Evening Star Newspaper, January 15, 1881, Page 1

& “THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sanday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Peursylvazia Avence, Corner Lith Street, by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, GEO. ¥. ADAMS, Pres’t. Tae Evertxe & ed on Friday—82 "Si montis 81:10 coples 5 a 5 han is paid for. ae Known on appiicstion. Vor. ST—N°. 8,666. penn WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 188 g Star. TWO CENTS AMUSEMENTS AUCTION BALP: Barts, P. c.—Sth pase. Boose, &o.—3d pace. Boanpixe—4th pase. Boors axp SHoEs—#th page. Busrseas CRANcEs—Ath page. Orry Irems—fth paxe. DratHe— 6th pare. Duy Goons—4th pare. Epvcatiox—7ih pave. Famine SupPires—7th page. For RENT axp SAve—4th page. For BALE (Miscellaneous)—4th page. HOUSEFURSISHINGS—3d page. Lapigs Goops—fd page LeeTunes—8th pase. Lost aNp Fouxp—tth Dage. List or LetTeRs—2d page. MARRIAGES—Sth page. MepioaL, &0—Sth pare. Mossy To Loan—tth page. PREsoval—4th page. FEOFRSSIONAL—4th paso. Pranos axD ORGANS—Sth page. RaiLnoads—7th page. Rewiciovs Noricks—Ist page. Sprctat Notices—Ist page. SEciaLTiEs—4th page. Srxamena, &c.—7th page. Srontrxe Goons—Ist paxe. THe TRapEs—Sth page UnpERTARERS, &0.—5th page Warte—4th pase. ————— AMUSEMENTS. + D'S_OPEHA SKaS0N. BER MAJESTY'S OPERA COMPANY. Madame Etelks Gerster, Mad. Marie F Sepravi .. [MLoutec Geitt Milo Valorga aud Mile 7 Alwina Valleria. nnie DeBeloccs, Made- i and Miss Anni¢ Louise Contralté. } lave: (Sieuor Ravellt, Signor Runcio, Signor Tenori.. } iszza ini, Sienor Rinaldino, Signor 1) Grazr and Stenor Campanini.. Faritoni .. {Sigaor fel Puente, Signor Bellati and sritent .. "Signor Galassi. \Siznor &onti, bienor Ordin: are Jeri and Signor Fran- Premier Dane: he Chorns bas} ime. Malvina Cava'lazzi. v! are of or Zarit, Chorus Maver of La Besia, M. Condvetor, Signor Ardy ecisily engaged. ector of and who bas been N ATIONAL THEATER. a ENGAGEMENT EXTRAORDINARY! Farewell appearance in t ity. prior to his oat Drary L heater, London, Englane, ULLOUGH. Supported by MR. FRED B. WARDE and the mort powerful drsmatic company ever oreanized, under the manazement of WM. M. CONNER. THIS (SATURDAY) EVENING, THaK® TIE REPERTOIRE FOR NEXT WERK: Bongay aud Saturday Evenings-THE GLAD- ATOR. “tuesday HAMLET. Wecnesday—VIRGINIUS. Thuredsy—BI¢ H&Rv lil. Priday— RIOHELIEU ae faturday Mstinee—LADY OF LYONS. Ee" There will be no Matines on Wednesday. OLLEB SKATING BINK POLO. BALTIMORE WASHINGTON SERIES. WEST END CLUB, BALTIMUKE, AGAINST WASHINGTON OLUB, VONDAY NIGHT, JANUARY 17, 1881. Surface cleared at 8.30. JanI5-2t Bublect cf Life. The lectures are wader the ausrices of the Columbia Boat Cinb. ‘Tickets at Edis’ Music Store. be se sts fifty cents, Jani 2° WAS0NC TEMPLE, cor. oth snd F sts.— Prof MUELLER'S Parisisn Dancing A emy, oven WEDNESDAYS and BATURDAYS. Private Waltzing Lesscns and German, 108.m_ to 10pm. Terms $2. Private lessons.” Any Waltz tought for 85. at pos OPEBA HOUSE. ‘The Briliant Young Artist, MISS ELEANOR CALHOUN, Supported by the Adwirsble Actor, Mr. BARTON HILL, and a Capable Dramatic Compasy. ‘The Great Parisian and New York Success, DANIEL BROCHAT. **A grand modern play in every sense of the term.” —Home Journal. Dsnicl Kochat treats of modern thought in a Purely dramatic sen-e wita wonderfol power. Init ou Can reeogrize the ideal nersoll and of Beecher, ell as that of the Christian Americaa irl who «ves the best expression to her faith by er actions. Matinee Saturday—ROMEO AND JULIET. On MONDAY, A GREAT NOVELTY COMBINATION LL VELING’S CONCERT JAN. 32 8 CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. Luiu’s @oncert Company will consist of Migs LULU VELING, tweive years Co io Pianiste; MIsS ISABELLA FREEDLEY, Dramatic Humorous Reader; MR. BICHARD ARNOLD, Solo Viol'nist; MR. JAMES McCORMIOK, aa CHONUS OF TWENTY-FOUR YOUNG LaDigs. Teserved seat 25e. extra W's musicstore. Admission 50c. end Te. For sale at Mets: ‘THE CONCERT OF THE SEASON. ((UNTYs ORIGINAL SPANISH STU- Will be at ABNER'S MUSIO HALL commencing TULSDAY, January 4, aud continue uctil further eee ee jan3-aW ___ SPORTING GOODS. OLEWIS INDIAN CLUBS!! ““They expand the Chests of Men, Women and Children—aerelop and nently strengthen the on all the Muscles and overcome. the Lungs—barcen all the : debittating eff f Sedeutary Habits. Freeh air Gr! Caily exercise with Inutian Clubs wilt ewre Dys- dere, Delutity and nearly “all the Illa that Fi ‘s her to.'" Beantifuily shaped :—3 bsianced perfectiy on Kebce’s model of Rock Maple. Price (with illustrated Book of Instruction) any Sze or weight from 1to 10 1bs., only $2 per pair. Boid only MEAHA‘S Sporting Bazar, sts Cor. 15tb and F Opp. ‘Treasury, Delivered free every where; card or teleg hone. bmrenaibe ———a y[s*¥4np & HUTCHINSON, 817 Ninth st. northwest, GIVES SPECIAL ATTENTION TO MODERNIZING DEFECTIVE PLUMBING IN CITY RESIDENOES, D, HAVING A LARGE FORCE OF COMPETENT WORKMEN, ATTEND PROMPTLY TO ALL JOBPING OEDERS. AT Cost, Janl2 AT COST, AT COST. EMBAOIDERIES, BEAL LACES, RIBBONS, FLOWERS, FEATHERS, AND MANY GOODS +t LESS THAN OOST, IN ORDER TO RETIRE FROM BUSINESS. tore for Rent and Fixtures for Sale. FRIEBUS, S09 Market Space, Janl2 lw Penna. ave., bet. 8h and 9th sts. ECO! HAND Sere. a ‘1 o, Bear Pa: ave, ‘sadness SEE. __SPECIAL NOTICE RYLAND M_ E. OHUKUE.—Rev. GiL- pant DE La Maryn will presch at Ryland E i | Church To-morrow, 11 a. m. L081 preach in i j= mcrrow at a.m. ‘Sabbath Scho nt 9.45.8. me it FOUNDRY M.E. CHURCH, Mth andG sta —Services ‘To-mgrrow, Jan. 16, 1881, at lL and 7:9, by Rev. Dr-LaNanan, pastor. 11° (Ce BT ANDREWS GHUBCH.—Divine ser. vice at 1] a. m. and7:30 p.m Sermon in the morping by Kev. THos. G@ Apuison, D.D. It CHRISTIAN CRUROH, VERMONT AVE. bet. Nand 4 ‘ O ste.—Services morning and evening, at the usual hours. Seats all free, all welcem A WOMAN'S UNION Mr Meeting is held every Tuesday, at 2 im the Parlor of the ¥ pm, b .C. A. All women m- Yited ; 'adies from sister cities welcoraed. 1 (ee, CHURCH OF THR EPIPHANY, G st. detween 13th and 14th.—At Sunday evening Services all seats are freo. Sermons on subjects from book of Genesis by the Rev. Dr. PARET. It (2p BEFQRMED EPISCOPAL CHUROH, Ma- sonic Temple, cor F and 9:h sts. n. 4. Preaching To-morrow, at 11 a.m. and 7} p.m., by the pastor, Rev. ARTHUR FOSTER. it 8ST. PAUL'S ENGLISH CHU cor, lth snd H ets. now.— 8. Dome, D.D:, pastor,—To-morrow (Sunday), Communion at 11 a.m PWening subject: “Go thy Way for this time”—illustrated by large Scriptare pairtne. All invited. itt ee", THE PAPACY.—Dr. Res’s deferred Lec- ture on **The Bible in the Public Schools,” ‘ome the Enemy of Keriptare, will (D. V.) be ered To-morrow afternoon, ‘at 3 o'clock, in Masn-ic Temple, 9thand F sts. northwest. Ad- mission free. iw o> PEOPLE'S MKETING—almadge Hall, Sunday, 3 p.m. roe discassion. Qa tion, ‘*What Shall We Do to Be Saved?” © Dr. DEAT Just trem Enrope, who gives Proof palys- LUTHE@AN | Dior in mortality, will speak. i. M. O. A. CHAPEL, corner of 9th and D sts.—Services for youne men only. Bible slase, Sunday, 4:30 p. m., Bowers, Prayer meeting 6 p.m. All young mea, and especially strapyers, are cordially invited. It ALL SOULS’ CHURCH, corner 14th and Lets.—Rey. J. Corpxes. LL. D , of Mon- treal, Canada, will occupy the pulpit ‘To-morrow. Morhing eer vice at 11 » Vesper Bervicos at 7:30 om, #Pundey School at 45. “Strangers cordiaily invited Jano | { BD: | Huot pala within THIRTY B CB ty EENON PLAGE ME. QHUROH, SODTH, cor. 9thand K sta.n w.—Preachine day at 11 a. m.by Key Wa H Wruso~, 0 p.m., by Rey. Gibernt De La Maw ve. ; ) ‘clock Mire Brents will conduct bectings every afternoon next week. at me! | Aftercoon, at he cervice. | 2 otock REFORMED CHURCH, Bt. Geores | “w~ Hal}, 610 1ith #t.—A full attenaance of the | members is destred To-morrow Morniuy, for the }k urpese of electing ofticers of the consixtory. Ser- | Figeim the eveutms, at 7:50. Sunday Seiool at 10 | am. = (GS> EIBST BAPTIST OHUROH, 15th street, between G snd H northwest, Rev. Dr. | Corsrur, pastor.—Service (D. V.) To-morrow at 118 m . Memorial of the iste W Q Fores Even- ing service at 73: God's great love to man. All invited. at THE MOST BEY. ARCHBISHOP GIB- BONS will preach in_Bt. Patrick's Ohurch, Gsirect, between th and 10th streets northweet, | at 11 o'clock Mase, To-morrow (Sunday) morning’ Ooliection for the poor under the charye of the St. Vincent de Paul Society. It (Pn THE REVEALED MYSTERY."—see “<7 Romans 1:25, Ephesiane 1:9. Subject for. discourse in delphian Ecclesia, Mc- Cavley’s Hell, Penn. ave,, a southeast, To-morrow at 11 a.m., All who real! desire to know the truth are invited. P. 8 Pillbe demonstrated from the Bible that pulpit “Ss S theology is a cheat and a delusion. eS, GOSPEL TEMPERANCE MASS MEET- IN«, under the aurpicas of the Waugh Gos- pel Temperance society. at Wsugh M. E. Churci d_A streets northeast, on Sunday Totcleck. Rev. SHERMAN M. ME! BILL, on. J. 'T. UrpecRarr, of Ohio, and others will address the meeting. victims of intemperance especi: early to secure seat. ATTENTION, JER! will be a meeting of the Nv PUBLIOAN ASBUCIATION on M! | ING, at 7 o'closk, January 17th, cien‘s Hall, No. 610 1ith stroct northwest. isl, at over. Busi per. Acting Pros't. (> oFBE RISTY FOURTH ANNIVERSARY “7 OF THE AMERICAN COGUNIZATION SOCIETY will be held on tUESDAV EV sth instent. at 7-30 o'clock, in the Firat Bapt’ Chured, 13th street. Rev Jous L. Wi Df Boston, and Rev. Geoi D.D.. of New York, will deliver addresses. abstract of the Avuual Report will be read 515-3 CS TEE I QLIGE HOLDERS OF THE MU- TUAL FIRE INSURANCE UOMPANY have selected the names of the following EL +HT gen- | tlenen to be placed in nomination for Election as Managers, on MONDAY, the 17th, at Odd Fellows’ Haul, from which to relect SEVEN to rervo the en: suing year, this being the only ticket in thy con- test. abd in lieu of one heretofore advertised For MAwacEns. SAMUEL NORMENT, JOHN VAN RISWICE, M. G, EMERY, JAMES W. BARKER. JESSE B.” WILSON, _ 9 E KURTZ JOHNSON, ON E LX, kO. T. DEAKING. Write the number of votes you are entitled to on the back of your ticket. itt Bp~ POLORAC STEAMBOAT Co., ee Wasntxatos, D O.. Jan. 13. 1881. ‘All persons having accounts against the Poromac | Steambest Co. are novified to hana them in for No ove shall ba recozuized in | Janl3-ec3t ES ROTICE-—Ail persons having open a “SJ countacn my books, and if not sextled cash or notes by February the Ist, 1881, their ac | count will bs placed in the hands of a co'lector for | immediate collection. WASH. 8. WILLIAMS, Jap12-3w ‘3.9 7th and D at. northwest. (o> BT ANDREWS PARISH, | Jaumary 1, 18$1.—The Vestry having fixed a price upo: the pews, will beat the church from 6 t? 7 o'clock | every evining during the present week. for the purpose of renting them. JanL1 5t (EB, 800? SOUP AND BREAD will be fur: { nished free EVERY DAY from 10 to 11 peedy, poe bringing buckets. to she jorthe jberty Bon) corner. st. an. x or Get tickets ‘at the 6th Prect..ct Police Station, on husetts ave., between Sth snd 10th ste, jan3-Im eS NOWICE. Orrice oy THR ) Murvan Fez Insvzaxce Co oF D.C., No. 962 Pexn. avg. NW. s Washinctox, D. 0., Dec. 81, 1890. The Annual Meeting of the Mutual Fi ance Company of the Distric: of Co'um hed on the THIKD MUNDAY OF J 1881, the 17th prox., at Odd Fellows’ Haul, 7th st. between D and Este. northwest, commencing as 9 o'clock & mm. | _ By the charter of the company, the election of seven Dalayers, to constitute a board to coaduct the aff held eaftcirs of the compacy, i required to be at the shove meetiur. Hy the th artice cf the By-Laws of the Com- peny itis provided **At the auousi meeting of the cou psn the firet busicess iu order shail be the | appeintieut of achsirmac, who sua!) conduct the | Merting ond election in accordance with the act of incorpcration, between the hours of 9 o'clock @ m. dé pm. “al Poley-holders are requested punctually %0 Arount of Premium Notes held Bye ant a E : *"35,475 98 | 191,626.00 | 42,000.00 Cash. Secuiities: Real Estate tasecen ber Sly Te, Of the above smoan' dy lorder of the Board Pn Ulit d WESLEY BOTELER, Secretary. WAT ssuingz0n, D. O., Dee. 29/180.5 ike ieroby notified that WATER RENTS for the year 1851 wal be ane on the tet of January, and Lieder Pateets to? SSO: COX, Water Registrar. FLODOARDO HOWARD has re- ‘moved bis ofiee snd Fesidence to 1019 F at.» corer ith st northwe wi ‘and has associated bim in the practiceof Pa PRY po BARKER. Office a im P. m.. and 8 to4 p.m. HOT SODA! HOT SODA!L dood GS pike Noaweaiin dov Liven OIL ‘Tapin ave-, at #e- er full pans botlc- THE EVENING STAR._| ___ DOUBLE SHEET. Washington News and Gossip. ——_.+—___ GOVERNMENT RECEIFTS To DAY.—Internal rev- | enue, $385,505.83: customs, $541,365.17. THE second edition of the Congressional Di- rectory will be issued in a few days. The list of the residences of Senators and Representatives in to-day’s Star fs much later than the first edl- fone us the directory—tin fact it 1s corrected up MARINE Corrs OxpERS.—The orders of Cap- tain H. Cochrane, from the Norfolk navy yard to the Pensacola, and of Captain C. F Williams, from the Pensacola to Washington are revoked. THE FRANKING INVESTIGATION.—The special committee to investigate the alleged franking js! ivilege abuses had a short session to.day, and ard the testimony of an employé of the dem- oeratic Congressional committee, who testitled, it is understood. that matter not properly frank- able was put up in franked packages by the committee. THE TREASURY how holds $359,875,550 in Unt- ted States bonds to secure national bank circu- lation, United States bonds deposited on this account for week ended to-day $1,954,000, and withdrawn $1. ‘THE CHINESE TREATY.—While some of the papers are inclined to depreciate the “value of the Chinese treaty the N. F. Herald to-day expresses ihe opinion that by its negotiation “the administration of President Hayes has achieved a diplomatic triumph which, ‘consid- ertog the pecullar and critical condition of affairs in the east, may be one of the most im- portant Intemational events sine the forma- ion of the Holy Alliance.” ANOTHER STATUE PROPOSED.—Senator John- ston yesterday presented to the Senate a peti- tion of citizens of Virginia praying Congress to erect in Washington a statua to the late Chater — Marshall, Referred to the library com- mittee. ConrmfavI0Ns.—The following nominations were confirmed by the Senate In executive ses- sion yesterday:— Luke Lea, of Misalssippi, United States district altoraey for the southera district of Mississippl; Dantel McLaugnita, ¢o1- lector of customs tor the district ot Micaiga Llewellyn E. Woodin, of Kansas, agent for tae Oloe Indians in Nebraska; also a nurabver of postmmasters, A Postuasrgr’s TexM or OFrice.—In the Senate executive session yesterday afternoon the nomination of William H. Haskell to be postmaster at Albany, N. Y., vice W. H. Cralg, Whore commission expires March 1, 18sl, was Teported back frofa the committee on’ post- efices and post-roads with a recoramendation for contirmation. Senator Conkling thereupon moved that it be recommitted for further con- sideration, and in support of this motion pro- ceeded to make a forcible legal argument, designed to show that Mr. Craig’s term of oftice will not expire until four years from the date of his qualification as postmaster, whica wa3 subsequent to the 4th of March, 1877, and that, therefore, President Hayes has no power to tili this office In advance of its vacation by re. moval, to effect which he must explicity pro- pose and the Senate consent to suca removal. Atthe conclusion of Mr. Conkling’s remarks bis motion was agreed to without a dissenting Vote, or any debate, further than a remark by Mr. Maxey, who reported the nomination, that he regretted the committee had not invited an expression of Mr. Conkling’s views in regard to the nomination before taking action upon tt. The success of Senator Conkiing in having the nomination of Haskell recommitted was commented upon at the Capitol to-day, so persons holding that the fact of unanimous a quiescence 1b sending the case back to the com- mnittee indicates that the Senator will “whip tue administration” by having the nomination re jected. A Senator remarked to-day thit this conclusion was not warranted; that Mr. Conk: Mog made the point that Cralg’s (the present | cumben!) term began on the day he quaiiti (Mareb 10,) and not on the date of his commi-- Sion, (Maich 1st;) that therefore a vacancy will hot exist until the 10th of March, and if the President wants Haskell to go in th he must nominate him to succeed Cra! emoved.” and not to Ml a that the Senate was perfec! amine the point and corsente3 t ‘The Senator added that the opposition to Has kell appeared to bs “puertle,” and that tue lat- ter will be confirmed without doubt. A Comuirrer, consisting of W, E. Dodze and others, appointed by the general assombly of the Presbyterian church in the United States,. appeared before the House committee on In: affairs yesterday, and presented a memo- 1n bihalf of Indian rights and civilization, ae urging the gradual abolition of tribal re- jations, ‘Pax SRNATE Passep yesterday the army ap- Ppropriation bill and the military academy appro- priation bil SENATOR WALLACE SaID to-day he had no doubt but that Mr. Oliver, the repxbiican can- cus nominee, would be elected Ww thy Senate from Pennsylvania. Naval ORDERS,—Medical Director F. M. Me- Gunnell as fleet surgeon of the Aslatic station, and ordered home. Medical Inspector ©. 1. Burbank, to the ‘Richmond as fleet surgeon of the Asiatic station, per steamer of the sth of February. Passed assistaut Surgeon H. M. Martin, from the League Island navy yard, on the 20th inst., and ordered to the Minnesota, relieving Passed Assistant Surgeon G. E. H. Harmon, who is ordered to the Alert, Asati Station per steamer of February 26th. ARMY ORDERS.—Second Lieutenant C. B. Sat- terlee, 3d artillery, will report to the board ef officers appointed to meet in New York city, | January 25, for examination with view toa selection for transfer to the ordnance dapart- ment, under the provisions of section 5, axt of June 23, isi4. Leave of absence, without pay, unul July 1, 1881, 13 grauted the followlng- . - ed eee cote of the eee States jilllary Academy, at the expiration of whiz) they Will join the then fourtin lise: Wanlemee Beer, Thomas B. Dreher, Edward P. Lawton, George I. Putnam. Captain George L. Brown: ing, 7th infantry, will report to the auperinten- dent general recrulting service for duty a3 act Ing assistant adjutant general. — Warrs Hovsk CaLters.—Senators Kellorg and Cameron (Wis.) and Representatives Walt, Clin, Towxsend, Van Aernam, Bayne and James called on thé President to-day. PEnsoNaL —Secretary Sherman left the city last eventng on his visit to Onlo.—Elitor Howell, of the AUanta Constitutionalis’, is in towp.—M. Ambroise Thomas, the composer, bes been raised to the rank of Grand Officer tn the Legion of Honor.——Reoresentative Miller was registered in New York last evening.— The will of the late Joseph F. Armour, of Chi- cago, bequeathes $100,000 for the establishment. of & mission in the most thickly-inhabited part of that city.—Opto doesn’t furnish the new pator from Connecticut. He was born in North Carolina. —Senator Hampton no longer goes about on acrutch. He has a Wropden fez to replace the lost one, and 1s able to wall without a cane.——Representative Field has | acepted Gov. Long's tender of a vacancy on the supreme judicial court bench of Massachusetts, caused by the resignation of Justice Ames. ‘This action will notin any wise affect the dele- gation irom that state, since Mr. Field was not elected to the next Congress.—Dr. George B. Wallis, of the New York Herald, and Mrs. Wal- lig, are at the McPherson House, and will stay in Washington for some time, their muny friends here will be glad to know.—“ Riche- Neu” Robinson, representative elect from the 2d New York district, ts in tor ig mentioned as the democratic nominee for senatorial honors in Massachusetts, watch Mr. Dawes will reap.——Mr. John T. Kieraan, proprietor of the New York financial news bu- Teau, and. a ey Kpaatl Lepr oe NewYork, areat Willard’s, Ju Coa 1 is president or the Oriental Club of that city, and is here to engage quarters for the club to participate in the inauguration ceremonies on the 4th of companies C, D, try, and H and L, 2d cay , for the mouth of the Milk river to th Major liges’ cc id and compelling Sit- Ung Bull to surrender. men maret through 18 inches of snow, the r registering 12 is Se below 4 ‘The New Library Building. PROVISIONS OF THE BIL’. The bill authorizing the construction of a bulldipg ‘for the accommodation of the con- gressional brary, as reported in the Senate | yesterday by Mr. Voorhees from the committee | Senator from Indiana, on the library, provides: “ That a fire proof building for the accommo- dation of the library of Congress shail be erected on reservation numbered tuirty-five of the pub- Ite grounds, known 28 Judiclary Square; and the construction of said buliding, acco. to the plan adopted by the joint select committee on additional accommodations for the library of Congress, shall be in charge of a commission composed of the Secretary of the Interlor, the architect of the Capitol extension and the It brarian of Congress: and the sum of one million five hundred thousand dollars is hereby appro- priated, out of apy money In the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to commence the con- struction of said building; and the moneys ap- ponte for sald building shall be disbursed yy the Secretary of the Interior.” THE MAJORITY REPORT recites the act of Congress creating the board of experts, etc., declares that no enlargement 0° dhe Capitol can accommodate the library, ani gives the reasons therefore; that no govero ment library in the world, except tals one, 1s located in the legislative bullding; that a sepa tate building is absolutely necessary; that the estimates of the architects (Walter and Clark) are tbat it would cost $4. eastern center of the Capitol out 350 fet for a llbrary, but a separate building can be erected “Bt a cost to range from $1,500,000. to $5,000,000; therefore a Separate building 1s economy. ' The committee state that the most eligible site offered of all involving the purchase of ground was the one pro) east of the Capitol grounds, but 1t would co: ove million dollars to purchase ft, and the com- mniitee cannot advise that. Besides, delay would be caused in getting utle by judicial process fora property-owners unwilitag to sell—a delay of one or two years, The committee recommend Judiciary Square as the best site to be had, under the circumstances, because It Is centrally located; a firm foundation exists in the center; contains 191¢ acres—plenty of space for the building and a park too; the goverument’s title to the square Is perfect; the objection of remote- ness frou the Capitol ean be remedied by leaving a working liorary in the Capitol. THE MINORITY REPORT. Senator Morrill, in a mtnorliy report, dissents, on the ground that the ilbrary suozd ba eon- tinued where {t will be of greatest service to Congiess, 2d. Judiclaty square is not a good site. 3d. It 1s proposcd to occupy the worst part of the square for the proposed building. 4th. No pubite reservattons Should be used for building. except In extreme necessity A good foundation cannot be obtained on the pro- posed site. oth, A far better site, more access! le, and near to the Capitol, can be hougnt cheap, directly east of tue Capitol grounds, and “{t8 Immense superiority in ail resoecia, 's cost, 1s not controveried.” 7th. In order to ge the best sites for government dutidings else. where, liberal appropriations ate made, and “cannot Congress afford to deal out equal just- ice to the national eapttal?” 9th. If Judictary square must ke sucriticed for the purpose. let it be sold in buliding and the money used to purebase a first-class site. SOCIETY NOTE Again, yesterday, scenes in the neighborhood where ladies receive on Friday were very ant mated. OnF and G streets, especially above sth, many periors were filled with visitors all the afternoon, In the evening several enter- tainments of special interest occurred, the largest of which was the party given by Senator and Mrs. Randolph to their daughter and her friend Mies Nelson. Some of the guests also attended the musicale es by the paymaster- general of the navy and Mrs. Cutter, beginning the evening by dining with Mr. and ‘Mra. John B. Alley. Among those at the dinner, which was a handsome banquet, were Justice and Mrs. Miller, Senator and Mrs. Morrill, Representa— tive Robinson and others of the Massachusetts delegation tn Congress. Mics Reed, who with her sister and Miss Jones, of Provicence, are visiting Mrs. Cutter. is one of the firest amateur vociilsts lately heard fn musical circles here, ant ber highty cultivated voice bas been quite the seusation a’ tome of the recent parties where muste has been a special feature. The soicee given in her honor by Mrs. Cutter was limited in the number of invited guests, 2s the paymaster general's house ts not large enough to aceom- mwodaie all bis ‘friends. Mis; Reed, Miss Har. lan and Mr. Caswell charmed (he company with Uselr singing. The dressing at all the soire-s oi yesterCey was conspicuousty elegant. Among those seen at one or both the enter- ta‘nments were Justice and Mrs. and Miss Mli- ler; Justice, Mrs. and Miss Harlan; Judge Wylt Senator Willisms, his wife, her daughter Mi Hamiltcn, and Mis3 Buchanan: Representatt and Mrs. Carlisle; Mrs. and Miss &: Miss Mary and Miss Louise Evarts; Lady Thoraton and Miss Thornton: Gen. and Miss Lippit and Miss pocke? Senator Carpenter's wife and Ganghter; Mme. Asta Buruaga and her son; Mr. ond Mrs. Frank Howe; Assistant Secretary apd Mrs. Hey; Mr. and Bfrs. Caswell; Senator and Mrs. McPherson; Pay Director Cunning- ham, Paymaster and Mrs. Lucca and Paymas- ler and Mrs. Bacon; Mr. and airs. Payson; the Misees Devens, the Misses Thompson (daugh- ters of the ex. Secretary of the Navy) and their their brother; M. Léve, the representative of Belgium in the international sanitary commis. sion; Senator and Mrs. Morrili; Senator Hoar; Senator, Mrs. and Miss Dawes; Senator Bayard, Senator and Mrs. Vance; Senator and Miss Kernan; Senator Pendleton; Gen. Haines, wife and Gaughier,and Miss Clark, of New York: Speaker acd Mrs, Randall, and Repre- sentative and Mrs. Chittenden. Asettant Paymaster General McClure’s wite Was summoned by a telegram last evening to the bedside of her mother, Mrs. Eaglish, who ts seriously ill at her home in Loutsville, Ky. Mrs. McClure was sorely bereaved by the death of ber father In October, She 1s not expected to return here very scon as she will await in Louisville the result cf her mother’s illness. There has been much difficulty experienced here this week tn procuring choice flowers, not only because of the many /éetes at which they are used here and which exhausted the supply Of our flowers, Dat also because the florists in New York and Boston had sold all their finest Toses abd other varieties of flowers to Mrs. Astor, who gave & magnificant ball in New York Thursday evening. Senator McPherson’s wife gave a very elegant Junch yesterday to married ladies as well as jourg girls. The flowers were a marvel in auiry ahd their abundance.—Representative ard Mrs, Carlisle are to-day celebrating the 24th anniversary of their mai their friends who have heard that tt ts their wedding Gay, have sent them choice flowers and purpose giving them an informal reception this evening at the Riggs House —The Literary Society meets this evening at the residence of Mr. Charles Nordhoff, on Vermont avenue, near Iowa Circle.— Miss Voorhees, daughter of the gave a very pleasant Party to a few cf heryoung friendsat her home on I street on Thursday evening. Dancing ‘was one of the enjoyable features of the even- ing. — evening the Attorney General entertained at dinner his tes of the Cabinet. These dinners, which differ from those under President Grant’s administration in not having ladies present, occur about twice &@ month.—A dinner was given to John Me Cuilough, the tragedian, by Gen. Sheridan, re- corder of deeds, at Chamberlin’s last evening. Among those present were District Attorney Corkhbill, J. W. Albaugh, Assistant-Postmaster- General Brady, Mr. O'Connor and others. The affair was a most enjoyable one, the bili of fare constituting one of the finest dinners of the season, LiFE INSURANCE VERSUS SCHNAPPS.--The sult of Mrs. Johanna F. Schultz, of Hoboken, against the Mutual Life Insurance company of New York, to recover $5,5i9, the amount of insurance and dividends on a policy granted her husband, was tried in New York yesterday before Judge Shipman and a jury in the U.S. district court. In 1869, while residing in Brooklyn, Scnultz teok out a policy for $5,000 insurance in the company, and at the time of his death he had aid about $1,200 in premiums, In 1871 Mr, Schultz went to os: where he died in 1879, The ual notice of death was served on the company, the officers of which acknowl- edged ele Hanay, s and demanded God sixty dave’ ime before © policy. At the expira- Uon of the ‘me eo ‘Uement on the ground that Mr. Sehi petecigmsivisbe tees CoLongL JosxrH F. Keeoan, the New York Ppp who ie aie and ys one sessions for criminal Libel on : sige cas. eet ‘one year in the slate ee 1.000 to extead the | Telegrams to The Star E POLAR WAVE. Weather in Canada. TORONTO, ONT., Jan. 15.—Phe meteorological office reports as tollows; The depression which Was over the St. Lawrence valley yesterday 13 now south of Nova Scotia, aud there 13 an- Other developing over the Missouri valley. It is blowing hard from the north on the diy of Fundy, and rain and sleet are falling in Nova Scotia.’ The minitoum temperature ta Ontarto last night ranged from zero to 25 degrees below. Low Temperatures in the United tant ‘States. New York, Jan. 15,—At7a m, Washington Ume, the thermometer gave the following inal- cations at the points named below: Vincen degrees below, a fall of 4 degrees; Burlington, Jowa, 8 degrees below, a fallof 45; Duluth s below, a fall of 15; St. Paul 2 above, a rise of 26; Keokuk 14 above, a rise of 25; Lacrosse 7 above, @ rise of 34; Madison 10 above, a rise of 2°; Omaha 17 above, a rise of 31; St. Louis 11 above, arise of 19; Chicago 14 above, a rise of 24: De- troit 39 above, a rise of 10; Indianapolis, 15 bor Tise of 14; Sandusky 13 above, a rise of 8; Cincinnat 18 above, a fall of 3: Cleveland 4 above, fall 1, Pittsburg 4 above, fall 17; Erie 6 above, fail 10; Buffalo 1 above, fall 13; Rochester 6 above, fall 11; Albany 4 above. rise 37; Wash- ington 9 above, fall 30; Boston 7 above, fll 37. THE O’LEARY WALKING MATCH Forty-eight Competitors, New YORK, Jan. 15.—The entries of tho O'Leary stx day g0-as-you-please match, bo- gioning on the 2ith instant, will not Close until Monday next. Thus far 48 competitors have entered. Many new names are on the Ist, and among familiar ones are those of Fred. Krohne, C. Faber, of Newark; John Fitzgerald and Geo. Dutrane. There are two unknowns, one of whom 1s entered by Mike Goodman and the other by Police Gazetie. Ti 1s expected that Fravk Bart, the colored proteze of O'Leary aud igiebardt, will also compete. Eb FOREIGN AFFAIRS, Vienna to the Zimes says: “No agreement has yet been come to In regard to a collective step at Athens on the Greek frontier question, but negotiations are still proceeding.” tal Econon y in Russia, rom St. Pet Z urg to Reuter’s Telegram Company he report of M. Za, Minister or Finan Tates that in ordet re the equiitorium between reve ae expenditure the strictest economy ail branches of the administration will be neces- sary. In spite of England’s pactfic policy it says nearly a third or the expenditures is de- voted to the War ministry. Abaza ts conse- quently convinced thar It is imperatively neces. sary 10 reduce the military and naval expend ary The Attempt to Blow Up Salford Armor mao) Loxpon, Jan. 15.—The explosion at Salford, which is supposed was caused by a Fenian at- tempt to blow up the armory of the infantry barracks, was heard for the distance of a mile. The barracks are situated ina very populous district. One man was desperately, and a boy, 1t ts feared, fatally injured. There were several thous aud stand of arms in the armory at the 8. Parliamentary. Loxpon, Jan. 15.—The Times this morning says: It has been decided by the opposition meanbers in the house of commons that there shail be very little, if any, speaking on their part on further Irish amemdments to the ad- drees in reply to the Queen’s speech. To-day’s British Cabinet Counci The Latiy News says: To-day’s cabinet cout cell will necessarily consider the question of ob- struction in the House of Commons. ‘Fhe Fillibusters in the House of Pommons. The Datty Telegraph says: The speaker of the house aud other authorities on porilamentary | procedure, carefully considered some overlooked rtanding Orders of the house, passed between the years 1620 aud 1670, with the view of the prevention of obstruction and the spcaker power under certain circumstaness not ch); lence members but to close debate. ‘The Times charges home rulers with abusing the freedcm of debate for the sole purpose of Trustrating Its practical purposes, the ree Fs. The report of the Duke of Richmona’s conser- yative commission on the agricultural depres- sion, which has reference to Ireland. resom- lends a governmental scheme of emigration, also Gne of migration from over peopled dts trict>, @ plan for the reclamation of wast» lands and a court of arbitration for fixing rests was adopted by a vote of 14to5. It Is under stcod that the minority of the commisston including Lord Carlingsford, . t. Hon. Jame. Stavsfeld and Mr. Joseph Cowen will present a separate report recommending the adoption of the three «'s proposition. The New York dermanic Dead- Locke New York, Jan. 15.—The board of aldermen inet again to-days but no attempt was made to organize on account of the absence of two democratic members and an adjournment was had until Tuesday. Philadelphia and Reading. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 15.—The board of man- agers of the Philadelphia and Reading railroad have not yet been called together to decide upon the time Tor holding the annual meeting and election. ‘The statement is made at the office of the company that a session of the managers will probably be held on Monday moraing for that purpose. The statement that Mr. Gowen has sailed for home ts denied. £ Suicide by Fire. New YORK, Jan. 15.—The female domestic. Whcse name is Enoris Ernestine Contals, ent- ployed in the Hebrew Orphan Asylum, at 57th Street and First avenue, about 10 o'clock last night, toid a fellow domestic that she intended fs comtaty eee A wentto an outhouse for at purpose. © then piled uy juan- lity of weed, stationed herself ia the a le of it, and set the whole on fire. When dls- covered She wes enveloped in flames, but made Ro effort to escape, and was only removed by es ‘then found that ‘she had been fataliy burned, Incendiary Fire. Erurara, Pa., Jan. 15.—A large barn belong- ing to the Coleman estate was totally destroyed by fire last night. Loss $15,000; no insurance; supposed to be incendiary. Fire in Baltimere. BALTIMORE, Jan. 15.—The oleomargarine fac— tory of the American Manufacturing company, five and eight thousand dollars; fuliy in @ number of companies. BALTIMORE, Jal 16, Virginia sixes, ol, 30 5 jot ixes, o! . do. deferred, 15 (raked) do. consols, 74;" do. second neriet! 283,40, past due coupons, 91%; do. 5 ton-forties day. PE ALTIMORE San Y.-Gotton quiet—mia- Flour firm ‘but without change, wostern Zi ne of exey-southern red, 1.160 ‘quiet—southern inelly 60ab2: western 583: February, 6435854: 55 seked; steatner, 61 bid. western ‘white, 46a ftendy, 1018102. Bushee orm. Shed NEW YORK, Jsh. 14, 11 a.m. —The Stock Market ae oe beter ihe Block recor moa aie toe cent to 85. The char, in the rest of ths list were comparstively sight, execpt Iron Mountain, which TESNDON, Jan. 15, 12:30 p. m.—U. 8. Great We WALL STREEr TO-DAY. A Strong Stock Market. New York, Jan. 15.—The Post, tn its financial article to-day, says: AU the Stock Exchange, U.S. bends are firm at unchanged prices. Rall- road bonds are generally strong, al an advance of ‘a1 per cent, the latter, Texas & Pacific in- comes, Which are up to 77; C. C. & L©. in- comes, Which are up to 74; C.C. C. & I. consols to t21, 8nd Milwaukte & St. Paul (L « D. atv.) to 125." Now that the telegraph scheme has been £0 far advanced as to be tured over tot! e lawyers to prepare the papers, more attention appears to be given to the Sout! Western sche we by Jay Gould, with the result of a general ad- vance in the prices of the stocks embraced in thescbeme Iron Mountain bas advanced to 61, Kansas & Texas t6 48, Texas & Pacific to 45", and Wabash to 45%. Outside of this Une of stocks those notably strong have advanced to the following figures: Union Pacific to 119, Central Pacific to 96, ex 3 per cent dividend; St. Paul & O. to48, and 99:5; Opt. and Western to 34; Northwest t 131%; Milwaukee and St. Paul’to 1214 and 1wsi,; Hannibal and St. Jo to 534 and 10; Alton & T. H. to 47 and 125: New York Central 152%; Michigan Central 125°,; New Jersey Cen- tral to 81; O & M. to43',, and Pacific Mall to cane Southern and Reading have not moved with the geaeral list; the former which yesterday fared up to 90, opened to 8:, immediatery fell te saxg, and ther advanced to 854, and Is S44, as we write. Reading opened at 70, yesterday's price, then feil to 59 “reg ” and “seller 69.” It has since recov- reg It 1s reported that the managers of the Philadelphia & Reading have propoced to call amoeting of shareholders for € election of officers on February 15. Other- wise there 1s no change in the situation, "The telegraph stocks have been feverish, West- ern Union opened at 105, advanced to 1104, cell s,, advanced To. 1095,, and 1s Union opened at s ced 10 SS, and has sine ‘,; Atlantic and Pacific opened at 45 to 44, and 1s 44’, as we write oney maark easy, at 5a6 per cent on call loans, 443 per cent on time loans, and 5a5\ on prime mercanille Paper. The market for foreign exchange is very quiet. 87, then adv: to ——_s——_ Fire in Ontario. DRESPRX, OnT., Jan. 15 —. MeVoan’s hub and spoke factory took fire at 1:30 o'clock this mornlog and is bow burning. The surrounding buildings, containing finished and untinished material, will be saved. Loss $25,000; insured for $5.00). The cause of the fire is unknown, Proposed Hesu ing. PHILADELPETA, Jan. 15.—The coal compantes bow have under consideration the qaestion of Tesuming work at the mines on full ume nex’ week, DUC nO Understanding has been reac It is stated that all the companies, with oa¢ exception, have agreed to tis proposal, but that it bas been determined to take no action upon the program for February until the latter part of Unis mon a FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. SaTcrpay, January 15. THE SENATE was pot in session to-day. HOUSE.—Mr. Townsend, from committee on commerce, reporied back, with amendments, Senate bill relating to the collection district of California. Referred to the House calendar. ‘The Speaker proceeded to call committees for reports. ir, Geddes, chairman of committee on brary, reported bill authorizing the construc. tion of @ building for the accommodation of the Congressional library. Referred to the commit- tee of the whole. The call of committees having been con- cluded, the House at 12:40 went into committee of the whole (Mr. Covert in the chair) on the funding bill, ali debate on the first section and amendments thereto being limited to ten min- ules. ‘The pending amendment was that offered on ‘Thursday last by Mr. Anderson. Mr. Price inquired of Mr. Anderson what he expected to accomplish by his amendment, which provided for the retirement of the na- Uonal bank notes and for the issue of currency notes, Mr. Anderson replied that by issuing cur- rency notes when the pattonal bank notes should have been retired the country would gain tots, that the United States would be the only power having anything to do with the money of the country. Mr. Frye gave notice of a substitute, which he proresed to offer for the first section, providing r the issue of bonds and Treasury noles to the amcunt of $620,000 000, bearing 3% per cen! in‘ erest and redeemable after one year. Mr. Anderson's amendment was then re- Jected—46 to 108. The next amendment was that offered by Mr. Dibrell, imposing an income tax, the rev enue of which shall be exciusively used for the pay ment of the bonds and notes herein author ized to be issued. The tax fs fixed at 3 per cent on all net incomes of over $3.500 and under $5,000, and at 4 per ceni on all net incomes ot $5,(00 and over. Mr. F. Wood, (N. ¥.), and Mr. Frye raised the point of order that the amendment was Ot germane and was substantially similar to bills pending before the House. ‘the Chair sustained the point of order, and the amendment was not admitted. Mr. Bland offered an amendment _providin; that nothing herein contained s! be con- strued to require the payment of gold and si. ver coin hela for the redemption of certiticates issued thereon, hor to reduce the amount of coin beld for resumption purposes below $50,- 600,000, nor to require the payment of the coin ich mnay be necessary to redeem the public Gebt on which interest has ceased. ‘The amendment was rejected—57 to 9s. Mr. Warner offered an amendment providing that the Secretary of the Treasury may fa his discretion make the interest on the payable every four months. Rejected. Mr. Phillips offered an amendment providing that the certificates suail be issued in denomi- Bations of $16, $2) and #0 gither registered or coupon. Adopted. é Mr. Price offered an amendment: ie ue tax on bank checks, Kuled out on a polat of order. Mr. Singleton (of IL) offered a substitute for the first’ eection—an amendwent providing for discharging the debt redeemable tn 1531 payment from the Treasury of $185,000,000 and yy the issue Of $40,000,000 in Treasury notes bearing 2 per cent interest. Rejected. Mr. Akerman and the Telegraph Boy. The late A. T. Akerman, of Georgia, formerly Attorney General, was &@ man who lived up to 8 rule of treating everybody alike. To that is to be attribtued acertain unpopularity which was his while he was in official life at the capital. Mr. Akerman retained many of his New England ideas, but they were tempered by his long residence in Georgia, His chief clerk when Mr. Akerman was Attorney General re- that strongly showed his aring Akerman sat in bis office, The Attorney General’s department then occupied the rooms now held by the Solic- itor of the Treasury, Mr. wa3 busy with a pile of papers before him. A Western Union telegraph boy came into the room with a message. Mr. Akerman did not look up. The boy stood for a while and then interrupted him. With an impatient exclamation at ing interrupted he took the message ard signed for it. The boy did not see ‘that It was evidently a bad time for the scheme @ ‘eu tbat there Was even such a being as a telegraph meseenger. The boy again interrupted him, and to tell about the urpose to whicti he would like a contribution, ‘ithout looking up Mr. Akerman ans' bim in such @ manper that room could. several clerks in the next room looked ths a the door. He worked on for about two hours. Then he put his in order and gave chief clerk. AS some the latter was leaving the room Mr. Akerman had been in pried nent he knew the boy certificates | LETTER FROM NEW YORK. UNPRECEDENTED CRANGRS—THE TENEMENT HORROR—THE ORKLISK—TUE PRESS DINMEI ast K IDEA—THEE WORLD'S FATR— ODDS AND ENDs, BTC. [Correspondence of The Evening Star.) New York, January 14, 185! We have been having more or less weather bere in New York—rather more than less It has Been a go-as you-please race between 820W, j Tain, sleet, hail and slush, with a Uttle side show in Which Old Prob. and Fahrenhett have | rivalled each other tn amusing the public, One day It has been cold enough to make one shiver in furs and (he next warm enough for a light overcoat; one day the streets have Deen 89 blocked ‘by snow that geting about In horse cars, sletyhs, Triages Or on foot has beea TDR WwEaTH ~ almost impossible: Lhe next day the Indescriba- bly uncomfortable mixture of melting snow and mud bas been knee deep only to be fol lowed twenty four hours later by torrents of Water, rendering the fording of a Broadway crossing ab aquatic achievement of the most dangerous nature. If this sort of a thing con tinues much louger Edison will have to turn | his attention to the Invention of some new | method of getting around. To meet the de mangs of & very much “felt want” this new Vehicie should combine the varted qualities of the snow-plow, life boat, 1oe-boat, snow-shoes, balloon, Iie-preserver, pontoon bridge and mud- seow. And while Ube Wizzard of Menlo Park is wrestling with the machine, why not appoint Geveral Grant to the position of id Prob.? What he doesn’t Know about weather no one | would ever find out or care to learn from expe rience, and bis trip around the world could thus be utilized for the good of Ube country. | THR TENRMENT HOUSE HORROR, That recent tenement house holocaust, as your esteemed contemporary, the New Yor< Hera’d, would felicitously call it, has for th : | Moment revived the public interest in asudjec | about which a vast deal has been written and said and very Nuwle done. I was through the TUIDs of the tenement ‘house where the nine lives were lost, and the only wonder was that | Any one got out alive, Little Charlie McKenna, | who saved the lives of his two brothers and } One sister, 1s quite a hero, although he seems to | think what he did was quite the correct thing | to do—whiteh tt certatuly was. Money bas beep | Sent to the boy through the newspapers, poems have been published about him, 4 benefit per- formance Was given for him and other suffer- } rs Dy the fire, and the only danger 1s that they WI spol Ube’ brave ll te fellow. Altogether more pat hing eise I saw to Uhat tenement _ ‘as In one of Lhe rooms where Uhree children were burued. or suiTo :ated, vo death. It was some hours after the dead bodles had been removed, and the mothe | her sudden sorrow, was al work K | of her former oie, With tearless eyes diggin | out or the debris’ the Ittle shoes that woul: | Rever be worn by her babies again, wit stockings tuc been left by if this unne Ute should | result in some action whica will Lasure greater safety to the unfortunates who are forced to | Budgie in these human nives, {t will not bave | been in vain. THE OBELISK. After a tedious trip of several weeks the Hurt bert-Vanderbilt-Gorringe-Cieopatra obelisk has | reached Its destination In Central Park, It 1s Geclared that thls interesting mo: | history dating back thirty cen . Who shall ‘say how long tt will stand as aa object | of Interest In the’ metropolis of World? And 4 eilll more taterestin equally easy to auswer 13, How v ] Present metropolis of the New Worid be here to afford refuge for Uuts vagrant from the land fof the Pharachs? In Cals congection it may | LOL be hecessary lo mention that General Grant, aS & maiter Of Course, Will be Thy figure at the final ceremonies in the park after j the obelisk shail bave Deen placed on its pedestal. A SUMMER IDRA. One of the latest projects for adding wo the Pleasures of New Yorkers next summer ts the building of a “grand Moating palace,” to be Permanently moored off the Battery. It ts to be 500 feet long, 80 feet wide, with three decks, and bathing conveutences below, ‘The charges | Of admission will be graded to sult the finances of allciasses, Ubere will be music afternoons abd even!ngs.and ealabies and drinkables ad lt, Al night te whole will be gorgeously Ulumi- lated by hundreds of gas jets aud a number of electric lights. At present the only trouble will be to recelvea permit from Ube proper autboriues, THR WORLD'S FAIR AGAIN, Now that the commissioners of the proposed | World's fair of 1653 have come together, tt ap | pears that the delays and disputes which char- | acterized the sessions of the executive board | are tobe dupiicatedon a larger scale tn the prin- | cipal boay. ‘The matter ol a site now has to be gone all over again, aud the result 1s impossivie | to prognosuicate, although a preponderance of | opinion a) ‘to favor Inwood. Vanderbilt's subscripUon of $250,000, conditional on the | raising Of $4,000,000, 1s much smaller than antl | cipated. In iny humble oploton the only thins | needed now to insure the success of Ube fair } the election of General Grant president of Ue | commission, THE PRESS DINNER. | Among the leading social events of tlie seasou | must be Included the eighth—not the Jirst, as | the Tritume Incorrectly reported 1(—annual din- ; her ofthe New York Press Club, given at the i Nicholas Hotel, last Thursday eventng— | Uckeis $3, Including & pint bottle of very Dad | claret. ‘There wasa large attendaner, toclud | ing many of the most — people, and that means, of course, U | Me honored guest of | made a very od Epeech, too, one of The best of | the many er post prandial efforts with | which he has recently surprised a pubiie that | UDUL within a few mouths past were bitsstully | ignorant of bis best. oratorical and rhetorical possibilides. The dinner was a success and not the least important feature of it was the bill of fare, prepared with a strict view to the | elerpal Ntness of things, by Mr. H. Clay Lukens, Widely known as the paragrapher of the Daiiy Jers, abd chairman of the reception coumaittes at the dinner. The different courses, Instead of the conventional headings, or the frequent classical quotations, Were all suggestive of the profession of which the Press Club 1s com- posed. _ For example, over oysters was “Latest | Norfolk;” (ue roasts were introduced by “Latest from the Fire;” “Farm aud Garden,” suggested the vegetables, and other head line> were equally felicitous. Pardon the momen. tary digression, but it 1s hardly a step from something to eat to Gen. Grant, and as 1 | have inadvertently mentioned his name, | must | Say he showed fn hig remarks at the Press Club rents Tamil: “id with Mphesed of the man as to suggest that at it next annual election the Press Club @ould not da pelier than elect bin president. ODDS AND BNDS. | Mr. Richardson, son of A. D. Richardson. the editor of the 7riune, who met with a tragic end some years ago, has had a varied experienee 28 a newspaper man. It be remembered that as correspondent of the 7'rivune tn the In- dian country, he was al one Ume captured and ‘ilk all of | which was succientiy telegraphed from Mr. Richardson's note book, Jeft in a place where 1 could be convenientiy found, with that end in view Since then he bas been editor of the Drarnatic News, and is Row it of several out-of-town dailies, He is also editor of the Shrowd, a hi- larious sort of a paper the organ of the under. takers. Some goz=ling tried to introduce into this country the European custom of we black gloves with fulldress. Signor Al leader of the 0c! al Her Majesty's grand Itallan opera at the Academy of Music, has worn black gloves for two seasons. The dealers have never sold 60 many light-colored since “the atlempted Diack-glove mania. hat General Grant Was the evening. And he le atiach- ment, is the coming’ attraction at Siblo'’s The Inter-Oceanic Canal. CAPT. PEELPS BEFORE THE SPECIAL CONGRES- SIONAL COMMITTES TO-DayY. ‘The special commiftee of the House upon Inter-oceanic canal held a meeting to-day to jon. tone ae . chief of the bureau of statistics of the Treasury a some Mcnths &go, as to the tonnage’ prob- rough an ocean! and ably pass thi int showea the by in that ‘three million tons would pass Li the canal ennually, the traffic would Shee gain of 8 on, on a hundred Mr. members the bill when and the committee adjourned un' next. On motion of Mr. Whitthorne, it_ was agreed See o the Navy representative of the Panama