Evening Star Newspaper, January 2, 1886, Page 5

HORSES z SALE wes: BEA A GHEAT erin: feeb at wine profit. 0 Labor Horean, SSALE-TWO ( splay, PIANO EXCH. ONE PAT ht years x Fre ats ALE with 12 bend man driving a D. f . He We. RE $100,000 2b oe Bist-cises city proj erfectly matched and stylish facut warranted to and fine drivers. = i, AT THE Tonent Pee No EXCHANGE WAREROOMS, CHEAPOOONTE iv foomers oF buardin cut A. EBERLY & SON ‘opportunity to pri and durability really unequalled. Can ebrated for elegunt workmanshi ATA BARGAT. oN HL GE EXCHANGE « volumes delivered at once on JUST ARRIVE! Stock of uew smd second-hand Carriages, JOHN M. YOUS Furniture ays Ready! ' Liane, ineurance, Sotary Pubhe, 880,000 285% Corner 10th and F streets northwest EOUS <D STOCK — MORELA: 1@_coupe horm Bright bay, 25a bay mare and black cm heavy-draft gut 1,400, and a few oF sale raised on We satisfac Keeping horses in ty. ‘The fa Marmion Gold METH. GriFTT BARGAIN—ELE rand scale supe re rel and fall Bb; OF $50 OF 10-2OOM wed: newly furni six permanent room wer rental. Patt! BAT 7th st. nw. 1D WAG ‘and we nd it too the pric 500. Will on easy paynients oF cash, part if desired. reone of the finest and for elegance artistle ANGE WAREROOMS, 422 9th st UER UPRIGHT ie Sy pay Hi value for at abig bargain | per month. Se Oth st, =a Soop Fate 5 9 N at Price 2d EDITION. Last Tere oie Si, THE CONTEST AT ALBANY. n Combination Cont olling the Legislature, Special Diapateh to Tur EVENING Stam, ‘an. 2.—The old Arthur stal- enator Miller's friends are , and the combination ris Senator, will unquestion- trol the organization of the legislature? ing Pitts president of the senate and ed speaker. Congressman Burleigh and . Draper are active leaders of this tion, and Mis reported that Congress- Davenport has indicated his sympath: with them. A number of ex-Gov. Cornell's friends are working for the Miller-Warren can- didat i do not deny that ther break with Platt is'absolute, i ‘er which elected abl = ieee A Schooner in a Gale. Tox, S$. C., Jan. ‘The schooner from Philadelphia, in a gale on the lost two boats and her fore-gaff, and frail broken and stern stove in,’ She . Her cargo of coat shifted. ——+__. General Foreign News. FIRE IN THE DUBLIN GAS WORKS, Dubiix, Jan, 2.—The fire in the Dublin gas works, which started ina gasometer, has been connect Rhone by a canal, whic 1851, bas been revived. To STUDY WITH M. PASTEUR. Pants, J . Pastetir bas agreed to re- hysician tostudy his science inst hydrophobia, The physi- cian is a nominee of the state. PROPOSED MEETING OF THE EMPERORS. Loxpox, Jan he Standard's Berlin cor- respondent says: Arrangements are in progress for a meeting of the Euiperor of Gerrauny, the Emperor of Ausiria and the czar during’ the maneuvers oi the Austrian army in Galicia the oming summer, —___¢ _ A Coaching Party on Fire. OSE WOMAN TERRIELY BURNED BY THE UP- SETTING OF A LAMP. BURLINGTON, VT., Jan. 2.—A serious accident happened tou Burlington coaching party last night, by which one woman was terribly in- Jured’ and several other persons were bruised. ‘A family party started in & tally-ho coach froma here early in the evening fora New Year ride boring town. Inside the coach were ander Mrs. Revar; sisters 1 coach was driven very dark, and Mr: was abandoned in y Mr. Miller, The night was Kevar carried a Kerosene e accident caused great e flames spreading to’ the trimmings of the ROOF HATTEL MORT- Steinway and Wm Knabs handsome suite of Parlor ¢, all early Lew and of latest design. BANK, NS NEW a x ‘Address Box of horses: 3 coupe; horyen One palt at JOHN SIMMON: WAL YATES’ Stables, _ Rear 612 G st. nw. LER, DEALER IN food and cages, 231 Pennsyl- diz-tm> FOR THE SEASO: Kockaways. Lundauleties G, 313 Gb st wit Piatol mnding L and Rubber $2 OMEARAS, 1317 YAEL ¢ Ornamen fo No di “Always IMPORTED YER, 13th and F sta. SuM= OF Not | 300 at Oper | erty. KO. HOLTZMAN, TY REAL ESTarE AL SECURITY, sums | of interest." No delay | AN & CO. 1407 F st.nw. M . DETRCTIV bilnbed: reliaie Viire AUCTIO SGNEE SALE ire Stock of Dry © and Gent's U ke, of J. HEKZOG, Viauaces for jai 1 sale ~ Ready-tmade Drewes for derweur. Irunks and Vailes, Blanks private sale in parts oF in quan- ng the stocks at auction, ua tas Saat M sopraved Rea Saiverenanry delay shes M M St naTESoF Ixtenes MERCURY oe THUS dF PERSONAL. Pit CENT As Evo XAMINATION- QUES Send ten cents VY INSTETUTE, | cor. nib and K 5 Z salve NED AGAINST ANY- or Mits, Jou LIAMNé CE i ai¢-lin AGENCY el ® Fellable persons only. | FLINDER. wt N_SALES. and Fancy Goods, ‘Ladies and Chil 918 7th st. now. | 30. | MR. ACTON REFUSES TO REMOVE THE SEALS | has been ordered to proceed. from San Fran- | Newport, I | Prescott et al., trust coach and to the clothing n and children, whose rts to escape from the Burning | ible one. By dint of Wued and the drawn 6 couch made the hurd sl e of her body being by the flames “as to | » drop off. Her recovery Is | other occupants of the coach jously burned and bruised, dangerously injured, — He Only Took a Sealp Lock. ARD CONTRADICTS A REPORT THAT HE SCALPED AN INDIAN, ew HAVEN, Ce Lieut. Howard, ating gun’ fa nection with the hali-breed rebellion in the northwest, to-day if it was true as the Montreal Post that he alped a dead foe aiter the fight, { Batouche said to a Union reporter, of this city, that {t was not true. What he did do was lo cut off asa trophy the sealp-lock of young | White Cap, son ot old White Cap, chief of a | band of renegade Sioux, who years’ ago were driven out of Minnesota for being engaged in a massacre. Lieut. Says other officers also helped 3 io halry souvenirs fron, the heads of dead Indians but no scalping was done or acts of brutality perpetrated, Young White Cap was found with nine bullet holes in his body, every one made by the gatling gun Lieut. Howard worked. |The scalp lock “referred to is now exbib- | ted as a trophy in the room of the machine | platoon of the state millti | Howard bas command, | the second” ri guard armory. of which Lieut, d which is located in iment’ Connecticut national ——— Killed by a Water Wheel. SHARON SBurNcs, N. Y., Jan. 2.—Jacob. J. Anthony, of the United “Si here, was killed at about 0 in his water wheel house, was at work on a large band wheel. His wife went to call him to. ock, and found him under the band wheel dead, with several bruises on his | face. Life had probably been extinet for some ume. FINANCIAL AND © ‘The New York Stock The following are the opening and 2:30 p. m. prices Ket to-day, as reported by 39 15th street: Name, MERCIAL Do. pref. West Cnion—.t 7 Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, Mp. tated. Sty: p is; new threes, O9ig North Girolina sixes, old, bid to-day. Lis jaryiand, 9: Spots bla Sart 3 March, OUiyaG0! firmer; weste Western mixed. spot February, ‘and 4 ; wester! 7 Pennsylvanl ict, Osu70. Provisions. very. quiet 2b Sugar A. soft, Og copper retined TOkadGyy Whisky Reme Lisel so, “Other arucies unchanged. Fregglte to “Liverpool per Steamer stealy—cotton, 32d flour, In: grain, bd. Receipts flour, 1,00 barrels wheat, bushels; 000 4 outa. 2,000 bushels: Oats, 4,700 bisbels: rye, 500 Dustiels“Shipments—corn, 113.500 bushels, Sales Wiseat, 852,000 bushels: corn, 262,000 bushels. Chicago Markets. CHICAGO, I1t., Janvary 2, Ayn Wines oat weak & ander Thiirsday ; January, 82h, rusty se ‘bea steady 6a: May. 3 mand J hig! EebrUary, Be 's firms Cash abd January, 28ig: February, By: ety live, OB Harley, OO Flaxseed” Lid Ay "L1G. Pork” steady—Cash “and” January, 10.00; February, 10.10: May, 10-40, ‘Lard’ steady Cash, 6.05; January, 605: February, GO7h May, FROM THE VAULTS. ‘The solicitor of the Treasury telegraphed Sec- retary Manning from New-York to-day that As at Treasurer Acton refused to remove the the vaults of the sub-treasury e solicitor advised ‘Treasurer an to taice geot the sub-treasury in ord ‘arry on current business.” A telegram ‘om Treasurer Jordan apnounced that he had aken possession of the sub-treasury under the advice of the solicitor, oo. Cot, CHAS. S. STEWART, corps of engineers, for co to San Di deut. Col. on publi business; and Elicit to proceed trom 88.5 Le business. ‘Tux Enterprise arrived at Montevideoto-day, Tue Punic DEAT STATEMENT Issued this afternoon will show a reduction of the public debtot $9,089,959.54 tor the month of Decem- ber. ‘Transfers of Real Estate. Deeds in fee have been filed as follows: Warren Waugh to Etta S, Chapman, pts. 1 and $5,200. W. A. Thompson, et all to :. W. King, lot 26, sq. 517; $2,650. James’ L. Harrison to W. H. Schmidt, sab. 15, sq. 313; $4,700. Cornelia A. Stanley’ to_J. B. Harding, lo'4, sq. 177; $1,036, Pauline 3. Ciephane to The President's Ordeal. SHAKING HANDS WITH 175 PEOPLE TO-DAY. Notwithstanding the severe ordeal through which the President passed * yesterday, be shook hands with a hundred and seventy-five visitors this afternoon, at the rate of thirty a minute. He did not seem at“ all weary, but gave as heart; hand grasp as ever, and Ustoned to innumer. able wishes for a happy new year, with leas autsmile. At one time during the public re- ception yesterday the President shook hands for an hour and forty minutes, at the rate of forty a minute, by actual count. Early in the reception the average did not run thirty a min- ute, but lively airs by the Marine band had the effect of Seine. the movements of the crowd very perceptibly, While @ particularly lively alr was being played the President ran his hand-shakes up to fifty-six, but only for a minute or two. The Do! 's Sen Trip. CAPT. MEADE MAKES.A REPORT TO SECRETARY WHITNEY—THE VESSEL PROVED TO BE SEA- worTRy, Captain Meade, commander of the Dolphin, who is in the city, called at the Navy depart ment to-day, to make a report to the Secretary of the trial trip of the Dolphin at sea, Noth- ing official as tothe behavior of the vessel is siven out, but it is learned that she made a re- markably good record. The run from Newport to the capes was made at an average speed of fourteen or fifteen knots ab hour. From the capes the vessel proceeded off Cape Hatteras, and there met a gale blowing seventy miles an hour. She was placed in some very trying positions, and many of the officers and men Were made seasick. The sea broke over the vessel continually, but she aver 12 knots an hour nevertheless, As stated In THE STAR she arrived at Fortress Monroe yesterday, Navy officers reportihis trip as proving beyond doubt the seaworthiness of the vessel, but say that she is not the kind of vessel we want, and will never be Guplicated. For her kind, how- ever, she is regarded as first class, oe Carr. P.M. Price,corps of engineers,has been relieved from duty at Willet’s Point, N. Y., and ordered to duty at the military academy as instructor of practical military engineering,and to command Co. E, battalion of engineers, relieving First Lieut. Wm. M. Black, corps of engineers, who has been ordered to’ Jackson- Mille, Fia., for duty under Capt. Wm. T. Ros New EVIDENCE AGaINsT JUDGE PowERS.— It{s understood that new and important evi- dence as tothe charges against Judge Powers, of Utah Territory, has been submitted to the Pyesident and Atlorney General, and it is now known definitely that these charges were made against him by reputable citizens of Michigan before he had assumed the duties of his office, so that the charge that the Mormons were thelr sole instigators falls to the groun Excitement in Indian Territory. THE CHEROKEES BITTERLY OPPOSED TO OPEN ING THE COUNTRY TO WHITES. An Indian Territory special says the Chero- kee Indians are excited over measuses intro- duced into Congress looking to the opening of the Indian country to white settlement and the allotment of tands in severalty among In- dians. Public sentiment ts opposed to con- gressionel intervention generally, although there are many Cherokees who believe it best to accept the situation rather than struggle ugainst the inevitable. Just before adjourn- ment the Cherokee uational council adopied resolutions declaring that the Cherokees hold possession of their land by fee simple and can- not be deprived of the same except by tae vol untary consentof the law-making authority. The tinal resolution says the Cherokee nation does not authorize the sale of any of its lands for purposes of white settlement, or for any other purpose, pending the congressional mneasures, Which also affect Uhe Creeks and Seminoles, It is claimed, however, that the latter tribes are willing to geil a portion of thelr lands for white settlement and allow the coun- try to be opened up, but the hostility of the Cherokees is likely to unite all their tribes in active'epposition ————+e+_____ Capitalists at Harper's Ferry. THE SLEEPY TOWN TO BE TURNED INTO A BUSY MANUFACTURING CITY. A telegram from Harper's Ferry, W. Va., Jan- uary 1, says: The syndicate of eastern capital- ists which some months ago purchased the old government arsenal and armory property at this point, made famous by the John Brown raid, is pushing preparations with all possible despatch to the end that the improvement of the property may begin immediately upon the advent of ‘spring. Mr. James D. Butt, the attorney for the syndicate, who is on’ the ground, said: “I predict that within five years from this time the sleepy old town of Harper's Ferry will de a bustling city of 20,000 inhabitants, with industries as extensive as those of Wheeling, Pittsburg, and other manufacturing centers. ‘The magnificent water power in the Potomac and Shenandoah, which formerly furnished the motive power for the government, are es- {mated at from 6,000 to 8,000 horsé power. Nowhere else in the country, except at Niagara Falls, can such vast power bé put lo work at 80 small a cost, and with the millions at our com- mand we hope to tarn our manufactured artl- cles, from watches to railroad rails, much cheaper than can be now done elsewhere, even with the new fuel, natural gas. We shall open our first factory about July 1st, and others as soon a8 possible thereafter. Not Strewn with Roses. HARDSHIPS OF THOSE WHO TRY TO ENFORCE PROHIBITION IX IOWA. The path of the officers who attempt to en- force the prohibition law in Iowa is not always strewn with roses. Wednesday night Deputy Sheriff Pierce went to the saloon of Lorenzo I, in the Des Moines house, at Des Moines, with search warrant. Not finding any contraband {n the barroom, he tried a door leading to the | cellar, but found it locked. Winen the barkeeper revised to open the door, Pierce broke it open. Descending the — staircase, by a dim ight he saw a beer keg in the cellarand started for it; but he walked intoa pit about nine feet deep, the bottom of which was set with sharp- ened stakes. Pierce threw out his arms and caughton the sides of the hole,and by the aid of Constable Hansen, who accompanied him, he was rescued before talling on. the stakes, ‘The officers say the pithad been freshly dug, and had every appearance of having been Cleon constructed for a trap. When re- Meanwhile the barkeeper had sent lice, Two officers came up and Pieree on @ charge of injuring the Lorenzo Til also filed a complaint im for malicious injury toa building. for the arrested batiding. against bi ‘The case has not yet been decided, A Fatal Fist-Fight in Accomac. An Onancock, Va., special to the Baltimore ‘Sun, Jan. 1,says: A fatalaffray occurred late yes- terday afternoon at Matomkin, several miles north of Accomae court house, between Thos, A. Duncan and Judson Hickman, both farmers. Itseems that a feud had long existed between the two families, and when they met yesterday words and the two men went out of the store to have lt out in the public road. A crowd of some 40 persons was present and witnessed the fight, w Bien continned for 15 or 20minutes. Duncan ‘was middle-aged und weighed fully ao) youn while Hickman is much younger and is onty of medium size. After Duncan had been knocked down three or four times by the poweriul blows from his adversary’s fisis, he made a rush for Hickman’s father, who was standing among the spectators. The two men clinched, but were soon separated. Duncan they started for home, a mile distant. About an hour afterwards he was found lying by the roadside in an insensible condition and carried to his house, where he died early this morning. At examination was held and the dead man’s Skull was found to be terribly fractured above the left ear, while his fice and body were covered with bruises. Young Hickman was arrested this morning and lodged in Accomac county jail. The dead man leaves a wife and two small ehildre: What Killed Emory A. Storrs. ‘From the Chicago Herald. “There goes a young man who won't live long,” said a Madison street barkeeper, as a bright, stalwart chap walked away from the counter. “What's the matter with him? Ob, nothing, but he’s drinking benedictine. Aman is always a goner if he startson that. Itisa glourious drink, you know, and goos to the bead and makesa man feel like» little angel on earth, and all that, but it kills him all the same. It fascinates him and makes him its slave, you see. He can’t stop and he drinking more and more and pretty soon he pieces. Nobody but bratn-workers janker aiterit and {t 1s sure death to them, Did you know that 1 was benedictine that Killed Emory Storrst, Well, twas.” year gmory had braced up and quit Grioklag altogether and stuck to (tiiiee «en like a good fellow, when he’| fell 1 and his dotior prescribed Judson J. Jones, lot 62, sq. 97; $2,251.41. J. A. to Janes ‘Gallagher, lots | 21 and 24, Hull's sub, Padsworth; $1,150. National Lite Insurance Co. to R, Goldschmi lots H and I, sq. 371; by R. Goldsenmi: to J.J. Hawkins, lot Hy sq. 371; $8,000. J.J. Hawkins to R. Goidschmid, pt 26, sq. 51: $3,375. Peter Bell to Jullan W, Deanflots sec. 1, Lincoln; $500. B. 1. Warner to J. Mel. Carusi, pt. 14, sq. 154; $3,059.65. J. G. Payne, trustee, to L: D, Means, iF fara = (44 acres); $11,000. J. MeL. Carusi to Biankman, pt. 14, sq. 154; $100. Morris i joseph Forrest, lot 19, sq. 556; Kirby to Mary _H. Forrest, lot 6, 1,031.25, and lots 17 and 18, sq. 1.’Warner to Elizabeth V. Lee, sub. tate G.W. Talburt; $2,000. "Chas. Brown to W. Burris, w. pt. 4, sq. 517; $125. James Albinson etal. ‘to Janets. 4 13, 399; $—. B. Berle tol, 5. Fristoe, lots 21 an $400. Mad en & WOLF, Amignes, 2, Sf. 1d. RR et al. lot 1 EP ateE eaMine cameo Ai Vek Mater, sub lot G, 4a. 873; $7,500, SAYINGS AND DOINGS IN SOCIETY. Secretary and Mrs. Whitnay liad the pleasure Of seeing their rooms handsomely completed on Thursday, and a bright fire crackling in the Louis XVI fireplace. In the evening the house- warming was celebrated in the form of a family dinner, to which were invited the President, Miss Cleveland, Miss Nelson, Secretary and Mrs. Bayard and Miss Bayard, Secretary and Mrz. Manning, Secretary and Mrs. Endicott and Miss Endicott, and the Postmaster General and Mrs. Vilas. A few friends were invited to spend the evening, among whom were Mr. and Mrs. Fairchild and Col, and Mrs, | amont, Mrs. Clayton McMichael, of Philadelphia, who has a nost of friends and admirers here, gave a large box party last week to Mrs, Croser, whois pleasantly remembered here as Miss Lula Rock- Mell, ‘The play was “Yoriok's Love,” and the chief actor Mr. Lawrence Barrett, who joined the ladies and gentlemen at supper in Mrs. Mc- Michael's residence, on Walnut street, after the performance. The Misses Mellon, who were guests at the Marshal's house here last winter, were of the party, The New Year hop atthe Naval academy, Annapolis, was held Thursday night in the gymnasinine which was rettily” decorated with bunting. At midnight the bell in the dome of the mnasium building tolled the Knell of the old year. The wife of Surgeon ‘Walton and Cadet Winrain received the guests, among whom Were Edwin _Leferin, Benjamin Wilson, Miss Tilton, Miss Heap, Miss Williams and Miis Driggs, of this city. Mr. James D. Darnell and Miss Mary Evans, daughter of Mr. Thomas Evans, of the Pension office, were married ‘Thursday evening at the Metropoiftan Presbyterian church, Capitol Hill, by Rev. Dr. Chester, the regular Thursday even: ing prayer meeting being temporarily inter- Tupted for the purpose, Mr. George H. Jameson, formerly of this city but now of Chicago, and Miss Carrie Noab, daughter of Mr. 4. Noah, the well-kuows newspaper correspondent, were married Thurs day afternoon at his residence, 1415 Q street. Rev. Josiah Perry, rector of St. Andrew's church, performed t] ie ceremony. A large com- pany of friends of the couple attended the re- ception held after the ceremony, “Mr, and Mrs, Jameson left last evening for thetr future hous in Chicago, The annual reunion of the friends and pupils of the Spencerian Business college, which was held last evening at the College, was largely at- tended, Mr. Leonard § ‘charge Of the floor, was assiated by a 'commitice com- prising J. Allan Boteler, Wm. K. Cohen, Sam- uel B. Davis, Charles F. Ely, Horatio G. Gibson, Wm. R, Huat, Edward B. Hay, Willey 0. 1eon D.E. Melihenny, Frank B. Noyes, Charles L: Reynolds, Robt. P. Stone, red 6 Squires, Al bert B. Smoot, J. Albert Shaffer and David B. ‘odd. The chief topic of conversation at the clubs to-day is Secretary Whitney's elaborate enter- tainment yesterday. The houst isa dream of artistic beauty, the main refreshments offered were terrapin and champagne, and Secretary and Mrs. Whitney were the most cordial of osts, A great many well-known houses bad baskets fastened to their door bells yesterday. The Irving Literary Club, of Montgomery county, Md., had a brilliant and thoroughly Serene mi ae juerade party ouike Sees seat of Mr. Wm, Thompson, near ver Spring, on Wednesday night. twee A pleasant New Year party was given by Judge A. J. Willard at his residence, 1222 12th street, lastevening. Among the guests were Mr. Platt, the venerable mother of Mrs, Wil- lard, now in her 91st year, and Mr. K. P. Lee and Chang Hanson, of the Chinese legation, These representatives of the great Mongolian i English fluently and conform pleasantly to the customs of oceldental society. An elegant luncheon was served at 10 o'clock. Mr. and Mrs, W. F. Holtzman gave a very pretty children’s party at their residence, 1214 12th street, Wednesday evening. Their three little girls did the honors ef the evening with much gruce,"and made the occasion a most cbarming one for their host of young friends. Between thirty and forty little ys and girls, prettily attired in children’s evening dre: Were present, and the tme was spent fa pi ng sneer, who hi mes and dancing. A number of ludies and gentlemen were invited to be present, and the evening was made pleasant for them as well as for the juniors. A handsomely decorated and bountiful table was spread in the dining- room, and the gentlemen present served the ehildren, who had a memorably merry time. Mrs. Electa E. Smith received a large number of callers yesterday, both in public and private life, at her residence, 461 street. ‘the first company of the Union Yeteran Corps, com- manded by Capt. M. E. Urell, ealled in a body and paid their respects to Mrs, Smith, and, of course, met with a cordial welcome. The first army and navy german of the sea- son will be held at the National Rifles’ hall on Monday, iM a! Mrs. Endicott will receive the guests and Lieut. Duvall will lead the ger- man. ‘The Chief Justice, Mrs, Walte and Miss Waite have sent out cards for Tuesday evenings In January. Mr.and Mrs. Titian J. Coffey have sent out cards for a tea from 4 to7 o'clock on the 4th and 11th of January. Mrs, Neill will give @ tea to her daughter, Miss Courtright, on next Saturday. Invitations for Monday evenings, January 11th, 18th and 25th, and February ist, have been’issued by Mr. and Mrs, Leiter.” There will tee on the second and fourth of those ates. Handsome cards have been issued by the Wednesday Evening german club, for the bachelors’ balls, to be held at Masonic hall, January 6th abd 20th and February 3a and 17th. The committee on invitations is com- dof Mr. Chas. C. Glover, Walter Y. R. rry, Count Leyden, F. W. ‘Symons, T. 8. Rodgers and Frederick W. Poor. Mrs. J. H. Goode, of Wheeling, is the guest of Mrs. J.S, Miller, wife of the Commissioner of Internal Reve Mrs, Stevenson, wife of the First Assistant Postmaster General, receives her friends at 25 Lafayette Square on Tuesdays. Mr. and Mrs. Stevenson have hud a niece, Miss Lettle Scott, of Bloomington, Ill,, who is at_ school at Staun~ ton, Va., spending the week with them. Mrs. Frank Beach will be at home Tuesdays in January after four o'clock. Senator Cameron will introduce his third daughter to Washington society this winter. Attached to the Quartermaster department here, under the new orders of the Secretary of War, is Major W. B. Hughes, whose wife is well known in Washington as the granddaughter of the late Hon. Thomas H. Benton as well as for her rare mental and personal graces, Major and Mrs. Hughes are pleasantly located at 1814 F street, where they have staying with them at the present time Mrs. Benton Jones, the mother of Mra. Hughes, and Mrs, Jessie Benton Bre- mon Hon. Mr, West, the British Minister, and his family attend St. Matthew's church. Their Pew is close to that of General Sheridan, Mar- shal Wilson and his family attend the same ehureh, Madame Kuki, wife of the Japanese Minister, Kyprobably the most expert needlewoman in ashington, Misses May and Madge Frederick, the accom- plished daughters of Representative Frederick, of Iowa. are spending the holidi it T202"K'streen pi wicla st Mrs, Mary Benton and her daughter Maria are at Gainesville, Fla., ve ot Gainesville, Fla., where they expect to Mrs. W. A. Maury and the Misses Maury re- ceive their friends on Mondays, + Miss Mabel Weddell, of Cleveland, cousin of Mrs. Whitney, will spend the winter here. Miss Nelson, of New York, who visited Miss Cleveland last is no’ Witte House “PTns 1s now @ guest at the Miss Smith, of Philadelphia, is spending a fortnight with Miss. Becei the Colombian Minister, aI al bes Mrs. McKee, of Indianapolis, is visiting her Parents, Senator and Mrs, Harrison, Mr. Chaunoy, Burr, of Portland, Me., is the Gucst of General and Mra, Ricketts, for a few ‘Miss Katharine Hall and Miss Mary Power, of Syracuse, are the guests of Miss Mary - Goren of 11¢m street.” btulindes LENG r. Chief Engineer and Mrs. Henry Lee Snyder are spending the holidays with ‘Mi motiter, Mrs: Kichurd Lee, In Botteriite Baer Miss Toulso Reed, of Stillwater, Minn., and Miss Hutchins, of Connecticut, ing the wife of Scnutar Sabin’ These latte with Mrs, Sabin assist Mrs. yest fe ‘The Misses Tilden, of New York, nleces of Ex: Governor Tilden, aré the guests of Mrs, Manning. Count Speed Ist secretary, and Major de la Chere, military attache of the French legat: attended the President's reception seateene” The wife of Ex-Representative Stevens, of New York, and Mrs. F.C. Stevens will be at home Fridays, at 4 lows Circle, during the inter. Miss Sortorl, of Philadelphia, assisted Mra, Colonel Leber in receiving Poutirdage Dr. and Mrs. W. A. Bartlett were assisted. b: Miss Bradley in reaeiving New Year calinn’ Mra, Senator Conger wore an elegant trained robe of pearl brocade satin at her reception yes- gilt Baneron, the granddaughter of the Hon. Sins Eudioows yeuterdays © “22 Medios aanisting J not the wife ‘of Minister Romero who ta u stated wife of hin brother Mr Guyedne bend ba Sonsunied ta tus stare ae % former attended the. reception at the White THE NEWSEOYS. ‘The New Year Harvest of the Carriers— ‘Christmas Bellars to Boys Whe Sell “The Star.” “There are no vacancies on the routes about ‘New Year time,” said a newspaper route agent toaSranreporter. “It you offered one of the carrier boys @ better position he would not be likely totale it. Why? Beoauso at New Year time their harvest comes, Nearly every one who takes & paper remembers the carrier at that time and gives him something. In the northwest section of the city, and other sections where wealthy people reside, some of the boys will make as much as $25 or $30 on that day, and the boys will average $8 or $10 each.” ‘The newsboys or those who sell papers on the street—investing their own capital in the busi- ness—however, have no day in the year when they receive more than the legitimate profits of their business. Their harvest comes in times of great public excitement, when extras and the regular editions of the’ newspapers are in demand. ho are Bright ‘Some of these boys, wi rigt and active, and Take a very good thing out of thelr 4 PROSPEROUS NEWSBOY. “How did you get that mark on your head?” asked a Stan reporter, by way of beginning & conversation with a newsboy, “I was playin’ cirous on a ipe, and fell. My head’ struck on. large Fook, it made. fiat place on my head, See?” And he pushed Deck Bia cap. 6 boy was a specimen of the genus newaboy: about atteon years oe, Short rather stout, face tanned and but nof dirty, and warmly clad, “ How have you made out this evening?” «Bold all my papers,” he replied, with a grin. er 0g.,7OU sell any other papers ‘besides ‘THE “Oh, yea, I selt em all, In the morning I Baltimore’ Philadelphia and Washi ce ay papers. They soll pretty well. Then I get the lew York papers; they sell might ; don’t often get ‘stuck” on. i ‘evening I tthe evening papers. I sells moat ‘round the |more and Potomac depot.” : “How many Staus do you buy?” “t always get fitty: during’lections and ’xcite- ments I get more. I have customers to serve, {onsee., People in stores and offices that want he paper early.’ “Why, you must make a pretty aS i‘ said the'reporter, somewhat astonished at magnitude of the young merchant's business. “Oh, yes; sometimes I make between two and three dollars clear in a single day. But it’s hard work. When it’s rainy I often got wet through, Most boys only get 'bout ten or twelve papers, and then go home ‘stuck’ when it rains,” he continued in a tone of great contem, “But you can’t sell papers all your life,” sug- gested the reporter. “No, sir,” he answered. “Iam going to learn brick-layin’ next spring.” Just then the newsboy spied some of his com- ntons, and rushed off with a wild whoop to Fein them, THE NEWSBOYS' CHRISTMAS GIFT. On the day before Christmas, when all the newsboys who sell THz STAR were assembled in the room given up to them in the basement of the building, the door was locked, so that no fntruders could come in. ‘Then, as the boys passed out by auother entrance, each was given @ silver dollar as a Christmas glit from THE EVENING STAR company, The news of what was going on spread with lightning speed, and soon the neighborhood, for squares around, poured forth Its host of youngsters, all of whom. clamored for admittance to the room where the silver dollars wero being distributed. Many a newsboy, as soon as he left the “room, true to his business habits, rung the silver dollar on the stone steps and tested its quality. | Upon reaching the street ne setup a yell of aotlght. This yell, repeated about two hundred and fifty times—for about two hundred and filty boys got dollars—together with the clamor of the boys who wanted dol- Jars, made a perfect paudemontum for the time around the ice. The Week of Prayer. A SERIES OF SUNDAY SCHOOL PRAYER MEET- INGS TO BE HELD, During the week of prayer which begins on Monday an interesting series of meetings will be held in the Sabbath school of the First Pres- byterian church on 4% street, known as the Sabbath school prayer meetings. These meet- ings will begin at 4 p.m. each day and close at 4:45. Gospel hymns are sung from 3:40 to 4, and all sebolars and teachers are invited. The lst of subjects is as follows: Monday, January 4, Christ our Shepherd, Jobn 10: Tuesday, January 5, Christ our King, John 18: 37; Wed- nesday, January 6, Christ our Roc! Z 4; Thursday, January 7, Christ our Light, Joho 8! 12; Friday, January 8, Christ our Advocate, 1 John 2: 1; ‘Saturday, January 9, Christ the Door, John’ 10: 9; Sunday, January, 10, Christ the Lamb, Join 1: 29, he following ‘gentle- Men have consented spoey at the meeting and others will assist: S Joseph Bo Mr. T. A. Harding, Mr. Woodruff and Mr. W. H. H. Smith. ARRANGEMENTS MADE BY THE PRESBYTERY. The Presbytery of Washington city have or dered the meetings of its city churches for the week of prayer to be held each day at the First Presbyterian church, 4% street, from 12 m. to p.m, dally, through the week. " These meetings are open however toall Christians who may cess e elapse ty eee will be conducted accordingito the following program: Monday, January 3.Servico und thanks- ving, led by Rev, Joseph Kelly, of the Fourth Fresbyterian chureh, Tuesday, January 4.—Confession and humil- fation, led by Rev. George B, Patch, of the Unity’Presbyterian church. Wednesday, January 5.—The family, tho school and the church, led by Rev. Dr. T.G. Childs, Thursday, January 6.—Home and foreign by Rev. George 0. Little, of the missions, Assembly's Presbyterian church, Friday, January 7.—Governments and na- tions, led by Rev. Dr. B. Sunderland, of the First Presbyterian church. Saturday, January 8.—The Christian life, led by Rev. Charles B, Ramsdell, of the North Presbyterian church, In connection with these meetings the ladles of the churches will hold daily halt hour prayer meetings, commencing at half-past 11 o'clock, inthe Bible class room of the First Presbyterian chureb, SS Another Alleged False Witness. BENJAMIN GOLLY ON TRIAL FOR ALLEGED ss PERJURY IN THE BELT CASE. In the Police Court this afternoon Mr. Thomas called for trial the case of Benjamin Golly, who is charged with committing perjury in con- nection with the Belt divorce case, as hereto- fore published in THESTAx. The defendant's covuneel. ‘Mr. Glassle, entered @ plea of “not guilty. Golly’s all jury consisted in swearing “hatin ron giol es 1878 he was employed at ‘Welcker's hotel, and remembered an excite- ment that occurred at the hotel in whicha entleman from New Orleans anda lady he new by sight neared: that he heard a scream and hallooing in a room, the door of which ‘was broken open and the lady found lying on achair, The gentleman was mad and said the lady wanted to get money trom him.” He identified a piotareof Mrs, Belt and said she was the women he was ing about, an that he had also seen her at Solaris’. "Tho warrant charges the foregoing to pe lalse, with the exception that the woman was at the hotel in 1878, ‘Mr. Henry Wise Garnett, who was counsel for Sirs. Belt, testified to the evidence given by Golly inthe "Belt case substantially as it was set out in the warrant ‘The defendant identified Mrs. Belt by the jcture, Pivitness sald the defandant came back on the stand and said he wanted to correct his pre- vious testimony in this: “That he had mi mistake about the lady; that he had seen the lady within a few weeks in thisclty.” Witness qualified his testimony on the second day, and sald that he simply stopped at the door and was talking to Johnny Welcker when the ovcurrence. place. He also sald he was mistaken as to the walter, Louis. Ou cross-examination witness said that he did not know if Golly had signed the deposition before he asked to correct his testimony. As to the identification of the pho! be said it yas ® copy, and she did not ‘asahe did then. Hedid not testify to the name of the Indy, but used the name of Acklen. pe ee Distriet Government Affairs, POLICE TELEPHONE AND FIRE ALARM SER- rough the police telephone dari 1 past thi P| re fiscal year shows an increase of 72,1; first year tne telephone was intreduseg. Daring tho frst year there weresent 78,028 mewuges agains past Year, or nesniy twice the nuluber of messages. “the total nun ber of fire alarms sounded during the it year was 211, belng the largest. nutaber sounded Teugest tithe spent by the fre gogines at acy ° onelire was at the ‘National theatar12 hous and 52 minutes. tasued by I : hos W. Riley, Grect & twostory ead collar dwelling, Stet ipshire avenue. \west; Bids halen, ‘Mr. Hogan’ ‘the members of No 2 Fire Pe sent meni 00,0 barrel of oysters ibm bran has oot ved for the Night Lodg- sent |: DEATH FROM A FRACTURED SKULL. An Old Man Kuecked Down and Fa- tally Injured by a Passing Carriage. THE CORONER'S INVESTIGATION 48 TO THE CAUSE OF THE DEATH OF GEORGE AUGUST STEIBLE. ‘The jury impanneled by Coronor Patterson yesterday met at the fifth precinct station this morning and investigated the death of George August Stelble, the venerable Baltimorean who died Thursday at his son’s house, $25 Pennsyl- vania avenue southeast, from the results of injuries received by belng knocked down by ‘Mr. Chas, Payson's carriage the evening of De- cember 16th last, on Pennsylvania avenue, near 12th street. Dr.J.F, Hi testified that death was caused by a fracture of the skull, TESTIMONY OF MB. PAYSON AND HIS DRIVER. Mr. Payson testified that while driving down the avenue in a a coupe with his wife, near 12th street, he sawa man standing onthe pave- ment near the railroad track. He was facing the coupe. Something distracted witness’ al tention, and he did not look at him for afew moments, Then he sight of him again Just as the left shaft of the carriage struck bim ‘on the left shoulder. He saw the man fall and the carriage pass a tew steps beyond him, The then ped and witness got out, Quite a crowd collected, Witness suggested that the man should be taken to a druggist nearby. Just as they got near the druggist’s witness thought {t best to take him home. He could not, however, learn trom the man where he lived, 80 he brought him to the Ath precinct police station, After the man Was put in a chair he noticed that there wasa rab on his loft temple. Witness had had his river in his employ three years and regarded him as very careful, The horse was going at a slow trot. After the shaft struck the man the ‘on clear of the man,and did not runoverhim. It wasabout hi Leight Glock when the accident occurred.” Witness thought It strange a away. rang Aggie ie ieoe haa ae iboatampess goons te et witness first saw him the man was asquare Hugh Healy, Mr. Payson's driver, testified that he was coming down the Avenue from the direction of 13th street. At 12th street the gen- tleman who was struck was crossing the street towards the car track, to take a oar going west, as witness supposed. Just as he got between the twe tracks a car came along, and the man backed away from it towards witness’ carriage. When he got in fronto! the horse, he turned right around and fuced the horse.’ Just then the shaft caught between the buttons of his overcoat. When witness pulled his horse up, the motion turned the man around and threw him on the car track. He thought neither the horse nor any part of the carriage, except the shait, struck the man. When witness first saw ‘the man, the latter was between the curbstone and the car track. Witness halloaed to the man, but he had understood since that he was nearsighted and hard of hearing. OTHER TESTIMONY. Mr.W. A. D! Cole, who saw the accident, testi- fied that Mr. Stelble stopped at the car track as though he were going to board @ car, just a8 the car approached him he stepped back and as he stepped back he was struck by the carriage. He thought the front wheel of the carriage struck him, The driver stopped his carriage about fifty feet beyond where the man was struck, Witness noticed the old man especially on account of his extreme age and apparent feebleness. The witness did not think the driver was blameable. A VERDICT ACQUITTING THE DRIVER, The jury rendered a verdict that the deceased came to his death froim fracture of skull and compression of brain, the result of being knocked down by @ horse driven by Hugh Healy and owned by Charles Payson, and that “the jury believe, from the evidence, that the affair was purely accidental, and that the driver was in no way to blame.” —_— A Mystery in McPherson Square. A WOMAN SOUND LYING UNCONSCIOUS ON A PARK BENCH—SHE DECLINES WHEN RESTOR, ED TO GIVE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT HER. SELF. S A young woman was discovered about 10 o'clock last night by a gentleman who was pass ing through McPherson square, stretched out on one of the park benches, apparently in an unconscious condition. He summoned assixt- ance and had her carried to a neighboring drug store. The woman ap) to be under some mental excitement, consciousness re- turned she wept, but would give no informa- ton as to her name or the cause of ir cond’ ton. She was subsequently taken to tue fifth recinct station house in the police ambuiance. here she still persisted in refusing to give any information. She, however, intimated in an incoherent way that some nian had done her @ wrong, but would notdisclose his name. Her brother called this morning and took her to her home. No info-mation was obtained by sa lice as to what produced her condition, mater will, however, be investigated, wiih the view to ascertaining whether an assault was committed, a Real Estate Sales. Swormstead & Bradley have sold for National Life Insurance company, of Chicago, a double house, corner of 10th and K streets, to R, Gold- schmid, for $17,500. Jno, J. Hawkins has sold to kt, Goldsclimid lot on G street, between 4th and 5th, for $3,375, which Mr. Goldschmid will Improve by a Handsome building. R. Gold- schmid has sold to Jno. J. Hawkins house 943 K street northwest, for $8,000. Messrs. Duncanson Bros. have sold for Boar- man and Yeatman, trustees, lots 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 1 13, 14, 15, 16,17,18,19 and 20, In square 32%, 12th’stréet, between C and D streets south- west, to Pettit, Dripps & Robbins, for 61 cents per Square foot; for Joseph Atking, trustee, Small brick house and lot on 1st and streets: northwest, to John Keefe, for $2,025; for Fitch and Taylor, executors, lots 6 and 7, block 11, Meridian Hill, at 9% cents per square foot, 16 W. T. Keenan; for E. E. White, assignee, \’in- terest in square 472, to Benj. H. Warder, for 17,500; for same, & interest In wharf property, ‘7th street, for $3,225, to Chas, Chauncey; for owner, 1 ‘interest in square 472, to Benj. H. ‘Warder, lor $7,500; for owner, 4 small frame houses ‘on I, between 9th and 10th streets northeast, to Edwin Greer, for $2,000; for owner, lots 18 and 19, square 723, Massachu- setts avenue, between 1st and 2d streets east, to R. D. Weston, tor 45 cents per square foot; lous 12 and 13, to same, for 42 cents per fool; for owner, lot’8, square 835, corner 5th and F streets northeast, to W. H. Carrico, for 23 cents per square foot. James C. McGuire has sold to F. B. MeGuire, Martin F. Norris and George E. Hamilton, trus- for $10,000, a residence on the south site street, between 12th and 13th streets. ‘B.H. Warner has sold to John MoL. Carusi, for $3,059.65, a lot Silenig ahah feet on the west side of 17th street, between R and S streets. Jamas G. Payne, trustee, has sold to Lewis D. Means, for $11,000, parts of the tracts known as John aad Mary ‘Trouble Ended. ANOTHER SUIT AGAINST THE B. @ P. Rari- ROAD CoMPANY.—Mr. Elias C. Caldwell, of South Washington. to-day entered suit the Baltimore und Potomac Railroad company to recover $5,000 for alleged damage done hi property on Maryland avenue, between 12th Bnd ists streets, by the running of switching, loading and unloading cars, &0, pesnt Soeale FOUND IN AN 1NSENSTBLE CONDITION.—Yeo- terday Miss Lula Lewis, livi chusetta avenue northwest, retired to her room and remained there solong that members of the family became alarmed. They attempted to arouse her, but failed, as the door was locked. Finally an officer was called and the door was torced open. Miss Lewia was found in.an insenalble condition. Dr. Merriam was and late in the afternoon she was re- stored to consciousness, Dr, Merriam’s opinion was that she had taken arsenic, but a careful of SUDDEN DEATH oF CAPT. QUEEN, cen, of the commissary general's 5 New Year day of rheumatism of He had been confined to the house sii 19th ult, with rheumatism, but’y: 80 much better that, with the consent hysician, he rode out, herdic Soor he went as far as St. Mi he intended resting before While sitting in hotel 58, AT ietele fA with Coane of the ina the ki? ly. His ee er ie od Presby! meat A Sunpax ScHoon Canisruas Enreerarm- K chureh last. amid, orbelis glad shouts of ae sere aeiers alt good cl ‘presents coonmemorative of The promoters of the Israelites’ fairand bazar, to be beld at the National Rifles’ armory Jen- Uary 26th, are meeting with much encourage ment and have a prospect of great success. The general committes is active and contributions are coming in rapidl;, The following ad ti- tonal donations have beon received since De- gember 26th: Springman Bros, $25; William Maxfield, $5; Arnold, Constable @ Co, New York, $10; Shuler, Shults & Co,, $5; Langteld, Turner & Andrews, $5; Hodges Bros, 810; San- ford & Robinson, $5; friends, $10.60; Einstein, Hirsch & Co., $10; M. Silver, $20; Earl & Wil- son, $20; J. M. Young, $5; Howell Bros, $5; Whitfeld Powers, $5: Annheuser Bush Brew- ing Oo. $50; MG. Emery. $10; J. Shitfimann, gD, Ballnut $5: H. Kubin & Son, $10: & Myers, $5; A Bunedort, tyo chairs, Morri- Boers Fatios Lansbury meets tor furaivare: ge J. Saul, Mrs. G poche og | . pam} 2 Slege! " bridal trousscaux? Sigwalt Manuiactaring Oo. seal &c.; Pomeroy & Sons, inks, wax, mucliage: "Diciz @ Schiaiat, et novel ver, A. J. Stolba, Pocket novelties; Hutsler r08., two rex; er. 20 dozen beersid. Menheliner: hag: HB. Hl Meze: ley, piano cover; Normandie Skirt Co. satin skirt; Dattelbatm & Friedman, gold ring; Champenois @ Co., gold Spgs ape and wars from ihe lollowing paslioe’ W. i fenton, 8. E. Mahan, M. L. Heilbran, M. W. Beveridge, D. P. Hickling, P. A. Connell, Mrs, Ruppert,Mrs. tate Gaemmnae Wy Hy Bciaee biabties berg, ‘ait H. B. Sommers, Philadelphia: Roth! Rico & Bros, York; J. KR. Mejor, Mam- look. « Gress, pe Re, i soahet- mer, T. Christiani, Mrs, zyprecht, Mrs, Rasher, Mra! Berberich, Mra Coleman, ir. Sanger, L. Sidi Tae tae ee S. W. Hygiter, A. Menoken Biy., A, McBride, Guinnip & Leahy, SM Siraus Brow, i'T, Pywall, 8. Mark er, a. iat s, CA. Weaver, Me! ‘shawit fman, 4 silk handkerchiefs; B. Williams silver pickel jar; H.C. Speneet, Spencerian scholarship; T. KE. Do., carriage robe; Mr. Fishel, $5; Mrs. P. Hornberg, $5; M. W. Lipper & @., T. Coben, accordeon; Stern Bros. ring, gold locket; 3. W. Freeman and dir, Dieterich, cut. flowers, Wm. T. ones seeees Ulman & Co., lady's coat; D. Oppenheimer, 1d ring: friends, $5; Fellows & Go, Troy, N.Y, $10. "Pane; cash, <&c., from the following: G. ler, friends, $13.50; B. Roth, C. Christiani, M. Hol lahan, W. H. Speishouse, J. Giessler, H’ Kraem- $f b; He Meyers, O'Doutiell, G, Harding, H. Burkhart, V. Adler, L. Spanier, C. G. Wheeler, Sievers & Bro., 4 ton coal; J. Keppler, B. Bev- erldge, Mr. Morsell, Mr. Shugrue, $1.25; Mr. ‘cromwell & ‘oar & Bro., A. Nattans, Mrs, J, Sonden- Baerholz, Mr. McCabe, $1; Stott, 1S ae nee Crnevrr Court, No. 1—Judge Cor. To-day, Hoover agt. Littleford; motion for new trial fled. Cummins agt, Van Vieet; order for security tor coxts or deposit of $200, Mayse & Co, agt. Cook; default. Horrigan agt, Brad- ley; motion for new trial. Crncurr Cover, No. Merrick. Today, Keyser, receiver, agt. Hume's exeou- tors; hearing on demurrer resumed. CRIMINAL CourT—Judge MacArthur, To-day, Chas, Ashton and Jas, charged with assault on an officer, and Albert Johnson, charged with assault, wore committed in de- tault of bail. POLIcE Snell. T Sean: Componente nouser $bo or 90 daye Stageie Bimita, colored, assault on Carrie Taylor, $5 or 18, daya, Geo. Dent, colored, assault on ‘Chumms; $10 or 30 days. Sarah Lioyd, colored. threats: §100 popdscr So gays, Lassie Thompson and Alice nson, colored, disorderly conduct; $5 each. Wan T Palmer, xesuults 60 days. ia jail and bonds or six montha, a Affairs in West Washington. A Son's BRUTAL TREATMENT oF Moruer.—Wim. Palmer, who lives on 3d street, near the corner of High street, was before Police Court this morning, with saulting bis mother. The lady fied that on Thursday night she gave her all the money she had, which was $1.94, Yesterday morning hé wanted more ‘Which she could not give him because none, He then began to abuse her, and up 8 kettle of boiling water, which he ened to strike her with, ‘and she had from the house. He followed her out in crow ie 1 be sofa, — vig caves her threw ber against ie severe! head. She wald she was afraid orkinn, ‘Oficer Brown testified that yesterday morning he saw Mrs, Palmer coming down the street with her head bleeding, and on her complaint witness arrested her son, who is about thirty-five old, He was drank at the time. The sentenced him to two months in jail, aad re- quired him to gtve $800 bonds, in defuilt otal months in CONDITION OF THE CrTIzEN’s EQUITABLE BUILDING ASSOCIATION.—Messrs, Frisby, W. V. Lewis and Aaron M. Skinner, the com: mittee appointed by the directors of the above named association, in their report submitted to the meeting held Thursday evening, say they “made a searching examination of the affairs of the association and found them to be in a good and sound financial condition, * * * In every instance, with one exception, the amount Joaned agrecs with the amount allowed by the valuation committee, thus showing loans are abundantly ‘secured; there are aisoa 2 8B) ittestyede 5 2 BEE very few cases in which @pllateral security has been accepted which is afply sufficient for the amount loaned, * * * Every ‘has been carefully scrutinized and its amount whether for advances, withdrawals or expenses; the checks have been'examined by the check book, the cash book and the bank book, all. of which agreo exactly. * * * The association commenced in April, 1883, and has ‘now. been running 33 months. The check book shows that up to the present time $105,860.88 bas been drawn for advances, $24," for with- nses, and $54.60 for Grawals, $1,446.43 for e: rt making a for all ‘of stympre fs ammount $3,731.30 is pays 7 1886, in addi- $131,421.45, Of in January and February, tion to the great ‘numberof wotices given for withdrawal last monch. Your committee ts of the opinion that some action should be taken if possible to prevent the great amount of with- drawals, for at present, on account of the high rate of interest allowed, there is if this can be secured and some necessary can improvements tmado in the ‘method of keeping e committee has every reason believe thatthe anoclation is in'& ‘sound finan- New Year Norra.—The custom of calling on New Year's day was not observed here yester- ‘ay as generally ason previous New Year —The dead animai wagon. is Wanted in fared while making au sires rable ve boeot Sarea'w : =S'Soe advertisement of the First Co-operative association. ——— Said to Have Taken a Scalp. ‘4 SINGULAR CHARGE AGAINST CAPT. HOWARD, ‘THE MAN OF THE GATLING GUNS, The Montreal Post charged Capt. Howard, the American who was in command of the Gatling guns daring the late half-breed rebellion in the i i : ¢ # He inf ee il a tf al iB Pid ff rf F i if Et Hi i i i 3 i i e i f if Tae : i brid fa st uty Halle nie i A. L. BELLES IN MEXICO. Propesing to Build a Big Hotel at « Pepular Watering Place. \ & REPORTER'S CURIOUS STORTRS—ALLEGED Com FESSIONS OF A CONSPIRACY RY MRS. COOL L. Mellen, Proprietor of the St. James hotel, Baltimore, whe ischarged with having conspired with Mrs, Emma Coolidge and James Donohue, of Boe ton, to procure the murder of Mary Somerset, the young wite of his son, Who was formeriy @ chambermaid tn his hotel, has been discovered by Pinkerton detectives near Monterey, Mex- ico, where he bell eves himself to be sate from extradition, Mellen went to Mexico trom Philadelphia via St. Louis and New ¢ staying & short time In both cities, In Mon he met an American lawyer, Jules A. Randall to whom be gave power of attorney so that he could proceed to Baltimore to settle up Melien's business and bring Mrs. Mellen to her husband, Melien then went to Topo Chico, hot bath resort, five miles a where he first passed himself off as A. Mellen Gibbs, then as A. Melien and finally feeling se cure, a8 A. L. Melien. He passes at Topo chico asan American capitalist, and is negotiating with a number of Mexican dapitalists for the es tablishment of a lunge hotel there. He is look. {ng well and is raising a full beard. In New Or Melien took eminent legal advice and Tray informed that he could not possibly be ex- tradited. District Attorney Stevens also says that extradition is impossible. Mrs. oolidi atill Hes in Charies-street where she will Femain until she is brought up for trial. The Boston Glode of to-day prints what to be interviews by a reporter of paper with Mrs. Coolidge and which they practically confess that they | were engaged in a conspiracy to murder the wife of the latter's son. Mrs. Coolidge ts represented as saying: “The evidence the detectives have Is the telegram and what they heard whon they were stowed away listening to the conversation between John Bull and myself, That's bad, but there's one thing about it—it’s not enough to convict, We can say it wasn't murder we Hers planning, but only an attempt to prove lary Somerset unfaithful to Edward Mellen.” ‘The elder Mellon is represented as asking the Teporter, when informed that the latter had por r. Molien, in had an’ interview with Mrs. Coolldge, “How muoh did she give away?” Mellen admitted to 9 he wanted Mary Som: “out ‘af the war.” The reporter then, talked over with Mellen at some length tho details of Mrs. Coolidge’s account of the conspiracy, and Melion assented to the correctness of her story. When about to leave the reporter told Mellen that Mrs, Coolidge wanted bim tonend her some Word and asked what he had tosay. “Tell Mra, Coolidge from me,” said Mellen, “to keep quict ‘nd cool, and we will think the matter over and decide to-morrow what we shall do.” Tne next ay the reporter called on Mr. Mellon again by Sppointinent, | In the meantime, however, lellen had consulted with his counsel, who were evidently suspicious of the reporter's mis sion, and had warned him to be careful what be auld. ‘The lawyers disclaimed for thelr client ail knowledge leged conspiracy wi rs, Coolidge, and said Meilen’s deteyse would be ageneral denial. Mellen’s flight to Mexico, the reporter thinks, furnishes pretty good evi- dence that unis defense did not have good foundation in the truth. —— The Great Fire in Detroit. The fire in Detroit yesterday destroyed the large Ferry building, White's theater and the Wesson block. Definite figures of losses can- not be given, but the total will reach not lese than $1,500,000. The stock alone in D. M. Ferry & Co.'s is estimated to have been worth $1,000,000 to $1,200,000, and their bulldii jued at $250,000. ‘As to the origin fire there are no weil devised theories, Some of the employes hint at incendiarl Saying that there were no fires in the part the building first attacked by the flames, “eon The king of Mombasa, in central Africa, has op. ‘ton, Who has been ea- issionary service, and will probably Shriver, president of the First ‘Of Ouinberland, Md, ts dead ‘of the New was Wednesday oy TY. ‘short but ‘ioese. inet Suuaap. dasa 91980, at 3 o'clock pa. from his iste residence, 217 K' street Friends and relatives are invited ae DOWNING. On January 1, 1486, a6 9285 a. Mn MARGRET DOWNING, widow of J ch wulug. ‘The tuneral will take place on Sunday, aitwo p. m, from her’ late resideuce, Fer ant street northwest. Friends and relatives of the funily are invited to “ationd {Virguuia pape’ FINCHER at 7:20 MARY V. FISCHEA, ER At 7:20 am, MARY V. Wife of Phillip Fischer, aged forty-Lve years, ‘Notloe of funeral heteatier no uve? ° HOWE. In Baltimore, Ma., December 31st, 1883 WAL P. HOW, youngest brother of the inte Geeree 5 ‘Business school), Washington,D.C> KAPPLER. On Thursday, December 31, 1885, ab 8pm. GREGORY KAPPLER, in thesixty-ihird yout Funeral will take place from his late residence, 626 New York avenue, Monday. Kequlem tam st St ‘Mary's church at 9 o'clock am; from thence to Hk ‘scometery. Relatives and iriends luv ited to at ‘2 LONG. this life on J Ast, 2 6350p. to, MRUY. the beloved witvor Puttick tn after @ long and painful illness, which she bore wii Cajetian sorauude, in the yah year of er age, 8 nadive o euunty Kerry, reine, ‘a resident of Washingwu for the past uirty youre ‘May she rest in peace. onthe funeral will take place from tr late roxides ‘Sherman avenue, ou Sunday, January del ut 2 ‘clock. | Relatives and iriends ‘are respectfuily tur ‘Vited to attend. = wank 3 MCCARTHY. At 355 a m., January 24, 1884, after a long and painful llness which ie bore with Christian ‘CHRISTOPHER P. MCCARTHY, Deloved husband’ of Mary A. ‘and eldest son of John and the late Me aged twene ty-ix years and twenty-five Funeral from his late residence, No. 441 Six-ande- Wee Bee or