Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-01-18
The District in Congress.
IMPORTANT MEETING OF THE HOUSE COMMIT

| lumbia met this morning and again consid
cred the Hendee bill to provide a form of gov
ernment for the District OF Columbia. The
| was reached, the hitch being on the proportion
tne fne general government should pay annually
9r ahe of of the Dsrs The Rs
| united States should pay one half. but mem
bers who are warm friends of the bill think
the ratio is fixed at 60 cents for the District
and 40 cents for the United States. The com
mittee adjourned without action owing to the
absence, through sickness, of Messrs. Hendee
| anu Cla1lli; but decided to meet tonight at the
rooms OF Representative Blackburn, and re-
sume consideration of the measure.
| During the committees session the Board of
Health We're heard protesting against the abo-
hI ,i'lPn o. the board as is provided for in the
abolished, that the salary of the health officer
| lie fixed at sum to insure its being filled by a
| competent physician.
| Tomorrow the committee will hear those
| Interested in the formation of additional gas
| companies in the District.
| A BILL TO VALIDATE REAL ESTATE TITLES.
The 1Ss House this morning passed biz to vai
| where the record has been made before con-
suls or I; S. ministers abroad. The deeds are
! to have the same power and effect as though
recorded in this city but are not to affect any
| rights acquired by innocent purchasers.
KDwEIL's BOTTOMS.
senator Merrimon introduced bill in the
grounds in the city of Washington, under the
| provisions Of act of Congress, chapter xc V, ],
approved May 'th, 1922. The bill provides that
| the powers and duties heretofore devolved
| upon and vested in "the mayor of the city of
Washington for the time being be vested in
the Secretary of the interior, who shall exc
cute the deeds thereby required under his
hand and official seal. This is the same bill
which was introduced into the House day or
| two ago.
no NATIONAL UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN THIS
Mr.. Goode, from the committee on education
ana labof THIS m0rningreported adversely upon
| the bill to establish in the District of Collm
| bla, university for the education of women
IN the liberal arts and sciences, under the
name, style and title of the Women's National
| University. The bill asked for $50N,0OO TO es
tabish the institution: and named as incOrpo-
Iators Margaret f. Johnson, j. A. Stewart, J.
EG1fra EEra1lfhaTd' 4 NJ l1R0 IRhompson S r. Kenyon !.
| Baldwin, M. II. SchOolciaft. A. w Adams. G.
| Gross, and B. Mute.
| his hand closely on the helm. Twenty years
| ago he was at the Office at 2 o'clock in the af
ternoon. and, with the exception of an hournr
two at night, he remained till O'Clock the
next morning, writing and giving directions
| as 10 what should appear in the next issue OF
| his paper. OF late years he has been at the
| office at II O'Clock am, lunched down town at
| = and $50 returned home for dinner. where he
remained until the next day. Proofs OF all
| important editorials and accounts of the lead
! ing events OF the day were sent to his home
| late in the evening. After 4 careful eNamina-
tCn OF them such corrections and additions
We're made as seemed necessary, and then they
were returned to the office. He would give the
points of long leader in 4 We minutes talk.
but having confidence I'M subordinate's abil-
| ity to handle Il certain class of topics, would
give him great latitude. He said that to be
effective an editorial must be one that ,C0uld
not Geep;, 1t must be written tOday-to-mor-
row would be too late. ImpersOnal Journalism
| he fully believed i'll. but a man OF such marked
individuality could not easily produce an I'M
personal paper: yet he srove to keep himself
said to him, II like Your gumption as a news
paper man. but don't always agree with the
R;eet'b9!Ican,s i;et b 4, ,opinio4s 'oh, that's, all
myself. - lrtHades,phiG 21nlss: s:' ~ WI" '''"
ABscoNDlNG, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE AR
| KESTED:-On the 18th of December last John
tax collector in ,Eockhi township, Bucks
county, Pa, disappeared, and is charged with
having absconded with $500 belonging to the
county: Yesterday he was recognized on a
train from Philadelphia to Norristown. A
warrant Ean,a was a obtained and placed in the
him at the JefferSOnville hotel, where he was
staying. He was brought before NJ. ID. Patter-
hearing. On his person were found 800 in
money and gold watch. He stated that he
had been robbed of $500 in Philadelphia.
The money taken from him by the Justice was
concealed in his stocking.
THE HUNTINGTON, L. l., MysTERY.-It is
little overfive years ago since John G. Kelsey
OF Huntington, was tarred and feathered and
alleged TO nave been murdered. The crime of
tarrlng and feathering him, at the worst but
assault and battery is now Outlawed, SO that
those who participated in il talk of il without
fear G r. Of the law. Districk Attorney Wickham,
he had been in communication with certain
lawyers relative to Huntington matters which
We're brought to his attention before response
get the information he sought in direct terms.
Now, however they are prOfuse in facts and
unhesitatingly tell who held him, stripped him
OF his clothing, shaved his hair and applied
The tar and feathers. The letters to the above
effect do not bear in the remotest degree upon
the murder and he refuses to submit them for
puDncat1On. Kelsey property has been sold
and the proceeds divided among his brothers
and sisters.-[N Y. Mail, 18th.
RUssIA'S TERMS FOR AN ARMISTICE have
become more severe, it is asserted, since the
Schlpka Pass victory, The prisoners taken
and 81 guns. The Russian loss in killed and
wounded was 5,i64 men: The Russian van
gnard has occupied Eski Saghra and Yeni Sa-
ghra, winch were burned and evacuated by
the inhabitants: Gen. SkObelOff has captured
Tatar Bazardjik and Vetrenous.
| DEBATE on THE QUEENS SPEECH IN PAR
| l1AMENT-The debate on the address in reply
/ to the Queens speech was commenced in the
| House OF Lords last evening. Lord BeacOnS-
| field. in closing his remarks, said if British u-
| fuence is increased, he expressed the unaui-
nous nous sentiment SCI TIN en-. OF the government that it
ty, and for securing a, stable and enduring
! peace, but if we are called upon to defend the
interests of England, and the circumstances
| demand that we should appeal again TO Parlia-
ment for the means of vindicating the honor
and interests of the country, he was certain
| the government would never fail to take that
course. There was loud cheering at the close
OF his speech The Grecan ministry are re-
ported to be negotiating with England upon
the issue of which depends whether Greece
shall or not play an active part with or at the
side of England.
SHOT HERSELF INSTEAD OF HER HUSBAND
Jas. JeSSeman, aged 23 who had separated
from his wife after being married yearwent
to her house in Dorchester, n. H., Wednesday,
and after an alteration knocked her down
| and chOked her. His wife'S sister parted
| them and handed his wife revolver with
which she fired twice at him as he retreated
| from the house. She then took hold of the
| pistol to stop firing, when it was accidentally
discharged, the ball entering her abdomen
and intlicting mortal wound. Jesseman es-
| capped unhurt.
A WOMAN ROASTED ALIvE.-Mrs. Caya-
| naugh, the wife of well-knOwn citizen of
| Martins Ferry, Ohio came to a horrible end
Wednesday night while putting coal on an
| open crate. Her dress caught fire. and as she
| aln in, fhQ oh