Evening Star Newspaper, February 17, 1886, Page 3

"A THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D. C.. WEDNESDAY,” FEBRUARY 17, 1886—WITH SUPPLEMENT. - FOR SALE—LOTS. _ Sal P| g REAL STATE. SORTH fiz Foe. ests ‘who will balla at one at between Rand « st ang Gusts me Apply | BARGAIN-TO PAKTIES Several smnail Lots om Sth ad on C st, between Sth UIS P. SHOFMAKER, 820 F st nw. NOWTIE SIDE fine Lots, New for $2,600. 14 x10) LOT TWO FINE LOTS_NORT fis. ® a RARG BEAUTIFUL tens emp. LOUIS Pe SHS flow DESIRABLE LOT ONLY Teith st. bet. Tand U nw SHOBMAKER, 920 8 st. mw OF GRDCND, ad Mz Is cents a foo! FP. WAGGAMAN, Sot and SOO P st 1 GROUND ooon it for three wast Low West section; Sox Opposite recervat to houses Pree wa fino S04 at SALE “iM REF OTS. ONT St. just west of New Hamyabire ave: 21x97 feet Guig "Sh (per fool Owner 1551 F st.'n-w., BEAUTIFUL ¥F © LOTS ON VERMONT AV, K st; Southeastern front: 25%116, to wide public THos. J. FISHER LOTS, NORTHWEST, iret to ley DANENHOWER jazi LOTS oN oR SALE-TWO FINE FON & BROWN, 1437 F FORSALE—MISCELLAN JOR SALE-CHEAP, IN PART Ok BY THR ‘hole, new furniture, complete. of how Cave, within two squares ot the Pension oust’ fogetber a good opportunity eof ries contemplating housekeeping. “House lor F Ein veliad the fst uf a y OR SALE—AT A BAKG AIN—375 WILL BUY A Fee sat Cartas, suitable for tiunlly carriage oF ay Os ei SOR SALE—A HAND SOME BEDROO marble oa washstand and bureau, elegantly carved Saiy iicee months inuse. Apply between 10 aid 1 to ise aw: ike & SALE ‘ 7 ieee eS ew tio JOR SALE-STOCK AND FIXTURES OF A satisfactory reason for seliing. Address SA? TORKouraice f JOR SALE—CIGAR STORE AS Tra central focaivon, Going a good basisexs sat factory reasons piven for selling’ address Box 143, ‘Worse: spirived. sound. und Kind: PAC fz Phaeton.’ Ab elegant tarnout. Eivroftice care JOR SALE-KNOWN THE Mav Taaap has 60 candle, power: sale and pleas ihe exer Seenrity. Oil, 166" test, SO cts ord call For bh st nw cimmesamaest | SALE-STORE FOR RENT AND FF! tures fo: Va ave. s SOR SALE—CHEAP_—A COUPE ROCKAWAY, front can be taken out for sv 1315 Vermont avenue, between N ai Sale, Will sell at @ bargain.” Apply 2 EE WOR Sat COND! 2, With all the attachments: cust 8325, but must, pid at 6 To be sold Rooms, cor. 7th and La. ave. 2. 1Sth instant, at 11 o'clock. POR BALE-st0c AND small Grocery Store Cheap. I st nw. TOR SALE—A WEL LL PAYING LAUNDRY. IN he best joc@ity in the city; duing a business of over $200 per week: building for rent or sale. A. P. HILL € CO, 1338 Fst. a é WOR APPLET MERICAN Cyelopwedia, “Ail the volumes delivered at ones on Small monthly payments, Address Box 130. Star (an eae cui i {OR SALE—A GOOD WORKING HORS. IN double or single harness: will be 80 Owner has no further use for | LAUGHLIN'S Livery Stable, 12 2dst ne. cheap, a8 the JOR =ALE—CHEAP—AN ALMOST way Piano; has never beet be sold tor part cash: Inquire of evening betwe oft JOR SALE—BED F pound: cholee,dry picked and new: allorders by mail promptly attended ier of 10 pounds aud up delivered free of charge. A. SEITZ & BRO. 638 2b at J. E MOsE= JOR SALE-NEW AND SECONDHAND BOA Outriggers and Working Boats, Battoes, ( ‘and Gunning Skiffs, Shells, Canoes abd Gigs. CUMBERLAND & SON, foot of New Hampshire ave. nw. flo-lm* Po? SALE 08 Excu ANGE At great bargain, We bave several very fue and handsome Parlor Upright Pianos that have been but very little used, that we offer at a very great sacrifice in our pay month, and, if desired, will take in part yaymenta Scnare Piano and allow tall value for it ‘nese fine instruments should be seen this week to take advantage of <his opportunity. Z Veoffer the best bargains in the city, and on pay- ments of $6, $8, $1U per month. PIANO EXCHANGE WAREROOMA, 422 on Di livered in car loads on Baltimore and Ohio tracks 4t Washington. Write for prices, G.T. KOHLEN- BERG, Adamstown, Md. we i ne. ARTERECHT. {OR SALE—T AM NO} ING FROM MY own press the best Cut Hay that ever carne to this market, and am able to offer same at very low. prices to the trade. S'S. DAISH. Wholesale Feed Dealer, cor. N. Cap. and D sts se. proret) FOR SALE Ba rca 15 ness that hae been used for coupe, bu: Goudie coach. Fancy Plush Lap ‘$7.50; lot at $3. former price 24.50; Sweat Elankets $1.54 Reavy and strong shaped sureibgies 25e BECKE ylvania ave. {OR SALE—OR HIRE, FOR THE large stock of new. an ‘oupes, four and six-seat Rockaways, Landaulet Care. “Latest Styles JUHN M. YOUNG, 313 6th PHAR ‘and UNDERTAKERS. _ NDERTAKER, Strictly Firstelass and on fl Won thst beer ie aut Reworanie OSEPH GAWLER FURNISHING UNDER TAMER ani PRACTICAL PMB ALM Ee az Pennsylvania ave. nw. Terms moderate ant everything irstciass Telephone call 1U212 wy2h AMES BELLEW. oe UNDERTAKER, Comer of G st. and New Jersey ave nw. Persona aUention to all details of funerals. R, © wanes UNDERTAKER AND PRACTICAL EMPALMER, Graduate of 1884 Class of the Cincinnat! Selool (+ ing CM. Lukens, M.D., Pruucipa J. HL Clark, Demousir: 12 Lith sireet ueriuwese _ Telephone call 947-4. OWN RK WRIGHT, Unvantakke asp Fowgrat Director, | 1337 loth street northwest, | 10 te20" | ans | thrown away your money, for one Benson’ A FAMILY AFFAIR. How to Get Something for Nothing. ‘This is a subject which has agitated the mind of the pubbe ever since the days of Ada’, and until our en- Srance into the field it was not thought possible to se- ture that desirableeud. The R. W. Bell Manufactur- ‘ng Company of Buffalo, N.Y.. have, in a measure, be- come philaat!.ropists, and periodically present to pa- trons valuable presents, aggregating in each distribu- vom over $100,000, Think of iv $100,000 given away to patrons, with practically nothing in return. Now, you can easily secure one of these presents, which are of the best quality and of the highest vaine. These presents consist of 20,000 gifts, including 55 Upright, Concert Square, and Gr: nifleent On 25 elegant Parlor Suit 100 Solid Gold Watches, both Ladies’ gents’; 100 Diainond Ear-Drops and Rings; 250 Silver Piated Tea Sets: 100 handsome Silk Dress Pat- terns: 50 Sewing Machines, and numerous other val- ueble articles for household and personal use, aggre- ting 20,000, with a value of over $125,000. Now, now can you do better than to take care of one these n iO every one to secure 0} sits. The idea, of course, may be a se Sing away these presents, but you can readily it Will be eventually in the way of ad- vertising F:ench Villa Soap. The R. W. Bell Manu- turing Company have purchased from Michaud Is Freres, of Paris, France, the sole right to use the rmula for tie manufacture of French Villa Soap this country. It requires,a large outlay to introduce articie for every day use, and it was decided that the most satisfactory way to do it was to have patrons sing its merits. To do this it was necessary to make It an object to patrons, which object is sccumpiisbed by fering these valuable presents. Don't cateh the ldea shat poor soup is turned out In order to make up for the expense of these grand distributions. ‘The article |s well worth the mouey it costs, and the preyents are thrown in gratuitousiy. It 18 not @ lottery scheme, and everybody bas a chance to secure a handsome present, as they are distributed to those having the Lighest wumber of wrappers. ‘The presents are all of st, the highest prices being paid by us in order to secure the best known and most reliable goods in the market. It is expected, of course, to have the outlay In the way of presents made good in the futare increased sales of French Villa, which will undoabt- edly bethe resuit assoon as its quality becomes known. Now, if you want one of the presents you can easily ketone. All those who participated in former distri- butions were more (hun pleased at the results, and '¥ are now steadfast friends of French Villa, 6103 vex Es You Bus A Dew common porous plasters—which you can get for asong st any of the Cheap John druggiste—you ave merely Plaster is worth them all. "The reason ig this:—Ben- Son's is the only porous plaster in the market that is honestly and skilfully made, and sctentificaliy medi. ‘ated. others are no more than nominal imitations of Benson's ‘They are cheap because they possess none of the Ingredients which render Benson's valuable. ‘The latter are prompt to act, pleasant to wear, and cure ina few hoursailments which others will not even Felieve. ‘The public are especially warned against so- called *Capsicin,” “Capsicum,” *Capuein” 0. “Capsi- ae” plasters, a worthless articles intended to de ceive, Ask for Benson's and look for the “Three trademark and the word “Capeine” cut in the 112-s,m,w. Goov News: Goon News FROM GROGAN’S INSTALLMENT HOUSE For all in need of FURNITURE, CARPETS, STOVES: and HOUSE-FURNISHING GOODS in general, as no one need be without a well-furnished home because they have not got the cash to spare, We are determined to knock the bottom out of high prices, aud will seil GOODS ON INSTALLMENTS AS CHEAP AS THEY CAN BE BOUGHT ELSE- WHERE FOR CASH. And we make this extraordinary offer that customers can make their own terms in regard to payments, “ome and see the largest store in the United States. Come and see the largest and most varied stock to se- lect from. Come after you have posted yourselves on prices and terms elsewhere, and we will guarantee you that GROGAN’S INSTALLMENT HOUSE, (THE OLD RINK), NEW YORK AVENUE, BETWEEN 13TH AND 14TH STREETS N. W., Is the place you were looking fur. Come and be con- Vineed that what we say are facts and no humbug. We repeat, come and make your own terms—at 0 GROGAN’ To: For A New Pan Slush and rain play havoc with Trowsers. Don’t wear the old ones until the bottoms are fringed and their knees bagged, when a Five Dollar Bill will clothe your wether limbe in first-class trim. ‘We baveon shelvesabouta THOUSAND PAIRS OF TROWSERS OF EVERY QUALITY, FROM $2.50 TO $8, IN FIFTY OR MORE DIFFER- ‘ENT PaT- TERNS, Ifyou'd make your money go farthest, look first on the Bargain Counter, where we have placed our broken. lots, at reduced prices, as an inducement to take them offour hands. These are not the slow sellers, but the sellers while sizes were complete. oN , GEORGE SPRANSY, 8 607 SEVENTH STREET. Hann Woors IT TAKES YEARS TO ACCUMULATE A DRY, PRIMF, SELECT STOCK OF HARD Woops, SUCH AS WE WILL PRESENT FOR SALE JANUARY IST, 1884 IT TAKES FOUR OR FIVE YEARS FOR SUCH LUMBER TO SEA- SON, AND THEN WE HAVE TO SEARCH FROM MAINE TO CAFIFORNIA TO FIND THE CHOICEST GRADES, WE HAVE BEEN QUIETLY AT WORK SINCE 1880 ACCUMULATING SUCH LUMBER, AND ON JANUARY IST, 1886, WILL OFFER A STOCK OF THE MOST SELECT HARD WOODS IN WASHINGTON. WILLET & LIBBEY, Cor. 6th street and New York avenue ‘Jup. Goods, Sik Transfers, Sheet Music ‘Mik: Waltz, @c." Jup. Fans, scrolls, &c: Toys, for CWidrea, J. JAY GOULD, Jesus 421 Yili st, near Pa ave. The peculiar medicinal from the finest growth of of the Monongal the medical alities of vein the Im have attructes Es gueitle fateria Met ‘We beg to invite the attention of connoisseursto our celebrated fine OLD WHISKIES, which we offer at Mhe following prices, in cases couluiuing Une doen bottleseach. inky distilled tosucha de- Very high position among the OLD RESERVE WHISKY. UNRIVALLED UPPER-TEN Wii! BRUNSWICK CLUB WHISKY Hf you canpot obtain these Whisk arocde, we will, on receipt of Danie te wetter, t ofice money order. it pre igeved de wer them to Four address. by ext ae barges prevaid, to all polis east of Missiesippy: river, ie by trelght wo any partof U.S (prepaid For Fxcellerce, Purity and Eveness of Quatity, the above are unsurpassed by any Whiskivs ln the mar Ket They are entirely irc adulteration, “and possess « Gaiural flavor and 1 © properties Thege Wbisities are ol parantee to | periect satisfuction: otherwise to be relurued at uur | Expense Corresponsence molieited. } goods: HATS, sold formerly at 75c, selling WATS, worth $1, selling now at 50c. ‘oe. a 60 Dez, 2d EDITION. Ltt Taare io he St THE LONDON SOCIALISTIC TRIAL Incendiary Utterances of the Prison- és, Which Stirred Up the Riot. Lonpox, Fee, 17.—-Mr. Poland, in the exam- ination of the socialists, asked that all the pris- ‘oners be committed for trial. He said the pros ecution had nothing of a political nature in it, and urged that the men be rosecuted for misdemeanor This, he continued, consisted of the utterance by the different detendants of expressions and sent- mehts with the Inten\ to provoke a breach of the peace. These utterances were mace at the “meeiings held at Tralalzar Squar and Hyde Park on = Monday of lust week, Burns, at the Trafalgar square meeting, suid Lo the assemblage: “Uniess we get bread, they will get lead;” and “the next time we will sack the bakers” shops.” Was Burns who suggested. to the mob to mat through the West End, When the mod arrived at Hyde park, Burns again aidressed the rioters, and said: “We have shown what stones can do: We will try powder and shot, if they don't ac- cede, and there will berevolucion.”. Champion, in bis speeches to the rioters on the same day, urged his hearers to influence the police an ariay to join the peopie. Williams, in his address, urged the people to organize, saying he was Uuwilling to have starving men to con- front the soldiery unless the former were orga- nized. Hyndman said: “Let us show a firm front. If peaceable means fail, 1 will be the first to summon you.” —— A Young Indian’s Sad Death. CuIcAGo, Feb. 17.—A young Indian named Red Eugle,on bis way trom the Indian Train- ing school, at Philadelphia, to his home at Pine Ridge agency, Dakota, died at the Northwest- ern ‘railway Siation this afternoon, of con- sumption. “He was accompanied by ine other Indians alsoon their way home from eshool. He had been urged not to atiempt to undertake the journey owing to his extreme weakness. a PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 17.—Jobn B. Gough still lies in an extremely critical condition. He Was conscious this morning, but had not re- gained the power of speech, and the greatest Spprebensious are felt as to the result, sere gs aieenes: Slight Loss of Northern Rangers. THE LOSS TO CATTLE MEN FROM THE COLD SAID TO BE LESS THAN USUAL. CuicaGo, Feb. 17.—A_ prominent Montana cattle man arrived in the city yesterday and during an interview told a reporter. that there had been very littie loss upon live stock of any kind in _ that section up to the present time. A few of the calves that were born Co Ge winter had succumbed to the severe cold of January, but as the periods during which the “ ther- mometer registered below zero did not extend much outside of that month, De- ember having been very pleasant, und Feb- Tuary being tempered with warm “chinuok” air currents, the effects upon live stock were favorable than otherwise. Should existing con- ditions continue the loss of northwestern range cattle this season would not reach the average Of 3 percent, which cattleinen expect to expe- rience every winte! ale oo General Foreign News. BISMARCK INSISTS THAT GREECE DISARM. BeRuty, Feb. 17.—Prince Bismarck bas sent a note to the Greck government strongly in- sisting that Greece Chamberlain Repudiates Dilke. Loxpox, Feb. 17.—Mr. Joseph Chamberiain, president of the local government board, has uarreied with his radical colleague,Sir Charles lke, and abandoned him utterly. a FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, The New York Stock Market. The following are the opening and 3:00 p. m. prices ofthe New York Stock Murket to-day, as reported by special wire to II. H. 3 Bail 3 1139, 130" | orecon Nav..-|105% 102% ty St [Pace Mall...) 584) Sila '% 106% Peo. D. & H-| 2244! Bane 33544 132%, [Mending 235 |st Paul 85" | oan | Do. pref“hiaiy|12as¢ 13% | 52 | ois Wab. Pac | 10%) 10%, ‘Do. pre 20%) 208, west Union| 72 si ts hood Washington Stock Exchange. ‘The following changes from yesterday's quotations on the Washington Stock Exchange are noted to-day: D.C, per. imp. 68, 1891, coin. 114% bid, 115 asked D. G. per. imp. 73, 1891, currency bid, 115%) asked" 50-year find. 3-Gos, 1y24, currency, 11444 bid. 20-year, fund,” 6s," 4s92\ coin,” Lda bid. 30-year fund, 63, 1902, coin, 128 bid. Metro- politank. R. stock, 96% bid, 97 asked. North Capitol and O Street i iL, 47 bi Washington Gas, 37% bid, 36% asked. Columbia ins, 12 bid 12 scked. Masonic tall bonds. 104 buon Nadine ase politan Bank, 140 bid. Citizeus’ ‘National Bank, 108 Peake and Pot Vek Go. ee bid. Gate Sivek Erie ddghe, 65 bid, 75 aikea * Baltimore Marxets. - BALTIMORE, Mo.. February 17—Vi . consolidated, 50%: past due coupons. 60: aew threes, g few Len-torties, 43%; Nort 1.1€ig bid to-day. BALTIMORE, Mp. February 17.—Cotton dull and lower middling, &. Flour quiet and steady “Howard Street and western super, 2.0243. 0; do. extra, 3.250 4.00; do. family 4 25ad.75: city mills super, 2-50a3. go, extra, .bbsL 15 “do. Rio brands,’ 463: spaco "family, 5.40; do. superlative, patent, Wheat—souihern steady; wentern fra and southern red. 92a94: do. amber, 96a97: Mand ava $ westera’ winter re Boadia March, Boyesot, Mar” gonwn re, southern quiet and steady; western strong. ‘souther Carolina sixes, old, Vania, sSad0. ‘Rye nominally steady, Seady—prime to” choice western: 00. a 15.0001 Provisions quiet and steady. Mess pork. 10.7511. Bulk” meats—shoulders, dyadie: clear S%a6; hams, ial lip. “Lard—refined, Butter quiet—creamery. i2a3o: western, ' prime to choice, 1sa22 Egus steady, 2 roleum frac Uonally higher—refined, Tiga7%y. Coffee steady —Itio cargoes, ofdinary w fair, “74a5%_ Sugar steady— A. sof, Gly: copper refined steady. 10yu10\y, Whisky nominally steady, 119al.20. Freights to Liverpool per steamer dull a: Hour, 18.2 giain slightly firmer, 2u2%d. | Receipts—tiour, 5.000 Barrels; © wheat, 8,500 bushels; corn, 71,500 busiiels: oats, 7.000 bushels; rye, 800 bustiels. “Shipments Hour, § 300 barrels. Salts—wheat, 151.000 bishels; corn, $82,000 bushels. Chicago Markets. CHICAGO. February 17, 11 a, m.—Wheat started in easier, ils morning at #4 “and sold, off to 83%q, but began to rally from that polnt-on firmer cables and a better shipping demand, adwaneling rather sharply to 84916, broke off to 84-16. and is now See Gorn bas soled very strong a’ pormigg’ enh active tradi advancing to 41% and. holding Steady at that figure. Oats strong--Mayvs2%y Pork May, 11.15. May, 6.15. ———— A DEAD BABE. Two Women Arrested on Suspicion of Milling It. Georgeana Johnson and Emma Rhodes, young colored women, were arrested this atternoon by Sergeants Bayle and Brosnan, of the seventh Precinct, on suspicion of murdering the child of the first named, and were locked up at the seventh precinct station. They were living in a twostdry frame in the alley between $d and 4th and G and H streets northwest. J.H. Harris stepped in the room to collect a bill of Mrs. Johnson and asked to see the baby. She sald that it was asleep, but he oame in and found itdead. The chiid was found lying ‘ona mattress on the floor, and it appeared to have been crushed to death, ‘The baby was about a year old. Interior Department Changes. The resignation of Edward Ferguson, pension agent at Milwaukee, Wis., has been accepted to take effect February 23. ‘The resignation of Edwara L. Carson, Indian agent at Ouray, Utah, has been accey ted. Addison Cooper, of Tennessee, has been trans- ferred from the Pension to the Indian office, and promoted from $1,400 to $1,600. Henry C. Duncan, of West Virginia, has been. nl epes @ special examiner in the Pension office at $1,400 per annum. Maj. Thoinas Reddington, of New York, the FELT HATS, worth $1.50, sold now at 75e. ands: 100 Doz CORSAGE BOUQUETS, at 100 Dos. FINER CORSAGE BOUQUETS, at 35¢, 100 boa FINEST CORSAGE BOUQ' ‘at 50c. SILK VELVETS AND VELVETEENS AT MAN- UFACTUREKS' PRICES. Special sale of KID GLOVES at the following prit FOUR-BUTTON JOUVIN, desirable colors, at 65e. sult better quaittiew at Zhe., Sie, and gle Weare enctaL “BALES IN" CEoaKS ‘e are deteriniaed to close out our exter ¢ EADIES, Minsbss aud’ CHILDRENS CLOSES, Ha MSHRETS £4, $0 aitd $0 ony. » savin ai tn eet of Cloaks not , the} ave exautined Our Stock ana sea semea am RUNG Ss PALACE s03 SEVENTH SikRer Nw, HL & H.W. CATHERWOOD, 214 seth Front st, Philadelphia, | N.Y. Office -16 South William st. 7 1 Tar Viessa Orncias Coxraxy (oY PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NW. MARKS EVERY ARTICLE IN FLALN FIGURES | <1 xovo-Awertcan Lssuraxcr Co. €29 F STREET NORTHWEST. Wasnixatox, D.C, ISSUE FIRE AND MARINE POLICIES, bookkeeper in the office ot the Commissioner of Railroads, bas been notitied that his services are dispensed with, to take effect on the 16th instant, with leave ot absence until the end of the month. -¢e9--—_—___ A New Telephone in the Fiel Another telephone has come into the field. A test of the new insirument was made this afternoon at Willard’s hotel, under the direc- tion of Count Eugene Mitkiewiez, who has charge of the new enterprise. The inveator, Br. Turnbull, of Baliimore, was present, aud explained the workings of the instrument toa roup of capitalists, newspaper men and others. The otherend of the line was at the Siaith- sontan institution, and mi spoken almost in a whisper eould be distinctly heard. The in- Yentor claimed that the results would be better r distance. He said electricians hac over a told bisn thatit was possible wo telephone across | theAtiantic over the cabie with his instrument, ‘The diaphi of the transmitter is @ thin sheet of wy |. Inside are suspended six cylin- drical pteces of carbon, the lower ends restivg on a m bar, through which the current asses, jarring of the carbon pendants eaused by the vibrations of the wooden dia- phragm make the breaks in the circuit. RANGE oF THE THERMOMETER.—The follow- ng were the readings at the signal omce to-day: & my 48.1; 7 am. 27.2; LL a m., 29.9: 2pm. 34.3. Maxim Minimum, 26.4. —— ‘Tue TALLAPOosA lett the New York Navy yard yesterday to test her steering apparatus, NAVY DEPARTMENT BUREAUS. The Bill to Reorganise Them. SECRETARY WHITNEY BEFORE THE HOUSE NAVAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE TODAT. Secretary Whitney was heara by the House naval affairs committee today upon the bill to consolidate the bureaus of the Navy department. The bili is one drawn up im committee in accordance with the recommendations of the Secretary in his annual report, and provides for a bureau of per. sonnel; a bureau of material, construction and repairs, and « bureau of supplies and accounts; the chief of the bureau of material, construction and repairs to be appointed from either tie Active list of the navy or trom civil life, the others to be appointed from the active list. The bureau of personnel fs to contain the following divisions: A division of detail and records, a hydrographic division, a division of medicine and surgery. The bureau of material, constrae {tion and repair to contain the following divi- sion: A division of construction and equip- ment, a division of steam engineering, & division of ordnance, The bureau of sup- lies and accounts to contain the follow- ng divisions: A division of supplies and purchases, a division ot accounts and audit. he officers assigned to duty as heads of i. visions shall, while so serving, have the highest Pay of their respective grades. The various duties of the department are distributed among those bureaus, as the names of the bu- reaus Indicate. Secretary Whitney explained to the commit- tee the necessity of @ reorganization of the de- partment, and recommended the adoption of ¢ plan proposed in the bill. To-morrow Commodore Walker will be before the committee on thesame question. After him will be heard Com: lore Sicard, chief of bu- reau of ordnance; Commodore Schley, chief of ¢iuipmentand supplies; Commodore Harmony, niet of yards and docks; Chiet Engineer Loring; Surgeon-General Gunnell; Constructor Wiison, and Paymaster Whiteburst. 00 NOTES FROM THE CAPITOL. Matters Before the Committees, ete. SENATOR RIDDLEBERGER IN THE CAUCUS. Senator Riddleberger entered the republican Senatorial caucus to-day, the first time he has et participated in strict deliberations of thatboay. = A SUBSTITUTE INTERSTATE COMMERCE BILIn Mr. Cullom yesterday reported, in the Senate, asubstitute for the bill to regulate commerce recently submitted by the committee on inter- state commeree, and gave notice that he would soon ask the Senate to set a day for its consid- Gation. The Important sections of the bill have been revised and somewhat modified by the committee. As the bill now stands its pro- visions apply to the transportation of passen- gers and freight by railroad, or partly by rail- Toad and partly by water, when both are used for continuous carriage between the states and between the United States and foreign coun- tries. ‘The sections prohibiting unjust diserimt- nation und the giving of undue preferences are not materially changed. The charging of more for a shorter than for a longer distance over the same line in the same direction and from the same original point of departure is prohibived, with the proviso thar the commission may make exceptions to this requirement when found necessary in special eases where there 18 water competition. AGAINST GOVERNMENT TELEGRAPHS. The sub-committee of the House committee on post offices ayd post roads having charge of the postal telegraph question have agreed to report adversely to the full committee on all propositions for the building or purchase of telegraph lines by the government. It will re- commend additional lezislation regarding the transinission of telegrams over lines owned by land grant or subsidized railroads, A TIE IN A SENATE COMMITTER, The Senate committee on finance yesterday discussed the cases of E. F. Pillsbury, nomina- ted for collector of internal revenue at Boston, and Charles H. Chase, for collector of internal revenue at Portland, Me. After debate an in- formal vote was taken, when it was found that five republicans voted for rejection and five democrats for confirmation, the remaining ember of the committ nator Jones, cf Nevada, republican, not voting. It was, there- fore,decided to refer both cases to him, with directions to report at the next meeting. OPPOSING THE CONFIRMATION OF A NEW POST- MASTER, J. W. Renfroe, who was yesterday nominated for postmaster at Atlanta, Ga., to succeed W. T. B. Wilson, whose term lacks fifteen months iration, {8 antagonized by Representa- i, of district, Who has a pro- gainst his’ appoiutment on file in the Post Oflice department. Senators Brown and Col- quitt on Monday waited on the President and urged the nomination, The ground of Mr. | Hammond’s protest is the record ot Rentroe as state treasurer of Georgia in 1879, Renfroe was impeached by the house, but lacked two ot the two-thirds vote necessary for conviction in the senate. ‘The ground of impeachment was violation of the ‘act of 1876 forbidding the treasurer from taking interest on state deposits, SILVER. The House committee on coinage, ‘weights and measures to-day heard Mr. Dexter H. Hawkins, of New York, in opposition tothe suspension of silver coinage. Mr. Hawkins was delegated by the Anti-Monopoly League of New York to present the views of that organ- ization w the committee. His statement was ‘an elaboration of the views expressed in the well known anti-monopolists meeting held in New York about a year ago. CLAIMS IN THE COURT OF CLAIMS, Senator Gibson introduced a bill in the Senate to-day providing that claims against the gov- ernment shail be tried in the Court of Claims, and the findings in those over which the court has not jurisdiction shall be reported to Con- gress, with an opinion by the court as to the de- termination that should be made of them before Congress shall __ consider them, It also bars all claims not prosecuted within six years from the date of its passage, or of the time when they accrued, ex- cept when the claimant is under legal disabili- Ues, In which case three years after the disa- bilities cease are allowed. NATIONAL BANKS. The House committee on banking and cur- reney to-day agreed to a favorable report on Representative Brumm’s bill, limiting the capl- tal stock of National banks to five mililion dollars. ‘To-morrow the committee will hea | ‘ntson Representative Merrim: bill, Pp ng for the expenditure of seven hun- dred mililon dollars in coin notes for public works, A TARIFF BILL IN THE SENATE. Among the bills introduced in the Senate to- day was one by Senator Gorman (by request) providing for the imposition of a duty of 25 per cent ad valorem on all goods the product of ‘countries east of the Cape of Good Hope, except wool, raw cotton and raw silk as reeled trom the cocvon or not farther advanced than tram, thrown or organizene when impor.ed from places west of the Cape of Good Hope, in addl- Uon to the duties imposed on such goods when imported directly trom the place of production, MB. BRADY REPLIES TO MR. WISE. Representative Brady got his opportunity to strike back at Mr. Wise at last nignt’s session of the House. He got the floor on the Fitz John Porter bill, and used his time to reply to Mr. Wise's remarks on the Boutelle resolution con- cerning the Norfolk navy yard. He said that Mr. Wise’s statements concerning the removal of the republican foreman of the Norfolk yard jor drunkenness, Was untrue, as was also the statement that Mr. Mahone had caused the re- moval of the Portsmouth post office. TO PAY ME. PARISH FOR HIS ICE. The House of Representatives last Friday passed the Senate bill to pay to Joseph W. Parish the sum of $58,341.85 for ice he bought under a contract with the government in 1863, but which was not received, the government officers cree) totake it Parish was left with 17,232 tons of ice on hand, which he was 10 de- liver on the ieee river, and it being sum- mer time the ico melted, ‘The Court of Claims THE WOMAN SUFFRAGE ASSOCIA- is. Opening of the Eighteenth Annual Convention. AK EXECUTIVE SESSION THIS MORKING—LADIES PROMINENT IN THE MOVEMENT WHO WERE PRESENT—THE PUBLIC MEBTINGS, 4c. ‘The delegates to the Righteenth Annual Con- ‘Vention of the Woman Suffrage Amociation, which proposes, according to its constitution, “to secure national protection for women in the exerelse of their citizens’ right to vote,” assem- died this morning in the pariors at the Riggs house,and held an executive session preliminary to thelr public meetings, One of the large Pariors was well filled with ladies, many of them stately and distinguished looking matrons. There were a tew ladies who wore the hair trimmed short, in masculine styie, or gave other evidences of strong-mindedness. Fhe old slander against the woman's rights, that they are ugly, was easily refuted by a glance over the taces ‘of the ladies that consti- tuted the assemblage this morning. While most of the ladies would be rded as having Ai ope euoe oe there arte aglow with the bloom of youth, Mrs. Rilsabeth Cady Stanton, ane president of the association, was not present, being detained at her home in’New Jersey by. thness: May Wright Sewall, of Indianapolis, chair. man or the executive committee, presided over the session this mornin; Miss Susan B. An- thony, the first vice president at large, occupied seat’ beside the chairman. The attendance \was as good as during any year fi the history ofthe movement. A number of new faces ap peared among those present. LADIES PRESENT, Besides those mentioned among those present were Clara Colby, of Nebraska; Harriet R. Shattuck, Massachusetts; Virginia L. Minor, Missouri; Elizabeth Avery Merriwether, Mis- sourl; Helen M. Gougar, Tndiana; Mme, Clare Neyman, New York; Mary F, Eastman, Massa- chusetts; Mrs. Clay’ Bennett, Kentucky; Julia Foster, Pennsylvania; Adeline Thomson, Penn- yivania; Miss Mary Anthony, New sister of Miss Susan B, Anthony; Miss M Pell, of South Caroliua; Miss Julia Ballard Nel- son, of Wisconsin; Mr.’ E. M. Davis, of Phila- delphia, asou-in-law of Cucretia Mott, and bis daughter, Miss Davis; Sarah M. Perkins, Ohio; Mrs. Southworth, Obi’); Mrs. Jane H. ‘Spotford, Eliza T. Ward, Marilla'M, Ricker, Dr. Caroling 8B. Winslow, Mrs. Ellen H. Sheldon, Mrs. Mary McPherson, Mrs. Nuson, Miss Julia Welbur, and Miss Ruth 'G. Dendison of this city, and Mrs. Best, of Maryland, A REPRESENTATIVE CONVENTION. The association while in executive session to- ay discussed a proposition to make the con- vention hereafter truly representative, by plac ing it on @ representative basis. It was decided to do this, and in order to give each state its proper voles, when a state has chosen a delega- ion and all of the delegates cannot attend, to permit those who do attend to vote by proxy for their absent colleagues. It was urged that in this way distant states, that could not well send delegations, Would have equal Influ- ence with states in the east. COMMITTEES APPOINTED. The following committees to have charge of the work of the convention were appointed: On Resolutions—Miss Susan B. Anthony,N. Y. Mrs. Harretta Shattuck, Mass.; Mad. Clara Ney- man, N. Y.; Mrs, Virginia Minor, Mo.; Mrs. Helen M. Gougar, Ind. (On Finance—Mrs, Jane H. Spofford, chairman, “D. C.; Miss E. T. Ward, D. C3 Mrs. Rath GC. Dennison, D. Cj Mrs. Julia ter, Pa.; Miss Mary Anthony, N. Y.; Miss Caroline A’ Sherman, D. C.; Miss Anthony and Miss Sherman to attend specially to member- ships, Ou Press—Miss Ellen H. Sheldon, D. C.; Mrs, M. R. Field, New Orleans, La.; Mrs. Marilla Ricker, D. C.; Mrs. Ruth C. Dennison, D. C. TO PLAN THE YEAR'S WoRK. Another committee to formulate a plan of work for the year was appointed as follows: Mesdames Sewall, Colby, Shattuck, Robinson, Ewing, Gougar, Neyman, Merriwether, and Southworth. This committee was instructed to make its report Friday morning. The Indies all expressed themselves as enthu- siastic in the work. Mi Ada C, Sweet, of Chi- cago, was not present this morning, but is ex- ees to address the convention this evening. Mrs. Clay Bennett, of Kentucky, who is present, is a daughter of Cassius M. Clay, and Is the lady who addressed committees of the national re- pablicaty convention at Chicago in 1880, urg- ing them to insert a woman suffrage plank in their plattorm, Much pleasure was expressed by the ladies at the large attcndance at a reception at the Riggs house, given in their honor last evenin by “Mr. and = Mrs. Spofford. Sever: hundred gentlemen and ladies called to pay their respects, and were handsomely enter- tained, “The gentlemen say,” observed one of the ladies to-day, “that if we want to win them over to our side we must feed them well, and that will be a part of our tactics in the future. Owing to the absence of Mrs. Stanton, some changes have been made in the program, Miss Anthony will preside over the convention. THE PUBLIC SESSIONS. The public sessions of the convention began at half-past 2 o’clock this afternoon at the Universalist chureh, corner 18th and L streets, The program for the afternoon session was as follows: Organ voluntary, Mary Mason Dodge; Invocation, Mrs, M. Stevens Hart; opening ad- dress, Susan B. Antho y; report of execu- tive comraittee, May wae Sewell, Indiana; singing: y Miss Scott and Miss Calhoun; ad- dress by Elizabeth Avery Meriwether, of Mis- sourl, on “Cucompromlsing Opponeiits;" re- marks by Robert Purvis and others. The pro- ram for this evening’s session comprises ad- dresses by Clara B. ey Nebraska, on “Wo- man Suffrage and the Labor Question;” Rev. Rush RB. Shi ene on “The Advance of Wo- man,” Miss Ada C. Sweet, of Chicago, and Miss Susan B. Anthony. ‘There wiil be afternoon and evening sessions each day until and including Friday. The present officers of the association are as follows: President, Elizabeth Cady Stantou; vice presidents at large, Susan B. Anthony, Matilda Joslyn Gage, Phasbe W. Couzins, Rev. Olympia Brown and’ Abigail Scott Duniway; @hairman executive committee, May Wright Sewell; recording secreturies, Ellen H. Sheldon, Julia T, Foster, Eliza T. Ward and Pearl Adams; corresponding secretary, Rachel G. Foster; treasurer, Jane H. Spofford; auditors, Rath C. Dennison and Julia A. Wilbur. York, a ‘The Charges Against Architect Clark. ME Is TO HAVE A HEARING NEXT WEDNES- Dax. The Secretary of the Interior will give a hear- ing on Wednesday next tocounsel represent- ing Architect Clark in the case of the charges preferred against him by the stonecutters’ union and which was publicly investigated last summer. The Secretary has just had an op- portunity of reviewing the evidence in the case, and after a hearing from counsel he will report the matter tothe President with his opinion based upon the evidence. pes ee a eee District Government Affairs. WOW To CLEAR OFF THE SNOW. Mr. Benjamin F. Pope, 935 F street nor:hwest, writes to the Commissioners, suggesting that the police direct all persons clearing spow from the Streets to stack the same in solid pyramids at intervals ten feet along the gutter edges of the sidewalks, each pyramid to have a base not larger than five feet by two and a halt, and a height that will not exceed eight feet. The present plan of shoveling snow into the gutters greatly obstructs travel and is @ nuisance in every respect, he says. REFORTED TO THE COMMISSIONERS. Superinteudent Powell, of the public schools, in a note to the District Commissioners, states that at a meeting of trustees of public schools, held the 9th instant, the committee on teach= e -,&¢., reported favorably the nomination of Miss Katherine 8, Proctor to fill position in division 5, grade 2, school 4, mude vacant by resignation of Miss Ida Howgate, MISCELLANEOUS, Gen. M. C. Mel CU erties that U street, between 9th and 10th northwest, may e usual grade at that tcontorm to . M. S. Pomeroy, president of the National Mi Association for relief of Colored Women and rejected the claim on technical grounds, but it was sustained in an appeal to the Supreme Court, aud Congress has passed a bill to pay the emnount. Mr. Parish has been a resident of Washington, for about twelve ¥ during whieh time he has been pressing his claim. NOTES. Mr. Morrill to-day introduced in the Senate his bill to set apart the proceeds of the sales of public lands for an educational fund and to en- dow colleges, etc. ‘The House committee on invalid pensions yes- terday instructed Representative Conger to re- port favorably the bill Introduced by hitn to in- creave the peusion for total deafness to $30 per month, and for partial deafness to a proportion ‘ate amount, Mr. Gray introduced a bill in the Senate yes- terday to establish a court of appeals to consist of achiet justice and six associate Justices, to provide fof the appointment of one additional elreuitjudge in each judicial circuitofthe United States, and to make certain chuuges in the juris diction of the Supreme Courto! the United States. ‘The discussion on the Blair educational bill continued in the Senate yesterday trom the ex- ration of the morning hour until adjourn- inent. Senators Jackson and Pugh favored the Dill, While Senator Maxey opposed it. ————+e0 — MARRIAGE LicrNsEs.—Marri have been issued by the clerk or the Eugene 8. MeGairiek licenses ‘and. Laura Schlosser ura r; ‘Thos. J. Van Alstyne, of Albany, N. Y.and Laura L. Wurdeman; Thos. Bolan aud Agnes McBride; Samuel Henson and Louisa Smith: Benj, F. Crayeroft, of Prince George’s county: Ma., ana Jennie C. Cox, of Charles county, Ma} Nelson Walden and Helena Bowman; Law: Children, has forwarded to the Commissioners for immediate action the complaint of the matron of the home of the inadequate drain- = ot the new eet Mr, H. Browning, chairman of the citizens’ flood commitcee, sent bills of owners of steamtugs to the Commissioners, amounting to $350, ior breaking ice on the jac river. J. A. Judson, manager of a panorama, request ‘ission to place and maintain & light, at theirown expense, at the cornerof 15th street and Ohio avenue. Samuel C. Palmer, 1224 29th street north ‘West, requests permission to construct a railroad switch upon the at ty recently purchased by him tor August’ Nibletun, of Milwauicie, Wis to connect with the tracks of the B. & P. K. R. ‘Messrs. Volgt & 713 7th street, askper- mission to erect @ time: on the aw! front of thelr premises, BUILDING PEBMITS have been issued by Inspector Entwisle a2 fol- lows: Chas. E. Kera, erect a two-story dwelling, B, petween 4th at and New Jersey ave: nw! 52,4 . Mrs. ler, repair trame, Ham! fon road, county; $500: A. P. Fardon, repair x houses, Kat sw. (Howard row), $1.00, chard Rothwell, erect a two-story dwelling, D, between 12th and 13th etx, ne; 9500, Ri Sinclair, erect a two-story stable, alley between Qand K sta. n.w.; ‘Mra, 1, erect a two-story dwelling, 4% st., between Fand G ati a.w.; $2,000. Juntes i. Noonan, erect two-story dweliing, ulley between Mand Nand 20th and 21st ste; $500. Jeremiah Murphy, erect two two-story-and-basement dwellings, $d, between H and Lats. b.w.; $0,000, N- J. bow erect four three-story-and-basement stores an dwellings, 3d and High sts; $10,000. Emma J. Trott, erect a two-story and cellar dwelling ‘9th,between R and 8 streets northwest; $2,600. G. V, Trott, erect a two-story and cellar dwell- rence S. Nicolai and Marian B. F. Barnes and Mary F. tec Hibbs Dermot and F Annie R. Alloway; W.'H. Lacey and Sivalla M. Smith. —-+—__. Ksiqurs or Prraras Gotne To Nori — Washington Division, No. 4, Uniformed Healt K. Hazy Coagins, Regret will leave ‘aiternoon, teamer Lady of the Lake. At Norfolk the Division willbe the uests of Virginia Di a So ier cae danas meets in Noriolk a Bogue a ee ing ween R and streets north: its 300" Thos: Hughes, erect sit twostory wad 600." Site dwault between A and B streets northeast; $10,000, Washington & George- town R, RCo, repair ata Sammy, repair brick 5 $2,500. gt northwest; SAYINGS AND DOINGS IN SOCIETY. induced many to leave their carriages and, very sensibly, make their calls oa tout. Mra Gen. Drum was assisted by ber daueh- ters, Mrs. Hunt and Mra, Tarr, Miss Hont, Miss Heap, Miss: Mrs, r. Bei Seria et ane toe Mrs. Representative Curtin had with her Ure. Ermentrout and Miss Wilson. Miss Cur- tin poured the tea, aided by Miss Fithian. aie: panne and Miss Sallie Loring and ss Cornelia e most enjoyable reception, © N*™ Yor eld Mrs, Marshall 0. Roberts and her sister, Miss Endicott, received the flattering attention of many lis in their mew home. Mrs. James E. Campbell held a delightfal re- ception, assisted by Mrs. Cam; er., Miss O¥ens and Mrs Nell, of HTamilene Obie Mrs, Delafield and the Misses Delafield gave a largely attended tea from 4 to6 yesterday. The callers comprised many old resident so- ciety people ot the city, Mrs. A.L. Monroe and her deughter, Mrs. Hopkins, gave a tea yesterday and were as sisted In “receiving by Mrs Richard Johnson. Miss Ricketts presided at the tea table, and the event was a most delightful one, Hon. and Mrs. John B. Alley gave @ dinner Party last evening to fourteen persons. The Ee. were the Chief Justice and Mrs. Waite, nator and Mrs. Sherman, Senator and Mrs. Dolpu, Hon, and Mrs. Joha W. Foster and Judge'and Sirs, Shellabarger, Astnkingly unique assembly was that which composed the reception given by Secretary and Mrs, Endicott to the rs of thearmy aud navy and marine corps last night. The beauti- ful rooms, the handsome uniforms of the guests and the elegant costumes of the ladies com- bined to make a picturesque and memorable scene. Refreshments were served in the dining- room, and Mrs, Tarr, Mrs. Baxter, Miss Waller, Miss Paul and Miss Ricketts were in attend- ance at the table. Mrs, Endicott wore black satin, with panels and front of embroidered Yelvet Mise Endicott wore white satin and alle, One of the most elegant, and at the same time enjoyable, recepeptions of the season was that given by Senator and Mrs, McPherson last night in their artistic and spacious residence on Vermont avenue. Mrs. McPherson, who Was assisted in receiving by her guest, Miss Dillon, of New York, wore a lovely dress of pale blue satin, with square corsage and garnitures of Bruges lace. Miss Dillon wore a beautiful dress of white tulle and white rye see dour corsage and garlands of white roses. The rooms were thronged until # l.te hour. Some of those present were the Chief Justice, Secretary and Mrs. Manning, Mrs. Vilas, Speaker and Mrs. Carlisle, Senator and Mrs. Sherman and Miss Parsons, Senator and Mrs. Doiph, Senator and Mrs Sabin, Senator and Mrs, Manderson, General and Mrs. Viele, Senator and Mrs. Conger, Senator and Miss Dawes, Senatorand Mrs. Cockrell, Justice Gray, Representative and: Mrs. Reach, Miss Beach, Commissioner and “Mrs. Black, ‘Senator an Mrs. Warner Miller, Representative and Mrs. McMillin, Senator and Mrs. Palmer, Marshal and Mrs. Wilson, Senator and Mrs. ‘and Miss Vorhees, Senator Spooner, Senator and Mrs. Vance, Mrs, Coston, eS aod Mrs. Jack- son, Miss Jackson, lis AcAllister, Mr. Baxter, Mrs. Senator Pugh, Mrs. Cochtau, Mrs, umiings, Mrs. Dew, Lieut. Cowles, Lieut.and Mrs. McCalia, Lieut. Reamey, Assistant Svere- tary and Miss Muldrow, Mr. and Mra, L. Q. C. Lamar, rly Dr. and Mrs. Loring, Miss Vaa Auken, Miss Curtin, Representative King, Sen- ator and Mrs, Morrill, no. Sheridan, Mrs. Mc- Michael, Mrs. Marshall O. i.oberts, ex-Secretary Mcvulloch, Assistant Attorney General Maury, Commodore and Mrs. Schley, Representative Long, Representative, Mrs, and ‘iss Tucker, Mrs. Laughton, Miss Eads, and Baron and the Baroness d'ltajaba. A splendid repast, whici comprised all the delicacies of the season, was served, pleasant company of young people made up @ progressive euchre party at the residence of Mr. Thad. K. Sailer, on 5th street, last evening. Miss Lottie, assisted by her mother, was the hostess of the evening, and entertained her es most charmingly, Those present were irs. Smith, of Philadelphia; Misses Spindle, Cavanaugh, Cushing, Dutton, Ford, Heyiman, French, Therese Johnson, Simpson, Mr. and Mrs. Will Cohen, Messrs. Cushing, Guy, Kondrop, Moran, Parks, Milton, Duvail, Sliuapson, Ham- jiton and Scbulteis. "Miss Ford won the first rize,a handsome chateiaine vinegarette, and Mr. Sy the gentleman's first prize, an ornamental inkstand. The “booby” izes were awarded to Miss Dutton and Mr. Milton. Re- fresuments and daucing completed the even- ing’s delightful entertainment. Some of the society young ladies and gentle- men of North Washington have in rehearsal the laughable farce of “Poor Pillieoddy,” which will be given in a tew weeks for a church benefit. Miss Annie R. Alloway will be marred to Mr. Frank McDermot at the Christian church this evening at 7:30 o'clock. After the ceremony they will hold a reception from 8 8010p. m., at 227 C street northeast. Miss Cleveland will give aluncheon on Fri- day, to the wives cf a number of the Senators. Itis understood that sue will follow this with another next week of the same characier. ‘Mrs. Mason, the sister of Mrs, Endicott, and Miss Mason, of Boston, are the guests of the Secretary of War. Rev. and Mrs. Geo. W. Cutter, of Buffalo, and Hon. and Mrs. Chas. H. Allen, of Boston, kre guests of Mrs. S. C. Pomeroy, 1339 K street. Dr. 0. F. Presbey and wife left yesterday af- ternoon for an extended trip to Florida and ‘Cuba, to be gone about six weeks. ‘Miss Warner, who has been visiting her uncle and aunt, the Chief Justice and Mrs. Waite, returned io her home, in Detroit, on Friday. Mrs. Gheen, wile of Lieut. Edward Gheen, of Annapolis, is spending the week in the city, the guest of Mra. Senator MeMilinn, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Rives, of New York, who spent a very pleasant fortnight with Secretary and Mrs. Witney, returned to their home yes- terday. Miss Ida Mitchell, of Elmira, is visiting rela- tives and friends in this elty. She will be the guest of Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Youmans next week. ee The President's Reception To-day. RIP VAN WRINKLE AFTER AN OFFICE. The President's reception this afternoon at- tracted a very large crowd to the White House, and the President went through the handshak- ing ordeal in the same good natured way thathas characterized all the public receptions since his inauguration. Among the visitors to-day was a mimature Rip Van Winkle, with white hair and beard and pleasant biue eyes. He bud endeavored to see the President yesterday —_ without —_ success. Before the President appeared to-day the old mun confided to those about him that he was an applicant for the postmastersuip of Driftwood, Pennsylvania, but he was, perfectly ’ willing "to accept the office of U.S. minister to Mexico, or any other position that would give him a living. He shook hands with the President, but had only time to tell him that he would like w tik with hitn, und then had to move on with the line, | Alter the reception, be took w seat in the vestibule, hoping that something would turn up. Gen. Sherman Talks. THE TYRANNY OF THE PRESS—HIS FUTURE RESIDENCE. The New York Tribune of yesterday prints an Interview with Gen. W. T. Sherman, who re- mained in that eltyaday or two after Gen. Hancock’s funeral. The general is reported as saying: “Tne tyranny of the press in this country is becoming simply awful. It is worse than the old tyranny of the slaveholders, it will cause 4 worse revolution than slavery did. It will not be bloodless either. Why, the of the press has destroyed social freedom of in- tercourse. It has made men afraid of their neighbors. It has led to general suspicion and distrust. No man cau open his mouth any more and be sure that his confidence will be respected. No man can write to bis acquaint- nce and be sure that bis letter will not appear in print. There is no comfort left in the land, Lam old and cannot be burt by this condition of things. Butit will be the bane of the risin; generation and they will be obliged to rebel Against it. There will be some sort of trouble and then the country will settle down again for awhile. It seems as the man who serves his count most is the target for the greatest amount of abuse iu the press.’ ‘The general branched off on tc the question of his future residence. “Iam not going to give up St. Louis as my place of residence,” he sald. ~My home is there and I am as nicély fixed as any man in the country. When I was at Cin- cinnatl the other day the people come there to live, and sai almost anything if I'would be there. Tt would be delightful to live on one of the hills around the Queen city. If I had any notion of leaving St. Louis I think Cinclunatl would suit me, he talk about my coming east ws out of the Ys Siig tet ot home, will enter’ the’ Shetteld Setemtitic school at New Haven next winter. His mether wants to be near him. is no one for us to care for now but him, and we shall come to New York for the two Uthat he expects to be in school there. My daughter fila is married and living in PI in, while my other daughter is married and. 1 in Pittsburg. We shall be nearer both of them. [have had villasin New Jersey, houses in Fifth avenue, apartments in desirable localities and Eccommodation here, ut I slull probably tate accommodation here, si my old rooms in the Fifth Avenue hotel,” ————er Lewis Breaks Sorakichi’s Leg. ‘The wrestling match between Sorakichi, the Jap, and Lewis ‘the strangler,” at Chicago, Monday night, was a most brutal exhibition and ended by the latter deliberately breaking his antagonist's leg. The Zimes, in its de- scription of the “mateh,” says; Immediately ‘Lewis saw his opponent in his posit Ke pounced upon blu and furnisaed the" most brutal and inbuman e: ‘ever seen by @ Chicago gathering, not excepting a prize ering contest, ng down over the iat Private Ctatms Before Congress. The Mormon Proseeations. To the Editor of Tur EVENING Stam: EX-DELPOGATR CANNON JUMPS FROM A TRAIN, A Dill was introduced into the House of Rep- | There was much excitement in Salt Lake City Tesentat! yesterday by Mr. Herbert, | Fe*terday in regard to the Gannon case. The which should receive the early and earnest at-| United States marshal who ts conveying him to tention of Congress. 1t is “a Dill for the judicial | that city telegraghed that the prisoner jumped ascertainment of claims against the United | {fom the train near Promontory, but was Fe States,” by reference to the court of claims, | Captured in haif an hour, a mile from the rail It is similar to a bill which was introduced into | Toad. He was slightly Injured by the fall. Cam ‘the 45th Congress by Mr. Clarkson N. Potter, | Doa telegraphed to his Mormon friends that be diligent study to the subject | fell off the train accidentally. and was maki The passage of # bill of this general nature will | for the cars as rapidly as bie when met by relieve honest claimants ofa great wrong, and | the marshal. A train, contain! rid Of a serious burden and scandalous | twenty soldiers, started from Sall Lake Ci . As Mr. Potter well said, when re-| last evening for Promonotory to bring in the Porting the bill irom the civil service com- | officers and prisoner. The troops were sent on mites; “Itis hardly two en mag 8 say yg een requisiion, Which was indotwed person wit 7 ress 1m y ike governor, Sitnost as woll/soandon as pursue it and chat | H. Gott Win, J. Jenkins and Weet Jorden uo one with an unjust claim, if only plausivie, | Were convicted here today of unlawful cohab> Pen it and needy, need be wilhout some | itation, success, see Shot Dead on the Street. A NEGRO TREACHEROUSLY KILLS HIS FRIEND AFTER A TRIVIAL QCARREL, Monday night, at Charleston, W. Va., two eo ored men, name@ Will Holland and Bob Wil liams, went into a saloon and took several drinks. Wiliams became intoxicated and Hol- land proposed a game of cards in order to win @ lange sui of ni bh Williams had on bis Burton, @ mutual friend, ob ng takeu advantage of ‘quence involved Crrizex. —— Preventing Tornado Destruction. To the Editor of Tax Evexine Stan: According toofficial reports of the signal ser- vice 184 people were killed bya tornado onJuly 26th, 1875, near Erie, Pa, and 65 were killed by another at Marshfeld, Mo., April 18th, 1880. Some ot the 600 tornadoes reported trom 794 to 1881 were almost as destructive. in the bill now betore the House of Representa- tives, favoring the extension of the signal ser Vice reports tor the relief of tarmers, it 18 pro- and he been: quarrel with ward th Posed to forecast “cold waves, rains, storms Is » ant marked Inclemencies” of the weather. The | tempted to shoot Harton, but the fe Proposed system of prediction involves only | explode. He then w out, an meeting The'usual methods, Toruadses require special | friend on the street, seat word to Burton that he wanted to see hin the saloon and si a the street and asked an answer Holland di time and fired, i attention and a high degree ot scientific ac- curacy for thelr prediction. Danger signals ought to be establi=hed at telegraph stations not later than April Ist, 1556, olwerwise many lives will be unnecessarily lost. After a time Burton left He met Holland » be triends, For P 4 second bullet striking Burton im Wittiam A, Eppy, the abdomen, inflicting a wound from whieh Tornado reporter, signal service, US. army. | b€ Soon after died. Sete ca = a Removal of Sand from the Sphiax. From the London Times Operations have been lately begun for the purpose of clearing away the mass of sand, which has accumuli during cen- turies around Lhe fanus statue of the Sphinx, Poker and hes, SENSATIONAL REVELATIONS IN THE PAYNE BRIBERY CAST. A Columbus dispatch printed in the New York Herald to-day says: There are sensational developments to-day reported from tie secret b Bey, brother of the disting sessions of the Payne investigating committee, ee iy ‘ae thee ot ee but their exact tenor is notavailable. Col. S. | which is being carried out acconling to @ vlan K. Donavin was on the stand for some time, and gave the committee names of many from whom he had information, and the ¢ Ittee Proposed by Signor Maxpero, and will, It teex- pected, be finished by Easter. The portion of the statue at present above ground is about 40 feet. It is supposed that as more, at thereupon issued a big batch of summonses. " he charged with bribery in bis letter, Judge | Sd to be cleared is estimated at 20,000 cnble Yoder, of Lima, testified as to the investinems | Meters. A small tramway 1s being constructed ass ofsund to a distance, mpioyed on the task: When the statue has been lai of the foundations a broad constructed around it, and a high wail will be built to guurd against ‘uture encroachments of the sands of the desert soe The Irish Situation. DILLON READY TO JOIN HANDS WITH ERe LISHMEN WHEN TOME RULE I8 GRANTED. John Dillon presided at the meeting of the Dublin branch of the National league io that city yesterday, and made several important declarations. Mr. Dillon said: “We are now om the eve of achieving a national parliament for Ireland, We will only accept the completest form of home rule. When we have that, them Land the other Irish extremists will join bands Wi.h Englishmen.” Mr. Farrell, of Colorado, who was present, promised the league @ con: tinuance of the help from A\ Mr. Parveli's program wax 5 The Freeman's Journal takes « gloomy view of Lord Randolph Churehill's propused visit to Belfast to confer with the leading men of thas, of certain ones who voted for Payne in the Rorthwestern counties and us to propositions of alleged agents. The excitement of the day was caused over the evidence of George W. Hull, who was one of Pendieton’s leading ers, and is still a member of the legislature. Hull is the boss poker player, said to be the best ever here, and While be was never charged with bribery orcor- ruption of any Kind in office, he did run a pro- fitable poker party in his rooms at the hotel, end caused great amusement by saying thai new fifty, hundred, five-hundred and thousand- dollar bills were pouty and put up treels right ater the senatorial contest; that the game grad- ually got duller aiter the money had been lost ‘or sent home, and that since there could be no decent stake raised. Mr. Huli also knew mach avout the transactions during the week tat the bribery is said to have been going on, but in this be did not prove as iree a witness as was expected. Hovert E. Reese testified to ha ployed by David R. Paige, in the F est, to travel over the siate and. se Previous to the legislative aswembiy in US84 and as to others following alter iim. HE. | Soule and Robert Higgins testified to certain | yne inter- | members | city on the Irish question. It predicts that his cases coming under the! ledge, the itn- | Visit will be attended with riot and bloodsbed: Port of which could not | Lord De Vesci, in reply to Mr. Gladstone's 2 Se communication in relation to the wants an@ A Husband Butchered. wishes of the Irish people, says he consiaers. HIS BODY FOUND HEADLESS AND DISMEM-| (hat the lute parliamentary elections were BERED—THE WIFE'S STATEMENT. fought on the land plank rather than on the Says a dispatch from Norfolk, Va.: Ann Fow- | poe rep dager meg ler, the young colored woman who is charged | {Pini rye with butchering her husband, Cwsar Morris, at | their home in Norfolk county, Va., was visited | at the jail yesterday. She says she left the house on Saturday for the purpose of cutting | kale on a neighboring farm, and, returning yes terday, found the house locked up. Sue in- quired at a neigi.bor'’s house if Cwsar had leit the key there and was informed by the people in the house that they had not seen Cwsa Sunday, She next requested two m with hertodraw the staple which held the door, and when this was done the bed and floor The conductors and car drivers ot U were found covered with biood,and the body, | lyn street railw are organizing wader the headless and dismembered, in the fireplace. | auspices of the Knights of Labor, She steadily denies knowing anything of the| The Pugsiey bili for nou-partisan election murder, yet her assertions as to Visiting neizh- | commissioners in cities passed the Ohio senate bors’ houses and inquiring for her husvand are | yesterday. The concurrence of the house is denied by the neighvors, Sheriff Lesner is of | conceded. The bill is mtended especially for the opinion that the oman committed the | Cincinnati, er, but undoubtedly had an accomplice, | Thomas Jackson, colored wi and that the crime was perpetrated on Sunday | be over 104 years old, dic expresses the at will The Journat de St. Petersburg hot permit Prince Alexander garian army in subordination ress in Uruguay. missioner sent by the port upon the Papama, isthmus to-morrow, It is d his report will be favorable. W. H. Crane, of Robson and Crane, who was quite ili in Chicago last week, has recov Brook was reputed to in the county night, The alleged murderess is a well-propor- | almshouse at Reading, Pa. Tuesday, He ie toned, fine looking colored woman, nineteen | said to have been asiave and carned bis free years of ag dom from Gen, Jackson, alter whom be was named, Bass Fishing. The railroad commissioner's bill was RARE SPORT ON THE SHENANDOAH—A FINE DOUBLE TAKEN. day The New York tui stands at $25,565. Gi waa ee Yesterday contributed $250, We entered the river at the foot of an Island, | | Queen Victoria bas returned to Windsor trom the Isle of Wig! Rev. Father O'Connell, of Ost N. ¥., has been convicted of various crimes and suspended trom the priesthood. Dublin tradesmen refuse to attend the lord mayors banquet because of his opposition to Parnell. Philadelphia street car companies are die charging men known to be connected wit!) tbe movement for organization among their eme ployes, and claim to be fully informed ot all “The damage in Boston by tive food ta roughly he damage in Boston by estimated at $1,000,000, All the four Vanderbilt, brothers gave $1,000 apicce Monday to the Hancock and is Wil soon reach $50,000. Five of the New York aldermen who voted to grant franchise for the Broadway railroad have been subpaned to appear before the state senate investigating comuitiee, but cannot be jound. TEEMER CHALLENGES GaUDAUR. — John where, many years ago,@ fish dam had been built across the longer branch. The water now flowed over itat every point, passing with a swift current over the shelving rocks beyond. Heavy timber skirted the banks, often project- ing far over the water. Occasioually a fallen tree remained halfsubmerged. It was just such a place as I imagined the noble game tish_ most frequented. Remembering it was the season when the bass subsist inuch upon insects that fail into the water from overhanging bushes, Idetermined to try my luck along the shore, while my companions were trying the riilles below the dam. Seeing a fallen willow with its branches still covered with greev foliage pro- Jecting over a spot where the swift current ‘ended in a pool, I fancied there imust ve fish lurking beneath thesbade of those boughs. So, standing some forty feet out into “the stream, 1 cast my flies into the eddy at the head of the pool. A. well-grown bass darted at the bait with such eagerness that he leaped fully tweive inches into the air, carrying my | Teemer' ves snapped in when be su “Ferguson” in his mouth. For a moment his | in a St. Louis paper an account of an ii brigut scales sparkled in tue suniizht, then, | in which J. A. St John calls him @ coward falling back with # splash, he rushed dizectly toward me, making for the center of the stream with such ‘rapidity that I was unable to keep my line taut. Before he had passed my pc tiou be had thrown the book from bis :nouth, feat the bass is almostsure to accomplish wh ever the line isslackened, I'saw I must ma- neuvre for a better position, so I moved up the stream before again casting beneath the wil- | pirs.—J. N. Preston and G. H. Ho low. From tils point I landed six fine bass | while on the way from a point in Mexteo to Et without moving trom my tracks. I then pussed | Paso, Tex., were attacked by the Mexican bane down the stream, casting in near the shore as I | dits near Parrall, Mexico. Howser was killed went, but meeting with litte success untill | and Preston was’ wounded inthe arm. Bown reached u fence that had been built out inte the | men were from Council Bluffs, Towa, They water as a cattle guard. Appoaching this | were ueavily Interested in mines In Mexlon stealthily and quietly looking beyond, Tsaw | Preston quite a number of bass of various sizes basking | bandits th the sunlight in the angle between the feuce and the shore. Selecting a favoratie stand, I attempted to cast mny files into this angie, bu agitated by the exciting prospect, my han says that he dare not race Gaudaur. He at ‘once deposited $100 at the Boston Herald office and issued @ challenge giving Gaudaur the option of covering that of ‘Teemer's other de- »sit of $500 in Cincinnati for a race for from 500 to $5,000. AN American KILLep BY Mexican Ban- had become so unsteady thai my flies | attendant isan Austrian physician, Dr. Ri actually dropped on the wrong side of | the queen refusing to see the doctors the fence. Withdrawing them gently, | tothe household. The conservative and at the same time recovering my con posure, I sent them in an artistic carve to feltle és gently a8 thistledown over tue very | spot I aimed at. It seemed as if every tis! rted simultaneously at the tempting fictions, causing the water to foam in their fiery zeal. | Inan {nstant my “Grizziy King” and “Gov. gral newspapers have been demanding that Spanish physicians attend the queen in her ac- couchement. The reconciliation between ex- Queen, Isabella “and ber husband, Francots, was effected through the urgent solicitations Senor Canovas del Castillo, who, It is reported, is preparingior the instailation of Isubelia es regent, Aliora” were each deeply einbedded in the throat of a large bass. Now the contest com- menced with a vim { have neverseen surpassed, At first they pulled against each other, desiring to seek sufety In opposite directions; then they darted down the siream, s de by side, like Ken- tucky thoroughbreds. " With wbeir united strength against me I could do nothing but give them line. I dured not at first to check them in their wild rush. My large-sized reel ras almost empty, when F noticed the pressure jessening; they Were again altempting 4 Verge luther course. Quick to take advantage of their unskiliul tactics I commenced to reel Snot BY Her Pay twelve-yeur old girl, Ii Doubie TE.—Sadie Lanfare, @ Ing with her parents at h, five ‘miles east ot New Haven, is lying in acritical condition from the of a Wound inflicted by a piaymate’s carelessness, The little girl went toa neigh- bor's house Monday afternvon, and there found, John W. Rocks, a youth, # year older than her- Self. After the children’ had been playing to- ether for afew minutes young Rocks {nto the parior of the house, where he found = loaded shotgun. A moment later a loud re i ‘The effort to in my lost ground was | port was heard, and the le of the house, slow at frat, ‘But gradually and surely I am | fanning up stairs, found toe'girl ising op tas forcing the fight at shorter’ weaker aud | floor. The heavy’ charge of No. 3 sbot bad en- weaker becomes the resistance of the enemy, | tered her left arm, Just above the elbow, and until at last I have the satisfuction of seeing the shoulder. Hocks white bellies ot both turned up in token of their entional, capitulation, i ber out Reighborhood, and is regarded as a pr bei an a a prom ud school. The candidate for the reform nds bave him arrested. ep ygiliga men ne Fiust a Coup, axp THEN ANOTHER om oF It, until the ‘accompanyi + ____@0—_____ A Family of Seven Burned to Death. THE HIRED MAN THOUGHT TO HAVE MUR DERED THEM AND THEN SET FIRE TO TEE HOUSE. Abram Eble, with his family, consisting o hisson and daughter-in-law, their three chil- dren, a widow named Mrs. Kennedy, seventy years of age, anda bired maa, lived # short dle tance from St. Cloud, Mich., on the Sheboygan ond yoseen selleay. onaay meczios tt neigh! discovered house Pull rae ‘OF the family Es ih HEE a consumptive. How much first appearance of danger, whea appearance WI may be easily controtiea? 8 MARRIED. JONES—KINGSBURY. fragments of some of wersasonin the amating embers Ao tot | zag aye tic Se ae en were a 3. the vicinity, and tls remains of seven BURY. both of Washington, D.C. were taien ‘from the ashes, This accounted forall im ‘the howe but the hired man. Ee eaneen One Fecoliected that the man was a| ABRAM. On February 1986, at 12-100. Cae Pakagrecable follow and could not get | RicHanD Buea tetas Sauter peat er ieee along well with his employer. Iinmediately | Funeral ‘rom his ‘iate Tesideuce, 33 New the Feport spread that the hired man had | a*nue borihwest, Friday, February ot butchered the entire family, and then set tire | > to the house to conceal his crime. Whether such crime was committed can never be