Evening Star Newspaper, October 23, 1876, Page 4

One rere G STAR. Weather Probabilities To-day. OF?FICS OF CEIEr SigwaL ret WASEINGTORN, October 25, 1876. Ip the middie states, falling foe wearly stationary tem; are, and ralDy weather, foliowed to-night by EVENIN MONDAY... rising barometer and winds shifiing to teri, westerly. LOCAL NEWS. Amusementr, ac, To-night. ational Thecter—Mr. Louis L. James in «Wanted a Divorce.” Ford's Opera House.—“The Two Crphang” (burlesque ) Theater Comique—First class varieties. Comdensed Locals. The street lamps will be lighted at 7:45 O'clock p. m. and extinguished at 4:29 a. m. Dry goods always selling cheap. Certer’s 70; Market Space. Read advertisement. The city seems to be overrun with bur- gare. Several attempts were mande to en. and rob privatedwellings Saturday aight and last nignt. Lawyer's briefs printed from new typeend ©n fine paper for one doll iar and fifteen cents “¢ he will ultimately be out of ob Prvctine fiicy MtHonal Republican sod | pocket. W. I. Todd, $1.30; T. H. G. Todd, ‘ob Printing Office. Mm; Robert Roach, $1,090; E. P. stead, Officers bave been instalied In Moavt Ollve . ard Tucker & Sherman, Hamilton Lodge G. U 0. of O. F. as follows: J. W | & Pearson. H. 8. Johnson and Mr. Walker, Gray, W.G.M_;L. Gunnell. D.G.M:8. & clerk to Pay Inspector Williams, of the am, G.8.; T. P. Bell, G.T., and B. Gannt, Since Friday morning about thirty-twe car Joads of troops bave passca through this city going touthward by the E. and P.and and Alexandria and Fredericksburg and R. Fred. and P. R. ratlroad. Adams Express Company to day opened & branch office at 1425 F street, where pack- Ages, freight, and moneys will be recetved and forwarded to ail parts of the United States and Canadas. Scs advertisement. The annuai meeting of the Marviand Jockey Club over the Pimlico course, Baiti- more, begins on the “ith jst. and continues tothe Zith. The races are expected to be among the most interesting oc the year. At Greenmount Cemetery, Baltimore, Where the burial of Rey. Dr. Fulier took pisce yesterday. the services were conducted y Rev. Mr. Eiliott, of the Protestant kpis- eopal Chure nd Rey. Dr. Cuthbert, of the First Bapiist Chureh, of this city. On Saturday afternoon, a workman, named Peter Crow, was engaged in transplanting frees in the west park of the Capitol, when he fell from the top of one of the trees and house No. 1355 Ohio avenue northwest, oceu- Mrs. Glasece. The fire extinguisaed Tr Smith and Smoot, assisted by members of No. 2 engine company, without torning in an alarm. Detective Miller yesterday arrestet, John as, colored, au alleged colored thief and confidence man on the charge going son tee — orland canal boats own, ani - tee ee 2 stealing the cap The Washington Brick Machine Com- aoe she following trastecs fur P. Jobuston, C. P. Pee i> Barkoer; Wi ‘ox, Wm. O. Evans, nt yesterday by the Quariette Jubilee Singers. Frnt ebureh greatly ‘embarrassed with debt, is being aided by the missionary board of the District, who have made ents for a series of concerts, @od moral, social, and in- tellectual entertainments in ald Of its funds. The Funeral of J. E F. Helmead. The funeral of the late J. £. F. Holmead = aes yesterday Sfternann “can the 788 dence of bis father, Rev. Dr. Holmead, 900 B street southwest, and was attended by a very Jarge pumber of the personal friends of the deceased and the family, beside the Masonic Bodies of which deceased was a prominent and honored member. Many of the teachers of the public schools and the trustees were Also present, auc during ie entire day prior to the commencement of the funeral care- Monies bundrecs of persons from al! parts of the city called to take @ parting look at the remains of ove who was so universail loved and esteemed. Thi laced eavy \@ corpse was in @ handsome walnut casket, with and on was in- silver trimmings of Masonic design, the lid il late, on which u@ parlor in Which the corpse was placed presented almost tue ap; nee of & con. servatory, from the pumber, richness, and Desuty of the floral tributes of love and re- gard supplied. Among the most conspicu- ous of these floral offerings for taste, rich- bese, and beauty of design, were pre- sented by the teachers of the fourth district sebool. and by the congregation of Grace Church, (of which Bev. Dr. Holmead, the yererable and beloved father of the deceased, 4s rector.) The face of the deceased present: ed @ remarkably natural expression, wear- leggy the kirdly, winsome smile of life. Rev. J.B. Averett, rector of Silver Springs risb P. E. Church, Montgomery county, d.. cMiclated at the house. He was & Mpa rs0ral friend of the di » and his feei- "g remarks half broken by grief, called tears to the eyes of all present. The remains Were then borne to the hearse and the funeral cortege was formed, —s about one red ages, (including remains were interred with Masonic and ra- ligious services, the former by Mr. I. L. Jonn- #00, Grand Master of the District, and the latter by Rev. Dr. Averett. The Masonic bodies which joined in the procession were the Grand Lod: Dawson Lodge, No. 16; A. ind Mount Horeb Chapter, R. grave the Masonic ebeir sang some app ate music. The a ees were Past Gra Masters ft. Donaldson and C.F. Stansbury, on the part of the Grand lodge; Brothers Yeatman and mpson, on the part of [lawson Lodge; John Lockie and N.D. Larner, on the part of the Grand Chapter; Thomas J Lattrell and Ross A. Fish, on the part of Mount Horeb Chapter. Mr. Anthony Buchiy was the undertaker, and the funeral arrabgements throughout were very comple’ nr THE New YoRK REPUBLICAN Assoct- ATION met on Saturday night, and Mr. C. C. Ellis offerea a@ resolution ‘which was adopted. deprecating ail divisions among repyplicans based upon local issues; deplor- ing The lack of harmooy in the Sist Congres- sionai district of New York: recognizing in the Hon. George G. Hoskins, the regular nominee for Congressman, @ man of unde- niable integrity and of ubtarn'<het public record, a faithfcl representative. a ti ac re- publicsn, and as such a better man than any | democrat tbat walks the floor, and | ing every good citizen in the Sist distric give bis support to Mr. Hoskins. Remarks Were made by several gentlemen in regard to the right of government employes to vote in New York state at the co ig election parssecbecacl nantes GETHSEMANE COMMANDERY. Knigh's Templar, on Saturday following oficers for the ensulpg Eqgene P. Minor, eminent command: ose ferkon Thomas, generalissim«;, Charlies H es, captain general; Wm. Hi. Becket, pre- e; Jobn L. Hickman, senior warden: Ar- junior warden; Charles A 7 Be thur Summers, lobn Z. treasurer; Coaries rt Lambert, stan- ‘Warren, sword bearer; ridge, James A. Dick, and Sam- captains of the guard. The com- mandery is making preparations to visit Baltimore on Thanksgiving day to attend a reunion of Knights Templar. E. F. Holmead, died October 1, | second year of his age.” j The Missing Beal Estate Agent LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN THE MOULTON AFFAIR. Chae. H. Mouiton, the real estate agent who suddenly disappeared from Washington last Thursday, left behind him a hopelessly tangied skein of business affairs for bis | mourning creditors to unrave!. ON AND OFF THE TRAIL. Dr. Transean, who for several months past | bas been acting as a clerk in the office of | Mr. Moulton, and is bimself a victim to the | tune of $5,000, ascertained the direction the fugitive took and went to Richmond, where Be soand io nomne of the missing maa. = xchange hotel, did not find Moulton, as he had left Rich- foeed Sot many Bows. }, Stating to the hotel clerk that he was going to Petersburg. Dr. Transeau at once went there, but could find no traces of Moulton there, and he re- turned to Washington on Saturday after- boon. It is rnmored now that there are several Instances in which notes have been dapll- cated, and even triplicated, thereby Involv- Ing forgery, @ud that Moulton has gone to Cuba, AMONC TEE CASES Bre’ Higclow & Benjamin, bat the amount are Bigelow a | involved 1s pot stated; Ass Whitehead is Minus over $6.00; Geo. J. Johnson, $7,000; J.H. McDeniel, of Georgetown. $30,000, for which he bol collateral in the shape of | Ceeds of trast and notes, bat it is not kaown bow much navy, for amounts not ascertained. It is | impossible so far to ascertain the percent- age the victims will lose, for Moulion’s af- fairs are iv such @ mixed condition that it will be several days before his bcoks can bs yalanced. AMONG THE ANTIOUS ON area number of colored families, who torough Moulton purchased picces of prop- | erty, and have paid for them, aud Dow find | that other parties hold the origine! vows. | Jn the neighborhood of F and 7th streets stion today is,as usual, what new have been discoveres, Dut the vic- | 9 not so cheerfully give information. Those creditors who have net taken legal Proceedings and attached the property of oulion are very anxious to take some steps to force bis estate into bankruptey. Tae | fact, if it is proved to be @ fact, that frard {« | involved, Will be fatai tosny suck proceed. | Ing $100,000 IN HIS POCKET. It is said by some that Moulton could not | bave carried lees than £100,000 away with him, and itis conceded that he ls making his way to some foreign Jurisdiction THE FO.LOWING LIENS have been filed against some of Moulton’s property: Hamilton & » $175; Horace 8. Jobpson, $1,715 82; Robert Reach, $750; Joseph McIntosh, $900; Tucker & Sherman, | about $2,500; Albert McIntosh, $12,000; G. H. Baxter, $92; G. H. Johnson, #1,900; Windsor & Grayson, $216.42. MR. B. H. WARNER stated to @ representative of THE STAR to- day that he was under the impression that Moulton did not gull the parties whose pemes @re scheduled as by his rascal- aga: was @ prudential measure. Mr. Warner stated that in bis own case he did not think he would lose a dollar, as he was generally cautious in cm, overs and had never traded a check with ‘ton. ANOTHER STORY. It is reported to-day that Moulton, when be left here, went to Baltimore, and from thence to Norfolk, and there {ntercepted the Baltimore steamer bound for Bremen, and | that he is now on the ocean en roue for Europe. BURGLARY.—The residence of Mr. | Eauffmanz on M stieet, was entered o fe) anday morning, betwee So’clock. The thief made Lis entrance by } cutting the siats from the shutter and foreing up & window in the rear part of the house, and had madehis way to the third story, where his movements In one of the rooms | aroused its cconpant, who gave an alarm, and the villain made his escape before secur- ing @&3 piuhder,so far as 1s now known, | and too soon, also, to receive a parting salute in the way of lead pills, of which a tolerably plentiful supply is distributed through the | Bouse. As this is the fourth time Mr. K.’s | residence has been entered, with more or | ‘88 profitable results to the marauders, he lost faith in the police force as a pre- veblive agency, and is now considering the propriety of recommending our citizens to cease todepend on it and rely upon spring guns ard man-traps about their premises, bowever dangerous and unlawful such de- vices may be. H. AMUSEMENTS — National Theater. — Mr. Louts L. eS, Who has now great dis- UncUon as alight comedian, will begin an engagement bere this evening in * Wanted a Divorce.” He will be supported by Mesars. Pearson and Denbam, Mrs. Germon, and otbers of Mr. Ford’s company. This is said to be the liveliest comedy of the day. Ford's Opera House.— gifted Freeman Sisters, with their burlesque troupe, open &n ergsgement to bight. These young ladies bave performed in Fran and in their re- per: nearly all the eastern cities, épiio timore, inst ‘wee , Was Verh Gépiioh at flattering. In addition to @ roaring farce, they give @ varied and pleasing interlude, and concinde the performance with their ope and newest burlesque entitled “Our ‘wo Orphans.” Theater Comique.—Mr. Jalien Kent in “ Wild The fall trotting meeting at Col. Hill’s Washington Driving Park, at Benning’s | Station, begins to-morrow, and will last for four days. | GOLDSMITH MAID, the mateniess trotter, opens the meeting to- | morrow by trotting sgainst her fastest time of 2:14 for @ purse of £2,000. On Wednesday, Tnuraday and Friday there ‘Will be two races each day. F road passengers at the gate of the park. THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMME bas been ged for the three days of the fall meeting of the National Jockey Ciub: First day, October 31 three-quarters of a mile forall $10; entrance money to second $150. Secon: Rw, $300; of which $50 horse. bird race, two miles, over eight hurdles; purse, $400; Cf which $100 to second and $56 to third horse. Second Rovenber 1—First race, dash @ bal one mile and Lf, for all ages; to second horse. $250; of which 850 race, mile he@s for three-year-olds; purse, 400, of which $100 to the second horse. Third race, hurdle race, for horses that have never Won a burdie race or steeple chase, one and abalf miles, over six hurdles, light welter yas: purse, $24), of which $50 to second bere. Third day, November 2—First race, conso- lation purse, for horses that have ran and not Won curing the meeting; one and one- quarter miler. Horses beaten once allowed {ve pounds, beaten twice ten pounds; $150 c to first borse; $50 to second. Second race, two mile beats, for ali ages; purse, £500; of Whieh $100 to the second horse. Third race, me heats, over four hurdles; purse, £309; of Which $50 to the second horse; welter weignts; Winner of the burale race on the first day to carry ten pounc ra. ee THE MOLLIES Not CavsEeDn—Crine Sil! Ranpa inthe Coal RB .—A telegram from Pottsville, October 0, says: Much re- mains to be done before the 'y Magnires and Buekshot organizations can be totally suppressed, and perfect peace and tranqull- ity restozed to the coal regions of Pennsyi- vania. There are even yet more Molly Ma- guireand Buckshot murderers out of jail than In. Many of the leaders are safe in the clutebes of the law, but many more still at large are morally, and some of them legally, 88 guilty as these. The coal and | lice are constantly arresting more, ome cf them for murders eojamitted ten years, and yet hales murder, et Paine’s Patch, the Rear murder, at Centralia; the Mair assassina- jen, the attempted murderof Major J. Claud bite, near Donaidsen; the Clauses murder, at Kazleton; the Wm. Major murder, at M banoy City; not tospeak of the dozens un- the silent caverns of the bleak hills, the many cases of arson au.dincendlarism, the Tt depredations upon tue raliroads and coal breakers, remain to be avenged by law. Hardly any of those sentenced on Monday bave as yet received their full share of pun- ishment. Al) of them, with (he exception of Barney and Kate Boyle, Jas. Duffy and = Hylan, sentenced for pg © are to be tried for other crimes, some of for murder in the first di On the day these were sentenced oer ice brought into the court room John C: —. whom they had just arrested a6 one of the murderers of F. . Langdon, near Audenreid, ten — ago. Thus the Molly Maguires bid fair to oceupy the attention of the Schuyiki!l and Carbon county courts for a year to come. even if no new outrages are added to their already long list. In Luzerne county for several weels past tie murders have jed upward of three a week i ton of about 120,000, BORN ON THE FLY.—The western train | which arfived at Camden station, over the | Baltimore and Ohio raiiroad, on o=.arday afternoon. brought a mother with two babes, Ucketed from erry atone Ind., to Cris- field, Ma. The woran’s name was Richard- son, and when she left Indianapolis she was alone. Sbe didn’t stop, nor the babies weren't passéd to her from some station. Those bebies were born on the fly. Mrs. Richardson left Cincinnati on Conductor Frank Harris’ train. Ste cones a seat in the ladies’ car, and had traveled a part of the night be‘ore from Indianapolis, and looked sleepy and tired. Mr. Harris saw she was troubied, and on asking her the cause WAS requested to please send some married | lady to speak toher. Mr. Harris did so, and tbrough the medium of thie third party was informed of the probable increase to the pas- | sengers under bis cherge. The car was cleared, and halfan hour afterwards the pas- | sepgers were informed that two bouncing boys had begun life at the rate of 35 miles Tbour, and they were young boys, too. <xcitement prevailed, propositions to stand godfather for tbe pair were freely tendered, And names in as great abundance as in the frst book of the Chronicles were proposed and refused. At Athens, on the line of the Toad, the train stopped long enough to allow of certain necessary clothing to be purchased, which the passengers paid for, and the mo- ther and childreu came through without stopping. Mrs. Richardson is the mother of four other children, and makes her home on the Eastern shore of Virginia. She con- Unned @ journey to her southern home with- out delay.—[ Bait American, 2d. —— A QUEER WILL—A Husband's Odd Pro vision for his Wife—“As Long as She Remains @ Widow.”—The Boston Glove is responsible for this; “The oddities and idiosyncrasies of come wills presented for would draw smilesfrom a dynpeptic. For nicety and thoroughness of detail a will lately filed Bill,” and @ full variety company will make an attractive performance. Up A TREE.—About 4o’clock this morning Officer Nicholson, while on his beat, corner 9th street and Pennsylvania avenue, heard some Joud talking in the direction of the market house, and thinking there might be @ quarrel between some market people start: d in that direction. When he arrived at Band 9th street the sound appeared to rounds, and r. come from the Smithsonian the officer. accompanied by Lioyd, made @ search there, an some troule discovered & man up In one of the tall maples making a speech to the surround- ing trees, which, it aprears, in his befoggea Strte, he imagined to be an audience. The officer invil him down from his eleva’ rostrom to take refreshments, and at once took bim into custody and locked him up in the station until sober. He turned out to ve a drunken sailor. Joshua TSE CENTENNIAL EXCURSION for the benefit of the public and Sabbath schools of this city, via B. & P. R. B., which com- mences on the 24th of this month, and con- Unaes datly until November ith inclusive, bids fair lo be @ greater success than any previous excursion from thiscity. Tickets are for sale at the following places: E M. Whitaker & Son’s bookstore, +t Pennsy' varia avenue; Gilman's drug store, Pennsylvania aveoue; Heller's drug store, «5 Pennsylvania avenue, under National Hotel; Wm. Baliantyne’s bookstore, 425 7th street; Major's drug store, 800 7th street. cor- berof H street; J.T. Cole & Co., St. Cloud | drug store. corner of 9th and ¥ streets north. | weet. Tickets, round trip. $450; ebildren balffare. Drug stores open om Sunday. j{ A Scene Ix Court—Praying witha Col- ored Irene Howe—To-day an immense crowd of colored people was at the court-house in ticlpation tuat the trial of Johanna Tur- in, colored, indicted for the murder of Btaning Purpin, her husband, in July last, would take place, but another trial being in progress that case was not taken up. During the recess, about 1:50 o’clock, a large portly white woman, after enjoying a converration With the prisoner for some time, prayed with her, quite a number of people gather- ing about them. The er ap) to at Dedham Js one of the most notable. The testator resided to Bellingham, and the will opens by referring to an agreement signed between him and his wife previous to their marriage. It gives her the use of a certain tion of the house he owned in [elling- am, with use of front garden in common With others; iso the use and improvement of one stall in @ barn, together with storage for bay over said stall, (provided she wants it,) during her widowhood; four cords of ‘Wood, to be consumed in the house aforesaid, during her widowhood, said wood to be cut off a lot near the house; the use of the Kiteben furniture and cooking stove, and one seatin @ pew on the lower floor of the Second Congregational church of Medway. on condition o! a one-fourth of the tax assessed on sai rom year to year, also to pay all the taxes that may be as- sessed on the real estate. Each bequest con- tains the proviso. ‘as long as she remains a widow,’and finally concludes by directing ber to surrender all in case she ever marries again.” THE CENTENNIAL GaMe—Jobn Whit- Uington, colored, was lodged at the middle Police station last night, charged with swindling Abraham Francis, colored, out of $5 by the centennial game of cards. The centennial game is similar to three-card monte in some respects. Two of the cards of the six used are dotted in the upper left hand corner. One of these is marked upon the back the great centenpial prize. The other isa blank. In the laying of the cards the prize card is safely hid under one of the others while the second dotted card 1s ex- posed to fail view. The victim of the sharper seeing this dotted card bets his pile on it, satisfied thatthe dot in the corner is the index by which the dealer distinguishes it. He is mistaken, for it turns up a blank, while the prize card is safely hid from signt. Whittington, on being searched to be posseswor of several bogus ‘greenbacks of various denominations advertising some renowned specific warranted to cure all diseaazes. He will have a bearing this morn- ing before Justice Graft. The alleged swi dling occurred in Baltimore county.—[ Salt more Sun, 2 A_ BRIDEGROOM SHOT.—The St. Lonis Globe- Democrat of Wednesday, says: ‘ Yes- prisons peared be greatly affected, for sometime thereafter jeaning her head on her hands, and now and then uttering @ groan as if in deep contri- ——— BoARD OF AFRICAN BisHors —The board | ton. = por gE bP hanya Coura To, Tae [XAUGURATION —A timore, Saturday morning. « committeeof five members ‘ecacoe J.C. Camptell, of Philadelphia; Waymen | Legion, of Philadelphia, arrived in this city of Baltimore, and Payne, of Obio, were mate ane aes. tne quests of the Wash- resent, and an adjournment wae had until TE ard. object of thei iiberforce, Ohio; T. M.D. Ward, of Now | ®'@Dgements for a visit to this city of the , and J. M. , of this city, ar- on tne 4th of Mareh next. The eel dae ‘and ad- | ™€mbers of the Light Guard, appreciating jJourned until to-day. aie eee Teestved | by pn AS retu: REAL fsTATE SaLes.—Moesers. Young & SS ee visitors Middleton sold at auction, on the 19th fnst., this the armory of the for Mr. R. Ross [presenti cowie day street, between unproteeted, reason of which meplames sae foll ta It'aed wae Badly’ i) on the 11th of May, 1875. terday morping Mr. Theodore Abreus and Misa Bolte were married at the Catholic church in Florissant. As is well store A Miner’s Coup p'Erar. — ‘Hills miners have nit upon a Bew expedient for lowering tbe market value of mines. Seen s wine dicovery there, and whi ae 3 rita Hl 5 E i i if i j z { i i —First race, dash of | purse of | Second <he Dunn murder, near Pottsville; the Littie- | known victims whose bones are bleaching in | COURTS. CRIMINAL CouRT—Judge To-cgy, ihe trial of the case 2 Arthur. John Brown, cbsrged with presenting a false claim for soldier's pay, Was resumed. CiRcUIT CouRT—Judge Carter. To-day, Woolman agt. Emmart, Dunbar & Co; verdiet for plaintiff. Owens & Sil- = agt. Hoover; do, Hall agt. Warner; on trial. EQuiITY CouRT—Jwige Otin. To-day, Freedman’s Savings and Trust Com pany agt. Powell; commission appointed Senneon: ference to acai: res age, Te! , 3 auditor's re; confirmed “Hesuees Werner; argued ang submitted. | Freed | man’ Company azt. | Williams; bond of trustee approved. Ozil- | vie et. Rice; confirmation of auditor's ve: Anna Bass, ae on Lizzie Oakey; pleaded guilty and fined $3 and costa. | | THE ALEXANDRIAN WHO SHOT AT SONNY | WARD. Alphonso Arrington, charged with assault and battery with intent to Kill George E. ‘Ward ailas “Sonny.” = Arrii ington plead guilty to assanit but denied the intent to Sill. Sonpy testified that defendant fred | two shots at bim, one striking his coat and tearing it. The affair originated in Alex- | aDoria several weeks ago, and the aggressive party in the shooting was Arringtoo; grand Jury. A WARNING TO RECKLESS DRIVERS. James Burr, @ backman, charged with as- fault and battery on Henry Mack, a coloret boy, by running over him with his team at the corner of 15tn and E street, on Saturday, and severely bruising him. ‘Complainant | gave testimony, and the Court commeatet quite severely on the practice of reciless Griving in this city and fined defendant $50 and costs or sixty days in jal). A MIXED Lor. Anna Gates, assacit on and costs. John Errietson, Neison; #1@ and costs. alton Aleex Ww. Pearson, col- ored, charged with committing perjary in a case before the Criminal Co rt, ia which Josiah Edmonson wasjdefendant and Gil- bert Joy compiainant—a case of assault and battery. Mr. Joy, as principal witness, re- bearsed the testimony given by Pearson in the case before the Criminal Court, which testimony was pertinent to the issue, and was entirely faise in several particalars. For defence witnesses were introduead to i the good character of the defendant. ‘be court sent the case to the grand jury; bonde, $500. John Johnson, threats to Eliza | Johnson; #100 bonds to Keep tue peace. Margaret Smith forfeited coliaters!. Philip Cline, disorderly conduct; fadgment re- | served. A'so, charged with carrying con- | cealed weapons; $50—sppeal taken. Wm. | Barnes forfeited collateral. za William Heyl, Lou! | Terry, forfeited. William H. Is ohn Webster, Geo. Hooper, same. Patrick Buras, profane; $5. | Geo, Neleon, ieee ied Jonn Thomp- | fon, Timothy O’Brien, Thomas Fitzgerald, Brarpon Thomas, forfeited. Jemes Dement, Jobn Jones, James Moore, James Kerwin, | ana Michael Cory, all drunk and disorderly, James Kerwin, charged with carrying a steel knuckle—a very bad looking weapon—was fined $20 or sixty days ip jail. Jesse Davenport forfeited collateral. James Lacey, do. Alfred Caton, indecent exposure; $10. Mary Nolan, forfeited. Jas. Pusbaw, profane; $5 or seven days. Belle Dickson, same; $5. Daniel Nelson, @ suspi- clous and idle colored person, was required togive bonds. Bei Joy, white, charged with disturbing @ reiigious meeting while at worebip at the corner of 4% and L streets southwest; $10 orsixtydays. William Aus- tp, loud and boisterous; #5. Alice Wilson, same; $5. Lucy Rivers, a Cherry alley ranger, was sept down. Joseph Kirby, Joy. Bellfield, profane; $5 each. Mary O'Salli- van, ; 83. Louise Mackey, enticing Prostitution; $5, . A CATECHISM FOR TRAMPS.—By a rew order the turnkeys at the several police stations Inaugarated, last night, the practice of Keeping @ register of the pames and represented place Of residence of the tramp applying for lodging. At the outside sta- Uops, where business is not moony live- ly, the series of questions propounded by jovial tarnkeys runs somewhat in the follow ing style: ‘bat is your name? What is your nativity, age, height, fighting weight acd geneial reputation for respectability’ How much taxes do you pay’ Can you read and write Latin? Do you egal od whiskey Straigb.? Are you married’? How will you bet on New York? What did you pay for tuat sult? How are you at poker’? Can you take a tumble? Have you a good cigar about you Do you consider Turkish baths in- jurieus to health. How many of them did you take today? Have you baggage, and What time sball we call you in the morning? Did you lose anything on Indiana? What perfome do you use on your pocket handker- chief? ete., etc.— ( Cincinnati Oommercial. WHEN a German can find such keen logic in favor Of suicide in the “Sorrows of Wer- ther,” It seerns idle to sqneeze an argument out of @ prayer-book. Toe old gentleman who did tbis a fortnight sgo near Osage Biufl, Mo., was, however, not at all senti- mental; he was one of those wretehed misers whose features Rembrandt loyed to outline; the passion of bie shrunken soul spent itself in counting his money, afier the manner of Silas Marner. His neighbors four@ him in the garret of his bovel, hang- = stiff and moldy from the rafiers. Ua a te in the main room there was an old German prayer book open:d at tae i 77 beaded **Who would not like to die.” His spectacies lay across the page, and evident- ly the last Ines which be read before hang ipg bimeell were these: «Where else but in death is rest? There endsall bodily pain” ——————— EXCESSIVE Joy FOLLOWED BY DEATa.— Mary Maguire journeyed from Ireland six years ago and settled 1p Bayonne with her son Jobn. He died, and she was sent to the Snake Hill A!msbou Last week she re- turned to Bayoone, and begged for money to send her to Ireland. where she could die surrounded by her friends. She is over seventy years old. Chief of police Whitney vocured her the passage money, and on yednesday visited the residence of a friend, where the old lady was living. She could bardly restrain her joy when told that he was to conduct herto the steamship. Afier sbe had bade farewell to her hostess, and Was on the threshold of the door, she uttered @ slight screain and fell to the floor. She died before medical assistance could be pro- cured. Death, , the physician said, was from excess ot jo; York Sun, A MAn’s HEIR’s FINED RECAUSE HE ComiTtED Suicips.—T. B. Raymond. pro- prietor of the St. Panl’s hotel in St. Louis ‘Was allowed $500 damages, in the probate cout last week, against the property of W. A. Sheerwood, deceased. Sheerwood was a boarder at Kas mond’s hotel; and thedamage consisted In Bherwood's committing suicide on the premises and the holding of the coro- per’s inquest Im the house, which, it was claimed, damaged the business of the hotel. The landlord claimed $1,000. #7 Boys who run for Congress—The pages. ®@7-A war in Europe would bring our greenbacks to par.—{ Phila. Star. &7 Somebody tells of a polite Italian who said to his wife, “Yes, Il am happy with thee; without thee I should be intensely happy.” &7Mrs. Henry B. Blackwell, of the Wo- rean’s Journal, says if Harvard should, next Ned invite women to enter her classes, one undred New England girls would avail themselves of the opportunity. &7 Gen. Hugo, father of the poet, captured GEORGETOWN. Boys WHO UUGET TO RE ARRESTED.— This morning some mischievous boss red & quantity of oil Into the shop of Storrs Pinchawerer, on High street, and In the abrence of the latter set it on fire. Tue flames were scon extin; Heavy Losers.—John H. McDaniel, of this city, with bis sister, are losers to the extent of over $25,000, through the means of the missing real estate broker Moulton. The Joss bas so preyed oe mind of Mr. Me- Daniel that he has prostrated, and is bow jill at his residence on Washingto! atree GRAIN TRADE.—The offerings on ‘change this morning amounted to 7,,00 bushels of wheat, with sales of 150 busheis &t $1.38, 330 Q11356¢, 70 at 136, , 25 at 1.36. 430 1.35 3.200 ai 382i, 800 at 1.25, 134y, 1.900atT 1.15, and 4 at %c. The arrivais were: Boat Hattie « Bessie, with 3,300 bushels of wheat to Hartley & Bro; boat Ellen Brooks, 1,900 bushels of wheat apd 1,500 bushels of corn to J. G. & J. M. Waters, and 155 barrels of flour to Hartley & Bro.; boat H. M. Tal- bott, with 2,200 bushels ‘of wheat and 700 bushels of rye to H. M. Talbott. ALEXANDRIA. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE. The Committee on streets of the City Council beld a@ meeting at the Auditor's ce to-day, and adopted @ resolution that in their op!a- ion, Wm. B. wD, rintendent of Follce, is incompetent to perform his daties. This resolution was certified to the Mayor who will probably take some action there- upon on Monday. 1 is understood that the comm !ttee object to Mr. Brown on account gs intemperapee. N THE PENITENTIARY —City Sergeant Luess and Mr. J. P. Coleman retarned yes- ay from Richmond, whither they car- ried Edward Tyler, the negro man who was Sentenced at the last term of the Corpoi®. tion Court to four years in the penitentiary, for gravd larceny, in robbing acanal boat They report that all the Alexandria convicts are well, and that Eddts Meade and John Bright, whose terms are shortly to expire, €xpress themselves a8 so well pleased with the penitentiary that they propose to make things lively here, on their retura, until they are sent back there. GAME —Game ts no’ —— in this sec- ton of the state. Wild ducks, old hares, squirrels, and partridges abound. and pot bunters are slaying them right ‘and left. Deer. 100, are ‘occasionally killed, even within @ distance of only two or three miles from the city. A fine buck was shot at bat missed on the south side of the marsh across Bunting Creek @ day or two ago. NEw SCHOONER —The new schooner under the brigand Fra Diavolo, who was a real person and not merely @ prancing lyrical Villain. The incident of Zerlina’s detecting the brigands was founded on tact. ®7 Another epidemic of ulsters. They are to come in checks and plaids, and are to be single-breasted. They are retained for many rearons. As charity covers @ multi- tude of sins, so an ulster will hide a shabby S7-A lady suggests in the Nevada Terri- torial En) n that policemen be armed ith cords instead of clubs. She that says cord ‘could be qui thrown over = offenders head or stoulore. ‘piniontng B arms, Ld venting resie- tance on his part.” a = cried in Ratined, of anthracite coal is re- Rte vetng arti ‘Vt. and arrangemeats made for its m Hitther- to Pennsylvania has heid & monopoly of that article, but who is prepared to say that in otber sections of the country hard coal Will not yet be found? s7-Miss Anna M. Lea of Philadelph' whose picture of the “Patrician Mother” the centennial exhibition has attracted at- tention, a was pore oe well A = cepted an hie TD from ae Dafteria, vernor geveral visi: Otte Sind paint the portrait of Lady Dufferin. SE Aten eae awe construction at the ship-yard for some time past is nearly finished, and will probably be launched in the course of next week. The Schooner Carrie, which arrived here this morning from New York, brought the spars for the new vessel. Her name has not yet been determined upon. PEABODY GRANT.—The superintendent of ublic schools bas received @ promise of $500 ‘rom the Peabody fand, payable at the end | Of the session. He tried hard for two thous- avd, but there were so mapy demands that be could get but the five hundred. | DEATH OF A CENTENARIAN.—An old ne- ge woman named Harriet Maiden, died near | ‘arnbam chureh, Richmond county, Thurs- day last,at the advanced age of i03 years. She was formerly the slave of the family of Col. T. H. Ficklin, of this eity.—[ Gazette, 21st. SECOND CROP.—A peach tree in the yard | of Mr. i. L. Skidmore, on Cameron street, | between Patrick aud Henry, has borne two crops this season. The first crop, large, lus- | cious beaths, ripened in the latter part of | Abgust; the last has just been gathered, and | thought the peaches are not as large as the first, they Sre fully as luscious, comparing favorab)y in this yespect with the best varie- tes.—(Sentinel 21s/. CITY ITEMS. | CENTENNIAL VISITORS and travelers dé- | siring strong, durable and neat trunks, trav- eling bags, satchels, pocket-books, shaw! Straps, &c., should inspect the immense stock | at the practical manufactory of James 8. | Topham, 425 7th s' Large wire sign ex- tending from the roof. | ge LUCKY IS THE BABY whose Mamma uses Glenn's Sulphur Soap,with which to wash ths little inrocent. No prickly heat, or other rash, can annoy the infant cuticle with which this cooling and purifying aatt-scor- butic comes in daily contact. Gray Heaps daily grow black or brown, Cause— Hill's Hair m,Wf6 a | Dector, it Feels Like a Ballef Fire: | So rpeaks oilentimes the sufferer from | dyspepsia. After eating, it seems as if there | was @ veritable ball of fre running up ani | down through his stomach. If he eats mach | he feels it; if he don’t eat much he feels it. It destroys his enjoyment of life. If the doc- tor be really desirous of curing his patient he should not experiment with the sufferer, hesbould recommend him to use Peruvian Syrup, Whose merits have been tested so long, and always satisfactorily. Balls of fire in the stomach and Peruvian Syrup can’t dwell together. Send to your druggist, he ready, aud try it. It will work like a charm. eo —— CHILDREN’S CAPE AND ULSTER OVER- COATS, Just received, at A. Strans’,1011 Pean- syivenis, between a west. FINE Worsted, Diagonal and Basket | Donble-breasted Froek ts and Vesta at | $10, $12. $15, $18, $20, at A, Straus’, 1011 | Pennsylvania avenue. e02 ——_.——— Cniropodist, of Afteen Dr. White, ropodist, P perience throughout the United ecartry [eter s se being lo- cated in Washington, D. C., in |, Success- fully treats Corns, Bunions, Disease Nails Chilblains, Vascular Excrescences, &c., af his establishment, 1416 Pennsylvania avenue, Opposite Willard’s Hotel. Fee, $1 per visit. ous as Sas, REMOVAL—First Class Scouring and Je A. Fischer bas enlarged his establishment by removing to his new se 906 G street north inree doors from street, near the U.S. Patent Office. By promptly adopt- ing the latest improvements, whether of American or oe he isen- | abled to do any work in not to GEORGETOWN ADVER’M’TS. SUPPER BY THE LaDIES of the METHODIST PRO ANT OROROK Congress street, G ¥) EVBBING, October 25 C refreshments at city prices. WHEATLSY'S PBEMIOM STBAM W'bveina' 2p SCOUBING BSTABLISH- 25 cents, o Poe ie otis Bt" ESTABLISHED 1831, | Wyth a full Stock of Foreign and Momestic Dr Btufis, Ohemicals, &c , first-class Workme needed Machinery. and’ a life-time Bxperie am prepared to co ail Work in my line, in upsur parsed by any es: lishment in the country. Work sent for and delivered without extra charge | fp apy, f the District: received from and re- | prose.” Oice aud Works Now 49 Jefferson. strect, ress. joe and Works No. s jcorgetown, D, 0. Bend me your orders. sepad-tr AT STRAUS’, PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE... BETWEEN 1028 AND 117H BTRERTS, i | FALL AND WINTER bagtceise | | | | OVERCOATS A SPECIALTY. BUY NOW! BUY NOW! No, 682 91m STREET. NEAR F. | COLO! | Enelish ana French Kid B AMUSEMENTS. NATIONAL THEATER. | ivo L a | MATINEE SaTURDAY aT TWO October 3, Miss GENBVIE j ForpD’s OPERA HOUSE. | ‘The pew and populer Burlesgue on ‘with a Dramatic Com | N-veity Miss LIZZ ba Br. SAM. CoLLIM! LOUIE OONKLE ard WORDEBFUL PRRrO: LJ In their Bovel and Ouanii GRAND MATI OANABIES, og Acts. AN ASYLUM Wil TAKE PLACK BDFEs woth. at S o'cleck. Ticpets not seld mast be returned before the Sith QPD FELLOWS’ HALL. MONDAY EVENING, 0c Drematic “BUCKSTOR: OCTOBER 3, is76 ment by the ATIO CLUB,” HEATER COMIGUS, Ei th Street” T : oven ih Btrest OPEN THE YRAR KROWND. es and een EVERY Beh apn Dav’ ace SatUabAY abtRaoo FIRST-CLASS IN EVERY RESPECT Variety, Drama, Burlosgoe and Oomedy. novft-iy OLD No.) On Exhibition (Nw No. had and Sate 439 7TH St. aT 7TH St. ARKRITER’s, Mo, 432 Tih sivect, between D amd B streets, ight doors above Odd Fellows’ Hail. Chotee 4 Oil Patotings, E: JUSTH'S OLD STABD. od Clothing, Boots, on fair, cons ae Hote by mail LADIES’ GOODs. ADAME GRANGIBE, aT Mi Antone the basics st W aaaaee inet eke DERSEMAEING AND MILLINSRY BSTAD. LISHMENT (Branch,) 7 At No. 1510G stroet northwest. Also, assortm. PRs 2 “ed ent of Parisian Underwear Special orders will be received before day of op=n @ at my establishuient in New Zork oity, No 36 2%h street *23-13t* r ~ ate FALL OPENING, MRS. C. J. WOODCOCK, 1343 F STREBT 8. W., (Opposite Ebbitt Honse,) ‘Will open a choice assortment of ROUND HATS AND BONNETS, On THUBFDAY, October 19th, 1876. octls at MISS K. A. MCCORMICK, r ) (UNDEB sf. UD BULLDISG,) Allthe newest styles in FALL and WINTER MILLIBEBY constantly received. Opening of Pattern Bonnets WEDNESDAY, Oc- tober 15. The ladies of Wi ‘eshington end vicinity invited toexamine before purchasing. ootlé tr LADIES’ DRESS FURs. Just opened full and complete stock of fine Fars, embracing BEAL KIN BACQUES ana FCs TEIMMINGS of all grades Tiss BYZ. HATTEE ABD Bei 3 octld-tr- 1237 Pa av., next to corner i8th at. OUR STOCK or MILLINEBRY GOODS AND NOTIONS Is pow complete, and ladies are tnvited to examine FAUBINABD BOGBRS. oct tr | COAL AND Woop. | WHITE As#, EGG, CHESTNUT. per ton. | bias Aen Cove Ws WM. BAUN, Aud ( streete southwest, ‘are cor Tthand 8 ste 5.6 T. EDW. CLARK @ ©, Deslers in Lanber, Wood and Coal, Office, 603 Iwan e ment Mp3, Pete lvavia avenue, northwest cor _foot of ath street cant — eee COAL AND KINDLIVe Woop. Our sock of COAL ts sow complete, emt rectng all the choice quaiitics, mise goaiitivs, and to which we Invise the ATENT BUNDLED & ime me qaretener te srery bundles is tea eet ae super or tercsene oll reyairea 3 CHEaP SarB CLEAN STEPHENSOR @ BRO, SEll and Depot 7th street What, SeXaety Branch Offce 1818 Penusyicents coup PIANOS, &c. eA” EAT BARGAINS | PIAR s WHICH MAVe@ BEEN USED One style Louis XV. four round coruer Sqeare Gravd Kunbe & oo > Ope? votre Hates ries: most new. Pa o ts oe « Pere. of ete * _Hamlin't Cabinet Orgave “(CAUTION TO THE PUBLIC.” In au 4! DECKER BROTHESS’ PIABOS low! De BPPeAre cast opON from piate band wide sean blate on the inner left of 407 10th street, above also for the maichiess ‘Organs ees PSE sweetness of | 2 ote. See Agent, +1 EDUCATIONAL. OABDIEG SUR be z vse. Miss 0.embuUs ste. “LARK Bovember to 22th J: . LIZA 0. ADAM, and Room, Boston), 1917 Sw af ooule Tas Rite CARESS Tween No. 1 Sf. morth went, orate T Cine or 1b Patni ao is Peon Se eR eeLEY 3 Pe ae ace cr hoaeenmeess ago tober Ob. 1576 octet BUKVUL, adh, mous PLaOB, C Saree, asia street mences SE. = oo. HR Special LOVES, 5 terial made up in an artistic pe MeL Cole MRS. M. J. HURT, _octld-tr 621 and 623 D st. northwest. eae ) BEST QUALITY, in all colors and shapes, from $1 up. FANOY 1D OSTBIOH FEATHERS, VELVETS, SILK8, BIBBONS, OBNAMENTS, ic, jurt received. ‘ Particular attention given to orders. MBS. J. PALMER, 1109 F STREET, ecto-tr Between lith and 12th streets. MBS. SELMA RUPEERT, 614 IBTH STRE a Berlin ZEPHY BS and Oanves EMBROIDERIES Germartown WOOL, Knitting YARNS, Worsted ‘Goods, Genvane Patteras, end all” Material fos Embroidering Novelties in Fancy Work. Patterns; Point Lace of Obildren’s MEBIBO CLOAKS Applique and Oretonne raids. @7Bo Branch Store. 1876 FALL OPENING or LADIES’ aT VERMILYA'S, ©10 NINTH STREET, (opposite Patent fice.) 1876 SHOES, A fine assortment of LADIES SHOES, of our own make. at to suit tl imes. LKING 8. ish Bealckin WALK 80078. ee, end Pebbie BUTTONED BOTS, at 5.50. THE BESTIN THE WOBLP FOR THE MONEY. 5 MP-SOLED BOOTS, for oe Kid, light a 4 ‘801 “4 gton, we! only five ounces. Also, Ladies’ CUSTOM WORK made to order 8 short notice, and a perfect fit guaranteed. 715 GREAT REDUCTION 7}5 m LADIES BEADY-MADBE SUITS, OVEB SKIETS ABD BASQUES, LADIES UBDESWEAB FLOWSES, HATS, RIBBON, en MILLIOBRY GOODS leas than cost. JUST BECRIVED— & large emmortment of HAMBURG BD@BS and BORU LACKS polling at 6 reduced price. OORSETS and KID GLOVES tna great variety. UMAR BAIB very low ot scar om ‘BO. SPENOBS, Presicent. Li Ine A. D. SCHOCL tor YOUBG. GADLBS. witt garten for Obficren, st 943 M racer iy bsher Hogi Germen. Inquire of Lb 20aD! YS’ MATH AND OLASSIOA! % ‘land's Obureb, 45 street ‘Bun © st. and indiens ev.. opens its a ih. On ‘lars et the Principe! Sense. 1310 454 street scutinweets etal to for GLi¢H AND FEENOB rate Tor Younes E jGantcl Hit ain 6 i* Priel Tesumed MONDa ¥. Sept, 18, 1876. The Great Anodyne and Nervine, BELT’S STOMACH AND TONIC BITTERS, BEING THE CBLEBRATED @aLiPE BITTER. INE OLD RYE WHISKY, FINE OLD BYE Vane, Use, | ‘FINE OLD BYE saat, Pere,