Evening Star Newspaper, August 13, 1877, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. | PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Peunsyivania Avenue. corner iith Lad LY . Tee Ee teaveratts, treet eet, agen THE EVENING STARK ts served Oy carriers to @ebseribers al Ten Lay ot week, or Forty- four Cents per month. yes at the counter, Two Cents each. By mail—postage Sixty Cents a month; one year, $6. HE WEEKLY ao Priday— G3 a year, postage pre &@ AU subsertptions invariably ew Rates of advertising furntshed on application. SPECIAL NOTICES. oL | VS. 50—N2. 7.604. Che WASHINGTON, D. C.. MONDAY. AUGUST 13, 1877. wening Star. TWO CENTS. ClaL MEETING OF NAVAL LODGE. No. @ FA. A.M, will be bold S EVENING a § o'clock. Impor.ant busi- er W. sialon | CHULTZ, Secretary. avers of METROPO requested to ment THIS he of Ry order. SAMUEL H. HANDY, N. ¢ BAWSEL, Kec. Se ACTENTivN, we members ot Wark T., be desire to atte the Conclave o Clevetar d, 0! are in e GMice of Sit A * northwest, MONDAY, clock p. m. By order of the Km! 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Ina little while those who adopt this advice frequently increase th» number of “drinks” and in time become confirmed inebriates A beverage which will not create this thirst for intoxicating Liquors. and which is intended esgecisily for the Benefit of debilitated persons, whether at home or abroad, is Dr. Schenck 's Sea Weed Tonic. Contain- Ang the juices of many medical herbs, this prepa tion does not create an appetite for the fntoxicating cup. The nourishing and the life supporting prop- erties of many valuable natural productions con- tained in it and well known to metical men hare a Most streng-hening influence. A single bottle of the Fonic will demonstrate tts valuable qualities, For debility arising from sickness, over exertion or from any couse whatever, a winegineful of Sea Weed ‘Tonic taken after meals will strengthen tne stomach ‘and creste an appetite for wholesome food. Toalt ‘who are abont leaving ‘heft homes, we desire to say that the excelient effects of Dr. Schenck’s seasonable remedies, Sea Weed Tonic, and Mandrake Pills, are particularly evident when taken by those who are fajuriously affected by achangs of water dict Wo person should leave home without taking a sup ply of these safeguards slong. For sale by all deug- je augl-colm YOUNG, SOTARY PUBLIO, Ovvice—S8tak Buripine. gists tHe euvare. se Orrioian. wunceeruiehigere: pe event eae jiadelphia,on my inven’ ted EYEGLASS. manufac: SSR in Gold. Silver and Framcicw, with genuine jan Pebbles. Also. on hand s large variety SPECTACLES, OPERA GLASSES, MIUBO- PES and SHADES for the Eyes, 80. I. ALEXAN! ecté-tristp 13230 Penueyivania mae Dw. 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LeavVE OF ABSENCE has ben granted 1st Lieut. Win. Hoffman, lth infantry, for six months. The leave of Col. B. H. Grierson, oth cavalry, has been extended two months. WoRK AT THE Navy Yarps.—Since the Ist of July the Seeretary of the Navy has given employment to thirty-four hundret men at the navy yards throughout the coan- uy. From E. M. Whitaker & Son we have th Edinburgh Review for July .S2ott Publishia; Co.'s reprint), containing articles upon th Rassians in Asia Minor, the Indian famines, and other topies of carrent interest. NAVAL MoveMENrs—The Secre'ary of the Navy is advised of the arrival of the steamers Swatara and Huron at Fort Mon- roe and of the Mayflower at tne navy yart at Newport. CoMMODORE AMMEN, chief of the burean of navigation, Navy department, left here last night for Providence, Rhode Island, to atiend a meeting to be held in that city to. morrow of the R&ode Island harbor com mission, which consist of Commodore Am- men, General Warren and Professor Henry itehell CHARGES AGAINST ARCHITECT CLARK. Charges have recently been filed against Ar- | chitect Clark, of the Capitol extension, by Alfred E. Lee, to the effect that he draws two laries from the government, and is inetfi cient. On Saturday the charges were sent to Mr. Clark by Secretary Schurz, who invites bis early attention to ihe THE INTER-OCEANIC CANAL.—Mr. O'Sul- livan, who is interested in the inter oceanic Nicaragua canal scheme, was at the State department Saturday on business connected with that enterprise. He says that the work Will cost $+0.000,000, and can be completed within five years. oO —— will be asked of Congress, but subscriptions opened to all parts of the worid. GeEx. BOYNTON AND MR. MOORE.—Gen. Boynton’s exhaustive reply to the charge of attempting to levy blacamail, brought against him by W. B. Moore, late speciai agent of the Treasury,is published in the Cincinnati Gazette. Gen. Boynton denies the accusation in tne most —— emphatic es and reiterates his charges against ore. NAVAL ORDERS.—Chief Engineer John H. Leng to the Swatara at Hampton Roads, 21st Lieutenant C. K. Curtis has been de- tached from the Passaic, and ordered to the Essex at Hampton Roads. Master Morton E. Hall has been detached from the Essex, and placed on sick leave. Chief Engineer F e cher A. Wilson has been detached from tae Swatara on the 2ist inst., and placed on waiung orders. No BILL PRESENTED.— The authorities of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad deny that any bill has been presented to the govern- ment for transportation of troops, and noth- ing of the kind was thought of until it was mentioned in the newspapers. Troops sta- tioned along the line are aimost daily moved from place to place, and any bi:l for trans- Pportaiion Low would be, to say the least, pre- mature. PERSONAL.—Mr. and Mrs. C. 8. Noyes have left Washington onatrip north. -+*-A letter from Bloomington, Ill., the home of Senator David Davis, represents him as en- joying good health. and with no cancer ia is stomach. Mr. and Mrs. H.A W lard, of this city, and their son, H we lard, of Yale College, areat Saratoga. --+" Me M. W. Galt and family returned to day from Cape May, where they have deen spendiug some time. TREASURY CLERKS Must Pay TuHetn Denrs.—Acting Secretary MeCormic« on Saturday issued a circular to the employes of the Treasury department, stating that the credit of the government required its daties to be performed by honorable men; that the Secretary wuld not be annoyed by cre titors seeking their Just dues from clerks; that it was expecied that all just debis would be pald, aod that if clerks refused to pay sich | they will be charged with fraudulent prac tices and recommended for dismissal to the chiefs of their respective bureaus. THE SITTING BuLI. ComMiIssron.—Jonn Welch, of Philadelphia, a member of the Board of Indian Commissioners, has been invited to act as one of the commissioners to treat with Sitting Ball. If Gen. Croox will not accept, Gen. A. D. McCook, of Gen. Sher- man's staff, or Gen. Terry will be appoluted to represent the army, it is said. Later — Gen. Crook will not accept a place on the Sitting Bull commission, but has re- commended Geueral Terry for the position. Col Corbin, 2ith infantry, will be secretary of the commission. Gen. Crook is now 1h the eity. Tar Paris Exrosition.—Mr. Charies L. Flanagan, correspondent of the Philadelphia Times in this city, has been appointed by the neh commissioners to take charge of the English bureau, including “Preas aud Geo- eral Information,” similar to the press and general information bureau at our Centen- nial, of which be bad charge. As culef of the departmeut of the press at the Ceateunial he issucd @ quarter of a million of complimnen- lary Uckets to the press and distinguished visitors, and received many medals, votes | permission from we | of thanks, &c. He has Freuch authorities to pablish a Gazette’ from next November until after the close of the exhibition. ia 18 to give the move- ments of ail English and American and English colonists, awivals aud departures, and all about their exhibits, etc., and will be poblishes daily, under the auspices of the rench directors, and distributed free. M. F. has also commission to look after the 1i terests Of a number of the American exht i's, and will act as secretary to the Coanec- tcut commission, of which General Joseph Bit 7, is president. That state has appro- priated 210.000 to secure advan! for her Manufactories, etc. Tennessee, Texas and Missouri have also ma ie appropriations and appointed commissioners, and it is under- cod that the city of Philadelphia will send commission if the state does not act next January. Gen. Gibben’s Disastrous Battle. DISPATCHES FROM GEN. HOWARD. The following dispatches have been ceived at the War Department HEADQUARTERS DIvisiow PACIFIC, SAN poy co, One 2 aoe 12, Nope mane jeneral, fon:—The lo wing, General Howard, dated just received’ from wi ‘rail Creek, aie ane. Canon, M. T., 10th: Col. Gibbon, with about two hundred’ men, attacked Indian Camp, in Big Hole Basia, at dawn 5 to have had coa- siderable success at first, but the Indians Jought him allday. Several men from the battle feld met me here, eighteen miles dis- taut, and they say that there are at least fifty soldiers killed and wounded. Captain and Lieutenant Col. Gibbon slightly wounded. from Missoula to battle field is about one hundred and twenty-five miles. Have pressed every nerve to Gi a t of me from who bad four days the star I ed forward with Cowallis, Montana. I push small escort to-day, making fifty-three miles, leavipg my command to follow. I hope to give Gibbous valuable assistance to- morrow With my cavalry and fifty infantry in Wagons, (Signed) Howarp, Brig. General, Com. Department of Columbia. The cavairy with Howard consists of four companies, under Major Sanford. (Signed.j McDowgLt. LATER. San Francisco, To Adj i} | Bs | Some New Books. “Harper's Half-hour Series” are com'!n; out at arate that indicates that they are ia demand. Among the volumes jast out a “Primers of Greek and Latin Literature. by Engene Lawrence; “The Jilt,” by Charles Reade; “Peter the Great,” by Johu Lovhrop Motley; ‘The House ou the Beach,” by Gaorgs Meredith; “Kate Cronin’s Diary,” by Mrs. Cashel Hoey; > by Garalliae “The Mill of . Herbot,” a Bret by Katharine S. Macqaoid, “Pe! e Prophe’; Events in and her Lovers,” y dy “University W. W. Cape b: aidine Bait; “5; se of the Peop pochs of Haglisn Hts- fe aud Growth of Pac- ” by James Rowiey, M_A; “T Tuaders and the Reformation.” i ert, bam 18 y M. Craigh “The Struggle Agatist Absol ite Monarchy,” by Bertha Meriton Corder y. price of these paper-covered volumes is from Hifieen to twenty-five cents. [For sale | Sbillington,J. Kradiey Adams, Mohua E. M. Whitaker & Son Of recent novels one of the brightest Is Gail Hamilton's «First Love is Bost.” published by Estes & Lauriat, Boston. Tae dialog is characteristic of the author 10 wit aad vi vacity, but the story hax no sustained plot, acd is little more than what is indicated in the title—"A Sentime: * Bat it is vastly readable. | Moana Bros.| “Hetty’s Str ne author of 3 another of the mystifyir of originel Amer: ton, M.A Bros.) Oliphant, aes ast b Rarpers. [For sale by Two Lite Julia Kav appears in sale by Ty ARMY ORDERS —Ist Lieut. Ist artiliery, has beew transferred from bat- tery K to battery A, vice Ist Lieut. J. M.K Dayis, appointed regimental ajatant; Ist Lieut. E. H. Totten, of the same regiment, has been assigned to battery K. DAILy REPORT BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING.—Deliveries August 10, 1877: To the Comptroller of the Currency —Na- tonal currency notes, £345,500. ston—Four per cent. coupoa ¢ maiscel neourR, = 8179,450. Total, s64,550 Balarce on hand at ciose of day’s work, $106,255, 180. NEw YORK WoRKINGMEN ORGANIZING At a meeting of workingmen in Teutoaia Assembly Rooms last evening, called b Justus H. Schwab, Leander Thompson, au others, an English-speaking section of t workingmen’s party of the United State was organized. Tuirty-elght persons were present. Hugh Corrigan was electet org in- izer, Louis Huck corresponding and record- ing secretary, and Jose Picaso fiaancial sec- reiary. There have been in this city a Ger- man, a Bohemian, and an English-speaking section, but the last- mentioned section ceased to exist some time ago. Mr. Thompsoa sad that @ congress of workingmen would soon Le called, to meet either in Boston, Newark, or Chicago. Laniel Conroy advocated that mass meetings should be held in every as- sembly district. ‘Let every man,” he said, “exercise his right under the covstitu‘toa to carry arms. There should be a section to every election district, then we coull have a militia of ourown.” While he was speak- ing Hugh Conroy interrupted him in an un- dertone with the caution, Don’t speak so rabid.”"—(N. ¥. Sua, 110 THE SARATOGA Races.—The first day of the second meeting of the Saratoga Rucing Association ou Saturday, opened with bea Uful weather and a large a tendance. DD. Wheeler, first race the Kentucky stases, for lwo vids, three-quarters of & mile,’ was wot Pride of the Village in 1.184; Dake of M genta was award Ubree ho:ses came in in a line, and Bra ab ‘as given third place. The second race for the summer handicap for ail ag-s,ore mil» and three-quarters, Was won by Parol i ly, Vera Cruz second, George the Four third; time 308. A band/eap for all ages, mile and a quarter, was the third race, won by Major Barker, Bombast second, Car dinal Wool-ey third; time 2.12. Ex'Gov Bowie’s Mary ran in’ this race. Tae fourih and last racé was a free haadicay ste! chase, two and three quarter miles: The ra was Won by Reading by a head; Troub! recond, and Deuhtfal third; time 5 L the jackey of W his MINING TROUBLES IN PENSSYLVANTA. On Saturday afternoon Carbondale, Pa, was thrown intoa state of wild excilémant owing to the fact that about 2 miners pro- ceeded against the al ler, bro« them to abandon their posts, which reqne: was complied with. The fires were the drawn and the mines are being flooiel with water. The crowd then visited the vard of the D. and H.C. Co., and detained a train of loaded cars which was about to b> sent out to Nineveh. No resistance was offered. Tue Erie colliery above Carbondale was visited ai winps stopped. ‘This is the first Ircuble at that point. It is currently reported that the Pittston miners have decided not to return to work. Miss LILIAN Conway, second daughter of the iaie Mrs. F. B. Conway, for many years manager of the Brooklyn Theater, was Inarried on Wednesday afieruoon iast Mc. Charles Cambios, jr.,of Philadelpula. Tae bride was a member of the Cnestnut street Theater company last year, and has also acted in many of the principal theaters of the country” since “her debut about four years ago at the Brooklyn Ta ater. “Her elder sister, Minnie, was mnarried some time since to the celebrated cornet player, Levy. The groom isa young man, the on ofa Wealthy citizen of Phila- delphia, and is a broker, doing business on | Sd street. The ceremony was very quietly performed at St. Clement’s church in pres- ence of a very limited number of friends. CHINESE CLAIM ON OUR GOVERNMENT. Col. Fred. A. Bee, well known in convection With affairs of Chinese on the Pacific coast, will present a claim against the U. 8. gov- ernment for indemnity in the case of the Chinese of San Francisco whose property has been destroyed during the recent dis. turbance. Application will be made through the British minister at Washington, as Cbina bas no ministerial represen‘ative there, and as the parties ——_ emigrated from the British port of Hong Kong. The claims will aggregate about 2190.00. Sraixe Rioters Cem «itrep.—The hear- 4 before Justice Smith of James Fallon, ‘ilam Nightingale ang as McGuire. the Phillips! terfering with road THE PROPOSED TELEGRAPH PooL.— Commit appoint by the Western Union and the Atlantic aud Pacific Tele- companies will meet in New York ing pts of the two ot ling the recei ol e two Companies, it ing proposed that the Western Uuion shall have four-fifths of the net receipts. WORKINGMEN’ PoLiTicaL Conven- TIONS were held last week in Cleveland, Co- lumbus, St. Louis and Philwielphia, which s'eps were taken peaking tothe pomt- nation of city, siate and county officers. A — is in progress in Mary- ey Ai —— pee Ee arrived New York yea 7 steamer Cit The: were A ‘ed and M4 we 1 depatations of the Ui ited irisk elcom: ‘a! ts Catholic wodiers of Montreal and the Teste dent committee of New York city. Taey lef: —EE GEN. MAHONE, who came very near being the conservative cardidate for Governor of Virginia, began life as a eman. Until the ecucern went into the hands of a receiver be drew a salary of #25. ir oF pene nae of the Atlantic, Mississippi and Onio railroad. THE ConvENTION of iron and steel work- hich bas been in session in Coluntbus, Ghio, A Workingmen’s Meetings. ORGANIZING A PARTY IN PHILADELPHIA in Philadelphia a meeting of workingmen was held Saturday night at Caledonia Hall to covcert measures to form a new political party through which the workingmen of America hope and expect to make their ¢ol- lective influeuce felt. Nearly ail tae trades | were represented. The meeting was private, id all reporters were exciuded. After the meeting it was aunouuesl that resolutions had ben —— recommending the organi- zation of workingmen for political purposes, to be called the protective labor party, hav- ing for its objects: First, the matual protec tien of labor. Second, direct representation of the working classes In manietpal aad state legistatares and Congress. Taird, the repeal Of all oppressive laws against labor. Fourth, the enactment of jast laws for the protection of labor. OHIO WORKINGMEN IN CONVENTION. Jolumbus, Ohio, a mass meeling of aturiay night adopted ing the republican and Gemocratic parties and the Hayes aliinis tration, aud appoiuwed an executive com. milite take s'eps for calling a sate and county convention to nominate a fall work ingmen’s ticket NOMINATIONS BY WORKING : A mass meeting of workingmen in Cinetn- hat! Saturday nonain leket ted Governor, LH. B lowiag State ad, of Chnesan Lieutenant Governor, Frank Skald, of Cleveland; state t L. A. Hine, of clerk of supre! t, Frank matt board of pablic “en enta, and School er H. Ciark, of Met cormb-sioner, Be ball. Cletus MASS MEETING OF MINERS. e lbew Yok Jf ¥ fon FAYS a Muss nice Satumiay nigt d by ther ser tatives of the rene Valley Comp er com nanding 25 per vance W . acd a league bot to resume wottl th MEETING IN 3 The workivgmen of the stu ward of Baltt more, tothe number of fitty or sixty, met,on Saturday night, aud elected delegats to the city convention, tomeet next Mouday night Charles Luke, president of the 5th ward asso- ciation, was present, and expressed himself 4s not being oppo-ed to strikers, but thoaght that there were other remedies for the evils compliined of, among them the proposed ap- pral tothe ballot box aud election of worg- ingmen, TIMORE. Frightfai Disaster at Sea. LOSS OF THE STEAMSHI» ETEN—ONE HUN- DRED PEOPLE A Panama dispaich to Press, dated August L ma upto July 20h. « We have advices ¢ ERI the Associated gives news from he dispatch says: the toval lovs of the Pa- cific Steam Navigation Company s steamer Eten, Captain Ceathupe, on the moroing of the 15th ultimo, at a point kuowa as ‘Los Ullos,’ about seventy miles nortan of Valpa- Taiso. cording 10 the meagre telegrams received there mus! have been consi lerable loss of life, ax fouricen dead bodies nad been recovered. Forty three of the crew and pas- sengers had reached the shore in safety, and twenty were sull on the rock All efforts were being made to rescue them. The Erg lish war steamer Amethyst and the Chilian gunboat Chacabuco proceeded immed'ately Ww the assistance of the unfortunates. The cause of the disaster has noi been reported. The following telegram from the office of the company in Callao “Serena, Chili, July 183—The Amethyst ar- rived from the scene of the wreck at about 3 p.m. to day, unable to resene the survivors Irom the rocks, owing to bad weather. The Chacabuco was also unable to render them any as-istauee, it being unsafe to attempt a rescue with small boats. The Chacabuco is on her way to Valparaiso. Sa rs on the rocks, owing Lo exposure and waat of foot, threw them-etves into the sea to ead their misery. Only three were saved. Jecer on ed on board the steam:h'p Lima, at Canao, J Loss of the the crew ngers, ihve: 21,8ays: Tue det ois are very meagre. Oat sixiy-seven all told, aad pas- ere are probably saved sixty- There conid ner have beeu less than 4 passengers, as it. The loss of life, imate! at about one hundred irom ninety to one Hand ste was the Immetiaie t may bee hn JERSEY SCANDAL— Doorkeeper He Denies the Charges. — eway lives in Rea Bask, N. de, his lives in Uceanle, and each spew xs of the ss. ‘Tae Doctor Is @ Souof wh otber with Dit the president of the Girard Life Insurance com, of Philade phia, wt neph ow of the famous Dr Pancost o: that city. Thado ins Wife was the beautiful widow of Judge Bl- hot of Bombay. In thetr hozeymoon the doctor and his wife, charmed with the beau- ties of Ked Bank, determined to make their home there. y leased the old Sheppard mansion, fitted it up in elegant style, bougut horses and carriages. and attired thelr ser- yants in livery. Miss Fletcher, sister of Mrs. Ridgeway, went to live with the happy coup ith her was Aleck, a spruce Eng- lish servant, whose father had served the Elliott family for years. and who was de- edly attached to his mistress. At length Ridgeway fancied that there was an improper intimacy between her husband and her sister Clara. She quit his house and tn- shittted asuit for divorcee. Before 1t could be tried. ber sister, the most important wit- J, aod she lost 2 orhas kept spies at work, and bas bimeelf carefully watehed his wife's movements; ard now he, in turn, sues for absolute divorce, charging that his wife has been teo intimate wiih ex. Sheriff Patterson, doorkeeper of the House of Representatives, nthe edtier of the Red Bank Stawlard, and with others. Mr. Patterson is indigaant at the charge against hint, avd says that it has been tramped up to injure bis Chances of recieciion to office. The olners accased also put Ina denial. The fair defendant nas en- gaged ex-Governor Parker to condact her case. Testimony is being taken l)-fore Mas- ter in Chancery Schroeder, of R-d Bank. (M. ¥. Sun, 11th. KILLED RY LIGHTS! —Elten del Noce, & child of A. del Noce, whois connected with the engraving department of the U. 3. Treas- ury, was killed by the lightning on Wednes- day afternoon at four o'clock. “Mr. del Noce and family have been spending the summor at Hulet’s Landing, Lake George. He avd bis wife were on the lake, away from the house, on Wednesday afternoon, when a sudden rain, bail and wind storm set in. The little girl was standing on the verandah, when a vivid flash of ligntning illumined the Surroundings. The next minute she was lying dead. She was eight and a half years od, and was a singularly sweet child. Her parents were completely brokea down when they learnet of the terrible fate which had Overtaken their child.—[ Troy Press. A SWEET YoutH.—The Allentown (Pa.) Register exposes @ young man in this morseless way: ‘A’ mischievous quack in Altoona City, Pa., ised a Lepr Barony use mo! adv: with more hair than brains to the theory being that after the water ous locks of ing wildly about and damagin; in ‘undue’ vellemence. he made a for Sorts with the flies swarming about his pell. “JrNny LIND writes that she is about to settle iu England for the purpose of educat- ing her son, now four years old. A girl was born to her on the 3ist of March last. Jenny 1s now fifty-six years old,” This absurd statement has arisen from a letter written by Jeany Lind some twenty the round of the papers fenny Lind has been living Surrey, tor maay years. A are aware, net one woman iu aconoet moas Douglas case turned on the im; bility of Laly leard having a child at 52-1 WN. ¥.Sn Jane INCENDIARISM IN VERMONT.—Saturda: ton, by Go “4 | GEN. GIBBONS DEFEATED BY Desperate Fight with Indians. — | THE RED SKINS. | Official accounts from the scene of the In- dian disturbaaces in Montana report another disaster to the United States troops, some | two hundred tn number, under the comma ad of Ger. John Gibbon. ' Their total loss in Billed and wounded was about seventy; that of the Indians ts estimated at one handret The affair 1s described as having been one of the hardest Indian fights on record, and the command is said to have made a ‘mo t gal- lat and desperate fight against overwhelm - ing ¢ After an unsuccessful attack oa the Indian camp they retreated to entre. ments, where they remained at lastaccouuts. PARTICULARS OF THE AFFAIR Git bou’s command, consisting of one trn- dred and eignty-two men, seventeen offi rs ove bundred and thirty-three regulars aod thirty two citizen volunieers, crossed ove from Ross Hole on Wednesday; starting a llo’clock The same night they moved down all of the troops with tue exception of & few left to guard the transportation a few m above, close to the Indian camp. which was on Big Hol, about three miles below where the Biver Root and Baunoek trail ¢ daylight the fight opsned by ‘he ¥ firing oa an Indian going after The charge was then made or some hard figating took place in th hours, during which time large na white men and Lidians were killed soldiers then charged the lodges, but w repulsed. The Indians then atcempt cut the soldiers off from a high wooded polnt but the latter charged. beating back tt Indian advanee from the pe held, and at once fe ing continued all da both sides, th ms and Lieuts. Woodruit were wou neral Lieut. Bradley was the firs A DISPATCH FROM terday says: “A cou rrived at Deer Lod DEER LOT from Geo. ¢ Moataa 3 to the 1th. G camp were not cap- | t There was first da leon the Killed, Capt. Log and Bostwiek, sev men ane five citizens. The wounded! are Gen. Gibbon, Capt. Williams, Lieats. Cool- idge, Wor droft and English, the latter se riously, br sides thirty-six men and four citt- zens. The Indians suifered severely, as forty dead Indians were counted on about one half of the battlefield. Gen. Howard had arrived and would pursue the Ind command arrived fighting after th Gibbon's losres_ are Lieute. Bradley The Indians had di ; but In which direction is not sappeared yet learned.” THE COMING CRISIS IN FRANCE—A Coup D Etat Frp-cted—French polities are begin- ning to take @ leading place in the view of Western Kurope. At Berlin a coup deta! in Fratce is believed probable,and itis also thought that a government establishet by a cup d'état would not be recognized by Ger- many. Notwithstanding profound peace prevails throughout France, the ultra-con- Servallve papers are urging the government to declare martial law. There is a repori, in fact,current,that the cabinet have already re- solved upon this step, and some journals dis- cuss it In the lightor a forezone conclusien. Yesterday's Univers said: “If the ministers have really decided as alleged by five votes to four to proclaim a state of siege, we shall bighly aprsexe of the measure. We ask a Stale of siege, that the electors may yore treely and be uninflueacea by the fal-ehoots of the radical propaganda.” The Univers be- eves an immediate proclamation of mar- Ual law is rendered necessary by the license oi the radical newspapers which dare to talk of civil war, unle+s their candidates obtain a majority at the approaching election. The Londor Zimes Paris diepaten has the follow- fig: ‘The Bonapartist avd clerical press ave long been clamoring for a proclaina ton cf state of siege. A secsalional paper he Figaro, hints that the Duke de Brogli +, president of the couneil and minister of jas lies, whose liberal antecedents make him fear the reproach of inconsisteucy, is anob tocle to such @ step. and advises him to re- sien ard leave the fleld open to more t ough men.” The correspondent adds: intrigue is evidently going on in this diree tion, but the Duke de Brogtie, who is an Ur canst. Will searcely he so artless as to baud over his cards to the Bonapartists.” No STRIKE OF THE ENGINEERS CONTEM "LATED —Mr. P.M. Arthur, grand chief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Eng emphatically denies that the enginesrs brotherhood have any intention of striking On the contrary, he says bis advices from al parts of the United Siates are to the effeei that those engineers are satisfied. Before ihe recent strike coramittees from the local divi- sions waited upon the officials to protest against the reduciion, but when unsuccess- ful bad wade up their minds to accept the situation good-natured!y, when all at once, and unexpectedly to thein as well as to ers, the firemen and brakemen struck, the shop hands followed suit. he thought the engineers deserving of credit for having kept aloof and taken no part in the strife. He adds that if the engineers had intended to strike tbat time would have been ibeir opportunity, and they would have stopped every train in thecouutry. He says the policy of the brotherhood is arbitration. THE CHARTER Oak INSURANCE Com- PANY —The superintendent of insurance of New York slate bas revoked the certificate of (be Charier Oak Life Insurance company to do business in New York. It can collect its premicms on old business, but it is not yx Tinitted to issue any new policies. Depu' Su; e:intendent McCall says that course was made imperative by the report of the Co.- necticut commission, and also by the ay cation fora receiver by the superintendent of tbat state. No matier what may be the avility of the company to recuperate, or lt prospects Mr. MeCall said the departme ere could only deal with the facts. Accorl- yh ad In this contest ing to these the Coarter Oak was insolveat, or bud a deficit of 53,000,000, and being insol- vert itcould not be permitted to continue business in this state. THE WEST VIRGINIA CaPITaL ELEc- TION.—Alihough the election for tne selec- ton of the locauon for a permanent capital in West Virginia took place on Tuesday last, the Wheeling papers of Saturd: were un- able to announce the result. y counties in the first and second districis beard from give Clarksburg 22,511; Martins- burg, 7,216; Charleston, 4,011. Indications from the third district are that a very heavy vole has been polled, and that it is aliost solid for Charleston, which readers it possi- ble that that place has received a majority in the state over both its compe‘itors. THE FFYMALE SHOEMAKERS’ STRIK: FaI.s.—The strike of the female sho~ mekers at the K county penitentiary proves tobe a very affair. A Tribune company. and ir out of the ed to assist the re- eighty or ninety sits ony em, convicts bad been at all nate about sum: Work at the reduced wages, aud that 1 efforts to induce others to join them in a strike, bo last might, prov- ed unavailing —[N. -Pribune SUICIDE IN DELAWARE.—Silas Saunders, an ex-constable, committed suicide at Wil- | TREY pts e | every point The Canal Strikers. PERSE, RUT WON'T GO To WORK The large number of light boats which THE EASTERN CONFLICE. Tarkey and Grea Britat | Lowpon, August 13. The Coustantinaple correspondent of the Tune | or Syra. “It testated on good Sannin? way | Musecras Pasha, Turkish ambacaalor at Wroie to the Porte that he British erament | London, recen autborization fc eet to en- | bad reason to believe tne | wou id sbortl | ter to Bosphor order to protect Christi | Porte replied that the Meet could oni, as the avowed ally of Turk It serted, though on doubtrul this reply was withdrawn Temor stance ™M in certain coutingencies, in ‘s said the y come Also as- mm Tt ospital Burned by Turks. ; August 1A spectal dixpateh from Gabrova to the Temps says “ Accord tog to reports received here the Tarks have burted « hospital at Eski Saghra, which Were blockaded between Sir John’s Rua and ; Contained sw sick Haneock continued thinning out Westward y Saturday,ao that towanis even- ing only twenty boats could be counted on Several of the blockade squatrea have reached Cumberland, where the owners | The majority strung out in single file ax he canal at various irJohn’s Run and the Paw Paw twenty-six miles west. has taken place at any point east hat 2 le, Sharpsbarg, very rapid level live. moveme of Hancock ts where erally thu pay ma out le of being centered at Mercersvi She; herdstown, F vice of copies of the gove caljing on them to disp = began to tion was impe: in at Hancock, the be and not more than a dozen arc . the boats 1 Williamsport the owners live. [ rnor’s fate « r me of le proc! the boa Thirty No general and poa the ser polis Ww boats ry ow the poate: polnts | a? Sir - r TAUNTON, Avgast The main butidin Mase “ of the Taunton cible works, ab Weir village, was destroyed by an inceal ry Qrethis morning. Most of ine macni J, more or less damaced. Lass, M600; QUINCY, ILL, August 15 The Farmers’ m:lis, owned by Crockett & Mai together with of grain, were burned Sat- Tue are The sara: ugost 13The soap factory of as barnedearly yest may morn ing. Lose, 810 : 200. a ost @ total lose mill and machines In- was ohn's Run. The strikers apparently hold out with unweakening firmness, bul it is Leleved by many that when the es , keoenenes resnme Operation aud a start is onee made Log of value on the canal, that the boatmen will readily © Jewelry, camel's Hagerstown combinat stribation Van Lear the to work uw’ CANAL STORKE jail, say that the n wiub the be 1 Un bi of the x PER AR Sprigg, country » corpus wi take to the tow-path. The ringleaders, now ners are RESTED be sued ou }8 that he will sue the sherii? for tention. KELEASE OF CANAL STRIKERS On Saturday morning the examination of the prisoners confined in Jail at Hagerstowa on ihe charge of burning the sicamer Star, 3, near dam No.6, was to have taken place, but the witnesses for the slate was ab- sent. gnd the examination was deferred No. Willtam H. Boyer waived a hearing and en tered into a recognizance in the sum of 21,000 for his appearance on November Lith al the McComas, es sel for Robert Reed. one of the accused, asked for tbe discharge of bis client, claiming that he bad sufficient eviderce to show that Reet had not been near the scene. After evidence, romptly ordered the release of Mr he left with bis wife for home. very probable that all the prisoners wil! be ed on bail the early part of the week. cireuit court the state Reed, a - and extens: Louis coun. SSACHUSETTS SENSA- ne town of Danvers is again stirred to its depths by the arrest of another of its heretofore first and most res izens on acharge of having committed grave vecrimes. Just two weeks ago yesterday William H. Porter, a prominent ¢'tizen, Was arrested on the charge of com- ted eit mit ing the most extensive series of burg: Jaries ever known in Essex county. Last night Wm. H. Walcott was arrested oa the charge | dat of having committed extensive forgeries. Like Porter, Walcott confessed to @ portion to his door. n interesting and highly reepect - is charged the names of Aaron F. Clark, otf iy, and Jasper Cook, of Danvers, aad obtaining money on them at banks in Salem | years’ trial some of the notes were pre- sented to a Salem bank on Friday, aad, suspicion being aroused, two of tue officers ik @ an investigation, and of the eri falls upon _ family forgin Peabod and Peabody. of the on presenting last that they were forgeries. was sent forand immediately arreste t him and took him to the p: bow remains. district court at Salem this moraing. amount of the forgeries, which have bee. going on for some six months, Is said to be Walcott has been an e marufacturer of brick, and faratsbed n thoasand for the lunatic as, losses are said to be the cause ment of the crime. His family ¢ Walcott about $6,000. es laid - Walcott two of the night he ce Stati He will be broug! notes. t acknowledged OMicer Crowley on, W ht before uh ommit wife and three sons.—{ Boston /{-ralt, 5h Tue Cost York Stock Exchange when it be Wheelock, who bas been beard for'many years, was unable tor ilities. “On nion were sold on hs ac’ the rule and he resigned his of fluctuation of Western Union has only ranged | upon the matter * , the closing price yesterday, so tbat his failure must be for a very small As chairman of the board his sal- st hes been from S110" to $7,000, to Which last-named amount it was reduced a yaar ago. prohibited trom dealing in stock: sistent with the requirement of impartiality in his pnsition. his It ern U trom 75 to amount. ary for ten years or Fast Livre came kr Under the friends in Ube board came forwai lived beyond it an. m0. Alhou; social fellow and ow rules he Was KS, aS incon- About a yearago he failed | of age, of No. for about $25 000 in the same way, and some , Saved Lis credit and hushed the matter up, could retain bis place. There ts a in the hands of an association of members of the board, known as the relief committee, which is kept for the relief of mi trouble. During last year be app’ lief several times from this fun celved something under © had a good salary he a a DisconsoL.are Sons—Three Young Men ur Father's Wil. engaged in a busiuess, 118 estab- z street. Who Only Ge John Bowman was at one tin flourishing 5: lishment belog then at No. 7¢ He amassed a comfortable estate and en- util the day of mis death, which oc- On the Sih of the month his will was presented for probate, and was foun! to make this provi- joyed it curred a short time ago. prese SS Apirce lver-platin, re Mr. rb The blow with ee The ni Business nsists of a o that he rge fund igh he ves also took from jt The borse aud pheten and and extra set Of harness. Th» couc deliewad LO know more than he is w od ts | nnder arrest Leas of the Maits eo Trenton Lonpon, August 1 ars of the UT. 8 frigate Treuton te » Smyros under date of Augus: ew York Associated P. board, aad Uthat the | June iSth, have be ~ — A Wife Nard jerer FALL Rivexk. Mass, Augast 13.— Vester- day. whil> intexieaiod, Tuomas Puxgerald Mabbed his wife in the | preast with @ knife, causing death iu anboar. Tne mar- | derer Was arre - The Markets | Batrimoar, a $ nee, old, nts uy ; erred, spt, 1.42%; Angust, 1H, do September, 1.34; do. Octe- ber Tavs, Novewper, 1.34. Cora, southera quiet ed eeeter, ah westera’ dull do, Fellow. Gux62, wo 4 Septemvor, £9 |. ats » booee—aty Ai; clear rib siden, Thea, packed. wo—ahoulters. Tie; clear rib sides, By ard—refined. 0. Butter —ch tude dull and heasy Boe Bace dull” and weak—crade, Te"; refined ~ | Cotter Dayere and scitere apart— Pate’ bi aZ2. Whisky dull 1k to Flour, S00, wheat, 2.40, corn. 1, ; Onte, 15, rye, Goy. kW Tokx, August 13 —Stoexs tower, but since advanced 3 io. Exchange, long, rn Rew You oar heavy. Wheat By cents lower U. 8. ten fortes, Mes. Dole Central, 69. PROHIBITION IN MALNE.—In a recent let- ter Gen. Neal Dow thus speaks of tbe effecus of probit bit legislation in Maine, after The liquor traffic in Matue is reduced to very small proportions, and is entirely suppressed, except in two or three of the larger towns, and is there confined to the lowest and v:lest part of the foreiga population, and is carried with the Utmost secrecy and caation, and continue in tbat way uatil it shell be declared by law to be a felony, and be punished © such, and kw con corms to that in Mi There is now noone in this state engaged. however cov- 1 the liguor traffic, except such as are ig 10 hayar.! the jail for the sake of the ' He also says repeat here that toere never was a lime when the policy of prolitbition to the Liquor trafic was more frmiy established in the puliic opinion of Maine than it is now. Toe original Maine aW WAS passed through the legislature of ISS1 by @ vole of 85 to 40 In the House, 15 to 10 in the ate. At the last ses- Of our legislature, January, 15/7, an experience of twei ix years of the eg sul's of prohibition, an miditions!, with greatly Increased penaliies, passe, through voth houses withoUt a dissenting vote. This remarkable fact indicates «ne opinion and the deliberate resolve 3: the leot Maine elter than any quantity of speeches and resolutions and temps meetings could do. The people of Maine me- gard the liquor traffic as ‘the gigantic crime Of crimes,” and the time is not distant when i Will be treated as such te our laws.” FATAL FIGuT Berwers Womwen— Stolem Cabbraye the Cx ruse —Jwue Rice, # Washington treet. died he rity Hospital last n) of injuries t the inflicted oa her ten weeks ago by a Mrs pbs. of No. % Washington sireert ty s mentioned Mire. Rice went to Mi grocery shop to bay cabbage. After reat deal of bargaining about the price Mra. ice picked up one more cabbage than she Was entitled to for the mouey and started for P rs. Mar- thedoor. Mrs. Murphy becata and cuasretber to pat oom tha: cabbage, Mrs. ich y hurried away the taster. Murphy ian after ber, pon pe = hy the hack of the neck beat her sewere! Then she picked Mrs. Rice b ily from ground and U.rew her in the gutter. Mrs. Ries was unable to rise, and it was found taat her thigh had been fractured. She was to bed, but the bone refased to unite, and at length Mrs Rice was taken to the Charity Hospital, where She diet. Corozer Crocker ‘esued an order for the arrest of Mra. - phy.—(N. ¥. Post, 10h. ion} viug Mrs. Rice sion for bis family: Tohis three sons—Ralpa A CAMP-MEFTING ErtsopE.—A corres- Eugene and Henry M.—each #5! To his wife, | pondent of the Wilmiugioa (Del.) Boers Maggie S.. ore-third of Eye and oue- | Lvening and Commercial trom Camdea camp- third Of the real esiate. The balance to be | meetivg, in that state, writes: «Dart e divided pipe f among six dauchters. On rogress Of the meeting a minister the day the will was presented for probate— jaseachusetis, Kev. E. enter the three sons and their attorney with | some & caveat, which objected to the admi the will on the ground that in its execation the testator. their father, had been influenced In the interest of the res! family. Deputy took the evidence scribed tothe will, the cavea' disinherit A GIRL MURDERED AND figg Bony 8vs- sidron was found Inst Wednesday: evening | (oration Mad on was even! ter longing to Samuel Sander: ion of it Of the ister Brearly, however, who sub- the w: and decided to continue the case for the purpose of hearing testimony pro and con u; vis, an bel mington, Delaware, Saturday afternoon, ine iiyenoine.” He a beasts er ite a mt s, famity and by all who knew her. Rept py some privase ae aa = cae Ste bad teow missing for aeverel days when forther support, thinking he was ableto kesp body was found. pepe anaes PR AR os 8 as A Srrance DEATH.—Last Tuursday W. | band in New York city and eloped with a Exc cesmeasiras meyer | Re taenr tee ee eee oie year or " business, sent another more, walked into ne came mule afer ins ake Hebrew Gotha- su] Green ( Mo.) repented of her folly, and yesterday A KIDNAPPED CuILy Fouxp.—Abouta She will wot seer ml Nig 7 Satatonuereaetteebe sh |e J — it was suspected that she had been kid-| Liquor For PARCHED THROATS.—One apped by ® man named Hatetit aod his the features of the Si. Joan Dora. ‘Ler, of Camden, has Tquore deere! Quantity of spirimons recently a letter from Ware, liquors of grote has started for Warete chats her Tigress, 2 a7The Jarabe » this ‘been’ Pre Bald TN i On Wednesa; undwly | the news that Ione i chad bee ried or soms $10 a1 ODS 100 altached dence throw “i contained Boston. Mr. Davis is - to be a minis- Bisbop Scott, by (om he was ondainea”’? i | i i H H H i | : i | [ i i i] i g 5 f 4 > if : 4 ir 4 i) & ly Line HH | i Sai caee 4