Evening Star Newspaper, March 30, 1882, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Execpt Sunday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, forthwest Corner Pennsylvania Ave. and 11th 8t., by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, GEO. W. ADAMS, Pres't. Ter FvENtee Stan is served to subseribers in the ety by carrer, on their own account, at 10 cents per $ex. or4tcents per month. Copies at the counter, 2 Ertreach, By mall—postage prepaid—60 cents a month, it the Post Office at Washington, D. C., Sail mater. ane » Wexxty STAR—pablished ‘day eaid. Six niomtha, "$l; 10 coves ter $6000 — Che $1; 10 copies for t2~ Ail mail subscriptions must be paid in advance; zc paper sent longer than {s paid for. Rates of advertising made known on application. Ves 59—N® 9,041. WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1882. nening Star. — TWO CENTS. SPECIAL NOTICES. ANCHOR.—THE D. ©. AUX. W- LATION will cive a Donation Ke Concert and Dance for benefit of __ AMUSEMENTS ATIONAL THEATER. t®" ANOTHER CHANGE OF BILL. _gt he Missie Dpi flood, 7:30 o'clock SAT- EVERY EVENING AND SATURDAY MATINEE, ; UNUAY EVENING at Willard Hall. m30-8t' THE ACME OF PERFECTION IN MINSTRELSY. | [7 Ee ae: ng dation aie be given at Foun Everything New, Bright and Sparkling, Artistic and lean. The People’s Cheics, LOW, WILSON, PRIM & & WEST'S MAM- sao: TeSOtH MINSTRELS, The most Successful of all, with a Popularity as wide as even Ambition could court or Art win time 2 dis ¥ Chureh, at 8 p.m. FRIDAY, 3let inst. All of the doctor's friends are cordially invited to be present. [> PASONIC— A SPECTAL COMMUNICATION <= ef National No. 12, F.A.A.M.. will be | Masonic Temple, on FRIDAY. the 3istinst., at oc] In., for purpose of attending the funeral late ‘brother, Jacop Ken. Brethren of Sister rethren "8 are fraternally invited to attend. By order of J SLEPHEN F. rt the W.M. [1 GILL, Secretary. (cg TO THE PoLicy-HoLDERs OF THE CITI- ZENS’ FIRE INSURANCE CO. We hereby cive notice that the Policies of Insurance igened by the CITIZENS! FIRE INSURAD x this District, have been Reinsured in the FL res, and a Host of Artista. Coucluding with the Musical Burlesque, ALL-I'VE-EAT. Monday, April 3, MAGGIE MITCHELL. of Rare Excellence, Scores of New | Loi DS. RHEA. ADRIENNE: | Quo sn om (oh 0 Wesson sag Coors — B. F. MORSELL, Secretary, m120-3b HBT SGA, ter particule sequent (= Howarp TRE ; MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. WLLE. RHEA ring course will commence MONDAY, April 92. Wu recite in French between the third and fourth acta { Lectures will be delivered every, Monday, ADRIENNE LECOUVREUR, wate ee eee, Pe ANNUAL, MEETING THE = SALUT AL AMERIQUE (Greeting to America), ™ nalaere of the CORGURAN SIRE RSC ee By Paul Ginisty. COMPANY for tile election of ‘mine director : to serve for the ensuing year, MONDAY + tho ‘Sd day of Aprils at 12m. and close at 2 p. m. at 3.°R. DYEK, Secretary. DR. BR. B. DONALDSON, DENTISS, ‘Has removed his office to 1309 F Street Nortawest FRIDAY NIGHT, by Special Desire, CAMILLE, CAMILLE MATINEE SATURDAY. Secure your seats at once to avoid the rush, SATURDAY EVENING, Polis will be ©) m24-dtd m22-Im* B iT, FAREWELLOF WLLE RHEA. DR SHALL LEWIS eis) Se + BALL LN Tist, Eas removed his office to mi) EASTER MONDAY—THE TOURISTS. | 1309 F Snes NorTHWwest. m22-1m* R' LLER SKATING RINK, u NEW YORK AVENUE, Between 13th and Mth streets. FRIDAY NIGHT, MARCHE 31. MR. J. RAYMOND MAYER, of Chicago, s unquestionsbly the finest roller-skater in the States, and probably in the world. will, at the assembly of above date, givean exhibition of | [9° TH. EXPERT SKATING, ising agreat variety of the most beautiful and ‘t movements. ply becins at 7:45. ‘The surface will be cleared Mayer'sexhibition at 8:30. by Schroeder's Orchestra. > DR. H. M. SCHOOLEY, eS ENTS DE: ‘Has removed from 1113 Pennsylvania avenue to 1215 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. NORTHWEST. m22-Im SPECIAL NOTICE. Parties having goods deposited with me, upon which interest is due six months or over, are notified to pay the came on or before Ist April, or goods will positively be sold without further notice. P. WALLACH, 8,24,25,30&31 1417 Penna. ay. northwest. BEST TOILET COLOGNE 18 CASWELL, MASSEY & CO.'S, POLO CLUB COLOGNE. 1117 Broadway and 578 Fifth avenue New York, and Newport, R. 1. 118-6 (oe NATIONAL MEDICAL COLLEGE (MEDT- “© cal Department of Columbian University. }—The Spring Course of Lectures will bezin on TUESDAY, April 4th, at 6:30 p.m., and continue on TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS anc SATURDAYS of each week. . A. KING, M. D., Dean, m22-2w D., Dean, a 726 13th street. (> FGENISH INDUSTRIES, NOT ALMS.—BE- = nevolent citizens of the District of Columbia who BARTS OF the practical methods cf the Amwociated ies, are urgently request give orders for making Fine and Plain Ledies and Gentlemen's Under: wear. Children’s Clothing, Household Sewing, Knitting, Embroidery, Domestic Service, Washinie oy the hour or y. OF any work awoman can do, he Woman's Work" Department of inted Charities, Mis F ree (=> S4NL Ss. SHEDD. 409 97H Srnzer NorTHwesr. m30-2¢ : for one ic Consolidation. 50— © . ull Specialty Company and iu Burlesque Troupe. ‘The Sensational Cn of 1m ON EXHIBITION No. 626 AnD SALE AE me MARKRITER’S, Street 26 E street northwest, one door from 7th. street, e Oil Paintings, Engravings, Chromos, etc. and Choice Stock of Paperhangings, Pi PLUMBING, FURNACES, RANGE: TINNIN MANTELS AND GAS FIXTU. - Jobbing in all of the above Branches. fe-Esriwates FURsIsexp Fon New WORK. £8 Le E F. BROOKS, CH * Fas iienes, 631 15th street, Corcoran Building, Agency for Mitchell, Vance & Co., New York. Immense stock, Low prices. Fancy Lamp > algo tes Picture Cord and Tacsels; Hinge Nails, ete rat : rare € ‘acsels coc nites. ‘Terms Cash. Free Art Gallery.” “olf LECTURES. E FIELDS OF FRANCE. THE REV. L. CHAMBERLAIN, D.D., Of Norwich, Conn. Witt Appress 4 Pustic Meetine on Lights, &e., &e, _ tal ai 531 15th street. PLATTS CHLORIDES. tea PUINNYECIING AND DEODORIZER. ODORLESS, PROMPT AND CHEAP, in France and the ity. m29-3t I Ree: HOWLAND WILL, LECTURE ON | Quart bottles, 60 cts, ogy aan 5 Ts MILBURN'S PHARMACY, arch hae joe. Eehows Hal, x a7 aero m6 : 1429 Pennsylvania avenue. ; na = Seth ay SAMUEL KER, uth and D streets northwest, on SATURDAY VE 3, April ist. A number "ot persons. will E DEY GOODS, 980 7th street northwest. New French and Scotch Ginghams, Just opened; best qualities at low prices. Silks, Satins, ous oxide,showing its wonderful azethetic effects on the human system. Each lecture will close with an exhibition of beautiful and instructive Lantern Mlustrations on the POLARIZATION OF LIGHT AND HE WONDEES OF 1HE MICROSCOPE, St 7; Lecture commences at € o'clock. sts. m25- and Rhadames, extra good values. A GRATEFUL ACKNOWLEDGMENT. 719 M STREET NORTHWEST, March 8, 1882. ss GENTLEMEN:—Having used Brown's Tron Bitters on ‘occasions for loss of «t weakn e., I foun it at all times moet benetelah "iis [Por weak ing equals OOK FOR THE RED SIGNS AND THE GREAT BOSTON AND NEW YORK SALE OF SLOTHING, 723 SEVENTH STREET, (Between G and H.) ‘The great demand for our Clothing induces the pro- the great sale cf Boston and New York Cus- un Clothing to continue the sale awhile longer, and we large stock - Spring Clothing, which ‘Miss FLORENCE STANLEY. women, mothers and sickly children noth- Brown's Iron Bitters. ] 3 i TO COLORADO, NEW MEXICO AND CALIFORNIA. IEAVES NEW YORE ON THURSDAY, MAY 47m a delightful tour of Frery-rive Days. Nine veled by of Pullman x Luxury, and dev ft and Silver all expenses for first- ives, &c., jaded in $450.00. 1:1 opportunity, never before offered, to visit ders of the eres “at AMERICAN CONTINENT. articular im special Puognam free by mail on . COOK & SON., 261 Broadway. N.Y. _ ATTORNEYS. TAS W. SORAN, 486 LOUISIANA AVENUE, tary Publie, Conveyancer, and Commissioner of nf deeds, fc. taken and cer- y or Territry. in any te tury. ad EDW. H. THOMAS. HALL & THOMA JRNEYS-AT-LAW, ABTORSEXS 1.6 F street northwest. las F ©. A. BARATTON' $3. $5000, $4 ana 3s. ths’ and Men, $6, $7, $8 and $10. 50 and $2. a Le and and Vest for $25, worth $40 ch oat an for $25, wor . Spring Overcoat, $5, 5 $12. Aot of oda Coats Yor Ruy od = 's wear, at nearly Gar ieor eer ‘crated Coats an wi id. price of to suit all, and selling at ‘Ai de than tht coat ot the = on what we are seliing in the best made Cloth- Ackzovledaments of mé-3m* y T. FITZGERALD, WwW. ATTORNEY-AT LAW. .. Corcoran Building, _Practices im all the Courts. 23 SAYLES BROWN, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, od} « (For the past 14 years Rexister in Bankruptcy for th c. ves special attention to Collections, Assign- Poot deceased. Office in Gunton Bude enue. si Jal4-3m H. MILLEX, N. Attorney-at-Law, and § Gunton Law Building, ° MEN'S, BOY'S AND CHILDREN'S CLOTHING, At thenew store, Nos 223 ith STREET NOMTHWEST, n Gand H streets, Beweure, You visit us Before you buy nel 18 your Men! Day's — es, . SMITH, near Manager of 472 Louisiana avenue. wit ton and New York Sale of Clothine = = shail be pleased to see ally old friends and custom- R, “°° Stiorsey-at-taw, re: pone 342 D STREET, cre COLLECTORS !—SEND 3C. STAMP FOR Opposite City Hall. 27-6 Ten § ‘at jew Cl Cards. Humorous, tractive, Diamond Shirt Factory, P. O. Box i als more, 3kd. 1D G DRESS GOODS. G. H. GRAVES, OF BOSTON, og 00 RRR €1 But fh "2 Oo Ek Iaready on opening, amd just the thing for usein ~ OR R EES 22 GEE CLUBS, HOTELS AND PARTIES, SHAVES WITH VOLUPTUOUS EASE! ‘And at private spreads. Put Case in your wine cellar. Ores 9,000 iu use in thi city !, Warranted for 10 years? mat post paid fo Se ss COMBINATION STROP, combines two Hones and ee eS ‘We Stropa, only +5 cents, C'MEARA’S BAZAR, G. G. CORNWELL, Ww . arenus, ashington, 2S 1418 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. ][4*WArD & HUTCHINSON, z At retail by bottle or dozen of J. H, MAGRUDER, 1417 New York ave. 36. KINTH STREET NORTHWEST, : W. 1216 F street. ‘Penneylvania Bi +. \CR@OENEE EIGHTEENTH AND P STREETS, > DUPUNT CIRCLE. TLUMBING, FURNACES, RANGES WEDDING ENVITATIONS = VISITING CARDS, INCORREC TASTE AND FIUST-CLASS Washington News and Gossip. GOVERNMENT Recerrts To-pay.—Internal reve- nue, $400,838.46; customs, $827,808.21. SecRETARY Foterr has gone to Philadelphia. He will be absent tor a few days, and in the mean- time Assistant Secretary French will act as Secre- Lirvrenant DANENHOWER.—The following cable from Lieut. Danenhower has been received here by his father: KRASNAJORSK, March 29, 1882 Wittiam W. Danenhower, Washington: Eyes better. Will travel slowly. DANENHOWER. A DELEGATION FROM West VIRGINIA, composed Of Gen. Goff, ex-Secretary of the Navy, State Sena- tor Wood, Mr. Johnson, and Mr. Watson, members of the legislature; Mr. Cain, sergeant-at-arms of the house; Mr. Stertt iB of Wheeling, and Mr, Pugh, called upon the President this morning to indorse Judge Eiwin Maxwell for the position of Judge or the Court of Claims, THE CASE OF SERGEANT Mason.—There is a good eal of conjecture as to what will be the action of the President upon the report of the judge advo- cate general in the Mason case. The probabilt- ties are that the President will approve the repo which renders the sentence of the | et Invailt and the approval will set him at lberty, but it 1s doubtful what order the President will make in connection with the approval. It rests with him Whether Mason shall be restored to duty in the army or shail be discharged from theservice. The general impression is that he will revoke only so much of the sentence as relates to imprisonment and labor. A member of the Mason court martial Said to a Srar reporter this morning, “I would have a great deal of sympathy with Mason and his family, too, if he had not satd two weeks before he fired the shot that he was going to do something that would bring him $100,000." Mr. Bigelow talk- ing to a Star reporter to-day, observed that the de- tense he had made was the only one that could be made in Mason's case, and {t had been sustained by the judge advocate general. “I thought about the insanity defence, but 1f Thad introduced it, I would have been -hooted out of court.” Remarking about Mr. Lyddy’s petition, he sald: “There 1s no doubt what the court willdo, Of course the peti- Uon will be denied.” Tne Comet.—Sclentific circles here are much interested in the comet which is expected to be vistole about the beginning of May. If the predic- Hons are correct, it will be large and brilliant. It is stated that the orbit of this comet will be sev- enty million miles away from the earth, so there 4s no danger of collision. Tue Gurrzau BI or Excertions.—Mr. Scoville Was finishing his work on the Guiteau Dill of ex. ceptions this afternoon. It was expected that the bill would be signed by Judge Cox this evening. A LETTER OF ADMONITION has been sent to Col, E. A. Carr, commanding 6th cayalry, from Genera} Sherman through the Adjutant General, In accord- ance with directions of the President, that his conduct at Cibien and Fort Apache tn Ausust, 1881, was unbecoming an officer of his rank and éxpe- rience. ‘The letter directs Col. Carr’s release from arrest and restoration to duty. THE Navy Department is informed that the Swedish sloop of war Balder has sailed from Port Royal for New York. THE TALLAPo osa arrived at League Island navy yard last evening. THE SAMANA SURVEY.—Commander Wadleigh, of the Alliance, reports, under date of 2ist inst., from Kingston, Jamaica, his arrival atthat porton the 20th. He arrived at Samana bay on the 1th, leaving on the 16th. ‘The Despatch was there su plied by the Alliance with all the coal she could take. Commander Bridgman reported that the survey work of the Despatch was more than half completed. The Alliance expected to sail for As- pinwall on the 23d. Rations FoR FLoop SUFFERERS.—The Secretary of War hes ordered 20,000 rations to be sent to Commissioner James, at Memphis, and 20,000 to Commissioner Pitman, at Tiptonville, Tenn: all for Tennessee sufferers. "He has also ordered the re- mainder of rations on hand at St. Louts (80,000) to be sent to Commissioner Hemingway, at Memphis, for the Mississippi sufferers. NAVAL OxDERs.—Chief Engineer John W. Moore ordered to special duty at Providence, R.I.; Passed Assistant Engineer George W. Baird, detached from duty in connection with the machinery of the tron clads Passaic, Montauk, and Sangus, and ordered to duty in connection with the construc- tion of the iron hull and machinery of the Alba- tross, now being built for the United States fish commission. CuaPtam A. D. Mitchell, U. 8. A., dled suddenly of apoplexy at Fort Grant, Arizona, on the 2ith inst DURING THE PRESENT QUARTER there will be 45 post offices changed from fourth class offices to presidential. This isthe largest number of any previous quarter, and 1s an indication of the gen- eral prosperity of the country. Mk. SHIPHERD's ILLNess.—Dr. Lincoln of this city has sent a certificate to the Sergeant-at-arms of the House setting forth that Jacob R. Shipherd is suffering ‘from an attack of facial erysipelas, which must have already existed a number ol days and have caused considerable patn, render- ing it impossible for him to leave his room with- out much suffering and danger. He ts still quite ill and, in my opinion, it will not be sife for him, under the most favorable circumstances, to leave his house or attend to business for several days, Ibiy a week.” ‘WORK ON THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT will be resumed about the 10th of April There ts now enough cut stone and tron work on hand, the en- gineer in charge reports, to continue the work ‘until the end of the present fiscal year. Tue CiErtcar. Fouce of the money order office will be removed to quarters in the Hooe building, on F street, near 14th, in the early part of next week. The Lyon hous®, adjoining, has also been fitted up for the use of the force, who will occupy these quarters until the new building has been completed, in October. Super L. L: Lewis, of the Virginia court of ap- peals, called onthe President and Attorney Gen- eral yesterday with Senator Mahone, and re- Peon the withdrawal of Judge Lewis’ name as istrict attorney for the eastern district of his state. Judge Lewis was elected to the court of appeals a few weeks ago, hence this request... ARMY ORDERS.—Second Lieut. Wm. D. Wright, ‘signal corps, now at Augusta, Ga., will repair with- out delay to this city and report in person to the ehief officer for instructions, The Tesigna- tion of Lieut. Nathaniel J gvhitehead® 4th infantry, has been —— cs le President, to fect January 1, y direction of the ‘War medical officers, now awaiting ‘ol nment to dut fe ‘Gander and samuel % A Sarisractory INDIAN CONPERENCE.—The dele- gation of Missouri Sacs, Iowas, and two Sac and Fox Indians from the Indian Territory, had a con- ference to-day with the of the Interior and loner of Indian Aff: about their land at the Great to arrange agency, & Want to remain there and a part poh noe erable in Territory. After a consid ‘conclusion wae ‘reached thas the Tadians : seer es a E i 5 Ly 3 i i : & ; i é Ef 5 i f i #8 i ! | H a CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDING BUSINESS IN BOTH HOUSES TO-DAY. MEETINGS OF THE DISTRICT COMMITTEES. Senate To-day. A communication was submitted inthe Senate to-day transmitting from the Secretary of the In- terlor a draft of a bill to more adequately prevent: trespass upon Indian lands, Mr. Williams introduced a bill ‘to prohibit the importation of neat cattle from Canada, Mr. Pendleton presented a petition from the Sons of Temperance, of Ohio, representing 4,000 members, for an amendment to the Constitution ‘to prohibit the liquor traMc, RESTORED TO HIS GRADE. The first bill on the calendar was to restore Eugene Wells to his grade as second lieutenant in the army, from which he was dismissed by court- martial for drunkenness, the proposed restoration being without pay or emoluments. The excep- tional circumstances of the case upon which a Unanimous recommendation for clemency was based by the court-martial which sed sentence were pleaded by Senators, and the bill was passed— yeas, 35; nays, 21. ‘The additional bills passed included several of a jE character, and also the following Senate ils: To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to ascertain and report to Congress the amount of claims of the state of Kansas for expenditures in Tepeliing Indian invasions, &. To authorize the President to place Brig. and Byt. Maj. Gen, Meigs on the retired list of major generals, according to his brevet rank. House of Representatives. The morning hour having been dispensed with, the House, on motion of Mr. Butterworth, passed ‘the Senate Dill amending the statutes relating to license fees of officers of steam vessels. Mr. Joyce, chairman of the committee on pen- sions, bounty, and back pay, reported a Dill in- creasing the pension of soldiers and sailors who have lost an arm or a leg in the U.S. service to $40 per month. Referred to the committee of the whole, Mr. Springer, from the committee on printing, Teported joint resolution for printing 55,000 copies of the first volume of the census report relative to the population of the United States. On motion of Mr.Hubbell, the number of copies was increased to 90,000; and the resolucton, as amended, was passed. Joint resolution was also ed for the printing of 1,500 copies of the report of the fish commis- sion. On motion of Mr. Shallenberger, the Senate Dill Was passed to provide additional accommodation for the Department of the Interior, with an amendment reducing the amount appropriated for that purpose to $15,600. Mr. Updegraff, chairman of the committee on the laws governing presidential elections, reported a billto carry into effect the provisionsof the Constitution respecting the election of Presiaent and Vice President. Ordered printed and recom- m - Mr. Calkins desired to callup the Utah con- tested election case, but the House refused to con- sider that matter, and at1:15 went into commit- tee of the whole (Mr. Robinson, of Massachusetts, in the chair) on the tariff commissien bill, on which Mr. Dunnell spoke. The District in Congress. Senator Vance introduced a bill accompanied by @ petition from the Little Sisters of the Poor, re- questing for the closing of an alley in square 751, and also that they may be relieved from taxes lev- ted on their property for special tax improvements ‘The bill and petition were referred to the commit tee on the District of Columbia. MEETING OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE TO-DAY. ‘The House committee on the District of Colum- bia did not secure a quorum until after 11 o'clock, to-day, and hence transacted but little business. It was decided, however, that on the next District day in the House—April 10th—the Dfll to reclaim the Potomac flats should be pushed to the exclu- sion of all other business, The committee also adopted a resolution of sympathy to Representa- tive Allen, of Missouri, who is dangerously sick. Mr. Alten is a member of the District committee, but has never met with It owing to fliness. ‘The com- mittee substantially agreed to a bill to suppress gambling in the District. ‘The bill 1s a copy of the St. Louis law. It makes gambling in any way a misdemeanor, punishable with fine and tmprison- ment. The petition of Archbishop Gibbvons,of Bal- timore, to exempt from taxation te property on F street, formerly occupied by Gonzaga College, was considered, bubno action was taken. THE WATER QUESTION IN THE SENATE. Mr. Harris, by direction of the Senate District committee, to-day submitted a resolution, which Was adopted by the Senate, “That the Attorney General be, and 1s hereby, directed to investigate and report to the Senate, at the earliest day possi- ble, who are the owners of the lands on the Vir- ginia and Maryland shores,opposite Conn’s Island, above the Gréat Fails, in the Potomac river, an who are the owners of Conn’s Island, and who the owners of the water, water-power_and privileges at the Great Falls, in’said river.” ‘The comuilttee, at their meeting this morning, had under con- sideration the bill for the extension of the water- works, and the ‘accompanying report, which has been published in Tus Stax. In order to ascertain who are the owners of the land upon whieh it is proposed to extend the dam and water privil of Great Falls it was concluded to call upon the At- torney General for an investigation and report. AS soon as the committee receives this informa- tion they will proceed to act upon it. THE SENATE DISTRICT COMMITTZE met this morning. The bill to incorporate the Garfield Memorial Hospital was agreed to and ordered to be favorably reported. The bill to re- mit taxes upon Howard Untversity, in considera- tion of the transfer by the university of the ground known as University Park to the United States for the purposes of a public park, was also ordered to be favorably reported. ADDITIONAL QUARTERS FOR THE INTERIOR DEPART- MENT, The House to-day passed the Senate bill in an amended form to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease or rent additional quarters by reducing the amount trom $20,000, as the Senate Dill provided, to $15,000 each year. Capitol Notess ‘The House committee on commerce to-day bel gta! a resolution to the effect that some bill with reference to inter-state commerce should be re] to the House at the earliest day practi- = le, after the river and harbor bill is disposed ‘The House to-day Re pe a resolution provid- ing for the employment of twelve additional men in the folding room, by ocate ‘The Senate bill reducing license fees to on steam vessels passed the House Representative Speer, of G ceived a letter from Mrs. J. Ellen perance adi ite, ments contained in his speech of accompanying the note with a handsome ‘The House committee on ways and means had under consideration to-day resentative Willis? bill “To authorize the withdrawal trom distillery rarel 7, and basket *of flowers. They wanted | tested eat Nemaee San gunn Delos, Remedins; Clarence C. Ford, Vir- nia, at Sagua, see Collector of customs— Joseph Shepherd, for the district of St. Mary’s, Ga.; Henry P. Farrow, for the district of Bruns- wick, Ga. Indian agents—Henry J. Armstrong, of Kansas, for the Crow agency, Montana; Chas. E. Monteith, of Idaho, for Nez Perces, Idaho, also a number of postmasters. THE REMOVAL OF STENOGRAPHER HAYES. Speaker Keifer has authorized a statement to be made as to his reason for removing Mr. Hayes, the official stenographer of committees of the House. He sald it was not because, as had been stated, that Mr. Hayes was a democrat, but because Mr. Hayes was employed outside of his official duties as a reporter of the New York Associated Press. He thought that the official position being a conti- courier one, Mr. Hayes could not consistently hold - DELINQUENT RATLROADS. The Speaker laid before the House yesterday afternoon a communication from the Secretary of the Interior in response to a resolution introduced in the House by Representative Cobb, calling for information relative to those state and railroad corporations to which grants of public lands have been made to ald in the construction of railroads which have not been completed within the time Tequired by law. It appears from the report that the Northern Pacific, the Atlantic and Pacific, the Southern Pacific, the Oregon branch of the Cen- tral Pacific, the Oregon and California, the Oregon Central, the Texas and Pacific, and the New Or- leans and Pacific have all failed to complete their Toads in the time specttied by Congress, phir at aes oes Abie cd A Mercenary Muscovite. WHY LIRUT. HARBER CANNOT HAVE THE STEAMER LENA—A NEW VESSEL TO BE PROCURED. Secretary Hunt has received dispatches from Lieutenant Harber, at Irkutsk, 1a which he states that Shmotin, the owner of the steamer Lena, de- mands the charter money of —_ 30,000 aper roubles for the steamer from June th to September 17th, at the signing of the contract. He considers Shmotin unrell- able, and does not recommend the acceptance of the Lena. He is negotiating for another steamer, and if he does not take it he will start expeditions to search the coast from the mouth of the Jena to Lena delta, and from Olenk to Delta when the Delta ts clear of 1ce. Mr. Bennett has cabled to the Secretary from London respecting the steamer Lena. Mr. Bennett views Shmotin’s action as surprising and merce- nary, as the vessel was first offered without price, and as he learned that there were other steamers Just_as good at Irkutsk, and no delay would be caused. he had declined the later offer of Shmotin. Secretary Hunt to-day cabled Lieut. Harber, au- thorizing him to procure another steamer. see Mn. E. P. BRooxs, formerly editor of the National | Republican, to-ay resighed his position as U. S. | consul at Cork for the purpose of accepting the editorship of the Peoria (Ulinols) Daily Tran- seript, Ganrretp HosriraL Fuxp.—Treasurer Gilfillan has received the following subscriptions to the Garfleld Memorial Hospital: Mrs, W. H. Hollister, Washington, D. C.,$1; Mrs. E. E. Rice, Washing- ton, D.C., $5; Dr. A. F. A. King, Washington, D. $2; Emily J. Huntington, Washington, D. Rey. F. K, Van Tassell, Napanock, N.Y., $8; Thos. H. Blake, P.M., Lebanon, Ohio, $10; Louts Wors- ter, P.M., Fly Mountain, N. Y., $3.50; M. B. Wool- sey Post, No. 1, G.A.R., Pensacola, Fla., $60; Anna B. Berard, P.M., West Point, N.Y., $35. Apvices received from Mr. Rods, the nominee for public printer, to-day, say that he will not leave Chicago for Washington until the first of next week. THE SICK CONGRESSMEN.—Mr. Black 1s even bet- ter than he was yesterday, and Mr. Allen Is still about the same. NOMINATION WiTHDRAWN.—The President has withdrawn the nomination of Stephen D. Eldredge as postmaster for Weedsport, N. Y. SMALL Pox.—The National Board of Health re_ ports that for the week ending March 25 there were 5 deaths and 5 cases of small pox in Rich- mond; 1 death in Newark, N.J., and 5 deaths and 2 cases in the Dist of Columbia. ‘THe Case or Dr. Lamsoy.—T he petition of the citizens of New York to the Pre sident to request a respite for Dr. Lamson, recently sentenced in England for the murder of his brother-in-law,until the evklence of hereditary Insanity can be pro- duced in England was referred to the Attorney General, and he has decided that the President would be authorized to make such a request. ‘The Secretary of State to-day sent a cable message to Minister Lowell directing him to make the request of the British government. Nationat Bank Nores received to-day for redemption, $220,000. AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House to-day were Judge Strong and Senators Ingalls and Dawes, and oo etn 98 Crowley, Burrows, Hardenbereh, Grant, Ray, Deering, Aldrich, Schultz, Gunter, White, Robinson of ‘New York, Willams and Henderson. Dr. W. R. Vaughn) president of the Female Institute of Virginia, ac companied by about twenty young lady pupils, called upon the President t)-day to pay respects. District Government Affairs. A petition, numerously signed, was to-day pre- sented to the Commissioners, headed by Mr. Jacob H. Kengla, asking that High'street_be paved with granite blocks or macadamized, from Frederick to Boundary streets. It was referred to the Engineer Cornmissioner. The successful bidders for the police summer uniforms are Rosenfeld Bros., Baltimore, who ropose to furnish the uniforms complete for .35,0f the kind of materials desired. There were but two other bidders, but the samples, it is Stated, were not the kind wanted. Building permits issued by Inspector Entwisle: N. L. Anderson, erect a two-story and basement brick dwetling, corner 16th and K streets north- West. The size 1s 56 by 68 feet;- materials are of brick, Mansard pitch roof, and quite ornamental Mr. Wm. Richardson is the architect,and Mr. Charles Edmonston the bullder.. The cost 1s $33,000. G. W. Murphy, erect a frame kitche n to house 1211 4th street; $60. a Judge Wylie on “Reasonable Doub? im Murdcr Cases. It was stated in yesterday’s Star that Charles Shaw, colored, had been convicted of the murder of his sister, Susan Ann Carter, in January, 1881. Judge Wylie,in charging the jury,spoke of a prayer offered by the defence as to giving the benefit of reasonable doubts to the prisoner, saying the jury must be sure that such doubts the skies; but either of these theories reasonable. Some years aman was chai in Alexandria with having scuttled a-vessel, an a friend on the jury there was a failure to convict. This friend sui quently said that he had not been bey a reasonable doubt that the crime was committed, for the vessel ma; mmitted the act, and that he was present and saw it done. Al- though he struck no blow, the object being rob- bery makes him a principal. Rey. Farner Boy.e’s Successor.—It is believed the of of Raltimore, ‘The Star Route Cases. ‘MB. MERRICK AND MR. KER AS ASSISTANT PROSECU- TORS Mr. R. T. Merrick, In company with District At- torney Corkhill, went to the clerk’s office at the City Hall this morning and took the oath asspecta} assistant attorney to prosecute certain persons in Connection with what are known as the star route cases, Mr. Wm. W. Ker, of Philadelphia, who was ad- mitted to practice here on motion of District At- torney Corkhiil in the Court in General ‘Term this morning is the gentleman who prepared the in- dictments In the star route cases, and he will ap- pest In court to-morrow to defend them agalast he motions to q Ocvr NercHrors IN MARYLAND.—The Laurel building association has elected om for the year as follows: President, D. W. Snowden; vice president, James Curley; secretary, Wm. H. Har- rison; treasurer, C. F. Shaffer; directors, Henry McEwing, Dr. Jobn Cronmilier, C, H, Stanley, L. A. Ellis, and Peter Slingeriand....Ata meeting of the county commissioners of Montgomery county Monday 77 cents on the $100 was designated 2s the rate of county taxes for the ensuing y This is an increase of 6 cents over last year, owing to an Increased levy for public roads....The Southern Maryiand railroad has begun to oh freight be- tween Brandywine and Charlotte Hall... The bill for local optton in Prince George's county has been Teported unfavorably in the Maryland legislature. ee WASHINGTON Fish MARKET.—Sales of fish are ro- Ported by R. A. Golden, agent, to-day, as foliows: 600 shad, from $25 to $90 per Hundred’ 24,000 her- ring sold from $15 to $17 per thousand; 600 bunches rock and pereh, froin 15 to cents per unc) 7 srricr.—In the Cir- cuit Court yesterday afternoon, in the case of J. Conley against the District of Columbia, the returned a verdict for the plai 852.75, with interest from January 15, 1875. Land beloag- ing to the plaintiff was condemned for use as a public street, 50 cents per foot being allowed, and an auditor's certificate for the amount was . Subsequent! the condemnation was considered irregular and a new condemnation was made fix- ing the value of the iand at 75 cents per foot. The District contended that the acceptance of the au- ditor’s certificate by the plaintiff was a bar to fui ther payment. Suit was brought with the res noted, Attorney Riddle coinciding in the verdict. Satta OSS THE TROUBLE aT HAMLINE M. E. Cavrci.—The Teport of the committee appointed by the official board of Hamline M. E. Church, to investigate the allegations agsinst Mr. Croissant the Sunday school superintendent, (printed in yesterday's Stak), was Intended to have been made to the guarterly conference of the church last Monda It was not, however, entertained by Rev. Dr. De: the presiding elder, on the ground that the coi mnittee not having been appointed by the confer- ence the report could not be received. ‘The ques- tion of confirming or rejecting the election of Mr. Croissant, came up and it was confirmed. Some of the members of the church dissatisfied with the action, are applying to the pastor for their letters of dismission from the church, and they claim that 50 or more members of the church and nearly 100 persons connected with the Sunday School will secede. The indications are that some of these will take their letters to McKendree and Some to Mount Zion church. ‘The trouble seems to have been brewing for a long time—over a year— and to have arisen out of the election of Sunday School superintendent. Mr. Thomas Martin was the former superintendent and Mr. Croissant be ing elected over him ca two parties to be formedi m the school. ——————— ‘THe FEDERATION OF LaBor has decided to hold & mass meeting of all the trades unions at Ab- ner’s Hall on the 26th proximo. The tinsmiths and Sawyers have been received into the federation, which, at the next meeting, will be permanetly or ganized. A member talking with a Star reporter to-dav, said that never had the trades been as well organized in this city as they are to-day. eee AN INSURANCE Case.—Some months ago the Washington Beneficial Endowment Association, as plaintiff, filed a bill of interpleader asking the court to receive $1,000, being the amount of an en- dowment claim due the beneficiary of Patrick Boyle, deceased. Yesterday John B. Larner, for Michael Boyle, and J. Ambler Smith, tor Pat- Tick F.Boyle, defendants, made answer. ‘The court will now decide which party 1s entitled to the money. ——— Affairs Alexandria. Reported for THe EvExis Star. LIVELY TIMES AT THE ARMORY HALL MEETING ae Lopes =~ rene, cog at er <4 st night gathered a great throng of people, in which botn races. were lancel represented. At first Major 8. P. Bailey called the assemblage to order and Mr. Whiting was nominated as chair- man, Just at this point Mr. R. H. Simpson stand- ing beside Major Batley, claimed the right of the Tegular readjuster committee to open the meeting, and he also called the assemblage to order; Mr. R. Lyles being nominated as temporary chairman. Both the organization by Major Bailey and the organization by Major Simpson went on together -ainid the utmost contusion, Commonwealth's Attor- ney Burke introduced a series of resolutiongywhich one of the chairmen declared out of order, but which were read and adopted under the auspices of the other, amid a considerable din and tumult of words. While the contest was progressing Mr. D. R. Windsor was chosen, by what seemed to be a large majority of the assemblage, chairman: but, amtd the contusion, accuracy of count was iny ible, A committee went to apprise Mr. Windsor of his nomination. Meanwhile, amid a din of conflicting voices, the organization which Major Bailey had started concluded its business. Cofifusion still continued, and the gas was turned off, but candles were “gi and Mr. Windsor, on taking the chair, was addressing the meeting in thanks for the honor when Mayor Beckham-came upon the stage, called Mr. Windsor aside, and held ashort conference with him. Mr. Windsor then announced that the mayor d “1 that the hall should be vacated, and he adjourned the meeting to the corner of King and Royal streets. The throng leit the Podge and in a short time, at the intersection of King and Royal streets, an ad- journment was made until to-night, at the Colored Odd Feliows’ hall, on Columbus street. THE SALE OF THE Oxp CovrT Hovs®.—There ‘seems to be no Iikeliliood that the bill for the sale of the o]d court house will pass the legislature un- Jess the county Is allowed one half Instead of one- fifth as proposed by the pending bill. Judge C. E Stuart, the Alexandria delegate in the legislature, announces that he will not support the bill unless: the county is allowed one-half of the sale-money. Rerorrer’s- Nores.—The county court axhich sent Cox, the ravisher, to the penitentiary for six- teen years ad ed yesterday until to-morrow. ——General Manager Dunn of the Danville system of roads has leased the house occupied by the late 8S. Chapman Neale.—City Treasurer Harlow has nearly recovered and will be at bis office in a few days——A “spat” between two ge Magee mer- po incery Meaporene ny considerable upon the street this morning, Murder in the Second Degree. BALTIMORE, March 30.—The jury in the case of Richard Moore, tried for the homicide of Captain Caspar Smith, on board the schr. in this harbor,on the 28th of December a apd morning rendered a verdict of enue of m in ‘the second degree. poy 1s five to eighteen years’ imprisonment, in the discretion of thecourt. ceil hottest Chinese for British Columbia. ‘Two large British i i Hd if 3 ea Telegrams to The Star. FRIGHTFUL STEAMBOAT DISASTER, —_————_ EX-GOVERNOR ARRAIGNED, NEW JERSEY BRIBERY SENSATION, os ROWING MATCH IN ENGLAND TO-DAY. ———.—__ Frightfal Steamboat Disaster. MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN BURNED TO DRATH. Memruts, Teny., March 30.—The steamer Golden City, of the Southern Transporta tion Company's Une, when approaching the wharf this morning, at 4:30 o'clock, was discovered to beon fire. The discovery was made by Second Engineer Albert Kelly, who immedately notified Captain Bryce Purcell, sr., the pilot on watch. The boat's bow Was at once headed for the shore, and in four min= Utes afterwards Sie touched the Wharf at the [006 of Beale street, where the coal feet is moored. A Une was hastily thrown and made fast to one of the coal barges, but the current being swift ft soon parted, and the burning steamer floated omgown the river a mass of flames, with many of her pas sengers and crew on re unable to reach shore and were lost, The Golden City left New Orleans last Saturday, en route to Cincinn: le She carried a crew of about. She had on t 40 cabin passengers, 15 of whom were ladies, and there were 9 children. Her cargo consisted of 300 tons, among which Wasa lotoft jute. The fire Is said to have originated in this combustible mate- LIST OF THOSE KNOWN TO BE LOE. Among those known to have been lost are Dr, Monahan and wife, of Jackson, Ohio; Mrs. © a of Cincinnati; Miss Lulu Crary, of Cincinnatt; We H, Howe, wife, and 2 children; Ollie Wood and wife, of Hendeson, Ky.; Mrs. Anna Smith, of Marsa- chusetts; Miss Campbell, Mrs. Helen Perceval, Mrs. L. E. Kounz, and three children. The of the steamer were lost, 80 If is impossible to ges a complete ist of the lost and saved. All the offl- cers of the steamer, except Second Engineer Robt Kelley, eseay After he gave the alarm of firo he reinained at his post of duty until cuto% by the flames, the fire having spread with lightning Tapldity, and thus he saerificed his life to save others. ‘Nearly all the cabin and deck crew of the Sted mer saved themselves. Stowe's cirous was n aboard at Vidalia, La., and six cages of ante mals anc birds, together with the tcket and band Wagons, tents and horses, were lost. Marion Pure cell, one of the pilots, Was in the clerk's oMce when the alarm first’ sounded, and he rushed through the cabin bursting in ‘state-room doors and awakening passengers. So rapldiy did the flames spread that within five minutes after the discovery of the fire, which broke out the afterpart of the steamer was all at who were saved had to flee in their ni When the burnt whart the fire communic the coal barges and the tug Oriste, which was also burned. AS nearly as can be asvertalaed there were 28 ladies on board the il steamer, but two of whom, 80 far as is known, were saved. J. H. Cronk, connected with Stowe’s circus, ts missing; supposed to be lost. ‘The Golden City was five years old; cost $54,000. She was owne: aptain J. D. Hy Intyre, and H. McIntyre. She le: three mniles below here. THIRTY-FIVE LIVES Lost. It is estimated that 35 lives were lost by the dis» aster, but at present no additional news can be learned. Robert Kelley, second engineer, and three roustabouts are the only members Of the boat's crew that are known to be lost. ————— Ex- Governor Moses Arraigned. New York, March 90.—Ex-Gov, Franklin @ Moses, of South Carolina, who was arrested yes- terday for swindling Freeborn G. Smith, a piano manufacturer of Brooklyn, was arraigned tn the Tombs police court to-day. «The .complaint of Edgar D. Crowell, of 19 Broadway, was taken against Moses. Italleges that on February 10th the accused, by representing himself as Anthony White, of Greenville, South Carolina. by means of r, We sunk . Mo- about: ach ville National purporting to be payable by the Green- Bank, obtained from him the sum amination, but was committed for trial in default Of bail. Brooklyn officers were in attendance to take him over there for trial, but the New York authorities declined to surrender him until he had been trled for the offences he committed in this city. ————— Exciting Scene in the New Jersey Lege islature. TROUBLE GROWING OUT OF THE BRIBERY INVESTI- GaATION. TRENTON, N.J., March 30.—The house this morn- ing has been in a state of suppressed excitement over the bribery investigation and the routine bus- iness has been performed In a perfunctory man- ner. Just before noon a lively discussion arose over a motion to authorize the employment of counsel by the bribery Investigating committee, In the course of the discussion Mr. Robertson de- clare d that Messrs. McAdoo & Shinn bad entered Into « conspiracy to deieat the senate Dill No. 167. Mr. Shinn, rising in his seat, declared that if Mr. Robertson meont to insinuate that he had entered into any conspiracy to defeat the Dill he sald that which Was not so. Mr. Robertson retorted that the gentleman used. language which he (Robertson) could not answer on the floor of the house, but inight take occasion to do so elsewhere, Mr. Shinn apologized to the house for the lan- guage used, and the motion for employing counsel, Wus referred to the bribery committe with tn- structions to employ the attorney general on the Pour, Graven 0 the in ad heard repeat- r. Graves, another member, had hea: edly there was money being Offered. The mem- bers had generally testified Uhat no inducements had been offered them. THE INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE. ‘The committee appointed to investigate the charges of bribery made by Assemblyman Shinn, Teassembled this morning. Eleven members of the assembly testified that no corrupt offers bad been made to them. Mr. Fiedler, of Essex, testified that he had Indignently refused’ an offer of $1,000 from Col. Bureelow vo vote for senate bill No.'167. Mr. Goodwin, a member, testified that he had heard fomething about money Delng offered for vows, but none had been directly offered him. a lo The Hoe-Kahier Patent Case. ‘New York, March 30.—Judge Blatchford,in the U, 8. cir@ait court, has handed down a decision in the patent case of Hoe against Kabler sustaining Hoe's patent, holding that Kahler’s newspaper ig machine infringed it. This sult has been in the U. 8. courts for several years, and the decision Just given renders many newspaper offices that use with Kahier’s folder at damages, Web newspaper. presses tached Hable to 1kjunction and —_»——— Old World News by Cable. THE CLOTURE QUESTION. Lospox, March 30.—Over a hundred members of parliament, who had been absent trom Lond returned yesterday to vote on the “Cioture’ question. Only a few members have paired—all except one on account of iliness. Over liberals. and the whole conservative strength, with four a have signified their tention of v CANADIAN RAILWAY FUSION FAVORED, The holders of 112,000 shares of the ‘Western railway, of Ganeaae have oon Port fusion with the Grand Trunk llway. LABOR STRIKES IN SPAIN. Mapp, March 30.—A serious strike Barcelona and other