Evening Star Newspaper, October 31, 1872, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. Published Daily, Sandays excepted, SUILDINGS, AT THE STAR B , | Pennsyivenia — corner llth St | THE EVENING STAR NEWSPAPER COMP'Y. & H. BLUPP MANN, Prev. Biase ozs F STAR fs t TeX CENTS 7 EVENIN ished Friday~@1.50 | bly vane Casey mgerthan paid f ing furnished om application. THE WEEKL =r ies *. 40—N2. 6,123. Che Loening Star. = WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1872. ES AND KR REGARD Tu R™ ‘The ¢smential nature of smal! pox is to diffase ftecif, and cader certain favoraius conditions it 14 | COMA Tn f to person, Dut | of b-taw traneported to great distances: te propagation ot the specific piso. Ms shave Deen adopted | proved by the (ow- flcren ase their ch { hey at cinated when: 3 from the last The Beard hereby orders and requires | the vaccinat tauis in the District of Colum hele opinion, the | ion of al tory evidence ¥ vaccinated of re | 1 Healen farnish the means of | meh persons ag ars anabie t | purpose the phjsic Pail be direcerd ¢ enever the exi be emptored tog ° of vaccinating For this a manufacturing compe- form and in- all other are received: a masters of house Terection» jaiters, Keopery of prisons, ant directors or officers of ail inetituticns Supported or aided by the District of Uolumbia, eb be se of their respective corpora. ase ais inm s thereof to be ji Spoa thete Admission there produce caflicieat evidence of pre “ Voce uation having taken place Email-pox being eminently contagious and infee- pijrevention of its propegation.."Wheaseor ation « ° on. , therewore. a case of swall pox occurs in a dwelling containing more than inhabitants, it shall be the doty cfishe Read of the famfly to sect the most Remote apartment for the sccapancy steed Sith malt pox—the higheat Lug to be preferred. ad whenever in ® tanant house and lodging- Bouse, boarding hogse or hotel, the person afilicted By the email pox cannot be isolated to the satisfac- tion of the health oMicer, said person shal Be we proved to arby agents employed Cr 3 sbail be atta de rmpoononl from th: eocn: by id case, aa@ warning to t! ality. And if the yellow fing be nt immediately Sttainshi-, a piscard.on which ts writt and leetbi> tetters, © Small pox be fartene| upon an ex puted part of the infected house Ibe the duty of those in whose dwellings pox rs to fumicats the honse. Foom of the p th sniphur, three times day. to cleanse ct every part of th ling ts the fre was 4 ta to seo that m that has nigated. And, m, oF worn by the L- pox, shall be kept ven out to be ons Who have had thesmall pox, pevery instance that they are and rust therefore be Bat itis e=pociaily en rs of tenement g-houses, and hi f the presence of jes,ander penalty their Enowledxe. law Upon tly 4 imo pris nme 2 ist all ncerned wili beet the dut di Board of Seal at or may have Ruow. as may have hed the of the Board of Health ake ¢ w > OMe except # x. and the Ss the cireemst n Whe has & permit fr ro mem © barying «i 1 of Health, ificer, the Bon: bet may be desired, the mae, Dut it shall be rtaker 4p shall provid removal of iz the ambulance, entering street t of clothing to wear small-pox patients; pt fumigated during the « ead euit aattl otherwise while on daty pe atvend to the removal of H1-pox patien’ zaigate and disinfect the Gwellir gs where “pox cases occur. He shall See inst be clo disinfected, packed Up. carried sa! at destroyed. He shail ke p t of the clothes or furnitu of poor persons profatievsine parties to wh nar e a po circumstances shall the ambulance be allowed to tarry in the streets, except for such Kength of time ae will bo required to remove the patient or the bed ‘The amb rene amboatance te any point. care shall id crowde eS, UF frewucnted places. The driver shall, ms far as prac: crowded thorcu, ae ot pe 5 piay the yellow flag from op iasning: ab + ond Uf said hout apecter the presetce » distr na telating to houses baving Properly enforced, and that the nm be wil come in coi >. niled to attend to the small pox whether the case can be tsointed ‘Ww cilibg so as Bot to expose the other inmates W the disease. Whenever » patient in a tenement, lodging house, B-bouse. or hotel fe so situated that he can: be isolated from other inmates, he or she shail Femoved and taken to the bos} if any orter, ‘en: Ly person interferes with the execution of this or the p’ inses to obey the law a! againgt soch petson cr persous. If it come to the Knowledge of any inspector that cases cf small pox ars Kept in terement houses, $astna houses, boarding-bouses, or hotels, without oper notice having Deen given to ti of ith as required by law, the inspector shail make jiate report to Health Officer. stating tac ms cal Or abetting Births stots is law. ‘bere there i- doubt whether a reshg Reps sae, on pone ptoant ——— removing the pa- @ inspector shall seo that the rules regarding of persons who die of small-pox be ; BATIONAL METROPOLITAN I FIRE DESURANOE COMPANY, o DISTRICT OF COLUMBIa. ORGANIZED AUG UST 26, 1570, aSH CAPITA $100,000 in Shepherd « Buildirg, No 908% Pennayl- wahcvecse. MUSES RELCY 2 ee Wee. BS Vi "President. SAMUEL CBOSS, Secretary, ad? HCIANS, se . 1237 ANA AVEN No. Pyyervania a LADIES’ GOODS, BECEIVED THIS DAY, A JOB LOT OF LADIES’ LINEN HEMSTITCH HANDK’FS, 801 801 at 20 cent Best Goods in the market at the price. At DAVIS’, S01 MABKET SPACE, oe88-8t Corner sth street. “ST O01 J iat PeT tiegaiticent selection of CHILDREN'S MERINO CLOAKS AND CAP3, EMBROIDERED SLIPPERS AND OUSHIONS, HAT AND TOWEL RACKS, BESLIN 7 EPHYRS, YABNS,AND WORSTED ar COOP" was, SHLMA BUPPEET'S, 612 oth street, opposite Patent Offices. No Branch Store. oeW-6t IEB AND VICTORIA Ref eosureaararoo™ We dt Willian’s. ‘The bandsomest Cloaks, Dresses, and Wrappers, “< bap For ‘The finest Black Bonnet Silks ‘eb The finest Par ‘Under-garments at Willian s. celebrated J. B. P. Corset at Willian’s. ‘ancy Ties, of Cet nae Willian S witien’s. Laces Fane iiHian’s. "s. suadesas Willian’s. sesortment ‘and Guipure Lace Capes at : Basutifal assortment of Parisian Pane at Wil- jian’s. jorocco Belts, with Chafns, at Wittian’s. Pari n Bonnets and Hats at Willian’s. imported Felt Hats, in all suades, at Willian’s. Ber ‘at Willian Ribbons, Flowers, and Passementeris, at W1!- i Ostrich Tips and fancy Feattera at Willian , made to order in Paris. at W ill ipecares and Cloaks made to order at Willian 7 On y at WE 907 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. 7 Cite Trevise, Paris. Im \ ADAME ESTREN, 618 THIRTEENTH STREET, LADIES’ FASHIONABLE HAI8 DRESSER And Homan Hair Manufacturer. Paris and New Yorkcheap Homan Hair House. Two Chittions Braids only $8. A large stock to seleot from always on bai ‘and examine for yourself. oclé sm MISS E. A. McCOBMICK, & 506 NINTH STREET N. W., Will open MONDAY, October lith, large and elegant assortment of IMPORTED AND PATTERN ocle- fC BONNETS: AND ROUND HA Ts. ag JUST OPENING & A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF HATS, FLOWERS, FEATHERS ond VELVETS OF ALL COLORS, At Low Prices, at ef 8. HELLER’S, se %5-tr No, 719 Market Space, THE SISTERS OF ST. JOHN are prepared to receive orders for all kinds of PLAIN and FANCY NEEDLE-WOKK. Earticaler attention ‘id te fineembroidery. No. 2017 street, next Moor to Se. Jobn's Hospital oct Im DRY GOODS. P ‘BE Bt ACK AND CULURED MOHAIR, sic. rn eavy Black W aterpr ie 0 Brussels Dilk. ce senae ne WwW Biack and W hite Striped 15 Reversible Shawls. 40 All Wool Stawls. 1235 Gents’ Merino Shirt: cents each Rxtre fue and large Damask owe 92 doz. 4 I EJ Good Table Linen. wees ce <0 ; COS Sth strect, ecto oe” Opposite Patent Office. OR FALL AND WINTER Bry Goods, THE POPULAR ESTABLISHMENT OF BOGAN & WyYLin, 1015 amd 1620 Seventh street, N. W- Is THE PLACE TO Gu, An immenco Stock of Bessonable Goods, selected with yndgment, since the BAK IN PRICES, ‘The largest forced Anction Sales in New York and Philndelphia have enabled as to place goods in our steek at very low pri ESE GOODS. All the New Shadesin Popular Fabrics. All-wool Satines at Be a ard Bich Rolled tines ae Paris Printed keps,Y8c.. ila ice @1, Rich Piaia Drees Goods & sda MISSED AND UHILDREN, ‘at greatly reduced prices. BLACK DRESS GOODS. Drnp a’Ete, Biarritz, Jninen, Bat ey Eupress Clo"b, yartauld’s ( ells. from $1.25 - Frein $175 to $2.20 our stock is full of rich makes A splendid line oral pews aud popular styles uf Pris greatly reduced. BEGCHE SITAWLS, PAISLEY SHAWLS, New Des: was never ‘s Me- All grades from Pl ge a iy lees than of ail preter ‘white raacis Ween’ Fownineae Sheeting, Ticking... from $1 to @¢ ecoting, ing. Sc. Comntorpancs Sito g in all and colors. Super black, 75c. and $1. Pie CaseIMEMES, SUITINGS, &e. ™ prices enduo dev BOGAN & WYLIE. to $10. eur. Flannels » Be. Canton oct St mee a COMMENCING TO BOLL. PRINCIPAL ATTRACTION NOW IN THE CITY IS WOLFORD @ SHILBERG'S, NEW AND ELEGANT DRY GOODS ESTABLISHMENT, South Seventh Street, DBY GOODS fn the city compriter ai thet Latest e ea Styles in FALL and WiNTLB DiESS GOODS such as merian Pouce Posi n ana z os Clothe of all Shades, isek ed Mohair Alpacas, Figgas aut tegs eatin a ri most y! NOTIONS, BISBONS, TRIMMINGS, A call to t! A ponsatc re from Marana pear, ny om - 7 REMEMBER The Arcade, No, 427 SEVENTH STREET SOUTH, Between D snd B. bey H. B —Five cents sensor © pera Frese aay of this Ben the city direct te the door — N® FALL GOODS AT BRODHEAD @ CO.'8. Lovely Dress Goods | "3 in Pop a “coda of same shade Polonaise, may be found; Lines, s ———- Table White, Med a ‘Blank. Pa AS Grey Liniegs of inde. 5 Hosiery, wood Fae eee eg LADIF®’ 0: OM & BOYD’s MINCE MEAT, H, CUMPSION, Je Wholesale Agent cei” 2620 Loumiane urease. SPECIAL NOTICES. Low Prices. Schevek's Pulmonic Syrup. 3 beock '8 Sea-weed Tonic. All other proprietary medicines and everything Usnally to be found im a first-cl drug store atthe similar low figures. ABTEUB NATTANS, Devacist, Corner 24 and D streets N. W. on nile seehling Ym South Ameri A Clergyman, while residing tn a detmissiouary, discovered a nate and sli plo roc for the cuye ‘ot Nervous Weakness, Barly Dee of the Urin nat ool? tr Fs Diseses ripary sem Organs, and Lae ol igordes ught on by banefal and Viclonshabits.” Groat uuubere have been cured T edy. “Prompted by a dest benefit Sere tantel ead cateclomene Foie ated the tenes Jor preparing and using this medicine; in = sealed wi 55 de byes Tog one ots aren rae BaD ah am, AMUSEMENTS. EW NATIONAL THEATER, Mx. J. G. SAVILLE, Lessee and Manager. MONDAY EVENING, Octosea 25, 1572, ites apeeerante erences iret appoerance ti BR. Jo. G. SAVILLE, il al Ritor Gay, In Lester Wailack’s Great Play, of ROSEDALE Tux Birie B, mar22-ly oO Apsinted by th lowing distinguished artists Rirgdames Mey Sezifie, Ie ¥ ncn, 8. ik. ester, Exma Skerritt, Hiazley, Mesars. Edwin F. Thorne, Vining Bowers, George Metkif: Little Delile’ amt’ tall corse of Produced with Suzililaries, ro ZW ‘AND MAONIFIOENT SCENERY, BREW MECHANISM AND CALCIUM EFFECTS, = . ROSEDALE eeriinn SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT 2. MONDAY. No 372 octs-4t_ KATIE PUTNAM COMEDY COMPANY. ASHINGTON THEATRE COMIQUE, W Eleventh at., south of Pennsylvania avenue. GENIUS TRIUMPHANT. MONSTER AKKAY OF TALENTED ARTISTS Fire: appearance of the Eltin Sprite aud Fairy Vocalist, LA PETITE DANGELIS MLLE EMMA, M'LLE EMMA, ‘The acrial wonder and Female Antipoiean. in her perilons feat of Walking the Ceiling livad jownwards, BROWN AND SANFORD, The synonym of iutrepidity and esill. The most caring Gympasts in the worl] GRAND wrRR 4. 1 QUILTEB AND GOLDRIC. Last week of th» plrasing Voos.i MISS LULA DELM AY. MISS LYDIA WEBSTER, The modern female Hercule: ix ancient ard medern Statuary. pleating brriesque Actrees, Vocalist and TR, SALLIE APT. ROS ALE—DALE, MOLLE GALLETTI 7 And the entire Corps de Ballet in the beautiful ballet Vertisement extit LA SUISSE, LA SU James W. "Wesley and Miss Addie Johneor Fieat Triple Company, 1p New Songs, Dances, interludes. Choruses, and Burlesqnes, ‘The laugh: able local Extray a, entitled a THE WHITE CROOK," THE WHITE CROOK, Introducing the Great He Male Baller q oct8 LOUK OUT FOR PARKER'S INCOLN HALL, THE RUBINSTEIN CONCERTS, BUBINSTEIN-WIENIAWSKL, (TWO NIGHTS ONLY.) MONDAY EVENING, Novamnen 4, at §, TUESDAY EVENING, Novetzer 6,a7 8. Mr. Gran has the honor to announce for the above date the first and only sppearances in Wash- ington uf ANTON BUBINSTBIN, The Greatest Living Pianist ; HENRI WIENIAWSKIL, The World renowned Violin Virtnos: LOUISE LISBHART, The Celeh:ated Soprano: OBMENY, ingnished Contralto. MONSIEUR BEMGLELINSKI WA change of Programme for Secured seats, $2, to he nad on TH! Uct-ber, at Melzerott’s Music Store, 2 The Steinway Pianos are used at the Rabinstein oods BE Gone ABINE BAND WILL GIVE A CONCERT At Concordia Hall Os every MONDAY and SATURDAY EVENINGS _ ocls 3m commencing at 7 o'clock. B4xze AND GUITAR. GEORGE E. WISE, « Instructor, COLONIZATION BUILDING, seM-Im*_ Corner of 434 street an@ Penna, Ory No.) On Exhibition (Nsw No 486 and Sale } a3: kes’ 3. at Jta St. 5 » between D and Sheos largest stock’ Paper Usagi. Window Pictures, Frames, Pictnre (oi and T; sels sings Maile, Bc. in the District. Flease remember Name and Number. Jel-ly™_ b. JUSIH Fare FAIB PRICES for Ladies’, «| Gents’ and ¥ Rages rd dren's Bi CLOTHING, UNDER-CLOTHING, BOW > SHOES, &c.. at 619 7th street. between 6th ai sia Hotes by mail promptly attended to. _ved-ly LECTURES. que» STAR COURSE OF LECTURES. LINCOLN HALL SEASON 1872~'3, COMMENUNG NOVEMBER 26,1872, witt EDMUND YATES, ‘The celebrated Eogli To be followed by GEO. Ww. CURTIS, BPE Et mnenconn} December. QUINTETTE CLUB ut BUSTON. BRET HARTE DANIXL DOUGHERTY, January. WENDELL PHILLIPS. Season Tickets, with reserved seats 23, gForeale Oh and after FRIDAY, 2th inet., Tun street, al * bes 's Oppo- site Post Omce, “ rocks fn Novelist, (ASE FOR THE FEET. 8 REMOVED WITHOUT Pa! Pree ae Club and ing wa Benions,C k ieee meee or CEstasLisHED 1 1861.) ocd "Sad iOR CREAM SALQON. copeat Ts ad Ee idem tanitts egesets Qe Se ES WAN a ible Dating. y ¥. LA" Nation of Dupers. fecteh Pearecen! fioe ard the! Rosi deans WILD. (of G L Winn & Bro.) 0c39-6t” 420 Lith street, uear Pon's avenue, Washington News and Gossip, rei INTERNAL Revenve.—The receipts from this Sources to-day were $336,407.43. InpIaw AGENT ArroinTED.—The Presi lent this morning appointed Benjamin M. Thomas, agent for the Indians in New Mex- e Corsvn Recoenizen, e President this morning recognized Carlos Enrique Leland as consul of the Oriental Republic ot Uraguay at New York, and John Wilson vice consul of H B. M., to reside at Portiand, Oregon. Tue U. S. StBAMER KICHMOND, now being prepared for sea at the Philadelphia nayy-yard will sail in the course of ten days or two weeks She will probably join the north Atlantic station for duty In the West Indic Tius TO VoTR.—The Secretary of the Navy has ordered commandants of all the navy yarils, except the Washington yard, to close work on Tuesday next at 8 o'clock a. m.,to allow the employes an opportunity to vote.’ No deduction will be made from the workmen's wages. Prrsonat.—Secretary Robeson is expected to return on Wednesday next. Assistant Secretary Richardson leaves here on Saturday evening for his home in Massachusetts, to attend the election ou Tuesday next. =": Gen. Sherman has so far recovered trom his recent illness as to be able to visit his office. Tue Horse Disease Exovca.—The Treas- ury department again cautions officers of the customs to strictly enforce the existing regula- tions for the prevention of the importation of the hoof and mouth into this country from the Argentine Republic, where it is now Claastrously prevale PRESIDENT GRANT AND M. TuteRs.—The recent telegram from Paris stating that a despatch @ad been received by President Thiers from President Grant Crs crane him on the Progress of republicanism in France, as shown by the recent elections for i the National Assemb! is pronou No such despatch was ever forwarded Thiers by President Grant. APPOINTMENT OF TReasURY CLERKS.—J Wesley Cromwell, David H. Lamb, Was! ng- ton K. MeCoy, Isabelle McAdam and E Bell having passed the competitive e: tion at the third day's session of the T civil service board, have been appo clas clerks in that department. Cromwell isa colored roan, a student of Howard's University, and passed at the head of the lis day heard the claim of Albert Flagier, Wash- ington, D. C., $3,202.50, for quartermaster and commissary Caroline county Va E and com sary stores; Elizabeth A. Gould, exandria Va., $23,87 wood taken by the army along line of Orange and Alexandria railroad and from estate of late Congressman Edsall, of New Jersey, of which she is one of the heirs. NAVAL Ovricers TRANSPERRED.—Lie :t2n- ant Commander Georgo E. Wingate, Liutenan‘ John J. Brice, and Paymaster George E, Hendee ordered to the Richmond, Capt. Thos. Pattison, detached from the command of the recciving ship Onio, and ordered to command the Richmond. Lieut. Commander Charles 1. Huntington, detached from the Nor yard. Lieut. Francis M. Gove, deta the Canonicus, and Lieut, W. Reisiager, de- tached trem the Constellation, and ordereJ to the Richmond. To Be Crosgp.—Mr. J. W. Marshall, acting postmaster general, bas issued an order relative to the death of Mr. Eben L. Childs, late chief clerk of the department, in which after extolling the virtues of the deceased, he orders that the Post Office building be closed on the day ap- pointed for the funeral services, (to-morrow) s@ that the officers, clerks, and employes of the department may be atiorded the opportunity ot Attending the tuneralina body. The remains will arrive by the 5:30 train this evening and the funeral will take place toemorrow, probably trom the Trinity church, corner of nd © Streets uorthwest. After the funeral services at the church the remains will be taken to Kock Creek cemetery for interment. —____— ee —— Political Notes. The “straight-ont” state convention at Rich- mond, Va., bas fiually adjourned without doing anything. Vice President Colfax made a two honrs Speech to five thousand republicans at Grand Rapids, Mich., yesterday. S Wilson js stumping Virginia. He *poke at Staunton on Monday and at Charlottes- yille on Tuesday, yesterday he spoke at Lyneh+ burg and to-day he speaks at Richmo: Mr. Davenportand his inspectors have already discovered four thousand names fraudulently registered in New York. This may be set down as a further deduction from the waning strength ot Tammany H. Important RarLroap Exrensions.—The New York Central directors yesterday author- ized the issue of $40,000,000 or bonds ‘for the purpose of laying two additional tracks from New York to Buffalo for the great traitic of Chicago, and the northwestern railroad direc- tors authorized the issue of convertible bonds to the extent of $10,600,000, under the direction of the executive committee The Rock Island company also authorized the issae of $10,900,100 wb bef @ floating debt. The St. Paul and Pacific, a leased roadofthe Northern Pacitic, failed to pay its coupons, and its workmen stopped work. Sr A Goop Ipga.—A brief paragraph in an ex- change affords a hope that we are approaching the day whenour cities will be kept clean with= out cost totax-payers. The paragraph in quese tion asserted that certain Long Island farmers have undertaken to keep clean the Peres in parts of Brooklyn, for the sake of the fertilizing material thus collected, and that they perform this work without charge tothe city. In these days, when farmers are paying high prices tor poor fertilizers, it is a moystrous waste of wealth to throw the sweepings of city streets into the rive: PREPARE FoR ANOTHER Erizoory.—The ominion of Canada seems determined te be the fountainhead of animal distempers the present season. Beside: being the origin of the prevailing horse malady, another disease which threatens to become widespread, has broken out among the swine in Hull, Ottawa. Our farmers and health commissioners should be on the alert, and endeavor to prevent, if possible, this new plague from spreading among the swine in this city and vicinit Heraid. Tux CuoLera is making serious ravages in Buda, Hungary. Ninety-four cases are re- ported, of which twenty-seven have proved fatal. Among the cases are those of twenty- nine soldiers, who were stricken ill simultane- ously, and of whom five died. The disease has ‘also broken outin Gumhennin, Eastern Prussia, Several fatal cases have occurred. At Wex- ford, land, one from the has SEvEnty-kIGHT Lives Lost on a BuRNING STEAMsHIP.—It steamships. The Missouri, which left New Y« for Havana on the 17th, was destroyed Bahamas, and of ninety were saved. er Eee Louis Biaxc, in address to the re 4 cans of Avignon, France, i fe H 4 TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR. This Afternoon’s Dispatches, paises Heat Associated Press Reports, THE SICK HORSES The Crisis Past in New York—Weavy The Mortality in Brooklya— Disease Elsewhere. New Yorx, Oct. 31.—The cool, bracing weather of the last two days has had a good effect upon the sick horses, and the mala¢ seems to have slightly sbated. More horses are on the steets to Many of the car and stage stables report improvement. Their stoc cilities for trave The weather to-d: ances of rain, which is not enc 3 is pedl the borses will rap. , thee s now c t avenue line was yes- ‘ul g four horses to a car, with the view to keeping up a good appearance, for fe of a visit from Bergh. Over 110 dead horses were reported at th ral dock ¥ fay. No change for the be Brooklyn horses. ported there. Bergh intends to stop the Bleeker street ca to-day. He Tegards as preposterous the s against him. The other lines say they would prefer that Bergh would stop them, as they are Tupning merely to accommodate the public. THE STAGNATION TO BUSINESS Temains about the same. THE EPIBIPTIC SPREADING IN JERSRY. ‘The European steamships yesterday sailed on time, their cargoes being furulshed by lighters. ‘The disease is on the spread in Jersey. LADIES ILL WITH THE HORSE DISEASE. A female doctor reports that she is treating four ladies suffering from the horse disease. CHICAGO GETS IT. CHIcaGo, Oct. 31—There seems to be no longer any doubt that the horse disease has reached this city, and that several hundred horses are already affected. Every precaution is being taken to prevent its spread. NO IMPROVEMENT IN OSWEGO. OsweEGo, Oct. 31—There is no improvement in the horse disease here. ba! eee! New York Notes. LOST ON THE STEAMER MiSSOrRI. New Yorke, Oct. 31.—Among the passengers of the Missonri was Col. Albert S. Evan Francisco, an old journalist, tor ma: editor of the Alta Califora book “Our Sister Republi Wm. H. Seward on the la’te r. He was the San Francisco agent of the Associ- ated Press, aud a man antv y popular and extensively known on the Pacitic coast. f LUNATIC MURDERED BY a K Another inmat and ins lum, named L r is reported among the A heavy mortality is re- aud author of the He accompanied 3 Mexican tou f The victim had been po to a cold bath, and bra- tally kicked in the stomach i elsewhere. ACQUITTAL OF CHIEF OF POLICE M'WILLIAMS. Ata late hour last night it was reported in Jersey City that Chief ot Police McW had been acquitted, and that eleven jurors sivod fur the acquittal of Doyle. From Europe To-Day. TRANSPER OF SPECIE. Loxpon, Oct. 31.—The London Banking As- ition recetved four hun 2 thousan:! sovereigns from the Bauk of Paria, aud more 1s coming. IMMENSE DAMA bY THE FLOOD IN THE Po. tome, Oct. spatches from Turin report that there is no abatement in the floods caused by the overtiow of the river Po. More than 4,000 men are at work day and night erecting barriers to arrest the further progress of the water. The damages to property and crops im the provinces of Mantua and Ferrara are beyond calculation. In Ferrara alone 40,000 persons are homeless. Assistance is being rapidly for- Warded from all points to tho suitering people. WET WEATHER IN ENGLAND. Loxpon, Oct. 31.—The weather in England to-day Is wet. Ap Exeetntion wiicn Did Not Come FIVE THOUSAND TAR-REELS DISAPPOINTED. New York, Oct 31.—A Huntsyiile (N. ©.) letter says 5,000 peopie assembled there on the 25th inet. to witness the execution of Martin Baynard for the marder of Silas Weston and bis three children, but he escaped during the night n his wife’s clothes. Loudon County Fair. Lexsnvu This connty soci aunual fair yesterd near this city.’ To-day the s bright and rable, and the at- tendance is large; the entries are numerons i the several departments, and considered the most successful fair held since the war. The old. family carriages trom all the country round throng the grounds, there are a larger proportion of ladies than are usually seen At country fairs, The annual address was read trom printed copy by ex-Gov. Swann,of Md., and contained ma vetul hints for improve- ments in farmidg worthy the attention of the hearers. In the trotting for the Loudon purse of $15), the gray horse owned by Col. Paxton wou purse. Time about three minutes. Lovpos. “LorR GorDON” Again Exrosep—Bdin- burgh and Loudon Jewellers Humbugord to the Tune of $40,000 —In the supreme court at cham- bers in New York Tuesday morning, before Judge Fancher, a new anil important turn in the Gould-Gordon case took place. A gentleman pamed Thomas Smith appeared 4s a witness, and testified that he isa member of the firm of Marshall & Sons, jewellers in the cityof Edin- burgh, Scotland, that in the spring of 1310 a person calling himself Lord Glencairn, and representing himeelf as the owner of a large landed estates in Scotland and England, pur- chased jewels and other valuable articles trom his tirm to the value of upwards of £509; that he made similar purchases from Messrs. Keller «& Sons, and Grant & Peake, of London, and then of Lord Glencairn, which proves to be the veritable Lord Gordon, who — upon Horace Greeley, Thomas A. Scott, and Jay Gould last spring, and obtained from the latter half a mil- lion of dollars upon the representation, as Gould sweare, that he was the Earl of Aberdeen and the representative of the stockholders in the Erie railroad company. The chief of police of London says that Gordon’s real name is “Bessey.”” A Broken Instanrty Kittep 1s WALL Srreet.—Shortly betore two o'clock yesterday afternoon Mr. Luther G. Gallagher, son of the Rev. J. S. Galiagher, of 69 Broadway, the agent of Mr. William P. Douglass, was passing the new marble bank ot Drexel, Morgan & Co., now in course of construction in Wall street, when alarge piece of scantling fell from the gees story and struck himupon the head. The timber was about five feet in length and six inches in diameter, yet it was broken in two picces by the congussion. Mr. Gallagher fell with his head upon an iron stanchion |: near the gutter, and it was instantly covered with the bl and brains of the unfortunate yeun; man. When picked up by the bystanders a, bill of exchange was found in his hand, and it is supposed he was reading it when the fatal tim- ber siruck him. injured man wasat once conveyed to the New street station, but he only survived his arrivala tew moments. The de- ceased was thi ~— and resi in Bioomtield ei y. ¥. Herald, 30th. a po chen Jcpox InGRanaM, of a New York decided that watches are nccenary article and are theretore exempt, under the statutes of that pp — coer ploy = on execution. This courts and legislators to favor the debtor ‘clean SS pees SF There are 100 Japanese studcate in varion schools and colieges is Amotica, S7'It issaid that Mrs. John ©. Heenan is about to make her rentree upon the stage. 87-A Dill is betore the Vermont legislature to repeal the law for iasphemy. SP Minister John Jay left London Tuesday for Vienna, S7Lucy Filmer, a colored female preacher, has boon livering a series of sermons in Nash- vi s7 Mise Belle Finla: is the engrossing clerk. in (two senses) of the Missouri house of Sawa jast Sanday. o7- There isa ;in Northampton. q to start a shoe store, and have “manned” ladies. ew The cor’ for the new for fi iy on mg streets, terday with ppropriate ceremonies, Fashion Corresyondene of The Breming Star} | New Vore, Het. seth, 1 he fashionable season may now be said [0 begun tn real earnest, hotels are crowded, houses, even those acky furnished ones, which are forever to tet.” seem to have been moxt of t taken. florists and contectioners are hard at work, and ali the signs are indica- tive of a lively if not a brilliant winter cam New York c these can - LOCAL NEWS. WANT NEW TRIALS The Cases of Edwards who Hambird, and Johnson who Killed his Wife. PROCREDINGS IN THE CRIMINAL COURT TO-DAY ' a Parties are obsovete. cost of about lea This morning, in the inal Court, Jadge Humphre: Henkle, counse! for Hezekiat nt Edwards, who was convicted by this court of | oozen to adozen color reongh slaughter forthe killing of Robert Hum- | the summer figured mt Saratoga Long -d, read the following @ Work ai the table aud the door b Supreme Court of the District of Colwm? silver, and napkins, if neede sitting in Criminal Term, October x wisced with the qua boned United States vs. Hezekiah Edwarts, Tt turkes fendant, after conviction and before sen: now comes and moves the court to arrest j ment, and for cause shows the vile Ist. The indictment charges the no crime against the law, it now! that at the time of the killing the ‘im the peace of the United States, peace of God The name of Mary Edw appears upon the indictment as one of the wi nesses betore the grand jury, upon whose ev dence the same was found. That the said Mar Edwa: uaed, 7 ¥ jury, and testified in behalf government Against the defendant. That the said Mary ‘ds is now and Was at the time she so text hed the lawful witt of the defendant. For either and both of which assigned causes, as well a for other reasons appearing in the face of th record, the indictment fs absolutely void in law, and the cefendant could not lawfully be trie. thereon, nor can any jugment be lawfully entered against bim as the verdict. And be therefore je to be discharged. {Signed|—E. A. Williams, S. S. Henkle, counsel! for defendant.” Accompanying this he submitted the follow- ing : & supreme Court of the District of Columbia, Sitting in Criminal Term, October 2, 1872 United States agt. Hezekiah Edwards : Verdict for murder. The defendant, Hezekiah Ed wards, being daly sworn, says: That 10 copy ot the Indictment was served apon im, nor did he | & selves exquisitely lively aad made to show gaslight. Pale pink, pale blue, light peso grech, and the faintest shades of but the colers most in vogue, profusely tri With & white point applique, Irish lace. White point not much worn bs, and colffures, by elde: overskirt is quite out of dai evening wear, the trained skirt bas an apron And @ panier, side sashes, or @ broad sash leoped Jow on the sde, but no over-skirt; these are reserved for walking dresses. The favorite sleeves are the anfijue, with lace rofies, and wee the indictment until after he had been re- | the close, coat sleeve, with an open cat, or lace quested to plead thereto,and he had pleaded | ruslies at te wrist. Bodices are cut syuare, snot guilty.” That he did not know until after | surpice, or low, with bax ues. his said plea that bis wife, Mary Edwards, name | A new silk for evening wear, imported ip atl Shpeared upon said indictment fs one of the | the new evening #hades, Is called by the rat witnesses, upon whose evidence the indictment | blind t de tem, Wis very much tke jas found; or that his said wite had been so ex ed to be called satin leonantine. It has amined as a witness before the grand jurragains ck, satin upper su der bim. (Signed) Hevekian Eow «nos. ace. I rshi~ Sworn and subscribed before me this sist day ry estin, ¥ Mich appearanc of October, 1873. M. J. Mares, Clerk. t auty this iatine By E.J. Mippietor, Assistant Clerk. | United States rs. Hezekiah Edwards—Count of Washington, D. C.:—Onthis 2th day of Oe- | tober, 1872, personally appeared Mary Edwar periect betore me, a justice of the peace in and for the wi D pleat county an: trict aforesaid, who, being duly sworn, deposes and says that she is the person who was summoned and did ap: tore the grand jary of the District of ( in the above entitled case; that she wa: and gave evidence in behaltor the Unite St im said case, before said grand jury ther, that at the time cf so testifying as she was, ard still is, the lawfal wite above-named Hezekiah Edwards, (Signed) A® Sworn and subseribed bi ih of October, 1872. RonERt 1.P After the reading of the foregoing the Ju ordered the clerk to change the entry on t journal toa withdrawal! by counsel ot the mot tor a new trial on exceptions, and ch an arrest of judgment and new trial o1 tions; and that this case, as also the cy Charles Jobbson for a new trial, would be 1 on Saturday next. The court then adjour until to-morrow, p ng dress cannot be +00, and trom $150 te may cost de amoun: silken panier with tringed otten gracetally drape so as lo apparently form part of the fabric, and the flowered gauze se arranged by (be art of the modiste as to torm a draperied trimming for body andsiceves. Trails ol lowers gariand these dresses, and are massed in Luge bouquets on the cides, the flowers aione costa “much as many & farmer's wile, whose hurband has bo dam ed heading, are e tringe twilled im, ACTION OF TRE KD OF PUBLIC WORKS. The sewer en H street, between Mth street and New York avenue, bas been changed to one of @ size 30 by 35 Inches. The drain-p under the pavement in trout of 1810 10th stre. northwest having been complained of by the owner ot the premises as a nuisance, he was in- 1 during formed that it would soon be abated. money in the bank, pays for her wardrot TO-DAY. ihe entire year. The water registrar has been directed to cause We ot go back to the simplicities, the a hydrant to be erected at the corner of B and 13h streetseouthwest. Charles A. Eliot was in formed, in reply to his inquiry as the wh arts. the industrice ot man forbids it. e Money making fac Tan at last as Well to mp money on slike aud jaccs as on champagne and the board or property holders weuld be req ‘est Borsee. to bear the expense of erecting In front of SROONPARY TOILETTRs. the frame bouses on 8th street portuwest, thai But even nich women do not disdain having che —e would be paid in the manner p ecourse to what are called * s:condary” vided by law. Mra. Fannie P. Lee was informed They are very useful for small + cov- that the most feasible remedy for the sul ering ai home sud for the opera For mergence of her premises on 6th street, between hough the aggregate effort of lies drese a K aud L streets northeast, will be to Gil up the lot, which is below tne present grade. C. E. Evans was direoted to have galvanized water service pipe put in 2ist street, betwee: G and F streets northwest, at the expense of the he opera is very gay, €ven maguiticent, on a ‘trst night Aainimys are very careful not to their freshest and most elegant tollettes in an opera box. It's the pretty slik of last season veiled with a contractor. J. C. d was informed in | fche of crepe or lace, @ rutlied skirt under a polo- reply to the vetition of property holders headed | naiseot striped gauze or grenadine, or the simple by Lim ior tne digging of @ weil on loth street, | striped or somewhat faded ndet an over- between V and Boundary streets, that in conse- | dress of white embroider lin: an elab- vuence of the locality not being sutlicientiy | orate coitfure, delicate k gloves, laces, per improved, the timg of the request would not be justitiable by the board. The contract of the Evans concrete paving company for lay. hg concrete footwaiks on street, between 17th apd Copnecticut avénue was ordere | to be canceNed, and the same given to Messrs. Williams & Beckett to pave with brick. The contractor for the work m the vicinity of the reservation on New York nue, between 18th and Teth streets, was notified that the gravel there is the property of the U. S. government; that be must Dot use it without permission of #, towers, a ich wrap bi ial conceaiment ry” or hous draped, and the 1 the seat or box, makes a liuner toilette pass mus- fect, it is more in place W peck and short under such circum- stances. veless juokets of black, bine or choenlate J yelvet are also very much seen over tine striped and plain dinner wear, the ba: per loetly plain, only ks, for opera and bouse ue cut simall and made dged w ith a double piping, the proper authority. The superintendent of | the inner piping the co.or of the dress, sewers was notified that there is no necessity for CLOAK. the removal of the block pavement on 12th stroet In our climate there i+ a necessity for a cloak orthwest, between H street and New York | in addition to the suit in cold weat avenue, for the purpose of removing the ob- structions in the sewer running into the alley and thence to the main sewer at that point. season we have two or three diff choose irom. The latest and mm is the “Dolman,” a close-cut sack wide, open sleeves. The ~ tle with cape. val a long garment, body and skirt cut inone in front. basyue back over the skirt, the back is laid in a large’ box pleat. de in brown black, iron gray or invisible cloth border with fur, silver coney, black tin OF grey astrachan, The ‘ur set, consisting of muff and boa, should THE ALLEGED Freitivg Mceverer PROM Virncisia.—Chiet Detective rvoe has re~ ceived a dispatch from L. L. Lewis, common- wealth’s attorney for Culpeper county, Va., Tequesting the police here to hold Abei Gentr: the colored man arrested on suspicion of being the murderer of Bill Brown, in Virginia, and = fugitive trom P ioe in that state, as set forth in yesterday's ‘The prisoner states that This coat is alw: match the (ur trimming of the coat. vasacony — : that regen ene is excelicnt for a cold climate. im cities the ; Was bern in Grayson uty, Va., and | “Dolman” is more generally worn aud was the Gol. Thomas Gox; that he | intour feriale—cloth, velvet, areece ferent materials—cloth, velvet cloth and Diack drap d’ete or cashmere. finest of these are covered with embroidery and often bordered with wide vak lace or fringe yak, Woolen lace is only used for woolen material: silk and velvet Dolmans are trimmed with rich giupure,chantilly or thread lace, and the em- broidery is executed with the most remarkable precision, beauty end neatness, Property o! las never been in Culpeper at all. He says that about five months ago he left Wytheville, Va., has been employed iu farming in Maryland ts as emp! iD in Maryland by Mess. Busher en wer. To weeks e came on, was engaged oe ar. Gleason, the con! , for whom he was bereipey nym arrested. He expressed great surprise at his arrest, and denies positively all The sudden and universal adoption of em- knowledge of the deed and of the man who gave browery to all kinds of ladies ona children's the information against him. He will be kept clothing is caused by the ease with which, it hes at headquarters until the requisition arrives, been discovered, that very effective or | Hip, athabaaton. can be executed by the sewing machine. in all the large establisuments « steam-engine is now employed which runs the elevator, mid keeps twe hundred or more sewing machines going at the most rapid rates, embroidering is thus done more or lest well, & cost which enables the manufacturer to put it on the five dollar jackets as well as on the two hundred dvilar cloak, and the most decided mark of distinction, therefore, ‘The horse disease, which has been so severely felt in Canada, Boston, New York and other cities, 1s now in Baltimore, and very many horses sre suffering with it fully developed, whilst a still larger number are manifesting the premonitory symptoms in varying degrees of severity. = New York yesterday the disease seem: @ more favorable aspect, b “ad ts of but there was no real abatement; &7 horses died | Guy is that it is done tytamd. ee Peewee im that city yesterday, and increased facilities mn reasrecat. are needed to remove the carcasses from the - One of the lar and best known houses an- nor nced as the key-note of their styles for the season, that all their designs were * practical,” and most of them ‘‘home-made.” ‘The importa- streets and stables. Two c id sick with the disease yesterday. In Patterson, No J the disease is spreading’ rapidly, as weil attr ‘Philadelpaia yesterday. It has nou in a assumed a milder type in that , and man; ‘aifeateg bances not found to pay. Really fashionable Sovecty-foer cue anuatin Cassa (i, rail- | Will not buy them efter they are exhibited and road stables. About 1, ‘cance exist in Balti. oy for ‘and 80 they have to more. Ie peovatin as silts livery, express city be sold at hal ce to actresses OF women who car tines, and raiiroad stabies. ‘About thirty Gta alah Core ane! and have mot learned oars were withdcaxe from two street car Ines bad oy eee ween the elegant and the ‘soon as | sp deauengmoniteries. Tuapermean The finest dre-ses made are now worn by ac- of the horse disease in the fire department in | ‘Festee—no woman of only private meant can New York is ‘Blarming. Out of 144 horses, | Postlbly com with them—as on ~ » handsome costume to Lusig. the is increasing. The disease ts abati in Rochester, and teams are quite plentiral os Le - om at | a preprewn tne te tone novtdn om ne sont The Leesburg Poisoning Case. ‘tree distinct heads—the In the trial of Max. Lioyd for her | Useful, the cultured and the costt a i a7 The dry yery lively yume now. A an- formed by our new repurte sagebe noticed s a hey of “bust” around Ory goods