Evening Star Newspaper, December 20, 1886, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Except ‘Sunday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Northwest Corner Pennsylvania Ave, atd 11th St, by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, S. H. KAUPFMANN, Prev, ‘Tae Evexrxe Stam is served to subscriber city by carriers, on thetr own account at TO cente woe week, or Hae, per. month Copies at the counter. 2 conta eac y mail—po 50 cents a month. one year, $6. six months, §: pace Smee eerste ‘Tue Wrexty StaR_publishea peat postage Deepal Stemonths, $0 conte re eae otf en oma iag hs NS Pl i tance Rates of advertising made known on applicatio: SPECIAL NOTICES. SPECIAL NOTICE. Ft tate nae EES adoney to Loan on approved real estate security. | ed LUMBERT lOGANY, CAB. OAK, PUP! WHITE PIy OL dike, a bive | SASH OULDINGS, &c., FY and correct count, WM. RB. McLEAN, 13th and B sts. iw. Friday—e1 a | Che Evening Star. —EEEE—E on 69-No. 10,482. WASHINGTON, D.C., MONDAY, DECEM BER 20, 1886. SPECIAL NOTICES. DF CHICAG ug this week in 4p. chile p, m.. YOURS people's meet 1e meetings are full of interest. => MES JENS rE LING hold revival services dur re. corner {th and P sts dren's meeting: 7 P. ms.. preaching. Come. _ WASHINGT. ). C.. DEC. 20, 1886. SS rhe nnual election of oficers and directors the THIRD W. By order an81930 Fan tones Hing the Stockbolr fhe Eland. Sem X p.m..at the National Metropolitan Bank, ELE Lith street, Washington, D. 1610 14th st. uw, on the even: EDNESDAY (19th) in January. H. W. BARBOUR, ‘Secretary. yaithorize the j-sitaewe bonds in the place ef tose anseysete Jae y 1, 1887, EPA AT ERED WOOD, iia Secretary. _____ AMUSEMENTS. "ALBAUGH’S GRAND OPERA HOUSE. feek December 20th; Matinces, Wednesday and Christmas Day. LILIAN OLCOTT ‘Will Appear in Victorien Sardou's Master Play, THEODORA. ‘Which will be Identical in Every Detail with the Fam- eas Prodnction at the Porte St. Martin Theater, Paris, and Nibio’s Theater, New York. AN EXCELLENT DRAMATIC COMPANY. ‘Magnificent Spectacular Scenery. All the Original Paris Costumes. A Corps of Auxiliaries Num- bering over 200 People. _Nest Week—THE LITTLE TYCOO! NEW National THEATER, @ CHRISTMAS GREETING! One Week, commencing Monday, December 20th, Every evening and Christmas matinee, ‘Engagement of the Inimitable LOTTA. ‘Monday and Thursday. Next Week, ALONE IN LONDON. Es WASHINGTON THEATER RAND ¢ a ‘MIACO’S PANTOMIN, TALTY TROUPE, Presenting for the first tine, THE MAGIC TALISMAN: Besides Two-Score-And-Ten Sensational Vaudeville azo tists LARGEST SPECIALTY COMPANY ON EARTH. ALFRED THE GREAT ML. Keating and Flynn, ‘Cuishman, Geonge Burnell, Donna Kingsly, Fred Roberts, f Othe: ‘William Favre.” Cornelia Carroll, Miss Zours, Host ct wal) Pre Nicht iutinee. 10.and 25¢. Mati nee every day, including Grand Christmas Matinee. 20 | iE MUSEUM. } ‘AGrand Show? AG HRISTMAS! Every A‘ternoon and Night This Week. Refined and Biecant the Most Beautiful formance Ever Given ‘The World's Representative 6 24 Stary * iarvelous Ent ‘THE ARTIST'S INCAN ‘FOUNTAL SCENES! =e aS Coneluding with Pantomimic Comedy of ee NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS. THE THE CHRISTMAS TRE abe Ex SE anual ineetin of fe stockholders of the ch will be distribiied Voss nts for | Washington ani ‘Alexendsis ‘Turnpise. Company MUS gore omen Guvecs thin great stoet Take | called ee GRD A race, AURIS, CoP The young os MS fie children? “Admisnonunly 10 centa: d20.6¢ ABs svow turaren CHRISTMAS WEEK! EVERY AFTERNOON and EVERY EVENING, Atkinson's Original Comedy Company, In an Entirely New Musical Version of PECK'S BaD BOY. A Company of Comedians who Act and Sing. The Grocery Store a Murvel of Realistic Effect. Next Week—“The Streets of New York.” ENIGMA OF THE 19TH CENTURY PARBWELL RECEPTION EXTRAORDINAIRE! In to theinnumersble and urgent solicita- ‘tions of prominent Washingtonians.and in consequence of the earnest and scientiic discussion recorbng the subject of “Thowcht Reading” now being carried on in the daiiv press. Mr. WASHINGTON IRVING H BISHOP, ‘Wiret and World-Eminent Demonstrator of the Phe- nomenal Power of THOUGHT READING, ‘Has consented to give at MASONIC TEMPLE, ‘TUESDAY EVENING. DECEMBER 21, 1886, ATS CLO | A poblic exemplification of hus, strane talents. whi be his ouly appearance in Washiuston Prior to his | Fetirement from pubic Lf WHAT MR BISHOP WILL Do. | THE MIND UNVEILED ant its Action Traced, ex- emplitied with the co-operation of Their Tiuperial Ma). | Sstlen. the Emperor and Emprew of Russia, ENDEAKING NAMES REVEALED. accomplished ith Her Majesty the Queen of Rouinamia ahd her ‘Eoyal Highness the Princess of Wales CONCEALED DOCUMENTS DISCOVERED. exe Biited with his Majesty the King of Norway and Swe- | D TRANSMISSION OF MELODY FROM MIND To | IND, demonstrated before the Grecian Court AMUEDER TABLEAUX as reeuscted With the Tmaperial Fanos AND IMAGINARY SUFFERINGS, LOCAL- | justeated with His Royal Highuews the Prince | and His Royal Highness the late Duke of ED WRITINGS IN FOREIGN LANGU. IPHERED AND TRANSCHIBED.~ Ih Their Majesties the Queen of Greece ‘AGES trated ud Rou- | | | SEATS AND TICKETS FOR ADMISSION CAN BE BTAINED AT BRENTANO'S. POSITIVELY MR. BISHOP'S FAREWELL KECEDP- “aisit— TIUS EN WASHINGTON. — zt ROF. CALDWELL'S DANCING ACADEMY St. Joseph's Hall. 5th and H sts. D.w., eve iy and F Clays veunion 8 to 1i pin. piste furnished for Balls, Parties, &c. st nw. AW LECTURES, At MARTY N'S COMMERCIAL COLLEGE, | 3 Oth st. uw. wear Pa ave, half a block from City | once, EVERY FEIDAL, at @-lopin. Tickets | Single Lecture), 2c. Full Courve (13 Lectures), #2 Stations Pree ald-tin FE ‘Tues. | nein mee 114 | ais-iw: | AREF MUSICALE | At ASSEMBLY'S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, MONDAY, DECEMBER 20TH. 8 P.M. dir. WARREN S. YOUNG, ‘Baritone. Mr. JARYIS BUTLER, Organist ahd Accompanist, i Tickets, 25 cont, AL Soulory E scayiman's, 994 F Borers ot hc door might of aruncele == Shin 3 (QHELDON's DANCING CLASSES. [ama bs Halt Rates ‘To all Ladicx who join in the next Two Weeks, ex _aozw | RICYCLES AND BICYCLES FOR RENT BY | ur, dy or noni. Largest umsortunont of Bory | cles aud Misses’ Tricgeies, from &5 up. Carl. | TAL CYCLE CO. 1406S. Yave. azn OMAN'S EXCHANGE, 1220 °F ST—HOME- ace Cakes. Froserves and Fancy Work. Fersutia winding sit w requested 0 4s SOUR Be poe EO mtd AXOKAMA OF BATTLE OF BULL RUN ‘Sth = "The meat roa Leughited at ni from ©. Pennayly: rania ave. Yuldren under 12 years, 25 | Drive. ea | days Aspmoxs, BEASS FENDERS, BRASS FIRE SETS, FORTABLE GRATES. HAYWARD & HUTCHINSON, 424 OW street. V. G. Fiscuzs, Corcoran Building, 629 FIFTEENTH STREET NORTHWEST, Luvites an inspection of Lis BICHINGS, ENGRAVINGS and ‘PHOTOGRAPHS, Especially adapted for Holiday Gitta, Just received ORIGINAL WATER COLORS snd FAC SIMILES AFTER G. FRA BARTOLOMEO. A FULL LINE OF HOLIDAY GIFTS GENERALLY RIL Europe for burning all kinds of bricks. tiles, ete., saves two- durds of the fuel it | was dissolved this day by mutual consent OF THE ‘ASHID Ww. 1 the entertai By onder of the Board. M. W. M. = WE RESPE! "LLY INFORM OUR BS tenia dint erally that we ave Bought the Branch Store at SO1 7th. st news of the UNION TEA AND COFFEE CO., and Will continue the business tinder the saine syatem, "A handsome Chiristmnas card for each purchaser sistas cand for each VUE e°5 CHELBERGER, ag0.5t* UEL SOLOMC Boe WILL REC 3 VERY DAY TH a great variety of home-mad delicious chocolate ice 14133 New Yorkave., C. C. BRY ee STORE WILE BE OFF ‘til Inte in the evenii who Wish to purcehase after JOH . Gt MAGRUDER, __1417 New York ave._ DONT FORGET THE NICE SWEET aud Dey Catawba Wine that in selling at One lar jon. NH. MAG IES eee ST RECEIVED A LARGE ASSORT- of Imported Key West and Domestic JOHN HMAGRUDER, 417 New Yor re. AICA, ST. CROIX AND at lowest pri OHN HM. si DUFFY'S, CELEBRATED ROCHESTER ‘cider, only 25c. per gallo 7 ree JOHN H. MAGRUDER, 1417 New York ave. 'D TO FIND uts, Figs, Raisins, Grapes Oranges, <a a ==>, WITHOUT RUNNING AROUN Bemis Bananas and other Christmas Luxuries, you can gaye ‘Sime annd trouble by Just guing 220-3 to H, MAGRUDER'S, T41s New You ave. OUR OF “THE WORLD—A jews, which have never been ex: hited in Washington, collected with great care aud expense in many lauds, will be given at Metropolitan M.-F. Chareh, 44 and. Cats. n.w., on the EVENINGS st aud 22d ins and Gen, KE. Colston will Lecture. will preside. “Morrison's. 475 Pa, ave., also, at the Church on’Mon? ims. Stanford, Cox and Lo ¥ kets may be obtained rsell’s, 418 Oth st. Churse, one dollar: single, fifty cents, d18-3t_ o>, FROM AND ALTER THIS DATE 1 WILL Fi hot be fesvonsible or pay. any debe ot cone WM. CAND EEE . Dec. 18. 1886. the stockholders o ‘TH BUILDING ASSOCIATION, of 4. will be held MONDAY, December jock pan.. in Goddard's hall. for the forthe ensuing year. By order JOHN LEITCH, Sec. Se> RED RE” FIR A large stock of slightly damaged Gas Fixtures for sale at less than cost price. tracted by myself. Dec. 17, 1886. _ GEORGETOWN, D. purned meet SAMUEL S. SHEDD, ais 438 9th st. nw. tution, corner of Caiveron and Election for five directors ‘at the rail otte sts.. Alexandria, Va! a clerk and treasurer saine duy and plac 320827 ALBERT HEWSO: NUFACTURERS. THE HOFFMA: in universal use in juired in, old-fashioned kilns. Drawinie and » furnished b; NEED. HOFFMAN, Goveranuont Architect, 5 ‘Berlin, Germany. => THE UNDERSIGNED, OF THE LATE ~S™ firm of Dodson & Deeble,’ begs leave to in- form his friends and the public hat he hes established Ipmeelf as heal Estate aud Insurance Broker at-No. 708 T st have. (oice Franklin. Tnsttrance ¢ he will give prompt atzcution %o all busines tohinu. Spe nt Franklin fusnrance inewn, D. C., chartered by Congress in THIS, a-ha 3. MeL. DODS USEFUL CHRISTMAS PRESENTS FOR ad ME Greater Bargains Never Offered. murchased an immense quantity of Christmas at half thefrralue we are offering them at same filers, Haudkerch Searis sovelties too num Nand be convinced. 330-Lmn => ELLIS, JOHNS E ATTORN 1416 F St. FE JOHN ELLIS, JOH MCKNIGHT have associated themselves together for the practice of Law before the Courts, the Executive Departments, and Committees of Congress. dd-Lin WASHINGTON, D. . 1886. 19 F stker NoRtHWesr. = partnership existing under the fri” ame sox & DEEBLY. dosng business as Keal Es- and instirance Brokers a: the above turber, . Dodson J. MeL, DODSON. RILEY DEEBLE. Wasnrxorox, D. C.D Having purchased the interest of “Mr. sos in the above firm. the business will hereafter bee dat the above number by the undersigued, mac wiaes to express Tis thavke for the yatraings extended the old firm, and asks 2 continuance of t same. Kespectfully, W. RILEY DEEBLE. d6-1n gi ART NOVELTIES AND X-MAS CARDS, ‘NEW, BEAUTIFUL AND CHEAP, But Not Below Cost, at ‘THE CIRCULATING LIBRARY, 1749 Penn Ins to mention PHILIP T. HALL, 908’ F st. nw. and DAVID A. F De tate retiring from the firm. “a=W. 8. TAPPAN, JEWELER, 604 9TH ST. #~ n. Ws haw Just received « lane lot of fine Watches, Jewelty, Clocks, Silverware, &,, for the Holl days. ‘Calle, \d seetire bargalus, all-2w => WASHINGTON MARKET COMPANY 5"" Au nujourued meeting of the stockholders of She Mepttoa Market ‘cowupany will be held atthe ether of the company, in Center Market, in the city Washington, D.C, st THREE OCLOCK FMS on WEDS , the 22d day of December, 1886. t0 act upon the report of the board of direc reference to proposed second deed of trust and the bonds to spend Meets. and uyog any other subject’ within fe Power of thé corporation. S. W. CURRIDE! Wasaixe: died | re "EDK, SCHAEFFER HAS RE- | Bnet tevin a ee ate BAS REE | oor to the Baltimore Sun Building. ai6-Lw* 7 FANCY LAMPS, i ; AKT BRASS GOODS. FIRE PLACE Goons. — bs CHEAP FOR CHRISTMAS. 2 ¥. BROOKS, as _" S31 15th at, nw. os Wasitnotow, D. C.. December 6, 1886. Bs re car Patras BS ee SN F188, our Flce of ‘business, 404 th street 1. belts ed Urely destroyed by the hrvof December Sth, we wih to state that the business will be continued with an en- renew stacker aco be we cab procs & suitable face, of which due uotice w: ven Until sul Ene Sur books will be open for the settiement of S| Countyand our Customers can ‘be ‘supplied. with ange thing they may desire fu the line of Wali Paper, Wik: dow Shades, W113 F st. mw. with the same promptuess as heretofore shown. Thanking you for past favors, and hoping to merit a continuance of the same in the future, 1 ai ‘Most truly yours. ; JAMES &. HENDERSON, Manager for a14-im IK" HENDERSON. ~— ‘JNO. MORAN, x 2126 Pennsyivania ave, Has a lance force of koud mevhanics to Attend primpuly to feraine of Lat Ranges "All of Bibb i Sextou's aud Wore Bates Tatrobes. "Simonds Mir. Co. Culver Furraesr end Ene Cog Steve Cs splendid Ranges sod Suni Griacta Tur ket fase gee je pfowixe good work and fair print Gey pan: "Telephoue No. ot? seen PHOSVIT#.—THIS COMBINATION, Bre catty, Wild Chery Gout Montene aoe hosphates, ina popular and eictent Bras and Nee bes, Furnaces and Fonte, andamefiyuard against M Sold at BURS'S PHARMACY, “1420. Fennsplvanig teeta Vottles or on draneht with soda water ‘fis OFFICE OF THE MUTUAL FIRE IN- > aUEANCE COMPANY OF THY. Bin Tide OF COLUMBIA, 902 Pa. ave. n. w., Washingt D. C., December th, 1886.— Policy’ holders are he oa, 3 at ied to renew their insurance on or before the Fs MONDAY in December, 1886, for the year 188" ‘The rate of interest’ on ali renewals will be one (1 F cett on the premiun notes. PLEASE ATTEND YOUR RENEWALS BEFORE THE LAST FEW DAYS, AND THUS AVOID THE CKhOWD. ‘d6-19t ‘J. WESLEY BOTELEE, Secretary, REMOVAL. — MR. JOHN E. REU. Ba irtecter cdiaretece es ee REEDS, ae Fe er te northeast corner of 7th E streets northwest, where Retraction cyailis the uss of his iavseisae fo ike po inventions fer restoration of health. 222-Im* gq INO. W. Consox. Jxo. W. Mac = Member N-¥. Stock Bx, ‘CORSON & MACARTNEY, Bankers and Dealers in Government Bonds Deposits. Exchange. Loans. Collections. Stocks and, Bonds, and all securities listed 4 ‘KEPT IN FIRST-CLASS STATIONERY STORES. FOREIGN BOOKS. 0c25-m,wikstojanl. sfikesteaaiade ne jhe Columbia Real Estate Investment Company, | ‘Washington News and Gossip. ‘TRE SUPPLEMENT OF THE EVENING STAR to-day contains: Ready for Christmas, the Knights and their secrets, Cardinal Manning and Henry George, @ threatened baseball war, contesting Tilden’s will, Lady Miles and Lady Colin, telegraphic dis- patches, etc. The advertisements are classified as | follows: Auction Sales, Educational, Proposals, Ladies’ Goods, House-furntshings, Hotels, Books, Family Supplies, Gentlemen's Goods, Attorneys Dentistry, Pianos and Organs, Sewing Machines, Wood and Coal, Financial, Yrofesstonal, spectal- tes, The Trades, Railroads, Potomac River Boats, Steamers, Medical, Undertakers. Govenxuest ReceIPTs To-pay.—Internal reve- nue, $621,582; customs, $597,331. ‘Tae Late REPRESENTATIVE PRICR'S WILL—A telegram from Black River Falls, Wis, says: In his will, which will not be probated, Congress- man William T, Price left everything to his wife, With the excepiton of a flouring mill in the town of Hinton and a farm tn Clark county, which go to his son, Hugh H. His immense business will be carried'on 1b his wite’s name, Mr. Price, jf. will of course have the management, as he’ has mostly had it for the past three or four years, FAREWELL BANQueT TO Mx. Hewrrt.—The New York democratic delegation in Congress gave a farewell banquet at Chamberlin’s Saturday night to Representative Hewitt. ‘The table and the dining-hall were handsomely decorated with flowers, and the menu was very elaborate. ‘The guests’ of the evening were | Representatives Hewitt, Morrison, Collins, Mills and Speaker Car- Usle, and the members of the New York delega- tion‘present were Messrs, Adams, Bacon, Belmont, Bliss, Felix Campbell, T. J, Campbell, Merriman, Miller, Mahoney, Pindar, Stahlnecker, Viele and Spriggs. etiied. 4 PRESIDENT CLRVELAND SENDS His CHECK.—Rev. H. O. Ladd, president of the University of New Mexico and principal of the Kamona school for In- dian girls at Santa Fe, N. M., has received a letter from ‘President Cleveland,” accompanied by his check for $50. Loxaer Hovns IN THE PATENT OFFICR.—Com- missioner Montgomery has issued an order that from January 3 employes in all divisions in the Patent office where work is three or more months in arrears will be required to work until 5 p. m., in- ‘stead of 4 (p m. There are at present eleven divisions that are more than three mouths in arrears. A SIGNAL SERVICE CinccLAR has been issued re- quiring applicants for admission to the service to pass an examination of the same scope compre- ended by the civil service board in other depart- ments of the government. ‘NAVAL ORDERS.—Lieut. F. J. Mulligan, ordered to the recelving ship New Hampshire 31st inst.; Surgeon Homer C. Low, Paymaster Wm. N. Wat- mongh and Passed Assistant Surgeon @. C. Lippin- cott, placed on the retired Ust; Passed Assistant Surgeon M. H. Simms, ordered to the Naval acad- emy; Passed Assistant Surgeon Oliver Diehl, to the naval hospital, New York; Assistant Surgeon Jos. 8. Shater, to the Minnesota; Passed Assistant Surgeon E. H- Green, detached from the naval lab- | oratory, New York, and ordered to the receiving ship Thiependence’; Surgeon J. F. Branford, trou | the naval hospital, New York, and placed on | waiting orders; Passed Assistant Surgeon B. F. Rogers, from the Naval academy and granted oné year’s leave; Assistant Surgeon F. J. B. Cordero, from the Minnesota and ordered to’ the Boston havy yard. ‘The orders of Passed Assistant Sur- geon F. Anderson to the Independence haye been revoked and he has been placed on walting orders. Leave granted to Passed Assistant Surgeon W. G. Villson for six months, ‘Mrs. Charles S. Fairchild’s tea, on Saturday evening, Was attended by a number of agreeable people. The lantern-hung awning that reached from the curbstone to the door of the house was a thoughtful provision for the guests. Mrs. Fatr- child feceived her friends at the drawing-room door. The guests of the house, the Misses Ledyard, with the Misses -Trenholm occu- pled positions about the room, as assistants to the hostess. In the dining-room Miss Kose- crans poured the tea and assisted Mrs, Lincklein, Mother of the hostess. Some of those present Were Speaker and Mrs. Carlisle, Mrs. Justice Miller, Mrs. Justice Field, Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Youmans, Judge and Mrs.’ ‘Day, Mr. Perry Belmont, Mrs. 0. H. Burroughs, Miss Burrows, Mrs. A. A. Hayes, Solicitor McCue, Miss MeCue, Mrs. cPherson, Count Lippe, Lieut. Greely, Mr. de Struve, Mrs. Leiter, Mrs. Keuterskiold, Mi: wal Marshal and Mrs. Wil ‘ol. J. M. Wilson, Mr. Endicott, Miss Endicott, de Roustan and Mrs. and Miss Emory. Mr. and Mrs. J. Kearney Warren are spending the holidays in New York city, and Will not be in Washington until next month. ‘There were mofe men than maidensat the Ham- MNton hop on Saturday evening. Some of both seen upon the floor Were Mr. Ross Thompson, Miss Lida Scranton, Mr. Burchell, Miss Holman, Mr. Bower, Mr. Early, Miss Boutelle, Miss Stetson, the Messrs. Bulkely, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Charles H. Hendley, Miss Norton, Miss Brown, Miss Ham- biett, Mr. and Mrs. F.’C. Stokes, Mr, Welsh and Miss Eunstein. In the chaperone wall seats were Seen Mr, and Mrs. Frank R. Stockton, Senator and Mrs. Williams, Representative and Mrs. Scranton Representative and Mra. Long, Representatives Morrow and Boutelle, Mr. and Mrs. Perry Day, Judge and Mrs. Scudder, and Hon. W. W. Johnson. ‘Mrs. Gen. Sherman and the Misses Sherman are at the Fitth Avenue hotel in New York to spend the winter. Mrs, Sherman will visit this city dur- ing the winter, the guest or Justice and Mrs. Mat- thews, Mrs. McPherson will not begin her Thursday re- ceptions until next month, and will then keep open house through Lent. Mrs. Carlisle will hold her receptions at the Rigys house this year, after New Year day, and on Wednesdays, Airs. Vilas gives a tea to her daughter, Miss Nel- Ue Vilas, on Tuesday, December 28th, from 4 to 6 orcioek. Master C. Piquette, and Miss Louise Mitchell, children of the late Capt. O. M. Mitchell, will give a young people's party on Tuesday eveulag next, at the residence of thetr mother, Mrs. Jas, Hoban; 1923 N street. Miss Ingersoll, of this city, the niece of Mr. Rob- €rtG. Ingersoll, is spendii her first winter tn New ‘vor chey with her widowed mother, ‘The first of the meetings of the Anny and Navy assembly and german club will be held at the National Rifles’ armory on the evening of Jan- uary 3d. The other balls will occur on the Mon- days of January 17th and 31st, and February 14th. ‘The officers for the year are: Admiral Upshur, president; Gen. Macfeely, vice president. "Upon the execuiive committee are Major Lydecker, CoL Blunt, Major Tucker, Lieut. Duvall, Lieut.’ Rea- mey, Major Goodloe, Dieut. Lemly, Engineer J. A, Tobfn and Lieut. A.’Marix. ‘The meeting of the Woman's National Press as- sociation Saturday evening at Willard’s hotel was a marked success. The handsome room was filled with an intelligent audience, who listened with in- terest to Miss Anthony’s account of the course of the press towards herself und others in the early days of the woman’s suffrage movement, and of the great change in its tone toward wouan's rogress in Lue last ten years. The president of ‘The association followed Miss Anthony, and she was tollowed In turn by the secretary, Mra. Mc- Pherson, Dr. Bland, and a stranger present, who declined to ‘give hts name. Mrs. Councilman, of Balthnore, played two ‘solos on the iano; Mrs. Hart read a thrilling chapter from irs. Costen’s “Signal Success,” and two ladies sung ballads, Miss Anita Newcomb, daughter of Prof. New- comb, who has been engaged for several years in study in this country abd abroad aud has recently deen visiling friends at other polnts, has returned ‘Ww her home in this city. abe ‘<oo—______ Appointment by the President. ‘The President to-day appointed George A. Shu feidt to be marshal of the U. 8. consular court at ‘Shanghal. ———~er_____ Death of Ex-Congressman Murch. ‘From the Lewiston (Me.) Journal, Dec. 18, |” ‘Thompson H. Mureh died in’ the insane asylum at Danvers, Mass, last Wednesday, at the “hge of 48 years. Murch isthe stonecutter who surprised ybody by defeating Eugene Hale for indore Murch has haa a woudertul carson he last of it was very sad. He was oue of the large class of men who “cannot stand prosperity.” ro Hosenburg’s Accusers, ‘TAILOR VICKERMAN STARVING HIMSELF IN PRISON. A New York special says: Much anxtety is now felt by the Telatives and friends of tailor J. W. AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY. NEW BILLS IN THE HOUSE. OUR DEFENOELESS SEAQOAST. A BILL TO ENCOURAGE SHIP BUILDING. THE SENATE COMMITTEES. The Senate. Among the petitions preseuted and referred were several in favor of the reduction of the tax on oleomargarine, and one by Mr. Vest, from the Merchant's Enchange of St. Louts, asking legisla- tion for the increase of trade with Central and South America. Mr. Pugh, from the judiciary committee, re- rted back favorably a bill providing that United tates circuit and District judges shall reduce to writing thelr instructions to juries in all states Wherein state Judges are required to do so. Calen- ar. Mr. Vest introduced a substitute for the bill to incorporate the Atlantic and Pacific Ship Railway company. and stated that it simply provided for @ aked incorporation of the company, without any guarantee by the government, Made special order for second Tuesday in Janu: Mr. George offered a resolution instructing the Judiciary committee to inquire into the power of Tederal courts over railroad recetverships. Laid er. Mr, Mitchell (Ore.) offered long preambles and resolutions calling On the Secretary of War for {n- formation as to ‘the unauthorized bullding of a steam launch on the Columbia river, and us to the reduction of the wages of laborers engaged on the work of improvements on that river. Latd ver. ‘On motion of Mr. Hoar, the Pacific railroad fund- ing bill was postponed, ds a special order, till the second ‘Tuesday in January. He expressed the hope that; in themeantime, the matter wouid be taken up In the House and Ulsposed of in one way or the other, ‘On motion of Mr, Eustis, the bill declaring the forfeiture of lands of the New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Vicksburg (the backbone) railroad was Postponed as a special order till the second Wed- nesday in January. suGaR, Mr. Aldrich offered a concurrent resolution re- questing the President to enter into negotiations with the governments of the several principal Sugar-producing countries of the world, with a Mew of securing mutual agreements by which the United States Shall agree to admit free of duty sugar and molasses, the produce of such countries or ‘thelr colonies, ‘when transported in vessels under the tlag of either contracting purty, and on Which sugar and molasses no export tax oF export charge hus been levied, on condition that such governments shall aduilt into. thetr respective guntrles oF Sugar-producing coloutes (tree at duty) mineral, agricultural aud manufactured pro duets of thé United States. Laid on the table. COMMITTEE CHANGES. Messrs. Spooner and Manderson were, on their own requests, excused from further service on the committee on epidemte diseases and on the com- mittee on transporiation to the seaboard, respe Uvely; and on motion of Mr. Cameron, the Presi. Gent proven of the Senate twas authorized to fil existing vacancles on committees. The toilowing bills and resolutions were passed: ‘The Senate bill for the reltet of Bessie S. Gilmore (co redeem three United States bonds stolen from her and afterwards destroyed by the thief.) Senate Joint resolution authoriztn, tary of War Yo evept a tract of land on Lake Michigan, twenty- tive miles from Chicago, donated by the Commer ¢lal club of Chicago for tatlitary purposes, Senute Dill for the examination of claims of the state of Missouri on account of payments to her militia for services 1n Suppression of the rebellion, ‘The House bill for the reliet of the. survivors of the exploring steamer Jeanette and the Widows nd children of those who perished in the retreat rom the Wreck Of that vessel in the Arcti was passed, socio see ‘the conferegce reports on the bill for a public Springfield, Mass, (increasing the ap- building a ton from $25,000'to $50,000), Was presented EyrAr atone, und ape eo Mas Present sallere yal, {uCFodueed a bil to allow soldiers and wave lost both arms an ine - sailors who have arms an increased pen. COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS. ‘The President pro tem. announced the following appointments to committees: Committee on claims—Mr. Spooner as chalrm: an, in place of Mr. Pike, deceas id Mr. Chene; place of Mr. ‘Spooner. i Ga ppb 'stilet of Columbia—Mr, Cheney in place ot Mtr, ce. Civil Service—Mr. Williams in place of Mr. Pike, On Epidemic Diseases.—Mr. Cheney in place of Mr. Spooner. On improvement of Mississippi river, Mr, Wil- Mams in place of Mr. Pike y ai ‘On transportation routes to the se: 2 Williams in place of Mr Manterton, sesbeusae House of Representatives, Mr. Wilkins (Ohio), from the committee on bank- ing and currency, reported back the Weaver reso- lution calling on the Secretary of the Treasury for the following tntormetion: First. Whether any portion of the money appro- priated by the sundry civil bill of last year has | hy | been expended in issuing Treasury notes of large denomination in leu of notes of small denomina- tion cancelied or destroved? Second. How many, if any, one dollar and two dollar notes have been cancelled and destroyed Since the passage of the act, by what authority they were destroyed and what ‘sum was expended in thetr destruction? Third, How many of such notes were mutilated, and whether notes of like denomination were issued in their stead? ‘The resolution was adopted. Under the callof states the following Dilis and resolutions were introduced and referred: 4 BILL FOR INFORMATION, By Mr. Townshend (fil.)—Resolutions calling for executive information. ‘The following 1s the text of the resolution: That the Secretary of the Treasury be requested to as- certain whether any national banking association located in the city of New York has, during the present month, loaned its surplus mioney or de- posits to brokers or other persons operating in Stocks and bonds without security, and merely upon the recelpt of interest on the Same, for the Purpose of enabling the speculator to lock up and prevent the use of money in business transactios and thereby produce a scarcity of money ani greatly increase the rates of interest on loans. And also whether, during the same period, any of mks for the pus aforesaid knowing! permitted the total Habiity of any PersoH, COrpO- Tation or firm, to exceed the amount limited by statute in suldcases, And that the sald Secretary Teport all facts to this House a8 soon as practica- bie with such recommendations a3 he may deci py Idee y Mr. Taulbee (Ky.)—Resolution reciting that. Wisstaved In the newspapers that ue Secret of the Treasury has paid the interest on a certain bonded indebiedness of the United states before sald interest was due, and without rebate, and that itis also stated tiiat said advance of interest Was made for the purpose of affecting the market value of certain stocks in Wall street, and request- ing the Seretary to inform the Housel such inter got has been $0 ald, and, if $0, why and by What jority. By Mr. Findlay (Maryland), to prescribe the rate ot standard silver ‘tor certain colus of the United States to enlarge to legal fender quality of the halt lar, and to pel issue of silver certifica’ on deposits of the same. oa ‘TO ENCOURAGE SHIP BUILDING, By Mr. Dingley (Maine), the following preamble and resolutio Whereas, ‘The experience of maritime nations has shown thit the possession of numerous well- gguipped private ship building establishments 15 essential, not only for the maintenance of a large merchani marine, but also for the construction of naval vessels and government transports in the ex- igeucy of war; and Whereas, The founders and the recent derenders of our government were so impressed with the 1m- ice Of this truth that Jefferson, speaking for The former in his celebrated. geseee bs ‘com declared that “estabiishments{n readiness for ship. building” are inc ible to the ction of Our coutmerce aud the “defense of ‘obr sea bound and Admiral Porter, speaking for the testimony before the Senate the Forty-clghth Co Vation of the couatryin ease of war would dopend upon our private ship building yards,” and “their plant accumulated during peace,” for which rea- son, he added, “We should encotrage the estab- Ushinent of stich Yards through favorable govern- ment contracts, a Great Britain has done;” there- 01 ‘iesotved, ‘That the committee on naval affairs be Instructed to, inquire into the of the a ‘made of Investment Securities. ‘American Bell Telephone Stock bought and sold. su7 OUR DEFENSELESS COAST. By Mr. Cox (N. Y.) a joint resolution as" “Whereas the frst duty of » government the defense of its territorial integrity, and iuch agin the present coast tsa matter of general *hension; there- fore, be it = Resolved, That the committee on appropriations of the Houve of Representatives ‘be Tastructed (0 present to this House some sultable plan for our Coast defenses, with such sufficient appropria. Uons, not less than $30,000,000, to safeguard the immense interests which are inyolved in such an emergency. ‘To further this end, that a com- mission be appointed to consist of three persons— one from the army, one from the navy and a civillan—eaca to be sélected by the President of the United States, who shall have charge of the Matters herein Set forth, and with a view to make such prompt, and’ comprehensive prepara- tons as will satisty the demands of the people and the interests of our exposed territory.” FINANCIAL BILLS. By Mr. Williams, (Ohio,) to reduce the amount of United States bonds to be required of national banks; and to restore to the channels of trade the excessive accumulations of lawful money in the treasury. By Mr. Warner (Ohto—To provide for the tn- yestment of the lawtul money deposited in the ‘Treasury by national banks for the redemption of thelr etreulation noves. HOLIDAY RECESS. Mr. Morrison introduced a resolution for holiday recess from December 22d to January 4th, DUTIES ON TOBACCO. Mr. Hiscock called up his motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill relating to duties on to- bacco. Mr. Morrison opposed the bill, and by a vote of Yeas 90, nays 165, the House’ voted down Mr. Hiscock’s motion to’ suspend the rules and pass the bill. ‘The Interstate Commerce Bill. A LIVELY SKIRMISH EXPECTED IN THE SENATE TO-MORROW. The fate of the interstate commerce Dill was a leading topic of speculation in the Senate end of the Capitol to-day. Senator Cullom adheres to his purpose to call it up to-morrow, and a lively skir- mish 15 anticpated. The railroad corporations are well represented here by their attorneys and oMicials, and will exert every influence to defeat the bill. tis understood that the first move of the opponents of the measure will be to endeavor 10 postpone consideration until after the holidays, Then the appropriation bills and other tmportant measures will begin to press for consideration in the Senate, and thus diminish tne chances of considering’the interstate commerce bill. Senator Cullom and other friends of the bill ‘appreciate the importance of procuring early consideration, and hence will endeavor to get it up to-morrow. Prison-Made Boots for Soldiers. REPORT OF THE MOUSE MILITARY COMMITTEE. Representative Bragg, chairman of the com- mittee on military affairs, has submitted a report to the House to accompany the anny ill, which contains the following criticisms upon the boot and shoe department of the Leavenworth military e committe find, on investigation, that for for the last fiscal year there was drawn’ from. the clothing fund, by the management of the military rison at Leavenworth, $160,815, and that, the dots and shoes of the akmy Mave been, and are > Manufactured at such prison by military. convicts. ‘The committee are satisfied that the boots and shoes manutzctured at the prison cost necessarily more than if they were made and fur- nished upou contract by manufacturers, of boots and shoes, There ts of necessity that lack of skill and aptitude in a conviet which are found in the professional workunan, In fact, the tables of the cost of shoes in the army ‘for a seri of Years proves that prison labor enhanc: the cost of boots and shoes for the army. Iv ts also asserted by oMicers of the army that the convict shoe is not substantially made, and that the Workinanship 1s defective, so that the shoe Is of little value, But in fairness 1t must be sald that this 1s stoutly denied, and the com- mittee do not teel Willing to express an opinion at this time upon this mooted question, upon which they may be called to act in the future upon a full | presentation of all the facts bearing upon the question. The committee, however, cannot for- bear from expressing thelr conviction that the United States government, should not bulld up a Manufactory fo be run by convict labor in compe- Ution With ‘the honest artisan who supports his family by the product of his labor. Ivis also the belle! of the committee that a Sentence to the Leavenwarth prison for desertion, followed by an edneattoa asa shoemaker, a Narness maker, a chair maker or a broom inaker, good quartel good living, a suit of clothes at the expiration o the term of sentence, transportation to Lis home and $5 to refresh himself with, bas no such terror in it as to tend to suppress the crime, In a hu- manitarlan point of view much can be sald in favor of it, but as an aid to miiltary discipline the committee think it tov weak. ‘The committee, as a step in the progress of reformation, have put a | Usmit of $125,000 Upon the amount that can be é: ended out of the clothing fund ut the military prison for the current year, and express a hope that in the near future the business of shoemak- ing as u penalty tor desertion will be abandoned. Capito: Topics. PENSIONS, It 1s not expected that any of the vetoed pension bills will be taken up in the House thts sesston. ‘The committee expect to be able, however, to pass thelr substitute for the Blair bill, which they be- eve will be readily accepted by the Senate. CHEROKEE INTERESTS IN CONGRESS. ‘The council of the Cherokee nation has elected Col. C. J. Harris and H.T. Landown as delegates to Washington to represent the Cherokees during the present session of Congress. They are in- structed to urge upon Congress the passage of a Dill giving the nation a right to tax the rallroads running through their country the same as they do in the states, and compel these roads to cease discriminations in freight and passenger rates against the clUzens of tie Indian Territory as they are now doing. The delegation is also in- stricted to get an act of Congress, If possible, to test before the proper courts Whether or not the Eminent Domain act, cannot be applied to the lands of the Indian Territory, or, in other words, Whether Indian lands can bé tiken by Congress and given to private corporations. THE EMERGENCY DEFICIENCY BILL. ‘The Senate committee on appropriations this morning heard Public Printer Benedict in connéc- ton with the House bill making a deficiency ap- ropriation for, publtc printing, | Mr. Benedict ex- plained, as he did to the House commit the im- mediate need of money for the prinung office, and the bill will be reported to-morrow. Treasurer Jordan was also before the committee togive some information desired about appropriations. NoTEs. ‘The House of Representatives has passed the Senate bill to increase the pension of Major Gen. B. F. Kelley, of West Va., to $100 per mont see ices Fine and Costs Remitted. ‘THE PRESIDENTS ACTION AND INDORSEMENT ON A PEN- SION LAW. ‘The President to-day remitted the fine of $1,000 and costs amounting to $500 more in the case of Elihu B. Case, who was convicted in the district court of the northern district of Minois July 15th, 1885, of obtaining a pension by fraud and perjury, and sentenced to two years imprisonment at hard labor at the Jollet penitentiary and the above fine, In the application for his pardon it is stated that a pension was granted him in 1868, at_ the rate of ¢4 per month for rupture, and in 1883 he applied for an inerease of pensfon. Upon investi- gation it was believed that his hernia antedated ‘The war, and he was indicted and convicted. His divorced wife was one of the Principal witnesses against him. Subsequently the wife and his mother made aMidavits to the effect that he was disabled during the war as originally claimed. He 4s about 65 years old and % is said has been in feeble health for twenty ‘years. He has served one year and four months of his term of imprison- onment. ‘The President in remitting the fine wrote him- geile folowing Indorsement’ upon the applica. tion for pardon: “I believe this man is gull ity; he dishonestly drew money from the government and discredited the cause of honest sataries for fifteen years; his greed for more was the occasion of his detection, ind in this application for pardon there {sin my opinion, a very questionable attempt to make his divorced wife and his mother give a false coloring to facts. I can only remit the fine and costs.” majority of over 12,000, (including, however, the Probibitionist vote,) by which the republicans car- Tied the district last year, the democracy shows hu no disposition to nominate, but will go through the form of holding a convention, thougn 1t18 noe Akely that there will be a democratic nomination. ‘The ibitiontsts are likely to nominate Dr. Charles Alexander, of thls city, who, ran jeutenant-governor on the cold Water ticket campaign, “10 is belleved Gat. the choles of the THE AQUEDUCT BRIDGE. 1 Probably Become the Property Government To-day or To-mor- The legal requirements for the transfer of the | Aqueduct bridge to the government have been at~ tended to so promptly that it is expected that either this afternoon or to-morrow the transfer of Uitte will be finally consummated. All the neces- | sary papers Were promptly signed, and the only | thing remaining to bedone to-day was the insert~ ing in the deed the exact extent of the small tract of land at the Vinginiaend of the bridge, Which 1s to go with the transfer of the property, in order to make the Virginia approach direct, instead of curved, as it 1s at present, The amount the own- ers will receive from the zovernment. 1s $115,000— $10,000 of the appropriation being reserved for the condemnation of the northern abutment. About $20,000 Of the price to be paid for the bridge fs fo be retained for the present for the p ment of. any taxes or other bills against the prc erty. The transfer has been effected for the £0 ernment through the ofice of the chief of engi- neers. (CHANG! ‘The Streets on the East and West of La- fayette Square to Bear Historical Names. Capt. Symons, under the direction of Col. Lud. | low, has given orders which will probably require the ladies living on Lafayette square to change their visiting cards or subject their friends here- after to considerable confusion, ‘The order fs a reet, Knights. ‘They tink thetr order might receive a Simple one, changing the street, signs on tamp- | nurch Should sit down upon It, but Posts about the square, A law or ordinance of the old corporation approved February 18, 1859, and which has since slumbered in innocuous desuetude has been unearthed at the District buildings. This ordinance ts as follows: “That the street imme- diately west of Lafayette square, running north from the Executive Mansion to H_ street, shall hereafter be known and designated as Jackson lace; and that the street immediately tof Lae ia rette square, running north from the Executive Manston to H street, shall hereafter be known and designated as Madison pli mayor upon approving this Joint resolution shall obtain the assent of the President of the United States to the same.” ‘The approval of President Buchanan, under date of February 2%, 1859, is uf- fixed to the measure. The street on the w named by this ordinance Jackson place, 1s now 1a beled on the lampposts as 163g street, amd that on ‘the east, lied Madison piace, 1s uromantically labeled as 1534 street. | The order janet by capt Symons 1s to change the lamp signs co form with the provisions of the old ordinance, Hereafter Jackson place and Madison place will figure in accounts of soctal Hfe at the capital, ee ‘To Encourage Co-Operation. ‘A BILL APPLYING TO THE DISTRICT INTRODUCED BY SENATOR STANFORD TO-DAY, In the Senate to-day Mr. Stanford introduced a Dill to encourge co-operation and, to provide for the formation of associations in the District of Columbia for the purpose of conducting any law- ful business, and dividing the profits among the members thereof. The design of the iil is toen- able persons of small means, or whose only capital s labor, to combine stich means or labor in a non enterprise and bring to Jt the strength of whole and the intelligence of all. It provides: that any two or more persons may associate themselves together for the purpose of conducting any lawful business, trade or Occupation, or for any purpose which {naividuals may lawrally en- “age in; they may prepare articles of assocla- Uon setting forth its name, its purpose, the place of intended iocation, the time It is to exist not to exceed ninety-nine’ years, the number of man- agers and names and residenct of these to be ap- polnted the frst year, the amount of moneyed capital, if any, and the number of shares into ‘hich It ts to be divided; If there 1s no moneyed capital, nen the amount and kind of property to be devoted to the enterprise and the interest of each associate therein. If labor only is to be com- bined, then the «mount of labor to be performed by each, the terms upon which the labor 1g to be performed and What percentage of the net pro- ceeds shall be reserved a8 capital for future opera- tions; if moneyed capital and other property 1s to be combined, the amount and the King, and if labor ts (6 be combined with mon- ved capital and other property or both, then the share or interest of each, the amount of labor to be performed Dy each apd ail the terms. ‘the articles Of association must be acknowl. edged by each assoclate before an officer of the state or territory to administer oaths. A copy must be filed and reconied with the recorder of | deeds of the District and shall be received in all courts as prima facta evidence of the facts stated therein. Within ninety days after fling articles the as- sociation must adopt a code of by-laws Tor tts gov- Ment, The bill confers, Upon. aSs0eiAtOnS 80 rmeéd all the wee ‘ tally given to corpokations and. in ‘addition pro- tects such associations from a strict construction ‘of common law statutes which might operate against them, and provides that all such statutes stall be lberail construed with a view to effect the purposes of this SE Sunford asked that the bill He on the table, saying be would submit some remarks upon it a an early da District Government Affairs. BAR-ROOM LICENSES have been Issued by the Commissioners to Daniel W. Shelton, Columbus W. Sorrell, 303 N street southwest; ‘Michael McFarland, 10:3 4th northwest; Jeremiah Lee, 128 F'street southw: Horace B. Kirkwood, 1423 G street_ northwest; Mary Hughes, 1332 32d street northwest; Michael Deoing, 1038 5th street northeast; John J._ White, 1301 yih street northwest; Bridget Keefe, 714 ner Grant avenue; Daniel street northwest; Frank Weigand, 1811 L street northwest; Dennis Collins, 1845 L street north- west; Austin Freely, 439 20th street northwest; James Cady, 1156 2d street northwest; John M. Buckley, 2028 M street northwest; Nelly O'Keefe, 1601 L street northwest; Mrs. Wilhelmina Hense, at corner 18th and L streets; August Douglass 1704 Pennsyivanal aventie northwest. CHRISTMAS MONEY FOR DISTRICT EMPLOYES. | Commissioner Webb Was signing school teachers’ checks to-day, “We want the employes of the | District to get’ thelr money before Christinas,” he | sald to a Sax reporter, ‘and to get It soon enough | to make their Christinas purchases with tt. e | school teachers Will probably be paid to-morrow, | and other District_ employes will get their Decem~ ber pay to-morrow or the next day. THAT DECORATED CHINA WARE FOR THE ALMSBOUSE. ‘Commissioner Webb, speaking to a Stak re- rier to-day about the decorated china ware for | Phe workhouse to which Controller Durliam objec- ted, sald the dishes were intended for Intendant Stoutenburgh’s house, which 1s furnished and ‘equipped by the government. ‘The intendant fre- nent has to entertain oficial visitors and others, fle had to entertain the members of the conven- tion of charities and corrections when here. Hees Never Heard of Dilks. WASHINGTON HAS A CUIBPF OF FOLICE ALREADY. ‘Astory hasbeen again started in New York that changes are about to be made in the police depart- ment there, owing to the prospective transfer of one of the inspectors of the New York department to this city to be chief of police here. The inspec- tor named for the office of ehtet of the Washington police this time is Dilks. When the story was first yublished the inspector named was Steers, but Pre Commissioners effectually denied the story then by appointing Col. W. G. Moore as chief of police. When a Stak reporter showed Commis- ‘sloner Wheatley the new story about Dilks to-day, Mr. Wheatley said: “There ‘is not the slightest ‘truth in it, and never was any foundation for it. Inever heard of the man before, Neither Diks nor any other New York man was ever mentioned for the oftice in the councilsof the Commissioners.” rect —— Alexandria Affairs. Reported for Tux EvExrse Stan. ‘Tae Gas Wonxs IMPRovEMENT.—The superinten- dent of gasis now underthe order of the city council, urranging to add to the gas house an “Exhauster” and other modern is of mi gas works more protitable, ‘The ety gas works 1s theonly table ventune tl Alexandria ever made, it had at its ‘the market unp! ‘the city on the Gace meee ll public lamps and Risuthuions res lignes f rhts, for over thirty years past. for table. The total amount ex) gos Works bas bech $136,404 sid Last year was themost successful ‘works since 1870, ‘Tue ComIne © the coming festivities will be the ‘oveu- ou of this week, mayor Bas put bis veto on horns, but on next Friday at noon. a in the hand or at the mouth of an will bethe rule. ‘There Beason, and-at Sunday schools Christ. ese will make the of i ‘colored is Dow ‘up 2 and Mt Benevolent Bere, 1s now set. ‘division of assets and eres ry provided, that the | | ment to be ¢ s and were led to belleve that the tenants and hand Sheahan, {320 18th | TWO CENTs. Telegran to The Star. ages "BOODLER” MoQUADE SENTENCED, es he Question. | anxtous, It ts said, or a speedy decision in the mat | from the Catholic church. “Some of the knizh here say that If the Catholles are expected to | the order the church will be hurt more than t | setback if the | tn such ease the | than they could and would know whom t¢ }Aght tn the future. In an article In the organ o the knights, tn which the labor and Irish laudlor: | questions ate discussed In ¢ | MeGlynn, 1s the following paragraph | church strikes at the means of life, and makes | Rn article of futh that the tens of’ thousands o! j Irishmen must toll and starve that a hundred Eng. | Ish landiords ma | drives great, mas= | Life ts'a strug church proposes tc | theologleal superstition of men tom | gie hard for thousands, | trom any struge! any church, * Heury George's theort Weil stand the anathems of the, but the cannot afford to anathematize then.” HOOPWINKED THE POLICE. The Tenants of the V Pay Reduced Rents to Trustees. Desuy, De Jeremiah Jordan and Mr. Wht ple out of Its told. and when the of the pe for existenc the strug. joseph Edward Kenny, South Cork, respectively, succes mpaign” to ur estates the reduced rent ors. ‘The authorities, how. ain the nature ot ut Detween thi trustees, i were to assemble at Kilrush on Su ‘inthe rents. The poilee, were kep) | the arrival of the t aund Secure the mone in. The trustees after having secu on this tack, appolnted. three pl ‘vous outstd have all the rebellious tenants instructed to the proper places. On Sunday it snowed very hard | tn Kilrush, ‘The trustees left thelr hotel separately | went each to his appoluted rendezvous, collecte | closed up thei | suspicion on the part of the authorities, Who con- | tinued to watch for the assembling or of the ie storm & being carried out. in doubt as to whether the Vand: ceriainly collected yesterday or wi ment that they were 1s not part of poned collection. THINKS THE CAMPAIGN 18 EXDED. the plan of ign. say } the plan of campaign. says: | rent collecting yesterday that the Parneliites are ts Mr. “The Parneliite leaders,” the pa Ukely to support Mr. Wititaan 0 tinh ne loose the energies of ‘The Ostend Mail Robbery. PLICITY IN IT. mer and London, wer: sted tn a lodging. Nord station here, yesterday. Ditine | possession 100,000 francs In German notes. The | arrest led to the discovery in the Nond | two packages containing le rihany. Ditwer Isa sheep dealer. se hear the robbery. ——_-—___ A Costly Accident. PAILADELPaIA, Dec. 20. Pennsyivanta rafiroad con whart in the old navy ¥% o'clock. freight on the whari, and the loss will be heavy. From Wall Street To-Day. w York, Dec. 20.—The opening at the stock ‘nge this morning Was Somewhat weak, tinst prices showing deciines of from > to 1% peF cent from Saturday's final figures, the latter in New Lpercent. The trading was active for the frst hilt hour, ater whientt became quiet. were irrezular in the early de: deing steady to firm, though Missouri Pacific lost the marketis moderately active and heavy lo Weak, pean fet Will Try To Fast 72 Days. Lonpow, Dec. 20.—Salvator Mortabelli, a native of Malta, has becun a 72 days fast at Philippevilie, Algeria, He was formerly In the British navy. Be ft shipwrecked once he was cast upon a desert isla and tasted no food for 72 days, os The Swiftest and Largest Afloat, Loxpox, Dec. —The Lloyds have ordered a steamer 1 be bullt, which it ts Intended, shall sur- pass in speed and size auy vessel now affoat. She will be constructed by the Falrtield company ot Glasgow. — ~~ A Bark Ashore, VINEYARD HAVES, Mass., Dec. 20.—The Dark A. C. Bean, Capt. Fosier, of and for Portland from, Philadefphiz with petrol near Robinson's Hole, and is sald to be fall of water. A tug Went from here last night to her as- sistance. ‘The Wrecked Whater Atlantic. FERLY UNSEAWORTHY. Curcaco, Dec. 20.—A San Francisco special says: whaler Auantic on the Ocean beach yesterday. been although the beach has been searched for miles. ‘The investigation of the causes which led to the disaster wil: be interesting. ‘The Atlan- tic was a fair sample of the vessels com) the large whaling feet which sails out ot San Fran- ¢tsco. She looked as seaworthy as any of the feet, Seven Years’ Lnprisoument and $5,000 Fine | HOODWINKING THE IRISH POLICE. How Reduced Rents Were Paid to Trustees THE WRECK OF THE WHALER ATLANTIC ‘A Chicago Labor Newspaper's Waruing tothe Church THE CHURCH AND THE KNIGHTS. Chicago Labor Organ we that the ‘order will know what to expect ve would In time win much more nnection with Father nthe live in idle luxury, 1t simply gee the religions sentiment and | Bsn qu While Ielleving the one hen is rung the sleath knell of church jeleur Estates 20.—Mr. Joseph Richard Cox, Mr. Parnellite members for East and West Clare and act as trustees llect from the on the alert, and were instructed to watch for ants and to arrest the trustees when it had ail been handed ed the police sof rendez- the town of Kilrush, and managed to i ed of the tenants at Kilrush, and tinally concluded that either the lice arrangements or the severity of } enabled of get away unmolested with ali the rents, | and some Of the county Clare authorities are yet her the state- | strategem to | throw the police of thelr guard against a’ post~ The Standard, asswining that | ere collected in Ireland yesterday under The absence of Ireland and the fact mining themselves, to | erole talk indicate Ube ‘eampaigw 18 ended.” ‘The Sandar Taruels “sudden’ ap- peara as showing an intention on | his part to make virtue of necessity by. refusing to sanction the continuance of the campaign. er says, “are hot jen’s hint to let TWO GERMANS ARRESTED AT BRUSSELS FOR CoM- SELS, Dec. 20.—Two Germans, named Dit- orang i rt, allas Everhard, residents of had in his ation of ers trom London for posed to have been concerned in the recent mall About 250 feet of the any'sextensive freight | property, on the Dela- | Yai ware river frout, caved In this morning about four ‘There ‘was a lange amount of valuable England, while five other stocks were down over Prices INES, MOSt stocks | the remainder was generally for small fractions | only. Prices again gave Way later, and at 11 o'clock | went ashore last night INVESTIGATION SHOWS SHE WAS A ROTTEN SHELL, UI- ‘Thousands of people visited the wreck of the None of the twenty-five sallors still missing have Dut as she Mes on the beach here broken into nde Sentenced Seven Veare Imprisonment and a $3,000 Fine. New York, Dec Alderman McQuade was this morning sentenced to seven years imprisonment and To pay a fine of $5,000, ‘This morning Chambers sitet and the approach to the brownstone courthouse of the general sessions were Uhronged With hundreds af ‘people Admtsston was free fo all and the lange courtroom, In part, two was esooried tntothe vx nd onder of he _halifellow ayy haractertzed him, A very quietly tence, AL AEY sely packed. M a by under sh ¥ cane Ghipet court room ai bench, a Short tnt wearabe The recorded wrapped on Lis desk for order, Mr. News t be proceedings for Frid as granted, After the 1 ail: “Sentence having been combe asked that read. TI © move cument was an rest of sentence because The nsumicient ground, apd that the de. fendant with th mischange Dy th court to | tain jurors were iegally excluded from. the box becattee the Crlal was. suspend Y aging ami Juror, as set servelt on the district. attorney. Pt move that the verdict be set set down in this aMidavtt, b mitted improper evidence ag and excluded other proper evidence 1 Gen. Tracy also moved That the oft! change of the jury during sworn. This statements mya fo the Jurymen w past the om, displayed a but “Has a traitor c with being Mr. Mai Rosenberg d any way in fa f Nesbitt 4 nd Vic pwn in th ‘orld, In Iront of Which Was, reading: in? Juror Rosenberg changed boodlens” ad an amdavit he had been influe the defendant by ted on the evidence friend “in reply uying Uh rotors 3 side influences, but that be ac alone. Th motion for a new trial was dented, General prion stand up and aid so lus pantaloons pockets, Sem nim, CHICAGO, Dec. 20.—A great deal of Interest fs be- ing taken Knights of Labor in the case of Silver jadinna, Rev. Father McGlynn, of New York. ‘They are | DEVELOPING 4 VEIN WHICH WAS PIKET DISCOVIERED KARS AGO. EVANsviii, INp., Dec. 20.—Itesidents tn Dubols district, are greatly excited over the lopment Of a Tich Sliver mine near. Buck Shoals, on th ork of White river, ‘The dis covery of silver dates back to the beginning of the present century, when, according | James Gwynn, w eating 4 Ay nt east to Interest spy , but they refused to as to bis “fin Aiea two days’ after. No ared to Investigate the story until two years ago, When Jolin Seitz became Luterested in the matter and began prospect ix, He Alscoverd many spect Bere or Hess ste ver. Two Werks s eat xpectinens to India | apolts to bbe assa result. showing silver ih antities. "He at once leased the Land about his own littie property and ts now preparing 4 carload of Une ore to send to St. Louls Wo be | smelted, Buck shoals is situated in a mountain- 1 | OUS region, ‘The veln tssaid to. be very easy at access, t it —— The Morals of Workingmen, CLAIMS MADE IN A PAPER BY A CHIGAGO SOCIALIST, Cutcaco, Dec. 20.—The soctalists held a meeting yesterday afternoon, T. J. Morgan read: “An open letter to the Womai’s Christian Temperance Union and the clergy of Chicasco, from. the, work- inginen th mass meeting assembled,” In which he denied the change that the Workinginen. of this country were espectally intemperate, Complaints of discrimination in the. treatm of “wine-be ee fuddied clubmen” and “beery Workingmen” were ly hoodwinktug thé police made, and (Was clalmied that at all (he mtimerous a ping with ee ee clare. They | Soctallstic balls and picnics no person had yet been. on the V ur estates in County Clare. “They | Srrested.. “That. intemperance exists, RiNONg Us we must acknowledge, though we elvtt and can Prove that It 1s the result and not. the cause of the environment and associations that we are com. pelled to endure.” It states that the principal Causes of Intemperance are hereditary soclal cus. and industrial conditions, and makes what laim to be an adequate explanation of each. “Phe cure for iutemperance must begin With The {| Improvement of the social and Industrial condition of the worke gical to talk ts asked 3 TUAs useless, 1 ts Ml begins anywhere else, y Wasted upon the heathen’ be de= Foted to the estabUshment of baths, gyinnastums, Teading rooms and music halls.” Inthe discussion Which followed the establishinent of coffee Louses, Was advocated and the statement was made that “the clubs In Uhe clty consumed more liquor and did more gambling than the poor men and the gambling” houses combined,” after which the paper Was adopted as the sense of Lue assembly, ——— An Engineer's Terrible Fate. | M18 HEAD SPLIT OPEN IN TRYING TO SAVE BIMSELP I A. COLLISION BY JUMPING. Laraverre, Ip., Dec. 20.—A_ Wreck occurred at Woodyard station, on the Louisville, New albany end Chicago ratiroad yesterday, Which resulted i ‘the killing of Eugineer Daniel Heaphey. Two sec- | tons of a south-bound train had arrived at Wood. yard, the first pulling inte the switch, followed by the second, which did not clear the’ main track, A horth-bound train broke in two about Owo miles: h of Woodyard, and the engineer was t to keep out of the Way of the tail end. He came into the station at a lively speed and crashed into the second section, ‘smashing his engine wo pieces and demoiishing a Jarge nu Totcars. Heaphey Jumped from his engloe, but as did so struck a Switen stand which cut his head open, He Was Uhrown back under the cars and both legs were cuLof. ‘The fireman, who also jumped, Was se Tiousiy' injured. sae | Mir. Duffy Makes a Personal Awsign- ment. Rocnester, N. ¥., Dec. 20.—Walter B. Duffy to. day made a personal as-igument to Wm. Purcell for the benefit of his creditors, His Habilities, Which are principally on indorsements, anount to about $250,000, The assignment uo Way affects ‘the Roo! er distilling company, of which Mr, Duay 1s president, Defying the Authorities, THE “WHITE HORS! Sr. Louis, De A letter signed “White Horse,” and'written by order of the White Horse company of Miller and Ca wiUuln 20 miles of Stout the states That every one shi Ness, ANd annownces Lat Mis the business of the While Horse company to prev crime, and that they shall coutinu Hon ia spite of “newspaper rev we Like jaions” and tae —— Texas Cattle Men Feeling Blue, THE PROSPECTS FOR WINTEK FEED POR LIVE STOOK VERY GLOOMY. SAN ANTONIO, TEX., Dec. 20.—The winter | pects for cattle and other live stock in Uke country West of here, along the Valleys or the Prio and Nueces rivers, are reported by stockmen as belug Very gloomy. '‘Phe grass ts ail gone except on the high divides, away from the water, and cattle ar® subsisting oh brash and are losing flesh every day, With a prospect of heavy mortality before spring. | Sleep are eported tn better condition, but hard to | herd. ‘Sinking weils on the divides’is the oniy 13g, Lackawanna 7 and St. Pavtl x. Later a rally Srege dite te occurred, In which ‘New England was conspicuous, | Pedy the stockmen hha as gaining éver 1 per cent, While the improvement It, A Fatal Saloon Bow. A SALOON KEEFER STABBED IN THE BACK WHILB EJECTING DISORDERLY PERSONS. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 20. disturbance occurred: early tits moruing In the saloon of Peter Kane, 2022 Callowhill street, and the saloon keeper While éndeavoring to eject the disorderly persons, Was siabbed in the baci He Was removed to the ital, wh the wound was | Rounced fatal “The police. arrested Jame Mono. | Shan, A. P. Oxley and William Gtifiien, all about, | Gwenty-three years of age, and Alexander Gibney, | aged forty-five. ‘The lavier was held in $1,000 bill to appear asa witness, and’ the other three prisoners were committed without bail to awl ‘the result of Kane's injuries. —— A New Tarkish Minister, MAUROTENI BRY ORDERED FROM MADKID TO Waste INGTON. MavRip, Dec. 20.—Mauroyent Bey, first secretary of the ‘Turkish jegation at Madrid, poiyied Turkish minister to Washington, Flowers and Bibles for Cluverius, EXPENSIVE PRESENTS SENT BY SENTIMENTAL PROFLE TO THE CONDEMNED MAN. A Richmond, Va., special to the Philadelphia Press says: Since Gov. Lee refused to pardon or commute Ube sentence of Thomas J.Cluverius, the German bi I +h wood it is plain that she was a. 1s, Thine” in ‘LoUceable: coma, The surt on the sandy be: h beat her ca. eee looking 2 pull the ringbolts out. of her rotten tm | 1 on ‘meant ou en tim waar Sen Bera oats show thesame criminai | {hat CIUveflus, was he lly” and the willow gph of life, The boards of which they are | fied ube ‘weeping over him. Ni fogetes yer with the cheapest natis dnd: palnted over ‘Dearly Slot teeta Soums. trees Soy to the defects. A “nt man would not se- Pamg yes cn Lites Memoea’ bean wee