Evening Star Newspaper, August 22, 1879, Page 1

EEE “THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sanday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Pennsylvania Avenue, Corner 11th Street, bv The Evening Star Newsvaver Company. ‘Tue Evexrc Stan is served to subscribers in Cents per week, OF Mf conts por msouthe Contes , OF 44 cents per month. counter, 2 cents each “By mall postae 60 cents 8 month ; one a Entered at the Post Ort at Washinzton, D.C., ad gecoud cinee tall matter? ‘THE WEEKLY Stan—published on Fridsy—82 a Fe al os 0 copies for 15; 20 copies S27-All mail eubscrirtions must be paid in ad- vance; no paper sent fonger than # paid for. Ratee of advertising made known on application. ee — N yx!—The members of eat ans TODGE. No. 1, FP. 8 A.M; feayltv neon PAIDAY. Abeer 2 © eae fe §nal report of ‘committee on the preposed Grand fsurtost J.C. FILL, Secratary. NP FULL LINE OF FORNI- ito Canopies, Tecries and . fost reegired WB MOSES & SON'S. cornge Tt et. sud (pr THON WEiian the Famcas “spa.” AT BLADENSBURG. ‘This water possesses in an eminent di ait the medicinal. properties of, 8, superior Chalazbeste ee Spring. Regensu PuaRMacy. he PexnerivaNia AVEXUS jyttr OFFICE OF H, E. OFFLEY, HALL ROOM OF NATIONAL METROPOLITAN BANE. 613 15th Street, Oppesite U. 8. Treasury. BEST RATES ALLOWED FOR DRAWBACK CERTIFICATES Isscep Uspen AcT oF ConGRess OF JUNE 29, 1879. CERTIFICATES AND BONDS Special Improvement i o oes to July, 1877), FOR GALE AT LOWEST Rares: or. I will attend to the payment of the Taxes at same rates a8 for the Drawbacks. 5 BONDS, DISTRIOT SECURITIES, RAIL- Ms BROAD. INSURANOE, GaS AND OTHER US SECURITIES, BOUGHT AND BOLD. INVESTMENT SECURITIES A SPECIALTY. FOR SALE AND IMMEDIATE DELIVERY D.C. and 30: 6 Cent. Gold Bonds—3-65 pesca een . 8. 4Per Cent Bonds, and ate H. E. OF FLEY. yin CURE BY ABSORPTION “SAPANULE,” ‘Teed in or Foot Bath, it Immediately Be eves Pain ‘Soreness of and Limb: cause. It also brings a ‘coolness, Burns, Scalds, Bruises, ‘Sprains, Sues, Foes, Bolle. Sieorders of the Toaving, ft smooth and sore Price 50c. and $1 per Bottle. BOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS. BAMUEL GERRY & COMPANY, Prov’s, 237 Broadway, N.¥. SG At Wholesale in Washington by STOTT & CROMWELL, 480 Pennsylvania ave. nw. m31-3m of the Celebrated EMPIRE HEAT- ‘The ‘18 HOT foo ine is deci- edly the best furnace we have HAYWAED & HUTORINI yo sip on st. deT-Istpte yo LAST CHANCE. In order to prepare for Pali Trade I have reduced my whole lineoi SUMMES CLOTHING fully 25 74 Sou wish to savemoney buy now. Hever were such Genuice Barvaias offered. Your Last Chance toxet Good aud Reliable Cloth- GREATLY REDUCED PRICES. Your Last Chance é BUY PRIOES NEVER HEARD - = aT ORE IN THIS OITY. == Hesitate no loner, but come right along for GENUINE BARGAINS, = mi oes nok ever hardly ever—have such ered to you aeaiz . £28 SULTS at reduced prices. Pamala Stock at Reduced Prices to make room for ~ Buy Now. Hasitate no lonwer. A. STRAUS, sugttr 1041 Penna. ave. '. GLKAKD, Veterinary Surzeon, mice, feats Al) Disaases of HONS France ‘d CATTLE. References can be furnis shot aperaticas eaccee Talis: perforant in this ia and Pole Evil. No cure nitation ince Be share. Roxidence, corner #1 st aud Pennsylvania ave. In firmary, 485 snd 4-7 Oat. yivegueld 233t" N=” YORK SHOE STOKE, 605 Pennsylvania avenue. Posr CLOSING OUT BALE OF E. zn PAS ea Per CLASS GOODS: 7" . 54—N?P, 8,282. ening Star. WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 1879. a Sw mn imag. Newrort, R.I., August 22.—Soon after ten o'clock this morning Capt. Webb, the swimmer, was taken out ‘of the water in an exbeusted Condition, and ts therefore out of the race. Boyton has ten miles. Both started at pone ll age Red are immense crowds of Spectators on each, and weara & ho! appearance. es! A Bu Shet NEw York, August 22.—Wm. Schne! man of leisure, occupies first floor of Ea Stanton street with his wife and servant, During the greater part of the summer he has been absent with his wife and servant on ex- cursions, 1 at times from a day to three TWO CENTS or four days. came home last e by J ee eee bed. He was 'y -THE EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. (GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.—Internal rev- enue, $279,942.10; customs, $647,380.09. ‘THE NATIONAL BOARD OF HEALTH yesterday instructed its executive committee not to issue rations to individuals or communities threat- ened with or infected by yellow fever, except in cases where persons ‘are detained under supervision in order to prevent the spread of the disease, and even then only for the period of detention and for the purpose of preveating individual suffering which shall be otherwise unavoidable. In other words, the board will not furnish rations at all to those who remain in Memphis or other infected cities, and will furnish them to persons in camp nuder super- vision only for a limited time and under excep- tonal circumstances. F. Hi. Wives, secretary of the Illinols state board of charittes, has been appointed by Gen, Waiker, Superintendent of the Census, to con- duct the inquiries respecting the blind, deaf and dumb, Idiots, inmates of prisons and re- formatories, «ce. The statistics relating to these classes have hitherto been so defective that, as Gen. Walker expresses it, “they were not worth printing 2” OF THE $40 12,750 ten-dollar Treasury certitl- cates issued, $35,323,550 have been returned to the Treasury for exchange in four per cent. bonds. They were forwarded in lots of $5,000. THE MissIssirPi RIVER IMPROVEMENT CoM- MISSION yesterday heard the following reports of committees: The committee on statistics and information subfaitted a plan providing for afull report by a competent officer upon the trade and commerce of the Mississippi valley to be in readiness by the time the commission is prepared to begin work. The committee to which was entrusted the preparation of a plan of operations for the ensuing year submitted a report providing for the filling up of tne gaps ip existing surveys between Cairo and tne head of the , SO as to complete an officlal survey of the whole river; also for making bor- ings and sediment observations at necessary points and for gauging the stream. The re- Ports of both committees, after full considera- Uon and discussion, were adopted. It is ex- pected that Lieut. Smith S. Leach, of the engi- beer corps, will be designated by the Secretary of War as permanent secretary of the commts- sion. He will be its executive officer, with headquarters at St. Louis, will be under the immediate direction of a local committee chosen from the western members, and will be entrusted with the disbursement of the funds appro iated forthe use of thecommission No selections have been made for any of the su- bordinate positions. The commission adjourned to meet at St. Louis on the 20th of November next. There will, however, be a meeting of a part of its members, including Gens. Gillmore and Comstock, Prof. Mitchell, Major Harrod and Major Suten, at St. Louis, on the ist of October, for the purpose of arranging for the organization of parties to take the field, SACREDNESS OF SEALED COMMUNICATIONS.— In & matter involving the question whether a postmaster is required under the law to testify in a judicial proceeding who rents a box in his office, who took the letters from it, &c., tending to show what became of certain correspondence, the subject was referred to Assistant Attorney 3 Freeman, of the Post Office depart- and he has advised (oi) ergo general that the postmaster not be re- quired to manne bg gree He Let tee postmaster is an agent 0: government, 4 there is no relation which the governmeat sus- tains towards the people of such high trust and of such peculiar and confidential a character as that which it sustains in the transmission of sealed communications. The name of the per- ‘son addressed is written on the outside of the leger for one p alone, that of enabling Wo deliver to the proper person. For apy other purpose the postmaster ts pre- sumed to have no knowledge of the address. ‘THE SENATE COMMITTEE On privileges and elections, of which Senator Saulsbury 1s chatr- man, will go to Topeka, Kansas, about the mid- die of ber. to investigate the case of Senator ls Of that state, against whom charges of Drivery in connection with his elec tion were preferred. The same committee will phe New Orleans in November, to investigate Spofford-Kellogg controversy. SMALL-Pox IX PERU.—U.S. Consul Robert T. Clayton, at Callao, Peru, has informed Surgeon General Hamilton that an epidemic of small- pox appeared at that place in June last. The disease is confined principally to the lower orders of the native population. The cases are mostly confluent, and the death rate haz reached fifty per cent. But few cases have oc- curred among the shipping. CariraL AND Lasor IN CANADA.—Mr. Mas- son, U. S. consul at Quebec, in a dispatch to the Department of State, dated August 16th, says that within two weeks three banks, the Consolidated, the Exchange and the Ville Marie, doing business in that city and in Mon- treal have suspended, by which suspension a capital of five and a-half millions September, 1875, and in August, 1879, which shows a reciation of more than one-third in that time. The entire depreciation within the last twelve months in stocks dealt in at Canadian exchanges is estimated at $30,000,000, and the bottom has uot yet been reached. The protection Policy recently inaugurated, which it was expected would be a panacea for all Canadia ills, has thus far failed to produce any other effect than decreasing the revenue and increasing the cost of living, and the opinion is eee ground that the productions of the lon are too limited and of such a charac- ter as not to be benefited by protection. But Worse than all is the condition of the working Classes. In Quebec during the past winter there was scarcely any em- Ployment, the few who labored on the “Dufferin Terrace,” received from 40 to 60 cents per day, being mostly carpenters. The present wages paid On the new government bullding are from 50 to 50 cents, and on the harbor im- provement trom 70 cents to $1, many of these Fool aro being skilled mechantcs. — It is estl- mated that there are not less than 7,000 work- ingmen at present out of employment in Quebec and its suburbs. The controversies about the distribution of the small amount of work to be given. The consul says that !t 1s entirely a question of bread, and as repression does not. feed the hungry, the situation ts anything but agreeable. TIMELY ARRIVAL aT Samoa.—Captain Chand- ler, with the U.S. 8. Lackawanna, arrived at Apia, Samoan Islands, June 25th, fifty-six days from Callao. le pegs Chandler reports that the timely arrival of the ship will go far toward preventing a civil war there, and that all the good offices that a representative of a friendly sovernment can employ will be exercised by nim to prevent the calamity a civil war might entail upon the natives of the island. LIFE IN ALASKA, Private letter received from Mr. Isaiah Scott, formerly of this city, dated on the 14th of July, from Alaska, says:— ‘The Indians here are not the least bad to the Whites All the troubles are among themselves. ; They make their “‘oo-tchee-oo” and cet drunk off it, and have a little shirt pull of theirown. We broke up a distillery of ‘‘o0-tchee-00,” and cap- tured the appliances, which consisted of a wash botler anda pipe, just like a stove pipe. We have very little night up here, only three hours and forty minutes. ——__~+--_______ Waar Has Mr. TrLpen Donx?—In an inter- view with a representative of the New York Werld, Mr. Cyrus W. Field stated that he had been compelled to break off his business and personal relations with ex-Gov. Tilden. Being pressed ag to the causes, Mr. Field sald there were reasons, and serious ones, why he should not go into details about it at present, but he inuimated that it was in connection with Mr. Tilden’s uploading himself of his Elevated Tatiroad stock, which he had purchased at the instance of Mr. Field, during the absence of the latter in Europe, and by which Mr. Field says Mr. Tilden cleared $1,000,000. Being pressed to answer whether Mr. Tilden hi dore something not at all creditable to him, Mr. Field ts quoted by the World as saying:—“* Well, sir, ] repeat that I cannot express my disgust for his conduct. I don’t saying, further- more, that I am now fully prepared to believe that be knew everything about those cipher aispatches. Remember, and you may say it in ihe World as often as you please, that nothing under heaven would tempt me ever to have any more dealings with Samuel J. Tilden.” @2-P. Marchal, a barber, @ of France, committed suicide in New Orleans yesterday, Cause, financial troubles, 4m. A TRIP TO SOUTHERN MICHIGAN. {Correspondence of The Star.) Sanxp Laks, MICH., August 19th, 1579, Being sadly in need of rest, and desiring to obtain some haven where! could really enjoy myself for a month or more, I, at the suggestion of a friend, decided upon a trip to Southern Michigan. Leaving Washington on the 10:30 a. m. train of the B. & P.R.R., on the 4th day of August, I after a pleasant ride, arrived at Adrian, Mich., the next night about 10:3) o'clock; here I was in somewhatof a dilemma, for upon looking around for that, to us, familiar animal Known as the hack drive- could neither see, hear, or smell one anywhere. Wondering how I should yet_my self and baggage transported to the Hote Lawrence, my destination for the night, I, in all but a cheerful frame of mind, took a look around the depot, and hearing tue tinkling of a bell ldrew near and found an old maa, who would compare favorably with the man In the convent that Dumas describes in his ‘Les Mis. erables,” except that the bell wasfattacied to a pairof horses. This gentleman was bustly en gaged In pliing trunks upon a two-horse wagon, and upon informing him of my trouble he re- Heved me from all further difficulty and vindi- cated the hack-drivers by telling me, first, that it wasa “sort of coolshake” on the partof cabby. He guessed there must be a shin-dig somes where, but if I didn’t mind a climb I could get right up on top of his load of trunks and he would “have me thar ina shake.” A3it wasa choice between A CLIMB AND A WALK of a mile and a-half I thought I would climb; so I gladly accepted his offer. Upon my arrival at the Lawrence House I was welcomed by one of the best of hosts, Mr. Dwight Witney. In the morning I began to think of continuing on my journey, as the friends I expected to meet had receded me to this place. Upon tuquiry I Kearned, to my dismay, that the stage that makes spasmodic trips to the lake had gone the day before, and as the driver and proprietor bad gone “up country” after @ load of ezgs for shipment, I would have to wait several days or else walk 16 miles. Ugh! think of it,16 miles with @ valise weighing over a hundred pounds; but again my good fortune stood by me in the form of the ae hysiclan of Adrian, Doctor Stephenson, who learning of my difficulty, with that goodness of heart for which he is noted, tendered me the use of one of his horses and a bu; and accompanied me 12 miles on the Toa that I could not get astray, which I certainly should have done had I attempted to so alone. After thanking the doctor for his indness I continued on, and arrived safe and ‘sound upon the shores of SAND LAKE. Here I found a dozen or more of the first families of Adrian occupying their cottages for the summer, and searching out the doctor’s cottage delivered the vehicle to the rightful owners. I found the doctor's family had recog- nized the buggy and were ready to accord him a welcome, but instead welcomed a stranger. My destination was the farther side of the lake, and the youngest son, Eddie, a gentieman of 14 years or more, tendered me boat and rowed me across, where I arrived just in time for supper at the Hotel de Sand Lake. This lake is one of about a dozen that abound within @ circuit of 25 to 30 miles, and is one of the prettiest sheets of water I have ever seen, being about one and a half to two miles wide and 5 or 6 around, encircled by high hills, covered with aks and a few minor trees and its bosom cover- ed at all hours of the day with boots of all kinds. The hotel is run by Sidney Decker, who with his first Meutenant and son, Sumner Decker, or as he is known everywhere by the omen of “Chubb,” do all in their power to furnish enjoy- ment for their patrons. Mrs. Decker and her ‘two daughters, with the assistance of two hand- maidens, “the blonde” and the “brunette,” preside over the cooking department, and have Sr ping tn shape. Then another friend of all ts Dell Wheeler, the hoster. He possesses a remarkable memory, and his reputation is known throughout southern Michigan. Dell has frequently from a hundred to two hundred horses in his barn, yet he never gets the wrong horse hitehed to a wrong buggy. HOW WE AMUSE OURSELVES AT SAND LAKE. There 1s plenty of amusement here. Our host, or as he ts called “Sid,” has 13 or 15 boats of all kinds, which are at the disposal of his guests; a bowling alley, which affords amuse- Ment to the ladies of the house and the cot- tages on the other side; then the Deckers are all musicians, can sing and play on any in- strument, Every few days there is a regular old-fashioned country dance, over which “the Decker Minstrel Troupe” preside, with “Sid” ard “Chubb” as leaders, tuey keep the boys and girls to their work till the wee small hours to the Inspiring tunes of “Money Musk” and the “Arkansas Traveler.” THE CUSTOMS OF THE COUNTRY. Every one goes around wearing a blue flannel shirt anda broad brim straw hat of the com- monest kind. I appeared on the scene wearin a “piled” shirt and coilar. but my friends selz me and would not permit me to goto supper without changing that sbirt. sun you can dress as you please, but the rest of the week you have to conform to custom, It would delight the heart of the disciples of 1. Walton, esq., to see the black bass and other fish hauled out every day. What strikes the stranger first 1s the famil- larity with which every one is spoken to or of; there are no “Misters” here. Every one 1s known as Tom, Dick or Harry; the hired men or girls are on an equality with all, and have their say with the master or mistress, and the daughters are ‘the girls;” no Miss about it—no disrespect, but simply the way. Sunday is the it day here. All the cities and the surround- Ing country for 20 miles contribute their share of “folks,” who drive out here, fish, row or bathe, stay to dinner, and then In the cool of the evening return. To me it was rising to see the fine “‘turn- outs” people from the rural districts drove, but upon investigation I found that the farmers of Lipa Loa of the country keep nothing but. bicoded stock, and it is a matter of rivalry be- tween them as to the best; they are mostly wealthy, and their farms are such that they may Well be proud. I have yet to see a poor rm. Politically they are mostly republicans of the Stalwart kind, and look on “Old Zach” as a sort of demt-god. Yet they don’t go around talking politics, but when the time comes to vote they are there. Its after supper now, nearly dark, and a Party of the boys aro on the old fashioned porch, one playing a guitar, two, violins, and another a mouth organ, while some one is dancing a “ break-down.” ‘The lake is lighted up with fishing parties spearing fish. eo night dear Star, keep faithful watch over ie loveliest city of the union, DEOL, REVISION OF THE RULES OF THE HOUSE oF REPRESENTATIVES.—The Congressional commit- tee on revision of the rules of the House of Itep- resentatives, in session at the Elberon Hotel, Hee eae (ey the pat ten days, have nearly completed their labors. The report of the committee will be presented at the meeting of Congress next December. The work so far has resulted in a thorough reviston of the rules of order of the House, and when finished will be complete in their object. The existing rules are a system of patchwork, having undergone no general revision since the first Co The present revision will present a complete modifi- cation, Correct Classification and puneeten in @ qualified form. The main results of the labor of this committee, if adopted, will be to give the majority of the House the complete Control of its business at all times. The morning hour will be devoted exclusively to the reception of reports from commit- tees, in regular order, which will be re- ferred and printed, without debate, and are not to come back on motion of reconsideration. All matters of legislation will then come up for de- bate and action in lar order on the proper calendars. This modification is recommended to prevent the morning hour from belag ex- hausted by debate on any one report, and to precipitate the reception of committee reports without Interfering with the regular business ot the House. This is an outline of the work of the committee. Mr. Frye age yesterday and Mr. Gartleid Weduesday. lese gentlemen wer) called home by demands for their services in th > present canvass in their respective states. Th: remainder of the work will be completed b * Speaker Randall and Messrs. Stephens ani Blackburn to-day. Gen. Garfield, before leaving, Moved that the work of the committee so far and that which ge hay prone up by the re- taining members ll be duly engrossed by Henry H. Smith, the general clerk of the House, ell, AT THE Ware BEAR Laks (MINN.) REGATTA Wednesday the four-oared shell race was woa Wd the Minnesota club in 14.32, the Farragui, club, of Chicago, second: the double scull race by eallings and Muchmore, of the Farraguts, after a close contest with Getty ana Becker, of the Minnesotas, (no time given) and the single ponlhraee by Underwood, of the Minnesotas, in 1.3936. THE SIN ULL Race at Char! yesterday, between Sexton, of chatter and Crouse, of Auburn, N. Y., was won by Sexton by half a length. In the exhibition race ‘De- tween Courtuey, Johnson and Burt Brown, Courtney won easily, Johnson second. , Gen. Grant in Japan. HIS FOURTH OF JULY SPEECH. Mail advices from Japan show that Gen. Grant and his party were the recipients of a mest cordia¥ welcome -there, both from the native and foreign population. Addresses were presented him at Nagasaki, Tokio, Yokohama and other places which he visited. The streets were illuminated at night, and every attention was paid by all classes to the distinguished visitor, The almost uninterrupted rain was the only drawback to the pleasure of the visit. The Fourth of July was celebrated by the party at Seiyoken Restaurant, in Uyeno Park, Tokto, several distinguished Japanese being present, as well as a large concourse of American citl- zens. Dr. MceCartle introduced General Grant, and Minister Bingham addressed him in beha!t cf the American residents of Japan. General Grant's reply jis thus reported in the Japan Daily Herald's mail summary: He said that any praise of the country of the United States, he could honestly aceapt, be- cause It was a great country; but It another thing with respect to the prats on himself personaily. It had been bis fortune to be In a position whica of nei brought his name prominently before the of the world, while a great strugzie. In w: not only the people of the United States, but the whole world was interested, was belug fought, and with the successful issue of that struggle his bame had been linked. But there were thousands of his countrymen who, it they happened to be in the same position, would have accomplished as much as he did—nay, perhaps more. In fact, the achievements were no single man’s; they were the achievements of the million who stood by each other, each ot them dotng bis duty bravely and honestly. He was much gratified to meet so many of his countrymen, and he thanked them for their kind welcome. He hoped that they would all, at some future day, return to their country, and he should be yee to meet them there on some future Fourth of July. The General's reply, she good yes which was delivered in a firm, clear volce, was | enthusiastically cheered. How a Six-Fuoter Lost His Monry.—‘“I am Samuel J. will, of Washington,” sald a strap- ping stranger who walked into Chief Murphy’s office, In Jersey City, yesterday morning. “I came to see if you could help me recover a watch and chain and $10 out of which I was swindled on a train yesterday. At Philadelphia @ well-dressed stranger took the seat next to me. Soon afterward another well-dressed stranger took a seat infrontof me. The sec- ond one, after a time, suggest a game of cards. Stranger No. 1 was willing, but I woulda’t. So the two played for money. No. 2 soon broke No.1, Then No. 1, representing that he had a sure thing, asked me to loan him $10. I did it, he agreeing to give me half the winnings. He Jost ft, and then, asa pledge for further wagers, I put up my gold watch and chain. No. 2 soon won that, and then the two men left the train at Trenton. Do you know, chief, I think that the whole thing was a put-up job.” “Certainly it was,” returned the chief con- sclingly. “Why didn’t you collar them and make them give your pera back again?” “Weil, I did appeal to the passengers,” re- torted the six-foot victim, ‘and they gave me the laugh—actually laughed at me, chief.” “You are big enough to have handled the men alone,” the chief replled, ‘‘and you ought to have been laughed at. We may get the Swindlers. If we do welll let you know.”—(W. ¥. Times, 2st. AN EX-MAYOR OF Sr. LouIs MissING.—James G. Barry, a very old and wealthy citizen and ex- mayor of St. Lot left that city two weeks ago for Coney Island, but telegrams say he did not reach there. Apprehension is felt that some- ung serious has befallen him, and his family are In great ae Fe aL as his onty daughter, Mrs. Joho F. Grady, died very sud- denly last Sunday, and they are very anxious to Inform bim of that fact. MURDER IN Mississipri Ciry.—B. B. Pearson, superintendent of public education of Harrison county, Miss., killed John D. Conkerton, of New Orleans, between 3 and 4 o'clock last evening, at Mississippi City. The difficulty grew out of @ quarrel about a drink that Conkerton claimed Pearson had not pad for. Pearson remarked that any one that wanted to fight him should come out of the bar-room. Conkerton advanced on Pearson; Pearson drew his pistol and fired. Conkerton staried to run. an nearaon tired again. One shot passed throu; nkerton’s arm and flattened agatnst his ‘Skull above the eye; the other shot entered his left side and lodged on the right side. INSURANCE MONBY TO BB DISTRIBUTED.—In the suit in Brooklyn. N. Y., of Mrs. Ann Risle, widow of Daniel M. Risie, against the National Life Insurance company, for $8,000 on the life of her husband, which fell due before the fatl- ure of the company, the court has ordered the distribution of the $130,000 security fund in the hands of the insurance i Se deposited by the company. All who hold policies in the Gremeny will now get all ora portion of their ney. THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION in Soe yesterday adopted a resolution requesting the local council in the District of Columbia to have action taken by the Supreme Court whereby printed calendars may be issued for each town, and sent to all lawyers having cases therein. ‘The committee on law reform was requested to take measures for having uniform laws for mar- Tages and divorces passed in the several states. ‘The association adjourned at two o'clock, after electing officers and passing resolutions of thanks to the officers and committees. Last evening the members of the association held abanquetat the Grand Unton Hotel, at which Hon. B. H. Bristow, the newly elected presi- dent, presided. The ofticers elected were: B. H. Bristow, of Kentucky, president; E. O. Hinkley, of Baltimore, secretary; Francis Rowle, of Phil- adelphia, treasurer, and vice presidents from each state, A Ficnt wits InpIans.—A despatch from Warrens, Idaho Territory, via Walla Walla, dated 1Sth inst., says that on the evening of the day previous the ranch of Jim Ratnes, on Salmon river, eighteen miles from Warrens, was attacked by Indians. Raines and Jas. Ed- wards were killed and Alvert Weber was badly wounded. Seven other settlers escaped and arrived in the town safely. The Indians burned up all the buildings on the ranch. The number of Indians is not stated. Col. Bernard's command are hunting Indians fifty miles away in another direction. THE SOCIAL SENSATION of fashionable London ig the elopement of Kate Vaughn, the beautiful and graceful dancer, with Col. Wellesley, son of Lord Cowley and military attache of the English Embassy at St. Petersburg. The colo- nel leaves a wife and two children. THE IMPEACHMENT CouRT was organized by the Georgia legisiature yesterday, Chief Justice Warner pe ing. Goldsmith, the comptroller, who 1s charged with maladministration and cor- ruption, appeared with bis counsel, and Judge Hopkins, for him, waived an arraignment and asked ten days in which to plead and defend. The time was granted, and the court adjourned to Monday, September ist. THE SAN FRANCISCO WoORKINGMEN have In- dorsed M. D. Thornton, democratic nominee for associate justice of the supreme court, vice G, E. Williams, withdrawn, A Fata. BaTH.—Rey. Benjamin J. Wayne, pastor of the Napoleon avenue Presbyterian church, New Orleans, died at Maudeville, La., yesterday, from injuries received while plung- ing fnto tbe lake for a bath. He was 55 years old, and leaves a wife and four children. THE Boston MURDERERS.—The parties ar- rested in Boston for the murder of Joseph J. Frye, last week, were arraigned in the Muni- cipal Court in that city yesterday, and were tully committed for the action of the grand Jury on the first Monday in September. The Court room was crowded with spectators. The complaint charges Nicolo Infantino and An- vonlo Ardito with the murder of Mr. Frye on the 14th instant, and Vincenzo Bandiera, alias Charles Frost, with sabes them to commit the act. Joseph Ardito was held in $10,000 bail, charged with harboring and concealing the parties after the crime. Utica Racks,—At Utica, N. Y., sterday, Sleepy Tom won the Pacing race: best time, 2:14. The 2:24 class trotting race was won by Alley; best time, 2:22. ‘There was $8,000 in the track pool box on thisrace. The $3,400 race between Rarus and Hopeful was won easily by Rarus; best time, 2: WOMEN STRIKERS.—Three hundred female chair-seaters at Poughkeepsie, N. Y., struck for higher wages yesterday. They had been get Ung four cents apiece for caning common seats, and the Messrs. Arnold have reduced the price to 33¢ cents. About one hundred assembled at the office yesterday morning, but refused to go to work. They assaulted one woman and took her work from her. te Henry L. Pierce has consented to allow his name to go before the Massachusetts repub- lican convention to be held at Worcester to n minate a candidate for governor. §2-The Louisville Jockey Club has not dis- banded, merely having decided to omit the fall eee a The spring meeting will take place according to arrangement. Sr 'There were twenty-six Dew cases and six tees trem yellow fever at Memphis yester- 1 | ssity | ‘The Best American Jockey. A TRIBUTE TO FALSETTO'S RIDER. The N. Y. Times asks “Whois the best jockey in America?” and then answers:—‘“For his dual victory over Mr. Keene, it is pretty certain that Mr. Reynolds is as much indebted to the super- lative horsemanship of the colored jockey, Mur- phy, as he ts to his great colt Falsetto, We are not going beyond bounds when we say that, judged from the records alone, Murphy is one of the best, if not the best jockey on the American turf to-day, and he is no doubt fully the equal of young Archer, who for five seasons has led the list in England. Murphy's riding in the ‘Travers Stakes race, July 1sth, and in the Ken- ner stakes race, August i2th, were the two finest exhibitions of skill In the saddle that Lave been seen in this country in many years. Murpay has a steady hand, @ quick eye, a cool head, and a bold beart—four qualifications absolutely necessary to the success of every jockey. That he is very observant duriag the progress of a race, and is quick to perceive the weak points of anadversary and prompt to take advantageof | them, was signally illustrated in the run for | the Travers stake: soon after the race | why he went up Told and Jericho at the hail mile, only to fall back again, he replied:— ‘Well, I did not care for Jericho, but, while I thought Spendthrift was the dangerous horse, I wanted to go up to Harold to see how he felt; 80 1 tapped Falsetto with the spur one time, went up totem, felt of Harold, found hit sprawling over the course, and saw he was out of the race, and I fell back to keep Feaks from think- ing that | was at all dangerous.’ He was then asked how he paurened to get between Harold and the pole on the turn. ‘I didn’t intend to go upon the turn,’ was the reply: ‘but when we started toward the stretch Harold was tired and unsteady, and he leaned away from the es and gave me room to go in. I thought it etter to run for the position than to have to run round him, so I jumped at the chance, and went up between him and the rail. I steadied my horse here a moment to compel Harold to cover more ground on the turn, and beat him good, for he was very tired, and just before we got tothe stretch I left him and went off after Spendthrift. No explanation could be better than that. Murphy has already had thirty- seven mounts this year, and has won twenty- five, besides riding a dead heat, and this ts a touch better average than any Engiish jockey | can show.” THE SUICIDE OF Miss Roaca —A few particu- lars relative to Miss Roach, the young girl who committed suicide on Saturday by leaping over- toard from the steamer Bristol, have been gieaned from Miss Allen, an English lady, who became acquainted with her while they were fellow passengers on board the seamen Den- mark On her last trip from Liverpool. During their brief companionship Miss Roach told her she was a Cornish girl, her mother was a silk spinner inthe north of England, and she had relatives in Portsmouth. She said she expected to meet & gentleman to whom she was be- trothec, and was grieved when he fatied to meet heron the steamer reaching New York. She called him “Joe” and showed her his like- ness, The next time Miss Allen saw her was on Saturday, when Miss Roach called on her to ‘bid her good-bye, as she was about to start for Boston. Miss Roach said nothing about her Marriage, but she admitted that she had been in Philadelphia since the arrival of the Den- mark. She was one of the last passengers to board the Bristol,which sailed the same evening. Mr. Jonas Langfeld, to whom the pote left by Miss Roach with the clerk of the steamer Bristol was addressed, when first interviewed as to his snomielze of the deceased, claimed to have but a slight acquaintance and had not met her for six or eight months previous. Since the recovery of the unfortunate woman’s body, he, in connection with another friend of the deceased, has made arrangements for her interment in Philadelphia, He now says Miss Roach has a son four years old living in Cam- den, N.J. Langfield was seen to meet Miss Roach at the depot of the Bound Brook rail- road in Philadelphia on her return from as and drove off with her in a carriage on which her b: was placed. He is now un- willing to make any f er disclosures, though he knows he cannot be compelled to appear be- fore the coroner's jury in New York next Wed- nesday. If she has left a son the diamonds and other property she left behind her, and two diamond rings on her Rogers) whea found, should be applied to his benei Rumors ApouT RvssiAN WAR V&SSELS.—A cable dispatch from London Wednesday stated that “Admiral Lessowski, the Russian minister of marine, has ed a contract with Ameri- can shipbullding firms for the construction of a number of ocean corvette cruisers, which will Cost 25,000,000 golden roubles” (about $19,550,000.) No confirmation of this could be obta'ned in New York Wedni , but it is known that representatives from t country have been in Russia for two or three months jerking to their own interest in this matter. William H. Webb, one of New York’s old shipbuilders’ went to Europe about three months ago and has been making efforts to secure this contract. Whar- ton Barker, of the firm of Baker Brothers, bankers, Philadelphia, is also in Harpe for the same purpose. It {is thought that if Mr. Barker has secured the contract for these corvettes for the Russian volunteer navy Messrs. Cramp & Sons will build them. If Mr. Webb has secured the contract it Is believed that the work wiil be done by ohn Roach & Sons. In either case it will give employment to several thousand me- chanics.—[N. ¥. Tribune. TROUBLE IN TALMAGE’S FLOCK.—Mr. Hamblin, the treasurer of Dr. Talmage’s tabernacle in Brooklyn, has resigned, owing to some misun- derstanding with the other members of the board of trustees as tothe money matters of the church. Mr. Hamblin succeeded W. J. Gelston, who was the plaintiff last winter in a sult to recover moneys advanced to the taber- nacle. Mr. Hamblin holds a moi on the big organ of the church for $5,000. He is ab- sent from the city, and Mr. Corwin, the prest- dent of the board of trustees, would not, last Light, give the details of the difficnity that led to Mr. Hambiin’s resignation. Mr. Hamblin was one of Dr. Talmage’s most zealous support- ers in bis recent trial before the presbytery.— LY. ¥. Sun, 21st. Mk. WM. H. VANDERBILT gave the New York legislative committee at Saratoga yesterday another chapter on railroad economy. He held that railroad business could not be conducted successfully without special rates, and ex- plainéd that It was on through business that ihe rate was put down to hard panon account of competition. No money was made onit. In regard to the oll business Mr. Vanderbilt said he was disgusted with the oll companies and oll men Jong ago. $1,300 SHORT.—Charles W. Parker. construc- tion keeper at the Charlestown, Mass., navy yard, has been discharged. He admits a deficit of $1,300, but claims he will report satisfactorily to Washington in that particular. Moses Pet- tee has been appointed to the position vacated by Parker's dismissal. THE BARBER’s BRIDE.—George Pelletrau, son of a barber in New York, and only 1s years of age, in company with the daughter of a liquor saloon keeper, two years younger, made a secret, visit to Brooklyn last Sunday afternoon and were married. The bride returned to her home and kept the secret till the next day, when of the inevitable, by rowgalsing, the genes of the inevitable, by Y the y shaver as a son-in-law. e TYLER INVESTIGATION. —The hearing of charges against Gen. E. B. Tyler, postmaster of Baltimore, was continued yesterday in a private room of the it office, before Postal Agents Shallcross Tidball. The witnesses examined were Frank W. Cassard, assistant postmaster, and Mr. Ilgenfritz, aclerk. It was understood that Miss Murray, a clerk in the post office, will go before the postal nts as a Witness to-day. ‘This lady was ex to tes- tify on two days of last week, but failed to appear. It 1s stated that on Wednesday of this week the I offered to testify, but the agents did not admit her, because of’ previous non- Leen Now, on account of public and private statements, in which Miss Murray's name has been since the commencement of the Investigation, she is reported as having expressed a determination to make a state. ment to President Hayes, if no other hearing was accorded. The prosecution attach import- ance to the testimony of this lady. Gen. Tyler and bis friends nothing culpable can be eee against in this direction.—{ Bat. Sun, 2d. A_ SUIT FOR $26,000,00).—In San Francisco yesterday John H. Burke brought a suit against J.C. Flood and James V. Coleman, executors of the estate of W. 8. O'Brien, deceased, to re- Cover $26,015,000. “This 18 a duplicate of the suit against Flood, Fair, Mackey and oth>rz, now pending, and is brought to prevent a dis- tribution of the O’Brien estate. THE SUTRO TUNNEL COMPANY have started another lateral tunnel northwardly at a point 12,000 feet from the entrance of their tunnel, in Nevada, where assays of gold and silver are obtained. ig in the tunnel company’s ground, which extends 2,000 feet in that direc- —____ ba George Wickleman, of New Orleans 19, was found dead on the out skirts of Bilge, fot and 1s supposed to have committed sul- Telegrams to The Star, | Sti gui, meiner Seek Be THE GREAT SWIM. Webb Exhausted; Boyton Still Going, Connecticut Peace Society. Mystic, Cr., August 22—The Cou! | Peace society closed its thirteenth annual se3- | Slon yesterday—over 3,000 ns attended, | many coming from other states. The | j = ers were Alfred H. Love, of Emery | THE DREADED FEVER. Shot-Gun Quarantine. | K. ; Mrs. Frances Wat- kins Harper, ot Philadelphia: J. i. r or = cox, =. rs. Amanda THE ZULU WAR. | Deyo, of . ‘The resolutions de- mand international arbitration; declare that the movement for it has gained much force; | thank President Hayes for an arbi- tration to Peru at SUMMER HOTEL BURNFD. proposing ind Chill; and say that the Sa- a e | preme Court's decision in 1872, that the govern- * | ment ts not bound to keep its treaties, is the THE DREADED FEVER, ; cause of most of the present Indian troubles, mum Quarantine in Arkansas. | a eee z Wall Street To-day. york, Aug. 22.—A Mempiis special says: : sas New York, 22.—The Post's faancial ‘The quarantine fever struck Arkansas yestel day. The sheriff of Crittenden county, opposite Memphis, issued an order threatening the ar- | quiet thus far to-day. United States bonds are rest and punishment of aces if caught in | bol higher the act of crossing to that side of the river. ‘Two New Cases and Two Deatl MEMPHIS, August 22.—Two new cases reported to the board of health this morning. ‘Ten deaths have occurred since last night—. K. §] Samuel Cross, Mrs. Dena Goldcam| Six per cent.as the ruling rate to the Stock Hiram 7 Hilscher, Jas. K. Murray, Emma Moore, | Exchange borrowers. The government bond Phil. J. Ryan, Mrs. §.W. Phillips, Sam’l Rhodes, are supplied at five percent. Prime A. 1. Rhodes. ‘The four =a died | beyond the mercantile paper is Sai per cent. city limits, The daily mail service over Loulsville and Nashville railroad was resumed Burning of = Waserk lace Hotet. this morning. EHOBOTH, DRL... A’ 22.—The Surt House, The Rever im New Orlerns | at this place, was burned to the ground Mempnis, August 2%.—Telegrams received | three o'clock this morning. Sixty persons this morning from very highest authority says | 12 the house at the time, but all escaped with yellow fever ts spreading in New Orleans, ae lives, one woman only being slighty FOREIGN AFFAIRS. fire originated in the kitchen, and was elther lary or the result of care- lessness. 1t was insured for $7,000, Falsetto at I Branch. LonG Brancu, Aug. 22.—Mr. Pierre Lorillard’s new purchase, arrived yesterday at Monmouth Park. There ts every prospect of a match being made between Falsetto and thrift, to be run at Monmouth Park next week. _————_ French Gold for America. Paris. August 22.—The Bourse (newspaper) says: “Some amounts of gold have been shipped Girect from Paris for New York. Tne stock of American eagles in the Bank of France is ex- hausted and further shipments will be made in bars apd napoleops. Caution 1s, therefore, everywhere matntained, although the money coe at short dates continues to glut the market. i Mr. Childers Resigas. Strike im Chicago. Lonpon, August 22.—The report of Mr. Chil- | CHICAGO, August 22.—Two hundred laborers ders’ resignation trom the board of directors of | ©f the Chicago dock laborers union are ona the Great Western Rallroad is confirmed. strike for 25 cents per hour. They now receive A Call for the Marseiliaise. twenty cents. Panis, August 22.—A disturbance was caused here last night by a band at the Palais Royal ToxowTo. refusing to accede to a call from the crowd for the Marseillaise. A number of arrests were Toade, English Inves gators Coming to | day. America. to-day. Loxpox, oF — 22.—Mr. ey Pell werrglewd Clare Sewel |, Members of parliament, who to America in connection with the the which sails from Liverpool on the 26th instant for New York. Surnames: e Zulu Loxpox, August 22.—Sir Garnet Wolseley telegraphs as follows: —« Five thousand Swazies are to attack King C ¥ number will be increased to ten these, or another com) from the direction of Luni > capture ayo or drive towards Col. Clark’s column, which is moving from the | active; southward. There have been fu submis- | amber, 1 1us1 13; i sions of Zulus.” The Daily News’ specialedition | western winter ey and q this afternoon says:—‘‘A successful Zulu raid is oS 1 iow, Soe oan uheon 5 Big etka ee te et nite and yeilow nominal ; western Polish ges ye een} w 58 Waxsaw, August 22.—A court martial a Teepe ae four years hard | 248); steamer, labor in the Si mines See the demarcation of their plots of six oihers to various terms of exile or imprison- ment for the same offence. pork, 1000. Bulk tg} Something Going to be Done. ola yg as 6 Loxpox, August 22.—The Times initefnancial | deze. §; cleat rib sides, 6. article ‘'S: resigns oo 5 4 from the directorship of the Great Western [ ctee gn ee Railway of Canada, seems to be taken as proof Rid cargoes, 1! that something is really going to be done about ‘1.063a1.07. the amalgamation of the Great Western and | for 3. Grand Trunk railways. e—flour, 52.077 A Dead Judge. i Lonpow, A\ 22.—Kaward Strathearn, | Pine ome ats brsbels: corn. Lord Gordon, one of the judges of appeal, died recently at Brussels, in his 66th year. cs NEW YORK, August 22 —Stocks steady. Money, ‘Grappling for the Cabie. 5a6. Exchange. long, 481i: short, 483. Govern- VER The corre | ment honds auiet. spondent of the Couric: sang, wondon corre. | NEW YORK. August 22—Flour steady. Wheat Farraday when non Tuesday last in lati. | Tet Comm frm. ch catenaete artecak tha | eBay Seca ES ge a RE Ss ; ‘Sr. ParERSBURG, August 22.—Three. of D. of o gE tive male nihilists who were sentenced by tobe exe ted. tnere at 10 ;elock this morning. is to be execut ere 0’ 4 The woman who was sentenced to exile in si- | MA 26¥- beria is only 15 years old. Labor Demonstrations. ih dae, Lataae nce | The Needot s Gaaramey makers have s 4 it 2 —W & demonstration yesterday of 2,000 unemployed heneer 4c laborers in Glasgow. The Zulu War Not Over, Loxpoy, Al 22.—A special edition of the Daily Teiegraph this afternoon contains the fol- J lowing: Care Town. Al 5.—A resident of Pondo- land poe it hostilities are inevitable. It 1s stat from Pretoria that Sir Garnet | real Walseley 1s convinced that the campaign against Chief Secocoeni, in the north, must be vigorously renewed. Heavy Storms in England. Lonpon, Aug. 22d.—Heavy thunder storms of 4 which, especially in the have caused the rivers to overflow in the north | case of large 4 ith few exe results and northeast of Lancashire, and much | in frightening off really no damage to the cro} Some of the cotton mills | matter how much they it be to onthe banks of the Blackwater, at Darwen, have been compelied to suspend operations on account of the water. assist a friend or customer to a reasonable pny eed abd necessitates ee ous Reduction of Wages. tee The Oldham operative spinners’ executive | bond. The existing rules and prac- committee has referred the question of five per | Uces where bonds are required are of cent. reduction to district meetings, on whose | SUCh @ nature that every well-to-do ection will depend whether astrike shall ensue. | MAD imperatively weeds some rellef—such as, Home Rule Demonstration in Dub- | 37 inaieats lerely @ Suggestion. @ week passes but what every DcBLin, August 22.—The Home Rule le oomae 5 coeemmed a At, = held a demonstration at the rotunda last it. | he nine cases out of ten he loses a valu- ‘There were only four members of Parltament | apie customer. If he assents, he is ——— fcthe House of Commons for Meath, was tae Sone ce ee of the o ons for Meath, was the most notable; but the body of the hall was | Yet he crowded with wo * have throughout were us. The refusals have Persons were remarkable for the hostility they | even worse consequences than a reasonable layed towards the more moderate section jome Rule members of Parliament “The | HUMBEr of assents. “But the self-reliant, hom be man always feels a repugnance meeting @ series of resolutions in favor y know! of the obstructive Policy. pursued by their repre- ow ye PS = reas aoe sentatives in the House of Commons, eX- | for iiike. (Here in W: more pI the necessity of purging the party of ‘such, let us call it funranty Assecitiog? members who have shown lukewarmni where so many large and valuable Several tights occurred. The dissentients from government con’ of the | Teaotu after _receivi Tough | furnishing supplies, tc.) are awarted amd usage in the hall, were thrust out to encounter required. It would the tender mercies of the mob awaiting them. alike of great advantage to the itders Sir Rowland Hill. to the But also would Lonpox, August 22.—The condition of Sir | such an association prove a vlessing Rowland Hill is somewhat improved to-day. great mass of wrongfully ac- ‘The Bocrs Want To Fight. cused, who, in their distress, know not where PIBTERMARITZBURG, August 5.— rts from | to seek the friend they need. Yes, in the mat- trustworthy sources state that the have | ter of ball bond, and for small determined to fight unless their independence | amounts, such an institution would not meee 00d, Whilst at present this business isl! let ._ A Catholic Cemetety Cave. to aiylocks. Now, as to the profits of such a New YorK, August 22.—The question of the | Guaranty Association. Nothing can ‘be more right of trustees of cemeteries controlled by | effectiv and determined. All it the Catholic church to prevent the interment | will uire is some statistician, as for in- in consecrated ground of those who had in their | stance, Mr. Alexander R. Gardner, to be en- lifetime belonged to secret societies will come | trusted with the work ‘the risks, before the courts to-day, in the application of a | say into ball bonds, wit subdivi- test case. The relatives of Dennis Coppers. ‘ns, administrators and guardians bonds, con- who was accidentally killed last week, and | tractors bonds, then the various classes of whose will directed that his remains should be | treasurers and fiduciary bonds, &c. ‘Your sta- interred beside those of his kindred in Calvary | Usticlans can readily, from the records of the cemetery, have Cee for an injunction | courts and archives of the local and federal gov- against the authorti aot = Cemetery for re- | ernment, ascertain the number and amount of using to pel urial of the body. Coo. | forfeitures, as compared total number pers was a communicant of the Episco) of onda given in each claas-durioe the past: church, and his relatives were Roman Catholics | fifty ‘0d from this he will affix The body was placed in the recel vault of | pi lums for assurance with a certainty quive as the cemetery pending the decision of the vicar- Teliable as those of any marine or fire insurance general, and this being adverse, Coppers’ | company. It willbe ‘more difficult to do so in {rlends have applied for a tem ry intunc- pa aod ‘to the premiums on treasurers and other anazuea to-day’ before Judge Boud. “The ‘ase s | cose seaetset oe a caretal Casstication ang ay fore Ju is] c exciting much interest. jearterty, The Blockade iq New York, August 22.—The ter has received a cable message from