Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-01-01

will be appointed ambassador to Washington.
THE SESSION of the Maryland legislature
which meets January is looked forward TO
with considerable interest, because il is to elect
a United States Senator. Among the candi-
dates are the present incumbent, VIM. L. Ham
ilton, ex- CONGRESSMAN Merrick S. T. Wallis,
and Gov. Whyte.
REVISION OF THE LAws.-It is the purpose of
the House Committee on the Revision of the
Laws to report favorablv, shortly after the hol-
days, the bill which comprises an entire revision
OF the United States statutes. This bill, IL it
becomes law, will reduce the bulk of the
United States statutes from sixteen volumes
to one.
DEATH OF GEN. SwKET.-Gen. b. j. Sweet
deputy commission Of internal revenue, died at
his rooms, 923 street, this morning, at six
O'Clock. None of Gen. Sweets family are in town,
and for this reason no funeral service will be
had here. His remains have been embalmed
and will be sent to his home at Lombard, ILL.,,
where the funeral ceremony will take place.
The yirgin fus not Sunk ON Purpose.
Admiral Rowan, cOmmandant Of the Brook
Ign navy yard, in conversation with q reporter
Yesterday said that all reports to the effect that
the steamer Virginius was sunk on purpose are
untrue. The commander OF the Ossippee said:
1--WE endangered the lives Of the Virginus' Off
GERS and crew trying TO keep her sioat. The
vessel was unseaworthy and altogether out OF re-
pair" He also remarked that the accounts SO
far as published in the newspapers were correct,
and that the yirginius had gone down through
no fault of those on board.
HOWL FROM HAVANA.
The Havana papers think the sinking of the
vessel was "a yankee tr lex" The Noz SAYS:
1--WE did not expect anything else from the
Amer can government. 1t has acted with the
Nirg1nius the same IL did with the Florida, in
order not TO be compelled to return that steamer
to Brazil Such nobility corresponds with the
course OF those who are patroniZiHg Cuban
sassins and incendiaries in their heroic enter
prise This will not exempt them from paying
he full value of the Nirginus, she being the
p1lIe OF the Tornado, BOr from giving ample
satisfaction and paying proper damages to
Spain for the great mi uries which America has
inflicted on Spain in breaking its treaty stipu
lations so scandalously."
THE RAILROAD STRIKES ABOUT OvKR.-The
strike OF the railroad engineers upon the west
ern leased lines of the Pennsylvania railroad
! company is nearly thing of the past. The
situation may be summed up as follows: On the
Plttsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago, and Cleve-
land and Pittsburg railroads the troubles are
over and trains are running on regular time.
At Louisville the situation looks better and
some of the strikers are returning to work
The same may be said of indianapolis, although
near that city last night q broken rail threw the
rear coach of a train down a small trestle ten
rect high, killing Mr.. Chester and child, of
Middleton, Ohio, and John Lyons, of ConnOrs-
Vile, and injuring eight or ten others. Two of
the injured were left at farm house near the
scene Of the disaster and four at Connorsville.
None are seriously injured. In Chicago there
are rumors OF q general strike. The engineers
Of the New York lines of the Pennsyiv ania
railroads have accepted the reduced rates ana
no trouble is appTehended. Some trouble was
occasioned at Columbus, Ohio, yesterday by
freight conductors refusing to run their trains
night the evening train from Columbus for
Cincinnati was fired into by some unknown
parties, but no one " as hurt.
The SOVEREIGNTY OF THE PANAMA IsrH-
NUs.-The Panama Star and Herald publishes
the following extract from a letter of a 'reliable
gentleman dated RDp0ta
French Minister advocates openly the cessiOn
OF the state OF Panama to the United States of
America, and pretends to have An offer that the
government OF Colombia wishes to cede the
state TO France. In Colombian circles there is
much talk Of making Panama q national ter
rltory There are, however, many different
opinions and proposals. 1t would seem that this
matter is not ripe as yet, neither do 1 believe
that the government will act theoretically.
Hrs BODY TO THE DocroRs AND HIS SKULL
TO TIE PHRRNoLoGIsIs.-De Laplatte wriley
an old sign painter, for many'years a spiritual
ist, who committed suicide by stabbing himself
to the heart, at Cortland street, New York, a
few days since. He had been At work for long
time on revised constitution Of the United
states, which he considered the grand work of
bis life. Having completed it, he left the world,
when he had Contemplated doing for several
years He left written orders for bis body to be
delivered to the female college for dissection
and for his head TO be sent to Fowler & Well,
Tor exhibition in their chronological collection.
BHxcHHR's CHURCH DECLARING ITS INDIE
rBNDnNcE:-The controversy of the three Con-
gregational churches in Brooklyn is likely to
be ended tomorrow by the issue Of letter
from Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, of Plymouth,
declaring his entire independence of the two
others, Of which Doctors Storrs and Budding
ton are pastors, and his intention eff doing pre-
cisely as he pleasee, without reference to the
rules OF other congregations than his own.
ANEW AnE.IcAY sTEAMsaIr COMPANY, it
is said, is about TO be organized. 1t proposes
constructing forty-hve frst-clsss iron steam
ships of at least 900 tons each, with an average
minimum speed Of fifteen knots an hour at sea.
They shall each accommodate 100 cabin pas
sengers and 1000 steerage, having also a cargo
capacity of :, 800 tons: They are to form q daily
line between the United states and Liverpool
and are to cost about s36 100000.
ANOTHER BOLD RoBBERY.-At about nine
O'Clock Tuesday night, twelve masked men
entered the house of VIM. X Souiter at West
New Brighton, Staten Island, and after securing
three servants, one man and two females, who
we're the only occupants of the premises, ran
sacked the premises, carrying off silverware
and other property valued at about So 900. The
most OF the silver was stored In q safe, which
was blown open by the robbers.
THB rATE OF RALPH KERvER the New York
Tribune correspondent, who mysteriously dis
appeared from the steamer between Santiago
the close search which has been made for him.
II Is low impossible to resist the conclusion that
he was lost overheard In the darkness, but Cap
tain General Jovellar has put all the power at
MS control TO further enquiry into the strange
event.
MARRYING HIS GRANDNeraIR.-An marriage
OF rather singular description took place In
Greenbrier short time since. A young man
about Is years Of age, by the name of Zoph.
married his grandmother, Q lady nearly 40. BY
this coup de main he becomes his fathers pa and
his own grandfather, and thereby occupies q
.upre mely Independent and envisble position
RichBsoRd Wkig.
EPISCOPAL CoHsscRArIos.-The ceremony
OF consecrating Bishop elect Rev. j. r. Spauld-
ing, pastor OF Sc. Pauls Protestant EpisoopaD
church. Of Philadelphia, was performed yester-
day. Bishops kerfoot Of Pittsburg, Coke of
western New York, HcKoskey Of Michigan,
Talbot OF Indiana, Bedell Of Ohis, and thirty.
seven clergymen took part In the ceremony.
ANoTHEs New YORK POLITICIAN Con-.
vIcTED.-Ex-State Senator VIM. N. Graham,
Of New York, formerly president Of the waikiki
National bank, who was indicted for embez cling
the funds Of the bank, has been found guilty
and remanded for sentence.
SUED FOR NOT SELLING LIQuoR.-A citizen
OF Prairie City, Ia, went to a drug store q few
nights ago for bottle of whisky for sick child
but the druggist refused u, apc during the night
the child died. suit for damages Is the
result.