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tyMxm. Jfolional WASHINGTON. D. C, MONDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 26, 1877. NO. 79 VOL. XVII. THERE'S MUSIC IN THE AIR. -I iticoxyoissAXci: aloxq IHSJIOCJtATlC TAXHS. Mfttmlens With Lamar, Uewltr, rAn, Kandolpu Tucker, Vanre, ier. M prince r anil Others TVliat Iter Cljr- They Bay About the Great question of tli Hour Probability that the Ilevoiutlonists 'Wilt Hearken to the Vole o( Patriotism aad Peace Yesterday there wit but one ell-pervajlog topic that excited a fort of anxious disquietude u here among all classes, anil that was tbe Electoral " count. In the lobbies or tho aercral hotels could be noticed excited goupa of men, tome politician! aomo Journalists, tome ordinary citizens, and e Ten tho depressed and uncertain Government clerk, whose departmental existence loemt to de pend upon tbe Presidential crisis, tended to make up tho erowdi. Feeling a sort ot commliseralloa for theio mueh.dlsturbed mortali, and true to tho lnstlneti of tbe good Samaritan, tbe Ritcd. Ltd n determined to attempt, IT posalble, a fall Investigation of tbe situation, and to that " end diipatched one of lu attachea to go over tbe entire political field, and pick men morceaui of news ai might tend to break the soipenteof an anxious community. In tbe reft or "Inter. Tlewei"the representative of the Here bu cam first called upon Mr. Hester Ulymer. Bat that lachrymose Democrat, In tho moat appealing tones of supplication kindness, besought the rcpoiter to forbear questioning him, as lie was trying to be an exception to the general role of Democrats, and not "giro himself away. In other words, having been Chairman or the re cent caucus of Saturday nlgbt last, bo deemed It highly Improper to express any opinion whatever open tbe line of policy, which Democratic- adhe. rents proposed to pursue, lie said there were some things In tbe proceedings that were secrets and could not be divulged at present, but that the publlo would be soon notified of their nature and Import. MR. HEWITTS TIKWS. Then tbe Hon. Abraham S, Hewitt was called ufen, buthe for some reason, known perhapa as A? ell by himself as by any one else, declined to go 'tnf n an faiAil Infarvlrar. II mAm tha frill aw. log remark, however, which answers every pur- Iwie to show how the distinguished friend, of he defeated Presidential candidate, stands upon the question of the electoral count. He said: "So far ai I am person ally concerned I am decidedly opposed to any filibustering or dilatory measure, to defeat tbe decision of the Electoral Commission. mr, scan ax's views. Senator Kernan, being a personal as well aa a poll t leal friend of Mr. TUdeo, and a gentleman likely to know something of the plans ef tbe De mocracy, was next called upon, and asked his views on the situation. Mr. Kernan said: I believe that the Electoral want will proceed un. Interruptedly, with the exception of South Caro line, and possibly Kbode Island. For my self I believe In standing by the deci sion of tbe Commission, and do not ap prove of any; dilatory measures that mar tend to defeat tbe end or tbe law. Nor do I believe that tbe Democratic party in the House will at. .-4mpt any factious delays. I believe that the y nt will proceed regularly, and that the ultl 1 latum win be reached at least by Saturday next. I lay now, aa I aald In the Senate yesterday, I am, one of those wno believe in standlngby tbe Consti tution and the laws. I am one or those who have felt that i he people or this oountry can use care of this Uovarnment, In the long run, through tbe ballot-box. X am against disorder, ana I am against revolutionary means." The next subject or interview was the legal man of atolen Duluth fame, J. MOCTOB KHOTT. lut this gentleman was quite retlcentt said he bad sot been out to-diT," and had not even read the XErcatirAVi so that be could talk very little as to the prevailing rumors. He dhl not think ine noose wouia nuiuusier, out ne aid tninic that advantage would be taken or every fair and legal means or objecting to the count. Hutde ppite all this he thought the end must come some time during the present week. After this bit of rehash, the reporter proceeded to the uapre-, i tenuous residence or W TUB GREAT OOJXCTOK, MB. HOLUAW, tbf Indiana. He said J My attention has been ao occupied with the appropriation bills of late, that 1 hare not been able to devote very much time to the questions of polities, at least so far as re gards tbe present crisis. "The tendency is to proceed regularly with tbe count, and no other motion will be made, or If made, entertained by tbe Speaker, except such as are perfectly legitimate under the law. What may be the effect of the regnlar motloua which may be properly and fairly submitted In delaying me couni, ii Tory uiuicuit to ten x uo not mime factious opposition to the count U anticipated, but on the contrary tho general disposition is to abide by the law In good fait n. I see no reason now why tbe count should not eoncludo by Wed nesday or Thursday, althouvh It maybe before that time. 1 don't Know ill ahauM rftfnr In tha jv, subject ofthe Appropriation bills here, but It Is unite Important fur hath Ilousaa tn net In ornrui tilth, ami there must be some mutual con cessions regarding tbe bills. I am not aware that either Houso desires to ..call lan extra session of Congress, but It Is not lu tbe laterest of tha country that such should be the case. It Is man liest that the bills cannot be passed this session without a wllllogneis on tbe part or both Houses to complete them. Any disposition on the part ol either House to delay their passage would uu. doubtedly involve tbe country in new difficulties that wiu'd only add to tbe present crisis. So far as tbe count ing ol the votes Is (Ojcerned there la more to be looked for from Mr. liandall thaa any other power. Tbe element or illibusterers are not large t encash to seriously impede the count, though tbe ripcaker eould, by a simple reversal of his decision of Saturday, change the entire situation. The question of what la a dilatory motion is one that admits cf different constructions, and It la clearly within tbopromlteof the Speaker to de. clder.'JJutKandall Is a fair and Impartial presiding officer, and will decide according to law and precedent In this as In all other raDngs he has ever made." KB. TlOKXROr TA. The next In the route of the reporter was Mr. Tucker, of Virginia, who, in response to aa In quiry as to his views on the probablo course of the House, saldi "I think there will be objections to tbe count, but I do not think u there wilt bo any factious or Ollbui. terlDC objections that will obstruct the execution of the law. That t all 1 care to sty in tbe subject. I cannot tell when the count will end." Neitwae ths lRnirniftStniK aviuxoKii, and, as usual, he had no little to say. What bo did say, however, was in a good-natured, gentle, manly way, and be Is accordingly credited with It. He saldi So far as I know, no line or policy has been agreed to on the part or tho Demo crats with the exception or that published tn tbe ItircjiLit'Ajr, on Its account of our caucus proceedings of Saturday night, rcsioctlng Dud ley Field's proposition for a new electloo. Thero in a difference of opinion prevailing among the Democrats aa to whether tho count should goon Interruptedly, or whether It should be Impeded at every step where the law allows a recess to bo takeu.anu mo taction inue tavortng too impeu lng ot the count Is, In my judg. went, dally iacreaslnr. Hat I do not 4, think now that a sufficient number of Demo- crats are committed to the polio of Impeding the count, to prevent tbe accomplishment of it, somo time during the present week. An effort will bo made early to the week to secure a united co operation or the Demerits on some one line ci policy, and I think that after to-morrow the Democrats will act unitedly upon one thing or the other. Ilcporter That Is the posltlou or tho Southern , men on the question T Mr, S. They aro disponed to proceed with the count. What they most desire Is some disposition on the part or Congress or tbe Executive that tho O owrn went ef Louisiana and South Curo Una will be reorganised In furor of Nich ols and Hampton. As fur myself. I have assumed about aa much responsibility In this matter aa I care to carry, and from tho many disappointments I have sutlered, I hare lost a great deal of Interest In the question, and be II i re this to bo the case with wuny others." TUX OXHV "WATS" MAN Mr, Vance was tbe next lu order. And ho raid about as follows: "1 am afraid this count will be concluded during the present week, Yet I believe that every legiti mate obstruction will be rightly Interposed toitopit. Ibodeclslonorthe Corn ml Hon will not satisfy tho people. If a bill to provldo lor a succession cannot bo passed and the count oannot bo delayed tbe Houso of Kepresentatlvos should leiumo tho power which It unconstitutionally parted with, and proceed to elect a Pre ultl cut, and their action will be upheld by the people." iur.jiiii, it ia uuuernioou, ia positively idu u rldedly in favor of abiding by tbe decision of the Commissioners. Mr. Jehu Young llrowuls thoroughly conserva tive, and will oppose any dilatory measures to the extreme. N uit. la wan. Mr Lamar flruilytclU vet that the count will proceed, end that the end will come aboutThurs day or Friday, He does .not regard the filibustering clement of tbe House as strong enough V to delay matters very lrg wd Is calrnlr ncsicnM t' the Inauvu nun u Mr. Jujn. HbUlnki, however, thai a great deal depends upon lite Southern mem bers. Fhould tbsy become distrustful of Mr, Hayes policy regarding the South, and should they suspoct for a moment that tbe States or Lou isiana and South Carolina will bo given to Pack ard and Chamberlain, then they will switch otf, and voto lor anything that will defeat Mr. Hayes." Iff the above It will be seen that there ti every probability of an early and peaceful solution of (be great question. Tbe Dcmocratls party is ma terially divided on the theory of filibustering, and tbe Speaker having taken a good square stand upon the question of dilatory measures, onls adds to tbe brighter picture that Is now pre sented. BUOUiu, iwwrr, toe ope.atr, j nnj parliamentary ramification, reverse his doclsiim of Saturday last, whereby ho refuted to entertain a dilatory motion for a recess, the result would at once become a question of tbe gravest appre hension. It remains to be sacs bow far Mr. II an. dall will act froni convictions of rign Instead of from a partisan standpoint. coxcLcniov. lmmvlvin!& will be banned UDon In tolnt con vention to-day, and then the count will proceed until llhode Island Is called, when, upon a simple objection being made, the two Houses wilt sen rate, and aooa after meet again and proceed with the count. South Carolina, having two sets of returns must, under the law, goto the Commis sion. From present Indications It Is not probable that this case will consume more than one day (Tuesday) In tbe Commission, and will be reported back to the respect ive Houses on Wednesday morning. The routine proceedings will follow, and then tbe count will proceed. It la now stated that Vermont his two seta of returns, by virtue of the one elector who aeta himself up to be "rightful," hav ingorganised himself a Creaia Into a little Electoral College, end east hla vote for Tllden and Hendricks. , lie has filed hla relanss with the Vice President, and hence Vermont will also bo sent to the Tribunal. Tnis. heweyer. Is only a rumor, and can scarce he given serious thought. But aside from all thla It Is claimed by certain Democrats that they oan defeat Governor Hayes4 election by other means than filibustering. A part of their plan la, that when the vote of South Carolina Is reached, they will object and file their objection In writing! It la said the maau- script will cover over five thousand pages and It will take at least three days to read It. Thla 1 procedure, they claim, will carry the count over to Friday, when a decision m tbe South Carolina case will undoubtedly be reeched.end tbey hope to consume tbe balance of tbe time up to Sunday noon (March Ui) in coaming ma remaining; mate. Jietween thla and the 4th of March tbe Senate wuiunuouDteuiyprooeeti tocDoose a new rresi dent pro tern. In the place of Senator Ferry, whose term aa Senator expires at noon oa that day. Amcug those whose names Lave been mentioned for tbe succession,' are Messrs, Sher man, Morton, Hamlin, Edmunds and Conkllug. Thsre Is a decided element In favor of tbe selec tion of Senator Morton, but It is generally be lieved not to ba sufficiently strong to secure his election. Senator Sherman would probably be able to unite more votes, and hla friends assert that his chances are veryaood. There are some Republicans who favor Senator Hamlin's eleo tlon. Senator Edmunds would be acceptable to a respectable portion of the Hepulloaae aa well as Democrats, but his friends do not consider that be will be elected. Senator Conk ling would do credit to the Senate aa Its Presiding Offloer.au d to the country Incase he succeeded Co the Presi dency, and while he may not be ible to muster force enough In tbe Republican caucus, to be he'd within a few days to settle this question. It ti believed that when tbe vote U taken In Senate Mr. Coakling will receive tbe full Democratic vote and a aufn dent number of Republican votes to secure hit election. The talk among the Democrats Is to the effect that a new election Is certain, and that Mr.conkltng is their choice for the Executive office until tbe result In a new election has been declared. The , Republicans say that la ease the . Democrats .-show a disposition and strength enough to protract the tbe itrnsrcle until noon ef the 4th of March, the Senate will order tbelr President to proceed with uv WM1 viuu tutu m i.Nu.m v m vwvt , e count, and Jnvlte the Houso to Join, lq which so tbey expect all the Republican members of me case tbeltoUsa to ffaover. andnrobablvenoush Dem. crats to make a legal quorum. It la decided .that when tbe House gees lnlo Leglsla tire business, after sending the South Tirol Ina case to the Electoral Commission. Mr. Field will introduce his two bills, provid ing for a new election, and the euttrarranfo proceedings, in the case oT contests for thePresi- uency. The two bills wilt be passed under a ruling from Speaker Randall, that the bills are -matters i of privilege, and 'may be eon sldsred. atoncr. - The, paseaga olthe bills will be followed br a relolutfou Instruct. Ing the Committee on Powers and privileges to ascertain tbe rights of tho House, and rejiort forthwith. Another under joint reso lution will also probably be Introduced and R rested to a vote, recognising the Hampton and icholls governments. After tbe South Carolina cue returns rrom tho commission. Vermont, where there are double returns, will be tbe next Bolnt of objection, and following that Wisconsin. honId,however, things all go along smoothly and according to law, the last State will, proba bly, be reached by Wednesday nlgbt, and 183 votea will then be declared for Rutherford It. Hayes, for President, and William A, Wheeler, for vice-President. c.i.v inu iMi.txs MsciritsixvM Interesting Extract from the Chief Clerk of the Indian Ilnreau What la Delng Done and What Still Iteinalua to be Done. Mr. 8. A. Galnln, Chief Clerk of tbe Indian Hureau, baa recently returned from an extensive tour of inquiry and examination among a number of tbe Indian agencies In the Indian Territory He has embodied hla observations concerning the management and condition or the Kiowa and Comanche, Wichita, Cheyenne, Sao and Fox, Osage, Kansas and tuabaw agencies, In a report covering forty-one pamphlet pages, which Is full of Interest to all readers. The report Is so volnm nloua as to be Incapable of being epitomized without detracting greatly from its merit as de scriptive ol what la being done, and ;stlll remains to be accomplished, by the Government for the (ate, education, and civilisation or tbe many thousands of sayages who exist upon our Western and Southern borders. One feature or the report deserves special no tice, and that is the exhaustive discussion ol the educational branch or the IndUn service, which Mr. (Jalpin has evidently examined Into with great care. It shows that many scores of chil dren of savage parentage are being taught the arloua branches of learning common to tbo white race, and thus removed from tbe influences of semi barbarism, and prepared at no distant day to enter upon Urea of uselulneas to them, selves and others; and also that the adult sav ages, in numerous instances, reallio that It is only by conformity to the utagea or the whites, they can expect to malutala themselves on an in dependent touting, and secure the rights which flow from living at peace with their neighbors. In his concluding words, Mr. Oalpln notices the marked advance among the Indians who have for the past nine years been under agents nominated by tho Ortho dox friends He states that when their agents first entered upon their work, the Klowusant L'omanches near Fort bill, and the Cbeyennes and Aranahoas north of them, wero dedantlv hostile. Raids were constant. The strsngth of toe muiana waa so tar superior to mat oi tno military that a tono and plun or conciliation was necessair.and was adouted by both civil and lull. Hary agents or the Government. Their preteut deposition and temper shows how wonderful a change has been wrought by tbe patient kind ness and core of these active missionaries. Hut while the present outlook Is so favorable, it should be remembered that as yet only the first few steps, and those often feeble and halting, hare been taken by tho Indians. They will still require much watchfulness and attention! end future eflorts in their behalf will be attendod by much discouragement and embarrassment. It Is useless to attempt to transplant the Indian at once from his roving, barbartous life to the steody, quiet life of the agriculturist. He must be taught the useful and ponce fU I arts, and that by slow means. Let him first feel tho need of it bvtter and more jennanent shelter or cattle, and fodder for their cossumptloo In winter, and then teach him how to acquire them by bis own labor. Hut Mr. Clalpln thinks that sufficient has been accomplished under tbe policy of the past elgh years to answer affirmatively the standing quel lion, "Can the Indian be civilised?" and tbe ex pcrtenceof tbe policy has shown that tbo best lnoasuro of success and advanco In this work Is witnessed at ibofo agencies where the aetlre sympathy of a religious tricanlzatlon has rein, forced the ellurts and good interest or the agent. jioiMis or tiiv iTtiJrTcoMMtTrt:!: Before tbo Committee on the Powers, Privil eges and Duties of the House yesterday, tbe ex. amlnitlon of W. K. Spearing, of New Orleans, was continued. The testimony waa uninteresting, and developed nothing new, Hon. Daniel J. Worrell, of Johnstown, Pa., testified beiore the committee, that he was ap pointed United mates Centennial Commissioner by the President, and still holds the office, which ia niioui uvnur, anu not oi prom, no uiu not at tend the meeting or tbe Klectorat College, bo cause he had been Informed or his Ineligibility, niul Mr. Henry Hoggs was appointed by tbe col lege to fill tbo vacancy. The cowwltteo then adjourned until Monday Tlio committee was in secret session for quite a while, deliberating In regard to their report, which they will endeavor to present some time during the cnaulog woek, Tbe report will be quite a volomlnousdocument. and will contain a nrrongiire ewor llieelc:tlont In Florida anl jmlilina. THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK riKirr.n iir the nvrvnr.tc.iys jinvonvi:n at the c.i vital. Tito Emergency That Hay Cue tho tlou to Adopt the Filibustering" Scheme and Defeat Hay The Revolutionist Still Hopeful of Their Ability to Nullity the Prraldentlnl Election. The tiaitwctkwas one of tbemoit Important Intbehlftoryot this most Important session of Congress, tor two or the cases bearing directly upon tbo Presidency were decided, Louisiana's Electoral vote was given to Hayes and Wheeler early In the week, and It was after that that the plans of tbe Democratic conspirators to force a delay In the declaration of the resolt or the Elec toral count began to be completely developed. Then came the case of Oregon, upon which the backbone or the conspiracy was broken, by the refusal on Saturday of a number or tbe Demo crats to follow tho load or the filibusters In their Insano attempts to throw the conn try Into eon fusion and anarchy. Notwithstanding their de feat, however, the conspirators affect to be not dlsbearteied i and tbey profess to have In view a number or plans whereby to accomplish their object In tbe end. As stated In, the RxrcaucAt yesterday, they agreed at tbe caucus on Saturday night to offer two bills for tbeeonslderatlonofthe House. Beth of these bills were drawn by David Dcdlkt FixiD.but they bare set their hearts particularly ontbe one pending for ajiew election. Theydonot expect to have much difficulty In passing It through the House, but are by no means san guine as to the Senate ( and It was rumored about tbe hotels last nlgbt that they were making overtures to certain Senator to throw no further obstacles in the way ol a count, pro. Tided the said Senators will agree to aid In the passage of tbe Mil. They most be demented to think ef making such a suggestion. It Is understood that the bill agreed upon tn the caucus will not be offered In tbe House until after tbe case of South Carolina shall have been submitted to tbe Electoral Commission, and then the plan la to keep the SUte there as long as they can, Tbe Democratic counsel are to get tbe longest possible time to discuss the ques tions, and then the Democratic members of the Commission are todlscneltlnseeret session for another long period. The mala object of this U to enable them to get theCaueus bills through tbe House at least before the other States follow ing South Carolina are reached. Under the Electoral law, no legislative business can be dene now until the Pennsylvania ease shall have been discussed and disposed of. After Pennsylvania, comes Rhode Island, and If no objections are made to tbe latter (although It Is rumored that there will be). South Carolina will go to the Com mission thla afternoon. If It takeaonly half aa long to dispose or this as It did to dispose or toe other States, it win ne wconesaay or Thursday before a decision will be reached, aad then the obstructionists will try to delay another day for debate. The States of Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, west vir gin la l and Wisconsin yet remain to be dis pose of, and if the obstructionists can muster strength enough. It Is easy to see how they may caue delay until the eth of March, They claim that they can muster that strength, for tbey argue that when1 the antMUUbuaters who voted against them on Saturday find there la so hope Tor Finn's bill, they will change their course and vote with them. They show that tbe Republicans polled their full strength on Satur day, and that an abaence of ten or fifteen Repub licans would enable them to carry dilatory mo tions In spite ol the aid they (tbe Republicans,) would receive from tbe Democratic side. That Is true, but we bppe and believe tbe Republicans will be patriotic enough to attend In as full force as they did on Saturday. The Be puhllian who so far forrolsthi duty ai to be out ol hla seat on this crisis, will be unworthy of con sideration. Tbe fllllbueters also claim that the House Democratic members of the Tribunal are with them in their scheme of delay. That la per baps true. Judging from the fact tbatoa Satur day, Commissioner Fat did not vote atallj Commissioner Abbott voted no, on Wiuox's proposition Tor an Immediate joint session, and did not vote at all on Cm Mra'a motion: while Commloner Ucstos toted for recesses all the time. Tbe following facta and figures wl I show tho necessity of the attendance of every Republican, as well as that there Is a good hope that tbe schemes of the filibusters may be defeated. Tbe full Democratlo strength of the House Is 182, and the Republican strength 109. On Wit BOK'a resolution on Saturday, the affirmative vote was lifi.of which 43 were Democrats, show. Ing the absence of 6 Republicans. The negative vote, made up ofDemocrats, was ST. Add to these the 42 who voted with the Republicans, and a Democratlo absence of 63 Is shown. Hut had these 53 been present and toted In the negative, Wilsom's resolution would still have been car ried by 5 votes. On Olymbr's resolution Tor a recess until Mon day, there were 112 Democrats In tbe atflrniatlre, and JM Republicans and W Democrats In the negative. On thla vote only three Republicans were absent. They were Messrs. Habb, of New York, who baa not been la attendar.ee alt the session, on account of sickness; Mr. Packer, ot Pa., who was paired, and Mr. Whebier, of N. Y., who. of course, waa not expected to be present. There were eighteen Democrats absent, Olt meb's resolution was defeated by forty six votes. Had all the Democratic absentees been present, and voted for It, It would still hare been defeated by twenty-nine votes. It will thus ie seen, that the only hope of the flilibustera is oltber to catch the Republicans nap ping, or to causa a defection from the ranks of the .ntLfl 111 busters. The latter have placed themselves squarely on the record sgalnst delay, by vote, and several of them byspcechalso, and they will bardlydare to go hack on that record In tbo race of the oountry. jfsv Attnorrs iwnvr ixovkka. Mtss Kmroa Abbott made her American debut In opera at the Academy of Music, New York, on last Friday evening. She appeared In the 'fvi FIglla del Begglmento." Tho New York Trioune thus criticises tbe performance- Mill Abbott had reason to feel nleasad last night with the enthusiasm of her friends and the curiosity of tbo public, for tbe Academy or Muslo was crowded tofts utmost capacity, and thus in r-ne respect at sny rate ber first appearance In New York In Ita'Jan opera was made under pleas ant auspices. Tbe 11 rand Duke Alexis occupied one or the proscenium boxes, and tbo appearanco oftbehcnso might well be eailud brilliant. To support tbe young lady in "I.a Figlia del Reggl memo." which she choso for ber debut, a respect able little company had been collected. Slg. Urlgnoll was tbe Tontot Big. Ferrantl made a capital Horttniiot and mine, de tlebele was a more or less efficient Marchtia. Mr. Maretiek conducted a fair orchestra, and there was a ludi crously bad chorus. We hare no doubt that Miss Abbott was wise to selecting the part of Harta for this trial performance. It Is not a very exciting role, but It is a grateful one i a moderately gtfleJ singer can do well In ir, a good artist can tuuke a brilliant sue cess. Yet we cannot say that Miss Abbott gave ns last night any higher opinion of her power than the one we frankly expressed alter her ap. pearance in concerts. The beauty other voice la entirely in the upper notes, and with those she has learned to execute certain gracea of vocalixa. tlon, such aa a delicate totttnuto. But these lit tle arts do not make n singer, and they count for even less on the stage than tbey do on tboeou cert platform, boo baa no middle or lower rcg, Istcr. and so she lacks tbe tunes In which Ilea nearly all power or expressing emotion. As a singer she Is not sympathetic, she la not dra. matte, she Is not an accomplished executant; as an actress she Is pleasing and unconstrained, al though sho displays no remarkable vivacity. She has girts, which, with proper training, may bo made reliable, but last nlgbt she reminded us of a little girl pis) lng at prima donna. Wasting Powder. Shortly before midnight last e renins; 0 Ulcer Dunnlgan, of tbe Fifth Precinct, came across a man named James Mooney on Tenth stieet, near Louisiana at enue, acting In a disorderly manner and arretted blm. Wbllo on the way to tbe station bouse, end when near the corner or Tenth street and Pennsylvania avenue, the prisoner broke from tbe clutches ot the officer and started on a run. The officer fired a shot at lum, which was seconded by a shot rrom private watchman John Cannou. The two shots bad the etleet of bringing Mooney to a stop, He was taken to tlio guard house, where he gave his name as Jim Smith. Tbe charge prerarrel ngalrttbltn waa dlsorlerly conduct, ami he was hekeduufor a hearlnir in the Police Court this I inirumg. 17 17 OT,l J... Some oleit Criminal YTIto PTave Heen Con fine! There -Men Who Hnve Heen Executed In tho Jail Yard Solddetof n Mexican Claim Forger. I Tbe work of tearing down the old Jill Is pro gressing rapidly. The wallsurroundlng tint part of the yard where the scaffolds used to be erected, end wbere ao many Bate shuffled on this mortal coll "have been cleared awar. A large number of distinguished persona bare been placed within Us walls, and the history or thla building Is not uninteresting. Tbe Jail waa first erected In Jt!:lry square, on tbe north side of the line ol E street, fronting south, and waa eon tinned at a prison until tbo present structure was built, Aerwerdr, the old jail was convertcu into wnai was anowo a n. - ,. ... . il.l L.iL. .ll..l h,.lla " :iTl'r?r" :r'Z;;'t Caton, who waa killed at Will aril's Hotel by Her- , bert,tbena Member or Congresa rrom Callfor- nla, was confined, I . Tbe building now being demollshod, was croc- ' tod lolt,Mesirs. Stanton J Bracket, of Alex andrls, Va., being the contractors, A MATCH AT RRICSXATISO. During tbe construction otrthe building, a wager waa made by Ellsha Stanton, son ot one of the contractors, ana a bretteer ef Mr. P.P. Stanton, (at present a prominent member of the wuiiuagion or, i uu a uiickiarcr uvm uaui more city, aa to who could lay the- greatest num. berofbAcks within an hour. The wager was a auitorcTothes. The contestant uomueneed at an early hour lu the morning, bfcl beforo tbe ar rival of tbe time for them to commence tho con test, hundred of persona surrounded tbe build. mg to witness the contest. Asrine end or tno hour Mr. sun ton had laid one thousand bricks, while his opponent bad succeeded In placing on the wall nine hundred and nrtrl The first J Hot waa Mr. Robert Hall, father or til Seventh street shoe dealer who was appoint by President JacksoalnlU4, and who remaia4 In that posi tion fourteen years. Mr. Hall was succeeded by his son Mr. vm. Hall, appointed by Marshall Hunter. Mr. Win. Dall was saoceeded by Mr, John R. Minor, of Virginia, andfceby Mr. P. II. King, of? he District. After ii&endnp to tbe time or The tDDolntment of Gen. Crocker ftba present jailor) changes In the wardens hi were frequent, some twenty-tTvo or thirty having been appointed to that pomlon. During tbe adminis tration of President Johnson, Congress passed an act taking the appointment or Warden of the Jail from tbe President or the trailed States and investing; it in the Supreme Court of the District. The bill vu ap proved by the Executive, and fnrtnediately there after tbe court, iweeur, appointed Oen. John S. Crocker, who has held tbe position ever since and whe has held ft longer than any of his prede cessors, with the exception ol lie first Warden, Mr. Ball. 9 TFIB MBBT BXXCUTfO. The first person executed within Its walls was a nan named Woodward, for the murder of bis wife la Georgetown, who killed his victim by beating her brains out with an axe, while la a state of beastly intoxication. From the tin of Woodward's execution to the end of thirty years, no one suffered the. extreme pen-' ally or the law. At the end of that time a young man named James Powers killed amannamod Lata, In a restaurant on Pennsylvania avenue, near Sixth street. There was a erowd In the res taurant at the time, and some of them got late a hnted discussion and Powers, feellnsr that he had been Insulted, drew a pistol and fired, killing Inta. For thla crime ha waa hanved In tha aid Jail-yard. It was In thla prison that those who oommmeu maruvr uanna; tan Jk new Doming reign In the District were confined, a claim Toaoia'a atnciDB. Qeorge Uardner, a young. Intelligent and promising man, was also confined In this prison, on the charge of forging a claim known aathe Mexican Sliver Mine Claim. Oardner was tried, beforo Judge Crawford, then the Judge or the Criminal Court, and ably and vigorously de fended: by Mr. Joseph H. Bradley. The defen. dent was prosecuted; by Wot, Y. FendalL assisted by Henry May, of Baltimore, at that time a Representative in Congreurfront that city. The Jury rendered a verdict of guilty, and the court lmmedlotely passed judgment, sentencing him to ten years fmnrlaonmeUS In thenenitsn. tiary. -Oardner warseen topLec bis band over hit face as If overcome with egdeUeo. Jjt. IM 1C 11 WfflVI and waa concealed nana was cjucwaicu a ui eontalnlnsr strychnine, whl containing strychnine, which paper seemed to ohoke htm, and he asked for a glass of water, which was handed him. and with which he washed down tbe poison. His act was not discovered, however, until he was returned totheJall,wherehewas taken vrltn convulsions auu uieu wimin iwo nonra. OTHER VOTKO rRISOXBRQ. It waa within the walls of thla Drlson that (leneral Daniel Slcklea waa confined for the mnr. dtr ofPMIIp Barton Keyt Mary Karris, for ids KuiiDjcoi unrruugn", ine iraaaurj eieraj joun 11. Surratt, charged with being a conspirator in the assassination of President Lincoln. It was within tbe walls of tbe yard ot this prison that Jenkcns was hanged for the murder of his wife; Urady for the murder of aa otd lady on Ohio avenue, Tom Wright for the murder ol theped. dler Rogers kL and Henry Young for tbe murder or Uahn, tbe drover. a RIOT OVXR AS IRBULTIXO XEORO. During tbe years 1834-37 a colored firm, Snow & Walker, kept a restaurant on tbe corner of Sixth street and Pennsylvania avenue. Snow bad a white woman for a paramour and boldly asserted that he could procure tbe wile ol any mechanic for a paramour on tho pay. ment of a certain sum. This so enraged the mechanics of the District that they turned out eM-iis and surrounded Snow's place of busi ness for tbe avowed purpose of lynching blm. Snow, however, made his escape and left the city, and remained away for stveral months , when he returned for the purpose tf settling-his accounts with his partner, Walker. The mechanics soon learned or his presence la the city, and again sur rounded the restaurant, and It was tound necessary toplacoSnowtn Jail for roteoUoa. Tbe crowd surrounded tbe prison for ihe purpose of gaining an entrance and bringing Snow out to lynch him. The United States Marines and he District mili tia were ordered out to quell the riot. While the militia were controlling the crowd. Snow was ta ken out through the back wayof the jail, escaped rrom tbe crowd, left the city, anl has never returned- A. SPXXULATIOV IV FLISH AMD BLOOD. About the same time a mulatto slave, named Ar thur Brown, waa trted,eonvlctel and sentenced to do nuns' ror tne attempted murder or .his interest, aMissTbornton. Attnistimo tbe Government paid te tbe owner of each slave executed tbe sum or s)6C0, by way or remuneration t but Miss Thorn. too had an oiler of 103 for Hrown. She accepted the oiler and bad tbe convict pardoned, with tho understanding that he was to leave this section o the country, . IW AltE iEMX. I met a little Democrat, A grsy-halred little lad. Wbopipedblseyeand heaved a sigh, Superlatively aad, 'Wherefore," I asked, "these dismal sighs That aspirate to Heaven T" He brushed the tear-drops rrom bli eyes, And said, "We are but seven 1" "Three of us from the House are come, And two from the Senate tarry, And two the Supreme Court ben:h are from, And we are one too few to carry." "Why should that wrry yon f " I said ; "Do yon want to be eleven t" Hut be dismally shook bis gray old head And answered, "We are seven. "Now, I'm blowed,' I said, "If I can see What cause that Is for grievln', "It's cause enough," responded be. And groaned, "We are but seeven." "Explain," I said, "why such a thing Your heart to tears la movln' ?" And hlsquaverlnivolce had a mournful ring, As he said, "We aro but soovln." "It Is tbe President," he aald, "For which we all are atrlvln." "And you are left ?" He shook his head "Bccauso wo are but siren1 "On a simple motion to adjourn We can get tbe eight we're crarln'i But, olt aa It come to a legal turn, Alas, we're only sarin." "We are shut outside of the gates," he said, "Of tbe Presidential Heaven) And a nightmare of figures baunta my head, The trio of s-2-T." The laureate, being unable to think or a new rbjmefor "seven," had tomake"aevtn"rhjme wlib tbe other words, whloh does Just as well aid Is moie Te;nynlBn. LurUnjton JUtckiyt. A toy came down Spruce street on a rasb a fw nights since, aid In an excited manner said that there waa a lot of lights tn the Jewish bnr'al ground. Half a dosen solentlfto men, fourloaiera and a dog started off to see them. The grave yard waa aadark as such places uiually er. Wheio are the 1'iitaten asked a big men of tno boy. 1 hi youngster backed efftoasafedistaDoi and yelled out, under i he grounli they an Israeliiis:" lie then r.n fir his It e. ISf. Loiii oumj OUR NEXT PRESIDENT. AxfiMriiostTV nKCEPTtax or y;.v jtuc at his noitr. The Speech of Mr. llayee upon tho Occasion He hae In HU poNAfwrinn the Knife with which Dunn li alt wae to Aswwlneto Him, Br Telegraph to the National Republican,! Fmmont, Ohio. Feb. 35, Governor Hayes ai rived here unexpectedly last evening, and an Itn prorata reception was given him. Ho was Introduced by General Btukland, xsho saldi Frixxdi-I have the pleasure of Introducing our Pre ldent-eleet, as we belief e. oovinion Hayes Midi ... aw j tlnHIIAnl TtiA MIHIIIP In EHII.11'3 VJ .l.iuiiiiwiioi m uibuui.. wb.cbI.mlntrodc.dmae. It il.erca.yr.rn to speak wlthoat innch embarrassment, hat we had better stick to tbe old title until we are sura of something new. In these times of uncertainty we are often disappointed. The good news of to-day1 Is often dispelled by tbe evil news of to-morrow. During tbe few months since the 7th of November 1 have schooled myself so as not to bo very mush down nor very much up, but to try and keep as near the even Use a possible. This kindly meeting this evening I do not take, so much as honoring mo, as a congratulation apon tbe manner lit which tho strange and peculiar question Is now bdgg sittled. t No other country la the world could, turn adurl sucB a atrutgie wiiboui sauermg i uug ciiimiin'f. lathe event of remaining among you furtln next two or three years; I will attend tho next ptoe.r raid ing and bring a bundle of letters a'tjd notes, many of which 1 am coiistanllyrecfelTlng,sucB as cnnmuly drawn sketches of knives, dagrgers and revolt er. But! have not lest moth sleep from any of them yet. One of tbe most amusing wat recclrel this week. It waa a kalns about two feet long, one edge hacked tike aaaw, probably for sawing the lionr,tbeotheral4eforcatUngtkefiesh. Taiw.is wrapped tn several thiekaestrs of paptr,and Iu4ie waa a note as foliowa t Tide Is the knlft with which tbe edllar of the Cripfffllwas to assasritnate you with as yffu went jte House to the Caplto'. It waa taken Isavbtte be was aleep. frleadXl fhltk 1 have talked long en uh. the bailees of shaking bauds, I woe Id tkat S oftlAvlnv allnt nhv.lAat haallh. and If any of you wish to shako hands, I will txT glad to do so. Those present then congratulated tha Gov- entor, and the assemblage dispersed. Oor Xary had Its Proper Maintenance Letter from Secretary Bobeeoa. The following Important letter from the Secretary ef tbe Wavy to Senator WIndom, throws considerable light on the effects of the contemplated redaction ef the appropriation for tbe pay el our officers and seamen l Navy DarAKTXBBT. WxsHinaTOir, Fb.lS,lir. Stat I am informed that the Deficiency bill for the current year as It has passed tbe House of Uepreseatatlves, white It provides that tho offi cers oi tno dbtt new -on luriougn" mail om paid as If on "waiting orders," appropriates only the sum of oo.ow to meet tbe defloieney in the amount appropriated last year for the pay of the officers and men of the service. Under these eir cumctanoes. It is my duty to present to your com mittee, end through you to Congress, tbe facts which are necessary to enable them to act under standingly In this matter. The estimates of the Department last year for tbe various expenses payable out of the appro priations "pay of the Nary" were for g7,ew,oo These estimates were founded upon a care fully pre pared table, made un ha the office of the aceouat officers of the Treasury, showing theamoun. actually needed under. tbejnrorUlons of existing icu unuer.tuf JvvTuiona vi iuiu fheaavyat lfjwas thea Employ IB If a ,v fJ - v. j a. .if a ,uca VW'lvjni This table Is published la full on pages 1 and 19 of the Cofiorcssfoncf Mtcord of Mar vu. 1S7A. and . .-.. a it. kuci viajiiajiu, I la full on paresis and 18 of the Coflffressfonef Kteord of May vu, 187a, and a ropy la hereto annexed. Notwithstanding this snowing, snu tne estimates lounaea upon it, tn amount appropriated ror this purpose for the current year was as, fW.iOO, or si18W,ooo leas thai the amount actually estimated for and require 1 Tne taw at tne same time reoucea tno numner o enlisted men from eighty-five hundred to seventy five bundredj but this, though a measure of ultimate economy, actually Increased tbe pay ments for tbe current year, since our seamen are for the most part paid otf at the expiration of their service, and tbla required the discharge and paving off of one thousand men more than would ordinarily bate been discharged and paid off uuriugma jear. Uoon tbe pass year the DeDartmentrelt constrained, in eonsld. eratlen of the smallness of this appropriation and oftbe reasons given ror Ha reduction, to tako every means authorised by existing laws to bring tbo expenses of this branch of tbe service ssnear as possible to tbe amount appropriated. To this end, the number or olficersenduty was cutdown to a point as low aa waa consistent with the proper employment or the Nary, and alt un employed omcers were reduced to the lowest pay known to the law by being placed on fur. lougb, a condition which ror many years has been regarded as a punish ment. By this harsh and somewhat odious means tbo Secretary has been able to reduce tbe necessary expenses of this appropriation about 1300,000, Ir the furlough is continued to the end of tbe present fiscal year. But tbe furlough pay Is certainly not adapted to tbe circumstances and necessities oftbe present time, and cannot n be enforced upon the service as a whole without great hardships and privations, II not absolute IE niustlee. and the House of itepresentathes has. very properly, I think, provided that these offi cers snail be paid as If un waiting orders. Hut In order to pay them and tbo other officers and men of tbe service tbe pay to which they are n titled by law, It la necersary that the money should be appropriated by Congress. By reducing the number of omcers on sea pay rrom eight hundred and twenty on the 1st of Jan oary,la0,toix hundred and forty-nine on tbo lit or January, 1877. (a reduction or two hundred and thirteen,) and curtailing eiery expense where It could be done without iniurv to tha ser. vice, the amount required for this year has been further reduced aboutcoo,ooo,so that the amount coming upon the appropriation "pay of tho Navy" for too current year, under tho pre visions of existing laws, if the officers retnalr as they are, ls,oa ntar as can be ascertained, 7,000.103, and II tbe furious bed officers are to be paiu aaii on waning oruerf, wu,ojumoro win do required, making In all el.aw.ow, or ei,UO,ooj more than tbe amount apptopriatid. I bare an nexed hereto a detallea statemeot of tbe number or officers on the Navy list on the first of January, 18TI, with the number on each rata or pay at thai time, and the aeual amount payable pur annum to each at thatta e, and tbe aggregate amount required ror all these eipensea fur one year. This amount la a little over tT.QOO.ooo, which, with tbe 1200,000 to make up tbedliTerenoo between furlough and waiting ordera pay, will make tbo UUl a,l,tAU,VUV. Theapprorr appropriation upon wolch tbe Department can ccunuiuiis. iug iiumucrui oiiiocb ia neu oy ex isting laws, and tbelr pay la also fixed, and be. cornea due, day by day, by law, and la required for tbelr dally support at home and abroad. Tbe name, rank, and duty of every officer of the Navy are to be found on tne Navy Beglster, and tho "Pay Table," showing the amount of eachoffl. cer's yearly pay, Is alio to be found on the third f lege of the same book. The amount required or the pay or the officers oan be ascertained by a simple sum In arithmetic, and by adding tne amount necessary to pavT.WO men at 4320 per year, and the other Incidental expenses directed by law. the whole amount may easily be found) and It certainly needs uo argument to show that are- Sulroment of T7,300,0ou cannot be discharged with 5,760,000, nor a deficiency of ei.WO.ooa be met by an appropriation of e50o,0oo. r It is proper that I should also remind you tha a large number or our officers and men are now serving abroad on distant stations. In accordance with the policy of our Government and tho pur poses ror which navies aro established and ineta talnedi and that unless a sufficient sura li appropriated for tbelr pay tbey will not only be left without tbelr dalty support In foreign ports, but the Department wilt nate no means ol protecting tbe credit or the Government by payment of tbe drafts drawn to meet their e v. pernor; and that if Congress should fall to make an adequate appropriation for this purpose It will bo tbe obvious duty of the Secretary of the Navy, whoever he may then be, to bring our ships u foreign statlona home at once. X aro, respeot fully, yours, UEUBUB M. IlUU&UN, , Secretary of the Navy. Ilon-WiutA Wimdow, Chairman Committee on Appropriates. Unit ed blatca Senate. Fire In llrookJyii. New YonK, Feb. S3. The buUJIojc. SM Adams itrcetvUrooklyu, occupied by Jauiea How ell, Iren ratling insnufctrv. aud tbe unper otorb s by Ji)q.ie, manufacturer of )dle'uit t? dar-aprd by lire this morning, lloweirsloi'.H&J". Tital)or,tl ,Mf iltt f.'rcwp-c ucdiiim over ht-aUd. tv. rttu vuth.xuvt.vnt a vtmu One Jinn Hurled In the Hulne for Fight llonrs, ami Then Taken Cut Allve-I'lin MenSeerely Injured. (By Telegraph to tbe National Kepuhll;an. FniLADtLritie, ra., Feb., a-At half past twelve o'clock tbla morning a dense smoke was observed Issuing trom the win dows of tbe property-room of Fox's American Theatre, onunestnut street aboveTentn. snort ly afterwards the Cames burst through the roof.anJ rear,andlntcn minutes the fire had spread to tbe front or tbo theatre and the roofs of bouses adjoining, from which the ooenpants were rescued with difficulty. The flames spread rap Idly, and tbe wind, which blew strongly from the west, carried myriads of sparks and pleees of flaming wood a distance or half a mile or more. At a quarter to one a general alarm was struck. Atrne o'clock tbe fire had spread to the Me roan, tile Library building on Tenth streeViboTO Chest nut, and also to several stores, and Rogers wagon ware-boute on Chestnut street. Before tbo fire men were aware of any Immediate danger to the latter premises the flames shot out through tbe roof, and a minute later from some Inexplicable cause floor after Door tumbled In, and the entire structure was enveloped In tiro. The next build in sr to the wagon factory Is the fire-proof granite building oftbe New York Mutual Lire insurance Crmpany, and tbe iprogreia of the fire was checked, when Boger-' rectory fell In. Fire Mar shal Thempaoo, U. H. Bonn apon and Ueo. F. Newman of the Insurance patrol, were In the bnlldtng. Tho Fire Marshal and Mr. Bonn apon extricated ibemsclres.attbough they both ans. talaed severe Injuries, nut Newman waa burled In m mm". dm vuid uui ihm iuuriiinn mit. having been burled eight hours, but It la flared that he will die. lilward Xeiley was severely in jured about the head and bndy.and Jeremiah Lee Is believed to be fatally Injured by falling from tne roof of 10X9 Chestnut street. Kogera wagon factory Is owned by (, J. Rogers, of Morrlstown, N. J. The building Is damage! to the extent of Tl&,0. No estimate ef loss can be placed upon the stock, which, bowever,lsln iim i mi biivudi U4 v vw The lose on Fox's theatre is estimated at elU) 00O, upon which there Is an Insurance or jo,oa), held by on of the saving funds to secure a mort gage ou tbe property, is Is stated that Mr. Fox also holds policies to the amount of fia.OW. Tbe valuable collection of books, particularly those on tbe south side of the Mercantile Library, has been rendered worthless. Tbe loss is vari ously estimated from &o,oooteW ooo.upon which there Is en Insurance of AlW.too. The pollclea are la amounts of 410,000 each. Wilson's saloon was damaged to the extent; of as,coo; insured for e3,Uk In the Virginia Home, ef Richmond,' Western Assuranoe and County Fire, ef Philadelphia. Loves' tailors establishment was damaged by lira aad water to tbe extent or tAOOOi rally In sured. The following are seme of the eompealea tn wblch Insurances are placed by the Mercantile iJbrary Companyt Be i lance, Delaware, Mutual, Ire AsftoclaOon, Franklin, American, Ooatribo tlonsblp, Hand-In-Hand, aad Uermantown. JIE8T1XO ATJLAST. Funeral of John 0Mahouey, the lata Irhrti ratriot A rroceeelon or Os Mile In Length Great Pemonatratleme In Cork. Cong, Irxxakd, Feb. 23-Tbe remains of John O'Mahoney were taken from the rooms of tbe Democratic Club to-day and escorted to the Dublin railway station. The weather wae fine, aad the popular demonstration was a great sue cess. The city was crowded with a transfers.' Hun dreds eaxne in from'the country districts, aad a large delegation waa present from Mltcbetlstown, tha birth-place of tha deeeaaed. Thensaads thronged the streets through which the funeral cor tegepaased. Tbepreceaaton waaamileloag. Tbe hearse was drawn by six horses. The coffin was covered with tbe Bag of the Ninety-ninth New York Beglment ana the American and Irish colors. Immediately after the hearse walked tbe relatives oftbe deceased aad delegation from tha United States. Tbey were followed by tbe Dem oeratte club of Cork and the trade organisations with their banners draped. AU in the procession wore mourning with green favors. Several bands accompanied the societies. rm, - CMUCAAt Oy AtQ9TMAtTV.a, t j Do la a Defaulter to tha Amount or 938,000 -ITo Goes Into Bankruptcy Along with Ilia Bond amen. Chicago, Feb. 5. Special Agent Stuart, of tbe Postofflce Department, who baa been In this city ror several days looking Into the accounts of tbe Chicago postofflce, has discovered that Oen MeArthur, the postmaster, Is a defaulter to the amount of 3S,ooo. The fact was ascertained yes terday, when Oen. MeArthur telegraphed his resignation to the Postmaster-Oeneral at Wain In ton, and then went Into voluntary bankruptcy. It IS believed his bondsmen are also bankrupt. Special Agent Stuart will take charge or tbo office until MacArthur's successor is appointed. General Canalea Enter the City of Mata moras Confiscation of the Property of Gen eral Cortina. (By Telegraph tn tbe National Besnullcan. Matawoiu-, Feb. 33. General Canalcs, Uorcrnor ofthls State, entered the city to-day with about ono thousand men. It now transpires that General Cortina waa arrested yes tcrday by General Blanco, by tbe ex- Cress order of General Canales, ostensibly ecause Cortina had not obeyed orders from the General Government togo to the City of Mexico. General Canales, on bis way here, took from Cor tlna's ranche about three hundred beeves and several hundred horses, and It Is the general Impression that tbe entire property ol Cortina will be confiscated. There has been a longstanding rivalry between Cortina and Canales as to the control of this State, and it is believed Canales will strip Cortina of his wealth and remove all his friends irom official positions on this frontier, and tbereby dispose of what baa been heretofore a powerful impediment to hla entire political control of tbe State Tamaullpaa. jrjwo.v-i.E. Charles Cavanack, of New Orleans, 1 atoppiug at Wlllard's. B.D. Marshal, or New Orleans, Is registered at Wlllard's. J. Augustus Baldwiu, or New York, arrived at Wlllard'ajcklenlay. B.M. Thompson and wife, of Dayton Ohio, are guests at tbe Imperial. A. B. Wallace aud wife, of Concord, New Hamp shire, are stooping at the Imperial. lhav. A. Crver, tbe popular business manager of ttc Kellogg Optra Troupe, has arrived at the Btifaslloesewltb Mrs. ttfo, Kelt org aud Mls Clara Lou ire Kellogg, E-ttcuator Beubeu E. Fntu. has anl red In bavannah. (Jcorgla, whee he will rminln two wciks. This does not look as if the r.tcinifd ex bcuatur was very sollclUous for a iolilou In Presi dent Hires Cabinet, A, HofTniaD, N, Y.i J. D. Ilendrkks. Ualtlmorv: Hcdtt Vi-lcli. Philadelphia; II. il. Esttni'u aud family. Uo-too) O. li. WlUoii. Ctilcijroi J. IE. Uie rens. rcnuarlranla, rcgisttredat the Imperial )ei W. J. Peek, New Yorkt John 1. Blaelow, Wak liiStontD. O laywood, ew Yorkt 11. tt. Tori. New lrkt K. Fowler. Jr., New Yorkt Bdward Tailoraiid wlfo, VlriclnlaiU. . KldriJf IlUuoUj B. N. tlorreU, 1'hlla.lelphUj T. A. Troym-it. ArkausasiE. Legnln, wife child and nurse. New nrkt B TUhni., Hew York! II. o.McNalr, York. I'n., and H, K. Richardson, (.Incluuatl, reLlered at Wlilard s yesterday. Senator Sharon Is said to lc enraged to one or the Miss IlUeys, who te his guest tu Wblnxion, Mr. ruwln Ada ins Is not at p'csent able to endure tbe trip rroiasan FraiulKO to tho East, He sufir andlsvrry weak Tbe slase In the skill ah t opposite Mr. Moolr' tand lu the iloaton Tat man- has beta painted blur. L arrr the lie to tleucral Pleastntuu. (lintrml Henry . Ham urn. or New ork, a gil lantauu dlsllnRuUheil oulcir of tbe Union ar-nr during tbe late war. Is a guest at tlio Arllutoii. and will rtualii In town for a fw da)s. Uencrul narnnuihasahost of Mend lu the city, who cor dially welcome his procace smoDi lbu fn nftlin t (Iir rmnloTtnl In tbe Trraiurr I)i partinentlsa Uaroneu. dcm. iter nuuani, me tfarcu t on nun Druu-iii. Un tliA Vatli-rlam with a wanlaa lonu'i , tS'uiilng of tho war, and lost hi inn country at III Us llio oi oa tho i uiou slue. David Dudley Field doein't like tobacco. Enter inn a loiuinlttec-toom the other day he round a re porter smoking. .ouhk man, said be, "throw away Ui-tfliur! inoke Unffwoslro Inuu, I'd Just s soon a man would spit In my faco as tu smoke where 1 im." Progress of Repairs on the fit. Louis Ilrlilgc, St. I.ovis, Feb. 25. lie pairs of the railway floor of tbe eastern approach oftbe bridge, recently destroyed by Are, hat e rar pnitrvw;d that frelfht aad paiteniter trains will cross to-morrow as usual. riro In Newark, New Jersey, Newaiik, N.J., Feb, 23. Crane & Co. 'a i xten.lvu saddlery hardware factory, oa Mechanic a lattniKOU Tho lost is voj. Death of a Promiueut Fbjslclau. St. Loi-i, Feb, 25, Dr.Jobu L.T-mpV, foui'tr or the ltonuvnatltli; loJlre wi M rl died ytsurway, akk4 e,euty yar, TDINGSjN EUROPE. VttOIVECT ' -" TnKATT Oh C jtt.itci: ntrttHVAtx, rrobabilltl of Prlnco Gort-chaknff It- olgnlnc-Tlie Situation In Ihe Kat Liable tu Change at any Moment Kuasla for tlio Prcaent IleMlngou her Oars. Loxdos, Feb. 2J. -A dUpatch from Athens reports that the Cretans refuse to elect deputies to tbe Ottoman Parliament. The Oorernorot the Vilayet or tbe Danube) baaaent a telegraphic dispatch to tbe Turkish Ambassador at London, asserting that the recent affray with tbe Kouuianlaa troops was caused by an attack made by tho latter on some Turkish laborers, who were cutting wool on an Island belonging to tbe Turks, end declaring that tho Vilayet, in the excrete or Its rights, will take the Decenary steps In the matter. Los do 5, Feb. ).A Paris corre pan lent sends tbe following I "I learn en trustworthy authority from fet, Petersburg, dated or Satur day morning, that a Cabinet council waa about to be beld. Tbe opinion prevailed In well Informed circles that tbe result of the deliberations might be tbe resignation of Gortscbekoff and the ap pointment or Adleriberg as his successor. It is believed also that another realtor the proceed Ings might pocslbly be an order to demobilise tbe Southern army on tbe ground that In view ol tbo conecrt or tbe Powers no special reason exbtta Sot Isolated Russian action. Loxdoy, len. sn, Adlipatch from Gnlrgevo rctmris tho i".ndUlon of tbe fortifications at Iluttcluk. Tbe ramparts hare b-ea repalrnd and partly amed with heavy breech loaders. it fire outworks ene la armed with forty-eigh. Krupps. The others have nue or thee cub. The garrison number 10,000, No steps have been taken to provision the fortress. A llela-ra.le eorresnondest sava that sareral Government officials and others, charged With political machinations aralost the Uovernment, have been arretted. i.tA.S. St. Petersduro, Fob. 25. Tbe r a morn that tbe llusstan army has been ordered to cross tboPruthon the'-rtth Instant are offlelall? de nied. The general situation remains unchanged. Further measures on the part of UusslawlU de pend upon tbe replies to GortsehakoR'f circular, and upon tbe development or affairs In Constan tinople. ST. PrTXnsntkG, Fob. OS. The fclea Wblch seemed current here surae line ago that Prussia migbt withdraw her armies In consideration el some moral satisfaction, sueh as recognition by Europe of her sacrifices on babatf or tbe chris tians, seems to have made little headway, and another idea ace ma to have taken Its Place, namely, that six months or a year should be given Turkey to carry out her reforms sndlf they areefleeted within that period tho Powers should agree to apply measures of coer cion. Ifthe Powers agree to this, and addreia tbe ultimatum to Turkey, In this sense Busla might disarm and wait tne course of events with the other Powers. It cannot be said whether even confidential communications have been made to the Powers In this re pec t. but thla seems to bo at present considered at St. Petersburg aa the only way te enable Bussla to disarm and wait. Tt HHt.t,' Bxlobade, Feb. 20. All day Saturday and Sanday wagon trains have been transporting large quantities of small and large ammunitions from the fortress or Belgrade to tbe quay to bo taken down tbe Danube. Thla movement fon traitswith the peaceful newa from Cons stantlBople, Certain Servians are .ex ceedingly afraid the peace movement now la progress will deprive them of any ad vantages whloh might result from a successful campaign or the Russians. At the same time they are afraid to relate to make peace while uncertain of the support of Bussla. The situa tion is liable to produce unexpected results any moment. VKAXCK. MARSEiLLts, Feb. 23. The mayor announ ces that several dockyards will shortly be opened for the relict of the unemployed In thla city. a JTAZYi Home, Feb. 2C AH the preliminary argu ments regulating the proceedings of future con claves bare been settled, and on Friday were submitted to tbe Pope. Tbey do not effect the main principle of tbe conclave, but merely modify tbe ceremonies performed previous to the meet lng of the Cardinals. hva .v. Madrid, Feb. 20. The PolltUa announces that the Spanish Ministry or Foreign Affairs Is engaged upon tbe draft of a treaty of commerce withlho United States. JMtl.t, Caicctta, February 33-A CalSutU spe cial says, the olficlal report ror tbe week ending February 22d states that rain has fallen In Mad. ras, In tbe Districts or Klstna, Metloro, Kurnotl, CormbatoreandTInnerelly, and the number of peole employed on tbe reller works has de creased In every district except South Arcot. - . i I 'able Dots. Adlsnatoh from'uonstantlnople sava Colon I Valentine Daker haa been entrusted with the organisation of a gendarmerie, A Vienna dispatch states that when tbe Rus sians enter Kouuiania Prince Charles Intends to withdraw from Uucharest, Issue a final appeal for protection to the Powers, and their remain a spectator of events, Tbe Montenegrin delegates have arrived In Constantinople, and the armistice haa been pro longed by mutual accord, VHAXtiS lAt-L'.YIi; AOJXLtJltA Hla Jtemalua Ljlng In State lu New York Preparation for the Funeral. HvTrlrgraph to the National Republican. Nlw YonK, Feb. 25. The remains of Fraoelico Vlneente Aglnlers, the dead Vice President oftbe Cuban Republic, lay In state all day to-day In the Governors room In City Hall. Flags on buildings were at hair mast, and pliUrr, lead ins to the room, were draped In mourning. Thousands of people viewed the remains, anion ir them all the prominent Cubans of tne City. Guards ol honor, composed or Cubans, relieved each other every hour. The body will be taken to St. Francis Xarler Church Moniay moraine for burial, ana tbe Mayor aod Common Council will attend tbe funeral aa will also members of Cuban societies. jritcv v;w viti.stit:xT Inauguration of eneral IIaa Peace ami ijulctnet Throughout the Country. (By Telegraph to tbe National Republicau. Citt or Mbiko, Feb. 35. General Diaz, on bis return to the Capital, was aworn In with great ceremony as President ml luttrtui, Tbo Presidential electors for Diss hare been chotei, and so far as known he bas received an Immense ma Jvrtt) all over the country. Jote Mata who, beforo luawsi Mexican Minister at Washington, bas lcn appointed Veeretary of the Treasury. Tho obi Church party has not auecceded liiaecurlnr a strong repnsentatlon lu tho new t'ongteaa. Peace and quktat saprtyall throughout the country, aa 1 bus Inrss wbh b bad bfen pamlUeU bftlus to show tlans of revival. Murderous Canadian Strikers. (HyTelcgraph to the National Republican, .llALirax, Feb, i5 A number of men cut ployed b) the Steel Company, of Canada, at Lou donderr), struck last wetk on account or some pro lob-d change in wat-i a. Tbe strikers were paid oft nU their place niled by Cornish miners. Tho trlk?rs altai-cd tho tatter lat nljtbt aud a man naiiud MaKloucal waa ahot aud killed, several others were badly Injured, Abhootluar Match Between Two Cincinnati Gamblers. Cincinnati, Feb, 25. A sqooMds affray occurred to-night between Dkk Hollaed and Tom IlarUhorn, two gamblers, over the siltlement of money matters. Holland, while lutoile.u J, piaco-l a pl.t ol to UarUltorn'o head but mused lire. Tbo latter promptly drw M retolver and placed It at Holland's b ad. with like rt-aiilr, A ateoadetrtrt wanmore aiiriefsfii). and llolltiil was ht lutho brea.t, Tbe wound It not con tide red fatal, llartv horniiuuderarriH, Two Cattle Trains CaptureJ aud Two lieu Killed by tlio lu.ll-in. Illy Telegraph to the National Bepubhcau.) Dcanwoou, D. T Felf4---eet eventns at Crook City the UdUas attar and captured Dltk Dunns and Iloralck Jind'EianO eatiln trains, kit I In lo nun -'urd HcUpnlflo and liiUr an 1 -rrly wouduIh aiotuer nmi I J one. The three were connected with tlietralu, Death of a Prominent General. TrrriLO, N. Y , Februery 2T. Ccn A. VonfcMnwillirr, of lueln Uli, ti,, tiled suddenly at tin 'Jill noun ihl- " rntKin Up wm on hi .. . v. h ill il.. T ,. ili 1 ceased fiuv! prv-(.U'kuilr l.i lLo Uu. rcbUUoa,