Evening Star Newspaper, December 11, 1882, Page 5

HOLIDAY GOODS. CHEAPEST PLACE TO DRY Goons? ° TMFNT TO SFLECT FROM. SHE how BILES VELY FLANNFt CLOTHS! CASHY SUITING 3! CLOAKINGS! TAB..E LINESS! Ns PRINS! SHAWL." CLOAKS!! BLANKETS COMFORTS! CRETONS! CURTAIN LACES, &e. At CARTERS, at 711 MARKEY ‘NIP, DAY & CO., GU 820, 822, 224 SEVENTH STREET. SILKS, PLUSHES AND VELVETS. BLACK AND COLORED GROS GRAIN SILKS. BLACK AND COL‘ {tp RHADAMES, BLACK MERVEILLEUX. RAHS, inell ng all the | LVETS AND PLUS) «eC Geiss. Day 225 For THANKSGIVING. PLUM PrDpIN New Raisins. PLUM PUDDING. New Citron. New Currants. Atmore’s Mince Meat. Bweet Catawba Wi gallon. Dry Catawba Wine, $1.25 gallon. | Oranges Matsa Grapes j Fruits Glare. Sweet Cider, | Hub Pouch. London Punch. Gold Lion Punch, | FIGS, $1. 1 CATAWBA, $1. MINCE MEAT FLORIDA ORAXC ‘ MAPLE SYRUP, IMPO! PRE-ERVES, PICKLES, SAUc Er BW. REED'S SON3, 1216 F STREET Né TED JAMS Holiday daily a d and are receiviag Of every deseriy no Cc ARIA . BROUGH- YS, COUPELETTS, T CARIS, &e., &e. B10-Im Cas CARPE CARPETS! LACE CURTAINS, PORTIERES, BAW SILAS, SILK TAPESTRY, AND DRAPERIES IN ENDLESS VARIETY. Prices low as the lowest. EW GOODS ly and avoid the rush. SINGLETON & HOEKE, 30 801 MARKET SPA‘ Us TIL THIS cE. ADVERTISEMENT IS CHANGED WILL SELL— pee Bac Car-load very choice | Grocer, 25 1213 7th street northwest, between M an MS MUSHROOMS AND CUCUM- i BERS FLORIDA OR FINE CUNCOKD A) TAWBA GRAPES, callops, Clams to order, Halibut, ete. FRANK J. TIBUETS, Palace Market, Corner Lith street and New Yok avenue. A@LL KINDS OF TISH Lob-ter, Cod, 2a RCHNEIDER & BRO., se rein FIRST-CLASS BEY, VEAL, LAMB AND MUTTON. CORNED BEEF a SPECIALTY. ce Cute of B. 15, 18 anc 2 ots, voter Market, 7th street wing, verty Market. we delivered iree of charge to all parts of the 22-30 RNED BEEF | ALTY. ter Market, 9th ‘eet wing, seh 0 Rees Tinos eee, | flarkcdins os nae city. vr SELL FI NE SHIRTS er house in the world, and we ar say +o, buteall and see the rt for Made of fine round thread. | uslin, (not tiueh, fall of prepared sizing to | Teinforced #.th fine linen bosom, lined | ve Lands aud linen neck band, (not | en), and felled seams, (not | th one stitel); all | Dutton haves ‘cut | eu Cut.) Only Z5e. | Winter Under- | and Drawers at prices to please. ‘The Soe'is aud 25. ever sold in this city. All the latest | si ckwear: $2 Searis sold for $1.25, ‘Searfs cold fer ate. At MEGINNISS, ough wi y for the wasi: tub, wit! then worked, (not worked and t wea 1002 F street. | Cc RUPPERY, NOS. 403 AND 405 71H STREET NORTHWEST. EAKE ATTRACTION OF NEW NOVELTIES, 48 FANCY WORSTED Wonk A i Ene o Bonnets, Embroidered Cloaks, all sizes, wiht for ebiidren. | Judie wu | So Tar as re | Buties sl Telegrams to Tha Slr JOUN DIGNAN ACQUITTED OF THE MURDER OF rsOfa young girl who was being wo meh to a vacant lot in the tern section of city laie at to the rescue of the girl oceeded athe 3; mets were 1 younc th va Ly the parties assaul famM’S Was shot In the nd. The inz Women, 23 well perse-wtors, fled. t and John Dignan indte Hopkins wes tried jist mo in Baltimore county court; found gufity of rder in the second de and seutenced to liiteen years fn the penitentlary. Diga:n, who 1s feveil to have been the princinal party commit- the murder, has been tried beore a jury in ity er:minal courc and acquitted. The test!- mony of the girl Mary Juige, iu the trial of Dig- han, was directly contradictory of her previous statements. —— An Oil Cloth Factory Burned. RDENTOWN, N. J., Dee. 11.—The ofl cl fac- of L tr. at Camden, was destre i by Loss, #15.000; Insurance, 13,000. wieitdnat ai The Warkets. TIMORF, Dec. 11.—Virginia fla, consolidated, cs : 82; now ten-forties, 434 bid to- Bo tor: ny BALTIMORE, 1 Fl nts 45u48: Penney} ed, 43 Tiny fi yland, ns stead, 14.01 oes, ordi ower anid Whisky stead te rehehts to flour, Liv Ls. need. cent bonds, 4343, le Great Western rellway shires, Outano and Wee t—unchi Weste Gntsrio and Western, 2 views quote rentes. SOf ou withdrawn from ‘Bank of Enwciand of £12,000. Turpentine, 36s. 9d. ee = AT THE CAPITOL THIS AFTERNOON in the Senate. Proceedings in the Senate were continued after the report in the first edition closed, as fol- low: r. Rollins called up his resolution offered on day, calling on the Commissioners of the District of Cotubta for certain information, and it was agreed to, CIVIL SERVICE REFORM. Mr. Iuwley, fromn the comtittee on elvil service reform, reported with amendments the Dill intro- duced py him on Syturday to preven’ offt:ers and employs of the govern:nent from collecting sub- seriptions or assessments from each other and for purpo-es; and 4 come up for ag an additional THE BANKRUPTCY BILL. At thagelose of the mornins hour the Senate 4 business, the Dankruptey Le question being on Mr. Brown’s motion made turday to postpone the subject indefinitely. Garland continued briefly his reply to the isis mack Mr. Hoar on the detatis of the nmittes’S bill, and was followed by Mr. Lapham. THE LOWELL BILE ADOPTED. ‘The Senate refused by a vote of 34 to 26 to post- pone indefinitely the bankruptey bill, and by a vote of 34 yeas to 30 nays, adopted the Lowell bill, Introduce? by Mr. Hour as a substitute for the one reported by Mr. Ingulls from the committee on the | Jutietary. On motion of Mr. Sherman, the bankruptey bil], (the Lowell bili), ent to the committee on thé House of Representatives. After the report in the first edition closed bills Were introduced in the House as follow: By Mr. Ford, of Missouri, for the rellet of the heirs of colored soldiers who served in the re- n. by Mr. Cox, of New York,to provide for the it of double postage on'and delivery of unpaid aryland, to pay certain sti fd Baltimore for extra rumm, of Pennsy! rans-Atlantic, iroad and Trar ‘ama, to incorporate can and P..¢ any. v Mr. resolution ng on th ry of the Interior tor tnior- on as to w the various railroad ¢ m= nies Incorpor Congress, or alde r lant Led with the Liws "e of thelr own te use of the government and the publ: t companies have fatled to do so, ontracts, if any, 1 compant pany by Wi ndertike to b Ines for nl If Also, xist between ony of the ed and any telegraph railroad eoinpany mviy sor assign its telegraph property, ates to the transmission of commercial ages for the government and public. Capitol Notes. Chief Clerk Webster and Appointment Clerk fihe Treasury department, were before to-day. Florida, to-da received a al gift, being in the shape or an 3’ desk, and attracted much te. noth anchor. It was on a dmirstion in the Se MR. RANDALL'S RIVER AND HARBOR RESOLUTION. Mr. Randail has a resolution, whfch he will of- fer at the first opportunity, calling upon the Pres- | ldent for the following information In reference to appropriations tor rivers and harbors, viz.: The aggregate amount appropriated since the begin- | ning of the government; the annual appropria- tion from the beginning; the aggregate and annual appropriation for each particular work; a state- ment of the benefit to commerce of the several works, setling forth the navigable capacity of each stream before and after the improvement; whether any stream bas been improved not com— tng under the definition of “navigable” as lald down by the Supreme Court of the United States, and whether any improvement has been under- taken outside of the limits of the United States. RELIEF OF THE U. S. SUPREME COURT. The House committee on the Judtclary wil to- morrow tuke up for constderation the several bills looking to the relief of the U.S. Supreme Court. As 13 known, the docket of this court 1s crowded, and the aim 1s to do something to relteve it! ‘There are three bills pending. One the Davis bill, watch proposes to create additional circuit judges, and to confer upon them appellate jurisdiction. One by Mr. Manning, of Mississippi, which contem- plates an increase of the bench of the U.S. Su- preme Court. There are also one or two others: [eis thought tne Davis bill, which has passed the Senate, will be substantially agreed to by the .m- maltte READJUSTED. Hon. John S. Barbour, of Virginta, who repre- sents the district In which Alexandria fs sltuated , filed hts certificate of election to the 48th Congres with the clerk of the House, Mr. McPherson, this morning. Upon reading it, Mr. MeP. said: “ This crrtileate 5 much shorter ‘than the ones we used to vet from Virginta.” “On, yes,” sald Mr. Bar- bour, “everything now ts readjusted.” MR. MAWLEY'S POLITICAL ASSESSMENTS BILL. The bill touching political aesessments, intro- duced in the Senate by Mr. Hawley Saturday afternoon, provides that no member or member- elect of either house of Congress or any officer or employe of either of said houses, and no ex- ecutive, judicial, military, or naval officer of the United States, and no clerk or employe of any department, branch or bureau of the executive, judicial, or military, or naval service of the United States, shall directly or indirectly solicit or receive or be in any manner concerned in soliciting or receiving any assessment, subserip- tion or contribution for any political purpose whatever. from any officer, clerk or employe of the United States, or any department. branch or bureau thereof, or from any person receiving any salary or compensation from moneys de- rived from the Treasury of the United States. That any person who shall be gow, of violating any provision of the act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall on conviction thereof be punished by a fine not exceeding 35,000, or by imprisonment for a term not ex- ceeding three years, or by such fine and im- prisonment both in the discretion of the court. 2d Edition. | arrears of taxes, he said, would aggregate $500,000. | If the Dill became a law it would save many thou- | know ite | | will, in all_ probabilit the court for several TAX REDUCTION. ‘The finance committee of the Senate had under consideration this morning the internal revenue tl, which, upon motion of Mr. Morrill, was re- ommiited by the Senate to the Nnance committee Friday last and discussed it In connection with tariff amendment proposed by Senator 3her- vam the same day, and also referred to the same emmittee, (This amendment was erroneously ‘ttributed at the time to Mr. MorrilL) The com- mittes will hold daily sessions with the view of perfecting the bill and reporting it to the Senate at nearly day. It ts learnet from undoubted au- thority that no objection has been raised by any taembers of the committee to the plan proposed by Mr. Sherman of appending as an amendment to the Internal revenue bill the proposition to re- vise the tarsi. THE COURT OF ALABAMA CLAIMS. Senator Rollins to-day Introduced a bill to ex- tend the court of the Alabama claims commission six montis beyond the term of the original bill Gan wary 14, 1883,) and to add two more judges, shali Doth hive had not iess_ than ten years’ tce In maritine matters before U.S courts. time alowed for the filing of claims 13 ex- ted as long as the court lasts. BILL TO AMEND THE LAW IN RELATION TO ELECTION OF U. & SENATORS. Mr. Briges, of New Hampshire, introduced a bill in the House to-day amending the statutes in regard to the election of U. $, Senators. [This bill has seetal reference to the legislature ot New Hampshire, and its effect, {f tt becomes a law, will Le to Impose upon the present legislature the duty of electing a successor to Senator Rollins.) District Day in the House. BILL FOR COLLECTION OF TAXES, At1:15 o'clock to-day Mr. Neal secured the floor for the District committee, and reported the bill to provide for the collection of taxes in the Dis- trict. Without debate the bill was ordered to a thir! reading, after a slight Immaterial amend- ment to the twenty-eighth section. Mr. Holman, of Mdlana, then demanded the reading of the Dill in full, which occupied nearly an hour. Mr. Speer, of Georgia, objected to the eighth sec- tion ‘of the bill, because it was inconsiderate and severe, and left too much to the discretion of a judge. Mr. Neal then explained the bill. He said it was based on the present law very much. The sind dollars. Many people lived here under the idea that the government should support thom and have persistently refused to pay their taxes, ‘The bill was approved by the Commissioners and the attorney of the District. He admitted the dis- traint features of the Dill were somewhat severe | but only to the delinquents. In-Ohlo any one who conceals his property from the tax collector or treasurer can be arrested on a capals and be | placed in Jatl. Mr. Robinson, of Massachusetts, asked it the Dill provided for personal taxation. ‘Ir It did not | he thought {tshouid, as he thought certain articles | of personal property ought to be taxed. THE BILL. PASSED. After a further slight amendment the bill was passed. THE REASSESSMENT BILL PASSED. Mr. Garrison next reported the bill to revalue realestate in the District, entitled “a bill to levy | an assessment of the real estate in the District of Columbta In the year 1883, and every third year thereafter for purposes of taxation.’” After some immaterial amendments as to verbiage the Dill was passed. ‘THE CLAIMS BILL PASSED. Mr. Neal next called up tne bill for the relief of claimants In the District, which was passed with- out Leading. LICENSES IN THE DISTRICT. Mr. Neal next reported the bill to regulate licenses In the District. He explained that the bill exempted from lense such occupations, &c., as did not require the survetlance of the police, and Imposed Hcenses on such as did, and on thea- ters, places of amusement, hackney coaches, &c. Without reading the bill it was passed by yeas 124; nays 23, eee Ninderman’s Testimony Concluded. HE 18 CROSS-EXAMINED AS- TO THE DIFFICU! TIES BETWEEN MR. COLLINS AND THE OFFI- CERS OF THE JE. ETTE, BUT HE RNOWS NOTHING OF THEM. The Jeannette board met this morning at ten | o'clock, and the witness—Seaman Ninderman— | Was cross-examined by the president of the court, Commodore Temple, as follows: Question. “State, if you know how Mr. Col- lins was treated by the commanding and other officers of the Jeannette.” : Answer. ‘As far as I know he was always treated like a gentleman and officer: and he was respected by every man on board the sh!p like an officer.” Q. “State, if you know, how Mr. Collins treated the commanding and other officers of the Jeannette.” A. “That is a question I cannot answer; that I do not know.” Q. “Did the crew of the Jeannette treat Mr. Collins with the respect due an officer? If not, in what manner was their treatment of him different?” A. “Th spected like an officer. low did Mr. Collins treat the crew of the tte in comparison with others in author- Jeannet ity?” A. “He treated them any other officer would. Q. “Have you any personal knowledze of any difference at any time between Mr. Collins and any officer of the Jeannette? out it.” ‘0, sir. T have no idea; I have never y trouble between them.” hat is the distance from where the first led to the river on which N. Belun is vith the same respect The cross-examination was here finished, and the judze advocate then bean the reading of all the testimony given by the witness. This occupy the attention of vs. D CAPTAIN DE LONG. Seaman Ninderman made a statement before the Jeannette board to-day to the effect that on making the raft on the morning of September 26, 1881, he had a little difficulty with the cap- tain, but it did not amount to anything. The captain put him under arrest for about an hour, but when they were ready to start again he told him to pick up his load and to go ahead again as usual. After that the captain never showed any hard feeling towards the witness, nor the witness towards the captain. NINDERMA’ ———— THE COURT MartraL trial of Surgeon A. M Owens, which was to have been resumed at the navy yard to-day, was necessarily postponed, Owing to the fllness of the Judze advocate, Lieut! Walnwright, until to-morrow at 11 a. m. A Curiovs Case.—Last evening a young man, apparently an Englishman, went to police head- quarters and statedto Detective Officer Acton, that he had arrived in this country recently from New Zealand in pursuit of a defaulter named E. G. Smith, who had charge of a large jewelr: establishment at Christ Church, New Zealand, and about Sept. Ist he decamped, taking with him money and valuables to the amount of $250,000. “Detectives had been sent in every direction, and he, (the relator, giving his name as William Ferguson), had followed him to New York, and so on to this city, and had a clue to him at the Metropolitan hotel, where he thought the man had registered. Detective Acton asked him for his credentials, and whether he had any documents to show that he was authorized to pursue and arrest thisman. He said he had none with him, having left everything of the kind in New York, but that he would telegraph atonce to have them sent him. An appoint- ment was made to meet him this morning at police headquarters, but up to 12 o’clock he had not appeared, and the detectives express the belief that he is a false pretender. He appeared somewhat under the influence of liquor. The police department of the District has never re- ceived official notification of such a robbery. Sateen NATCHERS IN THE POLICE Court. edged colored pocketbook snatcher, named Andrew Harris, was pretty summarily disposed of by Judge Snell this morning. He was before the Police Court last Saturday. charged with tearing a satchel from the hands of young lady, who could not identify him, and he was released. As he left the court room Policeman West recognized him as a youug man who had been described to him as having snatched a Satchel from-the hand of a lady, and followed him out. When he discovered that the officers wanted him, he ran, but was overtaken by the officer in Judiciary square, and brought back and locked up. He afterwards admitted to the officer that hesnatched a satchel from Mrs. Mary E. Sergeant. Mrs. Sergeant was present at court this morning, and positively identified the prisoner as the young man who robbed her. She stated that on the 25th of last month, while walking along Q street, he snatched her satchel, which contained a pair of gold spectacles worth @13,a @5 note and a number of other articles. Officer West testifled to the prisoner's admitting the robbery to him, and telling the name of another man, (Jno. Mack,) who was with him at the time. Judge Snell said as this was the second offense against the prisoner he would send the case tothe grand jury. Jno. Mack, the companion of Harris, was given six months for @ case of sneak thievery, a pair of shoes, POCKETBOOK An acknow 'y did treat him like an officer, and he | If so, state all you | versts, in a straight course south | SOCIETY NOTES, Mrs. Robeson and her niece, Miss Minnie Stout, will not participate in the gayeties of this season, owing to the recent death of Mr. Wily Aulick: Miss Julia Stout, who is still abroad, will return in the early spring. Her chateau, by the by, spoken ot in the papers fas near Paris, 1s really en Bsixtgne, as tt only exists in the imagination of the person who wrote of it. rs. Lewis Washington, the vice regent of the Ladies’ Mount Vernon Association for West Vir- ginfa, fs here at the National. She 1s conversant with all that relates to the home of Washington, having been one of Miss Cunningham’s most enthusiastic coadjutors. Mrs Washington, who has a fine, commanding presence, 13 a widow with an only son. Mrs. John Tyler Seawell and her daughters will receive tnformally Sunday evenings during the season, from elght to eleven, at their quaint and pretty residence, 1608 © stréet. Judge and Mrs. Loring and their daughters Misses Loring also receive informally on that evening, and their house ts the rendezvous of the leading epimaate: and distinguished strangers and residents here, Mrs. M. Cora Bland has resumed her Monday evening receptions for the season. Mrs. ‘ood and her daughter, Mrs. Chinn, have returned from their visit to Mr. am Mrs. George Beach, of Hartford, and to-morrow expect them here, with Lieutenant Sevel Wood, of the English army, who 18 Mrs. Wood’s only son, and who will pass some weeks with them, Mrs. R. F. Fleming has issued cards for Thurs- day afternoon for a tea and reception trom 4 to 7 p. in, Mrs, Commodore Rowe has been quite sick at the Lexington with the sore throat, but 1s better. Mrs. Isham Hornsby, the daughter of ex-Attor- hey General Black, and one of the most accom- plished and elegant additions to Washington so- clety, receives on Saturdays. ‘The second son of Senator Butler, Mr. Wille, has been so ill at Princeton coilege that he has been brought here by his mother to recuper- ate. ———————— The Duke of Newcastle and St. John’s Church, A member of the vestry of St. John’s church told a Star reporter this morning that he be- lieved that the published account of the Duke of Newcastle’s reception at the church yesterday morning was exaggerated. -*We have,” he con- | tinued, “no pews in the church that are not rented, and it has been the custom for years to wait until the pewholders had an opportunity to take their seats before seating strangers. When the services begin, if there are any seats vacant, a cordial welcome is extended | to any strangers to occupy them. When there are vacant seats, there is no distinction made, and a poorly dressed person ts treated precisely: as a well dressed person possibly would be, Nor would we make a distinction in case of a duke. I don’t believe that this duke, if he came to the church at all, was refused admittance, unless | there was an unusually large congregation and |no seats were left vacant. Tf this duke made the complaint that he 1s described as making, he himself is a good deal of a snob.” —— Toy Pistols Prohibited, Major Brock, of the police department, this morning Instructed his lieutenants to go around among the toy and other merchants and request them to refrain this coming holiday season from the purchase of the toy-pistol, which heretofore has proved the source of lockjaw among the boys who have been wounded by their use. He told these officers not to trust this business to their patrolmen, but to see every merchant themselves about this matter. Major Brock states that he proposes to do all in his power to discourage the sale of this dangerous toy in this District. Diep 1s Battimore.—Mrs. Jane Smith, sister of Mr. Edward Drew and Colonel W. 0. Drew, assistant chief of the fire department, died quite | suddenly in Baltimore last Saturday. Mrs. Smith wasanative of thts city and respected by all who knew her. She was an affectionate parent and a sincere friend. She had recently returned from Florida, where she had been visiting her brother, Mr. Columbus Drew, a citizen of Jack- sonville, in that state. The funeral took place jfrom Mrs. Choate's (sister of deceased), on Indiana avenue, at two o'clock this afternoon. a Action AGaInst THE Disrrict FoR DAMAGEs.— | In the Circuit Court, Judge Macarthur,to-day, the trial of the case of Mrs. Austin against the’ Dis- triet of Columbia was recited. This 1s an_action for damages laid at $10,(00 for tnjuries received on | the night of Garfielt’s iniuzuration, by which she was permanently tnfured by falling into a sewer trap at 15th and F streets. Local Notes. Ex-Senator George B. Spencer is reported to | be in the city. There is some unfavorable comment concern- | Ing the fact that the watches voted for at the | Garfield fair have not been delivered 4.4 the further fact that but httle satisfaction can | had concerning their delivery. Affairs in West Wa: BURGLAR FRIGHTENED OFF Sunda: e of Mr. Patrick Callaghan, No. . by forcing open a basement window in the rear of | the house. He made his way to the bed room of ne him, | caped, leay ington. —About 20 | Mr. Callaghan’s son John, who, hear gave thi alarm. ‘The man e: Yesterday was set apart as temperance day at_Dunl |chureh, the pastor, Rev. J. J. preaching appropriate sermons both morning and evening. In thé afternoon a meeting was | held and addresses made by Messrs. B. H. War- | ner and John T. Mitchell. The meeting at Dash- j away hall of the Women’s Evangelical Temper- ance association was quite large, and the ser- | Vices were Interestin, | Cr . NAVIGATION.—The recent | freeze has practically put an end to canal navi- | gation, and after one or two boats now in Cum- | berland go out there wil probably be no more departures this season. From the commence- | ment of boating, April 1, up to date, 2,808 boats, carrying 315,965 tons of coal left Cumberland, enue irom this toanage having been about 000. Cuanity SeRMoN.—Rey. Father Magevny, 8. ‘The Fitz John Porter Case. GEN LOGAN SAYS HE WILL OPPOSE IT 48 LONG AS HE LIVES. Gen, Logan was asked this morning what he thought of the probability of the Fitz John Porter’ biti being taken up this week by the Senate, and replied: “I don’t know; I shall oppose it as long a5 I live;” and in response to the suggestion that the friends of the measure would be strongly re- inforced with Gen. Grant’s influence, added: “I Shall see It out just the same; he has no vote In tue Senate, and I doubt if he knows any more about the case than any one else.” Senator Sewell stated this morning that he would make the effort, and felt confident of belug able to have the bill taken up this week. —— Whe Light Infantry’s Challenge. NOT ACTED UPON BY THE NATIONAL RIFLES. ASrar reporter this morning called the atten- tion of Colonel Burnside, commander of the Nu- Uonal Rifles .toa paragraph in a morning paper stating that the committee of the Rifles, to whom the challenge of the Light Infantry was referred, have decided not to accept it, Colonel Burnsicé sald: “You can say positively that there 1s no tounda- tion for such a statement, The committee have not given any indication of what thelr report will be,and as they are to report tome I would be likely to know.” “That Is the deciston that will probably be Teached, 1s 1t not, colonel? asked the reporter.” “Everybody tells me that 1s what we ought to do, but at present no decision has been reached.” Ee oe Civil Service Reform. DISCUSSED IN THE SENATE. In the Senate this afternoon, Mr. Pendleton moved to fake up his civil service bill. Messrs. ‘Voorhees and Brown opposed the motion. The latter preferred to wait until after the next Presidential slection to see whether we could not have a better civil service bill enacted by a demo- cratic Congress and a democratic President with a fair division of the offices. The motion to take up Mr. Pendleton’s bill was earried—yeas 44, nays 16. At Mr. Sewell’s request. Mr. Pendleton agreed to have the bill laid aside informally, that the Senate might take up the Fitz John Porter bill. — SENTENCED FoR RECEIVING STOLEN Goops.— G. Fry and J. T. Johnson, the two colored men who were convicted in the Police Court last ‘aturday of thirteen cases each of recetving sto- len goods, and who were sentenced to six and a half years each, were before the Police Court this morning, the cases having been left o' from Saturday, It will be remembered that they were charged with buying for a paltry sum about 3150 worth of boots and shoes from the boy John Ganley, who stole them from his em- ployer, Mr. H. Walker Tucker. Judge Snell to- against each and suspend Judgment in the other seven cases. They got six months in each of the six cases against them, making the substan- tial term of three years each. ——— WHRELMEN ELECTING OFFICERS.—The Capi- tal bicycle club held its semi-annual election of officers Saturday night, resulting in the choice of the following: President, Leland Howard; vice-president, P. T. Dodge: secretary, S. P. Moses, jr.; treasurer, F.C. Donn: captain, L. W. Seely; sub-captain, Max Hansmann; junior sub-captain, H. Y, Davis; executive committee, the above und T. A. Berryhill, T. C. Tipton, and Charles Flint. —————— A Wire's BILu For Drvorce.—Sarah E. Page to-day. by Mr. S. S. Henkle, filed a bill fora divorce from Francis A. Page.’ They were mar- ried in Easton, Pa., October 7th, 1867, and short- ly atterwards came to this city, and she charges that for some years he has been a drunkard.and in April last she was compelled to leave him, and that having obtained employment in the Pension office she is able to provide for herselt and her eight children, and since she left res- pondent she has received no aid fromhime chs MarriaGe LiceNses.— Marriage licenses have been issued to the following persons: Elias Churehwell and Eliza Smith; Wm. Johnson and Josephine Morgan; Joh P. Richardson, of Nor- folk, Va., and Mary A. Towers; Lawrence W. Burke and Fannie W. Bates; Stansbury Boyce, ot Baitimore, and Fannie Taylor. Sugegeeaias Tue “PUEBLO Lanp Case."—Secretary Teller 1s engaged to-day in hearing an argument for a re- view of the decision of his predecessor, Secretary Schurz, in the San Francisco “ Pueblo land case.” SEVRRAL REPORTS have been received at the Treasury departmentin regard to a site tor the new public building at Marquette, IL It1s proba- ble that Adams’ lot on Washington street will be selected he site. News Briefy. 5 ational Agricultural Convention meets at Chicago to-day, to remain in session: three day the turbine waterywheel on, Ohio, Saturday. It is feared that six men, including Dr. N. S. Davis, P. C. Knight, and Charles Miservey, were drowned in Moosehead lake, Maine, last Thurs- day. Sumter, S. C.. the total license w no license by a de jority The grand jury of the hustings court of Rich- mond, Va., aturday found another indict- ment against S. Brown Allen, state auditor of public accounts, the indictment charging him ae being an accessory to a felony after the fact. The Irish Catholics of Ottawa are greatly ex- cited over the action of Bishop Duhamel in ex- cluding from the sacraments Irish Catholie parents who allow their children to attend model and normal schools, and the children who attend such schools. Mr. James H. Barney, one of the leading citi- zens of Baltimore, president of the Ba'timore Warehouse Company, and for many years presi- dent of the Maryland Club, was found dead in bed at his residence, on Charles street sterday morning. At Nashville, Tenn., Saturday, Medora Hagan. eqlored, poisoned heraged grandmother, Charity Monahan, with arsenic, with the object, it. is voted on local option Friday, ote being 425. The majority for no S.C., also voted for jority. J.,a former confederate soldier, preached’ an interesting charity sermon at Trinity (Catholic) chureh yesterday Fine IN Vir [A.- Lewinsville, above down Friday night. ‘he public school house at in Bridge, was burned = Alexandria Affairs Reported for Tur Eveino Star. Sunpay Servicks.—Yesterday was a quiet day. Early in the morning the Catholic benefi- cial society in regalia participated in the services at St. Mary’s church. At most of the churches collections were taken up in aid of that excellent charity, the Alexandria Infirmary. The Young Men’s Christian Association held'a union meet- ing of song and praise at 4 o’clock in the Wash- ington street Methodist Episcopal church. The conference of St. Vincent de Paul held, at noon, @ general meeting at St. Mary’s hall. There was a gospel temperance meeting at 3 o'clock in the rooms of the Reform club. The pulpits were occupied as usual, no stranger appearing among the ministers, FUNERAL.—The funeral of Mrs. Julian Arnold took place yesterday sfternoon from her late home, on Queen, near Pitt street. The remaing were carried to St. Mary’s church, where fune- ral rites and services of religion were per- formed. ‘ " Rea Estate Saue.—R. T. Lucas & Co. have sold to Wm. Cowling the diagonal brick store and dwelling of H. 8. W. Barker, at the inter- section of King street with Commerce avenue and Fayette street, for $1,750. Station Hovuse.—aAt the station house this morning Daniel Wilson, colored, is held for as- sault upon Win. Hamburger, a- white boy. Van Lucas, Virginia Lucas, P. Voss and L. Williams are held for disorder. Revorter’s Nores.—It is sald that the police yesterday afternoon had arranged a raid upon a gambling establisiment, near the river, but the partic: were warned and vacated before the po- lice reached the honse, and no entry was made. —tThe barge T. M. Matthews, is now under repair at Agnew’s ship-yard.—Auditor F. L. Brockett and ex-Councliman G. W. Rock are getting up a succinct history of Alexandria, to accompany a business directory to be published by them early next year,— Mr. F. Cox, who was injured last week by being knocked from Cam- eron run bridge by a passing train, is_improv- ing.—A meeting of the Old Students’ Society of St. John’s Academy, takes to-night to make arrangements for celebrating the semi- centennial of the academy. The institute must be an old one, as it was founded by John Smith. ——G. J. Cox has been appointed clerk at the wea railroad office, vice R. F. Knox, re- signe soe ee An Actres Last Protege. From Galignant’s Paris Messenger. Immortality achieved for herself, Sarah Bern- hardt-Damala becomes the patron saint of other aspirants. She is now enthusiastically “bring- Ing out” one Maurice Hollinat, who a few weeks ago was known to a very limited circle simply as @ man able to write a fairly good song, words and music both—no uncommon accomplishment in the Quartier Latin. But Sarah took a fancy to him, persuaded Albert Wolff to give him a three-column puff on the first page of Le and now the young clerk—for such he talk of Paris as the coming genius who js to re- place at once both Hugo and Gounod when they are gone. supposed, of inheriting her property. Mrs. Monahan died. District Government Affairs, LIQUOR LICENSE. The following new applications were filed with the lquor board to-day. John W. Gray, F. P. Hall, E. L. Hall, Edward L. Pamphrey. BUILDING PERMITS issued by Inspector Entwisle: Prof. erect two dwellings, three-stories high, No. 2819 and 2821 Q street northwest, $7,500. RAILROAD PRESIDENT ELECTED.—At a meeting of the board of directors of the Washington and Western railroad, in New York, Friday, Mr. Ed- ward Quintard, of New York, formerly vice presl- dent of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western railroad, Was chosen president in place of Mr. W. J. Best. A District Cask IN THR SUPREME CovRT.—In the U. 8. Supreme Court to-day, in the case of Robert P. Dodge, appellant, agt. Freedman’s Sav- ings and Trust company, appealed from the Su- Preme Court of the District, the decree was af- firmed with costs. Opinion by the Chief Justice. THe Court OF CLAIMS met to-day. The cases of William Dayton and William Ritebie against the District of Columbia were argued and submitted. The case of Mary W. Thomas, administrator, agt. The United States, was restored to the docket. An ire Brewster was admitted to the bar, on mo- tion of Assistant Attorney General Simons. —_s__ To Be HanGED.—On the recommendation of the Attorney General the President has declined to interfere further in the case of James L. Gilmore, day decided to only give judgment in six cases | THE sTAR ROUTE TRIAL Selecting the Jury. When the court reassembled at 2:10 p.m. Judge Wylie asked if they should proceed to examine | & the Jurors. “We are ready, sir,” said Mr. Merrick. Thereupon the first twelve of the panel were sworn on thelr volre dire. Franklin Barrett was the first called for exam- ination. JUDGE WYLIE REMARKED that the old form of question was whether a man had formed and expressed an opinion. It made no difference whether a man had ex- | pressed his opinion or not. He would ask the juror then “Haye you a formed opinion of the guilt or innocence of these defendant “T have, sir,” said che juror In response ‘to further quesiious by the court he said he had fogped his opinions ‘by reading newspapers. He w6uid aot like to say whether his mental bias was permanent or not. Judge Wylie called: attention to the ruling in the case of Reynolds against the United States, in 98th U. & ffs, hict! he said he proposed to follow in this case. Inthis case the chief justice laid down the doc- trinethat light impressions, which would yleldto evidence, did not conptute & sufficient objec- Swany tion to a juror. to man. the opinion formed is strong enough to raise a precumption of partiality. It seemed, Judge Wylie said. to be a matter of necessity in these days of newspaper enterprise, that every intelligent man should have some opinion. But impressions obtained by reading newspapers, which were short of settled opinions, ought not to form an objection to a juror. NEWSPAPER ENTERPRIS Said the judze, “there is as much newspape: enterprise about this case as any ever known.” Turning to Mr. Barrett the court asked him if his impressions were such as to form a bias of partiality. “From what I have read of the case,” said Mr. Barrett, “I think I am biased towards one side.” Mr. Merrick suggested that the juror beasked if he had sucha formed opinion as to disable him from giving an impartial consideration of the evidence. STAR ROUTE NOTES. Judge W. M. Merrick, of Ma | Svectal Assistant Attorney Gen: and bench with Judge Wylie. ‘The attendance at the trial this morning was very lange. Marshal MeMichael had taken at precautions to pi e 7 gates were placed In the passageways ¢ pectator the -atténtion of every intelligent 1 Merrick, was ry keep the Off the territory belongig to men sof the bar, and bailiffs were manding places to keep order. The aM@davi:s submitted ‘by Mr. Merrick this in support of a motion to compel the at- Senator Dorsey, brought to the at- per readers, that 8. W. Dorsey, who 1s represent the present date employed himse arlicles abusing the prosecution = THE NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. ‘Thefollowing are the opening and closing prices i the New York Stock Market to-day, a3_reportel by Special wire to H, H. Dodge, 539 15th strest. of the case. Name, 10 | Cc) Neme. | a;jc Cen. Pacific... ‘or. & Wes. p. 50% Ches. & Ohio. By 7 Do. 1st pref «| 39) Do. 2d pret ~C. I. 3g Do. pref... 88% 835g ‘243g Northwest... ts & West. St. Paul pi 144% St. P. & Omnali: 115% Do. pref... 514, Texas Pac Wab. Pay W ib. Pac. p’ West. Union. Affairs on the Virginia Side. PECULIARITIES OF THE WEATHER—THE CROPS AND THE SEASON—THE NARROW GUAGE FIZZLE—ODDS AND ENDS. Correspondence of THE Evestxe Stan. Fauis Cuurcn, Va., Dec. 9th, 1582. Theclerk of the weather seems to be debiting against the wet weather account of last summer and winter to the end that a balance and com- plete adjustment may be effected. A wet summer following a remarkably wet winter, so far as my observation extends, isa very remarkable me- teorological fact. It 1s not an unusual cireum- etance for a dry summer to follow a wet winter and vice versa, keeping the adage, to wit: “One extreme follows another,” intact, or true, by quick demonstration. The demonstration seems to be coming now, and at a iater date | than usual. For some time the rain storms have been sheer fizzles, and the wagon tracks are case of public interest | is almost, of a matier of necessity, brought | The court must determine whether | case | have | ‘Wall Strect To-day. UNION PACIFIC WEAK ON ACCOUNT OF REPORTED u t st u P ci a Pt TY land, brother of | porn n Permanent 1 oocupled a eat | Ms iw o of the court a fact weil’ known to newspa- F | _F posted in com- | to be in such a condition that the excitement of a | Potomac lusurance Company Irlal would endanger his eyesight, has down to | If in fulminating | wasnington Mi Columbia. ag | Second Ne ig | Great Palle Loe | Valentin 3g | Sioux Half-breed Seris From the Philadelphia Presa, k s Watertown, N. Y., and there's no telling what day some kidnapping Canadians might break im and snake him ac the morning of the 912 Instan! | Was called away trom Washington two weeks aga, | On account of an accident to his son in Michigan, returned home yesterday and was at his desk tm o ‘overed, and with his motuer will soon thelr home here. | given to Mle amen: j and Bi Ce hard and substantially dry. The very high winds of the 7th inst. seems to have been a dis- sipater of the collec! change of temperature. noon there was no frost im the ground in the | lds. At 6a.m. of the 8th, ter zero, and this is, by, ome 4 west of the season, the evidence of the unusual produ the past growing seas Who has s abundant crops of rye, wheat, oats 8 or hay, corn, potatoes, pumpkins, aud various | kinds of roots in one season and in a lifetime we have had thi In the line of fruits there has been, as compared with the general result for many years, a diminished quantity. The strawberry and the raspberry crops were short- ened by the freezes apparent on the mornings of April 11th and 12th; on the latter morning, temperature 24°, and still the market was fully supplied. The peach crop was shorter than usual “bearing years,” and resulted from the same freezes, and yet there were enough of peaches for the demand. The narrow guage project has proved to be a mere bubble. There were ties enough pur- chased, it is my understanding, for the super- structure from Georgetown to this place, and were piled along the graded bed. This fall the ties here have been sold at #4 percord for posts, walks, and some even for wood. They cost, [ think, $15 per hundred.. I presume we shall hear no more of the narrow guage road as a probable railroad connection with your city. Latterly there has been some exceedingly ag- gravating vandalism manifested here. It is the first that [have seen inthis place. A house owned by Capt. Duncan has almost all the lights broken in the front windows. A panel in the front door of a house owned by Joseph Riley has been smashed in. One ot the colored win- dows of the Congregational church has been broken by some one belonging to the same class ofscampa. Ten of the colored windows in the M. E. church, I am informed, haye had stones thrown throguh them. It is said some colored boy or boys broke these last. Justice should overtake all these rascals, be they big or little, Mr. S. H Barrett, Mrs. D. F. Barrett and Miss Carrie Barrett lett herea few days ago. fora new homenear San Barnardino, Cal. The first and the la persons named are natives of Fair- fax county, and these two go for a more genial climate and for health. Many of our citizens a such | allas Late hito under sentence of death for mur- der, and he “lt be executed at Deadwood next Friday. SENATOR Ferry, of Michigan, arrived in the city this morning. He ts quite hopeful of his re- election to the Senate in January next. MEETING OF THE SPANISH CLAIMS COMMISSION The Spanish-American claims commission met at the State department at 8 o’clock to-day. REPRESENTATIVE RANDALL Will leave for Phila- delphia to-morrow night to attend a dinner to be given by the Commonwealth Club to Chairman Hensel, of the Pennsylvania democratic state com- After Twenty Years. ELPHIA, Dec. 11.—The trial of Anthony Zan: the negro arrested two months chai with the murder, twenty years ago, of a white woman, Catharine Murphy, at Snow ‘Hill, near Haddopfeld, commenced in the Camden court house to-day. i A Drunken Engineer’s Exploit. Syracuse, N. Y., Dec. piney Carin, while drunk, got on an engine at East Syracuse on Sat- day night and ran the engine eastward, colli with a west bound locomotive and caboose. ares were badly damaged. No one was hurt. was An Arkansas Defnulter Missing. LrrTLE ROCK, » Dec. 11.—Considerabie sen- sation was created here thts morning by the dis- covery that Robert 8. Crampton, for five years past cashier and of the Little Rock and Fort Smith railroad, is a defaulter. The amount is not yet ascertained, but it 1s belleved It | Crampton left on Tu: exceeds esday, osten- sibly for ‘but_whi on Jioun' parted with them regretfully Literary and social associations seem to be getting a contagion among us. “The Club” has been in existence here some four or five years, and another has been organized this fall, not to name still another association that has had an intermitting presentation of itself tor several years. L.S8. A. ———__-o-____ ENFORCING THE LICENSE TA’ jJcense Agent Raff and Policeman Carter began to-day to make a tour of the city, and visit every place of business and see if the proprietor is paying the tuil license or any license atall. They bons pe to take in quite a large sum in this way, claim that there are a number of persons doing business here without a license, and a great many are only paying less than the law requires. paces fate Brps were opened at the Treasury department to-day for fire-proof shutters, etc., for the custom house at Cincinnati, Ohio, as follows: Cheney & ; Manly .& Cooper, $124,666 65; as sian; B. Fire-Proot lett, $1 John W. Hoyt, s Sutter company, $146, Carrier Piceoxs.—Mr. Grant Parish, of Cap- itol Hill, tossed off several of his ep Meee’ jigeons this morning from the top of the Wash- gton monument. After circling around t eral times, and evjdently becoming with Kidwell bottoms, they started and were soon enug Capitel Hill, The flying season has closed throughout the cor the birds having gone into winter quarters, flying season for 1888 will begin in April, and end about November 1. SS SE SS ‘Tue Srar printed on Saturday on its two fast web printing and folding machines 30,018 copies in sixty minutes, equal to 40,020 tour page papers per hour. disgusted for home, | of ph ng material for arain, and to the bar. In Baker agt. Carrico, Judge James have brought to usa sudden and very great | @ On the 7th to nearly | t perature | the court in the case of “grees, | agt. the | ing It seems to be a proper thing to put on record | In sof | to reg of the peared for complainants ai for | on hearing. ree Hi An CL new eit anywh-re and at as low price: from cor Le ISIANA Apply to oq in regard to a great di crepanc’ ports” : ae cng was or the two ye | state Siro: made to two a also strong on some talk of a pool bein; in | it, which, however, seems yet in nubiua tie Grangers were strong firm and higher thin at the cl gers, whi the latter on Heavy Libel Da: the ) ages for the plaint ft. Moved for a stay of Judgment, and gave notice of motion for Bloc! St. Pa Pau tated at $5,000; insured for $5,000. ETS, am ‘an\i at lowest prices: The Cil for ladies and ci is a ildren, eithout exoeytiow: in Our HANDKERCHIEF DEPARTMEN' reat e variety of handsome designs as com Ge 3 n10-Im ERROR IN RAKNINGS—STOCKS FIRM. Fw York, Dec. 11.—The Port's financial ertiele avs: The stock market shows some effects Of Va ar stocks. enee of the damaging Li Dee in the of the earnings for the first of this year compared to the of last year. ‘The explanation given te! pomparison of the earnings of the two yeas September was an estimate based OB outhly reports of the gross carnings, and his estimate for the frst nine und to be too small Dy $17 ned hat ox ntiy.when the actual figures E us of ISS cate to be made up for the actual figures for the Tror was corrected. Ne tanding the fact that this revised stal rs the aggrecate earnings of the nine APS $1,716,400 more than was betor® ed, the Stock Was Weak. Western Union s, motwithstanding the — legal in the form of an "he attorney general w__ bri vacate the charter. Denve on the general feeling thas he railroad war is nearer a settlement, At the opening the stock market was on Saturdi E tomy percent rom iy LO Ly T Omaha to 58iy. = ~ = Tincipal feature of the mark: were A the New York * spa New York, Dec. 11. Molloy, a citizen of Edgefield, S.C, tugt James rou Kennett for a libel on sik outed few York Herald, the Jury to-day, In the U. cult court, brought in a verdict of $20,000 ‘Counsel for the defendes new trial. > — A Church Property Destroyed. Wonrcesren, Mass., Dec. 11.—A fire this morning smaged the ‘one-story building corner of Mula. nd Chatham streets, known as the St Paul to the extent of $25,000; he fre extended to the parochial residence aad ’sCharch. ‘The priests escaped with some rulty. Both bulidings were owned by St Parish. The damage to Ube latter 18 esth = ON STOCK EXCHANGE. Be ni is, 194 ited Ntates da, 190 hited States 3 per ce rket stock 75, a ifty ‘wen restock yearw funding 365A, ty vears’ funding 8 pe, years’ funding fs, 189 ty years’ funding 6s, 1902, coin, upAnyY rinan-Atnericnn Insurance € jetropolitan, ap vyns onal Bank, nPAny. ‘Teiephone . . dated, 2d sertos, July Pe REOe ‘Capital ne Scrip, er acre ceiatadintdoa dele aaa Look Out for spencer. The star route prosecution are invited te ‘eep a sharp watch on their witness, Geonge KE. pencer. At last accounts he was down im 88 the line, ss Viscent—The War dee Brevet Lieut, Col. A. O aw at 2 o'clock oa DeatH OF Cor. A. € ent ts Informed Uh: nt, Petired, die} at = a : COMMISSIONER MARBLE, of the Patent office, whe epartment to-day. His son has entirely res retarn Equrry Covrt—Judlge Hagner. Walbridge agt. Smith: leave wae “! bill. Ward agt. Ward, sales ordered. Eatom auditor's report confirmed. Acker testimony ordered taken, Beyme wt. Reynolds: appearance ordered. URT IN General. TexM—(Chef Justioe Care ter and Judges Cor and James.) To-day, John Goode, ot Vi J. 3. Ks hia, on motion of Jolin C. Fay, were adm To-day, ered the opinion of the e bill. Chief Justice Carter delivered the opinion of iuinaker & Bt iw Commissioner of Pateats, di latter to register an ari, case the commissioner refused ter the trade-mark under the act June 18, 1874. which he claims is unconstitu- pnal and void. Messrs. Brusen and Betts ap- WA . A Browne Fullerton et al; the this iM r respondent. Forsyth agt. NOTICE TO HOUSEKEE! Rg i i ee KR RK Exe Sgss8 > RR NNN N cco he FAN Fac kan Eo IX NNG RORE NNNG cog KR RMLU? NN = NNN coo Em NXNO oR NNNC o N NN COO DDD. FEE NN N BODE NNN D DER NNN DDE NKN bpp KER N NN Hud Hon OE HOH OI : WILL ALWAYa MAKE BEAUTIFUL BOLLS, BREAD AND BISCUITS. GLASS’, NINTH >TREET,—OU} INFANTS and TLD REN’ a who have tecer other Jot of OTH BUSTLES. S0c. up TN and SEUNO'T SDE EAL GLOVES, LACES, NOTION Fa parisons tent Judges. 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