Evening Star Newspaper, September 26, 1877, Page 1

PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Pennsylvania Avenue. corner 11th street, aT ening Star Newspaper Company. a ee a ‘Tue EVENING STAR ts served dy carries to u Cents per week, or Forty- fen Fae Bagerg : Two Cents each. Sixty Cents a month; one year, Tas WEEELY STAR—, on Friday— 82a year, postage 67 AU mubscripiions tnvartably i adwanes. 87" Rates of advertising furnished on application. TT Ve, 50—NS. 7.642. WASHINGTON LADIES’ GOODS. D. C.. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1877. EXCURSIONS, PICNICS, &e. SPECIAL NOTICES. ¥ YOU WANT BLEGANT VIT- P. T TER! 8 and —— DRESS made o1T’s pe tt ee MES. J.P. PALMER, 1107 F STREET, Between 1th and 12th Sta. iahes to announce to her customers and the pub- Sine she is ta receipt of ail the very iors and Sty les o VaLvets, SILKS »DATINS RIBBON! CY and OSTRICH FEATHERS. vA TRENCH FLOWERS and ORNAMENTS, Lso, ame w BONNETS and ROUND HATS. Orde mr ptly filled. sepli-tr York we will joodid aasort ; consisting of FEATHERS, VELVETS, &c., G EMRROIDERIES, LACES. BAMDUTANDEERCUIEES: GLOVES, &c., 80. Our Goods are of the latest designs, and having Been bought for cash, we will retorned from Ni DAY. 10th inst, NEW GOOUS for fall HATS, FLOWEBS. Having just open on MON five abrctal [nduce- mente. - M a wpe tr 621 and 623 D street n. SSIONAL. K. GEORGE KELLOGG HAS RETURNED D*. Warhin entice, BM. 1333.3 ae fice r. o a. m.,3 to sas to Zp. Ooice Hours. Bo ALA. sin @ at @ 0 7 &.J BE JOHNSON BoB eeLIST AND PHYSICIAN. Offic 614 G sircet northwest, between St» and Tth streets. sep7-Im* PYENEY J ENNIS +t. opponite Bat M.TALB wed tc r northwest jo 1 am. aod $to8 p.m. jelS-| DENTIST —OMice and reat s, DENTIST, BEMOVED TO 703 157 STBERT. marl ly Over Thompeon’s Drag Store. JE. DORR. DENTIST, 423 Tth_ street south- Dect tatween Daud Rstreots Beaae fBfal pets ot Teeth, 8: Tet billed. 91; x tracting without pain 80 cru opera- tions warrac ted. ootm- Ly < KEMAN QCHUTTER & BAKEMAN, FRESCO, DECORATIVE, and every descriptions comin ciealas 4 Eaere a, 727 wh st 3 ECIMEN BOOM. 710 E street northwest. faadiiy WASHiNaTom. D/O HOUSEFURNI CARPETS. ‘We are now receiving our fall line of FALL and WINTER RO KNIBBING GOODS, te which we invite the In«p-ction of purchasers, viz. Wilton, Axm Yer. Mognet, Velvet Body Brussels. ‘Tapestry, Three-Ply and Ingrain Oarpets. of the 1; Velvet and W nm Rags and Mate; and Linolam Curtatn Goods and Lace French and English Cretonnes in great Blankets and Sheetings, all sizes and widt! Table Damask, Napkins, and Tow i , all grades. —— BHO. & CO., HOOE, sepl am 1328 F St.,'vear Evbist House. Cm, SHING GOODS GLASSWARE, CROCKERY, &e We are now prepared to fnrnish above Goods iu large and small quantities at Lev rires Li ont are re- Hons: keepers and those fittin ed tore. It incurs uc tfoliy invi visit our Obiigaticn te porchase WESB & BEVERIDGE, 1009 Pennsylvania acenue, anels-tr Between joth sud 1ith streets, EFRIGESATORS. FRUIT JARS, Aud GLASSWAZE, Atlow GEO. WATTS & CO.. B14 7th street, wbov Poona sre. YORE WINDOW SHADE HOUSE BEST pe a le aad = poate Patent Office. HOE aogttr N=¥ aptly BOOTS A} Jj. J ex0nGes, CITIZENT AND MILITARY BOO? AND SHOE MAKER, 9118 Penusylvanis Avence northwest, Great bargains for the uext W daya in ready" made Boots and Shoes by mini? of the Big Boot ) G Repairing neatly executed. : HOTEL “ALBEMARLE HOTEL.” dD tall-tr r = AVENUE AND Satz ST. nen stig Madinny Beary On the Sue es joil-an é == Propricwors WESTMINSTER HOTEL, ON THE EUROPES® PLAN, nd 16th strect, Now York jon Snare and Broad ft central yet quietest location in t jent t) tho graat stores, theaters and che: Elevater and all modern unpr I parts of the city by cars and ee {fa OB FER IN¥W HOTEL, WASHINGTON, D. 0.” RIG@S HOUSE, &@ SPOFFORD, First and tm all ite tents; situated opposite the United Scates ‘Built . and tn the immediate nef zhborhood of the Pre- ‘. |, the State. War AWRineas ptrortan T TO TAXPAYERS, For the conventence of owners and = I have cetablished'an OF FIOE at No. 233 attention to the IU! or” imekovewesT Absifosm ANTS gat te Sotlection of claims for damages to. real cetars, Material reused and work done by lot-owners ahdee IMPROVEMENT TAXES paid at o large die ‘Information relative to the general, and tax lew: ‘and freely green, persogal tax laws cheerfally t Biba So Gl0's HEATING APPARaTus. We are the Manufacturers of GOLOS WARM-AIR FURNACES, Fonnt To $t-am, and Unquestionably =7-Coll and hed the thing itself, and take s de- ES CURNUELIERS end GA8-GIXTUBES up — 'H, BINGE & Co. decent ___ 1014 Femnsyleunta avene. W ORK FOR ALL r = their own lccatinvon, convomins, for the Vi itor, (enlarged) Wee! ‘Monthly. Tatce e yepie ts ine Wala, wich Caro: Tents may ee ever met with such universal ‘ Benued nk cone PLavate CARs. SECOND GRAND PIC-NIC OF THE STitrens Gitopear FALLS CS Hew Jorsey. Maryland. PENSION AGENCY—The Pension Aga ¥ rT Ware Ani > | Drees “olumbia, MOVED from ths Letuct Groves THURSDAYS Sep emt | Witekt posidiogr sth and G screotss fo tho asrasst | ber 27th, 17. Tickets,23 cante. Ferry boate will | ©! Second National Bauk, on 7th, Detweea E aud ¥, ip. 10 contac Holy Bil bas wri setae thy Bh SUNDAY EXCURSION To ma @SHALL The Steamer “MATTANO” will * continue ber excursions to Marshall Hall EVERY SUNDAY, AT 4 O'CLOCK P.M. | span ong Leng Be" tice, giving the excursion- bb turning, wil. arrive HW RILLMON, Agent. NOTICE TO MOUNT VERNON PAS- SENGERS. ‘The Steamer ARROW, Capt. Frank Mollingshead, i uly beat allowed to land pas Meunt Vernon rataking thiaste d vith the Le f ridin tn ambulance hour ‘are, ronnd Cpporite to Post Office Departm=: has been engaged. sep26 6t D. rit U_ COX. Pension Agent. MAMBE)S OF HIBERNIA BENEVO- LENT ASSOCIATIVe are requested t> at- tend special meeting THURSDAY =V¥° NING Beptember Mth WT". 7% o'clock, at the Hall, Ist street. between Lm northwest. B; of the D- art? OT#°F OF RGU SN BULLOBAN, Ree. See IMPROVED ORDER OF RED MEN erothers who intend B cort ¢ mai tee 01 fr m Bichmend, will assen bi St, Tammany iribe on te 7b by order of the Great Saclem © participate with th rey TO 0. F—The members of UNLIN LODGE. No. 11,1. 0.0. F.,are horeby noti- fied to meer at Odd Fellows? Hail, (Navy Yard). on THULSDAY. the a tan , nt 12:30 o'clock 9 erp, to attend fi iu. Memberaof ister Lodges are y J. MARTIN McFABL Vernon Ase reo miles, aa DY eral of Brother Isa ord other li @ trip, @1, including admission to ard Gronnda, sion emer leaves 7th street wharf daily, (Sanday ex- = cepted, at 1O a. m.. and returns about 4 p. m, tho membors of MAGENEN( J. Mc. HOLLINGSW Pi © hereby nott Supt. bs ch Isaac 4 FRASK BOLL on TRURSDAY AFTER th rt co Member is etp ctod tat the hall, sth rtrect wonthenst, at vcloek. to siterd the fuacral. Members of Si Encampmente are invi'ed to siter 1. Appcial meeting will taxe place WEDNESDAY EVE cl ING, at 754 o’clec JOSEPHA B. CEOIL, ©. P. WM. P. ALLAN, Seribe ut NeW KOUTE TO MOUNT VERNON. The new. safe and commocdious stesmer MA WASHINGTON is now carryiny sengers to Mt. Vernon, ard furnishing carringes to transport them to the’ Mansion By this route persons avoid a hot walk up Bilong hill. The distance is one-and-a-half mii Bet Viren” Etared linet whrtoney aay na” PROVIDENCE ACSPTEAL—Graluates in day excepted) at &. m., and retarne sboat 4:30 ~ o'clock ission and <ar- including the rlage ride + AY, ovr September 29 h. ard ital o MON LECTURE. DAY, Osteber iat aod pm tor mmm == BRAK T( Eb, » Prosi ‘THE LECTURE OF THE SEASON BING, MD sSeorelad. eooee se Dr. CHAR DWLEE, of New York WSECUND WASHINGTON ¢0-OPERA peta og 7 hn TIVE BUILDING ASSOCIATION ri " meee anenal mocting will be held next THURSDAY tr Ty NIGHT, 271 atsiu Davin Hall, No. 6t % Third suoual report wil for the eamuiog sear elect OWN &. THOM?! A 3 ws => ROCKERIDGE ALUM KENTUCKY BLUE LIOK, BEDFORD, BETHESDA, And other natural MINBRAL WATERS for «xe at MILBUAN’S PHAUMACY, eep2i-tr 2429 Peon. avenue =>) FIRST Ov orb G ASSUCIAT ON — . BOOKS AND STATIONERY. SCHooL BOOKS AND SUPPLIES, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. All the Books used in the Public and Private Sehools of the District, and all other Requisites for the school room, to be had st the lowest prices, at OlatE WM. BALLANTYNE’S, BNLN kK » seps-tr 428 Seventh street. mac Hall,cesner of ith street and Marylasud ave a Sin thweet. The anual statment will be read. E WOULD RESPECTFULLY AN- NOUNCEK to the public that our stuck o SCHOOL BOOKS and SOHOOL BEQUISITES is now complete, and that onr prices are the very lowest that such Books are sold for in any of the northern efties . ‘The flaest qualities of STATIONERY always to rof the President: Topas. zt G. BR. THOMPSON, Sec’y i OagnD. o all wh mufl-ring from the errors diseretic th, nervous w wees, cay. les of od, &e.. L will send a receipt ‘This great rem of y man hoo Will cure yon, FRAE OF CHAKGE wae £4Y Yas discovered by @ missionary in South Amer- NEW BOOKS received as soon as isened. BEPH 1 INMAN. State De Bite to nce Ney A special lot of Books at # cents per volume Fee e Seaton B. Bina toss sol A CARL—W. M. GALT & 00. desire to canta evens. D> reset tacts heats tte fire aot pois ae sepé-tr Corner Hth street. | Snexts for th sit very ficient sercices at the fire xc. Pi | at thetr place of business Inst evening. Owing to SCHOOL BOOKS.—Parents about to pur. the effic dency of the fire department onr bi Tens chase Books for the Fall terms of the various seh ols of our city, which are to open about the 10th of September. will find it to their interest to give us call, where they will find a full and complete as. sorrment of all the Books used both in the public ard private Schools, which we offer at considerable daction fro es. *N Russia, by Wallace; nd of the Incas. by Dream, Rolfe; That Mother n-Law; Four Irre- y Mark Twaiv; ‘Chidayne of will not be interfered with In any manner, aad we are ready to transact businoss as usaal sep __GALT & CO. i ¥. Mm. GO. a. GOSPEL MEETING EVERY SUNDAY AFIEsNOON, IN LINCOLN HaLt, AT BALY PAsT fHRRE O'CLOCK. y, by Bakus; Pera Squiers: A Midsummer Nigh! Husband of Mine; My bes; Eketcbes, Rotono; University Life of Ancient’ Athens, Hag | Bbort aud eari Bour Series; Percy aud the Prophet; Half Honr Se- Goon! singing bj Young men come, Hes: Forel .@ 0.0. MORRISON, | __krersb-dy wel sepi3-tr, _ eerste wa Pennsyleania a ies mudrabi _ Wath D AND S3E mouccin-tec, BUFFALO LITHIA W im papi Are offerud by the Dotti Bite of : ‘a 1 ae History: rary, from Ite ort- | _seps-tf B Lith street. « 46. to the commencement of Lv, by John Mac . tenth president, 2 vols , 8vo., §7, Leeds’ History of the Uniced States, $1.75. ‘A new Star Atlas. by Richard Pr: ctor, 92.90 Conflict between Labor and Capital, Bolle PUTOM AO INSUBANCE COMPANY, Orrick 6S Hien Stager, Georgetown, D.C , August B I87. The Washington Ageucy of this Company was Lat ing! ant, The Question of Labor and Oapital. John Jervis 3 thie Cosnpeneieak 613 1 val ¢ preanic Cocmistry, Metals, | others wishing to NSURE with us, will please call ‘hor 120. WhatieAr? 8. @. W. Ba my | 95 Mr. B FFLEY, at his Banking house, cor- Tc. "tre Jukes: a +tudy in panperiem. Dugdale, | Sener itti nud Fecets northwest 1.25, General Histery of Counecticat. Dr. Peters, att J) W. DESELE, Secretary, 1 £0, ‘That Laas O'Lowries. paper edition, Wo. : = = ‘net Husband of Mine. Wc Four Irrepressibies, SCHENCK’S PULMUNIO 8YBUP Sec. Samuel Brohl & Oo. Cherbuliez, @c. Ger: : Fard's Marriage, Theuriet, Se Love Véctures, So. ‘or the Cure of Consumption, Coughs and Colds, abies, equel to Helen's ft price, ‘& CHAPIAN, Ieania avenue. ————————S eee PIANOS AND ORGANS. Reavy FOR BUSINESS. PALACE WAREROOMS, We nave jnst opened a splendid stock of the cele- brated BRADBURY PIANOS, and the world re- Bowned EST#Y ORGANS. which we offer for sale Snd rent at prices and on terms to suit the times, We hav 1 OD ® fine stock of new Pianos, Which we will sell for @2%) cash, fu iy warranted ‘The great virtue vi this medicine is that it ripens the matter and throws it ont of the system, purifies the bicod, and tt us effects » cure. SCHENCK’S SKA-WEED TONIC, For the Cure of Dyspepsia, Indigestion, §¢ The Tonic produces # healthy action of the stom- ach, creating aa appetite, forming chyle, and curing the niost obstinate cases of Indigestion. SCHENCK’S MANDRAKE PILLS, For the Cure of Liver Complaint, &. ‘These Pilis are aiterative, and produce a healthy acticn of the liver without the least dauger, as tacy are free «i yet more efficacious iu re- ®cring a heaithy action of the liver. These remedics are a certain cure for Consump- tion, as the Pulmonic Syrup ripens the matter and Fianos and Organs sold on the installment piau. urifies the Blood. The Mandrake Pilts acc upon the Cail and examine, ive create a healthy bile, and remove all diseasos SANDERS & STAYMAN, of thé liver, often 4 cause of Consumptio Sea- ne Pennsylvania avenue, cor. 12th street, weed Tonic gives tone and h to the stomach, tion, bles the orgnus to Shepherd Baildin makers digestion, and eno 4 form blood; and thus creates a healthy circata- ees Sn_Snd BS B_ Charion ot., Baltimore, tion of healthy biood. The combined action of these HALLE » DAVIS & CO. PLANO, | medicines, os thus explained, will cure Ty Case of ecdorend’ by ail Musicians. Upr Conmumption, if taken iu time, aud the use of the Specialty. medicines persevered in « Lo ices. Bi terus, “HD: scmnen, ‘agen, VE vu 207 10-e6lm G11 sch siroet northwest. [JECKER EROS PIANOS —“rhey, are TR te Rag in. ke. BURDETT ORGANS — The’ Amart Dr. Scherck 1s professionally at his principal of- fice. corner 6th aud Arch streets. Philadephia, every Monday, where ali ietuers tur alvice ust bs | address d Echenck’s Medicines for sale by ail Druggis's sopS inyw fim m st effective reed Organ made. . MCFARCAN, Denist, GOKUEN, Bole Agent, F De MCP AGO NEW YORK AVENUE. 407 oth ot near Pa avenue. ot New Jersey wvenue, aa erroneously prinved in IGHEST AWARD. 'e Direc: ory for 1577. Jan ly WM_ KNABE & C SAMUEL @ YOUNG, OBNIRNDIAL TH! NOTARY PUBLIC, Diploma of Honor and Meda of Mt Grand, Pericr Grand, Square and Upright, Pianos. McCammon's favorite Pianos aud Pianos from other celebrated factories for" Saie and Rent on the most reasonable terms, bed sold on inetaime nts, mages Rogecint, ake Btiended to. REICHENBACH'S PIANO WARK- ROOMS, 423 Lith atrect, a few doors above Fane. oot tf 0 OPTician. First premium awarded tome by the Great World’s Fair,in Phila ou my invented and patented EGLASS, wanafnc- tured in Gord, Filver and Fiaueless, with genuiue Brazitian Pebbies Also ou band & large variety I. ALEXANDE: coth-tristp 1229 Pennsyivauis avoune aes B4RLo W'S GALLERY OF FINE ARTS, Ps paint aay Pemsnicaniaavenus, ngrayi y ures (a new ocete), French aud Gera Phones be dings, fine Chromo, &e-; Gilt aad Bickel vent LUMBER. SPECIAL NOTICE. We have on wharf abont 150.000 feet of Prime Heart 44 Georgia BOARDS, which we will sell for 1¢ Paintings, fine C! De THLBTY DAYS, at $20 per 1,000 feet. in Franies in every style for ‘atte Tie public fare Invited to examine be found all the late publt- (October Ist will receive a fine Rusia Leather pr : Gold "Frames for” stock of cemutne Frames, Port- } . Portraits and Land- OUR NEW Soo Simerican laapiee wih oe 'witeens veeee as Gold Jinings, mace 40 order, at reasonahe prices, BY LUMBER SHED, Gold, Niltar and Goppot Wire; Cord, Hicks, Screw Which has a capacity for holding nearly ONS Eipected/and bung by Som _— MILLION FERT, ts filed with all kinds of LUM- ”B. Eixon hin special attaition to BE, well seasoned. Always dry aad, protected Fearerns ba Boer pn Poe es from the weather, : Eo preeervo te originally "Oatalognes w belied on application. angSi-sm_ ‘[HE GREAT EUROPEAN NOVELTY. WE SELL Sande, Per M. JOIST and STUDS, medium lengths........§15 OO VIRGINIA PINE BOARDS, 16 feet... 15 OO WHITE PISE CULLS, 12-inch stock, (DOSE QUALITY )aevwerermnseneennesenes ssvrmeeee BO OD WASHBOARDS, WHITE PINE, dressed And jointed on edge—Clearnonmnnee 15 OO SHELVING, 12 inch, dressed (two) sides... 35 OO HARDY & TAYLOR CYPRESS SHIN- GLES, adopted by U. S Government on HUNYADI JANOS. NEW APERIENT WATER. for richness in q Bilious attacks. preveutia fession in a DR, J. MABION SIMS, New York. “Asa laxative, I ineral Sud all werk around Washington. Every t it to every other mil water. s D, New York. * but Shingle guarac teed perfect. 750 DR ERS ee Say ae oe baz Sar DEB. WM HAMMOND, New York. “The mest biemsaat and efficient of all purgative waters ” B.A L. LOOMIS, New York. “The ¥C Bow York. DR te 1B BARKER, Bow York. «‘Roquires . LEWIS A. SAY: . DE, LEWIS 4. SAYRE, New York. “Preferred to A WINEGLASSTUL A DOSE. the recy qgunine boli powre name of Taz APoL- FOR S144 BYP RSEBRS, onocens AND WILLET & LIBBEY, senll-tr_ Sixth Street and N. ¥. Avenue. LL WHO VALUE THEIR SIGHT TO + the best One Doilar, sivas RBar gO HE BEW DAVIS’ SEWING MACHINE. = RES _EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip, | GovVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-pAY.—Inter- | bal reveuue, $230,090.08; customs, $503,552.49. Tue MonoNGAHELA, Capt. Wm. bugh, left New York 09 the 224 iv the Asiatic station, via Suez canal. | Ws. W. Upron,¢f Oregon, was to-day ap- pointed Second Controller of the Treasury. bis appoiotment to take effect on the Ist of | October. SENATOR MoRTON —Gen. Braly, Scond Assistant Postmaster General, received a dispatch from ex-Goy. Burbank this after- noon, staying: “The Senator continues to improve slowly but steadily. His appetite is a little better.’’ AT VE CABINET MEBTING to day the Secretary of War and the Seeretiry of the Treasury were direeted tomake @ thorough invest‘gation into the charaeter of the public buildings in Washington, with a view of as- certaining whether they’ are fire-proof or | not. | ‘= INDIAN COMMISSIONER SMITH does not know when be will retire from the office, but fays it willbe when Mr. Hayt receives his | commission and is ready to enter upon his duties. Afier retiring he will go home to Ohio to be present at the election, after Which he will probably proceed to his new post of duty at Montreal. THE Four Per CENT. Bonns, for which | five calls have now been made—four calls for £10,000,000 each, and one of 815,000,000, the | latter for resumption purposes—bear Inter. est from July It, but every person taxing a | bond pays principal and Interest up aouil the tin Pays for it and It is ¢ ered to | bin Thus a 81,0 four per t. bond, if purchased and paid for on the Ist of Se ber, costs the purchaser $1,000.66; on the of October he will reeetve $10 4 Sl and bave is bond. The interest on sixty-five | milion four per cent. bonds maturing on the Ist of October will be paid from the Trea- sury on that date. “LITTLE BiG Man,” of the Sioux dele- | gation, attracts a good deal of attention from the fact that he was an ally of Sitting Ball at the Custer massacre, and was lately stabbed in the arm by Crazy Horse whon te was tying to disarm at Camp Robinson. He is Short tn stature, but muscular, and bears on his body, whieh ts naked from the waist upward, a large umber of sears re ceived in battle. Buffalo Bill, who is well acquainted with the members of the delega- lion, says that although the gentle savage is little he is ‘a bad egg” and a devil incar- pate ina fight. He surrendered with Crazy | Horse scon afier the Custer massaere. HON. ALEXANDER H. RTEP HENS, the “Little Big Man” of the south, arrived in the city yesterday, and is at his old quarters atthe National. He is accompan'ed by his nephew, Colonel John A. Stepbens. and his faithful colored serv ent “Alec 8 heath is much improved. He will remaiu in Wash- ington four or five days, after which he wiil ron over to New York to visit friends for eight or ten days. He will be on hand at the beginning of the extra session. While speak- ing in high terms of other candidates Mr. Stephens believes Mr. Randall will be elected Speaker of the House. He don’t know of three southern members who wiil vote against him. EMIGRANTS RETURNING TO THE UNITED | STaTES.—Eleven years ago fi families, known as the “California Colony,” settled in the upper part of the province of Sar ‘e, Argentine They took with them to their th new homes considerable money and purchased their lands. After an experience of ele rears, and with about one-half the m ch they possessat on their arrival in the Argentine repu>lif& the colony, according to @ dispaten from’ the United States minister to country to the Depaiiment of State, took shipping at Boe nos Ayres about the 1th of July last for Texas, where they propose to seitie near the ade, between Fort Clark and Eagle RETURN OF THE PRESIDENT AND PARTY. The President and Mrs. Hayes, with the party accompanying therm, returned to Wa-bington ‘ast evening a@ special train at half-pas: six o'clock. The Presijsent took occasion to express to a few friends wo met him at the depot his pleasure ai ils sonthern tour, and spoke warmly of the tone and temper of the people and the hoepitable wel- comes that met him atevery place he had visited in the south, as well as inthe west. He deeded to postpone his intended visit to Richmond uniil next month, when the Vir- ginia state fair will be in progress. The President and Mrs. Hayes were driven from the depot to Soldiers’ Home where he passed the night, and came to the Executive office this morning. A FALSE Revort.—in the Criminal Court this morning Judge Fullerton, chief counsel in the Parkman & Brooks conspiracy case, called the attention of the court to the report of the National Republican of this morning, wherein it reac The defense then offered a paper trausferri & Parkman & Brooks’ in- terest in A. R. Shepherd’s cotton claim to Gen. Roddy, to secure certain notes due by Parkinaa & Brooks to Roddy,” and said that this report was incorrect. The party owniug the coiton claim was A. K. Shepard, and not Gov. A.R Shepberd, and that this was £0 stated by both counsel and witness when testimony was being taken,and be wished to call attention to the erior in open court, as Gov. 8. not only had no faterest, but did not know ot its existence. Gov. Wells, Dis- trict auorney, said: ‘Why that was in Mar- shal Lamon’s testimony, and I as him if be meant Alex. Shepherd, and he said, ‘No be had nothing to do with it, or any know: ledge of it.’ The court said that he under- Stood it to be one A, K. Shepard and not Governor Shepherd. THE SIouUX CuieFs. —Commissioner Smith, of the Indian Eurvaa, visited the Sioux delegation at their quarters at the Washington House last evening to say “Row!” and get acquainted with the chiefs. This moraing the chiefs held a council amoug themselves, but allowed no reporter to be present so that the world will forever remain in ignorance of what they did. At 11 o’clock Gen. Crook and Mr. Wm. Welsh, of bitte ge aroe formerly president of the Board of indian Commissioners, and who is prominent as an advocate in favor of the gkoveroment dealivg fairly by the Indians bad a council with the chiefs in the parior of the hotel. rs were permitted to be present, Mr. Welsh iy Sy the reason ibe Indians would not talk if their language was to be reported. He said the object of the council was to hear what the chiefs had to sey and to “ance for the grand coun- cli with ihe G reat Father. which will take Place in a few days. Before their de; re every member of the delegation will be sup- by wom sucha suit of es as he may ec! Secretary Schurz remained some time with the P: itafter the cabinet meeting to- day, to confer about the intended conference With the Indiana. It was decided that they will be heard by the Presideat to-morrow, at the White House. INCIDENTS OF THE PRESIDENTIAL TRIP compar: on his tri Cincinpati until he reached home night, gives one or two Interesting incidents of the trip which the A: legraph. At £ rt \P | really papter | whieh if once iguit | bas an iron roof inlaid with the same c: ur So-called Fire-proof Buildings The recent fire at the Patent Office is only one of @ series of disasters to which nearly all the public buildings would fall an easy prey if fire came io contact with them, and Was fanned with suffic:ent breath to protuce | afiame. The casual observer ih viewing the sightly blucks of marble and granite which enter largely into thetr construction, is im- ressed wiih the mujesiy and grandeur of ber proportions, but one little dreams that Learly ail of them, while not of themselves che or Linder boxes, are stored to the very eaves with combustible matter, od, would jeopaniize the tire building. Much has been said and more written concerning the flre-proof build ings in this city. In poiut of fact, there is bul one of our entire list of butidiags which approximates being fire-proof, and that is THE NEW STATE DEPARTMENT. The roof of this granite structure is of iroa covered with sheathings of copper, beneath which, instead of a sheathing of wood, is a layer of concrete, a patented substance pre- sumed to be fire-proof. Thus far it has not become necessary to stow away under the caves of the building any of the accumulated records of the department. This is not owing to an excessive precaution agatost fire, but rather because the department has not yet accumulated sufficient re sto make it necessary to utilize that INE TREASURY DY PARTMENT. The new wing of the Treasury department crete material as the State department. I taid to be Bre The other portions of the building, the older ones, while haviug what is deeme pciural set sale roof, is not fire proof by any means. It has a layer of sheatiing boands of white pine covered with copper the roof and th corrugated e building there are arches of iron. In the space under the eaves of the entire buildiog, however, tons¢ ed,and Ifa fire got | w old reeords are among them ini able damig done before tis progress could be checked. THE WAK AND NAVY DEPARTMENTS. The rp ‘8 of the War 4 avy d ments are of pine wood, dry almost as der, atd a fire which w would sweep away the | records before its progress could be arrested Under the caves of both are storel papers, records tne accurnulation of years. The roof of t Y T OFFICE DEPARTMENT is Fomev similar to the portiom of the Patent Office destroyed by Monday’s fire, ex- cept that brick arches have been placed be- tween the roof and the lower floors. These arches would check the progress of a fire, but ipasmuch as tons of old papers and recoris are stowed away in the space between the reofand the arches, it is believed that if a | fire canght among them that the expansion of heat would be so great that the arches would give way, failto the floor below. and thus give the flames a good chance to sweep through and around the building. THE CarIToL BUILDING is likewise defective in the roof. Mach of its construction is of trop, but sheathing boards covered with copper are used as a layer in all portions of it except that portion occupied »y the Congressional Library, whieh is deemed to be fireproof. Uader all the wings, however, like the other buildings mentio.ed | thereare tons upon tons of documents, which, if once in a mass of flame, might produce a heat sufficient to topple in the dome. Originally it was not the intention to uttl- ize the garret under the roof of the Patent office when the building was erected, but the evcroachments upon other space by the rec- ords of the office were such that the space had to be utilized, or rejected models and old | Papers destroy ed. ‘osum up, there is nota public building in this city, with butone single exception, that can be called absolutely fire proof; and with but the same exception there yt that is not filled with s powder n Waiting ocly ihe application of the Brps were opened yesterday by the Chief of the Bureau of Cons Navy Cepsriment, to furvish timber, r, iron, 1, lead, zine, bolts, tools rare, paints, o'ls, dry goods, stationery i many other articles required Lae navy yards apd On board of vesseis during the fiscal year ending June 30th, 15. Taere were pearly a hundred bids reecived for ya. ricus article: at th quired to cla tacts. The bid ‘ll sections of the country. THE STRUGGLE FOR TRE BANK Note PRINTIN The bids for printing backs ou egal tender and national bank notes, which were opened at the Treasury department yesterday, show very cose calculation. The owes bids, those of the bureau of engraving ard printing, were two cents lower per thou sand in one class, and seventy-two cents in the other. Under the existing contracts the price paid for this work is 815 per thousand, against an average of #5. under the new bids. The saving to the department will be over 50 per cent. of the cost, and will exesed #45000 during the coming year. The present contractor bid #11 and the New York companies, which formerly had the contract at still higher rates, bid from $10 50 to $11 per thousand. The bank note companies de intend to have the government work award- ed to the bureau of engraving aud printing Without a struggle. The counsel for the bank note companies has prepared an elaborate argument endeavoring to prove that the U. 8. Internal revenue stamps cannot legally be made by the bureau of engraving aud printing. AMERICAN LEATHER AND SHOES IN HoLLanp.—Heretofore the United States has been the great market for European mapa- factures, but this order of things Is being suddenly reversed, for not only are Ameri- can manufactures driving European m factures out of our markets, but they have begun to compete most successfuily with European manunfactarers in the European markets. To cite a single instan : ported to the Department of S. Consul at Amsterdam: Daniel Loel largely exported is lly tanned calf skins,to the U: 5 ‘he consul noting tie cessation of these ex- ports, called upon the senior partner for an explanation. His answer was “Weare no longer exporters; we now import from the United States. Affairs in Europe are about being turned topsy-turvy by the Yankees.” not only did they import leather from the United States, but that they bad also mn to import New Englan! shoes, and tt Enropean manufacturers cannot compete either in price or quality with the Americans. The house has receatly sept a large order to New England for shoes, and eae pee was about leaving for the United St to perfect and enlarge their business relations. Tne intelligence and quickness of the New England manufac- turers in adapting thatr goods to the special- ties and peculiarities of the market greatly facilitate the trade. sont ree REPUBLICAN TICKET AND PLATFORM IN NEw JEgSEY.—The republican convention of New Jersey met ys y and nomi- pated Wm. A. Newell for governor on the first ballot. The platform ted reaftirms aiop' the republican platform of 1576, approves the =. resumption of 8; pa, form in the civii service, cou! of domesti: bovnees the nomination of Gen. McCiellan, who is in no sense tified ests of the state. CAPTURED.—Davis, the missing Connecti- cut state prison watchman, was arrested in Somers, Toliand county, Monday, and co2- veved to the state |» Davis is suppossd to be responsible the recent outbreak in the prison, which resulted in the murder of the overseer. A Free broke out yesterday in @ smal! build! Harv’s flouri ng ¥ Ce aeagy 5 ‘ing 1D ‘ich. curing mill, Parmalee & Co.'s Sconeld’s saw buildings. mill, and several otber small. Loss estimated at $190,000. THE MINERs of the lvania coal upon the 10 per cent. advance in wages of- fered them. THE MARYLAND DeMocRaTIC STATE CONVENTION will be held in Baltimore to. morrow. S7-The Max Hochne murder ict o¢ sounder in Giese Gogrees Fora layer between | | Telegrams to The Star. TROUBLE ON THE RIO GRANDE. Texas Praag te War. MUSCOVITE AND MOSLEM. THE SIEGE OF PLEVNA ¥. REPUBLICAN CONVENTION. —— NEW YORK REPUBLICANS. The ROCHESTER, Nept. 2% ball in which the republic meets were: pened a little before 1! o’ and the bail was soon comfortably: filled with delegates and Sonator spectators. the platform. The convention was order at 11 o'clock. Mr. T. C. chosen temporary rman. turned thanks for the houor conferred upon him, and satd the solid, earnest, trae repub licans of the state spurned the thought that blican party was the mission of the rej | ended. He urged the maintenas | lines and eriticited sarcastically who in the laiming to. be rep . Were pot tru sion to Gen. elecited a andards. | pledged to civil serv tion, magnanimity, and harmony in the Joining of hands In the common struggle against the common enemy. The other ter porary officers were chosen on te question Of the contesting delegation from New York coming up. MR. CONKLING objected to the reverence of the contest! claims and their fair consi conmmittee on creden only to the assumption that ing from outside of the republican organiza- ton should be permitted to silence the reg- ular delegates chosen inside the republican organization. Mr Martindale congratulated the convention that Senator Conkling had 2 WAS. been converted to the view of himself (Mr. | Martindale) and friends who votca with him. Mr. Conkling ey ring if Mr. Martindale really understoo! he had repudiated. [Great cheers.) The gen. | tleman from Monroe [Martindaic) did noi win the honors he weirs by misrepresenting any one else. (Recewed cheers.) Mr. Mar- Conkling took @ seat immediately fronting | Mr. Piatt =| | With the impractica hols of securing it. It was © of any method vil services reform that in the best Jud: of the wisest men is impract!- | cable, or which invad the civil @ad polit! cal rights of any He urged modera desired to be understood that he had not | arties contest | | to Us Femaius, of course im to make ‘the objection | LOCAL NEWS. The Pateat Omice Fire AN INVESTio ation IN PROGRESS. Secretary Sebure to.day appointed a com- mitlee, consisting of Messrs. M.D. Brainard and Amos Hadley, of bis office, and Mr. Wm. B. Reed, of the Board of Fire Commis- sioners, of this city, to make a thoroagh tp- Yestigation into the cause of the late fire. The commission met at haif-pasct + o'clock to-day and entered upon te. pm At is their purpose to make the as rigid And searching a possth LABORERS PUT AT Ww A large number of unemploye. Were in waiting outside the building to-da to secure employment im removing the | debris. Ten laborers were put in Wright's batiding, corner of sth and G streets, to-day to police it, and in a few days quite an addi- opal number of men wil! be required to ad in clearing out the burned port j Tebuiiding. Bids for the consis temporary root be ope morrow coesuen “ iadorens WRIGHT'S PUILDIN has been rented, but the Se ary has de termined tha Dot be necessary Lo rent any more buildings at preseut. The clerieal force the Indian 1 removed to the building in que will lea! hin the matt | modate the offices of fesioners of | the Land and Pai THE FMPLOYES To DAY. | Almost the entire force of the department ds again at work, and If not engaged in cler | teal’ duty aro aseorting the recor ranged by Ore. The members of the copying division of the Patent Office were seni home to-day, bul will be pat ou daty just as soon as their rooms ary ready. The butiding is still closely guarded, and only Ubose baving passes ate admitied THE NUMEEK OF MODELS RURNFD. Gen. Spear, Commissioner of Patents, has made a report to the Secretary of the Inte. rior in reference to the num) 1 stroyed. From the bes ton he can obtain he thinks at mode were burned, exclusive of ehoot t me on which Lo pai District TWO AProLNTMeNTs The District ¢ 4. e appointed Mr. Erast super dont of compensa tio: KIDS WERE OPENED Tx n the office t r Georgetor on of & foovbridg quent to eur « that just mot while in jus ed lo the same, the ful arseives. That tt Ras been @ anoyance fo you we very much regret, bal whether this snould be cousidered & sufficient reason for you to think p review your action in making he ¢ for you to deter. mine. We are too sensible 0! ur conduct a6 gentiemen and business men to allow the matter to further annoy you In response to the above, the District Com- missioners way, © Witt under- Standing of the facts, we deem it best to ac- fYer to return the owance of £0, der the Limpression that double that amount had been, or w iS the direct resu ould be, tindale rose,and was greeted with furious hissing and great cisorJer. He matutaincd his place, however, until order was restored, when he explained he bad not understood | that Mr. Conkling had suggested the amend- ment offered by Mr. Tremaine. The chair then put the question as amended by Mr. Trerraine, and it was adopted unantmoasly. Mr. Tremaine's amendment was that the so- called regular republican delegation be ad mitted to seats without prejudice to the con- testants, tyhose case should be referred to th commitiee on credentials. Mr. Conkling moved the usual resolution for a com mitice on resolutions, and that all resolutions be ommittee, adopted. Com- nted. Uons to frontend probable that the 1 ct tbat Plev reed on th infantry, 2 airy. and an in ammunition iostast by 20 ba lions of artiliery quantity Several correspond - tion that rainy weather is impeding opera tions. The ally News correspondent, in frent of Pie says: Since the day Gerieral Skoboiet? was driven from the redoubis he had captured. there has been no fighting of serious consequences. The Rouraanians, however, have persisted in making useless Assaults on the second Grivica redoubt Three Turkish Victories A Constantinople dispatch, however, says Osman Pasha reports three considerable en- gagements since the 12th instant, tv all of Which the Turks were victorio Pasha’s position is now believed and the impression at Consiant Sophia is that the Russian are withdrawing gradually f egainst Plevna. Provisions for The Standard’s corresp ndent tel from Orchanie under date of Monday, says. “Another immense convoy of manitions of War. provisions and forage is about to start for Plevna, escoried by a division. Many merchants and other inhabitants of Plevna who left the town when the Russians first ad- vanced Plevi Pleyv graphing | Pu it now looked upon as safe from cap. ture. The road is reported to be entirely fres of Russians as far as Dubrok, at which place we hear Ahmet Ipzi has arrive’. Hakki Pasha sends to say tha’ the Russians beaten by Abmet Ifzi op his ance appearto bave been Off altogether and abandoned all idea of further attempting commu ions. The Autumn Rains Begin The state of the w or Ww »sed der the carriage of provisions tron for auy au absolute - During the last week th bas Several very heavy down-pours of ra! to-day it is coming dowu with tropical vio- Jence. The inhabitants necustomed to st of the weatber are of opinion that the autumn rains have commenced, and that there will more weather ‘fit for campaigning. no neces#ity for the retention of & large force here or Sopha. It is too late for the Russians to attempt a dash on the latter place, and even could they do so an army could scarcely foree this — held by three or four tho! men. It has been rendered practically impregnable by two lines of re- loubts along the summit and formidable works at the entrance. noe A SPECK OF WAR ON THRE RIO GRANDE. a Texas Organizing Her Militia for Active Service. New York, Sept. 26.—A San Antonio dis- itch says ap Austin 8; pa lal to the San An- tonto notonly one but sev- states eral regiments will be organized 1 active service on the Rio Grande. =. ly for Gra has gone to Austin to consult with governor. SPULEALGe# i i E NPON, a. Sena: cont See ey aatty ae, In Panis ot s and permanent organ- | are accompanying the convoy, as ; bn ren Alleged Treasury Conspiracy Case. TRIAL OF EX SECRETARY SAWYER aND oTH ERS Yesterday, the trial of F. A. Sawyer, Haines, Brooks, and § With in the Criminal ¢ thur, after our repr w was proceeded Jaige MacAr- purt closed extified that he was qua n Gen. Roddy, who left here May Mrs. i. A. Wheeler testified that som: th years ago 8! Barstow copy | ing papers. Witness re od Mrs. 5.6 handwriting om the p ed Mrs. W. D. Smit sunilarly to Mrs. Wheeler. Mr. Cook, dence the ja Gov. Wei that it w | The coust the at ud over two hours Une Distr Aoru on papers called for by th Assistant Solicitor of the ed tual the papers connected ‘ase from the Solicilor’s oifice were furnished the District Attorne, Barton was recalled a i a desk near Mr. of the building, b: there eaamining books. testified to Barr, in the iseen Mr. Haines } September 6, 185, annul | ton contract. Also Morgan as to the arrest of Brooxs, &c. se THE FUNERAL oF FaTHeR CHARLES BaGvus, who bad been for the past five or Six years assistant pastor at St. Joseph's | church, corner of 2d and C streets northeast, took place this morning at the eburch, and Was utiended bya large congregation, in. cluding many of the citizens of Capitol Hill, who were warm friends of the deceased. | Father Bague had rea-hed a ripe oldjage—st years—bul was quite active up to a few months since. Besides performing the duties Of assistant pastor ai the church, he was chaplain to the Academy of Visitation, lately removed irom the coruer of 19%h and G streets. In bis intercourse with the com- munity generally be made aay trends | outside of bis congrega’ Tais fact was apparent morning by the large eon- course of citizens present during the obse- quies. The remains were removed from rrovidence horpilal, where b o'clock on Me on Monday even ip a band: ornamer body being at the chureb. Ei Were salt, and at 9 per commenced, at w’ twenty priests, amo e affidavit of Gen. b Were present over wz thom Rev. Fi Bracy. of Baltimore; y, Jenkins, le, Lancaster, Fortune Clan " " ville, Schlelter, Alig. McCarthy, Walter, Gainey, Mclingh and Berotti. The mass waa Said by Rev. Father Brady, the provincial, assisted by Fathers Jenkins and Lavcaster. Rey. Father Boyle, of St. Peter's church, pre the sermon—a very short, impres= sive and eloquent one—afier which the re. mains were taken to the hearse uader tha su ey ye Mr. F. Gier, the ander- c Stein, G. Jueneman, It Bielfose, By Nett, Pe W. Rest aad A. Baruiolomae. Foil thc sSneterg 1s Comte tlie gee Wu ery in ‘co! where the interment took place. panned scr nia! H #4 ih j ieite apy Hi i f A i H [ He tae tt i it H = § E i ! i | i i i aad K