Evening Star Newspaper, September 4, 1877, Page 1

THE EVENING PUBLISHED DAILY, Except sunday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Iwante Are jor Tith street, | ES The Evening Star News &. H. RAUFPFMA Tre EVENING STA subcribers at Ten Cer Cents per mont Tro Cents each. Sixty Cent ® “pon ree oer a at the commer, riage weve The Evening Star. Tar W” «xi ST rR apenas Priday— ©” 4u mubscriplions trwartadly ™ ach ance. $2 8 ©” ar, postage pre D. C., TUESDAY, SEP TEMBER 4, 1877. vs, 50—NE&. 7 623 EVENING STAR. _ J Washington News and Gossi GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.—Inter- 54; customs, $63 WASHINGTO? 87 Rates of advertising furmdvhed on applsoasson. He ee ee eel ; Telegrams te The Star. A NEw Coun: ctor ror CHicaGo.- President has appointed Mr Sioith, general agent of the Western cia’ed Press, to be collector at vice J. Rossel Jor Was asked to resign, but dec! SPECIAL NOTICES. TIVIDRNDSs nd payableby WA HINa- TEN BOWIE. Omey, “KSIGHT= OF HONOS eaday) KV ENT A fali attendance REPORT: ks. an pended THE EASTERN WAR nal revenue, = FX-SrPeaKER RANDALL Will be in Washington avont October Ist, to remain until after m Young's Will. SULEM KALENM EVACUATED r AN ESTATE Ww St Dominic's peress adjourn that Oscar H. Grange. superintendent of the mint at Francisco, Cal A special to the N.Y, 7r buve tr dated the dd, Rays will Was read today in the hs wives and ehildrey and Brigham Young, jr. Albert. Carripgion ar _ estate is Efforts In Behalf Of Peace UNDERSTOOD Brigham Youns's no uc the White House the Secretary of State, | Waite and Ropresentative THE FIRE IN NEW YORK. TERRIBLE LOSS OF LIFE. AMONG THE CA this morning wer. Ty real est ae, and Mary Var Cot reham Young was the fat THe PRESIDENT INVITED TO AUGUSTA, Ga—The city council of Augusta, Georgia, which is entir serie< of resoluti bensens ant twents Dant passed a |THE VISITING GOVERNORS. the property t THE NEW VONK FIRE Terribie cous mse VieLl that eity during his sot Statement of the coinage the mints of the United States month of August, 1877 Ages, 300.740, $6,011,400; eagles, 3. . 45400, trade tollars, 1,5 m bave alrearty On this ava isto be charge had somethin nation was set, New Yous, mgh nok necessarily valuation be put on it ably adjusted wh the youngest Meanwhile the ne mhers accordi reports of y NEW BUILDING Apsoci NORTHY¥ EST eodore Sivet § to goto (he var he men ran to | quarter dollars 10,000, S156 04 DAILY REPOK: vunea’ OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING.—Deliveries Sepieraber 3d, 1si7: To Comptroller of the Currenoy— Uonal currency noiex, $52 the Treasury—4 per miscellaneota, $15 avd at ihe close of day’s wor, ed his mind own to themselves, p WilLhAS as yet ayy Nieuwe neoming and outgoing superir the Government ¢ White House just before Cab s nt came out into tue with them for Dr. Nicholls is got to New York elty. where he will lake charge of ihe Bloomingdale asylum. ad for tivitvidual directed to urn t forbidden by 40 Wor'h Of pro ly held by Brizha preseni at the re: pemnext to be very satisfactory it Will be probated as soon as | Iosane Asylu The Washing of thie Compa: ball and ebatted pleasantl few moments URE with as, w st his Banking ho: ets dorthweat workmen in the uw Seve! ty or € from the sixth s Ce sctory wien UL AT THE OLD STAND : aveuns. — Sprcial Taxce paid at the k Anditer 's Certificates purchased LATE FROM ALASKA.—The Secretary of | the Tr asury has received a report from Cap- tain White, of the United States revenue ma- rine cutter Thomas Corwin, dated Alaska, August DEATH oF EX-PRESIDENT Titers is Adolphe Thiers, w unced by cable. was born tu Ma 7, and was, consequently He was the soa of Diawdacks and W. H. SLATER nded by a ia Mason, who « down the eh ow SARATOGA WATER, ONLY 16 CENT# A BOTTLE, From the Celebrated Hathorn Spring, W. 8. THOMPSON, Pharmactst, 703 isth street. ~ GENUINE CONGRESS WATER From n . Everything was q itet, with the exception of a few unimportant depredations of the natives individually. The report made no m the son of Senator Morton Tue Sitting BuLL Commission. —Goen. Terry left here on Saturday and will be join- edin New York by Judge Lawrence, of R. 1., who will act on behalf of the Interior de- tment. Col Corbin, the secretary of the mission, will meet the members at Chi- cago on the 6th inst, where they will be joined by Secretary Mills, of the Canadian xovernment, and the party will proceed at onee to Bismarck en route to Canada. Tar Canieet.—The regular meeting of the Cabinet was held today at noon, and lasted nearly two hours and ahalf. All the members were present except Secretary long discussion upon the matters pertaining tothe New York and particularly to the case i , With no definite result, how- ever. They also considered the qaestion of the public land depredations in California, but tcok no definite steps ou the subject. A CLERGYMAN CONVICTED OF MU RDER ‘The Rey. 0. P. MeMains, recently convicied «f murder In the fifth degree in New Mexico, is the same man concerning whose indict- Ment certain persons hire made statements r fleeting upon the character of Gov. A a: d others prominent in that territory. BMeMains was a missionary, and was mixed some riotous proceedings at Cimmar- New Mexico. Iynebing of several persous suspected of sist year wi @ poor workman, and, througu age of some influential relatios, he was ad mitted fo the college of his native town. afterwards studied law at 4ix, where tie be- came acquaipted with M Mignet uated In I*Z0, but instead of professiou of the law devoted his aite it'o He engaged t literary pursuits, and contributed to the con His versatility and qmiek conception, bis ready wit and sprigh!- liness of style, his boldness of attack and ability as & conversationalis' fitted him for the duties of a which he took a leading positic connoisseur in art and a shrews He wrote the history of the revolution of Ti, and contributed a great deal towards bringing about the revolution of 1530. Was one of the first to advocate the elevation of the Dukeof Orleans to the regency and afterwards to the throne. ID PSCApe, SAYS on the roof, and things forty workman who Noor, wher. none perished on that floor, nor any ing those ou the top story. that some time e pmiates Were alaraixt was observed coolly working floor while all below was in flames. ewer to shouts he ¢ he seemed to believe the people were jok d and opened the door @& e bim to the casin escape. Betore be had lowered himself to the second floor the chain became so hot that he dropped it and fell to the ground. on his floor perished, as their aproas, be- daubed with Varnish and turpentine, ignited Some were enveloped im flames before they desc men who firstarrived on Thirty-sixth street say they saw men in all the windows above the third story striving to eseape, ver airad Before the firemen cou! Clothes line stretched across the 1) space and get their ladders up the flames burst from the windows. FOUR MBN LEAPED ition of tue ilines# of Spectators report following the Fifteen Cents per Boitle. ATER same price. MILBUEN’S PHARMAO 1449 Penn avenne, , D. McWAULAN MATHORS W stituriong With ear Wiillard’s. , admirably rush of fame a: urnalist, in EW YORK AVENUE. Jew Jorsey avenue, as erroneous! Boyd's Directory for 1577. SAMUEL @. YOUNG, NOTARY PUBLIC, Orsice—Stak BuILpINe. Oo Prician. arded to me by the Great World's oR my tuvented LASS, manufac- He says the men fron the intense beat. From 1590 to I8t5 many prominent positions tn the he was banished from ed a depaty saints Philadel: Fravee, but in 18S he was el from Paris to the assembly and took lis In 150 he Opposed the declaration of After the war was = in Gold, Silver and Frameless, with genaiue Bresilian Pebbles. Also, ou band 's large of SPECTACLES. QCOPES and SHA OPERA GLASSES, DES for the Even, &. against Prussia. for the Eyes, &c. L ~ over be assisted in crushing out the ec mune, and Was president of tue repabii He resigned in May, 1s by Marshal Ma THE 1G Fix FROM THE THIRD All were serlously injured. tain is certain twenty or more peristed. Que fireman declares he Saw two or three heads at every window in the fourth and Lother kaw several jump Some climbed tialf on held the r bands In the attitude o d the screams were terrible. lop story of the new building wer man In the top story says She Saw men h of the six windows in the elebth story of the new building. were in the windows below. crowd down the ladder. One truck cap- »and Was succeed)! Y OF FINE ARTS, N NEW Yor! libe found all the late publi resulted in 0 lives not yet fally ascertained filled with men Hole’s plano factory” was origiually built, eceive @ fine stock strvgeling at THF SOUTH CAROLINA PROSECUTIONS — A Columbia, 8. C., dispatch says it is au- thoritatively announced that a nolle pros wil be entered by the stat 2 of Woodruff and Jones, the ral assem bly, in considera‘ io er by them of a large amou: d of their formal evidence of the stale against other parties whenev-T required. Woodruff holds the vouchers in evidence of bribery of senators and other siate officials, besides numerous other writ- ten evidence of fraudulent trausactioas. THE GOVERNMENT THANKED.—Informa- tion bas been reeeived at the Department of State that a delegation from the Jewish resi- dents of Smyrna, beaded by their Grant upon the United States minis- ter at Torkey, during his recent visit to that city, and tendered , through him, theirthanks to the government of the United States for its solieitude for the Jewish people in the evinced in the recent in- structions from the Department of State, of | which they seemed to be fully informed, and | for Which they appeared (ode sincerely crate- ortraits and Land They fought to da the contest sew ployed on the upper floor, and ab the entire building, a nished with and American } 1¢ Linings, msc Gold, sibver a re escape ladde y Seem to have been Several threw tt seives from the upper stories to be erashe ath ou the rocky gro of life ts estimated al from was the pr building was enve: poshed back lute the flame ihe ladder fell off d dropped fror sashes with his f Useless In navi M1 to will, Kick: He fell from the third lowed him bat wn Saye the loss of life can until the rains co and that it can hardly be N BARLOW « Family Portraits rest 00 10) So rap d gress of the fire toat the eu ire SEWING MACINE. e fire was dis sor yas fourteen men were hanging ws in the attempt to es cape when the walls began failing. Eighte-n nty Wounded men were taken to the hospital: The fire spread to three other large factories and a school how: with about forty tenement poumber of shanties and pletely destroyed. rendered homeless. 4 workman heating some varnish on & stove whieh took fire while bis back was turaed fora moment. The fire spread to the upper floor through the open hatehway, the bil id- ing smoke causing suffocation to many before the flames reach: Buriat Rer "pee sew pavis* Goods net soiled by foviced. Those owning 1 v- Teas leh strese hatin = A FEW THINGS WORTH KNOWING You can buy excellent Hair Brushes at 20 and tho Babber Dreseing Combs. (Goodyear) 10,25 aad fic The heaviest Bubber Dressing Comb made, at Suc; 1 Pack Toilet Mirrors, Se. and Excelieut Kustic Frames. ‘with mat. gl Dack, 26c; fine P two Inenes dee Walnut Towel and Bossia Leather Pocket Books. Pocket Books and Purses. Pine Japanese Fans, Full set of Croquet. § batt Bad two stakes, ansed hy the sraall # 1, Cause of Ex-President Thiers’ Death. Lonbon, Sept. 4 ment of the death of M. Thiers is confirmed. It was caused by apoplexy, and his sutter- ings were apparently slign A Profound Limpression Created by Ms Death. T ONDON, Sept.4 —Theatiack which carriet off Ex President Thiers was what is ca! led in France apoplerie fo droyante apparently in good health In the moraing, and took his usual walk. felt symptoms of iilress, which ped in an xpoplectic fit at 6 o'clock, apparenily Without pain No event short of a coup d'etat Or & communist rising could have creaied so profeund ap impression through vat France as will this. Its effect on the present pout cal crisis eannot yet be properly welxued. ibetta ix now wit! republican party, but his adva to the left cent republican party, as a whole, will probab evil effets of by puting forwart M- Grevy, ex-president of the chamber of dep Uties, a8 a candidate for the Succession to the presidency in the event of President Mac- Mahon’s retirement. ———— SUSPENSION OF A Other Disasters which, toge!ner Rabbi. wait tables, were com *) families wers originated from mast Frames, OUttomon empire ‘Se. and $1; Leather to Be.; Black Silk Painted | 8 mallets, W wickets, Dox, with a 2c. croquet fF 91S), the cheapest xet in town. dorwear, beautifully mace After lancheon he Cristian MASON —TI rD A FREE- Curt Journ says » the Roman Catholic | Of Macelestield, on Wednesday refased to | Inter the body of an excise officer named De lany, on the ground that the rales of the church forbacle him reading the servie* over member of seeret sed, whowas a Roman ( PERSoN AL —Donn Piatt has returned from | bis summer ruralizing in Obio with an amezing red (sun burnt) nose. lic Printer 4. M. Clapp is back in Washing. top, hale and hearty, and bh a5 “come Lo slay lle, of this city, Lilerary Worli!, com~ ted @ comedy in five acts, based upon Washington. wries, by Mrs. Burnett, of this city, is to be dramatized aud put upon the stage at | Miss Vinnie Rear arrived in Richmond, Va, from Wash with her model of the equestrian statuc -Hon. Chas. O'Neill aia, called upon the #ecretary of “District Commissioner L. Phelps, who has been absent at Oakla Mi, for the last ten days, returaed to the city this morning in excellent health, and wae at his post of duty to-day at s-Secretary Tho the cily this morning for Indiana. L. Washington, of the Loulsvili Journal, arrived in the ¢) noon from Newport. of Virginia, is in the city, Butler, correspondent of the Baltimore (fu. | ete, bas returned from a New Engiand trip. THE STATE, War anv Navy Derart- MENT BUILDING—Report ef General Babeoo!. Before being relieved from duty in this beock submitted his report of the operations on the construc- tion of the east wing of the building for the departments, cov- fiseal year of 176 A summary of the bacaing aud + With thoussn according to th fleld, interred the hod, which it was o ally Intended she 1 be buried fn Roman but which was lafd in the Chureh of England portion of the c-me- ed with mnybedy ela it fe uo trouble for as to B. SILVERBERG, MSTROFOLITAN BAZAAR, 312 7th st., near Pa. ave. seek to coun ebow yea round. an early day HAM YounG’s FAMILY AS MourN- Kobert E. Lee. | ing an account of the fa stand. in the body War today LUMBER. of the building, 10 benches were reserved for Brigham Young's family. Who, in due time, entered the Tabernacle in Procession, and manifested but few sizns of did so. According to theot Mormon Chi se News, President Young was the father of 56 left behind him 17 wives, d 28 daughters. of these wives and children were preseut.” THE SMITH FAMILY.—Extensive at ments for the second annual reunion of the Smith family in New Jersey on the 5ia inst. have been made It may he stated again, | however, for the benefit of the Smith family generally, that the reunion will take place on the farm of Peter Z. Smith, near Peapack, N.J, in the valley of the north branch of the Raritan river. Mr. Isaac Smith, of Milburn, resident elected last year, total attendance last year of people laborin: under the cognomen of Smith was 3,000, an: this year 6,000 are ex: tors will be in attendance. BrigHam’s Svuccgessor._A Mormon in New York on being asked what he thought of John W. Young, the successor of “the et” said: «He has all the qualities of a e inherits the strong will and resolute characteristics of bis father and the sympa- thetic tenderness and kindness of his vener- entle ag a woman, be right. Using y he is more than “the ne- his uncle,’ he is the son of his i NEwrort, R I. ton mill bas suspended operations p the financial difficultigs of the Newportman- ufacturing company. Benjamin Fiech, an endorser of the iatter’s paper, is the princi- A large number of workmen are thrown out of employmer Several banks will im. mediately act in refereuce io the matter, aud their representatives will be preseat ‘at a meeting of creditors to be held this after- ns [Special Dispatch to The Star. ya., Sept. 4.—Betore the U.S. circuit court for the eastern district of Virginia, sitting in this city, Judge R. W. Hughes presiding, L to-day addressed said that by consent of parties the of the suggestion as to the jurisdiction Arlivgion estae pt.4—The Perry eot- son building. grief as th | Organ of th OUB PRICE LIST. pal owner. 16 living sons ai ABOTHEE BEDUCTION WHITE PINE PICKS, Dressed. neral O. E. ALEXANDRIA, WHITE PINE SECONDS, Dressed. State, War, and ering from the end of to the Ist of March, 1477, report shows that the walls, of the third story have been com- pleted. at_a cost Of $4,035.54; the brick wal T cents per cuble foot, and for ea-h The walls and | . Lewis, council for WHITE PINS SELECTS, Dressed. WE WILL MAKE Music a=d ora- of the conte = suit wou Posi por January term of the court, Was accordingly so ent-red. — T. nbs defendant is that the United States, being in possession, cannot be sued; while the plaintiff contends that the United Sates is not being sued, but the parties wao are absolutely in possession. —_—~e— plain Steamer Burned. WHITEHALL, N.Y ., Sept. 4.—The -t-amer which bega Morning across Lake Champlain, y to Plattsburgh, connecting the densburg ratiroad with the udson railroad, was burnet ge lust night at Maquarres No lives were lost. Losf $25,000. ——_e—_—. Good News from Regi 5 kK, Sept. 4.—The Heraits Mauch pecial Bays the back bone of the he Lehigh region is broken. ‘Feedy resumption is expected at 37 col- series in Hazelton distric: Lebigh region. n & EZDUCTION OF 10 PER CENT. ad the order thousand brick backing and arches of the fourth story have been completed, brick walis contain thousand bricks, at @ cost of #) 16 25 cents per cubic feet; the backing of the fourth story contains 8.675 cubic feet,or 147% thousand bricks, at a cost of 20), cents. The cost of the rantie has been as fellows tanee third stor; Fourth story. Fifth story : On account of court-yard pavilion. nmmary of the whole expenditure 1s OB LOWEST MABKET PRICES. @ cost of #14,0 EY = able mother. resolute in pu Waintenance o! phrase, I may WE 8FLL Por Thousand SOISTE, STUDS.(mediom tengths)...............815 OULLS, IF im. Stock, (best quality... BO ‘ortiand and O; Delaware and to the water's ed, ARCHHISHOP Arci bishop Bayle #t Ibe reside J., wasou Suada. e1dsutiered less pain than he days; and while it could not be deaiet was still a very sick man, it was eless gratifying to be able to say that cer hopes of bis r-covery are entertain- ed bow than ever. GUNNING ACCIDENT.— While 1 HEALTE. — , of Baltimore, now lying of Bishop Corrigan, in much easier ad for sever- VIBGIBIA PINE FLOOBING.W. .W... 30 Contingeric.es WILLET & LIBBEY, Durner Sixth street and New York avenue, Opposite Northern Liberty Market. miners’ strike int Amount approp Amount approj t, the heart of the ‘Thirty-two are in full opera- nuntiog rail —— Gone to Canada RK. Sept. 4 —f special save: Pre Tupt Chicazo savings bank, srally shot and 7 He attempted t its barrel, w! a Leal. when the Fent the contents rhaps fatally take his gun by the muzzle toward him. from discharged and rongh his right hand and into his right side, sbattering one or more Tibs and making an ugly wound. GENERAL LONGSTREET, formerly of New Orleans, is now @ resident of Georg. ing a sheep farm near Gainesville, espcidate forthe U. 8. Marshalship of the General Longsireet takes no active part in politics, and is quite popular.—{ Cor. i Cin, Enquirer. “a in 1 oto south ‘3 mes’ Chicago ee . Of the bank. Ss belleved to be Exyendd 10 Mare 1, GEO. W. KNO OLUERS, ARCHITECTS UMBEKS— MATZ & BURGER, ith Guyaciedeuice for prevent. na with jevice for fing the brrsting of pipes frets frecinn, | wads PLE CONTINUE TO PREFEB JHE IMPROVED sova, KOLB, corer rinand ste. report sets forth that the contract rick was let under public ad- «A Open competition to the o brick machine company, the 7 per thousand: ron work was let t jr, ef Philadelphia In closing, Gen. Babcock thanks the em- ploy es under him for theireiticient co-opera- | supplying the t CINCINNATI, Sept. Oakville, Tit., _ bushel of | Loss £55,000. ‘fae Eagle flouring together with 25,000 wheat, were burned yesterday. Not So Crate: After All. NEw York, Sept. 4.—Mrs. who murdered her husband, leased from the Trenton luuatic asylum. P Model Makers, 623 Birh and to ft the wrought io Samuel J. Creswell, Irene House, has been re- he utters those 18 again no work to da vlammy forehead and « does this chil Who hesitates” dow and the orphan burned inte the bu- # does this fever of despair, as lous voice they ery,“ Have pity upon me, ob erter the home of the wi | and tell me if ever tever me, bave pity tiends, for the band of God hath touched Mr. Simon Wolf © Bryan said tha formal adtrens omitied a point, and he remarked { & Man OF Woman present hiest possible concep pth or intensity of Suffering im this commantt is not a day, w nheurof the day that can have the « TWO CENTS. that some poor wearing the semblance of CHINESE IMMIGRATION. Congress to be Asked to Modify the Burltageme Preaty Ban Francisco, Ca., Sept 3.—The ex ecutive comm tee of the emnamiites of swfely held @ flnal meeting this afternoon. W.T. Coleman, 8 brief address reviewing the organization and work ef the committee, altributed te receni disturbances to how lums, thieves, and a few commuuis's, and not fo the laboring classes, who held aloof. He then read a long letter from Gov. Irwin The letter, after reviewing Une cause which led to the formation of the safety eommiitee, the strong anti-Chinese f ~ which hid rendered disturbances possible and mixht lead to rey ion, and the expediency of yeking to remove the cause afver patting down the disorderly effect, sugested that | further steps be taken to obtatn such a modi- fication of the Burilngame tre: vent the 1nflux of Chinese; that the tee, from its own non: partisan character aud the high standing of ots members, was of all nizations that ® uch would have yeiebt with Congress. Anatdress was then read on bebal€ of the committee, re rounting the work ithad performed. It went on foexpress the hope that t and riots thronghout the cot the good efect of awak ming to a clearer conception of the mutual rights spd cutles of capital and labor. It combatted the idea that any relief from existing evils can be secured permanently hy government patronage or labor combina- tors; (hat the Jaw of supply acd demand myst rule, and that a Kuowletge of the inciples underlying, that law shonid form TL of common Sehool tustraction; that thas far labor bad bec weil paid in California; the ANOS Were to a great extent own and Were enlisied on the side of law a jer. bat that under keen competion Of Cbinese eheap labor the time woud come when case would be re sil then deplorable consequences follow. Tae experiel fa qual of acer tury showed nothing to hope of the American d, what they are they will remain, tain call (he earnest attention of astern people and the press to the sub- Jectof Chinese immigration with a view of enlisting thelr suppor in counterac ing it They calle’ to mind the faet that the com: mittee that issued this aliress was composed of men who bad faced danger to protect Chinese and were rewty fo do so again, and | boped that this fact would lend weight | their advocacy of the sup 1 of Chi imingration. In conciusion they held it bad become the duty of the government to | efect a modification ofthe treaty with China, | and also if necessary of the treaties with England and Portugal to secure the desired end, The committee then aijourned sine die. | scabies RUSSIA'S WAH ON TURKEY. Behalf of Peace. NFw York, dept cf ‘The Times’ cables say | that the friends of Russia in high quarters in England are using their intlaence in favor of peace, though under preseut circum»tances Russia ‘may not repel the good offices of ovber powers in favor of peace and Turkey would not begrudge the required Concessions. Late Turkish suce-sses have bad marked ii fluence on its tribatary powers. S-rvia besiiates lo lake part in the war. Greek Sympathy witb suilering Greeks is checked. Koumania regrets haying entered the strug- gle. Prince Charlies’ army is in a dreadful condition —1l fed, unpaid ar Sukam Haleh Evacuated. BaTotM, Sept. 4—The rks Lave com- pletely evacuated Sukum Kaleb. ‘ue special correspon- tthe Daiy News at Poredin, under date of September Ist, telegraphs as follows: “1 fode over the battle Held when the Pelisat ailair was over The Turks left very few wounded, and ouly about 00 dead on the field. Their losses could be better judged by the number of knapsacks with Wwuich the ground was strewn. Ia front of the Russian trenches, half way be- iweeen Pelisatand Zgatincethe Turkishdead ing so close that they might have beken bands wih the Rassias lyiog inside. Was a desperatly attack and desperate istence. The attack seems to have been welldirected It was made so suddenly and With such violence that the Russians redoubt Was taken almost by surprise the first time It Was, In fact, taken almost before Genera! Zovotl knew the attack bad begun. mes” Urges Interveation Sept.4—Tue Ties’ leading arti cis of yesterday and today are devoted to showing the peealessness of the present war lls excessive cosiliness in men and mon-y iar ontweighing its possib:lities for good etd the daoger of eventual Russian failare from a'lot whieh the Zimes couciuies tha he present moment is propitious for inter Vhon, and that Germany aod E gland ovghi Otake the initiative to bring about a truce. ———_o—__ THE WANDERING GOVE) A Keception Fen York. EW YORK, Sept. 4.—A committee of the cham ber of commerce appotnted to condact the reception to the visiting governors wait- ed on those gentlemen at the Fifth Avenue hotel this morning and accompanied them ib carriages tothe city ball. Mayor Ely and How. Peter Cooper received them. Governor Bodle, of New Jersey, introduced the gov errors— Young of Ohio, Porter of Tenne see, Axteilof New Mexico, Anthony of Kansas, Newbold of lowa, and Garber of Nevraska— Lieut. Governor Rothert of lowa, and Secre tery of State Clark of Colorado, to Messrs. Ely ard Cooper. Prominent ettizens passed in and outof the chamber and were intro duced to the govercors. Senator Conkling was present. The governors’ party arrived kt the city hall at 10.50 a, m., and left at 1130 fer Castle Garden. The party were shown through that in-titution, and then embarked on board the steamer whieh was to convey ibem own the bay and up the East river to instt(utious on the islands. There was a we and distinguished party on board, coa- sof our most prominent and suc fol business men and officials. A band fur- bished music. _ Am Ex-State Senntor Dying. New York, Sept 4—The World's Balti- more dispatch sys: Ex-State Senator Owens, of South Carolina, recen‘ly charged with state ring frauds. is dying there. 4—Virainim sixes, old, 30; ferred Siu; do consolidated. 65'¢: do. secoud 41, North Carolia sixes. olf. 17 bid to day nod t Tetluing, Sgndde ‘ i D ands, 7 2547 SU: Patapaco 40. Wheat, southera strong and higher. Western opemd Gra and biguer ani closed dail with & vance lost—southern ced, prime, 1 450] 48; do. amber, 12001 52; do white, 1 45a! 53. vania red. 145; western, steam?r, 128; do. No 2 winter red, Ny 1 42%; September 1 3458. Da» suid 1.37. . sutbern quict, Wes era dnt and lower to sll—svuthorp white, 69; 00. yel @; weatern mixed, spui, 57%; Suptember. 5°te: Ger ber, 89%; steamer 52 Oats steady—southern, Sas; weeterp white, 3403 lo. mixed, ass; Fenu- veria, Sas Hye quiet—p ime. 60. charged’ Provisions frm au firm and uncharged Petroleum firmer—crade, 7 refined, 8. : flee dull Whisky dull, ana pall: 4. Receipte—Fiour, 3.509; wheat. 42.00; Sera. 82000: oats, 300; rye, 1,00, Skipments— Manw YORE. Sept. 4.—Beooks, b tM jew" ore. r m9) ; Be and 4. Gold, l0d%, ard 109% bid Bxchences New ¥ iept asviear are. Wi i: mw VYors. ‘pt 4.—Flour firm. ‘heat 5 Lospons wept a tite y. m—Erle, 12: do, x ONDON, Bopt. 38. m.—Eri + be feried. aus New Youk Central, Wt." Lillnots Goa” tral, Panis, Sept 4, 1:90 p. m—Five cent. rentes, WS frones td centimes for account. ad selnasiastrersl Seats To ResuME OPkRATIONS.—The order of the Lehigh Valley railroad to stop taking cori from the works of the Pittston Coal Company was reseinded yesterday at Pitts- ton. Pa., by Judge Packer, president of the Valley railroad, and that company will once resume operations. AMERICANS AHEAD.—The match between the Victoria Rifle Club et Hamilton and the Amateur Riile Club of New York was in pro. gress yesterday at Toronto, Canada. The frst range, eight hundred yards, resalted— Americans 373, Victorias 361. Wa. M. TWezp was yesterday before the aldermen’s committee appointed to invest ate the “ring” frands, but on account of ta absence of his counsel the Investigation was adjourned until Tuursday ANOTHER PLANET DISCOVERED —Prof. Watson, of the Michigan univer-ity at Ano Arbor, yesterday announced the discovery = oe Planet of the eleventh s'eliar mag- nitude. 87 The twenty-seventh anniversary of the admission of Caitforaia into the Union will be celebrated at Long Brancion Siturday next by the Associated Pioneers of the terri- torial days of California. bik maser. does not enter in! RELIEF FOR THE POOR. The Meeting Last Nigh: WRY—A RANDY ORGANIZATION Lily that insta: cespary to stem the tide Uireatens to engulf a large por- Lion Of the ¢ Last evening a meeting was held at Wil lard’s ball for the purpose of considerin subject of relieving the poor resent were Commi-sioner Bryar owen, ex- Mayor Emery rated, hut the simple, it nerds the gen d-spoken tr your speely rel m the committee, sad- Marks, sr, Jobn Gorge Savage, A. #. Solome B. Reed, Rev © had under considera pic and private charities of labor and study than a B, m * of ya Me Duravt, 8. E. Douglass, Hon. Jos op » to give since their ap reh, Mrs. Hartwe. . Mra. Whitney 10F to tbe meeting being called the com ppointed at the pret H. Poikinboro mittee of Bfteen. bary meeting ing the hall, at whit they nead the by charitable, means of rel About + o'clock Gen | the meeting to order, and pr missioner Bryan as presiden and he was representatives t¢ ng as follows d by applac quently interr lainment of be suflering poor in’our midst such misery ts conflaed to this bisiric 1, If possible. quarters of ‘the glo! ant harvest, whiist an In eign demand for our products would s+ aCUVity,& revivalof mavufacturing iuier ests aud of genera - is an Interim this recovery from the rr guishing condition of industrial The District of Coin With @ noble river at com With remarkable water power, it has po mauufactures a! all com Mensurate with those natural advantages With facilities equal to those of other citics in the ary goods trade, and other brauches of industry, it loses ofien the custom of its own Ccitizeos who purchase elsewhe gardless of the en With unsurpassel beauty location and environs, with unusual social and literary attractions, it has fatled, be cause of odious personal tax and other ob NOxXi0us laws, to enjoy those rapid ac sessions to its population avd Wealth that it merits as the capital of @ great and growing nation. It is true that large numbers of men and women flock hither in quest of office or of work, bat many, failing w obtain either, remain in our dose wh bas no commerce. n toeither party who are rea <ervirg of assis © and those who will that Is to say | | | | j the panpers rprise and court enable the charitably inclined to dispense their charilies safely aod wisely. rapital bere to ax activities can b ya requircs and iails of the labor ex- change We con/emp late are as follows: The administrat reau Will be unde 4 treasurer, an aaditir 1 a board of seventees manm- gers and two course The adninisirat . They will app: tendent of the Exehange, 1 business it shall be torecei ve applications for PENNILESS, IF NOT HOPELESS. And even the most of those who are success- fal find their incomes barely adequate Lo the | Most economical sapport of themselves and eir families,and are Uberefore unable to obey their generous promptings to ute to the relief of the indigent class. discussions tn the District press show the admirable frugality practiced by the fam - lies Of many Of the office holders, as meces- sary to keep within their meagre incom He is said to be an adroit coachman who turns skillfully in the narrowest space; bat there Ix, perhaps, an equ: ber of families resident in the District whose heads were once, but are no longer, ia office, ve been materially re- duced by the present depression of values, and in many cases tovally extinguished Thousands of others, never tu office, bat re lying on their daily labor, are now unem- ployed. Then, too, for mauy years past tere has been a constant influx . District of needy colored people adjacent state: moment the largest portion of the neces: classes, numbering many thousands, with oul any means of support taxed to their utmost capacity. the stre , Hallowed. to swari these destitute people imp daily increasing burden upos the comma of Course. serve nt & saperin- canis, puiting in commun be employers aod the we The requisite f tion of this enterprise we pre raised by a finance comm! potnted this evening toa tie would- nds to be tor th We purpose to open at once In a suitable build ing 4 Labor Exchange, for the parpose ad to procure answer not only and whose incomes: Ing So thet it shal Office, but for si < the praducts of labor id as may be aol as soon | will be received t stitute at th , and then sold to tadvantage sistion on these sales are against the prodnesr; t The asylums aie who eanno ies sulted to m: lished as 800m as also to procure a eto The POOF, at Cost, Articles Of n V 2 aod women Tt was with the view of disenssing this mo ous question that a few geallemen met several Weeks since, and consid: clofa “labor exchange” as then proposed by ourlarge-hearted and efficient Commis siorerof Agriculture, the publication ar cireulation in pamphlet form of that having given ri-e to the form committe, al whose instar hearing of whose report we are assembie thisevening. You will pereeive that from | the inception of this movement the ceatrai | principal underiying the wh plan has been todo away, except as to sick and helpless, with the giving of 1 d to require labor to be perform aid exteuded to the needy. The nis were wont to Bay “the g . every thing, but gave us hothing.’ tous or simple alins enervate the indig who are able to work, impairing their sel respect, whilst labor’ elevates and fortifies In short, we bold that charity is the most effective which lessens the number of those needing its exercise. To arrange in al- vance for work, and provide {t for the who want it; to encourage and fovor them !s the means whereby we may prov that maxim sanctionn! by wisdom Of ages: ‘Hunger may gla’ the door of the frugal and indusirious, bat 4 dare not cross the threshold.” In addition to the report to which we are abcut to listen @ second is under co sid ation by another sub-commitiee wi.t the rovidiug for a permanent Independent of this moy: ovher on @ smaller scale, but of having in view the purchase of a |: of lwnd in Virginia, within easy access fro the Distriet, to be owned by Ule subseribers to the fund. and culiivated in vineyards plan which promises a home and a sub ence to discharged Clerks and others at mel ly a nominal cost ure the stm from carefu: the establishment and purpose of » be widely gi the Exchange is navies, drat sme: ne-dle women or the like, are to be invited to ment, and all in want of palever chara | urged to apply to the Exchang: apply tor emp The comm '!ttee re: Tate the movem a raised within the next ten days. oBe LO UBE Lbs aS fe b paying wages to laborers on such public Works in the District as, after coosaliation With the proj er authorities, shall b- deemed most importaut ing. Otting av of ~19.0% be to be used tn ting the machinery necessary for the employment of skilled lavor, male and female, $260 to be use? in baying, for sale al cost to the poor, fuel, groceries, medi- The report was ade On motion, A. S Solomons, M. G John Hitz,S. A H. Marks, J. Davis were appointed ‘a ¢ temporary organizat THE WASHING TE Mr. A. P. Clark ason the 20th cay of May, 1-00, a valaable franchise was granted by the general gov- shington Markel bunuse erations in the manually for the of Washington the amount has Ppaymeut of nolice Or coasent of the cluizens of Washington, and as i is emi- nd proper that this city should ¢ revenues derived from equivalent ramittee ow a, and they MARKET COMPANY, pany. ove of the com being the payment These, fellow cit ; je facts, as 1 have ascertained ingufty and U welcome ag the truth may be, it confro: pnot be gainsaid. How to cure or even mitigate the evil is a problem the sola- Uon of which may well engage the attention of every puilanthropist in the District. deed it hes occurred to me frequently of late bave control of this source or receive @ therefor, that a committee be appsinted to investigate ard report to the next meeting whether by any action of Congress or the ex- ercise of any Oiher lawful authority the said Market Company have been relieved from the payment of awy part thereof of the said £25,000 annually, as provided by their char- ter, and Whether they are and have beea dur- ing weir existence as a the annual payment of said sum, and If so, jue from said corporation op ent society might feature, to encour ard evev promote with pecuniary aid the emigration of some of the neadtest among le to the Southern states. it may be ascertained by corres- Ppondence that labor would bein demand and be required, and where the miidness of the uses Without an: clothing, whilst of fruits, fieh and aquatic fowl would pre- vent any suffering from that hanger here so bitterly complained of. uch emigravien would be the teast expen- Ind to toe public good, aed ougue vs bem , to bea welcome alternative to those now threatened With starvation. Another feature, and one which for year, has been with me of thought as worthy of adoplion, standing alone, might be a suazaD ae SMALL 301 money on personal effects. > iat direst necessity for the want of a few dollars for instant use would ly secure the return of the amount by ige of some superfiuity, and ye. suffer, by placing it in the hands of some vampire of a pawnbroker, the loss of several times the amount borrowed. I doab: not that such a bureau, if now in existeace— ne omgong French Mount de Pie*e, bat coa- jucted by @ person with privacy and delicac: how much is said lability at this time. The revolution was |. Mr. Solomons, from the commitiee on or- ganization, reported the followiag list of re: President, Hon. Thomas B. Bryan; secre- treasurer, Lewis J. Da great expense It strikes me that | tary Kinon W. auditing Commiltce, James E. Bak vm. G. W.G. Le Due, 8. Jobn Hitz, Wm. M: » Marks, Dr. C. C. Cox, Charlies Edmonston, Mrs. Gen. J.B. Ricketts, Mrs. William Stick: ard Whitney, Mrs. Jobn F. . Mitchell, Mrs. Moore, Johi: Finance Committee—A. H. F. Johnson, Charlies James burg, H. Moran, J. H. ford, Jobn Sherman, : w. Homiiler, B. H. Wm. M. Galt, A. Sake, R.A. Barbour, M. G. Emery, A. Burdette, Mark Young, ‘Kengla, M. H. finite service to the meritorious. Few can realize the present pressing need of thous- ands who in former years were in comforia would embrace Bh opportuntiyes £ would em! y to mand of a few dollars in the manoer jadi- J. i Sa uu rT. Wy Barber, R. B. B. Chureh, ©. C. J. W. Drew, L. Markriter. L. A. F. A. Lutz, ®. Hutchinson,