Evening Star Newspaper, August 26, 1867, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR Ws FUBLISHED DAILY CUNDAY BECEPTED AT THE STAR BUILDING, Southwest corner Penn’a avenue and 11 sircet, aY Ww. D. WALLAQH;? Sao es “eae: The STAR is served by the carriers to their wubseribers in the City and District at Tan Oun?Ts FSR WEEK. Uopiesat the counter, with or without wrappers, Two Cumrs each. Paicz voR MAILING :—Three months, One Doiter and Fifty Cents; six months, Three Dob- vers; one year, Five Dollars. No papers are sent from the office longer than paid for. The WEEKLY STAR —publiched on Fri- XXX WASHINGTON. D..C.. MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 1867. ® jet COOKE & CO., BANEERS, Fifteenth street, opposite Treasury, Yand sell at current market rates, and keep Constantly on hand a full supply ef all GOVERNMENT BONDS, BEVEN-THIRTIES, AND COMPOUND INTEREST NOTES. Orders for STOCKS, BONDS, &o., executed, and Gellecticns made on all accessible poitits. sel-tf EXcBANGE OFFICE OF WILLIAM HURB- LEY & Co. Weare eelling Bills of Exchange on England Isejand and Scotland, for one pound sterling and ‘Upwards, at our office, 408 Pennsylvania avenue sp 29-3m WM. HURLEY & CO. AVINGSBANE. “A PIN A DAY IS A GROAT A YEAR.” Call at the corner of 19TH STREET AND PENNA. AVEN FREEDMEN’S SAVINGS AND TRUST CO. CHARTERED BY CONGRESS. ‘The Central Office of this Company is new situated ax above, and is carried on in connection with the Washington Branch. ae OFFICE OPEN FROM 9 TILL 3. ae tsof ONE DOLLAR and upwards re aud futerest paid on all sums of FIVE DULLABS &nd upwards. sectmente are made in UNITED STATES NDS _AND STOCKS ONLY, under the direction Bex, RY D. COOKE, Esq.."of JAY COOKE & CO., Chairman of the Finance Committee of the ‘The Deposits are now more than 2400.00. . HEWITT, of New York, President. 2c ND L_ EATON, Actuary, W. J. WILSON, Cashier of Branch Bank. wy B-W.FaM 6m™ First National Bank of Washington B. COOKE, (of Jay Cooke & Co.,) President, WM. S. HUNTINGTON, Cashier. GOVEENMENT DEPOSITORY AND FINANCIAL AGENT OF THE UNITED STATES, Lbth street, ovposite the Treasury Department, Government Securities with Treasurer United Btates S7-ONE MILLION DOLLARS.a ‘We buy and sell all classes of GOVERNMENT SECURITIES at current market rate FURNISH EXCHANGE and make Collections @m ALL THE PRINCIPAL CITIES OF THE UNITED STATES. ‘We purchase Government Vouchers on the MOST FAVORABLE TERMS, and give careful and prompt attention to ACCOUNTS OF BUSINESS MEN and FIRMS and to any other business entrusted to us. FULL INFORMATION in regard to GOVERN- MENT LOANS at all times cheerfully f= WM. S. HUNTINGTON, Washington, March 20, 1865. HOTELS, &e. 27 Broadway: Ippasite Bowling Green THE EUROPEAN PLA The Stevens House ix well and widely known to ing public. The location is expecially suitable to merchants and business men; in close proximity to the business part of on the highway of Southern and Weste end adjacent t Steamboat depe i The Stevens House has liberal accommodations for over 300 gnests—it is well furnished, and pos- weases every modern improvement for-the comfort and entertainment of it inmat he rooms are ied with gan t fnl—and the table is generonsly exery delicacy of the seanon—at moc ‘The rooms having heen refurnished and offer extra facilities INEY POINT HOTEL. P SALT WAT BATHING. ‘This well known resort will be open forthe re- ception of visitors on the 20th of Board per GAY see. z Beard per week. Sie. 3 ELL. Proprietor. Steamers leave Washington every. Tuesday, ‘Wednewlay. Friday and Sainrday at § ‘clock a. m.. and Baltimore every Tuesday. Friday and Satur! day atde'clock p.m. Touchiig goiug and return- Ing at the Point. Je 12-tf DENTISTRY. W., BARNES insert: TEETH ON RUBBER. + GOLP and SILVER, very cheap. Fourth street east. between A and Bstrects north. Leave Navy Yard car at Third street, on account of side walk. au 13-Im D* LEWIE & Daye DENTAL ASSOCIA- No. 260 PENN’A AVE, Between 12th and 13th streets, TEETH EXTRACTED WITHOUT PAIN. No charge wi!! be made for extracting where Ar- tificial Teeth are inserted. although the patient will be required to pay for. the! Surgical operation when performed. which will be deducted when the Teeth are made. The Association is now prepared to make Teeth on Gold, Bilver and Rubber at New York. Philadelphia and ton prices. All persons wishing dental work done can have itascheap as in the above-named cities. All work will be done in the neatest and eet manner. and warrante? to give entire satis- faction. Persons will do well tecall and examine our work before getting it elsewhere, jy 18-tf yprere, M. LOOMIS. M. D. The Inventor and Patentes of the MINERAL PLATE TEETH. attends personally at, his office in this city. Many persons can! ‘wear these teeth who cannct wear others, and no person can wear others who cannot wear Persons calling at my office can be accommodated with any style and price of Teeth they may desire, bat to those who are particular, and wish the pur- est, cleanest, strongest and most perfect denture that art can procure. the MINERAL TEETH will be more fully warrant Rooms in this city—No. 235 Penn's avenue, be- sth and loth ate . Also, 907 Arch street oc tween Philade! phi 2-ly CLOTHING, &c. HEIBERGER, (Successor to H. F. Lovpox & Co.,) CITIZENS, ARMY AND NAVY MERCHANT TAILOR. Metropolitan Hotel, (late Brown's.) iy¥0-tf No. 362 Penn. avenue, Washington. J. ait the principal Bailroad and | TRAVELLER'S GUIDE. Baltimere and Ohie Railread. For BatriMone.—Trains leave daily, except Sunday, at 7:00and 7.458 m.,and 32:15, 2:00,4:30, and 8:45 p.m. On Sunday, at 745a,m., and 4:30 and 8:45 p.m. For att Way STATIoNs.—Daily, except Sunday, at 7:00 8. m., and 2:00 and 8:45 p.m. Sunday, at 7:45 m., and 4:30 and 8:45 p. m. For Way Stations Sovtn oF ANNAPotts JuNc- TioN.—6:15 and 7:00 a. m. & jo p.m, train on Sunday. For At Parts oF THE WEsT.—Leave daily, ex- cept Sunday, at 7:45a.m., and 4:30 and 8:45 p. m. On Sunday, at 4:30 and 8:45 p. m. only, connecting at Relay House with Western trains. Philadelphia and New Yerk Through Li For New Yor, without change of cars.—Leave daily, except Sunday, a. m,, and 12:15 and 7:00 p.m. On Sunday, at7-00 p.m.only. Sleeping care on7p. m. train. For Puitapetrnta—Daily, except Sunday, at 7:45 a. m., and 12:15, 4:30, and 7:00 p.m. On Sunday, at7p. m. only. For THE NoRTHWEstT, SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST Trains leave Baltimore and Ohio depot at 7:45 a.m. and 4:30 and 8. Steambeat Travel. For RICHMOND AND THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEAT. ‘The steamers of the Richmond and Fredericksburg line leave Seventh street wharf daily, except Sun- days,atGa.m.and7 p.m. On Sundays at6a.m. only. For ALExanpria.—Steamers leave Seventh street wharf every hour froméa. m. until? p. m., daily. For Mount Verxon.—The steamer Wawaseet leaves Seventh street wharf Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday mornings of cach week at 10 o’clock returning at 334 p. m. For Battimore AND Potomac River Lanp- Incs.—The steamer Columbia leaves Riley’s wharf, foot ef Eleventh street, every Wednesday morning at 6o’clock. Potomac TRANSPORTATION LINE For Barri- MORE AND Potomac River LaNpINcs.—Steamers leave Sixth street wharf at 6 a. m. on Wednes- days and Saturd E Suore.—The steamer Hi Livingston, an elegant boat, leaves her pier, oppo- site No. 170 Light street wharf, Baltimore, every ‘Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, at 8 p. m., for Easton Point, Double Mills. Oxford, Clora’s Point, Wallach’s Wharf, Cambridge, Hughlett’s Wharf, Cabin Creek, Medford’s Wharf, and Lloyd's Land- ing. Fire Alarm Telegraph Stations. Atthe suggestion of many of our readers, who do not understand the signal numbers in the striking of the bells to designate the locali- ties of fires, we publish the following list of the numbers and localities of the boxes in this city: —3d street east and L street south. —8th street east and Virginia avenue. ith street east and Pennsylvania avenue, ‘7th street east and Pennsylvania avenue. 5th street east and A street south. 7—tth street east and South Caroli &—ith street east and C street nort 9—4th street east and H strect nort! 2d street east and K street north. j—2d street east and East Capitol street. No. §Engine Honse, Capitol Hill. ad street west and F street south. Police Station, 434 and F street south. 44 and M street south. IS—Iith street west and Maryland avenue. 19—4%; street and Maryland avenue. 21—Cotreet north and New Jersey ave., (R. B. k-and-Ladder House, Ma: street West and New York avenue. Station, 7th and Boundary streets, th street west and M street north. Oth street west and H street north, 29—ith street west and E street north 31—4, street and Pennsylvania th street weet and D street south ank of Washington, Louisiana avenue, ntral Guard Hone. —}2th street west and N street north. ‘h street west and J street north. Engiue-House,D st. north and 12th st. ‘west. ate Department, 14th st. west and Set. nerth. iNard‘s Hote Riggs’ Bank, 15th et. west and N. Y. avenue. sth street west and K street north. h street west and H street nort! west and Penner: and 25—sth str 26—Pol t north. , 2th st. west and K et. north. t and G street north, st and 1 street north. Institution nd G street south. nd C street south. 6: 64—Sth street west 3 65—14th street west 67—U. S. Observato: 6S—sth et. west and K at. north, (residence of Sn- perintendent of Police.) 21-P tation. First st. west and F st. n High Feorgetown WOOD AND COAL. OAL AND WOOD : AT WHOLESALE OR RETAIL. 1 am now receiving all the various kinds of COAL from the most approved mines, purchased direct from miners for cash. T have taken a portion of Riley’s wharf. foot of ith strect, for the purpose of storing Coal on it, therchy saving hauling to Yard. Tt ean be deliv- ered direct from the wharf for fifty cents per ton less than if hauled to the yard. ; Having all the facilities for obtaining and deliv- ering Coal, I will sell it at the lowest possible price. here persons use large quantitie! will be made in price. ; All binds of WOOD at low price. 7" Coal and Sawed and Split Wood kept under cov H. CLAY STEWART, ice. corner H and J2th sts. . 15th st. and C. deduction Wood ¥. ‘anal. Coal wharf, foot of Nth street. 2.40 pounds to the ton guaranteed, by a sworn weigher, 5-1, oO A L. REDUCT‘ON IN PRICE FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST ONLY, 8’ For the benefit of persons desiring to purchase their winter's supply. White Ash 97 50 Red 7758 Lykens Ash. 7 715. Baltimore Company's superior W. 775 Chestnut Summer Cooking Coal ... 600 Cumberland. (ran of mane). 6 0 Cumberland Lump. 700 Allkinds and sizes. tosuit customers. Weare the sole agents for the celebra: ti more Com! and can supply in any quantity. 2,240 POUNDS TO THE TON GUARANTEED. Persons desiring to avail themselves of the above low prices, by ordering their coal and paying for it. can baveitdelivered any {so ordered e winter. Checks will be given for coal so ordered, and will be delivered upon the surrendering of said checks. 8. P. BROWN & SON, 465 9th street, Branch Office at our Yard and Wharf, at the foot of 7th street. J¥ 29-teep) EMOVED—P. H. WELCH has removed his stock of TOBACCO and CIGARS to his new store, 154 Pennsylvania avenue. between I7th a 28th streets, where he will be gind to see hia friend and old customers. He has added to his stock some of the choicest brands of Tobacco and Cigars, and Will ell at Baltimore and New York prices. an Sti Beumvps argow Roor, PARED BARLEY and SAGO, PEEP ACOTCH OAT MEAL GROUND RICE. WHEATEN GRITS, DURYEA’S MAIZENA ND “SCORN STARCH, BECKER'S FARINA, All fresh, and at lowest pricer ogy, Under Ebbitt Hons corner ldth and F streets, Lat 4 Practice of United i Conrts- Martial. By A. A. Har- y, the Duke jet NES, BOOKS States ood. U8, N. The Reign of Law. St vests i vol; London. ‘The Ve tale, World. By Lo Figuier; 1 vol.; Maxoon. By Mrs, Frances Dana Gage” May Day. By Halph Good English; or, Popular Errors ison op the Steam Boiler. FRANCK TAYLOR. HE POTOMAC BRICK WORKS, ‘We are makin: facturing BRIC. abd En Waldo Emerson. tp Language. my 2 ‘xtensive arrangements for man- $ of every description, machine, ioe Martiehiee oes Tere for farm! m, CN THOM 2 Co. Office 15th street, 2d door north of Riggs & Co.'s Bunk. LOCKS!! LOCKS” ORTMENT OF LOOKS AND BUILD. BEST ABS HARDWARE IN THE CITT ee BUILDERS’ DEPOT. 362 SEVENTH STREET Opposite Centre Market. PES H, W.HAMILTON & 90. ‘AIVERY FINE ASSORTMENT OF AM you ae 8’ AND BOYS’ SAG) TER ODEON MALIA =” J) #5. BUTLER AND EVANS” D** SSS eD HotNorrnom; OR, PILE OINTMENT. Warranted to Cure any Case of Piles. This preparation has for e number ef years been regarded as the very best e remedy for cure of that distressing malady, PILES. Thonsands of both sexes have used it, and the proprietors have for the first’ time to know that it has failed. No matter how long the standing of the case, we war- rent a oe and, eek ae give gene! satis- faction, the mone; irned. Drs. F. BUTLER & EVANS wo oid by all Druggisten Washiugton, Goo v Druggistein jugton, own and Alexandria. ‘au 6-01 ddd ddddd ddd ddd dd ddd NEW BOOT AND SHOE STORE. GEO. B. WILSON, Late of the firm of Burns & Wilson, No. 502 SEVENTH STREET, Under Odd Fellows’ Hall, egddddddadeedddaddeddaddd WPisk eas aN MUSTAUHES! Forced to grow upon the three to five weeks by naing Dr TAURATEUR CAP! nLARE, the most wonder- i in modern ecient»; acting upon. the ghsroa, are eee ‘air ace Ho . It has been Lenaen with the Sette or TELEGRAMS, &c. The ship Lizzie Moses sailed from Philadel- phia on Saturday for Antwerp. About tweive miles below the city the crew matinied and took possession of the ship. A pulice force was sent down, and, after a severe fight, : risoners Fested fourteen men. P were brought up, and will appear before the United States commissioner to-day. The mate of the Vessel was stabbed, and one of the matineers had his skull broken in the m Secretary Seward, accompanying the French and Spanish Ministers, and Col. Seward, ar- Tived at Fortress Monroe yesterday morning on the revenue cutter Nemaha. They visited the ram Sconewall, which had just arrived in the harbor from Gosport in thorough seagoing order. The party did not id. After spend- ing about an hour on the revenue cutter they returned to this city. The Stonewall sails to- day for Japan. Garnissee Baker, one of the defaulters in the ‘Tradesmen’s Bank case, N. Y.. was examined before Judge Hogan at the Toombs. Tne president of the bank made alengthy state- ment, but the prisoner’s counsel moved for his diecharge on the ground that no proof of crime had been adduced. The court reserved its decision, admitting the prisoner, in the meantime, to bail in the sum of $20,000. The interest of Messrs May and Graham in the lease of the Uarrollion railroad, La. as- signed tothe Unitea States Government, has been sold by Mr Bell, on behalf of the Gov- erment, to rs. Bornabel, Dolhonde, L: rie, Hernandez and Queros, for $ ‘which $100,000 was in cash, and the secured notes of three and six monthe. A meeting was held in New York las: week, to take in consideration the expediency of in- troducing steam as @ motive power on the Is. Anew invention for the propu! 8] boats by steam has been perfec: and 1s said 10 Work satisfactorily, the boat being moved with scarcely any possible dis- turbance of water. Professor J. C. Watson, of Ann Arbor, Michigan, announces the discevery of a new planet, hitherto unknown, which was first seen by him Saturday vigh'. It is situated in the right agcension one degree and forty m: utes, and in declination three degrees and teu minutes south. It fs moving west and souch Delay is feared in comp lating the Caban ca- ble trom Key West to Punta Rosa, Florida, because a portion of the latter cable was used between Cuba and Key West, and Engineer Webb will await telegraphic authority trom England before proceeding to lay the re- mainder. A New York Herald special, dated Havana: Qed, says President Cabral, of Dominica, has sent @ messenger to Washington with insiruc- tions to accept the offer of the United Stites tor the purchase of Samaria, on the Island of Hayti, ior five milliou dollars, A prize fight occurred in Scheyxklill county. Ps., Saturday between Billy Parkin. son and Tom Kelle: Parkinson won the fight in thirteen rounds and eighteen minutes. Over a hundred of the principal citizens of Corpus Christi, Texas, including Presbyterian and Methodist ministers, druggists, and mer- ebants, have died of the yeliow fever. Governor Flanders, of Louisiana, has ap- pointed a colored man a member of the Board of the Ventral State Penitentiary Committee, viee J. k. C. Doremus, white, removed. The yellow fever is slightly abating in New Orleans. There were nineteen burials on F'ri- day. Rumor says the Raleigh Progress has been threatened with suppression, in consequence of ridiculing Gen. Sickles. ‘The wine crop of California is estimsted this year at 30,060,000 gallons; of branay, 500,000 gallons, Registered in Charleston, S.C,, Saturday 316, of Whom 173 were whites aud 143 colored: The Indian Commi 5 TheSt Louis Democrat’s correspondent with the Indian Commission, says that General Augaur’s evidence taken by the Commission at Omaha, was to the following effect: 2 tne event ofa war with the Indians, it wontd be general, not partial, end that he cou/d not un. dertake it in the Department of the Platte with lesa than 20,000 men. He also believed it would require the same number of men in General Hancock’s department. He expressed the opinion tbat Spotied Tail went on the grand buffalo hunt, on the Republican river, in con- sequence of the representation of Red Ulond, that if he did not, he would be dishonored in the eyer of the young men. Red Clond. it ts believed, foresees the extinction of his tribe, and is ambitious to play the part of Philip and Tecumseb. tis thonght, however, by unpre- judiced persons, that the concessions by the Government in the Powder river region will satisfy all the Northern tribes, who are to as- semble at Fort Lawrence, and avert war with them. A despatch from Fort Hays, Kansee, August 23d, says a courier has justarrived trom Cap- tain Arms to Captain Corbin, to the effect that Arms bad asevere battle with eight hundred Indians, under Satawie, on Republican river. Their village was two miles long. Captain A ‘harged twice through their wigwams. ges fought desperately. Three of our soldiers Killed and twenty-five wounded, and thirty horses were lost. The Indians lost’ se- vereiy, but finally repulsed our troops. Our Gead were lett on the fiela. There was an im- menseamount of stolen stock in the village. ‘The savages surrounded our troops and the fight lasted three days. Two ofthe men killed belonged to the Kaneas cavalry, and one to the 12th regulars. Captain Armshad 125 men. A strong force, under Major Elliott, and some Kansas cavalry, under Major Moore, leave for the Indian village in light marching order, this morning. A severe battle is expected. We have not enough troops here. Inrortant Casz—The Alexandria Gazelle says: A case involving the yalidity ot the tax bill a8 passed by the Uity Council, was taken up im the Circuit Court, before Judge Thomas, yesterday, in a suit brought by the City Council of Alexandria agains: E. E. Downham & Co., for the recovery of £200. a tax impored upon them as cealers in ale and beer, manufactured outside of the State of Vi D Sruart for the defendants, that the case shonid be argued and judgment rendered daring the vacation of the court. As it isa case of much interest to the business portion of our com- munity the decision will be anxtousiy looked for. ‘The following are the points at issue, and upon which a decision is to be rendered: ist. Has the City Council of Alexandria ex- ceeded its suthority in imposing a license tax ers in foreign ale and beer, ‘Qd. Can the license of the defendants, as mer- chants and commission merchacts, authorize them to deal in ale and beer, by the cask, which ale or beer 18 not manufactured in Alexandria, and which is brought bere for sale, when the enid ordinance rors & specific license iax upon that particular branch of business. A JatLon SHOT.—J. Theodore Jones, deputy jallor ot Hadson City, New Jersey, ji was ‘shot at the Union Hotel, Saratoga, rday morning by William J. Kertley. Jones arrived there in the morning train. Me 2 Kertly came in and sat down to have his boot: jacked. Jones went up to Kertley Lr enn 8 vane off his knee, aud afterwards lat hands on Kertley's knee, who pushed him. ped. Kertley in the face, and was ee ola hed off sgain, his hand behind Dim. nd was then noticed to pat . Kertley drew an Ellis’ self-cockipg revolver and sbot Jones in the neck, the ballentertng in the right side. He died ins! Kertley came from Baltimore, and is keeping 8 billiard-room under the Leland Opera Honse. An ioaaee ‘was Beld on the body, and a verdict re! ered that deceased was nilled by Kertley. Jones’ body is in the hands of his irienda. "There was ng Rrgvions, ac- quaintance betw: parties. ley was committed ‘towustody Coroner. Kertley eays the pistol went off accidentally. TuE WoRKING PEOPLE. We contiane to e& < publish reporie of the proceedingsof tne Nation- al Labor Ooneress at Chicago = Thé Uugress is well attended gates from all sections ite proceedings are watched of the country, an t Interest by the working people cyery where. In New York city itis ankonne. ed that the colored people: have formed. a eo- operative store: y New “York Times stave mes staiedtnst the Reta conckess now in session tn that bas selected Mr. John Sovage, a gen- objects and interests of the as entra] Executive Of the organization for tee United States and the dominion of Can- ada. advocates of hquor probipition ana camputeary Semuay ‘Obrervance are abont +o start a delly paper im Obicago. — ‘ Pern is mi aclean weup-of the, all is iepaiens seca ccemraet, yates ‘whO Bayo’. not bé ‘country. odabe? ogy } 3 eee } Portion of this article thar the same force is Co-operation. Eprror Stax :—As 6o-' tion is mow @c- eupying considerable pul attention. and Whatever tends to elncidate the matter is eagerly sought after by the communit; few thoughts, partly in anéwer te a commanica- tion that appeared in the columns of the Chron- icle of Sunday last, may not be amiss. That ndent says:—‘ The true idea of exp , ‘his idea, it seems to me, isa very narrow and contracted one. (Uo-operation, as its name implies, has no such definition; nor are there spy ef its defenders who pretend to claim this idea as its chief end andaim. It is founded upon a muck broader basis—a basis that has for its corner-stone “Mutual benefit and pro- tection.” It has never been claimea by any ot the advocates of co operation that it lessened the labor gr expense of disbursement, it we take this last clause in its trme acceptation and meaning. Any person of ordinary intelligence will at once’see that the labor and expen: dis. bursing a certain of y is not in- creased by being disbursed by a corporation, unless said'corporation has more salaried men to engage in its disborsement than a private individual has. If it juires @ certain num- ber of men te disburse 8 in _ ts the labor and ex, disbursed by a corporat! vate enterprise? The sAme number of men are required in each case.” Another objection urged is, that to form an organization, choose offiya®, 4.2. “involves all the difficulties, complications, risks, aud ex- penee of an independent business.” Let us look at this assertion, aualyze it, and see what its foundation is. Now, what are t difficulues? A certain number of persons invest certain sums of money in tne purchase of goods. choose an agenz to buy and sell them at such 8 per centage ever the first cost as will pay the legitimate expenses. Where are the ‘«difficulties” to be met with here! Where everything is bought and sold for cash. what and where are the «complication: The moment such a store as the one contem- plated shall commence operations, it nag a custom ready at its counters in its hundreds of members. aud is not likes private enterprise, ‘hat must be built up by the individual exer- tion and energy ef :!s proprietor. Where, then, is the risk of an independent business? As I have shown in & preceding | neceseary to conduct a certain amount of busi. ness, whether done by private or cembined enterprise, you will at once see that theexpense can in no wise be more it one case than in the other Said correspondent tnurther savs, in speaking of the pla: of purchasing of the grocers at 9 stipulated price or percentage. 0 | be mutually agreed npon, that “this Inst scheme is very much cheaper. 1 the troubie and expense ot @ company, and the custemer or consumer does not incur an: + rpense whateyer ip making the experiment." I have alreasy shown that the expense is the same in both cases, and that goods can be bough: and sold jnstas cheaply by ove as oy the cther. Now, as regards the “expense” of making the experiment, this correspondent is very far from 4he-trath. There is no “ex- pense” whatever attending the experiment Esch person invests his share and no more, and this he can draw out, or sell at any time he chooses. If all goods are bought and sold for casb. bow ¢an there be any expense bat whatis met and provided for by the percent- age added to the first cost of the goods, imelud- ing the transportation, waste and all other con~ Ungencies! This correspondent is evidently one not well in regard to the practical operation of & store like the one proposed. or his assertions would not have been so broad and sweeping. Let us look for a moment at the practical operation of a store conducted upon tnis co- operative plan, and see whether these objec- tions are not met and answered in the unbound- ed success of the enterprise. In ISG! the Charleston, Mass., co-operative store was started upon a capital of S00, with the same difficulties to meet, the same obstacles toover- come, that those interested in the same enter- rise in this city find to contend with. After a lapse of three years the capital stock has been increased $12,500, aud the shares from 160 to 2,500. From one small insignificant room, called a tore, the society has gone on prosper ing until ithas two large well-stocked e-tab- lishments, where none but the yery best of goode are kept for sale, and 1 am iniormed by the President of the society that they are abont to startatbird store with a capital of ¥5,(KH: 34,000 of which was taken in two wees. Are there any better facilities for the success ot such an enterprise in Charleston than can be found here? Your correspondent believes that there is no better material to build such a socie y upon in this or any other conntry, than is found in this city of Washiugton, and oi only 8 question of time. All opposition broug! against it will only operate in its favor. principle is founded in justice ana right. and ‘with sucha foundation to build upon there need be no fear of a tatlure. PROGRESS. avoid~ The Baltimore Schnetzen Festival, The Suv of this morning says: The attend. nce at tbe Schuetzen park on Saturday wa rather limited in numbers, although there was no curtailment of the attractions. The Ger- man population appeared to be worn out by the excitements of the week. The atiendance was largely American, but the festivitive were kept up with unabated vigor until a late Dour, and everything passed off quietly During the evening the bailoon -Fiying Cloud,” hay- ing become fully inflated, Professor Lesiie ascended on the trapeze, and a: tue height of several hundred feet went through his won- derful gymnastie performances. Qn descend- ing the basket was attached, and Professor Light made a very handsome ascension. He remained in the air about an hour, and finally Janded on the Orange Farm, about three miles from the city on the Philadelphia turapike. The #ronaut secured his balloon, and with it returned to the parg, about 9p.m. There was no prize shooting. but the ten-pin rolling went on vigorously, and the danclug pavilion was Well patronized. The festival will be contn- ued to-day: and if the weather proves fair will doubtless be numerously attended. The re- ceipts of tbe association up to Saturday even- ing amounts to 0 ds of $20,000. Aw ALricaTor CarTurep IN BALTIMORE Harpor.—At early hour on Saturday morning, Mr. Jacob Bulach captured, nearthe head of the basin, an aligator abont six feet in length, and supposed to be about eighteen months old. It was caught by throwing a lasso over its head and thus drawn ashore, The reptile was placed in a box filled with wa- ter and taken 1 the Schvetzes Park, where it was exhibited. Shortly after noon the alliga- tor made ils escape from the bex. and, getting into the culiaary department of one of the Testaurants, created no little consternation among the cocks and clatver among the dishes. It was finally recaptured.—Baltinore Sua. PROvESSOR KOCK WELL, THE HORSE TRAIN- zR ABRESTED.—On Jast Monday afternoon, Professor A. H. Rockwell, ime Horse Trainer. ‘was arrested on board the steamer H. 1. Liy- ingston, ynst previous to her departure from Cambridge, Md., on the complaint of Messrs, Thomas J. Applegarth, Thomes LeCompte, and W. J. Wheeler. who charged him before Justice Littleton with having obtained, under falee pretences, ihe sum of five dollars from each of them. After a tull hearing he was discharged. Messrs. Goldsborough & G: ‘wold appeared ou the part of the State and Messrs. Wallace & Milbourre for Prof. Rock. ‘weil.—Cambridge (Md.) Herald. BatTuine.—The common ion is that itis dangerous to take a cool bath or cold bath when the body is unusually warm or per- spiring, but a leading medical journal says that then is the best time to take a bath. The reason is thie: a stronger and quicker reaction can be secured when the circulation is strong to the surface and the skin Warm. Such a baib thould never be continaed long enongh, how- ever, to produces chill and prevent a ready and vigorous reaction. A cold bath should never be taken when :Re surface of the body is coolor chilly. NBan-£168 TRDNESS IN SCHOOLS.—In an ar- ticle pubiished in the cusrent nomber of Massachusetts Teacher. Dr. Williams, an oc. ulist of Boston, sys that neor-sightedness «sis rapidly increasing, ‘and i8 promoted in sch 01s by the requirement of e*cersive application to the eyes, the use of schoo! books printed with fine and worn type upon thin paper. 1: is stealthy in ite avscke, and once contracted, generaily becomes bereditary ss scalp the liegro troops. win New York city itis announced that | the colored people Bave formed a co-operative tore. x Sa The Americans at Honduras have s:aried & newspaper. BA roovement sgsinst strikes bas set in among workingmen of Evgiand. They are beginning to prnen ta or ae & ‘he Mobile Times says Bow a sett! | rate thas the sotion erop of ie year will ex: | ceed any yet a aa-Brigbam Youve bas been ecojding his | bishops ior drenkeness, Camp Meeting Correspen: {From the Baltimore American. } SBEEWeBURY Camp, Saturday, August 21. The religion: ercises Of thy CAMP are NOW in Buccessial operation, the meetings being con- ducted regularly, as follows :—Famuily prayer in each tent, or im the large tentsof the various companies, at 6 o’clock; prayer meeting at the stand at 9 o'clock; preaching at 10 a. m., 3 p. m., and 7% p.m. An excellent choir, under the direction of Mr. Joseph F’. Hinds, leader of the High street Methodist Episcopal Church choir, of Balti- more, has been organired to conduct the sing- ing at the public worship. Lastevening, Key. Wm. F. Speake, pastor of the High street station, delive-ed a solemn and impressive discenrse from Job, 36:R chapter, 1th verse—‘: Because there is wrath beware lest he take thee away with his stroke; then a great ransom cannot deliver thee.” After the Sermon prayer meetings were conducted with much spirit at the stand, and in the North Baltimore station tent. At the laiter ene pen- itent solicited the prayers of the congregation. This morning, at 104 o'clock, Rev. Wm. Harden, pastor of East Baltimore station. preached fro! versee—“One and that | will see! atter, that 1 may dwell in the Bouse of the Lord all the days of my life to behold the beanty of the Lord and to inquire in bis temple,” &c. A meeting of the mest int was held at the Hight street stauion tent at 9 o'clock this morning, conducted by Rev Wm. ¥. Speake and Rev. Henry McNemar. While engaged in prayer the influence of the Holy Spirit came upon the congregation, and a most gracious influence was experienced. At 3 o'clock Rey. Evan McLaughlin preached an excellent discourse trom Revela. ons, 22d chapter and 5th veree—“And there shall be no aight there, and they need no can- die.” &c. His theme was Heaven, its glories and happiness. During its delivery many of bis auditors felt that they realized @ foretaste of that eternal rest that remains for the people of God. HaMrsTEAD Cam, August 22.—The rain of rning, giving Jast night still conunted th promise ofan inauspicious day for the exercises of the meeting. As the hour for the Public ser ice approached, the rain censed. and Rev. Charles 1). Smith preached on “Redeeming the Time,” from Ephesians 5, 16, making the most earnest and powerful appeals to his hearers to be reconciled to God. ‘The rain interfered sadly with the atternoon service, coming on jnst as the servic commencing: nevertheless, Rev. Thomas R. Slicer preached from Jobn's, 14, 15. The con- gregation to night numbered at least 1,600 persons. The concluding sermon of the camp w twenty-five persons presented themselves at the altar as penitenis. (Quite a number have been converted, and ihe work still govs on with interest and power. It will doubtless continue ail might. Hamrstxap Caxr, August23.—The meeting continued ail nigh, with tremendous power and energy, notwithstanding the rain. About o'clock A.M. the meeting was Temoved to the Union tenr, where it was continned until morning. At6o'clock A. M. the congregation arsembied at the stand for the concluaing e: erciees. Kev. J. H. ©. Dosh, Presiding Elder, apnounced the 1 hymna, commencing “Blesi be the dear, uniting love.” After pray- er appropriate addresses were delivered by kev. J. Benson Akers, Rev. J. H.C. Dosh and Rev. B. F, Olarkson. ‘The congregation joined in singing the 4.422 hymn, commencing “Cnris- tians, brethren, ere we part,” after which the congregation was dismissed with aoxology and benedictio A Singniar Com ur miles from Oneida, New York, a class calling themselves Ohristian Perfectionists, twenty years ago organized a community. It numbers about 250; twenty-five are uuder 14 years of age. Property and persons are held iu common. No one of bimeelf owns any- thing. They commenced poor, vow they are Tich. The location is the most beautiful in the jend. It embraces 600 acres in the cRoice Oneids Valley. The grounds are finely iaid out The principal residence is brick, three stories high. Besides the central mansion there are five large buildings. One is used er ® general dining-hall, and others for canning sruit and various industries. They have in- vented mvch valuable machinery. All eat in one large hall, at many tables. They provide neither tea nor coffee, and seldom meat. Veg- etables, fruits, milk, butter. cheese, cakes, pud- dings and pies areabundaut. They havea fine library and take the newspapers. Their religious faith 1s peculiar. They claim to be the successors of the Apostles, to whom was promised the speedy second advent ot Christ. They say that Christ did reappear after the destraction ot Jerusalem, when there ‘was @ judgment in thespiritual world. and the final kingdom in the Heavens began. They believe that they are in direct communication with Onrist and the Resurrected Church in the angelic world. These things they say a literal, not in figurative sense. The marriage relation in this community is wholly unknown. In- stead, there is a complex marriage. Each man is the husband of every woman—each woman the wife of every min. Husband ard wite bave no meaning. Thvre are no wedding cere- monies, for there are no weddings. Nor are young ‘persons mates. A young man must mate with @ woman elder and more experi- enced than he; a young weman with a man older and more experienced than she. Love attachments for individuais are contrary to their principles. Only twenty-four children bave been born in ten years. The wemen wear Bloomers and short “hair, and enjoy equal privileges with the men. A Harpswell Joke. A correspondent, iorming one of a party that was at Harpswell a few days since, writes:— “To one, at least, of the party, the visit to Harpswell must have been one ot delight. for it was the scene ofan excellent practical joke, played some years since, a full account of which was given in Carter's very readable “Summer Cruise on the Coastof New Eng- land.” The Assyrian of that parity was then the pepulas and polfte Clerk of the Superior Court of Boston. As described by Mr. Uarter, itappeare that one day while fi Re tied ® huge stone jar to the Assyria during the latter’s temporary absence, aad enjoyed a hearty laugh, when, after along andhard pull, he landed the jug on deck, A day ortwo after. Mr. Carter, Mr. Under—no, Assyrian, 1 mean, and ® third party. went ashore at Harpswell, and while the others called at@ house, Mr. Carter went in bathing. As he was ready to emerge from ‘his salt batb, to his surprise and consternation he beheld a lady slowly walking towards the beach. She kept on, and soon seated herself with the utmost apparent un- concern near Mr. Uarter's clothes. Having seated herseif, she very deliberately took a book and commenced toread. The victim resorted to various devices to get out of his dilemma, but still the lady sat on the rocks and attentive- ly perused her book. He hemmed, hawed, Booted and splashed the water, bat all to no effect. Finally, benumbed with the cold, and finding that the tide was rapidly rising, he shouted— «Halloo, Balloo there!” «‘Halloo, yourself! what are you making such a row for! Aren’t yon ashamed to yeil ata lady in tbat way!” 4twas the Assyrian, who had borroweda disguise, and thus paid off the jug jok Lewiston (Me) Journal. THE GAMBLERS IN CouNCIL—Thvy Will Or- ganize for Protection.—Since the formation of the Gambler's Protective Union of this city, a movement rendered necessary by the steady encroachments of the Auti-Gambling Society ‘upon the tim usiness, Rave bridied up. They have determined that the reign of the Anti- Gamblers must be a short one. 2 r5, the ba gt Se aud are to old a meetin, objéct of which is to 5 nize asociety of Lottery Dealers ana Polley ‘Writers, who are to unite to render nugatory ee ar ~ Se pre ay The back- era wi upon to pay $50 per annam for each *Excbange omces? ‘whose profits they pocket, 6nd will be expected to hold them- selves ready to meet any otMer reasonable de- mand which may be made upon them to de- feat the “Exchange business from the assaulw of ite bigoted 1ees, Te-morrow stan early bour the three-card monwe-plsyers of Coney Island will convene At point as yet unknown, to comsiderthe fer. simitty or sepia to the Legislature for a charter of incor; n. The po ey. ‘eno bankers will Hot theet until next ‘There are bat | leftin the Met. trict, but they are men of same Teaividned its with te deal- apt etd ate. mon foe.—N — -— palabras msg the no meetings this s it Ie 10 cama) fearea | grestens amount Of converelons isamcrg.the— a Tt oe 1 yagress—Election ‘The Labor Uongres: wing officers for the year :—President, 3. U. C. Whaley, of Curtoaso, Ange 23. elected the follo W. Gibson; Second Vice President, ©. H. Lucker; Secretary, O. J. Swegies; Treasurer, John Hincheliff; Delegate to Europe, Richard Trevellick, ot Detroit. adopted in favor of trades’ anions supplying members with the necessaries of life, in order tocut out the middie men. A resolution en- dorsing Congress on the tariff b beards was tabled. A resolution was also adepted order. ing that the president of the Congress, by the ist of November, shall transmit to the corre- sponding representives of each State, who sball transmit to the several trades’ unions, a series Of blanks. on which shall be printed :wo questions :—First, whether they think {t ad- visable to nominate a Presidential ticket? And, second, if 80, who! Those blanks are to be returned tothe president, and he shail re- Port the result by theIstof March. The ma. jority report will decide whether it is best to form & political party. Ourcaco, Aug. 24.—The subject of a national organ was discussed this morning in the Oon- sion: when. on motion, the entire subject ‘was indefinitely postponed. Mr. E: s offered the following. which was adopted :—Whereas the efforts of the working al power, ‘wise, and to throw off the servitude in whi ey have been and are now placed by the institutions and laws ander which they live, afford a grat- ify’ng indication of the progress of justice.en- lightepment, and the sentiments of humanity Therefore be it Resolved, That the National Labor Congress expresses its sympathy for, and co-eperation with them in their struggle against political and social wrongs. The newly-elected officers were then in- stalled. Mr. Mitchell imtroduced resolutions «that we deprecate the employment on Government Works of persons Bostile to the interests of Ia- bor in preference to others in every way mo competent; that whenever such cases become known to the president of the Nationai Labor Unton, be shalt President of the United States for the removal of such person or pe! ed. On motion, it was burg. Pa., on the firs Monday in May, iv0s. unless otherwise ordered by the president and board of directors. A mass meeting will be held to-night to ratify the action of the eonvention Unnatural Husbands. {From the Mausten ( Wis.) Star, Aug. 16.] We have recently earned a few facts tnat convince us that, w:th the aid of the officers of our State insane Asylum, it is possibie for a Tascally busband-to secure a sepa's'iou from a wite by a moge both quicker and cheaper than itcan be done even by appiicition for divorce before the court in Chicago. The facts are Some time ago aman named Hepp came to New Lisbon, in this county. bringing with him his wife, who during certain periods was subject to fits and mental derangement. After residing in New Lisbon about three months hesent his wife to Tomah to visit some of her relatives, and as soon as she was gone he left the county, taking with him another woman. When Mrs, Hepp returned to New Lisbon the town anthoritie= set them- selves to work to find the whereabouts ef the delectable busband, and, learning that he was im Michigan, sent Mrs. Hepp to him there. She found him, and he promised to abandon the woman he had run off with and return to ‘Wisconein. Instead of coming back to New Lisbon he took his wife to the State Insane Asylum at Madison, and on his promising that he would procure the proper certificate from the officers of Junean county, where he claim- ed to reside, she was admitted to the hospital, and be lett for parts unknown. Mrs. Hepp has been kept in the asvium from that time | untila few weeks ago, when she was sent here to be supported by our taxpayers. Dr. Van Noetrand, the principal of the insane asylum, has been acquainted with all the above facte,yet ‘when our sheriff expressed his dete: min ition t> return this woman becauee she had uo home or settlement here, he writes back, expressing in- tenge astonishment—thinks it very unjust that our officers should embarrass him with the farther care of a woman bronght to him from Micbigan—who has no legal claims on us—and mildly suggests to the sheriff that it would be an actof charity ifhe, the sheriff of Junean county, would take Mrs. Hepp to Chicago and sbip ber to that part of Michigan where her | husband resided! Vaccine Matrse DILUTED with GLyce- Rin’ —Another year’s experience by M. Mul- ler, in the Berlin Vaccine Institution, confirms the success attending the employ eat of a mixture of glycerine and lymph for vaccina- tion. He employs chemically pure glycerine And distilled water im equal parts. This di- | Inted glycerine is to be thoroughly mixed with the vaccine matter or lymph in & watch ginss or other receptacie, by means of a fine pencil, | in the proportion of one part of lymph to ten of diluted glycerine, which secures a good imoculable material. After a long practice these proportions can be measured with suffi- cient accuracy by theeye It immediate va cimation is intended, the inoculating need! or lancet sbould be charged by means of the | pencil, which it can be much mo-e effectu- ally than by dipping the instrument into the mixture. If we desire to preserve the lymph for future use, it nay be introduced into ca- | pillaty tubes, or it may be placed in a small ial capable of holing a halt or a whole dram. ‘Tis bottle need not be completely filled, and only requires to be secured by a cork. The lymph in this state may be kept quite unalter- ed, and the vaccrator can go from place to place always secure of having a good supply with him. he lymph is only in part dis- solved, aud in part suspended in the glycerine miature, Wis shouldbe rubbed with a pencil belore vaccinating or filling the bottles with it. All the vaccinations performed in the Berlin Institution with this mixed lymph have suc- ceeded equally well with those performed by means of unmixed lympb. Tne lymph thus combined retains all its virtues unaffected by temperature for more than a year. THE Romance of Lirz.—A maiden lady, by the name of Klingling, who settled in Wai ren county, Obio, many years ago, trom Ger- many, was killed by being thrown out of her buggy last Thursday, about a inile west of Lebanon. She leaves an estate worth $20,000 or $40,000, which she bequea'hes to Warren county, fer the purpose of building and main- taining an orpban asylum, provided the coun- ty will raise & like sum for the same purpose. ihould this county decline to comply with the conditions of the bequest, the estate goes to the German Orphan Asylum of Cincinnati, named in her will. There is a bit of romance connected with the history of Miss Klingling, that may not be uninteresting. In her youth, in Geraeny she had a lover to whom she pledged her troth, but the marriage being preverted by opposing relatives. she and her lover ente: into ledges never to marry, and she came witha rother, since deceased, to this country. Years after, her lover died unmarried, leaving by will @ large sum of money to found an or- pban asylum at Frankfort. Subsequently, Miss Klingling became entitled to an estate in Germany, and thereupon devoted a large por- ton of it to swell the fund bequeathed by hi lover, and now her death reveals the fact that she bas deveted the bulk of her property to found @ similar institution at the home of her adoptior ELOPEMER' excitement ex- ists in the vi age of Waterford, north of us, relative to the alleged elopement ot the wife of a well-known citizen of that place. His name is Charles Wells. He 1s @ respectable and herd-working mechanic, and his wife became enamored of a rather prepossessing carpen- ter, whose name is not given, but who is un- married. Wells and his wite resided on Di- vision street, in the village, and, strange to say, reaided on Division street, in this city, a few years ago. The ronaway pair started for this city on Tuesday, and reached here early nengh 49 take the night boat for New York. On the réturn of Mr. Weils after nis day’s work, be found his wife gone, and his chil- den, the youngest only seven months old, -alone, aio places Bi bouse and children the charge some neighbors, and started in bot pursuit, but arrived too late—the boat had left her moorings. The unfortunate man was compelled to return to bis desolate home and motherless children, while his wife pursued her way with her paramour.—Albeny Knicker- becker. S97 The dog days were declared at amend i ow You Garurday, and dogs can tow Fan loose about the city without the interference eft Poles. a ‘cone H > Memphia has se: an anti-negro riot citi of Gory gan ae furnish $1,000 1 aterial: woila blared church then stroyed. a ‘second daughter of Mr. ny U8. sitntater. ‘at Berne, Sas recent metiycd Sc Mr. Harri aa mae Assistan m vas it Secretary en Wasbiugton, D. C.; First Vice President, C. | A resolution was | Several delegates took part in the dis- | immediately appeal to the | FROM EUROPE. « Lompom, Aug. 29—vening—At the Yorx Tacen reese Jesueresy,, the secend day, the bg ied bienbial cae cae was wou Dekeot Vou ; second, Roque. fort, third; Rabbit Trap. The next race was for Be Ebor Handicap, and was won by Mc. Kenzie's Mandrake. beating Bees wing and Go- race to-day, for tae York the Duke of Beanfort’s Von Bar was Deaten easily by Pearson's Achievement. The e was won by Saxon’s Vortigern. athconan won thecup. The weath er was beautiful, racing spirited, and the tendance large and fashionabie. Loxpon, Aug. 4—Eve The Salzburg conterence continues to engross a large share of the public attention. 1t tm rnmored to-day tbat an explicit understanding has been ar- Tived at between their Imperial Majesties Na- poleon and Francis Joseph—not only in a to the formation of theSouthern Gerrian Gon- federation, but also to resist any intervention in the Eastern question. It was also agreed that the States forming South Germany should remain in the Zoliverein so long as Prussia Abides by the treaty of Prague. In regard ‘9 the Scbles wig question. it was proposed that his | Majesty Francis Joseph sbouid interpose bis good offices, and that, on the other nana, Den- | mark sbould make considerable concessions in | his demand. The Mexican question also came | up for consideration. The body of the inte Archduke Maximilian is to be demanded from the Mexicans by both France and Austria, and he citizens ef beth empires in Mexico are to be protected at all hazard: | aw | Arkadi | the blockade around Cre pursaed by a | Tarkish man of war. The crew of the Arkadi finding that they were in danger of falling into the hands of the Turks, scuttled and se: fire to the steamer, and took in their boats. While enveloped in flames, the Arkadi made & sudden lurch, and plunged beneath the waves. The crew subsequently reached the shore in safety BERLIN, Angust 25.—Official jouraals of this city fircely attack the policy of Fi denounce the action of the Emperor Napoleon, in the Salzburg eonferenc: ney assert, that in sp'te of the denials which have been pub- shed, definite arrangements for a Son:h | Germam Bund have actually been made be- tween Austria and the States of Southern Germany. | _Lonpow, August 25.—Despatches from the East report thatarising had taken place in Montnegro, but wasrapicly suppressed, and at last accounts the country was quiet | PaRis, Angust 25,—Reports have reached here from Spain which say thatan insurrec- tion bas broken out in the province of Arragon, and that at the carrying every resent moment the rebels are ing before them. Virginia News. During the performance of Robinson's circus at Norfolk, on Thureday evening, a portion of the staging for seats gave way, precipitating two hundred people to the ground, who were mixed up indiscriminately, scrambling and creaming. Intense confusion prevatied. Tbree ladies were severely injured and numerous ebildren received contusions. There were no fatal Injuries. Rev. Barnas Sears, D.D., of Providence, Rhode Leland, has purchased the residence of Dr. Madison, on the bill above the ratiroad depot in Staunton, for $4,000. Dr. Sears is ‘ne agent of the Peabody Educational Fund, and Agentieman of distingnished reputation. He will take up bis residence at bis new home with bis family about the middle of Sep- vember. Mr. Clutter, of Richmend, bas gone to Nor- folk, for the Purpose of completing the con- tract awarded him to build the new hotel at Norfolk. Mr. E. G. Lind is the arcnite Romor fixes the price at one hundred and tw. thousand five bundred dollars, which inclades all the various branches of work necessary to make the building complete. On Sunday night last, the storehouse ot Mr. Thomas S. Alcocke, at Culpeper Court House, was broken into, and merchandise to the amount of $150 or $200 stolen therefrom. The paragraph which is circulating about the rob- ry of Mr. Medley’s shop, at Culpeper Quart House, is a misstatement. On Thursday of last week, a man by the name of Cooper attempted to’ cross the pe- qu at the usual fording place, but the water too high, the current too swift, and he ‘was washed down the stream. His wagon, contaming several articles of value, and bis horses were lost. He himself came near drowning. | The tiger and bear tamer of John Robinson’s Circus and Menagerie, purchased a black bear in Staunton, and attempted to put it into a cage in which he had atiger and bear, when the tiger became enraged, and seizing it killed it in an instant. | It was generally believed Inst week that Gen. Schofield will appoint Colonel Burnham, now Judge Advocate General of ‘he first mili- tary district, Judge of the Husting Uourt of tne city of Richmond, in place of Judge Lyons, deceased Gen. D. B. White, of Portsmouth, Is now speaking in thir State under the direction of the Congressional Republican committee. He 18 now making a tour through the Valley, ‘THE CHINESE STRIKE ON THE CENTRAL Pa- civic RAILROAD —Five or six days ago the Chinese employed by the Pacific Railroad Com- pany engaged in a strike for higher wages and for 8 reduction of the number of hours required asaday’s work. The company has a $30 per month to this class of workmen—they boarding themselves—and the men have been kept at work, Late a in the tunnels, eleven and | twelve hours per day. The Chinamen strike for #40 per month, and for the adoption of the ten-hour rule on open ground, and eight hours m the tunn We understand that a placard printed in the Chinese language was distribu- ted along the line of the road a day or two be- ; fore the etrike occurred. Tnis placard 1s caid to have eet forth the right of the workmen to Righer wages and to a more te day’s work, and to deny the right of the overseers of the compsny to either whip them or restrain them from leaving the road when they desire to reek other employment. About 2,000 China-. men responded to the appeal, and work was | entirely suspended in the tunneis along the line. of the road near the Summit. The railroad company refused to pay the wages earned sin«e- last pay day, aud the Chinese refused to leave the line of the road until paid. This condition | of affairs lasted until yesterday morning, when | the Chinamen are oy hide to have given up | the contest and to have gone to work on the old terms, having failed to gain the advantages tor which the strike was made. THE Disastees OF a NiGHT.—Galignani eaye: “No crop is more uncertain than that of wines. A really good vintage occurs only at | considerable intervals, for the vinegrower is | exposed to many disasters. Extreme cold in | winter may desiroy bis plants—a sudden frost in May may blight the whole crop of the year. Four years ago a single hour's frost in the dis- trict round Cognac destroyed three millions sterling worth of property. The evening be. fore the vineyards were clothed in the brigh:- | est green; at six the next morning nothing was tobe seen but brown, burnt leaves, as ifan eigth plague bad passed overthe land. On all sides groups of peasant proprietors, men, wo- men and children, were gathered together in | the early morning, weeping, ss men weep, with litle noise but big tears, over their rain. They had Jost their year’s income, and. for small fortunes, this is the es | So The Commissioner of the General Land | Office has received a letter from Hon. A. A. Denny, of Washington Territory, relativeto the recent diecovery of acoal mine about three miles from the Eastern shore of Lake Dwanish, a few miles east of the town of Seattle, in that Lerritory. The latter was accompanied by a specimen of the coal. the supply of which, i: is stated, is inexhaustible. The discovery will, it is said, be of great importance to the Norin Pacific Railroad Company. —$—$—_—______ {7"Statisties of the colored schoola in Vir- ginia show thatnearly 17,000 scholars are en- rolled, the annual expense of whose teaching will be sbout $100,000. In Richmond 3,000 colored pupils receive instruction from 43 teachers, some of the latter beiag aleo colored. ‘The scholars are regular in attendance, eager to learn, faithful 10 the requirements of the sehools, and give goed promise of becoming intelligent ana worthy citizens. Sa Jem Mace and Ned Baldwin deposit their £10 battle money every week. s@ an English safe-maker is at work trying to pick the lock ofone of Herring’s safes for 85000. a7 The rinderpest is reported among the tle near Hurtington, Long Island. : ray 07" Mrs. George Maye, of Venan; Pa, who was bitten by a moccasin space about two weeks ago, died from the effects o7 the poison on Saturday jast. s7-The yellow fever was im; it Indianola in the blankets and trunks os family flying from Vera Oruz. wa7Seven thousand di ha = pounded in New York 1 season. ae #7 Major John H. Gee, tormer! mand- ant of the rebel prison at Ballebary, Ne Cis Feported to be dying near Tallahassee, Fia @7 Colored newsboys are now seen on the streets of New York. SH There are between 60 and 70 reporters m the gallery of the House of Lords. a@-A New Orleans firm offers to supply likely young Ooohes at $608 head. S7-English brewers are putting quinine in their ale. yas Ene mele Paw insect he ty tern, 2 a Elegy} and feet are blace and the ser tt neteiants heiress & tne leaves to be the three-hved potato beetle, which is very destractive. ‘Wages, it is re- rate has increased cent. in the last fifteen yeare, ous mas panied by = cl OD) 1) aa in ‘the rent of lodgings. 3 county,