Evening Star Newspaper, December 15, 1882, Page 2

CITY AND DISTRICT. THE Po qCE FORCE. What Some of the “Bine-Coats” Think About the Question of Reorganiza- tlon—Why Thieves Are Not Caaght— Some Retorms Suggested by Patrol- mea. e station houses a few Nights avo the recent publications in reference to tke police force were under consideration, and the various modes suggested for improving In one ot our pol the torce and the causes for complaint were canvassed was change r remarked that there yas n , but there must be a nade at least in the system if not in the urgiaries woutd continue. t would be your first suggestion?” asked rter. nit! Tweuld chanze the uniform. no use of idier ice anyway, and the uniform we wear dvertisement. ‘Just look at th What kind of protection does slit, We don’t want Then we have only one d that so high up that ina One ofc ai and an hour and in the r the prisoner was al possibly in. self-detense all of whieh getting pun Was ef hay We should It, perhaps, is © some neat uniform tor day parades and receptions, &e..—but for color which is net teo much unl Give us a dark ulster, in th and la fur cap to of such ab- nippers, a you ever | w the way. thi tingmished by at year the bic nninbers, t sand t be ke re off—but now we Then there is the wre kle bothto be kept brig ya mean by that?” asked the re- . there Is too much red tape; too much Tegularity, and with the beats as larze as they ave at present, by th ouce, or not doing a good deal. Tlethieves know the policeman’s uty as well as ner of the force, and they know when an officer is not in the nelgh- borhood, and then operate.” ET GOOD OFFICERS. Somebody spoke of the system of watching the privates. aid another officer, ‘there is no ut some men will not attend to their f they get an opportunity to shirk, and needs watching the sooner he is off the force the better. M of the oMecers will do their duty and are as faithful at it as if they were doing a private job. Such men don't need watching. Don't put on any more $75 men, but pay a man a good salary and you will find ventlemen—I mean men ot intezrity—ap- plyi and they will rid the city of thie’ : present syste or a mil If ant doit, however, under the which is neither a police system a sort of balf breed. Jiseuises at the station it would be better still, for we could fixup so the thieves would not Know us, and there would be ause we would beable to make bout your shield? Is It not neces- sary that it should be worn?” was ask “Oh, the badze can be easily arranged. It is simply an emblem of onr authority, but it never ought to be used as at present. The detectives ‘Wear it on their suspenders, and why would it at night, to wear it ‘under the lappel or within the bosom of a coat, haying it handy, so that it can be easily shown. It is not necessary one time in ten now to show Mt, for we are all well known. strangers whe do not know us.” It is only the THE DETECTIVES. “Speaking of d ives,” said the reporter, “would you abolish the furee—have none?” “Not much,” said the first blue coat, “but I Would make a change in the system. I think | that instead of the detectives being under one | head, that there should be one in each precinct, suawerabieto the fieutenant firstandthrough him | to the major. I don’t know but that a detailed | officer for the purpose would be all that is present detectives were all privates vt_know but if they each were e one precinct, but that etter with the men and that ent system.” marked, “Give allow them st, and Wanted. T J our lieutenants a litt to work their pi there will be less for complaint. To if with all ¢ ape rule. | the use Draw | te.. “knock ri ‘knock left,’ and | he baton ina y jar position.) This | way to stop a br recornize the | Recessity of se ost of them are | good men, wh at the red tape is | ‘Worse t w going on | in the precinct in half w we and by the A tisure us four squares off. | There oucht not to be a button expose Onfic ry Elected. | The newly-elected board of trustees of the | Insur Real Estate Title and Ci pany has been or iy the of the following | Officers: it, Mahlon ford; viee presi- | dent, Is Jonson; secretary, B. Beale; | treasure Burns: foliow in: senior vice com. C Lacey: rancis Rig as. toll first vice presid . Mr ki: President, council rours Chambr New PALA. M., following | Harrisc @uction ( Board of direc r., €. te i W. H. Chadse; Jobn Tweedale. Ex Johnson has been elected delegate to the Nat al Eneampment of the G. A. R. from 0. P. Morton Pi No. 4, G. A. R, Felix Lodge, No. 3, FA.AM., following officer Sumby, MD. WM. Soloman Morris, J. W Wm. H. Severson, See. Jeremiah Simms. J.D.; Staferd Parker, 8.D. Hunt, Tiler. a ELL'S Apvice To IpLe Boys.— Lieut. Guy, of the fourth precinct. and. his oMcers had sixteen colored boys before Judge Snell, yesterday, charged with [eing suspici — and vagrants. They were arrested ina ‘derly house, kept by another colored boy, last Wednesday night, when the house was Taided by the officers. The Jude told them that they were not arrested because they were Poor, because honest poverty is no crime or dis- . but they made nuisances of thcmselves loafing aroung In suapicious-lookin, 8 all hours of the d:y and night. Be vend them to go to work at blacking boots or any- thing by which they could make an honest Hiving. They were ail dismissed on promising to not repeat the offense with which they were en ee . Ernault Williams yesterday dled a motion Baltimore circuit court to have declared & deed of trast made by him which con- veyed Toperty, valued at $250,000, to Hon. Hawking Williams. | licans in office if we pass this bill. VIEWS OF MESSRS. BINGHAM, REAGAN. FLOWER AND The debate on the Post Ofice appropriation bill before the House adjourned yesterday was on the clause to reduce postage to two cents. Mr. Bingham Uelivered an exhaustive speech on the subject of the reduction of the rate of postage. He believed that the time was au- spicious for a reduction of postage. When the reduction should begin was a question worthy of serious consideration. Domestic letters yielded to the government a revenue of 96 cents per pound; second class matter ylelded 2 cents; third class, 8 cents, and fourth class, 16 cents. Its principal item of cost in the mail service was for transportation, and the same rates were paid for all classes of mail matter. The burden, therefore, fell heavily on the letter matter, and it was on that matter that the postage should be reduced. Some idea of the immediate loss to the government of a reduction from $ to 2 cents might be obtained from the issue of the ordi- nary 3 cent stamps and stamped envelopes During the fiscal year ending June, 1882, the number had been $49.000,000; this year it would be 984,000,000. In the fiscal year ending June, 1554, it would be 1.027,000,000, One cent taken rom alue of each of them would amount to 10,200,000; that would be the maximum loss for the first year of a reduction of the rate should the change go into effect on the Istof July 333. He had reasons believing that the a ss would be much h year wa 8 Were corr ind the loss of rev- Jenue would amount to ‘$3,000,000, the defi- cleney would be only $1,300,000." If the reduc- tion “did net vo into effect until the Ist of Ja y, ISH, he did not believe that there w 1 be any deficiency. lower. of New York, spoke In advocacy of his joint resolution authorizing the President | to veto sf whi net hi tions, contending th items in appropriation. bills, ction to the remaining por- t such a law would leave extravagant and unneces- cep into such bills. or frow mistrast were based stage. He believed at belief on the ties for cheap posta Withoat closing the general debate on the bill the committee rose and the House adjourned. = sas Senator Brown's P| WIS REMARKS ON CIVIL SERVICE REFORM AND THE RECENT ELECTION. In the Senate yesterday Senator Brown made @ speech against the Pendleton civil service bill, Touching upon the recent election he said: It is true that it was in an off year, but prudeat republicans see that unless the demo- crats are guilty of some great fault on some tm- portant question there can be but little doubt that the next President of this republic will be ademocrat, My fellow-democrats, how do you go into that campaign? Suppose you put in nomination the gentleman from Ohio [Mr. Pendleton], or the gentleman from Delaware (Mr. Bayard], orany of the other distinguished gentlemen who have been named for the place, and go before the democratic masses and tell them that you are handicapped, in- asmuch as all the higher offi are already disposed of. “Disposed ot how?” the people will ask, and you will answer that the republican party has had the offices for twenty-two years, and seeing the probability of a change of administration, has hedged and passed upon usa civil-service bill that democrats have helped to enact, so that democrats cannot be jut into the higher offices even if we do succeed. in carrying the election. If there is a vacancy in any of the clerkships of the lower grade demo- crats can compete, but for any of the higher va- cancies that may occur the republicans already in office are to compete with each other, and there 1s no chance for a democrat. What effect do you think that announcement will have on. the spirits and energy with which the democrats will go into the next campaign? You must remember that ina tree republican government like this men fight for ofice as well as for principle, and if you deal vith the democrats of the country In that way you must not expect them to enter the cam- paizn with spirit or enerzy. But, it is replied, that the democratic candidate will not be likely to meet so strong an opposition from the repub- Ihave no faith in their arguments. Those men are mostly strong, zealous republicans, and they be- Heve that their party has a sort of a divine right to control the offices of this country. I see no reason why a democrat should vote for this bill at this time, certainly not without an amendment to destroy the — aristocracy of republican officeholders that the bill proposes toestablish. Why should any democrat vote for which. while professing to fill the offices by competitive examination, prevents competi- tion by democrats for any of’ the offices except the lowest on the list? Our republican friends seem to be quite unanimous now for the passag ot a civil service retorm bill, but why has it | taken them so long to reach that point? They | have been twenty-two vears in power, and, de- ducting six years for the war and the period of 1 struction, they have had sixteen . during which they have been free to deal with this question. The humb 'y of this business is shown by the way they have treated this question inthe past. Some years » When Gen. Grant was President, a very ood civil service law was passed, providing all ne ‘y machinery for the work. A com- mission was appointed under that law which did the best it could, but in a short time the thing became so much of a mockery that Con- absolutely refused to appropriate the ries of the commissioners, You will have to change the nature of our government before you. will be able to carry out in practice these fine- spun theories about civil service reform. The doctrine that “to the victors belong the spoils, may be coarse, as the gentleman from Massa- chusetts says, but it fs the one which has been | practised from the beinning of the government, | and it will be practised until the funeral knell of the government is heard. Some reforms may be made, of course, but, in the main, a ne’ ecutive coming backed by a party which has long been dey l of power, will find a way to give his tollowers the benefit of the offices, or a large proportion of them. —_$<+eo—___ e Sons of Jonadab, A PLEASANT ENTERTAINMENT BY SPARTAN COUN- cm. Last night Grand Army hall, corner of 7th and L streets, was filled to overtlowing on the ion of the celebration of the fourth anni- ary of Spartan Council, No. 5, Sons of Jon- Mr. Charles Brown, as master of cere- led the assemblage to order, after an overture by the orchestra, and introduced Mr. who, in a brief add: , con- semblage on the oceasion, and ef sketch of the council and the aiis ofthe order. Mr. S. H. Jecko gave Miss Katie Ellis @ soprano solo— adab. and objec a piano sol The ob-} ing from the love of THE CONGRESSIONAL LIGRA ‘The Proposed New Building. THE SUBJECT BEFORE THE JOINT CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE—THE QUESTION OF SITE, ETC. The recommittal of the new library bill by the House sent that measure back to the joint select committee on additional accommodations for the Congressional library, and not to the regu- lar library committee, as has been supposed by some. It could not fall into better hands than those of the Joint select committee. The mem- bers, all of them, are not only earnest advocates of a new building, but they are willing workers in tye cause. The Senate members are Mesars. Voorhees (chairman), Butler, and Morrill; House members, Messrs. Rice, of Massachusetts (chair- man); Farwell, Humphrey, Geddes and Gibson. The committee lost no time in getting to work after the bill was recommitted, and they are now preparing their report, and will soonbe ready to submit it to the House, The instructions of the House will be adhered to. The question of a site Is receiving careful consideration. Lafay- ette square has been suggested for one; another suggestion is to locate the library In the vicinity of the Smithsonian institution and the National museum. The suggestion, however, which seems to meet most favor is that the new library shall occupy the present site of the Baltimore and Potomac depot; that the depot grounds shall be vacated by the railroad company and the library building shall be constructed on that spot. It is urged that the railroad company has had the free use of the ground long enough, and that, what is more tothe point, THIS SITE WOULD BE one of the most central and most adv: that could be selected. The library wonld be accessible to the whole people, and conveniently located for members of Conzress. The com- inittee are anxious to get something done at this session. They appreciate the great import- ance of getting an appropriation this winter for anew building, While the matter of providing properaccommodations for the library stands still imbers of Congress should remember that the accumulation of books never s ds still. It is a mistake to say, as has been said by some, sub- stantially, that Congress owes nothing to the American people inthe dir ‘on of literature and art, since it was by its oy dat ack many ye exacted copies book, periodical. engrayi position protected by copyright, for pre servation in the national arehives. Congress got a national liabrary by its own act. The library has grown to magnificent proportions, and all that is lacking isa building adapted to its uses and commodious enough to make all the contents available. The yast collection piled up in that part of the Capitol set apart for the Congressiona! library belongs to the nation. Tt is representative of the literary, dramatic, musical and artistic genius of the American people. There is piled up In heaps UNDER LOCK AND KEY an assemblage of engravings, photographs and maps which would fill the existing library from end to end if any attempt were made to exhibit them, These productions of graphie art are lit- erally buried from yiew and utterly useless so long as Congress neglects to provide room for their proper arrangement and exhibition. These vast and valuable accumulations. under the eopyricht law, have not cost the government one dollar, while their value, it computed in doilare and cents, extending as they do to many hundreds of thousands of copies and yol- umes, would astonish the public, as very few have any idea of the rich stores gathered through the silent and inexpensive operation of the copyright laws. ———— Letter of William P, Wood to Lieut,” Eckloft. “Wasninaton, Dec. 14.—A. Eckloff, Lieu- tenant of Police-in-charge of Metropolitan De- tectives :—I notice inthe National Repub- lican of this date a paragraph in whieh you are reported as stating my having become bond for O'Leary and Murphy, and had aided in the es- cape of criminals. As all bonds should be of record in some court, and your failure to furnish the reporter with the date, or the court betore whom such voud was executed, it becomes a questionable assertion, especially as I have no knowledge of ever having given bond for O'Leary or Murphy, or either with any connec- tion or the monte business, and I never ponded tor O'Leary under any charge; I haye known Murphy from boyhood. He is a native of Wash- ington; his parentage, kindred, and their asso- ciates are as respectable and conscientious as yours ever were. I fully expected detective in- sinuations when I undertook to save Murphy, and O'Leary from the penitentiary, and to save them J have undertaken to aid in the exposures of the practices of professional thieves and de- tectives, the details of which are expressed in a communication over my signature, dated No- vember 15, 1882, addressed to John W. Thomp- son, esq., president of the Metropolitan bank of this cit: Commissioner West has been furn- ished with a copy. I desire that he will permit you to peruse it. You appear to take some official pride in causing the arrest of the youth, (the son of Dr. Hamilton), a boy untutored tn’ crime, who was sacrificed and sent to the penitentiary solely to shield the Metropolitan detective force of Washington, two of whom received a part of the money fleeced from the Canadian at Arling- ton, of which O'Leary truthfully states that $80 was counted out at a saloon near the Baltimore and Ohio depot, which the detectives received as their shar In undertal he exposure of the associa- tion of the Washington detective force with professional thieves, and their protection of the latter. 1 knew the undertaking would be very troublesome, the greatest regret (personal) of the undertaking was because I believe there was at least one d man who went on the force an honest, upright ci , and I believe now that whatever demoralization has befallen him is the result of association with an imported yagabond from Baltimore named Flinders, whom the de- tectives know has repeatedly invited profes- sional thieves from other cities to ply their vo- cation in Washington—t' rious professional robberies which has occurred in this city since you have had charze of the detective force, during which the no arrests of professional thieves has been made, and no returns of the proceeds of the robberies, except through com promise through Flinders, will be a matter for you to explain yery soon. I am fully satisfied that much of this thieving and detective infamy is the results of your incompetency. When you discover the fact that Iam not on trial, but yourself and the detectives associated with you, you will comprehend that all the apti- tude you possess will be required to prevent your disgrace. You should know that when a court accepts any citizen as sufhcient bond, whether for sena- tor or thief, that is.all the law requires, as it is the privilege of every citizen to bond forhim whom he chooses, and I atn unfamiliar with any American Jaw that excludes this right from any ci ‘The motive for such expressions as appears in your printed statement is easy of comprehension, ut it establishes neither your truthfulness, sin. cerity or honesty. I have purposely written this tauntingly and earnestly solicit you to use the best means of investigation you can command, and when you discover a single instance where I have violated law, or inspired or encouraged others to do so, goat once and Institute proceedings against me. I defy you. Do not dodge this challenge by any fi The meanness and foolisti- ess displa ur attempted defense of the | Metropolitan detectives is only a ruse to cover your own inefliciency. Very respectfully, ntasecus: “The Cows in the Corn,” responding to Wyden oh Ani = an encore with “The ” Three Maids ot No. 402 Oth street northwest. Dee,” Mr. Frank il recited an original Rov ode; Mr. G. H. Lillibridge sang. “The a ee ee Wanderer;” Mr. R.M. MeGee gaye a reading— a selection from Gough; Miss McEwan, the soprano, gave the solo * Dare I Tell Messrs. Lillibridge and Whipple the duet “ Xcelsior,” and gave as an encore “The Larboard Watch :” Dr. N. Frank White recited “Over the Hills from the Poor House,” the Dutch ‘“ Barbara Friteher” and the * Watermillion,~ Mrs. Jecko sang ‘Margery Daw” and an Iris. song, and Mr. Whipple a Bedouin love song. The floor was then cleared for dancing, and the following was the program: Waltz, “Tres Jolie,” Wald- teufel ; lanciers, Manhatten,” Weingartet polka, “ Electric,” Lanner; Waltz, “ Dolores,’ Waldteufel; quadrilie, “Medley,” Ross; and polka, “Gliding Along,” Strauss. Intermission Supper (furnished by Chester County Ice Cream Company). Lancers, “Grand Union,” Weingarten ; waltz, “ Pomone,” Waldteufel ; quadrille, “Swim Out for Glory,” Ross; schot- tische, “' Bridal Wreath,” Keller; lanciers, “Cupido,” Welngarten ; waltz, “Tales from Home,” 3 Marriace Licenses.—Marriage licenses have been issued by the clerk of the court to David Albert Robinson and Emma Joseph Bouldin and Lucy Mason; David Chase and Maria Morris: John Wesiey Simms and Mary EB. Henson, both of Prince begets id; George Browa and Anna Jackson; Wm. H- Schlosser and ——— Aye Harry A. Eckloff and Annie E. Lippold. ee BUILDING PERMITS have been issued by Inspector Entwisle as fol- lows:—Admiral Radford, erect a three-story dwelling, N, between 17th and 18th streets northwest; $12,000. Mrs. Daton, erect a three- story dwelling, N, between 19th and 20th streets northwest; 25,000. Charlotte E. Hopkins and Catherine Metter, erect an apartment hoase on H, between 17th and 18th streets northwest; $14,500. Jos. Barnes, erect a two-story dwell: ing, Rock Creek Church road; #200. Geo. W. ‘n Jewisiation, | Amusements. Forp's OrenaxHovse.—'Leah, the Forsaken,” was presented last evening before a large au- dience. The impersonation of Leah, by Miss Mather, Very satisfactory, and she was well supported. here seems to be a general desire to Bee Mather as Rosalind, and in that role she will appear fo-night and to-morrow night, with Salvint as Orlando and Levick as Ja a. At the matinee to-morrow “Romeo and Ji wiil be popecnta. , On Monday, the well known Trish coy ‘ediang, Barry and Fay, will begin an engagement. NATIONAL TaeatER.—Joe ‘Jefferson and his excellent company gave another fine perform- ance of ‘{The Popr Gentleman” last evening. It is GL to say that the audience was enthu- silastic. During’ the remainder of his engage- ment, Mr. Jefferson will appear in the old favor- ite role of “Rip Van Wink! Next week the tragedian Keene will begin an en; ment, opening Monday evening as ‘Richard III.” TueateR Comique.—The Kennedy Brothers and a number of variety stars give an interest- ing performance at the Comigne. A new pro- gram is being arranged for next week. Lincotn Hatn.—Next Tuesday evening Prof. R. L. Newcomb, the naturalist of the Jeannette expedition, will deliver a lecture on ‘‘Where we Went, What we Did and What we Saw.” Fiest Baptist Cuurcu.—The ladies of this church will give an entertainment in the lecture room this evening, TuEre WiLL Be a Concert given at the Con- gregational church this evening, for the benefit of J. W. Garland, a blind man. Prof. Bischoff will perform his Mocking Bird Organ Solo. age ‘The Courts. Equity Covrt—Judge Hagner. Yesterday, Parker agt. Parker; S. C. Pomeroy appointed guardian ad litem. MeArdle -agt Cary; Randolph Coyle appointed guardian ad litem. Jones agt. Jones; commission to take testimony of Hannah Acton ordered to issue. Taylor axt. Burnett and Coney agt. Coney; audl- tor’s report confirmed, conveyance and distribu- tion ordered. Marshall agt. Main; hearing com- menced. Porice CorutT—Judge Snel, Yesterday, after our report closed, Adolphus | Burgess and James Tay | persons, were sent d Dourhert: F n for 9 da Hogh Richard Wash or 15 ‘olored, loud and bi E Becker, failing yj Ino. Taylor, colored, profanit Edward Haley, vlolating the building ations; £10. day, Dennis Long,assault on B. Weyrick;per- nal bonds to keep the p A ington, ¢ ch iebur, threa £100 bonds to. eep the peac orderly conduct ene Fuller, loud and be Billy Paterson, yagraney - Upshur, loud and boisterous days. Josephine Paris, assault | personal bi | Rich. Griffin, forfeite ‘loud and boisterous; Sy on Sophia to keep the peace. TEEN PLAYERS AT ONCE. | From the Phita | At three’v’eleck yest Steinitz walked into the long d the Irving. House prepared to pl at chess simultaneously with any that might be rash enough to pit st this «reat master ot the ya | men sat behind as many chess-board | one of them looked up an: | Steinitz drew of” his ing-room at y thirty games y playe remselyes Sixteen . and every Jed innocently reoat, hung up his hat | and stood ready,for the contest. Later on in | the evehing they smiled faintly when anyone Kindly inquired how they were gettin on, later still they fave up smiling and_ by eleven o'clock every man hada frown on his face. phia chess club failed, it was said, to collect | more than sixteen chess bgai there were [more than that number of players on hand, | though not enough to sati j had previously intimated that he thought he | could manage to digest thirty or more duriag the evening. Shortly after.8the play began and hopped around the room with the agility of a Frauklin square sparrow. The first few moves, stereotyped openings for the most part, were payed Tapidiy. and the great. player lingered put fora moment at each board. "Soon, how- | ever, the slauchter began, and Steinitz trotted | from table to table, capturing a pawn here, un- horsing a knight there, dismissinz a bishop from | one board and giving check to the king upon another, He seldom gave more than twenty seconds’ consideration toa position, but now and auain he would, and place both hands on the table, bend low over the board and intently study the situation for a full half minute or nity, more. He was as lively as a cricket all the while and asfull of funas aschoolboy, never failing to makean aptrejoinder to any semi-funny remark of player or spectator. At 11 o'clock Steinitz had won all the games but one. irish Affairs. Lord Derby, In his speech at Manchester Wed- ay, sald his personal opinion was that some ns spent in promoting emigration from | Ireland would be a profitable ex He believed that ina few years, despite the land act, small tenants in Ireland would be just as | dependent as ever on the fo }lords. ‘Thus the old difficulties would recur. | But he thought the government should abstain. | from encoura: ng fresh large proposals for | Hlation In regard to Irish land. 1 ment should refuse to listen for an hour to the claim tor Irish nationatity, in. whatever disguise it Is presented. An Irish parliament would lead to sej nas certainly as two and two make four. “If we do not want. this to become a practical question,” he said, “we must be careful to avoid giving vague pledses, which will be consjrued to mean more than they do.” +o- : The Richmond and West Point Rail- way. The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Richmond and West Point terminal railway and Warehouse company was held in Richmond, yesterday, inthe office of the Richmond and Danville company. The president, W. F. Clyde, submitted and read his report. Accompanying Mr. Clyde's report was a report of the general agent, Mr. William R. Trigg, and the statement of the auditor, Mr. Charles M. Cramp. The president says: “The gross earnings of the roads controlled by your company for the months of October and Noyember show an in- crease of 22 per cont. During these two months the net earnings over ordinary operating ex- penses have increased over 43 per cent over the same period last.year, showing that the large made in improving the properties ar aye rendered practicable the handling ofithe larger business with greater economy, thus demonstrating the increased earning power of the roads (reports of the Vir- ginia Midland not received for November, and therefore net inecluded).” The report of the general agent shows the capital stock paid in as follows: $7,500,000 less $8,600, the a $7. ing 30,000 shares at par, $3,000,000; making 150,000 shares at the average of $50 per share, 87,500,000 (par value, $15,000,000). On motion, the fol- lowing offigers were elected: W. BP. Clyde, president; T. M. Logan, vice president; direct: ors—Kobert Harri, A. S. Buford, John A. Ru- therford, M. Bayrnd Brow ‘Logan. = ee A Working Empress. From the Something to Read. The Empress of Austria, even putting aside the fact that she is @ grandmother, is a most marvelous woman, and has recently been through a more than unusual severe course of training for the hunting season, which, by the Ray, repair brick 927 Pennsylvania avenue northwest; $300. ———— THE TaYLor Divorce Cas! Court yesterday Judge Hagner sustained the demurrer in the case of Elizabeth Taylor against Lewis Allen and Wm. F. Holtzman, and dis- missed the bill with costs. The case arises out ofa suit for divorce filed by Elizabeth Taylor against Charles Taylor, on the und of cruel conduct. Mrs. Taylor claii that she had wholly paroosed herself since her marriage, and contributed mostly to the purchase a fe house and charged that her husband had her evicted from the premises under @ grant from Taylor to the last two named. She, pore, it be awarded alimony her dower right. demurred In the Equity Allen and Holtzman to the effect that complainant had not made a case In equity to entitle her to the without jurisdiction, way, she will Deoraliy erent in Hun, . Dur- ing the time that her Majesty was her sum- mer residence at Ischl, in Upper Austria, she nerally rose at 6 o’clock in the morning, and eel ‘couple of hours to gymnastics and fencing; after which the morning bath and a lain but hearty breakfast were supplemented Ss a walk or ride: of some hours, Lately the Empress has actually been run- ning for two hours 8 day; and to encoi her in the exertion, a pack of beautiful foot les have recently been sent to Godolo. The walk- ing costume in wet or cold weather is a long wal if Newmarket coat, brown straw hat, thick navy boots; in hot weather the long coat is changed for a hunting slip of thin stuff. at Godolo the Empress has a circus, in which she trains her own horses, and rides them a la Renz ———_$-o-—______ t Lord Derby, in his late h at Manchester, | Mr. Stewart was said the government should refuse aS for an to listen to the claim for Irish oF, colored, suspicions | 3. afternoon, Wilhelm | The com- | | bined efforts of the executive of the Philade!- | chess ogre who | hour nationality, | Owner expected to occupy it next spring. Bigamy by a Divorced Husband. From the New York Tribune, 14th. Constantine Faber was tried yesterday before Judge Gildersleeve in the court of general ses- sions on a cnatge of bigamy. He is a butcher, and lives at No. 1179 2dave. He had been di- vorced from his first wife before marrying the second, but the decree granting the divorce for- bade him to marry a second time. Both of the wives were in court and appeared as witnesses. Ellen A. Braden, aged twenty-six, of No. 482 Hudson street, testified that she was married to Faber In February, 1877, but in September, 1881, she secured a divorce from him in the suj court. A copy of the decree, granted by Judge Lawrence, was produced in court, and both m: certificates were shown. ' Miss Mary West, aged seventeen, who had been married to Faber last April by the Rev. Charles Reuss, tee- tified to that fact. William F. Kintzing, the prisoner's counsel, moved that the case be dis- inissed on the ground that the first marriage had been annulled by the decree of divorce, and that the second marriage was therefore not bigamy, but simply a contempt of court in vio- lating Judge Lawrence's orger. The motion was denied, and no defencd being made the defendant was convicted. pale nie ‘The Russian Hebrew Colony in Vir- ginia. From the Baltimore Son. Mr. Joseph Friedenwald, who has just returned from a visit to the Russian Hebrew colony in Middesex county, reports everything ina pro- gressive and satisfactory condition. Some of the men are nuw cutting cord-wood, while others are engaged in erecting additional outbuildings. A substantial blacksmith shop ia being put up for the two blacksmiths tn the colony. They are competent workmen, and will have all the work they can do. They are now making oyster tongnes and other things for the surrounding people. They are both blacksmiths and car- rlage-smniths. The colonists seem tohaveadapted themselves to the habits and usages of the country very rapidly indeed. The rye and wheat seeded have come up well and promise fair crops. Nearly all have been cutting wood In the intervals of regular work, and expect to have a large track cleared this winter for addi- purposes. There have been two births in the colony,onea girl the other aboy. The boy isnamed after Mr. Jonas Friedenwald, of this ty, father of Mr. Joseph Friedenwald, and is alled Jonas Friedenwaid Franklin. The colon- go to church every morning for an hour, the services beginning at daybreak. Services w ceremonies. ‘s last Sunday Mr. Joseph Pried- | enwald explained to the as ed Virginians in sh the portion of the tures which had | been read in Hebrew relating to Joseph, who ne before Pharoah to interpret a dream. Tho ‘giniaus were much interested in the explana- tion of the Hebrew mode of worship. At in- tervals during the winter, when the trost is out of the ground, plowing will be continued, so as to have all arable land ready forplanting. Early s and early Irish potatoes will be planted fo rket. These will come to Baltimore by ppahannock steamers. There are cardeners inthe colony. Mr. Fri€iend no doubt of the perfect success of tht 1 the good solid founda- is colony will prove a basis for more | Russian emigration. The success of th ists will induce their friends to come ove din settling the lands of Virginia and Maryland. ——_—__e~. Maryland News. | There are reports that men and women are put together in one cell in the Kent county jail. Clinton Bodine, under indietment in Balti- | more for bigamy, was arrested in Richmond yes- | terday. Owen | yesterd lon was fined $1,009 in Baltimore for allowing his premises to be used for lottery purposes. Mr. A, J. Hunt’s house in Chapel district, Talbot county, was burned last week. Loss, 50, ‘There are three cases of small-pox in Easton | and one in Oxford, and the disease prevails in Baltimore, where five children are down with it in one honse. |, Colonel H. Crawford Shearer died in Frost- bur yesterday in his 69th year. He was at one time superintendent of the Hampshire and Bal- timore Coal company, The New Orleans papers announce the death of Mr. Robert H. Sinims, for forty-two years ‘din commercial pursuits in that cit; Mr. Simms was a native of Prince George county, Md., and was 64 years of age. Las swell, of Montgomery count, s fuund on the roadside near Brooke- ville in an uncouscious condition, and died the | following day. Mra. Maria Dorsey, widow of the late Dennis Th of Montgomery county, died at her rest- Uenee, near Triadelp! Monday, in the 94th year of her age. The residence of N. D. Wilkinson, in the third district of Calvert county, was burned last week. The parish register of All ints’ Church was destroyed. The Prince Georgian, published at Upper ‘iboro’, Md., has been purchased from Messrs. and Van Antwerp by a stock company composed of some of the leading democrats of Prince George’s county. The name will be 1, and It is understood that Joseph K. rts, jr., aud Ned Sasscer, jr., are to be the M: Messrs. Diamond and Munro, of Gaithersburg, haye purchased the trotting stallion Macon, bred by A. J. Alexander, of Kentucky. and a lot of others in class. Also two filles. Blue Light by Adminis- tration, dam by Bishop Hambletonian; Fadette 1d, (sire of Maud 8., record dam, Audacity by Happy Medium, * ———————— Virginia Items. Wm. Kirby, convicted in the circuit court of Albemarle county for shooting S. D. Mayer, has been sentenced to the pevitentiary for’ ten ‘ather O'Ferrall has been ordered by Bishop to remain as pastor in charge of the Har- sonburg Catholic congregation. Rey. H. Calvin Smith, of Petersburg, has ac- cepted a call to the pastorate of the Presbyterian church at Hearne, Texas. The dwelling of Cyrus Wise, of Rockingham county, was destroyed by dre Tuesday last, with all the household efiects. The Terrill farm, 800 acres, in Orange county, has been sold to John Perry, of Alexandria, for 314,000. A handsome four-story hotel, lighted with gas throughout, has just been completed at Suffolk, Va. Two colored students from Baltimore have entered the medical class of the University of Virginia. Clarke county cattle men are buying cattle in Chicago and feeding them for the eastern mar- kets. Robert Jones, of Charlottsville, Va., an Inventor of some note, died Tuesday, aged 81 years. ‘The farm of H. A. Spears, in Fauquier county, has been sold to R. C. Embury for $8,500. ++." Bexr’s Busrs.—At the hearing in London esterday in the Belt libel case Sir Frederick Tazncon Alma Tadema and other well-known artists, who were called as experts, expressed a strong opinion that the bust exhibited in the witness box Wednesday, which had been made by Belt in a room adjoining the court room, was far inferior to another bust from the same model which Belt alleged he had executed. Robert Crighton, marine superintendent of the ing received the thanks of Congress for res- cuing several hundred United States soldiers, when in command of the ship Three Bells, by standing by the San Francisco rt for more than a week in a most terrific . brave act was rewarded by numerous gold medals, and he was feted in nearly all the cities in the country. —___++-____ DeaTH oF a MILLIONAIRE.—Mr. Robert L. Stuart, the last member of the firm of R. L. & | insurance company A “at many Vir- | Confederate Bonds in Demand. Political Matters. ABRIGE TRADE IN BALTIMORE ON ORDERS FROM | CANVASS OF THE DOUBTFUL CONGRESSIONAL DED LONDON BANKERS. A special dispatch to the Philadelphia Times from Baltimore, Dec. 14, says: An extraordi- nary demand has sprang up here for Confeder- ate bonds. In answer to an inqulry as to what disposition was made of what is known to be a worthless security, Mr. Cox, of Smith, Cox & Co., said he had not the slightest idea as to what ultimately became of the paper. Ee only knew that for some time past he had been re- celving large orders for the bonds, and that he now had an order for any part of a million dol- lars’ worth. One day recently he bought over $500,000 worth. His orders are from a respec- table London banking house. to whom they are shipped. Prices have ranged from $3 to @13 per thousand; at present they are worth from $8.50 to $9.50, and a large block brought 9.75 aday or two ago. The orders are wi olly for coupon bonds. Letters are received from all parts of the south, some of then quite amusing. ‘The probabilities and possibilities of the future of the alleged securities are conjectured in a grave manner. Many bonds are brought that have been neatly framed, some have been pasted on fire-boards and screens, and one old gentle- man brought in a lot which he desired to de- posit as collateral for a large loan, arguing that some day they would be worth their face value. Some of the incidents are ridiculous, but the fact remains that there is a demand for the bonds, and they can be readily sold at $9 for every £1,000 bond. ea oa ae Industrial Notes ms The striking lasters at Montreal have refu to sign the masters’ agreement. There will be a number of changes in the or- ganization of the Northern Central Railroad Company affected at the meeting of the board of directors in Philadelphia to-da: The miners at Packer C Lehigh Vi Pa., who re ery No. 3 of the coal company,” at Shenandoah, sed to zo to work Wednesday be- | working full time—six days of eight hours each. = =r No Wine on New Year's Day. Eighty resident clergymen of New York city have issued the following timely and sensible address: “To the ladies of New York: In view of the approach of the holiday season and sug- gesting that the ladies of New York, in pro- viding tor the reception of their friends on New | Year's Day, should put no wine or strong drink | upon their tables,” the clerzymen say: “We cause of the non-enforcement of the mining law, are still sad refuse to resnme work until as- ; sured ti slaw will be complied with. The stoppa. colliery at this time is quite a | seriou r. as nearly 500 men arte employed | there, and the colliéries of the company are now ‘TRICTS IX OHIO. The Ohio state board of cauvassers closed thetr report on the vote for deciding the doubtful distriets ih faver of Mar ray, in the Sd; Morey, inthe 7th; Warner, tn the 15th, and McKinley in the 18th. The court, fn the application of Campbell, M opponent in the 7th district, for an order te issue a certificate to him, continued the case Jan , alter which the Cemeog pe | ch po ln se Tn case a mandamus is ~" 4 Morey's certificate becomes vold. TRE IDAHO LEGISLATURE. The Idaho legislature has assembied at Boise city. The council stands six republicans, three Mormons, two anti-Mormon democrats and one democratic Mormon. They have elected Col. B. A. Wall, anti-Mormon democrat, president. The house stands twelve republicans, anes Mor mone and five democratic Mormons. voted for three days without electing — nent speaker. The Mormon and gat!-Mormon issue Is about as bitter there as in Utah. 4 RECOUNT AND A CHANGE OF RESULT. At Newburyport, Mass., the votes for mayor Were recounted last night, and the result was @ change from seven majority for Benjamin Hale, republican, to eighteen majority for William A. Johnson, democrat. HON. EMORY Srrer, of Georgia, who ran ae an independent cand- date for Congress at the late election gud was | defeated by the regular democratic nominee,has issued an address to the people of bis district | advising them “to let bygones be bygones, to come together again as members of the old democratic party.” THE WAGNER-BOSLER CONTEST. At Carlisle, Pa., Judge Herman yesterday, pp motion of Capt. Wagner's counsel, modified the | order of the court requirl.g the production of the ballot-boxes in court next Tuesday, the original order having been prematare. ' The contest will now go on fn the usual w 5 A Rich Widow Sned for Brench of Promise. George Hildreth, of Philadelphia, has entered sult for breach of promise of marriage against Mra. Thos. E. Cahill, The defendant ts the widow ofthe late president of the Knickerboel Ice Company, who left a fortune of over half @ million dollars. Under bis will, which was made atter consultation with his wite,a suffle cient sum was secured ber to realize a handso: nuity, and the residue was given in trust gladly b testimony to the tact that in past | years this course has been very largely followed | in the best social circles oo Gen. Buford’s Sporting Venture. A Louisville dispatch says: Gen. Abe Buford, | Who created such a stir in religious and sport- | ing circles a few months ago, by Joining a | church and starting a turf paper at the game { time, has left the latter and sued the financial manager for services rendered. The general | says the paper has prospered, but his pocket- | book has not, and hereafter he will discontinue his attempted reconciliation of religion and racing. Musical Glasses. The fingers must be wetted, and drawn round the rim of the glass. It is not every glass that ‘will produce a good tone; and even with the best a little practice is necessary to justly regu- late the pressure of the finger, so as to avoid | unpleasant noises. If you have not glasses of | the proper ranges of size and thickness, you can tune them by pouring water into them. The practice dates from the middle of the seven- teenth century. In 1746 Gluck, while in Eng- land, played a concerto on twenty-six drinking glasses. The armonica of Franklin consisted of | a series of glass basins on an iron spindle. made to revolve by a treadie, and kept moist by a trough of water in which their lower rested. Chords of several notes could be played ou this, and pleces were composed for it; but its popularity was evanescent. You will remember the allusion to the “musical glasses” in- the “Vicar of Wakefield,” written about fifteen years after Gluck’s performance. ——_—_—_~e-______ Bold Speech of a German Socialist. Herr Volimar, socialist, referring to Prince Bismarck’s economic schemes in the Reichstag at Bertin Wednesday, said triffing concessions would make the socialists abate nothing of their total demands. The socialists had been made revolutionaries by repressive laws, which, however. bad given nee cohesive strength and discipline. Come what might, they would continue to be indomitable champions of the oppressed. The Reichstag negatived the mo- tion presented yesterday by Herr Vollmar, de- claring that no sufficient grounds had been shown by the government for prolonging the minor state of siege in Berlin, Hamburg and Leipsic. The House also resolved to take cog- nizance of the report submitted by the govern- ment concerning the carrying out of the laws against the socialists. The Reichstag ad- journed until Jan News Briefs. A dispatch from Berlin to the London Morn- ing Post reports that Dr. Schumacher, the Ger- man consul general at New York, has been ap- pointed minister to Washington. The “John H. Starin” war library was pre- sented to the State Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Home, at Bath, Maine, yesterday. Gen. Slocum ac- cepted the gift on the part of the trustees. A European company, headed by Benjamin Newgas, of Liverpool, has just completed the purchase of 100,000 acres of cotton lands in Arkansas and Chicot counties, Ark. At a meeting of the Philadelphia Book Trade association, yesterday, resolutions were adop- ted protesting against the reduction of the duty on books and periodicals proposed by the tariff commission; also protesting against the pro- posed reduction of the duty on printing fe and the placing of wood pulp on the tree ist. Among those present at the annual rennion of Hawuilton college alumni, at the Union Square hotel, New York, last night, were John Jay Knox, controller ofthecurrency; H.C.Burchard,director of the mint, and R. A. Elmer, Second Assistant Postmaster General. Alfred Machmer, aged twenty-one, son of a farmer at Mosem Springs, Berks county, oom- mitted suicide yesterday by shooting himself. It is said that the spreading of evil reports regard- ing his connection witha young lady had af- fected his mind. The Great Eastern railway company will ap- ply to the Dominion parliament at its next ses- sion for a charter to build a bridge across the St. Lawrence river at Montreal. In the investigation into the loss of the Cedar Grove, at St. John, N. B., a statement was made to the effect that Pearson, the second officer, who was in charge when the ship struck, was an opium eater, and was stupid at the time, and that was the reason the vessel was lost. “When I was a student,” said a distinguished professor of medicine, “I thought I had a remedy for nearly every disease; at present I only wish I possessed asure one for a single malady.” Dr. Terry Barnes, a leading doctor of Toledo, Ohio, after twenty years of ap ntly harmo- nious married life, left wife and children, went west, got a divorce, and, returning to Toledo, married a woman with whom he is infatuated. A Paris journalist, who lately visited the morgue—where all dead bodies are now frozen upon arrival—stated that the attendant who showed him the cold compartments wore a ‘love, “lest his hand should be burnt by con- with the cold iron.” farge Packed policy issued January The cause of Julius Goldsmith's first attempt at suicide, inSan Francisco. was the refusal of him. His life was saved, and, EE tO ELLE agirl to pas! DEATH OF A GALLANT Sez Capratn.—Captain | impressed by the proot of his affection, the woman changed ber mind and became his wife. Red Star line of steamers, died recently in Ant- | But still he was not happy. On three occasions werp, aged 61. He will be remembered as hay-| in a year he took doses of laudapum, and the one was fatal. ReETaLIsTORY LeGrsLation.—Mrs. Hamilton, of Alabama, brought suit in the New York His | Superior court to recover from the Knicker- bocker Life Insurance Company the amount due ured died January 21, 1879. On Febragry 13, 1879, the Alabama’ legislatu a law making it a misdemeanor for the agent of any under the l laws of the state or duly authorized by the Stuart, extensive sugar nates wea New the 24 York, died Tuesday, of septicemia. a widow and an estate valued at 5,000,000 and $6,000,000. Mr. Stuart gave | islature passed an act away large sums of money to benevolent objects. He was one of the most generoi Princeton college, and with his brother Alex- connected ie Ll eaeeld Siete oe th lepartment of that institation. ees of the Rev. Dr. John Hall's church, toward the construction and mainte- nance of which he contributed 000. His Re ne eee finest in ew Rs east is library, which numbered about volumes, was @ most valuable one. erecting a residence at 68th and 5th avenue to $350,000, and the its limits, On June 6, 1881, the New ht prohibiting the courts suits on policies issued to id fro’ us donors of| persons in Alabama. This statute was set up as a bar to Mrs. Hamilton's sult, but Ji Arnoux decided that the law did not deal the past, and did not apply to this case. BROOKLYN ALDERMEN CommiTTeD To JarL.— agen bepeentpveny ated Catholic charities in Philadelphia. = diesen aeeedie ‘Trying to Arrange Prize-Fights, From the New York Tribune. John L. Sullivan's success as a prize-fighter bas discouraged somewhat the aspirations of all other pugilists In this country. Richard &, Fox has endeavored to find a man who can whip Sullivan, but his efforts have not met with marked succees. Mr. Fox, however, determ ined to find a man to meet Sullivan. sent for “Jem” Mace, the famous English pugilist, who has for some years lived In Australia. Mace responded to the call to meet Sullivan, and arrive in New York sometime in January, w! articles of agreement will doubtless be signed | for a fight between Sullivan and Mace. A Mel- | bourne newspaper gave recently an account of | a gloved fight between Mace and Belcher, the | champion of Australia, which was won by Mace | in seven round: —_——+e2—___ A Prosecr To Run Srrest Cars py Eugo- rricity.—The Chicago says thet the West Division Street Railway company is con- sidering the idea of running its cars by electrio- ity. Elmer A. Sperry, of Courtland, N. ¥.. a ell-known electrician, is the projector of the system. It is understsod that the system will run and light the cars besides, and light the track for a third of a mile abead of the car. Sotee Hs age Law.—In a ee ery, Ala., yeste oon, & youth na Burke, aged 18, shot his brother-in-law, Gus McCurdy. His first shot was with a pistol, striking him in the hand; the grepetey | shot-qun, the load taking effect in the neck. isthought the wounds are fatal. McCurdy is well known in most southern cities as a sport- ing man. THe AGRICULTURAL CoNVENTION.—At the afternoon gt Hodge of the agriculti convention in leago, H. J. Kimball, Georgia, the moving spirit in the At@anta éxhi- bition, spoke of the good results it produced. The rest of the afternoon was spent in discuss- ing a resolution for aaading @ national agricul tural exposition in 1888. It was passed and @ committee was appointed to select the place. To-day addresses will be delivered by Gen. Green B. Raum, commissioner of internal reve- nue, and J. H. Saunders, secretary of the United States Treasury cattle commission, the latter om * Pluro-pneumonta in Catti ————— ee: Wiriprawat or Caarcrs.—The Investigation of the charges against Mr. Alex. Somervell, In- Spector of state tobacco warehouse No. 2, in the city of Baltimore, came to a sudden termi nation yesterday by the withdrawal of the charges against Mr. Somervell, which were for alleged misconduct in office and incompetency, followed ty the resignation of that official. Tue Nationat Bast Batt Convention.—The annual convention of the American Association of Base Ball clubs resumed its session in New York yesterday. The motion made Wednesday, wherely the association refused to appoint conference to confer with the National League to adjust the differences between the two or ganizations, was reconsidered, and after con- siderable discussion it was decided to appoint the committee, and the following were appoint- ed: Pauk, of ‘the Eclipse club, of Louisville; Simmons, Athletics, Philadelphia, and Barney, of Baltimore. It was also agreed to recognize contracts of the interstate association made prior to its admission in the association. The board of directors confirmed the expulsion of Jeremiah Dennis and Charles Kadbourne, of the Providence club. and James E. Whitney, .* the Bostons. The committee confirmed the expul- sion of John Berg, of the Allezhanys, and rein- stated John Troy, of the Metropolitans. Haxtan Matcrep AGainst Kennepy.—Bd- ward Hanlan, of Toronto, and John A. Kennedy, of Portland, Me., agreed yesterday, at the Turf, Field and Farm office, in New York city, to row three miles and one turn for $2.500 a side, each depositing €1,000 with Hamilton Busby as stakeholder, the final deposits to be made on May 1 and May 25, 1888. In May, if the referee cannot be agreed upon by the men, the stake- holder is to appoint him. and the place and time to contest is to be decided, the referee to be the judge of the condition of the water. The other rules of the match will be governed by the rules of the national association of amateur oarsmen. —_—_—$_oe_—_—_— A Youne Man RvINED BY SPECULATION.—A sensation was created in Chicago by the an- nouncement of the arrest of Guerdon Corwith last Monday at the instance of A. Booth, jr, one charge of obtaining €22,000 under false pre- tenses. Both young men belong to families among the oldest in the city. There is a statement that Corwith received the money on the representation that he was in with a combination which had a corner in stooks, from which an immense fit was sure with also lost $20,000 of his own together with yarious sums borrowed, and his losses amounted to $100,000. OFFicERs oF THE TROTTING Honst-BRreEDERS ELxcrEp.—The executive committee of the na- tional association of trotting New York yesterday elected horse-breeders in the following officers: H. W. T. Mali, of New York, Ex-Gov, Leland Stanford, of California; J. Baker, jr., of New York, and J. P. Wiser, its; L. D. Packer, of York, secretary, New J.'W. Gray, of ‘Vermont, comm! ax. | of the execu- fie F i ii tet te Fi t i j : fl ii age te smashed @ wagon, the horses. This threw the first car off, and it rushed across Sonne tae tee in the rearof the store a and and tore cars total