Evening Star Newspaper, April 26, 1884, Page 1

ina . THE UE STAR. DAILY, Except Sunday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Nerthwest Corer Pennsyleanis Ave. and 11th &t., by Evening Star Newspaper Con:pany, GEO. W. ADAMS, Pr ISHED Try Erexrss Pe 5 ite Pee ty by unter, 2 pons month; he Evening Star. 50 cents, fone must be Faid in advance; | iw paid for. je known on apr 9,675. WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 1884, TWO CENTS. _ SPECIAL NOTICES. ing MONDA 3 mnent in Amusement “ (a NEW Be TEDENG £3600 ATION ON CAPI- ea to become a member at any time ion of officers eld at Witthaft’s , on THURSDAY ‘Lhe at the wist ef the mvcting, tem. EQUITABLE CO-OPERATIVE BUILDING ASSOCTATION. are uow open for sbares in the per share. THE CHURCH CYCLOPEDIA. We invite attention to the following letters addressed ral Avent for the Dioceses of Western Ne entral New York | 3 Whit Herre: | HK. Willard. John the Chnseh should have “The Chureh | in their houses, ae aud youth are constantly inquiring as to | Sand onght tobe answer-d by parents and hours, 8:30 a.m. cert ©. ' SIXTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY, ar FOUNDRY CHURCH, 14th and G streets, TO-MORROW (SUNDAY) AFTERNOON, at 20'clock, ercst in many yat- t home. T think the nid one which ought to be it. sig Tha lta eal ad SERMON BY REV. BRO. H.R, NAYLOR, tay heart OEY EELAND CONE, assemble at their E wf Weatecu New Fork. vited to be ps It Thi hat ex- wath its ound on reduced tof writers | rs and members will me SUNDAY, Atril Ther 14th and @ streets n. Ww. W. H. SHOMO, Rec. Sec, ¢ acquainte rdially m com nd import the Rev, Mr. Parnell for the sale of the |e 10 oF OF FEDERAL CITY ox, |e int od tp ements Le 2 Nric York. | Lodue Koom : at lord EXTRACT FROM THE PREFACE BY BISHOP STEVENS. a thix vol himselfa scholar A to his aid and can be ol Hall. ie Te a> COMPLETE IN ONE VOLUME. PR: A GENERAL AGENT I$ DESIRED IN WASHING- TON, And 2 NEAT PAYMENTS ty BR AAA 1 BBB as > Masvorn “STABLISHMENT, ¢ SEVENTH STREET N. W. ME; of the District DRY GOODS DEPARTME ngs for ‘holders of the compat Ui be closed April By ord 1 gud reopen ¥ TL K WILLARD, BEASONABLE GOODS AT SPECIAL PRICES. | ice, 2e, i INGTON, April 22, Rood value for is called'to. th nig Tune 20, Is84, on rea) halt of such tax, where not pre- Aum and payable on the first aid before the first day of yon good value for $1, in Black snd W « Plaids, good vena wit Ue listed for adver ty Blsck Brocated All col rs K J value for 40e.. at ss (plain +h anting, her taxes due and in arrears, will nt and t w Light Bhy and Bizck, 36 line in Wool Check Dress Goode, at 25 PURE ¢ drug store in South 426 7th street southwest. Physician's Prescriptions accurately prepared. apld BLACK SILKS! We offer the be the city Ponson’s “High Life™ per yard. BLACK SILKS! of Sf and 25 Black Sitk in ny EPH T. COLDWEI are requested to prevent the same at once. with vouchers therefor. and indebted to the said state Will please make Blu k Rhadame, good value at Ik Rieck Mervit yard, Pink, nd Sea) Brown Sat, at x, goed value at E SON, Agents eo PASTURAC AL my SS kere, froftting Be i of Be, it i Per Ponnd. at f WARD'S Pharmacy, T streets northwest. ith GEO. C: where he will be pleased win the way of Gentle- apliim THE STOCKHOLDERSSOF office, VSDAY. May 1 northwest, on WE ole wil be openedat fer hooks will be c eplett he day FRANCIS B. MCHU ATTENTION OF VISITORS AND Th idents is purtionlarly cated to PHOSV EL w and popular F 1 ck, no les, Lawn and n teour t x AND HARDWOODS AT LOW PRICES. ESTIMATES FREE: TRUNKS SATCHELS ¥ MADE. OF DRY LATHS. WM. McLFAN & 80%, ___s Cor. 13th and B streets northwest, Teh DB, ceETs ITHE HAS REMOVED i> flee froin 225 C street northwest to. York avent mbt Ter Joes MAGKUDER, 1417 NEW YORK UNES— SATCHELS TRUNES, SATCHELS. LARGE sToc | | | 893 | Tokay. Vinevaid of ‘Payetevilie: Noth eerie Bee | Tokay, vinevaid of Fayetteville, Nort ina, Beup= nity to offerto | pernotic, Tchay and ether Wines mhge-ta os such a Baryain ss the following: 1 6 to 9 suchen ER frem 36 to.gy + Ie the oni of 2 centea | Satria and our Fat Bieces Fine Swine Embroideries, abo wide, very chofee snl fine work, wo cents a yard, at the exceedin: yard. 00 = JOHN HL MAGRUDER, oo 1417 NEW YORE AY avert for CA HEIN White Wines, z JOHN H. MAGRUDE = 1417 Is the only agent for Miss C. | Home-made Cakes. = EW YORE AVENUE. E. MARTIN'S Unequalled mht | ticle was incorporated allowing any person | e their Badwes, und | at | | Prewia ale eo \d personal | i arrears and delin- | centum shall be added, | S| THE GLORIC LAD TIDINGS OF TP vocaten every first day, at 1a.an.. in Me SPECIAL NOTICES. _ CALVARY BAPTIST “CHURCH, CORNER Sth and H streets northwest, Rev. 8. H. Gue ‘tor. —Preaching services at 11 ‘a.m. and 7. ervices in the evening will be preceded Prise service, participated in by the entire Sn school at 9:30, formed, w Dr. fm. led by dent of Hilinois State z isextended to any young man not now connected Wit Sunda; ol to meet with them at this hou ARTON E. in bh sebine at 11 W.T. McKexxey pun.” Praser nesting Wednesday Evening. Ye ry To'clock Sunday Evening. Everybody PR n Hall, 1 aching Swniday morning at 11 o'¢ day atte rion {day evenines at 7: . § chool .ck. Prayer meetinis Wednes- Dorclock. All are welconi It A 7:20 p. in, Seats It Pray ‘meeting Wednesday, All weleome, . ase see? RYLAN APEL, COR. 10TH AND D STS. Sgpees, aching at Tain. and 7:30 pm, by the | Pastor. Rey, W. H. CHAPMAN, Sabbath school at 9am, Band of Hepe mevting at8 pan, Allwelome, It CHURCH OF “OUR FATHER,” (UNIVER- salixt), Lith and L streets, Re ito: Mr. Mr. F. Rnoop, tenor: Prof John Theophil, oncanist! ni ue, €¢ H. Keiser, basso; to-morrow ai 11 am. und 7:45 pan. Sunday 45am. Monday evening, April 28th, an- nual renting of pews, at 8 o'cloc! It WAUGH M. E. CHURCH, 3p AND A STS. Seats ali free. Regular services To-mor- with preaching by the Rost. N. Barn. Sunday School at 9's. m. p.ia, Strangers and visitors always welcome. STREET R, pastor, Watching for Prayer meeting (28>, NORTH BAPTIST CHURCH, 47m = above R northwest, Rev, N. J. Warr | Sabbath ‘school, Souls.” 7:20) ‘Thursday, cS. MISS IL. M. VON FINKELSTEIN, NATIVE of Jerusalem, Palestine, will le xancein the Hol costume on “Intem| of Women in the under auspices of Woman's Christian Temperance Union, Suuday, at 4 o'clock, at Masonite Hali, uth and F streets northwest. Public in- Mich eqvecally thove interested in temperance and jonary wor) (ee, THE TABERNACLE, Orn AND B STREETS southwest, near National Muscum, Rev. W, W. | Hicns, Minister—April 97, Subject at 11a. m.: | Jewish Subbath and the Christian Lord’ Day.” m.: Second lecture on “Liberal Sand and Life (> GRACE M. E. CHURCH, COR, rm AND 8 STS. 4S" northw: junday school at he ing by the pastor, H. 8. FRaNce, at 11 a m. and 730 p.m. Missionary meeting at 3:30—exhilition of .. Class mreetinz at 6:30 during the week, conducted Baltimore, JUNDRY Revival nervi- Rey. CHas D. 1 = Drs He wat iain, by A. MAcat Preside ape coon va Recitationa, singing anc s by CHas. M. Nyx, esq. All most | cordiaily inv.ted. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7: 20 p, a. nes ite re MT. Vv Sgn | ine to-morrow | by the pustor, Re vited, N PLACE ME. CHU ith and K strecte n. w.—Presc v) at Mam. aud 7:30 6m, R- Cox, D. D. Public cordially i fa STING CSU. will be hed eof Mr. AT, [See | METROPOLITAN Reeargmvannet? of Dick’: and Rey, J. M. ¥ 30pm. Vespers, ent, EWS, aud ordit tev. JA. Pare Jerasulem, Palestine, (2 ALL SoULs' cuunen, c | pers at 7:30 pan Rev | of Boston, will presel ning, EP ren | Port; no door LARKE, D.D.. corning and exe | Son, pastor. Serviecs 11a, mday school at 9.50. (er, Sh PAU <S street.—_Re gong, 7:30 p.m. | (CE CHRISTIAN CHURCH VERMONT AVENUE, rievige are! Nand O streete Hn will pre itt ecerraracs BAPTIST CHURC a ect he Pastor, Kev. ai ‘AUNCE, will preach @ “rion to Youn peo ple. Peb ne 7 te EP retin HANTS tor.—Sund: 30 and 7:30 p.m. ; Sunday school, 3 p. Other days: Tand 9a. m., and 6 p.m, except Wednesday, Friday and Saint’s days | 7.30 p. m. "To-morrow (Sunday, 27th) the Rev, Eathet | Marunty, of Philadelphia, will’ preach at the 3:30 p.m. | Servi qt ce HAPEL, CORNER OF 61 AND | E streets northwest.—1] a.m. | pastor, Rev. Rictanp Norars: 7: | praise ‘service: 9:20 a.m., Sunda; tunday echocl prayer meting. § r CF cant C. A. MEETINGS. YOUNG MEN’ ‘ociation, 1409 New York svenue— Asse Youog Men's Bible Class 4:30 p.m., conducted-by the Sccaptary, Gospel Meeting 6p. m., led by Mr B. He Ww Ex. Young Men specially invited to thes meet— ings. Strangers always welcome. Noonday meetii daily from 32 to 12:30 Orclock. sii i bet. ci tol Hi lection. P. 8.—We o affinity withiny of the sects of so-called Christe believing them to be in theory and practice an 'y from the truth = FOURTH-STREET M.E, CHURCH SOUT! if CF cate aching to-morrow by the pastor, Re Jor Eee tes ements: Screws in., 1 Peter, 3 fer, Gth verse. Missionary prayer: méeting Wednesday night at 7-0 p.m. All are cordially | Welcome to these services. it NGLISH LUTHERAN GHURCH, and H streets northwest; 8. DOMEE, lees To-morrow mornig and e¥ pung People’s Class on ing at 11 i eveni ting on Thursday evening at each Sunday moruing, = i THE DISTRICT TEMPERANCE ALLIANCE will hold a mass mecting in the First Presbyte- unvderland ) rian ehureh (Dr. | City, Hall on SUN tor MeMILtan, Hon. F. A, Jonxso: x: kam Pruce, Commiasionor of Indian’ Affairs, will make addrisses. "Good music by church choir.’ Public in- vited. THE W N'S EDUCATIONAT, ASSOCT. © TION of the Baltimore Conference will hold inteting in the lecture room of Foundry M. E, this city, on TUESDAY, April 29th, at 1p. mn, cers of the Society, Dra. Van Meter and Goucher others will address the mecting, A lange attendan pecially of the ladies, is carnestly requested. Mrs, F. A. CROOK. Presi ‘Mrs, ISABEL. HART, Secretary ap THODIST REUNION AND MISSIONA\ Reception at Metropolitan M. E. Church, corner 43andC streets northwest, MONDAY, April 28th, ut 8 p.m. Rev, NaTHAN SITES, "Just returned from twenty- three years mission work in’ China, will relate personal reminiscences. Elegant Chinese curiosities exhibited, | Eorst-class music, ‘Twenty-five cents admission will be charged, for the Zenana paper enterprise, “Every invited to attend. ‘aad wre WASHINGTON, D. C., April 24th, 1894, ‘To the Public Mr. Cuas. A. ELLI07 is not the counsel of, and has no connection with, the United States Beneficial Associa- tion. His name as counsel was printed on the circulars by \istake, “apse F. ©, GADD, Secretary. ate (eB BRADQUARTERS JOHN A RAWLINS PosT, S No. 1,GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC, Wasutxaron, D. C., April 25, 1884, Com-ades: You are requested to assemble, in uniform, ax practicable, at the corner of 7th and 8 streets northwest, on SUNDAY, the 27th inst., at 4 p.m. to attend the funeral of our late Comrade, C. C."THomP- SOS, , Comrades of the other Poste are cordially invited by order. GEORGE HO) Post rs BB WEAVSA GE HOLMES, Post Commander, and Ce, C8 BB o s*85 H. MAGRUDER, 1417 NEW YORK PB AA OU OU ie in the only azent for ROB: z Et AA UU Sss, | is Ldia Pale Aber ‘The tradeaed oot Bot AAA UY Bus pled. ‘aif * tie JOUN H. MAGRUDER, 417 NEW YORK 5 SEVEN! EET N.W. E-S avn 8 the onl, it fe . s 46 SEVENTH STR | Beves Cette ppghy saat for PRELIE J. LAU: —— = — | best in the Tmurket. wh27-lm 5. 3 BRASS ANDIRONS, FIRE SE DI Mistoss Anrsne Tus, we ea Sars, FENDERS F_¥. BROOKS. GAS FIXTURES. 65) 16TH STREET, Corcozay BuiLpixa. PLAIN, GLAZED AND ENCAUSTIG. Fel line of these Goods, and Fancy Col- md. Globes, Fancy Brass aud Potvelate aris boot ore ae; force : Shien ke. Lowest Prices ‘ais _E. F. BROOKS. BOERICKE & TAFEL® HOMEOPATHY CaP MeDiCIS Eat o cation ANS Me eS sylvania avenue. ‘mb20-im CIRCULATING “LIBRARY, 1740 PENNSYL- CEP VENTA Avenue The bene he eS HS, VESTIBULES AND MANTEL FACINGS. WOOD CALPETS AND AMERICAN PARQUETRY, WOOD MANTELS, BRASS GOODS, IMON Backs, GRATES, ke. monthly and two weekly magazines as sou as ieeued- : ‘Terms $0 centa per wonth or $4 per year. Ja RENDERDINE & PARET, APs atrention: LATEST PARISIAN MODES TX HAIR GOODS. —— The Post Building, MWLLE M. J. PRANDI At MRS. M. J. HUNT'S. 1309 F Stneer. E REY SHADES THIS WEEK. REEC WAVES! SHINGLED BANGS! ‘These styles never need be in the hairdressers hands, ysin onier pisin combing. Hair Dressed and fines shingled ‘ar2-Ln. S. Vian : ITALIAN MACCARONI AND PURE OLIVE OIL. Very best. Imported direct, |) 4g F opposite United States Patent Office, Branch Stuse 3200 Pasxainvaxia AVEXUS Dezws Ds vo Srore ‘This store has been temporarily removet*> S PENSSYLVANIA AVENUE PURE DRUGS AND FINE curwreara, Torether wie FANGS a1 — i ata >» THE MEMBERS OF PETER OG DG No, 1874 1G. UO. of O, Fy are requested Yo meet at the hail, 1409 ‘sth ‘street, West W: ‘TO- MORROW, the 27th inst., at one o'clock p,m. to attend the funeral of our late Brother, A ae A if ©. MORGAN, N.G. CITIZEN'S MEETING IN SOUTH WASH- CATION OF THE BEAM RATLROADS. ok sess ae ing of the citizens of Washington will ‘be held at St. southwest, ite Dowsinic's Hall corner of Gth and ¥ atreety MONDAY EVENING, April 28th, at 7:50 otlock ‘All are carncatly invited torattend, 2 ° Having started for friends and the prompt, durable sanit GAS COOKING RANGES AND STOVE. GARDEN HOSE. ‘LAWN VASES AND SETTEES. FINE GAS FIXTURES. U3 EATING. ALL BING FEUMDING, PEUOMPTLY DONE. sa BAML. 8. SHEDD, (699 9th street northwest. ap2s Washington News and Gossip. There are 220 new advertisements in THE STAR to-day. GOVERNMENT RecEIPTs TO-DAy.—Internal reve- hue, $161,247.31; customs, $119,432.70, DELIRIUM TREMENS.—A MAval ofMfcer of promt nence was sent to St. Elizabeth insane asyliim a few days ago, suffering from asevere attack of delirium tremens. A court martial will probably follow his recovery. Liscr. Wm. McLirrie, of the navy, will be or- dered before the retiring bodrd In a few days. ‘Tre Mar, MEgsENGER SERVICE.—The follow!ng- named persons have been désignated as mall mes- sengers by the Second Assistant Postmaster Gen- al: Francis R. Haughey, Woodensburgh, Baltl- more county, Md., to Baltimore and Hanover R. R. ation; Join Slow, Berryville, Clarke county, Va., henandoan Valley R.R. station; Robert 1. Due laney, The Plains, Fanquler county, Va., to Virginia Midiahd R. R. station. ACIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION for employes of the signal service bureau and the Treasury depart- ment was conducted yesterday tn the post office building at New York. ‘There were twenty-three applicants—three for the signal service bureau and twenty for the Treasury department. Of the lat- ter ten were ladics. Tae U.S. TRAINING SHIP JAMESTOWN arrived at Basseterre, St. Christopher, April 9th, having left Pt. a Pitre, Guadeloupe, March 25th. The health of the officers and crew was good. She proposed to leave April 23d for a cruise in the ‘trades, and thence to St. Thomas, ‘THE GERMAN Misston.—It 1s learned on very good authority that the German mission is not to be filled for some time to come, and when it 1s Mr. Muckile, of Philadelphia, will hot be the appointee. Ir Is Romorep that Lieut. F. Hl. Payne, of this city, who was recently ordered to the Pacific sta- Uon, intends resigning from the navy. Some of his intimate brother officers, however, discredit the story. THE new secretary of the civil service commis- sion, Mr. Robert D. Graham, of Charlotte, N. C., entered upon his duties to-day. He tsa son ofthe late Gov. Wm. A. Graham, of North Carolina, who Was Secretary of the Navy under President Fill- more, a candidate for the Vice Presidency on the Ucket with Gen. Scott, and for a number of years a member of the United States Senate. Mr. Gra- ham 1s a lawyer, a man of fine literary tastes, and the author of several articlesot historical research. ‘Ts Fins SreciaL ExaMINaTion for the pension bureau was held at the civil service rooms on ‘Thursday. Thirty-eight applicants were present. ‘This examination was for pension examiners only. ‘The examination for medical reviewers will not take place for some time, as there 13 no vacancy expected to occur immediately In that branch of the service, ‘The examination for the position of Junior professor in the signal service began yes- terday morning and was continued to-day. ‘This examination fs the highest in character of any yet held, and occuptes fully two days. Only. four candidates were under examination here, but three others are being subjected to the same’ examina- tion in New York. The examnation papers are coming tn from the examinations held by Judge ‘Thoman in the southwest. Tue GoLp MEDA tion of the AL. of the military service institu- United States has been awarded to | Lieut. Wagner, 6th infantry, for thé best essay on tary Ni tes of the United States and Provisions for Meeting Them.” ‘The judges who made the award were Gens. Sherman, ‘ranklin and Tow GRADUATION EXERCISES OF THR ARTILLERY Scnoor.—Secretary Lincoln and wife, Secretary Chandler and wife, and Admiral Porter and a num- ber of friends arrived at Fortress Monroe yesterday on the steamer Tallapoosa to attend the graduat- ing exercises of the artillery school. ‘The party re- celved a salute, they witnessed a review of the troops, had a reception at Gen. Tidball’s, and wit- nessed target practice with heavy sea guns in the afternoon, and attended the graduating exercises In the evehing,at which essays were read by Lleuts. Bilss and MeCallum, and dpipipas were presented the graduates by Gen. Hanl ‘The entertain- inent closed with a brilliant ball at the Hygeia hotel. Arctic Exrronrns.—Chiet Engincer Metville and Lieut. 8. C. lemly have arrived here from 7New York, having been summoned to appear before the committee investigating the Jeannette expedition, Lient. Lemly was the judge advocate of the naval court which investigated the matter last year. Both of these offcers are to sail on the Arctic steamer Thetis. Lieut. Lemley, in conversation with a Star reporter to-day, sald that all the pre- parations for the expedition are progressing very satisfactorily in New York. ‘The Thetis has her coal on board—610 tons—and will be ready to sail by the 1st of May. It would have been impossible, he sald, to secure teo vessels better sulted for tne Purposé than the Bear and Thetis. All of the of cers are entirely satisfied with the outfits allowed them. Everything is being dane tn a very lberal manner, and the expedition will be thoroughly equipped in every respect. REPRESENTATIVE REAGAN, of Texas, upon whom was performed the operation of lithotomy a few days ago, as mentioned in Tug Srar at the time, passed a very restless and painful night, but was much easier to-day. His physiclansy Drs. Lincoln and Garnett, believe him to be better and that he will recover. THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN.—THE WEEKLY Star will be sent postpaid to any address in the United States or Canada until after the presidential election for fifty cents. Itisa large eight-page Paper of fifty-six columns of interesting reading matter—polltical, miscellaneous, personal, news and gossip, etc. ‘Send for a sample copy. Personat.—Wm. Penn Nixon, of the Chicago Jnter-Ocean, 18 at’ Wiliard’s.—Marshal Nicolay, of the United States Supreme Court, 1s in Florida. —Representative Kelfer has returned from the ‘Onto convention. — Matsudl Sorakicht and Duncan C, Ross, the wrestlers, are at the Riggs —Mr. Jobn J.'Thomas has returned to the city after a six inonths sojourn at, Aiken, 8. C.— Judge Fuller- ton, of New York, tgat_ the National.—TIepresen- tative Ranney ha’ returned to the city, and 13 in Is old quarters at the Arlington’ —Senator Jones, of Nevada, was registered in New York last night.—Senator Hawley 15 to deliver the com- mencement oration this year at, Smith College. — D. 8. Babcock, president of the New York and 3 at. Chamberlin’s. — Stonington steamer Ine, f Georgia, 18 at the Ebbitt. Representative Turner BRICE SENTENCED TO BE HANGED ‘The Motion for a New Trial Overruled. THE OATH OF A HEBREW OF THE REFORMED FAITH— JUDGE WYLIE PASSES SENTENCR—PRICE DOES NOT WANT A CROWD AT THE HANGING, A motion for a new trial in the case of Edward Brice, colored, convicted on the7th instant of the murder of Peter Washington, at the Baltimore and Potomac depot, February 15th last, was heard by Judge Wylie. The motion mafle by Mr. E. P. Phelps, Brice’s counsel, ts based on the fact that W. M. Frank, one of the Jarors, who is a Hebrew, Was sworn upon the Christian Bible, and not upon ‘the Five Books of Moses. ‘MR. FRANK'S AFFIDAVIT. Mr. Taggart, for the governmént, read an af™- davit of Mr. Frank that he ts of the Reformed Hebrew faith, and the tenets of that denomina- tion regarded an oath with uncovered head and on the whole Bible as binding, and that since that time he had seen two such oaths red in this court. - motion, even were Mr. the objection should have beén raised at ’the lime. ‘The aMdavit met the aby motion for a new trial was: ‘Mr. Phelps asked for a suspension of the sentence for 30 days. The court declined te @o saying that the PSone WAS ERUUEG tO grt Pit he desired to 6 ORE, THE PRISONER SENTENCED. ~ Brice was told to stand up, and, stating that he had nothing to say, the court proceeded to pass oe i sent prisoner be taken 1 teh there kept in confine- Inent till the first: ‘the close of PLEas op Nor Guruty.—The ments took place in the Griminal Court this morn- aegiuit with fntent- to cova be on Bartha N. Eaward Di atlas Chicken Dickson, in the night; Jemes Campbell, da; Calvin ‘do., two cases; Walter Turner, house- Seosktagh nurmiee Montrop, receiving’ stolen Senate regarding the disagreeing votes of the two company had great objections to a route around the city. He sald: “We are willing to ac- cept anything that fs deemed fair and proper.” AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY. CONFERENCE COMMITTEES APPOINTED. AMERICAN SHIPPING INTERESTS DISCUSSED. WHAT THE COMMITTEES ARE DOING. ‘The House. CONFERENCE COMMITTEES ON APPROPRIATION pitts. | ‘The Speaker announced the appointment of the following conference committees: On the naval appropriation bill, Messrs. Hutchins, Ran- Gall and Calkins; on the post office appropriation | bill, Messrs. Townshend, Holman and Hoor. MR. ROBINSON AROUSED. Mr. Cox (N. Y.), from the committee on naval affairs, asked leave to report for present considera- tion the nate joint resolution granting permis- | sion to Fasign Reynolds, U, S$. N. (who ls now on duty with the Greely relief expedition), to accept the decoration of the royal and Imperial order of Francis Joseph from the government of Austria. Mr. Robinson (N. ¥.) objected, saying, however, that he was willing to extend the thanks of Con? gress to this young man—an honor compared with whieh these ribbons were nonsense. AMERICAN SHIPPING INTERES" ‘The House then proceeded to the consideration of the special order—being the bill to remove cer- tain burdens on the American merchant marine, and encourage the American foreign carrying trade. After the reading of the report, Mr Slocum (X.Y) was awarded the floor, Gur navigation laws, he said, like those relating to the militia, had not Been changed in the past century. They were to-day just what they were 80 years ago. “For 60 ears they had been precisely thie same as those of ingland. Thirty years ago England had modified her laws and her commercial marine had increased Vastly from that modification; and the bill under consideration proposed to mike our laws some- | what similar to the changes made by England. The subject had attracted the attention of the people, and this measure was intended simply to sweep | away some old laws which owners, ship inastens and the merchants of the country agreed should be eradicated from the statute books. It contained no provision which was not unanimously reommended yy the shipping committee; and as, if it were to piss 1t must pass to-day, he would not detain the louse with any further discussion. ‘Mr. Deuster (Wis) supported the bill. Mr. Cox (N. ¥.) did not consider it worth while to-day to say to an American Congress that our foreign shipping was a inere: skeleton. By over | coddling it had been killed. He was surprised—he was about to say mortifled—that this bill, which contained so many good features, did not Contain something that would really restore the domination which the United States once possessed upon the | seas, and that, while copying so many of the Eng- | lish features, 1t had not copied the main features— free registry, free purchase of ships and free trade Jn materials which entered into the con- | struction of a ship. ‘The measure was merely ap Ual relief. It could not rehabilitate our commerce. He also regretted that the shipping committee had not provided for the abolition of the shipping commissioners’ offices. In conclusion, he trusted that this democratic House, elected ‘at least on some principte of liberality, might do what the last democratic House did on one oceasion (and repented of the next day) and adopt two propositions, one | for free materials to help the ship builder, and the other for free ships to help the ship owners. ‘They would go hand 1n hand for the enhancing of the Maritin interest and for the giory of the flag. Mr. Parker (N.Y.) thought the bill brusiied off too 1ew of the barhacles which were att the shippldg laws, and gave notice of eral | amendments he would offer which would affect More espeelally the commerce of the lakes, | ‘The bill was then read by sections for amendment. Capitol Topics, =” THE MISSISSIPTT RIVER IMPROVEMENT QUESTIO! ‘The members of the Mississippl river commtsston continued their statement concerning the improve- ment of that river before the House committee on levees and improvements to-day. Prof. Mitchell and Major Sutter said the work liad passed beyond the experimental stage, and resuits can be calen- lated with certainty; Uiat the unprovementof the river for commerce will be accomplished by confl- ning tho” water in its natural channel, 80 that 1t Will scour out a deep channel, and that tts can only be done by building levees in the places where banks are low. AU2o’¢lock the commission went before the river and harbor committee. MINOR NOTES. ‘The Senate was not in session to-day. Both houses yesterday agreed to the conference rt on the little deflefency bil. e committee of conference On the part of the | houses on the naval appropriation bill 1s composed of Messrs, Hale, Logan and Beck. Hon. Ben Lefevre has been renominated for Con- f Bead by acclamation from the fifth Ohio district for his fourth term. The Senate committee on lbrary will take the Toom now occupted by the District committee when it shall have been vacated by the latter. A prominent New York democrat at the Capitol to-day wanted to make a bet that ex-Congressinan: Flower will have the delegation from New York to the national democratic convention. Mr. Thompson read his report on the the Thur- man sinking fund amendment to the House com- mittee on Pactite railroads to-day, and was in- structed to present it to the House. M. E. Bell appeared before the House committee on public bulidings and grounds to-day, and read a Statement concerning the selection of the site for the public building at Brooklyn, saying that it was the most available site to be had for the money. sh edna, ‘The Railroad Route Question, VOTES OF THE SENATE DISTRICT COMMITTEE ON THE BALTIMOKE AND OHIO TUNNEL PROJECT AND THE BALTIMORE AND POTOMAC DEPOT SITE. The vote Ip the Senate District committee yester- day, on the proposition to permit the Baltimore and Ohio railroad to tunnel Capitol Hill was 1 yea to 8 nays. It had been discovered that the sentiment of the Senate was decidedly opposed to the tunnel scheme, and the members of the committee who had formerly voted for It changed their votes, with a. single exception. ‘The proposition to move the 6th Street depot was carried by one majority. ATTITUDE OF THE B. & 0. RAILROAD. ‘Tt was hinted about the Capitol today that the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. company will antago- nize the’ whole plan of changing the routes of ‘steam rafiroads and the location of depots, If the scheme of requiring that road to go around the city 4s adopted. It would be very 5 to the | Pennsylvania Central ple for the BalUimore and Ohio to take this stand, as it would tend to defeat any legislation affecting railroads tn this city. But Mr. Robert Garrett, of the Baltimore and Ohio, in | speaking Of the subject, did not intimate that his Pennsylvania Democrats and the Tariff THEIR COMPROMISE PROPOSITION. WHICH WAS RE- JECTED. Before the Morrison bill was taken up for con- sideration a caucus was held by the democratic Congressmen from Pennsylvania, at which, as a! matter of compromise, a resolution was adopted: “phat we will consider and vote to pass a bill which omits the feature of horizontal reduction, and which provides for the correction of ine! mualities, defects and errors In existing tariff legis- ion, and also provides for a moderate. and reason. able’ reduction of customs duties, and for the re of all internal taxes except on spirits distilled grain, and the abolition of all internal revenue Office’, with suitable provisions for a more eco nomical collection of taxes on spirits distilied trom ny ‘This was presented by Gov. Curtin and Messrs. Mutehler and Storm, 9 committee appointed for the purpose, to 8) ‘Carlisle and Mr. Morrison, by whom it was declined. ‘The Pennsylvania members how refer to this rejected overture as evidence that they went more than half way in order to avoid a division in the party on the tariff question. THE MORRISON BILL PRETTY SURE TO Pass. Representative Talbott, of Maryland, who sup- ported Mr. Randall for the Speakership, and has with him on’ the tariff question, said to a eee ea ea | are in indictments | erty of Margaret Whi | solidate, and Mr. McElfresh in -his aMdavit states “With amendments?” inquired the reporter. “They Will pase It purd And Bins es the a many eared ‘Mr. Talbott; “more than most peop! ‘The Search for the Greely Party. COMMANDER SCHLEY'S INSTRUCTIONS TO LIEUT. EMORY, 3 F THE DETECTIVE CASES. Proceédings in the Criminal Court. MILLER AND M'ELFRESH ARRAIGNED AND PLEAD NOT GUILTY; THEIR TRIAE SET FOR JUNE 9TH — CASES AGAINST “LITTLE HORACE” NOL PROSSED. Inthe Criminal Court, Judge Wyle, this morn- ing, Mr. A. B. Williams, of counsel for George W McElfresh and George 0. Miller, ex-metropolitan police detectives, fled a motion for speedy trials, | &c., of the cases in which they are indicted. ‘These ), charging C. E. Fiin- | der, G. W. McElfresh, George 0. Miller and James A. McDevitt with receiving stolen goods, the prop- rty of Thomas Hiland, and No. 14,701, charging the same parttes with a’similar offense, of property laid as that of the National Metropolitan bank. AFFIDAVITS OF THE EX-DETECTIVES. Messrs. Miller and McElfresh filed a motion to consolidate and fix a day for trial, with an afida vit, In which they state that “neither of them took any part in the recovery of said property or Its res- toration, and nelther of them ever saw the said property, or had the same tn thelr possession or Under their control, either directly or indirectly. They state that they were changed In indictments 14 same property, and a nolle pros. was entered, and Fitnder and McDevitt were acquitted, and on the trial their Innocence was fully demonstrated and proven beyond question, provided the, testimony roduced by the United States was truthful. They ‘urther stated that the statements made by Thos, Donohue and others would, if true, connect these afants with the manual possession of satd bonds, &c., and with a knowledge of and concerning thé larceny of the same. ‘they aver thatthe sald state ments are wholly false and untrue, and, according to thelr information, the same Have been manu- factured by the said witnesses “for the purpose of alding certain designing and evil. persons.” AS to indictment 14,673 Mr. Miller makes afMdavit that he 1s indicted for Tecelving stolen goods, the Property of Reginald Fendail; that the witnesses are Mr. Fendall, A. Eckloff and W. J. Dunnavin, all residing here and easily reached by 3 that the indictment was filed February 26th, 1888, and over a year and month has passed and the case not | called. AS to indictment 14,674, which charges Miller With a similar offense as to 'a gold watch and ring, the property of Clinton G. Col Mr. Miller States that the witnesses are J. W. Dougias and Messrs. Eckloff and Dunnavin, ali of whom can be speedily reached. Mr, Miller’s aMdavit as to indictment 14,675, which charges him with grand larceny as to the Christlancy’ diamonds, states that Ube witnesses are James I. Christiancy and Thomas Donohue, re- sidents here; that Isaac P. Chrigtlancy, he believes, 1s at Lansing, Mich., and be avers tet all of them are within the reach of the process of the court, and closes witlt the additional statement that the indictment was found principally on the testimony of Donohue, whose statements, as far as they have come to his’ knowledge, are fi tests hils innocence. As toindictinents 14,676 and 14.896 against Mr. Telegrams to The Star. BLAINE DELEGATES FROM ARIZONA. ——— THE ALLEGED DYNAMITER. ss THE OONFERENCE ON EGYPTIAN AFFArRs, — 4 MOTHER'S TERRIBLE CRIME, General Foreign News by Cable. INTRIGUES OF ZEBRRR PARMA. Loxpox, April 26.—T Cairo correspondent of the Times telegraphs to his paper as follows: “An English officer of great experience inthe So and a friend of Gen. Gordon, assures me that be Posssees abundant proof that Zebner Pasha ie ns triguing in the Soudan, and that he ts responsible for the recent uprising north of Khartoum.” The cane recommends immediate inquiry into Unite DALY, THR POLICE IN IRELAND ACTIVE. Dens, April g usual activity has been ais played by’ the pol late. Itis believed that the ment has rec information Which rene Xpedient to be keenly alert. Wilus stipe eadi$ g00ds of every description, in Wes rove, London, are now 8 a m.) bumin Was gotten under cone trol after one build A been destroved atid Our | others more or less The dawage will amount to 230,000 pounds, y | and 14,891 with the same offense as to the | | and afflant pro- | McElfresh, cherging him with recetving stolen | goods seal skin taciiue, gold wateh, &e.—the prop- te, 4 motion ts'made to con- that the witnewses endorsed onthe back of the in- dictments are Wm. White, A. Eckloff and W. J. Dunnavin, and are within easy reach of the court: | that the indictments were found February 26th; 1883, and June 12th, i883, and he belleves further de> lay is unnecessary iand Injurious and oppressive to in. As to indictment 14,698, charging him with re- celving stolen goods ‘(the Christtancy diamonds), Mr. McElfresh asks a speedy trial, and files an afti davit that the indictment was found March 34, on the oaths of J. I. Christiancy and Thomas Donohue, Who are within process of the court, an he “has no knowledge personally of said goods; ** * ; that he has neve themin his life, or had them In bis possession or control directly or thdirectly and he knows of no reason why he should be charged with the said offense concerning the same; and that he ts wholly innocent,” THE CHKISTIANCY DIAMOND ROBBERY—PLEAS OF NOT GUILTY. Mr. Willams called the attention of the court to | the affidavits as to the Christlancy diamond case, and some surprise was shown when he stated that | there had been no arralgnment on this indict- ment. The court said that nothing could be done until there was an arraignment. Mr. Williams said Mr, Mckitresh was present, and Mr. Miller would be tna few minutes. Distrlot attorney Worthington sald he would not waive any of his rights, but he had had no notice of the affidavits having been filed. ‘The court said there should be an arraignment before any other action was taken. ting, on Mr. Worthington on Thurstay, seating Wi On Mr. Wo! lon on Thu , Stating that Uiere would be affidavits fled. ei ‘Messrs. McElfresh and Miller were arraigned on the Christlaney indictments, and entered pleas of not guilty. Mr. Worthington claimed that he had not had sufficient notice. The Court said that the question was now, would they fix a day. Mr. Williams said in the case of Miller three full terms of the court had passed and in the case of McElfresh two full terms. ‘The Court.—I hope they are half through. ASPEEDY TRIAL DESIRED. Mr. Williams said they desired a trial. ‘The Court.—You need not enlarge on that point. Worthington when will it suit you to try these cases? ‘Mr. Worthington replied thathe was unable tosay now, for he had not had time to investigate them. When he should take up the cases, in such as came within the ruling of the court he would nolle pros, for he did not believe in taking up the time of the court unnecessarily. He admitted that the defend- ant Was entitled to a speedy trial. He did not be- Ueve that a prosecution should hold off cases because the ruling of the court was against him. There were many of these cases and he would require time to examine them. ‘There were two cases in which they were ready—those of Dunn and Murphy—which went to the General Term. ‘The Court.—These are not detective cases. Mr. Worthington said they had been so repre~ sented to him. ‘The Court—They are monte cases. * Mr. Worthington asked ff Mr. Williams would be Teady to try these cases Tuesday week. Mr. Williams replied that he would not, and that those @ses should not be injected here, THE TRIALS FIXED FOR JUNE 9TH. ‘The court said he would fix the cases for the sec- ond Monday tn June—the 9th. Mr. Willams called attention to the other cases | RTowing out of the National Metropolitan bank robbery. Mr. Worthington said that since the former trial matters had come to him to cause him to doubt it he had not made a mistake as to entering a nolle pros. as to Miller and McElfresh. ‘The court said he would 1x the detective cases for that date, so that there could be a week of de- tective business. CASES WHERE DEMURRERS HAVE BEEN FILED TO BE HEARD NEXT SATURDAY. In several of the remaining cases the defendants entered pleas of not guilty, and the cases where de- murrers have been filed were set for Saturday next. THE CASES AGAINST “LITTLE HORACE” NOI. PROSSED. ‘The district attorney said he desired to enter a. | nolle pros. as to the cases against Horace Hovan, allas “Little Horace.” The Court.—You must control that. If I had control over you I would not consent to doit. Of course the government can do as it pleases. Mr. Wor n.—Well, I will enter a nolle pros, in five cases. ‘These cases are, indictments (with James Burns and Carson) for the Government Printing office robbery, $9,813, January 2, 1879; for the Na- tional Mi litan robbery, July 2, 1890, two cases; and for same robbery, With Carson’ and Buckey Taylor, two cases. LITTLE HORACE RELEASED FROM Jar ‘This afternoon, it having been made apparent eg nee ht ees Carolina case se ” was leased from jail. oe A Charge of Backing Policy. AN INTERESTING LAW POINT TO BE DECIDED. ‘The case of E. P. Cross, of Montgomery county, ‘Md, who was arrested by Detective Block, of this city, and taken to Baltimore on the charge of back- Sec da snare Seaer cies Block made it in Baltimore THE POLAR CONFERENCE AT VIENNA VIENNA, April 3. —ihe polar conference Minated Its labor + Of the States, and other de emperor. 0s ter Vuited to the DALY, THE LIVERPOOL, dynamite week morning. removal of U arrest was 1 the court, whereupc requested. ‘The evi gainst him will be sub mitted to the court at Birkenhead. THR CONFERENCE ON TH Pants, April 96.—The that at the proposed confere pt the whole Egyptian questic simply the iinanclal situation, will be de fe mitted to the arbitration of the powers, suspected nia Jali here the past wo trial, was brought into court Unis applied for the 16 Say ce ot the powers Cou . BOL _ A New Bailroad in Virginia. PRTERSEURG, VA.. he Petersburg and Chesterfield raiiroad Company are having a route surveyed for a new road, fo Tun from this city to Exeter Mills, Chesterfield county, which Will cost When completed $150,000. Sentenced be Hanged. Sanpwicu, Ont. April 26.—Luke Phipps, charged with shooting his wite on ferry boat on the Tet of last August, was found gullty of willful murder to-day and sentenced to be hanged on the 17th of June, -— > — A Mother's Bloody Crime. AFTER MURDERING HER TWO BABES, SHE CUTS BER OWN THROAT. Easton, Pa., April 26.—This morning Mrs. Amelia Barnet, the wife of David Barnet, of Phil- ipsburg, New Jersey, locked the’ dows of her house, threw ner son, Wiille, aged two years and six months, on the bed, and cut his throstwith arazor, She then selzed her five-monthsold child and served it In the same brutal way. She then | gave an alarm, aud, as the neighbors rushed drew the Tazor’ across her own throat and. threw herself on the bed beside her children. Wile, the elder boy, died in ten minutes. The younger child and the mother are bot mortally wounded. Mrs. Barnet is now acting in such a violent ta six men are required to hold ler. The B. Ms une here from Pittsburg, Pa., several n bs ut Since then the father has been unable to employment. ——— Fallnres on the Pacific Side. Saw Francisco, Cat., April 26.—Hecht & Bare clay, commi merchants, failed yesterday. ‘Their Habilities MO, and thelr nominal as tS $150,000, & Co., bankers, and the 1 creditors. En Ronte for Washington. Saw Francisco, April 26.—Ex-Senator Sharon eft Tucson for Washington yesteraay. - Blaine Delegates from Arizona. Pra@six, Aniz., April 26.—The republican con- vention yesterday appoluted delegates to the Chie cago coaVention, and instructed the e Gossip in Wal THE FAILURE OF THE PASSES GOULD 4 BUYER AND KEE: New York, April failure of the at Comnissioner Fink's oMice ye S upon passenger pool contract is regarded to have an unfavorable influence upon the market. The committee ntl May 7th, Tt is West Shore and Del- aware, Lackawanna and Western decline to enter the pool on the present allotment of per cent ‘The application of the Baltimore and Olito to Com- missioner Fink to permit 1t a further reduction in eastbound freight rates, alleging that other compa nies have been cutting fates, is Bsed by the “bears” with effect. ‘The friends of Mr. Gould report him a buyer of his specialties yesterday, Keen is reported to be a large seller of Reading. Telegraphic Briefs. ‘The fire in Bangor, Maine, lastnight, burned the storehouses in the rear of R. B. Dunning’s, Whitney & Cameron's and Edward €. Kick & Co.'s sores, Loss about £10,000. Thomas Gaff, aged 74 years, of Aurora, Ind., one of the largest distilters in the country, dil of apo- plexy, in Cincinnatt, 0., yesterday evening. At Paducah, Ky., Fariey’s stave factory was burned this morning. Loss $12,000, A Strike Soon Ended. DEMAND OF THE STONECUTTERS 4T THE WashING- TON MONUMENT ACCEDED TO BY COL. CASEY. ‘The stonecutters employed on the Washington Monument quit work Thursday, and were not at Work yesterday. It was a case of a strike speedily settled by Colonel Casey's acceding to the demands of the workmen. The stonccutters are employed on piece work. They have cul the stone for use in the monument up to course 470. At this nt more work ts required on the stone as the foundation for the arch, which 18 to support the pyramidal covering for the monument, ts here laid, ‘and the stonecutters claim that they cannot make Teasonable wages unless the price of the Work 18 advanced, Colonel Casey yesterday informed the committee of the stonecutiers that he would accede 0 thelr demands, and Work Was nesumcd to-day. . ‘There are 73 stonecutters employed on the work. ‘One Of the stonecutters said 10-day thatthe strike had really been unnecessary, and was premature, as the advance in the price had already been set Hed, although the workmen were not aware af It. ‘The stonecutters did not name any x rticular price, Dut the advance was fixed by Col. Casey. WHAT COL. CASEY SAY. “What was the grievance of the workmen at the Washington monument?” asked a Stax reporter of Col, Casey this morning. “There was no grievance at all,” was the reply, “and not the slightest dis- agreement. The stones which the men are now dressing require more and finer work Uhan those they have been engaged upon heretofore, aud they came to me and said that on that account they would need more pay than they had been getting: that they could not make wages at the old rates. iE told them that they should have it, and. that T would see that justice was done them, I made estimates, atid sent them word that they should receive’ seventy cents per square foot for cutting the face of a stone and sixty cents for ‘the other parts. These rates were Tf saus- factory, and there isn’t the slightest hitet “What were the former prices?” asked the re- ter. Peporty and fifty cents.” was the reply. “The stones they are cutting now are to be laid above ‘the height of 470 feet, and from that point on the work on them Is finer and more dificult, for then the ‘stones have the corbels or projecting elbows, which serve as the foundation for the arch which will sus- tain the pyramidal covering. Now, you must understand that there was noting lke a strike im this matter. ‘The men simply asked for their dues and them. There have n Similar cases be- fore in the construction of the monument, which always ended sauistactorily.” — ‘The Potomac Flats Improvement. MR. C. B. CHURCH BEFORE THE HOUSE RIVER AND HARBOR COMMITTER—FAVORABLE ACTION EXPECTED. Mr. C. B. Church was given a hearing before the House river and harbor committee yesterday after- noon, and urged the necessity of an appropriation to continue the improvements of the Potomac river fats. He eat length upon the importance of the work, ahd called the committee's atvention t6 the necessity of continuing its prosecution By ® prompt appropriation, whi enable the en- toproceed in the most complete and econom- feat way. This is the first ‘the com- mittee have given the matter, their time having been occuy by each state in its turn. They are up- Gerstocd, however, to favor making the appropria- » 10:20 a. m.—The intttee which met agree lkely tion recommended by the engineers as necessary. They voll hear the Mississippl river commission ‘this afternoon, and after that will consider the bill in executive session, when the Potomac flats will De discussed by theGommittee for the frst time. Beare cet: oan oa Ir. Re all events they wil be ready to report. Uy were Wednesday. ‘The District of Columbia. ana” the M improvements are yet to be added to the Dill, 60 that the total is not yet known. It will -