Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-22
The New 3 60 Bond Bill.


Senate and adopted yesterday afternoon:
Joint Resolution directing the Commission
ers OF the District of Columbia To pay the
interest on the bonds issued in pursuance
OF the act OF Congress approved June 20Jh,
ISI4. out OF any funds In the United States
Treasury subject To the requisition of said
Commlssloners, and for otner purposes.
ReSotred Gc., That the Commissioners OF
the District Of Columbia are hereby a ,rected
TO transfer To the Treasurer of the United
Siates' for the payment of the interest d2e
the ISL OF February, 1876, on the bombs of sa i'll
District, issued under the provisions of the
act of Congress approved June 20, 1874, enli-
Iled IAN act for the government OF the Dis
trlct OF Columbia, aud for other purposes"
me sum necessary To pay the same from any
unexpended appropriations heretofore mpde
10y congress, or from any revenues derived
Dy taxation on the property of said District
OF Columbia, subject 10 the requisition of
sara commissioners, excluding funds raised
Tor the support of public schools: Provided.
Ihat any further issue of 800 bonds under or
by virtue of said act of Congress approved
june 20, Isl is hereby prohibitei: dHd pro
U,0ed, That the said Com misS toner's are nsrebv
directed 10 discontinue all work and labor on
streets, avenues, bridges, sewers, canals aud
ructur's al every kind, the payment for
which is 10 be made in % bonds of the Dis
trict Of Columbia: dRd provided further. That
so much of the sixth section nf the said act of
une 20, lo14, as reefs AID requires tn First
Comptl oller of the Treasury aud tue Second
Comptroller of the Treasury to audit and az
Just the floating and uufundei debt of the
District of Columbia, and Issue certificates
tHSiti'Ls hLA vi JDiiiJ resolution cDntinu
ing the Board of Audit to examine and au-
CIT the uDfunded or floating debt of the Dis
ir!ct OF Columbia, approved December p,
l"ii, anG of the act TO eXteUd the time within
which The Board OF Audit of the District OF
Columbia may receive, audit, and allow Ger
tain clai inns that have never been preseate
10 said board, approved March 3, 1875, be- and
lhe same are hereby repealed; aud all com
peDsatiOn allowed TO said Board OF Audit for
thelr services under the provisions of said
act OF June 81. 1874, and the acts amendatory
InerpO1 snail cease: and after the
OF thirty days from the approval of TINS Joint
resolution, all books, papers. and records Of
me sald Boafg OF Audit shall be turned over
70 the Commissioners of the District OF Co
luOIbia, or their successors in Office,
Sec. 2. That there shan be no Increase OF
me present amount Of the total Indebtedness
OF tue DISTRICT OF Columbia; and any officer
or person who shall knowingly Increase. or
atu or Soet IN increasing, such total indeotc !
less, snall Dc deemed guilty of high mis-
oeIneanor, a-.Id on convictio thereof shall h.
punished by imprisonment not exceeiing
'en Years, and by fine not exceeding $1,000
DowNFALL FROM PROSPERITY THAT
LED A WOMAN OF REFINEMENT STFAT
The women who were arrested by Detectives
POWERS and Rooney on Saturday afternoon
LOT steailng Sill from the dry goods store o.
Porter & ThOrburn, 372 Fulton street Brook
l5n, are Mrs. Elizabeth Creemer, motler
and Miss Martha Creemer, daughter, OF
Union and Bond streets. Both are fine look
Ing, intelligent, and reincj. The mother
TOD touching story of downfall from pros
PEELED to go to Canada TO search for WORK
and thus she was left to struggle alone Then
Der son who was photographer in New York,
was wounded In the hand while at work at
MS machine, and the expenses of medical
attendance, Si3, she was unable to meet
she was sued by the physician, who recOv-
cred Judgment with costs. In desperation
rearing that her furniture might he attached
she on Wednesday took roll of silk from
the store OF Porter & Thorburn, and embold-
eheo oy success she was tempted to repeat
the crime on Saturday. The daughter is
only 20 years old.-M. Y. SIN, 2lst.
THE LATEST SwINDLE--A letter purport-
ing TO be written by Mr.. J. l.. Stuart, presi-
dent of the board of excise was handel In
Daniel McEntee, saloon keeper. of Universe
~ place and Thirteenth street, asking him
TO meet the writer at the Fifth avenue hotel
soon after nine o'clock on Friday evening
In Obedience to this request Mr. McEntee
left his place, and soon after a man called on
his barkeeper, bringing a note with the sig
nature OF Mr.. McEutee forged to il, directing
that all the money in the drawer be eIven to
the bearer. This was complied with when
on McEntee's return, after vainIy seeking
hotel, he found he had been the victim of a
bold swirdle. Several Others have suffered
by the same devics.-GN. Y. Herald 2Oth.
THE FRENCH ELECTIONS have gone deci-
dedIy republican. OF 253 deputies ia are
Bonapartists, Ii radicals, Is legitimists, III
constitutiOna}ists and Il conservatives Toe
returns, being from Paris and the larger
q
tlGn OF republican successes than the dis
trlctS yet 10 near from. Minister Buffet ras
canatdate IN several places, but as far as |
pea[I rom he aaS ia'led. II consequence he |
has placed his resignation rs vice presi lent |
Of the council in the hands OF President Mac |
Mahon. II is believed that he will be re- |
Quested to retain his office until the couyo-
cation OF the chambers.
A FATAL FEUD.-Two families, returning
nom church, about eight miles northwest of |
lndianola, Iowa, became involved in a quar-
rel last Saturday night. George and John |
Honery, brothers, aged respectively 10 and |
n years, were stabbed and instantly killed. |
Their father and James Groom were fatally |
stabbed. The attacking party were Benia- |
MIN and Levi Westfall, Thos. billiard, Jack |
Dillard, Frank Battles and Thos. Flanagan.
All were armed. There has been a feud be- |
tween these parties for a long time The
Nestian party are in Jail awaiting exami- |
nation.
ONCE WEALTHY AND STARVING TO
DEATH.-John w: Smith was once a whole. |
sale tobacconist I'm Birmingham, but he fell |
into poverty: Lately he had been employed |
ing for orders, but he was unable 10 snnnort
his wife and six children. The whole family
slept on the kitchen floor. 1t is said that |
Smith threatened to commit suicide III his
wife applied to the parish authorities, and
he died of starvatioa-l London Daily Neaos,
FEB. 8.
AN IMPEcUNIoUs Son OF AN EARL
Hugh Courtney, who says he is a son of the |
land, was arrested In Buffalo, Sunday night |
ior attempting to defraud the proprietor OF
The Tint house Of his board for the last
month, amounting TO 1925. The young man
sent TO some OF the first families here, whe re
he mad been petted and courted, for assist
ance. and they turned the cold shoulder to
his appeal.
sioux on THE WAR PATH-A dispatch
rom Helena, Montana, reports the Sioux
Indians encamped In the vicinity of Fort
Pease, at the head of navigation on the Yei-
been killed by the Indians, and as ONLY "a |
men remained In the fort, it Is feared tfev |
VIII be masSacfRd IL NOT reiieuad 1r,A i--.s L