Show TELEGRAPH TIDINGS ali I r ai t uncle sams mail mii Ba business siness is increase Prolong bg the porter po pope PP proceedings in congress emperor wilhelm will abdicate on an his birthday ny iny W U telegraph to the iolet Io lut washington jan A very interesting te statement was made by judge crowell deputy auditor for the Post postoffice office department the large increase in the receipts of the department is from all sources and pan ticul arly from the eale sale of sta stamps tit this statement indicates that the department apart will bo more than self sustaining leaving a considerable excess of revenue this fact is used as naan an argument in favor of the reduction of the three cent stamp to two cent it appears the total amount of stampa stamps sold in the third quarter of 1882 waa was I during alie preceding quarter it was OSSy Oll showing an excess of sales in the third quarter of general mahone who commanded a brigida brigade of longstreeth Lons Long streets corps on alic day that Pope ordered porter t to attack jacksons Jack sona flan flank kwas was asked hat his recollection of the position I that occasion was said he lie gen cintia rin tia Is about it porter was not on jacksons hank flank but was in front of longstreet I know because I was there had lie assaulted us he lie would fil hayo ave been and doubled up tip against long streeta streets mistake was that lie did lid not attack porter the next day porter held us its in check I was shot that lay day by I consider porter wrong in in not marching at night when he lie was ordered to move that nine miles yo no wagons in the road would have stopped me fa I would have burned every wagon on the way and have got there with regard to the order to attack however th the e case w was as different and the officer situated aa porter was must always have a ctr ivri jain ain amount of discretion allowed hiim I this was because ol 01 oah his is distance from hut pape when the order was given and from the fact that his corn coji maud mand was wits detached from the rest real of the army I your correspondent had an interview with gen fitz jolin john porter the general eaid said ho was unable to aa cay much about his case but ho hak th thought tight tha the everal several vetes tal taken talen en on motions offered after tho the con conclusion cluthe by senator mcpherson of tile debate on the subject was rather fa fats in his case the debate debat is I closed senator don cameron ita liau intended to make a speech favorable to tho the case but feared hima ef un prepared pie pared when the e ame true cainie came and anil fi preferred referred not to delay the matter lie ile if gt eded to present some sonic matters of the military history lii story of gen pore porter et favorable to him what did surprise gen porter was that flint general hawley and senator platt of conn had allowed gen gri logans charge that gen terry was ayas unworthily influenced in his voto on the schofield board by the potty petty hope that by clouding tho fair soldierly fame of and arld pope they would be biorn hia his path to promotion he ile senator hawley should have especially resented an unworthily unworthy and dierly insina insinuation ution Ss is all lill that had earned df fame as its a soldier was under alfred II 11 terry in tit tho old tenth rent hArpy army corpa corps chero 11 hawley awl ey succeeded as colo helof tho the ath conn and lathrof later late lif commandos com mandof a brigade senator allatt Platt lias hns bbown gen terry all liis his life and knew no such thy sentiment could oven even in influence flue nce terry gen sowell Sewell new jersey who has of the bill illif try to press for a vote but porters friends have learned that as a last res resort cirt cogan will demand to have of terry would take weeks time as it comprises about three st housand printed pages I porters friends arc are some what discouraged they fear tho the senate would woul d become ag wearied with tho the matter as to to let it go over so aa as to get to at presidential succession and tile he appropriation bills said gen porter 41 I am becoming accustomed to waiting for justice but I know the right will prevail inthe if the records are read I fe arit t will weary the senators out but I havck no fears of its prejudicing Judi cinc me if the least objection is made wade the cry will at once brice be raised that I fear the result nth oth insi would suit me BO so well as to have the first 00 90 paces read and thatis the whole odthe of the side of hie the opponents the main features of the tariff bill reported i deported to the senate by bv morrill are the lid bamo same as heretofore published with the exception vf the cotton and silk scheduled that for cotton Is a duplicate cf of the schedule adopted by the bayis waymand sand jand means worm atee on tuesday on the ail silk schedule t the he duty on thrown silk and on silk threads or yarns of every description was is placed at thirty aci per cent ad ra lorem in the star route trial ingersoll ridiculed the lie aar adr the smallness of their evidence and tho the in sign 1111 ance in the house the consideration of the army bill was concluded the house has reserved the section relative to the compensation of subsidized railroads for army lion tion in the senate the wast west point bill was passed the uen gen porter bill was postponed till tuesday with an agreement it should bo be put upon passage ali at j that day the senate with 32 to ja got zot to the whiskey bill haile moved to amend atso it so as to limit tho the ei extension tension to whiskey entered before januar january v ISSI 1881 this would test the sincerity of bf ke statement that this bill is merely designed designed to relieve distress distress the amendment wai waa rejected elierd fc herman n a in favor odthe of tho bill tho the ways and means committee A decd recd to recommend a rote rate of 15 13 per cent ad valora wa wood d pulp chips J jan ana mrs langtry I and her manager manage r have conc concluded ludt td o put a stop stol to that of curiosity W which v i h Is ignot nat willing willingto to pay complaint has been made that a larso large number of people in this city havo have attempted attempted to sec see the beauty by calling on her and bending up their cards in a few instances audiences were granted until the management discovered that nothing but curiosity prompted the call A rule was accordingly pro dul gated yesterday that no cards or cessare Ces nies sage would bo delivered from the hotel ollice to mra langtry one g etleman undertook to convince the his calling was imperative n para tive but it was of no avail th the e only way to seo sea the lady is to buy a beat sent or to take tako chadic ca on seeing her enter and ae leabo carriage tho the united states mail wail will be the only means of getting communications to her the lady wa was very abary yesterday bo be the story that was bubli published L ed that a reporter had intercepted a mea ines coming from her rooms and seen in in his hi hands a letter addressed to fred ic bhart she threatens to make it for the reporter and flatly denies that she wrote any macli gebhart ha has noU hown himself up tip to lay nor lias Mr abbey appeared abbeys partner is in full charge he lie says the california season is like to be a n very successful one mrs langtry being asked last what was meant bv by t mhd h a N Y d dispatch 19 patch that fred A schwab would como hero bere to become her husmees manager said mid that mr leaves this morning her as is her business representative ho ile wis w is for seven years with the late adelaide neilson in the lie same capacity ty and he was with mr abbey durin in the early part of the lio sara bernhardt tour this was all she krewat present in in regard to mr schwab last evening before mrs langtry had left for the theater a crowd of of hotel guests and their friends gath cred near lie the elevator ele cle shaft to get a glinnie gli inie of her AS she passed into the elevator cab aa As her rooms are on the parlor arlor floor near the corner of lasa lasalle e arad an d jackson quietly walked cowit do Writhe the rear of the stairs eadington to the west entrance on jackson sont street where ebe she took her carriage and outwitted the crowd tho the opera troupe will hopen lien hero here on an tho the lath ilist ipaty remaining fing orlynne week tire tife prices e es for the six aro are twenty dol lars for alfo ho path patti nights regular seats dollars gallery seats to gov J crosby of montana mentana formerly U S consul at florence italy who has been spen spending ang a week or two in this city wa was given a rece reception eption last evening in the parlor of the leland hotel b by emery A storrs fei orrs gov crosby is on h his w way ay from a foreign mission to assume the as govenar of montana and it was wits the desire of storrs who met him in europe during ins his recent european present hi him m t to some soine of the 60 t epram fixative fita tIve aali of mhd city avire bere rere wic JO 10 ou aek tile the guests were muted invited to the ordina ordinary where an elegant collation w ryd the table and ani its surroundings were it masterpiece at the end of the ablo table waa a piece depre representing benting anny jealy topped by the thi italian colors nd showing be lebow ow a condula on A silvered lake at the other end of tho board was a piece representing rc the far wi west est an engine was coming in I out of a tun tunnel r upon a sugared r railroad tr track ack bill y ye e with gun in hand band and atle bottle in tho the pocket dad in western garb wad vms waiting to w acl C I come the new go ernar around about were sportive hares and other ani animals nials ami and on a tree were to bo be seen quail aind rither birds abadie the table was suspended a banner bearing the inscription J schuyler cr crosby consul and governor from florence Florenc to montana from froin ichael Sl angelo to bill ye aaen A few informal speeches be were indulged in the affa altair rp was an extreme extremely pleasant one gen alj sheridan r and other military men were present the miln burleine combination is broken up and the cx ex parson miln min will como come here to reorganize the company to go cast east and start for E europe drope march to study returning ift in september rr when en he lie will will go direct to ban I francisco to start anew little thunder and leading feather rat ber chippewa Chippetta thiefs aro are here en route to washington for the per par pose of making a trade tra dewith with alie government whereby they can obtain for a portion of their reservation at red lalo lake certain agricultural implements and utensils necessary for civilized christian life such as they are lining living hitherto they have had bad little encouragement from the government they are accompanied by 17 father ather I ignatius Ton iasin a missionary somo 1200 aw of efthem them occupy the merva tion diaries goar Gos gossage saKe ge a prominent merchant anil old citizen is is on hist liis leath bed III ws says the I hogue 10 elected L bollins speaker over sexton I dem by arote ayote of 78 I to az I th the e brening an announces that I hereafter 11 e rea ator that paper imper will wil I be pit published bi islieb by andrew shuman and john it irion as controlling proprietors not years ears there change t n the poli policy c i i or character of the lie piper paper e except x capt for for the e belter better Iff illinois lubis congressmen will support logans opposition to the porter bill it is generally thought the bill will die with the present congress even e en if the senate passes it for oer over COO 00 senate billa bills aro are on oil the boune table and find they can hardly b be gotten out of the way and unanimous consent to consider the porter bill is impossible i the emperor will abdicate I NEW jan A berlin dispatch to the new york herald says enwell In well informed circles a story is to the effect th that emperor tEmper or libern on the which iuliis li will abdicate in favor of the crown prince |