Evening Star Newspaper, January 31, 1881, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Pennsylvania Avenue, Corner llth Street, by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, GEO. W. ADAMS, Prea’t. Tre EVENING STAR is served to mbsoribers tn the city by carriers, on their own account, at 1C | cents per week, or 44 cents per month. Copies st on apply conta os By ee nthe pat 0 cents a month .one year, ix mon! [Entered at the Post Office at Wastington, D- ‘8 second class tail matter Tre WEEKLY STan—pub ou Fridsy—82— ear, postage prepe'd. Six months, $1; 10 copies For 818090 copies for 820, aa ee at mail subscriptions must be io vance: no paper sent longer than is paid for. ‘Rates of advertising made Known on spplic ication | WOE. Che 57—N 8,679. WASHINGTON D. C., MONDAY, JANUARY 31, 1881 pening Star, TWO CENTs. 4 WOMAN PALIS AND IR IMPALED ON AN IRON PENCE Tole afternoon, at York avente, corner of i2tn street, Lacy Thomas, a colored woman, employed In the house, was standing in the bay window cleaning Just velow Was an area some ten fr 1° WOmA lost her Dalance. To keep tn lng in the area she jumped forward. She cleared the space, but her momentum was st {at she staggered forward after striking ‘the grovnd, upon her feet. She fell upon the tron paling (hat surrounds the yard. Wer nec < Struck UPON One Of The sharp tron paints that alternate wth the curves tn the constraction of the fence. The point forced Itself severat inches Into the neck. She bled profasely, Dut severed no vital vein or artery. She was taken IN+ OF THE ASYLUM will be <a £ held at the AsyInm on DAY, February Ist, atl ovclock. ‘The public are cordially invited to attend. _ it" WOMAN'S CHIBISTIAN TEMPERAN’F Se NION.— Gospel meeting THIB( MONDAY 7 30, at Odeon Hall, corner 4% aud avenue northwest.’ Mrs. Rutt the service. Meetings every afier THE SECOND MO: NTHLY MEETING of the SILVER STAR PLEASURE ( Us Ne IS#1, and elected their officers as follows. Prest dent, TF 1. Howan; Vice Peesident, J.J. MeDo nell? Recording Secretary, W. F. Roche; Trese urer, W. A. Fp 1 | <a The third monthly meeting of the HOMESTEAD BUN DING ASSOCIATION will be held at St Doeminie’s Hall, corner 6th and F sts. southwest, cS wan beld at their meeting rooms January the _DING ASBOOIATION. KIDAY EVENING, Feb. 4, at7o'clock. Shares Hi per mor th. WM. H. BAUM, Presi J. J. DERMODY, Sveretary. E OSTREET MARKET, COKC Be CST Mae ther will be a was ING of persons interested inthe 0. STREET MAR- Kb at the south frontof -id Market-house, MONDAY EVENING, the 31st inst., at 7 be presented. and all who and improved der of COMMITTEE. SPECIAL E_ Free of charweto all iwyiste who have on hand any of Hart ley’ Old Catarrh Hemedy. in blue wrappers, can have them excbanged for Hartley's Improved Ca tarrhbRemedy we, by sendine card, with their address and they desire exchanged to DR. more, Md. JHE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE Steckhiclders of the Arlington Fire Insur- ppany for the District o Jeetion of nine tora ty serve rhs year, wil be hela at ta eof the Oompany, 1 apis ave. northwest, THUBSDAY, Fi ISS1. Polls open at 1 and close at 3p FRANK T-KAWLINGS, decrotary GUOD inked £ needy persons _ bri berty Soup EH Get tickets ‘st the 6th Preci on Massachusetts ave., betwe ‘jan3-Im ATER REGISTRARS OFFICK, 1 i D. O., Dec. 39, 1380.5 Water Takers: n are hereby notified that WATER RENTS for F ISM] w.l] be due on the Ist of January,and if not paid within THIRTY DAYS from that date the law suthorizes the water to be cut off and the of $2 to be added to the bill, THOS. C. COX, Water Registrar. SPEOIAL NOTICE—A fresh PURE NORWEGIAN COD LIVER OL DKEW'S Drug Store, oo" 5 vania ave., at We. ver fnil'pint bottle. HOT SODA! HOT SODA Prepared with delicious and nntritioas Syma Affords the most pleasant and wholesome drink poxtal 6 Dumber of btt'es HAKTLEY, Columbis for ensaiow 5 bucketa to the MINERAL WATER DEPOT, 1429 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUR. BALLS AND PARTIES. TTENTION: The TENTH ANNUAL BALL of the KNIGHTS UF 8T_ PATRICK will be given at Odd Fellows’ Hall, 7th street north. west, WEDNESDAY, February ickets, 2 sduiitting Gent and adie, $1. The mmit- = tee of Arrangements have spared no expen: Isbor to make this the most picasant affair of the season. Ja81-3t SPORTING GOODS. pe LEWIS oN INDIAN CLUBS!! “" They expand the Cheats of Men, Women and Children—derlop and Eimanenily strengthen the Lunox—harden ali the Muscles and overcome the debilitating effects of Sedentary Habits. Fresh air and daily exercise with Indian Clubs will eure Dys. | pesota. | of the Minn EVERY DAY from 10 to it | rner Sth st. aud | day Yeates, the demoeratte contestaut | from North Carolina, was seated, by a vote of 15 to | Grant has reduced the Tin pened, Debility and warly “all the [lis that Plesk | us her to." Beautifully shaped :—polished and balanced perfectiy on Kehoe's model of Rock Maple. Price (with illustrated Book of Instruction) any size or weight from i to 1U lbs., only $2 per pair. Bold only at ‘O@' MEABA’S Sporting Bazar, Cor. 15th and F sts., opp. ‘Treasury, Delivered free everywhere; send orders by postal card or telephone. dec27 BOOKS, & N! W BOOKS. Bs = Da Costa's Medical Diaynosis, Sth edition, Wallace's Ieland Lite, 64; Jeuninwe’ Anecd: tal tery of the hament, vol. 1, 82.50; Hi dens Life |. 81.50; Macdonald's M Marston, 82 50 u's Elements of Astrono $2.25 ors Ss Mourtz’s Atomic T ory, $1.50. Thirty by auther of John Halifax, $1.50, Under Sliev: Ban. Leisure Hour, $1 < Fayeteriee, Correrpondence Qards all at et and Counting House Disries JAS. J. CHAPMAN, Metropolitan Book Store, 911 Penna. Avenue. QECOD RAL COUNCIL OF TH oN Presbyterian alliance held in Philadelphia, #86, Hand $3. bir Wi erschel, bie Life and Works, by am B. Holden. itudents and Thouvltfal Persons, by L. D. bevan. lika on the Hilltop. by H. H. Boyesen. Forms of Many Years and Places, by Wm. Gibaon. ‘The Cup of Copsolation, J. K. Macdutt. WM. BALLANTINE @ 80) jani9 Abmanac H DE GOTHA FOR 1881. FRANCIS B. MOHUN, BOOKSELLER AND STATIONER, dank 1015 Penn’ ave. ye LAW AND MISCELLANEOUS Ne A oome: NEOU Abbo! 85.00 Curtie’s Jurisdiction of the U Stites ‘s Year Book of Jurisprudeuce. .... ted 250 6.00 gon Dillon’ C. C. é r Trelang, by Duity Self-Cultare, 4th Ed : pal Life of David Livingstone. 3 3 NEKY IN BONES BEPARATE. W. H. & ©. H MORRISO: Lew HOOEMEILELS AND STATIONERS, 475 Penna. A ————— YWARD & HUTCHINSON, 317 Ninth st. northwest, GIVES SPECIAL ATTENTION TO MODERNIZING DEFECTIVE PLUMBING IN CITY IDENQES, AND, HAVING A LARGE FORCE OF COMPETENT WORKMEN, ATTEND PROMPTLY ALL JOBBING ORDERS. gani2 A. S. FLANDHAU & CO,, 372 and 374 BROOME STAEET, NEW YORK. GRAND LANDAUS, BROUGHAMS, &c., 3OB THE ELITE OF WASHINGTON: ‘ansl-ce20t ENUINE SARATOGA EXCELSIOR WATER, brought from Barstoga precise’y drawn from the spring. Sold on dranxht man's, 627 Fa ave GG. O. Rimme’, We ‘and 14th st: Chas F. Moore's, wwe House Saloon, &c., &o., &c. | giut Of $1 and $2 notes in that vietnity. Mr. | Beaufort, THE EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. Receirts To-pay.—Internal Ss; CUSTOMS, $430,299 GovERNM. revenue, $9) SECRETARY SHERMAN revirned from Boston this afternoon and will be at his office to-mor- row GexeRaL GRANT Wiil arrive In Washlogton Trow evening 0G the Imtted express on a to General Leale. SeckRTARY GOFF returned to this etty yester- day from West Virgin ‘THe New ArrortionwEst.—Mr. Cox exp to call up the reapportionment bill to-morrow NOMINATION To-Day.—The Pres'dent to day nominated John W. Jacobus to be United tes marshal for the southern district o New York. Mr. Jacobus is another anti- Conkling republican. HEADQUARTERS BurNep.—The War depart- ment {sin receipt ofadispateh from General Wilcox announcing that the headquarter butld Ing of the department of Arizona, at Prescott, has been destroyed by tire. THERE ARB Now No Vacancres in the assis- tant paymasters’ corps of the navy, Several young men are, however, belng examined with & view to ascertaining if they are qualified for the position should vaecanctes occur. Naval ORDERS.—Captain K. R. Breese, a3 a member of the Philadelphia harbor eommis- stoners, February 15th, relleving Capt. Ralph Chandier, who 1s ordered to command the Min- Captain S. B. Luce, from the command ta, February 15th, and piaced oa waiting orders. MR. YEATES SEATED.—In the House S: THE COMMISSIONS Of about 209 clerks In the Census office expire to-day. The great major. ity of these clerks are efficient workers. Gen. Walker has asked the Secretary of the Interior to reappoint the efficient ones, and there is no goudt that the request will be complied with. The mefiictent of the 200 number about 1s. They Wil not be reappotuted, but were to-day dropped from the rolis. TRE GRANT FUND.—The New York Tins says It 13 not true, as reported, that the Patlad phia movement for a subserfpiton to i find to a small amount. ‘The latter fund, the Ties says, has ail but reached tie contemplated amount of £250,000, Without any ald from Philadelphia or Boston, and no subseriber has expressed the desire to withdraw his subscription. FLOOR FOR THE MUsetM BUILDING. — The House thie afternoon passed a bill appropriating $26,000 for the flooring In tlle and marble of tue ew national museum under the direction ot the Board of Kegents of the Smithsonian Inst!. tute. ‘This will do away with the concrete flooring contemplated by the inaugural com. mittee. and will be ready in time for the Inau- sural ball, THE PRESIDENT nas ArrRoveD the following bills: Placing General Ord on the retired with the rank of major general; allowing teie- phone compantes to make acknowledgment and file deeds with the recorder of the District of Columbia; authorizing the loan of tags aud bunting to the inaugural committee; and au- thorizing certain Officers of the army and navy to accept certain decorations from foreign gov- ments. How iris Accountsp For.—A few days ago ThE Stan published the purport of a lecter written by a business man of Indianapolis, to Treasurer Gilfitlan, stating that there was 4 Gifilan has recelved a letter from another citizen of Indianapolis, which says: ‘ Tae giut of small notes here can be casily accounted for It is a well-known fact that the democrath: leaders circulated thousands of them last ( ber and November—of course not with a view of purchasing votes, but with charitabie inten Uons merely.” RETURN OF THR BEAUFORT GUS commanding the New Hampsh‘re, at Beaufort, S.C. reports to Secretary Gott, Januar; as follows: “Ev order of the department I de- livered to the Beaufort Volunteer Artillery the two brass fleld-pleces captured by the navy ar Hitlton Head, November 5, 1561. The return of these pleces Was most gratifylag, not only to the company, but to tke whole community of S.C. Yesterday was set apart a3 a day of rejoicing; .a salute of nineteen guns was fred in your honor. I returned the salute gua forgun. In the evening a banquet was also given. The only Invited guests were the oficers of tbls vessel, abd they were requested to appear fn fulldress uniform, which marks a most happy snd cordial sentiment on the part ot these people.” ‘TROUPLE AKOUT THR PONCA INVESTIGATION.— The Senate select committee on the removal ot the Poncas held a meeting Saturday, at which Messrs William Stickney and Walter Allen, members Of the Ponca commission. were In lerrogated by members of the committes, and Secretary Schurz, in regard to the facis and evidence upon which they based their publisued conc’usions upon the subject. A report of the examination was furnished the Associated Press frei ab oftictal source, and was pubitshed in the New York Sunday papers. Yesterday Senator Dawes, of the committee, and Mr. Walter Alien published statements, the lat declaring that the said report, so far as tt pur, ports to represent the testimony given by hia@ “43 bot only incomplete, but grossly tnaccu. rate, ubfalr and misleading,” addlag: “What notive a high official of the administration may have for thus assuming the role of a sen sational journalist and arifully attempting to prejudice public option tn advance of ofivta reports with regard to matters in whico the | dignity, wisdom and honor of the government are involved by hisacts, the public must jude, Senator Dawes, in his statement, says that Uy report “dees not accuraiely represent elthe: the substance or the significance of the test! mony given,” according to his remembrance. | PRKSONAL.—Slduey Cooper, the new U.S Consul at Cadiz, was registered at Paris, with his wife and daughter, on Saturday.— Bouctcault satls for this country on the inst. Senator Johnston and Captain Arthar of the British legation, were registered 1a Nw York Saturday night.—The mother ot Mr. Charles Stewart Parnetl, the Irish agitator. Will address a Land League meeting at th: Opera House in Newport next Saturday night. | ——W. B. Moore, of Wushinston, was registered in Parts on the 13th, Col J. E! Tourteloste in | Naples, and Mr. Stanhope Hill, Mrs HULL and Miss Hill in Dresden on the 9h tnst_—kKing Kalakaua. of Hawalt, arrived at San Francis?) | on Saturday with bis suile,en route for the | eastern states and Europe. He expects to spend some Ume in Washtngion.—Rear Admiral | Worden has purchased a plece of land on Ayrault street, Newport, and wi!l erect a | bandsome cottage’ there.—Mr, 1. svott, jr., | the well known art auctioneer, is tn town, Willi reference, probably, to @ future sale.——The ite of Sir William Herschel, by Prof. Hoidea. Of this city, 18 pronounced “a charming 60! by The Crite, the new semf-monthly itterary paper recently started tn New York.—— District Attorney Corkbt'l, though somewhat better than be was on Saturday, 15 still so tli that his physiclan forbids bis seeing callers —— Tue New York Tribune says tbat Doon Platt, we Journalist and author, Is a candidate for post- waster of Cinetanatt, but we doubt the story. —Miss L. H. M. Page, of Washington, was registered tn Home, and Miss M. L. McClurg tn Florence op the 12th inst. —Senator Jones, of Nevada, arrived in Washington this moratug from San Francisco cut New York.— Governor Cornell and Senator-elect Platt, of New York, #ud ex Governor Cox, of Obto. were at Mentor ou Sutureay.— Representative Hooker 1s in New York.——“Olivia,” who was formeriy a writer for Col. Forney s “two papers, both defy 18 now one of the Washington corres pondents of the Philadelphia Tires. — Senator Ransom, Chairman of the Senate committee on commerce, bas appointed his son to the clerk- sbip of that committee. —Senator Conkling has gone to New York to attend to private business, and will not return untll Thursday next. —— Ex Mayor Wallach,who has been quite sick for a week past at bis residence, 1Stb aud [ streets, is much better to-day, and there are no apprebenslous felt as to his early recovery. — Mr. Langtry. now in New York, the husband of the Jersey Lily, denies the story that his wife 1s going on (he stage or that there fs any disagreciugnt between uis wie and himeelt, | who were disposed to ‘contribute anytning to | Wauguration day would principally redound to | tLe benent of the hotels and bourding-honse | the bonds te run, or Increase (he interest to 34 The District in Congress. * ' MEBTING OF THE HOUSE COMMTTEE TO-DAY. | The House committee on the District of Co- | lumbia, at to-day’s meeting. a; to report a yesolution favorably to the House making thesth of March next a legal hol!day. The committee also agreed to request the appropriation com- milttee to make an appropriation of $15,000 for the Howard University, $10,000 of which Is to be expended for maintainance, $2,500 for a Water supply, anda like amount for repalr of munis. It was agreed also to urge the e of a Senate dill, now on the House calendar, appropriating $117,000,to be expended under the direction of the secretary of the Interior. in enlarging the City Hall bulldtng so as to afford additional accommodation for the courts of the Distriet and for fire-proof rooms for the safe-keeping of the records of the courts, according to a general plan proposed by the arenitect of the Capitol extension. The committee did nov reach a vote on the bill to | authorize the Pennsylvania Rafiroad company | to foreclose its mortgage against the Baltimore and Potomae company and reorganize the lat— ter company. The Pennsylvania company ob- ject to the amendment offered by eal, compelling the corporations to pay a rent for the depot site, at 6th street and the aveaue, and to unite with the Balt!more and Onto co pany In Selecting a union depot site. Mr. Neat | Sa)5 he will both in committee and tn the | Honse oppose the bill uniess bis amendment oF one simliar 1s adopted. TAXES ON CHURCH PARSONAGES. The Senate committee to-day directed Mr. Follins to report favorably his bill providing ir the taxes due on property used as church parsonages since isi4 shail be paid, all taxes aud penalties prior to 1874 shall be remitted. THE FIDEDITY AND GVARANTER COMPAN) ‘The bill introduced in the House to-day to Incorporate the U.+S. Fidelity and Guarante. company of the District, names as incorpora- tors Josiah Dent, H. H. Blackburn, Nathantet ‘Tyler, Cc. M H. Dilution, jr. W. H. Morrison, Wm. Canby, J. L. Ba vour, Frank Hume, » Hay, J. T. M. Ral E. C. Dean and Arthur Herbert. be created a body politic. ‘Tne capital st: not to exceed $1,000,000, In Suares of $100 each, The business of the company fs to guarant: the oficlal bonds of pubile: Ts of the Unite States and the terrttortes, and to guarantee the faithful performance of duties by oni:ers of courts, corporations and obligations tiduct ary. THE DISTRICT APPROPRIATION BILL H was catled up by Mr. Cobb of the approprix Uon committee this afternoon, and was con- sidered tn the committee of the whole. It will Probably be passed before to-day’s adjouri- ny PROPOSED NEW 1 SCHOOL BUILDINGS, In explaining the District of Columota ap- Propriation bill in the House to-day. Mr. Cobb, who has it tn charge, sald that the proposed y high school was to be located on square kuown as the Corcoran square, to t erected wiib funds realized tarouga the s: of Some lottery bonds which are extant for th: ise Of school purposes. 11 13 to cost $70,000), Hie said two school buildings were necessary in School division No. 2, because In that division unfit roms are rented at an Interest of 50 per cent on the value of the property. The new Dulldings would save $,100 per annum in rent. THE DISTRICT INTEREST ILL. ‘The bill to provide for the payment of the Interest of the District of Columbia was announced as duly enroiled tn the House to- day, and the bil Was seit to the Prestdent for signature. MARY ANDERSON was to-day appointed keeper Of the light-house at Round Islaad, Miss. THE IMPRESSION NOW seems to be that there can be no further effort made in the House to pass the electoral resolutions, How the vote of Georgia Is to be disposed of no one seems to know. THE CHINESE TEEATY PUbLICATION.—The Sen- ate elections committee to-day had up as wit nesses the foreman of the government printing office and the man who bas charge of printing confidential documents, but neither of thea: could throw any light on the publication of tue Chinese treaty. THE ForlowtnG internal revenue appoint ments have been made: G. A. Fox, storekeeper and gauger, 2d district of Georgia; W. L. La- them, storekeeper and gauger, 5th district of Kentucky, and Milton Thratikill, storekeeper, ist district of Indiana. THE APPROPRIATION BILts,--The commilties 07 appropriations of the House to-day complet the legislative, executive and judictal biti, and expect to report it during the day. Thi leaves only two more appropriation bilis to completed by the oommittee—the sundry civ and Une general denctency bill, Mk, MATILE, of the Patent Office ltbrary, while entering the Interior department buliding this morning, was attacked by vertigo and fell upon the marble steps, suffering severe injuries about the head and face. Mr. Matifle 1S a native ot Switzerland, and was a friend and classmate of the late Professor Agassiz and of Professor Guyot, the three having come to this country vogether. He bas written extensive and vai avie treatises upon international law, which are Standaid authorities in Frauce and Germany. < THE INTERNATIONAL SANITARY CONPERENCE.— There will be a meeting at the Depart- ment of State to-morrow of the international sanitary conference. The conference will last two months at least before {ts work 13 com pleted. It ts possible that it will not finally adjourn until the end of next summer. ‘Tae Work before It ig being gotten Into such ‘shay. @S Warrants the expectatien of sometiia, practical being done. INAUGURATION CANVASSERS IN THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.—Secretary Schurz betng asked to-day whether he had prohibited clerks from paying anything for defraying the expenses of thé Inauguration display, said that the clerks that fund were at Iberty to do so, but he would not periuit anybody to go through the departments to collect money and to create tue | impression thai was In any way aADEDL | upcn the clerks to contribute ‘The display ou kecpers, and they ought t larger part of the be cailed upon to | expenses, and not | peor clerks, unless tue latter were per- fectly willing to do so; at uny rate they should hot be put uider any kind of pressure, | AMONG TIE PRESIDENT’S CALLERS TO Day were | Senators Morrill, Logan and Bruce, and Repre- sentatives Kelfer, Hawley, Ketcham, Bayne, l4Fevre, Chaimers, Bisbee and Hiscock. THE FUNDING Bint. iN THE S#NaTE.—The tn- | dications now are that In the Senate the demo- ¢rats will vote unanimously to retain in we funding bill the Carlisle section In relation to | nations! van 1113 probable, too, that some Of the repub tcans will support that section. A Senator who feels considerable interest In be- | half of that section of tue bill iniormed a Star reporter that he had canvassed Lue Senate sur- ficlently to give assurance that the section WIL | be retaiued In the bul. It is very Mkely, how- ever. that the Senate will lengthen the Uae for per cent. Naval Norgs.—The Yantie left Portsmouth, Vo., 1s morning, on her seareh for the water- logge vessel, reported as In the track of ocean situmer.—The Tennesse, flagship of Rear Aciniral Wyman, arrivea at Port Spato, Trin- laud, January 3d. Hearing of yeliow fever, no comin ubication was held with the port “Oa Ue 6(u She Satled irom Port Spatu, and arrived at St. Croix, West Indies, on the 10tn. Tae latter place Was reported healthy, but yellow fever and emal)poxexist at St. Thomas. Tue Tennessee wouid leave St. Croix on the I7ta tor Jamatca.—Rear Amiral Clitz, command- lug the U.S. naval force ou the Aslatic station, reports to the department from Shanghal, on board the Riebmond, December 25. last, that te Richmond wonld leave that port for Hong Keng, Jauary 4tn, arriving there about the zotb. The Swatara’ would leave Yokohama, January 2d for Kobe, Japan, and after a two weeks’ stay, [pe to Najasakl Tne Alert was still at Hong Kong ready for immediate service. The Ashuelot is wintering at Tieat Sin. Repairs on the Monovacy are progressing Very satisfactort'y. The Palos was still av Shangbal and remains there for the present. Affairs In China were qutet. The Russian ad- Mpiral With a part of hts fleet was at Najasakt the remainder at Yokohama. ‘The health oj officers and meninthe U. S. squadron {s ex- cellent.— Fleet Engineer F. M. Gunnell, hag been detadhed from the Asiatic station; will Tetirn home without waiting for bis relief, | of cou SOCIETY NOTES. ‘The many receptions of Saturday were all well attended. That held by Mrs. Hayes at the White House, from 3 to 5 p.m., was much crowced at one Ume, but as most of the visitors had other engagements they did not linger as Jong as usual. Mrs. Hayes had with her Sena- tor Logan’s wife and Representative Horace Davis’ Wife. The young ladles now guests at the Executive Manston ‘stood Just back of the receiving party. For the past three Saturdays Airs. Huyes has (ound It necessary to have a sofa in the rear of the ladies receiving with her, which not only prevents the crowd pushing upon them from the back but gives them au Oppertunity to rest occasionally during the vedious two hours of handshaking. Mrs. Hayes wore on Saturday a handsome and stylish made black sik. Mrs. Logan wore a rich dark brown satin, relieved with a light brown bro- cade. Mrs. Horace Davis’ wine colored toilet was elegant and becoming. Some of the gen- Memen of the Cabinet, and ladies of their fam fies, and the ladles of the families of many members of both Houses of Coneress, as wet! as numerous strangers temporarily in the city, called, Flowers and potted plants were lide: ally used in adorning the parlors and long wide hall. One especially tine group of bloomtn plants stood ta the corridor directly tn troat the central door of the Blue Parlor, forming a hedge lo prevent entrance or exit by that door way. A most agreeable dancing en betw reception w: D4 and 7p. m. Saturday at the nce (NO. 114 Connecticut avenue) of Dr. and Airs. Peterson, formerly of New Crleans, but who have now for about three years lived In Washington. Thelr rooms were full all tne afternoon, but at no tlme uncomfortabiy crowdca, and the young people greatly enjoyed dancing to the best of music. The flowers, which were tastefully arranged In pretty bis kets, were of very ctiolce varieties. A bountt- ful collation, including punch and wine, was Teady for the guests whenever they chose to partake of it. Dr. aud Mrs. Peterson were as- sisted in reeetving by thelr daughter and Miss Mary Freeland, the step-daughter of Major a. D. Banks, stationery clerk of the Senate. Mans ladies and gentlemen who add interest to soctal gatherings In Washington attended, Inciuding those living in the nelfhborhood who first r- ceived visitors themselves. and then went 19 ubls reception. A very elegant lunch party was given on Sit urday afternoon by Miss Buickley, of Ne York, who fs passing the winter with her ste; mother, who has rented a residence on | stre tor the winter. There were fifty young ladies present, ‘The meeting of the Literary Soclety was th: cecasion for a large and brilliant assemolyze at Dr, Lincoin’s on Saturday eventng, E included not only Washington people, | a number of distingutsted strangers In ti city. The lMterary exercises consisted of a paper oo Edmund Spenser, by Mrs, Long, and a dramatic recitation by Mrs. Lauder. Mrs. Camo. entertained the company most charmin: With a couple of songs, and Mr. Uike had on exhibition his lately completed portrait of Chiet Justice Taney, which is general considered by Irlends and'connolsseurs as abou ‘he best plece of work tn portratture that ger Ueman has yet done. ‘The reception of the Art Club at its rooms 1: the Corcoran Bullding thts evening promises to be a largely attended and very pleasant affatr. It is understood that some of tne best efforis of our local artists wil} be on exhibition. Mts. Gof, wife of the new Secretary ot the Navy, Is described as a remarkably beautiful lady. She was before her marrtaze Mis3 Des- pard, of Clarksburg, W. Va. She has two sons —Guy, a hanasome, intelligent boy of 19, and Perey, a bright, good-mannered nine-year vid. A Large Fortune Distributed. SOME COMES TO WASHINGTON. By the death at Albany, on the 2d inst., of Miss Catharine Quackenbush, at the age of 8S years, a fortune of half a mitlion will be distrinute: among her distant relatives. Capt. S. P, Quaci enbush, U S. N., inherits about $70,000; hi nephew, John N, Quackenbush, of the Nav: one-third of that amount; the wife of Lieut. Davis, U.S. N.. a son of the late Admiral Davis, $50.00; Miss_ Quackenbush, of this city, abour $25,000, &c. Tue deceased lved in a style of economy seldom practiced in our day. Hei heirs are all “faray cousins.” Secretary Schurz and the Ponca Investigation. WHAT SECRETARY SCHURZ SAYS. Secretary Schurz expressed himself to a STax reporter to-day about the charge made by Mr. Allen and Senator Dawes that he had mi:- ‘stated what occurred in the Ponca investigation committee of the Senate on Saturday morning as follo “The report of the examination of Mesar. ‘Kney and Allen as ft ts ta the papers, wath, e, hot giving every word satd upon every branch of ‘the subject, Is correct in ali that It does state, and it does bring out all the essentiul features of the examination. Tuts will fully appear when the official report coms out. Messrs. Allen and Dawes substantially admit this, for they <(o not specifically tm peach a sibgle statement contained tn the report, and merely say in general terms that {t 1s not Com plete and fair without viving an instance in which {t isnot. i had my own stenographer with me, who took down every word that was sald, so that I am tn full possession of every de- tall. Several journalists were present ai the examination, The real trouble these gentie men have ts that at last the true facts with re- ara to the condition and wishes of the Poncas in the Indian territory are coming out, and they know that nobody will be permitted any longer to cover them up or to misrepresent them, which those who have attempted to do ‘So will soon discover. It is no Wonder tley are irritated, for the Poncas themselves have now spoken 1h unqualified and unmistakable words, and their es ended friends may be a lttle cou- fused by the light shed upon that subject from St | sven a quarter. ‘The Poneas pronounce themselves content- ed and happy, and this fact seems vo invertere seriously with the happiness of their pretended advocates. The ianuseript papers alluded to by Mr. Allen that 1 baa ih my hand3 anddeclined v surrender to the commitiee were simply ex- tracts from the testimony made to refresh my own memory. ‘The whole testimony has been Open Ou the President’s table to members of tue press, tether with the report, and will, ag 1 understand, be transmitted to Congress by the President officiatly at an early day. ‘They will have then plenty of opportunity to compare my extracts with the original, aud 1 will turn out that the comparison Will’ not be agreeable to them. I thirk the original will be sull less pleasant to them than piy 2 ANOTHER NoTaky.—The President bas ap- pointed Aldis B. Browne a notary publle for the District of Columbia. THE INTEREST On the five percent funded loan of issi falls due to-morrow. Treasurer Gillan to-day mailed checks for the payment of the registered tnterest. The number of | cheeks 1s “9,000, representing $3,921,360; the amotnt due on’ coupon bonds will swell gov- emmment interest’ payment to-morrow to $5,970,628, being five per cent on the $469,000,000 Of LoLds Of Lhat devomtu:ition outstanding. STAMLEY MATTHEWS’ PROSPECTS OF CONFiR- wamTion.—The published statements of orgaal- | Zed opposition to the confirmation of ex-Sena- tor Matthews to be an assoctate justice of the U.S, Supreme Court are somewhat premature. The nomination has not yet been reached in Ube juaiclary committee, nor has any member of Unat cominittee given out nis opinion or fore: shucowed what his action will be on the nomi- nation. ‘That there will be some oppositiou lbere is scarcely any doubt. The questfon of Mr. Mati hews’ correspondence with the notori- ous Jin Audersou and the manner in which he was Involved in that matter, will at least, b2 considered th acting upon bis nomination. It wit! be remembered that the Senate judiclary committee mide an investigation of Mr. Mat- thews’ relations with Anderson and that the latter admitted that be had been indiscreet, or something to that, effect. There was nothing ever shown, nor did anybody even a-sert that Mr. Matthews bad done anything tn the affatr of the presidential contest of 1876-77 that was dis honcrable, but there was an opinion that he had dune what was not entirely proper. Now it is said, and upon good authority, that an inquil will be pushed for the purpose} ‘whether services supposed to have mm rendered Mr. Matthews inthe past have to any exteit infuer ced his nomination. A Senator—tfriend of Mr. Ma thews—asked a member of the ju- diclary c mmittee how he proposed to vote on the Lomipation. The latter replted:—* The case is before me for impartial action. lama judge or a juror in the matter, and [ intend to hear everything that’s to be said relevant to the case before | make up my miad. I don't know yet how J shall vote.” The other mem- bers of the committee feel the same way, with peu ape one or two exceptions. Mr. Matthews a8 strong friends on Doth sides of the Senate, and no doubt will be confirmed before the 4tn of March, FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Monpay, January 31, SENATE.—The Vice President presented from the state of Michigan the credentials of Sena- tors-elect H. P. Baldwin and 0. D. Conger, of that state, the former (originally serving by appointment) having been elected for the un- expired term of the late Senator Chandler, end- ing March 4, 18s1; and the latter for the teria immediately succeeding. The credentlals were read ad fled. Mr. Baldwin appeared before the Vice Presi- dent and was qualified. Mr. Ingalls, in presenting a remonstrance against the 60 surgeon bill, purporting to be signed by Kansas soldiers, remarked that the paper emanated from the pension and clatm agents of Washington city, and, he was satis- ted, did not in any sense represent the convic- Uons of the soldiers of that state. Mr. Rollins, from the committee on the Dis- trict of Columbia, reported, based upon a pett- tion, a bill to remit certain taxes, assessments. and penalties upon parsonage property In tue Itstrict of Columbia and for other purposes. Placed on caletdar. Bilis were introduced and referred as follows: By Mr. Burnside—To aid tn the protection of the public records and property against dam- ace or loss by ire: referred (0 committee on public buildings. By Mr. Wallace—For the ex- Leusion Of the area of the mint at Palladeiphia and for the greater security of the same; re- ferred to the commitice on nance. By MePherson— For an appropriation to be applied, under the direction of the Secretary of tne Navy, to the {mmediate preparation, equip- Inent and supply of a vessel of war, to be used ina Search for’ the Steamer Jeanette, of tae Arctic Exploring Expedition. HOUSE.—Under the call of states, the foll ing bills, &c., Were introduced and referred. By Mr. Hawley—For the prevention of the adulteration of food or drugs. By Mr. Henkle— ‘To incorporate the U.S. Fidelity Guarantee Co. of the District of Columbla. “By Mr. Mors Granting an Increase of pension to the widow of Capt. Ryan, late commander of the U.S. ship Huron. By Mr. Blake—Authortzing the pay- ment of prize money to the oilicers. seamea and marines of the Farragut fleet. By Mr, Cox— Amending the statutes in reference to writs of error and appeais. By Mr. Dwight—To com pensate persons engaged fn the ratlway mail service for Injures recelved while in the dis- charge of their duues. By Mr. O'Rellly—To protect the transmission of intelligence by lciegraph from the exactions of monopolies. (It provides that no telegraph company shall charge more for the transmission and delivery of any message than was charged on Ist January. iss?, by the American Telegraph Company for the same distance; imposes a fine of $500 for every violation of Uits proviston and declares that this act shall ve In for. from abd after its passage. ) *: By Mr. Crowley—For te construction au jaihtaliapce of a railway bridge across th Niagara rt By Mr. Young (Onio)—Grant- ing ‘land warrants to soldiers and Satlors or their widows. By Mr. Tucker—Authorizing U. S. commisoners to fake acknowledgments of transfers of U. 8. bonds. Also, (by request) —To construe the meaning of tue act. providing for the settlement of outstanding claims against the District of Columbia. By Mr. Weaver— Proposing a constitutional amendment pro- viding for the election of Senators by the peo- ple. By Mr, Townshend—To increase the rate pensions of thosé who have lost a limb, and are totally disabled, to $5) per month. By Mr. Frost, (by request)—To reserve the pubile lands con and to distribute them among the le. Mr. Stephens, chairman of the committee on coinage. weights and measures. reported back the resolution calitng on the Seeretary of State for any iniormation In his possesston as to the disposition of forei9n covernments towards In ternational action for the restoration of sdver to full use as money. Adopted. Mr. Cox (N.Y.) gave huitce that he would to- morrow morning ¢all up for consideration the apportionment Diil, aud would press It against every other busines Mr. Firld called up the contested election cases from the Sth and 9th congresstonal dt trlets of Jowa, Ube resolutions of the commitier on elections granting the contestants leave Wo withdraw thelr petitions. The resolutions were adopted, and the sitting Tembers—Supp and Carpenter—retain their seats without further contest. Mr: Frye from the committee on rules re- ported back the resolution providing that here alter the daily sessions of the House shall be- gin at 1) o'clock a.m, Adopted. Mr. Springer (by request) introduced biil (similar to that introduced some days ago in the Scnate by Senator Kirkwood) relative to a Postal telegraph compiny. Referred. Also bill to provide for the appratsement of telegraph lines, property, aud eflects of com- anies acting under the provisions of the a July and to prociue Information can cerning the postal telegraphs of other ooun- utes. Referred Mr. Blackburn, from committee on appropri ations, reported bill appropriating #26. for floortug the National Museum, In the District of Columbia, ‘The bil was passed after a briet consideration fn committee of whole. The House then, at 1:9, went {nto commtt- tee of the whote (Mr. Converse in the char) on the District of Columbia appropriation bil. ‘The appropriation recommended 1s $3,272,904, being $152,000 less than the amount appropri- ated last year, and $50,000 less Uhan Lhe estl- mates of the District Cor terest due to-morrow on the District is ¢: 5 bonds 41,000, Of this amount $170,000 Is due on gistered bonds, checks representing which and numbering 469 have been prepared by the U.S, Treasurer. SECRETARY SCHURZ ATTACKED AND DEFENDED. In the Senate to-day Mr. Dawes delivered a set speech on the Ponca Indian question, fu which he eriticlsed with some severity the course pursued by Secretary Schurz tn regard to those indians. Senator Logan, with some warmtii, defended Sceretary Schurz and his entire ad= iaistration of the Interior department. CHARGES AGAINST JUDGR BILLIN r. Par- rar, late city attorsey of New Orleans, has forwarded sworn charges agafust Judge Bill- ings, and the documents have been filed before the Senate judiciary committee. The charges are in substance Unat Judge Billtags bas deco gullty Of malfeasance and corruption in passing upon civil cases Involving money and large tn- ferests. Upon these charges a determined fight will be made to reject the nomination. How far tbis fight 1s iniluenced by the desire of others to get the nomination which has been given to Judge Billlags rematus to be seen. he Judge's trends claim that that ts the sole cause and basis of the charges, and that the latter will be eastly refuted. Among those who are spoken of for the nomination iu the event of the rejection of Billings. are Judge Pardee, of Louisiana, ex-Chiet Justice Sturall, and U.S district-attorney Chandler, of — Mississippi. Judge Simrall was chfet-juslice of the state su- preme court under Governor Aleorn’s adminis- tration. THE FATE OF COL. POTTER, Murdered by Mexicans. St. Lours, Jan. 31.—Advices from New Mexico state that detectives have ascertained that Col. Potter, of the United States geological survey, who has been missing since October last, was murdered and robbed by a party of three Mex!- cans, while on duty inthe field. One of the murderers was banged a few days ago for hor-e stealing, ana another who 1s bellfeved to have belonged fo the gang, and to have been a party to the murder, 18 now under arrest at Albu- querque. LEGAL DRCISION AS TO OVRRCROWDED STREET Caks.—On October 3, 1876. Bernard Walling, v ho had a license to sell fruit at the Centennl al got on the front platform of an overc:owded Girara avenue car, and was obliged to huld on by Ube iron raf] on the front and the frame of one of the windows. At the point where the car turned Brouna Girard College wall Walling was thrown under the car and killed. Suit was brought by his widow aud children to recover damages from the Germantown Pas- senger Hallway Company, and in toe court below a verdict was recovered inst the com- pany. A writ of error was a to the su- preme cout upon the ground that Walling was guilty of contributory negligence tn getting on the iront platform of the car. The supreme court, in an opinion by Justice Truakey, how- ever, affirmed the a) of the court below, sayig: “Conductor, driver and passengers acted as if there was room so longas a man eas ee ae ele ee on wi is hands, nor was that action tcnal Notoriously it was very common in 1876, and perhaps not intreqoene at thisday. ‘The companies do not ler such practice dangerous, for they knowingly suffer it and are parties to it. Their car stops for passer- gers when none but ex conductors Pas See a footing inside or out,”—Phila. Press, 290 Maggie Cunningham, 9, while alone at artepes a ugnead rar cig Se den and was on burned to death, |Telegrams to The Star. IDE. Eight Chinamen Bu ried by a Land Slide. Saw Francisco, Jan, 3°.—A dispatch from Santa Cruz says: “Eight Chinamen, who we employed in cutting Umber for a mill company ‘on the line of the South Pacitic Coast Ratlroat, near Dougherty’s mill, fourteen miles frow Santa Cruz, were buried alive yesterday half a mile of mountain silding down. Of { eighteen employed but ten escaped. The Great Rain A dispatch from Santa Craz says: Camp Cap {tola, ob Saquel Creek, four miles from Santa Cruz, was washed out to sea by the rain storn only four houses of the town being left. > lives Were lust. By the rain storm on Saturday the railroad was submerged for a lony distance, The damoge cannot be ascertained unit the water goes own. At Windsor, Sonoma count thirteen mehes of rain fell in seventy hou Much damage was susiained by the peo; re in that vicinity, In Placerville, Eldorado county 1n the twenty-four hours up to noon yesterdiy 7.60 inches of rain fell. From other places in ‘the northern part of the state come almost tn- credible accounts of the amount of ralu fall. UPHIBA, Eden Baptist ultural Destruction of Beth Church, Mor PHILADELBIA, Jan. 31.—At 4: im. a tire broke out on the south side of Beth Eden Bapust church, at the northwest corner ot Eroad and Spruce streets. Three alarms of fir: Were sounded, but before the engines all arrived the ames communicated to the Horticultural Hall, which ts separated from the church by a 12 foot alley-way. Both butidings were soon completely wrapped in flames, and a southerly Wind communicated the flreto tbe houses on Spruce street, ‘The first of these to take fire Was that of Edward Maule, 1409, adjoining the church. The back bulldiigs Were destroyed, and the front was deluged with water, causing 8 loss of $10,000, Number 1411, occupied as a | Boaraing house by Miss Mary E. Simmons, was damaged badly by water. The tor o Owned aud occupied by Thomas S. Fernon, we ruined, causing a loss Of $15,000, Nos. 1404 and ahd 1406, Occupied respecUvely by Mrs Shaw ad Mrs. Gilmore, were Dadiy damaged by the Horticultural Hall and the church were tn TUILS, anda poruon Of the wails of the latter had fallen. $:45 a. M—The fire at Broad and Spruce is still burning, though under control of the tire men. The church cost 0, and the onan 7,500. The furniture’ was tnsured $5,000 tn the Luaberman’s Co., of this city, but insurance on the remaining church prop’ erty was placed by members of the congreg.- Uob. Horticultural hall was sold at public saie Jast summer for It 4s insured for $50,000 tn the following’ ci z ¥ Baltimore; Bowery, of New Y People’s, of ‘Trenton; Western, of Toronto, aud another pany not known, $5,000 each: Pactti ied York and Mellville, of New Jersey, #2, each, Sa FOR N AFFAIRS, Central America Submarine Tele- graph Company. Paris, Jan. #1,—Tbhe Central American Sub- marine Telegraph company, the object of which Is to connect all of’ Central America with the United States and Europe by cable with tributary land lnes, to be lald from Ba lize to Cuba, 1n Spain, having granted a con- cession therefor, England has confirmed by agreement and offers to guarantee for a term Of 20 years the payment of the sum of £1,000 anpually as the proceeds of sovernment tele- grams lo and from British Hon The capital of the company ts flxed at £ The Grecian Armies. Lonpon, Jan. Reuter's Telegram company says: A decree has been published fixing Cualets as the head quarters Of the army of Eastern Grecee and Maura of Western Greece. Turkish Troops Moving. CONSTANTINOPLE, Jau. si. — Greece having Sent troops to the tronuer, Turkish transporis are conveying en from Smyrna to tue Gulf of Volo as a pr Hallot at Harrisburg To-day. Hakkisecka, 2 - 31—The thirteenth ballot for U.S. Seuator was taken to-day. bul there Was not a majority of all the member- present. ‘The following ts the vote: Oliver, 42; Wallace, 3 MacVeagh, 2; Phillips Adjourned “until to Raising the Widdringion. Hauirax, Jan, 31.—The efforts to raise the steamer Widdrington promise to be entirels successful. Last night, for the first time sin the ste ‘one Was able to walk clear all ary shod, and the steamer was slowly but Steadily rising. It is thought the patches on her builare qulte water Ught. and that there ts now lite or no leakage. This morning, as Soon as the water Is sufficiently lowered, steam will be got up and the steamer’s own pumps | ol to work. It is expected that she wil be kotten up along side Roche's whart by this afternoon. Her decks are started fore aud aft, and the cargo will have to be taken out and the vesse! thoroughly overhauled, EE Wall Street To-day. New York, Jan. 31.—The P@s(’s Muancial article to-day says: The week opened at th Stock Exchabge on a somewhat lower market for U.S. bonds, on a strong market for rall- road bonds, the features being Kansas and Texas seconds, which are up 3% per cent: C.C.e1. C. theomes, which are up 34, and Texas and Pacific laud yrant incomes, Which are up2:,. ‘The stock market to-day 1s trreg- ular. ‘The stocks which have been strong hav: advanced to the foltowing tgures: Texas Pa- cic lo 43, Kansas and Texas to 47%, Oatario ind Western lo 44. Chesapeake and Ohio to »C. CG. & LC, Ww 2, Int ational & Gu to Cedar Falls” to 25%, Metro- politan Elevated to 117, New York’ to 12s, and Manhattan to 4 graph stocks Were strong, but in the main they have been heavy. The siocks Which have been heavy to Weak have been sold as low as the fol lowing Ngures: and St. Paul, 1152 Erle, 49; Dev coal, 44,5 1 New York Central, 149 Cabada Southern, 85; Union Pacific, 12’ Ohio Central, 30. Alton ard Terre Haute opened a1 an aavance of 1a5% per cent and has Since declined 13s. Oregen Navigation openea 3 per cent higher and then declined 4 per cent. ‘The money warkelts easy at about 5 per cent tor call loans, the exceptional rates being 4 and 6 percent. ‘Time loans are 33a5 per cent and prime mercantile paper 4a5‘¢ percent. The market for foreign exchange Is very firm. The Marke. BALTIMORE, Jan. 31.—Vireinta erxes, deferred, 18; do. consol, 79% do. second series, 30; do” Hast due coupons, 93% : do. new ten-forties, 5: 0. ten-forty coupons, 933g bid to-day. BALTIMORE, Jan."$1.—Cotton duil—middlina, Us Flour firmer but quiet—Howard strest ai western Super, 3.2543.75. do. extra, 4.00a4.75; di family, 6.106.00- “city mils — saper, 4 3% 75 do. extra, 4.04.75; do. family, 6.50a6.75. do Ric brands, 6.12a6.48: Patapsoo family, 7.00. Wheat, southern ateady ; western lower and quict— gouthern red, 1.16a2.13; do. amber, 1.2al.24. No. 2 western) winter red, spot aud Jauuary, 1.16% al 104. February, 1.1 March, Livy.” April, Ligigal 19%: 1.19) g Corn, scutheri steady; western lower and quiet— southern white and yello «western mixed, Spo! and January, 53yv53%; February, 535a53%; March, 63% 537%: steamer, 5035. Oats lower and Gul. Western white $2a43;'do. mixed, 40341. Rye dull, 1'alU3. Hay firm—prime to choice Penn- gyivania aud Marylaud, 41-Wa23.00. Provisions fim, with fair jobbing trsde demand—mess pork, ola,’ 13.75; pew, 16 Og, Balk mente loose ib sides, none o} Tacked 63 fod Se “Bact ep nang on arins «do. pac & oulders, : nb sides, 6%. Hama, 10al)\. Lard—refined, terces, 10. | Butter quiet—prime to choice western Jacked 13823 rol), 18821. Egge quiet aud lower, 40 Petroleun. nominal—refined, 9. Cotes tteady—nio cal or to fair, Linis bugar lower and quiet—A soft, 9%. Whisky dull, | 1.12. Freizhits to Liverpool steamer cotton, 3-.6aigd.; flour, aa.3d grain, ceipus flour 2,064 barrels ey E corn, 51,136 bushels: oats, 4, bushels 100 bushels. \te— wheat, nts weak. “NEW. YORE, Jan. 31 —Flour quict. Wheat aciveand lower. Gorn dul. water. Before 6 o'clock the iuterlors of both | —A dispatel: from’ Athens to | P| Y., after living tep years tn At one time the tele | into the house and physictans summoned. She Was “ncousclous from loss of blood. | hier wound Was attended to by the doctors who Were summoned. ‘The cut though dangerous, Js not Heoessarily fatal. Lucy Thomas ts about 26 years of age, Public School Interests. MEETING OF THE SENATE DISTRICT COMMITTER = THE PROPOSED LAGISLATION LN THE NEW CODR, ‘The Senate District committee to-day heard the school trustees on the subject of the pro= visions of the new code reiating to tbe publi Schools, ‘The superintendent, apd ‘Trustees Brooks and Smith represented the colored schools, and Mr. B.G. Lovejoy represented the white. ‘The trustees recommended tn the first Place that the amendment of the Senate com- Inlitee to strike ont tbe clause for compulsory ground that. education be receded from on Ub the law bad been in existen though never enforced 1 had moral influence. The committe {recede and will tnsist upon jlaw. The trustees next a substitute creating a board of nine trustees be Inseried tn place Of the committee's amena- ment for a board of from four to nine. Agreed to by the committee. The next recommenda- | Uon was that the present division of school dis- tricts seven) be retained instead of four, 9& Proposed. Agreed to by the committer. "The committee also agreed to provide (hat supertn tendents shall be appointed by the Commis. stoners, upon their own responsibility, instead Of upon the recommendation of the board of Trustees a8 was proposed. Also agreed 10 con- Unue the school age as at present, from 6 to 14, instead of making ifrom 7 10/15, a3 was | proposed tn one of the commitfee’s amend. {ments Also agreed that Une trustees shalt | Tecommend the erection a8 well as repalis of | school butleings to the commissioners. ‘Phe j trustees citatned all they asked except tn re- gard t) the proposed repeal of Lhe compulsory cducation clause. The section today agreed pon by the committe to be ubsitt wed for Uhr one recommended tn relation (0 the board « trustees Is as follows: “The bogni of trastees Of pubiie shools of the District of Columbia shall here fier cousistof nine memters, 10 De appointed as n6w provided by each Of Che tive existing set from law t 13, LO divist from the oh apd two from the ith extsuing divisions, Uuree of whom shall serve for the term of One year, Uhree for tb m Of two years. and three for the day of July, shall be appolated’ ann | month of Juve Co serve thr | Vision now in the code to make four seaoot | districts, and which the committee to-day agreed to strike out in favor of the existing @ | visions, would divide the scuioo's as follows First district—27 white and 9 colored in The | elty, and 5 white and colored in the county, making a total of 41 | Second district | the ett total 3 ore years, 5 white and 56 colored in y. and 5 white and colored to the county; ‘ Third district—153 white and 57 colored In the “ity, and 15 white and colored 1u the county; total | Fourth district—i9 white and colored in none in the city Subseuently 1 was decided to edd anovher and a fifth district to Include all the colored | schools, but after hearing Ue Uriisiees the com- mittee concluded that (ue preseat division 1s the best. Theyphilus Youngs Again. ! AN ALLBORD DEAD MAN'S STORY. The New York Herald of yeswrday says:— Theophilus Youngs, that mysterious individual whose powers of disappearing and coming te lite again have astonished bis heirs presumpuy. was produced again in the surrogate’s court yesterday morning by Heury Youngs, his brother, who petitioned the courl to revoke the letters of administration grauted to Mary (. Youngs, the alleged widow. The purpose of Mr. Youngs’ appearance was to prove wo referee Edward A. Underhill the fort that he ts not | dead,ulthough his wife Insists that her husband died years ago. ‘The wiluess related as far as | he could from memory the history of his | younger days as follows:—"My natae ts The- Oplllus Youngs and my father’s name Hiram Youngs;1 was born in New York; the per- | son styled Mary C. Youngs is my wife.” An en largea, phovograph of the original Theophilus | Youngs was shown to witness, who identified it | asa picture of himself, wuich was taken In Washirgion, D.C, in Isid. Two letters pro | duced by the other'side as the handwriting of | the man they clatm to be tu his grave, were rec- | ognized by Youngs as bis own’ writing. | He contnurd: “1 will be thirty seven years of age on tbe 29th of July and never speied my { name other than I do now; 1 was boro in & | house at No. 39 Carmine street; my earliest tec- Ollection is When my familly moved from there toa house in vith street, between Sth aad ib avebues: my father diea in the house in Car mine street, for |. don’t think h~ was living with the rest of the famliy at the time: 1 went to the school of a Dr, Wellington, at Jatestown, N Uh street; I stayed at School two years and then went to Works burg. where 1 learned the sash and blind mai tng business: from thence I traveled to Tidiout Pa., and securing a promt-e of a place tn the i4th N. Y., Sickles’ brigade. 1 came to this city and epiisted; for 19 months I remained In the bri- | gace and was tinally discharzed: having imbibed | love for military adventure I then joined the | 25th New York cavairy as a private, and during my service in this capacity T participated In the | siege of Yorktown, battle of Wititamsburg and | battle of Malvern'Hul; 1 left the army when | | Teached the age of 20 years, belng mustered | oUt Of The service at Washington: I have since | lost my discharge papers: the next thing I did Was to obtain employmeat in the sash and blind factory of Dantel Saitth, at Washington, D.C., and Served as a jig sawyer uotil fief, and entered a similar establishment kept by Draper & Davis, at the corner of 13(h and © streets, Washington; 1 remained four or five montis in that place, but do not remember the names of my fellow workmen; I was appointed as acierk in the quartermaster’s department | through the intluence of Kranston Loury ‘hts | father-in-law), where 1 stv for foar years. At this point the alleged widow's counsel ob jected to a further examination of Use alleged husband becuuse she Was not present I court. For this reason the hearing was adjourned until February ©, at balf-past two o'clock p.m. a | District Government Aftaire. | the count District Commissioner Deni has ssued cars with the view of entertatuing he i the District. committees of 6 ta how dinner to be given them Saturday evening a Six o'clock. The number of laborera registered Saturday at the pole mal was ¥, s w 3 151 earts and j horses. ‘The gang made up and set to work | this morning was 112 laborers, 4 water boys and | 15 horses and carts. | Complaints are being frequentl = made to th | Commissior the conaition of the pay Ment on the south side of L, bewern ith and | 20th streets, Where the sewer was laid some | two years ago by contract. ‘The work was badly done and has settied {B sich a manner as ; to make a sort of channel for water, and ts, | besides, Gangerons for pedestrians. About 100 dealers in tbe O street market have j addressed a letter of Unanks to the District | Commissioners for the prompt and saulstactory | Manner in which the market buliding has been | recenuly repair-d under the order of the Com- missioners, by which the public are enabled to transect Unelr business with much more satis- faction than before. Building permits have been issued by In- spector Entwisie to Mrs. C. A. Reeside, con struct a three-story brick dwelling on L sureet, between 12th and 12¢n streets northwest; £1,000, J. B, Connolly, repair frame 914 L street north west. Rozperntes.—Burglars entered the cigar store of Wiliam F. Henderson, No. 121 F street, Sat- urday bight. A Shutter was r moved al ue rear end of the slore and @ quawulty of cigars carried away. No traceof the robbers has been aiscovered. ... Later the same night an attempt ¥as made vo enter the cigar store of Mr. Pond, on F street, near the Ebbitt House. They wer® Irightened of... An attempt was also made t> | ebier the Shoe store of Mr. Harr. nary bach ~trcet, pear ¥. The show window was Dy but before the entrance was made the thieves Wee frightened off by OMlcer Hariow. phn finan ‘THE PaRKER Divorce Cask —To-day, tn the cate cf Charles H. Parker agt. Margaret a Parker, Dill for divorce on the ground of aban- oonment, the defendant fled her answer. Sha cen:es that she has deserted comp! that she has refused to return to bim, but says She removed to one of the houses assigned to —o ee er ganigsaec eee eed bus- band, not sup) was leavi q that sfter her removal cae to join her z i one Mrs. Stewart and Lou Graham. . ———._— STREET NUISANCES. —By what auth corner of I and Lith streets west used use dumping ground for ashes rubbish? The every where make but when tt comes pits it would seem of the ‘Say On the subject? i