Evening Star Newspaper, August 28, 1869, Page 4

a —— a aS. PYRFETe ay pe pee a3 EVENING STAR. SATURDAY s+eeeees AUGUST 25, 1869. LOCAL NEWS, Amusements. ms, Pic-Nics, &e Excv Fieame ton Mondsys and Thursdays. Dai_y Excursion to Mount Vernon on the steamer Arrow, at 10 a. m. MEIBUSES for Bire to pic-mic parties at Natlor & Bro’s stables. si MARKRITER's ART GALLERY, 496 7th street. Suite & STRONG'S ART GaLLury, 45 F strees. ABRER’s PARK.—Pic-Nic of Friendship Lecge, 1.0.0. Fon Tuesday next. Interest- ing exercises will take place at § o'clock p. m. Excurs' ghee DeatE or RaxvorPa Corte, Esq.—Infor- Tation was received here, Inst evening, of the death of Mr Randolph Coyle, of thts cty, Which teok place yesterday morning near War- Tentom, Va, where be bas some time, Roping to recuperate health. Mr. Coyle ative of this city, ving been born on the 8h of October, Istz He was educated asacivil engineer, and at- taimed a very bigh rank in the profestion, leaviog & pumber of enduring monuments 15 the publi¢ works on which he was engaged. He acted as an engineer on the Chesapeake and 1d was subsequent Baltimore and Unio raiiroad. With bis bro:ber Fitzhugh Coyle, now of the Na sl Bank of the Repablic, be s g-neer Corps, im the superimiendence of construction of the bridge over the Potomac a le Falls, Known as tbe Chain Bridge. He, ne time. filed the position of Surveyor of s city. sod, when the Potomac water was troduced and placed a: the dispoval of the ¥. Mayor Wallach, bis personal friend, se- ed bim to fill the position of Water Rezis- Whick posiven be ocapied antl two since, WRen Mr.S. R. Bond was eleced S svccersor. Mr. Covle, some years since, iS city, Which is RoW used Te. it being the most co: “eoee sotar published. He was a member of Dawson Lodge of Mascus of Bod the Oldest Inhabitants associatl Although be was not im perfect he lest bere. bis death was to for. On the previous bein good spirits, and eng> ged in conversation number of gen- tlemep, at which hour he ired tie Warren Greea Hotel. E arly next morning bis litle daughter entered his room and found him dead, anc it is supposed his death was from Beart disease r, yle had a portion of bis \amily with including bis wife,who-> heal’ is Bot goc d bis death hes alfltcied Der ©o mucb th: is fmends have thought it best Bot 'o bring the remains bere at present, but to place the body ym a vault at Warrenton, and Accordingly the funeral services will take Place from the hotel there to morrow morninz. Sees Bas® Batt Matrsns—in Prciting Time ext Week.—Next week four games of base ball of great inters<t will be played im this city. On Monday (instead of Thurcday, a beset fore snuoune=d,) the famous Athletics, of P: adeipbia, will play our placky Olympic:, and 3 closely-contested game may be looked for. as the Olympics, since their trip West and North, bave won every gamethey have played, beat. jug the celebra’ed Mutuals, ot New York, over two to one. On Tuesday the Athletics play the Nationals, wher another beautifal gime may be expected. On Weaneday and Thurs. day the Haymakers, of Lunsingourg, N.Y will be bere, aud will play the Nationals and Unricns, of this city rare treat will thus pe afforded the lovers of the came in this and ad- wert cities, The Mataais, of New York, and the Key- Stones, of Philadelphia, played in the Iatter to when y unlooked e Appeared to to Li o'clock was city yesterday afteraoon. Result—Matuals, 2. Kéeystones, 19, The Haymakers, of Lansingbarg, N. Y., Fs Aftersoon with | Play w Louisyill i ce. SUR meeting held last t ne Money question be. | anand the Haymakers to the execu. | fee, With full power tz act. | ntry— Trial of Tu f egatta of Monday Nth street wharf, are pro- SeXpe ted ihe affarr Wil be one tv miler kind fom of th last report the ya red by Capt. George Keo the seventh entry, and he best «ud fastest sarlers in | these waters. The same rules will be observed that prevailed im the las: rac, and ali parties | Agree that there shall te no change im the judges of stakeholder. Yesterday ast Sud this moming the he bays inte @ joke and lavgh pense of the conte of whom thelr efford 1 sts” wel Mints, scarcely one eaped 2 cspsized and ducking in | - The crowd which t Sport was very large, I seemed delighted with the fun. The steemer Wawaset will accompany the yachts, seaving Ith street wharf soon after they star: aes Examination rom TRacseasuirs._Thii 1m the sehool house, cormer Oi 52 and F cireeis, by Mr. Z. Richards, Saperintendens, at Comm: on Examination of Teachers, of a #WEDT of candidates fo her's sand for proe motion. There were $5 ladies and 11 genties men present, sbout one-half of whom were strangers, the others being graduates of our schools:and teachers of prunary and secondary schools, for promotion. The examination was sumilar to that of the written examination of ihe scholars, a list of questions being given to each camdidaie. who was required to write the ‘AnSWers, and some of the problems were yory knotty ones. In addition to the written ex- Amumation, Superintendent Richards ts con- “ucting the oral examination m an adjacent From. the object of which is to secertain their tess for teachers apart from their scholarl. attamments, ” 4 —-+—__ DEATH OF AW OLD CiTizEN.—Mr. John S. ‘Sheets, ap old and bighl: died is residence mear the northern termi- bus of 7th street, Inst night at ten o’clock. The deceased had one of bis lec’s broken a short while ago by the kick of a horse in Willard’s Rotel stabies, and had never left his bed sinca tne cccarrence, wich doubtless precipitated | Dis death. He was ter a numver of years a | 3esident of South Washington, and was one ot the oldest hack dr.vers in the city. He was for a long time the proprietor of a hotel near the Sevegtp street park. Mr. S. was greatly es- ieemed by all whoknew him. He was nearly sixty years of age at the time of his dea. ———— naan SUCPECTED OF AE=08.—A youn, Thomas J. McSpticen, was arresied yesterday | sfernoon by Detectives Cocmes aud Miller, | ebarerd by Charles B. Weltord with having set Gre to & distillery in Fredericksburg, Va., | some six mouths since, known a3 the «Brophy | ins i * The accused was taken p-fore | ce Walter, where be was delivered over Mhicer Exiogton, of Fredericksourg, who a to Fredericksburg, via the Aquta Jreek boS!, to answer the charge of arsos. MeSpeiden cenied the charge, and expressed | his willingness to accompany the officer. ! — ies KBLIGIOV€.—One of those interesting meet. jorrow, at ll o'clock, ing & promfuent part cess a large number of the res Council Cha: ber, Oty Hall. to-morrow, at 11 o'clock 4. m. and m. Rev. W. Bos ‘Will preach morning and i Sar Bawx.— About $x o'clock Be waiked over the bank mate ta ezeuwating ‘Ist street east, at E Famer need fallmg fi oi Lerren CaRmrems—On Waedareda, grand festival will be given ‘by tte popular letter-carriers of (he Wasningion’ post office at the mew Scbuetzen Park, aad i: is'e Becessary to say that enjoyed by all Who go pleasamt ime will b> Fresca Kip Groves New Yor Mills Cotton f nd 57 years of age. | connected | be found in ‘his room at | where instruction in English, French | Sures fitted up in complete order, the | features calculated to enhance the enjoyment | Georgetown, buve made ample arrangements } to convey persons from this Di F | Steamed down to the Arenal wharf and took Y | ard from the proverbial generosity of our Insh | Meneced yesieraday at the Uool Spmog cam, | ground, near Thorntor’s station, ad at Hills. } a. . ae — LETTERS FROM ‘THE PEOPLE, Sunday Newsbevs. EnrTor STAR :—As-you ate ever ready to Advocate the cause of the people. would you Bot lend your aid to’Abollsh that most imtoler- atie of aii nuisances—the towd and incessant crying of the newsboys on Sanday mornings. | square 3i; 16 in aquare 32, and6 in squars 29, From ix, uotil pine and ten o'clock, one un- | to W. D.’ Cassin, ot Georgetown, and nomi: ceasing bowls kept mp. tothe greataumoyance | naves bimas executor. ‘The yl of ‘Warren , greatly to the in- estate jary of iovalids sed children. I amio favor we and her three chil- 0 + boys being allowed to sell their papers ail Bis debts are settled, was filed. ‘The wall of the late John Hunter was fllsd and THE COURTS. ORPHANS CouRT, Judge Purcell_To-day the will of the iste Mary Pak was filed and dren atter on Sunday, but compel them to do it ta a quier Msoner, as ts done iu other cities. If the au- | partially =. An exemplefied copy borities baving jarisdtction ia the matter | ofthe will of the late Charles M. Con- Would correct the evil, they would certainly | nolly, of New York, was recorded. ‘The will of the iste Jobanm& Ahem was ad- R. mitted to probate, and letters ited to Patrick Sullivan—bond '$2,000. Elizabeth merit and receive the tinks of the entire order-loving community. M. Enrton Evexinc Srau:—While the. hog question is being agititea I wish to call atten- tion of those eugaged im the business to the locality of 15th street and Massachusetis avenue. Great filthy, savage looking hogs £0 Tooling sround im the streetsevery day. Some of them are lank and hungry and I have no doubt would snap asmall cbiid up in an in- stint should one come m the way. I think they are fii subjects for the poorhouse. I hepe the campaign will open ix this section soon, aud tba: the war will not close until the last hog has been extinguished or trans; for life. A Scsscainzr. ——_.—_— —The accumulation of an- Bown ements of school openings, which may our adverising columns, gives promise of an unusually lively competition Among educators the comiag session. Prominent among those schools of a high order is the Si. Matibew’s Insttuts, of which Brovher Tobias is director. The exerc ses ot this institution will be resumed.on the first Monday of September, when, {n addition 0 the usual English branches, the mod- ern languozes, phouography and drawing will de tanght without extra charge. Ap excellent opportunity for scquirme a good English and Frenea education will b> Jonna im the Whiteingbam Instita's, intended exclusively tor ZoURs. Isdies. The duties of this school will be resamed on Monday, S-p- tember 20, and the principal, Miss Jone*, wall be ably assisted by Md'ile Pradhomme, who Will have charge of the French department. Mrs. S. Peck’s select school tot boys and girls will commence its eleventh annual ses- sicn on the 6ta of September, and assurances are given parents and others that their children or charges will receive jieatious aud a3- siduous attention, both for their moral and Menial improvement. The Misses Koo Lge tor yoang la- dies will be reopened om the 13th of September, Noyes qualified as admmistrator of Hagh Sweeny—bond $2.00. The first and final ac- counts of administrator ot R.H.Owea; first general of guardian of orphans of W. J. Stone, Jt.; fonrth of guardian of Annie Dorsey, infant of Hanson Dorsey, were approved and passed eee Alex: Vicinity. The following items are from the Gazctte of MaGrerrate’s Orric last evening : - a tice W. L. Penn, in the old market house building, yesterday evening, when the case of Nancy Randal, colored, against Wesley Kiuney, colo lor the recov- ery of $25 was in progress. the defendant, who, it appeared im evidence, had at one time been the acknowledged lover of the plaintiff, and had obiaied the money which the suit had been brought to recover upon tie strength of that relationship, made some remarks which plaintiff considered as tantly drawing & revolver and with her eyes beam- ‘With alithe malice of love tarmed to hate olled the trigger. Just as the weapon was discharged, however, ber hand was seiz9d. by @ constabie, and the ball, consequentiy, was diverted {rom its in‘ended course. Tae pistol was wrenched from her betore she could fire ita second time. Phe defendant, who had lost the suit, left the office in short order. but after a time returned and bad the plaintif bound ever to keep the peace. ATTEMPTED OUTRAGE.—A few days agoa Miss M—,, residing four miles from Middie- rg, Loudon county, was overtaken whilst ber way to Long Branch meeting-hon<e, by gto boy, Who seized her and attempted to commit an ou! . The young lady resisted the scoundrel in a.spirit that was weil worthy of her age. In the struggle which en- sued, Miss M. had her ear rings torn from her ars, and her clothing almost stripped from her person. Her ¢ ie3 brought to her assist. ance & young man, who happened to be pass- ing. The. black villain made his escape, but was captared next day by the father of’ the young Iady, who, having taken him into the Epveatioxa ad mu- sic will be ziven upon moderate terms. Prot, Masson will mstruct the pupils in French, snd competsat assistant Rave also been em- pleyed in other branches. a euaune Bisa woods and tied him toa tree, beat him until DuaTa oy PRossson DONALD McLoD.— | jife was almost extinct, He was then left. and We regret to announce that another of our old ci'tzens—Professor Dovald MeLrod—died yes- terday afternoon at his residence on 11th street, between Land M. aged sixty years. Professor McL. was a native of the District, and was well known throughout the couatry, having been at times a writer for we press, and was the <ditor of the Mad.sonian, published in this city many years ago. When a youth, he went to the innd of bis amcestors—Scotland—where he fipi-bed Dis edacation, and for a long series of years followed the profession of teacher very sucecs fully, especially in Ohio and Kentucky. For some years he taught a female seminary on F street, between iith and 12th, which he gave up when Mr. Buchanan becime Presi- dent,and aecepted a p sition, first im one of Departments. and afterwards im the office o! the President ‘uring the balance of the bsequent search it was found that he bisescape, which was for bim a for- tunate event, as party of enraged neighbors had assembled and were fully determined to give b e benefit of a ropa. GrassHorrmrs.—Maugre the long contia- ued drought, and the difficulty experienced in procuring the necessary labor, some of the cornfields in this neighborhood. that were lo- cated on low, marshy and rich lands, until within the last few days, have warranted, by their appearance, ipations of a good yield; but the grassboppers not having a green sprig to eat im all the fields and meadow: attacked them in large pumters, and, in a short time, ii their ravages continue as they have begun, the stalks will be entirely stripped of their leaves, and not a car will come to per- Presidential term. Lazterly ne has filled a | ‘ton. clerkship in the office of the First Comptrolier | a NCR GEORGE Uo r Of the Treasury, from which be was removed Pe ne Ototen or an eae has fe foi- in July, and since that time his be ith has been : lowing items Railroad Meeting —The annual meecing of the stockholders of our railroad, to take place here on Weduesday next, will doubtless be the most interesting that bas occurred in the history of thecompany. The progress made in the con- struction of the road during the past year, the prospects in the future, and, periaps, the set- tlement of the much mooted question of the location of the road near this placa, which we may expect in detail in the usual report of the President, will cause that paper to be looked for with more than the ordinary interest that attaches to the election of the Board of Direct- ors. Sale of Real Estate—Daniel Clarke, Esq., trustee for the sale of the real estate of the late Mary E Sansbury, consisting of 2) acres, has disposed of the same at public auction, It was purchased by Hon, Samuel H. Berry for $20 Per acre. quite poor. He was a prominent member of the Burns Clab and Scotch Society, and also of the Oldest Inhabitants. His illness—a nery- ous affection—was of short duration, It not be- ing cons.dered serious untii an hour or two be- tore be died. ——¢—_ ‘THE AGRICULTURAL Fair in Montgomery county, Md., will open at Rockville on Wed- Y next, aud ever: ng is ready for the esting occasion. The Rovkville S-ntine? suys:—"Under the rianagement of the Execu- tve Board, the grounds have bee greatly im- Proved aud beautified, the buildings and inclo- com- modations largely augmented, and everything thst sill amd judgment could devise cor the convenience of ail who may atten¢, bas been dene. The preparations throughout pre-ent of 'Be occasion beyond any previous exbidition held by the society, and give promise of most tering suce The apprehension that the continued drought would induce a scarcity of Water op jhe ground bas been removed b: expedients adopted by tte Executive Board, which will insure an ample sapply.” We heed only add tMat Messrs K.Cruit & Son, who have extensive livery stables in this city and Scnvgrzenrest—The Last Award of Prizes—Success uj Wassiaglont- ‘Yesterday saw the closing scenes of tna German Schuetzen Festival, in Baltimore, Which was & decided succ-ss, and reflected reat credit on the Association. At 7 o'clock ir. Keene, President of the Schuetzen, ar- pounced from the steps of the Shooting Gal- lery the following premiums for shooting : Shooting at rest, distance twelve hundred feet, F. Kramer, $100; E. Bushman, $30; Gari topher Rau, $30; R. Henric Cc. Mathai, $10; John J. John Rost, $30; P! » New York, 20; Jo! B. Resing, 815; W. Flammer, E. Scnneider, ‘$15; Henry Walker, $10; Jo! Of-band shooting, twelys hundred feet, Mr. Morf, New York, $-0; Mr. Fentner, Washing- ton, #65; J. Pennington, Jr., $55; Charles Lem- kabl, $15; Mr. Reimuth, New York, $35; W. Frank, $30; Henry Winderwardt, $25; Mr. Werhan, New York, $20: Mr. Hanson, New York, $15; Phillip Kline, New York, $10; Mr. aseelhorst, $10; R. A, Heunsch, Washington, 10. Rest shooting, nine Chramberiain, Loni N. trict to the ir Grourds during the continuance of the ets. bition, on reasonable terms, as will t by Weir advertisemeat. ached oa Tar Potomac Froxt.—This O'clock, the steamer - Coit, Captain Ky ther, arrived atG t's whart, from Norfolk, wrnh s large list of passengers ble treiznt. After discharging her cargo she morning, at 11 on board several tons of Government con- demned shell tor parties in Norfolk. The steamer Arrow, Stackpole, had her decks com. foTay RAiled with excursionists for Mount Vernon atid méiis for Marshall's Landing. Otner matters will be Jopud below : Crouck's Whorf_—Artived—Sehrs. Sarah Aun, | 8! Bennett, from (uantico, with wood for Dodge; ‘Toemas Carroll, Haney, with wood for market. Fowler's, Wharf—Artiyed—Sehr. John. A. ‘Travers, Wheatiy. from Havre-de-Grace, with coal tor the Washington and Georgetown Ice and Coal Company. js Whar? —A number of fruit and melon Veesels entered at this wharf to-day, and one sebooner left. Carter's Wharf —Arrived—Schrs. M. J. Far- dy, Hooper, from Salisbi with lumber for Linville & Co., Mohun & Sons, and N. B, F.. hundred feet, John Frank, Charies the st number of ball’seyes, at rest, Frederick Kramer, $15; Philip ine. New York, $%. For the greatest number of bull’s eyes, off Band, Joba Welestein, $15: J. Pennington, jr.,812; Philip Kline, New York, $19, and Mr. Morf, New York, 85. gitt: Bersheba, Gillmore, rrom Port Deposit, For the best ten-pin rolling the following ‘With 92,000 feet of lumber for Linville & Co. | prizes were awarded: B Le BOX; Sailed—Schr. Agnes Reppher, McFadden, for | John Rost, gold-Qnisked mantel clock; A: Georgetown, to load coal for Phiiad. Richter, lady's work table; H. Vonheim, Johnson's Wharf.—Arrived—Schrs. David B. Dove, Veasev, and Maggie Mulvey, Rogers, from Bath, Me, with ice for the Great Falls lee Company. marble-top table; J. Warneteid, bronze clock; Cc. Hesee, ailver. lated coflee-pot; K. McKenny, Pair of vases. The goid medal for the greatest Bumber of strikes was awarded to H. Vouder- heide, ot Washington, D.C. Eeier ror Imisa Pi LTB. In pursva.sce of a call published im the Star, & meeling was beld at Mr. D. A. Brosnan’s office last eveotug, when Mr. Brosnan was chair, and Mr. James Ryan ap- tary; and Arrangements were ic-pic St an early day for the families of the Irish patriots. Committees: sure sppesnted to secure a suitable piacs for holding the pie-nic, procure ic, spenkers, dc. ‘Phe occasion promisos to teoneé of the most pleasaut of the season, Domestic TRaGEpY 1m ILLimo1s.—On San day inst, Mrs. Ames, residing at Mound. Ogle county, Iilinors, took m, and administerea some Of the same to her little danghier. The child died in fifteen minutes, and Mre. Ames in about ten hours. There had been soma trouble in the family, and particularly between Mrs. Ames and ber husband. She took the po'son with the Avowed purpose of ending her troubles. 7 Issac Keene of Duxbury, Mass., lately ow-citizens we predict a grand fluancial | visited the school im Uis district, and on beinz Tesalt. The particulars will be published m | saked to «trik"’ to the children, off-red each an the city . Tae meeting adjourned sudjec: | acre of good Iand ‘to plant “on shares,” he to the call of the chairman. - furpishing the manure and ploughing the same. ‘Aud at the end of two years he promised to give a clear title of the Iand to such as had indus- triously improved it in @ good and farm-like mancer. ———2 Camp MeETixcs—Camp meetings com- boro «amp groand, near Hamilton, both near Dietarsert throagh settlement Of the several as Uo.'s, opt! nue, | For AxNaPoLis—A company United Seats marines left th barracks ear the navy yard to-day for the Navai Academy 8t Annapolis Md. pam iva and a ity wipe Seen FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, | During the week ending to-day $179,300 in tracuonal currency has been received by the | U.S. Treasurer from the Printing Division. ‘The shipments during the same period were as follows:—U. 8. depository at Oharleston, dinie a eatin gis wu atlatee ace MS Boston, ini0-0u0, at New Orleans, $30,000; Na- Monal Banks. others, $93,150; total, $175,150. “The amount of eld’ by the Treas- ‘Wrer ef the United in trust for National ported to-day, moneys, $20,714,500, i. . rhe amount of mutilated bam notes burned during the week endirg to-day was 897,60 ‘Making the total amount purned up to date ‘$15,/47,44. The bank carrency paid for bills dest ‘was $'51,040 making the totalamount issued therefor, $15,022,615. The balance due for mutilated notes is $125,129, and the amount * National Bank curreacy outstanding at this ite $200,794,340. Te amonnt of fractional currency redeeded and destroyed during the week was €89,60). ps i ay Wasuineton, Angust 28, 1569. Co., farnish the following quotatio: ernment securities : U.S. 6's, 1881... Five Twenties, 1:62. Five Twenties, 1861. Five Twenties, 1565. Five Twenties, Jan. & July, Five Twenties, Jau. & July, Five Twenties, Jan. & July,'63. Ten Forties... os aW YORK—FIBST BOARD, BS 5.20's, Jn& Sy, 5 Q'e, Inc Jy, "63 Ten Forties. Gold... .§ 2 5 20's, In&ITy,"65. 120%. —_—_.—__ [By Bankers’ and Brokers’ Telegraph, James ¥. Gassaway, operator.) ewis Johneon & Co uote stocks and bonds ome and foreizn mar! lows: Naw Yorg, Aug. 25.—Second Board—U.S. 6's, oh, coupons 2; ieeO" coupons ies; ices 1B i 5 . cou ageroond 120%; 6.208. |, coupon, 120%); 5.20's, 1865, coupor, 12%; 1040's, cyap., 1 currency 6's, 1104; Pacific 10 § ‘and Missi ficates, 32%; Martposa, 7; Atlantic none; Oantoa, none’ Cumberland, 5 ‘estern_ Union Tele- graph, 37; Quicksilver, none; P New ¥ E Gentian 200K, “Haas ower, none: New Yor! I 3, Hud. son, 1835; Reading, 5%; Michigan Usentral, 1283; thern, 106%; Lilinois Central, 135%; Cleveland and Pittspurg, 105%; Northwest, ; do. "d 95%; Cleveland & Toledo, none; 884; Alton & Tere Fargo & Go. isxprean, 19; = Press, 63; Americ chante’ jo. do. ore! INKS ress, 56; te, ited States Ex- 37: Bler- ican Express, Dy 15 & Alton, 153; 155. fhirtet wecx: Gold, 133Xa [By Cable.) Lonpow, Aug. 25, 1! a. m.—Qonsols, 93. fines, 65's, ©2N; 67's, 52; 10-40's 76. 01 ‘. wEROR?, 118, m.—Bonds, s°%. Ly il a. Sales lands, 13%. Middling Orleans, 13x pcmind serrata Baltimore Markets, To-day, ‘TIMORE, August 28.—Uotton qaiet and steady at 34%. Flour very dull. “Howard Street fine, $6.25286.50; do, extra, @6.75a ‘85.89.95; City Mills snper- fine, $6.25a$7:'do extra, $6.757$8; do. family, .25085.75; Western, superfine, $6.25a85.50; ira, 26.75a87.50; do. family, $7.75a83.50. for prime, and dull for low grades: prime to choice red, $1.45a81.53; fair to good $1251.35. Corn firm, prime white $1.14a$1.7; yw 1 '..81.16. Oats firm at 57at $1.10381.15 for prime. Pork $51.50. Bacon firm and more active; rm! 19% clear, 194a19%; shoul avo. Lard quiet ai 20a21. At S122} 881.23. ides, ders, 16%; hams, 2i Whisky very dull ‘ket To-day. BaLtimore, August 23.—V irginia sixes, old, 455 bid, 46 asked: do. 1466, 54 bid; do. 1987. 50 ; do. coupon, old, 55 bid: do. mew, 59% bid: North Carolina cixes, new, 49% bid. —_——o—— Wall Street Te-Day. ww YORK, Augast —Stocks steady and Money quiei at 6a7 per cent. Exchange, 44: Short, 110. Gold, 132%. 5.20", 1842, 10-40°e, coupon, 115. North Caro- 56: new, 49%. Virgima 6’s, ex- coupon, 55%; new, 5%. New ¥ New York, August °3.—Flour dull and declining. Wheat is without a decided change. Corn Jaz cents be:ter. ——-ere-.. A CONFESSION of an extraordinary chars ster bas just been made at Newport, England, by a boy named Charles Gritt, who says he Poisoned Ann Emily Collier, the daughter of "r Collter, oil merchant, The boy was taken from the Industrial Schools at ‘lon, and on Easter Monday offered the young lady some ‘wheat of, wbich she ate, She told ber mother Charlies given her some wheat, and was told to throw it in fire. which sbe did, ‘when it was noticed that it emitted a peculiar flame. In the evening she was taken ill; the next day Liege of the brain set in, and on the following Thursday she died. Kawtvcky Casumenrs.—Kentncky promi- es thatere long our belles shall not haye to id to India for cashmere shawis. The An- gora goat is now successfully bred in this country; and of the three thousand or four thousand wooi-bearing goats of the best breeds, Kentucky claims the jt share Neither France nor England has been so succrssfal Shimat; Kentucky, eepeciallys is already prot animal; Kentucky, especially, is already pro- “4 fed stair from Market Te-day. & ducing superb wors the Angora wool, and cashmere shawls are the next In ol rT. as follows: “I claim the be gpa cability of the stalks of the different s; of the cotton plant, (Gossypium,) including the » the ligneous portion, and the pith of the entire plant,to the manufacture of paper iermache and i crushed, boiled and beaten together, and into paper or -pulp, substantially as herein described.” S7-A Texas woman, during the recent floods, fled toa tree-top with her six children and had to bang there twenty-four hours before being Telieved. S7 Oregon is “marching on.” A young wo- man bas been admitted to the course of medical studies in the Medical College at Salem, in that State, S7-The old stone house in Guilford, Conn, the oldest one on ihe continent,—built in 1610 for a fort, where all the inhabitants in the town every night gathered to be secure from the In- dians, is undergoing extensive repairs, the original modei, however, being carefully re- tained, ‘7 The streets of Troy, the papers of that city complain, are given up so completely to persopsemployed im putting down the Nicol- son pavement, that uninterrupted travel through any of them {s an utter impossibility. Sv"Paris cabs Ll Fowl Leaders ar- t inside wi f istance Griven and the amount of the fare. ROPOSALS FOR BULLDINGS. Meavqvanrens Finer Mivitany Distaice, Chief Quartermaster, re ta ae pt araus ‘Sm mua, SHOPS,” on the Canal, below 7th Ferra mapa outa Her 6 i. TEE ACRES been 2: 4 ite Dooket 9. CITY ITEMS. ——+ —__ Brack ap Brus on a ne the latest. St Tecetved @t A. Straus’s pop- ular Gioinio Hoes, Pennsyivama avenue, _ EDUCATIONAL, Affairs in Georgetown. Grorestows Rercsticaw Ocrse.— The two committees appointed trom the Grant and ac. LG | ees pane Deore he | Gymixineea pao Ns © aK Se Ee pres pr angi mak Sor tas te A bre tts wea tii Bi SULOOL FOR ScomcH SILK-MIxED and other Usssimere | POO Or Serie *@UNG Lap Suits, and a ermal ed ed Lightsod Dark joint 442 Lith otreet SS x ag Rew York ave Cassimere Pants, Just received a: A. Straus’s ~ popular Clothing House, Pennsylvania ave- | \oSrits: in the chair. ¥ Jolin fee rewemed DAY. reptom Wm. ot Brows, Pis:o Le. Bar- | Less iy Mule PRODUC wae Pay 5 esene in treneh cast Cr Tithe ieet. nn tee mirowts, these Gore | sou Fisher, Wes. Brown, Beans Davenport, | Lea igctnedion i okey depres nae Eee Se ae George T. and Alfred Bodeley wers | Or. waTPuEWS INSTITUTE. Orotpe Borrors, —— & committee to collect m: aod} between lsth and itp. Oroide Sruds, ® ‘Coll niteiies will be reeumed in thi) Inst:tation rode SET WONDAT OF sEPT: 5 Bo extra cl tbe Modern Languages; Phomegrapby and BY TOBIAS. Director WhaB sdiodh rRES Sep orm, pace tte . ner wrenth Acnuel Beeston, TsE Guoncerows RErvslican Civs held | a: meeting. Is: evening, at Good Samarican Hall, Ado'phus Hall inthe chair. Dr. 0. H. in, offered a resolution, which was edopt- ks of the Cinb to A.B. Supervising Architect Hime t, for appoii ip = ‘ley, color: d, to a posited os haan Will comme: _——e—. The Fou 4 Faw Dare Loxous. I will oer the children whens tii meatal ant merel penne ummer Stoc! t) and to Bis Assistant Sa- it will Y perintendent, Mr. Sunemetz, for bis prompt. tion ts ‘earneatly, solleiea im sodismlasan at oars eTTyine Out Mr. Muilett’s order. Ad- Das the re of 3 } eral patron: ferring to Mey. Dr ADs iiene bev Dr. B. Parner. Be: FLOUR axp Gras Marrer.—Fioar bas ie Lewis, D N. Coombs. Bev deem in very light demand during the past pS alt 5 ar iat BASON.—The | week, tm Siarge q: ‘Of stoc® on hand M pig rt a ROPER Neuve Wheat ban Sete ta titer enae bat the mar- het aud Sd atrects, Georsvtown. ‘ao ek Bitters. in jainis smug | clused Folly ‘tou ‘sents per‘oeemer otice, | MM et rSung nating ‘it Spence SRW w i mmer complaints am 7 mins 4 children the success of these Bivers bas week's scarce, and | for Sta, at Bi 1 West street. same W4VESLY srxivicr Thies S-boot !, sitmated arte and a reer Sréun College Station: ow the Baitimore ang Onto Hall: ates wey bealthy sectto» of the countey, or Bi na, Branches, incintite Weaksh wonthe reasons — Jostrpert on sn Mlmate yor mati time se of Piano . . * Tnatroctica to Fa truly great, as testified by eminent physici' th the various cities who have been asing it largely in their practice for several years. For reg all Druggists and Grocers at $1 gg bottle. and wanted, at am advance of fully ten cants over last week's figures. Oatsare rather more active, and Bave alsoadvanced five ceuts per busbel. Flour—Georgetown family per bar- rel, $10a11.25; extra, S8a9; superfine; $585.50; For Tam Rookvitie Fare.—Those who de- | cana) family, $629: do.extra, $6.5ua> 5; do. ent. sire to visit the Rockville Fair can do 80 eco- | $5.50a5. do. superfine. $6. Grain—Chote> nomically and pleasantly by calling at the of- | red wheat per bushel, $1.60a1.06: prime, S1.40n fice of the undersigned and registering their | 1.55: good, $1.35ai.40; yellow corn. $1.1 1. names before Wednesday, September Ist, as corn meal, white, #1. 20ai.25, we propose running our large omnibusses How, $1.16a1.20; oate, 6055 ‘cents; rye, * “+ Latin during the three days of the Fair. fs siares, < 7 For farther smformation NalLog SRorusre, Drover'’s Rest.—The market yesterday at 6 Livery Stables, Est.,bet 134 anditth. | provers Rest was quite Intelp, ioegt ations | ans Prince George Oo: ‘Were not maintained. About ead of cat- tle were offered, of which “ Were sold at ja $6.25 per 100 pounds ; 800 sheep and lambs brought cack; and cows and calves from $20 to 865. oar SHPmswrs.—Doring me ween 12,910 toms of coal bave deen shipped trou thts ort, as follows :—Central Com 6 “ Damberland Coal and iron tons; Borden Mining Company, George's Creek Coal and Iron Company, 2.43) tons. Fatal RESULT OF A QUARREL.—About noon yesterday Henry Flood and Joha Don- nelley, deck bands or the schosner A. D. Scull, of Egg Harber, N. J., got into alter- cation im the vicinity of the Hampshire cou! Fall of 186: OUR Porvt. Wasuincton CLotuine Hovss. Fr Oak Hatt ¥ RST IN THE FIELD With an immense stock of Gent's, Boys’ and Children’s Ready-made Clothing, received celebrated establishment of Wana- maker & Brown, of Philadelphia, and a great vaniety of ace goods, from the New York and Philadelphia markets, and is selling rap- idiy at prices lower than the lowest else- ‘where. Oak Hatt, 460 Seventh street. Opposite the Post Office. &7 N. B—To make room for Fall Stock, daily arriving, we are selling Summer Goods at cost. —_o——_—. SRE BOYS ENOLISN ANDO B 1 Woh sohooe> CLABSICEL wu ine ‘ts duties SEPT soon 5 oho of ts Bore Primelpal may Le the Othe: or, af the 2 be seen at the Echsel from 4 Circulars te be had at the Hookstores "J. W. HUST, A.M . Principat ‘OCOLUMBIAN SEMINARY. This Insti tation, design ana ston. drsicned as a Young Ledics branches for ii GRAPE W1we.—We take pleasurein directing | The di ors fp the ¥ the attention of the public to Speer’s celeprated | Dennel! Iptestion to us Port Grape Wi & pure and unadulterated | the Bor ties ay = hich every one having oc- | the aq to of the eomuany to use wine may most implicitly rely. pee rs vimeyards, ulare eee gircalere atthe flavor, mellow juici- address Mies b FLETCUB nd ‘is not only an street ore ie ighly beneficial to its —— Belumore Femaic Ing tri a thoroughly. Use Speer's | ter and BOT SCHOOL Fi Bottled Wines with his signature on the cork, TWELFTH STREET and you are sure of gett ure article.— Daccmport eee ee For sale by Drnggists. was second: ed several times, Dut fri body, in consequence Corns, Diseased Nails, Vascular Excrescen- ther 4 in the berth. ces, Bunions, Enlarged Joints, and other dis- cosatvers to ernie Foe ena ‘were contit a} eases of the feet, cnr aig | treated by Dr. | until 10 o'clock this morning without success. | [.“=8°0N INeTITUTE: White, 5 fo. 424 Pemnsyl- | Oficer Haney arrested and tock him to | SELECT CLASSIGALAND MATHEMATIVAL saa Srenue, between 4. aren eee the police station, where he is held for an ex- Free eROk FOR Burs. lours from amination. womens Se 4 as The Seventeenth annual thts Sebook residences between o oe en here? | Tam Camat—ite Re-surcey—Waer is solow | with: 10 WEUNESDAY. beptember suk am the or that the authoriues were reas For cireulars, &¢.. a4: off the supply trom the varioas ¢! —-——. THIS 18 TO NOTIFY THR PUBLIC that Geo. B. HAHLES 8. YOUNG. Princtpal, ‘Wilson & Uo. can sell Shoes, Boots, &c.,as cheap gta prean drog Since by | 22208f bet. New Vorkave andi sivest, as any person who advertises im the Star. 7,14 the Directors, has been fi and we MES REEtO SENGLISH pee ahve a i we learn Mvsr Wim—“No Use Denying the »_ | Wil result in the company reclaiming much mM OL Stevens, Proprietor of the Tea Hong, bas adopted a principle of selling Tea that must win, being sound and correct in e Jand which other parties have held for so long that they imegined that they had acquired Ownership of the same. Tae parties most feature: | aifected in this particular are owners (or ten- Qne pound as cheap as though you bought a | ants as tbe case may be) of valuable stone re thousand, quarries along the line, among whom there is | James Welch, Ee, Rev. Dr. Samson. 6,17 “Hona,” 536 7th street. | Juite s commotion. 3,0; Waters = Br Prot Bomttogton. <0. E, Stephenson. Rew cna iey. TEE ORRATEST relief imaginable can be af. | |THE CAMP MEETING at Tenmallytown. under | P' wits: Prof. Heart Masso: forded this warm weather by one of | the auspices of West-street M. E. Church, is in | ¢ haries Boe Rev 1. Browne. those elegant suits selling at such astonishing- | PTogress, baving commenced yesterday. There | J ¢ Michel: Bev Sir. Nelson iy Jew prices at the celebrated Oax Hall clots. | Steaboultwenty tents ou the ground, which | A/Hvd. Bey wr BIL lhown ahr. ing store, 460 Seventh street, opposite the Post | RUMBEr will be increascd to-day to about | {icvlirs sega eases Office, where, in addition to geutiomen’s «Bau. | thirty. Rev. H.C. McDaniel has pastoral cate nock Burn,” ‘Cheviot, Arran na Pogue, drab d’ete alpaca and linen suits, children's Gari- balde suits in great variety are also to be had at he most reasonabie prices. 26,6 of the camp, and to-morrow several eminen' divines, who assisted at the Iste camp meeting near Annapolis Junction. willbe present. The camp will close on Tuesday next. CRvBLTyY To ANIMAL:.—The attention of the police might be very properly given to the conditien and ireatment oi the larger portion of the mules now used by the canal boats, as the appearance of some of the poor animals is Tevoiting to bebold, be'ng galled by repeated and careless use. Sull the anmercifal boxt- men persist in placing collars on the animals, rT still more their shoniders, which should have received atiention long since. Our or Ick aT CUMBERLAND.—Colonel J. McH. Hollingsworth this morning received & dispatch from Camberiand to send & cargo Of ice there immediately by canal, as their supply is entirely exhansted. EEMT [ksiItUTe, —-——— CLASSICAL SCHOOL Bu rs, Maseachureits avenne, between %l and loth sts J. BYERETT MARTIN, Priv-ipal, (Successor to EW. Fuses Ts Boerterath 8 ual Seveion wil! commence on » Beptember 6. 1568, ‘The al Boom has iy improves Cir, ; ie Booketree, oF ofthe Principal, at 353K street, between 12th ant 13th streets. Bu 19 tenps* PACIFIC RAILWAY GOLD LOAN, sulosm ia. 3. HARROVER. FPcorat Bich scHooL FoR Bors. ENGLISH, OLassigat, AND MaTHEMAT M street, between Ith and Ith streets. JOBN A. GBA’ aleprtgirs song ar. e comets, Stacie os seat RRR TEE nk OAL AND WOOD. MONDAY, September coh Mout. DABNEY, MORGAN & Oc., 89 Ex. | Sv have now atoat will bet cxnte to $i per ton 7 We bave a few hundred tons of oar old stock | Siirie ghesmeine thelr children. best quality, D> B ASH COAL Of ths [ounE ladies placed under their charge. all sizes, laid i ‘advance in prices, which we will sell to the trade and our'custsers | "VEE WEST END OLASSIOAL, MATHEMAT. below the present ruling rates. and would advise Val, 5 Oar friends to take wivantage ef the same, as Usels a ity Hickory, Oak snd Pine Wood. change Place, and M.K. JESUP & Co.,13 Pine | fest quality Hi po ES iy bs ene 19th west auzi-im” GLE, 2 GLEBN, Gat. Wharf, Rone but boys of strict.y good ‘moral atreet, ‘York, offer for salethe Bonds of the = ill be received. end no one will be retained whese is Woon Woon! Tittuence is found tae toners vig tbe ecaeol Kansas Pacific Ballway, These Bonds pay seven Nine Hundred Cords of si HICKORY, OAK, BAKES AND SPRUCE nage per cent. in Gold; have thirty years to ran; are For sale at low rates at G — ‘SHBRUFF'S Coal ‘Wood Wharf, footh . Orde Free from Government Taxation; are secured by | ofice on Fem ia evenve, b Land Grant of Three Million ‘Acres ef the Finest Lande in Kansas and Coloraao. In addi- tion to this special grhot, the Company also jere left n Sd and $5. to. eus-im ‘The Preparatory nts are under experience! Teachers Bev- » Lange ‘Go! partine: eral Foret, Fm ig for circular bette? or see them at roms. York avenue and lsth stroet, over di g rag store. the Tih! wad ikb septewber, ti ieee. ‘qo 157m Sraazr axp New Yo x Avs GEmar eutl-cotw* owns Three Millions of Acres in Kan BEDUOTIOR sas, which are being rapidly sold te im PEICE develop the country and improve the rosd. ‘They ares first mortgage upon the extension of the road from Sheridan, Kansas, to Denver, Oolo- Fedo. The road in Operation now carat ore than enough met income to pay the interest on the new loam, Theveis no better secerityinthe rket— this being in some respects better than Govern- mont Bocurities. Principal and Jaterest payable in Gold. Price 96, and accraed Interest, in Onr- reacy. Pamphlets, Maps and Circulars furnished eu? im