Evening Star Newspaper, August 28, 1877, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. | PUGLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, | AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, i jue, cormer 11t) it, | sY The Evening Star Newspsper Company. i 8. H.KRAUFFMA ——_ VENING STAR ts served Oy carriers to | Cents per week, or Forty- | at the counter, <p Seat Sixty Cent a mon Tar WEEKLY STAR published on Priday— | $2 « yeRr, postage pre Be 4) rubscripiom gwartably m ach anes. ey Rates of advertuing furnished on appitoation. Oo ee ee a9 th + mm pest oft of GOLD and BILVER WATCHES Sine JEWELEY, ud ’ Wh mat ane f the Company. and al F with n=. will 1 rhwe DERBLE. Secretary, XHESEPION 2 w aNs wLoWe al Inspr. emen Diaweacks and WH SLATER t ' 1 FoR ONKOE AND THE Skr ER 3 Leokvut for ad me eugti-5t° DAY. ad SATURDAY MORN And SATURDA = BABATOGA WATEL, ONLY 15 CENTS A BOTTLE, Histhora Spring. Nas. 1 ¥ NIGHT. HOMPSON, Pharmacist, SyB ly 703 sth mreet. => GENUINE « £53 W BP OF Procite Orisinal Spring AT SARATUGA, Fifteen Ceats per Bottle, SATHORN WATER same price. MiLBUBN’S PHARMACY eater 1499 Peon be FABLAN. Dentist, DP. MCF AStO NEW TORK AVES TE. 40 jet New Jersey avenge, as erroneously pri: od tu Boyd's Directory tor isv7. jans-ly BSAMUBL G. YOUNG, SOTABY PUBLIO, oeti7. oO PTICILiANnN. meetastnse be the Stent Werte mad ted ab. fevedtn Gord — genoine Brarilie: Pebbles. Also, om hand large vartety SL SPECTACLES, OPERA GLASSES, MIOBO- BOOBS sad SHADES for xe Exes, Bo S, ARCH E —MsTZ & BURGER, st_—We are prepared to for- Buac #dovice for prevent Of pipes fr atm ng. 13 ia* LUMEER. CUR PRICE LIST. ABOTHES BEDUCTION WSITS PINE PiCKS, Dremed WHITE PINE SECONDS, Dressed BITS PINE SELECTS, Dressed. WE WILL MAKE 4& BEDUCTION OF 10 PEE CENT. OB LOWEST MABKET PRICES. WE SELL Per Thousand aus JOISTS, STUDS. (medium lengths)... OULLS, 2 im. Stock, (best quality... VIBGINIA PINE FLOOBING WILLET @ LIBBEY, Oorner Sixth street and New York avenue, ier You can buy excellent Hair Brushes at 2) and 20 Bubber Dressing Combs.(G. odyear.)10 25 and Sic ‘The bens iest Rubber Dressing Comb made, at Suc; y ibber back Toilet Mirrors, Se. ant $1. xeelient Rustic Frames. wih mat. glass and fine Polished Walout Frames, ebony two Jnches deep fine gilt, #1. alnat Towel and Hat Kacks, zc. Bilk Velvet Phot» Frames, 730 Leather Pocket Books, tic. and $1; Leather ks and Purses. 15 to Be. Fine Japanese Fans,5 to 25c.; Bisck Silk Painted 3. Be. Foil set of Crognet.8 balls, 8 mallets, 10 wickets, nd two takes, all ina nice Box, with a 2c. croqnet Book thrown 10, fe ‘A lot of Ladies $1.50; the cheapest set In town. ve Coderwear, beautifully made Sd aud $3 to $1 an id not large : aio” neither do Thuy aue- then ods, but nevertheless am ing to ve ma] ges Prices compared with anybody clse's. Sod examine them, it is notrouble for usto how you rvand. B. SILVERBERG, METROPOLITAN BAZAAR, Syf-t.tha,tr 312 7th st.. near Pa. ave. NPELWAUKEE LAGER BEER. ger Beer sold in the od the following dav fe ry Beaeeal Ci Beer— ple Lage: bar poe ht By may in Flavor. Detrict of Co- ering mention at iwaukes, Wiscom in Brightness Ricg stoppers, returt Tn : ¢ —_ oe pen. oppers, of two dozen: boxes ‘an ease be re ernst ‘The Beer can be obsainel from dealers generally. or fron: the factory, corer Greene aud Olive strevis. Georgetows, D.C SAWL C. PALMER, am-te Sole Agent, D.C. et A DAILY On and this dete I wo ran 8 LENE cf frat-clase convey ices from the Street cars. corner ten b eae street east b GEO. W_ KNOX. CONTINUE TO PREFER THE PEOPLE r wre é ® z iveCveD sopa, ft ROLE, comer Maand Bete. ASD NO- 10 ae Fe Bley Pe LES, *3ia- Sagzers, two and four a one very. Park Che ves. 50—N&. 7.617. WASHINGTON. D. C.. TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1877. EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip, GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-BAY.—loter- Bal revenue, $195,625.53; customs, $601,460.77. AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House to day ware Representatives Watson and ©. Neill, of Pa; Senator Brace, of Miss., and ion. J. D. Defrees. FIST ASSISTANT POSTMASTER GENERAL TYNE is makinga tour of New England W.th his wife, and will not return under two or three weeks. GEN. Gro. W. Getty, with battery I, 4th artillery, arrived at Fort Mouroe yesterday, from Cumberland, Md., and assumed com- mand of the artillery school an‘ post. Gen A. H. TERRY arrived at Chicago from St. Paul yesterday, and left night for Wash- ington. were he will receive instructions re- garding the Sitting B il commission. ARMY ORDERS. — Leave of Capt. T. J. Gregg, 2d cavalry, is extended five months for disability; leave granted Second Lieut. C. F. Lieyd, Mth infantry, is exten five months. SOMPETITIVE EXAMINATION.-Hon. Wm. sb, of the sixth Maryland cougressional trict, announces that a competitiveexam- ination wiil be held at Cumberland, Septem- ber 12. for the appointment to a cadetsuip at Weot loint Military Academy. THY CHAMBERLAIN CLUB Hovse.—Thi buyers at the sale of the John ( cinb house were busy today ri goods yesterday. Gon My bonght t house, Will Make im oro outside and have the interior completely re- furrithed before ils occupancy by him as a residence. Tae LovisiaNna RETUENING BOARDERS. Col. Thos. Anderson, of the late Louisiaaa returning boart, and Col. Gantt left here last bight for New Orleans via Cincinnati. J. Madison Weils still remains here to look afer an s5W,40 claim he fas against the United States. He had a pleasant interview with the President yesterday. AMONG THE WASHINGTONIANS regis- tered at Jordan's White Sulphur Springs, Va., are Mrs. D. W. Middleton and family, | Mrs J.C. Maury, Miss Jolly, Mrs. McRob- ersund family, Pay Inspector Carpeucer, partment, t bad asked f This being the and the ap | court for determination trial of the cause cannot be posipored ionger than three years, and that he 1s determi to bring Tana to account ofter | ordered to duty tn charge of the naval reo } dezvous, San Francisco, Cal; Ensign How ard S. Waring, to the Hartford, at N. command of the coast surve steamer Baton Rouge. and placed on wii! coast survey steamer Blake, aa the Pensaci dered to proc Carpenter Obio man and a good oficer. SENATOR MORTON'S CoNDITION.—Sec- ond Assistant Postmaster General Brady re- ceived the following telegram from R ch- mond, Indiana, at 1Lo'clock this morning: “Senator Morton is still better this morning, and we think he is improving rapidly. DANGEROUS ILLNESS OF MR. E. L. STAN- TON.—We regret to learn that Mr. Edwin L. | Stanton, whose iliness has been noted in the BAR. is & ~tay very low, his disease having Jast night taken a still more unfavorabl> turn. THE First CABINET MEETING since the President's return was held at noon to- lay It was unusually short, lasting only until half-past one o'clock. They did not decide the question of the Sitting Bull commiasio. as was intended. They received word, how- ever, from General Terry that he well be here to-morrow morning, and after his ar- rival all the definite tostractions ant ar- Tangements for the commission will be de- cided as s00n as possible. Mk. BELL'S LIBEL SuIT AGAINST DANA Assistant Secretary Bell. of the Intertor de- day received notice from bis counsel in New York, in the matter of his libel suit against Charles A. Dana, of the New York Si that Dana, through couasel, another extension of time. arth extension asked tor b Mr. Bell's counsel declined to consent, ‘ation will how go before ihe Mr. Bell says the Dana ny matier bh n the trial may be pos NAVAL ORD) Lieut. Join C. Moro Va; Lieut Kossuth Niles, detache ! fr y steam ir Bart orders; Master taria, and placed on waitin Alec MeCrackin, from the coast’ sarvey orders; Master M. Fisher Wright, from ti eel on ry, from abd or ed home and await orders: A. Williams. from the Mare Isard navy yard, California, and ordered to the Pensacola. PERSONAL is at Willard’s. waiting orders: Carpenter D. W a, North Paciti Senator McDonald, of Int +The statement that G vy Campbell, third assistant Secretary of S’ate, is to be superseded is not credited. He is an = W.O, Fish back, Washington correspondent of the St. D. Campbell Morrison, J. Y. Wazgaman and | Louis Republican, will accompany the Sit wife, Mrs. <. Camp, Elishi K. Camp, | ting Bull commission as correspon teat for Mrs. Frost nny and the Misses Kinny, | several astern and Wester: inflaential Mrs. E. C. Eadie, and J. Hurrisos; from | journals. -Minister Comly left Columbus Georgetown, Mrs. J.M.R. Weish. for the Sandwich Island’ last evening, S®CRETARY SHEKMAN, in conversation yesterday, alluding to hs visi served that he was very muc the prospects of the repablican party in that State; that he had had an opportunity to con- verse With the leading men of the party, and he bad reached the conclusion that th: chances of @ republican victory were very favorable; that the democrats were much divided upon local issues, while the repudii- cans were organized and determiued to lose ho chances of success, AN ABANDONED Suiv.—The U.S. consul at Corunna, Spain. has informed the Depart- Ment Of State that the Spanish merchant sieamer Colon fell in with the John W. Welt, of Waldeboro, ue, a large three masted #chooner, near Cape Finisterre, and towed her into the post of Ferrol. There was nota sculon beard, nor were any papers found that could give aclue to the owner's name The consul. however, ascertained that tne owners of the schooner are A A Reed & Co.,0° Waideboro, Mai aad that thecarg» 'elonzs 'o British subjec's. The authorities «f Ferrol bave taken possession of the vessel end are having ber cargo «.scharged. Sratnx’s TaRIFe— Discrimination Ayaint and, France, and the United States —Mr. | barge d'affaires of the United States at Madrid, has written a letter tothe State department, calling the atte ation the Uinted States government to th Spain bas reduced her tariif on imoorce zoods, bat has excepted England, and the United States, so that the goote ¢ yexcluded (ror Anish markets. The reason Hox! uded is prod ably to be found in the fact that England im pc light wines from France, at much lower Tates of duty than thos: levied on the heavier wir es of Spain, but ro reason ts assigned for discrimin Dg in # Similar way against the United States. Hereafter English, Freneh and American goods imported into Spain will have to pay from 3 to 50 per cent. more duty than those of Germany, Switzerland and other European nations. A LETTER OF [PECULIAR INTEREST, just discovered by one of the clerks in tue War Department while looking over some of the | older files, was laid upon the desk of the Sec- | retary of War yesterday morning. It is from | Major Sumner. father of the late Senator | Charles Surnuer, and Is addressed to the then | Secretary of War, asking that his son | Charles—then a lad about fifteen—might be | appointed to & military cadetshipat West | Pont. The letter recites that Lis son is a | youth, without bad habits. well grounded in the common branches of English, with afair , krowleige of Freneh. knowing something of Latin avd Greek, and prepare t to enter Hur- | yard College. His parents hat designea uim for 4 classics] course of +tudy, but the lad's Preference seemed to be for a'military 11: Mejor Sumuer said tat he could not claim the eppointment for any deserving of his of those couniries are prac the own from the ecuatry, bat bis fatier, the lac’s giardfether, Major Samner, hid done goed service in the revolution. He addled that he referred by permission to his tiem ber of Congress, Daniel Webs e. THE FEDERAL TROOPS IN MARYLAND. — The attention of the Secretary of War has been called to criticisms on Gov. Carro letter to the President, announcing that the presence of federal troops along the line of the Baltimore and Ohio raiiroad was no jonger required. Neither the President nor the Secretary concurs in tne criticisms pul. | lished, as the following addressed to Gov. Carro!l yesterday by Secretary McCrary | will show: “Iam directed by the President to acknowledge the receipt of your valued | favor of the I'th inst, informing him that the domestic violence lately existing in Maryland bas been suppressed and peace and order restored. The President congratu- lates you upon the fact that this result has been secured with so little loss of life and | property. And he directs me to retura to | you his thanks forthe kind terms in watch | you are prs to refer to the fidetity, good | judgment and discretion with which the federal troops.sent to aid tn suppressing the disorders, have performed the duties ia- usted to them.” A WARNING TO AMERICAN WORKME GoInG ABROAD For EMPLoyMenr. -. dispatch has been received at the Depart- ment of State from the U.8. consut at Liver- pool referring to the fact thirty-five Joiners bave recently landed at that port for Manchester, under @ contract w work at thelr uades fora given numberof months. These men were brought over to take the place of the English joiners who were on a strike for bigher weges. Lepper | to the landing of Am» rican mechanics under con- tract, aud to the published statements in some American bewspapers that fewer men are ou. of employment in England than in Ine United States, the consul soi ly warns our mechanics against the danger of putting these statements to te teat. ‘These reports beve induce? many American mechanic: to leave tbe country to better their condition, acd the result bas been alarge amount of surering and de-titution. To avoid any | farther augu entation of their suffering the eu Llequests it pubite oe given (o Americnn workmen not to go to Engiand, ur less under positive contract. Able bojied Aneriau workmen are calitng upoa the cor sulate datly for relief. These men are greatly disappointed when they learn that consuls have no fands for such relief pur. | — under these circumstances the consul | jcems it his duty to inform the State depart- ment that seither sk!lled nor unskilled work- men who come from abroad pares forthe University of Virgint We erate fire-eaters. The democratic pai sists that the ously. and +0} people who still he as ihe ‘lost cause” and still insist that they | died. intending to stop fora few days in Chicago. “Mrs. W. Hl. Clark and Miss Azgie Clark, who have been spending the saz mer at Bath, Long Island, retarned to Washington last mgbt. The healih of Miss Aggie has been completely restored. “7A portrait of Mr. Corcoran, now at Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs, is being i by r Eider, # faverite Virginia art It is described as “a life-size figure seated in an arm chair, coutemplative, reverend and b - nevolent. ‘very life-like, and get on a fine background.” —— A DEMOCRATIC PAPER To ITS “ERRING SouTHERN BKETHREN.”—The Troy Pres a& democratic paper, thus expresses {iself fo) the benefit of its erring southern brethre a Want no blatant rebels nor aristo- y in- bels did err and erred seri- e ofthem oughtto have b theif necks siretet ed. The class of southern ithe rebeliion in memo ¥ were ouly Woipped, not convinesd, of thelr sponsible fora deal of the wrong r peighbors have suffered. Bae this class of people are very A few -outh éd & monstrous bave rot forge . for crime it was; but weare willing totake that people back to cur arms, as a parent does a1 ereing and re penta hild, but we ara not willing and will not ent to listen to this waning abont the ings they brougtitoa therr- selves, The southern peopl+ came up to us, acknowledged their wrorg and asked to be forgiven We forgave them and buried the = If they dig It up tt will not be good for hem. for they will not be trusted again. Bat We did not imagine tuat there is any such disposition on the part of the representative southern people. We look upon them as horest men, who. convinced of their wrongs, are trying to make am id ATTEM T RECK A TRAIN.—In con- sequence of @ mirplaced switeh, which was spiked near Honesdale, Pa., yesterday, the train from Carbondale, on the Delaware and Hudson Gravity railroad, suddenly jumped the track, throwing the parlor car Passate 2) feet down an embankment, tnjari although not seriously, Engineer Wm. Mai It is supposed that the switch was spliced b: wicked ones for the purpose of doing harm to Gen. Morrow, cominanding the regulars at Seranton,and a party of offivers ec: nected with the Sd N. G tnfantry and 1 National Guard of Pennsylvania. that were on board, all of whom escaped unhart. NESS OF Bishop Lyncu.—The Right tishop Lyneh, of Charleston, lies seri- ously tll at Boston, Mas. Tuesday prayers Were offered up for him at the early masses in the vartons Catholic churches tn Charles: ton. A surgical operation will be performed on bim some time this week by eminent sur- geous in Boston A Wi ScICciDE.— At St Paris, Obio, al i ock vesterday morr ing, ® shoemaker named Louis Dash at- tempted to murder bis wife by entting her throat with @ razor. Afterwards he eat his own throat. severing the jugular vein, and Mrs t STOLEN Bank Notes RETURNED —A box containing the notes stolen frou the ville N.Y.) rational bank was returned to it by express yesterday. The robbers also ir closed a letter saying the money had been disposed of, and the bonds were where all the detectives in America could not find them. A MURDERER’S ApPeaL.—Honry Wab- lev, i mee ot Max Hoehne, at Elm Sta- tron "payed to the German Soctety of Philadel # to furni-h him with the means of defense, At @ meeting of the board it was decided that the society was not intended to provide defense for criminals. .K. T.—There was a large gathering of Knights Templar yesterd: at Cleveland, Obio, to take part in the triennial convoca- Uop. An address of welcome was delivered last evening by Rufus P. Spaulding, fol- lowed by @ grand reception. Toe parade of the order takes place to-day. THREE STaGs ROBBERS on the Cheyenne Stage route were arrested in Deadwood, Dakota territory, yesterday. Oue of the rob: bers resisted arrest, and shot Officer re bene the arm. The fire was returned, a” the ber was then shot through the body. He is thought to be fatally wounded. STRIKING MINERS—The miners and la- borers of the Peuusylvania Coal Company, At their meeting at Pittston, Pa., yesterday, resolved not to go to work unless the com- pany complied with their demand of 10 per cent. advance per ton. ONE OF THE SEVERKEST STORMS ‘or years visited Lowell. Mass., yesterday. Rain fell in torrents, with hail stones the size of mar- bles. Lightning struck the tall tower of the Booth mills, demolishing the upper windows, and did other damage. THE FAMINE IN INDIA does not abate in the principal districts, and the absence of rains leads to the belief that the worst has Bot yet been |. The Madras famine alone bas cost the Indian government the expenditure of forty millions of dollars. MURDERS BY Josera’s BAND—W here is Howard: -Dispatehes from Heleaa, Monta- Da, report that Joseph’s band of hostiles has struck two parties of white settlers, killing sixteen persons and carrying off two womea and one man as prisoners. SENATOR THURMAN expresses the belief that Obio will go democratic this fall. He is the wor! ‘ sults, and bis information is that it will probably work favorably to the democrats Poisonous | 2HE TEXAS CATTLE MAR?. | Dover City, Kansas, August, 1877. | Tothe Raitor ef The Evening Star : - Leaving | Larned for this place, the traveler sees the | dwellings of setilers all along the railroad | until Kinsley is reached; in fact untl the next station above Kinsley is reached, which I think is Speary ville, he will observe settie- men's. From there bo human habitations in the country were seen. 1 was told that the jand was nol in the market. K asley is a handsome town. It appeared to be so nea avd orderly, aad its baddings are pat up with so much taste, that 1 was pleased wita the new lite town. Its two hote: aneat look,and the eowmodious building is creditable to the peo; 1 ob served that from Spearyville. [ think to Dodge City, there is a hand-ome buffalo grass region. all free from intermixir and the most beautiful bave seen in western K If the buffalo grees land bere, as at andall around Laraed, Js theagicultural land, and I cannot see why leas no, Will be as scon #8 the hambledwellings of husbardmen dot its expanse and relieve lis MONOLOL OUS pro-pect. About six tiles to the cast of this town is Fort Dodge, but owing to the elevated roll. ing prairie between the railroad and the fort the latter caonot be seen until the observer 18 some disiauce past it; then hécan look back aud see its roofs glisteniug in the sun. shine, asthe buildings are clustered on the Margin of the Arkansas river. DUDGK CLT Y stands out alone on the » ireele avd it is crowded together mor ove of these liltle westera towas seen, as If in its growth its fategral parts had ‘rostinetiv coutition or relatiousi ve aud prese where. in ils te to me ; s sup ort of the pl ibles beside are ight from easter growers Lodge Cuy is the salieut p called nt in what Is THE “DEAD LINE the Texas catile quaraatiue line. Here the Texas cattle drover tay drive bis herd and svop until Novembet, whea the daozer two noriberu cave from the Texas catile fever ts past, and ihe cattle may be driven down into the si#teof Kavsas,or ap tuto its nertucra counties. AL the preseat time, grazing with in aradius of 25 miles, a siock dealer esti mates ‘he Texas cattle at 22.960 head, an estimates those between LD. lge Cuy and ais Santa Fe, which may come to place or £0 eastward fo some olher market In the Slate, at from Wheat Tuere are two tacts which make me doubt the acca. 1aey of my informait’s figures. The first is, that various other acthoriiles place the nam: ber of cattle hereabouts at from 60 000 to 4) head. The other 18, Texas ca tle are held for a higher price now, I am told, than ever befoie. To deceive tn the number really hereabouts may be a maiter of necessity, therefore. Heretofore yearlings could be bought for $5 per head; how they are held at =7.00 for females aud $8.50 for males; two- year old steers are held at from #14 to $14 50 per capita, and three-year olds at from ¥17 to $17 /0, cach of the last two grades being held at from #3 to 34 per bead more than in St seasons. Tae increase in price has greatly checked (he sales. Tae Kausas berd- ers, especially, are ho'ding off. Dodge City in a business regard, i. largely drinking houses: it has a large proportion of dance houses, also with some ver, good dry geods and grocery houses. It is suppostel by the Texas drovers, and the hanters who 40 out on the plains every season for bis and antelope. Here the lous ox teams from Fort Supply, Indian territory, come for supplies. am quite sure that I violate no rule of wrlety , Lor depart £ ting freedom of utter Dodge City ts A WICKED LITTLE TOWN Tndced its character is so c early and egre- siously bad that one might conciude—were ne evivence in these latter times positive 6f “8 por sibility—Uhat it was marked for special Providential punishment. Were those no Mids, in regicas remoié trom the restraints of moral, civil, rociai and law-eaforcing Life, the T. cattle drovers—from the very tend en, »f their situation—the embodiment of waywardness and wantooness, end the journey with tueir herds. And here they loit’rand dissipate sometimes for months, and +bare the boughten dalliances of falle: women. Truly, the more demonstrative por- lion of Lumani y at Dodge Cl y gives now no hopeful sign of moral improvement, ne bt prospective of human exaltation. Bat with Dodge City itself, it will not always be as now. This ham today, lige the towns of Kaymoud, Newton awl W chita, further east im the sta’e, wili antagonize with a nobler trait, at some future day, its present outlandish condition. The denizen of little Dodge C ty declares with a great dealot confidence thattwe region round about the pl is good for nothing tor Agricultural purposes. He says the seasous aretoo dry; that Lue country is good for noth- ing but for grazing. Toe desize of his heart is tbe father of the statement. He ts content With just what is, aud be wants that to re- main. He wants tbe Texas cattledrover aud his associations aud surroundings, to be a presence and w heritage forever. at he will ve disappointed. The ratural law of popu- lation, ne natural and unehangeable ¢ wdi- ticn of humauity need, is more powerful be- cause It 1s nore universal, aad the bard-by busbandmen will appropriate those buffalo grass plains for a more ben«‘icial use I can- rotree why the region around Dodge City is HOt just a» capable of grow!pg grate as that one ts only tir and there ix no doubt but what it ts. Finally; the thought, tual] am about to turn my fac Trom Do 'ge city, and jor the regions ocial refinement, y aod warm feel! people as distinguish ng BS ng salsfaction to all—! confess givesto me ap inward refreshing, and acistuctive congciousue-8 of gladness to which my poor pen can give no apt utter- ance. LS. A. e traits and qualities, and are an unfa source of Solace and Pou: TICAL SITvaTION Crry.— The N. Y. correspondent oi the Phila de!piia Ledger says: A stroug comoination is torming lo upset the Tammany vomina- Uons at the nex: election, plates the fusion of all the 8 are a very powerfal elemen’, numerically, and in every instance where they have been united, they have led the way to success. The ‘-odds and ends” include all who have pointed in getting office from John |y; all who bave a grievance of any kind against the board of aldermen, whom John to control, and also all can somehow improve their prospects by having a new deal at the city ball. Almost every year there is an attempt to effect tbe combination of this sort Cees the wigwam people, but it bas usually failed, through mutual Jealousies and insincerity of the ward poli- ticians who undertook to engineer it. Tae Is New York undertaking this time, it would appear, is to be entrusted to new hands, and if they are not very bands, it is quite ible green they wiil uccomplish it. The Tilden Interest, by the way, is quietly backiug up the move- ment in order to punish Kelly for fighting Tiicen at St. Louls. This fact is known w Kelly and his friends, and it causes them no little uneasiness. PAPAL HONORS TO AMERICAN LADIES. — Mr Charles I. A, Exiing bas arrived in Philadelphia from Rome, bringing the com- limentary medals from the Pope to Mrs. | Sherman, president of the Amari- can jubilee committee, and her two aids, Mrs. Thomas Layton, of New Orleans, aad Mrs. Winfred Patterson, of S:. Louis, as ‘Well as to himself as the representativeot the comunittee at Rome. The medals are beau- Ufol specimens of bronze, about oue-third of an iuea in thickness, four inches in diame- ter, and nine inches in circumference. Ou the face is an admirably execu‘ed likeacss ofthe Pope. Oa the reverse, eacircled by finely executed wreath of acoras and oak Jeaves, and surmounted by a star, is a com memorative inscription in Latin. I. is ru mored that Mra. Sherman will also raceive from the Holy Father the Golden Rose as a tribute of — recoguition for her zealous labors in If of the various Catholic char- ities of the United States. Should this report earn ee it would be a signal honor, as this jewel bas heretofore only bsen con- ferred med upon crow! heads, motropolitan churches, or municipalities, and this will be ciety in poo Ts which it has - permitted to go the continent of ———_—____. Pirerens now they refer to Howard as What @ magnificent covotry this | |] Apnouneement made by ¢ miles back, at Kiusley, | | high | Telegrams to The Star. THE RIO GRANDE. Mexican Raiders Surrendered. ———e—___ | THE FIGHT AT SCHIPKA PASS. ae ee VIOLENCE BY STRIKERS. wo | SARATOGA SCULL RACE. ——_-—_—_ MORTON MUCH BETTER ON THE BORDER. Mexican Ratders to be Surrendered AN ANTONIO, TEXAS, Aug Bepavides has today OMcia Gen. Ord, the department commander ou | thts side of the border, that he lias ascorcal ed that two cf the raiders on the Grande City are amenable to th of the extradition trea e between Mex and the U also annennces that under these « stal.ces both the prisoners will be pr turned over to the proper Am upon his applicstion This acti at the Mexie, great Satisfaction and and approval | SENATOR jail at Rio cam Senor Mata’s Advice. by telegrams from Mas @ sevouil erame f the outiaws to Ure led States. r this be two of the captured fugit dited shows that the ¢ are already bearing go Nearly all of the Raiders Captured It is Understoot b ned good authority, that the vigorous pursuit of the Rio Grav yratders instituted by Gen. Bena m very Success/ul, as early allcf the fugitives have been overta- ken and arrested Attack Upon Industrious Employes WILKESBARRE. Pa. Auzus urred last night Nottingham breaker, belonging to the Ls acd Wuikesbarre c¢cal company, One of the largest in the valley. aly the engineer and fireman who attends the pamps have been at their posts since the strike. it night at a 0, the worst element among the miners, went to the breaker aid signaled for the men below te ascend to the top at ones, under penalty of having the fans stopped and their lives put in jeopardy by the suspension of fresh air through tne underground chambers. The engineer came up, accompanied by the fire- man. On arriving at the surface the former drew @ revolver aud informed the gang that surrounded him that he would not stop work unless he was disabled, and he threatened to shoot the Orst man who interfered with him. Quicker than a flash he was seized from be- bond, and before be could use his weapou it was taken away from him, anil he was ter ribly beaten and left ugon the ground. The fireman was compelled to promise not to go to work again. The gang ther dispersed This mornivg, however, the brave engineer, with his head bandaged, reported for duty and wert to bis engine in the dark mincs hundreds of feet below the surf Solfiers further interrap of work a at this bieaker oo —~ SENATOR MORTON. eh Better. He i» Ma RicuMonp, Inv eelock this morni Morioa is dis ftaproving. We all fel confident of his recovery.” Oat of Danger. RICHMOND, inp , August 2s. —At 12 o'clock to-day Gov. Burbank sent to the Assoc-utet Press representative bere the following uo ve “senator Morton has rested q tus fore.oon, sleeping most of the Line. acs ree trem pain. We feel contidest that he ts getting better every bour, and satusiled that he ts Cut of danger avd will recover.” atindiva Nnlnats Mackey Not Murdered. ATI, U., August 27 — = Crxci J. iH. Mack amined by Drs. Wood, of Cincianat:, Dan-crop, of Newport, The result of the examination cons inces everybody that death was caused by congestion of the brain. The part of the skull si to have been frac tured was examined trough @ microscope, but did pot show the sligmtest fracture. A man who registered as W.M_ Bryan,of War- ren county, Mo., took passage at S.. Lowison ibe steamer Mary Miller, a packet plying between that port aod Cincinnatt, asshe was leaving there the middle of last week. manner 60 excited that he was closely wate! ed. Jt was feared that he would attemptsa: ily talked of trouble w boat landed temporarily town some miles below , Ky, and Bryan rashed up the & with bis gua and left all h her eflects ov board. It is suggested that this man may have beeu Mackes. —— Maryland Regiment Disbauded. IMOKE, MD., August 25 —Duriug tue recent strike on the Baltimore and Olio rail- wd the Sixth Regiment, two cor ies of | Which fired into the rioters and did such fatal execution on the evening of Friday, July .0th, was not afterwards called into service, although two bew regiments and an artillery company were enlisted and on active duty several weeks. In the meantime it was rumored that the regiment would dis- band, and a morning paper says: A fait meeting of the officers of the Siath Regiment was held last eveuMg at the armory, Col. el(r> presiding. The deiermination to dis- band, #8 expressed at @ recent meeting, was reaffirmed. A resolution was also jopted indorsing the course | ong me by Col. Peters. Some time was spent in leave-takings amo. the oficers; after which they quietly sepa- rated, and the Sixth Regiment, as a military organization, was at an end. The resigna- tions will be forwarded to Adjutant General Bond during the present week. —__+o———— Murder and Suicide. CHICAGO, August 28.—A mysterious case of murder and suicide oceurred ata late hour Jast nigbt. Wm. O. Sullivan, aged 39 years, fexton of St. Jarlith’s Catholic Caurch, while visiting two young ladies at 62 Smith streei, sbot Katie Brannock, 23 years, over the left year, killing her instantiy. He imme- diately left the house, en! his room at St. Jarlith’s, shot himself, and died ina few minutes. e only witness of the deed was a friend of both parties, who heard no quar- relling between them, and could give no rea- ton for the rash deed. victims were highly respectable. ——— Grand Parade of Knights Templar. August 25—The grand ‘emplar moved prompt al morning. The display was simply magu'ficent. ere were thir. teen divisions, The procession was one bour and thirty minutes iu passing a point. There were 54 bands 12 drum corps. Not less thau 8,00) swords were in line, and about 175 commanderies marched. Redaced Passenger Rates. CHIcaGo, ILL., August The railroads leading east from this city have decided to sell, afier this date, -class limited tickets at the foliowing reduced rates: Bos- ton, #17: to Bosion via Grand frank Road, #15; New York, #1¢; Philadelphia, $14.50; Baltimore, #14. Johany Comes Marchi \e~ Forr Mownox, Va., Aagast 23 —Bactary K, od artillery; battery A, 3d artillery, and battery C, Sth artillery, returned this mora- ing from Camber! » Md. Tats completes the garrison here. and the exercises of the ar- bg School will be resumed oa Septe: | TH The | Los no bulle received cerning the fight! y_previovsly The CONSTAN from Adria: Russtans Schipka Pass highest Russian posits large number of Tarkish wour a riving at Adrianop: A dispaten from | Shumia announces that the Rassiaus occupy Popkoi. A battle is i. SINGLE | Py Saratoca,N.¥ seull ri course, w puree of lengths tn come ins i “ve Ra Lierence Champion Sea Aw Pirrsncns pereemen night. Scharff articles only and the provision that turn his own baoy. Fuening Star. TWO CENT E ORIENTAL CONFLICT truxgic at Shipka Pass. August 2. It ix noteworthy th nof Monday's date from the Russians Held the Fort A still hold Th rimey, th a this mort ith @ turn on Le 5 a by John Mor ash of 2 20 minutes 4 econd eye it dere 8 Garber, N Miss; AXxte N. J., and Co: lowa Nione 5 Bedle 2 --— Pa, t between They « Octover ith Is nam us the date of the rac New Yo New ¥ cae Conven K—The repavlic rk Repab: ORK, August nat omer sncenoremad LL RACE ATSARATOUA w each ay } “ * } os ° wart 4 a HEN Possess ¥G ant sha | Seeking a Fortane SUIT TO RECOVER 0) ACRES OF LAND IN omas Carp. An ancestor of ong. You @ connection of fi filed large army, t heavily by BOD Of SUtE Vesne ne Mrit~ at bis death soon after his entate shed.and a second wife te roy ed ma his papers ren, all by bie fret wife. George and at lost Jot aud o: 3 Bali, who died recently hier Mes “t declined to Family matters war. delayed further Mal. me in docu aims and leave to imbved, 1! east r third A Fema PSSATION AT THE Ware sun A 1 of the New Ww Mt Ny Appears “ a ‘ e . mone’ ¢ story she has U diag It impossible ore Waten sh nuder the ladies x obtain a | conld retan maculate Ber ber revela- made tn the nuemea then Woat ascer- Slate central comm et this moriag al bad the Fifth A Presigent A.B © tt, an atlusion being nell pre: e. Jed to hold @ conv & lady present, the on at Rochester. N. Y..00 Wetues BP or e ladies fed pre of September. There was a full a haps Gen. Butier can rise and of members of the cow Paris, OnT., Augusi totally destroyed by fire today, “l with an ac Gountlock. The loss is $15,000 nittee, ——o———— Fire in Oatarie ‘Joining brick block ow pored lo be the work of an incendiary. gee z Business Fatlures in Chicago. CHicaco, ILL, August 2s —A larg ber of business men bere w. ruptcy yesterday. Battiwone, Aw do. uctetiea. Sm: 1 W « Bugar active B B cats. 1 coipte— ae oo pt stead. settle? and Loxpox, 1s? Liverroc firm com North v 1 fu, = beat, rye, Guo. Shipmente—W % con August 23, Erte rei L. Augast . 2s 91 ada. per heat.i2 Gore Block was it is sup { explain. Ce would can | The matter ai tt ie Uha! taose bere who and (hose thal can will not. pains an impenetrable mys- tt oceurred has been the ehiet versation among all the male EOs-1ps at the 7 OSING A MORTGAGE ON A Horse. ‘yu Stailion, upon whiek Syracuse, heid a mort- to Casata, an t the horse had been taken to enpagel Mr. i. I). Garfield, of , Brown & Garfield, atioracys, Syra. 2 and the two went to King<toa yest Finding the Mr. i a Iams, bis rougbs. arriv. ing Sarah 9 with him, When | she declined he threw ber down and tried to {1} frighten ber by threats of further violence. Sarah screamed and was foally permitted to go home, She afterwards had Bowman arrested. Tis —————— oeee~ = accu nied the story, but A_ CENTKAL PARK MysTery—S’nyvtar | the magistrate held him for examination. Disappearance of a Beau'ige! Young Wonan.— | Bowman ts thirt A New York dispateh of sa. j tifteen.—[ 40. W Mrs. Ninotte Andrews, educated lad. since Augusi detective “This is One of the most si ever came to my notice.” bis pocke plexioned. lips was a'smile of se was taken when she wer “but she t that time he nothing a She was pertectly trouble. and 0 lived bap Was pass hot weather set In Mrs. 4 frequent visitor at Centr: dered ip a listless way up aud dowa th shady walks. On the tth of August she | arose early and ate breakfast with her hus- After be bad gone down town she donned her walking habit and stole quietly into the street. She took a car for Central band. sym one uuless he was Who 18 Iny T he t the photograph of a light co: , sunny hairel woman, upon ¥ 1 is to-day a house 1 nd pas iL we » ber husband, a fond of the otner. idrews beeam: rk. Sae we oP mat IN THR PENNSYLVANIA Lindermen, Skeer & Co., ibree Colliers at Stockton, Pa., resumed work today, p y on the same terms as those umier which the men of Pardes & Co. | have been working during the strike. These ierms provide tor restoration of the 12\ | Cent. reduction o f September, having warrant- ner. & Co, miners work yester- percent. having been restored rstaudjog that after the Ist of 1 be REscUMPTION COAL REG 50: ware trolled by rice @f coai, the ually returoing asis or sliding scale. Taese ar- he s'rike inthe nee of plans pur- “mupanies showsan oo the part of the sctives to whom he bad paid money. He gave ten names and pansed. Counsel told him to goon, and then Kurr asked ade- Fark, and was noticed by irieads as abe them to Aatorica. tor” Tiere eee inset . own a pal e Menagerie en his, : ory seen she was standing in front of an at is, one Katy wes told tat ae animal cage gazing vacantly at the animals. Since that day every effort has by ber husband to find whither she has gone. Detectives have been working steadily, but have obtained noclue. It is my belief that she bas been lei away by evil persons, and that she is in some house in the city.” Homeopathi 's Isl committed suicide Thurday evening, shooting himself in the head. MeKennahat from phthisic for —— m he been suffer months and would probably die. He becam? melancholy, ROOF A atrick McKenni pat ie Hospital on Ward doctors had told been made AINGERING ent in the by confine himself, for tnat occasion, to the United k irgdo JU 18 @ pity that be waa not allowed to make his story « tale of two con~ Unents by com, ing the list. A New York CONGRESSMAN IN CALI~ FORNIA.—The Hou. Anthony E 4 member of Congress elect from the sixth distriet of New York, bas been on a visit to thts coast, traveling extensively thr. the interior. In the city he has been the of distinguished attentions from our citizens of German birth, and last night was accord- mopolitan hotel, ow ne eve ef his eters to OL eof his to the east.—[Nan Pranciso Ecaminer. and in one of his morbid moods procured a a7 There will be no delay to “rs on revolver. About 7 o'clock Thur: . two | account of the accident to the ‘mana bridge. other patients, William Smith and -Morris 87-Fred. W. Coffin aud William Rosevse Ralivees bes in the a apd aed Hany pers ey lers, New York have failed. and was 1 , $102,545; nominal assets, rive. The deceased had @ wife residing at sd cere —— ing avenue and 109th street in this city. It is said that he had lived unhappil, Lumber of years.—{N. BUSINESS OF THE CANAL.—The Camber- ine, 2th, ve not been doing much business, ith ber fora 87 A dispatch from Salt Lake City, says that mo ¥ is ve sick Sitaecaarine oe 7 87 The Princess of Wales bas, at her own desire, been elected a Dame Chevatere of the order of St. John of Jerusalem, a pbilan- tropic society presided over by the or Mauchester. &7 The lists having now been made up, It appears that there were 3,200 French officers Killed or off on account of t cltating Wounds during the war of 1570-7! Darcasedl met ceed s7-The depo} building a! Camp eatin. Whe Hames ae pore" | Liltnois, freight warehot-e. teks and 1,100 tons daily. lampshire and Balti- | [lino ase. more Company will probaoly commence ca- a ——— aod 4 hotel, Nearly two mandrel | hoa Ww Ht pees 220%) pene bg anh Loy a vs ma mat yester- wwe ee Sa3. four-and e-lalf miles. Buuer won by ROBBERY AT MANAssas. ne The Worcester (Mass.) Spy states that morn| ator Hoar bas relw ube Mr Wie, invitation to preside ai the republican state a fen. Thi night 2. cou.vention. i #200. It Ls stated ® youag man who kD ig eur bas been li with Mr. L. for some time | yor the and up to the time of the robbery, is mise- of twenty-five birds;