Evening Star Newspaper, December 12, 1882, Page 1

lie THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Ferthwret Cerner Pennsylvania Ave. and 11th St.,.57 The Evening Star Newspaper Company, GEO. W. ADAMS, Pres't. rr Frexrec Stan is served to snbecribere in the fity by carriers, on their own account, at 10 cents per Week. or 44.cents per month. Copies at the counter, 2 fextresch. By mail postage brepaid—60 cents s mouth, (6B year, $6; #ix months, {Entered at tle Post Office at Washington, D. C.. 2s Becond-claes mail matter.) Tne Weexry Stax—published on Priday—#? a year, pertese in . Sixmonths, £1; 10 copies for $15; 2! ecpies for Ea All _ms't subsertptions must be paid in advance; 2cpaper sent longer than is ten of edvertining made for. en on anplcation. t INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS IN THE STAR | FS SAM'L KEK, DRY Goops, Amusryests—Ist page. He Se t rorthy takes plevante Astorsrys Ist} baat blntoce AveTtox Saces: Ones: ‘Sce anuouncement in Boanprse Evsisres Cran Cry Hress— st Corsrry Eran Dratus. 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BLUSHES in person, Im- | filed by Mrs. Butler against Judge Advocate Gen- { | | sons on Walling order dered without the matter being broi | tention of the War de, make him Sp he next House by throwing all’ to hit, he “added, ©T ed" are now being prepared for the Ariny and Navy | hosptt | ago, and sald to her grandmother (my wife) that 08; customs, $488,855.85, THGHER THAN THE Carrrot.—Course No. 168 uxon the Washington monument was fintshed | > Lop is now 21g Inches above the t potnt of the head-dvess of the statue of the of Liberty on th ne helghtor the the floor of the above the average high tailing the level of the water of Wie Potom: paven ter would ueon the hes. Thi ieht of tue top of the this 285 feet | nce from the top of the monu- 7,00 feet, THE SPANISH-AMERICAN CLarMs comt yesterda 10On at the State dep. members present, The cas? of 4 for ‘nt to-morrow. sston met | tment, th No action pn, Teksed p sub- n the ted no ered by the commission. sheet Stan is two ‘tment requests per- y mall to write their Appers. THE PostaGE on the doub cents. The Post Offive dep nding new names and addi THE Monitor: formed that the U out of commission yesterday at Annapolis, and the Montauk at League Jnavy yard, Pa. No Cnanges Fit. . etary Lincoln stated to-day that no charges of any kind have been eral Swaim. NAVAL OnDeRs.—Passed Assistant Surgeon Wal- lurg, ordered to duty at the naval Sallmaker Jas. W. Wingate, to the Jon L. Neilson, detached neademy and ‘ordered to the train- . Passed Assistant Surgeon from the Saratoza and placed Sallmaker Alexander W. Cas- trom’ une Powhatan and placed on walting = from ing ship Sara HowantE. Aw No Miutrany Escort to THE MARQUIS OF LORNE D For.—Seeretary Lincoln's xttention was thet Colon: uf, who ‘Tourteloite, of G detatled to ac: neral Sherman’s If an escort was deeme visable could be or- sut to the at artment. Mn. BLAcKECRN: Destes.—Rey tive Black- | burn sald toa Star reporter yesterday that he had not read the story published of the Scheme to T woulin’t have | d request 3 ay 1Ub In the story.” y there is not a word of Hor Srnings Hosprrar.—Plans and specifications at Hot Springs, An PrEtion of $100,600, Sof the sur; for Which there Is an ‘The matter 15 in the eons general of the army and pproval of the Seeretarle ivy, have selected a space in the er of the sovernment rese tor the hospital. uth ation there west fis the site AMONG THE CALL at the White House to-day y, Conger, Cameron, Pa. Gorman, Mitenell, Speaker Keifer, and ¥ Uves McCook, Butterworth, Burro: Farwell, O., Spaniding, Valentine, Williams, Wilt, Rice and White, Ky. vis Mh behalf ot imy ment. He has uso legram froma Nap: Mphis colton exc Tie Nomtvation, yesterday, of Jno, P. Baker to be & paymaster in the army was made ‘at the Tequest of Secretary Lincoln. ‘This appointinent had been pending since berore President Gariicld’s death, Mr. Biker, although not now an army Officer, has a fine military record, and his nomi * Well received among army officers, He the ‘service as second Heutenant of 234 | dragoons in 1861 promoted for gallant | conduct until he Feached the rank of brevet lien- | fenint colonel. He re: y duly 1, 1868. There y ting in the Pay corps of the arr PGSTMASTER GENERAL 1 Postmaster stant returned to Washing- ton last evening fr ir tour of inspection of the govel envelope and postage stamp agi Yori: and Hartford, Conn ih W sioner of Ind pateh from F Affairs to-day received a dis- hakee, Wyoming, informing him that the agency office’ at that point was de- ed by fire on the 10UL Inst. 'The records of the agency Were saved, but the medicines were sarly all destroyed. PROMOTIONS IN THE I Temes position of cl Juste Gener. PARTMENT OF JUSTICE.—Mr, ridan, ot New York, has declined the ‘k Of pardons, of the Department ot | which was tendered him by the Attorney i Jatnes L. Stanton, of New York, w 0 econ $1,600 position ta the department, hits | been promoted to Mi that position. Charles | Woods, of Ohio, son of Justice Woods, has been | promoted from a $1,400 clerksiitp to fil the v Inde by the promotion of Mr. Stanton. changes take Cfect on the 15th iustant. ney | hese | The Commissionership. The President ts reported to have intimated that | as the republicans were so-much divided as to | their candidate for Distriet Commisstoner that he | Would probably appoint a democrat. While there is more than one democraite candidate, sull 1t IS | sald that there 18 more Unanimity for one man than fs shown by the republicans. A LETTER OF MR. GEO. H. PLANT TO THE SECRETARY OF THE NAV Ww ATON, Dec. 11, 1882, Hon Wm. EB. Chander, Secretary of the Navy: Six—Hiving seen tn priat a communication from you to Commander J. D. Graham, U. 8. N., and his answer thereto, wherein he alleges that I and my wife influenced his daughter to acts of in- subordination, and that I undertook or assumed her cuardianship, I desire to say that such state- ment of Commander Graham fs utterly false. Miss Graham came tomy house some months | She had “neliher house nor home.” Her grand- motuer invite her té make her home with us until ste had first advised with me. I then | sald “Let he ne,” for wulle she and her father had sotue troula at the convent,and he had taken | from her the two little children which she had charge of at the convent, I did not object to her coming when she sald She had no home. Our action, under the circumstance, was amin, a mutter 0 » for which, 1 have no doubt, Command aun’s daughter 1s very grateful, Neither iny wife, nor myself, ever for a moment eneouraged, in the least degree, Miss Graham in any act ubordiuation to her father. On the contrary, tay wile advised her that her father was the proper person for her to be with. Neither did Tassuine, or offer to assume, guardianship over her. A few days after the occurrence referred to, I re- ceived 4 note from Messrs. Edwards & Barnard, attorneys, inquiring as to Miss Graham’s domicilé in our house. I called on those gentlemen, and informed them that I expected Commander Gra- ham would provide a home for his child, but be did not do so until she left my house, some three Months azo, and then weat to make a visit in the avy yard at Captain Pouke’s, where she remained until She got orders to zo to her father’s house. In regard to the People whom Commander Gra- ham forbade his daughter to hold communication With, I desire to say that if he revers to iny wife and inyselr we feel that our standing Js sufficiently Well estab ished to be wholly unaffected by any- thing Commander Graham can say or do in that regrad; and so far as the social feature of the case 4s concerned, we do not. rd it any special honor to be even acquainted with him. Neither myself nor wife have ever spoken a word to the Secretary of the Navy, nor ever visited the department to make complaint of Commander Graham's treatment of his daughter, but, on the we have endeavored to heal the breach IN CONGRESS TO-DAY. RUSHING THE APPROPRIATION BILLS OTHER MATTERS OF PUBLIC AND LOCAL INTEREST, ‘The Senate. On the motion of Mr. Hoar a resolution was adopted tn the Si to-day directing the Post- It as scon as possible the ton the administration of the post office ‘ork. last in New Y Al ministration of the custom house, nd surveyor’s office In New York. 1 STONE PARK. a resolution, Which was agreed to, instructing the committe? on territories to in- quire and to report by bill or otherwise, what | legislation, 1f any, 1s necessary to protect the public property and to enforce the laws of the United States in the Yellowstone park and to pre- serve the game there: also, Whether the arca ot the park should be extended, and if so, to w! extent; alsa, whether contracts should be made by the Secretary of the Interior leasing the park or portions of ft, and giving exclustve privilege for the erection of thlegraph lines the close.of the morning hour Mr, posed to call up his resolution for an Investtz of polltical ssessmnents, but owing to the absence of Mr. tien i the committe Mr. Bock agreed porarity. House of Representatives, APPROPRIATION BILLS. The post office, Military agademy, and agricul- tural appropriation Uilis were reported in the House to-day and referred to the committee of tie whole. Mr. Henderson, of Ilttno!s, chairman of the com. iittee on military affairs, reported back the reso. lution calling on the Secretary of War for Informa~ tion as to what action has been taken under act of August 7, 1882, to relieve certain soldiers from the charge of tion. Adopted. THE DISTRICT REFORM scrtoor. The Speaker laid before the House a letter from the Attorney General relative to the erection of suitable buildings for the Reform school of the District of Columbia. Referred. MR. RANDALL'S RIVER AND HARBOR INQUIRY. Mr. Randall, of Pennsylvanta, offered a resolu- tion request ng the President to transmit to tue a statement showing the aygrezate amount been expended in the lnprovement of and harbors from tue beginning of the nment to the prescnt Lime; the amount an- nually expended and the aggregate and annual penditure in the improvement of each river and harbor, accompanied by references to the laws au- each of such expenditures, and also a statement showing what benefit to commerce, if any, has restited from each of sald expenditures ani’ stating the navigable capacity of each of said rivers and harbors before and after tmprovement, nd also to faform hether aay moncy: 2 Leen appropriated or ¢ ed in the tm ovement of rivers or harbors not navigable in the legal detinttion of the word “naviga— as delined by the United States Supreme nd also to sta ny money has the improve- ulted ‘on the Judiclary was pend- that it should be latd aside si or not Within the IONAL LIBRARY BILL. n proceeded to the consideration ssional library bill. achusetts, chatrt n of the explained necessities new building nich now crowded ressional library, and stated that last he only difference in the committee was fiding. ‘The the committee Wos in favor of a site capitol; the iin sein the stmeture in. Jud time the r site has he pension but and Was Ho longer prac- ‘The bill report contempl&> ted the taking of tue two. $ east of the Cap- ital; the Dill he onded the tak- Ing’ of one square only, bouaded by B street north, East Capitol street and 1st nd 2d streets cast. “The maxtmuin price xt which the commis- sloa inight purchase that square was $500,000; the building r inenced last year was a “gothle” siyle, and would have cost trom six to elgit mfl- the one now proposed was of the “Itatlan snd would cost from three vo ses-ton in rei six millions, simiiar. Mr, ary S ite for the library-building, stated that in consideration of the fact that te Pension office was to be erected there he had tion—east of question by Mr. Cunnon, of T- hough there was plenty of room Square he was opposed to de- stroying one of the public parks of the city. ‘fhe District in Congress. CHAIRMAN NEAL ON THE POLICE SYSTEM. ‘The coniidence displayed by the House of Rep- Tesentatives in the District of Columbia commit- tee yesterday was thorougily attested. In a lit- tle over an hour four Important bills were passed, relating to taxation, the revaluation of realestate, the regulation of Itcenses and for the relief of oc- cupying claimants—the three latter without being read. Chairman Neal says this will comprise all the Important feature of District legistation for the session. “Will there be an Investigation of the police in?” asked the Stan man, ‘ol unless by petition the citizens of Washing- ton request such an Investigation. ‘The churze against the detective foree are serious, however, and should be invesitzated either by the grand Jury or some other tribunal.” THE DISTRICT REFORM SCHOOL. The Prestdent pro tem of the Senate to.day submitted a communication from the Attorney General transmitting a letter from the prestdent of the board of trustees of the reform school con- taining an cstimate from the trustees of tie school for suitible buildings for that institution. The Attorm-y General approves the request for an appropriation fer additional putiJings, and directs the attention of Congress to the urgency of the matter. The estimates are as follows: For improve- ment ‘dition to family building, three stories, brick, stone to steam heating. gs, ete., complete es One new barn, Stone basement, and frame superstructure. One outbuliding for eellars for root cr One building tor chapel,’s with trame supersiruc: Total. ‘The following no panies e “Tue present buildings, two in number, dation, and trimming fitted for mates are over- crowded, and the school is unable to provide ror those now committed. It is desired toseparate the younger from the older inmates, and with the additional room thus afforded the capacity ot the school will be Increased at least. one-fourth.” In his letter to the Attorney General, Mr. Richard Joseph, president of the board, states that the school ‘suffers very much from’ the want of the accommodations that will be afferded by thes> buildings.” ‘The Whole was referred to the Dis- trict committee, Capitol Notes. Mr. Jay Hubbell, of Michizan, was in his seat for the first Ume tls session to-day. He was con- gratulated by his republican colleagues who have been re-elected, upon his return. CIVIL SERVICE REFORM. ‘The House committee on civil service reform has amended the Kasson bill, (the provisions of which have heretofore been printed in THe STR), So as to include in Its provisions the clerks and employes ofall classes and grades inthe service of the Senate and House of Representatives. THE APPROPRIATION BULLS. ‘The House of Representatives 1s making rapid headway with the appropriatioa bills. To-day three were reported, viz: For the Post Office de- partment, the agricultural Dill, aud the military academy vil. ‘woot the appty ristion Dilis have already passed the House, vi ‘ne Indfan and the consular and diplomatic bills, WAYS AND MEANS. ‘The ways and means committee of the House discussed tits morning the schedule of the tariff commission, item by item, reaching No. 70 in the st of 1,535 items, not counting the free list. But few changes were made, Some items, among them soda, were res2rved for further considera- Uon. Flaxseed and and linseed upon which contra: betweelf rather and chia. Eliave Gy penne ta be ra or reseGnomok i Prawr, the commission a cents per alton were the a to the Oia ee Ceres ‘The work of the committee fs stlll THE STAR ROUTE TRIAL. SELECTING A JURY. SCENES IN COURT TO-DAY. MORE DISCUSSION OF THE CHAL- LENGE QUESTION. When the Criminal Court met this morning Mr, John Young, carriage-maxer, was examined talesman and pted in place of Mr, Robert Chew, who excused from the panel by Judge Wylie yesterday. ‘The counsel then proceeded to the dl the questions pending when the court last evening—the point having been re y defense that they had a right to interrogate jurors in order to secure a foundation for a challenge for cause. JUDGE WYLIE ON THE RIGHTS OF COUNSEL IN BX- am RORS. Judge Wylie remarked that when a Juror was examined by the court, the court did not allow the counsel to exercise that rizht. It counsel desired to question a juror they could obtain that privi- lege by challenging the juror and stating the grounds of the challenge. MR. IN ON PEREMPTORY CHALLENGES. Mr. Ingersoll said he had found in the English cases that the government not only, but the de- fendant also, had a right to have a juror to stand aside. If, when they got through with a panel, a Jury had not been formed, the juror was recalled and examined. Now he understood that the priv!- lege of peremptory challenges took the place of that of having jurors to stand aside. Now he understood the court that if he wanted to chal- lenge for ciuse he must chaileng gating; that ts, challenge before he there Was cause or not. He would not know but what a juror called was a relative of one of the defendants. He sald that 1t was the right of the counsel on both sides to forma jury without the assistance of the court. If counsel for both sides agreed,they could accept twelve prejudiced Jura and the court could not prevent it. MR. MERRICK SAID that there was no need for him to say that the government did not desire prejudiced Jurors. He Teferred toa case decided by Judge Wyle—and the decision having been sustained by the Court in General Term—in wich the judge took the same position as In this ease. FURTHER ARGUMENTS. Mr. Henkle argued that authorities all main- tained that when a challenge for cause or favor was Int only interrogate the juror, but was privileged to call witnesses to contradict any statement made by tie juror. Mr. Ingersoll urged again his right as counsel to ssion of interrogate jurors in order to lay the foundation | for challenge, “I'll meet that potot when It arises,” said Judge Wylie. “Weill Ict tt arise, then, on the first man,” sald Mr. Ingersoll. The court said he dtd not propose to re-examine Jurors at silas to favor, He would leave thit mat- ler to the discretion of counsel iu the use of their privilege of challenge. JUDGE WYLIE STATES AGAIN HIS DECISION AS TO CHALLENGES. Mr. Davidge having stated that he had nota clear apprehension of how they now stood regard- Ing challenges, Judge Wylie again announce. his opinion. If the challenge, he sald, were a princl- pal challenge, as to the legal qualifications of a Juror, It was necessary that the counsel present- ing the challenge should charge the specific dis- qualification, and he was bound to maintain the challenge. The question, however, before the court was as to challenge for favor—a challenge affecting the conduct of the juror, the char: his opinions, or maiters of that sort. authorities to the effect that the cau: for favor inust be distinctly stated, e the court could disregard the challenge altogether. ‘The ex- amination respecting the challenge must be re- strained by the court within proper limits. No court ought, in his jutsment, to allow to counsel an unllnited privilege of exatinz a juror. Reinarks were made by Mr. Wilson, in which he Seemed to claim an unlimited latitude. Mr, Wilson ated in a seneral way the matt ton to which he wished to in- terrog.ite the juror. Of course he kuew that the questions he propounded were subject to super- viston by the court. Judge Wylle sald that 1f counsel for defense in- si-t upon their right of interrogating the juror, they must make their own challenge. The court would allow them to puc questions, on condition that they first state their challenge. AN EXCEPTION TO THE RULING OF THE COURT. Mr. Davidge noted an exception to the ruling of the court as tothe right of the court to uy achal- lenge. Judge Wylie sald that the defense would regard What was done yesterday by the court as though it were not done, and could make their cballenge and examine Mr, Franklin Barrett, who was the first juror called for examination last evening, and, pending whose examination, the questions argued this morning arose. MR. BARRETT’S STATUS. Mr. Barrett was then again called. "| owe. nannerr cnanee rposed the party challenging could not had read the Attorney General's letter to the Prest- dent regarding this case in response to Mr. Biss’ letter, and whether, from all he had read and heard, he had formed, and now entertained, an opinion regarding the guilt or Innocence of the accused, Which itwould require evidence to re- move, - THE: COURT SATD thatthe juror could not be interrogated expert- mentally or without a challenge. He overrated the motion to be permitted to examine the Jury without challenge. Mr. Davidge asked tf the court held that In case the defendants took the tnt with the firs Juror they should take the Initiative with all the others. This proposition was very Mr. Merrick state combate, Waccept this sur no answer ed the court, and @ juror shall be Swe ED BY THE DEPENSE. “Zchallenge the juror,” sala Mr. Ingersoll. don’t propose to a juror here who bas that he 15 agatust the defendant. I don’t propose to be tried by an: Mr, Ingersoll then proceeded to interrogate the Juror, who said he had an opipion, which would require evidence to change it “Now,” sald Mr. Ingersoll, “I challenge that Juror for ” “1 untnk,” sald Judge Wyle, “t suflictent.’ Mr. Barrett Is excused. MR. THOMAS WALSH CHALLENGED FOR CAUSE. Mr. Thomas Wais: was next called, 0 You challenge this furor?” asked the court. challenge thls Juror first for cause,” sald Mr. Ingersoll. “Well, what are your causes?” asked the court. Mr. Ingersoll then enumerated all of the legal disqualitications of a juror, and said those were his causes. He then interrogated the Juror, who {sald he had read about the case, and had an opinion as to the cullt or innocence of the defen- dants that It wou'd require evidence to change It. Mr. Merrick submitted to the court whether such an opinion as reqidred evidence to change 1t disque ia juror. In reply to further interrogatories by Mr. Inger- sh sald that his opinion was of such a character that It might interfere with bis impar- Ual consideration of the case, ANOTHER JUROR CALLED. Isaac Etker was called. “We have nothing to say about this juror,” ‘Mr. Ingersoll. MR, WILSON OVERRULED. Mr. Wilson clalied that the government should ROW pass upon the Juror, but the court overruled him, holding that the defense must go through the panel. MR. WM. R. BROWN EXAMINED UNDER CHALLENGE. Mr. Wm. R. Brown was then called and cxam- ined under challeng> by Mr. Ingersoll for the causes that he had served on a jury within two years and also for favor. Mr. Brown sald that he had served on a jury in Mareh, 1881, but did not know whether drawn from the box or summoned as a tales MR, BROWN EXCUSED, After some discussion, Mr. Brown was excused from the panel. MR. GEORGE T. DUNLOP CHALLENGED BY THE DE- F FENSE. George T. Dunlop was called and challengea by Mr, Ingersoll. Mr. Dunlop safd in reply to Mr. Ingersoll’s ques- tions that he had formed an opinion based upon newspaper reports unfavorable to one party, which would require evidence to remove. Noth. ins would influenes him in the trial but the testi- m We challenge him,” said Mr. Ingersoll, “for ceus*—for favor.” “I think he is competent,” said Judge Wylie, “for the reason Unit he declares that he would be tnflucuvet Ly no consideration except the evi- ene Mr. Wilson wanted to ask some questions to see Whether he would challcn ce peremptortiy. Mr. Ingersoll also insisted on Unis'as a right, He sald he wanted to ask whether the juror bad read the letter of the Attorney General or Mr. Bliss, or whetuer he was a kinsman of one of the counsel for the gov ent. How else was u de- Tendantto determine whether to challenge peremp- torily? Was he to judge by a man’s puysiognomy, or by the cut of his clotaes? Judge Wylie sald that the very words “peremp- tory challenge” indicated that it was a chailene Without a reason or without Inquiry. When they challenged for cause they had a rigtit to make In- They could make Investigation, under a allenge for causes, in relation to all lezal disqual- fications. All pri pauses Which might induce a peremptory chalieuge must be determined in a private way. Mr. Wilson sald then that for his client, Gen. Brady, he desired to challenge for cause. Judge Wylle sald he wouid not hear a renewal of the challens Mr. Merrick sald that the defendants should each of them ly be required to offer thelr challenges before they proceeded to Interrogate the juro . Evidenuy there was a disposition to than oi the court. Judge Wy: at he could not permit all of the di through their counsel to examine im under the Same cause. ison having noted an exception to the Tuling of the court, ‘after some discussion Mr. In- gersoll sald: “On the part of the defendants, I mptorily challenge Mr. Dunlop.” ‘Mr. Duni seus -d,” Satd the court. for half an hour at the cause is sald Mr. Ingersoll insisted that the prosecution must xore first ept or reject the juror. Mr. Jeff Chandler, counsel for Brady, appeared Judge Wylie sald that that was not the practise here. The Juror belonged to the regular panel, and his quatific vere supposed to be com- plete unless he was chaiteng Mr. Merrick sald that wilchever side moved first should move first respecting his power to challenge for cause, and then the other side moved in the seme respect. Then the tirst side moved In respect of peremptory challenge, and after that the other side moved in respect of pe- remptory challenge. The object was not to eatch eiuier side, but to have a fair and impar ex- amination’ He held that the defendant move first. It was an advantage to the de nt that he should move first, and then hand the juror over to the government. "He referred, in support this proposition, to the practice in this court and tn the courts In I rem hat he did In opposing Mr, Mer- SV not _Kuow wat the pra tee in this’District was. He did not kuow any- hody who did. ‘Those who pretended to have such knowledge changed thelr opinions all the ume. He never heard the doctrine tiat a defendant must take the initiate and tender tie juror to the government. JUDGE WYLIE'S NOTICE TO COUNSEL. About half-past 11 o'clock, after tue argu- ment had been taken up by several of the counsel Judge Wylie sald that he would be obliged to Minit the diseusston of these incidental questions hereafter to two on each side, else the trial would never bé ended; the trial must go on, He sald that the theory of a jury was that they were impartlally selected, good ‘and true men, without inclination to favor one side or the othe: That was the presumption of the law. They were not supposed to be referees brought in by the government. The jury was here selected according to the forms of the law, abso- intely competent in all respects. ‘That was their Presumed position in court. It elther party was dissatisfied with one or more of the jurors, he must express his dissatisfaction and the reason for it. he did not make his challenge the pre- sumption of the law would prevail and the juror would besworn. The party who commenced his challenges must go through with all his challenges befcre the other side would be called upon. He sald there was no rule on the subject as to which side was obliged first to accept or Feject a Juror. If nobody began tie business of chalienging,then the juror would be sworn. MR. INGERSOLL INSISTED upen knowing whetier after the government had indicated acceptance by rematning silent, and the defendant has endeavored to challenge for cause, the government can finally have the right of per- emptbry challenge. Judge Wyle said that that question would be decided when it arose. Mr. Merrick prppnaed, that the Tnment and defense should alternate as to wiich side should take the initiative. MB. INGERSOLL NOTES AN EXCEPTION. ‘Mr. Ingersoll said that that proposition was falrer than the law as decided by the court, but ‘Was not as fair as he believed the law really was. He noted an exception to the court's ruling, and thereupon Mr. Merrick withdrew his proposition. Mr. Barrett was again called. ‘MR. WILSON'S PROPOSITION. Mr. Wilson arose, and claimed the right, and made & motion to be allowed to propound, without chailenge, on behalf of Brady, a series of ques- Uons, of which the following is the substance: Whether the juror had read what purported to be the evidence at the former trial; whether he had conversed with others as to the merits of the case; whether he had read. the letter of Mr. Bliss to the pull | tn court this morning. SS Sas The Free Bridge Question. CITIZENS OF ALEXANDRIA COUNTY WAIT ON REPRE- SENTATIVE BARBOUR. A large delegation of the eltizens of Alexan- dria county, Virzinia, headed by Major R.S.Lacey, James E. Clements, esq., Messrs John Fobrey, Joun T. Birch, T. H. Sypherd, C.B. Graham, jr., Mead, Burrows, Brown, Ball, Carlin and others, waited on Hon. John §. Barbour, member ot Con- | gress from the Sth district of Virginia, this morn- | ing, at his office near the Metropolitan hotel, with | Feterence to pressing the passing of the bill now ing before Congress for obtaluthg a free aeross the Potomae river ator nir Geonge- A hy discussion of the whee matter fuio, and Mr. Barbour was requested to Urta canal company W gecept the sed by Congress 1n 1880,.which ¢ sald eompany the canal trunk And Support thercto over the piers of the bridge, Which seems to be all that the company exacts, and at the same time makes the bridge ire to the rbour assured the delegation that he @ the matter his Immediate and careful attention, would invite the canal company to con- fer with Lim on the subject, and then endeavor to arrange the matter to the best advantage of allconcerned. ‘The delegation left much pleased with their interview Se Early Hours in Wall Strect. THE STOCK MARKET OPENS STRONG. Yors, Dee. 12, 11 a. m.—The stock market opened strong and jal per cent higher than it closed yesterday, the latter Si. Paul preferred. ‘The market continaed eirong curing most of the first hour, recording an advance of Baas per cent, In which St. Paul, Union Pactfc, Michigan ntral, Delaware, Lackawanna and Western and Canada Scuthern were most prominent. At 11 o'clock the ge2eral lst receded a fraction. ‘Tobacco Trade Petersburg, Va, PrRrenssuna, Va., Dec. 12.—The inspectors of the ‘several warehouses in this clty report the total ne sue for the past two months = Pounds, and the average selling price t0$5.50 hundred weight. The revenue tax on cigars for the same period amounted to $3,720.75, and on tobacco to $106,748.16. A Fraudulent Game of Pyramid Pool. Sr. Louis. Dec. 18—While a match Dec. 12—Charles B. Law, dealer, has failed. Liabilities, ‘ 12,500, You, Deo. 12—The banking firm of H. Sweeny, corner of Ann and closed its doors this ci stove ‘sets, $1 NEW & W. ree i 4 € at Telegrams to The Star. a COMING BRITISH CABINET CHANGES) GREAT FIRE IN MADRID, SPAIN THE NORTHWESTERN RAILROAD WARI AN M. P. CHARGED wiTH ‘SWINDLING, General Forcign \ews By Cable. P.M. G. PAWCETT AS ANOTHER MEMORRRAGE, Loxpox, Dec. 12—Postmaster Gencral Fattcet® had another hemorriiage last evening. Angiety caused by the quantity of blood dischanged the locality from which tt came. 4 MEMBRE OF PARLIAMENT TO BE ARRESTED FoR SWINDLING, A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Mr, Whalley, member of parilament for Peterboro 1 to appear iu answer to a summons ng hit with obtaining £6 trom a hotel prde ‘or at Romsgate by false pretenses. | pri | binet C1 Anges, LOED p Loxpox, De is beliey be Ariat Trost Imray ve publisi th tary ehas b De rsons were tuiured, one brary and a part ¢ Stroy The «ing Was present during the fire and assisted in sube } duing Ue Tames. = - The Northwest Rnitread War CONDLICTING STATEMENTS AS TO THE PROSPZCT OP PRAC New York, Doc. 12—My pre mate in the 0 conflicting _ sta y of the Wind: tel this = | Mitchell 1t i , to-day, and 11s more than’ Itkel, Will terminate at our meeting.” is not_sangulue, and the other ratlroa very reticent, Certain tis, that a crisis Is necrer t hand (han was ex; and IC looks This morning as if what President Riddle gald yestere day will (ranspire—that an u nding Wit! be arrived at before the commit Yourns, | Prosi deut I faith in the “Vanderbiit pure chase * IIL were so he would know mittee Went Into session at 30:80 is morning. President Riddle, of tae as been added tw the come y's the terms of setiles Ht Will be that St. Paul keep out of the Oniahe territory. > ws Bank Ropbery. SUKER CONFESSES THAT HE IS THE TH: The Kansas THE COUNTY Ti TOPEKA, Kax., Dec. of the bink rot The following account at Kinsley, Kan,, Is obtained from M. J.C. Ellts, who came ‘up from Kinsley. The matter has been kept extremely quiet and has hot yet appeared in print, although the robb purs age aturday evening 1. J, isiier oF the bank, locked the sate and ent to his suppe W. Crawrord, ¥ault the county treasurer, who has. ‘of the room 0 and Jug with theea hour late the me of colns The cashier wi discovered that $12,000 glars had evidently ent aur and passed thr offive Into the twee S bullding from the igh Uhe county treasurer's bank room, a panel of the door bee the rooms uaving heen broken. Treasurer awford Was acquainted with the combination Ort ni Was accustomed to keeping | his book: but no one else knew the come Uination except Cashier Botce, There were no ine dications that powd had been used, hence the door must hive besn unlocked. ‘The entire afalr hasainyst lous appearance. A lat veport says tie Tobbery has been traced, to County Treasurer Cr: ri, '¥Y means of @ busch oc keys und a etve. hich wer> dropped a the door of the vault, ad tiat Crawford au Bowledged his gull’, stolen mo which id agreed to surrender y had hidten somes Where outside ot Kinsley. ‘This story 1s supple- mented by many others, but it ts generally bes Meved that Crawford Is ih some way implicated tm | the robbery. He ts kept under guard at bis rewle donee in Kinsley. — an SOCIETY NOTES, Capitol Hill was Mv 'y yesterday with the can Tages of ladies making Monday calls in that locale ity. The wite of Justice Field, assisted by her sige ter, Miss Swearingen, received handsomely. Mrs, Field, the youngest of the Supreme Coust cirele of ladies, and one of the most clegant women in Washington, wore a reception dress of black Lyon’s velvet. Mrs. Justice Matthews, in her new home oppo» site the British legation, held a Uhronged recep. tion, assisted by Miss atthews and her two ¥ eta Siate, and er, of Cincin= natl Mrs. “Matthews, during her brief sojourn Senator's wite, grew into Uhe hearts of W her, and her return to be perma ntifed with Washington and the accese : T Uiree young daughters to soctety add substantally to Ule social wealth of the capital. yas a notable one for dinner-¢iving. ‘One of the pleasantest of those enjoyed on Saute day evening Was a gaine dinner given by Senator Miller, of Now York, at hits residence, with Repros ntative McCook a3 assisiant host, at which the results of Weir late hunting week, th the vic of White Hous», Virginta, were discuss :d following gentcmen as jruests and Aldrich, R s 3 proud y, duct: of ge en to acet MF. Story on Thu Apropos of Unis artist ond post, th persons desiro valle here, during sit six years fou with another as di re. mi that he would either in Halt or favor Washi ightful and tnstruct™ The sentiment oft-n since quoted from that lee= “Blessed are they who. pralse us while we Jive," is a cardinal polut in the social gospel of the expltal. ‘Tie annex to the Hamtiton House, th> restdenes owned by Mrs. Mayo and recently'the home of Senator Beck, has three attractive suites of aputte ments, of Which the first floor is occupied by iep= resentative Scranton, the wealthy editorial metm= ber of the ylvanta delegation in Cor aud Mrs. Ser. the second by Representative Price and dauguter; the Wind by Representative. and Mrs. Reed. The wife of Representative Ryan will not join him here during thts Urief Congressional se: Dut will entertain hospitably at thelr handsome home in che lively cap:tal of Kansas. Mrs. Roam as invited Miss celeston, of Washington, e daughter of irs. Ke T, and grande to spend the pitaute; BUL This y, Who graduate] with the frst hosor T class al the Convent semiuary at St. Louis inter, Will remain with her mother for the 1822 F street. The new justice of the supreme court of Massas chusetts appointed by Gov, Long, Oliver Wendell Holmes, jr., served on Gea. Seagwick’s staff, ahd With the SCA of the Sixth corps, during the war, and was wounded at Bail’s Biff, Antletam and Fredericksburg. ‘The experience 6f the father Im secking for his son furnished the Doctor the theme. for hls affecting paper, “My Search for Uke Caps tain,” in the ACantic Monthly in 1862. Ella, the charming daughter of Kepresentetive and Mrs. Whitthorne, now Mrs. Alex. Harvey, of Baltimore, ts keeping house cosliy Ju that city the Hirst winter of her married life, and her young sis= ter, Mary, not yet introduced into society, is With her. Mrs. Whitthorne will return to Washington one or ear Miss Lian Neal, daughter of Representative Neal, accompanied her mother, Saturday and Monday, on her first debutante calls. Miss Neal's maternal grandfather, Mr. John Campbs of Ironton, Ohio, Is ove of the acted “Iron. ki Of that section ahd the debut of this beloved gen daughter at Washington 1s doubtless to her the prelude of a life full Of social advantages apd suo» ces: Se8, Representative and Mrs. Match, of M form rly of the Hamilton House, have establisnod. themselves at Willard’s for the winter. Commodore John Lee Davis has received. by cable of the safe arrival at Havre of the Representative and Mra. Cassidy, of Nevada, are at Willard’s. ‘Owing to the Davidge Se