Evening Star Newspaper, July 24, 1878, Page 1

p - TNE —remmeeupomem £, THE EVENING STAR. | PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, | AT THE 8TAR BUILDINGS, Pennsylvania Avenue, corner 11th street BY The Evening Sts Newspaper Oompany, 5. H. KAUFEMANN, Pres’t. LAUFFMAN®, NING STAR is served to subseribersin we nty Up carriers, on theirown account, at 10 its per week, or 44 certs per mont Copies at counter, 3 cents bean 2 bi 6. postage pre- PO cesits a month: 3 TL a Wane STAR— a bhisned fay ped a H postage prepaid. coples for $15; 20 copies | = bseriptions must be pald Ix ad- ee A malt eet onger than so patd for, ‘Aa Bates of advertising made known OF, applica ton. ST ST, V%, 5S2—-N®. 7,897. WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 1878: TWO CENTS. EXCURSIONS AND PICNICS SPECIAL NOTICES. ) RAND EXCURSION OF ST. MARK’S DAY SCHUOL to - Mount Vernon 8S) > TUESDAY, «uly 30. Steamer Marky WaA-it at 9.30 a.m. aod6 p.m. w < leaves her wharf Tickets 50 cents; cail- dy2t at 'T EXCURSION, ULFEAN KLIN TEMPERANCE LEGION, SATURDAY EVENING. July 2 ~ Steamer (ity OF WAsHincTox leaves her wharf, foot of Buckin| | THIS (Wednesday) EVENING. 3 o'clock ons, aad Dancing. ham. ‘at city prices. Positively ne liquors sold on the boat, ‘Tickets 25 certs: children between 7 and 14, 10 cents. Frankiin Hall can be rented for any night excep foncay. during the summer months. _}) 24-wi! LY St100 no: NIAGARA FALLS AND RETURN. kets geod for a continuous ride going on spe- cial train. Returniog via Geacva and Boat on Sea- ca Lake to Watkin's Glen, and good to return on any cay Within ten days ffom date of starting of the excursion, pecial train will leave Baltimore and Potomac dep:t at 6 a.m. August 1 running through without change, arriving at the Fal-s same evening. Arrangements have been made with the Intertaifonal Hotel for accommodations at $2.50 day at the Falls, and with the Glea Mountain jcuse, at Watkin's Glen, for $2.25 per day; also wes, sight-seeing, &¢., at creat) d Tickets can be had at 3 ai Hotel drag store; Jos. ‘A. Short, 1283 POINT E. wak to the grounds, Good music engaged for the occa- sion. 3323-2 E'S SELECT EVENING EX- Cres* CURSION, WEDNESDAY, JULY 2471. 2% cents. ashington will leave her hoitt © . Georg: cars will be at the wharf on her re-' turn. Good muste will be Led. Ballantyne’s and Whitaker's Bookstores: ON, No. 3, 8. of T. N TO FORT MONROE, 0 FOLK and THE CAPES, SATURDAY EVENING, August 10ch, OSELY. Children between sxe co State-rooms $2. can be No liquors sold on the Be at, new. beat, Sleeping accommodations furnished to all. Jy22-e02W MILES HIDE ON THE POTU: LOO Mee ee ENTS. Bteamer MARY WASHINGTON, will leave her wharf, foot o! a Seventh street, every MONDAY and FRIDAY ‘a.m.; returning at 4:45 p.m. A Mooniigh’ Exeursion will be given on each of the above nights (Monday and Friday), leaving at 7:15; re- turning at 12. Fare round-trip Ibe. Music aad Dancing on each of the above trips. The managers reserve the Fight to reject any person they may see fit 320-64" SAN CITY, 5 OG GEdest Surz on the Atlantic Coast. GRAND EXCURSION, MONDAY, August 5, 1278. ‘Jane Moseley’ will leave 6th. street _whart romptiy at 6:: p.m... arriving at nieteld, Ma.. Sam. Tuesday. Leave Crisficid at 5.10a.m. arrive’ at Ocean City by 7 &m., 8 hours on ie Ocean shore. Leave Ucean City 3 p.m., stopping 3 hoars at Polnt Lookout; arriving home by 6 a.m. Wed- nexlay. Meals on boat and at hotels, 60 cts, ts limited—Tickets $3: children, bety and 12 years, $1.50; State-rooms (extra, ) tresses free." Tickets to be had at Kbbitt M. W. Galt & Bro., Jewelers: man. "Bookstore ional Hotel; and Morrison's Bookstores: Metzerott & Co., Pa. av.; Cassin’s Drug Store, esr. 7ih and M sts., and Jobn H. Bx Jovernment Printing Onk pomsand Tickets to be had at Thompson* 15th st. st.; Fergu- y'sDreg Store, Georg: Hy20824 X WRENSOS WM. A. RIDGELY, ing, crabing and bath ets 60 cents, Char- yand evening. $25 for 100 passengers. Apply at Boat. 8th street wharf, or at Bontz" ice €ream depot, 1011 7th st. naw. 191m M. E. GREGG, Captain, IKST GRAND EXCURSION TO CHAPEL POINT under the anspicesof friends of Fathéra Wiget and nian, OF ious steamer treet wharf, S. $1. Meals, on toast, 50 cents. Tickets can be had of the foliow- ing committee: James Fullerton, T. A. over. D. npell. J. J, Fuller, Jobn F. King, D. Brosnan, JOppeS. 2 MILES AND RETURN ON THE PoToMAC RIVER, BARGE COCKAD will make an Excursion down the river EVERY WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY at7p.m., and SUNDAYS at 3 p.m, asall on the Potomac and to rid one of the heat of the city. Wedn and Friday evenings, nd on each excursion, ‘Tickets 26 cents, round trip. pag chartered for evening excursions, $30. B. Roth, A. B. Coy jyl7-7" E CITY ‘These excursions are for the purpose of enjoying Ser refreshments. Donch’s brass and GUNDAY EXCURSIONS TO MARSHALL HALL, — Steamer **Mattano™’ . wharf EVERY SUN- + at 3:30 p. m., for Marshall Hail; returning, will arrive in Washington at ™. 30 P.m. No pains will be spared to make these excur- sions quiet and agreeable. A good Band has been engaged for the season. trip, 25 cen YW ORK TOWN. $2 TO YORKTOWN, OLD POINT COMFORT ND THE CAPES, = of Music ‘are, round- jyl2-210 rth Exeursion EASTE: KURCH, THURSDAY, August 1, 13: ne M Will eave & PRESBY- st. House: | M-V. Maxy 7 House, 912 ¥F st.u.w.; Wartield & Hail, Draggis! Alexandria, or of thé committee, or at the What. ‘State Rooms extra, may be secured on early ap- Piication at Ballantyne’s Bookstore. Mattress Checks will be given to each one not oc- cupying State Rooms, which will guarantee the bearer of said check a mattress free of charge. Number of Tickets lumite1. 50 cents, or lunches may be carried if pre- No Liquor Sold on the boat. Good Music provided, Proprietor of the Miles House caterer jy10-2aw4t&d7e ‘OR CHARTER, — The steamer ARROW Capt. FRANK HODLINGS- EAD, can be chartered for ‘Excur- eles * opjwosite ii ‘Sions at low rates. Aj Hy ts EPHENSOX & BRO. Acgnts, ty2-1m 7th-street Wharf. UNDAY EX BSION.—The steamer LADY OF TH KE rik Until further notice. make Excursion Tripsom SUNDAY AF. TERNOONS, leaving ber wharf, terminus of the ‘TU or Sth sts. Hine of at 3 p.m., for a6 hours’ sal on the Pot down and comin; SOHN W. THOM hart every SUNDAY AFTERNOON, at 40'clock, for Glymont. Fare round trip, 5 cénts, X,,8-—Steamer Thompson's tieKets not good on mea8-tr J OTICE TO MOUNT VERNON PAS- 8. ERS—The steamer MAKY ASHINGTON, which has been re- cently refitted and furnished, L. L. Blake, captain, ts the only boat allowed to land pas- sepgers at Mount Vernou wharf. Roand tip $1, Iweluding admissio ion and grounds. Steamer leaves Tih st. wiart daily (sundays ex- cepted) a! @ returns at4p.m. J. McH. HOLLINGSWORTH, Sup" Bon Association. L. L. t Ladies’ Mount Ver- BLAKE, steamer Mary 15-1 pert LOOKOUT EXCURSIONS. STEAMER “SUE.” Cart. W. C. GEOHEG. stopping at Piney Point going’ retarning, leaving Stephenson's whart, foot of Zin st. every’ Sat Washington Boat, and all the secommoda:ions Meals will be trip, $2. F¥ STEPHENSON & BROS... A scion A787 to et. and Pa. ave. aud 7th st. whart. Je6-San LAS BOA’ eH BR FISH- Paso" Saye apis 40 ‘Water street Georgetown. D. C. BTY BUSHELS DELIVERED FO 92.10 @AS-LIGHT OFFICE, octh-t 633 AND 619 1975 Stansr, SFCTION No. 6 EVDOWMENT RANK, KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS, wil meet atGranu Lodge Hall, D, near 7th st. 1.W., sh ro. order of the President. HALVOR NELSON, id - Secretary and Treasurer, 7 I. O. 0. F.—GRAND LODGE.—Th? annual session ‘will be held on WEONES- DAY EVENING, 24th instant, at 8 o'clock. Elec- tion of officers. : 4) 23-8t P. H. SWEET, G. 8. = JUSTICES’ OFFICE, 8. BUNDY, Opmoaiy iy Malt Sastise of the Peace. jy6-1m [5> THE BEST SUMMER DRINKS, MILBURN’S POLAR 80DA, With Ice-cold Tea, Coffee and Chocolate, at 1429 Pennsylvania avenue. This TONIC SODA is unrivalled. iy. DE, JNO. J. DYER, ‘Office and Bestdence: 413 Twelfth street northwest. jy1-Im THE NATIONAL SAFE DEPOSIT COM- ives Trunks of Wi on deposit; also rents Safes. Its vaults are burglar, fi dain) ot iP proof. Charges moderate. Ortice hours, 9a, m. to 4p. m. 1e13-2m => HAYWARD & HUTSHINSON, we 31 Oru Semeur Nowriwesn, ith very extensive facilities for manu ‘i e vow showing a line of MARKLEIZED MAN~ LES vnegual for richness of design aud. color (rivaling In extent any establishment in the ntry. Architects designs for Mantles and ‘ainscoatings closely Saliowed, ee aera ‘e and beautiful marbles exacily ‘oduced, Baents for BAESTOW. WROUGHT IRON FUR: NACK, Baltimore KITCHENER RANGES; also the Russia fireplace STOVE, Contractors for Piumbing and all Ww ar ¥ rious branche: do gocd work nd tony person: aper than any HE MOST POPULAR DRIN Of the Times, GRANULATED ICED-SODA, jy15-Im|_KOLB'S, Cor, 7th asd & streets, AMSZINGLY LOW PRIC. FOR LUMBER ar WILLET & LIBBZY'S, Corner Sixth Street and New York Avenue. jy8-tr Gs STOVES, @AS UVENS AND BROILERS. 2lisoldon sguarantee, Full lineof @A38 FIXTURES VARY CHEAP, PLUMBING AND GAS FITTINGS, CORCORAN BUILDING, Fifteenth Street. jeT-tr E, F. BROOKS, ‘OB HOT WEATHER, red to furnish. Wray AST IN) TA VAM BOO CLOTH, SEERSUCKER and MADRES SEEKSUCKER, at reasonable rates for the heated term, ¥. J. HEIBERGER, Tailor, No. 535 15th street, Washington, D. C. jy9-tr THE PUBLIC. javing determined to remain at my old office, 1 whigiveny cutire attention to the practice uf the law ih its various branches. I will practice in tho ted States Court of Claims, the Suprei or ihe District of Columbia, the Magistrate’s Courts, and before the Executive Departments. cial attention to business Lefore the Orphans e collection of accounts, ae SAML C. MILL jy12-1m No. 486 Louisiana a' L's 2 Bs: CALL AT OUR YARD OR WRITE US FOR AN ESTIMATE ON YOUR BILL OF LUM- BER. YOU WILL SAVE MONEY, Me WE ARE NEVER BEATEN. WILLET & LIBBEY, Corner Sixth street and New York avenue. jy8-tr GBANULATED ICED SODA. KOLB'S. 3515-1 y GooDs. Le. Stine WINES, BOTTLED BEER, Very low prices, Cc. WITME: FINE GROCERIES, 156-tr 1918 Pennsylvania ave. 7T ABLE WARE. FRENCH and ENGLISH CHINA, JKERY, oHee ELass WARE, Fine CUTLERY and PL. REFRIGERATORS, . ICE PITCHERS and WATER COOLERS, Full stock Lest goods at low prices. M. W. BEVERIDGE, (Late Webb & Beveridge.) Jy20-tr__No+ 1008 Pennsylvania avenue, SPIN WoLr, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR-AT-LAW, Justice of the Peace, Notary Public and United States Commissioner, 617 Seventh street, ” Between Fand G, Lock Box 63, Residence, 1125 5th st. jyll-lm APOLLINARIS NATURAL MINERAL WATER. Highly Effervescent. APPROVED by the dcademte de Medecine of France, and {ts sae in France au ny spe~ ‘ial order of the French Government, Recommended by the highest MEDICAL AU- THORITIES in New York as “+A delightful ¥ s*Far superior to Vicliy, Seltzer, or any other.” s:Most ful and 3 ‘“Absolutely pure and wholesome for daily use; free from all the objections urged against Croton and artificially aerated waters,” Impregnated only with its own gas." Useful and very "9 superior te all isease, “Mildly antacid; agrees well with Dyspeptics, And where there is a gouty diathests. *7 “By far the most agreeable, alone or mixed with wine: useful in Catarrhs of Stomach or Biadder, and in Gout,"? j Not ould aluxury. but a necessity, "* To be had of all Wine Merchants, Grocers, Drug- ists, and Mineral Water dealers throughout We nited States, and wholesale of FRED'K DE BARBY & CO., SOLE AGENTS, Nos. 41 & 43 Warren st.,New York. genuine bottle bears the registered yellow peries label of the Apuiliuaris Company (Limic. ed), London, aug20-m, w,f,eow, ly CHEAPEST AND BEST SUI’ OF CLOTHES = ‘To buy Is those $12 Biue Yacht Cloth, wood Sults $6, $8 and $10, well made and good Ofiice Coats, 40 and 50c. Thin Underwear, Shirts and Drawers, 25c, and upwards, at J. W. SELBY’S, 1914-1916 Penn’a ave., Jy? and 20th sts. ——_det ween 19h and 20th sts, vecfect A guard, ‘Cut and Basted, and a wore Penne ner ee Wins . Boston; THE EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY. revenue, $560,731.5 pms, $374.4 SECRETARY EVARTS returned to this city to-day. THE PRESIDENT and Attorney General Devens returned to the city last evening from Ohio. Gen. Sherman, who accompanied them west, has not yet returned. PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS.—The Presi- dent to day made the following appointments: Jos. A. Feverns to be chief engineer in the revenue service of the United States; H.C. Mitchell, of Michigan, receiver of public moneys at Reed city, Michigan; and D. 8. Reynolds honorary commissioner to the Paris exhibition for Kentucky. SENATOR KELLOGG has recently become a strong convert to the administration, and talks of forming an administration party in Louisiana, where he claims there is plenty of material for the purpo: It Is NoT EXPECTED that Secretary Sher. man will return to Washington this week. He will probably testify before the Potter committee before he comes back to Washing- ton. POPULARITY OF THE Four PER Cents.—The subscriptious to the new four per cent. bonds are on the increase rather than the deerease, and the Treasury is not able to deliver the bends for the eurrent orders, but are more than a week behind. SENSTOR THURMAN will leave here ina day or two to sound the key note of the forthcom- pajgn in the Buckeye state. The Sen. ator and Hon. Milton Sayler have been as- signed this gracious task by the state central committee. Tur Ear.y Brxp.—A portion of the forth- coming report of the Secretary of War, so much as pertains to the operations of the Sig- nal Service, has already been placed in the hands of the Public Printer. SFRGEANT-AT-ARMS THOMPSON is expected here ina day or two to open up and keep in motion the @emocratic congressional cam- paign comm. tee. AL.—General Garfield reached Wash- jast evening, on his way to Atlantic City, where he expects to be interviewed by the Potter Committee. *'*: A cable dispatch announces the arrival of the party of Euro- ean tourists under charge of Professor oomis at Venice on Saturday evening, after a safe and interesting Hip over the Alps via the St. Gothard pass and Lake Maggiore, “*" W. W. Burdette and family have gone to Jordan White Sulphur Springs. * Mr. Jas- per Smith, long an attache of the State Depart- ment, afterward consu! at Funchal, and now U.S. ‘commercial agent at Nottingham, is in the city visiting friends. THE PRESIDENT had quite an ovation at Cumberland yesterday, on his return from Ohio. His approach to the city was announced by the firing of cannon, a band of music greeted him on his arrival, and an immense throng of people gathered at the railway sta- tion and received him with cheers. The de- monstration culminated by fie. Mayor and city authorities formally welcoming him and the pery traveling with him to the hospitality of the city, and afterwards many, of the lead- ing citizens of the place called to pay their persoual respects. After dining, the President, in response to numerous calls, made a few remarks to the crowd present, and subse- quently introduced General Garfield and At- torney General Devens, each of whom made short addresses, which were well received. At many other points on the route inarks of respect Were shown, but nowhere was. the demonsiration so large and enthusiastic as Cumberland, which seemed to turn out alm en 9 to extend to the President an old- fashioned Mary}. weleome MExIcan Dor. v a Discovnt.—Inf mation has deen received at the Treasury de- partment that the Mexiean silver dollar is causing a good dea! of trouble to certain sec- tions of Kansas. Until recenily that coin was re- ceivedasadoliar. Nowa number of merchants having set the example by not receiving it for more than from 9 to 93 cents, the Mexican dollar has fallen in value throu, ut the state. and a number of banks and. parties a ’ who hold considerable quantities of it have lost corre- spondingly. RULES to govern in the execution of fore feitures of pay adjudged by sentences of courts-martial, have been promulgated in general orders No. 53, from the War depart- ment. When the sentence is silent as to the date of the commencement of the forfeiture, it will begin at the date of the promulgation of the sentence in orders. Pay which has ac- crued previous to that date cannot be affected by such sentence. This will hold good whether the sentence imposes a forfeiture of a speci- fied sum or a forfeiture of a certain amount pe mouth. Two or more forfeitures of pay y different sentences ipyerapping will apply together as far as posive, taking precedence (when necessary) In order of their dates until all are satisfied, & NavaL ORDERS.—| Lieutenant Wm. T. Swim burne is ordered to the Swatara, at Boston, ‘Mass.; Passed Assistant Paymaster W. W. Barry, to temporary duty at the navy yard, Lieutenant H. T. Monaian is ds- tached from the Swatara and ordered to. duty on the coast survey; Lieutenant J. N. Hemp- hill, from and granted leave of absence for three months, Tne ARMY MILITARY ComMISsION met at the Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs yester: day. There were present Senator Burnside, president; Senator Butler, and Representa. Banning, Harry White, Dibrell and ‘The absentees were Senator Plumb resentative Bragg. Immediately afier ng the commission passed a reso! tion that its sessions should be held in secret for the present, and nothing be divulged of its proceed iaua to outside inquirers. The mem- ers ASSIZU as a reason that were they to be open a pressure would be brought to bear on them to change their action as they progressed in their work. They also desire to keep mem. bers of Congress from being pledged to 0; ppose this or that measure, and that all may deliber- ate unshackled by local prejudices when a subject is submitted to Congress for action. The commission is accompanied by Sergeant: at-Arms French, of the Senate, and a clerk. Rome of the members have their families with em. WaGEs AND LABOR IN IRELAND.—The United States consul at Dublin has forwarded to the Department of State a very full and in- teresting report on the rate of wages paid the laboring classes in his district, number and classification of holidays in each province of Ireland, the annual average of amount of cir- culation of the six banks of issue in Lreland, returns of joint stock banks doing business in Ireland, post office savings banks, returns of distilleries, &c. From this report it appears that the skllled ‘mechauie gets per day 6s. 6d., and the unskilled mechanic receives 173. 6d. r week, Agricultural laborers are paid per lay from 1s. 2d. to 2s. 6d., permanent, and 3s. Gd. in the’ busy season, the from 2s. 6d. to rate of wages varying very much according to locality aud season Near large towns th» rate is much higher than in the couutry dis triets; also in spring and harvest the rate is higher than at other seasons. The price of wheat per 112 Ibs., taking the average of six principal markets, in 1851, was 8s. 6d, and th price obtained in the same manner for 187} was 10s. 3}.d. Oats have varied during th> fg riod from 5s. 814d. to 7s. oes. 28. 2d. to-£3 Lis. 3 .,in each tity from which this average is taken being 11d Ibs. ‘The amount of the wots circulationo! the six banks of issue in Ireland in the yeac se the quan 1865 was £5,986,950, Which was £367,544 under the issue fixed by act, and in 1876 the note eir culation was £7,490,183, which was £1,135,99 over the issue fixed by the act. In 1817 th» number of depositors in the trustee savings banks in Ireland was 80,351, and the amount deposited was £2,410.720. while in 1876 the num- ber of depositors had fallen off to 54,349, and the amount deposited to £2,178,266. THE CHFAP RATE at which third class mat- rot iho con me aremore apt ‘avail themgel selves of post thar MACKENZ! Nothing has been re- “s Rarp.—| | ceived at the War department either contirm- ing or denying the report that Mackenzie, with §0men at his back, has crossed the Rio Giande into Mexico. That he hid done so would not create any surprise in the depart. ment, notwithstanding the fact that eight hundred men is double the numberof U.S. troops that have previously gone over on sim. ilar expeditions. Mackenzie's raid seems to be the initiative of the more vigorous policy to be pursued in dealing with Mexico, whi, was determined upon during General Ord’s recent visit here, as stated in THE STaR at the time, LETTERS RECEIVED HERE FROM GENERAL BANKS’ DISTRICT indicate that he will have a hard time to secure a renomination to Con gress. The cause seems to be that he has neglected his constituents, or at least they think so, inasmuch as he did not promulgate among them Patent office reports and garden seeds, as most members of Congress do. POPULARIZING THE StvER DoLLAR.—The attempt of Secretary Sherman to force the distribution of the standard silver dollar, by exchanging the same with national banks for their disbursements in lieu of small notes, shows every indication of being a successful move on his part. Thus far but few of the western banks have responded to his circular requesting such exchange, but it is believed that the backwardness of such banks is not Part to co-operate with cretary in getting the silver dollar into ulation, so much as it is that me proposition is not yet generally understoo them. Inthe west there is always a sear of small change, and the greenbacks of the smaller denon tions in use in that section are so razged and worn that the belief is that the banks will gladly e change he dilapidated, notes for the bright sil- ver dollars of the da FX-ATTORNEY GENERAL Cooke, of Florida who was a member of the Florida returning board, has written an open letter. in which he attempt to contradict Minister Noyes testimo- ny before the Potter investigating committee, Snort WEIGHT GOLD Corn.—The statement has been made recently and pretty generally circulated that the other day a person who wished to purchase some 4 per cent. bonds procured the gold therefor from a banking concern in this city—the same gold having, it was ed, been procured at the Treasury on the same day by the concern in question—but that when the’ person presented the gold at the Treasury for the payment of his i per cents some of it was thrown out as light weight coin. Such a transaction would mpos- sible. Since the passage of the act of '73 fixing the amount of gold abrasion at half of one per cent below the standard weight, every teller in the Treasury has been furnished ‘with a pair of scales, very correctly adjusted, and required to weigh sroty piece. of gold taken in over the counter. In addition to this, all the gold in the Treasury at the passage of that act was then weighed, and all of it found short senttothe mintto be recoined. Since then no short-weight gold has been taken in except ata discount, and such has been immediately sent to be recoine Itis therefore difficult to. see how any light-weight gold can be in the Treasury. It may, however, be stated that a firm in this city has frequently sent to the Treasury, through parties to whom they have sold it,@ certain amount of $10 short gold pieces,’ which have been invariably thrown out. ‘This coin has become so familiar to the Treasury tellers that they now refuse it with- out going through the form of weighing, ARMY ORDERS- months is granted jafantry. weave of absence for six aptain C.C. Rawn, 7th THE VANDALIA was at Smyrna, July 5th, and expected to sail July 9th for a er along the coast of Syria, and thence to V Franche. Tue U.S. S. Te SSSEE was put out ef com- mission at the New York navy yard yesterday. The Tenuessee recently returned from the Asiatic station. The Season at Cape May ConGRess Hai, Cape May, Ju * = * Cuape May is a poor place for y ladies to catch beaux: certainly we bh: as many ladies as gentlemen, and m: dozen marriageable girls to one p man! Of course nearly every person lias seen or heard of the famous “beach.” For miles the white surf beaks up continually on the sand, with its increasing moaning. Sea cows can be seen far out; but the shore calves are allaround us! Porpoises dot the water con- stantly, either going down or coming back. A saw fish was caught by a fisherman 3) miles out, and is the greatest curiosity some of us ever saw in the fish line; itis 16 feet long (with a saw 434 feet in length, containing 48 teeth.) I suppose if he were to take a good start he could run clear through a whale. This after. noon Gov. McClelland will arrive, and a mili- tary company will escort h #H. M. G. ,NARROW ESCAPE OF MARIE ROzE.—A spe- cial dispatch to the Baltimore American, from Richland springs, says that Marie Roze iad a most miraculous escape there yester- day. She was riding on horseback ‘with a large party of ladies and gentlemen, and while her horse was at full gallop the saddle-girth broke and she was thrown violently to the ground: Mr. Carleton, who was riding behind er and unable to get out of the way, caused his horse to jump over her prostrate body, and so she escaped the hoofs of two horses. Ail the company were almost paralyzed with frigit, but Miss Roze, although her arm was cut and body badly bruised, insisted on riding four miles to the hotel. COURTING THE COLORED Vo tele- f amto the N.Y. Herald from Vicksburg, iss., July 22, say « > date for re-cléction to Congress. from iste nH an invitation from the colored in Vicksburg, addressed a large and en- thusiastie audience of colored men to There were present not less than ov The greatest enthusiasm prevail music and firing of cannon. The audience Was composed mainly of colored voters. The generat was introduced by the Rey. Mr. Mid- leton, a prominent aud popular colored min- ister. This indicates Chalmers’ success. Races YESTERDAY.—At Saratoga, the 1% mile race was won by Belle in 1.29; the halt jolly Gash by Bagae we v4 im le pendiesy by Garrick in 2.1314; the steeple chase by Trouble. “No timetaken. i At Gettysbury, Pa., the race of three minute Class was won by Lady Morrow in 2.50, 2.48, 250, 24734. The 2.45 class was won by Andy pill im 248, BM. LITTLE CHARLIE GREEN, eleven years of age, was arrested in New York on Monday as avagrant. He told the jndge he lived, when athome, in Buffalo, New York, but that he traveled most of the time, and had visited Chicago, Cleveland, Denver, and other west- ern cities selling chromos. Arrangements were made to secure his return to Buffalo. YELLOW JACK IN NEW ORLEANS.—A tele- gram from New Orleans last night says: The records of the board of health show four deaths from yellow fever in the past forty eight bours. Only one case is reported at the charity hospital. “A number of cases are re- ported in the vicinity of Annunciation square, some of which are said to be yellow fever and others malignant malarial fever. COAL Propuction.—The board of control of the local producers’ union at the meeting held in Philadelphia yesterday fixed the amount of coal to be mined during August at two million tons, which is the larges: quota that has yet been made for any singie mouth. nung twice ore than a riageable ® a a ae th THE DEBATE in the English House of Com- mons on Lord Huntington’s resolutions, which commences on Monday next, will last the en- tire week, and itis believed the division will take place on Friday night. The amendment expressing confidence in the ministry will b> Supperted by the whole strength of the con- bla party, and will undoubtedly be car- ried. oo GCoorgia Liverwood, local mail agent a Baldwin, Fla., bas been arrested for rifling registered letters. There were found on his person #73 money order funds. 4%-Charleston, S.C., is called upon to re. deem its portraits of washiagton, andCalhoun from remorseless New: York creditors, who have levied upon them for interest on’ their city stock held for taxes. the Fred Taylor Post of Piilladelphia to the pooped of Sol, pe a lor, of the Bu ro iment, who fell o1 day battle of Gettysburg. . #zThere was a big, sale of blankets, car- an Yor cy thetlmes, ne | statements hurtful to the republicans and io THE POTTER INVESTIGATION. Testimony at Atlantic City Showing | Up Anderson's Tricks. The Potter committee, consisting of Repre- sentatives Potter, Butler, Hiscock and spiin- ger, met yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock in one of the parlors of the United States hotel, at Atlantic City. There were present ex.Sena- tor Trumbull, Representatives Kelley and Danford, and of counsel, Messrs. Shellabarger and J. R. Sypher, together with a large num ber of tne guests of the hotel of both sexes, and repiesentatives of the press. Representa:ive Danford was the first witness called, at the instance of Mr. Hiscock, who conducted the direct exami'@ion. Mr. Danford certified that he is a member of che present and was a member of the preceding Congres:, his resi- dence being at St. Clairsville, Ohio. He wasa member of the Morrison committee that visited New Orleans, and there met James E. Anderson, whom he had first Known as a Washington correspondent of a newspaper in his district. He had a full conversation witn Anderson about East Feliciana. It was voluntary on the part of Anderson, who spoke fonerelly of the condition of the parish, and of its being the worst bull-dozed parish of the state, and said that while traveling from some oint to the parish seat ona dark night he was fired at, his clothes being ehot through,and that he escaped by reason of the darkness. After leaving the parish seat he went to New Or- jeans. He said that some army officer doubted the truth of the story about the attack. He also spoke of having made a protest on which the vote of East Feliciana was thrown out. He spoke of having put in circulation a story that during the period of registration he came to Nev Orleans and informed the republican | committee, including Gov. Kellogg, that his pa rish was going democratic, the colored vote | eing largely on that side.and that he had been advised by Kellogg and the republican pe t he should either not return to. h at all or come away and make such | a protest as would throw the parish out. He said he had put the story in circulation in the hope that the democratic commitice would make him an offer of money, and when, by the offer of mov he had them good and fast he would expose the authors and blow them sky. high. The witness did not hear Anderson | question the truth of the protest, nor compt: thatthere had been an interpolation. Chairman Potter asked the witness whether he did not wonder how Anderson, whom he had known per correspondent i Washington, could so soon become a super: sor of election in Louisiana, to which the wit- ness replied he had known Anderson as @ cor- respondent also of a New Orleans paper, and | did not know but he wasa citizen of Louisiana Witness thought Anderson said the vote of the | ish thrown out on his protest. Potter contradicts the statement of a | | i from Washington, published in the adelphia Evening Telegraph, either that the committee have agreed to make a prelim- hary report before the fall elections, or that | he has made any statement whatever as to the case expected to be proved or the effect of the action of the electorak commission. Hon. Eu- ene Hale arrived at Atlanta City last evening 0 appear before the committee. Testimony Before the New Orleans Sub-Committee. Before the sub-committee in New Orleans yesterday, ex-iovernor R. C. Wicklitle, Col. 3. J. Powell and Capt. W. W. Leake, of West Feliciana_ parish, testified regarding their efloris to induce colored men to vote the dem- ocratic ticket at the last election. Exch as- sisted in organizing e/.iored democratic elubs and addressing mrcings of colored people. The most potent argument used was in rela- tion to the public schools, which had been badly managed by the republicans, the funds being in many cases misapplied. The last election was peaceable and quiet. D. A. Weber told Col. Powell, on November 15, he had not filed any protest, and did not intend to ilo so, “E. K. of New Orleans, drew aflidavits in om house in 1 Witnesses were questioned as to occurrences in the parish, and their statements were taken down. As far as I know no intluences were brought to bear to induce witnesses to Lope The afti- davits drawn by me contained only the sta ments made by the witnesses themselves. To Mr. Blackburn.—If a witness had made the advantage of the demoerats, 1 would have concluded not to take his tes- | X.—No such case occurred. burn.—I saw Sherman and other visiting statesmen in the custom-hou-e when the aflidavits were being prepared, but never saw them in the room where the work Was going on. John A. Stevenson, agent of the Mississippi | Trapsportation Company, testified re: A Tascally transaction by E. K. Russ, a when SS was discharging clerk on the levee in 1866. James B. McArdle stified that he assisted in preparing affidavic> in the custom-house, and on being shown a number of affidavits found one in his own handwriting, that of Thomas Stewart. He did not remember the circumstances of this percenlar paper, but de- tailed the manner of taking down the testi- mony of witnesses. He said he put down the statement as made by them, but tried to make the strongest points for the republicans, as he was working in their interest. There were about forty persons engaged in making and copying affidavits, but he did not know who the copies were for. Letters were read from Thomas S. Kelly, colored, who will be remembered as door- keeper of Gov. Kellogg's private office, dated Lake Providence, La.,and addressed to the Potter sub-commiitee, In which he states that the names of Jefferson and Levisee, on the second set of electoral certificates. were forged, and offering, if summoned before the com: mittee, to point out the party who committed | the forgery. . . Capt. James Kelly testified that he left New Orleans, June 25, for Lake Providence, at the instance of the chairman of the democratic state central committee, to secure the attend. ance of Thos. 8. Kelly before the eon: i committee. ‘Witness found Kelly, who pr mised to return with him to New Oriean While waiting for a boat to come down three boa ed up. On one of these boats a col- or n and woman arrived from New | Orieans. They went with Mr. Kelly to his | his 4 arters, and during the night this man and Keily took the boat aud went up the river. I snbseqently learned that the colored man who took Kelly away was named Kennedy, and that he is assistant doookeeper of the U. Senate. 0. . Q. Minor, aid to the chief of police, testi- | fied regarding the efforts to trace Kennedy and Kelly. Dispatches and letters sent and received by Chief of Police Boylan were re- ceived from detectives in Cincinnati, showing the arrival there of Kennedy and Kelly. Gov. Cox made a statement of his eiforts to secure the attendance as witnesses of Mrs. D. A. Weber and J. Gondran (Weber's brother: in-law). Mr, Dunbar, an officer of the commit- tee, was afterwards sent to Donaldsonville with subpoenas. Mrs. Weber replied that her chitdren had scarlet fever and she could not leave them. Gondran told Dunbar that he could not leave his business; that he had no one to leave in charge; furthermore, if he came he would have to tell the truth, and if he fold all he knew he could not afterwards live here. THE HANLAN-ROss MATCH—Both Oarsmen In Fine Condition.—A telegram from St. John, N. B., July 22d, says: The tinal deposit of $40 a side in the Hanlan-Ross boat race Was made on Saturday with Mayor Earle, wao Was temporary and is now the final stake- hoider. There is nothing now to do except to select incacs and put down buoys, which will likely ‘be done to-morrow. Both of the oars- men were out for a spin just before dusk last evenin: id rowed Cully an hour. Hanlan at | one time made a spurt showing extraordinary speed. Ross has improved greatiy in style | since his appearance in Toronto Bay, but there is not that ease and grace sucii'as i manifested by the Torontonian. “He is in | fine condition” is the general remark regard. ing Haulan. The same May de said of Toss Hanlan has brought himself down to 14:4 founds, while Loss, who weighed 200 pound last winter, weighs now 108. Hanlan wil probably win the Elliott shellin which he defeated Eph Morris, and which was brought him the other day from Toronto. Ross con siders his new shell a little too small for him, but will rowin it. The Kennebeceasis was in excellent condition to-day, and the oarsmen had an opportunity to row as much as they wished. ree crowds visited the river. Strangers are beginning to arrive, and beiore Thursday there will bea large throng here. Betting fs still dull, few persons bei to give the odds asked by Ross’s backers. Hanlav and Koss both remain in good form, and have nothirg to do but arrange a few preliminaries and wait for far weather and smooth course. 4#a-The earl of Shaftesbury wants t! he Ble of England, and ally the working isses, to eat more fish, and to leain how to cock it profitably. q 4&@-The Rev. B. 8. Walker, of Prahran, Aus- Gisian anda adi tbe toa Gk lic clergy attended his funeral. | this morning. Third.—We demand the rep of the na. tional ct, the immediate withd: { from circulation of hational bant Ss, and the substitution therefor of absolute paper | currency, Fourth:—Equal taxation of all property | tutional limitation and graduating upward, | committee at theirsession this morning calied Telegrams to The Star. POLITICAL CONVENTION Texas Democrats. New York Nationals. Pennsylvania Greenbackers. THE POTTER INQUIRY. Congressman Kelley a Witness. THE NEW YORK NATIONALS. The Seceders from the Junio Con- vention. RACUSE, N. July 24.—The Shupe and ctions, which were excluded from the Junio convention last night, and who or- te convention’ in the S se, adjourning until 9 o'clock this morning, have abandoned the idea of holding aconvention, Shupe has prepared an addr: to be presented to the convention, which and approves the action of the conv lion in exciuding all of the delegations f, New York. It asks for an investigation of the charges that he is acting in the interest of John Sherman, and proposes a union of the k factions and the election of S leader of the joint body, self will settle into the ranks | of whichever is elected leader. Ss have been received Cooper stating that he re i 1 is endeavoring to carry out the letter and spirit of the platform of the greenback party. The Convention Reassembles, SykacusE, N. yeution of the le’ 5 da, chair- man of the ¢ n resolutions, pre. sented a report, which was read by the seere- ae and received by the convention. A long and excited discussion followed on’ the ques tion of whether the report should be adopted as a whole er by sections. Great confusion d, and the chair made his decisions re- of Parliamentary rules. The plat- S_a Whole was adopted, and the com- mittee discharged. _ THE FOLLOWING 18 THE PLATFORM: Whereas the so-called democratic and re publican parties have legislated in the iuter- est of the money power of this connier and Europe and against the interests of land and labor, which are the sources of all wealth: Therefore we assert our complete indepeud- ence of said parties and declare our entire confidence in and adhesion to the national labor greenback party, which name is hereby adopted by us, and that the following are the principles enunciated to guide us in the gov- ernment of the state and nation, should Prov idence permit us to attain to the’ same. First.—The greenback dollar must be a tull legal tender for the payment of all debits, public and private, and by the government issued, protecied and received as absvlute money. Second.—We declare that all acts of Con- gress changing the original bond contract, to wit, of 1569, 1570 and 1573, and the resumption act’ of 1875, were enacted without cousent, prose or procurement, and were and are a raud upon the rights of the peopie. There. fore we demand the immediate callin, A payment of all bonds in absolute pap without regard to the time they m: run on their face, and no further i government of any bouds. og owned by individuals or corporations. Fifth.—The increasing poverty of the work ing classes is attributable in a= great part to the monopoly of the soil, the natural source of wealth, and therefore we demand the adop- tion of land limitation laws. Sixtn.—That it is the auty of the legislature of Uus state to limit the growth of raiiroad monopoly and save the citizens from the great abuses in railroad transportation that now revail and make serious inroads upon the usiness prosperity of all classes of citizens. including the small stockholders of the rai! ways Comni pners should be appointed consisting of men whose business does noi identity tiem with the railroads; men of kno’ character and ability to investigate and as: tain the actual cost of rail transportation to the end that proper legislation may be had for the control of the railways by the state. Seventh.—We favor a protective taritf, pro- hibiting the importation of all manufactured articles of which the raw material is produced and the labor to manufacture the same is found in the country, all articles which we do not or cannot produce to be admitted free. Eighth.—We demand the establishment of a labor bureau, for the purpose of obtaining re- liable statistics to form a basis for intelligent legislation on labor questions, especially with reeard to the hours of labor, which should be reduced in proportion as the use of machinery increases, and in conformity with other causes which throw workers out of employment. Ninth.—We demand the abolition of the sys- tem of letting out by contract the labor of con- yee in our prisons and reformatory institu- ions. Tenth.—An income tax based upon a consti- but leaving untouched all incomes under $1,000. Eleventh.—We demand that the salaries of all olticers of our state,couuties and cities who receive more than one thousand doilar: annum be reduced one half for a above that amount. Twellth—That we recommen judicious system of internal impr Thirteenti.—We demand a thorough reform | in the system of public schoe! educa’ | to establish agricultural, commercial schoois, in addi mon schools, to prevent other schools bi tablished or sustained out of the publi funds, or said funds being used for than scnool purposes: Jo prevent the oft re- peated charges and the monopoly of the sale of text books being forced upon the people, as well as other measures which will insure a ood common schooi education for the poorest in our state at the least exy a Fourteenth.—As political suffrage is a primi- tive element in the construction of law, we de- mand that any person, or organization of persons who may convicted — of trafticking in votes orin any manner direct): or indirec A designediy interfering with suci rights, shall be incapacitated for voting and for holding any official position in the United States. Fifteenth.—We are opposed to the importa- tion of servile Chinese labor to come into com- petition with the honest labor of this country. The convention then toek a recess. THE POTTER INVESTIGATION. Representative Kelley as a Witness. ATLANTIC City, N. J., July 4.—The Potter a wise and Representative Kelley as a witness, the exami- nation being conducted by Representative Hiscock. He testified that he is a member of the House of Representatives, and was first elected in October, 186). He visited New Or- leans in November, 1876. President Grant, while in Philadelphia on the 10th of November, 1876, participating in the closing ceremonies of the exposition, sent for the witness. He went into the auditorium,where he found President Grant surrounded by distinguished gentiemen, among them Gen. ‘Robert Patterson. Gen. Grant proposed that he should visit New Or- leans to witness the action of the returning board. At first he declined, but the President said that a number of prominent gentlemen of the democratic party had gone there, and he wanted him to go. ‘The witness said that this was owing to the fact that his conduct was in. dependent and that he sometimes kicked in the traces. The President wanted him to wit ness the counting by the returning board; nothing else. He was merely to go to N-¥ Orleans as a looker on and See that nothiaz improper should occur. Previous to going he had. no conversation with any one but Presi- dent Grant. Gen. Patterson coneurred ia the Suggestion that he oun togo. He left Phi delphia on the 15th of November. ntirely alone, ‘com . He started entire! but on the way he found him- self in company with at New number 0! Sherman, and Orleans found tuere a visiting tlemer , blican ii politics. The witness can visiting ey ished democratic commit. feo of the latter adilvessed a commusienson former. proposing that ia stated tha repubil- | zens, ‘ovement. — | 3 with no oficial power. We cannot, | therefore, supersede or modify any law of that oening Star. state, nor have we any right fluence any of its officers as to Which they shall perform m cial duties impose ‘The witness said pose or instruc mittee to ir cont he mai or tn. aner ta re Was nothing { Sof the republi any course which s! nvassing board as idedly tn th vblican commit The visitors of mingied freely at times. The wit hat the republican committee did p aid the business did, however, rm board ¢ f the returning board from lavits the return ior the pu 1a answer to a quesiieu w y the republican committee discussed any ques- tion involving an interference with the official duties of the returning board, the witness said ver heard any such conversation in pri- at their meetings. The w hatic negative, and added that if any one of the delegation bad attempted such a thing it would have been treacherous to his Associates, as weil as a violation of duty. ceive. umitic EUROPEA John B Lonpo: he amendment to be submitted ries Dilke in the House of Commonson Thursday to the motion of Stafford Northcote, chairman of the e: for a grant to the Duke of Connaught whose betrothal to Princess Marie Louise of Prussia Was announced yesterday does not inpugn the constitutionality of the application, but pro Poses to postpone the consideration of the Subject until the government lays before the House of Commons a return showing the nui ber of princes and princesses thus endowe: and other intormation on the subjec: since the accession of William the third. A Great Fire in Thessaly. ATHENS, July 24 —The great fires in Thessaly supposed to be incendiary origin coutinue t> devastate the country French and Three French ironclads hay Piraeus. A division of the Lali: pected there. rrived at the n tle Grievance. dispatch from Constan- grain Company says the ipie to te kK mini: neated the views of G cation of tha frontier. It is believed that Greece will asic the mediation of the powe: and that the lat ter will submit the question to arbitration, The Evacuation of Shumia. Lonbo: 24.—A Constantinople dis patch to the unchester Guardian says th the evacuation of Shumla y all th y entered Shum! Majority in Parl t. Lonpon, July dent of the Mc ays tha Mr. in the minis: is probable that Parliam belore the middle of Augus The uiermational «| ment. Panis, July 24—Mr. Winawer, of Russia, takes the second prize of the international chess tournament, he having won 1 games. Mr. Blackburn, of London, the third, he hav- ing won li games, and Mr. Bird, of Lond fourth, he having won 15 games. The Vatican and Germany. Paris, July 2 Desence (clerical je nal) publishes a special dispatch fcom Ko aunouncing that the Papal Nuncio at Munic! Will go to Beriin to ce arrangement which will restore rel eloGermany. The Agitation, Rome, July 24.—The radical Journal Li Capitale protests warmly against the demon stration against Austria and in favor of an- nexation, and says the promoters of the agita- Uon are Known to be enemies of Italy and of the present government Wallace Beats Bogardus. July n the pigeon shootin: match to-d: iT pen Captain Bogardus, ol United States, and Mr. Wallace, of Eayland, for 200 pounds a side, Wallace killed 7] birds and Bogardus ¢ Of the first 25 birds Bo- gardus missed 1¢ NEW YORK NOTES. Basiness Failur: NEw York, July 24.—Brice & Smith, whole- sale liquor dealers, failed yesterday. ‘Liabili- ties $20,000; assets not stated. Another. The failure of Ketchum é rokers, at 24 Bi t Failure is du refuses to gi ess Tourna- Belkuap, stock- is announced ks. Fira pateh to the Galreston N says that Stephen H. comptrolier has been office. The con Cres: he Nation. committes re yopierday. ssion was held sed doors. ps Killed by a Farmer. FAUL, July 24.—A report was received ast night that a farmer near Faribault shot and instantly killed two tramps whom he caught in the act of setting fire to his harvest ing machine in his wheattield. “Me gave hi. self up, but was instantly released. i m Gone to Europe. Jt New York, D ily 24.—Ex-Gov. R. E. Featon sailed to-day for Europe in the steamer Bothnia. ——————_ The Markets. BALTIMORE, July 24.—Virginia sixes, ferred, 4; do.” consolidated, A de- . 554: do. second past due coupons, 78iq. North Carolina 15; do. new. 8; do. special tax, 1 bid to- Sad. duly 24.—Cotton quiet—mid- Ss. Flour steady, firm and us- Wheat, southern active and strong Western steady aud firm—southern red. prime, 1.0: 81.07: do. amber, 1.08a1.10; No. 2 wesvera winter spot, July and August, 1.024: Ee 1,03, Corn, southern scarce anu fi steady—southern white, 53; duly, 48% ‘stent Septem westera western mixed, August, 48; Bopiem= 45. Oats quiet and nary 30431; Hay une Butte firm—te Coffee firm and qu Whisky dull, 207, 0 184.000; corn. 35.000: ‘oats, 2 200: rye, 25.000; corn. 13,000, FF, Shipments—w per Steanler qut to Liverpe couon, Jad, s strong. Moa Cg. Exchange, lag, 482 short. 485's.‘Governinents s:rong. NEW YORK, July 24.—Fiour quiet and changed. Wheat, spring ‘dull and "4 aad lower; winter 's abd 1's cent better aud ac: Corn quiet and 4 and ig cout LONDON, (July 24. 18:30 p.m 8c 95 7-16 for money and 95'5 for the accouut) Erie, 16%, Llinois Central, 875g. ————_—-.e ——__ THE East St. Louis Wak.—Another storm seems to be brewing in East St. Louis. Now withstanding the supreme court's recent deci- sion that what is called the Bowman, or gea- eral law city council, was illegally ‘elected, Mayor Bowman continues his force of deputy | marshals as a police organization, a will, it is said, make a motion in the supreme court for a rehearing of the case,on the ground that the really material points in the matter have not yet m brought out. In the meap- time the city council, elected under the old charter, or what is called the Wedir council, seems to regard the question of its legality as Settled by the supreme court, and passed reso- lutions directing City Marshal Carpenter to arrest Bowman's deputy marshals and to take jon, Whenever practicable. of the city market house, they Present headquarters. Any attempt of Kind will be resisted by Bowman's deputies, and another scene lika that afew weeks ago, when two “deputy mar- shals were killed, is apprehended. very unsettled condition of public mind exists {i East St. Louis, and Freat ‘car prevailethat the trouble there Will no! terminated without bloodshed. TRE TEXas CONVENTION. After a strugzle lasting five days the demo- cratic staie convention in Texas yesterday nominated Chief Justice O. M, Roberts for governor. Joseph D. Sayers, of Bastrop county, was then nominated for lieutenant- governor, aud George MeCormach. of crado county, for attorney-general. [Subse- queit proceedings are reporved in our tele- graphic columns,} DEMOCRATIC Masous for assistance, show any papers or name moreover. intoxicated, but little id to him —_ 3 but as he re! his | and was, nition wad he — esterday borthwest by late cd eres sat in Towa, and 2 per equt ia Minnesota.