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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-05-16

TIE PENNsYLvANIA BRIBERY INVESTIGATION.
The riot bribery committee was In session two
hours and half In Harrisburg last night, and
examined A. K. Mcclure and Frank McLaugh-
lin, OF the Philadelphia Times; e. n. Nevin. OF
the Press; w. w. Harding, Inquirer; d. F. Dealy.
OF the Chronicle; C. 3. Warburton, OF the Tsie.
graph; w. F. McCully, OF the Bulletin, and John
81. Taggart, OF the Sunday Times Mr.. Tagpart
test1ned that w. II. Kemble had offered him
$500 for withdrawing opposition to the riot bill.
which proposition was rejected. All the other
newspaper men testified that they had not been
onered any money to support the measure. r.
j: McCune, OF Sh1ppenSburg, appeared to CONTRA
dict the testimony OF Representative McCach-
ran, who Sw0re last week that McCune offered
him S. 600 In border claims certificates II he
voted for the riot bill, in order to secure the
passage OF the bill. r. P. Nevin, whose paper
Ghe PittSburg Leader published an editorial set
ting forth that the Philadelphia Times received
$4,000 for supporting the riot BILL and the Phil
adelphia Press &, ,0OO testified that he had not
written the editorial, but that the Information
on which 1t was based came from Harrisburg
correspondent OF the paper. He did not belleve
that either paper received any money. j, w.
n. Gefst, OF the Lancaster Era, testified that he
received $75 from Chris. L. Magee, advertisina
agent for the riot bill, for publishing an adve}s
usement In favor Of the bill. This paper had
opposed the bill. The committee adjourned
until Tuesday evening next
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The Bicycle Racers.

OVER TWO HUNDRED Mills IN TwENry-Forn,
HOURS RECORDED FOR THE TWO DE NoILLEs.
Ine DlcyclfStS spun round and round the
great open floor OF the Rink on the seventy-two
mishap. The whirr OF the great driving wheels
OF the machines made quiet sort OF music,
and the spectators discovered that watching
the show made them dizzy. The elder de Noille.
VINO had started OIL In so good shape, kept his
lead and was approached only by his son, while
tne other rloers were In all stages OF laggard-
ness pehlnd. A pretty good fringe OF specta-
tors watched the efforts OF the men during the
day and criticised their styles The most un-
concerned men In the place were to all an
pearance the men on wheels, lifting and lower.
Ing their feet with easy and uniform tread
Wnile tney oasned ahead, their colors flying out
IN long streams behind them. What rests the
men took or how their resting spells were ap-
port10ned did not appear upon the record, aud
dozen '0n1cfal'' scorers took notes incidental
~ and consumed beer for occupation
Wnen the first twenty -four hours was up at
TO-! last evening and One-thtrd OF the match
had been completed seven men were still In the
race The de Noilles, sr. and tr, were in excel
lent trim, feeling perfectly at home. Belard was
making good work and riding very gracefully
so was Rutland. Harding was not coming up
10 tne expectations OF his friends Darling and
Malsh Kept on In comfortable sort OF way, ap-
parently saving themselves for final dash.
Messenger was the last man and his two hun
oIeo ana Cdd pounds went around In a matesti-
caIy SLOW and steady fashion Judging from
tne cond1tlon OF the men and their record ar
NoS,y 9ours the race is sure thing for de
record was:-de Nollle ST., 217 miles and 10 ,S. c
DE Nollle. tr., 205 miles and laps: Rutiand- 1so
miles and laps; Belard, lis miles and ians.
Harding, 125 miles and laps; Darling, ia miles
ana laps; Walsh, 1Ol miles and laps, and
Messenger, 30 miles and laps.-[M Y. World,
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A BRUTAL PRIZE FIGHT IN NEW YORK Cry
A special to the Baltimore american from New
fork, May 18th, says: All that is required to
nave prize hight In New York Is for the pugi-
lSts 10 put on their gloves and call ft boxing,
jim Kelly and Frank White fought in saloon
Tonight with the full knowledge OF tho police
Arthur Chambers and Mike Coburn were among
the seconds: Harry Hill was referee. Kelly
forced the fighting from the first. but White
met MN squarely. 1t was most savage fight
nom nrst TO last. Science was thrown away
aIter the sixth round. and it was blow for blow
on MS ieet. Both were terribly punished at the
Deglnhlng OF the sixteenth round, and came to
tne scratch bleeding and painting. Kelly forced
pace again. White struck him terribly Kel-
" tottered and lunged forward into Whites
corner an In heap on the floor He was un-
conscious Tor ten minutes. They thought him
called. The fight could not have been more
savage or brutal II in prize ring In Canada.
The police did not interfere
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BALTIMORE, May ls.virginia sizsu. dsesessd,
do: past due coupons, 81 North CarolinS GxSs'
old, 22x: DC. new Is bid today. sussr strons
BAL TIMOKE. May ie Cotton nrmer- -usamsns.
In. Flour quiet and steady-HOWard cffSSf ~
western gupeI. S,25a3 30: do. extTa. lS6ol 6;
DO. extra A50aS00; do Ro brands. 6. S R11apsoe
family, 016 Wheat, eouthern duh e1a easder;
DO smbsp. ISi M No. Psnnsyn "a IA
No western Writer red, spot, Nay and June !. Tx
ll37s; July. Il2hall2k; Augusl, lO0KaIOOX
Corn. southern nominal In absence Of receipts;
western steady-southern white, l9a SO; do ysI1ov,
s4s 4sHs!e5 5uy ws:sssn %l.sd sgc ay saa June -
lla4lk. Qats quiet and steady-southern, 80:
western White. Sass; do mixed. S2a39h fsnpGvi.
An1A, Ssa36 Rye steady. 6oa6l. Hay 060o6y.
prime % choice PennsyivaniA and Maryland, Hoo
AAW froNisions hrmee With fair demand G higher
prices,mees pork. lo.so.l0.M Bull meas16oo
"a HSsyCOpIsSOuldss: tx c.; nb sidss, As@s Sk
Eegs sc.rse and active. a Rstrols1m .quissE
[ ,s ( %S;is y: SS%issiiS os.ISsE
SsS0; wheat 6s6O0; corn. se, 80: oass, SSoo; US
7gS sh5g%epts.v .vhest &. 100; corn. ll2. .lSQ
NV xO9A. Nay l6.-Stocks arm. 2oneV oasy-
4 bio Ez1cnanse. long. As7h; shoet. l66K Gov:
oNIW ESnk; May is.-F,ow quis. wAsas aun
I0NDoN. May ls. u 80 p. m.-u. bond. sour.
snds,hsh sEst. d Per cents ioex new nvss l06x. -
nISEb6S; May ,s. 80 p n-m,aois o.nsu.,. 60
Reading, 20k
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KNOCKING DOWN THE SHERIFF AND JUMPING
FROM THE TRAIN.-The following dispatch is
sent from Terre Haute, Ind.:-Last night, as the
Evansville, Terre Haute and Chicago railway
train, passing through this city, had neared
Clinton, Clint desperate criminal. named johnson,
escape by boldly jumping from the train.
EscoIting the criminal were sher1r Copeland
OF Fayette county, and several officers Of this
city. johnson, about midnight, complained
OF being sick, and asked the sheri1's
permission to stand upon the platform
IN La.,tISI order to obtain some fresh air, which
request was granted, Sheriff Copeland ac
companying the prisoner. The sherin ana
his prisoner, who was supposed to be hand
cpffed, were quietly standing on the platform
enjoying the air, when suddenly johnson ieal
the sheriff terrible blow on the head with q
sharp instrument, knocking him senseles;
through the car door: johnson then made a
desperate leap from the car. The night was as
dark as pitch, and the train was at the time 20
ing at the rate OF thirty miles an hour. The
train was quickly stopped, and search fnsti
tnted @ for the prisoner, but not trace OF him
could be discovered. johnson, alias Bandy
Mike. is desperate criminal, who was he'd On
charge OF murder and other crimes, and was
on his way north for TRIAL His escape is con-
ceded to be one OF the most daring ever enected
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VITRIoI- THROWING has, In certain cases,
usurped the place OF pistol shooting. The act
ceded py similar case In east 4Sth street,
M1eIe Ellen Mead left her miserable victim
Wnthlng, to go to picnic, where she was
aLteIWaro found dancing. When told of the
frghtful state In which McInerny was, she de-
ciaIed that .'she'd have his life yet" Kate
mcdonald, the Astor place vltriol.thrower,
Wnen confronted yesterday with the disflgured,
stghtless and agonized form OF Joseph Taylor
(Who had married some one else than herSelD,
Is reported to have turned away with the re-
mark, "1t's pity he didn't de-" In foreign
countries this crime OF vitriol- throwing by 1eal-
GUS and revengeful women is severely punished.
Fifteen years penal servitude was the sentence
OF Paris court not long ago upon woman
mode OF revenge.-(N. Y. Sun, 18th.
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THE SOUTH AMERICAN WAR-IRe Stars and
Stripes Shot Dorn.-Direct communication by
cable and the Trans-Andine line between Peru
and Europe Is for the present interrupted.
Admiral Robelledo, OF the Chilian souadron'
having cut the coast cable at IQuique and taken
the Chill end on board OF his vessel IN order Ia
place himself In direct communication with his
government at Santiago. Pisagua has been
oombarded and destroyed. The South PACING
Times says OF the bOmbardment OF Pisao1Ia.
cat the commencement OF the hight Rear Hd.
mlIal Rodgers, OF the Pensacola, was putting on
Irom the shore to his ship with q family, when
ensign. On his arrival on board the Pensacola
ne signaled the Chilian fiagship, informing
Robelledo then went on board the Pensacoia
ana apol0g1zed, and, seeing the boats were re-
turning, repulsed from the shore, he left, asking
Admiral Rodgers to warn the town that IN
three hours more he would lombard the place.
Accordingly, three hours later, on or about %
m:, the Dombardment commenced, and lasted
ashes"
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house cases, M. L. Holman, formerly assistant
superintendent OF construction on the custom
house, testified as rule the stone In many parts
OF the building should have been rejected. T.
D. Cleaveland, architect, testified that about 90
per cent. OF the stone In the custom house is de-
fectfVo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-05-16

THE PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
[north( met at Saratoga, NY, yesterday. Rev.
+. I. Patton, Of Chicago, the retiring mod
DR.. Henry 81. Jessup, OF the TyTian mission was
elected moderator. Among the nominees for
moderator was Mr. VIM. E. Dodge, which caused
elder, the subject being finally tabled. Mr..
Dodge received 96 votes. Messrs. W. F. Beatty.
e. II. Bulkley, DR.. Condit and Dr. Clelland were
CHOSEN temporary clerks. Communion was
helQ In the evening, Rev. DR.. F. 8. Patton pre-
siding, and addresses were made by the Rev.
DR.. Thoe. Creigh and Herman G. Riggs.
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The District in Congress-.
THE WATER QUESTION BEFORE THE HOUSE CON
MTTTHH

The House committee on the District of Col
umbia to-day gave a hearing to citizens Of the
District who desired to present their views on
the bill pending in committee to allow the Dis
trict Commissioners to regulate the rate of
donal mains. Among those present were DR..
c. G. Cox. Mr.. A Birney, Columbus Alexander,
j. P. Knngle A. Watkins, and others
Mr. A. B1rney said he favored the pending
h1u as 1t was drawn, but he thought the law
should be explicit In defining the powers Of the
commissioners and the water registrar. He
said the practice now was, that when water
was turned Off, not for delinquent tax, to charge
Tor turning 1t on again, for which he claimed
there was no prov sion of law. He also thought
that the distribution of the expense of the SER
vice pipe should be made explicit
capt: A. Grant said he opposed the bill be-
cause ne didn't think Capitol Hill would get
commissioners was to lay main from the
Treasury to South Washington and cut Off the
supply from New Jersey avenue, which now
SuppleS that section OF the city, which would
give Capitol Hill the full benefit of the New
Jersey avenue main. He said this would not
twenty-inch main to Capitol Hill. He de-
nounced the stand pipe, said that it was not of
any use to Capitol Hill; but was put up to ben.
efit the property OF Capt. Phelps.
commissioner Dent, who was present, said
ne thought Capt. Phelps was able to take care
that he had no water in his own house.
MIR. A. Watson said he favored the building
OF reservoir on Capitol Hill, and to let the
water run into 1t at night. He said the water
10 i. our mains lay dead at night, and lost one
The committee took no action, but it is ex.
pected that the bill as now prepared VIII be
adopted
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Awoman took her place In the line at the
post -of1ice yesterday, and when her turn came
she placed quarter before the cashier, with
the announcement that she would take seven
and one OF them ere new ten-dollar stifdcates.-
LOuiSuilLe Journal.
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BASE BALL-At Easton, Pa, yesterday, East
on II, Jersey Citys4 4. At Princeton, N. j., Wor-
cesters 13, Princetons o. At Utica, N. Y, New
Bedfords 4, Utica6. At Cincinnati, Cincinnatis
2 Boston 13. at Chicago, Chicagos 7. Provl-
dence, 2. At Hartford, Conn, Brown Universi-
tY %. Trinity College q
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THE BIsHOP-COBB MURDERS.-In the case at
Norwich, Conn.,, OF Wesley Bishop, who was ac-
cused Of poisoning his wife and conspiring with
Mrs. Kate Cobb for the murder of her husband,
1t Is announced that the states attorney will
accept plea OF guilty Of murder In the second
degree, rather than press for conviction In the
first degree
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wall Street To.Slav.

NEW YORK, May 16.-The Poet, Ia It's flnau-
clal article, says: At the stock EXCHANGE the
cnlel speculative feature has been Western
Union Telegraph. which has sold as folloWE-
llcHall4al11 Ha112a1l1X. A rumor was Get
anoet that the company had declared Q cosh
dividend OF IL per cent. This coming On ~
oversold market for the stock, caused rush TO
Duy, which accounts for the prices made. The
pIeMoent OF the company informs us that no
wnlle ne cannot say what action viii be taken
respecting division OF the surplus, there WIN
oe no meeting held to consider the subject OF
dlv1dends Until the 11th day OF June. When the
recent opposition telegraph line was started q
very large short interest" was made In West
efn I Mon stock, and this had made wide fluc-
tuatlons possible and the market for the stock
very sensitive
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AN ADVANCE m OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
else may be said TO the discredit OF St. Louis, It
cannot uuthfully be said that she supports Q
professional base ball club. CIVILIZATION In this
locality has progressed beyond the point where
such lazy gambling e pFofeadona61e base bah
is encoufaGed-I&, Leujs TiNse,yewrNAI
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MASTER MECHANICs.-At the national conven-
tiOn OF master mechanics in Cincinnati yester-
ensuing year: President, N. E. Chapman, of
the Cleveland and P1ttsburg railroad; secretary,
j. 81. Setchell. Of the Little Miami railroad:
treasurer, s. j. Hayes, OF the Illinois Central
railroad
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THE RACES YEsTERDAY.-The winners at the
Suffolk Park Philadelphia1 trotting races yes
terday were Wildatr, (best time 2:25;) Jessie
Maude, (232,) and Cnnker, (2:22). The winners
at Lexington (Ky.) running races were Trini-
dad, mile and a-half 81 900 stakes, in 2:4l; Wal
lersteln, three-quarters of a mile, $3.50 stakes,
in Iii, and McHenry, mile and quarter, In
Il
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UOne hundred and eighty-thre cotton
war. o
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SITE FOR THE NEW CITY POST OFFICE,-A
bill was introduced In the Senate to-day, by
Mr.. Allison, authorizing the Postmaster Gen.
eIal to purchase site for city post Office
directly west Of the present Post OfIlce depart.
ment, the price to be determined as follows:
Ihe postmaster General Is to make application
tene TO 1ae Ds5aiet supreme Court by petition con
and residence OF the owners. fhe court is then
10 summon the owners, by order Of publication
IN m Two washington newspapers, once week
missioners, who, with the Supervising Architect
OF the Treasury and the Superintendent of Pub
nc Buildings and Grounds, shall form a board
the value OF the several interests The roadway
between E and F, and Sth and 9Th streets ia to
9e used for the extension of the building OF the
Post Office department.
THH PUBLIC PRINTING.-The House committee
on printing met this morning to hear Public
Printer Defrees 10 reply to the charges of ex-
travagance made against the management OF
presented from the Public Printer asking for
further time In which to make answer, The
committee directed that Mr.. Defrees be given
further time, but to endeavor to be ready with
reply by Monday next.
CONGRESS ON THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC. - The
House this afternoon adopted report from the
committee on rules, providing for the appoint.
ucuC VI d SptCldl OI nine 10 CONSIDER
all the petitions and memorials which have
been sent to Congress on the subject Of the alco-
hOltc traffic. An attempt was made to lay the
report on the table, which failed.
THE REPORT Is that an immediate change is
to be made in the Cincinnati post Office, and
that Enoch T. Carson Is to succeed Loge, the
present incumbent.
WALTER s. EATON Is the name of the newly
appointed assistant appointment clerk OF the
Treasury.
THE CHEYENNE AND ARRAPAHoE DELEGATION
now In the city called at the Interior depart
ment yesterday afternoon and to-day. At the
conference this morning. Little Chief again
urged with great warmth that the tribe be per
mttted to go north to the Black Hills, where they
had lived In the past, and where they could
III nnd 1ba oaialo ne said that he dd not complain
received at the hands OF the whites, as it was
deserved on account OF the outrages committed
by them; but he thought that those Of the
peaceable towards the whites, and, as in
his his, case case, had ~ sometimes fought upon
tie VOLTS band, who were stiH in the north.
Secretary SchuZ In reply said that the buffalo
were fast becoming extinct; that Sitting Bulls
men were compelled t. come over the border
for something to eat, and even to beg from the
agencies; and that the Indians could not long
live by hunting, but must go to work. This
course was the best as measure of self-protec-
case as means Of support: He would be glad
to do anything to improve their condition, but
fulfill.
NAVAL ORDRRs.-Lieut. Commander Charles
O'Neil to duty In the ordnance department,
Boston navy yard; Lieut.. B. S. Richards, from
the receiving ship Franklin and placed on wait
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FRYEBURG, ME-, May 16.-A most destructive
IRE Is raging In the pine forests east OF this vii.
lage. The destruction OF timber and wood is
immense. Several houses narrowly escaped
The nre Is spreading rapidly, and unless rain
comes no one can tell where IL VIII stop. Great
nelghbor1ng towns Of fConway and Brfstol.N. H.
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THE GOVERNOR GENERAL OF CANADA pro.
rogued the dominion parliament yesterday. In
MS speech he said the measures adopted for
the vigorous prosecution OF the Canadian Paci-
nc railway hold out prospect Of the eaily
completion OF that great undertaking. The new
tariff he believed, While increasing the reve-
nues, would aid In developing home resources
and relieving the long financial depresslQn
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THE MARION, Commander Bance, left Ports
mouth, Va, early this morning. She goes for q
snort cruise in the gulf, upon the expiration OF
wnlcn she VIII return to Virginia waters.
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~Diphtheria ts raging % flerceav as ahar.
man, Me-, that whole families oTO ngSaySfS6 n
some netghborhoods, and lt = 0fmcu6 = o6toin
care for the sick,
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in Chicago last night, between Jacob Schaefer
and Geo. F. Slosson. for the three-ball cham
poDsh1p OF the world 1000 points up, $500 aside,
age 1885,: Slosson, IA, 9, 81, total a, average
142s; time 65 minutes. Schaefer's average is un-
precedented. The largest previous run was 464,
which his second run exceeded by 226 points.
THE LARGEST CARGO OF COAL that ever ar
rived at Providence, in sailing vessel reached
there on Tuesday In the three-masted schooner
Charles A. Briggs, OF Taunton. 1t consisted OF
l,lO0 tons OF Cumberland ccal, and was loaded
az Georgetown, D. c., for the Rhode Island
Horse Shoe company.
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Terrible Eatal Accident.

CINCINNATI, OHIO, May 16.-A special dispatch
says: AS MIR. and Mrs. Z. ID. Price were riding
near Brooklyn, Mich, yesterday, the carriage
was upset over an embankment. Mrs. Price
received injuries from which she died last
night. Mr.. Prices skull was fractured, which
VIII probably prove FATAL
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N,AM D0I 0 1hI1s
reports the burning OF the business portion OF
tie town OF Farmersv1lle, La. The loss is est1-
mated at &1o0, 600; partially insured.
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object. W.
Mr.: White (Pa lis this asked for so as TO
take the committee to California?
MT wright do not stand here to be inter.
rogated. tLaughter1
Ihe point of order was not withdrawn, and
was sustained by the Speaker. -
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FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
Failure Of ROtterd&m Trnhfm~ CO..

LONDON, May 16.-Twe Rotterdam trading
companies-the Afrfkaanische HandeigversenS
g1ng and the Commanditore Bankverooni0fnQ-
have failed. The total OF their liabilffioS n
about f750,000. They have some London con-
nect1ons, but the losses are mostly in Holland.
pended.
Called to ENGLAND.
HALIFAX, N. s., May 16.-General Sir Patrick
McD0ugall, commander-fn-chief OF her majoe-
TVS forces In British North America has beon
called TO England for special service. ana prob
ably WIN leave to-day for Liverpool via Ri-
nouSki.
A Debate which VIII Not be Re.
Sumed.
LONDON, May 16.-The London CORRESPONDENT
OF the EdlnouTgh Scotsman says The debate
on Mr.. Dfllwins motion to censure the minis
ters OF the government with regard TO their
abuse OF the prerogatfve which was submitted
In the house OF commons on the 18th inst, WIN
not be resumed.
The English Labor Troubaes.,
the award OF the judge OF the Durham coun-
" court yesterday In the case submitted BY the
coal owners and workmen, reducing the wages
OF Underground labor So per cent, and surface
labor 81 per cent, Is strongly disapprovod I'm
all parts OF the country, and the miners win
meet to-day 10 consider whether they WIN re-
sumo work next Monday at the reduction.
French Affair.
PARIS, May 16.-The government VIII on Sat-
uroay demand from the chamber OF deputies
authorization to prosecute N. Paul De Cassa0-
nae, member Of that body, Tor articles pub
government. The council OF state has sconnimed
the view OF the minister Of the interior that the
attack upon II. Jules Ferry's education bin BY
Mgr. FORBADE, archbishop OF AK, was Illegal
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NAVAL ORDRRs.-Lieut. Commander Charles
ONe1l, to duty in the ordnance department,
Boston navy yard; Lieut.. B. s. Richards, from
the receiving ship Franklin and placed on wait
ing orders.
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THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.-Internal rev.
hue, $410, 0,G56.s6; customs. s511, ,72034.
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THE LOWEST BIDDER.-J. l.. Pattison of Chit
cago, is the lowest bidder for plumbing and % g
piping on the Chicago custom house and most
Office. His total bid Is S913l.