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The Markets.

BALTlMoRF, Arrtl l3.-vir.rinia SKIES. old, 81
..aasSenl, DO deferred. sS (asked), do. consols.
&c, new ten niorties. 81 do. ten forty coupons
BALTIMoKE, April ls-octton anll-mdd,inx.
which are Is cents on 20 Z rs Wheat snuthern
qniet and steady western lower and nrni-southerr
red, L. SO; do. amber. l.a7; No. Maryland. / 3sa
!.34S, May. 1.SlAal Sl's June. L 2SSal 5si,
July, ll6Aal. IGA August, l.llSal llS. Corn,
ern en'Gsrn TS tea63y a13y %nd yao Gue %sierG
SPOT and April, so; May. 49a49Sr June. 4ss4sI, :.
steamer, 4s&. Oats quiet and steady southern, 43
PennsylNania, 42a43 Ryedul go. Hay unchanged
troSlsions quiet aud unchaused. Butter quiet
irlme 10 choice western packed. 22a25, roll, 30r2s
carsoes, lSaAal5A. Petroleum unchanged sussr
trsry ry gIlet-A soft 9% Whisky hrn, / O9sai i0.
rreshts , n,nGhsnged Receipts-nour. l. SIS barrel.
oats. 3, 300 bushels shipments-Iwheat az ss;
bushels; corn, %. .364 bushels. Sales-Wheat.
43y, 600 bushels: corn. 20S, $50 busheis
NEW YORK, April l3.-Stncks atrons Money
0. EXCHANGE. long. isil9; short. 4s7h Govern :
NEW YoItK. Arril lo-Four dun. wheat
LONDoN. Aprli ~, II 80 y. M. =. bonds. q
yer crnt". lOs7s Atlantic and Great Western fTst
mortgagc trustees ccriifcatcs, 6ss Atlantic aud
Great wes'rrn seconds, ssh. Erie az do
-"rfif o'5r.Hpls. %. Illinois Central lO9sy Penn
4 aria C.bir, 54'4. Reading. 34a4. New York
nEw YORK MARKETS This AFTERNOON.
III" ffi."TinH quotations were current IN New
F"fk o. day az 8. m, reported Toy Lewis John
go ,,g = e. H.. = Ter oGlltr lo5 T. s. ~ per
,. @ ss and ds s. 'fS SsepS &1'n 81. fsRc GsR
IT,; xia,.. tx Kae IsSnd. % Prglerfs iS5 st psT .gg
sH% NAbAsh, ~ Loul- aud Pacific 3sh do.
Lfst'ffsj. 9 Kansas and Texas. 57A: W. u.
:..7r'. n l1a'- Z c and !. c. lsk. Pacific
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FORTT-SlITH CONGRESS.
TUESDAY. April IS.

SENATE.-The president pro teRp0rs ap
pointed Messrs. voorhees, and Herman as men,
beIs on the part OF the Senate OF the Joint com
mittee of the two houses to consider alleged
losses of revenue from evasion of the stamp tax
on cigars and manufactured tobacco.
The president pro teHtitOle laid before the Sen
ate communication nom the secretary Of War
IN response TO Senate resolution calling for
information regarding the action or the War
department in adopting Sawyer'S improved can
lister. The Secretary says the canister is the
best known and the only one used by the de-
paltment. but there is no way TO compensate
sawyer for his invention except by direct ap-
preparation as the amount Of canister shot used
is very small
Mr.. Bayard, from the committee on finance,
reported with amendments Senate bill 900 10
provide for the appointment OF commission TO
investigate the question OF the tarfif. Placed
on the calendar.
Mr. Bayard. also from the same com mttee
reported adversely On Senate bill 906 introduced
by Mr.. Garland, providing for commission OF
three members OF each house and three outside
persons TO consider the revision OF the tariff.
and it was indefinitely postponed.
MIR. COnklfng presented the proceedings and
resolutions OF the republican association OF the
18th assembly district Of the city OF New York
calling attention TO the precarouS and danger
Gus condition OF the provisions touching the
counting OF the electoral vote. and asking that
action may be taken on the subject before the
expiration of the present session Of Congress.
Referred TO the select committee on the subject.
THE HEALTH LAWS OF THE DISTRICT.
On motion OF Mr. Butler. the Joint resolution
legalizing the health ordinances of the District
OF Columbia was taken up.
After discussion some amendments We're
MADE. and the Joint resolution was passed
yeas 40, nays ).
The ordinances legalized are those OF the late
District board OF health. as revised. amended
and adopted November 10, 1879. with certain
exceptions.
The morning houlIhaving expired the senate
resumed consideration OF the Geneva award
bill.
MI Garland yielded the floor 10 Mr. Davis
tlll.). who addressed The Senate.
HOUSE.-Mr. Shalenberger called attention
to the fact that in a speech delivered on April
5th, by Mr.. Gillette OF iowa. that gentleman
had alluded to certain members as being ma
ttGnals." when the Congressional directory
showed that they had been elected as republt-
cans democrats. or greenback democrats. He
did not object to the classification if those gen
tlemeD did not.
The House then resumed the consideration OF
the army appropriation bill, and was addressed
by Mr.. Ewing
At the conclusion Of Mr.. EwingS speech the
vote was taken on the amendment relative Il
troops at the polls. and it was agreed to-yeas
116, nays 95-a party vote.
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Our toaiipR stations on the I>thmus

- i"Tshe artgasL CIVILIZATIONS EXPECTED.
The Nay department has Information that
the L. :. steamer Adam has established a coal
ing station Oh the Tezt side OF the ISthmus OF
Panama, al the Gulf of Dulce The kearsage
has established a similar station on the east
Side OF the isthmus. The adyceS which are
contained in the press dispatches about the
movements OF l. \. VeSSlS in iSthmian waters
continue TO state that the local governments
are indignant AZ the course which il hniur nur-
sued by this country and are loud in denuncia-
tlon. This Is not true. The same influence that
lnstlgateS all that comes from Panama on This
SIbJtct-the Panama railroad complny-is now
very OuSy lG uy1nE 10 create the impression
that international complications NAV arise from
what has been and Is being done bE the United
STATES. II miSrepreSentS most completely both
The Intentions Of this government ana The man
ner IN which those Intentions are carried out
And II can be stated on the best
authority that nothing has been done
that Is Objectionable or likely 10 lead 10 any
complications; and further that nOihing will
be done that would tend in that direction. coal
ing stations have been established on either
SlOe OF the lSthlnuS-One at the Chirluui Ia
gOon AMI the other AT the Gulf OF Dulce The
United States has cOalng stations all over the
world. The ACCESSIBILITY OF having them at the
points recently selected is evident. II no gov
erDment is lnterfered with and no government
ralStS oDJecl0n 10 their establishment. IL Will
be hard matter for the Panama Railroad Com
pany TO make the public believe that the United
states Is interfering in an unwarranted manner
IN affairs on the ISthmuS There Is no doubt
that these coaling stations would not have been
established at so early date II the subject of
an lnteT-oCeanfc canal had not assumed IT'S pre-
sent importance The establishment OF such
stations was contemplated as early as last sum-
mer. as reference TO the files OF THE STAR will
show. Such steps have, however. been taken
10 prevent any complication. The whole mat
Ter Ia relation to what the government has
done, and the reasons for the course pursued
VIII be made public fully at an early date The
Panama Railroad Company is bound up with
the De lesSepS scheme for canal, and is deing
all ii can 10 head of anything that looks like
encouraging canal by any other route The
United States has taken no steps tn behalf OF
any particular route, or any projected inter
CERAMIC railway or shin canal
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As the Spring season approaches, and change Of
Apparel becomes necessary. the question arises as
10 where the handsomest selection of SEASONABLE
CLOTHING can be seen. and where prices ars the
least affected By the recent advance in wooen Mate
rlals IL is hardly needful 20 speak of the founda
non Tor the rise IN Nooler Goods. This fact Of the
raw material advancing in price from IS cents per
ID one year a2o q - cents per b. to-day makes it
clearly apparent 10 al that goois bought by dealers
during the past few months MUST be sold al q very
considerable increase over last years prices
was our good fortune TO make selections for this
Spring and Summer early that the increased
prices which demanded by others in our line of
trade need not be asked by us, sad in opening our
new establishment il tbs city W. have determined
to offer our elegant assortment, embracing all the
Latest Novelties of the Season al the lowest rates
prevailing at a3y time derins last ysar Every ara
ele viii be found marked n PLAIN I9URES. with
the BOTTOM PRICE. vAich we guarantee TO be
lower than any house in tese city viii Cell the same
quahty Of goods. An exam ration H Invited. which
we think Will convince the post crsGT'is,s that
are speaking facts.
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GEN. EWING CLOSED THE DEBATE, in an hours
speech. On the army bill to-day The democrats
at first had intended to make no reply to the re
pubdcans touching the rider. but last night it
was arranged that Gen. Ewing should reply 10
all en- masse. At one point in his speech. Gen
Ewing referred to Gen. Grant. which evoked
some applause on the republican side.
INDIGNANT SENATORS.-Some of the democratic
Senators are indignant at the publicity that was
given to the recent caucus proceedings and it
is their intention to call the attention of the
next caucus to the matter. with the view of as
ceftaining how the newspapers get these re.
ports.
TIK VOTE ON THE TARIFF QUEsTI0N-The
committee On ways and means, by tie vote to.
day, killed what is known as the Townshend
tariff bill. This bill proposed to take the duty
on salt, type, printing paper, and all the chem
icais which enter into the manufacture of print
ing paper. 1t will be remembered that the
ways ana means committee has been tinkering
with tar1n bill and loading it up with the hope
10 Kill IL when f1nal vote was reached in the
commlttee. To-day Mr.. Morrison, OF Illinois,
10 test the sense OF the committee, moved to
SUBSTITUTE the Townshend bill for the pending
OIL. IL was lost, which indicates rather con-
cluslSely that u the ways and means committee
is 10 0e depended upon to put down the pulp"
Hrg tf at the ring" will continue to be on top.
~ The republicans carried New Britain,
Conn., yesterday.
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Murder i'm Colorado,

DENVER. Col, April 13.-A special dispatch
from Leadvflle to the Denver Np,rs dated sun
DAY morning, says Lawrence Fitzgerald. a
miner. was fatally shot by George Tattershau
while the two were quarreling over a claim
to Jump" A murder occurred on Sunday
night, the 4th ins; ant, In the Coliseum Lheates.
j. w. Overton. the proprietor, fatally shot
Thos- Nugent, a bartender, while the pair were
engaged In dispute
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PERsoNAI--Dr. Ii. T. BowleS. editor and pub
Usher OF the South JerSty R.publicrS. Ham
monton, \. j. is in the city on bret visit
Reitha Won Hillern, the pedestrlenne. denies
the report that Mr.. ID. c. Bartlett is applying
Tor divorce from her. She says she has never
been married, and knows no person by that
name. Miss Won lIillern is now a rather prom
lSing art student in BOSton.-ElliotC G. CoWdip
long connected with the business and political
interests or the country and especially of thai
city. died in New York last nighu-Mr Fran
els Murphy, tie temperance lecturer, has re-
ceiFed from divers Philadelphia frienas the gift
or house in that city.-CounteSs Lewen-
haUpt. wife or the Swedish Minister, Mr. G. de
MlillamOy, secretary OF the Russian legation.
PaymaSter tioodloe OF the Marine CORPS. and
ex-Mafsbal lamon OF Washington. were regis
tered in New York last night.-Theodore
Gudin. the well-known French marine painter.
died in Paris yesterday, aged as years.-Wil-
liam Allen Butler OF New York and Baron W
de " agstan OF Russia are registered at VIII
iardS,
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Increased Emigration from GER
mank.

The Berlin correspondent of the DTNy Mrs
says:-"Nuch attention has hppn maid lately tn
the enormous increase in the number OF emf
grants from Germany tOEngland and America
The Nnjt0Hni Zett,Iig states that from the attn
TO The llth Of the present month"; ;. 500 persons
LEFT Bremen. The emigrantS come from all
parts Of Germany and include many skilled
WOrkmen. This decided increase OF emigration
is evidently connected with the new army bill.
and entails very serious loss uDOn The cnuntry
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-04-13

BoRDENTowN y. j., April l3.-The city elect
ton was held yesterday. The common coun-
Gil. mayor and all the other officers on the
democratic ticket were elected. John o. Hud-
son for mayor. got 40 ma Ority over Nr. Harts-
horn. The republican candidHfe
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Gen. Grant I'M ylempl

MEMPHIS, TENN, April 13.-General Grant
and party arrived this morning at O'Clock by
the Mississippi and Tennessee Railroad. They
were met at the depot by delegation OF prom.
tnent citizens, headed by DR.. d. 1. Porter. pres
ident OF the Taxing district, who welcomed Gen.
Grant to Memphis In the name OF ali her cfi.
zena without distinction OF race, nationality,
Or raJty ahltatieR.
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French Politics.

LUNBON, AplII I".-A Fans dispatch 70 mo
Times says:-''Although the Episcopal protests
against the DEGREES affecting Unauthorized r.
ligiouS societies are being continued, they arr
very moderate in tone" Baron ITaussmaD mem
ber OF the chamber Of deputies for idccio In the
department of Corsica, is expected 10 resign his
seat TO make an opening for NJ. Ra0uI Duval.
editor or the Nation. as the authorized eXDO-
nent OF Prince .IerOme Nannlenn'S iieaS
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Fire in OhiM.

CINCINNATI, April 13.-A special from Della
ware, Ohio, to the Gazette says Yesterday
morning q fire broke out in j. w. Lindsay
book store and destroyed number OF buildings.
The total loss Is S14 600.
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NAVAL ORDERs.-Assistant Surgeon II. g.
Boyer, from the Colorado, and placed ON waiting
orders. Passed Assistant Surgeon W. r. Du-
base, from the naval hospital at Chelsea and
ordered to the Colorado.
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OURAY AND CHIPETA-The Interior depart
nent has Just received intelligence of the arri-
val OF Ouray and Chipeta at Los Pino5.
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ALBANY, \. Y. April l5.-The charter cleo
lions here to-day opened with much spirit.
The first lady TO vote under the new law for the
school board was Miss Kate Stoneman. Secre-
tary OF the County Woman's Suffrage Society
sister OF Gen. Stoneman. and siSter-in-law or
Senator Williams OF Buffalo
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MALIGNANT FEvERs-Advices at the National
Board of Health show that during the four
weeks ended March q there had been eleven
deaths from malignant feyerS in New orleans
and two in Memphis
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The TallapO0>a COIIides with a
Schooner.

VINEYARD HAVEN, MASS. April 13.-The [. S.
steamer IallapooSa. rrom Boston for Newport.
was In collision last night, off Tarpaulin cove
with the schooner Dreadnought from Philadel-
ph1a for Portsmouth, cutting the latter on her
port quarter TO the waters edge. The Talla-
poOSa injured her stem badly. Both vessels ale
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-04-13

JAS. E. GATEwooD, a former clerk in the Mis-
souri, legislature, has been appointed clerk to
the committee on banking and currency.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-04-13

@ AT Lodi, Wis, yesterday morning the
house OF J. r. Coils was burned. j. Il. Hidden.
Jt mn RathDurn and Henry Harris were buried
y I'D probably die, WV ~"ASs
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THE Posi- OFFICE BLACK LIsT.-The following
were yesterday put on the post Office black list
as regards money In the nlails:-E. n. O. q Co.,
alias f. j. Price & Company. alias Emery & Co.
New York: MaSsch S COssuleth, New Orleans
:. PlaSSanS New Orleans; and j. Garcia, New
Orleans.
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FrishtfuI Explosion and Fire.

The lire ana explosion, 10y which elcvcn per
sons were Killed and number wounded men
toned In these dispatches last night. occurred
yesterday afternoon al SlycrtoTn. near syrt b
Woolwich, at the oil wells belonging 10 Near
Burt, Bolton Haywood. The roof ~ one IL
the stills was forced on ana carried glsfAncr
OF one hundred and forty yards. The stlli ON
taincd coo gallons Of oil. The damage 70 tho
works aInnmnls 10 seXnral tLMu.aLn n1unl-
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MINERS ORGANIzNG.-A telegram from Scran-
ton. Pa, ApTn IL, says: Great efforts are being
an organization similar TO the "W. n. A. y
which was such power In the labor strnpgles
Of 1871: A meeting attended by delegates from
distrlcss ln this anq adjoining counties was held
closed doors. The delegates refused to tell any.
thing OF The proceedings but enough is known
10 me eject that the present low rate OF wages
and resolution was adopted urging the men TO
Organize as speedily and effectively as possible
The question OF strike at the present time was
dlscountenanced on the ground that the miners
have DO organization to back them up in max
ing demand.
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THE EV VENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAy.-Internal rev.
enue, sI64. .O35.46; customs, S44S, ,41229.
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BENNETT THE BIGANIsT SENrEsCEp.-Henry
c. L. Bennett, who was brought TO Richmond
from Raleigh. y. c., upon reQuisition from the
governor OF Virginia, and committed TO jail last
week has been tried Rev. Samuel shannon. OF
Baltimore testified that he married the prfs-
oner some time during the year 1875 10 Miss
is now living In that city. Rev. Edward Huber.
pastor OF the St Johns Lutheran Church. IN
Richmond, testified that he married the prfs-
onet. under authority OF license issued by the
Stone, OF that city. Bennett was yesterday SEN
fenced TO three years In the penitentiary
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-04-13

GEN. GRANT was formally welcomed at Vicks
burg, Miss, yesterday. In his response he said
he knew nothing could again array the blue
against the gray; believed the day OF general
prosperity was dawning, and that the next few
people than the past had done He subse-
quently went on an excursion up the river and
viewed the remains OF his famous canal and in
The evening left by special train for Memphis
He Will visit Cairo Ill, on the 18th inst
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THE WEST POINT OUTRAGE.
Progress OF the affi,i,l u,.

WEST foINT. y. Y. April IL S-Re,orp the ,sou,f
opened thls morning all the members commas
ing II viSitec Whittakers NOM and tnsp.sstes
u ana IT'S contents closely. The first witness
was MAJOR Alex. Piper. lie gave his Testimony
In nervous manner, corrohOrattnC the prr-
vious testimony OF cadets. lie picked up pieces
OF burnt paper from the floor which appeared
10 be portions OF the lists on which reliefS Were
Kept by Corporals. one of these pieces struck
him as being page from Bible. Witness
asked Whitaker about his assailantS saving.
Don't you know the voices OF all the cadets
lie replied. No, sir; some cadets don't even
KNOW hN name
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t The Texas and Pactnc railroad depot at
AaiaEall, Texas. was burned Sunday night.
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SPRING ELECTIONS.
Democratic Eain I'm Tr.n,nu

TRENTON. \. j., April l3.-The municipal
eiectlon yesterday resulted In the reelection of
Wm. Rice, democrat, for mayor, by over 600 ma
jolity: a gain OF about 300 votes. A democratic
were elected without opposition. The demo-
Gratis elected ) councilmen. and the republicans
.: and democrats chosen freeholderS and the
republicans
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LECTURES.
A LECTURE ON

A LECTURE ON
Ala h 4,
With an account of its People, &C. will lie deliv-
cred at WILLARD HALL, street.
On THURSDAY EVENING, April l5 1880
By Col Nj. ID. BALL, Z. =. Collector, with Illus
ratiOns. etc. Tickets, SOC. Proceeds for the ben
eft of sltka schools. apis 81
II ECTURE By
IL Hon. SIMON WOLF,
At ST PAULS ENGLISH LUTHERAN CHURCH,
Cor. 11th and SITS. W.,
On WEDNESDAY, April IA, 1850, Sp. M
Subject" MORE LIGHT "
Proceeds for the benefit of the Church. Tickets
26c., 10 be had At Parkers bookstore. ap10-4t
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rE0 NOTICE.-The annual meeting Of the
- stockholders Of the INLAND AND SEA
BOARD COASTING COMPANY OF THE DIS
1RICT OF COLUMBIA will he he'd at the Ma
tiOnal Metropolitan Bank on WEDNESDAY,, the
18th inst, at II M, for the purpose of electng
nine Directors to serve for the ensuing year. Poll
oIen from u to . SANL BACON, President
ALFRED WOOD. Secretary. ap3, ,6.S 10S13
~ NATURAL MINERAL WATERS.
Bethesda, Bedford, Blue Lick, Congress- Deep
Rock, Buffalo. Lithia, Rockbridxe Alum, Geyser,
Hathorn. Gettysburg. Friedrickshall, Hunyad
Janos, ApOlinarls, Pulna, White Sulphur.
At MILBURN'S PHARMACY,
feb19 1929 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE.
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Peach Crop injured by Frost.

Cincinnati. April l2-Reports from ohio. In-
dana and kentucky. show that much or the
peach crop This year has been injured by the
irpSt.
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kilograms to The Star
ELECTION NOTES.
PENNSYLVANIA BRIBERY.
w. Il. Kemble Gives Bail.
WEST POINT OUTRAGE,
Progress of the Inquiry.
LATEST CABLE NEWS.
Progress Of the Inquiry.
LATEST CABLE NEWS.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

IoNroN, April ia dispatch from Constan-
tnople to the T!ineS says: A complete agre--
ment having been brought about by the eyer
tlOnS OF Count Corti, the Italian ambassador
here, between the Porte and MonienryrO. n Il
confidently expected that the preliminary act
for settlement OF the GuSiugc and PLAYA affair
Viii he Sluncd On th.. lIih LII d int