Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-19
The District i'm Congress.

diligently to do their duty.
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The District i'm Congress.
Mr.. ], w. Thompson and Henry D. Cooke were
at the House to-day to endeavor to have passed
under a suspension of the rules. bill to declare
Christmas and New Years legal holiday in the
! District. Mr.. Robeson has charge of the matter
| and Will eHueavor to call it UP after the call o
states for bills has been finished.
! Mr. ingalls, this afternoon called up in the
Senate the bill he had reported from the District
committee in relation TO paper falling due on
| Sundays and legal holidays. The full text OF
| the bill as reported back is as follows: THAT
| whenever any day set apart as LEGAL holiday
| within the District of Columbia shall fall on the
| hrst day of the week. commonly called SUNDAY
then and in such event the day next succeed
| ing shall be holiday within the District
OF Columbia, and shall for all pur-
poses OF presenting for payment or ac-
ceptance for the maturity and protest and Civ
Ing notice OF the diSnOn0r of bills Of exchange
bank checks and promissofy notes or other ne
gotiable or Commercial paper. be treated and
considered as is the first day Of the week com
monty called Sunday. and ndallnotes drafts. checks
or other commercial or negotiable paper falling
due or maturing on such holiday shall be deemed
as having matured on the Saturday previous"
All amendments were rejected and the bill
was passed as reported.
THE CONTESTED NAVAL NOMINATIONS.
The Senate committee on naval affairs this
morning agreed to postpone consideration of
the contested nominations CWatmou@h and
StevenSon) until after the holiday recess. A
determined ght is being made against Steven
son by parties i'm naval circles.
GARFIELD HOSPITAL FUND.-The following adj
ditional subscriptions to Garfield Memorial Hos
pital have been received by Treasurer Gifllan
G. H. Kuhn, s25.02: f. C. Haveneyer New
York city. 500; c. B. Webster. U. S. consul
fT.,?1
West Haven, Conn, Sl325; Baptist Church.
Wayne, Wisconsin, S1.76; Congregational Church
and Society, Springfield. Vt, SS.45; Charles W.
Brainerd, Wallingford, Vt, s5.76.
DEsERTIoN OF NAVAL APPRENTICE Boys
Thirty boys have deserted from the flagship New
Hampshire of the United States naval training
squadron at Newport, r. L.. during the past few
days.
THE SILVER DOLLARs.-During the week end
ing Saturday last. the Treasury put i'm circula-
tion S4iS g95 standard silver dollars the same
figures for the corresponding week Of last year
S41S,996.
PERs0NAL.-Gen. F.. NJ. McCook of Colorado
is at WOrmleys. Deuster who
has been in Europe for several months past, has
arrived in Washington after a tempestuous
ocean passage of nearly thirty days.-kng
Alfonso will to-day give audience to Hon. Ham
nibal Hamn, our new minister to Spain.-EX-
AttOrney-General Black is i'm town for week or
ten days. staying at the eEbbitt.--SenatOrs Jones
OF Nevada, Plumb and Window and Representa-
tive ScCville were in New York yesterday
Ex-Collector Murphy called at the internal rev.
enue bureau to-day.
BURGLARY.-The residence Of NJ A. Spotts-
ford, on street, between North Capitol and 1st
streets. was entered by thieves last Friday night
who carried Off some clothing and silverware.
The entrance was effected by cutting the Stats
from the window shutters, and then raising the
window.
SENATOR JOHNSTON SAYS the statement pub
lshed to the effect that he had sent Malone
word that he (Johnston) was willing for him to
gO ahead and to turn Executive Clerk Peyton
of the Senate out of office, is entirely untrue
and without any foundation whatever
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A PHOTOGRAPHERS TERRIBLE REvENGE-At
Dallas. Texas Il. A. Chambers, a merchant tailor.
was shot and killed FRIDAY by Alfred Freeman
proprietor of Photographic establishment
Sixteen buckshot entered his body. Criminal in
tiinacy between Chambers and Mrs. Freeman is
the cause ofthe deed. Freeman has been placed
under arrest.
NEW FRArD.-A Pittsburg Inspector has
brought to light new fraud 1t appears that
one barrel Of genuine oysters can be so increased
In bulk by proper admixture of lime and
W0SSi tHot IL Will Sell I0F TWO lie
Pittsburg dealers have not hesitated to add to
their profits 10y this scandalOus device. They
are to be prosecuted.
REV JOSEPH FUNKIIOuSER. an old minister OF
the Baltimore Conference ofthe Methodist Epis-
CORAL Church South and for some years before
the war a preacher in the church of the United
Brethren in Christ, died near keeZletown, Rock
inglam county, Va, last Thursday.
A COIORED CONJUROR MORTALLY WOI NDED.-
Hampton Price a negro cOnjurOr and pretended
doctor. was fatally shot On Friday night near
Franklin, Va. under peculiar circumstances
He had become hard up in his own neighhor-
hood. and came here to better his fortune. He
protessed to be cOnjurOr and doctor of won
deffnl skill. and an aged negro in weli-to-do
circumstances became greatly interested in him.
To this men Price said that the advance of half
dollar would secure a chain which would lead
it's owner to find mine Of coined gold in the
neigiihorhood. The sum was promptly paid
and the chain obtained. but its owner was not
able to find the mine of wealth promised He
returned TO Price and demanded the return Of
his money, which was refused. Tie town ser
geant renewed the demand. but Price again re-
fused. and enforced his refusal with boot jack.
iniiicting painful wounds upon the officer The
latter then Grew his pistol and shot the con-
juror in the lack as lie was running,
RANGE OF THE fHfRMoMETER.-The following are
the readings Nf Svu,l