Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-28


For the purpose of giving this hearing, the bill
was recOmmitted.
THE WASHINGTON MARKET QUESTION.
,,,ah!e dhe house committee on the District of Col
looking to an arbitration between the Wash
1ngton Market Company and the Distric5 of
SOlInmbla: oI the bondhOlders, stockholders, and
by the District Of the buildings at a fair ap-
Pralsement, and in such event the payment
nIsI I OF the claims against the company; see
the stockholders. From the several bills pre-
sented the committee will draft one of its own
The Eastern Question.
RUSSIANS IN CONSTANTINOPLE.
Reuters dispatch from COnstantinople says:
The Grand Duke Nicholas will probably re-
the Sultan. The company included several
Russian princes and generals and Vefvk, SAT
sultan iG IS having presents and an imperial
order prepared for the Grand Duke, who will
visit him again." A project is being discussed
for the erection of a sanitarium for the Rus
sian sick on the heights of Bulukdere.
BIsMARCK'S ATTEMPT AT MEDIATION.
The Berlin IOgbldtt says: prince Bis
marck' latest attempt at mediation between
England and Russia has thus far been unsuc-
ceSs1ul. His proposal was that Russia should
indicate beforehand the points in the treaty
which she agrees should be discussed at the
Congress-: Russia has not yet replied to this
PROPOSAL The Agence R1isse considers the
alleged proposal of Prince Bismarck that Rus,
S Sa s1o4d b lndcate beforehand the points Of
nii CIV SUE was wiltiig should DC discussed
sERvIA AND AUSTRIA.
Ii is SAID that the ServiGn government hav-
ing refused to mobilize the army on the north
ern frontier as demonstration against Aus
trIa without the consent of the SkuptSchina,
which it was known beforehand would not be
given; given. Russia suggested M suspension of the
constitution. This suggestion has been de-
clined after nearly causing a ministerial
crisis.
Maryland, yesterday. unfavorable report was
made on the bill authorizing Baltimore citv
authorities to subscribe Ss00.000 to the Mary-
land and Delaware shin canal. and the renort
was adopted. The nine months appropriation
T ~ nays Ks %
IN the state nrodmced hv oonvict 10 hnr Of tba
annronrietion ef Go f feie was a,l
S fro vi 70 IoL ScnoOS, 10
Schools The mitia XXI WI ,l n9i WI M'e
hiWVeas ~ plrn I"s paStteH dso
nrnno,t 49,, ~ certain cn,rcn
IF cer {n iio,r u taHg properly
the Housa IT of eroU fMNeptea M In
diSclosina nH cond ni o p,{satiais rom
their % XII rom
cnrrSsinnnr for f ta oit piovlulg ioI LAX
h nn$iTin @ for e se was paSsed pSS 90 Inc
Ddi pl9'iTs hs aOr sta1e 1 loah OF SoGaHV was
ayers of the house of correction to hire CON
! Vlcts to the Maryland Canal company was
passed also the bill to prevent cruelty to ami
mails IN Baltimore
IHE ILLINOIS NATIONAL PARTY met in state
tUi1'6n,l9n a az SprlngneLd YESTERDAY, about
senting tfty-nine counties. j. Gillespie, of
| MadlSOn county, was chosen PRESIDENT. ReSO-
| lutl0ns were adopted demanding the immed-
ate issue OF legal tender paper currency to the
1ull limit at least OF the 900 legal tender
treasury notes, and opposing the employment
IN IN shops and factories of minors under four
teen years OF age
| pr.s,,-.,-. D D .---,--
to,EG EHNsi St diAntA II. Il; aEfAiRs.-lhe new
| Ia noa5u VI uittGtolS ol the pennsylvania rall-
ioaa company nave organized with the follow
llig oiilceIs: IreS,dent, mos. A. Scott; first
wee, ,lIeslGent; Geo. b: koberts; second,
tMy, Joseph Lesly :. assistant secretary, John
| T. Slmms. Jf.
| A.. o.n,1 =. ~ Uo-- :,
AN ohIH hIf IN HONOR - lawyer ap-
PA Ptiathea psdoae JuHge McAdam on saturday
WIN judgment deptOr who refused either to
swear OF aIlrm. Alter several questions by
| tne ludge, the man SAID he was materialiSt,
sidered binding on his conscience. Finally he
was told to raise his right hand, and the oath
instead of the usual formula. Judge McAdam
informed the counsel that should the man
testify falsely he could be held for perjury the
same as ii the regular oath had been admins.
tered.-tN. Y. Tribune, eth.
| DELAWARE PEACH CROP.-A telegram from
Dover, Del. of the 25th, says that reports from
| Cristield, Salisbury, Deimar, Bridgeville.
! ChestertOWn, and other important points in
| the peach growing region, agree that the wind
| has not materially DANA ged the cropS viz ooi''
|
| THE BALTIMORE LABOR RIOTS In the
| Maryland legislature yesterday, the committee
| of ways and means in the house of delegates.
| reported unfavOrably upon several bills to paw
for damages to property destroyed during the
| the unfayOrable renOrt was adnnfed T bv "h, tho
| house. The committee saw. that as a penaraI
| rule there is no indemnity for Snchs inSSas %
There was no dereliction on the Mart Of The
| state if being an occa sion where tha VI laws @
| could not be enforced in due time to nreWamt
| destruction of the pr0pertV' for Which pindem
| nity is claimed. ' "''" '''''oi''-
|
| FATHER WALSH. of Long Branch, still con-
| Iinues his vigorous war on the rumSeiIers.
| One of his congregation who keeps an inn.
| and who was mentioned as violating the Sun,
| day liquor law, called upon Father Walsh at
his parochial residence Yesterday and sought
an interview, but the reverend gentleman re-
fused to see him.
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setts, on Tuesday, James Larkin, while drunk,
beat his mother with poker when, thinking
her to be dead, he set fire to the house and
L hpn hSr,,cnl y,,to l.,