Evening Star Newspaper, January 10, 1881, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Penusy!vania Avenue, Corner 11th Street, by Tre Evening Star Newspaper Company, GEO. W. ADAMS, ‘Tre Pvexrxe Stan is served to subscribers in the city by carriers, on thelr own account, at 10 cents per mae or a er ree oes at the counter, 2° cents exc! mail—postaze | Dald 280 cote amouth ove year, 86a inonths. $3 | {Entered at the Post Office at Washington, D. 0., | a8 second class mail matter } ! yesr, Prepaid. Six months, $1; for i oe 0 copies, pies for 820. subscriptions must be wancesno paper sent longer than is paid for. Bates of advertising made known on application. Tue ©: Sran—published on Friday—828 | e WEEELY BIAB—D Mais the Ver. STN’. 8,661. SPECIAL THE RE NOTIC sULAK MONTHE «burch, corner H Da¥, January 1th, 3 + THUBSWAY, the 13th tnst., Jetoxon” or ‘Tayloe Mansion, cornér Sth and York avenue. At thia meet- tow the assignment of rooms forthe display of the exhibits of the different committees will be made. Punctaal oe members of the several mimittees Is requested bias : J. M. TONER, janl0-3t* President Committee cf Management. _ at L2o'ciock, at & WEDNESDAY, vom até o'clock p. tm. By order of the M. W. Grand Master. BR. SINGL — Secretar: G OF ‘ON. Jan83t _THE EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. The President will hold a recaptthn Taesday January 11, 1831, from 8 to 10 p. m. ‘Internal rev- 16.29; CuSLOMS, $532,296.52. GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.- enue, $27, CALLERS —Secretaries Evarts naiors Platt, Anthony, Burn- side aud Kellogg, and Representatives Divrell Bayne, Days (Cal.), Finley, McKinley, Deering, hilelt aud Supp called on the Pres.deat to-day ‘THE TENNESSRE SENATORSHIP.—Representa- live McMillin, of Tennessee, informed a Srak Teporter to-day that he had, in the pas: two days, recetved several letters from prominent Genocratsin Nagaville, giving assurance that a democratic U. S. Senator would be elected from Tennessee, ‘The senatorial election will take Place to-morrow (Tuesday) week. Naval ORDERS.—Commander Byro Wilson as returned home from the command of the ff, | Wachusett, and has been placed on waiting - | orders. Commander J.G. McGlensey, to duty as equipment officer at the Norfolk navy yard on jers are requested THOMPS0> t ‘Secretary. NEW BULLYING ASSOCIATION. 3a mon’ as ney t! es Ae of aus ae ae ee - INGS and. BUL_D OCIAT sevice, wil be held WEDNE bseribed for, 81 oon close, siier wi DWARDS, Presid dent A PRESCOTT, Jans. 4t wecretary and Treasurer. r GOOD SOUP AND. Bl it >, ed free EY to nee: Northern Rew York ave. Police Station, 9th and 10th ty soup Hor Gct tickets ‘st the 6th on Massachusetts aves MU prox., at Oad Fellows’ Hs between D and Ests. northwest, commer am. by the charter of the company, the elec seven Danayers, to constitate a board to co: the affeirs of the company at the above meetin By the th article of the By-Laws of the Com- pany it is provided: **At the annual meeting of the cempany the first business in order shail be the appointment of achairman, who sbail conduct the u.ceting and election in accordance incorporation, between the hours of 9 o'clock @ m. and 6 p.m.” poliey-holders are requested punctusliy to duct 8 required to be held attend Amount of Premium Notes held the Oo. $1,320, 161.7. So 8 os Cash. Seenrities:"- 121, 626.00 Real Estate 42,000.00 1,885.59 72 rz ce of a ire Ineuraue Oomp. janl-lit J WESLEY BOTELER, Secretary. WATER REGISTRARS OFFICE, 7 SHINGTOS, D. O., Dec. 29,'1890.5 To Water Take You are herevy notified that WATER RENTS for the year 181 w.ll be due on the Ist of January, and if not paid within THIRTY DAYS from that date the Isw authorizes the water to be cut oif aud the penalty of 82 to be added to the bill, . decd? THOS. C. COX, Waster Registrar. Dee. A MEETING OF THE STOCKHOLDER of the WASEINGTON & GEORGE r0W; RAILROAD COMPANY, for the election of Et c- | tors, will be held st the-office of the Oom; ae cor 2th day Sauer. ae WEDS ‘DAY, the 1: jaar iolin will be opened at 12 m. and cloned at 2 ag nsfer books will be closed on the ith of january, iss], and jopenes on Jaunary Liner 1881. BT, Presider ©. M. KOONES, Secreta: re NATION AL METROEOLTEAN Ba K, Wasnixctos, D.C, Dee. 28, 1890. The snnual election for Directors of this Bank will be open frow 11 28.) yatki0 - WHITE. Cashier DK. FLODOARDO HOWARD has moved his office und residence to 1019 ¥ st. corner 1th st northwest, end has associated with Bim: in the practiceof Medicine Dr. HOWARD H. BARK ‘Bice ‘hours, 9 to 10:90 sm. 12:30 to 1 p-m., and 3 to4 dec22- Irn HOT eaee ! Prepared with delicious and nutritious syruyps. affords Aes ee cet and wholesome arink for tbe winter See tie a Cold Sods and all Minera! Mn a MILBURN S PHARMACY AND MINERAL WATER DEPOT, 1429 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUB. SPECIAL NOTICE—A freeh suppl: PUBE by ale coD Be VEE OU: DREW'S Drog Store, corner 9th st. and Pennssl- ‘Vania ave., at S00. per fairy pint bottle. po Ren OUUGH SPEOIFIO, i ee couGH ay on . Price 25 and 50 cent r bottle. re ae See Soom Wholesale Pennsylvania ave. Aswan. & HUTCHINSON, S17 Ninth st. northwest. gives special attention to MODERNIZING DEFECTIVE PLUMBING i ey Teeidences, and, having s large force of com- petent workmen, attend promptly to all dobbing HOT SODA decd E WILL GUARANTEE THaT THE |ACE ar dust emp E. D. NORCROSS ‘HE“S4NITARY Feet? ROL TRAGINE EW wien objectionai ne reat tity of stents nantity of = Grows into ito the ‘corrodes the surface of the in conductors, and, pi into the apartments, hung opou the rerister face saturates Be foes not super-saturste it? ana a it's the eine BAYWARD @ HUTCHINSON, Ho. $17 Vth st. northwest. ‘The only wanufacturers of Dr. Colburn’s cele- brated POKOUS JAK EVAPORATORS. —nov29 THE KITCHENER RANGE. we have endeavored to make s firet-clace articl only, and have spared no expense in the uanifac- fure of our KITCHEN RANGES to see tre fixture that is all that can be desired bave 1¢ Dumber that We have Ao! the satisfaction they have given is the best proof Bundreds of references in thix city and Salt nore. Weare axents for the BALTIMUKE, 3 portable Range of lareat convenience and © - struction, unequaled int ‘Oth st. uw. At HOWSON'S ICE CREAM YEARCS!—All Savorings. waye rich, delicious and reliable 2 3 Fates ou quantities. Also, a fine assortment of cakes, &e., at the lowest Prices Howson’ ‘oe Creath in dovered tin buck ‘with un you: Pinta, 20 arte, 85 cts, Tiog Lith ze northwest nest to comer Massachusetts sre, Due. decd? parator z FR. LAMPE'S ELIXIR OF HERBS, tried and acknowiedsed by the medical suthor- _ pe grep ¥ ag 8 sure re: for all disorders of mach. INDI! [OM AND DYSPEPSIA. AW « ASYonDs BURA OF ABSTBACTS,) Gustox BUILDING. Louisiana avenue, (near City Hall.) Offcehoura: 9 to 10 s.1., 12:30 to 1 aad 4 to 5 p.m. a SEBOIAL sh, ae fide Baamtas must be had ring office hours, not | be interrupted, = ‘jan3-1a [scr OF COLUMBIA SIX PER CENT BONDS, it ‘1891, ¢f d:fferent denominations, for sale. Jans-10t LEWIS JOHMON & CO , Bankers. mn | cateto the democratic marshal of Georgia thi e with the act of | z House, ou TUKSDAY. | | ognized the 15th tust. Medical Inspector H.C.Nelson,to special duty at the Washington navy yard, on the 20th inst. Surgeon ells, to the baval laboratory,at New Y: be Paymaster G.E. Hendee, to the Minnesota, at New York, Fev. Ist. Passed Assistant uaiueers ¢ . M. L. Mas | Carty, J. H. Chasmar and J. A. Tobin, to hold | themselves in reaainess for sea service. Pay- Tuaster J. Pritebard, from the Minnesota, | Feb. Ist. and ordered to settle accounts, As° stant Surgeon 8. H. GriMlih has reported his | recurn home from the Alaska, and has been | placed on waiting ord | MARSHAL FriTzstumons has resigned. His re- i signation is now on its way here. When the President appointed iim, four years ago, Mr. | Fitzsimmons sald that if at any time his in- | cumbeney of office should be the source of em- | barrassment to the administration he would | prompuy sign. The Prestdent did not indi- | bis holding the ofilce was an embarrassmen but Mr. Fitzsimmons assuming that It was, 1as forwaiied his resignation. A3_ heretofore Stated Mr. H. G. Kimball, of Alianta, Ga., Will Fitzsimmons’ successor. | fue Cky 1s Sti. Tuey Come.—Hon. Oliver H, Dockery, of North Carolina, is put forward | for a place in Garfleld’s Catinet. His backers say that North Carolina hasequal claims with any other southern state for representation ta the Cabinet, and that Gariield served with Dockery in Congress and knows vhai he fs a good man. ANCTHER CANDIDATE.—Tihe friends of (;eneral Raum. commissioner of internal revenue, are urging him as Secretary of the Treasury under President Garileld. Senator Logan and most ot the prominent men who were working for the nomination of General Grant at Chicago, are supporting General Kaun for the Treasury sec- retaryship. IMPORTANT ARMY NOMINATIONS.—The Prest- | dent sent the following nominations to the | Senate to-day: Col Delos B. Sackett to be | senior inspector general of the army with rank of brigadier general. cane James C. Breckin- | ridge, Second artillery, to be assistant inspector | general with rank of major. —- ARGUMENTS were made this morning before the committee on commerce to induce the com- mittee to put a big slice in the river and harbor bili for the Mississippi river commission im- proveinent. Of course it cannot be thougat of | as the biil must not exceed eight millions. SECRETARY GorF left the city last Saturday evening for his home at Clarksburg, West Va. He will return to-morro REAR ApMIRAL HOWELL. commanding the European s‘uadron, reports to the Navy de- | partment,on board the Trenton, at Villefranche, | December 22 last, that the Trenton ts at ihe | Port mentioned, repairing and patating. Tae Quinnebaug was sul at Smyrna. Everytuing ts qulet there. ‘The Nipste was still at Consian | tinople. The Wyoming left Leghorn Deceaiber | lath, and arrived at Naples on the 16th. ‘the health of the squadron ts exceilent. THE GENERAL Covet Maxriar for the trial of | Captain Joha C. White, tst United States ar- | Uhery, Which has been In session at Fort War | ren, closed last Friday morning. and the finding of the court was forwarded to General Haucuck Who commands that military division. Tas charges against Captain White were preferred by Major Best, commander at the fort, and re- lated to “conduct prejudicial to the discipiine of the army.” AN ORDER has been issued by the War de- partment substituting helmets for caps in the service. MARINE Corrs OnpERS.—Capt. G. P. Houston, -S.M.C., has been ordered to be detached from the Tennessee at St. Thomas, on the 2th, and return to the United States and rt to the | COmmanbdant of the corps in thiscity. First | Lieut. W. L. Muse and Second Lieut. L. J. | Gulick to examination for promotion. APPROPRIATION FOR A LIBRARY BUI!.DING,— | Mr. Voorhees, from the joint committce on a | Ubrary building, to-day reported in the Senate a bill to appropriate $1,540,000 for the erection ' of a library building in Sudiclary Square, the | disbursement of the money to be under control of a comratssion consisting of the Secretary of the Interior, architect of the capitol, and the Ubrarian of Congress. The bili was ordered printed and recommitted to the committee for turther consideration aad to be made complete. As introduced, it does not recommendany plan. plese sum proposed ($1,500,000) is for the begio- ing of the building as early as practicable. ‘I'o- morrow, it is expected, that the committee will report back the pill complete, recommending aplan for the building. Sapearep! Morrill gave notice that he would test the sense of the Senate in regard to the ‘peation of the library building in Judiclary square. He said he r the necessity of a bocce bat was not saUisfied the proposed site was the ARMY ORDEBS.—The following officers are de- tailed for duty as members of the general court- martial appointed to meet at David's Island, New York harbor, by orders of December 16, 1580:—Major G. P. Jaquett, surgeon, U.S. army: Captain Jobn Simpson, assistant quartermas- ter, UL. S. army. The superintendent general recruiting service will forward one b iadred re- cruits for assignment as follows:—Tv San An- tonio, Texas, fifty to the ist tafantry; to Suit Lake City, Utah Territory, tifty to tae Lith in- fantry. | PsRsoNnAL.—Constil Mosby writes to a friend tn Alexandria that he will be home by the ist of March.—Mr. Thos K. Hunter, brother of | the Third Assistaat Secretary of State, has purchased a handsume building site at New- | port, and will, at an early day, erect a dweiling | tereon.——Commissioner Le expects to go to St. Paul shortly, to attend a meeting of | Trult growers to be held there.—Mr. ,.W. B. | Reed, who has been quite ill with paedmonta 4 lor some days past, Is getting better, and hopes | | to be out soon.——A niece of General and Rep- resentative-elect Rosecrans has been elected superintendent of schools in Keokuk county, Jowa.— Commissioner of Customs Johnson, who was hurt quite badly by a fall on the ice be at his office to-lay.—Senator Sharon has arived in New York, presumably on his way to Washipgton. Mr. Fair, we gest prom- fsea to come direct thro! ugh, if sent.—Toe health of Horatio Seymour continues very poor. te rmiited t to owever, Im- beson was He is confined to his room, and ts see no one but his family. ach in New York yi far cost the people of the over $206,000.— Mr. Parke Godwin is writing a memotr of his father-in-law, the late | Cullen Bryant.—Gen. velos B. say fr th prose oat te ers ou for the press a ‘speeches —Gen. Ri | stayin; Wendell wae iad Cox, who have ‘ork by reason of sick- recovered and were House to-day.. una. G. W. Carleton, the New York publisher, was in 0 reporters’ gallery of the House ated Senator Stanley Matthews was at the Capitol today. The District in Congress. General Hunton succeeded in unanimously having adopted by the House this afternoon | the resolution provi ting for. for night sessions on the third and fourth Thursdays of each month for the consideration of District business, The Senate District committee held a meet- ing this morning, but devoted all of their time to work upon the District code, which they hope and expect to report in a few days,n time to pass at this session. THE EIGHT PER CENT CERTIFICATES. Ata meeting of the House committee on the District of Columbia this morning the foliow- ing letter was laid before the committee by Gen. Hunton: TREASURY OF THE UNITED STATES,) Washington, D.C., Jan. 8, 1ssi. Sir:—I desire to make the follow ing represen- tations in fard tothe bill which recently passed the Senate authorizing the funding of the outstanding elgnt per cent certificates of indeLtedness of the District of Columbia,issued under the act of the legislative assembly of May 29, 1873, into three per cent bonds of the District. Tam of the opinion that the runding of said certificates should not take place for the reason that it was decided in an opioton rendered April 21st, 1! by the Hon. Caleb Cushing, Wm. E. Chandler and Walter S. Cox that these ceruficates of indebtedaess thus issued by the board are im fact the indeoted- ness of the Individual property holders con- verted into negotiable form by _ the board of public works, in effect ior Une convenience and relief of these Individ- ual property-holders assessed and indebted. ‘They are not adebt of the District of Colum- bia, and for the further reason that the Ualted States having patd tts full proportion of spectai assessments should not be required to assume one-half of ali arrearages, as It would do It this bill becomes a law under the provision for the Payment of half the expenditures on account of the outstanding bonds of the District of Co- lumbta, and for the reason also that the prompt laspayer who has paid his assessments should LOU be taxed for arrearages arising from tae de- lnguen 'Y of other property-owners. ‘The bill rawn provides for the funding of those cer- Uficates into bonds of the 3-65 loan, to be num- bered consecutively from the last numb-r now issued. This provision, whtie {t possibly might be carried out In an issue of 3 653, cannot, or course, be made applicable to a’ three per cent. bond which wiil require coupons of @ different amount from the 5-653, necessitating a new bond from an entirely new plate. If tue act is to become a law it should beso amenied that the time during whien the § per cents may be presented for redemption with tote at the legal rate, shall be Lintted to a date at which the interest on the certificates suail cease, and the interest on the bonds issued ta exchange therefor shall begin at 3 per cent No more than tbirty days from the passage of the aet should be given. Some provistons also sbould be made tn the act for the disposition of the collections of special assessments, tor which tax lein certificates have deen deposited with the Treasurer of the United States, the proceeds of which were by law to be appiled to the payment of the princtpal and toter- est of said S per cent certificates. Should the act in question, providing for the funding of the 5 per cents, becom: a law, the trust, so far as the appilcation of proceeds of special assessments to thelr re- dempton 1s concerned will determine. I would recommend, should the act, be passed, that the preceeds of all spsctal assessments for which tax liens can be held by the treasurer. be ap- plied by him to the sinking fund for the Upguishment of the funded aebt of the Distr! ct, which by reason of the high market rate of the bonds will prove insuilictent. should the pro- ceeds of special assessments be included fn the revenues of the District under existing law the United States would be required to contribare an equal amount to the general expenses of the District In addition to the expenditures of 1t3 Proportion for the interest and principal of the hew loan. Very respectfully, JAMES GILFILLAN, Treasurer, U. After the reading of the letter and some dis- cussion thereon the committee adopted the fl- lowing resolution offered by Mr. Neal: Resolved, that the Commissioners of the Dis- trict of Columbia are requested to inform tuls committee at their earliest convenience: 153i. The amount of the elght per cent cert now outstanaing, as near as may be. 24. amount of the ten per cent bondsor certificates and by what authority and under what law (ue same were Issued. 3d. The gross amount of s9°- ctal assessment lens, as now readjusted, ap;ill- cable to the payment of these elgat per ceat certficates, ‘The committee authorized Chairman Hanton to move in the Hose that on the third aud fourth Thursdays of each month a rec-ss o taken until 74 o'clock, and that the eveniar sessions thus provided for be devoted to the corsideration exclusively of business appariato- ing to the District of Columbia, THE TRAMP LAW DISCUSSED IN THE SENATE. The bill to regulate vagrancy, tramping, e'c. known as the tramp bill, came up again fn the Sebate to-day as regular business. Senator Vance, who reported the bill and had it in charge, made a speech in its favor, in which he cited and quoted from laws of the sate charac- ter In different states, to show the need of one here in the District. He insisted that the law 1g much needed here, and that the one under consideration was milder in its provisions than those of a number of the states. Senator Car- jad opposed the bill, saying that the tramp ws quoted by Mr. Vance were enact- ed several years ago when a _ general “tramp scare” prevailed and those laws were notorfously severe and criminal in their provisions. The pending act was somewhat milcer, but it was too severe, and he moved to lay it On the table, This was lost, by a vote of 17 ayesto 26 pays. Senator Ingalls thougat the billshould be moditied by inserting the word “may” in connection with the powers of the court in punishing offenders. so that there would be no doubt as to the discretion of the court to accept security or sentence to punish- ment, as the case might require. This amend- ment was agreed to, and at this juncture the expiration of the morning hour sent the bill ver. Relief of the Poor. Mr. Glover since our last report bas received the following amounts: Collected in War de- partment by H. C. Crosby, +» $42 Tecelved from Mitchel and Ff. mittee, as follows: seem - J. May! fleld & Helston, &; J, $1; Cash, ; R. J. Mclntyre, $1; Mrs, Als Lee, $1; LC. Bayley. $1; D. Jackson, $1; Mrs. Margaret Moran, $1: cash, $1.10: volun: tary contributions of &enolars in Mrs. Turner's School, $7.50—total $43.10; Col. L. A. Beardsleo, NTRIBUTIONS THROUGH THE POLICE. Major Brock reports donations for the poor as follows: S Beidier, 905 Sth street southeast, 100 loaves of bread to the poor of the sta precinct; Justus Katser, 18th, between H and I streets northwest, 115” loaves of bread to the “oor of the 4th police precinct; tee & Ki 4, coal merchants, 1 ton of coal to the poor o < the 3d precinct; a lady living in ae same precinct, contributes one shaw] ioe some boy’s eet Wesley Zion Sunday School, through D. win, superintendent, $1.25; Eiljah. N05), Lo. B. B., through the treasurer, $s. J. Brock states that they will hold up from further distributions until they can get their bills in and see how they stand. Very pi Vas te Coe) however, will be attended to. Mr. L. S. Emery, of the county, reports additional collections from the 2d police precinct as follo Professor 0. T. Mason, $1; George E. ‘Mr. Dra. r, % cents; G. W. ‘ansyckel, $1; Charles IT. baugh, $5; Fall & Love, $5, ‘and A. G. Hen- kel, 50 cents.’ This makes $10: collected by him from the 2d precinct. are It 1s now a xed ‘tact that’ Mrs i P. Gorman, | the president of the Chesapeake and Onto last week, 13 now much better, and was adie to | retire from canal, will net the management of the canal before next June, and, indeed, the probabilities are that he will continue ‘in the position for at least another year after the ead there, tt y understood ist year that soon the U.S. Senate Mr. Gor- fan, would retire from the canal management, and that Mr. Outerbridge Horsey, of Frederick county, would be his successor. There is no doubt now that if Mr. Gorman should resign at i g ; H FORTY-SIATH CONGRESS. | MONDAY, JAN ARY 10, | SENATE.—The usual lack of punctuality In | the presence of a quorum was manifest at the | assembling, The Vice President laid before the Senate a communication from the Secretary of the In- terior, transmitting a letter of the superinten- dent of the census, asking for an additional ap- Propriation of $500,000 for the completion of the tenth census. The Chair also submitted a com- munication from the Secretary of War, trans- Initting letters from the chiet of engineers and officer’ in Sjontee of public butidings and ae report} the inadequacy of the ‘appropriation for the present season for removing snow and ice, owing to the un- usual severity of the season, and asking an iu- crease. Referred. Mr. Voorhees, from joint al committee on the subject, reported and asked to have printed and recommitted a bill autnorizing the construction of a building for the »c:ommoia- Uon of the congressional brary. So ordered. ‘an Introduced a bill to authorize the appointment of Gen. U. S. Grant on the retired ist. The bill was read at length upon the re- quest of Mr, Conkling. it provides that, in recognition of the eminent public services of Gen, Ulysses S. Grant, late of the army, and ex-President of the United States, the Presideat 4s authorived to appoint him, by and with the advice and consent, of the Senate, to the re- Ured list with the rank and full pay of generat of the army. Tke second section authorizes the President, when he shall consider an emergency has arisen requiring the services of Gen. Grant on active duty, to assign him to any command commensurate with the rank of general. Referred to committee on military affairs, Mr. Ferry, by request, Introduced a bill to In- corporate the United States Fidelity Guarantee company of the District of Columbia. Ke- ferred. Mr. Voorhees introduced a bil} relating to stamps on cigars. Referred to committee on nan est Introduced a bill to regulate the pro. maton of midshipmen and cadet engineers, and establish the grade of sub-axststant: engi- neer in the navy. Referred to committe on naval affairs. Mr. Bayard introduced a bill to amend See. tion 5, of the Revised Statutes of un United States. finance. Mr. Bayard also introduced a bill to provide for the distribution of unclaimed dividenis among the creditors of national banks. li+- ferred to cbmmittee on finance. Mr. Togen introduced a joint resolution tending the franking privilege to all ofl business sent through the mails by Senators, Representatives, and delegates in Congress. He explained that his object was to relieve Con greesmen from the expense of postage on mat- ters going through their hands from the de Ro ments to the constituents of UR TOSSED: chis own case, this expense upon matters coming to him from the Pension ofica alone had amounted to from five to seven dollars and. in one instance, ten dollars per month. Tne subject was one of accommodation not of the members but of their constituents. Laid on the table and ordered to be printed. Mr. Pendleton introduced a bill to regulat and improve the civii service of the Unitci States. Referred to committe to examine into the branches of civil service. Also by request, a butt to prevent extortion from persons tn the public service and bribery and corruption by such persons. Same reference. Mr. Voorhees submitted a resolution instruct ing the committee on territories to inquire into the necessity and propriety of so amending section 15, of an act approved June 15, 1365, entitled an act making appropriations for the Support of the army for the fiscal year 1879 and for other purposes, that its provisions shall not be applicable to the government of the territories of the United States. Referred to committee on territories, HOUSE.—Owing wo the absence of the Chap- Jain, the session Of to-day wa3 not opened with prayer. After the reading of the journal Mr. Gillette called attention to the fact that a speech made by Mr. Newbury on Saturday last, and on which he (Gtllette) had predicated a reply, had been altered in the record. Mr. Newberry replied by asserting that Mr. Gillette nad also changed his remarks; and tue whole subject was dropped. Under the call of states the ee bills were introduced and referred:—By Mr. Davis (Cal.)—To facliitate appeals from the decisions of the commissioner of patents. ot Mr. Speer—To exempt from import duties al! m- cbinery used in the manufacture of cotton thread and cotton goods. By Mr. Sherwin—To regulate the importation of articles made in im- tation of butter and cheese. By Mr. Hoste! ler—Authorizing the Secretary of the Treasu: to transport subsidiary silver colo. By Mr. Price—Deciaring silver certificates to possess the same legal-tender quality as the cola for which they were issued. Mr. Carpenter—To increase 50 per cent the duty on flax seed or linseed. and the manufactures thereof. Also proposing a constitutional amendment provid- bg that all civil officers of the United States, except judges of the Supreme and inferior courts, the heads of departments, and officers whose duties are temporary,shail hold office for aterm of 4 years; and that Congress may provide for the election by the people of postmasters and other officers whose duties are to be per- formed within the limit of any state; such of- tivers to be subject to removal by the President on other than poical or religious grounds. By Mr. Willis—To prevent extortion from per- sons in the public service, and bribery and co- ercion by such persons. By Mr. Stone—Au- thorizing t the Postmaster General to select and pone a site for a post office in Washington. ee Mr. Morse—To regulate the promotion and rement of certain naval officers. By Mr. Money 1 modify the postal money order sys- tem. By Mr. Bri Pre) Seas the efficiency of the navy, By Pe ae ne the President to open MreHiauoae an Mexico or the Central American states for the purchase and cession to the United States of territory for the voluntary colonization of the colored pop ulation of the United States. By Mr, McCook— To retire Gen. Wm. W. Averill with the rank and pay of brevet brigadier general. By Mr. Geddes—To relieve the Supreme Court and to estabiish the superior court of the United States. By Mr. Brentz—Permitting retired army ¢ Officers to hold civil offices in the terri- Mr. O'Reilly denied the statement made in a recent number of the New York Sun that he had been absent from his seat nearly every day this session. On the contrary, he had been cone from his seat but one day—Monday, 6th A resolution, offered by Mr. Chalmers, pro- viding that atter Wednesday next the House shall meet at 11 a. m., was referred. On motion of Mr. Hunton, night sessions were ordered for the third and fourth Thurs- days of January and February for the constder- ation of District matters. Mr. Goode, chairman of committee on York- town celebration, reported back Referred to the committee on ance rot the centennial anniversary T of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown. Passed. ‘The Speaker then proceeded to call commit- tees for reports. The only important bill reported under thic call was the Indian appropriation bill, which was referred to the committee of the whole, and the House then, at 1:45, went into commit- ne a nshend, of Illinois, in the chair) on RULING OUT DELEGATE CANNON, OF UTAH.—A Salt Lake dispatch says: “When the rere et the late Caer for fa ee in Cong canvassed in December the Gentile candidate, Allen G. Cong bell, claimed to be elected, ana filed a pa) amas Governor muy, protesting against ie of a certificate Ripe wo Apostle “Cannon, although he ‘haa cast, on the “proumd \ States, and being a a polygamist, is not capable of becomin; 1 faith. Ce on Pp iy Ky eh he claims that he was ae paad Gace ee a a by Campbell, 1t would not him ba ieee was filed Seay eee Ttwas shown that Ro record existed of Can- non’s naturalization in the court where he ed to have been made a citizen, and e naturalization act in force at that time makes such record the only proof of the without the statute says, the party shi D. C., MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 1881. pening Star. WASHINGTON, TWO CENTs. | LOCAL NEWS. | The Christiancy Case. ARGUING THE MOTION TO SUPPRESS GIRO'S TRSTI- MONY. This morning in the Equity Court, Jud re Cox, the case of Isaac P. Christlancy against | Lillie M. Christiancy—bill for divorce and cross | DUI for same—was beard on a motion by M | C.’s counsel—Mr. J. N Oliver—to supy | testimony of Edilberto Giro taken In New Var | @ few weeks since as lo an allege of adal tery at the St. James Hotel, December 3 Hon Mr, Willitts, Mr. EC. Ingersoil and Ju Cuppy appeared for Mr. Curistlancy to resi Ube moulon. Mr. Oliver stated th | Feady to proceed If he had a copy of vised Sta! utes of New York, which have ad in Portant Dearing Ou the case. Understood that the grounds of the mo- Telegrams to The Star FOREIGN AFFAIRS, ima Not Captured. Lonpon, Jan. 10.—Later advices do not con- firm the report of the capture of Lima by the Chillan forces. Hanlan’s Sprain. Hanlan experiences some difficulty in seull- ing, owing to a slight sprain of one of his arms. eave gone to the seaside for a day or WO. The Rebellion in South Africa, A dispatch from Cape Town to Reuter’s Tele- gram Company says: The opinion generally prevails that the rebellion in the Trauskel 1s approaching Its end. ‘The French lections. Pais, Jan. 10.—From the latest accounts, re- publican success at the municipal elections ts | assured in Lille, Roubaix, Nantes, Angers, Alats, Nimes, Vanne<, Montabp, Dijon, Nice aud most of the large towns. The republican papers publish congraculatory articles on the result of ihe elections, which is considered to have made the breach apparent: between the republicans and irreconcilable radicals. It 1s to be observed that 75 senators will become lable to re-election Dext year. Of these, 43 are republicans and 32 reactionaries. In consequence of the share which the municipalities take in senatorial elections, the republicans have hoped, if they Were successful at the municipal elections, that very few reactionary senators will be able to return to their seats. The republican successes noted above are distinctly Gambettist_ and anti- socia!. Even In Paris no communists have been elected, although several received large votes tn districts where second ballots are necessary, of which there are about twenty. A French Extremist Mortified. M. Clemenceau, the leader of the extreme left in the chamber of deputies, was cut by M. Trin- guet and the communists on Saturday night, and went away from the meeting quite crest fall-n, after a bitter speech atust him by Louis Mic! hel because he did not attend the fu- ft English Blooded Stock for America. Loxpon, Jan. 10.—The largest consignment of blooded stock ever exported to America, com- prising five stallions and thirty-five rood mares and foals, will be shipped on board the National line steamer France, which sails trom this port on the 12th inst. for’ New York, where they will be sold at pubife auction. ‘The Irish State ‘Triaty. . 10.—The five members of the House of Comimona wuo are traversers, will remain in Parllament until the case for the prosecution is closed, but if the deoate on co- ercion is not concluded by that time they will allow the defence to proceed without thelr presence. The Land League. DUBLIN, Jan. 10.—A meeting at Castietown, County West Meath, to form a branch league cn Saturday last was proclaimed. ‘The Fisheries Award Fight. Lonpos, Jan. 10.—The Daily Neios in an edt- torlal article this morning says: “The total effect of the statements of Mr. Henry Youle Hind Is to vitlate the fisheries award by vitia ling the statisties aceepted by both govern. ments on which It rests. If Mr. Hind’s figures are correct, falsification has been committed and ~ Whole question must be reopened. We os he rnoment will refuse in the name of oi honor to profit by @ misstated case,and insisting on a complete investigation.” Indiau Tea. Lonpon, Jan. 10.—A dispatch to the Tins from Calcutta says: “A syndicate formed last summer for the purpose of introducing Indian tea intothe Austrian market has resolved, in view of firmly establishing the trade, to extend its operations to the United States and Canada. An expert in Indian tea will be seut to visit the principal trade centers in American and put himself in communication with merchants there.” THE C NESE TREATY. What Commissioner Swift Says About fu. San FRaNctsco, Jap. 10.—The Call publishes an interview with Hon. Jno. F. Swiit, one of the commissioners to negotlate a treaty with China, who returned by the steamer Gaeli- yesterday. Mr. Swift says that in addition to the points in the treaty heretofore made pubit the treaty contains a clause reserving to th United States the right to terminate at time the residence of Chinese laborers i ttt. country. It was also tacitly understood tha” the Chinese cannot be naturalized in the United States, and that the naturalization already ac complished shall be considered nu'l and voi, The negotiations were concluded Novemb: 20th. Everything was reedy on the 15th, the word “disaster” occurred in the treaty and 1t 15 a Jaw of China that that word cannot » presented to the attention of the Emper within five days of certain important event among which is the birthday of inembers of ib: Imperial family, which necessitated a delay of about a fortnight before the conclusion of the treaty. The commissioners were so much dis- heartened that they were on the potnt of giving up the negotiations, and would have left Peking but for the fact that communications were 1n- terrupted by the severity of the weather, and pending their renewal the Chinese officials @ concessions desired. Mr. Swift de- Dies the report that the Chinese met the com- missioners halt way in their propositions, and says the points were only ‘attained by _perstst- enteffort. He also denies the report that Min- eal Angell contemplates resigning his posi- jon. Big Fire in St. Louts. St. Louis, Jan. 9, midnight.—A fire broke out at 11 o'clock to-night in ‘small shoe store of Joseph , 1114 Broadway, and extended to arow of ‘one-story shops, saloons and restau- rants north and south, consuming themall. A high and very cold wind blew the flames across an alley in the rear of these shops into the ex- tensive buildings of the Broadway foundry. situated on Collins street, between Carr and Biddle, and the whole of that este*lishment is now in flames. The loss cannet ve stated at this writing, but there 1s a large amount of valuable machinery tterns in the build- ings which will undoubtedly be destroyed. The foundry was formerly owned by Collins and Halliday, but is now known as the Broad- way foundry, J. W. Troster president and E. D. Force, jr., secretary. The Fulton boller and sheet-ironl works of ‘Rohan Bros., are opposite the foundry, on Collins street, and areia peril. The night is intensely cold. and firemen are working under great disadvantage. Sixty-Four Lives Lost by Ship- wreck. SaN FRANCISCO, Jan. 10.—On December 13 a Japanese steamer, with sixty passen- gersand a crew of twenty-two, foundered in the inland sea and sixty-four lives were lost. —— Another Fire. BRIGHTON, ONT., Jan. 10.—The stores of T. Davis, grocer; R, Wynn, druggist,and M. Ferris, BE yi were burned this morning, Tue loss 000. mada Weather. pol ‘This morning the pressure is high over the upper Mississippl Valley and the mari- time provin« and there is a storm center off the middle Atlantic coast. Snow has fallen throughout Ontario, and is now falling in the Province of Quebec. Storm signals are up in the maritime provinces. Death Sentence. Syraccsg, N. Y., Jan. 10.—Judge Hardin, in the court of oyer and terminer, ns morning sentenced Nathan Orlando Greontield, thesev- eral times respited Oswego wife murderer, to be executed on Thu: , February 12th, 1531, in the Onondago county penitentiary. —_-_——_— Smallpox in Wilmington, Delaware WILMINGTON, DEL, Jan. 10.—Six cases of smallpox have been officially reported in the city, and others are constantly being heard of. One death occurred yesterday. Bad Weather and Dein, ed ‘Trains. replace the Fire and Less of Life. UxpEnwoop, Oxt., Jan. 10.—The dwelling of ‘Mrs. McLean was burned this morning and she in the flames. Other members of the ‘were seriously burned. _————_— Philadel; mea and Read jan. 10.—No annual meeting ‘stockho! was ‘held to ‘Messrs. Bullitt, McCook, cig eds etna mvp the eo ‘the company at Musical Fund Hall, and er aBCEI meeting would be I. STREET TO-DAY. scene Active Markets. New York, Jan. \—The Post's fuancial | article says: The stock exchange markets are active and strong. U.S. bonds are nigher and the advancee in raliroad bonds range from ' to 1 percent. The overshadowing feature of Wwe | stock market is the Western Union wht Opened at 93% and steadily advanced:to then declined to 96%,, then advanced ‘to 9: and Is 981 as we write. There I8 only one jus- tification for thisrise, and that is an asteement to harmolze with the American (Caton tele- grapb. ‘The only apparent evidence of suc reement is the contldent baying ot | Western Union telegraph siock, and | of American Union, — which ad vanced from to S0; What the reat facts are time will determine. Afer the tele Graph stocks the features have been Union acific, which has advanced to 114% | Pacific’ to 97. Lake Shore to 134% Central to 1533, Michigan Centrai to 5 wo 5Iy }, Wabash Lo 46°, as Reading Hannibal’ and St. Joseph to 32. .all9%, North West to 12s:,, and Milwaukee and St. Paul to ligt. ‘The money market 1s easy at 5a6 p cent for call loans, 445 per cent for time lout and 5a53; per cent for prime mercantile paper. oe ee Railroad Elcction. WILMINGTON, DEL., Jan. The annual meet- ing of the Stockholders’ of the Philadelpata Wiimington and Baltimore ratiroad was held here this afternoon, The following offices were elected:—Isaac Hinckley. president; Eno-h Pratt, vice president: Alfred Homer, secretary and treasurer. The Question of a New Prime Meridian. TORONTO, 10.—The Academy of St. Petersburg, has eu- dorsed the suggestion made some time ago Sapford Fleming, late chief engineer of the Canada Pacific railway, regarding the estab. lishment of a new-prime meridian for the world, 180 degrees from Greenwich, and End adoption of a standard time of reckoning. Tae English and Scottish astronomers royal, wo whom the suggestions were also submtiic gave unfavorabie opinions, inclining to 1h Greenwich meridian as too firmiy established by long usage to be deserted with propriety. The Markets. BALTIMORE, Jan. 10.—Vingini: bid; do. deferred, 16 asked. do. ; do. second series, 28: do. past due coupons, 9 i do. pew ten- forties, 484; do. ten-forty coupons, 82} bid to-day BALTIMORE, 10 —Cotton _ steady—mid ding, 11%. Western super, 3.60a4.(0, do. extra, 4 family, 6.25n6. ills extra, 4.26a4.76. brands, 6.25; southern steady southern red, 1. 1641.20; do. amber, 4.4 aa 2 western winter red a J 65 : 1 Boseat 208 Imperial Jan. Febroary, | 1-Ibsal-18% Marc April, 1.3133. “Corn, ‘sonthern ‘quiet: westera River ‘aud’ firasouthera Bhite, | Sia53 55: western mixed, 8px a ons ‘ebruary, O: Bann ston rl refined, “Se. Time 10 choice western pi 7a22; roll, 18 B22. Eege Drow fresiy 38498" aimed, a Petco nominal. refined, 9% an Kel Coder firm—Rio cargoon, ordi to fair, Wiar REFODITA wott, OM Whisky aul, Lad Ereehte to Liverpool per steamer quiet oe 316aXd.; flour, 25a. per ton, (eack Beside rao 1,755 barrels; eat corn, 29,000 bushels; rye, 1,600 bu bee asics 41,000 bushels; ‘corn, 17, tn heat, 242,450 bushels: corn, i86 bushels. aw YORK, Jan. 10.—Stocks strong. Money Sa. Me pom 93%; short, 99s. Govera id hiher = SEW y yon) Jan. 10 var Flour quiet. Wheat frm pu arply. Lhe tele. japh shares were the chief’ pee AS speci: jation, V Dnion selling up 436 per cent to 97%, American Union 5% per cent to 79, and At lantic and Paciie Telegraph 2 per cant to #81. ‘The general iist rose ‘a5 per oe LONDON, 10 mortars. trustees’ o certin Weste conds. “Tinos Hl Real ie and. Great e New Vork Oentral, eh. ‘ivania Oentral, 68 Bvt ie, 52. Central, 131. ing, ae RK MARKETS THIS AFTERNOON. ag vfollowin quotations were current =o eS ‘k to-day at am A a Pool reported by PTs wid at ies asked 8, Jeracy Cen: Misnuesipp, 38% Erie, 07 Hannibal an ig done, 32 ME Northwest, 128; tain, 54 ialana 130% st Pp 12836; Wabash, § i. Low 4054 do, Kausas and Texas, = 8: “G. G. and £ 2+ SOCIETY can TB dig per oan err bi ©. 3.65" rs i Gata, ye fe Mai NOTES. There was a very large reception at the White House Saturday afternoon, when Mrs. Hayes had the first of her series of pubite re- ceptions for this season. She had as assistants Mrs. Evarts, Mrs. Sherman and Miss Schurz, of the Cabinet families, and her guests Miss Mor gan, of New York, Miss Scott, of New Orleans, and Miss Russell, of New York. T! stood in line in the Blue Parlor, and Col. Casey made the introductions to Mrs. Hayes. Her other Miss Cook, Miss Herron, Miss Mills and Devens stood just back of the recieving party. The gas was lighted In all the parior-, na Towers in great profusion, but moa taste- fully arranged, adorned the mantels and tables. Potted plants were also dispersed through the corridor and parlors. The conservatories were open and were visited by nearly all present. ‘The company was so scattered through ail the many rooms and greenhouses that al 20 time was the crowd oppressive. Mrs. Hayes wore a rich black silk, trimmed with jet passementerie and black beaded fringe. In her hair was asilver comb. White tulle flied in the neck of the dress, which was cut V- shape in front. Mrs. Evarts’ handsome totlet of black silk was combined wiih black brocade. ‘Mrs. Sherman's dress was very elegant and be coming. It was Diack velvet court train, with front of skirtand vest of rich gold and black bro- cade. gg ie wore claret-colored silk and brocade. lorgan a combination of cameo tinted and pale ‘blue silk, with two deep tlounces of needlework embroidery in floss silk. Miss Scott wore brown silk; Miss Russell, pale blue silk and damasc:; Miss mauve satin- finished silk, trimmed with passementerie, or maments of cashmere beads and white lace. Miss Cook wore a becoming Sateen of lain silk and brocade. Miss Herron and Miss ens wore white, and Miss Fannie Hayes = which ts very becoming (o her. |; , Among the visitors were ry Ramsay, Attorney General Devens, Mrs Irvine, Mrs. and Miss Miler, ogee and = TS, — and Mrs. Carlile Pat nator and iss Edmunds, Miss Lulie meculloch. Lady Thornton and se the Japanese minister and wife: Mr. Eugene Hartshorn, of Boston; Col. Olaneta and Mr. Polo, of the S| ra ion; Mre. Morrill and Miss Swan; ator Wii- Representative Carlisle, Mrs. Fort Mrs. Deering. Mrs. Kimmel, Miss C1 nas with friends; Miss Taylor, of Obi Mrs. Miss Loring, ol Chittenden, Mrs. latin, Mise Davenport, M cov Miss Mi nie Randall, Miss Julia Si rong omintsco Mrs. reg age eget airs 30 John Hay and Miss Stone; Mrs. Hill. of Colorado, and Miss Slay- maker; Mrs. £. B. Wight and her cousin, Miss Baker; Mrs. J.D. Baxter, Mrs. Neal, of Ohio; Mrs. Whitney, Mr. and Mrs. E. F, Andrews, Mrs. lative Norton, Mrs. N. S. Lin- coln, ae Dean, of Boston, and friends; Mrs. and Miss Burroughs, Mrs. Bartley, Mrs. Sand- ers Johnson, Miss Jobusop, Mrs. and Miss Irish, — Sherman. It 3 authoritatively denied that Vice Presi- marryipg. dent Wheeler intends m: The rumor Flour ‘quiet—Howard eet, and Mr. Slack, Mr. and Mrs. Burehard and Miss tion, “reasons Oa Ube face,” are that FAS that of a jartivss criminix, state ade by Giro procured by an intimation from une commits witness testified he (the stoner that unless the : A enforce the law—commil commissioner) wo" Giro for contempt under a section ef tne Ke- vised Statutes of that sta Owing to other busisess tn ‘court, the dis cussion of the motion was not entered upon until 11:45 o'clock, when Mr. Otiver read tne motion and remarked that among the papers was a paper parcel, aud on {i there was uo mark indicating that It was a deposition. — [i was simply marked with the address of th clerk and the number of the cause. Mr. Ingersoll said ubat there would be a full compliance with law found on the inside wrap. per, and that the outside Was used to prevent undue notoriety. ‘The court directed Mr. Clancy to take off the wrapper. when, a3 stated by Mr. lugersoll, on the inside was found to be & package encased in a heavy brown paper envelope wi Une certifl- cate of the commissioner thereon. Mr. Oliver, after an inspection of the contents, read the sw na to Giro, under section which be claimed was issued under a slate court, and hot Wunder the statutes of the United States. The court intimated that he did not see that this affected the case, so Uhat his testimony was procured. Mr. Oliver (hen read from the testimony of Giro his declination to testity as to the lady with him a’ the St. James,and as to the commissioner reat 0. Civ. Procedure of New York, i thal he would punish him fo vontempt in case of any further refusal. ides that a witness refasing able tO punishment, and the off taking the testimony e powers Of a | lle of the peace—to commit the pariy to until he shail testify. He submitted that it appointment of the er was from &@ United States court covamissioner exceeded 1 and ii was a coercion of in ying out section sis, of the Revised Statut tine United States, the Su upreme Court of the Untted States haa that on tue refusal of a witness to Ad ported voking tie rommissione authorit submitted that the suggestion of the a District misied the 3 the act of Marsiand of 1715, prescribing a. pen- alty of £12, which says vicied by twelve men,” abd asked how a party could be twelve men ff not indicted. “He sutmattted that examiner should have siepped the nation, When the witness declined to an nd reported the fact to this court, He also read the statement of Giro as to hls arcest, in which le says that bis arrest was made (0 intimidate him; that he was poluted ont by Mr Oliver, and that the charges made by Blood were made to tnjure bin as a witness and with- drawing al! bis objections, If bis testimony | contained no more truth than his statement as © being pointed out then there was nounlug 1 it. Mr. Uliver explained that he bad novhiws to do with the arrest: Unat he nad, when appited to by a deputy shen. refused to point Giro ont. “and Uhat the oMicer got his clae trom a clerk. Mr. Ingersol replied, moving that under the iss of New York, commissioners were clothed with power as Stated: that this court had | appointed the commissioner. and unless he had authority to enforce his mandate he could not comply. On the point that Giro iaumi- dated, he said that he was advised as vo the law and Was not told how to testify, but simply | that he must answer the questions. If there Was aby question as to coercing the witness he had Caused it by withdrawing his opjection. Mr. Oliver replied that this man had not made the withdrawal until he had falsely charged that he (0.) had caused his ((i's.) arrest. tried by | THE MOFION DENIED. Judge Cox said the point tbat the witness was summoned by Lhe state was overruled, for It did | hot inake mich «t!fference how he got before the ¢ | commissioner. He did not see either, but. that | the state had the right to empower & commts- | sioner to compel a witness to answer. If there | was anything in this point ft was the privilege of the witness and not of a party to the suit. | As to witness being intimidated on the law of adultery, he sald that IU was a question of privi- | lege for the witness to raise, and he therefore denied the motion. At the conclusion of the hearing on the mo tion, a suggestion was tnade that the depost tlon'of Giro be plac: si to veg hands of the ex- aminer here, Mr. 10 but the court ordered it to be tiled ine ‘cierk's oMce with the exhibits, the letters published last Tues- di: There is considerable diversity of opinion by thoce woo bave examineh tbe manuscript as to the genuineness of the letters, and some | who claim to be able to detect differences tn hand writin, expressed tae opinion to-day tbat those fied were written by two, If not | Ubree, different persens. Mrs. Christlancy continues quite sick, bat ts * | slowiy mending and the physteian has made an order permitting uo visitors outside her family and attendants. The atio Fair Association. THE ANNUAL MEETING AND ELECTION. The annual meeting of the sio-kholders of the National Fair association was held to-day at 12 o'clock. Mr.J. S. Edwards in the chatr, and Mr. MeCeny secretary. att Dray read THE ANNUAL 2&1 of the president. Mr Galt, which recites the labors and difficulites of organizing Ube asso- ciation, and its workings up to Une present time; the action of Congress in amending the charter Increasing Its Doard of directors, stating that within sixty days after purchase of the id acres for the fair grounds), a mile ‘track second to none in the country bed been built, and other Lory improvements made, over BS y large an | Substantial stables built, a stand, wor | hipiuons and two raciue meetings have been beid, netting $15,915.64. The purchase cost of real estate wa 435.92, the Cost of improv ments $95,110.54. At tbe first charter meeting there were subscribed 250 shares and $1,250 paid in, Al present there 1s 1,000 shares of taken authorized by the corporation oy paid, leaving a balance in_certific: taken yet unpaid Of $34,239.37. The romaining ing debt on improvement, $65.05; the remain- ing debt on sundries 1s $1001.45: on Bilis payable, $19,000; bonded debt, $1,500. In tbe purchase of the Stewart property the sum Of $2,000 was saved to the ass the action of James L. Barbour, KR. H, Browning, H.H. Blackburn, Wm. Dean, Wm. aon throug Wm. Clark, S. Hi y Wm. H. Morrison. J. tobi, Reed and’ L. P. Wright. Subsaquently the ts parties advanced money for the Asso- clation, making at this date an agcregate ot £19,000, a3 a loan, with the bonds of the Asso- Clation as collateral. Three sults have been Sommenced against this corporation. one by F. P.Hul, one by ©. P. Chappell, and one by Wheatley Brothers. In conclusion, it ts sug- gested that as rotation in office is a {nent feature of our civil and polttical institations, anotber president be chosen, and if the reporis Of future years compare with the tin taient of energy and accomplishments, none of ‘the founders of this enterprise will live to be aonarees of It. od TE ir. Clagett moved that the capital stoc! increased $25,000, Mr. Frank Hume offered 8 a substitute: that the new board of directors, When elected, be authorized to give Messrs. Wheatley Bros. a first mortgage on the real estate of the association in settlement of a count. Mr. Clagett declined to acvept th amendment, and a lengthy discussion arose spon the best way of settling Mr. Wneatley’s clam. Mr, L. G. Hive moved that the whole matier be referred to the incoming board; adopted. THE ELECTION. A motion was carrled to take a recess until 4o’clock, when the annual election wi! take ace, ‘The follo’ are the printed ballots to used in the election: For Boara ot Wm. M. Galt, Wm. Hi. Clagert, Wm. J. Twining, Wm. H. Morrison, dobn K. Kelley, Levi Woodoury, Wm. E. Clark, J.C. McKibbin, R. F. Baker, Joseph ©, Rock, George White, For ‘Treasurer—Horauio Brown: 4 | For board of directors: Wm. M. Galt, Wm. J. | Tw: Teinwg, BB. Biackoere, Wen. 6. Reet. wm. me ig t, Wm. H. Mi - S. olen, hebeag Clark. White, EC. ok Wa Sth oo. ander Hay. H. 0. W, 8. Hoge CC. Daa . For treasurer: Horatio for, ecrasched.