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SOCIETY NOTES.

n. Villero, the new Peruvian minister, and wife
are now In New York, but expect to arrive In Wash
ington during the present week. NJ villeno made
many friends here during the time he lived here as
secretary OF legation. Madam vflleno is South
American by birth, and does not speak English
at all.
Mrs. ex-senator Stewart has written to Warren
to be her guests and assist In receiving on New
Years.
Admiral and Mrs. Radford did not 90 to New
York last week as has been stated. but have been
ever since leaving their home On Vermont avenue
at the Ebbitt house. where they VIII remain for the
present, probably going south later In The season.
Representative and Mrs. Stevens leave town to-
day for their home in Attica, n Y. to remain dur
Ing the hold ys, after which they Wl return to the
Portland. where they will spend the remainder OF
the winter.
Captain Beach, who recently married Miss Nor
rie. OF New York, lady of wealthy Cuban family,
staying at the Arlington. Captain Beach is we'll
known IN Washington, having lived here and gone
great deal Into society some two years ago. 1t
an eminent New York lawyer, who was the coun-
Sci for MI. Beecher during the famous trial
The health OF Senator Becks wife Is greatly I'M
proved this season so as to permit of receiving her
year she was wholly debarred, having been a mar.
tyr to neuralgia.
At Miss Beach's tea on Tuesday evening three of
this seasons debutantes-AIiss Rockwell, Miss
CofIey and Miss Wallack-asststed to receive the
guests
Mrs General Sheridan has adopted Tuesdays as
her reception days. this being the day On which
Mrs. sherman was always at hOme.-SenatOr
Wilson and family viii occupy apartments for
the winter at Mrs Rtnes, opposite the Arlington
Miss Edes having returned from her brief visit
to New York will be at home to her friends here
Mrs DeMeisner and their young son started for
Russia on Wednesday last.
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THE TONQUIN NEGOTIATIONS.
FRENCH SUCCESS AT S0NTAYs
NO PLOT AGAINST GtADSToNE's LIFE
THE EMMA BOND OUTRAGE CASE
A FIRE IN BALTIMORE To- DAY.
The Emma Bond Case.


ST. LOTS, Dec. GA special dispatch 20 the
ReE,'fo1Cdbt SAYS: IN the Thai OF the Emma Bond
case Yesterday the testimony for the defense
opened with that OF Mn. Ci-ansen. who testified
that he was al The school house the day AFTER the
outrage; he saw the cutting In the gable end OF the
oi, and SAW The small piece or wood that had been
cCt from the weather boarding lying on the ground
outSl,ie The house.
Hiram l. Montgomery. cousin OF John c. Mont
goniery. one or the defendants, TESTIFIED that he
was al The school house the day after the alleged
rape. ana SAW John {. Montgomery cut piece a
wood out OF the hole In the gabe end OF the house.
he used his Tsght hand Ia DONG IT, W. c. Mont
Eoniera, another cousin, testified 10 the same
thing
Geo. Miller testified that he was at Justice
Sheihs the ngat aIIer tAe outrage. Crawl and
Montgomery were ther2 she latter asked witness
II O!elnenu had implicated him Ia the affair. W.T.
less answered 'nOn lie did not hear Montgomery
say IL they had let him alone he would have told
something. lie did not hear him say anything
ABOUT SwlcS and helDiin. lie was not out OF hear
Ing distance at any Tine. lie could not have been
over ten feet apart. lie saw Clemenu al Blue
Mound Oh tie same day before his arrest. Clement
h2d sent 4 telegram 10 Mir. Bond at Taylory1lle
stating that two men had been there the night be-
fore wno answered the description given or Miss
Bonds 3ssailants, and he thought they went west
Oh a frprlt train
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| seekers There are applicants enough 10 more
than I'LL ali the places under the Senate and many
OF them are urgent. republican senator SAID to
Gay that had his counSe.S prevailed no change
would have been made beyond the election OF q
secretary and partial -eoryanfZali ion OF the SIC
retaIys Office. He declared himself opposed TO any
poucy tnat turns out democrats On political
grounds
TIE SENATE RULES.
The senate In committee of the whole yesterday,
after THE STAR report closed disagreed To the sec
ond rule reported by the committee, which en-
bodied the custom OF the Senate az 10 election and
appointment OF minor officers The rule on tAe
SUBJECT or voting was adopted a. reported. Tle
clause OF the fifteenth providing TOR tie refer
ence TO committees OF resolutions oi inquiry ad-
dressed 10 the President or the heads Of depart
mentS was rejected The rule empowering the
president pro tenn 10 appoint substitute Tor three
Gays Was also rejected
NOMINATIONS AND coSFfRMaTIoNs.
The President yesterday sent 70 the senate the
following nominations: William A. Hobbs OF Min-
nesota, receiver OF public moneys at Tayors Falls
Mimi: Nathaniel Clark, OF Michigan. register OF
land Office at Reed City. Mich; John Q. TuCts OF
Iowa, agent for Indians, Union agency, in the In
dian Territory.
The Senate in executive session yesterday con-
nrmed the Following nominations Walter Evans.
70 oe commissioner OF internal revenue: Albert L.
MSman, 10 be treasurer OF the United states:
EDWARD U. Graves, 10 be assistant treasurer OF the
United States; Richard Gibbs. OF New York. 10 be
minister resident and consul general TO Bolivia.
Charles 3. Frail. TO be secretary OF leya1ion ar
Brazil; William I. Strong 10 be secretary OF ega-
tlon 1T Vienna; Jacob T. Walther. to be collector of
Internal revenue for the 18th district OF Pennsy-
sania; Matthew Il. Barr, Of Erie. Pa. and Henry
Waru. OF Leadvllie. Co... TO be Indian Inspectors:
also seventeen postmasters and six Indian agents.
TIRE HOLIDAY RECESS.
Mr.. Morrison offered a concurrent resolution IN
the House yesterday, asking for a holiday recess
from Monday, December "a, until Thursday Janu-
ary 3 The resolution was agreed TO Ia The House.
and In the Senate the eth or January was substi-
tuted for the Sd.
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Proceedings At TO-day's Session.
TIE CIVIL RIGHTS QrEsT1oS-JusT1cK HARIANs DrD.
sENTN6 OPINION EyDoRsEp-NATlosAL AID no
EDUCATION


The executive committee Of the Louisvrls
coored convention resumed Its session this morning
at Carson's hotel There was a fun attendance ana
In addition TO the members Mr.. A NJ. Clapp OF c1fa
city, and Col Harlan, OF Louisville, Ky.. wero
present. The hearing OF the reports OF the sub-
committees appointed TO draft n emorisls 20 Con.
greSS Was made the order OF the day.
THE FREEDNEN's BANK.
The committee appointed to draw up a memorssl
TO Congress in regard to the Freedmen,s bank made
their report. They recounted the provisions oa ,se
charter OF the bank, which authorized the dopoufrn
TO be invested In United States bonds ouiy IN
yestments, however, were made In real essata
which resulted In losses and the closing OF the hon
The coored people were under the beIief thaf ~
government Was responsible for the safe keeu1uS -
tnelr savings In the method adopted by Con0&SS
IN winding up the affairs OF the corporafaon ~
believe that the law OF insolvency WAS yiolassa ~
9Snslaelataon OF these Iacts the memorial pcnyS
ihoetnniy tne creotors Lon all losses sustaaSe6 -
NATIONAL Am TO EpuoArror.
Memorials were also reported In favor Of -.
aio 10 educaton In the states, founded mm -
census OF ahteracy, and In regard to po,iticDI -
RACES In u South, which the memor1alse. 49,
demand the protection OF the AmerGan -
wards the coiored people.
THE MEMORIAL Urox CIVIL nsupm
was reported oy the committee, of wh6cn -
Douglass and Register Bruce were rn.As -
IL endorsed the decision OF y0ssace p..s--
M urged the passage OF the Wilson amsn6~-e
nn.s Thee s6oa1s% %e%OTias gave nee todusuaa -
owing to the absenroof M pv,-..-..,. - !
city, the contemplated vn1t 81 ~ =
daa, dnelT Issl espects @ could not be made q -
the committee on his re1urn On ~ p
The following membeRof tbSs~. s "a
sUcEy; saSs ME-. r. sasosnss ss%,,ns ffsflss a L ~.
iano; Ferry carson. a pgO&y ~ ~ 1c13-
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Teleuranhic Rriefs.

J. p. McAfee & Co, hardware dealers ia Celfpa
Ohio were closed by the sheriff to-day Their
Liabilities are $1,000. and their assets $4,000
The Louisville Ky, COurfer-Journaf says on au-
thority that there Is no truth in the report that
President b. II. Young, OF the Louisville, New
Albany and Chicago Hallway, has resigned. vlco
President Stahman denies that there is any trouble
or ffeelng, so far as he knows, among the officers
relative TO The management or the road.
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VAGCE THREATS PRoNPTED TIE PRECAUTIONARY
MEASURES OF THE POLICE
LONDON, Dec. 20-1 he police declare that there
Is no foundation FOR the rumoTs or plot against
the life NJ Mr Gladstone and FOR the destruction OF
pubic buildings by explosives The precautions
Jlat have been taken st Hawarden castle (Nr.
Gladstone's residence) and elsewhere, the police
state, We're In consequence of vague threats Moth
llg oeNnlte has been heard IN this regard.
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Eecpared a Iunatic.

TORONTO. ONT. Dec. 2o.-In chambers to-day an
order was made. on motion. Declaring Bon lam
Crooks. late minister OF education for ontario. ~
linatic, and appointing II. H. BethUue, Major K j.
Evans and g. ID. Dawson q committee VI his person
and estate. He IL confined ~ present "a he Re-
treat at Hartford. conn. he doctors ffiday1c
stated that he had out Two years 1--we at out
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General Foreign News by Cable.

LORD L0RSE'S LECTURE UPON CANADA
LONDON. Dec. ga meeting was held last even
Ing IN Exeter hall, at '~ich Lord Lorne oeliv red
lecture upon Canada Sir AiDNlncer T. Salt intro
duced Lord Lorne 10 the audience. N doing 50 he
disayOwed for the Catholic lrfShmen OF Canada any
sympathy with the Gtrocious sentiments Of the
Fenans Of New York. de declared that the Irish
men In Canada were as happy and Sontented as the
natives OF England.
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New YORK. Dec. 23.-At the directors meeting o
the Union Pacific railroad company held this morn
Ing. President Dillon chairman. The other
persons present were r. l.. Ames. Z. F. Adams. E
II. Baker, g. Dexter, =. HH. Clark, @. NJ Dodge
A. H. Green, JOha sharp A.Schell. Jay Gould. Scion
Humphr1cS. and Government Directors Bromley,
Gon-er. Parrish. Haven and Hoyt- The trfparTite
agreement was unanimously adopted. The dnec-
tors passed resolutions iustrucJing General Man-
aSer Clark 10 invite other roads TO enter the new
alliance
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The Tonquin Question.

NEW BASIS OF NEGOTIATIONS PROPOSED BY CHINA.
PARIS, Dec. 20.-The Figaro erewspaper) OF To.
day says that IL understands that the MARQUIS
Tseng, the Chinese ambassador, has pTr posed tU
France the following as a fresh basis OF neyotia-
tons for the settlement OF the Toaouin Question:
The delta OF the Song-Kof (Red river, together
with the city OF Sontay, 10 belong 10 France. The
delta OF the SoDg-C river nth Bac-Ninh. 70 be-
long TO China. The northern and western prov.
lnceS or ionqufn 10 be neutral. and China 10 70.
noChee her suzerainty OF the kingdom OF AMMAN.
THE FRENCH CAPTURE THE oUIPosTs OF soNTAy
HONG KONG. Dec. 20.-The French forces have
captured ,he principal outposts or Sontay embrace
Ing five strongly fortified villages. The enemy
made a stubborn resistance. The French loss was
200 men and fifteen officers killed and wounded
Admiral Courbet, who commanded the expedition,
had 1000 men, OF which 1900 engaged In the action
the balance being held In reserve. The ChlneSG
stin hold the fortress or sontay.
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Another Big Fire In baltimore.

SohN WILL tLbNATpRs AND WAREHOUSE BURNED.
BALTIMORE, Dec ao-Fire this morning almost
entirely destroy ed the corn mill, elevators and
warehouse OF Tyson Bros. on the south side Of the
har0or. involving a damage OF some $4,000 10
s.e,uoo, S Tar as can now oe ascertained.
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REINToRCEMENTs FOR -HE BRIT

REINToRCEMENTs FOR -HR BRITISH.
LoSDHS, Dec. 2o.-1he . ost says that the British
regiments now In Egypt will be filed TO their max
lnllln strength making the total number Of British
troops in Egypt 10000 men, and that several
regiments are TO be ordered 60 Egypt The Dublin
IhSileers viii start for that untry ON the 9th or
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The flood-SharOu Vote
The War i'm Erypt.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 20.-The vote by which the
Flood interest retained control OF he Ophir mine
vas: Flood, 81 5s01s; Sharon, 4s09s-
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Taxation I'm the District.

NEW BILL BEING PREPARED By COMMISSIONER
WEST FOR SUBMISSION TO coNGREss-1r ABo1lsHEs
THE PERSONAL TAx-coNFERENCEs TO BE HELD
WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF RAILWAY, LIFE, FIRE
AND INSURANCE COMPANIES.
1t was suggested In two or more OF the later an
nual reports OF the District Commissioners that
all personal taxes should be abolished, and that
the revenues should be compensated for this
change by more equitable license system. Com
missioner West Is at work preparing bill to sub
NIT to Congress at an early day looking to this end,
when approved by his associates
Of 70 wcb esv
taxes, the Commissioners have invited the repre-
sentatives Of street railway and gas companies to
iers connected with the bin. and prppose o eI to
invite representatives Of insurance companies to
q like consultation on Monday or Tuesday next.
amounts to sl5O,00O, and from licenses slss 900.
making total OF S25 900 from these sources There
are but thirteen local Insurance companies in this
District, while there are 134 agents OF outside
insurance companies who are doing business here.
Under the present law the local or domestic COM
panies pay revenue OF $4,000 annually, while the
outside and foreign companiespa but $4,000 These
matters are what are sought to be harm0nized by
the Commissioners In these conferences, and the
bill 1t Is thought, will be satisfactory to all inter
ested. The concluding clause reads as follows:
"That all laws, or parts Of Laws, levying tax
upon personal property " IN the District Of Columbia
to afect the collection OF personal taxes ana the
proceedings incident to the collection thereof as
sessed prior TO the S0th June, 1884"
The District Militia,
no ACTION ON COL. wRBsrERs REsroNArroN-pRos.
ABLE APPOINTMENT OF 4 RRI0ADIRR GENERAL
The resignation OF Col Amos Webster as adtu-
tant general Of the District militia, stl lies upon
the desk Of the Secretary OF War, not having yet
been acted upon. The delay OF action In the matter
Is not caused by any doubt as to Col. Webster
being legally authorized to ll that position, as he
has been recognized at the War department as ad-
jutant general It is not Likely, however, that his
successor will be appointed Immediately, the au-
thoFittes preferrtng that Congress shall enact some
.aws reorganizing the District militia. There is a
ptssibillty, however, aS stated heretofore in THE
STiE that the President may before that tine an
potut brtgadier general 70 have command of
the District militia Temporarily, IN order to recon-
Gle 10 iome extent the present anomalous cQ0di-
ton Of lke different commands
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CLERK APPoNTED.-The Secretary Of War has
appointed F. Il NJ Murray, OF Ohio, a clerk Of
$1,000 class in the Surgeon Generals Office under
the civil service rules
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CHANGE OF ASSISTANT ENGINEER-Thomas J..
Noonan, an assistant engineer In the new State,
War and Navy department building, has resigned,
to accept position in the revenue marine service,
and Thomas j. Lynch, formerly engineer OF the
Riggs house, has been appointed In his stead.
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Two more officers have been medically con-
demned and detached from the q. s. s. Shenan-
doah. They are Leuts j. w. Hagenman and H. l.
Tremaine.
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THE MEMORY OF O,DONNE.I..
An Indignation Meeting at Eord.s
Opera EROuse.

SPEECHES BY CoNGRESsMES ROBINSON, cALKINs.
FNEKTf, AND BELFoRD-TBE UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT REPRoACHED FOR ITS LACK OF
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. sMACKING OF POWDER
AND BAfoNETs ADOPTED
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BOAT WITH SOME OF THE PASSENGERS AND os.w
Kissing.

LoSpoN. Dec. ca portion or the crew OF Tn
Spanish mail steamer ST. Augusffn. bound frum
Manila, for Liverpool. have arrived az Dartmouth
Tney ,eport that the steamer took fire on Sunday
last in the Bay or Biscay. Eighty-two of the crew
. nd passengers took 10 the boats The nrst boat
70 the burning vessel The third boat has not been
heard FROM The fourth boat contained fourteen
persons. who were those who landed at Dartmouth.
When the latter left the ST. Augustin there were
thirty people on board. II is hoped that they were
rescued, a steamer was seen to be bearing down
wards the burning vessel
L0ter.-A dispatch from Corunna, Spain. says q
rg has landed there portion or the crew OF the
steamer 81. A2gusTin. This is probably the brig
which picked Up .he survivors who escaped In th0
first boat.
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ADJUSTMENTS.

FoRD's- CHRISTMAS WEEK
JOYOUS AND MERRY PERFORMANCES.
BE me nv Sll--be merry al;
Prepare the sonr tn. feast. the ball
10 welcois merry Christmas"
-SPENcER-
EvFEv NIGHT OF CHRISTMAS WEEK
Iatnees TUESDAY. WEDSE>DAY and SATURDAY..
The Famous I-7sh Comedians,
BARRY and FAY.
Ii thsr entertaining Comedy, BY Carleton, entitled
IRISH A;IoTOCRACY.
With capital Comedy Company.
Incidental - the play
The CelsbrSted Christmas Donkey
N1ldoor and Mulrahy on Wheels,
and The Famous Christmas Reel.
on MONDAY tClTistlDas I've, DECEMBER 18th,
CEN ENNIAL ANNIVERSARY UF
WASHINGTON RFSIGNING HIS COMMISSION.
Special music and 9th appropriate features
NEW YEARS WE X.
Nestayers and 3 .rton's
40 HIX'S FIX
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Sergeant Mason I'm the City.
ON HD WAY TO MEET OLD COMRADES IN zANrsv,rr,

Sergt John A. Mason, who was pardoned from the
Albany penitenuary November 9th, TO which be
was sentenced by court martial for eight years for
shooting at Guiteau, the assassin arrived here last
evening and put up at the Harris hotel Mason, ON
his release, Immediately went to see his wife and
chld at Locust Grove, In Orange county, Va, pass
ing through this city ON his way Since then he has
received offers OF engagements from showlnen.
clothierS and real estate men one firm offered MIN
an annual salary OF 5000 Mason VIII not determine
what 70 90 until March next A few davs AGO he
received an invitation nom committee OF his old
regiment, the 18th Ohio In which he served during
the war. TO attend reunion at GAINESVILLE. OHIO
during Chr1sfmas week, and this he has accepted.
He wM leave tonight tor GAINESVILLE, and with re-
main there probably two weeks more Visiting bis
ol0 Comrades ann the acenes az his bOyhood
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COMMISSION has been issued to Samuel A. Har-
nish, postmaster at Crawford, Washington county,
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Mr.. D. N. SHIELDS, OF Missouri, leaves tonight
for st. Louis to attend meeting OF the state dem
ocratic committee tof which he is member) On
the 2Sth inst. The meeting is to organize a move
ment to get the national democratic committee at
ST. Louis
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Washington News and Gossip.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAF.-Interna reye-
nue., S424. 523 So; customs, $413, ,25747.
ELECTRIC LIGHT NEGoT1AT1oNS-The superfn-
tendent Of the State, War and Navy department
building Is negotiating with the Brush Electric
Light company TO light the corridors Of the build
ing with electricity
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District Government Affairs.

THE TELEGRAPH POLES.
Mr. n. p. Cox, acting manager Bankers and
Merchants telegraph company, In note 10 the
Commissioners asks that the poles be allowed 60
remain in their present positions. W. H. Clarke,
manager Baltimore and Ohio telegraph company
in letter to the Commissioners requests that the
two telegraph poles On Pennsylvania avenue be-
tween l4th and 18th streets. be not removed
BONDS OF REAL ESTATE DEALERS
party OF real estate dealers and auctfoneers
consisting OF l. NJ. Saunders, Thos. L. wagganann
ThOa w. Fowler and Others, were before District
Commissioner Edmonds to-day In relation TO the
question OF the bonds required by the Commission
ers for those dealers In real estate The consulta-
ton was private.
VITAL STATISTICS.
The health Of1cer's report shows The number or
deaths during the week ended Dec l5th was 81. 81
white and IL colored The rate OF mortality per
1000 per annum being q 81 for the white 81 81 for
the colOred and ESQ for the total population The
principal causes OF death were: Measles IL: scar.
let fever, diphthera, g consumption, s; apoplexy
8; pneumonia, IL
BCuDNG PERMITS
have been Issued by Inspector Enrwsie as follows.
L G. K1mball and J. NJ. York, erect four two-story
dwellings, street, between 9Th and Sth southeast:
$4,000. p. ]. Smith, erect two twostory dwellings,
ID street. between c and southwest; $3.50. {. C.
Martin, erect i've three-story dwellings, 18th and
streets northwest; $4,000.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

TO MY FRIEN DS, CHITECTS, A TISTS
~ and others, would announce that have opened
thus week new enterprise at 504 9th comprising
plies for Dra,grsnen and artists call from you Is
respectfully invited.
d-0eo5t FIR d. a. SCHMIDT.
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TROY, NY. Dec. 3.-The wedding Is announced
for this afternoon. at Mechanicsv1lle OF Frank II.
Nal1orth. OF New York. formerly OF Saratoga
springs, and grandson OF Chancellor Walworth. and
Miss Corinne Z. Bramlette, OF Louisville, KY,
dlugnter Or The late Gov. Bramlette, OF keptucky.
The wedding sgIll be private AFFAIR
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GEN. MCKENZIE ILL-Adjutant General Drum
was informed by telegraph from San Antonio,
Texas, yesterday, that Gen Mckenzie Is seriously
III and unable to exercise command.
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THE NAVY YARD COMMISSION. - Chief Engineer
Loring. OF the navy yard commission, arrived here
this morning. Commodore Luce, the president OF
the commission, is expected this evening. Upon
his arrival the commission will hold final meet
Ing and will then hand their report 10 the Secre-
tary OF the Navy for transmission to Congress.
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PROMOTION IN TIE WAR DEPARTMENT.-Wu-
liam j. Clendenen, OF class 2, AdJutant Generals
ONCE, died December 10th, and Thomas Wilson,
clerk OF class l, In the same Office died December
17th. John L. Robertson, Of class l, A. g. o.. has
been promoted to class 2, vice Cendenen, deceased
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NEW THEATER COMIQUE.
One Week only. commencing December II.
BAiLIES AND KENNEDY'S BRIGHT LIGHTS.
Brilliant Array of Talented Artists Whose names are
- Familiar as Ho ls-hold Words In both the old
an new worlds.
.STARTIING ARA OF SPARKLING NOVELTIES
AV1ounction With ne Celrbra.ed Mes1nerists,
THE PROFESSORS
T. A-kENNEDY-JE
wonderful exhibition. bordering on the miracr1lous
UIice witnessed never forgotten dlT