Evening Star Newspaper, August 25, 1877, Page 1

AT THE STAB BUILDINGS, Pesnsyivanis Avenues. corner 11th street, aT The Evening Star Company. &. H. Spe ery nape ——o—— THE EVENING STAR ts served by carries to berbers at Ten Cents week, or Forty- four Cents per month. ‘Copies at the countar, Two Cents — ne each. Sixty Gents a mouth; on Priday— Tas WEEKLY StTas—; SPECIAL NOTICES. } >> 81 JOHNS COURON, Gergoows, D O57 oS pegalar services te Morrow Bers Jone Jove, rector. it McKENDGES M_&. CaUROH—Oamp Meeting Prayer and Experience M sing fo- Morrow (Sun- #5) N So'ctvck. Mre.ings every Right except Seturdey during next week. It CHURCH * went Che pastor, Mason. w hh To morrow—a. m : wich Man," evcuing, on "The Navaral CALVARY BAPTIST Sth and H streets o Bev. 4 = REV. DE. GEORGE W. BRYANT, THE led colored puipit tet, De tateo ge of the Metropolit Min it the 2 jolumbia Law Bu.id IST <DEL PBIA £ Messi~ bh. the ht by aposiary in the bail of the new school ‘tol and Myrtle streete. to g MONDAY, August 7h, t in furr iybing seho PY 7220p m. Tickets, 25 cont 1 SPECIAL, F ile WA-i- INGTON CITY HIBERNIAN BENBVO. 8 CIETY, No 2, at Association Hall, next ¥ EVENING, ‘Angust 2th, 1577, ‘at 75 pt attendance requ-sted. t it S. McMONIGLE, Secretary, > AS(GHTS TEMPLAR —sImON ¢ DS a aSDany sed Rots wil sesembl- ai ber Asyinm on MONDAY A. M., the 27th instant, at BWo'cleck sharp = tieth annaai excu: ngton. Parade t : lock ir JOHN F ANG? The POTUMAC tbirt; stepping at Giym ont, a revarnivg. anc reaching Washingtoo Fare to the general pubiic, Sy cente, rice, J. E. SNODGRAS CALL £08 A PUBLIO MEETLNG TO ORGANIZE A BELIEF UNION, To be bela at LINCO! MONLAY EVENIN See’y. expected to be present and ») a: | arrived here by the B. & P. RK. R. at 4.10 yes- nes. B. Erysn, Wm. O- I id we, | terday, had attached a special car in which eee ee a anrie ts te Skidmwre: | were the President, Mrs. Hayes, Webb Cowan, Celumbus Ale: Mt, G Emery, H. | Hayes. Miss Fannie Hayes. Miss Foot, and A. Willard, Edward Clark. Jas. V.G.I",J.L Crop: | the Postmaster General. Mr. Rogers, the 5. Bobey, B. D. Carpenter, S. M. Golten, | President’s private secretary, met the party. Smith it and they at once entered carriages and were DB. BUSEY HAS R«MOVED hi« Office ind Residence to No. 1535 1 street north 1 ey S AT THE OLD STAND, Ne sylvanta avenus. — special e ‘Taxes paid at the lowest rate. Drawoac And:tor « Certificates purchased. om wes W. H. SLATER $220 FOSTRESS MONHOE AND THE 8, BMBEB 3. Lookvut fr ad- ‘Vertiver ent nex: MONDAY. aug2l-6:* Ss ¥. ga. ©. GOSPEL MEETING IN ot" ‘4 LINCOLN HALL, SABBATH EVENING at & o'clock. end Penueyirania THE GEBMAN AMERIOAN SAVINGS BANK, No. G32 F sirest, corner of 7th gorthwest. op n daily fem 10 s.m.to3 p.m. Oo Saturday evenings trom 6 w § p. m , to receive de- posits ouly. After first dep «it aby amount from $5 rca teceived Safe Bop. ire and Burglar proof Vault. at @ ayear. The iargest aud most couvenlent b the city. ws aly THE NEW RIGGS MARKET, P stccet, betwoen Hith and 15 h streets, will be opened te the public, SATURDAY, Angast 4th, st 5 0 clook SS Beghed {O* rewalar market days thereafter will be iURSDAY,s-4 = SATURDAY MORNINGS. ang? im And SATURDAY NIGHT. SARATOGA WATER, ONLY 16 CENTS A DOTTLE, From the Celebrated Mathorn Spring, W. 8. THOMPSON, Pharmacist, ay a 703 isth street. ENUINE OONGRESS WATER GEM fou the Origival Spring ‘AT BABATOGA’ Fifteen Cents per Boltie. zy”) ‘Conte per MATHOEN WATER same price. MILBUEN’S PHABMAOY, myBe 14 Penn. avenue, near Willi k, corner 7th street augls-tr Boxes fur rent in #15, $25 and b WABLAN, Dentist, = tess 1340 NEW YORK AVENUE. Blew Jorsey avence, as erroneous! Boyd's Directory tor 1877 y printed In SOTABY PUBLIO, Orvics—Stax Buiivine. oO PTIOCiaAaN. warded to me by the Great World's ine ‘ebbies. Al: ou hand a large varict: SPECTACLES, OPERA GLASSES, MIOBO- SOOFES and SHADES for the Eyes. be" 0 HOUSEHOLDERS, ARCHITECTS AND PLUMBERS —MaTZ & BUBGSR, lakers Propared to fur- LUMBER. OUR PRICE LIST. ANOTHER BEDUCTION on WHITE PIBE PICKS, Dressed. WHITE PINE SECONDS, Dremed. WHITE PINE SELECTS, Dressed. WE WILL MAKB 4& REDUCTION OF PER CENT. ON LOWEST MABEET PRICES. v=, 50—NE. 7.615. EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-BAY.—later- nal revenue, $374,269.11; customs, $321,430.71. SECRETARY SHERMAN is e: to re- turn here on Monday or Tuesday next. THE F.iCHMOND was ordered yesterday by telegraph to proceed from Hampton Roads to Eoston, where she will be put out of com- mission. PERSONAL.—Gov. J. F. Hartranft, 0° Pennsylvania, is at Willard’s hotel.----Capt Jobn N. Boffinger, well known in connec tion with the Texas Pacific RKallroad com- pany, is also at Willard’s. AT THE WHITE Hovsr.—Among those who called upon the President this moraing were the Secretaries of War, Navy and In- terior; Gov. McCormick; Gov. Hartranft; Senator Harvey, of Knsas; Representative Seales; Judge Settle, and Mr. Defrees. THE LATEST FROM SENATOR MORTON .— The following telegram was received this p.m. by Gen. Tyner from Col. W. R. Hol- jloway: “Dr. Bliss applied a blister to the Senator's side half aa hour since He is easier now and his circulation is perfect, and the temperature good DAILY REPoRT BUREAU OF ENGRAVING | AND PEINTING.—Deliveries August 23, 1877: To Comptroller of the Currency—National currency notes, $283,000. Secretary of the | Treasury-—4 per cent. consols, 00 000; mis- cellaneous, $6,679,290. Total, $7,562,200. Bal- e on hand at the close of day’s work, 624,040. REVENUE APPOINTMENT.—Thomas J. Black has been appointed revenue gauger for the fifth district of illinois, and James A. Sedgwick for third district of Georgia. Tae commission of Wm. H. Wheeler as internal revenue collector for the fifth Nortn Caro- lina district has been signed by the Presi- dent. Collector Winstead, of thts district, has had the order of suspension revoked and | tendered his resignation, which was accepted. ARRIVAL OF THE PRESIDENT.—The lim- ited express train from New York, which driven to the Soldiers’ Home. CCMPOSITORS FURLOUGHED AT THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING OF FICE.—In con- sequence of the appropriation made for the Supreme Court | egret being exhausted the Public Printer has been compelled to fur- lough about 45 of the compositors. The ap- propriation for this work was but $200,009. It is feared that the appropriation for the work of other departments being small anetber furlough will take place on Satur- day next. APPOINTMENTS RY THE PRESIDENT.— The President has appointed Henry B. Shel- don, of California, to bo agent for the In- dians of the Round Valley agency in Cati- fornia; 8. M. Crossley to be 24 Meutenant in the U) S. revenue service; Warrington D. Roath, ist lieutenant revenue service; Sam’! A. Brooks, ist lieutenant in re ue service, and Daviel W. Finney, of Kansas, to be re ceiver of public moneys forthe district of land subject to sale at Topeka, Kansas. PosTMASTER GENERAL KEY was on daty to-day looking as fresh asadaisy. He says be is much pleased with his New Eogland He sayshe always hid « notion that the peopie of New Enziand we e so new iat cold and calculating, but h as asreeably surprised to find them quite as hearty ant cordial in their receptioa of the Pres: ’ party as it was possible tobe. Every wher in New England there was an appearanc : of vhiift. Everyone was comfortably and spectably clothed, and during bis tour h Saw bo cases of extreme destitution. NAVAL ORDERS.. sistant Surgeon E. Ii Green ordered to the naval hospital, New York, ist September; Lieutenant John P. Merrell detached frem the Swatara aad laced On waiting orders; Passed Assistant urgeon R. Waggener from the naval hos pital, Norfolk, Va., ist September, aod R rd on waiting orders; Assistant Surgeon Ashbridge from the naval hospital, Nor- folk, Va., and ordered to the Powhatan, 4!h September; Assistant Surgeon Ernest Nor- fleet from the Powhatan, Ist September, and ordered to the na’ hospital at Norfolk, Va. Army ORDERS.—The foliowing changes in the stations and duties of assistant quarter- masters are announced: Capt. J. M. Mar- shall is relieved fromduty in the department akota, and will re} to the commana- ing general military division of the Atlantic for assignment, to relieve Captain Henry W. James of his duties at Baliimore, Md; Cap- lain James on being relieved will report to the Heutenant general, commanding mili- tary devision of the Missouri for assigament toduty; Captain John Simpson will be re- lieved of bis duties in the department of Arizona, November 1st, and wiil report to the commanding general, military division of the Atlantic for assigumeut to duty as post Guartermaster at Fort Hamilton, New York harbor. The leave of Cadet Chas. H. Gr erton trom department of West Point, 1s extended on account of sickness, unul Jaly 1, 1879, THE TRAINING SH1P.—The Navy depart- mentis in receipt of a dispateh dated Hal!- fax, N. 8., August 2ist, from Lieatenant Commander O'Neill, commandiug the train- that port on the evening of the 20th. For the past month the Supply had experienced little else than dense fogs, easterly winds, and tre- quent raips. Lieut. O'Neill states that all are in good health, and that the boys under the most unfavorable circumstances per- formed their duties creditably. He pro- bounces the coast north of Cape Cod as un- suitable for summer cruising, on account of the fogs. He intended remaining in port a few days; and giving the boys liberty, thea proceeding to btehed Sale R I, in order to be convenient to New York towards the middie of September, when the cruise terminates. He makes favorable mention of Thos. Chris- tie, who Jumped overboard and saved from drowning James Donell, in Portland harbor. PENNSYLVANIA COAL TRADE —Accord- ing to the Pottaville (Pa.) Miners’ Journal, the am ount of coal sent to market from the Sebuylkill region during the week ending August 18 was 131,134 tons, against 73,207 tons for t year, an “From all the regions shi, during the 352,809 tons of last year, a 1684 tons. a amount of an- a ear has been 12.316,5t1 tons, against 10,154,875 last year, an ae OUTRAGE CaSE tee ane ane lored man ben Majors, - ing from Cull county , has been loiged im the ja:l of county, Va., charged with having committed an outrage on the = y. tne ‘oung lady on Sunda: of the wise = Northern Liberty Market. wey Home wit po Ans eo vis: HEAP FUEL. sling ber, and as she was through a Cc ccrnfeld on her return howe was y the ‘The and best fuel for cooking negro, who by the exercise of violence, com- . milted the outrage. Mi. Weaver is only eee ded in een seventeen years of age. sie anne ed Doatmen, it would be well | Tue SILVER QUESTION IN THE WEsT.— > KE at the aye Checens Bes cent? bas received 1% re- Gas LIGHT COM Plus to a circular letter add: mem- bb j £ ressed to bers of Congress asking them to indicate Swenty-Bve bushels, delivered anywhere within th | Of ihese 131 favor repealing the law of 1373; city. Str | 15 favor it with conditions; 13 oppose tt, NEW OMNIB' 31 are undecided. after cn —The Freuch LINE cf trat-clase with one hundred and ‘of cholera fery aod New Jail, eat 2 mini caval, is required 10 } sa Poy “Sa ls lpg every a quarantine W ASHINGTO Pennsylv: Avenue Assessment Certificates PROTEST FROM COLUMBUS ALEXANDER. The following letter has been received by Acting Secretary McCormick, dated Wash- ington, D. C., August 24, 1877: «I bave the honor to state that I learn from this morning's newspapers that certain unpaid certificat-s issued against private property fronting on Pennsylvania avenue and assessed for the recent “repavement” of said avenue, have been delivered to you for “disposal” ty the Commissioners of the District of Columbia; that several of these certificates represent assessmeats made against real property owned by me fronting on this avenue; that I have brought suit ia the Supreme Court of this District for the purpose of coutesting the validity of these certificates, and the asses«ments upon which they are based,on my own behalf, and on bebalf of many other citizens whose prop erty — on this avenue has likewise been assessed for this repavement; that it is my determination to press this suit to a judicial conclusion as rapidly as possible. [ therefore most respectfully ask to be heard in person and by counsel before these ¢2.tif cates are delivered to the contractors putting down this repavement, or otherw se disposed of, avd hope that, your convenience < consnlted, a time may be assigned for sach bearing, and I may be duly notitied. With great respect, your ob'¢ servant, CoLUMBCS ALEXANDER, 1007 F street north west.” If the department concludes to take any aetion on the above letter, tt will be after ail parties to the controversy are heard. Mexican Raiders. OF FICLAL CORRESPOND: The following dispatch was re War department this afternoon: NCE. eived at the SAN ANTONIO. TEXAS, Ang. 2L—Tha fol- lowing has been received from Capt. Browa “General Benevides hagded me yesterday the following message for transmission to you. Col. Gomez, commanding at Camar- £0, to-day communicates the follow lag tel: er of the slate v at Rio Grande had receiv nor of Texas to anteers, who have ity, he informed m i orders from toe g irsue and arrest criminals wherever they may be found, even though it be on Mex soil. in case they are not promptly delivered up by the authorities, 1 ave auswered him: ‘I have orders to pursu and arrest all persous who may commit di Tedations on United States territory, and af- terwards take refuge on Mexican soil; that relative to delivering thera up I shail confine myself strictly to the orders I received from beadquariers. I also notify headquarters that there are at present organizing in Texas, according to the statement of said comman- ders, twenty-five thousand volunteers for the campaign against Mexico. Escobedo, his sons,aud Sun Monoy are stillin Davis. [ beg, general,to call your attention to the aforesaid axsertious of the commanding offi cer of the tate volunteers in his coaversa- ton with Col. Gomez {Signed} GENERAL Bexavinns. l telegraphed at once to Gov. Hub>ard ycur letter with Captain Hall's. My advices do vot agree with the latters. My orders pro hibit the crossing on trails after any sort of raiders where there are Mexican troops to arrest or pursue such. Benavide's tele- grapbs that Hall proposes to cross at Co- margo, and says he is authorized by orders from you to pursue and arrest all criminals wherever they may be found, even on Mexi- fean soil. If this isso, and he crosses, un- jess my orders are changed, he will cross without aid from the regulars. Hall also, according to my advices, stated to Col. Go- mez that there 25,000 volunteers organized in Texas for the campaign against Mexico. Sneb talk, if reported correctly, is likely to Stop efforts on the part of the Mexican au- thorit‘es to capture and return the rescued Prisoners under the extradition tr [Signed } OED, Brigadier General Gen. Sherivan, in his telegram oftransmit- ta’, sa) 8 he is of the opiuion thal tac couver sation'r: poried Is of bu litue OF i GEN. GRANT.—A dis i iguished partic! tor in he a. preaching manuevres will 5 ably be Genera! Grant, who nas been favo a with aspects] invitation from his maj=s The American ex-President, now so- tn Switzerland, is shortly to pas Berlin on bis way to Sweden aot y. He will return atthe beginning » ext month and remain a f= daya to enjoy the sigbts of the capital. Gen. Grant, wa» is greatly admired by Gorman offieers. will be the guest of the American minister, and will probably have an interview with Prince Birmarek. expected alsoabo (1! @sametime in Bei lin — Berlin Leiter (0 Lowi n Globe, St MARY'S CocnTy Pox trics.—_Thede n- oeratic central committee of St. Mary's county, Md., having consulted as to the best manner to make nominations in that coun- ty, adopted a rule ak to nominations for county commissioners to the effect that as the seven election districts of the county have but five commissioners to vote for, the five nominees should be selected from dis- triets chosen by lot by the committee. Ac- cordingly, St. Inigoer, Factory, Chaptico, Charlotte Hall and Patuxent were successfu) in the lottery. The other two districts will be entitled to representation two years hence. MYSTERIOUS DISCOVERY OF BONES.—At Lancaster, Ohio, the skeletons of a young woman and foetus were exhumei Tuesday by acartman hauling ashes from the cellar of @ small untenanted building on Main street, which was occupied a few years since by a prominent physician as his office. Two plain goid rings were found on the boxes of the woman's left hand, upon which were clots of dried blood. An inquest was com- enced. but postponed in order to secure important testimony bearing upon the case. STRANGE ACCIDENT TO A JUDGE —Jadge Carr, of Burlington county, N. J., met with a serious accident at bis residence Thursday. One of the servants, while opening a door of the judge’s room, started the burglar alarm, | and the judge. tn’ his burry toget out of bet! ing sb!p Supply, announeing his arrival at | caught bis feet in the bed clotes and fell ont ! eavily on bis head, breaking his left collar hoe and severely injuring himseif inter- nally. REVIVAL OF BUSINESS IN THE NorTH- WEST.—The Chicago Times has a review of the fall trade, which sh ws that busines: in nearly every line in that city ty more active than time since the panic. Tnere isan ented rush in the chief staples, and @ general revival of trade in the northwest pparently near at. hand. WHISKY AND JEALousY.—At North An- dover, Mags., Jobn Butterworth, while under the influence of Hquor and maddened by ey assaulted his wife, beat her severe- ly and nally stabbed her several times in the breast. e died in half heur. Butter- worth attempted to kill himself. His wound, however, is not thought to be fatal. A TRAGEDY occurred in Baltimore evening. Charles Pitts stabbed Charles son with En: a butch stantly. The murderer and bis victim were colored boys of the same Both were enamored of the same mul; girl, and the murder was committed Presence. Cause, jealousiy. start 200) Were fired in makin; 6 arrest,and companion, named Mann, was killed. DEFALCATION AND ey zon ie to make’ ance of the ot firm, and the dincovedy tha is @ defauiter to a a t.—[ Be : a7-A Western ves the followin: @s the proper Imola tor To osmen come panics: “Sec et tu em.” wa Eiebareer demands $10,000 reim- —— for eye expunged by a beer s7-The woman's rights Foci of bas been dissolved by order of hoMsnon's Rov - and oniered to cease holding meetings. The goverament considerei it a nest of radicalism. 87-The Nashville (Tenn.) millars o} direct trade with Liverpool, vis Port Royal, dred barrele cthleai Tor wales the wtsamer of ea! Mexican is new waiting. " me ‘way store, “you're Foreign Art Training. Eulitor Star—in late “Art Notes" of THE STAR allusion is made to the disappoint- ment felt bysome of Mr. Ross Turner’s friends in regard to certain pictares for- warded from Munich by that artist. It seems to me unfortunate that this: disap- poiniment, however genuiae, sh have been made agg at this time, and especi- ally wrough the medium of THE STAR'S “Art Notes,”’so generally intelligent, tem- perate and appreciative. That Mr. Tarner’s previous studies should simply be supplemented by art 8 in Ma- pbich was the thing we should expect, when we consider the tendencies, I had almost said the inevitable tendeacies, of the Munich school, and at the same time keep iu mind the artisi’s previous motives and metheds. A complete revolution in these re- specis was at least probabie, and te tran- ion state likely to be prolonged. Dart have been wiser for the artist to withhold bis work from the public, espeeiaily from the home pubtie; but at the same time his friends should bear in mind that ina strange languaze the tongue trips; that ai arust’s future cannot be safely predicted from tran- sition efforts, and that charity to give the man a fair chance, TesTING A NEw Horse Cak MoTor.—A Steam motor lor street use was tried in Brookiyn yes'erday by the City Railroad Company.” The motor is three feet longer than ihe ordinary street car, and will seat twenty-s'X passengers. The boiler is on the front ‘platform, the machinery being under the car. A e mirror is in place of the front door. The whole ear weighs about | 15 000 pounds. The water is carried tn @ tank beneain the car, which will coutain 116 gal- lons. The ear is bolted to the running gear, and a second ear might be drawn on a dead level by the one motor. The test yestervay demonsiated that the motor eould be stopped with 4s much ease as an ordinary horse car, and tbatit did not seem to frighten hor-es, being almost noiseless, giving out litte aud having its macuinery concealed. the motors will soon be pat tn ac: Live operation on the Fort Hamilton line.— (N.Y. Su a compaiies here do not appear vo be eacour- ayeu much over the resumption of business, and seem to allow the trade to languish fc the reason (bat Wey cannot enter into com- petition with the Pennsylvania coals, and tbat while they entered into contracts In we spring ut prices so low as to permitof no margin, they are now compelled to fill them al advanced rates. The reduction of tolls on the canal is no! an offset to the increased pay of boa'men and miners, and while they were working to keep their custom until better times, increased prices will enforce a los The temporary advance when the “strike” occurred lasted only until ship- ments began, when prices fell to the former standard. Ard even had an advance been maivtained the profits on future orders would rot cover the loss entailed by advanced wees and cost of shipment —(Qunberland (Md) alieyanian Long CoNvinusD LDecerrion.— The Aroostook county (Me.) Pioneer, in noticing t.edeath of W. Delavan, a ‘deaf mute,” in San Francisco, states that the man was nel- ther deaf nor dumb, but represea'ed hime [ft assuch. In 18 s he was at Presque Isl mute artist, representing that he was s! lug BCeneTy ior @ paborawa of Arouswok. He was made much of, and was admittet wo every house as a welcome guest, and conse- quently became the possessor of many fam.- ly secrets. Heran off with a blacksmith’s daughter, to whom he had revealed the fa 1 (bathe was an imposior, but the enraged father Overtoox them, and they went back. They were finally married, however, and he subs quently deserted his wifeand ran away With avotier woman. He afterward tirnet up tp the Luke Superior copper mines as a deaf mute government detective. A IMSCARDED WIFE DYING ON Her Hustanxv's Door STers.—Mr. Marsh, the divorced wie of Samuel Marsh, at the cor- uerof 4h and Madison streets, dled yester. day morning at the house of a friend, under circumstances Which lead to the belief that Le committed suicide. Her husband se cured a divorce from her about a year ago or infidelity. She asked to be forgiven aad re-tored to her home Tuesday evening, and wes repulsed. Al an early hour yesterday mori: g she Was found upon the steps of her husbiid’s store in a dying condition, and Was removed to the house where she died. iDiey WN. ¥.) Whig. HOBOKEN’S SENSATIONAL Law Stutr.— On the advice of her counsel, Mrs. Julia E. Harper yesterday surrendered her son, a biisht little boy now in his ninth year, to the custody of her husband, Jas. A. Harper. Both Mrs. Harper and the so-called devec- tive, Lowden, strenuously deny the charge of improper conduct brought against them by Harper. Lowden |s a widower, living with bis children on Jersey City Heights, ard when Mr. and Mrs. Harper scparaicd he ogy Og the latter as housekeeper —[NV. Y. Sun, 24h, THE WS Fuom Gey. HowARD locates his beadquarters at Virginia City, Montana. He that his command is at Henry's aiting for supplies.” To Henry's Lake Gen. Howard proceeded yesterday to S€ Bout those supplies. Lieut. William English, formerly of Jacksonville, I11., died on the 20th inst, from wounds received fu the late Hight of Gen. Gibbou’s command with the Nez Perees. The Banuocks, who went out to help Howard, have returned with @ number of played out horses and cattle aban- doned by the Nez AN INNOCENT MAN HANGED FOR MoR- DER —Statements are made that Richard Sbock, who was hanged jast mouth for mur der iu Owenton, Ky., was lovocent. so far as the crime for which he suffered is couceraed. Shuck vas implicated in many kaklux out rages, but in this particular instance he seems Dow to have been innocent, al.ho he was present wheo Paris was slain. His confession, and the statements of Dave Car- ler, “i: cear e ted, indicat» the ex! stence of a r’sular Land of outlaws, the leaders of which are all In custouy. FIvE Days IN A SEWER—A man work- ing in Wheaton’s stabies, ig oe Hartiord exchange, recently lest a black-and-tan female dog. She was last seen chasing # rat intoasewer. This was five days ago. Last evening @ man at the foot of Mar&et street was surprised to see adog come out of a sewer apparently balf famishbed. He took Ube animal up and it was soon recognizsd and returned to the owner. Its claws were worn off to the flesh and bleeding,the body of the doz also bore evidence of its struggles for life with the rats. ANOTHER PROMISING Hogse.—Mr. Rob- ert Bonner’s bay gelding John Tyler, with a record of 2:25, was speeded a mile in harness, on Mr. Bonner’s exercising track near Tarry- town, last week. The time was 2.20%. The last half mile was trotted in 1:03X, and the last quarter in 314 seconds. wo wagon, ran in con) with Taylor. Toy is cight years old, and his time down to 2:14 or better. A. B. CORNELL, naval officer of the port of ‘and ‘Senator Conkling’a right to conceraing the Tale ‘Three Philadelphia police detacti aye under atrent one conten ee bene e2-Gen. Grant has informed Gea, Gari- baldi that he will visit him at Caprera dur- ing the autumn. &7-The Mobile (Ala.) Bezister adnite that in the latecity election megroes voied ug this transition state it would undoubtedly | itis but common | v D. C.. SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, 1877. The ‘The Moscow correspondent of the London News gives a graphic account of the sad dis- tress pervading all classes of Rassia, from 20 ye & proportion of the male letion called to fill up the ranks of the army. household is mourning the * of @ father or brother, and many ¢wellings are without tenants from the breakin: of familes. Servia is to take }artin the Pastera war. Provision is made for the mobilization of sixty-eight battalions and General Horvatovich is to take enl | command of four corps durmee. The ports of THE BATTLE BEFORE ESKI DJUMA are fragmentary and conflicting. Vieana dispatches say the Rasssians had 7,000 and the Turks 14,000 5 Rassian ac- counts say the Turks took the offensive in great force and drove back two Russian bat- talions from Jaslar. Toe Rassians subse- quently retook Jaslar and repu assaulis of the Turks. Dis) es Thursday night say that the it bas con- tinued for thirty-six hours betweea the Turkish advanced posts and the Russians, who are attacking in ‘he Turks were at in, but recelving reinforcements eiror'ginal positions, aud held them ext advices. | TERRIBLE FIGHTING AT SCHIPKA Salieman Pasha telegraphs, uader d. Tuesday, that three of his brigades as the heights of Sebipka Pass, drove back a | Russian outpost and advanced within a ban- dre« rds of the entrenchments. Toere was | terrible fighting for fourteen hours, al the end of which the Tarks retained the ground they conquered, and the Rassians hell their | fortified positions, defended by fourteen can hon. He conciudes by saying that tom row be will bring up his siege guns and | renew the struggle. He nopes to be success ful. The reports of gn insurrectioa ia Tues | saly and Crete are denied, and it is asserted thai the Turks bave exaggerated a mere riot in order to declare a state of siege. IN THE NATIONAL } Milwaukee, Wis, ye submitied by the Ch was unanimously adopted urging upon ¢ PAR! gress that immediate steps be taken au international monetary coave representing the leading commerc.al na tions, for the purpose of e-tablishing, if pos. sible,a@ permanent valuation between gold aud silver and thelr unrestrictel coinage and use as money of exchange by the partici pants in such convention to the eud that stability may be imparted to ali flaancial circulations “and enterprises, both foreiga and domestic, of the people the United States. Members of the United States postal commission addressed the convention in support of resolutions in favor of fast mails ad giving the Postmaster Ger eral power to direct at what hours and at what spead mails should be transmitted, and that provisicn may be made to determine any differences tbat may arise between the government and the ipa fod companies. The resolutions were laid over. After some further business the toard a irned sine die. A_ LovrsviLLe Lawrrr.— For several days past the name of J. Leslie Taylor, a young attorney Of this city, bas figured ip @ Very unenviable light in the publie prints. Almost as €00n as he was sworn in to prac- tice in the city court he was sent to jail for contempt of court, being intoxicaied. It then develo} that he had obtained #19 from a Mrs. Place to get her a divorce, and af erward told her that a divorce had been granted, but the suit had not been filed in the chancery court. Mrs. Piace was about to be married a second time, Taylor having gone with the parties to the office of the clerk of the county court and there made afi iavit that there was no impediment in the way to the marria, of Mrs. Place and her new lover, and the liceuse was issued. Yester- day ‘Taylor was arrested upon two charges— ove for having obtained #10 under false pre- tences from Mra. Place, and the other for perjury in having made the affidavit he aid at the time the license was granted for the marriage of Mrs. Place and Henry Seers These charges will be investigate] in the city court this morning, when it is expected thet some rich facts will be developed.— Louisvilie (Ky.) Commercial, August Divorce From A MoTHER-In-Law.— Mrs. Lena White, who was married to Geo White In the city of Chicago on the 8th day of February last, hus Sled a bill in chancery to cbtain a divorce from her mother-in-law She states, in her petition for a separate maintenance, that soon after her marriage she went to live with her husband's mother at West Harrisou street. She alleges Mrs. Frances White, who sustains tne ‘aternal relation aforesaid to her husband is a common scold, that soon after she came to reside there with her husband the old lady set about making it warm for her daughter in-law. Tae husband appeared to take sides with his mother against her, and life was relieved of monetony by the burden of it. Lena claims that she is unable to aintain herself any longer, and she de- ‘es tbe court to cause ber husband to set apert an allowance for her support, which e says he is abundantly able do.—{ Chi- cago Times. FrRoM THE PcLpiT To Real EstaTe— Then w Cigars, and Next to Music, and Now to Beer —The trial of the suit of Andrew O'Con- por, of Paterson, N. J., against Chas. Rempt and wife of thesame place, to recover prop- erty worth £5,000, alleged to been been fraud - ulevtly obtalved from him while he was drunk, was resumed yesterday before Vice Chancellor Van Fleet at Newark. E. M Weiss, ex-clergyman and present saloon keeper, testified that he drew up the agree- nt, by which O'Connor signed over his property to Mrs. Rempt; that O'Connor sign- ed the peper voluntarily, and that he was not under the influence of liquor at the time. Weiss’ account of himself was decidedly in- tercsting. Forty-four years ago he w: ordained minister of the German Presby' rian church. Afier preaching seven or eight years he went into tbe real estate business He bas also been in his time @ cigar maker and a music teacher: now he sells beer. The decision in the case is expected to- la {¥. Y. Sun, 24th. COLLECTOR FREELAND’S Case.—The af- davits furnisbed by Mr. Silverman is sup. port of his charges against Collector Free- tand,of Brookiyn, have not yet been given to the press for publication. Mr. Silverman yesterday said he was tured of the whole matter, and wished he had never been dragged intoit. He had done all he tntended doing In the case, and expected make B.ook- lyn his permanent home. He was, he sai about half way between Mr. Bsecher Bob Ingersoll bis belief, and intended to join Plymouth Church. believed tuat the affidavits prove all the ct that have not been withdrawn. Should be removed, he said Mr. Loriv Palmer would et the place, as he heard it talked about in Washin v. 24th. 8 = fera' FricutFuL Discoveny.—At Lancaster, re in unearthing the debris about the yard of one of the most minent citi- the teamuters tupposed fo be carrign’ Pres, t re 8u) a. Pres ently Treatiea at forearm and hand in- OD ] ee fourth fi ‘ok of — were foun: irge gold rings. question Ww arises, WhO was she? A and a lawyer had resided in the house. Are medical students in the habit of catting up a body and leaving the gold rings en their oi re lawyers in the it ering their clients in an ash pile? verdict o! the inquest is: We know not who she is, E from, nor the manner of her Suits roR Dsstroyep FaReicur.—The Ul Star Compaoy has sued in Pi recover " PENNA. MINERS’ STRIK' TWO CENTS. | | Telegrams to The Star. |THE BORDER MARAUDERS. SENATOR MORTON DYING. ——e THE VINELAND SCANDAL. HOWGATE’S ARCTIC EXPEDITION. SENATOR MORTON. His Condition Very Crisical Ricuwoxd. IND, August 25.— Senator Morton's cotudition this morning isexiremely | critical. He passed @ rather uncomfortable | night, | Worse this Morning | INDIANAPOLIs, | 5 Bliss reports, at 9 o'cloc Senator Morton passed a@ rather un able night, and his condition at this hour is | much Worse than it was at 9 o'clock last | night, when he authorized the statement that the Senator was out of danger. Passing Away RicHMon», Ixp., August 5, 10.50 a. m Sepator Morton ts dually growing LATER, 1! a. m.—Senator Mo are extending upwards. He is i condition. The RicemMonp, | predicted, but it is thought Worst may come. nel. THE VINELAND SCANDAL. m reference to the Vineland scan¢ in which bis name Was prominently associated, mak idg a general denial of the charges against bim in connection with the exbuming of the body of Mr. Maggioli. scandals were ulated by sympathizers of thedead man to calamutate him and | prejudice him tn the the public. He denies that the lo: on which the deceased | wss buried was sold to Mrs. Gregory on | August 7, asserting that the sale occurred as | early as August 2, two days before the burial of Maggiolis body. He declares the state- ment What he was entreated to allow Gregory to die reconciled to the church, and that be © neentcd and visited him theday before he died. to be a *‘mmonstrons misrepresentation,” and he also denies that he refused to aimin- ister the sacraments to the dying man, or to reeoncile Gregory to the Chureh. He asserts further that rs. Gregory bad @ legal right | to the lot in question, it being given her by himeelf on Avgust 2, as before stated. He | Still further asserts that Mrs. Gregory did not make the statement that the lot was sold to hor on August 2 in obedience to any instrac- tien: nd denies the report that there was apy ‘“‘money consideration” in his giving his consent to visit Gregory theday previous to his death to reconcile him to the Church, and the publ! hed statement that he (Vivet bad been guilty of deliberate falsehood in his representation’ concerning the disposal of burial rights te Mrs. Gregory. In conclusion he calls the accounts published from Vine- | land on August 20 a stury made up by the in- | terested sympathizers “of Mrs. Maggioli | through hatred or to serve private ends. ——_o—~— THE soingeainions: "~~ rina EXPEDI- The Florence Reported Om the hater He allege. that the Coast of Labrador— New Lonpox, © schooner Florenc expedition, Geor, spoken August 12 Labrador by a Nova Scotia fishing vesse She was then ten days out of this port. Th fishermen took letters from her, one of which reached New London this afternuon, via Garpe Basin, Quebec, August I7. Tue writer First Mate Burrows, reports that the | ence has thus far made a good voyage, anit was expected to reach Disco, Greenland about September 1. All oa boari were well He reports the total loss of the whaling schooner Helen F., also of New London. N particulars of the disaster or date of its oc- currence were given. Saratoga Baces. SARATOGA, August ‘Tne weather for to day’s race is beautiful, track in good order and attendance fair. There are four races on the programme. The first being for tue con- solation purse of $400, of which $109 is lo sec- ond horse; entrance free—one mile. Pools sold as tollows:—Courier, 125; Dan K, 0 Mary, 50; Sister of Mercy and Glen Athol, 50; First Chance, 30. The race was won by the favorite, Courier, Sister of Mercy second and Mary third. Time: 14 \. The second race was a free handicap for three-year olds, pur-e $500, entrance $15, one mile and @ half, three starters, and pools sold as follows:—Bradamanta, 375, Busk whacker, 195; Lady Salyers, 190. The race was won by Lady Salyers in 2:39, Bushwhacker second and Bradamanta third. The third race was for a purse of $250, given by H. Sanford; and $50 to second horse. given by the association. Three-year olds vo carry 9 pounds, with the usual allowances to mares and geld!ngs: one mile and a quar ter. The pools sold as follows:—Rhadaman- bus, 2%; Bombast, 230, Madge, 190; Major Rarker, 70. Bombast won the race in 2:10 Koadamastuus coming in second and Madge thn The closing race of the day and of the ular meeting was a free handicap s chaste; purse £700, of which $10) to mn he usual course, two and three quar- les. Pools sold as follows: Troub! 550; Waller, 400; Moons.ove and Par! Trouble was the winner, coming in in 5'5% poe coming tn seoond, and Moonstone third. reg ple: i the Miners’s Strike SCRANTON, Pa., August 4.—Tne commu- nication of President Hoyt fm reply to the de- mand of the Pennsylvania Coal Compaay’s miners at Pittston for an advance of 25 per cent. in their wages was received this after- noon. The tone of the letter takes the miners aback, as the company not only refuses to it the desired coucession, bat will not al: low work to be resumed in the mines unless the miners are = unanimous in favor of on rs | At night the lower bed is comfoi Ex Grant LONDON, August 4 —b« President Grant ard party arrived in London this maraing. Avg at the Brio! hotel, — NG.—From a recently pub- Sea Airand Sea Bathing by Dr. Charles Parso: wetake the folloge- Ing pras re) e best time of year for & course of sea-bathing is becween the first day of Jone and of Saptem- ber, thong may ot pes: Beyond this time at the showid be tempted to conti bathing vigor- ons constitution, should bathe oftener t onceaday. Even once a day ix too mach for many persovs, and can safely be recom- mended only t B quite sufficient, and as much as the aver- age seaside visitor can bear. Persons in del ieate health, or of feeble constitation, snould bot bathe oftener than twice & Week al most The best mote of going into the water, no doubt, Is to plonge; bat this Is not alw: practicable, and it ix necessary lo cuter the Se8 on fol; In thal case ime should be lost In ducking benearh th Ts\ wave, in or der not to lose the suddenness of the shook. Timid persons, who stend with ttering teeth and shivering limbs, knee-deep in wa- ter, not daring either to plana or dack, een get no benefit from sea-bathing, but are apt |} to return from the bate wun sometime sickness. Such gether worthiess and not danger, and had ber of five or si headache and alw rbe given a sons In bealtt not exceed thr ids spould be in the sea. a © swim well fifteen minu would be bette LowERSLeE® elling public ong sleeping car pt charge the same abominably big wretched s1 Dirat-class ca for comfort, the dle of the back Tub twe ts of the section 00 far apart to make the customary ele- American position @ comfortable one. OuKL floor is Une ciMeoult ef intrinsicaily, but the alr a apt to be foul. The upper t access, the top of the car is ri {ts contiguity to the head t is Kept open, one is elther filled, as to his bead, with cinders, or in danger of « violent cold. The price charged for tis miserable substitute for the ordinary comforts of a bed room is the same as What asked at any Orst class hotel for a night's lodging. In @ hotel you have a room that, no matter how small it is, 1s maguificent in comparison With the cofMia- like space that is afforded in the Pullman car.—c Tun A JOKE THAT TURNS OvT TO RE Not 80 VexkyY FoxNY —Jas. Stewart, Patrick Reed, Patrick Weir and Daniel Connor, were ar rested yesterday and beid in $500 bail. Wim. ‘Webber, the complainant, makes affidavit that on the 13th of July he was persuaded to test his strength by means of @ pulling ma- chine that was standing in Stewart's bar- room, the defendants’ assuring bim that the apparatus could not injure him. Havi taken hold of two rings that were atu to the machine, he pulled with i bis strength, raising himself from the floor. When in this position Stewart's barkeeper, touching @ galvanic battery under the bar, gave him an electric shock so powerful that | for three minutes he could neither release his hold nor touch the floor. He says, far- ther, that through this shock he sustained “great and incurable wou ods, lesions. strains and bruises on bis body, particulariy in the region of the stomach its umbilical part.” and that the injuries have made bim expend large sams for medica! aid. Dr. Ed- ward W. Owen,in bis affidavit, says that Mr. Webber was severely injared by the electric shock.—[N. ¥. oath FROST FORM?D BY GASoLINE.—The Vir ginia City Nevada) Enterprise says: “The easel ine ured by the Peopie'’s Gas Company ci this city arrives bere in iron cylanders Mueb resembling large casks iro The gasoline ts con fiped in thes casks by means of an iron bung, screwed in place. The gaso- Itne is so volatile and evaporates so rapidly, even with the small room there ts for ew oration when tbese casks are used, that a rig of crystals of trost is found about the bung of each on their arrival here. When geeoline is shipped in waoden casks the evap oration is much more rapid and the quantity rost formed 1 Wooden casks ar Proportionately greater. one-third of their e: GrowTn DEATE - or HUMAN HAIR arrer Dr. Caldwell, of lowa. states that Was present at the exh qmation of y Which bed been buried two years before. The coffin had sprung open at the joints, and the hair protruded Uirough the openings. On pening the coffin the halr of the head Was found to measure eighteen inches, the whiskers eight inches, and the bair on the breast five or six inches. The man hed been shaved before being buried. dn isi4 a similar circumstanee occurred in Mercer county, Pa. In digging @ grave the workmen came upon the skeleton of a man that bad been buried ten years. The hair Was as firm as during life, and had gro-vn to. the length of eleven or twelve inches. ComPEFY oF ERRO: Ubal occurred not long ago at atavura near Lancaster, Qat.: Messrs. Stewart and Mc. about their borses, and Sight. brother-in-law, Mr. Heips, Stewart's assistance, but, bein bites of Mr. Stewart's thumb by mistake. Iu his remorse and desire to do something for bis brother-in-law Mr. tielps (who was more of @ Lindrance) goes out aud cats to pieces the valuable harness on @ horse he lakes to be Mr. MeBean’s property. bat that in fact belongs to Mr. Stewart. Then Mr. Helps gives it up. goes to Mr. blin’ fou, of the » waovlesale harde » Marsh & Co., of Toron- to, Canada, bas dixappeared. It is rumored that there is @ large amount unaccounted for, estimated as high as from $50.00) to $00 000. The books are being examined. The Orm will make an evinen Mas. ELLEN FOSTER, @ woman lawyer of Clinton, lowa, has been appointed by the district court one of the committee f ex- re we for admission to the bar. 6 safetosay thatno woman ever held such an office as that before. &7 Boards of arbitration lo avert duels and settie — of hosor are becoming popular 87 The Shakers at Enfield, N. H., bave lost four girls by marriage, and are trying to Et metered imation by having one of the husbands cuon. already reduced to the lowest degree of pov- ted for abda y- 8&7 Gen. James Porter and bis son, Ad@ja- —_o—___ dg tant Gen. Dower, win eevee emevine Cee Pp gd pe ie Times ae is ru Hyacinthe intends stauding as a of American tourists yont fo aalneee one for one of the arrond: Paris, but | half of ‘ The number of is chances of success are considered to be | bankrupts year is twice as large as last DLA ao 27 The Nov. Coarien Taocnpeon, 7 q pastor Cuteaco, A: Bic rrivateaivices an- arrest on 6 charge of invemalarions’ the Missouri river at 0) residence has been burned twice within Neb. It is also reported that o transfer boat phd claim to have oat ewer: astg During row in saloon in New York Pp. DENCE, KR 1. Augusta 25—The U.| Lioyd was shot ane ‘wounded > aeop ar wer in from New Bed- | Cormicx, the proprietor, onteamed tag 5 i i a iF