Evening Star Newspaper, July 17, 1874, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. | PUBLISHED DAILY, Sundays Exeepted, AT THE STAB BUILDINGS, Peunmsylyauia Avenue, cor. 11th St. BY THE RVENING s1ih NEWSPAPER COMPANY, Pret. ed by carriers to PER WEEK, OR D th Fridas— a1 50 ¥ STAR—P: ‘2mB WEpEEY or, in both tases, | ayer, BF inv in advanc and no paper seut longer than paid EF Bates of advert’ring farnished on application, | EE SUMMER RESORTS. Che £Lnening Star, yt, 44—N. 6,651. WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, JULY 17, 1874. TWO CENTS. _ AMUSEMENTS. SMILIES OB SINGLE PERSONS OAN obtain gore BOL 1 Fate cotisgs. fr S. Cape Mar. B,J. oR RETT O-UNTY, M A jesiring Board forthe semper monthe in a cool and de Hghtfu! iceality, in a private famiiy,oa nabie te n obtela foformetion wr tre gerd to itty ape! sage HARVEY. this place. AKLAND. OAT: Gind . oP: nee HOTEL PL TOGA SPRINGS Terms, $320 per day and NS for the season ngs bave Leen much impr eva > ore, &c. The new iy beate Spring is in five CoQ -sUMMsé THkATER at ze Be Ox | JULY 13, EVBRY NIGHT, AND TWO MATI- the Btockton Botel May. ELS. NELS. Notwithstarding the stat mont to the contrary, MISS FRANK!© CHBIoTIE will play bor «ngaze- ment in foil at this Thea‘er. First ap) VIOTORRLLL | gloriow | OLD No. 456 On Exbibiti at MARKRITER No. €39 Ttb strect, bet w. doors abo ve Odi tee Oil Paintings, Ro largest stock Paper Heceing. re sels, dings, Nails, & ‘BaMe Oss as S&T Please remember Name end Namber. jel-ly JEW AND SECOND i ONE PK New Clothing so! sof cha —Board per dar, f 23 days. S60. 1 wok dren aod price. W bite servants, three- ins to accommedations For ¥ and October, liberal deduc- ribution at the Springs, Cole- ogers. and Kbbitt Hora», Wasniagton. Reund-trip tickets, good until ‘November 1, from incre, $6 58; irom Washington. 9550. "| iim B.C JOE DAN, Owner aud Prop’r. DE BR PARK HOTEL—B.4 0. B. B.—Trains leave Washingtow—8 a m.. arrive Deer Pork 3:40 p.m.;7 p. m.. arrive Deer Park 2:30 3. m ™ FISHING, FISHUSSIPE SHOOTING. OOBB'’s ROTEL, COBB’ ISLAND, VA. This well-known Summer Besort is now open for the reception of yisitors. T 3 per Dey; 213 per Wee! per As. ‘Boure— From Norfclk by Steamer“ N. Pbau Mondays. Pridi ‘Threcal 1 Weduesdars a4 Bteam re fo! ire, For farther information addvew. _io- — —— ReCesnvek ALUM sPRinGs v VIRGINIA. THIS CELEBRATED WATERING PLACE iS FIRST OF JUNE. Tickets to Class of ailments peculiar to the femaie cons itation. ‘Bend for circular ning letters from cole- brated medical “savaus,” and certificates of the curs effected. Coleman & Rodgers, and Candy, Gilpin & Oo. agents for the water and mass, Baltimore. Tua; 25-mw. 2m JAMES A. FRAZIER. ALBoTT HOUSE. ‘Ba N<viLLx, MonTOOMERY CountY, Mp. pared Sccommodaticns fo summer Visitors. jeaithy Location, pure air, and excellent Water, commanding snextended view of tue Biue Bidge Mouxtains end the surrounding country eat f-biog and benting in abandance. “Terme, @6 3 per week. Children under 12 and servants half price. For further iuformation apply to or address ABYAN, Barnsville, Md. jy8eola HOM HOUSE, at KANE, Pa. on the Philadetpbia and Erie Bailroad, situ- Sted, cn the summit of the Alleghanies w a 2,00 fect abo £ sor m., arriving at Kane 9:18 Ru nd $2 = 710 charges reasonabie. Trains Baltimore Pot: mac Baiiroad depot at mM. aud 5:8) p.m, Srriving at Renovo at 4:15 p.m. and 1am. The Fouts to Renovo is one of the most attractive and Picturesque summer trips thatcan be enjryet. Bx- eursion tickets at reduced rstes for sale at Corner ib street and Peo “ ed F rooms and rates app! Proprietor, Kenovo, Cliaton id can now be rented f. BOSSABD & SOMMER EuscET AMONG THE MoUN- TAINS, BUSH HOUS BELLEFOURTE, Pa. Bterecscopicr jews of Local Scenery to De seen ste76 Jenusylvania avenne, and 42% Lorth 7th street For descriptive cir- cular ard terme, address 29-2n W.H. WILKINSON & CO., Prop’rs OOAL AND WOOD. Cer COAL!: ‘We invite the attention of ef COAL, embracing ail the choive qu Which we are mekiog additions daily, which weotfor aten. WUOD, sawed snd 5; the etic @AK sad PINE KINDLINGS, in bondies or by the cord. STEVENSON « BxOTIES, Nf 2 cuneyivania Ave 4 Depot, Seventh-street W WHARY, Boot or Sixty Stresr. COAL spd WOOD constavtly on hand sn de. Hvered promptly to ail parts of the City, s ow 4 GOODWIN ¥. ATLER, & lot of BCANTLING for saie cheap. Severs tons of best ROOFING FELT on h apS-tr T. gDW. OLAEK. T, 5. CROSE.J: Tt. EDW. L408 & Cv., D¥ALErs LUMBES, WOOD 48D COAL, DOORS, 545H, BLINDS, MOULDINGS, a trad O ce, O46 Loutsiaus avenue. bart, Depot end Planing Bill, foot of ib ciree ‘Tarc—lith end Betreetanortnwem, jy i INSURANCE COMPANIES HE EQUITABLE LIFE TRAN T a SOCIETY, is ica ‘The business of this be largest of ax _ Bayly FPURE INSURANCE. Niagara Fire Insurance Company of New York— Asets, 91,358,205. Surpins, $349.235. Bepublic Fire Insurance Compary of New York~ Assets. le Tr pius, $400,000. Manhattan Fire Insurance Company of New Fork— Assets, $66.40. Surplus, 935,00. Nations! Fire {nsarance Company of Philadel- hia, Pa.—Asscts, $568,000. Burplus, $253,000. Old Dominion Fire Insarance Company of Vir- Sinia—Asscts, 815,000. Surplas, $115.00. ILLIAM L. BRAMHALL § CO, Agents, 607 7th may tr street northwest. ow STaG WHISKY. Our right and title to the exclusive use of this brand is on record at the United States Patent Office. BALL & HUME, DEALELS IN FINE WINES, BBANDIES WHISKEY, &c., febs8 «4m So? m. iJ terated graces, are told under the and brand UL STAG WHISKEY, cur tabciea beares used te make the dec more plausible, we deem it our duty (0 our GS well as to our selves, to notify dealers and others interested, fhe name of “OLD STAG WHISKEY” & our trade-mark, secured by law. We have, therefore, the sole and exclusive right to use it, and shall te to the full extent of the tao ait parties, ter, imporing upon the public by the mse of our brand. Dealers selling “OLD STAG bey Si ways produce am demand, Gre 5m possesrion the gouscine articles HALL & MCME, WHOLESALE GEOCE&S 4ND LIQUOR SebM- cm Market Space, Li lected stock cf second hand Olothing at JUSTH’S. 619 D street, between Och and 7 CURSIONS, &e. JASURSION.—M P. MI*Ol bes chartered steamer P) LO’ xcnrsion to Dill’s Fatt . Wm. Hunt, W NOX's EXPK EST FACILITIES HAS THE FOR PICNICS A -RSION PARTIES I ITY, Office, 603 Pennsylvania avenne, i GEO. W. KNOX, Proprietor. ICNIO PARTIES OR FAMILIES Who wish to spend the day in the country CAN BIBE A FIRST-CLASS COAUH plying at 141% Pennsyivanisavonne. ji1-Im ORGIANA EXCURSIONS LEONARDTOWS, SHALLS AND POINT LOOKOUT. These Bxcu 2 elgg will be resumed ’ ndid steamer Georgtapn: 1 ‘eet whi 6 t z Y during the season, and returning | D.m. Sunday, arriving st ash- Point Lookout at € ington at 68. m. Mon kate Room tickets for sale at office of W.0. V. @ 8. Baiirsad, No. 603 Pennsylvania ave. plgand Trip Tickets, $2.50 For sale only at the . E. NIGHTENGALE, Agent, 7th street Wharf, ‘[HE STEAMER COLUMBIA LEAVES COMMERCE & Either of these tri tunity to enjoy a sail on the Peake bay and Potomac river with Gat loss of much time from business -odations—meals, stateroum, &c.—first- erooms may be engaged i pe affords parties a fine oppor- Chesa- 3 8 1G for excursions f this city on Mondays and Teasonable rates, ROTHER, | BOAT FOR CH FALLS or other peake ané Ohio Vanal, capable s*_Gorner K and 38th sts, Bock Orook. jM. J. COOKE. 718 Firreente Breezr, AGENT FOB “SUMMER EXCURSION TICK- BTS” OF ERIE balLWAY. RTE ints en Chess ‘Theee Excnrsiona embrace trips ever evory line enmboat leading to and from Phil- ud Hew York city, and extend to all t Bast and North. n by applying above. (OR CHARTER, ‘The elegant ant commodions Iron Steamer PILOT BOY. WM. H. BYLES, of railroad aud fPos CHARTER, ; ‘The A. Mo. 1 Steamer EXPRESS, Osn behad for excursious on Thursdays and Fri- days of each week. N. B. FITZHU ‘ch 8 OB BXCUBSSIOBS. OCOLUMB! a be chartered for Excarsions every MONDAY tnd TUESDAY, at reasonable ra This Steamer hes recently been ed, and is one of the largost on t bac river, bas fine ealoon and ‘BE STEAM YACHT WANDEBER can ve “TERMINUS.” THE END IS NIGH. COME NOW OR BE TOO LATE. STILL FORCIN . STILL RUSHING STILL DRIVING. STILL PUSHING. NO CESSATION. NO LET UP. EVER} THING MUST, EVERYTHING SHALL, EVERYTHING WILL BE SOLD. COME BUY. COME Now. 45.00 FULL SUITS... 930.00 FULL BUITS......... COME. COME. HABLE BROTHERS, MERCHANT TAILORS @ FINE OLOTHIERS, car | S7ANFiNe vl? SEVENTH STSEET Opposite Patent Office Sar. iedt lm, 606 7th sizes, EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. INTERNAL Revanre. Tource to-day were $532. The receipts from this 0. SxcreTaRy Fisu returmed to Washington last night. : THE AMOUNT of national bank note circala- tion received st the redemption agency of the Treasury to-day aggregates $532,635.10. Finet Lirct. W. L. Canrenrer, 9th infane try, is ordered to duty with the survey of the northern boundary. LEAVE OF AnSENcE for thirty days, with per- mission to apply for ninety days extension has been granted Assistant Surgeon Ezra Woour Tre U.S. Steamer CoLorapo, at Norfolk, will be ready for seato-morrow. Since her az- rival at Norfolk she has lost quite a number of men by desertion. Maw-or-WaR Concenes arrived , Liberia, Jane 6th, en route to Cape She is expected to reach Gibraltar about the middle of July. REAR ApMIRAL C. R. P. Ropers has been appointed by the President acting chief of the bureau of equipment and recruiting during the temporary absence of Rear Admiral Reynolds, Tae Steamer DisPatcu, now in Washing- ton, In which the Senate Committee on Naval Affairs will visit the several navy yards and stations onthe Atlantic coast.is expected to leave about the 4th of Aug NavaL Onpers.—Passed Assistant Engi+ neere E. Olson and D. M. Fulmer and Assistant Engineer E. G. Allen, from duty connected with the Tennessee, and placed on waiting orders. THIRD ASSISTANT Postmaster General Bar- ber reports that 138,815,500 stamped envelopes were furnished postmasters during the fiscal year which ended June 30, 1574, against 117,215,- 550 during the preceding year. DURING TRE QUARTER which ended on the 26th of June last 22,172,500 postal cards were shipped to fill requisitions. There were still on hand at that date at the manufactory 5,619,329 finished and 524,992 unfinished cards. Mr. J. L. ADAMS, of the Internal Revenne office, left last night for Philadelphia to give evidence in the case of Moore and Williams, on trial in that city on the charge of forging drafts alleged to have been stolen from the {nternal Revenue department in this city. ‘THE SHIPMENTS of legal tenders, in exchange for the national bank notes received for re- demption, averages about $300,000 per day. The amonnt will be materially increased when the facilities of the office, both with regard to work- ing force and room, willaliow it. Tue Uxirep STargs Teeastrer has de- cided that National panks may remit notes in sums of one thousand doliars or an even multi- ple thereof for their credit on account of the five per cent. deposit required by the act ot June 20th, 1574. Somm oF THR CLERKS of the Treasury who were furloughed without pay on the Ist of Feb- ruary last claim that they are entitled to pay to the date of discharge, July Ist, and after av ineffectual application to be put at least on the same footing with those who received their dis- missals with two months’ extra pay. have de- termined to test the matter by entering a suit in the Court of Claims for five months’ psy. OrrictaL Rr ITON OF GALLANT Ac Tions—The Secretary of the Navy nas ad dressed a complimentary letter to Ensign T. © Spencer, who it will be recollected acted vary gallantly on the occasion of the capsizing of a boat of the Fortune on the Gu!f of Mexico. Re has also complimented Boatswain's Mate Chris- topher Fowler for heroism at the same time, and bas awarded a medal of honor to bl NoMINATIONS FOR ConcRess.—Hon. Henry O. Pratt has been renominated for Congre from the 4th district of lowa. Gen. M C. Hunter, Representative from the Terre Haute district ot Inciana, has also been re- ninated by the republicans. Aes dispatch to the Chicago Trifune says the rey Mean Congressional convention at Stumway, Towa, yesterday nominated Judge E. Sampson, of Keokuk county, on the second ballot. --Hon. Eugene Hale has arcepted the Con- gressional nomination tendered him by the t publicans of the 5th district of Maine. INCREASE IN REGISTERED LeTTzRS.—Dauring the fiscal year which ended June 30, 1873. 2,202,000 registered package envelopes were isened to postmasters by the Post Ofice depart ment. During the last quarter of the fiscal year just closed 1,020,000 were iseued, making a fotal of 3,500,000. ‘This increase is owing not alone to the reduction of the fee for registering letters, on January 1, from 15 to 8 cents, but also to the ateat care the department is bestowing on the registered letter system. The department esti- mates that not less than 6,000,000 of registered letters will be transmitted during the current Sscal year. THR BXAMINATION Of young men who re- ceived permits to report for admission into the Naval Academy as cadet engineers takes place the 15th, 16th, and 7th of September, instead of any time between the 15th and 25th as formerly. Thiswill be a competitive examina. tion, and it is almost urctess and a waste of money for those who are not well advanced in scholastic atteinments to report for examina. tion with the expectation of being among those selected for appointment. Each eandidate stands on his merits, and the highest qualitied receive the appointment to the number to be made. A recert act of Congress permits the appointment of twenty-five cadet enginecrs anpually. Tre New Dasion ror Postat CARDs.—No particular design for the new postal card has yet been adopted by the Post OMice department, although it is probable, as stated in Tam Sran a few days ago, that the new card will be lighter in coher, sud generality pintoer and neater in appearance, than the one at present in use. No additional expense will be involved in the change, as the material used will bs the same as at present. When the new cards are ready cirenlars will be sent to every postmaster in the union notifying him of the change, and to Sell all old eards before ordering » and the manufacturers intend to have 20,000.00 cards ready for the first rush of orders. ‘Third As- sistant Postmaster General Barber. under whose special supervision the postal cards are issned, bas the matter of a vew design under conaider ation. Tae New Frencu Postal Trraty.—The ratifications of the postal treaty between the United States and France were exchanged to- day at the Post Office department by M. Bartholdi, the French Minister, and the Post- master, - This treaty goes into operation on the Ist of Angust. The single rate of inter- national letter postage will be pine cents in the United States each fifteen grammes (half of six Say nad cents for eac! jonal weight of four ounces or fraction thereof. = ORGAMIZATION OF THE BOARD or INDIAN Commissiongrs.—The new board of Indian Adjudication ef Cilai IMPORTANT DECISIONS OF TIER SECOND CON- | TROLLER. The Third Auditor of the Treasury recently | addressed a communication to Dr. J. head, Second Controller of the Treasury, in re- gard to the adjudication of claims arising under recent legislation. The Controller, in reply, has decided as follows on several important points: There are three separate acts relating to the F. Brod- subject. First. Army appropriation act (sec. 2), ap- proved June 16, isi4, which provides “That all balances of appropriations, for whatever ac- count made, for the service of the departments of the quartermaster general, and of the com- Ty general of subsistence, prior to July ist, 1872, which ov the 30th day of June, 1874, shall remain on the books of the Treasury, shail be carried to the surplus fund, except such as the whose duty it is to set- tle accounts against such appropriations, shail certity to the Secretary of the Treasury to be Leceséary in the settlement ef such accounts as bave been reported to him tor payment by the quartermester’s and the commissary depart- misi Auditor of the Treasurs ments pending in his office.” few exceptions specified in @ proviso); and pro- vided further, that this section shall not operate to prevent the fulfiliment of contracts existing at the date of the passage of this act.” Third. The sundry civil expenses appropria- tion act, approved June 23, 1574, entitled ‘*-An act makin, appropriations for the support of or fiscal year ending June 39th, tbe army i876, and for other pur, 5 ‘poses, at the resent session, shall be construed to direct the ‘bird Auditor of the Treasury to certify to the Secretary of the Treasury the sum necessary in the settlement of accounts for steamboats and other vessels, pending in his office, under the joint resolution approved December 23d, 1869, and March 3d, 1871, and said sum eo certified ition of the said shall be excepted from the ope! second section. But nothing herein contained shall be construed to affect the present juris- diction of the Second Comptroiler of the Treas- ury in this clas of cases.”’ 'n my opinion, the law of June 20 supersedes the actof June 16, so faras the excepted classes of accounts are concerned, and necessitates the tood upon the books of this department for two fi-cal covering in of all balances that havi years, ont of which quartermaster or commis- sary parsage of the act of June 2), 1574. A contract existing is held to be a written in- strument in legal form properly executed in rocess of completion, but not yet completed y the fulfillment of its stipulations on the part of either or both of the contracting parties.—{Sec Act of June 2,.1862; 12 Stat.,411.] 1 do not see that the provisions of the act of June ist4, in regard to steamboats and other vervelg, wecessarily affect in any manner the eof the accounting officers in relation to the settlement of that class of claims, as they are settied under the provisions of Sec. 2, pract actof March 3, 1819. and are paid out of the in definite appropriation made by said act, which still remains in force. Sec. 2, act of June 16, 1574, provides “that the Quartermaster General, Commissary Gon eral, and Third Auditor of the Treasury, shall continue to receive, examine, and consider the justice and validity of such claims as shall be brought before them, under the act of July 4th, 1864, and the acts amendatory thereof; and the Secretary of the Treasury shall make report of cach claim allowed by them, at the commence- ment of each ression of Congress, to the Speaker of the Hours of Kepresentatives, who shall lay the same before Congress for consideration.” Under this provision clatms under act of July 4, 1864, are to be received, examined, and ad- justed as heretofore, and an abstract list of those allowed furnished the Secretary of the Treas- ury for transmission to Congress for its con- sideration. ‘ec. 5, act of June 20, 1874, provides “that the Secretary of the Treasury shall, at the begin- ning of cach fess:on, report to Congress, with bis annuai estimates, any balances of appropri- ations for specific objects affected by this sec- tion that may need to be reappropriated.”” The former of these acts (June 16) provides for the reception and adjustment of claims urderactof Ju'y 4, 1864, and the latter (Jane 20) for other classes'of claims; as the Secretary could rot report to Congress the balance= needed to be reappropriated for specitic objects, unless the accounts were settled, and the bal- ances found to be due thereon reported by the accounting officers. In brief, it is my opision that there are no appropriations applicable to the payment of claims arising prior to July 1, 1572, except per- Wanent Fpecific appropriations— for rivers and harbors, light-houses, fortifica- tions, public buildings, pay of the navy and marine corps, and claims arising under con- tracts existing June 20, 187 Allother claims which arose prior to July 1, 1872, are to be examined and passed upon as heretofore, and the balances found to be due thereon are to be certified in detail to the Secre- tary of the ‘Lreasury, for transmission to Con- gress. THE RAIN-PALL for the past week (according to the weather chronicle of the Signal office) averages about as follows in the districts men- tioned :—St. Lawrence valley, 1 25 inches: Englana, | middle Atlantic states, 1. Allantic states, 1.75; eastern western gulf states, 3.0; lower upper lake region, 0.1; Ohio y: heesee, 1.0; upper Mississippi vall Missouri valley, 0.15; Minneao’ Tus Lone Brancn Kaces Yastarpay.— Yesterday was the third race day of the second meeting at Monmouth Park. The firat race was for the Thespian stakes, value $700, added to sweepstakes of $50 ouch, p. pe» for two-year- olds, the second horse to receive #100 and the third $50 ont of the stakes; distance three quarters of & mile. The stakes closed with twenty-three nominations, of which eightcame to the t. Morey’s Eclipse, filly, won the race, McGrath’s Aristides secoud, and Hunt Reynolds’ Ariella third. Time, The second race, the Western Hotel stakes, a renewal of the Monmouth Oak stakes, va'ue 21,000, added to sweepstakes of $5) each, play ory ‘© files, foals of 1571, second to receive aud third horse $100 out of the stakes, distance one mile and three-quarters, closed with twenty-six nominations. Only three horses started—Cottrill’s Bonaventure and Banner- ette, and Morris’ Regardless. Bonaventare came in first, Bannerette and Regardless ran = & dead beat for second place. Time, 213. The third race was for purse of $800, for all ages, entrance money to second and third horses, two mile heats. The starters were Lit- tle’s Fellowcraft, Ceftee’s Donnybrook, Lewis & Co.’s Vandalite, and Bannatyne’s Stockwood. ‘The first heat was won by Vandalite by three lengths, Fellowcrafit second, and Donnybrook third. Time, 3:49. The second heat and race Was won by Vandalite by a neck, beating Fel- lowcraft second, Stockwood third, and Doany- brook fourth. Time, of the Fahnestock, senior partner of in New York, said at the time of the suspension of the firm ox Jaz Cooke & Co. it was indebted lcCulloch & Co. The latter bonds for rea ‘The Philadelphia howe was lar; mdebted to the New re thre: stopped Itaneously. oa amization will be resumed Friday. pai A NEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENT Carl Schurz has determined not to bes candi date for reelection as United States Senator. ie bas been offered the position of chief editor PRR ag Foe pth = 8) he has sold his interest in the nena = md. The legislative, executive and judicial une 20, first day o1 July, #74, and of each year thereafter, the Secretary of the Treasury shall cause all unex- Jancesof appropriations which shall ed upon the books of the Treasury for two fiscal years, to be carried to the eurplus tund, and covered into the Treasury (with a aims arising prior to July 1, 1872, could be paid, except accounts and payments in ful- flilment of contracts existing at the date of the ppropriations Chicag: Second Burniag. SCENES AT TNE RECKNT GREAT FIRE. The Uhicago Inter-Ocean of Wedueeday morn- ing prefaces its detailed account of the fire as follows: That Chicago is nota charred, biackem total ruin this morning !s providential alone. It Was not the precautions of builders; it was no" the vigilance of the fire marshal, it was not the efforts of the fire brigade that saved us from once more sitting dejected and despairing ami tbe ashes of a general and all sweeping desola tion. We have at last had it demonstrated th st our buildings are but toy-thops, our boasted tire department bat the sport of the flames—bdoth «< powerless to stay @ conflagration as a straw ty stem the flow of Niagara. It is sad ‘hat Chicago 80 crowded with affliction, should be called upon to undergo this trial, but we may lift our voices in thanksgiving this morning that we have a roo alove our heads, and the calamity no greater Yesterday afternoon a fre broke out ina rag shop near 12th street. The flames spread rap- idly, but no general alarm was felt until seve’ hours later. At 6 p. m., however, crowds b- gn to gather, and it was soon rumored throngh the business streets of the South Side that the fire was beyond the control of the department. and was fast making its way northward. By = Pp. m. the alarm became gem: began to be crowded with venicles filled with goods moved trom the vicinity of the fire. The excitement increased, until State street, Ws bath and Michigan avenues, together with the streets running at right angles to these, pre- sented the appearance which marked them in the early part of the great fire of itl. The long lines of State-street cars were crowded on the track between Lake street and Madi- son, cut off from travel and compelled to remain stationary. Every car and s' from the West Side came ied down with peo- ple, until the streets from Lake away up to Congress street were literally packed with human beings. And still the flames swept on. It reemed that nothing could stay them. They liked up the brick and wooden buildings above obeys State street, —— te ee nts on Wabash avenue, destroyed post. cffice building, and from there greedily worked their F cownward to Congress street. On the northwest corner of Congress stood the Adelphi Theater; on the northeast corner the fine buildings known as the Inter-Oceanic Block. The theater endured the intense heat for some time, but finally the fire crept up the roof, ran up the fiag-staff,a huge volume of fmoke poured forth from the windows, and then a@ gigantic sea of flame burst forth from every quarter, enveloping the entire structure. It was later when the op ite block caught fire. It seemed for a while it would escape. A couple of brave men could be seen on the roof fighting gallantly to save it, but at last the fire drove them back. the huge building smoked and cracked,and at last with the fire burst- ing from every point they were forced to retire. On State the fiames crept steadily onward to the St. James hotel, and soon this fine buildiag was in ruins. By this time the alarm had become so general that the large stores on State and Dearborn streets and Wabash and Michigan avenues began packing their goods. As tar down as Lake, on these streets, and on Monroe, Madison, Washington and Randolph streets crowds of drays and wagons were being rapidly loaded. Field, Leiter & Co.’s great dry goode bouse was surrounded with teams, and innume- rable boxes were scattered in front of the buila- ing. The goods were being hastily packed and removed to @ more secure locality, and this example was followed by other dry goods stores. grocery houses, boot and shoe establishments, ete., etc., until the streets were one jam of loaded vebicles. The panic reached even the far-famed fire-proof Palmer House, and g: were packing their baggage and hurried leaving the hotel. DeatH oF Mrs. WaLwortTs, oF Sana TOGA.—A telegram from Saratoga, New Y under date ot the 15th instant, reports as tol lows : Mrs. Chancellor Walworth died at her residence here this morning, after a long il! ners, surrounded by her relatives and friend: This venerable lady was the grandmother o! the unfortunate parricide, Frank H. Walwor who shot and killed his father, Mansfield Trar; Walworth, in the Sturtevant House, New York on the 3d of June, 1573. At the time of her marriage she was the widow of Col. Hardin, of K and mother to Mansfield T. Walworth’ wite. Col. Hardin was killed in the battle o: Buena Vista, Mexico, and his widow, who moved in the most aristocratic circles of society, mar- ried Mr. Walworth, the celebration of the nup- tual constituting the great event of the day ir the wcrid of American fashionable society. The later yearsof her lite were clouded by the advent of the great domestic grief which came from tue terrible calamity to which we have referred. ASSASSINATIONS IN ARKANSAS.—T'wo men named Burlison and Rossin, qaarreled in Prat rie county, Arkansas, on Thursday, and th former was stabbed and killed by the lat: Soon after eomé unknown person *hot and k Rossin. On the Lith of last March Side Wal the Jobrson county desperado, was han. Clarkeville. Wallace being biguly connec? the execution created great excitement at the time, aud vengeance was threatened by bis friends against all engaged init. A few day: ago Kline, who condueted the execution, left Little Rock for Clarksville, accompanied by & young man named Banks. ‘Reaching the depot at Clarksville they startea on foot for the town, end were fired upon from the roadside by som: unknown person. Kline was mortally aud Bauks slightiy wounded. One Robinson, a cousin of Side Wallace, was arrested and identified as the party who did the shooting. Hyproruonia aT CuLrerer, Va.—A cor respondent of the Baltimore Sun. writing from Culpeper, Va., says:—*-The inhabitants of thi- town were startied yesterday by the announce ment that we have a case of hydrophobia in our midst. A little girl, about 11 years was bitten by a dog about four weeks ago, a: commenced showing gvmptoms of the disease yesterday morning. Whenever any water or milk is offered her she immediately goes off iaw violent fits and spasme. The doctors are experi- menting on her in various ways, trying to find Out, if possible, some insight into this terrible disease. They have ice bound all over her back. There is great excitement here about it es; lly. fmong the negroes, who are so bailly htened that they are poisoning the dogs in every direction.” Sam or THonovessesp Horsss.—lmmedi- ~, after the racing at Long Branch on Wed- needay several thoroughbred horses were sol at auction. The first lot sold was the famous hora True Blue, which brought £1,800, who is stil: quite Isme from his accident when running iv the great four-mile heat race at San Fraucis+o. True Blue goes back to Kentucky with a reourd of the best two miles yet run, where he wil! be used for breeding purposes. The following are the lots sold, with prices and purchasers Weathercock, foaled 1871, R. Harlan, Cinein- nati, Obio, $25; Mary Constant, foaled 1570, 8. §. Sanborn, Prescott, Ontario, $525; Visigoth foaled 1871, B. F. Myers, Altoona, Pa., $450: e Maggie U., foaled 1972, 8. 8. Sanborn, Prescott Oxtario, $160; Venetia, foaled 1809, S. P. Ucter- back, Midway, Ky., $150. of $5.000,000 of the bonds of the Boston, Hartford and Erie railroad company is valid, and that the Erie company is liable for the same, some of the bendbolders have placed executions in the hands of the sheriff and have ordered him to at- tach the locomotives and cars of the Erie com pany. The whole guarantee is twelve millions, &@ quarter of which Is already due. ANOTHER FORESHADOWING of sprronch: General Convention ef the Episcopal urch is th Shey gli aS gpa im this quarter asking that that boay such action ively declare what ornaments 1 ae Se a $2,000. a riotin Lereda from opposition of the peo: tax. Troops sappressed the Several persons were injured. TWO RUNDRED BOUSES ConsrawtrnorLe, July 7. Galata yesterday was brought under contro! after raging six bours houses were desir DIN GALATA Aboat two bundred A dispaten frem Laasanne 5 ances the death im that city of Kev. Mr. Goodrich, agrandsou of Noah International Workingmen's Protec tive Asseciation. i7.— The International Workirgmen's Protective Association are hold ing @ general convention in thie city ceedings are secret. The object of the mecting motion of the weifare of thr mutual co-operation. es were sald to be Battimoxr, July is said to be the workingmen an. one hundred and forty del present yesterday, most) western states. undred more are ex- pected to-day. Philip Monteith, of Chicago, is resident of the convention; J. W. Cannin, k, secretary, and George Hi! of Portland, Oregon, treasurer. ——.>—_——_— The Philadelphia Child Stealing Case PHILADELPHIA, em, of New Y for complicit stealing case, is still in custody, there inate him except the suspicious circumstances already mentioned. In connec- tion with a man named Calvert, he was tured tor a blackmaili oap- attempt Inst 7» and thou! atrial, ander the had served 1 & broker of this ‘city Wooster asserts his innocence, of course. rul ars for swind! Age Years. = a 5 Pee De 01 years months, diet yester- the mother of 10 children, 42 dren, 77 great grand children, and 1 great great grand ehild. She Lad been blind for twenty years. | POSTPORBMENT. SaRatooa, July 17.—During the morning the weather was calm and the lake was smooth, but atthis hour (2 p. m.) @ brisk wind bas com- menced to blow. a Arrival of Mennonite Colonists 1j.—About 600 Mennonite ere yesterday from Ham- “ 2 colonists arrived THE Insane MURDERESS OF GoopRton the Kings county court, New deposition from the as. the Taunton (Maes.) lunatic asylum, that Lizzie L. King was confined there some weeks in 1867, and was so violent that she had to be confined by @ strait-jacket, decided, in view of all the evidence, ui therefore unfit to be tried for the murder of Charles Goodrich. she be confined in the state lunatic a«ylum. prisoner made a di protest against this disposition of her case, deciarin, that she was innocent, and wished to be tric’ The New York Journal of Commerce says:— “The defense of insanit; murderess Kate Stodd foundation. Her tricks of howling, scowling, tossing her bead, abusing her lawyers, and eveu her master-stroke of dyeing her hair with shoe. blacking, do not necessarily establish lunacy; but on ststements like those of the affidavit jaced yesterday, that, under the name of izzie Lioyd King, she was an inmate of the so mad as to need a strait jacket, no jury would fail to acquit her of mur der on the ground of insanity. Even if perfectly sane at the time she shot Goodrich and ever since, there is not the least chance of convict- ing her, and justice must be content with yes terday’s decision in ber case. The bench has and she will be clapped into a mad-house, and probably discharged “cured” in a few month: other men upon real after hearing a sistant physician He ordered that im the case the bas some apparent asylum in 1567, declared her insan and ready to ehoot icied provocation.” A May sHoT AND KIL-ap at Sea—0n the 10th of January last, the ship Cultivator, of R. Cook, master, sailed from the port of San Francisco, bound for Ant On the first day out, James McUarty who bad shipped as second officer, was made first officer, owing to the non-apy person who had been place. On the second day out he had an alter cation with the boatewain, a man who had shipped under the name of John Smith, whom he shot and kill while the captain crew were below 5 of the vessel at Antwerp the captai American Consal of the facts, and the testimo ny of the crew was taken and forwarded to the American Minister at Brussels, who decided that the msn should be taken to the United States for trial. He wa’ accordingly put on board the steamer Colima, which sailed from Antwerp on the Ist instant. themes ip the case were sent on the same vessel. the tenor of a communication received from the Consul at Antwerp, it is thought that acon. viction for murder will not be found. Tue PHILADELPHLA CHILD STEALING Case. A private detective in Philadelphia venterday being one of the parties implicated Rose child stealing oase. He is in jail He was taken rT. Ross who wasen Salem, Mars, & ticed into the w: not identify him. serted that Wooster was one of the actually abducted the child, that he had @ band in sett wasrome time ago a ‘ge bi ® merchant, and was locked up case we.t over two terms of the court, and be was dischar; to return the chiid tor Tux Daar and Dump Conventio day’s eescion of the American Deaf Convention, at Belleville, Mich, was opened at 10a. m. Dr. Peet read a’ paper on the method of teaching languages to che deaf mates, and ‘account of the working of the system in the New York institutions. Prof. - = The og geen be legible, and particular attention paid to = ored the use of both bands in speaking. A paper by G. Wing, of Minnesota, on the best means of teaching the diomatic use of the English language, strongly condemned ing which cultivated the . F. Schelling, entitled “In the inson, of Califor- gave an interestii Porter, of Washin of the manual alp! pauses. He fa the looseness of te memory only, the intellect bein, afternoon session, Mr. of Wisconsin, read Schoo! Room.” nia, read ® paper concerning the dil between written and Li g i f 4 i f a i lial Hf if : THRE BROOKLYN SENSATION. w new residing, pad- Inet owe nomng Mire. Tul Dustand LETTER PRON X&. EDWAR B 4. OvINGTON. RLY, July ib. To the Bdsior «f the Avgus-—ieat Sit; I desire owing statement which ap- sterdas <—ire, TH ap- pearance before the Piymouti com mittee i urderstoal to have bees brought about in th *% Tilton m on tum mate terme of friend p with the *, whe sre well-known atterdants at Pivimsats Charch snd ardent admirers of Mr. Beecher. (occasion. ally they took a carriage drive together in Pros. pect Park, apd it war on one of these pleasant air ingr that one of the « is Paid to have intro- duced the subject to Mrs. Bilton, W go before the comumittce and kay something that Would relieve Mr. Beecher from the d ficulties which beset him? Mra. Tilton promised com- pliance. It ix stated on excellent authority that the ext step war to introduce a prominent lawyer to Mrs. Tilton, by whom her reminisen- ote were reduced proper form. ance before the committee follow immediate res elsewhere ° Now, it is but justice to Mr should eay that neither thie sub coming before the com one of the Ovingtovs he contrary she sought for counsel! of 1, paving already decided upon the steps she subseq uent- ly took, naturally advised with any of the church with whom she came in contact. view of the above, it devolves upon me to declare most emphatically that the appearing of Mrs. Tilton before the committee was an act pressed upon ber by no one, but entirely vole untary on ber part; and, further, that it re- quires be persuasion from any quarter to in- Ouce herpow to stand upon the side of truth, honor and justice. 1 wish to state also, upon my knowledge of the tacts, that Mrs. Tilton informed Mr. Tilton, on Saturday morning last, that in consequence of the course be bad taken “ henceforth their paths were apart.” I desire further to sd3, thet though di proving of the stand Mr. Tilton has tal this matter, he has been and is a freq welcome visitor at my house. in nt aud akD J. OvinoToN, In addition ‘to this card, the Herald reporter Se eeenerae lege! eparation of Mr. and Mrs. Tilton is now in the hands of Mr. N. B. ae moe of the oourt of . Judge Morse is ‘her of Ma. top, and bat been her husband's intimate friend for many Tilton left the whole matter to » toactas Mrs. Tilton’s counsel. Mr. Titton declines to employ an attorney of his own, saying that his wife shall possers the Louse and al] ite contents, that the children may reside with ber in some sem- bianee of the oki home. Mr. Tilton will reside at home, and bis house will be managed by his eldest daughter, Miss Florence Tilton, until the papers of separation are executed in legal form. MRE. TILTON'S WITHDRAWAL FROM HEK HOS. RAED. [From the Brooklyn Eagle.) Mrs. Tilton left ber busband's home, in Liv- ingston ergy eee morning, snd went to reside at the bourse Mr. E. J. Ovington, in this city. The children remain with Mr. Tilton for the present, and the household affairs under the supervision of an old servant, pro- a asusual. Mr. Tilton op his ¥-4 vastly engaged in preparing his promised ter. He not been to New York for the past five days, and seldom leaves his stady. Friday morning Mrs. Tilton gently comm’ micated ber proposed withdrawal from his roof, and soon after they quietly separated. Mre. Tilton de- clines t make any public statement of the rea- sone which have indaced her to take this = but she is understood to say privately, that life man who kept dragging her name through the mire of oontrov: became intol- ke was prepared to suffer at Che hunds of strangers, but when her husband joined the band of Cefamers she felt constrained to move in herown interest. She deems it notles a uty to herself than to her children to show im what estimation she bolds those who have been trying to make ber name a byword in the world. INTERVIEW WITH MR. TILTON, From the Brooklyn Union “There is a report that the case is to be com- promired. Is this correct?” “I know nothing of future events,” responded Mr. Tilton; “1 only know my nt daty, which isto make tbe sworn statement which promised to the committee of the exact facts in the case. The statement I was at work on when ed entered the room, and when it is complete shall accompany it with my osth as to its ao- curacy. I bave wied for four years, using my best wit, which hae proved small,in endeavor- ing to closk and conceal the facts which are new to be divulged. The responsibility of di- vulging them belongs not to me, for | would rather keep them buried. This responsibility belengs to Mr. Beecher, who has commissioned six men of bis own church to examiue into facts which, when they are made, will PUT AN END TO MR. PRECHER'S MINISTRY; show bim to bave been ait it a degree of criminality which the world little suspects, and to have attempted to shield himseif by putting forth another man’s breast as the armor which was to receive the blow. As to compromise, I know nothing. I shall accept none. It is aday of battle and ceath.”” “Ie Mrs. Tilton in the city? wked. believe so," was the answer. re the children with you or Mrs. Tilton?” red the reporter. hey are with me,” said Mr. Tilton, When will you appear before the committee with the statement’ the reporter inquire 4. Mr. Tilton handed a letter to the reporter, of which the following is ® copy, Mr. Tilton say- ing as he passed it, “That qill answer your question”: the reporter BRooxtys, duly 13, 1474. Theodore Tilton, Esy., V5 Livings street, Brookiyn- My Dear Sir—In reply to your note, the committee will be glad to mect you at Jf Monroe Place on Monday evening next, July 20, and receive your testimony upon the matters referred to in their former communication. Should some other time be more convenient for you they will try to meet vour wishes if you will Dame the date. Very tral zoom = ie w aon, Chairman. OF OUR most experienced engineers > fests that the general use of white pine in ont uildings is one of the causes of our extensive confiagrations. He says that even in New York ovr doors, window casings, sashes and inside work, are of pine. This is more or less saturated with oll and covered with paint, so that dari: 8 Gry season like the present in Chicago, wh is the largest pine lumber market in the world, and where balf the bulldings are of pine, it is a beadw: bows fire once under panies barge for extra riek where pine is the cipal wood in & building. “When we pur- chase kindling wood,” he writes, “we want pine. When we want secu ny inet fire should we not reject on, raid. Fratuee Beps axp Licutsixe Rops No Pxorxction.—Ligh' struck the house of Lev: Harrison, at Trompq!i, in Fatrehild coun- , Coun., on Saturday evening, and Mr. Har- a twenty-seven years old, bis wife, and « daughter. two or three years old, who were sit- ting side by side on « bed. wore instaxtly killed. The bourse took fire, but the neighbors soon ex- tinguished the flames. The family were all found lying dead together on the bed, and Mr. Hisrrison was bad!y burned. it is a noteworthy fact that it was @ feather-bed on which they were seated, and the event is calculated to de- stroy the confidence that most people have in feather- beds as a means of safety during thu der-storms. Another dweliing in the same town, which had lighning rods on two chimneys, was also struck. celebrated breach ot p mare tbat be been ee and without The actiog $10,000 damages . Win. Utz, Sion Alleged, bad promised to marry her. The See rece ee Of the defendaut.—Salem ( Va.) Register, Worx Grare— re. asi Chetian Ateritin of ho Dumbere of girls tw = Fe circular has been sent = ‘serchaut tie mean tote cee ae ae ‘most com= mendable work with a seal thst Govervee fuO% eng ees Mr. member of the Britis House of Dosreante Pome, i it Hy i i a iW dist rover, sad the’ prospect