Evening Star Newspaper, March 28, 1882, Page 1

———————————— ——————————— THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Forthwest Corner Pennsylvania Ave. and 11th St, by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, GEO. W. ADAMS, Pres't. ee Peet <= oe carriers, on their own secon! 2 See sear, $6: ir monte, #8. ay {Entered at the Post (ffice at Washington, D. C., as | Forart ony ecg one ; RELY Stax—publiahed $2 a year, praerr 2. "Bix months, $1: 10 covies for $10;00 for $20. €2~ All mail enbecriptions mnet be paid in advance; it than is paid for. "ates of wa made Known om application. — «Che ening Star, V% 59—N° 9,039. WASHINGTON, D. C.,- TUESDAY, MARCH 28, 1882. __AMUSEMENTS| TWO CENTS: SPECIAL NOTICES. en . pers FASHIONABLE WEEK. OPENING OF THE SPRING SEASON. Engagement of the Charming French Artiste, M'LLE RHEA, ‘The Great Society Star, Supported by J. Newton Gotthold. To-night, Shakespeare's delightful Comedy of MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING. Beatrice. Gin Engtisn) ‘WEDNESDAY MATINEE. ADRIENNE (iu Enis.) Wednesday Evening. Dumas' great play of came CREE MY Soe (in English.) ‘The Opera House will be cloygd April 10-ThE TOURISTS. N4t0NaL THEATER, week of April3. m3 HIT. A HIT. A MINSTRELSY IN ITS PURITY. Bright and Sparkling. Every Bong Dance, Aci and Joke. _ EVERY EVENING, WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY MATINEFES. Peopie’s clea, BARLOW, WILSON, PRIMROSE & WEST'S MAM- INSTRELS. ‘The most Succewfui of all, with « larity as wide mt ree atten all Soule 10 EM TEND ME: 2 Cr LE BRATED TNTERLOCUTORS, 8 REFINED SONG-AND-DANCE ARTISTS. W SOLO SINGERS. 8 GLITTERING CLOG DANCERS. 14 COMEDIANS AND SPECTALT Y STARS. 10 TALENT! ANS. Presenting a Bill of Rare Fxcellence, Scores of New Features, Artista. M mq MAGGIE MI Q@4Etz4E THEATER. JAKE BUDD, Manager. Nightly and T: ‘uesday and Fri- nets. Engacement Extraos ‘y for one ‘week on!y of Snelbaker's Majestic C: idation. 50— ompany and w of he Sensational’ Bho) MONDAY, March asy Mati NIZRTAINMENT, For the Benefit of EVA HENDERSON, At the CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, ENING, MARCH 28, 1882, at ¥ o'clock. cents; reserved seats 5v cents, to be had at the bookstores and at Metzeroti's music store. m4 at ON EXHIBITION No. 626 AND SALE AT E MARKREITER'S, Street Xo. 626 F street northwest, one door from 7th street, Choice On) Fainting, Engravings, Chromon, ete; al ree and Choice =a — enh larkriter’s. Terms Cash. Free Art ‘Galles ete. at ott LECTURES. HOWLAND WILL LECTURE ON ana Angsthetics at the Curtis’ School on TUESDAY EVENING, heath oad” Fi Hall Yard), on THURSDAY EVENING, March ad at Lin: Hall sth and D streets northwest, on SATURDAY ENING, April ‘num! Persons will nitrous oxide, showing its wonderful aesthetic @ffects on the human systen. lecture will close an of and instructive Lantern the POLARIZATION OF LIGHT AND ROSCOPE. ‘commences ——- RE. P. Dent "WONDERS OF 1HE MIC! Admission 35 cents. ear ra (CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, ‘TENTH AND G STREETS NORTHWEST. WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 2972, Lecture by REV. HENRY WARD BEECHER, Bubject: HE MORAL USES OF LUXURY AND BEAUTY. Admission, 50 cents; reserved seats without extra charge at the Ellis Music Store, 937 Pennsylvania ave- Bue. m21-#t _PICNICS, EXCURSIONS, &c. eee ‘FO COLORADO, NEW MEXICO AND CALIFORNIA LEAVES NF THURSDAY, MAY 47a 3862, for a delightful tor WTY-FIvE Days. Nine nd miles traveled by trains of Pullman and Silver Eveuy Loxcnr, apd all expenses for int in travel. carriage drives, &c., included Be paice, vasa — Eplendia opportunity, never before offered, to visit the wonders of the eres cn) errat ‘AMERICAN CONTINENT. Fun particilars in special Puoonas free by mail on fea ion S COOK. & 80) 1431 Penne: ©. AL BARATY care. y. ningzton, D.C. f16-co2meK ATTORNEYS. ANA AVINUE, ueer, and Commissioner of deeds, &c., taken and cer- te oF Territory. Hours, m23-2 HALL. EDW. H. THOMAS. ° HALL & THOMAS, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW, 3 916 F street northwest. W. 7 RiPOERArD. e |§=6ATIORNEY-AT-LAW, rcoran Building, Practices in all the Courte. SAYLES BROW eY-AT-LAW, (Zor the past 14 years Kexister in Bankruptcy for . Fives special attention to Collections, Assizn- nents for the beneti tof creditors, and the settlement of states of persons deceased. Gunton Build- inc, Louisiana avenue. Jald-3m N.* MILLEN, Attorney-at-Law, Rooms 6 sud $ Gunton Law Building, Lonisisna avenue. AITO Opposite City Hall SPRixe DRESS GOODS. reer Bisee, Ce SEY-AT-LAW, STREET, ine our new Spring Goods" ly recedi ton: Parencls 2 reln. ‘Thow in want cf elice goods will find it to their Siivantage to examine our stock becore purchasing. MOVE. BRO. & CO., 25 1928 F STREET N. W..NEAR EBBITT HOUSE. coo H H 000 1 ERE ecu HO ON CCE © HHH O OT © FE @cH HO On Cor oc H H OOO 1 OCU EER ooo L PDD. eo oL DD o OL PD Oo OL LD bp ooo LLLL DDD © ow own ao gss: X II EEE ,888, WwwwH wut SE SHE Wwww Hau i “sss, KK I KE Sess, WW HHI. $s ne 3 We'w oH UU Ssss’ K Sk Hf Bee Sess PURE AND UNADULTERATED. ‘The peentiar medicinal qualities of Whiskion distilted from the finest ¢rowth of rye in the renowned Valley of the Mononvahela, have attracted the attention of the ‘Medical Facalty in the United States to such a degree a8 toplace itim a very hich position ameng the Materia Medica. We beg to invite the attention of connoisseurs to oar tine OLD WHISKIES of the following well- Imown brands, IN CASES containing one dozen bot- gears UNRIVALED UPPER TEN WHISKEY. VERY SUPERIOR OLD STOCK WHISKEY. For excellence, pureness and evenness of quality, the aboveare unsurpassed by any the market. ‘These Whiskies are sold under guarantee to give PER- FECT SA TISFACTION, and can be had atall leading (rocery stores at retail. H. & H. W. CATHERWOOD, 14 SOUTH FRONT STREET, PHILADELPHIA. m9-3m map: Aven, Bt, be uccl-In, | Jobbing im all these linen, Washington News and Gossip. _ Governaenr Receirrs To-pay.—Internal reve- nue, $234,286.°9; customs, $469,138.18, HOWARD UNIVELSITY. 3 MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. Spring course will commence MONDAY, ae 34. Lectures will be delivered every Monday, Wednesday and Friday Evenings, from 6 to 8 o'clock.’ This course free to the public. ©. B. PUBVIS, M.D. Secretary. (ce ASNUAL, MEETING OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATION will be held at 209 Fast Cayitol street, WEDNESDAY, 29th bat 7 o'clock p-m. ‘Mx, Surrnerp Berrer To-pay.—A Brak reporter, who inquired to-day at Mr. Shipherd’s lodgings, was informed that that gentleman was somewhat better, but did not expect to leave his room for sevgral days yet. ‘THE Gurreav Bit. oF Excertioxs.—The counsel in the Guiteau case were again in conference this afternoon over the bill of exceptions, with @ fair prospect of concluding their labors before rising. % a G. COWIE, Secretary. CO-PARTNERSHIP-NOTICE. WM. B. EASTON and WM. H. RUPP have thisday formed a co-partnership for the purpose of dealing in » Mercantile Stationery, Pape: ea Ban Hooks, sere nticnny. Por Bar Wen ee roves toa ping Paper, ines, Kc., at the corner. > AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House toelay, SSS sees ein ny will Leiernet | Te acne ors Relies, Pansey, Mammon’ ar Hale, ‘March 15th, 1882. m21-3t* _| Representatives Darrell, Townsend, Willits, Van ‘OCK- | Horn, Wadsworth, Fisher, Hubbs, Sherwin, Orth, RAN FIRE INSURANCE | Aldrich, Crowley, Pierce, Bueheye Hardenberg, ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ST holders of the CORCO! COMPANY for the election of nine di to serve e e fort ater oa OT hy Gaderer semis | Ray, and Mr. Witham McNab of Montreal ae eS eee eee ee ConsvL GeNeRat aT CUBA.—The President has m24-dtd J. T. DYER, retary. = a — | decided to nominate Richard Gibbs, of New York, DE. B. B. DONT, consul geperal at Cuba, vice Henry C. Hall, who Has rernoved his office to will be promoted to be minister to Central Amer- 1309 F Staret Nonrawesr _m22-Im*_| Ica, ee ee aabaey Eee Iris Now Quire ProsaBie that the political i NTINE. ss New York, ana | Contest of the present session will be over the ad- NAUT Brosdway and 978 Fifth avenue New York, and | mission of Dakota asastate. ‘The democrats have pase ame resolved to antagonize the bill, and the republi- ea St1st, cans are equally determined to urge its passage. ‘Has removed his office to + 1309 F Srnest Nontuwest. m22-1m' (= DR HM. BCHOOLEY, = DENTIST, Has removed from 1113 Pennsylvania avenue to 1218 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. NORTHWEST. mn22-Im (ee NATIONAL COLLEGE cal Department of Columbian Universi Spring Course of Lectures will begin on TUESDAY, ‘April 4th, at 6:30 p.m., and continue on TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS and SATURDAYS of each week. AF. A. BING, MLD, ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE CABINET were present at the meeting to-day. The Chinese bill and the Teport of Judye Advocate Swaim on the Mason case were considered, buy no conclusions reached in either case. SECRETARY Hunt to-day, for the first time, ad- mitted that the President had told him that he would nominate a successor to him in the Navy department. The President told him this very recently, and said that his successor would be nominated shortly. Many of Secretary Hunt's friends wished to intercede with the President in his behalf, but Mr. Huntdid not desire it. The President bas offered him the choice of three good sitions, Fut he has not made a selection as yet. e is holding the matter under consideration. USTRIES NOT ALMS.—1 ict of Columbia who of the practical methods cf the Associated are urgently requested to give ofders for Ladies and Gentlemen's Under- approve hing Fine and mi e an wear, Children's Clothing, Household Sewins, Knit nitting, Embroidery, Domestic Service, Washing by the hour or day, or any work a woman cin do, to the Wonmn's Work Department of Associated Uharities, 1418 F Commisstons were issued to-day to the following postmasters: Wm. M. Brent, Brentland, Charles county, Md.; E. T. Cross, Cleopus, Nansemond county, Va., and R. H. England, Raccoon Ford, Culpeper county, Va. street. SHE! eS SAM'L 8. D, 409 97H STREET NORTHWEST. PLUMBING, FURNACES, RANGES, TINNING, MANTELS AND GAS TerURES. Jobbing in all of the above Branches, Gr Estimates FURNISHED vor New Work. {8 ES E. F. BROOK: GAS FIXT! 531 15th street, Corcoran Building, Agency for Mitchell, Vance & Uo., New York. . Low prices. Immense stock. Eee. Gas Light, &e., ke. dal6 PLATTS CHLORIDES. DISINFECTING AND DEODORIZER, ODORLESS, PROMPT AND CHEAP, Quart bottles, 50 cts. ‘MILBURN’S PHARMACY, Hon. Jon M. Francis, of Troy, N. Y., {8 spoken of as a possibly appointment to the Belgium mission. Ir 18 THE GosstP in official quarters that there is a cat of considerable size still concealed in the Peruvian-Chilian meal tub. ¢ Nattonat Bak Nores received to-day. for re- demption, $168,000. MARINE Corrs ORDERS.—The order directing 1st Lieut. Samuel Mercer, on duty at the marine bar- Tacks here, to duty on board the Iriquois, has been revoked, and ist Lteut. H. C. Fisher has been de- tached from the marine barracks at Brooklyn, and 531 15th street. m6 1429 Pennsylvania avenue. ordered to command the marine rd on the Iri- ane EE quois at Mare Island, Cal. Lieut. Mercer has been eS bey aoops, ordered from the Washington a to the 990 7th street northwest. | Brooklyn barracks. qatar, 2d Scotch Ginghams, just opened; beet! Ppesneeeren.—The Treasury department has gus ‘Satine, and Rhsdames, extra good values. received information of the rearrest of John B. Wyatt, counterfelter and fugitive from near Auburn, Texas, on the 2th, by a service agent. Justice, (> 4 DkveeisTs oFINion. secret rene TT oC MAE NE penis 2! len ve a ny. in oe ee aba ater = ‘THe TALLAPOosA arrived at Newport on Sunday. Chen ta re anest terms on secount of its great | ‘Tre OFFICIAL ORDER making the various changes Under. my observation have beeh very flattering to the | in the quattermaster’s department heretofore men- manufacturers. Yours, res} tioned in the Srax has been issued. fully, {Totrengthen, and build ein. "Sohne acte| Ex. R 8, the chairmanof the a tt ‘O ant nild up 8 EX. ROSECRANS, the chairman of ie democratic peti Oe el 4 | congressional committee, says that he intends to call a meeting of the committee in a few days for the purpose of choosing an executive committee to take churge of the work during the coming cam- gn. j JOSTETTER's CELEBRATED A DELEGATION of twelve Sac and Fox and Iowa Indians, from Nebraska, arrived this morning, in charge of Inspector Haworth. ‘These Indians have a large tract of land in that state, w which some of them desire to settle in severaity, while others Want to go to the Indian Territory. 3 BE 3 ooo KExEx ene =e YQAQy Q a Tae REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN Com- MITTEE Organized last evening by the election of Hon, J. A. Hubbell, of Michigan, chairman. The election of secretary was delegated to the execu- % tive committee. ‘The executive committee to have 885 charge of the campaign affairs for the year was e increased from nine to fifteen. The committee is 3 composed as follows: Senators Allison, Hale and Sgos8 Aldrich, and Representatives Hiscock, Robeson, McKinley, Fisher, Page, Davis, of Miinols, Houk, Calkins, Van Horn, Rassejl, of Massachusetts) Washburne, of Minnesota, and Ryan, of Kansas, Senator Kellogg and Repr ve 'Darrall, of Loutsiana, the ‘only republicans in the Loutstana delegation, being unable to agree which should represent the state on the congressional commit- tee, the matter was referred to the committee to be Settled by vote, when Mr. Darrall was chosen. Oricm Sucectine Coxsrreacy.—The Secretary of the Treasury has received information that the investigation intothe opti smuggling operations recently detected in San Francisco develops a scandalous conspiracy to defraud the government on the part of certain city and federal officers. | KEES; > >! fst & ttt § g Wi TIT fTtT KFE RRR i oT 7 Ke RR T §FE RRR rT RR T KEE RR bi It i ea HOSTETTER'’S STOMACH BITTERS is the great household medicine of the American people, and is taken everywhere asa safeguard against epidemic and endemics, aa a remedy for dyspepsia, biliousness and irrevularities of the bowels, as a cure for chills and fever and rheumatic ailme: a sedatir neryo tana. and esa geucral inviguaataad eactaive | Tee Standish and Mayower, practice steamers For saie by all Drusyists and Dealers generally. for cadet engineers, arrived at annapolis Sunday, mils from Norfolk, under the commands of Lieut. Com- mander Thomas and Lieut. ton, - PERSONAL. — Attorney Gencral Brewster deliv- ered an address before the Alumni Club of Prince- in Philadelphia, last evening.— H HU UBBR PPP U UNN N CCOH HR f Louisville, 1s in town, regis H HU UB BP PU UNNNO CH H 's.——Rev. Dr. J. P. Newman, who uaa Wa ee 2 ue are oO Rue has been seriously {ll in New York with conges- H HUD BeE P Yuu NX RN Gog HH] tive chills, was better yesterday, and 1s still im- proving, but is not yet wholly out of danger. Nominations To-day. The President sent the following nominations to the Senate to-day} Willlam J. Wallace, of New York, to be United States circult judge for the second judicial circuit of New York. Michigan, to be secre- Da, THE “ONLY” AND “‘ORIGINAL," as made by ©. H. GRAVZS, OF BOSTON, Isaac D. McCutcheon, of tary of the Territory of Mont ‘The New Public Printer. Mr. Sterling P. Rounds who was yesterday nomt- nated for the office of Public Printer, and about ‘whose confirmation there appears to be no doubt is now in Chicago, where he will qualify for his new office before coming here. The law requires a bond of $100,000 from the Public Printer, but so any persons have offered to go upon bis bond that Mr. Roun ds has decided to qualify in $500,000. Mr. Rounds is about 65 years of age, and a native of Vermont. When a young boy he went to Chica- and has been thoroughly identified with the in- of that city ever since. He is well known Isready on opening, and just the thing for use in CLUBS, HOTELS AND PARTIES, And at private spreads. Put a Case in your wine cellar. ‘Trade supplied by G. G. CORNWELL, 4418 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. pale saa Soe fae ech rpepeed for oe At retail by bottle or dozen integrity ai ness ent le 18 @ pract pe peor ie cal priiter, and for years has conducted & large 3, 3, MAQRUDER, 1417 New York ave, inters" ‘warehouse in, Chicago, having a, branch EAL e aon In Denver. In connection w! jusiness he BEALL & BAKER, 490 Pennsylvaniaave. —_m25-e08m| Juplished a neat and. readable journal, called The ADAME WASHINGTON, iusiness, placing tt in the hangs ef his ties at asin M . © otners, with ie view of retiring from ac- tive “control of it. It is said of him ‘Ro. 1211 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. that he has fitted out more Usb oe than any other man in the United States, ai friend of his said to a SraR reporter, lost more — money Dtting out republican Dapers. In the great Chicago fire he suffered severe losses, but = terprise and energy rose to jon. 4 XEW DEPARTURE. polltics he has been an active republican. He 18 Teputed to be very wealtl nomination to the office of Public Printer due aga recognition not only of his party servic ‘but of the prominent place he has occupied in the craft of printers, It 1s expected that he will bri family with him when he comes. The ring printer, Mr. John D. is as honest and hon- orab! gentieman as ever held office in Wash- ington, but the worry and strain of one on the immense business of the Government ge | Office were so wearing for one of his age feeble health that it must be a relief to him to be of the burden. DRESSES MADE AND MATERIAL FURNISHED AT LESS THAN NEW YORE PRICES. ELEGANT GOODS NOW IN STOCK. Ladies should call at once and leave their orders be- fore the assortment of elegant fabrica is broken. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. m016-Sm MADAME WASHINGTON. H4twaep & HUTCHINSON, 317 NINTH STREET NORTHWEST, BRANCH CORNER EIGHTEENTH ANDP STREETS, DUPUNT CIRCLE. . PLUMBING, FURNACES, ‘BANGES = MANTELS, be AL PROCEEDINGS A BUSY DAY IN BOTH HOUSES. CONGRESSION MATTERS OF GENERAL AND LOCAL INTEREST. Senate Today. The President of the Senate pro tempore to-day submitted a message from the President transmit- ting a communication from the Secretary of the Interior, with an accompanying letter from the commissioner of patents, submlying a supplemen, tal estimate for an appropriation of $52,500 for the employment of twenty-five assistant principal ex- aminers of patents, at an alnyal salary of $2,100 each, Referred. LIQUOR LICENSE LAWS OF THE DISTRICT. Mr. Rollins presented a petition from 972 citi- zens of the District of Columbia, asking fcr an amendment of the license laws.so as to prohibit the sale of intoxteating liquors within two squares of a high school, or any other public school build- ing In the District, and to make void the license issued for any such ‘place. WOMAN SUFFRAGE, ETC. Mr. Lapham presented a memorial trom the Woman Suffrage Association of Pennsylvania, asking for a provistog for suffrage to women in the constitution of Dakota when admitted as a state; also, a memorial from the German Society of the city of New York, urging the pass age of the Dill pending the Senate originally introduced at the instance of the New York stite commissloners of emi- gration for the protection of !mmigrants arriv- ing In the United States; also a peution from the sons of temperance of ' western New York, re- 2 ment Uy prohibit the tmanufacture and sale Of ali alcoholic beverages throughout the national domain, Rererred. FREEDMEN'S BANK CREDITORS. Mr. Sherman, from tie finance committee, re- ported the Senate bill to facilitate the payment of dividends to the creditors of the Freedmen’s Sav- ings and Trast Company (directing payments of dividends to be made with checks on the Treasurer of the United States at the city of New York, with such written chec be approved by the Secretary of the Treasury.) Passed. On motion of Mr. Windom, the committre on forvign relations was discharged from the consid- eration of the letter of the Seeretary of State, and recommendations of the President in regard to the abolition of discriminating duties against certain productions of the Dutch East Indies, and the same went to the cominittee on finances, SYMPATHY FOR THE IRISH PEOPLE. Mr. Blair submitted, and had read by the Secre- tary, resolutions of the New Hamsphire legisla. ture, expressing the sympathy of the people of that state for the people of Ireland in their strug- gle for more liberty and for deliverance from op- pressive land laws. The resolutions recite that the legislature deeply sympathizes with those un- fortunate Irish patriots who are now suffering im- prisonment without trial for their efforts to repeal Oppressive land laws and to secure ownership of € soil to the men who cultivate it. Referred to the committee on foreign relations. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S SOUTH CAROLINA LETTER. Mr. Butler offered a resolution calling on the Attorney-General for a copy of his letter of in- structions dated the 16th instant, to Dallas San_ ders, of Pennsylvania, assistant counsel to the United States district attorney of South Carolina, and the reply of Mr. Sanders. He said that a let- ter from the Attorney-General to this Mr. Sanders, which he had seen in the pubile prints, contain statements so extraordinary and unusual for an officer in bigh position in the government of the United States, that he would scarcely credit it, and he desired to have, over that officer's signa- ture, an exact copy of the Instructions which he 1s sald to have issued. Adopted. Mr. Harrison, from the mfiftary committee, re- ported adversely the joint resolution to place omas L. Crittenden on the retired list, with the Tank and pay of a brigadier genegal. The measure was indefinitely postponed. ; Mr. Bayard called up the Senate bill for the pur- chase or condemnation of ground in Philadelphia for the use of the United States mint. An amend- ment fixing as the maximum to be paid for the property, $400,000, was agreed toand the bill was Passed. Mr. Allison catled up the Senate bill to authorize the settlement of the accounts of Brevet Maj. Gen. Hatch, chalrman of the special Ute commis. sion in 1878. On his motion the House bill was substituted and passed. Mr. Cockrell offered’ a resolution authorizing and directing the Secretary of the Senate to with- draw any and all bills, reports and other papers yelating to claims for'loss sustained by postmas- ters by burglary, &., and transmit the same to the Postmaster General for action thereon. Adopted. Mr. Kellogg announced that on Monday next he would Call up the bill unanimously reported by him last week appropriating six million dollars for the improvement of the Navigation of the Mis- sissipp! and Missour! rivers. Mr. Plumb also gave notice that he would call up the “two per cent Lill” upon the conclusion of Uke pending appropriation Bills . The presidental count bill came up as the first on the calendar. ‘The bill went over by consent until to-morrow. ‘The President pro tem. announced the appoint- ment of Messrs. Dawes, and Jones of Florida, a8 members of the board of visitors to the next un- nual examination at the naval academy, and Messrs. Ferry and Lamar as visitors to tle West Point Academy. The tariff commission bill came up regularly soon after 2 o'clock, and Mr. Harris spoke Ir advo- cacy of action on the tariff by committees of Con- gress, without further delay. House of Representatives, THE CASE OF THE ALASKA DELEGATE. Mr. Calkins, chairman of the eommittee on elec- tions, called up, as a privileged question, the case of M. D. Ball, claiming a seat asa delegate from Alaska. Mr. Knott raised the point of order that the Matter was not privileged, inasmuch as there was no law authorizing the election of a delegate from Alaska, No motion connected with this “Alaska question could assume any privilege. A man elected at a town meeting, perhaps held at his own instigation, and without authority of law came here and claimed that this was an over- shadowing question of privilege, to which the tariff question, the appropriation bills and every other measure must give way, Mr. Calkins claimed that the question was oneof privilege, involving, as it did, the right of the peo- le of Alaska to representation either through en paketene right or in accordance with treaty stipu- lations, Mr. Camp and Mr. Haskell gastained the point of order, holding that until a territorial government Was established in Alaska the question-of the ad- mission of a delegate was not privil Mr. Springer took the same ground, while Mr. Ainsley contended that there could be no higher question of privileze than one affecting the right of any section to representation. ‘The Speaker sustained the point of order, stating atthe same time that the matter was not before the House, inasmuch as when the committee on elections had submitted its reports they had been referred to the committee on territories for its consideration, Mr. Calkins then stated that he would, on Thurs- Gay next, ask for the consideration of the Utah election case. THE ORDER OF BUSINESS, On motion of Mr. Kelley, the morning hour was dispensed with, and then Mr. Kelley moved that the House go into committee of the whole, stating that his intention was to call up the tariff com- mission bill. Mr. Bowman antagonized this motion with the ie referring private claims to the Court af ‘THE TARIFF COMMISSION BILL. After a contest as to the order of business the ‘House (at 1:55) went into committee of the whole (Mr. Camp in the chair) on thestate of the Union. The tariff commission bill mg been. taken up, the committee was addressed . Kasson. THE NEXT DISTRICT DAY IN THE HOUSE. In the House of Representatives -upon the necessity of fill up the old canal, and the bill to change the name of the German Protestant Orpaan Asylum, Mr. Neal called up the bill to _ incor- porate the Garfield Memorial Hospital. He ex- plained that the only purpose of the bill was to make the corporation perpetual, and he dwelt <t iblishing another hospital in the District of Columbia. After some discusston, Mr. Wilson offered an amendment providing that whenever the corpora- tion shall apply to Congress for aid, any appro- priation mode for that purpose shall operate as a repeal of this act. ending action the bill and amendment were re- committed to the committee on the District of Columbia, with Instructions to that committee to report an’ amendment to the general incorpora- tion iaw of the District of Columbia, by means of which the hospital can be incorporated and be Perpetual Under the present law no association can be incorporated for a longer period than twenty years. . THE FOLLOWING BILL WITH REFERENCE TO UNPAID TAXES: and special ussessments was passel: ‘That the Tate of interest to be collected of any person owing arrearages of general taxes prior to July 1, 1880, or assesements for special improvements now due to and the liens tor which are held by the District of Columbia, shall be six per cent ver annumn, in leu of the rte und pencities now fixed by law; Provided, That this provision shall apply only to taxes and assessments paid on or before the 1st of duly, 1882. Sec. 2. ‘That it ts the meaning and intent of “An act to provide for the revision and correction of assessments for special improvements in the Dis- trict of Columbia, and for otaer purposts,” ap- proved June 19, 1878, and of the third section of “An act fixing the rate of interest upon arrearages of general tixes and assessments for general In- provements now due to the District of Columbia, and fora revision of assessments for special im: ovement, and for other purposes.” approved June 27, 1879, that the Commissioners of tie Dis- trict of Columbia revise and correct all assess ments for spectal Improvement® completed subse- quent to FY 21, 1871, and to Issue in each and y Gos Where the’ assessment 15 ascertained to cessive, to the party who paid the sime a drawback certificste for the amount of such ex- cess, Which certiftcate shall be received for gene- ral taxes due prior to July 1, 1877, sessments for spe said Commissionc each certitleate of vision, a drawback pal and interest, which certifle: received for all assessments for special improve- ments, Sec. 8. That in cases where the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, or their predecessors in office, have canceled or do caucel the assess- ment, for special improvements levied by the cor- t) the holder of ss7ssment, red ertifi poration of Washington and erroneously assessed against property exempt under existing law, sitd Commissioners are authorized and directed to rUficates of assessment thereof redeem the outst nding 80 cancelled by deine drawback certificates In to the holders amount. corre with principal and accrued intere-t, wh! tiflates shall be receivable for assessments of Speclal improvements. OTHER BILLS. The bill to allow the District Commissioners to fell certain lots of ground, the proce-ds of which are to be used for the erection of new police station houses and an engine house in Seoreniwa as quoted in yesterday's Srax), was pai The bill to amend the act to incorporate the Masonic Mutual Relief association of the District Was passed. It provides for the formation of an addittonal class after the present class shall have Teached a memberhip of 1,8(0, Capitol Notes. The Senate committee on military affairs this morning agreed to recommend the passage of a Dill to inerease the permanent anni sppropria- ton of $200,000 for arming the militia of the sev- eral states and territories to $600,000. The sub-committee of the House committee on elections to whom was referred the case of Mackey against Dibble, (second district of South Carolina), has agreed to make a report to the full committee in favor of seating Mackey. ‘The sub-committee of the Judictary committee of the House will soon report to the full committee a national bankrupt bill embodying the main fea- ture of the Lowell bill. ‘The House committee on commerce has closed the hearing of public arguments for and against the Reagan inter-state commerce bill. ‘The eom- mittee 18 now considering the bill, and will dispose of it at an early day. THE FUNERAL EXPENSES OF THE LATE PRESIDENT. Gen. Ben LeFevre, a member of the committee to audit the expenses of the Garfleld funeral, de- nies that the original bilis have, as has been re- rted, been destroyed. ‘The committer still have nem. ‘It they are called tor there will be some strange disclosures in the matter of funeral ex- penses, OPPOSITION TO A NOMINATION. ‘The Senate finance committce this morning took up the nomination of Henry 8. Plerce, to be col- lector of internal revenue for the 28th district of New York, vice Burt Van Horn, to be removed. Considerable opposition was developed, and the nomination went over without action, MEXICAN AND INDIAN WAR PENSIONS. ‘The Speaker laid berore the House yesterday a communication from the Secretary of the Interior stating that the commissioncreof pensions estl- mates that $65,380,480 will be required to pay the Mexican war pensions, and $28,201,638 to pay the pensioners of the Indian ware—an aggregate of $93,582,112. ‘THE NATIONAL RAILWAY BILL. The national railway bill introduced in the House yesterday is the same that was introduced ip the Senate a few days age by Senator Frye, with the exception that Col. Robert G. Ingersoll and J. Hale Sypher are added to the lst of incor- porators. ——<—__—~+¢.____ The Case of Sergeant Mason. THE POINTS OF JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL SWAIW'S. REPORT—THE PRISONER ILLEGALLY CONVICTED, As heretofore stated, Judge Advocate General Swaim, in bis report on the Mason case, takes the ground that the prisoner was illegally convicted. He goes over the evidence produced in the court- martial thorouzhly, and sums up what it proves and what it does not prove. The chorge pre- ferred wag that of assault with intent to iil, but the evidence produced, Gen. Swaim holds, does not sustain the charge. Under the circum- stances and in the positions of Guiteau and son at the time there could have been no such assault made. Gen. Swaim says, however, that there was a military offence committed—that of firing off his gun while on duty, and the seditious fe and conduct immediately afterwards. lnnguag Such action on his part would tend to Influence the same frame of other soldiers oi mind to mutiny. For this offence he could have been tried. If Gen. Swaim’s report Isapproved by the President, the court martial will be rendered invalid and’ Mason will be re- leased. He cannot be tried by court-martial again, but charges can be preferred against him in the civil courts. ‘The report was considered at the Cabinet meeting. NO DECISION FOR SEVERAL DAYS. Mr. J. M. Lyddy having received telegrams summoning him to New York, had an interview with Chief Justice W&ite yesterday, in which he was informed that the pending \tters concern- ing Mason’s case would not be set for several days. Mr. Ly before leaving for New York last night, that Mr. ". Bigelow offered to forego filing his protest if he were permitted to act as associate counsel. A MILITARY AND NOT A CIVIL CASE. ‘The attention ofMr. Bigelow being called by a Star reporter to the statement by Mr. J. M. Lyday, that his(Bigelow’s)connection with Mason’s case termi- nated with the court-martial trial, said that Mr, Ly is probably ignorant of the fact that a case on ‘8 corpus in Mason’s behalf, although in a 1 court, is, nevertheless, a military and not and that, such wi be ie ge, ad aa gear of the army or a re; ni an the Attorney General BIGELOW V8. LYDDY. The Domestic Troubles of Memenger Powell. HIS WIFE'S ACCOUNT OF HIS TREATMENT OF HER AT ‘TYE WHITE HOUSE. Mrs. Powell, the wife of Aleck Powell, the color- ed man who acts as private messenger for the Fresident, has come on from New York to see her husband. The object of her visit she states was to get some money, as the alimony which her hus- band had agreed to pay her while the divorce pro- ceedings were pending, had ceased to come. Her meeting with her husband at the White House oc- casioned a rather sensational scene, Mrs. Powell says that she was admitted to the White House, but her husband abused her and told her never to come again. She however called again the next day, which was last Thursday, to see the private secretary, but he had gone, and as she was going out of the yard her husband rushed out the house and putting his hand on his hip pocket, made threatening gestures and spit in her face. She states positively that he had a pistol and intended to kill her. ‘The trate man was removed without doing any injury. Mrs. Powell thinks that she will institute legal proceedings. WHAT “ALEBCK” POWELL v8. ASrTAR reporter asked “Aleck” Powell to-day What he had to say about the pub! cations re- flecting upon him. He replied: “My wife, Mary Powell, is a quarrelsome vindictive woman, and has tried to annoy me in every way, and I found it would be impossible to live with her; if I did I would be rash and regret It all my life. She lost two children by her negligence, ard would crack coarse jokes over the death of those children. I was reinoved from the custom house on account of my allegiance to Mr. Arthur and was then em- loyed in the police departinent of New York. hen President Garfield 4. President’ Arthur sent for me, I lett with Mr. Blake, the superin- tendent of the outdoor poor in New York, $35 1ormy. wife the first month, out of a salary of $66. When T went back to New York I found t menced sult for of adultery. P. on my bond for $500, end Mr. Ransom w by the President to 2 my counsel Inorder to be iree of the wom: eaded @uilty. ‘The ase went before a referee, who decided that I should pay her counsel fees of $50, and pay her $30 per month, which I'sent to Mr. ‘Ransom, and then Mr. Ransom wrote to seud no more money. The woman was unwilling to continue her suit for di- voree, because she wanted to annoy me and get money from me. Her counsel, Howe and Huin- mel, would no longer act’ for her. On the 18th of March my counsel wrote: ‘Aleck, send on $60; she has promised to go on with we Bult.” Tsent the money. Last Thursday she came to the White House; saw me up stalrs, and said, “I Want some inoney.”” I toll her to go back to my lawyer; the money was there for her. She sa ‘TI don’t want a divorce; I want money; I wan! $100.’ I refused to give her any money and ordered her out of the house. She left word that it would be advisabie to call on her, but I did not and do not intend to. ‘The next day she came to the White House grounds, simply to aggravate me. I went up to her and ordered her away. I made no assault on her, but I was 80 any and sochoked up, that in attempting to ak T suppose some of the - foam’ from my mouth webt on her veil, but I had no intention of spitting on As for having my hand on a pistol I always carry my hands in my pockets, but I had no pistol. I never threatened to shoot her, but I did once that if she continued to persecute me, * help her,’ meaning that I would clear out and not ee Support her. " Detectives have visited her and ad- back to New York, and she has fo 80. She is accompanied and urged vised her to a 1m this persecution by a woman named Maria promised to vers, alias Mrs. Samuel Clay.’ Powell is a bright-looking and intelligent mu- latto, and, so far from being unpopular at the White House, he ts quite a favorite both with the President and the employes. Powell further said: “Tam not the President’s valet. I never blacked apatr of boots in my life—noteven my own. I was Ge pe to duty a8 messenger to the Presi- dent, and that is the duty I now perform.” —> ‘The Troubles of the Citizens’ Insurance Company. PROPOSITION TO DISSOLVE. A private meeting of the stockholders of the Citizens’ Fire Insurance Company was called at three o'clock yesterday afternoon for the purpose, a8 was announced at the opening of the meeting, of considering the proposi:ion, which has lately become quite an urgent one, of dissolving the organization and closing up the con- cern. "The meeting lasted until _ five o'clock, and fs represented to have been an exceedingly lively one. This companyzhas been chartered and doing business about eight months. The capital stock subscribed at the first meeting was $110,000, but when the first 20 per cent instal ment was called for It was found to fall far short of first expectations. The officers elected were: M. G. Emery, president; G. Lansburgh, vice prest- dent; B. : Morsell, secretary, with Messrs. C. C. Duncanson, Wm. Hi. Dempsey, Jus. Pilling, Wash B. Williams, Wm. Thompson and Lewis Ciephane as directors, ‘The competition in fire insurance has been so great that very little headway has been made with this new company, and many of the stock- holders were anxious to leave the sinking ship before ail were swamped, as they state they were making nothing, and with a very fair prospect of losing all. The’ stockholders were by no means fully’ represented at the meeting, and It was charged that sufficient notice had not. been given, and some went so far as to intimate th: notices had been purposely withheld from such stockholders, as it was not destrea Dy those en- trusted with’ the duty to have present at the meet- ing. This, and other matters in which they found at variance, made the meeting an ex- mated one. It was finally voted by the stockholders present to close up the concern, but the other side would nothave it that way, and called a meeting for this morning. So far as could be learned no- satisfactory con- clusion was reached at the meeting this morning. The office of the company was closed this after- noon, A Sra reporter was informed by one of the directors of the company that no conclusion id been reached to-day and the question of how to proceed would be further considered. Most of the directors showed a decided disinclination to talk about the matter at present, 2 ESSE District Government Afinirs. In response to petitioners asking for improve- ments of N strect from 5th to 9h streets north- west, the Commissioners state: “This street 1s in very’ bad order, but there are several principal avenues and thoreughtares tn the same condition, whose repavement 1s of more Importance than N street. ‘The amou:'t of work to be done each year depends upon tie revenues from taxes and the appropriations resulting therefrom, and 1¢ ts tm- possible to say in advance when N street can be paved.” In reply to petitioners of Georgetown that aA et street, between Gay awa Road streets, be permanently improved, the Commis- stoners state that “no estimate for this work has ever been submitted to Congress. It should be deferred until the wooden pavements are replaced. When Greene street is repaved tiere will be a paved roadway within one square of the ceme- tery. Property holders near the terminus of H strect nortl have applied to the Commissioners for 500 brick and 16 feet of curb stone to complete the avement at that point. This ts to supply material at has disappeared from the street. Complaints have been made by residents on Q, between 14th and 15th streets northwest, that we streets are not properly swept in that vicinity. ——.>—_ SEVEN YEARS FOR BurGIARY.—To-day, in the Criminal Court, Judge Wylie, Henry alias Robert Johnson, ther old colored mn, was cailed for trial for lary, but the indictment proved de- fective and i was quashed. Johnson was then carried to break into one house, but lor use. The court intended to break if possiole, and he would there- im to seven years in the penitey- 9:20. She drove upon them with full force, he broxe in two aft of her botlers, Journ until Wednesday. ‘The premier Motion, amid cheers of the ‘the goverument ts conside destroyed, sured for $81, 600. ored boy murder of his sister, Susan Ann of January, called, a] uesting th Ja the on the morning of January 17Uh, in an ui condition, her head and face cut and bri parently by sticks or stones. She was tai asylum tae . Finne lelegrams to The Star. —.s A VIRGINIA TOWN BURNED,: FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF INTEREST.) SS NEW YORK ALDERMEN AGAINST MINISTER’ ~ LOWELL. ——— The * Pasill mous Conduct of Mine ister Lowell.” New Yorx, March &—The boant of aldermem to-day adopted preambles and resolutions calling attention to the pusillanimous conduct of Minister Lowell at the court of St. James in treating wih Earl Granville regarding the arrest and imprison- ment of American citizens, requesting President Arthur to recail Minister Lowell and replace him by an American citizen who would see to it that the English government would not dare to out American nationality, and who would also see it that, when directed by the President, American law, which provided that “whenever it Is known that a citizen of the United States has been un- ° justly deprived of his liberty, IUshall be the duty of the President to demand’ the reasons of that imprisonment, and if It shall app ful and in vidlation of American cit President shall forthwith demand t such citizen,” shall be feariesst A copy of the resolutions Was ordered to De sent to President Arthur. _ Foreign News by Cable To-day. MR. MORLEY'S LECTURE ON AM RRC Lonpox, March 28&.—Mr. Samuel Morley, mem- ber of pariiainent for Bristol, lectured last even- ing on America before the Youn, Christian Association. He said he believed (hat (ae govern. ment of New York was as impure and corrapt as any government could be. He also satd Mr. Long- fellow was full of interest in nthustasm for England, and concluded by there would grow up in England a publ We were brothers of the American: cerns the well being of the human rac APPLAUDING GEN. SKOBELEYP. Crrrcr, March &—The of Montes Tin governm: en. Skobeleff, signed ter and the war minister of the p iP plauding Gen, Skobelefs speeches, Gen. 5 replied that he believes in the misston of the Slavs, and intends collecting a relief fund. THE TRREPEESSIRUE NUBILISTR, Sr. Perersncre, March 2—The latest number of the Will of the’ People, the nihilist. organ, dated. February, urges the continuation of the onzaniza- en of the conspiracy, noLWiLhstanding the Tepris- als of the governm The Will of Uw Peopie mentions th ta brother of the woman TerenUer, one of Un HDR Te cently arrested at St. Petersburg, has been are rested; also, an escaping convict, on Whom were found lists Of names, leading to numerous arrests at Ekaterinbure, Fiurmen, 7 Kavan. The Will Of the Peopt oT ry holy league has deck assassination in combatting the nthilists = ——— A Terribly Destructive H 3 A viol “ i Sunday rsethrouch Uy nd A portion of a in-house were lown down. On the Cooper plantation all the houses, including the dwelling house, were de. stro) JW. Lorough lost a gin-house and two cabins. On the Ludeling place two cabins were blown to atoms. Ou the Oliver plantation all the houses were destroyed. The Carpenter plane tation lost a gin-house and two cabins. ‘The total loss in buildings is estimated at $25,000, An old colored Woman on the Ludeling place was blown, away and her body has not yet been found. Sev- eral negroes are reported killed.” - = Murder by Bi ised Men. Gatveston, TRX., Match 2%—A special from Jacki to the ews gives the particulars of a murder committed in Archer county, twenty- seven miles northwest of Jacksborouch. Three disguised men, one of whom was W. W Parks, a Brookout ajainst_ whom they had a erage ana ou st, Wi a gru called him to the door, when they killed him in- Stantly. The assassins then escaped and are still at large. A liberal reward is offered for their cap- ture. ee A Canadian Tribute to Longfcliow’s Orrawa, March 9 —In sympathy with the wide spread feellug of sorrow at the death of Longiele ion, the suuden deceased Was chosen to ex- press in a fitting series of resolutions, the tibute of the students to his name. Dead vm rh Ss A Virginia Town Destroyed by Fire. Va., March %—Intelligence has been received here to-day of the almost entire de- ‘struction, on Saturday night, by fire, of the town of Grundy, the county seat ‘of Buctlanan county. ‘The court-house, clerk's office, fart at hotels, two v1 Stores and many dwellings—in fact, all the heart of the town-—“ware consumed, leaving but a few houses on the ‘irts. Wreck of the Stenmer Thomas Corneil. RESCUE OF THE PASSENGERS AND CREW. New HamBvno, March 2%—The steamer Thomas Cornell, which was wrecked a short distance be- low this place, while going south during a heavy fog last night, struck on Danskemmer rocks at plourhing up the rocks to a height of 15 feet, Soon her stein swayed out into the streatn and she and the water ured into her on all sides. She sunk aft to her hurricane deck, when her bow s feet. In the concussion the mate was jured. ‘The propeller John L. Hasbrouck a Short distance astern, bound south, and she went alongside the sunken steamer, and took her pas- sengers, about one hundred th number, and her crew off in safety. ‘Tugs have been sent for, and are expected to arrive before noon. The loss is es timated at $220, pet Fast ninono on A Legisintive Row in British Columbia, A CHANGE IN THE GOVERNMENT PROBAULE. Vicrorta, B. C., March 2%.—In the local legisla ture the report of the dry dock commit ted to the house, coi ati Want of business ‘capacity, needless expen: and reckless engagements, declaring that the government has gone beyond the vou of the house In every instance, and his shown generally gross, i not criminal negligence. The premicr made a violent personal attack on the chairmin of the committee, (Mr. Wilson). Mr. Wilson moved that the report be revelved and printed. Carried. ‘Th leader of the opposition moved that. the allery. A che probable. A Paper Mill Burned, Gaxpiver, Me., March 28.—At five o'clock this. morning firé was discovered in the paper mill of Richards & Co., about one mile from this city. The fire was caused by friction, and the Names spread rapidly Usrough the building, which was ‘The loss will amount to $x, a Another Murder Tria! This afternoon, In the Criminal Court, Wylie, the case of Charles Shaw, a jet blac abo 1 twenty years old, charged with the Carter, on the 16th 1681, (death ensuing on tie Zt Messrs. H.C, Clagett and A. A. Lips: for the prisouer. It will be remelubered. deceased, "the wife of the allach bullding, was found beyond the insane” asy? at ie nitor of the W ‘nto the vlum hospital, and died. It is claimed by the rovernment tbat the accused went to the Wallach w building, opposite to court-house, and, pretend- ing that her mother was sick, and wanted to see ‘The following jurors were selected frou the reg. ular panel: Willian Holmead, Frederick C, Shaw, 'W. Don‘phan, Henry A. Olcott, Samuel Carles J. Wright, Edward 4. McLain, , John B, McCarthy, John We son and William F.’ Wood. lexandria. Hayes, John B.