Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-02-21
The District in Congress.

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StOwell of VT. and Purnell, of Del, and 9th
erS. spoke on the subject.
The District in Congress.
The Senate committee investigating the
Freedmen's hospital will not meet again
until next week.
THE POLICE COURT BUILDING CONTROVERSY.
The House committee on the District of Co
lumDla Today heard arguments on behalf of
the petitioners who have protested against
the purchase of the Unitarian church for PO-
lice Court purposes: also against the bill now
pending before the District committee, au-
thOrlzing the District Commissioners to pur
chase the church property. The committee
postponed action until the District Commits
SlOnerS and Nlr. w. ID. DaVidge can be heard
on the subject.
ANTIQUITIES OF AMERICA.-The SmithsOn-
ian Institution will soon distribute over the
country circulars inviting the cooperation of
all who have the time and disposition for such
laDOr, In its researches concerning the antiuui-
ties OF America. The Institution contempateS
the publication of an exhaustive work on
american archaeology. with numerous illus
tratlonS. and it desires to collect from every
available source whatever is now known or
can be .ascertained by special investigation
concerning the antiquities of North America
Inc circular contains list of questions to
guide the investigator in his description of
mounds, caves, ETC., etc: Much valuable ma
TINS way by the institution in the past, and the
proposed work will no doubt largely profit by
the responses TO this circular.
PERsONAL.-NIrS. Isabella Beecher Hooker
Will address the Senate committee Oh privi-
leges and elections on the subject of woman
suffrage t3,morroW: Mr.. Hayt, commits
from the city for few days. will return to-
morrow. Secretary SchurZ'S son, Carl
who has been i'll for some time is now conya-
leScent.
THE PACIFIC MAIL CASE AGAINST w. S
k1NG.-To-day, the District Attorney, on the
direction of Judge Wylie, of the Criminal
Eoqrt, entered a nolle pros. in the case of w.
). klng, indicted for perjury in connection
with the Pacific mail Investigation, it being
shown that the OffenSe was barred by the stat
ute OF limitations, and further that the indict-
meEt was defective.
WOMAN'S RIGHTS IN THE SUPREME COURT.
The House this afternoon agreed to a bill by 4
Vote of 169 to 81 to allow women to practice
before the supreme Court of the United States
wien they have been practising three wears
pr' vious in any state court or before the su-
Preme court OF the District of Columbia.
THE INVESTIGATION OF DooRKEEPER POLK
The testimony in the dOorkeepers investga-
tlon tnls morning was unimpOrtant. The
committee Will take no further testimony, but
Will meet the committee on accounts tO-mOr-
row, aud submit report early next week.
MARYLAND LEGISLATURE.-In the senate of
Maryland yesterday leave was given to report
a OH eXpunging the word white" wherever
1t occurs in the code. Unfavorable reports
were adopted on the bill extending jurisdic.
tion of justices of the peace to eases of petty
larceny, and the bill to permit person to teS-
tCyn mly IN ms own behalf without cross examina
tlon lending to crlminate himself; also to pre-
vent husband and wife from testifying against
eacn O1fef. Leaves were granted to Introduce
on to transfer the states stock in the Ches-
apeaKe and Ohio Canal company to trustees of
the preferred bondhOlders; also to authorize
the callai company 10 issue new bonds in eX
change for those authorized by act of 1914 ;
also Tor sale OF the states interest in the canal
The senate bill authorizing the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal company to issue $50O,OO0 of
bonds was passed by a vote of So yeas to Is
much discussion was had on the motion to re-
fer the bill to the ways and means committee.
pending which the house adjourned.
TWEED CONFEssEs JUDGMENT FOR A NIL
L1oN-Ihe corporation counsel in New York
Nesterday, Hdsty, entered Judgment on confession of
Tor $l,t2,OOO against Mr.. Tweed, i'm the old
board OF supervisors suit, afterward changed
to suit by the mayor.
THE INDIANA DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
was held at Indianapolis yesterday, and state
mated: Resolutions in favor of greenbacks
and silver legal-tender were passed. In his
speech, Governor Hendricks was very severe
eating silver, said that it will rise again to the
same level as gold.
THE DEBT OF VIRGINIA.-Both houses of the
hN;ilrIgnla VII legislature have passed the Barbour
6ill, which provides that fifteen ents of the
nrCy MY assessed on each one hundred dollars of
liquor taxes, except $75, 200, which goes to the
government expense fund, shall be devoted to
the payment of the interest on the public d ebt.
coupons are not to be received for the twenty
hVe cents and ten cents levied for govern
mental and school purposes. A bill refunding
the debt in three and four per cent. bonds is
contemplated.
MRS; PITMAN's AsHEs.-A special dispatch
OF Mrs. Ben Pitman arrived here to-day from
the Washington, Pa, crematOry, in good con
dlti9n, and were taken charge of by her hus-
it is not yet determined what disposition will
be made of them. Mr.. Pitman 1ectured an
hour and ahalf this morning to his classes i'm
the school OF design on "fsthetic Cremation"
NEW JERSEYS PRISON INvEsTIG ATIoN.-A
stTeSeial tTS dispatch from Trenton, Feb 18th, says:
Inc state prison Investigation was resumed
this evening. Drs. Ribble and Warman testi-
ned that they had tried the Stretcher as an eX
heir onninn aa lou found 1t to be great torture
natural death, Theodore Horn and Samuel
M: LipDinc3tt, both paid inspectors OF the
its management or discipline, and heard but
lew complaints from the prisoners. They
never tried the stretcher. Other witnesses
testlhed that the gag and stretcher had been
used.
FINANCIALLY EMBARRASSED.-A G. Cattell
4 Co., the wellknown grain firm of Philadel-
phia, are announced as financially embar
rasSed., They owe $4,000 of which $l5,OOO is
secured. Nominal assets $30O0O0 The firm
expects to arrange with its creditors and re-
sumo Immediately.
THE TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT IN CANADA.
A meeting of the dominion alliance was held
at Ottawa yesterday, composed of the most
prominent temperance advocates. The do
recommended the raising of 100000 for the
purpose OF placing the temperance Question
before the country. Several members of par
Lament were present and expressed them
selves in sympathy with the movement. They
stated that 1t was altogether likely that the
government will introduce a measure which
VIII be acceptable to all temperance men.