Evening Star Newspaper, September 3, 1877, Page 1

* aia THE EVENING STAR. PUSLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Feunsyivania A " The Evening Star Ne &. H. KAUFF: ——t—— THE EVENING STAR bs served by carriers to subscribers at Ten Ceuts per week, or Forty- four Cents per month vies ad the counter, Two Cents each. mau—; Bixty Cents a month; one year, $6. Tare WEEKLY aoa i $2 a year, postage pre; BZ” Ali subseripons trwartaby tm ach anes. 7 Rates of advertising furntshed on application. ED __ SPECIAL NOTICES. > noua FOOL vtCAL DEPART tr v=, 50—N2. 7,622. EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-PAY.—loter- nal revenue, $740,157.44; enstoms, $395,052.02 POSTMASTER GENERAL Key devies that be has any intention of resigaing his posi- tion when Congress assembies, as has been rey orted. SENATOR MORTON.—Second Assistant Post master General Brady this morning re. ceived adispateb to the effect that Senator Nl SYBUP Coughs and Colds ine ts chat it ripene cS HENCK S PUL For the € f Consume {virtue of this m the m: nd shows it out of the system, purifits | Merton rested well last night, and is still im- the bicod. thus effec s e. proving. SCHENCK 5 SEA WEED TONIC, A Bocus Borp.—Upon the investigation F » oanreceniass ie made by a@ special agent of the Post Offic: a” Tents pr noes ee oe. department it is found that the bond of tha the mos obstinate coves of i 2. tmaster at Baton Rouge, La., is fictitious, The postmaster and the U. 8. commissioner who certified 'o the bond have been arrested, and @ new j; ostmaster appointed. MOVEMENTS OF U. S. VESSELS —The Tal- lapoosa left the New York navy yard at three o'clock Saturday afternoon, bound East, and the Mayflower at 8:30 Saturday moraoing, bound South. The Lackawanna left the navy yard, Mare Island, Cal., the 25th of Au- gust, bound for Pugit So DaILy REPORT BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING.—Deliveries September Ist, isi: To Comptroller of the Carrency—Na- tonal currency notes, <¥ Secretary of the Treasury —4 ONL. CONSOIS, $150,00 miscellaneous, 3 Total, 21 3, on hand at the close of day's work SCHENK 3 MANDRAKE PILLS, t 5 #0 healthy = These Pille ares + for Coneamp. be matter aad rgans 10 aia. Con. Db. ©. Cox, pension agent, will com- mence the quarterly pay ment of pensions to- morrow morning, at So’clock. The biennial exam!nation is aueat thix payment, and all invalids whose persion certideates do not exempt them from examination must be examined before payment can be made Witnesses in cases of widows, mothers and guardians are required at this payment. Tue Rerorts oF THE DEPARTMENTS.— The annual reports of the heads of the seve- ral depaiiments and bureaus of the govera- ment will not be prepared for submission to Congress at its session in October, but will go in with the &nnual message of the Presi- dent at the commencement of the regular session in December. Tuis enables the I’resi- dent and his Cabinet to be absent most of this month on their trip west. PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS. — The President has appointed Lewis E. Parsons to be U. 8. attorney for the northern and mid- die districts of Alabama, vice Charles FE. Mayer, removed. Samu-l G. Reid to be U. S. marshal for the middle and southern dis- triets of Alabama, vice George Turner, re- moved. Thos. Hunt to be U.S. marshal for the southern district of Mississipp!, vice J. L. Lake, jr., resigned. PERSONAL—Mr. George W. Adams has Proape ue £ nd saffering at Wilard’s Hal p.m. Mey Ladd yur By order AN, Ubsirman sed in organiz 4 ade Tooms, coracr of ney! ou street, on TUESDAY NIN NEXT, Sepcomber th. iT. will be the last meeting ot which shares of iil be sold. The As wcistion is in « fo-arisn re safe aud proat whieh te obtain + President. ‘augsi-it ‘TiuMPso JOUN COOK, Secretary. ment dooney for buildiag pur » JUHe E B. LINCOGS ha: removed bik residence to No. ASA8 H strest pear the Arlington Hotel. SPACIAL NUTICE. JB sccount of scarcity angs 6 be ned our Teturned to Washington. Mr. Robert H- “ngage bray mmm Graham is back from his summering at the Lven WATCHES, ISMOND3 and ether | Virginia springs. ----Mr. and Mrs. C. S. VOuV ESS, ‘over the am mnt actual Fine JEWELEY, GUNS, BE Selight advan Noyes have retorned from a northern trip. -** Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Dubant have returned from Cape May. --:-Gov. Hanpton,of Sout i Carolina, was in this city yesterday, en route frem_ Philadelphia to” South ‘arolina. Senator McCreery, of Kentucky, was at the Treasury to-day. NAVAL ORDERS.—Commander Alfred T, Maban, ordered toduty at the navalacatemy loth inst; Lieutenant Kossuth Niles, to the Michigan, on the 6th inst; Master William F. Bulkley, to the bydrographic officeon the ¥ S. GOLDSTEIN & Loan and Commission B Toer With and D stesots ang? Iw r ~ POTOMAC INSURANOS COMPANY, CS Po Oerica No BN Ion State, DC hugust 8 is. The Washington Agency of thie Company was banged on the Ist ins ant The present customers of the Ovmpany.and all others wishi SURE with us, wiil please call @o Mr HB. OFFLEY, at bis Banking bouse, cur- Ber of 15th and F streets aor:h sth inst. Cadet Midshipmen Join N. Jor gat J. W. DEEBLE.$ J-_ | dan and 0. G. Dodge. to the Ossipee at Nor- WRUIT A ¥ #K BXILIBITION- | folk. Va.; Licut. Commander F. M ureen, See POTUMA GRoOWESS AS | detached from the hydrograjaie office, 1th EOCIATION will respon ft inst., and ordered to command the Gad at $s participate in the pi New York on the 15th Inst.; Professor J. H. Ty ee Tin. AS superintendent of the Nautical ac on the 15th inst. and placed on fe z. and yi waiting orders. ildren bait Dm ——— ASSISTA Secrerary McCorwic< left hildren waif price, Af TANT S cCo! c je! “fang tihsm J. E. SNODGRASS, Sec’y. fe ide here to day for a trip north, to b nt ten ays. A report in the meantime ha: gaine! circulation that he contemplates resigning Secretary Sherman, when askcl about it. says that he is no? advised of ft, and of course caunot say what Mr. McCormick's intentions may be. He thinks it predicated, however, upon the fact that Mr. McCormick bas repeatedly stated that the duties of the position are too onerous for him, owing to his defective eyesight. Itis quite probab'e that he will resign at an early day, and ba given a foreign mission. Mr. MePuerson, whom report says will Sacceed him, is ai Gettysburg Springs, Pa. ARMY ORDERS.—Ist Lient. Samuel Q- Robinson, assistant surgeon. is relieved from duty in the department of West Point, and will report to the commanding general, mil- AT THE OLD STAND, N eivenis § sveane. — Special Taare paid at the lowet ats a rtiilicates purchased ang? S ¥. mC. a GOSPEL MEETING iy a lpr vement Diawdacks aud WH SLATER LINCOLN HALt, SABBATH EVENING. at 8 o'clock. Short aldreses by Young Men. Opes Air Meeting at J o'clock, corner 7th street Pennsylvania avenue, waglt-tr » BABATOGA WATEE, OLY 16 CENTS A BOTTLE, From the Oclebrated Mathorn Spring. W. 8. THOMPSON, Pharmacist, Naty division of the Atlantic, to accompany aye ly 703 th strett. | the 3d infantry to the west.’ Leave of ab. GSNUINE CONGRESS WATER sence from the military academy is granted From the 0: aa the fellowing officers for three months: 24 wisiece ‘Gocerae tele Lieuts. Wm. U. Blick, corps of engineers: SATHORN WATER ee viter L. Fisk. corps of engines m. B. MILBOEES PARMAOT, Gordon, 4th artillery; Monroe P. Taorington, @yRtr 1449 Penn avenae, near Willard’, | 5th infantry, and additional Lieat. David a — Price. jr. istartiliery. Leave for one year D ee ew TokK AVENUE for disability granted Captain E. R. Wells, Es mow Jens aeons 2d cavairy. “Leave for one month grmiet as erroneously printed tu Boye's Direct: ry f jané ly EAMUAL G. YOUNG, SOTASY PUBLIO, OFvice—Stak Beiepine. Major Basil Norris, Surgeon, U. § of 2d Lieut. J. H. Gustin, 1th inf headquarters, department of the extended two months. ANOTHER PxRoTeST FROM Ex-Ponntc Prosrek CLAary —Ex Public Printer it acomroaunteation tothe New York Re can Association of this elt dissolution under President Hayes orc A. Loave try, from Platte, is ee OrPrrician. by the Great World invented fire tprecstum swarded © Bair. tn Philadeipnis, on m: and y aeatee EF SEAS, manatee i ply mortifying to think that the eee rites aes en ee has paid the slightest attention to BPEOTACLES, OF REA GLASSES, MIUBY- | the civil service order, for so long as the PES sad SHADES for the Eyes, &0. President is nota member, and bas instituted n atteropt at reform where he has no legitt- mate jurisdiction, there is no obligation on our part to respect ii. Indeed, 1 must con. tinue to protest against the proposed form of Straugelation of the Association under the i, ALEXANDER, Seb tristy — 19BP Pocosyivania avenue a.w. ARLOV "SGAI LERY OF FINE ARTs, 12925 P rmraa Ou F ee. Regs ines. Fhotoaras 3 (f new | sine die process. © * © Mast we sur- tm and Geeman’ Photogra Parca m 7 pews ‘due Chrome s, &ee Giitued Nigel | 7eBder our independence as citizens and our Frames in every style for Porcelaine and Puoto- Portraits The public are invited to examina bich wilt be found all the late publi- tgp houses (Oct Will receive ® fine stock of zenurne Bosaia Leatber Gocie: compisiag Fraines, Puri: ortemonais, Cee. ) Goid Frames for Mirrors, Portraits and_Land- integrity as Rea, and tear down or Cesertour republican association at the auto- cratic bidding of potentates or powers? [. for one. cannot consent;to It. The aba-ement 4s too deep to be reached without pro‘ estation and effort to prevent its occurrence.” THE CHARGES AGAINST SENATOR PAT- end ail styles of Frames, Spanish, French, | _ < Sud American Maples, with ot withont tanec: | TERSON—The Washington correspondent of | gold Muings, made to order. af reasona’'¢ prices. the Baltimore Sun says it “has just trans. Gold, Silver ana Copper Wi Byes. de, cr banging picture red that the main evidence u which z i: € grand jury found a true bill against i SBRBLON aives ia attention to | United States tor Patterson was a pho- x. lining and ng Oil Pain togral transt rest: on ‘lc copy of @ letter, which has a curi- Family Portraits restured with the greatest care, #0 Dae ze cg ces ant ous histo: : oy nt in ae ist i} there lo pree rye wasa erin ‘atterson’s house in this Cataloguce w ca soplication. __sestt-tn city ‘some of the leaders wus then con- trolled legislation in South Carolina. At the APOLLINARIS close of the consultation Patterson gave to Judge T. J. Mackey a letter to be delivered NATURAL in person to Kimpton, the financial agent of Sovth Carolina in New York, who was then MINERAL WATER. visiting Columbia. Mackey went to Go ver- be or Scott a t they Eon to know the character of the communication. Scott concurr.d and thetwo proceeded, broke op:n the letter, in which they found, as one of them subsequently expressed it, to coatain HIGHLY EFFERVESCENT. DB. LEWIS A. Sarr “ & delightful bever- Great reiiet for sam-si: ‘ed CG G ILLIA as ‘wil hell itself.” Judge Mackey personally BE Stes & BARmOnD, superintended the job of photographing the DR. ALFRE! letter, aud after receiving Lwo copies himself Tefresbing.” destroyed the negative. Oueof the photo. pk Can ee wine yee. Hig alge eee the booed i gave ‘ 2d to Scott, and the Was delive: se- from ail t ne urged against Croton and | eurely sealed to the unsuspecting Kimpton, s Exo. “Imp who in torn delivered it to Treasurer Parker ¥ in te presence of Mackey.” The letter is fal and very agreé: Seed cine » March 4, et is sign yy John tuerson ag president of BROT ag Eg, | the Blue Ridge rail ; dge railroad company in South Se sed wenegked See Drapepeia and cane of | Corotins. It is sighed ale by TB Eiiow AM EL Mildly antacit; agrees | @S Wituess. It directs Niles @. Parker, treas- whore there is agouty | "rer. todeliver toH. H. Kirapton reserved dit bes ie. bond scrip belonging to the Blue Ridge ratl- . FOBRDYCKR BARKER. “ By far the moat road company to the amount of sit ”, = bie, srenk on Sees SoS oe roe which was to be expended as follows, viz mane oe Se iS. * Sotonly a og “That $42.57 of said scrip at par value is to we. Sani HEARS. © Betenly ateaney, bet | a. socd toe payten te expenses of passing To be bs . tbroneh the honse of representatives bills 44 of all Wing Merchants, Grocers, Draz- Mineral Water Dealers throughout the use mwi row ly iE MEW DAVIS SEWING MAOdISE. Nobastine Goods not * fled by cif. Inspection foviced. Tuvse owning old Davis’ will do well to SCHE! ac eal, Agents. ‘Augt-tw* 1796 loth surest northwest. RE PEOPLE CONTINUE TO PREFEB ™ bill relating to the bonds of the state Carolina, and bill to authorize the board to settle the accouats of the financial board. letter went on to say | that Lf these bills passed, #42,457 in serip at par was to be paid said Kimpton, and if not passed, then the age Was not to be deliv. ered. Also, that $71,414 of said scrip at par should be delivered to K. if said bills became Ta) VED 800A, laws, provided he shoul pay $50,000, | d. wen io the Of said scrip at 70 cents oz thi ne KOLB, corner Mthend Bote. | dollar,” &e. Che WASHINGTON Dr. WM. W. GopptnG, of Taunton, Mass. who was recently appointed superintendent of the government hospital for the insane, vice Dr. Nichols, resigned, is iu the city,and will probably enter upon the duties of his | new office to morrow. Dr. Godding was for- merly connected with the Tauntoa insase asylum. Tat Castor MR CORNELL.—A special from this elty to the Hera d says the cas: of Naval Officer Cornell will very likely be ad. justed this week without the necessity of uny summary action on the part of the Pre- sident and through the quiet acceptance by Mr. Cornell of the aliernative presented him There is astrong republican pressure upoa Mr. Corneli not to do anything to injure the chences of tbe party at the state election, when @ republican defeat would result in banding over the state to the democrats for probably many years, owing to the oppor tunity for redistricting the democrats woul t bave in the next legislature. REDEEMING AND ASSORTING NATIONATL Bank Nores.—The Treasurer of the United States is about to make the assessment upon the national banks for the expenses of re- deeming and assorting their notes by the redemption agency during the last fiscal year. The total amount of national bank ores assoried was $214,261,300, of which : 518.00 were unfit fore tion and were destroyed; §151,512,700 in. notes fit for use were relurned to the banks by which th Were issued and again put a cirenlatt ‘This fs av increase of = 445 over the rr dempt.ons for the preceding fiscal year. Tue Xpenecs for all other purposes azeregate | 06.10, Notwithstanding this large in- expenses other than ex- ased $3,346 42 as compared with the preceding year, nearly 20 per ceut. DRFADFUL FATE OF A Boy —A few days sinee an accident took place at Berea, O.. the lke of which perhaps bas never occurred. Some workmen were raising a block of sione out of a quarry by means of a derrick, acd had gotven the stove in position to bedropped, avd let go the power, when @ boy named Datie Sabin, about L2 years of age, got caught in the rope-Spool and was dragged into the coll head foremost. The stone, two tons in Weight. had just started, and nothing could prevent the calamity.’ The spool whirled thirteen times, wrapping the rope as many times about the boy’s body, crushing every hone except in one leg from’ the knee down. The weight of the stone was upon eac’ coil. and of course death was caused Instantly. It took some time to get the rope off —[ Cleve land O. despatch to the St. Louis Globe-Dein- ocrat DEATH OF THE NDER OF ADAMS" Ex- PRESS.—Aivin Adams, the founder of Adams } xpress, is dead. He was born In Woods'o-k, Vermont, in 184. Iu 185+ Mr. Adams retired from bus ness the possessor of great wealth, and purchased an estate in Watertown, N: Y., which he improved to the highest degree or elegance, and upon which he erected an Talian villa in keeping with the grounds. in his collection, which 18 said to be one of the finest in the country, is one of the “Greek Slaves” of Powers. THE PLATFORM of the greenback party r@ is correctly understood by the Aur on Hawkeye. it promives an era of high Waves, lots of employment, bigh prices fr whest for the farmer, cheap flour ‘or the mechanic, high prices for cattle for the stock raiser, cheap beef for the woikingman, | 1's of money, low interest and gool times for everybody but contractors, manufacturers, railroads and bankers, who are to b: very Poor and have no money to pay their hands, REGATTA RACES ON THE HupSoN.—Taree Ir of regalia races took place on the Hudson river 1 near Newburg, on Saturday, The first was for four-oared « was won by W race uells, three miles, and o verbrooks, in 2) minutes 9 reconds. ‘Tne sing’e <ull rice. open to all Was wou by Ja. A. Toneyek, of Peeksxtil. In the pair-oared shell race, ue of the Ward er Ws took the first prize, and am ther Ward crew took the second pri MINERS’ Waces.—The announcement that the wages of miners empioye1 by th Philavelphia and Reading Coal and Tro. ompany for Apgust would be only cent. below the $2 50 basis, or an advance 10 per cent. on July rates, has hat the et of Improving the Situation in the S haylicil! region, 4d # sirike, which was immiuent, hes been avoided. Tur LoxG Brascn Races —The three- quarter mile race at Long Branch Satuniay for all ages, was won by Egspt, in Lis, The second race,ove and a quart r mile was won by Shylock. in 2:14. The thiri race, one and a half mile dash, handicap for all ages, Was won by Partnership, in 245%. ‘The st-e- le chase was won by Derby in 2:05, ncher being second. EXPLOSION OF A THRESHING MACHINE. A sicam threshing machine exploded its boiler Saturday, near London, Ontario, making a bingy, pas wreck of the machine and all surroundings. Five mea were badly scalded and mutilated. John Morden died foon after the accident and two others ean- not live. The safety valve had been tied. ANOTHER NIAGARA SuIe1pE.—Dr. Louis M. Stein, father of Dr. Edward M. Stein, who committed suicide in French's hoiel, New York, a short time since, leaped from tbe suspension bridge at Niagara on Satur- day and wax drowned. He practiced medi- | cine in New York at one time with mach success. MINNIE ADMITTFD.—Charles A. Minnie, colored, recenUy appointed a eadet at West Potot from one of the districts of New York city, has successfully passed all examina- tions and been Faecal admitted as a calet. Thirty eight other applicants out of sixty- five that were examined were admitted. A FATAL Ac “IDENT occurred in England | Thursday to Mr. Edward Cunard, second son of Sir Edward Canard. Mr. Cunard, who was an officer In the British army, was Kk jled by being thrown from his horse in a collision Wich another player in the game of ‘colo. ees ANOTHER RAILROAD STRIKE.—The engi- neers, freo.en, and brakemen employed on the Cineinnati, Hamilton and Dayton rail- road have struck against the changes re- cently made by the company with regard to freight tra! “JENNIE JUNE” SERIOUSLY !LL.—A pri- vate rote fiom Mr. D. G. Croly conveys the iuteliigence that Mrs. Croly (Jennie June) is reriously ill. Her health has brokea down, and ber phyeicians have forbidden her to en- gage in any kind of intellectual labor. A_FRACAS in the ited States Hotel, in New York, on ipsam | night, led Wm. R. Sr» ples to draw a pistol on John Dixon. The Lal iutendcd for Dixon struck Ellen Noo- ren, a girl selling newspapers, entering her cheek aid passing out ind the ear. &7 Major A. F. Garrison.sr., United States Vice-consul at Guaymas, Mexico, is dead. w#The funeral of E. L. Davenport, the tragedisn, will take placeia New york to- morrow C. Marsh, of Yale college, B87 Prof. O. was elected president of the American Scien- t fic Association at Nashville on Saturday. &7 George M. Pinney, ex-naval clerk, has been indicted at San Francisco on’ two charges of obtaining money under false pre- tenses. Sv At the works ofthe Standard oil com- pary, Brcoklyn, N. Y., yesterday.an iron Gred barrels of petroleum was destroyed oy rrels of petroleum was ed by fire. Loss not ascertained. wa Jor B. English has been arrested in New York for having in bis possession a $1,000 bond which he was trying to sell for $200. The bond had been advert by the Ueasury as baving been lost or stolen. BA meeting of some of the business men of Louisville, Ky., agreed to petition Con- giess earnesily urge Kentucky repre- “ ntatives to use their influence to secure the tepeal of the bankrupt law. 87-The Richmond Whiy predicts that nota | Virginian will be elected to the state leg! | lature who takes the position that the rate of Taxation should be increased to pay ia fall | the interest upon the Statedebt. | s7 Wellin, who is confined at Norristown, Pa., awaiting trial for the murder of young Hoehne at Fim Station, last autumn, has refused to lake food of any kind for five days re 4 declares that he will starve himself to jean. #7-A colored woman residing at Provi- ! dence, R. 1., was 00 the 16th bitten on the Lip by a large black spider. A few days ago she jed in great agony, her bead and neck hav- ing become swollen to @n enormous size and her limbs being beyond hey control. D. C.. MONDAY, , ening EPTEMBER 3, 1877. Star. TWO CENT The Tureo-Russian War. NORE TURKISH SUCESSES REPORTED. All the reports from the scene of the last struggle between the Turks and the Russians Sere that it bas been disastrous to the latter. The Russian position has been eg pared tarned and Pophoi abandoned. The Tarks were continuing the pursuit. Baker Pasha (Col. Valentine Baker, formerly of the hg lish army,) under whom tne Turkish cavalry charge Wes mad-, had two horse« killed uti- der bim, and is still missing, with Captain Brisco, bis aid. Tne Turks have the garrison at Teipka Pass completely h»mmned in. The Russian post at Tirnova is open to aitack from the east by a read from Bebrova, but Mehemet Ali, even if he finally clears Saipka Will have to clear the Rus-ias from Papashvi, as if there they could threaten his flank. The whole effect of the batile of Karasan, as the Rossian deteat of Thursday has been styled, bas not been ascertained, nut there can be no. doubt that it bas ertppied the Russian forces in that querter. Ou Friday the Turks made @ Teconno'ssance And eneountered thirty thonsacd Russians posted five miles east of Plevs fbe Turki-b official reporis claim that after’ two bours’ de-perave fighting the enemy fled. an ried by assault, and one gun, many horses, and arms capiured. The Ru-sian report of the same acticn says the Turkish force was twenty-five thousand, and after eight hours’ fighting, were repulsed along the whole lin: The Russian loss was six pundred. The cor- respondent of the Lor withese Of the battle of Thursday last says the Russ avs were overpowered by @ forces of Six to oue. AKE AND ¢ 10 CANAL.— cleared at the canal collec tor's fice at Cumberland on Friday. Owing to the low stage of water they were lightly lacen. and with the help of more water put in the prism all gotaway. Tuose lowed on Thursday were lightened somewhat vad got over the bars. The Camberland ( the Ist says: ‘Trade on the canal - yesterday was ubusvally heavy, fifty boats having leit this port toaded with coal, being tae largest bomber that has cleared in ang one day Curing the season. The business of the entire week wakes a good showing, and |= as fol- TRE CnEsar F two be lows: Monday 17.08 tons; Tuesday, 5%, 900.01, Wednesday. ‘hursday. Frida 2 6 This makes a toialot sLipped by caval for the seasc T night, @ deerease of 60,546.15 tons from the amount shipped up tolbe same period last year.” THE FUNERAL oF BRIGKAM Youmsa. Br gbam Young's funeral took place in Salt Lake City yesurday. There were probabiy 0 or 15,000 persons In the tabernacle. The religious services commenced at 12 aid con- Urued until? o’eh ck. Remarks were made by Woodruff, Hyde, Cannon and Lay‘on eulogistic of the deceased, and the great work he bad performed. The body was enclosed in a plain redwood coffin, and was borne to the grave by the employes of the late Presi- dent’ The cortege was preceded by a band, and followed by the family, the diiferent or. slers of priesthood and adherents, all on foot. The order of Brigham Young as to the dispo- sition of his remains, written in 1873, was read, but pothivg from him has been made kvown as yet #8 to the successor to the lead- ership of the chureh or disposition of his pro- perty. ANOTHER DISAPPOINTMENT FOR MR. S—A Remarkable Resemb'ance —The boy own as Gus Levering, from Springfeld, Ohio, who was supposed Lo be the iong mis sing Charlie Ross, was taken to German- town yesterday, and the parpose of the visit being universally knows attracted immense crowes of people anxious to ascertain the re- sult ofthe interview. The boy failed to re- ognize Mr. or Mrs. Roya, or any of the chil- dren of the family. Mr.and Mrs Koss fatled wo identify bim,and Mra*Ross said he was not the miss: boy, though he resembled hm, e-peciuily about the eyes. She says his wrists are too large and his face too wide be- tween the cheek bones. Many friends of the fsrnily who had a knowledge of Charlie ce- clare iha the boy greatly resembles him, and some express the opinion that he is ac tually Charl RAILRoap Lir cult 3. cir 2 es, Lowa, has con- firmed ‘he sale of the Iowa Central road made by the master to the farmers’ Loan end Trust company for the benefit of the bondholders, and ordered the deed to be made accordingly. Three new companies have been formed by different factions o the bondholders, one known as the Cate party, one the Cowdry and one as the Gillan party, were present, and each claiming to be ‘corgabized as the company, to which the rustees should be ordered to convey the i roperty. This matter the court referrsd, to be determined hy the written vole of the bondholder: such vote an THE CONTFST AT CKEEDMOOR.—Already arrangements for the proper accommodation of the cornopeting teams, the officers of the range and the visiting public, on the occa- sion of the International ritle contest, which is to take place at Creedmoor on the is ith and 15th Instant, are rapidly Spproach: ing completion, and from recent indications they promise to be more com: re been the salisiactory than has ever case. Mr. E. A. Buck, editer of the Spirit of has placed $1,040 in gold in the and nppointed a master to take eport. The Time hands of Colonel Gildersieeve to be offered asapyurse in a long-range mateh at Creed moor, open to all comers at $00, 900 aad 1,000 yards. HORRIBLE ACCIDENT.—On Wednesday night last a most terrible accident occurred toa young lady about fifteen years of age, at the residence of ner uncle, Mr. William F. Miteheil, of Gordonsville. Tae particalars are as follows: About $y o'clock Miss Mitchell was preparing to retire, when she took up a small kerosene lamp and was in the act of going in an adjoining room, when her foot slipped from some cause and she fell, breaking the lamp, and her clothes catching five Were soon 1n'a light blaze. Bhe ran in the strect and her screams could be heard for some distance. The young lady died this morning (fhursday) about 4 o'clock —( Piedmont Vergi COLORED MEN DECLINING JuRY DuTy.— An ine:dent occurred in the Circuit Court last Monday that excited some surprise. A goodly number of colored men hat been drawn to serve on the petit jury tis week, aud they appeared in Ue box and answered to their rames. After the court bal heard excnses from those who could not well serve, one colored man rose up and stated that he id not believe he ought to sit as a juror, be- cause he knew nothing about sucn service. Several others did the same, and they were excused.— [Brandon Republican. AN AFFECTIONATE PARSON.—A special dispateh to the N. Y. World from Mo.treal August 30, says: We are promised a terrible tcandal. A young Methodist missionary in A rash end of the se hair alate civing the Wi of a prominent gent an TOXys- mal kiss in the absence of her husband. The —— paren las been rusticated and a reconci! ion tehed uj band and wife. The whole fee the light bere to-morro' DIED OF GRIEF... gular and sad inci- dent occurred in Louisa county, Va., last Friday. Miss Knuckols, a daughter of Addi- fon Knuckols, eeq., of that county, died on Friday morning after a painful’ illness Her sister came into the room where the peeys was lying, ~, baa paras mon the in @ paroxysin of grief, and, as ‘su, at the tine, fainted. When her friends made an effort to revive ber it was found tbat she was dead —————______ To BE HANGED.—Thetrial of Louisa Law- ed with being accessory to the ber husband, David G. Lawson, between the hus- affair will likely i 75, was concluded at Harrisona- burg, Virginia, on Saturday. She was found guilty of murder ia the first degree Shitttstt and Anderson, who have heretofore been convicted for being accessory to the murder of Lawson, will be at Harrisonbarg on September 25th. —— ——_______ A BANKRUPT CLERGYMAN.—The Rey. J. Halstead Carroll bas become a baukrapt With Habilities stated at $117,339.38. His pe- tition in bankrup'ey has been filed in the U. 8. Court for the southern district of N-w York. Ii ts said that the aiMenities of the | reverend gentleman grew out of his efforia to keep up his church in this elty.{N. ¥. Jour. Camn., Ist. THREE DEATIS have occ: at Fernan- dina, Florida, from @ billious intermittent lever of a mali Sype and e1 re form. A strict quarapiive has been estate Ushed at Jackson’ freight and passen- —————_____ s7The Sandwich savings bank, of Bos- that three recoubts were car- | tin of | | | | | groph's Hassanlar special decorated with the Order | 1c is stated thai the White Moun- ms Mount WasuineTox, N. H., Sept. 3.-A Telegrams to The Star. | TERRIBLE FIRE IN NEW TORK. | commenced at so'clock this morning. The thermometer indicates 31 degrees at the base 100 Lives Reported Lost. A Snow Storm Of the mountains, where it is raining hard This Is the first snow storm on the sammit of Mount Washington since the 24 of Juae. The month just passed is the first August without @ snow siorm here fora number of years. } Work of a Masked Mob THE EASTERN CONFLICT. | jocstitvn ne ets Spec'al dis. | Patch to the Courier Journal from North Vor. | bon, Ind., asnonnces that John Simon was | taken from the city jail at that place about 2 o'clock this morning, by a band of masked men, abd Panged 0.8 tree till nearly dea |. | A‘ter — terribly iashed by each man, b was liberated and asked todivalge w' . | knew concerning robberies recently comin! More Turkish Successes. oe Baker Pasha Decorated. SNOW ON WHITE MOUNTAINS. THE WAR IN THE EAST. Baker Pasha Not Missing. but Deco. ted there. He replied that be was innocen and knew nothing about them. cence, Seton ot Garnett, a | rO, commitied an outrageous assau't | Mrs. Perry Kingrey. the wife of a far z xford, Ohio, on Saturday sh evening was arrested | Lonpon, Sept. 3.—Further aceounts from | 1° ol Sbuinia do not coutirm the report that Baker | feTiated 1 Pasba is missing. On the co: “the Tee. | him througt feared that another at be made. —— ing Bank President Tue advisory comm commander-in-chief of the Russia? x Asia Minor, has assumed command Meltkoif’s corps in ing been removed for e: Turkish CONSTANTINOPLE via SYK Turks ackoowlesg € president. it, though It is thoagh bad men in | \ ort » get Bim the Shipka Pass. Two thousand wound | an eter to get Sis reached Adrianople yes! ou The Russian © SioNER BURDETT TURNS I ENG STUDEN, N-pt following > The eda weg | | | er of the general Lind official stateme The Rus: | « co: s the following —“Tne pus | stan loss on the 31st of Angust was—a’ K Will remember in Muy. 1576, Hon. S.S. Bar ‘ Killed and 30 wounded; at Belisa det, U8. ers and 1,20 soldiers Killed aud wound- | office, su y ppeared, and, notwitt The ax. Near the | standing the most thorough seareh, noth village of Pelisat a! t bodies were | of his whereabouts could be learned. Th counted on the sist ult. The can fe be. | last keen of bim was in the Astor Hous tween Rustehuk and Giurgevo is cc aued. No loss or damage on our side is reported. The Stragyle Over Shipka Pass. ADEIANOPLE, Sept. 2. Invelligence ‘re. ceived from the Shipka Pass states that Su- Miman Pasha has gained a more advania- geous position for his batterieson the heights surrounding Fort Nicholas. Ku.sian rein. forcements arrived during the night. Tne road ts Gabrova is being comin tnded by Turkish batteries. A Dental from Hobart Pa: Loxpox New York, when he bad considerable m me aud Jewels on his person. Yesterday a we dressed, distingutsied-looking man, w! wan and caveworn face,was observed pacing upand down on 4th street, acting strangely and watching the bnildings closely. Finally he entered the house of lawyer E. J. Smit and, approaching Mrs. Smith, inquired: +1 you know who I am” She repiied in the negative. He then said: ‘Iam 8. 8. Burdett: and so he proved to be. He appeared to be deranged, and, in reply to @ question as to where he had been, said hedid not kaow. His intellect was evidently clouded, and bis mind wandered. He appeared indifferent upon the subject of his family. it appears his family had discovered bis whereabouts, and sent him funds to returo. It is thought the presence of his family and proper treat- ment will restore his reason.” SUICIDE OF A DESrONDENT MECHANIC — AL&:30 a. m. John Costello, aged forty-seven, & giate-maker, committed suicide on the top floor of No. 591 Bleventh avenue by shooting bimself in the left breast with an’ old muz- zie-loading rifle. The bullet torea rent in the suieide’s back nearly three inches in di- ameter, carried away a piece of flesh, which clang to the ceiling of the room, and passed ——— through the roof. Costello's wife, who was in an adjoining room, ran out when she heard the report, but ber basband was dead. Coroner Woltman held an inquest at noon, and Mrs. Costello testified that for some time her husband had been very de- | spondent, owing to the want of employment, | and that he had often said that he would b> better off if he were dead. The jury retarned A verdict of suicide while insaue.—'N. ¥. World, Sept. 1, ANOTHER DEATH FROM Hyprormonta. | Newberry |S. C.,) bas been throwa 1n'o con siderable ex: ement over the death of s soung man, Thomas Teague, whicn oc curred last Week, the result of acase of liy frophia. Eight weeks ago be was playia with @ pet cat, which bad develope som= evide: ce of madness, when the ca! bit hice upon the hand, but the wound } a t. 3 —Tue Therapia correspon- dent of the Times communicates the follow- ing: “Hobart Pasba writes to the Levant Herald declaring utterly fictitious the pab- lished details of the alleged fight between the Turkish tronclad Pethi Boulend and the R is- sian merchant steamer Vesia. The vessels, he says, were never within two miles 0. each other, the ironclad received only one spent shot doing no barr. The captain did not know that he had {jured the Rassian steamer, and he did not pursue ber as his vessel was overladen with a deck cargo of guns and ammunition for Sulina.” { Note —The foregoing 13 corroborated by a letter in the Tymes from the Turkish chief of the naval staffat Varna, from wiich it ap- ars that the ironclad chased the Vesta a fw hours and fired seven shells, bat foally abondoned the pursuit as hopless aud pro ceeded to Sulina.) ead 4 FEARFUL HOLOCAUST IN NEW YORK. One Hundred Livy New YokK, Sept. Fire broke out at 3:5 a.m.im J. P. Hale's piano factory, ou West 35th street, which was entirely de stroyed. Itis rumored that len persons par- hed. The flames extended to the south side of the street, between 10th and 11th avenue: je troying &. M. Connolly's barrel factory, J. Graham & Co.'s stik factory, aud several houses acjoining. J. Walker's charcoal fac. tory,om the north side of 35th streat, also burned. A block of frame houses on the gest side of loth avenu betw-en Sth and oth streets, 18 on fire and will doubtless destroyed. "A steam fire engiae was barued, on. ook Doing ae was toons the firemen being unable to get it out in con sequence of the intense heat A strong wind | Presented themselves at interve is blowing, but the firemen think ihey have ‘ cue mare saat or mae liquid, the sadden appearance of ——— egg rage Herald buitett ‘kw YORK, Sept. 3— lere maltetin Says about one hundred Lives are supposed | (hfough the deor, or a slight draught of a to be lost in the fire at 35th street aud ioch | WOU! vt ig sacl these paroxysms i avenue. A piano factory, school house und | Mediately. He was sixteen years of a tenement Louses were burned. ¢ doctors pronounce it a well-detiued case of rabies. ILLNESS oF H ARWELL ESTIMATED Loss. The lowest estimate of the ‘oss 1s $1,000,0 7 Chicago Journal of Tuesday says: g V. Farwell is sertously il at bis residep2s in and many place the amount at a much bigher figire. Jt is reported that many lives Lake Forest. Last Saturlay he retarned from a trip to Colorado aud the West Were lost. but the rumors on thix poiat are very conflicting. It 1s probable that some of While there he was attacked by a severe cold, to which he was unable to give proper the workmen in’ the piano factory were un- medical attention at the trae. Upon his re Reported Lost. able to escape, but ie number is uot yet kbown by any oue. A Lively Excursion Party. PORTLAND, ME, Sept. 3.—Tne steamer Plymouth Rock arrived bere from Boston last night with two thousand passengers. Many of them were intoxicated. Daring the ipa number of fights occurred on buard. One man had bis nose bitten off aud another his ear. The passengers were landed on a dark wharf, and three of them fell overboard, bat were rescued. Twenty five were so drunk that they had to be lockelup. The crowd rushed up town, and in oue saloon the mouey drawer was robbed of seventy dol- lars. “The better portion of the ogers de- nounce the ‘whole. amair. From three han- dred to four huadred returned to Boston morning by rail in preference toex peri furtber rowdyism on the boat. serine sccsdbacroaeg ‘The Louisville W: St. Lovrs, Sept. 3 —The English and G: ious of the Workingmen’s party this city contemplate the prosecation of t rolicemen Who arrested members of the onder at Sehuler’s hall during the rece strike. They intend to make a test case see, as they say, whether anybody ean bc arrested for simply boiing # meeting for the expression of free thought; and tuey will also altempt the release of those now ia cus- ledy, by habeas corpus. A committee has been appointed to confer with the Grangers, who meet here shortly, on the subject of a pelitical coalition with that party. e Congressmen of this city are also to be vis- ited, and the neels of the laboring classes laid before them. turn Le was obliged to take to bis bed. and wince the cold has developed into a serious combivation of ailmenis—plenris nia, and rheumatic fever. Dr. Caaries Gil- man Smith is in constant attendance. Tai: morning there were reports to the effect Us Mr. Farwell had improved since yesierd and, ashe is of robust constitution, there is great bope of bis 1 illereh, a young German, was married in Jersey City on Thursday last week to Caroline Avidella and made ready to go Europ? ona bridal tour. He drew $175 from the bank and gav: it 10 bis wife for cate keeping. Th Thursday last went to Hoboken, wife introduced ber hus! hers named Philip Ras fuvited Willench and hi and after arriving tl fer beer, When Wi 1 trier 2 of nel since. The of the police is that Caroline and Raisch ar» accomplices, and that the former married ween merely to get his money.—/N. F. rerld, § BALTIMORE AND BUF¥ALO must be added to the list of cities in which the basiness oat- look is bright and cheerful. There can be m better gauge of the commercial conditl than the caual statisiies, and the retarns for ja*t month show a very large iui e in business. Notwithstanding the red in OF ‘oils nearly fifty per cent the receipts for last th with those a year ago month as compared The prospects of a S Wile einen ia Earn- were largely increased. gcod fall trade and a return of ity are Accident to a Steamer. “cod everywhere.—[N. ¥. He }, Sept. ist. WILMINGTON, Sept. 3.—The steamer Fa!- . KILLED. cou, hound for Charfesion,spranga leak of | _A,SCHOO” TEACHER KiLLED.—Joun w. Smithville bar yesterday, but afer turowing | who was teaching school at Leesville: Senn, Car gbourd 2 considerable portion of her | has been shot dead by Dr. Jobo T. Dent son ee ee holed ang le Ad Be ine of the county sheriff. Leckie expelled one of jain reporting that she was in safe condition Dent's children from the school a few weeks porary ago, and, having since severely chastised Another scholar. Dent was °, at Shot Her Hasband. its Injuries, 2 called to examine o 3 . and pronounced them very se- Re srotenty, Sherry. | rious. Leckie then went to Deat’s: house for ally wounded his ¥,.. | #2 interview, carrying a whip, aud was there shot. Dr. Debt has Mk. Tom HUGUEs, whose admiration and affection for the author of the “Bi P are said to know no bounds, was out Mr. Lowell Park last nig Fire. The loss by the fire works, at Hunter's ind probably fat: ina fitor Jealouay al Eden Sa a dle A $20,000 New YORK, Sept. 3.— at the Standard Oil Point, was $20,000, of town with his fasily London Lge rig a ae to hang the string out sertots dls North Gafstere wise Ase ae doe ee ; now he may send him his aoe rm, 8'448%, fair to good Sept 3.—Uotton ~ middlt- pena alien Bet quiet ana ira Ho sseree extra, B0s620; do. Weandst 00: Sd Peng ye ee et dea enters, Arm, sad manner as to conduct the “mnasie” oie ime. 2 5 do. amber, Lael 80; do, lessly off, and dump it in some out of ins t0al 50; Iv s; way place, where It will not become offes => No.2 paves, sed, Spot 1.41; | sive.—[ Chicago Times. firmer, wes oe and bh i SENOoR Mata, the Mexican representativ> oe Sa. Wentera at Washington, in advising his ernment i D Cai — i to send a large force of troops to the frontier Penbs; Ivabia. 80%.” Bye quiet, 60 Gor p ime | DAS taken # rather st toallay Froviientiewty and ten Ponts taal sk'wile | tions 12 bowever, whet Toe¥ ger eal *isione ‘and ficm: Pot i - If, . pugaty, looee—ghonlders. 0°, «Ste; cear ri i belp keep ‘thelr pox get ‘. * ae a mee % wt ea presence may have desire: effec!. Ps Miss Lovesoy DECLARED INSANE.—Mi. , of New Yoris, who escaped fos the convent at Sorel place. | resident here t | have deciied objections to « The Treasury Guide Natsance. A few da: ‘hrcagh th rtment buildt evtering the Treasury t —F much annoyet by ty led Oa build ing we were v the importunttion oF Use aides that infest that informed them that I had been ® many years and felt quite confident of be ie io show and oxpiain all that was of interest to my friends, upon which ope of ibem approache! me ia a very rude manner, saying. “Weill, fwat if ye bave been bere for many years, fawat de ye know iv the us pints ir intherest?” Another “explainin’ the ines” of the clock at the west door. ‘ how i wos ran by lecthrisity by the B ixnal Koor.” There was another who stumped around after solieiting oar pe- trobage under the pret: : * crip- pled Union soldier, wh aiemeni | found upon tr to be But the most aonoying em all « a dapper Young MAD in ashor: linen coat. accompa ied by what appeared to be x impor tation from the Old World. The latter dog- get os around » place, making remarks abily, Soa: Now, Lhave no provided he be a di Moral habits and cou y as to our imposters and tramps Unat I there in my last visit. 1 tra tlemarly and courteous superinte take proper steps to protect. th boy ance as Lhe abowe. A Lavy Restpest. of Columbia,» 5 hot expect, when I pou parties occupying premt- tel by Col. Lubey, to stop the waste of Poiomac water, that any ¢ tien Would find fault aod exti pubiie am etter the eon ~ttled at “rar Was ING TON, Sept. Sd, 17 Drstric Siar-—1 aid not sity stopped how our time the authorities cut the toun- onde Water depa STAND Faom Uxpen.—Tae business in New Ve things of our locw ard is heralded | on like the rash go to bed well at 4 the morning. Tu asi twenty-five y been sudden. Th trade seems to oe pat in motion. By ge consent it ts that business is reviving on all one can tell why it is. A well-ku goods merchant said this morning. * Tout kKpow bow it is, but last week I wonid not have been unwilling to have taken # journey to the White Mountains or to the seaside. To-day I have vo time to see my friends. The small force lefi tn my store were idle, sitting down on boxes, whistling and eating fruit. Te-day every man is in his place with everything he can alte any of my help to go away, and have called back all iny clerks who were on the wing.” One of our heaviest paper houses made substantially the same stater: ago, Without a sign of warsing, ourselves covered with onlers. w we © gold ourselves down in thespring.and more asan experiment than anything else, we kep! our fuli force ont Wedidso. We can only ausw bothing more. There has much money waiting Investm Tnless all Signs fail we are to b fall season.—|Burliegh's N.Y. Journal. ugh the su It swell rich young widow, Who lives i y cottage on Sth street.’ Mrs. Oia, In ad- to ber legal portion, rece ved from ber late busband a yearly sum,on condition that she neither marricd again nor received proposals of marriace. She receut!y moved from this city to her present heme in Mor, risiana. In April last.at the house of a friend, Mrs. Beck, of Mott Haven, she met Dr. Bathgate for the first time. She declares that it was a case of love at first sight, aud that a few aays later be calle! on her and Propored marriage. Sooa after ty and Wes confined to his bed weeks. She watchet at bis beds) forting him with wo: { love, wh returned with intel much to the sure of two maiden sisters of the sick When he began to recover a coolaess ea sued between them, correspondence and even this finally ceased. called one moraing at bis dismissed with threateatng words by the two Sisters. The docior has since ceinsed lo wee or communicate with hi ago Mrs. Olis began a promise, claiming = 600 cane ee ad Nady —— pleas early in er. Mrs. Olis is on 35, of light oe with biue eyes. a ber aMdavit she states her willingness to marry the doctor.in spite of his 11l-treat- racnt. Dr. Bathgate is a man of of com- manding presence. He bas a large practies in the new wards, and also in Westchester county.—( N.Y. Tribune, Sey A Youre Grru’s ATUATION POR AN AGED Lovrk.—aA singular tmstance of femi- hive infatuation is that of a benatifal young Brooklyn girl, the ouly daughter of wealthy fellow of 60, poor 1m y poor ia wacter. To the g.rl's pareats for a year, with the oi ent p most mages. The fortunate xttachmon' took ber to things hav aged lover u in her determination to marry him father with tears told bis daughter hb Lot let ber marry euch a man, and ‘ost preferal 15 years from this ber 10 or m Sower of her womanhood (she ts not yet 1), h with a husband decrepit an she could vot even respect. desire ot ber life to be able to comfort his remaining years, end smooth his pathway to the grave. ee THE GRATITUDE of all tue community is due to Judge Robinson for his decision ing lo check the i uy: booseee se com! sent by the jc coloniza- Sone 2 of BE. Logis. to locate inte for the ve returned after an eight weeks’ tour thr the southwest, and at a