Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-01-31

| Ihe sub committee OH markets of the House
tives of the Washington market company with
| reference to an investigation OF the affairs of
| that company. The committee decided to al
.OW The company to file supplementary an
| A BOARD OF HEALTH CONTRACT.
| MI. Barnnm introduced in the Senate today
OH cling the District Commissioners to
| examine and settle the claim of ThOS. Lucas,
assignee of Peter Murray & Co, growing ont
OF contract with the Board of Health to abate
by The
that the Board of Health shall approve the
! audit of the contract
That Conference at WOrmley.s.
| SHARP TELEGRAMs BETWEEN COL. BURKE
| AND MR.. W. e. CHANDLER.
Major Burke, of New Orleans, yesterday
sent telegram to VIM. E. Chandler, not an
| SWermg the latter's questions about the con-
| ference az HOrmley's, etc, but Yankee fashion
propoundlng other questions to Chandler, ask
aiId lmE II ne is is the Chandler who earned and re-
! celVed lee from Kellogg of So 900 in 1873. and
| the encomlum, you had done more for him
than any one, except Attorney General Will
| llams, IN maintaining his foul and infamous
usurpatlOn OF the office OF governor OF Louis
lana = il he is ''the Chandler who encouraged
abetted and conspired with infamous allies in
New Orleans to rob twelve thousand citizens
OF New Orleans of the franchise and drag them
Del0re the federal courts on or about the day
OF the late electiOn-whO in November, 1876, by
telegraph, guaranteed Kellogg that the whole
retnrnlng board in counting the vote of
Louisiana for the republican candidates,
and then hastened to Florida to manipulate
thee frauds of that state cOunt?" and other
conundrums of the same sort.
To this somewhat irrelevant telegram VIM.
f. Chandler laconically replied as follows:
WASHINGTON, Jan. 80, 1873.
To Major E. A. Burke. Ner Orleans, La.:
Your violent language and false charges
against me leave no doubt about your iden-
tiiy and therefore repeat my inquiry about
the Wormley hotel conference. We're you
present, was a memorandum made, and will
you make it public?
[Signed] w. f. CHANDLER.
THE RAILROAD MAGNATEs, at their ad-
Journed meeting in New York Yesterday,
agreed that all differences with regard to
freight rates be referred to Commissioner
Frick as final arbitrator. In the meantime.
rates for west bound freight will be restored
as from New York.
COMMITTEE have appointed j. w. Hughes, of
Pottsville, and Jas. Emerson, of Beaver. del
egates to the Toledo National Greenback con-
ysntion; vel a state convention will be held in
Philadelphia June 5. Hon. +. p. Devices,
chairman OF the committee, claims that the
party will hold the balance of power in the
next legislature.
THREATENING STATE OF AFFAIRS IN EC
ROPE.-AuStria declines committing herself 10
joint action with England unless the ministry
for supplies. in which case a very important
European combination will appear. Austria
has addressed note to Russia reSOlutely up
holding the interests OF Austria and Europe
There is Russian scheme under discussion
for the decoration of COnstantinOple by land.
While the European SquadrOns are Stationed
behind the seaport. France takes sides with
Germany on the Eastern question, although re-
solved to avoid all complications A number
OF whitehead tOrpedOeS are being prepared for
service at WOOlwich, and large stock of can
n Ic f.,y oh
TRIAL OF THE LOUISIANA RETURNING
BoARD.-The trial of Gen; Anderson, of the
louisiana returning board, was resumed in
New Orleans yesterday The first witness w.
IL. Smart, being sworn for the state, said:
am clerk OF the district court of Vernon par
l.E l was deputy clerk before: the document
| shown to me contains my official signature; it
| lSan election return. At the evening session
Thos. Franklin, supervisor of registration of
| Vernon parish, testified, after identifying re-
turns shown him, to alterations after he had
signed them; that only at poll No. were any
republican votes cast, and then only two for
! receiving none at all. Looking over the re-
| turns from poll No. 2 the votes were altered in
| giving each Hayes elector 81 votes. At poll
! No: g. 81 votes were given the Hayes electors
| while they had received none. This was done
after he had signed the returns. In the con
solldated returns OF all the votes cast in the
| ceived votes, us were given to Kellogg
Burch and Joseph, and 1s0 to Marks SheldOn
| Jefferson Brewster and LeViSSee. The dem
! ocratic electors had received 647 votes, which
was altered to 469 votes. The question if the
| returns for other officials had been altered,
was was opposed by The defence Ss as the charge was
| sident The objection was Overruled and q
bill Of exceptions taken.
- A KANSAS BANK CLOsED.-The First Ma
| tional Bank of Kansas City, Mo-, closed yes
terday, owing to shrinkage in deposits dur
ing the past few days of over $3.50 900, added to
6rnI in 1ttri inr f1,n Tn..,
months, aggregating much larger amount.
| The closing of the bank took the community
by surprise, and there was heavy run on the
other banks during the excitement, which, it
was thought, was dying out last evening
MINERS ON THE WAGES OUEsTION.-The
| miners meeting at Homecoming yesterday was
well attended, and harmonious. Sixteen
mines were represented by thirty eight dele
vote resulted: For fifty cents, 26 delegates for
fifty-tve cents, II delegates; for sixty cents
one delegate The rate proposed by the com
reported to the presidents and % them "t actioe oe
Will be awaited.
tOnWOOd OF Nebraska, wishes that the ObServa.
Tory at Washington should be removed from
the fogs OF the Potomac to the plains. near
Omaha. But. Senator, you never could see
Herald, Sist. ''"0' Vi s'"''"0ppe''-lN' L.
CLERGYMAN DROPPING DEAD-The Rev
Timothy Gardner Freeman, a Baptist clergy
man, aged Is, fell dead of disease of the heart
yesterday, while seated at lunch at his board
Ing house, 800 east 18th street, New York. He
was native of Morristown, Nd, and was
pastor of churches in New Orleans. Natchez,
Miss, and Camden, Ark, until the close of the
war. He had no church in New York.
RoBBING THE DEAD.-In the early part of
last fall, A. H. Sinner, prominent politician
OF Wllkesbarre, Pa, and successful sutler
during the late war, died. His remains were
removed to Klmble's, a small settlement on
the LackawaXen river, in Pike county, Pa,
was sudden and mysterious, as well as the
burial. On his person when laid in the tomb
was a pin, set Of studs, and a ring-all set
Of gold: The grave has been opened and these
valuableS removed.
CHARGE OF FORGERY AGAINST RECEIVER
JEWETT.-Receiver Jewett, of the Erie rail
WaY apuearea before a iuStica i'm New York