Evening Star Newspaper, April 21, 1883, Page 5

THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON. SATURDAY, the Desert Wilds ef New Mexico. Brom the Albnquerane Journal. The visitor to the petrified forest near Corvizo, | onthe Little Colorado, will begin to see the signs of petritication hvurs before he reaches the wonder; here and there, at almost every | atep In the road, small pieces of detached limbs and larger st of trees may be seen Didden in the tance of ten mi mense basin, the slope being nearly a semi-cir- ele, and this enclosed by high banks of shale | and white fine « At the entrance of this | semi-circular by ay. SARA’S SCHOOL ¥s, ee} Some Fresh Gossip About Bernhardt. From the London Truth, Of the school girl period of existence of Bern- hardt I have been furnished with an account by a lady who was her fellow pensionnaire at the Convent of the Sacre Coeur at Versailles. She has never met Sara since she quitted that establishment, but preserves a kindly recollec- tion of her. The future actress was lavish ot | her pocket-money, of which she sometimes had a good deal. There were other times when the supply was scanty. Her mother, who otten visited her, was apparently the sport of tortune: There were days when she came superbly dressed, and in a magnificent equipage of her own. On other occasions she looked the reverse and a fire was: ing. The meal con-| of opulent, and asked the Superior to sisted of bacon, ak, and coffee; after) give her credit for anticipated expenses. partaking of which the party camped for the | When the world went mM with night it oniv required half an hour's Immense petri: der met our ix ‘until th k i forest, and then such a won- as no one can ever realize very trip for themselves. mbs and, in fact, | des, the action of | ‘ars have gradually | nd | the high table lands h. Immense trunks, some of which will measure over five feet in diameter. are cattered over a sur- | hood of Notre Dame de Sion. But the ruin of face of three Limbs and twigs|her aunt's financial friend precluded her cover the sand jon and the visitor | fr hoping for the dowry without is puzzied as to w sall bexin to gather | which she could not make a vow of the utifu womens that He within easy | poverty in that community, as a professed nun. reach. Tis numerous blocks or trunks of | So she deflected from “the steep and thorny this petrified wood that lis the appearance for | path to Heaven,” and, on leaving the convent, the world of ing been just cut dowg by | went to study dramatic art at the Conserva- the woodman’s axe, and the chi e thrown | toire. Sara, at school, adopted two orphan around on the ground so that one tinctively | children, who were a good deal younger than picks them up as he would inthe log camps of | herself, frequently made them presents, looked ichizan and Pennsylvania. after them in the hours of recreation, and ; Many of the sma’l pa: sand even the | tauvht them to dress their dolls. She was ha- "1 rt of some tre ave now become | bitually insolent to some daughters of wealthy thoror etystalized and the beautiful colored | and noble houses, and was obliged to do pen- cubes Sparkie m the sunshine like so many dia- | ance for tormenting them with her sarcasme. monds. ‘¥ color of the rainbow is duplicatea | At the Sacre Coeur she manifested histrionic In these ery: and those of an amethyst color | talent. Declamation was carefully taught there, would pass th @ novice for the real stone. | and the feasts of the church were often cele- ‘The er: is plainly shown in near- | brated by theatrical performances. ery 8} en—making the pieces more ntiful than ever. Although the party went armed with pick and crowbar, the " thousands « all about you, erystaliz to thee d the sunlicht striking upon the | point out their hiding places T seurcuer after curiosities. +e asian Coronation. flistory of B From the London E The first Russian Czar who mtroduced the eeremony of coronation into Russia was the mighty Joho 111. or Ivan II. (1462-1506), the Contemporary of our Edward IV., Richard H and leary VII. He married Sophia, the nlece ofthe very lust imperial orthodox emperor of | Madame Bernhardt, a sister of hers, who was on terms of friend!y intimacy with a financier, paid the bills. She waa fond ot her niece, and sused to say of her, “Elle ira loin.” Sara was studious by fits and starts, and learned rapldly. At about the age of fourteen she threw herself. with fervid zeal into devotional exercises, and demanded to be baptised. Her ecstatic’ piety editied the nuns and the chaplain who prepared her for that rite. She dreamt dreams and saw, When praying in the chapel, celestial visitants. What she most desired was to enter the sister- It will thus be seen that the girl Sara was, in the Wordsworthian sense, the mother of the «itted actress who shines on the stage, paints, sculpts, makes balloon ascensions, writes me- moirs, invents new things In the way of ad- vertisements, is dominated by her emotions, and contrives in making fortunes to remain poor. When Sara has funds at her disposal, money burns holes In her pockets. The cure of her parish knows that she gives away with a free hand, and is not backward in applying to her for subscriptions. He often visits her, and trusts that she will finish her career in an edi- fying manner. Her marriage with the heretical Damala in an Angilcan church was, in his mind, a wreater ain than any of those peches miqnons which French actresses are so Hable to coinmit. Sara, not yet being a grandmother, tries to console herself for Damala’s ingratitude by Constantinople. and by this marria: 1 | making a pet of Jean Richepin’s child, a bright- a sort of su n to the first Chri eyed, curly-haired boy of three or four years It was in his . When the Turk became 1 old. He isforthe present her darling and her terof thea apital of Eastern Christen- | toy, and she ts modelling a bust-likeness of dom, that the k of Western Europe seem | nim. first to have be are of the rise of the Agood story illustrative of her prodigality is powerlul new Christian monarchy in FE: now told. This winter a young artist dropped ern Europe, and began to send aimbas- | at noon into the studio of Bastien Lepage, and sudors to Moscow. Ivan did not trown | asked to be ellowed to share his dejeuner. “You but in 1498 solemnly invested his | come at an unfortunate time,” quoth the in- randson, Demetrins,with the imperial Christian | Which had beea brought from | you but sardines and un omelette.” vallded painter, “for I have nothing to give The femme stautinople, and had been worn by the | de menage asked with what should she season Cwsars of the Nastern The ceremony | the dish? ‘Fines herbes, or anything else you of unction at the cor ion was afterward in- | like.” When the omelette was served, the two treduced by [van IV The Terrible,” and | artists were agreeably surprised to find that it has since re: Western E all along been in i coronation. t ceived the Eucharist at his coronation. Michael | Thevdrovitset: insisted upon being anointed, not only on his forehead and over his lips, but on his beard also, after the biblical precedent. In ear- Ner times the clergy of the Russian church | played a creater part than they do at present in the coronation ceremony. As it was held almost i ke in England. France, and | + National Primates, the Areh- | erbary.Rhetnsand Mainz, should | “consecrate” the national monaren to his of ' fo it was in Russia with the Patriarch of Mosco The Preiate was supposed to be the peculiar steward and minister of the sacramental rite efcorountion. He gave the divine confirmation | and unction to the presumed free choice of the Peorle. The voice of the people was thus sup- Posed to become the yeice of God. The notion | of a divine right inherent in the head of a reizn- farnily was a comparatively late conception in Russia, as well as in the west. This appears, | however, to be now the predominant notion of the Russian Czars and the Prussian | T was full of traffies. On inquiry being made as to their provenance the woman said: “On my Way to the greengrocer’s, [met Sara Bern: hardt’s cook with a basket of truffles on her arm, She was, on hearing that I was going to look for seasoning for an omelette, kind enough to make a fair division. There are still enough in the kitchen to stuff a fowl.” “What do truffles now cost?” “Ma tol! Assez chere! 20 fr. # pound for black, and 13 fr. tor grey. Those that are in the omelette are as black as my sho — The Water Supply of Cities. From the North American Leviaw. A copious and constant supply of pure water is a source of comfort, luxury, safety, and health, and has become a necessity of modern civilization. The most refined and cultivated nations have always been large consumers of | Water. With the Orientals cleanliness is akin to godliness. Mohammed directed a disciple to commemorate his mother by digging a well, aid Jacob’s well is one of the oldest relics of scone ‘antiquity. The baths of Diocletian and the nt German peror took the 4 t aitar and pisced itupon his own | #dueducta of Rome, with the reservoirs of Je- head. Similarly in in representatives | TUsalem and Damascus, are colossal triumphs of the churen now play quite a subordinate part neering. Yet, despite the magnitude of $n the coronation of the Czara, below little the water-works of the Orientals, Greeks, and ystood to th perors throughout the Middle A thrones of the Czar and the Patriar un equal level atood and the Russian secular 3 represented the f “The Two Swords.” Jay Cooke and His Nephows. Gath” in Cinctunatt! Enquirer. I met Jay Cooke early last night. He is in Derfect health, as fresh and boyish In spirit as ever, and Is the idol of a large family of sons and nephews, and pow grandsons. His gon, | who sat beside him, seemed to weigh half as ch more than himself, yet not to be as quick iMe. When he got to Washington city, ke was awaited by a beaming lot of ows, at the head of whom was young Harry Cooke, the oldest son or the late Governor of the District of Columbia. They took him home to see id who is a de- < in the western part ext day the nephews ‘TF out to the Little Falls of river, to fish for peret at the head | He canviit about one-half of all the | tucht, more than 100 in number, and } h bably as fing as Mr. the Potoma of tide. fish the d in no respect | viphia, twenty-two | ito sell the first gov- | He bas bought back the large | Romans, and their lavish supply for public uses and in the houses of the rich, the ancients seem to have had no conception of the modern use of Water as 4 sanitary necessity to the community at large. Furthermore, many modern applica- tious of water, as for fife service, sprinkling streets and lawns, flushing sewers, and to sup- ply manufactories, laundries, hotels, elevaters, steam-engines, and railroads, were wholly un- known to them. The great cities of the past were supplied from huge rock-hewn cisterns for receiving and restoring rain, or by aqueducts which often extended for miles, spanning val- leys and rivers, and conveying’ a dally supply for each inhabitant often three or four times greater than we can now provide. With the in- | troduction of Christianity, and owing largely to the immoral practices connected with public bathing, the latter habit was discouraged by re- ligious teachers and fell into disuse, so that per- sonal cleanliness became exceptional, and the filthy habits of the masses undoubtedly pro- moted the spread of the plague and other great medieval epidemics. Dublin was one of the first modern cities to introduce a public water supply. This occurred in the thirteenth cen- tury, when in most cities of the European con- tiers. A curious regulation provided that the pipes connecting with individual dwellings should not exceed the size of a goose-quill, which indicates the value put upon the water. London did not have a’ public supply until some 400 years later, and then through the munifi- cence and public spirit of some lord mayor or sheriff anxious to distinguish his term of office pnlerring so great a boon upon his constit- ‘ats. In 1582 a Dutch engineer erected a vi | Wheel at Londou bridge, the first pump- house he built, « tz; but T think it is | 1 chinery used in England. The earliest too la for him * family, Ancestral | efforts to supply Paris with water were under ideas have yielded in onr times to experience | the patronave of religious bodies, the oldest Til common seuse. He went Into mining in | aqueduct having belonged to the Abbey of St. Utah, and made considerabie money out of the | 1 urent. Paris depended upon the Seine and Horn silver Mi In the mean time his estate, ctly sound.except for panic and y excited by a variety of events, turned out to be strony in assets; and those who had faith in him and bought up the claims against him have had no reasen to repent. Recent! he has zone into the development of ore, and, uilt a railroad adjacent to the Cumberland of Pennsylvania, starting rom near Car- isle and running down into the ore fleld. He Bow teditates extending this railroad across the low mountains to Gettysbnrg, thus giving a short line from the west to the ‘battle-feld of Gettysburg. = pike young Henry Cooke during the week t t pet,” 8 “In father’s lot is. buried Chief justice Chase.” “Are they going to give his bod “Ido not think they will. Wives, and the question is, be: shal! he be moved? So, I thin District of Columbia,’ whe: tutor, and studied law.” to Ohio?” fe had three “which of them he will reat in the e he was @ young =e Besnit of a Sweetheart Brom: the New York Herald. It was yesterday rumored in Newark, N.J., that the Essex county grand jury had indicted Andrew Fogarty, now in custody in Philadelphia, and one other person for the inurder of Jeremiah Ryan, who died in St. Michael's Hospital, New- ark, on March 13 last. Ryan received his tnju- ries on February 2 in South Amboy, Middlesex county. The law of New Jersey requires that the trial must take place where the victim dies. In Fovarty’s possession there was found, on April 5. a letter from his sweetheart, Susan A. Keenan. in which, among other things, she ad- Vises that “the man is dead; they took him to ‘the hospital, but he lived only two orthree days giter going there; I heard that there is $2,000 reward tor you. so I hope, Andy, you will keep out of the way.” It was understood at the New- Letter. stall aqueduets until within a few years. -——_—_$§_-e._____ An Early Verdict. From the E’berton (Ga.) South. The superior court was in session in one of the lower counties of the circuit, and the solicitor, with the counsel for the defense, was engaged In the selection of ajary for the trial of aman charged with murder. As usual in such cases some difficulty was experienced, and the court was getting tired of the tedious pro- ceedings. “Call the next Juror, Mr. Clerk,” sald the solicitor for the hundredth time. The clerk called, and an old man, with an honest face and a suit of blue Jean clothes, rose in his place, and the solicitor asked the follow- ing customary questions: “Have you, from having seen the crime com- mitted, or having heard any of the evidence de- Uvered under oath, formed or expressed an opinion as to the guilt or innocence of the prisoner at the bar?” “No, sir.” “Is there any blas or prejudice resting on _— mind for or against the prisoner at the “None, str.” “Is your mind perfectiy impartial between the — and the accused?” “It ia.” “Are you opposed to capital panishment?” “I'm not.” All the questions had been answered, and the court was congratulating itself on having an- oo Juror, and the solicitor, in solemn tones, said: “Juror, look upon the prisoner; prisoner look upon the juror.” The old man adjusted his spectactes,and peer- ingly gazed at the prisoner forfull half aminute, erk courthouse yesterday that Fogarty will be brought to Newark for an early trial. The au- thorities are also looking after “Frank” and Rs aaa also referred to in Miss Keenan's ter. —ses- — Several of the pupils at the Pennington (N. 4.) Methodist Episcopal Seminary have leit for their homes in consequence of one of the young men developing a case of modified smallpox. The Oil City Derrick dislikes the new word “dude,” and thinks the older form, squirt,” more ppropriate. earnestly said: “Judge, Vil be condemned if I don't believe he’s guilty!" It ts useless to add that the court was consid- erably exgsperated at having lost a juror, but the more humorously inclined had a good laugh out of the old man’s premature candor. —_—~--_____ In Croydon, England, William Harbour was fined for cruelly maltreating two dogs by biting jOmthelr tails. The defendant said the d would not be worth anything unless their versal, though a cruel one. tinent the supply was provided by street car- | when he turned his eyes toward the court and were taken off, and that the practice was unl- 2d Edition. Latest Telegrams to The Star Twenty Alleged Irish Conspirators. Dusty, April 21 ype arrested in the town of Milijown-Malboy, County: Clare, eight tiles west of Ennis, on a charge of conspiracy to murder landlords, agents and ofi- cals. ‘Two of the prisoners have turned inform- ers, ————— Racing in England To-day. GRAND INTERNATIONAL STEEPLE CHASE. Loxpon, April 21.—The race for the grand inter- national steeple chase (han jicap) Was the prine!- Palevent of the running at tie Sindown Park club meeting to-day. It waswon by Mr. A. Yates’ five-year old Albert Cecil. Lord Yarborough’s aged Montauban came In second and Mr. D. Swith- wick’s six-year old Standard third. There were five starters, Victory of the False Prophet. Parts, April 21.—A report has been recetved in this city from Cairo that El Mabdl, the false pro- phets bas captured the town of Khartoum, tn the oodan, ——— A French Novelist Dying Paris, April2i.—Leonard Sylvain Jules San- deau, the French novelist, 1s dying. A Death of a Millionaire. ITTSBURG, Pa., April 21.—James Park, Jr., one of the oldest tron and steel manufacturers in this city, died this morning of apoplexy. His estate 1s valued at over $3,000,000, and life was insured for $300,000. The Texas Cattle Drive. Sr. Lovis, April 21.—A dispatch from Austin, Texas, says: A gentleman largely interested in cattle, who bas just returned from an extensive trip among the ‘ranches, says ® herds of cattle, averaging 2500 exch, will be driven out of the state thi spring. The entire arive Is estimated at 240,000 head against 350,000 head lust year. Most of these cattle will go to Dodge city, Kansas, and Ogallala, Neb. The shipments by rall are satd to de over estimated, and will probably not exced 50,000. Large herds of horses are also moving towards the markets, pate elias Fire in lowa. Fort Dopar, Jowa, April 21.—A fire at Aurelia, Towa, 60 inlles west of this city, destroyed twenty- tive business buildings, between two and four o’clock this morning. ‘The loss 1s estimated at be- tween $90,000 and $100,000. Almost the entire bust- hess portion of the town is gone, ‘The insurance 4s about $20,000. ‘There were several very narrow escapes trom death. poe Cholera in Russia. St. PererssurG. April 21.—It ts predicted By Professor Sorokin that the cholera will prevail in Russia this year. Se New York Bank Statement. ‘New York, April 21.—The weekly statement of the Associated Banks, tssued from the clearing house to-day shows the iollowing changes: Loans, fncrease. + $584,400 Specte, increase. 807.008 Legal tenders, increase . 738,400 Deposits, increase. os 527.100 ~ Circulation, decrease, 500, Reserve, increase... oa 913,6.5 The banks now hold $624,275 in excess of the legal requirements, ice Charged With the Murder of Her randson, Lrxcusvgt, Va, April 21.—Lucy Garland, a white woman, has ‘been committed to Jefl in Nel- son county for the murder of her tntant grandson. ‘The child’s boxy was found in a fence corner, with the head thrust into an old copper pot. BOER A conve Wheat in Minnesota and Dakota. St. Paun, April 21.—From various reliable sources an approximate estimate has been made of the probable Wheat acreage in Minnesota and Dakota the present year as compared with 1882. In the former state a loss in acreage 1s noted, owing to land belnggtven up toaairy purposes,but. new land broken nearly offsets this The total acreage in Minnesota in 1882 was 2.572.000. while this year it 13 estimated that it will be full 2,500,000. In Dakota last year the acreage was 850,000, which this year will ‘be Increased to 1,600,000, and it is estimated that this will swell the total crop to fully 24,000,000 bushels as compared with 12,000,000 iD 1882. ——— Manufacturing Enterprise in Virginia. PETERSBURG, Va., Avril 21.—A Joint stock com- pany, known iis the Swift Creek Cotton Manufac- turing company of Virginia, has been organized here. R. T. Arrington, of Petersburg, ts the presi- dent. The capital stock of the comp.ny 18 $70,009, which has :lready been patd in. The mills of the company situated tn Che terflelt county, near Petersbury.are the finest in the state,an‘ origin ly cost $110,000, but were recently purchased by the hew company at a cost of $56,000. Forty new looms. will be introjuced tn the mills, and other costly improvements will be made. Pleading Not Guilty of Murder. Newark, N.J., April @1.—In the Essex county court of oyer and Cerminer to-day Andrew Fo- garty pleaded not guilty to the indlesment of mur- der in the first degree for the killing of Jer-mlah Ryan, who was stabbed In South Amboy, Febru- ary ih, and died in Newark March 15th. His trial ‘was set down for May 8d, ea Arrest of Chicago Strikers. Cacago, April 21.—Two of the striking brick- layers were arrested here yesterday for alleged interference with men employed on a bullding in the west division of the city. “The prisoners assert that they simply spoke to tte workmen. The bricklayers’ union will detend them. Failure of an Attempt to Form a Pool. Curcaao, April 21.—An attempt was made yes terday in'this city to form a “pool” on marine cargo {nsurance, but there were evidences of a thorough lack of’ co-operation, and it 1s belteved It will be the last attempt amade during the present season. es Movements of Ocean Steamers. Loxpow, April 21.—The steamer Canada, from New York for Havre, has arrived off Scilly.” The steamer California, from New York for Hamburg, has arrived at Dover. The steamer City of Ches- ter, from New York via Hallfax, where she put in disabled, passed Queenstown tls morning on her way to Liverpool. ——— Wall Street To-day. IMPROVEMENT IN FEELING IN THE STOCK MARKET. New Yors, April 21.—The Pos¢’s financial article says: ‘The general character of the stock market during the forenoon was rather strong, but dull, nd the volume of business ight. At one time, shortly after 11 o'clock, prices were generally higher than at the close last night, and there began to be some sales to realize profits which carried the market down, leaving prices at 12:80 3s to % below the closing of last night, the latter Delaware, Lackawanna and West- ern. ‘The announcement of a favorable benk statement bad some effect to ad- vance prices slightly, but on the whole the volume of business was too small to Indicate anything spectal In the tendency of prices. The general tone of the market, however, was more settied and confident than during the same hours yesterday. The total sales up to 12:80 o'clock Were about 150.000 shares Government bonds were unchanged, State bonds were dull. Railroad bonds were qutet, with only unimportant changes in prices, Money w.is easy on cal! on stocks dur- Ing the forenoon, at 6 and 53 per cent. Foreign exchange continued dull duriag the forenoon, with sales unchanged. Ss LIIMORE, Apel Jee Veins Gs, consolidated, BAL pril 21. —Vineinta 20 BT; ew 10, H id to-day. BALTINORI Cotton ‘stesdy—m'daling, x mtbern hight a dul spot 153 ae 33 sai aed! ads f aaked: Mav, eS bias 3 nteamier, 465, Gaba lover 3 wi Pennsylvania, 62465. changed. Provisions Qulet__western packed, 6... Petroleum. pe eked: May, 1.2281. 20 a. 295. Corn—southarn ‘Gully’ southern white, coast tnd quistecuthers’ « dd., vmixed, G1a53; Hye steady,” 68410. Hay up: fi changed. itter 17ai8; roll, 1asi8., Farge quiet, et —Rio rdinary #0 falr, Bae Bi julet—A soft B3¢: ordinar: ir, . Sugar very quiet— é copper Fofned ‘quiet, Void. Whisky sisedy, 1. 1654 al-17. Freights to Li steamer dull and un- chan) ipte—flour, ‘barrels: wheat, 24, 000 Dus rn, 19,000 bushels: oats, 1,160 bushela: rye, Fig lm BN eu iat vale: corm. | lee— is 92,000 bushels. ri ees ee ‘The Star Route Jury. FOREMAN CRANE CONTRADICTS A PUBLISHED STATE~ MENT THAT THE JURY WERE GOING TO ASK THE JUDGE TO CUTTER ARGUMENTS SHORT. i The star route trial was adjourned yesterday af- ernoon until Monday, when Mr. Ker will con- ‘tinue his address tothe jury. A statement was published in Baltimore paper this morning aS rumor that a num- ber of the jurymen had made up their minds toask Judge Wylie to limit the remainder of tne speeches In the case to one day each on the, round that they are as competent to construe the lesumony as the counsel, Mr, Crane, the foreman of the jury, when asked about this report by a Stax reporter to-day, sald: “That is not true, Iam sure. Furthermore, ever our feelings might be about it we would think 1t proper for us to dictate to the court and counsel as to the time they shouid use.” “As for myself,” continued Mr. Crane, “I have sat there five months, and a few days more or less Will make very little difference. I am willing to Wait until it 18 over and listen to what the counsel have tosay. I want to hear ail about the case and what the counsel have to say.about it, and I con care if it takes a month or six weeks longer.” ‘The report is aid to have originated from a con- Yersation overheard between two jursipen.one ot Whom expreseed the opinion that the jury was as well prepared and competent to judge of the facts as counsel. One member of the jury is very much Ured by long speeches, and endeavored, defore the speaking began, to have an arrangement made by which there should de a brief intermission dur- ing the morning session in addition to tue midday eS About 10 o’clock this ine box at the arlington hotel caugneane? ‘The names wore Aine ey fire company,No, 1, without turn- Talk Among the Politicians. OONDITION -OF BR. HENDKICKS. ASrak reporter had a chat, tuis morning, with ex-Sergeant-at-Arms Thompsen, of Onto, who arrived from Onto thts morning. He reports that the prospects for democratic success this fali are very encouraging. He bas no idea who will be either the republican or democratic nominees for governor. While drifting on presidential talk, Representa- tive Calkins, of Indiana, came along. It was sug- gested by one of the group that It began to look As if the democratic ticket would probably be Tilden endricks. It won't,” said Calkins. “Hendricks will be dead by the time the convention meets,” “What do you mean?” Said Tae Star man. “T mean,” said he,"* that Hendricks 13 in a very ‘bad physical condition, He has what ts called se- nile gangrene. It appeared at the end of his Di; toe on the right foot, Which was treated asa Doll by a physiclan in Indianapolis, He 1s now com- Hled_ to walk on his heeL The only any acer Be saved ts tocut Mis leg off, and Hendricks will dig before he will submit to such an operation.” a ‘THR OPENING OF THE Bips for furnishing beef, clothing and all other supplies of the Indian de- partment for the next fiscal year will take place in New York on Tuesday next. The Commissioner, Mr. Price; Major Lockwood, the chief clerk of the Toterlor department; KE 3. Hoog. chief of the finance division; C. H. Dickson, J. W. Beckwith, E. Seward and Miss Cook, Of the Indian ofMce, will superintend tne opening. During the absence of Chief Clerk Lockwood Mr. Amos Hadley, chief of the stationery and printing division will act as chief clerk. CO-OPERATION OF AMERICAN AND MEXICAN Sopiers.—General Sherman has sent telegraphic instructions to Gen. Schofeld, commanding the department of the Pacific, relative tothe course to be pursued in case of border difficulties 1a which the Mexican and United States troops co- Operate. The instructions are tn accordance with the treaty between this country and Mextoo, and are, in effect, that when Mexican soldiers find it necessary to cross to this side of the line and work in conjunction with our troops, the senior U. 8. Officer shail be in command,’ and in case our troops cross over, the senior Mexican officer shail command. Gen. Sherman also tssued instructions to use every pacific measure to prevent any out- break of the Indians of Moses’ band in Oregon, as threatened, but if not successful to seize Chief Joseph, now in command, and im- prison him. ‘NAVAL ORpDERS.—Capt. H. O. Matthews has been ordered to command the United States training ship New Hampshire, to relieve Commander Chas. E. Clark, who has been detached from the com- mand of that vessel. Commanders R. P. L”: ‘4 and D. W, Mullen have ben ordered to_attend- ance on torpedo instruction at Newport, R. 1, on the 30th instant THE INDIAN SCARE IN WASHINGTON TERRITORY. Indian Agent Milroy, at the Yorkama agency, Washington Territory, has written tothe Com- missioner of Indian Affairs in reference to alleged troubles between the whites and Indians on Co- lumbia river. He says that the whites were found to be greatly alarmed at the reports of bostilities on the part of the Indians, and the Indians afraid of an attack on the part of the whites. The scare was based on rumors, and was entirely groundless. ‘The agent recommends that the Indians be re- moved to the reservation, where they aro willing come, Mz. H. M. Hurcainson Berren.—Mr. H. M. Hutchinson Js better to-day than he has been for a week. Last night his physicians gave him up, and loft the family little hope that_he would live until daylight. Arter eleven o'clock he fell into & fitful sleep, with labored breathing. He slept, Several hours, and woke about five o'clock this Morning delirious. At six o'clock he had recov- ered from nis delirium, and was given a stimulat- ing enema of beef tea and stimulants, which re- vived him considerably. Soon afterwards he be- game much brighter, with a strong pulse. beating 80. His physicians told him this morning he was much better than he had been for four days. His improved condition continued throughout the day. While Mr. Hutchinson's friends do not believe him by any mrans to be out of danger, they aro very much encouraged. Goxp, SILVER ap Notes.—The statement of the U. 8. Treasurer shows gold, silver and U. 8. notes in the Treasury to-day, as follows: Gold coin and Dutlion, $186.392,255; allver dollars and bullion, $08,782,406; Iractional sllver coin, $27,085,497; U.S. Hotes, $45,141,838; total, $968,302,086. certificates outstanding—Gold, $47,278,150; silver, $71,438,931; currency, $9,415,000, RepvceD Rarrs.—Col W. B. Thompson, the ratl- Woy mail sup-rintendent,has received information that the rate trom Boston to the Army of the Poto- Mac reunion, via the N. Y. and N. E railroad and Steamboat Ihe, will be $14.65. From Worcester, via Norwich boat line, $12.65, ARMY ORDERS.—The leave of absence granted Captain Joho H. Patterson, 20th infantry, is ex- tended two months. The leave granted Chaplain Francis H. Weaver, 10th cavairy,{s extended three months. The leave mated Ist Lieut. Theotore H, Eckerson, 19th intantry, 1s extended two months. UNEASY ARMY OFFIC:Rs.—According to a pro- vision in the sundry civil bill, only ten army officers of the line can be detailed for duty tn the signal service, exclusive of those now on duty in Arctic regions. As there are now fourteen su*h officers ou duty here, there 1s consider.ble uneasi- ness felt among them as to what four will be se- lected to be ordered back to their regiments. It 1s Shought that Cpt Mills (recentiy promote:!) and Capt. Clapp will shortly be relieved from duty here and ordered to join their regiments, but it 13 Very uncertain who (he other two Wiil be. Tae Hi. INvestiganine ComMirrer.—The spe- cial committee appointed to investigate the charges against Supervising Architect Hill will meet at the Treasury department Monday mor. ing. They will be prepated to receive the tes! mony of such witness's as may present them- avlves. Letters have been recelved trom Poulson & Ezer, of Brooklyn, N.Y., and the attorneys of Maniy, Coopor & Co., of Philadelphia, announcing thelr Purpose of appearing before the committee next week to substantiate the charges preferred by them against Mr. Hull ‘Tue Lire SavING Service DRitt.—The Treas- ury department has issued a pamphlet promul- gating the new system of beach apparatus drill Of the life saving service. Very few changes of any consequence have been made in the former drill, but 1c has been adapted to the changes and improvements made in the apparatus. MANDAMUS CASE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS.—The Secretary of the Interior has requested the Attor- ney General to appear for the commissioner of the General Land Office in a mandamus case brought by the state of Illinois to compel him to state an account for 8 per cent of the public lands which have been lovated by the military boundary land Warrants, REDEMPTION OF MUTILATED CuRRENCY.—The ap- Propriation for the redemption of mutilated cur- Tency 1s nearly exhausted, and will be completely before the close of the fiscal year, and as Congress failed to make an appropriation for next year 1 1s expected that there will be a large accumu- lation betore money fs again avallable. DEMANDS PAYMENT or $625,908.51 FROM THE UNION Paciric R. R.—The Secretary of the Interior has written a letter to Sidney Dillon, the president of the Union Pacific ratiroad company, demanding ‘the payment Of $825,905.81. which 1s the cash re- quirement of the company for the year ending De- cemiber 80th, 1882. The entire amount now due rom. the company, which is not contested by them, ts $1,036,824.88. “The Secretary suggests that this ’be pald without further delay and without prejudice 0 queations in controversy which are proper lor Judicial determination. The Secretary wishes it to be under that the payment of this amount does not waive the demand for the payment of the entire indebtedness, which {3 $1,727,742.64, Frvancrat.—The United States Treasurer now holds in United States bonds to secure national Dank circulation, $357,185,980; United States bonds held by the treasurer to secure public moneys in national bank depositaries, $16,849,000; United ‘States bonds deposited tosecure circulation during the week ended 7. $708,800; United States bonds to secure circulation withdrawn during the week ended to-day, $1,053,950; national bank notes Sutstanding—currency, $858,726,587; gold notes, a ‘THE ConTRACT for the atone work for the base- Ment and area walls of the new post office and court house at Jackson, Miss., has been awarded tothe Belknap and Dumesnil Stone com) of Lontaville, for $10,280, and ene contract forraraian: Dobuomioek GPbartas, QF gee cour omy and Tests le . let fe ward & Co., of Baltimors va 8 Gane ge rat dled THe WASHINGTON Retses,—Prof. Baird said to a Star reporter this afternoon that he had written a letter accepting the 6 of the Washington relics in the National im, and he expected that in aew days they ‘would be placed in oases te ALEX. 8. ASBERRY has been commissioned post- master at Roanoke, Va, Iuuiorr S1ILLs Seizep, €2—The Commissioner of Internal Revenue has received a report, show- ing that the number of tiicit stills captured, per- sons arrested, and cagnaities in the internal rave- nue service in connection with the seizure of Ulicit. Stills from July 1, 1876, to March 1, 1883, were a3 dvemployts bluda, a2; omcsrs aad employes wounded, ce puis pec 22 SE THE AMERICAN Fisneny ExsreiT aT Lonpow.— ‘The ship Glenmoryen, which carried a part of the United States Mshery commission exhibit to London, encountered « storm in the British channel, which aw, portion of deck baa melading 190 ie, yesterds dam: had been don Sanngt ned ben gob ay_that considerable Pe tiatert Baird, howe only of three th rts the loss to huve consisted ‘or four boats: ‘These, Prot. Baird Will soon be were with tae ee ‘There nolive ‘ver, Tepoi Reconstruction ef the Patent Office. THE WASHINGTON RELICS, &C., TO BE REMOVED TO THR NATIONAL MUSEU The work of removing the models in the south wing of the Patent office preparatory to recon- structing and making it fire proof has been begun. ‘The appropriation of $60,000 will only be sumicient to begin the work in this wing, and the east wing will not be touched this year. The models from the south wing will be placed temporarily tn the north wing. The Commisstoner of Pstents found that the space was limited and 80 wrote to Prof. Baird, offering to transfer the Washington and other’ historical relica to the National Museum. Prof. Baird repited to-day that he would receive the articles as soon as a proper place could be pre- pared tor them. The Washington relics, consist— {og of articles of personal apparel, china, and household goods, are familiar to visitors to the Patent office. There are also a number of swords, Tecelved by officers of the Untied states ship Con- cord from the bey Mt Ezypt tn Garfield Nem PURCHASE OF GROUND AND A TEMPORARY BUILDING FOR HOSPITAL PURPOSES. ‘The managers of the Garfield memorial hospital have purchased the property of Mr. Lewis H. Schneider, on the high land north of the city, at the head of 10th street. Forthis property, which in- ciudes a spacious residence and extensive grounds, $87,500 will be pald. The managers of the hospital will tuke possession on the ist of August, It ts proposed to reconstruct the building for tempo- Tary use for hospital purposes. A dispensary will be established at the foot of the hill at Boun x street, The property of the Union Soldiers’ an Sallors' Orphan Asyium, appropriated to the hos- pital, wil sold and the proceeds devoted to the erection of a new hospital building, under the di- Feciton of Dr. John &. Billings, U.S.A. $$ — Six New School Buildings. BIDS FOR THEIR CONSTRUCTION OPENED TO-DAY, Bids were opened at 12 o'clock to-day in the ofMice of the Commissioners for the erection of the ix new school buildings, proposals for which have recently been advertised—one elght-room 8-hool building on square 509; one ten-room school building on square 554; a ten-room school building On square 783; an elght-room school building; tn the county an addition to two-room building at Benning’s; a one-room building near Brooks’ sta- tion, and addition to school buliding on Bladens- burg pike. ‘The bids were as follows: IN CITY. J.T. Corrigan, square 509, eight room, $18,530; ten room, square 554, $21,720; both eight and ten Toom together, $39,975. E. Thomas, square 509, eight room, $19,133. Wm. B. Downing Brox, square 509. sight room, $19,995; square 554, ten room, $22,500; square 792, ten room, $23.000; the eight and ten room on square 554, $42,000; both ten rooms, $45,300; the elght room and both'ten rooms, $65,000. Bright & Humphrey, square 509, eight TOOMS, $21,987; ten rooms on square 554, $23,570; ten rooms on Square 792, $23,445. IN COUNTY. J. T. Corrigan, two-room butiding at Benning’s, #4890; one-room building st Brooks’, $2,420: the building at Brooks’ and the addition on the Bla- densburg pike, $8,364; all three county buildings, 9.870. C. Thomas, two-room building at Be ning’s, $4,940; one-room building at Brooks’, $2,985. the bu'iding at Brooks’ and the addition on the Bladensburg pike, $3,407: all three, $11,282, oe A Warning to Parents. ‘To the Editor of the EveNtna STAR: In publishing the following you will confer a great benefit on parents whose children are at- tending the public schools. It will serve to put them on guard, so that they will notice the early symptoms of that dreadful malady known as ‘St. Vitus dance, and which in most c: is caused by the severe mental strain children are subjected to by the system of cramming practiced tn our public schools: A bright little girl, 10 years old, was anxtous to Tearn, and taxing her little head to the utmost to commit to memory the long list of hard words in her daily lesson, commenced to fall more and mor? frequently in her lessons, which caused so much distress to this sensitive Httle plant. The child often came home crying bitterly; no one was able to comiort her or obliterate from her mind the tezcher’s reprimand. She grew more and more excited, unUl at last the chiid had to be kept away from school, and 1s now in a most pitl- falcon tition. She has almost-lost the free use of ber lower extremities, a8 also her voice; she 1s ‘only able to articulate or utter the most heart. Tending cries, rolling on the floor in agony. And this continues at intervals throughout the day and more $0 at night. It 1s not easy to witness the distress of that family, who have their cote work to do and are deprived of that much need rest at night, Parents be watchfalof your children; do not take Nghtly, or what [3 worse, make tun of any | eccentric motions you may notice on your chii- dren, for these are the first symptoms of St. Vitus dance, Homo. a FiautiNa Pourricrans FInep.—This morning, in the Police Court, Geo. W. Smoot was charged with assaulling Andrew V. Robey, and vice versa. Mr. Robey stated that on the night of the 11/h inst. he and Mr. Smoot ha/l some words (at Willard’s hotel) about money matters and politics, when the Le Was passed, and Smoot struck him and invite. him outon the treet, where they went, and the as- sault on him was continued. Mr. ‘Smoot stated thitthey had a political discussion, and he told Robey that whoever gave him certath information told an untruth. After further colloquy Robey struck him and he invited Robey out. Other witnesses testifina to Robey being knocked downon the sidewalk. ‘The defendants were flned $5 each. ee RETURN OF STOLEN Bonpa.—A case of good de- tective work Was accomplished list Thursday by th. police department. Several days ago a gentie- quan living at a boarding house,on F, vetween 12th and 18th streets, missed $2000 in bonds. The major of police put a detectice on the case, and on the day named above he arrested a young woman, Who when conironted with the charge, und asked where the money was concealed owned up to the theft and produced the bonds, They were re- turned to the owner, and he seeing who bad Tobbed him refused to prosecute, and she was set at liberty. — RANGE OF THE THERMOMERER.—The follow! were the readings at the ofice of the chteg sign: omicer to-day: 7am. 428; 11 a.m., 57.3; 2 pm 60.5. Maximum, 61.5; minimum, $7.0: SSE ERS WASHINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE Governments. Bid. Asked. United States 5a extended3¥.... 103 —— ‘United Stares 4358, 1891, coupor 13s United States 4346, 1801,’ register 113% ted States 48, 1907, coupon. 119% United States 4s, 1907, 119% United States 3 per 10355 District of Columbia Bonds, Permanent improvement 6s, 1891, ooin.. 115% 116K Permanent iinprovement te, 4801, cur ey las Market stock 7s, 1892, currency .. 1194 — Water stock 74, 190) x 1 133 Water stock 78, 1! 2; — Fifty years' funding 3- 1 710 ‘wenty years’ funding 6, 114 Swenty years’ funding 68, 1892, coin. 110% Years’ funding 68, 1902, coin. Fire Insurance and Gaslight Companies. Washi City Gaslight Compan: 7 434 Geonmetown Gastarin ce sd EH ‘s National Union Insurance 19 20% Arlington Insurance Compan; 13843 Colutu bia Insurance Company 8x 9 | Potomac Insurance Company 46 Railroad Stocks. > Washington and Georxetown Stock. 130 70 Washington aua Georgetown Bonds... 108 Metropolitan — 79 Columbia, 32 North Capitol ana 0 _— Free List. Board of Public Works, Green 8 Hall Bovds. rH : National Capital Telephot 100-195 Land Warrants, War of 1812, per scre...1.20 = — Wi jara, per acre ....1. = Ee ‘00 23.00 52 A Visir To THE OssERYATORY.—The Chautau- qua circle of Dunbarton street M. E. Church Madea visit to the Navat Observatory last even- ing. el Gotdad been engaged for two months ast in the study of astronomy. Prof. ir isby, who has been thelr instructor, received them at the Observatory, and exhibited through the great equatorial telescope many wonders of the starry heavens. The visit was greatly en- Joyed by the circle, which numbers 30 members. AccipENT,—Y¢ evening, as Mr. Gambrill, the paymaster on this division of the cunal, and farboe, of the collector's office, were returning ying trip, the horse which they were ageable on M street, near the Aqueduct abd getting entangled in some heavy timbers iy- ing in the street, Was thrown with violence, re- ceiving a number of cuts and bruises. Although the buggy was completely _wrecked,the occupants escaped injury. Cana Nores.—There were 140 boats in the canal Himesh hagas nace aan oe has been a scarcity of vessel fosied with coal.—The canal employes paid off for one month yesterday. Port.—Entered—Schr. Wm. O. Snow, Kelly, from Portsmouth; schr. Bayley Wood, Coombs, Providence; schr. James a xandria; aM , from New York; schr. aries F. Simpson. Gage, from Boston: three bai each with 100,000 feet of lumber for Wheat- ley Bros, from North Carolina. Cle area—Schr. ‘im. O. Snow. aes Bedford; schr. les We Coom! for Boston. Schr. bn Shay, for Washington, sailed from Savuno&h 19th inst. LETTER FROM NEW YORK. The S. F.T. P.0.C. T. A. Back Down —The Princess — How Amateurs Play —The Russian Honeymoon — The Queen of the Dudes — New York Scan- iais— Ten Button Gloves — 4 Debn-e tante’s Reception, Etc. Special Correspondence of Tax Evrxtxo Sram. New Youn, April 20, 188% Honry Bergh’s society has gon? Dack on him. Tt 4s the first Instance I remember, and tt fs notable because the soelety was success{ul In making Mr. Bergh back down. The gruesome tale ts as fol- lows: Henry attended a performance of Barnum’s circus, at the Madison Square garden, and saw & troupe of twenty elephants waltzing around the | ring, piling themseives in pyramids, turning hand- organs, see-saw, marching, trotting and jumping, allat the word of command from one small and delicate man. Thisman is Arstingstall, the ele- Phant trainer. To most people the spectacle of a man of Arstingstall’s delicate physique cowing and intimidating twenty huge beasts and Raving all of them so = completely under hiscontrol that they obey his slightest word with tne humility of whipped curs 1s interesting, ifnot wonderful. But the eagle eye of Henry did not leok at this stde of the question. He detected tn the hands of Arstingstall a small prod with a steel point, and thereupon Henry's great heart was shaken with pity for the elephants, and he immediately ordered Arstingstall to give up his Prod under penalty of Imprisonment. The trainer sald the prod was what the elephants were afraid of; that their hides were two inches thick, while the prod was less than three-quarters of an inch Jong, and that without it he could not manage the huge beasts. He added that if they should stam- Pede or get frightened im their performance he could, by simply touching one or two of them with the prod, subdue them in an instant, Neverthe- jess Bergh said that the prod must be given a Then the keeper urged him to allow him to keep the prod for the safety of the women and children tn the audience. He sald he could not be responsible for the actions of the elephants Without if, and that hundreds of ives might be Sacrificed if the beasts ran wildas thelr capricious temperaments often prompted’ them todo. Still Bergh lnsisted and the prod was given up. Then the trainer and his two assistants carried loaded Pistols and long rifies heavily loaded were placed at the entrance to the ring. Several of tne under- keepers refused to continue with the elephants, as they were airaid to be among them without the means of self-defense, which the prod afforded. | SUll_ Henry’ persisted, and the result was that for several days the performance went on with Arstingstali in the midst of bis huge beasts almost unprotected. Gradually the strewd ani- mals percefved that he had not his usual weapon and became restless. The keeper was really alarmed, and called in some of the members of the society to use some reason with Mr. Bengh. ‘The soctety came in and the case was explained | to them. ‘They saw onqof the performauces, ob- | served the elephants Closely, and the result was that the members of the society appealed to Henry, and Bergh, the friend of defenseless an!~ mala, agreed to allow the Keeper to use the prod in order that they might protect the defenseless bile. “THR PRINCESS.” The tickets for “The Princess,” which ts to be performed Wednesday afternoon at the Madison Square Theater, are works of art. They {lustrate forcibly the extent to which amateur acting, and all that pertains to it, 1s carried in New York. “The Princess” will be given by Mrs. Jas. Brown. Potter, a well-known soctety woman, and half a dozen other people of high social standing, for charity's sweet sake. Ithas been mounted with an utter recklessness in regard to expense, and will be presented before People who pay five dollars a seat for the privilege of being bored to deata by amateur actors and actresses. The rage for the- atricals among soclety People grows greater every year. Only the night bet Who gave the now famous tence,” at Chickering Hall,a year or two ago, gave another performance of that opera. “All the renowned maidens and royal dragoons came out In full force,and exhibited their cos- tumes to their own great delight and the edifica- Uon of society people. It 1s no longer considered of any account to give an amateur dramatic per- formance in a parlor or art gallery, church chapel or concert hall; it must be in one of the three espe- clally beautiful theaters of New York or not at all. A manager inakes «good thing renting the theater in the afternoon to these stage-struck society nobs, for they are willing to pay any price, no matter how exorbitant. On the same night that the amateurs gave “The Princess” at the Madison re ‘Theater, in New York, the Kemble Dramatic society gave “Single Life” at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Two nights later the Bulwer Dramatic Society plays “Married Lite” at their own theater, and the clever little opefs, “Robinson Cinsoe,” will be given at the Atl neeum two nights after that for the beneft of St. John’s hospital On. Thursday the Greenwich society gives an amateur performance of “Pa- ence” at the Lexington Avenue Opera House, While the Clifton Amateur society takes its an- | nual entertatnment with “The Old Story” In Brooklyn. During the same week “All on a Sum- | mers Day” will be given at Chickering Hall, and the Gilbert society produces “A Celebrated Case” on Saturday. The amateurs are ta high feather how. It {3 odd that some of them do not turn out to be genuine actors and actresses of -ome ac. count. But as a rule when they go on the stag they lose whatever force they lad as amateurs and are grievous fallures as professionals, THE “RUSSIAN HONEYMOON.” Mrs. Burton N. Harrison still goes about the city receiving congratulations on the brililant ‘success of “A Russian Honeymoon.” There has seldom been a more flagrant case of plagiarisin than this, She not only did not write 41, but did not even translate !t, and she has no more right to assume the authorship than has a Siberian exile who cannot read or write. The play was | translated by Miss Bell, and 1s a dir-ct plagiarism from “La Lune de Mille,” with scenes taken from. the “Lady of Lyons” and Tobtn’s “Honeymoon.” It was acase Of general surprise among people here that Mrs. Harrison shoul a play thus made up, for it was shown up In paper the day atter the performance: and ste as received a vigorous excoriation from almost every dramatic paper jn town. Still, she parades as the brilliant sociéty dramatist, and 18 appa- rently quite satisfied. Had the result of all this Plagiarism and patchwork been a good play somie- Uning tight be forgiven, but when on Lop of it all the play proves stupid, monotonous @nd dull to an exasperating degree, we are obliged to con- demn Mrs. Harrison a litue bit more. She bas made the mistake of her life, THE QUEEN OF THE DUDES, Lilltsa Russell reappeared again last Monday night, at the Casino, after her long {liness. She is known as “The Queen of the Duies” She ap- peared in “The Sorcerer,” and looked quite as handsome as ever. The fascination that this Woman exercises over the gilded youth of New York is simply remarkable. They worship the stage sh¢ treads upon, and attend tn a body nightly. “There were at least two hundred young men there the other night, each one with his hair banged, Wearing a dress suit that exposed a spol- less expanse of shirt bosbm, and sucking a sliver knob at the end of his stick.’ They gazed tn admt- ration at Miss Russell when she appeared, and when she Went o7 they thundere applause. Between the acts they rushed franucally down stairs to the café «nd quenched their thirst as, they | Culogized | the fair prima donna and hurled anthemas upon the hi gentleman of Hebraic persuasion, who sat tri- umpbantly in the right proscenium box. His name is “ikey” Solomons. He ts four feet seven inches high, is growing baid, has a cockney dia- lect and ts altogether the pet particular detesta- tion of the vast army of dudes who worship Miss Russell; but Miss Russell loves “Ikey” Solomons, and “Ikey” Solomon; loves her. This ts known to be a fact, because each of them has admitted it in rformance of *Pa- fore last the amateurs | lend her name te | Of the sail | — rae ‘Take the case 6 manufacturer Bruce, for instance. The who sued hit bad been a professt ven cent recter Rad been of the loosest. Was moreover a oved that she had actually in a house of lll-fame, and yet inthe face of these facts the Jury gave her somotutng over thousand dollars damages. TEN-RUTTON OLOTER The ttem of gloves tn woman’s dressing amounts to no light figure, There was a time when three or four-button gloves were considered quite ex- travagant, and many women appeared on the street contentedly with only two buttons But now ontinary street gloves run eight and tem buttons, and even shop girls wear musquetaires Instead of wearing the long, wrinkled gloves drawa Up outside Che sleeves to the elbow they are now | Worn Inside the sleeve. ‘The prevailing Hats, Tam | told, are Japonica and prawn. If anybody has the most remote Idea what these resemble I should De delighted to receive a sample It is sansorit to me. The same authority tolls me that Sraweorey Pink tn paie shades will be used to combine ail Ube dark and fashionable reds which are to be Worn, while crushed raspberry and terra-cots. gloves will slowly go out of fashion, 4 DEBUTANTS'S RECEPTION. Launching @ daughter into society now-a-days 1s a very important and ceremonious event When agiriis ready to pass from the arms of her gov- erness into the whirl of the soctal world she Is given a grand entertainment, at which she fs in- troduced in proper form to people among whom she Is thereafter to move. The receptions giver to some of the debutantes this winter have gorgeous, Every marriageabie man within the circalt of her mother’s acquaintance has been in vitea, and she hasbeen duly inspected and put through her paces before them previous to Ing the list. tis dreadfuily like selling horse, but it is one of the necessities of social te. Thi «irl Is, of course, at once recognize1, and the ro- sult ts the day after her debut Invitations pour in on all sides. Perhaps at her reception she bas met (wo or Ubree hundred people, and nearly all of them Think tt necessary to do ‘something for the novice, ce, she is planged into a whirl ot @issipation, and leaves at ‘the end Of the season With none of the rud color with which she entered it, and ortentines listless and fatigued. She is lugged off to Newport and Saratoga, aNd rushed Into another round of @insl- pation and galety before she han learned to keep her bead in the swim and distinguish gold fi ross. — ——— District Government Affairs. CONDITION OF POLICR HEADQUARTERS. ‘The condition of the present police headquarters | 18a subject of untavorable comment, and since the | commencement of the police Investigation It has attracted more attention than usual. The chief | and the Commissioners have been looking over Helien building, corner of Sth and D streets northwest. with a view of ren it, Dut as there has been a restaurant establ in the basement, 1t w not be quite the thing, | Atew hundred dollars expended hn the present office Would inake 1t do uLUl the Commissioners. could obtain an appropriation §o build one for the District. eee ily Filed To-day. BEQUESTS OF GEOROE OTTO; DR. MEIGS, OF PHILA. DELPHIA, AND OTHERS, The will of the late Geo. Otto, Med to-day, leaves all the estate to the widow during her natural life. If she remarry, then she 1s to have het | lawful dower, and the balance is to ve divided equally between the children, ‘The Will of the late Geo. W. Collins, also’ Med, | leaves all of bis estate to lis ‘sister, Alice Colling, | tn trust for the support of the daughter of the dee | ceased,to be pald to her on obtaluing her majority. | If she should die before that time then the estal | 1s to be divided between the brothers and sisters Of the deceased, | An exempiifind copy of the will of the late Dr. | Jonn Forsyth Meigs, of Pulladelphia, Pa. was als Med. He leaves'to bis son, Arthur V. Metga, | hts medical and surgical works ‘and instruments. | To Elizaveth Nevins, housekeeper, $1,000. It is directed that the executors change Arthur V. jelgs wit sed. AS tO the estate, the testator directs Meigs with $8,000 and Alexander W. M | $6.00 advonced to them by the dec psidne of ould it, when the Ute for distrivu- es be SuMcient, to Che daughter and five ss $90,000, then tue estate be vided into Bh equal parts) one alf of Ch sixth ts to be paid to | Ann Inge’soll Meigs and the vicer half of the Sixth fnves cd sud beld dn trast for her, ‘Phe re. maloing five full shares are to be divided between the five sons equally. Should there not be $40,000, Unen $20,000 1s to be held in trust for the daughter, {and the residue ‘divided between the sons. The testator names Arthur V. and Wm. M. Meigs ag | executors. > MARRIAGE LICENSPS.—Marriage Deen tssued lows: Wm. Ford; Geo licenses have Hunter and Julia KR |. Mercer and Judat E. Reed: Al- Krenib; George W. » Towler; John Jones bert M. Raymond and Re | Donaldson and | and Mrs, Eliza | ' Martha El shington. _> The Courts. Progare Cover —Judge Cor. To-day, estate of Sarat Hammond, & ward Thomas ‘qualified as administra’ Fstate Catherine Brown; order making propounder of Wil plata and cavestors defendancs, Estate of J. E. Mack; order reducing penalty of adminige | trator's bond to $2.00. Estate af Caroline A. Dole bear; proof publication Died. Willof George W. Collins Med. mplitied copy Of will of J. For- | syth Meigs from orphans’ court, Philadelphia | county, Pa., filed. stale Of David Hounter; | proof OF plibltcation led, and order granting | letters testamentary to Ruoda Rounter; bond €100. | Estate of Bushrod Birch; proof of pubtication | filed, Estate of Moscs Ogle; proot of publication | led; order appointing S. K. Boad oduinistrator, on bond Of $1,600. Estate of Mory Duvall: ordet appointing Wim. Duvall and Dr. Win. G. Green ade ministrators, on bond of $1,000. Estate of Step! J. Dallas; proof of publication filed and will full | proven. Estate of Jno. Keere; inventory of gr | sonal estate returned. | Pouce Count—Juage Snel. | To-day Thos. Donohue, toud and volsterous; & [or 15 days. Rebecea Smith, vagranc: Kate Seanion, vacrancy ; 99 dys. Jona ih and Alexander Griggs, loud and boisterous; $5 or 15 days. Benj. Brogden, do.; do. Stepuien Holly, colored, Joud and boisterous; $5 or days Har ley J. Kelley and Richard Kobie, affray; $5or 15 days each. Anthony Banks, colored, threats to | Marta Banks; 89 days Patrick O’Netl, indecent | exposure; $5 Or 18 days. Edward Porter, petit lare ceny; 0 days ca The Nickel Plate Road Divwatisfied. Carcago, April 21.—It 1s declared he that the* Nickel Plate road 1s dissatistied with tbe ten per cent Share allotted It in the eastbound lve stock ool,and that Arbitrator Adams has called ameete ing at New York in Aprii to consider its demand } for an increase. It is asserted that the other lines | Will Bot concede a lang percentage, jn which: event disruption of the pool {s deemed probable, eas | A Postmaster’s Wife Shot by Ruffians. Sr. Louis, April 21.—Four brothers, named Bare low, and two meh, named Galland and Winfield, ail desperadoes, living in the vielutty of Noruian= ville, Ks, and a error to the community, went to the store of John Normil, postmaster at that placa, On night before Last, and demanded some liquor. On being refused they wrecked the store, robded the safe and fired several shots from | revolvers, one of which mortally wounded the Seep wife. The gang then fied. Sheriff lair With a posse has started in pursult. piberacatioe “en A Box of jeged Dynamite. MILWAUKRE,April 21—An alleged box of dynamite Sent from Newark, N.J., by the Adams express. and turned over at Chicago to the American exe ress to be delivered to the Milwaukee Cemeng 10, Was opened to-day and found to contain fuse for Interviews in the public prints, and it can no longer be doubted. That noble of dudes, a3 our swell Men are now called, should Sul persist in loving Miss Russell with abandon and f-rvor in the face of her pyblished for “Ikey” Solomons is as strong a proof of sistency of the dude’s affection as it is a compll- went to the atiractions of Miss Russell. Nothing can damp the ardor of the dudes. On that ‘ht the boxes and front seats were all occupi rows of the dudes stood up. After the Orst act the usbers were in in flowers were presented; in fact, some of them were tooelaborate. What fect nonsense It ts, for instance, to make an ght comte moust have been two feet long, had sails. it was made entirely of rosea, and undoubtedly, for some weeks to. ex- Us pocket money who sent it. ‘Another desigin was two ny pier by an arrow. This was rs of ap and laughter Irom every one in the house ex the dudes. It Ms part Of the creed of the duis, the way, never tolaugh. After the performance was over these vigorous young Tepresentatives of the New York of the present day gathered around the stage and pany awaited for Miss mea to appear. aren e Was for it was along, ieee senne before the whlapet which ran th the: announced that she was at the thres- hold of the door. Then she came out lterally on the arm of Mr. “Ikey” Solomons, for that emallgen- Ceman’s orm was 1 roan a put her tenderly carriage, himselr, and rolled away, while the dudes sighed cheer- lessly and went to Delmonico’s and the Bruns Wick. It was a chilly night for the dudea. ‘The papers are given over now almost entirely to prize-fighting, breach of promise cases and é urposes. The rumor arose from words of an official, who told the express driver to hanaie the box Carefully, as it might contaim dynamite, “ ‘Tetegraphic Briefs James Cameron, aced 103, died at the home fot agra men in Albany, N. ¥., yesterday. ward Jump, te eccentric caricaturist, whe shot himself in Chicago last night, died early this morning. wm Raiders. Atter ‘TROOPS IN PURSUIT OF FIEGANS FOR STEALING PONIES FROM THE CKOWa A telegram to the New York Herald trom Boss- man, M.T., April 20th, 1883, says: “Company D, 9d cavalry, Licut, French commanding, is on the War-path against a party of Piegans who ha@ stolen ponies from the Crows a few days ago. The Indian police pursued the raiders without result, and Gen. Terry directed Major Gordon to send an will fruitful of results, as the Jurgens have hud « good Start, and will probably round up the Crow pontes On the other side of the Brit Une, om te ce a buried 8 be the fault of the expedition, which ‘the front,”