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MAKING THE NATION ms HEIR.
Bequcnthiaa Million DsilHrs for the Rene at
ora Tax-Burdcned People.

M, \ 4 4 TT,,-1-
MI. Joseph l.. LOWS dleu on lu'-uhN NJ
his home in Hohukon and ON Wednesday his
,,,,,.. r.,l D. is ,,.fn u, 3, a., i,,,.,,l,. bi
""''' h'sS i'"" ''9 WIZ "' - Nv ''H'''"n9 49,
entire prop 'rty. excepting a i'w minor gins. ip
the United Stat .- to helm LAY the NATIONAL debt
c.. n n ,ti..,.;.. -. H. v.,ho,,,, On,
"''rEN - H. N'.'7 NV ." wv ''''''''''"'" WIN
pany Bank and John WON are named n cXe'u-
tors Mr. LEWIS wpe " vcnrs old ana he lived
,, - 49,. ..,.,..,,, ,,.. ,.,,..i,,. ,.,. ,,,,, Ia.
"l' M '''l'ln'h' i'"''' ""sin ~ WY '"'OS
IN Ilohokrn. II" mover married. ANA ms old
huusekccuor was the only inmate of his house
h..flo. bira.lf II, ,ro. horn ~ Tnclisb ,...
'' 49, ''' 80
rents, IN the island ol JumaiHa ana came io
this country when "a lad. In 1912 iin enlisted IN
tn. American army and he haas always sin .n
thrn boon a 2,alnuS pliriot. Hayin- learned
tho .ngravrr~ trade he up.uatl. % lifIr ~fpr, Ia
Wall street near New street noprly hrv ycnre
nrn and his husinree increased so rapi,llv tIuf
he removed mo NOR. nnIrlr quarters in Br0ad.
way nuur Trinity Church Many of thncuri-
f'r fh@ me- fnshlnnftiIi" wrddir"s and n lnr,,,
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THE sEN.fTE COifNfTTEEs.
Senator Grover Calling for AN Invesfigntion
into his Election and hi. Acts.

WASHINGTON. March 9.-In the Senate to-
day Mr.. Thurman Dem. o. called up the rcso-
luton to refer the credentials of ]. b. Eu-ti-
who claims II scat in the Senate from the STATE
Of Louisiana. TO the Committee on Privilege
and Elections and it was agreed to without
division.
Mr.. Grover Dem. Oregon) submitted reso-
luton. which WAS agreed to. that the memorials
submitted by senator Mitchell Of Oregon aleg-
ing that Mr.. Grover WIS elected 10 the Senate
through frauds. bribery AMI corrulii1n. and
ai-u tuat l." irauduc uty granted ceriificat' If
election To- ia" el,ttpr Cronln. b. referred To- the
Committee pu Privileges and Elections Tor
Mr.. SARGENT Itrp.. Cdll moved that the Senate
proceed 20 the appointment 81 the standing COM
mites. Agreed 10, and they were named as
on, PRIVILEGES and rlcc'ions-Mr Morton Chairman;
sns ,1 HS nry N rr,,a , o, Ii WIS., N'N"' hor'
ON po,sn Ec.i s. Cameron "a chaiEmsa'
| ON fmance-Nr Morrill,. Chairman: Dawes Ferry
Jones 1Ncy', Allison, Howe Bayird. he! nan and wal
| ON Arnrorriiuon--Mr window. chairman. sargent
Nm-gn. dorsey. Blame. DAVIS ~ va. Withers, Eaton.
/ onC"mmerce Mr. conkins, chairman spencer Burn
nde. Milan Patterson Gordon. DE- nis. Ransom, aud
On Nanufac'urcs Mr. Booth. chairman. Bruce. Rol.
on Nsri ultur-Mr Paddock. Chairman sharon. Iloar.
on Mih'ar, .nair--Nr spencer. Chairman wadicirh.
,am,ton fa burnside Teller. Plumb Randolph. cock
@a SaYg Aa"TN s' WIN cnqS%9R Aa,hoOy
ON tlir Judiciary Mr. Eduund.. chairman. ,unklin.
Howe 'hr,.anes. Nav. an Thurman. ANT ,penad
man. Fcry Jones New raiio,k. Conov, =, kirkwooj.
On Pudhc Lauds-Nr Orics;v. Chairman. Paddock
Booth. vhancc Plumb Mcdonald, Jones Hlal, Gro,er.
ON rnyaic lrnd clains-Nr Thurman. Chairman;
ON ininn trnr. "' Hi.an' shs'rman o.,e,
ln-ii,, sauniDr. liolr Mc'recrv aud 'pkc
K.rkweod. nau. 1nl VIII. r.. and Rulcy
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THE iSHT4BULI JERDTCT.
a Coroncr's Jusy's Explanation Of the Disas-
ter-Fixing the Responsibility.

AsHTABrLA, March ct Is from careful
coneidorotio, of tho nvidopco clictnd from, ,.,,.
-" - W. ", ~ wv ~ i'''' ~
l'sslonhls ana experts thut our verdict Is made
up in the mattnr of the bridge and should II
aeon, .c,.oro mo-, u,o roilrood oo,,no,v or
9o0'i '.''i. ~" ,"o i"'iO"' ,U'ip'"', VI
upon any of Its past or present officials, IL IL
because the truth. as shown by the evidence,
i ....... l.. 4. . -. -. =,
u..hnhus 1t "t our MINUS
We. the Jurors. do find rs follows:
First-That an tho cvnniny of Eri,lo, hoo On
a.. r.. t.,',-s'-., i,, ,''' o. -"
VIZ hVh priuEcVh tncrhllrohu Oh inc lhiko onore
and Michigan Southern Railrond Company
spanning Ashtabuln creek nrar Ashtobttin Sta
ton did piVo wnv un,lrr tNv, lnrn,nni iyna and nm
express car. forming The forward nortion of n
wrst -bnund nasernrrr trnin on snid railroai
md fnI ms III, irndin,' ,pn,ei a., liz
west nbutnrnt leaving n chns,n ot obo,it sixty
feet, in depth between the abutmenis Of said
cars in said train following said cxpr@ss car
wore precipitated.
SecondI'rhnt in tboir fall tbo on &c ,v,rc ,or-
tinlly DESTROYED hy crushinir and their destr,,n
ton was completed Inv n nnniingrntirn imun
iaiev following kindisd hv r.. ron, ah,ir
stoves ~ Ni' iN"i 'nOi
Third-Thnt tho fnli Of tho briJyn ,roa ,i,o ro
suit of dofsrts and errors made In Iesirning
constructing und ere.tinv II flint N ,,rnat d1
fpta and oil, which nnn,nrs In ,,n',,, ,,arts ,f
The structure. was the dependemen of averv
member for It's efficient n,ffnn an thn nrohnhil
hv that Mi or nenrly ali the others would r,tnin
their positious designed and do ,Iutv Tor which
they were designed Iustead of riyina, to eneh
member "A rpsItiyc connection with ihn rest
which nothing hut n direct rurture could sever
the members Of zach truss were. instead Of
b,in., ia stanrd torrth,r raised ,ne Innn mo
other ms Illustrated hv the fIlovin,, mn RI cilars
The deficient cross snction of nnrtions uf
chords and some or the main braces and thn
insufficient STRENGTH and Ind nrrnupptnrnt nf
both the HORIZONTAL and vertical trn syerec l,roe
inr; In tho cnnstruciinn of Inc an,rle Hooks ns
finally notified without sufi lint Ines ar
nnnges H. kUrp the ends OF the main and conn.
ter hrncrs from shining ont of ulnne in tho
construction of the fnrlxinr and tlir vol 80 usnd
in binding toeetherthe main and cnuntnr braces
nj the POINTS where thpv cross rnrh nihnr in Tho
shiuiuifnp Of tho ton chords ia conn. nsnts lilo
drtirinut i.n,-th Of some of thrir u,n,nbc,.. in
the nlaning during the nro."ss Of cre,.tion nf
thicL beams WHERE th, ,I,n r,,,ir.J ,Lin ,,,,,s
and thin ones where il rruuirnd thick ones.
continued a. us,, tb9s br, ~ ',,t ,i ',,,
vpnrs durinp nil az which i'm. 4, enr..,i ins,cc
lion liz "A enn1n,tant nnyfnnor cnnid M h,.,.o
fniinI ia dsnnv'r th1sc ,irfncts. fpr thr n',t,',
nfsneh cnr,f,,i insnnr,ion thn raiIrnnd cnnr"ny
oionn ~ .as1,1nspIll N''" ''iO i"" O"' 'Vi"p""'
F;,,h'rhi' r,.s,,rr ,ili,r NJ ,bis foorfi aioo
tnr NIL ~ ,,,ri',,,nnt 49,. ~ iifn 49, -,
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IA YES AND THE SENATOR FROM MAINE.
How the Fraudulent Prcsident Promotes
Republican Harmony.

WASHINGTON. March 7-Werc anybody to
unari Ha to hwS t mng H. nn4 nov s Ali
nave hhidllil Tor a l. very diM'uu ln dist 100.
guish h-twrvn the radical pol.i lcun- IN regard
tptuIr f'Nlng-. The whole Main" crpWt al
through L. angry aud cniuScd "a what thrS con-
~idrf IN -rir,utiS slundrr which hH- been ptit
upon them and their state hy President HAYES
Baine's anger finds vent in the senate Chan.ir.r
in hls open assault upon the southern policy Il
the new President AIR. Hunuin goes around
drnounring Hayes and all his crunics Mr.
Halo docs not ie0l quit" 40 bad. herHuse he did
not ! ally want a Cabinet position Tor himself
lat Mr.. Frye. who did want II and worked hard
Ia g't II. II mad clear through. They made the
ARRANGEMENT that as MIR. Hale desired to stay
IN in' H'u-" unfll hr could obtain am election
WHOM hr hppe- Mr.. Blaine will I've ele"tad Pr''si-
dent Mr.. HuI" Vnuld decline the pos ton II 4
were oil rel tu him. and Mr.. frvn should have
n In the course oi time MIR. HIVES came 10
Washington. and did ofloror maxi ovrrturr- 10
Mr. Halo sign he'd that he did not des ~ to 10
into tn. Cabinet, aiI the rlaclinrry was at once
SGT in motion IN laNlr of Mr.. FRYE To- the utter
surprs- OF tnl- political crowd. Mr.. Hayes uiun-
of CURIOSITY ron'crning HIM tint wns most dis
trrseing Mr. frye hegun To- s,'. that There wee
and Mr. Hamlin and Mr.. nnle together took up
ms au-e u earnest, and went g. -,r Mir. HAYES
about I; Th'y had y ry 1T RET NJ lni'r-
werr in rugilr! to Nj. Hale hut did not put the
ofier at AL CA the ground thgt IL was mnd, IN
a"c TSS5 arsa M qnf ry o apponm !" Mr
skilfully as they could. tut Mr. Hay, = frankly
tod them that 4 Mr.. Hnle did not 80 into the
STAT" of Maine IN View England for an officer TO
repr's' nj that section ut the country.
Incrcupon, they asked him whom he was 'on-
sid"rns. or aud though OF. IN New England ior
Tie rrr-idcui took from his pocket a card
hrrrlne number of namee from which he pro-
cccded to rrnd He first read the name Of john
VI, Forbes oi Boston.
" hai do you say to that name?" he asked Of
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riviNcItL i,D oomMGRcr n.

WALL STREET., March 9-p. M.-Thc bust
moss at the Stnr. Exchange betrayed the Same
unraein ~ and uncertainty which has char-
nrcriH.d the market for the past TWO days. II
posi- bile the situation was moro oppr" We, and
many operators withdrew from tho market 4
little squirt in New York 4 niralgni Like Shore
early IN the duy with slight attempt FOB iuius"
now life into Western Union. rOiieNod the pass
ing dulne-s but "A reaction soon followed, and
the murkct driltod into in reasAd inactivity.
leaving the brokers full opportunity to discuss
the political situation. and make their bets ON
the probability Of Hayes being BULLDOG a.
Nevertheless the clique brokers were busy
wat IA NJ every demonstration. and aitondin. Ia
their little wnshings. 40 necessary Tor a succcsn-
iul campaign Lntor in the day. however, tne
bear party, having found weak place in the
RANKS, dropped a lew thousand ~hurv1 ~ Lu 49,
Shore On the market at 90. md soon the rank
ana HE threw ONnriNurd ih"r holdings, Of
price falling 10 81. This dcmorall1Ntlnn may
NOT h- cont luurd tom morrow, iur rrNuiNrf ln nj =
are probably III hand. not only Go protect ii'
rout. bat y rhaps carry thcWdi ana" lnc enemy b
camp.
Ti" situation of the country whether We r'-
gurd uir political hOrINu, u' Nl' poa-!NiAt u.s. 'I
country -iaN.r, ihr i"Hr l"Hi"r-. Ih' disturb
In tugr's 40 Na-iu-inn cannot h- ignored i'
thc Poi tlru economists lNt Ih ms 'F iI iN''l
must hc an uur, % ui7a"ta'd' t,Du tn"hs ih'
Iupul' Wfirh Away proves ~ hiigiri uu 'ui"r-
m.~.uul industry. Bur thr bulls ar. n0vN-
ruuhisut oi d future. pronu@' me- good iuius-
und hy their superior fnrrgN may turn Ne
wheel OI fortune 100 their lnN1r.
Tine t,t.l uuuh.r ul shares d'nh lu wNs III
Western Union. 81 ION: Delaware. la haWituuH
aud Western. 20 49,; \ ~ !. rh Central, .1'i
SON Canu G9a1 laglic MAIL 37oQ; Oh.o.- 4.
nnl; 80 - Island. $3.50; c. y. and guln y, ~
Atlantic and l.rlii" lelosruph No"tuv ttc,hl'
Quicksilver, 700 The prelrrr"d, l4O -. IHnl
lnp. IN. urrrrrrrd $50: Illinois CrufrNl I9J
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MS M j. H.iskEfT CRiZT?
a Man ho Says thnt Haskell WAS his Father
~ 900 VI .Icnm Ei.n'I Get.

Tho will OF the late VIM. j. uasli"tt the
O. 'cnfrir If not ilsanc. lawyer Of 10 Centre
street. was the subject of cont ~ before NJ j.
Nj -konna. referee. Yesterday. Haskell WAS CO
yHars old when he died. End was most peculiar
nan. II talked 10 friends and clients a. If he
was millionaire, and gave numb roi per
-ou- "a understand that h" would treat them
literally Zoo his Inst Will and testament He loit
an o.tute consisting OF two hot~ =. worth in all
about S3uuN0. and uu'r.y lnad 'qtlii' 10 moot
the provisions oi the WILL Inc instrument II
rniHied hy MS VIII. Caroline L. whom Us NC
terms ui % codio he gay only Whui he could
not. under the law With hold. caroline, VINO
W. many wears his Iuu or. htd llNHd VIII nm
IN misery. though u devoted Hhd lHlhin wife.
The iut'sl d.Volnpulehl Is We hplnHrunrc ol "A
uilu named Marshall, WHO Claims ilii u" rs "a
son OF Hnskcit lie says tina, lin-k,n under
tine name al Marshall, married AZ marshall ~
mother an 1N3s. and lived IA her lur short
time. thai Mrs MurslH'l tnr'o years after the
marriage wont 10 hlod" Island. ana was there
ucnin married Ia man nunl"d AnToll ty
ly,nn In Rhode Island Marshal hrars som"
resemblance ~ Huskrt, but tn counsel for
Mrs lIu.krti question the truth of the story.
ana -iy than Marshall II II son OF Haskell TT al,
P'|r AI'xpndcr Hasiot's managing clerk
test fled. Yesterday, that whm ih" Office WIS
closed llasketi would - ho%a n4ry a. ia,o a.
any hune to 70 to-cruel cruel, ,rucl as the
Jasner l. Cunninrhnm. Haskctts Office hov.
dos 'rlh'l ms cmpiOyrr's eo''niricitics. In
juno. 1876 Haskell declared several times that
house. When clients protested u-iLust an gN-
eonsVr Charge such as iiiy per cent. for clllec-
ton h. would say. Got ont of my office. /
can't spend the greater part OF my income, and
/ nav, NO fme Ia bother about this" ii rs nun
nor and language toward the witness were ter
JImos T. Malcom said that Haskell showed
his Will 10 him Mnlrnm tulh llnHkeu ihu ne
ought to lcave him tMal'om $500. Hasket re-
Piled ia the most serious manner: " have lct
you ten times tlut amount The witness. who
Is not rgatee. added. with u comloul air Of
mad sud thai his wilc was a druukurd and went
ont with other men. both at which ass rtuns
the witness knew 10 be uniounded. MnhOm
slw Haskell about ton days boiorc his death,
and advised him 10 70 to Bermuda and remain
there until warm weather
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A story Anou, wm. VI. Evnr..


7 tf it 'fli'f 'ffi.fNf
WAsUTSGroN. March s.--'lharc is oppo-
81, on to tn, confirmation Of Mr.. fvlrTs from
an unexpected quarter that Will IN an .pro's'-
hIiity hr us successful us WIS ~" opposition la
n,.tnd ior Chief Justice. Tho charge alleged
ulsninal Evarir IT, thai when his confirmation NJ
Atturnry-G neral was pending in 1868 th RE
yyus npuos lion from a prominent Senator who
threatened ID ri.l.NtIOu o tNarts until the latter
agreed. II confirmed, 10 dismiss nm appeal suit
IN un important ciu-' then pendlns before the
United Stutf supreme Court.
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s. Bouefncior. Jonc, wriminltpr e. MarchG
- l.IN -in. " Kif.uir. l.uuNon irll -
- Nt,cr Nuu BuIuW. Bremen -. VIA SnutllHnptou
27h
Par. orcan Pearl HENLEY. Cnrlcuas
Al she usual river .nd tnlsfw.-e vessels
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The career of B. r. Babhitt s n lesson to M
young men that perfect honqr and 'gs'-. ~ ar 'g l'
Soap, the OILS used pure delicate, and ee, Nv,
that nO lalse scent Is nredrd.-Atc
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nE NTR1AS-G ANDES -un Wsdnr -iay. I'm inst AZ
fir ro.ir.r OIL She h-hr- par ut-. Dos fi0 49, h tsv.
Father ru-fnu Vicar trutrl uI ffN Arch Il.'i Mr.
Ramon 81, Mu1us of Havana o. NJ tlni -s it.. dau,h
ter 90 &. II n.idsn Eri u tui- rlil.
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Winehcstar's lIypophosphte OF Lime and
only by Winchester Co. Chemists $50 John st.. Ncw
iOf
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M.fRINE INTFLLIG h'.NCI..

NvfAruir ALHANAr-ruts
Sunrise. ... q au sun ~t- e. % Moon sets = p
uiDu wAraL-.rui- ptN
Sandy Hook. 10 600, Island . ag llcl Gate. o %
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The new Administrations The oath Of office
Inauguration, Pruue and other features, wti hNt
pase Illustrations the hea isk HLfiad Tine, nov
rnady,-1tr
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Fifty per cont saved by using Higgins's Ger
man Laundry soal-.ids
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Onines TastoL,es' Cod Liver Oil with Lime
aud Wild Cherry. soldby druggists D,pot Lowetl
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II Won want 70 relieve the Il diseases Of children
witli0u TlsA ave Avuens isutlus Cordial, @oe..Ae
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Unlanndried shirts. Wamsutta muslin, linen
hnsons. 81 rnrl BRUSH hall he's IA pair. i W.Jtdn
ston, 2GO Grand 81 also ~ 9TH aV cor 2oth st-Ai
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mittcc to visit his onlcc and inspect the books.
or this your committee took no notice; first. be-
causc II did not hctit them To hold irregular
communication with u cuntumaciuus witness
and second. bccuusc the conduct ~ kilbpurn
and his partner concern ng both the bill in
equity and the books aud papers Afforded no
ground for surprising thnt. should their ofllrc
b. visited, the genuine books would be there
KrIBouRN AND 1ArrA's OPERATIONS.
No denial having been made NJ QUALIFICATIONS
OF the hill in equity. hut n strong desire to con-
ccal having been shown the charges in the bill
are to lee regarded IL substantially true. The
bill -tutos that S5O.OOO were originally invested
in the pool and used for the purchase of real c--
tatr. This real estate 50 purchnsrd WAS in u
quarter where the Board OF Public Works has
since made extensive improvements. greatly
raising the vuluc Of the lots. Tho bill stutcs
that part OF them has been sold for 81 IA 900. and
values the remainder at slSOOO0 or more. 1t
thus appears TINT the improvements made by
Oh" board Of Public Works in that region wore
accompanied or followed by an increase in tue
value Oi the lois TO the amount of six times the
sum invested This. however. docs not repre-
sent the actual increase which, though probably
larger than S2jnO 900 could hardly have been ut
~ large n rut". since tbs abstract of pur-
clases and sales by klbOurn, Lata a Om-
cush put in were used over and over. NOT in out
right purchases, hut in paving margins. the re-
lhah4eroi the purchase money being repre-.
scented hy notes secured 10y deeds Of trust
or mortgages on the property bought, or
all the many purchases made, 10y these
three partners. each being dcsinatcd as "trus-
t'e.' scarcely one appears to have involved cush
payment in full and very few to have involved
payment of q large part uf the price in cash. 1t
will be- observed that operators hv purchasinr ON
these terms. avoided the risk OF much sacrifice.
since the speculation were 10 fail they would he
at liberty 10 relieve themselves of responsibility
hy SURF nderlng the property back to the sell
rrs. losing only IN margin OF cash actually put
in. rlsking in trut event nothing hut suits on
the notes. which iurics would be- unlikely to on
force after surrender Of tn" cOnsid Grafton where
for they wore given. BY this mode of operation
they We're enabled 10 extend their purch ascs Tar
invested
The purchases made 10y these three men ~
trustees far rs appeared on the Land
Records Of the District OF Columbia about the,
time that this Investigation began. aggregated
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nIInnn LN.rinr. nN srm,CrtI.Fi
kErr STILLS TmE BEST A>D 'nEAr

hi. ~, NOlsIh III, grnf .i.u- ,nA hht-. me
Derbys, al sv rwIn - - htM Church o., up stAIs
National Republican., 1877-02-06
CITY BREyITIEs.

The officers Of the First precinct are com.
on In their station.
B. II. Bartol, Chas. II. Rogers, Henry L.
Uau, John Bailey and william Orme were yes.
terday elected directors Of the Washington Gas
light Company.
A delegation from company A, of the Wash
given BY the fifth Maryland regiment In Balti-
more last night
Professor Jacob G. Hazely lectured To q
large audience at the Asbury I'M. E) church,
corner Of Eleventh and X streets, last evening" on
the subject Of Africa.
Mr.. VIM. Young, who was Superintendent
OF the galley shop at the navy yard for many
years, but resigned last summer, has been reap.
pointed TO his old position.
Rev. Mr.. Graves, OF Baltimore, will par
tieIpate In the union revival meetings at ST.
enth and II streets, this week.
Yesterday afternoon Officer Breen, OF the
Fifth precinct, arrested one John Chapman on
the charge OF carrying on a policy shop on q
street, between Thirtsenth and Thirteen. and a.
half streets northwest. The accused will have q
hearing In tho Police Court this morning.
In view Of the number Of mechanics and
laborers who are out Of employment an appeal
will soon be made 10 Gen. Babcock to resume
work on the new state, War and Navy Depart
ments. The mild weather that has prevailed for
the past few days leads those interested TO hope
that their prayer for work will be granted.
Drs. WIN. B. Drinlard, ]. Ford Thompson,
q. II. A. kleinschmIdt, johnson Eliot, s. A. II.
Mcklm, A. Y, p. Garnett and Samuel y. Busey,
the Columbia Asylum Tor women, have sent In
their designations IN view OF the action taken by
the board OF directors In reference to certain re-
eommendntions by the consulting board,
National Republican., 1877-02-06
LIQUOR SOLD ON SUNDAY.
A Correspondent Who Thinks the Law shouit
be Enforced,

Correspondent Who Thinks the Law shoaid
be Enforced.
To the Editor orhs National Republican:
SIR: Having watched with interest the fight
OF The REPUBLICAN, with the gamblers, and
their final subversion, now wish to call your at
tention to another evil-as disgracsful as gam.
on In open violation Of the law and under the eyes
Of our pseudo-polce, who seem to think that
custom makes the crime legal. The sale Of
whisky on the Sabbath Is not only becoming
common In the District, but those who carry on
the business deal 1t out as fearlessiy on that day
as upon other days Of the week, notwithstanding z
that there is strict law prohibiting II. The at
tention Of the proper authorities has been often
other papers, and for q short time after the ap-
psarance Of such notices the evil was somewhat
aba ted.
This fact goes to show that little oficiousness
on the part OF the police would entirely subyert
the crime and add to the comfort Of many
absence OF their principal supporters -.fathers
and sons-who congregate In the "rum. lesp on
the day which should be devoted to prayer, and
IN few hours spend the wages produced by o
hard week Of toll, while their families are suffer
Ing for the mere necessaries OF life The police
IN selling liquor on the Sabbath, and unless the
Commissioners urge them on TO duty the crime
viii continue unabated. South Of the Avenue,
between Tenth and Fifteenth Streets there are
at least twenty stores that keep open on sunday
and not more than four Of these pay license. The
closing sf the gambling helis has done much TO
Improve society, and to THIS REPUBLICAN, Is due
the praise. WIN II now increase the good work
by demanding that the law be enforced and the
sale Of liquor stopped on the Lords dayf J. q.
National Republican., 1877-02-06
Police Hea,lauarters.

Things have been dull at police headquar-
ters for two or three days. Since Richards re-
sumed tho duties Of chief Of police neither Mr..
Gatchol nor any other Of the now commissioners
have been there much. The detectives have en-.
tered upon their duties again, and have asso-
oiated with the other officers, as In former days
The silence Ia omlnous. The trial Of Richards
and the three deteetves-McDevitt,M Miller and
McElfresh--is suppressed to begin tomorrow night.
The board may decide to delay II still longer,
and give the detectives more reason TO congratu.
late thcmstlvcs upon having fixed the board.
the laws OF the United States, and II Is a very
strange and unusual proceeding q TO relnstate them
In office and allow them to exercise all the prlvi-
leges OF important officials before they have been
vindcated or even tried. They have no chance
for acguittal with q fair trial. Tho charges arc
based upon facts, already brought out In testi-
mOny, which will only have to be repeated by tho
board In order to substantiatc every speciaca-
tlDn