Evening Star Newspaper, October 28, 1873, Page 4

re, tee EVENING STAR. | TUPRSDAY.. ..@etober 25, 1973- LOCAL NEWS Miss Lydi b ¥ ts: OND | ‘* ot inet aot Theater Comique.— The great drama of “Oro- Jose” and other attractions. Orchestrion music at No. 463 Pennsylvania Brenue. Grand Sociable at the hallof the new Schuct zen Park. ———— Condensed Locais. ‘The Choral Society will meet this evening at the residence of Lewis J. Davis, esq., on M street. tal uddington, Mates Chester and Mor- Gs! ~~ pan ‘are still on board the Tal- be Si 0! ha dent a it isn’t about time for President Thompson to put the winter cushions ‘on the bard and cold seats of his new cars? Rev. Fatner Keane, assistant pastor of St. Patrick's chorch, is expected to return from Europe early next month. J Snell, of the Police Court of this Dis- trict, last night delivered a lecture to the post raduate class of the law department of the ‘ational university. The receipts of the Col'ector’s office mounted to about $7,00), under the inda ment offered of 64 per cent. abatement. Col- ector Slater will keep open to-day until 4 e’clock, and to-morrow until 7 o'clock p. m. Atthe regular semi-monthly meeting of the Washington branch of the Amalgamated House Carpenters and Joiners last night, the auditor's report for the past quarter was presented. It shows the income from all sourc $267.18, and the expenditures #5 The ceuior class of the medical department of Georgetown university last night elected offi- cers of the class, as follows: Pr ient, B. ‘Trautman, Germany; vice president, Walter B. Keynokis, North Carolia; tree surer and secre- tary, E. F. Hoages, Ma:sachusetts. Elsewhere wiil be found the advertisement of ‘Messrs. Browning & Middleton. These gentle- men. so well known in the grocery business, have removed recen:ly, and are now doing basi- ness in their new and handsome store, a few doors east of their old stand. Early this morning the horses attached toa back on the stand at 7th street and Pennsylva- avenue became frightened and ran down 7th street to the Smith-onian grounds, where they came in contact with a tree, and one of them broke bis neck, causing instant death. ‘The driver, James Burley, was not injured, but the carriage was entirely demolished. Thirty-four workmen, principally ship-car- penters and joiners, were employed in the con- struction department of the Washington navy yard yesterday, to work on the repairs of ves- sels vow being fitted up at the yard. Forty- three workmen in the department of yards and to have been The Friends’ Yearly Meeting. The Baltimore yearly meeting of Friends, for the states of Maryland, Virginia, District of Columbia, and parts of Pennsylvania, resumed Its se+sions in Baltimore > | morning, in the meeting house on Lombard sueet, near Howard street, Eyistiess from yearly meetings and the minutes of the representative committee for year were read and approved. These the endeavors the past minutes embody the report o! made by the committee TO ABOLISH CAPITAL PUNT and se y) the logit sylvania and the !istrict of Columbia had been memorialized, and the committee have also prepared a memorial to be presented to Gover- nor Whyte and the legisiature of Maryland at its next session. At night, the First Day association held its annual menting. Samuel M. Janney, on behalf of the repre- sentatives to the general conference lately held in Indiana, made a report, which shows a satis- factory condition of affairs in the First Day schools throughout the different yearly meet- ings. atures of Penn- Lypra Taomrsow and her new troupe at- tracted @ large audience to Wall’s opera house last night, which would have been even larger if the heavy rain inthe morning had not dia- couraged many from securing seats. “Me- phisto,” the new musical comedy is not much better nor much worse than productions of its Class, but bas some novel musical effects and some very comical situations. Lydia as‘ Pluto” was the same gay and dashing blonde as of old, and her right bower, Willie Edouin, one of the best burlesque actors of the day, was immense as the Plutomtan fat boy. Miss Ada Beaumont, & new member of the troupe, is not only aclever actress, but the finest and sweetest singer heard in this city forsome time. Other members of - the new company are very good, and the “‘ska- torial phenome: and f‘quartette” of male singers are attractive featutes of the entertain- ments. To-night the company appear in “Sin- bad, the Sailo: capital burlesque. pi cha 7-ranscintatlan ‘The rcweRat of Mrs. Harriet Bayne, widow of the late John Bayne, took place from her late residence, No. 406 Virginia avenue south- east, yesterday evening, and was largely at- tended. The remains were placed in an elegant coffin, covered with black cloth, with heavy silver mountings. The faneral services were conducted by the pastor of the Second Baptist eLureb, corner 4th etreet and Virginia avenue southeast; after which the remains were con- veyed to the Congressional cemetery and in- terred in the family lot. She was loved by all who knew her, a her demise will be deeply regretted, especially by the poor of that vicin- its, who on application to her for relief were never sent away empty-handed. pitta to Prmeanittey ALLEGED Lingt.—Walter 8. McFarlan has through Messre. W. P. Bell and A. C. Bradley entered suit against Z.C. Robbins for slander. He charges that the defendant on the 30th of June last issued the following false, scandalous, doeks, in the yard, were discharged yesterday, caused by the appropriations running chort. Superintendent Richards, of the Metropoli- | tan police, having received a letter from Chief | of Police Athey, of Memphis, asking relief for the force of that city, and other sufferers by the | jellow fever, this morning laid it before the | ieutenants, who, notwithstanding they and the | privates are not over-burdened with money at | this time, decided to do what they cou!d in the | Way of collecting from the members of the force | and their frierds. HOOL.—A meet. titution was held Tue Inpvererat He ing of the managers of t} Jast night at the Home, No. 17 Congress stre Georgetown. The annual reports of the treasu- nd secretary were read, aud showed that | the rece! . 5 a) various sums, which there was he Distriet Legislature of is not now available. The an appropriation t $1,760, but the m friends of the Home are urged to aid it in | this, its hourof need. An election for officers | for ‘the ensuing year was held, and the fol- | Jowing were elected: A. Gangewer, | lent; Hon. John Hitz. vice president; Buckey, treasurer; J. S. Blackford, y. Executive home committee—Mrs. oberts, chairman; Mrs. Blackford secre- | Leggett, Mre. J. Wm. L. Kice, Mrs. M. H. Doolittle, Mr Hitz, Miss Mary Whital, Mrs. A. M: Gangewer. pecial home committee—Mrs. FE. Roberts, Mrs. ohn Hitz. Housekeeping committee—Mrs. M. Hi. Doolittle, Miss Whital, Mrs. Blackford Mrs. M. D. Leggett. Clothing committee--Mrs. Hitz, Mrs. Sweetman, Mrs. Blackford. Shop committee—Messrs. ./. J. Blackford, A. M. Gangewer, M. H. Doolittle. The president and secretary were directed to prepare a report of the condition of the institution for publication | in pampblet form. ARREST OF SusrEc vEs.—Of late | there have been several ** of thieves pass. | ing througb the city on their way south and West,and mayy hotels and boavding houses hz ve | been “beat” by them. Thedetectives have been | on the alert constantly, and by a system of cor- respondence by telegraph nave been enabled to keep themselves posted as to the movemer .s of the scamps. This morning acting on informa- tion received, Chief Ciarvoe with Detectives McDevitt and McEliresh repaired to the seuth- erm mail boat which leaves here for Aquia | Creek at an early hour, and found a ‘‘mob” of | fOMe <.cht oF teu of these professionals. the «Mere sneceeded tn caprarian four of | them and lodged them at police head uarters. j ‘The names they arc known by among the de¢- | tectives throughout the country are; Hist, ¢ bam, Ned Tulley, Haggie, and Ned Kich. ‘These were all the ofcers could handle, and | after they were secured, Mr. Clarvee directed | McDevitt and McElfresh to retarn to the boat and g0 to Richmond to protect the passengers from the depredations of those not captu-ed. Br. Clarvoe says he is determined to keep this | city rid of these mobsof northern thieves. These four are charged with robbing a boarding house on Pennsylvania avenue. —— Recovery oF STOLEN Goops.—Yesterday | morning & case of larceny of female clothing | ‘Was reported to Mr. McDevitt, at police head: quarters by a ladyof South Wash! Officer on inquiry learned that the ser the house, a colored girl, was in the h visi her relatives in Freedman’s \ illage, } wear Arlington. (Obtaining a warrant, he, in | company with detective officer Fiinders, of Baltimore, who was here on business, proceed- ed to the locality and procured the endorsement | of Justice John Herdieton to the warrant an took the girl who had possession of the goods from | aschool where she was Lr prs and relieved ber of them. A large crowd of about a hundred and fifty colored people, among whom were many thieves well known in this locality. sur- Founded the magistrate’s office to prevent Mc. | from taking the girl or the goods away: but by the assistance of Justice Pendleton and Count Constable Harrison Goldin, he got away wit! the goods, leaving the girl behind. The goods were returned tothe owner lastevening. It is probable that many of the goods stolen in this city by sneak thieves are taken to this locality. ———s Suit ror Drvorce—Yesterday Hanson Barnes fied in the Equi Court a petition for a divorce from the bonds of matrimony with Jane Barnes (nee T. were married in 1565 until 1870, when, on ‘accoun work here, he was compelled to go to secure employment. He charges that durin, bis absence she was unfaithful to her vows, an says: “When I charged her with inf sho persistently demied guilt, but when the state of facts could no longer he concealed she then ad- | mitted all, and stated that John Contee was her dest triend, and she has since given birth to an iMegitimate child.” ———+ 4 Fiout axp Sta early hour this morning two wi + in pass ing through C street, near 12 assaulted by @ party of rongh« with sticks and stones. ‘They defended themselves as best they could, it during the struggle Mr. Scott, one of the | got stabbed in the hand and clin seriously. He was taken to the office of Dr. Kichings by | Officer McMahon, where the wounds were reped. after which he was taken to the Cen- tral guardc-house, where lodgings were given him. © Afterwards, Omicer McMahon arrestel « man who gave his name as Levi Williams, and | be was | ied by Scott as one of the as- He state: ‘THE FineNEMs Waces Test Caszs.—the General Term decided the test of th firemen 's case’, Weadon vs. the District of ‘These cases ani | availed himself of my absence to pl: | the Secretary of War.” 100. | turn. When Sherman marched through that | not know whether th malacious and defamatory libels: ‘He has of aknave and defaulter;” and on of October “I shall report your def; claims camages $: TUNES OF A SOUTHERN PLANT- rrived at Portsmouth, N. H., on postage eae Baltimore, having on board a at fifty years of age named William Herbert Smith, who, seven days betore the ar- rival of the vessel, had been most seriously in- jured. While reefing a wet sailin astorm he had fallen upon a wooden pin, which had rap- tured his abdomen and left him in a terrible condition, As soon as the vessel reachod Ports- mouth the city physician was sent for, bat he was unable to do anything to relieve the suf- ferer. The man was strung up by the heels, and efforts made to return his protruding en- trails te their proper place, but allin vain. I Was therefore sent to the marine hospital at Chel- sea. This man Smith has had a most remark- able history. Before the war he was rich and prosperous. He owned a large piantation abou t eleven miles from Charleston, S. C., and aboat 130 slaves. The conféGerate authorities took his slaves and put them at work upon earthworks in Charleston. and most of them failed to re- country the northern soldiers drove off all his stock and burned his buildings, leaving bim ab- solutely nothing but his land. Then, as he LETIERS FROM THE PEOPLE, Our Board of Education. Editor Star-—As the term of appointments of the trustecs of public schools has expired, and the acting members are holding over rather by sufferance than solicitation, it bas been ra on the street that Governor Shepherd will pre- fer # school board of his own selection. He will probably find that, though the office has no | Salary attached and the holder is presumed to 7 “ the task of making the appor is by no means enviable. The Governor's long identification with city a‘fairs and his well-known desire to promote the inter- est of the schools will not be doubted. But it is no disparagement to the gentlemen now com- posing the school board to suggest that it con- tains material not valuable to the schools and not efficient in assisting those that, through force of circumstances, are obliged’ to “ran” the rebools in exeh"school district. Our public schools have not yet enlisted in its board of education that class of citizens who do not seek, the office. -It is peculiarly a position that can- not with safety be given to an applicant. It was therefore a wise rule of Mayor Wallach never to give the place to any man that asked for it or caused bis friends to urge his appointment; and no injustice is done to any one if it is said that it was eminently through Mayor Wallach’s foster- ing care that the schools bave reached the popu- larity which now causes them to be excessively and injuriously crowded. An important fatare ss row looming up in the management of the schools. New, expensive and handsome baild- ings bave brought into the schools the children of those who were too prond to send their chikiren to the humble shanties of the past. This mtlax of a higher or more intelligent clas auses higher an more intelligent educational demands. The Congregation of large numbers in one building. and the appointment of a su- perintendent, are accomplished with the avow- ed purpose to grade and classify the schools. It was admitted as undeniably trie tha her grade of education could not be attained so long as sixty, and sometimes seventy, pupils, rade, unclassified and diverse in their attainments, were jumbled into the school ow, thts im portant matter of ‘iprading™ the schools is practically abandoned, because of the rush made for seats by children of the “higher grade” of crime That is, the class demand ing the highest and best school culture. Thu the children of humbler parents are in dange of being thrust out and deprived of school train- ing of any kind. Another important consider- ation for the new board of education will be the establishment of a high school—another de. mand from the better class—the ciass that say, as we have begun to educate in the public schools we want to finish uhere, and eo to make the a symmetrical, or even respect- able in {scholarship, we must have a ‘‘fnish- ing” school. We have now the ‘female high and normal school,” and its counterpart for the boys cannot, with any show of justice, be much longer delayed. All this and many other mat- ters of like importance, such as the taxes fer school purposes, &c.,’will require the best Judgment of our best citizens. PARENT. THE COURTS. PROBATE COURT, Judee Olu To-day Will of James Haghes; widow assented to the pro. bate, and it was admitted, Mr. Archibald Roane quall’s ing as execntor—bond, . The will of Ji was fally proven, admitted to pro- H. Marshall qualified—bord, $1,000. Tho ‘will of the late Oharles Everstield was fally mitted to probate, ‘The will of Mary ly proven, The will of Jonn Heary yneathing his eatate to his wif fully proven. The will of D. William queatbing his es: to his wife, was pat proven. James 8. Welsh was appuinted gui to Mary ‘Ellen Stephenson—bond, $4,000. Lew! Spanier wre appotated guardian to the orphan of Adolf Spanier. Jane Gilnbly was appointed guar dian of James Gilahly- the late Daniel &. Hauptman proven CIRCUT terda: 1) $1800. The will ot wax filed aud partially Judee Mac Arthur—Yes business was before the co: erdict for def-ndant, William; verdict for plaintiff for $201 . Smith vs, Jones; verdict for $1620. McDermott va. Hill; on trial. McDermott agt. Hill; et for plaintist 926.0 ugt. Evening Star; deate of plaintiff sug: and suit abated. AL TERM, Judes Humphreys — wing orders were made in bauk murg & Sons. Oa the petition of order adjudicating defendants rupta. in re Jay Sooke & Co. Order of public to notify absent defendants ordered to iasne C Rotman nee, Adjourned, POLICE COURT, Judge Snell —Te-day, Wii ve. 8s day the fi Jn ve Beat nie & Soi m dare Order to sell on petition of assig. came the hardest blows of all. His daughter ran off with a Yankee lieutenant, and shortly after he lost his wife by death. Left alone in the world, he traded his land for a patent right, and the patent proved worthless, although the invention was a good one. A des. titute, lonely man, he finally brought up in Baltimore, and, having been to sea when a boy, shipped on board the vessel that brought him to Portsmouth. PERILS OF THE CALironNIA Deseet.—A letter dated October 1, from Dos Palmas tion, on the Desert, to the Yuma (Cal.) Senti- nel, says: ‘Four days ago the son of old Chino Theodore, from Yuma, came to this station about dark, on foot, and nearly died for water. He said he bad left his father and a boy, the brother of Mrs. Jeager, out forty miles on the desert, without water and nearly dead for the want of it. having been without it for three days when he left them twenty-four hours be- fore. .Joe Dittier, the station-kéeper, and Hank Brown started the next morning with a team and plenty of water to find them. After goin; twenty-five miles they came upon the old man. He had found @ cask of water that had been left by surveyors, and had nearly drank himself to death. One of the party staid with him, and the other went to look for the boy. After ing tongue being swollen and black, and blood run- ning out of nis nose aud ears. He was brought to after two bours’ hard work, having in without water for five days and nights. Their three horses died. The party are now stopping here and getting along all right. The old man says that if he had not lost bis knife he would have cut his throat and ended his misery. The station-keeper and Brown deserve praise for the manner in which they acted, being without food three dayson their return.”” FILtat Arrgction.—According to a Massa- chusetis paper, the people of Royley, in that state, are much exci over the filial affection displayed by one of their former resi- dents toward bis venerable father. The old entleman, of past three score and ten, whose ite bas been without reproach, went to New- buryport a while since on a visit to thisson. He carried with Lim a small dog, to which he was much attached, but which tue young man did not particularly appreciate, perhaps because it cost a few cents aday to feed him. Ascertain- ing that Fido was not duly licensed, this tender- hearted youth entered a complaint against his father, who was duly convicted and mulcted in the sum of $20, which exceeded the poor man's means and be was accordingly conveyed to jail, where he still remai monument of the majesty of the law and of the filial love of a child brought up in a Christian community. "Veny Toveurne are the accounts in the Memphis papers of the labors and heroic death of “little Mattie hag mg ol an almost unknown girl, who came from Towan- da, INinois, to nurse the sick of Memphis. shrank from no danger, and pould take no pays A few hours before her death a box came from her friends at home containing afew changes of clothing (she had come away without even these) and little tritles stored by loving hands to relieve the suffering. Her body was tollowed to the grave by the sorrowing citizens of Mem- phis, called together to pay tl ight tribute to mouest selt-sacritice. She A Tgxor Sinczr Crazy vrom Love.—Re- vorts reach here from Europe that Theodore ‘ormes, brother of Carl Formes, and once weil known here as a tenor singer, was sent,on the ith instant, to a lunatic asylum near Bona, in He had become smitten with a Miss y , daughter of an Indiana banker, so- journing in that city, but was discouraged by the mother of that lady. He finally wrote Mrs. Keynolds a letter, threatening to kill both her- seli and daughter. This trightened the ladies, and they departed. Formesin vain attempted to find them, and his excitement rendered him insane.— NV. ¥. Cor. Phila. Record. THE ANTHRACITE COAL TRADE for the past week has been without special feature. There is a fair supply of orders tor coal and prices are unchanged. The production of coal is well up. The Mauch Chunk Gazette quotes the coal trade of the Lehigh region as very dull, dealers there reporting * very little doing and money hara to collect. Large sizes of coal are tay cand dull, manufacturers being shy becvuse they do will work during the winter.” In the Schuylkill a coal matters peony hnpager | enco' = product ng nearly or quite up to corresponding time last ‘Fear Padladelph ¥ . —_— eer One ov THe Lapy OgcuesTra or Viexwa ty TRouBLE.—A late European story is that Aurelia Maturzek, lately Uelonging ‘to Kull. man’s ladies’ or: which perambulated be utry and finally settied i city, bas sued in Vienna a Secor gin — a for Losy her, under prom- marriage, while 2 clerk in Broadway store, but — ‘th cme last year to inberi . jatarzek a’se returned to Vienna, she became a A Corornep Mayonr.—A colored man is act- il City, Pa. The curious way i: which be bas attaingd this bigh ‘distinction is by the Erie thus: “Toe lec: Fitzpatrick, charg-dwith profanity; td co jateral. Bichard Hyde, indecent ‘expoware; do Robert Sealer, profanity do, Elizabeth Gross, pro- fanity; $5. Georg » profanity, $3. Eliza awk!) 3 Charles Johnaon, failing ween carts; $5. Richard to main Clark, e bt ing private property ; $5. ry O'Dell aid with keeping # bawdy Kouse: behd for hee Patrick H. Turner, larceny of bacon; @20 days in jail. “James Opeiand and Wise Wail two emall colored boys, larceny of mats; sent to Re form school, Edward Fitzhugh, alias Bubert Ev aeeauiton Henry Washington; $20 and cost or 30 days in jail Daniel Hilf and Willian Rutherford, sftray; fined each. Levi Williams, assault and battery on Robert Scott; Stephen A. Bailoy, assanit on Oathe- Mrs. Bailey did not wish t id t Officer Fifiel the saw the assanit; $20 ‘ont Joseph Willi sanit end battery on Hiram Brown on the 6th mer ber. Defendant was an old man and prose- Cuting Witnes# @ young man, who testified that thi bay ite about seme crabs in “Christian Al- ley,” and defendant struck him with a heavy hickory stick, Dreaking bis Jaw, and said he would gots jail. "Phe defense was thet Brown first turew § brick; fined 9100 01 appealed. Mary O bawdy house. The witnesses for the government were examined and the farther hearing postponed. L1n the cases against Abrabam Turner yesterday, itwasthe charge of assault which was suspended had been convicted of larceny, and sentenced to six months in ) weepon, for which h Wdaysinths | workhouse. He bas therefore been put cut of the way of temptation for nine months.) ——_—_—$_0e— Very Sad Affair in New Haven. The New Haven Press says:—On Monday evening, about nine o'clock, one of those sad cases of suicide which the public journalist is too often calle’ upon to record, occurred upon Elm street, near Sherman avenue, the victim being Miss Gertie Cowap, a young lady who had been reared with allthe kind care that it was in the power of a kind christian father and mother to bestow upon their child, The ad- vantages of a good education were given her, an 6 was fit for a teacher, and while quite young was selected as one of the teachers in our public schools, which position she filled with eredit to herself and the satisfaction of the hoard of education, up tothe tine when the tempter came. That person is at the present time a teacher of music, and the le: of a choir in one of our churches; and thoagh dead persons tell no tales, yet the facts will remain unalterably true, and that person will have the damning curse to follow him through life as being the indirect murderer of this unfortunate girl. ‘We will only say further, that during the past few months Miss Cowap has led a traly virtuous life. She united with the church, and struggled hard to redeem ber lost character, but was no doubt many times Jed to exclaim, “Alas, for the rarity of christian charity!” For some time she had exhibited great distress of mind, so much 8) that her friends have been fearful that she was losing herreason, and there is now no doubt that, iy ade the arrest, ALEXANDRIA, A Sap Casx.—For several days a miserable wreck ef a man has been around our those he met w! appear- hat the: = bss bg MEN and plying them first me 5 ard an with a request for money. His clothes are seedy and filthy, his face hi . bis man- ner nervous, and all — vers clearly tae cause of his condition, even if his req aid not show it, which is invariably prefaced by the remark, ** itis not a matter of liquor, at ail. Where this poor wretch sleeps, how he subsists, and what particular localities he visits, no one can tell. Yet; periodically, he visits Alexandria, where he has many acquaintances, and after receiving what pittances he may, vanishes on his sad wanderings. This lost and disg creature is a man of most respectable worthy connections. Some of his near relatives have been been of mark on the bench, in the forum, and in state and rational legislatures. Yet the horrible infatuation for drink has dragged him down, lo! these many years, to the level of the beggar and the outcast. Tue County ULERKSsHIP—Auother Nomina- tion.—The republican county mass convention ied for the purpose of naminating a candi- date for county clerk, in the place of R. S. Laws, Tepudiated, held a meeting at Arlington Satur- day night. H. D. Smith was called to the chair with Benjamin Austin secretary. After several speeches. the names ot Louis E. Payne and R. . Ruflin were put in nomination. The vote stood: Payne, 48; Ruffin, 0. Tbe convention then adjourned. Scnoot Trusrers.—The state board of edu- cation have appointed the following school trustees for Fairfax courty: Lee district, Bur- dett Skinner, Redman Seleeman, vice William D. Wilcoxon, resigned. Mount Vernon, R. L Nevitt. Falis Church, George Gordon, vice &. T. Bailey. Provider ce, Bleecker Canfield, vice J. R. Reynolds. Dranesville, Alfred Leigh and Curtis J. Gilbert, vice Isaiah Brady.—Sentinel, last evening. ERFECTS OF “SKYLARKING.”—While two young men were “skylarking” on Satarday night last, on Union street, near King, one of them cut the other in the groin with a Barlow knife, and came withina — If inch of severing an artery, the hemorrhage from which woald have been sufficient to have caused death. Lone Boat SWAMP#D.—A long boat, bslong- ing to'a colored man named Henry Haris, laboring under a temporary fit of actual insan- ity, she fired the fatal sbot that released her from her earthly sufferings. Miss Cowap had been confined to her room tor some days, and at times was delirions. Oi Monday evening her mother, who was — her, passed out of her room to attend to some family matte: she bad heen gone but a few moments whe: report of a pistol was he: ried to the room, when the “I am dying,”’and almost immediately ex- pired. She had obtained and secreted the pistol unbeknown to her friends. Aw EXciTinG SCENE.—A scene in real life, says the Hartford Times, which might serve a Dumas or @ Poe with material for a thrilling story were either of these sensational novelists still living, took place one day last week in the insane asylum at Taunton, Mass. An old lady of cighty, from Proyidence, went with her daughter to see her son, who has for some tima been confined there for insanity from the effects of a wound recived during the wor. On ar- riving there the mother was shown into the re- ception room, and one or two patients and the son were brought into the same room, when the attendant went out and locked the door. There happened to be in the room at the timea lady who had gone there expecting to secure the re- lease ot her husband, but for some reason he could not be discharged on that day. ‘This was a@ great disappointment to the wife, but the effect upon the husbaud, after she had told him, was indeed terrible. He ri and tore round the room in perfect fury, when the son of the old lady trom Providence, who had been quiet up tothis became alarmed _ attacked the infuriated ome, ant suanie to escape, can hardiy be magined. After a severe tussle the husband seized club, cut the forehead of the son, making a frightful gash, from which the blood flowed eee, and then, catching him by the throat, choked bim until Kis face turned par- pis. Hie would have killed him, but the old 1 seeing her son’s danger, went to the res- cue, and, ai @ severe le, succeeded in making the husband loose hold. Forta- nately the attendant came in, anda wen ve and infuriated ——$—$—$$$<________ MvaRpergp ror Hatr a Doutar.— A Bor York ‘m. 5: In New bound to Washington with a load of wood, was swamped and sunk at the mouth of the Eastern Branch yesterday evening. The crew were rescued, but the cargo has been nearly all washed overboard.—Gazelte, [ust evening. Tue ALLEGED Wirz Poisontnc AT PatcHo- @vx.—Yesterday, Captain Samuel M. Smith, of New York, who is charged with attempting to kill his wife buy hiring his servant to poison her was taken to Patchogue for examination. Mrs. Kulan, of Patchogue, who Mrs. Smith says is tne cause of the ‘trouble, has been arrested. Capt. Smith saya the atory is a fab- rication. Mrs. Rulan is astonished, and says she is innocent and knows nothing of the affair. The residents of Patchogue says that Mra, Rulan and Capt. Smith have borne the best of reputations, and do not credit the servant's story. Mrs. Smith the woman who was pot. soned, yesterday requested the reporter to pub- lish that she believes the charge against her busband to be entirely false; that she never will appear against him, and that she can account for the servant girl's statement on no. other ground than t@at it is a blackmailing operation, In THE BAZAINE TRIAL yesterday the pros cution announced that it wouid not call for evi- dence as to events prior to August 12. The president of the court, however, at the request of the defence, allowed testimony to be given relative to the battle of Forbach. General Mon- tandan and other generals of division acknowl- edged that Bazaine ordered them to the assist- ance of General Frossard, aud variously ex- plained their failare to carry out his orders. General Frossard testified that Baz sine's orders to the generals of division were distinct, and that they were responsible for their non-execn- tion. At the opening of thesession Regnier was called as a witness, but was not present. It is said that his arrest had been ordered because he wrote an insulting letter to the Duc d’Aumale, and that he has fled to Engiand. Ta Boxn ForGars.—Among the companies and firms who have lust by the operations of the forgers who were afrested last week in New York are the Trust and Indemnity company, 000; Harkins & Braine of Wall street, $90,000; Laundens, Hardewburgh & King,ban! ers, 112 Broadway. $15,000; Obrig & Co., $10,00 Mr. Knickerbocker, $10,000; Wm. A. Evert Co.,amount unknown; S. V. White & Bro: and Mr. Miller, president of the Buffalo an Erie railroad, who accepted £10,000 of the bonds of his own road without discovering the forgeries. These parties have heretofore kept their losses secret. The detectives are still busy in looking for Gottieib Engels, who, it issaid wrote the signatures to the spurious bonds on ‘the Central and the Buffalo and Erie railroads. A SKULL FRACTURED IN SING SING Prison In Sing Sing prison, N. Y., last week, John Potter, a convict, missed some goods from a box in his cell, and found them in Wm. Smith’s cell. Smith was locked up in adark cell and kept there until Friday evening. On his release he wentto the buckle shop, where Potter was at work, and struck him on the head with a bar of lead, fracturing the skull. Potter is not ex- pected to live. Stoke’s Derence.—The two points of Mr. Tremaine’s argument for the defence of Stokes thus far are, first, that Fisk died of morphine, second. that if Stokes killed Fisk, was it mur- der or manslaughter? Mr. Tremaine had no concluded his argument when the court ad journed, yesterday. SFA. A. Stewart will employ nobody that smokes or carries matches in his pocket, w7-An old farmer said of his clergyman whose sermons lacked point, “Ah, yes, he’s a good man, but he will rake with his teeth upward.” s7In Khiva, after the Russians had evacu- ated, a terrible and bloody revolt took place, in ho sixteen hundred Persians were slaugh- tered. @7The bar association of New York city, at @ meeting beld Thursday, voted with but one dissenting voice, in favor of an appointed judi- ¢ 7 The colored state central committee of Kentucky has issued a call for a state conven- tion ‘*te obtain for the colored people of Ken- tucky the rewards which are liberally bestowed upon the true patriots of other states.” CITY ITEMS. Price's Jewelry Store, No. 457 Pennsylvania avenue, near 4, street, received some beautiful new 8 this morning. —-_e___ ARE YOUR CHILDREN subject to the croup? Remember it comes like a thiet in the night. [f ou value their lives. keep a bottle of Dr. Bull’s Gongh Syrup in the house. The dose is small, and it never fails to effect a cure. peat aches Ir 1s No Wonpxr that invalids lose faith in all specifics, when so many worthless medicines are advertised for the cure of various diseases; but which, when tried, are ‘found wanting.” We have yet to learn, however, of the first fail- ure of Dr. Wistar's Balsam of Wild Cherry, to cure coughs, colds, and pulmonary disease. ¢ ———— Carsur—Catsur—two years old and very fine, for sale in any quantity by Geo. W. Dri- ver, corner Penua. avenue and 4%; street. 6 —__.—_—_ AN INVITATION IS EXTENDED TO ALL by Geo. W. Driver to try the fried oysters (gratis) as they are served at his establishment, corner Pennsylvania avenue and 4% street. They are pronounced the finest in Washington, 6 pobre sodium On DRAvGET.—Ind, Coops & Co.'s English Ale (from Burton on Trent) a specialty at Geo. W. Driver's, corner Pennsylvania avenue and 43, street. The finest ale in Washington. 21,6 Corns, Bro—" The wise for health on daily walks depend id sufferers from corns, bunions, club, or in; ag vascular ex- cascences, chilblatn: other ailments of the feet find quick relief at Dr. White’s establish- ment, No. 15th street, opposite the U. 8. ‘Treasury. See ee THE NATIONAL SAVINGS BANK, corner of New York avenue and 15th street, 6 per ct. Reged pap dg tae month. Banking hours, 9 to 4. Setardaye, #5 8 and 6 THERMOMETERS and Barometers are ‘and made to order by Hempler Doar ai street ——— ipa USSIAN BaTHs; also, Medicated Va- Ez ‘K Baths, for all a eee T RID of the Chi immediately, take Dooley’s Agua Powders” Thoy cure Forme. nently. ) Powp’s EXTRAcrT is for sale at wholesale by Chas. Stott & Co., 480 Pennsylvania aven! and by druggists everywhere. owittt WILLoox & G1ss’s Sswine Macuins, The Basaar Patterns. oe aaah Chas. ’s hoopskirt and corset ‘th street, Rice morta vn 1028 THE COMMUNITY at large appreciate fulness of Singer’s Machine. Ee TSn8 Tas bent Soar is te wartereee WM. G. WEBB'S OBIGINAL CALICO DRESS SOAP. GEORGETOWN ADVERTISEMED ~~ | ¥ THOMAS DOWLING, Anct.; Georgetowr. Ls JOBNSON & O., EXECUTORS SALE OF HOUSEHOLD FURNI- JRankers, On MONDAY MORNING October 27th. | BUY AND SELL GOVE: “MENT BONDS, at 10 o'clock. T will seit, at the residence of COLN AND BYCHANG ® ibe tne Mrs, Mary Shismnaker No. 809 ice | paaws SILLS. OF EXCHANGE IN SUMS jstreet, nearly © ite the pablic jo tment of Howes s ‘nitare, con- ENGLAND, FRANCK, @RRMANY, SR DEN, HULLAND. day An eee df avo 5 {Obron & of SK ‘NT TATES DEPC and sees got mae Gollectisas sande on cht oe tioned. on EDWARD J CHORMAKER, Rxvcntor, | Prompt attentive given, ters cct2e-2 THOMAS DOWLING, Aust. | Depatimenie t Te Goverment EZPOSTPOKED ON ACCOUNT OF THE OBA. BEADLEY. Guan dl y . tol h,same a BAIN watil WRDNESDAY, Oc SAVINGS AND TRUST EDWARD J, SHOEMAKER, Brecuter. cctaT UMAS DUWLING, A’ COMPANY BANKING HoUsE, ‘OR BALE—Fine RESIDENCE on SM strest, ENN! ‘ANIA UE. hate tgeG ERMCE | oweme meee ongheut. : Market Space, Wash er 121 Dunbarton means J street, Georgetow ee, | _ ALL PROFITS paid to DEPOSITORS, SOR | —Fine RESIDENCE on P: et exceed: per cent. per annam. Brest Geo petown enh ieate Tots igi w= INTEREST on Ox’ Dottad and upwards, from uated. with modern Improvements, -Apply'ts P. T, | ATS! of each month. BERRY. 519 Market Space, Washington, or from 121 Do Georgeto Fale AND WINTER GUODs, 00!25-03t JOHN H ras or a No. 118 Brince StRKET, urdays, open Have received from New York UBtH 8 Pm. to receive depc i. at the recent decline in prices coche paid on deposits. ctiens mate, and sore at the lowest possible ces, @ large aad | $*Change furnished TTZ. President, A. RBERLY. ¥. Pr. _ DRESS GOODS, etal itasnt | W.F.MATTINGLY, Sec ,0:E PRERTING ene complete agsortm: GOODS, a full line of ti euneack SaRKING ¥ 5 LA- Hous EN SUNpeRWwean: | BA™ oF = citi i OY 3 J. HK. SQUIRE & Co., URNISHING GOODS generally. ° 1446 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, with a’ full stock « : and DO) d yAS ND. GOODS. We are in daily receipt of additions tooar | ® percent. interest paid oy derciy eck, ad the season advances, from the large New | Ocbivctimts smiertat Paid om deposics, York houses. A call and examination of goods in- | Pay of officers in the Army cashed in advance. vited. . oct33-Im JOHN H. SMOOT & SON. a O™S BIGELOW, Banker, 643 D STREET, near Seventh, Pays INTEREST ON DEPOSITS, makes COL- New FALL AND WINTER DBY GOODS. Acomplete assortment of Ladies DRESS Goons, a large stock cf SHAWLS, BLANKETS, CLOTHS: | LEOTIONS, and transacte all Dasiaces coumectsd CASSIMERES and DRY GOODS gensraily, pur: | with Banking. ap2-ly chased for cash since the recent decline in prices, —_— —- which enables us to offer’ splendid BARGAINS 5 a = Save money by giving wa call b-fors purchasing. GROCERIES, &e. octl-3m™ 101 Bridge strest, Georgetown. NEW SUcgkwikar TERS FOR THE LADIES, SEW YORK pUTTER. Realizing the necessity of a genteel, ss NEW Figs. oyster saloon for ladien, 1 will serve CUBBANTS, them during the oyster'season in m RAISINS, clegant Ice Oream Parlors, No. 8 ‘ALMONDS, aoteim J.0. NICHOLS. WAR OTS CANS * MALAGA GRA be ts UST, AB NE, BXPROTED —Sach «rash of ¥000. Los FRENCH UANDIES, DYED bes not been rhe coy an Five Ponnd Box 81.75, for some time. With every facility and @ full co: ps of skilled workmen, we are at it with a determination to do it good and to clean it all out on time or dye in the effort; not that we are tired of living, but because by dyeing we expect to live, while we know not how to live except we dye, W. H, WHEATLEY'S PREMIUM STKAM DYEING AND SCOUR- ING ESTABLISHMENT, §©O 78 49 Jefferson street, Georgetown, D. 0. Office open from7 a.m, until sunset, Eaturday 8% p.m. 6 c, WITM FINE FAMILY GROCERIES, _neta-tr 391% Pennsylvania avenne, a Space, three doors from 7th st., FAMILY GROCER, Has for sale 100 bbis. Apples selected for family use 100 bushels extra fine Northern Potatoes. Finest extra and family Flour, paly” | Extra Cream and Pine Apple Cheese. 1cHOLS? — Mocha, african, Old Gaveraueat Java Maracaibo merge BE No et Bich ferered GF, Oolong, and Sa a as i aue2-ly 59 High street, Georgetown, D. 0. ow Raining Currants, Oliron, Figs, aud Nats of The finest flavored old Brandiex, Whiskies and COAL AND WOOD. Wines, guaranteed pure. New Mackerel, very fat and supert: McCAULEY & BROS., Family trad | find it to their benefit toexamine i* WOOD AND AL DEAL . my st and chy le ootls Yarde—Mo, 619 45 street *Oulhweat, aud Mor twi® ee SOce and cheap prices reet 0% , Depot—I8% street wharf, ELPHONZO YOUNGS & CO., kept conseuaty on beat oe f WOOD and ODAL GROCERS, LIVERY STABLES. MAS@NIC TEMPLE, STABLES, ET, Between D anv BE. for Hire, and a fresh supply le every week, SICHARD VANT, Proprietor. J B. OLCOTT & SON, + BOARDING, LIVERY and SALE S'rABLES, ystreet, between 13th and Mth ets. borthwest,(rear ofthe Epiphany Church Home.} Fine Carriages of 8il kinds, Horses and Buggies, Phaetons, &c., for Hire. Special attention paid to the care of Board- ing Horses, decl8-ly ees 0T TAL aWy HIRING eTABLES STYLISH CARRIAGES i deca-ty 9 G530'R steset ae, ABtIISTON. aTABLEs, part! Corner #b and F streets, OPPOSITE U. S. PATENT OFFICB, HAVE ON HAND THE FINEST GRAPES, THE CHOICEST GOSHEN BUTTER, THE FINEST QUALITY SUGAR-CCURED HAMS, T, STAMPING DEPOT, 617 SEVENTH STREET, Opposite Patent 01 THE WHITEST FLOUR, THE RICHEST COFFEES, teN-tr THE FINEST TEAS, Fall and Winter Goods. THE HIGHEST GRADE SPICBS, AND THE HIGHEST GRADE CIDER VINEGAR, TO BE HAD IN WASHINGTON. THE LARGEST ASSORTMENT IN GIVE US A CALL. AMERICA. ELPHONZO YOUNGS & CU,, aT GROCERS, Masonic Temple, corner Sn and F streets, sepas-tr Opposite U. 8. Patent Oftice. DEVLIN & CO.'S, INSURANOE OOMPANIES, REAT WESTERN MUTUAL G INSURANCE COMPANY, © Capital nearly $500,000. LOSSES PROMPTLY PAID. Sealed Proposals, i: Office, 663 18th street, oj ite Treasury Depart pncil THURSDAY, Octover 30, 1 * ee oe : 873, for al! ment. FRESH and CORNED BREF and MUTT“ . NU reauired atghis Depot oreght F and MUTI 2S | Alte AGENT CONTINENTAL LIFE INSUB sep20-3m 1113 PENNSYLVANIA AVB. FFICE POST AND DEPOT OOMMIS3ARY OF BUBSISTENCE, Corner B and \bth streets southwest. Washincton, D. C., October 24, 1873. duplicate, will be received NCE COMPANY. time as th ise Gen t Si ‘tence eommencing November 1,153: Unformation | _oct®2m B_W. BATES, Agent. and conditions obtains i oct3S 4t . ag eo HE LYCOMING FIRE INSURANCE OOMPANY, OF PA. Total assets June 10, 1473, el ire I paid to June 10, 1873, $4,735,514. the third Annual Report. W. H. EVERE’ General Agent A™ WHARF, Foot ov 61H AND P StREETs, TO CONTRACTORS AND MERCHANTS. Ca: if STONE, COAL, HAY, LUMBER, ‘ P &e.. discharged from Vessels aisd stored or deliversd | _0ct2-Im Special Azent, t atthe shortest notice and lowest rates. — [®®CRE Youn Puorsery Tx tH EMEN’S INSURANCE OF WASHINGTON AND ‘Giel Ce. BED BY OONGRESS 1837. Capital a a 5, be OBice: Boom He. f, over Bau Gf Washicavon.” [R WAREHOUSE, 805 D STREET. IVANHOB FLAT PAPEKX, ~ KAW B D. STKa WRAPPING PAPER PAPER BAGS AND TWINE, E TABLISHED 18081, octl-tr i ae Rothwe — ident; And: ‘hweil, Thos WJ. Wilson, FS. Waish . Cross 38, William EB A Esac George » Cre of Georgetown; 0. W. Howard, Boctotary. jys0m JOHN @. BARTHEL, 623 Pennmsyivania Avenue, SETWHan SIXTH AND SEVENTH STRERTS. ws te- | LOCKWOOD, HUFTY & TAYLOR, IMPORTERS AND MANUFACTURERS or DIES, CHILDREN’S AND GEITLEMEN'S FINE FUR. ISHLWG OoDs., 623 P NNY. avE., Ber. 6ru awn Tru Bre NEW GOODS FOR LADIES, TICTORIA KID GLOVES, 1,2, ant 3 dott VRE Se sere sot Sanu LOCK WOOD, HUFTY & TAYLOR'S. ‘1K WOOD, HUF Sre the only agents in Washington H. & T. SRAMLESS KID GLOVE,1, 2 40 and 3 buttons LOCKWOOD, HUFTY & TAYLOR, Lwporters. LL THe NEW SHADES 'N SCARFS AND WS for Laties have ju ast Dann roorived By LOCKWOOD, HUFTY & TAYLOR, SQUARE HANOKERONI SM wy sai nies ADRS LOCKWOOD, HUFTY & TAYLOR COCBES AND A LARG’ STYLES OF NECK W LOCK WOuD, HU R COLLARS, CUPF SHAPES + Ni LOCKWOOD ‘HEMISETTS IN w 8 - TERNS NEW AND STYLISH Par. LOCK WOOD, HUFTY & TAYLOR 's, EMSTITCHED HANDKERCRIEFS—Vory ehoice m anality and cheap in priv LOCK WOOD, HUFTY & TAYLOR'S. [tian BANDE ERCHIEFS —A large stock can be coustautly found, of all letters aud gual ities, at LOCKWOOD, HUFTY & TAYLORS *ANCY HANDKERCHIEFS FOR LADIES. New assortment just received at LOCK WOOD, HU Tr. TAYLOR'S. ADIRS’ HOSIEBY—The largest ve Dries Pay — Tie largest acd best stock New} nd at LOCK WOOD, HUPTY & TAYLOR'S ELOW SEE PRICE LIST OF z regular numbers constantiy on bends OT a ENGLISH AND GEE LBBIGG MAN toe BALBRIGGAN HOSE. 6 pair Brown for..> $3 56/6 pair Brown fer. ew ~ 3726 od 8 “ 4826 “ 6 61m6 3 296 HS 6 oe 5 735 6“ ime $e 6126 —— a Peck a Short Sleeves, at @2, 92.15, OTe High Beel wat Eee wieowee, ot 98.40, $2'59,8275 257.93. 5320." ¢ LOCR WOOD, HeFTY & TAYLOR, LADIES MERINO DGA WERS—In Qualirios to 4 match the Vests. at @195, $205, $2 225, $232, § $2.60, $2.73, 93, 3 340, $2.85 65 LOCKWOOD, RUFTY & TAYLOR. »s AREADY MADE DEESSES BLACK ALPACA DRESSES, A large stock just received. at the following prices i s 3 s +s) 79, $16.57 SIEAM DYER AND SCOURBR, ONES & CO. $15 00) eut_s7.sd250. e848, ac Ho, 114 Four-anv-a-WaLv Stuer, (One door We, B11 70h sire op? P Lock Wdon, wiPty ¥ ravuoms South of Colonization Hall.) Com rang lowing str friends, pa- THE GERMAN bec N 000" moral thet, Raving receat- . «nl refitted ud DYM TEE MEBCHANTS, 0. WER QNGLISH WALKING JACKETS—In Dino ments, .s 5 ” 4 . = To, equalcd by fow audeurs by none, am prepared T ORCOR SPS AMSORANGS | 915-35; $0; eseeus n° to perform in the vor, manne aes the short- OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Lock Wood, SUFTY & TAYLOR'S. Licit call from all who may desire work mantans ass, perf my line, aud I will guarantee entire gapitancrs canrvagie® 000. FIOE No. i499 PENNSYLVA’ ‘VENI - (OVER MiLBURN’s Dave Sroms) nnoB ‘Ladies’ dreenes clesned without Delng taken apart, JOHN 7. LENMAN, President, MAR, ji day GRBs ecricat TRUNK Tee wormage mwoounsox Hous manysacroua: | fish of tu Qorzsey teeter rar we TRUNKS ¥. BEYER, Sree so JAMES 5, TOPHAM & CO., HARNSSS, SADDLE AND TRUNK MAN - FACTURERS, ETH STBEET, REAL ESTATE AGENTS. CB4S, STEWART & Co., BEAL . Oty Hi fe INSUSANOR attention to Collections. ery sep23-1m Rext to Odd Fellows’ Hall, ages EATS Voces, : ae tn uty Home in cy thet maken 2 spectalty GUNS, FISHING 1, AND SPORTING | | mia = PT RIEN OF BIG GUN, Assortment. at @7 50 15. $16 75, $19. at TY & TAYLOR’ EDINGOTESR—A lar, oe, 6 ‘ASHMERE MANS, at JACKETS, TALMAS avd DOL- pel = + ae very handsomely LOdk Wood, HEFTY & TAYLOR'S. made, at OOK WOOD, BUFTY & TAYLOR’s. Gost than the.