The New York Herald Newspaper, January 12, 1879, Page 5

WASHINGTON. Mortuary Record of the Forty-Fifth Congress, —— MEMBERS NOW ILL. Republican Senators Discuss Specie Payments in Caucus. NEW ORLEANS COLLECTORSHIP. Illicit Distillers Recapture Property from Revenue Officials. ‘FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT. ‘Wassixoron, Jan. 11, 1879, THE DFAD AND SICK MEMBERS OF THE FORTY- FIFTH CONGRESS. In pursuance of a resolution adopted to-day the funeral services over the reinains of Mr. Schleicher, of Texas, will take placo in the hall of the House of Representatives, on Monday afternoon, at three o'clock, This will be, therefore, the second cere- mony of the kind within few days. Mr. Schleicher makes the ninth member of the Forty-fifth Congress who has died during the session, his eight predecessors being Senators Bogy and Morton and Representatives Leonard, Welsh, Quinn, Williams, Douglass and Hartridge. This sad record is made all the more impressive to-night by reports that Representative Thornburg, of Ten- nessee, who went home to Knoxville sick, is very low with pneumonia, and that Representa- tive Finley, of Ohio, who is also detained at home by sickness, has been taken with a dangerous hemor- rhage. Representative Riddle, of Tennessee, who went home sick early in the session, has not been able to return, and his friends are apprehensive that he will never come back to Washington. THE BERLIN MISSION. ‘The Missouri delegation, comprising republicans and democrats, intend to wait upon the President in a body next week to present and urge the appoint- ment of General John B. Henderson to the mission at Berlin. GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATCHES. Wasnincton, Jan. 11, 1879. A CAUCUS OF REPUBLICAN SENATORS. The caucus of republican Senators to-day was called by Senator Edmunds to take action on the order of business, and a committee on the subject ‘was appointed to report at a future meeting. Dur- ing the proceedings there was an interchange of views on political questions and as to what would best advance the interests of the republican party. The resumption of specie payments was a great matter of congratulation, and was claimed as a measure originating with and carried put by that party, and which was successful, not- withstanding the persistent efforts of the democrats to defeat it. The subject of protecting all citizens, particularly those of the South, in their rights under the constitution was discussed, all agreeing that the enforcement of the laws tor this purpose would greatly strengthen the party, which had always ad- vocated the doctrine of equal rights, The proceed- ings were of a harmonious character. RUMORED FEDERAL CHANGES AT NEW ORLEANS. It is stated here to-night upon the authority of persons who are believed to be well informed that a change. will shortly be made in the Collectorship of ‘the Port of New Orleans.” Collector mith, the (present Incumbent, is to be removed, and will be suc- eveded, it is said, by ex-Governor Warmoth. Upon the same authority it is further stated that the re- moval of United States Marshal Jack Wharton has also been decided upon; but ex-Marshal Pitkin . will not, it is thought, succeed him. TROUBLE WITH SOUTHERN ILLICIT DISTILLERS, Collector Gray telegraphs this afternoon from Raleigh, N. C., as follows :— Raiding party in Stanley county seized eight stills in full blast and arrested cight distillers. One of my party was shot in tho head, but fortunately not fa- The Commissioner also received a telegram from Collector Brayton, at Columbia, 8. C., saying :— I have information of seizure on the 7th inst. of a blockaded whiskey wagon and two horses, at Bennetts ville, 8. C., and near Walhalla, 8. C., of a wagon, two mules, twenty-two gallons of unstamped whiskey, and the arrest of the owner, Thomas Blakeley, ot Rabun county, Ga, A subsequent telegram, however, announces the capture of the latter seizure by a gang of Georgians, who broke open the stable where the property was lodged. To prevent the threatened release of the owner he has been carried to Neeville, 8. C. THE ARMY APPROPIATION BILL. Representatives, Hewitt, Sparks and Foster, the sub-committee preparing the Army Appropriation bill for consideration by the House Committee on Appropriations, held a long session to-day, and have #0 nearly completed their work that they expect to be ready to report to the full committee Monday or ‘Tuesday. The sub-committee contemplate, apparently with favor, the insertion of sundry legislative pro- visions for a reorganization of the line and staff somewhat on the principle of the Burnside bill. The Proposition, it is understood, emanates from several general officers of the army. The sub-committee have not, however, as yet taken definite action on the subject, and their recommendations, in any event, ‘will require the concurrence ot a majority of the full committee. : SILVER BULLION FOR NEW ORLEANS. At the opening of bids for the purchase of silver Dullion next Wednesday proposals will be received for the first time for furnishing silver to be de- livered at the mint in New Orleans. This will not, however, increase the quantity purchased by the government, which amounts to about 400,000 ounces weekly. REMOVAL OF THE PIMA AND MARICOPA INDIANS. On the 7th inst. the Commissioner of Indian Affairs recommended that an additional reservation be set apart for the Pima end Maricopa Indians in Arizona. The settlement of whites on the Upper Gila River, above the lands which have been reserved for these Indians, has 60 reduced tho water supply that they Bre no longer able to irrigate their lands, The Presi- dant has therefore issued an executive order setting ‘part certain lands on Salt River, where some of the Indians have already been forced to goin order to ob- tain livelihood. There are some eleven thousand of these Indians and the appropriation for their benefit ik but $4,600. SEWARD AND THE SHANGHAT CONSULATE. Tho Committee on Expenditures in the State De- Ppartinent to-day continued the investigation into the charges preferred against Minister Soward of China, It was the intention of the committee to hear the ar gument of counsel bearing upon the subpana duces tecum issued upon Mr. Seward last evening as to whether or not he should be compelled to produce before the committee certain books which he claims are purely private and of no interest to the committee, but, owing to illness of one of the defendant's counsel and the announcement by counsel for the prosecution that they were compelled to be absent during next week, the discussion of the question was postponed until Tuesday, the 21st inst. Mr. Lewis, one ot the clerks at Shanghai under the adusinistration of Mr. Seward, was cross-examined by the defence relative to the expenses of that constlate, Professor Williams .was then sworn and testified that he was Secretary of Legation at Pekin at one time tod also United States interpreter, He owns a build. tag in Pekin which he leased to the United States gov- srnment ata rental of $3,000 per annum, with the anderstanding that out of that amount $600 should be expended for repairs each year, The purpose of examining Mr. Williams is to ascertain whether Mr. Sowant during bis administration of the office mado ‘tbe cxpenditure tor repairs agtoed’ upon. Without NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, JANUARY 12, 1879—QUADRUPLE SHEET. concluding his examination the committee adjourned until Monday. THE LATE CONGRESSMAN SCHLEICHER. In his prayer this morning the Chaplain feclingly alluded to the death of Mr. Schleicher, of Texas, and invoked the Divine protection on the remaining members of the House. After the reading of the journal Mr. Giddings, of Texas, announced the death of Gustav Schleicher, of Texas, and presented a reso- lution, which was adopted, for the appointment of & committee of seven Representatives and three Senators, to take order for superintending | the funeral and escorting the remains to San Antonio. The Speaker appointes Messrs: Giddings, Shelley, McKenzie, Muller, Loring, Bren- tano, Townsend, of New York, and Powers as such committee on the part of the House, and the House then, as a mark of respect for the deceased, at fifteen minutes past twelve, adjourned. The funeral services of Representative Schleicher will be conducted in the hall of the House of Repre- sentatives on Monday afternoon next. At a meeting ot Texas Representatives, held this afternoon after the adjournment of the House, appropriate resolu- tions of condolence for the family of the deceased were adopted. MEMORIAL SERVICES IN HONOR OF PROFESSOR HENRY. The following will be the order of exercises for the service in honor of the memory of Professor Joseph Henry, late secretary of the Smithsonian Institution in the hall of the House of Representatives, on ‘Thursday evening, January 16:—The Vice President of the United States, supported by the Speaker of the House, will preside, and the Senate and House will take part in the services, Opening prayer by Kev. Dr. McCosh, president of Princeton College. Addresses by Mr. Hannibal Hamlin. Mr. R, E. Withers, Pro- fessor Asa Gray, of Harvard University; Professor W. B. Rogers, of Boston; Mr. J. A. Garfield, Hon. 8. 8. Cox and General W. T. Sherman. Concluding prayer by Rev. Dr. Sunderland, chaplain of the Senate. HOW TO AVOID ANNOYING LITIGATION. A despatch received at the Department of State from the American Consul at Copenhagen, gives an interesting account of the workings of the courts of reconciliation in Denmark, in reply to a letter from the president of the Board of Trade of Dubuque as to whether such courts, somewhat modified, might not be. advantageously introduced into the United States. The Consul says that these courts, as far as Denmark is concerned, are morally and practically of great importance. They not only prevent long and expensive lawsuits, but in many cases amicably settle the existing disputes. Their efficiency is based upon the creation of a better feel- ing between the disputants. Claims, disputes, &c., are settled without the interferance of the judicial courts, It is only when # court of reconcilia- tion is unable to bring the disputants to an amicable agreement that cases are re- ferred to @ court of justice. Perfect secrecy is maintained in courts of reconciliation in regard to the evidence and disputes brought before them, so that in many cases parties prefer settle- ments there rather than undergo the expenses and exposure incidental to trials before courts of justice. With the selection of disinterested men of the high- est honor and intelligence, as is always the case in Denmark, to preside over courts of reconciliation, the Consul does not hesitate to say that their intro- duction into the United States could not fail to exert 8 beneficial influence in the administration of justtce. EXPLORATION IN 1878, The fleld season of 1878 of the geographical explor- ations and surveys west of the 100th meridian under Lieutenant Wheeler's corps of engineers has just closed, nearly all the members having left the field since December 25. The forty-six observers operated in the following named divisions :—California, Colo- rado, Nevada, Oregon, Texas, New Mexico, Utah and Washington Territory, and surveyed approximately 35,000 square miles, commencing soon after July 1 and ending as above stated, making nearly six months of field work. The parties were under the immediate command respectively of Lieutenants ‘Tillman, Symons, Young and Griffin, corps of engi- ce corps; McComb, Fourth, and with Randolph, Third artil- commissary and ordnance ( 7 “(also Operated . with a party No. 1, California section, in the country north of @ line joining Fort Klamath, Oregon, and Camp Bidwell, California, north. ward to tho Columbia River. Professor Steven- son, geologist, and Mr. Russell, his assistant, spent the season in an investigation of the coal fields of Colorado and Eastern New Mexico, and Mr. Hen- shaw, zodlogical assistant, in pursuing his investi- gations and increasing his collection in portions of California and Oregon. A number of astronomical and main triangulation stations were occupied in ad- vance of the topographical work proper for the facil- ity of, the latter ina succeeding season. While, on the other hand, geology and the other natural history branches succeed the topographical work, being facil- itated by the information of the maps thus secured to their uses. THE BURTAU OF ENGRAVING. O. H. Irish, chief of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, has addressed a letter to Mr. J, D.C. Atkins, chairman of the House Committee on Appro- priations, replying at length to the charges which have been made against the bureau by Mr. J. M. Glover, chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Treasury Department, in which ho gives a complete history of the printing of the national bank notes from the time when the contracts were first made with the New York bank note companies, in 1863, down to the final withdrawal of all the work from private establishments and the order for its ex- ecution by the bureau, in September last, showing the saving in cost to the government at each step, and that the bureau now holds this work as the low- eat bidder under the advertisement of the Secretary of the Treasury for proposals to do it in September last, He answers every charge in full, and claims that they are all the result of erroneous informatio: or a misapprehension of the facts, and, referring to the allegation made by Mr. Glover, charging the needless expenditure of $130,000 in printing tho na- tional bank notes in 1878, lonel Irish says that only $150,000-wae appropriated for this work for that yerr, during which the bureau deliyaped to the Comptroller of the Currency 7,390,750 sheets of perfectly printed notes, for which it received the sum of $130,829 33, and adds that it would be diffenlt for a practical mind to discover how $120,000 could be needlessly expended under these circumstances. BETTER LATE THAN NEVER. On the steamship Labrador, which arrived from Havre on Sunday last,a few days overdue, was a trunk containing three magnificent and most expen- sive dresses. They were made by Worth, of Parts, and were part of the bridal troussean intended for Miss Eveline Bailey, (he daughter of a wealthy resi- dent of Petersburg, Va. The Labrador was entered on Monday and discharged on Tuesday, The apprais* ing officers, in the course of their official dni ame across these dresses, and, after a close examination, decided that they were undervalued at least forty to fifty per cont, and they sent them to the seizure room of the Custom House. Miss Bailey was to have been married on Tuesday, and her brokers in this city, who were anxious to send the dresses to their destination as soon as pos- sible, were astounded by the decision of the customs ers, A big row ensued and all sorts hreats were made by the brokers, but the customs officials te firm, The latter finally agreed, on account of the approaching wedding, to release dresses on. the payment of 13vf. additional duty on each dress, and also imposed a penalty, making the amount be paid before the brokers could claim was paid under protest, In the mneantime great excitement prevailed among the élite of Petersburg, who had been invited to the wedding, and this was increased when it was an- nounced that the marriage ceremony had to be post- poned, The news of the release of the dresses ar- rived in time to have the marriage take place on the day after that Appointed and the ceremony was per- formed by the Rey, Dr. GR. TM Church, at the residency rs. groom was Dr. McLean Tiffany. rian of Baltimore. sembled to witness the coremony, quests were General Joseph B, Johnston, wite and danghter, The bridal couple started on a tour north- ward, THE FOUR PER CENT LOAN. ‘The subscriptions to the four ver cont loan during | the past week at the Continental National Bank amounted to $7,560,000, The subscriptions at the office of Morton, Bliss & Co, for the same ‘were $1,500,000, i AMUSEMENTS. ACADEMY OF MUSIC--THE THIRD PHILHAR- MONIC CONCERT. ‘There was nothing lacking at the third concert of the Philharmonic Socicty save the clement of nov- elty to render it altogether brilliant. There was a large and sympathetic audience in attendance, there were two soloists whose performances were well calculated to pique curiosity, and there was a varied and well arranged programme of classical music. The orchestra did better work than at the rehearsal. Its playing of the Schu- mann symphony in E fiat was somewhat rough and at times monotonous, as in the third movement, where the nuances possible to the expres- sion of the “Nicht Schnell” were not always found, but the conceptions of the composer were clearly and vigorously interpreted, and, for a work so full of im- aginative fancies, the performance was all that could reasonably be expecte1. Inthe Liszt concerto in E flat the orchestra played immeasurably better than at the rehearsal, and the marked difference in the effect as compared with the rehearsal was to be noted im the genuine excitement which the performance aroused in the audience. Bargiel’s “Prometheus” overture was given with abundant spirit and with a conscientious care in detail worthy of all praise, Mrs. Auna Granger Dow gave the grand aria trom “Fidelio’’ with an intensity of feeling and a dramatic breadth that won the warm revognition of the audience. The symmetry of the artist's performance was somewhat marred by the unduly ponderous playing of the basses in the ac- companiments, In the second part Mrs. Dow the Movart air, sung at the rehearsal, with artistic delicacy and finish, and a brilliant rendering of Schubert's well known “Ungedule the latter in place of the Mendelssohn song printed upon the pro- gramme. Mr. Franz Rummel has never previously showed such abandon as hv brought to his playing of the Liszt concerto. Aithough appar- ently of delicate physique he seems to be full’ of muscular strength and nerve - power. The pianist's effort was received with enthusias: and he was obliged to add to the programme an turne by Chopin, which formed a delicate trast to the exciting Liszt number. The programme was especially commendable in one regard, that of its ju- dicious length, consuming precisely two hours in its performance. A classical concert of this kind should never exceed this limit, as the heavier the bulum the more difficult is the digestion. some respects the concert was eventiul, in that it fully established the position of the two soloists, who had before been heard under different auspices, but who had never received the critical judgment of that final tribunal of artists, the Phil- harmonic audience. If Mr. Neuendorff and the com- mittee will keep in mind the fact that our select musical public depends upon the Philharmonic for the production of novelties as well as standard works the results of the present season will be among the more notable artistic successes the society has won in its memorable career. BOOTH'S THEATRE—‘‘LUCTA.” An audience that fairly filled the house gathered at Booth’s Theatre yesterday afternoon to enjoy the performance of “Lucia.” The opera is so replete with melodies, and these are so familiar in every household, that the public accept, without much hypercriticism, whatever is given them, even by artists who are not strictly first class. Mlle. Litta deserves not a little credit for her exertions, because during the illness of Miss Kellogg a heavy drain has been made upon her voice and physique by the management, and she has been compelled to sustain at a great disadvantage to herself the leading role in a dificult opera. Her voice yesterday, however, showed no signs of fatigue and rang out with the clear bell-like emphasis that has already been a subject of comment in these columns. She has within her the material of a tine artist, aud has only to abide her time and opportunity when, thor- oughly matured, she will exact the praise that follows the illustration ‘of art in its truest sen i Lazarini, as Edgardo, was in better during the preceding evening, and gave several ot the measures of his part in an eminently satisfactory manner. The chorus was evenly good: It is a ques- tion, however, whether the orchestra, which Mr. Strakosch has’ provided in his generous desire to make opera perfect, is not too large for the theatre and, theretore, at times apt to drown the nice effects sought to be produced by the artists on the stage. BROOKEXN ACADEMY OF MUSIC—‘LA FAVORITA,” The opera of “La Favorita” was substituted last evening for that of “Aida” at the Brooklyn demy of Music, a change in the programme which Mr. Strakosch was compelled to make owing to the continued indisposition of Miss Kellogg. The substitution of the one charming per- formance. for. the other porhaps not less deservedly popular composition can scarcely be termed a disappointment, it viewed from the stund- point of the cordial reception with which “La Fa- vorita” met. The cast was as follows :— -Miss Annie Louise Cary Miss Lancaster Adams F aleoui Baldasan s Mr. George MH. Conly 'The orchestra, balcony and dress circle. were filled and the audience was select and refined. Miss Cary, who was in excellent voice, was frequently encored, and the applause was’ long continued and ecarnest.. Signor Pantatconi’s royal impersona- tion was also well received. The superior chorus company made a splendid display and elicited the enconiums of their auditors. The representation of “La Favorita” at the Academy of Music was indeed a decided suecesa, despite the necessity that occasioned the withdrawal of *‘Aida,”’ for which performance the sale of tickets had been large. NIBLO'S GARDEN THEATRE—“‘DAVY CROCKETT.” Mr. Frank Mayo's popular impersonation of Davy Crockett was witnessed last evening at Niblo’s Garden Theatre by an enormous audience, which hardly left standing room. Mr. Mayo’s performance of his favor- ite character of the backwoods hero was as successfnt as ever. Its merits have repeatedly been acknowled, in this column. The remainder Of the cast was ve fair, and the representation seemed to be heartily en- joyed. It would be well for the management to pay some attention to the important matter of ventilation. MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES. Bijou Heron is in Paris. Harrigan and Hart at the Theatre Comique are at- tracting fair houses by their comicalities and light plays. “Baba,” at the Bowery, has drawn large houses. It is a spectacular piece that has required considerable expenditure to produce. The attraction at the Globe Theatre is still the Fays' “Mischief,” and for the moment the manage- ment do not propose to change the bill. Mr. John Stetson has become the lessee of the Globe Theatre, Boston. He distanced his competitors for the place by paying $10,000 cash in advance. At Gerster’s matinée in Boston, yesterday, the opera being “Lucia,” the recoipts were over $6,000, and a despatch says that hundreds were turned away. ‘The variety entertainments of Tony Pastor are so often changed that it is dificult to keep track of his novelties, A visitor, however, always finds his house filled. ‘The new enterprise inaugurated by Mr. Jerry Thomas at his pretty little opera house on Broadway bids fair to be successful. Some of the performances to be witnessed there are quite amusing, “Evangeline,’’ an American opera bouffe extrava- ganza, has been presented during the last week at the Lyceum Theatre with considerable success, It will be kept on the boards until further notice. The third public rehearsal of the Chickering Hall Symphony concerts, under the direction of Mr. Carl berg, will take place on Thursday afternoon, Jan- uary 23, The programme is @ very choice one. “The Banker's Daughter” at the Union Square to- morrow enters on its forty-sixth performance. The mere statement is a sufficient tribute to the merit of a play that has already attracted thousands of people. Miss Emma Abbott was yesterday the recipient of an ovation in her native city, Chicago, where she has sung “Mignon,” “Faust and the “Bohemian Girl” during the week. She is en route to New Or- leans. ‘This is the last week of the “Shanghrann” at the Grand Opera House. It is to be followed by the “Colleen Bawn,"’ The success of Mr, Boucicault has been unqualified. The audiences have been very large and appreciative, The San Francisco Minstrels have been playing a eaming farce, entitled “Almost a Death.” This, in addition to the interpolation of excelient music and uproarious Ethiopian dialogué, always makes the place a popular resort. Miss Clara Louise Kellogg, who has been severely ill for the past few days, has so far recovered that she will be able to appear in opera on Monday night. This will be a welcome announcement to Miss Kel- logg’s many friends and admirers in this city. “Robinson Crusoe” commences its last week to- morrow at the Park, The Colville Company have every reason to be satisfied with their success in the feld of burlesque. An important feature of their en- gagement is the reduction of the price for children one-half, ‘Bho Criterion Comedy Company wero in Rochester ‘nd Detroit the past week, and play through Michi- gan this week. Munager Gosche is arranging to pre- sent the organization in “Our Oddities,” at the Fifth Avenue Hall, in ‘Twenty-fourth street, which will then be called the Criterion Theatre. At Booth’s Theatre to-night the musical attraction will be a grand concert for the benefit of Miss Marie Tuck, in which M. Reményi, Marie Litta, Signorita Galimberti, Mr. Westberg, Mr. L. G. Gottschalk and Mme. ‘Teresa Carreno, the eminent pianist, will ap- pear, The general admission is in accord with popu- lar prices, “Les Fourchambault” will be presented at the Broadway Theatre to-morrow night. The play is sensational, and the management are said to have made arrangements for its production in an unex- ceptionally excellent manner. The cast is a strong one, and embraces the Lingards, Mr. Joseph Whee- lock and Mr. W. H. Crompton. A pleasant musical entertainment was given on Thursday evening on the occasion of the installation of Mr. F. A. Kirtland as Master of the Metropolitan Lodge, F. and A. M. Among the artists who appearea was Signor Reményi, Ferdinand Dulcken, W. I’. Mills, Mrs. George Vandenhoff and Mr. Burbank. The two last named are well known elocutionists. Mr. Mapleson’s second week in Boston is said to haye been so successful that Messrs. Tompkins & Hill, the managers of the Boston Theatre, have closed an engagement of four weeks with him for next season, and, having been offered subscriptions in advance for two additional rows of private boxes, will add them to the house during the vacation time next August. The troupe go from Boston to the West to-day. “Cinderela,” with her score or two of happy follow- ers, all little children dressed in the rich costumes of Louis XIV., is the bright attraction atthe New York Aquarium, and commences its sixth weck with larger and more appreciative audiences than its first. The rich costumes, the handsome ball room scene and the tiny golden chariot drawn by four diminu- tive but very frisky Shetland ponies call forth bursts of hearty applause. ‘The superb troupe of educated thoroughbred Kentucky horses appear every day and night. Mr. W.C. Coup and a gentleman for many years con- nected with theatricals in this city have been in nego- tiation for some time with Mr. Johuston, the owner of the large space on the corner of Thirty-ninth strect and Broadway, for the erection by the latter gentleman. of # colossal and magnificent building. The pur- poses for which the building is to be erected are as yet a profound secret, but when it is known that Mr. Coup is the founder of the Aquarium and Gilmore's Garden the public may not be astonished if a buil ing smilar to either of them is shortly built. The tour of Gilmore’s Band during the past week was a successful venture. They have uniformly played to large houses. The accompanying artists were Mlle. De Murska, whose beautiful voice is of itself an audience-drawing power; Mr. Levy, the cornetist; Signor Susini, the baritone, and Mr. Charles Pratt, the well known pianist. In the little city of Troy alone the receipts on a zero night were nearly $1,000, Next Sunday Gilmore gives a concert at the Grand Opera House, different in feature from any that has yet been presented. The band will describe musi- cally their “tour among the nations,” ‘The Standard Theatre will be closed until Wednes- day night, for the purpose of rehearsing the brilliant comic operetta ‘Her Majesty’s Ship Pinafore; or the Lass that Loved a Sailor,” the words of which were written by W.S. Gilbert and the music composed by Arthur Sullivan, This opera has been a great sensation in London at the Opera Comique, where it has been running for many weeks, and bids fair to bea great success here. Tho piece is produced under the su- pervision of both of the authors. The cast includes Henri Laurent, Eugene Clarke, William Davidge, Mr. Maken, Thomas Whiffin and Mmes. Eva Mills, Gur- ney and Jarbeau. “Freund Fritz,” a clever translation from the French comedy, “L’Ami Fritz," was the attraction at the Germania Theatre last week, and which Mr, Henry Conried performed in for his first benefit. To-morrow and Tuesday evenings the four-act comedy, “Der Stoerenfried,"" by Benedix, will be produced, and on Wednesday for the benefit of Mr. Oscar Will, régisseur, Every other night during the week a new three-act musical comedy, by Kneisel and #acovson, entitled “Hotel Klingebusch,”’ will be given with the full strength of the company. Manager Nenendorff has a number of new novelties which he will place upon his stage in rapid succession. “Ours,” which will be produced at Wallack’s to-morrow night, is one of the best of Robertson's plays, Ithas been presented in London alone more than eight hundred times. In the present revival Mr. Wallack will reassume his original character, Hugh Chaleote, and Mr. Coghlan will play Angus, a part which he made famous in London. The mount- ing of the piece will, it is said, be exceptionally beautiful, A full military band will be used in addi- tion to the regular orchestra of the theatre. The re- maining characters will be acted by Messrs. John Gilbert, Charles Rockwell, E. M. Holland, W. J. Leonard and Miss Effie Germon, Miss Stella Boniface and Mme. Ponisi. ‘A well attended charity concert was given yesterday at the residence of Mr. A. B. Stone, No. 13 East Thirty- sixth street. Reményi took part in the performance and received a generous share of the applause. The programme was as follows:—Part First—(1) fantasia, on “La Cracovienne,” Wallace, Mr. F. Dulcken; quartet, “Hark, the Lark," Maciarren, Miss Beebe, Miss Finch, Mr. Toedt and Mr. Baird; (3) song, “Will he come?" Sullivan, Miss Finch; (4) fantasia, on “The Huguenots,” Reményi, Mr. Edouard Reményi; 5) romanza, “Mignon,”” Thomas, Mr. Toedt—encore, a, “Longings,”” Rubenstein. Part Second—(1) Song, “King’s Highway,” Molloy, Mr. Baird; (2) Sarabande, for violin solo (first time), 8. Bach; Hungarian melo- dios, (first time), Reményi; Mazurka, opus 7, No. 1, | Chopin, Mr, Edouard Rémenyi—encore, valse noble, Reményi; (3) ballad, “Let Me Dream Again,” Sullivan, Miss Beebe; (4) tri uucen of the Night," Smart, Miss Becbe, Miss Finch and Mr. Baird. KATE CLAXTON'S TROUBLES. Jobn J, Eller, the leader of the orchestra at the Lyceum Theatre, this city, commenced suit against Kate Claxton in a Williamsburg justice's court tor $165 50 yesterday, claiming that amount as due him by her as manager of that theatre. When the sum- mons was served on her at Browne's Hotel she fell in a fit, but recovered sutticiently in the atternoon to go on with the matinée performance at the Novelty The- atre, Williamsburg. The hearing will come off be- fore Justice Elliott on Friday next. AN ACTOR IN COURT. M'KER RANKIN IS SUED, BUT HE SAYS HE IS NOT WEALTHY AND IS RELEASED. e PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 11, 1879, Arthur MeKee Rankin was brought into court this afternoon on @ warrant of arrest issued on complaint of Patrick H. Delaney and Samuel P. Budd, It seems that Rankin purchased a dwelling house from Delaney in 1876. It was on Eighteenth street, in this city, and was subject to a first mortgage of $5,000, and giving as part consideration for the pur- chase @ second mortgage for $3,200, and that he occupied the premises for about six months and then abandoned them, taking the furni- ., away, and failing to pay the interest on the rtgage; thatthe premises were sold by the first me Sheriff on a foreclosure of that mortgage, and the amount realized was but $2,500; and that the balance of the mortgage and of the second mortgage still remained unpaid. It was alleged in the afti- davit that at the time of the purchase Mr, Ran- kin represented that he was making money in his protession as an actor; that he of now the owner » play called “The Danites,” for which he paid, onung to his statement, $5,000 or $10,000; that has no Other moneys in property, and that he in- ended never to pay this indebtedness, and fraudu- Jeutly removed these properties, &c., from out the jurisdiction of the Court; it being announced that at expiration of his engagement of one week, now ny filled wt the Arch Streot Theatre, he and his company are going to Europe. Mr. Rankin answered personally to the Court that Delaney sold him the house for $9,000, on the un- derstanding that he would takeit back within a year it the buyer was not satisfied. Rankin says that after he a and spent a like sam in impro ot satisfied, He claimed that Delaney had been hounding him with this suit and endeavoring to defraud him. At the conclusion of the argument Judge Fell de- cided that if the defendant had any tangible property it should be applied to the payment of his debts; but that the copyright of “Tho Danites,"” which he holds in his wife's name, was not such # property, as the withholding of which would bring him within the meaning of the act ot Assembly under which this oe issued, The defendant denied emphatically having @hy property or goods, aud was thereupon d.scharged, a CORRUPT BARGAINS. Startling Statements Made to the Potter Committee. MARTIN’S ALLEGATIONS. How a Louisiana Parish Was To Be Bought for Tilden. eee WEBER'S LITTLE BRIBE. prin acer ee Wasnrxaton, Jan. 11, 1879, The Potter Committee this morning considered the motion made by Representative Reed yesterday that the affidavit of 8. H. St. Martin and the aceompanying letter of Mr. Shellabarger, the counsel of Secretary Sherman, be read as the proceedings of the commit tee. The affidavit was not made public, though it was read in secret session. St. Martin had stated that he was not present when a certain witness— Dooler—was induced to make certain statements, but now swears that he was present and that he swore falsely on a former occasion, He also charges that while in the service of the committee as a deputy sergeant-at-arms he was told by Representa- tive Stenger, a member of the committee, not to serve the subpoenas of republican counsel, but to re- turn them as if the witnesses were not found. Repre- sentative McMahon said he was opposed to any indi- reet method of settling the question before them or allowing an attack on any member of the committee in this way. For what pur- pose was the paper presented? Would nobody own it? It had already been presented for informa- tion, and they had derived from it all the informa- tion that conld be obtained, All agreed that the paper was signed by a man who acknowledged that he could be hired to swear contrary to his former statements. If the paper was nothing but a recanta- tion and it could be said he was not worthy of credit let everything he had said by way of denial be re- jected. But when he came to cast dirt on a member of the committee he should come on the stand, and if he had anything to say let him say it, like any other witness, in a regular way. Rep resentat: Reed argued that the affidavit of St. Martin had a bearing on the subject of investigation in many respects, and, besides, it contained a charge against a member of this committee. Under these circumstances and for this reason alone it seemed to the minority of the committee that, in fairness, the paper onght to be brought before the full committee. ‘The gentleman from Ohio (Mr. McMahon) said that this paper could not be relied on, because the affiant swore his former statements were false; but the com- mittee did not reject Anderson and Weber because they had severally sworn differently at different times. Let the whoic truth of the matter be shown. not of @ party character. So far as the personal allu- sion to amember of this committee was concerned it was with reluctance that he made the motion that the paper be read as a part of the proceedings. ETHING LIKE A WHITE ELEPHANT. Representative Morrison inquired ot the gentleman. what his opinion was as to the reflections on a) mem- ber of this committee. Representative Reed replied that he did not think he ought to express an opinion one way or another. Representative McMahon repeated his position, that the witness, being accessible, should be called instead of accepting his affidavit. Representative Hiscock said here w: the majority would not put on the st that there had not been bribery or perjury com- mitted. This witness was in the employ of the major- ity and had been examined in detail, and now a state- ment came from him saying he had perjured himself. The committee had the right to take the statement. The publication of the attidavit would do no harm, while its suppression might convey the impression that the majority of the committee were striving to keep it from the public for fear of its effects. Representative Cox, of Ohio, said the minority of the committee took the more delicate course as to the publication of the paper, in asking that the mat- ter be considered in secret session of the committee, and he briefly argued in favor of placing the paper on record. Representative Stenger said he had no desire for any concealment. As to whether the paper should be filed he left the determination of the qnestion to thecommittee. It was very natural, when a was accused of doing wrong, that he should be in- formed who his accuser wae. He found in connec- tion with the attidavit a letter from Mr. Shellabarger, the counsel of Secretary Sherman, but there was no light thrown on the matter as to how the paper came into his hands. ‘The letter says that an affidavit was forwarded to Secretary Sherman and put into the hands of his Mr, Stenger) had_ rec etter, in- the atidavit ¢ to Secretary he ne If the affidavit should be received wished to show by whose agency the-affidavit reached Sherman. the Secretary. Further” than placed in his hands sworn statements as to all the facts concerning the affidavit. He should ask that all these — statements be placed on the record should the affidavit be placed there. The affiant, St. Martin, was in attendance here yesterday and to-day, and conld readily be put on the stand. Mr. Sheilabarger was also in the room, and the Secretary was, therefore, present through counsel. So, if any attack was tobe made on a member of the committee it could be made by the Secretary's counsel. It scemed to Mr. Stenger that this waa the proper course. PROPOSAL TO RETURN MARTIN'S AFFIDAVIT. Representative Blackburn said he took it for granted that nobody wanted to restrict the publicity of the affidavit. It was the property of Secretary Sherman. How the Secretary came by it the coni- mittee did not know. If the person making the afti- davit were dead, there would be good ground for making it a part of the record; but when the mau was not dead, but was sitting here, he could see no reason for making testimony out of ‘statements when nobody knew where and how, and under what influ- were mae. He therefore moved the fol- this there were The comm’ it of 8. IL cvived and considered the aff forwarded to the committes for Aun be requested to return to the an the er parte wflid 1. St rting to hay rwarde touching the matters ¢ sume be desteed by Mr. 3 ber of the committee. Representative Springer said the only question was whether they would adopt the affidavit and let witness go or reject the affidavit and place the witness on the stand. “He preferred the latter, as oral testi- mony was the best. lution of Mr. Blackburn was then agreed Morrison, Hunton, MeMah er and the Chairman—6. N Stenger did not vote. A PROULIAR COLORED WITNESs, ‘Thomas 8, Kelley (colored) was called as a witness, He bad been subpenacd owing to a letter received from him last year by the chairman of the commit tee, in which he stated he was familiar with the tr mlent Louisiana Presidential certificates and had placed marks on them to prove it. The witness tes- tified that in December, 1876, he was employed in New Orleans as Governor Kellogg's messenger. ‘The certificate having been shown to him, he said he Was present when the first one’ was signed, and further on in his testimony he pointed out the signatures of Jeffrison and Levisee, two of the Presidential Flectors, as having been farged. The Chairman—It has been said that yon forged ignatures, What have you to say to that ? itness—I can't answer that question, Mr. Cox--Did you sign either of the names of Jef- frison or Levisee ? After a conference between the members as to the effect of an answer in the affirmative, which might expose him to criminal prosecution, the witness 1:—“Tho general suspicion is that 1 signed the I signed it the people ; lling that, and if I should say I did not they would say it was no more than they would Ka ct.” Mr, MeMahon—Still there is now an opportunity for yon to set yourself right if you did not forge tho nanies. The witness said gentlemen were not familar with the laws of Louisiana, and if he should say he did forge the names they could not protect him, r. Cox said the answer of the witness was am- biguius, and therefore he repeated his question, whether he signed one or both of the names. The witness remarked that before he answered this question he wished to consult counsel. ‘The request was considered reasonable by the com- mittee, aud they gave him until Tuesday morning to frame a response, to which time they adjourned. St. MARTIN'S STATEMENT. Che following is the statement of J. H. St. Martin referred to, but which was not admitted to record: sergoant-at.arms for, the Il now 8a} nt as snl the influence to leave omy and was rier, y en generally T gaw aL that they desired #0 6 for the Reeution, en the nature ot the service Ato perform, vin, : St, James parish to subpena Arm rd, Wit NOL to KOFEE sul KUbPeENES nived that when placed upon the tho committee they would give testimony ired by Tilden's agents, Segond Iu order to secure such testimony | wae author. First journey t stead, Duncan and 8 5 to oach of these persons a hope of reward and uve that they would he permitted to return Feliciana parish (rom which they had n driven), and @ cuarautee of immunity from future, ized to off a further a instead, Duncan and vetrar in their ime nversations with e convinced in my bs prs x Armstead, Donean and. own ml hi sueh testimony ae in affidavit forme ired M ovid w was expected th ive before the Patter commits arried these affidavit from the room of Mr. Maddox to the room of L. In ny presence thi witnesses and Armstend, i 0 affidavits they furnished Mr of the ques also the auswers. w et the Mr, eases furnisl the committe the C0 snbpeomad Kind desi the chairman of ore the. witnesses: idence of — the —or unfavorable to i days prior to his giving: tee. At that time Mr, W in the 8 is ty and was almost at roe The offer to Dal raised to 80". and he consented that sum and give, the desired testimony. | Welver th tnd and drilled him in bis lesson, se that no mistakes when on the sti before he Kav nt at Weber's + of #500, and hi eviously Iwasa Dala that be (Weber) took him in sl a he day nonay to pe the bargain UTS Mr. Duin appeared giving the idence w nstead of he tes- had re the committee, bu » had agreed . Before't T would xo deny the test a. that Dula had told a pretty straizht and that I feared the sross-examinution of Mr, Cox, of the committee, He then weand asked him wher was that &s soon us hin t testitied as up in a white aper, with Dula’s name writt ison took th wckoge from Weber and gave me. ss y testimony before the coaunit ard I returned y to E, L. Weber. Dur ions of tee in this city Messrs. Maddux, Gibson and ng witnesses bythe use and of the committee had Mr. Maddnx repeatedly told me that Mr, Gibson was Mr. Tilden’s outside agent, and that he couid secure all the money he desired from W. T, Pelton, ot New York. WRBER'S JOURNEY TO WASHINGTON. May last, prior to Weber's departure for Washington, Pte meand stated that he desired to xu back and Secretary Sherman, and in the not provide for him suitably that he was tO see event that the Secretary di and accede to his money demands he wished to know it [ would testify that I had seen “the Sherman letter’ in existence, and farther that I had witnessed (Weber) tT told him that not not furnish such testimony, thE. L. Weber he told me most tax the “Sherman Lette at he had no bolief in its from Washing. zo W. Carter and a Mr. and. offered $10,000 if he before the Potter Com- have the money down won, while in Washingt id ‘give certain evidence mittee. He (Weber) wished betore the testimony was given, for the reason that he feared these people (Carter and Gibson) would not act ward him. After considerable delay Weber o W. Carter came to bim and gave him $10,000, money was given to bi he told ‘me, just, before he went upon the stand. ber said to mo receipt of this sum ave given before the repub- the money bson had it not been for the of money the testimony he would the committee. would have been favorable t Heans and Secreta reward of $10,000, ranteed that the alleged ds settled and mt. with Messrs, Gibson and Mad- dux to svenre a comp! ith that portion of the axree- ment Sones to ae Pe ot the eager meer st the re Of B. L. Weber, as the correspondence will show. aquest of E. ber, as spondence will show. jay of Do Commissioner United ull annoyance on sai T have had correspon den Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 2d combet 1875—| A. Woo! States Cirenit Court, District of Lonisiana, MR. STE ER'S POSITION, Mr. Stenger declines to furnish for publication at present the documents upon which he relies to prove the falsity of statements made in St. Martin's affi- davit offered as evidence to-day by Secretary Sher- man’s counsel before the Potter Committee. The following, however, are the points which he expects to establish and by means of which he hopes to overthrow or at least break the force of St. Martin's testimony :— First—That the affidavit in question was obtained from St. Martin by corrupt and illegitimate means; that Morris Marks, collector of internal revenue at New Orleans, and one of the republican electors, bribed St. Martin to make it by promising him both @ pecuniary reward and a position under him in the internal revenue service; that after so obtaining it Marks himseit brought it to Washington to be uses in this investigation. e Second—Thut all the material allegations of the affidavit are utterly false. The statement that ho (Stenger) directed Si. Martin not to serve subpoenas on witnesses called for by the republican members of the committee, but to report them “not found,” he expects to controvert by showing that no subpena for witness on the republican side ever came into St. Martins’ hands. He will also submit counter affidavits ot Messrs, Gibson, Maddux and Carter denying, so far as they are concerned, the truth of every injuri- ous statement in St. Martin deposition, Finally, no will insist upon having the personal testimony of St. Martin instead of his affidavit, and expects to be able, by cross-cxamination, to show the motives 0; which the witnesses’ statements were prompted, an expose the persons who, he claims, instigated them, AN IMPORTANT DECISION, A FOREIGN CORPORATION CAN BE SUED IN & STATE WHERE IT HAS NO OFFICE UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 1, 1879, The question whether @ foreign corporation which neither has an office nor transacts business in Phila- detphia can be sued here was decided affirmatively to-day by Judge Thayer in the case of Ely vs. The Northern Pacific Railway Compmy. In the course of his decision he says:— ‘The corporation has a legal existence in Pennsyl- Vania, ax it hus, by virtue of its charter. in every one of the United States. It may be foreign in the sense that its charter does not proceed from the consti- tuted authority of this State, but it is not foreign in any other sen! corporation chartered by the United — States as a legal existence every- where within the United States. Hence it is provided in their charter that they may sue and be sued “in all courts of law and equity within the United State It is said that these words add nothing to their corporate powers which the com- pany would not have had without them, and this ts probably so, for being a corporation created by the United States, with the essential qualities belongin, to a body corporate, they would possess the power o suing and being sued everywhere within the timits of the United States where process could be served upon their chief officer without the aid of the clause which expressly confers this faculty upon them, f the corporation, then, @ legal existence in Pennsylvania, why should it not be liable to be sued here it jurisdiction is obtained by service upon tho proper Officer of the company who lived within the hounds of our jurisdiction ? As we lately had occa- sion to point out in the case of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company ys. The Lehigh Boom f the common law and ive © corporation existing within the limits of the so which it derives its powers to be m of the 13th of June, 1836 vice is good made anywhere in the State within the jurisdiction of the Courtfrom which the writ issued if made wpon one of the officers designated by that act. As # natural person may be sued anywhere in the State where the summons can be lawfully served upon hita, so a corpcration which has a legal existence in Penneylvania is in like manner liable to be sued any- where in the Commouwealth where jurisdiction can be obtained by a proper service of the mons. A corporation has no greater privilege in this respect than a citizen, and it would be strange if it had, It is not necessary, therefore, in the present case to call to our aid the act of Qist March, 1849, or to interpret that act and decide the question so strenu- ously argued by the learned counsel for the defend- ant, whether that act applies to foreign corpora tions which have no oMfee or place of ousiness in Pennsylvania, It may well be that the intrepreta- tion of the act of 1849 is a correct intrepretation; whether it is or is not we do not decide. The corpo- ration detendant in the preseut case is a corpora- tion which has a lawful existe Pe vania. It is liable to sovereignty fre 8 corporate character ix de- rived it servic made upon the proper officer. Here the service was made upon the president of the rporation, Who is the proper officer to be served. ether we regard the rule of the common law or the express directions of the act of 1836 we can see no reason, therfore, why they shonld not be lable to plaintiff's suit in this jurisdiction, Rute to quash the writ and service discharged, THE PAPER OF “THE CONTINENT.” (From the Farmer and Fruit Grower (I11.)} The New York Heranp is to American what the London Times is to Futope—the leading paper for the whole continent and the mouthpiece of the thinking | public. No other paper so commands the attention of the people and exerts such immense influence aa the Henan. Its power is felt to the remotest por- | tion of our Repuptte, No one who is able to procure | it should be without it, ty part of the