Evening Star Newspaper, October 17, 1873, Page 1

HED DAILY, Sundays Exeepted, | AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Pennsylvanian Avenue, cor, Lith St. a THE EVENING STAR NEWSPAPER COMPANY, SB. RACPP MANN, Prevt. ING STAR is served by carriers to ‘Ten Cents Pea Ween, or Fort? the counter months, i Six months, @3.00; one year, $5. THE WEEKLY STA R—Published Friday—91.90 | ably La cases, aud j LADIES’ GOODS. MILLINERY OPENING Ma LP J ANNSRET, Wo. 83 North € » Balin ent of BIS AND HATS, New Yor Av. Cer Neen P * continu awring {fe » Es’ t ame | ING SYRUP for al! diseases incident to the poriod will open a large ascorty IMPORTED BON rom the largest hous ON 8A L THY NEW SHAPES IN FELT Yeti oh dat OAVES SOn Macket Spm BA ack TarKm ine 24 Ge per yard, ver EATHERS. FL ees ORES AND EMANELED STR TUNS, latest novelties, at D OWERS ANDOB CIPUBE AND F G QTOCK oF RIN 8, LACORS, EMRROIDER SSIES, GLOVES, ThIMMINGS, E aud ail kinds of NOTIONS, u ECK RUFFLES, RUCH Teceiv«d every day at at arket Space, cc ye THE LADIES. is rewpectfally invited to my very roe we BERLIN ZEPEYRS. GERMANTOWN WOOL, KNITTING YARNS, WORSTED GUODS, CADVA-, PATTERNS. ANDY ALL OTHSK MATERIAL FOR EMBRUIDEXING. Very choice assortmen: tons PrERS, 0} STAMPING proinpiiy aw MES. SELMA R joth aud velvet at t agar ar Gi, ban the: fall aper than over A inches le at Cail ante STATEN ISL Silat Phe oldest aud 1a: g may be in the wort N.B bring your sr A. FISHER, F rante IST d without «hrink- jectually, so that tuey Prices mod- seoiiy Ton TUCK SKIRTS for 38 cents LEB’S, 713 Market Space. j36-1y ISS McCORMICK, 3... PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE,’ ustantly on hand @ fine assortment of IMPORTED BONNETS, STBAWS, CHIPS, FLOWERS, RIBBONS, ae. ail of the newest — Ladies OAPS and COI RES ,am receive wo SSOBTMENT OF LADIES Lod short notice: ‘(PRE LARGEST » SOIT, eating at radnced prices, ely 8. HELLER’S, 718 Market Space. EAL HAIB SWITOHE®, Pri ‘selling fi Rite ed eek eee iy oa reS UENCH STARCH ENAMEL, @ the best article tn the world for doing up Linen or _ It imparts * beautiful gloss to the fabric. sale by Grocers. BURBHAM & 0O., Manufactarers, 160 West Lombard street, janié-ly Baltimere, Maryland. NEY AND CHOICE DRY GooDs aT BOGAN & WYLIE’S, and 1030 7th street northwest. and beautiful SHAWLS, at $3 each, janel’s Hatr Cloth, 6s ck ucla, Water Proofs, BI STBICTLY ON zB. BOGAN & WYL E™2rx BAATER'’S PRICE LIST: ANNEL...._. Bde. HANDKEROHIEFS. so. piece _ $00. dozen. wnenenee AOC. piece, i) -L2e. pair. LL KINDS OF DRY GOODS. EMORY BAXT 920 Peansytrania aare on ascale of fifty all lots, parts of lots, a of same, cor- Forsyth + © 4 furveyor description of the h the tucation of fire- and’ fire ering up 4 for sx seri net to exceed ing twenty-four Syuares nite, FM. Fachtz and F supe > the re. W. Pratt the poblication of what ts ¥ of Washingt oF) anche nd subdivision 30 a WILL ¥ off LLIAM FORSYTH Surveyor of the District of Columb Taisohare sereed to examine the statistical ta Dies to b tin the above-mention~4 pnblt eat formation in them will be er Feet ty with the Numerical Book and other records fn my =a charge WILLIAM MUBGAN, Tax Clerk. After most careful investugation and ingniry we are thoroughly satisfied as to the facilities and abil. bof Col, Hachts to prepare such a “Beal Ratate Di- Fectory © aehington’’ aa Mabie and of vals erally We to. the public generally. Wo b erprise to our friends be of service. Brokers, Enese & Bon, eaTZ en svWitsarnccarazuane srenee T. EDW. CLARK & CO., DEALERS LUM WOOD AND COAL, DOORS, 545H, BLINDS, MOULDINGS, ac,, ac. , 646 Lonisians 5 Wart, Depet and Placing Mill (est of xn strest ri te—ath streets , ginta sveuts and Rueben entnen® await Foor ov 61a xv P Stazers, te ng” 10th att five HR VICTIMS . 0 conte; Cuillren. 25 cents. _ SATURDAY Ni A “MARRIED LIFE” and “s¢ SHINGLE.” On MONDAY, October 2, | Mr. and Mrs. W. J FLORE | in Tom Taylor's groat realistic drawn, as performed | ot A Rs A < S, ———————— ooo Vee, 42—N2. 6,420. | WASHINGTON oe he £vening Star, | D. C., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1878. TWO CENTS. SPECIAL NOTICES. Mothers, Methe Mothers! Don’t failte procure MES. WINSLOW'S 800TH - of teething in children. It relieves the child trem Pain, cures wind colic, regulates the bowels, and, by wing relief and health te the child, gives’ rest to fhe mother. Be sure and call for “MRS. WINSLOW'S BOOTHING SYRUP.” For sale by all draggists. iyl4-s06m. AMUSEM ENTS. Viets NEw OPERA HOUSE. TO-NIGHT AND SATUPDAY MATIN ME JOHN BE OWENS Wil appear this evening in the HEIR-AT-Law. Dr. Pangiors, LL.D d ASS. ” Mr. Owens, GRAND MATINEE SATUie 3 for a number of c th’s The + New OF LEAVE-MAN. a EA PER COMIQUE. low Peuna, Aveuuc, AN ENTIRELY NEW OOMPANY. EW FACRS The Greatest of all Earopean Sta: TELLA TROUPE. Metcmeteetio ZITELLA, the handsomest lady in eee GREAT VARELLA BROS, ZULELLA the Lafant Hercules, The Great Canadian Arti.te, CHAS. BL CABIN AUSTIN, ‘* _ THE CARBOLS. Last Week ofthe Great Carrols famil: ive weeks at B. York, entitled. THE TICK TH 12 kiopian OTTO BO cal JUHN BREESE. The favorite N. ¥_ Danseuse AMELIA GOREN FLO. The Beautiful Serio Comic Vocalist MISS CARRIE AVEKY Aud Our Great Company. W. THOMPSU SECUTED DUrCHMAN wees every WEDNESDAY and oct tr SATURDAY |; BEE MUSICAL CONCERT! EVERY DAY AND EVENING, Hear the Magnificent $6,000 ORCHESTRION, erforming the latest Operatic ana Nat t MB. SCHWARZENBERG’S, ylvan, oath side, between 4% al Music, On No. New No 7 mB { +; = Ot ™ ET) MARKRITER’S, fag sae Bo. 439 7th strect, betweon D and KE streets, eight doors abowe Odd Fellow’s Hail, Chotee Oil Paintings, Engravings, Obromos, &c, Also, largest stock Paper Hangings, Window bodes, Pictures, Frames, Pictare Cords aad Tas- suis, Bivgs, Nails, &c., in the District. BoieRMs Ossi. Dest ad ‘just, * tween 6th and 7th n. + 619 D mreet, be Notes by mail promptly attended to. Oash paid.fi3-tr ed EDUCATIONAL. \pApane SCH LIECK ER, assisted by hei 2¥E ter, ts prepared to resume her lessons i French Languace to private grsite and Classe. Madewoise, Florence Scaliecker, for ten years a pupil of the best professors of the Paris Conserva- tory of Music, will give lersons on the Pian le and in Singing. rman clase will also beformed. Resideu.ce 734 13th street, near New York avenue. Reforences—atrs. Judze Field. Mra, Senator Wert, * Biss, Gen Scuriver, 0.8. A; Hon. B. 0. ns, M.C.; Count Jacques de Ganay, French T: Agricultural B: 3 STITUTE This Boarding and Day School for Young Ladies will be reopened September 9, 1573. A hte experieuced Teachers and Profes- re engaged. For circulars, &c., address Principal, "Miss LUCY STEPHENSON, sept Im" No. 106 Gay st., Georgetown, D. 0. M48; 83 4,,PECK’S SELECT soHoou FoR BOYS, soathwest corner isth and K streets. ‘The fourteenth annual seesion commenced SerTan- eek LoTH. OYS" ACADEMY (Fourth Year.)—W. commences SEPTEMBER Ist, at Dr. Sunder jand's church, 43 street, between © street and Louisiane avenue northwest. See circular, at bookstores, or call at the Principal's resi- jeuce, 12% 3d street sent Price $15 por quar- thirt: heaat. ter; number of pupils limited to ~ Sugl6-2ra" CHASE BOYS, Principal. re DETERMINED TO DEFER THE WLTHDRAWAL oF ovr POPULAR PRICE LIST, FOR A SHORT TIME, WE WILL STILL OF FER THE FOLLOWING EXTRAORDINARY INDU $15 SUITS FOR $10. @12 OVERCOATS FOR §4 $15 SUITS FOR $14. 19 OVERC ATS FOR $10 $20 SUITS FOR @14. $200 @25 SUITS FOR 1% $25 OVERCOATS FOR g15 $30 SUITS FOR 922. $30 OVERCOATS FOR §22 MENTS: ‘OATS FOR $14 BOYS. $12 SCHOOL SUITS FOR s*% $15 DBES> SUITS FOR $10. €13 SCHOOL SUITS FOR 89. $18 DRESS SUITS FOR g13. OVERCOATS AT SAME DISCOUNTS. Boys EQUAL REDUCTIONS ON ALL GOODS. POSITIVELY FOR ONLY A FEW DAYS. BUY NoW. HABLE BROTHERS, Merebant Tailors and Fine Clothiers, octlo-tr conta to trailing, skilled in Xie well taow the moat ‘and political dig. im public ‘Da wat Dr. W ‘treats Corns, 5 troublesome I Recension, jal: the visit. wie, fogetel fee is from 815 to a0 Brees of | busi: O rete Fu Geena EMPLOYMENT OF FICE.—All per- IN ieee an ant Fin azecus ‘vals cas PR ESO oe | EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. INTERNAL Revence—The receipts from this source to-day were 6.51. Prestpent Grant is expected to return in the early train te Srore DELANO is expected to arrive from Ohio to-morrow orraw THe CLEARANCES of the 1 banks yesterday amounted to $5,50 Exsion W. A. Happey was before the nava’ examining board to-day for promotioa w an ad- vanced grade. Tue PoLanis INVESTIGATION was continued at the navy yard to-day. It is doubtfal if tt commission finish their labors before Tuesday or Wednesday of next week Tre Onto Excretion patch from Ohio was rece department this afternoon We think Allen elected. Repuvlican state officers elected. Legislature democratic. Three republicans elected from Cincinnati.” The following dis- ived at the Interior A COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION has been or- dered by the board of civil service examiners of the Treasury department to be held in Hooe’s building, on F street, on the 20th of Oc: tober, to fill three vacancies of class two in the office of the Thii itor THe AMERICAN AND MEXICAN CLAt™S Com- misston having named Sir Edward Thornton as umpire, he has accepted frankly the nomina- tion, provided his government will consent to his acting in that capacity, which consent he basasked. Meanwhile the commissioners are engaged in the examination of cases for adjudi- cation, A DELEGATION OF Grow INDIANS gconsisting of nine warriors and five squaws, accompanied by their late agent, F. D. Pease, and two inter- preterg, arrived in the city to-day. They als) come tor an interview with the Secretary of the Interior and the Commissioner of Indian Af- fairs, relative to the cession of their reservation to the government. ‘Tue Troness, which went in search of the Polaris survivors, has arrived at St. John’s with all hands well. She experienced very heavy weather, and the crew are much reduced by cola ai fatigue. She return quence of the early winter and v No traces were obtained of t 7 Tigress remains at St.John's a week for re- paira, and then procee ew York. Crericat, Promotions.—The following pro- motions have been made in the General Land Qffice:—From class on> to clas: o—L. EF. F. Spotford, Connecticut; N. Freeman, South Car- colina; Frank ©. Bail, Wisconsin, ‘J. M. Arm- strong, Iowa; J. W. Bixler, Indiana, and ©, 0 rown, New York. Miss Kt. H. Elwell, of Con- necticut, bas heen appointed a stenographer in the Patent Office, at a salary of $1,200. NAVAL OrnpeERS.—Passe: ter Henry d Assistant Paymas. . Machette, to the Canandai- gua; Lieut. Commander James P. Robertson, detached from the receiving ship Independence and ordered to the Kearsarge; Medical Director Charles Martin, from the naval rendezvous, Boston, and ordered to the naval hospital, Washington, D. Passed Assistant ymas er. W.Slamm, from the Canandaigua and ordered to settle accounts. A Day Tiwz.—The weather chronicle issued by the signal officer for the week ending the 16th inst. shows the rainfall as follows in the dis- ed: St. Lawrence valley, 0.2 inch; , 0.15; middle Atlantic states, 0.01; south Atlantic states, 0.01; eastern gulf states, 0.01; western gulf states, 0.01; lower lake region, 0.15; upper lake region, 0.05; Ohio valle Tennessee, 0.0; upper M “ippi valle lower Missouri valley, 01; Minnesota, 0.05. PERSONAL.—Miss Lizzie Richardson, of New Hampshire, was yesterday promoted to a $1,200 clerkship in the office of the Quartermaster 7 O2 04 General. ----Among the arrivals in New York day before yesterday are noted Representative Luke P, Poland, of Vermont; Professor J. FE Hilgard, of Washington; Ex-Senator James Harlan, of Towa; A. M. ‘Clapp, Congressional printer, mmander 8. W. Terry, U.S.N. --"Baron Schlozer, the Ger- man Minister, has received the mournful news of his mother’s death. He has but recently re- turned from @ visit to his home in Germany. Tue society of the Army of the Tennessee yesterday re-elected Gen. Sherman president for the coming year. The distinguished gnests visited all the places of interest around Toledo in carriages. President Grant passed an half hour with the board of trade. At the banquet, Gen. Sherman presided. The following toasts were offered: “The Old Flag,” responded to by Gen. S. 8. Shulburt; “The President of the nited States,” responded to H. B. Hayes: «The Army,” response by Secretary Belknap; d Lieutenant Co “The Navy,” response by Kear Adtiral Wor- den; “Our Soldiers,” response by Gen. Pope; “Our Dead,” response by Gen. W. E. Strong; “The Geneva Arbitration,” response by Hon. M. R. Waite; “The Army of Cumberland,” re- sponse by Gen. J. B. Steadman; “The Ladies,” response by Gen. Phil. Sheridan. President Grant held @ levee at the Boody house last eve- ning, which was thronged with visitors, Tae Death ov Yours Leccett—Whal his Father, Gen. Leggett, Says About It.—Gen. Leg- gett, Commissioner of Patents, does not give the slightest credence to the reports that his son, Mortimer M. Leggett, met his death while being ** hazed” by his fellow stydents of Cor- nell University. On the contrary, he 1s con- vinced trom al] the circumstances which have come to his knowledge—from the statements of President White and those who came on with the remains of his son, and from what the latter wrote him before his death—that his death w: purely accidental, wholly disconnect with any hazing process. From the time he first entered the university Mortimer wrote his parents almost daily, and in every letter spoke of the kind manner in which he was treated by allof his fellow students, including the mem- bers of the higher class®s. He stated that there were no indications whatever of hazing at the university, and that but one instance of it had ever occurred in the institution, and that about two years ago, and, further, that those who participated in it were summarily expelled. A short time before his death Mortimer, who was a very dutiful and affectionate son, wrote both his father and mother in separate letters telling them that he had received the compli- mentof an invitation to join the Kappa Alpha society, and asking if they had any objection to his becoming a member. ' He stated the leading principles of it, (among them being abstinence from the use of tobacco and intoxicating drinks of ail kinds, prohibiting the use of profane lan- guage, &c.,) and said that mostof the exemplary young men and several of the professors belonged to the order. He also gave the names of several well-known gentlemen in the Interior depart- ment who belonged to the society ( which is about fifty years old), among them Solicitor Smith. ‘The general returned an answer giving his own and bis mother’s full consent to join the society, and he (Mortimer) been on his way to the place ok pondaavenn oh 6 accident occurred which ended in hie death. He, with two other students, as bas been stated, were near the recipice without bate aware of it, and hearing wo other students coming behind them, young ioe and his companions playfully ran to hide in the bushes which fri: the chasm, and before they knew of their danger were simultaneous): other two stade: precipitated from the cliff. The its in the rear came very near meeting with the ee fate. rs. facall ly urged by the the order of Ea a have been earnest- of the university and ha to visit the univer. ives by inquiry and in- e yoy 8 of thi zing charge, le he intends t e i to please roca at hs meng imply en wi ler Le invitation, but not the purpose of investi- gine. since he is thy bly 3 convinced that no foundation wer tor the reports of hazing which the enemies of Cornel! are cir- culating. w7-The Irish the establishment of an emigration bureat New York city. §7-A sad accident occurred in Pennsylvania lady broke her arm somersault. the otherday. A young while trying to tarn a @7 George Fairbanks, of Foxboro’, Mass., aged 80 years, was to death ina field that town on Tuesday by afuriogs bull. . S7 Isaiah Joyce says his wife having turned him out of doors at Rockland, Me., he will pay no bills of her contracting. Right. Se need erent ‘Wenons fair, alung- ing machine. The exertion made his lungs bieed, and, in four hours he was # corpse. PRESIDENT GRANT ANOTHE DISTRICT, Improvement of the National Capital, | TUREK THINGS THAT THE PRESIDEYT HOPES To SEE—HIS VIEWS OS THS SUBJECT OP | GOVERNMSNT | IMPROVEMENTS—WHAT TRE SHOULD ram to the Philadelphia Press city, says:—A striking feature of lent Grant's administration bas been his provement of the na ional I iy annual messages to Congress he has called attention to this subject, and during his term of office larger appropria. still in. doubt. claimed the election of Noyes by 1,500 or more majority. and the democrats cluimed the elec tion of their gubernatorial candidate by about 100 majority. Ashtabula county is one of the things that re- duces the majority claimed fur Noyes. latest figures are to the effect that the demo- cratic gan in ten or eleven counties, which nave not have to be so larg other counties to elect Allen by a smnall maj The October Elections, THE OHIO STATE TICKPT STILL LX DouRT. The resuit of the vote for governor in Ohio is At midnight the republicans The heavy republican loss in The iy been heard from through ramors,wil eas the average gain of tions have been made for public buitdings, and a Reo — moses DES manors for the benefit of the parks and reservations | 188 than 500, : owned by the government than at any other | DAlance of the state ticket. Meager retarns on period in the history of the capital. The amount of work xccomslisied can only be realized by those who visit Washington. The Presidenthas mark fortunate in having for his ioner of public buildings and grounds : ver as General O. E. B. k. ies as private secretary to neral Babcock has inaugu- arried out a system of . G rated and partial ic reduction in Carpenter's maajori with his vote in IST1, is 13,528. com pored of 100 members, and fall returns elect the other state officers indicate that Noyes ran behind his ticket. THE SWEEPING REPUBLICAN MAJORITY 1owa. The latest returns from Iowa ter's majority at 21,000. In definite returns have been rec as compared ‘The house is IN which, when completed, will contribute largely | SS Fepublican members, a members on the in to the beau capital. He has mad dependent republican, anti-monopoly and dem- mest of the comparatively small appropriations | cate ticket. ‘Thirty members are not deti- made by Congress, Some of the parks. like | Bitely heard from, but dispatches indicate that Latayette Square, which were almost unut for | t¥0-thirds of the ‘members will be republican, use, owing to dampness, Lave been thoroughiy | M8king a total republican membership of 5s, oF underdrained. The grounds surrounding the | 5 ™aJority. In the oor peaiag weep he 50 ae Executive Mansion would scarcely be reeag- | bers, 26 members hold over, 22 of them republi- nized by those who have not visited Washing- ton for the last twoor three years. The un- sightly iron railings, which always conveyed to the mind a painful impression of a jail, have been taken a Where the bronze statue of ‘Thomas Jefferson stood, directly in front of the White House—by-the-by, this same statue has been greatly criticised a¥ a work of art—Gen- eral Babcock has erected a magniticent foun- tain. All the grounds have been laid out with graveled waiks, so that they ara now of some service to the “sovereign people.” ‘The statue of Jefferson has been removed to the east side of the White House. Perhaps the greatest achievement of General Babeock is the con- struction of a drive from the south front of the White House to the Capitol, passing through the grounds of the Agricultural de- partment, the Smithsenian Institute, and the Botanical Gardens, ‘This is net yet completed, When finished, it will make, with the grounds surrounding it, a magnificent park. ‘The drive runs along the old line of the famo rather ‘amous, ‘Washington canal,” the sore of the city for all the vears back within the mem- ory of ihe oldest tuhabitant. It ts hardly neces- sary to add that in all this General Babcock has had the sanction and support of the President. cans and the rest democrat. tors 10 are known to be republicans, and it is probable in two doubtful districts republicans are elected. senate and 54 pretty certain votes in the house Bill give republican majority on joint ballot of 10. mitted to the party, as they in the state, the joint majority will be nearly 20. 15,785 in the judicial election. independent 'candidate for the supreme has a majority of 1 and of 1,720 over Dwinnell, republican. He also carries Sacramento, San Jose, and Stockton by large majorities, and is elected by a large ma- jority in the state. The vote everywhere was ight. yesterday. never bent Kate Gilbert e: Kenny two. y Chief, and then Kate Gilbert captured the Of the new sena- ‘Thirty-two republicans in the If the independent rp acegaay ws nec ways have been THE JUDICIAL ELECTION IN CALIFORNIA. The total yote of San Francisco was only McKinstry, the art, Stover McKee, democrat, ‘The Turf. MYSTIC TARK RACSS YESTERDAY. The Mystic park races were largely attended ‘The unfinished race for horses that Deacon and nd Brown by Modoc ch having one 1 The fifth heat was we sixth ‘and seventh, which gave ber the race WHAT TI IDENT HOPES TO SRE. Time, 2250) sae eee oa eee The cra of imp1 Amica Spies egy eae Brown Kenny won the second money and Dea commenced. | In conversation the othe ay The | con third. The regular race was for horses that President stated that there hoped to see at imaugnrated retired from office. “In the first plac ‘I want the government to buildings for all ita officers entitl We are now paying for rented quarte s about never beat 2:50, and was won by beating Modoc Chiet, Lucindi was for horse: but three entries; all started. 2:44, 2 that never beat 2:33. There one hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars | RO" bY Dustin dim, beating a@ year. This money and the interest on it would | 404 third heat: Time, ina tew years make ae etd a Price ST eed the buildings required.” ‘The President adda tHe . i one : AT DEXTER PARK, CHICAGO, that besides, it was due to a great government | Gotgsmith Mald, Glouster and Bashaw, ir lke ours that it should own the building occu- | t4'tor a purse of eon tnlle hene pied by its officers for the transaction of its | {¢ business, He continued: “Another thing 1 want tosee inaugurated before f retire from ce is the erection of suitable houses, pt ond. aid won in three straight he: ‘Tim Means oF Eee 18, APB FRom Bur Britp- residences for the of the Ci - | INcs.—An oficial inspection of a mumber of atertai: @ great deal, | the s and school houses was recently in comparativeiy good houses. It | made by officials connected with the depart- y, lave not private fortunes, it requires | ment of buildings of the city of New York. for nearly all their salary to pay rent, and the the purpose of ascertaining whether these struc- have little lett to live on.” The President's is that these housesshonld not only be built y turnished by the government. He too, to see # movement inaugurated by the several states to build residences fur their Senators. This, of course, would be followed by the erection of tine recidences by members of the House of Ke who have large id can atford it. These views of the » although not entirely new, that about the residences for Senators having been agitated several years ago, cannot fail to make stavorable impression, backed as thi by his inflaence. It is not impro before the expiration of this term the F will call the atte ject in one of his THE PRESIDENT AND THE BOARD OF WORKS. The President is the warm friend ani_advo- cate of the improvements made here by the Board of Public Works. Those who have read bis letter accepting the resignation of Governor Henry I). Cooke need hardly be told that he in- dorses all that has been done, and that he will stand by the board in allits measures for the improvement of the city. He has taken par- ticular pains to give the work done under the orders of the board his personal supervision, and he will no doubt be able to give Congress a satisfactory reason for his supportof these meas ures. On this question the President 1s ¢ enthusiastic. He cannot understand the object of those who are disposed to denounce the Board of Public Works for what has been dene. I do not propose to go into details, but in conversa- tion the President is prepared to show that the improvements made by the board are beneficial, not only to the national capital, but to the property-hoidera of Washington. ' It is evident that he indorses fully the course of Governor Shepherd, and those who attempt to fight that gentleman, in or out ot Congress, will tind that in the President he has a powerful and earnest supporter. here is one inferonce which I think may justly be drawn from the President's conver: tions on the subject of the improvements of the national capital—that is, that he has no idea of a ‘‘third term,” and that THE GHOST OF “CASARISM” has no existence anywhere outside the office of asSensational newspaper ot New York. Inspoak- ing of the three Improvements already alluded to--the erection of public buildings fur the use of the government, of residences for the mem- bers of the Cabinet and for Senators of the Uni- ted Stutes—the language of the President was guarded. He did not say he expected to see these projects carried out betore his term of of- five expired, but he “hoped to see them inanga- rated.” There is now a building in progress of erection for the use of the State, War, and Navy departments, but it will take five or six to complete it.’ There are other public buildings required which have not yet been designed, but ich will be called for within the next two or three years. One of the proudest monuments of Président Grant’s administration will be the improvement of the national capital, much of which will be due to his efforts. A New Figtp vor Ca York Times has the following special from Cui- cago: “It is said that Senator Carl Schurz, of Missouri, intends to remove to Chicago alter the expiration of his term of office. He is look ing for a new field in which to operate, and Chi- | ! cago appears promising. Horace White, mun- aging editor of the Tribune, worships Schurz, and, therefore, the Senator will b organ The Senater has still another agency in the person of a brother-in-law named Jussen, at ene time connected with the castoms. These two men—White and Jussen—are working to have Schurz adopted as the leader of the Ger- mans in linois. It is up-hill work, for the cynical Senator has recently been repudiated by them. The main idea is to create a revolt against Mr. A.C. Hessing, the Chicago leader of the Germans, and it is hoped to Dring this about before Carl's term shall expire, and if the scheme succeeds he will immediately appear as claimant for the successorship.”” PUBLIC NOMINATION FoR JUDGE IN BALTIMORE.—At necessary. applied, will obviously give additional security to human life, and prevent fatal a fires; and it is it should not be adopted in son's grave. pistol was heard, and short! man’s body was found lying across the with two bullet boles in the br body was a double-barrel Coroner Meeks held an inqvest, and found a note in the dead man’s pocket, written ina trembling hand, addressed to the su) ent of the cemetery and signed John George Hoffman, saving that he had killed himse! Hoffman was 56 Since then he has had family troubles. note he requested to be interred beside his favor- ite son.—N. ¥F. Sun, 16th. knife and stabbed him. tures were provided with all the safeguards against fire mates, requ! nd facilities for the escape of red by a stringent law. Where re noted orders were given requiring speedy construction of such additional firs pes and ladders or repairs as were deemed Such a system of inspection, rigidly cidents at rthy of consideration whether ther ties. SUICIDE ON THE GRAVE OF a Sox.—On Toes «day afternoon Jobn G. Hofman, a Morrisan:a r, went to Woodlawn About five o' vemetery to visit hi~ Jock tue report of » afterwards Hott rave east. Beside the pistol. Yesterday ‘intend- years old. His son died in 1 In the Propsery Saves 1x VirGinta.—The follow- ing property was sold at public sale on Monday: 612 acres of the Ellzey farm to Wm. Beverly, at $20 per acre; §) acres in the suit of Otley vs. Humphrey, sold for $50. rett purchaser; house and lotin the caseof Wat- son vs. Watson, $1,100, J. the Birkitt Hotel in Hillsborough, $1,000, Lydia Underwood purchaser. ys. Everhart, 41 acres of land, at $13.50, W. Moore purchaser, and 57 acres at $3.10 per acre, Nathaniel Prince purchaser; storehouse in Aldie, at $700, land at $12.75 per acre, Mrs. A. E. Palmer pur- chaser. 10 per acre, S. H. Gar- Watson purchaser, In the case of oni acy vs. Swart, nd 60 ares of Pistot SHooTine 1x West J. Sweeny, a candidate for the legislature, assaulted and beat iter of the Wheeling (W. Va.) gister, tor an alleged abusive article pub- lished in Wednesday morming’s paper. Yester- day morning’s issue contained farther refiec- tions on Sweeny’s character. About 11 0’clock weeny met Lewis rag geome and J. - Clarkson, local editor of the Register, and {ter some words, all three drew their revolvers and commenced firing. wounded and Clarkson had his arm broken. Baker was slightly A TERRIFIC EXPLOSION Occurred last night in Louisville from foul sewerage, in front of the city hall, upheaving immense flagstones eigh- teen feet long all around the building, and shaking it as if by an earthquak ment on 6th street, from the river, was thrown up at several po! ber of people at police headquarters were thrown several feet and stunned. Fortunately no one ‘The pave- 7, all to the nts. A num as seriously injured. It is feared (he foundations of the city ball are injured. MURDER Bb ROBTITUTS. Louisvillea prostitute, named ack driver, n: Kehler, night, in fr a saloon on Lafay- ieting two probably fatal wounds. old grudge ag own, and ad night Le went into thesatoon with the inte of carrying ont his threats, and getting her on the sidewalk. struck her first, wien she drew a threatened ber life before, Wednesday tion Brown was arrested. Avpaciorvs ATTEMPT TO STEAL A Locowo- yx.—Some bold rascal took alvantage of the neer and tireman being at dinner the other day at Hoopeston, Lil, to detach a locomotive trom a freight train and start for the Chicago exposition. telegraphed to open a switch and ditch the en- gine, but the thief met another train, compell- ing him to ran some distance back, when he set the brake ‘The agent at the station ahead was d escaped to the woods. Sioux Inpians Fieutine tue Poncas.—A telegram from Sioux Pg nas October 15, Bay! ‘A war party of 200 Sioux attacked the the democratic primary elections yesterday the | Poneas ney, seventy-tive miles west of here, friends of Hon. George Wm. Brown carried the | this moouing.* ‘Whey ease copabees op the Fax. day and will go into the nominating convention | cas, but renewed the attack this. afternoon, with probably seventy votes out of the handred. : driving the Pencas into @ plum erchard, where Unless some more popalae candidate is offered the figut is oe ing on. ‘rour Indisnson each by the other party, Mr. Brown will be elected | side have been Eiied so far. judge of the eity court tor the next fifteen years, as successor to the late Judge Scott. gern tint eh Is fh ail for Dr. Ji M. Comins, of New York, THE BDITORIAL BXCURSIONISTS from Wash- | whos chi with having ington, Baltimore and Philadelphia, who are | tionon Ida M. Vail at J the guests of the Buflalo, New York Phila- | sulted in her death, has been delphia railway company, visited every point | at $15,000. to le of interest in Buffalo yesterday, made a yacht | procure that amount in a few daya.—N. Y. Jour. trip around the harbor, lunched at Granil Ist- | Com., 160A. and, and enjoyed a banquet at the Buffalo club- rooms last night. 7 ES the Woman’s congress in Crorrsp His Heap Orr.—At San Francisco | day, one of the, —— pesterday John Ryan murdered Owen Gillen | apology fer inz ni 9 Cal Ne chopping his nearly off with an ax. | sion, during which Mrs. Jplia ‘0 cause is assigned for the act. Gillen was the that send forth an: o> aaa @ bench when the deed was commit- H. Brown, chief of Provo, Uta, was | A ——- from Br enee ontee i remmmed yesterday by 2 Pe died une iy 7, at 6A m., at her a . drunken rough, as . * * | home, Mrs, RE. just three yours and THE ConsTITUTION oF Naw Jersey has been amended, to enable the rernor to call extra three days since her fat a died. sessions of the legislature to veto separateitems WaxtTED $10,000 AND Got LY $75.—A of bills without defecting the whole, aud pro- woman who sued tor $10,000 from the viding for the election ofsheriifa corouers. | New York and Charleston company, Banxnvrr.—George Bird, Grinnell & Co., | [1 Dene excluded from state-room, has been of New York, were yesterday moruing declared | 8T#8ted $75 by a New York court. _ bankrupts, and their whole estate passed under Rey. Nagayan Sueswaper addressed an the control of the -y court. immense audience in Baltimore last night. TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR This Afternoon’s Dispatches rial cate’ atte tia: Associated Press Reports. ——_e- New York Notes, THE KING SUITS aGatN. New Youk, (ctober The case of William M. Tweed will be taken ap in the court of oyer nd terminer immediately after the Stokes trial a. Th against Thos, Coman, r+ Walsh and Mike Norton will also IN THE STOKES TRIAL TO-DAY the head clerk at the Manchester House test’ that he saw the prisoner at the Hoftman use before the murder, and had a conversa: tion with bim about the trouble with Fisk Stokes raid Fisk was a blackmailer and a loafer, and he (Stokes) carried « pistol and would shoot him. [At this point Stokes lost his calmness, beeame flushed in the face, and was about start- ing to contradict the witness, but was restrained by his mother.] 208 CORTRN WON'T FORT. The statement is made to-day that Joe Co. burn wil! decline all chalieng ght. determined, atter his match with Mace, enter the ring as principal or second, and b sides, during the past year, he has suffered from fever and ague. DEATH OF A $6,000 RACE HORSE. The race horse Lookout, for which $6,000 had been refused, died last night. o Wall Street To-da: GOLD DOWN AND STOCKS Di New York, October 17.—Money is loaned at 1-32 to 1-16, with greenbacks at 1-16 to x mium. Foreign exchange has been advanced to 1065 and 107% for long and short sterli Gold ranges between 107 and 108%. The rates patd for carrying are 7 to 3 per cent. aud flat for borrowing. Government bonds firm, south- ern state securities higher. In stocks prices have declined y to \ in early dealings, but later there was a general improvement. ‘The greatest inactivity was in Western Union, Lake Shore, New York Central, Rock Island, and bash. Western Union fell off from ‘5s to ind afterwards reached 58%; Lake Shore declined from 9 \, te 6S, and later recovered the decline; New York Central receded from 89, + and has since advanced to 84; Roek Island sold at as? a9; Wabash 41 ¢a41 424; Northwest, 414395 ail \y; Ohio's. St. Paul, 31ya%oxas1y; CC. and / 224, and Un ° The Free Religtonists. THE CLOSING SERSION LAST NIGHT. New York, October 17.—A final session of the free religious association was held last night Jobn Weiss read a paper on work done at the recent conference of delegates from the Evan- gelical Alliance. Moritz Ellinger followed on the same subject. Aaron A. Powell was suc- cessively hissed and applauded during the por. tion of his address on temperance when he said that since the day John Brown was mardered in Virginia, he never felt more saddened than on the day the Modocs were hanged. Mrs. INTNG. Mary F. Davis delivered a brief address, deploring the absence of women speakers at he recent Evangelical Alliance. The cor cluding speech of the convention was delivered by the chairman, Rey. Mr. Frothingham. _———e California Notes, M’KINSTRY’S MAJORITY. Sax Francisco, October 16.—Returns indi- cate that the majority for McKinstry, the ean- didate of the independent people's party for supreme court judge is about 5,000. THE RUNNING RACE AT OAKLAND to-day, between Thornhill, Osceola and Nel! Flaherty, was won by latter. Thornhill won the first heat in 1:44; Nell Flaherty took the others in 1:45, 1:45, and 145y. REHEADED. Lloyd Bell is the name of the man who chopped off Owen Gillen’s head yesterday with an axe. Bell is evidently insane. —— & BURNING OF AN ENGLISH CASTLE. Loxpox, October 17.—Ardnerskie Castle, formerly the residence of the Dukeof Abercorn, bas been burnt. Many works of art, including numerous etch by Lundseer, were lost. THE NEW CAPTAIN GENERAL OF Crna. Maprip, October 17. Appointed Captain General of Cuba lett Santande Havana yesterday. The government squadron is yet at Gibraltar. FLOOD AT ST. PETERSHURG. St. PErersnvre, October 17—Th Neva bas risen ten feet beyond the usual! height causing great damage in this city and the country through which it passes. ———_. Affairs im Philade!phia. A TRAMP SHOT DEAD. PHILapELPatA, October 17,—Thomas Price, living in Germantown, at 3 o'clock this moru ing shot an unknown colored man who he be- lieved was about entering his house. The man was killed, but examination showed that de- ceascd was merely a tramp, and had enter the porch to a He was about 79 years old, barefoot, and in his shirtsleeves. The coroner is investigating the case. ARRESTED POR WIPE MURDRi Lawrence Weish was arrested to-day charged with killing his wife. She was beaten on Tucs- day night, and died this morning. eer Convention of Western G . CHEAP TRANSPORTATION TO BE DISCUSSED. Keone, October the executive committee of the Iowa state grange of the Patronsof Husbandry, the execu- tive committee of state granges in the Missis- sippi valley met here yesterday. Delegates were present from Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Michigan, India Kansas, Mississip- pi, and Wisconsin. After organization and appointment of committees, the convention ad- journed to this morning. The subjects to be considered are cheap transportation and the improvement of the Mississippi river. ee The Yellow Fever, ‘THE CASES IN LOUISVILLE. LovIsvitte, October 17.— Although there have been several cases of yellow fever in this city every one has been imported from Mem- phis. Thousands of fugitives from Memphis and § hreveport have taken refuge in Louisville, and naturally some have brought the seeds of the disease with them. Not @ single case indigenous to this city has occurred nor probably will. There have been several frosts, and cold weather is almost upon us, and immunity of this city from such diseases is proverbial. Schooner A Fort Mownnor,- Va., October 17.—The schooner A. F, Ames, from Alexandria, en- countered the late “norther” a hundred miles south of Montauk; split her sails and was blown of Hatteras. The schooner J. H. Stickney, from Savannah, for Baltimore, took the crew of the schooner Shelbourn offs raft north of Hatteras. ‘They had been on it four days. The vessel was abandoned. No patticulars have been received. an emrar A Schooner from Georgetown, D.C, in Distress, New York, October 17.—Spoken October 13 long. Sine scbr. John Ferris, from Gee~5..wwn, D. C., for Hudson. She was *:iwantied, having cut away her masts to re the vessel. She was cull of water aud settling. The captain and mate were sick with fever and ague; hoped to put into Fortress Monroe. Fre. i Hl : 5 Extinguishment Prevention and wr ‘THE COMING CONVENTION OF CHIEYS OF FIRE DEPARTMENTS. Ra ne’: hall has been for the of the national convention of the chiefs of the fre departments in the United States, which will be beld in Baltimore next Monday. The subjects that are to come before the convention tor ditcurs On are announced to be as follows: VIRET GENERAL TOPIO— PREVENTION. ist. The limitation or disuse of combustible Marerial in Uhe structure of bt duction of excessive height in the restrictic ~~ , the re- Party-walis. The The presence and care of trustwortay watch. men in warchouses. factories and ‘e. pecially during the night. Sth. The regulation of the storage of inflammable material, and the use of the same for Beating or illumination, aso the exclusion of rabbish Mable to «pontane- ous ignition. th. The most available ures for the repression of Incendiarism. Tth. & systrm of minute and impartial Inspectionjafter the occurrence of every fire, and rig inquiry into the causes, with reference to their future avoidance. Sth. Fire-escapes actually service- bie for invalids. women and ehths hs organi net effective system of disc rimente, and the import the departments trom political in The best descript engines, hose, and ¢ tance of standards of od. a of apparatus, incladi bose carriages, hook and ladder emical extinguishers. M. The untrormity ab ie well c use of water, and its judi- nat fires. 6th. Increase in the reaper than m telegraph thoroughly autowatic and reliable. sth. The importance of the control and regatation of the supply of water, telegra: ratus generally an of subjecting them f a P trols or salvage corps, small engines or portable extinguishers, and ‘store or fact brigades drilled for emergencies. wth. trained corps of sappers and miners as an aux- iliary tn large cities. 11th. Finally, though not least in importance, the need of mplete an- derstanding between those whose duty it is to extinguish fires and the insurance companies which have te indemnify the loss of property destroyed. Pronante McRpER AR LEWISTOWN, ME—The lirmains of a Richly Clad Woman Fomnd in the Woods. — A special dispatch to the Boston Herald from Lewiston, Oct. 15, says: The headless body of a woman was found to-day a short distance above Laker's Mills, about three miles from this city, by Johu M. was working on the highway on the river road toGreene. "The flesh was nearly decomposed. The clothing was in a fair state of preservation. The remains were found ina clump of fine trees near the highway. The woman, it is thought, was of more than ordinary height. Coroner Brooks bas charge of the remains. When found search was made for some evidence by which she could be identified, but thus far there is no indication of who she was. She was dressed in silk, trimmed with silk lace of cousiderable width. This is certainly @ very mysterious affair. as there bas been no missing woman re- ported in this section of the state for years. All the indications point toa murder, which it is quite evident must have een perpetrated upon some one who was a stranger in this nelchbor- hood. At present there seems to be no possible clew to the detection of the author ot this awful tragedy. h. A fire-al A Love TRacepy 1x ILLrNors.—On the September, Mr. Mack Wood, a wealthy farmer of Mulberry Grove, ll., went with his wife toa wood near their house to pick plams, but the wife soon returned, saying that her hus. band had remained to look at his cattle. The following day a pool of blood was toand under the tree near which she had left him, but a careful search by a large number of people for several days failed to discover the man. A month after, a little girl was passing over 4 tield near by with adog, and the latter was at tracted to a certain furrow in the plowed gar- den, by the odor of decaying auimal matter. iy Search was made, and the of the murdered man wasfound. It had been plowed in by one Williams, father-in-law to the victim. Another ok y tothe affair was a bate tellow named Henulor ho had been violently in love with Wood's wife, and whose passion bad been re- turned. It is thougnt that he is the marderer, and that Williams, who had a quarrel with Wood, was only an accomplice while Mrs. Wood knowingly decoyed her husband to hie death. Williams aud the woman have been arrested, but Heulon is among the missing A Britiuiant Reconp.—The record of Mar- shal Bazaine, who is now on trial, was a very brilliant one betore the German war. He en- tered the army in 1831, at the age of twenty, and in the following year so dusting aisned him- self for bravery in Atrica that he received the Cross of the Legion of Honor on the field. In the Crimean war he bad command of a brigade of infantry, and for his condact at the siege of Sebastopol was made a division general. In 1863 he had the dignity of Commander of the Legion of Honor conferred upon him, and sub- sequently received the Grand Cross. In 1864 he took commanfl of the Mexican expedition, succeeding General Forey, and was in com- mand of one of the main divisions of the French army when the Franco-Prussian war com: menced. Kowzp Hinseir To Dear a C Cloud, the oarsman, who starred Foe ane delphia some three _,onths since to row to New Ories~”, oy Canals and rivers, died on Tuesday last five miles above Plaquemine. Gloud was found in his boat in almost an exhausted con- dition Monday and died the next day. His diary shows he had been suffering with what 3 a heavy shakes for some days before his eath. Two Mex Ixsvmep ny A Rarvroap Acct- DENT.—A stock train of the Chi and Alton railroad ran of the switch at Noman, lil., Wed- needay night, and the caboose, filled with sengers, and’ two cars of stock were ditched. Five men were injured, two very severely, and astock dealer of Kansas named Baker it is = fatally. Twenty head of cattle were ed. Tar McCaety-Morpecal Dur..—The case of Page McCarty, charged with the murder of the late John B. Mordecai, was again calied in the police court to-day, but owing to the con- Unued indisposition of the acc: » the care was continued until Monday, November ith. bail bond will be renewed this afternoon in the sum of $10,000, with Walter K. Martin, esq., as surety.— Virginia State Jowrnal, 16th. ———S=«=_—_= A Basy Kitixp ny a Saratooa TReNK.— Mrs. Henry Smith, of Grand Rapids, M a and KILLep at a Weppine.—At a wedding yos- terday at the house of Frederick Attervogt in Baltimore, Henry Herser, 38 years, was sbot and killed a hg | socidental discharge ora pistol in the ha of Charles Hultz. The ball — Herser’s side aud passed brough his ve AGRICULTURAL Co-orERATIO! co operative manufacturing compa‘ organized at Lyndon, f1l., with $150,000. The Lyndon hydraulic company septs it with lots and water power vali at =10,000 and it will go into the manufacture of agricultural machinery on an extenai went near Franklin, Ind., & little brown § jaarrelied, f : i | be li i