Evening Star Newspaper, July 26, 1882, Page 1

> ee se THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Rerthwest Corner Pennsylvania Ave. and 11th St., by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, GEO. W. ADAMS, Pres't. et mim perved to eubecribers tn the ely cories on thelr own eer mat 24 10, conta per Tonteenci Hy mall powtaue prepaid 00 cents a moni, $6, six montha, $3. it the Post a D. C., a8 natter. iz lontha i, 10 comic for $15-) mail subscriptions must he paid in advance; Fe paper sent longer than is paid for. Rates of advertising made known on application. SPECIAL NOTICES. OF THE G ORGE ati S' FIEND S0CT aMd THIS BVENING, at Oclock, at their Hall to | Snake srrangements for attending the funeral of our late Brother, Jous Lue. gaa a MEETING CATH > GERMAN A) The Comptroller of the Currency has declared a Dividend of ten per cent to the c7 Bank, e will be payable at the f 3 set northwest, 1 DISTRICT TURAL SOCIETY Hall, WEDNESDAY EVE: A. THE OF SAM'L 5. SHEDD, 409 9 # Stkeer NorTawesr. KLE . BROILERS, GARDEN HOSE, L. GAS STOY SLATE MANTEL ete. the be Campheor, tor Sth etre FRESH FROM THE SPRING. W. C. MILBURN, Prarwactst, 1429 Pennsylvania avenue. mi5 > SAMUEL KER GAS STOVES AND RUBBER HOSE. Calland examine at 531 15th street. F. BROOKS, xtures, Ee, ae a LADIES’ GOODS. D() PER CENT ore a BILE SUITS, FLA. or Prices Marked Bu M! in plain firures, Sto 7 Cite Trevise Paris. 907 Peunsyivan 3. J. P. PALMER, WILL! AN. avenue. N . 1107 F STREET NORTHWEST, eet her ar- ner stock Ravine sailed for Enrope July 12th to y Fengements for the FALL SEASON, the of FINE MILLINERY Bow on hand wil! be sold 14 BELOW THE COST OF IMPORTATION. Feowers AT CosT. Our immense Stock of FLOWERS AT ACTUAL COST to reduce - Alsc, great BARGAINS offered in PATTERN HATS | AND BONNETS. LACE MITTS AND THREAD GLOVES AT COST Je CORSET, at $1. A £ a { en's Regular Mate wiiual, Blue and Brown, at 2c. Would ve DOU ¥ STREETS K. HUMPHERY, TH STREET ETS to omer in French: Hand Tino Underwear zat finest Patent Shoulde dress Teform Goods. “Hercules” Sup- Po ‘orset, f ch Mise H. is special ax. and a $1 Cc Gi omu luake, that for the price be surpassed. x French, German and Spanish spoken. a3. SEWING MACHINES, &e. 36.00 | 6.50 | 25.00 | At OPPENHEIMER? $ Reliable Sewing Machine Rooms, 528 9th street northwest, St. Cloud Buildinz, VED WHEF! LER & WIL- HOWE, SIN and ether | ia reets therefore welt achines We employ Bt $10 te $15 lens. Exzmiue our new QUE! rouOUne Parties using the QU Pe Si itas one of the best machines ever made. swift, simple, durabic. N» holes to thresa. ent in the District that is, attachments and ma- machines. rey d. All kinds for rent. . BACH, Cor. 7th and H sts. — uz Auerbach’s ‘urnishing an Hat =i jy2e HOLD," SILENT WHITE AND “NEW HOME.” iggimenta, but the flnest machines the money No canvaseers. Come MCKENNEY, 427 Yul street. repairing. MPHILET OF | iaawed for wra- information | of | $26 Connecticut avenue.—:; ud sanitary en, ish to express sport ht express my have read it too modest ttle by ex! Fi i tains, cone oma and valuable | ‘holers woutd carefully | HAYWARD & I WwW H. WHEATLEY'S : STEAM IN AND WEE AND prey aa Li ap ESTABLISHMENT. vim call dei WORK ere in the nian sea obinne by onal Sra ae D Gooas received and returned by mail and express from sud toall parts of the country. No. 1068 (QLD 49) JEFFERSON STREET, aye NEAR 1. GeonGETOWN. D. O. JVERY ONE HIS OWN ARTIST.—A WONDER- FUL INVENTION ew Art. embracing ail kinds of drawing, acauired in cne to three lessons. Outits required are furnished free. Satisfaction of ho chsre y | ban | Pet ce testimonials from mechanical experts and | ¢ | Collaiser, of the Patent office, a Call and examine drawings after one om MecLEOD's STUDIO, dois ‘242 Sd street northwest. c= RUPPER?, NOS. 403 AND 405 TTH STREET NORTHWEST, BEADQUARTERS FOR & WHITNEY CHIL DREN'S CARRIAGE COMPASS, ‘the ebeapest for Beauty, Comfort and Durability iu th> ARCHERY, FISHING TACKLES, CROQUET an} AWN. TENNIS, BICYCLES, VELOCIPEDES, TRI- CYCLES, WAGONS, &e., cau be Longut xt da wowest bes . Ci. KUPP_RT. al Che V“ 60—N®. -9,131. WASHINGTON, D. C - WEDNESDAY JULY 26, 1882 TWO CENTS Washington News and Gossip. GOVERNMENT RecerrTs To-pay.—Internal reve- nue, $21 Natiowat BANK Norss received to-day for re- demption, Tue Tallapoosa and Powhatan left Pensacola, Fla., this morning with the ironclad Canonicus in tow for Norfolk. nt {s Informed that William in U . (retired), died at , on the 224 instant. sat the White House to-day ams, Kellogg and Vest, Repre- ives Aldrich, Van Horn, MeWold, Watson, i Sinzleton, Gens. Sherman and N BAaxx.—The controtler r jared a dividend of ten per cent to the ¢ ors of the German-American of thls e} able at the office of the re- ceiver—making In ail fifty per cent. Lrxcor this SEcRRTaRy night, an this morn: from Chicago fast the War department SECRETARY CH. the trataing ship § yesterday. Th been informed that arrived at Genoa, Italy, Portsmouth was expected daily. Suir Daze reached the New York lerday afternoon. Tue Practice navy yard yes A GENERAL Navat appointed to meet at Pensacola, Fla., on the Ist of August, for the (rial of such prisoners as may be brought before tt. Capt. Alfred Hopkins is ap- pointed president of the court. THERE are about two thousand applications for clerkships in the War departu There are but about three hundred 's to be made. Conscrexce STRICKEN CLERKS—Some of the employes in the War department became alarmed at the vigorous manner in which Secretary Lin- mised to treat clerks in his department id given false information regarding the r of thelr relatives in the deps there was a silght mistake Ss to the department circular, and they would like to rectify It. Ist’s WEDDING.—The marriage of Mr. of the Post, and Miss Mamte H. Wright, also of this city, took place yesterday af- eof the bride’s aunt in SLY ONE VESSEL LEFT AT ALBXANDRIA.—The department has been Informed of the arrival of the Galena at G ‘altar from Ale? on her way to the South Atlantic statto: is" un- 1 that only one of the vessels of the Euro- n squairon 1 still at Alexandria—elther the Quinuebaug or the city, to proceed to other stations, has been re~ voked. EER MELVILLE.—Secre- Chand:er has received a cable message from s party were on their way the continuance of Mrs. of ninety doliars per month. zht at the Navy department that Mel- i reach home in about five weeks. ‘The SUPPLEMENTAL Petition, bearing 49,000 sig- natures, from the Garfield club of New York elty. asking the pardon of Sergeant Mason, together With several other petitions bearing on the same y received, will fake the usual master of trarsportation | of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, yesterday had a long consultation with Col Thoinpson, superin- © railway mail service, relative to Dushmer.t of a fast mall system from Bal- e to the west. Mr. Clements was granted perinission to submit his propositions in writing. StgNan Corrs CuanGes.—Corporal Wm. Bolton 4s ordered to thls city for duty; first-class Private R. H. PulHam fs ordered to Pailadelphia to report for duty to Sergeant T. F. Townsend (in charge of Station); first-cliss Private E. E. Simpson is or- dered to this city, and first-class Private Alexan- der McAdie Mass, to report ergeant O. B. Cole (in charge of sta- ARMY ORDERS.—The leave of absence granted 21 Lieut. Charles McClure, 18th infantry, is ex- tended three months. Capt. Wells Willard, com- 5 Will, When relteved from hington, proceed to Cheyenne,for duty purchasing and depot commissary of’ subsist- t that place. Major De Witt C. Poole, pay- er, Will report for temporary duty in «city. Major Wun. F. Tuei ayn is relieved from duty in this city, duly J will report to the commanding ent of the souri for assignment jor Henry B, Reese, unaster, nOW: e, Wiil report for duty at Leavenworth Ir 1s UNpeRstoop that Capt. Burritt, of the Sundaiy Heratd, will shortly make decided aitera- tions and improvements in his army and navy edition. ‘The paper will be enlarged and made up in different form, and the subscription price terially reduced. ’ An ex-army end ex-navy office! will be a ted with him in the editorial de ment, and itis intended to make this a thorou; complete service gazette. ENGINEER MELVILLE HOMEWARD BOUND.—A mes- sige from T ‘tern Siberia, dated July 2th, stated that a steamer would start for St. burg yesterday with Engineer Melville and two sailors of the lost Arctic steamer Jeannette. Lieut. Berry, Mr. Gidder and another officer of the burned stesiner Rodgers will return from Irkutsk tothe delta in order to follow during the winter the coast as far as the frontier of European Kussia, thereby completing Engineer Melville's search to Olensk. te why THe Metropolitan Industrial League of New York has decided to secure the services of Charles Lilll, the statistician of the State department at shington, for the purpose of preparing and har- monizing statistical reports of the various Indus- tries, to be presented before the tariff commis stoners. The league will apply to the Secretary of State asking him to give Mr. {Hl « vacation to en- able him to undertake this work. PEnsonal.—Ex-Representative Kellogg, of Con- necticut, and Colonel W. F. Shaffer, of New York, are atthe Arlington.—Mrs. A. L. Reed and son, Mrs. L. H. Lamb, Mrs. E. C. Eadie, Mr. and Mrs. G. F. J, Colburn and wife and W. E. Chandlee and sons are guests at River Springs, Md.—Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Barr and their daughter Rene will sail from Baltimore for Boston, by the steamer Deca- | tur H. Miller, to.morrow.—Lteut. Comdr. H. i sorringe is In the city, on furlough, staying at H. Miller has gone to Loag Branch.— Mrs. F. W. Stone Is passing a month’ at Esstford Hall, Oxtord, Md.—A. 3 bson and family are at’ Atlantic City.—W. I. has gone to Asbury Pork.—Captain James H. Gillis,of the U. 8.5. innesota, is at the Ebbitt.—-R. B. Clark has one to Walpole, N. H., for a six weeks stay.— K i & Vacation at the T. Thomas Davis is a McDougall, has of several weeks.—Justice Mi rhas gone yachting with General Butler.— Father McNally, of St. Stephens Church, was a ssenger for Europe by the steamer sailing from altimore for Liverpool yesterday.—Ex-Repre- tive Shelley, of Alabama, and Commodore ~afft were registered in New York lastnight — ‘The cockade wern on the hat of the Spanish Min- ister's coachman excites much attention at New- rt. It is of bright vermillion and git, and is rge.——Mlss_ Cocy Palmer, accompanied ‘by her nieces, Miss Fanny and Miss Helen Palmer, of H street, left for Spring Lake, N.J., this morning. Col. Pennypacker, of the 16th infantry, is ab Willard’s. —Ex-Vice 'Prestdent Wheeler, Justice Stanley Matthews and a number of friends were at the Isle of Siouls on Saturday.— Late arrivals at Piney Potnt include the following Washi Jans: Chas. G. Ball, Chas. Halslep, Arthur Wm. T. Stidhain, James Patte ley, J. V. N. Huyek, W. D. U: w N. I. Acker, O. 0. Hall, PF. N. J.N: yne, John Cocheam, Fred. TH . dobn A. Clark, J. S. Redman, E-D, Dowling, haries Thom- ‘son, James Addicks, . N. cara, Agnes B. F. Wm. I. Ten- ca Tal) Mrs. D.C. Cabtil, Miss M. V. Knott, W. E. Jones, C. P. Jacobs, John Miss Steuvilie, F. KE Alexander, Mrs. and children, &. AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY. ‘The River and Harbor Bill Passed. THE SENATE EXPEDITING BUSINESS—POSTPONEMENT OF CONSIDERATION ON THE REVENUE TAX BILL—REPRESENTATIVE DUNN REPELS THE INSIN- UATIONS OF SENATOR VEST—SENATOR VAN WYCK INDULGES IN SATIRE AT THE EXPENSE OF THE TARIFF COMMISSION. Senate Proceedings. Mr. Conger, from the committee on commerce, reported favorably the House blll to regulate the carriage of passengers by sea, and asked its present consideration. He explained that the measure avolded the Presitent’s objection to the vetoad bill, and urged its importance. ‘The Dill was laid over until to-morrow, upon the request of Mr. Hoar, who desired to examine it. THE PROFOSED NEW LIBRARY BUILDING. Mr. Voorhees offered a resolution authorizing the committee on additional accommodations for the Cotfgresstonal library, to sit during the recess, and asked its consideration. Mr. VanWyek said he would not object to it, as the resolution would have a tendency to keep ‘Mr. Voorhees out of th jana canvass. The resolu tion was agreed to. A VISH INVESTIGATION. Mr. Lapham stated that the committee on for- eign relations had given considerable attention to the bill for the protection of fish and fisheries on the Atiantic coast, and had learned upon inquiry | that large amounts of capital had been Invested in the taking of fish for the manufacture of oll and fertilizers; that it was claimed that the vessels engaged ih that trade were seriously interfering with the food fishertes on the Atlantic coast. The committee thought that a better knowledge of the facts relating to this conflict of Interests should | be obtained before any legislation was recom- mended. They had addressed Professor Baird on the subject, and he had recommended an investi- fon. Mr. Lapham accordingly reported a reso- | Jution directing the appointment of five members of the committee to act in conjunction with the fish commisston in an Investigation of the subject | during the recess, with power to send for persons and papers. The resolution was adopted without jebate. A SATIRE ON THE TARIFF COMMISSION. Mr. Van Wyck offered the folowing: “Whereas the tariff commission, from thelr head- quarters at Long Branch, have, on two occasions, inploringly appealed to the publie for information, and no response has been made thereto, and after inviting into Its presence manufacturers, impor- ters and traders itis now wrestling with the serious question whether the gentlemen so invited can Telate their experiences and explain thelr theories Without taking an oath, duly admistered, to tell the truth, evidently with the laudable desire to protect itself from Imposition: “Resolved, That the Attorney General, as soon as in his judginent he can prudentiy withdraw his personal attention from star route prosecutions, 1 can fully satisfy the President and his Cabinet that members of Congress are not officers of the government and as to the legality of political as- sessments, be directed to proceed to Long Branch to ald the sald commission In determining the above important and intricate question, and he Shall advise what to him may seem proper to pro- tect the said commission trom imposition by men wise in matters of trade and revenue etther by stringent oaths or other pains and penalties.” Numerous objections to the consideration of the resolution were made simultaneously, and it went over without action, ANOTHER PROPOSED INVESTIGATION. Mr. Call offered a resolution for a special com- mittee to consider what measures are expedient to be adopted for the revival of American shipping, to sit during the recess. Laid over. A motion by Mr. Blair to take up his resolution for an investigation into the labor strikes was negatived on a viva voce vote. A SIGNIFICANT MOTION. As soon as the routjne orders of business were disposed of, Mr. Hale moved to postpone all pres- ent and prior orders (including the revenue bill) und to take up the naval appropriation bill. A long discusston followed, in which the motion on both sides of the chamber as ng the effect to dispose of the subject of rev- | nue and taxation for this session, and to facill- | {ate a probable adjournment in the course of a few days. In the further progress of the debate, the post- ton of the friends of the revenue bill was com- mented upon as a virtual abandonment of it. A Vote was finally taken. The motion to proceed with te naval appropriation bill prevailed, Yeas, 3 3,26, Messrs. ‘Hale, Hoar, Ingalls, Kelloze, Mc¢Dil, and Plumb were ‘the republicans voting with the democrats In favor of the motion. The negative vote Was entirely republican, except that Mahone «nd Davis, of Hlfnois, also voted no. House of Representatives, THE GENERAL DEFICIENCY BILI. Mr. Hiscock presented the conference report on the general deficiency appropriation bill, stating that the conference committee had been unable to agree upon the only matter in controversy, the | payment of mileage to Senators for attendance at the extra session. Mr. Hiscock moved that the House recede from | its disagreement to that item, stating that though he Was opposed to it he did not desire that the passage of the bill should be endangered or de- jayed. dr. Kobeson and Mr. Kasson recommended that the House should yield. Mr. Browne took the op: posite view, and called attention to the lange sums now appropriated for the mileage of Senators and | Representatives. He instanced his own case, stat- ing that he annually received $200 tor mileage, Whereas his actual traveling expenses were only. 360. He was opposed to any receding on the part of the House. Mr. Ells thought that the House should stand firm; Mr. Townshend criticiz-a the action of the Senate in insisting upon an amendment which affected the compensation of {ts members. Mr. Briggs deprecated any concession by the Hou: and Mr, Calkins expressed his regret that the Sen ate, by placing such an amendment on a general appropriation bill should have attempted to coerce the House into voting to pay Senators extra mile- age. A FURTHER CONFERENCE ORDERE! Mr. Hiscock’s motion to gecede was lost—yeas 65, nays 115. So a further conference was ordered, and Messrs. Hiscock, Robeson and Cox (N-Y.) were Teappointed as conferees. Mr. Cannon, from the committee of conference on the legislative, executive and judicial appropri- ation bill, reported that the committee had failed to agree, and a further conference was ordered. THE RIVER AND HARBOR BILL AGREED TO. Mr. Page then called up the conference report on the river and harbor bill, which was rejected yes- terday, but upon which a motiom to reconsider was pending, % Mr. Cox (N.Y.) withdrew his motion to lay the motion to reconsider upon the table. ‘The House then voted—yeas 114, nays77—to re- consider the vote by which it yesterday refused to to the conference report. ‘The conference Teport was then agreed to—yeas 111, nays 82 MK. DUNN REPELS SENATOR VEST'S’ INSINUATIONS. Mr. Dunn, rising toa question of privilege, sent to the Clerk’s desk and had read extracts from a speech delivered in the Senate yesterday by Sena- tor Vest, in which he spoke of subtle and Rent influences being at work in the House of Repre- sentatives upon the appropriation for the Missis- sippi river in the river and harbor bill, and crit- cised the Representatives from the states along the Mississippi river for opposing the appropria- tions for the improvement of that river. Mr. Kasson raised the point of order that there Was nothing contained im those extracts which Falsed a question of privilege. Mr. Dunn contended that the speech was a re- flection upon the whole House, and particularly upea the Representatives from the Mississippi valley. Mr. Kasson replied that he himseif thought that “potent influences” had been at work to secure the passage of the bill, and those were the great spe teeate contained in the bill and the diffusion a ae appropriations throughout the various dis- ‘The Speaker ruled that Mr. Duan mi an explanation to correct bis position, as it might — er. been assailed by the Senator trom Mr. Dunn said that he assumed the Senator’s speech to be a direct reflection upon tne Repre- sentatives from Arkansas, Mississipp!, and Louls- jana, It was calculated to have a dam: oad them, and place them in a false lf pelled the change as being unjust end uae re] e cl as unjust and un- warranted the facta The would show that all of Representatives had done their duty and had been guilty of no nce in aged the improvement of the Mississ}) r. le was constantly interrupted by Mr. Hiscock with points of order; and no sooner had he taken iets as at att haa far as any ve from Louisiana wat it worth es rh ight make before adjournment will have time to vote a appropriation for the {mj ement of rivers and harbors. ‘The item for the Potomac flats 1s re- tained in the bill, the appropriation being $400,000. THE MARKET IICENSZ TAX. Mr. A. H. F. Holsten, @ dealer in the Center market, has sent a memorial to the House of Rep- resentatives, asking action upon the petition signed by all the market dealers and sent to Con- gress some two months ago, praying for relief from the unjust act of the late District legislature, requiring the dealers in the several marketsto pay alicense tax of venta. doilars, each. It is sented that non of the stores in the District ¥ a license, and that if43 unjust to inflict it only upon the poor market’ dealers, the majority of whom do not have a stock of twenty-five dollars on their benches, year in or out. It is asked that if a license tax 1s required, {t be levied in an equi- table way,—for instance, at the rate of $1 or $1.50 per hundred on the amount invested in the busi- ness, Capitol Netes, Secretary Chandler wason the floor of the Sen- ate to-day. é ‘The Senate naval committee to-day greed to move the recommittal of the naval appropriation bill to the committee on appropriations, with in- structions to strike out all the features of general legislation, and report a bill confined strictly to items of appropriation. The House committee on foreign affairs yester- day agreed to make the statements recently re- ceived from ex-Secretary Blaine, In response to the one submitted by Mr. Robert Randall. part of the record of the proceedings in the Chili-Peru inves- Ugation. THE BODIES OF DE LONG AND HIS COMRADES. ‘The Senate committee on naval affairs agreed to-day to report favorably Mr. Miller’s (Cal) pro- posed amendment to the sundry civil appropria- tion Dill, making an appropriation of $25,000 for the purpose of removing the bodies of Lieut. Com- mander DeLong and his companions from Siberia to this country. ‘THE WHISKY INVESTIGATION. ‘Mr. Windom says that he will, before the ad- Journment of Congress, present to the Senate a Teport upon the investigation made by the spectal committee, of which he was chairman, of the charges of improper use of money in promoting the passage of the whisky bill, and'as there are some matters to be discussed 1n this_connection, he will robably call a mecting of the committee the latter part of the present week. THE WOOD INSPECTION LAW. A bill has passed the House and been sent to the Senate District committee, which, it 1s pretty safe to say, will be put to rest by the latter. Itis to repeal all laws which require the inspection and measurement of wood brought to the city of Wash- ington for sale. ‘This would, tt has been urged, leave citizens at the mercy of wood-sellers, and the Senate District committee, it 1s said, will never assent to the bill, pearl eee The River and Harbor Bill. THE HOUSE REFUSES TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT—REPRESENTATIVE BLOUNT THINKS THERE 18 NO NECESSITY FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE POTOMAC FLATS. The House yesterday, by a vote of 82 yeas to 97 nays, refused to agree to the report of the cont ference on the river and harbor bill. Mr. Cox, While opposing the bill in its entirety, especially attacked the ttems for the survey ot the Hennepin and Chesapeake and Delaware canals, matntaining that Congress was granted no power to authorize thelr survey. He hoped that President Artnur, following the example of Gen. Grant in his very best day, would place his veto on this bill. Mr. Blount, ot Georgi Jd ifthe Potomae flats ap- propriition was made, Congress would tind itseit in the position of appropriating public money to improve private property. He denied that there ‘Was any necessity for the Improvementas a sant- tary measure, contending that Washington was one of the healthiest cities in the country. Mr. ‘Townsend, of Ohio, said he thought the ttle was clear enough, and’ that_at most there was but 40 acres in dispute of the 740 to be reclaimed. After the vote had been taken refusing to adopt the con- ference report Mr. Strgit moyed to reconsider, and Mr. Cox moved to lay that motion on the table, pending which the friends of the bill as itnow Stands mustered their forges, and, at 4:30, carried an adjournment. The c ice report will come up to-day upon the motion to reconsider. re bu Navat Orpers.—Lieut, Eugene H. C. Leutze, Master Fred’k H. Tyler and Midshipmen Porter D. Haskell and Thos. H. Parke ordered to the iron clad Nantucket. Lieut. Edward A. Field and Mid- shipmen Walter Richardson. and EAward Brinley | to the Montauk. Lieut. D. G. McRitchie detached from command of the Montauk and ordered to con- tinue on board that vessel as executive, Lieut, Samuel P. Comley from the recetvingship St. Louls j andordered to the Nantucket. Master Moses L. Wood from duty on the coast survey and ordered to the Nantucket. Master Lucten Young from duty in the bureau of equipment and recruiting and ordered to the Moptavk. Ensign Jas, H. Sears from the navy yard, Boston, and ordered to the Mon- tauk. Assistant Paymaster Geo. W. Stimpson from duty in the bureau of provisions and clothing and ordered to the Nantucket. Assistant Paytnaster Jas. 8. Carpenter from duty in the bureau’ of pro- visious and clothing and ordered to the Montauk. ADMIRAL Baten, commanding the Pacific sta- tion, has informed the Navy department of the arrival of the Pensacola at Panama, where she will await further orders. ‘THE ALASKA or the Lackawanna will be ordered to proceed from Callao to Honolulu. A Rumor Dentep.—Attorney General Brewster Stated to-day that there was no truth whatever in | the report that he was to succeed Mr. Lowell in the Englsh mission, ani that he had no intention of visiting England in any capacity. By THE Aportion to-day by the House of the con- ference report upon the river and harbor bill, the appropriation of $400,000 for the reclamation of the Potomac flats 1s 8.ved, unless the bill encounters a presidential veto. ConTINvED UNTIL SErTEYBER.—The case of the United States against Jopn Harris, colored, ar- rested by Post Office Inspector Henderson for vio- lation of the postal laws by having last April de- vised a scheme by which he secured the sum of $15 from Thomas Brooks, of Stillwater, N. Y., fixed for a hearing to-day before United States Commis- stoner Mills, was called his morning, and the principal witness not belng present, the case was continued till September. and Harris entered into personal recognizance (#500) for his appearance, ‘Tar BoTaNIcaL Ganpen, under the management of Superintendent W. J. Sumit, never looked more beautiful, nor has it ever been more pleasant to visit than at present. Among the many varieties of orchilds to be seen in bloom there now is the Holy Spirit plant, a native of Central America; peristeria clata, a’ globose, fragrant flower of al- most alabaster Whitenesa,within witch 1s enclosed a delicate little bird with batspread wings, closely resembling a white dove with tinted wings formed by stamen and pistil cusjously united. ‘These flowers, some half dozen of them, are attracting considerable attention. Other orchids, presenting very grotesque and f forms, frequently the appearance of insects, are interesting to in- spect. ——__ ‘Tne PounpMasrER’s Exrtorrs.—Yesterday after- noon Poundmaster Einstey made a short trip through Swampoodie andcaptured seven goats. In two minutes after he to work the whole place was elive with ent, and having but & small force of men he ently retired under cover of the dust, but say he proposes to rid the Streets of these animals, nls round this morn- ing he captured 82 dogs.) ‘The President and Political Assess= me: HOW THE QUESTION WAS RAISED IN THE CABINET MEETING. The question of political assessments, which was considered at the Cabinet meeting yesterday, was ratsed by a letter of inquiry of July 6th on the matter, from Mr. A. Thomes, of the Treasury de- partment, addressed to the feeretary of the Treas- ury. Secretary Folger the matter to the Attorney General, who ‘an opinion to the effect that members of are not officers of the government, and, vented from receiving ri wy the Cabinet meeting Generate opines ue in it felt throughout'the its ramifications of United States therein n ‘sure upon him to give gat estes te 0 und The reading: called forth an exp! of the question as it oe generally, Which 1 "8 STAR, 3 The Star Route Trial. AN APPLICATION FOR BAIL FOR J. B. PRICE RE- PUSED—PRICE REPRESENTED 4S 4 FUGITIVE FROM JUSTICE—TESTIMONY TAKEN TO-DAY—THE RECORD OF EXPEDITIONS NOT CONSIDERED ADMISSIBLE AS EVIDENCE. ‘When the Criminal Court opened this morning Mr. Wm. A. Cook arose and called the attention of the court to the cass of the United States agt. Brady and Price, with the view of fixing the bail for Mr. Price, For several months, he sald, he has been aMlicted and under the care of surgeons, and for this reason an earlter application had nos been made. Ina few weeks he will appear in court. His counsel, ex-Gov. Brown, desired that the amount of the bail be fixed. A FUGITIVE FROM JUSTICE. Mr. Merrick sald that Price was a fugitive from Justice, and out of the country. It was hardly proper for a court to negotiate with a fugitive Across the border. When he comes into court it will be time enough to fix his ball. Mr. Cook replied that wiile it was true that Mr. Price was In Canada, still he was under the care of surgeons. He denied that he was a fugitive from justice in any sense of the term. Ex-Goy. Brown was introduced, and said that |. Price was, In no sense, and ‘had been, in no sense, a fugitive from justice. He had gone to this place for treatment before the indictment was found. Mr. Bliss said that if he 1s able to come here he should do so; {f he is not able to come here, then the appileation for bail should be refused. THE COURT'S DECISION. The court sald that ball could be given by the defendant appearing In the court, and also, under the statutes, bail could be given by his giving him- self up to arrest at his own home. The court could not, therefore, inquire into the amount of the bail during his absence, and suggested that by a pro- cess from this court he could be arrested at his own home and the ball fixed there. Mr. Price’s lawyers then withdrew, and Mr. Bliss called to the stand Byron C. Coon, a clerk in the Post Office department, who identified a number of papers on record in the department. EVIDENCE ABOUT HANDWRITING. J. F. H. Blots, a clerk in the contract office, also identified the signatures of Rerdell and Miner ona umber of papers. ‘The witness having been allowed to explain his testimony given a few days ago, sald that he was wrong in his direct examination when he sald that he did know that the signature was Rerdell's, and his statement on cross-examination was the correct one. Upon this point-he was cross-exam- ined by Mr. Wilson, and he sald that he knew from reading the record without seeing the paper that he had made a mistake. He did not have and Teason for not correcting his testimony at the tme. A RECORD OF EXPEDITIONS. Mr. Bliss continued submitting papers, and said he was having prepared from the public records of offers for carrying the mails a list of the exped!- tions ordered and allowances made since 1872. He Intended to ask the court to admit this evidence. Mr. Wilson said that tf this was gone into they proposed to show the reasons for each expedition and submit the letters and papers in each. They proposed to show that there was full justification for them on the records of the departinent. Mr. Bliss said that the purpose of the tabular statement was to show that when Mr. Brady came In office that the medicine of the mail service, -used but rarely before, had, under his admtnistr: tion, become fis daily food. Mr. Wilson said that they proposed to show that every expedition was made in accordance with the demands of the people and the members of Con- Tess. SrThe court sald he could see no objection to the admission of evidence showing that there had been a great increase in expedition under Mr. Brady, but the other side could show the reasons for it. ‘They would have to go into it any way. Mr. Wilson responded that they oviy expected todo this in regard to the nincteen routes in the indictment, and not in regard to all the routes. In order to protect themselves, he would enter an ob- Jection now against the admission of this evidence. OBJECTIONS MADE BY MR. INGERSOLI. Mr. Ingersoll said that if the expeditions in the other routes tended tocast a suspicion upon them, then the defence would have to show the reasons. ‘They were charged in a certain number of routes, and now it is proposed to bring in all the other: and he asked the court if he was going to open every ave nue of this sort. The court sald that the admission of this evi- dence would not open the door to all the details. Mr. Ingersoll maintained that the expedition of other routes had nothing todo with this case. It Would open the door to this flood evidence. He had stood this for two months, and he did not want to go all winter. NOT A FISHING EXCURSION. Mr. Totten said that he had no doubt that it was the intention to try their case according to law, and not admit evidence that was not applicable. Until the corrupt motive of public officials has been proved it is allowed that they acted legally. Hie wished it to be understood that they had not | started on‘a fishing excursion, as the gentlemen for the government seem to unink, to convict citizens on mere surmise, but toascertain whether these contractors in 1879 had conspired to detraud the ‘overnment. On this ground the admission of evi- lence in regard to routes was out of place. What did Dorsey or Vaile or Miner care for what was done in 1872? The prosecution had been consuming the time of the court and spending the money of the public treasury in producing evidence in regard to other years than 1879, and which were not in- volved in the case. THE PURPOSE OF THE EVIDENCK. Mr. Merrick said he desired the evidence for the purpose of showing the custom of the department. He could not see how it could damage an honest man who was exercising a reasonable discretion to show this. The courthad ruled on this point in vor of the defence in regard to the post office at atoone, When they showed what had been the custom of the office prior to the time mentioned. Prior to Brady's time it was the custom to make expedition with great care; after his time adver- tisements became a farce and expedition a dally occurrence, TEMPORA MUTANTUR, The court decided that the admission of the beok would not be proper evidence. It was no evidence to establish the custom of the depart- ment, as that custom could hot be contrary to law. Besides each year this custom changes. A few years ago it was regarded as unconstitutional to pass appropriations for rivers and and thls year Mere is twenty millons appropriated. Next year if the people will object all this may be changed. Now in Tegard to expedition, the seo ond assistant always had the power, and Brady’s predecessors thought that 1t was not good policy to order these expeditions. Since then the cir- cumstances of the country may have changed and the finances of the department improved be- sides the growth of the western country, and in consequence Brady may have thought that a change of policy was Nis duty and legal. ‘The law presumes that he did his duty un- jess the contrary is proved. Now Brady is cl with being a member of a gang of conspirators,and this evidence 13 against Brady alone, and does not tend to establish this conspiracy. As he is on trial On this charge, he cannot tried for his individ- ‘ual crimes, or those of his ancestors. “Oficial ancestors,” put in Mr. Merrick. ‘The court, continuing, said it would only em- barrass the interests of the case and prolong the trial to receive this evidence. The court then took a recess. AFTER RECESS, After recess Mr. Bliss submitted the receipts for warrants on .the route from Vermillion to Sioux ‘PRICE'S DRAFTS. Mr. Merrick asked leave to submit a number of drafts for pay due to the expedition on the route between Corpus Christ! and San Antonio, drawn by Price, rable to his order, and indorsed by Price and ‘The court ruled that if Brady’s receiving a centage of the expedition was not establianed otherwise it could “Rec be by these drafts. Further, they could not be offered io a testimony, as pe ey a contents. The’ were, therefore, ruled out. WHY THE COURT HOUSE BIBLES ARE TIED UP. ‘The Case of Gen. Warre' REPORT OF THE COURT OF INQUIRY—GEN. SHERIDAN JUSTIFIED IN RELIEVING HIM OP RIS COMMAND. The Secretary of War now has under considera- tion the case of Gen. G. K. Warren, and will sub- mit his conclusions thereon to the President In a short time. The record in this case 1s more vol- uminous than In any similar case that ever came before the Bureau of Military Justice. A full report of the testimony taken by the court Of inquity, of which Major General Hancock was president, ‘and an elfborate legal review of the rocecdings by Judge Advocate General Swaim. Che court finds substantially that Gen. Sheridan. was Justified in relieving Gen. Warren of his com- mand at the battle of Five Forks, and that he did | not exceed his authority In so dofag. up the evidence in the case the Judge Ad > General says that in his opinion — reasr grounds existed justifying the stater tained in the reports of Gen. Grant and Gen. Sher idan affecting Gen. Warren, and that the act o Gen. Sheridan in relieving command, as he did, was the exercise of a di tion with ‘which he was nd that in so doing there ts nothin w that he was ac- tuated by other than patriotic and justifiab! ves. It 1s understood that the Judge General also expresses a doubt of the propriety of this investigation so long after the occurrence as under our laws and procedure th Tn sumining undecided. Not to be Pooh-Poohed Away. New York Times, (rep.), to-day. Judge Wylie’s ruling on the admission of testi- | 4! the sec mony in regard to Rerdell’s confession covers a good deal of ground, and will commend itself for fairness aud clearness of statement alike to law- yers and laymen. His perception of the gravity of the case made out by the prosecution is evi- denced by his reference to the money paid out in enormous amounts without adequate returns to the government; “money paid by the sistant Pestmaster-Gencral to these partic ra week, and then suddenly, in a er}. brief period, without apparently a motive in the world, in | creased to seven times as much, and that seven | Umes service doubied by three or four tmes expe- dition of the whole.” As the judge remarked, “these are things that are not to be whistled out of sight; they are not to be pooh-poohed away by @ breath of one’s mouth.” They establish, in short, the basis for proof of a corrupt conspiracy to rob the government, and they render the state- ments of any one of the defendants as himself or a co-conspirator testimony whic they have not labored in vain. presiding judge, Gang 1s Lot so hopeless as tt recently appeared. News Briefs. In the British House of Commons yesterday Mr. Trevelyan, chief secretary for Ireland, stated that O. Mahoney, the suspect, had been offered his lib- erty on condition that he would go to America, else he wouid be expelled under the alien act. Michael Kennedy, a call-boy at the St. Nicholas hotel, New York, was arrested yesterday charged with robbit at the hotel, of three’ diamond rings valued at Found in the Ruins, President Barrios, of Guatemala, spent the day |, S4* FRANcisco, July 2 —A in visits to the eastern penitentiary and other | “s Places of interest in Philadel, In the Supreme Court at. hia. Sra: Yl Dr. P. A. Healey, one of the oldest citizens of Cumberland, Md., died yesterday in the 64th year of his age. asked that the price bemade $1. [tis rumored Capt. John 8, Wise, who was a party to the duel | that the price fixed was $1.20. at Christiansburg, Va., yesterday, ts regarded as a lendid marksman, both with Self satisfied, and the contest was not renewed. John Weber and Wm. Carter quarreled over cards at Monterey, Ky., Monday night, and Carter shot Weber, wounding him fatally. “Gov. Cameron, of Va.. respiting for oné week county, V: Prestiey E. Adkerson. at Riverside, Ohio, August Busch Ten years ago killed Casper Schirmer, a marshal, who was trying to arrest him. Busch escaped and evaded the law until yesterday, when he appeared in Riverside and was immediately arrest A young man named Julian Boyd was waylaid near Thompson, Ga., yestenlay, while riding through the woods, and fatally shot. Suspicion Was directed to three brothers named Martin, whose sister charged Boyd with seducing her, and Warrants for their arrest have been issued. Mary Stearns, aged sixteen years, was arrested in Waynesburg, Pa., last. evening, charged with polsoning her stepmother. Itis sald that the step- mother made home unpleasant for Mary and her sister, and that one day last week they admints- tered poison to her, from the effects of which she died. “The other sister ts stl at Mberty. —_—___§_—e-_____ A Well Deserved Rebuke. Philadelphia Press, (Rep.), July 25. Judge Wylie’s rebuke to the star route counsel, yesterday, was well deserved. The cross-examina- Uon either touched the least important points of Walsh’s testimony or went entirely outside of the se. Walsh has told a straight story which does no violence to Brady’s established character and his well-founded reputation for making money out of his office. The most ingenious of Mars would find it dificult to concoct a story so circumstantial and fitting so nicely into the whole of the star route case. Walsh’s testimony must stand as convincing unless tt can be successfully impeached, This has not been done elther by the star route counsel in court nor by the gang of retainers turned loose outside to break him down. ——+e2—____ A DEcEIvep Hussa: Lohmyer and Mary Rosenberg a) institution and asked for the cust ly of the child. ‘They made no conceaiment of their to use it in decelving H.W. Lohmyer, lusband of Soptia, Ugation regarding the givi fof ‘chilaren at igation ng ing-out cl nat | the almshouse this case came to light ‘yesuerday, and Mr. Lohmyer for the first time discovered taat intothe bellef that it was his child. It includes | . Warren froin the re dvocate Te could be no Temedy on account of the statute of Imitations, and the disputed questions would have to remain nd AS- con- $ entered into for service one day in the rainst the jury must take into account. Delicate and dificult as has been the task of counsel for the prosecution, | If the education | * of the jury fs keeping pace with the rulings of the | Fecelve O'Brien, the man who Is held at Puerto conviction of the star route Miss M. L. Caok, of Norfolk, a cuest P Providence, R.I., yes- terday, Hon. Wm. Sprague appeared in response to a citation for allege contempt of court’n with- holding certain moneys from the receiver of the ck company. The case Was continued to | board of trade held a long session last pistol and fowling piece. One account of the duel states that after the last round Crockett’s second expressed him- will to-day issue an order ‘Walter H. Yeatts, whd was to have been hanged at Chatham, Pittsylvania » On Friday mext, for the murder of —Mary Gallagher was ad- ‘mitted to the Philadelphia almshouse on the 18th of November, 1881, and became a mother on the 34 of February last. On the 24th of February yrs atu THE INTENTIONS OF THE PORTE _ - 2, VICTORIA THANKED BY PARLIAMENT _ e —— MORMON PERSECUTION OF ee ae PROCEEDINGS OF THE TARIFF COMMISSION: ————+.__ IN AMERICAN PRELATE TO BE MADE A CARDINAL. GE > — 2 THE EGYPTIAN CRISES, The Intentions of the Porte. Loxpon, July 24—The Duity News saysthe stated ™ that Turkey has consented to send troops to Egypt is misleading. The Porte has recognized the appropriateness of the suggestions to | troops, and now oses to discuss the cot | under which they shail be sent—a process - carried out In accordance with Turkish nouns: @iplomacy might 96 six months, Precautions Against a Night Attack; Lonpox, July 2.—A dispatch to the Times thous | Ramleh states ritish have mined the j Tallway embankment nt Ramich asa precaution against a night 3 of Commons he Queen for ved without a dive 5 | ing oUt the reserves Was apy ston, Generst A CHICAGO ARCH Loxpon, July 2 don states that archbishop of Ch the next consistory LORD KIMBERLY'S APPOINTMENT, Lonpow, July Tue Mers says the aq ment of Lord “Kitberly to. the chancellorship o@ the duchy of Lancastcr is teraporary. He wilt tee etaryship of the colonies KEENE'S AND LONILLAKD'S COLTS BEATEN. ly At the Goodwood meeting tos cn News, Ee MADE A CARDINAL: m received in Lone v. Patrick tected cardinal a 0, WIL be y.the Trace for the Sussex stakes, for things ears-old, Was won by C. J. re’s chesthut: It Comte Alf vd Bradford's bay colt Bate eld cond . and Patch Oven third. Six horses ran, including Mr. J. KR. Keene's bay colt Romeo, and Mr. P. Lote iMard’s chestnut colt Sschem, TRELAN ATO CROP. \—a dispatch to the News from e weather in Ireland has time during the few red in Is @ splendid crop in mos6 lord Palmouth's browm roved considerably hough the pots drained grow | parts of the country. RESIGNED. A dispatch to the Times from Dublin says Hom? Francis Fitzgerald, a baron of the exchequer of Ireland, has finally resigned that oMce owing to hits objection to te duties tinposed upon him under the repression Will. A DETECTIVE TO BE SENT FOR O'BRIEN. Lonvon, July 25.—A detective, of the Irish cone | stabulary, will be immediately Sent to Caraceas to Cabello on suspicion of being one of the murderers. of Lord Frederick Cavendish and Mr. Thos. Burke, Ratiroad Accident, Witwtsoron, Det., July 25.—The th rough Mort bound freight train On the Philadelphia, Wil ton and Baltimore railroad was Untown from track at four this morning by the breaking of am axle just south of Brandywine station. Three: cars were wrecke nd the small bridge at thas point torn to pieces by the accident. No! was hurt, but all travel was tnterrupted for five atch say's the bodies of th ren of J. H. Boardn the ruins of the > The Price of Wheat, CHIcaco. July 26 —The board of directors of the night om | the question of fixing a settled price for No, spring wheat for July delivery. ‘Tie members re fused to state the action of the board. A petition, —— 3 Trouble in the Creek Nation. - Muscocer, L. T., July 26—Grest excitement se valls In the Western part of the Creek Nation the killing of a lighthorse captain named Scott | & party of loyalists or Sandsmen, who made an tack Uo rescue one of their number who was aS A prisoner. Capt. Scott was shot and torn. most shocking manner, while one of his met interfered, was fatally wounded, Chief ' has called for volunteers to keep the peace, ndsmen are de: and the citizens fear a bloody encounter will take place. potheet —cil crey Recruits for the Srikers. bi New Youx, Juiy 2i—About fifteen Italtans am@) Germans at work in the places of the strikers at | St hs Park Depot this morning struck and u tiding bee: he company would not them 20 cents per our, the advance demanded the strikers. — Mormons, : a Fg : z 8 Defiant OcpEN, UTAH, July 26—A wholesale persecution of tue gentiles has been inaugurated, and ments have been mate for testing the Monality of the Edmunds act in the sy cours of the United States. If the decision should be adverse the Mormous lave determined not to sube mit atany cost. The polygamists from President John Taylor down, with tue aposties, bi and elders in the most extreme part of thelr have separated from Unelr wives, and are living openly with one only. Ail polygamists have under orders resigned from all munictpal offices, Monogomists, as strong in Ube faith as those de posed, have been selected and commissioned In thelr places. Every fort will be made to beat ms Sgvernment on all the sections of the Edmunds: f : ———— Forest Fires in Mawachusetts. PryMovrm, Mass., July 2i—The forest. fire re ported last night, has run some five miles ing northerly direction, and ts still raging with fury. Gangs of men were sent from here this morning, as it is feared that the Bloody Pond set- Uement is in great danzer. > Assistant Secretary French Before the Tariff Commission. West Lone Buancu, July 26.—Mr. Henry F. French, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, ap- ared before the tariff commission and e morning session with a preliminary statement of the ambiguities In the existing tariff law and of the difficulties and ltigations to which they give rise. At 1 o'clock lis further hearing was postponed until to-morrow, and the COMMTSIOR, Yook’an hour's recess, tie artetnoon session to, be given to the hezring of the statements of some he was not the father. However, he tne | gentiemen from York. B: explanation of his wife and will care for the ule os yy one as if it were really his own. Mrs. Lohmyer Sale e Heimbotd re. : says that her husband longed for a child, Was through, her desire to. please him that she resorted ie deception palming off upon him the almshouse baby. Caper WHITTAKER 48 4 LecrcreR.—Johnson C. Whittaker, colored, T known as Cadet Whit- taker), last night harp street M.E. church, Bal- timore, delivered his lecture on “Color Line ai the Nation’s School” The attendance was small, not more than fifty ns, Mostly males, being pres- ent. He wanted it understood that he did not fec- ture for amusement, for there was no amusement in lecturing. He did it to obtain means to finish his education and to place his case properly before the people. He said he was no advocate of social equality, but when West Point was consid: it should be, supported zens, both white and colored, cok pt Be ved. —— as ne a trial as racy © part of Gen, Schofield and the West boing officers and cadets to get rid of nit, ‘of Lieut. Fitpper, he al- luded to him as one whom a republican President Hinber represented tour milions. of people ippe! ur ions wi helped place the President in power. and it Lone Bi NJ, July 2 The berance Of Helmbold biock fronting on Ocean aven azd Madison streets, Was sold at public sale yese terday afternoon. Thomas T. Kinney, of Newark, N.J., purchased the Ocean Wave hotel, formerly known as the Clarendon hotel, and its handsoue plot of ground, tor 17,200, ‘The scle realized a Of $60,009, a Waiting to Hear from Washington. Boston, Mass., July 26.—The Uo weex's con- tinuance requested by the counsel of City Marshal Rice, of Springfield, in the mall tampering caso Ras granted tals morning by Commissioner and the hearing now stants adjourned to Al {9at10a.m. In =. wo the ‘ponement Assistant U.S. Attorney Almy stated thatit at the end of the two weeks hothing was heard from Washington he should assume that the postal ale thorities did not care to interiere, and should ceed In the case. Comimissioner Hallett i Would require very strong reasons to secure aD= Other postponement of the bearing trom Al 9 The witnesses were not present, having previously notified that the hearing would be poste poned. en British America. THE CANADA PACIFIC RAILWAY. WINNIPEG, MAN., July 26.—A joint del ting Pembina, West Lynn and Mont had an interview thts morning with hens and General Manager| Van Horne, of the ada Pacific rallway, with reference to extension. It was arranged that the Canadian elfic company send an meet at once to a and investigate tie whole matter. ceive sa ores Sueee