Evening Star Newspaper, August 6, 1878, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Pennss!vania Avenue, corner Lith street BY The Evening Star Newspaper Qompany, 8. H. ~AAUFFMANN, Pres’. ——_.———! ‘THE EV2NING STAR 1s served to subse~ioersin | the city by carriers. on their own ace ant, at 10 gantaper meek or 44 conte per mor.cn.” Copies at coun ter, 3 cents each. By “aail—postage pre- 8 a month: One -auititgy PONS P cen THE WEEKLY STAB pabiisned on Priday—$2a a repels, $5 copies for $15: 20 copies | Se All “anil subscriptions must be paid in ad~ Vane, no paper sent longer than so pair . ‘a@ Bates of advertising made known on applica he £nening Star. V=. 52—N®. 7,908. - « WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1878. SPECIAL NOTICES. HE GRAND | SS SEATON will preach the closing © at Woods, D.C., on WEDNESDAY NIGHT, Prayer meeting continued during Wil Weak. up with Love Feast ¢ MORNING at 8 o'clock. AY MOR TS VORENKY, Bastor, > A! 100 MIL¥ 5% ASION FROM BALTIMORE TO NANTUCKET, MASS., And the Great Camp Meeting aud Lilainination and ‘Fete Champetre at Martha's Vineyard, the City by the Sea of 1, 000 Cottages. a Via Philadelpbis, New York, Newport, It. 1., an Rourd_trip tickets Hon Mrashington, including Boston. $16 50. Hound trip tickets from Wash ina lusive of Boston, ) 3 5 SUilice, 485 Pennsylvania ave. 8ag6 4 BS, sumpr, Sas ae eal Tian bit} a oi + 3. BUNDY, opposite City jyé-1m the j => THE BEST SUMMER DRINKS, MILBURN’S POLAR SODA, ‘With Ice-cold Tea, Coffee and Chocolate, at 1429 eunsylvania avenue. ‘This TONIC SODA 1s unrivalled. jy5-tr STH NATIONAL SAFE DEPOSIT COM- 's ‘corns ‘and New York avenue, E franks ot Siyerware and other Surg on deposit; aiso rents Safes. Its vaults are a 4 a damp proof. Charges he ice acs oa. mad. nm. je13-2n = fWAKD & HUZOHINSON, Seep ae ih very extensive facilities for ms 7 Me now showing aline of MARBLEIZED MAN- TLES unequal for richness of design and color and rivaling in extent any establishment in the fountry. Architects designs for Mantles and ‘Wainscostings closely followed, and imitations of rare and beautiful marbles exactly produced. Bgent: for BAESTOW WROUGHT IKON FUR- ACE, Baltimore KITCHENER RANGES: also the Russia fireplace STOVE, Contractors fer Plumbing and ail ‘tin and Copper Work, With a force of competent mechanics in their va~ rious branches and lorg personal experience, will do good work cheaper than any other house. mi-ly == 2 CARD % all who are suffering from the errors and In- Pott youth, nervous, weakness, early 12> cay, loss of manhood. &c., I will senda receipt that will cure you, PREE OF CHARGE. This great remeily was discovered by a missionary in South Amicrica. Bend a self-addressed envelope to the Kev. JOSEPH T. 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STRAUS, POPULAR CLOTHING HOUSE, 1011 Pennsylvania avenue. ‘Between Tenth and Eleventh sta, Three doors from 11th st. >. aerial LOW PRICES FOR LUMBER az 3 WILLET & LIBBEY'S, Corner Sixth Street and New Fork Avenue. ty8-tr HB HOT WEATHER. to furnish ior oh TeekRSUCK ER « MADRES SEERSUCKER, at reasonable Fates for the heated term. ¥. J. HEIBERGER, Tailor, No. 635 15th street, q yer ‘Washington, D. C. alae & KENNEDY, Builders’ Hardware, Bar Iron, Steet, TIN PLATE, CUTLERY, TOOLS, FILES, &c. 606 Penn. ave.. opp. Metropolitan Hotel. iya8-ly c A T CATARRH zz R H DE. HABTLEY'S GREAT REMEDY FOR CATARRH isa well-kown tion, never failing to cure Osenaive Breath, Hawking or Catarrn, Harusiecs and pleasant to use. W; 5. ENTWISTLE. comer lath street and Pennsylvania avenue, wholsaie ‘he Genuine in Square Boxes, with contains a ttle and sy} Ly Poor Oar Blase mn a Mi dese e. ‘sid by DE ARTERY $y22-ly_No. 9U North Green St., Baltimore. 9.00 $9.00 8 a LEATHEH TRUNK WITH CANVAS COVER. ALSO, HABNESS, «NICKEL, SILVEE AND GILT, $17 TO $28, TRAVELING BAGS, SATCHELS, &c., &c, An immense variety of styles at equally low JAMES 8, TUPHAM, a 45 Beventh Street Northwest, Joining Udd Fellows’ Hail, REPAIRING, a jelé-tr ‘Tronks coveredat low rates. sO } Coxe DOWN TO FOUR CENTS. , FORTY BUSHELS DELIVERED FOR $2.10. 4 GAS-LIGHT OFFICE, peur 411 ONG £13 19th street, THE EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.—Internal revenue, #2 customs, 533, SUBSCRIPTIONS to the tour per cent. loan to day, amounted to $42,300. THE PRESIDENT will not go to Cape May this summer. AT THE CABINET MEETING to-day it was divulged that news had been receryed from army officers on the Rio Grande that the Mex ican troops on the other side of the river were organizing under orders from their com nd- ers to repel any raids by American troops. A notification was laid before the Cabinet that the Chinese Embassy would be present in the ity about the Ist of September, and some diseussion concerning our relations with China followed. THE FOLLOWING ORDER has been issued by the War Department: “The frequent applica- tions forthe modification of General Orders No. 28, relating to the removal of division and and department headquarters to posts within their geographical limits, in so far as they affect officers of the neat staff serving in military divisions and departments, make it necessary to announce officially that such offi- cers of the staff as are directly connected and doing duty with a commanding general at a division or department headquarters, and who form in fact the division or department staff, must take quarters at the posts or places at which the headquarters have been establish- ed. unless specially excepted by name by the Secretary of War. As it is the evident inten- tion of recent legislation that, as far as practic- able, officers shall occupy public quarters, it is directed that whenever it can be done in the interest of the publie service, ofticers of the eeneral Staff serving under the command of a ivision or department commander, and who are not properly a part of the division or de- partment staff, Sha‘l be established at posts 01 places within their command at which ther are publie quarte) When, from the nature of the duties to which the ofticer is assigned, this cannot be done, officers serving at stations at which there are no publie quart rs are en- titled to and will receive commut’ nof quar- ters as heretofore.” SITTING BULL'S MEN CROSSING THE LINE.— Information has been received at the Indian office that a number of Sitting Bull’s men and sgme of the northern Indians are crossing the border into the United States and are advane- ing in the direetion of Fort Belknap. No buf- faioes are now found north of the 4th parallel, and the Indians have come south to hunt, and have not, itis believed, any hostile intentions. These Indians, as well as those left behind, are in a very destitute condition. PERSONAL.—Capt. J. B. Eads, of the Missis- sippi_jetty s: m, arrived in the city to-day. ....Sir Edward Thornton left Montreal yester- day for Washington. INDIAN FARMERS aT OMAHA AGENCY.—The Rev. Owen Dorsey, of the Protestant Episco- pal church, who recently left the scene of his suecessful labors in Prince George county, Md., to go out among the Indians, writes to friends in this city, giving encouraging ac- counts of the condilion of things at the Omaha egency. Mr. Dorsey is well known in philo- logical cireles for his valuable laborsin the Ponea language. a dictionary of which pre- pared by him is to be published by the Smith sonian Institution. His philological researches among the Omahas cannot fail to have im- portant results. Mr. Dorsey writes : “We are hot among savazes, but farmers, living in frame houses, raising better wheat than whites. The Omahas furnish all the s for the mai crops spo Sere double those of last y owing to the insuflicient supply of mows pers thousands of bushels lost. They have broken this y many acres of parairie, so that there is a prospect of a stilllarger crop next year. They havesup- plied the agent with seed wheat. Doors and ‘ay open all night, except in read heft, drunkenness, oaths an fighting are unknown. All are very friendly, and are pleased to find that lean talk with them. The Omahas are very busy harvesting, and I can not see much of them till their work isover. Sol expect to startin a day or two forthe Winnebago agency, eight miles dis- tant, to remain there ten days or two weeks. There is material enough here to keep me six months, and I find four or five to help me among those who speak English.” NATIONAL CEMETERIES.—The division of the Q. M. office having charge of National Cemeteries is having a season of brick work. At Andersonville, Fort Gibson, Memphis, Baton Rouge, Port Hudson, Beverly, and Grafton many improvements have been com- menced, all of which are expected to be com- | ech this season. The outlay has principally en for wallsand lodges and for roads to con- nect the cemeteries with the adjacent cities. At Antietam considerabie has been done in improving the grounds, but the more im- Yoho work has been prevented by the delay n transferring the titles of the (ere held by sixteen different states to the United States. All of these states but four have made the transfer. As soon as they have done likewise the government is authorized under an act of Congress to pay all the outstanding indebted- ness of the cemetery and assume charge of the ground. The legislatures of three states are expected to make the transfer this fall. in which event work on the cemetery will be pushed forward as rapidly as possible next season. COMMANDER GEORGE E. HAYWARD, com- manding the Michigan, reports to the Navy department the arrival of his vessel at Port Huron, Michigan, on the 3d instant, from De- troit. He would sail on the 4th for Marquette, Michigan, which will be the address of the ship while in Lake Superior. ? ABOUT SENATOR BRUCE.—Euditor Sta#: Hav- ing seen it currently reported in the press of this city that “Senator Bruce, of Mississippi, will settle near Cleveland, Ohio, when his sen- atorial term expires, having bought a farm near there,” I feel authorized, in the absence of the Senator, to state that the above is un- true: that at the expiration of his term in the U.S. Senate he return to Mississippi, and will, as he has done in the past, devote his time and energies to the upbuilding of the people and the development Ce e. MITH. 22 CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATIONS.—John W Ryan has been nominated democratic candi date for Congress in the 13th Pennsylvania district. The Nationals of the 15th district of Ohio have nominated Rev. Geo. W. Pepper for Congress. A SALOON-KEEPER’s FOLLy Cost Him His Lire.—Last Thursday morning George Ab- bott, a farmer, of Farmington, San Joaquin county, Cal., killed J. P. MeClurg, a saloon. keeper, for intimacy with Abbott’s wife. THE STEAMER SPEEDWELL is at Portsmouth (N. H.) navy-yard, where she will be repaired and improved before returning to Gloucester, ‘Mass., in the interest of the United States fish commission. ‘THREE MI1110Ns of people are reported to be affected by the famine in Morocco. Large numbers are daily dying from starvation aud disease is adding to the horrors of the sit- uation. A relief movement has been gener- ously started By the Hebrews of this city— LN. Y. Herald. _ KILLED INSTANTLY.—Piercey D. Lesley, as- sistant Supervisor of the Pennsylvania rail- i, while engaged in surveying at the end of the bridge at New Brunswick, N. S., yester- day, was struck on the head by an engine and killed instantly. WHEN Goldsmith Maid trotted a mile in 2:14, it was considered—as it was—a_wonder- ful feat. Now Rarus sees the Maid’s time and goes three-quarters of a second better, trot- Ung the mile in 2:1344. This is very fast going certainly —_ the cuaness are that on is now nibbling grass whose predestined glory it is to beat eed ¥. Sun. SECRETARY SHERMAN arrived at New Lon- don, Conn., yesterday morning on the rev < cutter Grant and left at noon for New- Po! Ir KEaRgy hadn't lost a nice little job of custom house trucking, he would never have found out that the politicians are all thieves, with the one exception of Gen. Butler.—[Bos- ton Herald. - ae A ie from Newfoundland says that Bi > lic ablegate, died at St. John, N. F., last ‘At Cape Ma; invalid is dal carried into the surf in an anm-ehale by nd ored walters, The Washington Monument. Col. Casey has submitted his report on the Washington Monument to the President, wno will call an early meeting of the joint commis- sion, and lay it before that body. At the re- quest of the President the report will not be nos ger until the commission has acted upon it. Itis a very interesting and lengthy document. The plan proposed for strengthen- ing the foundation has been givenin THE Star. Itis by lateraland downward exten- sions of the base. By this means such addi- tional strength can be given as wiil insure the safety of the structure raised to a height of 525 feet. The reportalso points out the various mistakes in the dimension data accepted as correct, which were discovered at the begin- ning of Col. Casey's and Capt. Davis’ labors. Thus instead of petny atone 173 feet high, as generally accepted be correct, the monu- ment’s altitude is in fact only a fraction of an inch over 156 feet. It has also been found that the base does not descend as farinto the ground as it was thought itdid. Other inac- curacies are mentioned in the report,and a number of recommendations made. Among the latter is one that the monument be run Dp or) . to 525 feet, instead of 486 feet, and that wi be commenced as soon as possible, and carried on until the monument is completed. Two LaDIEs ASSAULTED By TWO NEGRO RUFFIANS.—A special dispatch, dated Mon- day, to the Baltimore Sun, from Elkton, Md., says:—On net night last, about 9:30 o'clock, as Mrs, John E. Wilson, of this town, wite of a member of the Elkton bar, was returning to her residence in company with her niece, Mics Broomall, they were attacked by twounknown men, supposed to be colored. Mrs. Wilson resides at the east end of the town, where there are but few houses. As the ladies ap- proached the gate of the dwelling next theirs the two men jumped from a tree opposite and scized them. The tallest of them seized Miss Broomall, and the other, a short, heavy-set fellow, seized Mrs. Wilson. Miss Broomall succeeded in escaping from her assailant and ran to the house, at the door of which she fainted. Mrs. Wilson’s assailant seized her and threw her yiolentiy to the ground, In the fall she received _a painful wound on the back of her head. The villain choked her se- verely, and in the struggle which ensued her neck and shoulders were considerably lacer- ated and bruised. The screams of his wife and the arrival of Miss Broomall aroused Mr. Wilson, who was lying in the parlor asleep, and rushing out with gun in hand, the desper- adoes fled. In the morning an investigation began, resulting in the arrest of four colored men belonging to the Port Royal. the steamer Ry ng between this place and Baltimore. heir hearing was held in the court house this evening, lasting until about 11 o’elock. After hearing a number of witnesses for the state and defence, the magistrate, in default of $100 bail each, remanded three of them to jail— John H. Williams, George H. Johnson and Joseph Moore—and released Wm. Jefferson, against whom it was decided there was no positive proof. Hon. MONTGOMERY BuarR has been inter- viewed at Cape May by a correspondent of the New York Tribune. He is reprsented as redicting a democratic nee | in the all elections; he thinks the Potter in- vestigation has helped the democratic party by uniting it, besides it has made the republicans “shinny” on their own side. r. Blair says the republicans Jaughed at him for urging the investiga tion, but that he had had too much experi- ence to pay attention either to their attacks or their ridicule. In regard to the national party in Mplioee Mr. Blair said there were some of the nationals in Baltimore, but pele they were mostly republicans, and expressed the belief that the growth of the new party would help the democrats. Mr. Blair also said he understood the republicans would en- deavor to elect Econ enay from the sixth district of Maryland. He thought thedemocrats would probably not nominate Mr. Walsh, and in Montgomery county, which claims the nomination, the contest between several dem- ocratic candidates living in that Suny for the nomination is very sharp, and may leave behind it sufficient bitterness and dissatisfac- tion to enable the rept if they take advantage of it, to gain a Representative in Congress. SMUGGL BY U.S. NAVAL OFFICERS.—Cus- tom house officers boarded the United States schoolship St. Mary’s, which arrived at New London, Vonn., on Saturday evening, 21 days from Madeira, and seized a quantity o1 gied goods, con silks Turkish rugs and carpets. Commander Fithian, of the St. Mary’s, says the goods, with the exception of the gloves, were sent home by the officers of the United States ship Alli- ance, now at Lisbon, to their families. He claims ignorance of the law relative to custom duties. “The goods will be confiscated. ~ THE SILVER QUESTION IN ENGLAND.—In the House of Commons to-night Sir George Camp- beli, liberal, asked whether, now that the United States had made silver a legal tender, the government would consider the possibility of establishing equivalent silver coinages in the great silver-using dependencies of the kingdom. He advocated an increase of the silver rupee coinage. The Right Honorable Stephen Cave, conservative, deprecated these proposals. He said the bi-metallic standard was pl inconvenient, and that the govern- ment’s duties in regard to currency should be limited to the prevention of fraud. HE ExpLains.—The Madison (Ind.) Courier contains a Pees communication from Cyrus T. Nixon, chief clerk of the Indiana house of pa egret devoted to the alleged frau- dulent e of the state house law. Mr. Nixon states that he called the roll in question and admits that he was mistaken in announc- ing the result. He explains how this happened, and argues that nevertheless the state house Dill was a legal bill, is legal, and indignantly repels the accusation of fraud or design in the matter. THE FourTH REFORM COUNCIL was held at Chatauqua Camp, at Fair Point, N.Y., yester- day. Hon. Horace Bemis delivered an address on temperance. At the council on Sunday the labor and wages question was discussed and trades unions were both denounced and de- fended. The drift of opinion was that there should be no interference between the man Wio wishes to work and the man who desires to employ him, or dictation as to the terms they shall agree upon. Several religious collo- quial meetings were held yesterday also. CHARGED WITH THE MURDER OF HER Hvs- BAND.—Mrs. M. H. Smith was formally ar- Traigned in Jersey City, N. J., yesterday, charged with the murder of her husban policeman Smith. She pleaded not guilty and was committed. Matthew O. Lee, an Indian tramp, has heen arrested as accessory to the murder. DROUGHT.—Reports received from several districts north of Pottsville, Pa., represent that there is a scarcity of water, many of the streams being nearly dried from long drought, and much trouble is caused in working mines. in the Bear Ridge collieries, at Mahony pane there was not enough water to work the en- eis id, consequently, 400 men and boys FATALLY Suor By A HOTEL KEEPER—At the Notch, north of Scranton, Pa., Saturda; night, during a fracas in Ackerley’s hotel, @ young man named John Malia was shot through the left side by a bullet from a Rem- ington rifle, which the hotel keeper used to keep the peace. Malia is expected to die, and ollicers were dispatched to arrest Ackerley. THE Boston Herald looks down the list of eminent Massachusetts defaulters — Pond, Chace, Hathaway, Winslow, Sibley, Wright, Jackson, Tappan—and does not recognize there any German name, neither that of any “ignorant Irish Catholic.” Ie mead H. Morell, of Niblo’s Garden, N, Y., for 975,000. It is said that the management of the theater will not pass out of Mr. Fox’s hands. 1 Sale was to satisfy a mortgage. THE GAME OF BASE BALL at Newington park, near Baltimore, yesterday afternoon be- tween the Hornell and Baltimore clubs was Played in the presence of about 250 spectators. A brisk shower of rain fell during the progress of the game. The Baltimore clul Playing. an unusually poor game, the batting being no- ticeably weak, and met a signal defeat, the Score being 13 to 0 in favor of the Hornells. 43~Ex.Speaker Grow opens the Pennsylva- nia campalgn this week. saiace 4#¢The Turkish sub-lieutenant command- ing Fort Famagosta, Island of » Tefuses to quit that atreoguold. of Sere Te 42 A despatch from Berlin : “ Nobilin; attempted suicide Saturda; ith Lan cee yw a pair of Sscissol disco in time to pre- vent success. aA native American cameos Ware, foe convention has been *=-The Pe! Vi the. increase of insually ‘sinaug the soleead people has been yery juring the past marked di Kearney in Faneuil Ha! HE ATTACKS TE PRESS, THE BONDHOLDERS, ETC. Dennis mcamey spoke in Faneuil Hall, Bos- ton, last night. The following 1s the substance of what he said: Mr. Chairman and Fellow Workingmenand Women of Boston: On behalf of the working- men of the Pacific coast I thank you for this grand, enthusiastic reception. In order to be as responsive to the popular will and expres- sion that went up from this meeting aie when a certain man’s name was mentioned, I feel like bringing a message of greeting and love to the man who is lesser than Macbeth, yet greater to that fiery and incomparable Ru- bert of debate, to that chivalrous and white- plumed Navarre of the rostrum, gallant, gift- ed. glorious Butler, (Great applause, an cries “Say itagain!*) We bid him take heart and none: and hope that he will receive the reward from the workingmen of Massachu- setts he so justly merits for his bold and out- spoken action in behalf of down-trodden hu- pee [Applause.} With the remark, “Ir is getting hot, Mr. Chairman,” Kearney at this Doint took off his coat and loosened his cravat amid the loud cheers and laughter of the au- dience. Continuing he said: I am_ sorry, friends, that we are not rich enough to be able to hire Beecher to knock the bottom out of hell. What means this Cppening of people? What means this grand tidal wave? What is the matter with the country, that the work- ingmen are arising from north to south, from west to east? Todo what? To take charge of their own affairs. [Applause.] Here, upon the altar of Liberty, here, where the sun first dawned upon the infant brow of Liberty, here where free men and free women have spoken, here inthe second century of the independence of America we find a natural and popular up- rising of the people, what doesit mean? I asl you does it not mean death to the railroad robber and lecherous thieving bondholder? [Applanse.j And doves it not mean political oblivion to the rancorcus, villlanous political bummer? [Applause.] The speaker then paid his respects to the press,saying from the earlie: one of printin; newspapers had been more he interest ot cut-throats, poiitical bilks, daylight thieves and midnight assassins. [Greatapplause and laughter.] For reporters of the press he had aeae respect, as they were workingmen. After assailing the press in his characteristic manner, Kearney said newspaper men were a villainous, thieving, infamous band of seala- wags that are aiming to control public opinion. If tie workinemen of the United States pos- sessed within their breasts a single spark from which the fiame of freedom could be fanned, they would not forall such monsters to live in their midst; they would control these tele- graphs; they would hurl these infernal lying scalawags from power and select honest men to transmit plain, unvarnished news. As to ungrammatical sentences and ungrammatical speeches, for #250 I can always hire a man to write a grammatical speech, but it takes mil- lions to buy an honest man, be he ever so un- ce {Applause.] Let me state that the country is run to perdition by a band of classic thieves and legal pirates. What work- ingmen want is common honesty and common sense; better guides than classic attainments. Defending himself against newspaper attacks, Kearney said: “I never smokea tobacco nor drank whisky in my life.” Ex-Gov. Hendricks’ Speech, OPENING THE INDIANA CAMPAIG The democratic campaign in Indiana formally opened last evening by ex-Gov. Hen- dricks in a speech at Indianapolis. He said: Need I remind he that the next legislature ‘will choose a United States Senator and that the political character of the Senate may de- pend upon that choice! I suppose the support of the democratic legislative ticket means Mr. Voorhees for Senator and the republican ticket Gen. Harrison. They are both gentle- men of ability, but they represent very differ- ent political opinions and purposes. "In vot- ing direetly for Senator how would your ballot be cast? You are sincere and earnest in your opinions and will not throw your votes away. upon a legislative ticket that you know can- rot be elected, nor do you wish to hold an un- certain position between the two parties to be bargained with or for. How, then, will you vote? Mr. Voorhees believes that national bank notes should be retired and in lieu there should be issued by the government an equa’ amount ef Treasury notes, and that the Tight to issue paper money as well as coin i the exclusive prerogative of the government. He al:o believes Congress should provide for taxation by the states of the United States treasury notes as other money istaxed, and he believes the polley of Gen. Grant's administra. tion and of the present administration in con- verting our debt into a foreign debt is unwise and inexpedient, and that the true policy of our government and the best interests of the people would be subserved by making it a do- mestic debt, by affording the people the most favorable and practical opportunities for the investment of their savings in the funded debt of the United States. He believes also in the restoration of the silver dollar with full legal- tender quality in the payment of all debts,both public and spuivale anil that the coinage there- of should made as free and unlimited as that of gold. You are to be told that the suc- cess of the democratic party means payment for slaves and southern claims, even to the bankruptcy of the treasury. Can it be neces- sary to say that the fourteenth amendment to th constitution forbids much that you are assured we will do? The constitutional pro- visions are that neither the United States nor any State shall assume or Pay. any debt or obli- ation incurred in aid of insurrection or re- ‘lion against the United States, or any claim for loss or emancipation of any slave. Any man who tells you that an obligation can be assumed or paid in violation of the consticu- Uo deals falsely with you. Do you ask what I think of Hayes’ southern policy? He has none. He and his administration are incapable-of any poles but what they have done in the South 1 approve. General Grant will probably, be the Bes candidate, and his can- didacy will signify strong government, always prepared to hold the people in control. Miss Mary Custis Lee, daughter of Gen. Robert E. Lee, has been having an adventure in Italy. While stopping at the Hotel Royal des Strangers, in Naples, she accidentally ignited the mosquito bar in her room, de- stroyed all the curtains in the room, and came near settiug the hotel on fire. She offered to nies the damage. The landlord demanded bi francs for what was liberally estimated to be only worth $70. The American consul was calledin. The landlord retlected in some way on the character of Miss Lee, and was immediately bounced by Mr. Clark, of South Carolina. A general row followed, which was parcioiaed in_ by. as Melton, Col. John r. Sloan, jr. Mr. D.A. P. Jordan, of South Carolina, and Dr. I. B. Roberts, of Georgia, on one side, and all the hotel clerks, waiters and citizens of Naples on the other. Col. Sloan challenged the landlord to meet him in the garden with sword or pistol. The landlord compromised on $70 and didn’t fight. DEMOcRaTIC DILEMMA.—The Louisiana dem- ocratic state convention was called to be held Sereraay in Baton Rouge, but at the latest mail advices the leaders were in somewhat of aquandary. The circumstances are thus set forth in the New Orleans Picayune of the lst instant: “The gy received yesterday a dispatch from Baton Rouge, in which it was requested that another member be appointed on the board of health of that. ey in order to complete the quorum. Mr. W. ome was immediately appointed. It is considered probable that the rd will recommend to the council of Baton Rouge the establishment of quarantine against New Orleans, in which event it will be necessary to hold the conven- tion elsewhere. The president of the state central committee, Col. Patton, has addressed a communication to a friend in Baton Rouge, with the view of finding out whether the con- vention can be held there or not. No answer has yet been received. Col. Patton says the convention cannot be postponed. Donaidson- ville has been suggested as a place of meeting, but there are to be no accommodations for delegates, and it is probable that Donald- sonville will also quarantine New Orleans. It is likely that the Gee from this city will have to hold a convention of their own while the country delegates meet somewhere else.” WATCHING A SICK BANK PuEsIDENT.—Ser- geant Joseph Long, of the Essex market police court squad. on Saturday evening visited the pense of Mr. Scheuermann, president of the eutonia ine Bank, at No. 424 east 17th street, to arrest him on a warrant granted by oe Flammer. Scheuermann was confi in the bank’s annual reports, whereia the atfounts expended for Securities in which the Larger was invested were tem = Secret in, bein: “aided among the oe nis @ GrisOner ON the sane charge.—[N. ¥. World, 6th. #@-Louisa Sylvan, the woman who at- tempted to blackmail a Boston lawyer, having locked his clothes up in a trunk, proves to be a member of the criminal classes, with many aliases, and a husband in Sing Sing. “ Telegrams to The Star. | THE KENTUCKY ELECTIO BOSTON KEARNEY MEETING. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED. TERRIFIC STORMS. BUSINESS FAILURES. RAILROAD SMASH UP. ———_e—__ HEARNEY MEETING IN BOSTON. The Resolutions Adopted. Boston, August 6.—The following were the resolutions adopted at the Kearney meeting last night Whereas this republic, institute for the avowed purpose of advancing and con- serving the interests of the masses, has been reduced to {a plutocracy that employs the re publican and democratic parties in the per- lidious work of establishing thieving monopo- lies and class privileges. that sap the blood of the pational industries, so that it ean be apie up by the vampires of capital; and whereas all laws enacted that are not in the direct and open interest of the producing and | labor classes are a crime against the spirit and Prerenity of this republic, for which the legis- ator should be branded with the infamy of criminal imprisonment; and whereas infa- mous, if not criminal, class legislation has | been heaped upon the industries of the nation by political parties until the burden has be- come the torture of the masses, from which there is no escape except by uniting the mu- tual interests of the produciug and laboring people of all classes in such political action a3 will give them their rightful control of state and national legislation—privileges of which they have teem plundered—and thereby re- store this government to the just and lawful purposes for which it was instituted by our patriot fathers: Therefore, be it Besolved by the Citizens of Boston in Faun- eutl Hall assembled, That it is in the highest and truest interests of all the industrial classes in New England that they should ex- u send a hearty, cordial and united support to | mi Dennis Kearney, the great and efficient apostle of the laboring classes of California, who comes among them for the nobie purpose of uniting them as he has united their brothers in his own state, in that political act is necessary to restore this government to the justand humane principles for which it was instituted, So that the prosperity of this peo- ple may be recalled and firmly established.” Kearney and the Associated Press. Kearney in his harangue last night used much of his vocabulary to villify the “Asso- ciated Pres: Reading from the San Fran- cisco Chronicle a dispaich, he attributed it to the “Associated Press." No such dispatch was sent from this office. The only dispatch we have sent beside a simple announcement of his arrival and the programme for the meeting last night, was the report of an in- terview between Butler and Kearney, fur- nished by Kearney’s private secretary, and afterwards peddled out to the Boston morn- ing papers for $5 each by said secretary. TERRIFIC STORM. Two Men Strack by Lightning. PHENIXVILLE, Pa., August 6—A terrific storm, accompanied by thunder and lightning, passed over this town last night, doing con- siderable damage. Robert Townsend and Edwin Roberts, of Philadelphia, were over- taken by the storm and took shelter under a tree, Which was struck by lightning. Town- send was instantly killed, and Roberts is not expected to recover. A Bursted Reservoir and Flood. CANTON, Pa., August This vill visited last night by a heavy thunder storm. The reservoir belonging to the Canton Water Company gave way between 12 and 1 o'clock, doing considerable damage. The large sash and blind factory belonging to Coon & Brain was entirely swept away, together with several and shops. Many dwelling-houses were with water, the inmates barely escaping with their lives. Most of the bridges on To- vanda creek have been swept away. No lives were lost. Trains Delayed in New Jersey. Newakk, N. J., August 6.—The rain this morning washed the track of the Erie and Paterson road, delaying travel about an hour. In Newark the streets were flooded, and in Orange portions of Llewellyn park were badly damaged. Three Women Killed. Cincinnati, O., Angust 6.—A special from Anna IIL, slates that three women—Mrs. Smith, Miss Miller and Miss Matthias—while seeking shelter from the storm on Sunday evening, were instantly killed by the top of a large oak tree which was broken off by the storm and hurled upon them. BISHOP & CO.”S FAILURE. Meeting of the New York Creditors. New York, Aucust 6.—About 32 of the New York creditors of Richard M. Bishop & Co., grocers, of Cincinnati, met yesterday at the store of B.G. Arnold & Co. Wm. T. Bishop, a son, and W.S. Dickinson, a son-in-law, were present. B. @. Arnold (oe Mr. Arnold ad the ilities of the firm, as ‘In New York, $145,000: Philadelphia, 16,000; Boston, $12,000; Baltimore, $3,000; an $184,525.55 due in different smail cities, nearly all of them in the west. Assets were stated to ‘be $256,828.70, assets of firm being $233,22s 7) and individual assets of R. M. Bishop and W. T. Bishop being $23,600. A committee of six were iippointed to investigate the affairs of the firm. It isunderstood that sharp questions were asked in regard to the management of the by siness of the firm for the last few years, whicu W. T. eae answered promptly. He attributed the failure of the firm chiefly to heavy depreciation of real estate, but told of losses by the Climax Mowing Machine Com- pany, through which $30,000 was lost in invest- ments in machiues and $10,000 in stock. Mr. Bishop said that the firm had made little money on the face of the ledger every year, but that there had been a loss on bad debts. Battle at a Kentucky Barbecue. CINCINNATI, August 6.—At a barbecue at Sandy Riffs, Ky., ten mules from Frankfort, on Saturday evening, John Thompson and. ‘Wnm.Gordan began quarreling and firing upon each other. Their respective friends and fol- lowers immediately drew their pistols, and 30 shots were fired before the termination of the affair. Gordon was wounded in the face. phompeons horse was killed under him. Leon- idas Howard was shot in the ae Doan Roach Was shot in the lung and wil Leroy die. Walter Roach had hishorse killed. The depu- ty sheriff is raising a force of assistants, and will ey endeavor to arrest all the partici- pants. —— Fatal Railroad Smash Up. ELIZABETH, N.J., Sy ee 6.—Last night coal train No. 2, westward bound, on the Lehigh Valley railroad, ran into a section of a train ahead of it, smashing several coal cars and strewing the wreck across both tracks. Train No. 64, Gowery, engineer, eastward bound, came along under full headway at the moment of the accident, ran into the wreck and was thrown from the track. Wm. Ezeroni, fire- man, was instantly killed, the engineer bruised and the engine and train thrown off the track. The accident occurred a mile-and-a-half west of Bound Brook. A wrecker was sent in im- mediately to clear the wreck. —————— Saratoga Races. SaratoGa, N. Y., Aug 6.—This was an extra day of the Saratoga races. The first race for two year olds, five furlon; by Be- linda, with Monitor second, and Dan Sparting third. Time, 1.04) Second race. dicap, etme one mile and a-half, was won wy Bonnie Wood, with Hattie F. second, and Inspiration third. me, 2.4004. The third race, three-quartersof a mile, was won by Susquehanna, with Alleveur second. and Annie Augusta third. Time, 1.17}4. ForTamss, Monuow, Sugust 6c, horribi ON] a orribie murder was mitted on Saturday last at the Bates five miles west of mpton. Two colored nien, brothers, named John and Wm. Bird, got into an altercation in reference to wages amounting to $2, when John drew a large pocket knife and cut his brother’s throat, and stabbed him in the back of the neck and fhrough, the heart. The murderer in now in jail at Hampton. Hanuwenine Pas August Gothe appll RRISBURG, Pa. Au, — ica- tion before the board of pardons for commu- fas, the ex‘Catholle priest, 2 impreonmeat for life, was September 3, ‘@REIGN NEWS. Grand ea tigate) Match is. , Paris, August 6.—A committee of organiza- tion has been formed with the view o! ing, from the Sth to 2d of September, international shootin; French, foreign and elegations from the ac- e and territorial armies are to be invited. Victory for Bogardus. Lonpon, Augiist t.—At the great inter- | national pigeon -shootin; be. tween Capt. Bogardus and Mr. Aubrey C try, Bogardus won by one bird. The Shooting. DON, August 6.—The great international pigeon shooting match between Captain Bo- aus, the American champion, and Mr. rey Coventry, for 10a side, each to shoot at 50 birds came off to-day at the grounds of ional Gun and Polo Club. Capt. ner of the coutest vy The score was: Bogardus, 79; Coven- the Internati Impe: VIENNA, August peror Francis h and the Areh Duke Rudolph, son of rrive at Teplitz to-day, on ‘or Frederick William. The Austrians in Mostar. The Austrian troops entered Mostar, Herze- govina, at 6 o'clock Monday evening, without epposition; the inhabitants appear! A Cuban Loan, Several of the news- mounce that a Cuban ng the present month. The Election in Hungary. 6.—The opposition have usiderable gains in the elections in i anperor, will a1 MApRID, August apers of this ci wun Wiil be issued — VESTIGATION. ittee To-da: THE LABOR Meeting of the Com New York, August y of the Congressional labor investigation was unusually volunteers” carried nts, ready to be heard indi- , and Were somewhat r MeNeill, president of the Inter- national Workingmen’s Union, residing West Somerville, Mass., was the’ first wit The whole difficulty in his opinion is the wa f labor, or in other words that the Wage system and steam engine are conte! poraneous, and that exceeded the power oI vored the S-hour ecmmitiee, the atiendance large. The majority of * copious docum vidually or collective! productive power has consumption. He fa v throughout the country. uling, Conn., followed. lending hundreds of a2uks, the government ndred inillions, free ht that, instead ns Of dollars to long petition to Congre: ment to lend any man $5,140) to. build a house with, the amount to be paid back by instal. , asking the govern- Mr. M. Tellick was for aboli tricting the power of Congress and resident, issue of $55 per capita, curtail- ing the heurs of labor to six, and allow no one outside of the labor bureau toempioy laborers. Mr. Kemp believes the cause of the depres- sion was the war over the issue of currency, rayagance caused by the short period of jonand a hich pr tective tariff, all of THE KENTUCKY ELECTION. Returns from Several Points. EVANSVILLE, IN reports of th a election from several Kentucky, including Louisville, Uwenboro’, Henderson, Madisonville, Lexington and Newport. ton, Frankfort and Newport for the nationals. and anti-Catholies were tholics winning. At Owenboro’ the demo- cratic candidates for county officers were elected by large majonities, the national party polling a very small vote. At Madisonville, lopkins county, the democratic candidates for county judge and jailor were elected by They were the candidates ot a fusion of one wing of the democrats with republicans. There were uo contests for the other ot ‘ ave majorities le the Catholics opposed, the anti-Ca- have probably ¢ Kinsviile the republican ticket, except asses- sor and jailor. was elected. The nominees for marshal and judge of Hopkinsville were de- feated by about 1). CINCINNATI, August 6. tion in Covington, Ky., y cratic ticket was generally su Newport the independents were victorious. NEW YORK NOTES. The Murder of Policeman Smith. New York, August 6.—Coye Bennett,whose name has been so conspicuously connected with the Smith murder in Jersey City, was ar- rested in that cit -At the county elec- yesterday and Bennett was arraigned ‘in the y police court to-day, char; picion of the murder. and was remanded to await the action of the coroner's jury. Smugxling. Two trunks belonging to John H. Draper, the custom house auctioneer, who arrived from Europe Sunday, were seized by the cus- tom house officials yesterday. that they contain smuggled goods. A Perjured Bank Officer. John Scheuermann, president of the Teuto- ve bonds this morning to wearing false in regard He plead not guilty It is charged nia Savings bank, answer a charge ol to affairs of the ban’ ——___ Affairs at Portsmouth. PORTSMOUTH. Riley, who has confined in jail awaiting the action of the grand jury for alleged com: plicity in the murder of Eugene Sullivan, over eighteen years ago, in this city mitted to bail in the sum of $10,000. e U.S. steamer Lancaste “ under the shears preparatory to going on the has been hauled Sudden Death of am Aged Bride- | re OCEAN GROVE, A. Godfrey, aged 6) years, was, married to a lady of 23, b died suddenly this morning. He was formeriy areal estate agent at Pottsville, Pa., but had His first wife died last August 6.—Thompson by Rey. S. Jaquet, ans lived here four years. ———— Secretary Sherman Going to a Bake. NEwPort, R. 1., August 6.—Seeretary Sher- man has accepted an invitation from the busi- ness men of Providence to attend their weekly meeting at Squantum, Providence river, to- morrow. He will be accompanied by Mrs. Sherman and a few invited guests, and will go eastward in the latter part of the week. Accident to Artillerymen. August 6.—This morn- K was drilling at Fort horses going at high speed, in carriage upset. ae ee rolled were sent to the hospital. n Polk G. Flynn, G. Wanderle and Wm. Nichols. Yellow Fever in Memphis. MEMPHIS, TENN., AU i aged 17, admitted to the quarantine hospi lied yesterday. Ti ew Orleans, and is the only case of yellow fever that has reached Memphis. Boston’s Latest Defaulter in Jail. ‘ust 6.—Koval B. ier of the Elliott late yesterday at Nantasket in i. He was brought There names are Boston, Au defaulting ca: nk, ive custody of a U. 8. al thence to this city and is now in jail. gress Nomination. BELFasT, ME., Aug. 6.—The Republican Congressional Convention, of the fifth district here toned renominated Eugene Hale by ac TL BALTIMORE, August 20; at 3 secon sc soriee, 3 ; Garon sizes oi | ratiure of the Topeka National Bank Toreka, Kan. August 6—The Topeka Na- nal Bank clo iis doors yesterday morn- The president <ays it was caused by the ‘¥e amount of exchange held by the Mostin nk when it failed. The amount of depsits 130.08 mount available topay depositors, including currency and exchanze, $2\00); at Washington, $20.00: loans and ‘discounts, #105,000. "The affairs of the bank are now in the hands of the Compcrolier off and he has been telegraphed to. te feeling, the idea being prevalent that the bank will pay in full al ts. White Bird's Ba SAN FRANCISCO, August §.—A despatch frony Fort Lapwai says the Indians supposed to be White Bird's band prove to be only a small Rarty of thirteen men and eight women. White Rird and most of his band are still with Sitting Bull, ——_-<+e-____ ington Grove Camp Mecting. vecial Correspondence of The Star.) CAMP, NEAR GAITHERSBURG, Montgomery county, Md., August 5, ISiS—Last night was one of the quietest for Sunday ever spent on a camp grouad. The sun to-day has been very warm, but there has been a fine breeze stirring, rendering it very pleasant and comfortable until about 2% o'clock, when th uds comme! to gather. Aft thunder and light. ning, rain ¢ i, and continued at interval nder of the day, not in torr ents, however, as we heard you had in the city, but bese the rain that was needed to lay the ‘dust orrow, When a large number of persons and_vel expected from the couniry, as Tue: is one of the days they attend ¢ The clouds, however, broke and scattered during the jing service, leaving us a clear sky for the row. Everybody is busy cleaning up to- day. after the reception of the visitors of yes. terday, and many of those who do their own cookin; the city this morning to S, although t provisions can on the ground as in the general impr be purchased as the city. There is little or no excitement ona camp ground on Mondays, aud there are but few visitors. The trains trom the city this morn- ing did not bring half a dozen to the grounds, while from the country there were not a dozen carriage: The S‘a.m. meeting was led by Mr. Simp. son, of Union Chapel, and many rich expert ences given in. The meeting at this hour, every Morning. is one of the most profitable to those who attend it of any held on the grounds, | This meeting was adjourned, to be continued at 3this p.m. n. those on the grounds assembled The Rev. J. 8. M. Haslup, of e cirenit, announced as his text. Luke inclusive. The theme was watehful- and was listened to with marked atten. Ai 2 p.m. the children gathered together and had a pi meeting. The Key. Harry S. France was assisted to-day by Messrs. Mar. tin and Simpson At the same houra ladies meeting, under the charge of Mrs. Burris, was held in’ a large meeting tent, whice has been erected on Fifth Avenue for the purpose, The exercises ¢ sisted of praise and experience. The meeting at 3 o'clock was a continuation of thes! ng, consisting of prayer. ing and experiences, led by Rev. James cLaren. At 7:45 the Rev. Harry S. France was again called upon to preach. His theme was “Al- most Persuaded.” He took asa basis for his sermon Acts, xxvi., 25: “Almost. thou per- suadest me to bea Christian.” The force of his rem: were entirely directed to the un. converted. At the close he extended an iny: tation to those “almost persuaded” to presen themselves for prayer. Rev. Richard Norris followed in such an exhortation as is seldom heard at a Methodist meeting now adays— such an exhortation as used to be delivered during the early days of Methodism. Four penitents presented themselves for prayer. Son:e of the young men were this morning engaged in what the boys call “ batting up,” on the road leading to the depot, when a col- ored woman eed by caught one in her mouth. She didn’t hold it, however, but drap- ped itand made for her boy, who was among the number, causing him to make a home run faster than he ever ran a base. To-night the atmosphere is damp, and for the first time this year the camp fires around the circle are lizhted, their glare adding to the picturesqueness of the camp. M. Affairs on the Virginia Side. Fats Cacnca, Va., Aug. 6, 1878. Editor Star:—Our last rain, ending the rainy season and changing our meteorology into drought, was June 22d. Up to that date for quite a season we had had “a little too much of a good thing.” Very soon after that we had a good deal too much of a bad thing. This drought, for its duration, was one of siz. nificant severity, and ended aay th. It had two or three times been barely interrupted temporarily by short, moderate show. ing its period corn rotted sun the bugs and insects wrought ruinously on the vines, cabbage, The rain which wet out its sultry reign commenced on the evening of the 2ethult., and was a very heavy washing fall of water, duing considerable damage to crops. Our weather has verified the adage, “One ext reme follows another.” The Kev. L. B. Platt, pastor of the Congre- gational church of this village, has taken a vaca rom bis church tor the “heated term,” and discharges pastoral duty for Dr. Lyttle, I think it 1s, of your city. He isa young man With rare gifts; his thought new, diction terse, often elegant, and his sermons, always varying, are new, fresh and interest- ing. Prof. Graham, a citizen of our borough or its suburb, has purchased recently, I am told. of Mrs. Sewall, twelves acres and a half of land. Before purchasing he has said at times that he wanted it ra particular purpose,” without making known just what that pur- pose was. Rumor now relates that the pur- ose is to establish—to anglicise a classic Tm—a Sanatariom. It is said that Professor Hood, of = city, will be associated with Prof. Graham in the enterprise. I am told that the grounds are already being cleared up and put in order. The house of W. W. Keusley, esq., was | ae by lightning on the evening of Wednes- jay last. A Star club is being made up here. This, *t successful, will be the first club of a Washing- ton daily ever taken here. L.8. A. AN UNDERTAKER'S BILL. the family of ae ee No. 279 New York avenue, Jersey City Heights, died a few days ago. Frederick Beckman, an undertaker, offered to bury the body for $30, and Siegler directed him to goon. “After the body had been put on ice, Beckman presented a bill for 4. igier refused to pay it, and said he would employ another undertaker. He offered Beckman # for ae placed the body on ice, but Beckman refused it, and placed an em“ ployc in the house to prevent any other under- taker from preparing the ok ee for burial. Seigler went to Justice Laird to learn his rights, and was informed that it was his privi- lege to eject the unwelcome watcher from the premises.—[N. ¥. Times, 5th. Love, CRIME, PARDON AND Divorce.— Philip Lewinski, of Brooklyn, some years azo me attracted by the appearance of Jo- sephine Schautfer, an inmate of the Hebrew orphan asylum, and after a time married her. He was a man of some means and engaged in a profitable business, but a year after his mar- riage he formed the acquaintance of a number of politicians and fast men, and spent his money very rapidly. His business was ruined, and he became a counterfeiter of nickel coins, together with the srt f family. The coun- terfeiting was discovered, ; the Lowreys were convicted and sent to — Mrs. Lewinski, still clinging to her usband, notwithstanding his crime. succeed- ed in obtaining a pardon for him, and eight months ago he was released. She now brings suit against Lewinski for divorce, saying that he treats her creed ant, inhumanly, and fails to provide food for herself and children. The ease is before Judge McCue, of Brookiyn, for preliminary examination.—[.V. ¥. World, 5th, MINNIE Minister's INSANITY.—Some time Sears, who: lived. with her. parents at Wo. oF 10 w eI 0. iNenue C, went to New Haven, Conn, havin, deen en, asa governess in the family Simon a zger, a eng eo A vend two we Ss oO Shit rol regu! re ‘then they heard no news of her young man in parents, and until last Wednesday, when she was taken to her home by a son of Mr. he was then violently insane. The yoi man who panied her said that two she went with his father's family to Savin k. near New Haven, and that bathing, there she went beyond her depth and narrow Conselousness it was found tat te 1S as foun “a cost her her reason. Her Sy