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FORSALE—MISCELLANEOUS Fie SAL ECA FUSTCLASS DRUG STONE; large and wellselected stock, nice fixtures and ood Lusiness "good grass for selling: Quly purticn need apply. Address “GLENVIN, Si = mb173e* ;, BROWN MARE. rade or sell cheap. DOW- t n.W mblz-lw. A SACKIPICR-MILLINERY it sel half interest to the right ‘*fachionahie sainnier resort In the north:low i long sawn: best location in the plac forniation and satistuctory reason for selling give agents, mhiz-4te AAduiress CA f A FEW SEPTINGS OF PUR crn Fue price. $1.50, for thirwen. fa Georactown Post Uitle mnie | NEW PATENT JUMPSEAT Car | Tween used, ‘Price, $180; bargain, | ith sts W., aller one o'clock pm. | ror sa 5 terest In'a good estublished Dasiness, that will pay from $5,000 to $5,000 annually it attended to: payed iON “1 Wisit TO sé E-ALF IN- since last Ist of May, 1585, upwards of 85,000." Kea- gon for selling, have business tia® takes me to New York the coming season. Address Box 68, Star office mhz DSOME Cot barnes; a most new; a bargain If sob Inquire 715 7th st. now. ‘at_once. mbl7-3t* JOR SALE—KESTAURANT, NO. 5126 ST. now doing a paying buainess. Keason for boor ‘bealthe = Laie m7 TOR SAL and Guiteaus mnt {OR SALE-THE Bi city in New and Secon & SUPREME COURT REPORTS rial, Box 144, Star office. BARGAINS IN THE iwid Fine Pianos. Several ‘bean iful Upright Pianos bat little used, to exchange for square planos. One Chickering did instrument for a beginner for only $00: eaxy pa: ments Our terms arc always made tosuit the buyer, both in new and serond-hand pianos. Fine tactory ret pairing at remove 3. HANGE WARFROOMS, (mhi7) 422 9th street. e OUTFIT OF HOUSE- iy new. can be seen lock at 761 7th st. se. mbi6-2te | IVE STOCK SALE—IF YOU WANT | andsome team, & coupe horse, # hunter, a cart horse or horse for any purpose, come here on the 2 instant, Deseriptive circular of fifty horses see: PRORSAL application HW. HILLEARY, Warrenton Vire einka, 2 __ mhid-ie— Fee Sah ¥ STYLISH AND Fast | will trade or sell, Inquire 987 La ave. u.w. Ea STYLISH A ands s00d draught horse ne ‘a it CHAS. KENNEDY'S ot, corner New Jersey ave. and D st n.w. JOR SALE-CHEAP_sTOC of a Grocery Store and Dairy. dence, 445 H st. nw. Inquire at res mhi5-Bee VOR SALF—PAIR =D DRIVING | and sail fearless: five and six years old: eigh between 1,000 and | L009" red. by a thoroughbred. aib15-€0 JOSEPH WILMER, Hapidan, Va. {OR SALE-APPLETON'S NEW AMERICAN Cyclopedia, “All the volumes delivered at once on mail mouthiy payments. Address Bo: ahiee. Foe, Se NG) FROM BU ss show cares, counters, safes, tables, piano, organ, Sewing machines, new latrobe watches, clothing, at FULTON'S LOAN OFFICE, 314 9th St. mht | QOR SALE—PIANOS AT BARGAINS—ONE 7-| | octave upright, slightly used, excellent tune, $195; One Theoctave upricht, used two months, $2 square styoctave. extra finish, $240. Pianos gaus torent. HUGO WORCH & CO., 925 Sonmer Piano agenc mbi3-2w SOR SALE—A NEW HAND-MADE HARNESS, embrokiered Lap-robe, Sidesaddie and Bridie, | $45. "Call at 1508 f mhis-at OR SALE—A VIOLIN, ND MELO: K' deon; ail in order, $3. Address Box OR Sace—a & AND MUSLIN DRESS, slippers. Jewelry, ete; sultable for school distri: | butions $10, “Address Hox 71. Star office. -mbiS-4t FPORSALE SHAVING EVERY FactLIT now prepared to buy and sell Horses Carriages, Kc, on Commission, "Unt. reliable stock handled: Wilt hire "with ‘privilege of buying Complete turn: outs. everything to correspond, furnished at shortest Bouce 3 Down 6: r ‘ORTY SEASON mated Horses, consisting of w ED A. ell matched teams ng DOFses De Fe ALEONE HURDRED VEHICLE prising Coupes, aetons, Drags, Jump-seats, Buggies, Phaetons, Victorias, and a variety of Village Carts, must be Uurty days, regardiess of cost, to mak: provements and new stock. LOW jst. n. we. por , S01 worker inany place. Price §: ick. & S.DAISH, wholesaie feed, cor. North Capitol and D ror Sarl ST ARRIVED FPOM YO! BLS; Sy head of horses, 10 young dfaft and dF orses, JOR SALE. abie for most Y purpose, elther for draught, car- Tiaxe. buggy or coupe. ‘This is a rare chance to secure ‘bargain. Call and consult ROBY. L. ..NDER°ON, jer: avoids all exper handling of fuel; no running elevators, pumpin, and machinery. “Send BALLACK, Agent. {OR SALEL—BUSINESS WAGONS IN EVERY variety, finest and largest stock of platform spring ever shown in this city at bottom prices: street, West Washington. J. K. PROBY. mas SOR SALE—40 HEAD rived from Washington county Weight trom 1.200 to 1,400: ales a Mule< prices aver: 3 SIMMONS, 311 12th st nw. SOR SALE—A WELL PAYING LAUNDRY the best locality in the city; doing a business of Over $200 per week: building for reut or sale. A. P. Hive co. fies ty cheay ‘Cages tor sale at the bird store, T st. nw rae ST. HARTBRECHT, {OR SALE—BARGAINS IN LOT CHEAP HAR ness that has been used for coupe, t a coach. Fancy Plush Lay $7.50: lot at $3. former price I Sweat Blankets $1.50, would be cheap at $2. heavy and strong shaped Stable Covet at surcingies 250 BECKER'S Saddlery, 1 W. M. Suen & Sows ATTRACTIONS EXTRAORDINARY, SALE OF BLACK AND COLORED . AT PRICES HERETOFORE UNHEARD OF FOR NEW SPRING GOODS. BEST QUALITY SURAH SILK, ALI coLors, | SPECTAL SILK: ICAN AND MAD= BY THE CLIFTON MILLS AND ARE SUPERIOR TO ANY FRENCH GOODS | IN THE MARKET. | JERSEY SILKS, IN ALL SHADES, AT $1.25, CANNOT BE DUPLICATED FOR LESS THAN $150, INDIA PONGEE, IN BEAUTIFUL DESIGNS, AT | $1.00, $1.25 AND $1.50. EMBROIDERED CREPES. | BLACK INDIA PONGEE, IN 8UPERB QUALITY. | 30 INCHES WIDE; CORAH SILKS, TUSSORE INET BLACK SILK, ALL GRADES, AT VERY LOW PLICES. EAT BARGAINS IN MERVEILLEUX RHA- DAMES AND SURAHS, AT $1.00 AND $1.25. PARIS DRESS GOODS OF FE’ TION. ERY DESCRIP- THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D.C 2d EDITION. Lats! Tera oT St | WARNER MUST DISGORGE. Ordered to Refund All the Alleged Profits He Received from Ward. New York, March 17.—Hamilton Cole, re- feree in the action brought by George C. Holt, the assignee for the benefit of the creditors of Ferdinand Ward against William S. Warner, filed bis report with the clerk of the supreme gourt to-day. {tis in favor- of Julien T. Davies, the receiver of the firm of Grant & ‘Ward, and finds that the payment of all money made by Ward either by bis individual check or by the checks of Grant & Ward, upon the so-called contract business, were fraudulent and void as against the defendant, Juilen T. Davies, as receiver, and that Warner must pay over to Davies as receiver all moneys received by him from Ward over and above the amount paid by him to Ward. _ This sum the reieree finds to be $1,255,361.84, which with interest thereon from May 6th, 1884, $140,391.20—makes the total amount ‘to be’ recovéred ”$1,395,752.54. He further directs that the deiendants, ‘Warner and his wile, execute and deliver within thirt days from the filing of this judgmentsuch deeds of conveyance, release and quit claim as may be necessary 10 sutisfy the judgment, oer Cremated by Natural Gas, A BODY REDUCED To ASHES AT PITTSBURG IN LESS THAN AN HOUR, Prrresuna, March 17.—The remains of Mil- ton Fisher, of Columbus, Ohio, were incinerated Natural Gas erematory this morn- ‘Tue body was placed in the retort at 7:30 o'clock, and_in jess than an hour was reduced asiés, ‘This was the first time natural gas as ever been used for ereamating purposes nd its advanantages were apparent at once. The body was accompanied here by the re- latives of the deceased and several Columbus Journalists, eS The Rock Island Train Robbery. THE POLICE LOOKING FOR MIKE HUMPHREYS AL, “TEX. Within the past twenty- four hours transpired which have established the conviction among detectives that Mike Humphreys is one of the men_wio train and murdered Keliogz Nichols. Humphreys’ supposed accom- plice in the crime is known to the police by the soubriquet of “Texas.” He is a broad~noul- ered, inuscular fellow, and has jet, black b nd moustac! Texas” was kiown here an ex-siage-robber. me irom the far west, and it leaked out that leit the West to avoid the ardent pursuit of a lynehing pa It is sald that he and Hum- phreys were inseparable com three weeks ago they disappe gromtsbie se ation The Anti-Chinese Agitation. ACTION TAKEN AT THE MEETING ATPORTLAND, OREGON, LAST NIGHT. PORTLAND, OREGON, March 17.—At the anti- Chinese meeting last hight the following was lopted. “Resoired, That the chairman ot this meeting appoint a committee of fitteen, whose duty it shall be to consult with the Proper authorities and to adopt such lawiul Measures as they may deem advisable under the circumstances, to the end that peace and good order may prevail.” The azitators in the Inatn court room passed a series of resolutions declaring that the city and county are ina State of perfect_peace: that all attempts to in- cite one class of the community against another are inimical to good order; promising to aid in putting down lawlessness, and concluding by declaring that the Chinese must go. ‘The crowd endorsed the action of the “Anti-Coolie Con- gress” of February 13th, in boycotting the Daliy Oregonian, giving as'a reason that but tov the bold stand taken by the Oregonian the Chinese would have been driven out long ago. pein General Foreign News. ANOTHER GRANDDAUGHTER FOR VICTORIA. Loxpox, March 17.—Princess Louise Margue- rite, daughter of Prince Frederck Charles of Prussia, and wife of the Duke of Connaught, third son of Queen Victoria, was delivered of & daughter to-day. i See Gold For Shipment to Europe. New York, March 17.—Lazard Freres have ordered. $450,000, and Brown Bros. & Co., 750,000 gold bars for shipment to Europe. aS Cruel Joke on Michael Davitt. OXFORD STUDENTS SCREW UP THE DOOR OF HIS ROOM. Loxpox, March 17.—A_practica Michael Davitt was ‘perpetrated Some of the students at Oxford univ Davitt had last evening delivered a I Oxford and was invited to « & room of a graduate in on Some of the students when the ir a suddenly. joke upon si_ night by were much incensed, and securely sere outer doors of the room. Mr. Davitt was come pelled to reach the ground this morning by let- tung himself down from the window with the Sheets from his bed. pity a Charged with Defrauding Creditors. New York, March 17.—Philip Goldstein and Isidor D. Levy, dealers in children’sand misses’ clothing, are ‘insolvent, Levy bemg cuarzed with having left the state to defraud his cred- itors, ‘The firm is also charged with having dis- eed of its property with fraudulent intent. Young Levy's father, Joseph Levy, brought a suit in the supreme court to recover $21,000 Which he loaned to the firm on the son's répre- sentation that his firm was doing a large busi- | ness and was worth DOO to $30,000 over all abilities. Judge Lawrence granted an_at- tachment azainst the firm’s property. The firm has borrowed moneys from other parties, which have not been repaid. , the well-known dean assignment to- Barber and Thomas ‘The estimated indebtedness is about $60,000, and the of a’ paper mill_an Kan ts, $40,000 In. bills re Stock in the Peoria Cattle compan, ‘at $93,000. areal estat vivabie, and is valued ——— FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL The New York Stork Market. The following are the opening and 3:00 p. m. prices ofthe New York Stock Market to-day, ay reported by, special wire to H. H. Dodge, 589 19th Vreet: Do. Ist pref 2d pret. Mo. Pac 10715 1 Ned. Cent 554) 51 ———— ‘There was rather a market this morn 500 PIECES CHOICE WOOL DRESS Goops. | NEW STYLES AND TEXTURES; MANY STYLES | CONFINED To OUR HOUSE. 500 PIECES GROX ROMAN MAROZEAU & CO. FINEST QUALITY FRENCH SATINES. FULL STOCK NEW WHITE Goops. | LINENS. TABLE DAMASKS, NAPKINS AND | HOSIEL PAKASOIS AND UMBRELLAS. ow EPRICE. w. 16 919 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. 924 Sevestu St N. W. TO-DAY YOU CAN BUY BARGAINS IN M! BOYS AND CHILDREN’S SAMPLE . GOODS ARE MADE TO La: Ss. 0 . AND FROM THR BEST BROADWAY HOUSES; AND WE SAVE 30 TO 40 PER CENT BUY OF US ALL THE WE HAVE ABOUT A SSUITS MADE IN REGULAR AY LESS THAN HALF THE HUNDRED ME THEY WOULD is NEW WE WAN! TO SELL THEM, AND THE BOW PRICE WiLL DO iT. SEVEN MORE OF THE ¥ COA WIULD FOR $15, NOW $10 E HAVE A Lot OF K CLOTH AT JUST HALF-PRICE. BOYS \ND CHILDREN'S SUITS MADE OF TILE BESE GOODS AT NEARLY HALE-PRICE. LF You. WANT GOOD Goobs AT LOW. PhICES COME AT ONCE To THE GREAT SALE OF SA PLE CLOTHING AT ¥24 7TH STREET BETWEEN 1 AND MA=SACHU EARGAINS FOR YOU on Al Ww SLITS AVENUE’ AT THIS SAMPLE SALE. @ GOODS YOU EVER | PRICE | THIRTY CH - REMEM Bi @ UKEET. GREAT SAMPLE SALE OF 3, BOYS AND CHILDREN'S CLOTHING. ‘mi N'S CALF BOOTS $2, VALUE $250 Miter ones sor 92.508 worth $3. ‘Gents’ Fine Calf Boots Teally worth $5. Ladies’ Peb. and Kid. Shoes, $1 50. Misses’ and Boys’ 2 ‘Sehool Shoes (solid) ative line Cousins’ im Goat and Kid: every pair arranted, ) Walkenphast at $2.50 and $3.50. Stabvers and Arcccs of the best grade and st popular oe 1914 and 1 Penna ave as 2 Ww. SELEY S: | ally In the coal stocks, Lackawann . lirst prices suowing declines generally of % to % per cent, but in the lings the market was comparative: : al gain 4g per cent, and the rest of the List small etions. The advance was soon checked how- ver, and the market continued quiet and heavy fora time, after which on increased ac- tivity decided weakness was developed, especi- nd Read- ing losing 1% each and Jersey Central 1 per ent, the rest of the list from 4 to % per cent. Just’ before 11 o'clock there Was u Tally of > Washington Stock Exchange. ‘The following changes from yest on the Washington Stock Exchan U5 dis 1801, = Sunes, g Sas asked. U.S. 4s, cou) 127% asked. U.S 4s, regis: shed. D.C. ‘per. tuhp. Gs, 15a asked. “So-vear fund, Gs, Metfopolitan it. Teestock, 100 Washington Gas. 39% bid, on ims, 153 bid.” Columbis fomac Ins, 43 uid. Riggs ins, 6: Neshingtoh Market stock, 20% bid, 21 asked. Nae ona! Metropolitan Bank,'138 bid.” Great Fulis Lee, 105 did. Ciesapeake unl bot Tel Cu., 6% asked: Us electric Light, 70 asked. Baltimore Marxets. BALTIMORE. Mp.. March 16.—Virginia stxes, con- Solidated, 60; past-dur coupons, 61: new ten-lorlles, 45; uew' threes, 62 bid to-day. BALTIMORE, Mp.. March 17.—Cotton dull—mid- dling, #1. Flour steady and qulet— Howard street and Bestera paper, 2:75a3. 20: do. “extra, 9.0004 10; do family, 4304.75: city mills super,” 2.75a%25" do. extra, 3.600415: do. Hilo brands, 4.62u4.975 Patapseo family, 0.40; do. superlative patent, 6.79. Wheat— southern firmer and dull: western steady: southern Bec¥ba07: to amber sad: No, tary. OGais 0. 2 western Winter’ red, Spot, 92yavs AARC ‘asked; May, Canker: southern white S40 de Saag: eee — err = Sestern “iized, spord say. ode age 46% Bids beecnee ad ‘Sais Sea oad ier inquiry—southern, 3342; Pei Western white, Sua Banik steady 14.0816. ‘sions Sst NS ans me a os clear Fu Bacon shoulders, Sop clear “rib siden, Ola: Kamat YoNaT ee ver Tolingd, Tuatiy, Butietiitar mena ita, 1400, quiet tio ordinary sae SHAS. FISHER'S, = — pm Mrs, FISHER devotes ber aitention to the wants of sons Small fractions, and at that hour the market | | ts quiet and stead: . WEDNESDAY. MARCH 17, 1886-WITH SUPPLEMENT. eo THE TELEPHONIC INVESTIGATION. Dr. J. W. Rogers Examined by, the Special Committee. HOW AND WHY WITNESS DISTRIBUTED HIS PAN-ELECTRIC STOCK. ‘The special telephonic investigating commit- tee of the House today examined Dr. J. We Rogers. He said he was a practicing lawyer; had been connected. with thy Pan-Electric com- pany since its foundation/1ts formation had been suggested by Mr, 4 G. Hines to witness and hisson, That was/in 1881 or 1882. Mrs Hines waited upon parties with a view of purchasing the old mansion for an elec trical laboratory to develop inventions. He discovered some defect}n the title, and at that time the project was doned.” About the 1st of Sanuary, 1883, or\ in the preceding De- comber, witness and his\son were guests at the Ebbitt ‘house. They thata fine house on 4% street could be bgught for $10,000, and TUstratie bora an bein fa good face to tarry out the o1 ted by Mr. Hines, ‘They bough at found that It cost a great deal of m to hireskilled electricians and buy materials. Witness suggested that instead of using their own slender means they should form a stock company. They naturaily turned their attention to the subject of great names—of men of influence. In that view witness wrote to or called upon Gen. At- kins (then chairman of the appropriation com- mittee). Atkins seemed pleased with the idea. A. tew days later witness saw Senator Harris, who had ‘already talked with Gen. Atkins on the ig ee They came to witness’ house with Casey Young. Witness offered to each one something like $100,000 of the stock on a basis, of $5,000,000. SENATOR HARRIS HESITATES, ‘They had hesitated—at least Senator Harris, more than any other, had hesitated about going into it, and nothing was done at that meeting. Mr. Boyle—Did he give any reason? ‘The witness—No, sir; but I suspect— Objection was made to the witness stating his suspicions. Thereupon he said it had occurred to him that Senator Harris might be apprehensive that there might be, possibly some impropriety in his advancing the enterprise, and witness had written to Senator Harris to inquire whether he entertained any fecling of that kind, He had replied in a letter very frankly ‘that he did. ANOTHER SEARCH FOR THE LETTER. The witness was again stopped while an un- availing search was made for the letter. Then he continued, saying that Senator Harris in his letter had replied that he had duly considered the matter and saw no impropriety in persons situated lke himself and Gen, At- taking part in a scientific enterprise such as had been proposed. But still he did not go in; there was nothing in his letter to in- dicate aby such intention. | Subsequently w meeting of the gentlemen was held at the Four- L-a-half street house, probably at witness’ Invitation. ‘There were present Senator Harris, Gen, Atkins and Casey Young. Witness_pro- posed that each take $500,000 in stock. They agreed, and entered the enterprise. $170,000 oF STOCK To THEIR CREDIT. Witness, had suggested to the gentlemen that several other gentieinen had previously con- sented to act as direetors, but he left it chiefly with them to select their associates. None of the other persons had been members of Con- gress, One of the persons was Father Roche- fort, his son’s patron, another Gen, Marcus Wright, another was’ Richard Wintersmith. ‘There Was also ©. G. Schneider, a merchant of this city; Gen, Bazil Duke, of Kentucky, Nicho- Jas Shea, of this city. Those gentlemen had allowed their names to be usedand for them he had reserved the $170,000 stock io be put to thelr eredit. -—____+e+_____ Investigation of House Employes. THE SUBJECT REFERRED TO A SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE CIVIL SERVICE REFORM COM- MITTEE. The House committee on elvil service reform to-day referred the resolution of Mr. Browne, of Indiana, directing an investigation into the conduct of certain employes of the House in connection with the improvement of the Ohio river at Jeffersonville,Ind., to a sub-committee, consisting of Messrs. Blanchard, Mitchell and Farquhar. The sub-committee is merely to put the matterin proper shape for examina- tion by the full committee. The clerk of the committee was instructed to notify Mr. J. M. Glass, of Jeffersonville, at whose instigation the resolution was introduced, to appear before the committee as soon as possible. Chairman Cox was instructed to report favor- ably the bill prepared by him to provide for a commission to uniformly classify the employes in the various government departments. clang $+ ee eat Major Lydecker Still Di sioner. ‘The first controller this morning received a requisition from the District Commissioners, dated yesterday, signed by Commissioners Webb and iydecker, and he therefore regards Major Lydecker as remaining in office until he is relieved by his successor, ‘The army order dated March 9th relieved Major Lydecker, and appointed Major Ludlow as Commissioner, ft is held at the War department that the order relieved Major Lydecker as soon as it was received by ict Commis- COMMISSIONER BLACK’S CHARGES. His Further Examination Before the Senate Committee To-day. HIS LIST OF PENSION CLAIMS ALLOWED OR REJECTED FOR POLITICAL REASONS NOT YET READY. ‘The Senate committee on the expenditures of Public moneys continued its investigation to- day of the charges made by Commissioner Black with regard to the official acts of bis pre- decessor. Commissioner Black again occupied the witness’ chair. Senator Harrison read from the records of the last meeting a question which he then address- ed to the commissioner, asking whether he could produce the names and numbers in any claims which had been allowed or rejected by his predecessors on account of the politics of the claimant. He asked if the commissioner ‘Was now prepared to give the information. Commissioner Black said: “I am not, pre- pared ¢ this morning, Mr. Senator, to give those rs.” Q.—Can’t you give any case—any name—any number? see ue 7 A.—I will be able to present to the committee @ number of cases, but I have been very much engrossed not only with current business of the Office, but eee of the data Be | to the direct line of the investigation pursut atthe last meeting, and have not thoroughly prepared myself to present the cases of which you speak. ’ I have so much material on hand, and so much was called for, that I thought the Whole of this session would probably be taken up in compieting that line of Invest gation in- stituted at the first meeting relating to the op- eration of the office, A SPIRITED, BUT COURTEOUS COLLOQUY ensued between Senator Harrison and Com- missioner Black. The Senator called attention tothe fact that the inquiry which he had re- peated to-day was the first one asked at the Jormer meeting, and as it was based upon the Partof the commissioner's report which had given rise to the investigation, Tewas the most important matter to be considered. He re- eated his question in various forms, asking if he commissioner was able to give the commit- Wwe the name or number of any single claim which had been allowed or rejected on account of the polities of the claimant; whether the commissioner had any such case or cases in mind when he wrote ‘his report; whether he had examined the files in any case, and if so in how many, to ascertain whether the allega- tions in his report were justified. The commissioner replied in substance that he would be able to give the committee abund- ance of evidence in support of the allegations made in his report, but preferred to do it from the files of the office. Information had come to him from a great number of sources—from affi- davits made by claimants which had gone into the files of the office and otherwise— which had led him to the conclusions stated in his report. He had examined the files to a certain extent, but he had gathered a general knowledge on ’the subject from other sources. Naturally the memoranda, the papers, and even the investigations were made by his subordinates. He could only reiterate that he would be able to show from the files abundance ofevidence in support of the allegations in his report. Senators Kenna and Beck read from the rec- ord of the last meeting to show that the invest!- gation had so drifted away trom General Har- rison’s question as to justify the assumption of the commissioner that the tables and general iniormation then called for by the committee were the matters desired at this meeting. General Biack was then questioned at length by Senator Plumb with regard to the organiz- ation and work of his office, and in the course of the inquiry, presented aseries of tables show- ing the number of employes, the number of dis- charges and appointments during bis admin- istration of the office. ‘The committee adjourned to meet at eight o'clock to-morrow evening. +o0. ‘apitol Topics. THE ELECTORAL COUNT BILL, ‘The Senate to-day passed the electoral count bill substantially as it came from the commit- tee. It provides that where a state has provided @ tribunal for determining controversies over the electoral vote, prior to the casting of the yote, the decision of such tribunal shall be final and conclusive and binding upon Congress; but if such controversy be not decided by the state and remitted to Congress then the question sball be determined by the two houses acting separately, CHINESE INDEMNITY. The House committee on foreign affairs will make a pretty thorough inquiry into the Chinese indemnity question, and will probably report a bill authorizing a just imiemnity for the sufferers by the Rock’ Spring riots. The Cuinese munister, in a communication to the Secretary ot State, placed the amount of in- demunity for the outrages su dat that time at $160,000. Other individual cases will be brought up for settiementif this is approved. UNDERVALUATIOS Senators Alarich and Beck, ot the Senate committeeon finance, will go to New York to- morrow to continue the investigation of the charges of undervaluation. GOING TO BALTIMORE. Representatives Cole, Tarsney, Brady, and several others will make up a party to attend the grand Irish parliament demonstration at the Concordia opera house, Baltimore, this evening. him, Major Ludlow was granted leave until April first, but noorder has been issued continuing Major Lydecker. It is said at the War department if any trouble arises from the ure of the order it must be settled by the first controller. ‘Two Commissioners can actand sign papers, providing three are in office, and the question will probably come up whether Major Ly- decker was in office after the receiptof the order of March 9th. At present, however, the controller is of the opinion that Major Ly- decker holds office until relieved, and the fact that he signed papers yesterday fs regarded as evidence that the case 1s 80 regarded by the Commissioners, ~ aes Stabbed for Escorting Another Man‘ Wife. DAVID KENT FINED FOR ASSAULTING HENRY WILSON DUNCAN. In the Police Court this morning David Kent, colored, was placed on trial charged with cut- ting Kenny Wilson Duncan, also colored, on the night of November 5th, as published in Tue Srar atthe time. Mr. Lavender appeared for government, and Campbell Carrington for the defendant. Dr. Purvis testified that Duncan was in the hospital under his care for several days, suffer- ing from three incised wounds of the chest and arms. Duncan testified thaton thenight of Novem- ber 5th last he went with the defendant's wite to an entertainment, and eseorted her home atter the entertainment was over. After de- fendant’s wile went in the house witness started home and was met by the defendant, who spoke to him about going with his wife, and drew a shoe knife from his pocket, and was in the attitude of cutting witness when witness struck at him and probably struck him with his cane, A scuffle ensued, and witness was cut three times with the shoe knife. Officer West testified that when he arrested Kent the latter said he had cautioned Duncan about going with his wife, and repeated his re- marks to him at the entertainment, He also said he had cautioned him a number of times. Witness said the defendant was a hard-work- ing man and had a good reputation, Other witnesses testified to seeing the assault, ‘The defendant testified that Duncan spoke to him first after leaving his wife, and during the conversation he said Duncan struck at him with a club, and he cut him with a penknife in self defense. ‘The court imposed a fine of $50. seommtae Neh Cou. OBERLEY IN THE INDIAN OFFICE.—The officials of the Indian bureau say of Col. Ober- Jey, who was appointed under the present ad- ministration superintendent of Indian schools, ‘that he refused to allow changes to be made in | the schools for political reasons, and that he | Fequired to know the reasons’ for proj posed changes at the various agencies, and unless they were for the benefit of the service he de- clined to give his assent. He is on very inti- mate terms with the President and endéavored to carry yut the President’s views in relation tolndiin matters, While he has always been an active politician he bas not pursued what are known as political methods in the administra- ton of his office, and it is regretted that he is going to leave the service, PERsoxar.—Ool. H. M. Lazolle, who has just returned from India, where he was sent to wit- ness the manquvers of the British army, called upon the President to-day.— William H. Fus- sell, of hee no W.J. Parsons, of Bt. Louis, &. G, Howell, of Fort Gray, West Va.,and A.M. Duck, of Detroit, are at the National—kEx- President Arthur told callers at bis house in New York last night that he expected to be at- tending to business again in a few days,——Ja- cob Buiz, Wm. F. Brewster and_H. W. See- ly, ot N. ¥.. Abelardo Zelago, of Honduras, A. ‘4M Sea, of Louisville, C. G. We ds ke Witherow and family, ‘and George’ H. Gilbert, of Boston, are at the Kiggs.—A. portrait of ex: Attorney General Brewster will soon be hung tn ;the Department of Justice. —W. Taylor, Clifton Bottom, Stephenson gad Geo, Sarr, of New York, SM. J. Gibson, of ‘Mrs. and Miss Livingsin ot Brook: ice, of Columbus, 0. Mrs. A. H. Lh and eg Sie Mebane Minister Yo Franes, Hh preside at r. Me! nister wi eat @ banquet which is to be given to M. 1 ‘Club. op “April 16—Col, Blunt, |. Cl Capt Babbitt and ‘of Ch gone to New York for a week.——R. fac brinerniekenecre ae wp ae aoe ry wad Samet Pg ate A, Ste Ps irpolane "Baetin Marea, navy, were registered in New York last whiomt health. 1 Catenion C, exouliont tor, C. A KNOCK DOWN, Aman named Jesse Carman, who has been about Congress for some time, interested in Brooklyn legislation, was knocked down in the corridor of the House yesterday by Representa- tive Bliss, of Brooklyn, to whom’ he had said something offensive. ——_ce0___ The Two Factions Meet. AN EMANCIPATION MEETING WHICH CAME NEAR BREAKING UP IN A RIOT. Last night 9 mecting of the people of the 11th, 17th and 18th legislative districts (South Washington) was held at Island hall, Virginia avenue and 6th street, for the purpose of arranging for taking pari in the emancipation celebration, The hall was packed with ade herents both of the Chase and the Carson mans agement. Rev. RS, Laws called the meeting w ler, and asked for a nomination for chair- md, Mr. Robert Armstead was nominated, and the question being put twenty-four voted in his favor. The Carson side, voting against Armstead, then threw up both hands, out- humbering the other side largely, The chair- man, however, declared that Armstead was elected. Then ensued a scene of indescribable confusion, One man called another a liar, and this came near bringing about a fracas.’ Mr. Laws tried to preserve order, but failed, Ser- geant Smith, of the first precinct, was appealed to, buthe stated that he would not interfere as long as there was no fight. The Chase fac- tion then adjourned to the upper hail, occupied asachureh, Sergeant Stith sent to'the palice station for reserves, and thus succeeded in pre- Venting what threatened to be a riot. ‘the meeting was called by the Chase men, who claim that the followers of Mr. Carson went to the hail last night in numbers determined to break the meeting up. Mr. Chase stated to a Srar reporter to-day that he did not attend the meeting at all, and knew nothing of the disturbance described in @ morning paper in which he was reported as taking part. Atthe meeting held in tye church upstairs the following were chosen as division officers: Robert Armstead,, president; J. H. Branson, secretary; James Thompson, treasurer; John ‘T. Higgins, marshal, and Miss Mary E, Payne, queen. pee Gees The City Cemeteries. ‘THE COMMISSIONERS OBJECT TO ANY EXTENSION OF THE PRESENT BURIAL GROUNDS. The Commissioners have returned to Sena- tor Riddleberger Senate bill 1187, to enable the Evangelical society to extend their ceme- tery grounds and hold the property exempt from taxation, The Commissioners say they fare unable to find any adequate reason for its Passage. ‘In this connection,” the letter says, “the Commissioners take occasion to call atten: tion to the question whether it be good policy to allow the establishment or extension of any more cemeteries on the hills adjacent to the cities in the District. Similar questions are already mooted in many of the large cities and by boards of public health everywhere, as to how far cemeteries poison the soll and the water which pereolates the same, and thus become the cause of _——fe- vers, diphtheria and other — diseases that’ often prevail in large cities, As is well known there are some 250 wells from which the people in Washington and its immediate vicinity take water for domestic purl Oc easionally the water of a well, which bas for's Tong period been led as Wholesome, is dis covered to contain ia, believed tobe pro- duced by a polluted soil, so that the well has to be filled up. In the Judgment of the Commis sioners, considerations of public health require that every possible precaution be taken to avoid the poisoning of water and air, and thatit is juite probable that it will be found necessary n the near future to dispose Of the remains of the dead ata greater distance from the cities than is now done.” ‘The-Cominissioners refer to the District health Subject at longih, and conclude ty aey iene sul at length, anc ue y saying “1 would at least hesitate about ping the cemeteries with a view to making a continua tion of the present system of disposing of the dead perpetual.” Ra iz THERMOMETRR.~The NGE OF THE (01 follow. ing were the readings at the signal office to-day: 3a 37.1; 7 ams, 36.0; 11 a m., 47.4; 2 p.m, 65.0. Maximum, 56.0, Minimum, 34.1. THe Y.M.C. A. BurLpin The adatitonal amounts have sate for the SAYINGS AND DOINGS IN SOCIETY. ‘The President entertained thirty-nine Sen- ators in the state dining-room at the White Honse last evening, The table was extended to accommodate the large number of guests, by cross pleces placed at each end. The President sat with Senator Saulsbury on his right and Senator Logan on his left. Opposite him were Senator Beck, flanked by Senator Voorhees on his right and Senator Cameron on hisleft. At the eastern end of the table was Senator Miller, and at the opposite end Senator Evarts bad the place pero The others present were Sen- ators MeMillan, Gibeon, All ‘Cockrell Dawes, = rowan wewyer, ones of Arkansas, Gray, ‘Manderson, Gall. Kenna, Sabin, Pia lane Pale Bisa ‘ne, ry Conger, Camden, McPherson, Ham} » Har ison, and Walthall. The center of tne table was decorated with a basket of Jacqueminot roses and flat cushions of pink asalias and lilies of the valley. At each plate was placed @ bouttonniere, and fourteen courses were served. seceretary Whitney gave a dinner last a ing in honor of Count Leyden, the secretary thoGerman legation, wito has. just been To- called from Washington and is about leaving for his new post, Athens, There were twenty guests, among whom were the French and German Ministers and the Russian charge @’ affaires, Mr. Iswolsky; the Swedish Minister and Mrs, de Reuterskicld, Mr. and Mrs, Horace Helyar, Mrs, Marshall of New York, Miss Bancroft, Miss Meigs, Miss Kndicott, Misé Stout, Baron 'Sternburg, “Count Gyldenstolpe and the Danish Minister. The dinner was fol- lowed by a concert of classical music, in which several artists took part, and which was very much enjoyed by the small audience. Miss Weddell did the honors of the house, presiding very gracefully in Mrs. Whitney's absence. Miss Cleveland, assisted by Miss Van Vech- ten, quictly received her friends in the red lor yesterday from 12 to 1 o'clock. Someof the Galles wore Judge and Mrs. Aldis, Mrs, Francis Colton, Mra. Lewis, of Chicago, Mrs, Brown, of New Jérsey, Miss MeCeney and Mrs. Randolph ‘Tucker. Senators Coke and Hale gave a luncheon yes terday at the Capitol to a number of ladies, Capt. and Mra, Bonneville entertained a plea- sant eae of friends with an Sas Ee pro- gressive euchre at their residence on. street southwest on Monday evening. After the games had been played the guests were shown to the dining room, where a well-loaded table ofsolids and dainties awalted thelr attention, and later ame music and dancing, all of which were greatly enjoyed. Among those present were Major B, F. Fuller, Mr. and Mrs. Budlong, Mr. and Mrs. Springer, Mr. and Mrs. J.F. Kelly, Miss Addie Fuller, Miss Sadie Evans, Miss Lulu Lawrence, Miss Tully, and Messrs. Caf frey, Strothers, Brockway ana Budlong. The ball for the benefit of the newsboys to be given at Mrs. Whitney’s will take place within 8 day or two of mid-Lent, which is the fourth Sunday in Lent, ‘The tickets are five dollars, Mrs, Wharton and the Misses Wharton are at home after 5 o'clock on Thursdays. Mrs, Senator Dolph, assisted by her daughter, Miss Agnes, and Miss Odeneal, will hold a re- ception to-morrow, with tea, after 5 o'clock. Mrs. Rollinson Colburn has invited a number of friends to her residence, 2201 Fourteenth street, on Friday evening, to hear Rev. John Owen’ Dorsey read a paper on Indian life and character. The Unity Club will meet at the residence ot Mr. R, A. Phillips, 1406 Corcoran street, on Friday evening, when a paper on “The Roman Senate” will be read by een ee Wilson. of West Virginia, to be followed by the usual exercises of the club. Senator and Mrs, Morrill have issued cards for a ten on Saturday to meet Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Howells. Cards are out for the marriage of Mr. John Bush and Miss Lilla Davis, to take place on the ‘25th inst. ‘Mrs, Pierce’ Cosby is at home on Saturdays after 4 o'clock. Mrs. Wickliffe Preston, 1614 2st street, maintains the English fashion of 5 o'clock tea, at which hour she is at home to welcome her friends. Mrs. Van Buren and Miss Edith Van Buren, who have made a short stay in this city, have returned to their home in New Jersey. Mrs. O. Hoffman Burrows and Miss Burrows, 1777 Massachusetts avenue, are at home on Saturday afternoons. Mrs, Flora Adams Darling will be at home informally on Tuesdays during lent, Mrs. Dar- ling is at No, 1334 I1th street northwest, in- stead of 1184, erroneously given through mistake. Mrs. E. E. Bryant, of Madison, Wis., 1s the guest of the Postmaster General and Mrs. Vilas, Mrs. Bradford, sister an guest of Mrs. Schuy- ler Crowninshield, has returned to New York. Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Howells, who have been at 1408 H street forsome time past, will remain here for a Week or ten days yet. They like Washington very much, and since their stay here have been the recipients of many atten- tions. Mrs, Howells, it may not pe oneal, known, is a sister of Larkin G. Mead, the dis- tinguished American sculptor, who has resided in Florence for so many years, Mrs. John Jay Knox went over to New York on Saturday for a little visit with her husband, and to make arrangements for occupying early in the summer the cottage they recently bought: at Monmouth Beach, Mr. Knox is negotiating for a residence in New York, also, and it is ex- pected that the family will go there noxt winter to reside permanently. Mrs, E. E. Bryant, whose husband 1s the Assistant Attorney General in the Post Office department, returned to her home in Madison, Wisconsin, to-day. ‘Mrs. Mason, sister of Mrs, Endicott, and Miss Mason, have returned to their home in Boston. ‘Mrs, Darwin James and Mrs, John H. Ketch- um are in New York. Minister and Miss West received many social attentions during their stay in Boston. Mrs. Judge Dillon and Miss Dillon of New York gave a handsome breakfast on Shrove ‘Tuesday to Mrs. Senator McPherson. Miss Cornelia Van Auken, who is well known here, has translated from the French a little lay called “The War of the Roses,” which will Begiven in a private house in New York at mid-Lent. ‘Mrs. Manning and Mrs. Endicott were mak- Ing calls yesterday. Miss Brush, of Columbus, Ohio, is the guest of Mrs. Outhwaite, at the Gramercy. Mrs, Marle Krause, from Geneva, has arrived in the clty, and fs the guest of Miss McCue, daughter of the solicitor of the Treasury. | Mrs Krause, who numbers among her many patrons Mrs. W. H. Vanderbilt, Mra, John Jacob Astor, Mrs. Wi W, Phelps, Sirs Bishop Potter an Mrs. Whitelaw Reid, witi have some examples of her paintings on view at tho Arlington to- morrow and next day. Mrs. J.D. Freeborn, of Cheyenne, and Mrs, Horace Abbott, of Brooklyn, are in the city, led here by’ the continued Illness of M. Linda Ball, whose severe and prolonged sick ness is greatly alarming fer friends. ‘Ars. Senator Hoar, who has been ont ofhealth for some time, has returned to the city, and is at 1325 K street. She is considerably improved in health. Mrs, Col. Babbitt, of Cheyenne, is visiting Miss Worth. Mrs. A. A. Hayes has returned from New York, and will be at home to her friends as usual on Thursdays after 4 o'clock. Mrs. Bradley and Mr. Richard Bradley, of Boston, are the guests of Judge and Mrs. Aldis. Mr. and Mrs, Edwin F. Waters, of Boston, are at the Arlington, and will remain here for a week or two yet, Mr. Waters was formerly Bjoprletor of “the Hoston “Advertiser. Mra ‘aters was well known before her mar fiage to Mr. W. as Clara Erskine Clement, the author of several popular handbooks ou art and artists,and both she and her husband are popular in literary and society circles, Since their marriage they have traveled extensively in Europe and Asia, Mr. and Waters were guests at the meeting of the Literary Socie the residences of Representative Curtin on Sat- urday evening. The gift of Mr, Addison Cammack to his bride was a necklace of picked pearls, con- sisting of a single row with a diamond’ snap, the value of which was twenty thousand dol lars. ‘The bride's wedding costume was a ve fine dark blue loth with a habit bodice, vest, military collar and cuffs of red plush braided io rings, and a delicate tracery of iridiscent beads. ‘the skirehad very fine pleats and the front of the long overskirt was draped in folds caught high on the side, displaying a panel of to match the red ‘plush braided and bodice, ‘The Queen Loves Bare Shoulders, ‘From Grace Greenwood’s Letter. of the Milan news: dwells pathetically on the sufferings of the ladies in’ the nous ot lords on. ine it Thursday, when they sat, stripped almost to the waist, ail through the ceremonial, and the reading of an unusually Jong speech, blue with cold and shivering visibly, He speaks also of the “horrid museum of skin and bones” furnished by the old and thin ‘and rendered all the more: nae by and ‘adds that the “looks on the sight ‘com- Placently, as tho he had as ini 2 an ‘as for the naked knees of her bony Scots.” It of rheuma- ‘aout te queen was law t plebeian modern | ‘only one Ia witch Senseo an Steeaattariee ae cue bane ecked conditions, District Government Affairs. NO COMPLICATION. No complication has arisen, as has been re- ported, in District financial affairs, in conse- — of the order relieving Engineer Commis- loner Lydecker. Commissioner Lydecker holds the same powers as heretofore held by ‘him until he is actually relieved by hissuccessor. Af there is any question as to his powers it Is for the Treasury department to raise it when the requisition of the Commissioners sent yesterday to that department come to be considered by the shee “igi Com missioners cease al ten no letter retary Endicott ja ns him to explain in writing fis Inventions in the matter, VITAL STATISTICS. The health officer reports the number of deaths in this District last week as follows: 81; white, 45; colored, 36. Death rate per 1,000 per an num—white, 19.41; colored, 27.13; total popu- lation, 20.55. 18 were under 5 years of ageand 21 over 60 24 of the deaths occurred in years, hospitals and public institutions. The princl- causes of death were—Consumption, 20; iphtheria, 1; erysipelas, 1; typhoid malarial fever, 1; pneumonia, 8; bronchitis, puerperal di 2; whooping cough, 1. Births re —19 white mal white females, 11 males, 23 colored femaies, Marriages reported “15 white, Suill-births ‘reported—8 white, 4 colored. RECORDS OF SURVEYS. Morris Keim, 529 5th street northeast, sends 8 letter tothe Commissioners, stating that con- sidering the office of surveyor, D, C., an office of pubilo record, he suggests that proper meas- ures may be taken by legislation or otherwise, to keep hereafter an aceurate and complete Fecord of all surveys, official as well ae those ordered individually, in order to guard against corruption, bribery and carelessness, BUILDING PERMITS issued by Inspector Entwisle: Geo. I, Hall, erect three two-story dwellings, 10th, between D and Estreets southwest; $5,300. Mrs. H. 8. Chap- man, erect a three-story-and-cellar dwelling, N, between 18th and 14th streets northwes ,500. T. D. Blakisiee, repair dwelling, 1319 Street southwest; $200. : MISCELLANEOUS, Messrs. Nicholas Watkins et al., in a com- munication to the District Commissioners, call attention to the condition of the carriagewas and sidewalk of H street, between 4th and 7th streots northwest, and ask that the former be replaced with asphalt and the latter extended and renewed. Tho Commissioners have designated School Janitor William R. Sheid as inspector of public School bulldings and janitors until otherwise ordered, without additional compensation. The Commissioners have decided to pa street, between 10th and 11th, with co ‘This will make a continuous asphalt pa‘ on Tetreet, from North Capi wes A New Cuter Bariirr.—Mr. Robert Willett has been appointed by Marshal Wilson the chief bailiff of his office, in place of Uol. J.C. Lee, resigned. Mr. Willett is quite an acquisi- tion to the office, having a general acquaintance especially with’the business men of the Dis- trict and for some yeurs past has been engaged under Mr, B. U. Keyser {n settling the ailuirs of the German-American bai —— Mk. NicHoLas G. SANDERSON, an old resi- dent of this city, died this morning, aged sixty- nine years. His funeral will take place Frida morning from the residence of his son, Mr. W. Sanderson, 638 A street southeast. eianhs net FOURTH-CLASS PosTMASTERS were appointed today in Virginia as follows: E. Lawrence Mann, Annandale, Fairfax county; A. J. Tay- lor, Ash Grove, Fairfax county; W. Averell, Mickienburg county; R. & Christiansburg, Montgomery’ coun Cooper, Taylorstown, Loudoun county. Hazers Dismissep FkoM ANNAPoLIs.—The Secretary of the Navy today dismissed from the naval academy Naval Cadets Glen Waters, of Georgia; Benj. Steber, of New York; H. L. Gueydan, of Texas; and W. T. Gillespie, of Vir- Ces who were court-martiaied for hazing javal Cadet Driggs in January last. A Handsome Draft For Parnell. BA.timoreE, Mp., March 17.—A committee of the Hibernian Society to-day sent to Mr. Parnell a draft for eight hundred pounds si ling. It was money collected years ago for the Smith O’Brien fund, and was in the custody of the Hibernian Society. A Foolish Gi leide. BurFaxo, N. Y., March 17.—Laura Miller aged nineteen years, hanged herself in the attic of er parents, house in this olty last night be- cause she was forbidden toattend rolle: rf rinks, eS Dreams and Lilusions. SOME INTERESTING SUGGESTIONS OF THE STUFF THAT DREAMS ARB MADE OF. ‘From the Medical News. Wundt regards most of dream representations as really illusions, since they emanate from sensorial impressions which, though weak, con- Unue during sleep. An inconvenient position taken by the sleeper causes the representation of painful work, perilous ascent of a mountain, ete. A slight intercostal pain becomes the point of an enemy's dagger or the bite of an enraged dog. Ditiiculty in respiration is fearful agony, caused by nightmare, the nightmare seeming to be a weight rolled upon the chest or a horrible monster which threatens to stifle the sleeper. Au involuntary extension of the toot is a fall from the dizzy height of a tower. Flying is sug- gested by the rhythmic movements of respira- tion, Furcher, *tuose subjective visual and auditory sensations which are represented in the waking state as @ luminous chaos of an ob- scure visual field, by humming and roaring in the ears, and espéciuliy subjective retinal sen- sations, have an essential role,” according to Wundt, “There are shown to us innumerable birds, butterflies, fish, multicolored _ pearis, flowers, ete.” Buti there be some cutaneous irritation, these visions are usually changed into caterpillars or beetles crawling over the skin of the sleeper. ‘The sleeper sometimes dreams of his appear- ing on the street, or In society, only half dressed; the innocent catise is 1ound in some of the bed= clothes having fallen off. An inconvenient post- tion of the sleeper, a slight hindrance to respira tion or interference with the action of the heart, may be the cause of dreams where one seeks an object without beingable to find it, or has for- gotten something in starting upon a journs The movements of respiration may’ suggest to the sleeper,as previously mentioned, flying, but this flight may be objective, aud instead of himself flying he seesan angel deceending trom the heavens or a luminous chaos where birds are swifuly moving. ‘The representations of dreams having senso- rial origin may have mingled with them those which arise solely from the reproduetton ot past memories. Thus parents or friends cut off in the flower of life ordinarily appear in dreams. because of the profound impression which thetr death or burial has made, “hence the general belief that the dead continue during the night their intercourse with the living. From the Concord (N. H.) Monitor, March 11, Returns from 203 towns and cities on the question of calling a constitutional convention give 10,487 in its favor and 9,096 against at. Most of the remaining towns are small, and cannot reduce the majority below 1,000, and it is more likely to be about 1,200 than below it. Considering that in the towns of the state only from one-third to one-half of the voters ai- tended the meetings for the transaction of own business, and that in the cities the elections were special, it is a very gratifying result that the vote for & convention only fell some 2,000 yotes short of the vote at the Presidential elec- tion in 1884. -____+e+—___ Cause for Vexation. From the New York Times, Florida Hotel Proprietor (to steward)—Has that alligator ordered yesterday got here yet? Steward—No, sir, Proprietor (angrily)—Well, this is a little too much, and @ new batch of’ northern invalids just arrived. You will have to scratch stewed ‘rapin off the bill of fare. a Society’s Law Regarding the Napkin. From Household Words, The law of the napkin fs but vaguely under- stood. One of our esteemed metropolitan con- temporaries informs an eager inquirer that it is bad form to fold the napkin after dinner; that the proper thing is to throw it with negligent disregard on the table beside the plate, as to fold it would bes reflection on the host and imply a familiarity that would not befit an invited guest. But the thoughtful reader will agree with us that this studied disorder |s likely to be agood deal more trying to a fastidious hostess than an unstudied replacing of the napkin in good order beside the visitor's ‘The proper thing is to fold the fabric with un- Ostentatious care and lay 1ton the left side of the plate, far from the liquids, liqueurs and cote, anid thus testify to hostess that her In preparing the table has been ap- Fortunes Buried Beneath the Sed. H i ui dit i | Et es 8 Ei Af y | aaé ANCIENT NEW ENGLAND. Popular Amusements Sixty Years Ago. RAISINGS, TRAINING DAY AND THANKSGIVING SLEIGH RIDING AND THE WEDDINGS THAT FOLLOWED, From the Milwaukee Wisconsin, March 84. Silas Chapman read another paperon New England customs 60 yearsago before the Chau- tauqua Circle at the pariors of the Grand Ave- nue Congregational church last evening. The branch of the subject for the evening was “Amusements.” The paper is given below: The festivals, games and amusements of New England 60 years ago were as conspicuous, Perhaps, for their quiet and simplicity as for and other feature. Igive an account of @ few in an unconnected way. Raising—that is the putting up of the frame of a new buiiding—was always the occasion of & halt holiday, sometimes even to the school children. Invitations were sent out to ail the able-bodied men within a reasonable distance to mect at the appointed time to raise the frame, which was usually of very heavy timber. This successfully accomplished, a feast fol- lowed, and then succeeded contests of strength, Wrestling, lifting, throwing weights—the same things, in’ fact, described by Homer 3,000 years ‘wo amusements now so common every- where, and common then out of New England were there conspicuously absent—skating and dancing. Skating was not practiced anywhere in this country to any great extent, more per- haps in the vicinity of New York city than any- where else; not t It was a forbidden pleasure, but because it was not then developed. I did not see a pair of skates until I was 10 years old. As fordancing and. bails, every trae New Eng- lander held them in abhorrence. None but « few in the large places indulged in them, and these probably because it looked so much like a sin. T'do not think tnata dance, either public or private, ever came off in that moral piace I Was conversant with within the first century of its existence, and perhaps not since; nor ao I think that place was alone in Uhis. The theater was altogether out of the ques- tion. Boston was the only place in New Eng- jand where a theater existed. No traveling company perambulated the country. It was considered a place ot all iniquity, corrupt and corrupting. In 1834—I think that is the dat give from memory—some theatrical folk of Bos- ton peng red to start a theater in Lowell, but all classes in that city resisted these efforts, and the room prepared was actually demolished. ‘To the youngster the holiday of al exceeded by Tha eral training, This Was a day exclusively for men and boys—not for women and girls. For the greatday these last were made in vain, Ail company training days were half holidays to ws children, We were permitted to leave school and enjoy ourselves as we could, while the girls, who could not enter into the zest of the happi- ness were left to the cold care of the teacher, But the general training was 1t was in September, the military country, or at ieast ‘of the full reg: brought’ tozether on one field, a veritable field of tne cloth of gold to us. Preparations wer made for the day weeks beforehand. Penn! were hoarded, plans were. laid, companies chosen, every village and farm house sent out all its able-bodied mate tenants, and the adjolu- ing pine woods filled with teams and men, What the gi njoyment was I am now scarcely able to define, We did not watch tho litary evolutions, for we cared nothing for ‘We ate gingerbread—the good old kind, wunot say Why, but I know we had ‘ular legal holidays we had but two hb and Thanksgiving. The rotobserving the first of I pass itatonce, Christ- It was an unknown day except among the Episcopal even by n: churches, and the number of these was stnall. You ha the greatness of Thanks- giving di the opinion and practices of the genuine Yankee, It was a full compensation jor the loss of Christmas. Three or four weeks belore the great event the proclamation of the governor of the state appointing the long- expected day was read in fuil irom the pulpit. It Was printed on a large sbect of Paper like a poster, and always ended like the other governmental prockumations, with “God save the Commonwealth ot Massachuset It was the family gathering day. No barrier that could be passed might keep the distant one away. The gathering commenced Wednes- day for the distant ones, Thursday for the nearer, ‘The sermon in the morning, feasting in the afternoon, and social intercourse in the evening. The next day (tor this great festival was not to be limited to one day) was devoted to amusements. Turkey shooting was inorder then and on no other day in the year, On that day, if there was any snow on the’ ground, grand sleigh rides were inorder. ‘These rides were not like many of ours in these degenerate -—a large sleigh holding 10 or 12 couples starting out—but each beau, providing his own single cutter, took his belle alone with him, I think this is'the better way. If one is cloyed with too many sweets one is likely to be- come distraught, As a consequence of this arrangement weddings were ex; to and did foliow, and for weeks the publishment box was eagerly watched. ‘There may bea moral in this. By the laws of Massachusetts the bans of matrimony must be published on at least two public days before the marriage, Sunday inight be one or both of these days. Town meeting or any general gathering might be another. In our place the publication was made by the town clerk posting it in a litte box with a glass front in the ebureh, near the front door. Afier the church was somewhat modified and porches made to cover the en- trances the box was taken srom the inside and placed in the porch which was especially the women’s entrance. I was a boy’ end the cleric an old man, so I never asked him why he did that. When the day of marriage was fixed upon invitations were sent out, It was ordinarily expected that all in the parish who had been married during the year, and all who had given out that they would be married, were to be included in these invitations. This'was not imperative unless the parties were well known, and tne custom died out entirely before 1830, It was probably # remnant of a mueh older custom. 1 touch upon one other fact, though nantly coming within the range of customs, which will show a strong contrast between certain customs and opiutons then and now. I reter to the money then in circulation, This money con- sisted entirely of the issue of local banks, and foreign silver coin, coin almost exclusively Spanish, a United States coin being rarely seen, ‘These Spanish coins were the dollar, half, quar- ter, eighth (the Spanish real), and sixteeath, and the pistareen, passing at first for 20 cents but atterward belhg degraded to 16 cents, and the hai-pistareen, likewise reduced from 10 to Scents. Nearly all these coins were defaced by use, and the smaller ones especially were so tar worn and battered that their denomination could be gussed at only by the size. No ovjec- tion was ever made to the reception of the coin, however worn or clipped, when once it was set. tled what the coin had once purported to be, If no sign of image or superseription was to be seen the coin was tested by heat—daid upon a red-hot shovel or other fron—when the legend reappeared. The names of these coins were local, the 12% cents being called in New Eng- land “ninepence,” in New York the “shilling,” and further south the “levy.” The government recognized these coins in fixing the rate of post- age—6\, 10, 18%, 20 and 25 cents, these rates corresponding to the value of the coin, ——— Ex-Vice President Hami HOW HE KILLS TIME IN MIS OLD AGE. From the Lewiston Journal. The best game of high-low jack I ever saw was played at Bangor last week in one of the splendid parlors of the Tarratine club. Hanni- bal Hamlin was the most conspicuous figure in the party of four old gentlemen who sat around the table. Mr. Hamlin had more hair than any of them. It was aquartet of old settlers, of men Who have made their name or made thelr pile and come down tothe club about every aiternoon to take their ease and their seven-up— of those old bank presidents and merchants and lawyers who are the backbone of the Tarra- tine club and have it all to themselves in. the atternoons. The young fellows of forty or fitty don’t get there till evening, “YY beg,” said the man on the Vice Presiaent’s left. “Take it,” said Mr. Hamlin. “I've got, four of the right kind and propose to save ‘ein. lasses down a little cigar over twice in ‘Mr. Hamlin moved his the middle of his mouth, puffed once and set- lower on his nose, rolled hi UC Low, jack gauio to your high,” sald he, afte “1 jack, , after the cards were oue. “That's all Teould: eepect to get out of It.” ‘Soon_ it came the ex-Vice President’s turn to say. The ace was turned. He had the queen and three in his hand. “I shall stand,” sald he, The e went on. He counted high and low and the other side got game. “Wouldn’t you have stood with the queen and tray, ace turned: ‘All hands that it was ‘Mr. Hamlin is png a inmost every afternoon, with his necktie carelessiy slatesinaL down amid the ‘velvets, and b the rare paint- ‘orcester vases, and all the glitter and richness of the Tarrating club, and, lighting another cigar as soon as one burns low, pursues his fa amusement tll the shadows are thick, In bis game’Mr. Hainlin unites the uth with the caution of old age. He begs. uently than any other player in the club, oR a a res isis, Yo have an intalton The Urgent Deficien:y REPORTED BACK To TIE MOUS ¢ W(TH SENATE AMENDMENTS, In the House this afternoon Mr. Burns (Mo.), from the committee on reported back the urgent deficiency appropriation bill with Senate amendments. Mr, Barnes explained the report of the committee. The committee recommended non-concurrence in the amendment appropriating $14,315 the purpose of enabling the Secretary of lay a pew marine cable to Block Island. Non<oncurrence Was also recommended. in the amendment, making an appropriation for certain repairs on the government Aeylam for the insane. ——-—__ Capitol T MR. GOFF NOT A CANDIDATE FOR RE-ELECTION, Representative Goff, of West Virginia, hae notified his constituents that he will not stand for re-election, It is understood that he will endeavor to carry the next legtsiature for t republicans, with the view of getting Into the ———_~+e+_____. Orange and Green United. Prrtsnurs, March 17.—In the parade this ternoon of the Ancient Order of Hibernians: an orange and green ba: was carried as a ‘mbol of the auity of Ireland. i 008 ton were in line.” % Melané. Pally &y — News Briets. The committee of the German _reichstag which has had under consideration Prince Bl marck’s spirit monopoly bill, and. which le Week rejected the first two clauses, to-day voted against the remaining clauses of ‘the bili, thus Fejseting the eutire measure, Professor Fritz Helder, editor of the Hudson Orunty German Journai, committed suicide yew terday by blowin, brains out at his reste dence, Hoboken, rsix months been Very desponder n A Joe Eilingsworth, rk, regarded as an amateur boxer, as challenged Jack Demp= ¥ to box him on the same terms as the I ght he had with Le Blanche. he Londonderry and Belfast branches of the Irish National league, in accordance with the advice of Mr. Parnell retrained to-day fre holding demonstrations likely to irritate th. Orangemen, Lieut. Bridge and eight midshipmen from the United States man-ol-war Iroquots, arrived in New York yesterday from Aspinwall im the steamship Acapulco, x too How a Citizen Binffed « Tramp. From the Easton Free Press, Tuesday, while Wm. Shime:, who resides near Nazareth, was on bis way licme trom Heck- town, he lost his pocket-book, containing §2: along the road, He did not miss it, howe until he reached home, wher be tmmediat turned around and proceeded back over th road. When near Hecktown lhe met tram Who was coming towards Nazareth. Mr. sii: mer approached him and ¢aid: “I want | Pocket-book: you found it. tramp nt having the purse, and Mr. Shimer said: “Why, saw you pick it'up.” The tramp then weak= ened and rew trom his pocket the lost money This was a good game of “biut” on the part of Mr. Shimer, who did not kvow whether thi ‘amp found bis money or not, Asa mark o! gratitude he gave the tramp fifty cents, ses LPRIA POLITICIANS. — . t occurred yesterday at 10th and Vine streets, Philadelphia, botween Mr, Ches: ter, secretary to Sainuel J. Randall, and Joseph Spr ocratic mem ber of the comm counell from the 11th ward, which comprise Parlor Mr. Randall's district.” ‘There has. been bad blood between the men growing out of Springer's non-support of Randall, and only few words passed when they came to blows. ‘The fight resulted in the flogging ot Springer, has the tollowing: toe ply ot s gp increasing.— n ment 1s gaining strength The warehouse No, 11 South « aites street was partially burned, loss 811,500,— Isaac Gilles ple, colored, has been seate to the penit Uary for pension trauds.—ltev, M. J. Law, of Alabama, has been elected pastor of Epwortla Independent Methodist enurch.—Oleo ange- rine prosecutions continue. to be instituted. The accepted design for MeCuliough's monu- esd is by Henry J. Eiliott, a Maryiand sculp- ir. TMORZ Nores. WHEN & NroLEcreD OoLD develops acon- stant cough, shortness of breath and wasting of flesh, you may be sure the lungs are seriously threatened. and 1 prompt treatment is de= manded. Dr. Jay Xpectorant 1s thoroughly adapted to speedily eure ail coughs and colds, and is an effective medicine in the primary Stages of consumption and bronchitis. SHIRLEY—VaNn ARI dence of the brides mother, by Dr. KL. wer Maren ist. | Papers please copy BAILEY. Wednesday, March 27, 1886, Mive ANN BAILEY. Funeral services at 919 6th st. 5. w., ‘Thursday, at 3 p.m. sFriends respectiully lnvited : BANcuobr. rere, S58, at TH DAVIS. Bancrot, to the eigiits third seat of be Faueral service at the hous on 4 m. Intimate friends of the present. By BOYLE. On Tueslay, March 16,1888. Mrs eM, BOYLE, of Fort Benton, M. 1. only sister of B Loy 3 tly are luvtted to be In this city, on 17th, “Iss8, MAKE ET ¢ crot Thomas J. aud Harriet fully invited to at of Joseph C. Lee nue northwest, Thursday wther four o'clock. GRAMLICH. On the morning of Mar: MARY GRA ML dest on of Ate aged 16 years amd 1 Darling Badie, sweetly: steep ‘and pra ‘Oh, rejoice, fur he's at rest. By His GraxpMorien. Friends and relat funeral, trom his ‘Twentyifh Funeral service will be led Wesley A.M.1, Church. \Onnecticut avenue, between Land Mt sinters northwest, on Thursday, March 18th, ai 3 o'clock pm. : LLUFRIO. On March 16, Of meningitis, JARLE~ 1 Auonti's, beloved son ot John W. aud Mary Cora Liuiriot (Gaughter of Hiram tticbey Fubersl from the residence of bis parents, No. 1507 Pierce Piace uurtiwest, ou Thursday, a 10:30 o'clock am. : MILLER, On Tuesday. March 16, 1696 at 8:05 m., afler wshort but paunitil Uiness. of ty hold. pret mania, WALTER onlysonof Alive Hand ne iate Thom, 4. Miller, aved 24° years. 1 mouth add aes Fuyeral from his mother’s resides Twelfth stree: sou! ‘Thursday, M at 3 o'clock p.m. F tend. please copy) ¢5 pam. on March 3 pNAie OW ERAND MILE Rae ae hier of William Ocand Ea J. Mies, “Our daritng angel Jennie has gone before ‘To wait us on the oiler e Relatives and friends of the family are invited to at tend t from the residence of her parenty, Ne. 406 Letrect northwest, gu Thursday, at 3 jm. la Uerment at Oak Hill cenietery. : SANDERSON. Died at 12 o'clock m., Wednesday March 17. 1536, at Providence hospital, Mr. M. Ur SANDERSON. 5 Ang her illness with Christian tf aud resygna on, she met death iu great peace and in full hope of 2 blessed immortality. ‘The funeral service will take place this evening at 6 O'clock at her late resideuce—Kev. Dr. sunderland ufli- clating—and her husband will leave to-nuht to bear the body for burtal to Cister, Bradford county, Penne sylvania Mer friends are invited to be preseiil at (he service. =—_—_—_—_—_—_—_—_ Revoivrrox IN THE UNITED STATES TEA TRADE. 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