Evening Star Newspaper, December 22, 1881, Page 2

treet Parking tor Busi- ness Purposes. NG IN THE POLICE 2? YESTERDAY FINES IMPOSED AND APPEALS NOTED. charges of occupying the streets avenues for private purp: lumber mill south of t ‘The Mount Vernon Place Park. To the Editor of Tax EvENING STAR. T observe that a resolution has been intro- ‘need into the Senate inquiring by what suthority the Commissioners have obstru New York and Massachusetts avenues by taki: the Mount Vernon Place much-needed improvement aled an obstruction! cannot under- ps it obstruct Massachusetts avenue ers. owners ? hy more than Themas Circle, or P-street Cir- I s 1d Ohi ul Bailey, of rm own a So far as my obser ent made by the ensible or ark is 1 ion extends no improve- missioners has been more an this one. A public in that vieinity, but under Mount Vernon Place was to be practically worth- a very unsafe place for were constantly exposed to the ny Moreoyer, the it made it yery the summer months. when it was most needed as a the multitudes of young children in e any mothers will certainly s the Commissioners for their timely and eticent action, whereby they willbe enabled © iuprove the heaith and comfort of their little | » alarge busine: of the park peared aa co that these ca merehan them at he had for these business me of law in wh frequented of any in the ’ ful resting place for per- SONS f it in shopping excursions up and down 7th street. It will become emphatically es park. When the improvement is its beauty and utility will be so man- fest that the wisdom of the Commissioners will be universally commended. E. P. 8. oe District Government Affairs. The special assessment division has com- pleted as: for private fthe law. There was no ndant had a right to enter »ods into his mill, but Question that the ¢ his mill and c annot ase the parking w the street in this way, was th well has made requisition and 50 cords of wood for the use of the ington asylum. ANS TO A SENATE RESOLUTION. The Commissioners have addressed a letter to. Hon. Dayid Davis, President pro tempore of the Senate, stating, that In obedience to the reso- tole told the court Pettit & Dripps. boiler makers: Win | Intion ‘of that body of December 20, 1881, structing them to report to the Senate the rea- sons for obstructing the New York and Massa- enues at their intersection between streets, and also the amount of ex- | pense incurred and to be incurred by reason of | the enclosure and reg | and under what authority been di Jackson and Daniel Smith, lansber de and as the ame as that Chas. A. Sebneider, iron worke testimony in these cases was the given in the first case, to save tin let that testimony be econsidere these cases. The court declined to do thi f law said work has ne, they state that the work has not | been ¢ by their authority, and that no ex- | pense has been incurred by the District by rea- son of this improvement. They add, that they {are informed that this work has been done | under authority of officers of the United States. THERE IS MUCH DISSATISPACTIO |among the employes of the District Govern- | ment at the refusal of the Treasury officials to | andit the pay-rolls for December in case pay | ment is made a few days in advance of the ex- eae: | piration of the month. They say that the Dis- n, of No. 615 3d street’| trict has collected ee ie 2 million dollars he people just before the holida: d his wife Laura 0. Free- | Z aa ait dlawses of the people imposed a fine of $25 in each cas were noted. Subsequently the eral ofthe defendants 30 days obstructions. a ourt gave sev- to remove the week the government would proceed again: them again. —s % Freeman as Othello. BUSGAND, WIFE AND CHILDREN IX THE POLICE Colambus L. Freem Rorthwest, who chary Nae oe ae aNnS fim with intent {0 | are entitled to the benefits of such distribu- Sa oes pe fee. who was com. | U0n of money as comes through the salaries o| caten “tae ae pens District and sovernment employes. It has mitted! het bape hott ys been customary for all clerks and em- es ee on sof both the general and local govera- Rotated pach artery ir pay before the holidays Mrs un orter at the Police Court. 5 that since her trial in Pitas Ss, the Folice Court two ago her husband. | Forn's Ovena Horse.—F. C. Burnand’s latest dismissed from the Capitol poli - still | comedy. The Colon in London, will be’ present | Honse ne: ie rin ed at Opera t week in style. tion in Boston. i 0) the furniture and put the ren in an orphan asylum and iris) at a boarding se not left her clothes out ty Of its produe- at the audience, one in this city enough to k e them good Measures of applause during the progress of the Free! was “ on his wife. Mr.Dani fendant. Officer Fritz w brought-the two little Lotta appeared last Bob. Tt was a snecess. ‘all opportunity for her t {nicht in her n Bo! » aitfords Mrs. Freeman testitied th 1 | THe Royan Hast RINGERS and " uy, the Ot | Tae ) HAND GERS and gleemen Pe tha nee necaagt hefore the mor of Landon, will be in Washington soon. Their poh ame Shee ares sleeping \ entevtainment is unique and v ery pleasing. down stairs on the lonn nd her husband and | the children were sleeping in the third story, and about midnight he came down stairs and tried to smother her by placing iy, with ail his weight. across herface, and she screamed with a great deal of difficulty, and the children | came down and saw her, and he tried to turn it off with a smile. She said, on cross-examination, in answer to &@ question as to whether he was not supporting DISMISSED WITH 4 and Michael Walsh, suspicious per- policeman testified to seeing them terd: y much like pickpockets; that | their characters are bad, and that Curran has Just served six months in jail for pocket-picking. ‘The court told the prisoners that there was not a | strong case a m this time, and ady | them to kee; her, that she has been thrown out on the cold a world, among cold-hearted people, by the mar whom she has been a slave to for the last six- teen years. THE CASE DISMISSED. The court remarked that there were proceed- ings of a serious nature pending against Mrs. | Freeman, and the circumstances of the case were such as to indicate that Mrs. Freeman had | £¢t, the extent of the law. some animus, and he would dismiss the case. | looking keys, which the policeman cz When the ease was disposed of, Mr. Freeman at- | ton keys, were returned to them, and they tempted to take the children out of court, when | dismissed. their mother snatched them from his hands and ! kissed them, and then let them go out with | , their father, making an affecting scene. ——— woid getting into bad, and their lowing a crowd was as significant as to Wk after chickens, and it would be advi r them to let other people’s pockets alone, for if they came before the court again they would — Tue Frest Trt e PurMeine Ri ne sf et Comm jact of Congress last Police Court to-day. Robert | eharzed by Insp Tr: Wasiixetox Mar of Daley and others in beha other stall holde: against the pending. and agreed that the prelimin some time sinc: i aril was tried in the itis, colored, was A putting a soil pipe in house failing to properly yentilate the pipe and it in concrete, and also with en- business of plumber, and failing to -y injunction granted nst the sale of the stalls ; next. The market com-, to the bill and the andan arzument | be Fezistered and boaded in the office of the be | Spector of plumbing. Mr. Robinson testified that t) ‘ndant was not registered or bonded vED.—The liquor | it his office and that the work done at the above disapproved the following ed house was done in a very unworkman- applications: Frank Janghaus and Chas. 4, | like manner, and in violation of the regulations Kreamer. They have governing such work. The defendaut stated pproved the followimz: Beid| Ellen Den- Austin | that he zot a permit and did the work according to the oid rales, and did not ktiow anything | aboutregulations. The court remarked that as is the first case prosecuted under the new culations he thought it wox!d be advisable to. impose a fine of #25, and suspend execution of sentence. The court also remarked that as this jaw was not printed in any statutes it would be advir } Copies of the re; t AND Gor A CLUBBING. | mits. Frank Heister, a stylishly dressed young man. H i Jeremiah J. Brosnan, hue, John Farrell, Michael Fi Freeling, D. T. Ha Kries, James Wm. Nelson, Aiexand Jips. Andrew Sprobs, Mary Toomey. The committee to-day disapproved the appli- gations made by J. Collins and John Frawley. _ ’ nd, . Patrick Phil- Sullivan and Daniel ‘gulations when they call for per- a gee Affairs in West Washington. per-|_ SALE oF THE OLD Focspry. — Duvall’ river's | foundry property, purchased sometime ag Boise, has en recently purchased by Mr. es, the well-known Washington machinist. Lover Ei 10N.—Potomac Lod elected Monday rs: Jesse Birch. W. Thomas, J. W ordlinger, treasure! ik GRAIN TRap ix thousand bushe!s Id yesterday at prices ranging tro AS. Was charced in the art yesterday with | assaniting Harry H. Leonard, a theatrica former, who testified that he went into PD: restaurant, on t last Thursday even- | M and this you i lly, was aftend trink, and iti n oy s oyster, andthe young man, in a | J.B. ed hits if he wanted the earth, | W ving some words, he (witness ry; of om, But four boats left Cum- + With 467.16, Ss Of coal, as fol- etown—Consolidation Co.,242.19 Maryland Co., 110.16 tons; Blaen’ Avon Co., 114.01 tons. y re ling to law,aud ace pose Ak Sand no cost: | Reported for the i Se | Tue Beem BaNx Rarroap.—The ex- MacArthur yesterday, in the ease of E “‘istence of a level line just suited to “a je on the District Commis- | Tailroad track from Alexandria to Georgetown, able on the Sist inst.. for | has long offered inducements for railroad pur- se why a mandamus should ' poses, whieh it is surprising have not been util Rot lesue scans them to compel them to Te- znd, This track is the Berm bank of the Ale fund to the petitioner the moneys paid om AC- | andia canal. The tow-path bank only is needed Count of sale and for taxes on lot 3, square $73. | for the working of the canal, while the other is { side, a nine-mile level, though essential to the constrnetion, is not needed for the working of | the canal. It would have been utilized when ' the Wash. & Alex. RR. was first built: but Mr. | French, who obtained the charter of that road, | proposed to make a surface-line railway without De- | crades. ‘The plan afterward proved impractica- bie, but this was the reason that the edge of the ) turnpike instead of the side of the canal, was | then chosen. The Berm Bank RR. Co's charter ‘as granted some years ago to be the Virginia ster dic he would tmp them to show colored, was Mr. J. H. King, of th Police Court, this mornin: horse. Jno. T. for the Herdic company, and on Satard: eember 3d. about Union Transfer wagons, = acol —— was = tminent. and witness called to hin to turn off, | auxiliary of the National Junction Railroad Co , snd received an impudent answer from the de- | then chartered in the District; but it Is believed who tried. to drive out of the way, bat the de: | tl charters have expired. The renewal of fenidant drove on at rapid rate, and the shaft | the plan, o8 reported in i, ee iy : ises an outcome from the present canal stock his-wagon struck witness’ horse, and was | @riven into lis neck, and killed him. The di { and aqueduct difficulties which may be mutually beneficial to both sides of the Potomne. testified that it was an accident. The ther said the testimony «tid not show that the | (Miss VioLert's Fasr—The mother of Mixs CA Chloe A. Violett, the fasting this intentional on the of the dismissed the ease. = morning that her —— | choral service. The Sunday nst alleys in square 760. | ¢ of the grounds, | fed | Pointed guardian ad litem. plumbing rezulations, made | sb able for the authorities to give plumbers | | was a bo) CHRISTMAS MUSIC. Programs of Services in the Various Charches, The following programs of music on Christmas day in various Catholic and Episcopal churches have been arranged, in addition to the list printed in yesterday's Star: St. John’s P. E. Church, 16th and H streets northwest, Rey, W. or—Pro- grain of music Christmas, 1881: Servi and 1 a m. and 4p. m. (choral.) At the 11 o'clock service the following will be sung: Opening an- them, ” Davenport: Venite. in F, Mora; Glorias, (a) in'A, Mozart: (b) in E, Hodges; (¢) in Bb, Spencer; Te Deum, in D. MacLeod: Jubilate, in F, B. Tours; Introit, “Arise, Shine,” (full anthem.) Sir G. Elve ria Tibi, Barnby; hymna, “Adeste Fide! ing: Offertoire, “Hail, Christmas Morn,” Trisagion, Hutchins; Sanctus, in Bb, MacLeod; hymm and Glo: celsis. The choir Is as fol- 8: Soprani, Miss Harvey, Mrs. J. M. Ancona, B. MacLeod, Mrs. rston, and Iti, Mrs. E.R. True, Miss Jessie Harvey, and Miss Moxon: tenori, Messrs. H.C. Pearson, Walter Conn, and Halleck Donoho; bassi,- Messrs, H. A. Foresman, .B. W. Summy, and John M. Ancona. Mr. D. B. MacLeod, or- zanist of the church, will direct. with Mr. F. E. Vamp as organist. At the 4 o'clock service the choir and Sunday school will render the full school festival will take place on St. John’s day, December 27. at 3 P.m. The President and Cabinet will attend the 11 o'clock service on Christmas day. St. Patrick's (Catholic) church, G street, be- tween 9th and 10ch.—At the morning service, Mozart's 12th mass will be given. At the offer- torium, “‘Adeste Fideles,” arranged by Novello; anthem, “There were Shepherds;” Wiegand’s “O Salutaris;” Lambelotte’s **Tantum Ergo.” ‘The choir is organized as follows: Misses Richey, Carter, Borrows, Daley, Mudd, Becker and Alvey, soprani; Miss Carr, alto; Messrs. Newman and “Ruppert, tenori; “Messrs. Murray and Treanor, baratoni; Messrs. Ryan, Keller and Summy, bassi; Miss Luli Boone, organist. St. Mary’s, 5th street. between G and H, Rev. M. Alig. pastor.—Services at 5 o'clock, when Peters’ jubilee mass will be sung, with Hee nocte liero’s) at the offertory; 10 o'clock, Gerold’s mass, with O Quam Suavis (Cagliero) at the of- fertory. In the afternoon yesper service, Boll- man’s Alma and Millard’s Tantum Ergo will be sung. Mrs. Schwakopf is the organist and di- rectress of the choir,organized as follows: Misses Tillie Bauer, Kate er a ee Smith, soprani; Misses Anne Geier and Schwakopf, altt; Messrs. 8. Bauer, Henry Jordan and Emii Schwakopf, tenori; A. Neff and W. Neff, bassi. St. Paul's church, 23d street, midnight cele- bration (choral). Processional. ** Adeste fideles,” Kyrie, Credo, Sanctus, Agnes Dei, Gloria in Exeelsis—Berthold Tours, in F. cessional hymn—(Christmas carol). ' Second ser- vice at 1lo'clock Xmas day. Venite, Gregorian, Te Deum, Stegzale in A. Jubilate, Gregorian’ tollowed by second celebration (choral)—same | as sung at midnight. St. Mary's (P.E.) Church, (colored), mission of St. John’s.—The morning service, Christmas day, will be as follows; 1. Processional; Come | Hither, Ye Faithful, Adeste Fideles. 2. (a) Mis- eriendias Domini; (b) Dixit Domino; F. Widdo' 3. Te Deum; Katchmar. 4. Benedictus; F. ¥ dows. 5. Calm on tite Liste | Dr. Dykes. 6. K ibis W. H.W | | } . Wid- ing Ear of Night; ounod. 7. Gloria ne upon the Mid- Otfertory, Gloria 10. Trisagion; Tucker. 11. Bread ofthe World in Merey Broken; Gurdinel. 12. Gloria in Excelsis; Old Chant. 13. Reces- sional, Chant the Glad Tidings; Avison. The Vesper services, at 4 p.m., ll_be as follows: 1. And there were Shepherds; Millard. 2. (a) Setences, (b) Exhortation, (c) General Confe: 5 Tal Memento Domino. 4. Cantate Domino; Lord Mornington. 5. Benedic, Anima Mea; T. Norris. 6. Nicene Cre John Hop- Kins. 7. (a) Versiel (b) Collects; Talli 7 ; Magnificat: Millard. 9. Recessional, Hark, what fean those Holy Voices; Siberia. a ee ‘The Courts, Crrcvir Covrt.—Judge MacArthur. Tyar agt.Perkin lefault set aside. } Ma y rland; verdict for plaintiff. Keyser agt. District Commissioners; Tule issued to show cause. Poor, assignee, ast. Ridenour, executor; amount of claim admitted. . Oslen; judgment as per stipulation, st. Butler: judgment for defendant; appeal prayed. Butler agt. Byrne, judgment for defendant; appeal prayed. Equity Court.—Judge Wyli Yesterday, Abert agt. Stone et al.; appear- ance of absent defendants ordered. F. 8. & T. Co. agt. Holden; auditor's report on trustee’s conlirmed. Lowe agt. Lowe; Daniel T. Jackson appointed guardian ad litem. Belli- fenille agt. Schneider: Samuel T. Drury ap- Simons agt. King; Wm. S. Jackson appointed guardian ad litem. Evans agt. Evans; testimony ordered taken be- fore examiner Jno. S. Thompson. Heck act. Heck; anticipated payment of note allowed. | Hart agt. Gorham; Gloriyva Gordon allowed to become party defendant. Burils agt. Burlls; appearance of absent defendant ordered. Pick- erell agt. Pickerell; return of commissioners ratified. Amaroili agt. Shiner; Jane J. Shiner appointed guardian ad litem. Tucker agt. Tucker; testimony ordered taken befor ner Jno. T. Thompson. Hall azt. H ment of bill authorized. Leddy agt. Leddy et Cae S of absent infant defendant ordered | | { Py nd litem. “Leddy axt. Fitzmorris; F. T. Browning appointed guardian ad litem. mins agt. Fitz- huh; auditor's report ratified and distribution | Ordered. Reed axt. Reed; appearance of absent defendant ord Middleton agt. Peers; Wal- ter S. Perry appointed trustee. Mockabee ast. Mockabee; appearance af absent defendant or- dered. Crandell decree direc 1i, “77. agt. District of Columbia: ing execution of decree of April Daly et al. agt. Washington Market yy; stipulation of counsel tiled. To-day, Edmunds agt. Oleott; judgment for stipulation. Green agt. Hoilidze; default. Ken- nedy azt. Williams; verdict for plaintiff_—-#100, Kendall agt. Weaver; defendant called and judz— nent. Justh agt. Holladay; leave to plaintiff to withdraw common counts. ‘Costello agt. Miller; plaintiff called and suit dismissed. Kottmain agt. Main; defendant called and judgment. PoLice Covi and failing to exhibit a light on it was fined $10. John Dendigree, keep- y shop, pleaded guilty; $50 or 60 a Fi Heister, assault on Harry H. ¢ Johnson, assault on Abra- iking him on the head with a and severely injnring him; three months in jail. Frank Landroy, assault on a little white <irl named Gracie Cunningham, ho stated that she went to a store on 7th , to buy some thread. and there in the store dressed like Santa Claus, came out and struck her with a { 1h street, Monday and this whip. boy stated that he is employed at | Behren’s store, and the girl did not seem as if | she was going into the store, and he struck her jto make the crowd get b-ek, ashe was in- stiucied fo keep the crowd away “om the door- The court fined him $i. Andrew Hillery, iar- ceny of a pair of boots: 30 days in jail. To-day. Jenny Sumbly, loud and boisterous: | $5 or 15 days. “Thomas ‘Dorsey, do.; do. John | Lancaster, pleaded guilty to carrying a razor. j and was flned $20 or 30 days. Georze Ingram; wrancy: bonds or 90 days. Robert Burriss, violating the plumbing regulations; fined $25 and execution of sentence suspended. Daniel Hannan, placing obstructions in the street and failing to remove them onthe same day; #1, Eldridge Lansdale, making an excavation in the street and leaving it open at night; $3. Lucius Courtney, fast driving: pleaded guilty and was sent down for 60 days in default of 220. He was. also charged with disorderly conduct, and fined $5 or 15 days additional. Wm. Hughes, larceny of three-fourths of a ton of coal from Johnson Bros. Also, charged with stealing half a ton of coal from the same persons; 30 days in one case and five months in the other. Allan Watson, as- sault on Mary Williams; -six months in jail. Robert Curran, threats of violence to Wm. P. Bes 100 bonds or six months in jail. Jno. C. | Blundon, grand lareeny; continued.::Wm. New man, assault and battery with intent to ki Chas. Brown; continued.@Henry and Rober Statford, receiving stolen goods, knowing them to have been stolen; 60 days each In Jail. Jaa. F. Crown, threats to Minnie C. Crown, his wife; personal bonds to keep the peace. Wm. Robin- son, assault on Sarah Jane Johnson; $5 or 15 j days. Also. assault on Clara Henderson; 5 or | 15 days additional —_ | ELgctioxs ov O¥Ficers.—Columbia Lodge, | No. 8, F.A.A.M., last night elected the follow- ing officers for the ensuing Masonic year: Gi W.M.; H. J. 4 E. i Browning appointed guardian ad | SOCIETY NOTES. A very pretty wedding occurred at St. John’s Chureh last evening, the happy parties to-it being Mr. Melville H. Howard and Miss Mada- laine H. Holmes. The bride passed up the aisle leaning on the arm of her brother, Mr. Charles Holmes; the bride's mother followed leaning upon the arm of the groom; while the bridesmaid, Miss Grace Howard, | came up leaning on the arm of the g#oms- man, Mr. Henry Guillaume. The ushers were Messrs. Will Stokes, Louis R. Thian, and Hub- bard I. Smith. In the audience were Judge Mills and daughter, Judge Davis and daughter, Miss Stoops, Miss Ellis, Dr, Bogan, Dr. Latimer, Mrs. Dr. Kramer and daughter, Miss Nellie Deland, Miss Sadie Venable, Mr. W. W. Nally, and many others belonging to the organization known as the “D. I. 8.,” of which the bride is a member. Theceremony was performed by the rector, Rey. W. A. Lecnard, and the wedding march was played by Mr. McLeod, organist of St. John’s. The literary re-union at Mrs. H. M. Lincoln’s, | on Tuesday evening, was made the occasion of a tribute to the late Rey. Charles Wheeler Deni— son. Mr. E. L. Townsend was selected to pre- | pare and read an article giving briedly the out- line of the Important events in Dr. Denison’s | life, which was exceedingly interesting. Some most touching and thrilling incidents were re- lated. This article, so carefully prepared, will probably be published, as Mrs. Denison has so many demands for sketches of this kind from sailors, temperance organizations and ben- evolent societies. Mr. and Mrs. Eaton, the latter Mrs. Denison’s sister, were present. Ex- cellent music was furnished during the evening by Mrs. Murphy and her daughter, Miss Lucie: Dr. Bland read a short paper on “Character,” and Mr. Babbitt read a seiection. Mrs. Lincoln, the hostess, who was much indisposed, had been prevented by illness from contributing her trib-. ute to Dr. Denison, who, she said, had formerly contributed so much to make these re-unions profitable and pleasant. A publication this week in a New York daily with regard to the domestic history of the British minister Mr. West, giving ates expression to what had been whispered about here, based on scandals sent privately from Europe, has ex- cited much indignation among those whose po- sition gives them an opportunity to know the facts. These gentlemen, whose word can not be doubted, say they can vouch for it that Mr. West's marriage to he lady whose daughter and his own he purposes to introduce here, was in all particulars in regular form ; that he showed her every respect while living and since her death has truly mourned that event. These gen- tlemen assert that their correspondents in Eu- ropean capitals where Mr. West has been sta- tioned discredit all such scandala as that pub- lished in New York. Heis a most agreeable gentleman, say those who have made his ac- quaintance here, and in every way deserving ofa kind reception from our people tor himself as well as his young daughter, who is soon ex- pected, and who is mentioned ‘us highly accom- plished, though still under twenty years of age. Mrs. Ann M. Washington, the widow of Dr. Bailey Washington, who was a surgeon in the navy during the war of 1812, died at her resi- dence, No. 416 6th street, Tuesday Washington was one of the links which bound the past generation to the present, being over 80 years of age. She was well known to and greatly esteemed by all the older residents of this locality. She leaves four children—Bland Washington, a member of the bar; Miss Bessie | Washington, Mrs. Fanny Reading, and Mrs.W. | D. Davidge: The National Rifles soirees are | the Weather Bureau and the elem power to mar. Marini’s Hall was tilled last night with a gay throng, composed of belles and beaux of Washington and of the country at large. The hall was tastily decorated with the national col- ercreens, bannereta, and stacks of rifles ed with shakos. After a short promenade by the Marine Band, the dancing com- menced and was kept up with great spirit. The committee of arrangements were James F. Oys- ter, James A. Sample, C. H. Story, C. B. Fonda, - E. Camp. The floor committee: W. B. Ma- gruder, G. H. DeLeon, W. H. B. Kittson, F. E. Johnson; floor director, George W. Evans. To describe the many beautiful toilets would r quire a triple sheet Star. The hoste of the evening were Mrs. Boyd and Miss Oyster, who gave all a graceful wel- come.’ Among those present were Dr. Schooley, Miss Lu Vale, Miss Dent, Miss May Becker, Mr. W. M. Thompson, Mrs. Birney, Mrs. Gatchell, Mrs. Jones, Mr. Geo. Kennedy, Mr. and Mrs. Ralston, Miss Williamson of Tllinois, Miss Seaman of Illinois, Miss Emma McDonald, Lieut. Hein, Lieut. Walker, Lieut. Maus, M els, Paymaster Wilcox, Major Bates, Miss Emma | Bates, Mrs. Otdburg, Dr. Townsend, Mr. Moses, | Miss ‘Hollowell, Miss May Moore, Miss Posey, Mrs. Butler, Mr. Chester Stott. Miss Katie Monro, Miss Covode of Pit Mr. W. F. Carleton, Mi: York, Mr. Jules Guthridge, Miss Thorndy A. D.F. Wheeler, Miss Bolivar, Mr.S.A.Curtis, Mr. and Mrs. Dennison, Mr. Cridler, Mr. Acker, Miss Pierce, Mr. Neighbors, Mr. Ward, Mrs. Buckley, Miss Aggie Markriter, Miss Ada Moxon, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kirby, Mrs. McAbbee, Miss Leigher, Mrs. J. C. Clements, Miss Maggie Myers, Mr. Rouzer, Miss Keisecker, the Misses Fearson, Miss Gibson, Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Tucker, Mr. George A. Kelly, Mis§ McHenry, Miss May, Miss Davis, Miss Gillam, Miss Clark, Miss Bretano, 8 Lucy Mygatt, Mr. Sauls. Miss Williams, Miss Rotenburg, Miss Jennie Richards, Miss J. H. Hickcox, Miss Fanny H. Truesdell, Miss Cor- bett, Miss Alexander, Emerson, Mr. A. C. Barnes, Mr. A. F. Andrews, Mr, E. J. Moffat, Mr. J. B. Sheckels, Miss Agnes Robertson, Mrs. W. Buehly, Miss Junie Lusk, Gen. Raum. Miss Maud Raum, Miss Grace Hilborn, of California, Miss Maud Noyes, Miss Mollie Davis, Mr. A. T. | | Whiting, Miss Josie Whiting, Mr. and Mrs. D. B. McLeod, Mr. C.. F. Gibson, Miss Larkin, Mr. Lake, Miss Balloch, Mr. Paige, Miss Maggie Faunce, Mr. Moses, Miss Ringwalt, Miss Ganno, of Cincinnati, Licutenant M; U. 8. A. i Hon. Mr: Blackburn, of Kentucky, Judge | and Mrs. Blackburn, Representative Thompson, ‘Capt. and Mrs, Widd | Lient. Young, U.! | Lient. Todd, U.S.N. {combe, Mr. and Mrs. Hale, Dr. Carroll Morgan, ; Major and Mrs. Clifford, Mr. Mrs. and Miss Bates, Mr. Sweet, Mr. Speare, Mi Dorman, | : Mr. Rapley, Mr. Brainard, Mr. and Mrs. Fergu- {son, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Abner, Mr. and Mrs. Mr. Frank Wilson, Miss Florence Miss Gertie Wilson, Mr. Oscar Hough, Mrs. M.E. Riley (Chicago), Mr. and Mrs. Ai cona, Mr, James 8. Davis, Dr. Welch, Lieut. Berger, Mr. G. W. Stokes, Miss Stokes, Miss | Luey Murn Mr. Truesdell, Mrs. Schwing, ; Miss Iola Williams, Col. and Mrs. Seligson, the Misses Taylor, Mr. and Miss Wyck (Chio), Mr. and Mrs. ©. W. Brown, Miss Connor, Miss Curtin, Mr. and Mrs. Rodgers, Miss Katie sewell, Mr, Robert V Stoddard, Miss Ida Hicks, | . Sample, Miss Rose Wheeler, Mr. ire, Miss Larcom, Miss Van Hook, | Mrs. J. F. Ford, Miss Allen of Philadelphia, Mr. Holtzman, Miss Katie E. Miss Mattie Garges, Mr. Frank Beck Major and Mrs. Dunwiddie, Lieutenant Miller of Illinois, Mr. Maurice Clagett, Miss Mitchell, Miss Roseabury, Misses Korn, Miss Wash- ington, Miss Kaiser, Miss Parker, Mr. Whipple, Miss Rose Whipple, Professor J. P. Soussa, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. McGinn, Mr. F. 8. Hyde, Mr. J. M. Borden, Mrs. George B. De Shields, Lieuten- ant Morse, Mr and Mrs. Nutz, Mr. Joseph Par- sons, Mr. James E. Bangs, Miss Mollie De Sauls, Miss Minnie Rosa, Miss Laura Creaser, Mr. John | | Downs, Mrs. F. B, Gatchel, Miss Frisbie, Mr. | Holmes, Dr. Reyburn, jr., Mr. | and/ Mrs. J.J. Meding, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wil- mot, Miss Adelaide Grimstead, Lieutenant Cot- ton, Miss Ciara Dawson, Colonel J. 0. P. Burn- | side, and officers and members of the National | Rifles. Justice Matthews will leave to-day for Ohio to attend his son’s wedding, which will occur at Glendale next Wednesday. When he returns at New Years Mr. Matthews will bring his wife and | eldest daughter with him.—Miss Ume, the young Japanese girl, who has the last | Rine years with Mroand Mrs. wan, having been “sent here in 1872, together with other Japanese girls of gos ilies to be educated, is to accompany Mr. and, Mrs. Yoshida when they return to Japan. Natupally being much attached ; to her friends here she feels very sad at leaving, as they are to have , $0.——Mr. Kennedy ex- | pects ‘his daughter, Mrs. Bidwell, and his son's eldest child to come soon to make him and his wife a visit——The new Chinese minister and his wife may arrive here to-day.—Admiral Ray mond Rodgers’ wife is still in New York wi ‘their daughter, Mrs. Neilson, who has an infant son. Tan Wr or tHE ConTESTED.—To-day. THE OFFICIAL LIST IN FULL. The list of House committees announced by the Speaker yesterday was published in the third edition of Tuk Star last evening. The following is the corrected official list from the Congressional Record: On Elections—Mr. Calkins, chairman; Messrs. Hazeiton, Wait, Thompson (iowa), Ranney, Ritchie, Pettibone. Miller, Jacobs, Paul, Belt hoover, Atherton, Davis (Mo.), Jones (Texas), and Moulton. On Ways and Means—Mr. Kelley, chairman; Messrs. Kasson, Dunuell. McKinley, Hubbell, Haskell, Russell, Errett, Randall, Tucker, Car- lisle, Morrison and Speer. On Appropriations—Mr. Hiscock, chairman; Messrs. Robeson, Cannon, Burrows (Mich.), Batterworth, Caswell, Ryan, O'Neill, Ketcham, Blackburn, Cox (N. ¥.), Atkins, Forney, Le Fevre and Ellis. On Judiciury—Mr. Reed, chairman; Messrs. Willits, Robinson (Mass.), Brigys, Humphrey, Taylor. McCoid, Payson, Norcross, Knott, Ham= mond (Ga.), Culberso: Converse, Manning and Townshend (IIL) On Banking and Currency—Mr. Crapo, chat man; Messrs. Smith (Ill), Webber. Ding! Moore, Cornell, Bramm, Buckner, Hardenburg, Flower and Ermentrout. On Coinage, Weights and Measures—Mr. Fisher, chairman; Messrs. Belford, McCinre, Lacey, Washburn, Payson, Hazeltine, Stephens, Singleton (Miss.), Rosecrans, Bland ‘and Luna. On Commerce—Mr. Page, chairman; Messrs. Richardson (N. Y.), Townsend (Ohio), Horr, Washburn, Candler, Ward, White, George, Guen- ther, Reagan, McLane, Gibson, Ross and Hern- | don. On Agricultare—Mr. Valentine, chairman; Messrs. Updegraff (Ohio), Carpenter, And son, Godshalk, Wadsworth, Rich, West, Cul- len, Hazeltine. Hatch, Dibrell, Aiken, Latham, Black and Post. | | | 1 On Foreign Affairs—Mr. Williams (Wis.),chair- man; Messrs. Orth, Kasson, Rice (Mass.), Dun- | nell, Lord, Walker, Blount, Wilson, Deuster and | Belmont. On Military Affairs—Mr. Henderson, chair man; Messrs. McCook, Bayne, Steele, Davis, Spaulding, Spooner, Sparks, Upson, Bragg, Wheeler and Maginnis. On Naval Affairs—Mr. Harris(Mass. ),chairman; Messrs. Robeson, Harmer, Thomas, Watson, Ketcham, Dezendorf, Morse, Dayidson, Talbot and Harris (N. J. On Post Offices and Post Roads—Mr.Bingham, chairman; Messrs. Anderson, Jorgenson, Lacey, Peelle, Farwell (Iowa), Morey, Springer, Money, Evins, Armfield and Brents. On Public Lands—Mr. Pound, chatrman; Mesers. Belford, Hepburn, Dwight,’ Watson, Strait, Rice (Mo.), Cobb,Cravens, Phisterand Matehler. On Indian Affairs—Mr. Haskell, chairmat Messrs. Deering, Rice (Mass.), Mason, Spalding, Buck, Richardson (N.Y. Hooker, Scales, Welborn, Blanchard and Ainsley. On Territories—Mr. Burrows (Mich.), chair- man; Dawes, Crowley, Grout, Mills, Richardson (8.C.). Dugro, Leedom and Pettigrew. On Railways and Canals—Mr.Townsend (Ohio), chairman; Messrs. Dwight, Henderson, Camp- bell, Shultz, Lord, Brewer, Kenna, Wise (Pa.), Chalmers and Hoblitzell. On Manufactures—Mr. Campbell, chairman ; Messrs. Hammond (N. ¥2, Jones (N.J.), Mile Godshalk, West, Chace, (N. J.) and Stockslager. On Mines and 3 fr. Van Voorhis,chair- .), Bingham, Fulkerson, Cassidy, Berry, Benj. y On Public Buildings lenberger, chairma: Motte, Seranton, Ford. Hewitt (N wletor Cutts, De- CX.Y.), Cook, U1.) and Herbert. n (I On Pacific Railroads—Mr. Hazelton, chairman; | Messrs. Harmer, Butterworth, Robinson (Ohio), Hammond (N. Paul, Darrell, Farwell (IL), McKenzie, Bliss, House, Dunn and Nolan. On Levees and Improvements of the Missis- sippi River—Mr. Thomas, chairman; M Carpenter, Preseott, Darrell. Rice (Ohio), Moore, Jones (Tex.), Burrows (Mo.), Thompson (Ky.), Gunter, Clardy and Whitt- horne. On Education and Labor—Mr, Updegraff, Ohio), chairman;~ Messrs. Sherwin, Carpenter Davis (Ill), Page, Tyler, Willis,’ Clements’ Money, Dibble and Dowd. On Militia—Mr. Strait, chairman: Messrs. Bayne, Hawk, Morey, Guenther, Valentin Thompson (Ky.), Frost, Mosgrove and Jones (rk. On ? patents —Mr. Young. chairman: Messrs. Ritchie, skinner, Caswell, Farwell (Iowa), Jones (N.J.), Spooner, Vance, Turner (Ky.), Scoville and Shelley . On Invalid Pensions—Mr. Browne, chairman; Messrs. Joyce, Cullen, Ray, Daw: Pettibone, Parker, Rice (Ohlo), Wadsworth, Watson, Cald- well, Simonton, Cabell, Latham and McMillin. On Pensions—Mr. Marsh, chairman; Messrs. Hepburn, Rice (Mo.,), Stone, Steele, Webber, Fulkerson, Hewitt (Ala.). Cox (N.C.), Robinson (N.Y.) and Burrows (Mo.) - On Claims—Mr. Crowley, chairman; Messrs. Taylor. Bowman, Mason, Thompson (Towa), Ray, Peelle, Hill, Smith (Ill.), Mills, Hutchins, Tur- ner (Ga.), Buchanan, Clark, and Oates. On War Claims—Mr. Houk, chairman; Messrs. Updegraff (Iowa), Smith (Pa.), Ranney, Jadwin, Hall, Robertson, Geddes, Holman, Barbour and Chapman. On Public Expenditures—Mr. Randall, chair- | 0’¢l ny ae Mjlackburn, Waiter A.” Wood, | Writing and passed out into the hail. man; Messrs. Blackburn, Ryan, De Motte, Lewis, Ladd,-Fulkerson, Mar- tin, Gunter and Berry. On Private Land Claims—Mr. Pacheco. chair- man; Messrs. Norcross, Hazelton, Cornell. Morey, Cutts, Muldrow, Williams (Ala.); Ford, Shakleford and Hoge. On the District of Columbia—Mr. Neal, chair- man; Messrs. Heilman, Barr, Urner, eee) Dezendorf, Klotz, Garrison, Cassidy and Allen. On the Revision of the Laws—Mr. McKinley, chairman; Messrs. Robinson (Mass.), Buck, George, Brumm, Hall, Jadwin, xton, Richardson (8.C.), Jones (Ark.) and McMillin. On Expenditures in the Department of State— Mr. Deering, chairman; Messrs. Lindsey, Barr, Williams (Wis), Herndon, King and Frost. On Expenditures inthe Treasury Department— Mr. Belford, chairman; Messrs. Reed, Heilman, Scranton, Forney, Buckner and Curtin. On Expenditures in the War Department— Mr. Briggs, chairman; Messrs. Miles, Steele, Marsh, Blackburn, Jones (Tex.) and Sparks. On Expenditures in the Navy Department— Mr. Robeson, chairman: Messrs. Harris (Mass.), Harmer, O'Neill, Morse, Phelpsand Turner (K On Expenditures in the Post Office Depart: ment—Mr. Cannon, chairman; Messrs. Walker, Pound, Farwell (iL), Reagan, Tiliman ani Ladd. On Expenditures in the Interior Department— Mr, Hubbell, chairman; Messrs. Crapo, Walter A. Wood, Shultz, Simonton, Blanchard and Burrows (Mo.) On Expenditures in the Department of Justice— Willits, chairman; Messrs. McCoid, Norcross, Neal, Singleton (Miss.), Blount and Bragg. On_ Expenditures on the Public Buildings— Mr. Errett. rman Messrs. Robinson (Ohio), Houk, Groff, Wise (Pa.), Garrison and Latham. On the Rules—The eke chairman; Messrs. Orth, Robeson, Randall and Blackburn. On Accounts—Mr. Urner, chairman; Messrs. Skinner, Brewer, Candler, Martin, Hardy and Hoge. On Mileage—Mr. Jorgensen, chairman; Messrs. Rich, Ward, Cobb and Moulton. JOINT COMMITTEES. On Library—Mr. McCook, chairman; Messrs. Lindsey and Geddes, On Printing—Mr. Van Horn, chairman; Messrs. McClure and Springer, On Enroll Bills—Mr. Aldrich, chairman; Messrs. Pierce, West, Shalleaberger, Kenna, Messrs. Aldrich, Van Voorhis, Miller, | Finley, Murch, Harris | King, | j | | | | 1 } i 1 | found quatitied. | letter. It was Palm | acdmainer te i it The Senate committee on naval affairs yester- day irected a favorable report to be made upon | Mr. McPherson's biil to reorganize the marine corps. The titie of the measure is “‘a billtto es- tablish and equalize the grades and regulate 9 pointments in the marine corps,” and it provides | as follows: That the active list of line officers of the corps snail be divided int taking rank according to the dat isi each grade as foliows, 1 Tal, commandant; t colonel; fourth, maje captain; sixth, first tente seventh, lieuten allowed to ea exceed one briga’ three colonels, t majors, twei lieutenant y Provided, That the commissions in the the number of grade shall general, comma r © That ers DOW ine Corps shall not be vacated by this act. That the adjutant and inspector, the pay- master, and the quartermaster of the Marine Comps after thirty years’ service shall haye the Tank of lieutenant colonel, years’ service the rank of colonel, and 9 quartermasters after twenty years’ se1 of which shall have been in the quartermas department of said corps, sball have the major. That the senior inarine offic or squadron, denominated “fleet marine of shall have, when serving as suci rank and pay of the next That appointments to MU vac v | of sec enant in the corps shall be made nt, in equal pr portions, as near from such graduates of the Military nd the Naval Academy as may so elect, and by selection from such” meritorious non-cominissioned 0 upon exarnination bef tb cers appointed by the Secretary of the N ‘That h occurs in the o ri corps such vacancy shall be tilled by appoiut- ment, by selection from the line otficr active list who have served twenty ye upwards as commissioned officers in said corps That all vacancies in the grades of colonel, lie tai said corps according to seniority. ments to ill vacancies in the offices of adjutant and inspector and of paymaster of the corps shall be made by selection from t e line officers on the active list who have served tweaty years and upwards as cx sioned officers. in said corps. A va- cancy occurring in the office of quarter- master of the Marine corps shall after be filled by promotion from the assi quartermasters on the active list according to seniority, and appointments to fill vacancies in the office as assistant quarterinaster stall be made by selection from the line officers on the active list who have served fifteen years. That no officer shall be promoted to a higher on the active list of the marine corps, the case provided in sec Statutes, untilhe has been nined by a board selected from the medical corps of the navy and pronounced physically qualified to perform ail his duties at sea. That no officer below the grade of major siall be promoted to a higher grade on the active list of the corps until his mM hess to perform all his duties, both at sea and on shore, has been established to the sati: tioh of a board of examining officers appointed by the President: Provided, That any officer of the ma- rine corps on the active list below the grade of major who, upon examination for promotion, is not found professionally qualified, shall be sus- pended from promotion for one year, with cor- responding loss of date. when he shail be re-ex. amined, and in case of his failure upon sucn se- | examination he shall be dropped ftom the ser- And provided further, That any ofticer of said corps who, upon e x promo- tion, is not found moraily qualified shall be | dropped from the servi a One Hundred and Twenty; -five Thous- > and Dollars ie S CITY AUDITOR ant CONF TO JAIL. norning Frederick A. Palmer, city auditor of Newark, contessed that he had em- bezzled $125,000 of the city’s funds. He went to jail voluntarily. Two or three days after the | failure of the Mechanics’ National bank Mayor Fiedler proposed to the common council that in view of certain disquietingrumors it would be well to have aa exaui' of the city. When called upon to mention the rumors to which he referred, he said he i no charges to make against any employe of the city J. Yalden, an expert accountant of this city, has been examining the city’s accounts for a month, and has just got through with the books: of 1870. For several days it had been reported that a defaleation by Auditur Palmer would be discovered. Palmer has been nervous and mo- rose, and for some time he has been drinking liquor to excess. It was observed that he be- caine more and more melancholy, and during the last few days his intoxication was noted by many visitors to the city hall. Still, the painful rumors about him were vehemently denied by his brother officials. Palmer went to his office at 8:30 o'clock yes- y morning. Hisassistant, Leon Dickerson, observed nothing unusual in his manner. At 10 k he left the desk where be had been Meeting a friend who had just lost a ehild by death, he stopped and expreseed sympathy tor him. | He then went out of the bniiding. An hour later Lawyer Frank Alien ascended the steps. He met city Clerk Sutphen at the top, and handed him a communication addressed to the finance committee. The envelope being unsealed, Mr. Sutphen read the following: es Crry Avprror’s Orrice, Dec. 21, 1881. Thave embezzled have surrendered cers of the law, unty Jail These frauds were committed matnly fn the years 1879, 1880, and 1881, and amount to a sum probably of $125,000. ‘That the ends of justice may be Speedily reached, I hope tor the immediate amination of these years; Last with the ald of n office assistant enough items may be found to s cure my sentence. I desire to say very emphatical- ly that these frauds have been committed without the aid, knoweledge, connivance, or assistance of any person Whatever. It Is useless for me to speak | of my ruined life, of the stain on all who know or I expect only exact: justice, Dut ask . HH. Pauw. care ior me. that it may soon be reached. To Mayor Fielde ‘PIRATORS.—A December | 21, says: Detective Edward T. Williams and Fred- j erick Lewis, a merchant. who were arrested last night for conspiring to entrap Simon Uhi- men, the Broad street hop merchant, into an indiscretion, so that the latter's wife might pro- cure a divorce from him, were arranged in the general sessions court to-day, and gave bail in $300 each to await trial. This afternoon the police arrested Thomas P. Jones, the third of the alleged conspirators. Inspector Byrnes states that he is under indictment in Canada for kidnapping a man there some years ago. Jones | is a private detective. SAS ie eee a SENTENCE FoR ELEcTION Fravps.—The trial of David Mouat for election irregularities in Philadelphia, which suddenly collapsed on Mon- day through the discovery of an interloper on the jury, who was personating a regularly sab- renaed juryman, was recommenced yesterd: he prisoner then pleaded guilty and was con- victed and sentenced to two years’ imprison- ‘ment and to pay the costs and a fine of 1,000. Wuat ir Cost Her To Marry.—The Truth says: — “ Altl Baroness Coutts has resigned the Warner and Belmont. On Additional Accommodations for Con; order to avoid lit ion, she is allowed her sister two-fifths of the income from the bank sional Library—Mr. Rice (Mass.), chairm: fund for life. Her income, however, is reduced an; Messrs. Farwell (lL), Humphrey, Geddes and Gibson. SELECT COMMITTEES. On Census—Mr. Prescott, chairman; Messrs. Sherwin, Tyler, Bayne, Fulkerson, MeCoid, Peirce, Cox (N.Y.), Colerick, Wise(Va.) and | been found at Tilman. by £75,000 a year.” ee Mr. Powe.., M.P., Pxopas.y DROWNED aT Sea.—A broken thermometer from the balloon inwhich Mr. a ae the 10th inst. has ve on the Dorsetshire Thls clr nce confirms the England. circumstat On Reform in the Civil Service—Mr. Orth, Seed “cet Mr. Powell has been diowned at chairman; Messrs. Kasson, Horr, Briggs, Neal, | sea. Hubbell, Butterworth, House, ber Ta respecting spt’ of ese and President—Mr. BA! Messrs. Camp, fe Whit wa Lindsey Stephens, Morrison, chair- a a of wae | . | Hon. George Bliss, of C ation made of the books j | Suits. bu’ you and I know that the sen’ as a ReouT Hon. George Bliss, of New Verk, Pree paring te Secure Their indicument on Criminal Charges —ciw Suits to Be Brought Against Them Also, The following correspondence has been fur nished for publication: Postorrice DErartMent, Wasmnorex, D.C, Dec. 17, 1881. rinsed in Star Route Mail Cases: From an examin at the reconds of partment, been convinced that Ss been paid out of the funds of the nt to certain persons under circams wh b ments within aac. the utes ina number of instances. The evidence, which see sufficient tom n sujts by the VU l to such mones. fs on fle in this ment * of much of —— are already in your in compliance with law, 1 here- hands. request. unless you shail differ from me as to weight of the evidence, you will eanse Le instituted in the name of the United for the recovery of said mon m the parties who received thy Very respectfully, THowas 1. Jaanms, Postmaster General, «. Megally same. REPLY OF MR. BLISS. Wasixeron, D.C., December 18, 1881. Dear Sir, Th tained in ter of vest | to recoy y paid to contractors with th spartment is reorived. When 1 first became connected with the casas known as th rote cases,” T called the at- tes eneral to the propriety of & Vsuits such as you suzvest t xpected paration of the eriml- ses. 1 was, and am, unwilling that any idea ni zo forth that criminal proceedings were opin power and the public, and thus in the law, than to recover for the Government even the whole of the large amount Wrongfully taken from the treasury. I do not believe that our criminal law, defective as the United States statutes are in all criminal matters, are so defective that crimes such as these are not punishable, nor do I believe that | there will be any hesitation on the part of juries | in convicting on proper evidence, such evidence ‘as I believe we can present. Under this conviction | have temporarily put aside the question of civil suits, and have de- voted myseif to the eriminal cases. Even you, familiar as you are with these cases, can have little idea of the amount of labor which has a en bestowed upon the preparation withesses are scattered over i fiardly one of them ts leas n 1,500 iniles from this city, and many of them. | are twice that distance. These witnesses have n sought out by your inspectors with an y le } ener ideJity. and perseverance rarely com- n subordinates, either in public or private The thousands of pages of testimony thus gathered, together with that furnished by the plumninous records of the Post Office and Treasury departments have been examined, ar- | ranged, and abstracted, first’ by Inspector Woodward, and then by counsel, with an a personal labor far beyond anything I } ipated when I came into tlie case, far beyond anything I would then |have beea” willing to undertake. In | this ion breaks and —_ omission in the chain of testimony have been discovered and supplied. The criminal cases naturally divide themselves int four or five great com- We have this week completed, to faction, thi ition for the grand and ear coins of the evidence as to one of ibinations, ‘Thoagh, as a general rule, T prefer not to say ything as to w we expect to do, tmay issue this we subpernas for about sixty witnesses to appear before the grand jury a mn after the ne ‘ar as that body will be ready to examine them. great deal of progress has been made in the preparation of the criminal cases connected with the other great ecombinations—so much in- deed that, so far as Lean perceive, there is no | danger that the statute of limitations can bar | any of the cases. I hope they will be ready for | the grand jury and for tfial as soon as jury and court can atiend to them. Under these cir- | cumstances, your request for the commence- ment of civil suits seems tome timely. Person- | ally, I have no authority te commence such r coun- sel, who was yesterday confirmed as attorney general, will not hesitate to give the requisite authority, for one of the chief reasons for his | selection for that position was his avowed de- | termination to press the star route cases. | shall at once transinit to him a copy of your letter and ask his appro When received I will cause civil suits to be commenced in those cases in which the evidence in the possession of the government seems to justity such a course. You will, I know, agree with me that these civil suits should not in any way super- sede the criminal prosecutions, for punishment of the offenders is of infinite more importance than the recovery of money. Both civil and criminal proceedings will be pusbed as rapidly as is consistent with justice to the government and to the defendants, though it is quite possi- ble that you will not find the progress so rapid | Your obedient servant, & BLY Mow a Brave Georgia Boy Rescued a Brother From a Hawk's Clutches, Mr. J. roy, of Bank's county, Ga., re- lates the which lappened on his plantation near Harmony Grove a few | days ago: While his three little boys were | standing In the yard a large hawk swooped | down and flew away with a chicken in bis tal- ons. The boys, thinking that his majesty mi drop the chicken, followed him some dis- tance, when to their delight they saw his r him drop prey. As soon as this hap- | pened the hawk commenced circling around | Where the boys and chicken were congre- | vated, and finally lighted on the eldest boy, who was ten years old, and fastened one talon in the boy's chin. The second son went to the rescue, when the hawk caught him on the arm with the other talon, thas holding both the boys at bis mercy. The third and youngest seeing the per- | jious situation of his brothers, drew his knife, went to work and succeeded in catting the | hawk from his brothers and killing him. The talons were shown this reporter by the father | of the boys, and show the gashes inflicted by the youngest Both lezs were cut to the bone, just above the claw, before the boys were released from their dangerous position. After his lordship was dispatched he was found to be alarge bird, and measured twenty-four inches from stem to stern. A Coat Mixer ox Fire.—Stanton colliery, one ofthe largest collieries in the Mahanoy, Pa., region, has been on fire in Breast No. 1 since last Thursday. The fire was started by an ex- plosion of gas, while the men were at work. On Saturday it was noticed that loose coal and refuse lying on the breast had ignited and was burning fiercely. Work was suspended at once and steps taken to quench the flames. On Tuesday Mine Inspectors Gay, of Pottsville, and | Mauchiin, of Shenan: visited the a and operated doah, Stanton colliery is owned by M ler, Hoch & Co., and has a shipping capacity ot over 100 cars per day. Between and 400 men and bovs will be thrown out of employ- ment uutil the fire is subdued. Pad ee eee Mapa mer janhattan Iway company, olan Elevated Rall company and the welt iy rk Elevated Railroad , in the United States cireuit court in New Wonk, J ford rendered a decision