Evening Star Newspaper, January 6, 1883, Page 5

CLOTH SHADES. 81 © 8, WITH PLUSHES AND VELVETS TO MATCH. TYLER & CHEWNING, ant 918 Trm STREET NORTHWEST. Great Manx Dows: . BROCADFD PLUSHES, $5.50 to $4.50, BROCADED VELY ‘We have the above goods in Black and all shades. ALL NOVELTY DRESS GOODS at prime cost. 22-in. PLUSH, from $3.25 to $2.50. HEMPSTONE & PERRY, 803 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. ar VENING Sixs, Plain and Broesded. $1 to $2.50. EVENING SHADES IN CASHMEKE and ALBA- ‘TROS, at low prices, DAMASK TOW? KETS and FLAN SAPKINS, QUILTS, BLAN- LS, at specia: prices, HEMPSTOD £03 PENNS E & PERRY, ANIA AVENUE. Waee Ts Tar Cuearesr Puce TO BUY DRY GOOD! AT CARTERS, 7M MALKET SPACE. IMMENSE ASSORTMENT TO SELECT FROM. OUR PRICES ARE 1HE LOW.ST. BILKS! SATINS! z VELVETS! CASHMERI FLANNEL SUITIN Wool CLOTHS! TABLE LINENS! NAPKINS! BHAWLS! CLOAKS'! c FORTS!!! CRETONS! CURTAIN LACES, Sc. At CARTERS. a 711 MARKET SPATR, LL, BEBBEND'S BALTIMORE STORE, * 998 SEVENTH STREET, Betwres I asp K Nowrswrsr, Would respeett Che tenth to his tions of HAND-Ox:b NEW GOODS, which ave offered at re- forme . }, ouly 1240. id Full ‘abie Linen and Towels dssmeres and Housekeeping Last, but not least, Misses’ Woolen Hose, tn sizes | from Stes 1 arr. BALTIMORE C. a3 CLOSING-OUT SALE. Having resolved not to carry any goods over we shall TWO CLOSING-OUT SALES EVERY YEAR, ONE IN JANUARY AND ONE IN JULY. ‘We therefore offer 0 Go ck of Fashionable FLOWERS, PLUMES, ‘TS, PLUSHES, SATINS, KID GLOVES. CORSETS, FICHUS. KERCHIEFS, LADIES’ WEAR, JEWELRY. UNDE An Flegant Asrortnent of (BILDREN'S AND LADIES' CLOAKS. Sale to ex ‘Year, to ne stock is dispoes of, at | Prices th ihe woods sell. Fer quotation of please call at KING'S PALACE, $14 SEVENTH STREET. Tre tancesr Miuixrry Stoue mv tue Uxrrep «30 STATES. N oOo T'S. THE LAR EST AND FINEST SELECTED STOCK or = REAL AND IMITATION LACES IN WASHINGTON. SPANISH NETS AND ILLUSIONS. RLEGANT REAL FRENCH FLOWERS, FANS AND RECEPTION REQUISITES. ALL AT VERY LOW PRICES NOOT's, 915 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, Exp OF THE SEASON. REDUCTION IN PRICES TO REDUCE STOCK. We bave a number of yieces of Ingrain and Tapestry Fepongh to cover Garpet lert over, “wi one room in @ Fire which we will beginning 14th pre yep 5 wned # .. for Inerain, former price $09 aud te. Tapestry, 85 'and 00 cts., Tormer price $1. Cot! early before they are all eold. Yor Ximas Presents, a fullline of Ruge, Mat, Drag- gut, ke. Re. SINGLETON & HOEKE, au 801 MARKET SPACE, NOTICE. |XX. ) aS BLUE PLA O] XX. WENDELL, FAY & CO., G AGENTS, MIDDLESEX COMPANY, j BWand S Worth st.. New au / SPS Chestaut et; Philadelphia. Up to 50 cents per 811 MARKET SPACE, HAVE AN ATTRACTIVE AND VERY DESIRABLE STOCK TO SELECT FROM, aT LOW PRICES. A PLAIN SILK PLUSHES, ILKS, in Buck and Colors, S, ail wrades—special bargains. lid line of LUPIN’S MERINO, reduced to 60 BROCADE OTTOMAN BLACK SIL Asple LUPIEN'S BLACK GOODS, in all qualities. COURTAULD'S ELACK CREPES, wide, for veils. DRESS GOODS, great variety, ali at bottom prices, HOSIEL NDEKWEAR—Lades' and Gents’. Ag ck of HANDEERCHIEFS. DOMESTICS, BLANKETS, Fi “ONE PRICE dat To Tre Pesucs ‘We have en‘led the first season's burinees in our new building, and can assure our friends who take an inter- est in the succes of our enterprise that we have met with the most sanguine success, and done more busi- hess than we could possibly expect. Fncouraced by this, aud knowing the wants of the public during JANUARY axp FEBRUARY, goods brought from have been stored up till now on ii floor) on sale, and shall seil them without REGAKD 10 COST AT SUCH PRICES THAT WILL SELL. For this purpose we cleared our third floor (accessible by eleva’ ), and have pixced on 6 counters the follow- AMS, 7 cents, reduced from 123g cents, 5 caats, reduced from 8 cents, DAK FERCALE, 6% cents, redue-d 36 cents. APPER GOODS (wool), 123g cents, reduced from IDS (wool, 4 PLAIDS (wool), cents, reduced from CO cents, 24 cents, reduced from 25 Dkess GOODS DKESS GOOD: DRESS Gi 125 cents, DS at 15 cent: Seme of these re st be Aashich closed out, as our stock pursue to New York auction. CASES OF SHEETING, Fall ten quarters wide, at 25 cents, worth 35 cents. All brands of BLEACHED AND BROWN COTTONS For leas than wh: le prices. We are determined not to know what dull season iseans, ond shall try tomuke January sales us largo (if not as profitable) as those of December. SILK CHENILE FRINGES, All colore, in desirable shades, at 25 cents, reduced from 75 cents. 1,000 PAIRS CORSETS, Odds and Ends, to close at your own price, HOSIERY FOR LADIES AND CHILDREN. All these must be closed out, and we have marked some as low a8 FIVE CENTS PER PAIR. CAMBRICS FOR LINING, 3 cents. 5 CASES PLAID NAINSOOK at 9 cents, reduced from 15 ceute. VICTORIA LAWN at8 conts, cost 12% cents by the caso. BUTTONS! BUTTONS! ‘Thousands of dozens at 5 cents per dozen. SOME FINE PHARL BUTIONS ‘Will be found in this lot. We shall insucurate this sale with the determination to close out every yard of old <oods, aud shall not flinch Extent of the Manufacture in Califor- mia—The Varieties, Etc. To the sons of sunny Italy we are indebted for the invention of macaronl. Perhaps in no other country is it made with such perfection, yet itis a great and growing industry in the United States, and especiaily in California. Neither are our Italian citizens the only con- sumers of this healthful and slippery diet. Americans especially are taking lovingly to its consumption. A San Francisco paper says:— Macaroni, vermicelli (or little worms), tallia- rini, ete., are the products of flour from the best quality of wheat, the seed of which is imported for that purpose, and which is gréwn mainly in Contra Costa county and on the isiands in the Sacramento river. About 10,000 sacks are raised yearly for this market. About .000 boxes of macaroni are shipped from this city yearly to the Pacific coast states and terri- tories. About 15,000 boxes are annually shipped to Mexico. Australia, Central America, China, the Sandwich and South Sea islands. San Francisco consumes about 25.000 boxes a year, and the other towns of the state about twice that amount, while some magaroni is sent ac far south as Texas and as far north as Siberia Once a year a shipment of 8,000 or 10,000 pounds of macaroni, vermicelli and spaghetti 1g made to Alaska. Dealers state that there is an sing demand among the English-speaking tor this variety of food, stimulated, per- . by a knowledge that it is not only healthy and wholesome, but strengthening, It isto the what the fig and the date are to the in- nts of the Levant and what rice is to the e who have eaten It at Italian restaurants what iecaroni is. Talliarint is made much on the same plan, only that itis long, narrow and flat and when served up looks sometling like a wrecked spider-web. Vermi- celli means little worms, and when in soup one would come to that conclusion without know- hg the literal meaning of the word. Spaghetti is another species of the same kind of food chopped into small round sections. Italian paste is used in puddings and soups. It is cut into small particles in the shape of stars, hearts, crowns and letters of the alphabet, so that the gourmand, while swallowing his soup, can either refresh his memory in spelling or study astron- omy or anatomy. Macaroni differs frog vermicelli only in size— | the latter being made in smaller tubes. Both pa e greatest perfection at Napl pal food of the great major of the population. The hard wheat flour im- ported from the Black sea is the best suited for | the manufacture of macaroni. None of it ever } reaches this country. The flour is mixed with | water, frequently washed in mountain streams, then ground in w. ‘mills, and hot water is ded until it b dough, It is forced by | pressure through « number of holes and then | cut off at the de: length. The largest tubes | roni, next vermicelli, and the fedelini. At Naples its preparation is best understood; nothing is used except flour and water, the best being made of flour of hard he most inferier is made of four of soft A Chinese New “H. H." in St. Nicholas. The Chinese new year’s day In 1882 fell on the 17th of February. They haye a week of holi- days at their new year, just as we do between the 25th ot December and the ist of January. In the cities they make a fine display of fire- works, but none of the Chinese people ip Santa Barbara are rich, so there were no fire-works, except crackers; but there were barrels and barrels full of these, and the Chinese boys do not fire off crackers on their new year’s day as American boys do, a cracker at a time, or one package at a time; they bring out a large box ful. or a barrel full, and fire them off, package after package, as fast as they can, till the air is as full of smoke as if there were a fire, and the ground is covered with red, half-burned ends. Long before we reached the part ot the town where most of the Chinese live, we heard the noise of the crackers going off; but the Chinese did not seem to mind it at all.’ They were hop- pmg about In the smoke, pouring the crackers out on the ground, box after box. barrel after barrel. You could not see thelr faces clearly for the smoke. Groups of American boys stood as hear as they dared, looking on. Now and then one would dart in and snatch up one cracker, or a string of them, which had not gone off. T thought the American boys had almost as much fun out of it as the Chinese. very Chi- nese family keeps open house on New Year's day. They set up a picture or an Image of their 1 in some prominent place, and ona table in front of this they put a little feast of ood things to eat. Some are for an offering to the god, and some are for their friends who call. It was amusing to watch the American boys darting about from shop to shop and house to house, ing out with their hands full of queer Chi- ‘se things to eat, showing them to each othe ;and comparing notes. “Oh, let me taste that! one boy would exciaim, on seeing some new thing: and, vhere did you get it? Which es that?” ‘Then the whole party would | from loss, no matter how syyere. j , Storekeepers especially invited, as we shall sell in lots tosmt. LANSBURGH & BRO., a2 e ). 422 and 424 7th utreet. Wrirnovr Recau To Cosr. COATS, DOLMANS AND CIRCULARS Will be closed cut regardless ef cost during the month of Januazy. an? BROCADED PLUSHES, in all shades, lavat and wil Ve sold to make Foon for Goods. BLACK and COLORED SILK VELVETS from $1 up. LADIES CLOTHS in allshudes. Mohawk Valley and Gilberts wi! be sold at Greatly Keduced Prices. BLACK AND COLOKED SILKS in grest variety. Dou't fal to cail and examine for yourselves. J. A. LUTTRELL & CO., 811 MARKET SPACE. { | PLAIN Jad Crosse Sanz. ' GUINNIP & CO., Succeesors of Guinnip, Day & Co., 820, 822, AND 824 SEVENTH STREET, will offer, MONDAY, EIGHTEENTH, their entire stock of xoods at greatly REDUCED PRICES. ‘Our large and magnificent stock of SILKS, PLUSHES AND VELVETS, LADIES’ SILK DOLMANS AND CIROULARS, ‘will be eold at and below cost. ‘We will give GREAT BARGAINS IN EVERY DEPARTMENT. ‘We have a large and yaried stock, which HA8 GOT TO BE CLOSED OUT, at ti race off to make adescent on that house, atid | get some mo [ thought it wonderfully hos- pitable on the part of the Chinese people to let all these American boys run in and out of their houses in that way, and help themselves from the New Year's feast. “Some of the boys were very rude and ili-mannered—little better than street beggars; but the Chinese were polite aud generous to them all In some of the stures there were men playing a game which has been played, under different naires, all over the world. It consists simply in one man holding out his hand, with part of the and part open, and his antagonist tantly, how many of his fingers are open, would think nothing could be than this. But when the movements are made rapidly it is next to impossible to call out the number quickly without making a mistake. For every mistake a fine of some sort. according to the agreement of the player These Chinese men played it ¢ mence that the perspiration stood on their tor heads, and their shrill crying out of the nuin- bers sounded like unbrol sentences; there did not seem a breath between them. They rested their elbows on the table, and, with every opening and closing of the fingers, thrust the forearm forward to its full length, 80 there was violent exercise in it. Veneration of The Monkey. Dr. Oswald in Popular Science Monthly. Victor Jacquemont estimates that the Bengal presidency alone contains 1,600 monkey asylums, supported chiefly by the very poorest class of the population. In the rural districts of Nepaul the hanumans have their sacred groves, and keep together In troops of fifty or sixty adults, How a Firm in: Boston Balled the =: Market. Ambergris is a fatty, disagreeable-smelling substance, and is only found in the Intestines ot a dead sperm whale—one that has suffered with some peculiar disease before being killed by the harpoons and lances of thé intrepid whalemen. Fifty years ago seekers for the leviathan did not realize that in the body of the whalelyingalong- side were 100 or 200 pounds of an article worth from $10 to $20 an ounce,atcording to its purity, but after the valuable discovery was made that some whales contained this fatty dark green substance, no whale’s carcass was cut adrift from the ship's side until a thorough examination had been made for this hidden treasure. Ambergris is the basla for all of the best of perfumery. It has the property of retaining the scent of cologne and other choice extracts, which would speedily evaporate unless ambergris was a very small part. When cologne or any other cheap perfume does not contain this il-spelling sub- stance, you may know that ambergris is not one of its ingredients, and so reject it as worthless, for it will evaporate as soon as applied, and leave an unpleasant smell. Although amber- gris 1s not pleasant to inhale in its crude state, yet if ft is heated it will please the olfactory Rerves as much as manufactured perfumery, mile counterfelt ambergris smells badly, hot or cold. ‘The largest quantity of ambereris ever taken from & diseased sperm whale (except in thecase we are about to relate) weighed 182 pounds, and some lumps have been found that did not weigh more than one pound, the last the lowest on record. Some twenty years ago or more there arrived in Boston an old whaling captain from the cape with a cask of ambergristhat con- tained over 500 pounds. He had taken the whole of it trom a diseased whale that he had killed in the Atlantic ocean. This was the largest quantity that was ever known before or since, and while the captain knew that ambergrts was valuable he did not realize its worth, and thought that he could work it off in small lots to the apothecaries, but while some agreed to take an ounce, others refused to buy at any price, and so the skipper wandered around the city utterly discouraged. One evening, adds the New Bed- ford Mercury, a member of the large firm of Months & Pestle, wholesale druggists (the names are fictitious), heard of the captain and his cask of ambergis. He did not lose a inoment in hunting up the captain, but took a carriage and drove all over the north end, from one board- ing house to another, and run down his man at 1 o'clock in the morning. The skipper was routed out of bed, and then Mr. Months made an offer fortthe precious ambergris. He ven- tured on £5,000, but the captain thought he would not have been called upon at 1 clock In the morning unless ambergris was on the rise. and he declined the offer. Then came ofters of £6,000, 7.000, €8,000, 9,000, and last a bid of $10,000 closed the bargain, and papers were drawn up and signed, and that forenoon the precious cask and its contents were rolled into Months & Pestle’s cellar, and the skipper received a check for €10.000 and afew dollars over for his expenses at the boarding house. The transaction was kept secret, andthe next steamer that left Boston contained Mr. Months, who hurried to London, Paris and Vienna, sold ambergris at each placeand made the handsome sum of $30,000 net out of that one cask of ill- smelling substance. From that day to this Messrs. Months & Pestle have controlled the trade of the country, and now ambergris of the best quality is worth from $25 to $30 per ounce, with but little on the market. Persia’s Future. From Edward Stack’a "Six Months in Persia.” What then {s the’ probable future of Persia? {f the soil is not exhausted, nor the people show any signs of a decaying race, is Persia likely to develop any steady Improvement by herself, or must she seek help from Russia? Perhaps it was not a bad thing that the concession to Baron Reuter fell through. One example, such as Egypt, is sufficient of the exploitation of an oriental country by Eufopean speculators. Per- sia Is tortunate in her remoteness from Europe. Her neighbor, Turkey, may serve to warn her of the consequences of borrowing European money. As a military‘power Persia is much weaker than Turkey, but financially and_politi- cally she is in a position incomparably better. Persia has no publicdebt,and she is not engaged in perpetual struggle with the western powers, nor exposed to remonatrance or rebuke or dict: tion in respect to matters of dome: admin: tration. There is, indeed, no room for interfer- ence. There are no Greek Christians in un- willing subjection, and the army and community are contented with security of life and prope: Moreover. the country is at one with itself, free from internal Intrigue and disquieting rumors, no less than from actual revolt. The one thing wanted is a better system of government. It seems to be aemitted that the shah himself is the ablest man In the country, and that his in- tentions are good, but he can only see with the eyes and hear with the ears of his officials, and the less said about their earnestness and integrity the better. So long as governorships are obtained by bribery and regarded as oppor- tunities of making perquisites there can be no hope of effectual improvement from within, No Persian placeman, whether governor ot a province or naib of some petty district, has aug assurance that bribe or intrigue at head- quarters will not oust him to-morrow; so he akes what he can while he has time on the familiar eastern principle of converting power into mon The men who have done most for Persia, whose names are held in grateful re- membrance to this day and whose works stand as memorials of them and earn them the bless- ings of hundreds of travelers (including here and there a stray European) have been men of local estate and Influence. “* For the Test, as to isolated acts of misgovernment, such as taking away the subject's wife or appropriating the produc of his orchard or date: grove, I doubt if they are so Numercus as to constitute in themselves agrievous check upon the happitiess of the peo- ple in general. In fact,"the state of Persia might be sensibly improved if the one fault of niggardliness at headquarters could be oyer- come. The shah has good intentions, but he grudges to spend hissavings. Hence the neglect to pay the levies sent against the Kurds and the consequent sacking of Persian villages by the hungry troops. But even as it of niggardliness, misgovernment and famine, the progress made by Persia within the tast ten years is unmistakable. * * * It is not certain, howeves, that Persia will always be left free to develop herself after her own tashion. The shadow of Russia hangs over her northern pees while in central and even southern ersia the naine of Rusaia commands general re- spect and and, In spite of hard times, these associations multiply like the monastic orders of Mediaeval Europe; but they must all be provided for, though the natives should have to eke out their crops with the wild-rice of the Jumna swamp jungles. 2 % ‘The strangest part of the superstition Is that this charity results by no means from a feeling of benevolence toward animals in general, but from the exclusive veneration of a special sub- division of the monkey tribe. An orthodox Hindoo must not willingly take the life of the humblest fellow-creature, but he would ne move a finger to save a starving dog, gnd has no hesitation in stimulating a beast ot burden with a dagger-like goad and other contrivances that would invoke the avenging powers of the society for the prevention of cruelty to animals. Ner would he shrink from extreme measures in defending his fields from the ravages of low- caste monkeys. Dr. Allen Mackenzie once saw aswarm of excited natives running toward an orchard where the shaking of the branches be- trayed the presence of arboreal marauders. Some of them carried slings, others clubs and cane-spears. But soon they came back crest- fallen. ‘What's the matter?” inquired the doc- tor; “did they get away from you?” “Kapa-Muni,” was the laconic reply. “sacred monkeys.” Holy baboons that must not be inter- rupted in their little pastimes. They had ex- pected to find atroop of common makaques, wandervos, or other: profane four-handers, and returned on tip-toe, like Marryat’s sergeant who went to arrest an_obste; drankard, and recognized his commanding officer. Un- armed Ey not afford to brave these ——___+e.___ The Value of English Hace Horses, From the St. James Gazette. Although of the races which have been run for this season there were forty-one werth £1,000 or upward, as compared to only thirty- 81x last season, there has been a very marked falling off in the value of the principal stakes. The most valuable prize was the Two Thousand Guineas, worth only:£5,000 to the winner, as agalnst £6,150 last year; wiille the Derby, which was worth £7,025 in: 1879, has been gradually falling off, nutil this yearit was worth only £4,775, This may be attributed to the creation ofa race called the Epsom Grand Prize, which has come into pes within the last two | Sis and is almost as valuable as the Derby itself; but there isno such explanation to ac- count for the falling-off in the St. rer, which, otth £6,695 in 1879, has. gradually clined to. £4,500, or nearly firty cent. e value of the Oaks, the Middle Park Plate, and the One Thousand Guineas, bas in like manner declined in avery marked , and the same may be sald of the Prince of Wales’ Stakes, tke Gold Cup, the Hardwicke Stakes, and other races at Ascot—which receive just as much in the way of “added money” This shows that the falling-off must be attributed to the indif- ference of owners of horses, who, with so many new races are loath to cant judices. it. Elphinstone’s lost his life for shooting a mob of bigots street till he gave them the sil} dan subi where a ova Unitarian i ugh the. ~alleys. helped him to escape The interference of his countrymen would hardly have saved him, for the atl Increased from minute to minute, and even women in the chase, and fened to cure his impiety | With a tarnip-masher. Alaa tellers windoy Auswer to the Charges Against Him. We publish below Mr. Olmstead’s answer to the charges which have been preferred against him with a view to defeat his confirmation. We do this for the reason that the charges have been hereto fore published in these columns, and as an act of simple justice to Mr. Olmstead, as affording the public an opportunity of judging whether the charges were true or false. MR. OLMSTEAD'S STATEMENT. The first charge was the copy of a bill in equity now pending In the Equity Court, fled by Thomas Sunderland and C. J. Hillyer, against Kilbourn, Latta and Olmstead, in which 1t 1s claimed that the defendants defrauded the complainants in a Sale of real estate in this city, The property purchased by Sunderland and Hillyer in this city, through and from Kilpourn & Latta, was owned by them in the following pro- portion: Sunderland, three-fourths; Hillyer, one- fourth, subject (oa mortgage of eighteen th dollars in favor of Sunderland. Besides this, Mr. Sunderland owned a large amount in his ‘own rigt On the 281 of last month Mr, Olmstead received. from Mr. Sunderland the following letter: Jno. F. Olmstead: 1 DIESigs_L nave no a desire to ppoee your confirma ion as Cor joner,, © contrary, would Dé gratified to learn that you have besn GoM” ned. Yours truly, ‘Tuos. SUXDERLaxD, ‘The question at issue between Mr. Olmstead and Sunderland and Hillyer tsone of law and fact pending before the chancellor. The whole question depends upon whether under the circumstances the defendants were bound to sell this property for what they pald for it or had a right to sell 1t ata proftt, and this the court will decide, ‘That Sunderland and Hillyer purchased at a fair price 1s proved by the fact that on the same day of the purchase Kilbourn & Latta received an offer from another, party of $75,000, Being $10,000 more than was paid by Sunderland and Hillyer. AS has been siated, this case ts pending in a court of equity, where justice will be done to all concerned, and’ Mr. Olmstead _has no desire to dis- cuss the question in the newspapers or elsewhere, having fuli confidence in the justice of his causé nd the wisdom of the tribunal that is to deter- inine It. Re As to the charge preferred by Mr. Hillyer with reference to the salt of acertain lot by Kilbourn & Latta as the agents of Wililam Reading to J. L. Hodge, a transaction which took place soine years betore’Mr. Iillyer’s arrival in this. city, Mr. Olm- Stead presents, first, its affidavit, as foliows: John F, Olmstead being duly sworn, deposes and says: ‘With reference to the real estate transaction between the firm of Kil/ourn & Latta and William Readi mentioned in THE EVENING Star of yesterday. in coumunication of C, J. Hillyer, that the waid transae~ tion was one in which he hed no iaterest whatever. that this business was going forward when he came into the firm, and with it and the other business that had oriinated before he became a partner he at no time, had or claimed any interest—received none of the profits’ ‘or paid uny of the losses. jihat the transaction with Mr. Reading was exciu- sively managed by Mr. James M. Latts, without the nowledze or concurrence uf Mr. Kilbourn, and that this deponent had no connection with the transaction exceit to write, at the dictation of Mr. Lutta, the letters having his signature. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 27th day of December, 1882 ‘W. P. YouNs, t Jotary Public in and for the District of Columbia. THE STATEMENT OF HALLET KILBOURN. ‘The transaction in real estate, referred to by Mr. Hill- Ser in last EVENING'S Stan, and made the basis of charxes against Mr. Olinstead, with a purpose to defeat his confirmation, wasone m which Mr. Olpstead had no interest one way or the other. It was a matter over which he had no control, and with whien he had no connection other than writing the letters, which bear his name, at the dictation of my then partner, James M. Latta. This transaction was couceived and m: Mr, Latta exclusively, and he fi ramet aly ea forth in the newspa} as did not meet m Of the fantewbien AP ting claimed th of the fands which Ar. Keating c was enti- Hed to, preferring that he shou d be overpaid to aftord ing hiu an excuse for complaint. Hauer Krtzovay. Washington, D.C., Dec. 27, 188: 2. The affidayit of J, L. Hodge. J. Ledyard Hodge, being duiy sworn, deposeth and. Hs says: ‘That he purchaced lot 14, equare 154, Washiny D. C., of William Reading, in May, 1871, bein t action referred to in the statment of C. J. Hit published recent.y in THE EVENING STAR. That said purchase wae ‘uezotuted exclusively by M. Lutts, and that Mr. J. F. Olmstead. so far aa en had or now have any knowledge, had no inter- estin the matter, and I know he took’no partin the said negotiation. otiey public im aiid Tor tho" Disteict eens a nots jet of Ce thisaii day of sanuary, ines. District of Columbia, Joun E. Beat, Notary Public. To the Committee on District lumbic ‘Stites Senate : oe 2 ee Tae Ihave alre-dy stated under onth that I had no interest whatever in the trunfkaction known as the sale of lot 14, square 154, by William Reading to J. L. Hodwe, through James M. Latta, of the firm of Kilbourn & Latta, in May, 1871; and I desire now to more fully state the cir- cumstauee of that transaction in so far as they relate to myself. It is true that Iwas legally a member of the firm of Kilbourn & Lat:a, from and after January 1, 1871; but the partnership agccement was not made until May fol- lowing, but it was stipulated that my inte.est should begin from Juruary Ist preceding, Mr. Hillyer, iu his charves arainst me, quotes the tes- timony of Mr.-Latts, ax tollows: *- Question 43.—Whcn did Mr, Olmstead, if ever, be- come interested in this firma, and state what his interest ‘My recollection is, that it was in May, 1871; his interest was oue-fourth of the profite:pechn before the thing was delinitely settled, we permitted His inierest to date back to the first of January, ie arrange. agent havinw been inade in May. Reading, in his letter published by Mr. Hillyer, touching this ‘transaction, states that the deed for the Jot was prepared by Mr. Oluustead, thelr (Kilbourn & Latta’) clerk. When I was admitted into the firm I did not tecome interested in ali the business then belonging to it; but by agreeinent I was excluded from par- m in certain transactions borne on the Louks of rn. It therefore became necessary, in order to’ specify what iy exact interests we1 he firm to prepare a new sales book, on which was entered «1 the transnc- tions then on the boots of the firma in which Iwas to share. ‘This was accordingly done, and the book fs here: for the inspection of the committee. ‘7 his book is the record evidence of the transactions to whic! mnitted as a partner, and the ach Cluded. ‘The contract, book of the old. firin: tinued —and cor under the new—shows that on the 9th of IS71, Mr. Keading plac-d in the hinds of the firin sixteen duferent lots, including the one (14) in miroversy, for sule on commission. puching’the gule to Hodse, I had no connection whatever, except, as Mr. Reading says, as clerk, to prerare the deed wud write the letters dictate! to mé, as } bad been do.ng in other cases for years, as the clerk of e firm. Tnever heard of a proposal to have the deed madeto me, and I produce herewith the affidavit of Mr. Hodye, e same effect with the additional statement tuat his negotiation was exclusively with Mr. Latta, and that he had nothing whatever to dow:th me in referene= toit. ‘The sales book, which was prepared for the pur- pose of slowing what property the new firm was inter ested in. was, in effect, a part of our partnership agree- tart, and was pr-pared at the time or before that axtee- inent was consummated, and prior to the sale of said lot 14 by Keading to Hodge. An inspection of thi- boo twas never entered upon Ye het teat itt ote hic! Was never entered upon it, but that rs in which Thad no interest was exe:uded from it. F. Onusreap. Washington, D. C., Jan. 3, 1883, 7° To the Honorable the Chairman, the Senate - ‘mittee on the District a7 Columbiay a Sir:—Referring to the charges preferred by ©. J. Hillyer, esq., against Jobn F. Olmstead, esa., relating ‘iam R re respectfully sul a sere Se ase Gee ehon, D.C., Jan. 8, 1883. “ THE CHARGE OF THORNTON SMITH. “FE eli 2d Edition Latest Telegrams to The Star Gambetta’s Funeral, == . CONTINUED FROM THE FIRST EDITION. Panis, Jan. & Gambetta’s father, after mature reflection, has Gecided not to oppose the convictions of us'son, but has conclur vo permit the funeral at Nice to 2 a civil one, The funeral car has just arrived at the Quat WOrsay in front of the Colonnade. It ts preended by six horsemen in black and white uuliorms. The car 1s drawn by six horses. Tne coffla is covered w.th black veivet, which ls again partially hidden by trivolors draped with crape und two natural Palms With wreaths of red immortelles. ‘The plat- form of the car is literally covered with wreaths, Bearers carry batous, on wuich are also wreaths. ‘The regimental flags Of the escort are draped Wi crape. © THE BODY PLACED IN THE HEARSE Panis, Jan. 6, 12 m.—The boly of M. Gambetta was placed in the hearse at 10:20 am, amid the Dooming of cannon, the beating of drums and the sound of trumpets, the troops. presen! arms. The procession started at haif-past ten. It was headed by the relatives and friends of the de- ceased, the representatives of President. Grevy, the ministers, generals, including Gen. Gaillfct: senators, deputies, including Dr. Clemenceau, and other members of the extreme left. M. Brisson, presilent of the chamber of deputies, and M. Pey= Tat, vice president of the senate, headed tue sena- tors and deputies, respectively. ‘The procession was nearly two miles long. The Fuard of honor preceding and flinking the cata- que was composed of the repubitcan guard with its band playing a funeral dirge. It ts est!mated that there were two hundred thousand persons in the procession, conspicuous among which were the free masons In complete uniform, the advoigtes and students of Paris. An English delegation from Boulogne was present. At 12:90 o'clock p.m. the head of the processton had reached the Boulevani de Sebastopol, while numerous deputations were still waiting’ tn the Esplande des Invelides to take their pl: in the cortege. The end of the procession will probably be Sull at the Palats Bourbon when the body arrives at Pere la Chais» cemetery. Numerous musical societies are playing In the procession, besides tke military bands. AN UNEXAMPLED SPECTACLE. Lonpow, Jan. 6—A Paris dispatch, sent at 12:90 .ti., SAYS the spectacle there Is ‘unexampied. from 8 o'clock this morning trafic has Stopped on the south side of the river, The whole front of the Palais Bourbon was draped in black, with large sliver eandelabra between the plilars, giving a greenish flame. A Whole corps darmee Was dr..Wn encircling the funeral car. A DEMONSTRATION AT THE STATUE OF STRASBOURG. ‘The statue of Strasbourg was covered with cra and the tri-color Was spread on Its lap. AS the procession advanced towands this point a kind of shulder seemed to pass through the crowd. A formidable demonstration seemed about to break out. From time to time cries of “Vive la Repub- lique,” “Vive la France,” and even “Vive Gam- betta” were raised by the compact crowds assem- bled on the pavement, which were echoed by people at a dista ech THE CEMETERY. By the time the end of the procession had passed through the Rue Rivoli the head was nearing the cemctery of Pere-la-Chaise, which was reached at 1:30 o'clock, when M. Deves spoke on behalf of the government. ‘The Cockerii yback Tragedy. THE RELATIVES OF THE DECRASED MAN CHARGE THAT THE INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN OBSTRUCTED. St. Lovrs, Mo., Jan. 6—Application hus been made to Gov. Crittenden by the relatives of the late Col. A.W. Slayback that he direct the ot torney general to come tw this city and sarge Of the grand Jury investivation in the case of John A. Cockeriil, managing editor of the Fost- Dispatch, on the alleged grounds that the circult attorney’ here 1s prejudiced and has obstruct the investigation. “The governor declined to com- ply with the request, but will refer the matter to Juage Van Waggoner, of the criminal court. ESS L A FRACTIONAL DECLINE IN THE ACTIVE STOCKS. New York, Jan. 6—The Post's fuancial article says: The stock markev was nelther so active nor £0 strong during the forenoon to-day as during the same hours yesterday. The total shares sold Up to 12:30 o'clock Was Not above 125,000 shares, agalnst 175,000 in the same time yesterday. Some additional complications 1n the affairs of the Ele- Yated roads and the new litigation between the Gold and Stock telegraph and the Western Union, and the reported probable issue of $6,000,000 bonds by the Lake re have | prob- ably had the effect to cause hesttancy. ‘The net result of the forenoon business up to 12730 o'clock was a fractional decline In the active stocks. The weakest stocks were Western Union, New York Central and Lake Shore. The most ac- live were Denver, of which there were sales of 13,000 shares at 45%, 445,, 453¢: Erie, of which there Were sales Of 12,000 shares at 39%, 403, 39%, 40, 39%; Delaware, Lackawanna and’ West ern, of which’ there were sales of 11,000 shares at 127%, 128, 127%, 1%; New York Central, of which there were’ sales ot 7,000 shares at 187%, 1257;, 127, 126%, 127. At 12 o'clock the market was strouger, but uot up to the closing prices of yesterday. Government bonds were 4 lower for the 4s and 34 lower for the 43 State bonds were dull «nd Steady. Foreign exchange during the forenoon was quiet, ———— The Marke, i BALTIMORE, Jan. 6.—Vinrinta 6a, consolidated, oli 81: past due coupons, 57; mew ten-forties, 43 bid to- ay. BALTIMORE, Jan. 6.—Cotton stendy—midiling, 10. Flour a change. viet and hi ~UBa1-15; Ni nitter Exes duil— ." Petroleum unchanged. ordinary to fair, it, 8K: copper retined quict, 1 allie. Fre to. Liverpool eights steamer unchanved and dull. ~ Receipts—fonr, 45,495 bushels: corn, 28,204 1 barrels: wheat, oats, 800 bushi bi 127,411 bush bushels; © 18. EW’ ¥ ‘Stocke—firm. Money—43¢. hanse—lon, 480; do. short, 484. State bonds— electe|. Govermuents—generally weak. Cotton— Hiet, | atead oNEW YOURS. Jan. 6.—Four—aniet, steady. Wheat pet ? Corn—stead 11 4s cent bet- jal8.50, 10.70. SUPREME COURT FFES AND WASHINGTON JAIL RX- PENDITURES. The House committee on expenditures of the Department of Justice thts morning gave a hear- ing to J. H. McKenney, clerk of the United States Supreme Court, on the matter of receipts and ex- penditures In his ofice. From his. statements it appears that the total receipts last year were over 414,000, and the net receipts $29,198. The year be- lore the net receipts were nearly $29,000 ‘The ex- Penditures of the office were $15.000—$3,340 Tor clerks; $420 for a messenger; $2,200 for printing opinions of the court, and $4.040 Set down wo mis- cellaneous expenses.’ Mr. McKenney will have another hearing, and this miscellaneous item will be further explained. The sub-committee on ex- Ppenses in the District jail will notiry the warden of the jail to appear before it next Wednesday to explain the expenditures of his office for the past y 4 CLAIM GROWING OUT OF THE CAPTURE OF XEW ‘ORLEANS. Mr. Hoar obtained unanimous consent to-day to call up in the Senate a Dill to pay to the Mesdames Hills, widows of two gentlemen who published a loyal newspaper in New Orleans during the war, the sum of $7,561.60. After the capture of New 4 | Bumbers 0: ‘The District Appropriation BUN. ‘WHAT COMMISSIONKR WEST BAYS OF IT. Comms loner West in conversation with @ STAR reporter upon the new District appropria~ ton Dill, as passad by the House, stated that upon tie Whole it was about the right thing; there were some atsurd points in it which should usdoubteay be amended La the Senate, when It would be about, What Is desired. ‘The bill as tt stands cuts dowa Some things wrongfully—for instance appropries Uons for the executive oMico are cut down to add to appropriations for Improvements and repairs of streets and avenues which is Bot right; but it Is Usely aii these matters will De set right by the Umie the bul becomes a Law. SOCIETY NOTES. The Friday afternoon receptions, which embrace Some of the most delightful of Wasutngion homes, Were well attended yesterday. New Year's day was Mrs Senator Grover’s first appearance In Washington soctety. Her reeep- on, at which she was assisted by Mra. Capt Mub lan and others, at 1310 Connecticut avenue, was one Of the most brillant private receptions of the day. More than four hundred callers were res ceived, embracing many genticmen prominent: in official and private life. The recep. tion was by gaslicht, and the rooms were profusely decorated with flowers and exoule ants. Mrs Grover, a lady of chyant and strike ng appearance, Wore pale biue satin, draped with Spanish guipure lace, caught bere ahd there with clusters of pale pink chrysanthemums, tan colored loves reaching to the elbow, aud a lange © n of thechrysanthemums. Her on!y jewels cre (Wo Very handsome bracelets, Mra Grover's complete restoration to health 1s a mutter of con gTavulation to her many friends. A pleasant informal german of twenty couples or thereabouts Was given lust evening at the resale dence of Gen. and Mrs. Brown, Mr. Justice and Mra. M itthews have issued cards for Friday evening, the 12th, wt nine o'clock. Gen. and Mrs. Grant were recipients of many greetings at Mrs Don Camerou’s regular Friday Teception of last eventn Miss Alice Ranney, wi has been spending the holtdays at the ho Mr. ond Mrs. Charles Nor dioff as the guest of ber friend, Miss Nordboff, Parents and sisters at the Ariington ry Laws. INES AMOUNTING TO $500 IMPOSED. The alleged agents of the Loutstina Lottery company—Wm. W. Gould, of No. 1422 Ponnsylvae nia avenue; Thos. Mohun, of No. 18:9 F street, and J. P. Horbeck, of No, 605 14th street—who. j Were raided by License Agent Ruff and Lieut. Are nol Is nesday, Were put on trial In the Po- alled Was against Horbeck. Mr. J. J. Jolnson, who appeared for Mr. Horbeck, stated Unat this was the firstappeare ance of bis client in courton this charge. Mr, Horbeck thought It was lawful Lo sell the tickets— getting the Impression*trom the fact that Mr, Jem j Chandicr Laving sued District Commisstoner Mor- | gan for shutting up the Louisiana company's of fice on 7th street. He stated that he also appeared, Tor Mr. Jewell Lansdale, who was only a clerk im Hiorbeck’s oftice, he would usk that the court receive a $100 fin of these cases, as Mr. BL intends to go out of the business. Prosecuting: Atioruey Moore agreed to Uuls. and the court ime posed @ Ane case, Which were pai Mr. Campbell Carrington appeared for Mr. Thos, Mohun, and stated that he would ask that the Same action be taken tn the case of his client. He claimed that no tickets were found in bis place, A £100 fine was also imposed in this case, Which Was also paid, ‘The case of Gould was called up and Mr. A. B Williams appesred for Lim. Mr. Moore said he had see a to Uiree cases against Gould, but would only present two cases. A plea of “guilty” was also entered In these cases, and flues of $100 were impoeed Jn each case. ain eeuaaearad igment wad sus| the cefeadant time to-come in and nay tke sao A LIST OF THE CONFISCATED TICKETS ASKED POR Mr. Moore said that the defendants who ha@ | tickets taken from thelr places desired a list of the % kets which were confiscated, Juige Snell r-plied that that was @ matter for Mr. Moore to decide himself, Mr. Moore sald he saw no impropriety in com- Plying With the request, This 18 supposed to save the dealer from the loss of the tickets, Mr. Moore remarked that this was the most sue- cessful ratd made by Mr. Raff and the police, for it ad ied $500 Lo The coffers of the court. Mr. Koff stated after court thut If they had stood trivd he could hove put any number of witnesses on the stand. He sald that tie papers and tickets captured showed (hat tulst-rs and people from every walk in life dealt fa lottery. => Dietrict Government Affairs. NO POLICE INVESTIGATION TO-DAY. Nothing was done to-day in the way of pollee investigation by tue District Commissioners. THE NEW DISTRICT APPROPRIATION BILL appropriates “ior oue asses-or, three U ousen@ dollars, to include, If deemed necessary, withimt expense to the Disirict, ue keeplug of Oe hor and Wagon ;” that Is, It gives the asce sor prive lege to keep a horse and buggy at his vWa ¢a pense If he chooses to. BUILDING renMi7s, Bu'lding permits issued by Inspector Entwisier Jon Gibbons, crect eight Uwo-story and cellar dweilings, Peunsylvania avenue, between Green and Montgomery sitceis northwest: #000. W, ‘Okie, erect a brick store, one story high, on M, UWeen 2th and 26th strcets northwest; $1,000 — TeNant Not Respoxsiety.—Mr. Frank K. Nuss baum, of No. 2043 gia street, was put on trial before Judge Snell this morning on the chat st wasting Potomac water, Tnspector Dovid B, Barton stated that complaint was made to his oMice the defendant was Wasting water im his house, A notioe was served on him which be Pefased to recognize, The witness afterwards nade an investigetion Of the premises and found water running ata full head inacloset. The de jatmed that he Wis not the owner of the remises, bul only the tenant. The court re eased the defendant, and suggested hat the Jandiord be appres oMcers ie following uly year by Nawal is cit: & 0A. Lyon; alter A. Sawyer, z,—In running to the engine company No, 1 Le Past hate, Past Dictator Geo. ACCIDENT TO a Frre E fire at Le Droit park to- 1a smashed up s bind wheel, ih ture ny the corner of 9h and N streets northwest. The fire did nos amount to anything. A CASE OF SELF-Dr Prosecu'ting Attor ney Moore, of the Polloe Court, tis morning ene fered a nolle prosequi in the cise of assault and battery with Intent Co kill szainst Coraelius Mur phy for shooting ancther young man, named Johm Boswell, in the leg, in So ti Washington, on the Tih of List month, the particulars of whieh were publistied In THE Stan at the time, Mr. Moore Stated that att _r examining the case he found thas the ch irge could not be su.'aineJ, as it was purely @ case of Self-detens». — ‘The Courts, Court 1s General Term. Yesterday, United States use of Sinnenschi vs. Bryant; order of court below reversed cause remanded for Surther proc vs. Henry; agreed and subm' Cicurr Covrt—Judge MacArthur, ‘exceptions Sixpmad et hrs judguient of condemaataee, 7 Saunders agt, Savage; motion for Judsment overe ener granted, ahve ‘gays. given. we pioed re an Getault ov sete i 0 taken before examiner John A. Pros. CocrtT—Judge Ragner, ewill of Thos Harper tiled; onder or ‘issued. Will of R. H.W a istratrix tain is to meet a disputed ‘Will of Sonn 7 H. Wheeler, renunciation of Chas. James as executor, and will admitted to probate and record, and letters of administration