Evening Star Newspaper, October 21, 1873, Page 4

"annemewis, &e., To-night. '¢ Opera House.—Mr. and Mrs. W.J. Flor- ence in the * Ticket of Leave Man.” Theater Comique—The great Chinese celeb- rity, Ling Look other attractions. 8 Orchestriog music at No. 463 Pennsylvania Brenue. ——«—___ Condensed Locals, Hibernian Society No. 1 has given $100 for the yellow fever sufferers in Memphis. The St. Andrew Society met last evening and eed to contribute $150 for the relief of Me: phis. 7T ° coroner deckted that James Kirk (whose death at 1299 6th street southwest, was noticed in ye: Stan,) died of apoplexy, and therefore held no inquest. A blind horse, belonging to Messrs. Litchfield & Augherton, this morning while standing in a in front of the Post (fice on F street started to move off and stumbled and fell, when ‘one of the shafts ran through its neck and it bled to death in a few minutes. ‘The superintendent of gas and lamps has been directed to place three lamp posts and lamps in front of Wall’s Opera House. The superinten- dent of streets has been directed to have a well dug and a pamp erected on the north side of Stanton street, Hillsdale. ‘The sth district republican club last evening elected the following officers: J. H. Jackson, president; W. B. Ingraham and John Cronin, vice presidents; G. L. Joy, secretary; G. W. Stewart, corresponding secretary; Otho Bran- son, treasurer. The Boston street railroad companies have issued an order requiring conductors to collect all front platform fares ontside, without open- ing the front door and chilling the inside pas- sengers. Can't we have a similar order issued Yu Washington’ A literary, dramatic, and musical entertain ment will be given by the Shakespeare Club at Willard’s ball on Thursday evening, in ard of the yellow fever sufferersat Memphw. Tickets (Si each) may be obtained of members, and at the principle book stores. The charitable should patronize this entertainment. i. ‘The District Militia. PROMOTING THE EPFIC'ENCY OF THR YOLTN- TEER ORGANIZATIONS—THE OFFICERS TO BE BXAMINED. From the following general order it will be seen that our military officers will be required to be well up in their duties. District oF Conumnta, Adjutant General's Of Wasnineton, October 18, General Order No.3 I. The following named officers are hereby constituted a board of examination for the off- ers of the National Guards of the District of Columbia: 1. Col. W. Moore, A. DP. C., president. Col. §. W. Owen, Quartermaster. itt, A. D.C. V. W. Vandenburg, A. D.C. Col. R. 1. Fleming, ist regiment. S. Bt. Fisher, Ist battallion infantry. 7. Capt. Donald McCathran, Ist regiment. &. First 1 fongh, ist regiment. I. The board will convene at the office of the Adjntant G day, the 10th of No- vember. ck p. m.,—the jumor Officer a —and will arrange for at least two meetings during each week, unti! dissolved by orders from these headquarters, ILL. It shall be the duty of the board to exam- ine as to their qualifications for their respective military positions all officers who may be or- dered betore it, and spon the completion of its labor to submit to the Adjutant General a re- port, giving the name of each officer so exam- ined, his rank, company. regiment or battalion, his fitness #« thus ascertained for acommis- Ito report to said board npon om the president thereof, who Teport to the oftice the name of Is to appear at the time and bis excellency, the governor hiet, tant General. D. C. M. D.C. ARRESTED ON THE CHARGE OF BIGAMY.— Yesterday afternoon Detective Coomes, armed With s warrant sworn out by Mrs. Mary Ann Wills before Justice S. C. Mills, charging one ‘Thomas Wills alias Roberts with bigarey, pro- feeded to the brewery of George B. Wilson, on K street, near Rock creek, where he took the aforesaid Wills alias Koberts into custody, and lodged him at police headquarters, there to Await a requisition from the authorities of Bal- timore, in which city, it is alleged by the com- plainant (an English lady), the illegal marriage took place on the 28th of October, 1-69, Rev. K. Fuller officiating. She further alleges that she ‘was married to Wills in England in 1542, and in f of this has with her sundry papers, among em & marriage license, certificates, endorse- ments. &c.; and states that he deserted her, ame to this country, and married one Kate Harvey at the time and place above-mentioned, complainant at the same time being his lawful wife. She is accompanied by a Thomas Wills, jr., her son. Wills denies the story of the first marriage, bu knowledges having lived an who claims to be his first w dwas brought into court to-day s ‘comes and gave $1,000 bail for appearance to answer the charge. ° ‘Tue Fiecrrs or Taat Grasp F I CHALLENGE GROWING “SMALL ‘a to which Mr. 0 recently iss: hunt ‘0 him a letter in which they say “that it was not and has not been our wish or intention to engage ina serious contest for money, but simply for fun and t—to call together gentlemen from tes, and have a grand and magnifi- hase; and in that way, and thereby, revive, to some extent at least,the good old times of anfe-beilum days. But as you evince a desire to make money the chief ob jon, we beg leave to state fed us as to who you a: in your propesition. We ask no more than what we have already given ourselves— satisfactory references. When that is done wa will run you for from $1,000 to $25,000 of the bonds of your state, North Carolina.” —_——e—— Tae Government TELBeRarn.—The con- tract for building the telegraph line connecting the several department buildings of the govern- ment in this city with the Capitol building, for whieh Congress at its last session sppropriated $10,000, was yesterday awarded by Gen. Bab- cock to Mr. George Maynard, of this city. ‘The line of poles will commence at the “inter- section of north B and North Capitol streets, thence along Korth Capitol street to the gov ernment printing office, thence along H street to sth, thence along Jepartments. The main line continues street and New York avenue to the y and Attorney € -neral’s (fice, Presi- dent’s House and Waran. Navy departments. From the corner of H anc tSth streets the poles will be run along 13th street to S street, thence to the State department. From B street north acable will be laid to connect with the bat- teries used for lighting the Capitol building. ‘The Capitol building, therefore, will be the principa! point from which the lines radiate. poise suena Tae PENNSYLVANIA REPUBLICAN ASSOCIA- TION las night appointed the following commit- tees: On Sociable—Z. Harrison, E. H. Chap- man, J. A. Doyle, John H. Thomas, T. D. Yea- ger, J. H. Wells, J. E. Michener, R. M. Jones, and James Cross. Political Committee—F. K Grimth, chairman; James Toomey, C. Evans. F. A. Conard, A. 5. Bryan, W. I. Har- P. Jeffries, H. M. Detlart, ; Kice, W. H. Behrens, J. B. Wilbur, Chas. Cook, W. L. Cook, H.A. Co- bough, H. B. Danner, James Printz, Kinsey, A. M. Judson, T. H. Martin, E. P. Oupbant, J. T. Power, G. J. Bond, FE. H. Minor. Atlarge—A. D.’ Hazen, J. B.'Smith, and J. M.Wilsn. Finance Committee—H. A’ Myers, W.M. Boyd, J E. Miller. Executive Committee—T. L. Oatheart, William Piatt, M. YV. Casey, C. 8. Keisinger. mer, W. Mxerixo OF THE PResnytenian Sysop oF Bavtrwors.—The synod of Baltimore will be- ip ite annual ssesions in this cit the New laying of footwaiks between @ strect ant York avenue, on the some street, has also been ordered; the tootwalks te be laid to the building ine. thelr a difference, and by ughs! of admiration or aston- ishment testified their appreciation ef ths show. ‘Red shine as well as faces may find some to latercst and sususe them at this theater. th to the Interior and Post | ay eee Recommendation» for its Improve- —— jel et Kelty; bel: nd. Corp tsa SPMSRIL, Eaglmeer | Giveatie aud Browning nt Grams argaiean Maj. Craignill, U.S. A., incharge of theim- | PROBATE COURT, Jucce Oi The Political Campaige in Virginia. Fax COURT HOUSE. 4 Fatnrax C. H., Oct. 18, 1873. today’ the | | Réstor Star: ‘The court-house was crowded provements of the harbers of Washington and Will of the lato Catherine Doster wi fally proven t Saturday to hear Col. Hughes, the repndli- Georgetown, has eubr.itted bis report to Gen. | inary Holle mnccuton anal dite beads | can candidate for Governor. The sudience was foul, ator, qualified, gi and also ay gnard an bond of z boud of | composed ot well dresed colored and white Genwi d pple.the latter somewhat in the majority H 84, | Eicladed several conservatives. Major G. E. Hine, the chairman of the meeting, introduced Humphries, chief engineer U.S. A. The report states: Under the act of Congress approved March 1.00 The will of Bonuett Henui Sth, 182, a board of survey was created for the | fpr Co). Hughes with a few well-chosen remarks. purpore of re ng to Congressafuiland com. disn « | Col. Hughes spoke for about an hour, presenting Prebensive plan of improvement. This report | POLICE COURT, Judge Snell.—To-day, H-r- | the issues of the day in the clear, forcible, dig- was printed in miscellaneous document No. 15, | mae Jubneon, charged» ith creating and maintain- | nified manner that is #0 characteristic of the Senate, 46th Congress, Sd session. Au appro: | 4 uuicanez in throwing offal on’a pablic rewr- | Tyan, and so becoming to the station he ts called priation of $50,000 was made by act of March | T#t!on Fo eee ad ommest; | upon to fill. He neither told anecdotes nor in- 3d, 1873. The freshets of the spring of 1873 | the Board of Health, in the discharge of hisdars: | Gulged in the abuse of opponents which is too having caused considerable deposit in the chan- | fined $30. Tuomas J. Hoover, charged with aan. | Common in political campaigns, but plainly dis- nels leading to Washington and Georgetown an | taining a nuirance at his slanghter house, inthe | enssed the policy of the republican party with examination of them became necessary in order | city Thnttn; $2 Martin, alias Retdy leh, | reference to the various questions of finance, to ascertain the extent of the changes reported. | ¢harend with violation of the revenue Inw.forf-ited | improvements, schools, townships, &c., in & ‘This examination was made by Lieut. Thomas | Sion) Gecrae Kine, dames ‘Lavender, Geotce | Manner that deepened conviction in the minds Tuttle, corps of engineers, as soon as practica- of bis political friends, and brought grave Ject of expendivare was wabmitied, the sala Sind ofusletency of thelr long-revered “conser: tion as to relieve at once, as far as possible, $5, Andrew Cannon, a tagrant, fatscnt fo | hearty and continued applase from the adi- the wants of commerce, while conformin; 8 concealed wiapon—a pistol; £20. Samael | E2Ce, Who had Unteued with remarkable quiet- to the plan of improvement recommended Vashington, disturbing the peace of Gaorgetown. | DESs and ai 7 sh ac thea by the board of survey already referred to. It | 95. Michncl Berkley, drov% and disorde Col. Daniels was next introduced as A was decided by the chief of engineers, in carry- | Hows Willian, prof d indecent ta $3: | for of the ablest paper in Virginia, and went ing out tuat idea, to devote £35,000 to dredgi Gr far to merit the compliment in the al inte Virginia channel which is proposed ulti Pe stirring address which he made. He quoted the mately to be the only channel) to a depth at low 2 utterances of Thomas Jefferson, one o waterof 14 feet, and to expend the remaining | {#ious, meeti ginia's most noble lenders, upon the now, vexed $15,000 in dredging along the present Washing- | John Ma tov, la questions of free schools, township organiz tio: ton front to a depth of 12 feet at low water. Pro- | st. and equality of rights. He said that as mission porals for this work have been invited, aries in China were now teaching the precepts hoped to execute it before the end of 173. of Confucius, asking the people first to live up fue board of survey state that if it slall be to their own chosen code, #0 he would favor decided by Congress to proceed with the exec - ng. not necessarily, the tenets of the party tion of thelr plan of improvement, not less than 5, i 7,” but simply the deeply-stadied and 82,000,000 should be appropriated for the firs" | case couti:ued for wi Oo Wer well-weighed words of Thomas Jefferson, the year. | In any event not less than $50,000 should | not present. Rebecca Chow a-rauit ss Avoa Hon | most revered champion of Democratic ideas, be provided for the year ending June suth on; $1. John O Atzerott was charged w aud ask them to tive up to those principle to pay for necessary dred:ing to keep the chin’ | Cen¥ ‘uhabout Sin enrrency (rom ant Col. Daniels denounced the increase of salary net open and to remove certain dangerous rocks | [V's 'pratrer of one and ba “K-pay meas are of the last Congress, and in the harbor of Georgetown. the comselricy tor called the attention ¢ x Appropriated March sd «$59,000 00 | went to this lady's house, she testifiel, op Expended in year end 30 20 | of engaging board, aud during the tempo-ary al y b| 7. 49,269 71 | sene- fthe lady, who keeps a gmall store in fr> seck to bring abuses to light and corre t Available for 1874... val Required for the year e stole the money from the drawer; 3 dayain iail, | them. He showed how the lately vaunted love a5, not less than. 50,000 09 | Peter Kennedy nesauit aud battery on Mary Kea: | of tree schools on the part of the conservative the project ‘garvey bo | "7: S5gn6 coms, AG, leaders was one calculated to completely rain the appropriation should be not less jartin, alias Reddy with viola- | the system. From the report of the zealous 2,000,000. tien of thie internal rev Hing Vaucr | and conscientious state superintentent, 1s. 7 , nt the s; terthe | Ruffner, it appeara conclusively th "Pierce Babcock, Gov. Cooke, A. R. | 4h seetion of the revenue laws. wherein the penalty | that instead of all the children of the Barbera ot Gob Petters Ae & meeting | Bretcribed ts fixed from $1,000 to 95,000 and impris- | Deopie receiving education, only one-third of held in the Governor's office on the 12th of De- | years, He tinposed the least, which was S10 fine | the children attend school, that Instead of edu- cember, 1572, Prof. Patterson submitted a re- y offered n» de- | cating children without regard to the condition port and plans tor the improvement, which ie to furnish the bonds re- | of the parents, an imperative rule exctudes all were approved and sent to each house of Con- | avired—$3.000—he was committed to jail. In the ) those who cannot show their Fasting or gaar- it recommended the reclamation of the | M«antime ex-Justice Cox started out to procure bail | dians’ tax receipts. From. this the speaker 3 is i} 3 5 $s a z z & 3 5 mck tt nd net much conk ke fact that republicans do not cover up ion or defend errors of polley, bat rath- os for him. es flats, and to have but one channel, of sufficient ee passed on to the condition of the finances, and ses; a direct con- other matters, making all points clear to the peel meni rg mon rachael pt LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE. dullest comprehension. He concluded with ex- along the right bank of the river as far down as A Man-Trap. ressing the conviction that Virginians have Gravelly point, and thence directly toward | raitor Star: About 9 o'clock Inst night the he olespliae bigs ng peohe he yypiersasad rte conmigo Gieseboro’ point on the left bank, joining the | dwellers in the Vielnity of 19th and Ht streets ate tulera, anh thee tae eel ceeee Glue deep channel of the river at that at follow- | were aroused by a well-directed series of strida- | the hood Galt a eet ‘a ry pr rtygesict act ing nearly the present main channel of the | tons and unmelodious cries, proceeding from an Moveuber ty deriacme ae te tate at river. The Loom Teclaims all the flats, and ad- | open man-hole at the corner of the streets | > Molde Ghadiutag Gen acatratdanue OF salt [ances the city front directly to the edgo of the | named. A crowd soon gathered, and, by the | People’s candidates, and against those. of rail Darbor channel; aitords sbandent frontage | assistance of two or three policemen, succeeded | ToA4-monopolies and dead ‘emncs. Amid hearty about 37 000 feet, exclusive of piers, wharves, in extricating from the pit a well-known con- app sgl he speaker closed, . mn rf as —) sce = Free Sagat Set — come tractor mae the Board of Public Works. He | ®Jourmed, 0 = 2 antageously 1c . pur- | had sustained no physical injuries, but bore a " D Poser, The dimensions of the channel | decided resemblance to Mr. Mantilini’s ‘dem’ | 7@° Firemem’s National Convention. ag Schell nt ge Mt ‘ npleasant body.” The contractor who The convention of chief engineers of the fire Gene, Se (88 flows. Tests Ce Ague- is man-trap open should take warning | gepartments of the principal cities begun. its duct bridge | for a distance down of | from this melancholy event, as even his bro! session tn Baltimore yesterday with more than —— PoDergh Bot reece coe of the guild are sometimes the suiferers. fifty delegates in attendance.” Aor Anais fe Bos SS NI The com np ent organization end of Analostan Isiand of 1,000 fectin width and | ne Presidentinl Kissing Match at Teponiel ae hiiws. ther the creation $5 hacen ares igpptemm a Nabe acta ei ‘Toledo. mude a permunent institution, te meet annwally width of 500 feet, opposite Basby’s point with ®| In Toledo, on Tharsday last, a ladice' recop- | Riven Sane avd place ae cate te ead depth of 19 fect to Analosran tsland, and | tion was given at se Booty House to the Presi- byt ition at adjournment of its annual Width of 5C0 feet with at least a depth of 6 feet | dent and Gens. Sherman, Sheridan and Caster, | poo 1g. e committee further recommen: between the ufper end of Analostan Island and | The Toledo Commercial says: As the ceremony | that the officces at ie oreeniention mmetrn the right bank of the river. To obtain this last, | progressed, a certain familiarity grew up bo. | {eat the iene tiakioke vine ore the causeway connecting the Jsiand with | tween the visitors and ladies, and gallant Phil | Seecrain ‘and a correspo the right bank must be removed, as well as the | Sheridan broke the ice of the occasion by fassistunt secretaries, deposit above It. Below Easby's point the chan- | ing up a little git] in his arms and pressing his | teistant Secretaric nel of 1.000 Jeet :n width and 25 feet indepth at | bristling mustache to her velvet lips. Of coarse | jrended that eat mean low water is continued until it strikes the | Gen, Custer followed suit, and it was not long | and that, tc deep water near iseboro point, just below fore Gen. Sherman, and even the President f the Arsenal, a distance from Easby’s point by | himself, were pressing their stiif beard. the channel of 9,000 feet. From below the | the rosy lips of the little girls, ani por upper end of Analostan Island down, the chan- | every indication of having no great ob) nel is gradually increased beyond the width of being allowed a little more li ag 1,000 feet to an additional width of 1,500 tect, | the age of the persons kissed, The cr: half of which hasan average depth of 19 feet, | pushed on, and tt scemed as if there w and the remainder an average depth of 15 feet, | sight rush on the part of the ladies to l making @ total width of 2,500 feet. the stairs when they heard that the p! ——+——— pastime of kissing the President was a fe: The Death of Judge James Hughes. ore the ‘The report this morning of the death of | !ant Phil. took anotherdeparture and aston Judge James Hughes, at hie residence near | the crowd by kissing a young lady of some 16 or of dala Gs Darrel. of Gomton, - issummers. Gen. Custer, declaring he would | Mass of . Shief Good- sburg, surprised his large ac- .. president; Chief Lombard, Chief Good Bladensburg, surprised his large circle of ac- | not be outdone, also seized and kissed the young | win, Chief Greene, Chief Harhulf, Chiet dunn: quaintances here, as but a few days ago he was | lady, and then Gen. Sherman began to look Chet Spillman, Chief Ainshe, Chief Sinyt in the city attending to business. For some | around him for @ good model. He soon found | Cniet Megrae, Chiek Richmond, hiet Willies months past he has suffered from attacks of eden iy eed Sue [ patecgtierd qheek, | of Galesburg, Ill., Chief Hartley, Chief Stock heart disease, and was taken withono st 80 | dan and Custer. The President blushed at the | Quits qoxtem Colet Simp early hour this morning, and di.d between7 | rashness of his young officers, but directly his | Chie Raymona, recording ; Chier and 8 o'clock. eyes began to sparkle, and he took out his | Hills, corresponding secretary; Chiefs Hall Judge Hughes was in his fiftieth year, and a D Sagesetrneos arin ey cau Indy at aie Saltzman, and Cozzens, assistant secretarie Fea cnarsland. In early Ufo he wont to | her appearance was tae fortanate first “grown” | commnitise, tha eomuiiae socnomendel thet Indiana, and received his education at the In- | iady to get a kiss from the President of the | {re conecutiog shore lect te ee ed that Giana University. He then studied law, and | United States. ‘The President seized her han! | accepted : was admitted to practice at Bloomington, in | and pointed his mouth for hers. She drew by ‘STANDARD HORE COUPLING. that state, in Isi2. He recetved the appoint- | at firet, but becoming immediately cognizan At the afternoon session the chair rend a ment of first Heutenant in the 16th U.S. in- | the great honor conferred upon her, she yielded, | resolution, offered by Chief Hill, of Cleveland, nwhich he served tothe close of the | and the President gave her lips a soft touch— | Ohio, that experience has shown that the fire Murs and returned to the practice of | hardly sufficient to be called akiss, Of course | department of the country should be provided law at Bloomington. In 1852 he was elected herman, Sheridan and Custer saw this, | with a universal or standard coupling for hose cireuit judge, and served as euch for six years, | and @ roar of applause was the result. Gen. | Spd fire hydrants, 60 that when @ city or Wwa und rom 765 to "36 filled the position of | Sherman declared he was as good looking 4s | Calis for aid, in case of large fires or sondagra- Profesor of law in, the University of In: | the President, gallant Phil then pleaded that | tion,from another city ortown, that enchde- giana. te | was clected to the | United | he knew he was as handsome as Gen. Sherman, | partment can act in unison with the other; that States House of Representatives in 1897, and | and then Custer was very certain he looked as | ‘committee of five be appointed for. this con- served in the 35th Congress as a member of the | jovely as any of the rest, and hence the you vention to take under comaderation and report committee on territories. In 1861 he was ap- | tady kissed them all, one after the other. This | hack to this convention the practicability of pointed by President Buchanan a judge of the | of course opened an excellent opportunity for | adopting a standard coupling of some kind, to Court of Claims, and filed that position until | the fair belies of Toledo and the sanny daugh- | be used by all fire departinents. throughout ihe when he resigned. On the %th of July of | ters of the rural districts to kiss the President | Cyited States. year he was admitted to the bar of this | and some of the military heroes of the late war, The resolution was adopted, and the follo District, and with the exception of the period | and they took advantage of the opportunity: | ing were appointed as the committee: he acted as a cotton agent tor the Treasury de- | Immediately there commenced a friendly rival- | Hill of Cleveland, Bates, of New Yorks partment, (having received the appointment | ry between Gens. Phil Sheridan and Custer to | son of Philadelphia; Greene, of Provid as such from President Johnson in May, 156i,) | see who could get the most kisses ‘The gallant | $0") Sf Philadelphia; Greene, bas been poe engaged in his profession, | Phil took the lead, and for a time every On motion of Chief Jotinson, of Philadelphia, a shall be! apy ras may determincd by the convention. The all officers elected or appointed skali be th same as is usual in all deliberative bodies. It is further recommended that in the delinera~ tions of the convention none but chief engin or actual commanding officers of depa be allowed to vote upon questions before the convention, | PERMANENT orvicens. mittee recommended as permanent as har nee, practicing principally in the Court of Claims, | lady who sbook hands with him—er--pt tho er + the Supreme Court of the United States, and | che were home ly? " GEeree, general topic, ‘Prevention, was betes Bereta SrriKixG AGAINST a Repvotion.—The IMPERFECT DIVISION WALL " Suspense. laborers working for J.H.Starin, the contrac. |, A resolution was adopted condemuing the _ : te rreights of thi vor | imperfect manner of buildiag division wails, [Written for The Star by a Prisoner in the Wash- | ot wad Tovey cour egents OF the Hudson river | connecting whole blocks of belidinge by joists ington Jail awaiting @ hearing.} Street depot by barges, which daily make a fleet | aud girders which serve to communicate fire, An office seeker, boring round at Piers No. 4.5 and ¢, Kast river, were on Inst | ahd earnestly imploring the proper authorities Until an easy berth is found, Thursday evening informed that thereafter Me, | im the various cities throughout the United Fawns on the great and pays him court, Staxt ? * for | States to adopt such measures for the inspec- And gets at last the place he rought. inbec lantond of th ceria tho Coosa oben arr tion of buildings while they are in process of But should his patron seem to be were working. On Friday morning there warn | construction as to make the division walls what Regardless of he servant's plea, Mtrlker ‘The old bands, who have not averaged | they should be, perfect fire walls. F cause him much undue delay, over $1.50 & day for ten hours’ work, all stop- The Trial of Stokes. How hie hopes lemen day by Gay. pages from rain or other cause being counted | opgyixc oF THE DEPENSE—STRONG EVIDENCE ‘ed nraiad south: Shak tease Vie setae’ Against them, refused to work at the reduced fra Nein A Mr. Starin’s agents sent for Italian | The opening address for the defense in the orers to take their places. The Italians tet : when they reached tho wharf and learned what Fridsy fet we etd on See was the trouble refused to work. Several labor- | delivery oceupied two hours, and the evide From contact with blind Cupid's torch, res Perfumes his clothes, and curls his hair, And dresses with unwonted care. But, if the maiden loves to flirt, Or independence to assert, ets accepted the reduced wages, and there was | so far presented by the prosecution was lai ‘e gaaelmae fond, then very coy, © great dissatisfaction, which rasalted in afew | before the jury, with the facts proposed to be ‘What feelings move that hapless hoy! fights. The Police of the New street station | established by the defense. Mr. Dos Passos were promptly on the spot, however, and all | awelt upon the testimony, which he insisted disorders were sup reese About 100 men are would sbow that Stokes’ visit to the Grand Cen- tral hotel was wholly accidental, and that the meeting with Fisk was sudden and unexpected. pepeergpenph Reteahedy drt outon the strike. "They bad @ meeting on Sat, 11] daily risk his immense hoard urday night, and resolved to assist one another ” Beene street,” or “at the Gold Board;? | i resisting the reduc’ ve ¥. Sun, 20th, In bis opinion the testimony of Thomas Hart, ut when Dan Drew a “corner” makes, 7 __ | the only witness claiming to have seen the Or Vanderbilt a “‘corner”” breaks, What UES Cy Lan Te MR LEDIANA— | shooting, was contradicted by all the other wits Gur Croesus trembles i his shoes, topler, a one-legged blacksmith, living neat was wholly untrustworthy. And telegraphs for latest news. Bradford, Lawrence county, Indiana, enter- s - beggars Seay. baa pod to the rl 3 above effect, and yesterday M&trick Logan was ‘The school-boy who has <‘hookey” played, | Morrow having put py Witie IWies fae eae rene. | examined to'prove that the Hart boys, Sho tos. And to the woods for chestnuts strayed, Suspecting undue intimacy between Morrow | tified for the prosecution, were farnished what Has great sport, all that autumn day, they had to swear to, the: itted ‘With comrades’ in the woods at play, and his wife for a time, he watched closely, and y and that they committe * entering his wife's room about 10 o'clock he ve- | it to memory. He says that he was a Fret eten doante to leone nan anioat: Hited ‘his suspicions. Ima fit of frenzy, and | Court officer at the frst trial of Stokes, and took He thinks with trembling, shrinking nerves | “med with a knife, he first stabbed his three | charge 0 greene on the way trom coart to Of a = children, then his wife, and turning on Joun | the house of detention, on the way Kedmond t the sound threshing he deserves. Morrow dealt him two cuts on the face. Mor. | tld him that he had all his testimony written Jone row threw him down, took the knife from him | Out for him, and he was glad he was not called E-oglingtyrelhmnag nnd pipe ae and plunged it into his oody ten or adozen | that day, as be wanted to study what he had to Gece tauseained Gran tent ou youth, times, killing him instantly. Morrow was ar- | *8¥) 50 he would not be puzzled when he got on rested. Mrs. Christopher was stabbed in the | the stand. The two Harts also had copies, and 4 abdomen; and her bowels protruded from tue | had committed their testimony to momory. Joisksctner Gombe Saceae wound. it is thought she and one child will Rocrecnd seid sack 0 ‘thom were|te get's Yoke whoun Meals baa feneadl to wale die. All the parties bore a good name and were | ‘or their trouble- ‘The story told by Logan took every one b: Until the court decides his fate. neapectee. surprise. He admits concealing the story for x ee PENNSYLVANIA Coal Trapg.—The Phila- | year as to the hotel boys telling him they had delphia Ledger of yesterday says: ‘The total ot | copies of what they weré to swear to supplied to ed in capital style at Wall racite marketed for the week ending 11th | them, and that they were each to get $1,000. night by Mr. and Mrs. W. jorence bes t amounted to 479,043 tons, and for the | His reason for not telling was, that he did not excellent company. The Florences, always | coal year 15,820,627 tons, against 15,043,750 tons | want to be made @ witness; but he expected the pisasing setinte, soeen ts Seapeees (on. Shak TaSs | 0'0 nding time year, being an in- | jury to disagree, and, as @ last resort, if Stokes to our city, and'one never tires of thelr finished | orcane of rru,s47 tons, The bituminous ‘tonnage | was in danger of being hanged, he intended to acting. ta feket of Leave Man’ wil be | forthe week is 86,518 tons, and for the year | goto Albany and tell the governor all. repeated for the last time this evening, as to- | » 537 964 tons, giving a total of all kinds for the morrow night Mr. Florence will —— in bis | week of 565,364 tons, and for the year of 13,355,- Tae Spanisn InsrvuGent Freet Tareat- great impersonation of “Capt. Ci the inst 17,231,940 to same time last | ENING VALENCIA—The small but erful managemen' w the ena are largest house of the season, let them announce bor sno pod Forde cei Sapedoer ee ee of the const, tke a Mr. Florence in “\No Thoroughfare.” His ap- | or orders for coal, and. prices are ‘unchanged. enc! would well a Who burns to know bis mistress’ trut! in the role of “Obenreizer’ and made demand f nad. provisions, rr izec”” a mand for fenced ‘The preduction of coal ¢ well up. _ of coat is threatening to shell tae town te cheer are. an: ‘Gdaanaeae ae Sir: £ A Mer Pan ae Lar age fusal. oy Sicmeaea bo rod pee re- VER tor Star-—Dear % BED. ured; nigh’ a oe . H. Wood, a | sistance rem making see in your pee to-day that several mer- | well-known rant keeper of Danville, Va., | ready for @ battle. Tue nglish fleet is close chants in B: give opts, Pa a to Dis Fealdence, ‘he foxind & after Con! crag; And it seems as if Admiral Yel~ woman) in verton wou! nothing than the first. in Washington to emulate this exam: | sag? of tne hous He onde ‘away, | sound reason for fighting him. nner ——— At THE Bazatne TRIAL yesterday several witnesses were examined, the in the main to the Po ee ts commenced this morning and sha!l | heart. An artery was ‘and = ~e Mr. Wood's life was aexialet ot 4 3 +5 considered out '. oman Washington, Oct I" b sated Berested, Dat the saan te hl at lavas. ATION.—At the fourth mn ge yr eve: 9 Pao tlie Fa ty oe ty-six per cent. ‘Stork ean still be mate family of in ehitdeen, premium of fifty per cent. Base Bart. — To-morrow famour Boston club, Peamest snd bh of tates, Sts chemop ip match with the | | GEORGETOWN. CITY ITEMS. | _ REAL ESTATE AGENTS. Wunns Aue THe Staser Scavexosus?— | E. 0. Coon & Co. No. 1 Penna. avenne, | CS4s, sre 7, = Some of the streets of Georgetown, espectally | are becuming the popular grocers for cholc tL MH Bridge street, are so muddy that ladles cannot | goods at low Agurss. BRAL STATS. FIRS AND LIVE iueURAROR cross them in wet weather without getting | a mured. Since the era of wood paremonts there | | ON Duaront —Ind, & Cos Fx teniar are no flag crossings, and unless the strects are | Ale (from Burton on Trent) a specialty at Geo. | Jasurapee eff-cied in Lest and most rel roperly cleaned thes son become too madiy | W. Driver's, corner Pennsylvania avenas and | companies jor lestrians to cross. | 4 street. The finest ale in Wasbiez 17% vu BU Kivur News.—The steamer John Gibson ar- | ———— TE ced aa og - rived from New York with a fall cargo of gen- Fine Oxt JEAN BOVE e eral merchandise, and the steamer Colambia Fine Pl REAL ESTATE AN© arrived trom Baltimore with a miscellaneous | Ne. 60. } Fr A 0, ared e same port. he e 5 _ Seamer New York also arrived from Puiladel: | received at Prigg’s Jewelry Store, No. 15 Pa. pbia with a fall cargoof general merchandise, ne, ee ee Graix Trape.—There were no arrivals of | Way svrran with a tad oo gtain to-day. The only sales reported since Dr. Boll's € Yesterday were 1,200 bushels fair to good red | worst kind? Wheat at $1.60, and a lotof strictly prime wheat | 2! from store = ALEXANDRIA. Prorerty Sates.—F. A. Kerby, real estate Agent, sold to-day, by private sale, the three- story brick dwelling-bouse on the west side of Payne street, pacers Prince and Duke, be- me, HOUSE on 1 street, HOUSE. corner Se 0 Mamssctin ttte of P will cure a cough of the . Bull's Gough Syray cents per bottle, or five bottles for . if one in every respectable drag store in the United States. ° of consumption commences with d from the individual having Do not negiect the little cough or cold. bnt use, the sooner the better, Dr. Bull's | Cough Syrup. » will exchange v afr su longing to M D. Fowle, to B. F. Duiley, | Taz Boon ewes its red color to minate gl PIANOS. &o. for $1,700 cash; , to the same, three vacant | bules which float in that fluid, and contaiy ‘pUNING AND ———— lots on the east side of Fayette street, between | healthy person, a large amount of Iron. : 1 x King and Cameron, belong gives Vitality to the blood. The ate ean Babi for $1 ; alse & farm in Prince George's | Syrup — the blood with this vital @U WILDS BRO. adjoining Fort Washington, be- | ment, and gives strength aud vigor to the whole the at OF © Pemoayte e estate of the late Win. Kirby. | system. - ning S12 5. 8. rnment, * sare aan on A per seen ee ee ‘ Ponn's Extmacr 6 amatism, burns FATAL AccipENT.—On Saturday night last a | Piles. ro he, sore throet colored man named Benj. Mason, who lives on | aun) orale, * ores, by the farm of Mr. Jerry Reagan, Cracker Hall, & soll y rome Bage le or two below this er the old Moaut eernee Vernon road, lost two of fis children by the ex- | Ponds Extra a ee piosion of a can of kerosene oil, with some of jin orn cepahad ne an ean the contents of which they were kindling a tire. | (OOS to be a care for thes 4 ‘00 ‘They were burned so severely that they died in {eee dine ort time after the accident occurred.—Ga- Pownn’s ExtnacT is forsale re Musical Temtra- *ELEBRATED RNABR GRAND, SQUARE seo UPRIGHT Pianos, = Maa Th Rd ate SYERY INST) OWKNT FULLY WAR BU Pon FIFE YEARS PMaIT SECOND HAND PLANOS «t all prices, PIANOS Fom SAL AND RENT SOLE AGENCY Fou WM Mcoafimows (BOARDMAN & GRAY) FAVORITE PIANOS AND HONING? K = ORGANS : - Chas, Stott & Co., 48 Penn: ® Varp.—On Saturday | and by druggists everywhere. night last, as we are iutormed, a party of = ~ To oxt nip of the Chills men residing on Nailor’s till, aceon mediately, take several females ot very loose morals, nt out | Dooley's Ague Powders. y cure perma- to one of our cemeteries, taking with therm a | nently, ‘eo string band of music, refreshments, &c., and | AKER CARR —Catt there on the green sward engaged in a dance, val ‘which was Kens up far into tee night.—Sentinel, | SP examine the fire and burglar proof vanite seat onernae of the Safe Deposit Company, corner of the cunt as TA York ayenue and 15th street, for ate ke a BIERLING = Of securities, jewels, silver ware or other val from different mainte : r 4 ie Teagedy. 3 | ables. Rents trom ten to sixty dollars per an- | BEC and for rent eee Oe MOTHER CLiNTOs, x® BTS | num, according te size. No business man can | SERUMER ypc De ergo afford to do without them. : fee The trial of Lycargus Little, whe is charge the Chicago ond pcg ll Take warwing from | Used inatr jointly with Oscar Littie with the murder of their brother Clinton, on the Sth of July last Corns, Etc.— ‘The wi: thon daily walks depend,” and sufferers from corns, was resumed at og! capone Va, yesterd The circumstances of the case as developed at | bunions, club, or ingrowing nails, vascular ex- the coroner's inquest and since, are set newly | cascences, chilblains, or other aliments of the forth by a correspondent of the Baltimore Sun, | feet find quick relict at Dr, White's establiah- as follows :—Mr. Franklin Litt e, a former resi- | ment, No. 835 15th street, opposite the U. 5. The Berryvi dent LFichoneg n hneed and coal eoammienoner Treasury. “, ase under Mayor Towers, removed with bis fam ly —— IUADELPEIA, to Clarke county, Va., just prior to the breaking | | THERMOMETRES And Barometers are repaired GREAT Bepvctio: out of the war, and settled on a fine farm near | 80d made to order by Hempler near 4}; street CCTION IN PRICES. the Opequon, a stream separating Clarke and — ee 7 There tnstram Frederick counties. Of his tamilyat that tims | pTURCO-Ruasiax Batns; also, Medicated Va olen Cattority over all v ne the te aver the coun ry there are now living his wite, a daughter, and tive sons, Columbus, Gilbert, Wallace, Uscar, ~ Bathe, for all akin disease, at Dr. E street. to a few years, ee fe oe and Lycurgus. Witicox & Gina's Stu MARTE: lowing iow pri THE PATAL SHOOTING. celebrated Bazaar Patterns. Agency On the morning of the Sth of last July they | Baum's hoopskirt aud corset factory, ith strest, were all once more gathered beneath the fams'y | Intelligencer building. 10,23 root-tree. Mr. Little, the father, was absent > _ x Washington, but there was present tn his stead THE ComMUNTTY at large appreciate the use- | and pare for themerises. Pi three ladies, the wife of Columbus Little, and | fulness of Singer's Sewing Machine. 1.5 | exchanged. Tnaing and Fva Misses Prichard and Vilwig, visitors trom Win- aieitr aS : he young ladk GEORGETOWN ADVERTISEMENTS, = BBY THOMAS DowLINe 7 LIVERY STABLE EVERMAY—THAT SP THY AXTKEME NO allace were at breakiast, as ch of the family at the coi Osear and urgus entere armed with tols, and w the other mem h upon Clinton. ‘The ortal wouxding of Clin- nful wounding of his mothes, guilty parties then atte cape, w& posed to by Gi od a ritle and arrested the farther progr: by a bullet in the leg. Ly sist Oscar and both parti with and serzed. THE INDICTMENT AND TRIAL. The alleged homicides were guarded by Inmbus and Gilbert antil late in the eveuin, when they were conveyed to the Clarke gnome to P streot King Washiugtou city, is balance in 22 ar PROPERTY O% ee & na jury und a bs STBKET, GEORGETOWN, aT them, and t CTION } y elected to be tried separately. n WEDNESDAY, Octob INSU RANOK OOMPANTES, rence the feeling of the other members o' m., Twill sll, on th pr. mi mt = frouting about ° (CREAT wWesteRN More RE x SURANCE COMPANY, te, by a depth of 68 fect. The improvements ane si eof a substantial two-story-and-a-half Brick Capital nrariv $500,000. accidental. | Dwelling How: LOSSES PROMPTLY Paip family against and they have emp voring to shield the accused from pu by the plea that the shooting w None of the Littles, the only eye-witnesses to | wash tubs, a Office, 603 strect, oi the tragedy, have been placed om the witness | B serena Oe 200 of che inert | sant. 1%» O03 Weth stzest, opposite Treasury Devart stand. Lycurgus, the prisoner on trial, is tully eatin os —_ © eo ‘| Also, AGENT ©O! “su feet high, of tine physical proportions, with | ““pérme testi Genveyancine at cost of purchaser, | ANCE comPasy ava AER ee black hair and eyes, and about 25 years of age. | cis THOMAS DOWLING, Auct'r oct9-2m He sits near his counsel, with whom and his | GpgciaL NOTICE —Now > = mother he occasionally converses, and is re- sold cheap for cash, « la HE MING markably attentive to all that is said. sonable Dk¥ GOUDS. The proceedings of Saturday were given in | Levies Redingstes, Black Alpacn: yesterday’s Stan, namely: the testimony of | meres, Black Satt-ens, Blankets, Fl co NY, Total srecte Juve My 18d, GL oD Bite, Caer “3 s Fire lowe nueley Gaeet. | BAG to June 14, 3873,'G4.730.3i4. Mond the Thirty o 1 Heport, W. B. EVERETT, James 1 Bitzer, giving the dying declaration $f, Bordcted Towuings, Dement, Table irapere, | “Mea Amana Report, ol pton— nid xa fog Sientys : 4 “THEY KILLED ME WITHOUT CAUSE;” Bees, 8 a aOMAn Rant octl-Im* Special Aeon the testimony of Wim. G. Everhart, a tenant of cotll -6t New Store, No. 121 Brite 5 | SSUBE YOUR PROPERTY Mr. Little, indicating that dne of the motives Y THOMAS DOWLING. A | IN THE for the homicide wxs disapproval of Clintons NG, Auct.; Georgetown REMEN'S INSURANCE COMPANY attentions to bis (Everhart’s) danghter; the tes TBRUSTEE’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE IN OF WASHINGTON AND GEORGE. timony of @ GEORGETOWN. D.C. TOWN, 9 Lycurgus 0 confess, eg BUTiriue of a decree of he Sapreme Coart of | og ;CHABTERED BY ‘CONGR Ess 3537, said to hia at the jail, I killed my brother * District of Colum Parsee the oh day a o Ba = 275,000, Clinton,” without saying why or with what, and | in penance Wego: PSs in A certain cwny Office: Boom Bo. 1, over Bank of Washington, on the pistol belonging to Lycurgus witness saw | p) ? Getty ak 4 fee hort Prsemydoit yk Drase blood stains. The cruss-examination was con- ~ ‘ TORS: President: Audrew Bothwell, Thos, tinued at great length, and was very searching, tinon, WJ. W F_8. Wa: rtain cans” ed will expose t at ction, in front of the prem:s-s,on WEDNESDAY, 74 4 the defence seeking to break down the testi- | the 22d’ day of vc D. is, at the e, T. B Orcs, j¢., William B. mony ot Milton, which was damaging to the ovch kp me» al d James Kedfora, of Washington, Exad er. The witness adhered to his first state- Romncec 3608 mw ye ghout, and in conclusion declared Jag rad yl rgus said what was narrated, and he | said town, the same from “ ick to it if he was going to the eternal | of Dunbarton streot,(a few foot east of Monteomery | Be ffreets) and improved with a two-story Fraime Dwel- | Gi &s prescribed by the decree: One ce in two equal paymen hs from day of sale, with thterest CLosina THE MiLLs—A New Departure.— Within the last day or two. we have received word from various parts of New England of a 7 ~ hn. concerted movement to close the cotton mills | Title reserved cetih inet mar ranat eal cael down and dther manufacturing establishments, or to | veyaucing at cost of purchase. ran them on half time. The osiensible reason | serves the right, if terias of sale are uot camp! tor this action is the scarcity of currency for the | with in five days after day of sale,to resell payment of wages; but it 4 evident to us that | Property on five days’ notice th hsome newsp: en pital, Ponti the real object is not the one so commonly | PEF Published inthe District of Columbia, at the | PRICE No, 14a PERE avowed. The movement is not spontaneous. ae een een aM. DeOMRSTN, — Some of those who have readily assented to it, octlé-ts THOS. DOWLING lave done so only at the suggestion ot others; —— 5 a whilo many have yielded against their con: | YEW FALL AND WINTER DRY GouDs. sletions to & pressure they were not able to re- _— sist. A few large concerns still hold out in complete nese $8 G: spite of the arguments and coercive rhetoric | intrhe tise fabio eaetet DRESS GOODS, of its originators. The methods employed large stock «f SHAWLS. BLANKETS, CLOTH secure the combined action of all the mills tur- | CASSIMERES and DRY GOODS geucrall nish conclusive proof that not forself-protection, | Chased for cash since the recent decline in pr or for the personal convenience of the promo- | Sich cnabice us to offer spl-ndid BARG ters as employers, has thisscheme been devised. y by giving aes call bore We do not say that its advocates are not honest -$m™ 101 Bridgo street, Geor in their intentions, and do not believe that it | —— --> will result in the increase of the general wei- | ()¥STERS FOR THE LADIES, fare; but we do insist that it is a measure de- | “Realizing the necessity liberately undertaken asa means to another | oyser sal, & hc f pevonter = end, and is not one forced upon the manufac- | Bem during the quiets, twill sery Fall end Winter Goods. THE MERCHANTS, 0 Wa Gash Aneta, 8676 ,.74 Jue Beri rare IPE ASsU) T [Ee aBLe EE URANCE ‘The dnstness of thie Oompany bas for been the largest OF at) siminr lnmtitetios tn the werkds ¥ SEVER, Ox L é. ni turers by the pressure in the money market and | elegant Ice Oream Parlors, No. 09 the searcity of currency. One object to be at- te Seine ts eedonuiesiy. the lessening of prodac- _ J. 0. NICHOL: tion and thus the stability of market prices for | JUST aS WE EX?! —s the finished product of tie mille; but that, we | J Tamichsud Gants pore ponies a take it, is the least powerful of several motives. | DYED bas net been seen for some time, Witt Tie movement looks first to a general reduction | S¢tity and a full co: pe of skilled workmen. of wages. Itis equivalent to the old lock-out | At it with a determination to do it ¢vod and fo cioan H . 2 serie it all out on time or dye in the effort; not that we ar 2 ——— theory for compelling the operatives to concede = ong a dagesd yg DARGES SSOR adecline inthe rate of compensation. After n | itstghiieeskenactayty, ares we expect to | THE DLANGEST ASSORTMENT IN total cessation of work, or service for half the = CA. s My time, arestoration to full employment at some- W. H. WHEATLEY'S Aus thing below the high wages now paid would be | PREM/UM STAM WYEING AND SCOUR- an easier and more accaptable process than an ING ESTAPLISHMENT, bitrary reduction without such interruption. 49 Jefferson » et, Georgetown, D O. N.Y, Jour. Commerce. Office open from7 a.m, until sunset. Saturday at Se Ng aS Rag IC 8% p.m. - Tur PLAN of the new fortitications round =P. = ealy S Parishas been detinitely adopted by the supe IcHOoLs or counell of war. ‘The forts which are about to ELEGANT ICR CREAM AWD OYSTER constructed at from 12 to 15 miles from the sug? G Malls of the capital will be connected by a cxr~ EIy_$9 High strect. Gencevtews, D.O. cular railway, which w: yass bb: couen, Go- 7 nesse, Livy, Montfermell, Gournay, Vilare- | (CABBISGES! camerages: CARRIAGE i | _sera03m 1113 PENNSYLVANIA AVR. sur-Marne,” ‘Juvisy, umeau, Palisseau, large smortment cf CARRIAGES, of most Versailles, St. Germain, Potssy, Contlans, &c. | approved styles in the city, 3 per cent. STOVE: Veraailles and St. Germain will be within the | Jers than, Be York prices ‘at the new lines. The number of works to be con- | WASRINGTON CALRIAGE REPOSI- structed is nineteen. eee Saale hee Important Iwi DEVLIN & CO.'S, ae FURNACES, TRANCE Decisions.—Opin- Er Mi ENT = - iredite St fate, Sark A thesanoat | Qicareahs SopERY aEeaESPass oa ‘ent ¥ Judge Dat e supreme court tin thie United States cireutt court of Indi, ont, betwee B streets, where their fe ana, insurance col Pema ee ct he es nies that have not complied with the laws of fue BARGES. state where the property insured is situated cannot, in ease of loss, be sued for and recover: —— het dada te fect es ee are sul preme Court of the United States. SOUTH OF PHILADELPHIA. 7 Snow fell at Buffalo, N. yesterda: : x #7 Cleveland horse-cars sell reserved seats. turned money; when and where all the credi S7-John Surratt is writing a book about the | With then chains e weceated are notified to attend assassination. #7 Nine Chinese students are in attendance at Michigan uniy ity. #7-The supreme court of Illinois hasrendered a decision, declaring election bets illegal. s7The national board of trade convenes in Chicago to-day. s7-The Maryland (Pimlico) races have been until the 23d inst. a7 Jim Brady and iam Miller, notorious thieves, escaped from ‘Sing yesterday w2-The trial of ex-City Treasurer of Prooklyn, has Soon postponed vo tae 10th ot of Baas gee Tater, cone ot awe H. lL. GREGORY, her Siieai hae as az. Klein, while returning Seeaetie yenees e