Evening Star Newspaper, July 8, 1875, Page 4

} mostly from north to east, cool, clear or | partly cloudy weather, and possibly occa- | sional rain areas on the coast. LOCAL NEWS. < ight. ion at Hempler’s to-n' Tne street law, rei be lighted at 9 p.m. and extingl: at3a.m. The sinking-fund commission to-day re- deemed county school bonds to the amount {Phere were 22 Inmates of the Children's Hospital at the close of the month of June, and 129 in the dispensary; whole number treated during the month, 341. From Jos. Shillington and J.C. Parker we bave advance copies of Harper's Monthly for Avgust; alse, from Shillington we have Fravk Lestie’s Weekly and Harper's Weekly | for July 7; also, from Robert Beall. a Har- “s Weekly. : Engineer. Hoxie has ordered street gas Jamps to be placed on Connecticut_avenue, between L and N streeis, and on N street, | beiween Connecticut avenue and 19th street | herthwest. Also, two lamps on Washington street, Georgetown, at C | bridge. Fire Commissioner Weber, of Cincinnati, Obio, arrived in town this morning, and is being entertained and shown around town today by Chief Engincer Cronin, of our fire department. Mr. Weber is oue of the largest brewers of Obie. ae Sad Se the Late Sheoting fray. ‘THE UNFORTUNATE WOMAN. IDA CROMLEN. ATTEX PTS SUICIDE IN A POLICE STATION CELL | Last nieht, Officers Berkley and Shilling mught into the Central guard-house the b frail female, Ita Cromien alias Ida Sears, xbont when the shooting affray place In a house of bad repute be- tween Charles Goodman and “Lem” Wee- den, the iatter receiving three bullets in bis person. Officer Rerkley found Ida intoxi- cated on C. near 13th street, using niie~ | cent and profane language. being shut up ina cell. and desired that the housekeeper where she was living (Madam Wolf) be notified, so that she might be let | out on collateral.” The madam was duly no- | tified. but refused to go down into her stock- ing this time, and the key was turned on Ida, who soon afterwards made things lively in the station by an attempt to take her life ysome kird of drug whieh it appears ste | J abon fter swale | nerseif with had nsei to | raist-belt. ‘This she | as tuggi he did not like anda glassfy ter poured stant throat, wh arsenic the hope that it won gnard-he »eover the nec y on her part that © promise she © abandon the life she is &NG go home to her pare: | t are wil t She was | then released and expressed her 1a- comply with the above ter THF FIRE DFPARTMENT.—The Bord of | Fire Com Pt te Coirmbia buildin: ams (president Thomas and Tait. Chief Engineer Cronin submitted port, showing tt In75. there were ei fires, whic involved the estimated loss of $1,500, with an insurance on the same of $70; that Wm. Ricks had beer: appointed a temporary pri- | Nate. viee E. R- Gatton, dismissed. and Themas K. Newman a temporary private, ¥iece Alex. Whelan, resigned, and that t Beveral oremen reported the conduct of t respective men during the month as cool. Mr. Miles, supersntendent of the fire-alarm telegraph, submitted his report for the month of June. He says:—“bDuring dry weather inferior telegraph lines work with much in wet weather. To had dry weather as a ast be attributed the present, M Reed (secretary uniform suesr the oll t th tion for a position i the department was filed. —* EXCURSION To Copn’s ISLAND.—The ex- enrsion of the Jane Moseley to Cobb's Isian morrow offers very tempting in- ducem » the lovers of trips upon salt water. There ® probably no place within easy access of hington so well calculated fora pleasure resort ag Cobb's Island, and the trip has heen so time:t as to Interfere as little as possible with business hours. The beat starts at 5 o'clock p. m., and touching at Fortress Monroe, Veu de L'Eau and Nor- folk, will reach her destination at noon on Saturday. Returning, she will leave Cobb's Island Sunday evening and reach Washing. g- Thus but two busi- ed, and an opportunity is afforded to enjoy a most delightful trip. This is the first excursion of the season, aud no doubt it will be a gi success, ness days are occup! —o—— Cart. FLORENCE O'DoNNoGHYE’S Mar- RIAGE—A few warm friends stoot before the altar of the Chureh of St. Paul the Apostle yestentay forenoon to see the m: riage of Miss Inez C. Stevenson to Capt O'Donnoghue, surgeon and a: orof the United S: tired in @ beautiful ce vail, and the dress. After the core- pe formed by the Rev. here was a banquet | hst. Then STANTON, re- of Wash- | fle railroad & Tuesday y the ratiroad discounted by | 1 ndant’s at ex had been all pad on «l teat there was a defeet in failure to speeify the awful owner of Decision reserved. es, by the ¢ of. through T. tioneer, continues da&tiy at the commencing & 1 o'eloek. There is hut litte Interest felt in the sale. and but & stnail pumber, attracted mostly by curi- osity. attend. Thus far, with the exeeption Of @ few pieces under the letter B, the list has been completed to the letter M, in which the Sale will be continued tomorrow. Fully nine-tenths of that already sold has been bought in by the District government. ——~eo——— Wry Mrs. SUSANNA BALL WANTS A Divorce— Mr. Wm. J. Miller, attorney for Susanna Roll, yesterday filed a bill praying to be divoreed from her husband, John R. Ball, to whom she avers she was legally married on the 24th of May, 1366, by the Ree urn, then pastor of Grac eorgetown. She charges extreme cruelty, habitual drunkenness aud atuliery, i asks an absolute divorce, the custoly of | ber children, and alimon: BUILDING PERMiTs Plowman: John Grinder two two-stc Ty brick dwellings. Is by H feet, west side ist, between | K and L streets southeast; $2.400.' Stephen | J. Hill to raise a story and — dwelliag, east side ist, between East Capitol and A streets northeast; $1,000. Albert McIntosh a two-story and basement brick dwelling, 1% by 32 feet, south side R street northwest, be- tween 9th and 10th streets; $3,000. ——__.—____ INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS—At the issued by Inspector | lar mouth)y meeting of Pooinae Circle, No. U. EL F..) the following officers were instailed fh Reet Chtids, C. 'F. likinson, H.T.; T. R.; George A. Simmons, H. nsop, W. D.; John B. Harvey, A, L. Smith, G. G.J. J. Cooksey. E. W.; WR. OW Wright, ¢. J; _B. P. Pertrara. BP: H.W | the statement I mace at pe © | Yesterday the case oi | s1 i | Wall summoned among other witnesses; t been refitted with @ , and altogether Washington has reason be proud of her trig yachts and experienced sailors. Capt. Geo. A. Shekell was elected chairman, secretary. from les. for of keel, and $30 ff the stricted to length reel, or which are limited to 7% feet ‘and under. In either case the ver cup of value to be A motion be iscussion followed as to the time for the race, limit of entries, rules, &c. ond class; Capt. T. S. Smithson entered the Stary Jane in the same; Capt-G. A. Shekell entered the Hope in the sama, and Ca Thos. Jones the Slipper in thesame. Itis expected that the Americus, Trea‘twell, aod other well known clippers of this District ‘Will contest for the first e.ass prize, avi that several fast boats from Baltimore, Norfolk, and Richmond will be entered. ELECTION OF OFFICERS OF THE POTOMAC BOAT CLUB. The Potomac Boat Club at their annua: meeting at the Union hotel, last evening elecied officers as follows: Frank Jones, unanimously re-electet pres!- dent; &. G. Vi T. Bric commitiee—S. E. Wheatley, W. Orme, T. L. Cropley. Boat-house commit H. Gibson, G. V. Balch, and R. H. F Electing committee—A. B. Cropley, John Tenney, and J. H. Gordon. A auinber of rew members were elected, among them being Sir Edward Thornton and w. Curtis. The subject of having a race with the Elizabeth Club. of Norfulk, Va., was dis- cussed, but no action taken. —_$ ~~ ThE Ross-SutToN AFFaIn—A_ Stranje Apidarit in this Singular Case—Some time since, it will be remembered, Gen. Samuel Ross, a retired army officer, was arrested here, eharged with having violently assauit- ed Col. A. S. Sutton, also an ex-army officer. jen. Sutton was fearfully beaten and left for dead in an unocenpied room in the fourth story of a house on Pennsylvania avenue, formerly occupied by a business firm, which puse Was urdergoing repairs at the tim and when he became couscious he elvan Gen. Ross with the assault. He has since covered from bis injuries, and the following affidavit in this mysterious affair is now plished in newspapers in other cities: ra Sanwel Ross: 1 deeply regr ice headknarte on the 15th of April last, and also at Pre ence Hospital, in regard to th = made ou me on the said 1 hof April lam now fully sensible of the fact tl Was not you that a else. The fact is tt t assauit, I ry freely, and that pre Tmy mind mint, re that impression on m wore oft after I hat fully t THos. J. SnEa, J. P- ». C.. June 3, 1875.77 As stated in THE Star, in its account e assault, the tw who had served fought battle, and were both of ti party that captured Chapultepe City of Mexico, under Gen. Seott. of is ny @ hard storming aud the TRE LEGISLATIVE 1 TRIAL AGaIn—Ez-Leog Wall's Aotinst ex-Speaker Cumpheli for Witness Fees. 0. 8. B. Wail agt. Peter Campbeil was heard before Justice Weaver—Mr. A. G. Riddle a plaintiff. It will be recollected that ifrey & Goell sued Campbell for refreshments fur- nished the House of Delegates of the Legislative Assembly and obtained ji ment for $800 and costs. Wali was a mem of that body and a witness fn the case, and he claimed seventeen days atte: ce at 25 per day, which he attempted to obtain from Campbell through a collector, but fai! ing he brought suit. Plaintiff testified tnat he was summoned as a witness and Juds Cartter ordered him to report daily, which he did, and thecierk had given hima e=rti- fieale for seventeen days. which was put in evidence. He further stated that from the day of the first summons until the clove the trial he had aot been notified not lo tend. Mr. ¢ phell testified that he had Mr. afterattending three days the cz poned for a week, aud he req preper officials to discharge al resses who had been summoned for him that before the case came up again he had 1 he wanted resommoned, and Mr. Wall was among the number; that he had paid the bills of all who presented them, and the hiehest claimed, except.Mr. Wail’s, was for five days. Mr. Riddie then made a short argnment in favor of his client and Mr. Campbell re- sponded. The justice gave a decision favor of Wall for the amount claimed, Mr. Campbell noted ¥ treet be lasts THE Grrts’ REFORM ScHoor—The an- non! meeting for the election of officers of the girls’ reform school was held vesteriay afternoon at the club rooms in the Swiss Corsul’s building, northeast corner of Sth ari | | \ | | t 3 ox | Starline, from Liverpool, | were about one hundred and twents | belonzed to the working class, Tt 3 | the party came from Switzerland, the and G streets northwest. The president; Mrs. | Spencer) announced the death of Col. Thos. B. Florence in feeling terms, aud suitable resolutions of respect to his memory were adopted, which set forth that the trustees bave lost the visible whose enthusiasm, fidelity and steady co- resence of a friend, | operation have given hope and courage when | obstacles were great, and friends were few.” | The board elected Mrs. E. D. E. N. South- Worth to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Col. Florence. The annual election of of- ficers by ballot resulted as follow: Mira. Sara J. Spencer, presiden: rs. E. D. - Southworth and Susan A. Edson, M.D., vice | presidents; Ellen H. Sheldon, recording see- retary Mrs. Emma A. Wood, corresponiir Caroline B. Winslow, M. D., tr A. die, solicitor; Mr. J en oun eae SHorip Ralsk THEIR OWN There is a plant most he flowe S of which, cured ke a tea pleasant In the to the taste, iHatuleney, and purifying the blox lained from Chinese or Japanese tea. pound of “American tea” will m ch tea as three of the imported. Wehave sed the nepeta cataria as a beverage for ace than one year, and find theabove char- istics fully established. Now is the time yi. A Word to the wise is sufficient. J. C.L. —¢ A OSARGE OF Bounty FRAUD.—A war- rentwas issued this morning against Arthar Holmes, James Payne, William Smith aud E. Loe pod, charging them with entering into @ confederation, agreement and con- spiracy to defrand the United States govern- ment by obtaining the allowance of bounty due one Thomas tris, late private of com- ny C, th U. 8. colored roops, against he statutes in such case made. provided. O@icer Hawkins subsequently arrested Arthur Holmes, and he we committed for a ne The ethers will te similarly dealt ————— MARRIAGE LICENSES have deen issued to Hardgrove and "Revseca Berry cheat a Pe and Rosanna ‘Sweeney: John Brady and Georseanna Primmers; ‘Denn.'s Tenney and Mary Tillemon; Richard For. ner and Robbie ce. \Samongemn gE Frederioksba.'é. Va; Cutler and Lena Mason, of Prinee cteorge Was, Md.; Robert Carter and George 2003 —— PIGEON-SHOOTING MATCHES. —Two tnt» *- | pigeon matches took place at tan A s corre! yest 5 following was the score of the first the maxi- mum a match, being 6: R. L.’ Jones, 4 J. W._ House, 5; K. W. Barker, 6. « The following was the score of the match, the maximum attainable being Jobn Furguson, 6; Ed. ick, 8 J. W. House, 6; R. W. Barker, ——_—— REAL ESTATE SALES.—Mesars. Dancanson | | | | | with a burglar peta Cataria.) easily cul- | she | quieting to the nerves, promoting digestion, | eurix | results much more desirabie than e | Brothers, auctioneers, sold yestergay, for A. _ EL. Reese, executor, ail of lot 38, in square | 9, situated on North Capitol street, near O | Street, improved by a dwell! ‘house, to Mary Articer, for ; also, ing Rey sa for $515, also, 4 ae situated corner North Capitol P and improved by a two-story frame dwelling and carriage-house in rear, to Charles y Or 84,500. ii per Iack berries, 5a3 pk. per . Wal? per pound; Peaches, peeled, 30; un 7 Blackberries, 1; Cher- Ties, 20a35 per Ib. BurrEen.—Philadeiphia print, 45 per tb. Fork Creamery, #0; choice roll. #9; pays ae |. 2335 per dozen; Cheese, 1 eG ovtTKT Chickens, lIver Sal 28 per pair; Téa@1 per pair ——— THE PoLice Court ConTEMPT CAsE.— This morning Mr. John Cook, committed to jailon the Ist inst. in default of paying a fine for contempt of the Police Court, was bronght into the Criminal Court, Judge MacArthur. Messrs. John H. Cook and Isaiah Washington appeared for the peti- Honer, and Mr. Birney tor the Police Court. The merits of the Were not gone into, Mr. Birney stating thatas the commitment appeared to be defective, he woula not op- pose the discharge of the prisoner. The court therenpon discharged the petitiover, suggested to Gen. Birney that he eail the at- tention of the Police Court to the law as to con tempts. TTS. —A, N ‘Mads, Ducks, —_——e——— SHOULD BE LOOKED AFTrEe FEilitor 8 ar: R.. That cangerons building adjoining the en- gi « house of No. 2 company on the west is ill settling on its tottering foundations, while the bulging wall on the east threatens death to the firemen in case it tumbles. The building was condemned by the Board of Health and inspector of buildings some t! since. Why is it allowed to remain? lig eas A RED HOT GENTLEMAN yesterday rushed into the office of J.C. Lay & Co., 223 45 street, atul after a brief interview departed with bis blood reduced to a mild summer temp: ture. Lay & Co., had paid bis special provement tax bill. t ———— oe. THE GREAT SwIMMING Matcs.—Tie final deposit of $1,000 for the swimming match for #2.000 andthe championship of the world,” between J. B. Johnson, of this city, end Thomas Coyle, of Chester, Penn., was made last night. The latter is the champion” of America, and the former + ecbumpion” of Engla The match was to have come off on the 15th, but the backers of the contestants have agreed to. postpone it until the 22d inst. The contest is to ta piace on the Delaware, and the contest re to swim from Chesier, Penn., to I delphia, a distance of sixteen miles. 1 of the parties succumbs before comy the distance the other cc lowed to stop swimmine, become entitled to th plorship interest, ar favorite.—N. LE: ‘Li 7 MAH at tor five | y room of oat hi rived. She burnt cork to be of him tothe ar ton house. She was munch mo: arrest, and told the pol e suspected her husband of in 3 di reason to he was to ss the ferry that eve ¥. her story under promis ing her name, and, she proceeded hom Record, 7 batch of Mornvon F fe ons arrived in thiscily EC reerul r the Moy steamship German making & short stay they way of the Pennsyivania were accompanied by two Mor arics, one of whom, Mr. M. H. Hari ed the new converts westward. The scort eruits elud women and children. Were supplied with money. major’ mainder from England Another party, all from Seandin soon arrive, composed en ed.—N. Y. Worl MURDER, REMORSE, AND SwrctpE.— Point Coupee Parish, La., a few days sinc David Gay, jr... a planter, becoming en: in an altercation with one of the eoloret hands on the place, whom he had previous ordered to leave the plantation, and being so much ex: rated at finding the man in the field among the other hands, in detianes of his authority, drew his revolverand shot the man dead, and immediately afterwards, as if actuated by remorse for having taken the life of a fellow-be he piaced the weapon to his own head and shot himself, but the first shot having failed to extinguish life, he fired a second shot, which took effect in‘his brain, and he feil al 8 vietim by his own band within a few feet of the man he had just slain. How a Parr ARS WERE FotLep.—A party urglars captured tha cashier of the Barre (Vt.) National Bank and his wife and daughter, Tuesday night, in their beds, and after securing them made them mareh to the bank to open the vault. But the vaulthad a lock which was arranged So that it could not beopened until 9 o’elock a.m., and the burglars were foiled, and were compelled to retire with about $1,300 In un- signed bills and some #19 in money, One of the robbers was yesterday arrested at Rum- ney, N. H., and detectives areon the track of the remainder ot the party, who, itis thought, cannot escape. THE MANCK COUNTERFEITING CASF.— Ex-Judge Dittenhoefer, counsel for ex-Cus- tom Hovse Inspector Brigadier General Manck, who was recently convicted in the criminal branch of the United States circuit court of dealing in counterfeit maney, yester- day argued at length a motion for @ ne trial before Judge Benedict. The motion was opposed by Assistant Distriet Attorney Par- y. At the conclusion of the argument Judge nedict reserved bis decision.—N. ¥. World, an wil nd in the fall a large part rely of Englishmen 1s exper n. A Buiter Loperp IN THe Eyr.—The liysiclans attending Mr. Aaron Shute. ‘oiMpkins avenue, who Was shot ina fizlt his house some time since, on Sunday cut out his right eye, which has beea rendered useless by a pistol ball. In g the eye the doctors found the bal- let whieh they could not account for. It had the man’s neck and gon through , lodging in the eye. Mr. Shute, coutrary to expectations, 18 recovering.—N. un. IN A RECENT TRIAL in Springfield, Mass., Porter Underwood, the counsel for the plain. Ut, having Conspiracy-Essayist. Tracy's precedent in mind, asked leave to testify in nis client's behalf, but Judge Colburn raled that a lawyer could not plead and testify in the sume case. The New Hampshire lezts- fature bas just passed an act disqualifying lawyers and their clerks as witnesses in caren: in which they are professionally inter- es) re ee TNE TRIAL OF PARKER, the ex-Treasurer of South Carolina, who has been in jail for several months, began yesterday at Colum- bia before Judge Carpenter and a jury com- ‘osed of five white and seven colored men. rker is charged with having ropriatea to his own use nearly half a million of un- paid coupons, and in case of conviction it is probable that ings will be taken against other plundering offic! le — eee SUICIDE OF a Younc Woman.—A young Woman named Eliza Younce, residing near City, Ind., commitied suicide on the 4th instant, by hanging herself toa lirab of @ tee within a short disi of her home. She was not found for some time after the committal of the rash act. cause is uu- kvown, for up to Sanday she seemed to be in good health and spirits. ———— CHANGE OF PROGRAMME.—The arranze- ments making by one of the first families of Springfield, Mass., for the wedding of their son were interrupted wy, the ss gentle- man’s announcement that he had been mar- ried for nearly a year; so they thiak of zaving @ cbristening instead. . #7 The sentence of death of Lowell, the Au- sta (Ga.) wife murderer has been commu ed to imprisonment for life. #2 Mrs. Lizzie Pettit Cutler declared in a lecture on “Flirts of Modern Soctety,* that “fy Is a and best men Who are ,wined by the flirt.” EFA ees MB Ordinance in San Francisco su- perituously «.¢Claresthat any three Callfor- “lanes under th ° Age of twenty-one eonstituce & riotous assem ») ap wee ane &7-The Louisvis le Courier-Journal thinks the Philadeiphia pa.ers will discuss the ho- tel question antl the Centennial then be without hotels, and * with at “reiterated ‘eussing’ of enraged thous- 8. i of reference. ing aud | aheavy shot He sumed. Equity Court—Jwige Wylie. To-day, Cromwell against Crom weil; order way &gainst Conw: cree for sale. Pfiel against Schaefer; for injunction. CRIMINAL CouRT—Judye Mac Arthur. The case of Campbell against American Popular Life Insurance Company was re- sumed to-day. PoLice CouRT—Judge Snell. To-day, Wm. Smith, loud and boisterous conduct; $16. Patience Williams, profanity; $5. Win. Starr was arraigned on the charge of indecent exposure in the Smithsonian grounds on the night of the 6th instant. The little girl Florence Hamill gave her testi- mony; after which @ fine of $100 or ninety days in jail was imposed. Ann White for- feited collateral. Jolin Robinson, carrying a razor; $50, or ninety days. Frank Bangs, an able-bodied vagrant, was sent down to work for bis hash. Thomas H. Lipscomb, ioud and boisterous talking; $10 Michael Hill forfeited collateral. John Vernon, same. James Heydon, cursing, $5. August Bel- mont, charged with selling whisky at his on Sabbath day, forfeited collateral, . vabeth English forfeited collateral de- order . | toarrive here.) and sold the same at from # Aqur, ‘Metan H SUMMER RESORTs. oy | e.etgtt Ptcen, Comer Markos, TER covErs, GEORGETOWN. GEORGETOWN ADVERWTS. | THE COMING F egatTaA OX THE POTOMAC. Meat —Beef, Crecvit Cowrt—Judge Humphreys. eo E Ta BOAKDING—At the pleasant country A % of the wagheld last 3)77"34° sor igriay, Gibgon against Sharp; veriict | Poros ad Liomt ISPANTRY.—At an ad- Mi" linaar xp rancy Goons "4 feats sortie Appin te ncaa 1 5 se : rene night at Piites Hosen, Meee atte ctecet., sera alas mray oteo npg oarped mesting of thee who favor reorsan- of more 97, riggs str. ae a et sieed. 3: be Eni oe Nations! Bank, of Lesven- Company. eld at Society “ery Pg meshoreree the entire DEL CHIT(C SUEMEE RESORT Fist Mock worth, Kansas, against Smoot; trial re- | was chosen chutrmanand Sr pet peas me CHESAPEAKE BAT, NEAR ANNaAP. morning to avoid the in h im the even'ng. a.m. until 10 Oz Tnereport of the commitiee—Messrs. Py. The «tore will be open from EET, __ SRE Ottley, Libbey, Chew and Howes—appointel , sod on Saturday until 2p. now for Boar ide ba a. Dont atthe meeting last week to giraft plan for eeteek Webs tersked cae ae and settle on mattresses Table fo rntshod with ever) reorganizing the company, Term 82 por mont recommending that the company may 03 d owing Dille will please call ear ae eee The a day ot dale. 1875, se after that date alt bills will be given toe cclivctor. | formed same officers, as fir as prac. | OUNT | teable, tat ithad at the tinig of tagh mnd | Stere for rent and ee . m4 x ea How — | donment previous to the war, ahd the taking | _jy1.6: we £0 1 EER. Boo Baten up of all the sarviving members of the ol | organization as honorary membors of the | | reorganized company, leaving it, optional | With them to euroil ‘for active duty or to | W. HM. WHEATLEY'S tween Sth and oth “ Cre coes AND OLEANING ESTAB | TRAM DYEING AND OLE healthy to. th Por fur- simply take a passive part In the adjairs of ter particulars apply at Porth: the company. The committee also recom- | west eens w mended tbat the officers be authorizel to | COUNTRY BOARD open enrolling lists and accept ai ¥ Inquire of Station Master Hiehtond Sra. men of good character. residing in the Dis- | j tion, Baltimore and Obio Railroad. Gun trict, whoare desirons of joining. Thereport | Vopaume Sill meet 345 9. m. tratn. of the committee was adopted. THAT DANGEROUS HOLE in the carriage- address and we way of Bridge street, pear the corner of | faze work pt eng plgce fu the ¢ District Vusbington street, still remains, and is | 4 x | growing larger and deeper, threatening @ | bres from and to any place in the country. epii-tr_ | smash-up of any vehicie driven over it in } SHEN ABDGA Rr & pecial rates to tamilies or parties iormeran dares the dark. ‘oon. ~ MEEMS. Proprict | New Wweat—Messrs. Hartley & Bro. | COAL AND WOOD. A SS Teoma | to-day received from lower Maryland 70 (COAL, WOOD AND BUILDING MATERIALS. bushels of new wheat, ( the first of the season | COUNTRY BOARD —Cool. airy Rooms | Apply to Mrs. L. KR. HUNTER, Laure), i Ma., Washiogton Branch B&O. Ra: fond. 2° = cS ; Mabliciy | $140 to $1.43 per bushel. | YUE © CUES charged with keeping his place, where lager | 0f the Tenth Ballding Association, on Mon- | vy : N beer is sold, open on Sunday; 82 eat | day night, a few shares were sold at $130 per | FINE, Of soineall Guat anise iaeer. | license; $105—appeal noted. Henr: side, from Philadelphia, wit | for Dick- | og Yearly many milttone of BAN | Sr ibeste | J 0. PHLLBBICK « 08 Willie Hendersoa. petit lareeney sen & King; barge n M. Welsh, from IS, Lam in condition to fill orders of any | JS ™.™ Linasaeas tetera ore arswer, and bench warrants were tssned | Baltimore, with ice for Kent ¢ Iee Com cheracter in my line with diepetch and Sdelitr a COLTON's against them. Lewis Broadus, assaalt and tery on Stepheo For Robinson, assault Harling; $10 and costs an ph Frennd, threats to Elizabeth nis Wife; honds in $100 to keep Albert Cumberland, assault and bat- tery on Margaret Cumberland; #5 and costs. Jolin Norman, lareeny of five pa and four pairs ofshoes, worth & liam Stewart, both colored jail. ‘CHE ATTEMPT TO CORRUPT A LITTLE GIRL. Wm. Starr was charged with assault with intent to carnaliy know a little white girl named Florence Hamill, who testified that Starr induced her to accompany him to the Smithsonian grounds, where he made inde- ent proposals and threw her down, when she got away from him and ran off. Officers Jobn McDowell and Edward McCormick, who arrested him, testified to seeing the sus- picious conduct of Starr with the girl, in taking her to the darkest part of th after which the court sent the cas grand jury. fixing his bonds at S10 Samiiel Butler, an incorrigible sent to the reform schocl. {In the cases of Tuesday last against W. 1 venworth the collateral w ce of a fine imposed on the charge of ,» &@ collateral as also forfeited for earrying concealed weapons in lien of a fine for disonterly conduct, as published. e responsible sof boots from Wil- six mouths in grounds; to the s forfeited t ot Scranton, last’ Monda victim being a young man pamet who was stabbed in the abdomen Doud and Wi n compaRnions, had been sfiltors for the haud of a young woman named Mc 3 , towhom the munderer w the attern war of wor y Dond decta from ali rivals, her awa sed Whit t he be- and going to his hor e whi his boot, swearing that he would take the life of Frauk Doud as soon as be met him. They met in Washburne Street in the event Whittaker plunged the tat vietim and then ran off, leaving I on the roai i intestines proirdding. He died The assassin flel to the t woods, and was closely pursued by ople of Boone Hill, who turned ont and gave chase, searching every house and nook in the neighborhood without avail, until Tuesday morning, when the fugitive was captured at Newton Center, about eight Miles distant, and brought back to the cit He had @ preliminary hearing before Mayor MecKune in the afternoon, and was com- mitted to await trial at the hext term of the court, to be held at Wilkesbarre, on the charge of killing Francis Doud. EXCITING INCIDENT OF THE Ltqror IN Of10.—A curious and exciting arisen in the town of Westerville, nmbus, Ohio, involving the whole community, directly or indirectly. Wester- ville is theseat of Otterbein university, and for many years no liquor saloon has ‘been allowed to exist in the town. Recently a saloon was opened by Henry H. Corbin, and war of worts on the subject immediately sowed. On Monday night gunpowder wa edt under the saloon buildi and by sofa fuse the charge was fire! ab ausing an explosion whic! Z p doors and ‘wlodows and ral 1 e roof four inches. Tuesday, on Corbin's application, warrants were issued for tt arrest of the preachers of the various churches of Westerville, the postmaster, and 0 marched to conrt in procession. efendants were anxious to proceed to trial, but as th not ready they waved an e: amination and were bound over in the sum of $5 ae people of Westerville are fierce in their de- nunciations of thesaloon-keeper. and deciaro he placed the powder in or wader his store himeelf. TWO SUNDAY SCHOOLS struck by light- bing on Lwosuccessive Sundays are incidents which will be apt to attract attention, and may dissipate the notion thatthe celestial artillery is any respecter of places or per- sons. Had the thunderoolts descended on gaming rooms, for instance, and killed a gambler instead of a tract-distributor, there probably would have been a gool deal said About the interference of providence, &c: AS it is, it 1s safe to say that the schools struck b; lightning will not be incorporated inio sabbath school” literature, along with the Story of the fate of the wicked boy who went fishing e Tur Pore ed the anniversary of his coronation on June 21, by reesiving ‘several Roman nobles. Replying to their address, be said he congratulated himself upon hay- ing remained in the midst of his Romans when the events of 181 might have been ht tocounsel a different course. The sentiments of fidelity entertained toward i'm by the Romans had never been falsitied. Allvd-ng then to the rumors of conciliation between the papacy and the kingdom of Italy, his holiness said, ‘hese reports are bot even deserving mention.” Tie Pope's health is reported to be good. RLUF AND GRAY, AND “Waits Frati- ERS.”--Now that the “Blue” and the “Gray? are shaking hands across the bloody chas a, @ northern paper begins to look for the tne when the Grand Army boys will take into their circle the young men who went over to Canada for their health while the draft Wheels were turning. A gool many who Were forced to take tickets in that lottery would have preferred Canada, if they coult have made the trip decently; but the south fersives them all the same—Galveston Daily jews. A DESPERATE Rv’ who recently served a FIAN.—Tim O'Brian, term in the Massachu- setts state prison, being convicted of bur- |e dl on evidence of police officer J. W. ‘wis, made a desperate assault on that offi cerin ton last night as he was patroling his beat, cut him with a knife several times inflicting flesh wounds. The officer drew his revolver and fired four shots, two taking eect. O'Brien then attempted to kill him- self by cutting his throat. istance arriv- ing he was disarmed and sent to the hos- pital. He is thought to be dangerously hurt, —_——$—$—— New Jersey, eistance. Bourman left’ New Jersey wit! outa cent in bis pocket, aetermined to reach San Francisco without cost to himself. H# walked from the starting point to Philadel- pie, thence to Pittsburg, Cincinnati, St. Louis, and thence along the ine of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads until Qui fornia, he arrived here.— Alta Five ballets, s7-Gen. Dakin, of | | \ | | % | ver & Co. re s at Drovers’ Rest to 3 tle, at prices ranging 4, to 6X cents per pound; 1.24 sheep mobs, © prosecutor declared he was | the American tom atari iis, pany. Sholesie aud reiail, cpon terae that defy xwre CATTLE MARKET.—Messrs. Means, Wea- ition Central Ofice—623 Loctstana avenne northwest Branch Part iet at. bet B and 0 sts...coutheast ¥ onthe . WM. GUINAND, bas b of the door ire Adults. on eon improved, 9 f= and will be op-wol , at from 5 to 6 sats per pound sek ovr day ok, $128 or, sheep. and from 4 per head gee. Coiiiren ond cae ge at from Bast Vartetien of } ¢ farther ees ATE BACITE AND COMBERLAMD OCai je-Im_— Miles Town, St. Mary «county, Ma Siso, WOOD tn the stick, or sawed and spilt, Prices moderate for cash Ofhces ‘ards: —Foot of K street and Ghocs LE DE L°KAU HOTEL, HAMPTON ROADS, F4 ALEXANDRIA. Fire.—The alarm about 5.20 this mor wiere slop received thrvonh Meren t ILTO ae pon. Boat wed by the. bur of Mr. Wesley | g PEARSON, corner Sth and D st 1% ty we taraont ett? Y's distillery. frontin — Rand of Music. Gas, Tole between Princess and Orone BACT o The Nort partment was promptiy on cro INSURANCE COMPANIES. Stop. sith whast Terms: O90 pec masth ad Gone Soon the flames under control, though = 3 = = weeks GIS per week: @3 perdi required fully four hours to entitely extin- | A ATIONAL UNION ETRE INS. CO. j “yea ime ee guish them. ‘Phe steamers drew their w + 3 100 000.00; Sarpins, @ 108,873 28 versomaal Property om the most rea omabie Terms. . STOCKTON HOTEL, Cash Capital, ratug Was | Imsure Keal and as to be al- from the river. The entire ap) burned up or so much dama CAPE MAY n.d f most worthless. © Mr. Mak Loss Will | ofice, 643 Lonisisun aveute, dret door east of 7th | “Opens junc 2vith, 1578 srobably amount to $5,000 Tred to the | street, D S KNAP, Proaident. Fes eel Ra a Be aE BODLE DLE ORM BIGGS, Vice Present Of Contin ee + F Peternbohe ieee: ) : . Recreta : 28-1 epee oe i Feterabatg cor. apis Sr Beaidencs, 937 T streot north wes jt = MOORES HOTED, = LEONARDTOWN. MAK YLAND, for the recéption of Suma enppl: tb the best speaking of M we mentioned would die on the 4 Was verified. He wa: y last,and it is E vily ou his min TAL ACCIDENT.—A 1 Eddie Dosen, wh: { a rips by that y had his head caught be H kom t of two freight ears aad ma gapnly the i sree as to cause de. pet ead COUNTY, VIR tw ‘ a1) rn FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Washingtor Stock Exchauce, Faty 5. | 2°"! Z 1 mu Wa cre the ‘ Desoriia wee F_ ©. JORDAN. js “uf w STAIN HOLSE. AT CRESS NS GS.—This favorite summer th Atleghoni=s, ct to ar ~~ Zid inepect ications will with wvernment reserves the right to reject any y of domes ~ ~KENOVO HOTEL, alee This Plencant and Popular Summer Re ~ ounsyivacis. tine of the t sexton fo Kealtond. Je now open for U tise pablic serrice ther the States aud Terrisores | _ < The situation of the received aud inepect - quehana river, io the . : tin scenery an comleuvis om, no bids e « manning and trout iisiing Fouiome, Sahel Seer epeetonns rurally att netives with, the! gcc y ich shail cn- revided are of the very Dest kim = B Maegan oe aes 2 wovo.are sold at all the princh : 5s. uM. & ee bid which shall pivenia Railrost Company eked; Cert’s of Stock. (1513,) 6's, J sir ady Dre par eh aides PROPRIETOR pleasur od bi P nig = . spunging b-fore PA e226 2 sure, 80 bid: Boanty St P THE SEVERIDGE HOUSE. pleacure, 50 bid; Bounty Stock copy of specifications and informat ind DLE. y 7, oN On it plsasnre, 0, bis TMtarked tall nog? st euscitcations sud teformation ind (DDLEBUKG, LOUDOUN CO. VA. SO Did. Board of | yt 9P4 ongaining proposals to be endorsed Bree tee perth Evorution of Sommer a tain: bb jouse, with $9 roome kept in the bost «trie, the mest beautifal f Borthern Virginia, fifty mile hwest of Washington City; has Churches of a’ General Imp.. #4 ed; do. 1575, 90'bi ificate, tT, 8's, 5 = ‘s : pare vain the denominatic 4 pleasant society. There is whihir Water Certificates, N EXAMINATION =| Aine cf the Heusea fine Mineral Borie, ohne | medical oF ovR | fokevaual teas | = . | firoal Te STOCK OF SLATE MANTELS, ir A frew ride to the § \ ving the best selections ofeolor: instylefeat vaot | tran. fc» addres JOSEP Seat estan re Macy ini SCFis, pinta apd SURP BATHING. Sto. amber, white — 2 POINT LOOKOUT HOTEL. satinfactory cooking fixture in 7 Fellow, slest: west has tecently beech greatly i per Pormse steamers, Fancy and Mas aut. Onte cull ap Bal r an w u Tee thy address 98 MILBURN Shut Hay the Point Lookout. St Mary's to. Ma | and Maryland, | gobbin lemand. UNTAIN DALE Tan Bie Ridge road, five mil KITCHEN UTENS We contract for Ls, TIN WARE, &c nary to prime Vicky. stn | miles fre PLUMBING AND GAS FITTING i= In all their branches: employ no boys and only com- a ant to petent mechanics. and from our long experience in lone. this branch ef the busimess can guarantee goud Governments active and a little | | Ngik at fair prices. Orders for Jobbing work speci- | i" ally solict | NEw York, Jalv 8.—Flour dull and drooping. | HAYWARD & HUTCHINSON, The only Bor Mixes in the United | Wheat anict and scarcely so firm. Corn dall s 1 317 Sth street, between Penus, and D st. north- | States east of tne Mise unchan, west. Loxvon, July 8.12.90 p, m.—The ai Bank of Englane at their meeting to L WATrR. Appi riv aezdly | infuimur rate of disconnt at bauk at 3 per | Genwotesformoner oi ts for actoont at” G8 DEVAN RIOD +, 5-20 bonds, 1867, 100%. 18% < 1 = T, Jul 520 bonds, 1852 1 (YEW YORK, . MAGNESIA, AND SULPHUR RINKING WATERS. » hab provements completed «nee inst. made the pl wmfortable for 1 more attractive to PLEASURE. ‘SekaE- oF pamphlets at circulars address jel im J. A. AUGUST, Manager, CITY ITEMS. $50 to £10,000 has been invested In Stock Privileges and paid 90 per cent. profit. “ How no F STREET. to do it.” A book on Wall street, sent free. DEER PARK HOTE Tumbridge & Co., Bankers, 2 Wall street, (B. and 0. RB will ae St. 17, New York. = 6.3: CUSTOM DEPARTMENT. Formerly of “Giades” Hote), Oakland, Turce-Kass: Bath Athalf price for two weeks, A you wiil not dispense with. 1,3 E street northwest. —e FLETCHER’S PATENT WINDOW Scr’ Best inve mary that FOR OUB CUSTOM TEADE WE KEEP THE BEST ASSOETE) STOCK OF MATERIALS TU BE FOUND IN THE UNITED STATES, STAPLE. FABRICS MANUFACTURED EX PRESSLY FOR US, AND THE CHOICEST FANCY STYLES OF ENGLISH, FRENCH, GERMAN AND AMEE] OSN MANUFACTURE. FOR THIS BRANCR OF OUR BUSINESS WE EMPLOY THE BES? ARTISTIO TALENT, UNEQUALED LABO} FOR THE MECHANICAL WORK, AND IN EVERY BESPECT TURN OUT STRICTLY FIRST-CLASS GARMENTS. ‘ALL CLOTHING ORDERED AT OUR WASHINGTON OFFION EACHANG MAN Aeeis tyr Et Sitnsted on the highest Doin ja road, 32 miles from Washing? u ing and evening trains each trip. 81.38. The r hotel is 3 and Mosquitoes. Y. M. C. A. Building, sole agents | | And menufacturers for the District of Co- lumbia, 28,€02 Jandairy. The com - oe A in paw erg Coad eye nd ho Bieguitoss.” Bow dere without chindren proferreds eb an i RANCISJS CANNON, Pr: COBSS’ HOT ° teat COnuS ISLAND, Va. i jelightin! Seamde Resort, S the Atlantic Ocean, and celcbrated for fir ——__e—____ Corns, V » Ingrowin Dr escences ALIS, &e, Sm White's establish opposite the Treasury. § strce pars: 7 bathing, fishing and eho-ting, Is wow 2 Fa.m.tovp.m. Fee,$tper visit. Owingto | FOR THIS DEPARTMENT IS MADE UP IN | tecepticnot sion Rigen business during office hours Dr. | NEW YORK AS KEPEESENTED, NUTWITH ferme 95 Pee day; £18 per week; €0) permonth hite ts uvable to attend patients at resi- | STANDING THE ASSERTIONS OF SOME oF | °f four weeks dences, exec p.m “ Route:—From Washington by steamer “Jane dade} eS OUE COMPETITORS THAT WE FILL TEES? | Mosely,’ or Baltimore by Old Bay Line stoamores : For Moth Patehes, Freckles and Tan, ask | ORDERS ¥KOM OUR READY MADE STOCK. zo eee Wie — steamer 2 La Gente 4 oton Ets ret ame? For Ph gy Dorpings, Goclock. COBB BROS & CON Lotion. s reliable. For Pimples on the m . i es Pro 5 Face, Black-Heads or Flesh Worms, use READY MADE CLOTHING. —— cee eI vopencaaae Perry's Improved Comedane and Pimple Rem- | edy, the Great Skin Medicine, or consult Dr. | B. C. Perry, 49 Bond street, New York. IMMER RESORT AMON teat. MOUNTALNS, —— ATOUR WASHINGTON OFFICE WE KER: pose Bouse ALSO A LINE OF 8AMPLE GARMENTS FROM aS TeaMG eter selvccal tower Se ners, ot OUK READY MADE STOCK, CONSISTING OF rhsyivania avenue q | PAPERMANGINGS, No. 439 | OCR LATEST STYLES OF MENS, YOUTHS rest, Ror qeecrstive ctpominr cad s a ety DOW SHADES. PICTURE FRAMES, Pio. | AND CHILDREN'S SUITS, AND SPRING HOOK BRIDGE ALUMSPAINGS, Va TURAS, PICTURE CORD AND Tassie,” | OVEROOATS, FROM WHICH WE FILL OB JAMES A FRAZIER, Propet st helonia HEMT iets tor easy, | DEMSIN TWO DAS THAR. Seite er ay ow nnerative or cash. : Window Shades and Picture. Krames made ta or- rimerable timid Paperhangings executed in cit All ord anctually filled and autecd at” ve MARK or country. ONE SPECIALTY IN OUB FUEN: pttistaction guar- GOODS DEPARTMENT IS THE AMERIOAB eee YOKE SHIRT, A PERFECT FITTING GAR. Sdoors above Odd Fellows Hall, | MENT, WHICH WE MAKE TO MEASURE OB : FUBSISH BEADY MADB. DEY Goops AT REDUCED PRICES. Deviin & Co., GREAT BARGAINS. sam -ty 1106 F STREBT 's Black GRENADINES at I8e., 28 , 40c., 500., 62%0., Cintas Se. #1, and $1.25 ard. Beal FUENCH EAWRS. tilt sae border, 2c. per 100 pieces of VICTORIA LAWN at 20c. and 250 per French, Mull, Swise, and Cambric MUSLINS, from 1239c. per yard up to 7c. seo, Bo PARASOLS and SUN UMBRELLAS at Also S00 d zen Keep's Patent Partly : BHINTS Lave been ordered tor bat ae eS week. | _ All goods warranted to be as represented by the ! W. W. BURDETTE & Co, | 428-1 No. 9287th st. n.w.,and 706 K st. nw. Cia Bi Fe JOS, of sll grates, a» » per dozen, $3.50; RHINE WINE, 3: ronak saiga * haadoe Wisppzeny BY: Nove D* °CENSnarep oinrsenr, WEURING GEPA x) *