Evening Star Newspaper, August 26, 1869, Page 4

wo a t e } he ~ oe a Say x aoe _EVENING STAR. LOCAL NEWS. Amusements, Excursions, Pic-Nics, &c. Ex crsiom to Norfolk and return on the steamer Con on Mondays and Thursda; uexIBUSRS for Hire to picemic parties at Nailor & Brow stables. MARKKITER’S ART GALLERY, 456 7th street. Suita & Staone’s Arr Gariary, 45 F stree. AvwER's PaRK.—Pic-Nic of Frienasnip +.1.0.0. Fon Tuesday next, when in- teresting exercises will take pi noon, on the Na‘icual @roands, between the, Union and Jefferson Clubs, resulted in a vic tory for the Unions by the following scare oO. 8. 4) Einney, rst b. 3) Walker, r. £. S| tems m © 2-33 T - 1 dani t a 41-3 ime of game—Two Ts and tairty min- *. Umpire—air. E. Suelly, of National Bali Cleb. Scorers—Messrs. Hart and 2 Wednesday afternoon last a game was on the Monument lot between the «Mixed Seeks,’ or Creighton, and we Pacific €iubs, im which the former won by a score of 4 10 2. ‘The game yesterday atternoon, in Baltimore, between the Mutuals of New Yors and the Maryland Ciud, resuited—Mutuals 27, Mary- land Is. A game in New York, om Tuesday afternoor. the Empire and Union Clubs, re- ory for the latter to the tune of itse-caid that the present team of the the best they have bad this season. acces Rhos AT THE Drrot.—Yesterday, a Maxeizp young gentleman anda young lady were ob- Served together at the ratiroad depot in one of om for the ase of passengers, evidently im a state of expectation, and it was thougnt the railroad officials that they were waiting for the train to leave at 250. Shortly, however, & white neck-te, who seemed to be on Bis WAY} the camp meeting ca! lis Junction, wa: accosted by the asked him ife Was. minister’ An ard Bartlett aii gue Bald erect ine win, of Rylan 1 lode At bis wateh, and finding _ haps = : mediately joined the foving couple in th bonds of matrimony, the witnesses being of: ficer Wilson, of the udred atthe Communion Table—Tae Inter- +8¢ Increasing—Am Anti- Tobacco Convert. nal Correspondence of The Beening Star.| up’s Woods, near An- nesday, Aug. 25, 1869.— On Tuesday, after a stirring -ermon tron Rev Henry Slicer, the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper was ‘administered, and the services were very impressive, the mumber partaking of the communion being 49). In the afternoon Rev. Bennet H Smith, of St. Mary's circuit, preached a very impressive sermon from 1st Jobn, sd chapter, =th veree, after which & prayer meeting took place in the altar, where 8 number of penivents presented themselves. aud im some of the praver meetings in the tents were seekers of religion engaged im the struggle for “the pearl of great price.” Rev. Mr. Mytunger preached at he evening service from the words “To-day, if ye hear His voice, harden not your hearts,” and without greateffort in the way of exbortation the altar was soon filled with ‘mouners, and by the hour of retiring twenty- Yo professed religion. This morning p: meetings were held Ss uswal in the two hundred tents on the ound, the mipisters in many cases leading fhe “devotional exercises, and. after’ breaxtast (At s o'clock) an experience meeting was held, under direction of Kev. Mr. Holliday, of East ‘Washington, which was of a very interesting cheracter. At li o'clock Rev. Dr. W. B. E1- wards, of Annapolis, preached a fine sermon, trom the words, «For the bruised reed he will not break nor quench king flax,” se- congregation. ch was very large. At2 o'clock & second was held, aud in front of ge number of Sunday School scholars from the District cities, Annapolis, Baltimore and the surrounding circuits assem- bled. After a number of beautifal hymns had been sung, very appropriate addresses were delivered by Rev. Mr. Price, ot Exeter Street Cberch, Baltimore, an A. B. Davyail, of Wesley Chapel. The meeting was closed by tbe children singing “The Shepherd” and the “Gospel Ship.” The afternoon preaching ser- vices followed close on to thi meeting. and Were conducted by Rey. Samuel Wilson, of Mc- Kendree Chapel, who preached a sermon from the words, “Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God.” and at the conciu- sion prayer meeting exercises were engaged in for some hours, numbers of penitents present- ang themeelves at the altar and also in the large meeting tents. After these services, prayer meetings were held im several of the large tents; those in the seventh precinct; Mr. Speakes. the well-known gate-keeper, and a few bochfal railroad men, who modestly kept cutside the door di ing the ceremony. At its conclusion, stm in arm the pair went towards tbe Capitol, and in a few minutes ¢ the minister took his seat im the cars for camp meeting. a Tasrerance Wweekiy meeting of Howard D: last evening, Boyce, W. P.. presiding. ‘The regu ‘Dusiness baving been “Fansacted, Bev members initiated, #ramme of entertainment was carried out. Piano solo—“Bob o'-Link a seven ‘O and choras by Miss King and % Vv ison: an origins! recitation ‘Sbooting Stars,” by Mr. W. P. Free. short and spiried remarks by MT. Division, O. P. Polkin- Division, ard Messrs. rich t. A Sarah Tyler read by her mex Parker, horm of Metropolitan’ Monn and Drew ot Howard Division, clored tbe time a x tendered Mis for the the very interesting essay Bt the last meeting. Metropolitan Division be day evening, and excellent mi! ey Was cnrried out, after which forcible a esses Were delivered by Mr Peter Berry. of George. | town, ud Mr. Wm. P. Drew, of ihis ty. TE Cowre RB. the prospect of unw st in the regatta, Which Will take plice nex: Monday, (instead of Thursday as announced yesterda purse of S14, offered oy Captain J. Gull, proprietor of + : foot of 117 street race—io wit, town, Samuel Jr.. of Which are o1 together arrangement exbidi- for 8 will commence promptiy at te» o'clock, when the competing Seats will sail frose 1ith street arf to Fort ow and Teturs. and during the whole t Gistance for t3e accommodation of The tuo race Will take place im- MeG.ately upon the return Of be yachts which have entered for the regatta. —e-__ Two Meurmgnrs OF A WRELL-KNOWF Fawity KILLED.— We read the following touching obit- wary notice m & cag paper :— Amos Skeeter, a well-known resident of this city, and @ fine singer, was instantly Killed at tl ‘Tremont House last night by @ 7 WRO became angry at bis attentions. He Jarge family.” Adam Skeeter, another notorious member of this family, was Killed in this city last night Dy an old and respected citizen, who was at- c@ 8s to completely mash bis skull. “The iqetnm eam c remorse Du! y laid himself down wo alsen ore his Dicody deed ‘ No imquest bas yet pcen held, 8nd Ho arres: ——e—__ Tarcexy Casts. erday, John Lee, ales Down, employed in Fieming’s stable, took from the pocket of Samui Brengel a Perketbook containing $0 and a note for $500 seen inthe act and pursui tbe chase threw t ay. Officer Darabee succeeded in overhauling him, and on “taking bim to Justice 1). RK. Smith's office found the mouey im he prisoner’ shoes. The jas- tice, after Bearing he evidence, committed him to i911 for court Officer Wiken Arrested, this morning, Thos, Uson,on the charge of the larceny of $27, belonging to Cha Boyden, captain of a scbeoner lyiv, treet wharf, from the cabin of the ve pt. Boyden seemed loth isom, bat the ie saying ‘that they Bd the evidence being given bmidt, Wilson was committed thieves togethe: before J ustic to jail for court ——~ PRomceats yor Coat.— Proposals were Opened at the Treasury yesterday for furnish- jeg the Department with coal. Tne bids in- Niled were for anthracie and Lykeus Valley coal, and were as follows: S. P. Brown & Son. ‘Ss.se for anthracite and $9.9 for Lykens Val. 3°74 A, Forest ‘.ucen, $9.40.and $0.65; Gleason & Gleen, $9.69 and $10.26; Rufus’ J. Bell, (Wilkesbarre, Pa..) = = $50; H.C. 49 and $10.74, —_—s—_—_ Gumw ay SOLDIERS AND SalLons.—The Ger- men Veteran Union met Inst evening at Will's Hall. Captain J. Jenk in the chair. Lieut a (roby Misses Chase and Dugan ad MaRTINGS.—The regular 1 sion was held st Union League Hall, Silas order of the following pro- Polka.” by Miss Each day adds to | very materially agai P for the | hour for Moant Vernon witha «goodlie wath the little | Adsms, fr © steamer Wawaset will follow ata | down the river, light. | Savage, Wash:ngton No.1,and Washington No. 2, (McKendree,) betug the largest. There was the greatest enthusiasm, and the religions feel- Ty high; several conversions taking h of these tents. and several lace at the staud. This ev. = idwin, of Ryland Chapel, is Pracking, and the feeling is serious. A tobacco bomb-shell was thrown intothe camp, directly after the sermon of Rev. Dr. Edwards, this morning, which occasioned comment, and was totally onlooked for by many of the tobacco chewers and smokers and among them are some of the min- asters.) The sermon of Dr. Edwards was a Wwerful one, and made a deep impression on all who heard it; and was followed by an exhortation. The bymn of invitation was jast about being lined out, when one of the brethren arose, and said that he hoped they would pardon him for this interruptior, but he felt justified im making it, for he bad just discovered that he had beeu jomemiting a sin for many years—chewin vec. The manner in which he had di-- Gay 62 this to bea sin was as follows: On the ‘ay Sore while on the train from Washington fo the “mp, he noticed several young men ‘with a bot re nanne ig of whiskey, and he considered it what be shoul ay, them on the dai “er they were im,and they listened to bim Yew attentively, but while addressing (hem, he +-tied ont his plug from which he took’ a chew ia was naked —— of Leola now why be bad jobacco, and at that time hea tobacco was asin. He woulds.es, n4 te of bis heart but the whole of it, nay. Wenta die bee fore be would use it again, and he we Picked up by Bro Batly, of Washington, memento of the occasion, and it was observ: that while the Iadies appeared pleased thet the rebuke Bad been given, many of the smokers and some of the who Bad taken just previously “chaws” of various sizes, bad atrial during im attempling 10 and chewers looked serio the balance of tae meeting disguise the condition of their mouths. ‘This afternoon there were a very large num- ber of arrivals on the grounds, and the copgre- gation was as large as it has been eines Su ty. © Taz Potomac Fxow | day, though the shi the eojoyment of i From Galt's wha le, left at be: exbilerating imffuenc | the steamer Arrow, Stack, am | ber of excursionists, and mails for Marshal suding. The steamer W. W. Coit, Rythe tried down to Nortolk a tull com Ts, mcluding several fai +250 barrels of istrict tour for nd ‘ocher freight. Appended are the bart reports . rived— ‘br. Mement of pine woed for Foy's Waarf—Arri lin. Gray Cliffs, with wood for Sebrs. Voion, Daily, Fowler's Wharf.—Arrived—Schrs. Walter, Us- born, trom Richmond, Me., with ice and ia: for the Washington and Georgetown Ice ana Coal Company; Oriole, Baker, from Gardiner, Me., with ice and lumber for same company. Sailed—Schr. Scott, Pendleton, for George- town, to load coal. Carter's Wharf —A:Tived—Schrs. Agnes Rep- lier, McFadden, pen Gartside, Stanford, from Philadelphia wich coal for W. H. Marlow, A. ‘Wood & Bro., sad Wilson E. Brown. Riley's Who —At this wharf a number of ves 8) smal, sailizg vessels have arrived since our last report With melons, fruit, and potatoes tor marke’ a WASSINGTON AND ALEXANDRIA RAILROAD. gad | Preight traics are now ranning on the Wash- spgton and Alexandria railzoad regularly, and the mails. which since the obstruction of the railroad bridge over the Potomac have been transported on the Washington ferry boats. are now carried over the same road. Threugh passengers and baggage will for the present onan to be transported by the ferry boats-as hefetofore. —e__. FUss IN THE FawIty.—Last evening Lieut Hurley, of the fourth precinct, arrested John Elton, a soldier, quartered im the barracks at the corner of jth and M streets, on the charge of thrashing his wife and beating her severely. At the station be threatened to bea: her more, and Justice Weaver, after ing the case, committed him to jail. Srrrosep SToreN Horse.—On Taesday, detectives Coomes and Miller came across 8 colorea man giving the name of Harry Wil- Lam=, who bad ip his possession a horse, saddle and bridie, which he was endeavoring to sell at a price much less than the real value, and took Lim i eustody. Justice Walter com- mitted bim for & hearing —e——— CIVIL SuIT FoR ASSAULT aND BaTTERy.— Francis Sia‘er ang his wife Harriet have, by Mescrs. Cook and Burgess, entered suit against Wm. Newman and his wife, for $1,000 damages. by reason of the latter having ‘as- saulted Mrs. Slater en the 3d of August. pa ae mers ASSAULT AND BartTERy.—Yesterday, Jere- miah Lynch was arrested for an assault and battery on Philip Kraft. by Officer Cormell, and — Mills held him to security for court ——_.—__ RANGE OF THERMOMETER at Franklin & Co.'s, opticians. No. 24¢ Pennsylvania ave. ‘nue, to-day, in the shade :—9a.m., #2; 10a. m., 55; 11 a. m., 67; 12 m., &; 1 p. —_.—__. UeLY Wsaroms —Yesterday, Officer King Andrew Ashton, colored, with a dan- getous-looking L--3 of brass Knuckles in his ‘Possession, and Justice Pearson fined him $20 MARE Twarm issues 8 salutatory address Upon assuming the associate editorship of The Bufalo Eapress. Ho says :—«] am simp to do my plain, Sapretend: ling 4 ‘worl capitalists, at tne head of whom are H J. to them. After thinking to them, he did speak to ive halt of id pray was asa A brisk breeze from | the southeast prevails slong ~ the trout” to- P-deep dust mitigates milies of Destructive Fire Twenty House: Yard Destroys $150,000. The Baltimore Sun of thismorning says :— About 11 o'clock yesterday morning a fire broke out in the oakum factory of Messrs. R. B. Hanna & @o., on tbe north side of Thames street, between Ann and Wolf, which — read to the surrounding property, involv Shore much heavier wan has deen occagioned by fire im this c'ty for many years. The oakum factory was of brick. two Stories ‘The Gazette of last eveuing bas the following: THOKNTON’s STaTioN.—A party of northera Davis, of Boston, and a Mr. Vandyke, of New York, have purchased the entire Tnoraton estaie, containing seven thousand five hundred acres of land, located at Thornton’s Station, on the Alexandria, Loudon and Hampshire Rail- road, im the county of Fuirtax, for $150,uw0. The tract is to be surveyed immediately and divided into small lots, and a town is to be laid off upon the property after the plan of and was entin ly coasumed. From it Vineland, in New Jersey. It 1s stated by a See Messrs. Green & Wise. real estate agents. from | [ites sBrier Jona W. handelpe, edjorsing, whom the sbove informaton is obtained, that | Imber yard of Joba W. Randolph. adjoratng, this project is to be carried ont at once, and ‘the corn ent’ of lamber in which was that the managers of the enterprise have made large ewoped. Fanned such arrangements as will insure the occupa. | &Ht! tion of their land by a large » Bumper of people = bios = then Fame the flames from the North at an ear : com: Hones Thar Ipantivie.Thornton alias | te neighborhood, i Taylor, the colored man arrested im Washing- ton yesterday as a horse thief, has been identi- mate fine between Viruns ad Fairisx ‘Court es stage line between Vienna rfax Coal Pp House, as the man who sold hima horse which | Wit shingle roofs, which bed een dried al- had been stolen from Mr. Boyd, of this county, | Most to the condition of timdes by ti 4s heretofore mentioned in the Gazette, He ive heat, The b tly occa. was committed in Washington for a thett per. | Pied by Germans, there being 10 some of them Petratea in Maryland, but will now be held | fever jamilies, and none "property destroyed thes of ate State, awisitom from the anthori- | Was the extensive machine shops of Messrs. E. Monday night iast the | H- Frazer & Co., on Thames street, with all Richardson, who lives in Laphin's | Belt valuable contents, inclading six new Kow, was shot and severely injured. On the | Spm @meines ready 10 de tn fue same pee same) night the cow of Martin Qunaingham, | % Rist bad an iron foamy on erased rho lives near the canal basin, was shotand | Doty. So4‘ou store of Mr. John Weick, and the killed. It is said both these malicious acts | Punt and oil store of Met Jor Mr. Obas Me. were committed by 8 colored man who lives on ae 7 St. Asaph street Tis, also on Thames street, were enurely de- Puoraery Saie—Green & Wise, real estate | #:707*d. ‘The Copendagen House, on Thames agents, sold a house and lot on Henry near | Steet near Ann. suffered greatly” It was oc- Prince street. to George H. Smoot, on Satur. | Cupled by Mr. Peter Schmid’ wh aay ter atte of bis furnuure and stock, or so grea = damaged as to be mostly unavailable. The Arvaire IW PRIN dwellings of Herman Vanderhost and Henry —The Mariborough we has the following item: Holtzman, on Thames street, were nearty en- Urely destroyed. Dwellings 252, 24, 286, 263, Fires—The frame mill belonging to Messrs. | and 2%), om Ann sireet, were entirely burat Flot & Trapand, near this village, was dis. only arrived on the covered to be om fire at 2 o’clock p. m. on out of the fire, aud Thursday last. The flames were arrested by ur citizens, who fortanately reached time. Un Saturday mght a kero- ‘and in P » time than would’ seem credible neariy ever; Rouse in the block pounded by Thames, Wolf, Lancaster and Ann streets wason fire. With the exception of two the houses were all small, oRGE’s County, MD. Srorked energetically, devoting themselves to deluging the houses ‘with water, and in this manner poor tamilies necessartiy had their lamp exploded in the parlor of George L. | furniture much 11 jnred before it was removed. 3 this village, and for a time ‘f-past one oclock a number of firemen ‘ae as e to tro stationed om Lancaster street, in the Tear ot Randolph’s lumber yard, and who had been directing their enegies 10 save a row of frame houses and asmall Methodist church on the Rorth side of Lancaster street, Knowr as the Randolph Chapel, were driven trom their Positions by the angry sheet of flame, which, Sweeping across the street, quickly enveloped years. Corn and vegetation in most of the | the ailing an a mass of seething roaring and fields are past resuscitation. Unless we have | relentless fire. A few minutes later the roofs Fain soon, the corn and poiato crop will be al- | of ix two story and attic dwellings on the most an entire failure. There were slight rains | northwest corner of Lamcaster and Wolfe in portions of Nottingham, Piscataway, and | streets were rapped in flames, but by the Queen Ann districts on Saturday and Sunday | efforts of the firemem only the corner house st. was destroyed, the other houses barning Land Sale_—Col. John B. Brooke, as attorney | no lowerthan the attics. The efforts of the fire. for C. D. Hill, bas sold that portion of the | men working in Lancaster street was to pre- Key’s Quarter plantation, lying on the Not- | vent, if poesibie, the fire from getting to the tingham and Piscataway road. to Mr. James | rows of small dwellings on Happy alley. This H. 5S. Gibbons, of Baitimore, for $40 per acre, cash. Drought.—We are still in the midst of one of the most distressing droughts known for many alley, near Lancaster street, was filled with small frame tenements, and it was evident that it the fire gained the ascendancy in that loeality the destraction would have been carried iar up Lane! r and other streets. ‘The firemen made great efforts to keep the fire out of this street, and were rewarded with success, Lancaster, Thames, Ann and Wolfe streets duriug the progress of the fire pre- sented a sad scene. ‘Thrown into every cou- cetyable shape were piles of broken furniture, crockery, window sash, shutters and bedding, and occasionally there could be encountered groups of women and children lamenting the sudden destruction of their once happy homes. So rapidiy did the flemes communi. cate with the houses on the east sideof Aun street that several families were unapie to re- move any cf their furniture, save that which ‘were on the first floors, and the greater portion of that was broken by hasty removal. The roofs of a large number of houses, many of then distant six squares from the scence of destruc. tion, were set on fire by buruing pieces of timbar wafied from the 1umber yaraof Mr. Randolph. Several firemen and citizens were slightly in- jured by bricks and pieces of timber tailing from the burning buildings Mr. owner of the eakum factory, where orignated, was so badly injured by quantity of bricks falling upon him taat he bad to be conveyed to bis home in a hack. ‘The Sun figures up the losses at about <150),- 000, and says: The origin of the fire is unknown, although it is supposed to have been the result of accident. Inspeetor Holloway will investi- gate the matter to-day IRS IN Lovupon County, VA—The ‘& Mirror of Lbis week has the following Sales of Town Property.—The undivided halt intereet of P. W. Jonson in the lot and stable on Loudoun street, now occupied by ©. F Fadley as a livery stable, and subj at public sale on Saturd: y aud Foster, Commissioners, for $600. Onas. F. Fadley, purchaser. On the same day, the same Commissioners sold the undivided half- interest of P.W. Johnson. in the brick house on Market street, adjoining the office of the Murror, and now occupied by Jas. M. Wallace as a dwelling, for $1,525. Jas. M. Wallace, purchaser. . L. Rinker, auctioneer. Good sales, both of them. and show the value of Leesburg property. Froke Jail.—George Henderson, (white,) and Jebn Brooks, (negro,) made their escape from the jail of this county on Thursday night, by cutting a hole through the north wall, just under the windo' umee which time nothing has been heard of them. The drought continues. We have had several Promises of a shower since our last issue, but they have all ended in sunshine, ef the hottest seri On Friday next, the Loudon Camp Meet- ing, mar Hillsborough, will be commencsd. Cuba Arratns.—Cuban advices indicate that the Syaniards are concentrating all their available ferce against General Jordan. Val- Inaseda comnands, and an early and impor'- ant engegemeyt between him and Jordan is looked for. Tae defeat of Valmaseda, it 1s said, would now virmally end the war. A Havana Dry Goods. There has been a very fair business doing All the past week in domestic cotton fabrics, and prices have been well sustained, notwith- standing many complain of a slackness of trade, and some talk of many mills being com- petled to work on baif time to Cer gore get ion, ‘There is not much likelihood of the markets beng heavily overstocked with do- mestic goods this tall. The great West 1s too Prosperous, the crops oo atundant for that. ‘The general trade has visibly improved, and here is a more active demand for most de- scriptions of woollen goods, particularly tor the better erades of cloth. The market for unbleached shirtings and sheetings Das been decidedly more active, and there hus been @ considerabl: increas in the transactions of both heavy aad light grades at steady prices. and there are no indications of a have presented themselves to the Spanish thorities in the Ho!qum district, and asked forgiveness and wenty Cobans have dove tike- neo Villas die The Spanteh ana bas ieadered a fourth donation r the support of in the at Ha 00 tg the authorities f the volun.eers The Hsvans correspondent of the New Yurk Journcl of Commerce sends thet p: trordisary statement. He says that eff: to be made to import thirty thousand troops from Spain to put down the revolution. The Spanieh officials ta Cuba and the Uastilians at home baving bo money nor the means of 1 ing it to pay the expenses of shipping and sap- porting ‘bis army. the Cuban loyalists, largely | Yielding market. In certain cases where very in property apd trade on the isiand, | heavy purchases bave been made, an addi- Purpose to subscribe the necessary sum, each | tional discount may have been allowed, but not contributing according to the value of his es- tates. One million five hundred thousand is the amount ¢stimated for putting thirty thoa- sand fresh Spanish soldiers in the fleld, to say nothing of subsisting them when there. The Journal’ says that this story seems probable, and adds: Butif it is true that such an ec- centric military venture is really contempla- ted, we can only say that the Cuban Spaniards ight as well give up the fight. 1f Spain can- jot find men and money to Keep Cuba—as she Probably cannot, having need tor all the troops she can raise to crush out Carlists and repub- to an extent to affect the tore of prices. There are no changes to be noted in bleached shirt ings and sheetings. Sales are pretty general- ly distributed among the different grades; and, though transactions have not been on a large scale, they have been sufficient to keep prices steady. Printing cloths are without change. Sales are on @ very moderate scale, and the marketis without animation. Prints are in very good demand, and there is more animation in this department than tnany other of domestic cottons. But the demand is confined almost exclusively to the new and licans, and being as bad ashankrupt in fortune | very attractive styles of dark colorings lately —it would seem te be a fair question whether at oj the market. The old terns are itis cheaper for the Spanish landholders in | very slow of sale, Notwithstand: g 20 appa- (Cuba to try to maintain Spanish dominion in Tent disposition on the part of large buyers to break the market, prices remain firm, and are likely to contidue so while the stock in firat bands istosmall. Ginghams arein good de- mand, and prices remain steady at quotations. Rol ets sell moderately at steady pric Cami are not particularly active, and Pricee, without actually giving way, have a Yielding tendengy. Silesias are in better de- mand, and prices are consequently firm. No large sales, however, heye taken place. In other descriptions of cotton goods there is no change to report, and prices are without quotable alteration, the island or to g2 oyerto the Cuban insar- gents.” nestion has Bow been submitted to a vote in every congre- gation, Tesult is that, of those who yoted, about two-thirds were in fayor of lay eee, But now a question is raised whe ner the aggregate Samper of those voting is sufficiently large to be taken as a fair ex. ions ot worsted dress grods pression of the minds of the whole member- thewineet fnoressea ‘demand and considera~ sbip. The N. ¥. Methodist gives returns from | ble activity in muslin de lainee. The new 196 districts. with 202 districts to beheard from. | styles put upon the market are very tasteful, The total vote in 1v5 districts 1s 137,210, and the | and attract a good deal of attention; but prices, majority in favor of lay delegation is 44.73, | as compared with other kinds of domestic showing essentially two to one in tavor. The a oods, w. Looking at the very high Methodist estimates the whole vote at 250,000, | Series en imported Gress goods, which serge And argues tbat this is a fair proportion of the | about seventy per cent, our manufacturers whole voting membership of 706,813 aduits, | onght tobe able To crowd foreign fabrics, except being a little more than one-third of the whole. of the finest qualities, out of the market; and we doubt not they will do so before long. ‘Ooliei goods ate generally in better de- mand. Woollen shawis of various makes sell Teadily. and prices are well maintained. Tug cbaracter of these te presen! season shows a marked improvement over the last In itiustration, it refers to the yote in New York in 1-69, on the amendment of the Uonsti- tution, Wheie ouly 305,0/9 votes were cast, while the votes for Governor at the same time were 730,821, and the whole number of votes in the State was estimated at 800,000. And yet no one quesuoned the validity of the vote on the Von. "s makes, and they continue to grow in eS ae eee populaniyy Oioths acd overevstings, for une Two Mgw Survocatep 1x 4 Watt.—Mr. | detter qualities, show improvement, Newiand, of this place, hired two colored men, | St steaay pricee: but there is less. doing an the Mark'Snced and ‘Phil: Hughes, to. dig deopes | 'Blerior grades, Flannels ate Deginuing vo fn im his well, ithaving gone dry. They having | Teadier sales, and prices are firmly sus ing one down about forty feet, and drilled a dee! ole for another blast, loaded it, and made for the various grades. Oassimeres nets i‘ better qualities and in fair demand; bat Explode, when Phil. liughes we doing in the anferior grades, Prices are steady ail to re-arrange the fore No marked improvement has taken place in nee vi icone, const foreign goods. The t Is very well sup- Saul ik cea Sones Plled'with seasoneble goods; but the extrem top be fainted and fell lifeless to the tom. of the past week bas probably been detri- Mark the: = * He too showed iota the ot well = tg they were ville Union, Aug. 18. g i diez aef ATL Fy | CITY ITEMS. Also the Stones unset for setting Stiver Pisted Ware and Farey Goo: Received this morning at Prigg’s One Dotiar Jewelry Store, No. 436 Pennsylvania avenue, between 4) and 6th streets ——. For Tae ROCKVILLE Fa! nose who @e- Sire to visit the Rockville Fair cam do so evo. Bomically and pleasantly by calling at the of- fice of the undersigned and registering their Bames before Wednesday, September Ist, as we proj running our large omnibusses during the three days of the Fair. Nallog B2oragrs, 6 Livery Stables, E st., bet. 135 and ith. F 1869, OvR Porrrar WasHireton Foret 1s Tae Fiatp With an mmense stock of Gent's, Boys’ and Children’s Ready-made Clothing, received trom the celebrated establishment of Wana- maker & Brown, of Philadelphia, sud a great vanety of piece goods, from the New York and Philadelphia markets, and ts selling rap. idiy at prices lower than the lowest else- ‘where. Oax Hatt, 460 Seventh street. Opposite the Post Oftive. 7 &7- N. B.—To make room for Fall Stock, daily arriving, we are selling Summer Goods ‘Bt cost. s Corns, Diseased Nails, Vascular Excrescen- ces, Bunions, Enlarged Joints, sad other dis- eases of the feet, successfully trated by Dr. White, Surgeon Chiropodist, No. 424 Pennsyl- yania avenue, between $4 and 6th streets. Hours from $a. m. to6 p. m. Calls made at Tesidences between 6 aud § p.m. No charge for consultation at office. Established 1581. ae serene cvs THIS 18 TO NOTIPY THE PURLIC that Geo. B. Wilson & Uo. can sell Shoes, Boots, kc. as cheap as any person who advertises in the Star. 7,14 plist Simoes Mver Win—%No Use Denying the Fact.”— Stevens, Proprietor of the Teg Hong, BAS Sdopted 8 principle of selling Tea that must win, being sound and correct in ov feature: One pound as cheap as though you bouga: a thousand, 617 “Howe,” 536 7th street, ——e. THR GREATSST reiie! imagina’ le can be at- forded this warm weather by wearing one of those elegant suits selling at such astonishing- ly low prices at the celebrated Os Hall cloth- ing store, 460 Seventh street, opposite the Posi Office, where, in addition to gentlemen’s «“Ban- nock Burn,” Cheviot, Arrab ne Pogue, drab d’ete alpaca and linen suits, children’s Gari- balde suits in great variety are alvoto be had at the most reasonable prices. 26,6 T O ALL WHO BELL CIGARS AND TOBAVOU. . B. CHANDLE! WHOLESALE DEALEB IN €1G. D> TOBACCO. asain Under the Ebbitt Honse, corner F 4 14th ste. {uvite you to give him call, prondMar air and honest dealing, with prices allowing a geod mar- in for profits’ Cigarsot all grades, from $17 £0 é MS CASH, ri lose to allow time, ss minds ede x pews THE BHINE; or toes America in Germany. By Oliver gis, omalating Young Amer Abroad COUSTESS GISELA. B: “Old Maniselle Secret.” Part yratienmedingl IBLE. Orixin and histor ible, both the Canonical designed to show what the Bible bow to use it; by LS E. Stowe, D. Llustrations, by pen ‘apa poucit of the 1 : clot the Biography. Scenery, Belice, and T-aditi, lest War for American Inde son J. Lossing, with sever: mal Cyclops ts of the year 1s) if handsome eaitiou of tho Saad ant me edition of the ay by Catnerine Windworth... 2 00 DAISY, 24 volume; by t! 3, WW Wide World,” “Queechy. eter ST TS MOBAL BEFORMS Coxe. of by Bishop Cleveland soseenit neces Eas $100 CABMINA CRUCIS; by Dora Greenwell_.g1 50 All the New Booke to be had at PHILP & SOLOMON’s, joeksellers and Stationers, between 9th and loth anstf 333 ~ F + A. BOSWELL, JUSTIOB OF THE PEACE, OMice—22S 41 street west, near F st. south, Landlord and tenant and civil bnsineess erally attended to. Also, Deeds, Leases, Mortgages and Wills daly executed. Ofiice from 88. m. to8 p.m. a ee Teepe Sxusoa stons The MABYLAND STONE COMPAN ent eueatite feonieee ir Btone In dimension: Sawen TO ORDER. s PLATFORMS, TERRES SIULS, INDOW Ua PS A: newer ‘WATER T: ise GG IN Fi ©. W. HAYDEN. Seoretary, mari6-6m DEN TF aett, for GEORGETOWN, Alfairs in Georgetown. List OF LETTERS remaining in the Post Omer, Georgetown, D C., Angust 25, 150% facies Lish—Alexandrew M Fanney, Bogue rs Eliza; Bsss Mrs Betty; Rrooks og Ooges Mrs Agnes; Evans Miss Barbary; Ed- munds Mre S Verie; Forman Miss Clara: Gaimy Mrs Ly Hipkius Mrs Sarab; Jackson Miss hel; Jackson Mrs Mary; King Miss Mary E; Lawier Miss Juiia: Morse Widow sane E; Nabb Miss Louisa D. Stevensoo Mrs 1; Street Miss Lucy: Smith Mise Sussy; Vigie Mrs Lucy; Wilcox Mrs Addie E; Walters Mrs Martha A; Waiker Miss; Walker Mrs Mary L Gentlemen's Lis! Adams Chas 0; Anderson LJ; Borden Hirm ©; Beck William; Birdsall Captain Jacob H, Barris John; Crowa Billey Cheaks John; Dewar Robert: Gallagher John S; Goldring Prot Jalms; Greenwood G W, & Hulse Captain S J; Jacobs Moses; Klotte P: Longfellow W PP; Lowe apt Warren; Mc- Cabe Jobn FE; McUoy Robt, col; Newbury Uapt A J: Oniey Wm: Sacker John E: Pholltps L. HB; Rittenbouse Mr, Tooker Captain Lewis H, Neagie H T; Wicks Daniel R: Walters Walter Gi Wunams Wm; Wiley H. Miscelianeous.— PRorgssom Masson bas, our Citizens are formed, made an arrangement to instr: classes in the Frenc language. at Mrs. Kel- logt’s school. Professor Masson's success as @ teacher bas been very great in Wash particularly in imparting a correet know! of pronunciation of bis (the Fremeh) lancuace to English speaking pupils. Extagssion or THE Coat Traps.—Ei. Star getown re; In answer to your Geor, bis item yesterday in regard to coal shipments, I would suggest a few tnqwirigs: Ist. Will it Bot be Impossible for a sieamer carrying 690 tons light to go under the aqueduct? 2d. Will it pay to use steamers, eveu considering the increased trips, where it requires double force tg man them? 3d. Will the arbor allow free passage for a 6-ton steamer, when with the present cistructions by Long Bridge and railroad bridge a sekooaer drawing t! feet of water is detained ! 4th. Why not develop the sonth bank, opposlte Georgetown, where there is deeper water and a bean can be constructed to do all the coal business, and the riparian interests above the aqueduct be kept for mill- ig nd manufacturing p 1 Steamers have been tried at Alexandria for the coal | trade, and failed to be rer unerative. - | Mencuansts’ Excuance.—The canal hay- | ing been thoroughly repaired, the grain boats | wi ich were detained above, @ come through. and, a8 @ consequence, "Change was lively th morning 9,200 bushels tair red wheat being © fered, and sold readily, a8 follows -—3.70 bush- els st SL424, and 3,50 bushels at $1.44. No choice in the market. GEORGETOWN COLLRG! In consequence of cerwaum corporation ordinances heavily (axing the authorities of Georgetown College tor Po- tomac water used, they are about to build a reservoir of their own ob their property kuow’ as Hickory put Hill, situated about half a tii from the college, on the new read. Save or Rear EstaTz —Thomas Dowling, tioneer. bas seid jot 110, in Thomas Beail’s addition, corner of Monroe and Beall streets, to Wm. Moran, tor $0 Georgetown Advertisements, [Pp *°oLcTiI0n or OOPABTNERSHIP. The copartnerehip heretofore existi the undersigned, under the rm name sf OBOP, 1OD, is this day disselved or emesk meas L. Orcpley Ce | ‘iifrea author ail to arate afl aebee dae rm. iteaeas cLBOD: unde . thenktul for the retofore extended to the Inte frm of Orepley & McLeod, begs leave to apnonuce thet he will con tinve the Di asiners: Bish and nr mt, GEOUGE: Town CPPUSITE THE OLD BANE UF By virtue of a deed of trust. a Jevember. 1867. recorded in Libe STEES’ 84 LE ON PBone MBIA. at the request of all abecribers will, sell at est. ‘clock p.m. im Geergetowa in the following Tand aforesaid which netes and bounds w Bf, ie gad of s line drawn gasteriy on the 1 of pect street from the southwest coraer of @ two-story brick dwelling-house standing st io of the east side of Frederick atre-t and the north side of Prospect street two hundred feet and five f And at the west side of « brick eB lying and bei fs itl with janing for the same purchaser's notes will be taken. trast on the premises sold. if fed with within fi e Trustees reserve sell the property to the bi, ten days’ public notice. purchaser in default, st the cost of the purchaser. re not day tr “4 aay of sale, on eight to o- YDE. WD CLEMENTS, { Trustees. THOS. DOWLING. Anctioneer 3922-Th lawtAu&dit [Georgetown Courier | Cross & WALSH, “SAL ESTATE EXCHANGE & BROKERS Ho. 327 PENA. AVENUE, South Bide, Betwoon 6th and 7th streets west. waka. rts IRISIN? BE GREAT VEGETABLE Blood Purifier. rImRIisI«In, COMPOUND FLUID EXTRACT or THE IRIS VERSICOLOR OR BLUE FLAG. ‘The most powerful, safe and reliable remedial Agent discovered for the healing of may. The wonderful properties of tne Iris Versicolor, hither to unknown or undeveloped, bas been brought within the control of seience. and I taking its rincipal among the bless! ing. ap 8-ly it acts directly upon the blood, cleanging and puri- fying the vital current of all tte hamore” te wi dit or maler!—us influences haye radiceing and neutralizing othe: ge ONS OF THE BxIN, INCIPIENT CoNnstarrs Dxovsy, &c , and will curethe most virulent aud obstinate cases of RITEUMATISM AND GOUT. It is an upfailing preventative and care for Nevnatoia, Sick HkavachE @ad NERVOUS Ar- FECTIONs, and in DISEASES OF WOMEN 1. Ite action upon the Liver and Hitnevete promptrenlutary, aud eflective: sag it is this property which itone of the and meat reliable DIURETIC REMEDI known tn the practice of medicine. Its excellent ‘and ekillful combination with ether ingredients imparts to it TONIC Sa ~— of the highest order—not tempo: 'y stimulating, the digesti iebtae nine Weed Sasi cas Seiten DYSPEPSIA ANDGENERAL DE: WOOD AND OOAL, Cc OaL AHD Woop. We bi Pa Me li few hundred tons of our old stock 'D AND WHITE ASH COAL. all sizes, laid im before the h we will bel Weop Bine Hundred Cords of HICKOBY, OAK. Bi eo AND SPRUCE For sale at low rates at GL. SHERIFF'S (‘oal =< ye Whest. — 6th st. Oreees left « fice Pennsylvania ave: , between 3d and 4‘, sts, No. 437. willbe promptly attondedto, aus-Int S. rp. szown a 50: OConneR 1étH Steuer ax Naw Yo x Avz GBBAT BEDUOTION BLACK and WHITE LLAMA LAOB POINTS. SILK 8ACQUBS, TRAVELING SUITS, WHITE SUITS, CAMBRIC SUITS, in all colers, UNDER. GABMENTS, MILLINERY GOODS, FLATS and SONBETS, TRIMMINGS, RBAL LAOBS, 8AT- ISS, iz all colors, BHAIBBRAIDS, CURLS, Btc. A large stock of these @UODS now open at low Prices. 336 Pennsylvania avenue, oo 7 Cite Treviso, Paris. Savz rouz moxsr ‘The Undersigned hes just taken ects BBW PATENT FOR PAVING GIPSWALES, Le to 7m “i " August 20. 1969. anh ft Teer j pillar ins wall where the naid Ii ‘nates pillar in a wall w said line terminates, 0d reaning thence rasterly aixty feet with the north line of Prospect strect: then north and at | right angles with said street one hi red and thirty-eight feet and six inches, ers, ten fect wide all allel with suid P: ~and then ii igh a A Dp a a 8: oo aoe fe a Ley by this weoeeticd stated to be interest from P ovember 1, 1s65, The of saleare: One-third cash, et which pg iS ee bh Sih fntettat fem dy eae een od au 3 *[ BE COLUMBIAN B88 NARY This Institution, ademy for tt ne Prinot pals are Principal cf the B. latterly one of the Bowrteonth R EDUCATIONAL. deties of thatr BOHOOL WOR outage CLABSI AL nabey! Soon, so es on ry T ‘nteemth Sittet WED “CHARLES 5. SCHOOL will resume. cS KELLOGG ENGLISH AND FRENCH tire Sept. Ith. at the commodions residen:e 0 Congress stroct, pine tnderilenad putrone aod tices commend ‘be nt it fr Mise K. as thorough high toned. ‘es eminently wualifind end iy faitbfal as a teacher: James Welch, - Samson. 3.G, Waters. Y ‘ 0. B. e ctaalcy. P. Wilson, cart Masson Shariee Bogiiey. owne 2 Haas, he Hi ae ey L Shoemaker Cireulare at her residence, Seminary Hotel E™® ThsTITOTE, J. BYERETT MART: (Buccessor to BE. W. ae DA Geptemeer s, School Circulars may} 13th str: Tal The duties o September 6 residence adjoining space for recreation Sola” ore Prag be obtained St the Beoketorse of the Principal,at 353 K street, between isch aod Bu 1d toops = BIARDING AND ¥. J Street. thie jastitution will th ‘Mics i. J. HARROV! AN ENGLISH 4ND CLASSICAL SCHOOL BOR Bus, Massachusetts avenue. between %th and loch ste. IN, Pri ‘ ‘Pau irteenth &neual Bese: 1) commence ¥. renee ly improved or SCHOO le torsten ic Bpipban: : and is well Known os the Epiphany High scnoet building. | The “encicoed airoanae. steed “ample fr be obtained be appiriva to the Mector of the M street, between 10th Por particulars eppiy 45 Bector.472 M st. next B prompt fn Wah See to 20e BE WEST END OL, IC, ND EW Bev. Charl tn the Fr 5. 8) north. between isth 9 Noue but boys of stricty: i be receiy ree. will mM Ballantyne, No. UNION sean J will commence: September The Pi partments are ral Foreign Langs For circul er, OF wee then: Yerk avenoe and 1 the lth and 12th Sept auZl-eoiw? "TBE [NION EVANG! at York ei &c., address. 7 3-2a* 2PISCOPAL HIGH SCHOOL FOR BOYS. : ENGLISH, CLASSICAL AND TOA. a ST, VINCENT'S SCHOOL, © + chs MonDar’s Pisters of ‘This inaeitation, Fecently uncer the cl FOR ¥ ineteenth ¥. LT for Young Laties and Obitdren, No. 331 Ne REV. THOMAS M. CANE. a. nd 11th streets, AY ‘Charity. wil reopen on send teeirchtinnes Brory attention moral and intellectual t1 Disced under thelr charge = be reopened by Prot, y Prot. jonday. ember on M taker & Co.,corner th and » ‘OUNG LADIES @r on the lith eht withowt extes to the Principals by r corser New CAL ([° PARENTS AND GUARDIANS or YouTH HOWARD INSTITUTS, uD. Cebloet of Ainerais. Gecio- fomber of Puptie 1 illustrative acd rotted ioe. a OPP® Finer. ATARY Dist t RTRRMASTE! 1cr.