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attmral YOL. XXVI. NO. 57. WASHINGTON, D. 0., TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 2 1880. THREE CENTS. i wW I4 444-w4 LATEST FOREIGN NEWS. ronEcxsTs of the next entjlish CAIUNET. Anll-llcpiibllciin Intriguer In l'rance American ltosumc 1'riisalnn Cltlson-shlp-Nnllro rnrllnmcnt In Dnbtln l'nwrr Coercing; Greece Lonhov, Feb. 1. Tlio Press Association gives tlio following as tlio latest forecast of the new cabinet : Mr. Gladstone, first lord of tlio treasury aud chancellor of tbo ex chequer) Sir Farros Itorochcll, lord high cbanccllorj Blr WUHani Vernon llarcotirt, liomo secretary) Earl GrauvlllOt lord prcsl tlcntof tho council) Mr. II. C. II. Guilders, secretary for war. The romalndor aro liable to nltcritlon, but will probably bo as follows: Mr. CI. O. Trcvclynn.orosldontof tho board of trade: Air. A. J, Mundclla, president of the local government board) Earl Spencer, secretary for foreign affairs) Earl Iloscbcry, secretary for the colonies: Earl Klmbcrlov, secretory for India; Mr. J. Chamberlain, 'first lord of the admiralty, and Mr, J. Morloy, chief sec retary for Ireland. It Is understood that tlio nucen objects to Mr. Morley became ho Is pledged to bomo rule. Mr. Gladstouo left London this moraine In response to command of tho queen. At the railway station bo was erected with ebcers by tho peoplo gathered there, and smilingly bowed his acknowledgments. Ito will return to London to-night. Arriving at Osborne, ho received tho por nonal command of tbo queen to form a cab inet. It Is ofllclally announced that Mr. Gladstono kissed tbo hands of her majesty on receiving her command. Doth houses of parliament met today find adjourned until Thursday, pending the formation of a now cabinet. Loxuox, Feb. 2. Tho qucch has sum moned Lord Granvlllo to Osborno tor an audience to-day. According to tho forecast of the now ministry by tlio Daily Xcivt, varying somo what with other speculations, Mr. Trovcl jan will bo president of tho local govern ment board: Mr. Mundclla, presi dent of tho board of trade) Karl Klmbcrly, foreign secretary ; Earl llosobery, colonial secretary; Earl Sponccr, Iudlan secretary, nud Viscount Hampden, lord privy seal. Tho AVim explains tlio queen's delay lu summoning Mr. Gladstouo by tho fact that Lord Salisbury was Instructed to mako such an arrangement with Mr. Glad stoncas If ho had succeeded would liavo pre cluded tho necessity of the queen summon lug Mr. Gladstone, hut that Lord Salisbury was uuablo to mako a satisfactory arrange ment. X DIAI10MGAI. 1'I.OT. . Panama, .lau. 21. Ono of tho most dia bolical plots over planned to overthrow a government lias Just been discovered In Guatemala, tbo most thriving republic of Central America. It was a schemo to set Jlro to tho Grand Hotel and tho theater at n , given lime, when there might bo cxpocted to bo a full bouse. In the panic that would certainly ensuo tbo Intention of, tho con spirators was to tako possession of tho lni racks without any great risk to them selves. Then a prominent feature of tho programme was to murder President Bar rllla and bis family, noxt to attack all foreigners, and finally to sack tho city. Fortunately tho plans of tbo conspirators were revealed lu time to prevent what would bavo becu a terrible tragedy, at tended undoubtedly by great loss of life, Tho discovery of tho plan led to tho arrest of about fifty persons, lucludlng somo colonels In tho army, nnd thoy are now on trial. ' rownn3co'r.nciNo onxnen. l'Ams, Fob. 1. Tho 2Vi;m states that Franco has not thus far joined tho othor powers In coercing Greece. ampjiican hesumbs rncssiAN CITJZENSntr. IlciiLiN, Feb. 1. An American named Thielemann has been readmitted to Prus sian citizenship at Flcnsburg. The government, after recordlug tbo caso of the German-Americans Jappcn, Ntckol ecn, and lilowcrts who wero ordered to leave tho Islau ,)f Fochr, has Anally decided to refute their petition to bo allowed to re main until April 1. ASTMIEI'UULICAN INTK10CE4. . l'AiusrFeb. 1. An" exciting debato arose In tbo chamber of deputies to-day on tho measures of Gen. I'oulauger, minister of war, to repress political ugltatlon In tho arm. Voulaogcr coutcmlcd that the measures wero necessary to prevent anti republican Intrigues. Members of.tuerlght accused him of creating party dissension In tbo army.. Ultimately n motion expressing nppioval of Gen. Boulangcr'a courso was ndoptcd-877 to 114. A NATIVB l'AHMAMr.NT IN Dt'nLIN. Dcxir.w, Feb. 1. Tho Freeman's Journal states thai It has reason to bolhjvo that Mr. Gladstono lids agreed with Mr. Faruoll to Join forces In parliament for tho passago of a bill which shall establish a natlvo parlia ment In Dublin to deal with Irish affairs; tbo new legislature to bo so constituted as to odd to tbo present safeguards of tho Integ rity of tho empire and tho rights of tho crown. i A TJlnoily Tlireut. Sr. Lolls Feb. J. Mr. J'ox, tho deposed Bpcakcr of tnc municipal lioiso of delegates, In retiring to tbo adjournment of the-homo on Friday night', and tbo subsequent election ofauolhcr speaker and clerk, said yesterday that ho bad dono his duly In declaring tbo bouio.adjourned. True, the houso was In dis order, but K wn not nn th it account ho bad Adjourned tbo meeting. It was because tlio members had voted to adjourn. Tho motion to adjourn lnul been put to the homo fairly nnd squarlcy. lie bud put both sides oftho nucillou, and If tho majority wished to ad journ they should' bavo voted so. Ttrlco as many voices were heard oil tho uyo kldej m on tho no sldo, and If bo bad not docldod as ho did bo would have violated his oath of ulllce and reudered;iilmsoir llablo to prosocu. tlon for abusing his , high public trust. Tho house having been duly and legally adjourned Ibo meeting which lolloncd wns not illegal meeting, and tho election of Delegate Alt as speaker was not a legal election and ho would bo derelict In bis duty as sneaker if bo allowed Mr. Alt to tako tbo chair on Tuesday night next.- llohad beard that tho police wero to botberofortho purpose of Beating Alt, but If they were, they would llndthcybad blundered, for ho Intondcd to occupy tho sneaker's seat on Monday night If It cost blood, . nrcGrogor Cottngo-Grnnt Memorial. Albany, l'eb. 1. In the assembly to-night a bill was Introduced and ordorcd to a third reading, granting tho consent of tbo stato to tho acquisition by tho United States of Mount jMcGrcgor cottage, whorcln (Ion. Urant died, und ceding Jurisdiction over tho same, Mr, IJroxcl desires to give tho cottage wboro Gen. Urant passed his last hours to tbo general Rovcruiucnt as a memorial "to bo kopt sacred lo tbo consecrated memories of tho great ovont "tibleh took plaeo within Its hallowed walls," i Eplsoilo In Ithody's Legislature. I'nuviiiUKtE, It, I, Feb. 1, When tho homo of representatives met today thcro was no quorum, as Is usual on Mondays. Amombcr moved to Itstio sneaker's warrants and arrest tbo entire batch of absentees and bring tbcm before the bar ol tho homo, for two hours tlio fjueitlon was debated, when it was discov ered that tho plan could not bo carried out without tho sanction aud signature of tho sicakcr, who was among tlio delinquents. . Theater X'cople i'lnod. Cincinnati, Feb. L aiilrty-threo members of tho companies which performed last night nt Hcuck's two theaters appeared before Jus tice Sanderson to-day, ploadod guilty, and were lined 81 and co(s each. Astheyworo rot arretted at tlio instance of tho Law and Order League. It Is hinted that tho whola mat ter was arranged beforehand to prevent tho assessment ol hen-icr punishment. Sluirlrr Kills it Prisoner, C'lunt-OTTK, N, C., Feb. 1. At Chostcr, 8, 0., Hiuday night, while Sheriff Hood was In Jail lu the dltcbargo of his duties ho was attacked by three colored prisoners, who succeeded In Melting tho keys of the Jail and n pistol awuy irom I ho sheriff. A Ecutllo ensued, lu which the pistol dropped to tbo lloor. Tho shorlll'ro. gained posscst-ioii of tho weapon, and shot ono prisoner dead; alter which tlio other two unr iciiiUicd. ' CONFUSION IN ltlCIIMON'D. United States Supremo Court Decision Perplexes Virginia. Statesmen Vir ginia nnd Tenncssco lloundnry I.lno Legislative Proceedings Tlio Local Option 11111. ltlcii.MOSli, Va., Feu. 1. Tho nowsot tho United States Supremo Court decision lu tho Virginia coupou cases reached hero about tho tlmo of tho adjournment of tho house, aud now Virginia legislators aro at a loss to know what to say. A prominent stato olllclul said thlsovcnlng Hint tho legis lature had now to como down to business. Coupons lumped from SO to 10 this evening. Tbo legislature has been advised to repeal all debt legislation and ro-enact tho Itlddlo bcrgcr bills. Everything Is In a stato of con fusion In Virginia's capital to-night as ro gards.our financial standing. IN r.XECUTIVR SESSION. Tho senate thla evening refused to con firm tho board of trustees of tho Petersburg normal school, colored, appointed by tho lato board of olucallon. This collogo, It Is claimed, has been badly managed, and a thorough Investigation Is asked for. VinOINIA AND TENNESSEE JlOUNDAItT USE. In tboecnato to-day -a resolution by Mr. libra was offered, civlnc tho rrovemor authority to bavo tbo boundary lino be tween Virginia and Tennessee established. it is claimed tins win givo mis smio mucn valuable territory. THE LOCAL OPTION niLJ.. In tho bouse of delegates to-day tbo local option bill was ordered to Its engrossment. It authorizes tho Judges of county courts, upon tho petition of ouo-tlf th of tho popular Vote cast at tho provlous election, to order a special election' to dctcrmlno whether liquor shall bo sold within said county. All cities, as well as all distilleries, arc excepted from the operation of tho bill, IN TI1B SENATE a resolution to put up telcphona wires on tbo exccutlvo oillco was passed, Tbo following bills wero passed : To pay A. It. Grccno, of Halifax, for defending coupon suits; repealing an game laws m Greenville, Sussex, and Dinwiddle; to re quire tbo appointment of school superin tendents of ltoanoko city, aud to rcllovo V. 0. Kllgorc, of Wlso county. Tho rommlttco on public Institutions re ported adversely to Senator McDonald's hill giving frco books to frco schools. There Is, however, another similar but bourbon bill beforo tbcm. Senator Koincr Introduced a bill to au thorize tbo treasurer to readjust tho claim of tho commonwealth against the sureties of tho 1'lautcrs and Merchants' Bank of Petersburg. Tho rules wero suspended and mo mu pinccu upon ino caienuar. IN THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES Tbo houso agreed to senate amendment to houso bill appropriating $70,000 to wounded and disabled soldiers, and tho bill now iroes to tho crovcruor. A bill was Introduced to protect public school teachers from loss of salary by lion attendance of pupils. Mr. Cardwcll Introduced a bill to au thorize tho payment of Interest on tbo reg istered bonds of tbo commonwealth for $10,000 held br aud standing in tbo namo of tbo corporation styled "Tbo Trustees of tho General Assembly of tho Presbyterian Church in tho United States." Tbo effort to abolish tho office of flour In spector has uot yet shown much strength. ROCKINGHAM'S NEW TREASCIlEri. lUiinisoNncno, Va., Fob. 1. Peter W. lie-herd this evening gave bond In tho pen alty of $200,000 and was appolntod county treasurer, vico 8. It. Sterling, resigned, Tho books will now bo examined ami tho true coudltlon of Sterling's affairs ascertained. IlliMAIXS OF JlltS. HAYAItU. Arrlvnl nt Wilmington To Mo In Stato In Church Until tlio Funeral Tn Ilny. . . 0y- The remains of Ibo lato Mrs. Bayard, who died hero Sunday morning, wero takon to Wilmington, Sol,, at 4:30 o'clock yesterday aflcrncon lor Interment. Tho body was ac companied by tho Secretary, his two daughters, and Mr. llryan, pilvalo secretary to Mr. lliyard. Tbo I'rctidcnt and Muss Cleveland, Secretary nnd Mrs. Manning, Secretary and Mrs. Whit ney, and Secretary and Mrs. Bndlcott accom panied tho friends to tho train. Secretary llayard Is expected to return hero Tuesday evening. Wilmington, Dn,, Feb. 1. Tho remains of Louisa Leo llarard, wife of tho Secretary of State, reached hero at 7:10 to-night. Tho Sec retary, Ills four daughters, senator Oray, and Ucorgo 11. Hates accompanied tho re mains lo this city. A largo concourse ot peoplo awaited tho arrival ot tho train, nnd as tho Secretary allgbtod thero was a hushed silence, which was not brokon until ho bad taken bis scat in a carrlago. Tbo oak casket inclosing tbo remains was removed to tbo hcarso and driven to Swedes' Church. Secretary Bayard followed directly after tho funeral carriage. Thu daughters, being unablo to stand tho ordeal further, wero driven to tho homo of their aunt, Mrs, Br. Vuuo. Tlio casket was deposited In tho church lust whero tho re mains or tlio bolovcd daughter wero placed two weeks ago. It wis almost bur led 111 (lowers wrought In wraiths, ciovcs, anchors, and a pillow, tho latter tho ottering of Mlis Cleveland. Tho remains will lie In thn church until tho funeral. Friends of tho family nra holding vigil tonight. Tho funeral will tako plaeo at 'J p.m. to-morrow. Tho services will ho brief, and all the arrange ments to tho pallbearers tho samo as at Miss Bayard's funeral. Interment will bo mado in tho family burial vault by tho sldo of her dauchtcr,. wherein llo tho ashes of tho Secre tary's father aud mother and four children. Grunt l-'he ut Grand llitven Xeurly n Mile uf Flnincs. CinrAf.o, Feb. 1. Tho Inter Octan't Orand Haven, Mich., special Bays: Tho large freight house of Hie Detroit, Orand Haven aud Mil waukco railroad Is now on fire, Tho depot Is threatened, und tho elevator and now ware house will prnbibly go, malting nearly a inllo of I'ames, Tho steamers bavo withdrawn to places of sarcty. IiATF.it lli'Ai p. m. Tho elevator is now en tirely enveloped In llamcs together with tho remainder ot tho warehouse, and nothing can save It. Lumber yards are Just north at tho lire, and If they catch, tho entire northwostorn part of tho city will bo doomed. Tho dainago will bo very heiivy. Tweuty-llvo or thirty freight cars wero destroyed. The company's bookB aro safe. Tho excitement Is intonsc, aud tho whole city is lighting llio (lames. . A Searching Sliver Resolution Mr. Bland, of Missouri, Introduced a pream ble and resolution yesterday that was referred to tho couimlttca on coinage, weights and measures, which calls upon tho Secretary of tho Treasury to Inform this llnifo by what an thorlty of law tho Treasury Department as sumes to virtually suspend the coinaire of silver by boarding tlio money In tho treasury alter It Is coined; and further to Inform this Houso what amount of silver dol lars uas In tho treasury on tho 1th of March last unrepresented by oustandlng silver certificates; what amount of silver certificates was In circulation; what amount of such dol lars 1b now In tho treasury unrepresented by outstanding certificate), and what amount of certificates Is now in circulation; what amount of such dollars is now held In tho trcas-iry that rim be applied to tho payment ol the Interest hearing debt; also, what amount of thu Interest-hearing debt is now subect to cull, and what policy Is to bo pursued In tho payment of silver thereon and ou other public dues. Tbo Letter Carrier Want Illglit Hours. At n meeting of tho commlttco ou labor of tho Houso yesterday tho commlttco of tho Letter Carriers' AssoclatlonofthoUnltcd Statos as heard. Tlitro wero present delegates from how ark, Brooklyn. Philadelphia, aud Washington, and Col. J, 1 Jutes, chief In cbargoof thalrco delivery department of tho 1'ostotllro Department, appeared by Invitation, Howard Dytch, or 1'hlladelphla, was spokes man of tbo carriers, nnd ho said tbo carriers wauled to know If tho eight hour law applied lo lcttcrcarrlcrs. It was explained that thoblll now pending before Ilia commit tee, and upon which a favorablo report hud been ordered, contemplates tho extension of tho eight hour law lu tho civil servlc and would cover the letter carriers. It was finally ordoicd that Chairman O'.XcIll, of tho labor committee, should call upon Postmaster (fun eral Vilas to-day and request that ho obtain from tho Attorney General an opinion in to tho operation of tho olght hour law lu tho mattor of carriers. Killed by railing Ihtrth, Thomas Soimucrs aud Berry Wilson, colored, wero engaged In digging under n batik yester day afternoon at North Capitol and N streets when tho bank cuved in. Wilson escaped with slight Iniury. but bis companion was burled under tho mass of earth, Workmen labored until n lato hour to rclcaso the body, but fulled to llud It, OUR NEW YORK MEDLEY. SHEItMAX'S MLVEK BILL AS A COMPRO MISE 3IEA8UIIE. Tbo (Irrnt state of Oregon-den. (Jus tor' Widow Itobbed Tlio President's rredlcnmeiit Tho Telephone Investi gation Alleged Undervaluations. New Yoiik, Fob. 1. Ex-C'omptrollcr 'of tlio Currency Cannon was seen to-day at tho National Dank of tho Ilcpubllc, ot which ho Is now vico president. Ho said : ".My views aro not changed at all, Tho question Is a broad one. I bavo always felt that wo were coining too mauy silver dollars. Tho peoplo did not want them. That has been proven lu many ways. Although tho gov ernment has tried in every way to get tho silver dollar Into circulation, they bavo al ways como back Into tho treasury. Tbo Sherman bill Is a compromlso between sli ver nnd tho antl-sllvcr men. It was not put forth as n sensation, but to call forth dis cussion. Very few- politicians would haro dared to offer n compromlso hill. Senator Sherman's position Is such as to cnablo him to do so without fear ot affecting his political staudlng, I am not In favor of demonetizing silver, for It Is of vnluo for small transactions. Franco lias made Its sliver colu of rclatlvo vnluo with gold by Its financial policy. Iu that country silver Is uscdlargclv, for many of Its transactions aro small. This Is why tbo llvo-franc pleco Is more circulated than tbo silver dollar hero. Such Is tbo feeling of tbo peoplo hero that they prefer n paper currency, Kit bo only backed by bullion of a gold vnluo or with a gold basis. Tho Sher man bill limits tbo bullion certificates, but makes nono lower than $10. When tho discussion takes plaeo In Congress perhaps tbey may consider It advisable to bavo silver certificates ot a lowor denomina tion. I bavo uo special opinion to glvoas to tho advisability of such a moasuro. If thcro aro no small bills tho silver dollars will bavo to bo used. Much as they may bo dis liked, silver certificates rccetvablo tor taxes and customs, based ou bullion at the gold rato of value, will almost bo on the par of legal tenders, although not actually so. Thoy will pass current In all transactions. Tlio only actual legal tenders aro treasury notes, gold, and tho standard silver dollar. As It now appears, tbo Sherman bill may bavo a tendency to harmonlzo tho silver advocates and antagonists. What tho hill really Intends to accomplish will bo moro fully developed as Its fcaturcsaru discussed In Congress." THE OltEAT MATE Of OHEOON. Ex-Senator Henry W.Corbctt, of Oregon. cold to-day: "Tho salmon In Columbia river will nearly disappear In n few years, unless great hatcheries aro established by tho gov ernment. Annually 507,000 cases or 20,000 tons ot .salmon, tilling twcnty-nlno ships, nro taken from tho wonderful river, At $. n caso tho value, of tho annual catch Is $3, US5,000. Portland Is tho great shipping point. L'i' to December l,S01,000'tons or wheat, 111,000,000 pounds of wool, aud r,000,000 pounds of uors were shipped from that city.'' "Will Portland bo Injured by tbo branch road to tbo sound J" "Mo. It already has two roads centering there, tapping tho rich valley of tho WIf lamctto tor a dlstauco of !)7o miles south, near tbo Oregon and California line. Tho two rivers, Columbia and Willamette, form a Junction at tbo city, and tbo Oregon Rail way nnd Navigation Company centers thero also. A lino ot steamships run to San Francisco. Tho vessels aro as elegantly appointed In every respect as tboso that cross tho ocean. Thcso natural advantages will not penult tbo city to go down." oen. eusTEit's widow nounEii. Mrs. E. B. Custer, widow of tho gallant -f?w-iftw ir-itcTr-iif.i'.-:::.?..",; i.i.u. ?..,, ta iwu iu iuib city Ub 113 hast Eighteenth street. A few days ago sho desired to scud a mossago and called for a district messenger. Harry Casbman, aged 14, of SO Allen street, and Isaac Loadlcd, ago 1", of 80 Essex street, both responded to tho call, and after thoy bad left tbo houso Mrs. Custer missed a watch, which had been presented to bcr by Gen. Custer. Sho complained at tho oillco ot tho company, and Detectives Dolan and Savara cool found tho watch and arrested tho boys. At Jefferson Market police court to-day Mrs. Custer refused to press tho chargc,and Justlco Power discharged the accused, ALLEOED UNDERVALUATIONS. "Yes," said ox-Treasury Agent llliigham this morning, "tboso concerned aro taking a great deal of Interest In regard to alleged un ervaluatlous at tho appraiser's oillco. This questlou of undervaluation Is of vital Inter est to honest Importers. Thcro should bo a stop put to It) but my cxperlcnco of twenty years has taught mo that It Is not nn easy thing to accomplish. MaJ. Gacrcs and I nro hero keeping tho Union informed of our progress, and finally laying whatever evidence wo may obtain beforo tho Scnato Investigating committee." MRS. WILLIAM II, VANDERMLT on Saturday last sent her chock for $1,000 to Ilov. Thomas Gallaudet, D. I)., rector of St. Anu's Protcstaut Episcopal Church. The money Is to bo expended for tho benefit of tho mission to deaf mutes, In which that church Is Interested. THE PRESIDENT'S PREDICAMENT. New York, Feb. 2, U a. m Tho Tribune to-day, on "Tho President's Predicament," says: It has dawned upon tbo mind or somo or tbo President's friends, If not yet upon bis mind, that ho puts himself In a falsa and ratal position when ho iers)sts In blackening tho names of hundreds or faithful olllclals whom ho has removed, bccauo ho Is not manly enough to avow hts desire to bavo tho public; scrvlco more largoly filled by nun or his own political biltb. When tho quostlnn was lint raised tho Trlbuii' refused to bcllevo that tho President would tako an sttltudo so unworthy or him, and so fatal lb all bis pro fessions and promlsos. Ha knows and tho country knows that out ot about 700 ro movuls or suspensions or holders or what aro called presidential olllccs only a beggarly, In different proportion has boen mado for any other than partisan reasons. Ir ho had tho courage to avow bis real reason tho country would bo strongly disposed to bcllevo that bo was right In most cases, and, at any rato, sin cere In all, It would rcasou that ho had tbo best opportunity to know how far political sympajliy was, In fact, necessary to the efllelcncy ot tho servlco In this or that oMco. It Mould coneedo that there ought lo bo a largo measure of confidence lu him, that, even If mistaken In Judgment, ho was at least Irs lug to do his duly faithfully. But tho l'retldent puts n'dlirercntfacoou tho uholo matter by a refusal to toll tho truth, HoknoMi, It Is lo Ik inferred, that ho has been playing tbo hypocrite, using tho puhllo service for partisan nnd personal ends, wbllu piofcsslngniuost sacred regard for tho principles of civil servlco reform. For that reason, suit no other, It will inevitably bo thought, tho President consents to plaeo un merited discredit upon olllclali who have served tho public with raro Intelligence ami fidelity. Ifhourst In Ills own action, would;tio stoop to such Injustice? President Cleveland has not yet gonosofar that his steps nro Irre vocable, or "the telephone investkiation," tho Tribune eaysi 'Ibo House of ilepresentatlves his acted without deliberation lu ordering uu Investiga tion of tho tclophouo scandal. Tho resolution passed by unaulinoiisconseiildons uoiuiocttho rcunlreineuti of tlio rose. It pruvldos for an in quiry lespectlug expenditure on tlio part or tho government rclatlvo to llio rights of tho Moll and I'an-Blcetrlc companies, tboso oxiieiidl tures bavo been trivial, nud tin coaunltoo to which the subject his been referred u 11! not find It practicable topnrsiio the Investigation outside tlio limits or tho No pal I ment uf Justice, 1'udoubtodly Mr. Han buck, who brought tho question before tho House, Intended to proposti n lull aud search ing Inquiry, hut ho was hampered by poluts or older lalscd by Democratlo members, and especially by tho strenuous opposition altered by Mr, Iiumi, of Arkansas, who was so Indis creet us to Inveigle against making tho records or tho Houso "a vchlclo to cart slanders boforo llio country." Tho resolution doos not furnish ground for un udequato Investigation. Ktther Us scopo should bo enlarged, or another com mltleo should bo empowered to tako un tho scandal and go to tho bottom or it instead or scratching at tbo surfaco and frlttorlng away time. An luqulry that boglus and ends with actual expenditures Involved In a consideration of Ibo rights or rival telcphono companies by tlio Department or Justlco will bo a beggarly outcome. Kothlug lessthsua thorough, rar-reacbing, oxhaustlvo Investiga tion will eallsfy the country, FE1ID. KING'S llOOKKEKl'ING. Moro .Discrepancies round by tlio Twelfth lliilldlng Assnclutlon-Vcry I'ecullar Transactions, The Twelfth Building Association of Georgetown, which has been reduced by canceling of stock nnd withdrawals to somo thlrty-threo shares, and Is wind ing up Its affairs, Is coming out of tho financial confusion which lias befallen sovcralof tho Georgetown associations In a better condition than any ot the others, although thcro has been found In tho books peculiar transactions requiring explana tion, othcrwlso they reflect seriously upon tbo secretary. At the adjourned meeting held at Hod (lard's Hall last evening Albert Miller, president, and Ilobcrt Froy, secretary, most of tbo stockholders wero present. Mr. I.cctch, beforo any business had been transacted, said ho thought It was due tho National llEraiueAN to thank It for Its fair and honest reports. Thoy bad dono tho best posslblo from tho data at baud, and whllo a few luaccuraclcs had crept In, still, In tho main, tho reports wero correct, and tbo thanks nt tho association wero duo to that paper for its full nnd Impartial re ports. Mr. I.cctch stated that an explanation of the caso of .Mary E. Hcrshcy could ho satis factorily made, and tho money supposed to have been Improperly paid would ua shown to bo a correct ttansactlon. In 1877-'78, during tho early days of tho oxlstcnco ot tho association, It was tho custom ot tho secretary to mako monthly statements In stead ot a full record of tho books. These, on presentation to tho board ot directors, would bo confirmed and the mouey placed In tho bank, lly this system it was shown that William Clabaugh, un der dato of Dec. 11, 1873, gavo his chock for $501.18, the amount In dispute, which was credited on tho books and added with tho assets. If tho books ot tho old system, bo said, bad liccn turned over to tho finance commlttco with those In uso since the ehargo was mado much ot tho trouble and feeling which had arisen would never have existed. Tho report showed .$3,183.88, which ho believed a bona lido Indebtedness to tho association. Ho believed that every ono acknowledge tucir accounts, cmuraccti In this Indebtedness, as coricct, so tint, If they could scttlo up upon a constitutional basis, thero Would bo enough to pay every stockholder dollar for dollar. That ltttlo association, startlng'wlth 1,030 shares, had, under thosamo expenses as tho others, paid every stockholder 8 per cent, to Oct. 10 last and let them drnw out dollar for dollar, and tbo commlttco recommended tho settling up, which could bo dono without much trouble. Ho wished to sav, further, that ho had received n notof rom Ferdinand King, who was evidently not nblo to attend to business, In which ho stated that ho was almost unauio to sec, out mat uowomu at tend to tho business of tho association as soon as be possibly could. . Mr. I.cctch, In referring to tho report, pointed out another trouble experienced in pciformlng their work, llo was willing to abide by all tho certificates they had given as to the correctness ot tho books, but when an officer altered the books after a report had been submitted then ho became responsible for tho charges, and not tho committee. Ho exonerated tho treasurer, refcrlug only to those who had dc.no so. Ila stood by hts report and did not fear bis reputation in that community as to making falco statements. Mr. I.cctch then took up tho I.unisdcn account and showed how thocommlttco had been trifled with. I.umsdcn hud 100 shares of stock lu his name. Then ten were bought from I.. S. Frcv and five from somo .. . . .j. .. ... . ', mailing 1 10 in an, aituougu nniy 100 stood In I.umsdcn's name. Tho stock book showed that on Oct. TO, 18i7, a cer tificate of 100 shares was Issued to I.ums dcn. On Oct. HO, 1S77, n ccrtlflcato of 100 shares was Issued to Ferdinand King us at tnrncv for T.umsden. On Juno 2S. 18?.). a J (jertldcrito of tlfty-fl.ro shares was Issued to KiuK as MforSJV-ar JltK'I:-P Au,' 4, isiu, a certificate ror forty sbarcs wus Issued to F. King as nttoiuoy for J.umsdcu; making In all 29." sbarcs Issued to a party that never bad but 100 shares, aud that this stock had been Qoatlug arouud among tbo other associations as collateral for loans. Tbo stock book further showed that this certified stockbadbceu used as security for loans of $"00 Itwlco), $144, and $000, nnd which tho Twelfth was told was all paid up. Ho had been Informed that J.umsdcu was In tho city, nud when Inquired of stated that ho bad hud 100 slutrcsln tbo Twelfth, and no more, so, tho speaker said, tho re maining 6barcs had been floating about onjwhere. Ho wished to know how tho commlttco could havo reported otherwise than tbey had, and. turning to Mr. llerry, asked If they could bavo douo differently. Mr. Uerry said that ho was not a member ot that association, but It looked to hi in as If tbo bogus stock had been running through all tho different associations, "How much stock wos I.umsdcn paying on?" asked Mr. Mclntyrc. "Ono hundred shares," answered Mr. Lcctcli, "Ho has como on from Now- York in regard to tho matter, and whllo I havo not seen him I havo been Informed that ho did not authorlzo tho' taking out of any stock In his namo beyond the 100 shares. I suggest that wo sottfo up and close." Mr. Mclntyro wanted to know If no steps wero to bo taken to punish those who had perpetrated tho fraud upon tho association. Mr. I.cctch said ho had not anything to do with that. "Did you And any alterations In 'my book?" asked Treasurer Froy. Mr. Lcctch said that ho would willingly stato that they made their icports from .Mr. Froy's books, nnd at any tlmo when auv error wts found, tho treasurer straightened It up nnd tho account was mado correct. Mr. Mclntyro wished to know something about tho accouut ot llov. J. T. Murray, which was another peculiar transaction. Mr. I.cctch said tbo commlttco had looked Into that account. Thu books showed Mr, Murray to havo paid no duos for n long time, and that ho was l'i arrears to thu amount ot $133 on bis stock, ami ho wroto to tho gentleman Inquiring nbout It, Mr. Murray had como from llultlmoro and sub mitted bis checks, showing that ho had paid Ills dues, and with his last receipt received a noto from Ferdinand King stating that tho stock wus "O. K," nud worth $131. "Yes, and that tlmo ho wus telllug us wo would get about jfiO," Interrupted Mr. Mc lntyrc. "Tho stock book shows," continued Mr. Lcctcli, "that Mr, Murray paid no dues from 1S83 to ISRfi, and is a delinquent to thu cxtentof $133." Inquiry was mado It these payments to tho secretary released .Mr. Murray's liabil ity to Ibo association. Mr. Lcctcli suld that tho money hud not been paid to tho proper officer und ho had informed Mr. Murcjiy ot tho mistake, nud that tho payment did nut release hint. "Tho stock book shows," sold Mr. Mc lntyro, who was looking river It, "that Fer dlnaud King has out 1,071, and I want to know what security tho association has for that money." "Xono nt all," answered Mr. Lcctcli, "How Is It," said Mr. Mclntyro, "that our ofllccrs can permit anything ot that kind? Whou 1 got money out I was re quired to glvo security, and I wish to know why this favoritism was allowed." No ono seemed nblo to furnish tho In formation required. Tho question of settlement and tho dis crepancies lu tho I.umsdcn and Murray ac counts wero further discussed, but no do elded action taken ou tlio latter. It was concluded that all persons desirous ot settling with tho association should bo per mitted to do so. i I.oeul MuryJiiiid Democrats. Tho Maryland Democratlo (flub hold n meet ing last night nt their new rooms In tho W building, Tho club was entertained by T. F. McKulty and A. Dclcvlgno, who rendered duets and solos. Hon. llnrncs Compton, ottho filth Maryland district, treated tho club to uu old-fashioned Democratlo speech, lu which ho expressed himself mion tho civil servlco liw wills great frankness and force. Mai, lllscoo, president of llio Virginia Association, and Dorsey Clngctt also delivered addresses. Tho clcctlonot ofllccrs resulted as follows : II. (. Kdraonston, president! C, F. Howe, vice prcsl. donti II, F, Ouy,' treasurers K, K. llurhniian, recording secretory) Percy Mctgor, corresiwad- tng secret! etaryi II. i, llrcuiilnger, financial score- tary, and John (ittica, scrgeantat-arms, Tho emu Aiiiuneeireguiativ nt tnc sanio piacif eury Monday evening, Till: l'UllUC liANII LAW. Importnnt Itevlslnn his Proposed by tho frennte Public Lnnds Committee Tho public lands commlttco ot tbo Scnato yesterday reconsidered Its bill making a re vision of tho general land laws, and, having finally perfected tho details, directed Mr. Polph to report It to tho Senate. It Is ac companied with a voluminous explanatory rciiort. Tho bill repeals the pre-emption and timber culture laws outright, but It saves aud nllows to bo perfected all valid claims under thcso laws hcrctotoro Initi ated. Patties who havo mado filings under thd homestead law aro allowed to mako an other homestead entry. Outstanding cer tificates of deposit on account ot surveys already Issued aro rocelvablo for cash, ox ccpt for fees and commissions. Homestead rights cover ICO acres of land at tho mini mum price of $1,2. per ncrc,or olghty acres of land within railroad limits at $2,2.1 per acre. Where tho claimant was a soldier aud selected land of tho latter class ho was peiuilttcd to locate an additional tract of eighty acres, and the land ofllco originally held that bo could assign this latter right. Tlio bill restores tho original condition of things so far as rights aro concerned, and assignees nro permitted tn locato thu "ad ditional homesteads." Tho desort laud proTlstonsarccxtcnded to Include Colorado. The right to tako up land under It Is re stricted to bona lido cltlzcus'ot tho United States. Tho amount to, bo taken by any ono claimant Is not lo exceed 320 acres, and only after five years' continuous residence. The right of homestead entry is extended to females over 18 years of age. Additional regulations to prevent frauds aro provided. Tho commissioner ut tho general Ism.' of fice Is authorized when it shall appear upon tho. faco of tho papers that a clerical error has been mado to suspend entries until tho error Is corrected, nud, If after final proof and before patent Issues, to lay the matter hefAro tlio Attorney General. Thero Is n provision Hint when two years shall have elapsed from tho Issurauco ot tbo receiver's receipts without nny contest or any claim from any quarter that thcro has been fraud, patent snail issue. H is provided tuat an suits to evict nnd to annul patents heretofore Is sued shall bo brought within 11 vo years tit the passage of tho bill. Tho bill provides that no public lands not hcrctotoro offered for side, excopt abandoned military and Iso lated and disconnected tracts, shall bo of fered at public sale or sold at private entry. Tho commutation feature of tho homestead law.ls repealed. NAVIOAT ION Itl'.Ol'llNT.l). Tbo CHIens' Action Tukon None Too Soon to Siivo n Illnck iind I'lood. Capt. L. A. J.lltleDclil wns out with tho tng.E. D. Hartley yesterday. Tho river was blocked up from tho Long bridgo up as far as Easby's I'olul. Ou olthcr sldo of tho river was a solid mass of Ico nbout slxor seven Inches thick. Tho channel way.nbout 300 feet wide, that wus opened up Satur day, was closed again on Sunday by drift Ice. Tbo Hartley went to work yesterday and opened It up. To-day tho Hartley will commence wo-k ou the Virginia side as far up as tho Aqueduct bridge. Tho Ico on tho Virginia sldo Is solid. Thcro Is uo Ico ou the Washington sldo from the Long bridge to Georgetown, or as far down tho river as tho eye cati reach. Tbo current was so strong yesterday that It was illlll cult to mauago tho boat. A full head of steam had to be kept up In order to keep mo boat, in tnc cuaunciway. luoiiarticy was'asslstcd by the tug Christiana UalnL belonging to the dredges Atlantic aud Alaska. Tlio citizens engaged Iu tho work say that they wero not any too soon In breaklnir ui tho Ice. It tbo work had uot heed begun us quickly us It was there wqjilijj, nave iiccn niicmcnuous noou. i"- . fill current Judical"-' " , - l"y. .rnnn nnn.lllU,. .- ',' as the Ico was lu a . -.,. ...r..vs to I'.IOCK up everything ou reaching tho Long bridge, l-'lvo barges arrived yesterday at thu coal wharves from Alexandria, where they havo been slucotho river was frozen up. Tho Now York steamer also arrived, and also several oyster pungles. Tbo river yesterday morning reached tho top of tho steamboat wharves, but toward evening It receded. The ferry boats did good work In breaking up tho Ice. They aro now making regular trliis. Tho Nor folk boats will not begin their trips until the liver Is frco of Ice. shot Tinioroii tiu: m'mj. A I'lstol Carried 111 it Vest rut-hot lit- plodes Willi 1'rulKibly 1'ntiil lin'ect. Everett Jones, colored, and his wlfo leave their homo In alley near Twenty-sixth aud I streets every morning together, ho to go It. iho gas house, where ho is employed, Olid sho to her scrvlco plaeo at 20-J0 G street. I-ntcly Jones has been stopping at bis wlfo's place, making tho fires lor her. Such was tho casd yesterday morning. Jones went to tho cellar to get coal, aud lii filling tbo hod his pistol, which was lu his left vest pocket, accidentally discharged and the ball entered his breast, Inflicting n morlol wound, Mrs. Catharine Forrest, who occupies tho house, and her boarders heard tho shot aud the screams ot tho woman, and by tho tlmo they hud gotteu down stairs, Jones nnd bis wlfo were gone. Thoy wero found nt their homo by Lieut. Guy and his officers. At flr6t- they told strnngo stories, but finally Jones confessed to tho necldeut. Ho was afraid that bo would bo arrcstod for carry ing eoncealed weapons. l)rs. Suter nud Klclnschmldt attended tho wounded man, and found that thS hall had entncdhlslelt lung. They cutcrt.ilu but little bopo of bis recovery. Tho Autl-BIonopuly T.miguo. Mr. Nichols, president of tho Anti-Monopoly League, has written n letter to Iho Houso com mit tlo on coinage, saying that organisation has appointed Mr. Dexter A. Hawkins to rep resent it beforo Iho committee, and expresses Iho views of tho lcaguo on tho silver question. Just when Mr. Hawkins will bo heard has uot jet been decided upon, Denth of J ob n r. Ilrldgelt. Johu P. lirldgett, for many years Identified with Iho carriage-making business of this city, died ut '-' o'clock this morning, aged OS years. JOTTINGS UNI)i:it Till! DOM I". KeWientatlro Heed ycslcrday offered n con. ttltutloiiat amendment extending tho voting privilege to women. Harry Spofl'ord, son of Librarian Spoft'ord, has been appointed clerk to the committee on foreign atlalii, vico 11, Conquest Clark, re signed. Tlio chairman of tho Houso committee on pensions has been authorized by tbo committee to call up the Mexican pension bill in tho lloii.su at tho first opportunity. llepretcntalives of tho (stonemasons' Union of this city appeared botoro tho Houso commit tee On labor yesterday and submitted their charges against Architect Clark, ol tho capltol, Senator cull ofl'ered n resolution yesterday directing tho eommlttco ou military allalrs to rcpoit a bill exempting ox-Union soldiers from tho examinations prescribed iu tho civil ser vlco law. ltiprcscntalivo Candler has Introduced a bill lo provide that Iho volume of paper cur icncy uiiutaiidlng, eiclmlvo of gold and silver rcitilleatcs, shall uot fall below thu amount now fixed by law. A bill to amend tho Thurmau act so as to compel tbo Pacific railroads to tiansmlt the business or telegraph companies without any iliicrlmlnallon whuicvcr bus been Introduced by r.cprcscuintlto Anderson. Kepresenlatlvo Morrison has Introduced n bill to authorize thu osslstant trciisiircrtoact as treesurer m thu hitter's absence, and to author lzo Ibo designation or ono or tho clerks in tho treasury as acting autsiant lieasurcr In the absence ol tho assistant treasurer. Tho Houso cominltteo on territories yester day heard Mr. O, W. ilniysou, representing the Cietks, nnd Mr. Hell, nCherukeo Indian, on the proposition to create the territory id nkla homu, und expressed general oppoiltloii to tho bill. Chief Hush) hind ill appear before tho U'lmaiuco tomorrow, rupiftciitittlvi) Dunn's "frco ship bill," to nillboiuu the purchase of Torchm-bullt shins by citizens of thol'iilted Mates for use lu tho for eign carrying trade, was discussed by tho Home shipping (ominlttev yesterday. Tlio discussion, so far nslt proceeded, indlealed n illusion en paity Hues THE COUPON CASES CLOSED. COMi'RF.HENSIVK IDECISIO.VS II V .THE SliritEME COUItT. Vlrglnln Must llcceliro Her llond Cou pons for Taxes nnd Other Duos to tlio Commonwealth A Variety of l'linses of the Question Passed Ifpou, The Supreme Court ot tho United States yesterday rendered a decision In tbo caso ot William I- Hoyal against tho stato ot Vir ginia. Tho plaintiff was convicted In tho hustings court of lllchmond of practicing law without n license. To tho Information ho filed n plea setting fortli that ho had tendered to tho deputy treasurer of ltlch monft ono coupon for $1." und $10 lu tho United States treasury notes In payment of Ills license tax; that when bo made said tender ho demanded a certificate, stating that be had deposited said coupon and money, but tho deputy treasurer refused to receive tho coupon aud refused to glvo him n certificate, becauso tho act ot Feb 7, 1884, forbade him to recclvo said license tax In coupons, and becauso tho act of March 10, 1884, provides that nil license taxes shall bo paid In current money of the United States and not In cou pons; that ho thereupon mado an affidavit setting fortli thcso facts, and presented It to tho commissioner ot tho rovenuo ot Itleli moud nnd demanded ot him a license, but thu commissioner refused to Issue to him a license, and that he then accepted tho em ployment ol a client and practiced his pro fession. To this plea tho commonwealth filed a general demurrer, which was sus tained by tho court, on the ground that Ittiynl bad no light to practice his profes sion after tho tender of tho coupon without first having obtained n license. Hoyal then pleaded not guilty, ami a trial was had, re sulting In a verdict finding him guilty mid assessing bis lino at $30. The court, lu ren dering its Judgment, held that section M ot chapter 114 of tho code of Vlrgiula of 1873, the acts of Feb. 7, lsl, and ot March 15, 1SWI, aro not repugnant to scctlou 10 ot article 1 ot the loiistlVUliou of thu United States. Justice Matthews, In delivering tho opin ion ot tbo Supreme Court ot tho United States, saldi "lly tho terms of tho net ot March 30, 1871, tho coupons tendered lu this casu wero made rccetvablo for all taxes, debts, dues, und demands duo thu state, and this stipulation, as has been repeatedly de cided by tho court of appeals of Virginia nnd by this court, constituted n contract between the coupon-holder and the stato ot Virginia, tho obligation of which the stato was forbidden to Impair by tho constitution ot tho United States, and any law ot tho state which would bavo that effect, If en forced, Is thereby annulled and made void. "What charges, or, as they aro called in tho statutes, assessments, mado by law ns conditions precedent to obtaining licenses fur pursuing a business oilprofcsslou, are Included within tho meaning of tho words taxes, debts, dues, and demands duo tho state, as used lu tho actot March 30, 1871, docs not seem toadmltotrcasouablo doubt, Iu Clarke against Tyler It was adjudged by the court of appeals ot Virginia that a flue Imposed fora violation ot law could bo dis charged under this provision lu coupons In lieu of money. So that, upon tho au thority of that case, tho very lino Imposed by tho hustings court ot Illcbmoud upon tbe'plalutlff lu error for practicing law with out a license may lawfully ho paid aud dis charged In tho very coupons which wero tendered In payment ot tbo lleeuso Itself and refused. Surely such on nuomaly can not Lo justified or admitted." The pay ment required as n preliminary to the license, ho hold, Is In tho nature of a "J 7 lax, und Is a duo tn tho stale. It is nu oc cupation tax, for which tho llconso Is merely n receipt, nnd not an authority, ex cept In that sense, becauso It Is lalil and collected as revenue, and not merely as in cident to tho general police power of tho slate. He quoted from Chlcr Justice Chase, In Mcdulro against tho commonwealth, to show that Iho granting of a license must bo regarded ns nothing moro than a mere form of Imposing a tax. Ho maintained that tho fact that tho party complying with the statutory conditions is entitled ns of right to tho lleeuso Is conclinlvo that the payment la a tax laid for revenue, nud not for purposes of regulation. "Wc think It," iho court says, "entirely clear, both from tho naturo of Iho caso and upon authority, that the payments were demiindablo by the stato for tho lleeuso im plied for by tho plaintiff, nro tnxes within tho meaning of tho act of .March 30, 1S7I, lu discharge of which coupons wero ro celvablo by Its terms, uud that tho plaintiff must ho regarded, niler making tho tender alleged, in iho same situation In law as it ho bad tendered gold or silver coin, orother lawful money of tlio United States, "In tho present caso tho plaintiff has bceu prevented from obtaining n license to practlco his profession, In violation ot his rights under tbo eonstltutiitlon of tho United Slates. To puulsh him for practicing it without a lleeuso thus withheld, Is equally a deulul of Ills rights under the constitution of tbo United States, and tho law under the authority of which this Is attempted must, on that accouut, and In his case, bo re garded as uull and void. Tho Judgment of tlio court of appeals of Vlrgluia is accord Ingly l cversed, und tho causa Is remanded Willi directions to tuko further proceedings therein In accordance with law, and lu con formity with thlsoplniou." An'oiber coupon enso decided was that of Ilobcrt P. Harry against K. 0. Kilinumli, treasurer of Fauquier county, Vu. This was uu action of trespsss brought by tho plaintiff lu tho circuit court ot tho United States for tho eastern district of Virginia. In his declaration ho sets forth that ho ten dered coupons In payment of his taxes, which wero refused, nnd that tbo defendant ' levied on bis property In order to compel him to pay bis taxes lu nnother medium. Tho defendant filed n plea to tho Jurisdic tion of tho circuit court, alleging that, as tho plaintiff and defendant wero both citi zens of tho stato of Virginia, tho courts ot that stato had cxcluslvo Jurisdiction ot tho alleged couso of action. Tho circuit court held that It was without Jurisdiction, for tlio reason that the amount of taxes duo was less thau $100 nud tbo property seized was worth les than Jc'OO. This writ of error wasbrnught to review that judgement. Judgment reversed. William H. Sands vs. K. G. ndmuuds, treasurer ot Fauquier countv, wns also decided. Sands tendered tu F.dtnuuds, lu payment of his llccusntaxas an attorncy-nt-law, a coupon for $1.1 out from a bond Issued uuiler tho act ot Murch 30, 1871, Tho defendant refused to rccelvo tho coupon on tho ground that tho acts of Feb. 7, 181, and March 1.1, 1884, requlro all lleeuso taxes to bo paid In money only, and not lu coupons. Tbo plaintiff prayed that a mandamus nisi bo Issued commanding L'dinunda to show cnuso why n peremptory mandiiinus should uot Issue commanding him to rccelvo tho coupon. Tho writ was denied by tho circuit couitof Fauquier county, und, ou applica tion to tho supremo court of oppoals of Vir ginia, that Judgment was nfllnnul by u re fusal to allow an uppcal. To reverse that Judgment this writ of error Is prosecuted. J ustlco Matthews, in delivering tho opinion ot tho court, held that tho right of the plaintiff lo pay his license lu coupons Is nfllrmed by the opinion In the caso of Hoyal vs. tho Statu of Virginia, und bis remedy to havo them received for verlll cullon and to recover back Iho money paid for his lleeuso Is secured to htm by tho terms of tho net of Jon. I, lste, which for such purposes was upheld by this court ns a valid enactment in Antonl vs. Grcenhow, nnd under tho authority of thcso decisions the Judgment of tho supremo court of ap peals of Vlrgiula Is reversed uud the cause Is lemanded, wlthillrectlnus to tako further Piocecdlng according to law nud lu con formity with thlsoplniou. In the caso or It. II. Chufllu vs. William Taylor a decision was also rendered. Chuf llu tcudiicd to tho defendant, who was tieasurer of Henrico county, Vu., in pay iiiii.t of his statu taxes duo on his property , situated lu that comity, tux-receivable cou pons, which the defendant rctnsed to ro celvc, mid ntterwnrd levied on and sotted tho plaintiff's horse nud sold It to force hint to pny Ids taxes In another medium. Tho plaintiff then sued tho defendant for tres pass, and tbo defendant pleaded tho acts ot tbo legislature of Virginia commanding him to refuse said coupons and to levy not withstanding such tender. Tbo circuit court held that defense to bo a good one. The plaintiff appealed to tho Supremo Court of tbo United States, which held such stato laws to bo unconstitutional, nnd remanded tho caso to tho circuit court with instruc tions to havo It tried by n Jury. When the caso came on to bo tried tho defendant offered n pica that tho coupons had not been verified and Identified according to tho provisions of tbo act of Jan. 14, 1883, beforo said tender, and tho plaintiff did not prepay his taxes beforo salil tender In money, accord ing to tho provisions ot said net. Tho plaintiff objected to said plea being re ceived for tho reason that tlio Judgment of Ibe Supremo Court ot tho Unltod States precluded defendant from making It. Tho circuit court overruled that objection and gavo Judgment to tho plaintiff. Ho then surd out n wrltof error. Justlco Matthews delivered the opinion ot tho court. Ho held that every question of law In tho caso bad been covered by tbo former Judgment of thls"coutt lu tho case, and that tho proper action of the circuit court upon tho mandate of this court would havo been to havo entered Judgment In the pleadings In favor of tho plaintiff and proceeded to an assessment ot Lis damages. Tbo Judgment of tho lower court Is reversed, and tho caso is remanded to that court with directions to take further proceedings in accordance with law in conformity with this opinion. 1IKIIT STATILMKNT AVAI.YSIS. An llxiert's Digest of tho Monthly HillnlM o Mirrl of tho Country, Tho following was sent by MaJ. John M. Carson to tho Philadelphia llecont last nlRht: According to tho January statement tho re duction lu thupublle debt for tho month was S8,or.',rol, and for the seven months or the cur rent fiscal year t.O9l,8T0 against tlt.nOO.OOO mr tnc cnrrcponiut g ovcu montns oi ino pre ceding fiscal year. Tlio reduction for last month was In tha current 1'nblllllcs, nnd In tho Increased cash In tho treasury, llio Interest blaring debt has not been eileetod, nnd remains llic tenia as nu Jan. 1. Tho greater pa.loftlio January reduction wns in thu Intcred account, the liniillllles for which were reduced SJ.o.r), ion. sillvcrccrtlllcatcsMcro redeemed iturlmr llio month to tho amount or SJ.IO'J.OTO, and these two Items mnhily make tho reduction re lHjrled. The bonds called for redemption ou Feb. 1 do not figure In the .lunuiry statement. Of these bonds nearly E.'.Onv.Goij wero paid to day. IX m pa red with Jan. 1. the gold fund shows a lots of S'.'.ooo.i'oo, tho tot.il of Hi.it fund now rooting up fo1,371,ti0:, a gain of SI l.OUO.Ui) over Jan. I, In-'i. Thcro Is an increase ror the month orsi0,000,0O0 in outstanding gohtcortl llealcs, reducing the net gold to Sbtf.OSO.oto. asslnstsiis,(ico,iwobcld on Jan. 1. Compare.! sulh Feb. I.IBM, these figures show a marked Improvement, tho net gold then held being oniySll.VOlO.uixi. 1 lie suter lunii snows nn unusually largo gain dutlng the month, Thn number nt silver dollars now held lsovcrlCH,000,000 an increase nrn,nnr,lM, There Is a reduction in outstand ing silver certificates or ffUOO.uoo, which swelled tho net silver on hand by that amount. The number ot silver dollars now held, not covered by certificates. Is 79,:r'i,77Gi nn In crease or nearly 7,uou,000 since January I . Thus tho treasury recehed tho entire eoluago ror January, and nearly S.OO'J.OO') Inaddltlon. The gain In fractional silver coins Is nrcrSt.QW.Q1)), and as "lauful money" waspaidiiicxchango lor Iho fiaclloual coins thus returned to the trecsury, the avallablo cash Is reduced by that amount under llic present method of keeping the accounts. Compared with Feb. 1, issi, there Is n net increase or nearly ll.OOO.ooa of silver dollars, aud n decrease of -'1,000,003 in outstanding silver certificates. In Iho amount or I'nilcd Mates notes held there Is an Increase or M,0o0,tlo), und aboul Sl.000,000 In national bank notes, Tho avallablo cash balanco Is rcportod as S7U,it',nu, un Increase or i8,C70,liO) slneo Jan. I. T his Is cxcluslvo ot tho rcscrvo or si(i),O0Q,. (10 held to redeem I'nltcd (states notes, ovor S'.i.l'jO.OOO or fractional silver and minor coins, nndnliout SJ.OOO.oooornccruod Interest. Thcso several items nro treated as liabilities under tho new system or making up tbo accounts, Add ing tbcm tn tbo assets, as was tbo previous cus- .uhlriic-iil'd Vuu2u'lTiu?Ms'..iriGuiiico M!P,lf,l,'JM. Compared wllh January, 1815, tho rccolpts from revenue show n a decreaso or less tlinn tj4C0,t0. and about tho samu decreaso In re ceipts from miscellaneous sources. Thurocolpts for tlo month ucro less (linn sjvoorj.uoo,' nnd IhccxKnillluros wero srltlilii Si'.ooo.onoof the receipts. Tho annexed tables slimy the re ceipts and cxcndlturcs for the suvCn months ending Jan. 31, lbK'iand 1S8, respectively. llKl'tllTS. lf&'i. 18s I. Customs $l07,n.r.l,9:il Jl0,:w,-.9 Internal revenue uVilOAiv ti'.uit.OTU Miscellaneous Itl,5l0,8ij 1I.152.IVW Totals Sisx.sj'i.ni'j Mui,5kls)s i:xi'i;.MiiTtiir.. Ordinary...- S90.57.V.W Sii'-Mira'i Pensions -."j.OM.vss 3I,8'i,h7 Interest 3l,'.oi,tVj5 :ii,:ui,5li Totals.. ...?15I,17(J,';'J 3151,101,0!! TUT. NEW I11.IOU TllEATEll. A Now Interior tn lie Constructed Who Will llo In Charge. J. II, Anderson, who has been managing lloblnsou's Opera Hou6o In Cincinnati for Mr. Harris, tho new lessee of Ford's Opera House, Is lu the city to tnl.o tho position of resident manager of Harris's llljou Theater, as tho cozy little houso on tho corner ot Ninth street nnd Penusyivanla uveuuo will ho known hereafter. Ho will bo aided lu tho rejuvenation of tho Interior by John l'cttlg, tho Cincinnati scculc artist, whoso famous drop curtain for tho muslcnl festival gave him a national reputation. It is pro posed to completely relit, refurnish, and redecorate tho house. Tho contracts for papering, painting, gnsllttlnz, carpeting, draping of boxes, carpentering, und all wort; that can bo douo by local firms have been given oul to District people. Tho ap pearance Is to bo so chainrwl that no Iraco of Iho old Interior Is to bo left. It Is Mr. Harris's motto to havo nothing cheap about his housis but the prices. The Garland Letter In thn Semite. The answer of Attorney tiencrnl Garland to the resolution of Iho Senate calling for papers In Ibo Duskln enso was laid beforo tho execu tive scsslou yesterday. Mr. Edmunds moved that It l.o referred to tho Judiciary committee, Hum which thu resolution originated, nnd that Ihucomrnltlco bo authorized to ropoit upon the subject hi open sisslnii. Mr. Ilutler ob jected to present consideration, nnd somo de bate ensued us to whether an objection to it proposition of ibis kind could carry thu matter over lor a day under Iho rule, but tho chair ruled Unit u slnplo objection carried It over, und Ibis ended the discussion Mr thu due. liiirliigthcpri)gies.or thu debsto Mr. Hour suggested that tlio subject belonged to the Juibdlctlon or commit tee on privileges and elections, hut in this he Mas not sustained. Sir. Gibson' ('It II Scrvlco lllnst. Itcprcscntatlio i.lbson, or West Virginia, has Introduced n bill to classify labor nud eiiuallo pay or employes under the government ot tho l lilted States. UproihUs for the appointment or ii commission of three experienced persons lu government employ to arrange und classlly labor Into eludes, und authorizes bends ul'du. larlnicnts and bureaus to make appointments uud promotions without regard to llio act know ii us tho el II survive act or imy insula llous of tho so-culled civil service commission. A Y. M. C. A, Cornell. The cencert given .Inst evening, under tho auspices ol the Young Men's christian Associ ation, to young men in the association parlors uiis well attended aud highly umircclatod by Ihejnung men. Prof. Then. lugiil's King, Mr. W. II. T. Jcmor, and l'ror. 1,. II. Spangel furnished Iho Instrumental music; Mr. (ico. A. I'rivost uud Mrs. II. II. Ulehnrds euchgiuon vocal into, and Mr. C. II. llhcem, to recita tions, liich participant received h.nirly nppluuie. i Hotel A run. Nc'iiy rurnisbed aud filled up In palatial styli j first-class tabic, every comfort and con venience; prices reasonable, and located ill tho lest portion of tho titv. fall and cxnmliio ror yourselves without de lay lu order to obtain tho beit selection or upaitmeuts. Tho Weather. For Washington and vicinity Fair weather, neatly stationary tcmpeiature, followed during Wcilucsday by colder ucathor. Thermometry readings 3 a. m., ilia"; 7 a, m., Sl.6 ; 11 a. m J-.'.'.0; 3 p. m., aW; 7 p. m !ii:i; to p. m Jl.i; 11 p. m., 2i.ii'; mean temperature, '-'lo; maximum, 3l,95; minimum, iu.8i mean relativo humidity, W total precipitation, .0 laches, Till! JMJLIRKT OPENED. SESATOIl 6IIEIMAN DECLAIMS) OEItJIAX FAIR A PACT; TIIK l'lensnnt Ceremonies nt tho Iiiaiigur tlon of the Novel Enterprise by this Concnrdlrs Congregatlon-VYImt It lu bo Seen Under tbo Opern Ilouso. At tho main cutrauco to tho Washington Light Infantry Armory last evening Hon. John Sherman met District Commissioner William II. Webb, In a dress suit, going iu, ami with n commlttco composed ot some of tho most prominent German residents de scended tbo stairs leading to the armory. Hero through n door was caught u gllmpso of ono of tho most dazzling and unique entertainments. ever seen In Washington. It was like n plcturo or a Herman village, wherosweet lieaulles In gay costumes moved about un der soft, mellow lights, which shed their radiance through parti-colored globes, tho colors oi which uicuucu in a coniusiou oi prismatic hues, heightening tlio ef fect of tho scene, and making It look even gayer. Around tho room wero arranged Imoths, whero every thing In tlio shano ot ornament aud usclnl articles could be purchased. Thcso toothswero free from that conventional look that most fair booths have. Tho decora tions wero superb, and tho colors were ( nicely arranged Unit a spectator was i at tracted to them, forgetting, fur an Instant, tho danger that lurked behind with bright ribbons nnd pleading eyes. Athwart tho room ran streumers of every huo until thu celling was a mass of color. In Iho center was a large flower booth, whtro fascinating Tyroleso arranged fra grant nosegays and boutonnlcrcs. Just to tho light, lu the lino of booths on the north, was a real Fgyptlau bazAnr, wbcro rich rugs and tapestries, exquisitely embroidered, hung from the racks, and dark, stately Clcopatras, iu tho rolie ot the country, Invited you to Inspect their wares aud buy, which the average customer did. Then between two realistic native scenes of German villages was a fountain which throw Its spray high In tho nir, aud whero n "mock" turtlo nnd two sheet-iron frogs enmo up to the surfaco 'Ujltli automatic regularity to look nt tho people. On tho south sldo of tho nail was an Es kimo hut, mado of somo white subsUucv, which looks ns frigid ns though It st09d upon some Ico Hob In tho Arctic regions. This will bo Inhabited to-night by natives, after tho Idea ot Dr. I'rnll llcsscls, who has spent some time iu tho north. On n stood at tho south cud of tho room a baud ot Suablan musicians discoursed "Mlkndo" woltzes and "Hlack Hussar" polkas, to which tho modest Lorralno maiden and stately llcrltu hello kept tlmo with foot and beseeching smiles. At n cioch, wiicn tut- nan was crowned, andmotlng about was dlllicult, Itcv, Louis Schneider, the pastor of Concordia Church, for tbo benefit of which tho jahrmarkt Is held, entered with Mr. Sherman, and Mr. John Vogt with Commissioner Webb. Dis trict Marshal Wilson, Kobeit Portlier, Mr. Korr, Edwin Droop, Anton Kbcrlc, Martin Hibner, Weiner Koch, E. W. Koch, Geo. Ilrcithbarth, W. G. Plant, Jr., Col. W. G. Moore, llmry Klutz, Louis Kcttlcr, and several other prominent citizens, somo of whom knew what a jahrmarkt was, completed the group, and made their way to the south end of the hall, where Mr. Schneider commanded silence and described briefly tbo object of the fair. Ho would, however, Icavo tho Hon. John Sherman, whoso namo rhymed with German, ami whose sentiment was with tho German, to explain inoro fully. Senator Shermau stepped forward on this, ".ilsraskeji&to'Iaws: U ..j.o.. .-., ... - . t v . f ' Lauiik ami (irNTi.miRN: rhavUl7on'i.s. signed Iho plo'sunt duty of declaring luo" lor. inal opening of this "Juurmarkt," or year mar ket! but, buiore doing so, I wish to express my henity commendation ol the admirable ar rangements mado by our llcrmiiu felloiv-cltl-zeiis ror a nobio work or charity, to bo Illus trated by tho social habits and customs of "Vnierland." Charity Is universally associated u llh tho dearest w ords in overy language, such as homo, love, hope, faith, but V:.i greatest or nil is charily, z present appeal to charity is to promnio tbo noblest sentiment or hiiismt unturc religious riiith nnd worship a senti ment that has been found to exist lu smiu form lu every trlbu or nation of num. Iu con tributing to Concordia church yon cuejuraBe the highest charity, lor you glvo not only m tho poor, hut to tho church, tno servant of re ligion and piety, the connecting agency be in ccn man and his crcitor. In the old country tho year market Isheld hi nil lounsor respectable size, 'llio alciatnc. contain tho name or every place honored by such n visitation and the date when it occurs. Tho market lasts lor a neck or ten davs, and win n It ends thu dealers turn their faces toward unotlier. Whllo it lasts It is n holiday tlmo lor trade, Joy. nnd songs, lilnera-.t dealers ironi nil purts of llio country-expose forsaioln booths or stalls every concclvablo artlclooriralUcuinl thrltty housekeepers uvnll thomsoli-es or llio sharp competition to supply themselves trim nrtlclcs that will l.t ft year. You havo Im pioveilnpouall this by dedicating Iho proceeds of this Jahrmarkt to charitable uses, but It is nono tho less a place whero go id liar.-aliis ci.i bo hud in accordance with ancient iisarcs. Tbcro are mauy other customs and habits of tho fatherland that 1 would lie glad to sco en grafted on Amcrleun lire. Among thcso are open, outdoor employments nod amusements, where old nud young, sovcralJgoneMtlori', mo t and mlnglo In social lire. Nothing can bo wrong when father, mother, grandslrc, and child partake or the snmo rofreslmonts, hear the samo musle, engage in or witness the saim si-orts, when conditions of wealth and rink nro forgotten, nnd n common huunnlty Is ree opnlmtns tho great tie that binds us all in charily uud kindness, ouo for the other. This has been n distinguished trait In Ucnnau habl.s from the days of TncltiH to this hour. Another Is Ihulovo or uiiisic, whlcu lends to retlue and sotlcn social Intercourse and gives chaimtotho home, whether n cabin or a in -nee. This has produced the souMtisplrhu music or llach. Mozart, ileothovoii, nnd VV .li ner. Anrther trait or Oerman lire. UliMruted by (iocthe. Schiller, and oilier great names hi Hormnn literature, by the earliest and latest trudltlons of thu Geim.in Kople, und this diclatatlous of Luther, is Hint this Is n world orplccsureand happiness, where mirth and longs, laughter and Joy. nil innocent amuse ments, are consistent with religion and piety: that 1 llo should not be merely a sad and gtnjniy search for happiness iu u world Income, but a hopelul and Joyous uso of nil tho blessings Hi it befall us that do conflict with our duty to others and with charity tool). I Irustthcsotraltsofthcf therlindwlllbcwltli you here. Inspiring Joy aud gladness, Hut inuslowlll add Its charm, that young und old, inution aud maiden, the man nud boy. will do their part to mako this jahrinurkt u fountain of charity and n happy good tlmo. At tho rcipiest of them ladles und Gentlemen I now declare this market opiu for business. Dr. Schneider then Introduced Commis sioner Webb, who, In his happiest vein, epoko for ulwut ten minutes. Ills best friends wero Germaus, ho said, and tho foundation of this great city was thu result of I ioriuun settlement. Tho Germans first settled ou tho slto ot the citv. and called I their settlement Hamburg, which grew to ho Washington. Mr. Webb then hoped that thu iahnnarkt (which ho pronounced l,.u uu9iijrj wuiiiu, uo u success. Tho baud then performed somo prcttv German airs, and tlio guests weio cscoitud to tho dining room, whero n cosmopolitan assemblage of fair wultcrs servo I terruplu and wine and cream, and said complimentary things about the Jahrmarkt and each other, lu the mean time tho hall filled raphtlv, nnd tho lltllo church at tho corner of Twentieth ami G streets was receiving a good financial lift. Everybody gavo liberally, and thero wero. plenty ot willing aud fair bauds to tako It. Tbo fair will run' throughout tho week, aud everybody should visit It, as It is really oi.o ' of the must novel lutcrtuluinents overseen I here. l'rlcii at lists ltcbrmv I'nlr. Tho usual throng wns prcscut at tho Hebrew I fair last evening. It is not known whether tho i 50 diamond breastpin was drawn Irota tbo i fish jiond yestorday or not. Mrs. 8. N, Meyer , has been quo of tho most fortunato ladles or tlio fair, having won tho sowlug machine, i which Is one. of tho most exponsivo articles disposed or bychanco. Tnrooor tho nrtlcles . bClUir Voted ieroel(u.A.l nut Incl nvnt.lni- Hf. Leila lleldcntioimcr had tho most votes for tho linndsomo whlto leather fun, her total number hclug 507. Miss Itosle Kautaan won tho Itogers' group and stand with 375 votes, an I Mliaballlo Odenwald had Its) votes ror the lentigo. Tho balance or tho articles b-hu voted ror w 111 Lo closed nut on Thursdss ev tug. Tho Monlcliore h indkerclilef, un t ,, similes ou i nper had it ready s.ile, SA f