Evening Star Newspaper, October 7, 1869, Page 1

| eR SESE Che THE EVENING STAR. | PUBLISHED DAILY, Sunday excepted, At the Star Building, 8.W. Corner Pennsylvania Av. and llth St, BY THE EVENING STAR NEWSPAPER COMPANY. | The s TAK is served by the carriers to their | p the Oity and District at Tex Maitixc —Three Months. (ne ity Cents six raonths, Three Dollars: one year, Five Dollars. No papers &re sept trem the office longer than paid for. | The WEEKLY STAR—pablished on Friday ‘One Dollar-and-a-balf a year. oh, B4---N°. 5,172. WASHINGTON, D. C.. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7. 1869. ening Star, PRICE TWO CENTSa Pau apd the ptinent. | fuformation apply to JOHN G. DALB, few York, or IN & CO, ANK iM IDDLET 0 B Tescuante: LINS OF STEAMSHIPS BETWEEN WASHINGTON ANDNEW YORK. — | Hereafter the Fine Steamsbips E.0. KNIGHT, | JOBS GIBSON, and VAULLAY CITY, of the MEROHANT®S’ LINE. will Co ata. crery fnspa’ y LInB, NEW FS anal. Begziler sailing day from North Wustves, Philadelphia, saTURDAY,. <ee = “From 63 Water street, Georgetown, WEDHES DAY. st 5 p. m. 39. WASHINGTON, I ALBNANDBIA. AND GSORGETOWN BAILBOAD. BENEWAL OF PASSENGER TRAINS! THBOUGH MAIL TRAINS, (Sandeys Included. Leave Wasnixert rom Depet—6.55 a. m Leave ALEXANDRIA— yland avenue rom corner Duke aud Henry stroets—6 20 D LOcAL y TRAINS. Leave Wa ‘rom pene pee aven' : 20 p.m, Poeave Araxas coruer Duke and Henry streetea—;¥ a m From St. Asaph and King streete—d and 8. m.; land 3 p.m. IAL TBAINS will be ron on Tucedaze. Soarek aod Langa ye ‘drt m., from cot 2 Rica ne, Ketarcing-Leave Washington et 11:25 p.m , from Mary ze Depot . O. A. STEVENS. Gen’l Scp't. W, 2 PHELPS. Gel Manager. =7 EVENING SP cl im Wasuinegot ‘Trains between WASHINGTON ret MOBE sod WASHINGTON AND ‘ere now rua 8s follows, vi; FOB BALTIMORE. Leave at exe A. B., and 3.45, Boe, 486, - FOB ALL WAY STATIONS. Leave dati; Sunday, at 7 and 9:30 A.M. etSsoueeor een = teers 27 ATTA or from AaBapolis on Sund: OB SUNDAY. FOR BALTIMOER Bo train te Leave at 743.8 FOR WAr STATIONS. Leave at 5 A. M..and 2.50 and 7. FOB ALL PARTS OF THE WEST. P.M. nyt py a "aken'to the depot. af pat in the bag- gs of cars. NEW YOBK, without A. M., and sa Bunday) a¢ PHILADSLPHIA. aw Sunday) ot © A. M. and oP ON SUNDAY. as. York at $:40 P. M., and Phile Y York on 9 P. M. train ‘Throtgh ticketsto Philadelphia, New * Basten canbe had st the Station walttoare . Also, 88 the Company's ecked at thelr depot, and put in the bag- ange car, Baittmore end Onto Baflroad advertisement tor oneal betwe: aebington, je, Aa aapolis ‘J. L. WILSON, Master of Transportation. - M. COLE, General Ticket Agent. nose Gx0.8. KOONTZ. Agents ‘Washington &Q SUBSTANTIAL PANTS, FOR WORKING ed MEN—no catinet; at i 1ef A.8A co. SIT Sev ret LA SHOS -TUBE. D | orser of Third street Kast an] Pennsylvania avenue, Capito! Hill. THE CBEAPEST PLace TO BUY YouR BOOTS AND SHORE. Will make to order MEN'S ROOTS AND SHOES of the Dest materta! and werkmansbip Also. Keeps aptly oo han) LADIES’. MISSES’, an — HILDEEN S HOME MADE SHOKS aod BS. of the best gualst; a FIVE MILLIONS See | py rue STEWART COOKING STOVE. — Why will you boy any other / It is the best every way. Call and examine the IMPBOVED STEWABT, Attbe t's, Agent's. yp. SIMPSON, PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE Detween loth and lth streets, M. WILLIAN iF Haw ME Bas OPENED, 4 STOCK, a , ‘DBO. SOVELTIEG IN FEATEEBS. FLOWBRS, HATS, BONNETS, BEDUINBS, Erc , Erc. DBESSES, SUITS, CLOAKS, Erc., MADB IN THE LATEST PRENCH STYLE. 336 Peunsy!vania avenue, 7 7 Cite Trevise, Aston risHER. FBENCH STEAM SCOUBER, And Agent for the STATEN ISLAND (BH. ¥) DYBING £STABLISOMEN OMice—435 NINTH STEEBT, wed tf _su ls Ma CATAWBA eerie. of Perteet!: aod opie pecan” SPECIAL NOTICES. sis sre Meith WHAT A WONDERFUL DISCOVERY 18 PERRY DAVIS’ VEGETABLE PAIN KIL- LEB! It not only cures the ills of the human femiiy, butis also a sure remedy for horses with colfc. Ithas never been known to fail ins care of the worst cses; and for sprains, gails, etc, it never fails—try it once. Directions accompany each bottle. Sold by Draggists generally —Kentow County ( Ky.) Democrat. se 23-1m FECT MANHOOD. ESSAYS YUUNG MMN on the evils of SELF BNEBVATION, with certaia help for the erring — Ser ren tte Xelopes, free of charge ockati AMUSEMENTS. NATIONAL THEATER. FIFTH NIGHT OF THE (CHIBG’S OPERA TROUPE, THIS EVENING, ARITAWN j uM A. FBIDAY, Benefit of Mrs.C. R Bernard, FAUST. SATURDAY, Docrs open at 7 o'clock; 25 Vents extra for Meserved Seats. Rs » v aA Lk. THE SUBSCRIBERS HAVB THI No. eet. bet hand splendid asso ‘Th: ee Sere ae ast favors, hope to Teh Sai eaeansecet enete Batronee, whicn of fhele par v3 8M. iT & STRONG. on Bi eieirion Ho. 486 Ht rr. ae MABKRITER'S, ? Sravar. 86 Beventh street, between D and B streets. Eight Doors above Odd Fellows’ Hails Qhetce Of1 Paintings, Engravings, Uhromos. &0. . ik Poperhangings, Window Picture » Pictare Uord and Tas- ings, Nails, &c..in the District. %. lease Remember Name and Humber. Be. = ernee sels. Bit OasH. ap %-| PIC-NICS, EXCURSIONS, &. jUNT VEEN! ‘The steamer ABBOW, Captain Thomas Stack- pole. leaves of 7th DAILY. (excep 3.) ma for MOONF VEuNOB, Alexandria, Forts Foote and Wash. White — and to thi at 3 JAMES siete “ict Supt. |. Gen’ ‘Office: Willard’s Hotel. euz7-tf G8 EOFS, DRESS, SULTS JACKETS AND . They are cheap; Tare chest: “GAKS & 00. ocl-tf 517 Seveoth street. ESFosics: FOR GENTS UNDER GAR. MEN GIN AL FRANC TS, at the ORG }U'S, 494 ith street, between D and E. No Brauch Stores. 2-1m* M&:- J.B. SPENOEB BEGS TO to ber numerous custemers an generally, that she has returned to Washingtot ‘snd resumed business at ber old place, 330 Pew. SYLVANIA AVENUE, between 9th and 10th streets, and ts now prepared to show @ large and very cle- FUBECH MILLINERY Goons. ENGLISH ey P Ate. And OY GOODS The MILLINEBY und pe Mme MatyanD, from Par DRESSMAK ING’ in all ite branches, under the en superintendence of Mrs. 8., Sssiated by me Mernac: Grand se2 Bt) ANNOUN! a the batten eR Leroy pening, THUBSDAY . October Ss TO Vs 8. The most economical and AND PABLOB BTOVES in Ma nufecthrers be Prices, and no hui Ez To bump: OORNELIUS BUBLEW Is not the owner ter Pateut Uonerete Pavement in this — or any place cise, and the public should on their guard as to whose pavement he is lay- down for them. I am the only person in thie Srtcckcincnt ant ceere : lay Gown work in cei! oY forty conte tonev- Snir Evo conte FOUN TOS SMITH, Patentes. Office: Obristian Association Building, pmo tal th and D streets. TIC! WHoM [- Re ern lea ae ay i - NT, fi OnETE Favaue r. tm this city or elscwhere ae to ‘3s sroRL Lae fiasie wit aowan improved per Jess than Thornton Smit any other competitor. e best of reference given when required. Office at tiders’ Depot, No. 562 7th street. all SLATE and MABBL 14 5 BRACK BT SHELVES, TABLE and BUKEAU TOPS. HREABTHS,GRATES, SUMMEB PIBUES, ac. {OUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION BUILDING, Sth street. (Centre — } above DO. ‘The public are invited to call and examine my as- sortment of coeds, which Is more varied than any in this se market. ett ‘TO ALE WHO SELL CIGARS AND TOBACOO W. BE. CHANDLEE, WHOLESALE D&ALER IN GIGARS AND TOBACCO, Under the Ebbitt House, corner F and lith sts.. invite you to give him e'cail, promisiag str aud honest dealing, with prices allowing a geod mar gin for profits. Cigarsof all grades, from 917 to SRO per tho 3 N.B—TEBMS CASH a2 my prices are too close ‘allow tims iy W-3m + 4. BOSWELL, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, Ofice—225 6 street West, near F st. south, Landlord and tenant and civil business ly attended to. iso. Deeds, Leases, Mortgages and Wills duly Office open from 8 8. m. to 8 p.m. daily, omer P s = 2 HOTIOSB. =— = ‘The only place fg she city to buy your BOOTS, SHOES, AND GAITERS oF regular WHOLESALE PRICES is ot STRASBURGER BROS., 373 SxventH BrReet, Between laxn KB, WHERE THE LARGEST ASSOBTMBNT OAN ae BE rOUND.____ (acres OLD GOVBi omental JAVA OOF- WELCH’S AND BAY’S BEST FAMILY FLOUB. GOOD EXTBA wore pAsmanrap, 5 PER Just recetved, 1 Ov THAT PURE per Ont GUTuor aap suet Im Tas CITT” Also, very fine old SEBBEY AND POST WINES. 0. BE, Grocer, 018 119 Peas ‘eveace. Soin, one Oni C+] EE aa ee bas Sa eT = =i FLOUR Froun Becetpte direct from the mill. with orders to sell at Market Rates. BAKES, ATTENTION! EVENING STAR. IntarnaL REvENUR—The receipts from this source to-day were $592.54). Hon. Amos Kumpatt is still very sick, but is no worse than for the last day or two. SuceBrarY BOUTWELL will leave here to- morrow for Philadelphia to address the meet- ing there to-morrow evening. Pxnsowal.—Hon. Wm. £. Prosser, of Ten- nessee, aod Hon. T. L. Clingman, of North Carolina, are at the Ebbitr. 5) SECRETARY SHERMAN this morning received a letter from Ubicago enclosing 827 coyscience money, which the writer desired to be placed to the credit of the War Department. M. M. GREEN, of this city, was to-day ap- Pointed railway post office elerk on the line between Washington, D.C. and Weldon, N- C., vice W. T. Hurlbut, transferred. ComMopor® A. M. PENNOCK has been order- ed to duty as a member of the Board, in session atthe Navy Department for the examination of candidates for promotion. APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT.—The Presi- dent this morning appointed Wm. E. Hobson to be Assessor of Internal Keveuue for the 3d Dnstrict ot Kentucky. Tux report that the American Cuba Diplo- matic difficulty has been terminated, and that Minister Sickles has withdrawn thé tender of friendly meditation between the Spanish and Cuban people is confirmed by despatches at the State Department. Tae Board oF MapIcAL OFFICERS of*the Navy, in session at the Naval Academy, at Axnapelie, of which Surgeon J. S. Messers- mith is President, having concluded.its duties, has been dissolved by order of the Secretary of the Navy. RELIEF TO SOUTHERN MERCHANTS. Ap- plication from New Orleans and other South- erm merchants has been made to Commissioner Delano to allow the shipment ot tobacco, pur- chased in Virginia, in bond, and it is stated that the course of the Commissioner promises relief not only to such merchants, bat to Southern manufacturers. Naval ORDERS.—Chief Engineer A. Hen- derson has been detached from duty as a mem- ber of the Board in session at the Navy De- partment, of which Rear Admiral Strioling 1s President, and ordered to duty at the Boston navy yard. Ensign George S. Davol bas been detached from duty as recorder of the above Board and placed on waiting orders. RECEIPTS PROM CUSTOMS.—The receipts frem customs at the ports below named, from September 27th to 30th, inclusive, were as fol- lows:—Boston, $327,057,71; New York, $1,67)),- 0.3 Philadelphia, $4,169.65; Baltimore, $119,541.54; New Orleans, (18th to 25th,) $14,- 583.54; San Francisco, (18th to 25th.) €177,614.70. Total, $2,546,612.79. Taz Waits Hovse—Matters were very quiet @round the Execative Mansion this morning on account of the new rule, made yesterday, refasing admission to visitors before one o'clock p.m. The President was in his office all of the forenoon, and busily engaged upon his official duties, without bemg impor- tamed by office seekers. Between one and thrye o'clock this afternoon a number of visitors were admitted, among whom were a large number of Indies. No interviews will be granted to-morrow, it being Cabinet day. MILITARY COMMISSION CAR IN THE Sv- PREMB COU In the United States Supreme Court yesterday in the matter of Benjamin Brown, Eli Wood, John Halligan, Granville Rose, Wm. Andrews and Philip Stonemetz. W. W. Boyce, formerly member ot Congress from South Carolina, asked leave to file a mo- tion for a writ of habeas corpus. The matter ‘Was directed to be argued on Friday next. The prisoners are charged with murder in Texas, in June last, and it is alleged that they are pe. ing tried by a military commission. MARK TWAIN'S NEW BOOK, “The Innocents Abroad,” bas reached Washington, and goes off like bot cakes bere, where Mark has sum- mered and wintered and has a pretty wide parish of appreciative friends. “The Innocents Abroad” gives the history of the steamship (,uaker City’s pleasure excur- sion to Europe and the Holy Land. it has the paradoxical sort of merit of being at once about the best book of travels yet written, and the funniest book in existence. Very dreary resding, indeed, is the would-be comic de- scriptive writing of some travelers who have made books, but with Mark the fun makes itself, and the narrative never baits or takes a bend to afford an opportunity to bring in a sorry joke by the head and ears, There are some three or four hundred illustrations to the book—good, bad, and indifferent—some very good, and some almost as absurdly bad ss “Artemus Ward’s” panoramic Salt Lake City pictures. There is one test that Mark Twain can stand that is tafal to most American humorous writers—his drolleries are worth reperusal, Take, for instance, bis soliloquy at the tomb of Adam: it can be read an hundred tumes, with & fresh perception every time of the wondertul grotesque humor of the thing. But, though Mark is never flippantly funny at the expense of truth, bis book abounds in sagacions and telling hits at the humbug and iraud extant in the way of “received opinions” concerning the places visited. It is retreshing to see a traveler with independence euough to kick the guide-books to the dogs, and sturdily insist upon depending upon his own eyes and ears to tell him what to admire and what to censure, The book is published by the Amer- ican Publishing Company, Hartford, Gonnec- Ucut; and for the benefit of those here wanting it—and who wili notl—we may add that it is supplied m this District by Mrs. Kate D. Bar- stow, who is the only authorized agent her A VOFFIDBROS Gaus Sroinep.—A bright young man named Williera Eo iisoa plassed a splendid copfidence game in which two jews elers of Ubichgo were to be victimized t) the amount of $15,000 worth of ‘watches aud other jewelry. He succeeded in getting the valuabies into bis room at the hotel, but the shoopkeepers were sharp enougp to send detectives to protect their property and have all the avenues of the hotel by police. ‘Thus arrested by the strong arm of the Iuw the that Eilison was caprared and his coveted booty that Ellison was ‘and his cove: arned wo the owners. Ellison is ret wo e brother of Colonel Ell in the auction and commission house utters & o., et Chicago. Ellison was until quite re- cently in the employ of the Pittsburg and Fort Wayne Railroad vy os uardisa of come st .—New York Democcat. Colonel Ellison will be remembered by visi- tors to Convalescent Camp, in Virginia, near this District, during the war, as \ uartermas- ter of that post, and bis brother, W. H., was jor some time thereand in the District @ civi- em) of the Quartermasters’ Depart- aa, na *Gotonal ‘was also Ouist Qoseeer- master Department of Washington for a short time. Their friends here think there must be some mistake in the matter, as the accused and his brother, the Uolonel, were held im high esumation here as honorable gentlemen. The Chicago papers ascribe this act of W. H. Elison to insanity, aad say that his conduct tor sometime past bas indicated that his reason was unsettled. This they give asthe current belief in that community, where the Eliscns are well known and much respected. THE RESIGNATION of Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Richardson has not been accepted, and will not be, we understand, unul the De. partment reports are completed, consequently the report that Hon. W. E. Chandler had been invited to take his place is incorrect or prema. ture. PENNSYLVANIA VorERs.—Major Nevin and O. D. Mudge, of the Pennsylvanian Republi, can Association of this city, bad an interview with the Secretary of War this morning in relation to leaves of absence fer the clerks in the War Department from Pennsylvania to go bome on the 12th inst. The three days leave already granted was deemed by the association insufficient, and General Sherman stated to the committee that all absolutely necessary time would be allowed, and that the facts in each case should be stated to the heads of the different bureaus in all applications for leave. Wart To Purcuas® our STRAMBRS.—At the close of the rebellion there were building at the Navy Yards of Brooklyn, Obarlestown and Philadelphia eight or ten first-class fast sailing steamers for war purposes, aud several of them are now so far completed asto have their machinery in, and are nearly ready for service. A proposition has now been made to the Navy Department, by an organization known as the Mediterranean and Oriental Steamship Navigation Company, to purchase three of the steamers, and Secretary Robeson has ordered a Board to appraise them, in order to return an answer to the propositior. 20e-—__—_ Foreign News by Cable. King William opened the Diet at Berlin yesteraay with @ speecb from the throne. He said the untavorable deficit in finances ren- a H duced placing the Eastern Providences on a basis of self-government, and that new laws in regard to the subject of education would be submitted. He allnded to the success in his efforts to preserve peace, the friendly re- lations with foreign eee. Official dispatches Madrid charge that Senor Paul, member of the Cortes, ts in com- mand of the republicans in the South. Com- munication between Madrid and Barceiona is mterrupted. The insurgents evacuated the town ot Reas on the approach of the troops. Salvoches has been captured. Official reports assert that the insurrectionary movement is declining. No accounts of the late occurren- ces bave been received from tbe republicans. Deputies Gambetta, Raspait and Esquiros intend to proceed to the hall of the TPs Legislatit on the 26th instant, which they consider the legal date for the assembling of the legwslative bodies. The shipbuilding yards at Bordeaux bave been burned. Tas BYRon ScaNnpaL—More Disclosures Forthcoming Ly Mrs. Stowe.—The Hartford Cou- Tant to-day will contain the following card :— “ Mrs. Stowe desires the triends of justice and fair dealing to publish for her this anaouace- ment :—That she has kept silence heretofore in regard to criticisms on her article on Byron for two reasons—first, because she regarded the Public mind as in too excited a state to cou- sider the matter dispassionately, and, second, because she has expected the development of additional proofs in England, some of which, of great importance, have already come to band. Mrs. Stowe is preparing a review of the whole matter, with further facts and more documents, including several letters from Lady Byron to ber, ting the vigor and sound- ness of her mind at the period referred to, and also Mrs. Stowe’s own letters to Lady Byron at the exme time, which were returned to her by the executors soon after that lady’s death. She will also give the public a fuil account of the circumstances and reasons which led her to feel it to be her duty to make this disclosure &s an obligation e to justice, gratitade and personal friendship.” ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDE IN BAL- TiMoR.—A horrible crime of blood was emact- ed at balf-past eight o'clock last night at the corner of Howard and Perry streets. pears that at the hour abovenamed John tenscbeidt, aged 53 years, and whe has been separated from his wite for upwards of four years in consequence of his brutal conduct, Visited the locality referred to above, where Mrs. Watienscheidt keeps a cigar store, and purchased a cigar. — lighting the cigar be began applying insulting epi- thets to bis wife, ana ended by disehar ing one barrel of an Allen six shooter ather, The bullet grazed her left cheek, and she, scream- ing, fell against the counter in the 5! The busband, believing that be had kil ber, rushed through the room and into the yard, where be discharged three more of the cham- bers of his pistol. Sergeant Clipper, hearing the shots, ran info the yard and found Watten- scheidt dead and prostrate over a bench.—Hal- ‘imore American to-day. TBE ALLEGED Customs FRAUDS AT NEW OxLEans.—The New Orleans Picayune, on the customs frauds during Kellogg’s regime, mentioned the British schooner Harkaway as a vessel that cleared for Honolulu with a cargo of whisky that one twice her capacity could not have carried. Last evening’s Picayune says they have had some light thrown upon this matter. J.C. Forbes & Uo., threw the whisky on the market from their bonded warehouse, and endeavored to cover the matter up in this way, and adds: “The bonds, which were mere bonds of straw, were accepted after some hesi- tation by the bond clerk, and the papers went through the custom house until they reach the entry clerk, who, on comparing the tonnage of the ‘vessel with the cargo, at once saw the fraud, and reported the same to Mr. Kellogg. The ‘bogus shipment was consequently stopped.” Tu ErrgcTS OF ALCOHOL ON THE System. Dr. Letbeby states that the effects of alcohol are much modified by the substances with which it 1s associated in different alcoholic liquids; beers and ale, for exaimple, act on the respiratory function by reason of the saccha- @ and nitrogenous matters they a ion; and, in proportion to their sac. charime and acid constituents, brandy and gin lessen the respiratory changes, and the Iatter son the Kidneys by Treason of the volatile it contains; whisky is uncertain in its effects upon the lungs; while rum, like beer and ale, is a true restorative, a: it sustains and increases the vital powers; and he says that the old-fashioned combination of rum and milk is the most powerful restorative with which he is acquainted.— Medical Record. A Swarr “Dope Me. Fisk.—In the suit of Brown against Fisk aud Gould, to re- cover about $2,500,000 from defendants tor re. fusiug to take gold purchased at 160, Mr. Fisk bas been served with a capias by Deputy shal Christy. On being served, Mr. Fisk, who ‘Was then standing in front of bis Upera House, Asked the depaty whether he wished to serve any one else, and the deputy replied, «Yes, Mr. Jay Gould.” Mr, Fisk then went into the office of the Erie Railroad Company, saying that he would see whether Mr, Gould was inside, leaving the officer to infer that he would aid bim in serving the capias on Mr. Gould; but the officer having waited antil bis patience ‘was exhausted became convinced that he was misled and lef,—N, ¥. Post, Gla _—————— THE Inp1ana BOILER Prec cg ls ig of the C Jury.—The coroner’ Gianapolis tendated ‘the following verdict in ‘the matter of the late fair ground boiler explo- sion and loes of life, vis: “That P. L. Davis FY Mar. FROM SAN FRANCISCO. La After the 5 ACh ay im ight C fui Position to He! bbed. ‘k House—. A Frisce Editer San FRANcisco, Cax., 27th September, 1869. Editor Star :—The “news” trom this lively city to-day may be summed up in two highly im. Portant items, one of which 1s that the «Red Stockmgs” played a match game of base bali with the “Eagles,” which was a very poor specimen of a game, and resulted in the defeat of the latter club by a score of 35 to 4. George Wright gave the excited crowd a sampie of first class batting, and Brainard convinced them that it would be hard to find his equal as pitcber—there is nothing else about the game \hat deserves especial mention. The same clubs will play the return game this afternoon, and the visitors will play several games daring their stay, which 1s set down for two weeks. ‘The other item is the weather which has been more than warm for the past four days, and the Friscans” insist the change isa fore-runner of earthquakes, apd are picking out their spots for reiuge at the first intimation of their ap- proach. 1 bave not yet selected mine, but if the shake occurs in dayight, the Lick House dining room wili probably be the ruins from which | am to be extricated. The approachimg danger don’t seem to have A depressing effect on whe Industrial Fair, for it 18.@ success, if the large receipts at the door every Gay and evening is an evidence. The dispiay ut mechanical ingenuity and bome produce is very varied and liberal, bat it 1s ail secrificed during the regular evening parace of live stock. who are led or driven through the pavillion by their various grooms and drivers. ‘There is tou munch of it, and a perfectdisregard of classification, and the ignoring of dividing lines which should separate the live stock on exhibition; still worse, it is permitted to roam about at will, producing the utmost confusion smong beth the disinterested male spectators And theexbibdited. The general effect produced by a parade of eighteen Dundred giris—young, 01d, OF of dubious age—is undoubiedly a pleas. Ant one and attracts the eye of the observer. But how it will be possible for the committee to make unbiassed and award premiums fairly, it is bard to surmise. ‘There are no entries for figure, style, acuon. nor beauty. The thoroughbreds are mixed u, ingiscriminately with those of all work, and = each one seems entered for the 81 premium. School marms, school girls, brides, past, present, and prospective; seamstresses and milliners; nobs from Rincon Hill and snobs from Taylor street: clergymen's wives and aoctor’s daughters; old girls, young girls, boy girls, town girls, and country girls; girls with beaux, girls with sulky brothers, and proper girls who come with “paw-paw;” ladies in silks, satins, calicoes and water proof suits; large or small, bigh or low chignons; one curi, two curls, fifty curls, spit curls and wonderful cascades; freckled face girls chewing gum, or dark girls who chew parasol banules. Ali these are mingied in the wildest confusion. Although the same specimens are regularly exbibited between the hours of Sand l! p. m., owing to this s'ate of disorder, it 18 almost im. possible to make a fair comparison between the different members of the same classes, if the managers of the Industrial Fair wouid but systematize this (the live stock) department, at might be made one of the most interesting, it is the largest feature of theexhibition. T! sbould do something; if they cannot make a quartz-cruehipg machine more attractive than & pretty girl, it 18 not their fault; but it will be their fauitif the many fair ones who go to be looked at are a8 to appe same Ume, greatly reduce the discriminating labors of the critical bachelor or the expe- rienced Benedict. The palmy days of California have been revived in a smail way of late. A duel has been fought by two young men well known in this city, (a lady the cause, as usual.) and riva n though no privacy Bas been made of the affair, = grand yary, and tse offenders against the law are highly commended. In another case a man pointed & revolver at the breast of the night clerk of the Lick House, and pullea trigger, but it happened to be the only nipple of the that was without acap. His provocation was that his room bell was not answered as Promptly as was desired. Last week the editor of the “News Letter” was visited at his sanc- fom sanctorum by & prominent character, and baaly beaten with a club, for publishing an article unsatisfactory to the clubbist No arrests. Methinks I hear you say ‘Hold! enough,” and obey reluctantly. FRANKLIN Sguani TE TERRInLE Dorrie MURDER AND Stt- cipE IN New YORK.—We yesterday published a telegraphic dispatch from New York stating that Henry Acong, a Chinaman, killed another Chinaman. Chas. Archeo, and his own wife Tuesday night, and then laid om the bed and killed Dimself with the same weapon, a large knife. The New York Teiegram of last even- ing gives the following particulars: About haif-past ten Acong and bis wife, m company with George Argung, 2 boy old, were iu the sitting room, the wife asleep on the sofa, the man Archoe being in his ded-room adjoining the hall. Acong suddenly sprunz up and proceeded to the hall bed-room, and began @ conversation with Archoe in rela- tion to money matters; shortly after whicli the young man states he heard Uharley cry- ing murder, and rushing to the doorsaw Acong Jnngirg & large dagger into the body of Char- ley, Who was still lyirg on the bed with his clothes on. He immediately ran for the stairs, shouting **murder” at the top of his voice, and was pursued part way down, but stumbling, he rolled to the bottom, and Acong returned to the sitting room. The boy, as soon as able. gained (he street and secured the services of officer Burns, of the Fourth precinct, wao en- tered the house, and was horrified at bebolding Acong’s wife lyipg at the foot of the stairs, end, Proceeding up the stairs to the <itting room he discovered Acong lying in a bed im a room adjcimimg the sitimg room, plunging a large knife into his breast and side, and groaning in most agonizing tones. The upfortunate man lived but about twenty min. utes, when he breathed his last. Upon exam ining the bodies they were found to be muti- lated and butchered in a horrible manner, the man Archoe having wine stab wounds on him, three on the bresst, three on the lef: side, and three on the left arm, besides a slight cut a the throat. Acong’s wife was stabbed in sev- eral places about the breast and stomach, the eatrails protruding from the latter wounds. Acoug himself was stabbed several times in the biexst, bowels and side. "THE DisPUTED MARRIAGE AT RICHMOND — A marriage certificate bas been received by the Hustings Court of Richmond from the Phila- delphia records, proving the marriage there of Mr. Wm. U. George, of Richmond, to a colored womsn psmed Caroline Jackson. A corres. pondent of the Lynchburg Virginian, writing trom Richmond on this subject, says : “The mi took place on the 23d of April Jast, and was a secret until Mr.George’s death, @ few weeks ago. His brother was about to qualify upon the estate, when a lawyer, TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR. This Afternoon’s Dispatches, ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS. THE STORM IN THE INCEs. TISH PROV. Terrible Destruction ef Rallroads, Tele- graphs, Buildings, Wharves, &c. Telegrophed Exclusively to The Evening Star KVILLB, N. B., Oct. 7.—On Monday night this piace was visited by a tremendous gale and the bighest tide ever known here. The marshes were completely covered, thousands of tous of bay destroyed, and thousands of cattle and he: pdrowned. The dykes on the marches are 1 gune, a3 through bave been swept away. The eastern extension of the railroad track Was torn up for eight or ten miles, and the telegraph line connecting with the cable and with Halifax enurely dastroyed. As far as can be ascertained, the tidal wave cansed great destruction in the Bay ot Fandy, And in and around St. John. The tide rose io ‘® grent height, carrying away and destroying animmense amount of property. Wharves Were ruined; ships, houses, barns, and cattle swept away, and the bridges of the Earopran apd North Americsn Railway destroyed. There have been no through travel cars from Shediac | T i bridges lars. P T 7 perficial iP : hs Le 4 y let | y' POI ‘and | S000rded to them tm Virginia. to St. Jobn since Monday. The Star, New York, which left St. John last Monday for Boston. narrowly escaped wreck- ing. She reached Eastport in a disabled con- ition, The amount of damage is incalculable. In this small parish alone, the loss is entimated At over a millton of dollars. Accounts coming in every hour show that the destruction was wides-prend. Itis remarked here that this is the storm pre. dictec by Lieut, Saxby, of the Royal Navy, last December. “The English papers called a: tention to this prediction last month. MARYLAND Se CONVEN- Telegraphed Exclusively to The Evening Siar. Baltimore, Oct. 7—The Democratic Con- yention for the Bomination of a candidate for Comptroller of the Treasury of this State, met at noon in thy new Assembly 8, and was called to order by the Hon. J. Vansant, the cbairman of ibe Demecratic State Committee. E. B. Prettyman, of Montgomery county,was chosen temporary chairman. The entire morn- ing session was consumed on the question of the appointment of a Committee on Ureden- tials—whetber the committee should be ap- pointed by the Chair or be named by the dele- BAtiOnS. It was finally decide@ that each delegation sbould name members of the committee; which was done, and the Convention, at two o'clock, took 8 recess of fitteen minutes. The only contested delegation is from How- ard county, whence come two sets of delegates. The prominent candidates for Comptrolier are in B. Wooltord, of Somerset, and Dr. J. H. Hayward, of Dorghester, and the contest will lie between them. FROM RICHMOND. Governor Walker's Message. Telegraphed Exclusively to The Evening Star. RICHMOND, Uct. 7.—In the Senate, the pro- test of the Republican caucus against the le- silty of the body, was taken up and read at ngth. It announces that the Republican members reerve to themselves the right at any time to secede from the present Legislature and organize islature. table. Governor Walker sent in his message. He says there is reasonable grounds for app bension that if the fifteenth amendment should fail of adoption as a part of the Federal Con- stitution, Virginia may be flooded with and the control thereof passed into the hands of a class of emigrants from the great States lying upon or near its border—who will seek the enjoyment of those civil of political rights to 4 but denied to se . 3 demands that the amendment be ratified. THE STORM IN M. gE. Great Damage to Buildings and Vessels. Teiegraphed Exclusively to The Bening Star. Bawcor, Oct. 7.—A letter from the at Calais, Maine, to Mr. Bliss, manager of the Western Union telegraph in this city, says:— Weare in a terrible state hei {nes both by themselves a legal and loyal Leg- he Senate voted to lay it on the The damage to veesels and buildings is yery great. Eastport is reported to bi nearly demolished. The water in the Penob- scot has risen to its highest spring mark. The booms are broken, &nd millions of teet of logs have gone by the city. A large gang of men b img been sent down after them, it is hoped that Most of them will be picked WESTERN NEWS. Telegraphed Exclusively to The Evening Star. St. Lovie, Oct. ce President Uolfax and party arrived at Omaha Saturday evening. The Union Pacific Railroad Company com- menced running * morning express train to Promontory yesterday. Three hundred soldiers passed through as F acento for points along the Union ailroad. ported that from tree to five hundred Mormons will soon arrive trom Utah, en route for Europe; from various foreign countries, ‘The mutilated bodies of two men, who had been murdered by Indians, were found tast Tuesday about twenty miles froin Helens. THE TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE. The United States Senatership—Ne Elec- tion Till the isth. Telegraphed Exclusively to The Evening Star. Nw Yor, Uct. ‘ollowing 18 a special to the Tribune + KNOXVILLE, (ct. 6.—The Legisiatare com- pleted its organization to-day, and tne Gover- nor’s message will be delivered to-morrow. The delay in the organization will probably delay the election of @ Senator until the i-th. The friends of Etheridge will favor delay, 2 bis chauces are daily improving, Jobnsou's friends are working bard and feel confident. THE ASSAULT ON REVENUE OFFICER BROOKS One of the Arrested Meu Committed, Telegraphed Exclusively to The Evening Star. PHILADELPHIA, Octobee7.—Neil McLaagh- lin, implicated m the Brooks sbooticg affair, had a bearing this morning. He was tully identified as the driver of the carriage, and in detault of $5,000 bail was committed for trial. It is said that some lawyers yesterday got out awrit of habeas corpus in his behalf, but be refused to ayail bimself of it. SCHOONER WITH COAL SUNK. Telegraphed Exclusively to The Evening Star. Teprecenting this womal—who now re- |! bar, in a safe 7 sides in the city of Brotherly Loye—ap- Reed, end eae a poops. Every. BANK OF FRANCE. mean agence ex- 7 thu oy omit remains: | "Emu tap elon fa Se aay ot Wine bere seems no doubt thet the two were | France bas decreased daring the past week to pom aly married, As. might be presamed, | (be extent of three million elght hundred thou- a ht ee ee eee etre cere nen ere ee en nceneet_ EPEPEEDEPTSEEDERrA baver EUUCA TSP EsAtgGAPeb@nacr TREY i z Pinos Alfred round in Canads, and the ‘on the go. they have boring the St. 5-4 well ata of 3.843 feet, ‘Mark Twain, inthe Buffalo ay 4 | out the country | | The New York money market worked essily throughout yesterday. Before the close of dank hours loans were made on pledge of gov- ernment bonds as low as six per cent. The gold market bas been firm since our last edi- oo, with sales between 130% and 13904 alle | By Bankers and Brokers’ Telegraph, James Gassaway, operator | = . hs; URteago & Alton, 15%. do. oreferred, 138. Diarket steady and dull. Gold, 13ini31 ¥. : By Onnie} 1 Pp. m.—Vonsols, Sassy. Ss, “3K AG); 67's, Ray. ; Erie, Maddy; Atiagnc, 2 \; quiet. LivERroo., 1 p.m. market dull. Sales >,00 bales. Middling Uplands. 124; Middling Orleans, 2 ane Government Securiti: 5 Wasnimotor, October 7, 1569.—Jay Cooke & Co.,furnish the following quotations of Gov- ernment securities : Buying. Selling. S's, 1551. + Twenties, 1-62... Ft 5.20's, Jaws yr. 194 6.208, Ind Ty," Ten Ferues. THE MARKETS To-pay. Telegraphed Exclusively to The Kvening Siar. Sa TIMORB, Oct. 7.—Cotion nominally at at2>y. Flour dull and weak; Howard sireet Super, 85.7586 26; ditto extra, #8.25a%7.25; ditto family, $7.50a88.50; 3 ditto extra, $6.25a87.25: Western super, 85. ditto family, $7ag7 light: prime red, $1 business with small e. Rye dull. Pork quiet at €33. Bacon irm—Rub sides, 20%; clear ditto, 21: 17); hams, 24025. dull at ige20. Whiexy dull and weak at $1.20a81.21. Baxtimore, Oct. 7.—Virginia sixes, old, 45% bid, #6 asked; North Caroiina’s, new, #\ bid. Naw York, Oct. 7.—The stock market opened. Wrell, but has become firmer, with an upward tendency. Money easy 7 per cent. Ster- Bs Jong, 9%; short, 9%. Gold, BLN- 5-20, 1502, coupon, 104; 10-4's coupon, 3. Va. Sixes, ex-compon, 51; ditto new. 52; North Carolina 6's, old, 484; ditto new, 41}. New Yore, Oct. 7.—Fiour a shade firmer. Wheat 1 cent better. orn very firm. ———~-e-__. Dry Goods. In the memorable financial crisis of 1857, when so many business firms succombed to the pressure, or in the still more memorabie | financial overturning of 1-37, the dry goods biast; but it iss remarkable circametan: thus far we have not beard of tbe fail single dry goods firm in consequence of the great gold “corner,” wich bas proauced so moch confusion and disaster moneyed houses were the first to yield cravtncoat re qualities bave been firm, and the price of the raw , materials beirg unchanged, as mot much probability of changes of rates ha Dieached sbirungs least, none of sufficient be ‘noted. Sales ey have dimimished, the stock in first bands 18 not greater than the Tequirements Cf the season, and as a better de- mand ts anlicipated, no ap; exist of 8 falling market. Prini have fallen off a shade, ba. styles, vanced half a cent « yard e been reduced to the old rates. But in ober respects there are no quotable changes of prices. Gingbams ot quite 60 good as it les. In gner dep ts Of do- are no changes » The demand has gener- ally talien off, owing to the temporary rangement of the money market; bat values have not been sensibly affected. The tone of the market will be easily restored. Mus- lin de Inines are not in so much ave been; but there is a tair amount of trade for the season, and the new f opening of the season, and the demand has been stimulated by new and attractive pat- terns, which command the Bigh-st rates of the season. Wooliens generally are in good mani grain and Brussels fully maaan the opening prices of the season. fabrics bas been much more affected by the disturbances in the gold market than has been the case with domestic goods. But the tail of gold to 1:0), which seems to be accepted asa Permanent line of demarcation since the late difficulties, will cause a better business in for- vign geods geserally. ‘The importations of the week have fallen off very sensibly, and the auction rooms have nol been quite so weil sap- plied with desirable goods: but prices ave not undergone any material change.—\. Y. Inde- pendent. Boarp op Forgicy Missions —The Com- missioneas of the Board of Foreign Missions opened their sixtieth annual session at the Presbyterian Church in Pittsourg last evening Itis expected that 1,500 strangers will be pres- ent during the week. Dr. Mark Hopkins, ot Williams College, Massachusettes, presided. The total receipts during the year were $525,214, and the total expenditures =53!,661, showing au indebtedness of about $6, On the whole its financial condition 1s good. The secrewry gavean extended view of the mi: erations under direction of the board. 350 Iaborers in the foreign field. Reports from them show uniform progress, THE Fisk-Corstx GOLD SPECULATION Cone ¥. New cdg ot 4 terday the following note from Mr. AR. the brotver in-law of President Grant, in which it will be seen he denies the statements of Mr. James Fisk, Jr. at Bim with complicity in getting up the iate corner: HE Hy]