Evening Star Newspaper, August 23, 1878, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Hxcept sunday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Pennsylvania Avenue, cormer 1*** street | BY The Evening Star Newspaper Oompany, | 8. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres’. ———_e—— Tox EVENING STAR Is served to subscribersin LS city by carriers, on their own account, st 10 ) une iy A eek, or 44 cents per month. Coples at Seared wsiciestss By Eaton oct cents s month; 3 ‘TB WEEKLY STAR—| Dlisned on *tday—92 a prepaid. ae wun, Ano paper sent loger chan no Bates of advertising made ss copies for $15; 9 copies | ‘Aa Ali mail subscriptions saust be pad tn ad- known on applica %. 52—N®. 7,923. WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1878. lar, TWO CENTs. SPECIAL NOTICES. THE EVENING STAR. —>_A MASS MEETING of the MASONIC KS’ rAtemity is hereby called, at the Masoaic Touple, FRIDAY, August 231, at 8 o'clock p.1n., to tak y rages of the yellow fever, se eeter of the Dey pand Acting Grand Master, aug32-2t W. R. SINGLETON, Gr. Sec'y. S THE BEST SUMMER DRINKS, MILBURN’S POLAR 80DA, ‘With Ice-cold Tea, Coffee and Chocolate, at 1429 Pennsylvania avenue. ‘This TONIC SODA Is unrivalled. jyS-tr ‘consideration the matter of extendiag Haidediate relief to the sufferers In the distric:s with H. SEMKEN, how ai res PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, Denes WATCHES A SPECIALTY. SS N.. 22**stcw REPAIRER, a y mplete order by meareguaran- — 28 put in comp! Fone year, Or money ref feva-ly A NEW DEPARTURE. WILLET & LISBEY, Corner Sixth street and New York avenue. WE HAVE OPENSD 4 NEW YARD, OPPOSITE OUR PRESENT YARD, Where we will keep on hand a large lot of CHEAP LUMBER, Suitable for all cheap work. VA. PINE JOIST, per 100 feet VA. PINE SCANTLING, per 100 feet VA. PINE BOABDS, all lengths, per 100 ft. 1.00 VA. PINE SIDING, per 100 feet....eer-ee0e 110 ‘VA. PINE BOARDS, 16 feet, per 100 feet.. 1.20 WHITE PINE SIDING, per 100 feet........ 1.00 WHITE PINE SHINGLES, per thousand.. 2.00 WHITE PINE PALINGS, Dressed, 4-4, 5-4, 64, 64... % POPLAR, No. 2, per 100 feet. THIS 18 OUR PUBLISHED PRICE LIST. WHO WILL DISCOUNT US? angl4-tr = MILWAUKEE LAGER BEER, ‘The vest produced in the United States; highly recommended by leading physicians. BETAIL PRICES: it mut stoppers. Bottles Per dozen, pint bottles, (corks) 15 cents per dozen allowed for emp charge for delivery or collection of bottles. ‘@@rit your grocer does not sell it, send your orders direct to the agent, SAM’L C. PALMER, augli-lw 57 Greene st., Georgetown, D. O. 1.50 2.00 sv = LEATHER TRUNK WITH CANVAS COVES. ALEO, HARNESS, NICKEL, SILVER AND GILT, $17 TO 824. ‘TRAVELING BAGS, SATCHELS, &c., &C. of styles at equally low and Salesrooms prices, at theever popular F ry = JAMES 8. 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Wyatt US STATES @ PER CENT. BONDS on ior immediate delivery. District of Columbla, Twenty Gold Bixes, for sale. 8-65 States, Coupon or ther Investment Securities ht on orders. Suge LEWIS JOHNSON & W., Bankers. and Thirty-year Ce teed by the Unit Bonds of D. C-. guarante by the Un: ted M ATOR ALLE DRESSMAKING, USERS, BITS, Cos TOMES. CLOAKS,&0., Ladies can have Dresses Out and Basted, and a Derfect ft guaranteed. 907 Pennsylvania avenue, 990-80 ‘Over Willian's, Washington News and Gossip. GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.—Internal revenue, $243,795.66: customs, $504,332.10. SUBSCRIPTIONS to the four per cent. loan to- day amounted to $44,400. PERSONAL.—Among the guests at Rock Enon Springs are: Col. C. T. Larned, U.S. A.,and family: A. W. Church, esq., and family; Mrs. Dr. Ashford and family, Mrs. H. J. Frost, and Miss H. Kelley, of Washington; Thos. Harii- son, esq., Georgetown, and Rev. W. P. Harri- son, D. Onan House of Representatives. ...- Mrs. MeFalls and her children, Mary and Bruce, have returned from their summer so- journ at Orkney Springs. INVESTIGATING THE HOT SPRY OMISSION IN THE SUNDRY CryiL BiLt—fwo special agents of the Department of Justice who are looking up the omission in the sundry civil bill_ of the legislation relating to the Hot Springs commission, think they have the clue to a solution of the mystery, in an employe of the Post Office department, who received his sition through the influence of a southern Senator. The special agents claim to have discoyered that on the memorable last night of the recent session of Congress this Post Oiice employe was standing in a remote part of one of the corridors of the Capitol, when the Sen- ator in question ran upto him hastily, and, thrusting a couple of sheets of paper into his hand, exclaimed, * There it is; get out of here as soon as you can.” ‘These papers, the spe- cial agents think, were the missing portions of the bill. There is talk that unless the mystery connected with the omission is cleared up be- fore the next session of Congress, it will be the subject of investigation by that body. Bet LitTLe COUNTERFEIT SILVER COIN IN CrxcuLaTion.—In his report to Chief Brooks of the result of his second day's (yesterday) work in hunting up counterfeit money in this city, the operative detailed for that duty says he spent all day in calling at the business houses. One of the merchants, whose name he gives and who is a dealer in sporting and fancy goods on the avenue, said no counterfeit money had been offered at his counter. He had been in business in this city for the past twenty-eight years, and never Knew so lttle counterfeit money to be in cireulation as at the present time. A man came to his store a few days ago offering for sale a counterfeit ecin detector. In his opinion this man started the rumor and procured the notice in the newspapers that a large amount of counter: fei: coin was in circulation in this city, in o1 der to make a market for the sale of his dete: tor. The — also gives the names of a large number of other merchants visited. Oniy three of them had seen any counterfeit silver. Oue had taken, in a twenty-five cent piece; another a fifty-cent picce, and the other sev- eral ten-cent pieces. A tobacco dealer had a #10 counterfeit Dill ofiered him by a colored man, who stated that it had been given him by a white man to get changed. $110 INTEREST ON A $100 BoOND.—Chauncey Smith, of the Post Office department, to-day presented at the Treasury a $100 6 per cent. bond issued by the old corporation of Wash- Ington, to aid in the completion af the Chesa- ake and @hio canal. It was signed by John . Towers, mayor, and has drawn interest since 15. A portion of the interest had already been paid. Mr. Smith wanted to draw the interest due up to to-day. The money was paid him. It amounted to $110— $10 more than the principal of the bond, which is redeemable at the pleasure of the District government. The holder of it was not aware of its being in his possession until a few days ago, when he stumbled across it in overhaul- ing the contents of an old trunk. ANOTHER Story AnouT “Lieut.” Max WELL.—It is now stated that prior to the lately courtmartialed Lieut. Maxwell receiving a commission in the army, he was o-dered to Leavenworth, Kansas. for examination, as usual uncer the law. He wascalled before the board of officers at Fort Leavenworth,and did not succeed, it is said, in answering correctly one question propounded to iin. There nothing left for the beard to do but reject and report adversely upon his applicat Notwithstanding the rejection of his applic tion, his name was sent to the Senate as a Sherman, it is further stated) he was ap) ed and ordered to report to Col. Geo. Sykes, commanding the 2ich mfantry, Dakota. His subsequent exploit of selling his pay eight nine times for a single month, his trial, and conviction are well known. Maxwell is now ecnfined in the penitentiary at Fort Leaven- worth, and if the President does not interfere with the sentence he wiil be discharged from the prison two years hence with a good trade: that of a boot and shoe maker, which it is hoped he will stick to. BRITISH BANKS.—A. V. Dockery, U. S. con- sul, at Leeds, England, has communicated to the Department of State some statistices in regard to banksand currency in Great Britain, The bank issues are stated thus: Bank of England. 12 do. in Scotland 6 do. in Ireland.. Deduct lapsed issues. Present fiscal issues. The intent of the ‘Peel act” of 1511 was to confine the issues to the amount then existing. The act then provided that the Bank of Eng- land should be the residuary legatee of two- thirds of the issue of any bank becoming de- funct from any cause. The other third was to be suppressed. ‘The tendency lias been to con- tract the circulation of paper and ultimately draw to the Bank of England the entire privi- of issuing it. Since 1514 the Bank of Eng. availed itself of its privileges and +750,000 to its reserve, making it nearly equal to all the other '$ in the realin. FAMINE IN MoRocco.—Felix A. Matthews, United States consul at Tangiers, in his dis- patch to the Department of State. dated July 5, deseribes the famine in the southern part of Morocco as appalling among the Arabs and the poorer classes of the Jews. a num. bers are solely dependent upon the charity of the European merchants. The government does not assist these people in anyway, The Jews are relieved to some extent by their re- ligious brethren. The consul has information that there are lar: € $ ocks of wheat and bar- ley stored in subterranean depots, which the owners do not dare to open for fear of being ees and their grain confiscated by the petty chiefs. Wheat sells for $12.50 per quar- ter ef 480 Ibs. ; its ordinary value is $4.50. Bar- ley has risen from $2 to $13 per quarter. The Fourth of lp was celebrated at Tangiers in proper style, the consuls of all nations repre- sented there participating, including the Brit- ish, French, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese Naval ORDERS.—Lieut. Charles W. Chris- topher is ordered to duty in the navigation department at the navy yard, Mare Island, Cal. | Passed Assistant Surgeon F. B. Stephen- son is ordered to duty at the navy yard, Bos- ton; Passed Assistant Surgeon A. C: Heflinger to duty at the naval hospital, Chelsea, Mass. ; Assistant Surgeons. Edward H. Green, P. A: Lovering, George C. Lippincott, Charles H. Hibbett, R.H. McCarty and Robert Whiting to the naval hospital, New York, 2d Septem- ber, for instruction preliminary to examina- tion for pecans Ensign Austin M. Knight is detached from the naval academy, 3ist inst., and placed on waiting orders; Assistant Sur: ‘ons David O. Lewis and Ernest Nortleet rom the naval hospital, Chelsea, Mass. and ordered to the naval hospital, New York, 2d September, for instrue‘ion preliminary to ex- amination for promotion; Passed Assistant Surgeon Dwight Dickinson from the navy yard, Boston, and ordered to the naval hos- pital, Chelsea, Mass. ; Assistant Si n Frank Anderson from the receiving ship Wabash, 3istinst., and ordered to the naval hospital, New York, 2d September, for instruction pre- Nuninary to examination for promotion. ARMY ORDERS.—The superintendent genera recruiting service will cause seventy-five re cruits to be prepared and forwarded, under proper charge, to Omaha barracks, Nebraska, where they will on arrival be reported to the commanding officer 9th infantry for assign- ment to companies A, D and K, of his regi- ment. Leave of absence for three months is granted Assistant Surgeon A. B. Campbell, U. Tigltve of absches Granted et Luton nee ut leutenant Cc. Morris, 5th artillery from headquarters Dep tnenk of the South, is extended two 01 TuE U. S. S. TALLaPoosa left the New York bavy yard yegterday, boynd Lor Newport, FJ, The Sioux Commissio THE VERMONT GREENBAC St. Albans yesterday was addressed by Gen. Horace Binney Sargent. He said: “If we pr vent the workineman from setting up a hom stead and legislate solely for the the musket and bayonet will overthrow this republic and set up another.” The following nations were made; For governor, C. C. Martin, of Ferrisburgh ; lieutenant governor, W. Currier, of Troy; treasurer, Fietcher rble, of Swanton. id the Pres- ident. INTERVIEW AT THE WHITE HOUSE TO-DAY. General D. S. Stanley, U. S. A., Hon. J. M. Haworth, Hon. A. L. Riggs and Commissioner of Indian Affairs Hayt, composing the Sioux commission, had a conference with the Presi- dent this morning. Major O’Bierne, who ac- companied the commission west as a newspa- per correspondent, was also present at the eonference. A general conversation was had about the removal of the Spotted Tah and Red Cloud Indians, and the members of the commission gave the President a general out- line of the report they would make. The prin- cipal recommendations of this report will be that the Red Cloud Indians be removed to White Clay Creek, and the Spotted Tail In- dians to the Rosebud ; that a general depot for both agencies be located on the Missouri about: ty miles below the White river, and that the names of the agencies be changed to Ogal- jal'a and Rosebud. The President inquired as to the water on the new reservations and gen- eral condition of the country. He expressed gratification when he learned from the com: missioners that the Cond was excellent for the Indians in all respects. from him if there would be any trouble in ef- fecting the removal of the Indians, answers were given that there would not. The Indians eaceabie and there would be no trouble hem. The recent reports through mili- tary channels to the contrary were sensational. The only cause for trouble would be the failure of the government to carry out its agreement. This agreement would be Browne y calailedy Commissioner Hayt assured the and without cther than absolutely necessary delay. Three million and five hundred pounds of freight for the Indians had already been purchased and was ready to be shipped to them. The President expressed himself as sat- isfied with the work of the comm'ssion, and that body withdrew. Taxation of Bank Capital. OPINION OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. The following explains itself: Hon. John B. Hawley, Acting Secretary of he Treasury: Sm: In compiiance with the request con- tained in yours of the 23d inst., I have com- ared the second item of section 3,403 of the evised Statutes, imposing a tax’ upon the | capital empioyed in the business of banking nreply toinquirles resident, average amount invested in United States bonds,” with R. 8., see. 5.214, which requires every association named in that chapter (enti ed “National Banks”) to pay mnually “on the OE ake ie i its capital stock, beyond t! amount inyested in U. 5S. bonds,” with a view to determine whether the “amount (so) in- vested” is to be ascertained by taking the ice paid or market value of these bonds—as the Commissioner of Internal Rev- enue under the first-cited section—or by louk- at their face value, the method adopted by the Treasurer of the United States under the last-named section. i The certainty and uniformity particularly de- sirable in fixing a basis for taxation, as well as the common usage of speaking of the amount invested in any enterprise according to the par value of the shares owned, disregarding brok- paid and accrued interest or earnings, ate that it is only the principal sums, pay- able at the maturity of the bor the proper ones to enter into the computation of the amount invested in them under the sec- tion of the Revised Statutes to which you have nds, which are Very respectfully, your ob’t serv’t, Cuas. DEVENS, Attorney General. OnE RESULT OF THE FISHERY AWARD.— Acting Secretary of the Treasury Hawley to- day issued a circular to collectors of customs, directing them to obtain from the masters of ; American fishing vessels arriving within their iets a report showing, so far as _practi- cable, the quantity and Kind of fish taken by them within three miles of the shores of Can- ada. The declaration to such returns is to be made under oath, but no fee will be exacted. Returns embodying the suggestion contained in the report will be made to the department of each calendar year. These ofti- cers will forward to the department, with such return, a list of the vessels licensed for the fisheries in their district, indicating which of them are employed in the cod. th the whale, and the halibut tis ively, and which of them fish in foreign waters during any part of tl Sports or TH Connecticut—At Sartford, Conn. Edward. the favorite in the cl hy ight heats; best time, 2 e mackerel, hery, respect year. URP. Trotting Races in yesterday, jas). won in n rd heat, was given to John Hall, who in, Croxie and Lady Mills running under the wire. N. jotime given. Croxie won :2774; John Hall the fifth in lirst heat in postponed n2:1734. Sweetzer won second 2:13%. John Hall took the seventh heat in the 2:28 class, winning the race, Ham- bletonian Mambrino second, Croxie' third. Ye 2 Die 2:2734, 2:2514, 2:04, Seott Thi st tim won by Lucy; best @ Was won by Hopeful in three straisht best time, 2:1814. At the Saratogu running races yesterday the seccnd race, one mile and won by Clemmie G. : time, 2:51'4. Third race, one mileand a quarter, was won by Nannie H.: y 4. In the iomas won in three straight 23. The pacing race was time, 2:17, The free-for-ul fye-cighths was ourth race, one mile and a qurrier, over five hurdles, was won by Dis: turbance ; tim 3 THE AMERICAN BaR ASSOCIATION at Sara- toga yesterday chose Jas. O. Broadhead, of St. Louis, as president, witha vice-president from each state ; E. O. Hinkley, of Maryland, as sec- retary,and Francis Rawle, of Pennsylvania, Resolutions were unanimously adopted instructing state committees to take measures: First, to procure a greater uni- formity in laws relating to days of grace on notes ind to protests thereof ; second, for uni- formity in laws relating to the execution of wale eed uniform laws for acknowledging convention at ndholder, ‘SSEE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION esterday nominated Hon. Emerson Etheridge The platform favors the pay- ment of the just obligations of the state. A resolution offered by Zenophon Wheeler, of Chattanooga, produced some commotion. It was “that we cordially endorse the administra- tion of Present Hayes as both able and patri- otic, and one that commends itself to all fair- minded men, without regard to party.” A motion to table this resulted in an animated in the midst of which the chairman this resolution was rejected he would withdraw from the chair. The resolu- tion was finally referred to the committee on resolutions, and withdrawn by its author just before adjournment. SENATOR BLAINE’s ACCIDENT resulted in bruises on his ri ir muscles of his back. They are very paintul, but involve no permanent injury. The storm which frightened his horses was of more than ary severity. The hail fell in great a les and the sky was nearly as dark as ight. ht hip and in the lar; PLEASANT FOR OMAHA.—Last week six fe- aupers who had been pronounced in- y the Suffolk county (LL. I.) super- lents of the poor were sent to Omaha, Neb. The county paid their fares and gave them pocket money. ‘HE LATEST following:—J. H. Rainey (rep.), Font Carolina a istrict; C. H. Pabkar tiem PoxGuEssion AL NOMINATIONS, hn R. Hubbard (rep.). 1st in; Jol inia ; Thos.L. Young Ge 2d 0) st » io : hio: John W. onder achat A ichigan; Timothy Br lowa; O’Brien J. ‘atkinsou (dem), William K. Morrison (dem.)' —$___ PRINCE BisMARCK is becoming guit & lent. When weighed recenily at ingen ie the beam at two hundred and forty pounds. The former gracefulness of his move- ments, so conspicuous when he was Prussian minister in St. Petersburg and Paris, has given way to portly unwieldiness. ee THE ASSOCIATION OF SCIENCE Louis yesterday. There was a rened Colon ance of citizens. The to memorialize the state logisature teneiiee regardi the cultivation of timber and preserva forests was received and adopted tion of a Chas. Richardso! Windsor hotel, ‘Montreal, aie ot pe ingen he disap) a few days ago, turns out to be a to f ulter Oe) Union Workingmen Call on the Dem- ocratic National Committee. MR. BLACKBURN EXPLAINS WHY “RAT” OFFICES GET THE CAMPAIGN PRINTING. Representative Blackburn, of Kentucky, chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, left this city at 1:30 p. m. yesterday for Philadelphia. Before leaving he was waited upon by a delegation of print- ers representing the Zypographical Union. It Was represented to Chairman Blackburn that the work of the Congressional Committee was being executed by parties z7a0 emptied a print ers, hot members o! the ‘typographical Union, otherwise known as “rats;”” that in conse- uence the employers of such labor underbid those who employ union printers, and the patronage of the committee being given to the employers of the “rats” that it was a discrimi- nation against the latter class as well as against skilled labor. The delegation urged Mr. Blackburn to in future patronize establish- ments only which had in their employment union printers. In reply, Mr, Blackburn said that, as he viewed the matter, the complaint of the dele- gation was one with which the Congressional committee had nothing to do. In the exercise of its judgment, he, as chairman, had visited Several printing establishments, and awarded the work, the same as an individual would do, to the one who offered to do it the best for the least money ; that the funds of the committee were low, and that he did not feel that, in jus- tice to those who contributed thereto, he should pay higher rates to a union office when for a less sum of money he could get work done equally as well. Hence, he refused to make any change concerning the committee's printing unless he could make even more fa- vorable terms. The interview was a pleasant one in tone, although unsuccessful in its results so far as the union men were concerned. The Cause of the Hard Times. TESTIMONY OF PROF. SUMNER BEFORE THE .,, LABOR COMMITTEE. Mr. Hewitt’s Congressional committee on the labor question continued its session yes- terday in New York. Prof. Sumner, professor of political and social science in Yale college, was the first witness. After speaking of the over-production in this country the professor said: Fifteen years ago we set to work to de- stroy capital and took many men from their labor and employed them.to do this work 0° destruction. During all this destruction the peopiein the north did not find any depres- sion, but thesouthern cities were devastated. We were issuing notes to meet this destruc- tion and shoving off this period of destruction which would revert to us again. In 1 we began to feel this period of suffering aud we have not got over it yet. The present depres- sion in business was the result of war, and we were bow just shouldering our burden. We had gone through all this misery and soffer. ing and had not paid off the debt; we had not taken up this redeemable paper. The effect of this vast amount of paper pasalng as cur. rency induced an era of speculation.’ There was no way of making uP for the capital destroyed. We could postpone the period of suffering from this inflation, but it would be all the heavier when it came in the end. He thought legislation could do nothing for this stagnation in labor. Every person could only work along the best way he could. He knew of no other way. Since the war he had to put up with heavy taxation and this burden we had to bear. Taxes had to be pee for the protection, not to the government, ut to protective bodies. We had heard a great deal lately about over production, he classed it disproportionate production. 'He thought manufactories could grow up as well in this country as in the old country. To Mr. Hewitt witness said that when trade was free there could be no of propersonare oduction. Where there was this disproportionate pro- duction witness ecu ene was due to the protec- | tive system. Protective industries had a ten- dency to push along and hasten this state of things. The tariff was greatly to blame for our production of every year being greatly in excess of the demand. The tariff congested the population in some districts to which it Would not otherwise have been attracted. ‘The only remedy for this was a distribution of the people among the industries of the coun- try. He thought benevolent organizations could do this better than the government. A BaLtmMore Prize FignteR WHIPPED.— A prize fight took place near Hunt's Point, Morrisania, N. Y.,on Tuesday night, the prin: cipals being Jack Sullivan, of New York, and Bob Brown, ot Baltimore, both of whom are described as_ being of “medium height, broad of chest, and sinewy of limb.” Sullivan had the advantage throughout the contest. In every round he either threw or Knocked his opponent down, although the latter fought with dogged perseverance. At the eleventh call Brown cried out that he had enough. His backers yelled at him to stand up for one more round “and get killed.” Brown staggered to his feet. Both were weak. Brown fought shy of Sullivan, who danced around his adversary, partying the blows aimed at him and doing is best to exhaust the remaining strength of Brown. As the latter made a final desperate effort to drive a home blow into Sullivan’s face, he turned on his heels, and before he could recover Sullivan dealt him a blow which stretched him on the grass. He was unable to come to the scratch for the twelfth round, and his seconds threw up the sponge. The ‘fight lasted 19 minutes. THE FEVER STRICKEN CITIEs.—At Memphis the yellow fever is still on the increase, and 37 new cases have been developed, but the num- ber of deaths shows a decline. ‘At Senatobia, Miss., 5 cases are reported with the people panic-stricken and leaving the town. There are 90 cases of fever at Port Gibson, La., and 5 deaths have occurred. The Howard asso- ciation has sent 8 nurses from New Orleans to its aid. One new case and _1 death is the bul- letin at Port Eads. H. R. Davis, of Grenada, died at Louisville fesverany, of the fever. Three refugees have the fever at Holly Srings, Miss., the commissary at which point has been ordered from Washington to send to Grenada 3,000 rations of flour, beans, coffee and sugar, and 300 Ibs. each of bacon aud ork. The fever is attacking the blacks at icksburg. Fifiy new cases are reported there, and ten deaths. In all there are 3%) cases. Help is asked by the authorities. The latest reports from Nemphis show 50 new cases and 10 deaths, at New Orleans 60 new cases and 10 deaths. Funerals are being held tiere at night even. THE COLORED PEOPLE AND THE WORKING- MEN’S PaRTY.—The Colored Educational His- torical Society of Virginia, now in annual ses- sion in Richmond, rey, tabled resolu- tions of Rev. W. B. Derrick, cautioning the colored people against men who incite Tabor against capital, and urging them to hold aloof from such persons and movements. Tie so- ciety thus rather indicates its sympathy with pie orkingmen’s party than any opposition ISABELLA ANCONA, a native of Panama, and her son, Richard Remesis, have come forward as claimants to the estate of Michael Reese, at San Francisco. The woman claims that Reese was the father of her son, but it has not been shown that Reese ever acknowledged or adopted the boy, and a prominent lawyer is reported to have declined to undertake the case for want of proof of legal rights. DROWNING OF AN EDITOR. — Yesterday a party, of young men were fishing in the South ranch, near Cumberland, Md., when one of them John Scull, editor of the Herald, Somer- set, Pa.. of which his father, Edward Scull, is proprietor, wading in the water, fell inte a deep hole, and being encumbered withastring of fish weighing thirty pounds, was drowned, though he was an excellent swimmer. Sculi was 23 years old and unmarried. A Post oF DaNncER.—Dr. M. KR. Bohano! Mr. James A. Pugh, and one or two others, o' Lynchburg, Va., have responded to the appeal from New Orleans and Memphis for physi- cians and nurses in the yellow fever hospital by oe their services, and will leave for the post of danger in a few days. AN OUTFIT FOR Bishop KEANE.—An elegant outfit for ey oes Keane has been made and presented by the ladies of St. Patrick’s parish, Washington. The admission to the pontifical vespers Sunday afternoon, when the new bishop will preach, will be general, and ho ticket will be required.—[ Richmond Whig. THIEVING OF PHILADELPHIA CITY CLERKS.— W. H. McFadden, chief of the water depart- ment of Phiiadelphia, has made an afiidavit charging six of the clerks in that department with systematic robbery of the ae making false entries upon the cash books. Fifteen thousand dollars have been traced, so as to be ready for evidence, but the chief engineer says it will probably reach hundreds of thousands of dollars, and has extended over a period of ten years. The six clerks were arrested and held for a hearing. 4% Hon. Chas. H. Bell, of Portsmouth, N. . has consented to the use of his name ass republican candidate Ae ete = r Bros., of New York, have = tributed #1000 for the relief of the sielow 60 sufferers, The Potter Investigation. MORE OF MAJOR BURKE'S REVELATIONS. After our report of the proceedings before Potter’s investigating committee closed yes- terday, Major Burke, of New Orleans, testified that leading republicans, close to the adminis- tration, came to the conclusion that bayonet rule could not be maintained in Louisiana.and they were willing to abandon Packard if they could strengthen their waning power in the U.S. Senate. He had an interview with Secre- tary of War Cameron on Louisiana matters as to how the Nicholls government might be allowed to maintain itself. That interview took place about the 6th and 9th of February, 1si7. It was at a private house. Mr. Cameron appeared to be impressed with the conviction that the Nicholls government should prevail. Difficulties in the way were touched upon, such as the decreasing power of the republican party in the U.8. Senate, and that they would op- ose aDy action in Louisiana that would lessen heir power in the Senate. While witness un- derstood from Secretary Cameron that two re- publican United States senators would be exacted from Louisiana provided the Nicholis government was recognized, yet there was no special pledge made and the matter was de- ferred. Secretary Cameron seemed to think that the Nicholls government should be recog- nized. Witness said he believed Mr. Sherman Was acting with Mr. Cameron in the matter of the United States senatorships. In conversa- tion with Mr. Sherman on the of Feb- Tuary, the difficulties of reorganizing the Nicholls government were memiion and from that conversation he believed that Mr. Sherman was opposed tothe election of two democratic United States senators. Witness Suggested that could be overcome by post- voning the election by the legislature for nited States senators until after the inaugura- tion of the President and formation of the cabinet. Q. Then, after all, this was not Cameron again:t you? A. Once, when he went to the telegraph office with Governor Penn and | stopped the order issued by President Grant withdrawing the troops, and said “that he was | Secretary of War, and would be d— if he would let the order go; that he was Secretary of War, and the order should have gone through him.” = _ Witness, continuing, said that he did not be- lieve that at anytime after the l0th of Janu- ary Gen. Grant believed that the Packard government should be sustained. He believed that Gen. Grant's policy favorable to the Nicholls government began on the 6th of Jan- uary, when he refused Kellogg's request for more troops and his refusal to recognize either government, and on and after January 2) he evinced a desire to recognize the Nicholls government. My impression of Mr. Delano’s visit to Columbus was that it was for the pur- pose of finding how far Mr. Hayes would go in the matter of recognizing the Nicholls gov- ernment on condition of Louisiana returnin: two United States Senators. I think I hear. from some one that Mr. Hayes refused to have anything to do with the matter. he following telegram was read: CoLumBus, O., March 1, 187 ‘0 Hon. W. E. Horne, Willard’s Hotel: Hayes in Washing- ton to-morrow noon. Telegraph me result be- fore you go to-bed to-night. We are waiting. Thanks for past favors. THomas L. Youna. THE RECUSANT WITNESS. The next witness sworn was W. E. Horne, who said he was a resident of Texas. He said hecame to Washington in 1876, and got into the Treasury department. Gen. Butler ques- tioned witness. Q. Now, Major Burke says that you senta dispatch to Gov. Young on the 26th of Febru- ary, giving him the results of the Wormley conference and got a reply? Witness refused to answer, as he acted, he said, in the capacity of legal adyiser. Ad- journed. ARRESTED IN NEW YORK FOR MURDER IN WESTPHALIA.—United States Deputy Mar- shals_ Bernhard and Miller boarded the Cunard steamship Bothnia on Tuesday even- ing, in search of an alleged fugitive murderer and forger from Germany. “ Are you Anton Bracht or Betternich?” Capt. Bernhard in- quired ofa short, thick set man, with bushy black whiskers, who was met in the steerage. The passenger replied that he was not the man, but afterward, in landing at Castle Garden, he gave the name of Bracht to one of the officials there. He was taken before Com- missioner White yesterday. The prisoner is said to be the proprietor ofa sheep farm at Eickelah, in the province of Westphalia, in Prussia. On the 26th of June, the body of Ignatz Buerger, a mason in Kickelah, was found on the farm, under circumstances showing that he had been murdered. He had been strangled with a rope, which was found around his neck. Bracht’s arrest is demand- ed ina telegram to Herman A. Schumacher, the German consu!-general in this city, from Joseph Schmale, judge of investigation of the ‘oyal circuit court of Lappstadt, in Prussia, who charges the Gunes with the murder. The prisoner told Capt. Bernhard that Ignatz Buerger and his uncle had bought about three hundred sheep from him, and given their note in payment. When the note fell due they refused to pay it. A few days after- ward the body of Buerger was found on his farm, and believing from the circumstance about the note that the authorities would sus- pect him as the murderer, he fled from the country. He took passage for here under the hame of Betternich. He asked for an exami- nation. The commissioner sent him to Lud- low street jail to await the arrival of the extra- dition papers from Germany.—[N. ¥. Sun, CHARLES SING, a Uhinese shoemaker, who married Miss Ida Kilburn, of North Adams, Mass., has solved one of the difficulties of the Chinese question. It is estimated that there are three hundred thousand unmarried wo- men in Massachusetts, all of whom more or less believe that there is something wrons about our social system that needs reform: Charles Sing, by taking one of them to wife, has introduced the needed reform and dons what in him lies to offset the evils of Chinese cheap labor. If other of the Mongols should imitate the example of Charles Sing and take to their bosoms others of the Massachuset's old maids, there would be a “movement” in favor of Celestial immigration ; but the Asiatic way is the reverse of this. They make a lot of money in America and then go back to China and marry someslant-eyed heatheness.— (Balt. Gazette. REMARKABLE SOMNAMBULISM.— Tuesday night Jesse Waite, of Williamsburg, N. Y., went to cone ina sleeping car on the Balti more and Ohio railroad, about 40 miles east of Wheeling, West Va., and while the train, the fast express, was moving at the rate of about 40 miles an hour, he arose, and, while asleep, walked off the rear end of the car. ‘The train poe about half a mile further on, and the conductor went back to find the man, whom he met walking along the railroad track, fol- lowing after the train. A few scratches were all the injuries he had sustained. THE ONLY Way.—The Cleveland H:rald Says:—“‘A Medina correspondent, telegraph- ing an account of the burning of a barn by a pe? near that village et geome & plaintivels asks if there is no remedy against this stroll- ing nuisance. There isa remedy, and a very simple one, for towns as large as Medina. When the hole Kea Sailor heaves in sight, moor him gently with a chain and ball to his ankle, and set him to work cleaning the streets. That is the way the sensible peop‘e of Wooster and Massillon have undertaken to solve the pro- blem, and it has worked to a charm. Try it on in Medina.” WITNESSES HAVE RIGHTS.—The supreme court of North Carolina, in Coble vs. Coble, holds that suitors and witnesses have some rights which lawyers are bound to respect. They held that where the judge permitted the eee counsel in a civil case to wantonly ‘rate and villify a defendant in his speech to the jury, it was sufficient ground to give the defendant a new trial. Mrs. HIcks.—A New York letter states that during all the hot weather in that city Mrs. Lord, nee Hicks, has remained shut up in her iith street house. Occasionally she has ven- tured on a carriage ride to the park, but she has never aj red on horseback. Her hus- band. Mr. Thomas Lord, 1s now bed-ridden, and it takes three servants to put him ina carriage. A Twice Disarrorntep Man.—John Brew was about to hang himself two weeks ago in a shanty near Laurel Hill, L. I., when he was arrested and sent to jail forten days. As soon as he was released he walked to the same house and made preparations again to hang himself. He was interrupted a second time by a constable and was sentenced to two months’ imprisonment. THE horny handed workman calls it “pay,” the skitled mechanic ‘‘wages,” the city clerk os ,” the president of a bank “income,” a landowner “revenue,” a lawyer “fees,” a bank defaulter “stealings,”’ a burglar “swag,” but it ail comes to the same at the end of the week. —LN. ¥. Commercial. ‘Telegrams to The Star. YELLOW FEVER HORRORS. Frightful Scenes in Grenada. The Pestilence Spreading. SOUTH CAROLINA MOONSHINERS ACOOL RECEPTION FOR KEARNEY GARIBALDI A SOCIALIST. THE SOUTHERN PESTILENCE. Horrors of the Plague in Grenada. August 23.—A special from Gre- yesterday, Says:—Gen. W. J. Smith, vice president of the ciation, of Memphis, was stricken down with le was our leader, and we have followed him by day and night since this fear- ful scourge began. It is useless to attempt to describe the state of affairs to-night. negroes are demoralized. Stores were broken open last night and goods carried off, and to- bight many more will probably be plundered, as there is not a man on the streets. Every one is at the bedsides of the sufferers. On! five deaths have occurred within the past hours, and a few new cases are reported, n and children princip: Eighteen nurses arrived from New Orieans this morning, and in half an hourall were busy. Supplies are being received, but there is no one to cook or furnis} Hereafter I shall be compell list from the grave diggers, as everything is now so disorganized that information is unat- tainable. The Secretary of War telegraphed to the relief committee to da had been sent here. The question is, Who will ut them up? There are not 20 active men in ‘his town to-night. among women them to the needy. ied to get my death that 200 tents ‘When the special train that was sent here to carry Gen. Smith to Memphis left, it seemed that all hope was one, and to-night the agony of the suffering r ice water and attention, and the calls for help, can better be imagined than described. Substantial Relief from St. Louis. Mo., August 23—Nearly $2,000 additional subscriptions were made chants yesterday to the yellow fe and several contributions were made by i viduals, in response to appealing telegrams, perhaps $1,500, and have been sent icksburg and one or two Of the amount raised on “change day before yesterday, $500 was sent yesterday to Vicksburg. #rand high priest of Grand Chapel, Royal Arch Masons of Missouri, sent $300 to Jack- 's., and additional sums will be sent to Mayor Overstoltz appointed citing committees yesterday, in re- sponse to a resolution passed by the merchants on Wednesday, and a general committee. 8 will canvass the city by and several thousands will probably Death and Panic at Helena, Ark. MEMPHIS, August 23—The following dis- h Was received last evening: “ Helena, , August 22.—To Associated Press Agent, Memphis.—Miss Gertrude Weathers, a refugee lemphis, died here last night wit! low fever. Thousands of and others are leaving as Senatobia Suffers a Visitation. A special to the Memphis Appeal from Sena- tobia, Miss., announced the death there of a Grenada refugee, and three other cases are in quarantine. The people are much alarmed, and are fleeing the country. ‘The New Orleans Board of Health. NEW ORLEANS, August 23.—At aregular meeting of the board of health last eveaing there was_no quorum, oni Mr. Moet being present. that the next meeting of the board of heaith id Thursday. The board of health addressed the following eircular to physi- Sirs—The board of health are ring a complete registry of fever occurring this year, in order to have the material for future study of the disease: you are therefor earnestly re- quested to make to this office a report of every case occurring in your practice according to Copies of the form will be furnished on application. This request is intended to apply to cases previously treated as well as those hereaf-er attended. (Signe: ] Samuel Choppin, M. Da President of th: Board of Aealth.” Precantionary. NEw ORLEANS, August 23. steamship St. Louis, which steamer is ex- Pected soon from Liverpool, have addressed a note to Collector Smith asking permission to lighten the cargo at the mouth of the Missis- sippi river, the object being to hat in contact with the fever. lector Says you are informed that every facility will be afforded you. When you are ready to unload the steamer please notify will detail a corps of officers to go to the steamship to discharge the cargo or lighten the merchandize so unloaded may be delivered here the same as if the ves- sel had come to the city. A Memphis Philanthrepist a Victim MEMPHIS, August 23.—W. J. Smith, vice resident of the Memphis Howard Associa- who has been at work among the sick at Miss., was taken down yesterday, his by a special car. lore Relief. . 51. Lovis, August 23—John F. Long, late collector of internal revenue, has sent $9), to be distributed among the fever-stricken peo- ple. The Hebrew Young Men’s Literary As- Sociation has raised about €1,500, and sent it to the Howard Associ _—S>—_ Another Robbery by Road Agents. DEADWOOD, D. T., August 23.—About two | o'clock yesteiday morning the northward bound stage from Cheyenne was stopped be- tween Cheyenne river and Lightning creek, ith of Deadwood, agents, who, after con other places . Stubblefield, These commit Dr, Choppin and ir. Choppin stated desirous of pre} the cases of yell the forms provid: Agents of the yy three road ling the passengers went through their pockets, obtaining two watches and a small amount of money. After securin; ngers had they cut open all the U.S. mail sacks, and appropriated all the registered @ rest of the mail strewn letters, leaving over the ground. ———— A Double Murder. ist 23.—A Globe-Deno- ,. Mo., says: Ben. rday at Short creek, oung man named — maker, it appears, had trouble with the Con- some hogs, and had a warrant and, whilst assisting to em, fired three shot: with the above result. The people t! eo I yneh Shoemaker, but he was safely lodged in St. Louis, Mo., Ai ugu crat special from Jos}; Shoemaker, a mii shot and killed a and fatally woul cya Tans mga at St. a New YORK, = to that Kearney was coolly re- d at St. Louis, every leader and organization completely oring him, al- ough they had been pi his coming. Both German and tions of the socialists denounce him. to about 1,500 people in the evenin: square at Lucas market, in his usual ————__. The Markets. RE, Ai 33.— Ont Ante, Brena geries, 29; do. past due eoupons, 78 bid Sugar active aud firm, 8! BALTIMO) southern steady and igher—souhern, red, , 1.0531.08; No. 2 western winter The Potter Committee To.day. New Vork, August 23—W. E. Horn was be- fore the Potter committee today. He said he @i¢ not recard himself as legal adviser or at torney for Gov. Y nd Was ready &$ soon us he could get letters and telegrams to lay them before the committee. jajor Burke then took the stand. and said he considered all the acts of the Lor na returning board ille. fal. as that board was an illegally constituted body. In response to a question from Gen. Butler, Burke stated that none of the Packard legislature were allowed to become members of Nicholls’ legislature who were not known to have been elected by a majority of votes. Saratoga Sanatooa. N. ¥., August The first race, a free handicap for all age: one mile, was won by Vermont; Rifle second, Magenta third. Time, 1:t454. The second race, free han-licap for all ages, one mile and three-quarters, was woa. by Inspiration: Kenny second, ‘Shylock third. Time, 3:12. Singular Death werd r New York, August 2° well known telegrapher, w the bo:el at Long Branch last night, having SS fallen on a washbow! in his chamber. ‘The bow] broke and cut his throat, be Dicoding to death before assistance Telegraph Ope- Henry O'Neil, a found dead in cressional Nominations. INNATI, O., August 28—The following congressional nominations were made yester- day: By the democrats of the fifth Indiana district, W. P. Holman: by the democrats of the 18h Ohio district, D."T. Lawson ; by the &s nbackers of the lth Ohio district, John inty. The Sonth Carolina Moonshiners. New York, August 23.—A Greenvi Cc) dispatch states that the trial of two out of the five alleged Sonspicatons against the United States revenue laws began yesterday, the other three having turned state's evidence. They will undoubtedly be acquitted. Efforts le to bring Kedmond in bh. o far failed. General Gariba! Soctalist. Lonpon, August 23.—General Garibaldi has written a letter denouncing Austria and Ger- mapy aad approving socialism. A heavy storm, accompanied by thunder and lightning. prevails here. ——— A Bank B CHICAGO, August 23—Jos. and contractor, has filed a vol) ry petition in bankruptey. The secured d mount to 5,000 due to Chicago loan agents and secur. ed on city real estate ; unsecured debts $),00 accommodation paper $15,000. Murder and Outrage by a Tramp. jer. man, builder New York, August 25 —Nearly the whole town of Steubenville, Ohio, last night were out searching for a tramp who had outraged an old lady of eighty ars, and then partially beheaded her with a hatchet. Sharp Letter from General Jor jooker. neral Joseph Hooker, in a letter tothe york Tribune, replies to an article re cently published in that paper over the name of Wm. F. G. shanks, in regard to the battle of Lookout Mountain, and also takes occasion to refer to the late reporied intery’ ofa New York Herald correspondent with Gen , in which the latter was represented as speaking in a rather disparaging manner of Gen. Hooker's jevements in the “battle above the cloud: seneral Hooker seriously doubts the authenticity of the interview, and “interviewers have of late displayed so cunning and mischiefanaking in the ractice of their pursuits” that he thinks his neredulity will not appear strange. He Sirongly suspects that the interview was coached by “another officer of the army of high rank, whose peculiar mode of war fare for some time has been of this covert character.” General Hooker declares that it Was not the intention of the general-in-chief that apy part of the army of the Potomac was totake a leading role in the operations around Chattanooga, but the subsequent ear ying away of bridges by the high water be fore allof Sherman's army had crossed pre. sented Hooker the desired opportunity for attacking, thus showing, he says, that “man often proposes, but God disposes.” He says his “fight at Lookout might have equaled Gen. Grant's in the Wilderness had he chosen to advance in front on the enemy behind their entrenchments, which seemed to be his favor- ite mode, but from which his whole army re volted at Cold Harber but, Gen. Hooker Says, he “had no particular desire to be con: sidered a butcher” in his mode of making war. Gen. Hooker further saysGen. qi g own quartermaster, informed him that he furnished transportation for ninety thousand men to go north between the Rapidar ad the James rivers, and, of course, this wumber could not embrace all the casuaitie: BALM FOR A DaMAGED HEART.—That was a small award In a breach of promise suit which the Kingston Freeman of Tuesday thus re- poris: “The breach of promise case of Melissa ice against James McCormick c.me up for trial before Justice Hull yesterday eraoon. and as the defendant did not put in an appear ance, dhe evidence of the pla was taken by court. Sae im single and middle of Mareh last; 1 know the defendant- he tives in Ron dout; about March 15, 187s, the defeadant and I entered into a contract of marriage; he asked me to marry him, and 1 cousentes have asked him since if he was willing marry me as he agreed that Sunday night, and he said he would not; that was ‘ve or six weeks before this suit was commenced; he never married me and left of! paying his at- tentions to me.’ On this evidence ‘ue matter was left to the court, who, after bringing to bear upon the case all the weight of legal ee acquired by years of study. com bined with his knowledge of human nature, decided that $100 would cover the damage oc casioned by the breaking of the contract, and that $2.75 would cover the costs, so judgment was entered for that ount. A GIRL WHO CouLp Turow SToNEs.—A Nevada man writes to the Mg oy! City Terri- torial Enterprise as follows: ‘The writer once knew a family in which there were six boune- ing girls without a break. Being very poor, the father had taken the eldest to assist him in out of door work. To this she seemed to take naturally, and eventually became an adept in mowing, sm] tree-felling, and even snow-shoeing—one of the most dificult things pie es command of. A though fully equal to the boys of her ace in doing the above work, there was only one thing in which she showed a decided quero. and that was in stone-throwing. The precision and velocity with which she couid hur! one of those missiles Was to me, who was a year or two her junior, a source of never-ending wonder and admira tion. As a proof of her skill, she brought home three partridges, (ruftled grouse,) killed in one day with ston ———_______ IN THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY CONFEK- ENCE in Paris yesterday, Mr. Walker, of the American delegation, made a speech pointing out the serious consequences of the demone- tization of silver. r. Horton repelled the accusation that the United States came to the congress with antiquated theories, which were only supported by nations yng J foreed paper currency. He said the point to be ascertained was whether the powers considered it advan- tageous to concert together upon the conai- tions of their silver currency. Governor Fen ton declared that the American delegates had still many things to say." The conference has adjourned for one week their dissent by hissing or otherwise at is presented on the stage.” Waar Justice McCvr Says or Divorce SUITS.—In the absolute divorce suit of Cath- arine T. Brown against Robert T. Brown. ona motion by defendant to settle m™ le1 nt ete es eee a ju 2 SE, cand esa ocr ie 0! vor ru! number of them.—[ NV. ¥. Sun, 28d, KILLED By 4 Rusty NATL James Carman, ed 24, of Brookiyn, in ss at the refit- ing of the pic Theater,on Au; wound gave him litte pain, andwad eet ane woun m iit and was sore or inflamed. A week ago he began to show signs of luck-jaw. He was taken to St. Peter's hospital on ne oF 17th, and became violent in bis spasms. became that in raising his head his whole ody could be raised with it. His — became fixed, and only soft food could administered. On the rust poisoned him. ployer 4a-The delegates refused to vote to make the Seatiantion ination of Aleck Ble. wo seeaery juarantined against font has ki Mobile, in Seat the city’s assurance that there is no yellow fever in her limits. 4#2-B.C. Walker, chief of the Ala- itral railroad. at Meridian. 1s a de- Paulterie the suim of 24,000 and has fe. 4a-The New Ore Fan Jary charges pen hy eed With over~ ll i