V12. WASHINGTON. D. C., MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1879. TWO CENTS.

STHE EVENING STAR.MPBLINED DAILY, Except Sunday,

AT THE STAR BUILDINGS,Pensylvania Avenue, Corner 11th 8treet, by

The Lvening Staf Wewspaper Company.GEORBGE W. ADAMS, Pres't,

Tax EvrWm'I STAR i served to subscribers in thecity by carrIers on their own account at 1 centsJer 1eak, or 4 cents per month. Copies at thecounter, 2 cer2ts each. y mail-post aid-g0 cents a month; one year, $6; threeIEntered at the Post Office at Washington. .,aS econd class mail matter.1TUE W 1.? STA-published-,o Friday- 2 aear, P~ prepaid. Six mon $1; 1t copies

O tc >iea for $20.subscriptions must be taid in ad-

ane;no r sent longer than so paid for.Rates o aertising made known on application.

SPECIAL NOTICES.THE ItGS MARKET on P st. between

14th and 15th .ts., will be open day onDNESDAY, the 26th inst. N1omarket on Thnrs-

nov24-2t*THE NEW ENGLAND SOCIETY will

hold its annual Ietile at the Ofice of H. M.Bab.I 1411 F st., on TUESDAY NIGHT, at 6o'clock, p~rornptno4'-i:t SILAS BOYCE, Secretary.w> CLMIBI A lODoE. No. 10, Lt.0 F

- L n ' INAY E "ENING, Nov. 24, to make;rramni.nts for ih fmerl of our det-asetd Bro-It .' u. r. Tiio k. Funeral On Tesday at,e2,+ .j. s. GHEEN, N. 4.

I. IN1FORMED BATTAL-LC TI .-A itme'n of this Battalionv1-nMo T Iis Mend.'a EVENING, at 7.!

-mot e-res for tihe funeral oflrbr.Nj ti N. TrOtMA. A

teH temiance reqi-tol. Funeral to-morrow

THMAStW. FOWLER, Secretary.

ITEHTIETOORAPH' 11 ORIOINAL JACOBS.

Tu; the I 'eThe Btiwdoin Patent No. 105. 300, issueid in 1870,

-1:1 unier w-ich the itt riiurt is now takingrntuge, as nothintwhatevert. do)withourprocessof Ire( i(.pyn, aol 1:o one knows it better thanthe iffia llitiself. He is simply using it as avs-arecrow, threaenin iesey one with legal pro-cedings.We unhiesitatiney assert that he has not even the

I-HAIOW of a elM to ou- rocess and also thaithedare not istitute at.' lextal roceedin s under that1 atnt, for the procets there claimed was patentedaslonv go as 153. In order to test his sincerityand faith in his new purcha. we have given oursoeicitors, Messrs. Birdseye, Cloyd & Baylis, of No.17t Broadway, i nstructions to aceost service for nsof any paper which the Urifriaof Jareom desires toL srve. and if he does not coineuce his legal pro-ceedings within the next four dav he should at oncenttire with his Lithograin to his native countrWe have sold thousands of our appiaratus to thelargest firms and corporations in the country, andsare now niinfacturimr and selling them at terateof hundreds daily. Herm, then, is a splendid op-prtgnity for the ;reat Oritrinal to recover dami-agei. IHEKTO(RAPH CO..

22 and 24 Chuirch st.

NORTHERN LIBERTY MARKETOPEN

ALL DAY WEDNESDAY, 26rr. n22-3tTHE CHATTERBOX FOR 157;t AND AU-4-very3 airge asmortnent of oter Picture

191sareceived at ROBIERTS' BOOKSTORE, 1010'Icest., alto e New York ave. nov22

MEDICAL SOCi ETY OF THE DISTRICTOF ti IrXMBIA.

Annual Oration of this Society'will be deliv-ered by Prof. lt-ioeT REYntnrN, M.D.. at (ON-ZAGA ItAIL. F st., between 9th and Pith, WED-NESDAY EVENING4, Nwveilr 26, 1879. at Ao'clock. The imeifti-rs of the Society and all inter-ested in the science of iedicine are invited to at-tend. J. M. TONEtI M1D.

JOHNSON ELIOT, Vf.D.,F. A. ASHFORD, M.D.,

nov22-4t Commiittes of Arrangements.

U LACE CURTAINS! LA* CURTAINS! at_S the Furniture, Cartet an? Upholstery Es-

tablishment of W. B. MObES & SON, cor. 7th st.and Pennsylvania ave. nov21

[ OFFICE OF THE MIUTUAL FIRE INSCO, OF D.C

No. 636 Louisiana ave., Baut of WashingtonBuilding.-In accordance with the action of theBoard of Managers, at the meeting heldion the 10thjest., notice is hereby given that. a DnAwBAcK OF25 PER CENT. of the amount standing to the creditof each 1olicy on January 1, 1879. will be paid toeach lobey-hiolder. at the office of the company onand aflter the 10rH DAY oF DEcEMBER, 1879, excepton such policies at. have been settled (or are in pro-cess of settlement) since January 1, 1879.

By order of the Board.J. WESLEY BOTELER, Sec.washingtonb.C., Nov. 19, 1879. nov19-3w

W SPECIAL NOTICE-A fresh suoply ofPURE NORWEGIAN COD LIVER OIL

at DREW'S Drug Store, corner 9th st. and Pennsy1-vania ave., at 50 cts. per full pint bottle. oct1

BEDFORD WATER.BLUEZ LICK WAT

BETHESDA WATER. DEEP ROCK WATEAND GAYSER SARATOGA WATER.

A fresh supply of the above natural waters.For sale on draught in all anantities.At MILBURN'S PHARMACY,sep4 . 1429 PENNsTLvANIA AvENUE.

DRY GOODS.LACK AND COLORED CASHMERES, 45c. toI) 1 yard.

Colored 'ASHr ERES, good fabrics, 25c. yard.GRO GRAIN SILKS. *1 yard.Rtoby's Double Busk CORSETS.Mnte. Demorest's Reliable PATTERNS.

JOS. B. BAILEY,nov22 Corner 7th and F sts. s.w.

LANKETSAND BEDCOMFORTERSWe have in stock a full line of BLANKETS and

BED COMFORTERS, bought before the recent ad-vence, which we are selling at old prices.HORSE BLANKETS, cheap.Alm. 7,212 yards all-wool Twilled DRESS

GOODS. at 25c., worth 37Yc.CLOAKS and SHAWLS. at very lowprices.A full line of HOSIERY and UNDERWEAR.'FOnr pri--s are the lowest.

GEO. J. JOHNSON,:13 iuarket Spee.

EW GOOD%. NEW GOODS.GiLOVEI.-A large line if the Justte's Celebrated

Utdergraffnmake, every pisr iciarant'et-d.rMBRtELLAS. - Best doltar tUmbre'lia in the city.SC(ARFS.-Large invoice just op'ened of new

styles.VNDERWEARI and HIOSIERiY.-Fuili tine at low-

e'st prices.ie it-ntniatintainting ouir reputation for sellingthe best giaods at lowest 'rices.

THOMPSON'S SuraT FAcToRT.nov21 816 F st. n.w., opp. Patent Offce.

FoBai'es CLOTHloks double width. at $1. 75,$2.50, $3.00 *4.00 per yard.Handsomie Water-proof Clothsat 50, 65, 75, 90and

11- Wie Double Blankets. 83.501.Ingrain, tart wool, Carpt, 35. 40 and 50 cents.Caisimeres for Hen and B 2-v5c., and up.BENJ5AI MI)LLER,nov11 103 Bridge street, ExOnGETrOWN.S LAUGHTER

SILKS ANuD VELEVETS.THESE PRICES:

27-inch wide SILL VELVET. 152; never sold lessthan $3.

20-inch SILK VELVET. *1.50: rerular price is

Eatin and Silk Stripe PEKIN, $1; would be cheap22-inch Black Gros Grain SILK. $1: worth $1.25.

PSH.1RTS AT MEGINNISS', 1002Fst. n.w..:

The "Crown Diamond" Shirt. One linen Bosom,and elegant muslin, ordy 50 cents

TheM 'tery Shrtthe old Washington favor-

"The "Reception" Rhirt, the finest ready-madeSkirt in the country, nty 7i cents.

At MEGINNISS',cl1 1003 F street s.sw.

SHERTS SHIRTS I! SHIRTS I ICHEAPEST SHIRTS IN THE WORLD.- AT THE OtLD STAND,- 816 F STREET NORTHW'EST.

The Acme Unfinished Shirts........75 cents.The Acmte Finished Shirts..........90 centsThe Pe-ertesa U'nfinished Shirts........60 centsThe Peerless Finished Shirta........75 centsBove' Shirts ununiehed, 50i centsa; Iished,65 cents)'ne Silk l-carfs 25 cents, worth 50.Elegant Silk Scarf(50lI cents. Just received.Best Dress Shirts made to order, in most elegant

rranner, for 82-lit warranted. AtTrHOM~PsON'S SaiT FAcrTonY.sep24 816 F st. s.ss.. 0pp. Patent Office37NINTH ST. N.W.

SPECIAL NOTICE.

Toredutce stock, we offer all MANTET.S in .tobr-at grreatly reduced prices.Ordered MANTELS at full ptrices only.

HAYWARD £ EUTCHINSON,nov15 PLUMBEn.SINGLI:,TON £ HOEKE,

801 Mtarket Bguseet.CARPETS' CARPETS'! CARPETS! !Most complete stock and lowest prs in the city.

Bd rutssels, front *1.80 to 8.75.Tapstyu~Bisea~front85 t 1.10.tO 1a.an Beat Extra Ingrains from 75

%a Lanelnona, Lignuma and Oillloths, In all patteasand gradtes.

I~phlaten~dosusrurualu,,~o~ aspecialty.

THE EVENING STAR.Wuhington News and Gossip.CoaERMENT REcEIcrs To-DAY.-Internalrev-

enue, 1540,342.86; castoms, $398,822.09.A GENERAL COURT-MARTIAL has been ap-

pointed to meet at Willet's Point, New Yorkharbor, on the 26th day of November. IST9, or a.soon thereafter as practicable, for the trial 0'such prisoners as may be brought before it. Thdetail for the eourt Is Capt. A. M. Miller. CaptJ. B. Quinn, First Lieut. J. C. Mallery. SecondLieut. W. L. Fisk. and Second Lient. J. L. Lusk,corps of engineers; second Lieut. G. Me Derby,corps of engineers, judge advocate of the court.

As To TRADE M ARKS.-The Supreme Court o'the United States having adjudged the act oJuly sth, 1870, regulating the regIstry of trademarks, to be unconstitutional, the Patent Oflicehas issued a circular, that "Action in pendingapplications will be suspended until further in-structions shall be received from the applicants.Trade marks will hereafter be registered onpending or future applications, only In favor ofthose persons who, with full knowledge of thedecision of the Supreme Court, shall requestregistration. Fees heretofore paid In trade-mark cases cannot be refunded without fartherlegislation by Congress."THE TREACHEROUs UTEA.-Prominent army

ofilcers are not sanguine of the attainment ofsuccess by the Ute commission In Its efforts toprecure the surrender by the White River Utesof the murderers of Agent Meeker and the In-stigators of the treacherous assault uponThornburgh's command. On the contrary, be-lief Is generally expressed in army circles thatthe Indians have been and are still simply try-ing to gain time, in the hope that militaryoperations against them will be prevented bywinter weather., and that the guilty members ofthe tribe may scatter before the spring seasonopens, so as to elude either detection or punish-ment. Gon. Sherman said Saturday that hehoped for the best. but, there was no telling whatwould take place. He had given orders, he said,to leave no means untried to make our soldiersat present in camp in the Fte country as com-fortable as possible, and bad directed that shel-ter. clothing and the best of food that could beprocured should be furnished them. In theevent of the Interior department's falling in itspresent efforts to obtain possession of te mtir-derers. the army would be on the spot and makeshort work of them in the spring, or sooner ifnecessary. lie believes the winter will havethen so reduced the condition of their ponies asto make it Impossible for them to escape.iUT FEW MEMIBERs Oi- CoNGREss are in the

city so far, although the day of meeting Is onlyone week off. This is aecQtnted for by the factthat at the special session nearly all the newmembers made their arrangements for the win-ter. antid the further fact that members gener-ally prefer to spend their Thanksgiving day athome. After Thursday the city will rapldly tillup.TuE MARRIAGE Of Mr. Sevellon A. Brown andiiss Phelps, daughter of Captain Phelps, presi-

dent of the Board of District Commissioners,will take place during the coning winter. Mr.Brown Is the chief clerk of the bepartment pfState. and has for some time been prominent Insociety at the capital. Captain Phelps wasformerly an officer of the navy, and served assuch through the war with Mexico. lie was adivisional commander in the Mississippi fleetduring the rebellion. He went out to China andJapan to establish the Pacifle Mall SteamshipCompany's trans-Pacime steamship line, and wasIn charge of that company's interests In theeast for seven or eight years.FRENcH EXPERTS ExAMINING oUR POSTAL

SYsTEm.-Monsieur Haul Magne, "Inspecteurdes Postes et Telegrapies." ad Mt. Henri Pelle-tler, also an officer of the postal and telegraphicservice of France, called upon Postmaster Gen-eral Key Saturday. and presented letters of in-troduction, soliciting for them on the part of theFrench government such facllities as he mightfeel inclined to place at their disposal. In fur-therance of an examination and report upon thepostal service and the telegraphs of this coun-try. Judge Key at once gave orders which willenable these French experts to possess them-selves of all the desired information in re;ardto the practical operations of the Post O(iee de-partment, and will facilitate their injuilries of asimilar nature elsewhere throughout th coutn-try.TuE REVIsED DISTRIcr CODE.-Gen. Iunton

chairman of the House District of Columbiasub-committee. engaged in revising the imunici-pal code, says that it isa matter of very muchdoubt, whether the sub-committee will co'nplet.its labors In time to be ready to report nexMonday. The work Is extensive. and if the suba-committee Is not ready It will not be beetuse itsmembers have not worked most arduously, andnglected their private Interests to d6 it.

CAPTAN JAMES IREDELL WADDELL. Who comas-manded the Confederate cruiser "Shenandoah,"which was recently sunk, is In the employ of thePacile Nail Steamltship Company. lie com-mands one of the vessels of that line.

PROHIBITION OF MIXED MARRIAGFs IN VIR-GINIA-A T-t Orsc Bfiore the 8.-pwoeCmirt.-An interesting case pending in the U. 'S.Supreme Court is one which comes from thesupreme court of appeals of Virginia certifiedupon a writ of error, and involves the validityof a marriage contract between a negro man andwhite woman. The Virginia court of appealsdecided that a marriage oetween a negro andwhite woman was void, and the parties con-tractIng it are liable to prosecution and punish-ment. On the other hand It Is contended thatthe Virginia law is contrary to the constimtuenof the United States. and it is upon this pointthat the t. S. Supreme Court -Ill be called uponto give opinion.ARMY ORDERs.-Seeond Lieutenant John Bige

low. jr-, 10th Cavalry, will report in person tothe Commanding General, Department of WestPoint. for assignment to duty at the MilitaryAcademy.to relieve 1st Lieutenat AlexanderRogers, 4th Cavalry. Liett. Rodgers will be re-h11ved from duty at the Academy after I tie ex-amination in January next, and after his suc-cessor shall have entered upon his duties, andwill then proceed to join his company.

BuriNass iN AusTruAL~i.-Mr. Williams. C. S.Consl at Sydney. New Soul hi Wales. itn his dis-patch to the Uepartment of State dated Oct. 4,15T9, submits ils annual report1 of the trade ofthat ditrict. He' represetnts the people of thecolony as progressive and prosperous. With apopulation of (00,000O, tihe sale of puibllc landsdutring the year amounted to $1,00.000t. Allbrantches of trade shtow an lncres.'rThe greatInternatiounal Exhititlont opened othe1ii. 11 ofS~eptembr. Ahertcall exilits Consist ot agrl-cut1111 al inltements, tobacO o ahinery. kero-se ne, cottt - od. pianos, &. Many lhinenexhlibit, tromt the Uniled Ltates Itadunot arrtied,and will probaby be too tle. Tie ex\hits ticnmerouos andt beautiful. GreaIt Barittin and tier

colonies excieed all tile re-Ist.Aong- the articlesdisplayedi fromt the Uniited tsis a t191i ofain iron btidge. T-e -ncr-ti iesutii ot the extm-blon must be Itl oralet 1o our couiintry to sl3me

TitADE IN GENEtA.-Mt. Adams. U. s. Coslat G~enevaSw iteirland. 1n his dispatch to tileDepartment of State, dated Novemtber 3d, 1579,fulrnishes the anntual report of his district. itstrade and manufactures. Switzerland begins tofeel the Iiluence of returnIng prosperity ita theUnited States. it is welcomed as meanintg bet-ter limaes for Switzerland, The exports to theI Ited Stales had fallen fron stout live millionsof francs in 1871 to a tithe more than 011e tillio-In liss, when the turning point seems to havbeent reached. The second and third quartero~f 1879 show a decided increase. The importa-tIoni of preservedl meats and anthracite coalfrm the United Slates began only a year or twosince, and seems to be protitable. Preservedmeats are very generally ttsed, and sald InGeneva. it is doubtful whether American coalwill rind a good market here, especially if theprice shouild advance at home.

A BOARD, consisting of Captains J. IL Mter'ry-mast, J. A. Hlenrliques and G. WV. Moore, t. S. It.M., has been convened In this city for the pro-fesional examination of olieera of the revenuemarIne service. The following oficers are toappear before the board:'-First LieuttenatsL-JBi. Moore, Ii. T. Blake, J. Hi. Parker and M. L.Phlllips. Second Lieutenants-W. H. Hand,Eugene Blondt Alfred Weston F. J. Simmondsandt W. F. illgore. Third Leutenants-JohnWyckoff, A. IP. it. Hatnks, George Delap, W. S.Hiowiatnd. hohn H. Little, John U. Rhodes. Chas.HI. McLellan. Win. B. Cushing, F. (5. F. Wadlsworth and C. D. Dantorth.ArTmTH WeaTE IHOcsE--SecretariesEvartsand

Mlcrary, Senator Randolph, RiepresentativesHubbell, Singleton (IlL) and Frye, and Goveraor'Mc~iormick 'were among the President's callersit0

The National Currency.ANNUAL REPORT OF COMPTROLLER KNOX.

The report of Comptroller Knox, of the Cur-rency, was to-day sent to the Public Printer. Itpresents, as usual, complete tables of the re-sources and liabilities of the national banks,from the organization of the system in 1863, andfor the last four years the capital and depositsof state banks, savings banks, and privatebankers. The present report discusses the rela-tions of the banks to the government in the re-funding of the public debt and resumption ocuin payments. and gives tables showing thecost of refunding In this country and in France,and of the British debt into English Couisolsfrom 1793 to 1565& It devotes separa te chaptersto the subjects of taxation, reserve, Illeal certifleations of checks, the cost of the settlementof the affairs of insolvent banks, surplus, dividends, and the losses of national ban!ks, andves the rates of Interest In New York and in:ngland for a series of years; the coin held byour banks and by the Bank of England aidBank of France for ten years. and much otherinformation of interest to banks and bankersaccernpanled with concise and well arrangedtables, for which the Comptroller's report isnoted.

THE TOTAL NUMBER OF NATIONAL BANKSorganized from the establishment of the na-tional banking system, February 25, 1863, to No-vember 1 of the present year, Is 2,438. Of these307 have gone Into voluntary liquidation by thevote of shareholders owning two-thirds of theirrespective capitals, and 81 have been placed inthe hands of receivers,for the purpose of closingup their affairs,.leaving 2,050 in operation at thedate last named, Since the last annual report 38banks have been organized with an aggregateauthorized capital of $3,595,000, to which52.390,44 in circulating notes have been issued.Thirty-eight banks, with an agregate capital of$4.45)0,000, have voluntarily discontinued busi-ness within the same period, and eight bankshave failed, having a total capital of $1,030,000.The Insolvent banks include two, with a capitalof *700,000, which failed after having previouslygone into voluntary liquidation. The capital ofthe 2,048 national banks in operation on June 14,1&79, was i455,244,415, not including surplus,which amounted at that date to more than$114,000,000, while the average capital of all thestate banks, private bankers and savings banksfor the six months ending May 31 previous, wasbut $901 241 484 which amount is considerablyless than one-half that, of the national banks.The net deposits of the national banks were$713.401.6.9, and the average deposits of all otherbanks. including savings banks, were $1,180,122.-835. The average deposits for the same periodof The 44 savings bankshaving no capital stock,which are licludeo In the above aggregate,were$747,062,057.THE TOTAL NUMBER OF BANKS AND nANKERS

in the country at the dates named was 6,60,with a total banking capital of i656,4V5,s99. andtotal deposits of *1,893 526 474. The aggregatecapital of the national 6anks, state banks, sav-ings banks and private bankers has diminishedfrom 19,400,000 in 1876, to $656,50I00 In 1879.and the aggregate deposits have fallen off from2.075,300,0 In 1876. to $1,893,500,000 in 1879-areduction of $62,9t0I010 in capital and$11.00,000in deposits during the last four years. The na-tional banking capital hasdiminished $45,100,00o,but the deposits of the national banks are al-most precisely the same that they were in 1876.Savings banks with capital show a reduction ofabout one million in capital and the sameamount in deposits. The capital and depositsof state banks and private bankers are less byseventeen millions and eighty-three millions, re-spectively. The greatest reduction, however,s in the deposits of savings banks without cap-tal, which have diminished 197,500.000,

REFITNDING THE PUBLIC DEBT.The great war debt of the United States was

contracted in less than four and a half years.In 1835 the country was entirely out of debt,and on January 1, 1;61, the whole debt of theUnion amounted to but $66.243,721. During thenext six months it increased at the rate ofabout four millions a month, being, on the firstday of July, 1861, $90,580 873. During the nextyear it Increased at the rate of more than I hirty-six millions per month, and at the close of thefiscal year ending July 1. 1862. it had reached$524,176,412. At the end of the succeeding yearit was considerably more than twice thatamount, being on July 1, 1863, $1,119,772,138.Duting the following year it increased nearlyseven hundred millions, reaching on July 11864, the SUm of $1.l15,784,370. During the nextnine months. to the close of the war, April 1,1865, the debt increased at the rate of about twomillions a day, or about sixty millions a month,and for the five months next thereafter. at thetate of about three millions per day, or aboutninety millions a month, reaehingitsmaximum*on August 31, 1865,- at which date itamounted to $2.,45,907,626,t In which wasIncluded more than one thousand two ltin-dred and seventy-six millions of temporary ob-ligations of the government, of which eighthundred and thirty millions bore interest at 7-30per cent.. This immense amount of temporaryobligations was funded within the four yearswhich followed the close of the war, and theskill and good judgment displayed in so doingcan only be fully appreciated by those who arefamillarwith the dlficulties and delicate condi-tiois under which this work was accomulaled.The tnporary loans. certificates of lud-bted-ness. 7.30 notes, and all the other items of thedebt. except the legal tender notes and frac-tional currency, which have been largely re-duced. havebeen paid, have matured and ceasedto bear interest, or have been funded Hito 5.2Gier cents, of which more than one thousandsixlindred millions (1.02,583,350) were lssu d. Theacts Of July 14. 18i70, 'and or January 2o.1871.authorized the Issue of bonds for the purpose ofrefunding the 5.26 per centsThe report gives in a few paragrapis the pro-

gress of refunding In accordance witt these actsfrom 1S71 to 1879, under Secretaries Boutwell.Ricfhardson, Bristow. Morrill and Sherman, andconcludes the subject as follows: -The sales ofUnited states bonds since 1871, Under the re-tunding acts. have been live hundred millionsoffives, one hund-ed and eighty-live millions offour and a halfs, and $710.345,950 of four percents.: in all. more than one thousand tieehundred and nicety-five millions of dollars,.There have also been sold for resumption pur-poses, since 31arch 1, 1S7. under the authorityof the resumption act of January 14, 1875. twen-ty-live millions of fours, and sixty-five millionsof four and a half per cents, the latter being ata premium of one and a half per cent. The re-duction on the interest-bearing debt of the1 nited States, from its highest point, on August:1 1865, to November 1, 1879, is $83,86.594. ofwhich amount $105,160,91o ivas accomplishedsince the refunding operations were commencedon May 1, 1871. At the highest point the annualinterest on the debt was L1.5077,697 whileIt Isnowy $81,773,77-8 only. There has, therefore, beena total recdction In tis charge of $67,203i,919.'Te total annal reduction of Interest under'these retfunding oper-atinos simnce Mat-cih, 1877.1as been 114.297,177, while thle saving on thlsaccoutt growing out of the operations of thepresent year a lone, is nearly nine millonsits,803,707), and tile total annlual saving in all1l1c retunding operations of the governmentsince 1171 is nearly twenty milliotns ($19.907,607.)These Itunding transactions are believed to bewithout parallet hI !1inanial jALptory.The publIc debt of Enmgand in ,Tiinalry, 1793,

snmounted Co $1,191.145,000. At that date beganthe great expenditures caused by the wars ofte Frencht revolution anti of Napoleon, extend-ing from 1793 10 1816. Bletweenl these dates,stock and annulities 10 thle amlountt of $3,881.-100,100 was placed eon tile market at rates ofintentst varying from 11 to 5 per cent. Tme aye-rsge rate of discounot at which te stock wassold was 313 per eut., and tile average rateof Interest paid on thie money actu-ally taised by iSe sil wasi 5.15 per cent.A fler a Iong interval of peace, the Irish faminetu 1847, ann thse Crimeans war and Indian mit-tiny, lionm 1854 to. 1856, caused another additionto tile public debt. in the years 184T, 1555, and1856,. three per cent. intere-st-bearing stock, tothe amount of one hundred and seventy mil-lions of dollars, was Issued, and sold at a dis-count 0f110.94 iter cent., while tile average ratof Interest paid on tile money raised by the sal3was 5.4 per centt. The three great French loan1n 1876, 1871, and 1872, of nearly fifteen hundre Iand ninety-two millions of diollars, reslize itwelve hond-ed and seventy-three maillions o1dollars only. The first loan was at the rate of1 percent, and realizedtolnvestors nearly 3 per-cent. while the two sutbsequtent and largerloans were sold at s2.s0 and 84.50. which wasabout equivalent to 6 percent, bonds at par.The refunding of the nationaldebtcommence IIn 1871, at which time the national banks heldnearly four hundred millions of the five and sixper cent, bonds, and from that date to the pres-ent lime they have held more than one-lirth o:the Interest-nearing debt of the United States'A large portion of the bonds held by them In1871, bore Interest at the rate of six per cent,This class of bonds has since been greatly re-duced, and Is now less than one-sixth of all thebonds pledged for circulatlon, while more thanone-third of the whole amount consists of bondsbearing Interest at fourper cent.

It Is certain that if the national bankring sys.tem had not existed, and United States ~notesbad been Issued in place of bak notes. the re-fun ~oprtin ere described and the con-sqetlrereduction of interest ua thepublcGbt wuldnot have been possible.'The Scetary of the Treasury, in his reportfor 1862, said that among the advantages whsichsuould arise from the Knn~anm of a as-tional bankinestmwud etefattatilebonds of g!nverment unu be ranra

for bankin purpos a steady market wouldbe establihed, and eir ngtiation greatlyfacilitated; a uniformity of price for the bondswould be maintained at a rate above that offunds of equal credit, but not kvailable as secu-rity for circulation. "It Is not easy to appre-clate the ful benefits of such conditions o agovernment obliged to borrow;" It will "recon-cile, as far as practicable, the interests of exist-ing lnstitutions with those of the whole people,"and will supply "a firm anchorage to the unionof the states."There is D doubt that these exectations

have been more than fulfilled, anf that thecredit of the United States and its ability to bor-row money at low rates of interest have beengreatly enhanced by placing Its bonds inamounts in the possession of nearly all the -

Ing monetal institutions of every city and vil-lage in the Union.The wisdom of Secretary Chase and of others,

who, in 1862, advocated the establishnent of anational-banking system, was l snized by those who understood tbeprncl.peswhichshould govern a soundsystemof ciricand banking; but, in the light of the extraordI-nary financial operations of the governmentduring the present year, the wisdom and theeconomy of the system, both for the govern-ment and the people, is now moreapparent thanever.The government has still outstanding

$273.681,350 In six per cents, and more than$5e0,o,eo in five per cents, all of which willmature in 1881. The refunding of these bondsInto four per cents will save $10,473,000 In inter-est annually. The credit of the government Isnow such that it Is not improbable that long be-fore its maturity the present debt may be re-ftinded into three and a-half per cent. bonds.which is one-half per cent. more than the rateof the English consols, thus saving to the gov-ernment a large additional amount of Interest.

Report of Secretary McCulloch, 1867, p. Iv.t Less cash in the Treasury, $88,218,055.t At that date one thousand seven hundred

and twenty-tive millions of the public debt borean average Interest of 6.62 per cent. FinanceReport, 1865, p. 23.PERSONAL-Among the arrivals at Willard's

are Representative Daggett, of Nevada, andJohn McCullough and troupe. ....Representa-tive Acklen. of La., Is at the Riggs HoRepresentative Ryan. of Kansas -

bitt. ....Ex-Gov. Hartrarift, of anla,is registered at the Metropolitan. on. Ho-race Davis and wife, of California, and ThomasBiddle, or Philadelphia, are at Wormley's.Gov. Bagley, of Michigan, and lion. Wm. Lough-ridge, of lowa, are registered at the NationalAMONG THE IMPROVEMENTS AT THE CAPITOL,

quite a noticable one is the change made In therear of the reporters' gallery of the House. Thepartition wall between the two rooms has beentaken away. and there is now a grand colonadeconnecting, after the manner of the change inthe lobby below. The water closets have beenchanged to a better position. The two blinddooi s have been removed and the gallery nicelycovered with a new Brussels oarpet.THE U. S. SUPREME COURT to-day delivered an

opinion of considerable Importance to the law-yers of the country. It decided that in casestransferred from state courts to the UnittedStates courts. where the pleadings conformed tothe code of the states, and legal and equitablecauses of action were joined In the petttion,thatthe pleadings must be divided in the federalcourt and the rules for equity and law pleadingsmust be followed.Was. HATEs left this afternoon at 1:30 o'clock

for Philadelphia to attend the Methodist Episco-pal fair. She will be the guest of Bishop Simp-son while in that city. The President wIll leavefor Philadelphia to-morrow. le and Mrs. ilayeswill spend Thanksgiving day there and returnnext Friday.THE PUBLic DE1BT.-On account of payment of

regular pensions falling due in this month, thereduction in the public debt will not be as largethbis month as last. The reduction will be be-i ween one and two millions, not over the latterfigure.THE DEMAND FOR ADDITIONAL CIRCULATION

from the national banks continues. Two million and a half additional circulation has alreadybeen taken out this month, and it is estimatedt hat the total for the moith will exceed threemillion dollars.Persons havin.g houses and apartments to let

may be interested in knowing the fact that THESTAR is iegularly received and read by everymember of both Houses of Congress.

GRANT'S RECEPTION IN OfNcINNATI.-At amieeting In Cincinnati of the executive committee on Gen. Grant's visit It was decided to holda grand reception In Musle Hall on the day ofhis arrival and a banquet in he evening. Theschool children will welcome him with song,anddelegations from Covington and Newport, Ky..a Ill join Cincinnati in emulation of the ex-amples of San Francisco ani Chicago. Accord-0 to Gen. Grant's present programme he willarrive there on Friday, Dee. 11th and leave forthe East the next day.A TwFLVE-YEAR-OF.D 3UiRDERER.-At New

Castle. Del., the trial of Wm. Brown, a 12-year-old coloi ed lad for the murder of his playmateIn Wilmington in June last commenced last Fri-day. The deed occurred during a baseball dis-pute, the weapon being a bat, and there wassuch small provocation that the casa has ex-cited much Interest.RFLEASE OF CONvicT B.ANK#Rs.--Jacob and

AlbertJ. H1untzinger, the Pottsville (Pa.) hank-ers, ho have served out the greater part of theirsentence of two years in the Berks county jail,were released Saturday. They were sentencedIn January, 18S, to two years' Imprisonmentand to pay a line of $AN) and costs, and to restoreto Thomas F. Kerns, a depositor in their bank,$54.0M. A conunutation pardon was granted bythe governor but, the counsel for Kerns objected,as tiey had so far failed to comply with thatpart of tile sentence in which they were orderedto make restitution. They filed a bond,however,to piresent their petition at the next term ofcourt for the benelit of the Insolvent law, andnAeIe released. They were imnediately rear-rested on a process from Schuylkill county, andgase ball for their appearance there.VOTE OF NIw YORK.-The official vote of the

state of New York at the recent election hasbeen made public. The vote for governor stood:Cornell, rep.. 41s,544; Robinson. dea.. 35.762;Kelly, Tammany. 71.55; Lewis. greenbaek,20,254: Mears, prohibition. 4,401. Thlus It will heseen tbat tile combined vote of Robinson andKelly Is 34.168 greater thsan that received byCornell. Whil-t the entire combined vote againstCornell is 59.423 greater titan that east for him.'The miajomity for Hloskins, rep., for lieutenant.governor, over Clark-son N. Potter, Is only 178,whilst tile majority for Seymour. detm., forcanal commissioner, over Soule, rep., is 14.051.Tile largest republican majority is that ofWadsworth,. for comptreller, whobeat his demo.gratle competitor. Olcott. 5.927 votes,GRATE liOBBEui ARRESTED.-Dr. J. W. Nell,

of ilelaware. 01110. was capttured on Thlurdaynlight, w~hile in tile act of robbIng a grave In thecemetery. Atn assistant named Pat Honnehanwas also arrested. They made a furious resist-ancee anti fired on the officers. Both werelodged inl prison to answer for the, crime andusbasuilig the o111eers w-ith Intent to kill.

'THE MtssrssteIPPITER CoMMrssION left St.Louis Sattrday for Newv Orleansa, inspecting thelevees and channels en route. At Memphis.Vicksbturg. Natchez and othler large places onthe river they will invite river pilots, local en-gineers and others to give their views on thesubject of river Improvements. They will prob.-ably reach New Or'leans abotut Dec. 6th, andiwillthen go downtothe passes.l& Mr. James Fooks, a justice of the peace

in Dorchester county. Md., fell one day lastweek and broke his arm.t-s"Four-fifths of tile business portIon 0

Farmington, inn., were horned Saturdaynight. Eighteen buildings In all were destroyed.Loss $150.000.rW'lt is looked upon as very unfortunate by

the legal professiont that Senator Lihandler leftno will-for them to break--anti yet nearly twomillions in the pot.gWThe boiler makers of- St. L'clis have

formed an organizaton and will demandt anadvance of ten or lifteen per cent, in theirwages this week.t3"'The new "cats" approved by the British

Admiraltrare being nmade by naval prisoners.3VrThe Russian Government has now de..

clided to transport Siberian prisoners by sea inmost cases.Wrin Augut last General Grant presented a

valuable dpeurtain to the manager of theprincipal thare in Tokio, and the managernow sends in return a plendid set of harnessornamented with gold and lacquered.WFrofessor Nordiensjd the Swedish Arcticelorer, i ourneylt1oeadfro)apn

atrations at Kobe and Negsaiand i the cen-tral and southwestern open ports of Japan.UWThe atofygeeic hassed the lakeShr and 3tehtigSn

District Goverament Affairs.The number of drawback certificates Issued

by Mr. Roome, clerk in charge of revisions ofspecial assessments. up to '2 o'clock to-day, Is

aggreating 55,224.43.- On hand await-Iglanan s, 95.M&851.

PAY YOUR TAXEs.The District collector is kept quite busy nowin receiving the annual taxes, and the daily

receipts are fully up toexpectations. The pres-ent Is a very favorable time to attend to thepayment of taxes, as after this week the crowdwill be so great as to cause Inconvenience tobusiness men and others who cannot sparemuch time.

THE FOLLOWING BIDSfor constructing a sewer on West and Washing-ton streets, Georgetown, were opened In theoffice of the District Commissioners on Satur-day: Reynolds & Mohler, 79 cents per cubic foot;Ja. Gannon, 83 cent,, and Patrick Mahoney, 44cents.

BrtTLDING PERMITsIssued by Inspector Entwisle:-eeter Campbell,construct a two story store, 0, between 6th and7th sts. n.w.; $1,5000.REPRESENTATIVE VooRis' BANK.-A specialdispatch to the X. . E;vning I'Nst from Back-

ensack, N. J., November 22d, says: At a meetingof the stockholders of the First National Bankof this town this morning, with 945 shares rep-resented out of 1,000, it was unanimously re-solved to go Into liquidation. The directorselected Abraham Collerd as liquidator, and thefollowing advisory committee was appointed tomeet with the directors: James Christie, of Leo-ala; E. F. C. Young, of Jersey City; John Swin-burne. C. N. Jordan, of the Third National Bankof New York, and Robert Balliss, president ofthe Market Bank of New York. The bank wasclosed yesterday, and notice was given that pay-ments were suspended.A DEsPERATE ENcoUNTER.-Near Eureka, Nev.,

Friday. Robert Brown and two companions at-tacked John Chamberlain in a dispute about thepossession of a wood ranche. Chamberlain'sthigh was broken by a rifle shot, but he main-laned the light on his knees with a six-shooterand two shot guns, killing Brown, and at thesame moment falling dead himself.HOMICIDE AT WELDON, N. C.-On Saturday

morning E.M. Hicks, of Weldon, N.C waskilledin that town by John Merritt under the follow-h1g circumstances: For some time past a feudhas existed between Merritt, ex-Mayor L. R.Larkin and flicks In reference to the title toso Lland located at Weldon. Friday afternoonthe lrtles had a dispute over the matter, whenHicks remarked that he would kill any one at-tempting to build on the land. Saturday Mer-ritt and larkin were in tie act of pulling downa fence inclosing the land. presumably for thepurpose of building thereon. when Hicks tiredat them with a large horse pistol, two ballsstriking Larkin, shooting off both thumbs. Mer-1itt Immediately tired at Hicks with a shotgun,The load entering his forehead over the righteye, killing him instantly. Merritt was at oncearrested, but was subsequently sent to Halifax,N.C., for safe keeping. The affair created In-tense excitement.A ScARLET FEVER 'EiDnE3Ic.-A Springfield,

Ill.. dispatch says an epedimic of scarlet feverisnow raging at that place. It Is spreadingrapidly. and over five-hundred caseshave beenreported by the physicians and ten deaths. Theboard of health has ordered the public schoolsclosed until after January 1st, and.adopteda resolution recommending that no publicfunerals be held either at churches or privateresidences. The physicians differ In theirtheories as to the cause of such an unusualepidemic. 4

THE WHIPPING PosT.-Five prisoners werewhipped by the Sheriff In the jail-yard at NewCastle, Del., Saturday morning. They were allconvicted at the present term of court of larcenyand each received twenty lashes. Two of themwere white men from Philadelphia.THE New York board of health has deter-

mined to establish a thorough system of tene-ment-liouse registration In order to check thespread of contagious diseases without waitingfor reports of special inspections. Under thenew system the owners of this class of buildingswill be subject to constant surveillance, which isdoubtless what they need.GREAT FIREs IN ArIIs.-Another large fire

occurred on Friday. The Theater Perle and theadjoining houses were destroyed. Other firesoccurred simultaneouslyat variouspoints In thecity. but were quickly extinguished. At the fireon Thursday four persons were killed and tenwere Injured.SENTENcED.--Lir. J. McCann. found guilty of

disposing of government property while he wasUnited States Indian contractor, was sen-tenced at Cheyene, Wyoming Territory, Satur-day, to a year and a-half Imprisonment In thepenitentiary, to pay costs of the Sit and a fineof$1,000 and to replace the property stolen.(rIcINNATI BREwERs Poot. THEIR IsSUEs.-The

Cincinnati c0,tnmrcial publishes an article to-day on theconsolidation of all the brewing Inter-ests in that city. The brewers have been hold-Ing frequent secret meetings recently and it isreported they have determined to merge all theseperate Interests Into one gigantic brewingcompany with a capital of $8,"000,00. It isstated that same such action was necessary forcompetition had cut prices so low and the ob-taining of customers had become so expensivethat the profit to the separate brewers was eatenup.NINETY THOUSAND DEATHs FROM CHOLERA.-

Tne steamer Gaelic, from Hong Kong via Yoko-hama, arrived at San Francisco last Friday.There have been over 90,00 deaths from cholera.The epidemlc, it is expected, will cease by theend of the year.NEARLY 108 YEARS Oi.-The announcement

is Made of the death of Joseph McNair, nearHuntington, Canada. at the advanced age of17 years and S months. He came to this con-I11nent from Scotland In 1822, and there Is nodoubt as to his having reached the age stated.lis wife, whoIs living, Is 9S years of age.ROEESON FOR GRAN.-A letter has been re-

eelved at Camden. N.J., from ex-Secretary ofI he Navy Geo. M. Robeson, In which he declaresfor Gen. Grant for a third term. It is assertedthat, In conversation with a friend, Mr. Robo-son sai that, If elected, Gen. Grant wouldprobably insist upon Senator Conkling becom-ing the chief of his cabinet. The ex-Secretaryalso said that Alphonso Taft would unquestion-ably be appointed attorney-general, and that he,(Robeson.) more with a view of vindication thananything else, would accept the secretaryshipof the navy.

SINGuLAR CAUSE OF DEATH.-A CincinnatIEtmptirs special from Calhoun, Ky., says: "~LeeHtouston. a youth of 13, was leaning on themuaile of a gun, watching a base-ball match,en a ball from a foul tip struck the hammer

and the gun was discharged, the load enteringunder his arm and coining out tIll-oug his head,killing himinstantly,"DEATH OF THE COUNTrEss lDE MoNTO--When

I he ox-Empress Eugenie arrived at Madrid Sat-ulrday, her mother, the Countess do Montijo,was already dead. King Alfoaso, who wasawaiting Eugenle at the station. communicatedthe newsof hermother'sdeath. Eugenle wishedtogo to her mother's residence, but was pre-vailed tlp.n to go theAla Palace, whore manythousands of visitors called and inscribed theirnames.

ST. JUIENt CHALENGED.-Jos. Udell. owner of11he celebrated blnd pacer Sleepy Tom, (record12l,7.) has sonst achallenge to the Ownerof St-

Julien, which recently obtained a record in Cal-ifornia of 2:12?k, to make a match between thetwo great ityers. to take place this fall or earlynext season. Tom's owner feels confident thatho can beat any trotter or pacer In the world.MORE WHISEY MURDERs.-Manford Walling-

foi d and Theodore Fisher, two friends. visited aconcert neat Middleboro, Ind., Saturday night,both drunk. In a quarrel Wallingford shotFisher in the abdomen, with probably fatalresults. No steps have been taken to arrestWallingford. .... As Frederick Stanley wasgoing along the street in Geneva. lnd., Satur-day night, drunk, Albert Bryan and some othe:young men began teasing him. Stanley turne1and luged a knife between Bryan's ribs, cot-flag hmso badly that he died in a short time.Stanley was arrested.TaE WAR IN SAN DOxtNeo.-San Domingo ad

vices are to the 9th instant. An encounter haoccurred between the forces of Presideat Gullermo andthe revolutionists at SanPedro. Cullermo was dislodged from the position he heland cmeled to retreat, in some disorder, tothe caial. The revolutionists advanced andwere bseigthe eapital.FInN IN VIBII.-The house of Mr. South-

ern, on the old Rossdala estate, near Nokesville,caught fire and was burned to thegrrond on

.forced to fly for hervsand would have iost

all of their furniture btfor thle efforts of Mr.Louia~rafts, of thisit, and a-friend who worehunting nerb, an who took out most'of tho

Telegrams to The Star.WALL STRET FLUCfJTIONSSBIG FIRE IN MAINE.

SOLDIERS' NATIONAL REUNION.

TIIE IRISH TROUBLES.

RAILROAD SMASH UP,

WALL STREET TO-DAY.The Reaction.

NEW YORK. Nov. 24.-The It's.s financial art-icle says: The volume of business at the Stockxchange is much smaller than on any day last

week, and the fluctuations are within narrowerlimits. The market had a severe break and avery sharp reaction. and it now looks as if itmight halt for a time before there is another im-portant movement undertaken. Prices forstock opened VMal j above Saturday's, then ad-vanced 'al", then declined aa4 percent., thenadvanc alM, and later had declined !al percent. The leading stocks have been Erie, thecoal stocks, Iron Mountain, Wabash and Pacilic,Pacific Mal, Kansas and Texas and Milwaukeeand St. Paul. The money market is easy enoughat 6a7 per cent. on approved Stock Exchangecollateral, and at 5a6 per cent. on United Statesbonds; and time loans are 5a6 per cent.Prime mercantile paper is a!,.. per cent.The shaking up of Stock Exchange col-laterals last week was a severe test tomany of the new shares; and withoutdoubt money lenders will regard the lowestprices made then as the limit of any possible de-preciation for at least the next six months.Altogether the events of last week ,,il have awholesome effect, even on the future stoc'kspeculation; and if the losses which many of the"lambs" suffered are accepted as a warning toke p out of the stock market In the future. Theexlerience gained will not be dearly bought.We learn that the bankers who recently sub-scribed for the balance of the Baltimore andOhio loan have closed it out. The bonds arequoted on the stock exchange at 106 to 107.

FOREIGN AFFAIRS.The Queen of Spain's Marriage.LoNDoN, Nov. 24.-Lord Napier, of Magdala,

vovernor of Gibraltar. will represent Queen Vic-Foria at the marriage of King Alfonso and theArch Duchess Marie Christine on the 29th Inst.

Ritualistic.Rev. Alexander Mackonchle conducted the

service at St. Albans' Church, lloiborn, yester-day under the circumstancesmentioned in thesedispatches of the 22d Inst.Proposed Great Irish Meeting in

London.There were gatherings of Irishmen yesterdayin va ious parts of London to consider prepara-

tions for a demonstration at Hyde Park on Sun-day next. Provincial contingents are expectedfrom Manchester, New Castle,Liverpool, Bristol,Cardiff, and Glasgow. The meeting at Man-chester was a great failure.Prince Jerome Napbleon's Visit to

Eugenie.PAsTS, Nov. 24.-La Pays views Pi ince Jerome

Napoleon's spontaneous visit to the ex-EmpressEugenie as likely to have the best effect on theparty. Le Iys says:-" When we are assuredof their cause publicly, as we already have beenpersonally, on the question of liberty of teach-ing and religion. we shall be very near the goalaimed at by all who place the restoration of theempire above individual dislikes;" meaning aunity of the Bonapartists as to Prince Jerome'sclaims to the throne.

Demand for Higher Wages.LONDON, Nov. 24.-The tin plate workers of

South Staffordshire and East Worcestershiregave notice on Saturday last of a demand offrom five to ten per cent. advance in theirwages. As the manufacturers have to fillorders both for home and American consump-tion, a moderate advance will probably be con-ceded.

Death of a Celebrated Editor.Mr. John Thaddeus Delaney, late editor of the

London Tines, Is dead, at the age of 62.Relief for the Distressed Districts in

Ireland.The London co podent of the Manchester

Guardian says:-" Lord Beaconstleid on Satur-day last requested the attendance at his officialresidence of a very active and prominent mem-ber of the home rule party, with whom he con-versed a long time about the petition of theIrish members of Parliament praying that thegovernment relieve the prevailing distress inmany parts of Ireland, the greatest of whichresults from the scarcity of fuel. Lord Beacons-field declared that the government were favora-bly disposed to the prayer of the memorialists,and that they contemplated sending large quan-tities of coal to the ports nearest the distresseddistricts, to be distributed by poor-law ofilcersand relief committees at cost price."

An Imprisoned Editor.LONDON, Nov. 24.-A dispatch from Paris to

the Timces says that Herr Saul, editor of thePruenA:htr/r Zeitung. has been sentenced to onemonth's imprisonment for reprinting an articleinsulting the Prussian judges.Fatal Epidemic of Malarial Fever.A dispatch from Calcutta to the Tities says:-

The northwest provinces of India. espe-lallythe districts of Allyghur, Boolundshuhur andMerut, are suffering from a severe epide:nic ofinalarious feverwhich has increased to an enor-mous extent the death rate, and has tem'worari-ly disabled a large proportion of the agrictultu-ral population.

The Transvaal Troubles.A dispatch to the Standard, from Cape Town,

says that a great mass meeting of Boers will beheld on the 10th of December. and that upon theresolutions passed there.will depend whether wewill have the work of reconquering the Trans-vaal by force.

The Irish Arrests.London newspapers of opposite views agreethat the arrests of Messrs. Davitt. Killen and

Daly, in Ireland, have had the effect of reducingIhe anti-rent agitators to the abandonment ofincendiary language in the speeches. ThePail?/ Nes thinks that the agitation will hence-forth become more disciplined and orgmized;while the Times anticipates that it will soon dieout, as the audiences at meetings will soan tireof listening to dull speeches. The only disquiet-bug cir-ttmstances concernino- the meeting atBalla county, Mayo. on Satur-ay last, was themilitary Order atid discipline observed by theproccesionists, and which was evidently the re-suit of training.

lancendiarism In Algiers.AI.GIES, Nov. 24-This city is in a state of

great excitement. because of the recently r±-peated fires. A judicIal inquiry is proceeding.Pastoral Letter of Archbishop Mc-

Cabe, of Ireland.LONDON, Nov. 24.-A pastoral of ArchbishopnMtcCabe, of Dublin, was read in the Catholic

churches yesterday, declaring that all musttake part in bearing the burden of the bad liar-vests in Ireland; lbut they must take care notto drive God from their side by a violation ofHfis law. The pastoral also says: "Unfortu-nately men, proclaiming sympathy for the peo-ple, are disseminating doctrines which, Ifpushed to their logical conclusion, strike at theroot of good faith and mutual confidence."Political Excitement in France.Special dispatches from Paris state that the

republicans are again threatening the Preachcabinet In consequenee of the revocation of M.Gent's appointment as governor of Martinique.Some Paris newspapers predict an early fall ofthe ministry.Gortschakoela guacessor a Peace

LIINDON, Nov. 24.-The correspondent of theManchester Guardian at Beln y:It is nolonger a secret that Enssanfrii affairs areabout to be taken out of Prince G itih-of's

bd and entrusted to Prince Walujeff, withthe iefor the fresent of Vice Chanoelir.Prince Wauefis believe to be a friend of Ger-many, and tobe pe~acily inclined.

Gold forNiw Yoax, Nov. SI.-The amahip~

which arrived frmmErp to-day,51,300,000 American gold conand British gl

National R4enma.. of Soldiers na.Sailers.

CrslNNtATl, Nov. 1.-A commaerceiala ofsobfsan asa toda

efecedpeinnet National nininand,pointe Septi1 1850, for ngof a Na-

f wiOliNov. St.-Notioe is gvnthatwiinsun ie maide to tile D mnnPar-anpet its next sesson for an act to ino-potea oopawith power to build and oip-nalineormwrfrom Sault St. Rare ein-wantom-cwg theu nall (entral and0s~aPaaMounnbraedayaoraear

NEW TORK NOTEE.The Babbiti laese Tax Ca....

NEV YOME, Nov. 1.-In the stit begu thegovernment l BenjaminT. Babb on

.hofJlis1 to eOovera tX Of & 74aged on his Income, with interet,

ir. Babbitt, through his counsel, has justin brief answer admitting first., that dt vanoumtimes alleged in complaint. he resided at theplementoned in the complaint, and then and

carried an a profession, trade. empkoy-ment or vocation. and derived an Income there.from; second, he denies each and every otherallegation In the said complaint contained, anddemands judgment for dismissal of complaint,and for his costs and disbursements.A New Police Cemn imioater Ap-pointed.Ex-Excise Commissioner Voorhees was ap-pointed this morning poliee commissioner Inplace of Mr. Morrison. and took possession ofInIsof e at noon to-day.

A Big Fire in MaIne.PORTLAND. Me., Nov. 24.-A b ire Is ragi

at Locke's Mills, on the Grand mti.4 Railroad.Tibbets and Dearbon's grist mill, spool factoryand dry house, and also Mr. Woodsom's storeand stable are on fire. An engine has bwen sentfrom Bryant's Pond.

Dissatisfied Miners.Ct'lMBrs, 0., Nov. 23-Theminers from heir,King Valley and Shawnee mines. have not de-termined what action to take to-morrow on thereduction of .ay. There will be a general tus-pension of work, and miners finm Straitsville,Nelsonville. Ilaydenville and Shawnee will meetand agree upon i he course to be pursued.

Peter Goelet'n Funeral.NEW YOR, Nov. 24.-The funeral of Peter(Geelet, an eccentric millionaire, who died last

Friday, took place this morning at St. Mark'schurch and was largely attended. The Episco-pal services for the dead were read. The re-mains were Interred in the family vault in St.Mark's churchyard.Penadsylvania Legislative Bribery

Case.HARsRtsoR, PA.. Nov. 24.-The session of the

Dauphin county court, for the trial of certainmembers of the legislatture and others chargedwith bribery. &c.. in connection with the Pitt8-burg riots damages bill, opened here at 10o'clock this morning. Owing to the absence ofcounsel and witnesses an adjournment was haduntil 2 p.m.Graham Sentenced to Hard Labor

for Twenty Yeara.TRENTON. N.S., Nov. 24.-The case of Gra-

ham, the confederate of ILunter in ile murderof Armstrong. at CamileT, was finally disposedof to-day before the supreme court. Grahnnhhad pleaded guilty of murder in the second de-gree, and the plea wasaccepted by tie attorneygeneral. Graham was brought, before the chiefjustice. who addressed the prisoner, and said ifany man ever deserved hanging he k(iraham)did. The plea having been accepted, the sen-tence of the court. was that Graham be sen-tenced to the state prison at hard labor fortwenty years. Graham was Immediately takento the state prison.

Railroad Smash Up.NEW LONDON, UT.. Nov. 24.-A colliion be-tween a freight and a passenger train, on theNew London Northern railroad, occurred at haltat i o'clock this morning. between Ialner andTree Rivers, 1ass. The engines of both trainsand two or three cars were wrecked. Seven per-sons. whose names have not yet been ascertain-ed, were injured more or less severely.Ass Englisih Princess to Becoae a

Catholic.MONTREAL, Nov. 24.-11e. Dr. Usher, of the

Reformed Episcopal church, in a serion deliv-ered last night, referred to the announcementin two of the most reliable English journalsthati princess of the blood royal will shortLy be-come a convert to the church of Rome, and thatithe gathering into the fold of this distinguishedpersonage will be publicly announced within ashort time.

The Markets.BALTIMORE, Nov. 24.-Virginia sixes, deferred,6;"do. console, 555: do. past due coupons, 834;

do. new ten-forties, 44. North Carolina sixes, old,25 bid to-day.BALTIMORE, Nov. 24.-Cotton dull-middling,12. Flour very fhrm and higher for best grades-Howard street and western super, 4.75a5.25; do.extra, 5.50aC.25; do. family 6.75a7.25; city millssugterit, 25: do. extra, 5.50aA.25; do. family,7.25a7.50; do. Rio brands. 7.50; Patapsco family,8.00. Wheat, southern higher and active; westernhigher and very strong-southern red. 1.40a1.50;do. amber, 1.50a1.60; No. 1 Maryland, 1.511a.55;No. 2 western winter red, o and November,1.46%; December 1 47Ga1 4 ; January, 1.51a1.51%; February, 1:.541.54. Corn, southernsteady and more active- western quiet and Jrm-southern white, 54a57; do. yellow, 52a55; westernmixed, spot and November, 61 ; new, 57; De-cember, 58 for new; January, 59aa9%; steamer,52.Oats quiet-southern, 47a48; western white, 47a4;do. mixed, 44Na46; Pennsylvania, 47a48. Ryequiet, 80a85. Hiay nirm-primte to choice Penn-sylvania and Maryland 17.O0a.. Provisionssteady-mess pork 11.0. Bulk mes-loose shoul-ders, 4X; clear rib alffes, 6a6'4 do. packed, 4and 6a6's. Bacon-shoulders, 5%- clear risides, 5 Hams, 10all. Lard-refined, tiercet,utter steady-prime to choice western,packed anid roll, 23a28. Eggs quiet-fresh, 20;limed, 16a17. Petroleum itnet and firm-crude,noninlal; refined, 85'. Cofee quiet and firm-Riocargoes, 14a17. Sugar firmer-A soft 10,al0%.Whisky firm, 1.1'4aI 13U. Freights to'Lierpool

. steamer quiet-cotton, d.: flour, 3s.6d.; grain.ia7d. Receilte-four 3 801 barrels; Wheat.39,000 bushels; corn. 64. bushels; cats, 4,000bushels. Shipments-wheat, 120,000 bushels; corn,8,500 bushels. Sales-wheat, 635,300 bushels; corn.;5,4 bushels.NEW YORK, Nov. 24.-Stocks strong. Money,6a7. Exchange, long, 4803; short, 4833. Govern-

ments quiet.NEW YORK, Nov. 24.-Flour quiet. Wheatlirm aid higber. Corn quiet.LONDON, Nov. 24, 12:30 p. m.-Consols,

9m 13-16 for Abth. U. 5. bonds, 4 icr cents., 10634;4M per cents., 1081: new fives, 10Ni.. New Jerseyuentral, 82. Erie, 40i1; do. seconde, 89; do. pre-fern d. 72. Illinois Central, 1012,4. PennsylvaniaCentral, 51. Reading 36N.LONDON, Nov. 24 1 p. m.-New Jersey Central,

84. New Jeisey Cehna consols, 10634NEW YORK MARKETS THIS AFTEnNOON.

The following quotations were current in NewYork to-day at 2 p. in., as reported by Lewis John-son & Co. :-U. S. 4 percents.. 103a; U. S. 43 rcents, 1064; Erie, 37!; Michigan Centra;V;Lake Shore, 10234; Northwest, 8; St. Paul, 74' -do. preferred, 100!4; Watinah, 52; Kansas antTexas, 28%4; W. U. Telegraph. 103;4.MORiMAN EMIGsaRAN' FROM THE SOUTH. - A

party of 120 Latter Day Saints from southernstates. In charge of Elder John Morgan, passedthroiugh St. Louis Saturday night, en route toMitiassa, In the San Lttis valley, 1:o1.. wheret here is already a colony of between at) and 400.This is the liftht party train the south that hasgoine to this tocalltly this season. They get theirlandls tram the state of Colorado ai a low price,and coinfornm to the lanws of the state, Which pro-hibit p~olygamy.FoTEEN-ar YEARS FOR MURDER.--A negro

woman named Barbara Gordon, wife of MaxGotidon, who, with her paramour, Miles White-hurst. nitrdered her husband near Bower's Hill,Va.. an tihe night of the 20thof August last, wastried in the county court at Norfolk last l'ridayand convicted and sentenced to fouirteen yearsImprisonment In the pnitentiary. The samesentence was given to -hitehurst. He has con-fessed. since his Incarceration In the penitentia..i-y, that he murdered Gordon with a spade andthat Barbara helped himto carry the body downthe hill and bury it In the ground, where It wastound.INmicTED.--The U. S. grand jury at Detroit

have indicted 0. F. L~ockhead, coloniel of the 1stregiment of Michigan state troops, on a chargeof cmbezzlng funds of the First National bankof Flint, of which he Is cashier.

WARRAN'r FOR AN ALDERMAN.-A warrant hasbeena issued far the arrest of Alderman Leldel, of -Erie. Pa., charged with embezzlement of trusttunds. Leidel Is not to be found.

A CAPTAIN DsowNED.-Capt. Chas. Jfohnson,son of Horace and Eliza Johnson, of Lake's dis-icnt, whilst dredging in Hooper's Straits onFriday of last week, was knocked overboard byihe jibing of the main boom and drowned. Hewas captaIn and third owner of the large pungyVirginia L~wson. Only a few months ago hemarried an estimable lady.-[Camorldgkfe (Md.)..Vetrs.THE DEATH OF Mits. CHAaRs DtcKENs men-

tioned in Saturday's STAR will doubtless revivethe story of her unhappy seperation from herhusband and the indignities which she sufferedfrom him In tihe closing years of his lfe. TheBaltimore Oranmercial says- WVhat were theprecise causes that led to this spaton thepublic has never known, although teblamehsasalways rested on the shoulders of the novelist,.Atthetimeof the final parinCharles Dick-ens, the oldest son, accompnidhis mother,and lha ever since been he h'tay adnpport. If the secret which hehsSn urezealously from the world concerns tefamnw~honor, it is not likely that he will dicutnes Itover the grave of his mother.

FITEENa MmLK DEALERS were fined in NewrYork city, Saturday, for adulteration. This wiliRnecessitate, of course, still greater adulteraidonin the future in order to get even on the fine. sA few days' Imprisonment would have a muchmore wholesome effect.Ms 3. BUCKMIllEaR Ku.i2n Busamsa In Chi-

cago on Friday because her husband had pnvented hercontinuing the use of monietowhich she had become addicted., h com-mitted the deedwIth a revolver.WFThe roeyof the Fidelitiy Bank at taf-

cago, Inldn hbank bunndine safe das"ME-tory and BolysThatm, was acid by the secelver Saudafori$88,000,l3"The Chicago Acadany of Desgn Ef we

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