Evening Star Newspaper, October 4, 1877, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Except sunday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Pennsylvania Avenue. corner 11th strest, aT The Bvening Star Newspaper Uompany. &. H. KAUFFMANS, Pres’t. cers ey ‘month. at the counter, jeach. By mail postage prepatd— month; one year, 86. Che v=. 50—N2. 7.649. WA SHINGTON. D. C.. THURS LADIES’ GOODS. 1) WILL EXHIBIT, ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, October $d and 4h, FRENCH PATTERN HATS AND THE LATEST PARISIAN NOVELTIES, ‘To which the Ladies are respectfully tavited. eet} toets Nos. 621 and 623 D strect. F4tv OPENING! will have her OPENING EXHIBITION OF FRENCH BONNETS and ENGLISH ROUND HATS octhtr ON THURSDAY, OOT 4re 1 1 LLINERY GOODS 81 1 x LADIES’ DRESS DREW MINGS. AD the late ty les received thie ‘F M wrp29 6t S11 Market pF. Wishewt she wi.l open = choice assoriment of FRENCH BONNETS AND WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 3 N VES, Spaces ERMILYA, ° BASHIO. G1O xh street, opporite Patent Offive. A fine stock of Fall and Winter BOOTS of our | very F asonanie, a for sais PROFESSIONAL. B. GEORGE KELLOGG HAS RETURNED to Washington. @ffice. No. 2G street . 1: Office Hours: ® to ILa.m.,% to @ sad 6 to 7p. a sepia” B JOHNSON, De? Ceci P Fi exysicran. Office—G14 G@ street northwest, between Sth and ‘Tt streets. ‘sepT-Im FHEBSY, 2, SNNIS.,221 9 street: opposite Fee ent Office, Blecirician and Model Maker, A Bapert io Dertmental work @ speciai cause seid ly 3.0 TALBOTT. Deane. Bemoved to southeast coruer Borthwest. Teeth inserted yat-iy iB. J. B. GIBES, DENTIST, REMOVED TO ISis ernest Warl-ly er Thomeson’s Drag Store, . DUBE. DENTIST, @B3% 7th_strest south- streets. | Bean- ‘west, between D and E i 7 23; Teet hfilied, 91; Ex- jhout pais 60 ceuts. All opera- ted. oct®-ly Scxerres & BASEMAN, DECORATIVE, and every desert MPXTAL and SLAIN PAINTING, © jan2l-ly WASHINGTOB. D. C. BOOKS AND STATIONERY. PRE LATEST.—Fgypt as It Is; MeCan, aniform with Bakers Turkey and Walisch’> One Year Abroad, by author of On: " Busta, $ vautertelt Presentment; W ‘i Gaileries of Europe, Kare Theapoos cise Minturn; J.G. Bolland, $175. A) wiverel at St. Ani F Ni Baroness ot New ¥ Horried Girl, 5 KR; Joagni Mrs Lite of Count Cavoar Beligion, J. Connely. SOLOMONS & CHAPMAN, navicunia cet? tr 911 Pew qGpkest REDUCTION IN THE PRICE OF SCHOOL BODKS, At SHILLINGTON’S BOOKSTORE, Corner @y street and Pennsylvania avenue. €red free with paient cove #. School Books reduced 20 PES CEST. —— Bi NEW BOOKS AT BALLANTYNE’S, 425 SEVENTH STEEET. Memotr of Rev. Wm. &. Rush; ‘The Hidden Life, by Rey. Adoiph Sephir Abraham the Friend of God. by JO Dy Lectures on Preaching, by @biltp Br: The Relicious Feeling. a Study fr Faith; Modern Philosophy. by F cls Bowen; On Poetic Interpretation of Nature, by Shario: Bicholas Minturn. by J G Holland. sep23-tr SPECIAL NOTICES. DR. RALPH BELL Liatree aad H northwest. NOTICE —The friends of the REFORMED EPISUOPAL CHUXCH in this District are shop SAMUEL FaLiows a the A 4 o'clock, for the EXCURSIONS, PICNICS, &c. NOTICE TO MOUNT VERNON PAS- ‘The Steamer Js the only boat allow: gers vi Passengers takin, is connected with which i went Vernon Amoci- wion) avoid riding im ambulances three miles, aa by Bound trip, €1, including admission to Mansion Steamer leaves 7th street wherf daily, (Sanday ex- nd returns about 4 cH. HO. LINGSW Supt. Ladies’ Mount Vernon FRANK HOLLINGSHEAD. Str. Arrow N=*W Bours ro MOUNT VERNON. OHE ANNUAL ol Was eae S ie Sse, athe WA! jection of Tras ear, will be belt at the office jovensber AB, 1577 By order of Trustees. PENSIUNERS, ATTENTION —All sons who were deprived of Pe: ac rch 34. 1865, on account uf being exp! service of the government, are rey rested to tGR-~Nb AXMY Hab corner sch aad D ta, FRIDAY EVENING, Octover Sth, at F's o'clock, , Busines of interest to those co 1S EAN SoHv0. VEBSITY, 91 introductory Lectu Cine of I877-1578 will be «eli cered By MARTIN F. MORRIS, LL D Professor of thr Common Law branches. EVENING at 6 o clock, when ths course o! and required text book MRS. J. P. PALMER, B 2107 F street, between Lith and 12th sts., Peja tor mombore of th ‘RAND OPENING G ndents May Bow do #0 at 8 NA, GLASS AND NISHING STURE, 418 7th Street, opp. Odd Fellows’ Hall. Hc asckerpers will please examin: and well selected stock of the abo Having bought THE CAKROLL INSTITUTES will resume kly meciipgs at its rooms on etober 4, at 8 Lostitate are re- ’s OBN T. FALLON, Secretary, ANEW CHE FU: ret THURSDAY Members and friends of th f Baltimore, on Customers know GEEMAN AMERIUAN BUILDING AS BOCIATION, No 2 dantary \e thoes whe will —The seo sud monthly of me with a call. Hi. HOLLANDER. « Persons vesiring stock are invite W WiTtr {BLE BOOT MAKER, | (CARPETS Brussels, latest desis AL NOTION —Al S PURCHAS pets, 25 cents np aE CLOTHS, &e. of divideod to Be pad )W SHADES, very Loi a rofiis wil) be af for office wear, aed Persons furnishing should cail before purchasing ‘Lhe best aesurtment at the vory lowest STRASBURGER ©. 0. D. CARPET HOUSE, 9O4 Seventh st., bet. Tand K. a STOVES! A EH PLETE STOCK 4OK YOU. W. D. WYVILL'S, 453 Pennsyleani GaS FIXTURES! GAS FIXTURES! Three larce show rooms filled with new and ele- = designs of CHANDELIERS in Polished Brass, BOCKBEIDOR ALUM KENTUCKY BLUE LIOK, BEDFORD, PETHESDA, And other natural MINS KAL WATERS for ave at MILBUBN’S PHARMACY, 1429 Pern. avenue. eS ¥. Mm. 0. a GOSPEL MEETING EVERY SUNDAY AFTEXNOON, IN LINCOLN HALL, AT HALF PAST THREK O'CLOCK. Bhort addresses, Good singing by a quartette, bat PARSONS, DENTIST —Ofice and reat- HUNYADI sanOs WATER went. Tet! > aro const FES ee te ATES: etn — W.8, THOMPSON. TOS Lith street, AU INSUBANCE COMPANY, icz No. SS Hic StRust, ‘The Washington Agency of changed on the Ist ins ant. Present customers of the Oom; m berg with us, will ner of 1th and F streets augz-tf J GAS FixtTu Persors purchasing Fixtures from ns can havo them pat op in Washingto all penses and cave a large percentage. DAVIDSON & CO.. 5 N. Liberty st., Baltimore, Md. August 2, 1817. is Company was _ DEEBLE, Secretary, A OARBD. Yo all who are suff ring from the errors and in- nervous weakness, early de * ree \ 'T: M1 CLOCKS and BR sep27. MMABELEDIZED SLATE MANT ELS! . discretions of youth, PLAIN 4ND EXQU FINISH. ISITE PATTER LOWEST PRICES. FIRE PLACE HEATERS: New Silver Palace, Bsltimoresn and unequall'd for power and beau’ y. teed. fold by all leading . C. BIRB & SON, $0 aoc 41 Lightstre t, hi reo by # missionary in Sout ica. tend a self uddresed eaveloge to the Re ¥, be INMAN, Staion D, Bible House, ry lander, Finest Assort- mManship gusran- rs in the Distcict. Ny Denirsty NEW YuRK AVEN' ssu08, at erroneously prin a's Dircetory for 1577. LG. YOUNG, NOTABY PUBL: d Trae: Mary Agaes » the Public Pic are ages wast Dean Stanley, 4, Biology; Josep: anity aod Hamsnity, J. Starr NEW STOVE STORE. GEO. E. GARTRELL & CO., 615 SEVENTH STREET NORTHWEST f COOKING STOVES and RANGES SILVER PALACE FIEK Edwa ds’ We Theo, by author Tnat Las © Lauries, Se. The New Benoo! Man, Sie. Thay Al Do It. Sec. Womankind; Mies Yougs, $1 75 oO PTICIAN. Firet premium ded tome by the Great World's Fair, in Philede'p! vais, $3. Reason and ‘arite; Mrs Mipownt, 5) 5 tured in Good, Hilver and Brac eless, with genul Brazilian Pebbles f SPEOTACLES, OPER. SCOPES and bial DED for the Eyes fiona, sy lvauia avenue a. Ww. GALLERY OF FINE ARTS, Pennsylvania avenu Oil Paintings, Kugravings, Photogravares(s new }, Freneb and German aintings, fine Ohromon, gin every style for, Foreelaine | sad Phos ww. The public to exami Stretcek, in which wil be found all’ : Hes. will receive a fine stock of senuine Goods, comprising Frames, Port- Gages, Sc) irrors, Portrait wand all syle of Frames, 31 Li merican Mapies, with or without velvet or , made to order, at reasonale prices. Silver ana Copper W: Body Brose y Braseels, Tapestry, ‘Three: of ‘all’ the late pab! Bewest di Hy rd, Hooks, Screw intings packed, Ww. WOULD RESPECTFULLY AN- NOUNCE to the public that our stock o SCHOOL BOOKS and SOHUOL REQUISITES Ye now ccmplete, and that our prices are the very ¢ sold for in any of the ‘The nest qualities of STATIONERY always tv lowest that each Books Bortherp cities stock NEW BOOKS recetved 9s soon as texaed. A specia: lot of ¢ volnme AGIS Pennsylvania avenue. uer Lith street. eepé-tr Rod end beng by com a3 |. BABLOW gives hi ing and restorin: Testured with the greatest care, 90 CROCKERY, ac. Goods Ip large and small qusntities Housekeepers abd those fi ‘folly invited to visit obligation to purchase. WESB & BEVERIDGE, &9 5 HARNESS. $25 BECKER'S, chase Books for the x seb: which ere nent of all the Bo from last Years prices. ries. For sale} a sepé-tr w. 2 0. B. MO! Fennayleanta arene. Pennsylvania avenue, Berween lth and 1itb streets. EFRIGERATORS, FRUIT JARS, RE ERVING KETTLES, And GLASSWARE, HARNESS AND TRUNK FACTORY, QCHOOL Leap eugene about to pur- ermeof the various 1417 PeNnsyivania AvENte, re to open about the 1b Abovo Willura’s, I find it to their interest to give ne i and complete as T SILVERBERG’S 312 SEVENTH STEEET Fine Crystal Goblete, 48¢. per set. Hotel Goblets. 75¢. ‘The Stylish Fifth Avenue is fold Tumblers, 5c, per set. akfast Sets, Onk pattern, S0c: per aet, #3 Pitchers, Fruit eta: as, &e , 500 de me Plated Cast: ra, 5 bu Piated Pickle Stand: is nied both in the pnblic te Schools, which we offer at considerable cous Rooks —Enesta, by Wallace; S14 7th street, (j0L0'S HEATING APPARATUS. We are the Mannfactarers of GOLD'S WARM-AIR FURNACES, equal Stea nd 0 tio: Eq Te ay aed Umaues! nably ot y Life of Anctent’ Athens, Hale Hour Series; Percy aud the Prophet; Haif Hour Se- Double Plate Table, Desert, and Tea Spoons ant LUMBER. SPECIAL NOTICE. We have on wharf abont 150.000 feet of Prime Heart 44 Georgia BOARDS. which we will sell for THIBTY DAYS, at 830 por 1,00 feet. OUR NEW DBY LUMBER SHED, Which has _s capacity for holding nearly ONE MILLION FERT, ts diled with ali kinds of LUM ays dry aud protected BER, well seasoned. from the weather, WE SELL Per Mm. JOIST and STUDS, metiom leng*the.......... 915 OO VIRGINIA PINE BOARDS, 16 feet... 15 0O WHITE PINE CULLS, I inch stock, (Dest quality). WASHBOAERDS, WHITE PINE, dressed and jointed on edge—clear, HARDY & TAYLOR CYPRESS sHIN- GLES, adopted by U. 8. Government on ‘all werk around Washington. Every Shingle guaranteed perfect. LOVES and ORNAMENTAL PRAT: x0-tr GIG Rd street, opposiint Paient Office. Call an the thing iteclf, and take a de- ANDECIERS end GAS-GIXTURES uy SMITH, BIRGE & CO. 1014 Pennsyleania avenue. Etiver: plated Knives, Ivory-Handle Table and Des-rt 1, Breakfast Bells, 0c. Retersac ‘Parse nuortment of Boauee Holders and Vares at Fine Photographs of Centennial Statuary, framed, sc. each, @ decided bargain Muainated Mottoes, very bandsorie, at Mo, each. SILVERBERu’s, 812 7th st., near Pa avenne. | SOLE LEATHER 2 por ret. iifress $1.00 per and gi. $1 « set. Fine Japaned RK WINDOW SHADE HOUSE BEST oS. PRIORS. Opposite Patent Office. PIANOS AND ORGANS. READY FOR BUSINESS. PALACE WAREROOMS. ‘We have Peete. Drated BBADBUBY PL '&Y ORGANS, stock of the cele- , and the worid r. INDUSTRIES. GENTLEMEN'S AND PACKING TRUNKS In great waetaty. cooneet (eas strength, du- At the Traak, Sadalery and Harness FACTORY of JAMES S. TOPHAM, 425 Seventh street, Joining Odd Fellows’ Hall. ‘Tronks ed and opel NEW AND SECON: too {it soll for $35) cash, fu 1y warranted. Onil and examine, as SANDERS & STAYMAN, Pennsyleania avenue, cor. 12th street, Sepls Sm and 15 N. Charlee st Beltane a pairing promptly and wepel-tr ‘D-HAND TOP Single —m- 2000 Ss "ARD. HeCHEST Wann eS = 1300 — SHELVING, 12 inch, dressed (two) sides... 235 00 Dizioma os imacant ‘arlor Grand, Square d'Bect on tis most ee reasonable terms. Pianos PLAS WARK. RED CEDAR OARPRT LINING, sii Pas. MO ?RIB0ON’S ‘arehouse, 805 D sireet. FO @ooD PREVENTIVE B NEU ought DEMONGKOT’S HYGIESIO Wic8 MESSER has re- turned sain a rpcns bak rpms et hi ‘. OF ROSE'S HOUSE Gt DYEING! BERS Tock he ay bone TADUSTRT.. EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. GovernMent RECEIPTS To-pAY.—Inter- Dal revenne, $372 063.14; customs, 8347 ,317.54. | AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House to-day were Secretaries Sherman and Schurz, Attorney General Devens, Mr. Davis, of Bo%- tou; Demas Barnes, N. Y., and Gen. Eaton. SUSPENDED Frow I)uty.—The President has suspended Samuel B. Cranston, register of the land office at Lake View, Oregon. Tne charges are disobedience of orders and ne- gleet of duty. NAVAL ORDER: — Naval Constructor Steele, detachc 1 from the Washington navy yard and placed on waiting orders. Assist- ant Paymaster John C. Sullivan, ordered to ray iu the bureau of provisions and cloth- ng. SERGEANT-A EMS THOMPSON, of Ohio, will be here on Wedursday next to measure lances with any one seeking his place. Taus far no one turns up as an aspirant, and he has a clean field. if Sayler shouid be elected Speaker, however, matters will atonce be- come com plicated. Tue RAIN of today is sadly interfering wita work in the Patent and Land office ba- reaus of the Interior department. In many of the rooms work cannot be prosecuted at all. Ibis now ten days since the fire, and it would seem that some temporary provision might surely haye been made before this against rain. GOING AND Com. INDIANS. —The Sioux delegation left the city last evening. A del- egation of Pouca Indians from the Indian territory, to which they were recently re- moved from the reservation in Dakota, which Spotted Tail will hereafter occupy, will arrive here October Mth, to arrange for payment for their old reservation. THEY WANT To BE INV IGA TED.—It is understcod that Gen. Rufas Ingalls, depu- ty Quartermaster General, and Gen. Marcy, have requested the Secretary of War to or- der boards of inquiry io examine into the allegauion thal they were pecualarily inter- ested in the Cowles and Brega moth con- tracts, Naval CoNsTRUCTOR STEELE, of the Washington navy-yard, has been detached from duty, by direct order of Admiral Howell, Acting Secretary of the Navy. Cer- tain transactions of Mr. Steele, published in THE STAR, have not met with the approval of the Navy department, and he has there- fore been — on waitiog orders uatil the return of Secretary Taompson. SOMERODY IS GOING To BE DISAPPOINT- Ep.—There are twelve candidates who hive uot much hope of ¢ ver being doorkeepers in the House of the Lord, but who want to pull the door knobs at the lower house of Con- gress. Eleven aspirants will want to borrow enough to get home with per rail next week. as the snow In the mountains impedes p-dal locomoiion, ANOTHER CoMET.—Professor Henry, of the Smithsonian Institute, received a cable- gram yesterday stating that a comet was discovered by Tempel, at Florence, October 2d, right ascension, twenty-three hours and Sfly one minutes; declination, south, ten de- grees and nineteen minutes. daily motion, ninety minutes, toward the southwest. The comet? has # small bright tall. AT ONE TIME it did jook as though Gen. Burbridge would get the Belgian mission, but Kentucky claims to be heard upon the sunject, If ihe cbjcet be to give Kentucky a Mirsion. Two ucw names have come to the jo-e from that state, and they take some wend out of the of the indefatigabie general. They are Goc Sloe, of Lexiuzton, ard Gen. Eli H. Murray, one of Kentucky's sons who served during the war. ARMY OkDERS.—A board of officers of che engineer corps, consisting of Col. H. W Benham. Col. Z. B, Tower and Lieut. Co! &. A. Gilmore, bas been ordered to meat in New York city, upon the call of the session officer, fer the put pose of examining the fol- lowing officers for promotion: First Liesten- anu C. BE. L. B. Davis and B. D. Greene: Second Lieutenants W. T. Rossell, T. N. Batley and T. W. Symons. Lieat. Col. ©. H. Tompkins, deputy quartermaster gencrai has been directed to report to the Adjutant General of the army for orders. THE SPEAKERSHIP.—There is as yet no real interest displayed here in the Speaker- sbip contest. Sayler’s friends have estab- lished their headquarters at Wiliard’s. He Will not be bere uutil after tae Unio election, but Ex-Congressman Jeves, of Ky.; Hon. E. Jobn Ellis, of La; Theodore Cook and Wm. Corry, of Conn., wili in the meantime be on band to represent him, 8.8. Cox sald th! morning that he did not know who would b- LL nro but that he knew Randall wouid THE New YoRE ArPPolntTMENTS.—It is understood that the appointments to the po. sitions of collector, surveyor aad naval offi- cer at New York city have been agreed upon, but Will bot be announced until next week, Ivis stated that while Secretary Evarts is in New York he will coafer with the gentlemen to seceive the appointments to see whether “hey will accept. It 18 proposed to offer a foreign mission to ex-Collector Arthur. ter the New York a 2 qian are a pounced, the Philadelph ‘a appointments will be taken up and disposed of. THe VirRTUOUS SroTTeD TatL.—When the visiting Indians had gone through tha Corcoran Art Gallery yesterday and were about to leave the building, a photosraph of some one Of the great ari treasures of the gu!- lery was presented to ex chief as a souy- nic of the visit. A fine pleture of one of the most celebrated statues of Venus Was offered to the venerable Spotted Ta 1, husband of several Indian Wives, but the Virtuous savage decline t to receive it, say- ing in Sioux lingo that looking at it word make him hanker too much for @ 6quaw With such perfection of form. PERSONAL.—Mr. George F. McLellan, a valuable citizen, and who worked with so much intelligence and zeal in the interests of our public schools, is about to leave Wash- ington to make bis home at Los Angeles, in Southern California, for the benefit of his health. The best wishes of the community will go with him. It is @ significant fact that Rev. Stua.t Robinson, thegreat southo.n Presbyterian divine, has written @ st.onz letter in fayor of Gen. John M. Harlan, re- publican, of Kentucky, who is being pressed *o strongly for the vacant seat upon the Sa- preme Bench. +++-Page McCarthy, of Rich- Irond, Va., the porriine Be yy of the McCarthy-Mordecia Richmond duel, will try as a Washingion correspondent Us winter. He has recently been a cov. tributor to Scribner. ***-Hon. John le, of Ma gry who will take the Speaker's avel if its falls in his lap, is in town to-day. ¢ leaves for his home in Norfolk to-night. -*-Hou. Samuel Randall; of Pennsylvania. 4s ia the City at his house on Capitol Hill. RESTORATION OF THE PATENT Orrice CUILDING—Recommendations of the Commis- pasigp ied commission appointed by Secre- tary urZ, consisting of General Meigs, Acchiteet Clark, and Me. Adolf Class, wo he Yestigaic and beg the condition of tue building and walls of the Interior depart- fe ment, have submitted their report, ta which they state that the walls are entirel safe, nd that after the building is rebuilt they will bear any weight thai {© likely to ba put upon them. They recommend that the roof od rebullt with iron beams, the covering to bustible my , the Serene the ddle of tho spurt peed, eas ease’ vening Star. TWO CENTS. DAY, OCTOBER 4. 1877. THE O8I0 CLERKS, who wish to go home to vote, will be granted leave of absence on and after to-day. Appointment Clerk Smitn, of the Treasury, and Sixth Auditor McGrew will set the example to the over timid office holders by themselves going on to weir state to vole agains! the democracy. TuHat Cyclone Here at Last.—The signal office reports a2 follo’ A broad belt of low pressure extends from the lower lake region to the south Atlantic coast, which luciudes the cyclone yesterday, cen- tral in the east eulf aod a storm center in thi jower lakes. Unusually severe gales are contemplated to-pignt and to morrow along the Atlantic coasl north of the Carolinas.” THE COMMISSION appointed to exan- ine into the origin of the recent Patent (five fire will close the taking oftestimony to-day, and will submit its report in a few days to the Secretary of the Interior. A great many witnesses have been examined, and the vers general impression of a majority of the com mi: jon isthat the fire was ine Work of aa in: ceudiary or incendiar:es. The phonograpnic¢ notes of the testimony taken will be writen up as rapidly as possible, and it may be that when ali this is settled that a diferent conclusion will be arrived at. A poriion of the yuan 4 indicates Uthat the fre origi- nated throngh a flue tn the west wing of the building, wuerras there is an abundance of proof that no fire was made to connect with the ine on the morning of the fire. Tuk NEw ARCHEISHOP.—From the mo ment of the th of Archbishop Bayley, Bishop James Gibbons, late of the see of Richmond, Va., oishop of Balti 2 more, having been appointed “coadjutor, with the right of succession.” When be ac cepted the cond jatorsbip he ceased to be the bishop of Richmond, and that diocese is in the hands of Rev. F. Janssens, administr tor. When Archbishop G ons is invested with the pallium ‘ed from Rome he will be empowered to exercise all the functions belonging to the metropolitan see and the primacy of America — Bisnop Gib bons Was transierred from North Carolina, where he was vicar apostolic, to succeed the late Bithop McGill, as the fourth bishop of Richmond, October 20, 172. He was then so years of age, and the youngest eeclesiastic in the United States wearing the mitre. He is Low, at the age of 43 years, the youngest archbishop—{ Balt. Sun. A NEw ScHEME FOR SWINDLING was exported in New York yesterday. It was in the shape of a circular, purporting to be sent out by Bradiey & Co., bankers at No. 4 Broed street, and explaining a pew plan of Operations in stocks. The advantages ef the plan are set forth in glowing coiors, and agents are wanied. A listof banks are pub- lished as regular correspondents of Bradley & Co., where deposits could be made, bat in- vestors are advised to send all sums less than 8160 to No. 40 Broad street. Oae of these banks is the First National Bank of Hor- nelisvilie, whose officers deny ~ know!- me of the business, and declare It to be a swindling scheme. A TAMMANY PH AT THE New York CoNVENTION.—Afier our telegraphic report of the proceedings of the New York Democratic convention closed yesterday, a a resolution was adopted by yeas 169, nays 114, to the effect “That a committee of one from each Congressional district, to be chos¢n by the delegates thereof, shall consti- tute a committee on credentials, to whom sSball be referred all cases of contested seats; and no delegate shall be entitled toa vote | for a member of such committee whose seat is contested.” The committee held a m set. ing iast night and decided to admit the en- tire Tammany delegation. WORKING OF THE Fet Liquor ReG- IsTkk.—The first official returus under we Moftfet register iquor law in Richmond for seventeen days iu September show tnat the ber of inalt drinks sold in that time was 35,550, and aleoholic drinks nearly 127,000; he tax thereon amountiog to $3.50. Tals amount averaged throuzh the year and added © other sources of liquor reveune makes the arnual agg egate for Richmoad $102,640 Richmond heretofore paid about one-filth be liquer revenue of the whole state, such being the case now the total liquor tax in the state will aggregate about $500,000. CONFERENCE oF CoAL OPERATIVES—A Pittston, Pa., dispatch of yesterday says: A committee compused of five employes of the Pennsylvania Coal Company started to day for New York to covfer with lilecommittecs of the Delaware and Hudson canal and rail- road company, the Ilaware, Lackawa ina and Western railroad company, and the presidents of the coal companies aboye re lerred 10, looking to a speedy resumption of mining. The Pittston miners say that the demand will be for an advance of at least ten per cent. THE ATTACHMENT OF EDWIN ADAMS’ PROPEKTY.—In we circ court of Moa- mouth county, N. J., Tuesday, the matter of the attachment of Edwin Adams’ property in this place by creditors was postponed on application of W. H. Conover, his counsel in order that affidavits may be procured from Chicago to prove that Mrs. Adams, who is at Ler husband’s bedside, is the real owner of the property. The inventory values the real estate at #20,000 and the furaiture at about $1,500. LUNACY Or a DerAULTER.—A Philadel- phia (ispatch says: Frank Stokes, frieni of President Morton, and late secretary of the Market street railway, has become # lunatic. Since the defaication be has labored under T: at mental excitement, and on Saturday fact he began to show signs of mental aber- tation, which culminated today in utter madness. Yesterday be failed to reenguize friends, and to-day It was found necessary to take bim to a lunatic asylum. Tuk MissOURI GREENEACK UCONVEN TION met at Bt. Louis yesterday, and elected Button A. Hill president, and appointed a commiuttee“to confer with the and with the executive committee of state grange, Low in session iu St. Lo and invile taem to unite in the deliberations of the convertion, Other committees were appointed, and the convention adjourued. THE MILF Heat Race ai Louisville, Ky. yesterday, was won by King Faro in 144i, 143%. Grit second and Mirah third. Tne Belle Meade stake, for two-year olds, three quarters of amile, was wou by Himyab '™ 1.164. The mile and a quarter dash was won by Largenteen in 2:12, Olly Gammon sec- oud, Janet third, Those ‘are wonderful horses, or wonderful tracks in Kentucky. RESCUED BY A YouNG WOMAN.—Miss Wilson, niece of Major Trainor, keeper of the Newark bay light-house, saw three meu capsize in the bayon Monday. She ran down the staircase and quickly unfasiened @small boat, and put outtothe men. She backed the little craft toward the nearest man, and callingon him to climb into the stexn made for the others, and rescaed them. YELLOW FEVER.—The condition of Fer- Daudiva, Florida, where the yellow fever | abepery is now described as deplorable. lostof the ona are sick,an¢ there are Inany calls which the remaining doctors caunot attend. There were six new cases yesterday, but no deaths reported. GILMAN, THE WALL-STREET FoRGER.— Farther discoveries show that the forgeries of the {nsurance bri » G York, amount to €342,500, the actual amount of cash received by bim being $247,440. It is believed by many in New York that Gilman has co! ‘ited suicide. THE Hon. Cassius M. CLay sends the spe ar ee ae a says ie negro Ly = Seerbe iat eters ea estes ° had in consequence threatened his life. ———— AT THE TRIAL OF THE RAILROAD Rtor- at Reading, Pa., fartuer test.- Of tracks and oiher acts of Sioux LEAVING THE AGENCY.—A di - ce c~z a a twenty lodges left Spotted Tail agency Tac: =. a for the north, and it is believe! agency six go out. Telegrams to The Star. TWO INDIAN WARS. ENGLISH RAILWAY FRAUDS. REPORTED RUSSIAN DEFEAT aneetiaiaen ites SHIPWRECK AND A RESCUE N.Y. DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION. YORK DEMOCRATS. The Convention Te day. 4.-The conve d siowly this morning, d to order till 10:45 announced that the commnittee on credeatials rould not be ready to report for 15 or 20 mtu- report in favor of se gation from alabama, (bisses in the and applause,) avd the tion from K ings; of e maby delegation fro: planse,) and in favor of the delex ing the Corning del regular by act conte sting ere n of the state comm. ovals from Orleans having h any signature attached also in favor of the Murphy or regular de! gales from Rensselaer. ofthe committee hae bee vestigation having be The chairman sa tried to do justi mous, a large ma curred in itsne gation of Taramany titted, the contest in the first and se districts bavin The Haskin Was also admitted as the regular delegation unanimous consent on the adoption of mittee’s report, and it was adopted voce vote with few dissents. McQuade moved that the comn) ittees on res- permanent organization be ap- Green moved as been amicably The convention b; olutions and pointed by the chair. amendment that @ committee on permanent orgam.zation of one member from each Con. gressionrl district be chosen from the dele- ates thereof, and that @ committee on reso. om al! resolutions shall be re- chosen tn like manner. Tae was adopted, and committees on resolutions and permanent organization Were appointed. A recess till 4 o'clock p. m. was then taken. ——— EUROPE TO-DAY. Engi Lonpon, Ucwober 4—The moraing papers publish numerous confileti concerning the fraudsou the Midland rail- way. The truth seems to be that yesterday's anbouncements were highly colored. Some workmen employed in the construction of the Settle and Carlisle branch of the Midland railway appropriated the company’s mate rials, made false returns of the number of men under them and the service rendered and indulged ia other fraudulent practices, but the amount involved is not I much of it will probably be recovered. of the delinquents were arraigned at the Set Ue petty sessions yesterday and remanded. Tacy appear to be foremen of working gangs. The reports of the proceedings state that sev- eral more of the company’s servants will be arraigned be.ore the Carlisle magistrate to. Decline of British Consols. its Mnanciat article “The sudden decline of consols yesterday was due to the large withdrawals of gold fom the vaults of England, which created pression that mouey rust becom» The Times in A Bussian Defeat and Two Generals Killed A Reuter telegram trom Constantinopl+ “According to unofficial accounts th Kussians under the Grand Dake bave been defeat:d between Ant and Kars Two Russian geuerals were Killed. Meoutenecgre Draws Out of the War Vienna, Oct. 4—Tue Tagbi Unji dispatch saying: nezro bas decided to consider the year's cau: ign terminated with the occupation of t ‘irictof Banjani. The Prince has written succeeded in obtaining ‘incipal ebdject, namely, the deliverance population of upper Herzegovana,and did not 1atend to go beyond Banjani country. Tne Prince concluded With a request that Ue Czar would, in the event of the conclusion of ce, use his efforts to briug abox' the incor- district of the Banjani into ——-_—_. INDIAN AFFAIRS, News from Sturgis. T., Oct. 1, via HELENA t. S,—Gen. Terry has Just received from Gen. Sturgis, dated on the march north of Mussel Shell, September 22, saying: “News just arrived from rear artillery firing was beard near Bal! intain on Wednesday last; that my train bad been attacked; that the Indians had di vided,and that we had fougut only part of them. There ix no truth in any of this. Geo Hioward and I are now together. wagons are now at Baker's battle-ground p supplies for him, aud ey aixo ait has a Cei- nee of Monte. the Czar that he had ror. SHaw, ing Bull Commissies Intends to leave bere for Wednesday, the 34. Sitting Bail and twelve the commission at Fort Walsh, about iorly niles north of the Canada line. os Fort Bextou on I. is now probably that r chiefs will moet DErny LANs, fire broke out in Stoddert’ with the barns and out-buildings. Tne Co: veut de la Congregation de Notre Dame and the Congregational church, on the aide of ibe sre Com now (2a. m. and buildings adjacent are in great The loss thus far 1s #25 000. DERBY LINE, VT., Oct. 4.—Later informa tion from Stanstead, Q AnInsarance Company Embarrassed ink roux, Oct. 4—The aisters’ Insurance Compan: in trouble. An examination pany by the insurance completed , | eel ous , the supe intendent \¥, of this city, is books ‘of fact that its capital and itis ‘ubderstood that the bas issued a requisition upon to make good the im A Yacht's Crew Drowned. Scud, Monday night. It they have been Him Bight. Pa.. Oct. 4—This morning EBLoom Judy Elwell overruied motion for a A WRECK AND A RESCTUF. Saffert: of a Steamers Urew Cursrer, Pa., Oct. 4—The crew of the lost steamship Magnolia is still bere await- Ing the retort of the captain, who left tis morning to make erran) nts for their transportation to New York, where they al! | live. ‘Ihe men are very destitute. The first officer says that the boat bad a hari time in iting from the sinking vessel to the bark tralstnd, which was two miles to leeward. Ope boat containing seven men swamped snortly after leaving the Magnolia, aod everyibing Was swept overboard, the boat being buffeted about for three boars. The men baving Do oars bung on the sides until they were rescued by their comrades. The hansfer required four or five bourse time. Toe sea ran very bigh, and five trips were made between the ships. All the canvass of the Magvolia was tora to shreds, @od_ ft was impossible to stand on deck without hol di on to some tmmovable part of the veqsel. The men worked coolly aod bravely. The captain was the last to leave the ship. aod he and a few who were with him came near be- ing left by ihe bark.as it was thoaght thet the Magnolio had gone down, aud that the men could not be saved. The second officer, however, prevailed upon the captain of the bark tosend a boat back, thus saving the en- tire party. All speak ‘very highly of the brave conduct of Captain Daggett and that Of the capta'n of the bark Cureren, Pa. Ow 4 wrecked Steamsbip Ma York at one o'clock p.m ANOTAER INDIAN WHR, Apaches om the Wa CINCINNATI the Commer eval the following New Mexico says t bh. One day ot of w aber of bor redskius that « » dewiiment last year. G 1 of the U.S. troops. 5 ha severe- ly. Hi ent to fur xaction, 1 \ be ordered to westet Dim wak occurred near Silver City pa = Jobu W. Young’ Last Wit Saut Lake Crry, U. T.,0 Juha W Young, the thir : Proph Brigham Y« Oram 3: Twelve Apos assumed contro! of the mate Tac was. rin publie y attracted i Mormons They arriy a tals meigh< Friday sight las sod Fave been farm, ly!ag @ snort dis- y.7 reason why they have now emerge ' of cou- cealment appears to > e mar ried” co bave ouly ~ earned taat there has been uO Warrant vel ivseed for John's arrest - Another Cape Cod Savings Bank Gowe Under Boston, Oct. 4.—Tne Wellfcet Savings Bank, Cape Cod, suspended payment yester- day owing to 4 ruu on il by its dep mitor The bank bas 1,23 depositors and deposit Amounting to #45955) 61, all of ch Is sate- ly invested, and the bauk Is In good cond ton. There is a general panic oa the Capo AMON SAVINgSs LANK depositors, Aad prov- ably ail the banks will close wuul coufidence is restored. ——————— Negotiations at the Pennsylvania Coal Mines 4.—The presidents of the q Delaware and Hod Delaware, Lackw road company started to-day coufer with the commttiees from different collieries and officers of other coal compa- nies. It is said that the miners have a pian to propose looking to speedy resumption of mining. ee The Rubber Sale. Boston, Oct. 4.—The trate saie of the As- sociate! ‘Rubber Saoe Companies com- menced to-day With @ large atioudance from all parts of the country. The vidding is spir- ited and prices are so far weil majatatacd. Ata meeting of the Associated Rubber Shoe Companies, held yesterday, it was (oid that bo further auctivn sales will be Leid before December oa. y tere + Spt and Gorot . southe paay. Better aech reflaed, Bor Provisions firm and ancharged Petroleum aull—crade, us Cotler 4 tue’ Roceipte— Floor, 2 3.200, rye, 58. Suipmente— ia —Stecks bacyant Mor pee y ae 1, ghort, @., ue: Se (ct, «Plows da 1 ana dectiaing, Wheat «teat, « Le be de firmer, 2. 4. m.—Consols 95% for Atbe account, U. 8. Loads. new fives, 107". It: New Jersey Com irectors of tim Bank of Bnewand, wt -Bxed the miuimam rate of dis- t ARREST OF A BALTIMORE LAWYER A CHARGE OF OUTRAGE.—Wm. C. Schleya my mber of the Baltimore bar, was arrested J esterday on & Warrant charging him with committing a rape on Nellie Fi 20 ye ee caged as @ domestic in Mr. mn. residing at 295 Mat Sei ley’s fa av: nue. & ‘uimore for about two aod a half years, part of which time she wes domiciled at St. Agnes’ Hospital with the Sisters of Charity. For the iast three mnths she bas lived with Mr. Schiey’s fam- ily. Al the bearing yesterday the girl testi- fied that Mr. Schiey's wife and children were in the country durin; summer, the bor being occu ¥ berseil, another female domestic and Mr. Schicy. On Thurs ay the other servant lefi, leaving her the only female in the hous. On Taursday night, while she was sewing in ber own room on the third floor of the house, Mr. Seuley in- vi'ed her into the library, where he read to ber a French novel. Oo Friday night Mr. Set ley again invited her to sit in the library and sew. She acceplied the invitation, aad he again commenced reading the novel. She objected and lefi for ber room. Later in the Dikhit she had occasion to go down stairs. W hile she was returning to her room he came out, forced her tuto bis room and locked the dcor. She screamed, wuen he threatened ber, and after tying @ bandkercblef over her mouth outraged her. She was kepi in the room 4ll night, and at 5 in the moroing was allowed to depart for her room. She lefi ing, aod communicated what had happened to Mrs. Tillinger, also to Father Kelly, of St. ignatins church. Mr. Schley denied the girl's story, and a to Heaven to witness that what she was false. The girl interrupted him while he was the girl testified as if she was telling the truth, and — it was painful for him we do, he ht that the testimony justified ing the case to the