Evening star., 1880-01-26

THE COMMITTEE ON LIQUOR TRAFFIC.-The Sc
lect committee Of the House on the alcoholic
liquor traffic held a meeting this morning, and
for the first time since the organization OF the
committee quorum was present. Aaron NJ
Powell, associate editor of the National Temper
dhce Adt0cdte, delivered lengthy address and
urged the appointment by Congress OF CON-
mission to consider the liQuOr Traffic in all its
bearings. Hon. hiram Price, of Iowa, favored
the proposed commission A subcommittee
consisting OF Representatives Brewer, NarcroSS
Lpdegraff, Nichols and Simonton was appoint-
ed to consider the feasibility Of creating such
commission.
THE HoNG KONG INvEsTIGATIoS.-The House
committee on expenditures in the State depart
ment met this morning to consider the matter
OF the Hong Kong consulate, and decided before
proceeding with an Investigation TO confer with
the State department. and obtain the fullest in
formation OIL the subject possible.
PERSONAL Senator Sharon has taken the
pains to deny that he has drawn a cent OF his
pay for the present Congress. -. Mrs. Chris
tiancy, who was with her husband, the L. S.
Minister TO Peru has, since the outbreak Of the
revolution in that country, returned TO Amer
lea, and is at present with her mother in Mary
land. -. Admiral and Mrs. Boggs are at the
Ebbitt House. 80. James Redpath, the lecture
agent, etc, has returned to New York, much
shattered in health. 80. Senator Blaine, Rep
rese natives Robson and Ewing, Hon. VIM. +.
Chandler, and Gen. Charles Ewing. OF this city,
Ill
The marriage is announced OF Lord Tentertlen,
wei known in Washington as member OF the
Jclnt High Commission, to the widow of the
late Mr. Rowcliffe, Q. c.
The IRISH RELIEF MONEY ALREADY APPLIED
By the following dispatch received by Geo. w.
Riggs, esq. treasurer OF the Irish relief fund, it
will be seen that 81, 500 of the money raised in
Washington for the starving Irish has already
been received and applied where it will do the
GOOD. fo
the chairman OF the Irish Relief committee,
washington, D. G., through generosity Of the
telegraphic company, enabled to acknowledge
the receipt of five hundred pounds. The dis
tress is daily increasing and with fearful rapid
ity. Yesterday the committee made f1fty-six
grants, amounting to two thousand nine hun
dred pounds, and applications are every day
more numerous and pressing" The funds
raised here and which pass through Mr.. Riggs
hands, as treasurer, go directly to the aid OF
the sufferers without any possibility OF mis-
direction or mis-application. Contributions to
the fund can, therefore, be made with entire
confidence that the money will be rightly used.
GOVERNOR P1TKIN, Of Colorado, was on the
floor of the House to-day. and had long con-
sultation with Representative Belford touching
the Ute Indian troubles.
Hon. CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS, JR.. of Mass
achusetts, is to be heard before the Ho use COM
merce committee tomorrow touching the
Reagan inter state commerce bill.
CHEF VICTORIA REPoRTED TO HAVE BEEN
K1LLED.-A telegram to the n. Y. Herald from
Denver, Col, Jan. oath, says: Dispatches from
Southern New Mexico state the Indians are still
fleeing before the soldiers, but are killing all the
stock they can. Twoherders were attacked and
one was taken prisoner, though afterward re-
leased. The Indians told him that Victoria had
been killed in Mexico and that the present
chief was Mana Said. They also said they were
anxious to quit fighting and go on the reServa-
ton. Their force numbers 80 men.
PHIL" KEARNY's STAIUE.-The movement
to erect statue in Newark to the memory OF
dashing Gen. Philip Kearney recalls some for
that the two distinguished persons whose stat
ueS should be placed In the Statuary hall at
Washington to represent New Jersey were
Richard Stockton, signer OF the Declaration of
Independence, and Major General Kearny. The
sum OF $4,000 was appropriated, and subSe-
quently $1,000 was added to defray the cost.
When Kearny's statue was finished 1t was taken
In 1878 to Trenton, and there it has remained
ever since. Newark'S citizens, in conjunction
with the Grand Army OF the Republic, have re-
solved either to secure the transfer of the stat
ute to Newark or to have it put in a suitable
place II 1t is to remain In TrentOn.--N. 7. Hr-
dld, 26th.
THE house OF Chas. Brown, shoemaker.
aged IS years, in Windsor, Conn.,, was burned
saturday morning, and the old man perished in
the flames. 1t Is supposed he set lire to the
house while drunk.
Prussian gravedigger has been arrested
Tor roasting bodies and selling their fat.
u Blondin Is coming back to America. and
probably VIII reDcat his feat of crosSinU Ntoooro