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TIIE WASHINGTON CRITIC, FRIDAY KVEXING, JUAIiY 31,1890. I. v if hi m If 15 ;i. w ia V A AvSlII.NC'rOiN CIUTIC Hawkins, Cowkn it Ursuivrr. 3 D STUEKT NORTHWE3T, WASIIINTITON, 1). C. TIIK SUNDAY Cltt'l'IC. filnelo copy 51'onti Oiio jear $!. TllK EVENING CHITir. (Single Copr '.'Cunts Jly Cnrr cr, or month IjUcnts Jly mall, postago paid, ono roar J1.00 Iljr anil, postago pa'd, six montlu n.PO By mall, iostngo nald, per month....) Cents Hall subscriptions Invariably in adv.meo. Acldrcs TUB CKITIO, Wn-hlngtun, I). 0. To-Niuiit'h Ami'ibmcn rn, Ai iut'iii Kanny Davenport In "I-n. Town." Natiovaii Vranrls Wilson In "The Oohih." Jlnor "Tho 1'Hklr." Kk.'hnan'o HontZ'Santloy Uiirlosquo Company Ukuic Variety. "WASHINGTON, .IANUAUY 31, 1800 Thkhk Alii: no Mugwumps any more. They are all devotee of Urover Clove' laml. TllK man who doesn't see tkt Air. Cannon's committee Is going to lie tins limy one of this Congress; ought to con sult n political ocetillst about his Im paired foresight. Wiihn The Ciutic says that Speaker Heed's ruling against filibustering wn right, It does not lake a contiact to prove the righteousness of the Shaker's V'lrroFC. That will have to bo do veloiK'd by the Speaker and his parti sans lathe future. Tor the present it Is cnoueh to sav that filibustering- has no'lcgitirunto purpose in legislation and ought lo bo ruled eut. run wiisiaxa i.ottihiv. "You have mado u mistake In rejecting the advertisement of the Louisiana Lottery mm) In assailing that enterprise. Them nre mure people In Washington who buy Its tickets than in any ot tier city, and In al most every drawing some Washington in vestor draws a prUu," If the person who wiote thu anony mous, cnmintinicntiou rnntiilnlng this ipintcd paragraph had inn his linger down nil three column of eveiy page of. Webster's rnahrldged Dictionary lie would not have touched upon words w 1th which lo argue more potently the rectitude of Tiik Chitk's position in this matter. it can never be determined whether a mistake has been made until after It is determined whether the right thing has l't'cn done. If Tin: Citiricdid the right thing In this case It certainly made no mistake. It remains to lie seen whether t did thu right thing when It refused to lihtiil the emoluments and assume the moral responsibilities of tlio Louisiana Lottery's ndveitisemcnt. That Is the only possible question. 'Theie are more people in Washing Ion who buy its tickets than in any other city." Pci haps that is true. Tin: CniTir is not so far in the confidence of the distinguished gentlemen who whirl the wheel of fortune in New Orleans as to know that it is true, but we will as sume that this anouym'ous correspond ent is, and that hu knows wlmt ho is talking about. Washington, then, is the very ground upon which to decide whether litis lotteiy Is a proper business enterprise or a mere gambling device; -whether it is nn honorable undertaking or a pemieiousseheme for the enriching of a few men at the expense of nuny loscis; whether, in short, it is n good thing- or a bad thing, and it is to the H-aching of this decision that Tut: CniTic putposes to devote some eirort and Mime ink. If the lottery is an honorable enter prise why do lis agents In Washington conceal themselves from public view? Why does the purchaser of a ticket have to go to a friend who has a friend who knows.a man who can get tickets for him? And why, if It is a legitimate tr.ins 10 tion, do tho "lnvestois" sneak into it and tread on tip-toe lest the fact become public that they are Investors? Theso nre pertinent questions, and there is but ono answer to them. The lottery agents and their victims nil know that they nre gambling as certainly and much in tlie'samc mnnncr as if they were play ing at faro or keno or poker in a pro fessional gambling den. The Critic may lose money it has already lost money by rejecting tho itdvfitlscmcnt of this lottery, but it has lii ml e no mistake iu doing so. Nor would h make any mistake If, In striv ing lo uphold iho right side of this or ni.y other publicly Important Question, it Khould bu tlattcned against tlio w dl ot utter linanelal failure, mil mi cars appoixtmkxt. Jf the olllce of Recorder of Deeds in this DIstilet is to bo conferred on a nun of color, meaning thereby one with negro blood In his veins, ex-Senator Urucu's appointment ought to bo satis factory. President Qnrlleld appointed the that colored man to this olllce In the person of the Hon. Frederick Douglass. President Arthur did not disturb him. President Cleveland appointed the In cumbent, 31 r. Trotter, also n colored man. President Harrison appears to regard the action of his predecessors as a binding precedent upon htm. Tub Ciirnc had hoped to seo this custom urbken tip, It Is bad policy to permit any public office to como to bo looked upon as tho pcriiulsilo of any particular class of cltUcns, no matter what their color, roco or nativity. If the custom of appointing gentle men to olllce in this District who aro not citizens of tho District Is to prevail, then Sir. llruco's appoint ment Is as good probably as the President could have made, for ho Is an honest, reputablo nnd presumably ca llable man. But he has not that ideal ity of Interest In tho District that would Inspire residents to look upon him as ono of themselves. His color hns nothing to do with this. Tlio "Messrs. Wormley and Colonel Porry Curson, for Instance, aro colored men who aro thoroughly-Identified with the District and are among Its bust-ktiowu people. Tho chief objection to "Sir. Brueo lies in the fact that ho is really a citizen of Mississippi. A correspondent Inform Tjib CniTic that it is not so long ago that ho presided ovor a political con vention in that State. Should tho Re publicans regain ascendancy there Mr. JJiucc would in nil probability return (hither and liei himc n candidate for tho Initul Stales Senate; and hu would d uhile be elected. Ills residence In lids District is merely accidental. Ho rtiiile litifo an a Senator from Jllssis slppl, nnd on the expiration of Ills term of six ycnis lie was appointed Register of tho Treasury. This olllce ho held for four years, and had the Democrats not come Into power ho would probably he holding that olllce still, with tho ap pointment charged up to "Mississippi. During his ten years at the public crib he saved up money enough to buy a home In tho District, and when ho was out of olllce ho mndu this city his head ipinrtciH fiom which to udventiiro upon lecturing touis thiougliout tho country. Ho was never engaged in any business cnteipriso or venture In tho District, but was to all intents and purposes a citizen of Mississippi temporarily sojourning heie. .1, HMD'S POWKll. What n tyrant lids man Tom Reed of Maine has suddenly become! The Ironnrliit". of piccedent and the Ca:sar of Congress, one would think from tho dieadtul exclamations of tho partisans ami their papcis that ho had put in peril tho very Constitution under which wo aro suffered to cam our dally bread. r-'nicly such n spectacle was novcrbo foro presented by Mich a justice-loving democracy. Surely, tho lovely spirit of equality which pervades our life nnd workn n the llist of modern nations wasncviro litiiubkd by wicked citi zenship. Heed is neither belt r nor worse than any strong, obstinate partisan In power. Blight rony not he right, but it makes right. It Is the pilvilegc of the ml noiily to play the martyr In politics; it Is the Instinct of tlio majority to put its opponent to the knife. Reason, tol erance and fair play aro compromises and not viilues with thoso who control tho nivalis, of State as party leaders. They justify themselves before man as the Jesuits of the Middle Ages did be fm a their Maker, Tiik CniTic countenances Mr. Reed so fur as ho hns gone. lie is no more dispotlc now than when ho took ad vantage of piecedeut to harass his adeisaiies as the strategist of a paiti san minoiily. Ilu is certainly more clll-eiei-t, because his despotism Is intended now to pave the way to action. It is in tho lino- of work, and is not the tyranny of nothing. Thoso who pray for the day when tho majesty of rea son shall preside over deliberating dem ocratic assemblies can nfloid to wish him well for the piescnl. The Republican majority has any number of nnll-Trcnsiiry,pro-prolection 'chenus to get tliiough to n favoring 1'iesidiiil. Tho lobbies of Congress plvo direr and hope to many patient plundeieis. Tho big vaults next iloor lo the While House await tho "open Senium" of the baud which filled thcin. Let us wall and see to what end Mr. Heed's supremacy may como at last. ,lAr AJW111GAX WOlllK It Is said that a pair of pants, exhibited at the Tailors' Convention In Chicago, h.ul only one team. t'tica lltrattl. Why should thu tailors put questions to a iiioii whose pants are Co short ns Dr. llunff oil's. I.uniti Mr Courier-Jimni'il. Hear, O, I'llen, and give ear, 0, Loule- Hit. What be, arp, or I "pnutsV" K pluln the enptogrsun. Unveil tho Ists. SpeaU up. .Yew loi-i- .Sun. The woid "pants" is n contraction of "pantaloons." Rusy people hadn't time to say "pantaloonV or "trousers,"' so they said pants." And they ate going to keep On saying it. Tho word necessarily is plural, unless applied to the garment worn by a man with ono leg. "Pants" may not bo an Knglish word, but it is an American word, and It means exactly wiiat It says. Dudes in this couutiy wear "Imuscis," but men wear punts. This tiling of objecting to a word meiely became It docs not happen to be in tho dictionary is unwoithy an entei prising paper like tho Xow York Sun, X vocabulary is not Immutable. Tho only correct standard Is that of nn appioxlmate universal pop ularity. Dictionaries don't make words. The people make words and thcdlctlonailcs record them. Peo ple spoke nnd wiolo beforo there were any dicllonniics and the dictionary of ast year is not the dictionary of this. The man who makes two blades of glass lo grow -where ono has j;inwn bo foro Is a public benefactor, and thu nun who cicales a new word to.expruss a new shado of meaning or a better word lo taku (he place of an old one Is nn in tellectual god-end. The only test of correctness is tho test of populaiily. If the people deslio to say "pants," the dictionary and the Now York Sun must sooner or later print "pants," Might rules as inevitably In Intellectual ways as It does with Tom Reed. .1 DISTIXUUISUKI) '1S I TO II. Washington Is at present entertaining a distinguished Democint who deserves well of his countrymen. Like his equals, llko many great men of his times, like others who havo giown rich, and therefore powviful, as the lesult of itdustryand shiewdness, lie Is misun derstood, undei rated, maligned. lleginniug llfo unfavored, he has been Iho uichilect of his own might and grandeur. Thrust aside In his boyhood fiom the well of knowledge, ho has, by sheer forco of Intellect, acquired all knowledge worth knowing-. Denied the satisfaction of wealth in his youth, ho has In his matu.-crycais made tho ac cumulation of it the simplest of achieve ments. 0 round down In hU earlier struggles, ho has risen above every In llucnco that would havo oppressed him, till now he is free to extend tlio hand of help and Immunity to all. Limited for years in his vision of thu world, ho burst at lust through piimillve restraints ns no man ever did beforo, and swept over tlio world, another Phu-nlw setting it sllre. The purest product of tho American Constitution, tlio highest typo of our democratic perfections, ho has dined with princes and converged witli kings. To him tho Tilumph of Democracy has been no mpro Jingling phrase, it has enthused his manners and Inspired his pen. Franklin might havo envied him thosplcndor of renown his philanthropy has earned at home, tho recognition BhQwn his philosophic virtues in foreign lamb." Great Britain ha rcsguuicit wlili Hie fame of his font Hi hand. Vt homo ho takes rank with Quay nnd Dudley and others, ns n proservor of Ilic Constitution, (or tiono Ins given ulth moro lavish hand "'to tho ncotlS of v nr. Whllo soino ehooso to sneer at him as n Star Spangled Scotchman, TttK CittTic Is bound to always spoak warmly of the distinction of Mr. Carnegie. 11 HA J) OFF THAT HILL. Tho District Appropriation bill, as It passed thu House, contains a clause conferring on the Commissioners the power to authoil.c telegraph, telephone or electric light companies lo lay under ground wlies throughout tho District Tho Commtssloncis did not nsk for this power, nnd it is opposed by the local companies. This provision, of course, hides a scheme, nnd even if it did not (t would bo of doubtful utility. Whllo all clcctilc wires in the city should bu conducted In underground conduits, theie is no particular occasion for any now companies, nor should the streets and pavements be torn up just to fur ther somebody's scheme to wrack exist ing companies. Even if the Commis sioners should refuse to grant any privileges under this provision, they would bo in great danger of being talked to death, a five from which Tun CniTic would pieservelheni. Even tho elauso limiting tho pro vision to tho life of tho Pifty-flrrt Congress is suspicious. If it Is a goo I thing, why limit it? The Senate should kill the provision nnd require It, if its authors want to urge It, lo come up as a separate bill In away that will causo it to be discussed anil Its true inward ness to bo known. TJIB VUAPLAIJS'S I'll A YEll. In tho Congrtnhmd lleconl day after day at the beginning of tho report of Iho proceedings of Congicss we read thescwords: "Prayer by the Chaplain." That Is all. Simply, "Prayer by tho Chaplain." No rccoid of the prayer, no description of its character- -just this hurried, careless, irrex'crent, busl- jiess-like reference a mere lncmoian dum. 1 he Oniric thinks Hint tbe'praycr o' the Chnplaln should be made a part of the reported proceedings of the S.-nato and Hie House of Representatives. The Chaplain Is an otlieer of tho Congres sional body, cmplovcd legally and paid for his labors. It cannot bo contended that ho is such an olliccr as the Door keeper, for instnnce, whose duties arc taken altogether us a matter ofr.courso, been u -e the Conyvfrn'oiutl lltcunl nevjr mentions tho fact Hint "the doors were opined by tho Doorkeeper," whereas (t nhiajs informs us that the. proceedings of CongiessTicre opened by the Chap lain's pruyer. If it he necessary and the necessity Is lecognlzed to refer to tLo fnct that the Chaplain uttered a piayer, it is assuredly a duty to picscnt the Chaplain's exnet words. Moreover, the prayer is in no sense n preface. It occurs after the Speaker or the Picsi dent has called the Congressional body to order. It Is essentially a poi lion of the proceedings. Theie is, of couise, it higher argu ment than the technical one to warrant the pjlntlng of the Chaplain's prayer in tlio Uongrtationitl Jleeoru. Hits is a, Chiisiian nation iu theory nml is be coming ever' year more neatly so in fuel. That tho good time may be has tened wherein nil men will believe and act Recording to icliglous doctrines, everything possible should be done to promote the spread of the true faith. The prayer of the Chaplain is leccivod by those who hear it with bowed heads, and doubtless its inllucnce is felt by them thiougliout Iho business of the day. How instrumental in Hie propa gation of Christianity would be tho printing of this prayer tn tho lleeortl. The thousands of readers of that useful publication would thus secuicnot only Hie beneficial eJlcct of the words them selves, but iho almost equally beneficent Inllueuce ot a knowledge of the manner in -which those words had controllol and sticnutheiied and blessed the srentest legislative body of the greatest nation of the caith. The tiealnient of the Chaplain's prayer to-day by the Congressional Jlfcord Is personal insult to him and a. general insult to Christianity, The in ference necessarily drawn from this treatment Is that the custom of Con ;res.slonal prayer Is the reluctant ad mission of an infidel lution that there air. still people within Its borders fool ish enough to believe In Qod and iu Hie tllieacy of communion with Him, P.ir all the attention Hint the Chaplain re eelves from the lltcord, Congiess might as well be opened by the barking of a dog. This system of Indifference U lojjicnlly wiong, morally bad nml re ligiously Impious, and Christian pen the throughout the nation should im mediately resent it with sutllcient earn estness to produce the necessary refoini atinn. I"j:ho.ss who wi-.iik unable to obtain entrauco to tho Ilouso gallery yesterday diImscU a very entertaining spectacle. They can, however, get u similar general effect by tying a number of tomeats together by the tails and slinging them 'over a clothes line. I'on TiutKi: iMiu.Aits so. says tho Min neapolis Tribune you can purchase sir little cucumbers and a truncated quart of strawberries In that market. That seems ridiculously cheap, but they make up for It by holding the prlco of cofllns high. A California scientist claims to hare discovered that tlio rocks of the earth pos ses vital energy and tb'attuey not only have sex but aro ruled by the mating iiutluct. The earthquake Is then, wo presume, a sort of divorce proceeding. . ,, Tin Nkw Yoiik JtmnutJ suya there aro 1,000 professional gamblers In that city. This It another struggling Industry thut would he fostered and set upon its feet by the location ot the World's Fair In Gotham. A Ciik Aim man'Ius Invented a whistling stopper for bottles containing poison. Kvur since they had that long season of I'attl opera out there everybody In Chicago has been coluj; In tor music. Ir tiik World's Fair Is held In Washing ton wo sha'n't need any special zoological display, unless by nomo unforeseen accident the Houso should happen to adopt a set of rules before that tune. Oiji: of tiik Supreme Court Judges of Illinois says he always accepts free railroad passes and 'dots not believe that any rail road ever gave a pass to a judge with any idea of receiving any return benefit, 'Iho, cxreidlDg ItilKMlwc of that Judge would siiin to warrant his being wAt'ched prott) closely, If for no oilier plirnOso than to kem htm from stepping baekWard from a moling train. Tun N'oiith Caiiui ina preachers vrlio arc declaring that the world will comd to an end this ii-ar nil! all be In Washington Just tho same Iu 1S03 at the fair. Tim iiaiimont that docs not oxtst be tween Senator I'nrwcll ami thu Adminis tration would Mil a tin cup with tho bottom knocked out. TllK (iGii.MAN papers denounce tho Samoan treaty In words Hut reach clear across the column nnd hang over the edge. Coiiroiiu. Tannhii's famous utterance, "Hod help tho surplus now," has not yet tcgun to lose Its usefulness. I.i:t rs lioi'K tho Republican end of .the Inctcr-board will not go up so high as to make Speaker Heed dizzy. Oi.nti.miiin, If j on want a world's fair, eomelo Washington If j on wautu circus, jjo lo Chicago ! Now that I'rlvataDalzell's mouth Is I'lnted, will somehodv kindly snook up and turn tbekc? Tncnn auk cnougVpolrs In Hit Senate nuwadaislo ntaUoaTery interesting pjscr game. QUEER ST0R1E3. niOLoiir m: was iioinu to sr.imr. Congiessiiiau II Is a very absent- Winded man .by nature, and the. .Influence Of years has Increased thu propensity. It Is told on last Sabbath morntiig nt 0:30 Mrs. II- said to him pleasantly: "Come, uok, William, It Is growing lato ypu must ;jo In and change jour clothes and get ready for church. And hurry, William, for j ou Know how slow 3011 arc." Congressman II passed Into his bed room, Mrs. waited and watted and -waited. At lO.liS she tupped at his door. "Come In," said tho Congressman. Mrs. entered. She sawtlie dis tinguished gentleman tn bed with the clothes drawn up to his chin, gazing at the celling with tho cxprcsstoit of a man wondering how two and two can jiosjlbly make four. "Well, William!" she exclaimed. "1 do declaiel If this doesn't bcatolll Wec.in nevsrget lo church now In time!" " 'To church?' repeated tho great states man 'to ehnrclir1 I beg your pardon.. I thought I was going to sleep." Hi: lllll.s'T LIKE l'lUCTlONH. A bright, Httlo joungster, about 12 jears ol(l,ciuno Into a Pennsylvania avenue eur yesterday morning. Ho had a bundle ot books under his arm, and was evidently on the way tn school. I'icscntly the conduc tor entered. "flood morning," said ttte youngster, Tvho was chummy with tho conductor, and proud of It, as a Congressman Is ot his ac quaintance with tho President. "I tried to ride homo with you last night, but I missed jour car. Had to take the next one." "That's too bad," said tho conductor. "Studjln' n good ileal noiv-days, I s'poso!" "Von bet. I've got Into them mls'rablo fractions. I hale fractious. Sat up last night till ten o'clock trjln' to .git some thin' outot 'cm." The conductor was not a learned man, but ho was n good deal older tliau the boy and held an official position and wore a uni form, and ho simply had to bo superior. There was no other way. Ho looked at the 30imgbter Indulgently, like a man to whom Kucllil had long been as simple as tho mul tiplication table nnd inquired, "What hind o' fractions you stuaylu' now)1 AlgobryJ" tju: surriinitx tii.we. In their dealings with tho nations south of us, Including Mexico, Central America, tho West Indies and South America, the tour great commercial nations of the world dtilde the trade as follows: Thu United Slates sells the Americas t2,C00,O00 and buys of them 4200,000,000; Great Iliitaln sells tnem $182,000,000 and buys 97,000,000; Franco sells them $.00, 000,000 and buys $103,000,000, and Germany sells them $10,000,000 and buys -t22,000,000. Knglaud has steadily gained Iu tho bal ance of trade, while Frauee and the United States, though Increasing their exports thither, have increased their Imports theuce so much faster that the balance has steadily grown against them. Iu 1SG0 Great llritaln sold tho Americas south of us $37,000,000 and bought of them $101,000,000. She now buys $07,000,000 of their grods anil soils them $152,000,000 draining them of $53, 000,000 every year. Mcatitl mo tho United Btatcs Is paying them a balance of $118, 000,000 a year. This shows where Uucle Sam's shoo pinches. Atlanta Constitution. IIOW TOnVADEAl'llOCKSSOVLA II'. A woman who has rooms In a llat-bulld-Ing In Chicago kept possession of them In a novel way. Sho ran short of money and couldn't pay her rent. The laudlprd. dunned her and finally swore out a Milt of eject ment. She heard ot It and mado prepara tion accordingly. The writ was given to a constable to serve. He went to the rooms and rapped 011 thu door. There was 110 answer, and ho rapped again. Then ho rrlcd the door. It was unlocked and he walked In. Tho woman was standing before the mirror ot UfhnhiUe, "I beg jour pardon, madam," he said. "Sir!" bhe exclaimed, with sover.il ov. clamatlon points. "Do you dare to In tiuder Leave at dDCc; or I shall call for help." " '' He left. He tried twice afterward to serve Hie w rlt and was bluffed out of It Iu the same way both times. Then he gave It up as a bad Job, and shortly afterward she paid, Chicago Tribune. THE BROOK ANU THE BOY. Xl'OlSK LIELn. Out of Iho virago theiu comet li a boy Park and tall and Jltliu Is hu; And lie wnnhethhls facoand he ruhbethhlx hands And he tulkcth a space, as thein huxtamls? With the brook that bnbbleth lies. "Now tell ino. waters m oold and clear, And wbcico thou hast como no fr'" "From tho farther shlo Of the hill wo How, Whcie thu snow Is bilJo Of the last year's snuw Children thereof we aro!" "And wblthcr dost thou pursuo thy way. Oh, waters onld and clear and fair;" "Whero tho roao Is gay Iu the love- of Spring; Wo hurry away Our songs lost nc To tho lambkins bleating there," "( h, I should stay wheru the rose bloom, Thou waters sweet und good and true!" v "Wo shall Journoy on Through (hu meadows fair 'Till wo como anon To tho vineyard where Bilppelh the line with dew." "Long should I linger tn proas those vines, Oh, honet waters ttiyeut and cool !" "Say, speed wo fast 1 hiough the balmy shade 'Till wo eomo at last , Wliuio tho mulberiy maid Swings by tho crystal pool," Uo from tho waters that babble on AU'sllently rarctb tho durK, lithe blade; .;. And he glvcth nor rose nor vino 11 look. Hut panting ho goes to heat the brook, Wooing that mulberry muld. SOCIE'IY The social honors of tho fashionable world weioilllldcd last evening between the c.niolal curd reception by VIco President nrd Mrs. Morton nnd tho Charity null, ulien nt the National HI lies' Armory for tl e benefit ot thu I hlldron's Hospital. Tho residence or tho VIco President vas taxed tolls utmost capacity to nrcommo" doto Hie vast concourse of distinguished ( guc6ts which thronged tho brilliantly- lighted, llower bedecked rooms. Tho spa cious hall was decorated with a fow potto 1 plants; tho mantel 011 tho west sldo banked with ferns overtopped by palms, with u cluster ot St. .rosophllttcs'lllllng Iu the fire place. Tho m.intd In the red parlor was similar, pink azallas taking tho place of 1I1IC9. VIco l'rcslilcnt and Mrs. Morton si ood In this apartment to rceclvo tho guests In front of tho deep alcove, which wai transformed Into a temporary conservatory, The gown worn by tbo hostess was an ele gant one of Ivory-white satin, low nook and shott sleeves, with draportcJ of Vonetlau point laco nnd diamond ornaments ou the eorsago nnd Iu thu hair. Tho attendance Included Mrs. McKco and tho guests of the White House, tho Congress, the Judiciary, the Cabinet, tho Diplomatic Corps and a limited number of personal friends ot the host and hostess Miss MeKco wore a gown of black Brussels net, embroidered In gold, V-Bhaped sliort-sleevo eorsago, with diamond and dead-gold ornaments, TUB CIIA11ITY n.lt.L. Tho decorations for tho Charity Hall wen) the same elaboratoones. of buntlmr. flats and pl.lntr, Uscil at the Army anil Navy I geriuan (ho previous oven Ing. The ltdlo of tho leceptlou committee wcro Mrs. btone, Jlrs. Hobson, Mrs. Letter, Mm. Caldcron Carlisle, Mrs. T. II. M. Mason, Mrs. Admiral Franklin and Miss Florence Ilayard. The cveut of tho evening was tho arrival of tho President und Mrs. Harrison, who attended after tho dinner given them by Secretary and Mrs. Wludom, accom panied by Mr. and Mrs, Hussoll Harrison. The gown worn by Mrs. Harrison was of heliotrope, velvet brocade, court train over a petticoat of white satin, with draperies of whlto net elaborately embroidered In pearls. Diamonds wcro worn on the corsage and In tho hair. Mrs. RusSell Harrison's town was of yellow satlu, brocaded In yrhlto and gold, with front draperies of yellow China crepe, edged with a deep fringe of the same shade. The Dlrectolre bodlco was cut slightly open at tho throat and mado with elbow sleeves. Aftergrcct ing the lecclvlog party the President and Mrs. Harrison mado a tour of the room. To iiame the guests present would lw to enu merate tho list of neatly everyone promt bent lu social, official and diplomatic circles. The lloor managers were: Jlr. Edward MeCanloy, chairman; Lloutcu ont P.It. Alger. It. s. N.; Captain a. S. Ander son, U. S. A.; Messrs. Eugene F. Arnold, Al bert C. Barneys nnd W. V. It Bury, Dr. Cha. Blspham, Jlossrs. Woodbury lllalr nnd Ar thur T. Hrlco, Captulu.T. A lliichuiiti, U. S. A.; Messrs. Caldcron Carlisle, Walter Ulan flnlt, Charles C Glover, Frank Gordon nnd Georgo Helton, Commander William lialn brhlgo HolT, U. R. N.; Lieutenant P. W. Kol logg, U S. N.; .Messrs. Linden Kent, Motn KaufTman, .Mark Kerr, Blah- Leo, Frank M. Lee, John Frederick Leech, Woodbury Low ery, W. U. Moses and Charluj If. SloCauley, Dr. A. F. Jlagruder, V. H. N.; Jlcwrs. F. B. Koyes, Elward A. Newman, .1. Jeffrey Par sons, tcalon I'eiry, I. Leo Phillies, Charli II. Poor and Clifford ftichardson, Dr. M. L. Itutb.U S.N.-.Moisrs. William H. Slack, J. II. Small, Jr.; Franklin Steele and W. S. Thompson, jr.; Major J. G. Tiirnbull, U. S. N ; Jlcsrs.A.C.Tylor, Illebnrd Weightimin and J. G. Zaehry. . TWO MEMOlUUI.i: niNNElti. Tho Secretary of tho Treasury and Mrs. Wiudoni entertained the President and, Mre. Harrison nt dinner labt evening. A ccntro pleco of ferns and American Heauty roses ornamented the centre of tho table. The other guests weio Vice-President and Mrs. M 01 ton, Secretary ami Mrs. Noble, Secre tary nud .Mrs. Husk, Postmaster-General and Mrs. Wnnamaker, Attorney-General and Mrs. Miller. Secictaryof tbo Navy nud Mrs. Tracy gave a liandsoma dinnerparty last evening, at which tho tnblo decorations were three lareoclusters of forns, studded with j-cllow tulips. Tlio guests wero Mrs. MoKoe, Baron Do Struve, Sir Julian and Lady Paunccfote, Baton and Baroness Itosen, M. Koustan, Count d'Arco Vallcj', ex-Senator and Mrs. Dais, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Hoosevelt, Dr. and Mrs. Hammond, Sena tors and Mrs. Stanford, Mrs. Wllmcrdlng, Miss Trac3', Miss Pauueefote and Mr. Whar ton of tho State Department. .MISS 1'llOCIOll'S I.l'NCIlnON. Miss Proctor, daughter ot iho Secretary of. War, gave a beautiful luncheon yester day In honor of her guest, Miss Meade of Boston. The effective floral decorations wero by Small, Tho guests were Miss Tracy, Miss Wauamaker, Miss Windoin, Miss Husk, Miss Miller, Miss Mildred Ful ler, Miss Hutchinson ot New York, and Miss Frances romcroy of Boston. OLIVE I.OOAN'S 1'I.ANS. Olive I.ogan Sjkes will soon leave Wash ington for Philadelphia and New York, and eM'tcts to arrange her affairs so as to sail for Loudon at the same timo Elizabeth Cady Stanton goes. M10 will live In Lon don as formerly, and her son, who IscOn ml, mlilisat Bilstol, two hours out of I.ondiiu, and ho will be with Mi mother much of the time. Olive Logan will cor ics end for several journals and keep the Woman's National Pi ess Association, ot which she Is a member, fully Informed of her movements. COr.M' ll'AHCO VAI.LKl's lllSMUl. Count d'Arco Valley vlll give a dinner part)' to-morrow evening. Tho German Minister Is ouu of the most elaborate and frequent eutcitalners in tho Diplomatic Corps. At the handsome breakfasts given at tho legation 011 Sunday and Monday inornlncs there wero present among the guests a number of ladies. Countess Leo poldlno d'Arco Vulley will join her brother lu Washington In April. xUGIAI. MI'.NTIOX. Miss Kate Field is out of town. Mr. and Mrs. S. Johnson ot this city arc lu Loudon, Mlsbcs A. and W. Latham of this city are sojourning lu I'm Is. Mrs. Jules Guthrldge will hold her last formal reception to-day. Mrs. Itegluald Do Koven will not spend Iho winter iu Washington. A ball will bo given by the members of tho Country Club February 17. M. Cluparedc, the Bwiss .Minister, will give a dinner party to-night. Mrs. W. II, Moses has Invited guests from 8 to 12 Monday atl.u Noruiandie. Mr. and Mrs. George Bloomer will enter tain a few filcnd ut dinner to-night. llcprescutatlvc and Mrs. Andiow of Bos ton gavu u dinner party lust evening, Hon. and Mrs. John W. Foster leftou Sunday for a threo-weuKs' trip to Mexico. Miss L. Grace of New York, the daughter of .Major Grace, Is stopping nt tho Arling ton. Mrs. Dean Southwnrth of Boston Is visit ing MUs Ada O. llurch, 2210 I street north w est. The Corrorin Cadets glvo their next hop pn,February 18 at the National Itllles' Ar mory. Mis. A. J. Hopkins received with Mrs Senator Farwell at the Shoreham yester day". Mrs.- Senator Blackburn and tho Misses BJackburu, assisted by Sirs. A. A, Wilton, Mrs. VT. It. H Roulhcrland. MUs Vrcokln rlJgc, SItss Studebakcr and Miss It-atim, held their weekly reception jestcrday In tho red parlor of tho Kubttt. Tho Dancing Class will bo entertained 1 this ctenlng by Chief Justlco nnd Mrs. Fuller. Hcnalor lllscork's family have gono to that popular winter city, Ashcvlllc, N. O., for the icason. Mrs A. J. Hopkins and Mrs. Msrrison, with other ladles of Wlllard's, will recelvo lids ofterLoon. Senator and Mrs, N. VI Dixon have ro turnid from their homo at Westerly, It. I., and are at the Arno. Ex-Congrcssmail J. Itouilolpti Tucker Is suffci Ing with an aggravated case ot influ enza In Inchrstcr, Va. Mrs. Mandcvlllo Carlisle will give n dancing reception Monday evening to tho friends of her jouug daughter. The youpg ladles of Gcorgotiiwii gavo an eujoyablo gcrman last evening at Ltutlilc'im II nil . Tholadlesof H10 rcccptiou commit teo were Mrs. John llcill, Mrs. Whelan and Mic Billings. Mrs. Jeremiah Wilson was assisted nt her reception yesterday afternoon by.tho White House guests, Mis. llatcsaud Mia. Martin dale ot Indianapolis. Mrs. W. W. llurdctto ami Miss llurdotto havo Issued cards for a tea Wednesday, February 8, from 4 to i, at their residence on Vermont avenue. Mrs.K. Jt. Walworth ot Saratoga Springs, '. Y., a member of tho W. N. P. A., Is spending the whiter lu Washington. She Is a cultured and charming lady. Mrs. Hoar held a pleasant reception nt Iter residence on I.nfujetU Square yester day assisted' by tho wives of ltcprcscntatlvcs Wallace and Grreuhalgeot Massachusetts. Mrs. OMtellty, wlfo of Dr. O'llellly of thu Army, has been called to her old home, Lakeside, Oswego, N. Y., by tho (loath of Her mother, Mrs. Myron Pardco, which oc Qiirrcd on tho 23d. Mr. Senator Bate and Miss Balo of Ten nessee, assisted, by Mrs. Washington, MUs Washington, Miss Kcltt ami MUs Wblt Uiornc, received In Hie parlors at tho F.bbltt yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Dolph was nsslsted at her rcccptiou jestefday by a largo party of young ladles, among whom were Miss Sibyl Hayes, Miss Kanule Kelty. Miss Alice Condlt-Smilh, Miss Whitney of California nnd MUs Greer. The Mary Washington tea to bo given at Miss itansom's studio, February 22, by tho W. N. 1'. A., promises to bo a delightful event. Several charming joung ladtcs In Mary 'Washington tea gowns will assist tho members tn entertaining. Mrs. Colonel Copplngcr, who is staying for tho present with Secretary and Mrs. Blaine, was so alarmingly ill with a con gestive chill on Tuesday that her life was almost despaired of. Mrs. Copplngcr is now greatly improved and ablo to sit up, though not yet ablo to leave her room. Mrs. Kelly of Oregon entertained a party of friends at luncheon to-day. The table decorations were all of yellow, with a beautiful centre-piece of yellow tulips. Among the cuests wero Mrs. Field, Mrs. Dolph, Mrs. Senator Sherman, Mrs. General Daudj-, Mrs. Colonel Klliott, Mrs. Alex. Falls, Miss Grnver and Mrs. Lo Breton. THB GROWLER. lJ.HIHI.ATlnKUKH. 3fij Vtar (lowlir: 1 ask for n temporary seat at jour pjowlers' table. I havo only one kick to make this trip, but It is a vigor ous, ecercctlo kick, and I mako It with both feet, shod with hob-nailed shooi. Why is It that tho American Government, 09 typified by the U. 8. Consrosi, doesn't got a moro energetic inovooo Itself In dealing with questions of paramount Interest? Can It bopo'flble thnttbcio aro too many Dogber ries In Congrcs liefer more particularly to the exasper ating Indecision ot Congress In dealing wp.li (he new Kcpubliu of Uracil. Ja Congress In tondhig (o delegate tho duty (honorable. duty, too) to a future generation of national representatives navotho present members ft that angust body water In their veins In stend of blood; Sid patriotism perish with ourforcfutheis? Human life Is limited, and ropublics do not llvo forever. Lot us wel come Brazil whllo shu Is young and full of now hope and aspiration, and not wnlt until tho new-blown roso has withered Into dust. Again: Sonator logalls referred In his Into speech lo a certain incident nt Aberdeen, lls., In which a ohl nlrous (r) and patri otic 0) Southern gentleman (Godsaio tho rcark!) severely whlpi cd uu itinerant mo Chanlu for accidentally loosening a. ropo that lei fall a banner that was a deliberate unit oieit insult to thu b'ceietary of War, nnd, thioueh him, treasonable contempt of the U. S. Government. And yet this Insult has not been avenged, and no steps nre being taken tnmenge It. And the man who accidentally (It should havo hern purposely) offondod a Southern outburst of hecttonal hatred wan beaten like, n tlavo and compelled to slink out ot the gouth as If he wcro a criminal. In a few moro days wo will havo four now tars Insetted In the bonny blue flag. Tills Hag is supposed to symbollzo Justlco, Lib erty, Freedom. But unless the symbol bo a mere mocker J', wo had bd t remov'u tjie stiu- ami jeaveoiiiyiuc siripes, moro niiyeinoie initio of a nation of lukowarm poltroons pud lmbeellio cownrds. W. O. Tiiouah. Washington, January SH. TIIC MIOITIMI (OVtllVKV Dtnr Oioieltr: Tho good peoplo who at tempt to nleep within a block or twoot the Bimory on G street, between Ninth and. Tenth streets, aro anxiously asking, "What can wo do toward abating tho horrible, din of shouting coachmen!" ".Out of tho fashion, out of tho world," but wo whoso habit or business compels sleep at tho very unfash ionable boms from 1 o'clock u. m. to 3 o'clock a. m., really object to being driven out of the world by loss of that sleep. Sam of up. no doubt, are glad to learn that Mr. Ufalnu (or rather Ids carriage) Is ut the nrmorj , and that other society people, both big and little, also have carriages and Impatient, blc-lunged coachmen awaiting, but some how, when awakened In the small hours Of tho night by 1 he announcement penetrating window and wall, wofall in thu kcensensu of pleasure that the nuws at other times might bring. Bspcclally Is this o when thu samo Item, Intcrspurcd with shouts, songs am) catcalls. Is repeated for hourd. At thu breakfast tulilu wo gather, rulatu our woes and consult on ways and moans. Shall wo all rush out as thu restless coach men, howling nud yelling, drive around our block, and by our dctermlnud unset, aided, 1 orhaps, b tho ghostly coitume, overawe them Into silence? Or slinll we ludlvldtiully wilto polite notes to thu owners of the namus wo hear yelled so vigorously? Or shall wo pocket our pride and meekly lay our casu befoio Ihoguiudlans of thu jieam and take our mubblng with tbo best of grace, hoping for better tilings? Who shall say? GlUNT 1'I.ACK, Wushlngtou, January 31. ir;., r.cursi: Tin: i,i). r.tiittif Critic; Wo niu rejoiced to greet Tin: Clin 10 again, after an abaencu which other messengers could not fill, Tun dime has a host ot friends. We used to like Its bright, breezy columns, and wo aro asstucd by Its uuw management that the in w will eclipse the old. Hall, then, mid success! This is a free and heurty congratu lation. M, I. Lincoln, Washington, January (!0. "77; cnirjc" i.xiHinsi:i. T.ditw Critic: 1 am Instructed by the executive bnaid ut tho " Woman's Chris tian 't'ciiiperanco Union" or this DIstilet to say that thoy Indorse nud commend jour action lu refusing to publish the advertise 'incut of the Louisiana State Lottery In your 'paper. Miss L. C. Ki:en.i:u. Washington, January 31, A FIlFNOHMAN'SjlOVEL, IDEASi I'ronosltlatiH Mmlii lo tlio Homo I World's Pnlr Uonimlttae, I Last Wednesday n fellow-conntrynnn of Gcncrnl Agnus, nud who, like le brat general, has nn Imagination fired by tho warm sun of France, appeared In tho committee room of the Ilouso (Join mllteo on tho World's Fair with ft plan embracing many novel ideas. It is a plan which is worthy of tho country of Hnrlhnldl nnd KllTol. His (list idea Is not novel, but It is right. It is that the only placo to hold "zee grand oxhec becshcong" is Washington. Then he proceeds lo say that there should bo small fairs held in honor of tho samo event nt different cities throughout Hie country, so that thoso who ennnot ai ford Hie time or money to make 11 visit to Washington could nttend tho ono nearest them. Hut tho real merit and novelty of his plan, that which stamps It as an liulubl tnblo product of Gallic genius, is tho site ho has selected and the w.iy In which ho would lay out the groiinli. The silo is that snaco known ns the rotomac Flats. IIo would build abo it. J it n sea wall which would be high cuounh to prevent overllow. Then ho , would lay out tho grounds in this wise At tho upper end a park, which would , In form icpToducc tho American Hag. tho over clnrious Stnr Snanglcd Banner on u gigantic scale. Then ho would rcproduco tho American Continent in miniature. Canada would come first, then the United States, Mexico and Central America, nnd then Soulh America from Panama to Vatagonia, each country in regular order. Tho West Indies would tippoar oil the Gulf of Jlcxico nnd in Us proper place. Kach country would have its build ings and make its exhibition on the space which would correspond, geo graphically, to the real position tlio country occupies on the American Con ilnent. In n suitable placo would np pear tho Island of San Salvador, on whoso green nnd beautiful shores tho weary feet of the earth-hungry ex plot era set -foot on that day of falo nearly 308 yenrs ago. On this spot our French friend would erect n stnttio com pared to which even BaitholiH's colossal figure ot Liberty Knlightcnlng the World would seem nn ordinary "affair. Thewholo plan Is unique nnd practic able and if adopted would -attract by lis very novelty. It could be mado me of 110 matter whero tho fair Is hold, even (hough it might have to he modified. to j meet local copditlons. WASHINGTON'S NEW JUDGE. Kx-Concreosinun Calkins .linking u lllg llglit for the 1'Ihcr. There is a very animated and bitter contest going on over the appointment of ft United States Judge in tho now State of Washington. While it was yet n Territory Harrison appointed a friend named Uanford Chief Justice and ex Congicssman Calkins of Indiana an Associate Justice. It is .said that Jlr Calkins took the nlnco with the promise that If Washington became a Sta'o ho should " bo- 1 made United Stales Circuit Judge. 1 This promise was about to he kept, ovou . although I Inn ford was an earnest c 111- I dldate, but the enemies of both men declared that hey wcie carpet-bag statesmen, ami that older r-isideins should he given such honors. This did not bother the President, however, hut ho held back the appointment bu- , cause some grave charges were 1 made that Mr. Cnlkins was tno tuui'li . under the control of the Not thorn , Pacillc Railroad, for which corporation he had been an attorney. However, ho 1 is how seeking to dispiove the charge. ' ISSUING LIQUOR LICENSES. The Court Trying In Kntiiiigln tlio Con lltitlng StiitiltKS. The law on the subject of granting liquor licenses in the Dlstii'jt is ambigu ous nnd has led to a great deal of mis understanding between the police an tlioii tics ami the Coinmissioneis. There nre 11 munber of statutes nnd regula tions beating on the matter, made at vaiious times under different forms Of government. For nearly two hours this moraine Judzc Miller. A. I). Wil liams and Campbell Cnrrington tried to untangle and put in order the various nets so that n piccedent could be estab lished that might save a gicat deal of double. 3lr. Williams held in his hand tho nets of Assembly of 1872, when a law wns passed authoiiing the refunding 01 money lor uuposils made 11 tho li- cense Is not granted. Ho argued that this law iiiiido the depositor Hie saloou keeper in tho nature of n quasi llccnso; Hint the regulations of tho Commission fcrscould not interfere with the enforce ment of tho net. "Tho Commission ers," ho said, "are not consistent. They disarm li man and then attack him. They say in effect: 'I won't say if I w ill giyo you a license or not. I won't say anything.' They aro ns silent ns old Death himself. Hut nil the samo they send their attorneys Into this court to prosecute tho men whoso licenses nre pending. This is a subversion of all law on tho subject." IIo then inado a motion that tho cases coming boforo tbo court bo continued indefinitely until Mich a time that licenses be cither granted or refused. Judge "Sillier will make a decision to-morrow morning. Hutnriliiy Munniim r.puturns. The Hist lecluro of tho Saturday couifco at the National Jiiibouiu will bu given to-inoi row afternoon, according to programme, These lectures aio free. The piograinmo follows: February 1 Professor John M. Coulter, "The I'll) steal Hash of Life." February 8 Professor W, O, Atwatcr, "Food und Health." February 15 Professor Henry C. Adams, "An Interpretation of tlio Social Movement of Our Times." February ii'i Captain C. K. Diltton, V. S. A., "Tbo Fu tuio of tlio Far West." Tho course ot 1800 will consist of ton lectures, to bu du- llvereu in tho lecture-hull of tho National Museum at 4:15 o'clock ou consc-ciitlvo Saturday afternoons, with the exception noted 111 me progiamrae. Kent Ou Tils J'urpone. Patrick llowan, tho old Irishman who ( tiled to gain admittance to tho Piesldcnt on day beforo yesterday and wns arrested by Sergeant Johnson on tho charge of dlsoidcily conduct nnd who was sent to ids homo In New York by Sanltnry Olliccr Frank, camo back lo the city on an early train this morn ing nud went to the White 1 1 ouso and do ntnudcdnn audlcnco with the President. Huwns ngnln ni rested and can led to tho Police Coin I, where his insanity wns certified to, and n jury will set In his case. A Itlmsrnceful A lira y- "Morlln !" Plaunciy, the sculptor of thu Lincoln statue, which stands iu front of tho City Hall, nnd James 13. CIcmmciiH. the Commonwealth's attor ney for AloMindila County, engaged iu nn nllrny near Iho State Department this morning. Planucry struck Clom nuns in the eye, discoloring It. The double nignoted In tho refusal of I'lnpncry to pay twenty-live men em ployed by him ou public works in Virginia. Oleinmons represented those meii.uud demanded that thoy be p.ild. Thacasu willbo'trlcd iu tho Pollco Couit next' Wc'diiesdny. INDIANA Ftr FUUL1CAHS, A NiiT Oigntilniiioii I onncil, In Wlileli Clinlruinii Mlilimier Wins, CinrAoo, .Tun, 1H A Herald special (11 in lndlnnnpolli says: The now He publican Statu Central Committee mol lu re last night for the purpose of or gnnlntton und n number of well known politicians were in attendance. Tlio meeting was culled by private lot tors to tho members, nnd tho opponents of Chairman Mlcho ncr had no notice of -what wai going on till the fnef of the meeting was announced In the party organ yes tcrdny morning. It hns been usual for the call to be mildiihod aevornl days In ndvnnco of iin meeting, so ns to glvo notJco of the fad to all tho politicians, but Chairman Jllrhcner mioptcd tho eirrct plan on this ooonMon nnd practl cany ouiwiiied ins itiivcrsaries, wnoso plans of opposition had not been ma ttirrd. The committee met nt 7:!10 o'clock, and without delay proceeded to the eltctlon of nfllcers Chairman Mlrticncr nnd Socretftry Mllliuun were re-elected without opposition, nnd Horace McKay was elected Ucnsurer. The followlnsf cxeciltlvc eommltteo was chosen. 8. .1. '" "; ""cling, ltuiinnopn IV i ' K- lcuckcr, Covinctoiii J, K. Gowdy, Ilushvtllo, and J. IS. Houiati, Hnnvillc. GOVETirlMEKT COALING STATIONS. Hen 11 lonnl ItnpnrU Drilled llj Stulo Bepnriincnt OfUclnl. Ni:w Yonrc, Jan. 31. A Washington spcclcl says: Advices received by tho State Deparrocnt from Haul aro to tho effect that the negothtlot s between Admiral Ghcrardl and thollaytlcu Government In relation to the Molo St. Nicholas have been Indefi nitely postponed. This In thO diplomatic way of putting It. What Is mfeant is that all'ltopo must uow be abandoned of ever securing the Molo St. Nicholas for a coal-1110-station for thu American Government. When the foregoing was shown to the ulllcinls nt tho btate Department they wcro very positive in saying that no such information had been received by them. "Thcro is absolutely nothing of the son beforo the Department nt this lime," said Assistant Secretary Adce, "nnd I nm not prepared to mako any conjectures on the subject. To be .sure tumble as a coaling station, being me Jioio saint jMicnoias is vcrv ue- located nt a point on tno extreme north ern ronbt of llnyti and tn proximity lo Iho Wiridwiird "Passage; between Cuba nnd liny ll, nnd thcro have been nogotlii Hous for years to secure this coveted position." Cardiff nnd Godfroy Will TUIif. MixxnAroi.iB, Minn., Jan. ill. 1'atsy Cardiff, the pugilist of this city, has ncccptcd the offer of tho Parnell Ath letic Club of Hostou for a fight to a fin ish with Georco Godfrey of lloston for n purse of $1,200, $1,000 to the win ner and $200 to tho loser, the fight to occur within seven weeks of signing tho mtlclcs. Died From n I'oltce ninn's I'l-lni. Chicago, Jan. 31. Patrick G'lilnns, the man who was shot by Police Cap luin Schuitler in a saloon row on Tnct day night, died at 8:50 o'hloek this morning. Gibbons' friends dcclaic they will havo Captain Schucllcr arrested nt once for murder. New York's Great Minor-. Ai.n.vxv, N. Y., Jap. 31. Tho Con fcicncc Committee on tho $10,000,000 Woild's Pair bill reported to the As sembly to-day, striking out. n'l names of commissioners not residing in New York City, and the Assembly 1 ejected the report by a vote of 03 to 47. Count Amlrnssy Very III London, Jan. 01. A Vienna despatch says that Count Andrassy is in a stupor, nnd thai he cannot recover. l'ngitlvo Chinamen Trying to I.uncl. Nuoaiem, Aniz., Jan. 31. The steamer l'orforlo Diaz arrived at Cuaymas Wednes day with twenty-five Chinamen onboard. They had been run ont of the State of Slna loa, 3Icx., by tho authorities. They wcro thought to be tho parties who recently beat and otherwise maltreated tho crew of u small steamer that touched at a little town near Mazntlan. The feeling against tho Chlncso otMazatlan and vicinity has been for some timo bitter, and this last outrage being attributed to them brought out n vig orous protest against their presence. It Ts thought at Cuavmas that the Intention of tho expelled Chinamen ts to attempt to reach tho United States, and the custom officers have been warned to bo ou their . miaul. A I'rninliirnt Jeweler Arrested. Law iiiwce, Mass., Jau. 31. William 11. llaldwlu, a well-known Jeweler, yas ar rested last evening, charged with receiving stolen property. Joseph O'Hrjcn nnd Alva llradford, now under arrest, have confessed lo several larcenies here. They said thoy had sold the stolen articles to llaldwlu. When his placo was visited by the nfllcers he denied havlDC the property or buying It, but It was found on his premises. 1'nrrls nuts Vwenly-FMe Veurs. I'kouia, Im. Jan. 31. After thlrty-stx hours' deliberation the jury In tlio case or John J. Farrls, who murdered Stephen MiGechc, who had man led Farris' divorced rife, last evening brought In n verdict glv irg the prisoner tweuty-flvo years In the icnltcntlary. Tills has been tho third trial of the case. Kunza !mot ,.Nrr Trial. Cuioauo, .Inn. Ul 1 John P. Kunze, one f tho men convicted of tho murder of Dr. Cronln, with his attorney, appeared In Judge Clifford's court this morning and foiinally demanded that Kuiuo be given his new trial during this term of court. Superintendent Turner Demi. Ni:w KouiKi.1.1:, X, Y., Jon. 31, Mr. W, II, Turner, superintendent of tho Now 1 ink. New Haven and Hartford llailro.id, died hist night. Interior Dcpiirlinont Cluingoi , The following olllclal changes havo been made lu the Department ot the Interior: (Icnernl Land Qfllce--John A, Illrth or District of Columbia, clerk, $1,000 to $1,800; . 1 rami 1. uooo or mstrirt 01 (joiummaaiiii I t harks A. llretow of Michigan, $1,100 to 1 l,r00; William II. Lewis of Kansas and Aiiraimm 11. lllltniau of New YorK.SI.UOu to$l,4C0; Mrs. HcleuE. Orayot Ncbka aid Samuel II, Jackson of District of Co ll inbla, $1,000 to $1,200; Mrs. Laura II. McMaster of Utah, copvlst at $000 to clerk at $1,000; James D. Campbell of Pennsyl vania, transerlberat $000 to copyist nt$!)00. reiiMou uuico Appointments William II. lluther of New York, chief ot division, $2,00(1; Horace II. Lockwood of Ohio, vicri, 3i,uuu, l'lomolloiis Thomas II. Sherwood ot I'cimsjlMinlj, clerk nt $1,100 to medical exuuiinir nt$l,i00; John II. Ward of New Jein-y, $1,200 to$l,400: llcnjamln F. Chase Of Illinois, $1,000101,200. onico of Indian Affairs- Frank A. Alex audirof South Dakota, appointed chief ot division, iS,0O0. New Virglnln I'ostmasterH. Tho following foiuth-class postmaster have been appointed lu Virginia: F. M. ltcpius, Ceres, llland Couuty; W. II. Smith, Golden Spring-, lluchanan Couuty; Sijsan W. llocock, Oranbcrry, Bedford County; Knte C. llourno, Hrattou, Tarewcll Comity; W, II. Smith, Knolls, Campbell Couuty; Mis. J. II. Fore, Sawyers, Campbell County; Malluda A. Illllmau, Mekelsvlllo, Scott Couuty; A, Holland, lledlvlva, Itappa hanuoek County; L. M. Mason, Stovall, Halifax Count)-; Pants reduced to i'J.OO. 7th & 13. Klsemaii Dros. 1 . S. 1-