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Defence of ..rhe NIachine.,

District Attorney Reed, Of Chicago, is in the
city. He says that there is not shadow Of
doubt but that Gen. Grant will receive the solid
Illinois delegation at Chicago; that those who
dispute this fact know nothing of what they
are talking about. why" said Reed, there is
Steve Hurlburt. He is warm friend OF Senator
Blaine, but he will not be able to be elected as
delegate to the Chicago convention. and so
rar as Jim Root is concerned, although he is a
member of the national republican committee,
he has not influence enough to be elected as a
Chicago, to even the Cook county CON
vention. Now they call me machine
politician. Well, am, and l am proud OF it.
/ told Joe Medill. of the Chicago Tribune. ''You
call me machine politician: Well, keep on
calling me one. am proud of the title. This
country could not go along without the machine.
1t grinds out the wheat and makes flour. The
machine politician is just as necessary politi-
cally as the grindstone as machine is neces-
sary in socially economy. am going as dele
gate to the Chicago convention. and assure
you that Illinois will be for Grant frst last and
all the time. l say, moreover, that Grant will
be nominated and there will be no formal bal
lot taken in the convention"
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Minister Stewards Treaty.
NOT MUCH OF A TREATY.


The treaty which Minister Seward negotiated
grafton from that country to the United States
is now in the Department OF State. 1t was com
pleted last fall and forwarded to the State de-
partment. 1t left Pekin in September last, and
the only way that it could have failed OF reach
ing the department would have been by its being
lost in Transmission. Nothing has been heard
completed the treaty In seven days, and boasted
OF the celerity with which he had dispatched
the business OF negotiation. The notifications
OF existing treaty stipulations proposed by Mr..
SeWard's new agreement with China are very
meagre. The treaty is practically the same as
t1onal restrictions against the emigration to the
United States of "convicts diseased persons
and lewd women" The Chinese minister who
conducted the negotiations on behalf his govern
ment with Seward talked of his diplomatic vic
tory over the green American. So 1ubilant were
the Chinese officials that they at that time ex-
pressed the doubt that the treaty would be
agreed to by this government. Their doubo
seems to have been well founded. The treaty
will not be sent to the Senate. Secretary Evarts
says that negotiations for new treaty are now
pending. He, therefore intends to ignore Mr..
SeWard's efforts altogether, and allow his treaty
to languish In the departments waste basket,
and go on and try to get something better. All
that THE STAR has printed on this subject has
been based on very reliable private information
from Pekin. In one of the letters received on
this subject 1t Is mentioned that when Mr.. Sew
ard returned to China he called on the different
representatives OF foreign governments at Pekin.
such was his bad standing that the three repre-
sentatves Of the most powerful governments
who have relations with Ch1na-the English
French and German ministers-refusedt to return
his call. Instead, they sent around their cards
nv servants
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The Markets.

BALTIMORE, March 24.-Virginia SKIES, de-
ferred, q; do. consols, 53: do. second series, 25
o. past due coupons, "a; do. new ten forties 3Szs
PA BALTIMORE. March ,, .;,cetton auies-mid;
street and western super 25a4 TO do extra, 5. 90
a5 75 do family 00a6: IS; city mills super, A. 20
1925; Patapsco family, 7.75 Wheat, southern
shade irmer; western firmer-seuthern red, l. 40a
1.42H; do. amber, !. 1.43a1. As; No. Maryland red,
I.433; No. western winter rep, spot and March,
La; i 3; ApT1 141al ELL a1A May lssA; June s5A
and firm; western steady-soutllern white. 59a59h
March, 5zslaS5; April. 52Ia52z: Nay. 5os<asi /;
JuIe. 50haSOA steamer. 54; Oats dull and easy
as; Tennsyivsnia, zsa4s. Rye galet and nominal;
Maryland, 16 GOALS. co. Provisions quiet and about
steady-mess pork. II. 25al2, so. Bulk meats-loose
and " Bacon shoulder I cleae @ ri5 R65'ss sides.
7zsa8. Hams, 1Ohal1h Lard, 8a84. Butter active
and frm-western, 28a30. Eggs more steady, IL.
Petroleum duh and nominal-refned. 7a Coffee
.na fsFssss T. Shas ans
1.1019af. IL: freights to Liverpool per steamer
no room Offering and rates nominal. Receipts
nonr 2. l27 barrels; wheat. &c, 600 bushels: corn.
s7a busaes Corn. I'M oaeas iss 90
bnshsls; sales-wheat. 675,W bushels; corn.
''S, new ESS YoRk. Y March 4.-stscks lower. Money,
ss6: E1chanse. long. 1854; short. 4ss5S. Govern.
NEW XoKK. March 24.-FlOur steady. Wheat
LoND0N, March "a, IL $50 p. m.-U. s. bonds.
Psr cents les "a n per cent? loS new yss
trustees certincates. g. Aantc and Great western
seconds, 26. New Jersey Central consols. l07.
Erie. 45z do second consols. 92x. Reading. 35sl,
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NEW YORK, March 24.-The Post in its flnan-
cial article to-day, says: The speculative mar
kets at the stock exchange have all been fever
ish and excited up to the time that we write
With the exception of Rock Island stock which
has advanced to $50, the best that can be said OF
any part of the stock list is that prices have
been partly maintained. The two particularly
weak stocks continue to be Manhattan and Pa
clf1c Mail; the first has ranged between 36 and
213s, and the second between 39L and ass:
Nearly LETT of the total transactions have been
in these two stocks, and the most diverse opin-
ions are held respecting them. The other
stocks at all active have been Erie, the Iron
Mountain, D., L. and W., and the Wisconsin
shares, 14a1 per cent lower than yesterday, ex-
cepting Iron Mountain, which Is down 2li The
knowledge that the money stringency Is largely
artificial, and that it is at the most matter OF
few days. makes holders tenacious, and very
little 'long" stock is coming out for such a
market. Pacific Mail and Manhattan have,
however, been sold "short" with such freedom
that sharp reaction or even a close corner
in each would cause no surprise. Government
bonds are y lower for all issues except the As.
Railroad bonds are generally lower than yester-
day. The market for foreign exchange Is dull
and nominal. the local money stringency tend
ing to restrict business. The posted rates OF
the leading drawers of sterling are 4S6 and 4s9:
what may be called the actual rates are 4S5lsa
=. and 4Ssa5&. Cable transfers are 4SSa9, and
prime commercial bills are 4S3 31sa4S4.
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KUKLuX IN VIRGINIA.-A member of the Rich
mond bar, Just returned from the attendance on
The court OF the above county, says much excite
ment prevailed there in consequence Of twenty
five persons, disguised and otherwise secure
from personal identification, having recently
Springs, operated by a northern settler named
McComb, and intlicting corporal punishment on
him and several OF the colored hands employed
at the mines. The people accused McCom6 of
setting fire to barn and perhaps getting the
colored men to aid him. He says they told him
while the whaling was in progress that no id
at last accounts was cunning for his prosecutors,
some of whom he says he recognized, through
the medium OF the law.-Richmond C0nlno0ft-
lrpuJU G21
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District Appropriations.
ESTIMATES AGREED UroN BY THE HOUSE CON-


hITTkE
The following are among the more important
estimates agreed upon by the House committee
on the District for the support OF the District
for the next ensuing year. These items win he
forwarded TO the committee on appropriations
for incorporation In the sundry civil apprc
priation bill: Repairs to concrete payements
$4,000; New York avenue intersecting sewer
s2s, ,oe0; Boundary street auxiliary sewer.
S100, 900; lateral sewers, $4,000 Washington
asylum, SIS, 200; Georgetown almshouse, 1880;
relief Of poor.s $4,000; washington % aoaeSSeS %
$4,000; for salaries OF Commissioners and sun
port OF their office, $40. .040; auditor and comp
taoLers office, $4,000: old records division,
urer and assessors office, S23, 500; collectors
offce, 81 500; sinking fund Office, s2.1oo: one
coroner, 81 500; to pay coroner Jurors $500; at
office, sI,OSo; division OF property ONCE SI 62l:
division OF streets, alleys and county roads,
S'6oo; haroor master. $50; sealer OF weights and
measures. $50; engineers Office, sss. 500; for
clearing streets and removal OF garba ye s,s s6s:
parking commission, SIS. $50; for illTminatfng
streets, Sllsoo0; repairs to pumps 5000; clean
metropolitan police, ssoa 100; fire department''
$780, 600; police court, S14.3lS; markets. si0 sI5:
health department, $26, 1884; industrial home
school, 81, 900; st. AIMS infant asylum, s5oeO;
children's hospital, 5000; German orphan
asylum, Sl0,o0o interest and sinking fund,
81 l55, $50. So; completion OF new work house at
Washington asylum, $4,000; temporary en-
ployes of District government $4,000;
for replacing rotten wood pavements $500
The total sum recommended is 81, III, 900 "a The
appropriation for the support OF the schools has
the following prov1so: "I'rocided That the
commissioners of the District be- and they are
of the public schools, as they may deem best.
any balance of the appropriation for said
schools made by the act approved March Sd,
1879, which may not be required for the specific
purposes set forth In said act, for the erection
OF not less than three school buildings, 1920 oOe
IN all $552, O0O,'
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THE TROUBLES IN SAN FRANCISCO have broken
out afresh. The sand lot has resumed its full
minations, the newspaper war broken out
again, and apparently all the recent pacific
plans between the committees and leaders Of
the citizens union protective party and the
workingmen's party have been thrown aside by
greements between the conference committees,
aggravated by the recent sentences imposed
upen the sand-lot orators for using fncend1ary
language, and is complicated with the coming
local election, the election OF a state senator,
and combinations afoot respecting the United
States Senatorship
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TEE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE con-
cluded today the hearing Commenced yester-
day. on the subject Of the proposed system OF
reservoirs BY which the high and the low stages
lated. The importance Of adopting the plan,
and its feasibility and cheapness, were Set forth
BY HI. Walker, Of Minnesota, and Representa-
Of Wisconsin, go 4-f
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Wife ,turdev and Suic;dc.

ELAIRA, N. Y, March A.-At LaWTehCeViIIe,
Ttoga county, Pa, twenty miles from Elmira,
yesterday afternoon, Sidney Green shot his wife
and then himself, both dying instantly They
were married six years ago. Shortly after their
went west, returning the former part Of this
month. Green sought an interview with her at
the house Of a friend, and soon after snot her
five times. On being pursued he shot himself
in the head
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THIEv1NG APACHEs.-Informatio from New
Mexico is to the erect that the Apaches are
still raiding through the southern portion OF
the territory, mostly in small bands party
OF them raided the Round Mountain stage sta
ton, 240 miles south Of Santa Fe, last Thurs
To make matters worse than ever, the Navajo
scouts who accompanied the soldiers pursuing
the savages in the neighborhood of the San
own The NaVao are ae
as being alarmed at the large number OF
Apaches discovered near the camp, and discre-
tton being the sum total Of their valor, they
loft
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LECTURES.

DROF. WILLIS, of Chicago will give one
Il Lee Lecture can and l. Lesson on on Physiognomy. show
hair, voice, laugh, walk. etc, in Spencers Bus
ness College HaD, THURSDAY EVENING, March
25th, at o'clock. Admission, IS cents. These
lectures are very interesting and instructive. being
illustrated with over 50,pictures. mar23-3tt
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1mportan, Nominations To day.

The President sent the following nominations
to the Senate this afternoon: James B. Angel,
of Mich, to be- envoy extraordinary and min
lister plenipotent1ary of the United States to
China, vice George F. Seward: John F. Swift, OF
Cal, and VIM. H. Trescot, OF S. c., to be COM
China; s. Newton Pettis, Of Pa, associate JUS
tice supreme court of New Mexico; Joseph C.
Tiffany, OF New York city. to be agent for the
Indians Of the San Carlos Agency IN Arizona.
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Political Notes.

Hon. Thomas Allen prominent candidate
for L. S. Senator from Missouri, regards Tilden
as dead issue before the national democratic
convention, and rather looks upon Thurman as
the coming man.
Advices from Kansas report that of twenty
two counties in that state which have chosen
delegates to the state convention, fourteen send
divided.
The Pittsburg democratic county convention
to choose delegates to the state convention at
Harrisburg met yesterday and elected a full
Tilden delegation Of eighteen.
At a meeting at st. Louis last night OF the
committee of which ex-senator John B. Hender-
son is chairman. and Emory s. Foster, secre-
ing OF republicans opposed to third-term can
didate for the presidency be called to meet at
st. Louis some time In May. A formal call for
meeting will be issued Friday morning.
The following is a list of the ages OF various
presidential candidates: Charles Francis Adams
Is 13; his father, John quincy Adams, died at 81,
and his grandfather, John Adams, at 81; H0rati0
Ex-Governor Parker, OF New jersey, "a: Senator
Thurman g.; Mr. Hendricks, 81; ex-President
Grant, 81: Secretary Sherman, 81; General Han
cock. 81; General Mcclellan, 81; Senator Bayard,
50: SeDai>r Conkiing, 81, and Senator Blaine, 80.
Campaign so,-"s are beginning to appear. We
have received one e.@ttled Around the world
with Grant, the first .~o s'aiAas I" WHICH
read:
He sailed away on a summer day,
10 distant lands beyond the sea,
In Sc arch OF repose, relief from all care
lostudy those nations and things SO rare.
Farewell thou friend of Liberty!
We part from thee reluctantly.
wherever you wander, wherever you roam.
Thou 1t never forget your own loved home.
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ADJUTANT GENERAL TOWNSEND is confined at
home by rheumatism. General Drum is acting
as Adjutant General.
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District Government Affairs.

BIDS WERE OPENED TO-DAY
in the Office OF the District Commissioners for
the construction OF brick and Scone culvert
over College Farm Creek. on the canal road.
above Georgetown, in place Of the decayed
stone masonry, s.. 50 per cubic yard; brick work,
$3.50 per cubic yard; rubble stone. paving, 81
per square yard; parapet wall, s. per cubic
coping stone cents per cuS
yard: earth filling. 30 cents per cubic yard. j.
j. Chapman. s.. S. So $l.50, $3.50, IS cents, IS
cents, 25 cents. Mohler q Reynolds, s4.O5 $5.4s,
10 cents. A.55. 10 cents, cents, 10 cents. j. G.
Stafford $40, s., 80 cents S3 20 cents, so cents,
81 cents.
Bids were also opened for the old iron taken
from the brick bridge over the canal. over James
Creek Canal, on New Jersey avenue southeast.
as follows: j. Bensinger, wrought iron. SI2 for
lot; cast iron, s4S Broderick a Bro, St4 r. $50.
A DELEGATION OF MARKET DEALERS
from the Western market, who are in arrears
Tor rent and bonus money, the latter represent
ed by notes given by the dealers at the time OF
the sale OF the stalls, many OF which were
turned over by the District authorities to salts
fy the contractors who built said market house
were before the District Commissioners yester-
day to endeavor to make some compromise for
settlement. Mr.. Charles Homiller was spokes-
man: and made statement or the condition OF
fhe business at that market, how it had de-
clined the bad state of the streets contiguous
10 it. the high rate of rent they have to pay in
ADDITION to the bonus money, the most
part of which yet remains unpaid, and
their inability to meet their dues. on ac-
count of the general hard times, intensified
by their peculiar surroundings The entire
delegation were invited by the Commissioners
to relate any grievance they had to make, which
opportunity was not lost, as most OF them had
something TO complain Of The Commissioners
stated in reply tkat they were kindly disposed
towards the market dealers, and would do any
thing in their power to lessen their burdens
but there was one thing they could not do
which was to undertake to control or fix value
to the individual notes given by them which
had passed out of the ownership OF the District
authorities and are now in the hands OF third
parties. The District could not assume any
jurisdiction in such cases, but when any OF
the Commissioners would do what was Just and
equitable. But they could certainly not treat
with them until all could show clear rent
rents were paid up they would be heard upon
the matters which they complain OF. The COM
missionerS would also consider the matter of
reducing their rents when found to be too high.
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RAID ON MooNsHINERs.-Andrew Clarke, in
ternal revenue collector at Atlanta, telegraphs
as follows to Commissioner Raum to-day:
" Raiding force Just returned from mountains.
seized nine Illicit distlleries and arrested seven
men,;
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A CONSCIENCE CONTRIBUTION Of 500 was TO-
day received by Secretary Sherman from an
anonymous party in New York.
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THE CANAL IN MARYLAND POIITICs.-In the
C. and o. Canal investigation, in Cumberland,
Md. yesterday afternoon, II. J. John, W. n.
ing a canal faction in democratic politics.
VIM. Coleman testified he was discharged
from the canal service for refusing to vote for
canal employe, testified to being allowed pay
for time when engaged In political work.
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ARMY oRDERs.-The following transfers in
the 9th infantry are made:-1st Lieut.. W. L.
Carpenter, from company G to company B, and
1st Lieut.. w. S. Wyatt from company to COM
pany G. The general court martial at Willet's
Point, New York harbor, is dissolved. Captain
duty in the department Of Texas, and will re-
port for duty at the Columbus (Ohio) barracks;
Capt. J. E. Wilson, to inspecting duty in this
e mhe Gap Gana
quartermaster at Cheyenne Wyoming Terri
ritory, and ordering Capt. j. II. Lord assistant
quartermaster to that duty is revoked.
THE TEA TRADE-Gen. Stahl, o. S. consul at
Hiogo Japan, in his dispatch to the Depart
ment OF State, dated January 20. 1885, transmits
the annual report Of the tea trade of that dis
trtct. 14,000,6 600 pounds Of tea were exported
from HiogO during the year. over 100000
1850, 900 pounds to Canada. None was shipped
to other countries. The report shows large
Increase over the previous year In quantity and
w1thstanding the great increase Of production.
Although all the tea shipped at this port went
to America, yet more than four-hfths Of it were
less than one-fifth by Americans The ports in
the United States to which the tea was shipped
were New York. 100000 Chicago, 2,50O,0OO,
creased over the previous year, while San
Francisco fell Off.
TRADE WITH CHINA.-Consul General Bailey,
in his dispatch to the Department of State,
dated Feb. 3, 1850, transmits the annual trade
report of China. His conclusions are that the
trade of China never looked so promising as at
the beginning OF 1850. That 1t only needs an
Intimate knowledge of the requirements of Chi
nese civilization to enable the manufacturers of
the United States to compete with the Chinese
in the making of an infinite number of articles
not now imported into China. The possibilities
OF the lumber trade are DouldleSs. China
must look to the North Pacific coast Of the
United States for supply of lumber 1t must
be remembered that China is vast country OF
great and varied resources, with population
equal to that OF Europe and America combined,
engaged in every pursuit known to human in
dustry. Navigation under the American flag
still makes poor show in Chinese waters. A
steam merchant marine is imperatfvely re-
quired
TIE KELLOGG HILL DIFFICULTY NOT TO EE
SETTLED ACCORDING TO THE CoDE.-Senator
Kellogg says there is not particle of founda-
ton for the published statements that he had
Hill, Of Georgia, to "mortal combat" He says
he had never thought such thing, much less
had he said anything Of the kind. Senator Hill
SAID ne mad not received any intimation Of call to
In which he talked about it indicated that he
did not expect anything OF the sort. He said
the purpose OF Kellogg was to direct attention
from the case against the latter's seat In the
that he QHllD was wagtng a personal warfare
against Kellogg. "It iSnot my report "continued
Mr.. HILL cit Is the report Of ali the democrats
on the elections committee, and some Of them
were more urgent than was for the case to be
brought up"
GovERNNENr BOND PuRcHAsE.-secretary
Sherman to-day telegraphed to Assistant Treas
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TIE Tariff MEN AND THE FREE TRADERS of
the House renewed to-day the fight on the ques-
ton Of recalling tariff bill which had been re-
ferred to the committee on the revision of the
laws, and sending It to the ways and means
committee The motion to refer was made BY
Gen. Garfield, and the free traders are resisting
II. Eventually the free:tTaders win be beaten.
majority In the House. se q
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The Philadelphia, Wilmington and Balta-
more r. r. are about TO connect the Eastern
Shore OF Maryland and Baltimore BY more d.
rect route =
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Hon. ROLAND E. TRowBRIDGE, commissioner
of Indian affairs, went to New York last night
to attend to the special lettings for sugar. cof
fee, &C., taking place there tomorrow. He Will
return ON SATURDAY.,
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THE INDICTED VIRGINIA JUDGBs.-In the Q. 8.
against JudgeW. 4. Bowles, OF fFluvanna,Wa con,
unued until next term. In the case Judge John
G. Haythe, of Campbell, motion to auash the In.
dictment was partially arVued
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FEEDING THE FAMILIES OF OUR FoEs.-On a
communication from the Interior department
conveying the wish of the families of victortas
band to remain at San Carlos, instead OF going
to the Hot Springs, Gen. Sherman endorsed as
follows:-"Respectfully returned to the Secre-
tary of War; inviting attention to the principle
involved In the case. The Indian bureau is
feeding at heavy cost the families of Victoria
and his band OF Apaches while the War depart
ment is fighting at an awful cost in money and
life the warriors or bucks. Does not this mag
nanimity verge on the borders of folly?
HW IT SurpuAND
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THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.-Internai rev.
enue, ssl6, ,647 O4; customs. s, ,236 956.s1.