Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-02-02
FoRTY.sI1TH CONGRESS.
MONDAY, February 2.


From the Secretary of War, transmitting esti-
mate Of $500 for binding and printing cata-
logue of the library Of the Surgeon Generals
Office, and asking an appropriation therefor.
request of TheOphilus French, auditor of the
War department, for an appropriation OF 81, 400
to cover deficiency between amount appropri-
ated for his last years salary and the amount
allowed by law. From the secretary Of War,
transmitting statement of expenditures under
appropriation for contingent expenses OF the
military establishment Of the last year.
Messrs. Cameron, {Wis.) Pendleton and Kirk
wood presented petitions OF eX-soldiers against
the passage of Senate bill 4,960 for medical eX-
amirations in certain pension cases. Mr.. Kirk
wood in presenting the petition said 81 think
it right to say that that bill is now undergoing
some investigation, and am strongly inclined
to believe that the petitioners misunderstood
both its purpose and its effect in case it should
become law
MI Butler, from the committee on the District
of Columbia. reported and asked present con-
sideration Of a substitute for House joint reso-
luton legaliZng certain ordinances of the health
officer OF the District.
Mr. Edmunds said that he had examined this
subject since Thursdays session, when he OBJ
jected to its consideration. and was now salts
fled that the bill was good one and should
pass.
Mr. Thurman objected to it's present consider
alton on account OF its length and importance
MIR. Butler announced that he would ask for
its consideration tomorrow.
HOUSE.-Under the call Of states the follow
ing bills. &C., were introduced and referred: By
MIR. Briggs-Appointing Gov F. Smythe, of New
Hampshire, manager of the National Home for
Disabled Volunteers By Mr. Loring-Incorpo-
rating society for the Protection OF Children
in District Of Columbia. BY Mr.. Russell-Ap.
pointing Gen. 3. +. Butler manager of The
National Home for Disabled Volunteers. BY
Mr.. Phelps-Authorzing assIgnees OF patents
in certain cases to apply for and obtain reissues
of the original patents. Also, providing for the
payment OF wOrkmen under the late board OF
uIlhiir works District COlllmDi1. Also to
establish the rate Of duty on certain Specified
articles. 1T provides that after 1st July, 1850,
the duty on bonnetS, hats and hoods composed
OF palm leaf chip, grass willow, straw, or other
vegetable substance. or OF hair, whalebone, or
other material not otherwise proyided for. shall
be 80 per cent. "a cGiOTcm. The same rate
shall be established on all manufactures OF
chip. grass. &C, and the rate of duty on chip
grass &C., used in the manufacture or orna-
mentation OF bonnets. hats and hoods shall be
10 per cent. az r0t0Tfht.I Also. appropiatlng
100000 for the relief OF the suffering poor OF
Iieland. BY Mr.. CofIroth-Granting pensions
TO soldiers and sailors OF the late war who were
disabled While in the military service. Also,
increasing the pensions for loss of leg or arm.
BY Mr.. Shelley-For the delivery Of letters hav-
ing insufficient postage; also, providing for the
election of Congressional Printer. BY Mr.. Mon
ey-FlXing the salaries of persons in the rail-
way mail service. BY Mr.. K1ng-For the ap-
pointment of a commission of military, naval
and civil engineers to examine and report upon
the routes of inter-oceanic communication.
Also, requesting the President to tender to the
belhgeTent powers of Peru, Bolivia and Chilli,
now at war. the good offices of the United States
government for the restoration OF peace on hon
orable terms. By Mr.. Garfield-To regulate
the practice of attorneys and claim agents be-
fore the pension bureau.
PARNELL's CHARGE AGAINST QUEEN VICTORIA.
In letter to the n. y. Herald Mir. Parnell says:
I'm reference to Lord Churchill'S contradiction
| Of my statement that the queen gave nothing
| to relieve the famine of 1917, find that might
| have gone still further and said with perfect ac
nSnir hI1t
! that she actually intercepted 10000 of dona-
! tion which the Sultan of Turkey desired to con-
! tribute to the famine fund In 1sl' the Sultan
| had offered donation Of el0,O0O but the Eng
! lisb ambassador at Constantinople was directed
by the Queen to inform him that her contribu-
! lion was to be limited to e2,0OO and that the
| Sultan should not, in good taste. give any more
/ than her Majesty. hence the net result to the
| famine fund by the Queens action was a loss Of
! lt. COO All this is perfectly well understood by
| known to Lord Churchill were our history not
| prescribed in the English schools"
A FIvE-M1E SHE'LL RACE for $1,000 a side
| was rowed at Richardson's bay, Cal, yester-
day, between Daniel Leahy, professional, and
Henry. c. Hoyt, marine reporter for the San
francisco Efchdnge. Leahy won in 34n. 30S.
by neary three-quarters Of mile.
CAPT. BERRY, Of the steamer City Of Peking.
at san Francisco, has been suspended for con-
cealing the existence of case OF smallpox
s among his cabin passengers from the quaran,
tine OlliCtI. l"O UlOft cases nave occurred
among the crew at quarantine.
FATAL RAILROAD AccIDENT.-About 1890 a. M
yesterday, a carriage containing Henry Grant,
George Adds and Nnl Rhodes, was struck by
the Washington express train at Chester, Pa.
Grant was killed, Adds fatally injured ana
Rhodes severely hurt.
TRUE LOVE BLIGHTED.-A special dispatch to
the Cincinnati Gazette, from Bloomington. ILL.,,
January 80, says: To-day runaway couple
from Charlottesville, Indiana, were arrested by
City Marshal Miller upon telegram from Thos.
Collins, the father OF the girl Jennie Collins a
well known and beautiful young society belle Of
Charlottesville, who elOped with young man
named j. II. simpson, ON Thursday, from that
city. After arriving in this city they attempted
TO procure marriage license, but the clerk re-
fused to grant one, for the reason that the girl
was not OF the necessary age prescribed By the
law OF Illinois. The young lady's father tele-
graphed that he would arrive in bloomington on
the early morning train tomorrow, to take his
daughter home with him.
THE LONG STANDING SUIT Of the ST. Louis.
Alton and Terfe Haute r. r. Co. against sam
uel J. Tilden, Chas. Butler and others. has
ended at last by virtual concessions of Judgment
by the defendants and repayment Of several
hundred thousand dollars. Judge Blatchford In
New York dismissed the case without costs to
either party.
WHERE WILL THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL Con-
vENTI0N BE HELB.-Prominent democrats of
the west had consultation at Chicago Satur-
day. with a view to vigorous efforts to secure
the national democratic convention for that
city. A similar conference in favskG Cincin-
nati was held in that city, and committee ap-
pointed TO go TO Washington in furtherance OF
the object.
THE CHESS CHAMPION PURSE Of $500 and a gold
medal, in which there was a tie between Capt.
Mackenzie and Mr.. Grundy during the recent
chess congress in New York, was played off
saturday, resulting In the success of Mackenzie
who won two games in succession after %
hours contest.
SAWYER suRRENDERs.-P. 4. Sawyer, the
Maine secretary of state, who has held out
against the republicans so long, yielded Satur-
Gay, and under protest t.gaye up all the state
property in his possession including the great
seal and the returns of elections. He was un-
able, however, to find the key OF the safe.
ss-The second trial at Jersey City, y. j., of
Jennie X. smith and Covert Bennett, charged
with the murder OF policeman Richard II. Smith,
resulted Saturday in their acquittal.
sS'The Ponca Indians, Bright Eyes, Wood
worker and Standing Bear, are in Philadelphia
F-Gov Long, OF Massachusetts,, has ordered
ChaS. T. Freeman, the Pocasset child 'mur-
derer, to be confined In the lunatic asylum at
DanVefS.
az John Manning has been sentenced at New
port, KY. to imprisonment for life, for the mur-
der OF Edward Connolly, a felioW-prisoner, in
Newport jail.
rN-The strike of the Reading hardware
al 11N hos, lt1 Ir~.