Evening Star Newspaper, July 12, 1882, Page 1

urns THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Forthwest Corner Pennsylvania Ave. and 11th 8t., by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, GEO. W. ADAMS, Pres't. a Bran je verved to mubectihers tn the m their own account, at 10 cents per fer month. Copies at the connie, 2 ogy Prepaid—50 cents a mouth, se Post — at Washington, D. C., aa satter. : Star—published on Friday—$? a year, sx months, $1; 10 copies for $i5;20 Tre Frew rubeccintions must be paid in advance; paid for. known on application. . = w €-2" rar roan t MAN AMERICAN Fifi DISTEICY OF COLUMBIA have feri-annual div = day deca n the capital etock, Wasuixeros, July 10, 1882. SPECIAL of the Bal- Branch at 3 northeast from trains a on of the sireet cars. s11-6t soouer thant : i. undersigned, ut WARDS & BAINARD, Tet. 1882. JAM i NARD have formed a new partnership under the same firm name. and will extinue to doa general law busi- estat the old office, No. 5:3 D strc et northwest. MIL- C. BARNARD has taken an office opposite, in the Gunton Building, No. 472 Louisiana avenue, and will five special attention ty the examination of tities, ab- Sracleand CONVEYANCE. 5 eps g. EDWARDS, AENARD. Bi 5 MILTON C. BARNAND. Washington City, D. €.. July 0, 1882.“ Jy10-3t = (OFFICE t ROAD LITAN RAIL- = 1882. at this EDN. i The polls willbe open from 2to 4 s ‘ J. W. THOMPSON, Presi WM. W. MOORE, Secretary. == SAL S. SHEDD, t= * 409 Orn Stneer Nortuwest. IN HOSE, LAWN SP! — GAS STOVES, OV TELS, LA’ aan dent. AS FIXTU a2 ‘MBIN ca. orcad iOVAL.—MRS. M. ZYPPRECHT HAS. Ee mmoved to 120i Tih stscet between Mant Nok Specialty in stampins, embroidery, it hair dyein Binds of hair work. Je ee W. WAYL EES wae beat powder for wrarhes, and Camphor, for moths, at DREW'S Drug Store, corner streetand Pennayivania avenue. my25-6 - GLEN FLOKA AND BETHESDA WATERS FRESH FROM THE SPRING. W. C. MILBURN, Paaraactsr, 1429 Pennsylvania avenue. SAMUEL KFR, = ‘DEY Goons, 930 7th street northwest. New French and Scotch Ginghams, Just opened; best qualities at low prices. Silk Satius, and Rhadames, extra good values. s STEAM COOKERS. GAS STOVES AND RUBBER HOSE. ‘Cell and examine at 531 15th street. F. F. BROOKS, Fine Gas Fixtures, &e, ATTORNEYS. 60. Ci Practices tn all the N, 2 MILLE. . Attorney-at-Law, Rooms 2 and 4 Gunton Law Building, 472 Louinisna avenue. sot 23 BOOKS, &e. EW BOOKS— Serceant ne’s Experiences. » by Mra. M. V. Dahlgren. . by Vou Hoist. <8 Emerson, His Life and Writings, by G. Ants, Pees aml Wasps, by Sir John Lubbock. Floating Matter of The Air, by Jobn Tyndall. _ be ans and How to Avoid It, by ‘in McCarthy. & SON. 428 7th stroat. Matter of the Aur, by John Tyndall, F.R.S., by > n Lubbock, ton’s Sumer Kesorts, paper, "59 Anne, by Con- ublmore Woolsor California ‘for essure and i on, thor* oughiy’ revieed by Charles Divkens, ¥ 1 of Finance, E inx's Baby Name “eries," $1. AI The Diseases of Memory, Yesterday— Leisure ‘Hour Praukbu Square and Seaside Libraries, JAMES J. CHAPS JOUN C. CALHOU vor anda. Day jeukina: $19 ¢ of Resilen®, ‘ul asnortiuent of ey Goods Just received, by . H. MOKKISON, Law Booxsktien axp wel REFRIGERATORS, WATER COOLERS AND OIL STOVES AT REDUCED PRICES. goods being too large. will cell at at. brick-set RANGES, LA- id SLATE MANTELS: An DANFOKTH'S FLUID constantly on hand. W.S. JENKS & CO. 12 117 Tuy Strect uorthw TWO CENTS. Washington News and Gossip. GoverNweNnT Reckirrs To-pay.—Internal reve- THe CALLERS uitor Harriso: Irth and Speer, ollector Prou Mary the White House to-day Representatives: veant-at-Arms Hooker i. 5 MARYLAND DELEGATIONS called at the White House to-day in the interest of the appoint- mentofan internal revenue collector for Mary- RING THE Past YEAR there were 15,500 foreign ed at the dead letter office, of whicn | 41.000 were misdire ‘ted, and of these the e supplied and the letters deli KS IN Navy Yaxps.—The approprint‘on for coutinuing the elvil establishments of the vai ous n. ‘ds Will be reduced one-half. This r fers to the pay of 1 from civil Ife in the different bureaus of the navy yards. In antictp: tion of this reduction Secretary Chandler ha given notice vo these cle they will as usual watil the some plan will be ‘THE ARRIVAL OF republic of Guatemal. in New Oricans, en route for Washington, excites some comment among thi aiplomatic representatives of Mexico and the trol American states. It is said his object in coming to Washington 1s to obtain the influen of the covernme: vor of Guatemala in th disputed boundary question, and to brin: consolitation of the five Central Americ Into one repudit en. Barrlos 13 expected to arrive in tls city about the end of the present week. THE TaRtrF Commission has adopted the form of a circular inviting correspondeace from all asso- clations, corporations and indiviluals interested in the subjecis of 1t3 inquiries desiring to turntsh information or testimony for its consideration. Until rurther notice communte: dressed to Hon. John L. Ha: , presi commission, at the West End Hotel, Lon< Branch, x Persons desiring to give testimony will be ntot the ifled of the time when tie commisston can them. The commission has elected Mr. Charies Rauney, of Ohio, messenger. DiscosTENTED INDIANS—The Comufsstoner of Initan Affairs has received a communication from the Indian agent at Santa Fe, N. M., stating that Chiet San Pablo and about two hundred Jacarilias are at Wayne Mound, on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad, and he was going with the adjutant general of the district. to order them home. ‘They have been for some time dissatisfied With the location of the lands set apart for their occupation, and in the absence of definite Informa- tion It 1s supposed the Indians are engaged in an attempt to secure other lands. Bros were opened to-day in Supervising Archi- tect Hiit’s office for tron roofs for the public butld- ing at Topeka, Kansas. The contract will be awarded to the Missour! Bridge and Iron Works. ‘Their bid was $21,080. Tne Svccessrut Bropers for furnishing fuel for the Treasury department for the ensuing fiscal year are Geo. Creveling and John Miller, both of Washington. The successful bidders for furnish- ing hardware are Frank P. May & Co., Jas. B. Lambie and Jos L. Savage, allot Washington, and E. J. Brooks & Co. and A. Hammacher & Co., of New York. Carrarx Horgins, commanding the Pensacola {Fla.) navy yard, informs the Navy department that the Tallapoosa arrived there yesterday after- noon With the section of the dry dock In tow. SECRETARY CHANDLER has Issued an order al- lowing the employesof the various navy yards to stop work one hour earlier than usual on Satur- days. Mr. Kennepy, of Logan county, Ohio, who re- sides In Speaker Keiter’s district, has written the Speaker a letter announcing that he Is a candidate for Congress from that distriet; that 1s, in the sense that 1€ nominated he will accept the office. ‘ed, however, that he would not go out of is Way to Seek tt. INDIANS ATTACK aN ARIzoNA Town.—Adjutant General Drum has received a telegram from Gen. Dowell, dated yesterday, in which he says that Wilcox has informed hum that on the 7th nt x band of forty ren Hilanville, whieh i — They burned houses And two men. Col. Stiafter, wuo commands nd pac 1. Sent troops fa pursult, Including Capt. Cuaffee’s company of 6ta cavalry from Fort McDowell. Commopore Luce, commanding the training squadron, reports to the Navy department, under te of June 29th, off Brest, France, that the Port-moutit an Stratega were then Iviving that port for Lisbon, Portu ‘The health of the of ficers and crews continue to be good. Senator KELt0Ga, upon being showa by 9 STAR reporter a spectal disp iteh sent trom Wasuington, and clipped from the journal in witeh It appeared, connecting his name with the star route irregularities, said he could not conjecture how the uames of hiraself and other mem- bers of Congress had become mixed up with the matter. “He said he had had as little to do with star route matters and contracts up to the time of the alteged irregularities as any man Jn the public services. “In fact,” he added, at that time I don’t belleve I knew what n star route was. I didn’t know a star route from a stedinl ” He thought it quite kely that mualiee had something to do with the bandylug o¢ his name in this connection. He safd that nd -doudt the grand jury woul get at the truch, ant he was willing to await the result of their investigations to disprove the rumors, issued yesterday an foHow: Sarah T. Barr, Washington, fire escape; Robert M. Beck, Westintnster, Md., roller'¢-ge for saw mills; John B. Chiles, Kernstown, Va:. machine for bend- ing stirrups; “Edward ©.’ Godwin, Norfolx, Va., stove oven; '¢ d Grill, Baltimore, Mi., two | patents, one for guard for ¥. other for ctreular thnore, Md., me Letra ite s winding Itimore, Md., hat, INCREASE IN THE NewBER OF Dean Lerrens.— iring the last year the proportion o: dead letters ceived at the Pt OMice department was 1. argely in excess of any previous year. ‘The largest num- Tr came froma Great Britain sec- ond. This remarkxble increase 1s attributed to | the lottery business. the circulars for whtch are | now sent in sealed envelopes. Many of these lot- teries are for religious objects, and the circulars are sent to names found in the city directories, There has been also an inerease in the number of dead letters of domestic origin, which has main- tained abont the same proportion to the amount of matter malied. PERSONAL.—It 1s announced, but doudtlessiy er- Troneously, by @ Watertown paper, that tie Presi- dent will be the guest of Mr. D. W. C. Wheeler, at Alexandria Bay, on the St. Lawrence, before the | summer closes. —Ex-Representatives Lawson, of New York, and Epaubiing, of Ohio, are at the Ar- } OME, SWEET HOME, A PAMPHLET OF 26 pares, on sanitary pinmbing, issued for cra— taitous circulation, sives valua'le ‘information of gener! interest. The ‘meron | Engineer say: iy & very cene'se, clear and th: es of plumbing and house drain- erhard, and sanitary enzi- R. LL. wri Twi the pamip! ‘Sweet Hom with interest, ai unk FOU give it mix lest title by calline tan advertisemy It con- | teins, coudens-d ina few pazes, wound and valuable advice. I wish, only. householders wouid carefully ead it and set aceordin Ask fur itat our stores—31T 9th street, 1730 Pstreet, a mena HAYWARD & HUTCHINSON. P4test COMBINED FLY TRAP AND ADJUSTABLE t express my y re read it vensitle epitome of | mia,and H. O. lington.—Justice Wé and family have gone to Mount Desert, for a sojourn of several weeks. Dr. Harvey Lindsly has gone from Newport to Narragansett Pier, for the remainder of the sum-- mer.—Fx-Representatlve Myers, of Pennsylva- Joughton, the Cambridge publisher, are at the Riggs——Capt. and Mrs. Herman Schreiner arrived in town on Monday, staying with his mother, 1440 Q street.—Mr. J. A. Cowardin, the venerable esteemed senio proprietor of the Richmond Dispatch, ts alarmingly |i at the Hot Springs of Vinginia:—Gen. and | Mrs. Hozen will go to the Wentworth House, New astle, HL, for the month of August. —Mrs. W. B. Kidbe ‘s gone to Atlantic City,for the heated term. Attorney General Blick and Capt. J. Hi. Merryinan, taspector of the live saving service, the Ebbitt.—Three of Governor Shephera’s aughters arrived here from Batoptlas yesterd:y, and are staying with their aunt irs. A. C. Brad- ¥, on Corcoran street.—Mra. CoL 'T. F. Barr has to New Hampshire, for a stay of several s.——Lieut. J. E. McCoy has arrived from his a in the west, and is visiting his mother, Mrs. Judge Bartley, 1016 13th strect.— Mrs. C. J | Hilyer and her daughter Bessie expect to leave for j Block Island on Friday.—Lieut. Commander | Chadwick ts in the city.—Representatives West and are | ifications | and Young and Delegate Maginnis were registered N Ee EE N r g x COUR REEL EREN DAISY LAWN MOWERS, HYDRANT HOSE, BUILD- £ks' AND MISCELLANEOUS HARDWARE, F. P. MAY & CO, eS 634 Penna. avenue near 7th street. B ROBINSON } CO, e EOS CLOTHING HOUSE, 909 Pesxsrtvaxta AveNUP, 308 or address marti in New York last night.—The family of Gen. Raum, commissioner of internal revenue, gave } Rs, to the coast of Maine for the summer. ; Nellie Botts, of Savannah, 1s visiting the Presl- denv’s daughter at the White House.—The fol- lowing Washingtonians are at the River View House, Oxford, Md.: E Bell, Miss M. Bell Allen Rutherford, Walter Weaver, ‘Temple, J. J. Collins, Joseph Barton and wife, Mrs. R. V. Robin- son, Miss Freele, E. D. Brown, wife and daughter, and MM. Pritchard. “Mr. EL. ste ens chiet cl lan reau, left to-day family for Ocean Grove. Nominations Te-day. The President sent the following nominations to the Senate to-day: 3 Ra ¥.. Postmasters—John NY. rude sree Hoboken, AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY, Senate Proceedings. Mr. Cameron, (Penn.) from the committee on naval affairs, reported adversely in the Senate to- day upon Mr. Saunders’ proposed amendment the naval appropriation Dill allowing naval officers promoted on the retired lst under the act of 1874, relating to the Promotion of commodores on the retired ust, the of their present grade from date of last Indefinitely postponed. © presented the credentials of his col- Lamar) as a Senator-elect from Missts erin begining March 4th, 1833. Read league (M sippl for t and filed On notion of Mr. Plum Ing Was directed to t the committee on print- and repert what action the printing of unnecessary ecutive communications and other public documents. THE RIVER AND HARBOR BILL. The river and harbor bill was taken up, and varl- ous suggestions were made by Mr. McMillan and others, with a view to securing a final yote upon the bill to-day. Mr. Ingalls, belleving that the friends of the bil had abandoned any purpose they hat enter- tained of forcing the bill through under the gag law, salt he would not ins'st upon separate votes upon all the amendments made by the committce of the whole. An arranzement was finally effected to allow unlimited debate upon the bill up to 4 o'clock; all debate to cease and voting to begin at that hour upon the bill and all amendments then pending. ‘The Senate then proceeded to act upon the amendments of the committee of the whole upon Which separate votes were reserved. ‘The Henpepin canal proposition, provide simp! considered. Mr. Pendleton moved to strike out the words ‘and locate,” so as to conforin to the action pre- vionsly takeh ia strising out the proviston for the location of the canal in the subsequent part of the amendment. Debate on the amendment was in progress when our report closed. House of Representatives. Mr. Shallenberger submitted in the House to~<tay the conference report on the bill for the erection ofapublic building at Poughkeepste, N.Y. The Feport, which fixes the amount of appropriation at $75,000, was agreed to, THE SUNDRY CIVIL BILL. The House then, 11:10 a. m., went into commit- tee of the whole (Mr. Kasson in the chair) on the sundry civil appropriation bill. Mr. Shallenberger offered an amendment appro- prlating $25,000 for the construction of an elevator in and for repairs to the buliding occupied by the Department of Justice, and known as_ the Freed- Inan’s Bank butlding, in Washington, D. C. Adopted. The clause appropriating $2,400,000 for public printing and binding gave rise to a general discus- ston cn the subject of deficiencles in the public service, Mr. Atkins and Mr. Randall contending that such deficiencies arose through executive Maladministration, while Mr. Hiscock and Mr. Robeson maintained that they arose through ne- cessity, and not through violation of law. The clause authoriziag the republication of the Teports of the United States Supreme Court upon which the copy-rizht has expired having been Teached, Mr. Neul offered an amendment providing that the repubilcation shall be carried on at the Publi: Printing office, and that the reports sha!l be sold at cost price, with ten per cent additional, Adopted. ‘The District in Congress. THR WHITE HOUSE EXTENSION BILL. Au Important bill, which has passed the Senate, and which §s on the Speaker's table in the House, {s the bill appropriating $390,000 for the repair of and addition to the Executive Mansion. This bill was drafted with care at a joint meeting of the jenate and House committees on public buildings and grounds. The fact that Congress undoubtedly Intends to make provision for reclaiming the Potomac flats will remove the heretofore urged objection that the present Ipeation 15 unhealthy. AS the White House 1s now constructed, the greater portion of {t 1s given up to offices, and a President with a family really suffers Mmconve- nience tn his household arrangements. When the Speaker’s table is reached several members will endeavor to call up the Senate bill and pass it THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE BUILDING. The House tuis afternoon adopted an amend- ment to the sundry civil appropriation bill, appro- priating 000 for building an elevator and strengthening the Department of Justice building, purchased for $250,000 from the Fr iS amended to y for surveys and examinations, was man’s bank. Letters U.S. A., and Supervising Architect Hill recom mending that the be strengthened. Ex- Speaker Randall opposed the amendment. He said the United States had already pata §75,090 more for the building than had been offered’ by private parties, and now comes the oficial word that the building 1s not strong enough to hold itsel Cup. Capitol Notes. Mr. Roliins to-day offered In the Senate a resolu- tion providjng that after to-morrow the Senate should meet at 11a.m. Mr, Beck objected and the resolution went over. ‘The House committee on elections has decided to allow Mr. Ball. the applying delegate to Congress from Alaska, $1,000 to defray his expenses. CONTESTED ELECTION CASES. Ata mecting of the third sub committee of the House committee on elections to-day, the report in the contested election case of Buchanan vs. Man- ning, from the second district of Mississ{pp1.hereto- fore tientioned as having been prepared by Chalr- man Calkips in favor of the contestant, Was read, and after a brief discussion adopted. The vote in detail Was as follows: Ayes—Messrs. Catkins, Jacobs and Atherton; nays, Messrs. Pettt. bone and Jones. ‘The report ‘gives an epitome stimony of the United States supervisors asserts that it has been strenuously ed that there is some evidence, uncout! dicted, which tends to establish a conspiracy inonz the democrats of the district, and in con- ys: “We are not satisfied that the evi- ce In this case establishes such a conspiracy. therefore recommend the adoption of the fol lowing: Resolved, that the contestant have leave to withdraw his papers without prejudice.” ‘The sub-committee also disposed of the Virginia ested election case of Stovall agt. Cabell by 2 unanimous adoption of a resolution in favor of the contestee. The second sub- charge of the contested election case of haus agt. Frost, from the tilrd district of Missouri, further discussed that case to-day, but did not Teach the point of action. THE NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL. Messrs. Hale, Logan and Davis, of West Vir- ginia, the sub-committee of the committee on ap- propriations having in charge the naval appropri- ation Dill, have completed their work. Very little change has been made in the House bill in the items of appropriations, but several material mod- have been made in matters of legislation affecting the personnel of the navy with a View to avolding the harsiness of those" features of the House bil! which, in cutting down the number of officers, would for many years completely block promotions. ‘The sub-committee proposé to ac- complish the desired result by distributing the prospective reductions among a greater number of grades and by making the greater reductions in the lower grades. ‘The provisions in the House bill in regard to commodores and the gracuating inidshipmen are unchanged, as 1s also the pro- vision for the completion of ‘the monitors. ‘The Jndications are that the full committee will aj to the recommendations of the sub-committee. ——— os Guitcau’s Poisoned Boquet. ARSENIC ON A ROSE. It was mentioned In Tue Srak that on the day. before the execution of Guiteau for the murder of President Garfield, (June 80th), a boquet of flowers was sent to the prisoner, and afterwards removed by the officers on suspicion that it had been pol- soned. Dr, Alexander McWilliams, the assistant physician to the Jail, took charge of the flowers and handed the sus} rose from the center of the hoquet and another flower to Dr. W.-C. Tilden for analysis. Dr, Tilden to-day at the iaboratory of the Army Medical Museum made an examina- tion, and found that there were plain traces of arsenic in the rose—a sufficient quantity to have killed several men had they taken it. ‘The results of the experiment will be carefully kept for future reference. During the brief interview at the jail between Mrs. Scoville and Guiteau, a short time after the flowers were sent in, Mrs. Scoville called the pris- oner’s attention to the beautiful center rose, and it was noticed that Guiteau frequently referred to Its beauty. Whether it was understood between them or not is not known. —+—__ The Bigelow Defalcation ‘The officers of the National Bank of the Repub- lic authorize a denial of the published statements 98 to the amount of the defalcation of B. F. Bige- low, late receiving teller of that bank, being in the neighborhood of $30,000, and say they are of the Wette Since the THE STAR ROUTE TRIAL. THE EXTRA SESSIO® OF THE GRAND JURY. JUDGE WYLIE'S ADDRESS TO MHE JURORS. HEARING OF TESTIMONY CONTINUED. When the Criminal Court, assembled this morn- ing the members of the grdnd jury were present, pursuant to adjournment last Monday, and the first duty attended to by the court was to perfect the organization of the grand jury. Mr. George B. Fields, of the regular panel, and Mr. John Mar- kriter, a talesian, were @xcuscd on physicians’ certiticates. The following six talesmen were re- ceived to complete the panel: W. B. Brooks, H. A. Willard, W. J. Stephenson, Jas. B, Johnson, Elias S, Hutchinson, and Wm. $ Roose. Judge Wylie addressed the grand juiyy read the statutes pre- seribing the qualifications ot grand jurors, and then appointed Mr. Elfas 8. 1utchinson as fore- man, and the usual oath Was administered to the members of the jury.” Judge Wylie’s Address to the Grand Jury. Judge Wyle then, addressing the jurors, read the application made tothe courton the 6th inst. by the district attorney, to convene the grand jury on account of exigencies which had arisen, the Tequest being made on information received from Messrs. Bliss, Merrick and Ker as to matters which had come to their knowledge respecting the star route cases. In obedience to the order of the court the grand jury was now assembled. “What matter or matters are to-be brouzht to your atten- don” said Judge Wyite, “the court hag no knowl- edge. 'The special attorney of the United States has imposed upon him. the duty of prosecuting crimes against the United States, and he has thought necessary that there should be this extra session. He wiH iay such business before you as he thinks requires immediate consideration. Tt Was not the purpose of the eourt in calling you together to open up the whole business (of the term, but merely that your attention might be called and your investigations directed to certain matters requiring Immediate and spe- clal attention, and I hope you will confine your- selves to business of that character. I have no ap- prehension or thouzht that the prosecuting ofcer of the government will desire to call your atten- tion to anything except these special matters referred to in the paper I have read. I hope, therefore, your session will be brief, and I have no doubt you will prosecute your Inquiries with dill. nee, reach a Speedy conclusion, so that you may respited again.” Judge Wylle then instructed the grand jurors a3 to the ex parte nature of the investigations by a grand jury, cautioned them not. to Nnd a bitl un- less satisfied that the accused ts guilty upon the evidence presented to them, and ‘not to consider mere suspicions. He gave them some directions also as to the rules regarding evidence. Juage Wylie was about to send the grand jury to their room, when the district attorney reminded him that the law required a SPECIAL INSTRUCTION REGARDING DUELING. “There has been so little dueling in this Dis- trict,” remarked Judge Wyile, “that the court had almost forgotten it” Ie then gave them a for- mal instruction as to dueling. He observed that in the matters to be presented to them he under- stood that Mr. Geo. Bliss would represent the gov- ernment. ‘The jury then retired. ‘The ‘Trial Resumed. The petit jury was thei called and the trial of the pending star route case was resumed. Mr. Merrick conducted the examination for the prose- cution in the absence of Mr. Bliss, who attended the grand jury. John Carcy, of Grant county, Oregon, was called 8 a Witness With reference to route 44,160, from. Canyon City to Camp MeBsrmoit, Oregon. The witness was a sub contracter on the route. The witness was a Freeman and talked broken | English. Mr. Merrick desired to prove the idenuty of a letter recelved by the witness from Mr. Miner, but the witness could not goad English well, and therefore was not positive as4o his identification. A long discussion ensued as to whetuer the letter coud be read to the witness, The witness having declared his belief that it sas the letter from the appearance of the signature and the general ap- pearance of the paper, JUDGE WYLIE DZCIDED that it was sufficiently well identified to go to the Jury. An exception was noted. The letter was | signed by Miner, and informed the witness that 8. H. Abbot, postmaster at Alvord, was complaining to the department that he (the witness) did not pay his bills, and that there was no need of any- U more than a weekly mall. The letter instructed him to pay Abbot what w: necessary, as It was likely he wanted some money. The letter stated further that Abbot had complained in a similar manner before. but when Miner sent him $30 it allright The witness sald he carried the mail from Camp MeDermott to Dock Ander- son. Upon cro3s-examiaution the witness said he carried the mail only two or three weeks. At quarter-jast eleven o'clock the proceedings were interrupted and the grand jury entered court. When the jury had been called, and the usual queries propounded, foreman Hutchinson refer- ring to memoranda, asked the court: “Is It discre- tlonary with the grand jury to permit counsel for the government to be present during the examina- tion of witnesses?” “Yes, It 15” sald Judge Wyle, “Can we exclud began Mr. Hutchinson. No,” sald Judge Wylie, “you cannot exclude him. _'H2 has a right to ve present if he wishes to be. If there Is any questton the grand jury de- sire to consult each other about you have a right toexclude him, but in conducting the examina- tion of witnessés, tne government has a right to be present by It counsel.”? “During the entire time of the examination?” asked Mr, Hutchinson, “Yes, sir,” answered Judge Wylt ‘The grand jury then again retired to thelr room stalrs. up then resumed. Frank McBean, a The trial w: sub-contractor on route 44,160, was’called. THE GRAND JURY investigating the star route matters, as completed to-day, is composed as follows: Elias 8. Hutchin- son, C. W. Lohr, Henry Semken, F. C. Eckloff, C. A. Lemar, F, A. Senneider, W. B. Muller, Jacob H. Kengla, Howard G. Keyworth, Wm. A. Hamilton, Geo. Truesdell, Chas. Schroth, Jas. W. Tyler, H. Clay Stewart, Antonio Soussa, Richard Hopkins, Robert 0. Edmondston, John H. Glick, W. B: Brooks, H. A. Willard. W. J, Stephenson, James B. Johnson, and Wim. 8. Roose. Of those on the origi- nal panel A. 8. Solomons, John L. Miller, and W. B, Bowman did not answer.and were excused, and Wm. H. Clagett and W. 8. Harding were reported. not found. TESTIMONY BEFORE THE GRAND JURY TO-DAY. ‘This morning Mr. John A. Walsh and Mr. Joseph Cochran (of the Post Office department) gave tes- tmony before the grand jury in reference to some of the mall route from §in Antonio to Corpus Christi, Texas, operated by J. B. Price. It is claimed that ‘Walsh, as ‘the agent of the con- tractors, received drafts on account of the service, whieh, aiecording to arra: ent, he divided be: tween a Senator from na and Brady, Mr. Walsh was sitting In te court-room wiien the sien iy. Was organized, and a subpoena was immediately 2) pe for issued for him. 1twas upon ina dor near the court- room. Mr. Coun, of the Post Office department, ‘Was also before the grand. oy. It 1s understood that AK Boone, the mafl con- tractor, willbe examined by the grand jury to- morrow. ATTACHMENT FOR EX-SENATOR SPENCER. Upon application of Mr. Merrick, this morning, an attachment, returnable forthwith, was issued for ex-Senator Geo. EB 8) The subpoena re- turned into court showed in New York on ‘the 10th of June. = A letter from Hall, at Canon City, informs the Post Office department that, up to August, 1878, Peck had: begin the service. Another letter, from an officer at Fort Mc. Dermott, states that for no mail. and went to live with to Sarah’s house come back to her, beat her. District Government Affairs. Mr. W. 0. Roome, chief in charge of special assessments, has just issued len certificates on squares 242, 117, 518, 540, 454, 339, 336, 140. The liquor Hcense board have granted licenses to James J. Brady, Loulsa E. Knabe, and trans- ferred several other licenses. The total collections in the District collector's office for the mouth of June was $94,694.07. BIDS WERE OPENED at 12 o'clock to-day in the office of the District Commissioners for the erection of a police station- house in the second precinct, on U street, between 9th and 10th streets and Vermont avenue and Boun- vere as follows, 4. T. Corrigan, $11,339; C. Thomas, $10,750; J. H. Howlett, $11,000, Mr. Thomas will get the job. TAX ARREARAGES. House bill No, 5,595, “fixing the rate of interest at 6 per cent upon arrearages of taxes duc July 1st, 1879, and on all special assessments due the Dis: trict of Columbia, and which may be pald by November 1st, 1883,” &c., has now become a law. ‘The amount of arréaragés affected by this act, 18 $681,748.65, of which $530,718.07 is general taxes, ana $151,030.58 personal tax. STREET LAMPS AND STEAM RAILROAD COMPANIES. The District Commisstoners have sent to the president of the Baltimore and Potomac railroad company a note enclosing copy of the act making appropriations for the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June 90, 1883, and Inviting atten- tion to that portion which requires the steam rall- Toad companies to provide for lighting the streets, &¢., through which they pass, under the direction and control of the Commissioners. The Comuits- sioners state that there are 64 lamps on tiie line of that road, and that two more are needed to protect the crossing at 4th and K strestss. e., making 66 lamps which will be chargeable to that company under the law. The Commissioners explain that they have @ contract with, the Washington gas company for clean! , Tep: ing, ing, $2 per annum per lamp. and chat the contract wilt cover the lamps to be paid for by the railroad 0.3 and they state that they will certify the bill of the gas company at the end of each month and forward it to the railroad company for payment direct to the gas company. A similar note was to- day sent to the president of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad company, the number of lamps in this case being 22. THE PROPOSED NEW SCHOOL BUILDINGS. The school board falling to gct a quorum Tast night, no meeting was held. The main purpose for which the meeting was to be held was to take some preliminary action towards the erection of the three new school butldings authorized by the Fecent act of Congress appropriating $96,000 for their erection. “The law requires that these butld- Ings shall be under contractby the Ist of September, and nothing has yet been do&e; not even the sites on which the butidings are to be erected have been purchased. In view of these facts, Mr. Jos. L. Pearson, a member of the building’ committee of the school board, waited upon the Commissioners to urge that something be done at once looking to the purchase of the sites, so that plans can be made and proposals advertised for, their erection at the earliest possible moment, and he suggested thatif there could be no meeting of the school Doard, that the Commissioners authorize the building committee to take action for securi proper sites so that the work can go forward an here be no danger of a lapse of the appropriation. The law authorizes the erection of one twelve root building in the ist division; one eight room building In the 4th division, and one eight room butlding in the 7th division, the first not to exceed £48,000, and the two last hamed not to exceed $24,000 each in their cost. BUILDING PERMITS issued by Inspector Entwisle: 8. T. G. Morsell, agent, remodel brick 918 McPherson square; $2,000. R. D. Rufin, erect a two-story private stable 1314 23th street northwest; $450. Oliver Cox, erect four two-stery_dweilings '81, between Land K streets northwest; $6,00. Produce Exchange Company. erect six three-story brick storehouses on site of the old Central guard house, Louisiana avenue, between 9th and 10th streets? $12,000. Masonic Hall Assoctation, make show window in store 907 F street, under the hall; $200. North Baptist church, 11th street, between R and S streets north- west, repalr_churc. by changing vestibule from inside to outside and make general repairs; $400. eg Political Matters, THE STATE CREDIT DEMOCRATS OF TENNESSEE. The Tennessee convention of the state credit democrats organized yesterday by the selection of Gen. B. F. Cheatham as permanent chairman. The-convention nominated J. H. Fuse for gov- ernor, and adopted a platform declaring its unal- terable opposition to the repudiation of any of the state or national obligations, its recognition of the recent settletnent of the stite debt made by the present legislature as m accord with the platform Of the democratie*party of 180, both state and national, and as just and honorable both to the people ahd the creditors of the state, and opposing its readjustment. Other resolutions were Keop opposing class legislation, favoring a Mberal sys- tem of public education And the establishment of a raflroad commission, and opposing a constitu- tonal convention. CONFERENCE OF PENNSYLVANIA INDEPENDENT RE- PUBLICANS. State senator John Stewart, of Chambersburg, Levi Bird Duff, of Pittsburg, and George Junkin, of Philadelphia, independent republican candi- Gates for governor, Meutenant governor, and su- preme judge of Pennsylvania, respectively, met last evening at the residence of Col. Wililam Mc- Michael, of Philadelphia, candidate for Congress- mi: large. Chairman’ McKee of the state com- mittee and Charles 8. Wolfe were also present. Their purpose was to talk about the probable ac- Uon of tue regular repubitean state committee which meet to-day In Puiladeiphia to devisea plan of uniting the factions. It 1s understood tiat all the independent candidates, as well as Chairman McKee and Mr. Wolfe, would reject a proposition from the stalwarts for a new convention, unless the delegates should be elected under the rules adopted by the independent convention of last May. PENNSYLVANIA DEMOCRATS. Robert E. Pattison, Chauncey F. Black, and J. Simpson Africa, democratic candidates for gov- ernor, lleutenant governor, and secretary of inter- nal affairs of Pennsylvania, respectively, and Mr. Hill, of Indiana county, representing Silas M. Clark, candidate for supreme Judge, met in Phila~ delphia last evening, and unanimously chose W. U. Hensel, of the Lancaster Intelligencer, chair- man of the state gommittee. | Mortimer HL. Eutott, candidate for Cofigressman-ai-large, was not re resented at the meeting, but it is reported that he favored Mr. Hensel. EX-SENATOR CONKLING’S CAUTION. Roscoe Conkling was serenaded last night by citizens of all political parties of Utica, N.Y. In the course of his remarks he sald:—“ Old party issues have largely passed away, or at least as dividing party lines. We are in a period of peace and great prosperity, but let us never forget that rity often tests ana tries the wisdom of na- Hong and men more even than adversity. The tendency is to spend largely. The tendency in the government is to make profuse, perhaps lavish, appropriations of the rears money. In the affairs of government, and in the affairs of bust ness, unless I greatly mistake the lesson, the need and admonition of the hourare f ty, foresight and care. We have more need of the brake than of steam in a good many ways just now.” A LETTER FROM SENATOR BAYARD, addressed to ex-Senator McDonald, of Indiana, on the occasion of a banquet given by the democrats of Indianapolis, states in concise language the political needs of the pre Atter Calling Tttention to the revolt of the inde- pendents against t ivlican machine in Penn- Sylvania and New York as indicative of the exist- ence of a “political conscience,” notwithstanding the corry; tendenoy of-a long tenure of power, Mr. Bayard says:="E believe the country abso- lutely needs and that.a large majority of its citi- zens earnestly desire 1 should undergo @ change in the administration of its affairs—a total change in party methods; areform in the civil service that will: secure decent self-respect. and conscience to the great body of 0! ‘and procure for the public an economical, honest and capable perform. ance of public duty.” CONGRESSIONAL NOMINAZIONS. W. Kueffener (rep.), 18th IL; D. R. Jones (Ind), 24 Pa.; A.C. Rankin (ind) 23d Pa.;G. H Ouray 2dem.) Arizona. NOTES. ‘The Virginia democraticstate central committee will meet in Richmond to-day. One of the most important questions to be decided is whether the committee will call a convention to nominate a Congressman at large. The Avegheny ‘The Cause of Gen. Skebeleff’s Death. A cablegram to the New York Herald from Mos- cow, July 11, says: “The belief that Skobeleff was poisoned by Germans has taken firm hold of the popular mind in Russia, and it. will be difficult to Telegrams to The Star. ENGLAND AND EGYPT. BOMBARDMENT OF ALEXANDRIA THE EUROPEAN QUARTERS DAMAGED. HEAVY LOSSES OF THE EGYPTIANS. A FLAG OF TRUCE TO-DAY. REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE IN PHILADELPHIA LATEST NEWS FROM THE SsTRIKERS. THE WAR IN EGYPT. British Army Reserves. Lonpon, July 12—The Times this morning says it ts contemplated to call out 7,000 of the army re- serves to take the places of untrained men belong- ing to the regiments prepared to proceed to Exypt. The London Times Justifies the Action of the Government. Lonpox, July 12—The Timesin a leading article ‘this morning says: “Musurus Pasha, the Turkish ambassador, had an interview yesterday with Earl Granville and demanded that the bombard- ment of Alexandria be countermanded. Earl Granville replied that circumstances compelled the British government to take decisive action and that its dectston could not be revoked. We do not hesitate to say that the effect of England's deter- mination has been to produce a most favor- able impression, both on public opinion and the Judgment of European statesmen. The Tepresentatives of three powers have already ex- pressed saustaction at the government's action. heve is, therefore, no ground whatever for the assertion that the action of England ts judged by Europe as high-handed or unnecessary. If the Porte refuses to intervene in Ezypt we shall gladly welcome the assistance of ince, and signs are not taping reed ‘M., De Freycinet has | shown tintdity little to the taste of his country- men. M. Gainbetta’s speech yesterday in one of the bureaus of the chamber, in the course of Which he said ‘that the most serious feature, was, that England and France, after having acted to- gether at Alexandria in presenting the ultimatum ad parted company, and that if the separation roved definitive, never would France have been in a more serious position,’ is a sign of public opinion not to be neglected. About Yesterday's Bombardment. Lonpon, July 12—The Times’ correspondent, writing about yesterday’s bombardment, says: The gunboats played an active partin the opera- Uons, creeping close up to the forts and silencing several guns. The Inflexible made splendid prac- tice fring at a range Varying from $,000 to 2.000 yards. The Temeraire was ashore for some tme, but was floated at 8 o'clock in the morning. The Kumboat Condor ran within 1,20 yards of the ‘arabout fort, a single shot irom which would have sunk her, and before the signal was given to cease firing she had silenced 3 great gunson the Bek oom Seymour signalling “Well done, ndore.”” A sailor has christened Arabi Pasha, “Horrible Pasha,” The Superb has two holes in her side. Most of the wounds of the men on board the Invincible were caus-d by splintera, ‘The Bombardment To-day. A SIGNAL TO CEASE FIRING. Loxpon, July 12.—A dispatch from the Eastern Cable Company's ship, off Alexandria, sent at 11:40 O'clock this morning, says: “The Inflexible and Temeraire opened fire this morning on the Mon- crieffe fort, Which, during the night had been re- paired. |The Nrst three shots greatly damaged the tterles. The signal has just been given to cease firing.” The Achilles has just been sighted steaming toward the Hcet. British Recruits Flocking In. Woorwicn, July 12—The war news has given encouragement to recruiting. Young men are coming forward to join the ranks in considerable numbers. Why France Did Not Co-opcrate in the Bombardment, Loxpon, July 12—The Times’ Paris correspond- ent reports that M. Goblet, minister of interior and of works, replying to M. Gam- betta ir regard to Egyptian affairs, said France had not co-operated in the bombardment because England’s conduct did not seem to her justified, and because France did not desire to emerge from the European concert. The correspondent adds that itis at least three weeks since England pro- posed to France to join in the occupation of the Suez canal, but as France raised objections ae land gave up the idea of French co-operation in that direction and turned her attention to Alexan- dria. Since then she constantly urged France to keep her company, and until the last moment she had not given up hopes. “Electric” Broadsides from the British Ships. Loxpon, July 12—The Times’ correspondent at Alexandria describing yesterday’s bombardment Particularly mentions the deadly effect of the electric broadsides from the ships which attacked the Pharos and Ras-El-Tin forts. The Inflexible being furthest westward was able to shell the Mex’s forts with one turret and the Ras-El-Tin forts with the other. After all of the enemys guns had been silenced the men-ol-war continued. shell: ing the fortifications and used shrapnel probably at retreating soldiers, The Storming of Fort Mex, Lonpon, July 12—Admiral Seymour telegraphs that the party from the Invincible, which landed to destroy Fort Mex, burst three and spiked six of the guns in the fort The wounded include Licut. Jackson, Who was severely injured; Licut. Davies, who was slightly injured, Miishipman Lums- del, who was also slightly injured. ‘The Captains in Council. Lonpon, July 12, 11:30 a.m.—The correspondent of the Standard, on board the Invincible, tele- graphing at&,o’clock this morning, says: “The captains are now in council regarding the opera- tions for to-day. The Monarch and Penelope went Inside the harbor last evening and fired afew shots at the forts. The enemy only replied by field artillery. It seemed that the bat were deserted.” ‘The Situation at Suez, Lowpox, July 12, 11:30 a.m.—A dispatch from Suez says: “No merchant vessels have entered the canal during the last forty-eight hours. All the ships, including the Indian mall steamers, remain at the roadstead. The whole European popula- ton is afloat. The British consul in pursuance of Admiral Seymour’s instructions has hauled his flag and gone aboard a gunboat.” eset ‘Khe Troopship Grontes, Lonpon, July 12, 1:30 p.m.—A dispatch from Malta, dated to-day, says: “The troopship Orontes has arrived here with the first battalion of the 49th regiment.” _ Protection of the Telegraph Vesvels. Loxpon, July 12, 1:30 p.m.—A dispatch to the Press association says: Admiral Seymour, consid- OFF ALEXANDRIA, July 12, 1:30 p.m.—A flag of truce is shown from the town and a vessel steam- ing toward the Meet ts also displaying a flag of Heavy Losses of the Egyptians. Lonpon, July 12, 2:30 p. m.—The correspondent of the Times on board the Helicon sends the fol- lowing: “The loss of the Egyptians must be dread- ; z i 4] I B 58 ‘ F E H . | i : I i | | ie a aH f j rt ts & : The by Shetin, 7 Lowpox, July 12, 3 p.m—There are now Aity vessels, including the men-of-war, off the breakwater. If the wind rises much the smaller ones must wetgh anchor. Ithas been impossible, so far, to with the shore. It ts likely that the warter has been seriously damaged. Shells from the Inflextble were seen to DUTSt: lately over the center of the town. The Suez Canal. Loxpox, July 12—In the house of commons this. afternoon Sir Charles Diike, under secretary of fame eign affairs, replying to Sir Henry D. Wolff, sal@ that as far as he was aware Admiral Seymour had merely cautioned merchant vessels that Would pass through the Suez canal at thelr | Tisk. He added that he was unaware that torpor | does had been laid in the canal and Intended te | Present the case to the government. _ | The Cumbcriand “ine Strikes, AN OLD MINER GORS TO WORK—ALLEGRD THREATS BY STKIKERS—MORE NEW LALOR COMING, Special Dispatch to lime EVENING Stan. CUmBERL: »., July 12—The shipments of coal from Clearficl yesterday amounted to 8000 tons, All the m'nes ore In operation. Cars wer | ordered to M. ale yesterday, the price there being fitty ce Output at Eckhart 606 tons; shij isents, $35, Owen Price, an | miner at huort, who 1s a man of means, ime fluence and position, went to work along with the new . He was | strikers at the-beginning. "Mine superint | Dosses and other eMicials have been and stoned, and on Saturday last two drivers were fired w mi put to work in Hoffman mine. be at train to meet new men. = The Republican Conference in Phila- delphin, PROPOSITIONS LOOKING TO HARMONY. July 12.—The republican state ymet at the rooms 6: the Young 1th and Chestnut f-past eleven, in ron. Nearly cne mi members were present, constituting almost @ representation. The members were admitted Ucket only, and no outsiders were permitted to De present. uinman Cooper, upon Calling the com mittee to order, explained’ that the call fOr he committee me tion ung Was made under the resolu ddopted at Harrisburg June 2ist, which Ulated that the state committee should 30 honorable means to the end that harmony be restored in the party. A Suggesting that both the stalw: ent Uckets be withdrawn was submitted on of the Young republican club, but i was Suggested that before the omm'ttee discuss any Proposition It would be well Usat the candidates _ jon the regular ticket be present. A committe was then ted to walt upon these and Invite Liem to be present. AL 12:30 the dates, heaced by Gen. Beaver, entered the where they were warmiy greeted. Itis that several propositions looking to the harmonim ing of existing troubles in the were ted, among them one by Chairman Cooper, sets forth that a vote of the members of the repube lican party shell be taken at the primaries $ decide whether the regular or Independent Romi» nations meet the approval of the party. Proposition was for an entirely mew con’ Under the rules recently adopted, the nominees which body are to be the candidates of the republican party maine American Bankerw’ Awecianon, New York, July 12—The officers of the can Bankers’ association met to-day. arrangements for the coming convention are ROW completed. The local committee recommend thas in view of the disturbance of the foreign eae changes by the war in the Orient that vention shall add to tts ordinary reports on finance some documents on the the closing of the Suez canal upon the traMic across this continent and the commerce: finance of the United States. Aristarc Promised some important information and on Turkish finance. Sevefal foreign expected to contribute to this department. thought that the reports on fore! Anance will be unusually extensive aba ant. Several Canadian bankers and bank have been invited to give information on Canadiam currency, banklug and finance. Numerous lewem from the south and southwest have been oo ial before the committee, and indicate a large ance from those sections. The social orange ments will be extensive and complete. The ee receiving documents is 11 extended i are Ke Se ‘The Cables to Contral America. SaLIna Cuez, Mexico, July 12—The wae steamers Retriever and Silvertown have the shore ends of the cables on the coasts of the Central American states, and will leave Tehuame tepec on Thursday, laying the cable southward to Panama, thus completng telegraphic commun cation from Valpatraso northward. ‘officers, crew and cable stam are all in health. The cables will be open to the public in August. tdi! weer deg Drowned while Drunk, Conogs, N.Y., July 12.—Bernard McMan’ Za lock’ tender, was drowned at lock Rot ton Erle canal this os Te was intoxicated, in attempting to walk guard planking missed. his footing and fell into family. —_-___. Incendiary Fire. GREENFIELD, Mass., July 12—The farm buflde Ings at North Hatfeld, owned by Maurice of East Whately, were burned last wan cendiary fire. The loss 18 $5,500. sured. Grovcester, Mass., July 12—Capt. John Story, Jt., of the schooner Waverly, of scipor is re. ported as having discovered a val ‘ashing phpeched miles east by north of St, Ann, C. B. were very abundant and of superior quality, and the grounds are reported to be far betwer tha the grand banks. at Suicide by Hanging. Scranton, Pa., July 12—Wm. Merzo, @ who has been missing since the 24th of was found yesterday by atGreenvilie. It 18 sup} mitted suicide. ‘Two Young Men Drowned. New York, July 12.—Two men, named Charles. Cramer’ and Chai Kea were Grownea last night while bathing in the ver. ee Nominations in British Columbia. vicronta, B.C. July 12—At the nominations for e loc: Use ye Tday at Westmi ion candidate was returned by acclamation, Yn‘air the other aistricte ‘the tall tickets “were nominated. At Westminster and Cariboo the former members of the Ottawa t will be Teturned Without opposition. In the Vancouver district Mr. Bunster is opposed by Mr. Gordon. petachendir = oat Fire. Syracust, N.Y., July 12.—A fire at South Butler, ‘Wayne county, tits bts destroyed Crofoovs new saw mill, basket factory and stave works. ‘The loss is about: $10,000._ Insurance $2,500. General Forcign News. ‘THE REPRESSION BILL. Lonpon, July 12—In the house of lords ternoon the royal assent was given to the repres- 4 5 sion DilL. Celebrating the Battle of the Beyme. New Yorx, July 12—The of this and adjacent cities celebrated the 13th by an ex- cursion on a steamer and barges to Alpine up the Hudson. The boats were well fied Uy ths members of the Orange lodges, their families friends. = A Murderous Assau! Bostox, Mass., July 12—Michael Powell ‘Wm. Reardon, who murderously assaulted ‘McShane last night