Evening Star Newspaper, February 16, 1881, Page 1

, THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Poonsyivania Avexce, Goracr 11th Street, by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, GEO. W. ADAMS, Prev. ed to aubecrthers tr their own scconat. at 1. TRE ING STAR ie ee the city by carriers. o conta The EIGN AFFAIRS, onty ISS deputies, our of the 396, Present: so that no workiy utiles are dividing i Mowing factions: Consrrattves, 59; imperialists, 5s; natioaal lperals, 51; secaasion- ists under Herr Forekenbeck, 7. ibe: ‘bt, 15, progreasists, id : ox month. Gopies at 3 S14; soctal den ad inde a week. oF 44 can ai mon’ ye n 's, including those and Lor- te smonth e year, #6 atx months, 7 bend (Entered st the Poet Ottice at Washington, D. @., a8 second ciaas mail matter } ‘Tum WEEXLy Stas—pubiisbed on Friday—@2a Jos Rotses bieeald Six months, 81; 10 copies ew for a2) SEar Ail mnt seberrs tone mnet be peta in a wer than is paid for ‘ates of sdvertiainw made knowa on application. Vor. STN. 8,693. WASHINGTON nee 1604 7th street norsh- feb:6 at WS CHRISTE eeting Odeon Hail, corcer 45; eat. Come It ERICKLAVES ATTENTION |—There will be a meetins at Berman's Hall, corner Ci sth and E st northwest, at) 7 o'clock p.m. Isth inst. Come one, come all. By or ommittee. fer16 3 ATTENTION. of the NEW JEs MGTATION wi"! be held THUKSDAY NIGIIT, 1 Lin St. Doi NING, February = VOUNG MEN'S CENTRAL GARFIELD | Ge AD ASHER OTE Mens | hiested to attend the meeting WEDNESDAY EVE- | NING, February le, at 7.30 p.m. Headquartare ¥ street north wee! 9 ALBERT N. DEWEY, Sec’y. REMOVED, 4 DE. PA te 3 KE YOUNG, No. 1317 8th st. u between ‘Tegout ball square above the old oMice. ES. BPECIAL NOTICE—I notify all OUS- | PS TOMES owing me open accounts on my books who did not call and settle their accounts according tothe notice published in the papers, | if they want to save expense they had better call | and make settlement at once. My collector will call and see them and if they do not sete with him | by cash or notes, shall proceed toasettionent | by law withoat farther notice. x WASH. B. WILLIAMS, | THE Insur- umbis, for 6 ena 505 | Nx $4 TAL MEETING 0! jaictd PRANK 7. RAWLINGS, Beerstars HOT SODA! HOT SODAI! Prepared with delicious and nutritious syra pS. Affords the most pleaeant and wholesome drink for the Sinter season, Gold Soda snd all ‘Mineral Y ie all ear. Waters for he year PHARMAOY AND MINERAL WATER DEPOT, 1429 PENNEYLVANTA AVENTB. SPECIAL NOTIOE—A fresh supply of PURE NORWEGIAN COD LIVER Ort, at REW'S Drug Sto! er . and Pennsy!- vate Ge. ver fnil pint bottle. decll G GOODS decd SPORT Dre Lewis oN INDIAN CLUBS!! | Chests of Men, Women and | ermanentiy strengthen (he | uscles and overcome the | Habits. Fresh suba wilt cure —harden all the abilitsting effects of Bedenta - Day Debiity and nearly “all the Ilis that mh | Ce tearies ariag ae te on Kehoe" Price Cela ‘ wed Book of Instruction) any illustrat | size or weight from 1 to 10 lbe., only 82 per pair. | Bold only at ir Flenh a | terfor departmen THE EVENING STAR. , Washington News and Geasip, eed GOVERNMENT KECEIPTS TO DAY. —Internal rev- enue, $424,417 TOMS, $1,005, 156.70, AT THs Ware Hots! tors Carpenter and es Converse, ig. Uonger, Kio an called on the President to- THE PRESIDENT approved to-day the Dill re- tiring Captain Somerville Nicholson to che active lt of the navy, to take rank next after ‘ ells, but withvut arrearage of pay. Licht Hovse DssrRoyep.—The light-houe ves LOtlce that the light-house on and, Choptank river, M@, has been cariied away by the Ice. APPOINTED PAYMasT&R —The President to-day nominated Daniel Bash. of Chicago, to be a paymaster in the navy with the rank of major. is a civil appointment and will nitthe caused by t ismissa) of Paymaster A PROPOSED Epucatios Funp.—Senator Here- ford Will to-morrow !ntrodace a bill to provide | that all the money due from the Pacific rail- roads, under acts ot Congress for their c> struction, to the United States shall de distr uted as fast as pald in tothe varios states, t Titortes and the District of Columbia tn propor- | tion to the population of each, and be applied A by each @ purposes of general education without regard to race or color. BACK FROM MENTOR IN Gcop SpiriTs.—Sena- tor Logan bas returned from Mentor. He» is reticent as to what he learned there, but seems to be in rather exuberant spirits, SENATOR CONKLING’S Vist? TO MENTOR.—There is considerable gossip about the Capitol toueh- ine the vislt of Senator Conkling to Mentor. It Is said he lett New York yesterday mornin to visit Gen. Gartield, and that he did not go until he was invi the tne {SUTY portfolto, 2 the fends of U senator declare that this {s the cabinet oficer he desires to name or to name no one at all. | The gosstp now is that Levi P. Morton will go to the Treasury and Senator Allison to the 1i- with a Pennsylvania man as Postmaster General. ‘THE TWO VACANCTES in the retired list of the | army will not be’ filled by President Hayes. They will be left for Gen. Garflela to wy bis hand on. OWIxe TC THE EanLy Hovr at which the House convened this morning none of the com- mittees met with the exception of the appro- priations committee, who are engaged upon the sundry civil Dill, and will probably report 1t to the House this afternoon. Tue ComMITTRE of nine members of the House appointed by the Speaker to attend the funeral of Hon. Fernando Wood will leave here this evening. en route for Pittsburg, Pa., where they will meet the remains and accompany them to tnis city, SOLIDATED.—Mr. N. W. Fitzgerald has aEARA’ B: é | purchased the Washington World and consal- com im and ra orethe Foasury, idated it witn his paper, The Citizen Soldier, erdwiencos . “acct? | Tue Hovsk has been dragging along slowly a & HUTCHINSON, 817 Ninth st. northwest, GIVES SPECIAL ATTENTION TO MODERNIZING DEFECTIVE PLUMBING IN CITY RESIDENCES, AND, HAVING A LARGE FORCE OF COMPETENT WOREMEN, ATTEND PROMPTLY ALL JOBBING ORDERS. janl2 | STONE ABERT, ATIOBNEY-AT-LAW, No. 408 5th st. nw. y jand. fr NTON FISCHE! 'S DRY CLEANING ES- TABLISHMENT and DYE WORKS, No. 906 @ st. northwest, near the U.S. Patent Office. "and GENTLEMEN'S GARMENTS OF DA CLEAN®D and DYED; also, OREPE GLOTES, Ero. il in caning fine EVENING years experience. Terma 2 nov ) ROCK AND RYE. TOLU ROOK AND RYE. TOL BOCK AND RY! TOLU ROCE AND BYB. (Trade-Mark Secured.) THE GREAT APPETIZER. AND SURE CURR FOR COUGHS, COLDS, BRONCHITIS, ASTHMA CONSUMPTION, AND ALL DISEASES OF THE THROAT AND LUNGS. TOLU. TOLU. TOLU. TOLU. The most acceptsble preparation known for Bronchial, Pectoral and Pulmonary Afections. AN EXOEL- LENT APPETIZER and TONIO, for general and family use. The immense and increasing sales and testimonials received datly are the best evidences of ite virtues and popularity. PUT UPIN QUART-SIZE BUTTLES GIVING MORE FOR THB MONEY THAN ANY ARTICLE IN THE MABKET. PRICE ¢& PER BOTTLE. CAUTION. DON'T EE DECEIVED by anprin eipled deslers, who try to palm of common Kock and Bye in place of our TOLU ROCK and BYE, which is the only MEDICATED article made, the GENUINE having a PROPRIETABY GOVERNMENT 8TAMP ON BACB BOTTLE sag! LAWRENCE & MARTIN, PROPRIETORS, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. SOLD BY DRUGGISTS, GROCERS and DEALERS EVER! J.C. ERGOOD & CO., WHOLESALE AGENT IN WasHINGTON, D. 0. A. VOGELER & CO., Bov10-eol2m Barrons. Tre IMITED }-PARTN| iP. — di L ae ‘TNEGSHIP. — The under- y certify that they haveformet | name rahip for the sale of I ‘Washiuston and Geonselows ice No | bul or accounts willbe paid uniees Upon'a written | Sine Water, sive Gerhutiese OBS B LEETCH, F. F. BARKER, M. KINSLOW.’ fe! OHN'S HOUS! J Lapiz: SALOON, 1405 7:b st. northweet. seb7-2m OC. H. ALEXANDER & BICKE, Prop'ra, allofthe day onthe river and harbor appro- priation bill. The enemies of the bill are mak- ing all kinds of amendments and demanding tedious roll call vores upon them. The prin- cipal opponents of the bil! are Messrs. Cox, of New York, and Updegraff, of Iowa. The out- Joo ts not favorable for tae passage of the DIL to-day. SECRETARY Gor went to the navy yard this afternoon and mavle an oficial vistt of tnsp. Mion. He will visit the training ship Ports h, in which there will be Spar and sail mi aril. The Secretary’s saklte of 19 guns was fired in honor of his THE ALLIANCE arrived at New Orleans on the 10th, having left Key West on the 5 During the passage she encountered a heavy gale and was forced to lay-to one day under close reefs, fore storm Staysall and storm mizzen. While not unusually severe, Commander Yates re ports that the gale was the heaviest he has en- countered during bis two years’ command ot the Alliance. The vessel behaved admirably. She did not ship a sea, though the crests of a few waves came over the rail and the poop: No injury was sustained. The bealth of the ship is excellent. MR. Woon’s DEATH WILL NoT AFFECT TARIFY. LEGISLATION. —The report which has been pub- lished, that the death af Mr. Fernando Wood and the loss of bis vote in committee encour- ages the tariff reformers on the ways and means ; committee to make an effort to get favorable action upon at least one of the “tarifft-for-reve- Bue” bill, is without foundation. The truth 1s | that Mis. Wood's bad health preyented him from attending committee meet often dur- ing the session and it was but seldom that his vote was recorded. A member of the com- mittee, himself a revenue reformer, told a STak reporter to-day that he and those who agree with bim are sttll in a hopeless minority, ana no fttempt to report tariff legislation will be made. THE APPROPRIATION BILLS.—The following ts a correct statement of the present condition of Uke appropriation bills: The only bill which has become alaw is the Military Academy. ‘The fortification bill has been pending before the Senate committee on appropriations for a long while. The committee will take It up to- day, and hope to finish its consideration, when it will be promptly reported. Theconsular and diplomatic and the navai bills have been in conference for some time. An agreement was Teached on both yesterday. Tne Indian bill has also been in conference, and ali tke disputed ponts between the two houses have been Teconciied with the exception of the Senate amendment appropriating $10,000 for the ex- penses of the peace commisston. It 13 not thought it will take much longer to dispose of Ubls, although it 1s possible that another con- ference may have to be ordered. The pensions and the Post Oftice bills are before the House with the Senate amendments. The army bill isstill in conference. The river and harbor biil is under consideration ta the House. The agricultural department bill 1s on the Hous? calendar. The sundry civiland the defictency bills have not yet been reported to the House. The District of Columbia bill 1s on the Senate calendar. with the amendments reported by ihe Senate committee on appropriations, and the legislative bill is now under con: tion by Une Senate committee. mrs THE NEEDED HALL oF REcoRDS.—The Senate on the sth instant took up, on motion of Mr. Vest, and passed Senate bili No. 1889, providiag for erection of a Hall of Records. In the annunt report of the quartermaster general are plans Qf this bullding, which Ig a plain ‘Store-ouse,to be entirely fire proot aud to be used as a depos- | tory for the vast «juantities of public records | which accumulate in the public departments | and f uj) rooms which sugne to be avallable ansaclion of business, bat whicn are now re rooms. Rooms in such butidings as the Treasury and new State, War and Navy de- partments are too costly to be used for ware rooms. It ote gee to keep in this building apers and records which have been acted on, ut which cannot be destroyed—which are seidom referred to or handled, but which con- tain evidence of payments made by the United States for and against Claims amounting to maby millions, which have been examined, acted On and either settled or rejected. Such alsO as past census records. Were these de- stroyed, as they are lable to be by in such buildings outside the War, Navy and ury departments as are now occu by branches of the adjutant general’s office and by the quartermaster general's office, they could not be used to give jus Ice to deserving claimants a to ance ‘the assertions of fraudulent clalman’ ‘The building 1s of brick, one story high, cov- ering 70,000 feet Of floor ahd contalatng 1,750,000 cubic feet of storage. It surrounds an court yard, which may herearter ba doublin, made for , the fire must be extingut: im: on Giacovery, and could’ not extend to the next room and ‘could Rot materially damage the building Itself. Its erection has been repeatedly recommend- ed to Co by the President of the United States and by the Secretary of War. WASEINGTON’S BIRTHDAY.—Next Tuesday be- ing the 22d of February, and a legal holiday in the District of Golumbia, all the departments and government offices will be c! D. C., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1881 pening Star. | TWO CENTS FORTY -SIXTH CONGRESS, WEDNESDAY, February 16, SENATE.—The Vice President submitted a communication from the Commissioners of the Mistrict, In response to the Senate resolution calling for information in regard to damage done to the Long Bridge by therecent flood, and the remedy for like Inundations hereafter. Read and referred to the com mittee on District oe lca (It is printed tn full io another column. } Mr. Pendleton, from the select committee on the civil service, reported a bill to regulate and improve the ctvil service of the Untted States. Placed on calendar. THR MONROE DOCTRINE. Mr. Eaton, trom the committee on foreign re- lations, reported the following:—Resoivea ty he Senate and House of Representatives, Toat the interests of the people of the United States of America and the welfare and security of their government are 80 involved in the subject Of the construction of ship canals aad ovner ways for the transportation of sea-going ves. sels across the Isthtnus, connecting North and South America, that the goverament of the | nited States, with the frankness which is due to allother people and governments, hereby asserts that it will insist that tts cousent is @ Lecessary Condition precedent to the execution of any such project; and also as to the rales and Tegulattons under which other natlons shall participate in the use of such canals or oiber Ways, elther in peace or in war. ‘Tabled temporarily and ordered printed, at the sugges- on of Mr. Baton. Windom said he would ask to submit some remarks on the Subject at some con- Veulent time in the present seasion, A subsiitute offered by Mr. Davis (W. Va.) for Mr. Ingall’s resolution for a special’ coin- miltiee to sit during the recess and report at tae heXt session upon defects In Ue pension jaws, and what measures are necessary to preveat frauds and faciiitate tne adjudication of poa- Sion Claims was discussed. Mr. Blair urged e necessity for immediate ation cn the subject, and opposed tae ge of the resolution as equivalent to a 10n that no action would be had at tals session. Mr. Logan did not think the inadequacy of ing pension laws liad been shown. — 'Thete cficlent execution would, be thought, prevent lave. The expiration of the morning hour pre- vented action on the subject. Mr. Allison reported from the appropriation committee, with amendments, the fortiticativas appropriation bli!. Calendar. Mr. Harris's bill authorizing the appoint- Ment of 300 additional District policemen was passed as amended, extending the perlod of service from 15 to 20 days, Mr. Teliers’s resolution for night sessions, beginning Thursday. to consider cases on the calendar, unless otherwise ordered, and ltmtt- BS thereon, was Vere r. McPherson roported from the naval com- mittee favorably the dill to regulate the pro- Motion of midshipmen and cadets engineers, and establish the graue of sub-assistant engi- neer in the navy. Also, from same commiitee, favorably, the joint resolution authorizing Commodore’ Shu- feldt to accept a sword, etc. Mr. Eaton, by direction of the committee on foreign relations, reported an amendment to be proposed to the sundry clvil bill appropriatiag $25,000 Lo pay the expenses of our embassy to the goverument of Mexico, consisting of not more than two ambassadors, to act in con- junction with the minister plenipotentiary of the United States. Heferred to appropriation committee. Alter briefly considering the calendar, the Yelock took wp the tunding’ bill, Senate at 1:30 o’clo ported, HOUSE.—The House met at 10 o'clock, in con- Unuance of Tuesday's session. On motion of Mr. Carlisle, passed for the reinituing of duties on an obiect of art awarded by the Beritn tnieinatiogal fishery commission to Prof. 8, F. alrd. ‘The post office appropriauion bill, with Son ate amendments, was referred to the committee On appropriations, and then. at 10.15, thesliouse Went Into commitiee of the whole (Mr. Carlisle in the chair) on the river aud harbor appropri- ation bill. The pending amendment tnereasing the ao progriation for tbe improv at Calumet, Ill, was rejected, Withdrawibg, at Mr. Keagan’s requ: Point of order that no quorum had voted. odegraff (Ia) offered an amendment strik ing out the clause appropriating $25,000 for unk Improvement of the Monongahela river,in Penn- Sylvania and West Virginia, This was a baa case, he said, of “splatter dock” navigation. It was hot suggested that the stream was nav ee or ever could be made navigable for any- thing under heaven except rafts and flat boats even after money to the amount of $164,000 had been expended upon it. If the United States was to go into the business of making every Stream navigable for rafts, there Was not money enough represented ‘by the national debt, multiplied by 25, to accomplish that pur- Pose. Mr. Kenna asserted that the Monongahela was bavigable tn Pennsylvania and tu some paits of West Virginia. Messrs. Townshend, McMillin and Valentine opposed the theory of appropriating money for the improvement of any river upon the com- merce of which any private corporation was Fermitted to place an embargo. ‘The amendient was rejected—37 to 105. Mr. Fort offered amendment providlog that the government shall regulate the rate of tolis to be charged by the Monongahela Navigation company uver the Mongonahela river. r. Lounsbery opposed the amendment. The Clause in the dill was bad enough, since {t pro- vided that the United States should improve a river for the benefit of a private corporation; but it should not be attacked by such a victous and dangerous proposition as was contained ia the amendment. The amendment was rejected. Mr. Cox offered amendment providing that no part Of the money appropriated for tic im provement of the Monongahela river shail be expended until the Secretary of War shall be Satisfied that no part of the river, so improved, is subject to the exaction of toll3 by any pri- vate Corporation for its use. He called atveu- ton to the fact that every amendment offered wes voted down. He had endeavored to do bis enate bill was Mr. Van Voorats duty here on this bUL Other measures might be lost because he been two impulsive or forward in opposing it. [His friend from West Virginia (Mr. Kenna) did not understand why he opposed every appropriation, whether it was for his own state or not. He could not vote for them, even for his own city or state, b20 1use he knew that they tended to the corruption of the £ vernment. His friend from WestVirginia came ere because he had been faithful to his con- sltuents. How faithful? He (Cox) would show. He sent to the clerk's desk and had read an ed torial article in the Chicago Trivune ot June 30. 1880, In which Mr. Kenna 1s descrived as a 1epresentative who is returned to Congress in consequence of his gift as a grabber on the river and harbor appropriation DLL Mr. Cox here PE the reading with the remark that he did not know that the word “grabber” was used, and that he witn- drew that word. ‘The articie went on to quote from the Ka- Dawha (W. Va) Gazeitee, W the effect that tae Sd congressional district of that state received from tbe public treasury more than the amount of taxes which bad gone into the Treasury froma the whole state in five years; and that, through the exertions of Mr. Kenna, a conen yc cons ear th Into the 3d a efreshing the hearts of the wol mites an entire, rkingmen, thelr ir. Kenna inquired if the gentleman did not ish that somebody would write that way about him. In so far as the article read Im- Plied that he had done faithful duty to his con_ stituents and to ev inte! it was no more than Just. ae ee Une, Mr. Cox sald that he never yield: es of locality. Let the House calls hae proceed to the apportionment bill. ‘The amendment was rejectad 36 to 93. deserit as a mountainous havit £ ledges and shoals va ing from our to a inches, and speaking ie boats that navi- Cotte) gondolas.” The amendment was amendment was adopted providing that $50,000 of the money improving bee Ohio river ir, Belford offered an. ‘amendment \J ating ($30,000 for the of three Wells—one tn Colorado, one ‘Utab and one in Ww ee nthe course of his remarks luded fact that not a dollar cert 4 heroic st le next the House that the interests of the western Section in some meas- ‘ure at least, The amendment ruled : was out on 8 point of and Mr. Morrili advocated the measure as re- | The District in Congress, THE INAUGURATION POLICE. ‘The Senate to-day passed Senator Harris’ bill, introduced yesterday, authorizing the District Commisstoners to appoint, upon the recommen- dation of the superintendent of the Metro- politan police of the District, 309 additional privates on the Metropolitan police force, tor the period of twenty days from the 20th of Feb- ruary, 1551, who shall be paid $2 for each day's service rendered by them in that capacity; and a Sum sufticient for their payment and equlp- ment is hereby appropriated out of any mouey in the Treasury uot otherwise appropriated. PROTECTION OF FISH AND GAME. Senator Harris to-day offered an amendmeat to the District appropriation bill to approoriate $5,000 for the purchase and fitting up of a steam launch to be used in facilitating the enforce- ment Of the laws for the protection of flsh and game, and for other river duty. THE FREE BRIDGE BILL. The committee of conference of the two houses on the free bridge bill have reached an agreement. In substance it ts that a bride Shall be erected at a cost of $140,000 on the piers of the present Aqueduct bridge; that for the purpose of establishing a tree bridge, and in leu of erecting the bridge provided for {n the prsceting, section, the Secretary of War may tn 4S discretion purchase the Aqueduct bridge now crossing the Potomac river at George- town; provided sald bridge, with all the aopii tebances, rights and franchises, tachutiag pI $85,000, which sum or 80 much thereof as tm. be hecessary may be patd out of tae money ap propriated by this act; provided further, that a good and ‘sufficient tie thereto can be secured to the United States, to be approved by the Attorney General of tue United States: it is turther provided that the Alexandria Canal Company or its preseat lessees shall have ie right to maintain, at thelr own cost and ex- pense, a Canal aqueduct of the same width and depth as the one now in use, and to attach tt to or suspend it from said briage; and whenever a permanent bridge shall be erected upon sald site the same shall be of sufficient strengtn to sustain the weight of such canal aqueduct; bat the construction, attachment and maintenance of such aqueduct shall be such as the Secretary ot War may determine, and shall be without cost to the United States or the District of Co- lumbia. And it ts further provided that If upon the erection of such permanent bridge the said canal company or thelr present lessees shall reject or refuse to reconstruct, sectre and att ihe said aqueduct at their own expense, cr If at any Ume, for the space of six months, they shall Tail to use such aqueduct for Ube purposes of a canal, or fail to keep the same in good condt- tion and repatr, or if at any time they shall use the same for other than canal purposes its le: nd assigus in said bridge aad proper! shail cease and determine, and thesaid aqu Shall be detached and removed by the Se of War. WHAT THE BRIDGE COMPANY WANT. The question has been asked what the aque- Guct bridge company want for their property should it be cohverted Into a free bridge. A Sak reporter made the inquiry to-day of an officer of The company and recelved the foliow- ing In answer: “The proposition to which the bridge company consented after lengthy nezott- ations, houghinvolving great loss to tiemse.v +4, Was Unis: For $100,000 they would grant to the United States the right to perpetually malatain a free bridge over the plers, on condition that the canal was not to be interfered with, bat Unat the bridge was to be made strong enough to support the trough of the cana. For the maintenance of the trouga the Caited Scates ‘was, however, never herealter to be subjected to any expense whatever, and that the free use ‘of the plers for a free bridge was never to be bindered or interfered with by the use of steam, or i any manner whatever. The present bridge structure was to be conveyed to the Untied States aud at once made free. ‘The tt; to the United States was to be made satisfactory 1o the Secretary of War.” THE EIGHT PER CENT. CERTIFICATES. In yesterday’s Stak we published tne fall text of the biil reported to the House trom ts Distriet committee by Mr. 3 outstanding s per cent. ceruticates of trict of Cola which accom: ed the bil: “The Committee for the Distric> of Columbia, {o whom was referred the bill (3. 1651 ) vide for funding thes per ceut. tmoro t certiiicates of the District of Columbia,’ cep » as follows:—That they have carefully const ler a the said bill, and have come to the couciusion that the same ought not fo pags for the reason that It is not_gdvisable to further Increas: etary as Ds The followlug 1s the r-port instance where it 1s net absolutely neces: In this case It 1s not necessary, because p jon can be made for this species of indeo edaess in a temporary way, which leaves it substan- Wally in the control of the proper authorities. What are known as the 's per cent. certificates’ were issued by the late Board of Public Works under authority of law conferred upon said beard by the lative Assembly of the sald District of Columbia, The Forty-tirat Congress of the United States passed an act, approved February 21, 1571, entitled ‘An act to provide a government for the District of Columbla, and among other things provided tm section 37 of Said act for a board of public works to be ap- inted by the President of the United States lor the performance of specitic duties in sald act prescrived, viz: To have the entire control of, and make all regulations that they shall deem necessary tor Keeping in re , the streets, avenues, alleys, and sewers of the city,and all other works waich May be entrusted to their charge by the legis- ative assembly or Congress. To disburse upon their warrant all moneys, appropriated by the United States, or the District of Columbia, or collected from property holders in pursuance of law, for the improvement of streets, avenues, alleys aud sewers, and roads and bridges; and shall assess in such manner as shall be pre- scribed by law, ert the property adjoining, and to be espectally benefited by the improve ments authorized by law, and made by them, a reasonable proportion of the cost of the im- provement, not exceeding one-third of such Cost, which sum shall be Collected as all otner taxcs are collected. lon 3s of sald act provides that these cfticers shall be paid by the Untied States. ‘They were, therefore, in every respect federal ofticers, and were amenable on!y to the go qn: ment of the United States. The people or the District of Columbia bad no contro} over them, and were powerless to restrain them in the ex— ercise of the power and authority conterred upon then by law. Under authority of law, and in exact conformity therewith, the board of public works issued these eight per centum certificates, and upon them received the money they purported to represent, with which they prosecuted the vast system of im- provements which have made Washington the Magnificent city 1t now 1s,as respects its streets, avenues and pubilc grounds. That this money was extravagantly expended in many instances does not effect the principle involved in the provisions of the bill submitted as a substitute for the Senate bill. Under the provisions of the act of the l¢ tive assembly of the District of Columbia approved May 29, 1573, the sald board of public works were ‘authorized to issue and to use solely in the discharge of outstanding; obligations certificates of indebtedness for work done under the tion of the board, and chargeable to the private property benefited thereby ,in denominations of arty doilars or any multiple of that sum, dated July 1, 1873, payable to bearer, with interest, semt-annualty from July 1, 1873, at the rate ofS percentum * * * DOL exceeding $2,000,000, and not exceeding the amount chargeable to private property for work done or in progress of execution under existing contracts, and payable, not exceeding of said sum, at the end of each year from July 1, 1873.” The assessment certificates for special im- provements were to bear 10 cent interest, and were to be deposited with the sinking fund commissioners for the redemption of these S now ample cause for,in the fatlure o° the officers of the United States, whose duty it was to compel payment of these “elght per cents,” and tn the action of Congress in’ tmpatring thie securities pledged for thee redemotioa, Your committee are therefore of opinion that some adequate provision should bs made for the Maqnidation of these claims; and. theretore recommend the Of the accompanying bill as a substitute for Senate blil 16st. ‘The provisions of this Dil are, briefly, as. fol~ Jows: The first section authorize the issuance by the Treasurer of the United States as sinking Tuna commissioner, of the noves of The Disirlct of Colnmbta, payable any time after one year and within five years, bearing interest. at’ th: Tate of three and sixty-five hundredths per centum per annum, payable semi-annually. This rate of interest 18 the same borne by ali the later bonds of the Districr, Heved s 2 of these noves at par for the “elght per cents:” and requires the proper officers to proce Mi without unnecessary delay to collect the certl- fieates tor special assessments pledged for the redemption of the “elght per cents,” and to call In and receem them as rapidly as ten thousand dollats are collected. By section 4 the same provision is made for payment as ts provided in the other of Congress authorizing the issue of “three sixty-five bonds” for other in- debtedness of the iret. Im section 5 the Treasurer as sinking fund commisstoner fs aa- thorized to sell these notes and use the pro- ceeas for the payment of the “eight per cents” for the best interests of the District. The advantages to be derived from this sys- tem of funding are: Ist. The rate of Interest Is largely reduced; 2d. That It places this species of indebtedness in a shape in which It can be easily managed and patd of witho at any strain upon the resources of the District; 34. It re- quires the prompt collections of’ the special assessment certificates, and (he immediate ap- pilcation of the coliections to the payment of {he notes authorized to be fssued. The dill imposes no burdens upon the government of the United States that It ought not to assume. considering all the circumstances connected with the “eight per cents,” and the strong probability ts that in much léss ti Years suificient of the spec! lifleates will be collected to. pay amount of notes which may be Issued. It may be stated, as an additional equitable reasr why this should be done, that are now stan: Ing upon the books of the District of Columbia, attera careful and thorough revision of tae same, Charges justly made for sp assess - men ts—assessments made aga'nst the property of the United States upon the same prin of law and right as made agalast the proper! of private individuals—and which, tnerefore, the United States as honestly owes as do pri- Vate individuals, amounting to over $700,000. if tbls new appropriation tor all the outstanding Indebteduess Of the District could be speadity paid. WASHINGTON AND GEORGETOWN RAILROAD RE- “OKT. According to an act of Congress the Wash- ington and Georgetown street railway com- pany has forwarded to Congress a statement of iis receipts and expenses for the last fiscal year. The statement shows total recel pts, $454 $05.57. total expenditures, $427,714 62; balance, $ Among the receipts is an {tem of $355 5 from passenger fares, and $1,523.43 from sales of Uckets. During the year the company paid $1,405 for accidents; $47,500 ae local track and repairs, . Other expen confined to fuel, rents, feed, &c. SOCIETY NOTEs. Many pleasant receptions occurred yesterday allernoon, most of the ladies who usually re- ceive on that day being at home, and the pleasant weather tempting every one wao could do so to be out for at least a part of the atternoon, The feature of the evening among fashiona- bles was the Martha Washington ‘Yea Party at the Loan Exhibition, which attracted a largs number of agreeable people to the old Tayloe Manston, 1Sth street and New York avenu The dancing, the pretty costum: nd Uae many beautiful and interesting things to b> seep made tue occasion a pecullarly eujoyab'y one to all present. Miss Susie A. Gedney was married at the Mez- ropolitan ehurch last evening to Assistau master Thomas J. Cowte, U. r the daughter of C: Gedney. he peopl crowded the churcea were shown to seats by the ushers, Messrs. Saufeldt, Hunt, Wright and It of the navy, and Lieut. Wood, arine corps. The bridal party entered t ch preceded by the ushers. Following th ushers Game the sécond bridesmitd, Miss Sx Xt. Sheriil, escorted by Assistant’ Paymas: Kerr; then the first bridesmaid, Miis3 Migyle E Cowie, escorted by the groomsman, Assistant Paymaster Speel. The bride followed, leaning on the arm of the groom. ‘The bride wore wni satin with court train. The ceremony was p= formed by the Rev. B. F. Bittenger, assisted by Dr. Baer. ‘There was a reception after the cere- mony limited to the friends of the two families and the wedding party. The bride and groom | by a band of about ‘will return from their tour north by the 4th of March. Many persons who went to the White Houce last evening under the impression that tue President's reception was being held were greatly disappointed to find the doors closed and to be informed that next Tuesday evening isthe tme fixed for the last of these formal events under the present admtnistration._— Representative and Mrs. Star gave a small but fag Some dinner party last evening in honor of Mr. rd, editor of the New ‘kK Ties, and his wife, who are now in W: ington on a visit.—Senator Pendleton also entertained gentlemen at dinner last evening. The fourth state dinner this winter will be enjoyed at the White House to-morrow even- ing.——The last of the series of germans for Which the Bachelors’ club have issued cards will occur at Marint’s hall this eventng. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bryan and their daugh- ter have been making a brief visit to Mrs. Wylie, but will leave to-day or to-morrow for New York. Miss Bryan will on Mareh ist offt- ciate as bridesmaid for Miss Brown, of Provi- dence, who Is to have a grand wedding tn tnat elty. The bridal party will come here to at- tend the tnauguration. Mr. and Mrs. Bryan expect also to make a long visit here in March, PERSONAL.—Senator-elect Fatr left Virginta City, Nevada, yesterday, for Washington. Mayor Grace Is to be dined by the Manhattan Club shortly.——That Mr. Howells will retire from the editorship of the Atlantic Moniily at the close of the present. month 1s accepted a3 “settled beyond question” by the Boston Tran- script. | In other quarters the story is strenu- ously denied, however.—Prot. Proctor, now lecturing in Utah, says he proposes to ‘make this country his home in the future. He ts de- lighted with the country and our free instltu- tons.— Harry Hunter, who so happily per- sonated the ‘Lone Fisherman” in the burlesque of Evangeline, died in Cincinnati yesterday. — State Senator W. H. Robertson ts the man the Irish-American republican club of Albany want in Garfield's Cabinet.—_Dr. Charles B. Stewart ig the only survivor of the fifty-eight men who framed the Texan declaration of independence. ——It is said that Col. John Hay, Assistant Sec- retary of State, was offered by Gen. Garfieid the position of private secretary. and declined it. He had no notion of going back to where he started twenty years ago.—Raiph Waldo Emerson 1s rarely seen in public now, and he writes no more letters.—Col. Drake, the dis- coverer of petroleum in Pennsylvania, will have a $15.000 monument erected to his mem- ory at Titusville, Pa.—The foolish story that Mr. Marsh wants to Ll parker as U.S. Minister at we is authoritatively dented. — Madame Anna Bi , Who is popularly sup- posed to have sung with the mor! ‘stars, at the of things, -Sppeared in a concert the ot day, and it that her voice is ‘SUll strong, rich and sweet. FERNANDO Woop’s FUNRRAL.—The New York at receiver public moneys Met Ind. Daniel N. B. of to be jor and Paymaster mth Tailed ‘staves Telegrams to The Star. TROUBLE ALONG THE BORDER. Depredations of Texas Cattle hieves in Wexico. cisco, Feb. 1 dispateh from ma, Says: Rellable {formation has been recetved from the San Pedro river below the Sonera iine, that the San Stmon cow boys are committing fearful depredations upon the Mexican stock raisers in Soaora. J. N Ellas, whose lands extend for S) miles alone the Ilne, 1s the greatest sufferer. ‘Tae peopl are in “terror.” There are about 200 of thes: cattle thieves, mostly from Texas, and they are scattered aloug Lhe border In bands of from to 2, and allco-operaie. The Mexican arming themselves, and say if the auth: will not Interest themselves in puatsh S Invaders, they will not allow an American to cross the Hac along the loggilties of these ranches, as they are unable to distinguish be tween the good and the bad. They clatm tb the depreaations of the Apaches were not bi so destructive rk of the cow bors. prominent Mex rapger arrived in this elt: 1o-day with a view of purchasing 20 stard «f arms to defend lis property. He stated that 1 something was not dove by the American gov ernment to prevent these Americ in mar: Irom invading their homes. that serous com Plications must arise. I appears that these cattle thieves are y made up of the samy bands who have glven so much trouble on tue | Kio Grande for years past. ‘The cattle men or South Arizona are losing much stozk from the satne source Apaches on the War Path. j The Apaches are still hovering along the | borders of New Mexico and Uhituahiaa. a hamed McMurray Was driven f Vd. PHILADELP. PHILADELIES . total voie of municipal elec day :—For mayor, Samue! G. King. independent democrat, endorsed by the independent Tepap 184 Ys 21 For city solicitor, Wm. West, repu! ican, 6s2; Edward R. Worrell, democrat, (6, 2): West's majority, 19,562. ‘The vote wes tne highest ever cast at a purely local elect'on , anc with the exception of the vote cf che identlal election of 1550, Ibis the b'gh+st occasion. ‘The greenback V9t2 For mayor, Baird 149; solicitor, Keyser 335; for receiver of tax:s, Thomas 110. In the city councils, boli branches—twenty members—endorsed by cue | cluzens’ commitier, were elected. Of these, 15 Were republicans and 5 democrats. ‘The selec’ council will now stand, republicans “4, dem > crats 7: common council, repablicaus 63, dea Cerats 19, independents 2. BR. A 0. RAILROAD WARK. Order of Court in the Junction PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 16.—In the U.S, court this afternoon the following orde reter- the Junction railroad sult to an exataiuer | eed j and experts was made: The testimony taken 15 | referred to Sussex D). Davis, C. Clinton Garduer, | and Edward K. Hyndman, master and commis Sloners, to ascertain ana report the facts tn- volved in the complaint, and particularly to as- certain and report—tirst, whether the passenger irains mentioned in the petition have been un- necessarily detained in passing through the re- spohcent’s yard; second, whether said tralas have been delayed to give precedence to re- spondent’s freight and what effect on thesafety of said trains and on the respondents, business in the yard would be proauced by according to the sald passenger trains what are known as passenger rights In passing through the yard. | Third. Whether the use of the tracks in ques- Uon between 35th street and Market street bave been in apy manner affected by alterations Dy the respondents since the same were opened by travel, and if so to what extent and where such 2 | made. A motion was made by the c j the Baltimore & Obto Railroad, asking tha’ the | present injunction be suspended until tue faa! | decree is given by the court. ‘The motion ws mace returnable at th of Uke master commisstoner. | WALL STREETS TO-DAY, Advance in Stocks. New York, Feb. 16. 's flaancial ar Exchange w d States bond Ratlroad bona of 13¢ in Texas « the 4's being up from ', tol are also strong at an adv Pac. land grant income 7’s, 1", in Evansville tr comes, 1 pr. ct. in Lehigh & Wilkes. consols, Tron Mountain incomes, and \..°, in other Uve issues the exceptions being C. C. aL incemes, which are down i+, and Ohio Centr si incomes 1 per cent. In the ‘stock market the dealings have been large, and the leading stocks have advancea ‘ad4‘, per cent., the latter Den- ver « Rio Grande. Chattanooga has advauce1 24; Union Pac. and Le, « Mo., 2 per cent. each; ‘Texas & Pac., !;; Iron Mount. & Lake Shore,1\ Miehigan Central and Western Union Te! giaph, 1 per cent each. The coal stocks *.03, excepting Reading, which fell 2 per cent in the early dealings and has recovered the decline. Another exception has been Cen- tral Pacitic, which closed yesterday at 923, fell Ubis morning to %3g, and is 914, a8 we write. The explanation of this decline in Central Pa- cific isfound in the fact that Secretary Schurz, yesterday sent to Speaker Randall a letter from Railroad Auditor French, in which the latrer | recommends legislation which shall compel tlic Central Pacific k. R. Co. to pay titty per cen: | of its net earnings each year for the extin- ment of the debt of the coinpany to the government, instead of 25 per cent, as the present law provides. No change in the Jaw is asked for respecting any other railroad in which the United States has an interest. ‘Tne money market Js without important change, 5 per cent being the ruling rate for call loans, with 4 and 6 per cent the exceptional rates. Time loans are 3a5 per cent, prime mercantile Paperis4a5 percent. The market for foreign exchange 1s dull and only fairly steady. Affairs in British Columbia, Vicroxia, B. C., Feb. 16.—A resolution passa the house yesterday calling on the Dominion prcsnes: to take steps tosettle railway inds on the island and mainland. The Chase river coal mine continues to burn flerzely. Tous far every effort to extinguish it has failed. Toe Joss 1s already immense, A fatal epidemte 1s raging among cattle and horses on the i Fraser. er ee Charge of Ppa to Defraud Creditors. CuicaGa, Feb. 16.—Last month the store of Joseph lerer, wholesale jeweller, at 42 and 44 Madison street, was partially dest fire, and he was arrested on suspicion. day De Lord Safford, of New York, represent- we hee oes of Eastern credit 5 affidavits in five actions of assumpsit, and had Lederer arrested. The affidavits set forth that Lederer sent his bookk¢ out of the city a few days before the fire; that after the fire the stock and assets, which should be $100,000, were Only $32,600; that Lederer’s only explanation was that the firemen and citizens stole his goods; that Lederer been known to transfer at least $10,000 worth of his goods to frieuds and charges are brought, _ 107 , and tend- ing to establish his ras held tn elay. It. ie $1,500 bail, which he gave without de Poisoned by Pork. Rowpovt, N. Y., Feb. 16.—Members of two families, named Boyce and Felter, of tnis city, have been made rousiy sick by eatlug what is supposed to have been diseased pork. Some of the seme meat, which was given to ‘The pork was purchased in his ely of a dealet © pork was in ity Oo! ister county. | and bit | in South Yorksuire lasts another | Lowell desires 1 ame time a3 the repor: | di Pants, Feb. 16 —The French rade returns for the month of January show the value of the importations of food te have boon franes less than during January, 1$59. and the value of raw materials imported 5,690,000 francs mor ue Value of the exports of all sorts ‘Was 4.900.000 francs less in January Chan for the corresponding month last year. Fight Between Turks aud Christ- inns. Nreosia, Feb. 16. ws has been received here trom Beyrout as follows: A Turk mur dered a Christian on Sunday last aud a number of Christians thereupon left towa and went to where they were met by Turks is were killed in a fight whtcn bere Was Tepewed fighting on Mon- the TesUlt At present ts unknor great excitement. napended and the dject of Parnels Journey ty Li im. s, Feb. 16.—M. Rochefort publishes in the (an account of his laterview with hat one of © Paris is to contradict In the press all the calumntes of the Englist press On bis cause and on uls friends bulances For Greece. 16.—Forty ambuilan wagons have left herve for Greece. reat Strike of Colliers. ‘D. —If the strike of the colllers Lonny fortnight 1G will affect The greatest destitu- "nen, tien prevails, an says ue doubt Sir Wm. V. Harcourt, how retary, hud suggested to M the ques- Uon asked by the latter yes! the House of Commons relative to ens (ie Fenian head center.) The govern desired how their Knowledge Unat was a Fenian gathert Paris, and that Mr. Par- nell was more noerned With tt Hritish Cabinet Meetiag. Loxpos, Fe -The Datiy Neirs, tn a lead ing eaiiorial this morning, says: The cabinet met yesterday ou a somewhat basiy summons Yo constver the proposals of negoti ion from Goers. Though the proposals are vague in eheral, Wey were neverthelss regarded by the government a8 affordiug at least a start- ing polut toward the discussion of ems of au ainicable settleraent p ead at Ube opening of the Yesterday. contains an {important ap orking cla-ses, whieh may 0¢ ex; fluence ‘the elections, which will probably be hela in June next. Tne Emperor says the remedy for socia ist exc = es snus not oply Ia repression but @q ually attempt 10 promote the weifure of classes. _1ii8 majesty says he hop acctaent insurance DIll will be w jcomed by the Reicastag as a compiement to the legis- lation » mocracy. Iu tue same the constiuation gutids, by affording means tor organi- zing Ube 4 powers of persons the same Uade, Uuus raising capacity and social and moral ¢ Speech anbounces that the Dill for budgets will be again presented for tie conside- ration Of the Relenstag, as the allied govern- ments are still suffering from <imicaintes in— separable trom the simultaneous siting of une imperial and the provincial parliaments. Minister Lowell. LONDON, Feb. 16—The Davy News this morning editorially says: “Men of polivics and men of ietiers wili be equally gratified that Mr. be relieved a8 American min- ister is untras ‘fhe Double Standard. Pakdi, Feb. 16.—The Bourse states that both France and the Untied States acceat the propo- sition between = Sliver of 16 _ 1. © Tse Lowpox, Feb. 16.—In the House of Lords last Digit, Earl Cadigan asked whether peace ne- goilations are proceeding between the govern. ment and the Boers. The Kari of Kimberley, colontal secretary, declined to state what ne- gotlations are belug conducted. Lord beacons field expressed the opinion taet dany: arise from negotiations with | b against Wom We ale nol yet successfal ta war. Roxport, N. ¥., tarmer ot Modena. t ad in his barn ints supposed to have b The Harmsnvxe, peaver, ——_—_— Markets. TIMORE, Feb. 16.—Vinginin sixes, deferred, console, 82: do. second series, 32), ast due coupons, 9334; do. new ten-forties, hy bid wo-day. BALTIMOKE, Feb. 16.—Cotton dull—middling, 114, “Flour jexs active but steady—Howard street and western super, 3.25a3.75; do. extra, 4.U0as.75; do. family, 6.1036.00;° city mills stiper, 3.268 8.7 extra, 4.00n4°75; do. femily, 6 3546.60; do. Ric brands, 6.s6.25; Patapsco ‘amily, 7.03. Wheat, southern firmer: ‘western vasicr, closing firmer—southern red, L.idal.17; do. amber, 1.23 1.28, No. 2 westerh winter red, spot_ sad Feb- ruary, 1.160116: March, 1.16%al.16%. Avril, 1.1ijyal 17>. May, 1.174118. ‘Corn, southern firmer, western lower and duil—southurn white, 54; do. yellow, 3; mixed, spot, Stiga54\ February, §45;a54\ ; March, 53%053%. "Oate dul— ‘western white, 41342; do. mixed, 40a41. dull, 101a104" Hay Gul prine © choices Penn- sylvania aud Mary) 20 0421.00. higher, with brisk Jobbing trade di pork. old, 14.75: new, 16.00, Bulk meate—loose shoulders'and clear rib sides none offeriag; do. Packed, $3, snd 8%. Bacon—shoulders, 63; clear ides, 9. Hamre, Lai2. Lard—refined, 10%. Butter qiset—primete choice western packet, 3 roll, 20322. higher, 25826 Patroleam quict—refined, 93. | Coffee’ lower and du cargoes, ordinary to fair, 10}gal2s«. soft, 9x. Whisky quiet ang steady, 111. Preights to. Liverpool per steamer dui—cotion, -\6sMd. four, 2%.34. per ton; grain, 62. Recel BAL 14; 1,316 berress: whee, 16,650 ons bushels: oats, 1, jashels ; vheat, 15,000 ae ‘corn, | 396,000 bushels. NEW YCRE, Feb. 16 —Stocks firm. Money, 6a6. Exchange—long, 483%; short, 486. Guvera- ments yuiet. NEW YORK, Feb. 16 —Flour éull and heave. Vheat heavy and lower. Corn lower sud imode- rately active. NEW YOuk, Feb 16, 11 s.m.—The Stock Marae opebed irrewular and in the early dealiogs the gan - eral tendency was toward lower figures soa Central selling off lig per cent to 118%: Ler ver and Rio Grande was notably strong ae. vanced 23, per cent t9 105i. ‘The elevated rai! war shares were firm. The changes in the general list ‘com ivel WEOSDON, Feb, 1612.30 98 8-16 for’ money and 98 5-16 8. bonds, 4 Pe m.—Oonsole, for the sccount. cents, 116. Atlantic and Wentcra tral miorteae certifioates, tient and Great Western ‘3. SOM New Work Contra, 100. head: A Bride Yesterday; DEATH OF MR, H. H. BRADLEY. Mr. Henry H. Bradley, whose marriage to Miss Laura A, Reed (a well-known public