Evening Star Newspaper, August 14, 1873, Page 4

THURSDAY.. August 14, 1878, LOCAL Locals. Condensed ‘The firet annus! pic-vic of Journeyman , , No. 25, at A ory 9 aay doubtless be a select and affair. - alogne of the Y. M. C. A. libs bab hen presented to ua, and we notice that ¢ contains many Dew and alar works, as well ‘as complete sets of the standard authors. Avy one wishing good reading would do well to examine 7 » Which can be ob- d at the rooms association. ‘tyr, Ach and Mr. Peters, of the clty council of Pittsburg, with Mr. S. Dempster, the city en- gineer, ave been in this city, the guests of some of the members of the Board of Public Works. ‘They were under instructions of thetr city gov_ ernment to thoroughly examine the # of improvements here, and the various pavements, &c., in use, with a view to their introduction in Pittsburg. ‘emporary Interruption toTravel Fnek ey ine Creat Rain Storm, hington Branch of the B: and Obio and the Baltimore and Potomac rail- reads were both damaged by the heavy rain orm whieh bas prevailed in this vicinity for The W ° past two On the Battimore and Ohio road a culvert was washed ont near Hanover Switch, and in seme of the cuts the rails were covered with sand. The New York train, due here about o’clock last evening, did not arrive here until about 7% o'clock p.m. The cause of its detention was not, however, damage to that road, bat to the Philadelphia and Wil- mington road. The #20 p.m. train north left here on time last night, but was detained by the break at Hanover until this morning. No train arrived at this depot uv about I p. m. to-day, when New York through train arrived. By sewhere it will be Yhio railroad and are all right now, and that all Sare again ronning on schedule time. ‘The Metropolican Branch was not damaged. ‘The Baltimore and Potomac road sent out its last train for Baltimore at 6.25 last evening, and this morning the local train left at $45, reached Odenton, but in conseyuence of a cul- vert between Odenton and Severn having been washed out about midnight, and some slight damage to the track near Stoney ran, it did not proceed farther north than Odento: will be repaired in the course of the day, is probable that th usnal this event were down thi wires on this road but they will be re- aired immediately. The trains on the Pope’s Preek Ii onthe Alexandria and Wash- ington, pdria and Fredericksburg trains are running as usual. GANIZATION OF THR SETENTEENTH Rervetican Cicn.—a-meeting of trict republicans was held last night md Hall. Mr. Joseph Williame, resident, called the meeting to order, and in a few remarks stated that the call was to reorgan- ize for th BF — a as pres! urged that no nomin tion for a cnt (ue louse of Delegates be made until such time as is recommended by the central committee. Mr. Chas. H. Marshil was elected chairman, and Thos. Commodore resident were son, Heney =: Thos. Thompson, vice Commodore secretary, and AND Bertprne and ting none more it is conceded rth Arling- 2 the south Bmore extended and per: from any ¥ on the north side of and a more perfectly healthy locality cannot ba found east of the Kocky mountains. It lics about three hand above the river, thas securing pure ry air. perfeetiy free the miasma so prevalent in the iow lands. cially near @river. Asis announced to-¢ mus, these valuable b espe- gh seen subdivided into lots of from one to twenty acres each by our enter- prising friend, Mr. Kobert A. Phillips. A rare re a home ges and attrac —— Tae lita Street Sewer Caves Acatx— | Eariy this morning a portion ot the Pavement in front of the New York Fean, on ith street, feil in with a tremendous crash. An examination revealed the fact that the ground along the line of sewer extending from F street to the a { undoubtedly ined, (im consequence probably of a the work,) and for the security of ve- street ald bu- cles that halt of the street on which the sewer is located need in. It will be remembered that some six years ago, just after th's sewer had ben completid.a <milar accident happened, by which Mr. U. H, Ridenour’s horse fell in} abd was carried through the sewer, and made his exit at its mouth, then running into the canal. re is aspring of water—an unfail- ing spring, running trough the ground in this ality, ard that this has undermined washing away the €arth, is he sewer, which was built in the I days, has always been a source of complaint and danger. a A colored child, apparently ax found on the streets this " ly taken care of by Mrs. Brown, No. 721 1th street. The little fellow was crying bitterly and snfering from a severe chill when found, having spent the whole night in the streets during the heavy rain. Be coukl give no further account ot that he has that he got “Aunt Mary a0 father or mother, and his breakfast yesterday from * He tnother went n thropy in the care STRATES OR THE AVE NOJURISDICTION.—Job 1, who was comuntted to jail by Justice Weaver, in defau nishing bail to support the illegitimate chilt of Susan Turner, was befure Judge Hamphreys ons writ of habeas corpus, and the case was argued by Mr Livingston Browning. Judge z 1 that the magistrate ex- risdiction in seuding the man to of 380 judgment, as the laws im- eot in this District have been ther has the Police Court power « He required Brown to give Se next term of the Criminal Ee AND k yester- trains on the railroad collided at ltimore, badly and several parseng Geo. Al reman, had his leg crushed, ie J o'clock last night. Andrew Bar- more ami Potomac Townsend stre: smashing both cars cer, Was severely injured. Noue of seengers were hurt. 4 was by the tram pound north running into the one going «wu the T being behind time Ex-Gov of t ¥.C. —We call at- tisement in another column © select excursion Saturday evening, wth instant, at 9 o'clock precisely, returning by 7 o’clock on Monday morning. Ample time will be affurded to view the many objects of interest in snd around Fort- ress Monroe. The luxury of bathing and the Pastime of (Ping may also be re in, ¢ither there or at Sewait’s Point. The Lady of the Lake is one of our safest steamers, and under the man; ent of trustworthy officers. A Cat-astrorme—Yesterda young ladies employed in the of the Secs ert printing office was suddenly fright- Juecetwulch sprang into her lap im ‘the wi without thoes NAS working with others, and feline intruder out of the gine aad ‘alle ing it struck an individual mamed Trout, who was ™E, on the head and Panett shoul- ders, making him jump about like a fish out of water. The cat wasso mach i ‘Frowt put an end tovall Its nine anes cant ME ttle cane. ——<e—___ To st Haxer> To-monrow—The Alexan- dria Sentinel says that from the conversation held by an Alexandrian with Gvionel T. F Owens, aid to Governor Walker, and from telegram received by Mesurs. Kent aud Neale, counsel, the intimations are that there will be no further respite for Wm. Jackson, the > the col- ered man under sentence of death for wifs marder, ip eh event he will be hung to- —e——_—_ Stwoviar Suir Acainst a HvsBpaxD.—Mr. . Ww. mm has, for Patrick Holloran, a asuit against bt Mg pe posoeeree sum of $735 and costs, for port a maintainance of the defendant's wife, whom he it is char, deserted and abandoned abo: ‘May, 1*6°, leavin destitute Without means o} mself than that hie name is “William,” | Lewis (which left here o carry coffins and a burial party down to tho scene of the late disaster on the Potomac) ar- | rived at the 7th street wharf, br: the bodies of Mr. H. H. Hazard and Daniel Lynch, above * mer brought from near Hampstead, two miles low Mathias Point, King George county, Va., | and about twelve miles below scene of the | disaster. LONG AND SUCCESSFUL SEARCH FOR THE BODY OF MR. HAZARD. Itis probable that the bedy of Mr. Hazard sunk in the channel and the ebb tide, | and was carried down to the pont named. The body floated ashore Sunday night, and was buried on Monday morning last, after baving been identified by a pocket knife belonging to the som of the deceased, Harvey Hazard, on which was engraved a Masonic emblem, and some papers found in his pocket designating the street and number of his residence in Wash- ington. Mr. Hazard was a native of Kin; George county, Va., and had not visited bts ol home for nearly forty years. On board the tug last night were the two sons of Mr. Hazard— Harvey and Willie—also, Mr. G. W. Pratt, his son-in-iaw, allof whom have been in constant search for their father’s body since the disaster. On Sunday they spent the entire day on the Virginia shore, running from point to point whenever they could beat of a body being drawn from the water. On Monday they got a bout- man to set them across on the Maryland side. near Nanjemoy, where they tr: rersed the sore ices, eee Gs ceceeesy Sek Fear eats lock treated, has been ordered on 9th street, from P to Boundary street northwest; also, for laying a 12-inch pipe sewer on east side of 6th street east, from South Carolina avenue to Pennsylvania avenue, and an 18-inch pipe sewer On east side of 6th street east, from South Carolina avenue to Virginia avenue southeast. anda gered g sewer on west side of said street, betwe ‘ennsylvania and South Caro lina avenues southeast, and between E street and Virginia avenue southeast, with the neces- sary man-holes and traps. ‘The water re; has been «directed to have @ 6-inch water main reet east, between B street south with fire-plugs and stop valves. A 15 inch pipe sewer bas been ordered on. the east side 1th street, from B to D southwest: andan 18 inch pipe sewer on cast side said street, from D street to Maryland the necessary man holes traps; also, a 15 inch pipe sewer on east si street, from B to D street southwest, and an 18 inch pipe down to near Port Tobacco, arming ex- | S¢We? on east side suid’ street, from D street to tended their searches to above Maryland Point, | Maryland avenue, with the necessary man and then ‘recrossed the river to the | Beles and traps; a 15 inch pipe sewer on west si. id st ¥ to G streets, and ot G to 7th streets south- . the necessary man-holes and traps. Footwalks have been ordered to be laid on F between 4% and 7il streets southwest. work of setting curbs, js oy footwalks, and paving the carriageway with blue rock on ey oe avenue, from 7th street to the. Long Bridge, has been ordered to be commenced at once, and completed iu forty-five days. Messrs. Wholley & Brainard have been awarded the contract for constructing the sea-walls for James creek, from the head of James creek canal, near Virginia avenue, to the Arsenal grounds. A wall is to be constructed on each side, distant 60 feet between them, on pile foundations, the front row five feet from center to center, the piles not to be less than twelve inches in diameter, straight, bark removed, and to be driven home with aram of not less than five hundred pounds bel eg the last ten blows of such ram, of not less than ten feet fall, must produce no farther perceptible sinking of the piles. The same to be driven home as described, whatever length of pule and whatever number of splicings may be re- quired. After being driven home they are to be sawed of one foot and six inches below mean low water mark to a uniform level, ready to receive the sills. There is to be an nehorage row of piles in the rear of the above-described row, bpey 4 feet inland, fifteen feet apart in the row,of the same dimensions. A row o| sheet piles are then to be driven immediately in rear of the front piles, of white pine, six inches at the butt end and ten feet lon, , to be driven after the plates have been laid of the front piles, and are to be sawed off level with the top of the pla’ The sheet piles are to be drivon close together to prevent any wash of the earth between them. The front piles are to be five feet from center to center, the anchor piles fif- teen feet from center to center and twenty f in rear of front piles. On the piles silis are to be placed, of nehes, fish-houses this side of Chatterton, and after getting refreshments laid down to get some Test at the house of a Mr. Grant, aud were awahened Tuesday morning and told that the body of their father had been found about a mile below Mathias’ Point aud twelve below Chatterton. Thither they turned their steps, and arrived after a tedious journey, and had the bod} disinterred. They were much gratified to find it in a remarkable state of pres- ervation, very little changed in appearance, free of bruises, and not touched by the crabs. Capt. Gedney, who heard of the finding of the remains while at Chatterton, dispatched his tu, with a coffin, in which the body was placed ani brought to this city, as stated above. These | young gentlemen have shown wonderful energy nd perseverance under a chain of difficulties, from their first landing on Saturday night at Stewart's wharf until their a he ‘The bodies of Hazard and Lynch were taken | in charge last night by the undertakers to pre- | pare them for burial. TBE KEBURIAL OF THE DEAD AT CHATTER- TON LANDING. Captain Wood arrived last night on the tug with Captain Geduey. He spent the day at Chatterton landing, doing what he could to | have the dead properly buried. He says the | heavy rain prevented much progress yesterday. The Site selected for the burial ground ison a high bluff about twenty yards from the bank, and in an open field surrounded with trees, at Chatterton. The work of reinterment will be | continued to-day, and it is thought all will be nished by to-night. a oe, or other article by w ble to identify bodies are retained in eac! Y; @ breastpin was found o} | one of the colored women which had been over- soked when the body was temporarily buried Captam Gedney and Pre | the terry company, are eat ities in their power, in procur ansporta- tion of bodies recovered to the surviving friends wherever they may be. | THREE MORE MISSING PEOPLE. A colored Woman named Gray, residing on Washington street, between 4th ih, was on the ill-fated steumer with her chi t, atl no | tidings have been heard of either. Mr. Z. Richards writes that Matilda Hayno, | who hes beenin bis employ for six years 5 | Was on the steamer to visit her parei STORY OF ANOTHER SURVIVOR—AN OLD CoL- b n e front piles, to be level with front. sill sills ure to ‘be anchored to the anchor p! y us of iron rods one and a half inches in diameter, # her by proper washers and nuts. is allow as little as possible, therefore an ficient size will have to be used to through the embankment to admit rods. A floor six inches thick and five feet long, of sound white pine, is to be placed on the sills and spiked on to them. On this flooring, the . ee. go top of which is to be level with mean low tide- Sets Moret woinan gives the following | water, isto be built of blue rock, Senses or statement as to how she escaped :—*I tell you freestone, in cement mortar, the walls to be five rt wide at the bottom, three feet at the top, ud nine inches, to be laid at least 0 bond stones, extending through 10 ront to be pointed. On the top of this wall is to be a blue-rock coping not less tham nine inches thick and three feet wide, with ne of e stone less than nve feet long, and all the joints filled with cement. This work is to becommenced at ouce, and finished within four mooths under a penalty of one han- dred dollars per day foreach aud every d: shall remain unfinished. eS The Magistrates and Constables. PROCEEDINGS O¥ THE LEGISLATIVE INVESTI- GATING COMMITTER. Yesterday, after our report closed, the Long committee to investigate magistrates, Xe., took the testimony of Robert Johnson, 4 fireman, who testified that on one occasion he employed 4. B. Williams as counsel, who afterward asco- iatea with him F. P. Closs; agreed to pay X10 for the services of both gentlemen, to which proposition they consented; paid $206n account, | what, chile, I got ‘cited when I saw de flames au’ de smoke; I got frightened shure, and ran back as fur us Pcoulde I was too skeored. tur | anything, and de people was hollering, and de women and chillen screamin’ and some jump- in’ over. De fire got closer and closer, and when it commenced to lick right roun’ ine, I tink dis old woman might as weil drown as bun up in de fire. Den, honey, I jump, and heit my bref while I went down. Wi ome up J cotch hoit of a white man, and he tarn roun’ aud raise h’s fist and say, ‘You d—d bl wench, if you don't let go I'll drown you.” Den Llet go again, and I hole my bref and down | go to the bottom agin, and when I come up dis old head strike agin a peach box, aud [ tells you I held on toittight. Ididn’t *no whether it would bold me or no’ clutched it and tlovudered roun’ a little, kicking in the water, and in a little tide wy feet tech something. 1 keep bold of de box, and I didn’t know but dat de water would be deeper. and I kep puttin’ one foot afore de other and gets on , but J held on tode box ’til I got way up on de shore, and 1 was mighty giad, I tell you, when f ‘or which Mr. Williams gave him areceipt; told | I got there. Mr. Williams that he would pay the remaining DESCRIPTION OF THE RoDIES RENURIED YES- | $10 as soon as he received he paling, ne TERDAY ‘The following are descriptions of the corpses which were permanently interred yesterday on the bluff by Mr. Burgdorf : woman, 25or 3 years of age, white dress, black bo small vine stripe, last ped; colored woman fire department; the next he heard of the mat- ter he was summoned by Constable Lacey to appear at the court of Justice Clark to ans‘ver the suit of Closs and Williams; appeared and asked that the case be continued for one week; this was granted, and when he appeared at the appointed time he found that the case had been heard the day before: complained that injustice had been done, and Justice Clark concluded to reopen the the following Thursday; ap- peared on Thursday at 10 a.m; Clark said that Closs and Williams wanted the case heard at 1 P.M» and told him to return at striped iy, amd flower inthestripe, | that hour; witness replied that it wasimpossible te apron trimmed with black or brown | for him to attend ati p. me as it was inspection w braid, breastpin with red set, leather belt and | day, and the whule fre department were or- blue beads on neck; colored woman, 35 or €0 | dered out; Clark said tin could not be ceded, black dress, leather shocs laced on | helped, and the case was tried at 1pm. in the e side; colored girl about eight years of aze, | absence of witness, and Clark gave judgment green striped dress, black body, paddios with | against deponent Tor ‘$30, subsequently Con- small crimp on bottom, and brown leather | stable Lacey levied upon ‘some hares owen shoes. = by defendant, but witness having noted an ap- THE BODY OF MISS SANDEY IDENTIFIED. peal to court, and filed his bond, it was returned The brother of Miss Patey Sundey, (notSands, | {o him; deponent has always believed tree there as has been published) whose body was brought | existed ‘a ‘collusion between Closs, Williams, BP on Saturday, arrived this morning from his | Clark and Lacey to force upon hie any, judg: Lome in Essex, Westmoreland county, Va., ment, and make him pay $30, when daly io identified the remains, which have been in the | was really due, oe <—- Ore eon on = Justice Clark, who was present, denied any eir arrival. 7 plac tall improper motives and morrow morning from Mr. Lee’s, and the luter- | arn ‘tae day OF heating Sib som ieeen x matter; the day of hearing was misunderstoud ment will be made at Alexandr by the defendant, and as he did not appear, of nee ecieeteens course judgment was rendered against him. TO-DAY. This morning, the committee resumed its ses- | sion, and took the following testimony ‘| Lieut. Kelly testified that Dosh was arrest on a charge Of grand larceny preferred by Ba ber; that it appeared on the trial that Dosh hac the property by the consent of Barber, and it was dism , and the court ordered the pro erty to be turned over to Dosh. that the and harness had been taken to Barber's; went and got it, Mrs. Barber tureat- ening if Dosh came in sha would run a knife inte him. Barber ** the Police Court be- u 4 se3 told him to remain ut same age, black gaiters; colored man, ack eloth coat, alpaca vest, herring bone pants, brogan shoes; ‘colored woman, 20 to 25 years, black dress, white body jack stripe, cloth shoes foxed; colured about 60 years oll, white dress, black Retrocession of Alexandria. WHAT 18 SAID ABOUT IT ON BOTA SIDES THE Potomac. At the meeting of the Common Coy Alexandris exctay wood, of f an approy hospital “the should, in favor of he considered necessary in the highest sense. But the financial presture upon our people has heen very severe of late, and it would be, perhaps, inoxpedient to add just now to the already heavy expendi- tures lately made. But there fs another reason | t s here will be a serious etfor made by our neighbors across the river % ebange the existing status of this city and county. ‘The Judge then related an interview he had had with Governor Cooke and Chief Justice Cartier, of the District, from which he had learned that they had determined on the move. Judge Cartter bad provounced the act Of retrocession of '46 unconstitutional and yoid, and they would make a test case by getting some cifizen of Alexandria to refuse to pay bis taxes, and file a bill for an injunction against their coilection by the state of Virginia. They preferred that mode to proceeding in a criminal case, by habeas corpus. Judge Cart- ter did not hesitate to “s he would grant the ———- The See eae Necks thoeght Mr. F. ee testified that Rotert Johnean it necessary to have les river, as | and Alice insoh were arrested for keeping a the Board of Health had concluded the a ea ee a Pakage and ac a triend of Alice employed affiant, but no money dor him, aad Steaee to be for his fee, $29. Johnson paid Williams cir mutual account, and after the trial of the case in the Police Court it was Seta Wituess found V. Hughes testified as to this case, and stated that he issued the writs of replevy, charging £5, of whieh he paid #2 ta thecon. stable. “Subsequently was advised that that writ would not answer, amd sent an order to Kimmel! to return it. Barber then applied for a writ against Dosh, for which he received 3 only—" se aad ce case was ruled away livin u4 w yusticg Walter, and subsc- quently Barber came to the office and com- plained that he had been to so great an expense, and that deponont offered him two dollars out of bis own pocket, not, however, as acknowi- edgement that he had overcharged. JOUNSON, THE FIREMAN. rhe case of Johnson's complaint agt Justice Clark and Constable Lacey was next heard, and hospital. aiso remarked that the e, would very seriously affect, him and Be; of the q anaes aes that Col. Winter P; member of the it WHAT ALEXANDRIA THINKS OF It. Editorially commenting on the subject, the Seni inel says: aaa Fg: for the announcement made by Judge Under- wood in the board of aldermen last night that the Washington authorities were determined test the question of Alexandria We were rather surprised already sounded -discovered on na nets the gift of God is strewn.” When will ag- riculture invent a means to utilize this surprus for the wa 5 he on matur lection, did | rain and hoard it up for seasons of drought? “4 ite case. ‘Gee. ‘The other night—it didn't rain then, as I was 85, On enauity of tes Attorsey for Ge Diane napping, I thought I heard a tapping, then the number of awoke to hear the sounding, of one vigorous! es beneath my chi door. not a visitor, I muttered, it must be a 1 and I fear me that I swore, at being awake: ‘cl by & poun ding tor only this and nothii Warrants, whereas, if the complainants knew | I was ably surprised at sel it they id go the police court and get the warrant | New ‘ork ‘chums, who hi for nothing. This is one point which the L: - | out from town to see me. The! ve investigating eee ge ehould inquire into. | smiled at jmy asking if they were tired, lone jes in this Dietrict pba nea te charging for poi ices that | LbOS€ robust fellows who had walked throngh they continue to do, notwithstanding tbe act r=" lishing the police court Eoviics oxorecsty agai: Bt he charge sgainst Mr. L. Oppeaheliner iu. cui Court yesterday was not for carrying on bustnes: ibegally, bat for rovning his wegon without having 8 licence therefore. } Tne “Wasmnoron Masons IN CANADA. Published dispatches from Kingston, Canada, Teport thes safe arrival of Lafayette Chapter Royal Arch Masons, of this city, at that piace. The chapter conferred the degrees yesterda: before the grand body and many distingnish visitors at Kingston, after which a steamboat excursion was given in honor of the visiting chapter. see. ______ Aw ELoOPEeMENT iN Brooxtyn Hies Lire.— Brooklyn upper-tendom is agitated over an elopement in high life, the parties being the only daughter of a wealthy merchant doing busi- ness in this city, but residing on Hicks street, near the Mansion House, inthe City of Churches, and the son of an equally wealthy politician of the same city. The young gentleman gee: tion has long been a suitor for the young lady, but his attentions have been discouraged in every possible manner by her parents. His business calling him to Europe about two months ago, he pro » and being accepted by bis inamorata, hastened to inform the old Ffntleman and ask his consent to the nuptials. ie was politely shown to door. On Tuesday morning last the young lady ordered the car- riage snd started to dress herself, ostensibly foradrive. Her unusually elaborate toilet at- tracted the attention of her aunt, who happened to be in the room, but the young lady passed it off with some careless remark. Late the same afternoon the coachman returned alone, bear- ing a note descriptive ef the young, couple’s gorgeous marriage at the house of the young gentleman’s parents, It stated that the ce mony had been performed by a Unitarian cler- yman, in the absence of the Rev. Dr. Van Jyke, at whose church both families worship, and that the writer and her husband would wait forgiveness at the Brevoort House, New York. There was wrath in that family that evening, and up to the present the happy pair have received no sign that the old gent has relented.—N. ¥. Cor. Boston Herald. Tux New Grrwan Anwy—The manufac- ture of the Mauseprifie for the German army is proceeding so rapidiy that a private memoran- dur has recentiy been issued Iaying down the order in which it is to be issned to the six army corps about to receive it. The list begins with the guards, and proceeds successively to the third, second, tenth, eighth, and eleventh regiments. The ordinary summer course of musketry instruction at Spandau is not to be held this year, the whole force of the school be- ing devoted to instructing the detachments about to be sent there in the use of the new weapon. Every infantry and r'fle battallion in the six corps above mentioned has been direct- ed to send one officer, two sergeants, and an ar- norer sergeant to Spandau for this purpose. These will take the places lately filled by simi- lar detachments, which have been under train- ing from every cavalry regiment which: ts to re- ceive the new breech-loader made from the Captured chassepots converted into carbines. All dragoon, buzzar and ublan regiments have been thus prepared, and therefore, presumably are to continue to carry fire-arms. ‘The short needle guns hitherto in use by these various sorts of light cavairy are to be handed over to the men of the transport train. The number of field gunsof the new patterns, finally approved, is also being completed. Under the new organ- ization of the artillery, they will require a supply of 2,346 guns, there being 391 batteries in all. A Boy's Exoinz ov Miscurer.—The boys of Lynchburg, Va., have been puzzling and an- noying the police and all good citizens by loud explosions, attended with some injuries to prop- erty, in diiferent portions of the city. At last the police have succeeded in getting possession of one of the infernal machines, wh is thus described: A mage | le bottle is filled with gunpowder. It is then wrapped tightly with strips of cotton cloth; over this twine is tightly coiled, then ® quantity of paper is wrapped around it, and another complete cov- ering of stout hemp twine is put around very com) a. In the neck of the bottle a fuse is fixed, and the machine is attached to a lamp- post, awning-post, or some such support, the lighted and the fireman makes a asty re- treat. The bottle explodes with a report almost equal to acannon, and the fragments of glass Windows are Jarred and broken, and families alarmed—while the danger from the fragments of flying glass can be comprehended. ~ ——— A STRONG ALUM WATER is a sure death to bugs of any description. Take two pounds of pulverized alum, and dissolve in three quarts of boiling water, Le cimip ta to remain over the fire un Garon) ly dissolved. Apply, while hot, with a brrsh, or, what is better,’ use a syringe to force the li ‘aid in the cracks of the walls and bedstead. Scatter also the powdered alum freely in all these places, and you will soon be rid of these insect nuisances which fill one with disgust. DARK GREY SLATE, such as is used for cover- ing roofs, writing-slates, &e., has recently been e Crawford springs property, New York and New England and half over Switzerland afoot. I like to see a fellow that knows how to build a railroad and how to ran the engine, en, nd yet disdain them, too. Your giueers are all walkers. But this is digress- ing. They asked me why [ could not make a pond or reservoir which would catch the over- plus from the hil and be used when needed. ‘They described how it is done in Madeira, (a place where bananas are five for a cent, and yet they talk of hard tim !) where all the cropsare nd we know how common grown by, irrigation, it isatthe west. To be sure, they catch the drippin of the mountains, but believe the day will come when we will prize, and, by co- operation, hills. Joice. iy, Virginia, Camp MeETING.—The camp meeting of the M. E. church, South, to be held in the woods of Mr. Benton, near Unison, in this county, com- mences to-morrow, Tlrured: NDSaLEs.—On Monday last, Heaton, Nich- save the overplus of waters of our ‘Then will the followers of husbandry re- ols and Kilgour, commissioners in the case of Reed vs. Beans, sold, at public sale, a brick mill and dwelling house, with nearly ground, for $2.250—A. H. ‘six acres of . Beans purchaser; also, a lot of 21 acres of ground for #47.50 per acre—Amos Beans purchaser; and 43 acres, for $50 per acre—A. H. Beans purchaser. All the above is located within one mile of the Hamil- ton depot. CONFLAGRATION NEAR MIDDLERTRG.—On Wednesday afternoon, 6th instant, the stack yard of Mr. Stretchley Chinn and the threshing machine of Messrs. Hugh Swart and Ha, Waters were entirely consumed by fire. The fire origin: ated by the friction of some of the machinery, and ina second the wheat and straw around th e machine ignited like gunpowder, and stacks and machine were in a short tims a mass of smouldering ruins. estimated Mr. Chinn's loss ts at about £600; that of Messrs, Swart and Waters at about $400. SALE or Town Prorenty.—On § last J. 1. bi arday . H. Lee tinker, auctioneer, sold for and J. M. Orr, commissioners, the hoase and lot of ground at the western end of Londoun street, known as the Poland property, for #1,100—W. Scott Dow: sane auctioneer sol for Mrs. Mary the store-bouse on the south west oo ney purchaser. On the me day the Johnston r of Lou- doun street, now occupied by C. A. Johnston, for $1,100—Samuel Orrison purchaser. Mr. Orrison also purchased, at private sale, from Mr. Jacob jard, the brick dwelling and | pebmrnp attached, situated on the corner of Liberty and Cornwall streets, and at pr the oceupany of sald Y Leesburg Mi EXPERIMENTS WITH experiment how minute a dose of poison will produce dec! ded medic results, an appears th dead ten di ent in ash. — rd, for $1,500 13th. ror. MALL Doses.—French ts, made with a view to determine inal effects, present some interestin «l are of real medical importanee. it at the blood of an ox which had been ays was used in the test. Having in- noculated a rabbit with this blood-poison, the doctor took the blood of that rabbit, and so on to the twenty-fifth generation that had died. ‘The result of a drop et tg a roved that the one-trillionth part F decayed blood injected subdermals the skin—sufliced to poison a rabbit. Tom this, though it does not appear whether there was any repetition of the test, to confirm it or not, dissectinj surgeons can perceive that though the dissecting-knife may be clean tothe eye, it poiton, yet hold an invisible atom of death. fiicient to infect the circulation, if the operator should by accident even prick his finger. G EORGETOWN. An ELorgment.—The Baltimore American of this mo created at mornin, named , about half-past 11 o'clock, by a man rthur McBride, of Chambersburg, Pa., rnin, Says:—A little excitement was the resident street de, attempting toelope with the wife of Edward Pettit, formerly of Georgetown, but now of this city. it appears that McBride aud Mrs, Pettit, ia company. with a child of the latter, aged about t sewing machine to Easton, quiries as with other were bus} movemenisof the trains, Pettit apppe the scene and insisted upon bavin, ree years, came to the depot, shipped Pi to the departure of trains for th: in the inq! and’ mad? in- Ins connecting lace. Whilst they les concerning the ared upon the eustody of the child, McBride incontinently taking to his heels. Pettit was an ordinary looking man, with a mild countenance, and did not seem to be agitated at the thought of his wife funning away, but raved to retain that chi! it up and hurredly followed, tancing he: oe minus in any with Joined her. e aiternoon, ered A positively, “that he was goin, d.” He ‘deliberately pick Iked away. Mrs. Pettit but the husband succeeded in dis- ir; she afterwards returned to the de- the child, and left on the 2:55 train for Eastern, in com- ad in the interim re- McBride, who River News.—The schooner Virgil has ar- rived from Baitims for Wheatly & Bro. the Lake with 50,000 feet Inmber and the steamer Lady of cleared for Norfolk with flour and general merchandise. Grain Trape—The schooner Kitty Ann arrived from Alexandria with 900 bushels wheat for Hartly & Bro., and the schooner Lizzie Regan trom Alexandria with 1,500 bushels corn owned by Mr. Patterson. The specimens exhil for Joseph ited, taken from the surface, are three or four | to day wei feet long, several feet wide, and about two inches | $1.59. in thickness, There has also been found, at the same place, a variety of To which is susceptible of a good pol Spectator. A pracon called on a brother deacon, and in the brother's absence kissed the brother's wife. Called on tor anexpidnation, hesaid it was done in play merely, as he was full of such pranks froin boyhood; whereupon the offended brother thrashed him and threw. him down stairs, with the remark that he had been fullof such pranks frum boyhood. 7 Josephine Mansfield is under treatment in Paris for cancer. wa-Semmes. of +290" fame, has opencd a trurk factory in the south. m@The abolition of floggin, public schools is a success, bu the boys thir ®7'Smart women make four dollars a day at harvesting in Minnesota without “smiling. SF Silver ornaments supersede gold ones at Saratoga this season. rter and an Irish chamber- together from New Bedford. a7” Whisky inside and tobacco outside is said to = an infallible cure for the bite of a ratwle- snake. os eae sarees W er day, with a pitch-fork to see if he had brains. in the Chicago S7-A report is current in Paris that Metz wil] restored to France, through the intluence of JvLirs, G. and John M. W: The sales re 900 bushels good red wheat, at CITY ITEMS. Smasnes, Cockraits and other pre- scriptions carefully compounded by George W. Driver and his corps of efficient assistants, at the new sample rooms, corner Pennsylvania avenue and 43 812,06 Goop Foop axp PLENTY OF IT produces the same effect upon & person who has been starved that the Peruvian Syrup, an Iron Tonic, does upon the weak and debilitated; it makes them stron; nd vigorous, changing weakness and ering into strength a of cases where hope had sha) wild Pe which, led, has snatched a victim from the yawning grave. ped nator Hh nigral — €oor. ak 3 ESORT—Dooley’s Arctic Hil. ! Capitol York a Heattay ScmMen Soda Fountain, on cot =a ‘per ct. Abe eeeres 0 Be Fema an 623 PENNSYLVA™ «a ave 'TROPOLITAN HOTEL BLOCK. TEN PER CENT. DISOOUNT ALLOWED O8 ALL CASH SALES, BA © rT Rance ger. Tover Bast of Washington,” COMMENCING T ESDAY, suLZ 15, OON- TINUING TILL SEPTEMBER 1, 1573 SALES OF ALL SPECIAL ORDERS roe fuIRTs ANP DRESSES AND OTHER ABTICLES EXCEPTED. a nena: Canretary . 3700-Om ATIONAL UNION INSURANCE COM- PANY OF WASHINGTON, ORGANIZED OCTOBER, 1565. Cash Capital and Sarpius. 643 Lovisiana aveyce. REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY IN SURED. DIRECTORS. -KNar, President, = Wo. Drxox, 7 a " Gre: Rises, Vi Pree Bb. Goon’, Wosball on and atter JULY 19, tli SEPTEM i. acu, ler our el act ro ib Les a BEE 1, efor our entire stock at the very lberat y RR, rar of CI c ae Nice 1.48 ACKER. oy D. LARNER, Secretary. discount of 10 PEK CENT. OW ALL CaS! JONES & CO, SALES. No. 911 7th street, opp. P. O. Department, the following strong Fire Lusuranct OTHE GERMAN AMERICAN, OFX Y., " Pa aN ns 000 a Cea eT Asoc a76.749 17 TERN FIRE INSURANCE GSEST WESTERN Fin MEN'S FURNISHING GOODS. © Patmer’s Patent Yoke Shirts, roady-made, for a 298 Bh, ese 20 por cont CASH ASSETE......... smn 306,427 6Y Shirts, inc 113, $2.98, S175, @2, OFFICE, 28. OPPOSITE TREASURY DR! Buglish Bown Cee: rhs, 04, 90," 6 0, 89, Seat. tome 20 per cent. Jean Linen and Merino Drawers, regular prices, less 10 cont. Linen Collars and Cuffs, regular prices, jest 10 por OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, niet tines, Bisgk Scarfe, Fancy Scart Fancy e", Capttal es BB 00,000. — White » &C., regular prices, loss 10 pex — ores, Prices, cont. Me 2) 2. sient ve Lisle Thread Gloves, 78 cents, loss 10 per cent Teameny iicheci ‘Greens dons Bee ee. FANCY GOODs. Perfumery , Soaps and Tollet Articles, regaiar prices, lent 1 per cent. Pearl, Ivory and French Steeve Buttons at 35 conte to $8 per pair, tome 10 per cent i u n Ts BOuiTsser ee ASSURANCE ‘Tho business of this Company has for years been the largest of any simular institution fu the world. Gold Sait Stods at 2 80 10 G15, leas 10 por cont ¥. BEYER, Gener. ioe, Soe Oe é pone, Bic , G1.87, $2, $2.25 _meyao-ty 503 ana - ae, ~~ 30 per ot E_ NATIONAL METROPOL iain, Tbe. bo $6, ens 10 pret Te rik INSCHANCE COMPAN Sets Ear Drops, Vincgarette, kc. Fegualar prices, lew 10 per cent oF THE mals ices, bese ho mt. DEVERIOE OF (ACRES. Parsecis and Sun Owbreliss trom. $850 ts 912, loos Orga nized August 25, 1570, percent. CASH OAPITAL..... No. 9083 Pennsyl LADIES’ FURNISHING GOODs, wae TODD, Vice President. White Cotton Hove at ste, fc, $7 SAMUEL CBOSS. Secretary, leas 10por cout.” ? Wes $1.02, @148 4 B- Blake, > . we a (Oee At Gc, T2o, Se, SI, lows 10 por Wm. G. Meizerots, Brown Balbriggan Hose at 780, S$, $1.02, $1.1, $14, $2.12, 82 35, nme 10 por cent Lisle Thread, Fancy , Silk Hose, . fo paren’, ancy , Bu eee, Togular pricos, lose Merino Vests at 6c. to @2.44, leas 10 per cent Thomeon Glove iting oresta, regular prises, leas Geo. F. Gulick, A. B. Shepherd, STEAMER LINES. 10 per cent - Linen Hemetitehed Handkerchiefs st 28, 3c, S70, NEw EXPRESS LINE VIA OA AL, Be, 1, 91.25, lows 10 per cent “a WEE Initial Hemetitehed Handkerchiufs at 65, se, $1, BO, lone 10 per cout. Cutts ad ancy is, 780, lows 10 per cont. Kid Gloves,1,2and3 bution, regular prices, less 10 per cont isle Thread Gloves, 1, and $ button, at Tse, se, 81, leas WW per cent. BET HILADELPHIA, ALEXANDRIX, V, ., WASH. _ INGTON AND ‘GEORGETOWN, D. oO. ro Pits Bk! Wares, Po Cay WEDNESDAY ‘aud 'BAT- ‘Tom 69 Water street, Geo: Oy DAY and SATURDAY, at 10a mete O TORE This line connects at’ Philadel: hia with “Ciyde Iron Line” of steamers for Providence, Boston and thiriinct ane Se. Hep eince fe, Bowen by > A. ia, Va. ‘ALDO A. PEABOR, #4 Gongress Street, Bor 1.25, Lip =. Feiler ten? Fi LADIES’ UNDER Cotton Skirte, GARMENTS. tucks, 88 cents, loss 10 per cent. ton Vis br ~ BF Freighte deli ox"s Express. Orders re Oe... 130 . left at General Omer. gs Boacayieeete ‘avon! Klegantly trimmed Skiris from @1.78to $20, less 0 OF at the steamer whart will be promptly aivouded Cott'va Cheratees at 75 conta, lest 10 per cent. AeHING BOSTON, axp| “ $1 “ roe “ “ ios “ Biogas ty Seamed Bietnines trom S1.w to 95,1 EF cent. Cotton Drawers at TE conte, leas 10 per cont. . “ “ 4.8 full and complete tine of other styles ight Dresses from 91.61 to €20, loss 10 per cont. INFANTS’ GARMENTS. Infante’ Long Skirts at from $1.43 to $4.00, ios Qambric Bin NOTICE. ‘With the view of diminishing the chances of coll!t- the of this Lis sien, Line will, henceforth, bed J by 5 take'a specitied conrse for all sensoms of the year * Gambric Dr ‘sen, Eentwoiderca., ‘On the Out ‘aesage from Queenstown to New “ nel Skies, Pai York or Boston, crossing Mi of 50 at 43 Lat., - Skirts. Emb: of nothing to the north of a. “ Drawers. . On the Homeward crossing the Meridian of 60 at 42 Lat., or nothing to the north of 43. Mom “ . UNARD LINE, And ® complete mock of article of Lafanta’ Cc a wear; all subject to a discount of 0 por cout = THE BRITISH AND NORTH AMERIOAR BOYAL MAIL STEAMSHIPS, SETWEEN NEW YORK AND LIVERPOOL, CALLING AT OORK HARBOR. WHITE GOODs, Hamburg Edges, 10. to $1.37 yard, lose 10 per cont, Bambarg Luscrting: i. f0 $1.67 yard, tou {9 per ct. wee — # and luserting, Zc. to §1 yard, aw r cent. at Maizeook Edge, *nd Inserting, 25 to $2.28 yard, less to 60c. yard, loss 10 por cent. Lawn, 300, Plaid apd Pisin Natusook, Py cout. Victor Beri WEDNESDAY end SATUR- es W0 per cout. DAY from New York, Bishop Lewn, st Sic. to 802, yard, leas 10 por cent. Proweshpy Len Tracked sat 0c, to’ pl yard. less fo por cet, ed renee Sat OM | ined knd Plais wise, oc See ee tie na re cent, Piatn Orgnndy, dBc. to 750. yard, loss 10 por cout. Marsniin, at S730. to Bbc. yard, leas lo per cont READY-MADE DRESSE: . oO of LINEN SUITS LONAT! RANCKLYN, Agent, . BEDINGOTS is the largest in Py ay 4 Omics, cas Deectnontiwsat, | Hisu’ytbe attention, ot ii Tnice tous goat bat novi8-17 " ‘Washington, D-0, our pics, meng _ ee (MSBCHANT LINE OF oteamsuirs. “Drgiwn Linen Seite a 7-0, te9s 20 per gout WASELB' NEW KOEK. “ +i “ — * ao the fine “ be will “ “ 100 “ “ nw “ “” Be re 8% 6a oo LADIES’ DRESSES. SPECIAL ORDER DEPARTMENT. ot hag hy for ieee