Evening Star Newspaper, September 17, 1878, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday 4T THE BTAR BUILDINGS, Feansyivania Avenne, cormer Lith street aY The Evening Star Newspaper Oompany, 8. H. KAUBFMANN, Pres’te to subseribers in Tus Eveniva baat ete at 10 (oa reste & months one year, #8. "THR WREALY STAR— x1 on Friday—92a a saeaigiens ‘copies for $15; 90 copies ac. A ‘All mail sudecriptions must be ina wance: no paper sent ionger than so pald for, "sar Hates of advertisicg WadeXnown on applicer wor. eG =. 52-N°. 7,944. LADIES’ GOODS. TLLIAN . : np in recetpt of the latest FALL NOVELTI£S ey make their ance in the European ‘kets, comprisii ‘Tench Pattern ONNETS and dine MILLINEBY GOODS; all the novelties in Fancy Plush- €s and Veivets, Costumes, Wrappings. fetes de Chambre. Undergarments, JB. Pasd CP Corsets, Chamols Vests; Dress Trimmings &c.. £c.. ail at greatly reduced prices. Col Fringes lo apy design made toorder at stort notice. jers taken for all sizes of Gossa- x Waterproo.s. ms 907 Pennsylvania avenue. 7 Cite Trevise, Paris. sepl6-tr (ONABLE MILLINEEY. Mrs. C. V. SMITH having just returned the FALL OPENINGS, and having on Band a foll assortment of New York, Baltt more and Parisian Novelties, invites her friends and ns to call. Having been connected with some of the best Millinery Estab- Hehments in this and Baltimore City, feels sure ashe will give satisfaction. Call and see: sep-toctlo" 618 9th st., opp. Patent Omics. from SPECIAL NOTICES. > AT FOUNDRY.—The Young at 7-30, and'at Lovelock To-morrow Morn- > SINGBRS ABE EARNESTLY SMe GS ratend the frst Grand Re- RAILWAY CO... ‘The semi-annual Divider COLUMBIA B. RB. Co., will bg paid on and after rke his Cate, at 819 Market Space. OA ore sep}2-1w Treasurer C. E.R CG» BALM OF LIFE cures Dyspepsia: e bottle w! jore than two : makes one sicker to ake one well, Genuine at the Menioime 2 aPt Hs wa. COOK. ‘PSE Guest OURATIVE CORSET. FAR SUPERIOR TO ALL OTHERS, Call fe circular containing notices from the highest niedical authority, aud see CORSET, at DOUGLASS & BEO., SOLE AGENT FOR THE DISTRICT, angS0-tr 9th and F sts., St. loud B’'dg Oc stock or MILLINERY AND STRAW GOODS 18 NOW COMPLETE AND ON a et recetved TREC THE LATEST STYLES IN STRAW GUODS For EARLY FALL WEAR, Mrs. M. J. HUNT, ang26-tr 621 and 683 D strect. BS. J. P. PALMER, Has just received from New York new myiseot STRAW GUODS be 3 for early Fall Wear. Also, full line of Jugia and Monogram KID LOVES; Genuine Courtauld CEAPES, &c. Special attention given to Mourning orders. Mrs. J. P. PALMER, sugs-tr 2107 Fst., bet. 11th and 13th sta. BABesins In LADIEW SHOES. tt ber Ist I shall allow a dis- Count of Is peroeut, on all east sateen Ci JAS. H. VERMILYA, 610 9th st., opp. Patent Ufice, Ladies’ SCOTS and SHOES made to order at short notice. sugi-tr ME. WASHINGTON, FASHIONABLE DRESSMAKING, Dresses, Suits, Costumes, Cloaks, &c., Maile in superior style at short notice: Ladies can have Dresses Cut and Basted, and a Gor Pennsyloania ace cunsyloania acenies 420-3 ; ee eOver Williaa’s. CH and every kind of ORNAMENTAL FEATHERS dyed and manufactured at the FRENCH ESTAGLISHMENT. 616 9:h street, opposite United States Patent Oitice, — my23-tr BOOKS. AND STATIONERY. iE LATEST PUBLICATIONS. A history of the Growth of the Steam Engine, by Robert H. Thurston, O. E. Inter Sel. Series, tlus- t 50. Sound, by “Alfred Marshail Sayer, Viustraved; $1.00. Lessons in Cookery, Handbook of the National Traiuing School for_ Co: @outh Kensington. Lonton.) edited by E. A. Mars; $1.50. In Paradise, from the & 1.20. The Great Com; osers, lorart, €c. ; 30c ‘Handy. vol cr lour's Garter, by And 50, Sonis, from the French of Henry @revil 50°. Sir Roger De Coverly, 3 Squire Paul, by Haus Warring: ¥ hour series: 25, 1@ Bubble Repatation, by Katharine King, F.3. Liby: 16c, A comp ete assortment of School and egiate Text Booms, &c., &¢. For sale by barns \OHUN BxOS., sepl3-tr Booksellers and Stationers, 1015 Pa. a LL THE NEW BOOKS. ttle of Mobile Bay. Parker. Edward Egziest Prof. Maye: History of Growth ‘Thurston.. erm Sasssa e8Sss sss ma posers... gesana Village Life ges ant 2. House Keeping in Old States. Ea. lestun. Virginia andner sister Copied Blush Roses... Old Slip Warehouse. Boni... : SOLOMONS & GiiaPMAS sepl3-tr 911 Pennsyleania avenue. CHOOL BOOKS & FULL AND COMPLETE STOCK OP ALL BOOKS USED IN PUBLIC AND PRI- VATE SCHOOLS, AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. Covers furnished free. WM. BALLANTYNE 438 Bevonth & 5ON, sep2-tr St. m.twe Gcsoor BOOKs. PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOL BOOKS At THE LOWEST RATES, All the new Miscellaneous and Law Hooks re- ceived as scon as published. Ali the volumes of Appieton’s Handy Volume Novels. Franklin Square Library and Harper's Half Hour Series always on hand. W. H. & O. H. MORRISON, LAW BOOKSELLERS AND STATIONERS, sugSl-tr 475 avenue. GENTLEMEN’S GOODS. G=57s MEDIUM WEIGHT MERINO SHIRTS AND PANTS For EARLY FALL, W. 58. TEEL, 935 Pennsylvania avenue. Feet AND WINTER Goops, ‘A super!) selection for Gentlemen's Dress and Street Wear received and ready for iu- Spection, aud oifered at fair prices. prices. Respectfully requcst the continued favors Of HY pairous and the pubile generally. ¥. J. HEIBERGER, Crmzrxs AnMY & ¥ MEKCMANT TAILOR, 535.1. seple-tr Corcoran Buildin, ‘ALU STYLE GENTLEMEN'S HATS. ot BNO NY PALLY ATS. Price feduced from DRESS i 36. Special atteution invited to our: Hiat. New patterus. Soft and Sui Felt m prices. for Men and Youths. H. STINEMETZ, Hatcor, aug2l-tr 2937 Pa. ave., next corner 13th st. >>, POWERFUL INCREASE In the Great US revival at Foundry. 200 seekers of rell- ion. 80 conversions. Revival To-night, coa- iucted by the Young Kevivailst. Doors opsned at 6:20. m. Bt DE. REOLIN, Surgeon in charge of the iand Kye aid Ear Infirmary, has re- sumed his cffice hours—from 13 to $ p.ni—at No. 1209 Pecnsyivania ave,, every WEDNESDAY. ‘aug6-2W HAYWARD & HUTCHINSON, 817 NINTH STREET NORTHWEST, (Near the Avenue, ) Have 600 Siate Mantels In stock, and employ a large force of mechanics and artists in producing new designs and colors, and are filling all orders promptly at prices lower than ever offered, and, with a large force of mechanics In thelr several trades of Plumbing, Furnace, Range, Stove, Tin and Copper work, solicit jobbing orders, au,31 tr ES THE BEST SUMMER DRINKS. ILBURN’S POLAR SODA, With I:e-cuid Tea, Coffee and Chovolate, at 1429 Pennsylvania avenu This Tontc Sopa is unrivatled, >= UNEIVALLED Wo* CAM QCMLITY asp Paice, Champagne Wines of MOET & CHANDON, MOET & CHANDON, Established 1843. RENAULD, FRANCOIS & CO., Sole Agents for U. 8. dy5-tr nevi-ecly => A CARD. fo all who are suffering from the errorsand in- discretions of youth. nervous weakness, early ds cay, mavhood, &c., 1 will senda receipt that willcure you, FREE OF CHARGE. This great by amissionary in if mi envelope to the Sc Bend a seif- . INMAN, Station D, Bib-e a york city sep25-e08k1y jouse, New York city BABLOW’S GALLERY OF FINK 1825 Pennsylvania Avenue. KE EXHIBITION AND FOR SALE, OS a Patines. Engravings, Photogravures au 2 Frames in Rurs'a Leather, Fire Gilt, Velvet, and Nickle, for Porcelains and Miniatures, ‘touts and Mats to order, y jes of Velvet apd Silk Frames, Go1a Frames Of all kinas for Portraits. Land- Cornices put up. od, packed, and hung up by com- petent workmen. 1d Copper Wire (plain and twisted.) Gord; with or without wire; Screw Hyes, Nails ae, Cleaned and Restores i ang ON nanlow. 0 work on the premises, and guaran: equal Toany bousetn thecountry, and pricesss low. ‘Allpartics wisbing work doué, by sending noid by mal Wil ee WN OTICE. that he has worked for me oc EEUU ae aa ane ‘warn all persons 5. Wan Imposter, ahd Has ‘never worked foc oF with mN . B.—No connection with any other Arm, 331-30 ust INSTALMENT or FALL AND WINTER CLOTHING JUST RECEIVED BY A. STRAUS, 1011 Pennsyleania avenue, Three Doors from 1th street. DEESS SUITS, MEN'S BUSINESS SUITS, MEN’S BUSINESS SUITS, MEN’S BUSINESS SUITS, ALSO, BOYS’ SCHOOL SUITS, BOYS’ SCHOOL BUITS, BOYS’ SCHOOL SUITS, BOYS’ DRESS SUITS, 5 BUYS’ DEESS SUITS, BOYS’ DREsS SUITS, * BUSINESS SUITS, yourns: BUSINESS SUITS, YOUTHS’ BUSINESS SUITS, YOUTHS’ DRESS SUITS, YOUTHS’ DRESS SUITS, YOUTHS’ DRESS SUITS. 4@The aboveare all of the Latest and Best Fab- Fics, and made in the most Fashionable Styles, at Prices Lower than ever offered before. Please call atd see before purchasing elsewhere, sepls-tr A. STRAUS. UTION-REWARD. are hereby. cautioned grees, ent An act to the faeturers of Mineral Waters in the District of Co- lumbia, and for other purposes,’ approved July 28th, 1266. ‘A fewardof Ten dollars willbe paid for the sated San cou viotion of may parsimer pee ete may buy, \d BOTTLES in violation of said act of BoBwERT PorTNER. FAM LC. PALMER, Jacok Ror. GEO. KERNWEIN, CH. DICKSON, sepl4 St [Aare any BITUMINOUS OONCBETE PAVEMENTS. ‘The undersigned are prepared to lay WANK, STABLES, CELLARS BOADWATD WARMHOUSE FLUUBS, In the best manner and at the shortest notice, AT LOW PRICES FOR GOOD WORK, CRA: HOFFMAN & FILBERT, ete OFFICE: 1420 F st. n.w. 1 the un- lawful use of fill, use or traffic in berks EADY-MADE SHIBTS. ‘Men's unfinished 3h! GO cents: of Wamsutta muslin, conta. Finished. 5 T. EDW. CLABH, DEALER IN LUMBER, WOUD AND COAL, DUORS, §485H, BLINDS, MOULDINGS, &c., ening Star, WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1878. TWO CENTS. | THE EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.—Internal Tevenue, #245,561.62; customs, $575,461.93. SUBSCRIPTIONS to the tour per cent. loan to day, amounted to“$1,036,600. SECRETARY McCrary will return to the city to-morrow or next day. PERSONAL —Ex-Secretary of the Treasury Lot M. Morrill is in the city. He was an in- terested spectator of the scene in the office of the Secre' of the Treasury, between the latter official and the labor agitator Coen. ;--.Col. J.C. Audenreid and family returned to Washington yesterday. Ir 18 EXPECTED that every arrangement will be completed for moving the War depart- ment into the new building on the ist of March next. THE TREASURY DEFALCATION.—The hearing in the case of the United States agt. W. V. 3. Wilson, for émbezzlement of funds in the Treasury department, was to-day postponed in the Police Court until Thursday next. The prosecution desire to enlarge the charges against defendant, if further developments appear to justify it. Tue U.S.8, TALLAPoosa arrived at League Island navy yard on Sunday from New York. GEN. SHERMAN.—A letter received at head- quarters of the army from Gen. McCook (who is with Gen. Sherman), date at Fort Wingate, September 6th, reports both Gen. Sherman and himself as enjoying excellent health. They arrived at Fort Wingate on the Sth. Gen. Sherman, with an escort, expected to leaye on the afternoon of the th for Fort De- fiance to meet the principai chiefs of the Navajo Indians, and return thence to Fort Wingate the following Monday morning, and at noon the same day to start en route for San Francisco via Prescott and Fort Yuma. ‘om San Francisco they will come direct to Wash- ington, arriving here during the first week in October, PRESIDENT AND Mus. Haves left Fremont this morning for Willoughby, to attend a re- union of the President's old regiment at that place. From Willoughby the President will go direct to Dayton and attend a meeting of the board of trustees of the Soldiers’ Home. jen. B. f. Butler, president of the board, will be sent. Returning he will stop at Toledo and visit the tri-state fair Friday and Satur- day. Sunday the family will spend at their home in Fremont, and Monday morning leave ‘or Pittsburg, where they will visit the indus- trial exhibition, and reach Washington Wed- nesday morning. Too Much Wing IN YELLOW FEVER— Judge Freeman, assistant attorney general for the Post Office department, has received information from Brownsville, Tenn., where the vellow fever is raging, that matters are looking brighter. No new cases are reported. His correspondent also says: oheae Hen- dron’s house was burned last night. Cog. Grove was burned up init. He was recover- ing from his sickness and drank so much wine that he became wild, and by the use of a {eed set the house on fire and was burned up in it.” ANOTHER CALL FOR Five-TWENTIES.—The Secretary of the Treasury yesterday after- noon issued the 7lst call for the redemption of 5.20 bonds of 1865, consols of 1865. The call is for $5,000,000, of which $2,000,000 are coupon and $3,000,000 registered bonds. The principal and interest will be paid atthe Treasury on and after the léth of December next, and the interest will cease on that day. ORDERS FOR SILVER DOLLARS dated subse- quent to September 13 are being canceled at the Treasury department, except such as come from national bank sevens mentioned in the circular of Friday last. ARMY ORDERS.—First Lieut. Ira Mac Nutt, ordnance department, will be relieved from duty at the U. 8. military academy, West Point, N. Y., upon the arrival there of Second Lieut. John R. Williams, 3d artillery, and will report by letter to the chief of ordnance. RECRUITS ASSIGNED.—The superintendent mounted recruiting service will cause fifty recruits to be prepared and forwarded under proper charge to Bismark, Dakota, for assign- ment to the 7th cavalry. Also one hunared and sixty recruits to Yankton, Dakota, to be assigned to the Ist infantry, and one hundred and ae to Bismarck, Dakota, to be assigned to the 3d infantry. THE PAYMENT OF CLAIMANTS of the Mext can awards made by the mixed commission of 1868 was begun at the State department last week. About $200,000 has been paid over to the holders of claims out of the two install- Loire plays) to $600,000—which have been paid over to this government by Mexico. The total amount was $3,000,000 in gold. The claimants are paid pro rata as directed by ce at its last session, and the La Abra and Wiel claims, amounting to about $1,000,000, are suspended as also directed by Wt re until the President shall investigate and de- cide whether Hey are fraudulent or whether they should be pald. ‘Work UNDER THE ConTRACT for erection of the new building for the Bureau of Engraving and Printing of the Treasury department, up to the first story level, which has been awarded to Mr. Hoifman, will be vigorousiy entered upon to-morrow, and will be com- pleted by the end of the fall season. The en- tire building, however, will not be completed for a year to come. FIFTEEN HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR FEVER SUFFERERS.—Commodore E. R. Calhoun, com- mandant of the navy yard, Mare Island, Cali- fornia, forwards by telegraph to the Secretary of the Navy, to be distributed as his judgé- ment may deem proper, the sum of fifteen hundred and ninety-three dollars for the yel- low fever sufferers. This amount was contri- buted by the officers, employes and workmen of the yard and hospital, the officers and sail- ors of ‘the steamers Pensacola and Indepen- dence, and by the oflicers and men of the ma- rine corps at the navy yard barracks. CouNTERFEITS ON A CANADA BANK.—Infor- mation, unofficial, has reached the secret ser- vice division of the Treasury that large num- bers of counterfeit twos on the Bank of Brit- ish North America, Montreal, Canada, are afloat. It is stated that the counterfeit is so ihe bank has bee! well executed that t! a8 Deen com- pelled to withdraw from circulation all its notesof the denomination counterfeited. In 4 CrRCULAR issued by the P. 0. Depart- ment, it is provided that where through inad- vertence any unmailable matter reaches the office.of destination, it shall be delivered to the party to whom it'is addressed with out any tional charge for postage beyond what Would be due if fhe same were mailable mat- ter of the third class; but the postmasters are Tequested to ascertain from the addresses of such pac! the names and addresses of the send: rs, and report the same to the Third As- sistant Postmaster General. The responsi- pay. is thus fastened on the postmaster who iecelved the unmailable matter. Numerous pm fad of the kind called for have been re- ceived at the P. O. Department. The postmas- ter at one city complains of the postmaster at another city, and is complained of by. a third Postmaster, while a fourth compla{ns of all three. Some amusing instances have been noted where the postmasters at two different places, each in happy unconsciousness of his own negligence, ve complained of each other for admitting precisely the same kind of unmailable matier into the mails. From this fact it may be inferred that more attention is paces matter received than to the mat- F sent out from post offices. Naval ORDERS.—Lieut. Thomas C. McLean is ordered to ordnance duty at the navy ve Washington, D.C., October Ist; Master C. 8. Galloway to duty at the hydrographie office, 25th inst.; Master John 8. Abbott to the navy yard, Mare Island, Cal . 5th October. gible sanas ent a Nl Se 4@-Tc-day is the anniversary of battle of ‘Antietant. . oleate 4#@-Three prisoners escaped from the Wash- ington county jail, at Kingston, R.I., yester- day, by overpowering a boy temporarily in 4a-In New York yesterday, while 8. Lang- ley was en aced Ih fing tho ties of the val was struc! an engine and died ina few i 4z-Barpum ts Butler's circus is eclipsed. the greatest phow on earth—[¥, ¥, Zrioung, District Government Affairs. The District Commissioners to-day approved of liquor licenses as follows: Jacob Hirsh, D. Gassenheimer and P. H. Sweet & Co. The ap- plications of Frank Keppel and George Eck- ert were referred, and that of Joseph Oker rejected. ir. Townshend, health officer, is removing his office to-day, from I street to the buildiag recently rented for the purpose on 414 street, next to the Morrison buildings. i Mr. James Small, seaier of weights and measures, has applied to the District Commis- sioners to procure for him from the prope: United States authorities permission for the use of one of the vaults in the basement of the City Hall for the safe keeping of the District property in his possession. The number of dog tags disposed of by Col- lector Cook up to the present time is 3,275. The stockholders and others interested in Odd Fellows’ Hall, 7th street, have petitioned the District Commissioners to have a flagstoue walk laid in front of that hall to the center of the carriageway opposite. BUILDING PERMITS issued by Inspector Entwisle: Columbus Alexander, repair a brick house, No. 832 13th st.; $150, F. Golden, construct a brick stable. E, near 7th st.; $600. Sarah Hammond, build a frame shed, 813 I st. n.w.; $35. Eugene Da- ley, construct a frame shed, corner Ist and L sts. n.w.; $30. Jas. Heenan, repair a framo shed, 2240 1 st. n.w.; $15. Polly Green, repair a frame house, 202" L st. s.w.; $30. Virginia Reutzel, summer kitchen, Bridge, between Lingan and Warren sts., ee $25. O. H. Reed, repair brick house, 1216 S st. n.w.; #200. Wim. Shields, repair brick house, 9)3 isth'st. n.w.: @). Alexander Lewis, construct a two siory brick dwelling, O, between 16th and 17th sts, n.w.: $800. John Cahill, repair frame, 619G st. s. . Jas. Gouch, repair frame house, 430 New York ave. ; $300. An thouy Thornton, build summer kitchen in alley between 21st and 22d and Land M sts. nv J. W. Corson, repair a brick, 170 Washington st., Georgetown; $1,500. J. D. Free, build brick addition to brick rear of 3.0 15th st. n.w.; $700. Geo. Holmes, repair a brick building northeast corner 7th and B sts. n.W. ; 00. Jos. Willard, make brick addition to house No. 1417 Pennsylvania ave. n.w. $550. John Vanderbilt, repair a frame in alley between 3d and 4th and H and I sts. n.e.; #25 The Mortality South. OVER FIVE THOUSAND DEATHS FROM FEVER. In 1873 the yellow fever broke out in Mem- phis, Tem eptember lith, and lasted until November 9th, during which period there were 1,203 deaths. This year the fivst fatal case of fever occurred Atuigust ist, and up to September 12 there were 1,552 deatis. The total number of deaths by yellow fever in the south, up to September 15, this year, was 5,300. In view of the terrible ravages by yellow fever and the distress caused by commercial depres- sion, a petition is paras circulated in Philadel- hia asking the President to set apart a day of fasting and prayer. Owing to precautions of the military authorities in removing troops from yellow feyer localities only one United States soldier in the south has died of that disease. OVER FIVE HUNDRED VICTIMS IN A WEEK IN ‘ NEW ORLEANS. A New Orleans dispatch says: The weather yesterday was clear and pleasant. There were reported 73 deaths and 108 new cases up to noon. Twenty of the latter bear date pre- vious to September 12. From noon to6 p.m. 24 deaths and i34 new cases have occurred since Repember 12, the others prior to that date. The mortuary report for the week end- ing at 6p.m. Sunday: Total deaths 703, of which 632 were males and 71 females; 261 were children under 10 years of Bee Of the total deaths 501 were from yellow fever—472 whites and 29 colored. Dr. Warren Stone is still sick from over work. Among the new cases is F. R. Southmayd, secretary of the Howards; E. W. Halsey, of the Picayune; Dr. F. Loeber, Charles Phren, Charles Stockmeyer, jr., of aS & Co.; Geo. Decan, of Decan & Co. The following circular has been issued: “*To the Grand Lodges of the United States: The Masons. of Louisiana, with profound gratitude to their sister jurisdictions who have voluntarily donated a large sum for the relief of the yellow fever sufferers of the craft in this state, beg that they would cease their generous contributions, as ample funds have already been received. SAMUEL J. POWELL, Grand Master. OVER ONE HUNDRED DEATHS A DAY MEMPHIS. IN The mortality yesterday at Memphis was | greater than anticipated—111 deaths reported, 36 of which were colored. The day before there were 98 deaths instead of 9), as reported. The original force of physicians has been de- peed by sickness and death, but new acquisi- ions are made almost daily, the latest being Dr. McFarland, the eminent physician from Savannah. Doctors Duncan and Young, from the same city, will arrive to-day. W. J. Brooks, river editor of the Appeal, is convalescent ; Dr. L. P. Clark is improving; Dave Rearhart, member of the Howard Association, has had a relapse and is in a critical condition. The Central Hotel, on Adams street, will be opened in the morning as an additional hospital or the Howard physicians and nurses. Resident piswetass reported 31 new cases to the board of health yesterday. . REPORTS FROM OTIIER POINTS. Sixteen cases have occurred at Gallipolis, all traceable to the Porter. irteen have died. There are no new cases, and quarantine has been raised against the town. At Canton, Miss., 20 cases and 4 deaths yesterday. To » 404 cases, 56 deaths. Dr. Galloway has recovered. In Baton Rouge, La., Sunday, deaths 2, new cases 74; Monday, no deaths, new cases 31. THE OFFICIAL RETURNS OF THE MAINE ELECTION give Connor, republican, for ernor, 56,419 votes ; Garcelon, democrat, 27,37 Smith, greenback, 41,404; Connor's pluralit: over Garcelon 28,547, plurality over Smit 15, The vote for Smith and Garcelon coin- bined aggregates 69,276, and therefore Connor lacks 12,857 votes of election by the people. The aggregate vote thrown was 125,726. The total vote last year was 101,191. THE FoURTH MARYLAND DisTRIcT so far has only four candidates in the field for Con- ress: Robert McLane, democrat; Johu C. lolland, republican ; Lambert Gittings, inde- pendent; W.B. Redgraves, temperence. Mis8 ANNIE ROSECRANS, the youngest daughter of Gen. Rosecrans, received the white veil on September 5, in the Convent of the Ursulines, Brown county, Ohio. The Right Rev. Bishop Rosecrans was present to offer his congratulations to his niece, but ar- riyed too late to confer the veil. A GREENBACK Parer.—John T. Hulme, sec- retary of the New Hampshire greenback state committee, has assumed editorial charge of the New Hampshire Patriot, the leading dem- ocratic es in Concord, owned by E. C. Bailey, 0! ton. It is understood that its next ie will come out for the repeal of the resumption act and the othe: greenback doctrines. THE DAMAGE TO RAILROAD PROPERTY in Ohio by the recent storm is estimated at $00,000. Thirty bridges in Mahoning county alone were carried de 6 Railroad travel is suspended except over the Atlantic and Great. ; Western, which runs passenger trains transferring at the breaks. The Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago road jumed run- Tes ning on schedule time yesterday. Th eo ye raay. The Pan le road is also in operatio: THE EXPLOSION of a steam threshing ma- chine near Kast Palmyra, New York, yester- day killed Philip Lee, a farmer, aud inilicted injuries on three other persons, which will probably prove fatal. A MonasTERry Is to be builtin Pennsylvania for the accommodation of 250 Trappist monks, who are to migrate thither from France and Ireland. Land has been paonese, and the monks will erect the buildings, THE BIBLE IN THE SCHOOLS.—At the New Haven (Conn.) school district tion, yester- day, (the issue being an attempt to re-establish devotional exercises in the public schools,) the ticket favoring re-establishment was elected by 2.00 majority. The Catholics united with the Protestants to bring about the success of the Bible ticket. A MURDERER TRAMP.—A tramp named George Seibold, alias William Geistlich, was arrested in Cumberland, Md., yesterday, charged by Moses H. Lowther, another tramp, claiming to be a detective, with having mur- dered his wife and three children in Philadel. phia, two months since. A DovuBLE MuRDER.—The id jury of New London, Conn., have found a true bill of murder in the first d esley Bac eed bake set ie us! iso for fnurder of his wife. 2 LIBEL Suir AGAINST THE pero E. F. Bishop, a witness The Odd Fellows. ANNUAL SESSION OF THE GRAND LODG®. The Grand Lodge of the United States, In dependent Order of Odd Fellows, convened in annual session yesterday morning at Odd Fel- lows’ hall, in Baltimore. GRAND SIRE’S REPORT. The report of the most worshipful grand sire | represents the order with entire harmony and | good order prevailing in all its branches. but States that while the annual returns exnibit an increase in the lodges and encampmen 3, and in the amount paid for relief over last i, cai indicate, for the first time since 1863, a falling off in the membership and rev- enue. This loss to the order of members, for non-payment of dues, is deplored, and a evn- certed and systematic effort to win them ba to active membership, with liberal iuduce- ice ao we ite payment of their arrearages, isrecommended to the favorable consideration of the grand lodge. The general returns rep- resent the condition of the order at present ax follows: Grand lodges, 48; subordinate lodges, 6,877; increase during the year, 1; grand encampments, 39; subordinate encampments, 1825; inerease, 29; lodge initiations, 36,( a decrease from the year 1876 of 4,559; ' lodge Pienipersy 447.186; deerease during the year, THE ORDER ABROAD. It is announced that Thomas Wildey Lodge. No. 1, and acre merican Encampment, N: 1, instituted in London, England, have’ vi tually ceased to exist. Since last re} mark has been addcd to the list of foreign jurisdictions. The order in Switzerland is desirous of being instructed in the higher degrees. rt Den- FINANCIAL. It is stated that with the close of this session the balance in the treasury, which has been gradually diminished for several years, will almost, if not entirely, disappear, the ex penses exceeding this year the revenue seve- ral thousand dollars.” A fruittal souree of | this depletion, itis suggested, results from a propensity to hold the annual session of the | ody at places remote from the seat of gov- | ernment, and legislation is recommended fix- ing permanently the place of meeting. REBEKAM DEGREE LODGES. The reports from these | do not pre- sent an encouraging prospect for the future, and the opinion is Spee sed that the extent of their usefulness and success is not such as to warrant a continuation, or at least that it be leit entirely under the control of subordi- nate lodges. REVISION OF SUBORDINATE DEGREES. he committee appointed at the last session to revise the subordinate degrees will report the result of their deliberations, and the Grand Sire gives it as his opinion that the de- cided sentiment of the order isin favor of consolidating the five degrees to three. FEVER SUFFERERS. The attention of the Grand Lodge is called to the reception of an appeal from the offic2rs of the Grand Lodge of Mississippi in behalf of the suffering and afilicted brethren, their widows and orphans within that jurisdiction. THE WORK OF DEATH. The death of two members of the Grand Lodge during the ees rand Representative Nathan Porter and Past Grand Sire Frederick { D. Stuart—is fellIngly announced and such ac- Uon recommended as may be a fitting tribute to their memories. THE TREASURER'S REPORT. Hon. Joshua Vansant, Grand Treasurer, ex- presses regret that he cannot present a more lavorable report of the finanelal condition of the Grand Lodge, but conceives it his aut to present the money affairs as they exist. ‘The revenue and expenses-proper are stated to be: Expenses, $41,972.31; enue, $31,380.52; bal- ance against revenue, ¢ The availabie assets August 31, 178, we: Cash in the treasury, $10,651 49; United States 5.2) bonds, Par value, $83,000; total, $18,561.49. The Wildey monument fund assets consist of United States bonds, at par value, $2,000, and a cash balance of $90.13; total, $2,090.15. OTHER REPORTS, The report of Grand Secretary James L. Ridgley, a voluminous document, and the re- portof John B. Harmou, Deputy Grand Sire and special commissioner to Australia and New Zealand, were submitted to the Grand Lodge and read. The Louisiana Campaign. THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION POSTPONED. ‘There being no quorum in the Louisiana re- publican state convention at New Orleans, on acccunt of the quarantine which would pre- vent members from returning to their par- ishes, it was decided that the chairman of the state central committee should call a conven- tion to assemble at some future time. Con- gressional conventions will be held in the re- spective districts. In the first district Aris- tide Morey, it is asserted, cau be nominated if he Wishes it, and Gov. Hahn in These districts, however, may in Cast map and Cullom, nominated by the nationals. In the third district Morris Marks is the ad- ministration candidate. The opposition is Robert O. Hebert. The fifth district has already rominated Gen. T. C. Anderson, THE NATIONAL PARTY, headed by Mr. Frank Hatch, an old democrat and collector of the port of New Orleans fore the war, has telegraphed to General Beauregard, who is now in New York, offerin: him the pe at the head of the state ticke' in opposition to Major E. A. Burke, the regu- lar democratic nominee. The solid negro vote is pledged to General Beauregard in this of- fer, as there has been a fusion between the nationals and republicans. It is understood that the republican convention will make no nominations, but will allow the nationals to nominate the state and ony tickets, as they did two Congressional candidates from city districts. The number of registered voters is now about twelye thousand, of whom the.na- | tionals claim 1.500 and over five thousand are negroes. It is believed the fever will hinder a large number of democratic refugees from repistering in time to vote. Registry closes on the 20th. g THE OLD TACTICs. The United States marshal has arrested all the registration clerks ofthe 34 ward on war- rants based upon aflidavits made before the United States commissioner by members of the national party. The warfare in this line promises to be active, as the democrats are prosecuting negroes for false registration. ANOTHER Big WILL CONTEST IMMINENT.— On the 24th of last August Robert Whittaker, of Philadelphia, was almost instantly killed at a railroad crossing near the city, and left an estate valued at from two to three million of dollars. The day after his death William R. Dickerson, a lawyer, who claimed to haye been Mr. Whittaker’s counsel for over tl years, telegraphed the register of wills that he would. come on with the will, and by letter ad him not to issue letiers of administration to one else. Shortly after, when the relatives of the deceased a; before the register to secure letters, they were astounded to dis- cover that they had been anticipated. A lively contest in the courts seems imminent, and in- asmuch as the will mentioned devises com- paratively small sums to the relatives, while it Sets apart the bulk of the estate to found a free church and an educationai institution for girls on the general plan of Girard Colle; and decrees $10,000 to the lawyer, who is virtu- ally to haye control of the per the litiga- tion is likely to brew much bitter feeling. A SHIPWRECKED CREW ON AN ISLAND.— ‘The State departmert has received informa- tion relating to the wreck of the American ship Mabel Clark on the Island of Tristan d’Acunha, South Atlantic, on the 10th of May, bound from Liverpool to Hong Kong. The information was given by Capt. Jackson it the British ship Gladstone, who arrived off the island two days after the wreck. The second officer and five seamen of the Mabel Clark were drowned, and the captain and seventeen others, including the captain’s wife, were saved. There was plenty of provisious on the island, but as winter was coming on the sur- vivors were anxious that speedy assistance should be sent them. Capt. Jackson would ie an them to Sydney but he was short water. DRIVEN TO SUICIDE BY REMORSE.—Yester- day, at 1o’clock, a man, named John Lecan, committed suicide at_a house four miles west of ae une: ‘West Va. He told the family with whom he was stopping that at one time, several years ago, he had murdered a com: Panion in Michigan, and that the act had so preyed upon his mind that he had determined to take his life, which he did by Towing, his brains out with a seven-shooter. The suicide Was a stranger and he had been staying with the family only about forty-eight hours. CONGRESSIONAL.—The republican commit- tee of the seventh Massachusetts district have called a conyention at Lowell for October 2, to nominate a successor to Gen. Butler, Judge Louis Gotschalk, who was nominated for Con. gress by me —— C4 EB i Missouri 4 mry Zugenheim iias been substituted tor | denounced by Gen. Bi | imously pa Telegrams to The Star. MASSACHUSETTS DEMOCRATS. High Old Time at the Convention. General Butler Nominated. BURSTING OF A DAM. —————— A New Jersey Town Submerged. FIRE IN BOSTON. THE MASSACHUSETTS DEMOCRATS. Liyely Time at te Convention To- : ay. Ww ne Mass., Sept. 17.—There is a very large gathering of delegates to the demo- cratic state convention here to-day. Butler's friends are present in large numbers, but are meeting with a most determined opposition and show signs of weakening before the con vention meets. If the Butler ranks ar broken, Charles Theodore Russell will be nom inated. DECIDING AGAINST BUTLER DELEGAT! The state central committee are deciding cases where there are contesting delegates against Butler men and these proceedings are utler's friends, ' A BUTLFR COUP D'ETAT. At about § o'clock the Butler men having por ssion of the hall placed Mr. D. Powers of Springfield in the chalr and proceeded to bw ness, After a long ‘wrangle Mayor Piatt. to the platform and said that the persons then in the hail might remain, but no others should be admitted. 1 YOU THERE, MORIARITY? J on thanking the mayor for his de- cided stand was then offered by Mr. Eugene | Moriarity of Worcester, which was ut ssed amid great applause. A re. s then taken for 15 minutes. Committee on Credentials. | At precisely 11:10 o'clock David Powers of Springfield took the floor and requested the delegates to nominate the chairman. Mr. Mc- Davitt, Butler's secretary, map the motion that a committee be nominated to see that only delegates bearing credentials be ad mitted tothe hall. The motion was carried and the following named gentlemen were CESS V elecied: J. H. Farrell, Cambridge; Dr. A. Rice, Springfield; D. R. Sullivan, Fall River: W. J. Roach, Boston cMahon, Boston ; P, J. Hughes, lames MeGowan, Pittsfield. The committee then retired. THE DOOK FORCED BY A MOB. Before it returned a rush was made for the hall, and an outsider forced the door. He was closely followed by the mob but the doors were Closed by the police. At this juncture Major McCafferty entered the hail and was received with cheers. Obstinate Avery. Hon. Edward Avery stepped upon the plat- form and said: “By request of the democratic state committee, Iam here to announce—”" (Cat calls and hisses followed each other in rapid succession.) Mr. Lae | maintainin, his positien on the platform,a delegate move that Avery be requested to leave the platform. The “Lairman decided that Avery must leave the platform, which he refused to do. The chairman then decided that no motion would be in order until the committee on credentials reported. Major McCafferty jumped to his feet and said avery: was ambitious for the honors of a martyr, He wanted to go out tothe “biue bloods” and inform them that he had served them ; that he had done their bidding. wanted to go out and inform the men who called the members of the convention com. munists that he had performed that duty. He was anxious to relieve his bowels, should he be allowed todoso. “I am authorized,” said Mr. Avery, again commencing to speak" {Cat calls and hisses again interrupted the speaker, who was obliged to cease speaking.} An excited delegate requested Mr. Avery to look in the glass and see if he knew himself. (Laughter.) Major McCatlerty again tried to speak, urging the convention to hear what Avery had to say. The excitement begeared description, the delegates brandishing canes, ao ¢. Finally Mr. Avery got the platform an DECLARED THE CONVENTION ADJOURNED until Wednesday, September 25th. Intense excitement followed, amid which Mr. Avery retired from the hall. J. Boyle O'Reilly begged theconvention to hear Mr. Avery, no matter what he had to say. Mr. Avery had left the stage and gone out of the hall. A delegate moved that a committee of two be appointed to go outside and inform the crowd at the door that the committee of credentials would examine credentials of delegates and admit those who had proper authority to enter. Getting to Work. The chair appointed Major McCafferty, of Worcester, and Mr. Tower, of Randolph. A motion was next made that the galleries of the hall be opened to the public. Atter som> opposition the motion was carried, and the galleries were immediately filled with an ex- cited crowd. Charles M. Strauss, of Hingham, then spoke as follows: “Gentlemen: As a member of the demo- cratic state central committee, aud one who has opposed their infamous action from the beginning tothe present time, {loud cheers, | I now come before you to do the littie that I can in order to secure that success waich you | are certainly entitled to. [Applause.] _ I will proceed to read the regular eall issued by the committee, in which I took part, and for which I voted.” Mr. Strauss then read the call of the con vention. Nr. Riley, of Boston, moved to proceed to an election of a temporary chairman and secre- tary, that they might proceed regularly and in order. Carried. On motion of Mr. Driscoll, of Chicopee. Major McCafferty, of Worcester, was unani- ay elected temporary chairman by accia- mation. Upon taking the chair Mr. McCafferty said: “Gentlemen: The time has been so much taken up by the late state central committee that I shall not delay hee by any speech- making. Therefore I will invite you to nomi- nate a gentleman to act as permanent secre- Pat’k Meehan, of ward 21, Boston, was unan- imously elected secretary. = — on credentials was then ap- Pointed. Dr. Geo. Kritz, of Boston, denounced the ac- ticn of the democratic committee in the fol- lowing 8] h:—I declare the action of the democratic committee an assumption of ex- traordinary power and authority; an usurpa- tion without any ete, whatsoever. It is without just cause, and therefore deserves the severest censure of the democratic party of Massachusetts. It caunot be considered as binding on the democratic party.” delegate.—I second that motion. [Laugh- fer.) The chairman.—No levity. In reply to Dr. Geo. Kritz’s remarks, the | chair said: suppose that really we have no | official knowleage of the action of the state central committee, and therefore [ shall rule that it is not matter before the convention. To these remarks Dr. Geo. Kritz made an at tempt to make another speech, but was ruled out of order by the chair. | A delegate in front of the chair moved that @ recess of one hour be taken for dinuer. | (Confusion and cries of “No, no,” until after a Permanent organization had been effected.| The chair remarked that 4 motion to adjourn was always in order, and if the convention did not want to adjourn they could say so. The motion to adjoura was then put and | voted down by a large tins A | The committee on credentials then reported | that they found three hundred citiesand towns | represented in the convention by 973 dele- Hon. Richard S. Spofford. of Newburyport, wasthen elected permauent president. Oa taking the chair he made a long address, re. ferring tothe wants of the laboring classes and denouncing the bondholders. Gen. Batier. Noun ated. Later—The democratic convention unani* mously nominated B. F. Butler for governor. Bosto: Boston, Sept. 17.—A fire was disoovered this moining in the Merchants’ Bink building, oa ects ia whlch te Teed tae a loc: ts” ove or two brokers, law, &e. The fire had attained s He | FOREIGN AFFAIRS Decrease of Yellow Fever in Africa. Lonpon, Sept. 17.—Advices from Sen to the 8th of September say that the yeiow fever has almost ceased there and in Goree.where it has been epidemic since the middie of July. There have been 155 deaths from the fever in Senegal. Among the victims were six physi- cians and six nuns. fan Irritatio A special dis} - great and increas! tation evists in Hungary affairs in Bosnia. It is said that the credit of 60,000,000 florins will not last until the reassem- bing of the delegation, which will take place about the middle of October, and that 25,000,000 florins more will be needed before that time, and an additional 70,00),0% florins must be voted before the end of the ys The oppost- tion is preparing a parliamentary campaiga against Count Andrassy’s poltev Talk of Abardoning Bosenta. The New Pree Presse and the Pesther Loyd argue that means may be found to abandon the attempt to occupy Bosnia, without loss of honer to Austria. A Turkish Lesson fo Greenbackers. LR, Sept. 17.—The project of an for the retirement of the paper 'y has been abandoned. The commis- sion appointed to consider the subject of the best means for overcoming the evil of the depreciated paper currency find great @iM- culty im framing a practical scheme for that purpose. The Imprisoned Fen Last America Released at PORTLAND, Ew Sept. 17.—Condon and Melk dy, the fenians, were discharged from Portiand prison this morning, and by the Yo train for Southampton in charge of a deputy governor of the prison and two dens, who will attend to them until they a embarked on the North German Lloyd's steamer Mosel, which sails to-day from South- ampton for New York. A New Jersey New YORK, Sept. Landing, N. J., says The cotton milis,on the Egg harbor river race, burst last night, causing great damage to pro- lam above Wood's perty. Hundreds of persovs narrowly es- caped death from drowning, and the wildest excitement still prevails. When the dam gave way the whole boay of water seemed to burst forth ina single huge column, and the to’ was submerged in a few minute: Bridges, lumber and coal piles, and in fact all things movable were borne away by the flood. The villagers were aroused by the crashing in of windows and doors, and the rush of a current of muddy water carrying sticks, coal and stones through their houses. A scene of the wildest excitement followed. SEVERAL PERSONS ARE REPORTED LOST, and it is said that two bodies, one of a woman and the other of a chiid, have been washed up on the river bank three miles belowetha town. Great numbers fled from their houses andescaped through the rushing waters to the high grounds. Many of these were in their night clothes, few taking time even to catch up their clothing. The loss to the coal and lumber men is roughly estimated at 000. This does not include the great dam- age which results from the destruction of fur- niture and household effects. CINCINNATI, Sept. A. special fates that at’ Bridgeport, Ohio, Walter Wor- a farmer, gave lodging to a tramp on Sat- urday last Who was taken sick durin night. A physician was called in, clared it a case of yellow fever, and ments were made without di moval of the patient to the cou When the sic! 1 dispa y infirmary. man discovered that he was attacked by the yellow fever, he drew a ve- volver and shot himself through the head, kill- ing himself instant), Death at Cincinnati CINCINNATI, Sept. 17.—Adam Delzel, a deck hand on the steamer Goff, having come with her from New Orleans, died from yellow fever at the hospital here last night. CONNECTICUT DEMOCRATS. The Convention To-day. New HAVEN, Sept. 17.—The democratic state convention met in Music Hall this fore- noon, every town in the state being represent- ed. Hon. Francis A. Marden was chosen per manent president. The committee on resolu- tions are in favor of “soft money.” The old state ticket, headed by Erhart D. Hubble, of Hartford, for governor, was nomi- nated by acclamation. The deciination of Francis B. Loomis, for Lieut. Governor, was read, and his declination Was accepted. Hon. Charies Durand, of Derby, was nomi nated by acclamation, and accepted. ets. .—Virginia sixes, oll, Go. Consalidnted. big: do, North BALTIMORE, 3; tO. deferred Bi; | second series, 31'4; past due coupons. 80%. Carolina sixes, vil, 16: do. 5 0. sifecisl tax, 1 bid to-day, Sugar firm and un “hanged. BALTIMORE, Se 17. ton quiet, no stock—mtddling, nc Ll 4all's. Floar active and firm and prices unchanged. Wiivat, svuthern quiet and film, western steady—southern red, 1 00 a1 05: do. amber, 1.03a1.07; No. 2 Peunsy!vaut: red. 1.07; No. 8 westerr er red. spol, Sep- tember and October, 1.064: November, 1 07's. ‘Corn, econ epee 5 = . oe, and easicr—sout white and yellow, ; Western mixed, spot and September. 61; October, B04: Noveniter. 61'; steamer, 484." Oats vulet aud "m—soutbern. 26.28; western whit, #7ia25 4; $0. mixed. 26:27: Pennsylvania, #7428. Kye dal: 53e64. Hay dull—Peunsylvania and Maryland, |.00a 12. ions firm uuchan Butter, choice scarce and firm—western, 16als. 600. Bh! lpmenta‘witea’. Freights unchanged. Sept. 17.—Stocks irreguipr. 100%. iKxchange, long, 482: . 17.—Flour quiet and heavy. ‘hanged. LONDON, Bept. 30 p.m. 941316 for money and 94 iS A0for tio Sonne: Erie, 14; do. deferred, 30\;, Illinois Central, 81:4. Fontisyivania Gentral, $444. New Jersey Central 37, Keading, Waicn aT NEEDS PROTECTION?—The Union Pacific Railroad—it ts reporied—has begged the general government to provide troops to pretect its express and mail trains from robbery. The superintendent of the line at Omaha has private advices that two gangs of fifeen or twenty desperadoes each are about to descend upon and “loot” the trains carrying large amounts of tveasure. If this gentleman had read the army Dill passed last session he would have seen that the national authority cannot furnish troops for any such purpose. The request must therefore he re- us Why does not the Union Pacific guard against such outrages with squads of its own men, well armed and drilled? They would not cost much, and might be made as effectual as detachments of regulars. We earnestly hopa nothing as unpleasant as that apprehended will happen to any Union Pacifle train. Tha reads like a “scare.” What we are most anxious about is not the defence of the Uniom Pacific against raiders, but that of dry goods and other merchants against the Union Past fie. The Union Pacific is waiting for an attack which may neyer come. The mercantile in- terest is Suffering from an attack already made upon it by this roadin the resentiy doubling of freights to San Francisco. It is hol $0 much the Union Pacific as the business public which requires protection from the gov« ernment.—[ ¥. y Jour. of Com. SOCIALISM DISCUSSED IN THE GERMAN PARLIAMENT.—The debate opened in the Ger- man Reichst: FP eencren A on the anti-soctalist bill. Herr Reichensperger, the ultramoxtane, declared himself opposed to the bill, but said his friends would not meet ina purely nega- tive spirit. He wished to have it referred to a committee: Her Bebel, socialist, denied that wae agattk Seth Cie that inst. the Emperor's life a) \- ro He declared the socialists did not desire z iz the abolition of property, only its mod 5 Count Von Eulenbergh sho’ Nobiling had declared himself a socialist, socialist had defended him and Hoedel and ‘ap= urders in Russia. Hers rted the bill. ‘4 Was an incontrovertibia measures, ver, im in certain tiie. and should be otherwise amended He moved it be referred to a committee of twenty-one members. The debate was ad« journed. _ GENERAL is reported as being ver ale wile never to nomesick. Were it not that itis a rale him that when he begins a thin; leave off until it is done he would return ta America im the first steamer. But he must 4 to Madrid, China, and Japan, 8o that it will ba he reaches home. He has a © or Philadelphia, often speaking of « most patriotic city in the world. a the liveliest interest in polities and is Nv saxious that Howe, Conkling, an® ‘on Cameron should be returned to the San- aie. OF Hon Cameres, Bp esia — ~. as no man in his adm! ion, Di) « cepting Fish, gave him so much satisfaction as did Dou. ‘fe was good seuse personified alk the time, and he always regretted that he did not secure bis services in the beginning of hig administration.—[&. 4/., in Phila Star. THE FRAUD, STICKNEY, ARRESTED —4 ward aie spring be grea Sekney, at Fall fiver, Mas, char ag lez Stick! at Liver, _ with thé embezzlement of 900,00 fiom ‘the Manufacturers’ Gas company. A $1,000 VerprcT FoR LIBEL.—At Wh ling, W. Va., yesterday, the jury in the Cas ava Kreugeh libel suit’ returned ‘@ verdiee isthe eee toe ee ea bartics to this nust are: etter aise iy the “dolendaes, wr plaintiff lost his position. - aA stream of Chinese is flowisz the South ‘sands. “tes it