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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-05

Reported for THE EVENING STAR.
THE LAUNCH.-No great crowd witnessed
the launch at theoupper ship yard yesterday
afternoon. Ihe 800 ton vessel Just completed
slid from the stocks about o'clock, and was
named the james B0yce, jr., Capt. James Adams
breaking the bottle of wine over her bow as she
gracefully glided into the Potomac. Previous
disappOintments and the uncertainty as to the
time Of the launch, prevented the assembling
of greater crowdi The new vessel is ISL feet
at keel; full lengths 176 feet. breadth of beam
3515 feet, and depth of hold 1515 feet. She
was built by the Potomac manufacturing com.
pany and is commanded by Capt. A. A. Duncan
of Maine.
NovEMBERi MARRIAGEs.-Alexandr is i'm.
proving in all respects. More marriage licenses
were granted here during the month of NOyem.
Der than during the entire three months pre-
vious. and over 60iper cent more than in No.
vember of last years In August. licenses were
granted In September. 2, in October, g. an6
in November. 10. December has opened well
At the present rate there will be % marriages
here in December
POLICE VxtANeHEs. Joint convention o.
the city council assemblies again tonight to re-
new It's ballots to fill vacancies on the police
force. One new member has been chosen and
other members at the last meeting will be pres
ent, 80 that the total of the assembly will be
20. Thirteen votes are needed to make 9
choice.
REPoRTER's NOTES.-The corporation court
opens its December term next Monday. st
Johns cadets appeared on dress parade at noon
yesterday. +. The city council committee or
claims met last night and passed number d
bills which win be reported for payment. :.
The Alexandria hunter. Mr.. O. Demaine
has just returned from an expedition te
West Virginia. where he killed four deer
bear, and much smaller game. Robert
Mankin was injured yesterday by fall from
the caves at the Midland depot -. The
contracts for supply of provisions to outdoor
poor during the next two months has been
awarded to 8. A.. Mankin. LIST ward: Geo. T,
Price, I'd ward; r. w. Avery, Sd ward. and j. "a,
Marshall. 4th wagd. Four dodgers at the sta
ton house last night.
Mrs. NJ h Stevens. af Hoboken. n. J.. wifaw ii
the inventor OF the Stevens battery heads the snn
Scrpfion list for new chapel for ST Paule school
u Concord n. H. with ea1poA
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Political Notes.

A peculiar election contest has arisen In
Wayne county, n. Y. William E. Greenwood,
republican, and Leman Hotchkiss, democrat,
were the contesting candidates for member OF
assembly in the second assembly district of the
county. The returns, as first filed, elected
Greenwood by one majority. The returns from
one town were afterwards changed, there hav-
ing been eight votes for assemblyman found in
the Judiciary box OF these seven were for
Hotchkiss and one for Greenwood, electing
Hotchkiss by six majority, if they were allowed
The contest hinges on the legality of allowing
these votes to be counted after having been cast
in the wrong box and tire returns filed.
The general term Of the New York court of
common pleas sustain the dismissal of the suit
of John Foley and others against ex-Judge Gil
bert NJ Speir, to recover 50 600 political assess
ments. The plaintiffs sued on behalf of the re-
form association.
The Indiana democratic state committee. of
which ex-senator J. E. Mcdonald is chairman,
has published a cOngratulatory address to the
members of the party.
For the first time in years the Philadelphia
democratic city committee closed its campaign
with snug balance on hand of over $1,000.
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American ShIppiug.

Mr. Dingley, OF Maine, Introduced In the House
yesterday bill TO remove certain burdens on tn o
American merchant marine and 10 amend the laws
relating to the discharge OF seamen; and also q
bill providing for the importation In bond free OF
duty or iron materials resSary for the consir,c-
on or sail or steam YES sells 10 be employed IA the
foreign carrying trade, such vessels TO be built
AFTER January LIST, 1883, and before January lst
$780, Referred TO commit tee on commerce.
POORLY PAID WITNESSES AND JURoRs-Attorney
General Brewster in his annual report calls atte-
ton to the fact that by law witnesses OF the
United States are entitled to receive 80 per day.
and five cents a mile for going to and returning
from the place OF trial, while jurors entitled to
aper Diem OF 81 per day, and the same mileage as
w1ineS1eS-a state or facts which works great in.
Jury 10 the interests OF the government In the dis
trl,tS OF California, oregon, Nevada, Colorado. and
all the territories where the actual cost subsst-
ence Is from 81 to 81 per day. the OF transpor.
tatlon from 10 20 cents per mile, and the places
OF holding court, at great distances apart. lie re-
commendS legislation providing that witnesses
and Jurors I'm the districts n imed be paid their
actual expenses In lieu OF the present mileage and
per diem. He suggests also that an additional
judge be appointed In all OF the territories or q
circuit judge, as in the states
THE COURT OF CLAIMS met yesterday and to-day
and adjourned Till Monday next The entire
docket, containing 162 cases, was called and most
OF them, not being ready To- trial, continued
to the January and February dockets The follow
ing cases against the District OF Columbia were
dismissed on motion Of the claimants: Charles
Kennedy, A. p. Clark, David Warner. j. W. g
Ourand, Silas Merchant Samuel Ourand, O. W.
Larner, j. c. Eckloff Eleanor u. l. Needs execu.
tors; Charley j. GIL, executor; G. p Hopkins,
Lawrence Cavanaugh, and q. w. Goodall, 10 tho
use. etc, The following District cases were dis
missed for want OF prosecution: f. III. johnson
CT al, Jeremiah Costello and u. w. Denham, 1r.
Inc case OF Samuel Strong was set for December
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Background for Pictures.


There can be no greater mistake than to hang
paintings on dirty light tints, which always
drag down" the tones of the pictures them
selves, instead Of setting them of as some sup
pose. Another point is that the frames or
mounts of the pictures must be taken into &C.
count White mounts in gilt frames are useful
where the wall is rather pale, or Of mixed Color
ing but should be excluded where the pictures
hang on dark grounds II the pictures are few
and far apart, especially il 'water-colors," they
are best hung on quiet tones Of not too dark
color. II numerous, the tone Of the ground
may be strengthened with advantage. In the
latter case, and for paintings in OIL rich red
has no rival as ground color. A poor or dusty
looking red is not good. The proximity of black
rather tends to enfeeble water-colors (which
lack depth in the dark tones and shadOWs) but
is beneficial to oil-paintings, which thereby gain
in purity.
room. a painted wall is the background best
adapted to set them off to advantage: but, If
paper Is employed it should be chosen of some
tertiary tint. powdered with geometricaily
arranged conventional flowers and leaves. ii
tertiary tints are not approved design into
which are introduced In minute portions the
primary colors, will produce warm, rich effect,
ana wlil YET De iree from even suggestion Of
vulgarity, provided only that the colors are well
balanced. AS walls must be considered merely
as backgrounds to the objects In the rooms.
obtrusve patterns Of fruit and flowers are OBJ
Jectionatle; for. in so far as they become promi-
nent and conspicuous they detract from the
objects they are intended to set OF.
Where pictures are hung the carpet should be
OF small pattern and Of q dark color. The con-
'trast will apparently give them an augmented
light. But IL the room is covered with CARPET
OF gay colors-scarlet, orange, yellow. light
blue-in huge scrolls and forms, with roses
large as red cabbages, and tulips the size of
quart pots, the vision becomes disturbed, and
the delightful gradations of tint the talented
artist has 80 intensely studied are totally ami
hilated BY this vulgar tawdriness and want of
repose.-Ayf An,dtesr.
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Tclcgranhic Rricfs.

President Porter denies that Mr. Wander hit has
any interest In the Omaha road, also all rum ors
about his resignation.
national exposition OF railway appliances Is
10 be held at Chicago on the 3ist of May next and
extending 10 July 9TH. A list OF distinguished
commissioners and railway men back the scheme.
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ALegislarive "Round Robiu,-

VICTORIA, b. c., Dec 5.-The failure OF the local
government 10 call the new house creates com =
ment To-day two-thirds OF the members of the
house signed ''round robin" demanding that the
session be co nyened Immediately.
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kilograms to The Star.
The Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
Company.

PHLAD EIPHIA. Dec a-An adjourned meeting
OF the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Company
was held this morning at the ONCE OF the COM
pany. When the meeting was called 20 order n
was stated by the tellers OF the pending election
that the proxies or the United States and the
state OF Maryland were CHALLENGED, and that re
would be necessary for the meeting 20 take a re-
cess until the question OF admitting these proxies
could be argued. This was done, and the teIlers
proceeded 10 hear the arguments
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SpraSue Black bai,ed

PROVIDENCE. r. l., Dec. 6-The board OF trade
to-day voted not % reconsider Its vote ne ectine
William SpragUe as a candidate for membership.
The vote stood ~ 10 reconsider and IS not 90 10
consider.
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The New York Herald says: eThe coming
Congress Is to have among it's members q very
close and careful man. He refused to buy a M
rous plaster because he thought 1T was moth
eaten" =.
Noah d. Smith, clerk and deputy collector of
customs at Memphis, Tenn. has absconded He
is LOCO short his accounts. He Lad been
IN the employ OF. Collector General WI. Smith
for ak years. S.
schoolboys in Germany are to be taught
cricket and football. =.
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Joseph Weber. for many years editor ana nub.
Usher OF the Northern Advocate, at Claremonf N.
H., died on Sunday evening while ATTENDING 4
prayer Getting at the Methodist church.
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TOOIATE TO CLASSIFY.

II OsT-TUEsDAy, DECEMBER 6. on sEyENT4
IL street between Pennsylvsnia avenue end n slrse4
Hberai reward Win Be paid u lsft st 0ALIs0 JQyiE1
Store. 11O7 Rcuugy1vanta evouuA 0
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HERDfC Coach DRIVERS THREATENEp-On
saturday night officer Byrnes. of the seventh
precinct, was Informed by a party that he had
overheard several parties putting up lob to
hch or slug one OF the drivers of the Herdic
CABS standing at the intersection of 7th
street and louisiana avenue. According to
tnis information two PARTIES were to engage
pasSaSe IN Herdlc 10 20 To point where the
Others would be found. and the driver was then
e De WHIPPED. or perhaps be killed Officer
BSrnes AT once went 20 the stand and found tbe
party to be assailed was not there but in a
Kite time some OF the parties described an
Feared on the ground and they were ordered off.
IL appears that since the Herliic cabs have been
placed on the stand that there has been some
bad feeling, and it would seem if the informa-
lion gwen TO the officer was correct that some
men were desperate enough to attempt to whiD
OH the HerGics- Ii is but Just To the hackmen
on TIA. stand To state that the parties reported
10 De engaged IN this plot are not the regular
haekiaen OF the stand. and are believed to be
men who supposed that they would be doing
tie haci<Ilen favor
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SOLDIERS. HOME.
Twenty.O0ne Years, Arrearages Of De.
serters' Forfeited Pay Due.

The Second Auditor, In his annual report. adds
the following interesting chapter to the history
OF the management of the Soldiers Home affairs:
By section 1918 of the Revised Statutes all for
FIXTURES on account of desertion and all moneys
belonging to the estates of deceased soldiers,
remaining unclaimed for three years subsequent
to the death of such soldiers. are set apart and
appropriated for the support of the Soldiers
Home. 1 find that twenty-one years arrearages
are due said Home on account of moneys for
feited by those deserters from the regular army
who were never heard of after aesertion With
few trifiing exceptions the accounts of such
deserters have not been settled. When the men
were dropped from the rolls of the army such
data as was necessary to an adjustment OF their
pay accounts were entered on the muster rolls,
and there the matter ended. There is also
large sum due the Home on account of I'M
claimed money belonging to the estates
of soldiers who died prior to July l. 1879.
The aggregate amount payable to the Home
from these two sources Is estimated at upward
of $1,000, 600. 1t is clearly the duty OF the ac-
counting officers of the Treasury department to
adjust and settle the accounts of deceased SOL
diers and deserters, so that the Home may re-
ceve what the law has set apart and appropri-
ated for its support; but the necessary clerical
force Is lacking. / estimate that it would take
six experienced clerks five years In this office.
and proportionate number for the same period
In the Second Controllers office, to bring the
work up to date.
In view of all the circumstances, and consid-
ering especially the length of time that the Sol
diers' Home has been deprived of a portion Of
lis legitimate income venture to suggest a
plan by which an equitable settlement between
the United States and the Home can be arrived
at without the expense and delay of examining
and adjusting the pay accounts of deceased SOL
diers and overwhelmingly, that Congress shall
appropriate unreasonable amount, say 81 600 900,
to be deposited in the Treasury in accordance with
the provisions Of section Of Senate bill No.
1921. prescribing regulations for the Soldiers
Home, and now pending in Congress, said
amount to be accepted by the Home In full dis
charge of all obligations on the part of the
United States under section 4,S1S of the Re-
vised Statutes up to and including June so,
1879.
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The Election Irregularities in Vir-
ginia.
CHARGE OF RICHMOND JUDGE TO THE GRAND

The Election Irregularities in Vir.
ginia.
CHARGE OF A RICHMOND JUDGE TO THE GRAND
JURY.
The grand jury of the United States district
court met in Richmond yesterday. Judge
Hughes made general charge without alluding
specifically to any alleged Irregularities or
frauds in the recent election. The grand Jury
will, however, look into all such cases as are
brought before them.
In the hustings court of Richmond the grand
jury for the December term also met and was
charged by Judge G. L. Christian in regard to
the violation of the laws against frauds in cleo
ton. Judge Christian referred to the recent
| arrests by federal authorities of citizens on
charges OF forgery or perjury, or both, in the
assessment of citizens of Virginia with the state
tax prior to the late election. These Offenses he
claimed to be offenses against the laws of the
state. and he Informed the grand jury that it was
their province and duty to inquire into such
charges, and if there have been violations of
these laws to bring offenders before this court
for trial. He said the jurors of United States
courts are selected from all parts of the dis
trlcts in which they are held. AS to offenses
against state laws they are in the contem-
platlon of the law much foreign courts as
those held IN st. Petersburg or Vienna with no
jurisdiction whatever In cases of Offenses
against the state laws, he claimed that the ac-
ton of the United States commission in inves-
tlgating the cases referred was a nullity. Judge
Christian also called the attention of the grand
jury TO the coarse, vulgar, slanderous, and Ii
DelOus matter given to the world by the press
and individuals to defame the character and
disgrace the families of citizens. Nothing, he
SAID, was sacred from these infamous ana insid-
ious shafts, from the pulpit down. Whether
true or false these libes and ISLANDERS are crimi-
nal In the eyes of the law, because they tend to
desired he
earnest consideration OF these subjects, so that
they may be punished and suppressed.
The grand jury is now inquiring into the matter
ofthe Issuance ofaeged illegal capitation tax re-
ceipts before the late election by John D. SHELL
ing. the deputy collector appointed by the au-
ditor of public accounts, which appointment is
said to have been, together with the execution
of the bond given by the appointee, fraudulent
and criminal. The auditor and other officers in
the state capitol have been summoned. The
bond given by Smelling was called for in court
by the commemorative attorney. Mr. Witt, and
could not be found in the au ditor's Office
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Church SOciable COuundrum
From the Rochester Post Express
Why is man ringing a bell for an auction
like church s0ciable2 One makes noise TO
get money and the other makes an oyster get
money
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The Courts.
COURT IN GENERAL TERM.

Yesterday, Andrews agt Belt Line railroad com
pany; judgment below affirmed. United State
ex rel schumacher Ettlnger agt COMMISSIONS
OF Patents; argued and submitted. Nourse agt
Ashford; argued and submitted.
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OFFICIAL VIsITATI0Ns l. O. or Ry:.u .R,r..
Ihe officers of Columbia District Tent. No
VAN make the following official visita,ions. bay,
Ia commenced with Eagle, Jr, last evening !:
11Selsior No. a. Wednesday, December s.;
tbendship, No. IS. Monday. December IL !:
Eagle. 30. Q, Friday, December Is; Anaeostla
No. lsS. Tuesday. December 10; Heher. No. 10.
xcuday. January I; Capitol. No. rs. rriday,
yenuary $: Union, No. Sc. Tuesday. Jaarary q:
Ee!cue, No. 81, "Wednesday, January III: Stand
TT aad Jehu. by d. v. and l.. and d. {. Il.
Before escss Of od:c;sl yea.
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=. ihs NATIONAL JOCKEY CLUE EI.EcrioS-At
The annual meeting of the National Hockey
C1uo last night, officers We're elected for the en-
suing year as follows: j. C. AcKibbin. presi-
dent, reelected; Representatives. :. Barbour
george W.. Hooker. sergeant at-arms of the
Mouse "m- Gait, Maj j. C. Goodloe. George
c. Gorham, vice. presidents; II. ID. MeIntxre
secretary; T. F. Baker, treasurer, and Frank
Hoilngshead, Charles Stone. H. W Blunt.
Hallef kiibcurn, Clarence Hall, j. +. Olmstead
r h. Caristman. o. G. Green, and J. I. Over.
executive committee
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Local Notes.

Among the permits issued by the building in.
spector to-day was one TO the Bachelors Club TO
erect a club house on III street. between nth and
18th streets northwest, at a cost OF $4,000
Gustav Guinard was charged before Judge Smell
to-day with carrying pistol. Mr.. Padgett stated
that the defendant Is a recent employe OF the
British legation The British minister stated TO
hi iMr PaGgett that the defendant was about
to leave the country, and he would ask that the
case be nolle pressed, which was done.
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Navy Yard Bridge.

THE ANGLERS AssOCIATION.--At the 137th
monthly meeting of the Anglers association
last night the following officers were reelected
for the ensuing year: DR.. Smith Townshend.
president; John Hancock. vice-president; Theo.
Friebus secretary and treasurer; VIM. F..
Pearson, John Judge, N. Sardo, executive COM
mittee.
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JOHN DEvoY SENT TO JAIL FOR CONTEMPT OF
COURT.-In the trial of John Devoy for libeling
August Belmont, in the New York General SEES
sions court yesterday, Dewey, who took the wit
ness stand to testify In his own behalf, refused
to disclose who was the head OF the revolution
airy Irish party that appointed him committee
man, and was committed for 80 days for cou-
tempt. The trial was adjourned till the expira-
ton OF the sentence.
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Mrs., NJ. h Stevens az Iicboken, n. J.. widow az
the inventor OF the Stevens battery heads the snfs
Serpt1on list for new chapel for St paulH school
u Concord, n. e, with oa0po0
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NoN-WoRKERs ARRESTED. Four men imed
John Brocco, John Kelly, Joseph Murphy anu John
McCannOn were all arraigned together to-day In
Judge Snell's court, on the complaint OF Lieut.
Kelly. OF being suspicious persons. The Lieut.
In barroom last night In " Swampoodle" They
were all sent 10 the workhouSe for 30 days n
default OF bonds
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ANNUAL MASONIC ELECrIONs-At a meet
Ing of Pentalpha Lodge. No. %, F.AAM,
held last evening, tn: following officers were
elected and installed: NJ. Trimble, VIM; J. p.
Torbert, S.W.; w. P. Crews. J.W; J. w.
Griffin, treasurer: J. G. Poynton. secretary
The Masonic Hall Association held its annual
election OF directors last night with the follow
ing result: p. H. HoOe. N. d. Larner, W. H.
Goods, |. l.. johnson and ]. P. Willett
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The report or Inspector Entwisle for Novemb
shows that permits for skye ght new building
seventy.three for repairs, and thirteen lineal Re
or vaulting were issued during that period. r
ceiptS for fees, $685.
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thus collected is distinguished for VARIETY If for
nothing else. Here may be found '.The Life OF
Christ" and 1.-The Life of b. F. Butler" ..Sopps
for the Sanctuary" and How Gamblers Win {,
1.-TWO Kisses" and 1.-The Prayer Meeting. a."
Dyspepsia" and Mark Twain's '.1he Tram
Abroad, 'Sewer Gases" and ''Mrs Hpman's
Poetical Works." This collection numbers over
three thousand works and ranges from pic
ture book to Adam Smiths Wealth or Nations -
There is large collection OF music
comprising the latest variety songs as well
as church music. The jewclry list is long and
varied. and is distinguished by having the word
cheap occur frequently in the enumeration.
perusal OF this list reveals In fOrcibIe way
to the mind the almost indefinite uses for which
the mails are employed. There seems to be ma
article outside of a moving machine or a loco
motive that is not sent through the mails. and
that this is growing tendency is shown by
the increasing bulk Of the catalogues of these
periodical sales.
AMERICAN CARELESSNESS
Some would no doubt say that the increased
size of the catalogues tended to show that care
lessness was on the Increase, and not the mail
matter. In this connection it may be stated
that the Post Office officials have discovered that
the carelessness of the American people
Is permanent factor, and that the mat.
ter which finds its way to the Dead Letter
ONCE and which represents this careless
ness. maintains from year to year about
the same ratio to the entire bulk of the mail
Major E. j. Dallas. the chief of the Dead LetteI
Office, maintains that while the people are grow.
Ing no worse In this respect, they are not grow.
ing any better. As soon as ono careless mar
dies another is born, but two are net born to al
the position This is an important fact in the
science of sociology and 1t would be a valuable
contribution to this science to point out thu
bearing which hereditary association and climate
has upon the development Of this phase of thu
American character -. = :.