Evening Star Newspaper, March 24, 1884, Page 1

PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, AT THE STA® BUILDINGS, Northwest Corner Penusy!vanis Ave. and 11th St., by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, GEO. W. ADAMS, Pres't. lt Sacro of 10, cena pee Sea oes ceue pee tucnte Copice at the counter, Tentcnchs By sul —justaes prepaid—Gocents a wionth, Sfugeer #6, esr ootim = (Entered at the Post Office at Washington, D.C,as ercontciaes mall matter | ‘Tne Werery Stax—pubjished on Friday—$1 year, postage prep til, Siz mut, 0 conte 87 All mail mbscriptions must be paid tm advance; a fener evut longer thas fs paid or: Eetenof ndvertinine made known on application, “THE EVENING STAR. | he —N® 9,646. pening Star, Telegrams to The Star. —— PANIC IN CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET. A CHINESE RAM UNDER GERMAN COLORS. RAILROAD NOTES FROM WALL STREET. ——_—_ MONARCHIST SUCCESS AT A FRENCH ELECTION. WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY. MARCH 24, 1884, AMUSEMENTS. _ AMUSEMENTS. SPECIAL NOTICES Mm MsceicE stmaxocce nesrectrtity Miss Exon ‘The most Fminent Living Con FAREWELL CONCERT IN WASHINGTON At CONGREGATIONAL Assisted by Chevalier ANTOINE De KUNTSKL and the famous composer of the world-renowned com ‘Lion),and the Grand Symphonie, "The Soldier's Dream." Mrs. ANNIE LOUISE And Mr. AL. KING, ‘The Concert will be under the personal direction of Accompaninents, ‘Metzerott's Music {OUNCES THAT Tavessy, cert Singer, will give her ON MONDAY EVENING, MAROH Sist, 1884, CHURCH, 10th and Gsts., Conrt Pianist to His Majesty, the Emperor of Germany, positions “Le Keveil Du Lion,”(the Awakening of the POWELL, Contralto, of New York, Tenor, Sten marl5,19&dt3Imar EW Reserve Seat Ticks JNATIONAL THEATER ONE WEEK ONLY, COMMENCING MONDAY, MARCH 24. 2 Bvery Evening, Wednenday and Seturday Matiness. Reengagument of SHOOK AND COLLIER'S @rand Spectacular Melo-Dramna THE LIGHTS 0” LONDON. Produced here for the first time with all the NEW AND ORIGINAL MAGNIFICENT SCENERY, ‘and s superb cast of characters, ‘As presented at the Union Square, New York, Neat Week, DION BOUCICAULT . mn pes _THE DEUCE OF HEARTS “TWO HEARTS THAT BEAT AS ONE” ‘THE BACHELOR'S STRIKE. ANOTHER WEEK OF LAUGHTER “The Deuce of Hearts” ja a bright, sparkling Com: ed, pas, Devo, fully indorved by the New York press EORGE R. EDESON. as Buble, - S - Profeetor of the “Stag Brotherhood.’ Miss LOUIBE BALFEas Nancy. “Phere was s young woman called Nancy. ‘Who strack all the peutlewen's fancy Ae LTT Poiticoat Car wiPetticvat Chane. tll “Stag Bectnerhood, Act TS PIV The Leuce of Hearta NEES WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY. ert “Laon & Cushinan's Comedy Minitrel Company. mh ILL-FED-DORA AND SARA BARNUM POLLO CLUB CONCERT. CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 26, 1884. dy, ese he iting ine ir Juv. P Lawrence of Washington, Paniat Mir Jas B Tiptom, of tneland. Orwaniat. Ina Varied aud Carefully Selected Da. E. 8. KIMBALL, Mustcal Director. ‘Ticketa (including reserved seat) $1.00. Can beprocared OF ihe Chub asd ne lis Mnste Stores othe TABI? 15,1922, 24.25,26-7 JIRST APPEARANCE IN WASHINGTON. ‘BJ. BURDETTE, THE HUMORIST Of the BURLINGTON HAWKEYE, ‘Will Lecture at the CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2 ‘Subject—“The Pilgrimace of the Funny Man.” Tickets, including “reserved seat, 50 cents—to be had SFr Eunette will be introduced by Mr. Frank Hatton, 3 re : ‘Firet Aseistant Postmaster Geucral. Tahoe St HEATER COMIQUE. T Preeminently the mot Popular Amusement Resort in a at mu Yiiue, eeMONDAY, MalcH 2, rand Programme. Ee ‘Attractions this Week by lor DELYURO. io) DRO. DERMOT &ND DOYLE, DEVERE AND OAKES, CxRRLE ER, ARRIE DUNCAN. who will in a Grand Olio of Delightful Novelties. sque's Helitchine comedy.entitied “Hunt Situation” Tbe mew grotesque Valentine Quad- BELT Io's itunsnated ainambes Garden mks ME MUSE ; LLY WOOD FAMIET sata uumiee eluding ‘Tie Bot D FAMILY. nis iu burmber, fel ‘Baby Clare, the Pie yacal wouder vf the day. ‘Every Aiteruoon and Night This Week Or, The Fairy and Littic Giass Slipper, Im which tee charining little artiste mntroduce all their Specialties. Sonam, ete 20 Other Star Artiste Iu's Grand Olio. Wondertul Curt wities tu the Mus um. Aduulasion to all oly 1 cents, mh2e6t HOICE SEATS FOR FOuD'S THEATER forsale at Brentano's Book Store, Lith street and Penn- spiveninavenue as _ereres ‘TRICYCLES AND ACCESSORIES. BOYS BICYCLES and VELOCIPEDES A SPECIALTY. PURCHASERS TAUGHT FREE. Repatrimg executed promptly in the most skillful mumnber. WAL C. SCRIBNER'S Ripixe Scnoor, street northwest, 108 Diews Dive Stone. ‘This store has been temporarily removed to i PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NORTHWEST, (Wernon Row, ‘Where a complete assortment of PURE DRUGS AND FINE CHEMICALS, Toxether with a full ineof DOMESTIC and IMPORTED FANCY ARTICLES. can always be found, feb25 Fast Senixa Ovextxo. Having completed the improvements in store, MES. MJ. HUNT ‘WILL EXHIBIT ON MOS FIRST IMPORTATION OF FRENCH MILLINERY. No, 1309 F Sruser N. W. mihi ancn 1S OUR SPRING OVERCOAT MONTH, AND I ALREADY HAVE THAT STOCK ON THE COUNTER FOR YUUR IN- SPECTION. IN VARIETY, FINISH AND FIT THEY EX- CEL ANYTHING EVER OF- FERED BY ME GEORGE SPRANSY, ONE-PRICE CLOTHIER AND TAILOR, i BEVENTH STREET, ‘Opposite U. 8. Fost Office I GUARANTEE IN WRITING PRICE AND QUALITY. ml? Bascarss IN SEAL SKIN SACQUES | ‘FUR-LINED CIRCULARS. (We will be compelled, in a few days, to remove all our Furs Sod Estes” Wrage frum our fur Departucne The improvements of the adjoming property. re doltig this, we will sell ibe SEAL SACQUES, at @115, $195 and 8135. tuck SEAL SACQUES, at 8145. SHtuch SEAL SACQUES. at @155. otek SEAL SACUES at 9170 such SEAL SACQUES (Lange Size), @190 fttuch SEAL SACQUES, at $200. feiuch BEAL SACQUES, at 8140. Thewe pricey atv prime cost, and those desiring to @. sectiegetuine wilt'ea CEGHRRED CS SNES Ciicunams at 95 WILLEIT & RUOFFS, fedis bose Pennsylvania avegue Caneers: Cavers: Canwers: FURNITURE, LACE CURTAINS, DRAPERY AND UPHOLSTERY Goops, AT LOWEST CASH PRICES, az SINGLETON & HOEKE’S, MRIS $07 Market Space aud 908 and sloth streot. | 3490 As the Shanghraun. | and | | DAY. MARCH 17TH, HER | t E: | tana the low peice of 2. per box i | March 27th. WEtanp watt. TUESDAY, March 25, snd THURSDAY, March 27, at $.o'cloe! DRAMATIC AND MUSICAL "ENTERTAINMENT. Tieadings and Reckations by MES ADECINE DUVAL-MACK. Musical programme reudered by first-clast artiste, concluding with amusing recital, iu costume, of Shake peare’s HEROTS! Admission t ts orsale at Metzerott’s and at the principal lotels.122-3¢ PREARANCE OF MR. LEON FLORESTAN, WILLARD HALL. AN, of Paris, France. NG. March 26, 1804, t Costume. Racine, en Francais, Admission, $1 euch, Reserved seats, $2, t0 le had af office of Willard’s Hotel, “mzs-at* Mr. Maurice Strakosch, who will perform the Piano | [2S CHAS W. HAWKE, HOUSE PAINTER AND fe POLISHER. Has removed hin Shop from 602 F street northwest to 105 F atrect northeast. Ate. Walter P. Sweeney, foremiat, in empowered to trausact all business for me mube-ats CHAS. W. HAWEE. (> OSE HILL CEMETERY. ADMISSION ON SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS. No person shail be admitted within the Cemetery on Sundays oF Holidays. except proprictors of lote or tea bers of their immediate fanilies and persons sccompa Bying them: and the Superiutendent shall have the wut fo Rejuire satietuctory evidence that" those asking admission are the persons: they represent them. selves to ti uf cae of refusal he uiay Pefue adouie= Siow oF expel them. ‘iy onder of the Board of Managem. | mh?2-6m_ ‘Treasurer and Superintendent, [BP ROTICE—WASHINGTON, D.C, MARCH 27, <F 1884. —I hereby give notice that on ‘the 14th inst. T voluntarily withdrew from the tm of Middleton & Lingentelter, ‘then doing business at 735. 7th, street northwest, ai Carpenters and Cabinet Makers, for the purpose of conductinw busin» on my own secount, and susil not be reypousible for any d:Uts against sald firma gf Shadieton & felter coutracted aiter March 14, Quand after April 1, 18%, I can be found at 652 G street northwest “Mab2e-2t* L, B MIDDLETON. (c2*, BR WICLTAM ME CATE HAS NEW OFFICES © at 916 18th street. Practice Mmited to treatment of Spinal Curvatures and Diseases of the Nervous Sys tem. mbz2-1m, (o> AP ARGE BOTTLE OF COMPOUND S DENTIFRICE for 2s cents can be. MUNCASTER & HOWARD'S PHAKMAC aud L streeta northwest. (>> ROGINSKI & LEWIS, THE WELL-KNOWN Sign Painters aud Glaziers, formerly of the cor ner 1th and ¥ streets, are located at their Dew and com. modious shop, No. 903 D street northwest. Telephone ‘connection mbi9-lin NCOLN HALL. Admission, $7: Reserved s WORK OF ART AND MECHANISM Without a rival on the face of the elobe, BERGMANS'S WONDERFUL AUTOMATIC CITY, Onexlubition at 415 ith et. between Daud D Never before exlibitel in this rection, A model of marveland superimman cenius. Every body astonished at the combication of muuchinery and marvelous wove- Thenta of Dumerous workmen, See it and be sade bangy. From Yam. t010p.m. Admission only TEN CENTS. ‘mhis-6 (ce ASSIGNEES NOTICE Xotice is herety given to all creditors of JOHN T, MITCHELL, that his cutive estate real, personal and mired. has been conveyed and assigned to us for the benent of creditors, who will present thelr claims to Us duly verified. ‘and may make AL acbicrs will find thetr bile ready, ana ke Smet at the store, No- Vil PeztaylVania, avedl AMES D, MARTIN, until further notices, FRED. W, SUNES, CHAS. CRAGIN, Jn. _mhI5.20 (ep THERE WILL BE A MEETING OF THE <S steckholders of the Corcoran Fire Insurance Conpany at their ofice, No. 1001 F street uorth weet, ol MONDAY, the 7th day of April, 184. for the purpose of glecting nine directors for the ennuing year. "Polls will be opened at Lim. aud elose at‘? pn mbit I: DYER, Secretary. BOOKS, &e. = — Estes Canvas Axo Novecries JUST OPENED AT BAUM'S, 416 SevextH StneeT Nonruwzsr. ‘These, are extremely handsome snd marvelously chs ll und examine styles and prices before pUur- chasing elsewhere. Also, a nice assortment of Teachers’ Bibles, Prayer Books and Hyimnals and Catholic Devotional Books, which we sell at great red: : je have added to cur Stationery Department Card ing, We furnish a copper lace and fifty en- carda at the low price of 4c We «nurantee the ‘Work to be first-class. Call and exar.ne samples, ler Washington Season.” by Mrs, Lincoln, and other Publications at reduced rates. ion. New BAUM'S BOOK DEPARTMENT, mh 416 7th Street Nartnwest, Enxsten Canvs Axo Noverries, ALANGE AND BEAUTIFUL ASSORTMENT. Aro, LENTEN BOOKS AND BOOKS OF DEVOTION. VERY CHOICE SETS OF PRAYERS AND HYMNALS, FAMILY AND POCKET BIBLES. WM. BALLANTYNE & SON, 423 7th Stroot mbi2 by Telchton shir 9, bySusanW. Fletcher, ery Jats jpg Julia Hs thoene, isckeepimg. “Hew Not To Do It and alte of Flues, by. deatris Hane co- Operative: iow Fo Dot, vy M. F! Price, ‘The Gentle savaxe. by Edward Kitug. Sones Cnaunut, by Lewis Morris, Life and Times of S. >. Prentina by JD. Shields, ‘The Easter Cards and Novelties are now open, and it will repay aby on to exanune them, for they were Lever fh crater varies fal. Cur stock of Fine and Fan very fuil and complete, M. MORRISON, 475 Petinsyivauie avenue, (c>” HARDWOODS AND BUILDING LUMBER Walnut Counter Tops. 16 to $0 inches, Quartered Oak, first quality, inet Oak, first quality, White Oak, first quality. Cherry, Muple. Poplar, Ash, snGhgry, Maple Poplar, Ash, Red Cedar and Mahogany Also, full stock of Framing Lumber, which we offer at less than current ma.ket price-, Special attention given to the jobbing trade, WAL. SICLEAN & SON, g SOCIATION ON CAPITOL Te WAN Gr te organised eres ON CarECE members of GermaucAmerican Building Associations, Nos Sand 4. All those wishing to participate in the proposed oncan- wation are invited to attend a uieting wt Witthait’s Mall. commer 3d aud B strevte southeast. on Tuesday evening, April Ist, at 7 o'elocl ‘Stock muy be wubsertbed for at the following places: Wm, Witthsit, 115 dd atreet 4. €. H Buttner, 4/8 Dt. u. J.-B. Davis, 235 Penna avenue s, ©. Kattenaun. 715 7th street, w. A. Feidvoss, 6/1 Penna, vente. €, rw gust Capitol street, LW. Tolima, 914 East Capitol street, 9. No Mouler, 457 K street 1, ¥Schnith, German-American Fire Insurance office, 911 7th strvet uw J, Roth, brewery, Ist wtreet tn. e. Rottmann, 125 Peau, uvenue n, w, Vierbuches, ca sth stnect i ©. Geo, W. Pratt, 314 11th street he, mhi5.ti al, DR, HARRISON CROOK HA ished an office at No, S1sgiith strest ours will be Lr % J to 10 ma, ; EL 8, SHEDD. GAS FIXTURES, GAS FIXTURES, SLATE MANTELS, LATROBES, RANGES, FURNACES, YLUMBING AND HEATING Jobbing promptly dona, 409 9th street northwert, TAB wi fear ‘north Eastezr Cavs AND NOVELTIES. ‘Now ready for early selections a fall Une of PRANG'S EASTER CARDS. fast received. 500 boxes of FINE LINER PAPER AND. VELOPES, just opened in the Stationery Depart- 100 Cards cugraved for 81. G. 4. WHITAKER, NSYLVANIA AVENUE, feb21 WASHINGTON i ¥ 807 iT strecta constantly added. WASHBUEN & ERFLUOUS MAIR ERE] st Ivnand birth-marks, Pew persons hav ite prevalence. Inn tearly every mauseutn of osites a bearied wona Buvtoreas one of the chief ate trachoos. Hundreds of adi sin wll lerge cilien tenure to the use of Plasters, Depillatorivs, Tweezers, Fine Seis sors and Razors we tie fact that they have or init have Wasiircton Cigy alone there te in the use of the iment unsichtly, no- au blemiahes; yin tacial Des Dr VAN DYCK, Denna. | No. 22 Grant Place, isp Jased to anioune Re permanently and forever pemoven. t growth by the operatic Tieedle procems.) Any thot this is the only meth uous Hair can be Wletely dewtross IkOWS AND EY uniform, and curved, ‘and Aware of. A eye austin new Yoauty and when itlools foot beneath Cnatiz fries, Tu oriental dered tobe the moet distin alaty's beahen Our suck ty re adjunct of) and rush to supply nt whieh nature ut quantity, An fmportant branch of D and mararementof the Hair, urtant head of hate iw en arks of personal ‘A thick, vicorous, Ux the most distineuihine Ho be real bared in the ery ue EN east regard for 4 y the strictest atten man wh rreeiate hast SO as to preserve ite Youtht Muaurtance ax late in life as posible” No one should «bald oF «ray under 50. It is reaily strprisius uunber of Young auen who are becu preuaturely BAL ‘The process of lose of hair ts Jdly ins the comme ot week: Tie ease, the years” The hairs iuay. cv Perval after puberty. al not onli Wianitist itself until the axe of 25 oF 30. ‘The scaly throughout the process appears t0 be At fire: only a few hairs come out from tie thw are replied by aaborter | and nner e Later thene, in fart, are lied, | Sid au succeeded by still finer hairs and in the coupes lus even these came to appear, whelr complete bald e scaly) 14 the resalt, down. whieh proves, ‘can be made to pro proper treatment. ‘The pte ° baldnew among our young en and wouwen of the present day ie realiy surprising Baldviews ts desigtiated By the parts of the scalp affected, Thos we have Crown, Froutal Part, aud Temole hess ‘The last two are wo uiuch dreaded by Tac es, Tt you havethe above ur any Blemish of the Com- Jou or Hair. if you wish # leautirul Complexion, runs. Lustrtant Hair, Wovely Eevbrows and La hex Soft, White Pret vcousuit De J. VAN DYCR: Derinatolowist, No.2z Gragt Place, between 9th) and uth, 8 ‘Dr, VAN DYCK is a recular graduate of Medicine and } Sungery. and hax devoted twenty years to the j ractice of Lis specialty. ‘The Doctor giuuibers among his patrons, the elite of America, and never publishes certificates of cures. ‘Wishing treatment tis season should make ar etyruce . ents at once. Huurw 9 to 7. Sundays 9 1, Fatients out of the ely should call at the Doctor's Gifice at once on thelr arrival. feb28-thm,st 1p ADIES ATTENTION! LATEST PARISIAN MODES TN HATR ODS, MLLE M. J. PRANDI Y EMAIN UNTIL FURTHER NOT! 1 WILE BES M2 HUNTS toe Forno ‘Tomeet increasing demands tor many customers, RHEA WAVES! 8 INGLED BANGS! ‘These styles never need be fhe bairdressers hands miu ord’ re Hair Dressed and Always iu onder by plain combitis. peed an Rarily besin ‘ti years Visarvs Canauera PUREST IN THE COUNTRY. ‘Thes speak for themselves, ‘Imported Pure Olive Oil on draught, (60 or Sraxer Noaruwest feb12 co DRUGS.—C. §. PRICE. DRUGGIST, 426 778 L-G? nt. «w., thie leading Puarmiacy in South Washing ton. Physiciaia’ Prescry tous aspecialiy, Latent Aled jeines, Perfumery aud ‘Touiet Articles Jit” great vaitety, milo TO nettle pasteiany caida PuSSvEDE dents is particulagly called to PHO: thenew and polar Brain and Nerve Tonic and Sate: ard avalust Malaria. “Eur'sale acrsied by the glans oF bottles by W. © MILBURN, FoleInventor aiid Manufacturer, 42 Peounsyly a: OF VISITORS AND Fens iii Tear BEASs aNDIKO: FF BROOKS S81 ISTH STREET, Concousx BILD: Full Tine of these Govils, algo Artistic aud Faney Col- cored Globes, Fauey Brass aud Vurcelain Lauips, Port ables, ke. Lowe au: E. F. BROOKS. Woon Masters Ix Osx, Curnny, MAHOGAN’ ¥, WALNUT, &e, from the cheapest to the richest artistic desiena, We in- Vite an inspection of our rooms and « comparison of our Prices, as w. are selling a great variety of HOUSE FURNISHINGS at very low prices, mato” HAYWARD & HUTCHINSON. x N x L TTIT H H ITNN N Goo Lo oO0O T H HTWNNN GG bo OO ¥ HHH INNN & EO 0 T H HIN NN GGG ’ HOH OWN NN NOW READY. THE VAST NUMBER OF NEW AND HANDSOME PATTERNS INCLUDE ALL THE MOST APPROVED IDEAS AND MANY EXCLUSIVE ONES, STYLE, FIT and PERFECTION OF WORKMANSHIP CANNOT BE SURPASSED BY THE BEST GRADES OF CUSTOM-MADE GARMENTS, Having made more than our accustomed efforts, and are therefore fully prepared to welcome buyers. ROBINSON, PARKER & CO., ‘THE FINES? CLOTHING, 319, 8. E. Conve Seventa ap D BTREETS, mbhid-3n Tue New Your Sox REACHES WASHINGTON AT 11 AM. ON THE DAY OF PUBLICATION. Your newsdealer tt A wwewilisoud it by unl a SO ants's woktle, “Raises IW. ENGLAND, Publisher “The San,” ‘Now York City. mhi8-3m J. B. Honor, & Co ILDING MATERTALS. H atock of F nachinery, our facies ant suck thet, fe inachinery. our facilities ast sac ‘can tna {ere alt work, "ein Drying, Workin. Plooring and tumuber s apecialty nnarlione ends Be HAMMOND & CO, uth nh and Oioave mi i WW PAPER, WINDOW SHADES, ke And 123) Pexssrivania Avexum' dll-ly W. HENDERSON & CO, = lly E Street Northwest, | Washington News and Gossip, Govenwwrst Recetrrs To-Day.—Internal reve- ue, $556,813.76; customs, $153,194.85. COUNTERFEIT SILVER CERTIFICATES—The chiet of the secret service 1s informed that Chas. Warnke ‘Was arrested at Louisville, Ky.,on Saturday for passing counterfeit $20 silver certificates. ‘These counterfelt notes are in circulation in Ohio and Kentucky. Inpian AGENT RronpaN has been informed by a. Second dispatch that the reported outbreak at the Navajo agency would not require his presence. ‘He Went as far as Philadelphia and then returned. Commissions have been issued to W. J. Chisen- ‘bull, postmaster Rye Valley, Smith county, Va; J. B. Graves, Woodland, Talbot county, Md; Mrs. E. Grosecloge, Ceres, Bland county, Va; J.T. Tins- ley, Hunslet, Henrico county, Va; G. B. Wells, Fritts, Lee county, Va. ‘THR OFFiceRs of the artillery school at Fortress ‘Monroe visited the navy yard to-day under charge of the superintendent, Major Richard Lodor, 8d ar- tllery, and made a thorough inspection of the Yarlous workshops. Before returning to their post the class will visit Midvale tron Works and Frank- ford arsenal. Each member of the class {s re- quired to write a thesis on metallurgy of tron and Manufacture of iron, cannon, projectiles, fuses, &c. ‘THR GaRrreLp StaTvE.—Col. Rockwell, in speak- ing toa Stan reporter to-day about the proposed statue to President Garneld, said that he had given. all the information in his possession to Mr. J. Q. A. Ward, the seulptor, to enable him to make as cor- Tect aliikeness a possible, and that Mrs. Garfield had aso turned over to In all photographs and such things im her possession. “He dif’ not know What progress Mr. Ward had made with the work, but supposed that he had {t well under way. When asked about the site of the statue Col. itockwell Sald: “L suppose that Will be decided by a coumis- sion appoluted by Congress, as was the case WIth the Thomas statue. ‘rere 13 one thing I do know about the statue,” he added, “and that is that it Will not be an equestrian statue.” THR CLERICAL Foxce oF THR CENSUS OFFICE, Tecently furloughed, were ordered back to thelr desks to-day, and the work of the office was ro- sumed. The number furloughed was 103, The propriation, of $25,000 will be sufficient to con- ay thie the work tilt the Regular appropriation be- comes available, Five Execrric Liaurs will be placed on the north of the top of the Washington monument and five on the east. They are betng placed in posttion, and Will be lighted n'a day or two. ‘TR ARCTIC STEAMES THETIS, Which 1s to be the flagship of the Greely search expedition, arrived at Rew York yesterday. She ‘saiied. front Dundee, Scotland, on the 29th of February, and on March, 45, latituite 469 48", longitude 47° 81 passed through about seve ty-tlve miles of ce. She proceeded at Brooklyn navy yard, where she will be ce fitted out for tie expedition, similar to the Bear, She tgexpected to sail by the ist of May. Commopore Upsuvr, who succeeds Rear Admiral ‘Hughes in command of the Pacific squadron next month, 1sin the city. He called at the Navy de- partment today. ARMY ORDERS.—The following named officers of the corps of engineers have been ordered for exam- Anation for promotion in the corps of engineers: Capt. William S. Stanton, First Lieut. Thomas N Balley and Second Lieut. Eugene d. Spencer, Leave for four months, to take effect on or about April 15, 18M, Is granted Capt George F. Towle, 19th intan try, and leave to September 22, 1884, 1s_ granted First Lieut. Chartes £. 8. Wood, 2ist infantry. ‘The Tesignation of First Cleat. Charles‘. 8. Wood, infantry. has been accepted by the President, to lake effect September 22, 144, NavAL OnveRs—Lieut, E. F. Qualtrough and Surgeon W. Schofield, ordered to examination for promotion; Chaplain John $. Wallace, to duty rd, Mure Island, CaL; Lieutenant W, E. BOL » detached from the Colorado and. pies on waliing orders; Naval Cadet J. E. Palmer has reported his return home, having been de- tached [rom the Shenandoah 4th February last, and has been placed on sick leave. Prrsonat.—Mr. C. M. Nichols, editor of the Springfleld (Oto) Republic, 1s in town, the guest of Judge rger.—Mr, Joseph H. Bradley, the resigned the New York Rhode: erge Alfred Town- ‘nd, of New York, and J, W. Bookwalter, of Ohio, are at Chamberlin’s. —Ex-Representative Leonard Myers, of Pennsylvania, and A. Gregory, of South Alnert are ab the Riggs. Baron’ Lagerteldt, viee consul of the German empire at Pittsburg, 1s at udge Lawrence, frst controller of as returned to Washington from: "n for several days.——Mr. R. rond Assistant Postinaster Gen brief vist.—Mr. John D. , Dusiness manager of the Sedalia (Mo.) | Democrat, sin town, 1 Senator Ingalls and the Com co HOW THEY CONSTRUED HIS REQUEST. Commissioner West sald to-day to a STAR re- Porter, In reference to a statement by Senator In- «alls that his letter to the Commissioners, In refer- ence to giving out information to the press,tntended for the Senate District. committee, applied to only one communication, that the letter of Senator In- gulls Was construed by the Commissioners as a general interdict. ‘The letter from. Senator Inga Which was dated February 5th, 1884, was in U following language: “I desire to call your attention to fhe fact that in nearly every case When Inform: ts requested by this committee from the Comm TS on matters | o pending legislation for the District, | ply or substance thereof 1s given by, vspapers for publication in ad- nee of Its receipt by the committee. This prac- Uce results In much annoyance, and. is frequently 1 Lo Lhe public Interests, and I should be glad if tt could be discontinued.” ‘The reply of the Commissioners, written on the following day, sald: “Your favor of the 511 Inst. 13 recetved stating that information forwarded to. your commattter by the Commissioners gets into the: papers before IU As recetved by you. ‘The Com. antssioners recognize the impropriety of such publi- cations, and umaible to state how the newspa- get the information unless it be upon the as- tion by reporters, tacitly assented to by the Comiulsstoners, Unit all acts of the latter are pub- Uc. ‘The Commissioners will endeavor to apply the proper remedy.” re some one to the te Railroad Routts in the City. ANEW ROUTE PROPOSED FOR THE BALTIMORE AND ‘OHIO ROAD THROUGH WASHINGTON. ‘The Senate District committee have finally de- ¢lded upon a route for the Baltimore and Ohio rail- road to the Long bridge that will not necessitate the use of the Ballimore and Potomac tracks. ‘The general route fs that after tunneling through Capt- tol HII 400 feet west of the eastern line of the Capitol the Balumore and Olio may lay Its KS along Delaware avenue untll E street 1s ched, and may run out E street, and thus reach the Tong bridge. In this way the use of the B. and P. tracks can be avoided. ‘The proposition to grant this route to the B. & O, company was adopted by a vote of 5 to2, but it Was understood that the minority will submit a, Teport antagonizing the report of the majority ‘Two membecs Of the committee were absent— Messrs. Aldrich ind Palmer—when the vote was taken, and the minority will endeavor to get their support. ‘The opposition to the plan and route adopted by the committee 18 mainly against the tunnel proposition. ‘The matter has “been disposed of tn committee, and the ght Will be renewed in, the Senate. ———— Society Notes, ‘The Literary Soclety was entertained at the rest- dence of its vice president, Hon. J. I. Hawley, on Saturday evening. More than the average attend- ance of members were present, and a number of in- vited guests, making the event notably brilllant ‘and Interesting. ‘The lterary topic of the evening as “Publle Architecture," which Was discussed by ol. 1. Edwards Clarke, Sis Kate Foote, Senator Hawley, and Col A. F. Rockwell Following these exercises Mr. A. Melville Bell entertained the come pany with a poetical recitation, After the formal xcreises had concluded the assemblage ‘found jeans Of enjoyment at a Lountifully spread table and in conversation, &c., until well toward mide Right. ‘The next meeting'ts to be held at the esi- deuce of Dr. Gullaudet, Kendall Green. Senator Ingalls gives a reception to-night at his residence in honor of Hon. EH. Fuston, the suc- cessor In Congress of the late Representative D. G. Haskell. : Mr. ond Mra. A. 1. Barber, of this city; ar. ana Mra J. J, Albright, formerly of this city, but now of Buffalo, and Mr’ and Mrs FB. Warren and the Misses Warren, of Philadelphia, who left on the ghuh of Februaty fora pleasure tp to New Orleans and Mexico, nicago ingle frst Special expfeas which left Mexico on Sat AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY. DAKOTA DISOUSSED IN THE SENATE. LOUISIANA FLOODS DEBATED IN THE HOUSE. WHAT THE COMMITTEES ARE DOING. The Senate. ‘The Senate was to-day presided over by Senator Sherman, who had been designated, under the rule, by the Vice President for that purpose. ‘The chair latd before the Senate a communica- tion from the attorney General, asking for an ap- PYopriation of $10,000, to be appled to the defense of the United States in cases referred by Congress and the executive departments to the Court of Claims, These cases, the Attorney General states, cover claims amounting to $6,500,000, although the act under which the cases have been referred was ‘passed only last yeur. EXCLUSION OF AMERICAN MEATS FROM FOREIGN COUNTRIES, ‘Mr. Vance presented the views of the minority of ‘the committee on foreign relations, relative to the action and report of the committee on the subject of the exclusion of American meats trom foreign countries. EES PAID ATTORNEYS IN THR STAR ROUTE CASES. Mr. Van Wyck offered a resolution reciting that on the 24th of January the Senate adopted a reso- lution calling upon the Attorney General for tntor- mation as to the fees pald attorneys in the star Toute cases, whether such fees Were unreasonable, etc; that up to the present no reply has been Te? ceived, and calling upon the Attorney General to send the information at once or to explam to the Senate why he does not send it. On objection of Senator Ingails tt went over, Mr. Riddleberger offered a resolution, which was agreed to, Instructing the committee on commerce to investigate the merits of gas as an Muminatlng meditiin for beacons, buoys, ete. THE ADMISSION OF DAKOTA DISCUSSED. Mr. Harrison moxed to make’ a special order for ‘Thursday next the bill organizing into a state and admitting into the Union as such the Territory of Dakota. Mr. Garland thought that day too early. Mtr. Cockrell sald the bill could. not be passed at this session, and 1t would be waste of time to make AU aspectal order. Mr. Harrison hoped that on this question there would be no division on party lines. “He wouid be able, he said, to show that all the conditions ex- sted for the early development of that. Territory into a great state, and he thought it should be the polley Of Congress to give to the territories the be- nefita of state government. a8 soon as Uiey were Prepared for thign. He modyfied hls motion so sto ke the day forconsideratfon of the bill Thursday of next week. Mr. Vest suid that according to the statements of the trlends of this bill the ‘Territory referred to seemed Lo be an elysium, Dut he (Mr. Vest) would When the time came be'able to show that tt wis Yery far from that, and that the conditions did not exist which would warrant its admission into the Union. NOT A TWO-THIRDS VOTE IN ITS FAVOR. A vote being taken on Mr. Harrison’s motion, 1t Tesulted yeas $3, nays 23. ‘There not beng a majority of two-thirds in favor of the motion, it was not agreed to. Before the announcement of the result, several uators changed thelr votes, stating that they ad come to understand that thé question was rée- garded as a political one, SALARIES OF JUDGES, On motion of Mr. Hoar, the Senate took up his Dill to increase the salaries of United States district Judges to $5,000, Mr. Van Wyck’s motion to make the figure $4,000 was voted down. Mr. Coke offered an amendment making it nn- jawtul for any relative of a cireult or district jude of the United States to hold omee in the courts with which such Judges are connected; and making ita misdemeanor for a judge to knowingly appolut any of his relatives to oflice in his court. AFFINITY AND CONSANGUINITY Messrs. Hoar and Coke got into a discussion as to the Iegal meaning of the terms Samnity and con- sangululty.” Mr. Hoar walked over to the demo- cratic side and was explaining, when Mr. Ingalls called out: “Mr. President. 1t would be Interesting to know whether thls 1s a” private conversation oF adebate on public business.” ‘The Senators were called to order. ‘The House. APPEAL FOR AID TO AVERT CALAMITY AT NEW OR- LEANS. Mr. ElMs (La.) asked unanimous consent to intro- duce @ joint resolution reciting that. the waters of j the Mississippt river have risen to the high-water tnark Of 1874 at New Orleans, wht known in the flood annals of the g1 are rising between St. Louls and the rate of two or Uiree Inehes a dav; that the ap- falling calamity of the overtiowing of a clty of OM souls 1S imminent, involving a great loss of life and property, and. appropriating $300,000, to be frnmediately avallanie,to be expended In the disere- tion of the Secretary of War in preventing the overflow of the city of New Orleans and the coun- Uy adjacent thereto, Mr. Ellis excepted to the word “legerdemain,” used So gilbly by the gentleman from ATkansas, Nir. Duiin (Ark.) reserved Ils objection until he should hear some explunation of the resolution, He wished to know by what sort of legerdeanain the committee on approprlatic d frown the Ohio river to the elty of (iste nd MUssissippl, is the highest at river, and ¥ Orleans at garding the appe je by 200,000 people in Atkans Mr. Flils excepted to the word “legerdematn,” used so glibly by the gentleman from Arkansas, ‘The object of the resolntion was not. for the relief of sufferers, but was to prevent What might be the appalling calunity of the ne Water of the river was up to the top of the levees: amd when the flood wat doomed. 'T New Orlea ers Went over s as nothing between the city of and a river 16 fect the level of 9 dirt wall. The ity that must ensue if the waters rose higher could not be depleted. by human tongue “Air. Dunn withdrew any objection, but called at- tention to the fact that In his district the Mississip- 1 river Was 90 miles wide. ‘There was a rise coming rom the Missouri river, supplemented by a great rise out of the overflow ‘of the Ohio river. There were to-day. in his district, 70,000 people whose homes were flooded. Mr. Rice (Mass.) objected to the resolution, say: ing that It Should be considered by the commilties ‘on appropriations. ‘Mr. Ellis appealed to Mr. Rice to withdraw the objection, Mr. Kandall (Pa.) sald that the resolution had been informally considered favorably by the com- mittee on appropriations; and in view of this state- ment Mr. Rice withdrew the objection. Mr. Beach (N. Y.) and Mr. York (N. C.) expressed thelr opposition to the resolution, ‘Mr. Hunt (La) said that he had received a letter from one of the engineers Of the Mississippl river commission, predicting the greatest disaster that could possibly be conceived of, 1f precautions were not taken to prevent the Overtiow of the clty of ‘New Orleans. He hoped that no one would object to the resolution, as a delay of one day might cost the government many times more than thé paltry amount that was asked for, Mr. Oates (Ala.) doubted the constitutional power: of Congress to appropriate public money or the re~ Uef of sufferers by: Hood, fire or storm. After further debate, the Joint resolution making an appropriation to prevent the flooding of New Orleans was defeated—yeas 95, nays 115, and by ‘unanimous consent it Was referred to the Commit- tee on appropriations. District im Congress, PETITION TO RESTRICT THE SALB OF LIQUORS, Mr. Ingalls to-day presented a petition in the Senate, frqm the Women’s Christian Temperance Union, asking for legislation restricting the sale of liquors in the District. Referred to the District committee. Capitol Topics. ‘REPRESENTATIVE 5. G .CANNON, OF ILLINOIS, 4s the first member of the present Congress whose Tevurn 1s assured. The primaries in his district have instructed for him. His associates upon the floor all hope that they may be so lucky; Dut there are a good many on the auxious seat. ‘THE PACIFIC NATIONAL BANK INQUIRY. ‘The preliminary examination into the failure of the Pacific National bank of Boston was continued before the House committee on banking and cur- ‘to-day. Mr. Boutwell argument in Deuit of Ne Nesdhaun, and Me Eiavoln replica om behalf of the stockholders. ‘This closed the pre- liminary hearing, and the committee will meet to- morrow to decide whether or not it will be neces- sary to order an investigation. ‘This they will Probably do, and a sub-committee Will be sent to ‘THE PRESIDENT AND THR LASKER MATTER. In conversation with a member of the House last week the President expressed the gratification of himself and Cabinet at the action of the com mittee on foreign affairs and of the House, in the ‘train Will make the run of 8000 miles in five ‘Ar. W. W. Rapley and family have returned from their visit to Florida, ‘The wite of Representative Lacey, 1809 L street, Will not receive £0-morro Lovistana PLANTATIONS UNDER WATER.—A diis- tech from Baton Rouge says: ‘The river is now at he high-water mark of 182 West Baton Rouge suffers to the extent of several bundred thousand jollars. water is steadily encroaching upon the front, and there is now but a narrow strip of dry land left. Plantations never before ‘overflowed are now under water, Lasker matter, He stated that he had watched with interest for a ‘on the matter and did Rot at first see how the House could extricate it~ from difficulty with ity, but that he Fegan tae the eter tee a8 & most happy and solution of the question. ‘THE SPRINGER COMMITTER. ‘Rickard Crowley (N.Y.), has been subpeenaed to ‘appear before the Springer committee to-morrow. ‘THR URGENCY DEVICIENCY APPROPRIATION BILL. ‘The House committee on appropriations to-day fires ep cio potent to the urgency deficiency bili, and decided to recom- mend non-concuriece?in all the amendments ex- It would be the calamity of the | cept that rdnetng the appropriation for furniture for public Dulldings from $100,000 to $70,000, aud ap- Pordioning it among the several buldings. LovISIANA’S CRY FOR HELP. Representative King, from the fifth Loutstna Gistrict, saw the Secretary of War yesterday to give him a large number of dispatches from presidents of the parish police juries and other prominent citizens in the northern counties of Louisiana, showing the extreme distress which has come upon te people by reason of the flood. ‘The Democrats and the Tariff. DEVISING PLANS TO AVERT A SPLIT. ‘The tariff talk to-day has assumed a deeper tone. With the caucus but one day off, the question of Rhether of not the party. ts going to split tooks more serfous than it dil with the crack of the eas us Whip indistinctly heard at a distance. ‘The conservative members are busfly occupied in devis Plan more generally discussed by the leading and Representatives in conjunction—ts to correct the Incongruities in the Morrison bill, by limiting: the twenty per cent reduction to such articies as now pay from elzhty toa hundred per cent, and making a reduction of but, ten per cent upon’artt- cles that now pay aduty of trom twenty to thirty percent. In addition to this the plan proposes the Abolition of al Internal revenue tax except that on Whisky, which is. to be allowed to remain as it is, ‘This, it’ 18 claimed, will reduce the surplus revenue | of the country sixty to seventy millions. Another plan which, Mr. Cass@y sul toa Srar reporter to-day, he thought would be followed b the caucus 13 16 adopt a resolution declaring It be the policy of the party to secure an linniediate reform of the tariff. ‘This reso 1 15 thouzht, would receive a unan ‘The Morrison bul would then be broug House as the bi by which tisend 18 to be wached, and would be subjected to the usual amendments by a Vote of the House. ‘This, 1 is thoneht, would not materially ange the spirit of the bill, as many of the tnc tal protectionists have’ already decided thi they will vote for It. upon the grounds that it ato all the protection § Mhose who most vigoronsiy supported Mr. Randall In the Speakersitp contest, told a STAR reporter to- day that he woutd certainly vote for the Dill upon this ground. ‘This 1s the conservative siie of the question. ‘There are still many t both factions of the party who protest that they will not yiel point. ‘VIEWS OF SOUTHERN CONGRESSM Representative Nichols, of Hot apprehend any serious diviston in th “There area few extreme men,” he add up tn th would perhaps, if permitted, make trouble, but they will not be permitted to Wo that. Cait « sels will prevall. A Serious split, in the would cost us the presidency, and there 1s toomuch, food Sense and conservatisni among. the members Yo throw away such un_opportuntty’as we have to electa President. No, Ido not fear a sertous divi- sion.” Representative Caldwell, of Tennessee, does not think the caucus will take'any extreme action. He Delleves Uhat differences will be harmonized. SOME OF THE FRIENDS OF THE MORRISON BILL are willing to say to the protectionists In caucus that if they can amend or alter it, so as 11 more acceptable to any who now object to Are willing that tits shal be done, only sti that the idea and policy of tandT reform shall be malntalned. There Arlous BUEKPSHIOUS As LO the best Way Of bringing about harmong, and we general expressions of democrats tend to Show that the eattcus Will be animated by a Spirit of conces- slop toa certain ¢ Phe tariff reformers, trom Mr. Morrison down, declare that they cannot aTord | to ‘abandon ple; that they are pledged, and | they rezard the party as pledged, to a reform 0 lari and a reduction of the re they do note direction now Th y Say indicating positively that the ing plans to avert the threatened catastrophe. One | spirits—a plan devised by a number of Senators | gia, said he aid | | pect to accomplish anything In this | party Is honest tn {ts provesstous; that they are not Wedded to particular form of declar~ | Ang demoet ¥ to the tari reiorm | principle, do not” want to. take j any Ineasure specially objectionable to. pro- | | teettontsts in the party, But these map—and the election of Speaker” showed Uhat they are largely in the majority—insist that the House must | PUUKSelf on record on the Gurlif fn order to go be [ore the country consistently in the coming pres! camp 11s noLaLall probable thal we will Tecede from this position. It tye men declare hostillty to any and allaweas- Slookiay to tari reduction, Wien the effianees, | yesterday m | locked ita up at thet TWO CENTs. A Villainous Adem BRUTAL ASSAULT MADE ny A con PON A WHITE WOMAN. Mra Annie Bloxton, a Lady about 85 years of Wa store on Ad street, We while on her w: Washington, about half-past seven day eventing, took a short eut tr through Brown street and a yan Part of the yard she was assaulte man who struck her a heavy t dan outrace, sperately, biting one of her assallant’s fnee and screaming lou persons hear her s IS ran to her Pellet, but her wssafiant r Of before theirarrival She’ was taken, and Diewding trom injurtes to her fa of ex-Commisstoner Dent, w a8 housckeeper. The phi Was Teportedot facts which Yet Uh pect Joseph Gray, a colored tian, thout $ = Gray Was atTestenl by Sereant Trant A hat found n as We Staten and fect that Gray was seen ENTS Were thik hight Vareheaded. Gras, Arrests Wound On the foreliiser of hie rest dently tnilicted py a bie. Grays tapi That It was made Mya tne burwh mixing mortar. ie subd that be ik Sa day might could hui tell where hb > Xtow Went Lo fhe station sesterday alvert and identified Gray as ber assuilant, TESTINONY OF w Joseph Gray was p this morntry with intent too m1 TON IN TRE Por on trial int A with ass nn Tr: oxton, a W ored ian, who w Walked up to her and Wt her in the f Mis Mager in her mouth and bt I. Mt Defendant then put Mls ann aroiud } und threw her to thy severniy beat and at = She erind der” s nt Was Ute fluence of lqu ethtew he ehoked hi ness id shown her as resembling U ant wore, OTHER TESTIMONY. nt Trunnell testified that trom tnform: ed he arrested the defendant abo whing at his 2 rd precinct. station, Se Teor ess fond a hat on the lot, about one yards from where the assault was cu Witness went back to the station ang ake Where he was Saturday nicht, and he at BED RUFFIAN Mrs Rloxton foncht we — | Panic in the Chicago Produce Merket MRAT AND CORN LOWEK THAN POR 20 FRARE ia osing prices of Bekins 3 former n Sling down toh, tuabing the cae aes ne Aumie haste the Lowest Koen St thle Sea | Y sears May corn sold down tosQS a May wiirat touched Sy there wa & SUMGDE Bee 4 Dut there was fe selling at aye Te | 3 cused the ereatent teuaing active sen In wavy and after the niet surry the x | Berar At and ‘prises cPatually’ ae | SARONM. AT TO«Feiock the upwind tendency Decamee >, | OMe ireotiog and May” Wheat -wdvanced 6 5 | Sc aha May coe ts Najtrond Talk in Wall Street. [TRA OREGON MATLWAY AND Navn compan | MOAN—Mextras CENTRAL. QROLOINING een eee S| retise noape IW NRK 1] Nes Yak, March 24, Watt SreeeE, 10:90.—ewe the patie evening that K , re. the price af any serge wll Gould, who wall tomorrow. Good DUyINg OF Meme ried as coming from were purchssed fir c meeting ot ds Coen 1 Glue river pool for The Soh at the Tn and Chicagn, adjourned last ti aneet on Wiebe of territory: This action wit tuilding more eed or use for suck hice between the-ty * Asswtation dedeved that» eo These two interesip, say Uy which the eu nd to the troubles fin Wuiry for Spatimta LA) wene sons bare of th © cousideratie 1 Lae to be exported S state of alairs come News by Cable. Aci QUEEN VieTORTA, an papers reproagh an uy tor ber Intention to rice of her granddaughter, 2°, OuIY private ELncrmte 16HTe ove Just boon Introduced tte tie S PAPERS REMC Hess TAN PNPEROR'S Toast. At The Danquet given here that he was so drunk that lie UM not know witama Uirthdag but knew that be was tm Teton, Orink to heal his Mager burt. Witness then asa German eiaperur, Whom God long MS Natand where he dest tt, korp Was so diuuk Tat lie | A MONARCITIST FLECTED TOTHT FRENCH CHAMBER Iwas MS Witness then asked | Ss. Martel 2t—An election for a memberag kw 1 woman, testifl out Dalf-past 9 or 10 veloc Saturday tthe defendant on ¥ asked him where his hat that he liad lost tt tha she m a | th = uk place yesterday at artwentot Tarn. ML. Al 1 UNG vote A CHINESE RAM UND Loxpos, March 24.—1 Armeriva, and Holland intervene to defeat the: siete nt Manzonet Mary Siuie oadtnug wit Ae ns, pending fondant tives tn the’ tiquity ay to whet ure would Dew Untay mteht. aber ts (ovo tiof the Lows of ReULEAlity, has @eparved tlie ede aid ie der Lue Gerinan Mag. Maree ae | GPM ATED INS ANTIRRITISH PAPRR, ness att got to take Tout with tin, | @AUPXASDEIA, March st.—seventeen copies 6? Dut witness took it from him. He then got at oid | Get-ed-Dius aut-British paper have Deen setae atand left, saying that he was coing (3 "Boston (a place where the rougas congregate. He ¢ THANE BETWEEN ASEABAD AND SRR Pialnggot his tinger hurting iim, but’ he wa Prorsncas, March 24 —The trade between, Arunkathat withess pald 2 hima. | Askatud and Mert t# rapldiy Increasing. Many at hat which was found was sh ss) and ste | Cie Merits are becutuliy workmen under Russian | sida that be wore hat simflar to that. | masters Hh eho ros es | THR CONGO couNTRY. | Borner, March 2.—The Courrier ne [Of ts eits. demands that” France, | are there Will be a lived Ii they Intimate | thar there can be harnouy and unity on the basts | of some proposttion dechartus ior tarifl relorin, then | {tts probable that an agreement will be reached. ‘That fs the situation now. WHAT KEPRESENTATIVE HURD S ‘Mr, Frank Hurd, when asked by Tie Star to-day ff he thought there was au nee of an agree qent_in the caucus upon. the resolution modify Morrison DIL and abolishing the Interns sid Unat tie first part of the resolution Uwith the approval OF the caucus, but hie abolition of the ue Wats iz es Tham | | witn approval” IN THE INTEREST OF HARMONY. Chairman Barnutn was at the Capitol to-day, and held long and earnest consuititions With some of the Teading demoeratson Unit sides of ae Cari question. Tt ls thought that he ts exerting has 1h The luterest of harmony, WIth Some hopes Of Su cess. mtint Campaign. REPUBLI VENTION — EDMUNDS—NEW YORK DI AND ARTHUR—C. The Preside: ARRANGING Assistant Secretary John and John N. Clough met at the Grand Pa- jeago, Saturday morning, as the Sub- committee of the republican national committee. New represented Powell Clayton, of Arkausas, an Clough Gen. Logan. Jon H. Clark, representing the Chicago mmisieal festival, stated that 1 Was, | proposed to put a staxe to seat 1,000 persons at tie horth end of the Exposttion building. A sounding Board would be pul over the stage. and seyenty boxes Woldlug ive exch, would be built on each side of the stage. The hil would. be made to hold ) persons In all. Mr. New favored making tie tickets from a steel plate. ‘Precautions will be taken to prevent Uieir sale, 35 in 180, ‘Charles Emory Stulth, the editor of the Philadel- Press, In & dispatch from Albany, N. ¥., on | presidential prospects, say's that Arthur will have | no delegates west of Albany until he reaches bu | falo. Wi ales the President gains be must sect democratle seetion Sout, Albany, he wil have no unbrok front. Four weeks ao President Arthur's most Sangitine friends coun n thelr dreats 54 of the #2 delegates from New York. To-day the best ure In the: MMdgIMENL 1s that he Will Hot lave more than he waif, and probably Jess. Mr. Smith further s “There are sume who think a strong caudate even tn Sew ork, but. tn predomfbant sentiment. of the interior is unmis- takably for Blaine. ‘The Boston Advertiser prints this morning about 200 repites to circular sent to. prouluent reput cans In every congressional district, With a desire to obtain a ¢ presentation Of the republl- can sentiment trougir state upou the presidential question. “Edmunds and Lincuitt, by a decided majority, are first choice for President and Vice President, two-thirds of the writers selecting these names aiid giving the prevalling sentiment of the republleans In’ thelr’ vicinity. as favoring their nominations. Arthur comes second and Blaine third for Hrestdent, while the feeling for Lincoln as Vice President is almost unanimous, Ex-Secretary New was chosen chairman of the commitvee and Collector Shepard secretary, 8. B. Royimond, ex-Sheriif John Hoffman, HN. iliggine botham, Eugene Carey, E.G. Keith, M. Selz, A. Schoencnger, G. E. While, J. M. Sinythe, L. Hutt, 0. @. Potter, Jou Crear, W. K. Sullivan, ex-Alder” man Raleigh, und Joseph’ Stockton were appointed as a citizens’ committer to Talse Ue money needed. to prepare accommodations and to make all neces- sary arrangements. ‘he presidential preferences of 88 of the 50 mem- bers of the Penusyivania state senate show thit 13 republicans are for Blaine, 8 for Artur and 2 for Eumunds. Six democrate'senators dre for Randall, 4 {for Tilden, 1 for Bayard and 1 for Wallace. Firty? five republiéan members of tke house are forBiaine, 14 for Arthur, 1 for Edmunds and 1 for Sherman’ Randall has the support of 60 democratic members Of the house, Tilden 25, Hoadley 2, and Wallace & ‘The democratic comunittee of Bedtord county, Pa., met Saturday and elected delegates to the state convention. The delegates were not instructed, Dut they are all original Tilden men. Kandall 13 probably second chvice. ‘Accail for the formation of an independent re- publican association has been prepared in Chicago, the objects of which are to favor tial can: didates that represent reform in administration and ‘opposition to busses. ‘Gov. Begole, of announces himself in favor of Ben. Butler ras presidential eandidate, and fs democrats on fustonists will unite with the on this tUcket. ; ‘The republ convention for the second Con- gressional district of West Virginia, to nominate candidates to the convention, has been called to meet at Martinsburg, April 3. ‘The result of the contest over the election of demo- cratic delegates trom Erie, Pa., to the tion will send W. L. Scott, a emocratie national convention. In , Me, Saturday, Sam eee nual bel Ho majority over all of 155, an increise of 308 over ‘Vote of last year. A Cleveland, O., dispatch to the New York 7ri- dune saps: The Blaine and Lincoln ‘Ucket 1s being recel’ with great enthusiasm aj) over the state. ‘The Dakota territorial vention will “Mine Ue county, Pan delegates to the Blaine and Lincoln. ee ‘The fourth district of Albany county, XN. ¥., adopted resolutions President Arthur. ‘Senator Sherman in an interview is reported to have said that the vital issues of the caavass are the tariff and the southern questa», ‘n. Logan would ‘be Wenty per cent re Sud. “What | | 1 want 1s uch eduction as dca get. IT can't get Uwenty 1 shail do the best Team, ‘Ten would de better than not ‘The plan propowst or sudjusting tue reduction would. probably meet cate to his I leated and cpaatighiter Ta Witness Wasstown thie thst th nid said that the defendant general Salar te the one shown htt, alone Stew J that about 10 6° urday night 1 TORT OL he was teltings ti Deed treaty between Eugiand aud Portugal i Be Eun to the Cougo countty, and to Mautaln Ce Situs que. Accidentally Killed, RATION, D..., March 24.—A son of Capt. James Grown, ot Grikana, N.C, while hunting, wae Killed OY the avcldental disebange of his The wased Was 8 randson of the Hon, Wilk A. Gwe Ath, Furlaeriy sreret uty of the NANFe ent Obie Man. Hon. Henry @. Lord dea = Death of a Prom Crserssatt, M h 24, pear What Was bettie sald, | cht. He was He was are | a ne ras rel ke Tet. Realy 1 that the hat. whieh was | 5 Nathan LOCe, ap found ow tl fret, Uinnd stains upon y onllege thuan 208 66 SHR” There was also blot on th ‘hwo -- fed at defevdant’s We. Ate sat te Lot te | dnt Nem Auger hurt Uv litwe wince ius hod, he Captain W been Bost “the nleht ix | ittie Weneurns See THE CASE SENT T0 THE GRAND JUN he case was sent to te 2,000. grand Jury; bonds, tact Willlamspert, of the Philades ceil eotaprany mm Flthad ee Att Was Not heard te cotuplilt, The Alderney Dairy Case. Feet. What) is watch wan called at ole | ron acd Th ts stat WHY MR F.K. WARD TAS NOT OBEYED THe DECREE | “—_ > <a tht death ts eal OF TE COUT ats BNOETS TD UPTAIN A TLACE | ai att wow ped iephonhlcas n, Who in camden, NJ. Tn the Court In General Term today the Alder. | i ios . Dalry tajunetion caseof Walter et al against | “The Kitbourn-Thempson Case, Frank K.Wart,of the Aldemey Dalry, was up) | TESTINOSY IN THE CrOUTT CorRT To-DAT, issued against respondent to sbow | Te the Circult Court Gutge Hagner to-day the he shoutd not be adjudged guilty oreo. | Tal of the case of Hallet kiiboumn agalnst eae tempt in not removing Iisdairy. ‘The Injunction BteateAT i pon for $350,000 a Sur arrest and Muprisamuent was Te gTanted tn October last deereed t horses and {Senator Nourhiers, Mr. Eldredge and Mg stables should be removed by the Och of March, | Toten f tum, and Mr.Jore. Wilson, Pistriab ‘The norses, however, renvcned 1 nd jpeg) Rta ctrinn ensayo ieee reylan was lad oh Mr. Witrd, iw Lomdiey 4) RTS AAD) Tr artes tec en compliance therswttht—Aesers We D. Dawid: and | 8S 8 tie business of tie tiem wath th rz TY appearing for ita aud Messrs. Ishdie | Skew ing thie dusses incurmed by ¢ that Mr. ha pris) nuceUt, THE TESTIMONY ALL TS. Mr. Jones, of the Jall, and Mr. Mackall, horses, and nd had been etn Geputy senzeant-al-arins, testified as to the time to find a plac ss. bit th sonmnent, and the testimony was announ and bad entered tnty negotiations to purest | RUMI, And he ote it Law occupied th property on D street betivecn att and toile strevts | Clase Tike seni of pti hortuwest, nt of the nse nelghbors to locate thers —uwe parties ‘This would have involved am expert une a. 85.00 and he did not a contrct where Uhens $ any doubt as to whether he could enualt sewhere he had sttoonevded In pret Indiana aveune, where ls Ante Wuilding, 0 Ube Comtutssioners for at ice of these circu 9 remove Lis horses court, He says he is Urving to secure a plac Will Femove as soon as posstble, THE DECKEE MUST BE OREYED, ‘The chief Justice asked: “How much time needed? Youcan'trun into the sua decree has to be obeyed.” s been Unable cree Of Ue and tana thy! A Political Sermon By Dr, Newman, HIS CHURCH TROUBLES EDMUNDS AND akTHOR, The N.Y. Triton of to-day Says: There was@ marie in the attendance at Dr, News Iu the center “adhernts of DE, Trustee Hope Isaffected Thembers Of Use congre: ation oecujded p ut. Dr, New! Bat calmly bellu A, Watts the attitude expevssion OF 4 iy propesed to stay where [he was, Ide nothing tsa), be sald Uo a Drite reporter When Uh ecullol SHOVE oUt; um 1, FER, eversthing Is q Serview Was over and the ts “you Lad better see the MF. Perry sald they dd mot want to rematn there | Hits: lr Kati tranical all staniner, Dut they ou owed hot ler tal prs r E chance, Mr. Ward bu honest efforts 10 to 2 Pe ae a cate eowire, and had not succeed, but he Ine zatoualisa ‘and ve tended to obey" the decree. x cae “Mr. Davis said the de ad had fivemonths’ We shall Walt Ul be does notice, Which Was sutt He dit not wish, appear a8 pushing Mr. Ward for puntsiin contempt. gHe thought that he hud tad t make the moval, aud he could not senting todelay. tng Sermon was on “The Reign of the aking of wrtnonistn, Dr. Ne crown With glory that noble son ud Who stands for sight and Justice, bub times wrong, The son of New ald: “Tw New Eu CUTTS et Justice. —“Hte has got to get-out, and tt | LAMM IS Ste Sous has the aie iaeae POC ain a eden ets | tinat Murmonissh ts religton only as by iste annot Pe douc in 4 0 | Tciony and that tne ubeuders abowd be Dar. Davis dectined to cupmess a mien syiig! ot citenshiy as felons bd antagonist to tae Mr. Davidge sald this was a case for coumisera: | Ee Tate yn will Ueccalled upon eo vote Ra tion, and not for punstunnt— a a mat in TATNlOe. Sse planter bot tn emoborteae curring a penalty without the iteution to do | cave pevecaphnn wonaed injurs. ‘The order of the court would be carried tg ged ein pede out. Nir. Ward had already completed the purchase of property on D, near 10th surev BAD FOR THE SILK. ‘The chief Justice asked where. Mr. Davidge replied: “Near the newspaper of fices.” ‘The chief Justice.—“The milk ought then tocom- plain. Mr. Davidge said the question was whether Mr. Ward ought not to have the ume extended in order to removeat a mninimum loss. He thoughtit would be a hardship to refuse to give him the months of April and May to remove. ‘he chief Justice sald the decree must be obeyed, and Mr. Ward wanted to doit. He thought that @ yours; but may you have tuficient dependence t) iistst Upon & proper recagmidew Mherw ot & oe and will of the people.” ris Out of the Fry jumping otheag ‘ing-Pan Inw From the Sunday Herald. ‘The Tald upon the alleged secrecy of some of the departments of the Discrict government may De Well enough in tts way, although there should cet~ mongerin palgn to that fac should be clearly understood. A great Many persons are ready W ¢riticle the aud in sote instances the personnel of the few days more would not hurt any one. Tt im-|Jocal government, who are not at all cop. Pressed the court that Mr. Ward wisiied to cotupiy, | verted from the’ bellet that It ts better than and they wanted to give lim allthe time they could. | any government likely to result from uDe ‘They would postpone furvver consideration ill Mity | Miuited sul of the Rowen or Feather. and in the meantime they would see what te | Duster type. The trouble about elections in the Would do towards removing. District always was, and always Would De, that = = Were ts nothing worth voung tor. ‘The office are District Government Affairs, ty, the powers (except Tat aud Congress Is ever ‘waiting ta the beck MISCELLANY. wind with fis plenary authority, hat be ‘The petitioners for a sewer on the south side of | FUN Tity operktion at auy Monient. he Dest Maryland avenue, between 1 and 4th’ strvets Sra nuld ‘stay out of the interultnable strage northeast, have been Auformed that the District gies of such a system in diszust, and the class thas Commissioners are making every effort to secure | Sng be likely 40 "run Tisiriet poutics ‘is well. Such legislation as will admit of a speedy compie- | Siown in the meetings and coh iately beld ton of the Principal sewers of the District 1u such | Sricn the purpose of electing delegates to the repabe manner as Yo meet the requirements of all paris Of | joan convention at Chicago. To bring in such ® ‘the city. ‘state of affairs in order to cure some temporary discontent would seem to inost people like Jumping ‘The Commissioners have notified Auditor L 8. | Gut of the frying-pay Into the fire. ance of the resignation of Robert Hutchti RGF ICEBERG.—The steamer of Montreal, private of 3 arrived at Queenstown ye trom New it reports thaton the passed an and they have joebety 200 feet hich and 400 tect leaving no vacancy. They further int him that Jnon BUCKLES oN —Tom they Anderson aud James H. Dalton bad a giove contest bent in Chicago Saturday evening, and Auderson’s foe Leraine covered with Blood Ak Diow. Am oer —— ‘hat Dalton bad fastened trom uckies on his gloves, ‘The Nighi was stoppsd, bus no arrests mada, —