Evening Star Newspaper, March 8, 1884, Page 1

Exeept Sunday, BUILDINGS 3. : o and 11th St., by Star Newspaper Company, ADA Pres't. served to subseribers in the Uuut, at 10 cents per {ies at the coranter prepald—scents aimonth. Washington, D.C, as Friday—$1 a year, | -— Che Loening Star. be paid in advance; V% 63—N® 9,627. 2own on application. ————eeeeeeeeee = | WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 1884. TWO CENTS. INDEX Te ADVERTISEMENTS IN THE STAR. SPECIAL NOTICES. SPECIAL NOTICE & CO. SORS "TO THOMAS RIGGLES. @ the Grocery House of the Inte LYS, we would be pleased to announce and the public that we purpose to ¥ Busisess at this old ane T= CHAS. H. RAUB eam st Having purehs THOMAS 1 to the former y unin a nue northwest. Risries & Hopkins’ Old Stand. D FITERARY AND MUSIC nt will be v HST Ho: as ‘reh 1 EOE partic fr Wi Y ‘sion 10 cen ts. Doors oren ALL SOULS’ CHURCH, CORNER 1TH AND L streets n. w.—Rev. Rust R. SHIPPES, pas Morning service at 11. Ve R. CALTHKOP, of Syracuse, Morning ahd Evening. 1¢ p.m, - Will preach To- | UNITY northwest, Rev. G. rvices: Preaching Sunday morn- day School Sunday afternoon at Wednesday eves ing gery the evening will be h’ther at this E, OT Services To (ONIVER- L streets, Rev. Avex. KENT, mie Roemer-Kaspar, soprano: atralto: Mr, F. Knoop, tenor: OF OUR FATHE hh and mereial : Prof John. Theoplill, onguiist, Tence a Will expite st 11am. sermon by Rey. FLon Mepicat. § day of Ma ust be provjily renewed by at 7:30. 1u,, sermon by th Fence ns rac such b tsiuess, Dy order Tat $450. m. 1 asp OkGaxa 5 TP. DODGE, er, Fane AT A REGULAR MEETING OF | bath at lta ine eoting for Pro- aE. ALN K. of L.,a reolution | Motion of Hollies at 3 caching at 744, theses ct m.A'welcome to a!l it p.m, One mee Tur Traprs Usprnran Wastep (ieip)—$th pe: Wastep is Sabbath school, 9: ing “Thursday ‘H BAPTIS' ¥ T CHURCH, 4TH STR northwest, Rey. NJ. WHEELE! 0 a. a Praise ‘ous fro nsvivaiia aveutte soutlicast, ‘Sub. “Life Through Christ?” Acts v, 20— Hor, pastor. We are not sectarian, Dut : 1 trne Christians. See John ‘xvii: All are invited. ate y. March 7th] BY A_PHYSICI LENA. a the: Tost fintt fe OF the oj theinsely Ve 1 nit rect to T. A. SLOCUSES OXYG A OTL AND PSVCHINE ca NOASTRE & HOWA PUAKM. EF st ees Hort AC STORE, Finest store in the as Week. Prescriptic tion. NEXT ity. Get CHURCH | OF THE INCARNATION, ner Lath and N streets, Sunday Servi 5 vonwong at 4.1m At y ING, the Rev. G, Span, will deliver an address on ons. Seat cor- 7:30 F: Japan dt PRAORDINAR ‘OBJEC- ‘© the Orthodox Belief in the Resureetion t Lysician, at Masonic Temple, sun NORTH- vin.—Rewnest for prayers Of faith "shall save, the The pastor, Rey. Dr. m., andat 7:30 p.m. th kketches, Subject: “Jesus at t I. Mer, D.D., missionary by the Kev, WW. ML Ferauso secretary, and at f thé Baltinr prompt W. C. MILBURN. 2 9th at ot, tom L. JOH - Restaurant and Sys 13th and y Other ieibers of th OCKERMAN, id 4 pom, Youn free, Public cordi IL TEMPLE, NORTH Rev. Jauez Fox, Seats all fires, “AML are welcome. (a . Bistor. Sunday ing at 3 p.m. 1t* =< FOURTH ST. 8. Rev. W. ‘ i inday School THoMas Myens, e Conference, Depot QuARTERMASTER’S OFFICE, Waser i. DLO. RUN. Bate ne month, from time to time, been tJamcness, such as feather . T consider the man- siinplest, mnost cleanly seen. 8 tevenatwinge «f pain of sracter, and have not been | * ‘Octuber, 1866, then a re at the University of Mary na few prescriptions fr D., and Prof. ¥. K. Smit in Bladder or Ki: ite horrors? Dam atment. 1h iat more from heartily ory is eqiicntly 1 Vaiustaking q be Mr. Clark is ca k his worl aud has oe und, KENDREE M. E. CHURCH, MASSACHU- ‘nue, between 9th and lth strects north- ck a 'm., Bishop 6. G. ANDREWS ordin is. 3 o'e eee m., Sunday school mis- idressed, by Revs. W. 1. McDOWELL of Baltimore conference. 7:30 extenaion anniversary, address by Public cordially invited. At ‘ME. GHURCH, CORNER Rev. JEAN Pau Cook, of Paris, dy at 11 a mand Kev. C.F) Place M.E- Chiireh, Baltimore, . C.-—Preachii . Ordination of : it 3p. mn., with sern Youn qeople’a iuecting at F. DEvures, | the owners report marked Te SIXTH PRESBYTERIAN ©) amals, Tum, Sir, \ours = C and 6th streets southwest Randolph z &. 1m. by Rev. Wa, MCDOWELL, aud ai FH TAN Ut ANCHE om For 0 Office No- ay Lath street northwest. ARE: Bests tree, WG1ON BRANCH, 922g P ST. NW. to use his tuproved M. E. CHORCH—PASTOR'S FAR Seti ‘ vaitaonrnsh Saar on N. M. Carnott, who lias been next few weeks to 8. Mr. Clark would be stationed at the will preach his tarewe above-named church’ for three y Hsermons at 1a. and. SUUSENReGCa Wark benane in. AtSp. m. re-union of the eflicial board and Sund ey Sees ae ool, Allure welcome, Ite ERMATULUGIST. Si (ee), CHURCH OF THE | REFORMATIO? e Pennsyivania avenue an “api lori us HP. HUWARD, Secretary, 7:30'p.m. by Rev. W. Sd. treet south itol Hill), Rev, PARSON, Pastor. Commi peruice JH a; mi and inission collection. “Pre wornine and bight by membel e eCo Teecnee” Sil MiRut by members of the Baltimore Gon MT. M. E. CHURCH, uth, corner of 9th and K strects Orrow at ey re mi by Rev. LH. PeAnce, aud at D, Moncan. Public invitcd, —1t* with yo will shaving or xhibit- ction for Directors of the Northern pany will be held at the offi HlrrH. Polls open from 1 to 5 pe tosed Murch Ist, opened March H.-P. HOWARD. Secretary. in thi S PAINTERS AND at southwest corner 1th and Allorders 9- Lan Collecting Rents and tl aven Di.w, | Hill) SS VEGETABLE COUGH SYRUP* s has proved to be the best remedy Cough, Croup and Colds and narcotics, Ty it. Al . RANG! YLUMBING AND . FURNACES, HEATING, (Ce ST PAUL ENG corner of Ith and 1 ‘To-morrow inorning aud eve ing, sermon by Kev. Dr. F fortu Pastor. advocate th ology. All invited. (> strect nortiwese: WB. See ‘Vices as follows: On the Be prayers of the cl sisted by Mt. Hi Lo., No. 45, af New York, . hurch of United States consul at Jeru- 5 B. WiLson, of Baltimo: by be uv Baltimore confe! ow in session is cay. Cordial invitation to everybody. 3. Dost 1, VERMONT AVE- PowELL, Of Nortulk, p.m. Sunday school ung people's inecting at 6:45 p.m. Beats All very welcome, it’ JAMES CHURCH, EIGHTH STR u Band C northeast. Sunday Servi 7:30 Morning Prayer, 10:15; jebration, 1 School 3 pn rly pastor of yr. CHRISTIAN, CHURCH, Flor Owners aaa. Litany and Catechizin; ening Prayer and y Me ar ena | Seamon by the Kev. of St. Maries Chic, nue fine investiuents now | 8¢ 7 ocloee will ho tages, ooeat ay ewer ne fine investinents no 230 oFcloe be thie nr. Paner, of Epip) Churen. “The public arv invited to attend: PPHRBY g (p> CHRISTADELPHIANS MEET EVERY SUN- Seats can © ay at 114, m., in MeCauley’s Hall, Pennsylvania ue between 2d 3d streets southeast (Capi Objct: To celebrate the death of Mealy aval ‘Truth of God, in opposition to. pulpit the- “L No collection. 1t' THIRD BAPTIST CHU RCH, FRANK rastor. Lord's Day, Mare = 2 | 1884, pre EC 0% 7 SAMULL S. SHEDD. ue 17 Lu text 78 Psalm 1 eee 5 Early prayer mnectiine at 3 9:30 33 FIXTURES, GAS FIXTURES, } ain. Our protractid 4 coutintes Te ane Genre SEATS sre walling ba number 43 asking tne . On March 16th we will as. Baptist, Chayeh aud St Stopse 0.0f 6.3. and Do, Se Steph CONGRESS STREET “a fad cere! wor mptly done, rm a gatant Chureh, Geonsetown.— lane umvber of ladies who are adepts /. A. CHAPMAN p.m., Rev. W. R regor. ‘The unos bs 40M strect northweat_| viied. “Preaching at Mision Chapel, boris ‘TYP RATELY do: Munnay, at 11and 7: and rent. CALIGRAPH % tors supplied. “SHOKT-HAND WRITERS fur- hished at short notice, J. A. WHITCOMB, az-skwtr 927 I xt -ATING LIBRARY, 1749 Pi ruc The best new boo! seven | ten 1 Confirination. ‘Daily—Matins, 9:30 a. m. , MASSACHUSETTS ‘Lent Services—Sun- 36a tn.: Holy Encha ort lecture tion to Secrautental Rite at tion, in its re minutes lecture on 110th Psalm, two weekly mayazines a8 soon as issued. | Eucharist on Wednesday and Frida: in. At Sunday ts jer Month or $4 per year. Js8 "| evening service, Rev. CLEMENT BLANCHET. missionary BUILD! “LUME ‘OF ALL BI > AND to Tol Oo apan, will ake a address on life and mis- DING LUMBER OF ALL sion work iu Japan, J.A. Hannon, Rector. ite Dry and well-seasoned White Pine from CU --TEMPERANCE MASS MEETING, AT MA- pave wiew os | UFR" Geonia and Vinginis Poe ere CULES to | EP Thats Halt corn ent ENG AT Mae Wy Krowth on the w | boards. west, To-morrow (Sunday) at 3 widex of thy © | Partition, Ceiling, Wainscoting and Flooring, in Wal- nul, C} Poplar, Georgia, Vinginia and White nud complete stock of the best grades luting MAHOGANY. KED CEDAI, Rev. cock, pices of the Womans’ Christian p,mt, under the aus- ‘emperauce Uni L. H. Pearce, of Baltimore, and Gol. George Bau: . of San Francisco, will adcresa the mecting; Col. Rogers will assist in the music. Public invited It” cf PLE, POPLAR, ASH, OA! Fencarch ithe est least ati see tefationy freely turhished on medical professio! en ielivered to by whieh it ¢ wutly | lees than curreut uatket prices, ns Of SMe elty, at i a fe pre Residents is particularly called to PHOSVIT, the new and popular Brain and Nerve Tonic and Safe: Gerd geainat Malaria "For' sale acruted by ‘the glaws or > the opening of the hatr tube ‘The oper: i ide of the hair, which CP rote past contuck “Thecltleons ot Columbia He envies me for the truth and wants to self on ine should I tor cannot, but a democratic recreant will conceal letters. ‘My first letter reached him in March, 1883, and by his I AM NOT THE AUTHOR OF REV. R. i they did gather to stone him. He converted a Years avo that the | ia = Precinct to eupport the party, then wiping out the lincoverea that by the ap- McLEAR & SON. chools, ‘The initial G was a tuiseprint, but ‘he 3 Sreut to the baie folie Cor. 13th and Batreeta northwest, | MoH was inthe city areca on him on. arene Geatrosec | Ths Spars THE ATTENTION OF VISITORS AND | } trot, He conféssed that he was in the camy Spply for” an ordination, — A pact VAN DYCK Wy. § JOLDURN, cig?” The second teen, tarongh Pion eines os iis a ee EcleInventor and Manufacturer, ocean in Dec tinwerel sis Ceetween Hh and 16th 2 iy ase, October Sth, 1f ‘has been answered since my pub- that _ egpauently and forever re = a swa8r iiowee cs a eernee fication. You may judge of ‘his political and rel lg Hair by the operation of Electr BRASS ANDIRONS, resctitations, 7. G. BROWN. ‘ite fc} (HE i a positive fact > pico (chines ae | “Rawront News, Va, March 6th, 1884 at cilical profession that tis is the F s FIXTURI ae ieee = worM by which this obnoxious ‘851 ISTH STREET, Conconay BUILDING. Cee pea OME BENREIT SOCIETY, OF NEW vf “hair cx be permanently destroyed. Now | Full line of these Goods, slsumartmtie ned Fasey Col- YORE -Gentiemen: Please accept ‘and ac. if you are aflicted with this masculinedeformity, | ored Globes, ancy Press and Porcelain Lamps, Port- Inowledgment fee receine: au 1,020 handed wlect it another day. Stop the use of ables, &c. Lowest me by gee ses your late, eeneral agent, my i image ypu deen iment oll OES B.¥. BROOKS._| {ion ‘Noveraber G08, conting him 24 eal yas Dow BO encanta alle desire tothank Mr. Batlow for his Kindness in con DEUGS.—C. §. PRICE. DRUGGIST, FT street southwest, the I Phasscy Is Sonth o nar her persoual beaut) her face 1 ducting this matter so satisfactorily to me, ¥ In South fo uske how af and teens uuaopy, DE VAN | Washington. — Pb: : tones z ‘Very reopectfully, DYCK has probably j erased eee eeRE = | Patent “Medicines, Perfumery and ‘Toilet agheies’ Sirs, EVELINE FLET. quently, than BD Ofecator Mn Ag oe ee a re ee | reat Vanity, ia It 1716 17th at northwest Waokingte D.C. method of spp his battery and snstru- 7 = NAL ments are the most jerfict ever msutfectured Yor ts Ane ASSOCIATION take tite ese AX PICK can} Sopsited at hie ofee ana Haswnn & Horemssox ee Re makied ir edieetiog tte eh ee day caret <v and unday; | are the direet representatives of Mesara. 3. and 3. ¥. | Sct," ped en Soap Rea ie eer AL Allens 02 Make your engass=t Olive ‘Jeosle MeGowan, Lena Smith, Nora Noo” cd tumber ead be iaily, aL thelr artistic productions Also deal in | Olive Dyer. Je Siumie corre iake'a liberal riductoattis uum: | LOW for GB Canntrhamy, ‘Loweraft. Mi MINTON TILES, an@ make the artistic treatment of | 3; Net, J. Mai j, 5. i. . games. Lovelees, J 3. Healy, Al- 7 Professors J. B. Coldwell ana 0. D: Drentian. It fire-places and inglenocks a specialty. feds M Tir Gorsr ay Rexepy,. (CaP cider of the NATIONAL TAPE INSURANCE ie atu COMPANY. of the Unit.d States of America, for NIN (TTER” HAS JUST e- | year will bo y mp CUNNINGHAM, “HA’ AS, rears wl = ah = Se: ING STYLE BLOCK.” Silk ‘D."0,, on ; tS order” Old Styles remodeled SL Ht Png Sitch ih se chweat, fs febai-d AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY. ASESSION OF THE HOUSE. REPORTS RECEIVED FROM COMMITTEES. House of Representatives, ‘The Speaker laid before the House a letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a state- ment of the earnings of each United States mar- shal from 1873 to 1883. Referred, A NEW JERSEY PROTEST NOT RECEIVED. Mr. Phelps (N. J.) asked leave to present resolu- tions of the New Jersey senate protesting against the Morrison tariff bill, but a number of objections were made on the democratic side and the resolu- tions were not recelved. REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES ‘Under the call of committees a number of reports were submitted: By Mr. Turner (Ga.), from the committee on elec- tlons—A resolution confirming the right of Thomas G. Skinner, of North Carolina, to his seat in the House. Laid ofer. By Mr, Moulton (IL), from the committee on the Judictary—To divide the state of Mlinols into three Judicial districts. House calendar. By Mr. Slocum (N. Y.), from the committee on military affalrs—Grantiig permission to dig for treasure on the governmeat lands at West Point, N.Y. Laid on the table. By Mr. Worthington (IIL), trom the committee on uubile butldings—For the erection of public bulld- ings at Duluth, Minn., and Akron, Ohio, Commiit- tee of the whole. By Mr. Oates (Ala), from the committee on re- vision of the laws—Preseribing the hours of labor to be required ef persons sentenced to imprison- ment with hard labor by United States courts, House calendar. By Mr. Mutchier (Pa.), from the committee on re- form in the civil service—To repeal sections of the Revised Statutes restricting the term of certain offi- cers to four years. House calendar. ‘By Mr. Dingley (adversely), from the committee on shipping—Authorizing thé purchase of foreign- built ships by United States citizens for use in for- elgn carrying trade. House calendar, Ar. Slocum presented the views of the minority, whith were ordered printed. District in Congress. DISTRICT DAY IN THE HOUSE, Next Monday will be set aside in the House for the consideration of District matters. The District committee was occupted to-day in considering what measures would be brought before the House, but did not decide definitely upon the matter. None of the important bills which have been referred to the committee, however, will be ready for consideration by that time. ‘The Ifcense bill will be considered by the whole committee Immediately, but it will not be ready to report to the House on’ Monday. Capitel Topics. ‘THE PORK QUESTION. A sub-committee of the Senate committee on foreign relations to-day considered the question of the prohibition of certain foreign governments agalust the importation of American pork, but no conclusion was reached. WANT AN EQUALIZATION OF PAY. ‘The employes of the House folding room are make ing a vigorous effort to secure an increase of pay, which would piace them on an equal footing with the same class of employes of the Senate. ‘The ma- Jority of the Mouse folders receive but $720 per an- hum, while those of the Senate are patd $1,095, and there isa corresponding dtfference between the pay of the other House employes and those of the Sen- ate. THE HITCH OVER THE DANVILLE INVESTIGATION AP- PROPRIATION. ‘The conferees on the resofution appropriating $10,000 for the Danville and Copiah county investi- gations held their first meetimg to-day, and, after discussion, they disagreed. The House conferees would not recede from the cause restricting the use Of the money to Investigations already ordered, and the Senate conferees to agree to It, say- ing that the unanimous vote of the Senate against it was equivalent to Instructions to them to oppose it. Upon adjourning it was understood that another conference will be held, but it 13 not thought prob- able that an agreement, be reached by the present conferees. i ‘THE LEGISLATURE ‘NEW MEXICO. The Senate committee oh territories yesterday took up for consideration the resolution introduced. a few days ago by Senator Vest, providing for an inquiry into certain alleged irregularities in the organization of the legislature of New Mexico. The chairman (Senator Harrison) was directed to call upon the executive departments and upon the gov- ernor of the territory for the information in their Possession. Senator Harrison has already received a dispatch from Gov. Sheldon, of New Mexico, stating that the organization of the legislature was strictly regular and according to law. IT ALL DEPENDS UPON THE PEOPLE. Mr. Potter, speaking with a Stan reporter con- cerning the decision of the Supreme Court that Congress had the constitutional right to make paper or other currency a legal tender, said he thought, that it the people were wiser than the Supreme Court, as he believed they were, no harm would come of the decision; if they were not, there was the greatest Sanger. The matter will be Drought up in Congress before the close of the session. A BILL IN REFERENCE TO THE U. 8. SUPREME COURT. ‘The Senate yesterday afternoon passed a. Dill constituting a majority of the U. S. Supreme Court @ quorum instead of six judges as s now provided. ‘The bill also prohibits any ane of the Judges of the Supreme Court from sitting on the trial of a cause in that court which he tried in the Circuit Court below. GENERALS’ WIDOWS PENSIONED. The House passed bills last night penstoning the widows of Gen. Judson Kilpatrick, Gen. Ward B. Burnett, and Surgeon General Barnes, Mrs. Bur- nett to get $100 per month, and Mrs. Barnes $50. MINOR NOTES. A bill to allow the heirs @f Constantine Brumiat $1,500 for the fresco designs Of the Capitol rotunda, Was reported favorably from the Senate Mbrary committee yesterday. ‘The bill to establish a bureauof statistics of labor was debated in the Senate yesterday under the five minutes rule, and went over at 2 o'clock. The general drift of debate favored the collection of these statistics by one of the bureaus already orga- nized. ——————————— GovFRNMENT Recetrrs To-pay.—Internal reve- nue, $372,711.18; customs, $432,034.17. ‘THE PostMAsTeR GENERAL, Mr. Frank Hatton and Mr. W. B. Thompson left to-day for New York. ‘This evening they will goto Chicago on the initial trip of a New York and Chicago fast mail. Tue JEANNETTE MoNvMENT FuNp.—Subserip- tions thus far received from officers of the navy to ‘the Jeannette monument fund amount to $733.25, ‘Wines 70 BE PLaceD UNDERGROUND.—The secre- tarles of State, War and Navy have requested Chief Engineer Snyder, the superintendent of the new building, to remove the telephone and tele- graph wires from the roof of the buliding and have ‘them placed underground in the conduits already constructed. “This Will shortly be done. Mr, ALBERT Putrrzer, editer and proprietor of the New York Morning Journal, is at the Arling- ton. The Journal is one of the most remarkable successes of modern journalism. It 13 not quite ‘two years old and has reached a circulation of over one hundred thousand copies, It gives all the news in a brief, attractive, well-adt style, which makes it most acceptable as a famtly paper. ‘THE RESIGNATION Of Cadet Lewis C. Eddy, fourth class, military academy, has been accepted. Tue Democratic executive Congressional com- mittee will meet M nightyinstead of to-night as was at first 9 Amon the cailérs at the White House to-day were Senators Van Wyck, Vest and Platt; and Rep- resentatives Brainard, Gehiltree, Hepburn, Wem plc, Helter, Perking ‘and ‘Hrmentraut (with J. N- ‘trout and A. H. Wher, of Reading, Pa.) A Lance PRINTING CowfRact AWARDED.—The contract of printing the records of cases before the United States Supreme Court ‘as been formally awarded to Messra. Judd & Detweller by Justice Blatchford, who was nquested by the court to man- age the matter “The Wor wll aggregate $90,000 PERsONAL.—Senator Jones, of Nevada, ts in New York.— Paymaster McClure, stationed at Gover- nor's Island, has gone to the Arkansas Hot Springs STAR ROUTE SECHETS, Mr. A. M. Gibson a Witness. TRE STORY OF HIS CONNECTION WITH THR CASE— HIS STATEMENT SHOWING THAT MORE THAN $2,000,000 OVER CONTRACT PRICES WAS PAID TO CONTRACTORS EXHIBITED TO GEN. GARFIELD WHILE THE LATTER WAS IN CONGRESS. Mr. A. M. Gibson gave his testimony before the Springer committee to-day $n reference to the star Toute matter. He began by explaining the tabue lated statement he prepared, showing the increase and expedition on ninety-three star routes. This table showed that the increase and expedition on those routes aggregated about $2,000,000 over and above the contract prices. This table, sald Mr. Gibson, caused some commotion, as it made a re- markable showing. It was taken by Messrs. James and MacVeagh to President Garfield. As witness iS not the President s President any s him in 188Q about January or February of that year, while the House inquiry into star route mat- ters Wwas going on GIBSON EMPLOYED IN THE PROSECUTION. Witness was asked to take some active part in the investigation, but he didn’t propose to be in- volved in it without the approval of the President. While in New York he received a telegram sum- moning him to Washington; he came and met, Messrs. James, Woodward and MacVeagh at the latter’s house; that was ‘the first time he had met James. ‘The conference at MacVeagh’s lasted some time. Several days later witness called on MacVeagh and accompanied him to the Capitol and waited while he (Mc¥.) disposed of a case in the Supreme Court. “Then witness was employed to assist in the preparation and direction of the cases. He had two interviews with the prosecution before being regularly employed. He had, while Garfield was & member of the House, shown’hing the table, exhibiting the ninety-three routes and the increase and expedition. STAR ROUTE BOOKKEEPING. From the books it could not be told by every- body who was interested in the contracts. A con- tractor may, and often does, have others bid for jim, and the contract is in the name of the ac- cepted bidder; so that unless a person Is informed he could not ‘tell who were the real contractors, After being regularly employed he went to the Post Ofticd department and organized the work of pre- paring evidence. “He selected routes and advised hat inspectors be Sent, out to go over them, ascer- tain the character of the contracts, number of peo- ple on the line, how the service was performed, the number of men and horses employed, and Such other detatls as were important. Rellable men were sent on this duty. ‘They were first called here and witness drew up specific instructions for each one. ‘They went out and over the routes. DORSEY’S STATEMENT AND THE IMPRESSION IT MADE. In the meantime the Attorney General sald Dor- sey had made a written statement of his connec- tion with the contracts, and had shown tt to the President ard to Secretary Windom;that that state- ment had made an impression favorable to Dorsey, and would have to be answered. Witness was given documents and was directed by the Attorney General to prepare AN ANSWER TO DORSEY’S STATEMENT, which was ably prepared and very ingenious. At this point the witness referred to the Boone con- tracts and others of that sort, and sald he had dis- covered froman examination of the books in the contract ofilce that, the bondsmen. and these con- tracts were uniformly the same. He had a state- ment prepared, showing the routes on which the same bondsmen appe: ‘That required consider- able time and labor, and together with the other duties entailed upon him, including the preparation of a reply to Dorsey, lis work ran along until the President was shot. By that time considerable Progress had been made with the reply to, Dorsey. ithess had selected several routes which he thought presented THE STRONGEST EVIDENCE OF FRAUD, and was collecting the facts concerning them. All these labors were completed about the first of No- vember. In September witness was telegraphed to meet the Attorney General, Postmaster General, Col. Cook and others of the prosecution at Elberon. fora consultation. He took along papers in the Corpus-Christi route and one or two Others. The | prosecution had A CONSULTATION AT ELBERON, and determined to proceed in the Corpus Christi route case by laying it before the grand jury. Col Cook came at once to “Washington to present the case, but found that the jury had been ad- Journed. It was then decided to proceed by infor- imation, which was done. Meantime witness’ report on the’ star route case generally was conclu About that time Attorney General MacVeagh had announced his determination to retire, and wit- hess was summoned to meet him at Wormley’s, MacVeagh said he was about to formally turn over the department to his successor. Witness offered to submit his report to MacVeagh, but the latter sug- gested that it goto the Postmaster General. Sul sequently Mr. Bilss requested that that be changed and _proof slips submitted to the Solicitor General, thea acting Attorney General. ‘The slips were sent and witness went to New York that afternoon, ‘but was called back by telegraph, and found here A TEMPEST IN A TEAPOT. ‘There was a row over his report. It was originated by Woodward, and consisted of objections to its being regularly received, on the ground that wit- ness was not connected with the Department of Justice. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE EMPLOYES ON THE SIDE ACCUSED. ‘The officers of that department were arrayed on the si@gaf the accused. = - Whemasked if he meant to make that chai witnes® replied that what he meant was that the op] to the admission and publication of his Te] ided tocreate the impression on the public mind that the Department of Justice wascn the side ofhe acc It was then claimed that he was not a legal officer of the department. vig... LET#ERA FROM MACVEAH. ‘HergyMr, Gibson read a letter from Wayne Mac- Veaghy'written at the time of the controversy over his report, from Philadelphia, praising his (Gib- son’s) report in the very highest terms as showing conclusively the fraud. Te Geuter denounced the accused as thieves, and sald the report showed the rascality go clearly that a wayfaring man, though a fool, could not err in the conclusion of gufit. Mr. Gibson then read another letter from Mr. MacVeagh to Solicitor General Phillips, giving an account of his (Gibson’s) appointment, declaring tt ‘was legal and Dinding, even though formalities had not been observed; that it was made at the earnest recommendation ‘of Woodward and Mr. James. ‘These letters were wnitten at the time that THE LEGALITY OF GIBSON’S APPOINTMENT ‘was questioned. Continuing, the witness sald these letters were satisfactory to Mr. Phillips, and he re- ceived the report. Witness explained that the trouble arose from the fact that he was not given a lar commission or letter of appointment. ‘With retation to the request to change his report, ‘Mr. Gibson sald that the change requested was in the dress of the report, and not in the substance. He said that his investigations into the straw bids inthe Post Office department in 1872 were for his Paper, and he had given that information {to the ernment, an jay from the department was For'his servides while’ in the actual sh loyment of the department only. He was employed from April 22d until November, working night and day, and recelved $5,000 for his'services. GIBSON OVERRULED BY MR. BLISS. ‘Witness was asked if the Dorsey-Brady case was forced upon the government because Mr. Dorsey demanded that he be tried after all that had been made public. ‘He said he thought not. He had urged the cution of these men, and he succeeded in hat the statements filed.’ He had urged that the e dence in the cases be submitted tothe grand jury, but in that he wasoverruled. poe pf .—By Mr. ann Life ‘not the evidence presented to e grand jury? Answer.—It was not. Mr. Stewart The grand Jury brought in an in- Gictment, did they ?.—That was in a collateral case. itness said that the evidence in the cases con- the San Antonia-Corpus Christi route im- W. P. Kellogg,then in the Senate. He KELLOGO’S NAME WAS DESIGNATED BY A “BLIND.” Mr. Bliss asked who that was, and witness wrote on aalip of paper the name of Kellogg. This was the first time he had indicated to Mr. Bliss that ‘Ans—I.am not quite I left my papers when I left the dena sat, and x ganot The evidence showed that in the Saulabury case, ‘Mrs. Price, the wife of one of the ven ree Resting Regs ‘Mr. Walsh: E f li ia el BS i H lk is E ae 66 E i Sun, has been summoned before the committee to tell where he obtained the contents of certain re- | rts furnished by the Postmaster General to the House, which was printed in his paper before bein presented by the er. Col. G. B. Corkhill w: appear as Mr. Edwani’s counsel. ——— Elder and the Star Route Cases, BE WANTED A FRE OF 92,50), FOR WHICH HE WRE 70 | UNDERTAKE TO SECURE THE CONVICTION OF MR. KELLOGG—WHAT MR. MERRICK THOUGHT OF ELDER. “What offer did Mr. J. W. Eider make to the De- partment of Justice in relation to the star route cases when he brought a letter from Mr. Keifer, as stated in the Keifer-Boynton investigation?” asked @ Star reporter of Mr. Brewster Cameron to-day. “He guaranteed, for a fee of $2,300, to secure the conviction of Wililam Pitt Kellogg,” was the reply, | “by securing the attendance of Walsh, whose test!- mony was stire to convict.” “What was done about it?” asked the er. “The department couldn't lsten to the offer, of course. It seemed evident that there was some- thing behind it. My impression was that El- der was In league with Walsh, and that by secur- ing the attendance of Walsh they would receive £1,260 apiece. When Mr. Merrick Was Informed of the matter he sald that Elder was one of the bi gest scoundrels in the United States, and he thought that he was sent by the star routers the: selves, with a view of showing, if the offer was ac. cepted, the attempts of the ‘government to_ pur- chise evidence. A suspicion of elther of these ‘schemes precluded the possibility of the offer being considered.” —____+e.__ Society Notes, Luneh parties seem to be the favorite Lenten en- tertatament, a pleasant party having been invited to partake of this feast by Madam von Elsendecker at the German legation on Monday noon. On Tuesday evening General and Mrs. Sheridan entertained at dinner a number of their friends from Chicago. The Literary Society will be entertained this evening by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Nordhoff, at their delightful new residence on K street. Despite the inclement weather of last evening 3 large number of prominent ladies and gentlemen of this and other cities attended the weekly tion of Miss Ransom, at her elegant studio, on F street. After an hour of pleasant conversation a literary entertainme&t was given, which consisted of the reading of a paper by Miss Withington, on One of the early Italian painters, poetical readi and recitations by Messrs John Savary and C. fi. Brainard, closing with a most effective reading from Dickens, by the Hon. R. M. Murray, of Ohio. A very pleasant musical soiree was given by the advanced pupils of Prof. De Wolowski on Thurs- day evening, at 910 New York avenue, where ex- hibitions of their excellent instruction in vocal and instrumental music were given. ‘The progratn was exeelienty rendered, among the many fine singers being Signora Falcont, who is finishing her operatic repertoire under Prof. De W.’s careful training for her European engagements. She distinguished herself by her exquisite vocalisation; her Echo Song and variations of De Berlot were real gems of the evening. Her compass of volee 13 extraordinary and her appearance is very prepossessing, so that brilliant future is predicted for her by her friends. ‘Mrs. Kenneth Raynor left Washington thismorn- ing for Raleigh, N. C., to which place her husband's remains were sent yesterday. Four of Mrs. Rea: nor’s children will Be there to attend their father’s funeral, which hus been delayed in order to enabl them to reach North Carolina in time. A daught ‘nd son will come from Texas, a second daughter from New Orleans, and another son from Kansas. The fifth chiid, a'son, making his home in Call- fornia, it will be impossible for him to accomplish the long journey at so short a notice. Nothing has as yet been decided with regard to Mrs. Raynor's future residence, though it is probable she will re- main in North Carolina with a sister, whose home is in that state. Secretary and Mrs. Frelinghuysen will give a large dinner party during the coming week. ‘Mrs. Commodore Semmes gave a breakfast this morning at 12 o'clock to about a dozen ladies at her home in the navy yard. . Mrs. Augustus A. Hayes entertained a lmited number of her friends at lunch to-day shortly after noon. Mr. and Mrs. Walter R. Jobnston, of New York, are visiting their relative, Mr. T. G. Hensey, 114 C Street northeast. Mr. Morey, of Ohio, with his wife and family, who have for some time been living at the National, ve left there and taken apartments on Sth, near E street. Mr. Luna, after a stay of some weeks in New Mexico, will leave there on Monday to rejoin his wife in this city. =Miss Lulu Rockwell left on Wednesday to pay a visit of a few weeks to her friend, Miss Crozier, near Philadelphia. Miss Crozier, it will be remembered, was Miss Rockwell's guest ‘for some time during the height of the season. Miss Shepherd, of Warrenton, is visiting Miss ‘Maggie Cox, at the Osborne. Mrs. Fassett will not be at home to visitors next ‘Tuesday afternoon, from 2to5, as usual, but will Tecelve informally in the evening from 8 to 10, The wife and daughters of Rev. Dr. Conkling, of New York, who are now visiting Mrs. George P. Van Wyck. will leave for home in the early part of next week. Lavinia Shannon, of this city, playing a week’s engagement at the Holilday Street theater in Baltimore, was here last Tuesday. She on Monday to Richmond and Petersburg to fill pro- fessional appointments there. Miss Grace Lane, of Sing Sing, having spent the past month with friends in this city, returned to her home on Monday. ————— ‘The Garfield Hospital STEPS TAKEN TO EQUIP THE HOSPITAL BEFORE THE 3 FIRST OF MAY. A full and interesting meeting of the ladies and gentlemen connected with the Garfield Memorial Hospital was held this morning in the parlors of the Riggs House. Several interesting papers were read, among the number the report of Mrs. Blair, giving a detatled account of the moneys thus far raised by this organization, and various proposed outlays and expenditures of the same. Dr. Billings read a report giving a lst of articles necessary for furnishing each cof. The approxi- mate price of each bed 1s fixed at $31, which sum. all desiring to do so pledge themselves to furnish, In several instances a number of ladies have clubbed together, dividing the whole cost Into halves or thirds, a3 might be most desired or cn. venient. ‘There’ are to be twenty-seven cots fur- nished at the beginning, the members of the hos- pital now anticipating “a formal opening of tis noble charity on the 1st of May. A Letter Carrier on Trial. A CHARGE OF VIOLATING THE POSTAL LAWS. In the Criminal Court, Judge Wylie, the trial of Thomas McNelley, charged with violating the postal laws by secreting a letter in May, 1880, was resumed this morninge—Mr. Taggart for the prose- cution and Mr. Cook for the defendant. The defense 1g that the letter was handed to McNelley (a letter carrier) When he was not collecting, and that he knew at the time that it was “‘a put up job” to get him into troubie. ‘The jury found a verdict of gullty with a recom- mendation to the mercy of the court. —— ae Belief of the Poor. CHARITIRG DISPENSED THROUGH THE POLICE. Poor families were relieved yesterday through the police as follows: First precinct, one colored and one white family relieved; second precinct, two ; third Siurth precinee ax colored; fifth noon in, the Judge Wylie, the case of A. Biwebo, Indicted for ‘violating section 5,480, RAS, (using the of a scheme to defraud in a case), Was taken up on ‘Smith was using a horse that a tumor whey but the case was ‘ied. The horse be sent to the new elegrams to The Star. A FENIAN SENSATION AT FARGO. MORE DAMAGE BY FRESHETS. LOSS OF LIFE AT A FIRE, pe GERI CRITICISMS OF MINISTER SARGENT. eigenen ‘The Manitoba Secession Agitators. AGENT—ARMS UNLOADED AT FENIAN HEADQUARTERS: IN FARGO, DAK., AND TROOPS MARCHING TO THE BORDER. St. Pact, Mixx., March &—A dispatch to_the Associated "Press from Furgo, D. T., says: It ie stated that an agent of the Dominion’ government here claims to have discovered that a meeting gras held last night over the Gold Mine Saloon Uy sakes: sionist agitators, and that Nery speeches were made by M. J. McGuire, of Chicago, and Harry O'Nell, of Fargo. Mitchell Sullivan, Jas. Kennedy and Wm, O'Neil were elected captains. Several wagon loads of arms were yesterday unloaded and left at the Fentan headquarters, and it is even stated that detachments of troops have started for the border, Dut tus 1s not generally believed. as Uke policy Seems LO be one of agitation at present. Our Minister to Germany. MR. SARGENT WILL NOT RESIGN—A GERMAN PAPER THINKS HIS CONTINUANCE IN OFFICE WILL APPECE THE RELATIONS OF THE TWO NATIONS. Bentix, March &—Minisier Sargent has decided not to resign. He will submit the matier to the authorities at Washington. "The Deutsche Tage- Blatt calls attention to what It ts pleased tocall Minister enU'S “incompetence,” ax compared With his predecessors, and says: “We believe that the American government is ichoring the fact Uhat Minister Sargent has exposed bimseif to ridicule, He cannot remuu at Berlin without affecting the relations of America and Germ His stay wil also be offensive to the Germans in America” _— Buried by a Cloud-burst, Saw Francisco, March 8—A cloud-burst, near Callente, at 11:30 ‘o'clock last. night, coyered'In an instant the track of the Southern ic Fallroad, for a distance of several hundred feet with two feet of sand and water. Buildings near by were covered, to a depth of 28 inches. a Killed by Falling Walls. TERRIBLE DISASTER AT A FIRE IN A MISSOURI ‘Town, KEoxcx, Ta., March &—The Mackley Dlock at Memphis, Mo., ‘was burned yesterday; Laomt Mott, Phittp Payne and San . buried beneath the falling walls, and Peiry Tucker, Lee Davis, Hallett Sanford and’ Mrs MeDale were seriously tujured. The body of Payne has been re Covered, aid the! search is being continued for the DAMAGE ON THE PACIFIC COAST—A BRIDGE 6WEPT AWAY, San Francisco, March 8.—A 4 ton, Arizona, dated yesterda rans for the past forty-elgit hours the San Francisco river to such an ext ron suspension 1 that the budge of the Arizona and New y has been carried uway, causing @ — ae ‘The Cumberland River NaSUVILLE, TENN., March & river rose rapidly “Rll day yest hight Was within a few Teet of the recent flood height. “Advices from above report heavy rains and the river rising Uuree inches per hour. ———— Pa., March &. is are cir- culating a petition here to be presented to Congress asking for an appropriation of $10,000,000 of the surplus in the Treasury for colvuizalion purposes, Over Four Millions in G Shipped Away. New York, March 8.—Wail streez, noon—The to shipinent’ of specie to-~day by the steamers Bal- Uc and Servia, were $4,500,000 In gold. and $200,000 10 silver. Four iundred and ficty Waousand dellans, eagles, were withdrawn trom t to-day. T imports 3 se, $5,641,529. ‘Total, $4, ——_— Gencral Foreign News by Cable. OSMAN DIGNA URGING MIS FOLLOWERS 70 FIGRT. Loxvox, March &—Gen. Graham has been ordered not to advance unless “he is sure of nding the enemy. A body of cavairy, three hundred strong, will reconnoitre to-night.” Osman Digna ts at the Tamanieb wells. He Is urging lils followers to fight and assures them that Success 1s certain. Iie rill Watch them from afar as tuey do battle Invoking the blessings of Allah upon them. cesta hme An Unsuccessful Search. Sr. Lovis, March 8.—The sheriff and deputies who went to Cahokia last night to arrest Dr. George and Don Jares, who are charged with murdering a ped- dler ana cutting up his body, returned Unts morn ing, having been unsuecesstul'in taeir search, —— Death of an Actor. Curcago, March &—Edward Milliken, of the (alma company, now playing an engagement eViekere r, and wuo enacted Ue part. of “Tric Trac,” died yesterday of hemorrhage lungs. ‘The remains will be conveyed to Boston, where his relatives reside, ss The Cattle Disease in Kansas, Emrorta, Kas, March &—At a largely attended meeting of business men and citizens generally held here last night, resolutions were adopted reciting that no law exists in the state under which the con- lagious disease now raging among cattle in localiles of the state can be quarantined or ‘out, and requesting the governor to call a session of the ture Lo Immediately take action as the exigency demands. A resolution also asking the stock interests in each county lo organize and request the governor to the legislature together at the earilest pract day. aE Ta The Potomac River Improvement. COL. HAINS’ REPORT OF OPERATIONS DURING FEBRU- any. Col. P. C. Hains, in his report of the progress of the improvement of the Potomac river, for the month of February, states that during the severe weather operations were generally suspended. The tramways were not materially injured, though the ice In the river was quite heavy. On February 22 dredge No. 8 was moved out to the basin at the lower tramway and loaded 28 cars. Since that ume the weather has been remarkably stormy, 80 that no further work has been done. ‘The work of fo! an embankment song cae line of the slope wall, under contract with F. the entire month, Somers, was continued during though progress was rather slow on account of thd bad weather. ‘The amount excavated and ited in embankment was 10,481.5 cubic yards. ‘The rock drill was placed in position on Uhe rocks off the foot of G street on the 17th of February, the river being then free of ice, but owing to the freshet ‘the current was too strong to operate It, ie = = RaNxor oF THE THERMOMETER.—The foll Were the readings at the office of the chief sig: oficer to-day:—7 a. m., $5.1; 11 a.m., 37.6; 2 p.m, B94 Maximum, 39.5; sonia, # a Affairs in West Washington. ATTEMPTED SUIcIDr.—Mrs. Kengla, wife of Mr. Louis Kengla, Wille suffering from mental delusion superinduced’ by protracted filness, attempted gul- cide Thursday evening by cutting her thront. FOr tunately her attempt was unsuccessful, although she is still in great danger. ACcIDENT.—Mr. Robert. Pyles, while gunni near St. Alban’s church, yesterday, had his i hand badly shattered by a premature discharge of the contents of the gun. 111.—Mr. Daniel Linkins, who was attacked with aralysis a few days ago, a8 heretofore mentioned [Tie Stan, 1s yet very th, though improving. The International Statistical Quarrel. MR. LOWE IN AN UNPLEASANT POSITION. A telegram from Ottawa, March 7th, says: The quarrel between Mr. Lowe, secretary of the Cana- dian department of agriculture, and Mr. Nimmo, of the Washington bureau, has assumed a new phase. Mr. Irvine, the United States officer at Port Huron, ‘whose alleged affidavit Mr. Lowe produced to show that the American immigration statistics were mere work, is understood to have declared that he never made such affidavit. ‘The matter has Doon made the subject of international correspond. ence. Mr. Lowe naturally feels unhappy, as in the present state of affairs he seems to be ih an €x- ceedingly unpleasant positior es PEATED BY JAMES DUNNE. ‘The return match with soft gloves, between Jas. Dunne and Frank Spalding took place last evening in Baltimore. At the recent encounter between them Spalding lost the fight and the stakes of $100 by what his friends claimed to be a “scratch” blow by Dunne, which rendered Spaulding unable to ‘the mark at call of time, and a new match was Tanged for $200. The ‘conditions were same before_four three miaute rounds, uis Tir 4] Mi Beco attempted j il i Cireult | Judge the demurrer Ca eene ees Sartain 8.65 bonds derived trem the 1ate by Patrick Calliane, was ovetrwed. “Mr. C . Cole appeared for Moses’ and Col. Robert Christy for Taylor. Balan’ stamie' Huse, Win, Ed John W. Green and Susie Chase. Frank fngenard i ce Fj i : ye Fr i bg 4 lh i