Evening Star Newspaper, January 31, 1882, Page 1

: _—_———_—_—_—_—_——— THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, ‘Northwest Corner Pennsylvania Ave. and 11th 8t., by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, | GEO. W. ADAMS, Pres't. Tae Feexrso Stax is served to subseribers in the eity by carriers, on their own account, at 10 cente per Week, or 44 cents per month. Copies at the counter, 2 eentaeach. By mail “postage prepaid~-50 cents a month, @ve year, $6. six monthe, S. {Entered at the Post Oflice at Washington, D. C., as Second-ciass nail matter. } > Ww LY Srar-—published on Fridsy—$2 a year. | Pron nine ‘Six months, $1, 10 copies for $15.20 Eopiee for €#™ All mail eubserfptions must be paid in advance; inc paper sent longer than is paid for. Rates of advertising made AMUSEMENTS ATIONAL THEAT c EVERY EVENING and SATU ‘There will be no matinee First engagement in Wash season at Drury Lane. Lone ‘Rent Tragedian, MR. JOHN MeCULLOUGH, Supported by the moet powert ized, unde WILLIAM M = DAY MATINEE. | Wednesday. on sines hi brilliant . Logland, of the Exni. company. ever organ: aent of | CONNOR. { oir THIS Tuesday Weinesday Thursday. Bredey a cna e CHAKD Ii $230 Tn Preparation THE GLADIATOR. OF TRAGEDY. wut of the incom- THE QUE k of the engage JANAUSCHER. By request MARY STUART LADY MACBETH --. DF ROR AH fifi AND SON QUEEN KATHERINE scnary 6, sthetic Opera of PATIEN Or, the Sunflower and the Lily, of Tcineipais, Choruses, Cos- the Chorus will DESTR. RAND CONCERT, «ont SHetT ONLY,) WEDNESDAY EVENING, Feervany 15, 1882, AT CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, MADAM THE i CAMILLA URSO, j eAT VIOLINIST, nston,) assisted by Miss | Ger Jaet appenrance in W AKG ERATE HALL, Soprano (her frst appearance Washington): Mr. “AUGL SAURET, Pianist, aul the APOLLO CLUB. served Seats, $1, at EIS sug, February 4. Music Store, Saturday Admission, 75 cents: sold at th: Bt 7 o'clock: Concert begins at S. BNER'S MUSIC HALL, treet. Opn. Government Post Office. Next German Perfornian FRIDAY EVENIN On which occasion SUECHTIGEN LUST: BENEDIX. HIERAUF BCHWANK, in one akt, von Adwission, 25 Box-sheet upen at @aily. CA4PiTaL THEATER. THE ONLY GENUINE VARIETY THEATER IN TH TO-NIGHT TONY eae EAT FUNNY SIX ‘The hert ever seen tn thi EXCURSION, the Hit of tt door only, doorsopen a1 February 3d. | tSeata, 50 centa. | lie’ Music Store and at the Hall | §s1-4t WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, Av MARINTS BALL. Beate for sale at ¥ T BLEAUX VIVA) SATURDAY AY 2. | Renefit of the ¥. M. ©. A. 1 THURSDAY aml FRIDAY EVENIN TH82. Under the disection of Mr. G. B. YT, of fariments have | retofore di given, and Prominent lates ‘eburches hae kin with various rt in these NRY F. KNAPP. | Poe, THE ANNUAL MEETING 01 | will be he dat the | to. Ve 59—N® 8,992, SPECIAL NOTICES. a> INE EQUITABLE CO-OPERATIVE BUILD. TAPING RSSOCLATION wit ‘hold ite, 28th neetlar monthly meetinz for receiving dues and making ad- vances WEDNESDAY, February 1, 1882. Marine's Hall reat, between 9tl jorthwent. TWEE: JAMES H. SAVILLF, President. JNO. JOY EDSON. § 3 . Fe A. sated to attend, By order LLMAN, Rec. See. NESDAY, Feb- ELL, President. willbe held at between 6th and 7th to make tnll arrangements February 9h. By order of JNO. A. RE part in th ad FRIDAY Evening. a WOMAN’ San aan Youn] CHRISTIAN TE: PARTY AND “SOCTABLE. will ax<ist in varions costusnes. Oth and F streets northwest, PERANCE ry B1st. freshiients __ $30 2k eS PERPETUAL BUILDING ASSOCIATION. The ereatest success. The cheapest advances. biggest int ed by. the most ex- ing Association Circles, and in 3 reliable. Payments in advance a the interest of raonthl Fourth monthiy NING, Feb taken, which earn double Y8-4t THE STOCK- 4-2" holders of the ‘ARLINGTON FIRE INSUR- ANCE COMPANY for the District of Columbia, for the election of mine Dircetore to serve for the exeuine year, eg of the Coupany, 1a Penrayt- Vania avenue northwest, FRIDAY, February 24, 1882, Polis open at Fand close at Span.” 28 FRANK T. RAWLINGS, Secretary. §-@ SAMUEL S. SUEDD—FINE GAS FIXTURES, U-3™ atest patterns. ee Mantels, in new colors and designs, jal Latrobe. George Kance. M: t's Star Furnace. Plumbing and Thing. opt x promptly attended 409 9th street northweet, Te SAMUEL KF cs DEY GOODS. 990 7th street northwest. New TABLE 1 SS, just opened, ail linen, 373g, 50, Te. $1, $1.25 and $1.50 per yard. Best values ever offered. gE $020 RES, 1 street, Corcoran Bul nce & Co., New York. Agency for Mitch; Imuiensé stoc Jai6 [gF° FRESH BOVINE VACCINE POIN 891 15th atreet. 'S. received and for eal Iyy- W. C. MILBURN, PuAwMActst, 1429 Pe "i Mot AIL DEALER IN BUILDING SUPPLIE: New York avenue, near the Treasury Department, Wasiinerox, D.C. * Arcisitectiral Iron Work. Ma- ore, Leads, Oils, Plate, Windo ; Mintor's Tiler, Te WHOLESA, ND Sy Attorney-at-Law, 5 Guiiton Law Building, ven psentations, “of sarpastini, if porsi Othice, 135 Pearl street, New York. Bietasy previ Adutiseton to each per- | _ Sbectalty—River and Hatbor and Matine Eugineccinus Semanen rved seat, 30 ceiits, or Ts emits | xenerully. Will survey, pl 1 contract for improve for the two. Tickets tor sale at Metzerott's, 925 Peun- | tients and lecture in aly part of the country on ania avenue. Coxe REG JAD TIONAL CHURCH. CARY 31ST AND 3D FEBRUARY. KENNEDY'S SONGS OF SCOTLAND. Commencing ai 8 o'clock. Admsission 50 cents. Tick at Ellie’ ay zt * Burret. MARKER Ko. 626 F treet 1 Choige Of Paints Tare and Cheire Stuck ¢ Framer, Picture Ca art Markriee’e. Terns anh Pree Art Ga _ LECTURE Lecte RE ON TRE LIFE, CHAR AC DYING DECLARATIONS AND EDGAR ALLAN POE CHURCH, ” EEBRUARY 1, 1882, ay MORAN, M.D. CONGEEGATION WEDNESDAY EVENIN JOHN J w to the Poe i pr open et 7. Lecture 2 330 BALLS. PARTIES, &e SKAND BALL OF THE CLAN A-GAELS ON ® WEDNESDAY, Ist, at Odd Fellows’ Hs ‘Tth street northwest. T sumitting gentleman an lacties, $1. sinscle tickets, 551-2 J. W. KENNEDY & CO, Fatebiished 1800, Dear | ‘TIN PEATE, ROOFING PLAT! ER, PIG TIN, LEAD, ZING, Y HARDWARE. AVE. AND 6H NSUN & CU., 606 PENN. BOYS YING HOUSE, or 909 PrNNSYLVANTA AVENUE. ECKER BROS." PIANCS; BURDETT ORG. the best now made. G. H. KUHN, B22-2m 407 10th street. Exess OPERA HATS! 4 JUST RECEIVED FROM KNOX, NEW YORK. STINEMETZ, Hatrer, Pennsylvania ave. We have another supply of desirable FURS, just re- @rived, which will be sold at reduced prices. WUR-LINED CIRCULARS and DOLMANS, SILE-LINED DOLMANS, SEAL SACQUES, MUFFS and CAPs. AL at low prices, to close them out. WILLETT & RUOFF, 905 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. ms ‘and 108 25 and 50 cts. ‘vor saleby all avenue nld-: PRME BEEP, MUTTON, LAME. | Versus | i “Harbor Strangulation and Hiver Coking,” “Real and Permanent Improvements.” jal6-Tm" SAYLES BROWN, ATTOR: 4 , (Bor the past 14 years Rezister in Bankrupt gives special at ution to Collections, Assign- | Iuents for the benefi tof creditors, and thesetUlement of | Estates of persone deceased. fice in Gunton Build- ing, Louisiana avenue. : jalt. | HOSS PERRY, t | i ! | Surplus. e ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, 342 D Sreeer, ' Opposite City Hail. i ]2 See Ww. S ATTO! AT-LA Columbian Law Building, 5th mt, 1p FED. GTATEMENT oF RESOURCES ANP LIABILITIES GERMAN. AMERICA’ 3 1 Bi D.C. Tanvank 1, 1882, widanes on A semi-annual dividend of 4 per cent on the capital Hock will be paid at the office of this company on and after February 1, 1542. EF. SCHAFER, President. E. F.M. FAEHTZ, Secrtary. pois {VERY ONE HIS OWN ARTIST. A WONDERFUL INVENTION. ‘New Art, embracine all kinds of drawing, agquired in Que to three lessons, Outfits required are furnished free. Satisfaction or no charge on first lesson. Call and ex- amnine drawines after one lesson. _ McLEOD'S Studio, Room 3, Vernon Kow, corner Pennsylvania avenue and i northwest. Takeelevator. d3-2m Fy4* Wap & HUTCHINSON, 317 NINTH STREET NORTHWEST, Wasurxerox, D.C., Dec. 24, 1881. Our up-town customers are respectfully informed that ‘we have oecupied our New Shop, No. 1760 P STREET, uear Dupont Circle, and have private telephone wire from there to our Store No. 317 9th street. ‘We shall keep vart of our foro» of workmen at each | place, and all customers will havs their orders attended to. anz HE REAL ESTATE TITLE INSURANCE CO., OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. INCORPORATED Dec. 6, 1881. CAPITAL, $200,000 M, ASHFORD, “EB P I L. JOHNS Vice President. ‘Treasurer. Having purchased all the Tiile Records of M. Ashford and Johnson and Beale (comprising a complete abstract of titles to all eity real estate), will, om and after Febru- ary de dtS2e_ Jesue policies Of insurance affording an absolute warranty of title to real estate cither in a pur- chaser, trustee or mortzagee. Will aleo iseue certificates | guaranteeing the absolute accuracy of abstracta of title, pein general will Sransact all business relating to the investigation and transfer of titles to real estate in District of Columbia. = .Rooms Nos. 11, 13 and 15 Gunton Build- OFrices: }"ing, 402 Louldans ‘and 91) ¢ stivet northweat. = “VNU ee’ E. F. RIGGS, ie ‘TRUSTEES: {. Ashford, C. Duncanson, Sainuel Bacon. Richard W. y 5 Francis 7 inact. Yohntone i ee yne, George F. bisoiee : $1 dn EZ Om R Aa fF 33 4 A ZZ 00 = SHAVES WITH VOLUPTUOUS EASE! (Ovar 8,000 tn se in thie city f ‘woStropa, 2t | ten intlifons in the debt during the present month. WASHINGTO Washington News and Gossip. GovERNMest Receiers To-pay.—Ioternal reve- nue, $318,585.78; customs, $518,870.64. Deer StaTement, which will be jorrow, Will suow a reiuction of about | | Tre Peeuec ) issued to- SigNep.—The President this afternoon signed the Dill for the reilef of Mrs. Lincoln, THE CABINET MEETING.—Ail of the members of the Cabinet were present at the meeting this | arterncon, THE PRoroskD GanrtzLD MonvwENT. — Secre- tary Hunt has written a circular letter to the oMicers and men of the U.S. stronsly com- ‘imending to their atte r of the fety of the Army of the Cumberland, in refer- | ence to the erection of a monument to the memory of the late President J A. Gartield in a public | square in the city of Washington, D.C. INTEREST ON Distaict Boxns.—Treasurer GIifil- | !1an to-day made requisition upon the Secretary of Sury for §255,8.19 to pay the Interest_on the 3-€ bonds of the Districtof Columbia. Of this amount $255,281.91 fills due to-morrow, and the badince, $612.28, is back interest on bonds issued August ist. Hoy. R. F. Perrine ta, states that the dele , the Delegate from Dako- to pay respects, and if possible vod Will of the President In favor of adinisston of the Territory. LEAVE OF ApsENcE has been granted to Gen. | Huribut, minister to Peru, to return to this coun- uy. Twenty YOUNG INDIAN CHILDREN, from the Osage agency, tn the Indian Territory, are expected to arrive here ina few days. After a short stay they | will proceed to Carlisle, Pa., and begin a course of | study at the Indian school in that place. All of the expenses of their education will be defrayed by the Osage tribes. Amona THE PRE: Secretary Folger, Senators Plumb, Hawley and r, and Representatives Ketcham, Hubbs, Car- sle, Hiscock, Wadsworth, Warner and Van Horn. Gov. Hoyt, of Pennsylvantfa, also called. ‘MR. ANDERSON DE Bi.e, the new Danish min- ister, was formerly presented to the President to- ay by Secretary Frelinghuysen. The usual peeches On such occasions were made by tie Pres- | ident and by the minister, DEATH OF A NAVAL PAYMASTER.—The Navy de- | artment was to-day Informed of the death of assed Assistant Paymaster C. H. Bartlett. Liv. DANENHOWER AWAITING His INSTRUC. | | Tlons.—Secretiry Hunt to-day received the foliow- | ing telegram from St. Petersburg: “Danenhower, | With nine men, awalts orders at Irkutsk. Horr: | MAN.” Secretary Hunt some days ago telegraphed nenhuwer and his party should return it is evident that these instructions have not reached them. Secretary Hunt to-day. tele- graphed to Lieut. Danenhower at Irkutsk, through | Mr. Hoffman, at St. Petersburg, as follows: “Pro- ceed home with nine men.” SMALLPOX ON BOARD THE TENNESSR.—Informa- tion was received at the Navy department to-day that the smallpox has broken out on hoard the U- S. 8. Tenne w York. ‘Two virulent cases have appeared’ among the crew. ‘The Tennessee | Wilt drop down to Stapleton, Long Island, and go | into quarantine to sec 1f any further cases are de- veloped. When the two cases broke tout the men were Immediately sent tothe hospital” At Stapl ton the Tennessee will wait fora the, and then | proceed to Norfolk, where she will have better | weather. If no other cases break out she will go to sea from Noriol MvtiLatep Coms.—For the purpose of facilitat- ing the withdrawal of mutilated coins from etreu- lation, the superintendents of coinage mints have been authorized by the Secretary of the Treasury to purchase mutilated United States silver coins of standard fineness in sums of $3 and upwards with- out melting an assay, paying at the rate of $1 per ounce of standard silver contained, REAR ADMIRAL RODGERS TO GENERAL HAZEN.— Secretary Hunt has received from Rear Admiral Rodgers, superintendent of the Naval Observatory, the folowing letter: “I have just received the let- terof the honorable Secretary of War, dated Jan- vary 28th, inclosing one from General Hazen, the chief signal oflicer of the army. Ihave the honor to reply and to beg that my answer be sent to eral Hazen through the honorable Secretary of War. The newspaper article ‘attributed to Pro- fessor Cleveland Abbe’ was copied very generally by the press and it bore the earmark of authority. As the chief signal officer disclaims the ‘ba the newspaper article attributed to one of his as- | sistants, and by necessary implication the pur- poses therein devlared, [beg him to dismiss the Inatter from his mind and to consider my words unsaid.” SMALLPOX IN THE UNITED SraTEs DURING 1881.— ‘The natlonal bord of health has formulated a statement showing the numberof deaths from smallpox which occurred in sixty-six cities of the Union during the Phitadetphia stands number one: there having been 1,319 fatal cases jin the Quaker City during the year. Chicago | comes seCond with 822 deaths. New. York followed With the next Lighest nuinber, 453, but Pitsburg.in proportion to population, had 4 much larger death Tate from the d_disease, her mort i ing 444. Jersey City records 202 deaths, and Wil- jmington, Del, with a population of Dut 42000 shows 118, Atiexbeny, Penn., suffered to the e: tent of168, Richmond had 144 fatal cases; Brown: ville, Tex. 65; Cincinnatl, 59 San Francisco, 4 Louisville, 18. infleld, N. J., 24, and Brooklyn, | N. Y., #4." Washington and the District of Colum: bia ‘aped with but two deaths. Nominations ‘To-day. The following nominations were sent to the Sen- ate this afternoon Postmasters—E, Delevan Woodruff, Auburn, N. Y.; Sydney 8. Congdon, | Hart’s Fails, N. ¥.; Gustave Bandreau, Thivo- | deaux, La.: Charles De Cutr, New Iberta, La.; C. Moss, Franklin, Tenn.; P. M. Moore,’ Arcola, Sycamore, Ii; ¥. Y.' Hedley, ; Alfred Dickey, Crawfordsville, Ind.; Edward Brown, Mount Vernon, Ind.; H. 1. Whitmore, Wabasha, Minn.; T. C. Davis, Galion, Onto; F. . Robins, Winneniucca, Nev.;’ William Gibson, Austin, Nev.; D. 0. Adkinson, Virginia v.; L. P. Berry, Colfax, Washington Terri- tory} John L. Blair, Rellley, PuIlpsburg, N.J. escalate Sd ialaaael eth FORGERY OF A CLERGYMAN’s NaME.—Yesterday a young man called at the office of E. J, Guinand, No, 623 Louisiana avenue—Mr. Stimson in ch: ordered three tons of coal to be sent to the resi- dence of Rev. Byron Sunderland, and presented in payment a check of $40, signed with the Doctor’s name. The difference in to the forger would have been about #21. an entire stranger, Mr. Stimson refused to cash the check, but sent the coal as ordered. The Doctor was surprised in his study by being called on to sign the certificates of delivel Not knowing of any order for coal, with ae Lemay of mind for him, he sent It bac! ‘This led to an explanation, but did not uncover the nice young man. The Doctor says it is a wonder that, engrossed as he was with other matters, he did not return the certificates with his signature; that he has genulne bills enough to pay without being victimized by city sharpers who so freely ply thelr trade with no obstruction from the Jaw: that the caution of Mr. Stimson was ve proper In the premises, preventing him from being sold, but he would as soon think of finding the pen-swinger himself as applying: tw the authorities vo correct so small a matter while they seem to be so deeply engrossed tn other things. ——— ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE FROM THE PRISON VAN.— | tising of lottery tic } lumbia, | tion had been made of a resohition intra | sith ; fined in any sum not exceeding Wm. Morris, colored, was committed to jail by Judge Snell yesterday for a further hearing in a case of larceny, and while on the way to jail in the van, which was in charge of the driver, Richard Anderson, and Policeman Harbin, he pulicd up a portion of the sheet fron that Iined he floor and then broke a portion of the woodes bottom of the van, and would have gotten through the hole and escaped had he not been handcuffed to another prisoner. STOLEN GoLD BURIED IN THE CouNTRY.—Phobe Anderson, a colored girl, and her f'ther, James Anderson, were put on trial in the Poilce Court to- day, the former charged with the grand larceny of $93.50 from Wm. H. H. Hoover, a butcher, on the Bladensburg road, and the latter with récet the stolen property. Mr. Hoover testified that the girl had been a servant in his house, and last Sat- urday she left, and the $53.50, all in gold except one trade dollar, was missed. "Policeman Slack, of the second precinct, testified that the girl con- -latter in Congress. ‘The CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDING: BUSINESS IN BOTH HOUSES TO-DAY. COMMITTEE MEETINGS—DISTRICT MATTERS. Senate To-day. In the Senate to-day, on motion of Mr. Anthony, @ joint resolution was considered to print the eulogtes on the late Senators Burnside and Car- penter, and Representative Wood. Passed. Mr. Anthony, from the committee on printing, reported back and asked to be discharged from the consideration of the petitions for the publication of the proceedings ofCe In suft to allow a copy wo be siipplied to e the United States. He remarked that it seemed to. the committee that the petition must lave bee gotten up by some eminent paper maker, and that the cost of such publications would exce2t $70,000,- 000 per year. The committee was accordingly dis- charged trom the subject, Mr. Dawes, from the ebmmittee on Indisn affairs, reported an original bill, directing the puy- ment of $2,000 per capita, th cash, 1 th whee Indisns, at Paw Paw ‘a Territory, to relieve their pressing wants, 0 sioned by’ failure of crops; the money to be taken from their uninvested Tunds. Passed. Mr, Vance, from the District conumittee, reported An original Dill to punish the selling and adver- sin the District of Co- Mr. Windom, from the committee on foreicn re- lations, reported _a_resowution, requesting President. of the U ns to fransinit all cor- Tespondence between the United States and its diplon: accredited to the republic fextco and Guatemala, since Tanuary Ist, y other information in hls touching the relations of the U 1881, a the orted favorabl t Concord, N.H. . Voorhees made an tuquiry as to what di<post- omnil tee on public butld- the Dill tor a public buii him in October last, directing te com post ofices to investigate the reasons for fi of the Postmaster General excluding from pointments tn the Cincinnati post effive all perso: over thirty over after’ cussion. wed Dy { | | ment that It was impossible for an American | prisoner, to i | | | arsotage. The matter was passed | AU 1:20 o'clock the Senate resnmea consideration | of the Sherman thre> per cent bill. ‘MR. VESTS AMENDMENT TO THE FUNDING BILL ki) JECTED, Senator Vest’s amendment to the Sherman fun Ing bill, which is precisely the same as the Cy lisle amendment to the bil th quiring national banks to make 3 per cent bon the basis of their ctreulation,) was Senate this afternoon by a vote of only democrats who voted against the an were Messrs, Camden, Davis of West V. Groome, and the only republican who vote was Mr. Plumb. Mr. Bayard, who wouki lave voted “10,” wi red w . Pugh, who would have voted “aye. House of Representatives, Mr. Harris, of Massachnsetis, chairman of the committee on naval affairs, reported a bill to pro- vide a permanent construction fund for the navy. Committee of the whole. Mr. Thomas, of Iilinots, from the same com- mittee, reported _a Dill for the relief of the oficers and crew of the United States steamer “Monitor.” Private calender. Mr. Holman, of Indiana, from the conmulttee on the District of Columbia, Feported a bill chaning the name of the German Protestant Orphan Asy- lum Association. Private calendar. Mr. Butterworth, of Ohio, from the committee on civil service feform, Feparted a resolution calling on the Secretary Of War for a list of tl changes, details, transfers, promotions, appoint- ments and dismissals made in his department other than tn the army between December Ist, 1879, and January 1st, 1882. Adopted, Mr. Reagan, of Texas, from the committee on commerce, reported a resolution calling on the Secretary of War for information as to whether any person or corporation are using water power created by locks and dams constructed by the United States on rivers andvanals. Adopted. Mr. Rice (Mass.), from the committee on the Ubrary of Congress, reported baek the bill author- izing the construction of a Duilding for the accom- modation of the Congresstonal library. Committee of the whole. The House then resumed the consideration of the resolution, reported trom the committee on foreizn affairs, requesting the President to obtain a list of American eliizens confined in English prisons. The District in Congress. Mr. Buckner Introduced in the House of Repre- sentatives yesterday a bill for the better protec- tion of life in the District af Columbia. ‘The bill provides that all hotels over three stories in height Shall have a communication by fire escape, in each room. Such a law isnow in force in St. Louls. ‘THE RIVER FLATS BILL. The spectal committee of the Senate on the Po- tomac river front improvement expect to get the report of the engineers on the flats in a day or two, and they will then immediately frame and report legislation. A BILL TO PROHIBIT THE SELLING OF LOTTERY TICKETS, Senator Vance to-day introduced, in accordance with instructions from the Senate District com- Inittee, the following bill, which was referred to that committe A bill to. bit the selling and advertising of lottery tickets in the District of Columb That it shall not be lawful within the Dis- trict of Columbia for any person to sell or by any means advertise or publish an advertisement tor place, Or act a8 an agent for such sale ment, any lottery ticket or tickets, or any interest therein of any scheme of chance or of any game of chance, wherever the same may be te, or to be drawn. 2. And ve i! further engcted, That any per- Ating any provision@f the foregoing ton shall be prosecuted therefor in. the Police Court 6f said District, and if found guilty shall be 1,000 nor less than $100, or be imprisoned in. the jail of sald Dis- trict for a period not exceeding twelve months nor less than one month, as the court shall adjudge, BILL TO INCREASE THE POLICE FORCE, A bill introduced in the House yesterday to in- crease the police force of the District of Columbia provides that the force shall consist of one major, two captains, twelve Heutenants, twenty-tour ser- geants, eight detectives, and not to exceed 250 pri- vates for the ‘regular ‘service, as the board may deem necessary; also, that all’ promotions to the ition of captain, Heutenant and sergeant shall e made from the ext. sugceeding grade or rank on the force. The bill was referred to une commtt- tee on the District. . CLAIMING PAY. A delegation of the employés who were engaged on work on the public reservations under Col. A.F, Rockwell during the month of September, when the obsequies of President Garfield took place, for which time deduction from their pay was made, have laid their claim for pay that day before the House committee of public buildings and graunds, who have promised to give thelr case considera: tion at thelr next meeting. ‘THE TAX ON BRUMMERS, A petition was filed in the House yesterday by Representative J. Hyatt Stith, of Brooklyn, bear- ing the names of a large number of New York business firms, praying that the act imposing a tux on trades of honyesiaouts ‘in, the District of Columbia, be so amended as to Teduce the same to $25. The tax at present imposed upon commerctal agents and merchandise Urokers, non-resident of the District of Columbia, 1s $200. ’ The petitioners hold that the present tax deprives persons outside of the District of their right le ina Territory wich 1s the common property of the people of the entire Union. Capitol Notes. ‘The committee on elections in the House of Rep- resentatives to-day dismissed the case of Lanier against King, of Mee the seat of the tat ‘to do so Was unan- ous. Dr. W. K. Mehaffey, the new are cee, en- tered upon the discharge of bis duties ‘The sub-committee of thé ways and means com- mittee to-day reported favo to the full com- Inittee a bill to provide for the aa ead ofa commission to revise the tariff.; The ‘bill provides forthe appointment of a commission of nine per- sons for such peor by the President of the United States, The committee also directed Mr. McKiniey to withhold for the present the bill to in- crease the duty on hoop irs, ‘steel, cotton, ties, &c. ipl The consular and lomatic aj priation bill ‘Was reported to the House r. d The House select ittee on the alcoholic juor traffic will rej a Apoinnent oe a Penta isston providing for the ject. “This is in tothe many thou appeals from tem, pocioties all over the country, SENATE CONFIEMATIONS. ‘The Senate in executive session yesterday con- firmed the following nomifjations: Seth M. Saw- twas vetood, (re- | | District Auorney € | case some wa i | but say now that the resui TWO CENTS. THE GUITEAU CASE, Mr. Scoville’s Appeal for Aid. HE SAYS NE CANNOT DEFEND GUITEAU LONGTR WITHOUT COMPENSATION. | The latest appeal to the American people his | een Issued by Mr. Georg: He. He gaye it to | the world last night Usrough the mediuin of the | Associated Press, Atter sexpr: iz his firm con- viction that Guitean was the victim of a control, ling delusion, he enumerates his reasons for having made the defence, the last named bet ave the nation the lasting disgrace of hangjug an tusane man to gratify popular revenge, and at the same time of placing on the records of history, through a judtetal procesding, the solemn jud zen of sound mind to wurder the President of te United st @his reason, Mr. vs one of such general interest that Ihave come tot clusion to submit It to my fellow-citizens, ir response will gnile my conduct. A motion for a new trial has been Med, and will be briefly argued this week before Judge Cox, with » bare possibility of its being granted, If overruled, Judgment and ser. > Wilt b red upon the ecuted the latter part ot June Several Wecks will be allowed in that event to make up a bilo exceptions and present the on appeal to the Gi 4 m of Court, option there Inds fer rev the judgment on 1. The question of p Anterest presented Is whether such appt earnestly and ably prosceuted. ‘That ¢ done without money, ws his Ic business and by expenses du time he bas given t Cc offset he had re $250. Pived (7% ced mother, yt ist ines portion of my tins mstances, 1 do not feck of public statone, to vive an additional | two monti 6 the aotion for a new @rial be- the Court in Bane, and if my fellow-citiz: think oh the interests of fustic of humanity or the of the conet 4, and that no nd judgment the public means, fet ded iinet and Competent cou Sk nothing for ui reasons SI Set up to this ti mgt mapens tio asnfieient rand on request. rkhill on Scoville | : and Hayden. “T believe Scoville is a worse crank than Gut said District Attorney Corkhill to-day, com- ating upou Scoville’s appeal. “The tdea that | the American people are going to rally around to , his sup Talking of Hayde | believed F fence and hi the district attorney satd he felt rest in the de- an idea that he might figure in the. “I do not believe he said any What we d about me in court Tie v ith some people ts thing about was not tri that they sint District « more. T have stopped that, and it has made them | Very bitter against me. THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S fs larger than the assassin’s. pere are some | letters from eran’ * he said to ‘TAR reporter, surveytng a fresh bateh of letters just laid on his | desk, “but most of them are congratulatory mes- | Sages. Some from cminent men, some from people who formerly criticized the conduct of the trial. has vindi nd some from Washington pe j re proud of Washington justice H A ROPE FOR GUITEAT. j | alt. conduct, ing the A package received by the distri 'y Morning contained a new rope, with a card at- tached, on which was inscribed the words, “The | people of Cameron, Mo., w! e the honor of furnishing the rope for hanging Guiteau.” A large | winted poster, received by mail trom Osceola, jowa, announced a “public execution of Guiteau | in the park, Osceola, lowa, Friday evening, Janu- ary 2th, 7:30 o'clock prompt.” ‘The program in- cluded speeches by promtnent citizens, and among | the attractions were advertised eighty loads of combustibles to render the scene “hie-lke and vivid.” - Mr? Scovilte’s Letters. GOING THROUGH THE ASSASSIN’S MAIL—BOGUS | CHECKS AND OFFERS FOR GUITEAU’S CADAVER, A STAk reporter paid a visit to Mr. Scoville in his | Toom at the Tremont house lastevening. Mr. | Scoville was going through a pile of a thousand or | more letters which seemed to cover everything | about the room. Most of them were addressed to | Guiteau. Now arid then he lay aside a letter for future sal, but the great anny of them he threw a waste basket after giving them a hasty glance. Checks for fabulous amounts were enclosed in some of the letters, but Mr. Scoville tore them up and threw them away without giv- ing thema second thought. Now and then he Would smile grimly at) some ludicrous suggestion in a letter, such, for instance, as was made by one writer, proposing as a’ ticket for 1884 Charles J. iteau and Oscar Wilde. Among the checks received was one for the modest sum of | $100, purporting te come from Oscar Wilde One | of the letters was from Utah and purported to be sighed bya Mormon elder, expressing sympathy for Guiteau, “I wish you would say,” said Mr, Scoville, “that after to-day no notice will be taken. of letters addressed to Guiteau.” Among the communications received by Mr. Scoville are Many meking offers for Guiteaw cadaver. One received yesterday wi from a Philadelphia frm, who have a pro resting decay to meats, fruits or vezetables them to ain continuou: a refrigerating chest. They propose Gulteau’s body as soon as he fs bung, ih this process in achest with glass sides, expr it to view, and then exhibit it in this country in Europe, giving the relatives of the refrigérated corpse One-half of the net proceeds. Auother re- cent offer is one of $5,000 outright for the body. } ME. SCOVILLE SAYS HE WIL PROVE WIS STATE- 5 MENTS ABOUT THE JURY. ‘Mr. Scoville said he intended to go into court Friday and substantiate his statemente about the jury. “I will have experts there on my side, too,”” e sald, “to testify to the signatures, If neces- sary.” WMHAT MR. CHARLES H. REED SATS. A Sraz reporter this morning asked Mr. Charles H. Reed, who has been confined fo his hotel by sickness, for some days, whether he would con- tinue as Mr. Scoville’s associate. “I have done about all I can do,” said Mr. Reed. “Mr. Scoville’s | appeal states the thing very well this morntag. I | have done all I could for Guiteau, in an honorable | and gentlemanly way. I think that eat of Mr. Scoville’s is a good manly utterance. It unay not amount to anything. There are people whol be- Meve would like to help him, but are afraid. The public clamor demands this man’s execution.” THE GUITEAU CASE IN THE POLICE COURT. Mr. E. B. Blunt, prosecuting attorney of Unitea States cases at the Police COurt, this mor called Judge Snell’s attention to'a warrant that Was sworn out on tie 2d of last July, by Capt. Vernon, of the police force, a few minutes after the shouting of President Garfitld, charging Chas, Guiteau with assault and battery with intent to ‘kill Jas. A. Garfield, and which has been in this court ever since the arrest of Guiteau. My. Blunt fete ‘that the case be nelle prossed, which was jone, THE SOLDIERS’ COMPLAINT, Both officers and privates at the Washington barracks complain of the service juired of them in guard duty at the jailover Guiteau,which they consider unnecessary now. “I wish,” said one of the officers toa Star reporter yesterday, “that you would put in a flaming care 4 tothe effect that the smallpox hospital 1s 01 poy from the jail Our men have to mare! and forth by itevery day. ‘There are 500 people in tis garrison, and suppose they should bring the sinall- x here! If you print something about it, the retary of War and other ie up town will see it. [f they want us to guard Guiteau, why not bring him down here.” poet Se Marnie Licenses have been issued to James Maloney and Kate Murphy; Samuel M. Sibley and, Catherine E. Thorne, both of Baltimore, Md.; Nich- olas M. Nash and Ella U. Armstrong, both of Bal- timore; Henry West and Emma Thornton; Will A. McDowell and Lula A. Warren; John B. Gibbs and Julia J. Batchelor, of Milwaukee, Wis.; Simon Guggennelm and Carrle Hexter; Mddison’ Fidler ant Juyenal Reav Estate Suirs.—J. W. Hunt and wife have filed a bill agt. Jane H. error in deed and substitute trustee. field has filed a bill agt. Elizabeth Winfield et al, ‘Tae WILL of Serena Mason was filed to-day. She leaves her property to Rer daughter and grand- | parently for the | | der H. Crall. | the upper floors were making their eseape were |@ heavy canvas covering drove up mnder the | the wagon, which they did, escaping any serious | and filled with wooden Star IN NEW YORK.) > SEVERAL LIVES LOST--NEWSPAPER OFFICES BURNED OUT OR DAMAGED. Telegrams to The GREAT FIRE —~ ANTI-MORMON MEETING IN ST. LOUIS. | Fire and Loss of THE NEW YORK ons! ife in New York, BURNED OUT.—THE | THE N. ¥. TIMES OFFICE. New York, January 31.—A tite ts now ragi here, which Originated inthe old Wort 35 Park Row. ‘Phe Times butlding ts. Uhr S efforts are being made to Sav hree lives have been lost. the spot. risa sl gat s crisp, with a Ti increases the d fire, The block ti iulanc falling, but tl breeze from the north, My of controlling th the fire is me with the ie nee bullding | and the Sen ison Mock with the Tri- has been buratng tlererly for an taking hold on the topof the nd Sending Up iarge masses of flames. ew York 0b has been burned out. be delayed. The Oh Park Row, in the old Borid building. offices, stores, and adverti-ing in that hd the adjoining houses. In one of t offices there were inber of Women elaployed. and it is rellably asserted that one woman fell, or leaped, | from tie Poot over Pettingill’s advertist ud was killed. ‘There are rumors of other wo1aen being burned iu th itives, but Se be verified. ‘The pecuniary loss will be both on buildings and on stock in the cludiag wholesate supplies of rub: et Atha ek The somibern end of th ass Of ruins, ul it Is uow thought that He Tins ofiive will be’ saved, though Une danger is not yet enure'y over. THE TIMES BUILDING SAVED, BUT DAMAGED. The Times building is Saved, but Is considerably damaged, ‘The Names are conflaed to the Beexinan ree and Park Row corner of the block. ONE LIFE LOST—A GALLANT RESCUR. Itfe has been lost, that of the woman already reierred lo. It 15 said that several men and women were compelled to save themselves by leaping from the windows In Nassau strect. When the Wolnan who was killed jumped from the tuird story window on the Park Row side, there were two men hanging from the window silis by their | Inger ends. The ladder was too short to reach them, and they Were saved by the firemen mount- Ing Ou one another's shoulders until the men | coutd drop in their arms. The woman leaped ap- er, and striking tt was tu around, and faling upe firemen were holding went clear through tt and struck on the side of her head, FURTHER DETAIL The fre broke out abont 19 rk on the lower floor of the 3 Pork Kow, corner of Boek- man street. and burned so rapidly that before any serious attempts to check ft had been made the whole Beekman street face was involved. Three arms ¥ pied and four general calls sent ut; but the engin a ladders were stow In reacitug the scene, because tie light snow and frosted ‘ground renilersd the going exceedi dificult.” ‘The fire burned fiercely, even after volumes of water were directed tipon It, and o'eloe + burning an hour, the south | fell with a loud crash, filing the whole lower part ofthe elty with bl noke and cinders, “The roof Of the Ties ng Was on fire several Unies. The building on the south side of the Bre man street corner of Park Row, until lately ocen- led by the Erening Mail, and now vacant, was adly damaged by tire and water, Several pe descended from the burning building on the Nas- sau street side by means of the telegraph pole. One | boy leaped from tie fith story, and would do less have been killed but for the wires bre: his fall. He was burt but not dangerously. THE LOSERS—PUBLICATIONS BURNED OCT. Fome of the occupants of tae burned buildings | Were the Scientite American, the Scoilish-Aimert cant Journal, the Takigrapher, the Turf, Field and Farm, Thompson's Bank Note aud Commercial Reporter, and the following advertising agente: | S, M. Pettingill & Co., John F. Phillips & Co., Chas. Meyer & Co., J. Walter Thoupson, Nicola Mona- chesl, A. R. Thompson, Levi A. Desbrow and Lean- Some of these are in No. 39 Park Row, which, tt is tuderstood, is not burned, but, | {f not, must be badly damaged, as the firemen at Work on the Times building cut. holes in the ad- Joining roof and flooded the building with water. The olives of Forest and Stream, E. Bright & Co.’8 Examiner and Chronicte, the Manwfacturer aid Builder and the New ¥ etrisches Journal | are also in 39 REPORTED LOSS OF FIFTEEN LIVES. Extras of the afternoon papers mention rumors of the loss of fiteen lives, but it fs impossible to ascertain anything whic’ justifies this estimate, though the wonderfully rapid progress of the flames on the lower floors may well have sur- prised a number of employes in ‘the upper offives, ‘The building was old and dry, and burned almost with the rapidity of tinder. Eugene Kelly's new bank building, ‘at the corner of Beckiaan and sal streets, Was somewhat damaged by he: at, and the Lovejoy building was at one ‘tine on fire. EXCITING SCENES, The scenes at the time when th occupants of | often exciting and touchin Men could be seen holding the hands of tie women evidently encour- wing them tocaluness. ‘Three woinen ran on the roof and fell through a s ight of one of the northern Duildings, Feceiving serious injuries. A bvootblack on Uke corner of Beekman street and Park Row seeing some men entanzled in the tele- graph wires adjoining the burning premises, Climbed a pole and cut the wires, reicasing the from a critical position. An express wagon with | windows and several men who were about to leap to the ground were told by the driver to Jump on hurt. FOUR BODIES RECOVERED. Itis stated that four bodies were recovered in Nassau street of persons killed by jumping from the windows. it is feared the total loss of life will be much heavier than was at first believed. The | buliding was crowded With employes. Only very few have escaped by the stalrways. The top floors of the burned buildings were occupied by Various manufacturers and by Weekly newspapers which employed women as composilors. A woman and two men are said to have ‘been seen at a window on Nassau strect_and then to disappear in the LOSSES OVER A MILLION DOLLARS. ‘The loss in money Will exceed « million dollars. The Duilding was the. property of ©. B. Potte president of the Singer Sewing Machine Company, and Was insured for large amount. It was oid artitions and the stairs @ house has for yeurs Was as dry as tinder. been looked upon by fremen with lar appre- hensfons by reasons of its age and general condi- tion of ripeness for a c ration. Two en- ‘trances led into the building in the middie of it, one from Nassau street and. the other from Park Row. On Beekman street there was none. Re- cently an elevator had been put in at the Nassau | street entrance. It was in its shaft that the out- break took place to-day on the ground floor, What caused it is a matter of conjecture, sacar Eat eae Anti-"ormon Meeting at St. Louis. THE MISSOURI DELEGATIONS IN CONGRESS ASKED TO USE THEIR INFLUENCE AGAINST POLYGAMY. Sr. Lovrs, January 31.—The anti-polygamy meet- ing called some days ago was held at Pheri Con- gregational church last night. The house was tilled to_overflowing with the best citizens of St. Louis. Rev. G. J. Nichols presided and speeches were made by Bishop Robertson, of the Enlscopal church; Rev. Dr. Wilson, Rev. Dr. Fulton, Judge 8. M. Beckenridge, Coionel John C. Orrick and others all of whom, took sron g grounds against the iniquitous practice 2nd called upon Congress to ‘extirpate it. The committee on resolutions re- | a long address to the Senators and Rej Sontatives in Co from Missouri asking their earnest Influence the preparation and passage of such measures as will enable the government to uur an end to polygamy ln the territories. ‘Bishop yan, of the Catiolic church, sent a letter expres- sing full sympathy with the object of the meeting. ple asa i before the UA come beret guilty, and was sentenced to fifteen years imprisonment in the state prison. —_—-_—* | amilder ty; | to Hon. George T. Garr ALEXaNDatIA, Va., Jaguars 31.—The Washingtem ond Ohio raiiroad sold at auction Unis afterneom sor five hundred and nin a {0 Cazenor G@. Lee, repress “sthe terms o: the sale have not been com= plied With, the sale 13 Weld to be Incomplete, Ce > = News from the Old World. THE SUSPENSION OF THR UNION GENARALE. Lonvox, January 81.—The Parts corresponds of the Times explains that the Ruspensien oe te union generale will have im one particular ® favorable effect, °s a new tsue of 100,00) shares at 4 premium of 350 irancs which had been decided 'poa but not yet made, Will Of counse fall thy ahd Many persons Who’ purchased Giese stares Tor afise In anticipation, will be. saved losses. The deposit on which the un Was obliged Lo pay interest exceeded one taillion francs.” The collapse speedily follo begivning to Duy its own shares. POLITICAL CRISIS IN DENMARK. Corexnad ry $1.—There was a grea sensation 1 eting on Monday, in conse. quenve 0: erialongan having stated that af the radicals prevent the passing of the regular nee bill the government can provide the necessary funds by acute. slondiuances, The crisis is = Fire in Nertotk, Va. , NORFOLK.Va., Jautary SL—A fire broke out earty tis nm uK Ih the on a street occu p the Norfolk News € y. The lows by Mre and water is $10,000, ally insured Tae cause of te tire isu 2 cotton mill at ¥ was was 1 last bya re chinuts Tnsurape unknown, - : >- — Fire in Galveston, ‘Texns, mE ; Gatvesrox, m.—An Wites leading e been pro-trated by ‘bh commu. Ato vie the post office, 5 mm Union Tele wer particulars have yet - _— « The straw Bond Cases, EDINGS IN THE POLICE COURT TODAY. ioe Court, the hearing of the case of S..G. Cabell, Charies H. Dickson, and John N. Minwix, changed with patting tn insuMicient bond ue and Mr. Olive tion or u & conspil The gov ny COnversae ding between them in relalion te ‘objection, “He sald that ) Spend Cine on the question as to whether tuere was any verb understanding. They could not make hin Deliove that these men 000 papers and did not kuow what they son ancue that they could show the cin cumstances connscté E — ‘The court consented to the question being asked. Mr. D. Minulx tt be had'ncver any converses on as toa conspiracy, nor had he ever. received any word from Capt cin Cabell on the subject. He asked to m. stat inent, and sald Captain Ca- bell came to bin “and asced hum it he would upon bonds tor him, and he said he would If © ©. would make 4 sspousivle. Captain Cabell gave him a deed for laud purporting wo be worth $50,009, and he Went on the bonds feeling satisfied: hati there was any failure th would not lose. Witne no serament S never Pectived any com= pexsation from Captain Cabell for op these be: been Int by the govert avell railed. Witness was gested to comm . ause inthe cs eof Mor un couuLy Laud to reconvey the and he had ref. as Hot yet n abtility " Cross-ex im Witness stgned a lange number of bids, but a nat they were so many as Witness received tae idea that the land red hita and Dickson Was Worth $100,000, and in value, Was able to pay the penalty, Mr. Bliss asked if he was worth the aggregat amount Of biidts—¢1.800,000, = ine “2 Deivnce du chorus—We will adrait he was not worth that much, Mr. A. Boone testified that he had resided here since 1 fiat for several years le was tn the office or the wuditer of Un ury of the Post Offive depsrunent. Inthe letting of 1877 he had raised t S toa party putting ta bids emountin 000 on sureties worth but $10,000, and Ut made this 4: Mr. Bilss s sinst him, Mr. Tyner . and he mule, Hd that the departinent could not ne- t the bids when th came In in thatway. We may State, how the ‘tion has been Attorn eral for his opinion. im evidence Uwo massive ters of Postnaster General rans Ingiting to Congress bids, &-., of bidders duriug LOS at ‘The Court $id he wouid take them to refer to, ‘The case Was adjourned to noon to-morrow. a District Government Affairs, NO NEW CASES OF SMALL-POx have been reported at the health office t-lay. The health oMficer has been employed tolay in the Preparation of a report to the National Board of dicalth upon the exteut and progress made by small-pox during the calendar year 1881 and for the month of January ‘ar, which will show that this dise: bless and in Wis District than in any ower niled Stites. f THE PLUMBERS’ PROTEST. The Commissioners are in receipt of a commue nication from Mr. E.G. Lansdale, secretary of the Plumbers’ Association, protesting agalust permits being issued for plumbing or drainage work to any but recularly acknowledged plumbers who are bonded in accordance with the plumbing regula tions. The writer cits the case where a special per mit was given to the Bullimore & Potomac railroad company to dig a trench and lay a draining pl under their depot In violation of the rules Ushed py the Commissioners themselves. THE COMMISSIONERS THINK OUTSTANDING SHOULD BE FUNDED. ‘The Commissioners have sent a communication on, chairman of the sube committee Of Uae House cominitiee for Lie Distriete in response to a note froia him of the 27th instant, Teferring to the Commissioners the petition of Mr. Benjamin Tilley for reliel trom certain special taxes, With request for their (tue Commiss Views as to whether or not It was a just clatn, ete. S state that Gils sone of a lange where the assessiuents for spectal improvements under former adzoinistrstions huve been very onerous, and when by fatlure to pay the same the amounts have been so lingely ine creased by accunml «tion of interest and penalties as to be equivalent to confiscation of te ‘The assessments, however, have been n authority of lew, and the rights of the are involved by Teason of outstanding lic have been issued and sold to contr. city in the LIENB ‘tors and others, or delivered to the commissioner of the sinking fund to secure the payment of the 8 cent certificates or bonds tssued by the late board. vorks. The Commissione thas heretofore recommenced that these Hens should be Tunded, so that settie~ unpaid assessments may be tuade un sged by these Hens, and the amounts col- lected handed over to the sinking fund tor the 1 demption of the new obil gations, ——>—__ The Snow Storm To-day. WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT IT AT THE SIGNAL OFFICE. ‘The heaviest snow storm of the season visited Washington Unls morning, beginning about four clock, When the department clerk had disposed. Of his morning pancak a frosty air to butte his way 10 offer, he Tou. toe Pavements heaped with show, and’the car horses ling under the lash Again: snowy Ddlockade. As usual before noon, the fleecy Makes turned into a driz- ‘that figure so much In Zing steet, Which is anything but poetical. ‘The slelgners were out betimes, and the ‘merry i of the sleizh-bell "greeted the ear. rhe blockade of street cars on’ Pennsylvania ave nue at the 7th stret crossing Was one of the Incl dents of the storm. At one time there were not jess than twenty, all in closed lines, on the two tracks, and the ‘passing by other Vehicles and jestrians Was almost enurely cut off. Bach of he cars Were packed fuil to overflowing, and Wey could not pull through the snow with their loads. THE STORM CAME PROM THE SOUTHWEST. A Stak reporter floundered through the snow to the signal office and clambered up to the “indicn» tions” room. “The came from the southe West—south of Texas,” Sild the officer in charge, “It has been moving ‘slowly and gradually to northeast, covering the southern stutes. This is the snow announced in the special Walletin Sune Gay night. The announcement was that It would be clear Monday and snow Monday night. This morning,” continued the officer, Funuing tls pen cll over ‘a chart, “it snowlug in Kentucky, ‘Tennessee, Missouri, Iilinols, Nort Carolina, Vite ginta, Maryland and Penusyivanta.” A bulletin, announcing the big fire in New York having arrived, the reporter asked Whether it was snowing there. The officer gave directions to am assistant to ask New York. “In anotner minute the assistant returned, saying, “Snowing hard in New THE STORM MOVING ALONG THE COAST. “There is tair weather,” said the officer, “in New