Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-08
CONGRESSIONAL.

,ENATE. After our report closed

So""SstoH " bestfTddb's ProceediNos.
SENATE.-After our report closed
lhe Dill Tor the restriction of chinese immi.
grafton was further considered. MIR. Sargent
of California, delivered a long argument i'm
favor af some measure To lessen the evils which
had been entailed especially upon California
He denied that the existence Of the treaty with
China dcharred Congress from the right of
modifyin its provisions. Tie said Il Senators
were DESTROYS of having Chinese immigrants
in their sections, let them do rs China has
done-Open five ports, and let them all be ON
the Atlantic: the Pacific ports have had more
IMAM enough. resolution 10 refer Was laid
subject.
The Vice President laid before the Senate an
ihntStloh 10 inspect the exhibit prepared at
me Bureau OF Engraving and Printing for the
Paris Exposition, which will be shipped on
saturday. Adjourned TO Monday.
Hot SE:-After our report closed
me uehclency bill was considered, and an
amendment increasing the number of clerks
I'm the Treasury department from twenty te
elghty-hye was opposed 10y the democrats
Mr.; Cox tN:l) twitted the republicans with
lhelf opposition to reform and economy and
claimed that in the first session of the IaSt
Congress there had been a reduction Of thirty
millions. TO which Mr.. Foster responded that
the books showed a reduction of only ten mil
lions, and against that was a deficiency of
six millions. Mr.. Hale stated that in the last
Congress cousin of the chairman of the com
mlttee on printing was employed and paid a.
an expert. An item of Sal0O for clerks TO
investigate fraudulent land entries and tres
passes on the pnblc lands led 10 another de
bate. during which Mr.. Randall the Speaker.
asserted that there had been saving of thirty
millions. and that il had been admitted Nv the
Secretary OF the Treasury. The amendment
was adopted, and the hill was reported to the
House and passed. Adjourned
A s5oOO0 GRAB.-The Kensington and ox
ford turnpike case is the leading court sensa-
ton in Philadelphia. The CITY some time ago
purchased the road for sI00n The stock
holders Ii seems. received of this sum only
Terry presenting Joshua = Fletcher wI..,
5000 for bringing him the case. Some of the
s shl are now Suing Terry. The latter
charges thar tneir LAWYER and an attache Of
! ,he tIIleS newspaper had offered 10 c"mpro-
mise the suit for him for $1,000 each. Both,
however. deny this. Terry claims that the
company agreed TO take $4,000 and allow him
all over he could make. The case is still on.
A SIGHT THAT DROVE WOMAN MAD
Hugh Flnnegan, of No. iG2 f. sd street died
In Bellevue hospital on the 9TH of December
OF pneumonia and post norton eNamina
uon was made. His wife learned of his death,
and While wandering about the dead house.
| looking for his body entered the operating
| room, and falnted on seeing her husbands
! corpse, that was still bloody. She was taSe,f
| nome Nv friends and has constantly been
haunted by the spectacle that her huSba nd'i
body presented. Yesterday she became =
| raNlng maniac and was locked up i'm a pa dded
cell III Bellevue hospitality T. World "a.
| REFORMS IN CUBA.-A proclamation issued
by Captain General Joyellar and General Mar
tlneZ tampoS, OF Cuba, provides for the free
dom OF slaves acting with The insurgents and
indemnity to the owners il they were loyal
| during the instruction. Reforms are to be
made In the organic political organization of
CUBA similar TO those eniOyed by Porto Rico
| including representation in the Cortes.
| A SERIOUS CHARGE-tieorge Bannister ,
| c0lored youth, about - years old, was com
| united To Jail here on Tuesday night last by
Justice W. w Dorsey. charged with outrage
on little coored girl named Annie Butler, IL
years OLD, living IN the first district. IL is al
| legged that BanniSter met the little girl on the
| public road while she was returning from
school and forciby violated her person. GU
rert (Md.) Journal.
PRAYERS AND PoLKAs.-On THURSDAY ever
| ing last, as some of the cOlored citizens of
| Warren were i'm the enjoyment of a social
| dance al Bishops Hail. a delegation of minis
tiers (coloredl appeared upon the floor. offered
PRAYER ana silently departed. Somebody
| cried Ion with the dance" and the fiddler
struck up anew Hdrren County Chronicle.
THAT there really is what you may -caIl-it.
may DE inferred from the following song from
New Jersey:
A. he vent through Trenton prison he saw
The alcohol; stretcher, and cell;
And The devil was pleased, for IL gave him a hint
FOR improving his prisons in hell.
As-The name of Cardinal Pecci. lust elected
rope, is pronounced as IL spelled Petshshe.
AscMr Beeeher was too i'll with cold to
| preach on Sunday.
Ss-JeifersOn Davis has been invited to
| address the students of the Texas university
Fs-Godefroy BrosSais st. Mare, carolina I
archblShop OF Rennes, France, is dead.
ss-The London Times says American pota :
toes threaten to drive ont the hOme-bred ar
ticle.
ss= Extract from the Rev. DR. Bartors SER
mon: " Mr.. Moody says that Heaven is a place
Just like Boston. i hope il is not Just like
Boston,"
Women are, as a sex, economical, and
even parSlmoniOuS, till they pass a Diapers.
and then-eXit economy and enter the worst
Waste.-( Charles Redde.
Mishaps will happen. A pious deacon
OF NeWburg was recently praying when his
elbows and head went through the bottom OF
the chair, and he was eXtricated with some
difficulty.
Es- In one of the New York courts Monday.
me rather OF young man accused of obtain
ing money under false pretences was the priu-
cipal witness against him.
Hr-If the theory of the immigration COM
missioners be correct, the proclamation or
peace In Europe will brighten up their line OF
business.-tN Y. Herald