Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-06-14

The PreSideIr this afternoon approved the
following: Acts 10 enable the Joint commission
10 carry INTO effect the act of congress for the
completion OF the Washington monument:
me general deficiency bill for the benefit OF
amend The charter OF the Fire Insurance Co,
OF The District of Columbia: Ia am, hori 20 The
HiSirict commissioners to make and enforce
regulations reiafINe 10 the sale OF Goa, also
building regulations.
BILLS WHICH ARE NOT LIKELY TO PASS
The following are the more important Dis
trlct bills on the public calendar which will
probably fail 10 pass at the present session:
To construct a bridge across the Potomac at
the Three Sisters Islands: bill for the reStora-
lion OF wages i'm the Government Printing
Office: bill for the erection of a fire proof
building for the National Museum: hill 20 au-
thoIlZe tie commissioners of the District 90
audit certain claims against the District and
Tor lunulng the same: bill To provide that per
sons sentenced 10 hard labor by the courts of
me biS,rict. may be confined in the District
IAN hll Tor the Improvement of the ewerage
ol the city OF Washington: bill to provide for
The settlement of all outstanding claims
against Ihe District and conterring juriSdic-
lion on The court OF claims 10 hear the same
A PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS COMMISSION.
Mr.. Dorsey yesterday presented the follow
ing amendment which he intends to propose
10 the Sundry civil appropriation bin i'm the
Senate: That the President be, and hereby is
authorized TO detail Lieut.. Col. II. G.. Wright
anu lltui. 1Ol. ". n. GILMORE. OF the corps Ot
engineers. I. ). army, who, with the architect
of the Capitol shall constitute 4 commission.
whose duty il shall be To examine and report
at the next session OF Congress a proper sys-
TEN of sewerage and drainage for the cities
OF Washington and Georgetown, and also to
perfect plan for the permanent improvement
OF the Potomac river in front of the city OF
washington and said commission shall have
entire control Of all the public improvements
In said cities. the laying of all new and the
resurfacing of all old pavements. the repairs
al md tRn Lat
all contracts for the same i'm accordance
with the provisions OF section five OF an
act entitled IAN act providing a permanent
form OF government for the District Oi Colum-
bla. approved June lO,h, ISIS: and for such
new improvements, work. and repairs. SIn.000
OF the sum appropriated for the general eN-
pepSeS of the District of Columbia, or so much
thereof as may be necessary. shall he expended
under The direction OF said commission.
A FIRE-ALARM BILL.
The Senate yesterday afternoon passed {"
bill TO aid in the protection OF the public build
ings and property against loss and damage by
FIRE, which i, he enae,I that a commission com
posed oi The Commissioner of Patents, the
supervising Architect of the Treasury depart
ment, and the Secretary of the Smithsonian
institution is hereby constituted and author
lied 10 examine such automatic Signal-tele-
graph systems as may be submitted TO them
by the owners aud agents thereof, and to as
certain which of the same is best adapted for
the purpose of the earliest and most certain
transmission by signal Of the occurrence of
fire. and also the adaptahity. usefulness and
need OF the same for the further protection of
the buildings and property of the government
III The several departments in Washington,
and 10 report the results of their examination
10 the next session Of Congress"
ANNUAL MEETING OF B. & +. RAILROAD
COMPANI.-The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Baltimore and Potomac railroad
company was held Thursday morning at the
office OF the company, in Baltimore. The state
ment OF the business of the road for the year
lsi1 shows that gross earnings from all sources
were S6i6, ,522, Is, Of which Washington line and
tunnel were SiN5, ,79a.S 50, and POpe'S Creek line
A0,522 %; showing decrease of $40. .l62 -, of
which Washington line and tunnel S13,04.73.
and POpe'S Greek line S3,o6S.O5. The decrease
is by comparison with the centennial year.
when the passenger travel was extraordinarily
large. The total expenses We're $134. .5SL2l, OF
which Washington line and tunnel SiS7,0l063,
and Pope Greek line SiI, ,a23.5S: decrease of
$G5.610SS. of which Washington line and tun-
mel $54.5S5.SS, and POpe's Greek line Sll.OS5.
The net earnings were therefore Slll, l,7SS.1.
OF the IS miles of main track single and dOu.
Die, between Baltimore and Washington, 2g
miles are now laid with steel. Thorough re-
pairs have been made to all bridges on both
the Washington and POpeS Creek lines, and
IN those upon the Long bridge, over the Poto-
mac river south of Washington: the span of
the south draw entirely renewed and length
ened about fifty feet, making the span the
same length on either side OF the pivot, and
causing the draw to swing much more readily.
On account of the high rate of speed main
Ialned by moSr OF the passenger trains on the
Washington line, il is contemplated 10 shortly
replace the bridges thereon with iron struc-
lures. The report was adopted, and the follow
ing directors elected for the ensuing year.
A. j. CaSSatt, Geo. b. Roberts, Geo. Small, Il.
L. Newcomer, VIM. I. Walters, DR. Eli J. Hen
kle and Samuel Cox. The board reelected all
the Old officers, as follows :-Oden Bowie, pre-
SiGent; A. j. CaSSatt. vice president: JOhn
Grove, secretary; and John ). Leib, treasurer
A RAILROAD STRIKE Not CONTEMPLATED.
| 4 oh tn NnkH AarLyT
from Chicago, June i, says: " Mr.. Z. NJ. Ar
thur, chief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers, is i'm this city. He denies that any
railroad strike is contemplated. He also saws
that the brotherhood does not believe in
strikes, but what it demands is that the rail
road companies shall recognize the organiZa-
tCn, and, upon demand being made i'm re-
gard TO wages, the railroad officers should be
willing to listen to their statement and com
promise with them to certain extent. He
defends the peaceful and moderate policy OF
the brotherhood by stating that the ofiicers
last summer had peacefully compromised
WITH II railroads, though neither the com
panieS nor the public had given them credit
for it,"
THE EUROPEAN CONGRESS commenced its
hrSt session in Berlin yesterday afternoon. and
the streets adjacent TO Prince BiSmarck'S
palace were closed 10 public travel. The ses-
sion was short one. In the evening there
was banquet IN honor Of the plenipOten-
uaries. The Turkish representatives have
reached Berlin. The London correspondent
OF The Manchester Guardian SAYS that,
although Lord Beaconfelds diplomacy will
probably result in placing upon England the
responsibility of controlling the reforms in
Asia Minor and the maintenance of the free
dom of COnstantinOple, il vii! hR a clear de-
part9Te from the doctrine of nOn-iHterventidn,
and justify dissolution of parliament on an
appeal TO the country.
The MCCOSERY CASE-It was announced
several days since that at the session of the
Michigan Episcopal convention, held at De-
trOit last week, the unconditional resignation
OF Bishop McCOSkry was received and ac-
cepted. This last resignation not only in
yolved the resignation OF the biShOpric but of
the ministry also. A Detroit correspondent OF
the Chicago Tribune says the evidence which
the standing committee of the diocese accu-
mulated against Bishop McCoskry was some
thing startling, and when the bishop came
back from New York and announced himself,
through Mr.. Romeyn, his counsel, ready for
examination, the committee declared that
nothing but the regular course of trial could
be contemplated Mr.. Romeyn was shown
some of the proof, and he was startled. He
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