Evening Star Newspaper, September 24, 1875, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DAILY, Sundays AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Pennsylvania Aveuur, corner 1ith Street, By The Evening Star ¥. Company, 8S. H. RAUFYMANN, Pres’t. pore tans erasiat THE EVENING STAR és served by carrier: aubseribers at Ten CENTS rex ween, on Fon’ FouR CENTs PER MONTR at the Counter, Two Cxnts EACH. By mai/—potaze prepard—60 Cents amonth; iz months, $3 00; one war. $6 00. THE WEEKLY STAB—pubiished om Friday— yeas . postaze prepard. BT Ali subscreptioms invariably in advance, and Mo paper sent longer than pard for. BF Kates of adveriisime Surnished on appitcation AMUSEMENT: Gare VOCaL AND ON: RUWMENTAL aa ston. and the patronage of Mr. Barth ldb Minister cf Francs By the Mar'r amd . 7 trof. 12 Currant Miss Be © Mol) Miss Hirands ixidew J Who have kindly wo ecln Hall MONDA Orleans ATUBDAY EVEN first time in this city the {I be presented for ti mew Americta drama in four acis, founded on the panic of 1873, and eptitied. 4kTED” Henrietta Chanfran. Act 1, the Shirley soicot Tain New Tork Bounded te Death. Panic of 73in New act 3. the Widows “gaTUnDAY MATINEE, the bautifal plaz, MONDAY NIGHT—JUVENILE MEXIC OPERA COMPANY. seo: FORD'S OFERA HOUSE. HARRIGAN AND HART. Change of Bill. Three New Sketches. Harrigan and Hart's original sketch, entitled WHO OWNS THE CLOTHES LINE? Ne { =D. HARRIGAN {Tony HART. Maidoon, the Bclid original Mullizan d Hart over The origi- pal drama of THE PUYLE BROTHERS. LY WATINE SATURUAT. septs tf Six rights and one matinee. ‘The world’s novelty’ “day Evening, September 27. debut in Washing fon at SF Ziomeranns JOVENILE OPERA from the Fifth Avenw donna: aleo. 9 Bileet: superb chorus and orches! 7 cent Cortumes by Matame Nezre, of Paris. nd magnift ‘The operas will be produced with the mtmost accurecy and bri'liancy. under the baton of Senor Edu Unde y Moron. Movday, Tuesday and Wedue-t evenings aod at the matinee Satarday, Offenbach » Grand oer. paredag. Friday ey Bobinson Crusoe. ce ET POPULAR. PRICES. Admixion 50 ceuts, 75 cents,and $1. Beserved 33 cents extra. “Bale of seats comniences Tharsday, September 23. et 9 oclock ao. m., at Metzerott & Co.s music store. sepa) if S¥4ses OF 1576-1=76, INUAL OPENING OF THE ECOLE FRANCAISE DE WASHINGTON ANDOF THE CERCLE DRAMATIQUE FRANOAISE, Under the man i : PROF. EUGENE 4. COLLIERE aod M'LLE V ight frome to = tay evening, Opening night free to al etary ni tober 2 Wt the Ro-styn Sem Class evenings, Tue and F. i Circulars at the Principal Book and Music Stores for further particulars apply a: reet Borthwest, or 914 F street n. w. sepl3 tnowl BAkeowss GALLERY UF FINE ARTS, 1225 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. ‘xan! stock of The Public are invited to examine my stock 8, ENGBAVINGS, CHROM TOGEAPUS, LITHOGRAPHS, PAINTING: AINE, &c The: Oc. ary 4 same prices. FRAMES for Mirrors and Oil ‘made to order of the newest patterns, also, S cf every description for Engravings. Porcelaine Paintings, W aud of _ever description made to order. E PABTOUTS in great variety, GOLD. SIL and COPPER WIRE. CORD, NAILS, &c. enarenteed as represented, . arranged and hang for Galleri tare Parties. 4 TRGS Gicaned. Restored snd Varnished AMES REGILT. FRAMES BARLO B.N. 3.000 LITHOGRAPHS, from We. to $1 each. 60 W OOD ENGRAVINGS for Scrap-books. mm OxLp No. Ou Exhibition New No. 456 aed Sal 439 7TH St AT 71H St. MARKRITER’S No. 439 Tth street, between D and B Streets, evght di. doors above Or Hows? Ha’ Choice Of Paintings. Engravings, Chromos, te. Aluo, lari stock of Paper Hangings, Wiadow Shades. Pictr Frames, Picture Cords and Tas- Sele. Rings. Nails, &c., in the District. RRS Casi SF Picase remember Name and Number. jyl-ly “ON TIME FALL CLOTHING. COMPLETE STOCK. NOW ON EXHIBITION. MAGNIFICENT VARIETY. SUPERIOR QUALITY. IMMENSE QUANTITY. HANDSOME STYLES, BOYS’ CLOTHING, FOR SCHOOL AND DRESS ALL GRADES AND STYLES. SUPERB LINE OF FINE WOOLENS, FOR GARMENTS TO ORDER Look at the Styles. HABLE BROTHERS, Tailors and Clothier spl-tr Cerner 7th and D Streets ¥. W. D®* Goons, . CARPETINGS, OILCLOTHS, ANp KEEPs PATENT PARTLY MADE DRESS SHIRTS Becet _ ter of Io son Tagg PPtie* daily for the fall and win mse stock. Store bafldt: aning Ith street to K—No. 995 7th strestend FORE W.W. BURDETTE & so. oops tr cept tr 453 Peonsy ivan SIGNOR MAESTRO ETTORE Pe pf at MAKINI'S HALL, on September 3, 1275, of Instruction will be Thursday, Friday, Days = 7 ay, and urday of y Arrangements for hours and dai now - Aer tne wie is eesti te meas = > Bi B. on the above days. “, 46---N2. 7,020. WASHINGTON. D. C., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1875. _ EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.—Inter- nal revenue, $455,534 92; erstoms, $672,130.92. THE AMOUNT of National Bank note cur- reney received at the Treasury department to-day for recemption aggregated £193,771. New Postar Carp:.—The Post Office de- partment exhaust the stock of old postal cards to-day ,and will start anew on Monday. THE FAST MAIL TRAINS continue to ran on time, and everything in connection with the aelivery of the mail hours ahead of the od time is working satisfactorily. Noticr.—The commissioner of internal revente gives notice that documentary stamps of a denomination greater than two con's must be presented for redemption b fore the Ist proximo. THE EMPLOYERS of the Post (fice Depari- Mentstand @ good chance of shivering for some weeks to come, as the steam apparatus is vot yet in, nor is there any prespect of its being put in before the middle of October. THE PROGRAMME OF MUSIC by the Marine band at the President's grounds to-morrow atiernoon will be as follows: National ar; 2 Erineungen Paris, Kuhne; 8. Over- cre, Knoth; 4 Duet, cpera of Moses in Egypt, Rorsini; 5. Waltz, Artusklange, Gan- vie, 6. Aveillania, (by request,) Gounod; 7. Galop, Leben, Ubers: r; 8. Annie Laurie, »rby L. Sebneider; 9. Terzetto, Belisario, Donizetti; 10, National air. Tue TREASURY KonesRY CASR—Reduc- tion of Ottman’s Bail.—This morning, in the Criminal Court, Judge MacArthur, the case of W. H. Ottman, charged (in connection with Messrs. Halleck and Brown) with rob- bing the Treasu: was called on the appli- cation for the action of bail from 210.000. Sui MacArthur said he would fix the bail 000, and if Ottman is unable to give t tuts bail he would see that he had a speedy trial. FOREIGN Mat —The steamer “Etna,” with mails for Kingston. Jamaica, and New Gravada, via Aspiuwall, will leave New York on the th inxtan’ instead of the steamer “Atlas,” adver'ise! to sail on that date with mails for Kingston and Hayti The steamer “Etna,” ac vertised to sail from New York on the “oth instant, with mails for Hayti and United States of Columbia, Will not sail on that date, but the stearner “Atlas” will be substituted, with malis for Hayti only. From FAME To THE S«y.—Referring to the inquiry made in THE STAR the other day in regard to Theodore Tilton's fine figure that Lincoln “went up to Heaven with broken fetters in his hand,” and in which mention was incidentally made of the close of Vice President Colfax’s eulogy on Mr. Liacotn, Mr. Robert J. Stevens writes us as follows “Turning to the volume of eulogies on Baker, of Oregon, December 11, 1861, 1 find that M Colfax closed bis remarks on that occasivn thus: ‘For doubly crowned, as staiesman and watrior, from the top of fame’s ladder he stepped to the sky.’ From this it would Seem that the idea, which has been traced back, we believe. to one of the old Roman writers, is a favorite with Mr. Colfax. A WEEK OF SToRMs.—The general weather summary for the week ending Thursday, September 23, just issued from the Signal office, says:—“A cyclone passed ‘westward over Cuba and the Gulf of Mexico during Monday and Tuesday of last wesk, reach-4 the Texas coast on Wednesday, changed its course to the eastward Thursday, moved rortheastward to the middle Atlantic coast by Sunday morning, and disappeared to the eastward during Sunday. A storm-center moved eastward from southeastern Michi- gan to Maine during Thursday and Friday. A dimfuished pressure reached the upper lake region On Sunday from tbe northwest, where it developed into a storm-center, and tended to ihe lower lake region, pag.~d over northern New Engiand during Monday end disappeared to the eastward on Tues- aan? CHANGES IN STATIONS OF ARMY PAy- MASTERS.—On the recoggmendation of the Paymaster General, the following changes in the stations and daties of paymasters a made: jor David Taylor, relieved fr duty in the department of Ca}! fornia, to tal effect upon his Ls, eh at San Francisco. acter which be will report to the command_ ing general of thedepartment of the M.s sourl for igrment to duty; Major William -Aribur is ordered to report ‘in person to the commanding general of the department of ihe Platte for assignment to duty; Major Charles M. Terretl is relieved from duty in the department of the Platte, and ordered to take station at Decroit, Michigan, and report by letter to the commanding general of the military division of the Atlantic for assign- ment to duty; Major Charles F. Sprague is ordered to report in persog to the command- ing general of the military division of the Allantic for assignment to temporary duty CHANGES OF STATIONS OF QUARTER- MaSTERS.—The following changes in the sta- tions and duties of officers of the Qua-ter- master’s department are announced by the War department:—Colonel D. H. Rueker, assistant quartermaster general, on being relieved by Lieut. Colonel S. B. Holanird, will relieve Colonel Stewart Van Vliet, asrist uartermaster general, of hisduties at Philadelphia, Pa. Colonel Vaa Viiet, on being relieved by Colonel Rucker, will report to the Quartermaster General for duty as inspector in the Quartermaster's departnient, and for such other duties as the Quarter- master General may assign him. Lieut. Colovel 8. B. Holabird, deputy quartermaster general, will relieve Colonel Racker as chief nartermaster of the division of the Missouri. Lieut. Colouel C. H. Tompkins, deputy quar- termaster general, will proceed withoutdelay to Jeffersonville, Indiana, and relieve Lieat. Colonel James A. Ekin, deputy quarter- master general, of the charge of depot of the (uartermaster’s department at that place. Lieut. Col. A. J. Perry, deputy quartermaster general, will relieve Lieut. Colonel Tomp- kins as chief quartermaster of the depur ment of Texas. Major H. C. Hodges, quar. termaster. will report for duty to the Quar- termaster General's office November 1, 1: Major J. J. Dana, quartermaster, will trai fer to Captain H.’ W. James, assistant quar- lermaster at Baltimore, Md., bis chief quartermaster 3d military distcict, mil- itary division of the Atlantic, and then take sarge of the clothing tment of the termaster’s department at Philadel. Pa. Major M. I. gy ene quarter- Toaster, will relieve Lieu: lonei Perry of his duties as chief q iter of the department of the Platte. J.M. Moore, quartermaster, will relieve Captain James Gillis, assistant quartecmaster, of his duties in Chicago, Til. Major C. A. Reynolds, juartermaster, will relieve Captain J. H. medified as to direct quartermaster, to relieve Maj. H. C, Hodges, ey peresteg) of hie dates at Buffalo, N. in W. oghes. assistant quar- termaster. will Telieve C. W. Foster of his dates at Stoux City, lowa. Captain James Gilliss, assistant s2aartermaster, on being relieved by Major Moore, will report to the commanding general, rtm at of the Platte, for assignment’ to the department at A ritory. Captain W. T. quartermaster, will report ing general, department of Texas, olny Ment to duty as juartermas! i the - ‘ssi; tt duty an pos <qemtacane? nor men! at, 4 ter at Charleston, Bouts ‘chrolins. Captaia 5. F. Barston, assistant quartermaster, big department of the Missouri. Ww duty at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, PROMOTED AND APPOINTED. Mr. Paul Roux has been promoied from laborer to a first-class clerk in the Post Office depart- ment. Mr. John W. Branson has been ap- pointed @ laborer in the same department. PRESIDENTIAL A PYOINTMENTS.—The fol- lowing appointments have been made by the President:—Charles W. Darling, of Minne- ‘ota, agents for the Indians of the Fort Berthold agency. Dakota Territory; ‘Alex der G. Irvine of Iittnots, agent for dians of the Navajo agency; Wilt- . collector of internal revegiue for the district formed by the combingtion of the fifth and eleventh districts of Endiana, to be known as the eleventh district of that state THE U. 8 srEAMek POWHATAN, which was to have sailed from New York for Port au Prince yesterday, was detained at the re. quest of the Secretary of State, the instruc- tions te Minister Bassett not having been completed. It is understood that he will be cautioned aginst harboring persons here- aftr. The Frolic has received her satling orders to join the sonth Atlantic squadron, and will relieve the Wasp, which vessel will be sold at the station. ARMY GAZzETTE.—Assistant Surgeon D. L. Huntington ts assigned to duty as attend- my surgeon at the Soldiers’ Home, near Washington city; Captain O. E. Michaelis, Ordnance department, is ordered to Boston to attend and witness experimental fring at Nut Island; Assistant Surgeon Philip F. Barvey, now ona leave of absence, 1s author- ized to go beyond the limits of that division. The order assigning First Lieutenant Frank Gibson, 7th cavalry, to duty at the mili- tury prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, bas been revoked. PERSONAL.—Ex-Minister Bancroft will Spend the winter in Washington if his health continues to improve, otherwise he will go t Florida for the months of January and February. -*--According to the New York Express. about 2,000 invitations have been issued for the wedding of Postmaster Generai Jewell’s daughter Florence toa son of Wm E. Dodge, of New York, which occurs at the residence of the bride’s father, October 6th. ****Mrs. General Sherman is in the city, the guest of her brother, General Charles Ewing. “The family of ex-Governor Shepherd have left their summer residence, and are in town for the winter, in their elegant man. mon K_ street. -*--Judge Settle, North Carolina, is in town. -++-Senator Hamilton, of Maryland, is in the city. --+- Colonel Wm. P. Parker, collector of internal revenue of the district of Colorado, is at the Ebbitt. NAVAL Orprxs.—Commander Henry Er. ben, jr., ordered as senior aid at the navy yard, Portsraouth, N. H., 15th October next; Lieut. Fred. G. Hyde to the Ossipee; Masters J. B. Hobson, L. G. Spalding, Thomas N Lee, Newton &. Mason. Charles R. Perkins, Charles E. Callahan, and A. P. Nazvo, En signs Joseph B. Murdock, J. A. H. Nickels, and J. J. Hunker, Midshipman Austin M Knight and Passed Assistant Paymaster E H. Whitehouse ordered to examination pre- limtnary to promotion; Cadet Engineers W. F. Woribington, William Cowles, and F. H. Bailey to the Alert; Cadet Engineers Win B. Boggs and W. L. Catheart to the Canan. daigna; Passed Assistant Surgeon Georze P Bradley to the navy yard, Norfolk, Va.; Commander Charles ‘C. Carpenter detached from the navy yard. Portsmouth, N. H., lth October next, and placed on waiting orders; Midshipman A. M. Knight has reported his return home, having been detached from the Saco, Asiatic station, on the Mth ult., and bas been placed on waiting orders. THE GOVERNMENT TAX ON WEISS Bern. Hon. Leonard Myers, of Philadelphia, rep resenting the weiss beer brewers of that city, has been arguing with the commissioner of internal revenue against the collection of the taxon weiss beer. In 1870 Mr. Delano, then commissioner, ruled that weiss beer was not taxable under the law, but was exempted under the act of March 2, 1867, a3 “root or other small beer,” because it coutai.ed such @ Sinall araount of alcohol—only 24 per cent Ic appears that the commissioners who re vised the statutes overlooked the exemptio.. clause of the act of 167, and the error was bot discovered until after the revised stat utes became laws. Last January Commis- sioner Douglass decided that in the absence of the exemption clause, weiss beer was tax- able thesame as ale, lager beer, porter and other similar fermented liquors, at one dol- lar per barrel. Now the fact is, that weiss beer does not come In barrels, and is never welss beer until after it is a day or two in 4 bottle, but the brewers are obliged to put 1t in barrels fer the purpose of paying tax ou it, and then for its manufacture put it 1s bottles for fermentation. Mr. Myers con- tended that weiss beer was not a “similar fermented liquor,” nor was it similarly fer- mented, and that to impose the tax would be to take a}] the profits from the trade. The commissioner holds the case under consider- ation. He admits that the leaving out of the exemption clause was an accident, but ts not yet satisfied that the remedy lies short of Congress. Opposition IN MISSISSIPPI TO Gov. AMES’ MILITIA.-A dispatch received at Memphis last night from Jackson, Miss., says that one company of whites was mus_ tered into the service of the state yesterday Two companies of colored men’ presented themselves, but were not accepted. Tne whites were much exercised at the idea of accepting colored volunteers. An injune- Uon was granted by Chief Justice Peyton to restrain the state auditor from paying the militia that Governor Ames pro} to call cat, on the ground that pertect order pre- vails, and that the Governor was endeavor- ing W create a standing army, in violation of the constitution of the state. WESTERVEL?’3 CASE.—Asa motion for a new trial in the case of Westervelt, coavict- ed on the charge of conspiracy in the kidnap- ping of Charlie Ross, has been made, sen- ence will be deferred for four days, to ey mit a decision to be reached on that motion. Legal opinio s seem todifieras to whether @ maximum sentence of twenty-one years or one of only nine years can be inflicted. Ssovine Ur THE Price or CoaL.—Ata meeting of representatives of the principal coal companics, held in New York on Wed- nesday, il was resulved to advance the prices of certain sizes of coal ten cents per ton, a 1 the Delaware and Hudson, and Delaware, Lackawanna and western companies agrec¢ tosuspend shipmeuts to competitive points for two weeks. TWO FEMaL® iMPOSTERS have been try- ing a new game with decided success of late in New York. Habited in the apparel of sisters of mercy, with demure visages ard downeast eyes. they have been asking for coutributions for their convent from many Mmerebanis and baukers, and have been rare- ly refused. Pearce in three straight heats, 1:44x, be the best time, and the three mtle race by Pane race by Ten- — beating Stampede and Vandalite in ——— How To Do It._The mayor of Wilming- RE C., has hit upon a novel method of rt the city of thieves. He has notified the ce that robberies man on the force. = Log ye in New York last year wer ge jor every man, woman and id. | This exceeds the ta.x levied in Paris in the last year of the empire, when taxes were heaviest to meet the vast im; ements then executed, The taxes in arls that year FOLEY's STATUTE of Stonewall Jackson ‘y delivered to the Vi re State of Vir- was @ of the le on the occasion, were vered b; Bradley ‘Tr. Johnson, Governor Kemper ani Mayo K:i ey. pS EET ONE OF THE MOST HORRIBLE incidents of the catastrephe at Indianola, robbery of dead bodi: Mexicans. Citizens siaughtered five Mi cans detected in the act. _———— &7The report that the French tg hoe ee | pean \wrag ong of bering of system a tarts Zonfirmed: Vaated of departments, av-That vemocratic , the St. ome) roas forgets Itc Piong encogt to sion: | GORY FIELD OF BLADENSBURG. A Duel Which Did Not Come Of Mr. bell Carrington Falls to “Geet mr Sona T Teans, The newspaper controversy between Mr. Jobn P. Young, of the Washington Chronicle, and Mr. Campbell Carrington, late assistant “Dittrtet attorney, 1s no doubt fresh in the minds of our readers. Its latest outcropping was a card from the latter gentleman in the Copital of last Sunday, in which he stated that Mr. Young declined bis (Carrington’s) demand for “satisfaction” because he (Young) a “non-combatant,” closing his card with the words “this local editor, in- stead of writing lies through the columns of the Chronicle, should be sitting in the Albany penitentiary making shoes,” ‘When Young read this, it seems, he made up his mind to accommodate young Car- rington with the fullest OPPORTUNITY FOR “SATISFACTION,” and accordingly, (having previously ¢om- muntcated with Carrington to be ready to bear trom ova he yesterday, in tage aeg § , with Clarence Barton, of the Chronicle, surgeon employed in one of the executive departments, went to the bloody field of Bla- densburg. The party took with them a case of duelling pistols, and the necessary para- ee for an old time duel. Before start- ing Young arranged with a friend in this city to await a mes: which he would send telegraph and deliver it at once to il Carrington, esq., attorney-at- THE HOSTILE MESSAGE was received in the city early in the morn- ing, and read as follows: BLADENSBURG, Sept. 23, 1876. Please wait on Campbell Carrington at his office on Louisiana avenue and tell him I await his presence here to give him all the satisfaction he may desire. Tell him to bring two friends with him, not members of his family. I place myseif in your hands. Joun P. Youn.” A GOOD SHOT, BUT— When the messenger arrived at the office of young Carrington he was gleaning legal in- spiration from the United States statutes at large. When he read the telegram the book fell. “What do you propose to do?” asked the bearer of the mes: “1 can’t do anythin; there is @ statute agalust duelling in this District.” “Shall I convey to Mr. Young the fact that you refuse to meet him” “Hem! Is Mr. Young aware of w! capital shot I am with a revolver.” “No!” (with some exasperation;) “and Mr. Young, I know, don't care ad—n what kind of @ shot you are, but Is desirous of showing you how he ern shoot.” The conversation ended by Mr. Carrington expressing the opinion that he thought Young was a noble fellow. He would not, however, go to Bladensburg. HOME AGAIN. Young remained at Bladensburg until sun- down, avd then came home. Carrington didn’t go to Bladensburg, no blood was Spilled, and the surgeon wasn’t ted. Camp! law. A BRookLYN WIpow DISAPPEARS.—Po- lice Superintendent Campbell, of Brooklyn, was applied to yesterday by the friends of Mrs. Isabella Lockland, ofeast New York, to aid in ascertaining her whereabouts. Mrs. Lockland, who is a widow, ‘has already out- lived two husbands and was to have been married a third timéon Sunday evening last to a Mr. Balley, a contractor, who is doing seme Government work at Fort Lee. Both are in good circumstances, and for the wed- ding, which was to have taken place at the residence of the bride, extensive preparations were made. About one hundred and fifty guests were invited to attend the ceremony. On last Saturday Mrs. Lockland paid a visit to Bailey, at Fort Lee, tocomplete some final arrangements. Her intended husband, for some reason not explained, received her in a very rude manner. He abruptly announced to her that he would not fulfill his marriage engagement, and said that he would call the following day to explain his reasoas. With very gloomy forebodings for the fature, but yet having hope that perhaps the difficulty might be settled satisfactorily on Sunday, tue widow went home and announced that the wedding had been tponed for a week. Sunday came, but Bailey failed to call aot explain. The following morning Mrs. Lock- land_ disappeared from her home and has not sincé been heard from. Bailey, it is said. contemplates a —— Europe in a few days. Superintendent Campbell. promised the friends of Mrs. Lockland to make every effort to find her. Times, _————$—_ CHARGED WITH Ron“ninG a BRoTHER BRiTisHkR.—Captain Peyton, who arrived {his morning in charge of the Danville train, brought in as a prisoner and turned over to the police officers of this city, a man giving his hame as F. M. Robinson, an English- man, accused of having broken open a fellow country man’s satchel in Charlottesville,and stolen therefrom sold gold coin and four’ ten pound checks. He walked from Charlottes- ville to Gordonsville, where he boarded the train for this city, and took a berthina sleeping car. Captain Peyton, however, re- ceived a telegram at ee telling him to be on the look out for tt thief, and scon after the train started from that station he took charge of him and kept him under guard in the baggage car until he reached this city. When the thief was taken to po- lice headquarters he was searched and $25 in oe and $40 in eurrency, but nochecks, were found upon bis person. The man who ac- cuses the thief of robbing him, E. G. Boucher, arrived here on the freight train this after- Loon apd 'ronted the Wroner. at the jall, “but the Tattel itively led the charge, 4nd said that the door of the room in whieh the robbed satchel had been left, was open ail the time, and that some one else had committed the theft, He has also employed counsel to defend him, and as the checks cannot be found there s no actual proof of his guilt.—Alerandria Gazette, 2d. ATTEMPT TO ABDUCT A CHILD.—On Tuas: day afternoon Mrs. Herman Kobier, of No. 29 east Thirtieth street, wife of Mr.’ Kohler, the well-known brewer of Twenty-ninth street and First avenue, with her liitle daugh- ter, five years of age, went into Stewart's store at Broadway and Tenth street to make purebases. She remained some time at the glove counter, and suddenly discovered that her little girl had disappeared. In great alarm she ran out of the store into the street, making inquiries for the lostebild. She was informed by en apple-woman that she hai seen @ lady take the child into a stage which Was going up Broadway. The econ dl emear ed out the stage, and Mrs. Kohler followed the vehicle and succeeded in overiaking it. On enteving the stage she found her ee ter with @ well-dressed woman. Mrs. Koh! took possession of ber child, and was too much excited and overjoyed at the result to o- the arrest of the abductor.—J. ¥. Times, a a rrenei A SINGULAR AND UNPLEASANT CO[NCI- DENCE recently ie au his wed- > ite dis di- wedding tour her new husband, Benton, the artist, and herdaughter, Miss Fletcher. Mr. Fletcher's first wife was a ter of Dr. Mulan, of Genoa, and Mr. Benson while he was an b Ys busband’s | house accomplished his purpose. Mi ven denies and before the south in large namiberse taae 28 ‘anid sSSetbanate's au cobetot mt, wearelty ofmast on the north side is the 87 The fall of at Queber last Satur- day made good the suburbs, ony gender ceighing tnt or You are aware that Telegrams to The Star. THE TEXAS DELUGE. SPAIN AND CUBA. REJECTED PEACE PROPOSITIONS. ee ah eee CROOKED WHISKY IN NEW YORK. =e EUROPEAN AFFAIR Ce FOREIGN NEWS. Two Serviam Minitste: im Favor of Wi Lowpon, Sept. 24.—A Vienna dispatch to the Datly News reports that two members ot the Servian Minisiry voted against the ad- dress to Prince Milan, and were in favor of war. Catholic Bishops A, imted. Rome, Sept. ‘The Pope held a consti- tory yesterday, at which several French and Spanish bishops were appointed. Monsigner Dixez was appointed @ishop of St. Christe pher, Cuba. Celebrated Musician, Death of a Pakis, Sept. 4.—-Madame Jeanne Louise Farrene, the celebrated musician and com- poser, isdead. She was in her 72d year, Spain and the Church. MADRID, Sept. 24.—The ministerial news- papers Announce that the government will soon reply to the note of the Papal Nuncio. bowed say that no concessions will be made ‘ing to prejudice the independence of the magistrates in dealing with the bishops, and especially the bishop of Seo De Urgel. The Turkish Insurrection. BELGRADE, Sept. 24.—News received from Sclavonie sources announces that the forces under the Priest Zarko have been increased to7,000. Thesehave been divided into four corns and are about to attempt the capture of Sjenitza and Prisgreen, which they intend to fortify and hold. Carlists Blocked. Lonpon, Sept. 24.-The Times this morn- ing publishes & special telegram containing the followigg: 25,000 Carlists are blocked by 10,000 Alfonststs probably be forced out du Koi. been interned. —ene THE TEXAS CYCLONE. Farther Particalars of the Great Disaste: . NEW York, Sept. 14.—The Herald's Hous- ton special says after the adjournment of the convention at Austin the members resolved to contribute one days pay in aid of the suf- ferers of the flood. netting £447.50. Pursuant toa ca)lof the mayor of Austin for ameeting at the opera house $300 was raised. All tracks of the storm are being obliterated in Housion, and the city wears a cheerfal busi- ness sepeet, trade is improving, passengers who left San Antonio on Saturday ‘Tact report a heavy storm there in Tuesday and Wednesday culminating in ‘A TERRIBLE GALE AT MIDNIGHT on Thursday. Near Seguin they met signs of the storm eve It was worse at Kingsbury, from le Lake to West Ber- nard still Worse, and thence the scene beg- gars description. From West Bernard to within fifteen miles of the Brazos the desti- tution was terrible. The Brazos bottom looks as if @ thousand wood-cutters had been felling trees for months. The party were four days getting from Kingsbury. - N. Brower, of this city, acknowledges the receipt of subscriptions fageregating $513, which be has forwarded by i A Texan gentleman yesterday called on jayor Wickham to ascertain whether he do tomething in his official — to aid the su: rs at Indianola. The mayor re- piss that he could not, but advised it the it way to get up a relief fund in this city would be for the Texan residents here to unite for the purpose, and then he believed, they would be aided by all classes, — ee a FRon THE igh ni Deed Forger tn Trouble. St. Lovis, Sept. 24.—K. K. Turner, who has become’ notorious as a forger of deads, was taken from Quincy, Ill., yesterday, to California, Mo., on requisition. le is Ghaeged with forging deeds to about $20.(00 Worth of land two years ago, and it is ex- pected that some startling di Will be made at his next Monday. reoked Whisky. The case of Adler & Co., of St. Joseph, Mo., who ere charged with emptying certain bar- relsof whisky without cancelling stamps, came up yesterday in United States District Conrt for the western district of Missouri, now in session at Jefferson City. —_——— SPAIN AND CUBA. Rejected Peace Propositions. New York, Sept. 24.—The text of the prop- osttions of peace made by the Spanish gov- ernment to the Cuban insurgents, and which were peremptorily refused, was received at the Cuban agency here Wednesday. at Viella. They will to cross the frontier at The Carlists at Gavarnie have levelopments tial, which will begin The Insurance Convention. NEw 10RK, Sept. 24.—The insurance con- Yention continued its session to-day. Mr. Heald, of Home Fire Insurance Company, of this city, addressed the body, saying 1t was unwise to tax insurance See sock in the various states in which were domi- ciled. If they were taxed let it pe pore ton to the privileges they enjoyed. Jl sur- lus money made by insurance companies last year in the state of Michi was ab. sorbed in taxes alone. In 1871 losses of in- surance companies exceeded their premiums by $23,000. Dr. Lambert, of the Popular Life Insurance Company of this city, delivered an adcress on the fictions and realities of life insurance. He contended that all cases of srauds ‘trated on companies should be fought out to the end, that a t deal of speculation lottery and gambling still ex- isted among them, and that this spirit of speculation came over from Engl: to be exploded bere. The convention then ad- _ clon to meet in executive session this ernoon. hot the Wroug Man. MEMPRIS, Sept. 24.—A special to the Ap- from Helena, Ark.,says: Durii a part of last tall two men, 2 and Strader, bad a difficulty at Forrest City. Ark., in which Deason shot Strader {a the arm, causing it to be amputated. Toavenge himeely Strader went to Deason’s house last bigl tor 18 irpose ‘im. Having reached The house, Strader went to one of the windows, raised his shot gun and fircd, miss! , but emptying the con- tents of his gun ina young man of ing him in- sed toa, Co. Heury rapt firm of Henry Clews 2 Go, ine ean fen! a a charge of all their debis and other claims against them, a enone those creditors yesterday at the After allow certain ‘hat thirty bening Star, TWO CENTS. KENTUCKY AND TENNESSER. Convicted of Marder. cine or | —. Lar a ae was yesterday ty, at Danville, of the surder of Win. Peach, land ne fixed at death by new trial has been punishment was hanging. A motion for a Ratiread Tax. The estimated tax accruing to Tennessee from that state's assessment of the Louis ville and Great Southern railroad will be $100,000. Fires. DEtRoT, MICH., Sept. 2%—The Herndon house at Marshall, Mich., was totally barnes thisa.m. Four lives were lost. A fire at Montague yesterday destroyed Torrenson’s opera house, which contained five stores. Loss $200,000. WATSONTOWN, Pa, Sept. 21—The fire on Wednesday in Wagner. Starr & (o's planing mill, destroyed all their lumber Stable and office. Loss, $25,000; insured $10 000. Caused by sparks irom & locomo- ve. ——_.—___ No je at Memphis. MEMPHIS, Sep’ —During the past few days letters an legrams have been re i ceived bere inquiring if there was any ep! demic prevailing here. For information of all concerned it can be safely asserted that this city was never more healthy than at Present, and there has been nothing like an epidemic of any kind during the year. .. fold continues com Towers The opeping rate id the rates since have been Gal paratively easy for ‘Was per cent. 7 Hie eBt Ber sunum and 1 6401 32 per day for ase here isan improved feeling in foreign exchange: market and some business. The lead Opened rates at 40a 44 but s. #0) 3s. and business came farther advance was subse: In the mom y market to 450a434, ently made to 48ia 43 call Toans are 20236 per cent, and mercantile payer is quoted at Sto 7 per cent Government bonds continue strong and indepoud ently of the gold market. The stock market at the opening was irregalar. Eri e Shore and West aig higher, P, ero Union Tek Scape necncteed lower—the jnadde I jatter preferred. In the first bulf-hon cline of 4sad¢; from ther uni advanced jal, and The Market. Barrimon®, Sept. 24—Virginia sixes, pecler, CRntgit ches West Virginia, 9; North ‘Caroline old. tax,2Ddid to-dey. Sugar *o TaIMORe Sept. 24 —Cotton dull—middling, 13 ALTIMORE., i y nh 5 al8_ Flour dull and sieady—City Mills. Bio brand» 67 ; other gr unchanged heat quiet, amber. 1.35; mixed 183; Pepnsyivania 1081.40. rine. —seutbern. £9; western mixed, 46a47. By stead: —Maryland wod Peunsy Provisions trade, tleady and firm—sh: Bis ios rm—sbonlaers, Hames, lale3s widen. ISspalsi_ witig. Buteer Petro Pando, rib Lard quiet, but firm—western extras. 30; do first's, 25026 lenm excited and hi . 76; refined, a a and higher—crnde, ora6's; refined Coffee strong and buo! i. bei 2's. Whisky dull, Lis tacks di i zw YORK ull and steady + Bept. 24 ur dull and unchanged. beat quiet. with decided change. apd unchanged. 6 oa oo NDON, Kept. 24, 12:50 p. m.—Erie, 15; preferred, Loxpon, Sept. 24.2 p. m.—The weather to-day is lowering. ' Paris Advices quote rentes at & francs, 8236 centimes. Ei Lonvon, Sept. 26, ‘Brie. preferred, 31. Is, 96 3-16 for me Lonpon, Sept. so ney and account Sdvices quote rentes +202 francs, 75 ceutimes. MARYLAND HORTICULTURAL SO CIETY. Grand Display—Large Attendance FIRST DAW’S EXHIBITION. (Correspondence of The Evening Star.) BALTIMORE, Sept. 23, 1575. Yesterday this fine society held its second annual exhibition in the Armory Hall of the Sth Regiment, N.G —a capacious and beauti- fulhall. Mr. Ezra Whitman, proprietor the Mesyland . is the efficient a: Popular president, to whom more than to any other the society dg indebted for ite existence an roaperit . B. Sands, is secretary, and fe . L. Rison, treasurer. The hallis handsomely fitted up and ar ravged for the best effect ia showing the splendid collection of flowers, fruits, plants, and vegetables, which are nume.ous in every class. Tie president makes the largest show of exotics and other plants, trees and flowers, including orange and lemon trees, loaded with fruit; Indian rubber trees and other rare articles. The treasurer and secretary — make fine shows of flowers and vegeta es. From Washington, John Saul, makes a Splendid exhibition of fruits, flowers and plants, showing the largest collection and va- riety of pears seen on the table; he took eight — on different articles, five of them rst-class. The Agricultural department and the Botanical gardens, of Washington, make a rich display of their rare plants, shrubs and flowe: he most extensive and On the whole it gorgeous display of the kind ever witnessed in this city, and the Gnest I ever saw any where; and the rooms and hballs—every space—is crowded by delighted spectators, estimated tobe at least a thousand persons — at one time; so that the officers and riends are highly ratitied with the evidence of pertect success, in every respect, and feel amply rewarded for their labors. se in the evening by the brilliant gas ‘ight, the beautiful fol lage, rich and many hued flowers, and moving mass of people, the scene presented an object of delight and enchantment not easily forgotten, and high- ly creditable to all who have beeu interested in getting It up. The exhibition will cou- tinue until Friday night. PoTomac. .THE “LEGAL TENDER CLUB,” in New York, Leid their meeting at Cooper Institate last bight, Hon. Richani Schell, presiding. Peter Cooper was among the viée General B. F. Butler, Hon. W. D. other prominent gentlemen who residents. <elley and LOCAL NEWS. i i z 4 3 i H di ; i Hy f d if &, # chief of stall L i The First Dwision was in charge of Noble Father Edgar Ball. and was headed by the National bart, led by Robert McKenney, and the following lodges composed the div. sion:—Simon laxige, No. ise2; J. MeC. Cram- mill Lodge, No. 1457, Star of the Weet Lodge, No. 1369, Greet antain Lodge, No. iT; 1374; Bloom of Youu p Laxtge bad with them Mt Sik banner, the front white, with lation of @ sick bed scene with sit the Sick," and the reverse with the name and date of organiza- ion, (June Isth. 1874,) with « representation of the apron of the onler—the work of one of the members, Albert Parker. The Secon Division was marshaled by P.N. F. Louis Howard, and headed by band, of Baltimore, led by Wm. Watts, and the line were the allowing San Lodge, No. 1365; Mount Olive Lodge. No. 1; Eastern Star Lodge, No. 12%; J. FN. Wilkinson Lodge, No. 1s Lodge, No. 1185, Union No. sf; Columbia Lodge, mac Union Loge, No. 88, of Georgetown, The Trard Dintsion was marshalled by Past Grand Master James H. Hill, and beaded by the South Washington band. It was com- 1 of noble fathers and past noble fathers, ‘ast Grand Masters Counel! No. 4, and dele. gates to the triennial conference, and among them Were borne the various embiems of the order; carriages with the speakers, P.G. M. Wm. A. Freeman, PN. F.J. W. Cromwell, P.N.F Jerome A. Johnson, P. G. M. Joha FN. Wilkinson and others. Officers of the Joint Commitiee —P. G. a bert K. Mapning, chairman, P. N. F-J Ross, vice chairman; Miles C. Maxficid, se retary: Isainh A. Ross, assistant secretary PLN. F. A. White, treasurer. The procession made a very fine appear- ance, the members being untformiy attire t in black suits, silk hats and white gioves, ard the banners and regalias being very showy. THE ROUTE of the procession was as follows: Up Penn- Sylvauia avenue to the President's mansion, y Of the east gale and out at hi wsylvania avenue, avenue to 15th street, to F street, to 12th street, to Pennsylvania ave- bue, to 3d street west, to M street, to i6th street West. to K street, to 19th street, to I, to 7th. to D,to Lincoln Hall, where ‘tne ad- dresses are being delivered this afternoon. oe —_o—_—_ District Goverument Afnirs. The resignation of F. D. Squier as operator of the fire alarm telegraph, to take effect on the 30th proximo, has been by the District Commissioners, and Alvan 8. Rich- ards has been sppointed to fill the vacancy. BUILDING PREEMITS. Building permits were isened to-day by In- Spector Plowman @s follows: William Strong, brick stable. north side H, between 14) Al- WwW. horthwest $1,600. 8. Ca: brick @ and %h nter, a 4 north side A, between 8! ‘treets, southeast; $4,000. Mrs. 8. Schlegel, a brick dwelling west side of 6th yg between N and O streets, northwest; THE 4x A delegation of property-owners and ten- 2-ator; STREET PROPERTY-HOLDERS. ants of 4% street, chosen at @ meeting at Herfurth’s bal) on Wednesday night last for the purpose of ascertaining the best and cheapest kind of concrete pavement, with the view of having it used upon thag Street, &ec., waited on the District Commissioners to-day to lay their grievances betore > There was some ten in all. with Dr. Reabea and Mr. Norment as spokesmen. whole case was thoroughly canvassed by them, to which the Commissioners gave a partial bearing, and expressed sympath ‘with the people on that street. stated, in reply to the delegation, that the first error & macadam roadway, was in selectinj but Owing to the large amount of work now to be closed up before the winter season sets in, and the state of the finances, it would be impossible to crant their request to have a concrete surface laid this year. They should have made the request earlier tn the season; but in order to afford them temporary relief from dust, if the citizens would putin a pe. Ution requesting to have the street sprinkled during the remainder of the present season, the Commissioners would entertain it faver- ably. This was all that they could do under the circumstances at present. THE SuRewb Wire oF AN \esesprcr. ING Man.—Eleanor Egan, of Wiiliamsbure limite* divorce from Pat- n for drunke:.ness, abuse, and vio~ lence. She alleged that Ecan treated her croelly, and quce struck her with an axe. The buttand entered no defence. The five chilGren were given to Mrs. Egan. She took }O8session of her husband's property in Grand street, between 6th and 7th streets, which is valued at $14,0, and ordered her husband away, saying that the decision of the court had given her the property to support the children with. Egan tnnocently moved | New York and supported bi f by cler ing. He was injured reeently and could n work, and he applied to his wife for assi ance. but she sent him away empty hande. . Egan applied to a lawyer, and papers wers at once drawn up for the recovery of the by m4 ae for the accuunulated rents.—V. . Bun, 2 a CIVIL RIGHTS UN VirGINiA— The Case of Captain Veasey—In the case w Virginia, against Captain Veasey, of the steamer Maggie, of the Eastera Shore Steamboat Company, for violation of the civil rights bill, Mr. Hexley, the act- ing district attorney for the United States, bas abandoned the criminal and the ¢olored woman brough’ suit against Captain Veasey for $500 damazes for refusing to sell her a first-class ticket on his steamer. Testi- case. Amon ined was Mr. HL. Kerr, purser of the Maggie Who testified that the wovaan never appl to him for @ ticket, aut that he was the Person to furnish tickets to pas- proper sengers. —_—________ A_ CONFEDERATE GENERAL (?) wrrit THE Jim-JAMs—A man laboring under a severe attack of del tremens, and claiming to be homeless, And Sal told the attendants that he General William H. Wheeler, Confederate army, on his bome and birth-place in House, Virginia. where be He was taken to the hospital. HEAVY DAMAGES.—On Wednesd) cireuit court for Howard & ’ iff Capt. CHURCH, of Yarmouth ,came near catching that few days He Point Cod, in bis boat, ster chasin, ; i ona two oc two leaving “ wake of ‘ white water’ fen.” - fur well, E