Evening Star Newspaper, August 7, 1876, Page 4

EVENING Stan MONDAY sseeee AO EESE 7, 1876. Weather Probabilities To-day. rrr Carer SIGNAL OFFICER, > was NGTON, August 7, 1876. i In the eas! =o midd! by ris Sonerty winds. stationary to rising temper ature apd partly cloudy weather, with occa- sional thunder in the Bortherp portions and the LOCAL NEWS. Amusements, &¢, To-nigh*, Schuetven Park.—Tne annual Sct netzen- te 4 Comtque.—F trst-class Var seties per- formance. —__-+—_—__ Condensed Locarr, ‘Tilden sod Hendricks meetl.y to-morrow Bight. See sd - Hen. Gilbert C. Walker, of ‘Virginia, will address the Jackson Democratic Association at their meeting to-morrow eventug. At the Theater Comig'e this week Diek ker's combinetion tr_ape and the “Pari- tan Follies” will draw Large honses. Mr. L. B. Allyn, the Grand Master of Odd Fellows of the District of Coinmbia, is. we regret to learn, serionaly ill with typhoid fever &t bis residence, ou reet. Mrs. Wihison, while walking on I street, between sth and ith, on Saturday, had ber Ket boos, containing $10, snatebed from Ber hand b::'an unenow® colored thier. Messrs. George L. Sheriff, WH. Byles and W. H Kilim. : have purchased tne steamer Mattano, and she will continne the lower Potomac trade ss usual, making all the jandings as far down ax Nomint The alarm strack from box 152, at 6.50 @cloek last night, by Officer Harst, was for ihe explosion of a coal of! store, in house 203 72th street owned by James Rooney. Bat little damage tug-boat Dr. K. Rogers, owned in this nto & submerged oroken pile on @ cans! Satoriay mornicg ly sank. She was atterwards Tne Washington Light Guard, of this city, Hre periecting arrangements to participate in the Baitimore parade and celebration of the snniversary of the battle of North Point tors Which takes place September They wii be the guests of the Fifth and Sixth Mary- Jand regiments. Saturday evening Detective Miller and Officer Harlow captured Randall Henson and Jobn Sheriocz in the Smithsonian grounds while in the act of rifting the pock- Sts of an Intoxicated hackster namad Chas. Brown. ere boty notorions sneak thieves and well known to the police. Tney ‘Were locked up. THE New York Kervun.ican Assocta- TION met at Gonzaga nali Saturday eve- Bing; the president, Hou. R. H. Duell, in the ir, H. Carwieneke secretary. Mr. @. G. Hersey, chairman of the campaign committee, in presenting his report, stated 2bat the time had come when the commitice desired and needed assistance from the asso- Tepresent such of the Congressional districts as were not yet rop- Fesented on the committee. An appropria- tion of $500 was made for the use of the campaign committee. The following were Henry L: Rose, Heury, W. Avarews, I. lepry L. eory W. Andrews, E. B. Stocking, T. B. Cronce, Eugene A. Holt, Jobn Fogerty, L. A. F. Havard, Thomas Lap and F. W. Biakesiee. Miss Mary F. Foster was unanimously elected an asso- elate member. Mr. E. N. Hill, of the South- mm association, requested that the New York association would appoint a commit- tee to co-operate with similar committees from other state republican associations to urge the removal of democrats from the va- rious departments in the approaching re- By a unanimorns vote the presi- dent was requested te appoint such commit- tee, and pamed Mesers. Bell, Eaton and Carmiencke. THE MEXICAN VETERANS ASSOCIATION Met Saturcay eventog, and the officers of the aseociation, Gen. J. W. Denver, Col. F. T. Lally, Col. Alex. Montgomery. Capt. 8. V. Niles, Mesers. A. R. French, D. Montis, Joshua Clark, Jonn Brannan, 8. G. Morrill, and Alex. M. Kenaday, were constitated a committee to make all arrangements for a Buitable celebration of the coming ith of ae, the anniver of the surrender of the city of Mexico. A“ ‘resses were made > Danie] Smith, H. M. Cole, David T. Nor- is, S.A. Pitts, John T. Lyneh, Marceilus ‘Wilson. and Jonn Brannon. The secretary, A.M. Kenaday, stated that the bill before Congress granting peusicn- to Mexican war veterans stood No. 50m the calendar, and that the House coald not much ‘ouger dela: action on the report of the Pensica Commit- tee, unless there is a deliberate intention to ignore the bill by leading members of the House. The chairman of the committee (Mfr. Jenks) has promised thet “nothing will be left urdone to it considered at an early day,” and many members have ex- pressed @ desire to vote op tue bill before re- turaing to weir homes. — Arrest of Two -Two colored men, corre- sponding tp appearance with the description © murdercrs of Mr. Everett, at Pomoao- Charles county, Md., were arrested in joods near Giymont yesterday by a Scouting party who were in search of the murderers. One of the meu asked Lis cap- iors “What are you going to do with me; I didn’t Kill that man?” They were taken into custody, and parties were sent to Gly- znont for persous to come down from that peignborhood and identify them, among whom were the father of the young ye A Whom the murdered man was very atten- tive, and Miss Clara Gross, who had, the evening before the murder, seen in ner father’s store, near Giywont, these two ne- groes w whom suspicion has for some time been fixed. They were locked up. por ace astern DR. MARY WALKER'S Mass RATIFICA- ‘TION MEETING—Dr. Mary Walker and two other female democrats held a meeting at Lincoln Hall, Saturday night, to ratify the nominations of Tilden and Hendricks. Tne was not as iarge and enthusiastic expected it lo be, most of those having come out of curiosity to gee made a , Dr. Mary er and adopted some resolutions, and Dr. Mary ‘Walker attempied to take up @ collection to defray the expenses, which bad the effect of scatiering the audience. “Uncle Sammy” bas been @ bachelor too long to be captured by female resolutions. The doctor must try some other pian. ——— A MAN TEERIBLY BEATEN WITH A CHAIR —Abdout four o'clock Unis morning James Maroney alias Rooney was brought to the fifth precinct siation by Officer Sut- ton, bleeding profusely frots wounds in the bead inflicted by @ chair in the hands of Charles Goodman. Drs. Leach and Waters Sttended and dressed the wounds, whieh are $0 serious as to prevent Rooney from appear- ing atcourt. Itisclaimet that the fracas was occasioned dispute about a waten. Sergeant Dinsmore arrested Goodman, who ts held for a hearing. and Mooney is held tm custody for treatment anc to secure his a@tlendance &@ 4 witness. ———$ oe BUILDING PERMITS issued by Inspector Plowman:—Moses Kelly, a two-story and t dwelling, south side New York avenue, between ith and 13!h streets, $5,000. Robert Reid, a two-story brick dweiling, south side K, between 2th and arth ‘streets 0, raise a story we a builidtog, south side F, be- and 4. streets southwest; 9500. | ry end basement | », north side Stotdard, be- Boundary sireets, George- Rorthwest; #400. Jobn Corriga: and im; tween town; s¢00. —__o—__. EXCURSIONS, Picnics, &c - tival will be given by A family fee- committee of St. parish, #¢ Beyer's 7tb-street Park, to- my com! @t 2o’clock and end at I. ext of those popular Lyceum Bureau excursions will be given Wednesday. The Union yg by Opa Jou in this . v' The Mount Pieasant M. P. church, George- town Heights, will give theirexcursion to Dili’s Pw uext Thursday. See adv’t. iene ae Tus BACHELORS’ Civ Saturday even- = elected officers for the ensuing year as The Ham Investigation. QUESTIONS 7 uE JUDGE WANTS HIS WIT #ES8E5 TO ANSWER. The cbs! pman of the special House cam- mittee b’ ying in charge the investigetion of Jadg » Humphreys, bas received frete him the [0 Jowing: Ir. Cheirman: Please propound these ques to witnesses who may be called. > aeooenag. D. C. HumpHREYs. ‘ion. W. W. Warren. 1. Has not the administration of Judge Hompbreys been conducted without fayor to those cienominated his personal friends? 2. However abrupt his manner may nave a) aes the same style been used to 3. Has not the manner been more of & pos- itive character than an abrupt oue? 4. If he is given towbat might be termed lectures, have they been of @ concilia- verely antagonized counsel? And then Bave they been of a ager ecbaracter than = be drawn forth by the action of coun- ‘86 5. In all the aileged controversies or order- ings has he ever atierapted to exforce any order by depriving any member of body by freecom? 6. Has he not often avnounced to the bar that there must bea Lion between bench and bar to expedite business? 7. Hashe not often asserted the dignity and consequence of the bar, that the af- ministration of Justice might be brought to a bigh standard? 8. Has he not often—if not always—called the altention of tne bar tothe necessity of observing the strictest parliamentary rule to take & seat when calied to order, @ad that @s the presiding officer of his codrt he was only enforcing that raie? 9. Whatever quantity of liquors it may be sald he bas imbibed, has he notalways beea ‘able to appear in his seat cpon the bench at the hour #ppointed io meet, Aud to continua there, in au oninterrupted session, in hot or cold weather, until the patience of witness: parties, officers of the court, counsel. by- Standers, ud all were exhausted and claimed recreation’? 10. Have not these terms or sessions of the court been began at the hour of nine in tie morning and continued to the hour of six or seven in the afternoon, with but frequentiy twenty minutes recess 1i. Has not this physical capacity of the Juage been uninterruptedly exbiiited since Uctober, i510; and is bis physical strecgth, in appearance, this day !mpatret? it. Has he not, tn addition to this, pro- ed to Dold your conrt, for the accommo- Cation of suitors, oy gasiight? And to tais proposition was there not objection oy offi cers and counsel, and oc one or two osca- sions almost an open rebdsilion? 12. To avoid the holding of the May term of the Cirevit Court in what is termed the heated months, did not the majority of the bar association Induce the Court in General Term to adopt the rule which itmits that term to the third Saturday in July, except Ww finish @ pending trial? 13. In order to finish @ pending trial, begun in July, 1875, and to accommodate partics apd counsel who lived In Brooklyn and in this place, and to take evidence fo Massa- chusetts, dia not the judge continue that term of the court till in Angust, with all patience to counsel, jurors and others’? 14. Have you not known the judge to sit to cases on the equity, common law, and admi- raity sides of ibe court, in the same day? 15. Has this not been done because there Was business in each branch of the court which parties and counsel were anxious Should be given attention to? 16. Have you not Known causes to be sub- mitted at 3 o’clock in the afteraoon, and the opinion written ready to be delivered by 11 o'clock next morning, which it is said were pretty well written? ii. How have the judge’s opinions and dis. senting opinions fared when taken to the court of last resort, either in General Term or the Supreme Court of the United States? 18. May vot lawyers, baving clients in litt- gation with each other, associate together and even have business relations with ea: Without compromising the rights of the! clients in apy respect, or without just grounds of jealousy? 19. Do not judges and lawyers, everywhere, associate together; and may vot judges and lawyers De ally iutimate without sus- Picion of bias or just cause of complaint? 20, Are not some lawyers more personally intimate with each other than with others, | and are not these same lawyers often tn an- tagonism at the bar? 21. May not these lawyers who are thus personally friend!y, and who represent dif- ferent clients, borrow money of each otner Without compromising the rights of their clients? | 22. May not a jadge borrow of those law- yers who have it, without being under any More obligations to adhere e whom he has borrowed than the lay bas borrowed of bis antagonist? 23. Do not ali professions aad trades bor- Tow of each othe: 24. Are not judge and lawyer of the same trade and proiession : 25. Isit not @ business transaction betwee traders when they borrow of each other? Is @ judge to have no t rela tions—or if he ba n, may he not have hem with lawyers’ Or ix he to have no friendly relations? not have them w: pBdisabenairinal tea Worship tn the Wears The Jackson Grove Camp Meeting JACKSON'S Grove, A St 7. Saturday morning the early prayer meet- ing was conducted by Rev. Joseph Whit- tington, who has been acting a3 Las precent- or in leading the singing. The 9 o'clock meeting was also led by Mr. Waittingtoa. Rev. George V. Leech, of Union chapel, Washington, preached at il o’clock a.m. In the afternoon Rev. Mr. Gre, of tue Capitol Hill Lutheran church, Wasnington, preached @ remarkably earnest sermon from the last verse in Revelations: “The Spirit and the Bride say Come,” &c. Rev. Mr. Carroll, of Baltimore, foliowed in an earnest exhorta- ton, and @ prayer meeting followed, in Which one or two penitents presented them- selves at the altar, Atix o’clock the pulpit Was occupied by Mr. Consor, who pi a fine sermon for the occasion, followed by Rev. J. D. Still, the pastor of the circuit, ta @n exhortation, and several persens present- ed themselves at the altar. This meeting was one of great solemnity, aud was con- tinued to nearly llo’clock. Saturday was a delightful day, when the sunset clear ind the moon beamed brightly over the Woods, the bearts of the tents were giadden- ed with anticipations of a good day on the morrow: SUNDAY IN CAMP. As anticipated, Sunday was a fine, brigut day, put about noon it warmed up consider- ably. Al 6x o'clock a m. the family prayer meeting was heid in the meeting teut, aad was led by Rev. Mr. Brashears, of Laurel. From *\ to 10% o'clock @ miscellaneous meeting—prayer and experlence—took place at the stand, conducted by Rev. Mr. Mullea, and it was @ very lively meeting, during which many gave thelr experience, among ibem Bishop Ames. By li o'clock tne trains had landed their passengers, some two bundred being from ‘Washingtor apd vicinity: severai hundred from Prince George aud Charles county, coming upin speci train of the Baltimore and Potomac railroad, quite a number from Baltimore, and some from Annapolis. The attendance of the country peopie was very fine, and with the permanent population ou Une ground the entire assemblage was not far from three thousand. BISHOP AMES SERMON. All O'clock the preaching services too! place at the stand. Bishop Ames. befere commencing the services, Announced that as it would be wo uncomfortabie for some to Kueel that it would be better for all so rise St prayers, and this course was followed dur- ing the service. After singing and prayer Rev. Chapman, forme:iy of Wasning- ton, took ebarge of the financial matters, a@ud under his directions @ culiection was Ames then aupoancad his If he has auy, may he lawyers? cS and ao allusion to Custer having died for what_he conceived to be bis duty—for principie. His death was felt throughout the country, while whose deaths were caused by the over- turning of @ yacht were mourned by com- agi few. on — said. synonymous with Christianity, Christian ‘he and he of the bencfits of to eeukiod. ‘Women had by i i i a 5 fess “es | ; H # F : i i i al af i EVENING MEETINGS. childrens’ meeting was the stand, led by Rev. Wm. ‘Mallen, 7 hag RES ves. to be regretted that these services were somewhat interrupted by the restless- ness Of some of the congregation, and there was considerable waiking about, but tols Was maiuly the resnit of one or two CAMP INCIDENTS. A child which had been allowed to partaxe of Loo much green corn was soon “migutily griped” aud in spasms. Dr. Meads, of tac Cross Roads nelghborhood, was called and soon had the chiid well enough to be ebrist. ened, its mother having brought it a di tance of several mlies to the ground for Lat express pur Right in the midst of Bishop Ames’ sermon, & young ledy, not far from the stand, was seén to reel and fail heavily to tas groaad. She was apparently lifeless, and was taceu into a tent, and Dr. Meaae’s services being again brought into requisition he made a diagnosis of her case, aod found that ber ill- bess Was caused by an abbreviated corsat string. He prescribed cold water for the face, and scissors for the corset striag. Roth reme- dies were speetily appiled, aud tn a little lime she bad recoveret sufficientiy to return bome. About five o'clock the train for Pope's Creek came up and took down the passengers for Charles and Prince George’s counties, a5 also 2 Seams for Annapolis aud the A. & E.R. There were on the ground during the day Police Officers Mitchell and Burnett, of the Middie District, Baltimore, aod Oficers Stinchecomb and Watkins, of Annapolis, and the very best order was preserved. The camp will close to-morrow ane —~o——— New WATER MAIN IN PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. Water Regis- trar Lubey comms this morning exca. ling at 15th street for the new eight-inch water main on Pennsylvania avenue, with a force of seventy-five men, and proposes to hurry up bis part of the work at once. The excavation is five feet outside the curb line and four feet deep. At 2o’clock in the afiernoon the excavation had been com- pleted as far east as 13th street. Fourteen ofthe men engaged in the work gaye ont yesterday on account of the heat, —-—— THE PERSECUTION—for we do not think that the action against Mr. John E. Taomp. Sop deserves to be dignified by any more re spectable title—reached its conclasion last week. The manner in which this onslaught | Bas been conducted is not at all creditable to the members of the board of trustees wno are pursaing Mr. Thompson, and the char. acter of the evidence and bearing of the wit- nesses indicate unmistakably personal spite more than @n unselfish desire to do g to Ube public schooi —{ Capital. ——$o——— | _ OCCULTATION OF SaTu2N— Last evening, about 11 o'clock, there was &n occultation o! the planet Saturn by the moon, the planet remaining concealed about twenty minutes. The immersion was in the northeast quad- rant of the moon, and the emersion In the portbwest quadrant. At the time of occulta- tion the moou was nearly full. A second eclipse of Saturn by the moon wil! take place be ts 3 o'clock Sunday morning, Septem- er 3. LAYING THE ——_.—___ FALL FROM a ROOF.—About 8:30 o'clock this morning George Gard well, a tinner, fel! from a scaffold on # buliding where he was working in LeDroit Park, injuring himseif internally. Dr. Gienan was summoned aad rendered medical ald, after which he was sent tohis bome on Maryland avenue, be- tween 4. and stn sts. sonthwest. ———— THE ATTENTION of our readers ts directed to the card of the Queen City Land and Building Association, in to-day’s paper. The concern comes well recommended, aod represented to us as already @ successful enterprise. ———6—_——— oa will find Eureka Tooth Powder splen- 1 RPMARKABLE CASE OF SUSPENDED AN IMATION.— During the last heated term Mr. Mark Carr, of Walpole, Norfolk coanty, Mass., @ very worthy laboring man about 60 years of age, recelved a severe sunstroke. | The day following the attack be wanderc4 ,#nd though @ thorongh search was In ed no trage of him could be found. His d upoo when news came from a farm house about @ Tolle distant from where he lived that Mr. Carr bad appeared there. His friends imms- Giately went to his relief and found him emaciuted and weak. He says that he left his bome and that is the last he remembers. He came to his senses in the woods and crawled to the nearest house. The fact is Well substantiated that he must have re- mained in the woods in a state of uncon- sciousness for @ period of three weeks, with- | Out food or water. Mr. Carr and the case is regarded as one of the most remarkable on record, as our informant is thoroughly conversant with the facts as here Stated.—{Zoston Journal, Aug 3. ————__—_.. How MANy INDIANS ARE IN THIS WAR: Father Mesplié, who is well posted on the following estimate of their numbers: He puts the Sioux down at 60,000; the Cro’ it 15,000; Blackfeet, 20,000; Utes or Utahs, 35000; and in addition there are the Brule, Ogaialla, Minnecon, ja, Yanc- tonnais, U: Two Kettles, A Some Crows, and and Santoo bands. of the some others who live around the reservation are friendly, but many who pretend friend- ship will gatberarms and ammunition for ir tribes. He says they are in strong alli- each other to carry on this war, although when they have no common enemy to fight they fight each other; but now they are united against what they consider a common enemy, aud will turn out all thelr warriors, and they will number at least 50,000, and the Father =i it ts likely to be bloody Indian war ip the history of our P pAbpinp tea They are well armed, and wili fight to the death wheu- ever they are cornered.—[ Idaho Statesman. MOVEMENT FOR A New Stare.—It is anpouvced that a movement has been start- ed in western Texas In favor of forming that portion of the state into a new common- wealth. This action is baset upon the | agreement claimed to have been entered into when the Lone Star was put upon the | 2dmtesion to the union, and that Lica | tion was ly indorsed by the state leg- islature, that the new state shouid be = exas is am- py, endowed af this tims, and the legisia- ure at its next session will be called apon to indorse the desire of the hat Saturday by counsel for Miss Aun Lr ely a D A of maria alleges | but the: aes mn Morris, same; > PRIS ram} A L. Ei. "Goatrey, torfeited, and Wm. H. Moran; do. Charles Lu in Cherry aliey, ones, charged with inviting rough the window of her ther’s bouse; $10. re —___. A.GIRL’S MATRIMONIAL F REAK.— Yester- day the counsel for Emma Levasier, who is suing for divorce from her husband on we ‘ound of adultery, made a motion in the rooklyn City Court, before Judge Reynolds, foralimony and fee. The court appointed ex- Judge Dailey referee to try the case and settle the matter of allowances. Mrs. Lova- sier, who is 19 years of age, is the daughter of a wealthy lace and fringe manufacturer of the Eastern District. In the latter part of 1874 sbe formed thg acquaintance of tue de- fendant, who is 24 Years of age, and a pop lar member of the Tarn Verein, of Brookiyn. On April 4th of the folowing year they we: married clandestinely by Rev. Jobn Nean- der, of St. John’s Lutheran chureh, Stag street. Mr. Happlesborg, ber father, learn: on nis retuin home that eventing of the fact that he had @ son-in-law, and th hie daughter, was then iy the honsein quest of her effects, Intending to join the expectant bridegroom. He became very much enraged and forbade her departure. After a tears she submitted to the parental mand: and refused to join her husbaod. Ue pr cured & writ of babeas corpns, which was returnable before Judge McCue, of the City Court. When the young wife came into court in response to the writ she testified that ber liberty was in po wise restrained by her parents, Aud that she did not wantto live with her husband. The parents subse- quently attempted to @nnul the marriage, were not successful in doing so. Action for divorce was then instituted, on ihe ground that Mr. Levasier was gulity of | adultery. The defence is a general denial. Owing to the respectable position of the par- lies the case excites considerabie atteution. LN. Y. Heraid, 5th. Ligvut. Ds Repio.—The gallant cavairy Heutenant, whose marvellous eseape from the Sioux makes a thrilling border episode, isthe same Radio who, January 14th, 1858, articipsted with Orsini. Gomez and Pieri the attempt to Eill N. Ee} IiL., by throwing band bombshelis in his carriage almost in front of the Paris Grand Opera. ‘The building which was a witness to the act has disa, » having been burned in the fall of 1872, and we think that Gomez, who Was sent to Cayenne, has died. Orsini and Pieri were guillotined, thougu not before the — in @ mysterious interview prom: i to Orsini, bis former comrade in the Ttalian sect of the Uarbonari, that he, Napo- leon III., would keep his promise and deliver Italy from the Austrian: ich he did at Solferino, eighteen months later. The last surviving of the principal actors in the trag- edy of the Paris Grand Opera would have disappoared also if the Indians had discov- ered the retreat of Lieut. Radio in the under- brush of the Big Horn. It has been charged that in the trig! before the court of assizes Rudio bad turned state's evidence and been ardoned. The lfeutepant experieuced, in lact, some annoyance on that account when he first entered the army of the Uaited States. But al! this part of his ife fails into insignificance, especially to the eyes of aa American pablic, when compare! with tne recent record of Rudio in tae Indian war.— (Phila. Item, 34. WHAT THE MonMoNS BELT mon writes the New York E The Mormon people no more idea of removing from Utah than the laps reflect on the possibility of evacuating Boston. I cannot express & conviction of thelr permanent residence in any stronger terros. They believe that when the Mille: nium,of which there are no present indica- lions, shali come, the Saints of the Lord will the bride, | RETESET, at | nature of the woun 6, 60 bushels at 1164, 1,600 bush- 164, 350 At 117, 199 bashels at 17, ®% bushels at 113, 320 busbels at 115, 91 bushels at 120, 3,600 bushels at 129, 550 S$ at 120, 205 bushels at 120, 200 bushels at 8h 120, 250 bushels @t 121,30 bushels @{ 121, 335 i D. Taureday, that davits the defendant. “I see no great hardships in this,” said Mr. Townsen:. “His own Javits state that since he was last in court, he has received fourteen or a be can carry en his business just aswell ip jail.” ‘The court adjouroment, and Fimt went the bushels at 122,100 bustels at 122, 56 bushels | reefully back to the jatl_{.V. ¥. Tribune, Sth. At 1225, 300 buanels at 1254. is TO THE DISTRICT COMMISSION ERS.--Kitifor Star: Wil the District Commissiouers ride over 3d and Fayette street?) The late rains have washed ihe ‘dirt pavement” down to the “b 4 rock” ou the former street, leaving dangerous gallies, and at the corner of31 and Fayette streets the ratiroad track 1s left Livh and dey. Toe residents hereaboats think they havearight togrumtle, Paying taxes ou te fue luprovements elsewhere ihey bave Almost impassable strests and no | sewerage. Bilia are wow handed roand for water tax, while no one can indulge fn @ th this hot weather because (uaving no ace by let ting the w Jast men, crun. The Cominis nt they have probably ave Le cialis of this section to a shar mprovémepts for whien they bave J yghe ehape of general tax ALEXANDRIA. REAL Estate SaLes.—F. A. Kerby, toneer, yesterday sold at pudilc auct three lots of land adjotnin Samuel Pulman and others to J. G. Cright, for the following p acre: No. 1,70 acres, $1425; No. 2 REDUCTION st oF Envcatt Owing to the increase jin the num pupils last year, and the improve: cation Introduced by Saperiutes the cost of educating each papll i the pubd- lle schcols was reduced $1, or nearly ten p cent. He thinks he will provabdly be able to effect sdme further reduction in the comin; is year.—(| Sentinel, 5th pccscesee Dwr et o-—___—_ He RErcsEp TO MARRY HER —Abouts | diately. | o'clock lust evenin a difilenity took piace at the corner of Tchoupitoulas aud St. Jo- | 8eph streets, between Henry Barke aad Jona Oiwera, which terminated ia ine iatter being sbot twice in the right arm aud ouce ia the back, near the spinal column, by a pistol in the bands of the former, who, afver the shooting, made good bis escape. It appears | for ‘@ year or more Omera has besn assid- nous in his attentions to one of Burke's sis- | ister to seamen, traveling by romised to marry, bat time | mera treated his fatare in- | ters, whora be rolled op and tended with coldness, aad Burke, oo hearing that he had betrothed himself to auother | Wi | to ne would be | n5 | earth! y horizon ® bea ] | It is THE pease of girls—with bat one pair of twins. Sixteen Are living, two having died in infancy and esven after getting their growth. Tne graad- ebiidrep already number tairty-taree. Mrs reau Was one of @ family of sixteen, an Married at that age. 27-Steam is @ great thing,” remarked a traveler ina rafiroad car to bis vis-a-vis. “Se is,” was Uereply; “lowe my fortune Monsieur is manager o: a “An engineer, pernaps?” “No. t @ Dumber of reiatives by raliroad ib CITY ITEMS. One Bore Uafertupate. most every day the papers chrou’cle th fticide of some poor anfortunate whose 1 bas heen enfeedled by dyspepsia, over gloom has ¢ from the untold and dn thle eruel compiaint. 1 the most depreseiug diseases manity. It Mopoittan in its natare— bo country is exempt from it# visitations, no family free from lis atiacks. Tuere is & balm in Gilead; it comes in the shape of ihe Jerwicn Syrup. For years it bas been scat- tering its blessings abroad. There is. bly, no disease which expe y r p as dys) most inveterate forms of this di © been completely cured by this medicine, as ample mony of many of our first citizens prove. —e Corms Removed Without Pain, So the patient can walk with ease imme Bunions, Club aod Inverted Nalis, Vascular Excrescences etc., successfally treated at Dr. White's estadiistment, Pennsylvania avenu ite Willart’s Hotel. Fee, #1 per vi OUFR, $A. m. to 6p.m. Established in Washington in i851. erin “tierbarsome wn Clergyman. 5D. C., Juiy 18, 1876. WASHINGTON. Several years ago white iaboring asa mib- land aad water, consequently ex; 1 suffered much at times from bad estion aud lis accompanying mendation of a a the recom- end [ tried Perunan Syrup. female, went in search of him yesterday at | 1am bappy to say that it relieved me of we the stated hour, aud Aindjog him ia @ ¢oftee | Worst features of the disease, and | shall ever house at the corner referred to, called him out and asked him did he intend marrying his sister. Ou being answered in tne nega- uve, Burke drew a revolver and fired three shots at him, ail of which took effect. It is | iter @ year or ‘8 but Omera’s mother eutered tne | two ago, churely when Father Alien was about to p2r- form the ceremony and croke the wedding >. The wounded mau was atteadei by Dr. ennedy, who refused an opiaton as to the New Orleans Dem. RAIN-IN-THR-FACE HEARD FROW.—Ad vices, by way of Bismarck, bave beeu re- celved to the effect that Rain-in-the-Face, accompanici by 229 lodges of Iad\ans from the hoet!le camp, have arrived at Standing Rock. ed therefor by Capt. Tom Custer, bat es- caped, and is saidjto have ent the beart from Capt. Custer’s body, and to have fired the last shot at Gen. Custer. An iotelitgentand reliable gentleman says that thougb special effort was rade on the part of the ageat and Indians, at the issue of beefon Saturday, to make 4 showing, stili there were not50) backs | Present, while there should have been over be gathered tn Jackson County, Missouri, | where they wil. reign fora thousand years, ail the rest of the world, even inciuding Bos- ton, being destroyed. Whora they will reiga over, by the by, has never been told us. Until that glorious day shall come they are directing their main efforts to the upSuili- ing of Utah. The only foundation for such reports a3 are ee, Seen in the news- paper ts the sending oat of an occasional colony into the neighboring territories, chiefy asa missionary station forthe con- version of the Indians. The ‘Book of Mor- mon” teaches that the American Indians, therein termed Lamanites, are the descend- ants of the lost tribes of Israel, and that while it is the duty of the Church to convert ali nations to a saving knowledge of the truth, its first endeavors are to be for the salvation of these remnants ofthe fold. How _A BRIDEGROOM UNEXPECTEDLY Lost His BRIDE.—Miss Huppelsberg, the daughter of a fringe manufacturer in tne eastern district, Brooklyn, received the at- tentions-of Lewis Levasier, a young jew- eler, contrary to the wishes of her parents, oa Seooel tate. = were out Ly Ing they st @ parsonage of St. John’s Lutheran church naa were married by the Rev. Dr. Neander. The bride returned tw the residence of her parents for her clothes, but when they found that there had been @ clandestine marriage they were amazed and indignant. They forbid her leaving the house, and denied ler ad- mission. The young girl not being of age, ber father tried to have the marriage an- nulled. — in this, his daughter, who regretted her union, through her father, brought livorce agains her husband on the ground of adultery. ea! that he had ised 8 case was referred to ex-Judge Daily as re- feree.—{N. ¥. World, 5th. CAPTURE oF A PoxrPoise—Yesterday morning & number of young men saw a large fish 8} oe the Delaware river, just be- low the roiling mill. A number of persons started in pursult of the monster, aud they finally succeeded in capturing it. ‘They first caught him in @ net, but he treated the barpooned b; if he others, and finally overpowered and gliled. He was brought tw shore and discovered to be @ porpoise, measuring ten feet and six inehes iu length, forty inches across the back, and weighing six hundret pounds. The party were fully three hours capturing him.—/ Trenton (N. J.) State Gazette, Auy. 1. HORRIBLE ACCIDENT.—As Arch Toily, the famous bear-hunter (who says he killed two hundred in his day), was golog tue other day from his cabin, near Teat Gap, in Bed- ford, to the woods to make shingles, With his rifle on his shoulder, and his son-in-law, Jobp Austin, waiking jast behiad him in the path, the rifle somehow went off accidental- ly, the ball striking Austia In the face aud killing bim instantly. Itissaid that Tolly has gone crazy from grief. He and Austio were warto friends.—{Lerington ( Va.) Gazette A Youre LADY INSANE FROM GaIEr.— On Tuesda; | forest. | formatiy requested the 2,000, from which it would mbers are with the hosti @re weil informed rate the force At 27.000, avd believe there are 19,0/) well armed warriors now in the field. THAT WHICH PROTECTS MAS isoften the refuge of pari of our legal system wai seem t y Those wi is designed to protect the property of av nouest citizen | from the machinations of the cascrupuloas or the powerful was taken advantage of by Tweed to get his plunder out of the way of an adverse vercict. In Cuva the Spaniards work @ little differentiy with their official robbers, A court martial settles the qnes- tion of guilt, the captain geueral issues a decree and confiseation is carried out ja a twinkling. This is semi-barbarous, bat it omacks of effectiveness; aud when we hear of Sberiff Conner and of his story of not be- ing able to find Tweed’s property we are halt fpguined ~ wish fora court martial.—(. ¥. Braid, 5t - How YELLow Jack TRAvEeLs.—A little girl, child of parents living in a healthy lo- cality on one of the ridges near Pensacola, had an attack of yellow fever woich much puzzied the physicians, as there was tuen no }éilow fever in the city, nor had sue and her —— been in contact witn any one there. After her recovery she described game of “bide and seek,” where she hid under an old sail so cuaningly that she could not be found. The sail bad been im- ee from New Orleans during the epi- emic of @ previous season. A young man going to sea sent a trunk full of clotnes tor tafe keeping to friends at @ saw-milt In the hen he returned three years later, the trunk was opened and the famil. healthy place suffered from yellow fever. AN AMIABLE IpIoT by the name of Mac- eee eee toe 8 ct y, thal t tyenine persons bitten by rapid only one dies. This is very interesting in- formation for the twenty-ninth person. The — his twenty-ninth fortunate fellow- creal should undoubtedly reconcile him to bisspasms. If this amiable idiot Mac- donald, who writes for Land and Water, Would volunteer to become a “‘twenty- ninth,” bis neighbors would doubtless tal pleasure in attending his faneral.—{ Couric Journal. HOMICIDE FoR a TEN CENT Dest.—C. H. Brown and Ham Hanger, of New Albany, Ind., quarreHied about a debt of ten cents which Brown claimed Hanger owei him. The latter, becoming enraged, strack Brown on the head with an axe-heive, inflicted a wound which will prove fatal. Tne striker was arrested. THE New York excise comm sioners have police authorities to execute the excine 1a) arresting all per- sons who persist in Hqnor or malt beverages without a license. Tae order to arrest will be executed without regard to persons on and after to-day. A COLLISION occurred yesterday after- noon, between @ passenger aad a Cheshire freight train on the Vermont aud Massachu- setts railroad. Five cars of the latterand | wa te engine of the former were badly smashed. Buteber, passenger. sly in- jured. THE fast rail died lately. His pi rototypes ‘was are alive vumerousiy, however, and any number of men are having geod times while their wives rusticate at summer retreats.— (at. Louis Republican Currixe Down.—The bas This Indian murdered a trader of | Stanley's expedition, in 18i2,and was arrest- | hat large | VeTy pear his a | mx fighting | TEE, Howzst | ycing taken apart | feel grateful for the benefits I have derived from this simple and eMcacious remeis. 7,31,2, CHARLES W. DENISON. ——— POPULAR IMPROVED SODA with grann- _s = KoLs’s, corner 7th and & sireeta. ——e—__. A BKIN LIK® MONUMENTAL ALABASTER | may be attained by ust! Glenn's Sidphuer Soap, which does away with the necessity for sulphur baths. Try it ladies. It isa gen- uine beautifier and very economical. Depot, Crittenton’s, No.7, 6th aveaue, Ne # Yors. HINT To THOSE PREMATURELY Gxay, | Pie use Hi's Hair J.B ele. BANKEES, 1416 Pennsylvania Avenue, 31,0, W, 5,6 D*®* G00ps af REDUCED Pxicus ‘To enable us to close out onr stock of SCMMEB GOODS weere offering them ot greatiy reduoed prices, ‘special barca’ pve, iyi BENJAMIN MILLER. SPeise ap scumEs. w ATLETS OLD AND ABLIASLB BSTABLISHMENT: Ladies and Geuticooa can their Bammer W caring 4 pparel ened a ae — fare of antil needed, Work erat for and Ye. tne rier, woo ayeo SUMMER RESORTS, . ® The undersigned hae ‘eased thie Ai = oF tie now open Be the rocep P the Washing v ard Alexandria ally lines of Biages over wall- * ay | for every day — The House wilt be Rept th Dest style? with Liv Ptable nud Bar ea) char; pe bY Bar attech: aad tb argh) wild _iy@- bo JOR M. PATTON. JERKELEY NoTEE lB nN SoumT Ew. va. Me Is now under Improv cc anepiore bathing acd pare mountain afr sre here ouly four Gours’ ride from Wash OB. joard, @3 per Gay. O17 per wee per monil: Fat arte tefarmation . » Maa cor Berkeley Soriags Ve. ERSONS De*iRisG TO ‘BOOK SON sPainas” 7? Are requested to cal! at tbe office A. 8 PRATT & S08, 401 98th street porthwert. nd eecertain whether they Cau be accom fone beet faintensd Diba AFP did. of te House, this cits, Propristora. "geet SUBF BATHING AND OORAN BREEZE, HOTEL AND COTTAGES PLAN POLST LOOK OUT, #ttnated 110 mtiee Ipgton, at the conf uence of the C' ke Bay ang Potomac river, ts well known as feo mon ob 8 Besort cast ‘The Obeapeake is 25 apd the Potomac 1? miles #t Point Lookout; aad the Hotel act Cottages gf located witt in» few yards of the beach, re | cofvethe full bewetit of the Ooran Brecze | Phetable will be well supplied | FISH, O¥STEES, aud CEADS trew) from the | water every day. i Aocoem f Washingtom per steamers a psy 6 per cent. interest on deposits, payable Slee ae Gc demand. Special rates on time deposits. | W Interest pald January aud July or cred. ited. 5,210 | Kem | $ : ; @........ - Pust-class Scouring and D SPRUAL TeuME H A. Fisoner eniarzed bis establisument by Children tuser 12 y oars snd servants Lalf price, removing to bis new building, 9 G sirest Dorthwest, three doors west Of 9th street fo: adopting the I of American o1 2. enabled todo any work in & mano ps gma by those not possessing Luese fa- cfltties, Ladies dresses cleaned and dyed without Crape Veils refluishet nice and cheap, Travelers leaving the city can bave work done on the very shortest notice. me Prices lower than ever before, to suit the mee. AMUSEMENTS. SCHUETZENFEST CONTINUED MONDAY, TUESDAY, AND WepNes. | —“°#% Day, AUGUST 71H, S1m, and 91H s sug? at TER COMIQUE, Eleventh Street yase +3 eonie OPEN THE YEAR ROUND, Pertormance EVERY Wii . Matinee for ie- FIRST-CLASS IN BVERY RESP Sex. Variety, Drama, Burlesque and Gomedy. novas-ly OLD No.) On Exhibition { *aw. No. 486 and Sale 7TH St. aT ( 77a St. AEKRITER’S No. 432 Th street, between D and K streets, eight doors above Odd Fellows’ Ha Choloe Ol! Patutiags, Engra sings, Chromos. £0. Also. largest stock of Hangings, Window Shades, Pictures, Frames, Picture Cords and Tae- sels, Rings, Nails, &c., in ihe District. Be Teams Case. & Picase remember Name and Namber ay lly EXCURSIONS, PIO NICS, &o. Gn eae For the tevefit of tne to be held at BEYER SS VENTH iT Pasi kets, 35 cents; children under 12 years, Boop. s MILBURN pokont, Bt. Bf tea ae its to for traprportetion from 4 fats, eres will take the Adlrcss JAMES & _staim Porat Lo Rv SPBINGs —T! ol Board for Biver Sprt: BB a oan ind er 5 peow or Mat z i LOE in bart, PF. BUSKISTON. M.D. Propriset lertown PF St ry 's county, id a fore at cost of S12, will recetre SUN MEE BOARDERS from the Inof Jone ts : the 28th of Beptember. No extre charge f/ bathe, nor for ase of new tau-pie «! LADIES’ GOODS. JUST RECEIVED. 4 consignment of LADIBS’ LINEN 5 OVEESE BTS and SAOK STS. whieh sean in plain figares at the maccfacturers’ prise. Wal. K. RILEY, 713 MABEKRET SPACE. RECEIVING DaiLy fy | | BROWN. BLUE AND BLACK VELVETS. EVIEW ABD © é. cook's PLUMES AND FANCY WINGS” Se, Ho. Te. Bo 8, ee Be, Bee ee Be SHAD ¥ BREADS snd TRAVELING HATS snd SOB- SUMMER MILLINERY @OUDS Below Oust. "8 SAILOR BATS, ade wap Tins: DE CHINE JABOTS, ee an i 15 EBCHIEFS, Fell assortment of FASS. HOMPSOR 8 GLOVE 1G COBSETS, ac Mrs. J. P. PAL® jris-tr_ 19 between Lith sad ith 715 GREAT REDUCTION 7]5 m= LADIES BEADY MADE BUITS, OVER SKIETS ABD BSSQURS, fcc LADIES UNDESWEAB, PAERASOLS and SUN UMBBELLAS at balf price, FLOWERS, HATS, RIBBON, sno MILLINBE'S GOODS lose than cost. JUST RECEIVED— 4 large esortment of HAMBUBG EDGES snc ECBU LACKS selling at a reduced price. OOESETS an¢ KID GLOVES ine great variety) HUMAS BAIS very low ot 8. HELLERS, or = , (ST. CLOUD LADIES’ SHOES, MADE TO ORDER AT