Evening Star Newspaper, May 26, 1869, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. THE EVENING ora. || PUBLISHED DAILY, Sanday Excepted, At the Star Bail tw. Cerner Remmagtvests and Lith Street EVENING STAB NEWSPAPER CONPANY.§ | ‘The STAR 1s served by the carriers to their ecTit mes Gopies a be counter, Wi *"Pascs Sarena a batrizes Three —Three fo il One | Dollar aeaad F Fi ——- six — Three Dol- year, ae sent from tne office lon a for. The WEEKLY ST. published on Friday Torning—Gne Doliar and 8 Half a Year. RAVING, CARD PLATE PRINTING, Li’ HOGRAPHING BOOK BINDING. PAPER RULING PRINTING, & ATTENDED TO BY FRENCH & RICHARDSON, Booksellers, Stationers. AND Practical Engravers, 334 PENNSYLVANIA AVE! DE, BETWEEN NINTH AND TENTH STREETS. NEW BOOKS, NEW BOOKS, NEW BOOKS. WOODWAED'S NATIONAL ARCHITECTURE, gine! fog 1000 on igns. plans, and Getaiie. for the the practi¢al constractiog Sraweliing houses, for the Goantrs, Suburb an Inge TEED Iss Tees By c 72 SEXES BEBE amp AFTER. Heicomb, M. D. heal or Monts. By ASPECTS OF HUMANITY |W 75 aND wane HE me. 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EPOT OF THE CALIFORNIA WINES, BRANDIES, &c. 100,000 CIGARS. soft shtention to the superior character of ofterrd mylo-ly 3.W. KENEEDY & 00., 346 Pean. svenne, opposite Metropolitan Hotel. POLLO gDE SURES MLASEERIER® am SPLIT CARB. for Chair Bottoms, GUNS, PISTOLS and AMMUNITION, Joux Ts 312 PI alan 4 av Bc ccte. foearare: “Ree GRENADINE, ot 75 sents EDICAL. ‘W. P. ROBINSON, M. D., to rast received another “jonsssee Valley Family Floar: the the vest mee ae naan’ }ODUCE 00. he sod there, jmmaitete Gnwill give Pa. Arey CORNER 4 aDromoren ft ng MO! AY VE ENING: Ma ‘May 2tth, A chotee collection vi ae BLOB soe a Cs fy hoi te FEAMES, CORDS, mate ‘s Breesr LAMPS, ai Evening Star. WASHINGTON. D:; C., WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 1869. N&. 5,058. | EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. INTERNAL REVBNUE.—The receipts to-day from this source were $895,540. Tez PRESIDENT and Mrs. Gramt end Secre- tary Borie are expected to retura here this evening from Anrapol: Ho, A, CoRBIN and bride, ner Miss Jennie ‘Grant, sister to Gen. Grant, wili arrive here this evening. THE ORpsgR, detailing Captam David Park- inson and First Lieut. Josepk M. Keanedy to duty as Indian Ageots, bas been revoked. Cor. JOHN W. ARMITAGE, of this city, for- merly of New York, has been appointad rail- way postal agenton the New York and Wash- ington route. Cor. A. H. MaRKLANp, Superintendent of the tourth postal district and special agent of the Post Office Departmen, has left this city for Louisville, Ky., which will hereafter be his headquarters. SENATOR GrorcE E. SPENcRE will leave here for Alabama in the early part of next ‘week to take part in the campaign for the con- gressional election, which will occur in Au- gust mext im that State. THE PRESIDENT has granted the use of the grounds surrounding the Executive Maasion to the Sunday Schoel Union of this city for thecr annual celebration, which takes piace on the Sth instant. ‘THE AProINTMENT of several collectors and assessors of Internal Revenue have been recommended by the Commissioner, and will be made upon the return of the President from Annapolis. NorMas Wiarp, Esq., has written a letter to Judge Advocate General Holt, denouncing the Dyer Court of Inquiry, ana charging that the proceedings before it were conducted irreg- ularly, &c. Hon. WM. A. RICHARDSON, Assistant Secre- tary of the Treasury, returned here last even- ing from New York city, accompanied by Mrs. Richardson, .wko will remain here several ‘weeks, Mr. K. was at his office to-day. To RE Removep.—A list of thirty clerkshas been submitted to the Secretary of the Interior by the Commissioner of Pensions to be removed trom that office. New appointments will be made to fill the vacancies. SecretarRy HOUTWRLL has just rendered a decision of considerable importance to impor. ters of spirituous liquors, to the effect that if spirituous liquors are contained in casks not enclosed in another case, such casks must hold thirty gallons or more. Tax Commissioner OF INTERNAL REVENUE yesterday appointed twenty assistant assessors for the First Louisiana (New Orleans) district, upon the recommendation of Assessor Joubert. ‘Most of them are colored men. Messrs. Morse and Abel are retained. GENERAL W. KRzyYZANowskI, recently ap- pointed Supervisor of Internal Revenue for the States of Alabama, Georgia. and Florida, Teceived bis commission to-day, took the oath of office, and leaves for Montgomery, Ala., this evening. THE CONSERVATIVE CONVENTION.—The mames of Mesers, W. H. Clagett, Lewis ‘Clephane, and John H. Semmes will be before this Con vention to-nigh« for Collectorship, Mr. E. ©. Eckloff tor the Registership, and Mr. Forsyth tor the Surveyorsbip. CLERKS To BE DisMisseD.—The force of clerks in the Ordmance Department haying been reduced by the late law of Congress, six out of the twenty-five now employed in that office will be dismissed on the Ist of July. The Secretary of War will approve a leave of ab sence until that time of such as may tender their resignations now. DESTROYING THE CURRENCY PLATES.—The committee appointed yesterday by the Secreta- Ty of the Treasury, to destroy the plates used Beretofore in printing ‘he national currency, willenter upon the discharge of their duties to-morrrow or nextday. The plates have all been packed, ready to be sent to the Navy ‘Yard, where they will be examined by the committee and consigned to the blast furnace. THE InpDIAN ComMIssion, whose names ‘were published in the StaR a few days since, ‘were convened in informal session to-day at the Patent Office; all the members present ex- cept Messrs. Tobey of Boston, Dodge of New York, and Lane of Indiana. (luestions were submitted for their consideration as to whether any change was necessary in the payment of Indian moieties, contracts with reference to supplies, and the status of the various tribes generally. The mission was appointed by the President under authority conferred by Con- gress, which at the late session appropriated $2,(00,000 to enable him to maintain peace among and with the various Indian tribesand bands, to promote civilization, and bring them ‘when practicable upon reservations, relieve their necessities an: courage their efforts at self-support. Twenty-five thousand dollars are appropriated to pay the necessary expenses of the Commussion. TRE RerveticaN NoMmmative Convey. ‘TIOW.—This Convention, composed of fifteen delegates from each ward, assembled at Union League Hall this afternoon. and the ball was well filled with spectators. As early as two o’clock the delegates commenced to assemble. and until tnree o’clock there was a perfect hubbub. From the conversation it appears that the nominauon of Mr. Boswell is a fore- gone conclusion, although there are a number of Mr, Hall’s friends quietly working in the crowd. The Registership is the principal topic, and the friends of Messrs. C. H. Peters, John F. Cook, and John Thomas Johnson are busily at work im the room, the first named appesring to bave the most friends. The friends of Messrs. CU. H. Bliss and P.H. Donegan are busy urging the claims ot each for the nomination for the Sarveyorship. At 3 o’clock Mr. W. A. Cook, Onsirman of the General Republican Committee, called the Con vention to order—the Mr. Robert A. Thompson was called to the chair. Mr. Thompson briefly spoke of the duties of the day. They bad no certainty of the success of the ticket to be nominated, and it therefore was necessary for them to act judi+ ciously apd work. Mr. A. K. Browne was ved temporary secretary. Mr. O. 8. Baker moved the appointment of a Committee on Credentials; agreed to, and the tollowing were appointed :—Obaries Syphax, let ward; Joseph Brooks. 24; Asron Rus- sell, 34; G. W. Hatton, 4th; C. W. Schii m6n, Sth; Mich"! Shiner, 6th; Anothony Bowen, 7tB ward. A motion was made to take’® recess, but was laid on the table. Qo The Buffalo ate fcrmerly Kew Fe York "I c An Iowa “treating.” G7 The Syractse Police Courta@nesall spec- tators as vagrants, O7 Legs areactually mee ‘upon theesthetic sense ot New York. There are loud com- plaints of the length of the balletin the new Pantomime. THE NAVAL ACADEMY. THE VISIT OF THE PRESIDENT. Artillery and Mortar Practice. A Scene to be Seen. Civilians en @ Mortar Carriage. Jullien Reminiscences. Gunnery, Scared Steambeats, Pretty La- dies, Gallai Middies, and Levely. ioe Seuls in hairs. A Washingten Firm. (Special Dispatch to The Star.) ANNAPOLIS, Mp., May 26, 1869.—At the time my last dispatch closed yesterdey the middies Were about to enter upon their artillery and mortar practice before the Prestdent. The ex- hibition in both was very fine. The heavy gun and broadside firing was rather too stanning toattrect the spectators to close vicinity, but the mortar practice om the water front of the green was just the thing, especially for the lady visitors. The scene was brilliant and Piquant—the beautiful bay before us flecked ‘with white sails—the big-mouthed black mor- tar pointing skyward, served by alert middies. anxious to do their best under the eye of the President, and the Ladies—black-coated, silk- hatted, distinguisned visitors, mounting by po- lite invitation upon the mortar-carriage totake & knowing squint at the range, and in doing so qetting into all sorts of tunny positions with their rear anatomy high in the air, after the manner of the long-legged violincello per- former in Jullien’s immertal orchestra, when stooping over his instrument to bring out har- Monic notes below the bridge—the respectful retreat of the black-coats from the mortar when it is to be fired—the daring achieve- ment of Secretary Borie im pulling the string to make &@ shot—the ditto ditto by Mr. George H. Stuart—the mounting shells easily traced through their course and expicding always just where they should to the great glory of the middies. and of the distin; hed gentlemen who pull the string—the flurried manner in which the Baltimore excursion steamer puts on black-smoke and bolts away out of possible danger—the groups of pretty women in light tinted summer costume cet off in bright promi- nence against the green sward—the gallant muddhes bringing chairs from their own quarters for the aforesaid pretty ladies in summer cos- tume—the manly manner in which the middies who bring chairs stroke their downy upper lips and monopolize conversation with the Pretty ladies who occupy them, to the disgust of the middies who were’nt smart enough to bring chairs—all this makes a very pleasant and animated pictare, as the inevitable photo- grapher thinks, for he has focused it already from many points of view. Meantime Presi- dent and Admiral Porter occupying ample basket bottomed chairs on the rear porch of the Admiral’s quarters, look on tranqailly, smoke some, and perhaps compare notes over their changed positions from ten years ago, ‘when one was carting cord-wood and the other a lieutenant at the Kittery Nayy Yard, finding ithard work to make both ends mest on his small pay. After the mortar practice, the President, Secretary Borie, Mrs. Grant, and other ladies, and the members of the Board of Visitors, and Messrs. Balch and Trott, of Philadelphia, dined with Admiral Porter. The entertainment wa’ & superb and costly one, and some of the guests expressed no little surprise that the Admiral found it possible to provide so luxu- rious @ spread at a distance from any large city. At night there was an exhibitium at the Academy Gymnasium by the midshipmen, consisting of exercises on the horizontal bars amd rings, bayonet exercise, boxing, club- swinging, and parallel-bars, the double trapeze, &c. The fencing exercises on the programme ‘were omitted, for some reason, greatly to the regret of the assemblage. The performances ‘were remarkably good, and some of them could not be surpassed by professional gymnasts, Particularly good were the trapez> perform. ances by F. ©. Birney, of Pennsylvania, (son of General Birney,) and Kossuth Niles, ot Lili- nots. The bayonet exercise, by ©. 8. Rich- men, of Iowa, and D. L. Wilson, was very brilliant. The boxing was spirited, and @ bur- lesque specimen of the manly art in which the contestants got each others heads in chancery, and went through all the motions of the ring im approved style, but with Dan Rice embellishments, seemed to tickle Presi. dent Grant amazingly. The affair concluded with a hop. The occasion, and the desire of 8 eing President Grant and party brought to- gether all the beauty and fashion of the neigh- borhood; and the spacious circular gymnasium, formerly a fort and resembling the old Castle Garden building, at New York, presented a very brilliant appearance The middies, who for most nights of the year are obliged to seck their fron cets at 9 o’clock, were now at liberty to ‘sit up all nightand go home with the girls im the morning,” with pleasant accompaniments of dancing, promenading or talking sentiment by the gallery windows looking out upon the mooa-lit harbor. The\ blue ceiling of the room was spangied ‘with ftars, and appropriate inscriptions ap. peared at various points on the walls, among them the following :-.«Fidelity to our Coun- try, Right or Wrong.” “Bravery on the Seas.” “Gallantry Among the Fair.” “Your Pleas- ure our Aim; Your Smiles our Reward.” “Our Chief Ambition our Country’s Good,” &c., ke. President Grant and party entered the room about pine o'clock, and were received with loud cheers. The President escorted Mrs. Porter, who was accompanied by her youngest daughter, Elena, who was dressed in a fancy costume, with skirt of blue plush, ornamented ‘with a silver foul anchor and other naval emblems. Admiral Porter took in Mrs. Grant, and Secretary Borie and the Board of Visitors followed. The President's party remained until after the dancing commenced, and with drew about half past ten, with the exception of Mrs. Porter, who remaimed some time after- ‘wards with her young friends, to promote their \joyment, She bas greatly endeared herself to the Midshipmen by her kind considerate treatment of them, acting throughout @ true mother’s part to these bo ys separated from home influences, and her eo ggcd for good over them has been great indeed. They pro- ove to show their regard for her’ byeball in her honor on the 4th of June, that shall far eclipse all other affairs of the sort ever — ot decoration, many of the honses of the city are to be illu- minated. The Washington. Marine Band, headed by Scala, is to reinforce the@ne Acad- emy Band; additional buildings are t be erect- ed, and all possible things to make theagair G0 off with eclat are to be achieved. Annspolis did not get to bed unti! = pretty Jate boar last night, and %s rather slow in get- ppl diraal nen cings But the birds were Perhaps there never was such a Teuge for birds as Jenly Asuapalis, and at ‘thres o'clock this morning we were awakened Dy such a concert of songsters of the grove as Gis or enthoge cloner panreequareise ae ‘o-day the President will witness tne exer- ciees of the midshipmen in seamanship, varied by @ boat race. This is not the regular annual prize boat race of the classes, but ie an im- Prom pta affair for the gratification of the Pres- ident. President Grant and party will leave for Wasbiagton this afternoon. Annapolis exhibits some growth. A stately brick building, with Mansard roof, designed for the executive mansion of the S'ate Govern- ment, is now in progress ef erection, at & cost Of about $100,000, Bet the great improvements arein the Academy Grounds. Admiral Porter hes certainly carried out wonderfal improve- ments here during bis superinendency. The rounds bave beer so benutified as to be scarce ly recognized by those who saw them four years ago, and improvement is noted in every quarter. Foremost amongst these improve- ments :s the large new building designed for the quarters of midshipmen. It is 300 teetlong And five stories im height, surmounted by an ob:ervatoly. [his is perhaps the most com- Pleve and best arranged building for its Purpose in the country, if mot the world. ‘The steam-fitting and cooking apparatus for the building is supplied by a Washington firm, A. R. Shepherd & Bros., who were the lowest bidders against the targest plumb.ng houses of New York and Philadelphia; and the work is admitted on all hands to be equal to any in the country. The plumbing, gas- fitting and ventilating is done by the same firm. 1: 1s gratifying to know that we have in Washington a firm able to compete suc- cessiully in price and workmanship with the leading firms of the country. Mr. George H. Stuart, of the Board of Vis- itors, left Annapolis this morning to attend the Indian Commission in Washington. The only members of the Board of Visitors who thus far have not been here are Dr. E. D. Kit- Joe and E. B. Judson. N ———re-__. A STRANGE, Sap ar ver, but sad story comes ee to us few weeks since, Mrs. Doreas I L. ‘Smith, ae ‘Wile of one of the wealthiest men in the west di- vision of Chicago, was found lying in her ool lar, on 8 br: Sunday itm her throat cut from ear to ear. A knife by her mde told how it was done. The only cause for this dreadful act was harsh treatment on the part of the ear” busbend, who, with Bis acquired weal had not succeeded in acquiring the habits of society er civilization. The sudden and awful death of her mother made a deep impression upon her daughter Jennie, the only one remaining at home; 80 Much so, ut it is thought ber mind became sffected. For several weeks past her health joe pecventinls declined, and quite recently came almost completely paralyzed. In- dications pointed to a system of porsoning, and, after much persuasion, the poor girl confessed that this was the case. Not caring to live, after the decease of her mother, the unfortunate ie had, ever since that sad event, been taking different preparations of arsenic and other poisons, with the object of ultimately killing herself, and the continued use of the drags had finally induced paralysis. Her con- dition 1s now a very precarious one, and it 1s considered very doubtful ether she can long survive. As she states, the only motive for the commission of this system of slow suicide, was a desire tojoin her mother, from whom she had never before been separated. Tne OLD Sap Story.—Miss Hulda Dawson and Mrs. Susie Lee Mc Gowan, of New Alba- ny, Lnd., each aged about eighteen years, pro- cured eight grains of morphine, and, on Thurs- day night, after writing letters to their friends, antouncing their intentien to commit suicide, and praying fervently for some time. swal- lowed the powson. At daylight the next mora- ing, they were discovered in their room in an almost lifeless condition. Medical attention was promptly secured, and they are both out of danger. It seems that Miss Daw- son had been seduced by Elisha Jackson, an employe of the New Albany Kolling Mill, and t he had wearied of her and deserted her. tre Mc Gowan had been seduced by Thomas Mc Gowan and thejfact coming to tRe knowl- edge of ber friends, he was forced to marry her, but deserted ber ehortly afterwards. The girls had been companions since childhood, and had concluded to die together, and al- though frustrated in the attempt, they express their determination to commit suicide ai the firet opportunity. A Weppinc Over A Corrse.—A wedding under extraordinary circamstances was cele- brated in wy ree: sd m Wednesday. The couple move in fashionable circtes, and the event is the topic of conversation. On Taes- gay the father of the bridegroom, a weaithiy and respectea citizen of Poughkeepsie, died, prin = shrouded in the garments of death, hg 2 as inclosead in —— and costly ome whole being p! in the par- lor. On Wednesday, at bone a the old man’ son led his affanced bride into the room where lay the body of the deceased parent, the bridal pa-ty walking solemnly up to the coffin, and the cover over the face stone the —— corpse was removed. — of the id Retormed amud breathless silence and y aye jomed the young couple in the matrimony. The why he was married in such a manner, re- plied that the spirit of his father hovered pone pg telling him to get married there axd then.—. AN UmmatuRaL Morszr.—The Rutiand Herald records a case in Ludlow, Vt, of the cruel conduct of the wife of Charles Robbins =. her pp nme sd Vieng ponnerte cheng 1, & poor, shiftiess fellow, is powerless to Prevent. Sometime since, in a passion, she stamped upon and broke the arm ofa small cifild as it lay upom the floor, and the poor thing actually crawled under the bed to hide away trom iis monster mother. At another time she stripy the child and immersed it in the cold brook and then washed its clothes in the same and pat them om again, undried and un- warmed. During a snow storm, becoming en- Taged. she threw it out of the bouse, and let the deformed and helpless creature lie till, exhaust. eu, it sank to sleep on the snowy id. The authorities have mm the matter in band, and if the charges against her are substantiated she will be deait with to the severest extent of the of the law, as she justly deserves. ‘To Maks New Rorg PLiaBLE.—Consider- able dificalty 1s sometimes experienced in bandling new OB account of its stiffoess. This 1s especially the case ters and cattle ties. Every farmer is ow re how inconvenient @ new, stiff rope hal- ter is to puton and te upa horse with. And mew ropes for tying cattle are frequently unsafe, for the reason that they are not pliabie enough to knot securely. All this can be Temedied, and rope made 1 lumber and soft at once as aiter a year's constant use, by simply boiling it for two hour’s in water. it in a warm room, and let it ly. It retains ite stiffness uni becomes perfectly pliable.—Ohio Prorzstamt Episcopal, UonvauTion.— tT annual DOly. be bonds of tant Episcopal Oburch of the Diocese ro the entire State, with exception of the commence at Grace Church, and streets in Baltimore to-morrow atnoon. The Right Rev. Bishop - am . A Wear! Monument. Tis said that there is a monument near Uopenhagen, call continual flood of sive grief. ‘A protest against ritualism in the Protes- tant Episcopal service, and — convention, bave been published and by many prominent clergymen in I2li- TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR. This Afternoon’s Dispatches. INTERESTING Ws FROM «UBA. The Fight im Nipe Bay. NEw York, Msy %.—A special Hayana despatch to the /irrald gives the following count of the tight in Nipe Bay:—While the fil Mbusters were engaged in fortifyimg their po sition they were surprised by a strong force of Spanish soldiers, &c., who attacked and carried leted works, capturing severa lery and @ flag marked“presented 5. ©. Villarade to the Riflemen of Liper- "Before the Spaniards could avail them- selves of the advantage they bad gained, the fillibusters rallied, and after a severe engage. ment, retook the position and all of the guns, Dat tailed to recap:ure the flag, which the Spaniards carried of with them. On recover- ing their artillery the fillibusters turned the guns upon tbe Spanish sieamer Marsella, send- ig two sho: through her bull, and forcing ber to eure beyond range. THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD. Bortox, May 2 der the recent Congress an elecuon of a Board of Direct the Union Pacific Railroad Gompany was held im this city yesterday, when the following gen- tlemen were chosen nnanimously: Oliver Ames, of Mass.; Ben). E. Bates, v Dilton, N. ¥ ©_H. MeCor- mick, N. Y.; Wi 5 Gliddow, 3 Mas: |C. H Bushnell. Conn ; F. G. Dexter, pias RP. Hazzard. R. L: B. Atkins, ©. A’ Lombard, O John R. Daft, and Tt was considered ad- isable Soot oma f the di vi to sel a Proportion o t= Massach' rectors from jusetts, in order to be freed from the ez par’ injunciion of Judge Barnard, New York, May 2th, 1869.— To the President and Hoard of Ireciors of the Union Pacifie Ratl- read (‘ompany.—Gentlem en:—The last rail nas | been laid, and the successful yo ee this great work is unparalleled in history and will probably never be equalled. To have been instrumental in its accomplishment is an honor which sbeuld eZ, any ambition. ‘Since the organization the company I have, at much ae sacrifice, devoted my time and energies to the promotion of its interest. My private affairs demand my attention, and the present seems to be a fit occasion for ten- dering my resignation as Vice- Presidentot the Company,to take effect whenever you are ready pode et we Boerne peer at the same time to elected director of the com, at oie t ensuing election. The suc-ess of the enterprise will in & great measure Gepena upon the fature economical management of the operating departments which I have no doubt Will receive proper attention at your bands. Besieving this to be your policy I will retain my interest as the largest im the company; 7 with my a for its roepect. I remain, . ‘Tromaet signing their itions in consequence of th romewel of iS oompaagee Office from New York. PP nee! Dispatch.) Boetox, May 26.—The organization ef the Union Pscific Railroad Company was cot pleted to-day; the Board of Directors ba: elected Oliver Ames, President: John Duff, Vice President: John M.S. Williams, of Mi sachusetts, Treasurer; and Edward of New Ham: ‘Treasurer. THE NAVAL ACADEMY. = Exercises Yesterday and Te-day—The Last Night—The President's Move- med 8 To-day. AENAPOLIS, Mp., May 26. the Naval Academy, yesterday sisted of @ battalion infantry drill munder tne command of Lieutenant Commander S. P. Gil- lett, and howitzer and mortar practice. In the evening, “& grand gymoastic tournament, with box and wrestling, on the apne trapeze, and zouave drill, Place, and was concluded octane 1 oO when a brilliant ball The dance was led off ter and Commander Gillstt, and dancing was kept Up until3 o'clock a. m. .—The —— * a ‘bis me Grant and Admiral Porter rode over to Straw! Hill, the farm purcnased last year by che throngh the grounds, anc the President and the Admiral enjoyed the drive; the latter holding > = —_ bons. Atl o'clock the exercises at the The President leaves for Washington at 3.20 O'cleck to-day. RUNONA OOKLYN BANK. New York, May 2.—It was day that the accounts of Wm. O. Ruskmore, ite President of the Atlantic Mg pd Bank Se rendy igen ta day their were ‘who pledged themselves to carry on the busi- hess of the bank. It is now ascertained that ithe deficit from advances made on securities to a contractor, whose account is irgely overdrawn. and also from the purchase aw AS Mr. Bushmore, in ewn name. 8 for this property were put awa: the vaults of the bank, and were marred, 'o secure the bank. A SHERIFF SHOOTS TWO MEN. ALEXANDEIA, gn be ao eee the sherift of Prince George’s co’ «Gnome yg vena attempted to arrest "Two men numed Davis, aE ei | The mew Corps THE ELECTIONS In FR NCE Panis, May 20 —The Orieamist and Moderace hepablican candidates were besten every- where, Te Radicals will carry Paris and Lyons. Thiers apd Jules Fauvre were . isiatit will be ical members = quillity prevanis throughout the country. The Government majority is larger than was ex- Pecved WALK OF ONE HUNDR TWENTY-FOUR Boeron, May 2.—In the Boston Skaung almost entirely of | Rink, Inst * mies, McBttrick accomplished «be | Market continues exer feat of walking one hundred miles in twenty- four hours, winoing & purse of $250. Time, tn~ iuding rest, 23 hours, 42 muputes, 45 seconds. From the 3 OF GENERAL WCCONNEL'S TRIAL ry eg 55 Jacksonvitie, ILL., May 2 —The caseof Wm. A. Kobinsor, indicted for murder of Gea. Murray McConnell, excites deep interest. A panel of 72 jurors was called yesterday and only five jurors obtained. A special venire for ‘© jurors was issued for to-day. — DESTRUCTIVE FIRE. Cn aco, ILL, May 2% —A destructive fre occurred in the west division yesterday by Which several dwellings were destro: n- Volving & loss of $12,000, The fire origmated in'a bare inthe rear of 83. Aborden street, and repiuly commanicaied te ad) mang: buildings. It caused by boys playing powder ‘with matches and gi —— COMING TO WASHINGTON ST. Lovis, May 26.—Oaptain Sandford, tm deposed Supervising Inspector ot Steamboat leaves bere io-day for Wasbingion to lay Bis case betore Gen. Grant, ——_s——__ GOLD TO-DAY New York, May 2%.—No novel feacare in gold market to-day. Prices at openmag 140. Advanced to 140% aud theo gradua. fel Off to 140, ——_—_--e- FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The New York money marke: is abana “upplied with Joanable tunds, aud vorr op call readily supply (herr requrremen - OR Miscrilaneous tiocks, and pledge of goverment bonds. | ide market discounts range igh. pamMes passing at ¢ ne 4 Brokers’ Telegraph, James M: Gassaway, operator.) Lewis Jobnsox & Co quote stocks and bonds Middling Orleans, 11%a1 ments to 22d ipsiant, pa.0e0 eales be —_-e—___ merges Markets, To-day. copped cbange in sales of ellow S8aW. Oats dull; 68 cents for ye firm, at $1 4.88145. Pork firm at Bacon firm; rib sides, 17; clear do, 17k; shoulders. 14%; ‘hams, I9a21. Lard quret at 19a19%. Whiskey an —_.—_—_ New York Flour and Grain Market To-day. New Yorg, May 2.—Flour duli aad saivc lower. Wheat dull anda shade lower. Corn Gull and drooping. ——See Wall Street To-day. New Yorn, May 26 —Stocks st bat an- settled. Money steady, at Ga? ‘per ce Ex B5a ~6; roent. Ex- change, 109%, Galt, 140%. on tae 182, cou- mr | po East, att an not Sox. coupon, 5+: do. new, 62. active, and readily met at 7a= ‘per cent; excep- tions at 6 per cent.on Goverament piedeee, Government securities heavy. At the Gov- ernment parchass of of eiuen.a bonds, were offered. market opered G7 Horse jewelry—A pair of studs. S87 Beets “as larce as hams” grew in Colo- wa temperance is to be held in Boston during the week of the peace festival. S7-All cities in the West with any self-re- spect now Raven epee pieioamatee. 87 Biue and. biacs for male full- azensastes vy os 87 Earttgquakes and . oe cost the San Francisco authorities $200,000 Inst year. c. B. JBWELL'S PBIZE 80aP. THE BSST, PNStow ey AND a Ae EEE ere een?