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tTT J'lUWi - THE MAN WHO ADVERTISED. BUSINESS AND PROFIT. Advertise ami tho world Is with you; Keep ciiilet nnd you aro nil nlono 1'or tliti o nro none awnro what your bargain? nro Till you make your merchandise known. Wants of 3 linos in Tho Critic 3 times 25c. The Washington Critic. "Ills llfo w os senile, nnd die clcmonta So mixed In lilm that naturo mlht Stand up Ami say to nil tho world, This was a man'" The Critic is delivered for 35o. por monlh. 18TII YEAR-WHOLE NO. 5123. WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 28, 1885. P1UOE TWO CENTS. -- ,jii- -- -VcaGVI3JTXKftB ' .JJT"AJ4J. Woodward & Lothrop. GENERAL ORDER No, 3, (Order Xo. S tn loilay' llrputolmn.) Second liny of tho Oram! Ulcarntico Snlojor 0-I)ny "Itmnnnitt" Bulo. Sweeping reductions have been made in each and every department on all Odds, "Short Lengths," Broken Lines, Odd Lots and "Left Over" Christinas things. That our customers arc appreciating the buying of these goods at half and two thirds value, is clearly evi denced by the crowds that visited us last Saturday and this morning, many of the lots having already been en tirely disposed of. To-day we enumerate the following additional: "Remnant Day" attrac tions, with the earnest admo nition that customers in or der to secure a choice of these extraordinary bargains should call at once. Wrap Itcduotloii Xotloe. Only 9 of the $8 Ladies' Black Newmarkets, which were reduced to 5, remain at this writing. Wo add to-day 13 llrown Eiiidlsh Douclo .lockets, diagonally buttoned front, short back, veryetyllsh, Blrcs IB to 3S lnoluslvo. Heirulor prlco S9 IM "Itcmnant" prlco 85 IX) $5 never bought such a wrap before, and probably will never again. (Second floor; tnko tho elevator.) To-day we place on sale the following Broken Lines of Ladies' "Initial" Hand kerchiefs: Ladles' Puro Linen Cnmbrlo Colored-bordered Initial Hemstltohcd Handkerchiefs. In A, 11, D, F, II. .1, L, M, 21, It, S, T and W. Hcgular pi Ices '-i"o "lternnant" price 1 for Wo 3 Handkerchiefs for the price of 2. Is your "Initial" among them? If so, your chance is now, HALr PRICE Ladlos' Wlilto Sheer Linen Handkerchiefs, with white hemstltchod "Ini tial" In ono corner. Very lino quality, nnd a Bciiuluo bargain, letters A, 11, 1, It. .1 nnd II, Only 00 handkerchiefs In this lot. Do not etolay. ltomilar prlco T.'o "Itcmnant" prlco :j")io JIIrIi Tide "Itciiuiniit Hnlc" or W oolcn llrown Kabrit'H, Never before at any one time have we displayed such a large number of choice "short lengths" in Dress Goods. Tho Immcnso Christmas trado caused tho accumulation of an unusual number, and tho fn( t that wo havo had no "Itcmnant balo" for thrco weeks, heneo they wero pllod away ox picsly with this ond In lew namely, n iiond Clcarlnc-Up Salo of ovory length of Woolen Dress Goods under 10 inrds, and to day ou can inako a selection at oxaetly half, nnd two-thirds tlio regular prlcos. ComprlslnK"Short Lengths" of Horaospuns, Policies, 'lrlcots, Cashmeres, Funk's, Ar mures, Ladles.' Cloths, I'lald anil Mrlpcd Flannels, Ac. Unquestionably tho opportunity of many teosons, 'Odd Mch" Inalciiuo HoHlcry. This sale rcpicsonts tho accumulation of thrco w eeks, nnd comprises "broken sizes" of our best Aaliios, 81 1'alr Ladles' Colored Srerlno Hose, solid bottoms, nnd mixed tops, oxccllent quality, tizes H, U nnd l)tj Hcgular prlco STo "Itcmnant" pi lee Sjo CSTWcro low enough at 33o. B I'nlis Ladles' Colored Cashmero Hose, Merino heel and too. Colors, garnet nnd seal blown, MzoMiS, Ilcgulnr prlco 02Ko "Itcmnant" prlco 5jo 11 1'alrs Ladles' Colored Cushmcio Hose, flue cotton soles, sizes u and ', llcgular prlco T5o "Iteraunnt" prlco G-0 5 I'ahs Ladles' Colored Cashmero Hose, Merino heel nnd loc, sizes, llcgular prlco SI 00 "lternnant" price Tjo "Hliort l.ciiKtlm" Iii Vcltct nnd J.lllillBH. L'noxccptlonally tho best "licmuant Offer Ira" yetdlsplojcd. "Short ciiBtliH"ln Ili-ocmlc Velvets. 2 jds Oarnet, from $5 to 8 for po. 3 ds Mode, from $7.60 to SO for pc. "M )ds(liny, f rom 81 SB to SJ 'J3 forpo. KJS jds lllaek, from $5 S3 to $3 H for pc. "Hhort l,cngtliH"In Quilted MuIiich. I jd llluo Satin, from TBo to COo for po, t! yds ltcd 1'armcr Satin, fiom SJ to $1.50 for po. . 3 ds llrown Tanner Satin, from SJ.S3 to 81.60 for pc. IHiyds Old Clold Satin, from $1.50 to 51.85 for pc, "OddKIOH'MiHiloveH. Tho following lines wero biokcn In sizes timing tho Christmas rush. If you can wear theso sizes they nro equally as good as If wo that god you full price; In fact, nro that much better. 0 l'alrs Iadlos' OBut. lllaok, .Tersey-sllk, I'leeco-llncd Gloves, sizes 5 and B, only. Ilegular prlco $1 oil "lternnant" prlco 75 tST'Ono-fourth real valuo. !J3 Palis Ladles' Worstod Jilts, In black, coidlnol, soal brown and navy blue, Ilegular prlco Mo "Ileranunt" pilco 37Mio II Pairs Men's biowu dog-skin Cloves, sizes ., its nnu H, Itegular prlco T5o "licmuant" prlco BOo lined Bilk Ulovos.liiulaok, brown, grconund nav y blue, Blzos 5W and o, b Itegulnr price i "llermianl" prlco , ; 1 00 ,B0o "Remnant Day" attrac tions in each and every de partment. As many of these lots are quite small, we ad vise our customers to visit us at the earliest possible convenience. Woodward & Lothrop, Boston Dry Goods House, One Price Only, 921 Pa. ave. 912 D st. ft This cold weather beforo Christ ma com pels people to buy heavy goods If they nod them. Bo, why not buy something that would mako a nlco present, both for appenrnncoaud warmth. Thero aro a good many people up to tills tltnc that havo not yet bought presents for thoso Intending to glvo them to, nnd a great many people, ns lato ns It Is, havo not yet decided what to buy. So lot us ndvlso you that nil this season of tho year, with tho cold weather that Is promised u, nothing would mako a moro wcloomo present than a BLANKET. Wo liac a largo supply on baud, from a very cheap one to n very lino California Ulan kct. Wo have n 10 1 Whllo ninnkct for $l.(Mi. Wo havo a 10 I Whllo Illankct for fta.sri. This Is n very good Illankct for that money, and Just reduced from $3.Ufl. Wo hnvo a 10-1 Whlto lllankot, for $:i.ss. This Is n Lamb's Wool Dlankct, and has been selling for moro money. Wo havo a 11-4 Whlto Illankct for :i.no. This Is nn elegant heavy blanket. Wo havo a 11-1 Whlto Illankct for if l.oo that has been selling for 81.00. Theto havo loc!y Grecian bordors. Wo havo a U-I Whlto lllunkct for $5.00. This Is extra heavy and full slzo In straight stripes and Grecian borders. Wo havo a 12 1 Wlilto Illankct ns low as $ i.oo. Thlslsararo bargain If jou tako In consid eration tho slzo Wo haA o a IS 1 Lamb's Wool Dlankct for $n.5(. Wo havo n fow moro of those largo oxtra heavy full sized Blankets that wo havo been soiling for $U.ou. Wo havo a 13 1 Wool Illankct wo nro selling for 7.oo. Wo havo a 11-4 California Blanket for $7.0(1. A 11-4 California Blanket, oxtra hoavy, for $u.oo. A 12-1 California Illankct for $U.()0. A 12-1 California Blanket, extra heavy rrctty borders, lor l11.00. A 13-1 California lllunkct for $l::.oo. A 13-1 California Blanket, extra heavy, for $10.00. Also California Blnnket for ll 10.00 that wo sold for S-M, and aro worth that to day. BLANKETS FOR THE BABY. A Crib Blanket for $1.00. An extra hca y Crl b Blanket for $1.00. An oxtra largo Crib Blanket for $.70. A 12 4 Crib Blanket, cry heavy, splendid quality, for $U.0O. Crib Blankets, with Grecian borders, In rod or bluo, for $4.oo. Embroidered Crib Blankets, tho word Baby embroidered In tho ccntro, for $S,70, Handsomer Bmbroldci cd for $3.00, ;i, r,o, l.oo, l.oo mid O.oo. Bed Comforts. Thoso nlso mako such nlco presents. Wo hno them ns low as 70c. l'ull slzo ltcd Comforts for $1.00. Much better for $1.30, l.DO, 1.70. Turkey ltcd nnd ltcd and Black for $3,00. Turkey Bed Comforts, heavy quilted con tic, for $3.00. Largo Bbo heavy Comforts, Turkey ltcd on ono side, Cretonno on tho other, for $3.70. Satlecn Bed Comforts for S3.75. Plain rink and Bluo Battccn Bed Comforts, heavily quiucu, lur jpitnu Bed Spreads mako nlco presents. Wo havo somo very nno imported lieu Hprcaus, espe cially gotton for Christmas presents. Buy ono of theso for a present. If It dors not suit tho iccclicr of tho present wo will oxchango It, Wo hn a cholco Folcctlon of Sealskin Sacqucs which wo wauaut. K1ML0VES. KID GLOVES. A real Jouvlu Kid GIovo, In 1 but., for 08c. In 0 but. tor OHc. Theso nro tho gonulno Jouvln mako, and nro worth S1.75 and it.'ii a pair. Wo will prom Iso to oxchango tlieso If tlio slzo choson should not piovo correct, aloves mako cstlmablo presents. DBL'SS ItOIinS. nicely dono up In boxes, suitable for ChiUtmas presents, ludlftUent styles. In bilk nnd Linen, all ooncclvublo stylos and prices, nlcoly dono up In funoy boxes, l.COO different kinds of Brass and riush urttdes for Christmas presents. Books & Cards for Christmas Presents Tnko n Inst look at (1iop. Wo won't hnvo nny after tho holidays; uelllns them out rap Idly, , Blsquo rigurcs vory cheap. Only a limited quantity of tlieso. on musteomont onco to Inako sour select Ions, as theso nro only sam ple lots, nnd gold lit less than half of their np pruUed valuo. Stacks of all kinds of goods for ChiUtmas picscnts, w o mo uuublo to mention, tii n 1.1 XL W. JJllUli STRICTLY ONE PRICE. 420-422-424-420 Qovonth St. Store open until 10 p. in. this week, GOVERNMENT GOSSIP. Another Rumor of Comptroller Can non's Resignation Contradicted. MR. AOTON'S SUOOESSOll. Hi3 Duties to Temporarily Devolve on Treasurer Jordan. THE LOST WHALER AMETHYST. A Itoirinio Slcnnior to Ha .Sent In Si'iucli of llor Crow. GENERAL AND PERSONAL. An Unfounded Report Tho report that Comptroller Cannon has Insisted upon tho acceptance of his lcslgnatlon Is untrue. Tho Mleslnrf Life-Savons. Tho reve nue cutter Dexter Is coasting In tho vicinity of Block Island searching for tho missing life-saving crow from Volnt Judith I.lfo-Sav-lug Station. Mr, Dlgolow'o Declination. Mr. J.DIg elow has declined tho Assistant Treasuior shlpatNcn York In a letter which has not yet been made public, but which Is said to merely express his unwillingness to nssuma tho responsible and uncongenial duties. Millions to bo Counted. Mr. Acton, ns assistant treasurer at New York, will hand over to his successor to bo counted $tt,000,000 In gold coin, and $87,000,000 In silver. Thero nro 10,000 bags of gold and 37,000 bags of slh cr to bo handled. Tlio Qovornmont Printing. Mr. J. At. Keating of tho Memphis Appeal, n fa vorlto with Southern men, I'.lmcr Whlto of DcHimcc, Ohio, Indorsed by Senator I'ajno and ex-Congressman Itogers of Buffalo, aro alilcdy mentioned In connection with tho ofllto of Public Printer. Mr. Hounds v, 111 havo completed In April lour cars of scr Ucolu this position. Mr. Acton's Temporary Successor. It Is bellovcd at tho Treasury Department that Treasurer .Ionian will havo to assumo tho duties of tho Now York Sub-treasury from tho dato of tho expiration of Mr. Ac ton's term, December 31, until a new sub treasurer has qualified. Tho position will ho vacant from tho expiration of Mr. Ac ton's commission, nnd tho United States Trcasmcr Is probably tho onlyofllccr upon whom the duties can legally devolve. American Heirs to English Fortunes. Kx-Mlnlstcr Lowell has forwarded to tho State Department a paper warning claimants against agents who propose to establish titles to unclaimed fortunes In England for American heirs. Thero Is not moro than ono million pounds In the custody of tho Court of Chancery which can possibly bo subject to theso claims. Tho pending claims arc, lu Mr. Lowell's opinion, almost all visionary and concocted for tho benefit of claim agents. Exports and Imports. Tho values of exports from tho United States for tho monlh of November, 18S3, wero $07,331,S30 against STS.WGOT during tlio samo month In 18S4. 1'or twelve months ending No vember 30, I8S5, $705,707,014 against 733, C33.CS0 for tho samo tlmo last year, Tho twelvo months cudlng November 30, 1883, $377,601,023; samo period last jcar, $0-11,-070,013. Rollof for a Shipwrecked Crow. Tho Treasury Department to-day received reports from tho revenue marlno ofllccru at San Francisco to tho effect that thoy be llovcd tho revenuo steamers Cora In or Hash could be put lu readiness and started In four da 8' tlmo to rcscuo tho seamen of tho whaling bark Amethyst, and that tho condition of the Ico would probably per mit tho cutter to get as far as the Seal Islands and find tho seamen or gain Bomo Intelligence of their whereabouts. Tho steamer could seeuro coal and stores at Onalaska for tho re mainder of tho voyage. Instructions wero at onco telcgiaphcd to tho commanders of tho tv, o vessels to confer and dccldo which e6sel Is best suited for tho expedition. Tho vessel selected wilt bo supplied with addi tional men, stores, etc., from tho other Btcamcr and dispatched as quickly as pos sible for Uchrlng's Sea. It Is believed that tho cutter Hush is tn tho best condition, and will bo sent on tho expedition, Tho Point Judith Llfo Savors Ros cuod. Supt, Kimball of tho Life-Saving Seivlco iccclvcd adlspatch to-day announc ing tho safety of tho crow of tho Polut Judith llfc-salug crow which wcut out to a distressed schooner and failed to return. Tho galo proved so sovcro that tho llfo-sav-Ing crew w as forced to seek refuge ou Block Island, whero tho men wero foiuid to-day and bi ought back to shore. insTiiiox GorvitA'Mvxi' yuirs. Mnttera Under Consideration liy thu ConiuilsHlonors. Tho two framo dwellings Nos. 712 and 714 Klghth street havo been condemned by tho Inspector of Buildings, nnd tho owner, Gcorgo w, Utermehlo, has been ordered to liao thtin vacated andtaUcudonn lutbltty dojs. Building permits havo been giantcd to Albert Mcintosh to erect a duelling and 6toro corner Vermont avenuo and V stieotto cost $1,500; E. T. Farm!!, erect a dwelling on Now Jereoy avenue, between F and G streets, tocost$l,S00. Tho Commissioners havo approved tho applications of thu follow lug persons for bar-room licenses: Jacob Albrccht, Frank HlaU', Win. J. Drown, Joseph Uocgaluppo, J, 11. lluchly, John 1 Chamberlain, Coulo ban t McCauloy, Win. Cox, Catherlno Donnelly, Ellen Dole, Austin Freely, John P. lllckey, John C. lliurls, Daniel l Han nan, Jeremiah Lynch, V. K. Miller, James Mcl.aughllu, Slaty McCarthy, W. J. O'Callnghan, Mary ltyan, W. T. Howe, Mary V. Shea, C. St. Lovels, W. II. Sclilel 6ter, J, L, Voght, Ernest Weber, and J. F. Wclgaud. Cu pilot ToiiIch. Senator Puj uo Is said to bo desirous of defeating the continuation of Judge Stallo as Minister to Italy. Congressmen StcComas and Compton of Slnrjland nro both anxious to bo usslgucd to tho District of Columbia Committee It Is said that chad men of Republican Stato and county committees havo been re quested by clicular from Washington to forw urd hero auy Information they can ob tain icspectlug tho history and quallllca tlous of all thoeo whoso nominations to ofllcc nro now pending beforo tljo Senate. Tho Florida hotel men nro getting In their enticing nork. They aro telegraphing mound tho country that young potatoes and grccu pens are ripo and ready, A Chicago merchant Is going to havo his name stamped on 30,000,000 tooth plchs. He seems qulto desirous of having his namu In everybody's mouth. 'I ho population of tho Cllyof Mexico lu IRbSwasWO.OOO; It Is probably 800,000 at this tltue. Iho population of Chicago lu ltWI was 803,000; It Is now claimed to ha 700.000. That of St. Louis In lb80 was 350,000; It Is now about 0,000. A VWAIK'S suwwi:. Dcntlt or Captain Haierllcld at Ills Own Hand. Captain Samuel I. Ilavcrfiehl, 'n clerk In tho property division of tho Second Auditor's llurcau, ended his llfo tills morn ing at 0 o'clock by n pistol shot, which he fired Into his left temple soon after la. in., while suffering from ncuto djjpepsla and general debility, to which ho had becu a Alcllm for somo time. Tho affair took placo In n room ndjolnlng Ids own, In Mis. Culllnan's house, No. 1801 (1 sticct northwest. The pollco wero nt onco notified nnd took charge, and Dr. Ilobcrt Itcjburn was sum moned, but tho lcllm was unconscious to the end, Tho coroner visited tha house this morning nttl o'clock, but deemed aulmpicst unnecessary. Captain ilaicrflcld was nman of noarly forty-nlno jenrs of nge, of oxcellent habit?, strictly temperate, n constant attendant at tho Mctionolltaii Methodist Memorial Church, ami Is stated by his fellow clerks to havo been of n buoyant and cheerful nature at all limes, Ito was bom in Cadiz, Ohio, from which placo ho ramo hcio In 1803 as a member of tho Lincoln Hotly (luard, which was an Ohio special organi zation formed for duly at tlio Whlto House. Later, ho wns commissioned captain In another Ohio regiment, but rcmnlucd hero until tlio wor ended, when ho was ap pointed u clerk. Ito had never married, and tho remains will bo sent to his old home for burial. IMPIOUS l'WTUllKS. Ifnw nn Aitlst Has fjliockcil Aimtrln and Hungary. Viensa, Dee. 28. Tho authortctlcs of Austria and Hungary seem fully determined to punish St. Vcrcschagcn, tho Husslan ar tist, for painting nnd exhibiting his alleged Impious plcturo entitled "Tho Hcsurree tlon" ond "Tho Holy Family." In these compositions Christ Is depleted us a merely human and historical person. They aro very realistic nnd their Intent is to show that Christ accomplished his miracles by trickery and without superhuman power. Iho pictures havo been multiplied by pho tography and nro scattered broadcast throughout tho Austrian and Hungarian capitals. They havo terribly ahockcel tho church dignitaries, ami an utplatory mass lias been cclebiated tn St. Stephen's Church In Vienna to ward off tho culs that tho ex hibition of these pictures would othcrwlso bring upon that city. Tho excitement has now spread to Hun gary. Cardinal llaynald and tho leading members of tho Stngyar nobility havo given uotlco that they will withdraw their pa trouago from nny Institution In Uuda-Pcsth which exhibits Vercschasren's pictures. Tho Imperial Government at Vlonna has taken up tho question, and, ns a teU case, has ordeied tho prosecution of the Husslan artist's Vienna agent for selling photo graphic copies of tho objcctlonablo pic tures. Tin: aiimv axj) xi rr. Orders, DctnllK, rurlniiclis and Ax slRiiiueiits, Captain Ocorfco llrown, oxccutlo oftlccrof tlio Norfolk Na y-Ynrd, l president of u spe cial boaid nt that jard to hipoct and leport upon tho Alliance. Tho frlsato Ilrooktjm, Captain Edward O. Matthews, arrived at tho Now York Navy Yard jesterdny from Nowport, whero sho went to swlnir compass and tun over tlio measured mile. Navy Oidct t Lieutenant Chapman C. Todd, ordered tooidnancu Instiuctlon nt tho Wash ington Niuy-Ynid; Assistant KnelnccrWultcr 31. SIcFnrhiiul, to continue on iwlal duty nt tlio Morsnn lion Work1), Now Yoik city, until July 1, lfcbfl. Lieutenant John A. Dapiay, Twenty-third Infantry, lias been appointed uMu-ilo camp on tho stall of .Miijor-Oencrnl Hancock, nt Gov ernor's Island. Ho Is a Washington boy, hnv iiiK been appointed In tlio nimy in November, ltit(, from here. Company 11, rirst Infantry, nrrhedat Fort Leavenworth last Friday inornliu- from Cald woll, Kan., In tlmo to rat their Christmas din ner there. Captain Itobert (I. Aunstrong nnd Lieutenant Eeictt E. Ilcnjamln wero with tho command. ThoSccictnry of tho Xavy has sent a letter to Commander l'urnell r. Harrington, compli menting tho officers nnd men of tlio .Juniata on tho splendid condition of that vessel on her arrival nt Now York fiom China, after a threoj ears' cruHe. 'Iho Hartford. Captain Edward P. Lull, flag fhlpof ltcar-Admlral Edward Y. MeOuuloy, I'nclflo Squadron, nirhed nt Callao, Peru, the afternoon of No ember 30. Tho Iroquois, Commander Yates Stirling, and tho Mohican, Commander llenjamln V llav, weio In port. All well on board all tho vessels. Ltcutcnnnt-Coloncl Charles A lieynolds, department quartcrmastcr-geuerul, now ut llnltlmoi o on Icavo, lias been ordered to le lloo Major Amos 8 Kimball as chlof quarter master of tho Department of tho Columbia. Motor Kimball will lenialn on tcmpornrydtity In thoDcpaitment of Columbia. Tho following enlisted men of tho army wero retired on Saturday afternoon fur ocr thlity yeais' sen Ico: Ordnance Sergeant Thomas Coonoy, Corporal Edward (Jiilun, ordniinoo dcpaitmcnt; Corporal l'cter 11. Wray, Tioop K, 1 Iftli Cnnlry, and Private Androw Hobcidy, West Point cm all v detach ment, Captain Francis V. firoene, Corps of Sur geons, has been detachod from duty at West Point, to take effect after conclusion of tho January examination at the academy, and Is granted leao until December 31, lsv). It Is understood that ho Intends toieslgnto ac cept ncry luirotho odcr from a firm of palug contractors. Army I.ciucs Ornntod Captain Josso C. Chance, Thirteenth Inrtiuliy-, Port Wlngnto, Now Jleilco, ono month; Captain Henry Cat ley, Second Infantry, Port Spoknno. Washing ton Territory, six months, from Feb. 20, IKS); First Lieutenant Harry I,. Haskell, Twelfth Infantry, DaUd's Island Recruiting Depart ment, New Yoik Harbor, fifteen days, Army Furloughs Authorized Pilvn to Fiauk ltaymomt, Jlntteiy K, Pouith Artillery, Fort Wiiricn, Uoston Harbor, two months on ro en listment. Private Win. Moore, Company C, blxtccntli Infantry, Poll Concho, Toxas, four months on ro-enllstment Coiporal Win. 1 ra nt. Company D, Twentieth Infantry, Foit Mnglnnls, -Montana, four months ou ro en listment, to v abroad, T.n lOOtli Aniilvi'i'Hiu'y. A bill Is to bo Introduced in Congress to lend thonamo of the Government to tho Inter national Exposition which Is to bo held In Chicago In 18'ij to commemorate tho four hundredth nnnhciary of the discovery of America. T'lio oxposltlon will bo plnunod after that of Philadelphia, and similar legis lation Is desired, except that no linaiiclnl aid or guarantee Is usked fiom tho Government, tho people of Chicago ngicclug to foot all the bills. l'l-CNi'iicd or mind In iHIUfiilty. "So Vnnderbllt Is dead," said tho freight brakcinau. "I saw Hilly once, and at that tlmo 1 wish I liidn't. It was when I was a brakemiin on tho Central. Ono day wo wero shifting cars at a little station ucirSvracuso when n special car, with locomotive at tached, came In and stood ou the main track near w hero w o wero at w ork. Special cars wero not very uncommon, mid wo didn't ray much attention to this ono. Pretty soon was making a coupling, but tho Infernal link wouldn't lit. 1 tried it two or thrco times, nnd tho engineer got out of patleuco bacKliig up for mo so many times, and I begun to get mad muelf, So I gavo It another trial, but still it wouldn't work, and thou I took that link ami gavo It ft slluglutothocicck, nudswoic In tho bai gain. In about ten seconds 1 heard some ono calling mo, nnd, looking up, saw a plug-hattcd, eldo-whlskered man standing on tlio platform of tho special car. I know hlir, as soon ns 1 laid ejesou him It was Hilly Vanderbllt. 'Seo here, youug ifiau,' eojs he, 'I've been watching jou. Do jou know whoso property you havo been tin ow ing Into tho cieckr' 'Yes, sir,' sas I, tumbling, and expecting to bo bounced tho next minute. l ell, whoso was UP 'Tho Pcnnsvlvmila Hallroad's, sir,' bujsI. 'Oh,' replied Vouilci bllt, and then ho went into his cut and shut tho door. I wasn't bounced tllher." A roll of iopo, in gold, through tlio centre of which is run n iliiimuml lnui died leprcfcentiuUm of somo nrtlclo used on shipboard, is ono of the most slllking plus shown. Tin: MvitiHUttxa ixiuaxs, Stories nf Outrages Told by a ltcsldcnt r Arloun. r.t. l'Aio, Tex., Dec. 28. W. J. Jones, ono of tho best-known ranchmen In Arizona, arrived hero jostciday from the Uclnlty of tho recent Indian massacres. In ait Inter view Str. Jones sa)s tho situation lu Wes tern New Mexico and Eastern Arizona Is really much worso than has becu reported by tho newspapers. Ho declares no one person can gather an adequate Idea of tho terrorized condition of tho Inhabitants and tho actual number of pcoplo killed by the Apaches within tho past two months. Dozens of families have been massacred lu distant parts of tho Territory and tho news of their death has never spicad beyond thu Immediate Uclnlty, owing to tho long ills tanco and separation from the outside world. Jones mentions thrco murders In Now SIcxIco which to his knowlcdgo hnvo novcr been published, and says Just prior to his depnrturo from Now Stexlco ho helped to bury tho body of a neighbor found near that of an Indian. Iho fearful loss by flio and iiluuder nt tho bauds of marauding Apaches has also been underestimated, ns lnnnv ranches have been literally cleaned tip ot stock nnd tho houses burned, The ranchmen of (Iraham County, Arizona, have equipped a ranger forco at their own expense and placed them lu tho Held. Set tlers aio depending entirely ou theso rangers. Tho regular army Is no longer relied upon by the pcoplo to suppress tho frequent out breaks. Jones sajs Governor Zullck of Arizona Is lu favor of Immediately oigau Izlug a Territorial ranger foice, and has been petitioned to call tho Leglslaturo to- geiuer jur mis purpose. Svn Fii.MMto, Dec. 28. Pursuant to Instiuctlons from tho Secretary of War at Washington, orders wero lsucd )catcrday to Troops A and K, Second Cavalry, to pi ncccd to Arizona. They nto being dis patched to protect Indians ou Sim Carlos reservation from a thrcalenid attack by whites. Sfajor Gordon will comtmtul the cavalry. Tho dato of their departure will not bo fixed until dispatches have been re ceived by General Crook Indicating tho point In Arlzonn for tho troops to take up their potltlous. tuj: noMi; nun: ouvsriox. Had Feeling Among tlio I'm lions In lioland. Dl iu.iv, Dec. 23. Evidences of more than oidlnarybad feeling among tho local fac tious In Iiclnud have forcibly show n them selves recently, and continue to ulvo tho municipal and pollco authorities very great concern. Au example of the Increasing Irritation manifested Itself ou Saturday, when a house lu Croogh Lane, Limerick, occupied by a mau named Wake, was be sieged by his political opponents. The as sault eccins to havo becu expected, and tho friends of lllako wero not slow lu rallying to tils defense. They Immediately cugascd In a desperate coullfct vvllh the besieging party. Women ns well as men took sides In tlie battle, and sticks, stones, gnus nnd pistols were handled with savago earnest ness. It was fully two houis bcfoio tho police, who were called upon to dlspcrso the crowds and arrest tho rioters, succeeded In restoring order. Tlio latest accounts re coid at least twenty persons, Including several women, daugeiously wounded In tho battle. Tho pollco, who vvcio not at first ablo to command tho peace, weio ro luforced as soon as that fact was evident, and, with their augmented strength, suc ceeded In making a largo number of ar rests. riiLVAiuxa ron liMit. A Ciinllict lletwean Austria and Rus sia Almost Unavoidable Lomjov, Dec. 2. Hcports havo been received hcio fiom reliable sotliccs, both lu St. Petersburg and Vienna, to tho effect that at both those capitals the feeling Is growing that a war between Russia and Austria over tho Balkan disputes Is al most unavoidable. Actlvo war prepara tions by both countries havo been going ou over sinco tho outbie.ik of hostilities be tween Sen la nnd Bulgaria, and tho Rus sian and Austrian aimles nro actively and secretly arming In anticipation of war. Sluch color Is given to theso reports by the heavj orders for stores and munitions of war placed by tho agents of the Husslan and Austrian governments In this city. Tin: iiasi:all ir.iif. liidUatlons that tlio AMsucLitlou 3teol Ing May ho liiliaimuiiiiiii. Piiti.ADnu'itn, Dec. 28. Nearly all the Association plajcishavo, sinco tho troublo between Wimannud tho Association, been signed to a personal coutract so they would bo secure In caso of trouble. If Wlman and tho American pcoplo cannot nrrlvo at a set tlement, tho Association will bo dissolved and a new ono formed Immediately, This Is what au Association man said last night, Tlio Indications now aro that the meeting to-ulght will not boas harmonious ns was picdlctcd. llefoio Sir. Wlman will bo taken Into tho American fold ho wlUhavo to mako somo concessions which ho will probably not feel Uko doing. Ho will havo to swear that ho Is the owner of tho Stctio polltaus; that ho will run tho SIcts lu tho Interest of tho Association uud not In auv way havo affiliations with tho League, anil that he consents to lcavo Orr and Hoscman go wherever they please, as both refuse to bo sold and transferred to Stoten Island. To the first two points Str. Wlmau will, no doubt, readily agree. As to tho matter of leaving Oir and lloscmau go, It Is hardly probable tint ho will concedo that, at least not without a stubborn protest, H the Nationals aro dropped from tho Association to-night they havo only them selves to blame. Had they rested content with their admission to tho Association, there would havo been no talk about taking the "SIcts" back Into membership, but Just as soon as It was telegraphed to all parts of tho country that tho Nationals virtually belonged to tho League, then tho Association took alarm and began to dovlsc measures for Us own protection. The members held that If tho Nationals were to Icavo them In the lurch they must read mit tho Metropolitans. All talk about re oiganlzlng without tho "Slots" was hushed uud tho Association began to find that Str. Wlmau was nol'such a tcrrlbto fellow aftei all. In fact, tho Association rather Inclined to the belief that It had, un wittingly, dono him n grievous wrong. Ail this was preparatory to the back down which will probably occur to night. All Indications point to tho recognition of tlio "Slots." Mho Nationals will theu be a club without au Association and no chatico of obtaining one, and oil because the wero siupeetcd of bad faith. i'lacvs ron Ttivin rnrvxas. Congressmen Still Importuned Tor !o eminent Positions, It Isdlecoveicd that qulto a number of Congressmen have managed to secure small places In tho Departments for constituents, and that numerous appointments to these minor places aro not gencrallj mndo pub lic, A CongtC6sniau, the) say, in such In stances will say to tho man appointed, "Now, this Is about thu best 1 can do for you. Keep quiet about what I luvo done for jou, for at least 100 men havo beeu ut ter mo for just Mich n place, audit they Know that jou havo been taken caio of, evcrj ono of thtm would bo 60 mad that I'd uover hear tho lust of It." Eminently It leaks out that such and such u Congressman lias provided a placo for so and so, and then tho SI. C. who tries to bvmjsterlousln Ida movements will. In ou astonished state of mind exclaim. " i cs, ves, had to get him u place, Small Job, however, as I could do no better for him. Not w oi th thu mahlii" n note of though, No Intel est to the public; and besides tho fellows out lu my district might think 1 could get a couple of bundled such places by the mere asUlug" THE A'MAS CLUB'S FEAST Six Hundred Children Fed at tho National Rilles' Armory. A SOBNB OP JOLLITY. 1 lie President anil Other Distinguished Guests View the Happy Throng. GREAT EXPECTATIONS REALIZED 'Ibis Is n great afternoon for tho children. It ha, in fact, been a great day for them, They aro now cnjojlng themselves hugely nt tho armory of tho National ltlllcs. They aro now at tho height of their glee. It Is tho realization of tho expectations of days, and especially of tho forenoon of to-daj. Tho dinner, Christmas tree and presents, which havo become annual fixtures of that charm ing charity, tha Children's Christmas Club, wero again cujojed by a small army of tho children of poor parents, nnd In some evi dent cases by the children of parents who cannot bo put lu tho category of the poor. THU K.XITCTAM TlltlOMI, From early morning thero wero groups of children, who lingered around the en trance to the armory In tho hopes of netting Titr. lAvrs ciiii.i) iiraoicxn. a peep iuto tho substantial Eldorado be yond. They knew that preparations for a good tlmo for them wero going on and wanted nn anticipatory sniff of tho comlug pleasures. When they did get in tho urn vcrsal chorus of "ohst" and "ahsl" showed that If thero was nny disappointment lurk ing In human breasts anywhere lu this city, It could not bo located In any of tho breasts of thcltttlo ones who crowded Into the capacious hall ou the lower floor of the ntinory. Tire ciiimuien's rrvsT. What met their eyes wero six long tables loaded w 1th a most enticing and nt tlio samo tlmo substantial repast. They quickly ns slgncd thcmsclv cs to a plate. Their discus sion of tuikcyvvlth cranberry sauce, nlco sweet bread, cakes, Ico-cream, oranges, apples and other things most acceptable to tlio pnlato was as lively asau cxccutlvo ses sion of tho Senate when there Is n personal dlfferenco between two able and honorablo mcmbeis of tho upper Houso. Tho graco beforo meal was dcllvcicd by Dr. Sunderland. svs cr.itujiosv. Tho reporter docs not say that tho things set beforo tho children wero discussed lu the exact order named. They wero discussed In all sorts of oidcrs, but alwajs with a keen delight pleasant to behold. Thc6eeuo vv as a noisy but a pi ctty ono as the children who were the hosts tripped around In neat ("Styi use of Ttin mem w mens, altlio with wlilto aprons and the Hat, whlto cap peculiar to tho lionne. Theso joitng girls waited upon thoso who wero asslinl lutlug a most generous dinner with a sweet graco and with as much pleasure ovldentlj, us thoso who wero dllllgcntly pljlug knife, fork, spoon and, bo It put (low u too, not un frequcntly using nature's means of convoy ing food to tho mouth Iho not; tin imt but convenient hands, 'lhej did not stand on ceremony but nlo at once Sir. Edward Abncr, who supplied tho dinner, was there, looking llko an obese, but Jovial old Santa I laus, as ho handled his forco of assistants In dealing good things to tho Httlo waitresses as they came up for another supply for somo Httlo Oliver, who knew that thu asking foi moro was, on this particular occasion, not only pardonable, but highly commendable, ACeOMMOlUrtONS ion AM.. Theio wero accommodations for COO children at a single deal. After that num ber had all received what tho poker-plajcr would call "full hands," they weio very ordcilj conducted up to tho lloor above whero (here was to bo a by no means unlm j)oi taut part of tho day's entertainment. Ihcro IMmoro small stomachs got largo cargoes. Tho gentle and kindly manner In which tho pollco managed tho joutigsters as they with tho Impatience of early jouth endeavored to get lu, wns almost as com incndablo as tho tact and sweetness of tho ladles who wero managing thlngslnteilor. Mrs. Hoss Perry was there ns vivacious and as enthusiastic us sho was last Christ mas and as pretty as over. Sho was, If tosMhlc, more Interested lu tho children's hrlstinas thau ovor before. I p stairs things vv cro equally as bright as below. On the stage was a Christmas treo about thirty feet tall, decorated with thospanglo ami blight chining articles that make a Christ mas tree what It should he au object ot de H L'JlHSv (i rC" 'illi Wi iMSr-sHa i-S- 9m3ij If ill JjSSs r l & H ' light to tho Juvenile. And thoso Juvenile eves ore to-day Juet cliuckfiil of delight. SIlss Solomons, who Is ono of tho prettv J oting ladles ot whom tho National Capital on so consistently boast, hid worked In dustriously about that treo and tho stir- tUIIII.IIII IIICI-BS,, IHS. ladles associated vvllh covered thomsc,lcs with glory and evidences of what they had handled. and a few 2' 1Siir'if' mmm JiWMJi. 1L i hT i i-rw 'ovi ,Y-.'fi, V .' lPtsTuiniTiMi Tin: inns. 'Iho accessories consisted of a picsent and n I ox of candy for each guest. They wero piled on each sldo of the centre nlsle, running dow n to the stage. 1 hero wero oil kinds of present", even a toy piano of no mean proportions and an unmistakable voice. Ihcso presents wero distributed by SIlss SIolllo Vilas, tho daughter of tho Post mastci General and president of tlio club. Sho Is a very preltj joung ladv and was as plainly and demurely dressed as her other Httlo charitable sisters. The girls wero on the right hand of tho hall, and the boys on tho left. They passed by her when tho tlmo for tho distribution came, nnd wero handed a box of randy and n package, the latter, as tho caso might be, labelled either "for a small girl," "for a big girl," "for n small boj-," or for "a big boy." And no matter what was the size of tho recipient there was pleaatiro lu his or her face and an evident determination to como again tho next time. THE C'l.l'tl'S ll!STIVIUIS!li:i (HTST", Tho Marino Hand was on hand and made such delightful music ns only it can. Thero were fathers tn that band who havo often "blown up" their Httlo ones, to-day, how ever, they blow for Httlo ones. Tho Presi dent was there, too, accompanied by SIlss lioso Elizabeth Cleveland, and his niece, SIIs Hastluge, of Smith's College lu .Massa chusetts, who Is spending tho holidays at tho Whllo Houso. These threo were tho only Invited guests, except Chlef-Justlco Widto and Colonel Vilas. Tho Whlto Houso party had all been elected members of tho dub, and each wore tho prottj badgo with tho lotteis "0. C. C." duly painted thereon, Their entrance was tho signal for universal and piolonged ap plause, with the Marine Hand adding to tho demonstration by thu stirring strains of "Hall to the Chief." A JOI.t.V 01.1) 6V.NTA CI. MS. Oh, It was a noisy, delighted ciowd In that armorj-. Santa Claus when ho ap peared was the recipient of another joyous outburst. And o jolly old saint he was. He was Major IliifTom, who, without any make-up nt all, would bo liable to bo taken for tho Yuletldo patron If met on Christmas eve bj u Imy whoso mind was filled with thoughts of tho morrow. Ills remarks to his audience were very timely nnd highly nppicclalcd. That wns ev Ident, Tho Punch nnd Judy show wns a great and glorious success, 'Iho tricks and crimes of Punch were balled with screams of laughter and with a most Industrious clapping of hands. It was patent to the naked ejovvheiothe sjnipathles of that audience vveie. A aitVMi Hecn, In shoit, tlio wholo business was a uc cess, to which Sir. Washington Nallor con tributed uo small eharo In the matter ot transportation. The children wero brought to tho armory from tho different station houses under tho charge of tho precinct lieutenants In omnlbiisscs provided freo of chargo by Sir. Nallor, and will leave In tho sauiowaj. The arrival of these loads of merry joung humanltj mado scenes tho most interesting. In fact, thero wero many scenes at tho armory to-day vvorthyof tho artist's pencil, and our readers can eeo that with Its alwajs commcnd.iblo enter prise Tin: Cumc had Its artist thereat work. Lieutenant Arnold was theie, too, as neat and competent ns ho alwajs is, and managed with a detail of officers, 60 that thero was uo accident and no confusion. Tho following members of the Corps aided tho ladles and assisted the police: Slagruder, Clajton, Slniins, James Wright, Hrooker. J. F. 11. Hints, C. It. CI. Conger, Ovcrbcck and Jack Evans. Till: COMMITTEES IN CltVUUT. Tlio work of the different committees of ladles, If tho remark has not been mado be fore, Is now pronounced by tho reporter to havo been In every respect perfect. Theso aro tho committees: HViMniid Mums Mis. KeglnahlFondall, Sirs. John A. Baker, Sirs. C C. Will.ir.1, SIlss Matthews and SIlss Edwards. Damn SIlss Solomons, SIis. John St. Wilson, Sirs. John A. Baker, Sirs. Francis M. Barber, Mrs. Christopher llawloy aud SIi s. CrosbyS. Nojes. To;ii ami Gift Sirs. Enoch Toltcn, .Mrs. Augustus A. Wilson and SIis Arthtu A. SlucArthur. Imitations SIlss Harriet Lorlng, SIlss Rlggs, SIlss Kennedy and Mis. .Nathaniel V ilsou. Ahiiim uimi' Mrs, Fltzhiigh Covle, Mrs. J. Hussel fcelfildgo and SIis. W. .Maxwell Woodhnll. ox CM'iior. mi.r.. Ncarlj (100 Clilldieu Entertained by thu Ihint Wa-liliigtun Ctuli. 1 he Capitol Illll Christmas Club held Its lid annual dinner nt Odd Fellow ' Hull to-daj. l'rotnptlj ut 1 o'clock tho doors weio open ed mid 25.1 children entered, being all that could lie accommodated at one tlmo. Out sldo w ailing vv cro fully 2o0 more. Each had a badgo or ticket. The children weio given turkey, him, biscuits, vegetables, plo and enke, orauges and Imnauos. Every thing wns lu such abundance, that each ililld was given a large paper bag and allowed to cam away as much as It pleased. Each child was also given a piescnt, dulls being provided for the girls, aud knives foi tho bovs. 'the stage was tastefully decorated with eveigrecns aud lu Its centre was a largo cinisiiiias nee, miner wuicu sat cuapiain Cramei and a full orchestra which rcndcied selections nt luteivals of live minutes, Iho children met at tho school building and weio bi ought to the hall In omnibuses, 'tho following ladles ami gentlemen com posed the executive committee. Slesdames Spoffoid, SIcNcelv, A. P. Clark, Stonlen burg and (1. A. Hilton; Slices Bojden, (Iraut and Cunnliigluuii, and Sleesis. 'L. T. Sluait, Hobcit i.cltth, Johu H1U and Mou lt nbuig. MrillllMiilp .Villi uli. off the I.Izard lthiict la and Labrador, fum New ork AtJu'WYurk Arizona, fiom Liv erpool, Tho election ofllecis In New Yoik city cost tho tnxpavois $142,320 Tho other ex penses attending ou election mako up a total ot $300,000. THE NATIONAL BANKS. Does Their Circulation "Pay" at Present Prices of Bonds? INTERESTING COMPARISONS. Whether .Money Can Itn Invested ti Hotter Advantage In Ordinary Loans. It Is sometimes contended on behalf of the national banks that In consequence of the present high prlco of t S. bonds and the low rate of Interest consequently realized by Investors In these securities tho prlvllego of Issuing circulating notes has ccoscd lo bo ot nny value. To determine whether this contention Is Justified by tho fuels vv ould require a good deal of Intricate nnd difficult calculation, but the Comp troller of the Currency, on page 12." of his annual report, presents n series of tables' containing the necessary data for determin ing thu qiicttloti under certain given condi tions, the needed mathematical i alculalloiis having lie en performed In ndvaneo by tho nulhor ot the tables, Sir. E. H. Elliott, tiovcni incut actuary. 'Iho first thing shown on theso tables Is tho flat and net prices Hint Is, the prlcc-t with and without nccnifd lntcrest--of tho four percent, bonds of 1007 and tho four-aud-a-half per cent, bonds of 1801, tor each monlh from October 1, 1SSI, to Sep tcinbor .TO, lhsr,, Inclusive, together with thu average prlco for the whole period of twidve months embraced between tlieso dales. '1 ho average net prlco for the twelve months in question was nearly 121.','; for tho four per cents, of 1007, and n little over 112.28 for the four-and-a-half per cents, of 1M)1. Next Is show n the rale of Interest realized by persons Investing In these securities at the prices Indicated for thu different months, and, also, tho ralu corresponding to tho nverago price for tho vear, account being of course taken, not only of tho fact, that (In Iho caso of tho four per cents, of H'07) It requires over $120 to purchase n bond that will vleld $1 a year Interest, but nlso of tho additional circumstance that, for n bond now costing that sum, only j-in-l will bo n reived at maturltj. Tho realized rate on the Is w as n Httlo ov cr 2.71 per cent., nnd on the lis a Httlo less than 2.30 per cent. Finally the tables show the net result to tho Investor, who purchases (iovcrument bonds at tho maikct price, deposits them In tho 'I reasury as security for national b ink notes ond lends thoso notes at certain rates of Interest, as compared with the result which would have been obtained by lending at tho samo rate the money Invested lu bonds, Instead ot so Investing It. The enso Is considered by .Mr. Elliott with refer enco to both tho classes of bonds abovo mentioned and w Ith reference to four dif ferent rates of Interest, nainclj-, ., 0, 7 and 8 per cent, respectlvclj-. It Is also consld ered vvllh reference to two different suppo sltlons first, the supposition that tho live per cent, redemption fund does not reduce the loanable cliculntlou of the banks, and second, tho supposition that this fund docs so ledtice their circulation. The tax of 1 percent on circulation, ns well as au as sumed annual chargo of .0.1 of 1 per cent, on tho cli dilation, to be paid the Tieasurer of tho I'ldtcd States for expenses of re demption, has been considered In each case. 'Iho icsults thus icached are that on the tlrst of tho two suppositions aliovo men tloncd tho net profits on tho 4 per cents ot 1007 range from O.llll to0.737of 1 percent., nnd on tho II per cents of lb'Jl fiom 0.0J2, lo 0..M0 of 1 pci cent., whllo on tho second supposition tho results range fiom a loss of 0.170 lo a gain ot 0..i?J of 1 per cent, on tho Is, and fiom a loss of 0.23') to a gain of 0.910 ot 1 per cent on the -lis. These gains nnd losses It will bo remem bered, express tho differences In result ba twecu lending a given sum of money nt tho rates of Interest specified (."!, 6, 7 or S per cent.) aud Investing tho samo sum in bonds on w blch to obtain national bank; notes to lend at the samo rates. Out of sixteen cases dealt with In Win. Elliott's Ia6t table, thero arc gains lu thirteen and losses In only three, the icsults being most favorable tu the Investment lu bonds and bank circula tion lu tho coses where tho Interest on loans Is only llvo percent, and least solu tho cases whero tho Intel est on loans Is eight per cent. 'I hat Is, tho higher the rato of In terest on loans, tho smaller Is tho Induce ment to engage In national banking; and It will be noted that tho maximum ptollt to the banker over aud aliovo that which would bo obtained from lending a given sum of money, instead ot using It to pro cure bank notes and then lctidius these, ti only a fraction moro than three-fourths or one per cent. This close correspondence between tho results ot tho two methods of Investment argues that tho prlco of bonds Is In a'great measure determined by tho piotlts which can bo mado by using them as a basis for banking. If n market foranj great propor tion of them had to bo found lu localities whero loans command eight per cent, and upward their prlco w ould uo doubt fall; but tlio present and prospective demand for them in localities where Interest Is moderate Including, ot course, tho demand for other than batihlng purposes appears to bo amply sufficient to absorb tho bulk of tho supply. 'Iho presumptive evidence furnished by Str. Elliott's ilgures as to the close connection between tho price of bonds uud the profits to bo made by their use as a basis for banking Is ono ot tho most lntor cstlng results ot his calculations. I'rnnee'H Xel I'lCHldent Yens vn.ixs Dec. 28. Uallotlng for tho next President of Fiauco began this moiii ldg amid scenes of gicat disorder lu the Chamber of Deputies. SI Urcvy was re elected by u majority of IJ3. All but live of the members of the Eight abstained from votlmr Aevv .iiii lVoil.N nt lliupei'-s Perry. lltni'Eii'a l'riiiu, W Vv , Deo -N Ae-Il'vo preparations nro making by tho syndicate which lately pun based the old r.ovcrninciit pun factor) nnd nrinoiy nt this point to erect hircnimimifiitturlue establishments as somi ns spilnii opens Mr. James I) Butt tho at tnrnes lur llicxvudlciitc, ctiucsos eontldenci that in the next live yi.irs Harper's Pel r7 will have a imputation of uo.doi). "The smdleatu has abundant uipltal," he say, ' anil wo a it heiu to stttv 1 lilt nidi to lleplace siiliriiiii'u. IkiTnx, Deo W-Flvo of the leadlmteUu lnnnulucturern of Sin Fiuuelsco, lnvltu nun id to employ union workmen If furnlsho l with them, a ph ked oomp-jny of ax) men left theeastun onboard cities on b.ltmdav If this experiment succeeds other paitles will follow, nnd the U.COO thlnumcii who mo now tinphm'd by the ,M1 eli;ar manuf.o i ireis In California will bo supplanted h w Into men An Opium Smiicrerlc r Neivil. Pout Towm-emi, Wi-h 1 hi Dei JS -Ptoin Information rmhed by lullextor i'ecei cr tho stoamu Idaho, vvhhh arrived from Alaska Satunl ly nl.'ht.was token charm of by thu customs lurio umt a strict eareh mado, le-ullhiK In the seizure of between VX1 and 4ml iHiuiiils of prcpaiud opium, valued nt illume $3.VI The seal ib S still vol iu on, and It Is tliou-ht that mm li moit- opium Is on bourd PKltSOXA 1. MVXVIOX. Notes Aliout AY.ishliigliiii People and Unlet An lull-.. -Tu Piii-iiiiNrnnd Miss Cleveland utti'iid ui the Pint Flesh) terlanliiiinh vesterdi. -Mu lIiuiM- I. iuoMMiMif tin tulvettlslnj lc ut tint nt of tho (hhasii Mail is lu thn elt). - sinvtiui sIili tu of uillfornii Is som w hnt better to do) , bllt Is still too uuw 11 t leielve visitors. -Mr ( II Ciivniii.tliOEeneiousprosldentof tho Independent Ico Company, presented lo cm bono of his nuiueious einplojes a lino turkey ou Christmas ovo. Those piesouta tlons nro onniuil weurteui os with the woi Ihr picsldcnt Mr thinehiilsoroinembiu "dsouii of his personal friends with iu editable Kiftt, outside ut his employ, which vvciis iliui appreciated,