Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-12-15


THE MONITOR MosTAuK left the Washing
ton navy yard to-day for New York in tow of
| two tugs.
THERE HAS BEEN an increase OF about We
millions of dollars in the public debt thus ia
| during the present month.
| PERsoNAL.-Sir Hugh Allen and Miss Allen
| of Canada; Hon. Chas. O'Conner, N. Y; Hon.
BE N. Eggleston, Ohio, and Col. j. G. c. Lee, U
| S. A, are at the Arlington.
| MAJOR ROBERT A. KNIFE, a pawn aster in
the United States army, and attached to the
/ staff Of General Sheridan, died suddenly of
heart disease in Chicago Saturday afternoon.
| BoUNTIEs.-The bill introduced in the House
to-day by Mr.. Starkweather to equalize boun-
ties, provides for the payment Of as 331 per
month tor actual military service rendered, de-
| Quoting previous bounties received.
THE House and Senate Joint Committee on
the Library met this morning to consider the
propriety Of finishing the publication of three
| volumes of the Wilkes exploring expedition
| NO decision was reached
| VICE PRESIDENT WILSON on Friday evening
last left fer his home at Natick, Mass, as has
been stated His physicians positively forbid
anything like continuous labor, and the Vice
| President will probably remain at home until
the opening of the holidays. Should his health
continue poor he may take trip to Florida.
The WEST VIRGINIA CoNrRsr-The House
| Committee on Elections heard an argume mt this
! morning in favor Of Hagan, the contestant from
the list West Virginia district, delivered by
| Judge Berkshire, of Morgan county, W. Va,
and fay0ripg the legality OF the August cleo
| ton.
| WAR CLAIMs.-The House Committee on
| war Claims this morning adopted resolution,
which they will present to the House, asking to
| be empowered to send for papers and persons In
any claim arising before IL, where. in the judg-
ment Of the committee, 1t was deemed expe-
dlent to do so. number of bills were referred
| to sub committees.
| THK CONGRESSIONAL SALARY BILL,-The
| special committee on the repeal of Congress
| sional salaries held a meeting this morning and
| agreed to report at the first opportunity bill
hSlng the salaries of members of Congress At
| s, 900 and actual expenses incurred In coming
| to ana going from a session of Congress. The
salaries of the President and justices of the Su
| prene Court remain unchanged.
TIE NATIONAL LIBRARY BUILDIYG-The
| commission named by the act OF Congress last
| session, consisting of Senators Howe (chair-
| m am and Morrill, of Vt, and Mr.. a. X. Spof-
ford, librarian of Congress, to select plan for
a new library of Congress, met this morning
| but took no action whatever. II is understood
| that none of the plans thus far presented NEE
with the approval of the committee.
TIE COMING CHEAP TRANSPORTATION Con-
vENTIoN.-Josiah Quincy, president of the
American Cheap Transportation association, i'm
| accordance with resolution by that body, has
Issued an address and call for q meeting to be
held IN this city, commencing January II, 1874
| to discuss the subject of cheap Transportation
ana me best means of securing it. Delegates
Will be present from every section of the coun-
try.
ECONOMY IN THE PUBLIC SERvIcE.-The
House Committee on Appropriations this morn
ing considered the financial situation set forth
in Secretary Richardson's letter and agreed to
resolution, to be re ported this afternoon. re-
Iuesting the President TO instruct the h eads OF
the executive departments TO revise their esti-
mates, which were made several months ago
and reduce them, wherever possible, in order t.
cut dewn the expenses of the government and
reduce the debt wherever possible.
The CIVIL RIGHTS BILL agreed upon by the
House Judiciary Committee contains but
single paragraph. 1t provides, in the fewes,
words, that no person shall be excluded from
any place. building. enclosure which is
licensed by the authorities, or Is supported BY
the public, ON account of race, color, or pre-
yious condition of servitnde. The penalty for
the violation OF the law s a fine of not less than
500, nor more than IS ,O00 An action NAV
also be instituted for damages. This includes
schools, churches, theaters, cemeteries, and
railway cars, &c.
REDEMPTION OF THE LOAN OF '5s.-The
morning, and agreed to report, with verbal
amendments, House bill AS, which provides
for the redemption of the loan Of 1853. The bill
as amended enacts that for the purpose o.
r rs said bonds: It is declared to be
coupon bonds of said loan on the LIST day of
January, 1874, at which date the interest thereon
shall cease, and coin I'm the Treasury sufficient
TO redeem said coupon bonds Is hereby apprO-
priated for that purpose. The second section
provides for an exchange of the 1888 bonds for
i've per ceutum bonds, II desired by the holders
Of the former.
DoEs ANYBODY IMAGINE that the renovator
and reviver Of any city in America, not imme-
diately subject to Congress, would receive for
such work as Governor Shepherds aught but
commentator and recprocation? Philadel-
nhia, with nearly sixty millions of debt, New
York, with more than one hundred millions,
show, command no ttfn'ion, but this common
prize and exponent of the country is made
perileus for any gre creative genius to befrend
1t and lift it up Police detect YES, In the guise
or newspaper correspondents, parrenus. sud-
denly created editors, and atheists who avenge
tneir disappointment at being repulsed from
federal office, are the assailants of the period OF
renacence in this capital But every young
bridal couple which visits us, every patriotic
ger, hail the arisen capital, and ask: whose
! !a ingenuity, and vigor accomplished ali
this "-Sandcy Herald.
The LATE JUDGE NHLsoN-A telegram tn
Saturdays STAR gave an account Of the sudden
death, at Cooperstown, n. Y, Of Hon. Samuel
Nelson, late Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court Of the United States and q member of the
High Commission which framed the Treaty Of
Washington. He died suddenly. at half. past
one O'Clock Saturday afternoon, while seated in
BIS chair at his residence, at Cooperstown.
Judge Nelson retired from the bench of the
supreme Court Of the United States in Novem-
Der, 1872. having occupied judicial positions for
nearly nifty consecutive years, resigning finally
on account Of infrmifies Of age. He was born
In Hebron, Washington county, N. Y, in 1892
and succeeded to the bench Of the Supreme
Court OF the United States after having served
terms as justice and chief justice OF the supreme
court Of New York state. On his return from
the bench Of the United States Supreme Court,
great honors were paid him by the bench and
bar here and at his home.
Abuse OF THE DIeTRIcr.-The unanimous
confirmation kiven the Hon. A. r. Shepherd Is
Govirnor, by the Senate, was Just and com
plimentary recognition of public service worthy
special record. This gentleman, animated by
an honorable ambition, has done Q work under
circumstances that would have DISCOURAGED Q
man not possessed Of bis high courage and in
domitable will. Not the least Of these has been
the torrent Of personal abuse poured on his I'M
prote cited head by the press Of the United States
Wa - for ,hsr a.