Evening Star Newspaper, October 26, 1875, Page 1

= THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DAILY, Sundays Excepted, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Pennsylvania Avenue, corner 1th Street, BY The Evening Star Newspaper Company &. H. KRAUFFMANN, Pres't. pasmirtectes ~cnesesnatatind THE EVEN: STAR served by carriers to OENTS PER WEEK, OR FoutY- moun een ae the 3 * prepart 66 mths 93 00; one wear, $6.00 LY STAR—publisted on Friday— pear. postare prepaid. EF ALL subscriptions wrariah!y in advance, and ‘So paper sent longer than paid for. 8F Rates of advertising furnished on application ASHINGTO N , D. C., TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1875 PROFESSIONAL. AMUSEMENTS. D® >= wou, a ERMAN THEATER : TIst, fe cct20 Gm Removed to 1210 F street. M LANGHOK NE, 7 ATIOBRNEY-AT-LAW, FORD'S OPEBA HOUSE, And by the society of cetis.1m* ‘ ae THE BALTIMORE OPERA HOUSES, |.) A. ASHFORD M.D = WEDNESDAY, Octobe: 25. F.* 3 13308 Fork Avenue. ‘THE Wo mAN IN WHITE,” threngh the A drama in five acts, from Wilkie Collins’ romance sts. ocll-2m* by Oharlotte Birchpfeittor. THURS DAY, October 29, “MY LEOPOLD, Destriet Te B. ¥- LEIGHTON LE'GHTON & SUMMY, AITUENBYS AT LAW oct lm Office: 423 434 st. v.w., Washingtos. | A piay with «inging in three acts from L’Arronge. Ni LOOMIS, DENTIST. = Orchestra Chairs .. ... 75 cents, IM.” BAS REMOVED HIS OF FICE Parquet and Dress Gauery..... ootas St NATIONAL THEATER, ONE WEEK ONLY. Enxsgement of the cclobrated Actress, MKS. ei Supported by th MB. J. C. McCOLLOM, full Dramatic Company. InG, October 25, “LADY to his residence, 1229 N street corner isn Seas porthweet mpl CHE ® RAKEMAN, QCHOITER EMAS FRESCO, DECORATIVE and every description of an ORNAMENT LALN PAINTING, street northwest Aud Satie) Colinas of Chicago, 401 ith street | “TumsDaY EVENING, October 26, “EAsT b Medi tide. corner of D. Gas and chloroform audi extracting teeth ‘anlt-ly LYNN =n EAT EVENING, October 27,"*MARY FRIDAY, BENEFIT OF MRS BOWEBS. In preparation = erandjoew society play, MARTI MATINEE SAIURDAY AT 2. November }, BARRY SULLIVAN. ES TS8 rAinMent “ + 127TH STKERT M. B. CHURCH, TUESDAY sVENING, Oct. 25, 1575, at 7:30 o'clock. Oriental Cartositt a BOOKS AND STATIONERY. UTUMN FUBLICATIONS —Money aad the Mechaniem of Exchange, by Jev 7s ights, Measures and Money of all Na rus. by ©; $120, Tales of the Argonaate, by Bret The Masyus ot z ‘The Stip in the Desert, by Jong: 150. The Academic Attias, 32 ng a i $250 The beaim of the lee King: A Bandbeok of Ecriptare (Geogr ‘The Faxigermi.t's SM oct25-tr ith Explanations by Bev. Japanese Tea Drinking, uo: Mrs. Newman; Singiug, by leKenney and other noted singers and 3% ceats. oct23-3t" JOAQUIN MILLER oa * ‘Will lecture at LINCOLN HALL, SATUBDAY EVENING, October 2, 1875, The Queen of Connaneht; aid. by Boynton; $2 New Curomos APMAN'S. Agente Laureoce's Pure Linen” Pavers, 911 Uuder the auspices of the Galaxy Olub. Poiivical Works : oct ‘S-tr ‘Sanur: “LITERARY LONDON.” jor “ar! ‘elehte of ey S.le of reserved seats will commence on MN- Se Set Benes 210 | DAY, the 25th inat., at Bl 8 vets Surve i” - day Betis 200 | FOREST HALL, pg: _— re Bridge street. Georgetown, Catekill Feirtes. by J 30 HAS BEEN ENTIRELY REMODELED, Axd is now offered to parties for BALL&, HOPS, &c. A new Stage has been erected. and is admirably adapred for Private Theatricals, Tableaux or Public Stage Performances. : ply at Bandall’s Billiard Parlors, octlé-la A superb stock STANDARD AUTHORS. ip fine bindings. NEW NOVELTIES IN STATIONERY. MOUU® BROTHERS 1615 Penosy ivanim avenue. ect23-tr T#= NEW BOOK * listorieal Raid For terms, LA nme 2A | under the Hall fon hao gl AKLOW’S GALLERY OF FINE ARTS, ay “eemaninoicehias eeanmmandkier Tr 1225 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, bandy edition, The Public are invited to examine my stock of ter now read: Scariet {i}, | PAINTINGS, ENGBAVINGS CHROMDS Pus Joniain Nilers New Poem. "Gie" Ship Tee tee | TOGRAPHS. LITHOGRAPHS, PAINTINGS ON Desert. PORCELAINE, ic ‘They aco of the same quality nee i tor ide Precios. a2 found fn all vt lace Galleries of Now Work. art sala Mies decaanepaes Paintings mile to order of the newest patteras, ot Visi ing ¢ 3 FRAMES of every description for inted in Jates: style. Complete stock | Pbctograpbe. P Sinteaas "edt: | “MAT TS “ot every description made to” order. a PASSE PABTOUTS in varisty. GOLD, SIL- VER and COPPAR WIRE. OOKD, NAILS, &c. te. teed as represented, EXVESINgS cramgcdcndWag or Galerie SralsTiNGs ‘Gleaned, Restored and Varnished. —— GILT. PB BOLLABD'S NEW BOOK ee oe BARLOW, Sevenoaks; A Story of Te lc. to $1 each. AS 1 75. 7 PHS, from Vieworian Ports, by KG. Stedman $220. Sio00 Wood ENGHAVINGS for Scrap books, itty Years in the Turkish Kmpire, by Bev. Wm. | Sepiqstm The Oil One, by 8.M_ Payne, 9135. Ory No.) OmExbibition (New No, Our New Minister, by E.G. Berryman, 21%. ‘486 ‘and Sale 439 =|} ry = supply of MEDICAL BOUKS on laud 7TH 8T. AT 7TH Sr. WM. BALLANTYNE’S, MARKRITER'S oct tr 428 Tem Grazer. | No. 439 1a sets buen Dent EE strcts, event {SCHOOL BooKs! SCHOOL BOOKS i! Greice Ont Eatutings, somes e. . ‘and Tas- ‘M —Mrs. CORA L. V. TAPPAN in Lycenin Hall. oa E street, ba- h streets, TUESDAY EVBNING ‘k. Admission cents. 025 2t* “hn M JAFFA TO DAN. ‘F = LACTUBE ON HOLY LAND. BY of North Presbyterian Gharch, on WED: arch, on ~ SESDaw, October Sh ae rr mest the North okt <PIRITUALIS il Leeure x heviow: Ad st and Wall at. Chorch. ireet. between 9h and 10th. . SEMT FEKE. JOHN HICKLING & 00., Eallantyne’s Bookstore, Price 4 cents.” oct25 3t Bankers and Brokers eet? ly 72 Broadway, N.¥ [ $10 scl ES Yorn $1,000 ot iJ r F a $10, $25, $100.81 000 I Stock Privileges, Ww Mt. WORLD RENOWNED PIANOS. ai They often pay & profit of from 10 to 15 times the Grand, Baagre Grand, Pas Upright. fen uxewted every 30 days, without riak beyond the | rie tavorite we EST ay = boat gy Weekly | ooking gluse front. 8 prices and ReSinsticns (ser ocomra ns. (8S Sally | Seat of use NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE. short tine. for sale end rent at very low WV GLY nated ates HINGHAM a@ Cor” | ba REIcHEN Adus oct? t,tha.tr a brekee 1a Wal ak ects ty_ 40) An Rene 5, Jith et.,a few doors above Pa. av. EL ee rime nits, Sy iiemress sana ow recetve check at craw (bait ve Patent Office.) Renee re ore Palade! phia and New York Pianos gad ail instruments taned and es for sale om easy| FAMILY SUPPLIES. soliaity of somstrnctiony BURCHELL'S ee SPRING LEAF TEA FIFTY CENTS A POUND. the most terms. 3,000 POUNDS ARRIVED TO-Day, by PK SB, marie | which enables me to supply increasing sales. Ss Those who have not tried itcan be supplied ith eampies by calling at my store. N. W. BURCHELL, 1332 F street. ! “HIGHLY EDIFYIN®@.” cts 6t = a so e re Ds SRSE RAMS Gooos MUST BE LD. CASSARD’S BAST LEaF La 360 bushels che thas 35.28 EARLY BOSE NEW YORK POTATOES. SHOULDERS. TO INSURE CASH SALES oet22 t 194s P be bade ncntal eto a r © Pennsylvania avenae. : = a W* toans. Gzo. W. Linking | §99-WORTH OF CLOTHING—ga5 $25—FUR ONLY-g25 TWENTIETH-STREET MARKET, FINE SUIT OR OVERCOAT. 720 207TH Stxext. Fine LNCRS and other for Bares, reek Guar Fecetved dally, $25—WORTH OF CLOTHING—¢25 Gane in oe 3 Wits Ol Be ie in outace. Fine pars . $I1S—FOR Staion: _™* Wt. LINKING & SOR. OVERCOAT OR FULL SUIT. LISH AND FRENCH WORS’ a Eat <ustom work, at 8 os Toit $18—WORTH OF CLOTHING-gig $13—FOR ONLY—¢1s > OVERCOAT OR FULL SUIXy 7 ——— $15-WORTH OF CLOTHING—@]$ THLE, SERGE ormecoar O11 Penn. ave. STMT ADEs rm M HERBS! SOMETHING FOR THE Litt's STRBACS' © P Mat mal to Fy STR mr Pay er fee aos te #10-FOR ONLY-¢10 ean. are, need » OVERCOAT OR FULL SUIT. GOOD HEAVY WORKING 81) . Fas STRAUS.1011 Peas. erst LINE OF CHILDSN’S SUITS BO CLOTH! A pared with in tae city, at STRAUS, 1olT Sagi ERO DOWN VARY 2057 AYE ¥ SE HOSE NOBSY F = CO: ‘ Fa Peay Rovanwuatsier sararstae ion pea gf hee D*®* Goons, CARPETINGs, OILCLOTHs, ‘AND SEEPS PATENT PARTLY-MADE DRESS SHIRTS meriying new cupplice daily for the fall and win- See ee Sash cranes vee oper RABLE BROTHERS, Fatlere and Clothiers, W. W. BURDETTE @ 60. EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. GOVERNMENT Ri nal revenue, $230. THE AMOUNT of national bank note cur- reney received at the Treasury to-lay for re- demption aggregate! $35 750, BANK RECEIVER APPOINTED.—The Coa- troller of the Currency has appointed War- ren P. Noble to be receiver of the First National Bank at Titi», Obio. THE COMMISSION of Alexander S. Johason ax judge of the circuit court of the second ju- dicial district, made vacant by the death of Jodge Woodraff, bas been signed by the President. f£1PTS To-Day —Inter- 3; enstoms, £510,2! MOVEMENTS OF S. NAVAL V&SSELS.— The torpedo boat Alarm left Pulladetphia October 24 for Washington. The Tallapoosa arrived at New York October 25 from Bos- ton. THE DECISION on the constitutionality of the enforcement act of 1870 was not rendered in the United States Supreme Court yester- day, and is pot now expected before the last of November. INDIAN AGENTS have been appointed by the President as follows: Thos. J. Mitchell, of Illinois, agent for the Crow Indians in Montana. Dexter E. Clapp, agent for the Indians of the Milk river agency in Moa- tana. THE CIGARS seized by the revenue officers from D. Loughran, of this city, were released to-day. Satisfactory proof was furnished the department that there was no intent to defgud. Mr. Loughran was directed to stamp the boxes in accordance with law, which he has don New Notes ror O.p.—Some time ago the government sent a number of special messengers to California. The objact of their mission was to take out new bank notes in exchange foran equal number, so badly worn, as to be unfit for circulation. The commission accomplished the exchanze and returned this morning with the old notes which will be burned at once. REID-SHEPHERD Lipet CasE.—in the Criminal Court to-day, Messrs. Durant « Riddle, attorneys for defendant, filed a mo- tion to quash the indictment in the case of the United States against Whitelaw Reid. Our readers will remember that this is the care against the editor of the N. ¥. Tribune for libels printed against Gov. Shepherd. THE SUIT of the government against the Union Pacific railroad company, for interest due on the second mortgage or government bonds of said road, appealed from the Court of Claims, is set for a hearing in the United States Supreme Court today. Attorney General Pierrepont appears for the govern- ment and Messrs. Evarts and Stoughton, of New York, for the company. THE NATIONAL GRANGE OF P. or H—A letter received by a gentleman in this city from Mr. 0. H. Kelley, secretary of the Nattonal Grange Patrons of Husbandry, stating that the next annual session of that body will be heid at the Galt house, Louts- villeon the 15th proxtmo. The members of the National Grange have been reuested to bing with them specimens of the leading products, and also the minerals of their re- spective iocalities. for exhibition during the s*ssion, which after its close will be pre- sentéd to the citizens of Louisville as the nucleus of a museum. Cost oF RUNNING THE GOVERNMENT Ox Hewprep YEARS.—The warrant divis- ion of the Treasury department has been ordered by Secretary Bristow to prepare for the centennial exposition a statement show- iog the expenses of each department of the xovernment since its organization. This will involve geeat labor and will not be com- pleted antil some.timein Jone next. Tne showing for the Navy department is the only one completed. From it, it appears that the department has cost the govern- ment since its organization one thousand million dollars. THE ANNUAL MEKTING of the American Public Health Association will be held in the Academy of Music, Baltimore, on the of November, with the Hon. John W. Garrett presiding at the evening session. Dr. Toner, of this city, will deliver an intro. ductory address. Dr. Jobn 8. Billings, of Washington, as chairman of the committee on the subject, will submita report on a Vp for a systematic sanitary survey of the ‘nited States, with introductory renarkson medical topography. On Thursday, Novem- bes 11th, Gov. Shepherd will read a Paper on sewers and sewer connections, and put down for a discussion on the practical ques- tions of house drainage and sewer counec- tions. Jonah Curtis, M. D., supervising med- ical officer to the Indian bureau, will read a Be on facts relating to diseases among the fan tribes. ee ae INTERESTING CASES IN THE UNITED States Supreme Court.—In the case of Dainese agt. Hale, from the Supreme Court of the District, the Ropes Court of the United States held yesterday that the ques- on Se pateg ep cry have ae in civil cases in Egypt depends upon the usages of Turkey, as by the treaty with that coun- try and the act of Congress conferring juris- diction over the matter must be determined by those usages. Hence a plea in an action for damages against the consul for wrong- fully issuing an attachment erty of Dainese, that the jurisdiction existed at the date of the attacbirent, without set- ling vp those laws or usages, is bad, and the judgment beiow is reversed. The case of the Baltimore and Ohto Rail- road Company, plaintiff in error, agt. Oden Bowie. in error to the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, came ue this court yesterday. On motion of Mr. R. T. Merrick, docketed and dismissed with costs. This was the suit brought by Goveruor Bowie to re- cover damages sustained by him by lojaries to his racing mare Australian while being Joaded on the cars at the depot in this city, for which he obtained judgment for 38,000. TITIENs-GODDARD.—The wide-spread rep- utation of these musicians caused a very large audience to assemble at Lincoln hall last evening to hear and pass judgment upon their respective merits. The personelle of the troupe included the violinist, Mr. Emile Sau- ret, Mr. Tom Karl, tenor, and Signor Orlad- dint, baritone. Of M’lle Titiens much has 2 orator: and whatever elisty ili off there be ja the ness of her 4 if tue sele c- bat ta mi is against the prop- | PATENTS, &c., were issued for the week erding to-day as follows: Patents, 233; re- issues, 6; designs, 17; trade marks, 18; la- bels, 4; total, 208, NAVAL OnvE! ign Chas. J. Badger ordered to the navy yard Washington, D. C.; Ensign Thomas B. Howard to duty at the Naval Academy, 15th November next; Ea- sign A. T. Freeman to the navy yard Phila- delpbia; Lieut. W. W. Kimball detached from duty at the Experimeotal Battery near Annapolis Md., on to the Alert. THE FRIENDS of the new Secretary of the Interior are ringing the changes on “Zack Chandier’s honesty.” if the proof of the pudding corresponds, the country will panion many deficiencies in other points.—N. ¥. Journal of Commerce. “The proof of the pudding” has been al- ready given in the many years’ public ser- vice of the new Secretary, during which not one word has ever been whispered calling in question his strict integrity. PERSONAL.—A group of three distinguish- ed looking gray-haired men, standing in the | west aisle In conversation during the inter- mission at the Titiens concert last night, at- tracied attention. These were the Postmas- ter General ard his brother, Judge Jewell, (about as much alike as Giro: dd Givofla,) and Bancroft, the historian. ichard B. Irwin. of Pacific Mail notoriety, has return- ed to New York from Europe, and is to be summoned to Washington in the suit against Congressman-elect nF “++ Hon. Wm. H. Trescott, of South Carolina, formerly assis tant Secretary of State under General Cass, has arrived in Washington to permanently reside. -*--Hon. W.D. Kelly. of Pennsy!- vania, Is at Willards. U.S: Grant. jr., was at the Colonnade in Philadetphia yesterday. bos ator Fretinghuysen, of New Jarse} isin town. Hon. 8. M. Arnell, of Tennessee, is in the city. CHARGES AGAINST STEAMBOAT INSPEC- TORS. —There has been filed with the Solici- tor of the Treasury charges against Addison Low, supervising inspector of steamboats aud boiiers for the 23 district. whieh em- braces the Atlantic coast and tributary riv- ers from Maine to the Delaware capes, and Johu K. Matthews, local inspector of boilers at New York. Itis alleged against those two officers that at various times they received fees for inspecting vessels at night; that they have made charges for fictitious transporta- tion of pumps alleged to haye been used for testing boilers; that after suits had been commenced against owners of steamboats for overcrowding, they gave such owners special permits to cover the excess of pas- sengers carried. A special agent of the Treas- ury department was sent to New York to investigate these charges, and the result of his investigation has been presented to the Secretary of tue Treasury iu an elaborate report. RESIGNATION OF COMMISSIONER SurtH. — General Cowan to Remain.—The resignation of Indian Commissioner Smith was virta- ally in the hands of Secretary Chandler be- fore | € left for the west. General Cowan has teen informed that his continuance as As- sistant Secretary is desired, and his friends say be will remain. 1t is well known here that for a long time previous to the retire- mentof Delano General Cowan was not in accord with him in matters that bave been so widely criticised of late. The statement Lut in circulation that General Bristow and Mr. Jewell had made active dpposition to the nomination of Chandler has no truthfal founéation, and the same is true of the re- port that he had threatened to dismiss all clerks who had failed to contribute to the election fund. For the present no other changes than that of Commissioner Smith are expected among bureau officers, but after the annual reports have been submitted itis believed some U hecegie changes will be announced.— Washiugton Special to Cincin- nati Gazette, ———__ CREDIT TO WHOM CREDIT 18 Dus.—A Morning cotemporary states that Messrs. Shellabarger and Wilson, attorneys of this city, were employed by the holders of 3-65 District bonds to lay before Attorney Gen- era] Pierrepont all the facts connected with the authorization and issue of the bonds. Now, the facts in the case, so faras their action in nee about the decision is con- cerned, are as follows :— Yesterday, Mr. Shel- labarger called at the office of the Attorney General and made a request to have permis sion to file a statement concerning suc bonds. Judge Pierrepont said he did not see the necessity for his doing so, inasmuch as he (the Attorney General) had cided the case, and sent President three oo ago. If, however, Mr. Loe ey 2 desired, he would not object to receiving is paper. credit there is attaching to the opinion just delivered is due to Judge Pier- repont, who, without aid from any source whatever, studied up the law a the issue, and which led him to form the opin- jon he did, so gratifying to every citizen of the District of Columbia. ‘THE CENTENNIAL MEDALS.—By authori- ty of Congress two bronze medals have been recently issued by the directors of the cen. tepnial exhibition in commemoration of the one hundredth anniversary of the American independence. The smaller medal is about the size of an Engiish nny» having on the reverse side a bas-relief the Goadess of Liberty, holding in one hand a drawn sw. > and with the other Gp to heaven, the whole design having the appearance of be! 4 cross between the Lavcoon and Ajax defy- ib ‘atning. This is surrounded by the ‘ted colonies are, and of &nd independent states; Upon the obverse side are found the following words, surrounded by @ wreath: “In commemoration of the hundredth anni- versa’ y of American independence.” Outside the wreath are the words, “By authority of the Congress of the United States; 1876.” The larger one Is about 24 inches in diara- eter, and 3-16 of an inch in thickness, having on its reverse side a representation of the Goddess of Liberty with outstretche hands crowning with laurel wreaths “mannufac- tures” on one side, and the “fine arts” on the other, Pereomated by female figures. This is encircled by the words: “In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of American Inde- penden: et of Congress, June, 1814” Tne obverse side has the same design as that of the smaller medal. THE ANNUAL REPORT OF TREASURER NEw will contain the following statement of receipts and expenditures by warrauts for the fiscal year 187: Receipts—Customa, ¢ curren: $36,612,800; $70,250, certificates cee site, $90,696,000; total net receipts, Expenditures—Customs, $19,713,101.36; in- Siaet revenue, $5,188,513.31; interior civil, diplomat, 03 i 2a oe is Sn waiarios and Taletsllanonad itu: a bg Ferma ep 5i4.57; total expendi! | 623,392.34. redemption of United Staten seine $40 ,364,671.48; redem ‘Of gold certificates: e 3ist inst. and ordered | THE DISTRICT 3-65 BONDS. The Letter of the District Commis- sioners, In yesterday's STAR was first published the opinion of the Attorney General that the United States is bound for payment of the interest and principal of the District 3-85 bonds. The following is the letter of the Dis- trict Commissioners to the President, now for the first time published, in which they asked the reference of the subject to the At- torney General: SEPTEMBER 11, 1875. To the President: The accounts of most of the work in progress on the streets and ave. ues and sewers of the District of Colambia are, under the act of Congress of June 20, 1 audited by the Board of Audit created by thal statute, and composed of the First and Second Controllers of the United States Treasury, and are settled by certiticates of that board, convertible into What are known 4s 3-65 bonds of the District. Any undue depreciation of these bonds pro- duces dissatisfaction on the partof the con- tractors, and causes some embarrassment in the completion of the work. In ove import 2nt Instance it was at one time apprehended | that the contractors might abandon the work; and, in general, if the bonds become unduly depreciated it is likely that the contractors may be less inclined ia €fficient performance of their contracts. In order, therefore, without litigation, to seeure’ proper accomplishment of such work, it is to the Interest of the District that the bowds shall maintain a fair market value. The debt represented by the bonds remains the same whether they are depre~ ciated or not. The market value of the se- curites in which the Distriet is in this way | Interested depends to agreat extent upoa the existence or absence of a pledge on the part of tae United States to provide payment of the interest and create a sinking fand for the payment of the Principal, aad upon the degree of pubile confidence in’ the existence of such pledge. The relation of the United States towarts the bonds was the subject of an opinion by the late Attorney General, whose exa.nina- tion of the subject led bim to the conclusion that by Congressional enactment the faith of the United States is pledged to provide the revenue necessary to meet the interest as the same became due, and to create a sink- ing fund for the payment of the principal. Similar views have also been expressed by the First and Second Controllers of the Treasury. More recently the subject has been examined by the attoraey for the Dis- trict with the same result. The opinion of the late Attorney General under date of 13th of March last, is of record in the Depa:tment of Justice, and copies of the communication of tae First and Second Controllers of the Treasury upon the subject, and the recent opinion of the attorney for the District are herewith enclosed. Lately, the deputy attorney —— of New York bas rendered an opinion that the faith o” the United States was not, by the act of Con- gress of June 20, | pledged to provide for the interest and principal of the bonds. A copy of bis optnion is herewith enclose. n view of the interest of the authorities of the District, and indeed of the United Staies, (slace the District is the perma- vent seat of its government, and the streets and avenues in which the work ‘sin progress belong to the United States) in this question by reason of the cir- cumstances above stated. it is deemed im- portant that re-examination of the question sball, if practicable, be had by the present Attorney Gereral. We, therefore, respect- fully request that this communieatioa with its enclosures may be referred by you, to him for his views‘upon the subject. Very respectfully, (Signca)—W. Dennison, J. H. Ketcham, S. L. Pheips, Cozamis- sionersD.C. CoMMissionER SMITH, of the Indian bureau, says, with reference to the published statement that he tendered his resigaation to Secretary Chandier before the latter left for Michigan. that he did no more than sey- eval other bureau officers—that is, he gave the Secretary to understand that his resigna- tion would be forthcoming on the slightest intimation that it was desired. WEIGHING THE Mails PosTPoNED.—The execution of the order providing for taking the weight of the mails on the Hudson River and New York Central, ahd Lake Shore into Chicago, New York and Erie to Dunkirk and Buffalo, Pennsylvania Central from New York to Pittsburg, and Baltimore via Wasb- ington to Wheeling, on the ist of November bas been post} until December Ist next when the mais will be weighed for sixty con- secutive working days. GENERAL JOHN Eaton, Commissioner of Education, bas just returned from Philadel- phia, where he went to consult with the pro- per authorities and representatives of eda- cational interests from different sections of try in regard to the educational ex- partys the cemnia Rg year. aod > por! ex! as making very ry progress, He also speaks in favorable terms of the progress of the exhibit of woman’s work in the United States during this cen. tury, and says it may now be considered an assured success. Work bas been commenced on their exhibition building, ANOTHER DELINQUENT POSTMASTER ComEa To GRIEF.— The Postmaster General to-day decapitated Postmaster Silas Con- diet, and discontinued his office, (Avondale, New Jersey,) for selling ‘tage stamps in large quar tities outside o! the delivery of his office. His salary was only about 350 per annum, but during the last quarter he soli stamps, to be used mainly in New York, amounting to $1,200, which would increase his compensation about $500 per quarter. These facts were ascertained afler au inves- “gation, when the Postmaster General de- termined to check him in his mad career by closing the office. \ re. —It was reported to-day on the street, and the report occa- sioned a buzz in business circles. that the old-established bouse of Morris, Tasker & Co. bad suspended and closed the doors of their manufacturing works at 5th and Muiris streets. ‘Ihe report was unfounded. <— nip wens INCINNATI, Oct. 26.—A trapeze performer named Orzalo, in making ‘sayin leap at the National Theater last night, m d bar and fell to the stage, the , & distance of about twenty feet, injuring himself severely if not fatally. jndgovent tery removing Mr. Glenden. te. Tak as torate was warranted. Nid, Ze ——— NEw YoRK Gerrine Back Somx or THE KING She arg Sidives PA the ar- Auditor ‘Wateon to return aquantity of the > all to have by him from ‘New York city. in ed that William M. Tweed =e civil suits against hime bs the eae Bes TROOPS FoR Sass —to easiiion to fveen thousand seat a ‘ar- tration, @ further foe Be Redo le instracted to punish the perpetrators of frauds without dis [ seven to the tes have been ‘and Star. TWO CENTS. | Telegrams to The Star. | A GREAT CONFLAGRATION. ee VIRGINIA CITY, NEV., ON FIRE. —--o-—_ | MOODY AND SANKE | —_—_——e——— THE PRAYER TEST IN BROOKLYN. | ——___. MORE BUSINESS FAILURES. —_-——_ | | MOODY AND SANKEY. Waking Up Brookiyn | New York, Oct. -There Was another immense gathering at the great revival | Meeting at Brooklyn Tabernacie this a.m. The building was full in every part, and | much fervor was manifested in the proceea- ings. The unanimous support which clergy | men are giving tothe meetings is a great ald to the evangelists. The meeting began | Promptly ateight o'clock by singing a hyma, | after which a fervent prayer for blessing on the work was asked. Mr. Moody then se- | lected the 7th verse of the 7th chapter of St | Matthew, and made a brief exhortation on | baving faith in God. They should ask him for what they desired, for many gifts were to | be had by asking. Rev. Dr. Cayler thea of- | fered prayer. After another hymn, led by | Mr. Sankey, there was A GENERAL ASKING FOR PRAYERS by people all through the assemblage; prayers by fathers and mothers for tbeir enlidren, and prayers for men who had be- come drunkards. Mr. Moody asked prayers | for Mrs. mage, wife of the pastor, aod after silent prayer he prayed for all for whom requests bad been made. Rev. Dr. Fulton, of Hansop Place Sapte church, then prayed for himself and ministers of Brooklyn. Rev Mr. Haynes aiso led in prayer, after which Mr. Moody annonneed that at the close of | the meetings in the Rink every night inquiry | meetings would be held in the Simpwa M E. church and in the Reform chureh oppo- site, The Rink meeting was then dismissed. Mayor Hunter, of Brooklyn, being of the opinion that there are NOT SUFFICIENT DOORS TO THE RINK by which, in case of emergency, the andience could leave the building quickly. bas ordered the department of fire and build- ings to make an investigation. pbs tee FOREIGN NEWS. he Newmarket Races Lonpon, Oct. 26.—The race for the Cam- bridgesbire stakes run to-day at Newmark was Won by Sutton. Lord Gowran second, and Grey Palmer third. The English Floods LONDON, Oct. 2.—No farther fatalities from the floods in this country have been re- ported. Cardinal NeCloskey Goiag to London The Loudon correspoadentot the Liverpool Courier says:—" Afler Cardinal McCloskey’s sjourn in Paris he will come bere. ie Catholies of London are preparin; posing demonstration of welcome. Cardin: McCloskey will be the guest of Cardinal Manning while here. It is said that a con- ference of leading Cathoucs of the south of England will meet here next week to ar- range & programme for a public bim. Itisexpected that Cardinal MeClos key will make a short tour of the provinces. He will certai sibly Glasgow, A GREAT FIRE. Virginia City, Nevada, a Prey to Flames. SAN FRANCISOO, Oct. 26, 9:15 a. m.—A it fire is now raging in Virginia ¢ Nevada. It broke out early this morning. Six or seven blocks. including the office of the Western Union Telegraph and the rail road depot, have already been burned. The Fire Still Baging. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., Oct. 25, 10 a. m— A later dispateb from Virginia City, jast received at the office of the Consolidated Virgiaia Mining Company here, says :—Vir ginia City north of Taylor street is all barat. | responding date last Our milis and works are all gone. there being 20 water. A LATER DISPATCH from Virginia City says the California wil is destroyed and fire is still speadidz. The Catholic Church and other buildings wil be blown up for the ba at Acad of staying flames. ‘Poe Ophir the ‘orks and Bank of California buildings are burned. The whole business ‘tion of the town has been de- stroyed. Catholic Church is now burn- a More Rusinces Failares. New YorK, Oct. 26—An involuntary tition In bankruptcy was filed on Saturday in the United States district court against ‘Vyse & Co. by forty of their creditors, repre- senting claims of nearly $600,000. The total unsecured indebtedress of the firm is about a million and a half. Dissoway & Hatch, leather dealers, No. 40 | AGAINST MOULTON aNDTiLTon. Spruce street, have si uspended. No state- ment of their affairs has yet made. been Tilton bave been quashed, Their failure is owing to the loss by fire od saya:—“'No one kuows ti bad debts during the year. amounting to | Neilson the folly and indecency of their tannery at New Milford, Pa., and $24,000. Oscar D. Dike, tea and spice merchant, 124 Pearl street, bas also sus) led. It is thought the suspension will be only tempo- | #!! the circumstances 1a.y. S. Benedicks & Co., 368 Broadway, yester day made an assigument for the benefit of their creditors. Archibald Baxter & Co., who recently failed, were yesterday censured by the board of managers of the produce exchange for conduct inconsistent with “just and eqat- table principles of trade” in connection with their suspension. es Massacre in Central America. PANAMA, Oct. I7.—Advices from Darien state that @ body of 300 cancheros, or collec- tors of rabber, were induced, under promise of being shown an abundant supply of rab- ber, to explore the forest of Morte, and were there attacked by the Indians, 58 of their numt« r being killed and the rest scattered in all dir ctions. This adds considerably to the already uepressed state of trade in Panama. —__e Jay Cooke & Co. PALapELesia, Oct. 26.—In the United | “mounting to S500, States circuit court to-day, Judge McKen- pan the decree of the district court, refusing to ellow the against the estate of Jay & Co. claims amovnting 10 $250,000, on at the syndicate was irdebed tothe bankrupt es. (Risers mera tion to | visit Liverpool, and pos- | (For Tae sran. DEAVES AND GRANRER. Gather leaves and grasses, Love, to-day, For the Autumn passes Fast away. Chilly winds are blow! Tt will soon be snowing BR Fill the vacant places With hem, dear, And the empty vases. Brown and sere Sprays and leaves yet bol Glint& of summer gold. In the drear December, When tt snows, And the dying ember Faintly glows, Lea! and spray may bring Thoughts of rosy spring. Ah, we fondly cherish Faded things That had better perish. Memory clings To cach leaf tt saves. Chilly winds are blowing; It will soon be snowing On our graves. —Joun Hewry oe ne “F F's" or Enters Boner. FLUTTER A™ natn, NJ —a ¢ Wive Runs Of with her Pirst Lew to the ears of a Her- sid reporter yestentay that considerable of a utter bad been cause! in the upper cireles a J.) society, “ase” was tbe daughter of a church dea- con In Union township, and one of the hand- *Omest Women of the county—tall, biack- eyed, biack-baired, fall-formed, and alto- | gether of most fascinating Appearance. | From her father, the dence © inherited | the snug litte sum of | ye Fiveor six @rs ago she married the nephew of one of the most distinguished citizens of Elizabeth, # gentleman who now holds one of the high est offices in the gift of the munteipality. Her husband served gallanily in the federal army during tbe late war, and won | 4 bis bravery the rank of captain. Upon j his marriage to the fasc tog daughter of the deacon he was the envied of most of the beauty-admiring males of the town. Twochi!idren were the result of the marriage. Ere they had lon zed lived together, however, itseems A marked incompatibility of tem perament manifested itself between them. he captain is a man of quiet, retiring habits, but his wife is fond of gayety, com. pany And fashion. Besides, he was not as Wealthy as she supposed, and, therefore, could bot maintain her fo the luxury she coveted. For years, however, there was no break between them until recentiy there turved up on the sceue an old flame of the lady’s—a dasbing beau of bers before her marriage, from whose society she bad been debarred by her discerning parent, the dea- cop. The upshot of the story is. that she eloped with bim, taking $15,000 with ber and one of the children. F-very effort has been made to keep these facts f bot, 98 is Invariably tne oc: have enly lent wings to the af per to add that the deserted capt sympathy of all who know of hi | nate domestic troubie.—N. ¥. Herat, | _A Five-Mtte Foor Race.—The interna- | tional five mile foot race for $1,000, between | Henry Keenan, of Montreal, Canada, and | Jobn Connolly. of New York, took place inat Saturday on Deerfoot Driving Park, Park- ville, Long Island. There was unusual in- terest manifested in the affair, as a long dis- tance race is now a novelty, and quitea large crowd assembled to witness the race. Kee- | pan stands five feet seven inches, weighed 150 pounds; Connolly stands five feet seven inches, Wreighed 140 pounds. Both pedestrians were attired in sbort tranks and spiked slip- pers. Ato p m. the men stood ready, and ibe referee gave the signal to go. Keenan | Started off with the lead, running with @ graceful, easy step. Connolly also took a | short, we *tride, gathering himself to- | eether, and ran in @ very easy manner. The | pace, however, was slow. It took them " “Ix minutes and forty seconds to run the first mile, which was the fastest. The three miles | Were ron in nineteen and the four miles in | twen | | | | out the race, except when bis oppo- bent would put on a'spurt and momentaril; Pass him. On the last bundred yards bot | Men ran at @ tremendous pace. when Keenan rushed to the front and won the race by ten | yards. Time: 35:50. Betting was thirty to twenty on Connolly, but very little money | changed bands. PENNSYLVANIA COAL TRADE—The an- | thracite coal trade is moderately active, though witbout special feature. Tne tote tonnage for the week endiug on the 16th in- «tant, as reported by the Miners’ Journal, is 7,451 tons, being a decrease of 21.582 on the tonnage of the previous week. The anthra- cite tonnage for the year to the 1th inst. is 15,722,456 LODK, AZAINBt 16,026,458 tons to cor- year, a decrease of The fire | 30,082 tops. The bituminous tonnage for the is still raging. Fire engines are useless, | week was 91,295 tons, and for the year, 3,115,- 758 tops, making a total of all kinds for the week 658.779 tops,and for the year 1538.19 tons, against 18.92),730 to ding date last year, a decrease of 91,536 tons. It is un- derstood that there will be no advance in the — of coal during the month of Novem- . The representatives of the several com- panies in the combination, it is stated, have agreed to this. The production of coal will Dot be curtailed by the direct order of any of the companies, t there is @ general im- pression that work will not be oy any of them. Indeed, some outs! pro- fessing to be posted in the matter, intimate that pone of the companies will store coal this season, and that @ general sus; jon of production may take place about the middle of December.— Phil. Ledger, ——————— THE Qua ING OF THE INDICTMENTS A to the fact that the criminal indictments against Francis D. Moulton and the sow sek nate that ugly scandal, and’ nts action will be commended by all even half-way familiar With the case.” The Herald says :—“Uade-: this is th indeed 1» best, for it would be wearisome i ’ have another Beecher-Tilton trial.” Tue New York Times says: —* According to er's iawyers’ statements he has =m foully calumaiated and blackmatiet. He undertook to prove this in a court of Jaw. And yet, when it comes to the polut be retires from the field. It seems to us a very strange course to adopt. Supposir , how- ever, that Moulton bas not ect ‘ene, it Is clear that Beecher bas lib: a take proper measures to vindicate his char- acter.” CROOK Breer ty St. Lovis.—A ra