Evening Star Newspaper, June 9, 1882, Page 1

=—_—_—_—_—_—_ THE EVENING Si7A PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Ferthwest Corner Pennsylvania Ave. and 11th St., by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, GEO. W. ADAMS, Pres't. Tur Evextse Star is served to subeerfhers in tha ents by carrer, on thelr 6 nt, at 10 conte per Ser, be per month. Cor he counter 2 1-50 cents a monty, mall porta prepa “, £3. Ofice at Washington, D. C., 28 ished on Friday—$? a vear, mibs, $1; 10 copies for $15; 25 ist be paid in advance; © Pl no Star, - 9,102. WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 1882. TWO CENTS. AMUSEMENTS. SPECIAL NOTICES. W BOOK OR COMMON § WM. BALLANTYNE & SON, a TEW BOOKS. History of the Form: . vols, 3and4, 8vo., Gransear I at six WM. » SEATIONER, 473 Pennsy u H BOOKS, | . BLANK BOOKS, ETc. 107 F STREET NC Wil Oj DOUGLAS: HOOPSKI OUR ON MAKEOE STEEL, de. UP. ANY STYLE AND SIZE BADE TO GkDei eh DOUGLASS, AND SMITH 15 RECEIVING 2 of MILLINE Flow P CAPS PATTERN HATS AND FINE MILLINE SILK AND CLOTH SILK, FLANNEI ot . RAL M. 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FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 1882. AN EVENING OF COMIC OPERA, In behalf of the or REMOVAL. FOR THE PREVENTION oF orvetty | 5" = “PENELOPE” AND OFFENBACH’S “ROSE OF By the Following Ladies and Gentlemen: rs. CHAS. McCARTEE, E ROSE EXHIBITION, ACADEMY OF MUSIC, Uy XA (comer range. nce of Mr. Jar-| Plumbing and Gas-fitting, Furnaces, Ranges, Tin- n among all rose fanciers, we feel | ning, &c. ent in promising an evening of ras will have present at least 50 new nstive ore imported va uable assists enjoyment. h have | [3 fate" | Camphor, for moths, at DR SIGHT ENTERTAL ERS SUMMER ay this week in a yrreat Dill THEATER The Greatest Sh of ail. alee nya fous, Walton F. W, EVANS, andthe 7 MARTHA E. EVANS. ‘Tuesday’ Matinee and efit of Jake OF M ARYLAND AV AND 14TH ST. S.W FOR ONE WEEK ONLY, COMMENCING MONDAY, MAY 29TH, THE MONSTER WHALE. weisht 80,000 pounds. A genuine al. “The only one of ius species ever taken | class Goods, CAPTAIN PAUL BOYTON, {nautical adventure lt be in the whale entertain visitors, aid als: displ y the wonderful life d other parapherialia with which he TBNUE WASHINGTO: ‘n 13th and 14th streets. — ae SAMUEL KER, ntly changing and kept at temperature of i D) ewen. Tto9 a.m. and 2:30 to10p.m. | _ New French and Scotch Ginghams, just opened; best 1 Guaranteed inctruct ONCH AND HIS ORCH I (08 H street uorthwest EXHIBITIO E U street | _F?~E* E street northwest, one door from 7th street, ‘avings, Chromos, ete. ; also eck of Paterhaueings ‘Bieture *<Oit™ | Coll and examine at 531 15th street, PICNICS, EXCURSIONS, &e. | x20 NUICO PAVIL! 7 : ing SATURDAY, ce OL Fointings, Eni June 10th, the Popular Ww. FIT: . takes the place of the Excelsior on this route. Bouting, fishing, croquet, | IN» < gall-ry, arche d daneing on boat and grounds, my29-3m MING INLIGHT i E UMBO'S GONE, AND OSCAR IS ¢ WILE ever th ; ARROWSMITH. | them in operation. dmitting gent and Indy, xcelsior, canal pa San be chartered ‘I quire at enter 10S Sth_ street, op LEN, 1114 4th st. CCOQUAN L VERNON SPRIN «to the above plac Inesdzys; boat dive at9;00a.m., returning all trips except Sundays, Jectionable parties allowed on the boat. KANDALL, Proprietor. Thereby tender my thanks for prompt payment of n- gurance which I received from the above Company for damase done by fireto my cleaning d last Monday., Respectfully, JNO. G. BARTHEL, No. 114 434 street n. w. P. 8.—Work continued same as usual st the same place without delay. 309-2 PATENT LAW. Mr. JOSEPH C, CLAYTON, Counsellor at-Law, will move his office from No. 7'Warrea street to No. 25 Nassau street, New York, (Corner of Cedar street, . TRO! Vooms 15 and 16,)on June Ist, 1882. Residence, No. R, TRCE, ms 15 an: on gune 16 ing, Bc 570 High street, NIE = STwe 7 * M. EASTWOOD, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Mr. JOHN P. SOUSA | (Pa atremayed trom econ Neonat Bank Bald: <r Je6- ett ing to May Building, Room No. 1, second floor, corner E and 7th streets northwest. Je5-6t* ToS? JAMES R. HARROVER, ce 1406 14th street northwest. Just received a full sssortinent of REFRIGERATORS and WATER COOLERS, which I offer to the public reduced rates. timates furnished for new work. Je5-1w* W. WAYLAND WILSON'S INSECTICIDE, the best powder for reaches, and refined Gum EW'S Drug Store, corner 9th street and Penney! my25-6m_ => WASHINGTON, D. C., MAY 29, 1882, NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP. The partnership heretofore existing between FRED- ERIC) E NS and MARTHA E. EVANS, under the firm name of F. W. & M. has this day been dissolved by mutual consen' W. Evans re- tirine from the firm. All debts due the late firm will be paid to Martha E. Evans, and all persone having claims Acainst said firm will present the same for settlement to James H. Marz, of Duvali & Marr, 804 F st. northwest. Referring to above notice, T would respectfully inform any friends and the public generally that 1 will continue —— | the DINING ROOM BUSI. atthe old stand, 920- 924 F street, and request a continuance of the pxtron- axe heretofore bestowed upon the firm of F, W. and M. Evane. my29-2W* MARTHA E. EVANS: $=? PARTIES BUILDING OR MAKING OTHER o-% improvements are invited to examine our stock d FURNACES, LATROBES, IRON TILE K FIRE PLACES, "PARLOR GRATES, GAS TURES, &c. “We keep alarge assortment of first- and are ere to make low prices. JOBBING ih PLUMBING, Range and Furnace work solicited. EDWARD CAVERLY & CO., m3-eo2m 1425 New York avenue. cS GLEN FLORA AND BETHESDA WATERS FRESH FROM THE SPRING. 3e8-6¢ W. C. MILBURN, Paarmacrsr, m5 1429 Pennsylvania avenue. 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Calland see Bt] Also, a lance variety of REFRIGERATORS, WATER COOLERS, &c., at low rates, at W. 8. JENKS & CO., e2-1p-1m 717 7th strect northwest, HAYW4ep & HUTCHINSON, £17 NINTH STREET NORTHWEST, BRANCH CORNER EIGHTEENTH ANDP STREETS, DUPONT CIRCLE. PLUMBING, FURNACES, RANGES MANTELS, &. t on | _ Jobbing In all these lines. f1 FRE WOOLENS, EB ARRIVAL OF SPRING CLOTHING GENTLEMEN’S GOODS. WWE S85 UNDERSELLING EVERYBODY IN | DRESS SHIKTS. Zanen Cols Becks, Unders! Linen Cutfs, rts and Drawers. New styies of Percale Shirts, the very best quality, euly $1 Percale Shirts, only 75 cents, et Dress Shirt Biz fine Dress Shirts to Ail goods are guaranteed at. Pe) MEGI S. B. ELLEXY, '. SUCCESSOR TO DUBREUIL BROTHERS, for §9. NISS: MANUFACTUEERS OF FINE DRESS SHIRTS GENTS’ FURNISHINGS. 1012 F Srarer Nourewesr, Wasucxaroy, D.O OND DEESS SHIRT MANUFACTORY axD. MEN'S FURNISHING EMPORIUM, 816 F Street Northwest. 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Ai-Wool Suit for $12, worth Suit for $6.50, worth Suits at $3.50, worth $4.75. thing made at ‘reduced prices, all styles of Men’ ‘Boys? ‘and Children's Clothing at asaving of | The Best GOODS the Foreign Markets <an produce, which I am prepared to make up, giving THE BEST CUT, them FINEST FINISH, Allstyles of Fine and Medium Clothing for Men, Boys’ and Children, much lower prices than you ever bought them before, at the Great And altogether the BEST MADE GGG. RRR MM MM FEENN TTTT .S88, 6° hy BP, Wat BEERS ETT Sop PAR PE Ee ERE Fase, GGOA“4SE EMM Meech AF spss IN WASHINGTON. Gentlemen, Call and Inspect the Finest be Polished Rosewood Pisa ae MERCHANT TAILOKING BERCP | ESSN Warranted abeolately pure Cocoa, from which the ex- cess of oil has been re- moved. It has three times the strength of Cocoa mixed Pith Starch, Arrowroot or ‘Suxar, end fs therefore far onomical. It is de- ne powrishing, THAT CAN BE PRODUCED. + GEO. T. KEEN, admirably nilapted for’ invalids. as TH! BUILDIN as for persons in iG TO BE TORN DOWN IN ONLY A FEW DAYS gate the 15TH DAY OF JUNE, all ;ARD) iE esas Gaccls will be SUED REG: LESS OF COST. « MERCHANT TAILOR, ‘ml0-1m 414 NINTH STREET. ES UILDER’S MATERIALS. ‘. ‘Port- @. G. & J. M. WATERS, Manding the Asiatic station, is relieved from that duty. Washington News and Gossip. GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-pay.—Internal re’ nue, $459,027.85; customs, $625,495.58, Ir 18 UnpERstoop that Rear Admiral Ciitz, com- desirous of being ‘THE Contract for furnishing wrought tron ele~ vator fronts for the north wing of the State, War and Navy department building, has been awarded to Manly, Cooper & Co., of Philadelphia, J. B. CANTEL, a copyist in the Department of Justice, has been relieved trom duty. SENATOR MITCHELL and Representative Bayne, recognized leaders of the independent movement in Pennsylvania, held quite a long conversation on the floor of the Senate to-day. ‘THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR to-day re- aMfirmed Secretary Kirkwood’s decision in the Toledo land case and directed the patents to be issued for the sale. MR. Corcoran’s ConpITION.—There has been no material change tn the condition of Mr. W. W. Corcoran since yesterday. He is still very feeble. SEVERAL Petitions have been recently received at the Department of Justice for the pardon of Tom Ballard, the famous counterfeiter and en- graver. He was sentenced to the Albany peni- tentiary for thirty years, and has served about seven years of his term. "Since he has been con- fned at Albany he has twice attempted to tke his own life, —Mr. Edward Me- of Representatives, THE OREGON ELECTION Pherson, clerk of the Hous received this morning a dispatch from Portland, Oregon, as follot to twelve repubi for Congress, 3,000. BAD News For TREASURY CLERKR.—Ift the legislative appropriation bill passes Congress in its present shape all the clerks on the outside rolls of the Treasury department, whose state quota fs already fuil, will be legislated out of ome, and the number so ousted’ will be quite large. RESIGNED.—Chief Jus ‘The legislature will have six ‘n majority, George’s majority ice L. B. Prince, of the supreme court of New Mexico, and Judge De For- est Porter, of Arizona, have e resigned. SENTENCE MITIGATED BY THE PRESIDENT.— Master Clinton H. Lyeth, who was tried by court martial in the Pacific station, was found guilty of drunkenness and scandalous conduct and seu- tenced to dismissal from the navy. Upon the unanimous recommendation of the court, coi curred in by Rear Admiral Balch. commandl the Pacific station, to the Secretary of the Navy for clemency on account of previous good con duct, the President has mitigated his sentenc= to suspension from rank and duty for one year on furlough pay. Tue Harren’s Ferry Prorerty.—Secretary Folger has directed the solicitor of the treasury to write a letter to Mr. Garrett, president of the Baltimore and Ohio rafiroad line, informing him nt the offer that has been made to lease the Uarper’s Ferry property, and inquiring If hls com- y has any further proposition to make before the matter 1s finally disposed of, ‘Tne Frast Chass oF Capers at West Point num- bers 37, Edward Burr, of Mo., stands first; Ben} Alvord, of the District of Columbia,17th, and Tao. B. Duzan, of Md., 81st. RoRERT SWEENY, Seaman on board the U.S. S. Kearsage, has been awarded a medal of honor tor rescuing seaman E. M. Christeyerson, who had a overboard at Hampton Roads in October, THE TantrF Comission Vacancy.—All the mem- bers of the Cabéflet were present at the meeting this afternoon. They considered the selection of some one to be nominated as a member of the tarlff commission in place of Mr. Phelps, of M1s- sourl, who has declined the position, but they ar- rived at no decision. ‘The Utah commission was also discussed. The session was unusually short. THE PosTMasTeR GENERAL Will leave to-morrow morning for Philadelp‘a, and will return Monday morning. Its visit 1s partly on private and partly on public business, INDIAN CHILDRE: pecial Agent Townsend, of the Indian bureau, arrived in the elty to-day with five Indian children of the Sac and Fox Iudlans, He has just returned from the west, and on his way left twenty-five Osige children ‘at Carlish He intends to go to Hampton in afew days with the children, AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House to-day were Senators Davis, Ill; Conger, Miller, Cal, Logan, Farley, Sherman and Hale, Speaker Keifer, and Representatives Aldrich, Tucker, Townsend, Valentine, Peele, Houk and Lina, MEDALS OF Honor.—Secretary Chandler has awarded medals of honor to seamen Jos. Troy Sullivan, of the New Hampshire, for gal- uct. YELLOW FrVER.—The advices to the national board of health, under date of June 84; state that there were eighty-four deaths trom yellow fever in Havana during the month of May,and that during the week ending June 2d there were 24 deaths from this cause. ‘There are now about 120 sin the city. The American briz, Henry T. ws salled for Philadelphia on June 1st, with two cases of yellow fever on board. PFRSONAL.—Mr. Justice Matthews and wife are visiting in Loulsvtile.—Lieut. Commander Gor. ringe Is in the city, staying at 723 20th street.— Prof. Hilgard has returned, and 1s again at his da at tle Coast Survey office, —Ex-Representa- Starin, of New York, is at Willard’s.—Sen- ator Jones, of Florida, who delivers the address at the Naval Academy at Annapolis this evening, 1s also to deliver an address in Massachusetts on Sat- urday.—Ex-Representative Halsey, of New Jer- sey, and Thomas M. Nichol, of New. York, are at the Ebbitt.—Lieut. Danenhower and Dr. New- comb arrived at Annapolis yesterday afternoon, and are the guests of Lieut. Wright.—Ex-Attor- ney General McVeagh, Scott Lord, of New York, and Gen. Rodman M. Price, ot New Jersey, are at the Ae Rt. Rey. W, M. Green, the venerable few days, of Mr. R. Colburn, 1851 Corcoran street. ——Ex-Secretary McCulloch and Pay Director Cun- ningham are in New York.— Senater Brown gave one-fourth of the $10,00) recently raised for build- ing @ parsonage for the Second Baptist church in Atlanta.—Commodore 0. H. Wills, commanding the Portsmouth, N.H., navy yard, is at the Port— ive Carlislé has returned from Kentucky.— Col. Pulitzer, of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, arrived, with nis tamily, at the land. — Representat: Riggs this after noon, Tlie Guitean Case. MR. REED ABOUT TO MAKE A NEW MOVE TO SAVE ‘HIS CLIENT. Mr. Charles H. Reed, Guiteau’s counsel, went to Jail this afternoon to get Guiteau’s name to some affidavits, the nature of which Mr. Reed declined to disclose. “I expect to use them,” he sald, “in a move which I propose to make, I will make it now in two or three days, and you will hear from it.” Mr. Reed showed tothe reporter an anonymous letter, advising him that it was time to “let up” on the assassin Guiteau, and closing in the following words, with terrific underscoring:—“Unless you come to a halt quite soon in the matter, feel as- sured that your days are numbered. This is no idle threat, but means just what is said. So be- Ware, beware. A word to the wise is sufficient.” “T have received other letters like that,” said Mr. Reed. “Any man who will write such a letter I to use all hon- is a sneak and a coward. orable means I can to save the and if I knew I was to be shot in Utes after he ts executed—if tS Tw This morning Judge Hagner, in the Equity Court, made two decrees of divorce. with amendments perfecting details, the Hous bill admitting free of duty articles for the exhi- bition of art and industry at Boston in 1883. Passed. resolution, which w. ishop of Mississippi, is the guest, tor a WHAT CONGRESS IS DOING. ‘The Senate To-day. Mr. Morrill reported from the finance committee, Mr. Windom introduced a Dill to authorize the Court of Claims toexamine and determine whether certain awards therein specified rendered tn the claims convention of April 26, 1866, between the United States and Venezuela, were obtained by fraud or corruption. An order for an adjournment from to-day until Monday was adopted. ‘The bill to pay the Delaware Indians the amount awarded to them for stolen stock under the treaty of July 4, 1866, was adv: opposed by Messrs. Cockrell and Sherman. Action was deferred. ed by Mr. Slater and THE TARIFF COMMISSION. Mr. Van Wyck introduced the following: Re- Solved, that in considering the question, “Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomina- tion” of the persons named by the Pres- Ident to be members of the tariff commission, ruie 66 be suspended, so that said question shali be considered in open session and not with closed doors. Mr. McMillan reserved all points of order on the laid over until Monday. The senate soon atter clock took up as tnfin- ished business the Japanese indemnity tund bill. House of Representatives. THE LEGISLATIVE, JUDICIAL AND EXECUTIVE APPRO- PRIATION BILL. Immediately after the reading of the Journal, the House to-day went into committee of the whole (Mr. Robinson of Mass. in the chalr) on the legis- lative, executive and judicial appropriation bill, all general dgbate being limited to an hour and a half, Mr. Joyee confined his remarks toa considera- tion of the pension policy of the government, and opposing any proposition to repeal the arrears of pensions ac Mr. Atkins, a member of the committee on ap- propriations, spoke in explanation of the pro- visions of the pending bill, which aggregated in cperopriations the sum of $19,727,000." This was .726,909 larger than the amount appropriated for the same purposes for the current year. A large part of that increase was due to the fact that the pending bill provided for an increased clerical force In the pension burean, on the sunposition that Congress would appropriate $10,000,000 for the payment of Teesous for the next fiscal year. This seemed to him lke putting the eart before the horse. He sald he had no doubt that ten per cent of all the pensions were fraudulent. He criticised the practice that had grown up of employing a larger number of clerks than were appropriated Tor, and paying them from appropriations which had been made for other specific pur ‘The bill Was then read by sections for amend- ment, and a long discussion ensued upon a propo- sition made by Mr. Burrows of Mich. to equalize the salaries of House and Senate employes by a reduction in the salaries of the latter. ‘The propo- sition was agreed to—68 to 3. The District in Congress, THE APPROPRIATION BILL THROUGH THE SENATE. The Senate yesterday afternoon passed the Dis- trict of Columbia appropriation bil ‘The reserved amendment, upon which a yea and nay vote in the Senate was demanded, to raise the Eugineer Commissioner’s pay to $5,000, was rejected. PRIVATE BILLS. The bill for the relef of Christian Ruppert, Wm. F, Mattingly and Curistian Heurich, “trustees, of Washington, was reached In the Senate to-day and passed. It directs the Commissioners to re- fund to the partles named drawback certificates to the amount of $81.56. erroneously collected from them in October, 1879, as taxes on certain land in the county of Washington, assessed In the names of Juan Pizzine and EP. Hickey, owing to in error of the tax cleri Mr. Pendleton, to-day, introduced in the Senate and had referred to the Distriet committee a tor the relief of Mrs. Eliza W. Patterson, wi Carlisle P. Patterson. The bill is to remit and cancel taxes against the property of Mrs. Patter- son. Ttis the Sime as the section of the District appropriation bill which was stricken out. Capitol Notes, The House committee on appropriations to-day Agreed to recommend the non-concurrence of the House in the Senate amendments to the army ap- propriation bill and to ask that a commitiee be appotnted. ‘The sub-committee of the House committee on elections, in charge of the South Carolina con- tested election case of Small (re ep.) agalnst TH man (dem.), has decided that Mr. Tillman—the sitting member—was not elected. ‘The Dill to vacate a certain part of Rock strect, in Georgetown, was reached in the Senate this after- noon, but owing to the absence of Mr. Rollins it was laid over without prejudice. In the House, yesterday, Mr. Hazelton, from the committee on Paelfic railfoads, reported’ a subst tute for the pill to incorporate the Notional ratl- way company, which was ordered to be printed and recomm ftted to the committee on Pacific rail- roads, PROPOSED REVUCTION OF POSTAL RATES. ‘The Senate cominittee on post offices and post Toads to-day add:essed a letter to the Postmaster General asking whether the proposed reduction of the rates of sostage on letters to 2cents, and on newspapers and other printed matter to’ one- half of the present rates, together with the pro- posed increase of the rate on all merchandise uithorized to be Sent through the mails, can be ‘with safety and propriety adopted. A CAUCUS OF DEMOCRATIC SENATORS wos held yesterday afternoon to exchange views in regard to the members of the tariff commission. The general drift of opinion was adverse to the nominees, because of their alleged high tariff pro- clivities. ‘Messrs. Brown and Jonas are the only democats, it is said, that will vote for confirma- tion, while Messrs. Van Wyck and Ingalls will Vote with the democrats against confirmation. lt is generally conceded at the Capitol to-day that the nominations will be confirmed, despite the opposition. ———__—_+¢-____ The Legislative Appropriation Bill. PROPOSED INCREASE OF CLERICAL FORCE IN THE DEPARTMENTS, The legislative, executive and judicial appro- priation blil was reported to the House yesterday afternoon. lt appropriates $19,777,627.90. The total number of persons employed in the several executive Gepartments and their respective bu- Teaus or offices at Washington under specific authority of law, during the current year, was 5,813; the number employed and paid from miscel- laneous appropriations was 840, making in all 6,155 actually in service during the current fiscal Year, at an aggregate cost of $7,367,531.82 The number estimated for for the service of the ensuing fiscal year of 1883 1s 7,649, at a cost of $9,447,608. The number recommended in the bill is 7,552, at a cost per annum of $9.195,611.95. The present force in the Pension office is 742 employes, at an annual cost of $508,530. ‘The Dill provides an additional force of 817 employes, at an annual cost of $1,013,400. The present force in the surgeon general's office 1s 257 employes, at an annual cost of $307,737.67. The bill provides an additional force of 166 employes, at an annual cost of $224,290, The present force in the adjutant general’s office 1s 423 employes, at an annual cost Of $498,071.24. The Dill provides an additional force of 167 employes,at an annuai cost of $200,660. ‘There ts also a proper increase for the same pur- pose in the second auditor's, third auditor’s,second comptrolier’s office, and the office of the Secretary of War, rendered necessary to do this work in their respective offices on account of the increase in the Pension office, ‘The bill ee erie for an increase of fourteen clerksin the office of the sixth auditor, Among ‘the chal introduced tn the bill is the abotition of what is known as general service men in the War department, a system by which enlisted men have been employed in clerical duty. COLORED BURGLARS.—James Taylor and Robert Day colored, who were committed in default $3,000 bonds for the action of the grand Jury, ‘Puesday;on the charge of burglary at dence of Mr. Thomas McGuire, No. 714 woo oe ant dlell were evidence against himself. THE STAR ROUTE TRIAL. The Testimony To-day—Ex-Attorney General MacVeagh as a Witness. When the Criminal Court assembled this morn- ing, the first witness called to the stand tn the star route trial was Wayne MacVeagh, ex-Attor- ney General of the United States. He was ex- amined by Mr. Merrick. He testified that he en- tered the office of Attorney General on the 7th of March, 1881, and left tt on the 14th of November, 1881. ‘The witness identified Mr. M. C. Rerdell, one of the defendants. He had an interview with Rer- deil in June of last year. MR. WILSON OBJECTED to arecital of the interview, as the time stated was long after any matters set forth In the indict- tment occurred. He held it was not competent tes- timony against his clients. Mr. Merrick said he proposed to prove an Inter- view between the Attorney General and Rerdell; that Rerdell admitted to the witness that he was in a combination with Dorsey, Brady and other defendants to obtain contracts, and by various fraudulent devices tu have the pay for service en- larged by the unlawful exercise of authority by Brady. He held that the court should admit the testimony, and If it was incompetent in Its appli- cation to any one of the defendants, the court could so admonish the jury. He thought there Was a misapprehension on the part of the other side as to the DURATION OF A CONSPTRACY. A conspiracy was a continuous thing. Every day of Its existence was a renetition of {ts criminal He thought the court would find that the conver- sation occurred during the continuance of the conspiracy. It was, he thought, the result of a paroxysin of penttence of one of the conspirators Who desired to get out of the consptirac Mr. Totten argued that a conspiracy such as charzed here was not a continuous thing. He ar- gued that (uis alleged confession was made lon after the defendants were out of office. He argued against the admission of the testimony. &: could not be admitted to affect any one except himself, and could not then be admitted unless it Was possible for a man to be convicted of a con- spiracy with himseit. MR. INGRRSOLL’S REMARKS. ‘The question was further argued by Mr. Inger- Soll, who {Ilustrated his chief objection by rem: ing that if a man came into court and confessed that he stole a horse he could not be convicted un- less first there was some evidence thatfsome one had lost'a horse. He maintained, by citing au- thorittes, that before such declarations as Rerdell’s could be admitted there must be some evidence to prove his connection with a conspiracy and that a conspiracy existed. He depicted the Jeopardy in Which a man was placed by inducements held out to rascals to commit perjury or subornation of per, ‘VIEWS OF THE COURT. Mr. Merrick was about to respond to Messrs. Totten and Ingersoll, when the court remarked that such a declaration as that of Rerdell purport- ed to be, even If made during the existence of the conspiracy, in order to bind a feliow-conspirator, must have been an act or declaration made In pur- suanee of the conspiracy. Mr. Merrick claimed that a conspiracy could be ved only by inferences trom circumstances. ‘What the learned counsel referred to,” he said, ain stating that the government is holding out tne ducements to rascals, I don’t know. If any in- ducements have been held out to the rascais he re presents I am not aware of the fact.” AN IMPORTANT POINT, After along discussion of the subject Mr. Bliss arose and Was about asking pardon for taking any ume, when Judge Wylie observed, in order to make apology unnecessary, “This 13 a very impor- tant point.” InggSyiif? 1 1s the whole of this case,” said str, ngersol “It may be the whole on that side, but It 1s not on our side, your honor,” said Mr. Merrick. Mr. Bliss matntained that the statements of When Mr. Ingersoll had replied at some length, Mr. Bliss responded briefly, saying he did not ses how the court could usurp the functions of the Jury and decide when a conspiracy had becn es- tablished. Judge Wylie Excludes the Testimony as to Rerdcll’s Confession. Judge Wylie sald a conspiracy was a crime, to constitute Which more than one person must be interested. The rule of law was that no man’s confession, not sustained by oath, could fasten gullt upon any one except himself.’ Another rule that if the fact of conspiragy was once estab- lished, then the conspirators are agents of cach other, and whatever one Says In pursuance of the conspiracy 1s binding upon the otners. The agency could only be established by proof of the con- spiracy. The conspiracy itself could not be estab- shed by the allegations of one of the alleged conspirators. In this matter the conspiracy was the corpus deticti. In the crime of murder, what iscalled the corpus delicti 1s the death. ‘If one man should come into court and say he had com- laltted a homicide 1t would not be even binding upon himself. It must be proved that the man is dead, or that it is strongly Probable th he is dead. In this case he did not think the proposed evidence was admissible this time. In the case of this character, were there are different steps In establishing the charve, the duty of deciding whether it had been established prima facte or hot (alls upon the court. If there be evidence to satisfy the court that the existence of the conspiracy 1s a fair subject for the jury to determine, then the court will open the door. After a conspiracy 1s over, the confession of one fs not binding upon Uhe others, nor during the continuance of the conspiracy unless it is shown that the confession is made In pursuance of the conspiracy, Al present, at least, he was not pre- pared to admit this evidence. The courtin support of his position read from 2d Archibald Criminal Practice and Pleading, marginal page 619. After reading other authori- Ues, he sald parties could be bound by thelr own confessions only. there had not been evidence yet to show the existence of a conspiracy, this ev ence could not be admitted, except to affect him- self, and in this case, under a charge of con- spiracy, he could not affect himself without affect- ing others, —— Telegrams to The Star. RACES IN ENGLAND TO-DAY. FOXHALL ALMOST WINS ANOTHER VICTORY. —_—_—.—__ GRADUATES AT ANNAPOLIS TO-DAYe —_-—__ ‘The Naval Academy Graduates; ‘ THE MEMBERS OF THR CLASS IN THE ONDER OF GRADUATION, Special dispatch to Tax Events Stan. Anxwarous, MD., June @ The following Is the list of the class that grade uated at the naval academy to-day, tn the order im Which they graduate: Lewis Nixon, Va.; Speneer 8. Wood, N. ¥.; John T. Arnold, Wy. T.; Wim. B, Fletcher, Vt.; E. W. Sutphen, Neb.; Louis §. Bene nett, N. J.; Marbury Johnson, Ga; Wm. B. White Uesey ; Jacob G. McWhorter, Ga.; James G. Doyle, Pa.; L, Re Savage, Til; Joseph L. Jayne, Miss. Finley A. McNutt, Md.; Wm. B. Duncan, N. ¥.g Thomas C. Prince, Ohio; John § Blandin, Als.; W. L. Howard, Conn’; W. it. M. Field, ¥: wih A. Anderson, N. C.: Lorenzo Semple, Ala.; Albert L. Key, Tenn.; Walter T. Paine, Ohio; Henry A. Horst, Ala. : Clarence Martin, La.; Wm. J. Grambs, Pa.; John M. Poyer, at large: Herman Hi. Kenkel, Minn.: N. H. Eames, Minn. P. Megrimn, Pat N. M. Hubbard, at lange; LS. Gwyn, Miss ; Hew) Felton Parker, Iowa; F. H. Stahle, Cal; . Patterson, at h br 3 E Kent, N. lammond Fowler, ‘a. C engineers— Bnitl Theiss, Wis ik ag oaterroNs, Va; W. N. Creighton, Ohio; Ferguson, Conn. ; er Miller, Kan.; W. H. Chambers, Py James H. Fitts, Va; Charles K. Rammell, Pa; Otta C. mre S t a H. Ciarke, R. ae i. ‘ndleton, Pa.; H. L. Hawthorne, Ky.; CC. Mass: FH. Conant, Masa: Hl. G. Laopold, OMe? ag teeta edie ened i. a — ard, Ohio; W. R. A 8, Pa.; C. H. Howland, L; W. P. Winchell, Ohio: FE Coley, N. ¥, —— ati Ascot Races Te-day. FOXHAIA COMES NEAR WINNING ANOTHER VICTORY. Loxpow, June 9—The race for the Alexandria. late at the Ascot meeting to-day was won by the Duke of Hamilton's 4 years old bay colt Fiddler. Mr. J R. Keene's 4 yearsold Day colt Foxhall came in second, the Duke of Beauforvs 5 years old brown horse Petronel third and Mr. C. Blanton's 6 years old chestnut horse Eveter fourth. Fiddler was ridden by Watts, Foxhall by Cannon, Petronel by cher and Exeter by Rossiter, Only the four mentioned ran, citing just before the race was 9 to @ 11 to 2against Fiddler, Exeter made the running at the start clear of Fiddler and Foxhall. When a mile anda quarter from home Exeter stopped, but he went on again in pursuit of the others. Fiddler was running strongly at the finish, and won by six lengths, THE RACK POR THE HARDWICK STAKES Of 2,000 Sov. added to a sweepstakes of 10 Sov. each, The on Foxhall, and P P, ror turee year olds and upwards, was won by Mr.'Lefevre's four’ year old chestnut colt Tristar, Mr. Giry three “year old bay colt, Sweetbren secured place and count F Dela Gra old chestnut horse Poulet, third. The ther hy ° Mr. P. Lortllard’s 8 year old chestnut chem and Lord Bradford's § year old bay horse Retreat. Congressional Nominations, CHicaco, June 9.—A special dispatch from Terre Haute, Ind., states that Hon. John W. Copner has been homti by the greenbackers at Craw- fordsville for Congress. i , N. C., June 9. — The republican convention held at Elizabethtown yesterday nome inated W. P. Canaday for representative of the third congressional district. = Chicago Gamblers Beat the Law. Crcaco, June 9.—All the landlords arrested for renting rooms mblers have been disch: together with nearly all the gamblers themselves, it being satd in court that there was no evidence to de obtained that would make a case against em. ——_—__. Tired of the Strike. Curcaco, June 9—It ts stuted that the Irondale strikers are quarreling among themselves, the poorer paid class of workmen complaining ‘that those who get larger wages are using them in an effort to cet a big advance. They are tired of the strike being condu Old World News by Cable. SHOT BY TRISH CONSTABULARY. Batwa, June 9—The inquest in the case of Melody, who was shot during a disturbance be- tween the people and the constabulary, has been concluded. Out of a Jury of twenty-one person: fifteen rendered a verdict that death was cau by a gun-shot wound Inflicted by Irish constabu- lary. The jury expressed sympathy for the rela~ tives of Meloy, and recommended that the gov- ernment compensave them. POLITICAL REFORM IN PRANCE. Loxpox, June 9—A dispatch to the Times from Paris states t the chamber of deputies, by a vote of 479 to 6, has declared urgency for’ a pro- posal to debar Senators and deputies from acting as directors of companies. THE ASSASSINATION OF LANDLORD ROURKR. Mr. Bourke, who was assassinated at Ardahan yesterday, recently informed the authorities That he knew Ne would be shot. When the news of Mr. Bourke’s murder reached London his brother went into the lobby of the house of commons and ac. cused Mr. Parnell and Mr. Biggar of being the cause thereof. THE BRITISH SQUADRON GONE FROM ALEXANDRIA. Loxpox, June 9.—A dispateh from Alexandria to ompany states that all the itish squadron except the Alexan- dria have left there. THE SAFETY OF THE KHEDIVR. The corresponiient of the Ties at Constantinos ple telegraphs that tn consequence of the recent threats of the militury party against the Khedive, Lord Dufferin, the British ambassador, has gested to Said Pacha, minister of foreigu affairs, that Dervisch Pacha be instructed to at once také y of the Khedive, ——— A Coal Mine on Fire. WILKESPARRE, Pa., June 9—A dense smoke was discovered in th ‘ton shaft of the Lehigh and ik pmpany, Near this city, late yesterday afternoon. Itwas soon learned that the imine was On fire, a Stove in the fire bosses shanty, at the foot of the sh having set fire to the tim- bers. AU midnight the Taged with great violence and preparations were at once made to flood the mine. One hundred men are now engaged in fighting the flames, Canvas doors are placed at the foot or the shaft to keep the airfrom the flames. At the time the fire was first seen a large numberof miners were In the shaft. ‘They were compelled to travel through the abandoned worke ings in order to make their escape, eee Judgments Against the United States. PHILapEtrita, June 9.—Judgments amountin, to about $30.00) were given in the U.S. circuit court to-day In favor of several firsas of this clty who brought suit against the government for Te covery of excess of duty clalined to have been paid ar. Some of measures to secure the Mr. Merrick said this decison necessarily post poned the evidence which they proposed to off this morning. Mr. MacVeagh was then asked to identify amanu- script document, but Mr. MacVeagh said hecould not recal! having seen it before. Mr. MacVeagh was then excused from the stand, Mr. Merrick stating that they had undertaken to present this evidence a little out of order to ac- commodate two gentlemen who were present and desired to be excused. Mr. Falconer, the statistician of the Post Offlce department, Was then recalied to the stand and testified as to the statistics of the mail service for oe yearending June 30, 1879, and June 30, 1 After Mr, Falconer left the stand,at 12:15 p.m., a Tecess for half an hour was taken. TESTIMONY OF MR. BREWER. When the court reassefhbled Geo. J. Brewer, of the contract office of the Post Office departmenty was called for the purpose of proving that a num- ber of contracts were made. ‘The witness not speaking very loud the court re- marked: “There must be something the matter with the post office building. I have not heard a witness,’ “They became suspicious, your honor,” said Mr. Totter Sunder the pl Of last year, in room 59. A number of contracts were submitted by Mr. Ker and admitted by the defence as. of record In the Post Office department. then described the routine of business in cases of applications for increase or expedition of service. fore cross-examination the witness said that it was a common practice of the department, pre- valiing at the ‘nt time, to increase service the oaths of office of defendant . ; 7, and the Curent given upoa special verdicts that ad been depending upon the decision of the U. 8, Supreme Court in analogous cases. ‘Telegraphic Bricts. A break occurred this morning tn the Portland, Me., reservoir, and the water poured down Yaug- han street in torrents, crossing Congress st and carrying away pavements, curbstones, etc, ‘The total damaze is about $5,000, A special from Oshkosh, Wis., stetes that forest fires are raving between Wausawa and Eland Junction and that the smoke is covering a wide Stretch of territory, w ‘ashi: THE Fike YestexDay.—The destruction of thi frame warehouse of W. H. Tenney & Sons, on Water street, between 5th and 36th streets, yese terday afternoon, entailed a loss on stock of about the flames only by most energet part of the fremen. ‘The myriad of sparks carried the fire by the wind e1 all the erty within a wide area, and ekirmish firemen had to be sent in various directions to vent an outbreak in anew quarter. The the old Foxhall house, corner of 84th street an the canal, belonging to the Ray estate led by the Maryland coal company as caught tre, a bailing to “the extent of $800. frame house No. 1041 33d occ! b i ‘lil i