Evening Star Newspaper, December 15, 1882, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Forthwest Corner Pencsylvania Ave. and 11th 8t..47 The Evening Star Newspaper Company, GEO. W. ADAMS, Pres't Tur Tvrxrea Sten fe served to enbacribers m the eity by carriers, en their own account, at 10 cents pec Week. cr 44 cents Cores at fhe counter, 2 © prepaid—50 cents a mouth, Pertivey Cop es C2 41 sit ewbecriptions m Che ven ¢ Vv 60—N® 9,250. no Stat. WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15 1882 TWO CENTS Avex Posryes New ivenicat rn Erverer Ne Srrensrties Styamees, &c—7th Bere Devocrr Sewise Macnt Bas Teanes—ith p Usrerrasrrs, &c. Waster (Help Want (Situat Wastes (lt Sth pare. Sch ove, Sth paw : AMUSEME? ~~ CONC. RT For the benefit of J.W. GARLAND (the blind organist) Will take plice ths eveniag, at the Con+regational Church. ‘The takin+ partis the finest the city affords. Prof. Bischoff wi'l perform his Mocging Bird Organ Ir" ROSALIND TO-NIGHT. WATINER. HER ce JULIET. purity met ike red and ay NAtiosal. THe aver THIS (f Day) EV! And Saturday MR. JOSEPH fm bis world-nnoy RIP VA> WINKLE, iby wl B COMEDY RIP TO-MO) ROW AT 2. JEFFERSUN haracter of comp, RIP TO-MORROW of ME al ems AT 8. Last two pers m's highly sue- THE JEA EXP. DITION, Fy THE NATURALISE TPOP. R YMOND s FE NEWCOMB. Whese we v. hat we did, and what we Subject 4 Vee ROLLER SKATING RINK, NEW K AVENUE, and Fourteenth streets, Yo. I5 NOW OPEN FOR THE SEASON Rink for approved purposes can diay thine or the un ceupied nights. dl4 sKAND DISPLAY or HIGH PED POULTRY AND PIGEON By ee MARYLAND PowsT 1 AND PIey CLUB, f Baltimore street and ve gt. Hereafter daily trom 9 Y THEATER COMIQUE. NEw 3 NEW SUOW THIS WEEK. SER =3TI0N, Cox rommen Uri, during the “e Thotsday aud Priday Matinces, KENNEDY BROTHERS, by Ve Lo Liz ¥ Pa FESSOR ANDERS 2 lita e te aive the fe ‘ i 4 0 ¢SSTRUMENTAL (No. ae ? Street th strest, deer from a i a SL 1° OF ST Cromwell, Reet. ms How open a ry day trou LUKE'S wil ni. £0 SCEUR ATION AL, Coe CHURCIL 152. ATTORNE 2 YS. woor F/ tend SPECIAL NOTICES. SPECIAL NOTICES. eS OFFICE OF FRANCIS B. MOHUN & CO., REAL ESTATE BROKERS, 1001 F street, northwest corner 10th. Having retired from the Book and Stationery Busi- ness, I wish to hive ALL ACCOUNTS SETILED at the earliest moment. All persons indebte1 to me will please call and settle. Any having claims against me Will please present the same for scttlement. FRANCIS B. MOHUN, 1001 F, northwest corner 1 XTURES.—E. 4-1 = GA 591 15TH Srneer, Fret! assortment Miteheli, Vance & Co.'s Goods. Cor- coran Building. _ ua s15_ [-g GLEN FLOKA AND BETHESDA WATERS 4eb5H FLOM THE SPRING. W. C. MILBURN, Pmanwactst, 1499 Penneyivania avenna, NEW PUBLICATIONS. A. Bre TANO & Co PUBLISHERS. 1015 PENNSY m5 « STATIONERS Cox. lite 8r., t, We have receiv plates, a comple Ihe'iicaveniy Box in and Tis Music, with several engraved its on stee: cf eminent violinists. By te series of dies. By Alex. 4.50 brated’ Paint sits ichrated Paint ne, z john W. Moliett, B. As...... 25.00 from the | oetry ‘obert ” erric! drawings. By ldwin A. Abbey. Eight Od Dogs aud Their Tales. Parley’s Annual for 188: « Every Boy's A = Paul and Persi he Revolutionary Struggie in the Mohawk Valley. By M. E. Brush... Folk and Fairy Tats. By P. C. Aebjorns GPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT! A. BRENTANO & CO., Respectfully inform the Pnblic of Washington, and Strangers sojourning temy orarily in the city, that durin: the month ef December our establishment will be kept open “eters eveulng until 1 m. A. BEST|ANO & GO, 1015 PENNSYLVANIA AY CORNER lira, WAS HLNGTO : SUPPLY CHRISIMAS PR’ WHICH LAST ¥N TH, BUT NOT FOR A. FOR THE WHOLE YEAR OF 18) We wonld therefore advise our many patrons to sub- serie: for their Friends’ Favorite Newapep Periodicals or Maxazines, either Fo: or Domestic, ad have them de ered by us with punctuality It aud des KK, a redueed rates until ce, hak as in every surroundings aud place for families. P BOOKS, Ser ‘tras Presen| SAFE DEPOSIT CO. WECURITY FROM Loss BY BURGLARY i) g FIRE OR ACCIDENT. TH L SAFE DEVOSIT COMPANY, i Steerer axp New Yous Ave. arter Act of Congress January by Couxen 1. Pervetual © 1867. 00,000. per year, anid takes alf kinds ‘on Special Deposit at lowest CHALLES ¢ JCHN CASSE ALLERT L. ER, LOVER, STCRIEV E. Nyman, Asst. Seoy. Directo! Eepjamin P. Suyde Senn Cassels, Allert L. stirtey: ry A. ‘Thouas Evans, 2. anlt (CONFESSIONS OF A BACHELOR. In the decline of life, when the aches of o'd age fore!- bly remin1 me that Ince the tender «ympathy that only a wife can bestow, I find myself u uneered for, and daily growing more peevieh. When I could | have married I refused to do so. Now, when it's too late Ieee inyerror. It wes the love of dress that pre- | veutel me from taking a bride. Iwas fond of good cothing, and xoot clot ing used to be very expensive. Beside the cost of the cle nd the making, the expen- Bive Kiit-edwed store had ptup. The profitshad to pay heavy expenses. Now I eee enough to cet rid of a big rent and other heay by opening sn emporium f of 10th und F rent to pay in a y expenses: ine clothing at the corner in a mere basement, with less yina month. | hat must be the place for bargain. Where the expenses are jow the profits can sfford to be low. Let us see, the MISFIT STORE offers Suits at $6, $8, $10, $12 and $15, and Overcoats equslly low, and claims them to be worth fully double the price arked for. Now whyehouldn't @ store with such small expenses re!l cheaper than these costly stores. Dear, dear, if there had been such @ place se the MISFIT STORE, corner 10th and F streets, when I was young, you cau Let I wouldn't be a bachelor now, THE MISTIT STORS, aus CORNER TENTH AND F STREETS, OVER THIRTEEN HUNDRED APPLICA- TIONS for Puzz’es were made in two days. We are giad you interested, and can spply-ten thonsand more eall- ers. ‘* That looks ea.y,” was the remark of dozene when they gave a ¢' at the puzzle. They wou't find itso; for the mmventor of it spent last summer np | im the mountsius, where th re were no less than a half m ‘School Marms,” who could not «et asingle | comb nation of three letiers, notwithstanding 80 great an inducep.ent as a dimond ring ora silk dress was | offered for the eolution. A Brooklyn School Boy solved | the three word problem in an hour; snd we think there are Icts of our schoo} boys as amartas the Lrvoklyn boy, | Speaking cf Boys reminds us of what must be a puzzie | to Clothing men. ‘this puzzle is: How we can afford ia Boys’ Overcoat at five dollors that has been sell- nis puzzle for them, | Just as noon as o ‘sare broken we conside: them fac lot; so we mark t -ese odd coats, one, two and f akind, whether the cont eold at seven or eight n te five dollars. It ix not a question of fact it always rueans a loss; but it keeps the We have a lot of abont’ a Lundred Chil- Ove no tone among them that sold for [les haa ckght dollars, maay ax hich as twelve. You j are we » choice of the lotat five dollar. If | we ha? all sizes the choice would edtt you noless thay A. Sass & Co, THE LEADING C.OGTHIERS, 216 axp 518 Irn STBEET, co FPURSAcks, BANGES, GRATES, PLUMBING, GENERAL JOBBING, SAYWARD & HUTCHINSON, 817 NINTH STREET. a Brapch, 173) P atceat, near Dupont Circle, prising individual has been shrewd | YOUNG FOLKS’ CO "RSE OF SCIENTIFIC OPECTURES. A reries of four Scientific Lectures for Youus People will be delivered iu the National M1 di auspices of the Biological and Anthropo! of this city, at hylf past three o'clock on consecutive SATURDAY AFTERNOONS, commencing with De- cember 16th. ‘The echedtle of the Couree is as follows: mber 16, ISSO. 0. ‘T. MASON, ~* "* “Ene Cirelé of the Sciences. December 23, 1982, Ir H. DALY, Dr. WILLIAM December 30, 1882, ‘Mr. FREDERICK W. TRUE, Swimming Quadrupeds. January 6, 1883, Prof. J. W. CHICKERING, Jr., ‘The Ciraese By order of the Joint Committee of the Soc! (lS, THE COPARTNEUSHIP HERETOFORE EX- istinie under the finn of ter name cf G ments of ail outs.and ae standin debis due the late firm are to be paid to the said GUINNIP & CO. . R. H. GUINNIP, GEO. N. DA ‘Washington, D. corner of Sth and F sta n.w., December aching at 11 a.m.. by poehop: MATTHEW and at 7:30 p.m. by Rev. Joun LANAHAK, D, Love Feast at 3 p.m., conducted by the Bre- Sunday School éutertainment Fesay e L WASHINGTON, D.C,, DECEMBER 14, 1882, SF Thave this day disposed’ of my Wood and Coul business to Mr. J. 8. KiLUMON, who will hercafter conduct the same. T solicit for him the same patronage which has been heretofore extended to me. All per- # ne indebted to me will call and make arrangements to settle before January 1, 1833. D. B. MacLEOD, 1tt Corner Istand D etreets northwest. _ (ee? Mi, WALTER PaRis WILL HOL) A SEC ond Reception TO-MORROW AFTERNOON (Ssturday), at the Art Club Rooms, Corcoran Building, when he will be happy to see his friends and those in- terested in art. 1t* (p>, NOTICE_MEMBERS OF SENECA TRIBE <8 No. 11, Improved 0. R. M., will meet at Wigwam at8 p.m. this evening, to ‘make arrancements for the funeral of our late brother F. C. Raan; also to attend funcral Sunday, at 1 o'clock p.m. By order, it* WM. LEWIS, C. of R, - BELL & 0O., BANK 1437 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, Ovrosrre Usirep STATES TREASURY. Wasnrxetox. D.C.. December 15, 1882. The undersicned have formed a co-partuership under the firm name cf BELL & CO., as BANKERS and FI- IAL AGENTS, doing a general Banking, Ex- ge and Discount Business. e receive for collection bills, notes, draftsand checks, payable in the principal E-stern cities, at par, and in other citses end towns at the lowe-t current rates of ex. We have every fu: for obtaining relial 1 ding Bonds aud Stocks ui perated in in the principal eities, and will make pur- es When desired, Very resjcctfull a15-Im Jas. E. Fircn. Rop'r C. Fox. (= Fitcy, Fox & Brown, EsTaniisiep 1866. REAL ESTATE AND LOAN BROKERS, Orrice—1437 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. (Opposite U. S. Treasury.) Geo. W. Brown. All properifes placed in our hands for sale are inserted without charge in our ‘*Real Estate Advertiser,” (first issued in 1 Special attention given to the manazement of estates and of properties belonging to non-residents. Also to | the renting of Houses ani collection of Rents at mod- erate rates, and without charge for paying taxes, re- mitting rents, snd atteuding to repairs, to which per- tion is given. 8 on hand for rent, $500 per month, and fait!sfal att posal, by 1 | in our hands, ans on real estats security made with care, and unual interest collected and remitted without a15-I1m uzing from $5 to on given to the dis- or sale, of thesmallest property placed => DR. GEO. 8. KING, to the city street northw (le CAMPBELL CAnnIN toe AWTORNEYAT-TAW, Barbour Law Buil ling, 490 Louisiana’ ave. Cases a speci It, dla LUMBIA BOA’ LY RETURNED has removed his office to No. 1113 F al4-6t" CLUB FAIR. ason T ckets are notified that prizes not claimed ou or betore the 25d ist. will be sold for stor= ave, Apily at Conus: Lenman Building, 1424 New York aveaue, between 9 and 4. ct NG MY LARGE STOC Stoves, Latrobes, Ranwes, & ‘hare of the most improved patterns, cost, . R. HAKROVE ais.cte 5 TO THE POLICY HOLDERS or THE MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. Resolutions to compel the M. Salaries and to pay a divi be voted on at the 1 Meeting, JANUARY Ath, Isa3. Attend early in persen. Do not sign Puoxres in Company's office. o13-3i" THE COMMITTEE OF 13. 3 SAML DRY GOODS, er SON Sika Sikher NORTHWEST, takes pleasure in ac his patrons and the public | thet his store will b: oven for their convenience EVERY NG agers to reduce their a to the Policy Holders, until Christn.as till 10 o'clock. See announcement n “City Iteme.” ae ec. i1th, 1882, Policy holders are horeby notified to renew their in- sursnce oner beiore the last MONDAY in December, 42, for the year IR83, ‘The rate of interet on a'l renewa's will be one (1) per ceut on the praniniu notes. Please attend to your re- newals before the last few days, and thus avoid the crowd. ait-13t J. WEZLEY BOTELER. Secretary. CREAM BALM REDUCESSINFLAM- Sores in the nasal passages are hea'ed in a few Catarchal he-dache is dissipated. tenses of hesriug ere restored. Price 50 cents, iy into nostrils with little finger. mation. Caranni.—For fifteen years I have been greatly an- noyed with this disgusting disease, which caused se- vere pain in my head, continual dropping into my throat, and unpleasant breath. My sense of smell was much im By « thorough use for six months of Evy’s Cura Bata I have entirely overcome these troubles. B. CAS”, St. Denis Hotel, Broadway and 1th street, New York. ELY'S CREAM BALM, for Catarrh, Cold in Head, &c., gives better satisfaction than any other prepara- tion. B. ARMSTRONG, Druggist, Wilkesbarre, Pa, ELY'S CREAM BALM COMPANY, Owego, New York, Was annual mecting of the Stockho! of Directors of the Second D-C.. will be he'd at the Bark on TU uary 9, 1883, between the hours of 12 and 2 of is H. C. SWALN, Cashier, | tio | trict Bi SUBSCRIPTION TO STOCK operative Building Association ‘ebruary 1st, 1883, at the follow- her, 43y and I strects southwest. Ws 4 west. fu street and Maryland avenue south- "Gharch & Stephenson, 8th strect and Virginia avenue Ae bed Co., 1th street and Maryland avenue coy, keemllion, 1th strect and Maryland avenue C.D. Chureh, 12th etreet and Pennsylvania avenue Thompson & Co., 10th street and Loulmans avenue weit Johnson, President, 8th and C streets south- ‘Thompson, Secretary, 902 Pennsylvania avenue northwest. , and entitle owner to purchase $1,000. cane coltainea at any” of the above: sm. ‘The second meeting for paymen sale Of money will be held on MONDAY EVE- MING, January Ist, 1883, at oflice of Messrs, Church & Bter vhensou, corner 8th street and Virginia aves at p.m. COLUMBIA BOAT CLUB CERTIFICATES Notice is hereby i it the *‘CERTIFICATES OF INDEDIEDSESS' of the COLUMELA BORE CLUB, bearing date May 224, 1880, and payableon or before May 1, 1856, will be paid ih full, on presentation, on and afto JANUARY 4TH, 1883, at the office of RIGGS & CO., Bankers, on which date the INT! st ON SEIFICATES WILL CEASE. - ARTHUR T. BRICE, ‘Treasurer ©. B. C, SAID ©: @4-1m te S01 § SHEDD. 409 9rm Steet Nonrawesr. Gas FIX’ 2 UMBING and TLINNING, dobbing promptly done, AFFAIRS AT THE CAPITOL.|THE STAR ROUTE TRIAL| x. m WHAT CONGRESS IS DOING. ‘The Senate. ‘Messrs. Cameron (Penn.), Ingalls and Sherman Presented petitions for an increase of pensions to one-armed and one-legged soldiers, Referred to the committee on pensions. Messra. Pendleton ani Sherman presented a memorial of the tobacco board of trade of Cincin- nati, asking the modification or repeal of the tax upon tobacco, Referred to the committee on flnance, Mr. Butler presented memorial of the Charles. ton board of health. Referred to the committe on epidemic diseas’s. Mr. Ferry,trom the commlitee on post oMcrs and ost Toads, reported favorably the House bill mi ing it an offense punishable by flue and tmprison- ment to per-onate a post office inspector, which was placed on the calen Mr, Anthony, from the committee on printing, reported the House amendment to the resolution roviding for the printing of the report of the ari commission, ahd It was agreed to. It pro- Vides for printing, indexing and binding 4.200 copies of the report, testimony afd accompanying papers, for the use Of Congress and the tariff com: mission; and for the printing of 20,600 copies of the report without the testimony, for'the use of the two houses. THE FRENCH SPOLIATIONS BILI. At the close of the morning hour, the considera ton of the French spoliations bill was resumed. Mr. Hoar advocated the iL It did not commit the Senate to any policy In regard to the payment of the claims; it merely provided that the facts and the law should be ascertained by a court of the United States and reported to Congress tor future action. The claims themselves had been pronounced Just, by many distinguished American Statesmen,—not’ merely those Tepresenting the states In which the claims were held but by southern men, also Mr. Livingston, of Leutst- ana; Mr, Giles, of Virginia; Mr. Marion, of South Carolinas Mr. Archer, of Virginia; Mr. Clayton, of Delaware; Mr. John Marshall, of Virginia, ana others. The United States, conspie- uous iunong the nations of the earth for its. scrt- uloUus regard for {ts public obligation, could not afford to disregard claims of its own citizens ap- proved by such men as just and equitable. Mr. Sherman reviewed the history of the claims and Cf previous attempts to secure favorable leg- islation upon them. Years ago he had examined the question involved, orlzinating ina most Interesting period of our history, extending from 93 to 1801, and although he felt netural and strong indignation” against France and England for the outrages committed by them upon our Infant government, yet ho had become entirely satisfied that however strong these clains might be against France, they were absolutely groundless against the United States, But they had been curefully nursed and brought up from Ume to time when the prospect seemed favorable, and now after having lain dormant for 12 years, they were again forced upon tie Senate at a ume when it was burdencd with an almost unprece- dented amount of work. No American statesman had ever questioned the validity of the claims as agalnst France, but the government of the United States had gone to the verge of war in Its attempt to enforce the claims against France, and it was. a Principle of international law that nd government Was bound (o make war to enforce claitns fhade by its citizens against. a foreign nation. Mr. Bayard sald that whatever might be the fate of this bill, or of thes? claimants, he wus glad to have an ‘op ortunt Justice of the claim Uon of the people and government of the United States to make them goo. No person had ever asked thatour goverument should enforce the Tights of tacse clatuants by war. The demant Was upon tie Justice, equity and sense of honor- able obligation on the part of the goverament of the United States to make good the clatins of a class of Its own eltizens. THE FRENCH SPOLTATION BILL PASSED. The French spoliation bill wes amended and Passed, At2 o'clock the Senate reaumed the con- sideration of the Pendleton civfl survice bill, and Mr. Miller (New York) continued his remarks upon the Dill. House of Representatives. Mr. O'Neill, of Pennsylvania, presented a petl- tion In the House to~lay of the Philadelphia Marl- time Exchange, urging an appropriation for gas- lighted buoys, Referred. Mr. Kasson, of Iowa, from the committee on ways and means, reported back the bill amending the act to repeal discriminating duties on goods produce was passed. ‘The bill relieves from the puyment of duty such goods as may be In bonded’ ware- houses or on sip board on the 1st of Janu. ary, 1883, the date When the general rellef goes inié effect, Gunter, of Arkansas, introduced a Dill Mr. granting a right of way for raliroad purposes Uhrough’ the lands of the United States military reservation at Fort Sinith, Arkansis. Referred. THE SECOND MISSOURI CONGRESSIONAL CONTEST. Mr. Reed, of Maine, presented as a question of privilege a memorial of James H. McLean, clatm- ing to have been elected to succeed the late Thos. Allen as Repre sentative from the 21 congressional district of Missouri to the Forty-seventh Con- gress Mr. Mi Leaa asserts that he received a plu- Tallty of the votes cast at the special election, but that the Seeretary of State absolutely relused to give him the certificate on the ground that. the 2d district had been legislated out of existence. He ked the House to deciare him entitled to the Reed stated that there was no dispute as to Lean’s plnrality, ‘Tue reason witch was ale Mr. 3 leged for not giving the certitteate was that the new redistricting Of Une state had abolished the old dis- trict. That ground could not be maintained. He ad- mitted that he had no documentary evidence to show that that was the ground of refusal. isle (Ky.) agreed that the redistricting uly Went into effect at the election for equent Congress, but if Mr. Reed lad no evidence of the ground of the refusal of a certifi- cate by the Secretary of State, he thought that the uestion should be referred ‘to the committee on elections. Mr. Clandy, of Missouri, stated that Col. Broad- head, the rival candidate for Congress, did not deny that on the face of the returns Mr. McLean Was entitled to the seat. He had never enter- talned the idea of contesting the election, He had authorized him (Mr. Clardy) to say that he did not wish to Interpose any obstacle to Mr. McLean’s taking his seat, Mr. Bland, of Missouri, sald that there were precedents to sustain the Secretary of State in the Eround which he had taken, He thought that the committee on elections should investigate the case and report what the law and the precedents Mr. Springer, of Tilinols, favored the immediate seating of Mr. McLean. It was conceded that he Was el’cted, and the committee on elections could throw no new light on the matter. Mr. Herberi, of Alabama, argued in favor of re- ferring the question to the coimittée, so that its decision would have the welght of a well-con- sidered precedent. Mr. Reed said that to refuse to admit Mr. Me- Lean on the In-tant, was not only a dental of jus tice to him, but a dental of Justice to the constitu- ents who elected him, MR. M'LEAN SWORM IN, The question was then put as to whether the claimant should be sworn in and tt was decided in the «firmitive—144 to 15—and Mr. McLean ap- peared at the bar of the House and took the oath of ofice. BURDENS ON AMERICAN MARINE. Mr. Dingley, of Maine, trom the joint shipping committee, reported a bill to relleve certain bur- dens onthe American merchant marine to en- gourage the American foreign carrying trade and to amend the laws relating to the shipment and discharge of seamen. ‘Toyether with the report, the bil was referred to the committee pn com: merce. ‘The views of the minority presehted by Mr. Cox of New York, recelved the same refer- ence, Mr. Washburn, vera from the committee on commerce, reported a bil authorizing the East and West railroad company of Alabama to con- struct a bridge across the Coosa river. Placed on House calendar, Mr. Bingham, of Pennsylvanta, introduced bill providing that whenever it shall become necessary to increase the speed on which the mail is carried ona star route the service shall be readvertised for the reduced tine required. ‘THE F. 0. APPROPRIATION BILI. The House then, at 1:20, went into commit- tee of the whole (Mr. Calkins, of Indtana, in the chair) on the Post Oftice appropriation ‘bill, all general debate being limited to two hours, Capitol Notes. La Senator Voorhees Is pre; rin paseiabornsoapeedh in opposition to Senator Pens ’s civil service reform bill. Representative Robinson, of Massachusetts, has hopes that a bill for the Conzresstonal Mbrary will be passed at this session, ‘The Ubrary committee, he thinks, will at once proceed to bring in a bill in conformity to the views expressed by the House, ‘and the Speaker wii hold thit inasmuch as the committee was lasiructed by tue Representative: Moore, of Tennessee, his opinion of all the pending civil service bills is that they are hua ‘They mean a sort of an Eng- poe pargeriend = the ul Ca ay? the demo- a pewer he believes they should have ite offices, because they be held respoasi- to express his beltef in the | and in the honorable obliga- | east of the Cape of Good Hope, ant tt | MR. BLISS’ ADDRESS TO-DAY. WHAT HE PROPOSES TO PROVE. HOW THE GOVERNMENT WAS DEFRAUDED. When the Criminal Court met this morning, at 11 o'clock, Mr. Bliss resumed hls address in behalt of the government in the star route case. Hesild that yesterday he had falled to state a significant fact, and that was that since Brady retired from office there had not been one instance of a resort to the excptional provistons of law respecting ex- pedition, and that the service had been so man- aged as to makea great saving in the expendi- tures, Brady pald for expedition where there were many great misstatements in the aMdavits as to the number of men and animals required. Referring to the route from Puevlo to Greenhorn, the ufMfidavit set forth that the long schedule required two men and j animals, and the short schedule six men and anl- mals. As a matter of fact, 1t would be shown that ho additional stock and carriers were required by the increased speed. On the route from Pueblo to Rosita, Dorsey swore In one oath that the in- creased speed would require three men and twelve horses, and in another oath two men and six horse;’ while, in point of fact, te service was per- formed by one man and three horses. Mr. Bilss referred to other routes In watch the government would show A GREAT VARIANCE BETWEEN THE FACTS AND THE AFFIDAVITS of the contractors—a variance always in fraud of the government. The statute prescribes that in Providing for transportation of the mafls the Second Assistant Postmaster General shall have due regard for productiveness and other circum- stances—productiveness being especially men- toned. I+ was not claimed that every mall route shouid pay for {tself, but in these allowances made by Brady on these’ local routes he utterly disre- garded productiveness and every consideration except the amount that could be produced for the contractor and himself. Mr. Bilss referred to the Garland and Parrott City route, on which Brady ran up the contract price to $31,343.76; the average yearly receipts Were but $191.96. On the route irom ‘Tres Alamos to Clifton, run up by Brady to $27,913.59, the aver- age receipts were between $500 and $600; on the rouse from Mineral Park to Pioche, the’ co-t of which was fncreased by Brady to $52,033.33, the average receipts were $670.68, and on this route the recetpis decreased after the order for expedition, The route from Trinidad to Madison, U t of which was Increased to $4,290, ylelded $141.99. Mr. Biss gave figures from ‘other routes, all to the same effect, showing, as he sald, how utterly Brady had disregarded the matter of pro- duetiveness.” On the Mineral Park and Ploche route In Wyoming, Brady had run the price up to Over $29,003, for the pretended reason that it was @ connecting line vetween railways. Yet they Would show by the postmasters that day after day and week after week the pouches went over the route without a single letter in them. THE INNOCENT POSTMASTERS had put on the mail biils every day the number of letters and postal cards carried. On 18 out of 89 days not a letter or postal card passed over the route. On the other 21 days, altogether nine postal cards and twenty-nine letters, Mr. Bliss re to stiailar cireumstances ‘oc- currlug on the route trom Toquerville to Adalr- ville aiid the one from Kearney to Kents On the route from the Dalles to Baker Clty the lungest mall ever carried was between 300 and 600. pounds and the average not over 50 pounds. Yet tts Toute was Increased to $72,520. On the route from Pueblo to Rosita, run up to over $5,400, the through mai! did not consist usually of more than Unree or four letters, as the terminal points got thelr mail by other routes. On the route from Trinidad to Madison, run up from $338 to $4.29), the mails averaged about 20 pounds, but on Dorsey’s statement that the mails were heavy, Brady made theorder for increased allowance. ‘Brady made orders and pald large sums for « ition where THE GOVERNMENT GOT NO RETURN FOR IT. The route from Redding to Alturas, California, Was run up by Brady from $5,988 to $41,916.66, ‘This was done under an increase of trips and an increase of speed from 168 hours to 72 hours. Yet {tis an indisputable fact that thit mail was, be- fore Brady made his order, being carried over the route In about 40 hours. Brady stepped tn, and under the pretense of getting the mails carried in 72 hours, paid out large sums of money. The reason Was that the sub-contractor was running astage line, and his own business Interests re- quired him to go over the route in 40 Lours. PARTIES IN WASHINGTON GOT THE BENEFIT. ‘The parties in Washington got the benefit of the expedition, only an insignificant portion going to the sub-contractor. In other Instances expedition was ordered where nothing was gained, as no con- nections with other routes were made in time to be of service. In other cases the sub-contractors represented that it was Impossible to carry the mails tu the time named tn the orders, and these protests were sustalped by the postmasters on the route. But to these statements and protests Brady paid no attention. ‘The result was that fines Were imposed, which fell, of course, upon tie sub- contractor, the contractor in Washington beneftt- Ung by the expedition. MR. BLISS DESCRIBED ANOTHER METHOD by which the government was defrauded, whereby, though there were nominally two routes in a cer- tain section of Colorado, the mail was carried by thesame men over one route, but both routes were maintalned and paid for, though the pust- masters on the route wrote letters to the depart- ment setting forth the facts, He des:ribed also how the route from Trinidad to Madison had beon manipulated under the cover of “a petition asking for service ata place 11 miles from the route, so as to largely increase the compensation of the contractor, though the point could have ben sup- plied at little cost and with greater expedition by another route. He described, also, other unneces- sary and supposttitious additions ‘to routes which accomplished no useful service except to add to the sums drawa from the Treasury. In all tuese things, he said, there was an utter disregard the fnterests 07 the government. Every constru tion was given agalust the government. Eve thing was availed of TO TAKE MONSY OUT OF THE TREASURY, Some of these contracts were taken originally at prices so low that the price paid to tue sub-con- tractors was lurger than the contract price. The service hid to be put onthe Ist of July, 1878. In several cases the service was not put on, and all sorts of excuses were made pending the time when Brady, by his orders, should make the 103- ing contracts pay Largely.’ ‘To seemingly justliy Mr. Brady, there had to be something ‘as an excuse. THE EXCUSES ‘were petitions from alleged people lving on these routes. Ex ‘or Dcrsey sent aman out over these routes to get up petitions, and the petitions were sent to Senator Dorsey, The Senatoras a disinterested party, apparently, sends them to Brady with his endorsement. Anybody ona mail route will sign any petition looking to an Increase of mail service. Very frequently petitions are signed without any regard to wnat the cost of the service will be. An honest oficial would look over the fleld and consider what the wants of other localities were and consider what justifica- Uon he had for granting the petition. Undoubt- edly Senators and Representatives signed these petitions. “We will show,” sald Mr. Bliss, “that at least one United States Senator who signed them was the patd agent of these defendants,” “Will you give his name,” said Mr. Henkle. “I shail cive his name in time,” said Mr. Bliss. Re will get notoriety enough when he comes. 1 simply say that we will show It. I further say that I don’t belleve he will dare come here.” Mr. Chandler objected to Mr. Bliss arguing the case now, but he was overruled. Mr Bilss proceeded to state that these petitions were shains, and Brady knew It. He described in- stances whicre petitions for increase of trips were, after arriving here, altered or amended so as to make them petitions for increase of speed as Well as trips. The alterations were apparent at once upon inspection, but upon such paper orders were made calling for large Sums of money, He referred to other petitions on different and widely distant routes having the same names upon them. An tn- Spection would show that all the 50 or 60 signa- tures were written by not more than five or six persons, THE FRAUD WAS PLAINLY APPARENT, but these were petitions which furnished the ex- cuse to Brady for making the orders. On one route in Oregon, a petition was made for increase ‘service to which several sheets of names were posted, of people living in Utah. In another case, where petitions called for a 86 hour schedule, the contractor made an affidavit on a 26 hour sched. ule, and Brady made the order on that basis, and Brady had not done these things Ses 3 he had done them in many cases after a remon- strance. He was ad’ by that the service. was ‘unnecessary, but such no- (CONGRESSIONAL ENDORSEMENTS. iss remarking upon the potent influence of Petitions ani congressional entorsements, called attention to the fact that when a recommenda- tion was made by a congressmin unfavorable to the Lnterests of the contractors it was disregarded, Petitions culling for an increase on only portions of a route were used by Brady to Justify orders on the whole route. They proposed to show that these orders were prearranged; that the coatract- ors on route after route stated to parties that the trips an wor creased, § Ing ex- detiy what bry would asia thoiiake: Amtiewts as to Increase were sworn to months before there Was any suzgestion of increase or any petitions started. AS EVIDENCE OP PREVIOUS ARRANGEMENT, respecting increases, Mr. Bliss noted the fact that on th? Bismarex and Fort Keogh route, for which the original contract price for the term of four years amounted to only $9,400, these contractors at once expended $6,009 in building stations In an- Uctpation of increases. On that route John W. Dorsey told a sub-contragtor, whom ne wanted to become his partner, that the contract would be increased to at least $25,000; that he had a brother who was a Senator at Washington, and the in- creases would surely be mate. Dorsey told this Man exactly whai increases would be made. Brady made tho increases, but saw Dorsey and went him $7,000 betier. At one o'clock a recess of half an hour was taken. STAR ROUTE NOTES. The defendants make themselves conspicuous by their absence while Mr. Bliss is talking. Miner and Rerdell were the only ones who remained in the court room to-day. Juror Vernon went to sleep in his chatr to-day, and lost some of Mr. Bliss’ address. He wis Toused by a bailiff after he had enjoyed a short hap. The incident caused considerable amuse- ment tn court. Washington News and Gossip. Govexnment Receipts To-pay.—Internal reve- nue, $378,146.13; customs, $413,146.44 A Nava Court MARTIAL has been ordered to convene at Portsmouth, N. H., to-day for the trial of Chief Engineer Wells, on a charge of having ass-ulted an enlisted man of the navy. The fol- lowing is the detail of the court: Capt A. EK. Benham, (president); Chief Engineers Joseph ‘rril- ley and D. B. Macomb, Commanders A. R. Yates, A. J. Cromwell, and Chis. V. Gridley, and Chiet Engineer E. J. Whittaker, and Second Lieut. Henry Whitting, marine corps, jude advocate. THE VAcaNcr in the Office of Assistant Surgeon General of the Army, caused by the promotion of Col. Crane to be surgeon general, will most prob- ably be filled by the promotion of Surgeon Robert Murray, the senior colonel EX-Cmtgr JUSTICE MARSHALL'S MONUMEN Thirty years ago the members of the bar of Pht delphia started a subscription for the erection of a monument to ex-Uhiet Justice Marshall. Mem- bers of the bar from other states subscribed to the fund which, from a small beginning, crew to the sum of $20,000, At the last session of’ Congress an act was passe 1 appropriating the additional sum of $20,000 to build the monument. Senators Sherman, Roar and Voorhees, and Representatives McCook, Lindsey and Geddes were appointed a_commltiwe to supervise the preliminary details of the work. The statue will be erected on one of the public Squares in this city. W. W. Story, the Amertean sculptor, who recently arrived from Rome, has been selected to execute the work. The statue, it 4s understood, will represent the justice In a sit- Ung posture, THE PRESIDENT expects to move into the White House from the Soldiers’ Home by the latter part Of next week, by which time It is expected all the repairs and improvements now in progress at the ansion will have been completed. While It 1s. ns. m: Te that the President Christmas holidays in Ni city, 1t 1s more than likely that he will remain in this clty. It 1s stated that Mrs, McElroy, the President’s sister, Will _be @ permanent guest at the White House after the holidays, and assist the President in all Social entertaininents, Gen. Gro. B. MCCLELLAN 1s in the city. It is understood while here he will do what he can to facilitate the passage of the bill for the rellef of Fitz John Porte To Be HANGED To-Day.—The Attorney General yesterday telegraped to the uuthorities at Dead- wood that the President lad positively declined to interfere in the caseo. Wm. Leyton Gilmore, who 1s under sentence of death for murder, The execution ts set for to NavaL Oxpers.—Lieutenant Jno, M. Hawley, ordered toduty in the hydrographic office, 30th Instant; Assistant Engineer J. P. 8. Lawrence, to the receiving ship Wyandotte; Carpenter Wm. L. Maples, detached from the Tallapoosa and placed on waiting orders: Carpenter J. J. Thomes, from duty at the Wasiihgtoa navy yard and ordered to the Tallapoosa. THE PosTaGs on the double-sheet Star ts two cents. The Post Office department requests per- sons sending newspapers by mail to write their hates and addresses on th> Wrappers, PrKSONaL.—Senator Camden and Director Bur- chard were registered in New York last night.— A. K. McClure, editor of the Philadelphia Times, is at the Rt Ks artist, and Hon. Amos Clark, J} Kean, Representatives-elect from New Jersey, are at the Arlington.—J. C. Underwood, of the het and sprightly democratic paper, the Cincinnatt News, 1s at Willard’s—Mr. Frank Moulton, of Srooklya, ts in the city. Nominations by the President To-day. ‘The President sent the following nominations to the Senate to-day: Colonel Robt. Murray, surgeon, tobe colonel and assistant surgeoa genéral; Livut. Col. John F. Hammond, surgeon, to be colonel and surgeoi Major Basil Norris, surgeon, to be Lieut. colonel and surgeon; Captains Frank Meacham and Dan'l G. Caldwell, asst. surgeons, to be majors and surgeons. The New Pension Office Building. GETTING READY FOR THE BRICK WALLS. ‘The work on the foundation walls of the new Pension Office building in Judictary square ts pro- gressing raplily, and should the winter pe a mild one with favorable weather, there is every proba- bility that the foundation work will have been finished, and work on the brick superstructure be begun early in the spring. There will be used in |.the construction of the builtinz, about nine mil- liom rough bricks for inner work, six hun.ired thousand pressed brick for outer facing of walls, and about one hundred and sixty thousand bricks molded to patterns for string-courses, windows, doors, ete., all of quality equal to those used In building the walls of the National Museum. Pro- posals for furnishing the brick for the super-tru: ure have been received from the Washington brick company, W. H. West & Co, and Childs & Son, of Washington, and from Barts, Russell & Co., of Baltimore, an‘ Smiles of each bidder have Watertown arsenal in Mas- sachusetts, for the purpose of having their strength carefully tested beiore making the award. ee gees The Night Lodging House. PURCHASE OF PROPERTY ON TWELFTH STREET AD- JOINING THE NEW POLICE STATION. ‘The Night Lodging House Association have pur- chased the lange brick building on 12th street, just south of the Avenue, and next door to the new police station. ‘They have agreed to pay $4,500 for the property, which Is considered a very reason- able figure. A3 soon as the necessary repairs and alterations can be made the house will be opened for the reception of the unfortunates. The mana- gers Lave no doubt but that they will be able to raise the money, as they rely upon the friends of this charit’ which 1s one of the simplest as well as 5 ‘ne aim of the institution Is to af- tordte reepe sable night shelter to those whom misfortune iss deprived of every other refug”. ‘They give to each at nicht a supper of soup, coff-° and bread, a warm bath and a clean and tn the mornihg after giving the lodgers a cup cf coffee they send them away. Philadeiphi: Grave raigned. ce PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 15.—Frank McNamee, Henry Pillet, Robert Chew and Levi Chew werearraigned in court this morning to answer the charge of desecrating graves in Lebanon cemetery. 1" all wit Rebbers Ar- ‘not guilty, and the trial was proceeded as Death of Judge Kobert Ould. Telegrams to The Stari MORE DESTRUCTIVE FIRES THE COMING COLD WAVE, THE SULTANS mii AFFECTED. JOYCE FAMILY MURDERERS HANGED ‘SIR CHARLES DILKE TO ENTER THE CABINET, —__ on Big Fire in Toledo, 0. LOSS MALY A MILLION DOLLARS. TorEpo, O., Dec. 15.—The Hall Dlock, situated the corner of St. Clair and Jefferson streets, the Mest business block In the city, was destroyed by fire this morning. The fire was 4 Covered shortly after $ o'clock this morning, is supposed to have originated in Musi: Hall @ Toor in the bulld’ng used for public ent ments. The first floor of the Duliding was pled by numerous Jobing houses and the a lors by law and insurance the Wetash and Ohio Cent irdad couy art calteries, et. The bioc erected tn by the estate of the late James C. Hallet, and Pearly $20,000. Supsequently it was tra to the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance any of Hartiord, by Whom tt was owned destroyed. ‘The ‘total loss will probably ex: $500,000, against which there Isa! fair pr of ite urance, the exact amount of which Tot yee known, OTHER Fines. ATI, O., De speetal dt-patch from. Ky., says the fire there Thursday morne Ing destroyed Uiree biocks In the Dusiness part Ue town. ” Loss $100,000; insurauce #42,000, ri Yousestowx, ©, Doc. 15—The mill of Al Bell & Co., matiufavturers of railroad spikes, Ws pariy destroyed by ize Isat might oa $50,000, covered by Insurauce. > - Poisoned by Whiskey. EDALTA, MO., Dec. 15.—While playing on a Tale Youd track yesterday, the elghuyertolt soneae Michael Leonard, a laborer, found a bottle cone taining witskey, ard carried it home to bis father, ‘The Intter took d driok of 1t and gave some to his Wife and each of his three children, aged ively wa, six and clght years. Soon after all were se! with most violent pains and fered Intensely until they were relieved by vomtte ing. The youngest chiid went into convul and died tetore medical ald could be Obtained, igate the case. The coroner will iny: Foreign News by Cable To-a: SIR CHARLES DILKE TO ENTER THE BRITISH CABINER, Lonpon, Dec. 18.—The Daily News says that bee fore parityment reassembles Sit Charles Dilke, under foreign secretary, will probably enter the cabinet. EGYPTIAN TROOPS FOR THE SOUDAN. Catko, Dec. 15.—A thousand troops have just Started for the Soudan. More will follow shoruly, SEDITIOUS PROCLAMATIONS POSTED IN CONSTANTI> NOPLE. ., 15. —Seditious proctama= sied In the streets of this elty, ave been arrested in connection CONSTANTINOPLE, tlons nave been Tal persons tuerewith, GEN. SIR EVELYN WOOD TO COMMAND THE KUEDIVE'S ARMY. Loxpox, Dec. 15—Gen. Sir Evelyn Wood has Started for Egypt to take command of the Khee dive’s new army. MENTAL DERANGEMENT OF THE SULTAN. Lonpox, Dec. 15.—The Standara’s coi at Constantinople says the mental derangement of the Su.ten Is becoming more apparent daily. THE JOVCE FAMILY MURDEREKS HANGED. Gatway, Dec. 15.—Patrick Joyoe, Myles J and Patrick Casey, th: three men convicted ob Qurtictnation tn the murder of the Joyce family at Ma-amtrasna on the night of the 17th of Augu® last, were hanged in the Jail here at 8 o'clock this. morning. ther was raw ani cold. The was heavily guarded, prison, Inside and outs! innocence to the last. “s Joyce protested hi DEATH OF W. 1. HENLEY, Lospon, Dec. 15.—W, T. Henley, the well-known, telegraphic engineer, is dead, THE AUSTRO-GERMAN ALLIANCE. Lonpox, Dec. 15.—The Colozne Gazette, continu. lations wits recard to the Austro-Ger- min alllance, says that the terms of the alllaned are if eitier empire is attacked Irom two sides the Otuer shall render assistance, MANCHESTER MARKET, The Manchester Guardian, in tts commercial article, says: There ts no appreciable change i the state Of business. | Sales of well-known Shirts ings and leading staples are possible at a point below the current rates THE SELF-ACCUSED MURDERER OF LORD CAVENDISH, Lonvon, Dec. 15.—The steamer Nile, trom Kings- ton, Jamaica, with Westgate, the self-accused pate Uctpant in the murder of Lord Frederick Caven- dish and Mr. Burke, on board, has arrived at Ply= mouth, GERMAN DUTIES ON PRENCH GOODS. Beru, Dee. 15.—The North Says, In View of the disincli chase articles of German manufacture, Gere Many will not retain the present moderate Quiles en French goods, and will particularly subject Sparking wines and arucies de Paris to higher tics. EXCITEMENT IN THE SPANISH CONGRESS. Manip, Dec. 15.—At the sitting of the congress yesterday, Senor Rivas, one of phe leading sup- Marshal Serrano, made the unexpected ‘ation that all the members of the dynastio left would accept the constituyon of 1876, and, If called to power, would reform it In a liberal sense On the Ines of ‘the constitution of 1869, but withe Out constiiuent periods. Tis Is a complete aban~ donment of Marshal Serrano’s original program, of which the constitution of 1869s the keystone, ‘The declaration caused Ube greatest excitement I the chamber. Its practically the pra defended by : S ministe i cram jor Sagasta, prime minister, 1h the — Smallpox Among the Cherokee Ime dians. Correyvmie, Kas., Dec. 15.—News has been ree celved here of great Suffering among the Chero- kee Indians in the Indian territory on account of the ravages of smallpox. In one fauilly of five members all have died. "The territorial govern Ment has appropriated $2,000 to secure attendants for the sick and If possible to stay the advance of the dreaded diseas”. St. Lovts, Dec. 15.—At the session of the cane growers’ convention yesterday the following oMe- cers were elected for the cnsuing year Preaiaent Norman J. Coleman, of St. Louis; vice pi and secretary, M. A’ Scoville, Iilluols; expert, HL v A large portion of the day Whey, Tudiana. consumed In bearing the reporis of the prietors of steam factories and In discussing the processes and personal experiences of members 1m growing cane and in making syrup and sugat, A Cotton Mill Burned. Watrrnury, Coxn., Dec. 15.—The cotton mill at antam Falls, owned by George E. Jones, of Litchfield, was burned last night. The fire of nated from the machinery. Loss, $20,000; p: ally insured. . —e A Young Man and His Two Sisters Killed. ALrooxa, Pa.. Dec. 15.—Last night, about nine O'clock, Mr. Perks Termine and bis wo Flora 2nd “Alice, were killed on the Taleb at urning home trom prayer meeting, walke trick. They stepped off the track to aln, and, in doing 60, were rum on'the other track. "They were all young and Unmarried. os Collision of Freight Trains. Loxpox, Ont., Dec. 15.—Two freight trains on the Grand Truk railway collided near Hensall yesteriay. Both engines were wrecked. No lives were lost, though it ts reported that one of the enzinvers, named Brown, received injuries that my prove fatal, and his fireman was also seriously hurt. A number of other persons were injured. The accident was due to a careless sWitcuman. ‘Tipton station, two miles east of this elty. were ret ———.___ ‘The Coming Cold Wave WELI. DEVELOPED, AND MOVING EAST RAPIDLY. New York, bec. 15. 10 a, m.—The barometer te very high @083 inches) in “the northwest, and is low (29 49 ineves) northeast of New England, forme a very steep gradicnt. The cold wave is well. jopel, and 1s moving eastward rapidly. The temperature Is everywhere below freezing, except in ti soutuern states, and 1s below zero In lowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin'and Dakota. The following zero; Moorhead, Minn., 26° below zero; Bismarck, Dak., 20° below zero; St. Paul, Minn., 10° below; Lacros-e, Wis. 6° blow; Omaha, Neti, 4° below: Milwau:ee, Wis, 2° above zero; Keokuk, I ahovez-re; Chicago, TL, 8° above; St. Luin Bag 16° above." Lowest temperature this morning ‘New York city, 25°. ees No More Females to be Allowed im Kingston Medical College. Krvoston, Ont., Dec. 15.—The Medical difficuity has bech s-ttied. No more femaies be admitted to the coliege. Those now attending Will be allowed to flush their course, —— A Depraved Wretch Mange Himsecif. Canvox, N. ¥.. Dec. 15.—Henry Rushiow, of densbury, aed 40 years, wno Was sentenced and mn hie 1epear-old d el po ~ ston hi- Gaughter, the door of his cell last night.” New Yor«, Dec. 15.—11 a. m.—The stock opened somewhat irregular, but tn eee advance 0 @13 cent a 3@1M per after which the v cent, 3 fi a tie ‘at 1 Co y M Chore wos'e fractional ressden.