Evening Star Newspaper, October 8, 1877, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PURLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, AT THE STAR BUILDINCS, Pennsylvania Avenue, cormer Lith street, The Eve: S. HL. Star Newspaper Company, AUP PMANY, Pres't. K TAR fs served by carriers to Cents per week, or Forty in. Copies at the counter, By, nail — postage prepaid— nonih; one yea STAR — published on Friday— age prepaid. plions invarinhly in a trance. nisheton application. Tur Fvex ibers at Te four Cents per Two Cents each Sixty Cents a v=. 50—N2. 7, ae eee ones TT vening Star, 652 WASHINGTO Telegrams to The Star. THE EASTERN WAR. THE INVASION OF TEXAS, THE CO L MINE TROUBLES, ws -_ D. C.. MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1877. _ FOREIGN ERY. BY CABLS To. TATIONERY. TEST— Egypt as It Is; MeCan, | (JRAND OPENING my with Baker's Turkey aad Wailsch’s = browd, by author of Ons Ramarce’ $i is. Coanteriett Preseutment: WD, or at ia’ nicdetk t the Posie Picture St Rertie, Rave Thenpeon, #2 Nica, | FRENCH PATTERN HATS AN a Berese 2: 58 Addresses and a. 91.18. ve Tant Las Hive % $175. Ou WEDNESDAY, Oct. U taza jason anc onnely ar fant, 50. ar SOLO: AN. rp 1. L. BLOUT, 710 7th street norshwest, Washi 429 SEVENTH STREET. of Ree. Wm A. Rash ere renpectiully invited. LADIES’ GOODs. ‘Anirews’; Doan Stanies Pairs being comploted ty that pilot, sures, Bistogy: Joep’ | and all thelesding [SP as RAT [GHOUL ABSOCINTION OF | od Hamoenity, J. Starr the Protemant Kpiscop 1 hurch tn the Die ow Yors, Josqul: Miller, | TS ef Columbia. General maecive at the | +S Edwa4s’ NOVELTIES IN MILLINERY, any Church on TUESDAY. October To wlich cor Customers, Frienés, and the Pabiic ear stock of hand- 1 anything ever SPECIAL NOTICES. T 0.0 F.—GBAND uc <The quar: DRY EVENING LOM iment, at-TH oclock AY NING. LOth instsnt, at 7% o'eloo ots 2 P_H_ SWEET, Gr. Sco. 3° VIRGINIA MIoLaND on tbe Mauassas bravch of SUES — Crain Iacd Bailroad are now ray the Virei D BONNETS, tog te Front yal .t- WM. HENRY BROWNE Sco'y. 0, 1877, THE YOUNG CATH s FRIEND | | TEVY and desiring to tek» part tuners! of the Int. Mew Ar hbisnop, wil ho da mective TAIS EVENING at Carro | Hall atTh p.m. It is important that all thw invend ar tmere shonld attend the mesting, wh m fur her particulars will be tiven. It mene. 3G UPRAATIVE Wil hold tte dnes and ee BUILDING s880CIAT.ON hregntar meeting, forthe payment making advances, TUS-DA¥. O-tebor @. a" 7 Sreiek p. m.,at the Board ot Trade Rooms, S19 Market Sguce Advancea made to stock Widers wre Givided ints 120 eqeat monthly tnstalmen 4. MES FRASER. Provident _ INO. JOY EDSON. See . 711 G #t. nw it offer nnupn +l 4 — octé-3t FALE OPENING! WOULD RESPECTFULLY AN- NOUNCS to the pubitc that our stock 0 SCHOOL BOOKS and SCHOOL BEQUISITES fs pow complete, and that our prices are the very Towest thw yok# are sold for in any of the : "The qualities of STATIONERY al ATEW BOOKS recetved wa soon as tesned A special jot of Books at # centa per volnme MOHUN BROTHENS, 1015 Pennsylvania avenses. Corner Ith strest. floes ain will bave her OPENING EXHIBITIO! HATS wert tr octltr ON THURSDAY, 00T ou Liie, by Rev Ad ph Saphir: the Friend of God. by JO Drkes; tp selecting ovr Cape Aa a Boe id with success, Lage are, by # e™nvines by J @ Holinnd MRS. J. P. PALMER, 1107 F street, between 11th and 12th st: { FRENCH BONNETS and ENGLISH ROUND 2 menting. vances. WE at the Boar: The Bere tw t bis aeuual rep ele tion of effivers will be helt. and general bi Tay be introduced and acted apn. PHAR B. BAILEY, Presiteat. JNO. JOY EDS¢ TFALG st. new. oc 5% WAFHINGT *N GYUNASIUM wisiana arenue, near MA str Ford s Opera House. CLASS IN UALINT a ENIOS Ocnmences MONDAY E NG, Ostober 8: N OF 41a. 3 GOODS. _ LLAS. Fresh supgly just received JAS. HVERMILYA, Afne stock of Fall ard Winter be best Umbrella now tn use. B. H. STISEMET: t 1237 Pei ania eMOVAL—M. CUNNINGHAM, THE well-known PRACTICs L HATTER. Das Temoved to SRS 7inatreet betweon H aud 1. Bik Hats mace to order. Remodeling of Silk Bais» speciaity. eepidur 4 14 KEEN’S MERCHANT TAILORING PARLORS, 414 Ninth street, Contains the largest and chofcest sesortment of prices, SILVER PALACE H BANQUET and ALPINE HoT 414 And a fall tine of House nishing LADIES FASHIONABLE BOOT MAKER, GLO oth street, opposite Pa‘ent OMee. own make, for eale at very reasoname, oops tr ae HOUSEFURNISHING GOODS FURE SIDE JEWEL HEATER, HE STAG’S ay RANGE AGENCY HOFF & THOMAS, octé-3m__— 920 Pennsylvania avenue nies ENI under the leadership of PROF. OALVER. Membership Tickets ouly $5, dues L perm: This on & 3 tho bolder ef the Ticket fo tue fail pparatas, Reading Row! 3, and Heaita Lift, BOUTS of our Classes in MONDAY, WEDNESDAY . A me. iu Sparring elven by Poof. EDW RU ¥ on moderato terms. ie 1 0.0. * > tr re urgently req | Partment clerks left on the same train. terd the stated meeting to be held MON NING, uctober Sth. at To ckea. Business of iin ortar ce will be presented. By order of the LA 2t WM. P. ALLAN, Boo, Sec SOCIETY ~The ad ting wili be held at the ‘ark’s 428 7th street (over Bal store) MONDAY, October 8. at Tsp ola Bene —The expediency of continning he Teheargals for the enming saaan wil b> determined by the atter dance npon this meeting. N. J. KOCK WOOD. Seo's. EATER, GLOSET! Goods, at very VARPETS! CARPETS! BOOK BRIOGE ALUM, MEROHANT TAILORING GOODS Cc a ss OO ENUCKY BLUE LIOK, BEDFORD, BETHESDA, ever before offered to ti Washington dite, Ie, * % KEEN deals on'y tn PIECE GOODS. aud he koopa | PADeST/Ernese’s, latest desigus, $1 up And other natural MINK RAL WATERS for aslo at Bo Ready made G: , employs none but the Hemp Carpets, 15 to Be MILBUBN’S PHARMACY, Dest Cutters, score of skilled workmon | Gottnge Carpets, 17 cents : gene finn cat aa good Carmenta, as well rade RUGS MATS. CRUMD OLOTHS, te, eep?-tr 429 Poon, avenus. Se artistically cut as a ere , very low. air : = Taltotieg ewablichment in shealted Stat, Napier and Caton MATTER Ur for office wear. OS sevens PR ROVE SERED. Genth men wil! Sud it te their material vantage Persons furnisht uldcail before rehasing CH Ke. Ls Ww » TONIC to leave their orders for suits a* KEEN’S. se?-2n elsew . ‘Lhe bes assortment at the very lowest a SCHENCK'S VDEAKE PILL SHLISTS CHEAPER THAN any | PP OTHER on IN THE WOBLD, at STRASBURGER BBOS.” Are the only medieines that will care Pulmonary Cer umption, 5 i 0. 0. D. CARPET HOUSE, ¥ equently medicines that wilt stop ac ngh will b 904 Seve: pier 9-c? Jon the death of the patient; they locc ap the Ce ered, Wee eee Ment | cud iw. mth stay bet. Land Ke | iic,, aop thecireciation of the blosd, wecnor thugs We meke the FINEST DEESS SHIRTS TO STOVES! fellows, abd in fact they clog the wth-n ef the. very OBDER i» the most elegant mauner for $1.35. STOVES! Sages ties oueeed Sie cone = Fine DRESS SHIRTS made to order. of Wam- STOVES |, Sth sip gorge ne ted lly pion nad ta Mosiin and Twenty-one Huntres Lincs, tor two-thirds of the cases of Consumption. idmny ver = ce DRESS BHIRTS. realy aeedeaet W. fons c wplain of a cull pan iu the side, constips- ‘Twenty-one Handred Lines, tn Hon, coaird tongue, prin in the shonider blade, feol. DRESS GHIRTS. Watertwist Mes | HOW TO MAKE YOUR HOMES COM- | ins of drow Incesard reat crnuss. the fod lyiag is aad Wighteen Masdeed Linen be ob cok SY SELECTING ONE OF | heavily onthe stomach. accompanied with sciiity S Fine DHESS SHILTS, 12,19 and 1Steee ATING OR PARLOR STOVES, | ang belching up of = Fine Four py Recitie Out VE HAVE NOW A COM’ | ‘These symptoms uanally origiaats from a disor- 2 pair. PLETE STOCK FOR YOUR INSPECTION, | dered coraiticn of the stomach or m torpid liver. 7 gl. era, only @ cents, ode mada to order and at aive satisfaction. bgth in quality anc | sep?) tw 452 Pennsyleai aranieed as represented OF One price omiye E ‘OVE STORE. J YOUNG Gite, Monae. | NEW STOVE STOR! GEO. E. GARTRELL ‘The best aad cheapest 815 SEVENTH STREET NO! W. D. W¥VILL’S, fo affected, if they take one or two heavy nh ia these cases suddenly nia avenues are at¢, eath Seheuck’s Pulmonie Syrup 1s an expectorant which does not contain opinm or auythiug calea- Inted & cO., RTHWEST. Rg nah suddenly wpck’s Sea Weed Tonic a Oo ven ell food OOKING STOVES and RANGRS : rh hows of she womeach, aide jSATS, UMBRELLAS Sietan Pabace wee ; Niks ABDI. | PLACE HEATERS: STOVES and FUR Berit ait erat Pe . S repaire in the bes! manner a ney, Senenck's j|snd CANES in the ctty | SAU cris and theputiic ns rake Pits ar Led. a aty b UMBRELLAS, | of their patronage. Al god ‘dheve me: iciues are Brereton co = Fepresented Just decline to all {.B, Corner Bisth and AroN eter WALTER KEW’S, wee en ee And gale by all drusgitte and deaiers, 0 ik CANES. || 1619 Pennaar, |CSBPETS. __ wm eo sugll-tr onr fatl line of FALL and yt eoeeson's, LEPEOIT BUILDING which we invite the insp-etion ‘We are now recetvin: WINTER HOU Sevanidaine GOODS, Wilton, Axminster, Moyuet, Velvet Body Brayels, GOSPEL MEETING EVEBY SUNDAY AF chaNOON, to yarchasera, viz: ean eee Tapestry, Three-Ply and Ingrain Oarpets, of the NCOLN L SIX PEST DEESS SHIRTS FOR Lewest dengus; Velvet and Welton Huge and Mats; at Kau Dast titan O'CLOCK. #IT, MA Of Clots and Linslum Curtain and Lace | Short aud earnest addresses. Carta: rench and English Cretonnesin great | Gow! ein ainy by a quarietio, PURCHASER SATISFIFD rarkety;, Blankets and Sheetings, all sizes aud | YCarg wea come. FUNDED. widthe, Table Damask, Nepking, Towels and Tow: | By ryi-dy wees. sepls-tr. Gentieren leaving the ci + Bll grades. Byer: we Jeave thelr measure, aud order st HOOE, ERO. & CO., = HUNYADI JANOS WATER ee anit " Osilnn, Ou. Drawers, ac, 2 | _sepl Sn 28 F Sterne nee Beas. | LS RUSeA IO Tee WATE, Popular prices. constantiy in stock. : eee i Su Foun! arsos, CuiNa, ; Are offered by the Dens ra ey y THOMPSON'S SHIRT’ YAOTORY, LASSW. seps tf ‘FOS Lith streot. jeter Le Devt Baikitog. @ ARE, = POTOMAC INSUBANOK COMPALY, (J. HEIBERGER, | mos Orrick Nu. Ow Hios Staser. Biccese .’F. London mow prepared to furn! : Gereetown, aust 28, 1377. crtmnke' SEY! ANDRAYE OS 4 Goede in large une aetarl Sasstiinee na Bea he Washington “Agency of thin ‘Company was Prices. chenged on fant. Metropolitan Hotel, (late Brown's, Housekeepers and those out are re- The present customers of the Company. and all Wty Bo. O17 Peun’a eve.. Weshingies. vited ai noe othe-s wishing to 1NSURE with us, will plone: cali Bisserice we — 7 wy mo | Mr. B. B OFPLEY, at his Banking Bouse, cor: FAMILY SUPPLIES. angls-tr WEBB & BEVERIDUE, 1009 Pennsylvania avenue, Berweon 10th and 11th streets, streets porihwest, f 1th aod F ea ae J. W. DEEBLE, Secrotary. Lanes HOUSEKEEPERS ECONOMY! ‘To our customers and the pab'ic in genera’: If you @o not « have the trouble to prepare yi PICKLES PRESERVES, JELLIRS and C. NED GOCD® for the fail, winter and spring ase, wo wi u We are the Manufacta: weet To Sey, for aay amount assorted, sare rd nd packed in glass, wood or tin est manner, at a leew rate than you eat narmctee their Keep- nti! next summer. Lan periptt staire. deeti tr G OLD'S HEATING APPARATUS. GOLD'S WARM-AIR FURNACES, and U: ‘stionabl. at In Uses rm Hand see the thing iteclf, and take a de- em ptiet. ‘CHSNDELIERS and GAS-GIXTUBES up SMITH, BIRGE & CO. 1014 Pennsyivania avenue. > D, McFARLAN : OF qs40 NE w Jersey aven Boya's Direccory for 1577. SAMUEL @. YOUNG, NOTARY PUBLIO, Orr CR—STAR Burnorye. rers of oct? tf OrTICIAN First preminm award- Fair, in Philadelphia, ou m: aud ‘patented EYEGLASS tured in God, Sliver and Brazulan PoUbles Alsy on baud & in _ es r ki EW YORE WINDOW SHADE HO! of SPEOTACLES, OPERA G ek Woes. NAY BEST GOODS—LOW PRIOMB. OSB | Cor ES aid SHADES far th APPLES PLOMS Ore Hints erette Patent Ome. | _cetf-triety 2990 Peunssive: ES. RASPRERRI —_— = nes Someones oS ae BESRLES, TUMAT'B. BAzLow Ss gripe 0: ee GROCERS, LUMBER. ntings, Kugravings, Photograyares (a now 1916 F street Cc. MANN desires Uke a'tention of the pobiie to the CHOICE STOCK OF EY. MUTTUS. LAMB AND VEAL » be fon Nos. 638 and 6290 We have on wharf abont ‘oct ly \s i 630°C OUR NEW Market. oh siteet wire; ad 206 and 208 Nordera Literty Macket, —— fo Tage omen Which has capacity for holdi > MILLION FERT, is filled eepieiy. PIANOS AND ORGANS ReEAvY FOR BUSINESS, PALACE WAREROOMS. from the weather, WE SELL SPECIAL NOTICE. 50 O00 feet of Prime Heart 4-4 Georgia BOARDS, which we will sell for THIBTY DAYS, at @2O per 1,000 fee! DEY LUMBER SHED, all kinds of LUM- BEB, weil seascucd. Always dry and protected rocete), Freuch aud German Photographs, Poree- Reine Paintings, fine Crema, ac; Giltand Nickel Frames in every style for Porcolaine apd Puo graph Portraits The pablic are juvited to exam: otr stock, in which will be found ell the late pubil- cations of foreign houses. & fine stock of geayine Pong tale 3 rece I se fusia Leather Goods, comprising Fraiies, folice, Portenivuals. C-se8, e,) ay for Mirrors, Portraits apd Laud- and ail ery) fe Bpanioh, Fi Ameri styles of Frames, pan ican Maples, with or ‘without ve , MAGS LO Order, at reasonable prices, Wire; ond, Hooks, Screw jutings packed, it oF trapste » lind ud restoring — Laon pres Taality fh the “Oaihiogues to be bad on appite THE GREAT EUROPEA: EUNYADI JANOS. ing nearty ONE N NOVELTY NEW APERIENT WATER, Per M. he a levee OO | of Gous, Hee ete aap ssn ordinary aperient. by Bg have se on hand & ue sick of new Pianos, | WHITE PINE CULLS, I2-tn-h stock, HERBY’ THOMPBOS ond the cote neti Be week ve wis ont for 9:30 = fa oy wecceates. (beat quality ».. . -20 00 | fession in Engiaud and Germany. ea [os pet pobre visa. | WASHBOARDS, WHITE PINE, dreamed DEJ MARION SIMS. New York. “Asa lara SANDERS & STAYMAN, and jointed on edge—clear. = 15 00 pad “ESE. Woo, New York. “Cectain, but Pennsylvania avenue, core 12th street, SHELVING, 12 inch, dressed (two) sides... 35 OO ‘gectio and painics»; superior to any other bitter sepls Sm ant 356. Charlorst Patmorsa{ | HARDY & TAYLOB CYPRESS SHIN- DB. WM. A, HAMMOND, New York. “The meat aia Shee PIANO | GLES, adopted by U. 8 Government t and efficient of ail purgative waters ”” euGorved by at! Mustct: Uprighis a. Brectaiiy. Low prices. Rasy forma Praia B. b. SUMNER, Agent. sep Weoeta BLL dh stroce northwest. [DECKER BROS. PIANOS_“They arm super nts.” —Theo, bi Ss. B. all work sround Washiogton. Shingle gvarac teed perfect. Ev DB. ALFRED L. LOOMIS, New York. “Tho most a mpt and most efficient; specially adapted for 790 a is York. * Bequi: RE ee ee Smee perior inetrar x 5.08 Mulje, Ac, SCBDEIT ORGANS "Eee area, WILLET @ LIBBEY, DE. LEWIS 4. SAYRE, New York. “Preferred to Sie sas Frectical Piano Maker, | vl Siath Street and N. ¥. Avenue. A WINEGLASSFUL A DOSE. = = as See Ev maine botile bears the name cf THz AroL- alan ars - suena ‘KNABE CHALYBEATE SPRINGS. LiNAuss Cos limited), Lont-n- . 7 ‘RiUMPH. k SALE BY DEALERS, GROCERS AND Dinioma o) Homer am Matai q/ Meru for Uoneert | ‘This water, P01 RUGEISTS. ‘augz/-mwfcow,ly ; Paricr Grand, Square trom os McCammon’ rorite ost. Rp factorise Fal pttow ‘i =, =o reasenabis term. Pranca | oF, Bocas oth RATE TRAY | ae = jan3 ly ‘ORNS, DEMoREST EATERS, oD the nev styies, just received by W HITE & OO. -keellers and Btationere, ‘ead book 22 7th street nw | vania svenue northwest. Pamless oe. Ly aa BUNIONS, ‘The balance of my stock of WINTER GOODS ‘will be sold at much leas tham cost to close busi- ness. FREDERICK PILLING, 1103 Pennsylvania ave, eed | overetfenai-dan'a | octets EVENING STAR. _| Washington News and Gossip. gee GOVERNMENT RECEIFTS TO-DAY.—Inter- nal revenue, $5, s SENATOR Mort was reported nol so well yesterday morning, but in the evening Was restit ¢ much easie! £FCrETARY SHERMAN left for Ohio last night in onder to vote at the election to-mor- row. A considerable number of Ohio de- THE PRESIDENT, accompanied by Sec. | retary Evarts and Postmaster General Key. will visit the agricultural fair at Fred- erick, Md., qn Thursday, the 1'th instant, leaving Wa hingtun by special train in tae morbing wnd returning in the eveatng. AN INVITATION TO THE PRESIDENT.— Archbishop Gibbous appoiped Dr D. D McKew. Mr. Jobo Noonan, Dr. W. H Ole, Mr. Rartholomewx Smith and Mr. Pierze C. Digan to visit President Hayes to day and Inet tm to attend the fuveral of the late Aret Bayley, but they had not ,called al ile Waite House up fo 2p. m. “PER: ON 4L.— Senator Conkling writes that he Goes not expect to reach Washington be. | fore the 15th, the day on which Congress meets. "A. M. Gangewer, depaty third auditor, has been au horized and directed by the Presid: nt to perform the duties of Aut tor of the Treasury for the Post Office de- partmen. during the temporary abseace of Mr MeGrew. | AT THe Whtre House —~Among the callers the White House to-day were Senators Saunders and Morrill and Repre- sentailve leleher; all the Jastices of the Supreme ¢ , excep! Justice Hant. Attor: ney General Devens and Solicitor General | and the marshal, clerk aud report or preme Court called upon the Presi- t to-day to pay their respects, NAvaL OnpERS.—Lieut. Command or Jas, reene ordered to the navy yard, Nor- Eusign Wm. Winder to the receiving ‘olorodo, at New York; Assistant Ea- gineer Joho A. Tobin to examination for promotion; Master J. Roiler detached from the receiving ship Coiora lo and ordered to the Ossipee; Ensiga Howard 8. Maring ean the Hartford and placed on wailing or- ers, THE PATENT OrFice FIRE RePort.— The report of the ccmmission appointed to inquire into the cause of the re-eot fire at the Patent Oflive, was submited to See- retary Schurz at three o'clock to-day. It will be accompanied by a mass of testi- mony. It will set forth ove or two theo as tothe origin of tue fire, but the comats- sion 1s Granimous in the conclusion that the fire wus not the work of an incendiary or in- cendiarics. THE SUPREME COURT meets on Monday next. and in view of this fact It ts believe that ihe President wil! nominate to the Sen. a!e some one to fill the vacancy on that day. It is reported that the President said re- cently that he would not appoint a maa over sixty years of age; that the vacancy should be given to the south, ant that he would pr: fer @ repudlican if be could find a suitable ove. The indications are that the place will be given to Judge Haat, of Louisiana, or Gen. J. M Harlan, of Kentucky. NAVAL Capets.— Of sixty-five candi- dates for appointment as cade! midshipmen atthe Naval Academy wio were examined last month, forty { 3sed a sa! tsfaetory examination and Li Al yen admitted. the June exaiuuin € ry making oval of inst a Se use the academy und: ra tate set of Co low'ng ae to be ecues THE INVASION OF TeX aS-—The authori tes here do not apprebeud that the reported invasion of El Paso county in Texas ean be ¢ pstroed as an evidence of a hostiliiy o » Diaz government to the United States, uelined with Gen. Sueridas to think troubles are tasugated by arcespon © .ougbs WhO have @ grievaces agains’ the jodicial officers of El Paso county, be- + 4use On & previous Oceasion toe riag Later tn the present Movemmnt was convicte! of horse Sealing. Vigorons measures, how- ever, will be taken by jhe government to ap- prehend those engaged in the outrages. A LETTER DELIVERED AFTER SIx MontTus.—The United States Treasury a few Gays ago received advices from the agent of the United States Depository at Tucson, Arizona, acknowledgiag the revel pt of @ leiter containing exchange on New Yo. amounting to $100,000, sent from the T-easary to that ageney In May last. fhe mail rider bearing the dispaicues was murdered uy the Indiansen route, and the letter was leti, together with the other dispatches, oa the scene of the murder by the savages.’ It was wound recently by a keout and forwarded, afier a lying 1n the pure, dry atmosp3ere of that region nearly six mouths in a@ periect state. » number of Japanese yout ed thi Hon ALFXANDER H. STEPHENS and his nephew (Col. John A. Stephens) will arrive in Washington this p.m. from New York, and will occupy rooms Nos. 15 and 16, Na tional Hotel, for lie winter. Mr. Stepaeas’ general health is sald to be «neu berter than &! any time for the past. twenty years; and, With his mental faculties unimpaired, be will retura to Washington tn the jull expec. tation of entering vigorously and earnestly npen the arduous duties of Als position asa member of the House of Representatives. His infiucsce in the organizatioa of the House will be not inconsiderable. Tac tact thet he has es; oused the claims of Mr. Rin. da}l for Speaker will go far to secure that gentleman the cau mination, Tue Rout oF THE Next HovsE.—Tae Cleik of the House of Representatives hus made up his official roll of the members-elect of the next House. He has purposely de layed this as long as he conveniently could, on account of the many points ne has been called upon to decid: in making itup. He bes determined iu the Colorado case to omit the ames of both Belford and Patterson, acd to leave the state unrepresented natil afier the House itself shall have decided wociher Mr. Belford is entitiel to his seat. In Floriéa be nas followed the second count of the votes according to the orders of the supreme court of that state, putting oa the rolls Davidson, democrat, in the first dis- trict, aud Bisbee, repabiican, in the second district. Tae first count gaye Parman, ¢2- pablican, 291 mvjority. The second e unt gave Davidson, de it, 540 majority. Bisbee, republican, had @ majority on boih counts In the second uistrict. In deciding the question of who shall represent the fourth and sixth districts in Louisiana, Mr. Adams excludes the Kellogg certificates on the ground that they do not comply with the law, and admits the two democrats, Elam ang Robertson, on the Nichols certificates. ‘The Louisiane delegation will thereiore be Solidly democratic. The certificate of Pa- eheco. republicau, of California, ts not yet received, but he is known to be e! it courts, and is not likely to be decide’ p.e- vious fo ihe meeting of Co: 1» 80 district from that state will not be re] ed in the orgenizaiion. SATURDAYS RACES.—Jerome Park.—Tnae one apd onc eighth rotie selling race was Won by W. J. Higgins iu 2@1. Bazil won the twe mule race in ee The three-foucih mile dash was won by Albert in 1.204. Mi- nola Won the mile dash in 1.48%. —The mile heat race was won by Emma C. in 1.43, 1.45, 146. The handteap for ail ages, mile and a half, was won by Lizzie Whipps in 3 424,343 Xe D- citizen of Frostburg, Mary anitted, Brn browse id Pistols, which he held and fired off siumutre. Deously. aes was | ta Basi- spirits are supposed to have o urday for bribes when a memher of the - bape! ina senate, has been ad- T sta’ we submit that be -hands of bis friends the national democrac; ‘The Speakership. The Speakership contest is not very lively yet, as (he real interest in the canvass as bardly begun. Mr. Blackburn arrived to day and has bis headquarters at the Metropoli- tan Hotel. He looks the picture of health, and bas recuperated amazingly sincs the last session. He is feeling the ground, aud keeps his own counsel Mr. Morrison said last night tha: ie » frank enough to say toat his position o 1 th three leading questions calculated eagrogs the time of Congress, was as follows: Is! He is opposed to the Texas Pacific ra'lroat sab sidy Kuown,#s he termed it, as tue Tom | Scott scheme. 2d. He is in favor of early re- sumption of specie payments. Sd. He is in favor of the remontiization of silv. 1d making silver in erchangable with gotd coin as it was in 154 befo.e (he war bezun. reference to the Mississippi levee bi will vote for auy measure calculatet t»im prove the Mississippi river, not because it would benefit avy paviicular section, bu’ be- of naviga cause it is a great national ari on, aud was a common intere mou country. He said if hy wank.iiobe elected on t national democ St. Louis conv democrat. He di cracy which wiopled its the Wauts of any par: countr in the a@ national in that demo to meet ion of the awake, and has a Will get a handsome The Capitol PREPARING FOR CONGRESS, A visit to the Capitol shows that every thing is being put in readiness there for the assembling of Congress on the 15th instant. The entire building has been wo iergolng a thorough renovation for some the few changes in carpets aud Were necessary have been ma Senate side the cleaning up isabout flulsted, and THE SENATE CHAMRE Presents au appearance us ciein and fresh as if every thicng were entirely new. Tae #e.me brown carpet of lust sess!oa has been down for several weeks, bau the desks were ood 1b position on Saturda There has nbo change in the seats with ove excep- on, Senator Hereford, of West Virginia, will occupy the chair of the late Senator Bogy. A new neat carpet has been laid in the ladies’ gallery, aud the room of the commit tee on Appropriations and one or two others have bees furnished with new carpets. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESEN CATIVES @ bandsome new Wilton carpet has been laid. The groundwork is dark greea, in er- spersed with small yellow figures. The de- sign is simple but handsome, aud the im- provement on the old blue carpet of last ses. sion is very great. New carpets have also been placed in the Speaker's reception room, in the Sergeant-at-Arms’ room, in the room of the committees on appropruations and Ways and means, and in the je library adjoining the House chambor. The desks were placed in position on Satarday, with ho change in thelr arrangement. Wormen are busily engaged in repainting the easte certral portico. An air of business is bes ing to pervade the whole building, and in a few days the rush and bastie of a busy ses- sion of Congres* will be commenced. THE PLANS FOR BEAUTIFYING GROUNDS about the Capitol are already being cavried into execution, but will sot be compleied @ good while. When finished the Cap! aud Ws surroundings will preseat a much g-ander aud more beautifal appearane than al present. The lawn exterding from the first icht of steps to Peunsylyania aveane . nd green, and there are nd ma the removal of trees on etther side 0 tLe walk. Workinen have been engage for some time in building a wail on both side: of the Luain t7estern entrance to the grownds. stove posts, handsomely carved rd the entrane», aud on these will be placed Jarge b.ovze lamps. The wall ex tends either side from these posts. This wal) will be about three feet high, of complicared but bandsome Cesign, aud sormed of gran- te, sandstone and gneiss, used alternately but the top or railing will be of sandstoue. This wall will extend north about fifty feet. when it will be joined by the low coping which is already placed aout the northera poriica of the grounds. It will extend south ak Jar as Maryland avenue. A very largeant handsome drinking fountain will be erected where now # small spring trickles fori from the grourd, opposite the Botanical gardevs. The walk and steps leading up to tLe building will be entirely changel. The walk has already been commenced at the entrance, but not more than fifty fect will ve finished this year. It will be mach wider {ban the present one, and will be form 1 of Cook’s composition, aud will be flanked on both sides by a brick and stone wall about three feet high. The walk will extend up to the first small terrace, where, it will be re- membered, are two or three stone steps. flere will be made a larze stone platform, nd @ few stone steps will lead to another similar platform. From the northern and southern ends of this second platform fitzhits of stone steps will ascend, leaving a su-. of court between these steps on the level of the second platform. This court will be laid with mosaics, and will ba adornel with fopntains, vases, statues, or other ornaments of that kind. The court will be naunded on the Capitol side by an upright wali forming @ terrace, as high as the fights of Fleps *poken of. The steps will end on a third stone platform, and from it two flights Of steps wil! be coutinued to the entrance. of the building. This last platform will also be bounded by @ wal!, which will form a parapet to the wall which will extend around the entire building, and which 9 take the place of the preseat upper terrace. Inside this Jong wall will be a stone walk aboar forty fvet_ wide, and at intervals stone steps will ascend to the present platform which surrounds the building. To one looking at the Capitol from the west, this outer wall, which Lakes the place of the upper terrace, will appear to add, from below, another sto ry tothe building. This wall too, will be handsomely ornamented with status, lamps, «ec. The work of improvement is undec the capable direction of I:ngineer Cobb. MR. SAYLER AND THE SPEAK ERSHIP.— In 1eference to criticisms that have been made touching Mr. Sayier’s abseace from Washington at the present time, the Ciacin- nail Dnqguirer has the following : It is complained in Washington by the friends of Hon. Milton Sayler that he is not in the capital attending to his interests in the matter of the 5; ership. Mr. Sayler is doing what ought to make bim friends sunong democrats everywhere. Ie is attend- ing to the interests of the democratic party in Ohio. He isa member of the campatzn commiitee in Hamilton county, and ts peaking nightly, sometimes more th once, for the democratic cause in this poten- lial, guiding state In a ant ant cau vaes. Ifhe neglects his pe: interests to ears the suc of the democratic party his fe, in their critical time, 3 id not THE JAY GOULD has been it to some brought uniary grief bya judgment agaiost bira shew York in fee of Berry & Helser for 061.10. The; a GILMAN, THE FORGER.—it is now lieved teat the forger, Mr. C. Gilman. 1s ing in or near New York city, and that nego- ecution 19 payment of money by ite family and surrender of his own assets, which are estimated at $47,008. STATE SENATOR MAXWELL, of South Carolina, has been , The Famine in Indi 7 ee s | Loxpon, Oct. 5 — Later or. the viceroy, sho’ = rain fall on the A Sharp Battle w h Chief Joseph's eved will eave Bel De Taraand the northwest pro Band. danger of a fatlore of t GEN. MILES SURPRISES THEIR CAMI, AND HAS A SEVERE BATTLE. Gen. Terry communicates to Gen. Sheri dan a dispaten received from Gen. Miles, giving an accoont of a battle wiih Chief Jo. seph’s band. Gen. Miles says. “My com- tion of the Punjaub Rajpoo northwest provinces was untay Ruowian Rates for W, ts « A Times dispatch from ¢ 1 < Sinden saye band moved rapidly to Snake creek, strik- | ..2 rn deute will he 7 ing a fresh trail of hostile Nez Porces coming | (NC ebetrot tothe tines ofan ene oul of Bear Paw mountains at 7 o'clock, met 's of engagements. At omer aud surprised the camp at 8 o'clock, eaptur- ing @ large part of their herd, aboat 60 horses, mules and ponies. The engagement was quite severe. The Indians lost 17 killed, including Looking Giass and Josep! brother ‘and three other cbicfs, and 4 wour ded. Joseph gave me his solemu pledge ye-terday that he would surrender, but did not, and they are evidently waiting for aid from other Indians. They say that the Sioux are coming to their aid. They are closely invested in some deep ravines and ke under fire; to take them by assault would cost maoy lives. Itoxy wear them out, wud eventually compel them to giv: fight with more jon the ey Must remain at the Co-ps head rs, becanse it is believed that Loform Ation sent out by correspondents has several time compromised the success of the Kas sian plans Sick A letter to that within te bave rea: &re chiefly « 7metons. » OW Beales ck from & a bospitais, ever Tarkey hxtre oely bad i rain are con- nee of this un- Weather preva Linwally Mlliag f-vorable weat I believe t dians I ever met e are mauy | and it is though! i will 4 ¢scaped villains in the village who expect lo sin Bulgaria and it is be hung when caught. 1 believe there probable that Mehemet Ali will beappoluted communication between this car to the chief command tn Thessal tng Boll, and I have used eve > The Battle Before Kars Frevent a junction. I am expeciiag compa Loxpos, Get A Constantinople dix nies with Sturgis, and will thea endeavor to | patch to the Times confirms in every partion send | cavalry companies to Benton. 1 | lar the account o battle before Kars tele- Presuiae you do not wish them withdrawn | graphed to tue United BL n these dis- when surrounding the Nex Perosscamp. 1 | patches om Frilay intend tosend my syounded to the M:ssoari and captured stock to the Yellowstone. would respectfully suggest that information | gq, be sent to the British authorities to preveut 4 any portion of the Nez Perces tribe crossing the line, or todisarm them should they take refuge on English soil. Can supplies be seat The Kewian Losses < A dispatch re xa Mukuter up the Mik river rowd forthe 24 cavalry? |p, ~ : Piease send me any information or orders = vincn ay A, 34 Uiat abould govern tay mnovenenta’: Ruslan isos scuctug to The officers kilied are Capt Owen Hale,tth the Turks at cavalry, commanding company K; Secoud | 7. Lieutenant Joa. W. Biddle, % aapany K Championship of the Thames cavalry. Twenty-two noo commiss: MorTLak t A stogte seall race for officers were killed. The wounded tnelade | £400 and the championship was rowed on the i ith cavalry Thames to day, {rom Painey to Mari Lal jodfrey, 7th cavalry; First Li between Higgins and Boyd. Higetos de jutant GW. Baird, 5th iofantr; ed Boyd, the champion. The berting was T Fiist Lieut. Henry Romeyn. 5 to 4 in iavoref Boyd. “Riggins woa by #ix and 3¢ nou-commissioned offi vates. The battle took place on Sa: lengths. wads, about eight miles # General Miles’ fo consisted of Uiree companies of or, of the vd cavalry, three of the Tun cavairy the firm of F No. 7 eight of ibe Sih lufantry. Nove of the off reported wounded are fatally wouad Gen. Sturgis, whose arrival ( ites ex pected, mast have wilh bim compa. nies of his regiment. Tue three companies of the 2d cavairy with Gen. Miles weraorigia- ally intended a6 an escort to the comaission to meet Sitting Bul Trouble tn Tex TWO TOWNS IN THE POSSESSION OF A MEXICAN MOB, A curious state of affairs appears to exist in El] Paso county, Texas. The towns of San Elizario and Isictto are in the heuds of an armed mob of four hundred Mexicans, who bave segeieeet and manacied a jadge and other offictals. In the excited cond:tion of affairs it is thought that it would require bat little to bring about a wholesale massacre of the American residents, who are few tn num. ber. United States troops. however, have been ordered to the scene. The actors in this 0. Wall street, ti . tae Aorat office aud made the following sialemout re- garding the greaser tueurrection in El Paso: Oar firm own the salt lakes aboat which there seems to be so much trouble ta El Paso. While | remain in New York coaducting oar business, Messrs. B.C. Ladiow aud Geo. B. Zimpelmaa reside in Austia, Texas. Jadgo Charles H. Howard is son tn-law of Zimpel- Inan and has charge of the lakes. Ax the Ginpatch from San Autonio indicates, the difficulty has arisen because the Mexicans have recently been required t pay for the salt. Before the claims were located by our represintatives the salt was obtained them free of charge. Wheo a mc , instigated the Mexicaus t » upon whick Judge Hov ner supply them. "Ee salt in that sec- Is per y much of which is sent to Chihuahua, », fox disgraceful riot are American citizens of | table and mining Purposes. The cox: price Mexican birtn or descent, but wholly auti- | in Chihuahua is ©f per two and 4 half bush American in senUiment,and their grievances ure of a local and persons] charac’er, and do not involve the Mexican goverament. FFICIAL DISPATCHES. The following dispatches were recelvet at els. The chargs has been only forty cents per bushel at the lakes. Upon the the Latel, mcein Chihuahua that had located two per twoand the Mexicans has been | HE PHILADELPHIA spirit. | tALISTS. A Hung Jary tm the Bites Case. PSILADELP EIA, Vet. © jury in the cae oi James A. and Christina Bits. aim ing to be spirt aus, Charged with couspliacy io defaud, being ubable jo agree, scharged by Judge Briggs this morn The care £& oul Of & suit for live! 1 the Philadelphia Zimrs, that paper i the Blisses as lmpastors by Col. A. K. McCiare, the The trial lasted aime Saturday evening. easnaie. cavalrymen th to strengthen him. our owa poy ulation, and about iocation lands on which there are salt lakes. | heve no reason to believe that any citizen o. Mexico hax taker in the trouble the population of Ei Paso county is w com posed Of eizeus of Mexican birth. {Sigucd,} BP. W. SHERIDAN o Fort Davis, Texas. General, Deyartm ce by Judge"Biacker to send tbe f ‘The Mexican population of E rien en tnasw#e, seized all the civil aut ties, Judge Howard and McBride, aud all Of sbem prisoners and ta jail. Toe ric rpumber about four hundred under a ave scouts and pickets out aud sentiaels posted. They seem to be well or racized. All the Americans tn vil of their L No about thirty, . iv allowed to courmnauteate wish cendiary Strikers. Oct. *.—This moruing the Peansylvania Coal Com pany bui the car-rauners 09 ibe heavy gravity track were prevented from shipping coal over the Hawiey and Ere road to New York by tne results of aa act of incendiarism ou the Spriucbrook trestle work, said to have occured at aboat4 o'clock this morning. Thus fardaring the troubles the company has made no req aisi Uon upon the mijitary stationed in this coma- By for protection {rem striking agitators. ‘ne ex: American the prisoners. The rioters are expecting from volunteers from the Mexican side of the Rio Grande. Tae trouble is from Zim- —_— baving located the salt lakes, and ward prohibited the geilimg of salt without permission Later —The sheriit er. alonel Hatch is expected in E! Paso. Toe eail is for al least two companies with artillery. [have told, one handred and ing mea. I think Louis J. S. ANpREWs, } Commanding. A FIENDISH TRAMP —Last Sanday morn- ing @ tratop visited the residenceof Mr. Haa- cock, in Shelby county, a few miles uorth of Piqua, Ohio, and the family absent with the exception of @ dau rT, aged 2), be brutally atsaulted her and succeedet in vio- en left, but returned ed ils fendish deed. Toe alarm was given suorily after, whole neighborhood turned out to at the Villain, The party struck the trail of the fogittve near the city. and sneceeded in eap- turing him, but in some upacconntable way be suceced¢d in escaping them, and swim- ming the Miami river took refage in a corn- field. His hiding piace at last accounts was surrounded by over 200 armed. men in the employ Ol the compauy are asperated at this second attemsi the strikers at this same point and by the samg means to deprive them of work. —_—e— Strike Rioters on Trial READING, PA., Uct. s.—Fourtecn men im- plicated in the riot which took place here on Sunday, July 224, were placed oa trial this morning in the county court. A jury was sworn in, and taking of evyideace will begin this afternoon. twenty-three Cardiz ts bein [Sigued, — Destructive Fire ni New York, Oct. 5.—The loss by the fire at Hunter's Point yesterday comprises + 090,000 feetof lumber, worth €15 00 1 9 feet a, Clapp & Co., 3200 000. , The BaLtimorE, Oci 5. Ponso:Kared, Ssby rollaa sixes, old, (6 DR, W's Virginie sixes, doferrad. Sky, do. second 42, North bid to day. ri 3. det S$ —Vottes firm—middiiing, 1A. 4 fim—Ho stre x aud bicher—esuthern ted, goud 1 145, GO. amber, 1 S9al.55, western, i bro. de, ho. 2 wtutir red, apt, 1d; vctober, 1 4a; Dovember, 144 bid; do. No’ S winter red, 1 al Fors, souttern quiet and stead. FriscopaL Cuvuxcn TRIENNIAL Con- VENTION —The exercises of the Triennial Episcopal convention were continued ia | bigher—southern whit 67 2. 6. Boston Saturday. Among the delegates who | Mixed, spot ard Gctober. Sits. | Morea ye appeared for the first time was Chief Justice | Soninern, Sua@; Gectee wane, Saas? de nena, Waite, of Ohio, Hon. Hamilton Fish. dele- | Sas Bye sendy ¢5a60, Hay duil—ste-yiand and gate from Few York, was added to the com- | Penneyivenia prime, MaG0eit O Provisions aotee, mittee on amendments to the constitution. | Pork. 1500, Bulk meats clear Mr. Hill, of California. offered two amend- | *i2¢s, Sh; pecked. SaxX. be inents to the constitution, which were re- | clear ni sider, ohac%.. Heme, ferred to the on 1a konds dull and vomtut roieum bieher—erode, sall—Bio cargoes. 16%) ky cull aud, ominal * ‘ Sune Yous, Oct copies becrent, Money.?. aw Youre. - Be" veut. 7. ceeate actives . ew Youre, Oct. 3 and 3% cents bet PROMINENT CrrizEN ” ForcErr—Col. Henr; ‘R. Sibley, a prom: Flour a shede firmer. Wheat . Corn % cent Deut: nent ei\'zen of Charlestown, Maxs., was ar pbontems Oct ae 29. m0, Pie ow csted Saturday, charged with forgi - | fives. % . preferr a, Bike. Lilimon corsements on two promissory notes whieh | ‘Central. 76. Feouayieacia “Conral, cig. Mew at Boading Radway shares, 17. The commenced their inquiries Justant to take action. | to day, sitting wth cloned doors. MrJohe: GRFAT DESTRUCTION OF LUNBER.—Tuae | 80D es: “Dr. Gideon S. Palmer, sur- jumber yards of Dudley, Grove & Co., and in-chi<f of the Feed men's hospital, tu , a7 of Washington, with a jon of jpson, & Co., at Hauter’s Point, £ city 3 neta .