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nue, $801,817.43; customs. $613,867.01.CHAPLAIN HENRY H. CLARK, U. S. N., has
been ordered to the training ship Minnesota,March 1st next.
AMONG THE PRESIDENT'S CALLERs to-day wereP. M. G. Key, Senators Paddck, Plumb andLogan. and Represenatives Updegraf, Valen-t.ilre. Neal, O'NeMI, Haskell, Wait. Aldrich, Davis,of North Carolina, and McKinley.Two MORE NOTARIE.-The President has ap-
pointed John W. P. Myers and Philip Mauro tobe notaries public for the District of ColumbiaTHE SUNDAY MUSIc BILL.-The House com-
mittee on military affairsat to-day's meeting re-considered the vote whereby the committeeagreed to report Congressman Spear's bill toprevent military bands from playing on SundayTHE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC COMMITrEE meets
at Willard's Hall on February 23d, to select thetime and place of holding the next nationalconvention. The omclal call Is published else-where.
REPRESENTATITE REAGAN thinks the Housccommittee on commerce was formed with theview of defeating the inter-state commerce bill.but exonerates the Speaker from any complicityin the scheme.SILVER 'LBCHASED.-The Treasury depart-
ment this afternoon purchased 30,00) ounces ofsilver for the New Orleans and Philadelphiamints.
NoMINATIONs.-The President sent the follow-ing nominations to the Senate this afternoon:-George Toy to be collector of customs, Cherry-stone, Va. To be postmasters: Thos. 1axwell,at Saugerties. N. Y.; Jno. S. Reed, at lunts-ville, Ala.; Henry I. Maler, at Donaldsonville,Fla.THE BILL introduced in the Senate, to-day,by
Mr. Garland, proposes to extend the time forthe completion of the Texas Pacific railway tenyears.A PROCLAMATION BY THE PRESIDENT is being
prepared at the State department this afternoon,and will be issued at a late hour. warning allsettlers and squatters off the lands in Indianterritory. The proclamation will state that thetreaty stipulations with the Indians will bepresered, and that any attempt to seize thelands of the Indians in the territory will bestopped by the armed forces of the United States.
COURT MARTIAL SENTENCES have been approv-ed in the cases of James Wholey, Dwight Rock-well and John J. Beers, all ordinary seamen,(apprentices.) U.S. navy, and each sentencet totwo years impfisonment and loss of pay; JohnM.;O'Brien. ordinary seaman, second class, (ap-prentice.) U.S. navy, six months imprisonment,partial loss of pay; Edward G.Graham,bayman,U. S. navy, three years imprisonment In theConnecticut state prison and loss of pay; Prl-vate Michael O'Connell, U.S. marine corps, to beImprisoned one year and lose part of his pay.All are to be dishonorably discharged from theservice of the United States.
CONSUL MosBY's CHARGES.-The committee onexpenditures in the State department to whomthe Mosby correspondence covering alleged cor-ruption at the Shanghai and Hong Kong con-sulates was referred, has not as yet takenany action looking to an investigation ofthe charges. The general sentiment ofthe members of the committee is thatthere is but little doubt of the truth of ConsulMosby's charges, and that it will hence be aneedless expenditure of thousands of dollars tosummon witnesses here from China to testify inrelation thereto.
A PATENT RAIN PERsUADER.-General DanielRuggles, of Virginia, at the request of the Sen-ate committee on agriculture, appeared beforethem yesterday and explained his method ofprecipitating rain-falls by scientific means. Hismethod (for which he has recently been granteda patent) is to send up to the clould realm car-tridges of dynamite or similar explosive materi-als to skeleton balloons, and to explode themeither by time fuses, etc, or by magneto electric-ity through light metalic yire, connecting theballoons with the earth. General Ruggles sug-gested to the committee that Congress mightprovide a small appropraition for expenditureoy the Commissioner of Agriculture to test thepracticability of aiding the agricultural interestsof the country in this manner.
THE ExoDUs INVESTIGATION.-Senator Voor-hees' committee investigating th colored ex-odus. yesterday examined F. P. Lafin, of NorthCarolina; J. H. Russell and J. E. lBaker, of In-dianapolis, and Scott Ray, editor of the Shelby-ville (nd.) Democrat. The latter testified thatHenry S. Byers, ex-chairman of the republicanstate committee of Indiana, told 11m that theemigration of colored people from North Car-olina was a movement organized by the repub-lican party, and that although it was somewhatexpensive it was cheaper than buying votes onelection day.THE GREENEAcxERs have pooled their issues.
rot on the question of money, but the more im-portant question of lunch. Upon a requestmade the Speaker consented that the party asrepresented in Congress, should have the useof what is known as the paste-room, connectedwith the floor of the House. So each day, byagreement, the greenbackers meet in this room,select from a bill of fare what they want to eat,send one of their number to the restaurant be-low with the order, and when the repast is over,assess one another pro rata to pay the bill.THE HoUSE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
took up the subject of deficiencies this morningand agreed to report to the House a deficiencyappropriation of $185,000 for the support or cer-tain Indian tribes for the year ending Junec0,1880. The following are the items of the bill:For the Pawnee Indians, in the Indian terri-tory, $15,000; Shoshone Indians, in Wyomingterritory, $15,000; for subsistence and civiliza-tion of the Arapahoes, Cheyennes, Apaches,Kiowas. Comancnes and Wichitas, who havebeen collected upon the reservatton set apartfor their use and occupation, $80,000;~for theNez Perces of Joseph's band, in the Indian ter-rItory, $10,00; for advertising, telegraphing,1nDcion and all other expenses connectedwith contracts and purchases for the Indianservice, $15,000. ______
THE PLACE OF HoLDING THE DEMOCRATICCpsVENTIoN.-It has been stated erroneouslythat the national democratic committee is tomeet at the Arlington hoteL. The committee,instead, is to meet at Willard's hotel on Mon-day, the 23d of February-the 22d. the usualday of meeting, falling on Sunday. Thereseems to be no good reason why, if there Is anorganized effort on the part of our citizens,Washingon should not stand as good a chanceof g nttg the convention as any other city.Th eastern representatives on the committeeseem to favor the holding of the conventioneither at Niagara Falls or Saratog Ex-Con-gressman M1arvin, of New York, whio owns Con-gress Hall, says that Saratoga does not wantthe convention unless it is held the first week InJune, for ilt Is held later it will interfere withthe regular summer seaso and the hotel menwIll notlcare to entertIna convention. Acommittee will be here next week to urge the.claims of Cincinnati. There will also be delega-tions from St. Louis, Louisville and Indiasnapo-lia. The chances are that there will be a con-test between the western men as to the selec-tion of a city, and for this reason Washingtonisa very good place to be agreed upon as a comn-promise. _____
MEssEs. BRcH, KEN AN KENNEDY-, ofLouisiana, calied at THE SrA.n office to-day tosay that they were incorrectly reported as beingdissatisfied at the failure of ex-Governor Pinch-back to obtain the appointment to the navaloilceatNewOrleansor to be surveyorof the
tisfet wit an acn of iSherma, and also Incorrectly reported as In-tending to return to Loutaimnatowork In the in-terest of a Grant delegation to the Chicago con-vention. Messrs. Burch and Kennfer visitedWashington, they say, in the interest of CoL.James L.ewis, the present naval officer at NewOrleans, and to requiest that he be retninal andMr. Kend1s in Waalington on private basi-ness, pesnlto himaner.THE CAa oP CooNE Buwum-The oggcoamntee on mttienry atalil today imdthetable a taverablsenosadumbyaUIammate.tee to restore Col. Degu * e
A., to the li eoaths May,hwould have been had he 6sCol. Bemer lugthe w was rooed, butwas rauM e is neweeatsreWied1gsd thaSmmisentwedilidhave MalaRISin hstanding in 0
The Gordon-Stephens Difficulty.NOTE FROM MR. STEPHENs.
WAsHINGToN, D. C., 12th Feb'y, 1830.Eitors of The Rar:-I notice in your paper of
yesterday the followingstatement,Tax GonDON-STEPHENs DIFFICULTY. The
heated discussion between Senator Gordon andRepresentative A. H. Stephens which took placebefore the Senate census committee a few days agohas led to a correspondence between the gentlemen.but not of a belligerent or unfriendly tone. Mr.Stephens gave out to newspapers the statementthat General Gordon shook his list in his (Ste-phens') face and threatened to hold him "person-ally responsible" for some utterances. A STAR re-porter to-day made inquiries among those whowere present at the discnston, including membersof the committee, as to what really occurred be-tween Messrs. Gordon and Stephens. Thesepersons all gave one account of the scenewhich was deseribed as follows: Mr. Stephens saidhe had heard that Gordon wanted ex-MarshalSmythe appointed supervisor and that was his mo-tive for fighting Sinnons. Finally,when Stephenshad persisted in his refusal to give his Authority forthis, and after Gen. Gordon had pronounced it un-true, the latter said to Stephens, "By refusing togive your author you make yourself responsible forwhat I have assured you was a falsehood," or wordsto that effect. The di- cussion was an excited one,and exasperating things were said on both sides.but the several gen lemen who were present assuredTHE STAB reporter that Gen. Gordon made no sortof pereonal demonstration against Mr. Ste,hens.Senator Gordon yesterday addraesed a note Mr.Stephens, disclaining any intention of being per-sonaly offensive, and saying that he only meant toadvise Mr Stephens that by concealing the authorof a slander he made himself morally responsible.etc.Please allowme to say that it is utterly untrue
that I gave out to any newspapers the state-ment that General Gordon shook his flist in myface, or that I ever said one word to anybodyabout what occurred at the meeting of the Sen-ate census committee. on last Friday, betweenGeneral Gordon and myself outside of the per-sons present on that occasion, until I saw whatpurported to be a very lull report of the discus-sion before that committee in the BaltimoreSe of last Saturday. The persons present werefour members of the Senate committee, SenatorsGordon and 11111, of Georgia, with Representa-tive Hammond and myself. The doors werecloscd and all others excluded. I considered themeeting entirely private. I had no idea that anypublIcity would ever be given to anything saidthere, and, therefore, said nothing myself toanybody about it, except to some of those pres-ent. To my utter surprise, however. I saw thereport referred to In the Baltimore Sun the nextday. Which was altogether one-sided, and I con-sidered very unjust to myself.
I immediately wrote to the Augusta (Ga.)Eraintg ENrs, over my own hand, and gave acoriected version of several parts of that report.A portion of that letter to the Erening News Iwish you to publish. It is inthese words:
2. During the whole meeting, which lasted overtuo hours, I witnessed no excitement or ill temneren the part of any one, except Gen. Gordon. Afterstating very clearly and briefly my views upon theobjections to the confirmation of Mr. Simmons.General Gordon replied in a manner and tone whichexhibited quite as much ill temper as bad manners.In my reply to hin, which was not at all in the toneand manner exhibited by him, but without theleast personal feeling, he interrupted me in thecourse of my remarks by some matters which ledto the altercation stated in the dispatch. This, asset forth in the dispatch, is not correct. In one ofhis interruptions he said in a blustering manner,that he had heard that I had said something abouthim, u hich I deem it unnecessary here to repeat.I replied in the most courteous and good-humoredmanner:"General, I have heard that you were favoringthe nomination of Major Smythe."This was only intended as an offset to what he
said he had heard.It was then he arose with a good deal of excite-
ment and demanded the name of my informant.1 replied that "'this is not the occasion or time to
answer that question ; we can talk over these mat-ters elsewhere.'LGeneral Gordon replied: "No- it is best to settle
it right here where the statement is made."I said, "This is not the place for settling any
matters of this sort. You said that you had heardof something I said about you in this matter, and Ireplied by stating what I had heard about you." Iconsidered this barely as an offset to what he hadsaid, without intending anything discorteous eitherin tone or manner.General Gordon then said, under great excite-
ment: "Then I pronounce it an infamous, infer-nal falsehood, from whoever it may come and Ishall hold you personally responsible for it."To this I replied in the same manner and tone I
had obscrved through the whole discussion, "Gen-eral, I hold myself responsible to you for the truthof what I have asserted-that is, what I have heardof your position in this matter, but this is no timeor place to bandy words about it. We can settlethis elsewhere." I then went on with my address tothe committee without further interruption.-andconcluded in urging that the objectionable words inMr. Simmons' letter of application about "corruptsecession traitors"waa not intendedbyhim to applyto secessionists generally, but to those who haddenounced and cursed him for giving Hayes andWheeler tickets to colored voters at the last election,and that no such insult to the southern people gen-erally was intended, as has been argued by Gen,bordon. Upon all other matters ning to thediscussion referred to I forbear saying anything atpresent.This is a correct version as I understand it, asto some matters referred to in your issue of
yesterday.Please publish the above and very much
oblige.Yours, most respectfully,
ALEXANDER H. STEPHENS.
Society Notes.Those who attend the Catholic and Episcopal
churches found time to be present at at leastone sern ice yesterday (Ash Wednesday), in spiteof the fatigues of the two previous days andevenings. In the afternoon Pennsylvania ave-nue was very lively, as so many,who during theseason found no time for walking except whenmaking calls, had leisure for a stroll. Gayeties,it seems, are not to be absolutely discontinued,for Invitations are out for evening as well asdinner parties. It is generally blleved thatafter Lens there will be a decided revival ofsocial reunions, including the day receptions.Many leading ladies purpose receiving theirfriends in Lent on the same days on which theyhave been " at home" during the season. It willbe remembered that Mrs. Fish was alwaysready to receive calls on Wednesdays, wheneverIn the city, and until the last two years of Gen.Grant's administration Mrs. Grant receivedevery week until late in the spring, if Congresswas in session, and most of the cabinet familiesduring Gen. Grant's first term received regu-larly on Wednesdays during the session of Con-gress.Many who came here only for the pleasures of
the season have already left, or are about toleave, the city. The Italian minister and h'swife will go this week' their guest, Miss Dehon,of New York, returned home yesterday. Mrs.Parsons, Judge Swayne's daughter intendsleaving this week, and the minister irom Gua-temala and his wife expect to go today. Theywill sail on the 20th for Guatemala, where busi-ness demands Mr. Dardon's presence. Theyexpect to return next November. Mrs. L. P.Morton Is going to New York for a visit, butwill not be absent very long. Bishop Simpsonand his wlfe,who have been at the Riggs House,have returned to Philadelphia. The party ofladies and gentlemen from Pittsburg, whso camehere expressly to attend the Mexican minlater'sball, are still at the Riggs House. Some of theparty arrived on the evening train Mondayabout nine o'clock, yet dressedland went to theball, looking fresh and unwearied. AttorneyGeneral Devens' nephew and niece left the cityyesterday,Mr. Presto~ the minister from Hayti, who,
with his daugter, has been visiting Seilor andSenlora Daro,says he will come here nextautumn with his family and keep house.The Ebbitt House has been the chosen abode
of many young ladies who have contributedbeauty and brightness to Washington societythis winter, as a list of its permanent guestswould abundantly show. Amobg others stay-ing there may be named: Miss Key, daughter ofthe Post Master Generl Miss Studebaer, of
Miss Por,dauhtroMar Bn: PerlePoore; Mh Maury, of Virgii;Miss B , ofWisconsin,dghe of erstt& nagMiss Dvsdahtrof Cat ai,U. . A;Miss Caldwel OfNw YOr MsWieof Vir-ginia; Miss Harmer, of Philae haduhterof epeetative Harmer; is Martinale,da~trof E. B. Martadale of the vnmlanp-Ousrnal; thle iM Lane daughters of oL.Lf~U. S. A.; and Miss hit of Pennsylva-nRea,esghteraof White.
Trun fIlmr-oun Law, HECOoraED FUND),uTce-The Mourse commisee on education andlabor decided to-day to report adversely to theHouse R rentate Thmn' (Ky.) bill
fm nniaimeat and bounty of colored sol1-dierforthe ucation of the colored race."This action Is based upon the information fur-ntahed the sommitteie that the fund barelyamnonta n oe0, n is naasloetantlydrawn on beny at.The mmttsa n
UUhen 1eI
The Census Supervisov.CONFIRMATIONS AND REJYCTIONS YEBrRiDAY.The Senate in executive session yesterdayconfirmed the nominations of the following
supervisors of the census:-North Carolina-First distrlct, Henry D. Robertson; second, Jos.A. Cardwell; third, J. D. Stanford, (this nomi-.nation was made in place of Walker Mears,withdrawn); fourth, Samuel L Pattersor.Kansas-First district, T. Dwight Dutcher; e-Fond, David J. Evans; third, Charles M. Kellogg.Coloradc-L. Cass Carpenter. California-Flrstdistrict, Henry G. Lan ley; second, James P.Wardenburgh: third. AIander Dunn; fourth,Charles W. Dana. O nHenry F. Duck:-dorif. Arizona-Crawley P. Dake. Dakota-Alexander Hughes. ldaho-Clinton H. Moore.Montana-Hugh McQuade. New Mexico-Abra-ham S. Hoyt W gton Territory-FrederickW. Sparling. Wyoming Territory-Homer Mer-rill
REJECTION OF ALL THE OHIO NOMINATIONS.The Senate yesterday rejected all of the nom-
inations of census supervisors of the eight cen-sus districts of Ohio. This result was reachedat the end of a prolonged session of threehours, during which the reasons for the majori-ty's action on these nominations were distinctlystated and their purpose In regard to the re-mainder of the supervisors' nomnations signifi-cantly foreshadowed. Senator Pendleton, chair-man of the census committee, who reporte. theOhio nominations adversely, made the openingspeech. He explained that the adverse reporthad no reference to the rsonal character ofthe nominees, but was based solely upoir theground that the Pr sident, in nominating eightrepublicans and not a sing'e democrat, to ap-point the-enumerators and supervise the takingof the census In Ohio, had violated the spirit ofthe census law and Ignored the distinct under-standing of both parties in Congrss. Mr. Pen-dleton argued that in view of the fact that thiscensus will be for ten years the basis for the ap-portlonment of representation In Congress andin state legislatures, It is of the highest impor-tance, not only that the supervisors shall bepersonally competent but that the results oftheir labors shall be above suspicion from anystandpoint, political or otherwise. SenatorThurman also spoke at considerable length onthe same general line of argument as his col-league.
Political Notes.it Is stated that ex-Miruster Pierrepont Is the
"near personal and political friend of ex-Presi-dent Grant," who says the latter will accept ifnominated for the presidency.The Boston Post states the position of the re-
publican papers of that city as follows: "TheAdrrrtiser Is now standing about mid-way be-tween Grant and Sherman, with a tendency totumble toward Grant. The Journal Is for thenominee, no matter whether It Is Grant, Blaineor Daniel Pratt. The Traveler Is flat-footed forGrant, and the Transcript Is for Bristow, or thefellow that looks like him."The Philadelphia Press, republican, predicts
that "between this and June the sentiment ofPennsylvania will be made so manifest that theblindest man In the nation will be able to seethat the republicans of Pennsylvania are deter-minedly hostile to the 'third term' nomina-tion."The republican cau.us at Potsdam, N. Y.,voted for Blaine against Grant five to one.It Is expected that the Connecticut delegation
to the Chicago convention will go uninstructed.Precedent dictates that the New York repub-
lican state convention may only elect the dele-gates at large to the national convention, thedelegates representing the several congressionaldistricts having always been authorized to re-port the names of delegates to represent them.Unit rule will be the method by which any dif-ficulty of that kind will be overcome.Hon. Caleb N. Taylor, delegate from Bucks
county, Pa., to the Chicago convention, will de-cline to obey Instructions, and will vote fo-Blaine.According to the New Orleans Times, the re-
.publicans of bothbranches of the legislature ofLouisiana have formally expressed their gratifi-cation at the instructions favoring Grant giventhe Pennsylvania delegates to ChiMr. Daniel O. Hitner, a delegate from the 7th
(Pa.) district to the Chicago convention, an-nounces his purpose to disobey the Cameroninstructions, and will vote for Blaine.The Indianapolis Jeurnai of Monday says;
"From a gentleman who is in position to knowwhereof he speaks, and who has the confidenceof Mr. Wilbur F. Storey, proprietor of the Chi-cago Times, we are assured that that paper willsupport Gen. Grant for the presidency If he isnominated at Chicago, against any democratwho may be put up against him."The Philadelphia Times says: "Many of the
county conventions will meet before the 3d ofJune, and they are competent to instruct theirdelegates to Chicago. They can with entirepropriety declare the earnest desire of the partyfor Blaine and they will command respect. Ifthis shall be judiciously directed, every countyin the state will pronounce for Blaine besore thenational nomination is to be made, and thusleave Cameron the choice of obedience to thewill of his party, or the creation of an opposi-tion that will wrest his scepter from him."
SrrING BULL's INDIANs MAKING MORSTEorBLR.-TheWar department has no informa-tion of the skirmish of a squad of U. S. soldiersfrom Fort Keogh with some of Sitting Bull'sIndians, but the report agrees with the generalinformation In the possession of the departmentconcerning the situation onand nearthe border.It is known that some of Sitting Bull's Indiansare In want of food, and will, as in the case
reprte, mke redator raids south to getwa they can.eeral Miles Is on the lookout,and his troops will pick up all such maraudinggangs before they can do much damage.STANDING BEAn, the Ponca chief, to-day ap-
peared before the Senate select committee in-vestigating the Ponca question and completedhis testimony begun yesterday. He coniplainedof the alleged deceit practiced by the agents ofthe government, who induced the Poncas to goto the Indian Territory, and also related in de-tall the hardships endured by his people whileIn that territory and while endeavoring to re-turn to their homes on the Niobrara. HiTesti-timony to-day and yesterday was a repetition ofstatements heretofore frequently made by himand that have been published throughout thesountry. The committee meet again to-mor-row and will then examine Bright Fyes, anothermember of the Ponca tribe of Indians.T HoUSE CoMwrTE ON ELaCTIONs adopted
to-day the majority report in the case of Curtinagt. Yocum (Pa.), which favors sending the mat-ter back to the people of the district for a newelection. The committee also voted to allowtile minority report of the sub-committee infavor of Yocum, the sitting member to be pre-sented to the House to accempany the report ofthe committee. The case of Yeates agt. Martin(N.C.) came up, and the committee sanctionedthe agreement entered Into by the contestantand contestee relative to the namission of cer-tamn evidence.
THE RIEVlNDING QUESTION.-The House com-mittee of ways and means took up the refund-tng question this morning for final action. Thefirst vote taken was upon the rate of interest.This was decided infavorof83e cent. by avote of 11 to 2. The question of tiewas thensettled by the decisive vote of 12 to11in favor ofa 2e-40 bond. Theinterest onthesebond istobe paid quarterly, and they are to be used infunding the ives and sixes, amounting to abouts600,o00,000. The committee decided also to re-commend thiat authority be given to the Secre-tary of the Treasury to reissue two hundredmillion olasof four per cent notes-edem-able at plasre-t sist the reduction of theannual ineetburden in the manner proposeSby Representative Kelley.TuE TENNsnnsu MErnuRn of Congress are
working Industriously towards raising thzeS,000for the purchase of Clark Mills' statue of An-drew Jackson. Col. Burch, secretary of theSenate, has been appointed to receive oenlribu-tions, and the Tennesee memlbers believe therewill be money enuhraised in a short time to~laa th sttueand have it erected at
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THURsDAY, Februay 12.SENATE.-Mr. Harris, from the committee on
the District of Columbia, reported favorablyHouse joint resolution making appropriationsfor the reform school of the District, and askedits present consideration, as the Secretary of theTreasury has decided that he is not now au-thorized to defray expenses of the institution.Mr. Edmunds objected, and the resolution was
placed on the calendar.By Mr. Butler-TO Incorporate the G street
railroad company.Mr. Morrill, from the committee on education
and labor reported a bill to incorporate theNational ducation Association. Placed on thecalendar.The Vice President laid before the Senate a
communication from several members ofthe minority of the Louisiana legislature in re-gard to the representation of that state in theU.S. Senate. Pr inted and referred.Mr. Davis (W.Va.) said that if the Senator from
Georgia (Gordon) had been in his seat to-day he(Davis) would have moved to take up the mo-tion to reconsider the vote appointing a specialcommittee on an inter-oceanic canal. The de-lay on this subject was not caused by him or hismotion to reconsider. He was, and had been,ready to consider the matter at any time.The Senate proceeded to consider the calen-
dar.Mr. Davis,(ll.) fromthe committeeon the judi-
clary, reported adversely on theHouse resolutionfor the appointment of a joint committee to In-vestigate the present system of salaries, feesand emoluments allowed 'offlcers of theUnited States, and to ascertain if any abuses ex-1st, Placed on the calendar.Mr. Vance, from the committee on naval at-
fairs, reported a bill to authorize the Secretaryof the Navy to Introduce cotton cordage into thenaval service of the United States. Placed onthe calendar.
Bills were introduced and referred as follows:By Mr. Garland-To extend the time for the
completion of the Texas and Pacflc railway.By Mr. Paddock-Explanatory of the act
granting lands to the state of Kansas to aid inthe construction of the Northern Kansas rail-road and telegraph line, approved July 25, 18M.By Mr. Bruce-For endowment of the Lowery
Industrial Academy, in Alabama. and to accepta donation of buildings and lands to aid thesame.By Mr. Saunders-To abolish all duties on tihe
importation of salt.The bill refunding 1325 to postmaster Josiah
Pillsbury for money stolen from the post officeat Manhattan, Kansas, and made up by him,was paFsed.The bill for relief of Thos. Lucas ias objected
to by Mr. Edmunds and laid aside.The next business on the calendar was a bill
granting a pension to Herman Netterfield, re-po ted adversely by 3Mr. Ingalls, from the com-mittee on pensions. Netterfield was a citizenscout, acting under military orders, when hewas disabled.Mr. Kirkwood said the decision on this case
would probably largely determine the futurepolicy of the comittee on pensions. He him-self could see no reason why scouts disabledwhile doing regular soldiers' duty should notreceive a pension.Mr. Withers, chairman of the committee, said
the laws as construed by the committee did notprovide for such pension. A number of such
eroshdbeen allowed special pensions, buthoped that no more would be until a general
pnson law, including all persons who servedicontion with the army, was passed, so
that no invidious distinctions should be madein specialcases.Mr. Hereford advocated the passage of thebillMr. Call also favored it, and disagreed from
the opon of the pensions committee. Hethought the theory of the pensionlaws was thatprsons disabled or the representatives of those
ed in the military service should be pen-sloped. whether their names a on therolls of the ermy ornot. The spirit of the lawswould thus observed If not the letter.Mr. Logan liffered from the Senator from
Florida (Call) in his understanding of the pen-sion laws. The theory of pension was thatwhen a soldier enlisted he entered into a con-tract, one condition of which was that it dis-abled or killed in service he or his family shouldbe pensioned. Pensions were not granted foral sgroic to the government, In the courseof hig relharks he said scouts were generally on"both sides of the question."The discussion was biken off by the expira-
tion of the morning hour, and the bill was laidaside.The Senate resumed consideration of the bill
for ascertainment of amount of land located onmilitary warrants, and for payment of 5 percent of its value to various states named.Mr. McDogald continued his speech in favor
of the bill.BOUSE.-Mr. Stephens, chairman of commit-
tee on coinage, weights and measures, reportedback five bills relative to the metric system ofcoinage. Printed and referred to committee ofwhole.Crhe five bills reported by Mr. Stephens pro-vides as foliowm.-Ist. For the coinAge of a
metric gold coin to be called the "Stella." of thevalue of $4. 2d. For the coinage of the goldmetric dollar, two dollars and fractions of adollar, and also the coinage of the metric golddouble eagle, eagle and half eagle, all of stand-ard value. 3d. For the mintage of ingot ofmetric gold alloy, Its deposit In the Treasury,and Issue of certificates therefor. 4th. For themaking of Ingots of fine gold and Ingots of finesilver of the value of $100 each, for exportation,manufactures, &c. 5th. For the coinage ofsilver dollars and fractions thereof, of full stand-ard value upon the metric system.] Also jointresolution authorizing the Secretary of the Trea-sury to furnish states for use of agriculturalcolleges one set of standard weights andmeasures. Passed.Mr. Willis, from committee on education and
labor, reported back resolution calling on thePresident for Information as to pending~negotla-tions for a changeof treaty between the UnitedStates and the government of China. Adopted.The Speaker, on behalf of Mr. Ladd, askedthe privil of the floor for Mr. Wilson, of theMaine leisaueMr. Page-Which one?.The Speaker-The chair is not informed on
that subject.Mr. Frye-The right one.There was no objection, and the House then
resumed the consideration of the "court re-moval" bill.Mr. Robinson opposed that section of the bill
increasin the amount necessary to be involvedin a case beoeIt could be removed to a federal
cu from 500 to $2,000. He also spoke i op-~ol to that section which provides that thenmted States Cireult Courts shall not take
original cogniznce of any suit between a cor-
and citznfany sate Inwhicl suc opration, at the time the cause of action may hve
acre,may have been carrying on its busi-nees. Thssection attempted to do indirectlywhat it had not the courage to do directly. Con-
te xzeshoutof any InlL,whethernatural or alfcal.The mornIng hour expired without action on
the bill and the house went into committee ofwhole on the revision of the rules and ali-cal debate spugup on an amendment o eredby Mr. White to t21est rule, poingthat nolegislation shall be allowed to epaeuponap-roriation bills by the aprprainmmit.
CNnua STRnins SUoiEssPUL.-One hundredeposinvernon Bros.'shilrtfactoryin MountrVro,N. J., who struck for higher wgsre-~imued,wr esedy their demands avn
been acceded to. Motof the strikers wereChinaman-N. T". Blur.11th.A Dakora BIJzzaED.-While a coneert and
ball were In pgrmat teo house in Con-tralCt, . . TuesdayrJh~ a heavy windcarried th niefront ofte uling Into thestreet. A soeneof the wildest confusinenmued.No lives were lost.A Suocessum TnAur Law.-The Hartford
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Telegrams to The Star.IMPORTANT CHURCH MOVE-
MENT.Ritualistic Anglican Clergy GoingOver to Roman Catholicism-Con-ditions of their Reception.NEW YoRK, Feb. 12.-A London special to the
Herald states,on authority of private dispatchesfrom Rome, that no doubt whatever remains ofRev. Arthur Wagner, the Brighton ritualist, be-ing received into the church of Rome, Mr.Wagner's conversion marks the beginning of along impending and carefully prepared move-ment which may ere long bring most of the rit-ualistic Anglican clergy over to Roman Catholi-cism. A meeting ground has been found thatmay unite the timid high church Anglicans ofthe MacKonochie and Wagner stamp with theVatican. Among the conditions specified is thefollowing: Those converts who are already mar-ried are to be reordained, (sub tacita condition,.)Such converts will be allowed to assist in minis-tering in Catholic churches in mass, benediction,preaching and catechism, but will not be per-mitted to parochial functions. especially to con-fessions. The males and females In Anglicanreligious orders are to pass through the noviti-ate, under experienced superiors appointed byRome, and at the end of their novitiate are tobe professed with simple vows, and will continuethe philanthropic work under Vatican jurisdic-tion. A special metropolitan, perhaps CardinalManning, is to be consecrated by the Pope him-eif for the government of the reconciled reor-dained Anglican clerg r. The younger clergy aretake the usual vows of celibacy when ordainedsub-deacons.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.American Railway Stocks in Eng-
land. .
LONDON. Feb. 12.-The P st, in its financialarticle this morning, says:-"Several Americanrailway stocks were depressed on Wednesdayby I he collapse In Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohiorailway bonds, which, closing on Tuesday at 117to 119, were sold on Wednesday as low as 10N0,closing at 103 to 107, In consequence of a state-ment published by Sir Henry Tyler and Mr. Col-linson deaing the accuracy of,the recent re-ports of aimprovement in the financial posi-tion of that company."Shipments of American Cattle Fail-
ing Off.LONDON, Feb. 12.-The Liverpool Couriersays:
"The imports of American live cattle so far thiswinter have been on a reauced scale, partly inconsequence of the lower prices ruling here.and partly because of the great mortality at-tending the transit. The steamers hatchetsduring had weather have to be battened downimpairing ventilation, and rendering the airwhere the cattle are penned so vitiated, thatthe animals soon succumb. The difficulty hasbeen overcome in one steamer. Her ownershave patented a contrivance whereby heat pass-ing through a funnel, which, according to thedescription of the coal used, has been ascer-tained to range as high as 600 degrees Fahren-heit, is made to draw off the vitiated atmos-phere from the cattle pens. Fresh air is sup-plIEd by ventilators through the iron deckhouses. The dangers of the voyage have thusbeen greatly reduced. On Tuesday this steamerlanded at Birkenhead 616 cattle in excellentcondition out of 621 embarked at Boston."What France Lost by Her War With
Germany.PARrs, Feb. 12.-An official statement shows
that the total expenses and loss of lysources toFrance, arising from the Franco-German war,were 13,939,000,000 francs.The Petroleum Springs at Hanover.LoRnoN, Feb. 12.-The Frankfurter Zeitung
announces that a company, with a capital of1,000,000marks. has been formed at Bremen towork the recently discovered petroleum springsat Hanover and that asimilar company is form-ing at Berlin.Five Thousand Pounds for a Public
l$rary.DUNFERLINE, Feb. 12.-A public meeting
here has resolved to accept the offer of M.Andrew Carnegie, of New York, a native of thisplace, to give £5 000 ''oupci$ towards the estab-pshment of a public ibrary.
Two Suicides.NEw YoRK, Feb. 12.-C. J. Robinson, of south
3d street, Brooklyn, died yesterday from theeffects of laudanum he had taken, intending tocommit suicide. He became so despondent inconsequence of the death of his mother-in-law,a month ago, that he could not eat anything.Another account states that he was found deadin his bed, and nothing is said about his havin,taken laudanum. Mr. Robinson was known asthe "lightning proof-reader." and was for manyyears during Horace Greeley's life in charge ofthe proof-rooms of the Trbune.A special from Newark, N. J., says: The mem-
bers of the family of Owen Sherey in this city,were horrified at finding the dead body of Mr.Sherry in a little room adjoining his bedroomyesterday morning. His throat was cut fromear to ear, and a case-knife lying by his side in-dicated themeans of his death. It soon becameevident that the man had committed suicide.The act was undoubtedly impelled by insanityfrom brooding over business troubles.The Port of New York Crowded
' with Vessels.NEW YORK Feb. 12.-The port of New York is
now crowded With vessels awaiting orders. Yes-terday there were 90 ships, 434 barks, 101 brigs,220 schooners, and 54 steamships in port.
Wall Street To-Day.NEW YORK, Feb. 12.-The Post in its financial
article to-day says: At the Stock Exchange themarket for U. S. bonds continues stron andactive, the features being the 4's and 4% athefirst having advanced to 1O6a%, and the 43'sto 108%a10a. Choice railroad investments areall strong but dull. Speculative bonds aregenerally higher the Erie, 2d consols, being uptogNI.In the market r speculative sharesthe special features are Louisville and Nash-ville, which has advanced from 122% to 131, andNashville and Chattanooga, which has risenfrom 87, to 91. The remainder of the list hasbeen dull, with the fluctuations within narrowlimits, the averag of prices being somewhathigher than yest . Of the new stocksadded to the list yesterday, the sales have beenas follows: Peoria, Decatur and Evansville, 22a233; Ohio Central, 24%a25. Both of these com-
paishave been reorganized and brought outDyheame le hintrodced to the mar..
ket the St. Puand Sioux City, and the LakeErie and Western. Ontario and western soldat 27%~a28. This is the new New York trunkline that 1s to be, when certain connections andadditions are completed, which is expected willbe done within two or three years. Of the newbonds added,Kansa Pacific consola sold at 96%a97. The money market to-day is easy at 5a6 percent, on stocks. and SM per cent. on U. S. bonds.Prime mercantile ae is quoted at sesswhich Is also the qoainfor time loans.is now stated on godauthority that the trafficcontract between the Erie and the Vanderbiltroads has been sged. Exactly what this con-tract Is we have ben unable to learn; all thatthose interested will say is that the two com-panies which will be most benefited are the Erieand the Lake Shore.
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The ball was erowded. It was called o0action relative to the primaries reoeaty h ,Addresses were made by Mers. Oao. Dawwn,Hon. Matthew Hale, ex-Senator Ramsen , haHenry Smith and others. A series of resoluwere adopted, to abide by the decision ofnational convention. advocating. harmony, anddenouncIng fraud and c racy to cheat thepeople out% their rights at the ballot-box.
Distract Govermnmt AMatrs.THE TAX BILL OF 'iw 3. A 0. RAILOA1.
The District Oommisesioners and CoL. W.Keyser. vice-president of the B. A O. Rathoidcompany, was before the House District com-mittee yesterday In relation to making somebasis for the settlement of the taxes due fromthat railroad company to the District. It wastinally settled that the Commissioners are tomeet Mr. Keyser and the whole case be dis-cussed witir the view to a compromise Of theindebtedness of that road and to report to theDistrict committee.
MORE LIGHT.Assistant District Engineer Greene has bad
street lamps erected as follows: One on thesouthwest corner of 9th and G sts. s.e.; one Jifront of the city Post Office, on Louisiana ave.,between 6th and 7th sta. n.w.; one on S. be- '
tween 22d and 23d ste. n.w.; six on 1st, betweenI and T sts. n.W.; four on C, between 41 and10th sts. s.w.; one in Kingman place, betweonPennsylvania ave. and 13th and 14th sts.; tw,on I, between 16th and 17th sts. n.w.; one on L,between 18th and 19th Sta. n.w.; two on K, be-tween North Capitol and 7th sts. w.; two oTRhode Island ave., between Connecticut ave.and 16th St, n.w.; one on west side of 10th, be-tween H and I sts. The 32 lamps orderedtobeplaced in the different alleys in this city wHtsoon be in readiness for lighting.
sEwER woRK.Dr. E. M. Chapin, in charge of the repairs ofalleys and sewers. has recently been engaged in
repairing the Sth-street barrel sewer runningfrom Grant avenue In the county to R street.Sevcral natural water courses and springs inthe county commun'cate with this sewer, mak.lng a constant running stream passing throughit-, which in times of freshet swells to nearlythe capacity of the sewer. This sewer was con-structed under the board of public works aqdis not above six years old. In his tour of sewerinspections he discovered that the Invert sec-tion (two-ring brick on edge) for most of theway from Grant avenue to R street had beenworn nearly away into the foundation, and thatit was in danger of being undermined by thewash, showing conclusively that brick is notthe best material for sewer inverts, where thereis much friction from stones and gravetas is the case here. His plan of re.pairs is to dam the 110w of water andtide it over the scetions to be taken up bymeans.of a plank flume, then take up the remnantaofbrick and make a solid concrete bottom, giit the necessary curve and lay down thehard burned bricks on edge, and Ley them Inwith iron wedges driven in the ends of eachlayer, without the use of mortar orcement,nuaking the bricks lay close together by the'orce of the iron keys. When one section Iscompleted, a new dam is made and the waterlet into the section tinished. So far he has laidabout 900 lineal feet of new sewer invert. Thejob Is an exceedingly difficult one, as all mate-rials have to be Inserted through the man-holesand all rubbish removed through the same. Hehas used up over a ton of Iron wedges In thiskind of work. The rapid destruction to ourbr ick sewers from frictIon ought to lead to thesubstitution of some other and less indestructa-ble material for sewer Inverts than bricks.
TITAL STATISTICS.The mortality In the District reported at the
health office for the week ending February 7,was 7s, or at the rate of 23.86 per 1.000 per an-num. Of these 22 were white males. 10 whitefemales, 23 colored males and 23 colored females,showing an annual death-rate of 14.06 per 1,000for the white, and 42.71 for the colored popula-tion. There were 15 deaths ,m consumption,7 from congestion of the lun, 5 from pneumo-nia, and 3 each from heart disease and old age.Sixty-two deaths oceurred in Washingto threein Georgetown and five in the county. Birthsreported, 79-white males, 19; white females, 20;colored males, 19, and colored females, 21, show-ing an annual birth-rate of 17.79 per 1,000 forthe white, and 38.52 for the colored population.Marriages reported, 23-white, 15; colored, 8.
BUILDING PERMITSIssued by Inspector Entwisle:-Bridget Burke,construct a two-story dwelling, H, between 6thand 7th streets s. w.; $650. Wm. Gunton, con-struct six two-story dwelling, C, between 9thand 10th streets a.w.; $6,092.
The District in Congreen."MORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE" IN THE PQBLiC
scHoots.The Senate committee on education and labor
have agreed to report favorably, with amend-ments, Senator Burnside's bill providing for theIntroduction of "moral and social science in thepublic schools of the District of Columbia."The bill will be reported In the following s"That it shall be the duty of the teachers tove a short oral lesson every day upon somee of the social or moral virtues which char-
Acterize the good citizen, and tor uire thepupils to furnish, from-tie to time,thuitor otherIllustrations of the same. Tha it siallbe the duty of the Commissioner of Educationto direct the operations under this act, and re-port upon the result in his annual statement.That emulation shall be cherished between the &pupils in accumulating thoughts and facts inregard to the noble traits possible, and in Illus-.trating them by their daily conduct."
THE DISTRICT REFOP sgOO14$eIator Harris, t'm the Senate District com-
mittee, to-day reported favorably House jointresolution No. 203 and urged its immediateadoption. This resolution provides "that toenable the Commissioners of the District of Co-lumbla to carry into effect the act approvedMarch 3, 1879, which continues in force the thir-teenth section of the 'act revising and amend-in the various acts establishing and relatingtoh reform school of the District of Colum-
a, roved May 3, 1876, they be, and are, an-trustees of said reform school ot the District ofColumbia the two dollars per week for eaohboycommitted tetoas provided by said thir,teenth section of tiea.ctof Maya 186 atwe-si,and the necessary aporainteeothe District ofC lba not othrieafopriated for the present fiscal year." eaoAllison also ugdthat the rsuon be areto at once. Hesaid the aportinfor thereform school ranl nut on te9hInst., and theinstitution is now witfient a dollar. SenatorEdmunds objected and the resolution wentover, but Mr. AJlson reuetd1rm to examinethe subject without elythat thd Appro0prI&-tion for the school may be granted.
TEE ROUSE DISTRIcT ooxxnrTEat to-day's meeting began the consIderation ofthe code of municipal regulations agreed uponby the sub-committee, the full provisions ofwhich have already been printed in TaE SrAn.It is poble that the committee will notgethogh its consideration in less thantwweeks.PEBSONAL--At the Ebbitt are George Fawct
Rowe, the dramatist, and Capt. C. H. Rockwell,U.S.A., and brlGe, (nee Miss Cecilia Moulton, ofCIn.Innait)-Pay Director Cunninghm,whowas ordered here as chairman of a navalborof examination, returns to his statIon at Phila-delph-a-The rumor is current in New Yorktha Mr. Drummond, of the British egio,isshortly to marry a yuglady of thtcity.-Mr. Clayton McMicae,of the Philadelphin.North Amerienn, is to betendered a receptionby Mr. S. R. Niles, of Boston, to-morrow even-ing. and on Saturday afternoen he ~w1ibe the guest of the Merchants' Club, of that city,at Its monthly dinner.-Secretary Shermansent a check as his wedding present to his neeMiss Molo,who was miarried ICincintlast week, wihthe proceeds of which she willfurnish a room in her new house, to be caNed"U'ncle John's Room."--Baron Blanc, the Ital5Ian Minitrer to this conr,was aby one of the semr al foDirctrof th it, was reglse nPil.delphia last evening.-EpesnaueFrt isannounced to be a candidt for the republicannomination for goenrofinon.-& ssdfex-President Jur.of Mexico is the mnoatyecent addition tothe Mexicanleaiotg.
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