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15TH YEA11 NO. 4,417.
WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, APPIL 23, 1883.
35 CENTS A MONTH.
The
Evening
Critic
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SPECIAL OPEEIM,
Monday, April 23,
TMLOR I IFTI,
will make a full display os
TIIIUH
Elegant White Suits
THE LARGEST,
FINEST AND
CHEAPEST STOCK
EVER OPENED IN THIS CITY,
At Prices to Suit EveryMy.
INTERESTING DISPLAY
or
WILL PAPER.
Ainericac, Frencli, Eutrlisli, Kerinau,
AT THE
lew Establishment,
913 P Street Northwest,
JUST OPENED BY
touis'A, Sfettt,
Wbo begs to Introdncolilmself Inlhla city through
n public exhibit ot his many odd and peculiar de
bIeds In
Si-Wall id Ceiling Decoration,
Equal In. Variety, 1'rlce and Style of Ex
ecution to nny houso In or South
' of New York.
Quaint French Patterns,
Dainty English Styles, .
Leather Imitations.
In fact all grades of papers from the finest to tuo
most Inexpensive.
'Fresco Work; and Interior Painting
Executed by Em mart & Quartloy.
LOUIS A. DIETEE,
913 F Street Northwest,
And 30 N.. Howard Street, Baltimore.
. Cor. Tenth and P Streets.
Not the Slightest Doubt of It. The Qual
ities are the Best for the Prices.
TliGPrices the Lowest for ttie Qualities.
Good bine flannel suits at (6 60. worth f 10.
All wool llannel salts at J, worth f 15. .
Best all-wool llannel suits at f 12, worth ?2J.
rine yacht cloth suits at CM ; worth ?-i.
XMnest Middlesex yacht cloth suits at $10.50, worth
28.
All wool business suits at 3, worth $12.
uood Butts at id, worth $10.
tiplendld all-wool cheviot and casslmere suits, 20
diner en t kinds, f 10. worth f 19.
Pine all wool diagonal suits at 4 15, worth ?23,
HUck cloth suits at 18, worth $J5,
line black cloth suits. (1). U., 1'rlnce Albert coal)
(25, worth t.
Elegant fancy casslmero suits at $12, worth $20.
Splendid casslmere and v, orated suits at $ 15, worth
Black diagonal Bults at f 10, worth $18.
lllack diagonal coats and vests, 1'rlnce Albert
&tyIe.utfl5,ttortht23.
SPUING OVEItpOATS
attO.SO.t8,10,tl2andll5. tully 33 per cent, less
lli an the pre ailing prices.
Pants for Men and Boys An Immense awort
ment at V, $-50. (3, f 3 W, fi, 85 and tn, fatly equal
to any sold lor double tho price, wording pants
atS7a,tl,fl.25.
BOYS' CLOTHING,
Bulls for boys, 4 to U years, from (2 up.
faults tor boys from 12 to 17, from fiup. Styles
the Latest, l'rlces, the Lowest.
OOSSAMERS
for men and boys at f 2, $2.60, f ), $3 00. a rnt Bar
gate a.
Our Motto; No Trouble to Show Goods
THE IISEIT STORE,
COR. TENTH AND f'STS.
MISS ANNIE K. HUMPHERY,
ISO TENTH BntEET NOnTlIWEST,
MAKES CORSETS TO ORDER
In every fctyle and inuterlal, and guarantees per
fect nt. Children1. Waists & Corsets a specialty.
TOW DELIA DUHBDELLsi
The Beet In the city.
Vox Bale by Jf. BWINKIDKn k SON,
EijM Ytnax. are. tun! 18th
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O 1 1 I o H m c! ,9 rU co lTj u
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g,35g r e Ems
.MB 8-s a 1 I g
First Edition
THE DEPARTMENTS.
Goveiinjie.nt receipts to-day : Internal
rovemic, $UG2,-I01; customs, $32J,183.
Till! National banknotes received for
redemption to-day ninountod to $."70,000.
Sichetaky Chandler was at his desk
at nn curly hour this morning and devoted
most of Ills tlmo looking ovci Ills accumu
lated niall.
The information of tlio death of Dr. Van
Wyck, superintendent of tho Now York
As"(iy Ofllco, wa3 received at tho Wlilto
Houso nud Treasury Dcpartniont a short
tlmo after its occur renco thlstuornlng.
Assistant Secretary rnEvcii loft on
tlio limited express this morning for Now
York on official business connected with tho
custom-house and tho now t.irilT. Ho will
bo absent this week. Assistant Secretary
New will sign tho ofllclal mail as.Actlng
Secretary. .
Cai'TAin O. 13. Michaelis, Ordnanco
Department, has been orderod to proccol to
Tranlcford Arsenal. Philadelphia, to Wil
mington, Del., for tho purposoof Inspecting
ponder In process of manufacturo at that
placo, and on completion of that duty to ro
tum to his proper station.
Captain Bushkod 1. Taylob, of tho
Navy, died in this city last Saturday night
of congestion of tho liver. Deceased en
tered tho scrvico April 3, 1819,bolng ap
pointed from Indiana, of which Stato ho
was a native Ho remained in activo scr
vico until his death, although lio was about
to bo retired on his own application. At
tho tlmo of his death ho was commander of
tho lccclving-shlp Franklin. Ho returned
from his last cruiso Juno, 1831.
rlfly .lllllloiis or Lauds.
Tho Government Printing OIRco has just
completed ono of tho largest job3 over done
in this country. This was tho printing of
fifty millions of tobacco robato labels. Tho
constant services of eight presses woro re
quired, for six and a-half days for tho pros3
work alone. Each form contained ono hun
dred labels, so that eight hundred wcio
printed at each revolution of tho presses.
A thousand dollais' worth of rod ins and a
thousand reams of paper woro used. Tho
labels, if placed lengthwlso in a straight
line, would havo covered a distance of thrco
thousand miles, or from Now York to Sin
IYancisco.
In speaking of this work, Tublio Printer
Hounds said that tho public and oven tho
officials of tho Government, havo no idea of
tho enormous capacities of tho Government
printing umco lor worn. u.iicro is abso
lutely no limit to tho work that can bo
dono there. Twenty fast-running presses
can bo put atwork on a lob at any tlmo.
On tlio printing of tbeso labels at tho Gov
ernment Printing Ofllco, instead of by con
tract, tho Government saved $73,000 In
prcsswork alone.
A lVrlt'of Interpleader.
JudEon T..Cull has filed a bill of 'inter
pleader In equity In tho matter of tho
ansfcr of lqt 80, square 037, in which ho
and James Lackey aro trustees. The prop
erty was sold to Sarah A. Arnold by John
L. Bliukhorn, and deeded in trust 'to tho
plaintiff to secure tho payment of 120
pioniissory notes of $25 each; At tho tlmo
.of tho salo certain taxes wetp duo and cer
tain scner connections wero to bo'mado
with tho house, which John L.
BUnkhorn agreed . to" pay and make.
Twcho of tho notes wero placed in
tho plaintiff's bauds to secure 'tho
pcrformanco of tho agreement. Sluco
then Mr& Arnold, through her attorney,
has demanded that tho plaintiff turn tho
notes over to hor, hut has failed to furnish
any titlo to them. On tho other hand,
lllinkborn and another havo claimed tho
notes. Ou tho 10th of April Sirs. Arnold
obtained a writ of replevin, which tho
Marshal sen cd on Mr.' Cull, but hoha3 not
yet dclh crcd tho notes. Ho asks that ho may
bo permitted to deposit, tho notes in tho
registry of tho court and tho defendants bo
required to lutorplcad and coutcst their ro
spectivo rights to tho note's. ,
i .
Xowspnpors nutl Jurors.
El. Louis rost-DlspMcll.
"Newspapers havo a-porfect rlsht to refer to
proceedings loitho courts," said J udgo Uornor s
"It is a public rorum, ana 1 would not think It
necessary to caution a jury to retrain from
nowspaper reading boeauso thoy happenod to
bo sitting In a cose. Jurors should bo intelli
gent enough to understand their duty as
jurors under tho oath tabon. Nohonostjuror
wouN allow himself to bo prejudiced by any
statement In print. Whon a caso Is la pro
gross overy Juror of right purposo undor
stards without caution that ho la not to dis
cuss tho caso 6utsldo tho panel."
.FINANCIAL.
To-fMy's filoclc Utiotntlons.
Tho following observations of tho transla
tions in tho financial market to day, together
with tho opening and closing quotations, aro
furnished by tno banalng-houso ot II. 1).
CooUo, Jr., & Co., 1129 I'BtriHit, Washington,
D.O.:
A'am. 0. 2j?..n.t Xarne, ?.' ipm,
OkO 21 S1'!n Ta BOt, BOTh
OOOIil... 70 73 prcf. ...-. 87 87
Can 8 lYlVi OOUPaMall.... M 41
Uhl 120 Via Rlsland... 123412.J1,,
UO&IC... l nKoadlng.. b- 63,
Conl'a TiHi 7lVSt 1'aul.... lCUhlCtt
1) L & W... 127H. 127 prof 120 120
Del &U. ..lit) 110 Dulonl'ft., 117 07a
D&lta... 18 48 W Union.. si 8'Ji
Vxle 371 37WBtL4r. U! . 81114
U&StJ. .. 40 41 prof 47-ti 47'i)
pref 02 iij ColOoal. .. 30 37
n&Tcx... 71V) 7.1 BTonn.... 10 a
IllCcn 14CV14D prof 21'i 2Hh
H1J.1V... 1)2 82ii Met EI 80 80Vj
LEboro. .. HI'S, 111V NYI'.l 101 101
I.&.Nnsh.. B3 B3H.N&W
LB&W... 30Vi SO prof 43V) 43Vj
II Con 11 m o:i0(Jon 12 U 12Vj
Mora IOIVj lOHj t'alt R.... 01
MoKfcT.. 31'i, SIHtt&A 134 13"4
Man El.... -40 40 BJ.-1' '20 Wi,
HYO 125 li 125 ItfcD tll'u tl2vi
N West..., UlVi 131V. r&HU.... 81 83
pref maVi 1H1V roxl'a.,., 40V, 3!IV
NlCon.... 70 70 OT 82S, fa3
O&W 27 27
M1N1NO.
I, ruts 00 1 it. Mining .
v. s. sr.cumxiLS.
2 ;). rn.
n.B. 4s, coupon....
U.8,48, reglstorod.
U. 8. 4X8, coupon..
U.8.4is,reg
n.B.Es, registered.
.U.B.UsotlSSl ....
D. 0.3.05s
WuHliluirfou Ntoclm.
Tbo following aro tho closing quotations ot
tho Washington btock Eichango to-day :
p.o.roNiis.l Jiu. ait'(f r,-. stock,
Bid Utfd
For Im. Os
'01, coin..
l'er Ira. 7s
'01, cur...
Mt. 8t'k7s
'02, cur...
ator st'k
7e, 1001,
curroncy .
Water st'k
7s, 1003,
curroncy .
CO yr.fuud
3.05s 1021
currency .
20 yr fund
BpclBOO
curroncy..
20 yr fund
Os, 1802,
coin
30 yr fund
.W.iOst'k.
170
liovj
"bonds
103
iCol'ba . .
31
HOVi
121W
N. can. ft
u siroot...
33
110 M,
Mot
Anncostla.
Vh
130
Tins INS
COS.
130
Wnsh.nitv
uasri. un.
stock
17
10
lll?
10
15
loo
110
N. union..
Ool'ba
Met
8 J
lllVi
Potomac...
Arllngt'u..
Klrnntnnn
110V;
Franklin..
uorooran.
Qer-Am'n
U7 11VJ.
J7, i
In.
123Vjl
1'ants to order, Etonian Broj., 7tU and 13.
Weddings aro booming, f
O.
lioiioTn lioraiiovi
llOVdlllHj llOVJllOld
1133113 HS'i'SllS
1138113 (h 113V1-SS113K,
103 llld. 10J Did.
103ai03lH 10JK!dl03Vl
HOWL ABOUT HILL
PnOVIHG TO DE EMPTY ECHOES
or Mi'iiiiiiiKlcs'i Honnils I'roceeillnc
Tram tlio Mouths or .tlullclt ami
Slnrclt, VI10 Are Xot Slimlylliitiitttli
to ItncU IlK'lr Opinions Ucforo Hie
Treasury Coininlttcc.
This morning at 10 o'clock tho commit
tco lmcstlgatlng tho chargos against Super
lslng Architect Hill met in Assistant Sec
ictary Now's ofllco. None of tho wit
nesses notified of tho iuvoulgatiou put In
an appearance, and tho only ovidenco ro
ceived was from Architect Hill who fllod
with tho coinuiittco n memorandum relat
ing to tho furnishing of shutters for tho
Cincinnati Custom-House. Ho shows by his
answer thai his
Itcnsons l'or Hejcctlnc tlio Illil
of Jlonloy and Cooper, contractors (who
havo filed charges against Hill), wero that
thesn contractors attempted to furnish
shutters of a quality otherthan thoso speci
fied in tho bid. Ho further Justifies his
action in awarding tho contract to tlio
United States Shutter Company upon tho
ground that this company had several
times furnished him with shutters of an
entirely satisfactory character and wore
fair dealers.
Thero being no ono present to oxamlno
and no further work for tho conimlttco to
do, an adjournmcut was taken to Woduos
day morning nest.
Murcli Missing.
Sir. Murch has not replied to
tho notlco sent ' him by tho Com
mittee, giving him opportunity to
appear and prosccnto his charges, al
though ho has had ample tlmo to do so.
Thero is an impression among thoso who
aro familiar with tho matter that Mr.
Murch Intends to lgnoro tho investigation
and permit his actions so far to go by do
fault, as ho did in tho investigation ho in
augurated against tho Washington Gas
light Company and other similar iustancos.
Said a gentleman present this morning :
"Mr. Murch's action in this mattor
would bo
Very Strnnco
if it wero anybody else, but I would not bo
surprised if ho paid no attention to tho mat
ter at all. If ho doesn't prosecuto this in
vestigation, ho need never bother him3olf
about bringing charges against pooplo In
tho future, for ho could not impress any ono
witu tno iaca mat no was sincere."
Although tbo committeemen
Express Ko Oplulou
ono way or tho other, It is plain to tho most
casual observer that thoy. boliovo tho In
vestigation is likely to fall through and
avail little, if anything, becauso of tho in
action of thoso who havo brought tho
charges. If thoso who havo inaugurated
tho investigation will only como forward,
tho committco will no doubt -glvo thorn, all
tho. Investigation thoy may dcslro.
Hullett Won't.
Mr. A. B. Hullett was met this morning
by a reporter of Tun Cbitic, who asked:
" Aro ou going to appear beforo tho Hill
Investigating Committco 7 ".
"No, sir, lam not."
" Won'.t you if you aro summoned 1 "
" Decidedly not. I don't intend to wasto
my timo in this matter whon I know no
practical good will result .in this invc3tlgv
tion. Besides, I am not a universal phil
anthropist. If tho investigation wero to
bo held beforo tbo proper tribunal a tri
bunal having tho legal power to.scnd for
persons and papers and to compel tho at
tendance of witnesses .1 know that Mr.
nill'would bo shown iip in Ijls pooper
light. This Investigation, for tho reasons
I lia d stated, will end in a great farce."
"Then you think Mr. Hill a .proper sub
ject for a Congressional investigation ?"
"Most assuredly. If ho is subjected to a
Congressional investigation, my word for it
that tho country will bo paralyzed with as
tonishment at tho rottenness that has ox-'
istcd forEo many years in tho Architect's
ofllec." . . '
KER KOHTIHUES
Ills Sncccu-Uo Is Only About tlnir
TlirotiKli.
Tho twcnty-tUstweclt ot tho 8tar-Itouto trial'
was entered upon beforo Justlco Wyllo this
morning. Mr. Kor resumed Ids oponlng to
tho Jury, taking up tho routo from St.
Charles to Greenhorn. Ho road a summary
of tho papers filed In connection with tho routo
in tho order ot their dato, and then procooded
to giro his version of them and what tho tes
timony showed In relation to them. Uo passol
from this to othr routes, and dtsoussod tho
ovidenco until recessllmo.
Mr. Kcr rontlnuetl bis revlow of tho testi
mony attor tho Intermission ot tho Court and
had not concluded when tho Court adjourned
uutll to-morrow.
Tlio president's Itetitrn.
Tho D.1.J train from tho South last'nigkt
brought to tho city tho Presidential fishing
party. Thero was a largo crowd at tho
depot in waiting, and as tho President
alighted from tho car all eyes wero turned
to him. Long beforo tho train arrived lit
tlo.kuots of men could bo seen about tho
depot discussing how tho Prcsidont would
probably look. Somo oxprossed tho
opinion that tho President would bo brought
out on a stretcher, and seemed surprised
when they found him walking with quick
and clastic step all alono, apparently la his
ordinary good health, lion. Ben Butter
worth, Secretary Chandler, Mr. Miller, tho
President's New York friend, and Prlvata
Secretary Phillips wero on tho train with
the President. Tho President's son, Allan,
AtlornoY-Gcncrul Browstcr, Uxccutlvo Soc
ictary Pruden and Marshal McMlehaol
wero among thoso who wero at tho depot.
1110 1'rcsiucut, jar. jiiuicr ana youug Altau
Arthur drovo to tho Whito Uouso in a carriage-
together, whero thoy wero met by
Sccictary Prclingliuysen and other intt
mato friends of tbo President.
Wliilo Secretary Chandler and Prlvato
Secretary Phillips say that tho President's
illness was only of a trivial character,
Messrs. Edwards of tho Now York Sun ;
Eddy, of tho Il'orW, and Dunttoll, of tho
Timet, tho corrosjiondcnts who swung
around tho circlo with tho party, roitorato
their published statements that tho Presi
dent was very sick and did havo sevor.it
' perceptible rigors," " bullous colic,"
malaria, chills, &c, &c.
Tho President aroso at his usual hour
this morning and fmmediately begau rum
maging through his mail. Ho was iu ap
parently good humor, but was not pos
sessed of a ravenous appotito by any means,
03 ho ato very sparingly of breakfast. It
cannot bo denied that tho President did
undergo qulto an ordeal iu his sickness, but
It was ruoro of a colicky character than has
been described, and although distressing,
was not very dangorous. Within tho noxt
few days tho President will mako several
Important appointments, th'o successor
ship to Judgo Grcsham being ono of thoso
which will rccclvo I1I3 earliest attention.
Women's Temperance Work.
Tho Gospel .meeting of tho Woman's
Christian Tcmporanco Union in Masonio
Temple yestorday was conducted by Mr3.
Dr. ltogors, prcsidont of Uniontown Aux
iliary, Tho opening prayer was mado by
Mr. La I'etra. Judgo Weed and Mr. Marcho
mado effectivo addresses for prohibition.
Owing to tho heavy rain at that hour tho
audience was not as largo as usual. Sovoral
young men wero present, and tho mooting
was a profltablo ono. Govornor John P,
St. John will lecturo ou prohibition at tho
Congregational Church Prlday, April 27.
Reserved scats can bo obtaluod at Ellis',
-.
Elscman Bros., popular clothiers and tailors,
. 1
Tin: polico mado forty-two arrests
ycstgjrday.
TABOrt'S TACTICS.
Ills Ilriilo llelliK Hoelnlly OstrarNoil
lie Necks i:rcw;c Hy Persecuting
Ills l'nrlncr.
DnNVEit, Cot., April 23. Society circlos
aro excited in consequence of ox-Ponator
Tabor's action in causing tho nriost of W.
II. Bush, his partner in tbo Wlud-or Hotel,
for alleged embezzlement of $23,000, while
acting ns manager of tho Tauor Ur.iud
Orcra-House, and in attaching his Intorest
iu (ho hotel for tho sanio amount. Tho
excilctncnt Is duo to tlio fact that Bush's
wife refuses to rccogtiizo tho now Mrs.
Tabor, being an old friend of Tabor's first
wife. Tho ft cling-is strong against Tabor,
and it is understood his brldo will bo ostra
cised generally in society circles.
lcstro3el wy TIoimIs.
MAKlSTKiur, Mich., April S3. K tin and
melting snow caused a suddon flood In tho
river, and this placo and Jamo3town, thrco
milis above, aro suffering. Tho water is
nino feet deep in tho streets and pooplo aro
living iu tho upper stories of their houses.
Tho villages aro nearly ruinol, as tho de
struction of property has been great. Val
uablo docks and booms havo been washed
away. Tho heaviest suffered aro tlio Dalta
Lumber Company, Pearson & Co., and tho
Chicago Lumber Company, WI1030 lo3so3
aggregate half a million.
Denth or Sirs. Ktoer.
NisuviLLr, April 22. News roachod horo
to day ot tho denth ot Mrs. Stover, elstor ot tho
late l'resldent Johnson, at Union Htatton, Car
ter County, Tonn. Bhouas burlod at Oroon
Vlllo on Trlday. This leaves Mrs. Patterson,
who formerly presided at tho Whito Ilauso,
tho last survivor of tho lato Mr. Johnson's
family,
Mis. Mary Stover, ot Cartor County, Tonn.,
whoso death la amiouncod in tho dispatches
of to.day, was not a sis tor ot tho late President
Johnson as statod, but Ills daughtor. Sho was
the only surviving child of the lato Trosldeut,
except Mrs. Patterson, A few weeks before
tbo adjournment of Congress a bill was
passed giving her a pension ot thirty dollars
per month. This was dono boeauso hor hus
band bad dlod in tho Union Army,
.
Kenonnclnc; Itoniaulsui.
CniCAOO, III., April 23. Itov. Barnard
Kcllcy, of tho Roman Catholic dlocoso of
Yankton, Dak., has renounced Romanism
and iolncd tho so-called Independent Cath
olic Church, of which James Vincent Mc
Namarra 13 bishop. Ho justifies his action
on tho ground that ho has ccasod to bcllevO
in moss, auricular confession and other
doctrinal points.
Dentil Better Tlian Illness.
St. Paul, Mink., April 23. Indian
Pcto, alias llrunnol, a half-broed Indian
detective, blew his brains out fromdojpoud
ency at tho.inroads of galloping consutcp
tion. Determined to NuecccilZ
TrKiv, III., April 23. Edward Stetlzor,
an old resident, loaded an old muikot to
tho muzzle with buckshot and went to tho
cemetery and discharged it into his side
Death w as instantaneous.
'Art Important Policy Until.
. Henry Raff and Officer Block mado a
very successful do3cent on policy mon on
Saturday. Tho manipulators of tho gamo
having been pretty well crowded out of
this city, tho policy business Is almoit ox
clush cly carried on through tho Aloon
drla offices,' and. tho officers havo been en
deavoring to break this 'up.
On Saturday afternoon tho officers con
cealed themselves in an otllco on -tho"
Sovcnth-strcct wharf, whero they bolloved
that rolicy men met, and just beforo tho
dcrarturdof thaboat for. Alexandria Will
iam A. Smith appeared and was met by
William Eiloy. Riloy, who i3 alleged to be
tho runner who collects -tho hooks fiom the
writers, was seen to turn over sovoral books
to Smit.h, and both men. woro .nrro3tcd
with all tho money, books, plays and other
paiaphernalh of tho gamo in their posses
sion. Tho officers then waited iorthonoxti
boat from Alexandria upon which. John W.
Clark arrived with tho printed drawings
and ho was arrested.
Raff and Block then proceeded to look
for tho writers for tho firm and arrested
John Brooks and Thomas Ennls as writers.
All tlio rattles arrested wero releasod on
bonds ot collateral, and to-day Mr. A.' B.
Williams nppeared in tho Polico Court and
had tho cases set for hearing ou Saturday
next.
. -
Mandamus on Treasurer Wymnii.
Emmll P. nalstcad, administrator of tho
estates of John N. Pulliam and John J.
PulIIam and trusteo appointed by tho Su
premo Court of this District, to-day applIiSl
to tho Court in Banc for a mandamus on A.
W. Wiman, Treasurer of tho Unitod Statc3.
to compel him to pay tho amount of a cer
tain draft. Tho'petitiou represents that on
Juno 17, 1S82, tho" Treasurer of tho United
States Issued thrco drafts to John J.
Pulliam, executor of John N. Pulliam, for
$1,008 which wcto delivered to tho pe
titioner as administrator. In September,
18S2, Mr. B. U. Koyser fllod a bill
in equity against tho petitioner
and others claiming an equitable interest
in tho drafts, and in March following a de
cree was passed directing tho petitioner and
administrator to indorse and -collect tho
drafts and mako distribution of tho pro
ceeds. In obcdlcnco to tho decreo Mr.
Halstiad on tho 10th lubtaut domandod
payment from Mr. Wyman, which wai and
is still refused, although ho has sufficient
money with which to mako tho payment.
Under theso circumstances tho mandamus
is applied for to compel paymont. A rulo
was issued on Mr. Wyinan returuablo ou
April 30.
Odd-FclloH Anniversary.
Tho GIth anniversary of tho establish
ment of tho Independent Order of Oidi
l'ellows, which occurs this week, will havo
a sort of doublo celebration. Tho general
membership will remember tho occasion on
Wednesday evening at Odd-Fellows' Hall,
and tho exercises will consist of addresses
by Rev. J. W. Gray and l A. Stlor, with
nu introductory address hy Mr. C. P. Cran-
una, r. ., cnairnian ot tuo goncrai
committee, to bo followed by a musical
and literary programme. Tho front
seats in tho hall will bo reserved for
tho widows and orphans of tho lodgos and
tho ladles of Ntroml Lodge, Dtughtcrs of
Rcbekah, and tho Uniformed Battalion of
Patriarchs will appear iu full uuiforra. A
committco will bo lu attendanco at tho hall
all of Wednesday to rccolvo tho "thank
offerings " qf tho members, aud tho sanio
will bo distributed tho following day
through tho educational committees of tho
different lodges. On Thursday tho Uni
formed Battalion of Patriarchs will havo
their celebration, aud will parade in tho af
ternoon in full regalia. In tho evening a
musical and literary entertainment and hop
will bo given.
Herlottsuiul l'osslldy rntal Accident.
This morning, about 10 o'clock, Rudolph
Bakcrsmith, a youug man cm ployed lu tho
machine aud grinding establishment on K
sticct, between Fifth and Sixth streets
northwest, mot with a Berlous aud possibly
fatal accident. Iu moving around near tho
cngino his clothing became ontanglod Iu
tho driving-wheel, and beforo tho ongluo
could bo 6topped ho was carried around
tlueo times, his body striking tho ground
each revolution, his clothiug finally giving
away Just as tho cngino was stopped. Ho
was icmovcd to his homo in tho polico
ambulance,
Tins morning, on motion of District At
torney Corklillliu tho Couit in lime, Mr,
John D. Boldou, of Now York, was ad
mitted to tho Bar ot this District. Tho ap.
plication of J. Forsyth Walkorwas referred
to tho examining committco.
Second Edition.
ADDITIONAL DEPARTMENTS.
Tun stalcmcnt of tho U S. Treasurer
sliows gold and sitNor and U. S, notes In
tho Treasury to-day to tho amount of $113,
711,071, Bins wero opened in tho Sccoud Assis
tant's office, Fostoffko Dcpirtmeut, to-day
for miscellaneous Star-Koutes. Thero wero
C,000 Bids.
Bt.vti: Senatob Bkill, of Pennsylvania,
was In town to-day. Ho called at tho
Treasury Department rolatlvo to certain
rovcuuo matters in his district.
The President to-day appointed Edward
M. Evans postmaster at Vinton, Benton
County, Iowa, vlco C. B. Wilkonson, dis
missed for embezzling postal funds.
Srcr.i.TAr.iEff Foloeu, Teller, nud Chan
dler and Judgo Grcsham called on tho
President this afternoon. Mr. Folgcr had
rn iritervlow with him lasting soveral
hours.
Postmasteiis wero commlsslouod to
day os follows: V. B. BIshop3 at Furnaco,
Vn.i F, J. Bowlos at Rockvlllc, Va j J. D.
L. Pcatrnss at I'eatross, Va.; A. Soitz nt
Burgos'", Va.
Tun Treasury Department has .Issued an
older that ou and after Juno 1, 1S33, all
llfc-salng stations on tho seacoast aud
lakes shall bo designated by names instead
of numbers, as has been tho practice
FmsT CoMnnoLLEit Laweence, of tlio
Treasury, will render a decision to-morrow
on tho question whothor tho appropriation
for Howard University can boanpliod to
pay expenses incurred beforo tho dato of
tho appropriation.
Bios for improving tho crcok at Hot
Springs, Ark., wero opened at tho Interior
Department to-day. Among tlio bidders
wero tho following from this city : M, A.
McGowan, Gieason & Malonoy, J.Marshall,
James Reynolds, G. H. Bardwell, Reoso
Eaus, C. II. Bliss and Arthur Flynn.
The Navy Department has been advised
that tho U- S. S. Richmond was at Hong
Kong, on March 13, aud intended sailing
for Nagasaki ou April 10, to tako tho
United States Minister to Corca, unless
Admiral Clltz was previously reliovcd by
Admiral Crosby, whon tho U. S. S. Palos
wouH bo ordered to Corca to reliovo tho
Ricliuond, which would then proccod to
Yokohama, whero Admiral Cro3by would
relieve tho commauder-ln-chicf.
The National Board of Health "Is in
formed by telegraph that a torrlblo plaguo
has appeared In somo Persian villages, near
thn Turkish frontier town of Sulclmania.
Tho Sanitary Council of Constantinople
sent physicians to mako invcstlgatiuit into
tho nafuro of tho torrlblo disease,
but they wero driven away hy tho kurds
aud villagers, who tbicateucd to shoot
them. Sixty deaths occurred lu an In
credibly short space of time, and tho in
habitants of tho surrounding country havo
quarantined tho infected villages.
Ik tho Court of Claims to-day tho follow
ing claims against tho Unitod Stitos woro
considered: St. Paul & Duluth Rallroal
Company, petition dismissed; Flint
& Pieio Marquctto Railroad Com
pany, petition dismissed ; James
W. George, judgmcut-for $33; Walker A.
Newton, petition dismissed; Dwicht J. Mc
Cann, petition dismissed ; Jamc3 0. Nixon,
judgment for $l,092.G"i ; Lcmual B. Setton,
petition dismissed ; John D. Sanderson, dis
missed without prejudice for want of juris
diction. " t
SALTS OH SHORE
Talio Too Slneli Tanglefoot A Talo
or the Tallapoosa.
Information has reached hero from Jack
sonville, Florida, to tho effect that whllo
tho Tallapoosa w as lying at that placo sev
eral days agoi two young .officers attached
to her, went off on nlttlo trip ashore, and
it is said got into a stato of in
toxication and behaved In a mo3t
snameful manner, insulting ladies on tho
plaza and indulging in other ttngoutle
manly conduct. Tho brothor of ouo young,
lady who was insulted, met tho parties at
a hotel and admiuistercd a thorough cis li
gation to both.
Tho officers wero reported to Commander
Kellogg, and Secretary Chandler partially
investigated tho mattor, and promised upon
his return to Washington to givo it final
consideration. Tho names of tho parties
aro said to bo Benjamin Tappau, an ensign,
and I. S. K. Reeves, an -assistant engineer.
A Desperate I'lKlit.
This afternoon about 3 o'clock Georgo
Roth aud And.row'Bcndor, two whito la
borers, got into au altercation, on Pounsyl
aula avenue, near iNinth street,
when Bender took hold of a spado
and dealt his antagonist a fearful blow on
tho head. A deep and dangorous gash was
mado lu tho flesh. Roth was also badly cut
on tho wrist and mlglit havo been rnur
pesed if it had not been for
tbo timely interfercucoof somo bystanders.
Both men wero carrlod to tho f'ifth-Pio-cinct
Station, where Bender was placod In
confinement.
Roth suffered Intensely, and Drs. Holden
and Matkriter wero called iu to attend
him.
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NOTES ABOUT TOWN.
Ai-mcD Delanev, colored, .1 physician,
aged 101 years, died at his homo on G street
southwest to-day.
Thieves attempted ta break Into tho
shoo store of Mr. J. II. Vcrmilya, No.
G10 Ninth sticct northwest, but 'wero
frightened oil'.
The District Commissioners held a
special meeting this afternoon to act upou
tho bids for erecting school buildings as tho
contracts havo to bo entered into by May 1.
About 1 o'clock this morning two horos
attached to a hack, and driven by Thomas
O'Donncll, took fright aud ran away on
tho Seventh street road, and O'Douncll
Mas thrown front his scat aud severely In
jured. The Commissioners recolvcd applica
tions to day for permission to rcmovo an
unsafo telegraph-pole, at Soveutoeuth
street and Pennsylvania aveuuo, and ro
placo It ; for permission to fish Iu tho reser
voir, to improvo Thirtieth strcot at tho
crossing of tho Chesapcako & Ohio Canal.
The District CommUsioncrs to-day
declined to grauti permit to tho Washing
ton & Georgetown Railroad Co. to lay a
track on W street, running to Boundary,
in square, 2C1, to connect with their new
stables. Tho Commissioners say that tho
proposed connection w ould ho a great in
concnlcnco and obstruction and cannot bo
allowed.
Walter H. Maklow recently mado ap
plication to tbo Commissioners for permis
sion to lay n sldo track leading from the
tracks of tlio Baltimore & l'otoaiao Rail
road into his premises, bounded by Half
and F streets and Delaware and Virginia
acntics southwest. Tlio Engineer Com
missioner reported that to grant tho pornilt
would rcquho tho completion of tho fourth
tiack of tho Baltimore &. Potomac Bjllrovl
for a distance of 1,023 feor, and tho con
stiuctlou of a private tiack into tho prem
ises 400 feet loug. No objectiou was made,
pioided tho tracks wero laid on grado, tho
gutters not obstructed aud proper crossings
laid bet ecu tlio rails, Tho permit was
gi anted to-day subject to these conditions.
A COUNTRr CURE FOR COLIC
Uttered I lie l'resldent l,y a 1'i'rson
Iron, 1'olilck, lo-ulti "Ant Nnlly
Hooper's t'ollrU-Klllpr."
Among tho teams which drove up to tho
main portico of tho Whito Uouso to-day
was a decidedly country-looklngoutlit, cov
eted with mud and drawn by an attenu
ated nag, Inldo tho vohlclo w.13
an old countryman, with tnliod
led and gray whiskers, clad lu
a hoinc-spitu suit. Altghtlnii ho droiv
fortli from ttudcr a pllo of straw a
a long-necked bottle, aud inarching npt
tho main door, accostod tho doorkeeper
with,
"Hez tho President got back yet?"
"Yes. Got back last night."
"Ken I sco him rlto away?"
"No, sir. Got otdcrs not to let nny ono
sco liim. He's slightly indisposed."
"Yaas," drawled tbo countryman, "I
know that, but ycr see, its colllck whats
got a hold on him, an' I'o cum all tho way
fiom 1'olilck to givo him n doso of this yera
(shaking tlioIong-nccLcd bottle). It's Ant
Sally Hooper's homemadocolllck-klller,au'
It'll fetch him about In tho jark of a lamb's
tall."
"Can't help It, my friend; you cannot
get in. Call again," said tho doorkeeper,
with a bioad grin, as ho closed tho door.
And tho grizzled sou of l'ohlck sadly
mounted his muddy vehicle and drovo oil,
muttering something about
" Don't caro a dam If thcr colick goes to
his brain and produces consumption."
.
CHARGES AGAINST A CONSUL.
Grnio Allceallous riled Atralnst
Consul Hammond at Truxlllo.
Tho master of tho Amoricau stoatnshlp
E. B. Ward, jr., plying between Now
Orleans and Spanish Honduras, has com
plained to tbo Government of an alleged
outrage, recently pcrpclrated upon his ves
sel hy Dr. Hammond, U. S. Consular Agent
at Truxlllo. Tho sworn statoment of tho
master states that becauso ho
asked tho Consular Agent freight chargos
ou goods consigned to hltn, tho lattor
revenged himself by detaining tlio steam
ship at Truxlllo an unnecessary tlmo after
sho had received her cargo, consisting piln
cipally of tropical fruit and other perish
abio articles. This steamship also carries
tho United States and Spanish Houdum
mails, and they havo been delayed soveral
times by Consul Hammond, who
threatened to repeat tho, act on
tho occasion of every trip. Tho
sworn deposition closes by stating that "tho
detention of a vessel by a consular agent at
his will and to cult own convenience not
only prevents tho arrival of malls on
schedulo time, but may result in great
damago to tho porlshablo tioplcal fruits
forming tho vessel's cargo and consequent
financial loss to skippers." Tho matter will
bo fully investigated by tire Government.
.
Tlie I.lclit Infantry I'nir.
To-night tho second week of tho Light
Infantry fair begins; and although at this
writiug tho weather does not bid. fair, wo
aro convinced that thero will bo a largo
crowd iu attendance, for neither tho mem
bers of tho corp3 nor thoir
friends, malo or female, aro
of the class known as "fair weather sol
diers." Tho ladies aro determined that
tho fair shall boa success and thoy will bo
out iu full force.
Tlio following aro tho names of tho can
didates leading In tho voting Stturday
night : Kimball organ, honorary member's
wife, Mrs. Georgo F, Timms, J,; Ctpital
City Guard punch bowl, Ocorgo W. Driver,
70; violin for musician,, Professor Soma,
18; Windsor wagon. Fled. Gleskius, 10;
lawn tennis set, Washington Club, 23 ; Elks'
diamond pin, J. A. Ellingcr, GO; shot
gun, W. W. Eldridge, 100; corps' badge, II.
F. Bauer, 123 : policeman's badge. Lieuten
ant Arnold, 39; embroidered drc33, Miss
Roso Williams, 20 ; steamboat whistle, Cor
coran, 31; butcher scales, William Hoovcrr
1G; blcyclo, M. D. Rosonbcrgj 11 ; baseball,
Columbia Club, 32 ; gold pen aud pencil,
William Cox, 27; autograph quilt, Colqncl
Moore, 22 : lady's punch bowl, Mrs..G. A.
Shchau, E3; pitcher for llcutonant, Lieu
tenant Cowio, 207; drug cleik's"watch, S.
Edgar Malrau, GS; gold watch aud chain
for ico driver, M. KInslow, 210 ; fishing
tackle, W. II. Mills, 110$ cart and harnos3,
T.M. Steep, 11; barber's chair, Itobort Wil
son, 393 ; hammock. G. W. Billings, 10;
conversation chair, J.'Il. Crawford, 20; but
ter scales, W. G. Csburu, 0; buggy hai
ncss; Dr. A. E. Johnson, 33; baby's crib,
Worthlo Steele G3; newspaper mau's desk,
C. Cromwell, 19; printer's stick, W. F.
Nabcrs, Gl; cedar shell, Robert Wado, 21;
letter-carrier, William Tablcr, 11; gold
headed cano for florist, J. II. Small, 21 ;
honorary member, gold-headed cauo, 11. D.
Anderson, 8; apprentice's stick, C. P.
itoss, 09. ..
Capitol Hill waut3 tho gold watch and
chain at tho W. L. I. Talr for Mr. Frank
Manning, clerk at Do Moll's drug, store.
For this reason his friends must turn out
cu mass and voto "early and often" for tho
most popular drug clerk, "Frank."
.
Iu Jtidffo SIocArtluir'g Court.
In tho special Criminal Court now being
held by Judgo MacArthur William Town
send, colored, was put on trial for grand lar
ceny. Tho jury without leaving thoir
seats found him guilty of petty larceny,
and tho Court sentenced him to tho Dis
trict jail for six months.
Henry Scott, colored, wa3 tho noxt gou
tlcman waltzed up beforo His Honor. Ho
was charged with housebreaking and
pleaded guilty. Tho Court scntoncod him
to two years In tho Erio County, N, Y.,
penitentiary.
Tho caso against W. II. Hoovor, chargod
with embezzlement fiom Frank K. Ward,
was called, Tho amount involvod wa3
$103, and was ou trial when recess was
reached,
After recess tho trial was rosumod. Mr.
Mooro mado a very brief statement of tho
caso to tho jury. Mr. H. C. 'England do
fended. Ho kept tho courtroom in a roar
of laughter for half an hour, aud secured
for his client a verdict of list guilty.
James Whito, othcrwiso callod Roddy
White, was put on trial for grand larceny.
II ft ecu Tons of Mumps.
The Treasury Department shipped a vcr
ltablo mountain of internal rovenuo stamps
this afternoon to collectors throughout tho
United States. Tlio shipment amouutod to
fifteen tons of stamps of all denominations,
to tho aIuo of $30,000,000. Thoy aro
stamps of tho now valuo recently finished
by tho Bureau of Engraving aud Printing
aud aro intended to tako tho place of thoso
whoso alue was reduced by tbo act of 1833.
This collossal pllo of stamps was put up iu
1,110 packages, and required two hundred
mall pouches of tho largo sizo to accommo
date them. Thoy will bo in tho hands of
collectors for salo on nnd after May 1 noxt.
Congratulated nu Htslllrtliilay.
Commissioner McFarland, of tho Gcncinl
Land Office, was tho subject of congratula
tion this morning on tho occasion of his
birthday. Ho was called upon lu a holy
by tho lady clerks of hl3 otllco, who
presented hltn with magulilcont flowers
Tho Commissioner, wreathed iu smiles,
rcccied tho fair visitors, who showered
congratulations upon hltn iu a uiannoi as
only f tlr ladies can do. Tho Commissioner
' replied with a vivacity that boliol Tils
years.
CniiferruieorMetliodlst Illsliops.
PinsiiCna, April 2J. Vrraugomonts
have been completed for tho conforouco of
tho Methodist bishops hero ou May 0 to ap
portion tho conferences to bo visited by
them,
AN AWFUL CYCLOtfE
CARRYIHO DEATH & DESTRUCTION
In Its Trnlu Visits Two VisslsslppI
Tonus, lllHin Dim 11 Uniispsaml
iiihlilm: tlm InmnKs In t lie I'.nlns
A J. 1st of Itiu licail nnd Injured.
CliicAao, April 22. Specials received
hero this morning say that tho towns of
Wesson and Beauregard, Mlsi., wero nearly
swept out of cxlstonco by a cyclono last
night. Twelve pcoolo wero kjllod out
right and a largo number seriously injured.
I.ntcr.
The cjclono struck Wesson at 4 o'clock,
accompanied by terrific thunder and light
ning, Trees and fenco3 wero blown hun
dteds of yards. Tlio church bcIU woro
rung, and tho pcoplo, paulo stricken, began
running in nil directions.
Tho cj clone swept down peach orchards
and leaded every liouso In Its path, Tho
shrieks of tho pcoplo fleeing from tho de
struction, and tho groans of thoso in tho
ruins, mado a terrible sccno. Tho pino
forest beyond tho town was swept out of
existence.
Killed.
After tho cyclono had pa33cd tho work of
searching tho ruins began. Tho number of
killed is estimated at fifteen. Tho wounded
nt fifty. Thrco children aro missing.
Among tho dcadnro :
Cnhin Reed.
Mrs. Causty and her two children.
Flvo children of J. E. Gibson, aud
Tw o persons who wero mangled boyoad
recognition.
1'iirtlicr I.lst of tlio Killed ami
Injured.
Tho cyclono reached Beauiugard at
S last night. Evory homo waslovolod for a
dlstanco of two and-a-half mllos. Tho fol
lowing aro tho casualties :
John Ross, mortally hurt.
j ,Youug Milton Story, klllod.
Morgan James, mortally wounded.
Isaac Blooui, seriously woundod'
Wm, Daniels, mortally wounded.
Mr. Turnbuli, of Brookkavcn, fatally
wounded.
Captain Lampkins, wlfo and child, all
dead.
Georgo Halliway, mortally wounded.
Mrs. Halliway, leg brokon.
Wilcox, both arms broken.
A. J. Ferguson nnd family, including ton
persons, dangerously wounded.
Dr. Albert G. Picrco and child, mortally
wounded, their houso falling on thorn.
J. O. Williams, killed.
AN ALLEGED MURDERER,
Tor aviioin tlio Aloxnndrla Polico
arc Eaucriy Hcarclilus.
fepcclal dispatch to The lvHviNa Critic.
Alexanduh, Va., April 23. Ciptalu
Webster, of tho polico force, received a
telegram last night about 8.30 which road :
"Havo two officers at tho depot ou tho
arrival of No. GL"
Tho lllspalch failed to. stato what tho
officers wero summoned for.
Tho Captain Immodiatcly dispatched two
policemen to tho depot, and upon tho ar
rival of tho train thoy wero Inforinod that "
A Murderer Hail Hoarded llieTraln
at Catlctt's station and had como as far
as tho suburbs of this city, wheu ho mado
his cscapo from tho train.'1
Tho officers started in tho direction it was
supposed the man had gone, but failed to -find
aDy traces of him. A later dispatch
received ,at Polico Headquarters stated that
tbo man was passed ou tho road pear Acco
tlnk biidgo by a freight train which ho at
tempted to board.
Tlio Circumstances of tlio Shooting;. .
Several rumors concerning tho affair aro
lu circulation. Tho ouo, however, which
seems to havo tho most .foundation is as
follows:
Hepham, tho man who was wounded,
has been paying his attentions to a youug
lady who is -visiting at Catlctt's Station,
and has on several occasions mado assertions
in regard to tho lady detrimental to hor
character, which on yesterday wero taken
up by Colvin, tho iuan abovo leferrod to,
who assaulted Hepham, shooting him four
times, ono ball taking cflcct In tho-hoad,
and then stamping him with his feet. Tho
injured man is in a critical condition, and
not expected to live
A Ilattlo ullli the Crccs.
Helena, Mont,, April23, Captain Nor
wood, with troop3 of tho Second cavalry, at
Fort Assinabolno overtook tho party of
urccsv.uonau stolen somo norses at sivcot
Grass Hills, near tho boundary line.
Tho Crccs opened flro on tho pursuing
party, hut It was returned with such vigor
that they wero compelled to lice with a
loss of tlrrco of their number killed aud
sccral wounded.. Tho Indians escaped
actoss tho British lino carrying tho stolon
horses with them.
'I lie Springfield I.11I1 or Itlots.
SrniNanELD, III., April 23. Tho ex
amination of Hooves, Baker and Mullen,
tho non-union men chargod with having
been implicated in tho recent bloody riot,
was resumed this morning with ovidenco
tending to show that tbo first shots came
from their side of tho road, and that they
v, 01 canned with pistols and of pieces of
irou for tho avowed purposo of cleaning
out tho unionists. Tho court-room was
crowded. Tbo feeling is still running high. '
lUNlierndocsou Trial.
Atchison, Kan., April 23. James
Thomas and Edward Barlow, desperadoes
of tho Jesso James notorious gaug, who
robbed tho Noruianvillo postolUco and shot
the wlfo of tho postmaster, Normllio, had a
healing beforo U. S. Commissioner Prlco
this morning aud wero hold on the charge
of ftcallng and destroying Government
property. Tho capital chargo will bo
tried iu tho Stato court.
l.oac. Arson and Nulcldc.
Knox City, Mo., April 23. Advicoa'
say that C. II. Mildcndorf, a shoo dealer,
blew his bralnsout last ulght. Ho was arrest
ed for arson and bailed out by a wealthy
widow to whom ho was cugagod, Sho wa3
about to surrender him on learning that
ho had a wlfo and family lu Ciucluuati. Ho
then committed suicide.
X Dcraiiltlui; Sucker.
Chicaoo, April 23. A warrant was is
sued this morning and detectives started iu
pursuit of W. L. Church, controller of tho
borrough of Hydo Park, who Is a defaulter
to tho amount of $3,000
Coal Slluein Accept tlio Ilcductlou.
' PiTisurEa, April 23 Tho mon lu tho
coal mines along tho Panhandle Road havo
acc-ited tho reduction in wages, except
tliu. mines. It Is ltupiobablo that there
will bo a strike
.
So Damage tu Crops."
PiTTsnuno, Pa., April 23. Tlio snow
storm wa3 qulto heavy this morning, hut
uo damago has been douo to tho crops.
Sir. Kclloirj; flUos Ball.
Ex-Senator Wm, Pitt Kollogg, Indicted
for receiving money whllo a Sonator, for
services in relation to a contract, camo into
court this afternoon beforo Justlco Wyllo,
aud gavo bail in tho sum of $10,000. Mr.
Lester A, Bartlctt becoming his surety.
Elscman llros., popular clothiers and tailors.
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