Evening Star Newspaper, August 10, 1876, Page 1

_ San <a es nein THE EVENING STAR. | PUBLISHED DAILY, Sundays Excepted, AT THE STAR BUILDIN Pennsylvania Avenue, cormer 11 Company, Pres’t. ety BY The Evening Star Newsp3j 8, H. KAUFFMAN, THE EVENING STAR is serve! by carriers to subseribers at Ten Cents per week, or Forty- four Cents per month. Opies at the counter, Two Cents each. By mail— postage Bixty Cents & month; one year, $6. Tue WerKcty pet on Priday— $2 w year, postage prepaid BF All subscriptions invariably in advance. 87" Raves of artvertising furnished on application, = SPECIAL NOTICES. RY OF VinGIMta fresn KGG4 reovived dally. EXTBA FLOU sd, at M@erchent, St, 48—NE. 7,292. EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip, GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.—Inter- bal revenue, $295,634 31; customs, $493,605 07. —— LigoT. ComMANDER D. P. LAMBERTON Is _— to the navy yard at Portsmouth, SENATOR LOGAN was being examined by the House special committee on the St Louta whisky frauds at3 o'clock to-day. AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House to day were the Secretaries of State, War, u to meet at their Hall, corner of 19 bh sylvanis sveuse, Fals(Thacsdey) BY! s ngements for attending Joun T. DowNs it D5" .Nb peiepine “assooiarion: >. PATE rie e snoscriptions t et c® tn the 6:heeries This Ssecc ation is new paying 15 per ceat. on withdraw the ler series, ard 10 por ceat on all series Osi! on the Secre- =! thet b tary. information Hosda oe Previtenc | #nd the Interior; Senators Morrill, Harvey, . : “ -3¢ | and Key, and Representatives Wells, Vance, Oe ns aug | Rusk, Hamilton, and Bake ‘ END OF ANOTHER DEAD LOCK.—Tae con- ference managers on the part of the House ty day agreed to the Indian appropriation bill. Tne House confercas reeedcd from the proposition t> transfer the Indian bareau to the War department. TEE APPLICATION of the New York and Philadelphia railroad company for matl ser- vice over their new route via Bound Broox bas been refased by the Post Office depart- ment, op the ground that tbe reduced appro- priation for mal! service will not jastify it. ALL TOGETHER —Secretary Morrill has written @ letter to the conference managers on the legislative appropriation bill, sug- gesting that tostead of the clerks to be dis ebarged from bis department being dis- misted in three equal instaiments, as pro- snd | vided for in the bili now pending, tuat the discharge be ordered for #11 at once, to take effect on the 20th of October. NoMINATIONS.—The President sept the following nominations to the Senate to-day: Edward Wilkins, of Maryland, to be col- lector of customs of the district of Balti- more, Md.; Louis P. Olds, of North Carolina, to be consul at St. Helena; De Witt Stearns, of Mississippi, to be consul at Trinidad de Cuba; George W. Dunbar, of Wisconsin, to be post chaplaih, U.S. army. S81 LL CELEBRATING.—Had a conference been held on tbe consular and diplomatic appropriation bill last night an agreement was anticipated. One of the democratic mem- bers, bowever, has not yet gotten over * those gains in Alabama.” The enthusiasm thos naturally inspired has prevented him thus far from attending to the duties now cevolving bim. 4 nervine and not an appropriation bill is what be wants. THE INSANE ASYLUM INVESTIGATION TO BE R&OPENED.—The Committee on Ex- penditures of the Interior Department, who recently Investigated the management of the U. 8. Insane ‘lum, will hold a@ meeting tomorrow morning for the purpose of hear- is. B.F.Z% ing the testimorty of the twenty-two persons arniture Dealer who recently signed & memori4l, and which wwert 2D Was presented to the House yesterday, set- TH BEST. ting forth that they were unable—not having — been subpeenaed, although they seut their MILBUBN’S SODA WATER, names to the commi!ttee—to appear bef ire BSATUBAL SPRING WATERS on Draught the coromittee and give tueir evidence. Tae “COLD TEA, COFFEER aud CHOCULATE. | committee will also examine ioto otier 1429 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, matters in connection with the recent laves- apls-tr Rear Willard’s. | tigation. iE W. WHITAKER. ee enn a chien tend, PERSONAL—Mr. C.8 Noyes has gone to je TAS ith street, near Treasury Deparcment, | the White Mountains for a brief health trip. District Claims, Pension acd Bounty ( ®| ----Congressman Lamar is still confined to spectols. = bis room, and his phys has forbidden | LEWIs JUHNBON ACO, bim to see visitors, as th tack appears to '. . beof an apopiectic nature, and rest aud free. near ont natch dom from excitement are absolutely neces- | See ee Tusasvay Deranrwrt ¢ Waettxotox. w O.. 40g 7,186 an actot Congress ap- Jo the Seoreisry of tas of ths Ocmnission fi hereby given that sesled proposals wilt ived at the Treasary Desartwent antil 12 Been, cp the twelfth (12h) inst , aad opened ints ly thereafier. for the by is buncred thousand dollers, ( @700.0,) t> the total smount of two mil'ion one hundred and sixty thoa- “0 680.) eapd doll. 12.1. = sold for gold, and . Cy me re ae oS acceptance by the partment of the Each bid must be accompanied by a gold deposit ‘Of two per cent. of ihe am thereof,and no bid at less than In coin, be considered. Payment may be made at the office of the Assict- Snt Treasurer of the United State’. New York the bonds will be delivered at the T: ar Woasbing’ on, or, if preferred, at the office of the As- nistant Pre ited States, New York, at the ae a of the purcoaser. ine Department reserves the right to reject pro- ie that are mot deemed atvantagcoa: to the ‘Proposals should be marked ‘Scaled P: TO} a ar te TO] bao and addressed to the Secretary of ary, hing*on. D ag 0-2t LOT ey nent is for je Treas- BS OF JONADA ot}, Sons of Jonsdad. wil ing on TBUSSDAY EVEN Mth, ip Liberty Council Hall reets (west, at 5: Le hoes eR SUODEN, Grand Secretary. = ¥. oO. a. GOSPEL MEETING, SABBATH EVENING At § o'clock, im the ASSOCIATION BOOMS. Masic led by Cornet and Organ. All are weilco: BETING at 7 o'clock, corner avenus augs-tr ‘TaX-PaYBR3—Psy your bills for SPE- Sa IMPRO NT'EAX £8 through J- Cc ¥ & CO., Mo. 223 4% street, and save a lerge @iscount. sugs-Im NOTION MEBMAN & be found sos, at Ho. 434 oth i Commer of Wek Street and Peansy!vanta Arenwe, sary to his recovery. Senator Bayard - recelved the honorary degree of doctor of Dealers in Government and District Seenrities the recent commencement of Dela- Foreign Bachange and Gold. soplt ly te College. +*+-The Count Walder- «liseo, the consul general of I2.assia, is summering at Fire Island, together wiih his iy. Uncie Jimmy Wiiliams has re- n indefinite leave of absence, and >> ,NESTOUS EXHAOSTIO m Essay, comprising a series of lectures a erea at Kabn’s Moseum of Austemy, New York, y® the cause acd careuf Premature Deciiae, sh owe Sag Seapets Baw tent, Denice maw Bete bas gone to Indiana to exhibit his blue jeans EE SE BR sult among the horny handed grangers. wi esi devility. being the result of # years 25 cents Address the euth thor, Dr LJ. Kel Office and revidenos. $1 Kast ith st. 8. ¥ spl-6m apts euse @. roona. : OTARY PUBLIO, ooeda-t REPORTS ON THE LOUISIANA INvVEsrI- GATION.—The majority report of the Louis- ana Investigating Committee has been sub. mitted to the republican members, aod the latter are Bow preparing @ minority report. It Is understood tat since the President's letter to hg Senate on the Hamburg troubles ihe Louisiana committee have taken int> cousiceration the subject of disturbances in that state, aod will present in fall the ev! der ce taken concerning tne Coushatta di culty. The report severely censures Col- lector Cacey for obstructing the fnvestiga- tons In New Orleans, and will also eeasure Special Agent Kinsella, and U. 8. Marshal Packard. the republican nominee for gov- ernor. The minority differ in their views on the interference of the federal officers. Orrice—Braz Se:La1 THE BEST $1 GLASSES IS AMBAIOA. oa @Q@ H. H. HEMPLER, Optician, Je%3 letpte 453 Peoneyivanta av., corner 46 st. PT ICLAN — To sae Puoite.—My newly -luvent- O'S ctase: Shien I now man- a= Bfecture with o feeling. They are Goop NIGHT, Mg. KNIGHT.—Mr. E. H. ‘aecis Buby Game. For neatnessand ighteses tuey | Kuight, for the past five years @ principal order | examiner in the Patent Office, and lately . the superintendent of the Patent Office ex- Set-tatptr Inventor: Pateutoe aod Mansfarrarer, | bivit at the Centennial exhibition, was dis- missed from those positions last Tuesday. While Mr. Knight nominally held the po- sition of principal examiner in the Patent Office, at @ salary of £2,500, nearly his whole Ume was said to be devoted to the comp!.- tion of Knight's Mechanical Dictionary, making use of the records of the offi: of the information and time of the em; for that parpose. In addition to his regular salary be has been recetving 84 per day and bis expenses @s superintendent at the Cen- tennial. The bills for bis expenses, however, were 80 exceedingly high that Secretary Chandler instituted an inquiry, and his de- capitation followsd. Mr. Nottingham has tem: ily succeeded Mr. K aight in Phil ia, and Mr. Bartiett as principal *#miner in the Patent Office. THE APPROPRIATION BILLS ALL IN A FAIR W4Y To Pass THIS WEEK.—The cou- ference committee on the legislative, judicial and executive appropriation bill will now complete their report, there being, afver whe FRsaKLIn 2,89 OPTICIANS, Bo, 1987 PENnyLvANia ‘ayer AER AROUSE YE! DO NOT LET THIS CHANCE SLIP} FOR ONLY «A VEBY Few DAYS WE WILU SELL ) aU z: J action of the House yesterday, no further GUOD BUSINESS SUITS Obetacies to an adjasiment. The House agreed to recede from their | ai emongd to 6s —*s—_ reduce the pay of members of Congress fram 25,000 to $4,508, and the President's salary from $50,000 to $25,000 per annuum, com- mexcing from the 4th of March next, this belog done without a yea and nay vote. There is po record as to how members of the House voted on the subject. Tuere will be no trouble about the Indian nerecmaten bill, as the House will recede from the prop- esition to transfer the Indian bureau from the Interior to lee War department, and ultimately the House will substantially Jield to the Senate on the cousular and $12 912 end #24814 —_§14__g11_814 TO CLOSE OUT oe , diplomst'c appropriation bill, thus preserv- FINE SUITS or ae preset, sa jes of cfficere in che branch ©! service. looks now as 1 FOS GTREBT O§ DEASS, Congress will adjourn early next week. x sah A DISPATCH FROM GEN. CROOK.—The fol- lowing dispateh from Gen. Crook was yes- terday forwarded to Gen. Sherman by Gen. Sheridan: “Camp on Goose Creck, Wyoming, August 4, via Fetterman August §.—Three Crow Indians came from oth. At that time all —#16—516 516 615 —51s_s15_s15__g1s $20 62082020820 $22__s22__g22_g22__g22 left mountalos, aud moved of we Rosebad moun- tains, £0 that it is now impracticable to communicate with Gen. Terry by courier. I am fearful Wat they will scatter, as there not sufficient in that country to su; erritt joined me witn his command the wagons with about 2.000 aggregate Agate we al x % ipg men, Ineiuding friendiy fadians end a BEST CHANCE EVER OFFERED. HABLE BROTHERS, Merchant Tailors and Fine Olothiers, = Oorner Seventh and D streets. Wa Hae, BM. small party of citizen volunteers, move ete Bawa. D.W. Larsas, | Sota seagee river in the direction we BARMON, BOSWELL & CO., pose hostiles have gone, carr. with us FUBNITURS, UPHOLSTERY GOODS AND | °S¥8’ rations If we meet Indians in too DECORATIONS, oe Iwill ats ap ie unite 313 Sch street, near Peansyivania with Gen. Terry. ye lo = fem the Ules yet, but I shall leave instruc. tors, if they seach bere within @ reasonable timc. to follow ou afterus. Your manags. of tbe agencies will bea great benefit NNATIAN'S CRYSTAL DISCOVERY FOR THE Halk, 3 ¥ OR Fave "9te NATURAL AND YOUTHFUL OULOE.® It makes brash, dry and wiry batr siosy Iteraticates Dandrud, and ite cocecioual prevects and r 2 L | tous Mr. BLAINE appeared at the Maine re- | publican convention, in session at Augusta, > eslerday, apd was received with the utmost enthusiasm. He made a short speech, in bich be thanked his constituents for ir * 5 Che Evening Star. WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY. AUGUST 10, 1876. Lively Times im the House To-day. In the Heuse this morning Scott Lord, of New York. offered @ resolution which in Practical effect was @ condemnation of in- timidation at th@polis. Mr. Lord said that be bad consulted many of thesouthern mem- bers who urged him to offer it. The republi- cans made po opposition to its passage, but on ordering the main question of the democrats ithout i nt A callof ¥ an @ juorum. of the House was ordered, a adoption of the resolution, and afew norih-. ern democrats united with them. The dem- ocrats generally again fillibustered, and no quorum appeared. Mr. Kasson, of Iowa, then revéwed the motion for a call of the House, avd the republicans voting solid for it, second call was ordered. Mr. Lord tried to get unanimous Consent to explain why he offered the resolution. A volce from tne re. Well, we don’t object.” Mr. ereford, of West Virginia, (democrat,) did ; “We don’s want any ex- call then proceeded, aqno- rom answered, and further proceedings un- der the call were dispensed with. Again a vote on the main question was ordered, and the democrats, realizing that they hai got into @ snarl, took the bull by the horns, and ended the deadlock by voting for the secoad- ng the demand for the previous question. Toe previous question was seconded by veas 133, bays 18—ouly oné more than a quorum. The republicans then demanded a yea aud nay vote ou the @ of the resolution. Mr. Clymer, of Pa., demanded @ separate vote on the preamble and resolution. The preambie recites that it is alieged ti la- Limidations exist, and the resolutior pro- vides that any intimidatioN which resaits in rurder should be puaished with imp-is- opment, fine, or the penalty of death. Tne democrats vot. d for the resolution, but did not want to goon record for the preamle, because had they recorded themselves in tt: favor it would have been an ackoowleig- ment that intimidations of voters dees exist and has existed. Tue resolution was adopted by yeas 174, nays 2. Biand,of Missouri, and Reag in, of Texas, were the only ones who voted against it. After some filibustering as to the right to demand @ separate vote on the differant. “whereases,” @ direct vole was taken on the preamble, and 1t was adopted by yeas 121, nays 31. ———$—— Post Ofiice “Straw Bid” Investigation. THE MAJORITY REPORT. The majority report of the Congressional House Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads points out the alleged abuses in the tal service, especially relating to the raw bid” contract system, which, it says, ‘had its inning several years back, but seems to have reached its developmert under Postmaster Geueral Creswell, aud has continued since with less force under his successors.” By the various corrupt and evil practices which obtained in the serv.ce, the report says, the government lost annu- ally millions of money and the gullty par- tes In office and out of office have generally gone free. In regard to the administration of Mr. Cresweli the majority say that the very defease introduced in his belialf makes such Concessions as to put the official con- duct of that officer under grave svspicion affecting either his integrity or compete acy as @ public officer, and subject him to the censure of the House. In regard to Post- master General Jewell they say that he manifested a disposition to break up tne “straw bid” system and to economize, bat still allowed contracts to expire by limita- tion that nad been declared fraudulent; that he discovered the ring iuside the department but made no use of tne discovery except to release all the guilty clerks from puaish ment for the purpose ostensibly of using them as witness against aman whocould not be convicted, and such lack of official co:ape- tence and vigtiauce sutject him justly to censure and critic'sm. THE MINORITY REPORT. The minority dissent from the -onclusinas of the majority that Powtmasier General Creswell either vioiated the law or was ex travagant 1m his expenditures or negi!geut in the supervision of the affairs of tne de partment, or failed to expose or prosecute Violations of low during bis administration On the covtrary, they are satisfed that nis administration was marked by a laborious and faithful discharge of his duties, by a due economy in expenditures, aud by @ notable vigilance Iu the exposure aud prosecution of Violations of the law. Mr. Creswell inauga- ated the opposition to straw bias, watca, after six yeurs, bas Jost culminated in thelr final overthrow. The victory bas not been ¥ained by & single effort, but by repeate | at- lempts, resulting in successes from thie to time more or less signal. That bis adminis- tation was pot extravagant was conclu- sively establish d by the facts that during the whole time he was in office be always kept within the limit of bis appropriations, and when he retired from the department he left on band a balance, after settiement of ail abilities to June 30, 1874, of $1,854,067 $1, ud this after covering into the Treasury unexpended balances for the years 1870, 1871, and 1572, amounting to €4.376,566.01. Tne minority say the censure by the majority upon the administration of Mr. Creswell is wholly without justification by anything appearing in the testimony or in the or files of the department. Noth- ing short of the most embittered partisan- ‘shi totally bitnd to all sense of justice tor political opponent, can prompt such @ suggestion. DAMAGE TO THE TENNESS! Corton Crop.—The Memphis (Tenn.) Cotton Ex- cbange crop report for July says there is no doubt that during the past nine days very great damage has been done to the crop by continuous rains. Excessive growth, second growth of sprouts, shedding of forms, rust @nd rot have all been superinduced to a serious extent by the yet continuing humid Weather tn that section, and which, snould it last any considerable time longer, must prove vi Cl jtrous. The corn crop 1s re- portcd in flattering condition, with prospect of plenitude of provisions, and coatinued improvement in the morale of labor. How A. T. STEWaRT MADE A MILLION — Just previous to the death of Mr. A. T.S ew- art, Mr. Dale, of Dale Silk Manufacturing Company, advised Mr. Stewart to invest in yaw slik, @s the crop was likely to fall. Thereupon A. T. Stewart & Co. invested $1,000,000 In raw sil, buying at about $3 25 per pound. Mr. Dale was right; the crop failed, and tc day raw silk is worth $6.50 per pound, andif A. T. Stewart & Co were to sell out to-day they would realize a million by the operation.—(.V. ¥. Sun. Mk. TILDEN’S LITERAKY BUREAU 18 at 50 Liberty street. A little army of “ready writers” are constantly at wore there pre- Ree campaign documents and other po- itieal literature for the rest of the country. There would seem to be no lack of funds for this work, which promises to expand as the campaign advances. The documents al- read oy are voluminous enough to Deatly ll one of the great Adams Express carts.—(N. ¥. cor. Phila Record. AN ALLEGED LIBEL ON Con. BLoop.— In the Washington Piace police court, this morning, Fy @ “physician and scientist” Bond street, was ar- — Lp sp ber pened ee @ chai e of tenting ous para te- feria c. ‘oodbull, the wite of fol. Blood, and Tennie C. Claflin. Hedenied the charge of Intended libel, but was heid for trial in default of $1,500.—{N. Y. he 9 Miss Lavza C. REppsn, better known under her iiterary peeudonym of ‘‘Howard Gtyndon,” was married yesterday lawyer of Ni ‘York aes . ; ew © whose home is county. Tne cere: mony took place at bouse of Mr. and , Old and intimate friends ‘tic, Conn. riers’ salarion an immense ‘petition of 59,000 Citizens of New York was presented to Post =7 About three cent of the Indian —— = ‘now in arms agelust the jovernment. NEW PUBLICATIONS. THOMAS WINCOLD. CURATE. By Gcrorge nino L. D. te yore George Routledge & Sons, Tough Wm. Bal- lantyne.) A religious novel in which the author of “Annals of ® Quiet Neighborhood,” “The Seaboard Parish,” etc., undertakes to refute materialism end prove the immortality of the soul and the truth of revealed religion Like all bis works, it is characterized by Poetic fesling, end delicacy of touch in dic- criminating character. THE CoNSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES DEFINED AND CAREFULLY ANNOTATED By George W. Paschal, LL. D. Author of **Paschal’s Annotated Digest,” “A Treatise on Charitable Uses,” “Digest of Dect- sions,” ete.,etc. Washington, D.C.: W.H «& O. H. Morrison. Judge Paschal’s Annotated Constitation has long since become an authority, em ployed as an exhaustive reference book by the lawyer, the judge, the statesman, th publieist, the editor. and the political writer, and it bas also been found an inyalua ic text-beok in our schools. It appears no tr revised form in this second edition, and w & supplemevt prepared with a care, ti Oughoess and close thought that seems t leave nothing wanting. The work now covers the whole ground of the constitutior as it now stands, and ts certain to be # standard work as long a3 the nation exists. COMMENTING AND COMMENTARIES. By ( Hi. Spurgeon. New Yora: Sheldon & Co [Through Wm. Ballantyne | Lectures addressed to the students of the Pastor’s College; together with a listof the best Biblical commentaries and expositions. THE BeycH AND BAR OF THE Soura west. By Henry 8. Foote. St. Louts: Soule, Thomas & Wentworth. Governor Foote in his varied and exceed- ingly active career at the bar, in Congress, and in the stirring scenes of the rebellion bas always shown himself equal to the oc casion, and now in his old age-or what would be old age but for the fact, that, like Mrs. Gaines, he seems to have got the secret of perpetual youth—he has dished up a book that 18 not only what Horace Greeley would call, mighty interesting reading, but which Must prove of no little permanent value Mr. Foote’s remarkably retentive memory evables him to depict with graphic power and accuracy the men who figured most eer at the bar tn the Soutnwest, oelrding orators and pleaders of the fame of Sargent 8. Prentiss, Feltx Grundy, Joseph Holt, Judge Sharkey, L Q C. Lamar, Albert Pike, William L. Yancey, aud others of the briliiant galaxy. TRE AMERICAN STATE AND AMERICAN Statesmen. By William Gites Dix B. ton: Estes & Lauriat. (Turougn Wm. Bal jantyne } The writer undertakes to set forta the true principles of government. WOVEN OF MANY THREADS. By Mrs. © V. Hamilton. Bostou: Estes & Lauriat. [Through Mobun Bros } A new story by the author of “Ropes of Sand.” THE WARFARE OF SCIENCE. By Andrew Dickson Waite, LLU New York: D. mpi & Co. | Turough Jos. Sailing ton . A serviceable lecture to the student and otbers upon an engrossing topic. IskaEL MORT. OVERMAN. A Story of tne Mine. By John Saunder As LONG as SkE Livep. A novel. By F. W. Kobin- son. New York: Harper & #ros. (Tarough J. Brad. Adams.} These two novels are the latest of the “Library of Select Novels” issued by the Harpers. HEAVY YOKES. By Janet H. Hiderma Buston: Williain F. Gui & Co. (Taro Milais & Wilstos } A novel by the author of “Dead Me's Shoes.” Foost’s COMPANION AND GUIDE TO Was t- INGTON AND VICINITY. Washington, uv. C.: Gipson & Bros. A compact, well made up and nea'ly printed little volume; just the thing fer v:s- ilors at the Capital. IN. ECTS AS MIMICS. IRSECTS AS ARC fi TECTS. By A. S. Packard, jr. Bo-t stes & Lauriat. [Tarough Mutua Bros Parts 9 and 10 of “Half Hours with 1. sects.” oe GLOOM IN THE QuaL Shutting Down of Operativns.—& dispateh frou Bethlehem, Pa., August 8th, says:—In ac- cordance with the programme arranged re- cently by the ‘operators rej resenting tie coal combination, the suspension of mining ope- rations, to reduce prc duction at the c pilie- rics, and curtail shipments to the seaboard, went into effect today. Theshut-down will ig} and Lackawana regions. The longest Stoppase, however, will be in the Scbuy)kill and Lehigh districts. The num- ber of miners and laborers thrown out of em- —— will reach 40,000, upon whom 20,00 milies are di ent for support. Tre misery and destitution increase dally, and ‘the im; ie general im the regions that the coming winter will be unprecedented in tbe annals of the coal country for starvation, lawlessness, and bi situation has become so deplorable about Scranton that many who have been able have returned t Ew , and others are preparing to leave. Many s&)!led miners have left ie Park and neighboring mining towns. Twoof the poms companies in the ae = Lackawanna regions. Lehig! an Wilkesbarre, and and Hudson coal companies—nave still farther reduced the waxes of the miners and laborers em- ployed in their works, which has greatly in- creased the dissatisfaction and disco itent prevalent for some time. PoLiticaL NotTes—The republicans of Missourl have nominated George A. Fink- lenburg for governor, notwithstanding a letier from that gentieman was read in con- veution positively declining to be @ candi- date. -*:'The California republican state convention met at San Francisco yesterday for the nomination ef Presidential elector= in the first Congressional district Horace Davis was bominated for Congress, and H. F. Page in the second. ----Hon. John Goote has been revomivated for Con; by the conrervetives of the Norfolk (Virginia) dis- trict. +***The democrats of Michigan yo3- terday nominated W. L. Webber, of East Saginaw, for governor. *-'It grieves us to bear that the Softs “bave got away” with Uncle Semmy.— (Cincinnati Enquirer (infla dem) _-*--Tilden plants bimseif so‘t on tne bard, Hendricks hard upon the soft part of the piatform.—|[ Westliche Post (ind ) SAN FRANCISCO AFRAID OF THESMALL- Pox.—A variety former advertised @ benefit for bimself {n a popular concert hall, and coe pape @ frugal turn of mind he stuck up smi yellow advertising posters all round the ises,and at the appointed hour took seat phen! box office. aiting Care g he the of ing he as chagrined find that Base man, a : H iH i Wi i pial half rate ad: u janized schools is to ces, univeralltes, orpuane’ home «7 Miss Mollie C. Morton, the le telle with whom the Grand Duke Alexis fell so madly in love, has married J. B. ‘Lucas, one of the rieh Lucases, of St. Louis. ff TWO CENTS. FORTY-FOURTR CONGRESS. | Telegrams to The Star. THURSDAY, August 10. SENATE —The Senate met at 11 a. m. Among the House bills laid before the Sen- ate was the bill to repeal the clause of the act for THE RFPAVING OF PENNSYLVANIA AVE- NUE, hel the work to be done by December Mr Ingalls urged immediate action on the dill, as the commissioners had opened the bids and were ready to make the awards. Mr. Spencer said the business men on the avenue were opposed to the extension of the (me, and be believed a majority of the com- mittee Were opposed to the passage of the bill. Mr. Morrill urged the passage of the bill. He said !t was bot proposed to take advan- tageof the extension, but a continuation of wet weather might make it impossiole to do tbe work in the best manner in the time specified. Mr. Spencer interposed @ peremptory ob- jection, which, under the rale, carried the bill over ove day, and the bill was referrc4 to the District Committee. Mr. Allison called up the report of the con- ference committee on THE RIVER AND HARBOR BILL. Mr. Copkling complained that the cam- mitiee bad take from the appropriation #40,000 from tae improvement of Hell Gate, the most unwise and indispensible thing iu the whole leogth and breadth of the Dill. Mr. Kernan endorsed the remarks of his colleague, and further complained of a transfer of a part of the appropriation fer the improvement of the Huason river. Mr. Eston said the tonnage passing through Heil Gate from the three states of Connecticut, Roode Island and Connecticat was fity thousand tons aday, and the Maine insurance was very high on account of the dangers of Hell Gate. Mr. Sargent defended the action of the committee and questioned the legitimacy of the improvements on the Huudsoa river, saying lt was merely to dredge in front of Jersey City. In repiy to Mr. Conkling he said the Senator the other day corap!iained that the barbors of Dunkirk, Putneyvilie and Putney Bay were of great imporiance, and as @ courtesy to bim they had been re- stored by the conference committee. He thought the Senator's complaints were not Warranted, in view of bis remarks the other per 3 and the consequent actioa of the com- mittee. Mr. Edmunds read a letter from a gentle- Man in Cleveland in relation to the Kast Pier, ip which be says the snore line has ex- tended Leyond the point where the pier needs repair, ALG that the ————— if made, would be for the benefit of the raliroad com- py solely. He proposed to vote against be bill, es eclaily as the cry had gone out 80 strovgly for the necessity of saving, and bot spending. the public money. He deliev. d an appropriation of one or two million to keep tue prerent works in repair and leaving the Lew works lo the future would have been wise policy. Mr. Conkling defended himself from the attack of Mr. Sargent, and said he should oppose the report, belleviog a large sum had been appropriated for local tumprovements that never ought to have been made had the Treasury been overflowing. Mr. Allison denounced the engineer at Cleveland for addressing letters to Senators instead of sending them turouga the usual chanel, and for the inconsistency of his Statements. He bad first recommended an appropriation for $50,000, and pow he says the appropriation is useless. Afier some further discussion the report of the committee was concurred In—ayes 36, noes 10, and Mr. Edmund, who had changed his vote from the negative to the affirma- lve for that purpose, made a motion to re. serspe which, after more discussion, Was rejected. Th © regular order being the motion to print 10,000 copies of the President's message on THE HANEURG MASSACRE was taken up, @ad Mr. Sherman, who was entitled to the floor, proceeted with his re marks. He repeated that there were no eccuracies in the public debt statement, and thai ihe republican ad tration had ac- tually paid in eleven years $70,000,000 of tae debi. e then commenced on the Onanciai Plauk to the St. Louls platform, wh'cn he said was susceptible of a double construc. tion, and Was 80 intended, @s was admitted at the very time by Gen. Ewing and Mr. Dorsbiemer. [t was intended to affect tne Indiana eicciion to read one way in ibe eust and anolter in the west. He then co pared tbe efforts made by the republic: party to prepare for specie resumption wit the entire inaction of the democratic par: on the fame subject. Notone measure wi hject in view had been brought for ward emocrat. All experience showed that sume it wa@s esseutial to fix a resumption. England had done thi the Bank of the United States had doue it. Governor Tilden sigued an act passed by the legislature of New York to resume on the same day as that fixed by the act of Con- Tess. jow he says in his letter that it is Dot expedient to designate a day. It took him for days to make up his mind to su up the convictions of his life time. He sits on oue side of the saddle-bags aud Hendricks on the other, Hendricks advocat- ing inflation. HOUSE OF REPRESESTATIVES.—Mr. Lord (N. Y.) offered a resolution, declaring thatall citizens are entitled to protection under the 15th amendment, and that the jae ent of the House is that all attempts y force Or intimidation to prevent the ex- ercise of that right is condemned, and that the guilty parties should receive condign and effectual punishment. There was ition manifested to the resolntion, and filibustering was resorted to. A MAN Hunt In New JERSEY.—The peo- pleof Atiantic county, N. J, are searching a Jack Hill, Jobn Fallman, and Isaac Dayton, the “Pine Woods outlaws,” who @re supposed to have murdered the old farmer, Chiseled, on Saturday. Cir- cumstantial evidence of a si character is said to exist against them. been traced to & swamp between Elwoot aud May’s Landing in Atlantic county, but have not yet been seen. Tuesday morning the sheriff of Atlantic county telegraphes to the Philadelphia police for bloodhounds to aid in the search. One of the detectives applied to the Eastern penitentiary officials for somé of the twelve bioodhounds that are always kept there, but the prisou officers re- plied that \he dogs @re so savage that it Would be extremely dangerous to take them through the streets unless they were put at once Upon & scent. APROPOS of expenses, Governor Cartin tells me that it was an error to suppose that the expense of living in St. Petersburg was ®0 very great, and that an American Miao- ister there was obliged to make &@ great dis- play in order to succeed as a diplomate. He says when he left the Russian capital he was not in debt for any social obligations, an¢ yet bis annual expenses had not exceeded $20,000, the led @ beautifal girl be- longing to an old family in Georgetown. Hi son also married ag! ee beauty, Miss Barton, and Governor Curtin telle me that this lady was considered the most beautifal woman in St. Petersburg d' his rest- dence there. She is now visiting native land, and intends coming to Saratoga (4aratoga Letter. A a we ages Si ppl a yerrs, of No. 191 81xth street, Brookiyn, E jpaby with @ young woman s SCIENCE AND HUMANITY between them bave developed @ new industry io Paris. Surgeons lecture regularly at the swimming Latbs op the means of Se yang Bere Arar in natation allow themssivns se Ea ome’ tSbaprty thasesorgeoe ice THE SIOUX WAR. News from Crook and Terry. The Troops Spoiling for a Fight. ——_@————— THE EASTERN STRUGGLE. Sr A Plea for Intervention. ———_—___ CATHOLICS AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS. ences Views of Archbishop Purcell, eens MISSOURI REPUBLICAN CONVENTION aasaalp eisai SHERMAN TO RETIRE. GRANT TO SUCCEED HIM. —.—_—_—. A ST. LOUIS STORY. ——— PENNSYLVANIA IN THE NEXT CON. GREs*. Nominations by Both Parties, [SPECiaL To Tak STAR) PHILADELPHIA, August 10.—The demo- crate of the 12th district have nominated E. L. Merriman for Congress. Hon. Galusha A. Grow has been nominated for Congress by tbe republicans of the Montrose aistrict. Wm. 8. Stenger has been revominated b: the democrats of the 18th district. W. Stanton has been nominated to fill the un- expired term of Judge Ketchum, 12th dis- trict. The republicans of the 19th district have nominated Dr. Bressier. Jas. Sheak- ley has been renominated by the democrats of the 26th district. Thedemccrats bla county (Pa.) had @ tie on Congress in convention between Mr. Brockway and Mr. Megargell, and compromised by giving each mab ore conferee and his chance to wie the odd one. In the 20th district the democrau have nominated D.G. Bush. ——_ THE S1OUX WAR. Some Statements Cor- re St. PAUL, MUsn., August 10.—Gen. For- sythe, of Gen. Sheridan's staff, passed through this city yesterday, having left Terry’s camp, at thé mouth of the Rosebud, @ week ago last Tuesday. In conversation with army officers here Gen. Forsythe corrected several erroneous statements recently telegraphed from Bis- marek and forwarded from this polut. GEN. TERKY DID NOT “FALL BACK.” It was stated that Gen. Terry bad fallen back eighty miles, whieh is the merest-non- #epse, And gives false impressions to tue public. There was no falling back at all The eveuing before Gen. Forsythe jeft Gen. Terry 4 SCOUT FROM GENFRAL CROOK'S Com- MAND had reached Terry. General Crook was then somewhere hear the headwater of tne Kose- bud river or between that and Tougue river. Now at tbis me General Terry was at the mouth of the Big Horn river, and in order to make commusication bvetweea ulm- selfand General Crook easier he dropped down the river to the mouth of the Roseoad, between which point and Geueral Crook's command the distance was no greater than from the mouth of the Big Horu, walle the niry to be traveled was ijufluitely more orable for the march Of tbe troops. Be- Sides, tbe scout alluded to furnisued tne uews that AN INDIAN TRAIL had been found leading to tne east between General Crook and the Yeliowsto: npelion of Genergls Terry and Crook at a ut farther east thao Bug Hora was to prevent the escape of the ludians ast and north Of ioe present scene of operations. THK TROOPS NOT DISHEA EPOLLING FOX A F Another misstatemeut found is to the ef- fect Ubat the trcops under General Terry are disheartened at the prospect before tbem. Colonel Smith, who accompaaies General Forsythe, utterly contradicts this baseless story. On the coutrary, Geueral and his men are in the best possibile spirits, and are only too anxious lo meet the horde of savages in a fair and square dght. Taere are no fears as to the nt. Another correction, which simple jus- lice requires to be made, is in regard to we SCALPING AND QUARTERING of ap Indian by Dave Campbell, pilot of the steamer Far West, @nd® party from that steamer, that left in @ boal to attack some Indian marauders that were found at @ point above Fort Buford, where @ supply of forage ‘ne tof tuat ENED, r. was stored. The telegraphic accoun! affair is mainly correct, but there was no Sonpinn & weenie st any lodians. One of men of Campbell's Brey, who was wounded by the Sioux, was at back to = boat, but died shortly afterwards from WHERE THE SIOUX ARE. Indians, as far as could be learned, (al the information was by Do means definite,) were still supposed to be massed somewhere between Rosebud and Big Hora. The impression prevailed that one or two alternatives was left them —either to scatter to the eastward, tewards British America, or retire southward to the Big Hora moun- tains. Though they were in front of and in close proximity to Gen. Crook’s command, it was uot believed that they would show fight, or allow Gen. Crook or Gen. hascass A to wind chance at them ina body. Regarding their WORK ON THE YELLOWSTONE Posts. The information is corroborated that It would be impossible to get material up the river by boats, as the water on the Yellow- Stone is very low. The supply boats for Gen. Terry’s command were unabie to cross the shoals and bars, and had to be lightened in order to make the trip with partial loads. The steamers which were freighted with material for the new posts discnarged their Bofora, where they will re- tmay be stated, on the authority of thore best posted, and who bring the very latest news from Gen. Terry, that THE SiTUaTION ~ = The Moatencgrins Betreatiag Loxpon, August W.—A special dispateh to the Dally News from Treveoje says Tae Montenegrina bave retired, some towards Podgoritza and some towarts Bauganl. Moukbtar Pasba bas made an excarsioa to the frontier unmolested An offensive move- ment of the Tarks ts probable sbortl ». They Let Him Go RAGUSA, August 10 “Tae correspondent = arrested ip ibe Montenegrin camp at Drieno op Tuesday last, its been released. THE MISSOURI REPUBLICANS. More Nominations by the State Oon- vention St. Lovis, Mo. August © —The repabil. cen state convention last night, upon the com pleUon of pom inations fur stats offi cere, roceeded to the nomination of electors, as foliows: At large. Col. D. P Dyer, and FM. Cole (colored); alternates, Gen. J) W. cs Col A. E. Detmere; tet district. Henry @eim- mitz, alternate, BW. Etting: °4, Joon Vogel, alternate, B. F. Stratmman, 34, Coaries A! Steefel, alternate, AG. lbyer, 4th, Gustavus H. Gem, alternate, W. Detz, Stn, J. P. Thompson, alternate. ©. A. Foster; bh, A: F. Lewis, alternate, H. J. Maynard; Tin, L. T. Bridges, alvernave. JE Bpteto; sth, Wm. varcer, altervate, Meory Sith; 9h, A.J. arian, jernate. E. Wratt; cn, D. T. ernate, W. A Law; ttn, J. HL. ernate, J. KR Vance; 12th, RK. 1. aiternate, C. P. Hesamacher, Lith, ench, alternate, Ira Hall. An International Cotton Convention. LONDON, Augost 10.—Eignt American, three Duteb, one London, and six Liverpool representatives of the colton trade, met In convention here yesterday. Mr. Samuel Simpson, of New Orieans, presided. He stated the objects of the meeting, as declared in the resolutions of the American National Cotton Exchange inviting it. Kesolations were adopted looking to the objects in view. A Lady Shooting Rasstan Prince. BEkNE, August io —Yesterday, a Russian lady Sred @ pistol at Prince M.jortschakott, the Russian minister to Switzerland. The Prince escaped uoburt, and the lady was ar- Tested. Across the Channel. August 10.—Frederick Cavill, a Professional swimmer, will endeavor to swim across the channel Saturday. apace THE CATHOLICS AND THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. What bishop Purcell Says. CINCINNATI, August 10.—The Catholic Teh of this morning contains an ar- Ucle from Arch! Purcell, addressed to the people of the United States, relative to the attitude of the Catholic church towards the public school system, in which he de- clares that the church bas no disposition to interfere with we system. He further says: No doubt justice and a Would entitie the Catholic people of this country to ex- emption from taxation for the eu) of other schools or to a share of the public sc bool funds in proportion to the num: or pupils in the sezoois, but even tis we are disposed to waive in your favor. ————— Cotton im Virginia aud North Caro- Mina. NORFOLK, Va., August 10 —The Quilon Kr- chenge makes the following report of tne condition of the cotton crop for July, from 60 replies received from 2% counties in North Carolina and 4 tn Virginia, from whieh this report is compiled. Ten report weather very favorabie; § report the weather bas been ex- ceedingly hol and dry; 36, weather hot and ary until about 4th Jaly, since which time bave bad frequent raius, aod 2 complain Weatner turned too cold; 22 report weather more favorable than last year; 14 about equal, and 24 less favoranle; 19 report stands much better than last year; 33 equally as good, &na * not as good, though of fair aver- ge, 6 report the weed as forming, blooming &nd boiling better than for years past; 46 equai to last year; 2 report shedding, and 6 not forming or blooming well; 24 report gen- eral Condition of crop goo4, and better than last }¢ar; 24, condition equa! to lust year; 12 condition not good, weak, being very small, and the Sppearance of rast cast by excessive raivs. All report, with few exceptions, the crop being laid by In @ good, healthy condi- (ion, clear of grass and weeds, though rather smaller in groWth tuan last year. Ose county reports appearance of lice, aad one county, having suffered so much from drouth, they do nol expect to make more than haifa crop. Races. Aug. 10.—Tne weather is very hot bere to-day, and the track Gry and fast. The grand stand is well Oiled. In the first race, five furlongs, for two year olas who bave never won a race, with @ good start Puryear’s filly took the lead and kept it tue Way round; Busil 2d, two lengths venind; Bremer 3d. Time, 1:05 4. antgaceen, Aug. __ the second race tried to lap, pever reached his flank, aod sett came in four lengths ng easy in 3.35, Sultanasecond; Unird, several leugths behind. the National Agricultara! Congress will be held in the judges’ pavilion, international] Exhipition grounds, oo 12th, 13th and 14th. Delegaves are from every section of the country, oriet and 8ppropriate addresses will mele by =— Widely Known in agricaivarail circles. —-—_— California Nomtaatioas, SAN Francisvo, August 10.—Tue repnbil- can convention last night cuore the fsliow- ing Presidential elecwors: D, A. M Feeton, J.H. Jewett, A.J. Ostra: Muller aad at large, Gen. Job F. Estee. T for Congress in the 3d district. Tae Markets. BALTIMORE, August 10.—Virginia 6's,de- ferred; 54; do. consol'dated, 66; do. second = ; North Carolina sixes, old, 16. jugar steady, 11%. BALTIMO&KE, Augast lg — Cotton 61 2 Fiour ll ad heavy. Corn quit. secarities ‘inactive. | ‘%%, for both money and account. le i l l pk ih 43 i f ? 3 if ii