Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-19

sneEInenCS Inc Dill IS entitled An act au-
lnorlZlng the secretary of the Treasury to en-
pLoy temporary clerks, and making an apprO-
pflatlon for detecting treSpass on public
11ands' 1and' and for bringing into market public
poses, and it authorizes the Secretary of the
treasury to employ twenty temporary clerks
curing cur the balance Of the present fiscal year,
fOr diagrams, furniture, and repairs in the
General Land Office. miscellaneous items, in
cludlng two of the city newspapers, to be
nied, pound, and preserved for the use of the
once ;f0r the actual expenses of clerk detailed
10 investigate fraudulent land-entries. tres
Passes on the public lands and cases of official
graphing, $4,000: PrOrided, That all moneys
heretofore and that shall hereafter be, col
iectSd 1or depredationS upon the public lands
states or other moneys received from the sale
OF public lands. When lands have not been
surveyed in the territories no mOnev apprO-
priated by this bill shall be used to collect any
chaTge for wood or timber cut on the public
lands for the use of actual settlers and not for
export. For the necessary clerical force to
once to carry into effect the act of Congress
approved June y. 1876, for bringing into mar
Ket the public lands in the states of Arkansas,
Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida
$4,000. For heating and gas of the building
now occupied by the Pension Bureau on Penn.
sylVanla avenue. for file cases, desks printing,
other things necessary in said bureau for the
present fiscal year. the sum of $1,000. For
printing and binding for the Post Office de-
RRaftment, RRa, to be done at the Government
PRINTING Office. $4,000 The sum of $500
IS appropriated to enable the Secretary of
the Interior to secure competitive plans for
repairing and reconstruction of the Interior
department building lately injured by fire. as
recommended by the Secretary of the Interior.
For detecting and bringing to trial and pun
lshment persons guilty of violating the inter
including payments for information and de
lection of such violations, $4,000. or so much
thereof as may be necessary for that purpose,
to be expended ender the direction of the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue. For de
fciency i'll salaries and expenses of collectors
OF internal revenue, $4,000. For the employ
ment OF 81 extra clerks and labOrerS in the
Surgeon Generals office, $ll.902 80
= MARYLAND LEG1sLATURE. - In the Mary.
land senate, yesterday, the public schools bill
was amended by limiting the number of com
missiOners to three, fixing the maximum salary
OF examiners at LOCO and Of their clerks at
the Is cents authorized to be asked for by
the school board, the payment of the stale
fund in quarterly intallments, and the election
OF the board of education from congressional
instead of judicial districts-the Governor to
appoint one at large. The bill was recon-
mitted. The Baltimore. and Ohio railroad ad-
luslment bill was passed-yeas lG, nays Il. In
lolnt resolution requiring the attorney gene
raj to exhibit a bill to the United States Su-
pTeme Court asking revision of the decision of
vote i'll Florida and Louisiana. A bill was en-
crossed for the third reading providing popu-
lar vote. as to local option in Washington.
Frederick and st. Marys counties.
No TROUBLE IN THE FAMILY.-Gen. Sher-
man and his daughter, and Senator Don Cam
they accompanied the fiancee of the latter in
a special car. She will remain in that city at
her fathers home, as he is in failing health
No date is fixed for the wedding as vet. His
daughter, who is q years old Just two wears
the senior of her future stepmOther, is fond of
that CHEEKY, witching, piquante little beauty
ntnerto Se t mas opposed % a anE matr
says all his children 0here are six are pleased
with his choice.-[ Boston Herald.
MR.. Z. h. Ross. the father of Little Char
ley" is spending some weeks in and about the
city, following up certain information in rela-
douglas. the parties who made the abduction
and who were killed at Bay ridge Our police
and the governor and council are giving every
facility to assist Mr. Ross in his almost hone
less search.-[ Boston transcript.
SENATOR AND Mrs. MITCHELL of Oregon.
mad most alarming experience at 5 a. IN. Sat
urday. They We're awakened by a hurley ne
gTo w standing Etd over @ their bed gazing at them.
Me Mf M6fne nr6mev SAID Who are y9u but his
questions-use your revolver" This so alarm
ed the intruder that he fled precipitately. This
was was fortunate, n for there was no weapon of de-
pond to cries for their presence, none of them
being in the neighbOrhO0d. The burglar had
made his selections of clothing, and had evi-
watch and purse; He left everything in his
hasty tiight.-N.Y. Graphic.
FRENCH ARMY CHANGEs.-Gen. Berthant
has been appointed to the command of the
french lolh army corps, headquarters at Bor-
deauX, in place of Gen. de Grimaudet de Roch
eb3yet, who is transferred to the reserve.
Other important changes impend, Gen. Espi-
vent de la NleSbOiSuet, cOmmandant of the
I'm I'm corps, Gen: Picard, commandant of the
18th corps, and Gen. Villebois having resigned
GOVERNOR EMERY will leave for Washing
believed, he goes for the purpose of trying to
save himself from official decapitation If
this be true he will reach the capital none too
effect that the governors removal is not only
possible but quite probable.-[St. Lake Her
aid, March u.
A PRIESTS TRIAL FOR MURDER.-In Phila-
delphia, yesterday, Blasius PiStOrius was put
on trial for the fatal shooting of Isaac c. Jac
4uette in Montgomery county, Pa, in July,
1875. The prisoner has been once convicted of
murder in the first degree for the offence, a
new trial was granted, and the place of trial
could not be had in Montgomery county on
account of religious preiudices, the defendant
being Catholic priest.
THE REPUBLICANS Of Hagerstown Md. have
nominated for mayor VIM. S. Swartz, the pre-
sent incumbent. The democrats have not vet
agreed upon nominee.
.u The MINERS of the Georges Greek coal and
iron company, in Maryland, have agreed to
resume work at 40 cents per ton. offers by
miners of other companies to resume at As
cents have been rejected. Work was re-
shmed by the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre coal
company in Pennsylvania, yesterday, eleven
collieries, employing 1900 men and boys. They
will run on three quarters time during the re-
mainder of March, at least.
LIGHTNING SCATTERING A MONUMENT.-In
the terrific thunder storm yesterday the splen-
did marble monument erected in the old Meth.
Odlst cemetery several years ago to the memo
ry OF the confederate dead was struck by
lightning. The marble eagle surmounting the
monument was shivered into fragments and
the entire monument from top to bottom so
badly damaged as to render it dangerous tn
approach it. as it is liable to fall at any mo.
t.-(Lynchburg Netrs.
MISS LAURE T. BEAUREGARD, the only
daughter of Gen. G. T. Beauregard, was mar
ried to MI Charles A. Lavendon, in New Or
leans. on the 14th inst
WOMAN's RIGHTS IN CONNECTICUT.-The
Connecticut house OF representatives has
passed bill, by vote of "A to 81, authorizing
women who pay a tax on $500 worth of DrOD