Evening Star Newspaper, July 2, 1878, Page 1

—-— —_ SS BPS Ost Tee OAS er THE EVENING STAR. | PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sanday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Pennsylvania Avenne, corner Lith atreet BY | The Evening Star Newspaper Company, | 8. 1. KAUFF MANN, Pres’t. © STAR terved to sulseribersin | a account, ‘at 10 axtse gents per wees fhe copnter. 2 °REKLY postage pr. SUMMER RES‘ WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, JULY 2, 1878. TWO CENTS SPECIAL NOTICES. RES RTS YAPE MAY. Ps C FIRST CLA®« BOARDING ar ILLER'S / OTT AGE GREEN BRUA WAY. 1. and steamboat. -MAYOR M , isan wkd r ts appiy to GEORGE 8. j SUCCESSFUL R-ViVau minued at the Ta’ 3 p.m, eondacred by DT AS HARRISON. THE O STREET Mak PENED on WEDN MEETINGS st. e. the You t= eT WILL BK SDAY wstil 10 ovcleck p. 2 On EDSESDAN eee r EASTERN MARK €T.—This Market will NOT BE OPEN op Wedacscay, the 3d in- ck m. <* 3. D. NEWCOMB. Market Master, j_~ THE SORTHORN LIGERTY MAg- ~ OPEN ALL DAY ee Wednesiay, July 31. J. DYER, and Residence: ‘% Twelfth street northwest. jy1 im* NEY NE STEN Will be opened for the re OF JUNE | ac river. and ba | y superior ly the Waited | poruran raic s. | SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. vod \ CONGRESS HALL. THRE Do.itars Per Day. thoroughly reno- June DANS WHITE SULPHUR Bs 1 northeast of 30 ‘s Depot P. 0., je15-2mJ GALT WATER BATED MARSHALL'S ST. GEORGE'S HOTEL, Volant, is now open, with late im- st attractive place on unexcelied for bath! Piney free_of charge. ‘forms: $1.50 week, $30 to $35 per month. Potomac steamers. Address R, Proprietor, Piney Point. Md. Supreme FO WASHINGTO- NIANS. ROCK ENON SPRINGS, On the Great North Mountain, near Winchester, irginta, A. 3, PRATT, PuOPRtETOR OFEN JUNE 22TH TO OCTU 1st. ed, without restraints of Boa’ A RO., *s Co, Y Keferea! - @. office, CHRIS. X Sut LAKE CITY, CTAB, TOWNSEND HOUSE. FIRST-CLASS HOTEL. MOST DELIGHTYTT. RESORT IN THE Wast rou Tounists. Best Commercial eh 8 anple Rooms in the city H. HOOPER, WM. JENNINGS, Je12-3m Owners and Proprietors, z H ALUM SPRINGS. ENANDOAN MRA NDOAT COL VA, ‘Alum, Chalybeate and Sulphur Waters; no bar: large lawn; elevation 2,000 feet. #79 Terms $30 to $45 per month, four weeks. Special rates to families. Excursion tickets via b. . R. R. For terms and pamphlets address A. J. MYERS, Proprietor. jeli-~<od PrBster SPRINGS, WEST VIRGINIA, 100 MILES WEST OF WASHINGTON. TWO A A HALF MILES FROM SIk RUN STATION, BALTIMORE AND OHIOU RAILRUAD. THIS CELEBRATED RESORT OPEN FOR 5 GUESTS JUNE Ist. The waters xe celebrated for inetr, curative prope: cies In Skin Diseases, and in Rheumatism wonderful cures are d every year. The Baths are unrivatea, 1 & Spotit, Shower, Pionge and Swimming Hotei pminwlates 500 questa. Buar) day: $17.50 per week; $50 per moath, tig coach fare and lag- g the firstof the present has suggested many which will be fully Ths cuisine shall notype Surpassed by any watering p'ace of like charges in. the cou Write for Descriptive Pamy For descriptive circ. aire at this of JelL-t, th&sim TREGO £80 HAYMORE HOUSE,” Sa EB —— a T ND. ILLINOIS ATENTR, June ALLAN TIC CITY, NeS june Ist. spae-tseyt M. E. HOOPES, GENTLEMEN'S GOODS. READY-MADE 5! IRTs. anfinished Shirts, 60 cents; of Wamsitta Scents. Finished, 76 cents; of Wam: ». BO cents. Boys’ Shirts, 12, 12% au 13-inch, at 50 cents unfinished, and 75 cents fin- ished, of Watasutta cotton. SHIRTS TO ORDER. ‘The best Shirts at $2.25: second, $2, $1.75, $1.50, $1.25 and $1 each. always warranted. Best #piy_ Linen Collars, 8 for $1, special barg: ethers, 6 for $1. Linen Cutts, 25 cents best do., 37% cents. Jeans Draw Gauze Undershirts: Lisle Thread do, Neckwear and Hosiery. cents. ovelties in 5 HOMPSON’S SHIRT FACTORY, jel5-tr_ $16 F st. n.w., opp. Patent Oftes. yes “TOKIO. New ventilated HAT for summer wear, fresh supply, Straw Hiats, fancy bands; and fine Bott Feit tats for geutieen. Large stock SUK Umbrellas for ladies and gentlemen. STINEMETZ, HATTER, 1237 Pennsylvania avenue, jel-tr Freese STOCK or STRAW HATS BR For Gentiemen, Yor the and Boys, just receiv Elegant a.woriment of Ladies and Gentiemen’s ee UMBRELLAS. at the lowest market prices, UN BRELLAS and PARASOULS covered and re- paired in the best mauser se WALTBR KER, HATTER, 1419 Pennsylvania Avenus, apll-a a EDUCED PRICEs, ‘The uncersigned begs leeve to inform his. patrons anc the pablic ger Bequetce of reduced pr facilities, be is Low Avie to make ap CLOTH Es sad tarnish GOODS tn his lite “rock fen to Ptteen yer cent, fOrmer Faves, Fo Specttuuly requesting continued favors, e paid their SPECIAL IM- PROVEMENT BILLS, and those who have not can bave them readjusted for @ Drawvack, und: the law recently passed by Congress. ‘The is Himited to July 19 to present claims for Draw- rae ‘Special attention will be given to all cases placed in my hands. Bills paid at the lowest rates. | _ 3e19-20 | and_rivalin; | Solomon &Chapman, Bovksellers and Stationers, WM. H. CLAGETT, Beard of T:ade Rooms, 819 Market Space. J025- 0319 (Post) * FOURTH Of JULY AT THE WASH- = INGTON MARKET. ‘The Washington Morke: will beopen on THURS- Day, July 4th, Sori oe kK a.m., and will be Jo-ed prompuy ai 9 v'elock a.m. OL St TY MOO BS. SMITH, Clerk. j= ASSFSSOR?S OFFICE, ie WASHING TOF, D.C, June 29, 1878. NOTICE TO CITIZENS. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the Com- missioners of the District of Columbia nave caused to be prepared a priuted blank SCHEDULE OF FERSONAL PROPERTY subject to taxation un- der the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled **An act for the support of the Government of the Distriet of Columbia, for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1878, and for oth-r parposes, ** approved March 3. 1877,and the act ‘providing a permanent form of government for the Distriet of Columbia, approved June 11, 1878. and that said schedaie’ ts ivery by the assessors. < op of this schedule wii! be delivered to any ci ia ne TOF the same at our office in the Distr.ct build- ing from and after this d: CE OF THE METROPOLITA RAILROAD CU, 4 June 27, $873 is hereby given that the anuual meetng he Stockbotiets. for the election of seveo D ectors of this company, will be held at the oitlve f the Company on WEDNESDAY, the 10.b of uy. The will be open fromm 2 vintt! 4 o*elock . W. THOMPSON, Presiden WM. W. MOORE, secretary. 3 MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS. — annual meeting of the Stockhollers of AL UNION INSUBANCE COM- on, will be held at the oltice avenue, for the | directors, on MOS en from 1 to 20° clock OBLE D. La! IMPORTANT TO TaX-PAYERS. days. from June 1 ail claims for rev are allowed in | ion of Special to give special attention to claims for Jntof errors, material, or work damages. EDWARD W. WHITAKER, 208 4'4 street. Epecial Taxes paid at a discount. je22-Lin =>, THE ANNUAL MEETING of the Stock- > holders of the ANACOSTIA AND POTO- MAC KAILWAY COMPANY for the election of Directors will be held at Room 1. St. Cloud Build- ig, on MONDAY. July 8th, 1878, ‘olis open from 204 PE sant der : President. peer Or Te. A. GRISWOLD, Se THE NATIONAL SAFE DEPOSIT COM- > PANY, corner 15:h and New York aven receives Trunks of Silverware and other valuavies on deposit; also rents Safes, Its vaults are burglar, fire aud damp proof. Charges moderate. | Oitics hours, 9a, m. to4p. m. Jel3-2.0 = B ‘FALO LITHL is > pr Se UNYaDt TkNos, ou 4 a, SPRING WATERS, Just received AT MILBURN’S PHARMACY, marl¢-tr 1429 PENNA. AVENUE. HAYWARD & HUTCHINSON, - B17 8TH STREST NORTHWEST, ‘h very extensive facilities for manufac. turing, are now showing ® line, of Marbielzod Msntles unequaled for richness of design and colot in extent any establishment in the hitects designs for Manties and g8 closely followed, and imitations of tare and beaucifal marbles exactly produced. Agents for BARSTOW WROUGHT. TebN FUR- NACK, Baltimore KITCHENER RANGES; also the kussia fire-piace STOVE. Contractors for Plumbing and atin and Copper Work. Witha isrge force of competent mechanics In’ their va~ rious branches and long personal experience, will do good work cheaper than suv other house, ™m2-1¥ A CARD, o all who are suffering from the errors and indis- cretions ot sont pe eit rosie, sere cayy , &c., 1 will send a rece! bare you ‘This great remedy Lcontinne allowance don INRIVALLED Se UNI QUALTY AND PRICE. Champagne Wines of MOET & CHANDON, MOET & CHANDON, Established 1843. BENAULD, FRANCOIS & O0., novl-eoly Sole Agents for U. 8. a 3 OHNE Ste ani REAL ESTATE AND GENERAL AGENT, No. 324 Twelfth Street west, south of Penn- syleai 7 Avenue: Richard Wallach, Crosby 8. Noyes. George W. Biggs & Co., Bankers. Thomas L: Hume & Co., Grocery Merchants, Joseph H. Bradiey, Esq., Attorney at Law, Jobu A. Baker, Commission Merchant, Dr, John B, Blake. Givson Brothers, Printers. Wm. Orme & Sons, Grocery Merchants, n& CO. Bankers. nf. fuemetz, Hatter and Furrier. M. W, Gait Bro. & Co., Jewelers, Jchn T. Miteheli, Dry’ Goods Merchant. Francis Mohun & Sons, Lumber Merchints, Lewis Joh: a was P. Morgan, Chief Met. Pol Louis H. Schneider & Co., Hardware Merchants, Cras, B.Church, Pres‘t Tadependent Ice Comp'y. Norvall W. Burchell, Grocery Merchant, Beavans & Shaw, Commission Merchanis. Johnson Brothers, Wood and Coal Merchants. Willam P, Riley, Dry Goods Mere! RELIEF FOR TAXPAYERS! as The act providing for the ‘revision and correc- ton of assessments for special improveinents in the District of Columbia,"* having become a law, all property hoiders interested who have PAID IMPROVEMENT TAXES since August 10, 1871, will be entitled toa rebate Le aby erroneous or excessive charges made herein, ‘Taxpayers who have not paid the assessments for 8 improvements can. upon specific complaint of erroneous and excessive es made, obtain a revision ana correction of thelr tax bi'ls. : ALL PARTIES INTERESTED must, under the provisions of this resent Xo, 1878. ping 7 claims before July 19, ‘The undersigned Will give special and personal claims, and all TA: attention to this class o PAYERS who have not obtained proper allowance for old material removed or re-used, for work done under permit, for church property, or from auy error in the aisessments. should FILE THEIR CLAIMS without further delay, with WILLIAM DICKSON, Office 222 435 street, three doors north of Columbia Building. SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT TAXES CAN BE PAID UNTIL JULY IST, AT A LARGE DISCOUNT, je21-1m muse BREWSTER WAGON. CAUTION. We learn that bogus W have teen offered for sa formation may be © DREW J. JOYCE, ous, bearing our name, in Washingvon city. In- 1 from our ageut, AN- 412 14th sireet. BREWSTER & ©0., Of Broom street, New York. RS TO EUROPE procure T.ckets ow the INMAN and the ¥KENCH Lines of Steamnships, to- gether with full information as te Berths, dates of sailing, &c., from J. W. BOTELER & BRU., 923 Penna. avenue n. w. ABRD. je21-29 A * Our semi-annual accounts have ali been made out and rendered, as the last of June, and as our copartnership expires, by limitation. on the With Supest next, we will thank our customers Af they wil! make settlement at their earliest conve- ence. mene, W. M. SHUSTER & BRO., “219 Pennsylvania avenue. W anna to know thata first-class SEC~ aD HAND SUIT is better and: a READY-. than ‘ADE NEW ONE. Try at JUSTH'S Old Stand, 619 D: between 6th and 7th’ Sheet es to29 ar THE EVENING STAR, Washington News and Gossir. GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-pAy.—Internal rev -nue, $i customs, $432, 90: SUBSCRIPTIONS to the tour per cent. loan te- day, $111,002. 7 THERE an rverease in the public debt for the month of June, 1878, of $2,149,381.18, and not a cecrease,as a glance at the figures in THE STAR yesterday wiil show. Tue Gioriovs FourTH.—By direction of he President, Col. Rogers, his private secretary, has addressed a note to the different Cabinet of! cers directing that their offices be closed on the 4th instant, to allow the employes to par- ticipate in the attendant celebra‘ions. The departments will be closed at three o'clock to- morrow afternoon. GOVERNMENT PURCHA OF SILVER BuL Lion.—Secretary Sherman has directed that as s00n as the annual mint and assay office shall have been completed the purchase of silver coinage into dollars will be resumed, under the regulations heretofore in force, but no offer at a price above the equivalent of the London rate computed at the current rate of sterling exchange on the day of purchase will be considered or accepted. All purchases will be paid for in standard silver dollars. PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS.—The Presi dent has appointed Melville B. Hoxie, of Ne- braska, register of the land office at Grand Nebras' F. W. Robb, to be collector venue for the district of Nebr A. Newman, suspended, amt John C. White, to be secretary of the legation to Brazil. SECRETARIES MeCrary and Thompson did not read THe STR carefully last evening; therefore they walked under the broiling san aid over the hot asphalt pavements to attend a Cabinet meeting the White House to-day to be informed aft heir walk that the Presi cent had left the city. DEPARTURE HE PRESIDENTIAL FAMILY The President and Mrs. herman, Attorney General . Webb and Burchard Hayes, Praden, the President's ass € at 1) oely by Baltimore and Poetomue railroad, to attend the Wyoming massacre centennial, which takes place on the ithinstant. The family will stop at Hartisburg at 3 0° this afternoon, where they will remain u lito night. They will be the guests of Go’ Hartrauit, who will tender them an offic reception at the governor's mansion. At the party will leave Harrisburg for Wilk barre, which is near the scene of the celebra- tion. ‘They return next Friday. VOR PENNSYLVANIA Hayes, Seere PERSONAL.—Bishop Pinkney is suiliciently recovered from Ins late attack to be able to be out. Rev. Dr. Lewin is also improving, and is in Washington en route for the Jordan Alum Spring: Capt. RIcnanrD L. Law,U. S. navy, has been a>pointed chief of the Bureau of Yards and Doeks, in_ pli of Re Admiral John C. Howell, who is to be assigned to sea duty. THE BUREAU OF RAILROAD ACCOUNTS pro- vided for by Congress at the last session has been organized in the Department of the Iu- terior by Mr. Theophilus Freneh, the newly created auditor. Mr. Southwiek Cuthrie, of 5 ier of the U.S. Treasu en appoluted bookkeeper of the b and August Duddenhausen, of Ohio, book keeper. BOULDS BAKER, THE RECUSANT WITNESS. The Potter investigating committee, in exee utive session yesterday, decided to refer the ase of Boulds Baker, the recusant witness, to Attorney Wells. for his decision District y o how the comniittee should act inthe THE NCMBER OF DIscHARGEs that will have to be made in the Patent Ofice on account of the reduction in appropriations by Congress has not yet been ascertained. Tt will probably be between forty and Hity. By cutting down the number of higher class elerks, whieh ihe legislation permits, it is hoped that the dis- charges may be reduced. THE RECEIVING of applications of those who wish to enter for the competitive examination to be held on the 9th inst., to fill some ten vaeancies in the Interior department clos yesterday. Over 30 applications were re ceived. REAR ADMIRAL HOWELL, who was relieved yesterday afternoon as chief of the bureau of yards and docks by Captain Law being ordered 0 that position, Will probably succeed Rear Admiral Trenchard to the command of the North Atlantic statio NAVAL APPOINTMENTS.—Secretary Thomp- son to-day ordered Captain Wm. B. Remy, 8. marine corps, to duty as acting judge advo cate of the Navy department. Captain Remy’s duties will be ‘somewhat similar to that. of naval solicitor, for which office no provision was made by the last Congress. LABOR AND WAGES IN FRANCE.—The United. States commercial agent at St. Etienne, France, in his dispatch of June 7, 1878, reports that business is good in that district except with the United States; especially good with Germany and England. ‘Weavers of plain rib- bons earn 40 to 50 cents a day, a better grade 60 and 70 cents, and novelties $1.40 to $1.50a day; women, who do most of the work on rib- bons, except weaving, make from 50 to 69 gents a day. Farm bands av rage #15 a month, while their cost of living is 12 or 13 dollars a month. Mini hose who work underground earn $1.05 to #115 a day ; above ground, 55 t cents aday. No improvements are mani in machinery or in the manner of doing busi- ness. CarTaIn REUBEN F. Berwaro, first cavalry, who has so distinguished himself lately in the Bannock Indian battles, is well known in this city, and isa son-in-law of a well-known citi- zen of Washington, Mr. Jacob Frank. He was sppatnted a lieutenant in the first cavalry in Iss}, having been promoted from the ranks, and has long been recognized as one of the most success{ul Indian fighters on the Pacific coast. THE INDIAN WAR.—Delegate Fenn, of Idaho, has received letters and telegrams from his constituents, setting forth the condition of affairs in that section of the country as very serious. In his territory alone and in the por- tion of Oregon {mmediately Pordering on it, from 1,C00 to 1,500 hostile Indfans are virtually committed to war, and some of them are already driving off horses and cattle. The beef derived from the cattle they are drying for future use. The fortresses in which they can retreat are as inaccessible as any portion of the territory which the Modocs occupied in their famous war. Mr. Fenn said yesterday to a reporter of THE Stak that from his in‘imate Knowledge of the country and of the Indians he was convinced that the Indian war would be an almost general one. What we have already heard of it is only the beginning. It would assume much larger proportions, and it would be impossible to thoroughly suppress it betore the advent of next winter aud the dis- - pearance of the grass where the Indian feeds nls pony. - LABOK IN ENGL. r. C. O. Shepard, the United States consul at Bradford, England, furnishes the Department of State with a variety of statistics as to labor in his district. The wages of railroad employes are—station- master, $350 to $500 a year, with a house; uards, 8 to $7.50 a week ; engine-driver, #1 ‘0 $1.87 a day ; stoker, 87 cents to $1 per day. Factory hands peneral foreman, $3 to $5 per day: foreman, $1.50; skilled hands, man $1.25, woman 75 cents; common hands, 87 to 50 cents; mechanics, $1.25; cartmen, $1; colliers, $1.51 day. Police force—chief superintendent, $2,509 and house (included) T annum; superin- dents of divisions, $700 to § inspectors, > to #10 a week; sergeants, $7.25 to $3.75; policemen, $6 to $5.50 a-week. Public works— street sweepers, *3 cents a day: laborers, S7 to % cents a day; repairers of street paving, $1. All laborers have half holiday on Satur: days, half an hour for breakfast, one hour for dinner, and work 5514 hours per week. The police are on duty 9 hours pew day. A wo Ingman can live singly for from $2 to $2.50 week; married men with wife and fi dren, from $5 to % per week. Beef and mut. ton, tor inferior ieces, 14 cents a pound ; best, 2 cents; flour, $0 a barrel; butter, 33 'to 33 conse a poems Coren 16 to) conn es, ‘an reduced one year ago, followed strikes and riots, id THE POTTER COMMITTEE. Testimony To-day. The Potter committee met at 11 o'clock this | morning. } | GEN. T. E. ANDERSON | testified that he had promised to give A. D. Murdock, a brother of Mrs. Jenks, a place in the custom house on the Ist of July, but that he had not yet been appointed. Murdock was recommended by Senator Kellogg. Witness was questioned at length by Mr. Morrison with reference to the testimony given before his (Morrison's) committee in’ 1876, and re- affirmed his statements made at that time. Witness was asked to recite any actual vio- lence on the day of election. He said he had heard of violence; he believed there were one or two men shot in his parish; Packard, wi- ness said, had less votes than those cast for three of the electors, but more than those cast for five of the electors. THE WITNESS THINKS PACKARD Q. Then if five of the electors were elected Packard must have been? A. Yes, sir; ac- cording to our returns, Witness said the reason protests were not attached to the election returns when they left the polls, was because many of the super oe of the elections were afraid to attach them. General Hunton questioned the witness with reference to the returning board's failure to appoint a democrat as one of its members. I going over the old story, told oyer and over again. The board was dissatisfied with the person whom the demoerats selected, and the board made no etiort to get any democrat to serve; a person named Smith was asked if he would accept a place, and he would not. THE SHEKMS Anderson was then interrogated with refer- ence to the telegram sent him by Secretary sherman and other republicans when on trial recently in New Orieans. He denied that either himself or his it: and denied that h lish the Sherman lette was sent by AS ELECTED. ‘eatened to pub- if such a telegram as Sherman aud others was not forthcoming THE WEBER Ass. INATION, He denied that he had ever heard that Weber killed use he had certain lamaging documents in. his po on given him by the republicans for his proteetion; no one was ever prosecuted or convicted for the Weber murder; he was shot near the court house. CAPT, JENKS WAS RECALLED, and” questioned with reference to an affidavit telegraphed from New Orleans purporting to have been made by him, and whieh came out yeste before the sub-committee in New Orlean: Witness denied that he had ever made such an affidavit, or one similar, He denicd that he any time gone before a named Seymour, in New Orleans, to an allidavit on any subject. Anderson Sat his house in New Orleans, anted him to sign such an affi i id “Do you take me for ad—d fool?” id he wanted the affidavit because he was going to open up his fight on the adminisi ration. ANDEKSON CONTRADICTS THE CAPTAIN. Anderson then stated that he left N Jeans on the llth of May. He met Jenk: the latter ed him to use his influ Ket him a place. Witness continued I told him I had all 1 could do to get a place myself. He then said, ‘Well, you Know your jurat is forged.’ Tsaid you write an affidavit to that . He sat down and dictated the afida t and swore to it before Notary Seymour and asked me to show it to Staniey Matthews to help him to a place.” A BROTHER OF THE MURDERED WEBER. E. L. Weber, a brother of the Weber who was Killed. was culled and desired to read a Sitement showing his relations with both partiesin Louisiana. The committee agreed to consider it in executive session, and di- rected Weber to stand aside. WHO SIGNED THE RETURNS. Conquest Clark was called with reference to the mailing of the second set of Louisiana certificates to Washington. He had nu posi live recollection of any ene but Gov, Keil signing the second set; thought, howev Brewster sign did not know who the names o1 the other electors, and kuow at the time that any of the mam forged. AFTER RECESS. The committee r embled at 1:20 o'clock, and E. L. Weber was recalied. He was advis. ed that the committee had decided in exeeu- tive session to accept his written statement. Weber then read a paper that his rela tions with both parties in Louisiana, and th death of his brother, made him an uowiiling Witness. Next witness read a very lengthy paper. It recited that the republican state officers of Louisiana had decided before the election to throw out the votes of certain par ishes,and have the returning board return the votes of the parishes ;that the colored peo- ple were given to understand that ceriain protests of what was known as the tax- payers unions, so as to get a better class of election officers, were really threats upon their lives. It set forth that his brother, himself, and the former's family, had decided that to make any protest against the peace- able election in West Feliciana would be wrong; that the jurat to Anderson’s protest was filled up by Judge Campbell in his (Ander- son’s) absence and without his (Anderson's) knowledge.’ It recited that the deceased Weber had a conversation with Secretary Sherman ; that Anderson, when he found out that his. protest had been forged, had, in reply to the witness’ advice to £0. and see some of peg setns, statesmen, said, ‘* They can go to ell.” vs), A8 TO THE SHERMAN LETTER. Witness said that he was satisfied that his brother had been told by Secretary Sherman that he would he protected and provided for: that his brother had shown him the letter which Sherman had given Weber and Ander- son; that witness had it. several times. and was familiar with Seeretary Sherman's handwriting, and knew the letter to be in his” handwriting. The paper Surther set forth that many of tie affidavits jp red by the republicans for the returning board, were signed on behalf of people who were dead, and by fictitious names; that the visiting statesmen told the returning board to stretch the law to the fullest limit; that before the visiting states- men reached Louisiana, it was accepted on all sides that the democrats had carried the state; that Kellogg had said in New Orleans before the Mone Statesmen got there, “ We are beaten after all.” THB SHERMAN LETTER DESTROYED. Witness said that in 1877 he found the letter which Sherman had written and destroyed it; that Mrs. Jenks subsequently tried to get the letter, and wrote repeatedly to Mrs. Weber, but the latter refused to tell her anything about it. The witness was still reading his statement when our report closed. The Louisiana Sub-Committee. Ex-Marshal Packard continued his testi- mony before the Louisiana sub-committee in New Orleans yesterday. After some details in regard to the political siege of 1876-77, he said: Mrs. Jenks called at my house one morn- ing, some time ago, and said she was going to ‘Washington, I don’t recollect any special con- versation with her. When in Washington, in February, she made some reference Sher- map. 'y impression is she talked mysteri- ously about it, The impression she made on my mind was that she knew nothing about the letter; she would not say who had it, and this made me think she knew nothing about it. The first 1 ever heard of the letter was froma letter Mrs. Jenks wrote Gov. Kellogg; Mrs. Jenks intimated to me that she wanted me appointed collector, but I especially requested her not to speak to any of the officials on the subject. I did not wish any lady advocates, Did not think such influence would do me zny good. She assumed in her conversation that f would give her husband a place in the cus- tom-house if 1 was made collector. Almding to the time when the visiting statesmen were here, witness stated he had no conversation with Mr. Sherman in reference to Weber and Anderson, although he talked a good deal concerning the intimidation in their par- ishes; was somewhat uneasy for fear inat Anderson and Weber would not stand up to their protests. If the returns from East and West Feliciana had alove been thrown out I would not have had a majority, bu Thad a majority, as the votes were kote fl thrown out. Iam not able to state that knew before the returning board began its session that the count ng of the votes in the State and in the five pamshes would resuit in the defeat of the Lig ag electors and myself. Got estimates from Mr. Blanchard and others during the coming in of the returns in regird to certain parishes, but only as a matter oi ia- terest. Idon’tthink they knew what result the board would reach, and I do not believe the board went into session to achieve au: previously arranged result. I discovere there were more votes in the ballot-boxes for opponent Shag for myself; don’t know ether this was Before the boird met or not. x. Blanchard arranged the table of votes in parolee and kept me advised. The know- ige upon which J based my protest or re- ™: wi M fhe committee took a recess | | Hou: e'o! quest to the board was obtained through my attorney. CHARLES HILL TESTIFIED that he took the second set of electoral returns to Washington, but submitted no new facts on the subject. He had met Mr. Sherman daring the political erisis. Mr. Sherman told witness that “the party would stand by us; we must go on and inaugurate Packard. Wm. H. Seymour, commissioner of deeds. testified that it was shown that the election of ae and Wheeler depended upon Louisiana, and in order to secure that election Anderson signed a protest partly in blank, the blank being afterwards filled out by parties un- , known, MAJOR PowEIL1 is looking up rooms for the headquarters of his survey, as the removal of the Bureau of Education to Winder’s build ing will put him out. The change will be mace this week. Brps were opened at the P. 0. D. to-day for furnishing stamped envelopes for general sae by the department to the pub ie for four ye irs from Oct. 1,78, and for furnishing the oiticial stamped ‘envelopes used by the aepartment. The bids weye opened by Judge Key and Third Assistant M. Hazen. The con- tract'is let on the basis of the number of en- velopes issued during the year ending Dees ber sist last, footing up 1s. The following were the bidders, be ig with 6 the lowest, on the basis named :—Plympton Morgan Co., Hartford, C bitt&Co., New Vor Rockville, Conn..and the National Papeterie Co., Springfield, M The letting of tae con- tract involves about two million doilars. Fishing for Fools. obtain a piece of a lette nature of some one wh design to de- fraud. This they send to the owner of the signature. enclosed in a letter readi what s follows i the enclosed slip of paper you a itled to a certificate of gold mining lued at #00. The money you ser ter from whieh the enclosed sli on the general mar; esulted in lawfully receivin: certificate of stock referred te » Now if you will write us and return the enclosed slip, So we can compare it with your si then we will be sure that the pr secure the . Gf course it i whom the above some sort of 2 after this he w expected that the party letter is addvessed will Ser ly, properly signed. Shor receive a notice of an asx “mining stock registered on the books of the company in your name.” Accompanying t! notice of the assessment comes a letter saying “ This will be the last assessment levied, 2 will give the company all the money required to erect substantial buildings and Secure the necessary machinery and put the mine in a paying conditi ere is no doubt but that the company will be able within three months to pay the stockholders regular monthly divi- .” The person who receives this (if he read the panepavens) may be duped into sending the five dollars asked for. If he doe: it is the last he hears of the "miningcompany or its “secretary,” who signs all its letlers. The following letter, received by the chief of the secret service to-day from a gentleman i Missouri, shows clearly the modus oper “TL inelose letters purporting to sell mining stock, Se. I will first call your attention to a letter a girl received, which is inclosed, aud a similar one to myself from same parties. This sirl received a i ing th iver Mountain o italso had her signature. She ac- , but stated that she y. Th the posses- had drawn five sha ing stock icate of stock, Which I hol sion—afterwards a demand on an assessment. whieh no attention was given to. Ki ived a letter with my signature inclosed. signature was genuine: how they ob- tained it I am unable to know, themany money, not one cent. dently frauds.’ Hon. 8a Rep 3 e-ption by the ‘atic Associ:ttion of Philadelphia at their rooms last night. y disiinguished persons were present, ineliding ex-Mayor Richard Vaux and 8. Davis Page. The orchestra played “Hail to the Chief” when Mr, Randall appeared, and after in reduction by Mr. Vaux, Mr. Randall made a speech. in which he eulogized the labors of the recent ssion of Congress. He mentioned especially the army bill, which prevents a President from using the army as a ee e comitatu for settling with the Pacitie railroads: the act providing that all southern claims shall be settled by a judicial court, and the repeal of the bankrupt act. On the tariff question he said he regarded a man who talked of free trade as either an ignorant man or a deceiver. He defended the presidential investigation, and condemned those features of the postal Dill proposing to re-establish the franking privilege and to grant exorbitant rates to Tailroad companies. As to the Proposed Bra- zilian steamship subsidy he said it would be better to let the commerce between nations come by natural causes, and not by subsidies ABDUCTION OF CHILDREN.—The Hagers- town (Md.) News states that within the past few days two children have been abducted in that neighborhood, but fortunately escaped. One, a boy 9 years of age, son of Michael Tull, was’ forcibly carried off by a woman while he was picking berries, and Was taken nearly to Williamsport, where he made his eseape and reached home in an exhdusted condition. The other, a boy 9 years of age, son of John Wel- ler, of Funkstown, was abdueted on Sunday afternoon by a tramp. The boy reached Ha- IT never sent They are evi- erstown late Sunday night, having escaped | rom a tramp camp, and was taken Care of by the mayo SLANDER Su Cincinnati Couuxercial of Sunday the common pleas court yesterday . Fenton, ex-treasurer of the county, brought suit against Rev. Archibald D. “Wheaton, claiming to recover $10.00) damages for slan- der. The defendant is a minister of the Baptist church at Cheviot, and the allegation in the petition is that in a discourse in his church on Sunday, May 12th, he said oi the plaintif that he obstructed the railroad, mean ing the Westwood railroad, and fenced a lot for the purpose; that he was not a Christian, (meaning that, he was anevil and depraved man,) and had by the commission of this act | ruined his reputation forever as a law-abiding citizen.” e A WomAN DkowNED.—Mrs. Weston, wife of a lock-tender of middle lock, at the tunuel, on the line of the Chesapeake and Ohio canal, was found drowned in the canal on Wednes- day last. The drowning occurred on Tues- day night, and is supposed to have been acei- ental. OUTRAGE.—A white girl, 17 years of age, the daughter of Johp White, residing -near Fed- eralsburg, Md., while gathering berries, was attacked and outraged by a colored man Wed- nesday last. The man was a stranger. AN EX-CONFEDERATE PROTEST.—A Chicago dispatch says: Captain John C. Braine, an ex- commander in the confederate nay and eap- tain of the expedition which ptured the Chesapeake in 1863, characterizes the accounts of the capture of that vessel, as telegraphed from Boston in connection with the arrest of Lieut. Henry A. Parr, as grossly inaccurate. He scouts the idea of being himself arrested, and says neither he nor Parr were ever guilty of piracy, that they held commissions in the confederate navy, and were only amenable to the rules of war, and their exploits were iu the way of legitimate warfare. _THE East St. Louis Conriict.—The con- fliet between the mayor and his marshals, of East St. Louis, on thy one side, and the police authorities on the other, by which the lives of several deputy marshals were lost in the fight of Sunday, is to be the subject of an investi- gation by the coroner and the cit; coun "arty spirits still rages, but no further conflict | is now apprehended. The police still hold their quarters, and will do so until the controversy, which involves their official existence, is set- tled by the supreme court of the state. The two police who did the fatal shooting Sunday have been admitted to bail in $1,000 each, but preferred to remain in jail, owing to the ex- citement. SURROUNDED BY SAVAGES.—A courier from Canyon City, Oregon, brings news to Baker City that fifteen eee | under Col. Burnhai have been surrounded by about a _hundre Indians near the south fork of the John Day river, and the probabilities are they will be butchered before aid can reach them. Some of the scouts had imprudently fired upon the Indians, contrary to Burnham's orders, thus attracting their attention. e courier also Bay valley, with, llithry, sapposed: tobe ay val wi su Howard's, in pursuit. 2“? ment (five dollars) on the five shares of the | cently I | the act | Telegrams to The Star. THE INDIAN WAR. CANON CITY ATTACKED. ———_s—__ THE EUROPEAN CONGRESS. SERIOUS FIRE AT MEMPHIS ne eee SHUT DOWN ATTHECOAL MINES. | | | EUROPE TO-DAY. German Clemency to Nobeling’s Ac- | complices. Lonpoy, July 2—A Berlin dispateh to the Post says: ‘All the persons arrested in connec tion with Dr. Nobveling’s attempt upon the nperor William's life, or_on suspicion of b ag his accomplices, have been liberated. No- y brother was di: ed from With yeste problems pr urkey in Eu ption—t If the course is n was followed int the consideration cf the other Furopean dominions of the Pe i » be some change relaxin the Ottoman govern t the opposition of ihe Su and the diMfeul Greek frontie: ina scheme bropose d by some mem vers of the coi. gress, which, acco ling to the ¥ chis of supervision a numelia—that is. The tand Epirus—as Austria wil in F egovina cortl thus extendi states over adjace Ig giventrouble, t prevent the r centevents and remove th wars. The Turkish Rer Lo 2—AV urrence of cause of futu onstrances, nua corresp mdent $ as follows: “Despite which the Ottoman de ustria’s occupation of Rosnia and Herzegovina, these remonstraness were only made for the honor of the Turkish flag. Some fresh particulars T have jus’ ceived from Constantinople speak. of like movement appeariug among th man population, t is not | avainst ja these demonstrations tend. | Dreamir y of recovering the provinces | invaded by Russia, the fanatical poriion ot | the Turks would readily yield Bosnia and | Hervegovina to Austria ‘on the condition ot | that power, at the same time occupying Servia | and Monterey, so as to leave the hands of the | orte free to Wrestie with its chief antagonist | These are only rumors, but they indicate the | opinions prevailing among the Turkisn peo- | ple. | | FIRE AND SS OF LIFE. A Steamer and Elevator Burned at Memphis. Mewpuis, July 2—About two o'clock this mornipe a fire broke out near the boiler head of the Anchor line stexmer Capital City, from | Vicksburg for St. Louis, while lying at Was wrapped in and passengers barely escapi lives, leaving clothing and e | A sirong westerly gale was blowing at t time. and before the fire engines and tu | could reach the scene the elevator d the gale drove the flames throu x. Where was stored a thousand b nilamm: as wo f until di. As Soon as the fi rd the bo: | save the elev hard against . in order to ‘or, but the gale held the boat until pulled off by a tug, when the boat floated down a hundred yards among | some trading and Was burned | to the boile Ky boats on ire. he elevator was d to the water's edge, and, with a large a unt of val uable merchandise, is a total loss. There are humerous conjectures as to the number of lives lost, but ny to this writing only one body has been found, which lies on the deck of the Capital City, only the trunk being left, and thus far it has not been identified. One pas- wer was Severely burned in trying to save his baggage. Capt. Crane thinks the fire was the work of an incendiary. The total loss will exceed 320,00, the greater portion of which falls on the Anchor Line company of st. Louis. As the books and papers of the boat and ele: vator are lost, it is impossible to obtain a reli- able list of either losses or insurance. MeEmpuis, July The body found on the Capital a0 te morning has been identified as that of Thos. Ewing, of Colfax, Ind., by his aged wife. He was 73 years of age, and was returning from the south. Mr. Robiuson, of Longwood, Miss., was severely burned. All the crew are safe. and the only passenger known to be lost is Mr. Ewing. The boat was crowded with passengers when she ar ed here, but most of them had gone ashore. | Capt. Crane thinks that the boat and elevator | Were seton fire at the same time, as he had | examined the boat half an hour before the fire | was discovered, and found her all right. and the watchman five minutes before ‘the fire broke out had passed the spot and noticed nothing wrong. The Anchor Line company carried their own risks. The oil in the ele vaior was insured for #4,50 each in the Im- | perial. of London, and the People’ phis, and for $2,000) io the Home, of } SHUT DOWN Twenty-five BETHLENEM, Pa., Jw with the previously arranged programu the companies comprising the coal combina tion, the operators of the Schuylkill suspended operations at their collieries yes terday. The suspension will continue until the 15th instant. President Gowen, of the Philadelphia and Reading company, has written a letter to the coal superintendents of the corporation to the etfect that no further stoppage will be made during the present coal season. The shut down will deprive about 25,000 working men of employment. peciiaceat es Li THE THREATENED INDIAN WAR. Attack on Canon City. San FRANCISCO, CaL., July 2—A Portland dispatch states that a letter just received here from Heppner, Umatilla county, dated June 28, says: “Great excitement prevails in this neighbo ‘hocd relative to the Indian troubles. News just been received here that the In- dians-have made an attack on Canon City. No particulars are known. Parties have com- menced moving their families to places of safety. Ihe Umatilla Indians have put their women and children gn the reservation, and joined the hostiles. Everybody is expectiug a general uprising and a prolonged war. ee Assault on a Temperance Detective. EWBURYPORT, Mass., July 2.—J. E. Durgin has been acting as a special detective in work- ing up evidence against liquor sellers in this city, and his ivity has been such as to arouse the indignation of the prosecuted deal- ers. Threats have been frequently made, and as three other witnesses against unlicensed dealers have been assaulted within the last eight months, there have been fears for Dur- gin's safety. These fears were realized last night. Just as he was passing through the gate at his residence yesterday afternoon, he was struck upon the head with steel knuckles and knocked down insensible. He was then Kicked about the face and head, which were badly cut and bruised. pc The Chesapeake 4 Ohio R. R. Re- organized. RicuMonD, Va., July 2.—The Chesapeake & Ohio R. R. company, whose property and jranchises were recently purchased by a com mittee of bond-holders, was yesterday reorza- nized with C. P. Huntington, of New York, as president +A. 8. Hatch, New York, first vice president: Wm. C. Wickham, Va., second vice-president, and Wm. 8. Dunn, engineer and superintendent. Direetors are to be chosen ata point stoekholders, and the road will be extended westward from Hunt- ington, W. Va. ‘Two Arrests for Thieving. Piece July 2.—Charles E. Lord, recently wholesale eng ae of Morse ah a ye: ay a confessed fo pilfering $10.00 worth of erode, Patrick E. Dolan, who received the stalen roperty, was also arrested. tof the | e | and the Boston C PrrensntKe, Va., duly of the suspension brid just being comp sippi and 0) with the company’s s side of the Appoma was blow & own yesterday afierno. wind H-Younger, of Richmond, was killed, Philip Watson badly injure There were ten or twelve other work men about br whose miraculow | The Pall River Malis. IVER, Mass. 2 Tnot sia Flint. Two Wan 2. t c aalils Ww mainder of the week aad re. t down thr next main shi r Arrested July 2 r ty treasurer Hamilton and are of bringing Was arrested al last night ona o the country zling over 80, this city and Powder M PATEKSON, Nal & Rand up at 2 7 Later.—The explosion was the Rand _nitro- | glycerine works at Preakness, vot the Latin & Rand powder works. Several casualties ave | reported, and a ber of lives were lost. Monmouth Park Races. Mosmovtn Park, N 2—The track JNA, duly 2 ndattendance good. First mile, was won ahead of Loit with Bertha third. Drowned. E 2 iew rintendent of the W Tele graph Company, was dro Pout mor 5 4 2 Th BALTIMORE 1.100: wi Shopm: nye Wary YORK, Moirey e, long, 4 Startling Co! of a Wrecher. hia, Wi day The fiendish wr Phil | | | | | | four men were ki terday afternos | mi creant > stop the train by wav was arrested on suspicion, as wel tee 1 to Wilmin; m. He Was “ddluring the day, and between a full confession. ha him in char. was lodged safe! would be lynche Brown ci, ain, iy rendering the i ratlroad a ¢ He vice, obiain a situatic ys he did net remember the southern exp nd Was not watehin out for it CoH from Vhitadelphia, which he de: { Mas not due until some train is with passen to re er’s jury rendered a verdict the disaster was caused by a cross placed on the track by I that four men were kill road compa’ entirely exonerated. offence is al one ii this state. will Le trie mber.—[ Ball. G THE AMERICANS AT THE HENLEY R | The drawing of stations for the various | to take part in the Henley R F poncrier: In the race for the Ste’ lenge Cup the Columbia crew first, or mettes the worst, or third, position. For the Visitors’ ChaliengeCup the Dublin University crew drew the first position, the Columbia crew the second and the Jesus Coliege crew the third. Inspeaking of the prospects of the American crew in the regatta, the London Sportsman gives the pre nee to the Colum- bias over the Shoewaecaemettes, but thinks the Dublin University or Kingston crews will be able to uphold the honor of Great Britain. If the Jesus College crew throws up the Visi- tors’ Challenge Cup race for the sake of de- yoting their energies to that for the Steward’s Cup, the College Club race wiil be an open one, | and the Columbias may perhaps win by a ead. —_—________ THE Misst: sUha'- ou obtained the best, position and the Shoewaecae- Pi upon drinks digers from c s. Books of ¢ } uy, the state auditor to When a drink is sold the ¢ coupon, which entitles him to. re ves a ive from the state, in payment of his taze: je cent. If two drink to be paid for he receives an orange-colored coup nts. If five drinks, five cents. Not only de me from the tax on d has = | sonable fl his taxes with the upons. The saleous are me with men making out their taxes | AN ALLEGED N | man who has be: AN IN JA ujloyed on th urier as a dramat | under the name of Cecil W. Car | Was recently lodged in Ludiow st a charge of obtaining money under false tences, is alleged to be Lord Ogilvy, the son and heir of the Earl of Airlie. it is reported that he quarreled with his family and married. a Spanish lady, who came with bim to this country. The arrest was made ou cae “ plait of a Miss Vairel', at whose lodging ouse he lived while in Boston—[N. ¥. Put A LEN THOUSAND—At Painesville, STOLEN Ohio, yesterday afternoon an express messe! gel g, containing $1,000, disappeared in a mysterious manner while the messenger in charge was riding on the wagon to the rail- COMMUNI-T SENTENCES CoMMUTED.—The Freneh government has commuted the pu’ ishment of 1,200 commuvists in honor of the exposition. Forty thousand frances were also distributed among the poor of Paris, besides grants from the local relief funds. THE Bopy of Mrs. Wer ex, Who mys teriously disappeared from the West Ead hotel, Fort Washington, N. Y., on Tuesday last, was found ia the Rudson ri at Yon- kers, yesterday. All the indications 14 she committed suicide, sa pons BROECK’s UNVakaLLeLep TIVE.—A m from Lexington, Ky., says that a'l as to the condition of Ten Broeck have been set at rest by his work of last week, en, With full weight up, he ran three mile? ivg the last two miles in the uu- Paralied time of 3:34! ,. with his shoes on, SMUGGLERS Sryxrexcep.—John W. Broint and Heury Burton, profes ional smugglers, have been sentenced in New York to pay a fine of $1,006 aud be imprisoned in the Albany penite.tiasy tor two years for smuggling cigars. Drata Vest Py Feter Alve:s, a comrade, was sentenced ia New Voik yesterday to be hanged Septembec 2). dtis believed the President will commute tne fentence. POITICAL CONVENTIONS ON THE FOURTIC. The Fourth of July will be additionally nota- Dit in a political way through the assembling of four state conventions—the Alabama Re- paeeen, in Montgcmery; the Vermont Na- ‘ive American, in Montpelier; the Arkansas Democrat tie Bock, end the Weak Yes the instance of the owners of Mollie McCarthy, Col. Clark, Louisville Jockey ¢lub, has men to ge their s.ables bext. It is estimated that 0,00 p20; witness the race, — me i nee TEN BRoxci MOLLig MoCanTn? At K AND MOLLIE Al