THE S4NITARY ENGINES OF NOVEMBER 1ST: ** The customary use of water vases in fa: con nable, 7D into Baer quantity of air, corrodes the surface 0” d, Passing into the apa furniture. A porus w Upon the rewister face saturates the air Gut dees uot snper-saturave it, and itis the cine v2 bon.” HAYWARD & HUTCHINSON, Ho. S17 Sth st. northwest. The only manufacturers of Dr. Qolourn’s wie brated POROUS JAK EVAPORATORS. no 29 THE KITCHENER RANGE. ‘We have endeavored to make a first-class article only, and have spared no expense in the manuisc- ture of our KITCHEN KANGES to secure @ c20k- ing fixture thst have succeeded, the number thst we have sold snd the satisfaction they Lave wiven is the best proof Bandreds of references in th's city and Baldmore. ‘We are axents for the BALTIMURS, & portable Kange of larwest eonventence and frst-olaas con- ttruction. unequaled in this market. HAYWARD & HUTCH novil-2u N GPP. Day & 00 FUCCESEORS TO AL KE HANDLER, ALE NOT CLOSED, ke represented by some parties, BUT ARE IN FULL BLAST, witha full line of GOODS IN EVERY DEPARTM! And are selling at dec22-im Low Down, Down Prices. « 50 YEARS ESTAB- 1831 LISHED: 1881 Geod either before or after the Holidays. A Ricely Cleaned, of Beautifully Dyed GENTS’ BUIT or LADIES’ GARMENTS to be had at W. H WHEATLEY'S Wet and Dry Cleaning aad Premium Steam Dyeing Establishment. 1068 (49) Jefferson Street, Georgetown, D. C. Work called for and delivered anywhere in the city. dec? ANITARY PLUMBING. 24 YeAus PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE LEN, 419 Oth st. n.w., JAS. F 5 lakes 8 Specialty of ths exainination aud repairs of | Prtsat 1G, with a view toite itary ar. raaxen ent. "Orders prompuy £1! FpoREnorsy Oo onté-4 ELEC. cn ECAMPANE Highly recommen Colds, Hoarse- ness, Ke, beinw an e! are fa a very ble forn—as pleasant to take as plain candy. for larwe bait-pound ‘Try them. ARTHUR NATTANS, Pharmact«t, declS Mithana I ADAME L. P. JEANNERET, M mee Tava ies Hias arrived tn Was! om with a hands: fortment of BON nd ROUND HATH. ¢ fnlly selected by ti sdiue Hi of Faris Can te found at street, opposite Ebtitt House paxes ane SPECIAL IMPROVEMENTS BEFORE JANUARY 1, 1882 The time fired by Congress for six per cont inter- est and sbeterent of peuslties on ail tares dus Lefore July. 1579, expires January 1 1881. After ti 2 per cent from date of bill. and all penalties J be charged and property sold in default. PETER OAMPBELL pays there taxes at a lanwe AND aH ve) at_his reenl: office, 1431 Feungylvan:s avenue, oF 208 Four-and. a ball street Wali at chce for information. That will cost you eth PETER CAMPBELL, 1431 Pennsylvania aveave. NUFACTURING SLATE MANTELS, and have a large stock of MAN TELS of new and attrac: gps, and by exsmi- pation the superiority cp is apparent. HAYWARD & HUTCHINSON, No. 317 9th street u.w- 'S ICE CREAM! orig. 25 agallon. Spe ith lowest prices. Howson's Ice corner Massachusetts ave- deed LOS, DUETS, THIOS | all that can be desired. That we | | | | j | | i | emergency and { j (eA MEETING OF THE STOCK ROLDERS | of the WASHING RAILROAD COMPA i | i | | { { | | jenta, | | corner 11th st northwes:, and has associated i | | | Sie Hmited by the resolution, all. the poral ties { | ana avenne, on MONDAY, Ja } { | Always | 80, 8 fine assortment of | i | market in the afternc | Btickbo | during the ensuing year, and for the transaction of | be hela | STEAD BUILDING ASSOCIATION will be hel THE EVENING STAR. - alld tock pm. No warket Sa! urday. aaa i WESTERN MAUKET WILL BE FRIDAY, the dim inst., all day. arday. 1 y and until 10 dee30-2t" at T, in charce. SPECL DC NOTIO“.—OSTREAT MAINED will be open al day FRIDAY autil "0 Mt but will be closed on Ba.urday- a) (ee Fann) AND MecaANiGy NT ev TIONAL PA Gronartows, D. 18, 1844, ‘The Poard of Directors of t ave this d de lered a DIVIDEND OF 4 2’ Nfoutof tie earninwa for the past six montha, payabls to ve stoca holders on and a'ter the 34 dsy of January ssl W. LATED, JB , Casale: (2 BEARTAN COUNCIL. No; 5. BONS “SS JUNADAD, will open their “*Warc By eine, at 9.99 p.m. 8 ¥ eir Hal Yeare 5 BO. thweet. All meabers of the Coun requested to be present. By direction of the Ome de e30- 2b ‘W. H HOWARD, Treasure ‘ORGETOWN MAS NIG HALL AS3O- CIATION The armual meeting of the ere of the above named Association, for the purpose of electing Nine Directors to serve i i 3 such business as may fecnily come before it, wil t Masonic Hall, Georsetown. D. O., TOE DAY, January 4th, i881, ut 7 p.m. { dr (S0-3t OFFICE OF THE COM Disraicr OF © Washiw 30, 188 Tt having been brought to our knowledge great distrees exists among the poor of this Di: trict, which the Commissioners e powerless to relieve, we respectfully and earnestly invite ths cit zene of the District to meet them at Willard’ Hill, corner of 14th and ¥ streets, on FRID EVENING, Slat Deesreb at 73 ofclook, to con- fer +s to inessures best calculated t9 ineet the MARKET will be staut, ALL DAY and ed on SATURDAY. B. F. GUY, Secretar 1 Warhisron Crry, Dec. 23, 89d. NOTICE.—A genera! necting ‘of the ILE of the COLU MBIA TURNPIRG ROASD COMPANY will be holden in the Direct Room of the Bank ef Waehrexion on MONDA 3d day of January. 1881, at oon, for the pur jos lecting a President and Directors for the engu- euy notified thet WATER RENTS for the year 1851 will be due ont marz,and if pot paid within THIRTY BAYS fi that date f » Beets off and the he bill, 3. COX, Water Registrar. s~ NEW YEARS AT CENTER MARKET. oa x ‘The WASHINGTON (or Center) MARK will be OPEN FRIDAY. D comber 31, ALL DAY AND ce ne market will be closed SATURDAY, Day. i B.S. SMITH, Clerk. EY BUILDING ASSOOLATION.— the second monthly meeting of the HOME, re at Bt. Domini Hall, corner 6th and F streets southwest, FRIDAY EVENING, January 7, 1531, at 7 o'clock. Shares 81 per mouth. WM. H. BAUM, President. J.J. DERMODY, Secretary. decds-10t ‘ON & GEORGE £0 W NY. for the election of Direc tors, will be held st the office of the Oompauy, Georgetown, on WEDNESUAY, the 12th day of Janvary, 1881. ‘The Polls will be opened at 12 m. and clow p.m. Transfer books will be clowed on the oti of january, 18si, and opened o7 January 1th, 1841. H. BURT, Prosident ©. _M. KCONES, Secretary. dec23-15t (= pALE FEESONS WAV “S DRAWBACKS or damazes bh: eariy. Ten per cent. intereat_ and all pen taxes after December 31. E. W. WHItAK Kea: Estate Agent, 205 4% street, ueae eu ns deer HING CO held at the « fice of the e axenne, in the elty of Wael clock, noon, on the first Nic ra day of Jinu: teen of thi Ete ae. ia the power of the corp. ©., Dec. 24, 1230. B.D. WHITNEY, Secret DE. FLOROAEDO HOWARD has Fr moved his office and residence to 1019 F st i= him im the prac of Medicine Dr. HOWABD 4. BARKEK. Office hours, 9 tu 10:30am: 1 P. m., ahd$to4p m. a <a EI x INSURANCE Ca WASHINGTON AND GEOR Hank of Wach- f jyeton, Washi on, D. .. Dec. 20, 1830.—ahe sNocabolders of the Firamea's Insnraace Company of Washington and Georgetown, D. C., will meat at this office, on MONDAY, January 31, between ee ee Ca 2. um. andl Lee the purpose lecting thirteen Directors for the eqau-nw year" ects Cc. W. HOWABD, See's, (4S OFFICE OF QOLLECTOR OF Taxis. “ DISTRICT OF OOLUMBIA. LAST NOTICE Wasnixeton, Bucemen 18ra, 1889. zs 7 Byg Joint resolution of Congress, approv-d June DELINQUENS TaX- YER3. 880, arrears of all taxes, real and persorsl and special assessments, due the District of Ociuaibia Cpe to July Ist, 1879, may ph ON OK BEFOKE Ad UARY let, 1581, by the addition of six per cant. perannum. in lien of all penalies, advortisiue. Unless this privilewe is availed of before tha and other costs will be added to the tix after January Ist, next. To tax. payers in arrears thia opportunity wil! not probably ayain recur, and it is materially to their Ea to pay any end CY awe of =< before se heavy penalties and other costa revert. JOHN F. GOOK, Collector of Taxes for the District of Columbia. decl7-20 tee, THE STOOKHOLDERS OF THE ORN. < TRAL NATIVNAL BANK OF WASH- INGTON CITY. The annual election of eleven directors of tha Central National Bank of Washington City will be held at the Bank, corner of 7th street and Luutsi vany 10TH, 1851, between the hours of 12m. and 2p. m. ‘12 m. of the ‘The annual reports willbe read at SAMUEL NORMENT, same day. | President. | JAMES 8. EDWARDS, | ' | Secretary Board of Directors. _dec9-aktdw tenet BODA! HOT SuUDA!! Prepared with delicious and nutritions Pearce Affords the most pleasant and wholesom eink. for ner: {ho winter season: Cold Soda and ie all the year. re MILBURN'S PHARMAOY AND MINERAL WATER D&POr, 1499 PENNSYLVANIA AVENT! fresh supply ot | NORWEGIAN COD LIVER OIL, at | DREW'S Drug Store, corner 9th st. and Penn’ Vania ave., at Oe. per fit! pint bottle. decil EDGAL'S GOUGH SPEOLFIO, for, colds, WHOOPING covcH and all fnng tronbies. 25 and 60 cents per bottle. For Gyo STOTT & sale by all druxwists. Wholeasie CihOMWELL, 450 Penneyiven ood sim ATES OF PENZANCE.—Co: and Pianoforte Score, $1; seiectio: Voeal Gems, 25. centa: maguificent Potpoar itv and March: Raconet Waltz, immensely p 5 lar. Por sale only at N(MMO'S Music Store 4 Tub street. Orders by portal card delivered 0.0 D. ve HEELER BROS, E STOCK, GRAIN AND PROVISION BRO. iS, Representing M.S. Nichols & Co, Chiesgo, Hil. ; . H. Parks, New York. H. K. Dillingham & Co., New York, | Have opened the offices i Cor, 15th St. Wi rea to New York and Chicago, aud larrecerey mucaanca Gr theve marke: Market Report. {4* 48» « nvreniaxson | 317 Ninth st. northwes: ives special attention to MODERNIZING DEFROTIVE PLUMBING in ei and, having a large foree of com- Belen workmen, attend promptly to all jobbing octhL WE WILL GUARANTBE ‘THaT THE E. D. NORCROSS FURNACE REGULATOR eave its fuel . Tua the alm ib eye te CHEAPEST AND BEST. alent | Donot conf aise With some other. Price $16. one me HAYWARD & HUTCHINSON, noyll-2m No. 317 Sth street n.w. ES ress ‘1b st, DearPa- aye. | terminate at 2 p. j to Washington News and Gossip. New Year Calis. Tae Star of Friday will contain a Ust of those receiving on New Year Day who may re quest. or authorize the publication of their | names in such Ust, Matter intended for these | announcements (for which no charge ts made) | should be sent in before Friday noon. Receptions at the White Honse.tSs1 ‘The President and Mre. Hayes, and the Vice | President will hold a reception at the Executive Mansion on New Year day, according to the | following program: Atl a, m.—The members of the (abinet and the Diplomatic Corps. AU li:15 a m.—Tne Chief Justtee and Asgo- of tie Supreme Court of the the judges of the Supreme Court ot striet, cf Columbia, ex-m: mbers of the Cabinet, aud ex-ministers of The United States. 2 m.—The officers of the ariny an p. m.—The secretary of th sonlan Institution, the Commisstoner of Agri- culture, the assistaut secretaries of the nents, the Assistant Postmasters Genera! icitor General, the Ass.stant Attorneys Gen eral, the Superintendent of the Coast Surv E and the heads of bureaus of the several ments. sof the War st Innaditants Association of the District of Columbia, and the Grand Army of tae Republ! AlLl p. m—Re iveus, whi h wil Carriages wil: sion by the cast western. Mrs. ayes will be assisted by he Miss Morgan, ‘Miss . Miss Cook. The President will hold even approach the F<ee n gate, and lex ive Man- the by Mis. Hayes wil hold a reception every Satur- day trem 3 to 5 p. m., beginuing January sti. The following order has been 15s ing Secretary Rams! 2 offers of and Marine corps will assemble at department at 11:30 o'clock a. mn. on Sa January 1, 1s51.1n full dress uniforms { stons of special ceremony, to pay their r to the President of the’ United States @'eleck. They will form in Ut Tent, uncer the direction of th A sinular order directing the army o% ascemble at the Adjutant Gon on the Prestdent the war departme GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To enue, g254,5 Wuirs He Secretaay Eyarts Attorney General Dev Representative F aud Kepreseniative-elect Dezeudort, giula, Called on the President to-day. Taw CONTEST IN TE: BK for the seat in the lower house of the legislature trom Pol und Bradley countics—where a tle vote was re- turned—has been decided against Stewart /-ia- erat) by the circult court, to which he fora mandamus to compel the issutn certificate to him. The chict justice of the sut ne court has been appraied to. to h: a sion of the court ta order tod fon before the legislature morts appeal be refused, the certinvate | sued to Font, republic: the repubiica: erator, incieas« thes Avy Onn) d report to Briga eral George Crook for special duty in ¢ with the Ponca Indian commitssio: pointed to mee at MDEF 1, ISS, is genera court martin 5 iowing potted to meet at C atler as practiesble, for the trial of such pri-vn- ers as may be brought before it: Major W. 4. Notson, surgeon, U. S. army; Capt. . 4 Wood, astistant Quartermaster; ist Lt Kirkman, 10th infantry; ist Lieut. 1. nett, 7th ‘infantry: ist Lieut. Dp. i Burahan, j 15th infantry: and ist Lieat. Matthew Marx land Ist infantry, judge advocate of court. Sswavor Dawes aNpD Ware Eacts.—Under the inspiration of Mr. Tibbles, Mr. Standing Bear and Miss Bright Eyes, Boston has becorae eg aroused in {ts sympathies on behalf of the Ponca Indians. Gov. Long gave voice to the Boston Idea In his recent speech, in which he held Secretary Schurz up before the world inthe character of a heartless official. The Secretary made an able defence, bat Bostoa was not convinced. White Eagie, accompanied by bis entire cabinet of sub-chiefs, came here a week ago to make a pew treaty. He said: ¥ people are content to remain in the Indian territory, We want papers for our lands there ard pay for our old home in Dakota. We doa’t wish to go back to Dakota.” Last Monday Sea- ator Dawes, accompanied by Tivbles, called on Secretary Schurz and demanded a secret cau- cus with the Povca chiefs. No objections wera oftered to this, but the Senator tought better | of it apd beld an open council. He appealed to the patriotic sentimeat of hts red brethren, by asking Lf 1t was true that they were willing to cell the graves of thelr fathers. White Kage, speaking for bis people, replied that he was | willing, aud that his people were willlag, for they were getting better lands and money enough to set them Up in farming. ‘The Sena tor subsided and sadly left the councll, evi. dently much disgusted at the want of patio! sentiment in the noble red man. DISMISSED FROM THE ARMY.—First Lieutenant Alexander Wishart, voth tuCanury, was recently tried by court-martial and sentenced to be dis- missed the army, Tis seateacs us been con- timed by the I’restdent. A DISPUTED POINT SeTTLED.—Thoz who have questioned the fact, a3 inany have done, that | all of those wuo have held the oftice of Attorney, Grueral since the inauguration of Goneral Washington have been members of the cabinet, } are respectfully referred to Jefferson’s writings, { #nd also to Irving’s Lite of Washi m VoL ¥. | These are full of couclusive proofs 1 .at the Attorney General, although for many } cars he was not the head of a department, was, from the first year of Washington's administration, 2 men. ber of the cabinet. Irving says, ia Vol. V, page 27, after mentioning Washington’s letter io Edmund Randolph tnforming him that ne had nominated him Attorney General of tue | United States: “Randolph promptly accepted the nomina- Uon, but did not take his seat in the cabinet unl some months after Knox and Hamiiton.” The State department was without a head | after the two last-named gentlemen had re- | spectively taken charge of the War and Treasury departments, and was so until Jefferson, who Was minister to France, returaed and ac*epted the appointment of Secretary of State. Ho did hot enter upon the duties of hts office uatti March 21, 1790, although commissioned, ag was Randolph, on September 26, 1789. Hamilton Was commisstoned on the 11th and Knox on the 12th of September, 1759. In further proof that Randolph was a member f the cabinet while Attorney General, the fol- lowing is quoted from Irving’ Lite of Wa hing- ton, Vol. Page 33. In speaking of the ques ‘Uon as to the incorporation of a National Bank by Congress coming before the Kxecutive in 1790, rving writes: “The inet was divided on it. Jefferson and Randolph denied its consututiouality: Hamilton and Knox maintained it.” REDEEMING THE Six PgR Can’ Bonvs.—The ‘Treasury department to-day mailed chocks amounting to $1,675,000 to New York in pay- ment for six per cent bonds of 1889 received for THE FOLLOWING INTERNAL REVENUE AR POINTMEXTS Were made to-day: Francis M. Mur- phy, storekeeper and gauger, sth district Ken- | First. Lient. | charged ever sinc lucky; HP. Dewey, storekeeper and gauger sth district. Tennessee; W "i Broadus ‘store- kc eper 7th district Kent ; John W. Siervert, Storekeeper Sth district Kentucky; John Q° Adams, storekeeper Sth district Kentucky; Chas. a fog ‘Storekeeper 6th Avge Bo tucky; T. P. storekeeper and gauga district Pennaylvanier Walter’& Belt posts I . |, gal district of Miselsstppi. . . Prominent Army Officers Retired. CHANGES EFFECTED THERESY. Orders issued by t piace the followtag officers on the retired list from Jap. 2d next:—lnspector General Marcy, Col. J.G. Barnard, engineer corps, and Israel Vogdes. Col. D. B. Sackett will be ap. pointed inspector general in place of Gen. Mar. ‘The reurement of Col. Barnard witl evuse the f lowing promotions in tne engineer eorns:— Lient.’ Col. George Thom to be colonel, Major Hi. L. Abbott to be leutenant colonel, J. Ly decker to be major. lory to be captain, and Second Lieut. W. M. Black to be first Houtenant. The retirem: or | Col. Vogdes will cause promotions as follows in the artilery:—ileut. Col. F. T. Dent to be colonel, Major John C. Harstiton to be iteuten- ant colonel, Capt. It. T. Frank to be mjor. Ingalls to be eapratn, and . Oyster to be first Heuten- Second Lieut. J. s | ant, Investigating the Gover: tanical Garde! WHAT JIARARIAN SPOFFORD SAYS ANOUT IT. The sub-committee of the House comm! on agriculture, of watch ten. Lefevre, ot Gat fs chairman, have been engaged for gome thine past in an investigation of the methods and workings of the Agricultural department, and soen after the assembling of Congress the com- mittee will submit a report recommending soine radical changes and reforms. For the past two days the committee has directed tts atten- tion to the botanical gardens, which form. years past have been under the nominal min- Agemnent or direction of tue librarian of Co gress, and in course of their inquiry have d avered that it has cost the government #554,h0 st thirty-five years. Mr. Spofford, the sional Librarian, was before the coin erday and stated that he had Hed the attention of Congress (0 ent Bo- the mati€érand nad expressed the opinion tia! there was no connection bt" pn tials nosegay nd the lbrary of Congte 2 accounts Should be key in the course of bis examination ne botanical garden t+ tio the government of tae United endeavor should be made to enlirgs y vonsolidating It with everything p: t to it in the city of Washington—with the gr atthe Agricultural department a) eculive Ransion and in the propag, D. All of hetn shon!d be under tie clang of the Commissioner of Public Buildings aud Grounds. ‘They are now costing a great deal need cost under é sclidated inanagement, They should ve admin- istered with the idea of producing the greatest and most impressive results with the money P3 . ‘The botanieal garden here would ‘0 Any great credit to a private gentleman of large means and of the requisite e and taste who should culture and florleuiture, private establishinents In t iuer, and that 1s an additional re: when we undertake to make a great show pial In the front of the Captiol, we Suould oiak good a show as wecan. If we caonot hav great Kew Garden. we should at least i thing that would do eredit to the Wal’ States. You bave not got It there now. Yuu Laye got three or four rival small sows tn the city of Washtugton, when one great exh! ile ‘den he unde des Plante you ought to hive itton of botanical science, Tats costs more than the famous in Parls, which has not onty tie greatest collection of botanteal spo inehs in the world, but also the greatest co! Uer of ving autmals and of comparative alowy, If Congress would devote itself to pro- viding a ne display In the direction of bovan- leal science It would render a service of great value. 15 no: ors come and 199k st the botanical epecimens in three or four differ- ent places, separate from each other. in not one Of which {8 there even a catalogue, The present state of things ts disraceful for those Who art responsible fer ii. THE ALLEGED TESTIMONY taken before the sub-committee of the Hor committee on agricult yesterday, seems to have been considerad) furnished the news namitter. ‘This would certainls appear from a letter writ Spoiford to Mr. Smith, the stu The great and unw my tesUimeny In regard to the Botanical den in the put report, require. tn ja: to myself as well as to you, thes what | did say t I went before the committee a3 witness, required to produce the account one year. So] called aff to the reporter, toc by item, as Mstructed by the chairman, th bills for horse and cart hire, he footing them up. I did not testify that Lwo teams had poe. 1 can remember, nor did { say anything about the amount so chargea except as to (he single year 1380, This 1 was re quired to do under oat 2d. As to the Bartholdi fountain, questions regarding which were asked by Mr. Hatch), | said thet It was offered at a very low price-- $6,000—greatly less Unan cost, and that both Senator Morrill and yourseif inierested tn: proper committees in securing It for Washi: ton; that it was a matter entirely outside the library committee, and that Senator M vill, then chairman of the public buildings a grounds, pressed its favorabie action, and tha’ was not aware by what au y it Was located 1p the botanic garden. 3d. Idid not say that when all the govern ment botanical collections are consolidated Ubey should be under the charge of tie com missioner of public buildings and grounds, by’ under a competent and responsible head whether that officer or the present superinten dent of the botante gardens, or soie other officer, Who should devote his energies to ta’ advancement of botanical sctenca. I now notice this matter only to say that they (the reporters) have garbied and exagger antabie variations fron | ated the accounts to suit themselves. if you could have heard my evidence, (andi Wish you had), you would have seen that whil desiring the concentration of scaitersd collec tions, 80 as to make onegreat and creditah! botanical exhibition, I had nothing to reflect on your management. indebted to you for numberless personal and official favors, ¥ shoula be the last to disparage you, and my criticisins bore upon Congress and the system. WHAT SUPERINTENDENT SMITH SAYS. A Srar reporter called on Mr, Smith to-day. He states that when he needed a cart or carts he rented them himself to the United States at 80 much per day, but he potnts to the fact thar @ Uke system prevatls with the oflicers of th: House aud Senate, and has for years wack. 85 to the Bartholdt fountain, he says he had no mere Lo do with its purchase than the man tn the moon, but that after it was purchased he Was solicttous to have it placed in the Botanical garden, a distance sufficient from the Capito! to prevent Its architectural effect from beins dwarfea. “It 1g the first architectural fountais in the world,” said Mr. Smith. As to the ‘ bouquet department” of the Botanival garden, Mr. Smith sald that he had long stnce resom- mended that the giving of boquets be limited to an oecastonal floral gift toa stranger con- suUltuent of Congressmen. “Touching ‘the Bo- tanical garden, it has in it the faest collection ‘ On this earth,” said Mr. Smith, ‘and that fssay- ing a good deal.” | SHH COMMITTEB TO-DAY INVESTIGATE THR agRi- CULTURAL BURRAY. The sub-committee of agriculture held a | Meeting to-dey. The branch of the taquiry touching the Botanical Garden was laid avid for the present. General Conner, the chief clerk of the Agricultural department, was examined at length In reference to the general working. Of the department. General Le] will be called when he ayes through with his experi- mental tea farm in South Caroiina. COMMANDER G. W. Sumner, U.S. N., has beou ordered to special duty at Washington. THER BRULE Sioux did not go to the Interio department to-day, they having asked Secre- tary Schurz to allow them to think over the Proposition of the railroad companies to pa- them for the right of way. It is understood that they will accept the terms offered, how €ver, only one of the chiefs now dissenting. Mg. A.S. Locax, a lineal descendant of the Celebrated Indian ehlef of the Six Nations, of ne, So well knows to juvenile orators. pean appointed to a tion in the Tuteri department 7 Bearetary sechure, as THE WEEKLY Stan (now in its twenty-fifth year), (or this week {sa large eight-page shect, containing fifty-six columns of fresh News, Idterary and Agricultural matter, including a compend of Washington News and Gossip, a Teeord of local affairs, Home Matters, Fashion Notes, Personal News, iute Telegraph News, Special Correspondence, Selected Stories, &, It will be sent, postpaid, from January 3, or the entire cession of Congress, pcluding the In- auguration Ceremonies April 1, for tty cents. oples at the obuL, Single co} coun. ter In wrappers, Nive cents, Pte ae ine | War department to day SOCTETY NOTES. As so many ladies as well as gentlemen in Washington prefer walking when making calls, our visiting season will bea dull one indeed, while the snow lasts, unless either public or i private enterprise shall devise and put in operation some way of keeping the street cross- Ibys In passable condition. ‘There ts loud com- plaint on every hand tn regard to the state of the streets and sidewalks, and strangers in the city are simply amazed and diszusted at the Plight we arein. It is generally the subject of comment, too, that the snow has been covering the sidewalk fn front of the Executive Mansion for over a week. It is, in fact, in a condition | rendering travel over it so dangerous that i | Would cause severe censure {f a private citizen Instead of the government of a big Nation owned the properly fronting on it. Foundry Church was lighted up last evening, and about two hundred guesis were there a3- sembied to witness the marriage of Miss Aunte S, Pitinger, of Washtigton, to Mr. John Philp, of Sacramento, California’ ‘The attendants were Miss Meahoilin, of Wheeling, and Dr. T.A. Bland, of tis city.’ The ceremony was 1 Pressively performed by Rev. Dr, Lanahan ¢ fair bride looked lovely tn dress of creamy | Shik, brocaded in tiny satin buds and leaves, made en train, and trimmed with I Tus bridal vell covered the face and head and feil to the full length of the rove behind. A large cluster of orange blossoms at tue throat coni- leted the attire. ‘The bridesmatd, Miss Mea. olin, Who 1s superintendent of the pubiic schools of Wheellng, wore a beautiful stl cachemere, en trai, pleated In at Dack, bodice laced up behing, and falllag below the w. watteau folds; the front w: me also wore a lo Dy a few friends ac- A Uhe bridal pair to the residence of iton, where the charmitug hostess had | gant wedding supper. Mr. Lanahan, « ;lit-hand of the brid ded over the Gistribution of the bride's After tea | Emily MWswthorne (Mrs. Charle ) favored tie | reciting a lyric appropriate for tas | ce: iss Meahoilin, on and | ian furnished some deligoti al muste, anda pleasant evening was spent. This everhig Mrs. Dr. Bland gives a recep! honor of the bride, at her residence, No. 1209 street, ‘The party given Mrs. bra by Justice and Hey In hou.or of thelr son aad hts bride Jed by Maby of distinction, Ineiuding Bi Hof the Jasilves of the Supreme C and thelr farllies, judges of ¢ ct Gi nd Court Of Claim: t evening ore were tmsey and General Suerman, music and dauclog and an elegant supper. The residence of Mrs. J. B. Hagar mont av oclal nue, Was thi gathering on ay the ceeasion befhg a party given to Miss Fy B. Johusion, who 13 spending the holidays at her home here. Mi has been attendin: | rhool at the Notve Dame Institute, near Balt | ore. The evening Was spent tn’ social con- Versation and games of an amusing character A substantlal collation was also served by the hostess, assisted by A a Mrs, min. Among those present the authoress; Ca and cay Mrs. Fanute J ston and her two daughter: Nelson ( ther and wife, of New York; Mr, W. b. Johnston and Miss Annie Johnston. of ‘Tennessee, a Mr. A. D, Johnston, wife and daughter, whose horor the party was glyen.) Mrs. Elizabeth Thompeon, of New York,whose | benevolence is $0 often the’ theme of deserv commendation, arrived last might at the Rigzs | House, where She will remains few days. — Judge Black is making a visit to his daight Mrs. Hornsby, on DeSales street. Miss Kis whose father was, for a long time, station: the Soldier's Home, has arrived, and will make avisit to Mrs. Hornsby.—Mrsa’ J.T. Granger, Of Passale, N. J., will arrive here t6-moroo nd the New Year holidays with her aunt, Mrs. Kaufmann, on M strcet.——Mrs. Parsons Judy : pwayne’s daughter, will remain wit parents until after New Year.—Speaker dall Is expecied to arrive will receive, with bis wif neral Clark, of lows, and his bride, recent iss Robinson, are expected a> the Rise se to-day. to remain during the winter. ngagement 13 announced of Judge F ys Gaughter and Mr. Coppenhazen, of Ko - ton, who visited Washington last wintér. Tho marriage, It 18 said will soon take place. —Miss Mary S. Johnston, daughter of Judge Johnst: who is studying Wi"h Prof. Errant in New Yor’. ou return home to-morrow fora brief vaca Uon. JepGE Woops’ escon.— The P. has not yet selected tke successor to J Woods as U.S, clrouit judge for the Atth jad claicireuit. The more prominent app: who are being pressed by their friends f) position are Narouel F. Rice, of Montgo: Ala; H. F. Simrall, of Mississippi, and Ja Settie, of Florida. Aw EFForT will be made to get Paymaster award Bellows, son of Dr. Bellows, of New York, out of his present place in the naval list. He was out of the service twelve years. but was put back some time ago and given the placo he would have had if he had been In the pay corps rontinuousiy. The officers in the corps below bim Go not like Unis and will make a movemeat before Congress ugaiost Paymaster Bellows. THR COURT MAHYTAL in the case of Cadet Wuittaker has been ordered to convene at Wes' Point on Tuesday, January isth. The follow ing is the detail forthe court: Brigadier Gen- eral N. A. Milos, president of the court; Colonel Hi. A. Morrow, 2ist infantry; Lieuvenant Cotonel Pinckney Lieutenant Colouel’ J. M. Brannan. ist_arullery; Major lewis Merrill, 7th cavalry; Major E. B. Sam 5th cavalry: Captain R. T. Frank, ist ar ‘aptadn J. N. Craig, i0th infantry: tain Merrit Barber, 16th infantry; Major A. B Gardner, judge advocate of the court. OVER 51,090,000,--The census ofice uas nearly completed the first count of the population of Ihe United States. which shows tuat the azzre- gate will be a Ifitle over 51,000, 000, InaaGRation.—The chief of the bureau of staUstics furnishes the following information to regard to immigration into the Uulted States: ‘There arrived in the customs districts of Balt more, Boston, Detroit, Huron, Key West, Min- nesota, New Bedford, New Orieans, New York, Passamequoddy, Piliadelphia and’ San Fran- cisco during the month ended November 89th. iSS0, 42,051 passengers, of whom 37,551 were immigrants, 3,081 cllizens of the United States Teturned from abroad and 1,169 allens not in- lending to reside in the United States. Of this \otal uumber of iramigranta there arrived from England 8,601; Ireland, 2.631; Germany, 11.163: ee 1.659; Sweden, i,744; Dominion of Can, ada, 10,34 PERSON AL.—Representattve Jorgensen isat tne Riggs House. About this time Senator Ham- in bas the sympathy of men who wear an overcoat.—Dr. D. A. Spencer, professor of geology at King’s College, Nova Scotia, i3 in the cily, the guest of Judge $. W. Johnston, on K suret.——Sarah Bernhardt appeared fast night, for the tirst time in Baltimore, at the Academy of Music, in Adrienne Lecouvreur. ihe house, though weil filled with the elite of the city, was not crowded.—Mr. Jay Cooke's ‘ncome for the past three years 13 said to have been over $75,000a year.—Ex-Architect Mul- lett 1s In town, om a brief holiday visit to bis famlly.: Gen. Loring, who js named as a com- petitor of Senator Jones for the U.S. Senator- ship from Florida, was a gallant confederate soldier, and afterwards a trusted officer in the service of the Khedive of Egypt. He 1s witha’ a genial, accomplished and talented gentleman. ‘THE CINCINNATI Gazette says tbat 159 men slept in the city station house in a single night because they kad neither money nor shelfer, while advertisements were out for 300 labore: on Senet raliread, and omty 100 could b2 oo- tain ‘THE FcNenat of the late Jerome B. Stilson, a Well-known journalist, took place in New York yesterday from the residence of George Alli d Townsend. The burial service was ri by Rev. Dr. Robert Colyer. A Mixep Divoros Cass.— telegram from New York, December 29, says:—In 1855 Gou'd 1. ‘Thorp marriea Miss Hmma Reid, who, in 1561, obtained a decree of divorce, he being en to marry during her lifetime. In 1875 he went {to Philadelphia, Pa., and remarried. He sued his second wife for divorce on the ground of adultery, and she defended the sutt, asserting that thelr marrfage was not valld. as they gone to iphia to avoid the de- cree obtained by the frst wife. The referee re- ed in favor of plaintiff, but Juc Van joesen refused to confirm the it will probably be to the court of appeais, when the q' of the validity of amarriage in one st when gt ph go there to avoid laws of another state, be deoniveay setued, | Del j the city and ma TWO CENTS. Telegrams to The Star. THE BITTER COLD. Reports from Various Quarters. SITUATION IN IR wLAND. More About the State Tr VICTORIO CERTAINLY DEAD INTENSE CoD. | The Mereury Below Zero Through- out Pennsylvania, Puiaperruta, Dec 30.—Last night the mer- cury, which at nine p. m. recorded 7 degrees above zero, took a rapid decline until at 7 o'clock this morning It marked 5 degrees below zero. It Was re] Parts of the cl'y, but this was the official report atthe U. S. signal offive. At ten o'clock this Morning it had risen to zero. At Wilmington, it tonched 8 below. Reports from exposed Places slong the Blue Ridge iu the Lehigh and Schuylkill region showed an average temper lure Of ircm 14 to 22 below, the latter belug r. ported at Lenhartsviile, a. Tn the same region most of the country reads are Diockaded by snow. Farmers are pulling down the fences and driving through the open fields on account of the snow drifts bg the roads tmpassabie. = in Chicago. rhe mereury Was rising all yesterday afteruoon, and at ‘midaight Feached as high as zero,with the chances {av ing milder weather to-day, a light snow was ing in the air. At present the advices Indtca'e warmer Weather to the westward, and colder weather eastward. The cold spx more severe and lasitog than any for eight y but it has been singularly free tron sualties. The railroad traius are arriviv quite iate on ail roads, being in some cases six Lours behind time. Considerabie difficulty ts experienced tu handling freight and ive 50 that at the stoc Cold in Kentacky. Lovisvnae, Ky., Dec. 30.—The signal offi reports that the temperature here yesteriay morning steod al 7 degrces below zero, and at bo time during the day got higher than 5 de grees below. At midnight it was at two a: grecs below, with a brisk clear weather, Coldest on Record in Texas. GALVESTO! At midn! 1 the | thermometer’ stood’at 21 degrees above zero here. Specials to the Neves Says that at San Antonio night. was the coldest on record there. AUG a.m. the thermometer stood at 10 degrees above zero, and tie ice was two Incu>s thick, ‘The water pipes are frozen through’ ny are busted. The new wa’ tanks along the Tallrou are frozen, delayl: the trains. At Dallas the mercu: day fell to four degrees shove sicana te six degress above, Other Points Heard From. New York, Dec. i.—At 7 a.m. to-day, th mercury at New Orleans stood 22 degrees above. a fail of 6 degrees; Galveston 21 degrees above. a fall of 3 degrees; Vicksburg, Miss, 16 degre-s above, a fail of 1 degree: Jacksonville, #la., 33 degrees above, a fall of 27 degrees; Cedar Keys. Fia.. 22 degrecs above, a fall of 32 degrees; Sa- nab. Ga., 16 degrees above. a fali of 25 de. gtees: Augusta, G4.,8 degrees above, a fall of 35 degrees; Montgomery, Ala., 8 degrees above, a fall of 15 degrees; Charleston, S. C., 15 de; above, afall of 28 degrees; Norfolk, Va., 10 a ETeES, A fall Of 1s degrees; Wilmington, 2. 1 degrees above. a Tall of 16 degrees; ‘Knox- ville, Tenb.,2 degrees above, a fall of 9 de- grecs. . New York Shivering. Nrw York, Doc, 3!.—Tne morning has been intensely Cold. At 12 o'clock the mercury a? Hudnut’s stcod one degree above zero. Rounpovr, N. ¥., Dee. 3 At 7 & mM. the lemperature was § degrees below, a fal! of 2 degrees since the corresponding ‘hour of Wed. nesday. The weather 1s clear. ALBIO} Y., Dec, 30.—The severest storm Of the season 1s raging here. The thermometer Jagt night and tis momstng is 10 degrees below zero. IU is the coldest weather known for year Wilkesbarre’s Coldest Morning WILKESEARRE, Pa., Dec. 30.—This wi to coldest morning of the season. The merour stood at 10 degrees below. There 13 but Litt. show on the ground. Coldest ever Know Danvitee, Va., Dec, 30.—The weather ts coldest ever known here. Snow y terday until after nightfall. clock p. m. the thermometer stood 3 a above zero, at 9 o'clock 2 degrees below, at midnight 4 degress beiow, and at 6 o'clock this mornfng 1 was '2 Gezrees below. Coldest in Richmond Since 1837. RiceMonpD, Va., Dec. 30.—The weather here to-day is the coldest since January 18, 1357 When the thermometer reached § degrees be- low vero. To-Gay at sunrise the mercury marked the same figure. The snow lies ver: Ubick on the grouud and sleighing ts very fine. THE IRISH QUESTION, Virmaia. | Important Meeting of the Cabine: to be Held. NEw YorK, Dec, 30.. London special says: A most Important meeting of the Cabinet witi be held to-morrow. It is understood that it will be devoted entirely to the consideration of irish affairs. ‘The form that coercion will take in Ireland wiil be the priuctpal question dts. cussed. Chief Seeretary Forster arrived tn town from Ireland to-night, and it 1s hoped by sensibie men of all partes that his mind may at least have been made up tn revard to the ley Which the government should pursue 1s vaciliation in dealing with the Irish ques Ucn bas been the means of repeatedly imped ing the action of the ministry, and has gone far towards placing them in a false attitude before the country. ‘The impression galns ground that the government will decide to introduce meas- ures for coercion coincidently with the new land bill. ‘Whe State Trials. Loxpox, Dec. 30.—The correspondent of the 7 ‘Sat Dublin says: Public interest in the Irish state trials has considerably abated. ‘There was littis or no excitement in the neigh- vorbood of the court and a large number of the Irish members of parliament who attended yesterday (Tuesday) did not appear. More Troops in Ireland Than Bar- racks for Them. The barrack accommodation in the country js insuffictent for the increased number of soldiers, and temporary barracks will there- fore be fitted at Rothkeale, County Limerick ard Ennistymon, County Clare, for attachments of infaptry, each comprising two officers and fitty men, Another detachment will be sent to Loughrea, County Galway, a3 soon as quarters for them have been provided. Desiin, Dec. 30.—The proceedings in the state trials continue to excite ltile Interest. ‘The traversers straggied into court this morn: ing, Mr. Parnell arriving quite an hour after the opening. The proceedings were delayed half an hour by the want of punctualliy on the fart ofa juryman. Justice Fitzgerald informed iim he would be fined £100 1f the offence was again committed. Mr. Law, the attorney gen- eral, continued his speech. He deali with the speeches of Messrs. Dillon, Biggar, Sullivan and Brennan, advising the people to pay only Griffith’s valuation, and declared that the tray- ersers bad conspired to Inaugurate red repub- lcsuism and communism. Bernhardt Tickets in Chicago. CHICAGO, Dec. 30.—The sale of season uckets for the Bernbardt eng ent clesed last night and agi ted $7,¢ ‘nis is the heaviest sale of the kind ever made here. Victorio U ubtedly Bead. St. Louis, Dec, 30.—J. L. Mahon, of the Indian Cepartiment, beafatiecll a from the a river agency en rout there fe no doubt of the death of Victorio, the Apache chief. Mr. Mabon saw the famous war- | rior’s Wife at San Carlos, end she wasin mourn- ing, and has cut off her hair—a sure sign that her husband 1s dead. ——— Philadelphia and Readinz. J HILapELraia, Dec. 30.—A dispaten from Piv sburg to-day says that Judge MckK« cy the United States court, this , Teferred the question of the postponement of the an- nue) meeting of the Philagelpbia and Reading reload until to the masters in equity for areport; and that therefore nothing will be done in the matter of poatpon smext vulll the report is BU Mitted to the vourg, ted still lower in various | e recetpts lave materially decreased | outhwest wind aad | ‘grees Detroit, ‘The Cold Weather. TRE SNOW FTORM GONR TO SRA—IT LEAVES EX- TREMELY LOW TEMPARATURE ON LAND—TRE COLDEST NIGHT IN WASEINGTON FOR YRARS It was learned at the Signal Ofice to-day that the snow of yesterday and the night before had passed off the landentirely. Itis now at sea. It bas been followed by unnsually low tem- perature in the middle Atiantic and gulf states. The storm which was yesterday central in the | Upper lake regions has gone eastward, and was | Ubis morning central in the east of the | gulf Of St. Lawrence. The coldest temperature in the middie and Atlantic states whieh fol- Jowed our last storm has been in Washiagton. Early this morning the thermometer at the Signal OMoe marked seven degrees below zero, the coldest weather Known here for years. | Last night the lowest temperature in toe Uatted States Was at Fort Stepenson, where the ther Tometer went down to 27 degrees below zero. At all signal stations in the country tt was De. Jow the Ireezing point excent at Key West and Pantarass In Florida. In the Pacific staves to day tt ts raining. In all the country west of ihe Kocky mountains generally clear weather Prevails. ‘There are no indications of another storm. ‘The indications for to-day In this sec {on point to clear aud cold weather, followed by @ slight increase in the temperature by to morrow. THE NINGLING OF BLEIGH RIIS {sas common music Dow in Washington as it is In Canada, aud every day that Une snow lasts Increases the umber of sleiguing vehicles. It is interesting, and even amusing, to note the Various kinds of rigs onthe avenue. Every S0it of device that can be rigged on runners is , to de seen. Buggtes and even cai have | Deen Stripped of thelr wheels and placed upon Tuaters tmprovised of iron. In some cages the Tunbers are made of Iron sas pipes. A commoa | sight ts ¢ Gry goods box perched upon heavy oak planks (two of them) about an inch Uhlek and rounded of in front. These planks are Ue rupners,and are not even shod with iron. A mania for sleighing seems to have selved the i, and the man who has displayed ingebulty ‘enough to rig up any kind of a device that will glide Over the snow has ren- dered bimseif popular with all his acquatat- , ances. The occupants of these tmprovised | sleighs do not seem to care a feather how thei vehicles lock. In fact, the clumsier they are | the more fun they make. Many parsons nave, | in the last few days, telegraphed to New York dealers fer cutters and sleighs to be shipped here immediately, lest the snow might disap- | pear Detore the arrival of the vehicles. Sleivas | Lave been Lired out at the rate of $5 | and often the persons who paid tais price con: | Sidered themselves fortunate in belng able to | get them at any price. The proprietors of the | Herate cos are making arrangements to fix | thelr vekicles upon rugners during the sieyrh- ing season. DELAYED RAILROAD TRAINS. The trains on all the roads to day both locai and throu | York due at the B. & 1°. ing, did not | the’ Pe are late, The train trom New “pot at 6:40 Ubis morn- get in unl i. fast tne on Nsylvauia rullroad GM not make tts usual but conng with Lue fast mail due at 10:0, (which, ever, did nob | bring the New York couneatien,) whica was Dut afew minutes late. The New York con | mh Wes made with Ube Palladeiphia ex- press, which reached here about 1-400 ver an Lour late. ‘The train from the south, due at 9:18 Unis morning. did not arrive untll nearly 8 gelcck, On the B. € O. RAR the train du» here ; About 6 o'clock Unis morning, arrived avout} o'clock. On the Midland road the wat several hours late, aud in some h snow is reported in heavy dri POTOMAC NAVIGATION © USPRNDRD. Persons dotug business on the river front state that the river is frozen over, and there is no Lavigation below Alexandria. The steamer Leary, however, expects to leave about noon to-morrow for Norfolk. THE WATER Pra, Water Registrar Cox states taat the outs water | pipes thus far are in pretty goo condition, and no bad bursts from frost lave as yet been re- ported. He anticipates that when Ube thaw comes there may be some cases of breakage In service pipes from the frost. The unusual depth of snow, be thinks, 1s a0W rather @ pro- | tection from cold than otherwise. He states | thet at Kosedale, above Georgetown, the tner- | Hometer stood 10 degrees below vero. | AT 7 O'CLOCK THIS MORNING, | according to the Signal Service bulletin, tne | mercury marked 4 degrees below zero in this | city, a fall of 16 degrees in % hours. It wasno | colderat Bismarck. Dakota, at that, hour, but | at Fort Buford, in the same territory, tue mer- | CUry Marked 19' below, Ube lowest Inthe coun uy. The other extreme was Key West, Fla. above. Other points were recorded as follows Alpena, Mich.. 5 below; Baitiiaore, | below: | Buffalo, & below; Cheyenne, below Cinelnnatl, 4 below; Columbus, § below: Mich. 5 below; Daluth, 16 belo rie, Pa.. 9 below; Indianapolis, Ind.,5 below; Charlotte, N. C., 1 below; New York city, 6 below: Putladelphia, 6 below; Pitts burg. § below; St. Louts, 1 below. REFORIS FROM ALL. PARTS OF THE COUNTRY | give details of very cold weather and heavy sbow. The storm area extended from northern New York as far south as New Orleans and Galveston; also, along the entire eoast, and ip the far West. In some places the weather was unprecedented in the memory of the oldest tu- habitants. Yesterday was a day of most severe Weather throughout the country, the storm of wind and snow prevalling as far as the extreme southern states, and the thermometer fell to | unprecedented points ip several parts of the ; seuth. Here it snowed incessantly null afver | nightfall. clecring of with a bitter cola north- Wester, ‘The snow fall has beea heavy all over Maryland, and in many places the roads have been almost impassable. The Fredericksburg papers, speaking for that sectton of Virginia, tell us there hus not been so much snow or 80 scvere a Winter for twenty-five years, and this is the general verdict from all parts of Vinginta. TWO CHILDREN FROZEN TO DEATH. The Cincinnat! Gazetie’s New Albany (Ind.) special says: The twin children (three moaths | Old) of William and Fannie Johnson froze to death to-day. The parents are very poor, and Mr. Johnson lett home yesterday tc hant work, orig | his wite and children at home with no fuel. Yt grew colder in the night and despite the efforts of the mother to keep them warm With scanty clothing, one perished at three o'clock and the other at six. The destitution | Of the family was not known to the neighbors. i SIXTEEN HOURS IN A SNOW DAIPT. A passenger train on the Southern Vineland railroad, N. J., Was siow bound tn a drift near | Bordentown for sixteen hours. While efforis were being made to dig the train out the pas- sengers, nineteen in number, were provided with food by the railroad company. pas sebgers were finaliy taken oct of the drift on a | locomotive, the train ig abandoned. Boston WALKING Marc! t midnight last night the score In the 130 hours go-asyou please walking match in Boston was: Fiturer | ald, 257 miles; Lacouse, 250; Pegramn, 211; Wil mot, 201. A Womas Shor.—Mrs. Emma Poster, an in mate of a house of fll-fame in Pitesvarg, Pa., | Wes fatally shot last night by M. C. Hall, an | insurance agent, who claims vo be her husband. ‘She was formerly from Cincinnati. Jealousy 1s assigned as the cause of the shooting. SUED FOR SLANDER —Samuel Hirach, @ prom- | Ipent Hebrew citizen of Milwaukee, Wis. sues Rey. Isaac Moses, rabbi, of tne Jewish Temple | and editor of a Jewish newspaper, for slander, | Claiming %,000 damages for calllag him a lar and a thief. KILLED BY His Broraex.—George MeGerk was kilied by his insane brother, Layler Me- Gerk, at MoGerk’s station on the Missouri Pa cific raliroad4;Moniteau county. Mo., Tuesday. ‘The homicide bad just returped from an insane asylum at Socorro, N. M. A Bov's Part Frozen.—Arthur Langiols, aged 10, an orphan who bad run away fron bis em- ployer, pear Manhattan, Ind., for ill-treatment, slept in an open field’ Monday night, and his feet were so badly frozen that they bow had fo be amputated to save his life. Sot His Wire.—In Hartford, Ct, yesterday, Willis W. Law, colored, aged 22, shot his wite in the head without ‘any provocation. Thue ball was removed and it is expected that the woman willrecover. Law was arrested. Derosep Mimsrmrs.—Rev. Myron Adams. a Copgregatioual minister of Rochester, N. ¥.. having become unsettied and mystical in bts religious belief, has been cut off from fellow- ship by the Ontario Assoctation of sa Uonal Ministers, _ His prother, Rev. tt | Adams, of Dunkirk, N. ¥., was deposed from | the Presbyterian milistry @ few montus ago for | a similar reason. ‘THE PENNSYLVANIA LyNcuING.—District. At toruey Anstell has issued warrants for the ar Fest, of all who participated actively in th | lynching of Joseph Snyder, who rou th | Geogle couple On Monday morning, at Allen | town, Pa. He says be will do his duty fully, Dut fears that no jury can be found willing t | convict. | A Sap Case.—J. W. Milne, % years of age, Clerk for seven or elght years at the Pocasseti | Naticnal Bank. River, Mass, has Deen ‘Dg Since Monday. It has teen discovered . Clarke, editor and proprietor Republics,