Evening Star Newspaper, March 31, 1881, Page 1

eS — THE EVENING PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sanday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, fs Pennzylvania Averze, Gorner Lith Btrest, ty Tha Evening Star Newspaper Company, GEO. ©. ADAMN. Pres't served to subscriners in | pas own Feo xu, at 0 cents per week, yer Tenth. Copies at the counter, 2 ped Entered at t re 33 De ae eecord-c 368 t. ‘ hes a Friday—#2 a vane SEcae s seat BW co; ten foy SB. 2c: pier “ge mnat be paid in ade | vance: no paye ees Kater of adve WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, LARCH 31, 1881. TWO CENTS. | AAD MAN ON Lawyres, | Aticmpt to Asenesinate a Nebraska A special trom e3 the following rs @n attack On Attorney W. B. | Michaels, of that clty:— This Don a des perace character uamed Tom Ryan actempted te assassinate W. Hf. Michaels, an ator: be Te, with a kot! Ryan initicted a very cUt On Mr. Michaels’ head, but falled to accom. piish his purpose, owing to Cae resistance made by Mr. Michaels.” ‘The cause of his aiLAcK Was that Mr, Michaeis had appeared against him @ short time ago, and secured his convtetton for biting A piece’ out of the Up of a freighter named Emerson, with whom Rran had an altercation, and for tnisthe desporado sought his iife. A few years aco Ryanshot Tam Kane, | another attorney, through the mouth. and hé [is noted as belng a boon companion of the most desperate characters on the border. Mr SPECIAL NOTICES. No: 1Or—4 of As} wre pease €4 er ‘st 1209 Pa. & AR BAKER'S LD MEDAL, }, LS7S. Baker's Premium Choe~ olate, the b-st preparation plain chocolate tor fain- ily use.—Baker"s Break- FieTH Monthly Meeting of the | BOCOLATE. | Li3t Cou from which ‘he = STEAD BUILD-NG ASsuGet1Om | CBecerax- iexcoss of (il hes Been re will be hei at St. omis se’ Hall, coraer Ath and F SHUOGEATE: — |MOved, easily, digested Street southweet, FRIDAY, April 1. st To'cioek | CHeCOLAT and admirably, adapta’ ce eee CHOCOLAL iene ‘adrink iD WM. H. BAUM, Pred te johtldren. | Chocolate, naa confectionery ‘a delicious artio:e; hiah'y recommen‘ed riata —Baker's siusble as a diet for ren & most excel- 1 by "aC, Hercrat Orders. No. jleut artcle for families. A ns comprising the Militia of the a fisnted (i'd thaw- | CHOCOLATE. (Seid by Grocers ev- cipate in th CHOCOLATE. H erywhere. sane GHOOOLATE. |W. BAKER & 00. OHOCOLATE: i ss ai ‘Dorchester, Mass. JON WEBSTER, ‘TERS. 9? aio | Ween ee ecu s bak 4 Fhe A new svpply of WATER FILTRRS Inst recsived Bost Makes 2t | st Gir NEW CHOORERY AND HOUSE: FURNI sie = ) ING STORE. SHEDD, GERS & SON’R TABLE Or- A. Built LATED WARE of the best MENT, 0 k TOWN. ES1 S. aT Ok GE WOON RMENT 4 ALL AT LOWEST PRICES Linein Ha SDAy, March 31 WILMARTH & EDMONSTON. - dhe fds mari 709 Market Space. . A. ASHFORD, M. D.. Dean. yor RECEIVED i= { ¥ROM NEW YORK AUCTIONS Ick OF THE Co Another line of ‘ ae ALL SILK SATIN DE LYON ‘ON, h tod Tous of the District of Ne from 90 cents to $2.50 sue in the ceremonies of ua i | EOUSON SILK, at 81.25 to 81.50. Wee of the statne of the Inte Admiical Farkavuror | EVENING SHADES SILKS AND BROOADES At 60 cents. Thete are the wreatest bargaina we have ever | Offered. Un our counters for three days only. CONNOLLE'S REW STORE, DLL Street n. : EARN GIVING 50 PER j A CARD. Gas FIRTURRS, | as Zam weil Known asa first-class shirt cut! the Arcluur & aa facturing | and for the jact nue yoara with TEEL, I announce of New York. whose 2001s axe nsivalod | to my friends and the public I cra bs fouad at KEEN'S NEW SHIRT FACTORY, , and wil Allalerders fer SHIRTS intrasted to me iAS FIX- in the very best manner. be Oe few “Se A. J. LOOKHART, with cen. New , GEO. T. KEEN, 7 " raar3t 444 Oh st, n. w- UY ROWLAND'S CONQUEROR BRAND =} TOMAT 1 Telephone { Decked at Laurel, Mi, the freshest, best favored, eC uapsny, | st cleanly handled goods in the mar! packed ~ 5 F street, TL ‘SE at iL | especialy forthe best family trade. For sale by ‘* a.m. aD, N. H. Bhes, Lrownine & Middleton, G. G. Corn- a r26-td ‘etary. | well. and the ieading vrocers. AS LUW AS ORDI- FoTAL ROTOR | WARY GOODS. mars! yt — SeRT SNGINE OIL! USE 2HE REST: eae, Wee eae 2 athe Evomiag, Siar. Go rbave tor years pact eee ae Dimectose oF ts Masks SED UG sland tested £. H. KELLOGG'S ENGINE OIL, BION has been reade in the monthly rent of Stalls | ard can thoroughiy endorse {t as tirst class. ‘Man: fo reuters, to take effect APRIL 1, 181, and con- | S4acan Moro Bn oot Ed poe Pre an dt ge eri taint { Berl 17 Cedar strect, New York. Einipy to oy : ua will do Rel fomeke muncdiate aps lication at the Oitice of FRANKLIN, Labs -bes BF. GUY, Fecretary. | «Bee one Thwann 1 EDIOAL | THURSDAY. Manon, Sis, 1981, CS piratinest SG numer | A Bondecwue relecuon of French Millingry. Bon- e-urte will comm APRIL 4TH andcontinue 6 Lele, Hats Ete Baltimore. . mar3i~ weeks. Lectures free i mari7-33t i S OFFICE OF THE COMYIRSIONER OF x j cas PS IEE FRREDUANS SAVINGS AND | FOR BREABEASY ST COMPANY, Te . O., March 14, ISS. | eh 2 De ors and + ~ 133) AS 5 Sua bee ¢ fore teciared ap- | CHEEEERT OME ~e AU sUST 21, } ants dis: | tf the Con- 24 is BOLD EVEN PSRIE AND LORDON. Bw AR COOPER ATIVEBUILD. | x : ING AFSOCIATION, now forming. First | jar¢-ti oe Depot, 26 Greenwich Tonthty meeting for the paylncnt of é mf of officers, erman Hall, Vith stre eo wost, FAIDAY, April 2, 7:30 | $l pershare = J.-H. A. NECHIAUS, Pres. protem. ITLIUS SCI ‘ $-stutl | —— aE besaet (Wit, BUPPERT. BS STG AN the | eos, 403 snd 405 7th st. nw. f Apri e tha { | HEADQUARTERS FOR THE WHITNEY OHIZ- ine Dir é ¥ 1 NY, Polis will be cpened at omnes = . DREN'S CARRIAGE pace ai Oftee: 301 7 street Govino | Sie eheapest for Beauty, Comfort and Dursvuity | ARCHERY AND FISBING TACKLES, OROQUET DO YOU WANT A PURE, LOOMING COM- | AND LAWN TENNIS, BICYOLRS, a PLEXIOS? VELOCLEEDES, WAGONS, 2 few appliestions of Hagan’s | A. Y. ROLLER SKATES (wil numbers) At Prices MAGNOLIA BALM { to Suit the Times. mard OLIA BALM } MAGNOLIA BALY iM, W: Gaur. Bio. « co, ‘ Will gratify yon to your heart's content. roo ‘It dots away with { WATCHES, WES! s Prvpres, Duotcuss, | JEWELRY, aa ae SILVER WARE, | PLATED WARS, Dierases AND IMPERFECTIONS OP THE SEIN. FANOY GOUDS, Ir Cyencomxe THE FLUEMED APPEARANCE OF | ¢ayae 1107 Penns, eve. Heat, Faxicus ax EXcrrexxyt. H Jz Mawes a Lavy ov Tamrr Azreap pcr SPRING HATS. eee ENOX'S SPRING STYLE HATS now ready. 2nd #0 natural, gradual, snd perfect are ita effects, Cassimere Drees Hats for young sents. Usat 1 is iposal bie to detect its spplication. Latest in Derbys and Soft Hate, in new colors janZi-co and ehapes. Ger BOF Bons x0 Egr#e aceortment of UMBBELLAS for ladies and Prepared w ictona } B. UW. STIVEMETZ, Hatter, Affords the m pleasa ) _marld 37 Penna avenue. for the minter season. i = , : eee UALS ACY 430 WINKRA 2 DEPOT, SOR ATONE Gee Cnt decks 4 Uld aud Young. eS ene } ‘8. wmar25 Ip.6t PURE NO} raw | i4* Wann «@ uvrenmeon, t 817 Plinth st. northweut, GIVE BPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE, KINDERGATEN A HE; jODERNIZING DEFEOTIVE PLUMBING y ares to. La IN CITY RESIDENOES, LOUIFE POLLOCK, com: ‘npeit 20, «elon oo aethe \ AND, HAVING A LARGE FOROR OF Kindersarten Norm: jnstitute, 929 Sth % - perthweet. mari st COMEEEEET WOREMEE r NAL MEDIO. i = eee noe : i ALL JOBBING ORDERS. janda Ry ——— Cery Le berin Pe SSS ee ane Pe TUESDAY, April 5, 4 N cts yo 3 TUBSDAYS, THU RSD, ce be HAN EV eieh wee! a marso-6t WE SHALL BE VERY BUSY grune OPENING. Is oun EATON & HARRISON, lateof Eaton & King) 43227 F et. northwest (opposite Ebot*t Honse). rf rt 3 It will then be a question of katting your Clothes anes St aed Avast fe fo { fished ina short time 98 we frequently have all ladies of Washingt: | wecan ao for two and three weeks ahead. Ths IMPOR | st Ease ROUND RATS. THE EST CUTTERS as, aaa ANCY GOODS. caebles fo MLLE. CLEARWATER, fro: houses tn New Yors. when we sus" 1881 rush. We are bawipe ‘THE LOWEST FIGURES, 1831 * * Good elther Letore or after the YT oF WHEATLEY Wet und Drs Bream Dyeian Esiabakment. 1068 (49) Jefferson Screet, Sass C085 Gecraetown, BO. | ONE PRIGE TAILORS ed for and deliver eeOre called for and delivered anywuere in she | eae ww fns-6m And showing double the et: our line in this city display: LWAYS SECUBE AND RELIABLE: | NATIONAL SAFE DEPOSIT COMPANY, 15th Street and New York ave. | Burglar_and Damp Proof Vanlts from 85 toecd'a beat Government Bonds on deposit tor 1 per €1,(05. Also, receives Silverware in Trotks for moderate rate." Board of Mansgers: Wiliam . Btickney, president: George W. Bisas, vice presi- STONE ABERT, ATTOBNEY-AT-LAW, ion Oustiseniog one naw being District Commissioners, and CUSTOM DEPARTMENT. department 18 now complete. We have wo bavecver had, 60 we advise you to onler now, d our workmen can wive them theatton= | tlon that it ig im possibie to bestow when there tga i that any Louse in 316 and 3158 7th street. Bo. 408 Sth at. uw. p” YOUR TAXES AND SAVE INTEREST. fe eres as SES ee ee pa NS | | i Seyder, secretary. AL. Sturtevant, | property om streets and” avenues. wie earas Hee ad Willard, Jon Cassels, Thos, Enprovement assessments have bees tering cn tre tearid” | coprected(Ublors waid, at Save, Usper cout inter: =a from date of origien NTON FISCHER'S DRY CLEANING ESTAB- | Steesement- "without delay. ‘Save interes YISEMENT asd Die WORKS, No. W06@ et. | anda discount in the settlement of the tax rest Lorthwest, near the U B Patent Office. ? and Gentlemen's GARMENTS of all kinds | OLEARED ant BALD. tho, CREPE VEILS, | ep SPECIALTY “ia ceaning fine RVENING | DBESSES. Ibirty years’ experience. Terms mod- sulting WILLIAM DICKSON, Reva EstaTe BROKER, maraé = - FB-1y 9B OM at-, above Columbia Bullting. ee sre RET Ee a eraN eee _THE EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAy.—Ioternal revenue, $287,602 73: customs, $17 . Wm. P. Hvpeon was to-day appointed int nal revenne storekeeper for the 7th aistrict Kentucky. Waits Hovsk Catuers.—Ssnators Pendleton, Sherman, Blair, Logan, Sawyer, Cameroa (Pa), Representatives Joyce, Neale, Pettibone, tWil- ams. Haskell and General Tyner and ex Rep resentative Rusk called on the President to- day. Mr. Bisbee also called. Nava OndeRs.— Paymaster A. S, Kenny, to report to the paymaster general for special duty. Paesed assistant surgeon J. R. Wages. ber has returned home from the Vandalia and is, Placed on sick leave. IT ISfAID THAT & number Of Prominent dip- jJomatic and consular appotntments will made after the New York collectorship nomina- tion is disposed of. Gon TO Naw YoRK.—Secretary of the Treas- ury Windom, Assistant Secretary Upton, Attor- ney General McVeagh and lady, Postmaster General James and Superintendent of Railway Mai! Service Thompson left thts city on the Unntted express train for York this moru- fs MINIstER LONGSTRRRT TO BE RECALLED.—The President bas decided to recall General Long- street as Minister to Turkey, aod make him U.S. marshal for Georgia. Gi nomination to the latter pl the Senate in a day or two. Prov. O&C4R OLDBERG bas resigned the posi- tion of medical purveyor of the Marine Hospi- tal service, and his resignation has been ac- cepted by Secretary Windom. APPROPRIATIONS HUN OvT.—The Treasury de- Partment will allow gas and supplies to be fur- nished the public buildiugs—the appropriation forwhich is about exhausted—provided the as Comnpanies and the fur: of supplies 0.80 at their own toa of being reimbursed by Congress, A VSSEL RUN DOWN AND S! ‘The signal corps station at Kitty Hawk, N.C.. reports to the chief signal officer as follows: A two-masted scLooner was run Into and sunk last night. She now lies abreast ¢f this statton with her topmasts above water. The vessel that run her Gown passed by he: kis morbiag, and tie keeper of Ife saying station attempted to gatn particulars, bul thé master refused to give aby. MOVEMENTS OF U. S. Naval VEssELs.—U. Consul Molloy, at St. John’s, writes to tae Sec retary of the Navy that duriug the recent vist of the Yantic to that port her commander officers received many courtestes from 1! governor, Sir J. H. Glover, and the several heads of departments. cable dispatea to the Navy department announces the arrival the Vandalia at Havana yesterday, GENERAL SHERMAN and Col Tidba went to Auburn to attend the funeral of Gea, Upton, returned to the city this moratas. Gen. Sherman, accompanied by Col. Sacoa, Will leave next Monday night for Cincinnatl, to attend the reunion of the Army of tae Teane: gee, which will be held tn that city on the sch and 6th of next month, From Clactauad they Will go to St. Louls. They will be absent from Washington about ten days. THE FREE BRIDGE (QUESTION, n. Wright, chfer of engineers, has directed Col. 8. T. Abert, elvil engineer, U.S. A., to take Into considera- tion and report upon the question, un revent act of Congress, should be built across the Potomac or the duet bridge bought and male a free hi; Col. Abert 13 now ¢ ning 3 With the report he will sudmit tae epUlnates of ie cost of a ne elty atone o'clock Unis mors om hemorrhage of the bow K three or four Gays. Mr. Fish waga pro inent Lofilstana repubitean, aad was time editor of the New Orle.ns Rey Was jn Washington on personal busin Was 2 member of the state convention an fired upon in the rots of isos. Ho has Tepublicah candidate for mayor of New ur- jeans several times, He was born 1a Loulstan i and was 45 Cr 50 years of avs. He will ns buried here. Lis wit was with him when be died. THE SESSION CY TH NATE yesterday after our report closed was devoted to a political dc bate, in Which Messrs. Hill aud Beck were the principal speakers on the democratic side, and Mesérs. Hoar, Dawes aud Logan on the repab. Iican side, Heconstruction times in tue south were reviewed, and charges of fraudulent “carpet beg” rule and democratic fraud, vio- jJenee and intimidation were made and denied. ‘The democrats held that a free ballot and falr count were assured in the south while their party was In the ascendancy, and the repuo! eang beld that the colored men were debarred from voting and kept in a state of terror, and that the returns were not honest while the op- ete party vasin power. No progress was the election of Seuute officials, and there wa3 no indication that eliaer party proposed sola to withdraw from the strugy! A DELEGATION OF COLORED MEN Of Louisiana presented an address to President Gartleld yes- terday afternoon. A.J. Dumont was spokes- ‘The address seta forth that the colored race tu Louisiana taxes ON $25,000,090 of property,and by their labor raise seven-elght! of the cotton ercp; that they ask no new Ie lation, ouly the honest enforcement of ex! jaws for Ubeir protection, especially au equal participation in the advantages of the public ol system and the freedom and protection of (he right of suffrage, The Prestdens expres3- ed bis gratifeation at the prog: and material prosperity of the colored race as evidenced by Ube statements of their address, renewed tae assurances of his tu 1 addi ess, and urged upon thelr consideration the tiaportance to their racs of education and personal ownership of the £01] upon which they live aad toll, AukMy OXDBKS.—The following changes Ia the stations and duties of oificersot the Medical Department are made: Asststant Surgeon J. C. Worthington wili report. to the commanding geLeral department of the east for duty. As sistaut Surgeon F. C. Atusworth will report to the commanding general department of Texas for duty, Assistant Surgeon Ezra Woodraft relleved from duty 1n the department of Texas, and ordered to proceed to New York city and report by letter to the Surgeon General. Act- ing Assistant Surgeon E. C. Carter, U.S. Army, from Beaver Dati Depot, Va., to Willet’s Point, New York harbor. ‘The resignation of Captain E. B. Hubbard, assistant quartermaster, of his commission as 1st Heutenant, 2d artillery, only, bas been accepted by the President, to take effect March 2s, 1851, Chaplain George G. Mal- lips, 25th Infantry, having completed the duty assigned bita in this city, will return to his proper station (St. Louis, Missouri). Leave granted Capt. Frederic Whyte, ordnance store- eeper, is further extended One year on gur- SeOn’s certificate of disability. PERSONAL.—M. Martinez, the new Chilian Miniter here, George Jones, of the New York Toues, and William McMichael, of the Phila- Geiphia North American, are at the Arlington. — Representative Tucker nas aceep.ed an fo- Vitation to deliver a lecture tn Richmond in May for tbe benefit of the Yorktown fund of the Governor's Guard, Ist regiment Virginia volunteers. —A son of President Jewett, of the Erle road, ts talked of as the democratic candi- date for governor of Ohio.—Senator Hill, of Colorado, ex-Vice President Waeeler, ex-Attor- ney General Devens and Adjutant General Drum were registered in New York last nigat. —Ars. and the Misses Greatorex, the mother and sisters of young Greatorex who was miir- dered in Colorado a short Ume ago, are now in Algeria, but will return to this country soon. —Dr. J. M. Toner, President sult, of the W. and P.L. RR, R. Whitterly and H. b. Benk- ert, of Washington, were registered in Phila- delphia last night.—Governor Colquitt, of Georgia, 1s said to be laylog pipe for Senator Hill's geat.—Governor Foster, of Olio, lett for home last night. ‘Twe W&EKLY Srak for this week is now ready. it presents a large variety of miscellaneous reading matter, including political news, hbo ington news and , an elaborate article on the government Bancog office, stories, poetry, etc. Will be sent by matl, post paid, three months for fitty cents. Price at counter in Wrappers, fve centa, i { made towards breaking the dead-lock regardiag SENATE DEAD-LOCK. Political Discussion To-day. Senators Don Cameron, Maxey; Dawes and Jones, of Florida, Participate. Senator Dom Cameron took the Moor imme- diately after the Senate came to order to-day, and read a short speech in defence of Senator Mahone and in opposition to the democratic ob- struction movement. His votee was weak and tremulous, and but little of his speech coulda bo heard. Its well known tnat the Senator ts very modest in his estimate of his abil! tes as an orator and that he dislikes public speaking. Besides he is at present In Wi-bealih and phystea weakness undoubtedly contributed to his nervousuess to- day. Mr. Cameron (Pa.) satd that the present issue was too plain to be misunderstood. The repud- lican cide sald that the majority bad the right to decide who should be vers of the Stn- ate; its opponents said that the minority had that right. He satd afew days ago that it seemed to be a question of enduraace. The gen- eral doctrine that the majority was entitied to rule was not called in auestion. The minority simply said that It would resist the election of oficers by dilatory motions aad prolonged specches, His answer was that the republ could not abandon the right of the majority to rule, because the minority made ft a question of endurance. ‘The majority could enay long as.the minority. The contest was merely to secure officers. There was somath above all that, something the importance of whieh lad not recelved attention. It was the coming political contest in Virginia. Sou- ator from Virginia (Mr. Mahone) bad terrified the old democratic regime of his stat: emocrats of the south: had appealed to sou erm Stuators te cover the Senator from Vi ginla with opprobrium, so (he home would uot dare to supp Made polttical slavery 1mpos he had championed tbe ca1 and hebad the syn in that good work. Virginity, would £00 that the north fraternized Q 4)! ex-con- federates who were known by their Weil a3 by thelr words to be in fé.vor of an bon- est ballot and a falrcount., The repustican party gave Its vote for Riadleverger as an st thatit was not sectional. 2 Tight was itsffiend. ‘This and this only wa: the bargain that it’ had to offer 1ts frlends who would ¢ J growth. If Virginia took her stand on platforin of an boacst ballot whe solld souty Was & thing Of thie past. MR AM 7 ITION TO P M mpton, when Mr. Cameron con: i remarked that, tbe latter had referred to btm, but that he (fiompton) could not bear what was said. He would say, however, tuat in bis allu- sicns to Mr. Cameron the other day were 2 good-ratured, and he had no doubt M yon so regarded them. He & i from Pennsylvania was compels | seat because of fIL-healfo, and be (Jampton woula state that he would pair with Mr. Cam. eron at any tim ME, MANZY IN REPLY TO MR. DAWES. Mr. Maxcy sald that Mr. Dawes nad es plained the movement he was heading by 82: ing that tts object was to restore to postions the excellent officers removed by the demo- ago; he had ask Dive iM then, Mr. Freneh, former geant-at-Arms was rob replaced. ne Would ike an answer to thts question, Was Mr, French an eflicient officer? Ii so let Mr Dawes say 80, is univereally admitted to be ef Mx Dawes was sincere tn sayto: of the republicans is to have 3 why seek to turn out the preseat incumbent. Jnr. Maxey quoted Mr. Dawes remark of yes- terday that he ( 's) hat a constitutional infirmity of io the will of the majerity. red to the Pre: { cential ¢ wanted to kno why Mr. Dawes dld uot then submit to the Will of the majority who eleeted a Preside Mr. Maxey deciare 3 thass of the American people b barlow majority of the republi ate was obtained by que fouse a harsher term. He sild 10 was nece sary that the business of thts session shout } on. TheSupreme Court bas oo quornin, the fifth cireult fs without a ji The present Sergeant-at-Arms | portant nominations pe Ues to be considered, OH Mr. Dawes sald he would tion aud ten ly why ‘tion propose to restore t @ not in his re old sergeant excellent sergeant—at- | officer Lad. been ea inte ana ! auty, from which be c: out injury to the public se a Mr, Maxey.—Did not Mr. French desire his | old piace Mr. Dawes replled that the public good | not the wish of individuals was cor cd | he did not consult with any of the nominees, FREE BALLOT AND YAIR COUNT. Further discusston cecurred between M Maxey and Dawes tn regard to a free baliot and fair count, ete., Involving the pi fe ton of 1Si6, and the toatroversy which grew cut of it. In reference to the Clalm mage by Mr. Maxey that ti democrats had carrl Louisiana 1g 1876 by eight thousand majorit Nr. Dawes sald that there was 2 difereave be- tween what be called a vote and what the gen- Ueman called a vous. The gentien called a piece of paper a yote, He (Mr. Daves) counted nothing 2 vote thal had nota free ballot be- hiudit. Thousands of ballots such as he held in bis Bard [about two Inches square} had been found in ballot boxes with nothtag beind them but the villainous hands that pat them ip, It Was because there had been atlemots to Bubstitute pieces of paper for rreemens’ votes in the ballot boxes in some states, aud to put blunderbusses in place of freemen3’ tags In other states, that he had done what he could to stand by what he supposed every freeman in the land undergtoud to be the meaning of a ballot. SENATOR JONES ON FLORIDA POLITICS. Senator Jones, of Fiorida, acxt took the floor, and reviewed the political history of his state since the war to prove that Florida had never repudiated any of her debt. He said that Mf there was anything the people of Florid: prided themselves in, more than any other, it Was tn their having assumed and =(ood by il public debt and pubile faith. He referred to the case of Littlefield and others, wh? obtained four miliong of dollars in bonds under ihe pretence of buildiig a raliroad; that these bonds were faken to Holland and sold,and no move towards subsequently by the (. 8. supreme court. The fe 16 of Florida sympathizing with the Dutch joldera Of the bonds, transferred to them cer- tain bonds and otlier securities that were held from the Litfletield crowd and all the fran- chises and privileges granted to the crowd. A Giscussion arose between Messrs, Kellogs: avd Jopas as to the question of the debdt of eran ‘Was In progress when our report closed. * SENATORS TO REPLY TO GEN, MAHONE.—Sena- building a railroad ever wade; that these bonda | were declared invalid by the state courts, and | tor Johnston intends to reply to Senator Mahone’s speech. Senators Butler and Voor- bees also intend to Make sume remarks 0a the subject of the pending contest. SECRETARY KIRE WOOD will make a number of clerical appointments In (he Census oifive Saturday. : ‘THE NATIONAL BANKS.—The statement of the Controller of Currency, on April 1, 18S1, show- ing the amount of national bank notes and of legal-tender notes outstanding at the dates of the passage of the acts of June 20, sit, Janu- ary 14, 1875, and May 31, 1875, together with the amounts outstanding at date, and the Ineres3e and decrease to be issucd to-morrow as follows: Matioral bank notes.—Amount outstanding Jue 2, 1874, $249,594.182; ammount outstanding January i4, 1s7! 35 amount out. slanding May 31, 1575, $322,555.965 amount out standing at date $3:6.4: (clreulauion of national gold banks not included it the above, $1,115 675; Increase during the last month, $3.- 550.094; increase since April. 1550, $3,497.90, Legal-tender — notes.—Amount outstanding June 20, 1874, $332,000.000; amount eee January 14; '1875, $332,000.000; amount, retii under act of January 14, 1375, to May 31, 187s, $35,315.984; amount outstanding on and Bince May 31, 1878, #346.6S1.016; amount on deposit with the ‘Treasurer United States to redeem notes of insolvent and liqut- dating banks and banks retiring circulation under act of June 20, 1874, $35,102,511; increase in deposit during the last month, $102,979; ta- crease in deposit since April 1, 1880, $19,501,761. EX-SECRETARY ScuvRz goes to St. Louis to- night for a week. He will leave Washi! nD with his family about the middle of apn Nominations To-day. ‘The President sent the following nominations to the Senate to-day: Wm. Foster Morrison, of Maryland, to be a chaplain in the navy. John B. Stickney to be attorney of the Untted States Dorthern district of Florida. Mr. Conkling’s Position, WHAT BE WL PO AND WHY HE WILt. D0 IT. Some of Senator Conkling’s friends say that he intends to make plata to the republican party and to the country ali the groands of his warfare with the administration. Ib ts Probable, cay some, that the Senator will take opportuntty to put his position before tie peo- ple in open session of the Senate; that he will hot walt for an executive session. Mr. Conk- Ung, a8 reported upon excellent authority, maintains that Secretary Blaine 1s responsible for the nomination of Mr. Robertson; that the intention to nominate the latter was not mentioned before the name was sent ta, to either of the New York Senators. Mr. Conkling holds that to give Robertson the power of the collectorship Would be a move towards disrupt ing and pee up the organization of the re- publican party In New York which Mr. Conk- Ing controls; that this would split the party £0 ‘hat it could not carry the state. A close friend of Mr. Conkling says he intends to make the fight, and would do so were be the only Senator ‘who would vote against Robertson; that he expects ta be defeated: he expects Rob- ertson to be contirmed, buf that the fight will £0 beroud the Senate, and in 1554 Mr. Blaine and those who are undertaking now to manage New York politics whl be left to carry the state,4f (hey can. Ic ts also asserted that etght or ten Gemocrais wil! vote with Mr. Conkling. SOCIETY NOTES. The wife of a leading member of Congress says she wishes people would stop marking “Personal” and Private” on the envelopes of letters they address to her husband, as it would prevent her wasting much time, because always wants to and doe3 open those so marked, and haif the time finds she has taken the trouble for not asthe letters lave nothing In them whi migat not be made public, ‘There are some peo fon who are soimbu who come to Washing- d with the idea that all the Hs that flesh 1s _hetr to here can be safely attributed to malaria, and chat quinine is a rad- Seal eure, that Usey ‘uctualiy carry five grain quinine plils by the cozen eround in thelr pockets. The prevalence of the superstition Was aptiy llustrated at a dinner party given uring Uie last winter, when quinine pil! actually one of the courses. One of th happened to take out a box trom his p Swallow one ard handed 1 to next ny ber, who took ope and passed gh. box around until every person at the table had had a dose. ‘The Mterary and music cence of Mrs. Li evening was larg a most enjoyabi a bundrea guests being ladies, who add: bright conversa- Uon, beautlful faces elegany totlets to the musical and Mterary exercises of the evening, thus making {t a most memorable one. Instru- waa contributed by Mis3 Lucy fadera,of Virginia, Mrs. Dant- on; 8ObgS by the Misges Chass, Mrs. R. J. Phillips aud Mr. nd readings and recitations dy Mis Sulit . L. MeCreery, Mrs, Charies, Miss flenderson, and Mrs. Lord, The Round Table Saakespeare Club metat the residence of Kev. and Mrs, V. Dennison on Q street last eveniug,—MIss Saxton, who Is noted for her fine el the leading part in the readings ——The Elzit iiand CluD—Mrs. Mallery, Mrs, Pearson, Mra, Dutton and Miss Ltda Miller—iad thelr last meeitng forthe present season at Col. Garrick | reunion at the rest- 5 Hi street, on Tuesday ded, and'proved to be ry Way. Nearly . Many of thom ely at access in ev were prese d thet Mallery’s residence on Tuesday, A few iavited guesis were present to enjoy tueir choice music. Attorney General MacVeagh’s wife arrived here yesierday, but- ha in returned to Philadelphia to removing bere. session of the weck, as Mrs. Nac ——Mrs. Chas. H.Caldwell, of Philadelp: one of the foremost workers fn the ihe charities Gf that city, 13 ependio days at the J House With here last spring with the meade mount Park Art Association. remembered as lav! Wowan's Pavilion at nal gh will return on Monday. the Cel As there has been much comm barge of employ:s at ment Printing 0} t TH STAR Called upon Mr, Jona D, Notrees, the Pad Printer, to obtain some explanation of it. That genticman was found at his desk in th big bwicing, H abd North Capitol streets, to inquiries responded th substance a3 follows: he Government Printing Office ts a work shop, end must be managed & are managed. Wien there Incney to pay for il, persons are en do it; but when tUkcre ts LOt, they must be discharged. At ibe commcrcement Of thelast session of Congress he (Mr. Defrees) placed fiets and figures before the House commutes ou appropriations, showing Lue absolute neces- ‘Sily for an adaitional appropriation of $600,000 to carry the office to the 1st of dnly- mencement of the next Nscal year—be of the Office must b2 vithia tue appropriatt made. The law prescribes 1t to be the duty of the public printer to employ no workmen not thoroughly skilied in the 3 ¢ branches under his direction, 1. {ion of force, after con: forcman cf printh Ing tite late reqic— ng Major Davis, the Defrees conclided that the falrest way of making t—and at the same time to comply with (he law—would bo 1o take the monthly record of the compostiors, and let those go who i failed farthest to Make the required dally average in labor, which was done. Mr. Defrees was Informed that some of the men discharged had made complaints to members ot Congress and others * that two-thirds of the persons employed are Gemocrats,” to which he replied emphatically that such was not the fact, all of the im- ortant positions in the ofiice being eld by known republican Provavly three-fourths of the emplayc ates, are republicans. There are, hows bie employes—a good many of ployed at the solicitation of repubiican mem- bers of Covgress, **Last fall,” satd Mr. D. “several democrats s0 employed made them- | selves so obnoxious by vulgar abuse of Mr. Garfield that T directed their summary dis- missal. ‘The great majority of democrats em- ployed here are first class workmen, qatet, in- dustrious, and attentive to thelr work, wich they are pa'd to do, and this great government controlled by the republican party is not mean enough to proscribe mechanics and laborers, tolling for thetr datly bread, merely pecau they do not think rignt on measures of public policy.” Mr. Defrees siates that there will be no discharges in the bindery because the printed matter ready for the bindery is so great that there is not siorage room for tt, and it Must be got out of the way For the Development of OVER 230 LOCOMOTIVES ORDERED DELPHIA FOR THE DIFFERENT KAILWAYS T A special dispatch tothe New York Work from Philadelphia, March 29, says: Tae Mexican Central railway and the Mexican Nattooal, or Palmer & Sullivan, as 1t 1s better Snown, have for some months been negotiating with’ lance firms here for railway supplies ef all kinds. ‘The Mexican Central has already received Jocomelives from the Baldwin locom works, abd thirty mnore are now Duliding by the same frin, and additional orders are expected. The largest crder which ts under Way 1s from (he Palmer-Suilivan road. Some mentbs ago the Baldwin Locomotive works sent in bids to supply this road with 200 toe9- motives. Their specifications wore approvea and they shippea for trial four locorori This was four weeks ago, Tue firm has now been notified that it 1s to receive the contra for the 200, and it has already begun to bi (bem. ‘They are tobe shipped as wanted, atl to be finished by January 1, 1883. The vaine of the contract ts satd to be $1,500. The ergines are to be the strongest ever Dalit by the works, which have turned out the strongest known. Half the order ts for passenger ev giv fe and the remainder for freight ani gen- eral use. DinEctox oF THE MINT BURCHARD has left the city for bis home in Hlinois. From there he will go to St, Louis. Congress, at the last ses- sion parsed a bill for the establishment of an assay office at St. Louis, Mr. Burchard wilt take steps to carry into effect that act. He will also visit the New Orleans mint. zl ulionary powers, taking ; j been often developed in violent attacks on th Telegrams to The Star. STORMS AND FLOODS. RAILROAD SMASIT UP. LORD BEACONSFIELD’S ILLN ESS, —_e—_—_ \ FEARS THE LEAGUE ———— SERIOUS RAILROAD ACCIDENT _‘Ewenty-five Men Injured. Covncn, BLUFFS, Iowa, March : dispatch tothe Nonpareit gives particulars of & serious accident on the Rock Island road near Walnut tn thiscounty. A construction train collided with a west bound freight train, de molishing the cars of the former, including the caboose, “In the latter were about twenty-five DUBLID —A special | , Michgels was formerly eilior of the Sidney | Plaia Dealer, ‘The would be murderor made his escape on bisown horse, which he bad in waiting, before any attempt could be made to Arrest him. ‘There iagreat exciteuiont tere ana } mucu indignation prevatls, WALL STREET TO-DAY, * Stocks and Bonds Stronger and Higher. New Yorg, March sl.—Tne Post's fnancial articie says: The stock exchange markels are somewhat more active than yesterday. United States bonds are to”, higher, une 4s belug up to li4',. Railroad bonds are Also stro . The market for speculative si generally strong and higher than yester- aay. The question of money for the next four | Months ts no longer one which bas an impor tant influence in calculations reapecting the Prices Of Stocks, all agroving that { will be easy at low rates. In detail the siock market opent Xs per cent higher than it close | New York Sentral « C.c. .C., higher for Oblo Central and ‘Texas ahd. Pacific +84 higher for the remainder of the list, | cept for Rock Island, which wa Y West'n Union Telegr’h, which was’, 10 Canada Southern, which was after the openizg the market began to ad % and by 11:90 o'clock prices bal risen a2 per cent, the latter for Rock Island and ‘Oregon employes, all of whom Were more or less in-j navigation. Delaware and liudson canal ad jared. and several probably fatally, among the | vanced] , Delaware, Lackawans and western atter being Henry Johnson, Chapman, the | and Pacific Mail 1',, Western Union Telegraph engineer of the construction train; rank |} », Lake Shore, Union Pact! aod Hloomt Rahestraw, the engineer of the frelght tratn; Frederick Sauke, Mike Dafley, Hi. Kaller, Jonn Draper, John Sharp and Samue) Perry. The aceldent was the result of the fatlure of an operator to place signals for the freight train to stop at Walnut. —_+—___ THE GREAT WESTERN FLOODS. The Most Destructive Ice Freshet in Missouri Ever Known, A special from c meer BP says: The tee in the Missouri river broke there yesterday, and the lower part of the city is overtiowed, and a great sea of ice and water extends for tive mulles. Three government warehouses on the larding were wrecked, in a few hours, and 1s now 30 feet above low water mark. The w0od choppers and settlers in the low lands were all wash out, and many Were probably drowned. Manden, on the west side of the river, is ubder three feet of water, The greatest loss, asiie from the loss of Ife, wiil be in cord wocd, thousatus of cords having been swept away. tmundated Towns. A special to the Pioneer Press trom § City says: There ts 20 feet of water in the chan- nel at Yorktown. ‘The lower part of the city 18 overfiowed, the inhabitants having fei to the his, ‘The fleod is the largest ever known and the damage 1s immense. The city of Ver. millop, Dakota, 13 also inundated, the water } being ‘up to the second story windows of | houses. The occupants were taken to the | binfls tp boats, and were probabiy landed tn places of safety. TORM NORTH OF Us, the #ritish Provinces. '0, OT, March 31.—The snow has been general in southern Ontario, and 1s now falling In Nova Scotia. Easterly to northerly Winds prevail throughout the country. Damage in New Hampshire. Portssocts, N, H., March 3.—The storm tn this vicinity bas been of particular severity, especially affecting telegraph lines. The cable box on Kittery bridge, containing all the wires leading east, has been carried away wind, taking with It the wires. Some of the wires West are also broken. FOREIGN AFFAIRS, British Gold tor America. Loxpow, March 31.—Phe sum of £25,600 in specie was taken from the open market yester- Gay for shipment to America, Fear of the Land League in Dublin, Lonbon, March 33. Un to the Zines announcing that the land league are trying to organize local branches In Dublin in order to bring pressure upon traders who have kept aloof from the league or have given it no su tial support,says: ave commence the old quarter of t ch where the pop 5 capable of supply! abundant materials f mischief. ‘The resources In this respect police, aud in riotous The council cf the new branch have sent a cir rto merchants and traders {n the di Who do not sympathize with the leag. who are largely dependent upon the po; ahd disorderly scenes. cds othé overrun with thi stem. .ord Beaconsfields Serious Hiness. Lospox, March st, 10 8.m,—A bulietia 8 O¢leck this morging says that 1.0 consileld passed a restless night, but be fs now somewhat easter. Dr. Kidd remained wit patient throughout the night, and is no’ consultation with Dr. Quain. ‘They will (3: a joint bulletin at 11 o'clock this morning. ¥ teiday afternoon Lond Beaconsfield lett His bed for a Short time, after which bis condition was worse. Co! fast winds which are unfavorabie fo. bis private secretary return from A‘gier: Bismarck’ Loxpox, March the Morini Po marck’s intimacy with the ultramon creases, and 2 coalftion party for tae rv tion of his nancial reforms is y u pected. Afraid of Explosives. A dispatch to the Times trom Berita &: is believed that the government, iu co tion with Russia, is meditating dction 1a matter of adopting measures to avert a. to public securit\ from the use of explosives, 1f {thas not already communicated its views ‘to the various powers concerned, but the gravest doubts are entertalned of Prince bisma: being able to make England r dQ Lie so. ject frota Lis pagnt or view, Sas LARGE DIAMOND ROBBERY. Four Thousand Dollars Worth oi Jewels Stolen. PHILaDELruta, March 31.—About 16 o'clock this morping two men, entered the jewelry Store of Joseph K. D&vidson, pestnut street, and One Of them asked to have 8 dia- mond ring which he had purchasrd several days ago excbanged, The clerk’s atiention was disuacicd by the otber, and when the men had departed it Was discovered that they had t aUp box containing between three and four thousand dollars worth of diamonds, sappzires ! and other prectous stones and left In its place a duplicate box containing white and colored papers such as are used by jewelers to wrap diamonds in. The robbery bas been reported to the pelice, a——— Counterfeiters Arrested, PRILADELPEIA, March 31.—Three inen were arrested early this morning at south sta street in the act of manufacturing countertett ten cent pieces. They will be heard by ihe. S, commissioner to-day. The Nerthern Pacific Case. Injunction Ew Yors, March ie hearing of arga- ments for the continuance of the injinction In the sult brought by Henry Villard agaiust the Northern Pacific railroad, Farmers” Loan and ‘Trust Co., and other individuals aefendants, to restrain the issue of 150,000 shares of the cap- Mal stock of the frst-pamed corporation among certain partes who ¢latin proprictary interest In the same, was Lo have come off in the superior court to-Gay, before Judge Spe Dut it was postponed ustil Thursday Week, on the application of the defendants" counsel, who were Lol ready to proceed. How the Price of Coal is Kept t PHILADELPHIA, March —The foowti notice was ieeued to the coal operators of Schuyikill county this morning:—“The anthra- cite coal interesis have ag to the stopp: Of coul mising the last three days of next that 1s Lo say, siop work on April 7th, Sth and eth. To fully carry out the spirit of this agree- ment it Is eSeential that tue mining, hoisting, preparation and loading of coal during those days be entirely di ued, and it Is earn- eatiy moped nee ae above agreement tor sus- pension will be led out by every one in per- fect good faith. Eire at West Point. Garrisons, N. Y , March 31,—Colonel G. N. Lieber’s house, at West Point, was dcewoyed by fire yesterday afternoon, including most of the furniture. Loss not ascertained, The Jny Cooke Sale. PHILADELPH! March 31.—The sale by auction of stocks, bonds, western lands and other real estate belonging to the estate of Jay Cooke & Co., Was restimed to-day. The cata- \cgue embodies sil the property not pecney Gisposed Of, Ard AbOUT $200,000 was reailz ‘The sae will be continued Lo-morrow. ‘The river rose ten feet, | ~The dispatch trom Dun. | | tou and Western 1 per | aud St. Paul and Omaha } West, Northern Pacific pre nt each; Milwaui each, and North- rred, and ( natta, board a cow! | mooga, *, each. In Ube next ball hour there { Was'a decline of *a%,, the latter Michigan Cen- | tral, but since then the general lst bas | again advanced . the latter Chesapeake | abd Oblo second preferred. ‘The raves for eail loans are 5 cks and 435 per cent on U. Time toans are4u per cenf, and pri tile paper 54 cent. | The market for forelyn exchange Is dull and | about st . The posted rates prime | banker's sterling are 451 and 4s; the actual j Fates are 4s0a", aod ssy\.ay. Cablesare a2ya | Prime mercantile bi a‘. The steamer Algeria, ny 18 Kaown fo have on ! ubt of gold and secu. j Tittes, and her arrival may be followed by an | increased Gemand for remit s Encendi 3 ft Ran- royed the honse, barn and shop of Darn of Dr. Granger and Allen's biock. the latter wa! The Marke, BALTIMORE, March 31.—Virwinis pines, de | ferred, 1445: do. consoix, 82; do. past du oapons Mig: do. ten-forties, 49; do ten forios, 49 9 ten-forty coupons, 95 bid to-da ALTIMORE, March $1.—Ost ding, 10%. Fidur eteaa oujern “aesree aud ef fnu- southern red, 1.2 1.25. No. 2 weaver wi April. pet nh white stesdy sud yell Ay—southern white, 66; mixed, spot aud’ March, May. Steady; J k < S84. Gals steady —western white, $a do. mixed. 44945; Pennsylvania, 46. Kye 1 Tay w wet. Provisions dull it ——_ € = pater all exorpt nd prices unehauied. Petroleum ‘nouns ordinary to fair, 1 Whisky dull, 1 vy per tieater’ stesay vm bar 4. Saies—wheat, pra, 95, 45, TM totus Sheat, nove: 393,000 bushels: corn. W YORK, March 31 —siooke fal-ty # Money, Sa6. Exchanwe—lonz. £0; short, # gQeland niebaneed YORK, March st ved. Wheat dull aud d unebauved NEW YORK, March 3 Market opened irrewular, higher, avd prices sdvar | ment tapymg from & to V, caver and Kio Grandes Oelaware and joaland St. Jcsepb, Northern Pac: nd Lake Shore indiana, yestarday at S LONDON, 12.39 p. m.—Oonols— . or the uceoitnt. 1. U. 8. 4%, ; do. socond console, ‘THIS AFTFENOON. us were current tn New DP. ., 88 reported by H. B. Dodxe, hy spoctal wire West ow stack, Thig: New w hors, Dig: Michiwan Lake Erie and Weateru, ils om, Ut, preferred, Wabarh Union ; Hannibal a 126540. 1» preforred, B95 aud Ty a5y. do. preferred, Tos: St. Louis and wl 445 1. 0. and do. B54, Olio aud Mineiaai Pacific Mall, 65%; € jorthern Pacific com, 42%; Sau Francisoo cont ; lg ae laud, 136; Chessy d Nashville, 0236: Ni and Ohatianeowa, 78; Ontario and Mauhettan Elevat 4) Tinos wut GouLberh, SIS ; Di Ohio, 34 vitle ani bonds, —; 0, Burlinton avd Qi Denver and Rio Granie, 103; St. Pant aad Omahy, 43; do. prefered, 100: OG. 0. G. end L., 874: Erle ana Western, 52333; Obioaa, St Louis aud z Rol, Con, BF", Ohio Ment ‘Texas Pacific I. @.. 88%. ‘B So, 120d. AD | #a, Vidal A's: conn diplomatic day at the State retary blaine, al > who say Senator ve An executive gas- ford Kd McDougall, bis friends nominated for judicial oftess in N ‘ork, Cal bs Con ned, forge perhaps. 8 of are already < under intments, both being reappsint- even the President insde t s, beth were acting of ie mt. Bir, veady on duty. under the cCopkiing” trends 2 ‘Tum Dean Lock.—Tuere is noth thet ertson to be ¢ and Wm. 2 | ‘The former appotntene withdraw, nor the latter . Chan dier's reqiest. it may be. in view of the att tude of the democratic Senators toward Mr. Chandler's nomination, that be will request the “President to withdraw It, and thus relieve him in the promises. If the 1s to be continued in- ed On both sides, It is because sending tn 80 1ew | Ex-Seckerany EVaRTs was at the State de { partment. to-day. He bus recelved the sealed Jastructions of the United States government woich *iil guide the American commissioner j before "he thonetaty conference et Parts. I | inetruc:ions Wii not be opened unit Paris 1s | reachea by the commissioners. ‘Their character is in keeping with the public sentiment tn fayor of a bimetallic standard. Mr. kvaris 11 go 10 New H obers | calling tor | THe Pkestpgnt Isvirap To BALTIMORR.—Col | Webster, Gen. W. E. W. Ross and others, o Baltimore, called at the Waite Mouse to-day. | They care to invite the President to be presen ork io-MOrKoW LO com- rinan aud Uowe preparatory to ris. aj tbe cinner of the National’ Veterans’ Asso elation, to be held at the Carrollton hotel Apri | sth. The President could not answer definit as be did not know what might require his at- tention at that tue. Me said he would notify the committee if he found that he could accep: { the invitation. U.S. ComRency Outstanding at this dave 1s as follows: Old Gemand notes, $60,645; legal tender notes, all issues, $546,651.016; one year notes Of i86s, $44 965; two year notes of 1963, | $12.400; two year col of 1863, $13,350; | Sohapound Interest notes, $235.250; fractional currency, all issues, $15,607,917.25; ‘total, $962, 565,578.25. ‘The Ure Commission have been in consulte- {lon for several days,and have come to an agree- ment 8 to the plan of their work. They will jeave for Colorado in a few under Instruc- Uons from Secretary to the effect that while the utmost liberality will be used in construing the law, 80 a8 to provide the Indians with tands, terms of the treaty must be carried out” §