Evening Star Newspaper, August 12, 1872, Page 4

EVENING STAR. * _ August 12, 1873. LOCAL NEWS. Excursions, Pic-Nien, &¢. Emerson's Minstrels at the National Theater | this evening. Hibernia Benero! th.street Park sociation Pic-nic at Pic-nic of the ¢ {colored wholic Benevolent Society, iy the White Lot to-day. atl arden on ‘Thursday by won bow open for the re- ception of c parties. ty excursions to Mount Vernon on the steame: Arrow. = Condensed Locale. The Gore ves Lave astrect dill and parade f)- mo-row. Meare. Roteler and Henry Semken both we wn city merchants Penn eyivania as sold his Hareweod | THE COURTS. Ponsen Cort, Judge Snel.—To-day, Jobn Williams was charged with aseault and battery on William Peters. Also, charged with larceny of two boxes of ci . This was anew way of taising the wind; it seems from the statement of | Mr. Peters, who made oath, that Williains, a colored man, went into Is store on Satur night and stated that he was the Proprietor | restaurant on G street, and desired to buy cigars to sell to his customers. ga packed, and Williams mddenly discovere @ bad fered to pay if 3 Peters would send’ his little sen «. | Place of business. This he conrented afterwards concluded to go along himse | be arrived on a back street Wiitams dealt him a heavy blow on the cheek and attempted to ixty days. John Green, assault and batterren Abraham Biackwell; $3 and costs. Green #iade, colored, and battery on Francie Seversou; 35 and costs. THREE STRIKES. Y Butcher was charged with assault and on Benjamin Potts. Potts said th uek bim one and butted kim tw the same as three surikes.” 17 seem to see it in that light, and di te am Eng n the proceed allery. hat & py Last sc ty, nve them from n Virginia. womaC WALET &t ei g flavored an- the *e nute vegetable growth wh r taste fishy a year cke have beer © BE "ob ices of the Distriot government will + Lady of the Lake brought mp on est night over 1,400 passengers where they ‘The day at ¥ observed ard nothing mire of the excurtionists. pson. who recently attempt. | le in New York, writes to her is nearly recovered, and that yake 2 tip to Scotlaint before gton. A mad doz was shot on Saturday by Mr. Jobn Dailey. residing on St eet east, betreen A B s.ceets south, after it had bitten bis little adeat and cuimb wy, intileting @ painfal T Patterson held an inquest on Satar- rnoon on the body cf James McNamara, rk in the War department, who died overdose of landanam administered by y about iweuty-nine years of mit bat she Bar She wil prebab’ inchman, and served in the Lik | (Brooxisn) New York yolunteers during the war. 1 erel took place this afternoon. — | Mr. A. Shepherd, vice-president of the | board of public works, is off ox a few days’ Tecreating tou. Le will spend a day or two at Cape May, after which he will make a fiving ywisit t> Major Ben. Perley Poore, at Indian Hisii, Mave. ‘Third Sergeant Harrizon, Co. A, W. L. I., has deen promoted second sergeant of that com- any, vice Kendrick, resigned, and Sergeant ittings to third sergeant, vice Harrison, pro- moted. Corporals Spotswood and Ross ‘have been elected to fill vacancy of fourth and Gith Sergeants, aud jilvates Farquhar aad Mudd seventh and eighth corporals. On Sunday next, the 1Sth inet., the ceremony Of laying the corner-stone of the German Re= N street, between Sth and 6th Streets, will he nerformed by the Grand Lodge | ©f Macons of this District, M. W. G. Master | Stansbury oficiating. The lodge will mareh in | pom from the Temple, corner of 9th and ets. —- Masonic Presentation On Saturday ni a number of members of Lafayette Pot Macons eit perenal friends of M ones, Past Master of that lodge, assembled in | the Grand Lodge Mbrary-room, Masonic Tem- Pie, for the of ting him a token Present ef their esteem, in the form of a costly and bean- ht No 8. Siul past master’s jewel. Mr. Joseph M. Wil- fon called the meeting to order, and said that the acjuaintanee formed with 'Rrother Jones bad grown into friendship, friendship had blos- fomed into esteem, esteem Into affection, which Lad culminated in this visible expres- ion. After turther Sugroeccete remarks, vited Grand Master Stansbury to. make the Fesentation for the committee. The Groud ‘aster then, in titting terms, presented the » jewel informally, remarking that it should bs ja a Lgpeemghr 4 eer jones on account of coming asa gitt from his friends, destend of the ledge, as was the usual custom. He expressed the hope that Brother Jones would —_ it with pleasare to himself and honor the brotherhood, 3 ¥ainable heirleom Perper it, stated that being at he conld not say Brother Jones, in receivin, @ bachelor, he regretted th 2 i his posterity, but was not without | Tope on that sx He acknowledged in m muck abo jropriate language the compliment paid him oF es oon it, and stated ide never to prove hi is the compass, extende.! on cirele, and in the mide the biezing sun, in the middie of which isa large diamond, the whele heantifully chased with Masonic symbols, and around the circle is in- sctibed, “ Presented to I ones, Past Master of Latapetts Lax we pendant fastening is massive necting with the jewel by two oe gold hackle, con- cornneopiz, also le, and @ blue moir eantiqne ribbon. ‘The Of thie jewe! wae 54. oe £6 ASSAULT oO MR. THOMAS Lewis— ASSAILANTS SENT TO JAIL.—On Satur. * Mr. Thomas Lewis, contractor tor laying i the concrete pavement on “th street, was paying | of bis hanes, a dispute arose concerning the | pay dune the colered men, during which e~ the laborers attempted to take th ase of | ” ~~ cash box out »« ts alleged, and, not | » v@at him quite severely.” He | wets 0 his residence on «) street, beta: 9: a Ci Dr. Lewis’ possession Succeeding, them * Bae principal parties in the names are Charies Br George Porter. James , A. j Browers. They were arraigned | 1 with night watchman, as from two to five hundred | s, witness a the crowd “hang h of Brown, eet, ant started and witness fired it him to a hails; a is tn th v stro k Mr. Lewi in jail six me Mr. Frank Clos, Charles Brown, gave notice of au ence with @ pul toa, ir ection between the governm trict 30-inch mains at the ach use section of w Jersey avenues might b all was ready to commence uit was necessary to do as expe- s possible. the laborers took advan ne Situation and struck for higher wages. hovt stopping to parley with them their Cemand wes acceded to by Mr. Strong. the coa- tractor, and they #9 went to work. Yester morning Mr. Strong i ing chi —_o_—_ ARREST OP AN sozenee & Saturday eveni. vumtecer Sonnor named Joceph Todd, ons charge of highway robbery, committed in March Last, upon an elderly man named D. L. Taylor, who was knocked into a ditch and robbed of upward of si. The case was placed in the handsof Detectives McEltresh and Coomes, but the of- fender left the city, and e: arrest until bis return Saturday evening to his oid ha where the officers had been ou the lookout fer him since the robbery. ———__ 4 Bro Sow Comtwo.—John Robinson's great mevagerie and cireus, which has been € caning out the (ractiona! currency in western New York, ix to be in Washington on the 6th ine stant, and exhibit for two days. Tt has ten ten: torty cages of rare animals, a first clase cirs and is altogether abort the most extensive con bination in the world. It will exhibit on the 6: sfreot ict, and we adviee the proprietor to ch his canvass to accommodate the crowd. ty-five persons | orthern part of | th lf | Saturday last a lot < Ww | the spring near by fiows as f | his death | deceased youth has relative: | place. nt | n | ing valued at $1: i il. Robert Shadboid, gasaultand bar a Peter Whitehead; continued. Amanda et and Wm. Buckiey, cursing in 33 exeh. Jobn Krait, violation of the scavenger act; S10. Wm. Buckley, charged with failure t> barricade an excavation for a sewer on 6th Street southeast; from the I to the Sth of August; $3 foreach night; $27. Several ca: of disorderty conduct, profanity, and violation of > cart law were heard auc the parties ined. i Masorio Avira Commisstor on THE Cuicaco Rutier Fuxp.—Dr. ©. F. Stansbury, Grand Master of Masons, has received a com munication from i). W. C. Cregier, Grand Mos- ter of Illinois, notitying him of uis appoluunent, with the Grand Masters of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, as an auditing committee ou the disbursement of the Masonic relief fuad eon- tributed by the several Masonic jurisdictions throughout this country and abroai, soon afer ue us in that city. He aley states that there is a considerable surpéus left over, which | he deems it his duty to return, pro rata, to the sources from which the donations were derived. ‘This will be one of the duties of tue auditing comusittee. Grand Master Stansbury will icave = city for Chicago next week w engage int! duty. ——_«+—__. Emerson's Mr REL TROUPE will appear at the Natioal Theater thiseveuiag. The lealer of the company is already well knows in this city asone of the best negro minstrel ing, and be has good man “at the other end.” Tne troupe numbers many first class performers, aud their entertainments furnish just the kind of | Smucement suitable for the heated (erm. ——— AnornEr Dricinc Fountatw.—Water Re- istrar Luby proposes to place a ioiir-bow! foun- non Virginia avenue, near the Anacostia en- ine house, for the benetit of the residents of that Poonne Doogie ioe peng ed be country people ent leaving the cit that direction. * . bl Tug Prevwont anp Potowac RamLroan.— (Cor town has been visited in the last week by Coionel Isaac D. Budd, of Loudon county, the ‘neral superintendent of the Piedmont ‘and Worship fm the Woods. TROGRESS OF THE JACKSON'S WOOD CaIP MEETING—THE SHRVICES OF SATURDAT 48D 2 SERMONS BY BLO- PLViNES—A NOME SE OF CONTERSIONS ) $000. PHOPLE ON THR GROBED TERDAY—TRE BSST OF ORDER MACIN- |, | TaInED, &C. Special Correspomdence ef The Evening 8 Jackson's GROVE, ANT# ARUNDEL Co., Bt | August 12th, 1872—On Saturday after fo ing my letter, the 8 o’sloek m. m. prayer mec sug took place, under thedirection of Rev. $. W. Barwock, ot Cnion Chapel, and was continued ar il o'clock a. m., when preaching ser- # took piace. A gerious congregation gtthered and afier singing and prayer, Rev S. A. Wilson, of th 4 , aunounced his text shall MOUNT UP WITH EAGLE WINGS, AS EAGLES; | they shall run snd not be weary, and they shai! walx and not faint.” He . ra g tothe manner the Gh: wid the strength of th God, and giving a number subject. During the delivery of th the congregation w arly when he spoke of th. . J. B. Morgan. sion of the | sermon si i engaged in, in- 5 son ot silent preyer. | cluding @ IN THE APTERRY | sevéral intore. ing meetings were held before ng—& business men's ecting the c 2 Association, dren's vern tent tel by Airs m. Rey. E. D. Ov d from the we; he Goapel of ‘or Tam wot Lis the po ; 1 wh ly completed their arrangements, il night service was occupied fn various r the principal employ- 2 of visitors arriving in quant being the recep Rao company, and by Coionel with his large and efficient corps of engineers. They have been actively at work in the Bine Ridge, east of the town, in making careful survey and examination of Beahm’s gap and Thornton’s gap, as they have also of Milan's gap, Brown’: Y and Swift Ran gap, to the south of us, with the view of ascertaining the Most practical and feasible point ot passing the ridge Irom the east to the Page Vailey country. From our conversation with these gentlemen, we judge the object of the company to he to build & first-class railzoad line from Washington to ‘Staunton for the purpose of competing with the | Valley road, the Orange and Alexantria road, and eS. Valley road, (if built to that point,) ror the traae and travel which is bound to come over the Unesapeake and Chto road, and to compete success, !ly with the line must be di rect a3 possible, with )2ht curves and gra Tients. It is the intention of the company, if posible, to reduce the going eas! thirty feet to the mile; hence, the neceaity, we p. sume, of the thorough enzineering and examina. ion now be- | ing made tLrough the gnpsand de; iu the Blue Ridge mountain Phe paesent arcompt is by way aj Kealun's gap, the tine Iuaving bo | commenced beyond the town of Was! Ty Rappabanuock couniy, and coctiaued ic our | own town, Luray. The nature of the reat re- quires very heavy expenditure, and will ex io all probability, $6,000,000, as a tunnel at least a anile in lengi Wil bave to be costract- ed—Page (Va. Let i AYPAIRS of Mrs. Lloya—As sons will be in afte: Monday next. Thon the public in gat that time will be arraignment the charge of potzoning her ¢ this case wit! be tried at this co upon the lawyeys engaged. The that it will be removed to the nex’ court. 4 Colt d¢ pected ox apou Wheitts ted.—The Rev. Mr. 7 bas for~ -veral years held the re “o the Presbyterian church in until recently, at Catoctin, has accept. of the Presbyterian church at Claric nessee. Accident.—Mr. Wm. H. Cassaday, county, wa regret to learn, was thrown from b ab the trains. At night Rey. Mr. Hyaon, of the 12th street chazch, Washington, preached from Ist Kioge, isth chapter, 2ist verse: “ How long halt ye bet ween two opinions, if thc Lord be God follaw Lim; bat if Baai then follow him,” and made a Yery earnest appeal to einners. Several peni- teats presented themselves, aud several con- versions were reported. A DAMPER ON FURTHER PROCEEDINGS. About the close of the meeting @ shower came up and lasted over an hour, caueing partes look well tothe tent ropes, stratch fiys, &c., to prevent the rain from enter: % homes. Some few found a slight spray beating through the canva: d seme who allowed their boards to protude from the wai of the tent Lad a wet floor. YESTERDAY'S EXERCISES. On Sunday mornt 4 eet camp was glive atan eacly hour, ing perfectiy elear, and large numbers of tenters went oxi to meet thelr city friend: ng in the trains. The tirst frcaa Washington, arriving at 6:12.a. m, brought oat about.250, and fully 400 came from Balti- more. The second train from Washington, owing to freqrent stoppages on the road, and the heayy load of hursanity on board, (13 pas- sScoger cars making up the train,) was consider- bly behind time. Prayer meetings were held in the meeUng tents about 7 o'clock, as also in nearly allof the family tents. After breakfast the usual $ o'clock prayer meeting piace at the stand, Kev. G. A. Hall conducting the exer- cises, which gonaisted of prayer, the relation ot experience, Xec., atid such was the iuterest taken in this meeting that those participating were doth to close it. A LAROE AUDIENCE. At 11 o’clock there was one of the largest an- Giences present ever gathered on this groand, indeed so crowded was the circle that prome- naders for the time fave up their favorite pas- time. Dr. McCauley. after prayer Ld Rev. J. G. Henning, read the rulesand regulations, and asked for a liberal collection. Qver $200 was collected. Rey. B. Peyton Brown preached irom Matthew, 17th chapter, Ist and 9th verses, for nearly an hour, and kept the attention of his audience while he spoke of tae transfigura- tion of Christ, which Le said was # development ot His mission and glory. The transfiguration teaches the divinity of Christ, the immortality of the Saviour, the resurrection of the body, and the sympathy that exists between the church on earth the church in heaven. The services were closed by siuging and prayer by Rey. B.S. W. Reed, of Baltimore. FROM PRAYEL TO REPRESUMENT. Then came a rush tor the boarding tables, which could not begin to accommodate th crowds, and many who had uot forgotten a small iuncheon made ior the spriugs tor a cup cool water with which to “wash it down.” T dinner prayer meetings were held in sev- tents, and they attracted large numbers of the visitors. At 3 o’elock preaching services were held at the ¢—Kev. Mr. Hartsock, of Union chapel, filiing the pulpit. He took for Lis text Kevelations, th chapter, 17th verse :— * For i ath is come, and who si and made a deep impression on Lis hearers, particularly when he Gescribed the scene which will be enacted in THE DAY OF JUDGMENT, and quoted trom varion { the Bible the invitations te b conciied to God. and with the se Over $30) was blie ser- he Young ation conducted meetings camp, to which the name nga” have’ been given, 1 aturactest 5 yacn particularly, and they were expecially iuicresting, some of the experi- ences given mt these meetings being very re- merkavie, About 6 the camp was visited by a storm, ace lightning, and “a sest- teration”’ d was caused, every one makin tents, leaving dishes untouched t protected by stout awuings. ne, however, the storm Was over e seats found te be seal wet, and of se public services at the stand were out of nestion. Tho meeting tents were therefore cecupied tor preaching—Rev. Mr. Rice preach- ing in the Severn meeting, text from 2d Corin- buggy ov Thursday last, i Maryland, anc severely ed—Mr. H. Og: ‘ened by Governor W Pecks to H. Washingtonian gricultural preenre an additional supniy and the flow into them is goo. reel? Ic, ‘The that the supply w 5 the meetirg has ni be next week, wh awarded, witl be publi Fatal Accitent—On Friday about § o'clock, a sad acct - and fel Teet, and was so he nex Hanover sided at rey Roin—Heavy rains have falter Past week, mtich to the improvement of the growing corn, &c. are not saying that the “clerk of the weather” raw our paragrs, t the drouth, but the rain came soon atter.— ock- | witte i | & CenreaL Park Szexsa —The New York Express saye that the novel announcement | that five enterprising youug women woul. give arstraddie, of the uasion, arrived. acd it was fiually the affair was a very large hoax. = ae a Se off e attack by Consul Batier uyon aioe Campbell at Alexandria, Egypt, made by General who was t, isto the effect that it so a premedated atterant on ce of Butler and kis man, Wadieigh, merger Some Suesaaras otc giving his se, Aw Ittrnow CrrtD-MURDER—A shocki Sr Wdleigh, the attempted to draw 9 | asco of child-murder has come to lightat tenis revolver shoot General Loring, and was | Tinnois It pears that @ man named bs! | only prevented from doing to by the police. disap a that place a few days since 1” Tengist® Faut- Fatt.—While three men were | under suspicious circumstances, and last Fri- scaffold in front of the new build- thiang, Sth elapter, and i5th verse, and Hoy ¥. 1). Owen in the Washington tent. In eac ec exhortations were made and numbers o itents presented themselves lor prayers—5 nt, where there were 3 or 4 co: gor pamber in the Washing- whore § oF 10 professed retigi we t ground num! fully being from yout most orderly ever noth- cal at ae on his <e-- Noerz Cano’ ery of fine physic reuts, hit education 1 he grew up and gambling. Atter the bh a tow class of roughs, an occasion when they elves aud hang @ negro tor nproperly with a whi fst them of being kuklax ng to do with the affair goof 18Tt he marfied a bs 2 ady, daughter of Mr. Byers. of York county, South Carolina, dsys stter borrowed his father-in- e and buggy, took them into North sold ; and went on a spree. Jen by his father-in-law to ind he never saw his wife o. He ntirely reckless, and finally, with a companion, went to the house of an old farmer near Linco.nton, N.C., made bim give up his money, #125 Iu all. and then, with @ in bis hand, forced one of tue old man’s daughters upon a bed and ee an ee her. The two villains then set fire to the house and left. Ow the 22d of last May Chandler wa t tonal trialand convicted. The prisoner peared upon the scatfold, Friday, attended clergyman, who performed the usual offices. Chandler then exclaimed, “‘O death, where is ban 3 sting! © grave, where is thy vi hell, where are thy i The rope was then adjusted, the trap sprung, and in twenty min- utes be Wes cwt down dead. Only afew pers sons hes enna =, the ‘oman coe where the execution place, acon- siderable number were outeide. Carolina, ‘No. 70 ue, New York, on Saturday, | house, in which the body of bis little ieaeve pl the 'men- from the | whom, it is be na whipped to deaths thers fourth story tothe _ bei ope rls the ane rng ee 2 that ne, que are Thomas or arrested ‘eoria county City; Michael Malone, of Si Ist avenue: and | murder of Mrs. Matthews s few days ago, ts Wm. of New York. They were attended £0 strong that the Malone are Nor S0—The Richmond gays that the to get him en the train. arent |S ey aol Belutaasrene ces Peace | ne Werare i . © rallro: more bustie visible at M: B | EecS been pereaecel ns the Riciaond, Ereder- | s¢ "4ncth’ Team nvee before. ope MAY) | whieh ts pants, icksburg aud Potomac railroza company,” is y — waite gndevers rr | utterly withot foundation. K7-The Wabash river that ai on ee exw! mie compsiied to sland on Chale beads So get Kross, eent to any free Fiecel newspayer. “Eliza, you eumneneci & | water sudlclent to moleten their gill, “The {n= RICHARD B. NOHUN & Co French newspaper: + you can ret, n we | the hou. ¢; the boil om my nose is gone.” “| abiiante wae ‘Qo onions. sexetr py gle ath ey }» Who states that Wall and fatally injured aud Hanty serious! y ered and Han ff and his posse ex) in keeping beek the with @ dotermination of lynching him, long their canvas | Grool GEGRGETOWN. A camp-wertine is in progress at Shoe- maker's woods, between this city and Tennally- town, and is well attended daily. Yesterday there were several thousand people on the ground. Stram Teo ow Frne—Yesterday morning, about 4:50 v’elock, 6 wee discovered on the n tug S. Molynew, lying st Wheatley’s Officer Haney, of the third precinct, which wae promptly re- y ry Adiison f 6 and some of the Washin, flames were finally suppressed, until they had damaged the tug to the extent ef about $0), Noone wes on board the tug (which be- louged to Yarwood Co.) during the night, and it issupposed that the fire originated trom the fire undernesth the boiler, which bad been banked on Saturday night, No insurance. Warat.—B. Taibott < Son are in receipt of | 1,200 bushels of wheat per canal. The-ssies to- day were asmalt lot of prime red at $1.78, and another small lett good red t 5 Fioca Smirwert.—The d to-day, for Norf , shipped by city ALEXANDRIA, Caytain ard e neighboring suora, a d the vessel euri took the head of Neal’s Creek, in Cbazies . Maryland, w e seizure wre & Violating tle fish ed up this morn Georgeanna and will institute steps the recovery of his versel at onc: is now destroyi. the fencing and ods on H 8 short distance ity. It commenced a day or two ago waorls. Tex concRact tor fr lie schools for the ensuing 5 ing, ewarded to Mr. W. A. Smoot at Gazetie, 10th in 4 Ng coal to the pub: morr Political Notes, of B. Gratz Brown, acccy of Vice President ws? the 5, ention, is brief, and in it a he takes nd that the fusion of dems. and libs. “has involred no surrender on either part of auy former convictions.” Ex- President Joznson addressed a mass-meet- more the TO) ing at Knoville, Genn.,on Saturday ever and, aceording to the telegraphic report, “re, viewed General Grant's administration ’ with severity but moderation,” and said the re-elec- tion of General Grant wonld be a great national disaster, and accepted Greeley “on the principle of universal preseure,” which is a good John- sonian phrase. E. A. Rollins, who recently resigned the chatr- manship of the Grantexocutive state committee of New Hampshire, has come out in favor of leyand Brown, and hac writtena long letter giving his reasons therefor. “Look not upon ‘Pde Columbus Journal saya the watermelon when it is red, nor upon the stewed cherry when it giveth its eolor in the eup; Jast it biteth like a soft-stell crab, au stingeth like the cholera morbus.” - A “‘spasy”” ig an agricuiture! turn asked Mr. @ree.ey, Wednesday, at Nashua, how bis lobster vinés were growing. Mr. Greeley at once saw what a promising chap he was, and advised Lim to emigrate towards the setiing sun. ‘The Lonisiana liberal republican convention on Saturday nominated a full state ticket. No tusions were esfected. It is, however, believed that the Pinchbacks will fuse with tho custom- house democrats. The first district nominated F.C. Seacharie for Congress. Barbour Lewis has been nominated for Con- grees by the republicans at Memphis, Tenn. A democratic meeting and barhecuc took place at the Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs, on Saturday, and speeches were made by Gc error Price, R. T. Merrick, of Washington city, and Col, W. S. Gilman and W. R. Berke- ley, of Virginia. Mr. Montgomery Simms, of Greens county, Va., has announced himself asa Grant candi date for Congress from the Rockingham distr: Messrs. Duke, Harris and Rolier, candidates for nomination by the conservative convention, are tor Greeley. ‘Bir. O'Ferrel, of Rockingham, posed candidate, is opposed to both Grant and Sreeley. Major W. C. Moreau, a member of the execi- tive committee that called the Louisville con- vention, has issued an address to the democracy of Indiana, in which he denounces the nomina- tion of Greeley, and calls upon the democrats to organize and send delegates to the Louisville convention. He ciaims that there are thou- sands of democrats who see no occasion for turning their backs on the party, and who will not support a republican for the Presidency. The democracy of New Orleans torchlighted Saturday night. y Metropolitan Naiads. PEMININE MUSCLE APLOAT—A PRIZE SWIM- MING MATCE. New York had a swimming festival Saturday, at the foot of doth street, East river, which pre sented a scene of excitement and curious in- cidents not frequently witnessed at bathing re.orts. ‘The place if located directly oppo- | site Blackwell's Island, and is styled “ The Ori- ental Salt Water Baths.” The festival was got up for the purpose of testing the proficiency of the pupils of the establishment, who daily as- semble around the premises to struggle for fame in netatorial enterprise. There were three swinuing mateles tor prizes varying from s 2 $100, contsibuted by Mr. Heysich, swimming tuaster of the baths. ‘The first was a contest be- tween six handsome young ladies of pecu notions, ambitious ideas and salt water pro- pensities. The start was given by Mr. Hevsick at fifteen minutes tiree o'clock. What followed is thus deseribed by the Herald The six young female adventarers stood in bathing costume on the planks beneath the steep overhanging rocks. Their names were as tollows ;--Miss fe Allen, in bine bathing suit, wille showy & : rick, in black and white suit; e in red; Miss Cohen, in red; Mi apse, blac! and white » and Miss Candidus, in gr: with light borders. The first plunge of tue fair ones into the rapid stream was watched with much anxiety. The boat around which they were fo tern was rocking in the tidal enr- rent about four hundred fect from the bank, gr pretty uearly in the center of the river. jas Allen and Miss Siegte, after recover- ing from the effects of the ‘tirst dive, struck out boldiy in front of the others. The next in front were Misses Cohen and Westermer. Miss Siegio apparently lost power betore the oat was yet reached. Miss Broderick struck i) about thie time with steady strokes. The three others failed to breast the breakers in the center of the river avd had to be taken aboard the boats Katie Allen swam steadily, with Mies Broderick very close beh: until 2 o utants reached the b: g landing in ‘of nervousues: and anxiety. Mr. Hey- sich proclaimed Katie Allen the winner. A gold ring, worth about $50, was tl prize, bat she -vemed to forget this amidst the numerous smiles and congratnlations that awaited her on shore. iss Broderick was also awarded a gold ring worth abont $35. #2 DISASTER TO THE STEAMER Baistor— A Weshingion Lady Among the Passengers —ee- nger: on the steamer Bristol,which ‘nglish bark, and was damaged by so that she had to be run ashore, fect that no sail was put over the anate circuin- nees prevented a most grave disaster. masts of the bark sunk by the Bristol are above te ‘it is affixed to one of them. At steamer was ritn- xter i hour in a dense fog. After g Newport the pressure of the water cd her seams,Aer hold almost flied imme- and she was obliged to be beached be- fore going nine miles to prevent her from sink- ing. When run ashore she had three feet of wacor on the cabin floor, and when the ps ssen- gers were taken off the water was six inches deep on the main deck. Among the ners were Key. Dr. Hollister, Jas. H. Buchanan and Willem Defrees, of Indiana; Mrs, Seibrett, of Weshington; Otto Erlebach and wife, of New Orteans, and a large numberof Western and Southern people. The steamer Bristol remained on the beach at Portsmouth last evening. The are to bow to stop the leak, and onty fort mer Chariotte is ide with 9 powerful pes "on ape her of water when the leak ag checked. 2" Mrs. W. J. Florence and Lotta are both 1n- Pleyed throughout ra the languages and m 10 F== CEST. We are offering our entire stocf of LAaDiES' AND MEN'S FURBISHING GOO! Shirts, at TEN PER GENT. Discot NT ON ALL Oase | Barwees Ea: ao Advertisements ow PUBLIC SCHOOL NOTICE. Gore rtows, D. os Ancust 1, 173. Rotice is hereby given that the lot Trustens, ome member © G tends INSURANCE COMPANIES. ABE Tou INSURED? The BERKEHIN® MUTUAL LIFE INS tend eet, OOMPANY, of Pittsfield, Mase; orgs Freund Pesee som on the 1851; assote nearly 2 000; bas bad want? o is om mera, but ates f twent) are. this last efort of his ia the Dest of all, permii “iene pul in Sah, Guam be ting, as it does eack day, between the ‘hours of P. ‘omens. 11 & m. nd &, jadies and gentlemen without enty yours, 8573004. delay to procure dur a 23 coat stacp a warm meat lunch. ‘This company dors net fortett the polictes of ff oe members for failure to pay premiam. but ¢ -ntinee, “ Warwnn's PATENT OoORER,” the greatest insurance for the fall amount of the policy enti improvement ever made in cooking. Ease and | #! Sez $0 cost, to make Hams tn head here teen ex- need of all. | Humor Fall tock. (Webave a Semaant Conve Pactice! operation of fais fuatare ts ut contact with water or | ment of Housketsen be P 2 “ea ine stexm, and wlways at the right temperature. bape 3 ¥ 2 os asian wil UP latred 3 yoary ant stare Fro. ounces saved in the ponnd. Tesiimonials | _jri2 tm* 201 rides seat, Georgetown. | § ° * “ ” rom some of the best people of this city and ; Wi ' 4 “4 -' S elkewuere. Call aud examine, at the Sl e| wes Thad DYRING : “ “ ~~ ia } Mantel and Chandelier Ware Rooms of Hamil- AND SCOUKING ESTABLISHMENY. This ts expremet icy fon & Pearson, X. B.C. A. Building, 9th and Orr: ate ZavrEmon Staxer, BEAKSBIAE streets. fectretown, 5 ey, . Wehed U8: premiom swerved 1807; smd tenow | yn of Mt hr. J Day Wate, Chonodel, Corer, Bun- yfargent and comp!ote orca who have been paid the full amon iasecat fons, Cub and Ingrowing Nails, &c.,«7ithout ¢ kins try. Bly patrons tom one to three ‘sare at the terests by eending tn their ring he summer months t for fs bung tn arrears pain, 8 the patient can walk with esse imme- tune of decease. Ginte img Teor, 635 15th st., epposite ott ees ’ RMOMETERS and Barometers are repatred Sud made to order by Hempler, nost 4 etreet’ LADIES’ GOODS. M™ B. A. MoCORMICH, 506 NINTH STBEET, NGTON FIRE © E DISTRICT ©F © 3 &. CHENEY bas ot, Bi BNEY bas F Star oN 5 iow the eoushwest oor: : BECKOreLuTaAD ft Se a BANCE COMPAR xs. Bs PARBELL, OREN TIST. DistEL OF ak 10 see “his iriends and ue, OT OF COLD; FRANALIN'S, Upton. = eagpeenpa ate, ORRANIZED AUGUST 86.1876 te one 5.5. BEAIL » . aaron fo PPS ek CASH CAPITAL... J 200 HANDSOME SUITS ste! SA Paces joe tn Six: v1 styles, Fon ss ee rae “= a Oveune m ay : ar a 0 A *, BULEINRBY Goons) Day goons. CLEPHARE @ weAIK aaven Ones HOSIERY, GLOVEBana STENOGEAP, twa AND LAW . Bh ew articles in'cach fine just received. Cficce—Ro € firest, berw % Geods mark, Baltimore prices. (tactog Indiana avenue), and Room 123 va erott, 43 the LATEST STYLESG# MILLINERY, &o | between lsh and léta, Boutuera Claims ts co. F. Guia” as. THRUP?, Bo Bhort-band Reports fornien Ak SS ‘ _jeld-2m 3459 Lith, corner P street. yi other proceodiage is Court, Dey ——— STEM G0PS FLOWERS and BIB, 2 dr aeaeaiealeneehares WASHINGTON HOTELS, — ni-t § HELLER, 715 Market Space A FERDALL, BEGD FENDSLL eesti =: ET a FERNDALE @ FEED H™*°™s nore, GOODs: tt GO OENSSLLORS AT Law," Ko. 109 G STREET, cE @o0 DE ianb-tt Con. O% See Avene. 22 BETWREN TH axD StH StRETTs. IMMENSE REDUCTION IN PRICES. SNGINEER ano B0P riage x = DRES&G GOODS MAKEED DOWN; pdieeiers Brom szectied. DRAWIRGL t= JAMES SYKES, Proprictor, Closing ont Bammer Btock at marvelously LOW | Fiant® ane ew Dan ereeat Ee honvine PENNeYLvamia AvERyR, PRICES! = Basvoren 13h end ath serosa, AMES B. WILLIAMS, ATTORNSY-AT-Law, ‘Boom &, on second floor of Barboar's Law Butldin: Washington. Lapigs:—Call et once te seonre the best bargaizs All Rr ‘ked in 5 oN PRICE, TO ace acorns PARABSOLS at half price, SUN UMBEELLAS at cest. BOGAN & WYLIR, iyn 1018 and 1620 7th saree ROW. Wastineton, D.G, _emoved from 484 Lowis:ana avenue. nolé-te OGN F. BANA J woe FOLNET AT LAM, + oung > Building, FFIOIAL—No. 771, (@. L. 0.) By the Prosidont of the United States. In purevance of law, I, ULtsexs 8. GRANT, Pres. ident of the United States of America, do hereby declare and make known that ptblic sales of vain- able Pine Lands wiil be held at the nodermentioned inthe Btate of Minnesota atthe pe- v designated, viz At the Land Office at St. Cloud, Minnesota, com- mencing on MONDAY, Sopiguber Ls 4872, for the sale of fimber Landy aot Previously dieposog of iu the undermentioued towushi} - ships ovis coed townships and parts of Yowu. North of base line and west of fourth principal meridian Fractional townships re es-ef R. Radway's Ready Retics zn BR OUBES THE WORST PAINS Conene: Wy 47, 13, 49, 90,54, £5, and 84, pirat « Himetionsl townships 48,47, 43, 64, 55, and 36, of Fractional townships 43, 9,80, 81, £2, 52, 64, 55,and ofginetional townships 43, 49, 50, 81, 52, 63,54, and 55, Fractional townships 42, 43, 44, and 45, of range Fractional townships 42, 43, 44, 45, and 45,of range pk Betional townships 42,43, 44, 45, apd 45, of range North of base tine ra Fractional townships 135, 187, 188, 139, 140, 141, anid iN FROM ONE TO TWENTY MINUYEE NOT ONE BOUB after reading this advertisement nesd any one SUFFER WITH Pain. RADWAYS READY RELIEF 15 4 OURS FOR EVERY PAIN, FAMILY SUPPLIES: It was the fret, and ts St. Look Read of be ‘ractioual townships 128, 198, 187, and 138, of THE ONLY PALY REMEDY opt “J sid townships 188, 198, 157, and 133, of | snot tustanty stopa the most excrnctatt is a] townships 15%, 13i,and 140, of range 2s, | lava {nfammations and cares Cougertiont, wheduer 32.139, and lw, of range 39! oS 159+ 154, 135, | Srgans, by ons application. ” DUTY OFF TEAS! Fractional townships 129, 25), 131, 122, 134,135, 133, 139, and 349, of ree *e. Fractional townships 129, 199, 181, 132, 133, 184, 135, IN FEOM ONE TO TWENTY MINUTZS, mt f raves. no matter how violent or DUTY OFF TEAS Pescge eonstles Ss e a,1m ance, | RARER Ba ates ea cael CFractioust townships 152, 133, 154, 135, 138, and 137, —— <3, Fractional townships 254, 135, 137, aud 133, of BAPWAY'S READY RELIEF "Peactional townships 134, 135, 137, ard 1334 of WILL AFFORD INSTANT EASE, PRICES ABSOLUTBLY REDUCED nge 36. . <A tand Oey Sittti Buyen | SVLAMMATION OF TSX KIDUETS ‘| eee ihe alo af Timber Lande uct proviewsiy diteercitor INFLAMMATION OF THE BLADDER iGwushipe; vie? ee WONBehIO® Sad parte Of | per ammaTION OF THE BOWELS, North of base ——e of Kith princt pa CONGESTION OF THE LUNG Fractional townships 125, 1:7, and 1 ‘Also, see Fractional townships 137 snd SOBER THROAT, DIZFIOULT BLEATELNY. PALPITATION OF THK HEALT MYSTERIOS, CROUP, DIPTEEEIA, i CATARRM, INFLUENZA EXADACBE, TOOTHACHE 3 PRICES OF 8UGAR : before parchasing elsewhere, ELPHONZO YOUNGS & Ov. 139, of range Atthe Land Office at Taylor's Fall cominencing on MONDAY, Se the wile of Timber Lands od. previously di in the undermentioned townships aud parts sinipay Viz: of ‘Dow of town: North of tase line gud neest of South principal a mertduan. 7 Fraction township of fave 1 SECHALGLA, REKUMATICN | cwuskip 43; of Fauge 1a. ‘ Ling Fractional fownstip sof raugo 0, COLD CHILLS, AGUE CULLLS, eae ynship 43, ef range 22. The aprlication of the MEADY RELIE tothe J Fractionapjownship 43! of range 23 culty existe wil a too, at ASTONISHINGLY LOW RATES, ELPHONZO YOUNGS & OO. Fraction JWiiships 44 aud 45, of rango 24. Fractional tewnrhips 41 aya 45, of rt nge 26. ‘Also, at the Land Ofics at Litchieid. Minnesota, commencing on MONDAY, Octuber ¥, lst, thers will be ofered at public sale thao w -of lands in the following townships, to wi : Noite of ease tine and tcest of fourth principal meridian. Twent in balfs. bier of water wili few pond engl ORL. PS. SPISMS. ADR ACI ~ . 5) D, FIND UN Tats BOWELS end all INTRANAL yelers shonld slwsrs ce: WATS READY RELISF wit th water will —_— rye bothecf RAL 2 them. A few droge ness OF pains change We are also offering five or six of the FINEST BRANDS OF Nas vent sicl f water. it is better than Fre: oF bitte, North abase tine and, wrest of ch princival | SS Teteranatse | must enn be produced, at prices which DEFY wt pe pe ae e a, Se es as ae WEVES ANDAGUE. PETITION. ges 2 “| sever GIVE US A CALL; I? WILL Pay Yoo AND AGUE cared pay fg not » reaedia a this w, rand Ag Way's Ph Also at the Land Office at Dnlath, Mi commencing on MONDAY, October La. 1s Will be offered at public sale the uudispoze in the following townships. to wit ; Nerth of base line and cast of fourth principal ws) a0 quick aa RADWS ZT BELEN. Fifty cents por botse, ELPHONZO YOUNGS & 00., Township @,of angel DE. RADWAY'S GROCERS, f tahoe og i ed Sarsaparillian Kesolveut, Buwre ano ¥F Srames Fownshups and, tat 8. THE CREAT BLOCD PURISTER, Jte tinny Sante. Bolg ext he dappie omn.ng Ne E of the SARSAPARILLIANBESOL | LPH: North base Of dane and west of fourth srincipal Aer tor Brae ty throvgh the Blood, Gwent We Beane OSt te? ‘Lowuship 85, of range 12. seize ie enn oe Townehips £1 {8.and £9, of ranize 15. terial. "Serofusa 385, a3 i p= CATAWHA WIKE ships 02 ane Fownentns 43:00 ON DRAUGHT AND IN BOTTLES, Townships 46, 47, 4, 49, and 5}, of range id. ‘ownshi ps 46, 47,45, 49, 50, and 1, of rauge 17. - Townships 46, 47, and 48, of range 15. Townships 46, 47, and 4%, of range 19. Township 46, of range 2). All lends beld at doulile minimum, price CALIFORNIA CLARET, rill be CALIFORNI4 HOCK, Ceuta per “acts 8 FRENCH Clare Sellar and twenty-five Cents per were, ( 1-25) RO2'T & WM. YOUNGER’S AND BASS ALD Lands ay propriated by law for the use of acl Indian, military. and other purposes, or rosary DUBLIN BROWN srovr, for railroad purposes, will bo exeladed from the wie offering of the above lands will be MASSEI”S PHILADELPHIA ALE 4 STOUT 5 in the SS wich ther are edvertiocd ueeil the whats shail PHILADELPHIA LAGER BEER, (én Botites,) ndored, oud ho ales thus cloned; Lit no wo’ weeks, private cutty of any of thelanda willbe aa? With a fine stock of IMPORTED and Domes. GROCERIES, selected e,eod snlling ot 8 very tow Sure 5. T. METZGER, (Beccesscr to METZGEE & BYLES,) M{s™er= BLUE STORE QUam. eyieg seaporior quailty 59 oe et eh toy are sollclied, which will be fermiahed with