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District Government Affairs.


Tie TWO new steam tire engiueS-One first
class IN size ana one SecOnd-cass-purchased
from the manufacturers, Clapp a Jones' Hud-
son, n y. for the District fire deDariment
arrived here 10y rail this morning and were
temporarily housed 10y Chief Engineer Cronin
al engiDe-EouSes Mes ana .. They are fine-
looking engines, ana viii be thoroughly tested
shortly. 1he neN trtlck-hUuSe on taDitOl HI!
is being rapidly completed. and vii soon be
ready Tor occupancy. The truCi.-h1use al the
Nest End ~ not Aei ready for the roof. as work
was not pushed SO rapidly on ii in November
ana OF course work had 10 be suspended on ID
dnlinW tie rnld fern
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THE LABOR LEAGUE. il was repoYTe,i \ few
days since. had expelled the secret airy of the
organization, Mr. Briggs; lhiS action being
taken 10y john Pope IUdnett and some OF his
Followers. This Briggs denies. and states thai
tie committee OF safety OF the Labor League al
meeting al ii. Missouri avenue on Wednesday
night adopted resolutions declaring that IOd-
nett should be expelled and endorsing Mr. Brfggi
and his action. There were present u. w. Stew
art, Atlas Ford, John II. Pierce and DiggS
Nolmley, OF the committee. with Others.
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SALE or REAL Estate. Y. y. Tlu,,.x ba.
sold tor Nj. Charles {. Glover. his iinc resi-
dence No. 1914 18th street NV. 10 Mrs Julia l.
Fitzgerald, O. Indiana, Tor Sl6.j0u
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THE WATER SUPPLY.

COMMISSIONER Twining to-day made visit Ia
the StaEd-ppe on Meridian IItll 10 see II il was
doing all that its capacity will admit of He
states that il is working well. and lis capaft1
Is now constantly under test. but thinks tho
almost universal waste OF water is the only
reason Tor lis scarcity Al the high points In the
DlStI1ct- This cannon effectuallN be prevented
IN his opinion, until a system OF water meters
Is adopted for the water-takers generally.
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- BE Hon. Columbus DelanO, ex-Secretary of
me Interior, is lying dangerously i'll at Mount
vernon, Ohio,
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The CABINET MEETING this afternoon was
very brief, and no important business trans
acted.
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MEETING OF the conference committee on
the fortificatiOnS appropriations bill viii be held
this afternoon.
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SUBSCRIPTIONS to the four per cent. loan TO-
day amounted to sS2,412 $40
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GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TODAY Internal
revenue, s243. 3.39l.Il; customs. Sis, ,C6352
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A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF GOLD AND
SILVER WATCHES. IN MEMS. LADIES
AND BOYS SIZES. AT VERY MODERATE
PRICES
NJ W. GAIT, BRO. & CO.
decl1-tr
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Mr.. MCMAHON, Of Ohio, will be assigned to
the subcommittee of the judiciary committee
charged with the investigation of John l. Da-
Venport. II viii be remembered that Mr.. Hart
ridge, OF Georgia. (deceaSed) was chairman of
tie subcommittee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-01-10

CLOSING OUT SALES
OF
FAIL 4ND WINTER CLOTRISa.
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ANOTHER MEANWHILE President has ap-
pointed Ros \. Fish 10 be Il notary public for
the District Qf Columbia.
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The HOUSE COMMITTEE on COMMERCE this
morning considered the bill which proposes tn
authorize the purchase and registry OF foreign
built ships by citizens of the United States. and
made an order 10 continue its consideration by
'he lull committee on Friday, January l1tb at
Wn!cn @ tllne an opportunity will be afforded the
heard captain Gowden was also briefly heard
Io-day Ill favor oI his proposed plan for the I'm
prONeMent OF The Mississippi river
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THE EVENING STAR,
Washington News and Gossip.
White House Recen,ionS.

MIS- Hayes will hold her first Saturday after
neon reception TO morrow, January 1lth. from
i" 10 p. H. She Will be assisted by the ladies
of the Cabinet
MIS- Hayes will hold q reception each Satur-
day. from to p. H.. until further notice.
The President will hold three evening racen-
uoEs. from to 10 O'Clock, as follows:-Tues,lay.
January 18th; Tuesday, January 2Sth. and
Tuesday. February 18th.
GOEERNMENT RECEIPTS To-Day - Internal
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At THE WHITE HOUSE.--SenatOrS Allison.
Matthews ard Paddock, and Representatives
Garth. Hariner. Kidder. Wren Hale, Willis and
Haincy called or the President to-day
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Nh. JoHN T. RILEY OF Pennsylvania, viii this
afternoon conclude his argument in his own
behalf before the House committee on elections
IN the contested election case OF Nutting vs.
Riley,
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CONFIRMEp.-The Senate in executive session
this afternoon confirmed the following nomina-
ton: Th0s. l.. Nelson TO be L. :. district lud re
Tor the district OF Massachusetts,
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FINE ARTS.
NEW PICTURES IN THE GALLERIES.

NEW PICTURES IN THE GAIIEkiES
Among the pictures in tine upper rooms at M.
Knoedler Co.'s gallery is one OF Professor carr
Beckers historical canvases The Emperor Maxi
milan Growing the Poet Ulrich Won Hutton with
the Laurel wreaths at Augsburg A. D.. 1917" 1t is
an admirably composed work, careful in costume
and other historical detail. The poet has received
the order of knighthood from the Emperor, and the
crown which confers higher distinction. has been
woven by the fair hands of Else Pentnger. the pearl
of all the madens of the city, who stands by the side
of Macmillan To the left. by the throne. are the
ladies of the court, and with them the court fool
laughing the Acardinal. courtiers, knights
the syndics and the populace are to the right while
at the side of the hall ranged the members OF a
band who are playing Justify
In the gallery there has been recently placed i'm
portant sunset by jules Dupre painted in his
most powerful vein. As example Of solid rich
colorng the sky is masterful All its gorgeous tints
gathering around strip of clear turquoise blue near
the horizon reflected in the quiet waters OF the
stream. Near huge tree some cattle are at drink,
while their keeper stands by The last rays
Of the sun strike here and there on rocks.
the tree trunks, the cattle and on The
walls OF farmhouse to the extreme right.
The foreground is managed with such consuniiuate
skill kept in such mastery shadow that the sky and
general landscape masses only seen at first. The
separate objects of the first plan take place and form
only after some study OF the canvas The repetition
OF lines parallel to each other which are formed by
two foreground rock masses and sharply defined by
lines of light, seems artistically mistake.
In Schaus' gallery there is now an easel large
canvas by Benjamin Constant LA Soif-Prsonniers
Marocains,'' one of the two pictures which repre-
scented the artist at the Salon of last year. Five prs
oncrs, whose hands linked together by short
chains. have reached running water after loUg
march. Wild with thirst they lay fat on the sands,
with their heads toward us. tapping up greedily the
water while one of their guards sits like statue
his horse to the LETT and another foot, rests on
the sand back of the group. 1t is wild scene full
of the very life of the DESERT excellent in its express
of the convusive action of the prisoners as
they dig their feet in the sand and bend To the stream
and OF the stolid unconcern of the guards The cold
white and blue light of mirage is on the hori
and all around is the waste of sand The weakest
point the picture the painting OF the Arab horse,
which, though well posed and excellent in silhouette,
lack SOliditY.
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was selected as the material for the guns
count of its great ultimate tenacty ductility and
combination of great strength with light weight.
The Parrot patent. Improvement ON the system
of Captain Manly is the basis with some modifica-
TONS for the lfe-ssvng gun and projectile The
gun carriages formerly in were very inefficient in
actual service and has been taken with the
to combine elasticity with strength to act
well upon sandy beaches. Braided linen has been
found superior in usefulness to the hemp lines pre-
viously in service and are not so heavy range OF
400 yards is understood TO be about the maximum
range necessary for the requirements of the service
along our coasts and it is not probable that hawser
and life-car can be used with success so
great distance
The velocity Of the wind is very important ele
ment in the of life-saving guns. and fierce gale
blowing directly the plane of fire is almost
insuperabe obstacle to the gunner. Temporary lulls
of the wind occur. however. in the most severe
storms, and the report advises that the piece, in
OF wreck, be prepared for firing. and with lanyard
taut and the gunner ready await the favorable moment
and then fire without loss of time. Twenty-Five sec
onds in the extreme will suffice to fire the
piece to allow the shot to describe its trajectory and
the line to settle upon the ground water. de-
scription of Boxers ifesaving rockets is appended
to the report. NJ. August Delvigne invented a gun
for projecting line-carrying arrows, which
found to be very efficient
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"rHE JOURNAL OF THE FAIR. Z"

1t is seldom. indeed that the journals issued dur
ing church fairs have other than the most transtory
value, but exception must be made in favor of
that issued daily during the progress of the late fair
at the Catholic Cathedral. and of which an old and
expert journalist Mr.. John Mullaly the editor.
No better estimate of its worth need be taken than
the fact that it netted during the six weeks of
it's existence very handsome profit AS daily
record of the fair ITSELF which is monumental
among enterprises of the kind it of course. in
teresting to the Catholics OF New York. while its
articles, contributed by many well known writer's Of
ability, gave it a wider claim for appreciation.
Notable among these the articles, accompanied
by handsome illustrations. on the principal cathe
drals and churches Of the world, including of
course, ST. Patrcks, the papers by Rev. DR.. Henry A.
Brann on ''rhe Churches of the Early Christians
and "a History of Stained Glass The entire series
of the journal has been tastefully bound in
cloth and gold and can be had of Sadlier Co., New
York, for a moderate price,
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and the latter broke into the Gsrome studio to get


them back.
1t is curious that we should learn first from the
fHehaunt and academy that Charles b. Curtis of this
city, is about TO publish catalogue of the works of
Vclasquez and Murillo, founded on studies made in
Spain and elsewhere and with the use OF the authors
large collection of engravings Mr.. Curtis solicts
the assistance of all who can supply hun With nior-
nation. His address is No. East fifty street
AT the further sale" of the works of Cruikshank
several or the best designs bought Tor America
Oxford talks OF founding museum OF archaeology.
The Gasette des Beauy Arts has published in two
volumes its works the art at the late Exposition
Ihey contain plates of objects exhibited which have
well as the matter in the last half yearly volume.
There 500 drawings and in the text and forty
I'VE etchings and other plates
Inc Japanese Commission has presented to the
French government several of the most important
objects which they exhibited ut the great Exposition
HANS Makart Is now professor i'll the special scho ol
Fine Arts.
At an art sale at the Hotel Drouot in Paris the
other day curious incident occurred. Two etch-
lnSs ny seymour Haden We're sold to an Englishman
for f12 The purchaser looked at each and then tore
one up, to the establishment those present. 1t APP
pears that Haden had taken of but twenty proofs of
the etching and had numbered each proof He knew
where nineteen of the twenty were. and was much
astonished when he saw two advertised for sale in
Paris. A friend was instructed to buy them at any
price ana To destroy one or both II not numbered.
One was and tho other not. the etcher now
knows where the twentieth etchingis He acted With
spirit and shrewd business sense.
The Paris Court of Appeals has just confirmed
curious decision of the Tribunal of Commerce The
which led to the litigation the following
ture by Alfred Stevens. The stipulated time
year. ut the end of which time the painting was re-
turned, the purchaser saying that ne had seen it
enough. On examining the picture the first dealer
found that it had been damaged hole having been
made in the canvas, which had been patched up and
painted over. He therefore claimed the purchase
money. He awarded 500f. the plea that the
hole was 'such little one' and had only damaged
part OF the picture
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FROM THE PARIS STUDIOS.

Ger6me, gratihed with the success of his "Gladia-
tors" for which he received medal, is modelling
group of Anacreon, with the infants, Love and Bac-
chus. This will be cut in marble. instead of being
cast in bronze. like the "Gladiators."
schreyer after long absence from Paris, has re.
turned and is now at work IN his old studio on tho
boulevard Malsherbcs. He may be really classcd
a French artist. he has lived long in France
made his reputation there, and has two pictures in
the Luxembourg.
Cabanol is a, work the frieze TO his decorative
paintings for the Pantheon He has recently fin
ished portraits OF Mr. and Mrs. Mackay the bonanza
millionnares of California. ''Jeptha" Ia
which he has painted for s. r. Avery The young girl
in rich Eastern costume. with her hands raised in
laincn tatiou and prayer comes up the mountain
toward tho spectator, while group of young women
il seen in the distance. He has just finished tor
Knocdlcr 4 Co a '.samson and Dcllah."
Iousaneau the pupil of Vibcrt. is painting FOR the
Salon OF tins year. picture in which the chief figure
vi6crt has nearly finished for Knocdlcr & Co.
rehearsal scene in convent. with monks and acoytcs
singing and playing. Contrasted reds and whites
Hughes Merle has finished for Now York collection
"Ecbecca at the Well.
was ordered Of him by Mr.. Vanderbilt. is ut work
on his picture tor the next Salon. The Vanderbilt
picture is about the same size as Mr. Hawks ''Salut
Aux Blesses"
Louis Lcloir is painting for New York collector
wattoauike subject. which Is said To be charming.
The painter il of the best and most dainty of the
French water colorists. Fans decorated by him
in great demand. He received s,0U0f. for the one
which he painted for the Rothschld marriage last
year. the drawing for which exhibited at the
Salon.
NIadrazo is engaged on an important work with
many ures-a fancy dress ball. 1t is intended for
w. H. Nandorbilts gallery.
Babcock. of Boston, who was the friend of Mlet.
Rousseau and Di1 still paints at Barbzon.
Lcfcbvre Is about commencing pictures for Miss
Catherine Wolfe and for John Jacob Aston. He has
finished portraits OF the children Of s. f. Barge, of
this city.
II IL said that Mr.. Vanderbilt has bought from
William H. Stewart. Of Paris, for the reported sum of
$4,000 Zanacpis celebrated lie Favori du Roi"
which is thought TO have suggested to Gerome his
well known "Emincncc Grisc."
Escosura H. putting the finishing touches to Q pic
ture of 'Charles |. in the Studio of Nandykc"
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NOTES FROM HOME STUDIOS.

T. L. Smith has easel one of his favorite snow
scenes inwhch the dim light Of winter sunset throws
it's last rays landscape In the foreground is
pond frozen over and in the middle distance vii
lage. The sun has just gone down and tints with
faint cold pink the edges of the gray clouds.
Frank Waller who will leave the city in a few days
for Florida, has started for the Academy picture
which he will finish there. The motive is pic
turesaue one sunset effect the ruins Of the tenn
pie at Komombos the Nile. He has also an
easel view the lagoon Chioggia, Venice,
with fishing boats moored in the foreground.
Frank M. Boggs has i'll his studio large scene in
the Rue Vaurigard in Paris painted some time ago.
The low houses, little shops, figures and an omni-
bus are given with good deal of chic and the local
color excellent. view on Twentieth street, in this
city. near the East River, shows what fine material
there is to be found at our very doors
f. Sanguinett has in his studio, in addition to a
number of portraits of celebrated trotting and run
ming horses a couple of little canvases with figures
of French cavaryinen. In one huzzar, erect ON his
steed picket post and in the other cuirassier
comes toward in headlong gallop. Both show
care and skill and are creditable little pictures.
Arthur Quartley is working ON canvas with fine
motive-a summer moonlight on the coast of Maine,
with old hulk stranded the beach, the houses of
a village in the middle distance Lit up by the moon,
and tug steamng out to sea with brigsntne in
tow. fisherman is arranging nets to dry Oh the
disinanted schooner The cool grayish white of the
moonlight the walls of the houses of the fishing
village the sky and the moon path the ripping
waters rendered with great skill. In composition
it is one OF the best of the artists recent works
Stanley e. Middleton has easel a little por-
trait of young girl which promises well As far as it
has gone
J. G. Beckwith. whose life-sizc portrait of well
known amateur Of art attracted much attention
the opening of the monthly exhibition OF the Union
League Club, is at work on a large one of lady.
posed in the Carous Duran manner.
Arthur Parton had just finished, at our last visit,
picturesque on Loeb Leven, which he intends
for the Utica Exhibition The sky is good and the eff
feet of light the mountain forms. down one of
which runs a silvered ril IL admirable. 1t need
hardly be said that the drawing is strong point.
Humphrey Moore is working on his picture of q
girl dancing in Mauresque apartment, while man
seated plays tor her stringed instrument.
Walter Paris has among his recent water color draw
ings, good wood scene with man seated against a
tree trunk smoking. careful study in the back
ground of a farmhouse at Easthampton promises
well Among his recent studies views along the
Hudson and one OF the Falls OF the Potomac. A
charming little sketch is OF windmill by rASude
at EasthamptOn.
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THE ART INTERCHANGE.

The first bound volume of the Ayt Interchange.
household journal, the attractive little paper pub
lished in the interest and under the auspices of
that excellent institution the Society OF Decorative
Art has come to hand. 1t contains the eight semi
monthly numbers from its first appearance on the
18th of September to the close of the year. steady
Improvement is noticeable in each number. and the
articles under the heads of The Class ROOM.
The Studio"-'The Library 'The Morning
Room" ..Tle Drawing Room" fsicl-devotcd chiefly
to musical news-"Archit cture' and ''Notes and
Queries, most we'll adapted to the needs
Of the readers OF the journal. Among the articles
especially noticeable in the volume those by Mary
di Ccsnola on Cyprus; of William c. Prime. on
..Some Important Art Sales the letters from tho
South Kensington Museum Art Needlework school;
"a Glance at the History and Symbolism of Japanese
Art" by William Elliott Griffis, and lotteries and
Porcelains" and ''Bric-a- Brac at the second Loan
Exhibition. by Frederic Vors.
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GENERAL FOREIGN NOTES.

Theodore Rousseaus ia flute du Charbonnier"
was lately sold in Brussels to NJ vandcrhciln for
$4,000
fine mosaic pavement thought to be Of the third
century. has recently been discovered at Anglers.
The students in the dfeieys of Ger0me and Cabane
have lately had u pitched battle, which led to the
schools being closed for few weeks. The pupils of
GerOmc bagsed the boxes aud colors Of their rivals,
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"KELyEEDALE," NOVEL, BY THE EARL OF
DTSART

"KELvERDALE, NOVEL, BY THE EARL OF
DEsART.
The announcement OF work by this disting she'd
English nobemau is always received with gratfca-
ton by large cieaSk of literary admirers In his
former books, The Children of Nature" Beyond
These Voices sc. he demonstrated the qualities
that belong TO ready wrter-a fertile Imagination
and quick wit. reinforced by the experience which at
taches to travel aud cultivated association In
"Kelverdale" these characte ristics are
also observable. but even to greater
degree than before, inasmuch as the theme of the
novel concerns the higher social life that exists
abroad. wherein the author finds ample materials for
the description OF and ind vduaies OF which
only the wealthy are supposed to be cognzant
Beyond the mere entertainment OF the reader the
story was not written TO subserve any great pur
pose. 1t contains only the gentlcst OF satire and
seeks to correct popular evil. II is simply u
bright colorod picture of the lives Of three four
lovers. the tints of which are laid on with grace
with not too many shadows to create gloom and just
enough of breezy descriptions of landscapes, fox
hunts aud English sports to make that such
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made to it peing the omission Of the parts taken in
the battle by the Louisiana battaons and the navy
of the United States The Tennesseeans were formed
in three lines the best narksmen resting and firing
their rifles of the earthworks. while Two ranks
loaded for them. Hence the precision and quick
nring. not accounted for by historians. E. b.
NEW YORK, January T. 1879.
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LIEUTENANT LYLE's REPORT ON LIFE-sAvING
GUNS


The term 'death-dcang' may not be always applied
TO artillery, there guns In the Ordnance De-
partmen devoted to the noble purpose of life saving.
The report OF the Chief OF Ordnance is supplemented
by very exhaustive and interesting account of life
saving guns and projectlos by Lieutenant d. A. Lyle.
of the National Armory. Springfield, Mass. The inn
portance of having efficient apparatus to establish
peciay when the roughness of the precludes the
possibility of launching boat successfully cannot be
overestinatcd The parting of shot lines, inaccuracy
of aim or insufficient range of the projectile that
carries the line may often result in the
loss of the shipwrocked people, who vainly
look for o bond of safety 10 be established between
them and land. Had the fe-saving apparatus been
In any reasonable state of efficiency the tragedies of
the Circassian and the Huron might have been robbed
of most of their horrors. In the early part of the
year 1876 the Secretary of the Treasury applied to the
Secretary of War for assistance in the prosecution of
experiments for the purpose of improving the life
saving apparatus. then under the special charge of
Captain J. II. Mcrryman United States Revenue
Marine. Lieutenant ID. A. Lyle assigned to the
task and the result OF his abors is embodied in this
report. Experiments were made AT Springfield, Mass
and Sandy Hook The result of the trial of rifed
cannon satisfied the Board of the unfitness of such
ordnance for line-carrying purposes. The ex-
amncrs then cut loose from rihed mortars
rubber straps, rubber washers and plugs, brass
washers caps and retaining screws, and made sue
cessful experiments with smoothboro guns Bronze