Evening Star Newspaper, August 21, 1876, Page 2

THE EVENING STAR. | PUBLISHED DAILY, Sundays Exeepted, | AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, | Pennsylvania Avenne, cormer llth street, | ar The Evening Star awspaper Company, S. He KAURFMANN, Pres't. | Tux Evertxe © is served oy carriers to subscribers a Tea Ceuta por week, or Forty- Cents month. Copies at counter, Peo Gents each. mai - postage prepaid— Sixty Cents a mouth; one year, $5. } Tax WEEKLY Bean pelted on Fritey— | 82 a year, postage prepaid. BF AL subscriptions invariably in advance. 87" Rates of actvertising furnished on application, Bead unart TuBsDat tof the MASTER 3 FUPTERS Ass0- kley's Hatt. 432 7th SVESING, Ancast fc be Dsheid at Bucl ton MONDAY Che Koning Star. St, 48—N2. 7,301. EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP. GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-pAyY.—Inter- Bal revenue, $621.67 55; customs, $574,625.35. Taomas Y. Mossy has been appoloted gauger of internal revenue for the 5th Vir érnia district. THE } RESIDENT arrived at Long Branch at 4p. m. Saturday, and In the evening drove alopg the beach behind @ fast trotter, and ASSOCIATION BOOMS, coraer 9b acd D streets. Short Addresses, Service of Bong, Tnqtiry Meeting. Music led by Cornet and 0: gan. I are Invite gl?-te NG AND Bau Ff PRINTING —Saspecd-d ah ai 4 there learn the time, place, and manner ment of the month's pay appropri: Bemember Shea's Hail, up two fligh angi? 2e7 = ENTS Age INVITED To US "call iemedintely ot my office, to cowentt oo coarse to purene sinre the failure of the Senate to mmission B = ° Bg. W. WHITAKER, 715 sth street nor.nwest. sugit-4t TO THE OREDITOSS OF PaTAs Mcda- sg Saisie as-ignees of Mr. Peter McNs mm by voloutary assignment. respectfally re ail persons who have cisims against Mr. amare to furnis! and all statement t! ‘=bo are indebted to bim will please call on either of the assignees for the rg of wines cs 456 Laer. B, 2 wW_B. Topp, augls eott Sational Bank Batlding. ‘TAX- PAVERS —Pay your bills for SPE- ClaL IMPROVE: T TAX S4 through J. & CO... Ho. 333 43 street, sad a large Tt. MILBUBN’S SODA WATER, BATUEAL SPBING WATERS on Draught, JOR-OOLD TEA, COFFEE sod CHOCOLATE, 1499 Pennstivania AvENce, near Willard’s. epls-tr we LEWIS JOHNSON &CO., BANKERS, Corner af 10th Street and Penasy/ranta Avenue, Desiers in Government snd District Securities, Foreign & xcbange and Gold. sepls ly rS> VOUS EXHAUSTION —A medical ‘8 series of com: ures deliv- ocean of Anstomy, New York, 08 the caase and cure of Premature 2, show- indisputably bow lost health may be regaised. ding ® clear synopsis of the impadtments to and the treatment of nervous and physi- devility. being the result of 20 years’ experi-nce. rice, as conte, Address the suber; Ur. Lr 3 abs, Office and residence, 51 Bast wth st... ¥ 4m | Celene @. rouna, MOTALY PUBLIO, mun Orrice—Staz BUILaixe. SPRING AND SUMMER CLOTHING! AT REDUCED PRICES. FEW OF THOSE SPSING CA33 lett to close ou for Pennsylvania avente. FIRE, SSIS MARSEILLES AND DUOK VESTS sold regardless to cost. A. STRAUB. T3228 CASS. BUIT down to @1s. 1013 Penneylvaniea aoe IGHT-COLOBED CASS PANTS at ‘$9 that sold for g6 snd $7. suits Siac A. STRAUS’, LULL 480 and 4. 3TBAUS. HE $3 BLACK CLOTS D&ESS SUITS re duced to $1. 1031 Penosyivanis avenue, LAID OS#S8. 916 SUITS on band yet are to be svid for @12. A.STBAUS. @Bt. VARIETY OF colors and sizes,for @3 and Bivens SS PANTS, ali . LOL venn- BS LZ OASS_SUITS @7 and $3, formerly Wand @. A. BTHAUS. LPAOA LINEN AN: OHAIB DUSTEES at reduced prices. 1011 Peuusylvauis aveaue, SOUTHS’ FINE @15 UTS selling for @u. Y A. STBAUC! 4 a - 'NGLIEH CHECK 0483. 914 SUITS to be die posed of for B10. 1011 sy ivanis avenue. Bu aa SULTS, @4 and @8, ut A. 'BILDBEN'S SULTS, ;fourto ten years of ) deve than cost. 1612 Pennsyivania venue. ‘OOTOH Cass. g12 STEALS’. bs XTRA SIZE CASSIMERE AND FLANNEL om faches, juced prices. a stuate. v7) Sod $12, former! and 215. 1011 Pennesylvants avecne. Ys 1@ MEN'S FINE WORSTED OOATS sod ‘VESTS (from 6 to 3) years) reduced to @W, for- merly $16. 1011 Pennsylvania avenue. SUITS for $3 at A. A LABOR LINE OF OHILDBEN’S CASS. and WOBSTED SULTS (from 4 to 0 years) greatly Weduced. A STRAUS. 1' Peas. a OENTENSIAL VISITORS 8! VANTAGE OF TH 4N_BAkLY SELECTION FROM WISHING TO LBAVETHE CITY WILL GAIN. THOSB SSCUKRS THE BEST Bak a. STRAUS, nae ‘il PENNSYLVANIA os CRFISIAS ce the Putinc —My newly invent oc EYE G which I now man- wiacture with eight workmen, ot any pain s are made of Bracilian Pebble and the nowiy-aimnovered Measure taken end order fifteen minutes. ISAAC ALBXANDER. 1929 Penn. ave., Jef-lstptr_Inveutor. Pstentee and Maoufactarer, “ rest io. FR ARELIN 2 Tors, Be. 1987 Puxwerivania AVENDE. Some Brasitian Pebble Spectacles. dec? -1y lst Ss. & W. STgaUS’ OELEMBATED CBYSTAL SPRING ALES AND PORTER. THOMAS WALSH Ac=nt, eth and F streots northwest. sug!0-Im" Wasktogtoa, BD. O. Ppaices TO SUIT THE TIMES. Hock # Porous Plasters, 18 s Cordial. 10 Wall's Hair Resewer, 10 rou, conte, ‘# conte; W: Ginger. cocts: Gieun jeer pe kee iBger. 4 cects: a Se crnty: Beract s Celery aud. (bam Suite Pie tor Heursigia, 44cents — W. A. GBAY, Dragaist, gid 6c 317 Mass. Commer 4th strest. BS FUBNISH: 5B PBIC&S, b; oo BLES, Plower Bmnbalmer, 9 Sih street northwest, BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGs. augis n° TRUNES! HARNESS! TRUNES! HARNESS! TRUNKS! McMURRAY'S. Paactical mamuractours, = **’S englé- tr S05 MABKBT SPacs. . a! 7 plete 2 Sug i" Residence 2127 H strect rorthwoet, We. Baswox, BM. Boswait. D.W. Larnaa HARMON, BOSWELL & CO., yUBS 1h street, near Poansyivania svoune, UNSURPASSED at was cordially greeted by the promeuaders and riders on the route. GENEAL JoHN Eatos, Commissioner of Education, has gone to New Hampshire for &@ month’s vacation. During his absence Dr. Charles Warren, chief clerk, is acting Commissioner. ARMY ORDERS—Second Licat. L. WIl- helm, 1st Infantry, is relieved from daty at Fort Columbus, New York harbor, and or- dered to join his regiment without deiay. First Lieut. George E. Ford, 34 cavalry, is ordered to recruiting duty. Tue Com™rtssi to pave Pennsylvania avenue have appointed Mr. John A. Par- tridge, of this city. general superintendent of paving at $150 per month, and Mr. D. W. Bailey, of Hingham, Mass., foreman of as- pbalt work, at $4 per day. Tse Four anv a HALF PER Cexts— The Secretary of the Treasury has not yet completed the arrangements for disposing of the £300,000 060 of 4 per cent. bonds, but it is probable that the question will be settled early this week, and the entire amount taken by Various parties composing a syndicate on favorable terms both to themselves and tue government. Pay Isspxctor James N. Carpenter, U. 8.N., recently on duty at Pensacola, Fla, and who was tried by court martial and found gallty of neglect of duty, unofficerlike conduct, &c., was sentenced to be dismissed from the service, but his sentence has been mitigated to suspension from rank aod duty and to be pl on furlough y for tne period of five years from the 1sth instant. ROBBERS DISAPPOINTED—The chief of the Bureau of Statistics received, by this morning's mail, several returns from the collector of customs at Puget Sound, en- closedin an envelope which bore marks of Tough usage, aod contained the following endorsement: “Torn by robbers on Siskiyan Mourtain, Jackson county, Oregon, August 10, 1576, 8:30 o’clock p m.” The robbers were, ne doubt, in search of facts, not figures. TURKEY AND SERVIA DETERMINED TO Ficut tt Our.—The Turkish minister in this city is In receipt of the official declara- tion of the Turkish government itn which Servia is charged with beicg entirely re- sponsible for the present war and its attend- ant horrors, and expressing the determina. Uon of tbe Porte to push the war toa suc- cessful conelusion. Advices from Belgrade state that an extraordinary cabinet council wes held on Friday, at whica it was resolved tw continue the war to the last extremity. CHANGES IN THE QUARTERMASTER’S DEPARTMENT.—Colonel L. C. Easton, as- sistant quartermaster general, has been ordered to relieve Colonel Rufus Ingalls, as- sistant quartermaster general, of his duties in charge of the general depot of the quarter- master department in New York city, and 4&8 @ member of the board of army amba- lances, appointed on the 16th of March, 1875. Colonel Ingalls, upon betng relieved, will re- port to the commanding general military di- vision of the Pacific for duty as chief quar- termasier of the division, and in charge of the quartermaster depot at Sao Francisco. ProF. LANGSTON ON THE CoRRENCY ({UESTION.—A special dispatch to the Bos- ton Glove says: “Prof. Langston, of Wash- ington, addressed the republicans of Mont- fier,on the Common, Thursday evening. ut short notice was given, and yet there was @ large assembly of persous of intelli- gence and common sénée to listen to his re- marks. Hespoke for an hour and 4 haifar1a held his audience closely till the last mo- ment. He knew what he was talking about and the audience soon discovered the fact, aud + ae him warmly at frequent io- tervals.” PERSONAL.— President Welling, of Co- Tumbian University, accompanied by his wife and Mrs. Annie King, of this city, are at ; also the Portuguese minister oe ots, se Sacer smi int lady to be seen on the drives of Cape fay is Mrs. Aulick, widow of the son of Commedore Aulick, of Washington, D. C. She is @ tall blonde, with @ carriage and taste of dress almost as notable as her beau- ty.” POLITICAL ASSESSMENTS.—The clause in the legislative, executive and judicial ap- propriation biil, as agreed upon by the con- ference committee and by Congress Just befort adjournment,which was intended to prohibit assessments for political pur- poses in the executive departments of the government, reads as follows: “That all executive officers or employes of the United States not appointed by tne Pre. sident, with the advice and consent of the Senate, are prohibited from requesting, giv- ing to, or receiving , any other officer or employe of the government any money or prope. ty or other thing of vaiue for political purposes, and any such officer or employe who shall offend against the provisions of this section shall be at once disch from the service of the United States, and besball also be deemed guilty of a misde- oT, and on conviction thereof, shall be ed in'& sum Dot exceeding #509.” It ts claimed that this provision amounts to nothing, and that political contributions can be made as usual, except that they must now be given to some member of the cam- paign committee who is not an officer or employe of the United States. The law, it Will be noticed, prohibits ooly officers and employes of the government from request- ing, giving to, or recerving from, soy other officer or employe of the government any mouey or pro riy, &c., but other persous are bot forbidden to make such collectio! In ove of the executive departments ti clerks have already been called upon by one not in the Ss of the government for contributions to the extent of two per cent. of their salaries, and their attentio bas been called to the defect in the law by which they can make such contributions Witbout incurring the penalties prescribed.” THE CUTTING DowN PROCESS IN THE ‘@t the last session of Congress provides for @ reduction of 1,000 men in the enlisted force 7,500, instead of 8,500 as heretofore. In order conimission end ‘apply, their with tiry to Keep the present ‘number of wessels oni stations, and pavel vessels to protect them. Tre first change is jaance of this will be in Se dahlpar tue Maropeceeckuon "Bes Franklin ts registered 4t 3,173 tons and car- ries 39 guns, while (b> Crenton is registered 812,300 tops and carries Dutll gans, and, therefore ber complement of men will b3 ng > ler thau that of i 13 The eight new sloops recently bull! the ‘Trenton, Adams, Eal Hance, Alert, Huroo, and , are F = ike WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, AUGUST 21, 1876. DEATH OF SPEAKER KERR. THE LAST SAD SCENES. Arrangement. 5 For the Funeral. Sketen of His Life and Services Speaker Kerr died at 7:20 o'clock Saturday eveving, at Rockbridge Alum Springs, Va, calmly and without pain. At the settiag of the sun he went quietly to rest; so quietly, indeed, that Dr. Pope, who was noting every change, had hardly time to summon the @pxious watchers In the room to the bedside of bis patient. Though it had long been evident that theonly relief from his sut ferings would be death, his noble wife, who through his long ilJness bad tended him with untiring love &nd devotion, could not real ize that the awful moment of ; arting hat inevitably come; but, with streaming eyes avd breaking heart, besought bim not wo leave her. The Speaker's son, a young man of some twenty-one years, whoie affection or his father has always marked. clang to the cold hand of the dyiug man with the silent anguish of despair. THE DEATH SCENE Was one of peculiar pathos and solemaity. The eyes of the Speaker rested with a look of yearning tenderness upon his striccen family, and then wandered slowly around the room as if witha ijast farewell to those present. Hon. 8. 8. Cox stood at the head of the bed, and was deeply affected. The Speaker’s secretary, Mr. White, and Mr. Scudder, his clerk, were also with him. DETAILS oF HIS ILLNESS. The condition of emaciation to which the Speaker was reduced by the ravazes of his disease can only be expressed by saying that bis body presented the appearance of a skele- ton. Every bone was distinctly perceptivie under the thin, tightly-drawo skin, waile even the line of the spinal colamn was visi- ble through the collapsed walls of the ando- men. For more than sixty hours before death be took no nourishment. The disease toat baffied the medical skill of the country was phehenis intestinalis, or consumption of the bowels. During Saturday the Speaker lay ina semi- lethargic condition, witn eyes somewhat in- troverted and half covered by the lids, ox0a- sionally varied by @ suddea start, as if from lee. at which time tue intellect would be again thorougaly aroused. He suffered par. ox}sms of intense pain, which were reudered visible by the Knotied cords of the muscies of the neck and limbs and contraction of the herves of the face and eyes, though there was but little andible indication of his suf- fering except Occasional hollow groan. He seemed at times to make painful at- tempts to express himseif audibly without success, and could only indicate by gestures or ap occasional spasmodic whisper bis wishes. His mind was clear to the last. He rec-gaoized Hon. Montgomery Blair and others who spoke to him, and shortly before death indicated to Dr. Harris, of the Metho- dist church, bis readiness to die and hopes of afature life of happiness. About nooa his son read @ telegram from a friend in [n- diana. He listened intently, and hia mind evidently wandered fora time to the past. He made a faint gesture of pleasure woen ailusion was made to his vindication from the ernel charge recently made against his bonor and the handsome tribute paid to his sterling integrity in Mr. Carpenter's late speech before the Senate. PREPARATIONS FOR THE FUNERAL. An embalmer was sent from here to Rock- bridge Alum Springs Saturday night to em. balm the body, and last night the casket for the remains was forwarded. The party ac- companying it included Representatives Saylerand H. Casey Young, together with Colonel Adams, the Clerk of the House, under whose direction, in the absence of au- thorized agencies, the preparations were mace. Ex-Speaker Banks was invitei to 0, but he was obliged to declineow!n: to engagements requiring him to leave Wash- ington last nignt for theeast. Altnougs Presidents and Vice Presidents have ‘lied a whi'e in office, this is the only case wie Speaker of the House has died while occup: ing tbat position. The party which left last night for the springs were to arrive taere this morning at 8 o'clock, when it was to b2 determipes whether tne ;emains will be con- veyed to New Albany by the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad and the Ohio river, or by continuous railroad to New Albany by way of Washington. THE REMAINS COMING THROUGH WASH- INGTON. The following was received this afternoon from Hon. 8. 8. Cox: ROCKBRIDGE ALUM SPRINGS, VA, Au- gust ‘Mr. Adams and Mr. Sayler arrived ere this morn! with the casket. The re- ecrneepe : eres jeave ‘ashington this evening and ar- rive there at 7 in the morning, and thence by frst train for the west. Sergeant at-Arms Thompson arrived here this morning, and sent several telegrams to Rock Alum Springs Stating that he was here, and was y to make arrangements to transport the remains to New Albany. About noon he received a telegram from Mr. Cox saying:—“Arrive at Washington at 7 to-morrow mornin; id then leave as soon as [pep for the west, Nothing to be deve uplil we arrive.” When the remains arrive in Washing- ton Sergeant-at-Arms Thorrpson will take charge of them. He ia in favor of having them lie fn state one day in the rotunda of jepend eh the feelt ‘ot M much on of Mrs, Kerr in this respect, and until the fanerai party arrive here noone can tell what the programme will be. HIS LIFE AND SERVICES. Michael Crawford Kerr was born March 15, 1827, on his father’s farm at Titasville, Pa. His twin brother, Maranall, who sar- vives him, is a farmer in Westera Penasyl- vania. His fatuer was Scotch-Irish, aud his mother of German origin. Uattl the age of eighteen he worked on his father’s farm, and perm no Mag wd school for several years. Wi it fortune or the aid of friends he acquired a ae ae his studies in the most secloded manner. At the death of his father, in 1339, he formea the design, from which he never varie1, of acquiring position in society by the ald of knowledge. In 1517 he was pursuing his academic studies at Erie, Penosylvania, but, impatring @ constitution never stroug, was forced toseek @ milder climate fartaer south. He accordingly removed to Ken- tueky, studied law, and graduated in the law department of the ubiversity of that te in 1851. Tne same yearhe settled in New Albany in the practice of bis profes- sion. In ¥ foo = eee La ypoiaee & and prosecuting attorne: loyd county in te He served in the ‘islatare to 1855 and 1857, and was elected supreme court re- ter in 1831. He was @ member of the Pirty-ninth Fortietb, Forty-first, Forty- and Forty-fourth tical career is @ part of is country. Mr. Kerr professed no religious was ® Mason @n Odd Fel- low. Treasury Department Redaction. NEARLY SIX HUNDRED PERSONS TO BE DISCHARGED, There will be 510 persons discharged from the regular rolls of the Treasury department under the reductions directed by the recent acts of Congress. In addition to these there will be about fifty persons discharged who are temporarily employed, most of whom are in the ‘tressorer’s office. Of those to be dis- charged there will be taken from the Secre ‘y's office, 85; Superintendent's office, 26 office of Supervising Architect, 7; Bureau o Statistics, 10; First Controller's o‘fics, 7; Second Controller's office, 16; First Auditor's office, 6; Second Auditor's office, 31; Third Auditor's office, 39; Fourth Auditor's office, 7; Fifth Auditor's office.7; Sixth Auditor's office, 10; Treasurer's office, 116, of whom 56 will be taken from the Nacional Bank Re demption division; Register’s offics, 61 office of the Controller of the Currency, 25; Internal Revenue Bureau, 54. Tue offi vers to be discharged are graded as follows: Cuiefs of Division, 3; Assistant Catef of Division, Disbursing Clerx, 1; fourth class clerks bird ciass, 65; second class, 69; first ciass. 3; clerks at 0 per annum, 2; clerks ai $1,060 per annum, 9; at $950 per annum, 195; messengers at S440 per annum, 18; messen ers at $720 per annum, 2; laborers at $720 per &pnum, 37; charwomen at 8150 hum, 15; money order assorters at avpum, 2; fremen at #720 per annum, 3; d Ues, 2; ‘assistant photographer, 1. | Nearly oue-balf of all those to be discharged are Women. The 195 clerks rated at $900 are al) women. Resignations continue to be re ceived by the Secretary of the Treasury from clerks who prefer to have the amounts of Ubeir salaries and leaves of absence from the present date until tne 10th of Ostober, rather than remain until that period and take the Pooperond of being dismissed in the general rb uction. ALABAMA ELECTION FRaups.—The At- torney General has instracted tue U.S. dis trict aitorneys in Alabama to commence sult In certain cases of fraud and intimida tion during the late election in that state. These cases have been reported here, and hd be prosecuted Uo the fullest extent of the aw. Frw Die AND Nong ResiGN.—Socretary Chandler will giveall clerks who resign now pay until October ist, and all who resign from September ist, pay until October 10th. Resignations, it 1s neeoless to say, come in very slowly in this department, every body hoping that he will escape offi ial decapita- jon. REVENUE AGENTS.—Under @ recent act of Congress providing for a partial reorgani- zation of the internal revenue service the country has beer divided into eighteen reve- nue agency districts, and revenue agents have been assigned to duty therein as fol- lows: Horton, to Boston; McLees, New York; Mitchell, Philadelphia; Barr, Balti- more; Wagner, Greenboro, N. C.; Chamber- lin, Atlanta, Ga.; Gaven, Detroit; Meyer, St. Louis; Miller,’ Desmoiaes, Ia.; Kinney, Springfield, lil; Tompkins, Louisville, Ky Hil, Memphis, Tenn.; Halé, Buffalo, N.Y": Crane, San Francisco. The few remaining agents will be assigued some time this week. There are seven agents left for general duty. Tne functions of internal revenue saper- vitors ceased on the 15th instant. At that date there were only two on duty, the others having either resigned or been appointed to other positions. CARRYING OUT THE ECTION LAWs— The Attorney General is preparing, ana will in @ few days issue, specific instractions to U.S. marshals in every state iv the Union, instructing them as to their duties and rights under the election laws. The object of the Administration, as stated by the Attorney Genera), is to secure toevery citizen, in Mas- sachusetis 88 well as in South Carolina, ois fall rigbis under the law. The marsnai: baving once been instructed as to their r-. uncer the law will be expected to enfor. them; and if they cannot do this with the us ce at their command, then the m:il- lary will be sent to assist tem. Under the order issued to Gen. Shermin there will be no present ehange in the «ta- tions of troops in any of the states, uorth or south, but the order itself wili be issued in the form of @ general order, aud sent to all officers commanding divisi departments and posts, and they will regard it as @ suifi- cient notice to hold their bar gs in readiness to answer any legal demand that may be made uv: them to assist in executing the law. Sherman, in ne, of this order, says be does not believe it is the in- tention of the President to interfere un tniy in the affairs of apy state, but thinks that the President has determined, a4 far as lies iu his power, there shall be a Fat per able election in every state in the Union, even if all the available force of the army endo used to protect citizens in their rig RECRUITING THE ARMY.—General orjers No. 81, from the headquarters of the army, is as follows: In order to increase the strength of the cavalry regiments, as pro- vided by the act of Congress approved Au- gust 15, 1876, with the least possible delay, the superintendent of the mounted recruit- ing service will immediately estavli-h as many additional rendezvous and branch rendezvous aa may be necessary. The super- intendent will aiso make the necessary in- crease in the strength of the several recruit- ing pariies. Posters will be distributed in the beighborhood of the several rendezvous. Officers attached to the general recruiting service and stationed in cities where there is no cavalry rendezvous are direcied to enlist for the cavalry suck Cag wr pen Height, not below five feet three inches; weight, not to exceed one hundred and seventy-five pounds. This standard shall not extend to musicians nor to soldiers who ey, re-enlist or have served honestly and taithfully @ previous enlistment in the ey in cases Where an unexceptionable recrait presents himself, whose height or weight may Fs coed exceed this standard, discre- Uon is allowed the recruiting officer to ac cepthim. The present regulations in rela- ton to enlistments for colored regiments, which make no restriction as to weight and prescribe that the height shall not ba Jess Formed five feet two inches, wiil continue in force. Political Notes. A gentleman of leisure who has re-read Tilden’s letter with great care, in order to find any allusion to the war for the Union, bas discovered the phrase, “kindred popu- jJations once unnaturally estranged.” This, The Place for the Thomas Statac. Editor Star; | see by your paper, as well as by the Sunday papers, that the “Army of the Cumberland” e: feeling of dissat- isfaction at the selection of ‘‘Stanton Place,” @p unbullt section in the northeastern part of the city, for the erection of the equestrian statue of Gen. Thomas. The expression of this dissatiefaction is hardly to be wondered at, when it is remembered that there many unoccupied circles and reservations in the elty in the midst of prominent and built up thoroughfares. Making ne invidious dis- Unctions, aad with no intention to diserimi- nate ag-inst any of the numerous pretty and eligible points in the cl'y, where prople pass and re , and where it is bulit up and accessible, I would suggest the ‘‘Circie” at the intersection of New Jersey avenue and I and 2d streets, as a very proper and eligible place for the Thomas statue. This el is high ground; is in @ range with the ‘apitol the intersection of prominent, ved «i built up streets, with a fine ave- nue also paved, and where at a low estimate ten thousand people et and repass, on foot or vehicle, weekly. Itis the prominent focal polvt of thousands, citizens and strangers, going and returning from St. Aloysins’ church, and it js @ prominent and interesting drive for strangers and citizensalike in seek- ing recreation and pleasure. Nor is this a devoid of political or bistoric interest. t was long the home of the late Senator Stepben A. Douglass, of Gen. Grant, and of Gen. Sherman. So that, considered in any aspect, the place would do as much honor to = —— statue as Lie statue would do to u iace. Let this place be respectfally Locaied ina fully ballt up and y settled community. the charge of a g” in real estate speculation cannot, at least, hoch ern sustained. Yours truly, a friend of the Here THomas. Angust 21, 1876. MEETING DEATH WHILE JUMPING FOR Linerty.— George Sheldon and another ne- gro in the United States service in the Van- dalia, at the navy yard, robbed an officer's room of $800 and coocealed the money in their bunks, where it was recovered. They were put in trons. On Tuesday night they broke their shackles and jum; overboard The second boatswain heard the splash and acry forhelp. He next saw the body of a negro floating out with the tide. He aroused some of the crew and went ashore. They found Sheldon’s companion hid in the sha- dow of some kegs. He was rearrested. Yes- terday the body of Sheldon was found close by the eli LN. ¥- Sun, 19th. Sixty RS AGO. occurred “the year without a summer.” Frost cecarred in every movth of t ear isié. Ice formed helf an inch thick in ; BNOW fell to the depth of inches In Vermont, seven in Maine, three ia the Interior of New York, and also in Massachusetts in June; ice was formed of the thickress of common window glacs throughout New England, New York aud some parts of Peansyivania oh the Sth of July; Indian corn was so frozen that the pbc part was cut down and dried for fod- erin August, and farmers supplied them- selves from the corn produced in 1815 for the Seed of the spring of 18 1D TO ARREST “RAIN-IN-THE- The Syracuse (N. Y.) Standard 38: ‘A private letter received at this of- fice from Lieut. Roach, dated at Standing Rock Agency, Dakota Territory, August 3. says: ‘Ratn-in-the-Face, who is reported to have killed Col. Tom Custer and afterward to have cut his heart out, is now this agency. As our force has been too small to risk trouble in arresting him, he has not been disturbed.’ We learn from other sour- «<3 that @ number of well-known hostile Ia- dians, who were engaged in the Custer mas- sacreé, are at the same agency, bul the troops do not, or dare no them.” ———$————— HIARRISONBURG AND FREDERICKSBURG RalLRoaD.—The work of changing the track On the completed portion of this road toa 3-foot gauge commenced last week, aud up to last accounts had progressed at the rate ofbalfu mileaday. The engincers are ap myer Harrisonburg, and are expect(1 in town in a few days. They report having found an easy grade over the Blue Ridge. It is the purpose of the Royal land company to ut the road under contract from Orange urthouse to Rawle; a atonce. The work is to be completed in twelve months.— (Harrisonburg ( Va.) Old Dom. SARATOGA RACES.—At Saratoga, N. Y., Saturday, the mile and a half dash for beaten horses was won by Romney, Preston second, Gray Friar third—time, 2:33y. Tne mile dash for all ages over twe years by Tr to Bassett, Courier second, Gray Nun third—time, 1:45. The four-mile dash by St. Martin pening Viator—time, 7:44. The three-quarter mile race by Derby in 1:204; and the steeple chase by Trouble, cae second, and Standford third—time, 31%» DEATH OF A FORMER NAVAL OFFICER. —— P. N. Marpby died pear Mobile, Ala., Jast week, of apoplexy, whilst taking a bath. At the breaking out of the late foeea. 9 Ne mel omervenia taeeaie tae receiving ennsylvania at Norfolk, Va., but resigned | and entered the confedi lerate service, where ted to the grade manded the was promot of captain in the navy, and com: Selma in the naval ep; it with Com. Farragut in Mobile » Where he was Wounded and taken prisoner. THERE doesn’t seem to be any need of gre into @ panic about the President’s etter aes, the use Of troops in the foutb. CO peree despre glen agie « dames | thinks they are needed there, but, above things, we want @ fair election, in which each voter shall Sxprees his honest convic- tons. If we can’t have it without troops, We are sorry. If they are misused, the a thai see @ remedy applied.—{ Boston Her- THE CHES TOURRAMENT at Philadelphia was continued Saturday. Barbour lost two contest between H. E. Bird and Ware. jr., postponed from Friday, resulted ipa draw. The game between Roberts resulted in a draw. Mason won a wel) played game from Martinese. Thus for nlason is abead, with Davidson @ good eecond. Con. MAGUIRE, pow serving out @ sen- tence of six months’ imprisonment for his connection with the i 8, writes to the St. Louis Evening Dispatch to cor- rect some misstatement as to the period when bis term will expire, and threatens to make it lively fur certain moral reformers when he regains his liberty. PERSONAL DirFicuLTy —We learn from private sources that curred In Danville, tween W. T. Manning, Daniel Dechert, of the Mapping attem; was shot, thoug! ( Va.) News. WAGES REDUCTION to employees on the Baltimore and Unio raflroad has created much feeling among pe: | enema points along the line. yore were ted cone posted at Pi “= other places, calling rafion to-day of employees to upon action In the rie Ex; » in to cowhide Dechert, and not seriously.— (Lynchburg Ho i i TWO CENTS. Telegrams to The Star. THE TUREISH WAR. FIGHTING ALL YESTERDAY, SERVIA'S LAST STAND. —_—_.————— RUSSIA'S LITTLE GAME. PORTUGAL'S FINANCIAL SMASH. A DESTRUCTIVE HURR'OANE. THE ORIENTAL ROW. Meroceo Goes Back on Turkey. Pakis, Augast 21. Intelligence rece! vei here states that the Emperor of Morocco has declared his inability to send his customary subsidy to the Sultaa of Tarkey, owing to the heavy drain on his resources, caused by repression of disturbances in his own do mipion. The Servians’ Last Stand. Lonpon, August 21.—Tne Daily News has & special dispaten from Alexinats, dated the 18th Inst., which states that General Tcher- nayeff has removed his neadquartera to Deligrad, where be bas 30,000 men for a Onal stand. The abandonment of Alexinatz is contemplated. The Peace Party je. BaLGRabs, 21.—Since the cabinet councl! held here on Saturday last, the peace party appears to have gained ground, and an early conclusion of sn armistice is thougnt Prob- able, Fighting All Day Yesterday: Fighting was proceeding all through yes- terday in the direction of Alexinatz. No oficial account of the result bas vot been communicated here, from which it is appre- hended the Servians were worsted. Buseia in the Back Groand. A special dispatch from Berlin to the Pall Mall © azette says. ‘It is stated that General Tehperayefl's mn one of victory bi cbanged the peacefal aisposition of the Ra: sisD eevernsnens. i Cangs no Cone conetnanay expecting @ favorable change the posi- on of the Servians, bas abandoned media- tory efforts. It is asserted that the = possesses undeniable proofs that the Rus- sian consular agents have been inciting in- <arrection In Bulgari: oe ¥ EIGN NEWS. The “ Dory” Centeunial. LIVERPOOL, August 2i.—The Dory “Cen- teppial,” from Gloucester, Mass., arrived here to-day. Failure. LONDON, August %1—James & Lewis Fraser & Co., East India merchants, of 3 White Lion court, Cornhill, have suspended. Liabilities are at present unknown. Killea be tuing. Pagrs, reorn ig fe - Camille Claude, republican member of the chamber of depu- tues for Toul, department of Meurthe et Moselle, was strack by lightning yesterday and killed. Silver. Loxpow, August 21.— Silver today is quoted at 514d. Another Failure. David Martin, Eder & Oo. export mer- chants, of No. 61 Basinghall street, have failed.” Their liabilities are stated at'£2,000, The Financial Crisis in Portaga! Lonpon, August 21.-The Times in its fipancial article says the fivancial crisis in Portugal originated in the failure of some Sinancial banks in Oparto, and is @ revival of the revival there in May last, when some weak banks were assisted by the stronger institutions. The government also advanced money. The bills then discounted for the — — noe 4 run — ——— and eir ‘tion is unimpro’ e stronger banks refuse to renew thelr bills. The blac, der of the Bank of and provid Vales and so for the want of a few thousand sovereigns ® number of banks were . to close their doors. Itis expected the large @mount of sover- eigns (not silver, as previously stated) which have gone from the Bank of England will restore confidence. In the May crisis the government im; but the low rate of exchange Tempted it away; hence its bi ecorenaek by ret ~ Seid ton ave en! ma, days ago. instead of now. ve —— A Great Sterm. LEAVENWORTH, Kan., August 21. terrible wind and rain storm over @ were pene trees Were uprooted or twisted off like pipe-stems, ot —. —eoatgeed about thirty miles square is estimated at over @ hundred thousand jcc caceneny Strike ef Railroad Employes. New York, August 21.—Thne — of the New York and New Jersey railroad comprising the engineers, conductors, brake- men and trackmen, stru morn- ing, and since that time over the road is en! suspended. The strike was causea by non-payment of four monthe? wages, and the pap Se ly of the com- I pag ed a psetting of THACA, August 2i—By q ing @ sail boat on Ca: lake. yesterday, James, son of J.C. King, and Patrick Gar- vey, of Ithaca, and Jacob Lick, of Rochester, were drowned. bodies have not been recovered. = ebaapere Frosts Last Night. NEw YORK, August 21.—Krosts reported last night from Port Jervis, N, Y., aud M.l- ford, Pa. ——— BALTIMORE, August 21—Cotton steaty and firm—middling, 12a12\. Flour steady. Howard street and western super, ?.50a3. do. extra, 4.0085.00; do. family, 5.25a6.75, City Milis super, 2.7543.25; do. extra, 4.25a6.00; do. Rio Brands, 6.50a6.75; de. family, 7.75. Cam paige Rqaibs. Parson Brownlow pertineatly asks: “What right have Tilden and Hendricks, both sym- pathizers wite rebellion, to arraign the party which saved the Union for levying taxes to pay the interest en the national debt and make annosl reductions from the Seca ares mandments,” aod the Cincinnat Qoamerciat goss for tofation, (rep. says: ** CAL S10ON.—Mre VanNortwick, a member of the New Jersey on bebal «Was the seventh plank of the Cinctnnat! atform merely inserted to begulle the O. A. i and similar izations into the su; inees’ Is is only a dela: Were the men who uproariously greeted its read’ tion only 80 many claquers bit 3 pn Was test in the United 8) very last issue only another act in the play Of deception? With the highest possible re- spect tor you, sir, 1 ask these plain qaestion for the ealightenment of myself, of the o ganization with which I stand connected. And Of ibe hundreds of thousands scattered from Maine to California who sympathize Ritd,, its principles and approve its mis. sion.” Mr. Van Nortwick concludes: “A mere Platform declaration is not sufficient for the earnest workers of the 0. A.U. It must be supplemented by sharp, decided action on the bustings and through the The membership of the organization is pot the class of men whom politicians can juggle or catch with chaif. They are men possessing the ability to think, Wo reason, to jadge, to act. Men who bave shaken off the yoxe of party fealty and dare approve the right ‘wherever they find it. Such men have an Interest in understanding whetner the Tth plank of the Cincinnati plank means bus bess or otherwise. If the resolution be @mere wordy exhalation, then the . Iifon the otner hand, it means that the school question isa line tssve in the present canvass, then they ex- that the word will be passed to make a ight along the whole line. Until that word is given apd the movement begins in eara~ est they will necessarily feel that they have BO part or lot In the matter.” A SPECIMEN OF TURKISH Gov ERNMENT, A correspondent of the Times at Cons tan. Unople, gives, merely incidentally, count ofa oe Sporad y sponge the i of Greece, but over to ‘Key at the final settlement. They Were, however, allowed to continue their self government till, in 1867, the Porte sud- denly subjected them to Turkish officials, — = ~ og ae them, for ty whatever, of ail privileges, and im; ao variety of new taxes. The islanders fea aimost €n masse, the sponge fishing boats sank from 450 to 150, and the ity of the islands disa . The people are ruined and the Porte not benefited, the whole transaction resulting only in pay fora few officials. This is the way in which the Pasbes eat up their own resources under the statos quo in Turkey, which Mr. Disraelt calls upon all wise Englishmen to protect. Suppose the Southern Sporades go back ta Greece, who except pashas will be (be losers? [Zonda Spectate A CoaADIUTOR ARCHBISHOP oF BAUTI- MORE— Right Rey. James Gibbons, Bisho; of Richmond, Va. who, it bas been stated, Will soon be transferred to the Archdiocese of Baltimore, as coadjator of Archbishop Bayley, was expected tn Baltimore at @ late bour last night, and will remain at the resi dence of Rev. in number, ing, belonged in 1832 to were handed devo- paul, 4 7 a2 Sclor, was ar- Tes! night, charged with writing yaa pay Florence for & loan, Florence replied to the Titer was paring ‘the ww by Balfour to Manager Mi the CONGRESSMAN SOOTT LORD Is in town to- day. He paid _— to the democratic CHEERFUL UNDER « CHARGE OF MoR- DER.—A party of Philadelphia police sur- and captared in &® house two miles ay yooming county, Pa , it, Isaac Dayton, Joun Faliea and J 1, the alleged murderers of Chislett at Eimwood, N. J., Augasi 5. whereabouts was discovered through @ let- ter from Hill to his mother, who lives asa HE | of Baltimore, wha Property to nis wife should not merry. s7To Bre in We Spohn oe eB Matebes except those which strike oa tbe