Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-01-08

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revenue, S2,9,453; customs. s3.s.Oi6.
SUBSCRIPTIONS to the four per cent. loan to-
day amounted to s1,t13,6o0
REPRESENTATIVE SCHLEICHER, OF Texas. is
confined to his bed with erysirelas in his leg.
DEATH OF REPRESENTATIVE HARTRIDGE.-
Hon. Julian Hartridge, member of Congress
from the Savannah district in Georgia. who has
been lying i'll at his rooms, Tfs 11th street, in
TINS clty, Tor week OF more, died this morning
at hait-paSt six o'clock His disease was pneIl-
monia. He was conscious up to the time of his
death. Small hopes were entertained OF his
recovery yesterday, and his wife was tele-
graphed for. She Is now on her way here. but
will be intercepted at Wilmington by tele
gram announcing the death OF her husband
The body will he sent south tomorrow after
noon for burial at Savannah. Mr.. Hartrldge
was a native of savannah. about ~ years of
age and OF fine presence. He was a lawyer by
profession, and prominent member OF the bar
OF his native city. He was elected to the Forty
fourth Congress, reelected tO.the F0rty-tilth.
and declined denomination to the FOrty-siXth
congress. prefefrtng 10 return TO the practice OF
the law. lie had formerly served in the GeOr-
ga legislature. and was member OF the con-
fGdcTate congress. Nj. Uartridgc was a mem
Der Of the House judiciary committee and
chairman OF the subcommittee 10 investigate
the election frauds III New York city, and was
on The eve of bis departure for the latter place
when taken Ill. Tie Georgia delegation in
tongrH1T 7net this afternoon with the commit
tee app,t"'r,. by Speaker Randall to make ar
Tang@IHt'i' rOr the conveyance OF the remains
OF the de. ra>ed Representative 10 Georgia, and
took apQTJpt iate sympathetic action concern
ing his death. The House committee on the
judiciary, Of which deceased was a member.
met le-dty ana passed appropriate resolutions.
l. ANOTHER COLD WAVE COMING THE signal
service bulletin this morning shows that al I:3J
, am. tie thermometer al Bismarck. d. T.. was6
degrees below zero. Il fall of p degrees in 2i
hours; in Breckenridge, Mimi. below. fall of
Il; In cheyenne. Wyoming r.. below, fall OF
.l3; in DenEeT, col. below. fall OF %; in Du-
lGth below. 4 fall Or2i degrees.
Mr.. PoTTEEs COMMITTEE viii hola meeting
LeNt Friday for business, ami Gen. Butler is
expected 10 be present.
ANOTHER CALL FOR FIyE-TwENTIEs.-Secr
tary sherman late this afternoon issued the 10Th
call for the redemption of 5-20 bonds. conSols OF
lStI. The amount called in is $4,000. .000-
s",tt"VtG coupon and s40n1.0u0 registered.
SUGAR.-The committee OF ways and means
commenced this morning tie series OF meetings
at which 1t proposes TO hear the representatives
OF the sugar importing, sugar producing. and
sugar refining interests of the country. in regard
10 MODIFICATION OF the sugar tariff. The first
hearing to-day was given to the deDutatiOn
from Baltimore. Nr. Henry NJ. Warfield OF
that city, presented petition signed by the
leading sugar firms of New York and Baltimore
asking that competent expert in the manufac-
ture OF sugar be sent TO Demerara to examine
personally the manufacture OF sugar in that
island, and see that the SugalS are as alleged
by the government, al titiciaily coIOrcd The
committee then heard in succession MeSSIS
Wm Ii. PierOt. Daniel j. Foley. and $. p
Thompson OF Baltimore. and Mr. Lawrence
JOuTnOur, of New York. and at noon took a re-
cess for half an hour.
THE SEWARD INVESTIGATION. - The House
committee on expenditures in tie state DEPART
ment to-day continued the comparison OF fees
entered on the ''biOtter' OF the Shanghai con-
Sulate with those entered on the fee book and
credited to the government during the year
1871. MesSfa. Coffee and Lewis. consular clerks
made the comparison. Nothing CT interest
trapSpirPd.
RESTORED PAY.-The House committee on
priatons in the preparation OF the legis-
lttive, executive, and judicial appropriation bill
has increased the salaries OF Watchmen in the
departments from 5000 to 1920 per annuVn
BLAKE l.. CROMWELL, OF Mississippi has been
appointed distributing clerk of the House OF
Representatives, vice \. Il. Dalton removed.
MORE GOLD CoMISG N THAN GOING OUT.-The
following dispatch from Assistant Treasurer
Hillh0uSe at New York dated last evening. was
received at the Treasury this morning: '.Gold
fair. out fort :. notes to-day, SIS 1J0 gold re-
celNed lol |. :. notes $4,000
THE ARMY REORGANIZATION BILL-A meet
ing OF the joint committee on the reorganza-
ton OF the army was held at the residence of
General Burnside last evening. There was n
general Interchange OF views OF the members
but no material changes were decided upon A
prominent member OF the committee said he did
rot anticipate the recommendation Of any ma
terial changes i'll the original bill OF the lont
cOInmIttCC.
THE CONDITI0N or JUSTICE Hunt is unchanged
to-day Ii IS understood that Justice Hunt.
even should he recover from his present i'll
ne, : VIII not again take his seat on the bench
! MS Is said 10 be his wish. and bill Will soon
Ue ofleicd III congress retiring him on full pay
during The term OF his life. He has partially
recovered his power Cf speech. Dr. Baxter has
hopes o1 his recovery, but thinks he is still dan
gerously Ill.
WAX on THE .KoAp AGENTS. - The chief
special agent cf the T. o. D has received a
/ report announcing the conviction and sentence
fOr life Of George Wilson and Doc Ben for
! rObbng the mails and shooting a stage driver
at Cherry creek. Nevada. Also OF the arrest al
olympia. Washington Territory, Oi jas. Millen
and l.. ROndtrpOUCh, Who committed the same
offence. ls members OF the Rhodes gang. on the
N!CktnbGIS route IN Arizona. The department
j making energetic eNertiOuS, by rewards a
well aS by effort, OF its special agents 10 de
slIoX the hitherto lucrative business OF the
road agents.
THE CENSUS BILL.-Tht bill introduced by
Representative COX. OF New York YESTERDAY
provides Tor taking The census of the popuIa-
f! ton. wealth and industry OF the -nited states
: On the lSt or June. 1o>O. The schedule, OF in
: GuilIeS OF the tenth census are the same as
tliOSF COHtdliItu III the ACT Tor taking the
{ OF l>3o. with some additional provisions for in
! GuirleS- The sum OF ,000.0Wh Is nXcd As the
maximum cost OF the census. The bill pro-
! poses subyention TO any state or territory
which at the intermediate five years may take
census with similar blanks and schedules and
report 10 the Secretary OF the Interior. the gov
ernnent III such case TO pay half the cost. The
DILL Is made operative for all future CeDSuSeS,
unless otherwise ordered by Congress. I he rea-
son assigned for this five years clause is that the
decennial census becomes almost obsolete and
useless before the next census Dertoi
IHE HOUSE NAVAL COMMITTEE this morning
examined number OF experts called at the in
stance OF Mr.. Wood. eX-chief OF the bureau Of
steam engineering, :. n, TO refute the charge
/ OF haVing used an obsolete form OF boiler in the
| paNa! vessels, viz those known as the water
ltS oolleiS-heSSIS. Farran, consulting engineer
iof John Roach and the Morgan Iron works:
| EIdstus W. Smith superintendent OF the PrOv-
uehSe ana Stonngton Steamboat company; Da-
/ Nu >Hlth- c1te1 engineer L. ). navy; George E.
Nhltlhg, engineer [. =. navy, engaged Tor
many years In designing naval machinery. AMI
! Is T. cary IN. chef engineer of the kittery navy
AaTd. aha during the war chief engineer OF the
| Nultn Atlantic squadron. all testified to pre-
/ terence Tor the water leg boilers. on account o.
durability and facility Tor repair The differ
1 tlCe between the cost OF water bottom an