Evening Star Newspaper, March 6, 1883, Page 1

SS ee THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Forthwest Cerner Penssylvania Ave. and 11th 8t.,57 The Evening Star Newspaper Company, GEO. W. ADAMS, Pres't stage preveld 80 cents outs tered at the Post Office at Washington, D. C.. 98 econ close mall seater 9 a Tue WeEExtr Stan—published on Friday—$1 ayear, Festagepropaid. Bix mouths, 50 cente. Far 40) mall subscriptions must be paid in advanoe; 2c paper eent longer than is paid for. Rates of advertising made known on application. Che pe no Star, rhe z “= 61—N® 9,318. WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 1883. AMUSEMENTS. TWO CENTS. _____ BOOKS, &e. SPECIAL NOTICES. TIONAL THEATER. WILLIE EDOUIN'S SPARKS, In their latest smecese, 4 BUNCH OF KEYS: On, WHERE THERE'S A WILL THSRE’S A PLAY. LYITL sNOGGS. . @ ALICE ATHERTON TEDDY KEYS. EVERY EVE. AND WEDNESDAY AND SAT- URDAY MATINEES. MONFAY, MARCH 12, MADAME JANAUSCHE ORD'S OPERA HOUSE 4 3HE mb6 OPERATIC Ove W ‘ OPE m, Ohe RA sters and Musicians! | 60 TERTORE: (this Tuesdsy Evening, FR’ DIAVOLO.) Ey sing, MAKITA vs MIAN GUAND MATINEE ompany. Not- enaé of this Next, Anthony & ED TOM'’S CAB sted by MES. NELLIE B. MeCARTEE, Sopaso, witt cert at CHURCH, CONGREGATIONAL FRIDAY EY! NING, March 16, at 8 o'clock. nis. ™ 2 ra, Mins Muody, Mins Ceitton, Nir, Bouguton, Admission, mnhs-4t eva, will take part. COOKING treet, WEDNESDAY, March 7, . in Putl Paste, Patties, ete. Doe 2K COMIQUE. MONDAY, March 5, JOHNSTON AND SWAIN’S QUAKER CITY COMBINATION, Murphy sud Rylands, the Gray fons. Mit tle Carlyn, Prot. trapeze performer the m his hen ining cesday, Thnreday anid SS ama sue, -EW DIME MUSEUM, NESS Last Week of the GREAT LONDON GHOST MYSTERY. in charm- + anda grand perform- PRY AFT N AND NIGHT. so atonly 10 cents. on Saturday Morning next. mb5-6t Ge ROLLER SKA New York avenue, between 13th and 14th streets. Accemblies Monday, Wednesday and Friday nights. MUSIC BY W. F. WEBER'S ORCHESTRA. Assen:blion every afternoon at 2:20. Special terms mace with clubs desiring to visit the Wink. | Arrangements made for individual instruction. mal NEW <1 OD FOR SINGING AND AN Piano, t rtence, af OK DF’ WOLOWSEI'S, 1116 M street northwest. “HESTRA MUSTO, For Geruians end other entertainments, rnished Ly DP. THEO. LANG, Su" 1124 ath street northwest. CN EXHIBITION No. 536 AND SALE AT } 'z MAEKEITERG treet TORNEYS AT EAR: ivice. fr: shteen Franzo:, $1: Princess and Curdii . The Velle (" Bracket ian ‘Beally, 1.50; Shandon Bells, Black, $1,25: 8: Er Stories, Hope: $135; 1 Have Lived sod Lovers Berson, ter, 31; Mildred’s Bargain, Lillie, $1; Mr? Stubbs? Brother, Otis, $1;Battery and Boller, tyne, $1.25. Our Faster Cards are now open, and were never more beautiful or artistic, and comprise all the most celo- brated productions. Allof the latest novelties in Stationery. W. H. MORRISON, 476 Pennsylvania avenue. E,srer Canvs Axp Noverris. A LARGE ASSORTMENT AND MANY VERY BEAUTIFUL. LENTEN BOOKS and BOOKS OF DEVOTION. PRAYER BOOKS and HYMNALS. SABBATH SChOOL LIBRARY BOOKS. FAMILY, POCKEY and TEACHER." BIBLES. At WILLIAM BALLANTYNE & SON'S, 128 428 SEVENTH STREET. 3) _ LADIES’ GOODS receiving al! the joveltien in SPRING and any ng d to suow the Intest " H FLOWERS, the handsomest ever shown in this country. Plea-e call and sce them. Tam offering a handvom« bunch of ‘Lips, three in a bunch, at $1.50 only, each Tip ts cheap at 75 cents, LADIES’ SPRING DOLMANS in Silk and Wool Material: stylish goods at low prices. FLANNEL SUITS FOR LADIES. “business” legatiy at- et) T.* LAMBERT, . torbey-at-Law. Office, 41 tice of the Peace and Ni ty Au ‘Wim practice tm the Si the Court of Ciatme: bia; before the partmente Omoe: Now. 37, 38 and 39,6 Law, prem Court of the United States: the Courts of District of Coluia- uumittees of Congrem, and the De- oreoran Buildin, ora ATTORNYY-AT-Law, . 10 and 12, Gunton Bailding, isiana Avenue north: Wo: & avn wat. REDIN WoopwakD, Tand % Gunton Building. » Index to County aud George- 415-510 foved dS-6r4 J. GOOCH, SOLICITOR OF PATE: Counselor st Law anil Expert, St. and F streets. Good work, good refer charges. jy . MILLER, . Attorney-nt-Law, Rooms? and 4 Guntou Law Ballatag, 472 Louixiona avenue. TS, 2 Building, 9m ences, mucilerate 227-6 ___ PERSONAL. pro ADUS DESIRE TO FORM 1 & FY iE AC nintanew of a few attractive, but not conceited, Companionalip and ax an escort. E. H.. City Poet office. m6-2* a t ress G. S. B. and L. & CO. HAVE REMOVED FROM 444 rthwest to F street northwest, where nt of new, second-hand second-hand Furniture and antiq are. equal to new, at $9 per cent off oriemal prices, mb3-3t NORTHWEST. Reliable 1 ned in all eames: consul. tation free; wilt co when requested; all Dosinens kirictiy ‘confi fi7-lm* McDEVITT, FLINDER & McELFRESH. LL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS AGAINST . A SIMON IMIRIE UL present the same on or before the 15th day of W. PRESTON WILLIAMSON, Assignee. nation furni call at resi March, A.D. 1883, at my Iw office, No. 601 D st. we ft-2w FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS $5,000 REWARD. Whereas ‘Thomas Edmonston, my great rather (rho mars Sete Offutt jad), eave, Te tainty ue sem: of lande, 2 aekes, in Calverton his nephew—one Beall. These lands Come and ree ray new stvle of Flannel Suits, which offer at $7.50, and you will have no more suits made by dressmakers, LADIES’ NEW SILK SUITS. CHILDREN'S NEW STYLES OF SUITS AND JACKETS. Low Prices for good Goods, at BAUM’S, £28 416 77H STREET. xa Oreste. MRS. M. J. HUNT, No. 1309 F STREET, Will display her FIRST IMPORTATION OF FRENCH MILLINERY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, 127 MARCH 2p AND 8p. Srnixe Ovesixa. Mrs. J. P. PALMER, N07 F Street, Between 11th and 12th, has left for New York to secure her First Importation ENGLISH AND FRENCH MILLINERY, which che will exhibit on FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, March 2d and 8d, (No Cards.) 126 ? Fresr Searse [sronratioss. Pattern Hats and Rich Millinery Novelties, Flowers, Feathers, Laces, Dries Triemings, Silk and Cloth ‘nsols, Parisian Neckwear, 3 best atyles WOMAN'S OHRISTIAN. Union.—Consecration and eines a the ting. Open to all. TEMPERANCE meeting ‘Conference See tee cae Cafe a TitcHELt, Of Paria, will address cr p.m. Mra, meeting. K. OF P.—MEMBERS OF a CALANTHE No. 11, are requested to meet at the Lodge-room at 4 o'clock p. m., TO-MORROW, the 7th ‘attend the funerai’of Brother P. W. ALEx. instant, to Broo: it 4H, L. SMITH. K. of R. and 8. TO ALL WHOM IT MAY Journeymen Stonecutters’ Associ District of bie, give notice that on Roars ax day ight hours on Bafurdaye ours per day. 5 By order of Association. CONCERN.—THE lation of the a ater the m6-81" (oe Miss EMMA AUSTIN, Mrs. Rich, ia still at 620 11th Deeeunakiog, in all its rates. solicits their tion to all. bi an ‘Thanking her friends for past favo patronage, uarantecing per FORMERLY WITH Rtreot ‘nortnwost dat reasonable ore, she still fect satiafac- mh6-2t" ‘THE E ING A Romnlas Monthly meetin ing advan EDS ms, at Marinl's Hall, B street INO. JOY EDSON, secretary. 917’ F street northwest, JUITABLE CO-OPPRATIVE BUILD- SOCIATION will hold_ ita Forty-fi meeting for receiving dues and mak- AY, March 7, 1883, at 7 p. ‘northwest. ‘THOS. SOMERVILLE, President. mb5-3t* HOWA\ NIVERSITY. Fad & (CAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL DE- PARTMENTS Uillold their, Annual Commencement Exeroises at the ay busin enn 1112 Sew ¥, on October 11, 188: ‘fnancial interest in Ba, and have Me yo rete, (2 SAFe AND PROFITABLE, of inte Decatne the officers jar perie of large experience and o $3 ING ‘ASat saving tereet o urposes. Always open for ne} ber Sues to pay. Next mocting MANG jorthwest.” C. 0. Duncanson, wton, War retary, 618 12th street northwest. gist aie feet ‘Department. Treasurer: Soma Gook, See- nd directors are gentlemen thowictetest Intentity. Fre: tr STATION supplies the long-felt want of a where you can deposit your money for in- ‘tor borrow money for securing a home other k mh3-3t PECIAL NOTICE.—THE ANNUAL MEET. TIONAL, ing of the Stoc! INSURANCE Comba OF AMERICA for the election of clders of the NATIONAL LIFE 'Y¥ OF THE UNITED BTATES: rs of sai pany for the ensuing year will be held at the office of the company, 401 9th fon TUREDAY, Ma nor 18, 1883, mbhi-td west, corer at 16 o'clock a.m. J.H, NITCHIE, Secretary. of D THEKE WILL BE A MEETING OF THE Stockholders of the CORCORA: ANCE COMMPANY at their Oftice, northwest, on MONDAY, the 2a the purpose of eleoting nine Year. Polls will be opened at 1 ml-eotap2 a. FIRE INSUR- io, street oF Ape i888, for and clogo at 3p. te D. 'T. DYER, = oS GAS FIXTURES! THE LARGEST STOOK IN THE CI'’'y TO Zs SELECT FROM AND THE CHEAPEST, PLEASE OALL AND EXAMINE, CORCORAN BUILDING, 120 EF. BROOKS. (eg GAS Fixtures. GAS FIXTURES, AT REDUCED PRICES, TO MAKE ROOM FOR IM- PROVEMENTS. CALL AND EXAMINE STOCK BEFORE PURCHASING, SAL 8, SHEDD, $80-3m 409 97H Srazer NoutHwesr. Cozsets. M. WILLIAN, Cite Trevise. Paris. 907 Pennsylvania avenus, ‘To clone out my rematning stock of best Kid Glover, fm sizes 6. 53, 5%, will weil them for $1.25 and $1. former prices $3.35 and 4and 3 buttons, all in Gark shades, Feathers dyed and re-curled equal to new ones. 6 Prsaixe ONE CENT PER Ya PLAITING 2 mee TWO CENTS PER YARD (Parisian Mode). a2 M RS. Serva Rorrenr, 608 NivtH Srazet, Orrosrre PatExt OFFice, has Just opened a large and well-selected assortment of HAMBURG EDGINGS AND INSERTIONS, SWISS EMBROLDERIE! 902 9th street, corner of I northwest. z > GLEN FLORA AND BETHESDA WATERS FRESH FROM THE SPRING, W. C. MILBURN, Prarsactsr, 1429 Pennsylvania avenue. SCRAP PIOTURES. NEES ee ¥ STE A Full Succees in Copying Old Pictures. £0.0, GWYNN, 507 435 etreet southwest, DEALER Bass B Hotened FRAMES, and MIREORS, OAL is sig EDS. £12 Way Dusx Monvy Waren ‘We sell the GRANT REVOLVING FILTER, which ‘The Potomac MEDICE, TORCHON AND | ts cheap and cantly attached. ‘water flow- OTHER LACES, from ite as clear as a crystal which will be sold at very close Peters. tree Te foie sgents for this city, and willsupply the GLOVES and ART EMBROIDERY GOODS. 4 HAYWARD & HUTCHINSON, STAMPING promptly executed. ate 817 NINTH STREET. Branch, P street, near Dupont Circle. . £20 Easter Canvs, URSDAY begte EASTER CARDS, ougbly made and tri HEM, EASTER CARDS, EKS at 25 cents each. ‘The best chemise over EASTER CARDS, the price, We have 60 dozen French EASTER OARD' Jencth, Mousquetaire Gloves, at $1 = price, $1,50. 100 oven, Schoppers be EASTER CARDS, Ber pair. Another 50 dozen of those 12-thread Child. pies Grane Fangs Steck Justin. 100 dosen Mlasee: Hore at 319 cents, or three pair for $1; former price 50 cents to EASTER CARDS, Sonte accortng to,tae. | 60 dozan Schoppery, Minaoy! TER CARDS, sohd ‘colors, off boiled, inerain Hose, 5 es 28 cent EASTER CARDS, per pair." (23) DOUGLASS’ 9th and F streets, EASTER CARDS, Cu RUPPER, EASTER CARDS, ‘NOS. 403 AND 405 7TH STREET NORTHWEST. — RAKE ATTRACTION OF NEW NOVELTIES, Y. G. FISCHER, 48 FaNCY WORSTED WORE $09 FIFTEENTH STREET, of new designs for Embroid: . ae Spates for Embroidery om Linen, Mammoth | _ £27 Oppogite United States Treasury. Goods, Child’s Bonneta, En.broidered Cloaks, aud a general outiit for children. T & H Germantown and Zep Frorsted, Genpan, Spanish, ASEOR EEE, ngarian ‘Colors. in ering Material on hand’ ‘Stamping promptly executed ot Ms ANNIE K. HUMEBERY, STREET NORTHWESr, Makes COMMETS to order in every styloand tustorial, oy wg My and guaran fit and comfort. ban ae a HER SPECIALTIES ARE— French Hand-made Underclothing, Merino Underwear Hyg Bia Patent Shoulder Braces and all J form Goods. Freuch ‘Corset and Bate. oy leroulog® ‘sag Porting Corset, for Miss U. is spoctal tnd a Sf Const Ther own maka, thatTor the prise nibisPreneh, Cerin and Rpanish apoken. a5 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. Goi Maou, Pass, 18 oLb “eb! vs 1878, ' BARERS Pikes BARES _ NEW 801 BREAKFAST COCOA, cman KEAKFAST OOCOA™ BREEEAGE S80Bh RUAREAST| Warranted ABSOEi LY PUI ferran! RE BREAKFAST | COCOA: fram ‘which the excess rasols BREAKFAST removed. tne 2aby ata eae THE STRENGTH of cocoa mixed with starcl or gugar, and is - re economical. It isd cocoa. ing, Cocoa. dieeriad ably adapted tor in- goes: ‘6 well a¢ for persons in nealth. LD BY GROCERS EVERYWHE: ISOED BY GROCERS EVERYWHERE Lier (W. BAKER & CO., DORCHESTER, MA! W. BAKER & CO. DORCHESTER, MAGS: dat OTTOMAN SILK, $1.25 FOR A 11-4 MARSEILLES SPREAD, PONGEE. the seme we sold as a great, ‘One of the best maker 10-4 SHEETING, 280. ‘of the ca S Sunt opened another lot of thoes Rat boetored Ger- man Damask NAPKINS, ut 61-15 per dozen: gol czecllent quatity of German Lawn DAMABK, at ofp ua om Orme Des man few iow . 6-4 New York Milla, 180. ; 4-4 Lonsdale Cambric, 12340. 5 4-4 Wamsutta, Ail other brands st propor: prices, MITCHELL'S, 931 Pennsylvania avenue. mh2-6t Ma Geo. Ware, LADIES’ TAILOR, TAYLOR & HUFTY. Fos Bucaxrasr: Hs CHOCOLAT MENIER. Parasols in all the Fashionable Shades just received. Washington News and Gossip. Governwent RecerPts To-pay.—Internal reve- ue, $263,509.80; customs, $882,089.72, ‘THE JaPaness Exvors tO Hawaii, Messrs. Sugi, ‘Nagasaki and Ishibash!, who ate now on a ses visit, to this olty, were formally presented to President to-day by the Secretary of State. JupcE THoMAN, of the civil service commission, walted upon the President to-day, accompanied by Senator Pendleton, amd signified his accept- alice of the office. Mr. CHARLES REED Fats TO Ger His $3,000 Fen. — Mr. Charles Reed, after all, does not get $3,000 for defending Guiteau. The Senate inserted the ap- propriation ir. the sundry clvil bill, but it was Stricken out in conference committee and failed to pass. THE New Five “Cent” Nicxira—One of the first acts of Secretary Folger upon resuming his duties at the Treasury department was to issue instructions that the word “cents” be added to the inscriptions on the new five cent pieces, in order to meet the requirements of the law. ERRORS IN THE PRINTED TaRIFF BILy.—Mr. Mc- Pherson, clerk of the House of Representatives, says there are a great many errors in the printed tariff bill_asit appeared in the ‘essional Record. For instance, the tax on tobacco is pistes at 80 Instead of 8 cents. In the important ron schedule he says there is aclause which was not pune at all inthe Record. He thinks when the bill ts printed in full it will be more satisfac- tory to the iron interests. ‘THE ITEM TO Pay Cot. BALL, of Alexandria, $500 for expenses in his contest for a seat as a delegate from the territory of Alaska was stricken out of the deficiency appropriation bill by the conference committee, NAVAL ORDERS. —Licut. Wm. H. Webb has been ordered to examination for promotion; Lieut. J. D. Adams, detached from the navy yard, Mare Island, and set on waiting orders; Midshi; men Edwards F. Leiper eorge R. French, from the receiving ship St. Louls,and ordered to the Tallapoosa; the leave of Passed Asslatant En- gineer Charles P. Howell has been extended six months, with permission to remain in Europe, Awono THE CALLERS at the White House to-day were Senators Edmunds, Pendleton, Platt, Allison, Rollins, Hale, Manderson and Kellogg, Judge ‘Thoman, of the civil service commission, and Re- resentatives Kelly, McLean, Waite, ‘Tyler, But- erworth, Willits, Anderson, Payson, O'Neill, Rob- inson, Harmer, Ellis, Urner, Henderson, Dwight, Holton and Ward. ‘EX-SPEAKER KEIFER Dents. —Ex-Speaker Kel- fer dentes the allegations in the resolutions adop- ted by the newspaper correspondents censuring him for his treatment of the press Saturday night. He dentes the truth of the facts set forth in the Preamble; also the use of “the coarse, vulgar and Profane language.” “These worse than foolish Tesolutions,” he complains, “false in their basta, were adopted without giving me a chance to make a statement at all, but must have grown out of a high state of excitement, originating in the fact that these distinguished correspondents regarded themselves as so much superior to the wives of members of Congress that they considered their dignity as very severely taxed by the unanimous action of the House of Representatives.” The correspondent to whom Mr. Kelfer 1s alleged to have used the profane language referred to, Mr. W. E. Barrett, of Boston, in reply to the above re- iterates the statement that Mr. Kelfer did use the lang uage reported. ‘THR RESIGNATION OF TREASURER GILFILLAN.— Mr. James Gilfillan yesterday afternoon tendered tothe President his resignation as treasurer of the United States to take effect on the first of April. He has accepted the position of treasurer and manager of the Mutual Trast Company of New York. Mr. Gilfillan has-been treasurer since July 1, 1877, and has been 30 effictent in the ats- charge of Nis responsible duties, and so courteous and obliging to all who have approached him, that he will leave his offlotal position with nuthing but praise from everybod; ‘Tue Remains of Medical Inspector Benjamin F. Gibbs, U.S.N., who died at Trieste, Austria, De- cember 9th, 1#82, have reached Washington. The final funeral services will take place to-morrow, 7th inst., at Oak Hill cemetery at 2 p.m. New Pension ReGvLations. — Commissioner Dudley has issued regulations carrying into effect the act of Congress increasing to $30 per month the pensions of disabled soldiers, and to $24 per month the pensions of those suffering from the loss of a hand or foot or corresponding disability. No formal application will be neccessary, only the sending 1n of their pension certificates by benefici- aries, Attorneys will not be recognized. ADDRESS OF THE GREENBACK-LABOR PARTY.—The Fepresentatives of the greenback-labor party in the Forty-seventh Congress have issued an ad- dregs to the country, in which they say: “We hold that the government can issue paper money in time of peace as well as In war, and should do so If the necessities of the people require such action. Money issued and used to build monuments of peace, thereby Biving employment to labor, would produce more lasting and beneficial results than Money expended in war and the destruction of property.” Tae Two Cenr Cuxcx SraMPra—The controller of the currency has received many letters in re- ference to the redemption of the two cent check stamp. He says that the two cent check stamp is not required by law to be used after July 1st next, ‘The law provides for the redemption of stamps not used, provided they are presented tor payment within three years from the time of purchase from the government. Frxst LIEUTENANT JAMES A. BUCHANAN, 14th In- fantry, will be relieved from duty in the office of Major Robert N. Scott, 3d. angillery,in charge of the publication of the official records of the rebel- lion, in this city, and proceed to join his company. Captain Wyllys Lyman, 5th infantry, will repair from St, Paul, Minn., to’ this city, in Major Scott's office, in connection with the publication of the official records of the rebellion. THE “COUPON-KILLER” AcT SUSTAINED.—The Supreme Court of the United States has affirmea the decision of the court of appeals of Virginia declaring constitutional the act of the general assembly of that state, approved January 14, 1882, commonly known as the “coupon-kiiler,” designed to prevent or impede the reception of certain coupons in payment of taxes and other dues to the state. The court says that “the ques. tion presented is not whether the tax-collector was bound in law to recelve the coupon, notwith- standing the legislation which, on its tace, “pro- hibited him from doing 80, nor’ whether, if he re- fuses to take the coupon and with the collection of the tax By foree, he. can be made ersonully responsible in’ damages for what he joes, but whether the obligation of the contract has been impaired by the changes which have been made in the remedies for ite enforcement in Qase he refuses to accept the coupons.” ‘The Geciston 13 that the coupon-ktller act does not im- pair the obligation of the contract ‘contained in the coupons, ‘MEMORIAL OF ANTI-PoLY@amous MoRMONS.—Yes- terday Elders Joseph Smith and Z. H. Gurley, a committee on behalf of the reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, called upon Secretary of State and asked that the circular Loe eign governments, asking that emigration cf ager el en ry ‘ation of Mor- tueneto t the United States be prevel ag aay against its ‘uish between ‘Tae Faure or THe New LisRaxy Br.—Con- gress adjourned without making any provision for the erection of a new~ ought fora time of proposing tion. ills: Pimendment to one of the appointing a THE STAR ROUTE TRIAL. Boone’s Examination Endc@—The Gov- ornment Case Nearly Closed. When the star route trial was resumed this morning, after a recess of three days, Mr. Bliss continued the examination of Mr. A. E. Boone, who identified the signature of John R. Miner, on checks given to A. W. Moore, the agent em- ployed by Dorsey to start service on various routes in the west. He identified 8. W. Dorsey's handwriting in the note to Postmaster Clendenin at Fort Smith, Ark., asking him to procure bonds. ‘Mr. Bilss then handed the witness the pencil Memorandum produced by Rerdell The witness said that he thought that t was written by either 8. Dorsey or M.C. Rerdell,and would not like to determine which one wrote it, THE LATTER TO RERDELL, purporting to come from 8. W. Dorsey at his ranch in New Mexico, April 84, 1878, the witness said Was not written by §. W. Dorsey, as Dorsey was then in this city attending a Congresstonal inves- Ugation. Other papers submitted when Rerdell Was on the stand were handed to the witness,who testified to the handwriting of 8. W. Dorsey, Vaile, and Miner in the various papers. Mr, Ingersoll, upon crogs-examination,desired to ask the witness questions as to the business rela- Uons of the various defendants, for the purpose of showing, he stated, that names of certain defend- ants were signed by others with the consent of the persons named, but the questions were not admit- . Mr. Ingersoll then handed the witness again ‘the pencil memoranda containing the “WM. SMITH” AND “84M JONES” item, which the witness said, on direct examina- tion, he was in doubt about as to whether it was written by Rerdell or Dorsey. He thought the in- {tials “M. C. R..” in the paper favored Rerdell’s hand-writing. The witness was asked If he knew that the paper was written by ether 8. W. Dorsey or Rerdeli which one he would say wrote it, The Witness was asked !f he could take circuinstances in his knowledge into consideration in giving his judgment. ‘The court said if he were T Was written he could resent, when the pa- e that circumstance Into consideration. ‘The witness said that he was not present. Mr. Ingersoll argued that it Rerdell had told the witness that he had written the paper that cir- cumstance ought to be considered. He would not Say that Rerdell had ever said anything ef the kind, but he suggested that as a supposed case. Judge Wylie said that if they desired to use the witness to contradict Rerdell, they should have wo call him as a witness for the defense. The witness being restricted in his replies as to THE PENCIL MEMORANDUM, to the judgment he formed by the appearance of handwriting, said that everything above “profit and loss” favored the handwriting of 8. W.Dorsey, and everything below that,includingjthe Smith and nes Snes favored the handwriting of M. C. e ell. Mr. Henkle then cross-examined the witness as to papers which he had testiiled to as in the hand- writing of Miner. THE GOVERNMENT CASE NEARLY CLOSED. A few minutes before 12 o'clock Mr. Boone left the stand. Mr. Bliss said witnesses for the Post Office whom he expected to-day were not present, but would soon arrive. The defense had an- nounced Friday that they would take a whole day in the cross-examination of Boone, and henoe these witnesses had not attended. ‘He said that all that remained to be proved to complete the government's case was the revenues on the routes and the records showing the orders for expedition made prior to Brady's tration and during Brady's administration. Mr. Ingersoll said that they would object to any record as to what any other Second Assistant Postmaster General but Brady did. It would be like attempting to impeach a judge because he found for the defendant, whereas his predecessors had invariably found for the plaintiff, BRADY AND HIS PREDECESSORS IN OFFICE. Mr. Bliss said they proposed to show that, while in the year previous to Brady’s advent there had been but four or five orders for expedition for small amounts, Brady, in his first year, made about twenty orders, and in the second year sev- enty or eighty for large amounts. He thought that would throw some light upon the good faith of these orders Mr. Ingersoll, in reply, referred to the financial embarrassment under which the nation was suf- fering prior to Gen. Brady’s entrance into office, when the government was influenced by the unit versal depression to carry the mail at as small a cost as possible. If the jury was to consider the records of the different administrations he wanted them also to consider all the circumstances that Influenced these various officers. JUDGE WYLIE SAID that he remained of the same opinion as at the last trial, that the question proposed was too large and too general to be examined satisfactorily at a trial of this kind. Policies of governments changed. Unless a policy of liberality and extray- agance was induced by corrupt means, it was no evidence of guilt. At this stage ho thought it would be improper to go into go Vague and general an exam{nation as thts testimony would open, At 12:20 p.m., as the papers needed trom the Post Office had not arrived, a recess was taken, The Death of “Mother Hitz.” INTERESTING REMINISCENCES OF THE HITZ FAMILY. Mrs. Anna Hitz, whose death 1s announced, was the widow of J»hn Hitz, sr., and was born Decem- ber 17, 1796, in Switzerland. In early life, as an exquisite miniature verifies, she was a noted village belle, beloved by all for her gentleness and exemplary character. Of her numerous sultors she accepted and was married, December 8, 1820, to the son of her employer, the most prominent man of the locality and then largely engaged in mining operations. Her husband, a thoroughly trained mining engineer, carried on mining on a large scale in several Bosetity *s. The public and self-sacrificing spirit of her father-in-law brought upon the family well nigh financial ruin and de- termined him and his son in the year 1831 to seek in America a wider and more remunerative ficid of activity for their energies and entel Hardly had they arrived in port at New York when iliness and disaster sought its victims. One of the party was fatally burned, and within one year three children of the ‘subject of this Sketch were buried. Thereupon (h> family, by canal and wagon, found its way to Washingto! in the vicinity whereof the elder Hitz leased a farm from a countryman of his, Mr. Paul Kinchy, and established the first thoroughly equipped dairy in this locality, whilst the young-r Hitz pro- ceeded with his wife and children to Fredericks- bury.Va., to assume change of an extenstve mining enterprise inaugurated in Spottaylvanta county by New York capitalists. Finally, revurning to Washington, her husband temporarily assumed charge of the dairy established by his father, who in the meantime had died,and Mrs. Hitz again, within the space of one year, was called on to mourn the loss of three children. In 1853 Mr. Hitz Was appointed consul general of Switzerland by the Swiss government, which position he held to the date of his decease in 1864. Civil war had in the meantime set In, and among the first women found busy visiting the camps and hospitals which soon sprung up in and around Washington was Mrs. AnnHitz,whoseemed tireless in affording relief and giving comfort to the suffer- ing. She went literally about ‘doing good,” and so endeared herself to soldiers and others as to re- ceive on all hands the appellation of “Mother Hitz,” which mark of endearment has ever since mn preserved to her. Her labors of love did not cease with the war, however, but the sick and the distressed, the forlorn and péor, never appealed to her in vaio. Of thirteen children born 4 her, but three are now living—a son in Renovo, Pa. and a gon, the late consul general of Switzerland, and Mrs. Mai t Scheitiin, in Washington; in addi- ton to which area linge number of grand and se eral great grand children. . Mrs. Hitz was origin «lly a member of and chris- tened in the German Reformed church; then for Mapy years the family was connected with the Unitarian Society of this city, and latterly Mra. Hitz became an attendant titan Pres! te nity of her PAYMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE OCHILTREB’S SAL- ARY TO BE WITHHELD.—The first controller of the ‘Treasury has advised the U.S. Treasurer to with- hold for the Ls the payment of the galary of Col Tom Ochiltree as thesaber of SOCIETY NOTES, * There were several handsome dinner parties last evening. The largest was given by Senator Fair to some of his colleagues in the Senate and to the Justices of the Supreme Court and others. Forty-seven gentlemen sat down to table, which was laid in the Sumner dining room at Wormley’s, The floral decorations were especially elaborate. ‘The guests were ex-Vice President protem Davis, Senators Anthony, Call, Cameron, of Wisconsin, Osrell eee, Dolph, Farley, Groome, Grover, Jones, of Nevade, Tamar, La hy hier, of Cait fornia. Miller, of New York, Morgan, McMtlian, Tica Va Eh A eatteaee Windom; Justices Miller, Field, Bradiey, Woods, Matthews, Gray and Blatchford; Postmaster Gen- d ex-Senators Barrow and Kellogg. At the residence of the of the Navy a Wer and her ceter MPs Windy renee the Secretary 1s suffering from a cold, and was‘aae able to come down. Chief Justice’ Waite sat the right of Mra. Chandler and the German Mine ron Von Elsendecker on her left. The ests were Senators o. ‘Sherm: Hawley, Col ils, Mea rave and Com- * fe ve modore Shufelae = eam The Attorney General and Mrs, Brewster dined the President and other guests among whom Were Mr. and Mrs. Macaliister, Mrs. John Davis, Miss Frelinghuysen, Mr. Roustan, Miss Walker, Mrs. Hale, the Tancian Minister, Mr. Weokhe a inthro} irs. 00] Miss Evarts a meio Senator and Mra. Pendleton also gave a large ae during the evening in honor of ex-Senator v! ‘Mrs. Morrell received a number of her friends in the Corcoran building last evening, and an espec!- ally attractive program was rendered, in which Uttle May Carrigan and Miss Bell Bacon; in recita- Uons, Were the prominent features. Last Thursday a uae and brilltant company assembled at a tea at Mrs. Burton Harrlgon’s, 11 Lexington avenue, New York, given in honor of Mra. Frances Hodgson Burnett, of Washington. Mrs. Harrison is herself a clever story writer, es Sayist and playwright, and there were present among her guests Mesers, Julian Hawthorne, Hjal- mar Boyeson, W. H. Bishop, Mr. and Mre. Court- jand-Pulmer, Mrs. Botta, Mra. Sherwood and Miss Emma Lazarus, ‘The same evening Mrs. Burnett attended the Thursday Evening Club, which was entertained by the Misses Lazarus, and where Mr. George Riddle, of Boston, gave tic recita- tions from the Antigone. Mr. and Mrs. John W. Thompson have iss invitations for a card party this evening. = Mrs. Rockwell gave an elegant luncheon to twelve ladies yesterday, in honor of the Presi- sae sisters, Mrs. McElroy and Mrs, Haynes- Mrs. Waite gave a luncheon hi Mrs. BtcEiroy and Mrs. Hayneswor ee Senator Warner Miller, Representative Wads- Worth and ex-Representatives Townsend and McCook, Will travel in the west and southwest together this spring, starting about April ist. They go first to New Orleans, thence by steamer to Mexico, thence into Texas and by the southern Toad to California, returning through the middle and northern range of territories, where they will make extensive observations. Mr. McCook, then Pt of nineteen, was a California ploneer of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Emory Smith returned to Philadelphia yesterday, Mr. Murat Halstead ac- companying Mr. Smith, Representative and Mrs. McKinley left for home last evening; ex-Representative and Mra. Sparks, with thelr young niece, this morning. Mrs. S. P. Rounds has returned to Washingtot from her daughter’s wed r O. H. Rothacker, of Denver are housekeept ‘he bride and m in the latter city in a handsome house, elaborately furnished, which was presented to Mr. Rothacker, ready fof occupancy, even to melipee on the walls, by a number of per- sonal and political friends’ in Colorado, where he is a great favorite. caltf®, Craig Wadsworth 1s {Fecovering. trom a re. s opera house Minister ‘Morton’tn Pars ia ee = —— or The New Pension Building. GEN. MEIGS’ REPORT OF THE WORK DOXE DURING FEBRUARY. Gen. Meigs, the supervising architect and engi- Reer of the new Pension bullding, has submit- ted to the Secretary of the Interior his report of operations during the month of February. The Teport states that contracts were made for 7 roof columns for the d_the construction of the cellar walis. Brick-laying be- gan March Ist on one of the division walls in the east front. The Teport states that the frost ts out ofthe ground, and the work in good shape for rapid progress during the fine weather to be looked for this spring. At the last monthly report the expenditures had been $23,096.64. During Febru- ary,g882.72 Balance of appropriation, $221,- Appr»priau of District Interest. SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT "ITEMS NOTED— STREETS, SCHOOLS, FIRE DEPARTMENT, &C.—NO APPROPR! ATION FOR THE CITY HALL BUILDING. The District of Volumbia appropriation Dill, as It is alaw, provides for the more important appro- priations as follows: For repairs to concrete pave- ments, $50,000; for material for permit work, $80,000; for Boundary intercepting sewers, $75,000: for lateral sewers, $20,000; work on sundry ave- nues and streets and replacing of pavements on streets named In classes A, B,C and D, of appen- dix Bb, annexed to the estimates of the Commis- sloners, $850,000: Provided, that out of this sum all the work on avenues and streets and repiuce- ment of pavement on streets named in the aforeg said classes situated east of the Capitol shall be completed in full. An amendment ts in the law requiring the les- sees of the Alexandria canal to keepin re- pair at Jeast two spans of the Aqueduct bridge, 80 hat nd leakage or w: re of Water shall occur, ‘There ts a] ropria r sweeping and clea ing streets, 3 alleys, $7,800; current repairs of avenues, streets and “YS, $25,000; county Toads, $20,000. For the parking commission, $18,000. For street lamps, flluminating and keeping in re- pair and replacing those unfit for use, For remodelling and furnishing the old town hall In Georgetown for the use of engine company No. 5, $3,000; also, the proceeds of the sale of low authorized to be gold by 1882. For the fire de) ©. Drew, assistant engineer of the fire department, to be paid out of the conti nt fund the fire department, provided no Mability shall remain against the District on account of the damage to sald Fleming. For the purchase of a site and the erection of a ‘school butlding on the old Bladensburg road near Brooks Station, for the addition to a school build- ing on the new Bladensburg pike, and for one at Bennings Station, $90,000. In the sundry civil appropriation bill ti ence committe struck out: Senate appropriating. to. tion of the city hall building fire-proot. Of to- when sumption. Whil Telegrams to The Star. MALAGASSY ENVOYS COMING. BYRNE TO BE RELEASED TO-DAY, THE MISSISSIPPI OVER THE LEVEES, — General Forcign News. AMERICAN PETROLEUM IN TURKEY. CONRTANTINOPLE, March 6—The negotiations De tween Gen. Wallace, Unite! States minister, ang the Porte, in regard to petroleum Warehouses, 8 approaching @ Satisfactory conclusion. Gen. Wale lace claims ‘that each tm) shall have @ clal Warelmuse outside the town, and tuat Present storage dues shall be reduced. SPAIN'S DANGEROUS RLEMENT. MADRID, March 6.—The families of many of the imprisoned socialists are receiving funds for thelr Support from mysterious sources, raved.” Persons supposed tose stroyed. Persons wo arrested. One hundred n Malictously de- guilty have been ‘THR CASE OF FRANK BYRNE Se ee 8B ew ‘aleh. March 6—The Freeman's Journat BYRNE TO BE RELEASED TO-DAY. Pants, March 6.—It is sem!-oMicially announced this afternoon ‘that Byrne will be released to-day. QURSTION OF REVISION OF THE FRENCH CONeTITU- ‘TION. Pants, March 6—The majority by which the motion of M. Clemenceau to adjourn until to-day ‘the debate on the is to revise the constitu- on was carried tn the chamber of deputies yes- terday comprised some enti-revisionists who were merel: ve M. Clemenceau a hearing. re cannot be considered as & criterion of that to be taken on the main as aMdavits conclusively provi case have been forwarded to messenger. uestion an alfbi in his by a special REVENUE OF RUSSIA. St. Perersavro, March 6.—Tnhe revenue of Rus siaon woes during the Fear 1982 exceeded vas x ,000 roubles, but was 5,! less than that of isso. past ARREST OF A RUSSIAN STUDENT, BRUsSers, March 6.—A Russian student at the University has been arrested on the frontier He had 12,000 francs in his jon. IL is be lieved that he is connec! th the socialistic propaganda, THE SENTENCED EDITOR OF THE “FREE THINKER” Lonpox, March 6—The sentences of tmprison- ment passed yesterday on the editor, proprietor and printer of the Free Thinker, for Dlasplemous Ubel, also carry with them hard labor. ENGLISH GOLD FOR NEW YORK. Loxpox, March 6—The bullion (100,000 pounds) withdrawn from the bank of England yesterday Was for shipment to New York. RACING IN ENGLAND TO-DAY. Loxpon, March 6—The March meeting at Croy- don began to-day. The race tor the grand inter- national hurdie race (handicap) was won by Mr. E. Benjamin's five-year-old bay or brown horse Chichester, Major Bunbury’s six-year-old Mo- hican came in second, and Mr, Heasman’s aged, Hermita third. There’ were twelve starters, THE STABBED JUROR’S CLAIM. Drei, March 6.—The Freeman's Journal says it understands that Dennis Ficld, the juror In the Hynes case, who was seriously’ stabbed on the here after the conviction of Hynes, has lodged a claim for 10,000 pounds as compensation for bis injurie a, ‘MR. GLADSTONE EXPT. LORD HARTINGTON'S RE- 8. , March 6. . Gladstone In his re marks in the House ot ae ant, night with e troops in said the recent Suriise ot Lora Hartington, wat secretary” that evacuation of Ezypt might be months, was merely an expression of hope founded on circumstances as far as they had gone, ——-—— The Malagassy Envoys En Route for Washington. New Yor, March 6—The Malagassy envoys who have been stopping since their arrival in this city at the 5th avenue hotel, left there this morn- jog and took the train on the Pennsylvania rall- on. They were accompanied by foffman, a representative of the Department of State. The envoys expect to Fe turn to the city in about two weeks, —$ Prices of Virgi Bonds Down. Battrmore, March 6—At the Stook Exch: nia consols opened at 543g and down to 81. jay they declined to 414, and ten- forties to 38. A large amount of the issues are sald ‘to be held in this city, and those who sold short ‘will lose heaviiy. ‘all was consequent to the decision of the % ‘S. Supreme Court yesterday, > Breaking the Backbone of the Creek Rebcilion. Sr. Lovrs, March 6—Laie advices from Indian Territory are to the effect that Gen. Porter, chief military officer of the Creek nation, recently cap party, and now has them in confinement. This will probably break the backbone of the rebel — ee, Prince Gortschakeff Dangerously MH. Bapzx Bapex, March 6—Prince Gortschakoff, ex-chancellor of Russia, ts dangerously ill here, —_——_= Death of a Prominent Baltimorean. Bautiuore, March 6.—Samuel G. Wyman, the ead of one of the Oldest dry goods commission houses in Baltimore, died of heart disease this morning, ‘yin vel ory apn and his charities were He held the respect of tho entire community. Secheac tremens The Mississippi Floods. THE SITUATION CRITICAL AT HELENA—PEOPLE PLY- ING TO THE RIGH GROUNDS, HELENA, ARK., March 6—Those dependent upon 1 have become alarm: are tne Long Lake ieve ed and, moving their stock and goods. The entire bottom Populuce are to high land, carrying all eir valuables with them. The stricken, are hurrying hither and thit 5 laces ot security. The Iron Mountain an ie nguille are su ‘Transfers by boat enable soy con' Tunning. Des} ite efforte are matatain the th sight, which is sure to coma. The citizens of Jena consider the situation critical, aan The Oklahoma Colonists. Kansas Crrr, March 6,—Capt.B.S. Walden, vresident of the Kansas Cit} Oxiahoma col which left here for the Indien Territory, retar last night. He says the other members are coming home, and announces his ie, He reports 12 ih a8 aon as practicable. He fiat the remnant of Payne's band are in near Arkansas City and that they contemplate another raid. —— March 6.—Virginia Cea ged jest dug couous, 42; new tenefortien, ; Dew June, 170. =. “ — vania, 52855. ywiet, 72a packet ae “s este botrlenin Snchaugred 1 whatever for such an as- Messrs. Coomes, McDevitt and Acton ma; = pod = hos yn ind indictments against them ‘y would en poy »» the fact ye tage ‘Coomes 18 the only one who Was presen! were returned. a aoe itt was i