Evening Star Newspaper, October 24, 1874, Page 1

_ THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Sundays Excepted, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Pennsylvania Avewne, cor. Lith St. aY THE RYENIVG YA NEWSPAPER COMPANY, & BS BACPPRANSA . Preset. ° THE EVENING sTar 1 ir eabecribere at Ta Fostt rows Oxs counter Twe Ux: 91.20; git month: served by carriers to TS PER WREE, OR the THE WEYELY STAR—Pablished Fritay—@ year, @7lovariably im advance, im both cases, ud ne Paper sent longer the paid for, Mo atoe of xdvert'sing farnisbed on ap: ING STAR. | feation, Tee 1 EVEN DOUBLE SHEET. zton News and Snasip, | —a ie Sapreme Court n the case of anassas railroad vathern ant At 2 3 meeting in th previous tothe completion of the Pre: BUs anpaal sage and complete & report to be make to the President. Tuere is good reavon to believe that the President will, io his annus! message renew his recommenda ‘opriation for the continuance of ice Commissioner. STMASTER JRweLL ArreR Two tx One Faw. ty Orvice.— Postmaster General Jewel bas determined to follow iu the footeteps of the Secretary of the Treasury in the matter of 4 missing from his department all except one mem" er of a family. If tais rale is observed strictly im the Post Mflice department, it wi reeult it th rge of alarge number of em o@ CURTIS, Sapreme Court yesterday Attorney Gene- mis presented the proceedings of the nm relation to the death of the late Judge ok occasion to deliver aneulogiam ter f the deceased, saying, among All that Las been said of the of the profession might with fit- plied to ” Mr. Chiet ied in a ng eulogium ¥ next. ¥ CLERK the late chief clerk of the Treas: ent, dl not have a too modest appre his services to the old syndicate. In his accounts fn tue treasary it was found he charged a handsome sum for hia work fcr xpenses. His sa was $1.00. ry de- a for expanses, the tum of $5, and for the same time his mileage Wae not far from £1,000 a month.or more than any civil x the government Smir Cayat.—Ths on the proposed Intar- tes will hold a meeting ar pact of November. # city during The board consists of General A. A. Hum- pbrey-, Chief of Engineers, United States Army; Commodore Daniel Ammon, Chief of the Bureau of Navigation, United States Navy; and Capt. P. C. Patterson, Superintendent of the Coast Survey. Major McFarland. of the meer Corps, who was sent out last spring to wnally exemine the various routes proposed, engagea in writing his report. General accompa: ML riand on vitation of y Robeson, ace & writien report to the Secre- h he takes strong grounds in favor nruzh Lake Nicarag Tue Puxrton Exva.ore Comrany being unsbie so far to perform its stemp envelope contract, the former coutraeior, Mr. Reay, of New York, bas consented te furi stamped enve i by ah all the es now required, and on being Postmaster General to com- 2. Mr. Keay started his factory by The order was issucd be Postm: General: <? Orrick DsranTMEnr. ? ant P ler @ Wasninetes, Uc That there be purchased frum Keay, 77 Jobn street, New York the stamped e: request © George H eits r public use, as called for b the department, pers ait Le furnished during the month of Octover, 1874, Peyment to be mae for all of ssid envelopes und wrappers at the prices fixed by the con- tracts exeeuted with said George H. Keay, aud which expired September 30, 174. Te Twill enable the Pitmpton company to detsrmine Waetser or not 1t can make envelopes. S Gamez or Fisticeres.—Tue Lee county, ( Va.) Sentinel says: +“Oa Wednesday Goneral ‘Terry aud Governor McMullin came together ip a regular fisticnt? during the speaking at It seems that, MeMatiin made « General Estiilville. sshed upon him. A tatew blows were passed, parated. Bystanders usly bits no marks of vio- is now being made nmusic halls open on Sun- ce of sacred music, in n of the national Sun- pean formed for the pum to England what ts known LORE Baxter —Jjvege L: passed an order tor Deesession of the property of Hen to restrain him from delivering it up to the ee OD entering on the premises. The assig * of Henry Clews’ banking house are closed, it that the difticuity between the editors shortly be arranged. Campinas LOWS. —A colored oy named Martin Dashiell, aged 1s years, has been committed to jal in Somerset county, M4., for committing & serious outrage m Gaughter of Mr. John Wal Setol ot the Accomac hotel, in Cristela. id 18 be. tween five and six years of age. The deed was committed on the 11th inat. Bioop-Taimsty Turks.—A Vienna telegram says that the Turks tn Monten: a4 continue their outrages on the christians. They h: killed eight Montenegrins snd some saxon Gentsin the neighborhood of Podgoriza, and burned village. The christians were com- Pelled to See to the mountains. ee Aangsts ty Lovisiawa —Arresta by United States Marshals of prominent citizens of Loulsi- Ana continue. Warrants are, it is reported and believed, in tne D States Marshal for the arrest of Gk diewinies loret, Uol. Fournet and Deblane, Gen. Deck ether prominent citizens. cn Sate ov inon Woane Iron and Steel com ronal ne owe —Angelo Antonio . York last night, charged with the murder of Guiseppe Abigiiano eral others in San Simone, Italy, tm the year 1307 The prisoner will be taken before a Uai States commisstoner to-day _ S7 Congressman Willard, of Vermont, pro- = to Tetarn te journalism at the end of his 57 4 sor veying party has been examining and marking the chanuel of Aquia creak prepara- tory to the co,tmenement of the improvement of the navigat. on. S7 The Cincin »ati Commerctal suggests this 5 For ticket, on the .v0re-rag-money ‘tute President Georg. 2*. Pendleton; . ident, Benjamin F. Sptier. ”? % Vice-Pree- 736 “. 44—N2, y - Che WASHINGTON, D. C., ATURDAY, OCTOBER 24. 1874. TuUlizing Conviet Laber. ‘The totlowing commapication to the Distriet Commissioners from Mr. Wm. D. Wise gives | rome practical and important deus upon the tier of utilizing © t labor in a way to be ie to the community acd advantageous oners the tnselve ep the Com City of Washington g As curly aw June, 1500, priety aud importeuce using convict jabor in carrying ou improve- 2 the main dramage vi tis city, slong es’ Creek and the canal, and in improving b branches of the Poromac channels, ant in rectarming along th: ir bants by GUNTLEM IN called attent:wn to the pr of g purpores; and stall beliewing in aim gratified to see that you have nt atopted similar measares 6 pe you good rea°ous fur pamed exte may find im tuis experiment applying it to the before- ids cn tae mver now wide open for such labor. at conviet labor mi profitably employed cannot be judicious mapagement it highly beneficial > the po rtunates themselves, appears equally plan. bey are all human, however low they may bave fallen, ofcencr, perhaps, through wWeakne-s or extraordinary temptations than tbronmgh innate vice. And the belief is becoming extensively entertained toat but few of them, if any. bave sunk eo low ia depravity as to be quite beyond the reach of such kindly and wholesome iniinences as often strongly impress the iess viciously inclined, or even men who have not yet in any way fallen ur ler con- dempation. viz : kindness and other incentives to well-doimg. Nearly all the basivess men of this city who have considered the question favor the employment of our convicts on the improve- ments uamed. And our courts favor it too. My plan was presented to and was wacm'y approved by the Inepectors of Prizons, of whom the late Peter Force was chief at that time. I would not recommend the payment of wages to the convicts. Better let that go, whatever their labor may be worth, towards Gefraring the expenses of their keeping. Stull [ would by sil proper means encouraze them to labor in the open air, for their health of body and a. And as an inducement to do #9 faithyul- jy.and thus fit themselves for fataro usefa!- ness, tor taking care of themselves, and of such as may have claims upon them, I would assure them that at the expiration of ‘their terms, or whenever they might be discharge:!, they shall pave paid to them sams in mouey eqnal to, say ten cents a day for each day's guod behavior; and perhaps, in rome cass, the terms of their service might be curtailed. It ‘= believed that an assurance of such re- wards, distinctly understood to depend wholly on their good behavior and faithtotness in all Tespects, together with the approcai of their et thos expressed, would have highly ber- etictal effects on their minds and on their con- duct. That it would act as @ stimalant of the purest character tor promoting ind 00d, a ad, a id greatiy wo the present ch wonld ot course depend on the charac- ter of the men entrusted to the care and super- ndence of the convicts thas empioyed. They ould be strict in the enforcement of neceasary les and regulations, but also fast and humane. approve whatever wmendable ia the conduct efrcare, a; to condemn what nO taunts, nor insalts should come to the couvicts from any her from overasera er from thote who may visit or pass by them. se reasons their employment on the river, nway from crowded streets, would seam © best place for trying the experiment. y might be kept quite safely at all times when not at work, in home ships or in snitable Goating vessels of any kiud desired, always anchored near the work, and readily moved from one locality to another as th o- gress of the work might require, thus saving the necessity of daily marching them through the Atreets from and to the prison, a place which it is believed @ large proportion of the convicts would giedly exchange for useful em- ployment on the water, in dredging the chan- nels of both branches of the Potomac and in niling up euch low grounds along the banks may be reclaimed and improved as indicated— &@ work on which hunéreds of men might be profitably empleyed for several years to come. 4 large proportion of the appliances required for such work, such as dredges, scows, &c., the Navy department or the government have al- *aye on band, olten unemployed and rotting, when their proper ase as suggested would rather tend to preserve them. If the foregoing plan meets you views in re- g& dito convict labor, we who have commercial suterest in this District would be pleased to have its adoption recommended to Congress by your honorable body. Very respectfully, W. D. Wiss. Tae Recext Evgection 1x On10—Oficial Re- turns of the Vote Cast_—Fuil and official returns of the late state election in Ohio show that 258,406 votes were cast for Wm. Bell, democrat, for secretary of state; 281,204 for Allen T. Wi- koff, republican; and 7,15 fof John K. Buchtel, probibitionist, for the same position. Bell’s offi- cial majority over Wikoff is 17,202 votes. The official majority in the several Congressional districts is as follows: Ist district, Saylor, dem., 3,514; 24, am) dem., 1,535; 31, dem., 1,162, 4th, MeMahon, dem.., Rice, dem., 5,159; 6th, Hurd, de Neal, dem., ree le and r,Tep, m., 1,341 ; long term, Wal- 3; short term, Finck, dem., 4,729; a, dem., 3,91; 14°bh, Cowa voorhes, rep. 999; 16th. 1Tth, Woodworth, rep., » 2.104; 19th, Garfield, rep. 5 . This gives the demo- Dongressmen. Jvpee BLACK on THR Louisiana ConTRO- Vaasey —lion. Jeremiab S. Black, of Pennsyl- vania, has written a letter to the New York Herald criticsing both Keverdy Jobnson and Charles O’Conor’s letters on the subject of Presid«nt Grant's action in the Louisiana case, in which be holds that the President committed & grave violation of his constitutional duty, both in the Grst instance in sustaining Durell io favor of the installation of the pretender Kel- logg,and m reinstating Kellogg after hisex- pulsion by the rightful government of the state under MeEnery FLEETWOOD Pawk Racts —The second fail meeting of the Fleetwood Park Association pened in New York yesterday. The first race, for 2:58 class was won in three straigot heats by ime, 2:36, 2:34, 2:35%. ‘The second wing starters: 2, Bella, Lady Byron, Mary A. Whit- ney, Vavity Fair and Carrie. Mary A. Whitney won two heate and Vanity Fair two heats, Bella third inexch heat. The deciding heat will be trotted to-day. Time, 2:391;, 2.98, 9:59, 2:25, AwRRICAN SWINDLBRS OPERATING ABROAD. Cable dispatches report two instances of Amer- fexnenterprise abroad. In London, a man an- nouncing himself as Dr. Wm. Parker, of Con- neilsvilie, Pa., has been arrested for endeavor- ing illegally to convert the funds of wealthy Englishmen to bis own benefit; and another cit izen of the United States has been detected im operations in Constantinople, whereby it was intended to deplete the coflers of the Royal Ot- toman Bank. A MoveMENT is on foot to to the other art treasures of which St. Louis can justly boast, the beautiful dgureof “The West” exhibited by Miss Vinnie Keam, at the late fair, ‘h attracted more atte urchase and add a to proper levels fur wharv:s and | | ' ch labor on the streets of this city, > Tue Act of Congress im Regard to Gas In view of the current comptal tothe quality and so y of gas, it will bea matter of general lateres* to know what are the provisions of the bill p aot, which has never bet way to reach the publi AN Act regulating gas-works. Be itenacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the United States of America in Con press assembled, That from avd afcer the tiir weth day of June, eighteen havdred aad sev enty-four, the itlumina: power of the ga. furtished by any gas light company, person, or persons, in the District of mbla. shalt be equal to sixteen eandies by the Bunsen p meter, using the English parliamentary stand ard Argan: burner, having fitteen holes and a seven-inch chimne: 1g tive cubic feet of gas per hour, and s shall not contain more than twenty grains of salphur in any for in one hundred énbic feet, nor more than five grains of ammonia in any form in one bandre cubic fect. When the illuminating gas su by any company, person, or persons in the Dis {riet of Columbta, stall at anyone time be of lees illuminating power or of less purity than socording to the standard just heretofore give itshall be so reported by the inspector of gas and meters to the company, person, or Ds supplying the same, who shail be subject to a penalty of one hundred dollars, to be reoovered vefere the proper tribunsl and paid into the treasury of the District ot Columbia aforssaid, tur each and every day during which such vio- lution shall continue: Provided, however, That if it shall appear that sach deviation from the above-named standard could not have been pre- vented by erdinary care and prudence, bat was occasioned by some unavoidable cause, then the Btid penalty shall not be enforced. & ‘That a suitable and impartial person, competent as a chemist, who is not a stock- holder or employee in any gas-works, shall be appointed by the President of the United States, by and with the advice and consent of tae Senate, to be designated and known as in- Soector of gas and meters, whose compensation sual) be a salary of two thonsadd dollars per an- Dum, and whose duties shall be to test and de- termine the illuminating power and purity of the gas furnished by any company, person, or persons in the District of Colambta; and totest, Prove, and seal al! meters that may be hereafter uacd by them; and that a suitable person, who srall be a gas firter by trade, shall be appointed by the President, as aforesaid, on the recom- niendation of the inspector of gas and maters, as sn assistant inspector, at @ salary of one toou-and doilars per annum, who shall assist in the duties specified under the direction of the inspector of gas and meters. Sxc.3. That @ laboratory shall be provided ia titted up by the Washington Gas-light com- pany, Subject to (he approval of the inspector, in the central part of the elty of Washington, ata distance as near as may be, of two thousand feet from any gasworks, and furnished with suitable apparatus for the transaction of the business of che inspector and assistant irspect or, for which it is intended, and the laboratory | be kept open onal! business days between the hours of eight o’clock in the forenoon and five o'clock in the afternoon: Provided, That the cost of Stting up said laboratory shall be paid for by each gas Company in the District of Columbia in proportion to their sale of gas for the year eighteen hunired and seventy-three. Ske. 4. That the company, person or person furnishing the gas way, if they see fit, on & occasion of the testing of the gas by the inspec- tor or assistant inspector, be represented by some officer, but such officer shail not interfere im the testing Sxo. 5. T daily inspections, Sundays ex. cepted, shall be made in conformity to the in- tent of this act between the hours of five and eleven o'clock in the afternoon, and a reosrd shall be kept of each inspection giving the iLuminating power and purity, which shall be epen to the public, and a copy of the daily in- spection shall be furnished the following day to the company, person, or persons furnishing the gas, Saturday's inspection to be furnished on Monday, and a full report for the month to be furnished, upon request, to any daily paper printed in the eity of Washington on the day of their publication, next after the twenty- fourth day of each month, toinclude each day's test from the date of previous publication, and giving the average illuminating power tor the month. So. 6. That all billx for gas farnishea by any company, person, or persons shall state the Average illuminating power for the month; and if the same shal! fall below sixteen candles, r+ in this act prescribed, then the amoant of the bill sba!l be reduced pro rata. Sxc. 7. That in testing meters, the inspector or assistant Inspector shall ascertain wuether he meter is of proper construct.on, and requires anly the pressure of acolamo of water indicated by the water-guage, commonly used for such tests, of one-fourth of an inch high to work it, and whether it works regularly and correctly, and registers exaetly the amount of gas passing through ir, firet, at the rate the meter i# marked W supply; secondly, at ‘hird its rate; third- ly, at twice its rate. ‘The standard foot shall be one cubic foot, containing sixty-two and three hundred and twenty-one one-thousaniths pounds, aveirdupols weight, of distilled water at the temperature of sixty-two degrees Fatr- enheit, and with @ barometrical pressure of thirty inches; and meters registering within two per centum either way of the exact number of such feet paasing through them at the first named rate, and within three per centum at the second and third rates, and no others shall be deemed accurate and be stamped by the in- *pector. Theinspector shall keep at the labor- peng a correct record of all meters inspected by bim, with their proof at the time of tnspec- tion, which record sha'! be open at all times to he public for apy reasonable examination by any company, person, or persons having any nierest therein. Szc. 8. That any gas-meters now in use shall dé proved and tested on the written request of the consumer of gas on whose premisza it may be, and in his presence, if he requires, upon the payment in nce to the inspector or assist ant inspector fty cents foreach and e meter inspected, proved, and sealed, and if any such meter, om being tested, shall be found to register inaceurately to the injury of the coa- ~ummer to an extent exceeding two per centum, the fee of fifty cents shall be returned to the person applying for said inspection and be paid % the inspector by the company, peraon or per- sons supplying the gas; and every such meter shall be widered correct, and sealed accerd- ingly, which shall register quantities varying trom the standard measure of gas of not more than two per centum, and a record shall be kept of the same ard of al! fees so collected. And all meters hereafter used by any gas empanies, person or persons, shall be first inspected, proved, and sealed at the aberatory provided for by this act; and for euch inspection, proving, and sealing the com- pany, in the first instance, and theresfter the company, person, or persons applying to hare the meter inspected, ehall pay ity cent for each meter, a record of which shall be kept aud of the fees so collected; and all fees shall be ap- plied to the payment of the expenses for main- taining and keeping in good order and repair the laboratory and apparatus, Szc.9. That each company, person, or per: sons manufacturing illuminating gas inthe Dis- trict of Columbia, shall, when reqaired, in writing, by the inspector of gas and meters, bring to the laboratory any meter that ma) have been required to be inspected, proved, an sealed, and to return the same to its re been printed in a ‘ice i # i 'G i , the Richmond coal, the cost of ts in regard | seed by Congress last j | teesion regulating the cost, quality. &e., of gaa. | We, therefore, give below the fall text of the | mpa Ivaminating | | | | ssix ti | bouts to be charged and paid f: rate toh shall not etter intu any calculation in making an aver- age. which statement shall be sworn to before » Jostice of the Peace by their Engineer and Seteretary, and the advance or action of price shail take piace on the first of July en- sui . 12 That the Washington Gas-Light mpany shali be authorized and required to gas to the government of Sia within the distance of it'ty yards from any of their matns,on the same terms a8 to the Government of the United 8, and in case of the non-payment of any monthly bills by the said District beyond the the Distriet of Colum | period of ten days from the time of presenta- tion, the company shall be entitied to demand and receive interest thereon trom date until paid. And the sald company shall light, extia- gnich, keep clean, and repair the Washington City street-inmps at the uniform price of forty Oliars for each lamp per annum, to barn two thousand two hundred hours per annum, with t burner on each lamp, sudject to any mn that maybe prescriled by the city 2 « ax to the time of lighting and extin- gnishmg the same, and any extra number of at the same That the city of Wasnington when necessary, new lanterns to s,and shall farnish and pay for expense of erecting new lamp- posts to replace such as are old, damagee, aud unfit for ure. Sxc. 13. That if any person or persons, sup- plied with gas, neglect or refuse to pay the amount due for the same, such company ma! stop the gas from entering’ the premises of #ac person OF persons. Inno case shall the officers, a meter from premises sapplicd by the company unless by con-ent of the consumer, without firet giving forty-eight hours’ notice in writing by leaving the eame at the premisesof the consumer; and said removal shall take place only between the hours of eight o'clock in the forenoon and two o’clock in the afternoon. Syc. M Thatit shall belawfal for Congress at any time hereatter te alter, amend. or repeal this act, and allacts and parts of acts inconsis tent herewith are hereby repealed. Sxc. 15. That any person who, with intent to bos dandod or defraud any gas company in the Dis- trict of Columbia, shali make or cause to be made avy pipe, tube or other instrument or contrivance, or connect the same, or cause it to be conrected with anv main service pipe or other pipe for conducting or supplying iliami- nating gasin such manner as to connect with and be calculated to supply illuminating gas to any burner or orice by which tluminating gas is consumed, around or without passing through the meter provided for the measuring and regis- tering of the quantity of gas there consumed, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished by imprison. ment not exceeding six months or byfine not ex- ceeding two hundred ani fifty do'lars. Suc. 16. That the price which may be charged for gas by any Gas Light company in the ‘Dis- triet of Columbia shall be uniform and the same to all consumers and any reduction made n the price or cost to any person or persons, except to ofticers of the company, shall furnish a legal right on the part of any other person or persons to demand gas at the sams cost or price. Approved, Jane 2}, 1874. a Mrs. Frep. Geant.—The biide, Lda Marie Honore, was twenty years ef age, born in Lou- isville, Ky., a branette with beautiful black eyes, long eyelashes and heavy eyebrows. When she rmiled, small regular teeth were noticeable. An abundance of long hair, black as a raven’ wing, beneath which was seen her petite ears. Her a’ tracti did not consist of beauty alone, for ehe bore off the majority of the prizes when sbe graduated at the Convent of Visitation, Georgetown, D.C. She spoke the French lan- guage fluently, was a tine performer upon the barp, an accomplishment very few ladies had, and possessed 4 rich contralto voice, highly cultivated. Three years before her marriage sbe met Col. Fred. Grant, and a friendship sprang ap between them. Ultimately this triendehip merged into love, and when the flowers began to open in the spring of 1814 an engagement wes made and terminated in the marriage.—Cin. Gazette’s Chicayo Special. A CLERGYMAN IN TxHOUBLE—And How He Stepped * Down and Out.”—A Baptist clergyman in Michigan, eaye the Detroit Tribune, the Ker, Joseph B. Cleaver, was brought up all standin, a few weeka ago with sixty-one charges score against him. They inciaded pretty much all the erimes known to the decalogue, and the in- restigators went at him. One by one the charges el away, until nothing was left but dift=r- nee on @ doctrinal point between him and his ‘eacona, and that the congregation wiped away with the rest. Having settled to their satisfac jou that he was all right, they congratalated ach other that they had 80 good a max to reign iver them, aud while they were congratalatiag the Kev. Mr. Cleaver handed in his resignation and went to @uetber church, which had called ulm not in vain. Tar New Catsoric Cavron at Keistsrs- rowN, Mp.—After & delay of many weeks the work upon the new Roman Catholic church st Reisterstown, Md., was resumed last week. The walls have been erected and covered in with a shingle roof. The belfry is finished and the sashes and doors made. It now requires 32.000 more to complete it and to erect a suita- ble building for a residence and school, which are necessary adjuncts of every church. Both Catholics and Protestants in the neighborhood of Reisterstown have contributed liberally to- ward its erection thus far, and the Rev. Father Waldron, of Pikeaville, is now seeking means sleewhere to complete the buliding and prepare at least in some way a place of worship during the coming month. ns TRIAL OF A MURDERER.-The cave of John W. Golden, for the murder of Joseph McFar- and, at Gum spring, a few weeks ago, was taken up in the curcuit court on Wedr sday. The counsel are C. H. Lee, commonwealth’s attorney, assisted by Messrs. Hunton and Fester for the prosecution; and M. Harrison, 0. P. Sanney, Gen. W. H. Payne and L. Chan- cellor for the defence. A motion was made and granted fora continuance until the next term of the court, owing to the sickness of oxe of the prisoner’s counsel, Mr. Harrison, e8q.—Loudoun County Mirror. A Bisvor in THR LUNATIC ASYLUM —Sat- urday last Bishop George Shaver, of the Tun- ker church, arrived here from Woodstock, 5! nandoah county, in charge of his frien was placed in the lunatic asyinm, having been laboring under aberration of mind for about a month past. Bishop Shaver is about 74 years fage, and has been minister and bishop for nearly forty years, holding a high position in his church. “Throughout the valley he is es- teemed as 4 citizen as well as apreacher. His epeedy recovery is hoped for.—Staun'on ( Va.) Vindicator. Prov led, Quick TurzcRaPnine. —In the ordinary course of business two telegrams were recently ent from New York to Londou, and answers received to one in thirty, ana to the other tn thirty-five minutes’ actaal time. Each message Wes transmitted 3,600 miles and passed through the hands of eighteen persons. ‘Tae message and reply ip each case passed through the hands ot thirty-six persons, and traveled over 7,000 miles in thirty to thi minutes. ‘Tue Hostire Inpians, Louis Globe trom Topeka, sdvices trom the Indian country are very en- Keele fog The Indians are thorougily de- indi fleeing to their agencies, leavin, behind them everything but their ponies au arms and clothing. The recent surrender of sien paces cera tar a ie 168, ie do not contemplate further resistance. if NeLLIs GEeanr is going homein course with him. I suppose that event ie Jenuary—o’ an in! Siriaeresracs eventualities—London Letter to Graphic. Tar MaRyLanp Jocksy OL: .CzS.—. the Pimlico (Md.) races “tg race for mile and 8:11, 4 Puoritancs Stan.—Maggle Mitchell’ re. celpts for a three wetke’ ekfugemoo ae tee American Watcurs—In an artic! upon American tch manufs at tcoutempo. $5,000,000, and the soanal'y io 4 Watches in this country ia about },000., #7 Sunset Cox has celebrated his sil wed- ding and his own semi-centennial. S77 Hon. Simon Pediat states? Cameron returned to Harris- after an extended trip to the A Lively PDeseriptien of Solemu Journalism. “Cr.” (Mr. Crawford) the Washington cor- respondent of the Pittsburg Leader is just now €oing up the New York press in slices for that paper. In his last letter he gives the following liveiy picture of solemn journalisia in New York and St Louis: “« The New York papers have more dignity to maintain than their western cotemporaries, so the solemn element is cultivated, upon the principle that Tom. Corwin advocsted in giving @ young man about to startout in itfe, the secret or success. ‘be @ solemn ass, my boy,” said Corwin, and there is every indication tbat some of the young men now in control of the New York press received in early life simtiar advice, and have acted upon it. You rarely tind in any of the New York papers the weapon of playful satire used in combat, and yet there are times when no more powerful weapon could be used. They eitherdeal in savage irony or more Ponderous invectives. They attempt eatire at . but it always becomes too bitter, ant so lores its character. All of the morning papers, with the exception of the erratic Herald, are very solemn and heavy in their comments apon the issues of the day. “The Times is an e oD Newspaper. the news or editorial columas of the fi Ir is conducted upon the principles Knapp brothers, who publish the St Lonis Re- publican, ene of the wealthiest papers in th west. ‘Lhe Knapps have a standing order which Hyde, the m r, has to enfyrce, and that is to di man from the payer attempt to perpetrate a ps bad a serious comma- Joke in nity to deal with, a community that would not be tritted with. One of the many Kuapps had a boy named after George Washington's tomb by bis solema father. Indeed tue boy war often called by his irreverent associates Mount Vernon. You can fancy what a boy had to en- dure, going round iabeled as the tomb of the father of bis country. The boy was not very strong in the regions abaft theeyes, but because his pa published a newspaper, he thought the son of his pa ought to be able to write for it. One morning, about one o'clock, several yeare ago, he came into the office after Hyde, the manager, had gone home. The young mau had been out to a sance of the Black Crook, and bad been very buey ever since the close of the pertormance eating oysters with a large party of Jovis! friends. Now this young Vernon had never been permitted to write for the paper, bat out among his friends he gave out the impres- sion that he did a good deal of that sort of busi- ness. That night one mad wag, inspired by the devil, get Vernon to write a criticism for the paper of the Black Crook performance. The young nan canght at the idea, and going to the bffice he found Hyde away and the coast clear Being the son of his father, there was no one there to dispute him, and as for the foreman he wat one of those steacy-going machines wh would Lave set up the devil and all bis an, they had come up in the regular spout from the editorial rooms. ‘The next day there appeared n the columns of the Republican. one of the most fearful articles on legs that I think ever appeared in print. Mount Vernon had expand- ch’ under the influence of oysters and bis friends. The result was trightfal. For a few days the reason of Knapp pers tottered upon it= throne, but he finally recovered. The article in question made more excitemsnt in the city and discom posed the office more than hat it beeu burned down. The young man was sent abrosd afier this scandal, and now # watchman in- spector is detained in the editorial roo ms, who, with his relict, ts always on dat AFeMate MAkRLe Corres—fow Ske Win her Wey in the World —I tound bere a widow jJady—s Mrs. Geo. Peasly—at work in a marbie thop with @ number of men. She is cutting grave stones, taking them iu the rough the same 4s men, and is getting her $3 a day, and pnts in as much time as the average of men. She has a number of children. As a short sketch of her history may be an encouragement to other fone women, 1 give it as follows:—When her hus- band oied the was not able to buy a beadetone complete, but bought a marblesiab in the rongh and finished it, and itcan be seen standing at the hcad of his grave, near the village of Hen- derron, Minn. Sbe then carved some work, and took it to a marble-worker in the city of Minnespolis, end told him sbe was a widow with 4 family of children, end wanted work. The dealer examined the work, said it was good, and that he would give her work on two conditions— Firet, she shoald promise not to work for any other dealer in the city; and, secondly, she should promise not to open business on her own account in the city of Minneapolis. She said she would agree to thie if he would agree to keep her in work all the time. But this iord of ‘eation would agree to nothing of the kind. She went to St. Paul, and there got work with: ut special agreements. Finally she came to this city, and is now in the employ of Mr. Ed V. B girt.— Winona ( Mich.) Correspondence Chi- ago Tribu: GexeRrat BUTLER SvED FoR $10,000 —Some years azo Gazaway B. Lamar employed Mr Jasper K. Herbert, a New York lawyer, to 826 the government for nearly @ million doilars’ worth of cotton that bad been taken from him. The action was bronght against the govern- ment agents at Boston, and when the case was called tor tria! General B. F. Butler was em- ployed. ‘The case was on a week, and the ver- dict was formally for the defendants, sabject to a review by the Supreme Courtot the United States, where it now is sct down for argument. ip anotber suit the Court of Claims gave Lamar $579,000, from whieh the government appeaied. Lamar employed Herbert, and Herbert em- ployed Butler to get the appeal dismiseed. La- mar agreed to give Herbert £20,000 to man: the case. Butler got it Gismiseed. and it ix charged retained ali of the fee and $5,900 for the former case. Herbert asked for £10.00, one- haif of the fee, for his share. Batler did not give it to bim, and be instituted a anit in the eu- preme court of Kings county. Forf some time he has tried to catch Butler in the clty to serve the papers on him. The Gereral was at the re- union of the Army of the James on Wednesday, snd @ messenger served the papers on him on the stage of the Union League Theatre. The compiaint asks for fnil judgment in the sam of $10,000. —N. ¥. Sun Heemsy The Controversy The Presbyterian synod ot northern Illinois, in session in Chicago, yester- day yoted by a large majority to sustain the ap- peal of Professor Patton from the verdict of the Ubicago presbytery in the Swiug case, and sub- sequently the report of the cominittes appoint- ed to express the action of the synod in refer- ence to the matter was submitted with the recommendation that the synod proceed to vote on the charges and specifications severally, and that the synod be at liberty to take such ‘final action after the vote as in the wisdom of that body may seem best. ‘Lhe report was adopted After rurtber disc Mowing was adopted: First. The synod sustains the appeal abd reverses the action of the court below. Sec- ond. The synod finds that both of the charges were proved. Third. The synod believes that the proof of these charges would, under other circumstances, require it to pronounce the sen terce of suspension from Gospel mint: Rey. D. Swing, but In view of the fact Swing bas not appeared before the bar of this sytoc, and bas in fact declared himself to be an independent ministe~, this s: TaEScmTER County (ALA.) DirrIcULTIRs— An Incident not down om the Billsa—a Confederate Sailor and U. 8. Detective Charged with Murder.— During the tial of Col. Wi | TELEGRAMS TO nening Star, TWO CENTS. THE STAR. The T ptecopa: Charen Convention New Yor«, October #—in the Episcopal convention, to-day, the comm!ttee to whom was referred the resolution from the diocess of Pitted: in reference to a court of appeals, report t there could be no such change in the judicial system of the church withoat a change in ite organic law. The report was adopted, and the committee discharged. The committee also reported that any other form of prayer than that laid down in the prayer-look could not be authorized without a change in the canons. The committee on canons, to wa0m was referred the subject of chauges in deacons’ orders reported that it was inexpedient to make any cbanges. Rev. Mr. Jennings, of Missourl, ofered the following, which were placed on the calendar Kesolced, the House of Bishops concurring, That the practice commonty described und: the name of eucharistic adoration, and the prac tice designated as sacrament of to- gether with all teachings leading to the above uamed practices, are hereby solemnly declared to be foreign to this church. Kesolved, That the committee on prayer book ne Fequested to prepare aud report to this con- vention such rubrics as may be judged by said cowmittee needfai to the preservation of the of this church in its integrity and purity. That the committee on canons be ‘ted to ascertain whether any legisiation be necessary to prohibit in pablic wor- , commeniy called divine service, in com- union and baptiewal of ces,in the order of confirmation, in the solemnization of matri- mony, and in the order for the burial of the tead, the use by any minister or lay reader of church of prayer, litany, suffrage thanksgiving, exhortation or form of absolation vther than those contained in the book of Com. mon Prayer. may ~— Foreigu Notes COLLECTING BVIDENCE IN THE VON ARNIM case. Lowpon, October 24 —A spectal from Belin to the Pali Mail Gazette says that the Judge who hes been entrusted with the duty of making the preliminary inquiry into the case of Gount Ar- olm is expected back on Monday from Paris, where he is collecting evidence. The takiug of the testimony of Prince Hobeniohen,German Amba-sador 4t Paris, and of Prince Bismarck, wily remains to complete the preliminary in: quiry. THE TRIAL. It is expected that the pabiic trial will begin carly in December. Prince Bismarck will be the princips! witness for the prosecution. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE. St. PRrERxBunG, October 24 feom Tiflis brings intelligence of a destructive fire in the busmess portion of that city. At the time ithe teicgram was sent the Theater had been entirely 1 npwardsof a han- ared stores b he fire is still ra ging COUNT DB BOED TO RETURN TO Loypox, October 24—This afternoon's Stan. dard’: Paris dispatch saye the legitimatists are strongiy urging Count de Chambord to return to France, ——— Is There is a “eign of erro: WHAT 12K NOUNTED “COMMISSIONER” OF THE KEW YORK TIMES SAYS OF THE SOUTHERN TROUBLES. New York, October 24.—A letter from the © rretpondent of the Times im Alabaua who is vouched for by that paper as astrong republi- can, seys he bad ridden for miles along unfre- quctted roads, and been in all the large cities, snd not oply failed to discover any trace of Teign Of terrcr, but found the negroes quietly at wok. The Times aliuding, editorially, to the letter, says: “He finds no ‘reign of terror’ in Alabams, no war of races, and no pretence that recent crimes in thas state have been instigated for political notions. He found the alleged murderers of Mr. Billings to be men unlike the blood-thirety ruffians they had been painted, and he appears to think the so catled against them is ri potas“ Somes New York Notes. THE PsiLURE OF HENG&Y CLEWS. New York, October 23 —Henry Clews was before Judge Lawrence to-day, of supre’ court chambers, on an order to show causs why ue should por be examined as to whether be ha sropeity to meet the execution obtained b: Louis E. Sebneider for 87,090. His coansel o: rended that no proof was given that the re- sponcent has any property; while, on the other side, the fact of bishuving made assignment ‘nd of removing the property at night were in- sisted on as sufficient groands for the order. Decision wap reserved and the ivjunction con. tpued until Monday morning. DANK STATEMENT. The weekiv bauk statement is as follows :— Loape, decrease, $41,500; specie, decrease, 1 422,600; legal tenders, decrease, $1,865,200, decrease, 23,517,990; circulation, de- 334,325. rregu' im the Affeirs of an Insarauce Company. Bostow, ctober t4th.—A portion of the members of the Unity Mutua! Lite Insurance ompany of this city have appealed to the in surance commissioner to have the financial con- dition of the company examined, claiming that here gre “irregularities.” The commissioner s understood to have taken preliminary meas- ares by sending to the officers of the company a setor blanks to be filled up d returned to Lim. To this the oficers repl¥ by refusing to make Any returns, alleging they are not « le. eal society within the meaning of the statutes of the commonwealth, and therefore not amona- bie to this tribun: Items from Philadelphia. COAL OLL REPINERY BUaNED. PHILADELPHIA, October Care & Faller- ton’s coal ofl refinery, near Point Breeze, was damaged by fire this morning. Loss VALUABLS ESTATE PROBATS! The will of William A. Bloachard ieposits, as pro- bated to-day. It is disposes of an estate valued at one and % half millions. DEATH OF A MILLIONATRR. Archibald Campbell, aged 5, died last night at his residence, near Kexborough. He was proprietor ef the Union and Compton mill= at Manayunk, and leaves an estate valued at one miilion dollars. Another Evidence That Corporations Have No sou Cuicaco, October A—The Inter-Ocean bas the particulars of another agreement smong he railway managers, look ing toretrenchment, which is to refuse in every instance any inaem- ity to employees for njaries received on the roads, @nd to cut off all pensioners, of which very road in the country bas @ large number 4—While four oung men were hunting deers in Tallahatcbie Bottom, Panola county, Miss.,one of them, Sen. Mitchell, who bad separated from the rest sbeerved the cane shaking in front bim, and thinking it was cansed bya deer, fred’ and illed Thomas Mosby, mortally wounded David White, and severely wounded S. Johnson. — The Milford Bank Robbers. Bostrom, October 24—Traces of the Milford sank robbers were discovered near Leonienster yeeeier. — Tar Eriscorar Cxveca Convention—Con- dusion of Yesterday's Proceedings.—Im the Epis- copal General Convention yesterday, the report ‘rom the committee on cauons was {t 18 an Amendment to the canon on Book of Common Prayer, providing tor the trial by the bishop ittee of the diocese of | style and its adapesbiltty and rich ones alike. There are, howe: *tylish Henry Trois and Medicis long fropts and short backs, avd useful English jackets appear agein for we Black are almost universaliy ‘worn, a8 they suit with all dresses, the only oo. - ored wrape seen are designed for cos, tomer. si!k resembling wadded brocade is Pn acoepted purchasing this material it i# coonomy to buy she best quality, as the embomed figures are apt to fray in lower-priced we and floated Gesigns are more adaired than the small matelame patterns that look like quilted diamonds and shells. The French eacyue is the + mplc and stylinh shape for this stately material, Veives is usually associated with tt In the w: of borders, oufts, a standing coliar, and also sloped piece down the middie of the back and frout. A roche of ,rooks’ feathers and hand. ome jet fringe trim the most Watelasse sacques; others have « side pleating of Tain on which jet passementerie in loaf is laid. Braiding and embroidery wool perfluovs on ite r is 100 light for it. ack Sicilienne sacquee are heavily braided, beaded, embroidered, of else Lortered with the rw cord paaeme jemand Sot beads are introduced. The Which isa sof, heavily fepped tabre acbinere, wool, and sik, seems at nding its way into favor here die houses have imported m ma. . These are excee mace to sparkle © ny garments gly dromy when Jet, and when trimmet with handsome thread ce. There are also any Sicilienne jackets lined with squirrel lock pertectiy plain on the outeide. These ae carriage Wraps and as comfortable ques for strees wear. Longtheise rows of ie Jet galloon trim the Sicilienne sacques that ince home, and when tastefully done Sud well finuhed such garments expenrive imported ones, They sho: with back and well waddea The prevailing shaper for velvet wrape are simple jackets and polonaiscs o1 various Kinde, from the demi-polonaise with its short basque back to long garmen’s that almost cover the figure; the iatter have either as well as be lined Fass COTHAgES OF else barques behind with belted fronts. We have already spoken of the fur bordere used on veivet garments. When fur ie not chesen, the trimmings are jet gailoon and thread lace. Camel's-bair, drap d'ete. id onshmere sacques are warmly wadded or cise timed with flannel, and worn throughout the winter. The fancy this winter is to Wim these woolen wraps with row after row of Titan braid sewed on lengthwise, and edgedon each side w of jet beads. Other saoques soutache or of « are embroidered all over, or else besded in diamond patterns, are are edged with fringe. In buying such wraps ladies can select the garment unmade aad have it cul to fit them. Most comtortabie of 1 are the cloth jackets, previded soft, thick, warm cloth is selected. dhese are smooth-faced beaver clothe, with tufted nap, on the wrong side, that are as yield- | ing and flextbie as cashmere. They make ser- | vicesble garments, and should be plainly trim- med with Titan braid or eise with substantial ror grain; the repped turquoise silk used last Winker ITAYS, AG Is NOL worth the trouble of fewir g on, jet trimmings are too dreny for these plain cloth garments. “It is best to have these | cloth Jackets bettoned up closely in front and | tugh inthe throat, yet the Eng? kets with | their wide revers collars are still popular. and | are sold in large quantities. §2) bays a well- made tacgne v More dressy cloth sacquesr atverne. Among wi bac cke belted down, and ending with the loops Worth is so fond of ‘making on the back ot ail gar. ments, while the fronts long, and rounded of tquare. Dolmans still remain im favor, but fucre especially with Indies who have Seversi wraps in their wardrobes, as the Dol- man is too light and dressy for general wear. Velvet, Sicthenne, camel's bait. and cashmere are the fabrics for ulmana. For triumuing they are richly Wrought with beads aud soutache, and ¢dged with thread lace or fringe. Ladies who braid weil cover their Dolmans with tutrle cate soutache-work; in one instence @ cash- meré Dolman was no elaborately braided that it cost the wearer $100, although she was her own ucedke-weman. ‘The tong cloaks with acape in front, or else 8 sort of Ubinete wrap with square sieoves, are eabibited at all the best houses, but will not ba worn until midwister, Fur borders, those of biack marten. are used in enc Seal tkin sacques will Tivat theee clouks as mid- winter wraps, New water-proof cloaks are of lighter blae Lvgiieb cloth, dark plum color, navy biue, and vinck. ‘They retain the sbap hich we fur- Dish cut paper patterns, anu bave long cords end tasfels on the | “ods. A noveity this sea~ on iea longcircular f (necked biack and white stile very thin glazed ke it water-proot. The silk red by water, andthe whole garment , and almost inodoryus.—/arper« The Jersey City Charch Scandal. FURTEER EVivENOK POR THK PROSECUTIO TSETIMORY OF FRIRNDS OF Tak DACKASED, MARY POREROY. The trial of Kev. JobnS. Glendenning, before the Jersey City Presbytery, was resumed at t o’clock yest: rday in the Presbyterian Charen on Prospect venue, Jersey City Heights. Mra. Metz Was cross-examined. Her statement was merely @ corroboration of the the etatement of Mrs. Miller in some particulars. Sue testified that the thought at one time very bighiy of Mr. Glendenving, but the unmaniy manner in which be treated Miss Pomervy had altered her feeling. It was known that Giendenning visited Miss Pomeroy at her house, and that at the same time be did not*accompany her to her home alter service in the evening. Hv denied, too, a& witness understood, that any specially Dumate relations existed between himeelf and Mary (Miss Pomeroy.) She testified thst Mary bad given ber Usree separate detes as (hose on which Glendenning bad accomp!ishea her ratn— Christmas and New Year, isi3—and July 4, 1873. | Miss Pomeroy bad also told witness that Glendenning bad, when she resisted tis ad- vances, char ged ber with criminal intionnoy with several members of the congregation, threatened to expose her. Wuilard E. Dudiey, the next witness, testitiod that he had known Miss Pomeroy for seventeen years, end had ever found ber trutoful and chaste. He then corroborated the testimony ot Justice Aldriage as to the taking of the state meut made by Mary upon ker death-bed. James Dunn, an elder of the Prospect avenue ‘burch, testified —For about « year rng ad seen current that Glendenning bed engaged uimeelf to Miss Pomere White the witness was walking home with the accused one even- ng the latter denied that this was the f Ou he Sunday evening betore her death witness received @ request to go to Mr. Miller's house. When be reached it Miss Pomeroy was in bed. Witness and othere talked ber about her charges against Mr. said that Glendenning and po one else was thefather f ber child. Sbe ssid:—*In au ungnardea mo- ment I fell and be tell with me. He may bave some papers; I don’t know what they are, bat bey don't clear him.” We read a portion of he Pealins to ber at berown request, and then he #tked us to pray for her, Sue said, “Pray ‘hat God may forgive me and him too.” After the prayer Lad been pronounced the compan; retired, and Mr. Gordon and I remained wil er and taxed her with ber charges against Mr. ndenning. She reiterated the charge, and ~aid she bed bad no improper relations with any one else.—N. ¥. Times, Basnrvt Feep. Graxt—He F Ait Bride after the Weddwng Ceremony.—It may vor it may uguration of « Lave been a mistake or an omission bave been intended as the ima new era, but it is positively certan Grant did not kiss his bride. a ay fi ier