Evening Star Newspaper, September 20, 1875, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Sundays Excepted, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Pennsylvania A er Lith Street, BY The Evening Star Newspaper Company, 8. H. RAUFFPMAS Pres't. 00 WEEKLY STAR—pwbinshed om Priday— a BF" ALi subscriptions tne Meo paper sent longer than paid for. BF Rates of advertising furnished on application. AMUSEMENTS. FORD'S OPERA HoUsE. HARRIGAN AND HART, Se cpas orca steers cat ties, with thetr own company, entith THE BLUE AND THE GRAY, THE DUYLE BROTHERS. At each performance the galisnt Sixty-ninth will appear. FAMILY MATINE® SATURDAY sep20 tf \WaAsnincros SCHUETZEN PARK. RIFLE MATCH AND PICNIC, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, SEPT. 22, Ar3 OL will be between teams of firemen rom Companies A aad B, First Rezi Dolum bis Mi itia, for a Siiver Chal OC%. war the p Tickets, teket * B—Ticket= ray t any, oT at the astcre of th. atten . imitting gent and indy, £0 cents. Lady's Broenred of the members of ‘St. James Cigar Stand. N470NaL. T HEATER. The world’s novelty Tn’ y. debut ia Washing + JOVENILE OPERA MPANY, (from the Fifth Avenue Theater, New Six righ operas will be produced with t . ahd britliancy sumice the batoa of Senor Bdun Unda y Moron. Moidar, Tuesday and We:lnesdas ings and atthe matinee Saturday, Offenbach Thursday, Friday and Saturday 1B Cre, POLAR. PRI RS. a n 50 cents, 75 cents,and @1. Beserved le of seats commences Tharsday, September 23. 9 o clock a. m. Metzerott & Co.'s music aauee. sep?) tf “g LD ACQUAI Onsirl THOMAS SEATUN DONOHO. sepl? st J ATIONAL THEATER. OPENING OF THE SEASON. Ford reapectfully announces the opening of i Theater under his lease and manage- Mr the 2 MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER»), When the sccomplished society artiste MRS. HENKIETTA CHANFRAU, and the BRILLIANT COMEDY COMPANY f th SEW ORLEANS VARIETY THEATER. ‘The play selected for the occasion will be AS SHE SIGHT? WEDNESDAY EVENISG—London Assurance. seplé-tr EASON OF 1575-1 NNUAL OPENING OF THE ECULE FEANOMISE DE WASHINGTON i Der THe CERCLE DRAMATIQUE FRANOAISE, Under the management cf PROF EUGENE vc. . COLLIERE and M’LLE V_ PRUD HOMME, Opening night free to all. Tuesday evening, Oc- ber 12, Be o'ctock, at the lyn Seminary, 25351 Lorthwest. Class evenings, Tuesdays and Frid Circulars at the Principal Book and Music Stores. For further particulars apply at 1330-1 strest west, or 914 F street p. w. sepl3 thor] BAkrows GALLERY OF FINE ARTs, 1225 PENNSYLVAN/A AVENUE. examine my stock of CHBOMOS, PHO- fz. , PAINTINGS ON ELsINE, kc They are of th nd im all first clase Galleries of 3 . s. FRAMES for Mirrors and Oil vie to order of the newest patterns; also, ery deseriptioa for Eugravings, cclaine Paiutings, Wreatha and P utonp Leaves. Agarts ot every description made to ord: PASSE PAKTOUTS in grost variety. GOLD, SIL- VER and (UPPER WIRE. CORD, NAILS, &c. Every article goarantecd as represented. PAINTINGS arranged avd hung for Galleries N. BARLOW, lee. to $l each 5,000 WOOD ENGBAYVINGS for Scrap-books. sep} sm B. M WILL _BE-OPEN SATURDAY, §) BECEPTION OF ET N.W is.” BER PUPI All the former pupils are re-pectfally Invited on the above day. For particulars see cirentars, to be bad at Muste Stores, or, cy the Academy. or by letter. pi lw Oty No.) OmExhibition (New No. 486 and Saie 439 aH 8r§ AT Tru St. MARKKITER’S No. 439 Tth street. tetweron D amt E streets, ereht rs above Odd Fellows’ Hall. Paintings. Engravings, Chromos, &c. ‘aper Hangings, Window Frames, Picture Cords and Tas- &c., in the District. SF Please reniember Name and Nomber. jyl-ly 4 Chotce Oi Ale “ON TIME FALL CLOTHING. COMPLETE STOCE. NOW ON EXHIBITION. MAGNIFICENT VARIETY. SUPERIOR QUALITY, IMMENSE QUANTITY. HANDSOME STYLES, BOYS’ CLOTHING, FOR SCHOOL AND DRESS ALL GRADES AND 8TYLES. SUPERL LINE OF FINE WOOLENS, FOR GARMENTS TO ORDER. Look at the Styles. HABLE BROTHERS, Tailors and Clothiers, splits Cerner 7th and D Streets N, vv. D** ceons, CARPETINGS, OLLCLOTHS, AND KEEPs FAIENT PARTLY-MADE DRESS SHIRTS fall . sBepiiging new supplies daily for the fall and win: Immense sivex. Store building ruaning throneh from 7th street to K—No. 92 7th street aud 700 wpe tr W.W. BURDETTE & co. M'‘ste FURNIsHED 7 BECK TIONS, PARTIES, BALLS AW et NCE! BY WB. MORGA loft ae once, 423 sth street, 4 ‘Ward, or at 4 a Bpenlicn BEN Main Seory will rele prom Vee, 46--N2. 7,016. oening Stare. WASHINGTON. D. C., MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1875. TWO CENTS. _ EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. praAlieseto hat iiboas GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.—Inter- nal revenue, $631,163 53; castoms, $641,785.22. THE AMOUNT of national bank note car- cy received at the Treasury to-day for mption aggregated €359,519. Masor T. C. Woopwarp has been as- signed to his former position in the Patent office as a principal examiner. Wa. T. ALEXANDER has been appointed postmaster at Jacksonville, Alabama, vice Jobn A. De Arman. James P. Lew1s, of New Hampshire, has heen promoted from first to second class clerk in Snance office, Post Office department. THE U. S. sTEAMFR POWHATAN, now at New York, will sail in a day or two for Port au Prinee, Hayti. OWING to the pressure of private business Mr. R. H. Duell, the new Commissioner of Patents, will not assume his duties until the od or 4th of October next. Cox. J. W. KNowL Ton, chief clerk of the Post Office department, will return from Conneeticut to-morrow. Mrs. Knowlton has quite recovered from her recent illness. GeEw. Eaton, Commissioner of Education, is expected t> return In a couple of weeks. His report for 1874 is well under way and will probably be issued some time in October. MIDSHIPMAN A. L. CASE, 1R., has reported his return home, having been detached from re | the Franklin, European station, and has been placed on waiting orders. RE-ELECTED.— Returus of the late election in New Mexico indicate that Hon. 8. B. El- kins has been elected delegate to Congress by about 1,500 majority. A PosTAL CONVENTION, similar to that existing between the United States and New South Wales, is being arranged with Queens- land, and will probably go into operation about the Ist of January, 1#76. THE FUNERAL of Hon. Henry T. late Commissioner of the District of C bia, took place yesterday at his residence, in Carondelet, Mo., and was attended by many hundreds of citizens of all classes. PRESIDENT GRANT and his wife and Gen- Babeock arrived at the Fifth Avenue Hotel New York, Friday evening, from Utica, where they had been attending the reunion of the Army of the Cumberland. Saturday they returned to Long Branch. A BOARD, consisting of Naval Construct- ors Edward Hartt, T. E. Weob, J. W. Earby, T. D. Wilson, and G. R. Boush have started n an official visit to the navy yards at New rk, Boston, and Portsmouth, N. H., for the purpose of ascertaining the amount of stock on band at these stations belonging to the Bureau of Construction and Repair. THE Loss OF THE SARANAC.—The board of naval officers appointed to inquire into the circumstances attending the loss of the U.S. steamer Saranac have completed tueir investigation, and report that no further proceedings are necessar; The =. eX onerates Captain Queen from all blame in the matter. ARMY ORDEES.—Second Lieut. Charles G. Ayres, 25th infantry, has been transferred to the 10th cayalry. One hundred and fifty recruits are ordered to Fort Union, New Mexico, for assignment to the 15th infantry. The leave of absence granted Col. France Wheaton, 2d ivfantry, has been extended two mouths. Leave of absence for two nths, on Surgeon's certificate of disability, with permission to leave the department of the South. has been granted 2d Lieut. Ed- mund K. Webster, 2d infantry. RETIREMENT OF AGENT SAVILLE.—Dr. Saville, agent of the Red Cloud agency, ten- dered bis resignation at the close of the coun- cils of the Secretary of the Interior and the Commissioner of Indian Affairs with the Red Cloud and Spotted Tail delegations, several months since, and recently It was ferred lo the board of the Episcopal charch, by whom Dr. Saville was nominated, and that body bas recommended the acceptance of his resignation, and nominated a Mr. Hastings, of Michig as his successor. PERSONAL. nator Yulee, of Florida, is at Willard’s. “U. H. Painter, corre spondent of the Philadelphia Jnquirer, has returned from W: ‘ man of Kentucky, is in town. hief Justice Cartter, of our District’ Supreme Court, has returned to the city, after an ab- sence of several weeks at his home nea. Cleveland, Ohio, and in other parts of the west. Judge C. is looking remarkably well, nd will resume his duties immediately. Collector Simmons, of the port of Bostoa, is at Willard’s. OvR GOLD AND SILVER PRopUcrion.—A statement showing the estimated annual production of gold and silver in the United States during the 25 years from 1549 to i873 has been prepared by the burean of statistic anual average production of gold, ac cording to this statement, has been $50,490,- 0, and that of silver, for_the 15 years from 1859 to 1573, $13,300,000. The production of gold has, with the exception of one year, been annually decreasing since 1356, and tae production of silver has, with the exception of one year, been increasing since 1559. A WARNING TO WASHINGTON GIRLS who are in the habit of letting their heads get turned in thelr admiration for the suckers that shoot up nearly every year around the foreign legations is sent home by a lady cor- respondent of one of the Philadelphia papers, writing from Paris under date of the 3d inst She says: A former attacne of the legation of Holland at Washington, a young gentie. man by the name of Edward Zuyderhoi!, bas just been brought before the tribunal! of Nice on a charge of swindling. He went it appears, to Monace, where he lost every. thing he possessed in the world at the gam- ing table. Then he proceeded to Mentone, where, with singular but perhaps uncoo- scious F Figpenrrn regen he took tue name of Suel. He swindled a uumber of ere. including the keeper of the hotel where be lodged, and a foreign doctor whom he coa- sulted, out of various sums of monay. He also replenished his wardrobe at a fashion- able tailoring establishment and soon after- wards disappeared without paying @ sou to any of his victims. He was arrested at Con- trexeville, and has been condemned to six months nent He is said to belong to an excellent Duteh family, but a passion for gambling bas brought him to his position. THE Panty 0 ITORIAL EXCURSION- ISTS FROM TEXAS arrived in this city last Saturday evening, and took rooms at the Metropolitan hotel. Among the party were G. A. Cutler (aud wife). of the 5 Dallas; A. L. Darnall (and wife), Patriot, Sherman; F.D. Allen (and wife), Visitor, Gal- veston; T. J. Crook (and wife), Courier, Sher- present man; A. Habney, , Roe\port; T.C. Altorf, Morni , Marlin: W. a Murphy, irom Age, Jetferson; C. E. Van urn, Actver- ie Weak i Sees eee w. Bryant, Miss Rita Davis ‘Houston; ‘hole was under the guidance of Mr. R. W. 5 Jt, of the Texas Pacific railroad. They have le quite a tour the west and sou th west. and in} ae eral d: and in Baltimore, but ol the disastrous flood In Galveston ity) that they started last night direct for Galveston, by way of Bait: and Harrisburg. The: oe nda riding about the cit; A mit, went the voanae oF ng 8 special 7 Su Erettonhan raat ain Sates noes Room [eae | week inclement weat ag Gy or gen i a i E # CRUISE oF THR BROOKL Information bas been received at the Navy department that the Brooklyn wa; at Rio de Janeiro on the 23d of Augast. and was to sail from that place on @ cruise to be absent till i gerne She wonld then proceed to Montevideo and sail from that place in December on an ex- tended cruise to the eastern portion of the station on the coast of Africa. The health of the officers and crew of the ship was good. THE CIVIL SERVICE IN Boston.—Hon. Edward 8. Tobey, president of the Boston board of trade, has been appointed postmas- ter of that city in place of Gen. Burt, sus- pended. Itis doubtful if Mr. Tobey accepts the office, in which event the department would do well to appoint as postmaster for that city a young, energetic man like Post- master James. of New York, and Fairman, of Philadelphia, who have done so much to increase the efficiency of the postal service, or like Collector Simmons, wiiose manaze meutof the Boston custom-house has been such as to elicit the warm approval of most of those who first oj dhis appointment. As an evidence of this, we may mention the fact that seventeen of the nineteen promi- nent merchants ef Boston who opposed bis confirmation by the Senate recently tendered him @ complimentary dinner. The Postmaster General refases to say any- thing at this time with reference to the case of Postmaster Burt. It is rumored that he has recommended his removal, and that the matter is now being considered by the Presi- dent, who hesitates to remove Burt for per- sonal and political reasons. THE Rep CLoup Commisston.—The mem- bers of the Red Cloud Commission. with the exception of Mr. Faulkner, were at the In- terlor department this afternoon, and were furnished with various documents and maps of the Indian reservations. Mr. Faulkner left for home on Saturday evening, and to- night all the other members leave, each be- ing charged with the eee of certain portions of the report referring to special subjects. Thechairman, Gov. Fletcher, will, it is understood, write that portion of the re- port referring to tne generai question of the Management of Indian affairs. A large amount of documentary evidence rematus ubprinted, but as soon as it is in type. which: wi tain: be within ten days. the com- mission will reassemble in New York to complete the report. The members are reti- cent es regards the character of the report. On of them on being asked to-day if there would be two reports, said be could not say, out that in all their discussions there was nothing to indicate that there would be more ‘han ove. Members might of course differ he interpretations of certain acts, but as to the general character of the report he be lieved tbe commission was a uni THF FeUINocTIAL STORM, which com menced in the Gulf on Wednesday last, has continued without intermission in ‘nearly all the southern states. At Galveston the wind amounted to @ hurricane, the water of the bay betng backed up in the elty, which was entirely submerged. It is impossible, how- ever, owing to the contradictory reports, to form any estimate of the damage, although the last report says that two hundred houses were destroyed and thirty lives lost. Heavy Wind and rains are also reported from Pasca- gonia, Pass Christian, Bay St. Louis, Mem- phis and otber points in thesouth. AtMem phis the mercury fell to 50 on Saturday night. A snow storm is reported from Mount Wash- ington, and all the way up into Canada, past Quebec, which continued all Saturday. MURDEROU ANS.—A dispatch from Kearney Junction says a party of about twenty Texas herders came in Friday night. and camped on the Patte, at the brid: During night their horses got into the corn fled of M. Collins, and he seized them. Saturday morning they said they would set- tle for the damage. They came up to the town and got drank, then went back and shot Collins five times, killing him almost in- stanly. The citizens have organized, and @re in pursuit of the Texans. A later di.- oni er: all the Texans haye been cap ured but two, and are now in jail at Kear- ney Junetion, Thereare fears that they will be lynched. AT THE FLEETWoop Park (N. Y.) RACES Saturday, the first race, for all ages, [da Weils won by two lengths. Time 1:7 y.’ The second rece was a handicap hurdle, miie heats over four hurdles. Cariboo won the first heat. Time 1:58. The second and third heats were won by Busy Bee. Time 1:56 aud 158%. The next was a match race growing ont of the first race, Ida Wells and Mollie Darling torun one mile for £250 aside. Ida Welis won very easily. Time 147%. Toe last race was a handicap dash of a mile and otha The Australian colt won. Time 230254. es RoME > N.—A despatch from Rome says the Papal Nuncioat Madrid has been instructed to leave his post in ease the decision of the Spanish Cabinet should be of ®n aggressive character or such a» to com- promise the dignity of the Holy See. The Cabinet met on Saturday, but postponed ac- ton on the Nunecio’s cireulac. A cireular ex- plaining the policy of the new government, which is said tocentain important liberal declarations with regard to the elections for the Cortes, will be read at the Cabinet meet- ing to-day. GEORGIA Porttics.—In a letter to the New York Herald Mr. Nordhoff gives an in- teresting review of Georgia politics. Tie re- ubiiea party he describes as moribnuna— lew whites, except federal oftice-holders and those looking for federal offices, support it. The democrats are involyed in’ dissensions among themselves, and in the next election there are so many candidates for the demo- cratic nomination for governor that an inde- pendent candidate is pretty sure to be done. ——<—<—— ee THE MIssoukI WHISKY FRAUDS.—The St Louis Republican learns that General John MeLovald, ex-internal revenue supervisor of that district, and Colonel John A. Joyce, ex- revenue agent, who were indicted by the grand Jury of the eastern district of Missouri some time since, have now been indicted by the grand jury of the western district for eon- spiracy with certain parties at St. Joseph and Kansas City to defraud. THE BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT Js about to publish a decree granting aniuities to bish- ops and goveraors of dioceses, and lias resolv- ed to pursue & conciliatory’ policy on the question of religion. The explavations ofthe government of Buenos Ayres on ail! t ters Ip dispute between the two co’ with the exception of the Paraguayan vound- ary question, have been accepted by the Brazilian government. SUFFOCATED TO DEATH.— The dear of two colored men, which have not yet been identified, were found y« Cedar Point furnace, which it is supposed they had taken shelter from the rain, fallen asleep, and were suffo- cated. One was # bright mulatto, aged anout ibirty-five; the other dark brown, aged prob- ably thirty-six. ined See eeeaS A Son ACCUSED BY HIS MoTHER.—A suit Was instituted before Judge Donohue, e8- terday, to compel William G. Muloch ‘ac. count for balf @ million dollars’ worth of property entrusted to him by bis mother for mapagement. She asserts that he obtained & conveyance of a large amount of real es- = — fradulent representation.—w. ¥, jun, 18th. Seo A FORMAL RECEPTION was given Admiral Wellesley, of the British frigate Bellerophon, on patureny Pz Mayor Slocum and a com- city coune!! and A JoHN _—<<—____. MORRISSEY CLUB was formed in New dork on Saturday evening. The sug- gestion of Mr. Morrissey’s name for thestate Senate was received with enthusiasm, and resolutions adapired as the workingman’s friend. A THE ENGLISH WHEAT Crop has ali been harvested, and the quality is reportea to Le generally good. It is estimatei, however, that England will be compelled'to import eleven million quarters for the coming year. ee oe =7-Capt. H. L, of Americus, Ga. committed suicide in Athantar Gaer Baga? ee fe ocean, ‘as found by the Challenge, about five miles. est bes steamship City of Waco. from New York to Galyeston, is ashore on the Freuclt Mississippi's Condict of Races. FROM GOVEKNOR AMES TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. The following telegram from Governor Ames to the Attorney General, relating to affairs in Mississippi, was to-day made pub- le: Jackson, MISSs., Sept. Lith. Atiorney General Picrrepont, Washington, D.C: The necessity which called forth my dis- Faich of the sth tnstant to the President still exists. Your question of yevterday repeated to-day asks for information which I giadly £ive. The violence is incident to the politi- cal contest Preeeiling the pending elction. Unfortunately the question of race which has been prominent in the south since the war has assumed magnified importance at this time in certain localities. fn fact, the race feeling is so intense that protection for the colored by white organizations is de- spaired of. A political contest made on the “white line” forbids it. Tue history of the colored people since reconstruction and its bearing on Ube situation at this time and a detailed statement of the troubles here ean- not be condensed ina telegram. This state has been opposed to organizing a militia of colored men. Ithas been believed by them that it would develop a war of races, which would extend beyond the borders of this state. The organization of whites alone, where the issue is one of race, would be «qually ineffectual. The most complete pro- tection would be found in the strict non-in- terference of the whites. Contradictions will be numerous; so they were last winter, but the report of the Congressional committee proved the correctness of my assertions. 1 am aware of the reluctance of the people of the country to national interference tn state affairs, though if there be no violation of the law there can be no interference. Permit me to express the hope that the odium of such interference shall not attach to Presi- dent Grant or the republican party. As the governor of the state I made ademand which cannot well be refused. Let theodium in all its magnitude descend upon me. I cannot escape the conscious discharge of my duty towards a class of American citizens whose crime consists in their color, and whom I am powerless to protect. ADELBERT AMES, ATTORNEY GENERAL PIERREPONT SAYS: that the letter to Gov. Ames was intended to show that federal troops would not be called out except in striet accordance with the con- stitution and the laws, after the state had used Its own resources; but that if the ne- cessity was forced, the government would indulge In no leniency towards lawless dis- turbers of the public peace or murderers of innocent m A Horse IN AN Boucicanit’s drama of the « Flying Scud,” yf ORCHESTRA STALL.—In one of the incidents is the riding of a horse running at full speed, in a seeue representing an Engiish race course. At ove time the rider is a jockey, generally personated a member of the ballet corps, but finally ine hero of the piece, Old Nat Gosling, a part as- sumed by the star actor. mounts the animal and flies across the stage. Yesterday after- noon the young lady selected to act'as first criver, Miss Fanny La Forge, got on the horse, and twice drove hirn across the state. The third attempt ordered by Stage Man- ager Vincent was nct so successful. the an- imal, probably frightened by the shouts of the supernuméraries, making a dash for the footlights, and then plunging into the or- chestra enclosure, scattering the fiddiers in every airection. Miss Laforge was picked up by some of the actors, and borne wo the green-room, and Dr. Walter R. Fleming was summoned, The Poor girl was only slightly injured. After a little trouble the horse was rieated from his novel position—. ¥. dun, 18th. A YounG LADY ATTACKED BY A NEGRO. Several days ago residents of Princess Anne, in Somerset county, were excited over the arrest of a negro named George Denson for attempting to commit a felonious assanit on & young lady elghteen years ofage, Miss Cox, daughter of Captain Elijah Cox, of Potato Neck, a few miles from Princess Anne. Den- son. who had formerly lived with Captain Cox, it is stated, came to the house at a late hour of the night, and placing a ladder against the wall, entered the young lady’s bedroom. Miss Cox was awakened by the noise the man made getting in, and her screams aroused her two brothers, who slept in a room near their sister, and, coming to her assistance, they succeeded in capturing the negro, and would have killed him on the Spot, had not their father interfered and per suaded them todeliver him to the anthori- ties. He was accordingly tied and put inthe corn-crib, where he wasleft, under guard till morning, when he was lodged in jail.—Balto. Gazette, 20th. JEFF. DAVIS ON THE A MERICANS.—Jeffer- son Davis began his speech at Fulton, Mo., on Saturday, with these words: “I would that it were ‘possible for me to say to you anything as acceptable to you as that once familiar shout I heard this morning was to me; that ring of the American voice which, of whatever section, of whatever political party it is, is enough to strike terror into the eart of anybody except an American. For yours is the glory to bea people who have run over those that others could not con- quer. You marched,a little band, to the city of Mexico, and not all the power of the great military government of France could reach that city triumphant. Thus {t was that you carried on with each other a struggle which, when foreign nations came to an equal confilet, lasted for moths, while yours endured for years. Understand me, then, I speak to you as Americans. I lift myself out of whatever there is of sectional or party prejudice, and I hail you all as brethren.” INFLATION.—The Hon. Stewart L. Wool- ford, of New York, is making republican speeches in Ohio; and an incident showing bis readiness at repartee occurred at one of his recent meetings. During the speech a drunken man in the audience arose, and in & thick-toned way said :—‘ See here, mister, I am one of them fellers that wants more money.” Woodford dropped the thread of his argument, and pointing to the man said: “Well, my friend, you only serve to point the moral to my tale. Now, if you would resume work and inflate less with whisky you would soon bave more money.” The crowd saw the pointo the application, and amidst loud cheering the over-stimulated on sat down badly scattered.—Cincinna‘i imes. A DOUBLE- HEADED CHILD was lately born. at Windom, Minn., death immediately en- suing. The dissection showed that the aorta, or the great artery proceeding from the left Sevelonea 4 = breast, — eons and fally developed, and possessed perfect symmetry in its branches, conveying the blood to the two heads fn as perfectly a normal manner as though but one head was supplied from its great fountain of life. At the lower ex- tremity of the ribs the organs and body beeame single. Had this phenomenon sur- vived he might have become a politician, and a compromise candidate. A New York LAWYER MISSING.—Mr. George Tompkins. a young lawyer of this city, having an office - one brother, Mr. ai ee Be) eo, About siz wel mysteriously disay 5 x weeks a “A be visited bis parents in Rochester, N. Ye and afterward spent several days in Sy- racuse. On the morning of. Aor 2, he Started for New York, intending tostop over in Albany. From there he sent a postal card to Hevscwe saying that he was unable tore- tnt e nothing has on to this city. im in been heard or seen of him.—N- ¥. Sun, 1h THE Bank OF CALIFORNIA.—It js stated that, previous to tne sesumption of the Bank ue Fes HL i : 3 Telegrams to The Star. THE FLOODS IN TEXAS. THRILLING PARTICULARS. —— «—— LOSS OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. ——_+—___ THE ODD FELLOWS. —— ess MEETING OF THE GRAND LODGE, OLD EPIZOO AGAIN. ———_o———— HORSE DISEASE IN NEW YORK. ee Cees WESTERVELT “GUILTY.” TILTON VS. BEECHER. —_e—__ 1.0. @. F. Grand Lodge of the United States, [Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.) INDIANAPOLIS, IND., Sept. 20.—The Grand Lodge of the United States, I. 0. 0. F., met here this morning, Milton J. Durham, of Kentucky, presiding. Among the represen. tatives present are Wm. R. McLean, John F. Havenner and John T. Given, and Past Grand Sire Fred. Db. Stuart, of the District of Columbia; Hugh Latham, E. H. Fitz- “hugh and J. H. Robinson, of Virginia; E. G, Cox, Chas. H. Rawlings, A. T. Spear and Henry F. Garey, and Grand Seeretary Ridge- ley, Grand Treasurer Vansant, Assistant Seeretary Ross, and Grand Messenger Cham- berlain, of Maryland. The attendance is large, embracing representatives from nearly all of the fur clions. After the organiza- tion the Grand Sire and Geand Secretary ports, Which are very in- teresting documents, showing the operations of the Order during the past xear. ‘he num- ber of Grand Lodzes is 46, Grand Encamp- Ments 3%, subordinate Lodges 5.957, do En- campments 1.630; Lodge initiations during the year, 55,005; Lodge members, 438,701; Encampment members, 83,44 The total revenue tor the year amounts to $4,510, and the amount expended for relief $1 a3 41. The increase of revenue and members is gratifying. Although the increase Is consid- erable, it would have been far greater bat for the general fixancial condition and dis- tress of the country. The condition of the Order in Germany, Peru, Switzerland, Chili, Anstralia, and the Sandwich Islands, is en’ couraging, and a still more rapid progress is expected in the future. The fell destroyer, Death, has been busy among the members of the Grand Lodge since the last session, four- teen baving died, whose deaths are feelingly alluded to—among them being Past Grand Representative Thomas Rich, of your city. The Grand Sire says, in concluding his re port: “Let us improve, beautify, and adorn ihe pathway so well imarked out for us. rather than try some unknown route. Let courtesy, kindriess, moderation, aud brotl- erly love characterize all your deliberations, remembering that upon the Great Ruler of the Universe we must rely for success, and without whose fostering care all cur works are as nothing.” The grand secretary says the order is ina flourishing condition in all the Jurisdictions, the Distriet of Columbia, Marylaod and Vir. ginia being fully up to reports of former years. The session will probably continue for five Gays, much business claiming the attention of the body. The arrangements male for the entertain- mentof the grand body here embrace a pro- cewsion, banquet and excursions, and there is no doubt the representatives will leave with a good impression of this locality aud its hospitable people. R _ OUR TROUBLE WITH TRIPOLI. The American Demands. New York, Sept. 20.— Mail aivices regant- ing the trouble between the United States and Tripoli state that Captain English, of the Congress, made the following demands: 1. That the Hartford should be salute. That an apology should be made to the con- sul by the Pasha in person. 3. That the Pasha should withdraw bis offensive letter to the consul. 4. That the saflor who entered. the consuiate should be punished. 5. That a guaranty should be given for the full protec- tion of the American consul and his family The Pasba answered that he did not think himeelf authorized to salute the flag of any bation first, and asked that this subject be referred to their respective governments. To the other demands he would suspend him. The apology, in short, was perfectly satisfactory, and the difficulty was at an end, FOREIGN NEWS. Suspens| of Iron Works. Lonpon, Sept. 20.—The Richmond iron works, at Stockton upon Tees, comprisin twenty-six furnaces and rolling mills, an’ employing 300 hands, has suspended.’ The concern is insolvent. Servia and Tarkey. KRAGUIJEWAT=Z, Sept. 20.—In compliance with the earnest of Prince Melan, the delib- erations of the committee appointed to con- sider the address in reply to his speech will be subinitted to the chamber of deputies in secret session. The debates in the chamber Will also. at the request of the prince, be kept secret. Jt is not yet known what what will be the tone of the address. The Servian bewspapers say that the government nas re- | ceived a note from the Sublime Porte, ask- ing if Turkey may rely upon the mainte- nance of Servian neutrality. The Servian government has not yet replied. ——— ea NEW YORK NOTE! McMahon Recovering. NEw York, Sept. 20._Wm. MeMahon, Who was shot by Albert Johnson on Friday night, will, it is thought, recover. : A Mysterous ler. The dead body of an unk nm man was found in the woods near Tremont, a short distance from this city, yesterday, with twelve wounds in hts head. e police think the murder was not committed here, but that the body was brought in a wagon and thrown bastily into the bushes. Relief for the Herzegovina Sufferers, The members of the Sclavonic fraternity have started a fund for the reltef of the suf- fering Christians in Herzegovina. It is expected ‘that ihe case oF Tilt e at the of m vs. Beecher will = called to-day in the Brook- yn city cour ——o~——— THE EPIZOOTIC IN NEW YORK. Bad for Sam. Phillips, NEw York, Sept. 20.—A disease somewhat similar to the epizootic has broken outamong the horses in city and ree ee HE FLOOD AT GALVESTON. Higher Water than Ever Kaown Be- fore—Particuiars of the Disaster. GALVESTON, Sept. .—During the storm on the I7th the steamship Australian, load- | ei with cotton for Liverpool, went to s from Outer Roads, and was driven ashore St. Bernard, sixty miles westof here. Her surgeon and mate arrived yesterday, and re- orted the vessel lying in seven feet of water. The bark Edward McDowell, which was dis. charging at the wharf, was blown over on a pointof Pelican Island, in Galveston bay, And is pow aground tn eight feet of water. It is thought she will be gotten of with slight damage. Tne bayou steamer Beards- town was driven from the dock, broken to “ices, and is @ total wreck, A number of Der crew is reported lost GRANDFATHER AND WAY IN THE FLoop. A Dr. H. W. Peel, health officer of the Was at the quarantine station with his fam ily on the evening of the 15th. He sent his family to the city, except his little granl- son, who remained with him at the station. On the evening of the Ith the storm in GRANDSON SWEPT rt creased. and the water rose rapidly, carrying Dr. away the building. and the last seen. o} Peel and the little boy they p im th fort a short distance from the quar station. No tidings have been yet recetved from them, and it is supposed tiat both were lost. TWO DROWNED OUT OF TWENTY-SEVEN. nt buildings, with all the nd which was being used in provement, were swept away. A number en employed on the works came to the » 15th, and when the water carried 3 tildings twenty-seven men clung to the piling through the night, and all ex- cept two were saved On the follow- ing morning the dwelling-houses on the eastern point of the island and along the beach on the south side were considerably damaged by water, and bouses were blown down and Washed off in the central and busi- hess portions of the cit THE LOSS OF PROPERTY. It is estimated that $200,000 will cover all Property; very little damage to wharf or on Bay front to the depot to Bay Ridge Many telegraph poles were blown down. The railroads were badly broken on the Island. culverts all gone and tracks washed off. The bridge stands with the exception of 100 yards of stringers and fron pili mains.” It will be several days they can be repalred. Damage on” the bay and bayous reported great. Commadore Morgan’s fleet hoa ts reported driven asbore, a wrecked at Harrisburg and Ho: gale and water driven up from ‘the bay higher than ever known before—one hun dred iniles to the north along the entire coast. It ts feared damage lias beeu doneat Indianola and westeru ports. News from Houston. NEW YORK, Sept. 20.—A Herald special from Houston, dated the th, says: “As Soon #8 the people saw the storm coming anumber ton. Terrific they began to prepare for it. All or nearly all the goorls on the lower floors were hoisted to the second and third stories and thus saved. The damage to gools is very light. On the east end of the island the storm was the severest and did most damage. All the | houses Gown in what is known as the East End are destroyed, or nearly so. The Ocean House is no more. The Texas and Gulf City | cotton presses are destroyed; and also the tors” press. Darby's new block of three lory houses was badly damaged by the wind. The street-ear tracks in the East End are torn up several cars have been de- nolished. The car butidings arealsorained. Some of the sewers of the city are badly damaged, and some of the outer streets are washed pray, A great many houses wer: unroofed and a great number of shade trees were blown down. The water has subsided at this time, except what may be standing in the low places. THE DESTRUCTION OF LIFE in the city was small. It cannot be truly estimated yet, but not more than a dozen lives have heen lost. It is supposed tha’ less than $3,¢00,000 will cover losses sus tained in the city. Tge people whose prop: erty was destroyed are being cared for by the city. Nothing has yet been heard from Red- fish Bar. From specials at various points it is learned that the STORM HAS EXT! DED TO AUSTIN, and that the crops have been seriousiy in- Jured. In the city of Austin a great amount of damage was done to the buildings. Wh: is Known as the Herkiey prairie represents perfect sea of water, and cattie were seen swinning in many places. Several times the train bad to stop and stock be driven from the track, on which they sought to keep from drowning. At Hempstead three churches are said to be blown down other damage done; loss not known. I City, with its shaded avenues and walks, presents A SCENE OF DEVASTATION. Merebants and professional men have sz fered very heavily. A gang of men were en- gaged all day yesterday in hauling cotton, and at dark hundrets of bales hai been sa. Al the compress the destruction is mnch greater than at first reported, and those wbo Visited the locality say it must be put down 48 a total ioss. Bayou waterstanding around the walls will undermine ali the masonry, and necessitate the rebuilding of the whole work. This loss at this season of the year. Just when its business is commencing, is the cause of universal regret. The Central rail- road track under the compress is broken nd under water in several places. The office and warehouse of the Dirict Navigation Co. are rnder water, and theextent of damage is not known. At Brownsville, Corpus Christi, Indianola, and other coast towns the loss is estimated at $1,000,000. —e——. Verdict of omy im the Westerveit PHILADELPBIA, Sept. 20.—The jury in the Westervelt case returned a ventict of guilty on the last three counts of the indictment. A motion for a new trial has been made. es A Missing Defaulter. HALIFAX, N.8., Sept. 20.—Thomas Short, tow! f Dartmouth, is missing, and is floral said to be adefauiter, having appropriated the municipal funds to his own use. —_—_—$§_-ess-— JUSTICE IN BROOKLYN—An Innocen! Mim This'y Tours Without Pood in a Prisoner's Cell Wm. Hart, a picture frame dealer in Fulto: Market, was arrested on Thursday evenir as he was crossing the ferry by a detectiv from the Bergen street (Brooklyu) police sta- tion, who had @ warrant sworn to by Mrs. Harris, of 668 Baltic street, accusing him of abducting her danghter, Mary Harris, aged 20. The girl had been missing over four months, and was last heard of by her mother at % Atlantic street, where Hari lived, Hart spent all of Thursday night in a cell without food, and all of yesterday in a cell atjoining Justice’ Morse’s court room. He begged for food, saying that he had had nonesince noon on Thursday, but the officers said that he must wait.” He explained to the {estion that the girl bad gone to Charleston, 8.C., to es cape, as she said, unpleasant treatment at bome. He had nothing todo with ber golag, wike mest, he saw her paper says: Yes with his wife, brother and brother's wife, General Sheridan started in a two-horse ve- hicle for Vancouver, M: ‘When within about a mile of the ing, on this side of the Coluzabia, the springs of wagon, un! to bearing up 80 much eae eaxtes Shd tho gensral party were forced to foot it to the ferry, | have deckied | 4 superintenden’. while the driver returned to this city for an- with eight assis other vehicle.- The driver reached this city | “2!*, four of whom be women. ast evening om horseback (having taken one ‘ Post is answerable for the of the horses out of the team) it three % acct oat eet ee sare, Sold as “ow's" Started’ back for Vancouver.” General ‘em sonia Sele mend WEASR Sineyted vat natant | yng Be Naina more pan x aS ven fooking quite dembralined in Paris thre are few sbope wuere English 1s A $10,000 PIGEON MATCH. —A pi fr Detcciivee who visited Pine Hl, Ky.” match for $10,000 has been at New- | S47 the man woundea and captured at port, R. J., in which James Fare ae ete ene eee since is Jase nee 6 pape befe hy. tbe notorious Missouri outlaw. rac Tioe, Bre to shoot agai Sorvall v= By narauolse is the only presions stone ony birds each, and ge = ‘score in | hence the ‘one that we are oure Guuits five traps, English rules, B7-A fire n the extensive store ——<—<—<—_—___. aD aa ai of Jordan Mesh & Co. are of Hartford, Conn., @ traveling salesman for - Haunt. Holbrook & Barbour, eommiltted sui true genius draws up- - cide by taking chloral at thé Gibson house in. e oy, ose Ar eure jase soon ag sure Susan Ch, waPcsaa | SApta yea ele ie The Muskegee Fair. INDIAN WOMEN CONTENDING FOR THE La- DIES EQUESTRIANSHIP PRIZES RIDING IN FULL COSTUME, WITH Bows, Qc: VERS AND ARROWS A telegram Vevey Wakege, fodien terri. te em’ says: Over 3,000 persons were ie Indian international fair to day. t prize for lad! iss Jane Hawkins. The race for the t —Wahaha, a Comanche, Mine- a Comanele. Iron - ver their shoulders. n thelr gay blankets and shawls, and riding in the mode of ther male companions, they | attracted great attention. Indians from the lains had been selected as Jadges, bat when | the riders were brongbt up to the stand to Tecelve the aw, the judges declined | 10 ert, fearing that their relationship migut prejudice their decision. Other jodges were substituted, bat they failed to decide upou the Arst trial, and | the contestants were required toexhiblt for | & third time, much to the delight of the speo- tators. The prize was foally awaniel to Mineyea, the Cheyenne, the young wife of | McKusker. tne interpreter. “Tue modesty and humility that characterized the contes- fants while awaiting the decision of the Judges were remarked by all of an essay on | Duncan, one of the pupils orp Schools, and t | phans, were exceedingly theday. Anessay by Miss Lireie Wind- slett, of the Creek Tallahassee Mission, was ffort. Speeches were delivered ; of the Parsons San, he chief. and Pacea, chief A number of running races cing of the or- easant features of the Apaches. need the da in the evening an exhibition of the chil- dren of the Cherokee Orphan Asvlam was larcely attended. There was singing by the children, and nddresses by Wm. Rose, cbiefot the Cherokees, and Gen. Sheaks, Special United States Commissioner. A number of Piains Indians were also present | With thetr Interpreter. Catholic Excommanication, In a letter to the Toronto Globe, Catholic, Archbishop Lynch says: “«Guaibord knew that he was excommunicated, and refused at death to be reconcilet to his church. He that refused the greater, that is the Sacra- ments of the church, while living, would re- fuse the less, tbat is the funeral rites. Tho state should rather protect the body of aman from chureh rites after death which he re- fused during life. The excommanteation of Gulbord is better known to the Bishop of Montreal and his priests than to the lawyers even of the Privy Council. But it is asserted that the chureh cannot excommunicate so- cleties in Gi This is precixely what the church has 4: nd continues to do; as, for Instance. condemning al! secret societies and those who belong to them. There are ex- communications major and minor, and ex- communications for individuals ‘and so- cieties. Then there are int&rdicts for per- sons and thiogs, but with many. of these we have nothing to do That Guibord died renouncing the sacraments rather than give up @ proscribed society, pat him also into the 'y of the contume- r whose boty Christian burial ted. Bat yon say ax Gat- neht himself right he shout get the ation. This right—pri- hot recognize in ‘or do civil courts either recognize You remark also that we cannot ex- communicate persons from reading. ‘Phis ix precisely what we bave done and ought to . Lid not the bishop of Montreal the other day forbid bis Catho! people, under pain of excommunication, the readipg of a certain journal that was vomiting ali sorts of abuse against the Catholic church? and his man. date was obeyed. If I found our young men bere reading the works of Tem Paine and Voltaire, &¢., 1 would forbid them under pain Of excommunication, I might permit the reading of such works to good and learned | Men, who carry in theirown brains the anti- dote to these potsons, but the giddy and un. learned ought no more to meddle with such works than children with loaded revolvers and dangerous poisons. Preiates of the | Catholic church have authority from God to govern, command and guide, ‘obey your pre- tes and be subject to them, for they watch as being lo render an account of your souls,’ (Heb. xiii.) This is for the prelates—others can ouly entreat and beseech.” A_PRETTY GIRL’s SUICIDE, AND HER | Last WiLL.—Loutsa Heuser, « pretty girl of | 13 years, of 3 Cornelia street, drank a quarter | of pintof red ok, yesterday afternoon. She | did not betray herself until she was in con- | Yulsions in the evening. Then she said that she had drank the ink because she wished to die. Itis known that she read the Sun's re- port of the suicide, under romantic ¢iream- | Sances, of two girls In Belcbertown, Mass. few weeks ago, and tls supposed that she | wished to imitate them She carried the imitation to the extent of making & will, addressed to her step-sister. It reads: DEAR SISTER: Give my ring to the cashier in Burnton’s, Sixth avenue and Fourth street. Teli bim that it was all that I bad in this world, that it was my last wish that be should have it, as the last favor that I could dobim., This is all that I have to say before I hope you will do this for me, dear sister. It is the last wish of your dying sis- ter Louisa. Dr. Walker said this morning that Louisa Would not live —N. ¥. Sun, 1 A Boys’ Ba The Boys’ and Girls’ Ald Society in San Francisco has andertaken the establishment of a youths’ saving socte- ty. Any boy who purposes being for some time a ‘member of the society can deposit whatever be wisbes of his earnings in the savings bank. On this, at the end of each month, he receives 5 cents premium on each dollar deposited. The bank ts a large box, whose securely- locked top ts pierced by many slits, which lead intocompartments beneath. These slits are numbered, and each depositor has bis number, and the secretary keeps a record of names"and numbers, and at the close of each motth the president opens the bank and counts the contents of each com- partment in the presence of all the deposi. tors. Then they are allowed the privi ere of taking theirmoney, or the president will de- posit it for them in some bank and open a regular bank account for them. It is hoped by Ube managers to thus encourage them t save their earnings. A £4,000 Foor Race.—The foot race & $4,000, gold, between J. Coyad, of lows, am Thomas Haines, the champion of the Pacific Slope, took place on Thursday at San Fran- cisco, ran 10 yards for $2.00) # side. Thousands of dollars were waged on the re- sult, Coyad being the favorite at #100 to $79. The California pedestrian won 4 % foot in °% seconds. Coyad ran against F. D. Davis, in New York, iu 1869. The distance was 325 yards, and the stakes $4000. Coyad won by @ foot in 124 seconds, mak‘nug the fastest Ume on record. A GInw's THREE ATTeMPrs aT SUICIDE. Ida Morrill, residing jin Allon street, New York, attempted to commit suicide by jamp- ing overboard from a Fulton ferry She was taken cha ge of by i j le elivered ber to the fret preeinet police ti nokiyn. Here she maid she bad taken I um, was Ured of life, and must die anyway. Sheattempted, afier her rescue, to bile the arteries in her wrists. Friday morning she was sent to her friends in New York. She has but recently recoy- ered from brain fev an THE LATE Richarp M. BLATcHFoRD Stopped one day in the winter of IST3 at an old woman’s stall on Nassau street to = banana. He laid a pac! down by his right side while be select the frait, and fumbled in bis pocket for the nies needed and, feeling @ tap on his left shoulder, turned see thus attracted his attention. As grabbed uy made his escape, containet $55,000 in government ae trace of them has ever been