Evening Star Newspaper, February 13, 1885, Page 3

EXTRAORDINARY OPPORTUNITY TO PUR- CHASE ELEGANT SILVER PLATED WARE AND FINE CUTLERY aT AvcTION To.clowe out the entire stock of a factory giving up | business, consisting of an immense stock of first- clans tripie-piated ware, fuest styles, viz: AT STORE NO. 1332 F STREE ered attr ITY, AND PoSITiV EALERS, HOTELS, SALOONS, AND) PRIVATE RTTES TO PURCHASE GOODS IN THIS LINE. TO-MORROW. Teas DOWLIN SE HUNDRED OTL, ESTATE x ATHER Ce BEUSSE ES; EATING RANGE. 2 Cases Fresh Cunned.Oxsters, 20 BARRELS Prime ‘Potomac Herring. packed by J. Ht, Richardson. AT 12 O'CLOCK, gigs, Horses and Wagon: Ee RRL AR -ENTH, ction. of nz | T yexcansor TRUSTEES SALE OF fa deed {LSECARLE PRINTING fist, bearing date J in liber 110, the Disteh ‘of the hol ou and | TEENTH CLOCK Printing | Duncanson Br SATURDAY, U FASNS, ot TWELY De Habgock ition. * ‘a short time in the | anews: | 46 | ENOCH L. WHITE, Trastee. ER MONTH WIEBE BUY A 1 SQUARE OR UPRIGHT at SIDNEY T. NEMMO'S, tuorthwest. | $5 PER MONTH WILL BUY a: GAN of any styleand fest make, at | yatter 8 winn A LARGE STOCK OF and ORGANS, some bot fains, used, at great baz 7 Nrwato, Street northwest. | MESTEINWAY PIANO, Sacrifice; Will sell on mou SIDNEY T. NOM, { as rthwest. | | i A VERY Mile used, Y instalinie: HAN SEVERAL VERY FINE PARLOR ORGANS at peloas Fapginig frum $25 10 srt = bi SIDNEY T. NIMMO, ‘Chickering & Sons. Decker Bros, PLANOS, t reduced Hersexaxe UPRIGHT AND SQUARE PIANOS Are renowned for elegance of styles, superlor wo Shanship, fanitiess touch, responsive in action te the Aighest degre, brilliant and even in tone and of great durability. contain all the latest and hest improvements orsed by competent judges as being anequaled. Ye are giving low factory prices to our Washing’ ton patrons and terms to suit, Pianos of oth of $1U per m0 makers at low prices and payments FACTORY WAREROOMS, } 422 Ninth Street. a Smith American, fron Mason & Haw = STIEFF at SEN ia) EA BSS |. JENENG AND REPAIE: CLALTY REROOM! SOL Gun ste: EDW. F. DROOP, i] Sole Agent for Steinway & Repairing Prompily At BOXES M's: wien RATHER “THAN a OVer tL! next season, we jut regand to _feT se 937 Pens ALLET, DAVIS & (1 THEIR UPRI hb new and elegant ste factory prices. WL Sm & Co, EMERSON, CARRY jem to you at spectal Law, OF WILCOX & WHITE A. Pianos ang Organs exchanze’ Boxed: for rebt by day, week, applied tf purchased Full stock of Se. Music HENRY EBFRBACH, M15 F street, | W31 Managing Partner of the late tirmo! PIANOS AND ORGANS OF DIFEER renee ent kinds, new 5 a apwaiie bic a repa ih oF Fear. SECO. la ave, near Orb st. | ‘DECK TANOS oe pade by DECKER in TX. Sole Agent, 407 10 G.H Also for Bur = FINANCIAL. Parvate Stock Tsxe BETWEEN WASHINGTON, BALTIMORE, PHILADELPHIA, NEW YORK, BOSTON, &. PRINCE & WHITELY, Stock Brokers, Broadway, Finhavenue,, Jew York. General Partners, Whitely, Henry H.Dodge, H.Cruger Oakley, C. Logan, Washington, D.C. Maynard C. Eyre. William R. Travers, Special Partner. Buy and sell on commission all classes of Railway ‘ecuritien. : Branch office-639 15th street (Corcoran Building.) HL EL DODGE, Reupexr PartxEr. Qactations of Stocks and Bonds and tnformation Regarding the markets recetved through our wires MWustantly, direct from the New York Stock Ex- change All orders executed and reported promptly. SALE OF ‘CHES, CHAIRS, within our tion of How: ONE TRON SAFE, ON 4, BED, ¢ PAY ADVA: WALTE FP HOstAs powLrN BARRELS PRIME, IAMS & CO., Ai NT PARLOR SU UPHOL- HAIR CLOTH: AND MANTEL MIR EGANT LIBRARY SUITE, WALNUT DRESSERS) ERS, MARBLE-TOP TABLES. HAL “BRUSSELS, INGRAIN AN id Furniture. NCI D ‘ALs0, AT TEN O'CLOCK, IN FRONT OF OUR SALES- O'CLOCK, Ix SGOT OF OUR Sal ‘eliaueods assortment of Household effects. i WILLTAMS & CO. Aucts. MAC HERRING AT AUCTION, SALE OF U 4 ort Day, SO CLOC On MONDAY, SEVEN OCLOCK P.M. ARY SEVENTEENTH, vod this sale MFO from N Bot ¥, Auctionee! FEBRUARY SIXvt and to. E. HEIDEN H. Vests, “loaks, "Do FEBRUARY FOUR- isting of fine Gold and ings Fins and Studs, Ss, Opera Glas, Stiveriated Ware, ‘Clocks, _ Ladies! mans, Spreads, 000 are included 1 EIMER, Broker, ngs TUNANSON BROS, Auctioneers PAWNBI A; AND. E LOCK#TS, OIL PAINTINGS. &. On TUESDAY, FEBRUARY SEVENTEENTH, cing at TWEL SS, €0 ii sell at the cluster i sets, Pearl sets, Two Ol Palotings, (on sliver Goblets, 7 nives and Three Fine Guns ‘Two manufuctu SALE OF DIAMONDS, GOLD TCHES, (HORSE TIMERS LD ‘CHAINS AND E_O'CLOCK, NOON) on rooms, corner of @th aud DB ver Watches (borse timers and repeaters. ios aud ‘Rings (sov'taries and hains, Lockets and Bracelets, Porcelain.) 4, Spoons and Fancy Silver ther Cases, with Equipments. ‘Steplien‘Cirant, of Se danmes Street, London, with 2 Barrel One w. Terms cash. 14,16 tutactared be Allred Ia PHILLIP WALLACK, 1417 Peansyivanié eve. nw. [MOS 3. FISHER € 60. ‘Real Y_ AFTERNOON TWENTY-FOURTH, AD. 1885! at front of the premises. by ated Decensh ster, of London, Broker. Estate Auctioneers. OF A NUMBER OF SMALL ASD LO 3 TS FRONTING RE- BAND NEW JER- FEBRUARY FOUR + virtue of aude per 27th, A.D. 1880, ui Sell at pulile auction all of Lot lettered “C of Bris- coe aud others recorded subdivision of original Lot (2,) in square five hundred and fifty-elght (558.) all of Lots eleven (11), twelve (12), fourteen 35). of SA. and J. Al (14) and fifteen . tox |. consisting of @ Terms ars with in the propel A dejesit of ten Tequired at aser's Cost, 1 with within th erent, al op hewspaper, at SK a es _f1S-aeds_ puouas DOWLING, Auctioneer. “Boss” subdivis riseoe and others subdivision fst quare tive hundred and ether wh the improvements number of small Brick se sold, oF all. cast ir ine of sale, if terms of sale are 5) days from day of » es reserve the right {0 resell the pi wdvertisement inthe" One-third cash; balance fn one (1) and two ‘ed by deed of trust at option of pure cent of marci All conv CATALOGUE SALE oF RICHLY DECORATED CHINESE PORCELAL ‘ARE, USEFUL AND ORNAMENTAL, + EMBRACING DESSERT, LUNCH, DI AND OTHER TABLE DECORATIONS OF THE MOST ELF! FLE NT DES! NT VASES AND OBJECTS OF ART IN CHINESE PORCELALY, AND FINISH; TO BE SOLD AT AUCTION, WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, FEBRUARY EIGHTEENTH AND NINETEENTH, ATELEVEN: A. M. AND THREE P. M, AT SALESROOMS, 5. W. Cor. Pennsylvania Avenue and Eleventh Street, fl it WASHINGTON, D. ¢. HOMAS DOWLIS VALUABLE SIDE G1 “AT AUCTION, 100, WEDNESDAY, F SHS. at o ms: One-half cas notes Dearing inter; trust ‘of purchaser. $50 TRUSTERS SALE, OF HEAL STORES HOMAS DOWLING, Auct cE Auctioneer. Lock Feat st shall sell part of Lat 1 ~ | tween High and Potomac, and having a depth of 150 , im the property sold. RY EIGHTEENTH iu front of the, fronting balauce In twelve months, nd secured by a deed of Converancibg, &e., at deposit required at ‘the time a felzats joneer. ERY VALUARLE Iv NTRALLY SiTbATED STING OF TWo BRICK LINGS, SITUATE Nos. TH STREET, BETWEEN 4 1 STRE: nd oy direction: Lat public AY. the TW ject] OF test On the. option of purchaser, al time of sale. porchacer's evst. lays, oF Proper: oat of defeulth isemeut in “The D.C. NTEENTH DA FOUR OCLOCKP. 3 of eshte (5) and ten 10), tn the horthwest corner Street oni then south ¢ west oue hondred and tw f lot eight (8), . all that 208 10) feet: th ington street, ae minus. a large Brick Manslou-Honse, the late Gov. Henry ‘Teruss of sale: NORTHWEST. ae of a deed of trust, dated June Sth, A. @ duly recorded in Nber No. 908, ai am the land records of the District’ of, the party secured the vetion.in front of the x TY SIXTH DAY OF FEI INS, at HALE-PAST FOCR the following described Weal Estate, Try ef Washington, in the District hand distinguished as, and bel inbered nine ®)and ten | hundred and twenty-nine (4! for the same at the southeast corner of sald ‘on the line of ath street wes: m h street west for 95) feet toan alley: thence les forty C40) feet: to the point of beginning. remives,oui ee part 1), and running (40) feet; hence east ‘balance in three equal {n- ve and eighteen months, with at Six per cent per annum, secured vremises sold, or all Cush, Rt SEODDERT STREETS, in ty of . described lot nine (9), and run east hundred aud twenty-two (122) feet; seven (87) feet two (2) Inches: then ty-two (172) feet to the nd then north t two (2) inches with North Capi ‘and ron south with the street two hundred wad three and uineventhe at red to Wis) feet: feet: thence north one hundred fert to Stoddert street, and thence west with Stod- street owe hundred und fifty (150) feet, to the h each: purcel sold bo required upon each house eyanelng, S tobe complied wit will be resold at the risk recording, &c., at within five days’ ad- Sid of a deed of trust to me, dated on Februar, 184 folio 8S, uf the laud tecords for, ‘Colombia, { will sell at pal Day, . U ¥ OF FEBRUARY, A! and recorded i Hie auctor THE SEV D. 1886, allof lot nine (9), and are six hundred and Washington, in ‘the a3. follows: Dat with seven street to on WEDNESDAY, the EIGHTEENTH BRUARY. A.D J886-at EOUR OCLOCK E, yartél of ground in ‘the ey of | tovin, in smia bisrict deseribed us tole Be te wratheade cortier of Washtngios waa Shanta east side of Washlug- right angles to Wash- ud tweuty (120) feet: hingwou street, eleven thence east thirty 30) ‘ul ntnets-two 1192) rEMerly eEpIS OF id's fine brit stable. one-third cash; balance in equal payments in one (1) and two. 2) veary with inter ‘secured eomplie t Mt SIX per cent per annum UD- 1 by trust deeds on the property, oF ‘at option of purchaser. “A depesit of $600 ‘on euch, plede at time of saler Convesaie. urchaser’s cost. If terms Of gale Efe not with in ten (10) davs from duy of sale toe Com reserves the Fight Uo resell at risk abd cost of detaulting purchaser. fates JOHN M. BUTLER, Trustee. Tux Best Ix Tae Disrmcr ASK FOR IT. SCHLITZS MILWAUKEE LAGER, For sale in Bottles by Dealers Generally, and in (Casks and Bottles by the Agent ‘Telephone 454, % CELLULOID Sei See ; Is for sale at peter wears out, always ee Mrs. FISHER devotes her attention the wants or Lady Patroun, ml Paysicrass Axo Daveotsts RECOMMEND BBB It Ee fi s BoB IT EO OR R g BBB T EEE KR 455 AS THE BEST TONIC. ‘This medicine, combining Iron with pure Vegetable tonics, wuickly and completely CURES DYSPEPSIA INDIGESTION, MALARIA WEAKNESS, IMPURE BLOOD, CHILLS AND FEVER and NEURALGIA. By rapid and thorough assizoaullation with the blood tt reaches every part of tue svstem, purifies and en- riches the blood, strengthens the muscles and nerves, aud tones and inivigorutes the system. A FINE APPETIZER—Best Tonic known. Te will cure the worst case of Dyspepsia, removin all distressing symptoms. such as Tustiug the Food, Belching, Heat in the Stomach. Heartburn, etc. ‘The ONLY IRON MEDICINE THAT WILL NOT BLACKEN OR INJURE THE TEETH. It is invaluable for Diseases peculiar to women, and to all persons who lead sedentary lives. ‘An UNFATLING REMEDS FOR DISEASES OF THE LIVER AND KIDNEYS. Persons suffering from the effects of overwork, ner- vous troubles, lose of appetite or debility experience auch pelle and renewal energy be ite une, 11 DOES’ NOT CAUSE ACHE OR PRO- DUCE CONSTIPATION—other Iron medicines do. itt s.the only, preparation of Tron thal cases no ia. lous e ans and Druggists recommend 1¢ asthe BESE, "TRY IT = ‘The genuine has Trade Mark and crossed red lines on wrapper, “Take no ther. ‘Made only by BROWN CHEMICAL CO., 13 Baltimore, Ma. To Coxxorsszvns, Tr MA ant PPP RRR TIT EEE DDD H MMMM Pop oo Bek z EEF Bm Heuage 8 See, i ee ge HMERE “oo & 7 Eee Boo 4 A CO FEE AA oO E AA oO EE Aah OO E aA co EEE NN NEERE COOK KW W WEEE A RVNE OCR Wwwweee dy RRR PGE Gob, SGP pe SA NNN Eee Gook “kK W' “Ww Eman From FEBRUARY 12rx to FEBRUARY 18TH the LATEST EXPORTATION OF MESSRS. G. SIGRARIO & CO., of Madrid, will be displayed on the counters of the PALAIS ROYAL An opportu- nity like this is seldom offered to the public, as the very @hoicest BARCELONA and other fine SPANISH. LACES will be sold at European prices, The goods will be OFFERED AT RETAIL UNTIL FEB- RUARY 18rH; after which time they will be disposed of at wholesale by a New York house, as the quan- titles are too large for retail trade. H AU U 488 EF USC HEE G gs Foi Go WED os F oH coo H H uu Sss8 AND cco A RI FFF SS; ss 9S A RRR sss me Bo Ak EPR FF Sy Sss8 cco AOA ROR F SoS yr In BARCELONA SPANISH LACE, MATELESSE SPANISH LACE, HAND-RUN SPANISH, GUIPURE and FSCURIAL SPANISH LACES. In Cream and Black, EEE Prices range from 89c. to $23.50. We have the {nvolce, but not all the goods, so we can't give de- scriptions. ‘They will be out of the custom house and on the PALAIS ROYAL COUNTERS TO-MORROW, certain, Wecan say, with pardonable pride, that we offer At LOWEST PRICES EVER MADE IN AMERICA, and we think the pluck and enterprise shown in pur chasing such a large stock should be rewarded. How- ever, we can and will sell them at a profit at whoie- sale after February 18th. PPPoA A IT gS8g PP AA OL ka on & Broga Eb A OT SSs P AA LLL A°A UL Sss8 RRR 00 ¥ ¥ A LE © RROOYVY sa LE RRR O 0 YY AA L RROO ¥Y AAE ,, RR ‘oo ¥ A°A tun 7 11 1217-1119 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. Pere Axp Ixvicorarixa. ‘Those who may wish to purchase, elther as a dell- cous beverage or fur medicinal purposes, an UNA- DULTERATED WHISKY, are invited to makes trial of the celebrated brand. PPP PPP ERE RRR ERE NN POPP PE ROR PPP PPP FR RRR 3 E R e R TTT T PR ‘This Whisky, upon an analytical examination, has proved to be free from Fusil Oi, and indeed of any of ‘the modern ingredients which are used to give a fictitious age and flavor to this popular drink. FOR SALE BY Browning & Middleton, Barbour & Hamilton, J. B. Bryan & Bro, ¢.C, Bryan, 3B. L. Wheeler, ‘Thomas A. Rover, N.T. Metzger @Bro, Beall & Baker, John H. Magruder, J.C. Ergood & Co, SR Waters, W. HL Hi. Cissel, WASHINGTON, D. c. H. @ H W. CATHERWooD, Sole Proprietors, Philadelphia, Great Crosxe Our Sare OF FINE BOOTS AND SHOES At SINSHEIMER & ERO.'S, 808 7th street. This sale will continue ® short time only. Look carefully at the Extraordinary Bargains we offer of the following well-known makers in Ladies’ Shoes, Cousin's finest Cur. Kid, hand-sewed, but., that cost you $5, we will sell you now at $3.79. Cousin’s finest Str. Goat, hand-sewed, which are sold elsewhere at $4.50, our price now $3.59. Cousin’s fine Cur. Kid, butt,, which sell at $3.50, we sell now at $2.79. Cousins Misses’ Shoes at the same low figures. About 200 pairs Ladies’ Fine Ktd Butt., every pair of which'ts worth $3, are now selling at $2. ‘Our Burt's Men Shoes, in butt., lace and Gaiters that ‘were $5 and 96, are now closing at $3.75. ‘These shoes are superior to oustom made. ‘We aak those that want to save money to come as early ss possible, ts our stock is now complete. We have all ales and widths, therefore call at once at nl¢3m_ SINSHEIMER & BROS’, jo P 868 7th street. Palins SEs ska 4 Space Agente for ares ze, Pena vane Giaissenes ‘and Copane. "Vina de tout ‘sortts ot 2d EDITION. Last ‘Tans to he Si ‘Two Suicides in New York. New Yorx, February 13.—August Gerbold, 45 years old, clgarmaker, committed suicide fais morning by hanging himseif from a clothes 10K, ‘Thomas Ulings, 58 years of age, a park man, recently discharged on account of old age? ended his life to-day by shooting himself with @ Tevolver through the right temple. ee Held for Killing Her Husband. = PHILA DELPHL+<7bruary 13,—At the ingu today on the body ofJona. Strecny, who ted esterday from nJurtes alleged to have been in- iicted by his wife, {t was shown that death re- sulted from a fracture of the skull, and Mrs. Sweeny was committed to prison 6 awalt the Action of the district attorney. dete at The War in the Soudan. HOSTILE ARABS AGAIN MENACING SUAKIM— THE MISSING HUSSAKS. SUAKIM, February 13.—Small parties of hos- tile Aralis'have reappeared to menace the gai rison. A spy has returned from Hesheim, the place where the reconnottering party of hussars and Egyptlans was attacked on the third In- stant. The hussars got as far as Handoub with- opposition, ‘but having, on thelr way out, burned a native village without reason, they Were attacked on their return at Heshelm, which {s about three miles from Handoub. The attacking party lay in ambush, and the Arab fire was so terrible that the Hussars could not face it, and saved themselves from annihi- Jation by retreating at full gallop in a circle to Suakim. Eight Hussars and titce Egyptians Were lost. Col. Treemantle, command: ng at Suaktm, tn reporting this incident, stated that the officer in command of the Hustars had ex- ceeded his authority in ordering the burning of the Arab village, Spies were at once sent out to ascertain the fate of the missing troopers. A spy who has re- turned could learn nothing of It, but, he found in the desert, near the scene of the fight, seve- Tal articles of clothing which had evidently be- Jonged to themissing men. The spy had fetched the articles toSuakim. They are all pterced as if by spears. The spy reports that he found the enelny encamped at Hesheim. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. ‘The New York Stock Market. The following are the opening and 2:50 p.m. prices of the New York Stock Market to-day, as reported by special wire to HL. H. Dodge, 589 16th street: lice” Nune. | 0, j2350) Name] _0. | 2:50 Gan. Pa we) BB ga oie 26 Do. Ist pref Do. 2a pret he Do. prei2:/106 | St. P. O1aahal ee Mob. & Ohio. Nash. & Chat.| Baltimore Market: BALTIMORE, Mo., Pebruary 13—V duted, 4334: pilst-due coltpons, ; Virginie new threes, 51%; es, old, 1.00 bid to-day. BALTIMORE, Mp., February 1 —Cotton duii— middling, 11. Flour qutet and steady—Howard street ‘and western’ super, 2.76a8.10; do, extra, 3.25u3. do. family, 3.87ad.7p; city mills super, 2.754311 5; Pataps southern Mary z" fo, extras 3 Bouthzhedos Rio brands ey fhinlly: bus seperietive patge So southern amber, 96295; Ni o. 2 western winter red, spot, Kb 5 May, 9314n93%9, Corn-'southern Sharh vellow, Boat wetter alee spat tSkae Hs 7 40)q; February, 4 9; March, 4730474; steamet Seis. Oats und qulet—southerp, Gags i Western mixed, #4480; Dein Se’ qulet, 78075, Hay quiet, wit rime to ‘Pennsylvania 15.00, Provisions firme local demaind—mess pork.old, 13.75;new, 14.00, Butke meats—soulders and clear rib sides, packed, 6a" lders, 644 clear rib sides, S12; hans, 12: “with fale grain higher, sd. Recelpts—flour, 4.101 wheat, 190,000 bushels; corn, 157,000 bushels. Chicago Markets. CHICAGO, Fe z PUZZLE. Mr. Cleveland's Cabinet Slate. THE LIST NARROWED DOWN TO FIFTEEN NAMES. FROM WHICH SELECTIONS ARE TO KE MADE— DEMOCKATS ON THE ANXIOUS BENCH. Cabinet speculations have not been so rife for the past day or two, though the subject is of as much interest as ever. It 1s sald that Mr. Cleve- land has narrowed his lst to fifteen names, and that he is now hard at work making his selec- tion of seven from that number. ‘The demo- crats generally express the hope that he will decide upon hiscabinetand announce it as soon as he can conveniently do so. They seem to think that the sooner the question of who is to compose the cabinet is settled the better; that an early announcement of the chosen ones will give them opportunity to make such prepara: tions as they Inay deem necessary, and. that it will enable the rejected to recover from their disappointment by the tlme Mr. Cleveland ar- Hyer here, That there will be some keen dis. appointments is quite certain, While here and there whispers can be heard of what Mr, Cleve lund Intends to do, and what he does not intend to do, most of such talk 1s rank speculation, It is Known that during his recent stay In New York city he talked quite confidentially with some of the democratic Congressmen who called upon him. But even to these he does not seem to have intimated any fixed purpase with re- rd to the cabinet. nator Lamar «ald to, “AR reporter the day after bis return, Cleveland had determined upon anythin h regard to his cabinet he did not intimate it to me.” So others who had confidential talks With the Presidenteleet have said, It is rea- sonably certain that Mr. Cleveland” has caused some prominent democratic leaders to visit and talk-with him beeause he had them in migd for the cabinet. He perhaps wanted an opportu- nity to form his estimate of the men, and prob- ably to ascertain whether they would, Itcalled upon, serve in the cabinet, He first summoned Senator Bayard and next Senator Garland, and. unless everybody {s mistaken very promptly decided that he wanted them in the cabinet, He has, it is believed, mentally welzhed others and sounded them, Without, however, commit ting himself. ‘THE PROMPT DENTAL BY MR. ‘CLEVELAND of anews dispatch stating that he had written to Mr. Bayard, formally offering him the port- folio of the State department, is regarded as significant, Among leading democrats It is not construed as Indicating that Mr. Bayard {s not to have the State department if he wants it, but rather as meaning that the President-elect ob- Jects, for the present, to being put in the atl tude of having actually committed himself to anybody. It is thought by leading democrats, who have had some means of forming an ide: of Mr. Cleveland's general plans, that he will not make his cabinet plece-meal, but that he will first determine upon the entire seven, and communicate his wishes to all of hem simul- taneously; that upon hearing from them, and when asstired of their willingness to serve, the cabinet will be made public, In other words that he will at a single stroke conclude the busi- ness, and not select one ata time and risk in- creasing the pressure for the remaining cabinet places. NAMES MENTIONED. There 1s @ feeling of confidence among In- diana democrats that Mr. McDonald will be in the cabinet. It has been stated that in the course of his conferences with democrats in New York city, Mr. Cleveland clearly indicated his purpose, or’at least his desire, as far as prac- ticable, to hanor with cabinet positions those states ‘which bore the brunt of the political AFFAIRS AT THE CAPITOL. Mr. Cleveland and the Silver Question. CHAIRMAN BARNUM ON THE HOUSE FLOOR— THE PETITION TO THE PRESIDENT-ELECT. Chairman Barnum, of the national democratic committee, and Representative-elect Scott, of Erle. Pa., were both on the floor of the House todas, conversing with members and urging the passage of a bill to suspend silver coinage. Itis thought that they are here as representa- tiyes of Mr. Cleveland. The silver men-in the House are circulating a Pitition, to be sent to Mr. Cleveland, asking im not to commit himself upon the silver question untilafter they have been heard. They say about a hundred and fifty members have signed the paper, and as soon as they get what ether names they can they will forward it to the President-elect. ‘The petition ts said to be the result of an in- terview which occurred between Mr. Warner, gf Ohio, and Mr. Cleveland in New York. While Mr. Warner was in New York with the rest of the pilgrims he thought he would put in a good Word fonsilver. But to his surprise Mr. Cleve- land Indicated by his answer that he thought the coinage of silver ought to be suspended. This so frightened the Ohian that he hurried baci to the capital and asked Mr. Bland to call aconference of the silver men, ‘The result of the conference was the address, Capitol Toptes. MR, HAWLEY GETS A HEARING. In the Senate this afternoon Mr. Hawley, while delivering some remarks upon the bill to Prohibit the importation of contract labor, was annoyed by @ general buzz of conversation around him. He said, addressing the chair: “Mr. President, if theré was any plate in the chamber where I could stand without inter- Tupting conversation should be glad to do 69, but the rule requires me to stay near my seat.” ‘The conversatfon ceased. THE IMPORTATION OF CONTRACT LABOR. In the Senate today Mr. Blair antagonized the Texas Pacific land grant forfeiture bill with the House bill to prohibit the importation of contract Jabor into this country, and on a yea and nay vote the latter was taken up by a vote 9f 80 ens to 19 nays. ‘The bill ‘applies’ to ‘the District of Columbia, The vote, however, is not regarded a8 a test of the strength of the ’Texas Pacific bill, Near the close of last session the con- tract labor bil was laid over, and the failure to pass it was complained of by working men in the presidential canvass. While the vote to-day Was nota party vote, most of the yeas were given. by republicans and nearly all the nays by lemocrats, MR. COX DENTES, The story of Mr. Cox having asked Speaker Carlisle to designate him to act as Speaker during his absence while in New York, and having been very much chagrined at Black- bum’s designation, is positively denied by Mr. Cox and all person’ concerned. Inaugurations Notes, CONTRIBUTIONS, The following subscriptions to the inaugura- tion fund were recolved today by Mr. C. C. Glover, the treasurer: E. L, Dent, $25; Albert Ordway, $20; Wm. A. Johnson, $5: Geo, Juene- mann’s brewery per Henry Habe, manager, $25; Theo. M. Rudd, $5, and Robinson, Parker & Co, $25; total to date, $19 oe SO Oe District Government Affairs. NO OBJECTION TO THE APPROVAL OF THE BILIS, The Commisstoners have returned to the President Senate bill No. 292, “For the prote tion of children in the Distriet of Columbia, and H, R. bill No. 8121, “fo enable the Com- missioners to maintain public order during the ceremonies of the inauguration,” which bills had been referred to them, stating that they have no objection tu the bills belng approved. MISCELLANEOUS. ‘The Commissioners have recommended to the committes on appropriations that te sila. ties of the tillermen of tfuck Companies A and E hereafter be fixed at $900 cach In place of $500, in View of the fact that they have to act as assistant chiefs of their respective compar nies, ————— Judge Bradley’s Reported Intention to Retire. AStaR reporter made inquiry today with regard to a special dispatch sent from New York to the Philadelphia Press stating that Justice Bradley, of the United States Supreme Court, had determined that his duty to the republican: arty impelled him to retire before the 4th of i ae that a republican may be appointed in his place, Iu quarters where Judge Bradley's intentions would be known, the reporter was informed that no intimation of any such purpose on his part had been received, “A gentleman who bas long known Judge Bradley said: “In my opin- ion he would not participate in anything haying thesemblauce of a trade to fill his place.” ——— ‘The Courts. PRopate Court—Judge Hagner, To-day, éstate of Mary E, Maroney; final notice issued. Will of George Gregory; filed for probate, Estate of Luther Martin; decree con- firming sale of partnership interest in the firm of Martin & Butler, and authority to adminis- trator to invest money in bonds Estate of John Ruthledge; proof publication filed. Estate of Elizabeth Collins; order authorizing transfer ofstock in Baltimore, Estate of John Collins; do, Estate of Bridget Fitzmorris; tinal notice issued. Estate of George White; inventory personalty returned. Gistate L! M. Pow caveat of will filed by Hamilton Ormsby and Edmonta B. Ormsby ‘and issues directed to be sent to the Circuit Cotrt. Estate of Catherine Robinson; petition and order referring cause to take testimony and to report on identity of de- ceased under her maiden and “married Dames. TiHRowN Fos His CARRIAGE AND BADLY INJCRED.—This morning ubout 10 o'clock, as Mr. Wm. W. Riley, of Sligc, Montgomery county, (son of Mr, Thos. W. Kiley, of 602 11th street southwest.) was driving down 7th street, between Rand Sstreets northwest, in a bag, became unmanagable. ‘The animal lo the country team of Geo, W. Beaveus, an opposite direction, and Mr. Riley vn out, and, striking Gn his head, was very badly injuted. ' He was taken into 1626 7th street, and alter being attended by Dr. J.0. Adums was sent to his tuther’s residence in South Washingtoi Se ARRESTED For FaLjana UPon A Snow CASE.—ADout halfpast T o'clock to-day a man slipped while walking wong 7th street, and fell into a show case in fron Was taken In cust Kady, but was sub: of H, Isaacs’ store. He Detectives Carter and leased, A Senrovs -Faut.—The yenerable Capt. John H. Goddard, for many years captain of the police force, now in his eighty-seventh Year, about noon to-day had a severe fall on Market @Space, near 7th street. He was sisted to his home, corner of Lith and N streets northwest, and it was found that although no bones were broken, his right le was paralyzed, and it is feared from his age tat the results will be . ee A number of gentlemen have organized a fox hunting club, under the name of the Prince George County Hunt, and have elected Mr. W. W. Corcoran, presid and Dr. G, F. Whiting, secretary, dito hivea hunt ind few week: ee Disrrior Bris ArrKovep.—The President has approved the act to enable the District Commissioners to maintain public order during the inauguration ceremonies, and the act for the protection of children in the District of Columbia, LANDS RESTORED TO THE PUBLIC DoMATN.— The President has, by executive order, declared all the lands within the Niobrara or Santee Sioux Indiaw reservation in Nebraska, which remains unallotted or unselected by the indians ofsaid reservation, restored to the public do- main and made subject to settlement aud entry on and efter May 15th prox. The land occupied for oereey® School and missionary purposes is exeuipted. RANGE OF THE THERMOMETER.—The follow- ing were the readings ut the Signal office to- day: 3 am, 23.1; 7 a.m, 23.8; 11 am., 26.4 2pm, 27, =e ae Abandoned at Sea, Bostox, February 13.—Intelligence received here states that the steamer Benwell Tower, from Baltimore January 20 for Liverpool, was abandoned January 29 disabled and leaking. She had lost her bulwarks and sails, her chart- room was carried away and her cabin was full of water, The second Mate and one of the erew were washed overboard. ‘The steamer was gradually settling when, ‘she was abandoned. ler crew were taken off by the steamer Glad- iatus from Shields for New York. UE Oe Nee eek Latest Foreign News. EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS IN SPAIN. Manxrp, February 13.— Earthquake shocks were felt to-day at Tarre Del Campo, about 40 mules north of Granada. They were severe enough to do serious damage to the hospital. SS Telegraphic Briefs. Washington, colored, was convicted fight, and which, by voting for the democratic ticket, carried it through. As Indiana held so conspicuous and important a position In the contest, and as the democrats of the state. unanimously present a man whose qualifications and claims are admitted, it is not deemed probable, in the esti- mation of Indianians that they can be left. Mr. Cleveland is also quoted as having, in the course of conversation aboubt democratic policy, rospects, ete,, referred to the northwest as & Rela’ otteting ‘reat, inducement for part Ly sionary work. This, ether with the high opinion he has expressed of Mr. Vilas, nes ea to the Poche § pn preeaion that the latter will be taken into the cabinet. But there are not cabinet positions enough to give each of the pivotal states of the north a place, and then ive the south two, and the northwest one, un- Yess ‘Mr. Bayard be leftout. New York, New Jersey and Connecticut present as strong claims for consideration for what joan td to wards electing #.President as does Indiana. ‘This has given rise to the lation that if ‘Mr, Bayard goes into the it the south will only get. Coe ‘AS to the filteen names, over which Mr. Cleve- land is now puzzling his brain, it is me: a matter of speculation as to whose they are. The neral opinion is that Sei a, Bay ‘Gar fend, Lathar, ex-Senator MeDonaid, Mr. ‘Vilas, Mr. Barbour and others, who have been so re- atedly mentioned for the cabinet, are among be numbe! in Baltimore to-day, in the criminal court, of murder in the second degree for the homicide of Rufus Thomas, colored, in July last. He was remanded for sentence. ‘Made Crazy by a Fortane Teller. Buffalo, N. Y., 1s excited over the case of two women who have been driven orazy by a for- ‘tune teller. A. Toense, a shoemaker, his wife and thetr five children, together with a sister of Mrs. Toense, one Mrs, Kuehn, a widow with five children, lived together happily. Charles Zimmerman, a widower, also with five children, commenced ‘to his attentions to Mrs, Kuehn, who, besides her five children, had an Interest in $3,000, which was left by her de- ceased husband for the benefit of his family. tween the money and the widow Mr. Zim: rman was captivated, and pressed his suit in an energetic manner.’ Mrs. Kuehn did not look upon the courtship with much favor. To ascertain the probabilities for the future Mrs. Kuehn and Mrs, Toense visited a fortune teller, ‘one Mrs. Brand, on Jeflerson street, and for & slight renumeration she di 16 the sisters frequehtly’ mederead the nonsense eho Told ni an nonsense them seriously affected the minds of the two women. Dr. Van Reyma has committed them to an asyltim. A Warrant was sworn out against the fortune teller, who escaped arrest. The heaviest snow storm for years prevailed of, THE DEMPSEY-KIRKWOOD TRIAL. The Government Still Offering Testi- mony—Dr. Wales Explains the Crayon Portrait Transactions. After Tug StaR’s report of the Dempsey- Kirkwood trial closed yesterday, Mr. Marsh B. Clark, the veteran messenger tn the bureau of medicine and surgery, testified that the ink Produced in court yesterday and identified by Mr. Ames as the same as that appearing in re- ceipts given by Carrigan to Mr. Dempsey was never used In the bureau. He was examined and cross-examined at length concerning the method of recelving goods at the bureau, the stationery received, &c. TO-DAY'S PROCEEDINGS, ‘When the court opened to-day, Brooks Shaw, formerly @ laborer in the bureau of medicine and surgery, was called by the government, and testitled that small pac had been delivered at the bureun by parties Br. Dempsey’s. He had never known a wagon load of guods to be delivered there, He was cross-examined at considerable length. Drs. Coues and Bloodgood, of the Brooklyn laberatory, were examined for the purpose of showing ‘that good said to have been de livered by Mr. Dempsey to the bureau and laboratory had not been delivered there. Peter A. Joyce, storekeeper at the Brooklyn laboratory, gave similar testimony. Dr. Wales was recalled. and testified that such ink as appeared in Carrigan’s signature to the receipts giver by Carrigan to hever used In thebureaus He said that he knew nothing of the orders for diet registers, &c., ex- hibited by Mr. Dempsey. Such books were ob- tained singly upon Rie Fequisition of surgeons and not obtained in such quantities as repre- sented in these orders. As to the orders and bills for stationery he sald that no orders for such amounts would be given out except upon Prey reals. He said he had never know- ingly signed these orders for stationery. On cross-examination Dr. Wales was asked about the payment of Mrs. Barnes for crayon Portraits on’ vouchers, charging the amount paid to estamps. Hesald Crozet, a man Who claimed to be the director of an art tnatl- tution, called the Garfield gallery, took a con- tract for making these portraits. "After part of the work was done he committed suicide, Mrs, Barnes then came to the bureau and agked to be allowed to continue the work, as she had Succeeded Crozet, and the witness’ consented, He did not, know how she was paid. | There was no reason, he sald, for charging the por- rults as postage stampé, as they Would be pad for out of the Same fund as pos! tarp) fe knew nothin fo the pa ut for ge fures charged aa anatomical specimens, "Mtr. Wilson remarked that portraits might be #0 described. “If it was a picture of me,” be re- marked, “4t might be called an anatomical specimen. either as Berpecy, was | An Appesi to the President. FRIENDS OF BENJAMIN F. RIGELOW PETITION FOR A PARDON, A paper, quite numerously signed, was pre sented to the President to-day petitioning for | the pardon of B. F. Bigelow, recently convicted | Of the alleged crime emberziement from thNa- | tional Bank of the Republic. The petition says: “The reputation of the said Bigelow, prior to these alleged offenses, for all the qualities that belong tou good and useful citizen was without Saw or spot. He was admitted by all to bee nerous friend, a fulthful servant and eh atteo jonate father. He bas already bean itaprisoned seventeen months, since his Indictment, in the common jail of the District of Columbia, and has suffered pot only in mind,but in body beta 90 ill at times that his life was despaired Every dollar of his property, real ans Hable to exccntion has been seized and the suid Bigelow left literally destitute. j is aged parents, father and mother, liter. | ally stripped thembelves of thelr entire ‘meas | fo make Kovd the alleged embezsiement and | have reduced themselves to poverty in feeble and helpless old age. His wife Is slowly but | surely dying of an, incurable malady. His | seven children, the oldest fourteen sears of age, | are left to the care of their aged grandparents, Whose devotion though great cannot supply & Parent's piace or furnish means to support and educate innocent ehtidren. —s The Fight for Logan's Seat. ONE VOTE CAST IN YESTFRDAY'S BALLOT. ‘The morning hour tn the Tilinots bouse yester- day was idled away. At 120'clock the doorkeep- er announced the attendance of the senate and 22 democratic members of that body Bled in and | took their seats, When a vote for Senator was directed only one vote was recorded, the demo- crats fearing thut the republicans were there in ter force than seemed apparent, aud could, if the democrats once voted, appear and give their candidate a clear majority. Adjournment was then taken tll noon to-da; ome The New Site for a City Post Office. REPORT OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE IN FAVOR OF THE MAMONE BIBL The following ts the report of the Senate com- mittee on public buildings and grounds which accompanied the bill for parchase of square 406, in this city, for a post office site, passed in the | Senate yesterday: | The committee on public bulldings and grounds have had under consideration the | Selection of a slte for, and the constriction ot, # suitable building for'a post office in the etty of Washlagton, D. C., and report in support of the DUL they offer covering the subject: I. That the need forsuch a public building ts Immediate, and by every consideration is de manded. The poor, yuhealthy, and insufficient accommodations of the present rented bullding for the purpose and the termination of the lease of the same ali combine to urge action upon the subject. The rapid growth of the city and the After the recess Mr, Wilson continued the cross-examination of Dr. Wales, He read the Voucher made out in Mrs. Sarah E. Barnes’ name for $27 for 540 Bve cent postage stamps, and also one in Mis. Barnes’ name for 1 photographing anatomical specimens, and let- lers from Surgeon General Gunnell, dated In October last, Inquiring about these ‘voucBers. ‘To these letters Dr. Wales replied in reterence to the postage stamp voucher, that {t was the custom to procure stamps and send out bills in the name of some person, aud he believed that the bill was correct. In regard to the avatomi- eal specimen voucher, Dr. Wales tn reply suid that all the work ever ‘done for the bureau by rs. Barnes was the execution of three crayon portral ts. Dr. Hudson was next examined as to the sta- tloners received at the bureau, the kind of ink used, € Amusements, Forp’s Orsra Housz.—Tite unfortunate in- disposition of Mr, Tom Karl, who has for some days been suffering from hoarseness, necess!- tuted last night 8 substitution of “Fatipitza” for “Martha,” as the opening opera of the Ideal troupe's" engagement. As no notice of the change of bill was given In the evening papers of yesterday, nor indeed until after the fll of the curtain ob the first abt last night, {t is not to be Wondered at if the audience felt some slight disappointment and resentmuentand sat out the performance without displaying the enthusiasm Which this fine company of yocalists usually arouses. The fact is “Fatinitza” as rendered by {this company no longer possesses the charms which once made It thelr most popular repre- sentation. ‘This work of Van Suppv's {s acomic opere in the true meantug of that phrase, and demands careful and spirited acting as well as good singing to Insure lis success. ‘come of the plece is ay genuine and as full Davos as anything on the dramatic stage, and sp- shod, bungling treatment cannot but detract materially from the enjoyableness of the enter: inmeut, however strong the cast may be vo- cally. (ME. Herndon “Morsell, who gems to tu- prove with each successive visit to Washington, did the part of Julian’ Hardy vers soceptably. Mis solo, “ Aimerica,” was wartnly encared, Aft. Barnaby Was the’ same joy Pashs as of old, though he seems ty be ‘losing interest In bis “business;” and Mr. Whitney's Gen, Kantchou- duff was fully up to ang ting be bus done here tofore. Miss Marie Stone and Miss Mathilde Phillips filled their familiar roles, and Mr. George Frothingham Was as amusing as usuai fu the part of Steqpan, evening “The Mus- keteers” will be given. LECTURE ON JEFFERSON.—Hon. D. W. Voor hees, of Indiana, will deliver a lecture on ‘Thomas Jefferson, before the Virginia demo- cratic association, on Thursday evening, Febra- ary 17,at Masonic Temple. Reserved seats mity be‘had at Thompson’s and Milburn's drag stores. National THEATER.—“My Partner” 1s pre- paring to close business at this house to-mor- Tow night, and those who buvé not made his Fr ntance and who have a liking for vigor and the breezy, unconventional life of the gold diggings, should hasten to dosc. There will be the ustial Saturday matinee toatorrow. INE'S AT ALBAUGH'S.—The matl- "s to-morrow afternoon has been dedicated to St. Valentine. Every lady attend- ing will receive a handsome valentine, and from the display iy Brad Adams’ window to- day it would appear that the occasion will be @ most gratifying oneto the fuir visitors of the Grand Opera House. ——____ CuaRcep with Roprery.—Detecttve Mat- today arrested a colored man named jum Sanders, on suspicion of robbing the e of Chas, J. Wells, 225 F street, last fon in day night, of a money drawer cont 4 number of old coins found in his Were among the money stolen. He was locked up at the seventh precinct station fora hearing@efore Judge Snell. ° An Old Trick Revived. ‘THE WAY SOME PEOPLE MAKE SIX BANK NOTES ‘OUT OF FIVE. From the N, Y. Herald, ‘There is an old swindling device which con- sists in cutting bank notes into strips and then, in putting them together,save enough from each to make an adflitlonal note. This ingenlous process, technically known as “sweating?” has been applied to the United States silver certifi- cates, ‘The discovery was made yesterday at the sub- asury by Mr. Marlor, who has charge of that artment. .A batch of ten dollar silver certif- icates was received from a Wall street bank on Friday and was redeemed. Yesterday it was found that several of the notes, which on @.cur- sory handling appeared to have been accident- ally tora and ‘ferward pasted together, had in reality been sapjected to the “sweating process above alladed to, ‘The law perm'ts the Treasury department to redeem a mutilated Lill avits face value if threo- fiths ofitremain. The pers have taken ad- vantage of this law. ‘The certitleates were first cut in five pieces end taen, by taking one piece from five different certificutes,a sixth certificate was made. Thus the five genuine certificates would each lack one-fifth but the sixth or bogus certificate would apparently have enough pieces. pasted together to make it complete. the certificates were, therefore, until the trick was discovered redeemable at thelr face value, Un- fortunately for the swindler, the ten dollar cer- tificates have the numbers ofeach engraved in yarlous places on the note in Very sinall figures, Ofcourse the doctored notes were made of ments containing numbers which did not cor- respond. It was this discovery which exposed the fraud, THE NOTES AT THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT. A Star reporter ascertained today that some of the manipulated notes had been presented at the Treasury department for redemption, +o. —____ ROBBERY, AT THE PHILADELPHIA MINT.— Benjamin F,Cohn, « New York Jeweler, on ‘Wednesday offered for sale at the “assay office of Charles 8, Platt, 40 Liberty street, a bar of silver weighing over 85 pounds Troy and worth about $1,300. “Investigation showed that the bar had been stolen from the Philadelphia mint. Mr. Cohn said he had recelved it from a Philadelphia jeweler, whose name he refused to reveal. The loss of the bar had notbeen discovered at the Philadelphia mint. Notwithstandi its weight an attache of the mint ee had been carried off by some visitor to in- stitution. Au investigation into the robbery ‘will be made. Marne BURIED IN SXow.—Maine ts now ex periencing the first real winter weather of the Season.Until after the middle of January the hills were brown and bare, wheels rumbled in the streets of Bangor, and the lumbermen could haul no logs for want of snow. | Now, however, evert changed, and there uch. that the superabundance of 1¢ causes almost as much inconvenience as the former lack of it did. ‘The icemen complain that it costs mare to keep the snow off than it does to cut the Hage drifts are piled up everywhere. Train achedt have been cancelled, and coaches ha Dean: di in getting from to rd country lowns, in some instances, going. ‘throug! fearfal’ Srey ee eed Bon te await and, aking impoade Ete eprnreg street. There is a. improved character aud style of the private rest= dences and business houses which striking! mark the progress and adorn every street wud avenue of the city are more than suggestive of & public duty in ihis respect. Here, at the cap ital of the bation, 1t would seem ‘Stting|y in- cumbent upon thé government to give tone, | Inspiration, and direction, by example, to architectuge, LL. That in view of our improved and im- proving postal service,and the system by which ‘ho one resident of any city, where agri are employed, need scarcely to'visit the post office, the question of location Is no longer of paras mount consideration. Til, That, considering the singular relations of the city post office In the discharge of Its functions, in respect to the dead-letter business, with the Post Office department, and in view of the long standing and rapidly growing demand for. greatly increased accommodatians there, as | urgently set out by the present head of that ae- | partment, and as well by several of the Post- masters General who have preceded him, and | of the sufficient fitness of the location for Use | clty post office, the admitted necessity for an enlargement of the Post Office department | building, which cannot much longer be de- | ferred, the purchase now of the square No. 406, | 1 corner of F and Sth streets, is the step to be taken. The acquisition of this square, which contains 60,000 square feet, would enuble th overnment to close and inelude that portion of th street lying between {Land the square ou Which thé present department bullding stand, | and would add 25, ware feet more aval able ground, and secure aneven frontage on F street with ‘that of the Interior department | building. It ts not believed that any site of sum | cient ground for a building suitable to the pur- ually eligible in respect to location can Berhad for ang price. relatively so taveruble. The Post-Ottice Department 1s now paying an annual rental of $0,500 for outside buildings, for one on square No. 406, lucluded in the proposed purchase, $8,000, and for the city postoftice a Fental of $5,000, the lease of which xpired De cember 15, 188d, The LeDroit building, cov- ered by the purchase, would, it is believed, quite Well auswer all the purposes of a city post-office during the construction of such enlargement of the Post-Office Department building covering suitable provision for the city post-offies , us now be demanded by the confined atid over crowded affairs of that department, al! in con formity with such general plan for’ the exten- sion and enlargement of the Post-Ofice Depait- ment building us shall comprehend the future wth, orderly and efficient conduct of the bus- fess of that department of the Government. IV. That at & cost of $640,000 you acquire piece of property which it 1s admitted the Gov: ernment must have at no distant day, and ata cost now much below any figure the future ts most likely to fix as the fair price forsquare 406, The Government at once saves a rental of $14,500, and secures, without further cost. for Tent, suffigient and betteraccommodations than can be had elsewhere for the city post-oifice dur- ing the time which would be taken any where for the construction of a building for that pur- pose, Besides the saving of $14,500, the Gov- ernment sould derive a rental of $21,740 from the remaining property of the equal clust re of that valued at $38,000, which no rent, This, added to the saving Of $14,500, would be equivalent to.an income of $32,240 per annum, qqual to fall § per cent. upon ye investment the entire cost of the square. The property o the square, exclusive of that which paysno rent, now Yields an income of $13,240. Deergase in Business Failures. New York, February 13.—The business failures during the last seven days, as reported toR, G Dun & Co., number, for the Cnited States 239, and for Canada 31, or a total of 0 $4 compared with a total of 316 lust week, aid the week previously to the last. This large decrease is probably more apparent than real, eee Fatal Accident in a Mine. ‘WILEESRARRE, Pa., February 13.—The rope attached to a timber truck at tie 3 the Lehigh and Wilkesburre company ley, broke this morning As the truck Was being lowered into the slope. The truck ran to the bottom,a distance of 1,500 feet, with fearful velocity’ Upon it were five mine carpenters, who were thrown off when half way down, One of them, John Williams, wus instant!y killed. The others were seriously injured. The recoy- ery of two of them ts considered doubtful, Of a Boy an@ His First Cigar. From the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. ‘A fourteen-yearold son of Mr. B, Bunch, of Economy, Marion county, Mo., swoked # cliar and died from tobacco poison in about balfan hour. The boy was smol ine in a store and soon yomiting violently. He was carried home and his father went fore physician, about one hundred yards distant, but wheo he retu ‘with the physician the littie fellow was dead. soso oon A Mernopisr Prsactten ScsreNpeD, —Tev. W. E. Tomkinson, a Methodst preacher, i charge ofthePrincess Anne, Ma.,cireuit,has been on trial before a delegution of preachers of the Wilmington conference on the charge of lying and slander. ‘The charge of lylug is that’ the Rev, Mr. Tomkinson made the assertion pub- lciy that a member made an assault upon him | in church ata quarterly contirence some time | since, which charge the member denies. The | charge of slander is that the Rev. Mr. Tomkin- | son made damaging charges against the Kev. Mr, Brewington, jr., preacher of the sam: cult. The case Was submitted toa conur consisting of seven ministers of the Wilmingt conference. The charye of slander was with, drawn. The commitiee found him guilty of lying under all five specifications mentioned in the charge. He was suspended from the per- formance of all ministerial duties until the ‘meeting of the annual conference. Mr. Tomkin- son was taken suddenly ill vesterday afternoon and is stil] confined to his room. Se MARYLAND's New TREASUREK.—Gov. Me- Lane has appointed John 8. Gittings, of Baltimore county, to be treasurer of Maryland, to fill the unexpired term of Hon. Barnes Compton, member-lect of the next Congress, resignation takes effect on the 3d of i Fatan Rore JuMPrxe.—Rachael, a seven- yearold daughter of William Evans, residing hear Smith Caroline county, Maryland, was suddenly tripped and thrown vidlentig on her head. “sie fived a Gays, ind ied with sym of menin- iL. JAMES STEPHENS OPPOSED TO DYNAMiTE.— The Ve? tothe Irish Nationalist conier- ence in invited James Stephens, the ex- head center, to preside over their deliberations. He declined, unless the ‘conference would clude all resolutions in favor of the use of dyna- mite. = A ! fi fi age if i i i 3 4 ee i a i 5 iy GEN, DE LISLE EXPECTS TO REACH LaNoson . FODAY. Panss, Febtoary 18—Gen, Briere de Tale tgioetarbs tosiny to the government as follows: Deen’ the” pragrese et te " Desertttrna troops, the dispatch says: “The enemy ebam doned their fortified works In the upon gar approach. On, Tuceda at the dividing ridge and descended into the valley, Hore we met ‘Chinese in strong force, and. were compelled to fight Our Way over rocky heights until nightfall roe A Lively Chase After Bargtars. THEY STEAL TWO TEAMS IN A DESPERATE AB TEMPT TO BSCAPE Fianna, N.Y. February 13.—The bank of Morgan Serly, at Occola, Ba, ‘was broiren into inst night and over 61,300 stolen, At Elkiand, they stole a team and started for thie place, Three tiles from here their fast Criving aroused Ssuspician o: at officer, Who attempted to ‘eet thin. ‘They resisted, end severst shots were feed. ‘The thieves, four in number, Jef the stolen team in the officers’ hands and ed across the fields. Striking another road they overtook » pov driving a team loaded with barrets of water. They threw off the losd, seized the am and started across the Bilis towards Big Piats, a town ten miles west of Eltnira, Ofteers om this city have captured twoof the ith part of the stelen money, and will, ac doubt, soon have the others under arrest, > Indian Appropriations. CHANGES IN THE BILL AS REPORTED BY THR SENATE COMMITTEE. The Indian appropriation Dtil was reported by up In the Benate tomorrow. As com- With the Honse bill, tts gross increase Is S79, and its reduction amount to $80,300, It appropriates 85,8: Thecommittes bas struck out all provisions for the payment of pri- Vate claims growing out of Indian depredations, but bus substituted a general provision requir ing the Secretary of the Intertor to report at the HeXt seselon of Congross ail cialnus of this mar are, together with, stich information regarding theth as uiay have been gathered DY. agente © departinent, The bill contains a wie follow supply food and "other or cance Of disites ammONg tbe tans not having treaty funds, arising trom ergenctes not forescon of otherwise provided 7, to be used at the discretion of the President, ¥28,000, and a report of ail expenditures undet pr tsion shall be made to Cougress wt is next sessie ‘The prov necessi tie Ind. on ton for an Indian school at Gant at. A new provision Is insert establishment of a schoci in Colorado for feature of the Honse MU prohibiting under Penalties the sale of firearms to 8; {amending the statutes in relation to sell> itnous liquors to the Indians; that auth the President to open negotiations with Tweks, Seminoles wnd Cherokees, for the urpose of Opening to settlement the Oklahoma Btry, aud that which subjects Indians charged’ with the commission of cries agatnet Person or property to the luws of the tertite where the act Is alleged to have been ted, are stricken out. eee January on Mount Washington. From the Hartford (Conn.) Times, Feb. 8. The month of January, 1885, will probably ad out conspicuously In the meteorological records of the government signal station on the top of Mount Washington. It was a month of ereater and more continuous winds than any that was ever before recorded In any part of the world, eight days the wind blew at a rormore, and on one temperature was at the ig Ligure of 50 degrees below. zero, the northwest gale was bl per hourt As that we in the low. qnately realize. Fortunately d to the fh lands cant such eonditk te regions—and are ns frequent, even there—and tosuch sposed and exceptional northern belghts. as the topor Mount Washington in mid-winter, It was In that appalling gale ond at that awful temperature that the signal station. lost Its chimune danget of losing the house Was for some time very great, ro observers buve sinee done to danger does not appear, 0 CURE NO PAY-WHITERURSTS © BALSAM Js Warranted to cure Coughs, roup, Throat and Lung Uiseases, &. dose. “Try it. If not satished, return the and get Your money buck. Sold by all nA f.ti,cusea. MARRIED. MUPDIMAN—FAST. On Wednestay, Ith, ISS, at the residence of the bride's slater, Ragtielle Cobh, Yonkers, N.Y. A a ungton, D.C, a DIMAN. of W & EAST, of Yonkers. DIED. BURCH. Febrosty 12th, 885, WM. E. BURC aged tweiity-three auonthe. aon oot Thomaae Bake Surah D. Burch, of malignant scarlet fever. Funeral private, . CONNOR On Febraary (th, 1888, at 1:30 0% am. EDWARD? CONNOM, tis te Sath jour of Gil “SFineral from St. Patrick's church, norm @ O'clock, with masa for the Repose Of lls, ®9uk, -tuds wid relatives are invited to attend. : EVANS. On Febronry 12th, 1855, at three o'ch pu. ANNIE, third daughter of Samued and Evans, aged six mouths, Dear ite hands, Tova them 3, Aud wow they aps ising ander tee now — Cuaer the suns so ced aad white, Teannot ace thea or touch tea to-night. Funeral from parents’ residence, corner, an@ Frederick streets, West Washington, _- Tinee'clock pun” i. NETT. Op Febraary 33th, 11 AGNER MATE yang Cee of rid wad J. ine Hart i agp Lvenr and 4 muitos, at paren On Febriary 22th, 1885, at this rest ence, HENRY HOWSON SH, li chesisty wird Feat ‘Of his age. ‘Panerai services at residence, 1913 Falrmount ave nue, Philadelphia, Saturday, 14th instant, at 2 p.m, y it Bowers. . Sth, 1685, at 7:30 john’ Rand ed two months and twenty four ag wll take place. from its parents street northenst i mapday ¥ z i Felatives reapact 2 UNDERTAKERS, 2011 Ten st., between N; WASHL XM. BOTELER, E. FURNISHING UNDERTAKER, Nos. 912 Pennsylvania avenue northwest and ‘73S 8th st. southeast. Telephone cal! W. BARKER, R UNDERTAKER AND PRACTICAL EMBALMER, G12 Lith street northwest, ‘Telephone call 7: i. ote EMOV AL JAMES RELLEW, CNDERTARER, Ree oS caruer ofG street nud New Jersey avenue “Puropean pamage nd deaf business conduued, elf MEDICAL, &c. ladies: XN Gan be cs ‘dally hours from 1 to @ p.in, with R. LEON, THE OLDEST Es. 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