Evening Star Newspaper, March 28, 1881, Page 1

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JAY KNOX, Commisaioner. HOT SUDA’ HOT suba!: Prepared with deliclons and nutritions syrap2 Affords the most pleasant aud, wolesome tris z ter season. Co ia and a Waters for sale al r. MILBURN'S 142) PENNSYL\ ANTA AVENT tore, corner 9th st. and Penney l- «= for sale all th Lalenas st loredey RAT, WATER DEPOT, SPECIAL NOTIGE.—A freah av URE 3 Ie. per full pint bottle. 1 PHARMACY ABD. pply of YRWEGIAN COD LIVER OIL at Ly |e NATIONAL GAME OF U.S. Popmiar 1 THE e for Old and Young For &: ners. mars 1p.6t ADIES ‘Your attention is called to one of the most | ‘wonderful discoveries of the awe. A study 58 Daitied Sciemtiste for years has been suc overcome by MAvaME DREW after ye ments aud VELOPING OF = RESTOBING AND THE EET MAN I it perfectly harmless. Testimonials from the firat fSpiieciniheEsst Calle madeit desired, Cor spltations free. Manse: DREW will be in the ci tu further notice. Huurs, 1 to4 p-m . 742 loth . north west. mar’ €t'ip i4*wae> & HUTCHINSON, Si7 Ninth st. morthwest, GIVE SPECIAL ATTENTION TO ? MODERNIZING DEFECTIVE PLUMBING IN OFTY BESIDENOCES, AND, HAVING A LAEGE FOROE OF OOMPETENT WOREMEN, ATTEND PROMPTLY ALL JOBBING ORDERS. gaol? Un'vereaily preseribed by the Faculty a lsxative and refreshing Fruit Lozense TAMAB hemorrhoids, bile, headache, cerebral conzestton, eto. INDIES i rcpared by GBILLON, Sele preprictor, Fh srmacien de Ire classe de ts Faculte de Paris. rue Rambutean, GHILLON Tsmar—unlike pull purvatives—is agreest never produces irritation. 4 by all Chemists ard Drusggisis. CENTS THE BOX. fobti-nn Sw 7M. STONE ABER, ATTOBNEY-AT-LAW, jank-tm No. 408 5th st. now ATENT OFFICE. P J. McO. PERKIN®, Covssettor at-Law, Patent (ffice practice. marzé aud Elas- Ne Chair Bottoms snd Backs. An A.M. WILLE! marl $m ECUND HAND © bivbest casb pric paid. Also, Watches, Jew Siiry. Guns, Pistols, ke. Call or address HERZOG, Sth et , near Ps. ave mar2t LD WINE AND OLD FRIENDS are known a4 Ov ite feet, to ie JUSTH’S old stand ktown for propa the only piace » fret class & COND. a ) CLOTH can be sold at ‘Add: ee JOST" ett TIARY PLUMBING. 2 Y Y PeacticaL Exyrermn wae eg BRIEN, 419 Oth at. n Fo ination FLvuiG is Haste ranwemente.” Orders prompuy A oe:8-6in* IMITED CO-PARTNERSHIP. — The ‘xned do bereby certify that they forined a co-partnerenip for the eale of 1. the or firm of Washington sud Georgetown oe bills or accounts will be id unless apoa n on ten order signed Jobu Leetch, Treastrer. ,. saw * ene oa jae ‘ater street, a, Bo LEETOH. F. ¥. HAR M. KINSI Ow.” f {AUTION..G. / made by Decker Bros, New York. Public should tobe led in| to buy 8p im.tation with a similar name; istrict and Virwinia forthe wenuine wpevits: also, for the Burdett Urwans and 0. | D. Resse Pianos. janis" j VEBTISING CABDS.—Two sets of ve ards seat for 10c. ; 3 sete, 15c.; 25. G. P. DROWN, Beverly, Mass. Weed ....2. heeler & Wilson... over & Baker.. invton. These Mackines are all in perfect o kept in order free ef charge for one year. ef New Machines the most complete in the Farts and attachments chines repaired and mad low. Fit class machines fo OPPER marth B2S Ven si. MAHONE, VIRGINIA, His Speech To-Day. Explaining His Position. irginia Politics Reviewed. bow the southern states had repudiated thetr After the article was read, showing a reduetion of debts of some southern States, Mr. Mahone sald repudatton was honor- able In comparison with the means adopted by those states. He next indulged in AN APOSTROPEE TO Vi reciting her sufferings and woes during the war, how her bosom was bared to the storm ot battle, etc, He was a firm bellever in that ‘atic tenet which insisted that each state sBould settle ber domestic affairs. that the state debt of Virginia had xo relation whotever fo federal affairs; no business wnat- Mahone next proposed to ave read hts (Mabone’s) “ Interview” on the debt «uestion, published a few months . He seia he would not bore the Senate with the resaing if he were permitted to have It Inserted peech. The Chair.—It will be so ordered if no objec- tion 1s msde. Mr. Mahone was stlll speaking when our re Wilite Heuse Callers To-day, The White House looked very dull to-day. ‘There were very few people on hand. The here. tofore densely populated halls and ante-rooms almost bore % 100k of desertion. ers, for once since the 4th inst., had ume to breathe. There was in waiting on an average curing the day but a half dozen men and four The Congressinen came and went, but did no waiting. Even that class of callers has fallen off in numbers. The decision for no extra session has taken most of the members of the House who sttll ingered with Us. away to their homes. There was but one delegation, and that was of Representative and a number of bis Ohio constituents, who were promptly admitiea to pay their spects. Among the callers were Senators Das, Saunders, Harrison, Ferry, Farley, Sherman and Burosice, at reseutatives Lapbam, Marsh, Ky., Aldrich of Jil. ator Conkling Declares War. ROBERTSON'S CONFIKMATION TO GS DEPRATED AT ALL. HAZARDS. » {New York Hera'd to-d From a trustworthy source a Hf: las ascertained thag Senators Conkling and Platt met a mutual friend who holds a high and Tesponsibie federal office In this city, on Friday night, the object being to discuss the nomina- tion and arrive at & permanent understandiag With reference to future action. Intention to hold the conference om, and the federal oficer was In-. Structed to be in Washington on the night in It so happened that the gentleman Was at Chatham Four Corners and could not ch Washington at THE EVENING STAR on News and Gossip. GovERNMeENT Recetrrs To. pay.—Internal rev- | enue, #796 266 $1; customs, $5: Creeep.—The AUantic and Paelfic Telegraph ofice In this clty bas been closed, debts since the war. |Telegrams to The Star. : | Washingt ‘The doorkeep- N APPAIKS. The Proposed European Combina- tion Against Internation: larch 25.—The Agence Ry Attention to the unanimous proval expressed by the Hussian press of Tesolutton adopted by the common council © request the Russian gov ernment to communicate with the other pow- ers In order to adopt a measure in common against the tntern Russe says all the Euro) ested in the question, Which country was constituted In the inter: | ests of the maintenance of equilibrium, and as these* sole ground for the existenve of the swiss con. federation it will naturally not wish to.com- | Great Crowd at the Capitol. es Gas FIN- | —— be The announcement that Mr. Mahone would Or Ayer taal to-day address the Senate in vindication of nis action, and In explanation ot the principles of the readjuster party in Virginia, had the effect of drawing to the Capito: a large audience. Ascariy as 10 o'clock the doors leading to the galleries were: u-rounded by an impatientcrowd and within 10 minutes atter they were opened . eVery available seat was taken, with the exception of those reserved for members of These were, however, occupied before the hour of the assembling of On the floor, In the rear of the Senators’ desks, were seated a large number of persons, many of them Representattves- elect, while in the various corridors those who had the misfortune to artive late, congregated, and bewatled their tlliuck. Scores coatinued to atrive, and finally all the doors were fastened Hundreds who could not get expressing their Petersburg draws ‘THE Naval EXAMI. = NG BoaRD In session at | the department has recommended Assistant er ‘Thos. D. Hoxsey for promotion to tbe grade of passed assistant paymaster. Orrosé It.—From the best at- talrable sources it is now certain that the w York Senators Intend to antagonize the Lirmation of Collector Robertson, ‘THB TUESDAY AND FRIDAY RECEPTIONS Of Mra. Garfield are not public, as the Impression {. Mrs. Garfield will hold no public receptions until next season. TWENTY APPLIcan the clerkships tn the Pension Oftice authori by the legislative, executive and judicial ac- propriation bill there are twenty applicants It will be a week yet before the of St. Petersburg ever in the Senate. wers are inter cluding Switzerland, ee and j-aropean the diplomatic corps. interests form the ‘Fhe Scene in the Senate. Mr. Mahone spoke slowly and apparently as if notin the enjoyment of physical strengta The enthustasm and force which marked his reply to Mr. Hill, were lacking. but this was owing tothe fact, no doubt, The democrats showed no disposition to interrupt Mr. Mahone with juestions. tbe fist balf hour a number of the democrats commenced to read and write, and otherwise igns of inattention, and'a few of the re- publicans did likewise; but nearly ail the latter continued to pay strict attention, as did the people In the galleries, There were some inul- cations of disappointment visible at the end of Some of those who had rushed and crowded to get seats were prompted, no douvt, by the idea that there wouldebe sharp oth sides; that the democrats would interrupt Mr. Mahone, who would retort as suarply as he did on a recent occasion, and hat probably other Senators wou'd join 1a. SOCIETY NOTES, frish- imericans with the Attempt to Blow Up the ror PACH OFFICE. —F or The Plves this m in the hands of the confirm the compli Irishmen tamed Moone} man, in the recent attem Manion house. Go not cover the Matter, dete to the continent to seek Mooney and | nell, Wil rely on the good offices of the authorities ihere not to place legal dificalties in the way of their arrest. A man answi | Coleman’s description took stee cn board the steamer Austral hence for New York on the vzd instant. Prospect of a Compromise with the Porte. rie. Loxpox, March 2s.—Spectal dispatches ceived bere indicate that the Porte’s p would be considered acceptable 1 £0 amended «s to include the town of Pre’ Both Mr. Goschen, the British ambassador, and Baron Vou Caltce, te Austro-Hunrarian’ am bassador, stand out for Prevesa bel It is believed that If the Porte consented to tt amendient the powers would urge Greece | oder the proposal as thus amen the territory ceded to Greece would corresp fo the recommendations of the Serlin conf ener, with the exception of Janina ovo, which would remain Turkish. Tnere indications thate compromise may be arranged agreeing to cede P’revesa If te fortitications are demolished. Turkey Getting Ready for War. DE St : Information = ates ed tends to | Whether Princeton will send a crew t and secured. near the doors, turned back. disappointment in emphatic terms. Al 10 minutes past 12 the pending business Was taken up, and the Chair announced that Mr. Mahone was entitled to the floor, On My. Malione’s desk was a large package, apparently of books for reference, and a cut When he was given the floor he moved down to Mr. Anthony's desk in the front row, aWid a bug of excitement. ats close to Mr. Mahone, and the Stiletest attention was given lim oa both sides and from the galleries, Mr. Mahone Has the Fioor. Mr. Mahore read his speech, beginning by saying the profound respect he felt for his fenlorsin the body compelled him to express his reluctance for thus early obtrudin self upon the attention of the Senate, provoked to a reply, and he hoped to receive the consideration of all brave people, as he knew he woud from the Virginla peopie. He criticised the mode and manuer !n which some ors bad assailed him. jenee in his loyalty to Virginia and his devetion to her every interest, he would not fail to repel every Instnuation against her. next spoke of the tnstnuations of his having acted from improper motives, prompted by he quoted from the Seoteh poem the verse ending 8, THOU HAST LIED ” Replying to Sevator Johnston he said the latter Knew not what he was, what he ts or What he came here fo perform: sald Mr. John- s(on read only such portion of the authorities Jils colleague not belag sworn availed himself of the privilege to tell the truth without telling the whole truth. thanked his colleague forthe meager praise Jobnston had accorded Mahone for his past services to the state politically. ad A LETTER WBITTEN BY SENATOR not long after the war expressing the hopethat Virginia would inaugurate some movement for returningto the Union under the reconstruc- Uon acts and in favor of according to the negro every proper opportunity to improve himself by giving htia his full rights, &c. Was written in 1569, cecded to review VIRGINIA POLITICS SINCE THE WAR, nd his (Mahone’s) connectior with and influ. ; ence in her affairs, He had read a message from Governor Kemper during his term in 17: urging that the people of Virginia unite In be- half of peace and reconciliation. Mahone sald the people of Virginia were as ready 1533 to nite in support of peace and reconcilia- He next referred to bis (Mahone’s) caudi- daey for governor of Virginia In 157 mitted that he was not nominated; that b latked forty votes In a convention numbert 1,0 votes: five other candidates against tl Dat still he came within forty votes of a nou! In ali bis references Mr, Mahone was lollowing Mr. Jonnston’a speech and the lat- ters ailusious to bis (Mabone’s) polltical his- Next the Mozart hall convention (re- fer) was noticed. This, sald Mr. Mahone, period when he proposed t6 etbing more than follow his colleague s Tais brought him down to JANIZATION OF THE REAJDUSTER PARTY aud us a duty to bimseif and his people, h to treat the debt of Virginia as it ap lie was satistied the O'Donnell and Cole to blow up tb: Although extradition treaties ives who have for each place, appointments will be made. Gry. ADaw Bapgav having positively de- clined the position of charge daffaira at Den- mark, the President will withdraw his nomina- a few days send another name to e passace | ae Repuoiican Se «A zen. the first hour, | = Tus Erent-Hove Law. | not yet taken up the efght-hour question as presented to him some days ago by the del | ton from the different navy yards. however, to give the raatter early consideration, ard render a decision without other than delay made necessary by more. pressing business. CPREMZ COURT COnvened at noon on account of the absence of mother-in-law, Swearington, died In this city Saturday night, the cour? was left witbout a quoruin and im- | mediately adjourned. Secretary Hunt hes ator Conkilug to Witb Senator Conkling camo its phases was him tn New York, shooting on Senator Platt. The subject inal canvassed and recanvassed, and when the con- ference came to an end at two o'clock yester- gay morning, it was decided by both Senators to use every Means at thelr command to vent the confirmation. An offensive and bel- y Is Lo be adopted at once and the ‘onfirmation defeated at all hazards. position of both Senators from New York the feblor Senator expressed an ability to deieat resident and his friend, 1s sald, has been g included. | of + to 6 The Literary Soctety, which met at the rest- dence of Professor Alexander Graham Bell, on Saturday evenlng, brought together a lfrge and brilliant company, all of whom greatly enjoyed the varied attractions of the occasion. The Mterary exercises consisted of a spiritec translation from the German, by Curtis, and a paper on the Nomenclature of American Towns, etc., by Mr. Theo. F. Dwight, followed by a solo by Mr. Hickox anda rect- After these came a bounteous and elegant collation, and conver- sallon Occupied the time until the hour tor sep- aration, which came all too soon. Lad on view bis crayon portratt of ex. Schutz,—one of the series of likenesses he Is executing for the Departnient of the Interior, Mr. Bancroft says be does not recall any vious instance of a President of the United States having his mother with him in the W House, as President Garfield has now. ral Grant's father visited him while he was Pres! dent, aud Mrs. Grant's father Ilved with them im the Executive Mansion unt! his death in December, 157 Mrs. Hornsby has been visitin; Mrs. Harriet Lane Johnson, wno ficted by the deatb of her son, which occurred last week. Mrs. Hornsby returned last eveatu. Hier father, Judge Black, and her sister, Mrs. Clayton, came with her, essie Sharpe, who was so greatly enjoy- ing her visit to her old friends in Washington, had her pleasure brought to an abrupt conclu~ sion by news of the death of her brother Julius, alad about fifteen years old, named for his aunt. Mrs. Julia Dent Grant. where his father fe stationed. Hoxte and wife returned to the city Unis morning after an absence of six weeks in Florida, much improved In health and weil pleased with thet Mr. Freaerick Moseley aud his wife, Major er, left this morning for Rtch- mond, accompanied by Mr. Chas. Moseley and Mi They wil spend a few days There and then return here. the tuauguration, nessed all which have occurred st nipg her observations lu this ‘0 | Be the aspirations of 0 Mr.'Robertson. War, it le 4 upon the administration, and it will waged with all the fle New York Senator 15 fa iS. Ide has been {ntormed by letter, the reporter's 1 formant further said, of the decision, and further request made th withdrawn as the only 1 ing of an unt be President and the The res!gnation of more than cer in this State fs threatened tn ( °eSS Of Senator !obert Conkling 18 credited with expressing ton that the present situation 13 Lhe most erla- alot any ever experlenced red repubiicaus-in this sta versy which has assumed such grave propor- {1on8 cn mostly personal grounds must now be It 1s Said to be the final effort of the old Greeley element, which has been beaten at every poll and In every town in the people, to rise up and overthrow the republican leaders of the party in New No concealment wil be made Of the fact that the nomination is distastetq) to Senuior With absolute | Brosey.—President Garfleld has d | recall Gen. Longstreet from Co: ‘The slate for the federal oft which was presente) to the 1 woleb Iheuded Lonewireet’s recall, has ther: fore been changed by the Porte tation by Mrs. 3 Great he defence | THE RErveiican } the republica: | mination to torp: or Troops have oceupte on the Turkish side of tbe Gulf of Volo, and an earth work structed there for the purpose of © d frm In thotr deter- place the present office | Senate agreed upoh by ihe caucus, tnat they will not prevent Fxecntive sessions of the Sen atch the business ing. and which can a8 sulted bis purpose. MMALdINY | atthe © ate from bein; | which ts rapidly accumy | only be considered In executive seston, TT, Of New York, had a long con- President this morning. | surmised ft-had reference to the appointment f Judge Hobertson as collector of the port of ¢ Order of tbe Garter for the Czar | thy removal of so much of th old” to-day confer the or decided forever. ter on the Czar. | ference with ut nye markets re- POSTMASTER AT ALBANY KENOMINATZD.—The | President has sent to the Senate the nomination , of Wm. HI. Cratg as postmaster at Albany, 2 Y. Mr. Cratg Is the presei bany, and the nominat term of four years. A MOONSRINER ARRESTED. U, S. bonds are are up to 114. ‘Stocks are }; a3 close Saturday, the Reading 1s Washington News via the New York Custom House. IMPORTANT IF TRUE. |New York Cor. Philadelphia Ledger. | There 1s a report at the Custom Hotise, this afternoon, that the P: Withdraw the name of Senator Robertson ag Collector, and has so intimated to some of bis most trusted personal friends, but the intimation ts coupled with another intimation, that should he venture to do so, a break-up tn the immediate result, is 18 tmportant news, if true, und it Is said to be based on private ‘dis- 's from Washington this afternoon. Teport 15 in the mouth of more than one person occupying positions In the “old gray’ ip Wall street, and [si ir, Mahone then pro- bonds are up master at Al- an additional ‘ollector Young, (., to-day telegraphs a3 follows to Commissioner Raum: ‘Captured {llicit dis- tillery of A. !.. Jones, near Bentonsville, John- | son county, in fuil Dlast. Arrested Jones, trought him here and put himin jail Pre- Umitary hearing this morning.” —Midsuipman H. ©. Dann to ‘Kalaination tor promotion; Master A. H. Cobb | from the Portsmouth and placed on walting at praan J. H. Gibbons bas ie station and is placed dent Is disposed to He died at Yank- TU weet. 16 to 133 as aware ant Jersey Central, Tper_ cent to 110 to 1 & + the ve to it Caton Pacis, ti to | Computations had been made as to the n Wabash’ preferred Waukee and St. Paul, 4 4 for call loans to-day are 4a5 per cent, few loans €xcept those which have been standing for a long time Commanding as high a36 per cent. Time loans are easier, and ag Is oy per cent. = Spring trade Is later Uban usual On account of the weathor, but a | - . i= - fair business is expected, although smaller | Ss hicerecdon rg erica rnaiosagt lesaecan than that of other seasons in the last two years. As soon as the country roads are settled | trusire the Geferred trafic of the rallroads may be ex- pected to come with a rus! —_—.__- Served Him Hight, CLEVELAND, ©, March 25.—A bully from | Sub: Haysville, Obio, went to Loudonville on Satur- | day, and among other repreheusible acts in suitcd the editcrs of the two papers publish: d } there. Finally, the town marsha! arrested him, but halt a deven citizens took him away. av atter a liberal castigauion put a rope erouad the bully’s neck ana ied him beyond the town | which will be completed to day, and boats are ine, making bim swear never to suow bis f: #gain in Loudonville. and Mul. | ‘the bids, Dut It is probable that It b The rates | the Cabinet would Poor's vavg) Mr. Blalne retiring. prime mereantilc rs, Moseley cau returned from nd it for what It Is worth. on watting order ee His Cash. “Secretary Kin recovered from her Mra, Ogle Tayloe ts so far severe filness as to be sble to walk about the Her friends hope to see ty treasurer, 1s short cash, and has resigned. the deficiency. ——_-»+—__—_ ht him to a house and to ride. ins sureites w bere In April,and are much deli —It will give pleasure to all their acquaintances to hear that the Brazilian miai orges, who have been spending the winter In Parts, are expe : before suminer.—Mrs, Frank Beac city, and hef daughters, are in Florence, bu! bave not yet named apy time to return herr. -—-Representative aud Mrs. Carlisle are think- ing of taking ashort trip to Paris during the summer, but will not be absent over two months.-—The wife and daughters of ex-Kep- resentative Timothy Davis, of Massachusetts, who have been among the agreeable residents at the legs House during the winter, Washington for the season George Beach, of Hartford, and his wife, for- {wily Wood, of this city, will pro- jong thelr visit to her mother for about a fort- Miss Molile Garfield entertatned Miss Fannie ayes at lunch on Saturday,and invited iris to meet her. — NEW York, March ter and Mme. of Richmond ‘and Arizona, from = Eurone. brought $1,000,000 In gold dats for the Buk 0 Brilish North America. ‘The City of Richmond brought $502,500 in specte. d fo retara he | nave earned c1 Large Fire m k, Va., March orfolk, Va. A tire broke out at To'elock, last evening in the cotton compre: of Jumes L. Harway, situated on the Boston Steamship company’s wharf, Norfolk, Va,, and rapidly spread to the cotton shed adjoining. A strong westerly wind fanned Ubreatening at one time ali the bulidipgs in that part of the city Inthe line of the wind. ‘The British bark Condor, which was loading With cotton, took fire, but was hauled out into the stream by a boat's crew of sailors from the United States steamship Yantic, and the fire was quickly extinguished, with a trifitng jess, Several buildings caught from the ire pieces of cotton and shingles which were car- Tied by the wind. The Atlantic Hotel took Hre,and the roof of the Landnuwirk building Fires originated in other arts of the clwy, and intense anxlety was felt, jut Uhey were soon extinguished. The losses Hi compress and cotton v00; S00 bales of cctton belonging to eek cotton house of Rani brothers, 19,— 000; 150 bales of cotton belonging to the Greek cotton shipper Negroponte, #7,000, and the Gamage to the Bosion wharf and the Ware- house company’s wharf, $2,000; all covered by Vandalia arriv the ran of 70 rolles from Curacae dang mate days with a fine breeze, | Wall Passed Assistant surgeon J. R. W: who is suffering from extreme debility, conse- quent upon prolonged affections. wes sent to the New York hospital The Vandaila | would sail from Aspinwall on the 19th for Havana and thence: to Key West. See salled from Key West yesterday for Hamp- in velce and feature disgust and’ conterpt a the very name.’ lie sald ‘the readjusters never repealed either of the funding contracts. He then gave In detall the steps taken in regard to the debt, the divisions, pessag: He stated that on 1-2 was declared unconstitutional by the court of appeals, but that under It five mulons of interest accumulated on the debt. He Lext came to TRE “2ROKERS’” BILL, (MeCullough’s), which he said tas alded and abetted by his colleague, He asked the vir- tweus democracy in this Senate to read that bill and say if ever a more undemocratic a He asserted that the furain, bill of 1Sv1 repudiated one-third of the e suggested to his friends on the democratic side to beware of that con- tamfnation they had warned the republicans in cennection with the readjusters, is colleague spoke of the Kichmond Whig as ne had no mouthplece; he , aliis colleague had asserted (Mahone) supported Kemper for g: Je could give po better definition of colleague called a debt-payer than t? hemper's first message. f rred to the separation of West \iginia from Virginia, and saying tne % ght to pay the dedt. proposition never two-thirds of her pe carey as she could that From “Aspin- A Charge of Criminal Libel. ; NEW \ ORK, March 25.—Charles i. Wells, edi- tor of the Musical Critic and Tr having offices at_553 Broadway, was arrested | to-day by the central office detectives by virtue of a Warrant issued by the district attorney's Cftice, of Buffalo, Erle county, on the charge of libel. He was arraigned at 'embs Poltce Court and was remanded to await action of the authorities at Buffalo. of the reel | Stir Acamer THR B, ay to-day.——Mr. de Review, | alleged crimina Feveral other young retaly and Mrs, Windom gave a dinner Miss Fanute Hayes ou Saturday evening. PERsONAL.—General Grant, In company with Senor Romero, will leave New York to-day for Mexico, General Grant expects to be absent about two months.——Senator Vance, who {s paired with Senator Edmunds, has gon? to North Cerolina, and does not expect to to Washington soon unless an extra sé siderably exercised over a esterday by “Little Johnny f fie came on and calloton the President i ly, be dined with Scn- President Arthur. is visit to the President ct ae | the track while on the way to s A Woman Frozen to Death. ; a f 2 PROVIDENCE, was badly burned. cebt of Virginia, and | Was In cor The Markets. ng the Presiden i who resigned his _director- Union ‘Telegraph S_ mouthplect | New York on f SALE or Wrs to Europe soon. -—Senator Anthony 1s reeover- | ITED Av Minitan ing from hts severe attack of rhearat: creatly to the pleasure of all who kno: . -—Senator Cameron, Count Van Beust, secre tary of the German legation, and Comtnodore Henry ©. Taylor, of i tered in New York last night. en: and Mrs, Thurman are expected to arrive in New York to-day and to sallitor Europe on Tucsday of next wer son-in-law of Hor. Hamilton a cottage at Newport for the coming season. — ‘The Vokes Fainily arrived in New York from Gen. George K. Leet, a well-known member of Gen, Grant's staff Ubroughout the war, and a member of the firm of Leet & Stocking, of New York, Grand Rapids,Michigan,yesterday.—Re Paxton spent yesterday in Philadelphia #x-Secrelary Evarts bas declined an invitation from leading citizens of New York to a public dinner, owing to the brief time left him to pre- Pare for his necesSary departure for Eurape. — Commodore Whiting home, on K street, b; Ward Beecher was tak il in Piymouth Church, brooklyn,last evening, Just after her husband had dismissed the con- gregation.—_—Gen. dt Cesnola, former U. S. Consul at Cyprus, where he prosecuted such imnportrnt archaelogical explorations, and now ew York Museum of Art, Is at Sherman, aceom- . Lidball, one ot lay for Auburn, New York, to attend Ue funeral of the late Ceaeral Upton, which takes place there to-morrow afternoon: juiet—Howard streat 26: do. family, 6.25a6 25; city mills soy ‘On Friday evening Mr. youby man about ts year: he SLOPPe: post ¢ flee at Camp Springs to get bis mati in the ¢fiice some one tok luck in shooting was owing to his putting too much powder in his gun. ow much powder he used, and by som? means uck the hammer of the gun, and imme- discharged, the entire load passing through a portion of lls hand which was over the muzzle of the gua, abd catering “his head above the eye. heurs, when death relieved him of his suffer- ings. Hes spoken of as ad highly respected by those who Maribvoro, Mi., Gazvite. “THE Biack DEATH. e, continuing, s2 df iim that his il! lie started to show is ‘ish, has rented ‘Ked. Corn, southern 81 yt and March, Usts stesdy and ESD WITH TH@ RE- Glately it was ool yesterday. » payment of Interest on the d his colleague to and history Lere- akes to set before the Virginta’s debt and her agus Lo state He Mogered about 12 lower — meas | Nelsen ts rot ny editor of the | after, before be ht youta and iders and clear rib si packed. 5% and bis Butter dull ex hoice western r aoe, que 8 Offering; on shoulders OM: a3. Le od, op mradvea—j 2 rol 18 eum nomins|—refined , ie wanted his When abd where the Kiddi¢berger bill wa3 de- He eaid the read justers denied the justice of the war interest, coMeague and his party wanted to re- a portion of the legal and honestly due ‘Mr. Mahone then (fined the street nortisest. Specialty Patent Law end uncens 8 -A despatch from Con- unconstitutional. tags TA he a peared at Kufa, ninety miles south of Bagdad, und that the mortality in Ned. HUNTING THR FENIANS.—The London Stand- ard says there is every reason to believe tuat the Mansion House outrage is the outcome ofa Penian plot to lnjure ‘Two suspected persons “the channel and detectives have gol It is stated that the government has taken measures to Intercept the steamer At tralia before she reacnes New York and arrest Coleman, implicated in the Is Supposed to be on ‘d FIRE AT Nice.—The London ives’ Paris correspondent says many persons are reported to be missing at Nice. bedies have been recovered from the ruins of ‘The manager of the theatre ney ) 9 HOLSTERERS, DEALYRS, AND REPAIR- forated 13 conilned to his yy Sickness.—-Mrs. Henry suddenly and sertously jib is increasing. debt of the state. provisions of the Riddieberger bill. to know if it was unconstituttonal tn fixing per cent as the highest interest the state cou! pay. Mr. Mahone went on to contrast the views OTHING BOUGHT 2ad the | ¢ blic Dbulidings. Sniireced aires (09 buebLels: Corn, ‘Yb, 365 bushels NEW Sa6. Exchange—| ments etropy. NEW YORK, Match cloing.” Wheat heavy observation, — Director of the Ne the Arlington. anted by Col. left the clty to- TRE READJUSTRRS AND DEBT PAYERS. The constitution of Virginia provided that When adjustment was reached with West Vir gibia, which comprised one-third of old Vir-- ginta’s territory. and the proporton of the lat ter fixed, then the debt of old Virginia coutd be eterm! ited the Senators from West Virginia who had joined In the hue and ery against readjusters and repudiationiats, to say when their state had declare its debt and {ls readiness to pay. READJUSTERS NOT REPUDIATORS. He next came, he said, to an unpleasant duty in one respect, a pleasant dutyin another—t repel the charge that he and his party were r¢ He went back to the canvass witch culininated tn his election; sald that every man ‘ave an unquailfied vote for He hurled back the tn- Sinuation Of repudiation, no matter where it came from. His colleague caine from south- west Virginla; fifteen white countles (white people) made up his Congresstonai district. and only two members of the legislature from that district in 1579 were elected by the debt payers. people of Senator Johnston's district voted overwhelmingly for the Riddieberger bill, and now the Senator denounces them as repudia- to 28.—Flour dwl and a and lower. Qorn dull and is In town, at fansion Mouse er is the Wash- Vanoed 3 to 3 per cents the Chattancovs, which soid up to 7 ‘were prominent in the impr: Burlington and Qaincy, Denver J nde, Louisville and Nee entral, Peoria, Decatur and Evansville aud the March 28, 12:30 p. m.—Consois, 4 per cents, ee 10$}5 Atlantic CURIOUS FREAK OF A PASSEN evening, as the up train on the Inter-Colonial Rallway Was nearing St. Ignace Canada, a pas- sepger named H. Corbet suddenly sprang from one of the cars, making a complete somer- fault in the air and fallin; side the track. The tri stopped, and a party sent in search of the man, but he was nowhere te be found. Mr. Corbet ‘ge Sum of money on his person, and Was on his way to Manitoba. BOYCOTTEKS IN BROOKLYN. <rs0ns, mostly Socialists, was held in Brecklyn yesterday to protest! advance In rents on May ist of w! bave generally given notice. Violent speeches were made, denouncing landlords who wanted more than enough rent for their houses than was needed to pay taxes andinsurance. A sy3s- tem cf “Boycotting” was proposdd, and an ed tobe known as the ‘Anti-Rent League.” A Lvnatic Fastsr.—Chicago has afaster In the person of Wm. ma. trom Sti claims to_be the Holy it, has fasted twenty-tive days, only the time, and says he iive on faith and water unttl Easter, 117.) He has been in an insane asylum orcester, Mass, where he indulged in a nine-day fast on one occasion. Senator Mahone weighs but ninety pout while Mrs. Mahone tips the scale at 2) 1s a chance for readjastment.—Bos/on Post, _ The Atlanta and Charlotte Atr-Line ratiroad ased Saturday to the Richmond and = railroad company under @ permanent as ed from.-— Engiish war corres- aired in Cinetanatt ; Ltlog Out a new ‘ne Chicago Tri- the lead of the Tins of that al articles on national poltu- en in and telegraphed from -———-Miss Jenny Young, the Ameri- known as tbe author of a volume on a some exvellest apr Corresp ndeuce, has beea lecturing upon Buras and bis tel, Of the Philad +! registered tn Paris Several more the Opera House. denies that he was forced to pi: we lay in the snow alots- | micgivings as to the safety of the house. in was immediately INDIGNANT IRISH VFTERANS.—Much indigna- Uon has been caused among the Irisif at Day- ton, Obio, by the refusal of General Patrick, of the Dayton Soldiers’ Home, to permtt path to lecture there Saturday night. Red. path was invited by a committee of the home to organize a branch of the Irish lan gt there, but Gen. Patrick, who is governor of the institution, declared Redpath an retused to permit him to deliver he home, len, GT. Erie, %, Ontario and NEW YORE MARKETS THIS AFTERNOON ‘The following quotations were current in New York to-day at 2:30 p. m., aa reported by H. 1 who voted for him A meeting of about the Riddleberger bill. phia Nori! Anuy last Saturday. Forb s, the Lon ——— widens agal ie ENUINE DECKEK PIANOS, hica landlords ught for legs than half the price of T fiano. G KUHN ts the only | The monster locomotive built at the Penn- sylvania railroad shops at Altoona made a run of thirty-four miles tu forty-four minutes on 1ts One mile was run another in fifty-nine seconds. igo society offered ie best treatise * How best to destroy rats,” The been awarded to Dr. Burnett of who answered, “Increase the number of cats.” ho is leaving)—“But residence, 201 Saturday afternoon. large Dumber oF pro’ of the members of the Balt! ton. Fadltor Dana, of the New York Sv, nas , 1éturned from his Cuban and Florida trip, ty days after a Michigan man from his wife to marry one with a | hancsomer face, the woman fell heir to $257, | oo. You bet that ex-husband feels like a man. ? Seto the jumping toothache.—Der, oi: West Hoffman street, on There were present a itizens and many more Press As3octa- in forty-eigt and developed “OH, SHAME! WHERE IS THY BLUSH?" Cooney, who queried Mr. Mahone. The readjuters were not only ready to have Virginia pay her full share of her just obligations, but to tax her as high Bear to meet those opliga- that other southern states, aggregate $243,000,000, had cut repudiation in va- ‘as it dishonorable BE $20,000,000 of the debt of er industries to pay © of the debt the highest rate Was that dishonor- Maintained tbat the just han $20,000,000, tn- Tread an Internauienal Revieic, showing jast year a 2 of on the cinentions FING | git rize has just IN SEWING | 4, prize nas just @ drinking water durin; SB Re? Properti can if th A “loophole”- 1 see here (point uities) that it’s (for Self and Page, etc.)—“Ah, but we never of you, sir, ’m sure, sir: to tobacco, It com- jew Haven Register, Tovacco new leaf, jtem the current of tem! and ought not anclsca News Letiei’. tedne lous shapes tose OCR in Virginia to assume on her just shar of interest she det of Virginia ma less ie nia was slead of belDg over $30,000,009, A ofl! has been Introduced fo the French leg- that any citizen who lgse3 bis iffe while saving life or property at a fire, tock | any physician who dies waile laboring to the hospitals in time of epidemic, and any One wuo leg while endeavering to save a fellow-being hall be regarded as a soldier slain on the bit- Ue-tleld and insure a double pension to hts | islature providin, (Usual result! Gught to turn over is a Bavana luck.—Sa LOCAL NEWS. | The Sperting Seayon Fairly Opened. SASB BALL, BICYCLES, BOA en cifeus season and the sporting season | Come together, ana there are scents of sawdust and arnica abroad in the b matter of professional sports the basepalils’ takes the lead. and ts busy pre; ni son.” The DicyClist has come quarters apd bis gay ittuie j but rapidly working legs can | over Uke asphalt pavements every : From the present outlook the tashton in Bicy clists uniforms this season wit! b= of the - est. The boys are going to cut the swell on wheels. The boat clubs begin to show sigus of activity. A new amusement in this city Is street roller skating. This {s the pecultar pro- vince of the younger elements, Tne smoott: sreets are covered with boys and ciris en) ing themselves on rovers. MARVARD'S ATHURTIC SPORTS St urday comprised ten events. five of which Were contested and five were exuiditions Tae Uurst event, a running high jump, was won bg A. , Dennison, who Cleared 5 fet i \ Inches. The horivontal bar contest of eight entries Was Won by K.P. Dabney. The contest to the paraliel bars exhibition was won by ©. F. Squibb. The nal tug-of-war between the seniors and sopho- mores who had previously been victorious In thelr tugs with the classes below (hom pct. ively Was pulled. To the surprise of every oge Uhe seniors were walked over ‘ne lin first pull In 26), seconds. In tue se the seniors got a slight advantage a afier an obstinate pullof 1 mi Onds dragged the sophomores © | pull was won by the sophomores. the most successful Indoor meeting eid Dy U | association. The prize for geueral excellence was awarded to G. B, Morrison, of the class Of Iss3, Who iaade 28 Oulof Ube o« possibie | points. BOATING NOTRS. The Princeton College crew has been selectad and ts made up as folows s. Jeantesor | Strcke, 155 1bs.; Geonge Way, °S3, No. 5, 160 ibs ; | J.P. Cowan, si (captain), No. 2. 154 Ibs; Tl Baker, $3, Dow, 156 Ips. ILis uot c riain yer ‘nila | detphia in June to contest once m r tha | CLllds cup or not, but Captatn Cowan seems ta fecl very Contident of the muscular ability of bis men, and only wants Ube approval of the | college before entering the race. race, Beat San Francts°o, yesterday, between Stevenson, of Yallqzo, Cal, and vot ford, of Vic orla, B. C., es won by tho former, the iat having capsied at the tara. Th 1 Was about three miles, Pacre ts mucts of crookedness. 2 Ar t j e bof Newark, bas jotned j The Passate it RH 1 BARB BALL. | Califoruia has staried the ball, i ried 10Gn Sunday. The first gar bail of the season, for the Cautorn sLip. between the K be Al etics, Of San Francisco, was | day, and was won by the James O01 lo nine this. season, 1 1s on Wil play fts first game | with a picked nine. strict ¢ Hen certite ome for unpaid eel SSeS. perty Ob F street south, from 8a to 4% sts sue base ornia champion and the 1 yester permits i rf KE MeCatirey vil pes, Core in, Betws John Vogt, repair brici KIDS YOR CONSTRUCTION OF CARI roND, Lids were opened to day ai 120 clock in the J oMice of the District Commisstoners for the construction of gate-chatub rs and siuice-way ot of The new pond to be con- structed at (he foot of 17th st so for the wnal walt on » Prince of | west side of the carp pond ds ites above tne Hoor Ine of the pond. and ‘he rip-rapping of river front Of south bank of the poud, the same to be bUlit Cf stone from the old This slutce-way 1s to be built of cour With bnek. three feet Internal diameter, foundation of bydraulte cement co: gate chamoers, one at e. Way, of brick, latd in hydra’ ereté of same material, w stone lagging. The sides of t are To be braced and sheet-\) h flo and work to be first class turoughout area of this pond when completed anda balf acres, and will add e facliliies of the fish commtss in Uhis city. ‘The bidders were J. Kr ids, Himber « Fletcher, B. J. Coyle, and Andrew Gieasoa. No ‘the two last named. The cost ts? an appropriation made by Cong S. Fish Commission, and the p! intendence of the Work Is 0 engineers at the request of Prot —— A Telephone Change. On Saturday last Mr. Geo. C. Maynard, a da general manager of the Nationat | Capttal Telephone co., tendered uts resigna- | ton. 18 understood that this course was taken ty Mr. Maynard in order that ke might | not embarrass the company ta deallug with the bers’ Association. | THR. & 0. Canal Orgs —Water was let in setown level of the cana’ day | night, and navigation ts now op we the Hue. “There ig, however, a new 1 put. | in at lock NO. i, 4 miles above Lottie Pals, expected this evening. The te which were here are en route | tor thetr freight, and business will po! cf falrly re- | sumed upon the canal almost immediately. P. Rattnoap —The trial of Che case of Pumphrey against the Baltl- more and ’otomac ratiroad—action for Injartes received by bisson Edson, being run o by 3 train on May 1st, 1 Desr the corn ginla avenue and 4% street, by whleu his leg Was Cut Off Delow the knee—was resamed tn thé | Cireult Court, Judge Macarthur thus morning. It was In evidence that the boy was crossi while beckoning for his brotber was strack by . 25.—Margaret | a freight tyain backing. The plainttts claimed Geipes, aged ¥2, wandered from her home tn Paswag last evening while demented. TT! morning Ler body was found tn a field froz at the train bad but one brakeman on at the ine, and thereby defendants were negligent. TRE PCL PRINTING OPPick.—In the articte tc printing in Saturday’s tesae, an oM etal Mist of the representative heeis of depart Inghts, &c., was given, Dub in impeifeet and ape. The f+ : © officials of the vast establisument pbc Prister, Hen. Joan DB. Dette Clerk, A. F. Childs: Dishorstng Clerk, be; Foreman of Printiog, A. HS.’ Davis: As- ants, J. Kk. W. Kerr; eman of Pre Orem Att of Executive Priatlog, F . | Congressional Record, | Patent Onice Printing, A ding Room! T. B Stereotype Kooin, Alexander #fltott: n cf Binding, J. H. Roberts; Assistants, + Witte and A.D. Stidham. a Our School Buitdings. bce Sievr:—¥ notieed the article of a tew days since against locating the water closets aud urinals in the basement of tne schoo! houses, and I agree fully with the writer, that it ought not to be done where it cau ve avoided. Tor, uo matter how cleas may be kept, {0 13 impossible to have the urinals and ro sed by six to eight hundred cutidren, and not have the efluvia arising therefrom permeate the whole bullding more or less. ou may bave vestilating shafis abd spring doors, but with the latter being opened so fre juently —Desides sometimes Deing Tastened open for copventence—the air lupregnated i % | with the efluvia will pass out into tne halls 1. 17,143 bushels. Sales—wheat, < ‘bushe tock siropx. Money, vahort, 482%. Govern: and passage-ways more or less, and from thence spread through the whoie buttding. From personal examination J thipk the Pea- body builolny 1s as free from objection on that score a5 any building ca well be, but whether it will rem. alr so, atver tong use, 15 nol clear by avy mevns. It wust be borne in mind, how ever, tat it ts nol always practicable 19 place Ubtem outside of the Dullding, because of the shape of the lot, the Waul of space, ac. Another objectionable practice in so:ne of our scbool butidings, 1s having the jaultors’s family reside iy them, As a matter of tem- rary necessity only, should it be tolerated. And While on this subject,{ want to say, that in Ty oplrion there has altogether tvo much | mcney spent for mere show on some of our sehoc] bwidings, and that the public would be | beitcr served by giving more attention to the substantial necessities, and jess to the ortamenial features, which remark, 1 think. Will aco epply,in & measure at least. to the man- agement Of the schools. It 1s diMvult tosay who is responsible for these matters, for the authority, both as to the bul and the Mapagunent of the schools, Is so divided up amony iLe different ep Impossible to fasten on any one clas of them. As an tliustration, take the law just passed. The plans are to be yo by the Architect of the Capitol, and the work Is to be dene under the superintendence of the inspector of buniaings, w ile no one knows ue specifications. 5 for the buildings. A more absurd coul: not well be devised. Sul, if tales mee therein every" reason to believe nee regs? 7 ve results may be ac — hg posed to, Rood ecompliehe 1. On this point I desire to aad, tnat chor- tes shoud ee fof that tue the aoe should be so constructed ea thar necessary to Cloge the «chools,or. mence touking repairs during the ‘rst’ sesst: of their occupancy. ‘OssRR as The bink of Rome, Ga, bas suspende}.