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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-05

EAR DISCHARGES AND PARTIAL DEAF
Mss CUKED-That the timid aud disap-
pointed may feel the utmost assurance and
confidence in the good faith of Doctor Hart
ley, he generously proposes to attend al
pen obs- rLZl or poor, free OF charge until the
best evidence ana most convincing proofs of
MS success haas been realized from his treat
inert OiCee sd residence $50 T. street
northwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-05

OF Rev. j. $. Glendenning was before the
Jersey City Presbytery Friday. When the
roll was called Mr.. Glendenning failei 10 re =
spOnd. After some preliminary business, a
letter from Mr.. Glendenning was read. 1t
was a simple statement of the fact that he
wished TO be dismissed from the Presb y terry
Of Jersey City TO that of the Presbytery of
Peoria, Illinois, after which a simple certir-
cate OF dismissal TO Presbytery OF Peoria
was granted. The letter to the Presbytery
OF Peoria. Illinois, was then taken up and
amended, and after much debate was
adopted. 1t included brief recital of the
circumstances under which Mr.. Glenden-
ming was arranged before the Presbytery,
and the result of his trial 1t was mentioned
that the Presbytery had dissolved his rela-
tiOns with the Prospect Avenue Church aft r
having found him guilty OF unministerial
conduct. and that while his appeal TO the
Synod was pending he had again taken up
his pastoral duties without consulting the
Presbytery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-05

REV. T.. Il. HAMMOND, the revivalist, is in
town. He Is tine-looking man, Jealous
and earnest in his work, non-sectari2n in
his preaching, and looks able physically to
stand the fatigue of the warm campaign
against Satan, which is necessary here
abouts. he opens the war tonight at the
Lutheran church, corner of 18th aud III
streets, 10 be continued at the Calvary Ban
list church to- morrow morning, at he Foun-
dry church at in the afternoon, and al the
Congregational church Sunday evening. He
brings with him as his 'Sankey" MI. w. w
Beptley, who will lead the singing at the
GlleIept exercises. See the edYertiseInenf
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-05

FEXCELSIOR LODGE, No. Il. X. OF P
w Every member e THE LCdse Is Requested %
meet the hall. corner 95h aud street.. ca MON
DAY EVENING. st O'Clock, ia fatigu7 uniform,
for he pnryose IL paying fraterna visit 10 H. la
l. dse. No. ~. By ORDER.
1 is 81 INO. " FALCOSER, K Of u ana :.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-05

THE YALE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Will
rartake of their third annual dinner at Will
lari's on the evening of the 10th inst. Prof.
TEACHER, Of Yale; VIM. N. Evarts. Pres't Git
man, OF Hopkins University; and Hugh w.
shelly, OF stanton, Va, have accepted ia
vitaiiOns To be present. Chief Justice Waite,
Attorney General P.errepont. ard Others
will be present, and the occasion will be q
pleasant one, Cor there are about eighty grad
yates of Yale in tho city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-05

THE SECRET HISTORY OF the fight for the
Iowa ScEatOrShIp has really been Kept Sc
cret until now, but we know no reason why
IL should not be tod. There were five cam
Cilates. kirwoCd Harlan. Belknap, McCreery
and Price.-a governor, eN senator and eN-
secretary OF the interior. secretary of war,
anu two EgTesSmen. This was pretty good
picking and choosing. The number OF votes
needed TO nominate in caUcus was 80. Kirk
wood was believed 20 be sure OF -. His four
opponents tbereUpon combined their forces.
The agreement was that the governor was
To he beaten, and that oi-e Of them was TO
step into Senator Wriglts shoes. But which
one? That was the rub. Each of the four
was perfectly willing that the other three
should sacrifice all their wives relations on
tie altar OF their country. Still. this might
lave been arranged, had not kirSwOOd'S
ma, AGRA ChicB 90 man, With reminiscent
Ces ofPacific Mail money in his pOckets-hit
uFOn SErewd scheme. He sent thirteen
mem beers Ct the Lcglt iasurc who were sure
10 vote Tor the "olO man" TO the different
headquarters OF the 81 posing quartet. A.
each, The thirteen let II be understood that
ttey were going tosuYpoTt Harlan, Bel knap,
McCroCry or Price, as the case might be-
This introduced the apple OF discOrd into the
hostile camp. Eacn OF the four candidates
with bis sure vote Plus thirteen imaginary
ones, felt that he had the right TO dictate
terms. Hence ali of them tried To do so.
were san wranglirg, Harlan's agent dis
covered the trick. His mans - votes
divided suddenly 10 10, and he promptly
withdrew him in unfeigned disgust. Kirk
wood was nominated on the first ballot. IL
Is a curious fact that the tactics by which he
won the fight were precisely the same as
these by which Harlan beat MIN ten years
ago. The whirligig OF time has brought
around It's revenge. Governor Senator Kirk
wood is happy.- ChtcGQO Tribune.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-05

THE ;. +. {. A.-AHStCer Of President GG'chcI
10 Ntf District Commissioners The District
Comm ssionerS having called the attention
ct Mr.. TheO. r. Gatchel, president OF the s.
/. {. y, 10 the act of Congress of June 2lst
1si0-wh!ch enacts that one half OF all the
fines collected through the instrumentaiity
Of Tho society or its agents shall accrue 10
The benefit OF the society, and the other half
10 the school fund of the Distrct-Mr
Gatchel has sent them a communication in
which be gives very full report OF the OPP
eraiIOns OF the society under the act referred
10. He then refers to the act of the Leaisia-
live assembly of this District of August sd =,
1871, which enacted that all fines and forfeit
uTcs collected upon, or resulting from, the
complaint or information of any member OF
the association should be paid over to the
association. in aid OF the benevolent objects
for which IL was incorporated. Since the
date OF this act, and up TO January 3lst, 1876,
there nave been fines collected to the amount
OF ejl3.l0. Mr. Gstchel sends a copy of the
treasurers annual report to the society
dated December 31st, 1875, heretofore pub
llshed in THE starr showing all receipts
ana expenditures since its organization.
and states that the District of Columbia is
inde bted TO The society 10 the amount of
sos, being fines collected through the Po-
lice Court. imposed under the legislative
act above referred TO, which has never been
paid over To the association. He enclOseS
check for S12 so, being one half of fines col
lected by the society prior 10 August %,
state that at the close of the year 1871 a di-
vision of the fines would have been made
but for the fact of the District being then in
debt 10 the society In the sum of so, which
It's officers could not, nor have not as yet,
collected"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-05

TEE FIRST NATIONAL BANK FAILURE.
Judge Humphreys, holding the District
Court, las made an order aCtbOriZi g the
receiver OF the First NatsaS al BaI. < (nr. f..
l. Stsnton) 70 sell a part o. the cIa n
Of the First National Bank against Jay
Cooke 6 Co, amounting 10 Si1G,I23 p.
N which . dividend OF five per Per cent. has
b, NeE paid 10 Henry ID. Cooke, ir.. Cor assign
DlS u ard surrendered by Cooke, jr., for eau
CELL 'tfon o. valid eiaitns against tEe bank
amOU Uting 10 $1,000, originally, on which
divide. los StsIegatlDg IS per cent. have been
raid m On condition that the sale 10 Coo &c
sEsil be- without recourse tO the bank or
receiver II Siyidualiy, and shall not incIute
or imply Se right OF Cooke to collec, or
receive any art OF the i've per cent paid by
the trustee 10 bankruptcy. and the assign-
rnepi Of the ia ks claim shall not prejudice
or affect any 81 Nm asserted, ar which may
be asserted by IN bznk or receiver against
The assets OF sstass Of the firm.
MAnprSCErIcrSs - have been issued TO
Ntia- Ford nI.d Lacy +, rAins' George Carter
and SOIUL Batler.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-05
District Goxernment Affairs.


Upon inquiry at the District government
office, on = street. this morning, il was as
certained that the statement published
In yesterdays STAR as 10 the number of
en- plOyes and the amount saved In the
execution of the order issued by the Com
m!sSlOneTS yesterday was excessive. The
order does not affect any of the emplOyes
and labOrers upon street c.eaning. or re-
pairing, or such work as is necessary in the
curTent administration of the District gov
eminent, and paid for in cash. The only per
sons affected are thOs in the engineers Office.
The permanent force of the engineer S depa IT
mcnJ on the entire contract WORK, as well as
the current work OF repairs and permit work
upon sewers and streets, number in all forty
men, including five field parties (thirfeen
mem Under the order of the District Com
mi~>lOnefS. in yesterdays STAR. for re-
tCciue the force OF the engineer department,
there have been discharged two of the Leiu
parties Gour men) and three (Out OF six over
SecrS, III all seven men discharged. In the
recent communication Of the District Com
misSOEers to Hon. l.. NJ Morrill,. chairman
OF The Senate District Committee, the esti-
mated amount for completing all uafin-
lShed contracts OF tue Board OF Public WORKS.
held by the Commissioners to be valid
was stated 10 he 50 GOO. This work is main
~ connected with the finishing up of the
James Creek canal into which the main Ii
Ter Creek sewer enters; add 10 this the con-
stTuctiOn OF The Western Market house, con-
tTaCted for ny the late District government.
81 81 q, which two, IL seems, embrace all
outstanding contracts the payment for which
were TO be made IN $50 bonds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-05
THE (OCRES.
COURT IN GENERAL TERM

n r
This morning the argument in the case OF
McBlair agt. Gadsby was concluded, aud the
Court adjourned uItil Saturday next.
PROBATE COURT RtQtSjeT Hc6SteF.
The will of IgneZ ReithmueIler was parti-
ally proven and admitted to probate ami
record for personality. and the executor. q.
Chorus, qualihct-bond- $500. Tie viii OF
the late John q. Robinson was filed. full =
Proven and admitted TO probate, and James
r. Robinson and Joseph Stctinus qualified
as executors bond $1,000. The will of VIM.
G. Ridgely was filed. admitted 70 probate
and record, aud the executor, VIM Laird
ir., gave special bond in $1,000. lie leaves
his estate To bis sister. The will of Mary
O'NCal was filed and order of publication is
sued. She leaves her eSta&a 10 her heirs at
law. IN re estate of William H. God
rOn-cltaticn versus the widow Issued.
In re. estate of HCratiO Stone, deceased in
ventOry returned by administrator. In re.
estate OF Jonn Wilson, deceased; five wills.
marked A, b. G, ID and r.. were filed. and
petition of executors, F.. II Wilson and =. V.
Niles, praying for letters testamentary on
Will marked \. There is also on file in the
office so additional will. They beQueath his
property 10 his five children. Adjourned
mill TupffaV next
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-04-21
Senatorial Chairs and their History.

Many of the seats occupied by grave
United States Senators have an interest
ing history which is known by but few,
and to none better than the veteran Capt.
Isaac Bassett, assistant doorkeeper of
the Senate, and one of the most valua-
BILE employees of that body, who has seen
forty-five years of service in his present
position. He it is who, with the aid of
Asst. Sergt. alarms james L. Christy,
keeps the pages within the bounds of
decorum, and whose further business it
is to announce message bearers from the
President and the House of Representa-
tives to the Senate. Capt. Bassett, who
is general favorite with the Senators,
retains many cherished "reminiscences of
great men who have passed away and
who formerly occupied seats in the Sen
ate. Among these are Daniel Webster,
John @. Calhoun, Henry Clay, Thomas
Benton and Stephen A. Douglas. The
chairs and desks of these distinguished
men are still in use in the Senate, for it
is notable fact that while the furniture
of the House of Representatives is fire.
quently changed, that of the Senate,
with the exception of the carpet, re-
mains substantially as it was half GEN.
fury ago. 1t is true that when new
State has been admitted new chairs and
desks have been made for the incoming
Senators, but they have been invariably
fashioned after the old model. Some of
the old chairs have also been re uphol-
stored, but most of them have never
been repaired, being apparently as good
to-day as they were when first PLACED in
the chamber. The chairs and desks of
Cass, Calhoun, Webster, Clay, Douglas
and Benton, as has been stated, still re-
main in the Senate chamber, and are in
daily use, but exactly which they are or
who occupies them at present, Capt.
Bassett declines to tell, for the reason
that if the fact was known relic-hunters
would soon mutilate them beyond recog-
milton. Many of these chairs and desks
have been changed as regards location,
but the Captain has made a mental note
of every change, and could, If he de-
sired, point them out at once. 1t is
known, however, that Mr.. Ferry's seat
on the floor is that formerly occupied by
Senator Sumner. It was formerly loca-
ted on the outer row of seats, but was
removed by Mr.. Ferry to the second
row lrOIu tic lrOub Ou Tile lclJ Vi Tile
Presidents chair, it being the eighth
from the main aisle. There are but
three chairs of an entirely new pattern
in the chamber-those occupied by SEN
ators Thurman, Gordon and Eaton.
These have cane seats and high caned
backs, and can be tilted backward at
will. Senators Alcorn, Conkling and
Hitchcock use the old style OF seat, with
the improvement of an uncovered cane
bottom, while many Senators sit on cane
bottomed chairs covered with hair cloth.
AS stated before, however, most of the
seats have never been altered in any re-
spect since being placed in the chamber.
Washington Star.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-04-21
Mrs. Fitche,s Diamonds.

The revenue authorities are puzzled to
know what to do with the Khedive of
Egypt's famous gift to Gen. Sherman's
daughter. The diamonds are locked up
in the big vault In the Sub-treasury.
They were placed there in June last, and
unless they are taken away before next
June, they will be classified as unclaimed
goods, and sold by auction to pay the
duties and storage. If this should hap
pen, the money, after the deduction of
the official charges, would be paid to
Drexel, Morgan & Co., in whose name
the diamonds are consigned. The trouble
is that Congress in authorizing Lieut..
Fitch to receive the present to his wife,
neglected to relieve him from the pay
ment of the duties. The necklace and
ear rings which compose the gift were first
said to be worth $3.50, 900, but experts
have since appraised them at $75, 900.
The duty on this amount would be about
$40, 000 Gen. Sherman feels that he is
too poor to pay this, and he is unwilling
to appeal to Congress for an exemption
of the payment of the duties. Neither
the Secretary of the Treasury, the Col
lector, nor any of his deputies are dis.
posed to exercise their power of grant.
ing free permit for the diamonds, and
the Turkish ambassador, who has the
official prerogative of receiving them ir
his name, will not ask Tor their release
because the Khedive is only recognized
by his Government as vassal.-Nc,t
York Sun.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-04-21

Offices of Postmaster, supervisor, prosecutir q
attorney, judge OF probate, brigsdier- general OF
militia, member OF the House of Representa-
tives and Speaker, representative in Congress
and Governor of the State, prior to his election
~ United States Senator. He was more proud
of being a good farmer than anything else.
THE Brady Guard is venerable organization
of Detroit. Forty years ago 1t was the crack
company Of that town, and has fought all
kinds OF national foes-red and white. There
were ninety-six members once, but death has
whitfield the number down TO twenty-six. And
last Thursday evening this original twenty-six
gave banquet-a feast of viands and wines
and old "reminiscences. They were a Jolly
crowd, and as the occasion broke up. who
doubts that each old veteran went his way
home with song something like this warbling
up in his heart:
The night comes near 80 fast,
: The night to which we stride SO fast
The night where death is lying,
And yet we sure must face the pass
&c. then, let's take another glass
Another glass-e'er dying, e'er dying"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-04-21

Near Stanton's Mills, Somerset county
Pa, there died recently two very aged
women, sisters, the elder aged eighty
seven and the younger eighty-two. They
resided with the family of the son of one
of them, and both became somewhat
childish and intractable several months
prior to their death. They were sick at
the same time, and occupied beds in the
same room, footing each other. 1t is
related by neighbor that the two old
women quarreled just short time pre-
vious to their death about the position
in which the Bible should be placed
upon a table in the room, and each was
bound to have her way. Too feeble to
move, they lay in bed, and in the man.
ner of little children called each other
"names," meanwhile shaking their fists
in q way they probably thought was very
threatening. IT had been the boast of
each that she would live longer than her
sister; and at last when the younger
woman peacefully passed from earth, the
elder seemed for moment to glory in
the fact that she had won the race. But
it was not for long. Even before the
body of her dead sister was cold, she,
too, relinquished her feeble hold on life,
and sought the sleep that knows no wax
ing this side the portals of the tomb.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-04-21

and Marshal to the reporter. Surely a
"paper-man" knew something about
funerals; and, said the Mayor, "we
want to put the poor lad away kind o
Christian like not like dog, SIR" Be-
sides, graveyard had to be started.
Then came Miss Ida Simms, like an
angel of goodness, with small gilt.
edged bible, the only one in the city /;
and the funeral cortege moved on
through the main street of the city. 1t
was picturesque scene, on this bright,
sunny day. A wagon containing the un-
painted coffin, upon which lay the ladies'
evergreen wreath. Then the Mayor,
Judge, Councilmen, and Marshal. rough,
blue-shirted men in miners boots and
SLOUGH hats. A dozen or two miners,
merchants and hunters brought up the
rear, and the procession moved silently
on.
Then shallow grave on the hillside,
sunk, as one of the amateur sections
said, cellar down to the bedrock, gen.
tlemen, down where the dirt shows good
color" Silently the body was taken
from the wagon and tenderly laid in the
golden earth upon the bedrock. Then
every head was barred and every bronzed
countenance bowed while one or two
selections of scripture were read. The
grave was soon filed and a white pine
headstone set in the earth, and thus the
city Of Custer inaugurated its graveyard.
The saddest point about this affecting
incident is yet to be mentioned. No
letters, papers, or even the slightest
clue to his home or friends have been
found. All that is known is that he
walked all the way from Sioux City to
the Black Hills to die and start grave
yard.-Cor. ST. Joseph (Mo.) Gazette.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-04-21
n,yv 1o,,rnal de Roubair tells a heart

THE Journal dc Rouboir tells heart
rending tale of the horrible fate of
family who could not escape from the
top of a high house in which fire was
fiercely raging below. Mattresses hav-
ing been placed on the roof of an ada
cent shed, the eldest daughter, aged
twenty, leaped first, and notwithstand-
ing sne fell on the mattress, broke her
skull, jaw and hips, surviving quarter
of an hour. The father followed and
was instantly killed, next came the son,
with the same result, the youngest
daughter jumped last and shared the
fate of the others.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-04-21
THr RAILWAYS i'm different parts of the

The railways in different parts of the
country are beginning to arrange Cen.
tennial excursion trains to Philadelphia.
The plans and prices are not completed,
but the proposed schedules fix the rates
at trifle above half the usual fare. Wis
itors will then be enabled to go and re-
turn from Philadelphia at little more
than the regular fare one way, which
will bring the excursion within the reach
of the great bulk of our people, and
make q paying business for the railroads.
If the plans are properly matured, there
is no good reason why at least 10, 900, 600
of our people shall not visit the Centen-
NAL this summer. The great hotels in
Philadelphia offer accommodations at
from 81 to IS per day, but the Centen-
NAL Agency has arranged with several
thousand boarding houses where visitors
can be accommodated at $3.50 per day,
exclusive of the noon meal, which it is
presumed will be obtained on the
grounds. These houses are to be placed
under the supervision of inspectors, who
promise to see that everything is decent
and in order. So far as prices are con.
cerned the arrangement promises to be
all that can be expected, and it is hoped
they will be 80 in every other respect.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-04-21

"I'sE the boy what did the shootin'."
The speaker, a young negro, sat on a
doorstep in New Orleans and addressed
policeman. eyes, you thoughts we'll
arrest me, for I've shot step-dad. He
cuffed me, and took sudden notion to
kin the ole fraud. Guess he's passed in
fore this time" He was right. His
step-father was dead, from a wound in
flicted by the step-son.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-04-21
Ghs 1rns gorthsrnsr.
THE LITTLE FOLKS.

Little Besides Troubles.
Won't let me wash the laces,
Such 'busin never sees,
When Use grown up and married
Ill wash just when 1 please;
And then I'll scrub my Kitchen
Whenever I'm a mind,
And nobody won't be say'n
What mischief Wont she fnd?"
Why can't hold the baby?
did mt make 1t cry,
Use Just sein' II twas like dolly.
She opened and shut her eye;
Wei, take your cross old baby.
When Use grown up say
I'll buy one for my very own,
And hold 1t every day.
"'Tis Bessie take of my bracelets
And leave my watch alone;"
dess when I'm big as Mary
III have some of my own.
And I'll put 'em on in the mornin',
And wear 'em all the time,
An be token out buggy-riden,
An everythin' nice and fine.
-Neic York Tribune, Jr.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-04-21

THE Consolidated Virginia mine yield
ed the unprecedented sum Of 81, 800, 900
in February.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1876-04-22
Plnchback' Speech.

We rcpublish from the Picayuae o.
the 18th the following extract IRON
Pinchback's speech before the Nasn.
Vile Colored Convention and iro~
the editorial article thereon:
"But, friends, while slavery is dea.
beyond resurrection, our rights !: :.
citizens are not secure, and our r,en'
to vote even is not irrevocable: loe
organic law, the fifteenth amcndneDs;
of the constitution Of the Unlteu
States, simply declares that no staHs.
shall deprive any citizen Of tho r'su'
to vote on account of race color OF .,
previous condition. No State s'a'
deprive any citizen on account OF cc.-
or Of this great prcrogative; but lucy
can deprive you of this great pre!o'
gative upon the ground Of upiitoes<
They can do that, and it is we'll TN!
can do it, say for unless We ezeI.
else this privilege in an inteif'sess'
manner to preserve our rights az. an.
condition as citizens, the right o1sns
to DO curtailcd. [Applanse.] You
had better clap louder on that. i4ouu
applause Whether you like it o.
not, it is i fact" ,
Passing that point, Mr.. Pilchbaek