Evening Star Newspaper, January 16, 1889, Page 3

1516, 15:20, F it t Bcd Ts: ores JS. coe 66. ¥ je TOO Eaten wares | 2498: 3 Batawe dlr...) “ FOS RENT 4A ST NEL ADJACENT TO ees 3 = # the Capitol grounds, bay-window Brick, newly | ¥{$2" painted and red: fourteen rooms, modern im- | J¢) ts; $50 per month. W. H. BARSTOW, 615 | 161o ji6-lw_ | 161 2 BAST CAPITOL ST. DOUBLE | 1 Fine House, with large front, back and side yarda; ie t rooms, modern improvements; $30 per month. BALSTOW, 615 4th st. Dw. Salé-iw’ | 3334 Conn. t RENT—47 AND 49 F ST. N. W.. NEAR | 2ith zx BPiiaciag snd Pension otites, cack house cobain i \ Reseinent-hnichen aid diuits ‘room, paplog and 2027 Hillyer ave. 9r....70, Toom, 2 bed rooms, bath room: rent $20 50, in ad- | 3023 Hat, ar 15th, Yanes inquire LEON TOBRINER, 322 436s. m. ale. Lat. ar 18th = * S171 19th % Le 3 7Ok RENT—62i 4TH ST. ret k p i Se HE large parlor, | 147% eee @ining. tchen ; hot and Water; furmace, | en Inquire LEON TOBKINER, sost_n.w. Jal@-Lw* | 7: Yrs 1 RENT—1509 RHODE ISLAND AVE. TWELVE Dora ilent condition; will rent very low. Lay,,nr. 8 Maryland ave. me. ten rooms wer iilly wendy, 7 Gat. n. Qspraear 28th, ‘Nat. st., near = Gat, 19th’ st., near Ny 4th Lith st.’nr Gn. ah N, near 14th, 9r. 21 14th n. i) 20th, prot 15th {906 Teth stn.¥. 2105 Chapin 35th st. mw., Ilr, 3S1 Chapit 1746 pes brit +1 office only, es it RENT- 6 1007 Hat. 473) 0 E st. n. w., 11 3 107 N st. nw. 117 N st. nw. 1) 4 329 Sth st nies 105-4 st. 7 8.e. STORES, OFFICES, ko. 4618 st. .w., 72. Stable rear 1416 Tat 4d store Peet D st. n. 229 6th st. n.w., 7. Btoreroom 301 7th st. |store 1706 Pa. av. n- ee Raa Store room, 821 7th _ jal2-6t 920'F ¢ oy tae a FOE, RENT— NEAR DUPONT CIRCLE, VERY 01 3 Store and dw'g 19th and | rs. ae: 15 Cellar 1543 M st. |472 La. ave., 2 base. nw... nat iat tar, ‘WHITING: ---.-10| ment’ rooms . -8| jat1-27 1320 F st. X cali st office tor bulletin inated ox OR RENT 454 MASS. AV.N.W.,2 STORY, BAY, Ual5) THOS. E. WAGGAMAN, | 1 window brick, 7r. s,m. tick 7 _O. HOLTZMAN, REAL ES- JQOR RENT_BY B Fritts S30 insurance Broker, 10th and ¥ ste ew. stor ‘Larwe stable maim ae ee a27sm GEORGE E. JOR RENT— 16 H st. n.w., 7r. 700 7th at. s.w..5) NI a On aprominent ave., 3-story brick, 15 rs., com- pletely and handsémely furnished, heated by, ale a ne ae Spen fireplaces and furnace 8225 $A’ jrave se. Or 13 | On one of our principal circles, HED HOUSES, po hae — 171 os Bt AORI7-0125 | jal0-12t M. M. PARKER, 1418 Fst. 00 | JOR RENT—FURNISHED—O: i circle, a 3-story brick, ated by new furiace: House new * St Fear ; will accommodate 3 horses and ‘carriages: #175. ear 21st st, 8r...15 Jal0-12t Inquire of M. M. PARKER. 1418 F st. ‘OFFICES. joor, 5 front 719 11th st, n.w.. 2r. 80 1110 ¥ st, ath fh th 609 E st. n.w. (double house), 12r. 5 i4r... 5 Est. n 1920 15 Caliiornia sve., Washington Heights, 71 x. 7 & ¥, fr. 5 nite Lene MReiding “areproot,2 “yl0-6t 1423 Fat. i rt ‘800 each, 3 a fe og HL F FAS 4 ROOMS Dane = ny ed ; me veme! is repair: IIOP st, Sidoor, $r..40 409 50 per uionth. Apply to W. C. JOHNSON, 719 Sth st. nw. jal0-1m TYLER & RUTHERFORD, 1307 F st. n.w. rent. _jad-Im Fe RENT_9-ROOM BRICK HOUSE, WIT. imps., 1521 12th st. nw. Rent reasonal good tenan' BW. ‘'H MOD. 3 n' ble to a it. Apply to JOHN F. GREEN, 1416 Qst. ja5-1n* ik RENT—UNFURNISHED. EW HAMPSHIRE AVE. N.W., 6 rooms and bath; range ‘and F month. THOS. E WAGG. © bet. Rau . an "i Straves bet, hand Ly Tors Sunderland Pisce nw, Liz permeate as ‘FYLER'S RUTHERFORD, ee Fs RENT—FURNISHED—1209 O 8ST. io 2 comfortable 12-room My a — wt : ne famishied yy the (frescoed season if taken at once, for 1 month. “SOUN SHERMAN & 00., 1407 Fst. dt MONEY TO LOAN. T FIVE PER CENT IN SUMS “ty well-lovated city prop- Sales . bet. 17th and 18: 1 ith. 2M, wear 14tb.. vs cmt N. W. large par: 000 and 810, emaller s cent. Es F. GRAHAGT, 1503 Pa. ave. eran +» 4-room Fram lot, $10 | — —— — — ao deag ie ems BARBE &C - M -¥ TO LOAN ON REALESTATE AT LOWEST ‘Sth and F sts. n.w. ther Tates of interest; also on ot HOS. G. HENSEY & a eres ‘approved security. 1300 F st. n 500, 1,000, 93,0000 as, Estate. HE WASHINGTON CO-OPERATIVE LOAN COMPANY” lends at i htag the money ow bl Pa: te equal to rent onl; Gives deed at once for property. Gancelsdebtin event of death, Best plan ever devised. No risk whatever to borrower. C: = “Prospectus,” to offices 14 and 16, Atlant ng. F LOAN—$2,500, $5,000, gio, SPRDON, t., OF. “1 ar 2114 st. 5r.13.50 ie 43 Cleveland ave MSs TO LOAN IN SUMS OF FROM $1,000 to 85.000. BR. E. PAIRO, 427-1m Attorney, 482 Louisiana ave. Re ESTATE INVESTMENT, 8. BONDS. sr Pa de GAO Ie aTEOE SMALL HUM CHARGED. £5,000-TO LOAN Seal #000 ON REAL ESTATE. STAI $ Rear 2404 he aves....916 500 Wa8) ‘THOS. F. WAGGAMAN. _ Hear 2012 Ket. 16 ONEY TO LOAN ON WASHINGTON CITY A) estate at Sand ja5-1m 10 LOAN— 390.000 in $20,000 in # re Mortgages and monthly notes bought. Jod-Sin 6 t. "CHARLES W, HANDY, O21 Fst. n. w. sums to suit at 5 per cent. jams to suit at 6 per cent. ‘On real esta . te security. Mo** 3, HEAL ESTATE SECURITY. HILL & JOHNSTON, _ ja3-3m 1503 Pa. ave. now. AN IN SUMS TO SUIT. LOANS MOSES TONKS NEWMAN. Real Estate Broke: Atlantic Buil AT FIVE PER CENT ON AP- TLek & RUTHERFORD,” * 1307 F st. .w. 419-1m ONEY TO LOAN proved Keal Estat specialty. TY) a19-1in* Moet ‘TO LOAN. 810, 000. Gros POnpas, Bucceasor to Whitaker & 418-1m Moxey, 70 Hoax security in sums to _@15-1m ‘920 Fst tw )MOSEY,10, LOAN ON APPROVED REAL ES distin JON SHERMAN & CO.,1407 Fat. ONEY ADVANCED TO, BUY HOMES, OR TO Mr Sorancen, to BOL ONES O70 agen canc f ten ie more than ‘rent wii buy @ home, SMITH & SIBBALD, 629 F st. n.w. 1 EY TO LOAN IN AMOUNTS TO SUIT AT owent rate on approved ue ON GOOD REAL. ESTATE € ERT feprs t 5 5? se dete 3 Soosce A ¥ 5 Cyt Tae BP “ 5 — ~- & NEY LOANED, IN 5) 10, 15 or 2 ts free of ance. over de the beet evar devised to coulis sex” homes for ‘cost of rent. fs fi Sue eer oH AO 0 AT THE LOWEST RA pI NTEMEST Corner 16th RENT—“HOW TO BUY A HOME WITH THE “Phe Wi ve its ian. Call ‘offices. seid Atlantic building. Ja12-10t bg Fry ; aac sone ISHED OR UNFUR- Ned, We: YY OWN B LARNER, 1314 Poe jalzlw ROOM BRICKS, M. 1: North ss ‘yaar RENT.14 HM MOMARTIN, SOS seats Agvat, 1950 Peni, ave, nw BANKER AND BROKER, 3 No. 1405 ¥ st. mw. Orders executed on all the Exchanges, Stocks, Bonds, Grain, Provisions and Petroleum. lO. W. MACAR’ PM Qomber Y¥. Stock CORSON & MACARTNEY, GLOVER BUILDING, 1419 F ST. N. W, Bankers and Dealers in Government Bonds, Deposits. Sand Boots Collections. Stocks and. and all securities listed the York, on pet ew torte ‘Philadelphia, Boston Baltimore it and pact erence Cece RES panel Bell ‘Telephone Stock bought and sold.jy18 EVENING WEYFORTE £ SONS ty 217 N. Pace st., Baltimore, Md. iS, GEO.W. McELFRESH, AUTHOR- aptly attended toand sitctis conteernial Ones oy Dpen ail hours. “W. WILLIAMS. Manager, S26 Fieve “Kare, unde .” THE ONLY EFFECTIVEPREPA- Fation for developing the bust, Attenuated and forms tiful. sneer Saree WILBUR, 1uy i i, gees ina were ¥ ‘8. W. FLYNN, A. M., Ivy litstitut sf South vy ite, OLD 8’ J viere first-class Cu SERVICE EXAMINATION QUESTIONS and answers. Send 1 1m* uthwest cor. 8th and K sta. h.w. UsTH'S. TAND IS THE ONLY PLACE Second-Hana Clothing can be fold at respectable prices. SEAR ie We BOARDING. rue WEBSTER; 513 13TH ST. N.W., SIGHT- .& seers’ home ; central to all its of interest; new furniture; elegant rooms, with board, $6 atte per day, $1 to 2. J. A. DEWITT, Prop. -6m Platt Charged With Trying to Sell a Place in the Cabinet. Apropos to the recent visit of Mr. A. E. Bate- man to General Harrison, Mr. W. C. MacBride sends from this city to the Cincinnati Enquirer a dispatch containing some alleged secret his- tory in regard to the recent campaign, which is very interesting reading. He says that as he was passing the branch office of Mr. Bateman, in this city, that gentleman called him in and said: “The members of the Union League club, of New York, have now decided to take an active interest in Warner Miller's behalf. Some days ago, at a meeting, a paper was sent to Géneral Harrison, making serious allega- tions against T. C, Platt. It was signed by nineteen members, To this paper General Harrison made a reply, in which he stated he would like to have specifications more in detail, and that when so prepared they could either be transmitted to him by mail or he would gladly receive a committee representing the signers.” “And what were these charges?” I asked. “It involves a statement,” said Bateman. “Three days before the presidential election Mr. Platt demanded 150,000, and, moreover, with the understanding that there was NOT TO BE AN ACCOUNTING. ‘The money was raised in banking circles, to which Mr. Seligman was a contributor. After the election the effort was made to have Platt disclose the uses to which he applied this money, but all he would make known was that he used thissum to defray the expenses of Coogan’s campaign, who was running as an Aare caertad candidate for the mayor- _" “But,” added Bateman, growing more confi- dential, “Mr. Platt before the election made an effort to sell to the Pacific railroad corporations the office of Secretary of the Interior, condi- tioned, of course, upon the election of. Harri- son and Morton. ie price was to be $300,000. Of this amount the Central Pacific was to put up 100,000; the Union Pacific $100,000, and the remaining $100,000 to be raised by the smaller Pacific railroad corporations. C. P, HUNTINGTON AGREED to goin. Charles Francis Adams, of the Union Pacific, however, hesitated unless he had as- surances from other quarters. Some kind of memorandum or ment formed a of this bargain, and, by some means, it fell into the hands of Calvin 8. Brice, the chairman of the national democratic committee, and he has it locked up in his private safe this day.” Mr. McBride continues: “The foregoing em- braces the salient points of Mr. Bateman’s re- markable conversation, In detailing it he was cool and deliberate, weighing well his words, He intimated that it would in due time be called to the attention of Gen. Harrison, HIS VISIT TO INDIANAPOLIS presupposes that in his advocacy of Miller for cabinet preferment he has also taken the occa- sion to advise the President-elect more in cir- cumstantial detail of the alleged barter, of which the foregoing is but theskeleton. Icon- fess when I heard it to a degree of moral shock, but gave it no more than a passin; thought at the time, because if Mr. Brice di have a paper which involved such scandalous ropositions his sense of duty would constrain Ee togive it to the world, the better to justity his own conduct of the democratic campaign on the “intellectual basis.” Mr. Plattis the president of the United States express company, and Calvin 8. Brice is one of the largest stockholders. A sense of fairness to all concerned is the justification now for the publicity of the story, inasmuch as Mr. Bate- man has for some inscrutable purpose made a pilgrimage to Indianapolis.” “Check,” Said the Senor. A GAME OF CHESS PLAYED IN A BURNING HOUSE BY TWO ELDERLY SPANIARDS. From the New York Evening World. Flames were bursting from the Hotel America Irving Place and 14th street, at 11 o'clock last night. Some one in the Westminster hotel saw them, an alarm was given out and very soon the engines were playing on the flames. The guests, about forty-five, had no difficulty in escaping, as most of them were up. Two ons tgs | the back parlor failed to escape, ‘hey were elderly Spaniards, and were being entertained so beautifully by a king and queen that the fire was utterly ignored, or remarked, at best, with irritation as a beastly distraction, They were playing a game of chess before the flames broke out, they continued it while the fire raged, they concluded it after the boys of the fire department had played the flames to a te. * Cheek !” said one between the snorts of the steam engine, the rushing around of the peo- le in the house and the roaring of the flames. The other calmly moved his attacked king, and, stendying a knight as there was a cras overhead, said serenely: “J’ adoube.” The we men knit their brows over a bishop’s nger, Chena at bet a _ ene toa castle, urged their knights to deeds of daring tg Gee mes, urrying feet, the scream: chambermaids and the acrid smoke. Some bi legen if the had been put out. Farat Stanpixe py 4 Scoot Bor.—Jas. Raw- ss and Jas, Pyerbaoe ae ee Masel and urteen a ol vel juarrel the yard at Gocenvilia § col ye day, when ler stabbed Rawlinson in with @ pocket-knife. fa like a log ae carried Ss, the a dressed wounds physician, ~ -— it d released on bail to await the ex- tent of Rawlinson’s injuries. SUBURBAN SUBDIVISIONS. Recommendations of Capt. Symons in the Interest of Property-Owners. The owners of suburban property have here- tofore been perplexed when subdividing their land, because they did not know whether the subdivision would be accepted by the District authorities after it had been made. In a great many instances, after a large outlay of money on the part of the owner, it was found that his subdivisions were not in accordance with law, and consequently could not be accepted. | Capt, Symons, in a letter to the Commissioners to-day, says: “I have the honor to recommend that, if —_— an appropriation of 25 000 be obtained enable the Commissioners to make surveys and to lay out in the District some of the streets and avenues of the city of Washington. All subdivisions of property are now required to be in accordance with the plan of the city of Washington, and it is necessary before ‘ing ; On any proposed subdivision to know that the subdivision isin accordance with the plan of the city of Washington, and this can only be determined by surveys made by employes of this office. It is desired especially when an owner wishes to subdivide his Property that the District extend one or more of the streets or avenues of the city into his property and give him the points and lines e direction and to make a sketch plan showing in general the character of the subdivision which he must make in order to comply with the law. As it is nowa man mnst make » subdivision of his property ata large expense without being sure that it will be accepted, If the plan proposed is car- vied out, and it money is appropriated, a man following ketch plan and with the points and direct laid down by this office canbe certain, if his surveys are pony made, that his plan will be — , and a small appropriation of this kind will be enor- mously ceotal in expediting the solution of all immediate questions relative to the subdivi- sion of outlying property. It is suggested that an item be added to the appropriation bill to aad amas this effect.” Transfers of Real Estate. Deeds in fee have been filed as follows: C. B. Church to Alice V. Church, sub 42, sq. 826;-¢—. J. H. Cavanaugh to Charles M. Snyder, sub 30 and 31, sq. 775; $1,300. Ellen C. Brooks to Eliza J. Brads, part 11, sq. 340; $—. Eliza J. Brads to Ellen Brooks, part 11, . 340; #-. Hettie C. Campbell to F. W. True, lot 1, block 11, Woodley park; Miller to Henry Miller, part 2, sq. 837; @—. Isternvrrep a Poxer Game. — For some time past the police of the third precinct have suspected Geo. J. Jones, colored, of keeping a ambling-house at No. 1506 M street northwest. it night the officers received information that a game was going on, and about 2 o'clock this morning Sergeant Harbison, with a squad of officers, went to the house ith « rai ng warrant, The door was opened, and the officers founda game of poker in operation. There were ten men in the room. The officers se- cured six packs of cards, a quantity of chips, and a policy slip, Jones was arrested and charged with keeping agambling-house. This morning in the Police Court Mr. Closs, for the defendant, entered a plea of guilty. The court imposed a fine of $10) and suspended execu- tion of sentence, with the understanding that Jones will not repeat the offense. pare eas Partnersnrp Litication.—This morning Mr. H. B. Moulton, for Jno. W. Morgan, filed a bill against H. T. Tatum for the appointment of a receiver, an injunction and dissolution of the partnership of H. T. Tatum, in the livery busi- ness at 927 D street. The complainant asserts that he has placed money in the business, and there is due him over $2,000, and that the de- fendant is selling off the stock, &c., and that no account has been made to him. ——_ Orricers or THE NationaL Sarr Deposit Comrany.—The following board of managers of the National Safe Deposit company for the en- suing year have been elected: Benjamin P. Snyder, E. Francis Riggs, Chas. C. Glover, Henry A. Willard, Albert L. Sturtevant, John TY. Rodgers, Join G. Parke. The board has elected the following officers: President, Ben- jamin P. Snyder; vice-president, Charles C. Glover; treasurer, E. Francis Riggs; secretary, Albert L. Sturtevant ——~» Rozperirs Revortep.—Mr. Arthur Nattans, the druggist, reported to the police this morn. ing that about 11 o’clock last night his house was entered by a burglar, whoclimbed through the back window. Ina closet in one of the upper rooms the burglar secured a tin bor, which he took down stairs and opened, and took from it $150.—NMrs, Emma H. Reed, 404 B street northeast, reports stolen from a closet in her house $25, fhe money was ina tin box.——Mrs. Helen Néyes, 932 E street north- west, reports stolen from her house a suit of clothes.——Maurice McAuliffe reports the theft of an overcoat. pico scot Desertep THE Day Arrer Her Marrrace. To-day a bill was filed by Mr. J. T. Sothoron for Elizabeth Bartlet against Henry Bartlet fora divorce. The bill states that they were married November 17, 1885, and the defendant, after borrowing a small sum of money from her the following day, deserfed her. She asks to resume hor maiden name of Fleming. ‘Tue Brscnory Concert at the Congregational church last night was enjoyed by a large audi- ence. Dr. Louis Maas’ masterly work at the piano groused much enthusiasm, and Mr. Jami- son's singing was listened to with great pleas- ure. At the concert this evening, by the same artists, an entirely different program will be rendered, pune CES A Joke wiTm aN UnrLeasant Szquen.—Wm. Fraser went in Brown’s dining-room on Penn- sylvania avenue near 13th street a few nights ago, and tendered a $5 note in [grog for a lunch, The clerk could not make the change anda young man named Frank Wright was sent out to get the note changed. Frank failed to return and thought that he had played a good joke on the clerk. ‘The latter met Wright ou 7th street yesterday, and turned him over to Policeman Loftus, who locked Frank up for lar- ceny. This morning in the Police Court he pleaded guilty and was fined $10 or thirty days, ents Manrriace Licenses.—Marriage licenses have been issued = the clerk of the court to H. H. Lyddane and Hattie Swan Goddard; Henry Gaskins, of Alexandria county, Va., and Vir- ginia L. Robinson, of Chesterfield county, Va. ; W. L. Hicks and Bertie Soper; Winfield A. Burn and Lizzie Miller; Chas. W. Gibson, of Aberdeen, Md., and Annie L, Sioussa; Ernest Murray and Ida Myers, both of Alexandria, Va. Otto Arndt and Lizzie Hench, of Baltimore Md.; Alfred Whitehead, of Baltimore, Md., and Amy G. Roe, of Long Island, N. Y. Bi corcan, Bomesonessatg A Crowpep Crvi, Dooxet.—The civil docket of our court is now nearly 600 cases behind the trials, and this condition of affairs causes some comment and discussion among members of the bar. Some favor the enlargement of the court, so that another judge can be provided. and others think that alaw should be passed that cases may be settled by referees, ————__— THE COURTS. Court rx Grxerat Term. Yesterday, Robeson agt. Niles; argued and submitted. First National Bank, of New York agt. District; on hearing, First National bank agt. District; argued and submitted. Frazier et al. agt. District Equity Covrt—Judge Cox, Yesterday, Mahoney agt. Northege; motion to dismiss overruled. Cragin agt. Dainese; C. H. Cragin appointed trustee relieve trust Knight agt. Patch; bill dismissed without preju- dice. Morrison agt. Morrison; S$. T. Thoraas trustee, directed to invest $4,000, ley um; demurrer sustained and bill in leave ll and both were dis- charged. A nolle pros, wasentered also in the case of Ed. Summers, indicted for fracturing Sauns McCockerill’s skull. niger aimee = THE Peng gg W. Hunter was struck with paralysis while passing on Washington street, near Queen, last evening. He called for help, and Officer McEuen assisted him to his home, at Mrs. Janney’s house, on i street, near Pitt, where he received per care snd attention, and is to-day con- siderably improved. Proparte Bustness,—Judge Stuart, sitting as @ probate court, has admitted Margaret T. Bag- oe to be administratrix of her husband, John |. Baggett. The will of John Kelly has been probated, and his executor, R. O'Sullivan, qual- ified by giving bond. t Nores.—John Smarr. who has been released in Washington on the charge against him there, was accused here yesterday of having been of- fensive on the street to the daughter of Lieut. Jas, Smith. The young lady's father stopped Smarr on Fairfax street and soon afterward her brother attacked him with a stick on King street.——Officer Riley, of Baltimore, and Of- ficer Slack, of Washington, with others, are claimaints for the reward of $500 offered by the mayor for the arrest and conviction of Billy Williams. ‘The city will let the courts de- cide to whom the reward belongs.— The tugs, barges, &c., of E. J. Burroughs were sold here at auction, on account of Park Ag- new, reed ind James O, Caton, attorney, bought, at $4,376, the entire stock, except a boat sunk at the foot of Wolfe street, which was bought at $5 by Capt. J. B. Lord.—Lieut. Albert Bryan, of the Alexandria Light Infantry, has resigned. He goes to Texas.——There are no “white caps” in Alexandria except those worn by babies, Revival services are in pro- gress at the M. P. church under the lead of Rev. Dr. Dyott—Rev. B. F. Benson, of Georgetown, preached last night—Two of Barbour & Hamilton’s wagons from Washing- ton were broken here yesterday in crossing the railway track on Union street. Two More New Senators. M'MILLAN, FROM MICHIGAN—WOLCOTT, FROM COL- ORADO, James McMillan, of Detroit, was yesterday elected {United States Senator from Michigan to succeed Thomas W. Palmer. Representa- tive M. H. Ford, of Grand Rapids, received the complimentary vote of the democrats, At a joint session of both houses of the Colo- rado general assembly last night, E. 0. Wolcott was elected United Sta’ Senator to succeed Thomas M. Bowen, receiving the solid repub- lican vote. C. 8. Thomas received the compli- mentary vote of the democrats. ee Suits on Postmasters’ Bonds. AN IMPORTANT DECISION OF JUDGE SPEER. In the United States cirenit court in Savan- nah, Ga., yesterday, Judge Emory Speer de- cided an important question. A motion was made to dismiss several suits on postmasters’ bonds for the want of jurisdiction, under act of Congress of March 3, 1887, because the amount in each suit was less than two thousand dollars, Similar suits had been dismissed in the north- ern district of Georgia, the district-attorney there having conceded want of jurisdiction, and that the government was powerless to maintain suits in its own courts. Mr. Gerry, district-at- torney, in the Savannah district, refused to make the same concession, and after argument Judge Speer held that Congress could not have intended to deprive the government of the right to sue in its own courts; that such right is an inherent and vital prerogative and could not be surrendered except in express terms, por tedhcimait mt ic U. S. Grant Beat Sam Hill. A COMPOSITOR WHO STROVE FOR THE CADETSHIP THAT GRANT WON. Louisville Special to the New York Sun. The visit of Mr. Samuel Hill to this city this week is an illustration of what small things may change the current of a man’s whole life. Mr. Hill is now a resident of Harrison county Ind., but was for magy years a compositor on the Courier-Journal, and lived in this city. He was for along time the schoolmate of Ulysses S. Grant, and was a competitor with him for the cadetship at West Point, which the latter won. Mr. Hill was born in Clermont county, Ohio. He was very intimate with young Grant, and the two occupied about the same relative posi- tion in their classes. When Grant applied for the West Point cadetship, Sam Hill also sought the prize, and was such a strong competitor that it was at first thought he would receive the appointment. Congressman Thomas Hamer ‘nally decided in favor of Ulysses, however, and that boy became a great soldier and the other sank back into the obscurity from which he had striven to emerge. The unsuccessful applicant remained at school for a time, and then’ became. an apprentice in the office of a newspaper at Batavia, Clermont county. He learned the art thoroughly, and soon became one of the best compositors in the state. He also took charge of the circulation, and when the paper was issued would throw sack filled with copies of his paper across horse’s back, and thus deliver the papers to his country subscribers, There were no daily mails then, and this was a great stroke of en- A TALK WITH ELECTORSe GOOD DINNERS. Many of Them Pay a Visit to General Perfect Food, Perfect Service and Ap- Harrison. THE RUSH FOR APPOINTMENT AXD THE DIFFICULTY IN SELECTING THE RIGHT MAN WHERE SEVERAL ARE RECOMMENDED BY THE SAME PEOPLE—GEN. ‘LEW WALLACE ON CIVIL SERVICE REFORM. A large number of the presidential electors from the states of Ohio, Illinois and Indiana called upon Gen. Harrison yesterday, and, ac- cording to the Trilune correspondent, after the introductions were over the President-elect said: “Weil, gentlemen, now that you have for- mally voted me in, I suppose I may go on with the formation of a cabinet.” “Certainly, general,” replied one of the Ohio electors, “and if you want any help you can count on us for it.” Everybody laughed at this little sally, but no further reference to politics was made during the visit, THE RUSH FOR OFFICE. Captain Mattox, of Cincinnati, one of the Ohio delegates-at-large, called w General Harrison in the evening, and, sa¢s the Phila- delphia Times, referred to the fact that each of the electors at Columbus was loaded down with petitions from friends asking for office and charged with the duty of getting the signatures of all the other electors. “When we are thus burdened,” said he to the general, “you must be overwhelmed with applications for office.” To this Harrison replied: “Of course, I am constantly in receipt of petitions and applications for oftice, but my chief trouble does not lie there. It seems that the men who could help me are furtherest from doing so. Take, for instance, the post-oftice in this city, Of the dozen or more applica- tions for the position of postmaster, each — is signed by exactly the same men. Jow can I be expected to act intelligently or be held responsible for the fitness of a post- master when every applicant's petition is signed by precisely the same prominent men? The roper thing to do is to agree upon one man or such positions and recommend no other. But the prominent men of the party appear to Want to avoid ali responsibility and place it on me.” WHAT GEN. WALLACE WOULD Do, The most startling item sent out from In- dianapolis last night was an allpged interview with Gen, Lew Wallace, as to changes likely to be made after the 4th of March. While Gen. Wallace cannot of course speak for General Harrison, he is known to be on very intimate terms with the President-elect, and his ex-| pressions upon the subject were considered of such importance that they are given in sub- stantially the same language by all the corre- spondents. The Herald sa; In the course of the conversation Captain Mattox asked Gen, Wallace what the policy of the new administra- tion would be with ral erence to civil serve reform, General Wallace was prompt and® de cisive in his reply, “I can tell you,” he said, “what I would do if I were president. Imme- diately after my inauguration I would call my cabinet together and say: ‘Gentlemen, I de- sire to urgently request thateach of you report to me in thirty days from date that’ you have discharged every democrat in your respective departments and filled his place with a repub- ican.” “Well,” inquired se fee Mattox, “is that what Harrison proj to do?” “On that I have nothing tosay,” replied Gen. Wallace, SOME CABINET GOSSIP. The New York Mail and Express quotes Col. Wilson Vance, who is now in New York, as say- ing that ex-Gov. Foster, of Ohio, stands the best chance of being made Postmaster-General. He added: *-Foster is not only a personal friend of Gen. Harrison, entertaining him last sum- mer at Middle Bass island, but has given proof that he is possessed of the qualities needed for the Postmasier-General’s office. When Gen. Garfield went to Washington to take the oath as President he had his cabinet already se- lected, and ex-Gov. Foster was on the list for Postmaster-General. The New York people got around the President, and the result was that Postmaster James was substituted for Foster. The latter had sacrificed his chances for the Senate to accept the Postmaster-Generalship. We all fully believe he is going into the cabi- net from Ohio.” “How about Senater Sherman?” “Oh, he does not want to go into the cabinet. He is indifferent and I doubt whether he would accept if urged. I heard he said, after the nomination at Chicago, that he felt relieved because he could say anything and not feel under restraint for fear of misquotation or ad- verse comment. He is now the brainiest man in the Senate. Even the democrats concede that, and why should he give up the leader- ship of the republican party in the Senate to go into the cabinet?” BABY M'KEE SICK. Baby Benjamin McKee, the general’s favorite grandchild, is sick with fever, and the family are somewhat apprehensive that his illness may assume & serious phase. He was vacci- nated a few days since, but the virus does not seem to have taken, and his fever is largely attributed to this cause, There is no over his illness, but merely the uneasiness in- cident to the illness of a favorite child to whom the entire family are greatly attached. Mrs. McKee has been a constant attendant at the little sufferer’s bedside for three days and nights. NOTES. The New York Heraii quotes pte 8 say ng that after his vi e is satisfied that a majority of the Ohio re- publicans desire that Sherman shall remain in the Senate, that Blaine be made Secretary of State and that Ben Butterworth succeed terprise. Later Mr. Hill drifted from office to Foraker as governor. oftice, and worked several years in this city on the old Courier, the Journal and the Democrat, ‘Then he bought a small farm in northern Mich- igan@but the climate was too cold, and he moved to Indiana, driving all the way with his wife ina wagon. Mr. Hill retains his love for his early craft, and says he means to work a month on the Courier-Journal in the spring, just to recall old times. He does not regret that Grant beat him for that cadetship, for he now thinks he wouldn’t have made so great a The Heraid also publishes an interview with Gen. Mahone, at Pouce De Leon, Fla., in which : “My only reason for desiring a place ison’s cabinet arises from the fact I would be in a position to ob- tain recognition for the section of country which I would represent.” ns The Only Safe Plan. From the Philadelphia Record. Oculist—**When did your eye first become in- | iF preciative Guests. Barbarians eat; highly civilized people know how to dine, and of them only a thoughtful minority. Looking back over ten years, writes Ernest Hart toa London paper, I can recognize 4 distinct advance in Loudon dinner parties— not due, I think, to any individual influence, but to general growth in cosmopolitan ex- perience, a nicer attention to the minor arts of life, and a general advance in artistic percep tion. The table is more full of color, and the decoration frequently betrays thought, and sometimes—though too rarely—originality. The banal repetition of the insipid eweetbread, the tasteless yol-an-vent, the pasty quenelle, the sticky jelly, the blotting-paper blane- mange, the perennial Nesselrode ice pud- ding, the rasping cheese straw which pervaded the Pretentious but wearisome dunner party of perous is are giving wa; say, clear soup, Gying angels, ‘boethos 4 reine, a “gigot Breton,” a dish of truffles am naturel, a jambon de Montanche cooked im champagne. with cardoons a la moelle, a dish of ortolans, a bashawed lobster, an ‘aspic of foie os at gem grow dine _ Viennese ices, it shay and each wit! its sowed a ed that flavor, or glace au feu. Ten of us en! dinner of this sort lately, and we agroc we were grateful that there was a sense of novelty in the combination which added to the charm of very pleasant company, and good cooking and pretty service. We sat at a round table covered with a cloth of hand-woven linen, having broad insertions of old Rhodian lace. In the centre was a Japanese foukusa of the seventeenth century, richly embroidered with gold, and on and around this stood profusion of vases, koros and kylins in pre Chinese porcelain of the old turquoise dating from the Ming and Kic along astios, The unartistic and stiff dinner napkin—an ugly object, generally, but senselessly paraded on the table—was replaced by oriental rose- water towels of soft fabric, embroidered in blue and gold. such as abound in the bazaars of Constantinople (whence they had been ob- tained). and which might easily be made ular in England. The flowers were dinner service of old Nankin blue the glass, Myrrhine an meats, cold hors d'euvres, w im small rec- tangular dishes of old turquoise-blue crackle. The company included an embassador with hia young wife, an African traveler just returned from the Cameroons, two eminent doctors, two members of the Punch staff, the best contralto in Europe, who was not ashamed to sing after dinner, a tory editor, and a home rule M. P. The company was as “full of color” as the dinner table, and the evening was asuccess, At another k the decorations was Ja) the table was filled with very (which did not obstruct the view), banked up with filmy ferns. Among them were dis some rare old Satsuma and Imari figures. and most hidden among the ferns were quaint tle bronzes; a long articulated dragon in re- — iron just lifted his quaintly moustached ead and gaping jaws from among the fern, and a bronze lobster by Miochin was lost in a little cave of moss. The menu hold- ers were painted in Japan from designs by Hokusai, and the knives were mounted in Japanese dagger handles in shakudo, shibui- chia and “haricot” bronze, damascened with se, dwart palms gold and silver—veritaple pictures in precious metal, such as only the artists of the land of the rising sun know how to uce. The society was mainly political, and would have been dull but for the presence of a poet, who is also a consummate man of the world, and of anorthern philosopher who is a wit. The menu was well thought out, and with elements of novelty, among them Russian soup, fried fillets of turbot, and a sterelet roe deer, with cherry sauce. An “octave dinner” praty, which was inter- esting because chiefly composed of remarkable men above the age of fifty, was given in a pic- turesque studio, wholly lighted by reflection from lamps hung in frontof pictures by Leigh- ton, Alma-Tadema, Albert Moore and Burne- Jones. The table was covered with hand- woven linen decorated with pale indigo Kells embroideries in chrysanthemums and paullow- nia leaves. The elain was of blue and white Sevres china, and the centerpieces of old Wedgewood. The host was a batchelor, and the guests male. The leading features of the menu were soup, souche of flounders and crim; salmon from Christchurch (brought alive to London), Pomeranian Fooeebreasts, roe deer venison, Styrian pou- ds, sorbets glaces, croutes d'ananas, and marrow on toast. Ata very charming dinner, to which five of the prettiest women in London and as many of the most brilliant diplomates had been gathered (the year before ), wae served in blue and white. The centerpieces were choice specimens of old Nankin, disposed along the middie of a long table, ona table center of lustrous blue linen. embroidered by Irish hands with sprays of hawthorn, and filled with a profusion of white flowers. Each lady had a bouquet of white orchids, in fan-shaped blue and white porcelian holders. The service was chiefly in gold plate. There was a zither concert in the next room, which I thought ob- jectionable, but the ladies liked it. The menu included a purée of chicken and clear, salmon trout au St. Germain (as at the pavilion d’Henri Quatre), a buisson d'écrevisees from Berlin (red finger cloths were provided, but not used), Egyptian quails stuffed with truffles, canctons de Rouen aux navets, a wild turkey, sent by am American millionaire, with celery’ sauce, and some broiled Rock Island oysters.” A tisane of champagne was served all through dinner, end with the dessert some imperial Tokay. ‘The confectionery was elaborate, and perhaps too fanciful; but it pleased the ‘eye, and was pro- nounced by the fadies to be * ben oo Mr. Spencer Says It’s Absurd. HE LIGHTLY DISMISSES THE REPORTS AROUT HIS FUTURE MOVEMENTS, A New York special to the Baltimore Ameri- an says: Mr. Samuel Spencer, ex-president of the Baltimore and Ohio, was seen to-night at the St. James hotel, whcre he has been staying since Monday, and was asked about his ra- mored intention of connecting himself with the New York Central road. “That rumor is absurd,” said he. “Too absurd for me to talk soldier, mayne. A Parrot From the New York Graphie. A well-known New Yorker has had an adven- ture which discounts by 10,999 the average con- ventional parrot story. He was fond of knock- ing about in out-of-the-way quarters of the world, and left ship on the Central American coast with a party of comrades to explore the wilderness. During the cruise of several months the entire ship’s company—a merry crew—had devoted their odd hours in singi: toa parrot: The sailors had lost no ch. hn nities, and taught the bird all the seafaring lingo, anda few more or less elegant exple- tives besides. When the exploring ee, bidden the bird and sailors good-bye they lunged into the heart of the tropical forest. fter twenty-eight miles of mortal effort they reached ii i Story. a familiar voice calling down “Avast there! Yo, heave ho!” It was the ship's But before they could recover their startled senses the faithful bird, ii this unexpected of voyage, fluttered mee a dead stump near by, and with a shrill summoned thousands of the little nh nets of the country. It is said that 11,000 of them’ were counted, as they circled around the ‘t gray African oracle on the stump, and took their on the ground row after row. The exp! looked on in dumb amusement, When the became % wu gh flamed?” “Patient—“Yesterday. I went up toa lady to speak to her and the peak of her bon- De) see, We have many such cases, Use this lotion and be careful while the present fashion Enis by telo- soe lasts to do your talking to phone. The Spiteful Old Thing. From the Pittsburg Dispatch. “And what did you get, dear?” one pretty girl said to another, as they were discussing Christmas presents in a railroad waiting room “Heaps of pretty things,” replied pretty girl No. 2, “but the prettiest thing of all was a diamond ring—oh, I do so love diamonds!” “Yes, dear,” said No. 1 rather shortly, “but I prefer waiting till [can get good ones. What else did you get?” * ther in Cslifornia sent me a to you about.” “How about the Honsatonic idencs “Too absurd to discuss,” said Mr. Spencer, as he walked off. Despite Mr. pyre 's denial, it is known at the St. James that prominent railroad repre- sentatives have been in conference with Mr. Spencer, and Chauncey Depew says the Balti- morean has few equals in the railroad busi- ness, It may not be the New York Cen! but it may be a road that stands just as that is looking for Mr. Spencer." Shipping Arms to Hayti. The steamer Saginaw sailed from New York yesterday for Samana, St. Domingo city, Turks’