Evening Star Newspaper, September 3, 1874, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Sundays Exeepted, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, iv THE BVENING STAR NEWSPAPER COMPANT, 8. H. MACPPMANA, Pres't. rosea THE EVENING STAM ts served by carriers to tasir subecribecs at TEN CENTS FER WEEK, OR Foutt-roca Cents rae Month. Copies at the “ counter Two Cexts each.¥By mail—three moath 81.50; 9ix months, $3.0; one year, $5. ¥ STAR—Published Frida~ _ ajean “ar invarisbly. in advance, in 21 fad no paper sent longer than paid for, canes, Se Rates of advertising furnishe” on application. V%, 44—N-. 6,692. WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER + e Che Kvening Star, , 1874. TWO CENTS _ AMUSE ENTS. EAGAN, whew, entitled ibe jemant of the gr aianer Musicale, te VIOTORBLLIS. SDREATP ace of the acoomplish~d Bong and Lady , Mux FABNIK FLOBE® Her} tole fi retained NEw Ne te 8 TH Br. ey D and & streets, eight cliows? Hall, Onotee OU Pai Paintings, Bagrarinee, Chrome, to. Also, largest stock tn.aow Bhades, Pictores, Framer, Picture Cords and Tas- fels, Rings, Nails, €c., fn the District. aT % One B9-Plosse remeber Nae and Number. jel-i7" LL KIB DPS OF GENTLEMEN'S CAST-OFF WEARING APPABEL can be sold to the very beet advantage by nddtrrning or ealling on JUSTHs 619 Datreet bet a 6&n and 7th streets north- ‘Botes by mail promptly ——— Poms is 2Fe. ve —— aud a —— waRK No, 639 Tz stre doors EXCURSIONS, &c._ pst GEABD PIONIC ov .ue CLAN-NA GAEL ASSOCIATIO. At Beyer's Seventh-street Park. On THU USDAY, Sept-mber 3!, 1874. ‘The Boly Hill Band will tarnish th: masic.! Dancing will commerce at? p in. The best of urdor Sill be mafatained. Tickets, admitting # gentie- man spd Ind: rend VEBNON, TOMB UF WASHINGTON. ‘The new, stanrch, and commodious stesmer ¥ WASHINGTON will ieay mac Ferry wharf. foot of 7th st ant Vernon, stoping at Alex. rt Foot jngwood, Fort Weshingten, White Heues, art Marsbail Beil and % DAILY, EXORPT SUNDAY, at 1@ o'clock a m ; returning at 4 Rouns-trip ticket to wharf, 80 cents; carriages to B. cents, giving pers. ne an opportunity & iemamut ride ong> the gron be cool water io an osk grove st the it eff. aa —_ ilies an excellent op- ity for private picnice. ~~ Captain M_E.GREGG. NOX'’s EXPRESS HAS THE BEST FACILITIES FOR PICNICS AND EXCUKSION PARTISS IN THE CITY. Office, 603 Pennsytvania avenue. _iy?2m" GEO. W. KNOX, Proprietor. "HE STEAMER CULUMBIA VES COMMERCE STREET WHARF LEALTIMORE WASHINGTON, ON & ¥ 54 AR Bither of these trips ai tunity to enjoy a sail on the Peake bey and Potomac river with Gut loss of much time from business. All ac Class. Ss applicatin te the agents. The steamer cap be char- tered for excursions from this city en Mondays and Turséays of each week at reasonable rates. J<5-tf STEPEENSON & BROTH "HE STEAM YACHT WANDERER can ve tered by small parties for Bxcai 0 CHAIN BEIDGR, or other points op the Potomac. Appi7 at 949 Massachu <a setts srente 108- Sn" PIANOS, é¢. + RUAN, Pea Go TEE phos PrANOS al ery Teapect snperior iastramn 8. B. Mills. Sc. Pist 4 Organs jed at 634 N. York ave, near 7th aogls-ly No. 723 7th it OF CAL PIANOMAKER OVED to the spl reet. belf synare Tice, where we have the be PIANOS, ORGANS, and alt MUSICAL TRUMENTS, at lowest prices. G.L. WILD & BRO., 723 7th st aorthwest. Fiano and ail instruments tuned and repaired. wate ecriaicanccincsanontininl iia we A SHORT TIME ONLY. AT GREATLY REUUCED PRICES’ PLANUS from the following celebrated factories Wm. Kasbe & Co. i M: Camm Alban: nd Hariman, ERPAIHING premetly attended (0. At ALBING prometly atte 0. REICHENBACH S PIANO WAREROOMS, jyo-tr FIRST OPENING or FALL CLOTULYVGE. A LIMITED LINE or FIN®X FALI SUITS JUST OPENED. FOR BOYS, A FULL LINE OF SCHOOL SUITS FOR FALL WEAR. = CALL EARLY.“ @7 EXTKA INDUCEMENTS OFFERED. HABLE BROTHERS, MERCHANT TAILORS $F1NE CLOTHIERS, augis tr_ Corner 7th and D Streets 8.W. &5_ isruovep “WASHER. > ‘Washes the finest Laces or the heaviest Besclot Same ts geet hears ec ich onsen Os case at” seat to pour on ~ UBES’S STAMPING STORE, GUT Ten atrect, wng%-1y Opporite Patent Ofice. RR2PCCTION IN PaioEs oF PAPERHANGINGS until October 1, to room fo Picot quality of brouced paper, Doesnt Se. deeper eee Se akin il Bettie se NOW'S THE TIME TO ORDER. Sampi.\s of ali Kinds on hand end sold ai exactty ate a a Globes, Bisck boarie, Maps, Oray- onse nad ervey fequiets for tne someel rouse’ “alts EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. InTERNAL Ruvenve—The receipts from this source to-day were $326, Ges. Bancock today was today engaged leoking around at the public parks and reserva- tions under bis charge as Commissioner of Public Baiidings and Grounds. MULLETT complains of the Post Office bulld- ing at Washington that it is old and unsightly. And yet, “like the toad, ugly and venomous, it bears a precious Jewell in its head.”"—V. F.Com- mercial. Tar Work or KxpsmPrion.—$493,330 in national bank notes was received at ihe Treas- ury to-day for redemption. The receipts for the month thus far foots up $1,130,120, and the teta! amount receiyed to date, $21,625,626. PostTMASTER GENERAL JRWELL is a versatile statesman. He can run a foreign ministry, be Governor of astate, perform the duties of Post- master General, or speak at a Methodist camp- meeting love feast, and do them all well.—Sos- ton News. a ies Sey ato Cameron denies that he intends to resign his seat in the Senate. He says he feeis as well as he ever did, and although he 1s nearly 76 years old, he is as strong and hearty as an ordinary man at 50. He invends to go to Cali- fornia thie fall. PRomotep.—Theophilus French, a second- class clerk im the Treasurer's office, was yester- dsy appointed principal book-keeper, in place of Wm. Bebrens, See chief clerk. The »ppotntment was made after a competitive examination, Mr. French standing highest out Of ten competitors. GuyzRat MiLEs’ Ixpiaw Scout.—General Miles telegraphs Gen. Pope from the Dry Fork of the Washite, Aug. 26th, that he has had sey- eral *‘affair: ith the Indians, killing several, capturing Fg &c. He says the indications are that the Indians have gone south to the North Fork of the Red river. Ex-Ministez Wses.—Among the passen- gers from Europe by the steamer Russia at New York, Tuesday, is Mr. James Watson Webb, ex- United States minister to Brazil. He will pro- ceed to Washington to clear up the unpleasant matter with which his @ Was associated in the last — touching the sale of an Amer- ican sbip in Brazil. Promotions IN TH NGINRER Corrs.— The death of Major General Foster, who o2cu- pied the lineal rank of lieutenant-colonel in the engineer corps, will cause tne following promo- tions in that branch of the service:—Thoma+L.. Casey, of New York, from major to lientenant- colene!; Samuel M. Mans-id, of Maine, from captain to major; Henry | Adams, of Magsa- chusetts, from first lieutenant to captain. A GENBRAL COURT-MAKTIAL, to consist of Major P. T. Swaine, 24 infantry; Captain Wm. Hawley, 3d cavalry; First Lieutenats Case Darbam, 18th infantry; F. S. Davidson, 9th cavalry; W. J. Volkmans, 5th cavalry. with Surgeon B. A. Clements as judge advocate, is appointed to meet at the St. Louis barracks on the 10‘b instant, for the trial of sach prisoners as may be brought before it. Naval ORpers.—Lieut. Commander B. J- Cromwell bas been ordered to duty as inspector of ordnance at the Philadelphia navy-yard. - Commander George W. Coffin, to the Plymouth, ss executive officer. Commander Henry A. Adams, detached trom ordnance duty at the Philadelphia navy-yard, and placed on waiting orders. Lieut. Andrew Dunlap, de- tailed from the Worcester and placed on wait- ing orders. Tum Postat-Can QU eSTION.—Senator Mitctell has been spending the entire sammer in Washington, devoting most of his time as a member of the Senate Committee on Transpor tation to an investigation of the postal-car yvestion. He is now engaged in obtaining in fermation relative to the system of arbitration between the Post-Uiice department and the railroad companies, which has been adopted in Engiand. This system has long been in use in Evgland, and is sail to be productive of good results. AN ImPoRTANT ConPERENCE—Southern Af aizs the Probable Subject of Consideration —An important conference was held thi¢ morning at the War department between Attorney Genera Williams, who bas returned from Leng Branco, Secretaries Belknap and Bristow, end Senator Shandler, of Michigan. These officers are reti- ent as to the nature of the consultation, but it ts surmised that it had reference to southern troubles. The return of Judge Williams at thi« time, who bad, before leaving here, intended to visit his parents in New York state prior to re- turning indicates that some policy has been shaped by the President with reference to the eourse to be pursued by the administration. Judge Williams stated that at the present he was unwilling to communicate to the press the efect of the consultation, it that to-night he would furnish some important information. It is believed that he is prepsring a circular to be issued to United States marshals in the south, directing them, in the counties wherein local troubles arize, to call at once upon & posse com- ‘clus aud putit down, vsing the most stringent measures to protect the peace. Should this fail there is no doubt but that the President wil! end troops into Georgia, Alabama and South Carolina. P. 8.—The circular above referred to will be found elsewhere. PERSONAL.—General and Mra, Cowen have returced from their northward trip. ----Sen- ator Jones, of Nevada, was serenaded and made &speech on bis return to Virginia Qity on the 2oth uit. -*-"Rear Admiral Joseph Smith, ac- companied by his daughter, Miss Anna E. Smith, and bis nizce, Miss H. 8. Whittier, re- turned to the city yesterday, after an absence of three months in New Eng! The Admiral ts in his eighty-fourth yesr, and in excellent ‘J. H. Biackfan, commissioner to y for Berne. “Gen. Boyn- ton and wife returned to the city from Kye Eeach, N.H., yesterday afternoon. ----Hon. Chester B. Darrall, M. ©. third Louisiana dis. triet, is in the city. “Mr. Cartis J. Hillyer and fsmily, who recently retarued from Ea- e taken one of the new houses on Ver- t avenue, between K and L streets, until their new residence on Massachusetix avenue e ‘.? ted. ‘0. C. Suiffen, of the Execu tive Mansion, and wife, who have been sam- mering in Connecticut, returned to Washi yesterday morning. ----Attorney General Wil- linms returned from Lat Branch this morning. ‘Senator Chandler, of Mi , is in town. nator West, of Indian in the city. ~~ Secretary Belknap ret from New York last night, and was at his desk in the War de- partment this morning.----Attorney General Williams leaves to-night to visit bis ynts in the Interior portion of the state of New York. ; . ig poh eempenncl won poy a8 a oe rom his summer quarters an nea: Lake George, New York. a ean CoxoressionaL Nomtnations.—The demo- cratic convention at Hagerstewn, Md., yester- day nominated Hon. Wm. Walsh, of dilogeny county, as the democratic candidate for ‘Congressional gress from the sixth district of ‘aryland. The convention of the second. ‘let of Vir, hich met in 9 John Goode, of Norfolk, on the tirst bal- The democratic convention at Blackshear, Ga., yesterday unanimously nominated Julian Hartridge for Congress, from the first congres- sonal district. Th See al moran: i. the eigh' istrict jeorgia met yesterday. i. Cumming, of kichmond; Miles W. Lewis, of G J.D. Matthews, of — and E M. Rucker, of El! were balioted for. Afte some twenty ballots, Hon. A. H. Stephens wa rominated, by Ne field to himeeif Cummings. Tre ballot stood—Stephe: -9 2-5, Cumming, 183 5. The convention sUll in session at a late hour last might. No Ratx iv a Year.—A remarkable meteo- cal phenomenon from El Paro, je coll: that up to the 19th of At in that vieimity for tion is scorebcd and cattle have thon. Prorie’s Convertion ov Missovat—The jle's state eation Eig sear Soe egies be Re ke OS the conrembon adjourned until THE OUTKAGES IN THE SOUTH. A Circular from the Attorney General. The Perpetrators of Gutrages Must be ‘Arrested aud Pauished. Protection for all Classes of Citizens. As a result of the conference held at the War department this morning, between Secretaries Bristow and Belknap and Attorney General Williams, the following circalar, which is self- explanatory, was isened this afvernoon at tro o'clock to United States attorneys and marshals. It has the approval of the President, the sub- stantial parts of the eame having been commu nicated to him during an interview with the Aturney General at Long Brauch: DSPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, 2 WASHINGTON, Sept. 3, 1874. Sim: Ontrages of various descriptions, and in some cases atrocious murders, have been com mitted in your district by bodies of armed men, sometimes in disguise, and with the view, it is believed, of overawing and intimidating peace- able and law-abiding citizens, and depriving them of the rights guaranteed to them by the constitution and laws of the United States, Your attention is directed to an act of Con gress parsed April 9, 1866, entitled “An act to protect all persons in the United States in their civil rights, and to furnish means for thetr vin- dication:” and to another passed April 2), 1870, entitled, “An act to enforce the provisions of the 14th amendment to the Constitution of the United States, and for other purposes one passed May 30, 1870, entitled, enforce the right of citizens of the United to vote in the several states of this Union, and for other purposes,” which, with their ai ments, make these deeds of violence and blood oftences within the jurisdiction of the general government. T consider it my duty, in view of thess cir- cumstances, to inftruct you to proceed with sil possible energy and dispatch to detect, expose, nd punish the perpetrators of these and, to that end, you are tospare no effort or necessary expense. Troops of the United States will be stationed at different and convenient points in your dis- trict for the p of giving all needful aid in the discharge of your official daties. You understand, of course, that no inter- ference whatever is hereby intended with any Folitical or party action not in violation of law, but protection fo all classes of citizens, white and colored, in th xercise of the elective franchise, and the enjoyment of the other rights and privileges to which they are entitled under the Constitution and laws, as citizens of the United States. ‘These instructions are issued by the authority of the President, and with the concurrence of the Secretary of War. Very respectfully, = Gro. H. WILLtAms, Attorney General. Tre Districr Taxge-S1xTY-FIVE Bonps.— ‘The authorized issue by Congress of $3,000,000 of bonds bearing 3.65 per cent. interest in liqat- dation of certain indebtedness of the District of Columbia, and which will be shortly coming out, bas led to some discussion in Washington as to the value of such bonds. Though a local tax is laid for the payment of the interest, it is yet held that the faith of the government is pleeged for their redemption. It ia very rea- sonably urged, therefore, that they are at least equal {n value with the greenbacks, and if they be issued to any extent in denominations of 35 2 used very largely as currency t in ordinary transactions. It would certainly seem to the advantage of trade and business in the District, in the present em: barrassed condition there, that merchants and others should thus receive and pass the smali bonds. The operation would appear to be very much like that which used to take place’ with the government’s compound interest rotes. They would circulate treely when first issued, but as the interest began to accumulate upon them they were held until it was collectable; and so it night be with these 3.65 bonds of the District. Bait. &% Seated in the have been received trom Vermont to indicate the election of Peck. repub! by the usual mejority, allowing for toe 1 The House te overwhelmingly repablican, and th Senate unantmously so. The vote for Governor eck, 20,094; Bin in the fame’ towns on (dem.), 10,513. neressional district has its in the defeat « ters mainly sapporte: nicon, of Royalton, in Windeor vo been very bo Judge Polan 4H D. to vote for anyb The exact result towns out of 80 wa 5,251; Davenport, 1 e vote in the i #8 stood, Poland 130; Davenport, demo- ering, 2: Surpasses Hexserr— She Trots a Mile At Mystic oark, Bos ton, yesterday ® special purse of £2,500 offered to Goldsmith Maid to beat her own r. ord, 2:143,. she to have three trials. The Maid appeared between the heats of the seeond race and made the first heat in 2:19). going easily the way around, accompanied by @ runuer attached to a buggy and driven by Golden. ‘The second trial was made under the most fav- orable auspices. The track had been scraped close in to the pole. There was absolutely no wind from any direction. Budd nodded for the word the first time he came down. The Maid trotted the first quarter in 33 seconds, and the half mile in 1:66, lifting her head once jast before she reached there. The last half mile was trotted without the least show of a break, and sbe made her best recorded time, 2:14, amid the cheers of the assembled thousands. Tur Onto Kerv Adoption of an Anti- R GoLtpsmita M an Conventiox— ‘ation Platform and The Ohio republican state convention in session yesterday at Uo- lumbus, nominated the following ticket: For secretary of state, A.'T. Wikof¥; supreme judge, long term, Luther Da: — judge, short term, W. W. Johneon; school commissioner, Thomas W. Harvey; clerk of the supreme court, Rodney Foos; member of the board of pablic works; Stephen B. Hosmer—all renominations except Johnson, who is nominated for the uo- expired term of Judge Stone, resigned. The convention adopted a platform reaffirming the principles of the republican party; favoring a Tevenue tariff only; denouncing all forms of repudiation of th tional obligations; endors- ing Congress in repealing the salary grab law, and depouncing the perpetrators of southern outrages. APPOINTMENT OF Scuoo. TavsTaes.—It there ts any subject of which we are heartily tired it is this constant agitation of the question of appointing some individual a member of the Board of Trustees of the public schools of the District because the applicant is a colored man. @ German, an Irishman, & Methodist, a olic, or some other quality of no earthly signif- icance, so far as the necessary ability to per- form the duties of the office are concerned. It is time there was an end te this. What the people of the District want is that the Commis- sioners shall select a board from ai our ablest, best, purest, aud most respectable citi- zens, ‘whose character will dignify the ofice, and whose education and ability are a sufficient guarantee that the duties will be [a a dis- charged, and this should be Gone without any _—— to color, nationality, or sect.—Caron- icle. 4 Granoen RereesentatTive.—Here is the icture of an agricultural representative, O. A. orshey, whom the grap, wo Congress from Missouri: Two Hvspayps Poison THEMSELVES.— Edmund Hoffman, a draggist doing business at Winfeld, L. L, has been very much depressed in spirits of late. His melancholy culminated Monday night, when he went Into his store and took an overdose of morphine. After taking the poison he ap} to bay sent for a physician. Th applied emetics, but death could not be avert- ed. The deceased was 34 years of age, a of Germany, of liberal education, and left a wife and two children. Before taking the poison hd mage a complete inventory of his property, aud wrote the following letter to his wife, besides another toa friend, asking him to administer his estate: Dear ida: Forgive me. I could not act other- wise. It is better for you that it should be so You will return home to Fatherland, and be better received than if I were with you. Mr Rambold will provide the means. Farewell, and my love to you. Give Eddy a kiss for me ours, Epausp. Joseph W. Kent, aged 39, of No. 718 Fulton street, was a butcher, and worked for his brott er, who does business at No. 718 Fulton st He bas jong been intemperate, and has ft quently threatened to take his own life. Abon’ p.m. yesterday, in the presence of his wife and three children, he swallowed laudanum. He did not tell them, however, that he had taken poison, but said that it was an an’ prescribed by a ph for nervousn Soon afterward, however, he became drowsy, and then told his wife what he had done, and bade her and the ch diately summoned p. m.—N. ¥. 7 SPREADING CuNTAGION—How a Dog Imparted the &mail por to a Woman at Yonkers.—1t is not often that dogs are instrumental in.the spread- ing of small-pox, but sn instance showing how the dreaded disease was imparted in this man- ner has just come to light at Yonkere, Weat- chester county, N. Y. Not many hours’ subae- quent to the death of a man ramed Van Orden trom the loatheome malady indicated, and which occurred in that city a few days since, a —o Gog found its way to the bed from which the corpse bad been removed. and in- dulged in a roll on the covering. On returning home the brute was fondied by its mistress, the result being that she soon afterwards developed unmistakable symptoms of the contagion. The infections dog was then summarily shot, and the patient has since recovered. Another illas- tration of the facility with which the pesti- tential disorder can be transmitted may be cited in connection with the same case. [t seems that the wife of Van Orden, fearing that the health officer would order the clothing worn by her deceased husband to be burned, concealed & bundle of it in the house of a friend, and asa consequence the latter was attacked with a mild type of small-pox, which ultimately yielded, however, to prompt medical treat- ment.—N. ¥. Herald, 1st. CASUALTIES IN THE LATE INDIAN FiGHT.— The loss to the command ot Gen. Davidson in his late fight with the Oconees in the Indian territory was three wounded, viz :—Sergeant Joseph A. Blackburn, company L, 10th U.S. cavalry. shot sacra right arm, flesh wound; Sergeant Louis Mack, company H, 10th cavalry, slight wound in foot; privates Frederick Kol toson, company 1, 25th infantry, severe gunshot wound at joint of left wrist, and Adam Cooke, company E, 10th cavalry, gunshot wound in right shoulder, severe, behind. Several horses were killed, prominent among which was the veteran charger Dan, belonging to the inter- preter of the column, who, after baying been mortally wounded, when he came to a halt lay down, sadly anticipating his faet Gf nemeengic distolution; before which, however, like an oli soldier, hunter and frontiersman #3 he was, he arose from where he lay in isolation near a tree, waiked over while life was fast waning within him and took his position among the troopers’ horses, which were in line along the fence, and sinking down with a loud snort, gave up the host in hisfront rank position, to which he had 80 long and so often been accustomed. A River Tuizr Saov—The latest outrage and attempted murder accredited to the river rogues of Breoklyn occurred on Monday, when 4 party of four men rowed up to the wharf at the soot of Montague street, near the Wall ‘tet terry. After carefully surv: ndings, and supposing the coast lear bservation or interruption, three of tae es jumped on the deck and rolied a hozs- od of sugar toward the boat. The night watchman, James Wheeler, dotected the move- nevt, and tunning toward them eried out to be fell t ws to surrender. They ran, and jump- in to the boat, one of their number turned ind. and, taking deliberate aim at the wateh n, fired several shots. He retarned the firs d it would appear with effect, as one of the men uttered an exclamation of pain and fel ‘ver in the boat. The other rogues plied their ars right vigorously and were s90n out of ange ot vision, it being cloudy at time. Wheeler found that one of the balls tired 4 im had passed through the rim of his hat.—1. ¥. Herald, 2d A Mover Orricrar. Like a ement was aused in Madison, Wis., on Monday, by an as- ganiton Mark H. Irish, of the Park hotel, by Veophile Papin, acting mayor, because he de- ctined on a peremptory summons to leave his Mice and go to apologize to Mr. Papin for an alleged insult some time since to his wife, in hat she declined to pay for some washing be- suse she did not kuow that it was all there. Mr. Irish declined to send it to her except ac- companied by @ laundress to count it. Mr. Pa- pin, after some taik, attacked Mr. Irish tn his office, and struck three blows at him. which were mainly warded off. Mr. Irish overpow- sred him, when be drew a pistol, but that was knocked out of his hand, and he lett. He was arrested and held to bail to answer two weeks’ ne tothe charge of assault with intent to will. A New Kixp op Oorror.—Mr. Hayck Belly- minger,a planter, of Soap Floating Springs, Fla., bas ten acres of @ new cotton plant, the cultivation of which he began two years ago, from six seeds obtained in the Cashmere valicy, Indias. The plant is about eight feet high, ta pering from the diameter of @ sapling at the vut gradually tothe top. It is planted in hills fifteen feet equidistant, to give room for its spreading branches. The bolls resemble a large rabge, and contain four or five seeds. The leaf resembles the common plant. The cotton bangs pendant to the boli in large rolls, turee or four inches long, five rolls to the boll. Ten acres are expected to yield one hondrad bales. DOCKERAY IN TRE CHAIN GANG.—A letter dated Havana, Anguat 28, says that on the 19:h instant an order was given to put Frederick Dockeray in the chain gang, with chains on his legs, which was accordingly done. He was, however, spared the indignity of being sent into the public street to work with the balance of the chaln gang. All communication with whatever friends he had in Puerto Principe was dented him, and on the 26th he was shipped off trom Nuevitas for Havana, where he arrived this morning. He was forthwith sent to Ca- banas fortress, prior to his being sent to Spain, which will probably be on the 30th instant, Tue BALTIMORE Gearn DBALERS AND THE B. & O. Rattgoap —The grain deaters of Bal- timore held a meeting yesterday at the corn and flour ge to consider the best way of Tem. Acts which loaded cars are permitted to remain upon the tracks after arrival. A committee was op 1e pointed to settle some definite policy, and meeting then adjourned until to-day. in = further than some slight braises.—. Ax Ourmovs Situnox—There is 8 suspicion in Massachusetts that Gen. B: mies id t = ala pay they uncomfortably there isan part of But- F} HA or it was near the top of b 1B distance of is supposed, 3 o'clock on dressed on one threw was in Deats or 4 BairisH ApMiRat aT Sr. Jo- SBPH—A Singular ©" ory.—The death of R Admiral Sir William S. Wiseman, of the rors Davy, at St. Joseph, Mo., bas unraveled a tery worthy of the most ingenious romance writer. The man registered at the Sannders house, St. Joe, as William ©! ders. suddenly, avd the coroner k bis possession. A week after ener received a letter from one D: ‘ning, of that Chambers was Wiseman, and de TS. coroner declined to A week or two later letters from the son of the deceased were received, in-truct- ing the coroner on no account to part with pone other than manding his pape deliver them. ke them. ‘Then the particulars of the story were made known. Itseems that many years ago a noted London courtesan perpetrated a bold robbery in a novel manner. Possessing the fall credit of London tradesmen, she ordered an immense assortment of rich ds, jew tlry, velvets and satins from which to chooss. The merchants fell into her trap, and supplied her with the richest in their posseasion. Lnstond of making selections and returning the remain oer, she eloped with them and disappeared. The Acmiral accompanied her. They reached ta- states without detection, and her companion purchased @ great deal of land in Gage county, Neb. They were accompanied in their flight by Downing, the Admiral’s valet. en, after four or five years, the Admiral, tired of his com panion, he married her to Downing, and re- turned incog. to England. Mrs. Downing mean while died in a secret sort of way, and Downing absorbed ber property. It was while on his way hack to Nebraska that Admiral Wiseman died. Letters were found in his possession corrvoo- rating the above facts. How pursuit was evaded, and the secret preserved so long, is » mystery scluble only om the hypothesis of British reserve. Moxey Sai To Bz PowsRrUt 16 Sino StNG PRISON.—Stokes, it appears, pays £50 a week board at the Hotel du Sing Sing; this is more extravagant than the city hotels. Up to within the past three weeks Stokes was paying $40 for his board per week, but it has now been rasivd $10 a week. This board does not cost the per- sen who furnishes it one cent, as the state sap- plies the provisions and the convicts cook. To be sure be gets the very best the market affords. As to the other allegations, Stokes has pot done one square day’s work since he has been in prison. When he first entered he was meant to be the clerk to the chaplain, a sinecure, of course, but even that was too hard, and he was pot in the hospital. There was no doubt thst at that time he was pretty sick, as the sojourn in the Tombs bad puiled him down and weak- ened him considerably, but he soon began recu- perating. When he was well, however, he had found out that money has power in the state prison as well as elsewhere, and he didu’t care to do even the chaplain’s work. Se he managed in some manner to get the asphalt contractors to ask for him, and be was accorded to them as ‘ne of their men. Of course, in that capacity he was solely responsible to his employers, and they could give him as little to do as’ they Pleased. Money works wonders both in and Out of prison.—N. ¥. &tar. MrxeD ScHoots In T the Agent of the Peabody Fund.—Rev. Dr. Barnes 8. }, agent of the Peabody fund, was present at a teachers’ meeting in Staunton last week, and in the course of remarks there made said that he did not believe that mixed schools wou'd ever be enforced. He did not believe it could be done. He denied that Congress had the physical power to enforce mixed schools, laying aside the want of constitutional power. Such ‘a system cannot be imposed on a state. A state has the power to abelish its system ot public schools any day. Moreover, the state can re- fuse to raise the money necessary for the sup- port of the system. Then what becomes of the sebools? They disappear at once. The great majority of those favoring the civil rights bill desire only that the colored race shall have equal educational facilities with the whites. Many ef the Senators who voted for it were hoping all the time it would be defeated, and they will not vote for it again. Many of those «lo voted in favor of its passage had told him that if it did not pass last session it was dead, and that there would be no trouble aboat it bereatter. A Vesez, ATTACKED BY A WHALE.—The following is a copy of a report made by the bark Minstrel King, official No. 65,539, of Swansea: “May 19, 1674, latitude 54° south, longitude 85 west; strong breeze and fine weather, ship going Frote through the water. From 2:15 .m. a large sperm whale chased the sbip and struck her several times, and when unéer the ship's bottom raised the after end of the thip from 1. to 18 inches out of the water. Started steering gear, and knocked two men from the wheel, although we had two tackles with two men at each tackle. We then got ship’s beil, tog-Lorn and tin drums, which made a tremendous sound, which I consider eaused the whale to leave the ship. When alongside, I considered the whale to be from 130 to 140 feet long, as the tail was striking the quarter of the ship and the head square with the stem; all hands on deck expecting the rud- der to be unsbipped and sternpost started. Happy to say no damage was done ontside the ship. The whale alongside extended from the after bumpkin to before the cathead; length of hip, 150 feet.” This etatement is signed by George Jameson, master, and all the officers who were on board. Tue Matt Rossee Conression A Hoax.— Deputy Sheriff John T. Morris, of Gollins oo., Texas, bas published a card denying that there i@any truth in the published statement pur- porting to give @ confession made by James U Reed to him. He ea: be! the dep sheriff who arrested Keed, and who shot him in his attempt to escape. Reed lived about twen's minutes afier be was sbot. He had on his per- son $€0 in gol’. He made no confession; his language was, ‘Morris, you have killed as brave @ map as * lived.” He then said to S. M Harvey, Ic my comrades I died lke a msn.’ Harvey ‘aid to him, ‘Are you guilty of what this mas says you sre?’ He said in reply, ‘1 never Lilled any man except in self. defence, or in defence of my property.’ He then asked me to give him a drink of water, which I did, and Topened his shirt and bathed his breast and head. Reec said nothing abont the Younger brothers, the eames brothers, or McUoy; nor did he say anytl ing about the Iowa train rob- bery, the Gad’s Hill robbery, or anything about the money he had.” Tae Pay or Mitt Urerarors.—The Lowell (Mags.) Courier says that the manufacturing companies of that city have agreed, after con- sideration, on a new system of paying the wages of all operatives who do not work by the piece The same system is. in effect, tnoperation im the Pacific and other manutacturing establish ments in Lawrence. The Courter giys: “Tue tume will be reckoned by the hour irom the beginning of the time after the next paym: taking the present wages asa basis of calcula tion. This will not, of course, affect the wager of any operative during September, but on the first day of October, when the ten hour law goes into effect, there will be a reduction in proportion to the reduction in time. it isre rted that the constitutionality of the ten-hour law is to be tested, it being argued that the law infringes on the pereonal liberty of the citizens to command his own time and fabor.” THE BOATMEN’s STRIKE AT CUMBERLAND.— The boatmen held a meoting yesterday morning in a room in the Smith bieck, Baltimore street, near the bridge. ‘There was a good attendance. lary than at SOuTH—Opinion of that sbipped notbing but coal on rday.—utnberland (Md.) Newer let TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR. New York Notes. DRCISION IN A BANKRUPTCY CASE. Naw York, Septem r 3 —Judge Biatchford, ins bankropt case, gaye a decision rerday to the effect that when the assets of s bankrapt fail to reach fifty cent of claim proved against the estate, he cannot have ® .ischarge unless by consent of a majority in se number and value of his creditors, in ace .dance with the provisions of the act ot 1863, which the court — has not been moditied by subsequent legis- ion. MORE MENNONITRS. One thousand aud ten Mennonites arrived here yesterday and will leave to-day for [Da- kota. THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE of the cotton exchange, engaged for some days past in fixing a standard, were to-day tendered an excursion by the members of the New York exchange. The exchange is closed and no busi- ness Will be transacted to-day. THE Sr RClE SHIPMENTS to Europe to-day aggregate $260,200, of whic $100,000 is gold coin and the balance silver cot GOV ERNMENT GOLD. vernment gold was Sold to-day at 109.77 to 109.84. = fase Alex, H. Stephens Renominated for Congress. Avevsta, Ga., September 3.—On the one. bnadred-and-tenth ballot the vote stood: Ste- phens. 30 2-5; seeped A. The name of J. Cumming was withdrawn at haif-past four o'clock thie morning, the convention being in session all night, and motion was made by Gov. Jenkins to make the nomination of Mr. Stephens unanimous. This was done at the request of Major Cumming, who appeared vefore the convention. Mr. Stephens was de- clared the nominee of the democratic party, and the convention adjourned. phe. steno The Maisters’ Convention. NraGaka Fates, September 5.—The U8. Malsters’ convention reassembled to-day. After transacting routine business and appointing a committee to consider subjects of vital interest to the trade, to be introduced at the next an- nual meeting, the convention adjourned to meet again in New York on the first Wednesday in September, 1875. The Master Car. Painters’ Convention. BUFFALO, September 3.—At the meeting of the Master Car-Patnters’ convention t :is morn- ing the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: M. W. Stiner, of Springfield, Mase., president; R. G. Beasley, of Waterville, Me., vice president; K. McKeon,of Kent, Pa., secretary and treasurer. The convention sits with closed doors. er Conference with the President. Lone Brancu, September 3.—Vice President Wilson arrived here this morning. He willstay afew days. This morping Senator Patterson, Judge Mackay, and Mr. Baker, chairman of the republican committee ot Texas, called upon | President Grant and had a protracted inter- view with him in relation to Louisiana aifaire. ee Shooting ly im Alabama. Mempait, September 3—A dispatch from ‘Tuscumbia says:—At Cherokee, Alabama, yes- terdey, young Rodgers, son of the town’ mar- thal, was shot and instantly killed by John McCloskey, son of the circuit court clerk at Tuscumbia. Republican ions im Ne- brask Oana, September 3.—In the republican state convention, last night, Patrick O. Hawes was nominated for contingent Congreasman afcera lively fight, and Bruno Tissischuk for secretary of st: oo es Damage to Rallroad ng Stock, Concorp, N. H., September 3.—Two locomo- tives aud fourteen care were badly broken by a collision of freight trains on the Sullivan rail- road at Claremont yesterday. ————_~-+ee- A Dentist’s Litrte Britt —Motion was made before Judge Donohue to-day by General Anthon, on behalf of the defendant. in the suit or Dr. Wm. H Atkinson, vs. Mrs. Agnes Tracy (formerly Miss Agnes for a farther bi of particulars. The plaintitl,a dentist, broagh suit tor $1,025, “for labor 4 formed, and material supply cavities insix of the fair yocali for “dressing” her teeth : Tune 3to June 14, and includes the item, “To services of three operators in dressing ‘your teeth, together with the gold filling necessary therefor, $3°0.” Gene nthon confessed he was at a loss to know the meaning of “dressing teeth,” and asked to be instructed op that poinc. Counsel for the plaintit® replied:—I am no dentist, but there were six teeth operated on; drilling the teeth is a scientific operation, and then the filling with geld. The dentist's aid is important to the fair sex, especially to a lady going to astonish the world with her beautifal voice. Arthur._We want to know how y ies you filled; we ouly know of your filling four teeth. Counsel acknowledged he was unable to enu- merate the cavities filled. Judge Donohue looked over the bill, which is made up of items ‘rom $50 to $300. and said the plaintiff ebould give such a deseription of the services that any artist looking over the bill could form an estimate. Motion granted.— N. ¥. Commercial Advertiser, lst. ELaruants on Tae Ramrace.—fter the erformance at Barnum’s Hippodrome in Philadelphia, Tuesday evening, the elephants for some cavse became enraged, , breaking loose trom their fastenings, commenced a gene- ral destruction of the chariots and other mate- rial connected with the establishment. A young lady named Miss Annie Yates, who, with her companions, was in the dreseing-room near the enraged animals, was caught up in the trank of one of them and thrown over the canvas into & ditch, without sustaining material injury. the keeper aud other attaches of the Hippo- drome, who were temporarily absent, hearing of the disturbance, burried to the place, and the monsters were soon secured and order restored, Boomers 1x ENGLAwp.—Some curiosity was caused on the bonlevards by the appearance of three women attired in a singolar costume, viz large zouave trousers, closed by gaiters, small gray paletots, trimmed with black, and tali felt hate, who were stopping at the Grand hot-I. inquiry they were found to be Miss Walker. an American medical practitioner, and two of her pupiis. The lady is about fifty years of age and the apostle of the emancipation of women in th= United States, and belongs to the sect of the Bloomerists. ‘She is’ said to be on her way to Purkey, whereshe has accepted the post of pri- vate physician to the Sultan’s seragiio.—Guiiy- nani. PERTINACITY OF “DeUMMERS.”—A good story is told by a Pittsfield gentleman ofa friend ofbis, Mr. Crawford. a merchant at Fort Ed- ward, N. ¥., who took a vacational trip to Mon- treal to escspe the ‘-pestering drummers.” Soon after arrivir g he ascended the tower of a cathe- iral for a view, and there stlesmen who haa ded 1 cannot change his spots, the Etl nor can the right hand of the “drummer” for. get its conning, and m thie exalted perch. with great presevce mind, they preseated “heir cards and solicited patronage. A CLBVBLAND ConsTABLE Sewps 4 Batt «To 4 Bouemtan. afternoon Con- stable Geor, BOUND TO The Rails. The fact that a man named Angust Gartner was recently Wed to a railroad track near Hen- ryville, Indiana, a few subsequently mn expres train and fatally pablished, The following # the story of the outrage as told by the wafortamate victim & few mnutes before hie deat “My name * August Gardner. I was born » France, and have been from that country bat a short time. I bave po relations or friends in the country. I was going down to Louisville in fearch of employment, and asi had bot little mors i thought | woald &. Itcould not bave been much past 10 o'clock iast night when three men came up to me while I was Slong the track. Oneof them demanded my morey. | told them that I was poor, having ly & few Gollare. This did not dome food. tor they seized me, two holding meant the other one searching my pockets and ca} my pocket-book and everything else I had. They then threw me down on the track. i thonght tbat they were going to kill me, and L bepged them to spare my life They said no- thing. but one of them produced 8 long piece ot rope from his pocket, apd they commenced to Ue we racaitie guard. [was badty frightened. and begged them bard not to do that. I told them that 1 never knew them, and had never cone them any harm, and If they et me go I would say nothing of what had occured. ‘While I was talki plead: ing with them they still kept on tying track over the cattle guard. ved me lengthwass to the rail. The rope was fastened around my body, lege, and arms. When they got throvgh | could not move my arms and loge. | While 1 wes begging them not toleave ine there hey went o' knew that the cars would be along fcon, and I tried my utmost to free my- self and unloosen the rop that bound me. At first I did pot think I I, but, after reper orking my arms and bods of of the track. down, I tried to get my left leg off, Dot: ‘I yelled with all my might, that somebody would come and save me, ove came. It was raining hard at the dark. I had been lying there about half an hour when I heard the cars whistle. I cannot tell you my feelings. [A per- Ceptible shudder here pared throu.zh the trame of the dying man.) w seconds the oars were nearly up to where | was lying. [ wild suriek and closed my eyes. The cate paseed over me, the wheels catting off my log, and cutting the ropes loose that bound me. suffered intense pain, and crawled and dragged myself a few feet frem the track. | tainted away; and when I came to was very thirsty. It was still raining, and I dag ® hole in the ground by my face with my fingers, so that it would fill with water. By coingthis! managed to get a little water. I was so weak that I could move, and I halloved frequently during the night tor Ip, but no one came until mor when 1 was found aes A Hvsnann's Devorion—tie Bets out t Wheel His Sick Wife and Child 300 Miles ino Wheelbarrow.—The Rochester Express says that & laboring man named Kobert Spear, entered Charlotte Tuesday afternoon, wheeling his wife in a weell The unusnal sigat made cro and his femily. bis story, which is about as follow: years he'has been residing in B employ of the Erie Kailway company he got out of employment, he and his wife and three chilaren—a boy twelve years of age, and two girls, one ten and the other two—started outfor their old home at Gouverner, in St. Lawrence county. Having no money, aud being too proud to beg, they commenced their journey by waiking slong the line of the Lake ‘Ontario railroad. ‘Mrs. Spear, however, bad been afflicted with rheumatism for several years, and unable to walk, so the hasband, procuring a wheelbarrow, attempted the task | of wheeling her in it ‘the entire distance. The children trudged along by their side. They left uffalo on the 10th instant, and since that time they have subristed on what food they could get from the farmers, and have slept | mostly in the open air. Spear, who appears to be an honest, temperate man, said he had heard there was a new railroad being built near Obar- lotte, fo he had gone in that direction to get get work. Conductor Smith, of the Charlotte train from Kochester, heard the story, and col- lected of the citizens of Charlotte enongh money to send them by the cars to Gouverneur. The destitute family then came on to Koches- ter, where the kind-hearted conductor gave them a meal atthe Brackett house eating sa- loon. More money was also raised for them bj Depot Policeman Buck and Officers Burns a Crouch. it is probable, therefore, that Spear can leave his wheelbarrow in Rochester, and that he and his family will get to their old home in @ Comparatively comfortable m: Tue Conet anp THE The news just received from Ge promise that the comet of 1% it in the wine countries @ pleasant memorial of its visit. A correspondent writing from Ebr breiteten states that the vintage in the Rin and Moselle districts, especial santos years of 1869, 1X70, : 1 In the fevored spot known as the Kbeingan no such quantity bas been re- cordcd since the celebrated comet year of 1811. ne thine it was appreLended that the earl May frosts bad, as in former vears, commit much damage among the vines; but these fears bave long been dispelied, and there is now, we u, the fairest promise that the vintage of Will be an exceptionally grand one both io antity and quality. Such delicate little at- ventions to wine drinkers on the part of these erratic heavenly bodies are the more aj clated because we are not always able to count upon them. Since 1*1! not ay. any means all of che numerous comets which have appeared in this country have been careful to perpetuate their memories by their handsome presents of wine. The comet of 1811, above referred to, and Donati’s comet of 155%, with the magnifi- cent claret vintage which followed it, are per- Laps the ou!y two which can be held in grateful remembrance for their effects upon wine. On the other hand, two famous years, 1528 and 1834, produced their wines without any co: istance, unless the near approach of a comet iw one case and its recent departure in the other can be suppored to have exercised any influ- ence upon the vineyards. A comet was visible in December, I*v3, and the year 1435 was the date of the last appearance of Halley’s comet of 168 i Ge Navieatine TH A KitTs—Partially Suc~ cersful Attempt to Crose the Sound.—The experi- ment of uring @ kite as the power for drawiag a boat across the Sound, was attempted Ta y morning by Mr. John F. Tracy, in the presence of @ large number of ie. A cord, attached to a large kite which he had constracted for the :purpose, was fastened around bis leg, and then be aud another gentleman, seating themselver in # small rowboat, prepared to go kiting over the water. The wind was almost directly from the north, sud therefore tavorable for the ex- periment. ‘The kite soared majestically alott and pulled the boat after it at such a rate of peec that a sailboat which was along to keep 1M COMpAny Was soon outstripped. When about # mile irom Seacide Park, the starting point, Mr. Tracy finding the cord around his leg becoming painful, unfastened it to attach it to some part of the boat, an arrangement which be ehould have made at the outset, and in spite of bis exertions it pulled from his grasp and the serial monster dropped into the water. He then returned to the city, procured the large ten foot rs a previously referred to, and made by Mr. W.W. Harrail, who is now sojourning at the White Mount. and wade 8 new start for the Journey across the Sound. His departure was watched with eager interest; but toward night the wind lulled, and it is more than uney e feat was not successtal. Mr. Harrall his p un will be ‘On the retura adopted and th rte r) scheme carried out. i by rt fe A i