Evening Star Newspaper, February 15, 1881, Page 1

ee eee THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Snnday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGR, Penrsylvania Avenue, Corner 1lth Street, by | The Evening Star Newspaper Company, GE W. ADAMS, Pres’t, THR EVENTSG Stiz 'f served to enbaeribers in the city by carriers, on F own acconnt, st 10 conta rer week, or 44.cents per month. Copies at Pulses coset couse se att attains gs paid—6 cents smonth one rear, 3m > [Entered et the Post (Tice at Washington, D. 0. ‘BF econd clase mal! matte WEEKLY STAR—pubiiehod on Friday—82a Ie Prepaid, Six months, $1; 10 copies ea ; 20 copies for #20 aad Vance: no paper sent 10> ‘Bates wabeeriptions mnst be an ts pal: 2 juade known On sppiication. Vo". 5T—N. 8,692. WASEINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1881. he #oening Star. Telegrams to The Star. TRE GREAT WESTERN svou ckade in Several rouchtares there ts al Diockade tn Tiltnots, jo: D sole locaittiea fark x 'n to reach the mark: There 18 then ch distress. Coal ts scarce tn omaha, being Only +) tons of iowa. sort SU a Prospect of several doy bt, ‘The loss ot cattle int ons WHL be very heavy. v TWO CENTS. commtures Of rural poluts, a Leavy snow set in last evening in western lowa aud ea Nebraska. G. EROG Major and BLIGAS YouNe, t betwson N and O. e the ol office, A nas of Hawalts BALM NOLTA DALY SUNOLTA BALM TE ANN wlusre of the Ariinwto! uy for the District of Co « 5 Fire Insur- tubis, for of nine Diractora to seve the enstizuc she held at the etiosof the Coupans, 1605 ¢ AY," Feb- jnis ud & ING iS, Necretary. Eee BUDA! HOT SODATT ed with de! ar © most pleasant and who. te, winter searon. Ccld Boda aud all ters for este all the year. MILBUAN'S PHABMAOY AND MINERAL WATER DEPOT, 1429 PENWAYLVASTA AYENUB. EOIAL NOTIOR—A freeh supply of EE NORWEGIAN COD LIVER OFL at DLEWS Drug Store, corner 9th st. and Penney! want _ at Silo. ver fn'l pint bottle. Goan SPORTING GOOD 3 LEWIS ~ a D INDIAN CLUBS!! “They expand the Chests of Men, Women and | Cbidren—iewlop and Boemanently strengthen tha Lnrgs—barden ai! the Muscles and overcome the tating effects of Sedentary Habits. Fresh air Grui daily exercise with Indian Cihs will cure Dya- PEP Moy lity ans Mls that Plesk ts her to” Beantifvily shaped cgreliahed, and bs: rere sini on Kehoe’s model of Rock “daple (vith iustrated Book of Inatructiou) any s\re or ~eteht from 1 to 10 lbé., only $2 per paix. oe eB ABA'S Sporting Bazar ipOrt ary Cor. 151 nd # sts, opp. Treasury, vered fi ry where reas orders by postal cand or telephone. decaT AU WABD & HUTCHINSON, - - S17 Ninth at. northwest, SPECIAL ATTENTION TO ZING DEFECTIVE PLUMBING IN CITY RESIDENOES, VING A LARGE FORCE OF COMPETENT WORKMEN, ATTEND PROMPTLY ALL JOBEING ORDERS. — jan12 fA EXCELSIOR brouxht from Saratows precisely drawn from the sp ‘Sold on dranwiit F: ne. Gilman's, 627 Pa ave..G.G@. C. Simms’, ¥. ave. ‘and 34th st ; Ch Chas ¥. Moor Bisws House Saloon, &c., &., Se. ay KK NECEN. HIDNEGEN EIDNEGEN. AIDNEGEN EIDNEGEN. RIDNEGEN. BIDNEGER. KIDNEGRS. KIDNEGEN. ‘Trade-Mark Secures RIDNEGEN THE GRRAL FIDSEGKN KIDNEY REGULATOR MIDNEGEN D DIGERTIO. EIDNEGIS AIDSEGEN is his uly cro KIDNEGEN. mended and onsarparsed (or WEAK EIDNEGEN. or FOUL EIDNEYS, Divisy, RIDNEGEN. BRIGHI'S DIszASE, LO oF RIPNEGEN. ENERGY, NERVOUS DELILITY, EIDNEGEN. or any opsTBUeTIONs arising from KIDNEY or BLADDER DIg- BASES. Alsc for BI.OOD and KID- KIDNEGEN. NEY PUISUNING, RIDNEGEN Unlike any other preparation for KIDNEGEN. Kidney difficulties, tt has a vey pleasant and sgrecable taste aud KIDNEGEN. fisvor. It coutsins POSITIVE DIURETIC properties and will EIDNEGEN. NOT NAUSEATE. LADIES ESPECIALLY will Hke it, and EIDNEGEN. GENTLEMEN wil fad KIDNE. GEN the best Eituey Tonic ever KIDNEGEN. ased! EIDNEGEN. NOTICE. BIDNEGEN. EIDNEGEN 8 Heense} by Draggiets, Grovers and | M: KIDSNEGEN. vibes porsous everywhere. EIDNEGEN. IN QUART-SIZE BOTTLES Fou GENERAL AND FAMILY USE. RIDNEGEN PLICE $1 PER BOTILE. BRIDNEGEN. LAWKENCE & MAUTIA, PROPRIETORS, Ontoaao, It. SOLD BY DRUGGISTS, GROCERS AND DEALEKS EVERYWHERE EIDNEGEN J. €. ERGOOD & CO. Wholeasie Agents tp Wash!nzton. A. YOGELER & OO., Baitimore. neil-eo STONE ABERT, ATTOBNEY-AT-LAW, No. 408 5th st. nw. NTON FISCHER'S OY CLEANING BS RENisuaisst and Din WOR e- de northwest, near the U. S. - GENTLEMEN'S GARMENTS OF Ld RONDA CLEANED. and DYED, also, CREPE 3 OES, GLOTES, Ero. VEDEOIALTY ip cieshing” fine EVENING DHESBES. Thirty yeare exjcrience. Terms moderate. new THE EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip, GOVERN YENT BP enue, § 6 | rev- —Senator $ mpson, Vora, Bennett, anders: Hite Horse Carne AIOR L i ved from dnty in | | | | | | TRE OFrictat. PRESENTATION of the st the late Senator CoMamer, of Vermon stat ade TSIPWAN Re tuty in th ai AVY Yar UNVEIING Or Farneg is on the inity of Wa take part these vessels 5 Whos , Yan Pow ring bi tnekyshas been Tag New trier te-day called up the bt struction of a pew brary buildiag, ani earnestly urged | prompt jon. Hie showed the condition of the Herary, presented ts truction and pleaded for ation b F journment. The Liil Lover at tue i mh ef the morning hour, Senater Vooriecs Says he intends to call the Worary duilding bill np every day wnul he gets {t tarougu. OLEOMARGARINE.—Col, Francis D. New York, president of the International Dairy men’s association, ts in the city. He wants Congress te enact'a ent the sale of vere penalties: danger of its lor an intra NAVAL ORDBRS . S. Star- mon, as A Member oi the boar of examming engineers, Philadelphia. Ensign W. G. Cowles trom the Quipnebaugh, European station Au- gust ist next, and gra) four months lave, * With permission to rematn abroad. Chief E irvin, from the navy yard, Ports- fi., Mareh Ist and placed on Waltiag Chief Engineer D. B. Macomb, from Charge of the Fiores at the Portstaouth, avy yard Mare ist. and ordered to it that yard. duty in N. it | duty Cart. S. P. Hovsto + ordered to consider bin Tepnessee upon her artival at New Orleans, and will preceed to this city and report to the cCmbandant of the corps, ‘To F tive ard pureha é stoms servi dent Ma maid, 15 ot New York | opvortunl r response tot r Conkling re- gement of the ed by the Hast apd Seer w, in CO ne cently, that the man. fustom house last benciicial to the GEN. GARFIELD OVERRUN WITH VISITORS. letter was received mf Unis city yesterday trom President-elect Garfleid {n which he says that he has been so overrnD and annoyed with vis- itors at Mentor that he has not been able to write bis Inaugural message. For this reason be wii not be in Washington, as he contem- Plated, this week, but will probably remain at his home tn Ohio until the March, Stor 2d0° Ges. BUTLER'S Fexs.—It was stat In yes- terday’s Stak that in the Senate the committe: Ob appropriations reported back favorabiy the bill directing the Secretary of the Treasury to Pay, Out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the officers, seamen and mnarines composing the Farragut ‘eet, as “bounty for destruction of enemy’s vessels,” below New Orleans, April, 1562, $145,614.47, Ue balance of $265,600 decreed by the U.S. alstrict court for the District of Columbia. An amend- ment provicing that no part of the money sill be distributed as costs or fees of court, and Unat the Secretary of the Treasury shall report bis action to the Dext session of Cot was adoptitd. This amendment ts intended to pre- Vent, ICIS said, the payment of the fees Gen. B *, Iiitler Claims for Services a8 couiasel La pusii- ing the claims before the courts, Dos. Svaxteéy Marrusws left for home last | evening. He tg fully impressed that it is the intention of the Senate committ2e to defeat lis , noluination by Lot reporting it, SENATOR BLAINE {8 Still confined to his hous? | with rneumatism,. He tg mending siowly, but Surely. According to report he ts arranging to ; leave the Senate, and may not ¢ re to again take his seat with that body, Ina<much as he | Intends to leave it anyway before the 4Lif ot March. According to lils present intention, he Will resign next ‘week. “‘Phts will give the Maine legislature the required ten days’ notice of an existing vacancy. and will affacd the t aoe SENATOR TAURMAN Nor aN ASPIRANT FOR A iv.—it having deen tntimated that ly Senator Thurman’s opposition to the ation of Stanley Matthews may have spired by the hope that he wonta himn- appointed to the Supreme bench, @ Irlend of the Senator 1s authority for the state- ut That he has declared that he would not pl 4 Supreme Court judgeship, © &: were cMered bim by either Presideat Hayes or Gen. | Garfted: that he fs anxtons to retire trom and | be relicved of the bores aud bardens of public i ; N@ mall contracts for “star” mong those recently awarded for Prom Washington, D, «., to Gerge- 2, tWo miles and back, three and one ws dally. except Sunday, and one aud one. fi nday, to Z. it, Carpenter, Wasi 1%; from Washington to Beth. rpenter, $225; from Washin Marlborough, to A. Gatliff, Whi: house, Ky,. $5 from Washingt sa to Z4. T. Carpenter, pa'to Washin; ashington, D. . —Ex-Secretary McCulloch Is at the Ebbitt. The late Fernando Wood was a rby birth and early profession.—coL Johu Tracy, private seeretary to Mayor Grace, of New York, isin towb.— Senator David Da’ vii ain Says he bas nol the slightest dea of reascending the bench.——Ex-Represantatives Creamer, of New York, and Leonard Myers, of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Wm. Wilkinson, proprie- lor of Congress Hall, Saravoga, are at Witlard’s, edwin th made a tine impression as King Lear fu London last bight,——Jobn Poord, man- aging edito: of the New York Tones, 3 at the ‘Ariington.——Senator Conkling, etary Thompson, and Lard G » ot the Biitsh legs Were ew hork last bight. E “A ; known lad | room, Moved about s description 9b: ved, Among the ladies an gentienien pi ont were Judge | Swayne, Vi. and Mra. Fran * tons of Major D. SOCIETY A large party, tne NOTES. nding many favorably attended the concert by the Marine band tn the mess room at the marine barricks Monday moratng. ‘The ladies living at and navy yard, and on Capitol ‘bill, as well as m ott valve 0b Mondays, had pumero’ noon, The second of for whieh ioy eveatng receptions ry and Mrs. Sher e at their ch erelary and My3. Sherman ar attentive to their guests, not wictent merely to welcome ther thefr arrival and receive their ailenx. He, te most of those present were In the supper constantly, sesing that every onn was served. A greater nu! ar 0! e dining rooms more dressing rooms than thas fasuring that ail omptly and 5 wag tt It present. ways ver deeming ft there were more toi wayne and Mrs, Har) Judge and Mrs, r ator Plumb, Miss Blaine, Mrs. J. D, ¢ and her sister Miles; General ad Miss Carpeat Mrs. Hill, of Col M man; Mr Hiamiin, senator aud Sepa Lo Mrs. Me a Vance, with young ladies enator, Miss Saundefs; Mrs. Pomeroy, Mme. Asia | Burvaga, M. Outrey, Judge Wyle Bryan; Mr. and Mrs resentatiwes and davy! Mrs. and Mrs, Cook and thefr niece; 3 iv. and Mrs. Wiltard? Mrs. Dablgren, M Mrs. apd Miss Mec berger. The eighth annual dinner of the Yale Ainmn: Association of Washington, Witch 190k p! the \rlington last night, was an altatr ot more then waual elegance and Interest. Nearly if aot «quite all the graduates of that college at pres hiagton were | at of Yale, was inal y invited ident of 1 occupt ere responded to, among others, by Dr. Porter, Prestdent Hayes, | Chier Justice Write, Justice Surong and Juaze | BUF : Evaits, Senator Daw Keprese y. Gibson, Chittens: ard Richaidsop, Gen, Wa! a Prof. New- | come, i The Chief Justice and Mrs. Wall of their customary informal recep evening. Senator and Mrs, Pendleton a: entertained guests Ipformally. Mueb pleasure is antictpated from the Mirtha Washington Tea Party atthe Art Loan Exnt bitfonin the Tayloe Manston, i-th and New York avenue, this evening. ‘Those who care to dauce will have the opportunity of doing 80.——Mr. and Mrs. Fitzgerald have tssned cars for a press reception and hop compil- mentary to Mrs. Emily Thornton Charles (Emily Hawthorne}, to occur at their residence, via street, on Thursday eveniag February ith. gave one fons last ‘Whe National Observatory. WHERE IT SHOULD BE LOCATED. Pyestdent Gliman and the professors 0, the Joins Hopkins Wniversity, of Baltimore, ave sent to Senator Whyte, a3.a member of the new naval observatory comratssion, an address stating that they have been brought into con tact with “many Of the most enlightened lead. ers of science, and tu every civilized state th Work of American astronomers, and esp2cially the werk of the Washington observatory, 15 re garded as of the bighest ord: teeting credi: the tberality of the government and upon ft thiseountry. “Phe | position already achieved calis for conitanc i { om and foresight. ‘The marvelous precision | { i h js given to physical scfence n oar lay doh which fs value depends requtres cng a site for ano tory the b sith fon for sel work show! cured, and all other considerations hela quite suborainate, should no! have au tmobstructed barton and be free but fc is of e should b & ote froia all routes of traf ar of which y important obse D With the sites w have Deen discus: pubile jouraals, we ventare to urge upon your enligBtened attention this consideration: tha: the approval of astronomers aad physicists be | secured before a purchase ts concluded. If we seer to be unduly urgent, may we remind you that aside from the interest we have in common with other scientific men, we feel as Baltl- moreans, an especial coneern in the advance- ment of science in the national capital, with which our alliance, both actual and prospec- tive, 1s tnt mate. In our own university work We are, ab this moment, lavoring under some disabilities because, notwithstanding the care We have taken to secure solid supports of ma Sonry for certain instruments, the delicate in- veetigations to which alone they are adapted aie constantly Interrupted oy the motion of che carts and cars.” | WHEAT SENATOR WHYTE SAYS. | A STak reporter inquired of Senator Whyte about the progress of the commission. He said | & number Of sites for the proposed Dullding had | been offered, but the coramission had not de cided upon one; that they intend to get th best site, and ror its real value, ‘That is they Will not pay an extra price be tv is for the government. e Froiessor Barnard, cf Columbia College, and Professors Hastings and Rowland, of Johns Hopkins university, were requested as experts to cxaliine the sites offered, with the view or ascertaining which locailties were free froia Vibrations ald «her surroundings detrimeatal fo an observatory. ‘I hey have reported agains! the Soldiers’ Home site because of the con- Unted t aud Ue freyneat tanget-fring thee. er sites were reported against ad Versely, aud It Is probable Uuat a location near Geoigetcwa will be selected. ‘Three plans tor the prepcsed building have been decided as tLe best sutiiited, ahd the commlsstoa will fratly ehcose one of these plans, Senator Whyte says tbe commission will determine upon the slie avd plan within a few days, and submit Their report to the President with a view oF geitirg action towardsthe building py the present Congress. Without bela: JvDGE LAWRENCE when he enterec upon his «ules as First Controller of the Treasury, cormmenced the practise of having his opinions pipes for future reference, They are printed in pamphlet form, uncovered. Congress has ordered that they be printed in volumes. The first volume tnclidiog the opinions up to Jan. ist, bas been given to the printer. It will Inake G0 pee Accompanying it will be an appendix giving tbe jurisdiction of each branch of the auditing officers, and also regu lations In regard to the purchase and registry of bonds, the collection of interest and trans- fers of bonds, Favorable RePorts.—The Senate committee on military allairs to-day authorized favorable reports to be made to the Senate upon all the Pending nominations for army appointments and promotions. ‘These ielude the nomina- Swatm to be judge advo- cate general; Col. Charles H. Tompkins to be deputy quartermaster general; Lieut. Col. Fe- Diger to be assistant Paymaster general; tho ‘wo appotntments from civil lite to the positions of mayor aud Paymaster, and foriy or itty other army Donitnations of less note. INDIANS DROWNED IN DaxoTa.—OMiclal dis- Patches re ceived at (he headquarters of the de- ‘tment of Dakota from Poplar river and Bu- ford, bring news of an extraordinary flood or water and Ice. ‘I'he Indian camps were flooded, ard many Indians and several hundred pontes: Were drowned. Others escapod by precipitate fight, losing their and robes in ths river. movement of Major force from the camip at Poplar river to Buford has been blocked by the swolen streams, and he cannot carry oUt his instructions until the flood abates. The stockholders of the permanent exhidi- lion. Patladeiphia, have decided to close tt and sem the bi ig. Gen, Robert Thomson, president of the Phtl- delpbla and Erte ratiroad, died tn Patladelpita Scnday, in the 68d year of his age. .The residence of Mr. Kine, a farmer, near Kent, Ohfo, was burned on Saturday, and Mr. Kume, aged 70, peristied tu the ilames, Mary Holland, 91 years of age, fell down the cellar'stairs of ‘her house in Jersey City, last DIght, aud Was tustantly killed, ; Was agreed to. Es pebruary i. SENATE.—Bilis and joint resolutions were ported back from committees as follows and placed on the calendar:—By Mr. Bayard. from t aner, favorabi admit free of duty a menument' to Gel liiogion. Also, from the sare committee, favorabiy, for the relief of ihe Philadeipbia and Readiog ratlroad com- MATTERS OF DISTRICT INTRREST. Mr. Harris introduced a bill to auchorize the Commissioncrs of the District of Columbia 17 appoint 300 additional polltan police force for f Tuary 20.b, He asked the present const of tiie DIL Edmunds objected. 's were introduced by Mr. Grover, posing & constitutional amendaient tn relat to the manufacture and sale of tntoxt:a Manors, and by Mr. Blatr, to promi the m: usactnre, importation and sale of Intoxteatto liquors as a Doverage in the District of Colum- pro bia. Mr. Biatr said of the latter that he tntraguesd it at the request of the National Temperan = Society, and requested tts reter aictary committee. So order: Mr. Me. ald subrat marks to-morrow, declaring that the peonie ought tocontribute to the support of te gov- erzment as nearly ag possible tn proportion to thelr r tive abilities; that is, In proporitey to the revenue they evjoy unuer its and that In the otservatice or 1 3 ists What is called the ejualtty o1 Mall taxation. Laid over, A resolution for nigit s-s:ions for his not objected to was discussed, and Mr. Voorhees made an weent appeal for & spoetal sesstoa for action on bill provi diftonal accom - modation for the Cong! overs Uron the « \. the announced that the vale regular order, under the anthony ast one o'clock, and added, in . Kirkwood, that the le diseases, d then come un as untintshed bat bess, On snotion of Mr. Bayard, the pending order Was postponed, and the S2nate tock Up tue jiouse funding bil. KOU Jy occupled by Fernando Wood w draped in black and decorated with a handsom ba of flowers. kins, from committes on submitted the upantmous rep mittee upon the contested elect Cabe vs, Orth trom elect tons, of that com fon cage of Me. he 9th congressional {iict of Indiana, confirming the right of Ori. 19 the seat, Which he now iples, The report 2 morning hour bane been disper with, the Speaker proceeded fo call the states, th order to enable one member from each stace (6 ask consent for the jassage of any LUL Requests were made as follows: y ' ‘o resulate the collection of °S GD Welss bee) [After making various regulations ag to the Eind or bottles io be used tu bottling weiss beer, Ahe bill provides that there shall be paid on Weiss beer brewed or maaufactured and sold or Temoved for Consumption and sale in botth within the U.S. in leu or the tax of #1 barrel of 31 gallons, a tax of 3 cents per gailon.} 3ir. Dibrell offered amendment providing that from and after the ist of July the tax on prenay distilled from fruit shall be 50 cenis per gallon. To this Mr, Townshend offered amendment providing that the duty on sait shall be re- duced tot cent per ton, Sir. Conger raised the point of order that the Chair must, under the rile, call for iive objec: ilops to these amendments, dhe Speaker overrifled the point of orler, and from this decision Mr. Conger appealed. ‘Mr. Townshend lL) moved to lay the appeal on ihe table, but Mr, Conger Ciaimed the fioor, and a sharp iY, Sometimes bordering on the acrhue is, ensied between him andthe Speaker 2- to bis Nght to debate the appeal. ‘The contusion and nolee in the very great, and various pariiany ions were prone inded to ty so little ert it was suge: Le kins that thls whole matter wa3_ noasens ; that the Rouse should lay Itaside aad proce fo the ration of the river and haro dil, ‘Phe hour expired without any lispos! > on. tdreeses havi been pres brief ar cpranee wigress CF ‘olamer, of Vermont, 1! into committee of ¢ Mysterious Theophilus Youngs. HE REFUSES TO ACCOUNT FOR FIVE YEARS GY 115 LIFE, BUT GIVES MANY OTHER INCIDENTS, ‘The Theophilus Youngs case was continued yesterday before Referee | nderhill, ‘The last hearing was on the 3d Inst. The case was ad- jJourned on that day to the 4th inst.; but on the 4th inst, the lawyers assembled and waited, but ‘Theophilus }oungs did not appear. After watt ing for an hour the lawyers went away. M Youngs’ lawyers did not Believe that he would appear ip court yesterday, and one of them re- Marked: “We'll give $25 to have him come Into court,” when Mr, Youngs walked Into the room with bis brother, who defends the suit. He was 1b a new suit ot thes, 2 barber had plastered his brown hair down carefully, aud a 0! handkerchier peeped from the upper pi his cutaway coat. He was the only. Guring the hearing, and his cross-examination by Mr, Elllot Miner was continued. Re named the children borne to him by Mrs. OUT Be the first was a baby that died name- legs. He carried the cofttn to the grave him ‘The second was Margaret Alice, named atie: her grandmother; the third, Willam Crans- ion, Lamed after his grandfather, and tue fourth, Theophilus, named after bimsei le ther the places and the times of their birth, nor the names of the attending physicians could bs retuember. ‘The witness said that in } stopped working in the New Engiand o factory, in Beston, he worked tor Barputa 4 circus, when the great show was on the Back Bay, but he would not say where he wen afterward, on the ground that it be repiled would end to ciiminate himself. He v away from Boston and from Massachusetts, and remained away for five years. No, he was not tn prison, nor he been arrested, but be would not tell whether he had been charge t with anything or not during that tims. Waoxt were his Occupations, pursuits, asd associa tons he retuscd to tell. When he went to Boston in 1s30, in August, he did not seek to fee his wife and family, whom ho had not s In five years, bnt he saw a Miss Edmonds, who told him about ubis affair of the will and prop- erty. He remembered when Alice wag a little girl that she cut off a finger in the straw cutter on the “Berry farm,” and that he held a. china basin for the blood to drop into; but he conia Lot remember who the surgeon was that cam? uptothe house from a fort near by, who sawed off theend of the bone and sewed the ilesh over the end of the finger. “ Have you any scars Oy tharks on efther of your legs?” acked the counsel, Mr. Yorays said that op his left leg was a sear on the ic pan shaped like anew moon, On the leftankie ‘Was a scar of a cut made by 4 piece of glass. In Ae eonter of the small of Lis back was a lige mole, * Have you a scar on your ear? don't know. I can’t see it.” (Laughter, ‘Yes; on the back of his head was a sinall scar, made by falling against a stove when a iitil> boy, bat his Skull bad never been broken or after he hai trepanped. He was sure of thal, aud he was Just contident that he bad never wora 2 metal plate on the back of his head, There wa: once @ littie scar under his chin; he forgot wie’ Made it, and he guessed Laat it was gon thistime. Yes, be had been arres<cd, he declined to answer, on the ground that a!- answer would tend to crimipate himself. © the same ground he refused to say whether t had married any other woman than Mrs. Youngs.—N, ¥. Sun, 12th. The Jobnson-Johnson Wurder Tritt. To-day, in the Criminal Court, Judge James, the trial of J. S. M. Jolioson, the youn. white man, charged with the murder of Jame E, Johnson, colored, on March 29th of last year, resumed—Messrs. Corkhill and Perry tor the ernment, and Messrs. Cook, Wililaims and for the defendant. Judge James said that be would pass on the prayers Offered by the defence after the argu- ment. ‘Mr. Perry, for the government, commenced its ore for the Sovernment, reviewing Lhe testimony Orst as te ting, claiming that netwithstanding the diser a repancy between some of the witnesses for the a government and others, that it was clearly proved that the shooting Was intentional, and that the case Was one of murder, ; DOCKS, Stauonery, car 121 re The District in Congress. BILL TO RRFUND BIGHT PER CENT, CERTIFICATES. The tolowing is the full text of the bill re ported to the Honse yesterday by Mr, refund the outstanding s per cent. cer of the District of Coimbia: “That the Treasurer of tie United States, as eo commissioner of the sinking fandot the “District of Columbia, 1s hereby authorized aia Tequired to cause notes of tke District o Columbia to be prepared. not to exeend § tn amount. in sums of $50 and £4), ocaring date Mareh 1, :8St. payable at any tlhe after or year and within five years from the here of, bearlig interest at the rate of ..63 per ¢ annum, payable semi-annually, to de signed yy Said Treasurer as r o%evo sinking fund Totsstoner, und countersizued by tke Comptroiie: of said District, and sealed as the sald Treas- urer may Girect; which notes shal. be & irom taxation by or under ipal authorities, he 1a, and tn sald note: he Lumbered consecutively, and lettered letter Dot now borne by any bonds or cel of Columbia, id Treasurer of the Vrtted . a8 EX-oflielo sinking-M™nd c ner District of Columbia, ts y anthor- to exchai nge sald notes at par for ifke sums tuin certineates of I accrued Interest there the act of the legislative s District approved May vain, and shall cause sald certificates, upon:redemption, to be eeled, and all Interest updn saki certifizates 1 © and determine on and after satd ist March, 15: . That te Commtas! Ma shall procecd in t 1 for by annel y Jaw, or which may here, Without delay s Of assessments Al froproyements, which certiticates ents thereon are, by the provis- of Said act o1 satd Jeginiaily emDiy, ap. ved May 2%, i873, held and pledged for ule sment and redemption of sald el entuin cert 's, Which said spectal as: When so collected shall constitute a sin. und for the payment of the notes tssued r the provislons of this act; and as rapidly. S the sum of ten {uous aciiars Is received by sald ireacurer, us said sinking fund commis- stoner, he shal! purchase or call in and redeem and ean id hotes, in such way and manter as he ay determine, reserving, however, of Said Mcneys £0 collected andre amounts to pay off and discha: eoupers attached 10 said notes be: due and payable. That the principal and interest of t notes authorized by Uils act shall be subject to Gd JUDG 2 +4. entitled + MERC of the and for other purposes,’ funds derived from spe agsPs: ig in the hands of the Treasurer of the United States are Insufiicient to pay any installment of interest upon sald notes abont to become due and pay- able, the Secretary ef the Treasury shall ad- vance to the said treasurer, upon his requisi- | .* Won, the ad said Instalimny ire mal amount necessary to pay Interest Waen due aBd dall amounts so advanced shail be a5 A part of the appropriation for the Jeer by the t nited States toward the expens:s of he District of Columbia, See. 5. That if in opinion of the said Ueasurer It will be more advantageous tot Distyict of Columbia £0 sei! or otherwise dispo: of the said notes, and apply ihe proceeds of said sale to the payment of sald eight per centura certificates aS aforesaid, wilh the interest (nereon, according to their tenor and ect, ihen power and authority is hereby conferred upon said treasurer to make sale thereof, at not 5 al a lese than par, iu such ways and for such sarrs as Le may deem for the best interests of the 3413 District of Columbia, nthe Hous: It went to the commit on the state of tho Union, in: yolv(d au appropriation of moncy. THE SOUTHERN MARYLAND RAILROAD PIL, After our report el d with an caend 2. com| Shall not b> ai 1G enter the District until fis termiat 1s selees i and h approval of Congre=3, TRA POLICE BIL. ption Was mide SPECT Poi F ag objected District committee have ts of ne Week for the eoasite busine The Pistiet committee will have foe 2: the night jon of Thursday nex as ordered some t was re propria The serate committee made numerous change: in the items of appropriation, as Gxed by th Houve, a8 follows: Pay of three watehmen Washmgion asylum Talged from $159 to < each; for medicines ang other supplies for samo asylum increased from $30,010 $24.00, abd tke total app ay j | plenty room ior pration raised from 340,769 to | S4svi; ior new workaguse at Washington asyium = inereased to $1,500 from $3.5: altushovse fuereased from’ $3,000 to 4 and the provision reyulring the Commis | fioncrs to give reasonable notice or letting sontract for work aud materials and let contract to lowest bidder, was_strlck cut. For support of iidigent insane of Dist TeGuecd frotd $50,000 Co $40.06), All the pro fons for maintaining jall 18 stricken out, cbarities the only change made ts taat for re lief of The poor: the appropriation ts facrease i from >10,060 to $15,000, and & proviso inserted That the corapensation of the physictans to th= poor shall be at the rate of not ex 350 mouth, Fer general expeuses—in claus: ing Salaries a provision fe inserted that ‘hereafter the engineer comratssioner shall b end ided to recetve such compensation, ta addi uon to his army pay and allowances, as will make bis compensation cytial fo 35,000 per an- num, aud a suMictent sim to pay suei adi Uordi compensation is hereby appropriated. The provision abolishing the treasurer of th: District 1s stricken ont, leaving that officer ana LS duties 98 at present, avi appropriation. fcr for the special assessment division are in gerted as tollo Fer special assessment division: For cleri:, $1,900; 1 Clerk, $1,400; 1 clerk, $1,000; for con lngent expenses, eluding’ stationery ano Miscejlapcous ftems, F100; In atl, > the treasurer and assessor's of suier and assessor, $5,000; | assiat $1,800; 1 clerk, $1,600; 2 clerks, at §! clerks, at $1,200 each; 1 clerk, inspector Of licenses, €1,200; 1 assistant, #900; 1 messenye feo; contingent expenses, including printing, detection Of frands i) each: | on the revenue, and miscellaneous trems, $2,00°; ID all, $22,000, collector's office the appro- a tr 0 TO $11,500, and i clerk, i er, $600; for contingent expenses, in ding temporary clerks, printing, books. sia Houery. car fare, miscelatedus items in all, €1),54 roner’s pay is Incre. and to pay jurors’ fe ed from $ pi g is created at asalary of 21,5 Streets—Curent work of repairs on siree ete, raised trom $2,000 to # ; repalrs of covniry reads raised from $10,000 tO $25,009. For street lamps—For erection of lamps, in creased from $509 to. $! The provist ing pay for lamps to'$25 per annum f ach isleftjust.a3 tt passed the House, Foy police aud fire department no change 1s made ‘or courts a provision is inserted Laat not ex ceeding $300 fball be allowed for compensation ofa justice of the peace to act as judge of police Comt during the absence of the latter juége. For building of schools the number io be erected 1s locreased from three to four, and the Spe ae is raised from $100,009 to #104,000, the additional setiool to be built in th: oth Cliviston; appropriation for county school. ralged Irom $4,000 to $5,000. The provision re- (uiring a Ligh school to be built 10 square 445 (O street market) remains, It being changed cnly so as to require the building to be located norih of the alley and wagon stand irrear 0: the market sheds, by Which location, it 1s room fora market also will be left; the plans 8nd specifications of the building to be far- nished by the Commissioners instead of the Capttol arebitect. An appropriation of $5,000 ts Jnserted for repairs to the G marker, house; aiso, che Of $1,000 for removal of bodies from Holmmead cemeiery when requested by relatives. For pealt department two food tnspectors instead of only one are provided for at a salary Of $1,200 each. cents against the District the To pay jude sum fs incre: be avallav! | ieast $! | presses of Engial | Of Bible rey if | j j { } Shall be de asury 0) train and open a road to the States as required by the provistous of sc when the engineer disadted tour of an aet approved Jane have little tuel and no whisky Guring said fiscal year tian they ad ae ee from the revenues oPeeptiations | aristns | ye publishedeoan after its retien Gt | ing ali general taxes paid in crawo | WaB also intend: Na } ofthe United | { | { } Must not be de | liouse upon Mr. MeKinley's substitute for the | front of In relation to the sinking fund ant the of the United States Treasurer as ex- sitking fund commtsstoner to purchase f indebtedn €., 1 Proviso 1s Inserted Thal ean do so Approval of the Secreta TASTY. For gencral contingent expenses of - trict, not otherwise SuMiciontiy provided ior, “including not exceeding $5.00 for pay of ter porary employes,” Increased from ¢ s20.u00, It 1s provided that hereatter t missloners shel Include ip the annu: of the District, expenses for the jail and wa department. The following new seciions ar ‘ond, follows Taree inorning over the Burlingto in the day by twoothe e Northwestern road and Island are experted to-n acitie yoad Is practicaiiy The Republican Vatiey branc 2 Burlington and Mtssourl river system a+ enurely closed up. ‘The storm extends wos dhey with heavy wind and drifting snow. Two Muudred Suffering gers. ‘I Ne SOCK Crry, Jowa, Feb. 14.—The last ae nahn aoe ery 'S approy e Plow oF the Tltinots: itral road broke « yy 1hIS act, together with all re © day last. At Sion nd . District of Columbia trom ta re el prreee Gee ee xes OF | {ug Of 2M delayed travelers ay shall be drawn thi Kansas Pn: ae Raltroad Snewed NVER, (OT b. 1s. —Th 11S snowed up from 1: The legislature has adj on i the moneys appropri est and the sinking-Tand sna therefrom oniy on the requisition of (ie 7 urcr of the 1.8), sneh reqnis: the spprepriation upon whi drawn; and in no ease shall anc be excteded eliher in reqnett ture; and the accounts for all dis: the Commissioners of sata i mede monthly to the a ansas Paci ver to Brook ed sine — 1s dull, but not lower Mr. Parnell on the hall t ‘Treasury by the amiit Lospox, Heb. he T% jonuN ye eence | Sa¥S:—AUa meting of the exc tiorers, 88 now required by _; he land league in Parts on ‘That said Commissioners shal! Parnell stat sitions upon the appropris ury of the Unitea Stat Would be issued, expiaint unger av | lier the passage of the coer inembers Cf parilament sho chee in Dublin. ‘They would cates aS Tequtlred by tie Unird act_appro any fixing the rate of tate: BeCL general taxes ard as ‘ «| selves at the hi provements How duet t of Colum. | (he blow the ia, and for a rey ments tor ep. | Sabiizalto clal improvement, Sce. 3 authori fo sell To the ¥ [MIT pOSeS, Commis Ipil > auction part ot ot Bat contained in a special ¢ from Philadelphia, that Lowell desires to be releved o: ts. maine 2 Kugls ‘i ic Emperor's Speech. Bers, Feb tse The Emperor Wi his speech read at the opening of the hit aud forty lot two bul y-nine: 7. | BY con at cided ae amis. | @XPr satisfaction at the Sonera then Of SUA pale tor | Auanctal pol she li 2 sis ! eT 1) ‘ors aL any or all of Said lots ts i i ing states on the new ¢ ; bid or bids and an policy will terminate favorably. ahd that the proceeds of th Called on to Resign. > in Washine Manan, Feb. ta oy Of mints yesterday fw representatives of Spal yet resigned to tender thetr res. gnations The Fenians’ Head Center in Px “4 In the Hoase of Comme ¢ Win. Vernon Sareonrt, homes , ary, replying toa question said, that he {uformation That James Stephens, the I | head center, had arrived In Parts, j An Irish-American Arrested. Devage, Feb, 15—A returued trish Ainert can, Loughlin, has been arr: (WIth sn outyage and robbery land, County Ke | Barry Su |, Barry ‘Sulttvai } dangerougly Mi A Woma: (pn aco, Feb. >. 8 from Farmington, Wt shall be applied to the erection amd furnt of two Dew poll ten: abd tbe oO ensst broad w stat mbouses tn Wash sale of the sa mien theres: applied to ih mpany depart ald city Of Geers: hal That 1 fe charge of public grounds in the author! engineers, (. Dulldings avi OF ColUMNbkt, be, and ai abadd c by goo! of the owners of ivan Danzeron the popwar trag ity oi » Such pi idorself. to the fn n of the grown: suld lots, i oan . dated th wh sngles, Upon pay- | cays: Mra. 1. Beardmore, 2 S Of az, ment into t tthe Paited States by | nung her: Ss mornin jeaves 2 bis 7 i fald owners the number of an amount for band and Luree cmidren. Jot $0 f0 be conveye: pected, atid 16 ase 13 4ssh family we a for ta aL the rate the same may be appratsed by thre on disinterested frecholders resident of the City 07 Colorado Catamit Washingion, to DENVER, Col, Feb. iS ehlet of er s the 2} trom | real estate at the true v hereot in money; | gradt was shot by and upon satd owoers Of said Hans Eskerson had } lots respectty into the Treasury | the s: iz KS, and wiil a a viant powder carurtd, ur fed, th Jui schoo) bytiing cr thereot, WAL one year e of snc sha nad Nasnviie. —A dispatch to Gada Guepiect Sant Pree the Averican from <pringtield in reteren = 19 That sald chi ri the expected mobbing cf the five negro derers of Lapracie, who were seat from Na ville yesterday morning for trial says, at o'clork last biziit a mob of 25 men, on arrived there Pim: issued to exerept from ta. Repres Lue pegroes wil Distriet a promise whey mm: return thelr programm ly train bearing the Ki Porter Rithes arrts school and am: Ration at Hamwsrcrs, Pa, Ad i. s. Upon reinoying oc eeelgea mynd 5 Pkilitps, 0-day As Tol, Fernando Woods Remains. Ls Feb {5,—The remaths of f nando Wood left Hot Springs at 1 this morning. Wali Sireet To-tay. ——— New York. Feo, PhePes: ik ste etal iele (6-0: he Stock A Jewelry Store Burglea. = K ‘ ‘ 3 PaTEnson, N.J., Fev, 15,—Garside a Berda markets 1 vhan rlose yesterda: ever, are innegular, te and the five bigher, , the latter for hausas a ‘Texas'and Pacific land grants are up to > in exception to the general list Denver ana ‘orande Trsts cousols ay n Houston, Tex the stGck mark Jewrlry store, On Market street, this city, entered by burglars last night. "Oat of a 80 Valued at § 500 was left. The sai was forced open and all the solid gold waiche @lamonds, and the most valuable jewelry, wer: taken, There ts no clue to the burgiars. ns John Maxweil’s Failure. oxpovT, N. ¥., Feb. 15.—Schedulea in the as- Signment of Join Maxwell, the heavy ston» which ts Up fo Nashvill fiesler, bave been fled. The actual value oF Pacitic (0 36%, Nashvill: and Chanangoza the assets Is $197,000: the ounal value of the Loulnville and Nash 4 $651,000," The debts will amount ty d Norwalk is 6 40, Of Whiteh mp eh Is Mable Stor eo c aay ne a ap endorser for $160,000, There $3 $17,000 of Dik et ee i “ hess pavers a large portion of ‘witch, i: 1s sald. bitgerto = been = owrlooked. == The will be paia by the ma): On$#2s,000 more o: | Stocks are less active of Tie granyer and trunk tne s what lower than yesterday, and cost of ing the roads tending diminish net earnings, althonch gross receipts continue to Keep up surprisingly wel ‘Tue COMMITTEE OF Ways AND Mzaxs todas ¢ tocks are dull and about stea ve collateral securities It Is considered that th gallons &re paid will be at Indebtedness there. re the dent plus after ail o 1,000, Geeted Mr, Tucker (Virginta) chairman | yo che ruling ay ie P nt contin succecd Fernando Wood, deceased. The com- | stock collateral, the excep! mittee agreed to a favoratle report w the (5 per cent. The i DIL to 8 free of dity any copies of the per cent lower. revised Uanslation ot the ‘Holy Scripture. | and prir Woich may De ti nsmulited from the uslversity | 0: vi to tue American committe. ision for thelr use. The commilttee Grderéd a favorable report to be made v0 thr ri be ALTIMOR! do. conse B. 1 bil In relation to the duties on manufacture: Peres of tron which was adopted at thelr iast meet- | "BAP TRope prey. is <C ing. Mr. Phelps was tustracted to make a | yys. “usar tenis) Ata and active. Whew. favorable report to the House upon Repre- | gouthern fit: aid western (aster but fir: seutative Covert’s bil to amend the stataies | southern red, 1-2sa13; do. auiber, Lgdal.2s, Telative to the bonds to be given by cigar man- | No. 2 western winter red. «pot and Feprasry, wfacturers, | Ar6weL Bou: March, 1.20 al 16%: Apri, 117% te: May. Llbgai.Isss.” Cora, southern 1-OF-WAR Gi 5 ee In abeence of rece MES-Or-WAR Gorse Ur Tig Mists: ee cae v mer-ol-war Alia: and Kearsaze ' et ne . . 85 April, 53 en ordered to visit some of the polnts o: . th a. fee saety ee Geeee ee Mississippi river above New Orleans, Wuen | $y" yr aul, ljaivd. Hay avel—4 the Tennessee made a similar trip three or four | Pepnssivania’ and 3 Years ego she attracted much attention from | visions hisher The peopie, 0 liad Dever before seen A man- | old, 14-50: now 0. Bulk ineate-—-loose ol-war ou the rive | ert aus clear 4, none of eri DA and By. Bacon shoulders, Tae Yaxnic, commanded by Commander b. e@es, 9. Hams, ital2. | Lerd~refined T. Woodward, Will proceed toSt, Johus, N. F., packed, 13024 roll, oon Eexs ay 23227. Ing she c e PS Re ni ofce quiet—I + providing she can Take that harbor, and will [etre ‘om ee es De Whisky Sue bring to tbe United States the remains ot the JMS, Snear dul Byam fn g jate Paymacter Baugtman for interment. Receipts flour, "9,873 wheat, 2 ae burhels: corn,” 6.400 S13 bntice. A. H, Leoxagb, district attorney at New ey Orleanr, who bas been here for some tine ury- |. 132,850 bashels. EW ¥¢ lower. ing for nomination as district judge to succee N ORK, b 15 - socks weak 4 ree Jdge Uillings, bas gone home, Tt wag necs- Eee cig! aoa Bri ena ae 1 ee ths - a nae satan “ sary efore he could possibiy get the place (ht | ,REWSORE. Feb. 18. Floor yict, and mn Judge Billings shou! judge. Mr. Leonard. became conviuced that the Senate would allow Judge Billings’ nowt eg to die with the session, and tiv ft. lover. ‘NEW YORK, Feb. 15, 11 a.m op ned generals, ot ee. (and - deat je pecuiation, but the desis: soon became firm 12 tone and piices (cok an upward taping from x fo 3% ye! ville and Chattancova, whiei } Ben decks ‘Uy per cent to MR. BURCHARD, director of the mint, ap- Pearea before the House committe? on th: Judiciary to-day in advocacy of Kepresentative toamend the revised statutes 60 iyi prefes ent seen etect, United States: Moers from exc, | "LDADON: Feb. 16 1280 p. =.—U. B. bonde cutions In any suits or proceedings agaius' 4 prr cents, 116 Ataptic a them for acts done in the performance of ofi- penal A sta: Stic: Go. ane = Cia] duties. No action upon the bili was taken Qentra) 1 out sie Tlinols Genta Wap Rise aa PShepivania Central, Og. “Readings Sa? A Santa barbara (Cal. says that in the Trial of Clarence for ihe killing of | seas anges, el eae of the aoe the my | ve were dischar; ing unable to agree. dobzson defence was that Glatcey was the aggressor, | a*ked 0.8. 4ie and thar the Kiting was | C.3are eames 39) isi A dispatch from Rome to the Free:ants Jow"- i dit Mount : ‘ork thse id, = tein, 63% 4 ae ra! anyteunces the appointment of Rev. F. 4 Paciae, Wis! doe oes Rabies and Tease w. UL BGG. aad 1.04 2s. Picifie Pa, Union Paciiicy 125% Janssens, vicar general of Richmond, to be nop ef Natehez, and Rey. J.C Noraz, ad- inistrator of the dlecege of San Antonio, Texas, To be bishop of that see,