Evening Star Newspaper, April 5, 1882, Page 3

¢ THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 1882-DOUBLE SHEET. & DISCUSSION IN THE SENATE THIS APTEKNOON—THE BILL TAKEN UP FOR CONSIDRRATION. Immediately after the expiration of the morning hour in the Senate, Mr. Farely moved to take up ‘the vetoed Chinese bill Mr. Hoar objected, and @ point of order against the motion. He said that when the Senate adjourned yesterday Mr. Ingalis was in the midst of a speech, and it Was understood he should finish it to-day; there- fore he held that Mr. Ingalis was entutied to the Boor. Mr. Bayard maintained that the regular constitutional business before the Senate Was the vetoed Chinese bill, and !t ought to Be acted upon, Tt at once became apparent that there was a potitical question involved. The dem- ts action on the vetoed b&l ted del: Mr. Sherman wos no occasion for any hut regard = to the vetoed Dill He satd he intended to submit a Motion to refer the vetoed bill the committee on foreign relations. Senator Ingalis very emphat- teal'y declared that the plain duty ot the Senate ‘was to vote upon the vetoed bill aud he was ready | to proceed with it. Mr. Farley’s motion to take up the bil! was adopt- €d by a Vote of 29 2. Messrs. Cameron, of WE- consin; Miller, of Cullifornia, and Jones, of Nevada, Yoted with the democrats to take up tue biL Air. Davis, of Ilinots, voted nm ‘The President sent the following nominations of Postmasters to the Senate to-day: Postmasters—Mrs. R. W. Keyes, Center Rutland, Yt; Jonn H. xis: Randolph, Mass.: James B. Everett, Everett, Masa : George EB. Ricker, Merti- mack, Masa; Albert Keith, Campbello,’ Mass. George W. Wiuite, jr.. Weymouth, Massachnsetts; oi Jones, New Hartiord, Coonecticu Isaac M. Purdy, Haverstraw, Joun W. N ton, Milivilie, N.J.; Wesley C. Snow, Palatka, Fla.; Henry T. Hodges, Pium Creek, Neb’; H.C. Trave Rockdale, Texas; J. W. Hanagan, jr., Long Tie ‘Texas, and othe a The Washington City Presbytery. ‘The Washington City Presbytery began Its regu- Jar sessions at the Fourth Presbyterian church last evening. After asermon by Rev. Dr. Howe, Rev. Edward H. Crumpton was elected moderator, and “Mr. RE. Greenlees temporary clerk. The Unity chureh, organized in the northwest section of the city, under Rev. G. B. Patch, wus ordered to be enroHed. ‘THE PROCEEDINGS TO-DAY. ‘This morning a number ef committees were ap pointed and reports received, including that of the Presbytery trustees of Howard University, which Fecommended among others that Dr. Chester be appointed on the board in place of Dr. Noble, de- ceased. A resolution was introduces by Dr.Chester to discontinue the Presbytery connection with the University, for the reason that the University had largely under the control of the American issionary association, The entire matter was finaliy feferred to a special composed of Revs. Sunderland, Ch and Messrs. Blackfan and Jewell, Ty reported that there w: &@ severance of the relatil tery and the University. The report was adopted. The wt On Systematic benevolence for the year showed that the total contributions amounted to $68,777. Resolutions were adopted respecting the dexith of Dr. Mason Noble. Rev. Mr. Grunke was appointed to fill the vacancy on the Presbytery dourd, occasioned by the resiguation of Dr. Chester. =e Capitol Notes. Senator Cameron of Pa., reported from the com- mittee on naval affoirs to-day a bill to give to Ad- miral Worden and the crew of the Monitor prize Money to the Value of the Merrimac, which they sunk, provided, however, the sum shill not exceed " "RECIPROCITY WITH MEXICO. ‘Mr. Morgan calied up his concurrent resolution In the Senate to-lay declaring that the Increasing commercial intercourse between the people of Mexico and of the United States, and the relatio Of friendship and <eod will between the Tepublies now so happily existing ond s ing to the people of both countri that the trade and commerce of whether on cyerland routes or b owned by citizens o: either count Sea in the ships creased and placed by mutual legisintlon upon a more reciprocal basis, and such as will be equally advantageous to both countries; and the Pi dent is invited to bring this subject to'the atten- tion of both countries. The resolution was passed. The Rhode Provivenck, R. I. April 5.—The state election 1s proceeding quietly. Rey from various parts Of the state Indicate the election of the republican State ticket by the usual majority, and that the legislature will be ly repubiican. District Gov. Affaire, ‘The Commissioners are preparing a Ist of the Property which they are authorized to seli and ap- late the proceeds for the purpose of erecting lice station houses, for advertising, prelim! Bary to the sale by auction. This duty of building the new stations will be entered upon as soon as ‘the sales are made. * THE WORK ON THE OLD CANAL. ‘The Commissioners have determined to do no ‘Work at present on the old canal under the recent appropriation of $20,000, other than to extend the sewer to the terminus of the route, the Eustero h, which has to be done before any filling is “OLD RECORDS.” In response toa note from the chairman of the committee on appropriations inquiring with refer- ence to the “Old Records division.” &c. the Com missioners state that this division was established for the purpose of arranging the mass of old re- cords, which had been turned over to the present District government in 1878, in a much confused condition, so as to make them serviceable; but in consequence of the clerical force being wanted Upon other District service, the work of arrange- ment has been delayed. They state that this In- dexing and arrangement can be performed with the necessary force inside of two years. Condensed Locals. ‘The Criminal Court will be engaged with District eases to-morrow. ‘The Commissfoners have pardoned H. C. Bull, a few days ago convicted of being an unlicensed commercial agent. It fs understood that this case ‘Was only Drought to have a ruling thereon. W. F. Clark, paperhanger, has made an assign- ment to Mr. Eugene Carus! for te benelit of his ereditors. — DEATH OF AN ENGINEER OFFICER.—Major C. W, Howell, engineer corps, died in New Orleans this morning at 3:45 o'clock. ‘This causes a vacancy In the engincer department, and promotes Captain Alexander McKenzie to be major, and additional Second Lieutenant J. G. Warren t be second lteu- STARVING INDIANS THREATENING TROUBLE.—The War department has recetved a dispateh from Gen, Pope dated at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, April 3d, saying: “I leave to-morrow for Reno. The sitration is plain. The indians connot live on the reduced beet ration. ‘There are 160,000 cattle graz- ing not irom there. Rather than starve they will do as we would do—take by force what cattle are needed to keep them and their families from starv- ing; this will provoke Indian hostilities which will lead God knows where. The only legal act that the military can do ts to make them starve peaceably. A most inhuman service. Some department of the Ht should assume the responsibilities of spreading afew thousand dollars for beef rather have an Indian outbreak on a large scale.” ‘Tus Hamure Cnvgcn.—The di ent the members of the Hamline M. ure: Tegarding the election of a Sunday school superin- tendent, will result, as first stated in THE Stan, in the withdrawal of ly one hundred mem- bers. It is expec that the pastor of Grace eburch will on Sunday morning receive from thirty ‘W Bity of the withdrawing members. a A But rw Egurry was fled by James W. Jones ner ands. E. ‘Ss and others, to . Jones, deceased. ‘The was leit, a8 decedent supposed, to her usband, but it was subsequently ascertained that be had a’wife and children in Ireland. ‘They also trust to BH. Warner and i E i Q apy by the defence that Johnny Laws, m of the prosecuting witness, took the money and bid ft under a box from which the boys tok the money as* required. The failed to make out a case as to Slater, Stewart and Welker and the case was submitted as MeQuade. ‘The regards Jury found McQuade not guilty. ‘Mr. E. T. Parxer, the well-known custodian of the Army Medical Museum for many years died at hts residence on 8 street, between 6tn ani ‘Teh street, Monday, of heart d rand had a out the District. He was a native of New Hamp- shire end served in the 3 from that discharged. Sul eral service ‘ag = Mnally custody of articulal ‘aves a wife about eight years old. should be fn | ® for the accused. It wernment and his fu- place tis afternoon, the interment be- He had resided THE NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. ‘The following are the opening and closing pric? of the New York Stock Market to-day, as reported by special wire to H. Hi. Dodge, Sag 15th street: ‘Opening. Closing. Bi Alton and Terre Haute 2835 27 Alton and Terre Haute 8 @ AD. Tel... 52 82 81 20% = Er Giaicy ty In Culeago. Burlington and cy 188 } G8 Lean No. cs cd ae Cand Le. Col." Coal. . ware and Hudsoi ware,Lackawanna and ver and Rio Grande. rict of Columbia bone Seconds ; Ho nutbal and Hannibal and St. Jo Houston and Texas. Minols Central. & Lake Shore. Louisville and Nasi Manhattan Beach. Michigan Centr: sz Missouri, Kansas and Texas...) a4 8385 Missour!'Puctfi 964 Mobile and Oo 2 aphattan Eh 1X hes 105 6 Norfolk and Western. Norfolk and Western preferred. Northern Pacthe . 394 Northern Pacifie 18% Ni 1283 i Ha 6 7% Bog ‘St L. and 8. F. ist preferred. o 1 St Paul .. 3 pybLg | St. Paul preferred. 120 | St Paul and omaha 37% 101 42% 66x mag a4 ee ON 73 Richmond and Dan 145) Pred Richmond and Tennesse — 155, Puliman Palace Car. 126 12635 QvoraTioNs OF GOVERNMENT Bonps. CLosixa. ‘Bia. Asked. 101 10135 102% 103° 1153 11535 1535 154 us% 19 118% ne ‘Tae River TRape Active.—Harbormaster Sut ton reports arrty: the rt ver front tollows: Str. ~ French, Overman, with fish to J. Mor- silis; Win. Yates, Childs; Endea- Vor,’ Fiury, ind sch. Magete Turner, Smith, all With tish to R. A. Golden; Sch. Coast Survey, i tis, fish, to Win. E. Stewart; pungy Carpenter, sloups Music, Dantel Streets, Belvidere and Euna, all with fist for Golden; sch& B.F. Marsh, Charlie, | Pomeroy, Silver Spray; pungies J.A. Harper, Ti ie Clark, Me mes Wagner, Chief, Gov. | {| dricks, Robert James; sloops Fanny’ Marla and | Joun William i With oysters, 6.200 bushels, for | market; se ttle S. Williams 194 ‘tons : i | we tor 'Great Falls Ice tons ice for sume; sch, » Re 930 tons Ice for same; sch. Win. O. Snow, Craw: ford, $0 tons ice for Independent Ice Co.; beh. R. 8. Fleming, Douzhty, 800 tons ice for same; str. | Sue, Geoghegan, with freight to Stephenson Bros. ; str. Norfolk, Lawson, merchandize, Johnson Bros.; seh. Virginia Dare, DeLaney, 125,000 feet lumbér, H. L. Biscoe; sch.’ Flying Sead, Merkins, 300 tons coal, Biscoe; sch. Mayor, Wm. H. Tan~ | tam, Shoe, 140 tons coul to samé; sch. Ada Lee and ‘Oliver Underwood, with cord’ wood to city dealers; sch. Warner J. Crosby, Etwood, from Halifax, with 5,000 bushels potatoes to Shafer & Cleary. ees DEEDS IN Fre have been recorded as follows: O. 0. Brummell to John F. Stewart, e. 34 1, sq. 21; $—. Jonathan Prout to W. H. Garges, sub 21, 00 G. W. Street to W. H. Bland, pt. lot James A. McCathran et al., to Fe James block 70, Beali’s addition to Georgetown; $675. "James tay ee s—_. C. Wilhelmina, E. “Stutz ‘to F. Itemus, pt. Bayley’s Purchase, 20 acres; $1,600. Joseph C. Foertsh to Elizabeth Crowley, lot 88, Threikeld’s addition to Georgetown; $700. Mary D. Beddle, trustee, to Archibald M. McLachien, lot 8, block 41; north grounds of Columbia University; $1,125. RB) T, Morsell, trustee, to Jane E. Slamm, lot ¢, sub of 32 and 38, eq, co: The B. Groff to taro E. Kershaw, lot 58, sub sq. 190; $2,600, James M. Mc- Cathran ct al. to Sarah M. ‘Berkely, pt. 18, sa. 919; $—. W.B. Todd, surviving trustee, to Geo! D. Todd, lots 37 and 38; sq. 805; $960. 'N. W. Bur- chell to Wm. Winthrop, lots 1 and 28, sub of sq. 214; $18,500. Ivory G. Kifnball, trustee, to Aaron B. Grosh, sub 32, sq. 268; $1,250. Helen M. Shreves et al todohn T.'Lenman, lots 8, 4, and 5, sq. 173: George H. LeFeter to Susan A. Magruder. Sub 16, sq. 510; $3,100. L. Brodhay to C. Herman pits 8a. 012; $2,000. ©. Herman to Augusta Brod- ay, same property; $2,000. C. 8. Drury to N. W. Fitzgerald, pt. Holmead race course; $3800. W. Hoge to Annie Carroll, pt. 25, su igfleld; ,000. Ewin C. Kirkwood to Jeanie Foster Brack- €tb, pt. 18, 9g, 761; $5,200. Davis and Larner, trus- tees, to M. P. Callan. treasurer, &c., lot 19, block 16, Howard University subdivision; $925. 'D.A. Windsor, to P. ¢: Johnson, part 1,84. 140; $8,500. Joshua Hill to David King, part'sub. 18,'sq. 137; $4,135.62. F. Schmidt et al. to Henrietta J. Ruppert, lot 7, Long Meadows (6cres): $5,500. T. J. Murphy to John Sherman, lot 1, block %, Columbia Helghits; $914. James Huches to Sarah’ 8. Powell, part sub. 33, Sq. 677: $1,059. J. O. Wilson to B. H. Warner, part sub. 32. sq. 212: $1100. J. M. Varnum to Ws ington Post Publishiig Co., part sub. 37, sq. 378; $6,500. P.M. Jones WH. S. Schultuels, part 11) 8q. 369 ; $2,560. Sophia Seufferle to G. W.'Huguely, part 16, sq. 513; $3,500. sions —Sebres ‘The Courts, Yeaterd: Called IN G spe TERM. ferday, Hayden jesner; ent con- cluded and cause submited — Crrctir Court—Judge MacArthur. Yesterday, Killeen, use, &€., agt. Glens Falls In- Suranee company; verdict ior plaintiff for $194.90. Justh agt. Holiday; verdict for plaintiff for $8,500, with Interest, &c. Cuthbert agt. Blankman; non suit. Douglass, trustee, agt. Dutch, executor; non suit. United States otter et al, stricken trom calendar. Campbell agt. Clark; judginent confessed. United States use Casparis agt. Hitz et al; leave to file additional pleas, Equity Court—Judge Hagner. ‘Tobert agt. Tobert; decree for sale Conly; writ of assistance ordered to issue. GI County Iron company agt. Fisher; testimony ordered taken in 120 days. United States agt. Smoot; testimo! ordered taken In 60 days) Mammouth a; est; leave granted to file amended bill. Webster agt. Web- Ster; trustees di to rent premises. Hibbs et al. agt. Nallor; exceptions to auditor’s report over- Tuied and report ratified. Camp agt. Wallac: age Hancock; tumable April 11, 1882. Cunewat Court—Judge Wyite. Yesterday, Wm. Brooks, burglary and larceny, ) np gutlty; sentenced to the Auburn state prison seven years, Thomas Handy, acsault with in— tent to kill Jerry Alexandria, guilty; sentence sus- pended. James King, grand , guilty; Ben ‘tence suspended. —————— A Wire Shor Wume Nursing Her Basy.—Mre. Ellen McFall, aged 2%, was shot and mortally Wounded yesterday afternoon at 2% East Twenty- sixth street, New York, by her husband, Join il, & painter. The couple separated three months ago on account of the husband’s drinking habits, and have since lived apart. She was nurs- ing her baby when her husband came in and shot her twice, Doth bullets taking effect in the back of her head. She was taken to the hospital in a low condition. The police are looking for the hus- JENNIE CRAMER'S MURDER.— Walter Malley, Jas Malley, jr., and Blanche Douglas were before the Superior Court, New Haven, Conn., yesterday and not to the ‘charge of mi Jennie Cramer. tial will not take place im- mediately. —_—__<+e»—____ A® Awgnican Divorce NULLIFIED IN ENGLAND.— A cable from 2 here host of friends through- nent of volunteers state until the ttle of Gettysburg, where he received a wound in the elbow and Was ently he enlisted in the gen- w the United States on the dcserUon, and bad mai ant in the American navy. —Between 1, Ri and Western railroad company, CHANGE OF Fitse Paerexces— ht by Mr. C. Rerdell against Jno. , Warren C. Stone and Jas. H. Thorpe $1,000 irom him under false While he was associated with them in a com; known nd ‘Stone, in ‘Tragxvy m Viromwrs.—Mra Carneal Warrenton, A ig -Dgged wurdering STRIKE NorEs.. een 1,300 and 1, 400 men em- Baha er aaaerkee hoe chins CHANG AND Exe, A Lesson in Natural History. Bill Nye in the Boomerang. . In answer toa correspondent who writes us for information on the above subject, we have compiled the following information: Eng and Chang were born simultaneously on the 15th day of April, 1811, and died at the age of sixty- three years. They were connected together by, a patent coupler, which entered the body of each in the region of the Akio sajrcsee This connect- ing arrangement necessarily threw them a great deal in each others’ society. When they were boys their lives were rendered more or less un- happy by their widely different tastes. eng was very fond of sourapples in his youth, and when at night he rolled and tossed upon his couch with a large stock of colic on hand Chang had to lie awake and get the benefit. Later in life Chang developed a strange longing for the flowing bowl. While Eng was a Good Templar. When Eng went to the lodge the worthy out- side guard would refuse to let Chang in because he couldn't give the pass-word, and as Eng couldn't go in and Jeave Chang in the ante- room, he had to go hoine and wait till another meeting. + Eng was a Mason and Chang was a Knight of Pythias, and they used_ to give each other away sometimes and have lotsof fun. Eng was a half-breed and Chang was a stalwart, and that made it bad about attending caucuses, ang joined the Episcopal church and be- lieved in sprinkling, while was a Baptist, and not only got immersed himself, but fixed it so that Chang got his sins washed away at the same time. Once in awhile Chang would get an Invitation to a private partyin a set to which Eng did not belong, and then they had to settle the question by putting Etruscan noses on each other as ts whether they should go or remain at home. Chang died first, and Eng died a few hours later as a matter of courtesy. Eng was not prepared to die, and tted that he was not consulted by Chang before this import- ant step was taken, but he said ft would save the expense of two funerals, and he wanted to do what was right. The lives of these two men were somewhat peculiar in many respects. There were many little nameless annoyances to which each were compelled to submit, and which would not at first occur to the student. For instance. Chang had to get up and for the doctor in company with Eng whenever Eng’s children had the croup; and whenever Chang's wife thought there was a burglar in the wood- shed Eng had to get up in his night-shirt and go with his brotker in search of the villain. They couldn’t ride the festive yelocipede, and when Chang got biling drunk Eng had to go to the jug with him, and stay there till the tine was paid. “Among the many blessings which cluster about us, and are showered down upon us through life, we are prone to lose sight of the fact that, with all of our sorrows and disap- pointments, we were not born Siamese twins. — = Career of a Man-Eating Tigress. From the Allahabad (India) Pioneer. For more than a year past a man-eating tigress has"been the terror and scourge of a small tract of hill country in western Garhwal, which looks down across the Ganges upon the sacred shrine of Rikhikesh. From first to last she is said to have killed between fifty and sixty human beings. A considerably higher estimate, indeed, is current in the neighborhood. Last year she became a proclaimed offender and a re- ward of 400 rupees was set upon her head. So widely infamous did she become that it is some- what surprising she did not obtain. more atte: tion from the sporting manhood of our canton- meats, particularly when it is considered that her haunts were within two marches of so well- known and accessible a place as Hurdwar. Such attempts, however, as were made to circum- vent her, whether on the part of forest hunters and others, or natives, invariably failed. Her wariness and activity seemed to be alto- gether extraordinary. From some spot on the hillside she would watch a group at work in the fields, and regularly stalk them by careful and circuitous approaches; then, dashing in- among them, she would pick off her victim, and in afew seconds be down the side of one hill and under covert up another almost before his companions had time to lookaround. Thesound of bamboo- cutting was so well known to attract her that that industry for the time entirely ceased within her beat. Of course occasional failures are re- corded against her; one plucky fellow cudgeled her off the friend she seized by his side with a lathi; and in another instance she abandoned her prey owing to the lucky circumstance of a mouthful of the bamboo bundie on his back iail- ing to please her taste. But these were rare exceptions to the monotonous tale of slaughter. One of the very last cases was a par- ticularly painful’ one. A t's wife objected to go to work in the fields, or rather cultivated terraces, leading her fear of this beast; the husband foroed or persuaded her to go, promising to accompany her and stay near her while she worked. She was carrie@ off before his eyes. People on the look-out for this tigress with fire-arms could never find her; cattle she never killed; to ele- phants her haunts were inaccessible, and it seemed clear that if she were ever destroyed it would be off the corpse of a human being or the carcass of a langur, the only animal besides man on which she was known to prey. And so it turned out. About a fortnight ago the senior assistant commissioner of Garhwal obtained the services of a dozen Goorkhas from the regiment quartered at Dehra; these plucky little men had only been a day or two across the river, when, on the 9th ult., the tigress killed again an- other woman. They started for the spot in the afternoon, four of them going along the hillside in advance, while the rest of the pa kept along the nullah; the tigress, startled by the latter, broke in front of the former, and, luckily having her back broken by the first shot of the volley fired at her succumbed without a strag- Not only was the tigress apparently killed off the body, but some of the victim's fingers were found in her stomach. Demoralization of Animals. From Mornings in the Zoo, by Phil. Robinson. In Belgium and other places men try to make dogs believe they are donkeys or ponies, by har- nessing them to carts, but the attempt can never succeed. Fora dog thus employed will always be avery indifferent donkey, and never a good dog. In Paris, again, the otlLer day, a man de- moralized all his bees by bringing their hives into the city and putting them déwn next a sugar warehouse. The bees, hitherto as pure- minded and upright insects as one could have wished to meet m a summer's day, developed at once an unnatural aversion to labor, and a not less unnatural tendency to larceny. ‘Instead of winging their industrious way to the distant clover fields, and there gathering the innocent honey, they swarmed in disorderly mobsupon the sugar casks next door, and crawled about with their ill-gotten burdens upon the surroundin; werent. The owner of the hives benetite: immensely by the proximity of the saccharine deposits, but it was at the sacrifice of all moral tone inthe bees which he had tempted and which had fallen. Ihave often in the streets seen a cat trained to sit on the showman’s stall, while linnets and canaries hopped on and off its head, examining its paws, looking into its mouth, and otherwise testing the discipline of the little beast of prey. And I confess that, as often as Isee the exhibition, I wish that, in as- sertion of the dignity of the great instincts of nature, the cat woujd forget Its fear and bite off an inquisitive canary’s head. It is not good for cats that they should respect little birds, nor for mae birds ‘that they should hold cats in con- ae nares tire of ing against the un- relations of lion and lion tamer, and of reminding the keey stinct is irrepressible, unt And every now and @ lion, tired of foolery, knocks g man into a mummy} last case was ff stfae et i HI i A Al ae cu a Ate ene A™Missing Baby. From the Detroit Post. A woman was wheeling a baby wagon care- fully across the Campus Martius yesterday, when several men screamed to her to “look out!” and a span of horses, driven wildly, came tearing across. as it about to demolish every- body. With the persistency of her sex, how- ever, the woman looked the other way, gnd in & moment the baby wagon was overthrown and turnover in a , While the key oa a Woodward aveuas without even Sackiag 8p One man in a spring overcoat and - sunflower ‘loves ran and turned the buggy up, expecting 5 fiud the baby dead underneath, anda number of ladies shrieked and begged him to get the “deag little thing out.” Several gentlemen who had been leaning in a musing mood against the Detroit apes House, eesayed to help him, but though they righted the buggy, no baby ‘was seen. “It's smothered in the mud?” shrieked one of ies. “Tt must have clang to the horse and have been carried off,” suggested another. “How did it get away ?” they all asked. “No doubt the poor little thing is dead by this time,” said another kindly matron. “Have you looked all through the things?” At this‘moment it occurred to some of them that the mother would be theright person to ap- pealto and they turned to her. She was standing coolly on the crossing, arms akimbo, watching the proceedings. “The baby is all right,” she sald airily, “I left her at home while f took the buggy to for bring the washing. Hev you got all the pieces picked up? cogif you have I might as well be goin’ on.” 1 To see the disgust impresged on the counte- nances of all interested was a study in human nature. Not one of the crowd was glad that baby was safe at home. They would much rather have picked it out of the mud. But each one recalled the fact that aman was hung once for ee attending to his own business and sneaked ‘The Proper Size of School-houses. The Journat of Education, the leading author- ity in educational matters, has the following in its issue of this week, taking the same position occupied by Tus Srar upon the question of the Proper size of school-buildings: “So far as we know, the city of Cleveland, O., is ahead in the matter of school-house con- struction. The school board has recently passed an order dis p roving of the erection of schaol- houses more t ian two stories in height, and the board have addressed a circular to architects, offering a premium of $500 for the accepted plan of a primary and gram- mar school tro stories high, to con- tain sixteen rooms, with a full base- ment under the building, and to be so con- structed that four to eight rooms can be added on at any time without interfering with the Tooms in the building or its symmetry; to be heated and ventilated in the best and most prac- tical method ; the rooms to be large enough to seat an average of sixty pupils; separate ward- robes in each room ; to be provided with ample entrance to and exit from the building; to be substantial in all respects, neat and tasteful, but with no expenditure of money for mere orna- mentation. The rooms shall be high enough for all purposes of health, but with due regard to economy in heating them. The fol- lowing items also are named simply as suggestions to architects: 1. Rooms of size as to afford fifteen square feet of floor per pupil ; that is, nine hundred square feet for abou sixty pupils. 2. Window-space not less than one- fourth of size of floor. 3. Height of room not to exceed fourteen feet. 4. Ventilation to troduce not less than thirty cubic feet of fresh air for each pupil per minu‘e, and to remove an equal amount of foul air. §.’ Heating arrange- ment so connected with ventilation as to secure even temperature that shall not differ materially in different parts of the room, and air to so en- ter as not to expose any of the pupils to un- wholesome drafts. 6. Water-closet accommo- dation to be abundant, well ventilated, and the building thoroughly secured against sewer- gases.” ° a eee A Flood Sufferer. From the Brooklyn Eagle. “Do you attend to out of town matters,” asked a tall, carelessly dressed individual, walking into the city editor’s room and assum- ing a “stained glass” attitude against one of the tapestry hung walls. ‘‘Now and then,” said the city editor. ‘‘what is your trouble?” “Well, you see I Just ertived from the south,” said the visitor, helping himéelf to an Eastlake chair, and stretching his feet out comfortably on one of the Turkish rpgs., I own—that is I used to own—a plant not far from New Orleans. Now, I own a lake—” “Then you come from the flooded districts?” said the editor, growing interested. “Right from the very middle of ’em,” satd the visitor, curling one long, thin limb’ over the other, and proceeding to shave off a chew of to- bacco froin a very black, looking piece of plug. “T tell you, sir, it’s dregdfal down there, and the thing came on us so sudden like. Why, I woke up one morning and found ducks sailing around my bed and our pet hog perched on the mantelpiece puffing like a steaboat ona mud bank. How that hog ever got up there lays ’em out. Well, the water wasa rising and a rising, and afore lomg we had to take to the roof and there we stayed for fifteen days.” “Fifteen days!” said the editor in surprise. “Yes, sir; fifteen days, and we couldn't get anything to eat for the last five, except the moss that sprouted up atween the shingles. Well, my wife got awful thin like and so did the chijdren, and I kinder fell away myself.” “Well, I should remark,” said the editor grimly. “Yes; you see a moss diet ain't no way fillin’,” said the visitor. h “Why didn’t you swim out?” asked the edi- or. “There was the trouble,” said the visitor. “You sée there ain’t no plantation nigh onto ten mile from our’s, and I calculated that would be too much of a pull for me. I reckon I'm a good swimmer, but I didn’t care to tackle that ten mile. Well, we'd got down to our last shingle, and there wasn’t & smitch o’ moss on that roof big'nough to wad a shotgun with. Our youngest had been giventhe last bit and he sat there on the chimney chewing it up and lookin’ like a hand o1 monkey down in his luck, when I see a little cloud way across the water. I didn’t say nothin’ fora moment, but knew pretty well what that cloud meant, and I watched it like a nigger would a coon. Well, she grew I andI made sure it were a steamboat. Then I kinder whispered it quiet like to the old woman. Well. she took one look and then flopped over in a dead faint, and afore 1 could grab her she rolled down the roof into the water. Well, that was the last of her.” “You don’t mean to say you let her droWh?” said the editor. “Well, you see, boss,” said the visitor, “I was so weak I knew jt was death for both on us for me to go after her, and to make matters worse she pulled in our youngster along with her. I tell you we're having tough times down our way. At last somebody on that steamboat saw us and they took us aboard, but I lost every- thing, not to say nothin’ about at of my family. Well they took us upto New Orleans and I scraped up cash enough to come north, and here I am.” “But what did you come north for?” asked the editor. “Well you see they put me ona relief com- mittee, and I’m on here to raise funds for the ono, sald the editor, edging his “Oh, you are,” rr, chair back and looking sharply at his visitor. ‘ea, I see you newspay fellows was a throwin’ out lots of sym; y forus; and I Just thought 1’d tackle the press first, and then work down through the other professions.” “Very thoughtful in you,” said the editor. “Yes, after 've got your contributions I'll Just see whether the churches are good for any- ,” said the visitor. 5 “Wait a moment,” sald over to the telephone, and instrument “Connect ' Eagle ,” but the relief co reply. April Flowers. Lovers of spring flowers, says Mr. William Trimble in The Student, will find this month most of our species of violets in bloom. The most natural division of the genus is into two parts or sub-genera, one including the stemless or acaulescent species, the other the leafy- stemmed or caulescent species. The common blue violet, Viola cucullata, illustrates the former, and the pansy, Viola tricolor, the latter. In the one case the flowers proceed from the axils of the leaves, but the leaf-in- sertions are so crowded that both flowers and leaves seem to have their origin at or below the surface of the soil, while in the other case there is a conspicuous leafy stem also producing the flowers in the axils and frequently having inter- nodes over one inch in length. The bird’s-foot violet, V. pedata, abounds on serpentine bar- Tens and cdeowhere in sterile ground. It is acaulescent, has deeply cleft leaves and large showy flowers with mich variation as to eolor, usually some shade of blue. but occasional! white. Much more common, but often w the last, occurs the arrow-leaved violet, V. ittata, the flowers of which are commonly of a rich purple. The round-leaved violet V. rotundifolia, is acaulescent, has a small.shining, pale-green leaves when in flower, which after- ward increase three or fourfold insize. The flowers are small, on short scapes, the petals yellow, marked with brown lines. Bryant's beautifal little poem, “The Yellow Violet.” has reference to this species, and not to V. pubescens, as many suppose. The marsh marigold, caltha palustris, is.one of the showy early flowers, on account of its large yellow sepals. It may be found growing in moist low grounds, or often in shallow, sluggish streams. The spring beauty, claytonia virginica, furnishes some interesting points for observa- tion, such as time of opening, the relative posi- tions of the stamens then and later, the number of times it reopens, and its mode of fertilization. Some other flowers of this month are the wild ginger, asarum canadense; pennywort, obolaria virginica; windflower, thalictram anemonoides: several of the genus ranunculus; mduse-car, antennaria plantaginifolia; dog-toothed violet, erythroninm americanum ; and many more. oe The Floating Homes of Bangkok. Professor Henry A. Ward in The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Boats are the universal means of conveyance and communication, and a boat thus becomes a necessary adjunct of every person’s household; to its dextrous use every child Is trained; men, women and children are equally accustomed. Perhaps the most common form is a- stout skiff about twenty-five feet long, turning up very shapely and high behind, like a Venetian gon- dola. It is broad in the beam, and two-thirds of its length is housed over, leaving a little flat deck in front, and a still smaller one behind. Behind stands the husband and scuils; in front stands the wife, rowing and using a boat-hook to help their way through the crowds. The front of the boat is used tor business, passengers or cargo. The rear third is given up to family and domestic furniture. For, incredibie as it may seem, we soon see iy b that each boat is the home of a family, father, mother, girls and boys; who are borne there, live there and die there. In the day time the children and the furniture are crowded into a space not over four feet square; at night they can spread out over greater surface. I looked into these homes with attention, and never could enough wonder or admire how closely all was packed, without seeming to jostle or pain- rowd. fally Also that the children lived so @ space no greater than a large-sized Saratoga trunk! It is proba- bly a fact that there are many ten-year old chil- dren in Bangkok river who never walked over twenty feet in a straight line, in short, who have never been on land. But then, when they come in proximity to boats whose little inmates they knew, they would—boys and girls from five to twelve—jump out of their boat-honse, and dive and swim away to visit and gamboi around together; now free in the water, now hanging to the boat’s side or sitting astride of the scull oar. And a friend tells me that he has seen them in their visits take with them baby, to whose shoulders mother has prudently at- tached a hollow gourd or other light float to insure its safety. In a minor excursion up a side canal I fonnd myself at the city residence ofthe prime minis- ter—whose name I have not now time to write out in full. { ran my boat all round through his pleasure grounds, and wondered whether the worthy old gentleman considered that he was living on land or in the river. In one part of his aquatic elysium I saw magnificent specimens of the victoria regia, whose leaves, round like a platter, were over two yards indiameter. Their rim was sharply turned up in a ledge an inch high, and on the raft thus formed were settled, quite at home like, a family offrogs. They, too, seemed to fall in with the humors of the country. ° ‘The Sparrow Pest in Australia. From the American Naturalist, Febru ary, 1882. Through the kindness of a correspondent I have received an interesting official document showing that Passer domesticus has proved not less obnoxious in Australia than in this country. It is a folio of eleven pages, being the progress- report ot a commission appointed by His Ex- cellency, Sir W. F. D. Jervois, Major-General, &c., to inquireinto aud report upon the “alleged injuries by sparrows,” together with an analy sis of correspondence and minutes of proceedings of the commissioners, published in Septembe 1831, at Adelaide by order of the House of As- sembly. “The commissioners appointed to in- quire into the alleged damazes caused by spar- rows to horticulture and agriculture in’ South Australia, and into remedial measures, and to report thereon, having proof of the evil e: re in great force, and over larger districts of country, and being convinced that their sup- pression is urgent before another harvest and fruit season sets in, and before another nesting season (now beginning) shail swell their num- bers, beg to present a progress report,” &c. The analysis of correspondence on the questions of inquiry shows: 1. That the sparrow isestablished over an immense area in South Australia. 2. That sufferers in such area “cry for relief from sparrow depredations as if from @ pest.” 3. That the sparrows are increasing at an astonishing and alarming rate, their work being ‘done under conditions despairing to the cultivator, and under conditions that he cannot control; for the seed is taken out of the ground, the fruit bud off the tree, the sprouting vege- table as fast as it grows, and the fruit ere it is Tipe.” 4. The cultivated plants attacked are apricots, cherries, figs, apples, grapes, peaches, plums, pears, ne es, loquats, olives—wheat and barley—peas. cabbages, cauliflowers and garden seeds generally. 5. All means of de- fence have hitherto proved inadequate. 6. The commissioners suggest in addition to the usual means of defence, the tender of rewards for Sparrows’ eggs and heads; the removal of gun- licenses for the season, poisoned water in sum- mer, sulphur fumes under roosts at night, plaster of paris mixed with oatmeal and water. “It is farther declared that the united action of all property holders, including the government, is essential to effective results.” The state of the case in Australia being no worse than it is in the Pnited States, these sen- sible and energetic measures contrast favorably with the neglect and indifference we have shown in so practically important a matter, not- withstanding the unceasing protests of all com- petent Judges.—EUiott Coues, Washington, D. 0. OPENING OF EMBROIDERED DRESSES, GUIPURE EMBROIDERIES, NEW GRENADINES. FULL STOCK OF NEW SPRING GOODS. ONE OF OUR FIRM HAS BEEN IN NEW YORK FOR THE PAST WEEK AND HAS SENT US ALL THE NOVELTIES. A CRITICAL INSPECTION AND EXAMINATION 18 SOLICITED. W. ML SHUSTER & SONS, 919 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. THE BEST I8 THE CHEAPEST. ROMAN STRIPES AND PLAIDS. FRENCH SUITING CHECKS. COLORED SURAHS AND GROS GRAIN. ~ a3 Riding Habits. From Harper's Bazar. Riding-habits made by fashionable tailors have short postilion waists entirely without trimming, and the scant short skirts that were introduced by English women. The raie now as tothe length of skirts is to have them just touch the floor when the wearer is standing. There are two breadths ot double-width cloth in these skirta, sloj toward the top to fit plainly without Iness at the belt. The seam on the right side curves outwardly, different from that on the left, in order to make room for the knee when it is over the pommel; the tailor takes special measurements Porenis seam, first making the wearer assume the position in the saddle, and measuring from the waist line to the knee, and then from the knee to the foot. The postilion habit is stoped away in t front about two inches below the waist line, is lightly shorter on the sides, and forms a smail jat-pleated square basque at the back. The front is buttoned very high, has astraight stand- ing collar, is neatly stitched on all the edves, and fastened by small crocheted ball buttons. The sleeves are very close, and have three or four buttons set on at the wrists. Most habits are slightly padded and interlined with stiff canvas on the shoulders, bust, and—if the arm is slight—in the upper part of the sleeves also. Seven out of ten habits made by tailors are of very dark blue cloth; black and ‘invisible green are the colors next in favor. Five anda half yaras of cloth are required. The close trousers that complete the habit are made of more elastic cloth than that known as habit cloth; the twilled or diagonal cloths are pre- ferred for trousers. A high straight linen col- lar, fastened by a collar-button or by a very simple pin, is the only lingerie worn with habits; cuffs are not led, as the close sleeves are hidden at the wrists by the long ee taire gloves that are drawn up over them. e silk beaver hat has a medium high bell-shaped crown, with very narrow rolling brim, and is worn without a veil. English Jockey caps are also worn, of velvet, of shirred Si or of the cloth of the habit. The hair is worn ‘plain and low, in a small knot, coil, or close |, 4k. JonN T. Crow's EsTaTe.—Miss Ida Crow, ‘dauchter of John T. Crow, late managing editor of the Baltimore Sun, yesterday, as executrix of her father’s estate, fied her administration ac- count of his personal estate, which shows that It amounted to the exact sum of $22,120.11. The es- tate was bequeathed entirely to ___DRY GOoDs. Woopwarp & LOTHROP, 921 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. 921 GRAND OPENIN! or EASTER NOVELTIES suitable for Easter Gifts; aleo, Novelties, in Neckwear, Fichus, Guipure Collars, Mnli Ties. Novelties in Handkerchiefs, Laces, Veitings, Ribbons, Ruchinugs, at our usual Low prices. SPECIAL BARGAINS IN COLORED DRESS GOODS. 25 pieces, 45 inches, Wool Berges in light and dark colors, only 50 cents per yard. 6-4 FLANNEL SUITINGS. 2 An elegant line of all-woo! Flaunel Suitinge at $1 per yard. SILK DEPARTMENT. Special bargains in Black Silk Merveilieux, grand good value, $1.19 per yard. PRIN’ SATTEENS. We open to-day a few pieoos choice styles, plain and printed, Satteens st our old prices, 45 ceuts yard, StoTCH GINGHAMS. An cegant line of plain and striped Scotch Ginchame in matched styles, just opened, to which we invite attention. GINGHAMS! GINGHAMS ‘Wo have a magnificent line of plais, striped and plaid Giuznams at 10 cents, 124 cents and 15 cents yard, which are extra good value for the prices named. CAMBRICS!! 1 case % printed Cawbrics, handsome styles and war- ranted fast colors, only 8 cents yard. STANDARD PRINTS, 1 case good styles, 5 cents yard, warranted fast colors. PRINTED LAWNS. All linen, extra quality, 25 cents yard, superior styles + Not to be found elsewhere at the price. WHITE GOODS DEPARTMENT. Our White Goods Department is now complete, aid we are offering many bargains. 36-inch striped Lawns, a great bargain, at 123 cents yard. Striped and plaid Lawns, in good patterns only, 10 cents yard. We make a Specialty of India Linens and Persian ‘Lawns, and invite inspection and comparison of prices. WOODWARD & LOTHROP, 921 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. 921 CAMBRICS! a Wwe MENTION ONLY A FEW OF OUR BARGAINS CAUSING SUCH IMMENSE RUSH AT THIS DULL SEASON OF THE YEAR. One Case NAINSOOK PLAID, 10c. REDUCED. One Case NAINSUOK PLAID, 1256. One Case NAINSOOK STRIPE, 10c. All these are retailed elsewhere for double the money. All our best AMERICAN PLAID and STRIPE GINGHAM, 12%c. ‘Two Cases SEERSUCKER, 9c., cheap at 123¢c. Two Cases SEERSUCKER, llc., cheap at 15c. One Case ALL-WOOL NUN’S VEILING, in all the new spring shades, at 25c, 200 Dozen LADIES' ALL-LINEN COLORED BOR- DERED HANDKERCHIEFS, at 12}sc., worth 5c. 100 Dozen TOWELS, in every description, reduced “to about balf price. 300 Pieces of TABLE LINER, at prices never be- fore heard of. WE ARE NOT SELLING, BUT NEARLY GIVING AWAY MANY GOODS, AS THEY MUST BE SOLD TO MAKE PREPARATIONS FOR OUB REW BUILDING. DRY GOODs. E HAVE JUST RECEIVED eovnrnation SUPE SES HR ILE AND Wook NON'S VEILY ip svrine shades. ALBATROSS CLU'L is Aemrabic shades. $554 64 CLOTHS, in all the mew shader RHADAMES, im Bronze, Garnet, Green, Blue and "Ss BEACK QOOEEN Moree tS Fone. deampe line of FOL LAR leht ehsdow LARD SLRs. i te are suck ot INDIA LINEN, FEAL RATRSOOR, " >I \, PLAID, N. MULL MUSLIN, &. LINEN ’LAWNS, in vies. We have fo adden! w our stock « handsome SUN UMBRELLAS and PARASOLS, which we ame 4... LUTTRELL & 00. S17 Market Space, ¢ } AT COST POR CASH. CLEANING UP SALE. In order te make room we will sell at COST for the next 30 days, berinning April Iet, FOR CASU ONLY, Our entire etock of INGRAIN end TAPESTRY BRUSSELS CARPETS, Full line of MATTINGS, ORETONNES, FRINGES, LACE CURTAINS, UPHOLSTERY GOODS, &a LOOSE COVERS and WiNDOW SHADES to order, SINGLETON & HOEKE’S #01 MARKET SPACE. 2 FREE EXHIBITION. 1882 HAND-SPINNING INDUSTRY, mal All are invited to View a genuine OLD-FASHION :D SPINNING-WHEEL, And all its belongings, together with ORIGINAL IRISH PLAX AND WOOL, ow in our show windows, ALs0, SPECIAL MARKED-DOWN UPTOWN BARGAING Before taking account of stock April 28. ATTRACTIVE UPTOWN INDUCEMENTS, In LINENS, DOMESTICS, WHITE GOODS, LACES, EMBROIDERIES, LADIES’ AND GENTS’ FURNISHINGS, COCHRANE & ©O., Orrostre Ricas' rpue oREATR T BARGAIN 28 Baw. EVER OFYERED IN BLACK BROCADE SILKS. Handsome Biack Brocade SILKS, (all pnre Sk), fall Width. excellent quality, only $1; former price $1.80, Light Blue and Pink CASHME double wid Tatre wok, cellent Blick Silke & Silk VELVET, §1, h mubroidersd with silk. $8.78. , all-wool, $2. TABLE Tc, “Colored CABH Veqnot and New York “DON, the widest and very best Fruit of the Loom, yard-wide COVT One hundred (100) pinces of new style SCOTCE Nuns’ VEILING, all oth SUITING, navy Colored and Black “Morte CARTER’S, 711 MARKPT SPACT. GENTLEMEN’S GOODS. WE 485 ONGERSELLING EVEN BODY It DLESS SHLKTS. Linen Collars, Linen Cats, Silk Neckwear, Cotton Socks, Undershirts aud Drawers, How styios of Fercale Shirts, the wery test quallt, only . Fine Percale Shirts, only 75 ceuta. Finest Dress Shirts to order, elegantly made, only $2. Six fine Dross Shirts to order for £9. All goods are guaranteed to give satisfaction in every. “mds MEGINNISS', 1002 F street northwest, rTuompson’s m20 DRESS SHIRT MANUFACTORY axD MEN'S FURNISHING EMPORIUM, 816 F Steet Northwest, eae FOOTWEAR, Ready-made SHIRTS at following jent Warner unfinished, “Taens diated, Oe, Best ee ee oc: ‘ta Ts. ne 6, ® ELueEy, * 2 SUCCESSOR TO DUBREUIL BROTHERS, DRESS SHIRTS 5H Nas. 1112 F Srarer Norrawest, Wasmixorox, D.C. of the Finest Dress Shirts to order. Sr fates Fine dures to order bas) Six Fine Slurts to order. Ww L-KNOWN, KE- prepared to do all kinds of ATS made to order, and ber the number—740 Sth wtrset cus HAM, THE W jiable HATT! ER, is in bis tine. New SILK ones Keiuem remodeled. west. __ PIANOS AND ORGANS. L. WILD & BRO., We 709 7th SGoet Northwest, sole arents forthe sT! d the KRANTOR, & BACH PIANOS and ESILY ORGANS. Special personal attention given to Tunine Pianos and Orcans. Beware of trasting your insten- ments to irrespon-ible tinkers, a ib agoa SECOND OFFERING OF SPECIAL BARGAINS IN PIANOS AND ORGANS = CHAUNCEY J. REED, (SUCCESSOR TO SIDNEY T. NINO.) 433 SEVENTH STREET NORTHWEST, is as follows; . 1.—A magnificent Upricht Os} Grand PIANO, new, aud warrauted for si years: manufactured’ and for sale on account’ Of one of the most celebrated pinno makers more; very low for cash, or Ee 5-4 monthly. No. 2.—A Doub'e Round Rosewood Square Grand, brand New, and iu every respect, PIANO, by sme maker as No. 1. Terms, ditto, No. 3.—Another of those celebrated PIANOS, with Stool and Cover. “Terum ciel Brion No. 4.—A Rosewood, 7 Octave, Carved: PIANO; used only six months by ‘a that must re- lize at once; $176. Terma, $50 can montaly. 5.—A good PIA! celebrated New Osi maker pid; 600 can, Ulanee Beng No. 6.—A genuine Double Reed, Satith AMERICAN ORGAN. Cash, $45. No. 7.—A good and ful $60. Terme, $20 cash B.—The Washington Papers are so generally’ PL warranted ANO; ‘This week we sball inaugurate such an absolute ‘bankrupt honestly say we like the prospect, but necessity knows no law, and THERE I8 NO HELP FOR IT. ON MONDAY, APRIL 8p, WE POSITIVELY OOM- ‘MENCE TO TEAR DOWN. SETH streets above! vanfa avenue, £23-2m THE TRADES.