Evening Star Newspaper, September 24, 1874, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. | PUBLISHED DAILY, Sundays Exeepted, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Pennsylvania Avenue, cor. llth S BY TEE EVENING Stik NEWSPAPER COMPANY, 6. M. BACPPAANG , Pr - - TEE EVENING ST. te wi becribers at Tun Cents rex PER MoxrH. Copies ai the Ts each. By maii—three mouths, hs, $3.W; one year, $5. 7—$1.50 ¢ in both cases, ut longer thas paid for BF Bates of atvertising frrnished on application, TEETER ee, AMUSEMENTS. Comat E-SUMMER THEATER. oees: mont Extracrdina Fopean Specisity Artists, MONS AND M’LLE. DUAME Also, the fol amed talent will appear ETE CANNON, MISS GUB: LAMERAUX, WM. B. CAVANAGH LOTHEBS, MISS FANNIE PORTER sul W. = KD'S OPERA HOUSE. | To- Big Bagagemen of th EXPLOSION- RAIL A BAIN STORM OF K Matin And Ch Saturday nigh tion positirety on septitt New No jr. AS, TS ‘snd 1S streets, etght e Odd Fellows?’ Hall, Eegravines, Chromes, fo. cl nes, Window me’ Paper ore. Wi Frames, Pictare &c., in the District, ri ember Name and Number. jel-ly* °S OAST-OFF de sold to the ver ailing on JUSTH, h streets north- seis, Bf Bo Txawe BT Please rew beet adv 619 D street. between 6m west. BS# Botes by mail Cash paid. EXCURSIONS, &e. GBs” FAIR AND TOUR NAMENT at BRIGHTWOOD, D. C. To be held under the auspices of HOLLOWAY LODGE, No. 4,1. 0. G. T., commencing on WEDNESDAY, the 234 in- stant, and ending on Friday. the 25th, with a Grand Ball. Tournam-nt to be beid at the Brigbtwoed Park on FRIDAY, the 25th. ceipg ot 5.00 p.m. A Brass Band wi ie Guring the riding. A tgomery Bisir, Judge ‘will please th inst. te the veyances wil be at the terminus of et sud Fiiver Springs (7th street) rail- lock each day ent 3 o'clock om Friday. DBOCK EG, Jz , s SWART. Tickets to the Fair, Ball, admitting a gen LTIMORE AND PoeToMaAc B* . ROAD COMPANY. NOTICE. TICKETS TO BALTIMOBE AND SEBTUSN With Atmission Tickets to "S GREAT sHOW, ng the week, ending Saturday rfermance by RALTIMOBE, PUTOMAC Ball 0, at Of Pennsylvania « aod Pennss!vani mac Eallresd De ED. 8S. YOUNG, General Passenger Agent. p22 St REGULAR LINE TO MOUST VERNO NO AMBULANCE BIDING BY THIS LINE. Capt Frank Hollingshead, of the steamer AB- BOW, havin ensered szto e gontract NM ASSOCIATIO to run a steamer Sanday excepted) to Mount wed to land passenger 2 Vernon Wharf. ‘assengere will AVOID the trocble mon, is the by steam- d veration of BIDISG 3 MILES IN AMBULANORS (as by other lines) by taking the regular steamer, Arrow ‘The steamer leaves 7th street wharf daily (Ban iny excepted) clock &.m , returning about 4 p,m. $1; tacledias admission to HOLLINGSWORTH, Bopt. Mount Vernon Aesoctation. FRANK BOLLINGSUEAD, Captain Steamer Arrow sep3-tm i HE STEAMER COLUMBIA LEAYBS COMMERCE STREET WHARF, BALTIMORE, FOK WASHINGTON, ON VERY SaTOK i v- < > ia * re My fae STRPHANSON'S UK SEVENTH STREET. T.9 P.M AKRIVING IN 4.4. M. THURSDAY, tunity to enjoy asail on the Peake bay aud Potomac river wit! out loss of much time from business All accommodations—meals, stateroom, £o.—first- clase. S*stercoms may be engaged in sdvance by Spplicaticn te the agents. Phe steamer can be char- eedays of each week reasonable rates. <i STEPHENSON & SROTHER, Agents. 1874 Faker 1874 JUST RECEIVED AND OPENING s An EXTENSIVE ASSORTMENT oF » BOYS’ CLOTHING BOYS" SCHOOL SUITS, BOYS’ SCHUUL SUITS, BOYS’ DRESS SUITS, BUYS’ DRESS SUITS, YOUTHS’ BUSINESS S$ YOUTHS’ BUSIN DRESS SUITS, DEESS SUITS, ALSO, EN’S DRESS SUITS, EN'S b KRESS SUITS, MEN’S BUSINESS SUITS, mM 'S BUSINESS SUITS, KING SUITS, KRING SUITS. A. STRAUB, Popular Clothing House, 2011 PEXNSYLVASIA AVENUS, Between 10th and 11th Streets, eugt-tr ‘Three Doors from 11th Street. <B AL PRESERTS. JEWELRY, SILVSR AND PLAT. : FaNCY GOODS, $110 WAKE Designed especially for BRIDAL PRESENTS. A large and varied assortment just opened. All foreign goods JMPORTED DIB BCT. M.W.GALT, BRO.& ce., sepal jewels. R™ BRYAN & Co., GENERAL BROEERS AND REAL BSTAIEB CCTION BERS, Ho. 633 7th street, opp. Post Omice Department. err jb RxOuaRGRD. OE 5, iMPROVED SELY-waASHERE. ee. sad Be ng tear. It will “Se chan ena Ha | ger, of the ci Che Vet. 44—NE. 6,710. Stock Quotations hed The foto’ « were w aod the mertiug of the Washington Stock Mecbanse day—U. & gold, MO Did, We eabed to Boo boas. -M. 2 & Ne bed . Bank spe! Bank of Republic, 125did, National Hiten Bank, li bid, 13 saked; Second Na. Oltivens’ Betionsl Baek, iis RL Peseenger Maliroeds— Mee jetional Theet SS asked ot ‘en ple ritogton Fire Potomac Fire Les. District 5 ‘Wo Oo Bu WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1874. TWO CENTS. “Ton _EVENING STAR._ Washinton News and Gossip. INTERNAL REVENUE.—The receipts from this ure to-day were $2*4 320.70. THE EXTENSION of leave of absence granted ond Lieutenant John T. Van Arsdale, 7th try, has been nded three mont! NOTWITHSTANDING notice has been given of the suspension of national bank-note redemp- considerable sums are still being received. receipts to-day amounted to $175,100. ‘THe RESIGNATION of Second Lieutenant L M. Longshaw, 4th intantry, has been accepted the President, to take effect September 21st, STANT SURGEON Joan W. Brewer, U S. A., is ordered to report in person to the pres. ident of the army medical board now in session in New York city, fur examination for promo- tion. Gey. Baker, Con.misstoner of Pensions, has had issued in pamphlet form all laws relating to pensions revised and consolidated by the act to revise and consolidate the statutes of the United Statesin force Dec. 1, 1873. This pub- lication embraces all acts relating to pensions except three minor amendatory acts passed at the last session of Congress. A Boarp or Orrtcers, to consist of Major J.P. Martin, Assistant Adjatant General; As- sistant Surgeoa John S. Billings, and First Lieutenant Thos. H. Bradley, 21st infantry, Wil assemble in this city on Friday, the 25th instant, or as soon thereafter as practicable, to examine into and report upon the qualifications of such persons as may be brought before it for appointment as superintendents of national cemeteries. PERsowaL.—General Babcock returned from Long Branch last night. ----Colonel Auden- ried, of General Shermsn’s staff, left for New York lastevening, to be absent for a few days. Judge Shellabarger, of Ohio; Dorman B. Eaton. of New York; Secretary Delano, and Commissioner Smith, of the Indian bureau, were among those who had interviews with the President to-day. ----U. S. Treasurer Spinner, who is now rnsticating ‘‘where the Mohawk gently glides,” is expected back next wee! KEpEL FLAGS.—A patriotic resident of Call- man, Ala,, a few days ago telegraphed to Huntsville, demanding that the United States marshal should be sent to that place forthwith to remove a rebel flag which was floating over a hotel in that vicin'ty. The marshal forwarded the dispatch to the Attorney General for in- structions. The dispatch was filed, bat as yet the Attorney General has made no reply to it probably deeming any instructions in the ma ter unnecessary. ACCIDENT ON THE BALTIMORE AND OgIO RarLRoaD—A Mail Agent and Mail Burned.— A telegram was received at the Post Office department this morning stating that the mail on the train bound west was burned between Grafton and Cincinnati, last bight, and Mr. S. W. Bradford, head postal rail- way clerk, with it.’ Mr. Bradford had been in the service for several years, and was regarded as an efficient officer. The mails de- stroyed comprised the dispatch from New York, Tuesday, 9 p. m.; Philadelphia, Tuesday, mid: nizbt; Baltimore, early morning dispatch, and Washington, yesterday morning, 8 a.m. No particulars were given in the telegram. IMPROVEMENT OP THE OHIO AND MISSIS- rri Kivers.—The commissioners for the im- provement of the Obio river navigation ad- journed at Evansville, Indiana, yesterday, to meet in Washington October 16. A resolution was passed asking Congress to take decided action for the improvement of the mouth of the Mississippi river, so as to meet the wants of agricultural and other industries of the coun- try, and appointing a committee of two from the commissioners from Pennsylvania, Obio, Ind and Illinois to obtain from these states the passage of sultable laws ceding to tha United ates jurisdiction over such small tracts of land as may be needed for the erection of lecks, lock-keepers’ dwellings, and abut- also condemning the construction of an bridge at Cinc'nnati a short distance beluw the present bridge. ue Kvsa at tas Waite Hovsz.—Since it has become noised abroad that the President bas returned to Washington for the winter, people are flocking here from all parts of the country, and the old time lively scenes are gain witnessed at the executive mansion. To- day the public rooms and halls of the mansion were thronged with visitors, many of them strangers, who merely called out of curiosity, some to pay their respects to the President, while the rest, and of course the most numer- ous class, ealled to beg an office for themselves or come friend. Amoug the latter were noticed juite a number of the late employes of the Treasury department, who were discharged under au act of the late Congrees Among the prominent visitors who saw the President to- day were the Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Interior, Mesers. Eaton and Shellabar- service commission, Judge J. ©. Abrams, of Alabama, and Judge Martin, 6th auditor. Tae Goop Work Dong sy THE TReastey DeraRTMENT IN CRUSHING THE YELLOW Fu ven.—In response to the Treasury circular con- cerning quarantine and local health laws the Department is receiving the warmest expres- sions Of approval of the action of Secretary Bristow. Dr. Robert Lebby, health officer for the coast of South Carolina, writes Sapervising Surgeon Woodworth that ‘much of my success in keeping yellow fever out of this city ( Charies. ton} may be attributed to the active co-opera- tion of the United States Treasury officers. I have had @ larger fleet of vessels from the in- fected port of Havana this season than since the war, and Charleston, during the summer and at present, 1s entirely free of all fever and in unprecedented condition of health.” F. Moulton, esq., the mayor of Mobile, in applying for the transfer of br. Justin ito- wayne, & enstoms inspector, to Mobile Point to aid im establishing quarantine at that station, “the efficiency of my quarantine will be greatly benefited by his presence,” and the col- lector, in Feporting his action for the roval of the Department, expresses the opinion that Inspector Ronayne’s trans ‘er will render more effectual assistance than any other plan that could be ad . The timeliness of the Secretary’s action is abun- “aptly proven by euch statements as the follow- ing im & recent application for assistance from United States officials by the mayor of another important southern port: “1 trust this will meet the prompt approval of the government. Yellow fever is now pressing on every hand for admission to this city.” At still another point on the Gulf, where sick and disabled sailors were formerly transferred to marine hospitals in ew — [ng rene , nents ave been made, graph, for their care at the a itself, so a8 A Sg the introducing contagion {nto non-in! by their transfer. In left ee by the Treasury de; various officers to ent a ition of terribie losses of lite and oommanece shine inev- itably follow an epidemic; and thus far the promise is more than reassuring. A few weeks yet —— = and active co- Tperation will ‘make promise an accom- plished fact. —e ‘Tae Waits SuLrace Srrines Prorertr Luasep.—The White Sal, ur proper- ty, in Green! county, West Vi has been leased to Col. J. L. + of the Bal- lard and Exchange Hotel, Richmond, Va, for a term of seven years. The lease has to be con- firmed by the court im which a suit the property is pending. Tue InterNationaL Rivte Maton.—The prizes im the great nal rifle match, at Creedmore next Ean exceed eight thous and dollars in value. hospi- Seirastcartear tras mee seenetts ¢ Irish ritle ~ The Tiggetion will take to-morrow at tue Oty —EEE———E Base Batt Gamus YesTeRDaY.—The eighth championship game between the Athletic and Philade!phia base ball eat mapa . in Philadelphia, was a close and exciting one. The score stood Athletics 3. Philadelphia 2. ‘The Baltimore's defeate the T. B’s in port yesterday by a score of 10 to 8. A CaRListT pisratcs from Tolosa ate that Brig. Gen. Pemla has carried the lage of Bicamn b; total ye ly defeating ten bat. . 87 General Batler expects soon to be a grand- father. S7-An order of arrest for Victoria Woodhull, fot debt, has been isaued. bas . | Newspaper a: HOW TRE NEW LAW REQUIRING PREPAYMENT OF POSTAGE ON NEWSPAPERS AND PERIOD- ICAL8 IN BULK WILL BB CARRIED OUT. An act of Congress, June 23, 1574, requires after Jan. 1, 1875, the prepayment of postage On newspapers and periodicals matied froma known office of publication or news agency and addressed to regular subscribers or news agents, and provides that such matter is to be charged at two cents per pound if issued weekly or oftener, and at three cents per pouni if issued less frequently thau once a week; the matter to be weighed in buik and the postage paid with adhesive stamps to be specially provided for the purpose. Soon after assuming the duties of his cffice, Postmaster General Jewell deleg: ‘Third Assistant Postmaster General E. W. ber and A. D. Hazen, chief of the stamp di vision of the department, te proceed to New York for the purpose of inquiring into the best method of carrying out the provisions of the act of Congress. These gentlemen, after fally tn- vestigating the subject, report to the Postmas- ter General, who has discretionary power in the matter, that in their opinion two of the three modes of applying the stamps pointed out by the act of Congress are impracticable. One of the plans suggested by the act they, however, be- lieve not only practicable, but the best that can be devised, and provides for affixing the stamps toa “memorandum of mailing.” They give a form of receipt and say that the coupon re- ceipt book may be kept at the post-office, and when a consignment is recelyed trom a ‘pab- lisher or news sgent the receipt is to be filled out and given him upon payment of the re- quired amount of postage, the stamps being xed to the stub of the receipt. They recom- mend that the stamps be cancelled by perfora- tion with unch, instead of being defaced with ink, and that the stamps range in value from two cents to sixty dollars, all of the de- nominations being multiplies of the two and three-cent rates. The stamps will be changed to postmasters and accounted for the same as other stamps. In reference to the special stampa required, they state that while the designs have not been definitely determined upon they should be varied and distinctive and executed in the best style, inorder to prevent alterations and counterfeits. In conclusion, they state that the execution of the new law will require postmas- ters at publication offices, or a portion of them at least, to be supplied with weighing large quantities of 1 master General will doubtless adopt the recom- mendations of the repo CoxGREssionatL NomInations.—The repub- licans of the Columbus, Ohio, district, have nominated David Taylor, a practical farmer, for Congress. ‘The democrats of the 6th Michigan district have nominated George H. Durent for Con- gress. Andrew Jackson, Smith of Mercer county, New Jersey, has received the democratic Con- grersional nomination in the 2d district. ‘The democrats ot the 20th Uhio Congressional district yesterday nominated Henry B. Paine. Ex-Governor Philip Frank Thomas, of Tal- dot oot Md., was yesterday nominated fer pon reg y the democrats of the lst Maryland rict. The democrats on Tuesday nominated Col. C. Ganse for Congress in the Ist Arkansas dis. trict d Col. W. F. Slemona in the 2d diztrict. ic county convention, held in Y., Tuesday, Hon. Scott Lord was T representative in Congress. EalrRoap SMasa-cps.—On Tuesday, as a local freight train on the Boston and Albauy road was between Westborough and Sontli- ville, it had occasion to stop, and as the con- ductor neglected to send back a man to signal trains in the rear, another freight train came up and smashed the four rear cars. The engi- neer _ fireman saved themselves by jump- ing off. dispatch from Emigrant Gap says an acci- dent occurred yesterday afternoon on the Ven tral Pacific railroad, by which Dan. Gwyer, a brakeman, was killed. McGlone, engineer, Frank Chom and William Gains, carpenters, were severely, if not fatally, injured. PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND Lops, I. 0. O. F.—The Grand Lodge, I. U. O. F., in session at Atlanta, yesterday, after considerable dis- cussion, resolved that ail spirituous, vinous and malt liquors shall be excluded trom the lodge- rooms and ante-rooms, or halls connected with or adjoining thereto, when under the control of any subordinate or degree lodge or encamp- ment of thisorder. New funeral and anniver sary ceremonies were also adopted. The Grand Ledge was banqueted last night at the Kimbal house. CovRTS OF ARBITRATION.—In the effort to relieve themselves from the cumbersome mo.ez of redress provided in the law cyurts, the mer chants of the city bave obtained the creation of 4 new court of arbitration, with the object of settling matters in dispute within a reasonable time. The idea is an excellent one, and will, no doubt, have a healthy influence on the com- merce of the city, by creating confidence and ensbling all matters in dispute among the mer- chants to be disposed of without delay.—. ¥. ferald. THREE Men ScrrocaTep sy Four Air.— Yesterday Alderman Deegan, Thomas Donovan and Wm. Smith, a plasterer, were suffycated by foul air in an old cistern near Lyons’ kiln, Vicksburg, Migs., which they had entered to make repairs. Smith entered first, when Deegan not hearing from him in due season entered. Not hearing from either, Donovan entered to ssce! the cause. A negro | army ve the alarm, but all three were dead fore they could be removed. Tar Romninc Kaces at Mystic Park YusTeepay.—The running races at the Mystic ark closed yesterday. First race, handicap for r all ages, two-mile dash, was won by Lime- stone, beating Lizzie Lucas and Eclaire; time, 3:37. Second race, consolation puree, one mile and @ quarter, was won by Spendthrift, {Ida Wells second; time, 2:14. Steeplechase, two and ahalf miles, was won by Blind Tom, beating Vesuvius aud Tom Collins. Scrrosep MuRDER anv Koupery.—Ennice Howell, a maiden lady, 70 = of age, living alone in & cottage near Washingtonville, in Orange county, N.J., was found Monday in & —— trom a wound in the head, and died Tuesday morning. It is thought she re- ceived the wound last Friday night, as she haa not been seen since that time until discovered Tueeday. Her gold wateh and large sam of money known to be in the honse are missing. re TuE POLTIWCAL CONFERENCE in New Orleans was tobe resumed to-day at noon, ania dis- patch says the indications now are that the re- publicans will concede to the McEnery people equal representation on the returning Doards, A compromise has been etfected in Terribone parish between the white and colored people, and a joint parish ticket, with capital and labor equally represented, has been nominated. Tae East Ktv! Bripes.—The Brooklyn (N. ¥.) comptroller on Tuesday handed over to the East river bridge company another $100,000, which will enabie the work to proceed uninter- ruptedly for some time. This is the tenth in- stalment, and still leaves $150,000 due from Brooklyn. ‘The work on the New York pier, it is expected, will be completed at the end’ of another tbree months. IMPORTANT RalLRoap Svir.—dudge Bene- dict, of Brooklyn, yesterday granted au injanc- tion, on application of Aaron 8. Bright, the complaint in cross-bill representing the third poe omg thane the old La Crosse and Mil- wauke lway Pompeny, restraining the Mil- wauke and Saint Paul ilway as from Suing €35,000,000 new mortgage bonds. Periodical Postage. | Brooklyn Sentiment in the Beecher | Case. A correspondent of the Springfield; Mass., | Republican, writing from Brooklyn, 'N. Y., gives the following in regard to the public set Ument inthe Cityof Churches since Tilton’s } last statement; “Like a storm breath, Mr. Tilton's last state- | ment passed over our city, and made the roof and rafters of Plymouth Church creak and | shiver. It was not a thunderbolt out of a clear sky, for Heayen knows that we have had a| gioom-shaded town ever since the scandal low- | ered over us like a miasma; but there was a | general surprise at the statement, from the fact that no euch remarkable and powerful doca- | ment, thanderous with new matter and irre- fragable proofs, were expected. It has proved | the most impressive paper of the whole contro- yersy. Its effect has been twofold—first, to put Mr. Beecher’s committee of investigation in a ridiculous light, and, next, to put Mr. Beecher himeelf in @ situation of great seriousness. No- body seems to sympathize with the committe; but everybody pities Mr. Beecher. The com: mittee, according to the general judgment, were a mere partizan body, determined in ad- vance to find a verdict of acquittal, and pursa- ing their plan without skill and reaching a con- clusion without justice. The author of the re- rt, Mr. John Winslow, district attorney of <ings county, is generally considered to have been thoroughly beaten by Mr. Tilton in the controverry. Certainly, however much re- mains of Mr. Beecher, nothing remains of the committee’s verdict. it has been blown out of water. “Even Mr. Beecher’s warmest partisans feel the committee report has become nothing but whipped syllahub. The ablest men of our state and city—euch men as Judge Greenwood, Hon. Joshua M. Van Cott, the law partner of Mr. Winslow, United States District Attorney Ten- ney, Mr.’ Fletcher, and Mr. Griswold, of Ply- mouth Church, Rey. Dr. Porter, formerly editor of the Christian Intelligencer, Rey. Dr. ‘aylor, Rev. Mr. French, and many others, who have hitherto been noticeably reticent concerning Mr. Beecher’s guilt or innocence, now express their conviction that Mr. Beecher’s statement and the committee's verdict fail utterly to con- vince them of the untruth of Mr. Tilton’s charges. The New York editors who reside in Brooklyn are all of one opinion in private, whatever they may say in public; and itis no- ticeable that there is rot a journalist, sub-editor or reporter in New York and Brooklyn who is not outspoken in his convictions of Mr. Beecher's guilt.” RENOMINATION OF Gov. Dix BY THE New York Rervusiicans.—In the New York re- publican conyention at Utica yesterday, Gov. Dix was unanimously renominated, the conven- tion voting aloud “aye.” Gen. Jobn C. Robin- son was unanimously renominated for lisu- tenant governur, and the convention rose and ve three cheers for Dix and Robinson. Alex- ander Barkley was reuominated for caual com- missioner. Senator Conkling delivered a iong speech, in which he maintained that the mission of the republican party is not ended, that the countr; is only safe in its hands, and that Gov. Dix‘s administration deserved the cordial support of all men. With regard to Louisiana, he declared that only the firm action of a republican Presi- dent in the late troubles there prevented similar outrages in other soathern states. He arraigned ee omens party for all the troubles in the south. The resolutions adopted by the convention demand obedience to the laws and the fall pro- tection of every citizen in the enjoyment of his rights agninst the assaults of Ku-Klax assassins and White League revolutionists; declare that an armed attempt to subvert the recognized government of a state is revolution, and revo- lution must be suppressed, and the supremacy of the law must be maintained at every o that public faith must be preserved inviolate, ard the public debt paid In coin; opposing any vflation of the paper currency; declaring that taxation, whether national or state, whether direct or indirect, should be kept at the lowest practicable point, and that the administration of President Grant has been true to its pledges. The eighth resolution indorses and praises Gov. Dix’s admivistration. A MAN CUTS HIS THROAT AND THAN HURLS HIMSELF AGAINST A Lecomoiive.—As the 2 o'clock Hudson River train from New York was approaching Irvington yesterday afternoon, at the rate of forty miles an hour, William Baird, engineer of Locomotive No. 82, suddenly discovered a@ man yy down an embank- ment, bareheaded and in his shirt sleeves, with both arms extended, evidently pect Sd throw himself in front of the locomotive. The engineer was horrified, fcr it was too lats to prevent the suicide. The unfortunate man ran headiong, and jumped against the locomotive, striking against the forward driver. As quick as lightving he was whirled in the alr and horled full length on the ground beside the rails. The train was stop quickly as pos- sible, and when Conductor Melius, with his brakemen, went back they found the man’s Wife leaning over him. She gave his name as John Kenny, and stated that just as the train was approaching he cut his throat, and then ran toward the tr An examination revealed the fact that Kenny's throat was cut from ear to ear, and one of his arms was broken. also terribly injured about the img The man isin @ dying condition. No cause has been as- signed for the terrible deed. ARREST OF A CuicaGo Bank OrPictaL.— Samuel A. Brigg’s ex-vice president of the Franklin savings bank of Chicago, was arrest- ed in New York on Tuesdry, on @ charge of rand larceny and embezzlement. The bank ‘failed about @ year ago, and Briggs disap- peared. He was well known in Chicago, hada tamily, and moved in the best society. It was ascertained that he had embezaled $100,000, and that en the day of hie departure from Uhi- cago he took £15,000 from the vault. He was indicted by the grand jury. Chicago detectives learned that be was hiding in New York, and a detcription of him was sent to the New York police. Ofticers began their search a week ago, and Tuesday tracked Briggs to the Grand Cen- tral depot, New York. He was there waiting to meeta friend. He gave himself up to the offi- cers without ssying anything, and was taken back to Chicago. A Vincis1a BANk Prastpent To Be Tarep Jndge Bond has forwarded to the clerk of the United States circuit court here an order over- ruling the demurrers to the indictment against Mr. T. T. Broocks, late president of the Mer- chants’ National Bank of Petersburg, for mis- appropriation of the bank funds. Mr. Broock’s counsel, in their argament last June, held that the indictment was not good because of a mis- omer, 1n which he was called Thomas 1. in- stead of Travis T. Broocks, and because the rand jury which found the indictment had not Seen summoned in a manner conformable to the peti of the state courts of Virginia. Chief Justice Waite sat with Judge Bond in the bearing of this question, and bot reed in the decision which has been made. The case of Mr. Broocks will be called for trial at the Octo- ber term of the court.—Richmond ( Va.) Dis- paich, dept. 23d. THe Ten-Hovr Law in Massacausarrs.— As the new 10-hour law goes into offect in Mas- sachusetts on the Ist prox., the manufacturers of that stateare making preparations to com- ply with ite provisions” The cotton, woollen and manufacturers are running on short time. The manufacturers, after general con- ference, have adopted the following time table: From 7 a. m. ye and f ——$—$—____. MuRpse 1m Favgurar County, Va. from Fauquier WhO aril The Ross Libel Case. fore mentioned by oe. Mr. Christian K. Ross, of Germantown, bas in- stituted suit rman- eg duction of Charlie is “all a humbug,” that Koss is living with a woman not his wife, and that his real wife, the mother of Charlie, is living in the West, having left her husband sme years ago on account of his bad habits, and that it isshe who has the child, and Mr. Koss knowsit. Kose, in hie affidavit on which the warrant was issu: Against the publishers of the Eagle, after re- citing the above alleged libel, says: “At the age of thirty-eight years, having been theretofore unmarried, on the July, 1662, [was married to Sarah Aon Lewis, of Brookfield, Mass. Of this marriage there have been born to me eight children, to wit William Lewis ko*s, Augustus Stoughton Hevry Augustus Ross, Sophia Lewis RK Walter Lewis Koss, Charles Brewster K Mericn Kimball Koss, and Annie Christine Rees, in the order here stated, all of whom are living except William Lewis , who died in 163. My said wite has lived with me withoatin- terruption from the date of my said marriage, and continues so to live, no difficulty of any kind having ever arisen between us. I have never had any other wife,nor my wife any other husband. “Tt it true that in April last my firm was compelled to suspend payment of its debts, but this was wholly due to causes of a purely business nature. yn the Ist day of July last my sons, the said Walter Lewis Koes and Charlies brewster Ross, were abducted from my residence on Washin, ton lan, in the twenty-second ward of said Ph adelphia, bytwo unknown men. leftat the corner of Palmer and Kichmond streets, in said city. but of Charles no clew nor trace bas since been found, nor have I nor any of my family any knowledge of his whereabouts nce the said lat day of July, 1574. “T do solemnly swear that ali the statements, intipuations and theories in the said printing contained concerning my character and cou duct, and concerning any letters alleged to have been by me received prior to the said ab- duction, andas to any dimicalty in my family or domestic relations, are absolutely untrue in every particular.” New York Day Goops Trapa.— Cotton goods ruled quiet during the week in first hands,and purchases were made in strict ac- cordance with current wants. Prices as a rale were unchanged, but many outside and some well-known makes could have been bought on terms favoring the buyer. The sluggish pack- age movement of the last few weeks has re- sulted in a material accumulation of stock at the mills, and many makes of brown bleached cottons, coreet jeans, \c., are in such heavy oversupply that it is ditticalt to see in what way they can be moved under the exist- ing condition of the goods as they actually re- quire, and ignore alike price and time induce- ments in order to carry out their settied policy. The only remedy for the present demoralized state of the market appears to be in a speedy curtailment of production. Woolen goods were generally quiet, but not more 0 than is usual at this period of ‘the sea- fon, when jobbers and clothiers’ stocks are full. Cloths, beavers and overcoatings move slowly; fine fancy cassimeres were dull, but low grades met with @ fair demand, and worsted suitings continued in steady but diminished request. Flannels continued in steady request at firm prices, and agents’ stocks have become greatly reduced. Blankets were in moderate demand for both household and horse makes, and ruled firm in price. With the importers business was light as a tnie, but the importing jobbers succeeded in disposing of @ fair quantity of goods —N. ¥. Builetin, 2d. A STOLEN CHILD RECUVERED—The Slory of a Woman who Once had Three Hundred Thousand DoUlars.—“*Look out for Edward Perkins, aged three, supposed to haye been stolen by a large well-dressed woman from in front of his par- ent’s residence at 50 West Houston street.” Such was the telegram that was flashed into all the police stations yesterday. Captain Byrnes traced the womanito Crosby street, and found the half-smothe: child hidden in her shawl. She proved to be Lottie Morrell, who some years ago was worth £300,000. ‘The woman said that when she was a respect- able woman the was the mother of a boy, and to save him trom starvation she entered upon a lifeofthame. Having accumulated a lsrge for- tune, she was on the point on q uitting the city and reforming, but the boy died. Then she took to drinking. Since that time she has been constantly haurted by the image of her child, and seeing Edward Perkins in the street, had in mement of hallucination caught him ‘up, in- tending to adopt him as her own. Last evening Mrs. Perkins identified the boy. mai Morrcli was committed to a cell rr. Sun, 2d. DESTITUTION IN BROOKLYN.—A man named Henry Tetche was sent to jail yesterday morn- ing for ten days, by Justice Semier, on a charge of stealing a tew potatoes. The wife of the un- fortunate man went to the office of Charity Commissioner Wheeler at noon, and stated that the potatoes were taken by her husband as a meal for herself and her four children. He had been out of work for many weeks, and they were entirely destitate, ing disposed of every piece of furniture and article that could be turned into money to save the family from starvation. This misery pressed so upon her husband that he was glad to pick up anythin, iying about the streets in the shape of food, ans these potatoes coming in his way he took them. The wife begged Commissioner Wheeler to give her some temporary relief, but ‘this wasjnot in his power todo. He then’ suggested that sue had better go to the almshouse with her little ones until euch time as her husband bad served the ten days in jail, when an effort would prob- ably be made to procure him work. He is a pie-baker by trade.—N. Y ptember 22d. Tus Minsgsota Democratic LIngRAL ConVENTION.—The democratic-liberal state convention of Minnesota, which met at St. Paal yesterday for the nomination of chief justice and associate justice of the supreme court, adopted a platform setting forth that the con. dition of the South is largely due to the corrupt rule of carpet-bag politicians, and demanding the maintenance of a just and impartial policy toward the people of the South whereby both races will be protected in all their rights; the expulsion of thieves, and perfect equality be- fore the law for all persons without regard to race, color or political opinion; demanding a re- turn to gold and silver; a tarifl' for revenueonly, and a free press and no Ba6 law. A resolution was adopted declaring that the republican Congressional nominations in three districts in the state cause just alarm to all good citizens, and demonstrate anew the impossibility of reform within the republican organization. 4 Rereririon or THE HUNTINGTON TRac- EpY.—The body found in the whirlpool at Ni- agara on Sunday, although too much decom- posed for identification, thought to be the corpse of a painter named Vedder, of Dram- mondville, Ont., who disappeared two weeks ago. Being simple-minded individual, some roughs from the same — at the instigation of Mrs. Upper. whose daughter Vedder wished to marry, subjected him phy which he lodged a complaint with the mayor of Clifton. Subsequently three of the roughs, pamed McLevel, Cross and Fannegan, enticed bim, under the a pone © im employ- ment, on Navy Island, and probably threw him in the river above the falls. Officers are in to Brooklyn several day: tape these ie has, fOr Teasond eatatactory u Bo Ithat Mr. Beccher has retained jon. Wil - Evarts as senior counsel ‘Tilton suit. = Tar Missouri Rervetican Coxvarrion.— The Missouri TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR. THE LOUISIANA TROUBLE. Defence of the White Leaguers. Kellogg Arraigned and the Late Re- bellion Justified. New Yorx, September 24—A special from New Orleans contains a long address of the oom- mittee of seventy of that city in defence of the SB Did, S asked, <M load, sy bid. od dao t ey As late action against Kellogg. claiming justifica- | for prims mercantile tion in consequence of the misrule to which | teen at ld". On» ane tem tine Be they allege the people have been subjected. end 18 per cent. paid by borrowre for After reciting the circumstances under which re hee hon oe, he fotvian exchsnas market Kellogg received the governorship, and stating prime ‘bar va to abe that all hopes of the people of pg 4 PAIR ELRCTION IN NOVEMBER 420 asim were likely to be disappointed by the manner and the in which registration was being carried out by Kellogg's officers, it being difficult for nataral- ized citizens to obtatn registration, and many white persons clearly entitled to registration being refused, arbitrarily, while colored people were furnished registration papers on which, in some instances, they could vote in several different wards, the address says: “An APPEAL WAS MADE TO THE PRESIDENT on the 9th of September, of which no notice was taken, and the committee is inclined to believe it has been suppressed and never per mitted to reach the eye of the President. Tuis P 208 4 tc #0 G, nt bonds are dull a4 steady. In ines wee confine! to Missouri's, 4 bords hich wore steady —Virginis sixes, peel sted, S24. Weet Vi) appeal says the people have been struggling os, old, Sa. mews tb two years against odious usurpation, and are . now remitted to the bajiot as the only means of jortom dull and de : Nadtings. active, prices anchac shade higher for western, western and amber, 1 25 o prime d0.. 1 15@1 17! white western, } south og Po 13: red Maryiand. 1 5@1 33, relief; that under a late order troops have been placed under the direction of the Department of Justice for use in Louisiana and otber states; that in Louisiana they are at the disposal of the United States marshal, an active supporter of Kellogg, and with them under his order it te | ©, GL 8: do. whit meer ELECTION 18 IMPOSSIBLE, ge Seetern, i yas ; They protest against this. The Ayn ge eople have no objections to troops Coming, if they will secure good order and fair exercise of the fran- chise, both for white and biack.”” The appeal, in conclusion, says:—“ If the Preident will remove the present marshal and appoint some one not identified with either party, enjoying the confidence of both, they will not object to troops coming.” REGARDING TEE WHITB LBAGUR, the address says it was formed to assist in restoring an honest and intelligent government to the state of Louisiana, and by a anion with all other citizens to maintain and degend the condition of the United States and state, and to maintain and protect our rights and the — of all citizens who required it; the white people of the state, who are stripped of every means of defense, being threatened by a formidable oath-bound leagae of blacks, which, putter very. firm chotee, $0. Ooffee strong, 1" @aRy Petroteam crude, 4%. Whisky frm, 1 Ur ened den and, ny firmer— Sugar «trong and tn 9 overomien ~ Youx, September 24—Fiour ‘lall and - Wheat vuletand heavy, Coraquiet and upchanged Lonxvox, September 24.12:50 p. m.—The rate for Money atine Stock Bxcbanee “ cort 2s percent. 1-40 be " 104,; Mew York Central, 93; Brie, feried, Si Lennon. September 34,1 pm —Bri Lonpon Se) et 24.3.9) p.m.—Bri “ee Paris dispatches quote rentes at 63 trance, imes, Loxpon, Beptember 24, 330 p.m.—The builios in ark of nt acti has decreased £49 00 daring under Command of cunning and unscrupulous week, ‘The amount of bnilion gon. inte the negroes, might, at any moment, plunge them = p balanc 9). Tue proportion earrve to linbility, which was last week 40% Der cent, te now 5 vo, Ber into what they were most anxious to avoid—a war of races. RELIEF ASKED FOR TEE " oF LOUISIANA. The address in conclusion remarks that the peopie saw the impo-sibility of secaring # fair registration and election, and determined to cemand Kellogg's abdication; relates the cir- cumstances of the revolution and subsequent reinstatement of Kellogg, and appeals to the people with the hope that they ‘will consider calmly the situation and devise in their wisdom some method of relieffor the unhapyy “pro- vince.” 43) p.m —Erie. 98 Bank of nee Saring the past routines FRANFoRT, September 21 —Bonds of 1962, 9354. THE WEATHER. War DeraRtNEnt, Ofc of Chey Siena! Ome Ww. DO, Sept. 24, 174, 20 M)-a a 't uring the ‘rest of Thursday, south Atimotic states, stationary barometer ere’ure, increasing ‘northesst winds and wt reins will prevail eastern gulf states, south and east wi barometer, ste- tionery or higher temperaturs ad y weather Over thy lower lake regi im, barometer and temperstare, wost w ® ily shifting to Lortheast and partl cloudy weather. Over the upper lakes. falling aud Stationary Darometer, somewhat higher tempera: te southerly winds, backing Michigan and Huron, clear PROVIN ———— New ¥ GOVERNMENT GOLD SALES. New York, Septe: 24.—The Secretary of the Treasury awards $500,000 in gold to-day at from 1019.60 to 109.64 THR SPRCIR SHIPMENT TO EUROPE to-day amounted to $141,670 in silver bi £1(7,000 in gold coin was brought from Hi this week. THE LORD MAYOR OF DURLIX, Mayor Havemeyer, the members ot the com- mon council,and a large number of invited guests, at the invitation of the city authorities, took a trip up East and North rivers as far as the city limits to-day. A visit by the Irish guests will be paid to the public institutions in a few days. DISCHARGED ON A AREAS coRPrs. Charles A. Briggs, arrested here a few days ago on a charge of abscording from Chicago with a large sum of money, was discharged to day on a habeas corpus. —-—_— Cunz, the Alleged Safe Burglary Con- spirat Western gull states, felling baroueter, «t tempi ratures, southeast to northeast wind and rainy weather. Over the uppor Mi-siss! lower Missouri valleys and the nerthweat, berometer, uortheast to southeast winds, temperatures and increasing clondiness, wih Fain inthe southern portions. Over New Bngiscd and the middle states, diminishing southwest to worth. weet winds ary barometer, somewhat bigher temperatures and partly cloudy of clear weather, — se. - Driver To DeatH Py a CURSE.—Miss Cross. & school teacher in Stark, N. H., lately com: mitted suicide by drowning, under the follow- ing circumstances, as related by ® local paper. e bad hed charge of the school for several weeks. The scholars thought much of her, and Ull within a ehort time before her death she kept an orderly and excelient school. Bat dar- PROCEEDINGS IN NEW YORK TO-DAY. ing the inst week all secmed to be disorder and Nuw York. September 24.—The case of Al- | confusion in the school. The committee, Dr. A. Thompson and M. T. Pike, eeq., bavi ofthe fact, visited the school on Friday, and found it much as above described, on which, after Bthe school dismissed, they kindl talked with her privatelyrelative to the school. told her bow it seemed to them, and advised her, as sbe appeared pale and’ nearly sick, quietly to go to the agent and resign her posi tion; or if she felt strong enough to goon with the échooi and thought sbe could improve in the particulars they mentioned, she could do so. She said she would determine what was bast between that time and the hour of school the next morning. They left for their homes. She did not return to her boarding house that night, and her friends became alarmed. The school house was locked. (On looking in at the window bert Cunz, of Washington, D. C,, was before the United States commusioner to-day. fendant was arrested by the United States mar. shal on an indictment found against him at Weshington. The district attorney submitted the indictment as the firet to order the prison. ere’s removal to Washington for trial. Prison er’s counsel asked for a postponement of argu ment, asthe aid of the United States District Judge would be necessary vw the removal of the prisoner, and Judge Benedict is out of town. The case was adjourned to Tuesday next. oe Frightfal Railroad Accident. 84D LOSS OF LIFB. SELMA, ALA., September 24.—A south bound train of six cars on the Selma, Kome and Sal- ton Railroad, went through a bridge on Wata- | the key was seen on the floor. On entering they hatchie creek, sixty feet high. at daylight this | discovered on her desk some little articles of morning. The train isa total wreck. The en- | Value she had taken from her person and the gineer, freman, and several following note, addressed to her si-ter: killed, and nearly ali the remaining Dear Mary—All I bave to say * that the curse were wounded, many dangerously, istulfilled. The daughters shall die in sorrow killed is Judge W. M. Byrd, exejudge of the if not in shame before they are twenty. Ask state Supreme Court, a prominent and much- Albert Thompson and Thomas Pike why. Good ‘ an parti bye all. Lavmatma. coe penne Tes pucetes ots] “i erk sesmans tix be body.” Tue school house was situated on the bank of the river, Foreign Notes. CARLIST REVERSES. Maprtp, Sept. 24.—An en, place in the province of Bisca: Republicans andj Carlists, in which the latter were defeated and routed.’ Many of the insur- gents are surrendering to the national forces and asking for amnesty. THR OPEN POLAR SEA DENIED. Lowpor, Sept. 24.—The members of the Aus- trian Polar expedition declare that explorations in the direction of the north pole are hopeless of satisfactory result, and that the of the existence of an open polar sea are untrue. ighway Robbery. Wiimincton, Dx.., September 24.—George Eagle, a butcher of New Castle, was mot b; five highwaymen last night on @ public ros between here aud New Castle. They took bim out of his wagon, emptied his pockets of $420, and escaped with the horse and wagor, which they afterwards abondoned two miles from the lace of attack, There is no clue to the rob- 78. ——_e—____ United American Mechanics. CLEVELAND, September 24.—At the session of the National Couneil of the Order of United where the water was deep and still, and the body was found near by. Before the ‘coroner's jury her sister lexplained the note by relating that they were the children of Amos K. Cross, of Waterford, Me., and that in consequence some difficulty between them, her father sepa- rated trom bis first wife, and was again married, on which bis mother, taking sides agaiust him, pronounced bh dreadful emphasis this curse upon ber son's children: *‘His daughtersshall die in sorrow, if not in shame, before they aro twenty, and the sons shall be cut off in infancy.” She said that for some time Lauraina had con- stantly dwelt upon the subject of the curse, and the more #0, recently, as she was nearing the e of twenty, and she had done and said which bad caused ber to think ber sister medi- tated suicide. And ber room-mate testified that only a week betore she hed spoken of it to ber, and alluded to the fact that she was over nine- teen years of age, and if the curse was fulfilled she had but @ short time longer to live. The nt has taken between the EXTRAORDINARY Mr ER AND Surcrp ‘The recent tragedy in the Prince's club, Mi chester, England, caused intense excitement for a time, both the victim and hie murderer having American Mechanics last evening, C. R. Rieft- sneider, of Ohio, was chosen nai counsel- | been highly respected. Mr. Alexander Mclean, lor; Amos 8. Of Pa., national secre- | & young merchant, went to bis club and re- tary, and John Walker, of Del., national treas- arer. They were installed. — penne Havana Hard New York, September 24.. letter from Havana says the Gazette (official) of the isth instant publishes a lengthy article calling for on prompt payment of the contributions capi- | formed that the ‘teman be had asked for was tal, imposed by a decree, which are absolutely | in, went apétains. The porter saw him enter necessary to meet the treasury deficits. Toom and shake bands with McLean = = but scarcely had he got to. the bottom of the Bank Resam;| iow Orleans. ‘stairs Ww! beard shots rapid nt aehitnen pee oF Sage oes lying on the door, end bicod bite McLean sine pene were investigation, bat mo moh — occurrence. vey Seeterce oe seulted bad shot Mr. McLean and himself. At the inquest jealous- te have been the occasion of ! | ® F 3 i married, and wats member mercantile firms in Man- AFraik which bas just taken wy grand Duke of Olden- man—he is twenty-two