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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-08
The District in Eo.xres..
The bill introduced in TN House of Rep
sentatives Yesterday by MA Neal to incnr

Inc Dill introduced in thu House of Repre-
sentatives yesterday by NJ Neal to incorpo-
rate the Citizens Building Company of
washington was duplicate of the bill for
the same purpose introduced in the Senate
py MI Cragin, the provisions ofyThich were
printed In yesterdays STAR.
Mr.. Buckner's bill providing for recording
OF deeds, &c, repeats sections 4i6 and All OF
The Revised Statutes relating 10 the District
OF Columbia and makes such records valid
from The time they are acknowledged,
proved or certified and delivered to the re-
corder of deeds for record, and from that time
only.
AGAINST THE POLICE COMMISSIONERS.
In the Senate this morning Mr. English
submitted a petition signed by about one
hundred and fifty residents of the District of
Columbia, protesting against the confirma-
ton of VIM. }. Murtagh, DIR. e. II. Nichols
and w a. Smith 10 be police commissioners
OF the District OF Columbia. They set forth
that Mr. Murtagh has not taken the interest
OF the community into consideration In the
discharge of his duty as member of the
police board, he being purely partisan and
controlled entirely by self interest; that DIR.
Nichols, whose time is, or should be, occu-
pied in the discharge of his duty at tire Iu-
sane Asylum, has no knowledge of the de-
sires or wants OF Washington, aud is a most
Hnht ard exceptional (sicl person; that Mr..
Smith has made himself obnoxious TO the
citizens OF Washington by his partial. I'M
fair, and discreditabe acts as a member OF
the police hoard, and is the most unit person
presented TO the Senate for favor, and further
he has been placed in position under gov
eminent through which he can with impu-
hlty ignore the wants and rights OF our com
munity. The petitioners close by solemnIy
protesting against The confirmation of the
persons named. Tie petition is signed mainly
by colored people.
GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT.
Mr.. Morton offered the following resolution
To-Day IN the Senate. which was agreed to:
RtSCtrCd. That the Committee on tAe Dis
trict OF Columbia be instructed To consider
the propriety of preparing and reporting a
OIL TO provide government for the District
OF Columbia under which the people, through
Tue eIecilEe FRANCHISE, may regulate AMI
control their domestic affairs not incousist-
ent with the protection, regulation and con-
troll by the United States Ofpublic property
be necessary i'll the national capital
THE FREFDMAN'S BANK
The Senate Committee on Finance. at their
meeting this morning, agreed 10 report al
Versely the bill lately referred 20 them 10
secure depost0rs in the Ffeclmlu'S Saving
Bank rom loss.
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SIXTY THOUSAND MINIS nr,r on M

xSI1Tf IHoCsASD MINIS Our OF WORK
Yesterday morniT. ne five weeks snSnen-
SION % labor al the Pennsylvania coal mes
ordered by the combined Companies at their
recent meeting In New York took effect
throughout the anthracite coal fields of
pennsylvania, throwing 60 900 men and boys
out OF employment. The outlook IL not re-
garded very seriously IN this region as the
snort season or rest is expected TO be fol-
lowed 10y one OF unusual activity IL is eN-
pected tllat the suspension will have the
eject OF clearing the overcrowded coal yards
at udewater and making room for good
spring Trade. There is large number OF the
poor class who Will certainly be pinched by
The five weeks OF enforced idleuess upon
which they have entered, but no serious
consequences are aDnrPhandpd
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EVANGT LISTS IN THE SOUTH Mr.. Tho.
h. G. ee, secretary OF the executive commit
tee having charge of the recent Moody and
Sankey meetings in Philadelphia, has gone
on an evapgeliZatiOn tour, under the direc-
ton OF the International executive commit
tee of the Young Mems Christian aSsocia-
ton. He will join Mr.. George A. Hall, in
Savannah and after meetings in that city
Will visit: Jacksonville. Knoxville, Chatta-
1ooga, Nashville. Louisville, New Orleans,
and various POINTS in Texas
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GarIbalGi Wants E'is Friend Crcma

CUneo. an old Fl. END OF GarIbaldi, recently
died at Florence without receiving extreme
unct!On. The clergy consequently refused
to perform Christian burial. GallbahIi
LnErEf.-La IL q III .--.IL.- or.--. I'm
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CHILDREN ROASTED TO DEATa-Jn Phil
adelphia yesterday Helena and Anna Dunn
aged respectively I'VE and three years, we're
roasted alive at their residence in Linden
Place. The mother went out shopping lock.
ing the children up. An hour after her de-
parture neighbor noticed a light in the
second story, and breaking in the door, found
the Oldest child on the landing and the othe
in the centre OF the room, both dead. The fur
nituTe was on fire at the time. The bodies
presented horri bic sight.
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NEW YORK SAVINGS BANKs.-The di-
rectors OF certain savings banks in New
York city and Brooklyn are again agitating
the question of rates of Interest from six per
cent. TO five per cent. Strenuous efforts are
being made for mutual agreement by all
July first.
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FATHER CHINIoUY has been converting
about hfty Catholics day in Montreal for
some time past, but on Thursday he struck
thirty names from his list, declaring that
bad characters, who had experienced reIi-
e1on in order TO obtain the provisions and
fuel given to destitute converts by Protest.
ant associations
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POST OFFICE prCr-rr.,

POST OFFICE PECULIARITIES.-Rich
] ockstader, for over twelve years a clerk
in the post office N Cleveland, has be en- sem
fenced TO three years In the Ohio penften-
tiary for opening letters and pocketing their
confer t.. DOcksta Ter, who is a married
man, is connected with the pest families in
that citv
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An American Hoaored

The Telegraph's Brussels special says the
common cOuLcil OF Antwerp has decIded 70
Invite Mr.. John LOthTOp No ley. The Amer
can historian, 10 the great historical fee in
honor o. the patriots ofthe sixteenth century
in COZ ncctiOI with tie next years RGoen's
CENTENARY.
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P.O. Clerk pleads Guilty.

BALTIMORE, Feb. Sin the L. <. ciFCdtt
court to-day Joseph NJ. Rothrock, CHARGED
with embezzling letters from the BaItlm IRE
posi- Office, plead guilty, and was sentenced
10 three years in the penitentiary. RDthr prx
had been employed as a clerk in the posi- Of
lice Tor number OF years.
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FATAL QUARREL ABOUT A WoMAN.-In
Chicago, yesterday, John Ueich shot and ia
stantly killed Edward Campbell during a
quarrel about Heichs wife, who was di-
70 ced from Campbell before her marriage
with Heich. The latter was badly cut by a
razor In the hands of Campbell. The muir
Oerer eScaped.
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THE FEMALE SMUGGLER.-The discovery
has been made that the female smuggler, az,
accomplish in the Morgan silk robbery al
Montreal, now confined in st. Adams, VT.
the notorious Molly HOlbrook whose clever
escape while in custody of the detectives be-
tween Chicago and New York, some months
ago, excited so much comment.
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A Great Battle Resarl ed in Spain.

The CaIliSj committee in tuis city have
published The following: a tel egr8m from
Hendaye GATED yesterday morning. says a
gr' at battle was LcgUn on 80 turisy bet yeen
the Car!ist and A liouSist main bodies. Ga
Saturday afternoon when this intelligence
was dispatched from the field the battle was
still progressing. The CaTlist losses were
incOnsiderable and they held all their posi-
lions. The troops were showing great conf
Gence and enthusiasm.
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BIBLE RESTORED TO SCHoOLS.-At q
meeting OF the board OF education, of Union
Hlll, N. j., the vote on President Meyers
motion, which expelled the Bible from the
pubic schools. has been rescinded, Control
Ter BIuggernoth, who voted for the resolu-
ton, taking new departure and voting for
the restoration OF the Bible
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FOREIGN NEWS.

LONDON. Ftb. s.-Jlp Daily News Rom.
Slec!ai says. Tie lLtgs.g raj meeting Of the
British fore gn Bible society was held az the
American church a. pa, Via Cor.atte. YES
terday. English. Scotch ana American Pro
tcStaLtS participated.
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BANKRUPTCY IN VIRGINIA.-The United
States district attorney at Richmond, Va.
Will to-day move Judge Hughes, of the dis
trict court, to issue rules against a large
nGinoer OF assignees 10 show cause why they
sfOuld not be prOSecu ed for falling to report
as required by the statutes. II is understood
that about thousand bankrupt cases are
involved. =
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The Prussian RaIIvays.

The Posts Berlin special says the PruSSiqn
cabinet Las decided 10 push the transfer OF
the PIusstan state railways 10 the empire T.
Is hoped the Scnene viii be ratified before the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-08

FIRE AT WILLIAMsPoRr, MD.-The saw
and planning mill of s. f. Culbertson & Co :,
IN WiilismsPort, Md, was entirely. de.
stroyed by fire yesterday morning, about
IL o'clock. The FIRE originated in the second
story from stove. Loss about s., 900; in.
sured for SO 600.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-08

BANK PROTECTION. The Lawrence
(Mass.) American says: THE LOCKS on tue
new Essex savings bank vaults are so ar
ranged and the keys SO distributed, that the
ass tar &c of three persons connected with
tn Iank, holding different keys, is required
TO obtain access u the interior OF the vault
after which there IS still the burg ar-prOOt
S eel safe. Another banking Institution in
the city adopted the precaCtion, some time
aso, of depoSiting one OF its vault keys az
the police station whenever the bank was
clOsed,3
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TURKEY has requested Roumania to pay
the customary tribute in advance, but the
latter declines, on the ground that the Porte
is no longer able 10 defend Roumania from
foreign powers, as specified Ia tie treaty nix
ing the tribute,
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DAY all ifatus except passenger aud general
freight trains win be stopped on the Lehigh
valley, LehIgh and SusQuehanna. and an
otbcr roads of the Iehigh Valley The en-
gines Will De housed. crews suspended ana
workuen ID tie shops put on half time for
about six weeks, during which time repair
Viii oe maze 10 me works and the road.
Many employees will be thrown out of vorE
during t6e suspension HnrisIssr0 (Pa.l
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MURDERED HIS SWEETHEART.-Thet trial
OF JOS Flemrn, at Pittsburg, Pa, for Tue
murder of his betrothed, Miss Amelia Rail-
Ing, on the 18th of last month, was opepe
Yesterday morning, and the case given 10 the
Jlry IN the evening. They returned a YER
dict OF murder in the second degree and tire
prisoner was remanded for Sentonce
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The MarEafs

BAI-Tkosn. Feb. s-Virginis consolidated, sss.
West NlTginias, 2: North Carolina = oId, IC: "a
new new: DO. special tsx,2 bid today Sugar quiet
BALTIMORE, Feb. s.-Ootton quiet and heavy
mlc ding, l21zaisI. Flour steady sud ugcbauged
Whest quiet and unchanged. Corn - Goa .hsra
steady, western trmer; sou hGrn white. 5sa62
southern yellow, s0ss9; western mixed, = az; sp1f
6o4 bid February, 6ll. bid March. Cats quiet AMI
heavy - southern nominal; western wbite 4s
western mixed, 44ai5. Rye dull and nominal. Hay
dull and unchanged Provisions strong and b.uy.
ant. Pork, q .2:a2l-59. Bulk meats higner-.boui
Gers, 81; clear rib sides. M; loose psckei, 81.
us. Bacon Observation-Disclosures, "a ctesr rib Al Ies
l24 Hams, l5lz sl6. Lard quiet aud steady, crude
6s.alsi4; refined, BksBn Butter uucAangsd.
Petroleum sroDg-crude, ~: r-aned, Lax Coles
hImsr, not qa5tstly Lightr. Whisky nJmlnally
Nsw YORK, Feb s-stocks opened s.r,ur IN,
weakened after opening. Money 4. Cold, Y :
firm.
NEW YORK, Feb. s-rlour quiet and hrm
Wheat hrm and moderately active. Corn halt a
cent better.
LoNDoS. Feb s, ESD m-Consols for money.
lc93s; 10 40 o. l0slS. Frir, l5L
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DIsHoNoRING WASHINGToN's BIRTH
DAY. Various methods OF celebrating
Washington's birthday have been proposed;
but the worst we have seen is that of hold.
Ing meeting on its anniversary to advo-
cate an irredeemable paper currency. A
"Greenback convention" has been called TO
meet in New Haven, Conn.,, on the 22d of
February, A patriotic holiday could not be
more grossly dIshOnOred.-IN. Y. Post.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-08

ALLEGED LEGISLATIVE AssAssIN.-The
st. Louis Globe-DemOcrat's Springfield Mo-,
special says the Hon. W. III. Phelps mem,
Der of the Missouri leglsla ture, and his
brother, young man 20 years old, were ar
rested yesterday afternoon, charged with
the assassination of j. II. Harding in the
street here q few days ago.
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AFTER SENATOR SPEECER'S SEAT
Judge Rice, eX. Governor Smith. exon.
gresham buckley, Gen Coon. aud several
other prominent republicans of Alabama.
including some coIOIcd. left Montgomery
yesterday morning for Washington. Taey
are coming here To- the purpose or represent
ing their party IelOIe the Election Commit
tee of the Senate, 10 urge that Spencer be
declared not entitled to the seat he occupies
j. I. Morgan has been appointed by the GOV
erloT, under joint resolution Of the legisIa-
tuIe, to represent the state ia the matter,
and IrOcCed at oECa 10 WASHINGTON.
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~Mrs. Tilton and her mother. Mrs.
Morse, dwell together in unity and in Broox-
Ign.
OA fire Saturday night destroyed the pa
per mills OF Brsdner, Smith & Co, al Rock
land, Ill. Loss $4,000.
~Pervin III. Somers, alleged to have COM
mitted forgeries in California to the amount
OF 100000, has been arrested In BROOKLYN "
Y, and will be taken home by California de-
tectives.
SDT. LevyshoD, the eminent PrueSiao
journalist, has been expelled from Austria
by the government charged with dissen1Ina-
ting intelligence unfs voTaOie TO the govern
meDt.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE, Feb. !. 1876

Edition Star: AS your journal has the widest
circulation of any published in the District,
i desire through its columns to absolutely
deny the paragraph printed in the Republican
OF this morning, which states that had q
part in the distribution of ''Overfowed
bacon" in Alabama. / never saw any of
this historical "bacon," and had nothing TO
do, in any manner or form with its distri-
button, through charity" or otherwise. A
select committee OF Congress was in Ala
bama during the past winter, and in the in
cldental investigation of this matter, sum-
lnOned before them prominent democrats
from all portions OF my district. 1t is more
than probable had there been one particle of
truth iii the assertion made by the ReppJ-
lean, the fact would have been developer
by the sworn testimony OF these gentlemen
In the contest now pending in this House
for my seat, have enough OF prejudice TO
contend against from the fact of my being a
negro, without being loaded down with
"Overfowed bacon" 1t is only proper to add
that owe my election, not to any outside
influences, but to the pure and unaiulterated
will OF majority of the voters.
Very respectfully, JERE HARRISON,
M. c., LIST Alabama district
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Proceedings OF MARYLAND LEGIsLA.
TURE.-The Senate was not In session yes
terday. In the House petitions were pre-
scented for repeal of the BARRIERS Sunday
law; also, several petitions for local option
and against the repeal of the law where il is
now In force. The bill TO incorporate the
Consumers Gaslight Company Of Baltimore
city was passed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-08

NOTHING so harshly twengS the cords OF
southern feeling as to see JEFF Davis going
roInd with memorandum book soliciting
people TO have their lives insured. A Mem
PMS man, who refused to make any distinc-
ton between Jefferson and an ordinary can
vassiDg tiend, perhaps carried his repug-
nance too far when he turned a one hundred
and fifty Ipound mastif loose in his front
yard as soon as he saw the ex-cOnfederate
president approaching.-[ BrOOfLya Arglls.
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EX-CoMMoDoRE v. M. RANDOLPH, for
n erly of the U. g. navy, died at the home Of
his son at Blount Springs, Ala, on the 2Sth
OF last January, at the age of 70 years. He
was a commodore In the u. 8. navy, but
u on the breaking out of the civil war he
resigned he commission and entered the con.
tolerate service. His advanced age untitled
him for active duty, but he was for time
placed In command at Mobile.
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Failure.

TIE report Of The failure Of Messrs. J. < G
Henderson 4 Co, grain merchants OF l. yer
pool, which was announced yesterday, aud
afterwards denied, is not nos. pnolicly con.
tradicted, and Is doubtless ne. Tieir a
sets, however, are tZ15.n0a. -ud Tie fifIn ma,
also secured strOhg aSSlet8~ ?, 50 that posi-
hlN IL will he Me % 4 L. fla Ii =
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ADyIcEs FROM MEXICo report a revolu-
ton as impending for the purpose OF placing
Porfrio Diaz in the presidency. The Mexican
paper Irdtte a Union declares that Mexico
cannot cOnSe Mt 10 allow American troops 10
nGrsue marauders into Mexican territory
TIE only remedy is for both to organ T..
special corps independent OF the army,
having jurisdiction over the Rio Grande la
be placed under the direction of the mixed
commission. II is said that Mexico will
demand damages for the late raid
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THREATENING VENGEAwCE on :

SHERIFF.-Dr. Isaac West. who so brutal y
skinned the negro, COOch Turner, at Dover,
Del, five years ago, and for viii CHI exhibition
Ofsurgical skill he was consigned To- four
years imprisonment in the Kent county Jail
has been released, his term of imprisonment
having expired. The doctor announces hi
intention of going west, but says he VIII be
revenged on certain parties in Dover, esOnc-
tally on the sheriff, who he says did him an
irIeparable wrong.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-08

CoNTRADicTs JEFF. DAvrs.-warren Lee
Goss, lhe President OF the National Union
OF AnoerSonville survivors has written a re-
Ply TO JEFF. Davis letter IN relation 10 the
treatment OF Union prisoners. He cites sta
uhtlcs 10 dikpToNe the Davis charge OF excess
prisons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-08

~A bin introduced in the lower bouse of
the Virginia Legislature provides for a tax OF
Two dollars n year upon each person who
Gsts tobacco.
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~Five thousand Indiana teachers will
drop the birch and go for little recreation
at the Centennial.
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1HE aSTHRACITE COAL TRADE has quick.
ered materially from The coUble cause Of the
severe cold snap and the proposel slsp-nsiOa
OF production 10 commence to-day and con-
tnue Tor i've weeks. Domestic consumers
are buying more largely in consequence of
cold weather, and the lIne trade are laying in
such supplies az viii .ast them O. tue end OF
suspension. But the future policy OF the
TRADE for the current year a. nO more deyel-
Cpcd Than u was fortnight ago. There was
al other meeting at New York on Thursday
last OF representatives OF the associated pro-
dUclLg carry ing companies, but. so far as we
learn, nothing was determined upon a. TO
the government OF the companies for the
remaiudcr OF the year after resumption. A
New York paper speaking OF the several
meeiiBgS OF TeprcseEiatlN yes OF the assoc ate1
coal companies says:-"T There has been some
ulfhculty IN getting the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company 20 enter the combination, at
least as regards Its Shamokin aud Neverton
coal. Mr.. Scott Is said 10 have declined en-
pbatically-ihai he Will not restrict the pro-
oUctlon OF this region, while Others Of the
ccT blnaiion believe The combination should
iUclUde al or none. Tire PennSylva uia rail-
road has 50 far increased It's powers as a coal
producer thai IL must enter the fold, or with
IL ard the Pennsylvania Coal Company act
ing independently the combination would be
a mere name FhilGdelDhjG Le,Ey,r IN.
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hegun In general term OF supreme court at
New YORK yesterday, before Judge West
brock.
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The ExEOUTION of John Dolan for the
murder of William Noe in New York has
been liked for March 2ith. In the meantime,
his case is 10 be brought before the court Of
appeals to test the constitutionality of the
grand jury that indicted him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-08

THE DISTRICT INVESTIGATION The
House Committee on the District OF COlurn-
bia will meet to morrow and commence its
Investigation into the affairs OF the District
The public will not be admitted, but repre-
sentatives OF the press will be given the
privileges OF the committee room. III the
mention OF witnesses IN yesterdays STAR as
belng subpruaed to attend the District
i1vCs igation the name OF Moses Kelly, esq 4,
was omitted.
Mr.. Brooke Mackall, jr., has been ar
pointed special assistant sergeant at arm ;
of the House for the District Investigators
ana to-day be summoned as witnesses Mr.
b. Ocrtley. of the engineers Office, and Mr..
Maurice Murphy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-08

HEJMBOLD-A commission Of lunacy :
now IL session in Philadelphia city inquirer
into the mental condition OF DR.. II. T. Helm
bold. AT yesterdays session testimony was
given by several persons, including Helm
bOld's wife.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-08

TIE TEXAN BORDER TROUBLEs.-Gene-
RAJ Ord left fOI San Antonio on the Ith inst,
for Washington, to testify before the COM
mittGe or the Texas bOrder troubles. Adiu-
tant General steele who was sent by Cow
erICr Coke 10 the Rio GrauGe to report upon
the cot LiEued raids from the Mexican side
has al O been summoned. The testimony of
these witnesses will close the evidence Of
tie committee in support 81 Il. recOIn:uen-
dat OEs which they VIII TuaSe 20 the House
for tine IrOtectiOn of the TeXas nyriyr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-08

COMMISSIONER Pratt, Of TIE Internal
Revenue bureau, was before tie House APP
pTopIiation Committee this morning with
reference 10 the necessities of his bureau for
the ensuing fiscal year. He frankly told the
committee that he could administer its af-
laiIs, without detTiment to the public ser
vice, with decreased clerical force. He
thought also that the machinery for the col
lection of the internal taxes could De sim
Ilifed, and thus have great amount of
money saved 10 the government.