Evening Star Newspaper, October 6, 1879, Page 1

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The sin Caries E Davis, the mreatest ‘The only true reprosent- d farmer. in his arest origi- pported by the emo- nue, and a full dramatic aepestional comedy, ia four LN, the New Enuland tional actress, company. in the sets entiteo AL’ er. J sTIONAL THEATER, LIMITED ENGAGEMENT OF SIX NIGHTS and WEDSESDAY ard GATURDAY 3, ‘Wednesday, nee aT Charming Extravaganzi masta one Of HORKORS. As played by. this Company SQ.pients at the Union New York. ‘actions, Sparkling Music, ng Novelties. Qharming Costumes, Beartiful Scenery, rt ORIGINAL GRiin Oast. RS CURES THE BLUES. tit go no further.” LSoturday Matinee, With its We Baro HO “Keep it dark: Thursday, Friday, ani Batarday Night—A GREAT PROGRAMME. Wednesday, Oct. 15, Mr.and Mra. G 0. Howard's UNCLE TOMS CABIN COMBINATION. —oct6 ATIONAL THEATER. POSITIVELY TWO NIGHTS ONLY, MONDAY and TUESDAY, October 1S and 34, THE STBA CH, GRAN. ‘D ITAGIAN MONDAY BERING, October 13, FAUsT! Firet appearances of ‘Mile La Blanche. Miss Lancaster. a Arooe. ignor La: eee Mr L. G. Gott Vaile: and Monsieur Casteltaar ‘ee (Grand Chorus and Orchestra of 100 Ariiste Musical, Director: -.-- 78. Behrens “AIDA! ATDA™ “AIDA!” Which will be produced with new scenery, new costumes, military baud on stave, ballet, and the fol- lowing extraordinary star cast F -t appearances of he 5 FAUST! me Teresina Sinee as Signor Lafontaine. a8. 0) ‘Popular Prices—Adwmission 81: Reserved Seais 50 cts. and 81 extra, accordmg to lacation ; Gallery 60 cts. The esle of ‘seats will commence on Thursday morning, ‘th inst., at 8:50, at Box office. ‘octé SECOND GRAND TOURNAMENT. at Green- © wood, Georgetown Heights. TUESDAY, Oct. 7. ween Maryland and Virginia Knights for Hiding commences at 3 oclock. jouship. Admission 25 cents Dexe: WASTE YOUR TIME PORING OVER rammersand writing senseless exercises in the yain hope of learning to understand French. Seo “Educational” for Prov. ALFRED SARDOU'S Bree Lectures. ‘OLDS. Oct. Gth—One Week. ELEOTRIC SUCCESS AT PHILADELPHIA! Pronounced by press and public the best Comedy geen in that city for years. ‘WEDNESDAY and SATUBDAY MATINEES. First protaction a, this city, the New Comedy, admirably constructed and fullof irresistibly laus! able situations, entitled THE STRATEGISTS. Jack Ruttledge. Arthur Buttled) ‘Major Abijah Bev. John Mil Capsicum Pepper. ‘Terrence O'F lam. Zs eant Gumblet ts. How Howat dave Sfiss Lizzie Newell Oct. 13-LINGARD FOLLY COMPANY. _octé INCOLN HALL. —_—-Patti Concert. Under the direction o of Mr. 0. A. CHIZZOLA ye VIVO, Mani TBE GREAT MUSIC. EVENT Of the Beason will be the Triumphant pecs into ‘Washington of the Queen of CARLOTTA PATTI, On MONDAY EVENING, OOTOBER 611. With her CONCERT COMBINATION, comprisinz 7. K IN. the Great Pianist. ur BE EGS the Gelebrated Cellist, HELPS, the Successful American Tenor. Bie CHaMey GELLAT. the Eminent Baritone. iz. MARZO, Accompanist. Adiuseicn, $1; Reserved Seats, Baie bf seats commences ou THURSDAT at Sige Fott & Co.'s Piano Warerooms, 925 Pennsylvania avenue. art. it are Chantant) PUCK, Ay SGotinen tes axe G S25. N. W. MONDAY, the 29th of September, 1879, opening night. ENTERTAINMENT EVERY EVENING. cure a select audience Tickets of Admittance oPesimea es gute See manager. {sep26) NIONS, DISEASED NAILS, &0.— CSERNG Sha cure at De: WHITE'S establishment, ii Peonsylvania ave.. opposite Willard’s Hotel, Hefers to eminent physicians, surgeons and thou: sands of other Indes attend: Business at office nrecindes, attending mee No 923 EB: residences except after 6 p.m. visit. cay ot | ON Barron MABHEITER’S x Se AND STORE, FREE Af: "08g 5 ay y Paintings, inarav ines, Guromos, so | , Iarmest 8 aper Hani Framen, Picture Oords, in the District and Tas- M ILLER & JON. POPULAR RESORT FOR GENTLEMEN, NATIONAL THEATRE BUILDING, Open from 9 a.m. to 12 p. m. BILLIARDS, 50c. Pun Hovn. POOL Every ae terial for sale. Cues wis ofpillaed work executed at ane Geo. JUENEMANN’S MOUNT VERNON LAGER BEER BREWERY AND PLEASURE GARDEN, BETWEEN 4TH AND OTH AND E AnD F 878. HE. sp20-ly Washington, D. 0. I, and all notice. LUMBER! LUMBER!! ANOTHER TUMBLE IN PRICES! POPLAB, 1 inch and 6-8, No, 2..-..ver 100 ft., $2.08 WHITE PINE SHINGLES, No. 2..per 1000, 81.75 OLEAR SIDING, % inch (without s knot, POF 10 ftesesee recess: S100 VIBGINIA PINE BOARDS.......per 100 ft., 95cta OYPRESS SHINGLES, Ro. 2........per 1000, 84.60 WB ARE NEVER OU? OF THRSHi WILLET & LIBBEY ORNEB SIXTH AND X.Y. AVENUE 3.W' OPPOSITE HORTHERN LIBERTY MARKET Wasmmerzon, D. e===* WISE GARNETT, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Wassruatom, D. OF SPECIAL NOTICES. wISe MONTHLY MEETING OF THE MANAGERS ( <3 CHRIS- TIAN ASEUCIATION will be hod TURSDAY. 1 P.m., atthe Home. Full attendances is requested. It Mrs, THOMAS WILSON, Secretary. >> THE SEMI-ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION of the District of Qelumbia will be held mn Gonzaga Hall, 916 F st., on ‘TUESDAY, 7th of October, at bck p. By order of the President. J.B ‘MOR AN, MD. T. SOWERS, M. D., Secreta’ 6-2t Se DIVIDEND goTK ‘E.—Estate oF JA i Cooke & Co., In Bankr’ a TCY. EDWIN M. LEWIS. iPuste PHILADELPHIA, sept 30, 1879. The Committee of Creditors of ‘this Estate hav» this 6a} cash dividend—TWO AND ONE- T. payable on and after No vember 3, They have algo deciared an “Aanet Rerip Dividend” of TEN BEB CENT, insccordsus: jen for Clown th ‘ ich will ba delivered to the creditors at the time of payment of the cish dividend aforesaid. _Greditors sre particu’ariy reanestad to send tome tal card their it post offics a.idresses, to ime to forward to them the proper notices and atale sues of the ansete, A Zswinovl _ EDWIN M. LEWIS, Trustee. SPEOIAL NOTICK.—A fresh supoly, of ’ PURE NORWEGIAN OOD LIV: see Bra Bie Cee toe and Bonney! Yat at 60 cts. per full pint bottie. ‘cts OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, WaAsHiNeTon, October 23, 1879, OxpERED, That pursuant to the provisions of the act of Congress providing a permanent form of gov ernment for lumbia, approved June lth, 1878, 3 for sundry civil expenses of the fiscal year ended June 30, purposes, approved March 3, 1879, same is hereby levied of ene doliar an (8150) on every ore hundred dollars of real estate not exempted by law, exce:t upon real propert, held exclusively for agric ea purposes wi the limits of the cities of DEIR and Genet: town, ando desicnated by the Asseseor in his an: nual ‘return, the rate on which shall ba one dollar (81.00) on every one hundred dollars; and upon all personal property in the District of Columbia, not able eleewhere, one dollar and fifty cents (81.60) on every one hundred doliars, according '0 the valuation thereof. ‘The first half of the said tax shall be due and pay- able on the first day of November, 1879, and the second half ou the firet day of May, 7 with the provisions of appropriations 6 Government for 880, and for other J. DENT, W. J. TWINING, Major of Engineers, ty $ommssioners of the District of Columbia, oct3-St ‘ant: B, MOSES & BON, oor 7th st. and Pa. have reopened thelr corner store with & Iarwe and complete stock of UPHOLSTERY GOODS, LACE OURTA’ Ne DRAPERIES, Xo. seps-tr BEDFORD WATER, BLUE ies ee BETHESDA WATER, DEEP ROOK Ww TER, ND GEYSER SARA TOGA. WATER. A fren supply of the above natural waters. For sale or draught jn all quantities BURN'S PHARMACY. sepd-tr ENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. HOUSEFURNISHINGS. SPLENDID STOCK OF HEATING AND GOOKING STOVES, Kangen, and bat ‘robes at the lowest market rates. Oall and ex- amine my stock before purchasing. Latrobes, Ranges and Furnaces repaired. All goods. warranted as represented, or money refunded. Come and see. GEO. E. GARTBELL, gep25-Im. 815 7th st. n.w., bet. H and I. JE ARE NOW BeCEiNe STEAMSHIP INDIANA, Our Fall Stock of ENGLISH OROCKERY snp SEMI PORCOELAINE WABE. Home New and Unique Patterns, which we offer lowest prices. ee EMEAD & OC Importers and Deslers in in Sroekers, China and seplltr 1343 F st., ‘opposite Ebbitt House. ad I call the attention to parties that are building and want comfort, to call and examine my FUEBNAOES ANB RANGES before purchasing. It will pay. Estimates cheer- fully furnished. PUBNACES AND RANGES. WALTER D. WYVILL, aug1s-2m 452 Penna, ave. n we A FINE STONE CHINA CHAMBEB SET, 11 PIECES, 82.26. 56 PIECES STONE OHINA TEA BET, 84. A large assortment of ROGERS’ CUTLERY and PLATED WARE, which we will sell very low. J. W. SCHAEFER sugl6-te 1016 Seventh street s.0, GAS FIXTURES: gas FIRTURES. THE LARGEST STOCK OF THE BEST MADE GOODS IN THE CITY, Som theo celebrated factory of Messrs. Mitchell, ‘aD08 BSE THIS WILL naar aE CITY as All of our Goods handled led by Practical Handa ‘Will guarantee ertire satisf: E. 2 BE BROOKS, augd Corcoran BUILDING, 15th st. G4 COOKING STOVES. Gas Light Company have, at ‘The ‘assortment of Lie GAB COOKING TOVES, in Warious close JeT-lstptr yy 0) l= ANOTHER INST AL MENT E JUB: ‘TAX-PAYERS! READ AND ACT, Owners of property in the following sat tay paid the assessment for imp! oo nde y the Board of Public Works in 1871, under con Pace of the old Corporation of Washington, sre re- quested to call at my office relative to the same: of uares.—1, 15, 17, 18, 20, 21, 25, 26, 88, 39, 42, 44, 2, 63, 64, 74, 75, 78, 92.'110, 153, 183" 139, 140, 160; ish aie ris; 161, eral 1 249,146, 147, ait, 208, 264, 205, 206, $07, 408, 309, 210, Bs Be ets 235, 1. 2ed. 27 27: j, 2. 278, 279, 298, ays 803, 10, 811, 312, 317, 2 eto We $00; 403, ae ie egh sane a1 419; 497, Sez" B04. 598, G19, 624, 621, 696, n 435 9 a3 as "749, pie Hore ee dab Gea i oe) Topas sna! "Sta 212 Bl }, 1041, 1066. 106: 061, A I i Hee Sion Til, cle f143, Ree a Bs S30) 327 S26, 334, 93 m 361, S60, Soi, Bos, 4 411, -E®_ The total coat of the tmprovemen agualy anevee Ca ect thoao WHS pal ease tees entitled to have two-thirds of the amount refunded, Btrict attention given to all cases entrusted JOHN MOBBIS, 2RE 25 Btroet mor:hwest, oct2-4t* Opposite the Columbia Building: UY Vd BESTAUBANT PABISIEN, 1424 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, WILL OPEN, ON THE Ist DAY OF OCTOBER, A BEAL FRENCH TABLE D'HOTE DINNER, FRom # To 6 o’cLock, AGES es min met THE EVENING STAR. “Washington News and Gossip. GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-Day.—Internalrev- ‘enue, $677,093.81; customs, $561,065.95. COUNTERFEITERS ARRESTED.—The secret ser- vice division is informed of the arrest, last Sat- urday, of James Ridley and Paul Kennedy by one of Its operatives at Toledo, Ohio, for selling counterfeit ccin. Goine To INCREASE THE GOLD ReseRvs.—The assistant treasurer at Chicago has informed the Treaswer that as soon as their transac- tions with the sub-treasury will permit, the banks of that city intend to increase their gold reserve by $2,000,000. SECRETARY THOMPSON will return to the city from Indiana te-morrow night. SENATOR MOoRGAN, of Alabama, arrived here this morning from California where he had been visiting. He isat his residence No. 401 G street. The senator met with an unfortunate accident at Big Tree station, California, while on his way from the Yosemite to the ratlroad ‘station. In front of the hotel at Big Tree there an excavation covered with loose plank. ‘The senator attempted to walk over the plank- way and fell into the hole, breaking his collar bone. He still suffers intense pain, and will be confined to his residence some days. PAYMENTS IN GOLD.—Under the provisions of the circular of the Secretary of the Treasury of September 19th last, in regard to the shipment of gold coin to parties desiring it, there has been sent out from the mint gold to the amount of $171,050, In addition to this the sub-treasu- ries are all supplied with gold and are paying ft out freely, On current obiigations; and the Treasurer's checks for called bonds redeemed are bang le by the assistant treasurer in New Yo. in gold through the clearing house. LETTERS ADDRESSED TO LOTTERIZS UNMATI- ABLE.—The Assistant Attorney General for the post office department, having given his opin- ion that letters addressed to lottery companies, or to individuals when addressed to them as agents for such companies, are unmailable, per se, and that postmasters should refuse to regis- ter letters when so addressed, a circular has been issued by the department instructing all postmasters to refuse to mail or register letters or cireulars so addressed, or to mail or register letters or circulars to schemes (nearly 1.000 in pumber) against which the Postmaster General hhas issued orders, MASTER JouN E. ROLLER, U.S. N., has been ordered tothe receiving ship Colorado, at New ork. AMY ORDERS.—Surgeon Charles Sutherland will report to the commanding general, mili- tary division of the Pacific, for duty as medical director of that division. Surgeons B. J. D. Irwin and W. D. Wolverton will report to tue commanding general, department of Dakota, for assignment to duty. RESULT OF THE DEADWOOD FIRE.—The acting commissioner of the General Land Office has notified the district land officials at Deadwood, D. T., that all mineral notices must be contimu- ous. If published in a daily paper sixty-one consecutive daily publications are required (if apy omissions, publication must be commenced de nova.) fin a weekly paper and an interval of more than a week occurs, there must bea republication of the whole. This order is an outgrowth of the late fire at Deadwood, which destroyed all the newspaper offices and inter- fered with the publications of mineral claims as required by law for sixty days. THE Law EXEMPTS FROM Dorr animals im- ported for breeding purposes, unker such regu- lations as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe. Under this law the Treasury depart- ment requires that all animals must be of supe- rior stock, adapted to improving the breed in the United States, im order to be entitled to such exemption. In acase recently tried in Matne, Judge Lowell held that the department had no right to thus restrict the laws, and that animals imported for breeding pur . whether of superior or inferior stock, were entitled to free entry. The Treasury department is considering the propriety of taking an appeal to the Su- preme Court of the United States. PERSONAL.—Congressman Burwell B. Lewis of Alabama, will resign as a member of the 46th Congress, to accept the presidency of the University of the State of Alabama. ....Con- ssman W. H. Forney, of Alabama, who has een suffering with a fever, writes here to his friends that he has entirely recovered. . Clara Morris makes her appearance to-night ! in Brooklyn in the new play written forher by Donn Platt. The play is founded upon the story of Jane Shore. ’....Prof. alas of the Smithsonian Institution, is at Newpo! Powell the bistorteal painter, who finished two or three of the re pictures in the capitol, is seriously dmiral J. Hu Hubley Ashton and Hallett Kilbourn, o: were registered in New York last evening” Lieut. Derby, U.S. no? purchased for $3,300 the Lovie cottage Newport. ....Senator Conkling has so far recovered from iis iliness as to be able to leave Utica on pavaraay, for the pw of si ee the stump in he state camp: expects spe! in Brooklyn on Weanesiay evening. . Col. Lovell and Lieut. Hussey, of the Royal gineers, Halifax, N. are at the Arlington, Mr.’and Mrs. T. W. Bischoff, of London, and, toed H, Hill arrived in the city to-di New York. POSTMASTER GENERAL Key returned to Wash- ington to-day, from a flying trip to Jonesboro, ‘Tennessee, where at the centennial celebration held last Friday, to commemorate the settle- ment of the state, he delivered a speech strong- ly opposing all repudiation schemes. H argument was well received by an audience numbering about ten thousand persons. SECRETARY ScHURZ resumed his official duties at the Department of the Interior to-day, The Water Supply Inquirv. MEETING OF THE SUB-SENATE COMMITTEE. ‘The sub-committee of the Senate District of Columbia committee (consisting of Senators Harris, Rollins and Whyte), which, by direction of the Senate, is charged with inquiring into the deficient water supply in the District, met at noon to-day. There are already several lans submitted to the committee. General leigs recommends the extension of the 9-foot by a tunnel through Geo. ee fen across Rock creek by a bri int north of the city, there to connect with the city mains; the cost to be $400,000. This plan is endorsed by the District Commissioners, as a pear to Penmaes, puoneaed the supply; but they also suggest a reservoir at the terminus of the conduit’ extension, and the completion of the dam at the or Falls. the Gi anon reservoirs—one on Capitol Hill and one on the north hills of the Cae at a cost of $150,000. The committee is also in possession of the correspondence on the water supply juestion between Gen. Meigs and the District Sormmisstoners. 8. J. TILDEN APPOINTED A TamMMANy INSPEC- TOR OF ELECTIONS.—The offi in the burea of elections were kept busy at New York yes- 07 Tammany inspectors who ‘THE WINNERS AT THE JEROME PARK RACES, Saturday, were: Mile and a-quarter, Warten, time 2:18; Hunter ea one mile and three- qui Ferida, who had a walk over; three fire at ga Burke 00., areto y9tn w discuss the & mer cake THE QUESTION OF WATER SUPPLY. meen of the Senate Committee— jews of General Meigs. The ats communication and memo- Tanda from Gen. Meigs upon the question of the extension of the Washington aqueduct were before the Senate committee on Water Supply at its meeting to-day: ‘AR DEPARTMENT, L QUARTERMASTESR GENERAL'S OFFICE, WASHINGTON. D. C., October 13t, is79 J To the Chairman of the Honorabie the Seante Comittee on Water Supply:—Dear Str:—I have the honor to submit for consideration of your committee some noteson the question of tae best mode of relieving the want of water on the higher grounds of Washington city. I bez leave to refer also. in this connection, t) a col- ored contoured map of Washington, handed to the committee last spring, showing clearly the boundaries of three great divisions of the city, depending upon leveis above tide, which should each have separate and distinct connection with the reseivoirs or condult at full height of reservoir head. These connections can be cheaply made by laying large wrought-iron mains from the condult itself, if continued, along the bluff north of the city to feed the larger mains already in use. These connections being made, the closing of certain stop-cocks wil completely separate the three districts and the three services—high level, middle and low level—after which the city will be fully supplied, even if the extended conduit brings from the Great Falls, for some years to come, no more than it did on 24th June last, vizt 26,000,000 gallons per day. This separation cannot be made so long as the mains leading from the distributing reservoir, and alone bringing water to the city, are con- nected at any point this side of the gate-house of the distributing reservoir. Jam, very respectfully, your ob’t servant, M. C. Meras, Quartermaster General, U. EXTENSION OF WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT. See report of Commissioners of District of Columbia to Senate committee on water supply, about 19th of September, 1879, The Commissioners reiterate their estimates of last spripg, viz.: that it the Washington conduit fs brought to town, which they recom- mend as best, it Le require an expenditure of $1,100,000, and completion of the dam at Great Falls to the Virginia shore, $200,000; total, $1,300,000. They allude to other estimates, but make no modilication in thelr original project and esti- mate, and argue that itis too much money to hore for. Let us compare the estimate with that of General Meigs, in his letter to Senator Rollins, that was, that to extend the conduit to Tenth and Boundary streets would cost $460,000, and would relieve existing distress and provide for the future. (Mis. Doc. No. 58, Forty-tifth Cong., 4th Feb., 79.) The commisstoners estimate cost of the ex- tepsion of conduit to connect with their new reservoir at. (see Lieutenant Hoxie’s report to Commissioner Twining, Mis. Doc. No. 76. Forty- ft Congress, third jon, 25th February, 79, page 4, summary) $545,031. ‘This conduit, the Commissioners state, is 3,000 feet longer than the one recommended by General Meigs to terminate at 10th and Boun- Gary streets. Its total length is 21,100 feet, which at $545,031 costs per foot $25.53. Deduct for the 3,000 feet east of 10th street, then its cost which is 3,000 times $25.83, or $77,490, and the conduit to 10th and Boundary streets will cost, according to the Commissioners’ own est!- Mate, $545,031, less $77,490, or $467,541, which differs from the estimate of General Meigs only $7,541. If, as he believes, his mode of crossing Rock creek by wrought iron pipes 1s cheaper than to cross it by agang of large cast iron mains, this difference will account for the dif- ference in vile two estimates and for the fact that General Meigs’ estimate ts rather the cheaper of the two. ‘The people of the city of Washington do not complain that the water supplied is bad, but that they desire more of it than they get. ' The Commissioners go aside from the main ques- tion, which is to Increase the supply | i we elevated parts of the city, and argue vuat if the whole supply 1s increased then the reservoirs will not be large enough, and they insist upon @ resei voir, which according to the estimates, ‘will cost, including gate house, land damages, private houses and improvements to be dc: stroyed to make room for it, and extra length of conduit to fill it, and of 45 inch main to empty it, the sum of $590,605, as follows: (See Lieut. Hoxie’s repoii.) Work on reservoir. Gate-house . Land about the reservoir, 40 acres, Land around reservoir, 24.4-10 acres. Imp; oved property in reservoir. 3,000 extra feet of conduit at $25.53. per "toot 2,000 extra feet of 4S-inch main ‘at $22, $4= $26 per foot. +e 52,000 77,490 $590,602 Deducting this sum, the expenditure of wich is not necessary in order to bring a larger sup- ply of water at ull head tothe northern margin or the city, from the Commissioners’ estimate of $1, rene there remains $509,398, of which $39,300 go to 4 foot cast-tron mains and iron ees ia with $7,541, difference in the two estimates of cost of conduit to 10th and Boundary streets make up $46,841, or very nearly the difference between Gen. Meigs estimate for the needed works $160,000 and that of the Com- missioners $1,100,000. The Commissioners estimate that the ex- tended conduit may Wee (see Lieut. Hoxte’s report, Mis. Doc. No. 76, page 3,) at 143 feet above ‘tide 69,000,007 gallons of ‘water. Col. Casey y Teports ‘the actual delivery on 21th June Bere So this conduit exten- Pe which al can be built for less than half a militon, the the Commissioners’ meer being $467,541 and Gen. Meigs’ $460,000, will much more than double the present supply. But the Commissioners argue in favor of Ens longer conduit and a reservoir, that the conduit may break If as well built as that existing, and being mostly, and perhaps altogether, in tunnel work, itshould be more secure than that, we may trust it. The old conduit has never broken in 20 years of constant use. Ft if it does break there will remain the same lines of p! toe on which alone the city now depends, viz: great iron mains, 12-inch, 30-inch and 36-1 inch, entirely independent of each other. This is a ee ‘usurance; the new conduit will add an iy. re ahoria not ask C Surely we should no’ jongress to spend over half a million to give us a fifth or extra insurance against a short—not interruption, for that is impoesible, but diminution of our daily water supply! Another ai ent advanced is that there should be a reservoir capacity of not less than 5 days’ consumption, prov! What have we now? In the receiving reservoir, above the level of 140 feet, are $2,021,500 2altGns: in dis- tributing reservoir, above 140 febt, are 9,783,000 allons; or, in all, 142,304,500 gallons: above 140 feet; which is 5 47-100 rade eee But in case of necessity these reservoirs can be drawn down Id feet, or to the level of 131 feet, in which case they would furnish 250,000,000 gallons, or nearly 10 days of present consump- n of the city. -h as insurance Is not this eno against danger? Is it an while to defeat the im- provement by sad the estimate with an- other half million as another insurance? A fifth insurance? new reservoir proposed by the Commis- sioners is to hold, not vaboved 140 feet, but above 110 feet — 12 et ae 30 instead of 14 feet, 235,000,000 gallons, twill gt give, when drawn down 30 feet below its normal feels sation tng to Lieut. Hoxie’s report, 235,000,000 gallons, then. tbove the useful levelot 180 feet it, pro bably cannot furnish more than one-half quan- tity, viz.: 120,000, 000 gallons, It is not worth while to defeat the whole Pro pool for this reserve of water not needed Security and not enough to make mush difference in the “turbidity” or in the “limpi ity” of the water now Supplied by the Washi ton eaerpe for more 0! such as it the people pray, but which the jominiesioners fear may be undit tor domestic uses it the addl- Sona gu Sempre prayed for is granted. is a great objection to placing fo artifelsl reservoirs above great cities. They are always liable to accidents, and if the course of the water, asin this case, is through a city life. If there be any they destroy property and a sufficient water Sune seek it rather than in. eeeeeee a r Sur such Tisks. ie. a unicipal administration t, without absolute necessity, tolerate suse a pe ject, It It isnot now necessary, nobody asks fo: ‘The people ask for more _ at the high level Peet the ad costing less than halfa millien weet 000, = Sout et sets for éach inhabitant 2 Its int tered cent., at uch ‘Daitea ‘states is is off more money than it is willing to Finding that the new water rates were de- clded by the courts to be illegal, the Commis- sioners, it appears, in their ‘Tetters to the Com- mittee, reduced the expense of watching buried water pipes, ‘and making out water rate bills from $45,900 to $30,000 per annum, they have therefore by thisone stroke of economy In ad- ministration of water supply saved $15,000 of ‘the $15,400 annual interest on the cost of é: tending the conduit, and as when this ts fi ished no more pumps will be needed in Wasb- ington, the remaining $3,400 may certainly be saved out of the $14.00) annual expenses for pumping or by further reduction in the water department and by putting down the stand pine. The work now projected is the tinal comple. tion cf the government aqueduct, If the Unt- ted States in 1853, when its annual revenue was 574 40, by law ordered the construction aqueduct to the Capitol at an estimated 1,244, It is not unreasonable to hope when the annual revenue of the country has increased to $264,500,090 according to the latest_published estimate of the Secre- tary of the Treasury, Congress will be willing to order its extension, which now seems need- ed, to the northern ‘boundary of the Canitol when an appropriation of less than a halt a million will secure for all time in the words of the original joint resolution ordering the origi- nal surveys “an unfailing and abundant supply ops and wholesome water.” hould, however, Con; BETES decline at this time to grant the needed appropriation, it has been shown above from the report of the Com- missioners of the District that by economizing in the water department they have, since the Imcrease of water rates was declared illegal by the courts, made a saving of annual expendl- tures of the difference between $15,000 and $30,000 a year. As when the aqueduct is com- pleted no more pumping will be necessary in Washington, and they have lately stated that the present annual cost of steam pumping is $14,000, it may be assumed that at least one- half of this sum can also be8aved by discontinu- ing the use forthe city of Washington of the steam pumps and of the stand plpe on 16th street, north of the city. $7,000 saved in these items, added to $15,000 already saved in the ex- pense of the water department, make $22,000 a year, a surat juite sufiicient to pay the annual interest of $15,400 a year upon **e $460,000 which will be ‘needed to complete the condult to 10th and Boundary streets, and relieve the water famine now orevnlling: on the high grounds of Washington. Therefore it seers that. the Commisstoners were unduly despondent when they closed their letter to the committee of the Senate oa water supply with an estimated annual charge of $97,500 as the price of a more abundant supply of water at a greater height, and declared this project too expensive to be recommended. It is easy to point out another and consid- erable economy to be effected in the annual expenses of the water department of Washing- ton, All street distributing pipes laid for years not intended as main feeders are 6 inches in diameter. Georgetown has an ample supply of water through 4-inch pipes. Philadelphia, Bal- timore, Cincinnati, Columbus, Rochester and many other cities much more closely built and more densely populated than Washington, in which, also, much more water 1s used for man- ufacturing purposes, make large use of 4-inch Street pipes. In those cities are many miles of 4-inch pipe doing satisfactory ser- vice. Columbus, Ohio, alone has 13% miles of 4 inch pipes. As the 6 inch pipe costs just 3¢ more than the 4inch pipe, a saving of +; the Whole expense of laying street pipes can be hereafter made by using 4 inch instead oC . inch pipes. That 1s to say $10,000 raised b; water tax on land will go as far in 4 inch Dives as $15,000 under the present system. It cannot be doubted that this economy will commend itself as judicious, at least to all lot owners who expect within a few years to be taxed for the purpose of ede the street pipes, hen the conduit is brought to 10th and Beunaae streets, it will probably be found judicious not to take down the ‘stand-pipe, but to use it as a source of supply for the suburban sects on the high ground north of Boundary Tt has been fe puronased and set up; it will sell for little, it will not be long before Mount Pleasant and other suburban villages will ask for a share in the benefits of the aqueduct, Politica) Notes. —The telegraph reports that Senator Conk- Jing has recovered from his iliness and will fulfill bis campaign appointments. He will be- in his work this week at Brooklyn and expects work evely day until the election. — The leading republican stumpers of Maine— Blaine, Frye, and Eugene Hale,—are in Ohio returning the favors of the Buckeye republl- can orators in the Maine cam paign. Frye after the Ohio election will mn to Iowa to take pait in the state campai ga. —In an interview the other day Congressman Singleton, of Illinois, expressed the opinion that Judge Davis is the choice of the democrats of that state asa Presidential candidate. He had no doubt but that Gen Grant would be nominated by the repub! . —Mr. Dana in resuming the reins of the Sun takes a look over the political fleld of New York and comes to the conelaon that Mr. John Kelly ought to be talked fe asks him im- peste if, as a true deinoerat he could not more consistently empl “tn di a yi eeaye\ Toe tor all ane 2 Brit Be hopes of the Ic keeps on digging, alae f all ‘ihe aaa ca er — The political battle between the two sei fought to-uight at the primary eleetod In foug! night at the pi election in that city. ‘old AF Crecutlvelcomunltiee, which be- lieves in D pormlttiny colored men to vote at the primary election if they desire, are going right along as if their authority ‘was not disputed. Meantime the dissatisfied democrats have cho- sen another committee, which also assumes to be in fullcommand. The contest between the two factions for supremacy is a bitter one, and whichever may win, it 1s not believed that the other will oe othe republicans have not made any ai organization, but will support the independent ticket. — The Robinson-Tilden men now claim that they will carry New York state despite the Tammany bolt. They figure that the vote will be:—For tohineon, 475,000; for Cornell, 450,000; for Kelly, 25,000; for Lewis, 15,000; and two or three thousand for Mears, the probibitionist. —The state committee and leaders of the democratic “Regulars” of Massacnusetts meet in Faneuil hail to-morrow to nominate a candi- date for governor and state ticket. The demo- cratic old-liners are said to be more earnest this year than and will engineer a more serious and relentless campaign against Butler, FEVER FiGuRES.—Four new cases and six parte a rene, yellow: fever were reported ay fem] Saturday. number 0! new ¢ cases eg report f for the week 18 6s—whites Teported to date 1,347. Total deaths from yellow fever inside the ol for the week 20; total deaths to date 403. Six new cases were reported yesterday and five deaths. The mercury ranged yesterday be- tween 87 and 90. es JOHN KELLY NOMINATED FOR GOVERNOR OF New York.—A state convention of the Jefferson democracy was held in New York Saturday night, when the following state ticket was nom- inated: For Governor, Sohn Kelly; pets Gov- eror, Robert W. Hume; secretary’ of stat tform fdopted denouncing convict labor, ‘and de declar resent campaign of an opportuni- ty to the people to assert their right. ous SEARCHING FOR A Loar SOx.—A tel from Long Branch, October 3, says: Guild, @ young man of 95 years, aenly disaj the family cottage at feng, Brauch, after dinner on last: Saturda: and since that time detectives have ‘been search: an that morning, coula sell his watch for $50, The watch was $150. Young G' Sapien as i a ee lerk in the office of a Newark paper, W! ‘published enthusiastic ac- counts of Tena dnd the Deadwood coun try. ‘The family, who are much eattiod over ns re appearance, as an only hope, that 3. gone there aye try his fortunes, FP THE BALTIMORE WALKING MATCH. Telegrams to The Star. THE O’LEARY BELT. SPRAGUE SCANDAL AGAIN, THE NEW YORK MUDDLE. PAROLE’S RACE TO-MORROW SOUTH AMERICAN WAR. LIFE INSURANCE SENSATION. CATHOLIO SCHOOL EXCITEMENT. THE O°LEARY BELT. Thirty-five pecent ‘ians Contesti te New York, Oct. okt 10 a.m. the score at the walktng match for the O'Leary belt stood as follows:—Allen, 47 miles 2 laps; Beherma 31 miles 1 lap; Boyle, 42 miles 2 laps; Bram, mlles 6 laps; Briody, 41 miles 1 lap; Brondgeest, 45 miles; Brown, 23 miles 2 laps; Costello, 32 miles 7 laps; Cromwell, 25 miles; Crossland, 43 Mies; Curran, 48 miles; Davis, 21 miles 5 Dickinson, 31 miles 1 lap; Dillon, 39 miles 6 laps; Dugan, 29 miles 8 laps; Dushane, 12 miles 6 laps; Eckersall, 34 miles 9 laps; Edwards, 45 miles; Elson, 43 niles 1 lap; Faber, 49 miles; Fitzger- ald, 50 miles: ‘ox, 4S miles 2 laps; H 43 miles 3 laps; Kemmerer, 42 miles 8 la 30 miles; McLean, 39 miles 3 laps; McLes miles 1 lap; Mahoney, 43 miles 6 laps; Murphy, 51 miles 4 laps; Perkins, 33 miles 1 lap; Pierce. Russel, 42 miles 3 laps; Spellacy, laps; Talt, 46 miles 6 laps; Walker, 46 PS, THE SCORE at 12 o’clock stood: Allen, 50 miles 4 laps; Behr- man, 36 miles PS; Boyle, 51 miles 2 laps; Bram, 41 miles 7 laps; Briody, 4S miles 1 lap; Brondgeest, 56 on ne 82 nee 4 laps; miles 6 laps; Fitz~ Fox, 58 miles3 laps; How- ard, 49 niles laps Kemmerer, 46 miles 5 laps; McKee, 37 miles 3 laps; McLean, 49 miles 7 laps: McLeavy, 54 miles 3 laps; Mahoney, 52 miles a 8; Murphy, 60 miles 6 laps; Perkins, 47 miles ap; _Plerce, 46 mile ll, 50 miles; Spel lacy, 52 miles 3 laps; Tait, 53 miles; Walker, 55 miles Glaps. THE SCORE AT 2 P, M. STOOD: Allen, 61 miles 2 laps; Behrman, 43 miles 2 laps; Boyle, 55 miles 3 laps; Bram, 48 miles 4 laps; Briody, 54 miles 2 laps; Brondgeest, 61 miles; Brown, 32 miles 6 laps; Costello, 45 miles 2 laps: Crossland, 59 miles 5 laps; Curran, 6S miles 2 laps; Davis, 21 miles 5 laps; Dickinson, 47 miles; Dillon, 57 miles 1 lap; Dugan, 39 miles 7 laps; Eckersall, 37 miles 7 laps; Edwards, 56 miles 4 laps; Elson, 60 miles 3 laps; Faber, 67 miles 4 laps; Fitzgerald, 66 miles 6 laps; Fox, 66 miles 2 laps, Howard, 57 miles 4 laps; Kemmerer, 48 moiles 6 laps; Mckee, 43 miles; McLean, 57 miles 6 laps; McLeavy, 60 miles 5 laps; Mahoney, 53 miles 3 laps; ae pay 67 miles 2 laps; Perkins, 49 miles 3 lap: 54 miles 4 laps; Russell, 58 miles 21a] S pclae, 60 miles 7 laps; Tait, 55 miles 1 lap; Walker, 64 miles, —— THE SPRAGUE TROUBLES. Move to Eject the ex-Governor from Canonchet. New York, Oct.6.—A special to the World trom Providence, R. I., states that_ much com- ment has been caused by the publication of a note addressed to Governor Serge by Z.Chaf- fee, asking Sprague to vacate Canonchet, and claiming entire control of the property, threat- ening Kor etiageE roceedings in the event of his remaining. prague, it is said, will pay no attention to his note. He claims that Ca- nonchet is part of the Quidnick Company prop- erty, and that the Sprague trust deed does not cover the Quidnick Company. The ex-governor has said to his friends that his enemies mean to ruin bim and to send him to an insane asylum. Mr. Chaffee, however, says that he views the matter pel ase question of property. The report o} MR. SPRAGUR’S INSANITY is attributed here to Senator Conkling’s per- sonal friends. —_——_—_. EXCITEMENT -IN CONNECTICUT. ‘The Catholics and i on Fand. NgEW_ YORK, Oct. 6.—, to the Times from New Britain, Gonn Raye The people of this city are very *much agitated over a school Fag es which involves the issue of sectarian- ism forced by the demands of the Roman Catholic priest and his people. There has never been a matter purely I which has stirred up so much exciiement and indignation among our citizens. The difficulty grows out of conces- sions made by the authorities to the Roman Catholles in the carrying on of a public school id the use of the echool monies. Religious teaching, which was to have been excluded, is almest exclusively Rracticed so the account States, and Father Carmody, the priest, now Se ge seeks to extend thesame privil toa convent that has eve been completed. The school com- mittee without considering the subject granted the application to put the convent on the same oe ‘with the schools, and a storm of indigna- been aroused. An election is about to tave place to fill the ides es Of four members of the committee, and there 1s promise of a very, exciting contest. ————— THE NEW YORK POLICE CoM. MISSIONERS. They are Appointing Tammany In- spectorse New York, Oct. 6.—The board of police com- missioners 18 progressing with tolerable rapid- ity to-day in appointing of inspectors of elec- ton. There has been few Peg Indecorous verbal squabbles. Tammany inspectors of election are being appointed in mary cases, but not in a way to allow the claim that the fourth inspector in each district shall be a Tammany democrat. Later.—The board of police commissioners have adjourned for the purpose of preparing a return to the writ of mandamus, as a failure to make such return leaves the members of the board lable to arrest. —_ ANOTHER Tone SEN- Did David Kong Die a Natural NEW Te OETA Oct. ae men special — eben) Pa., community is tatéa ov over Leribe death ‘and! Burial of a poor ‘who, being of a e > sured for their legge are ae eid premiums thereon. ultimo after an ‘hess 0 of only a a few w days ‘and the insurance officials have refused to estigation. ae to determin Srlether or not he ‘died a natural dead 2 THE SOUTH AMERICAN WAR. Not Much Fighting, but Lots of Preparation. PaNaMA, Sept. 27.—A movement of Chilian fagasta to Tocopilla, a gradual approach to oe of od rece which Chili in- tn a view of advanc- ‘the is bro ee the present mail, On the part of ofthe SP, There 1 is positively oy ae change. epi and preparatory work go om “Next to the d pe of ‘the Huascar on another raid, the faast important event is fhe return of the Union trom her trip south. It Naw. Youn, 06 coreg ie a 6 The preameht City of Borlin which arrived from Lives evening brought $360,000 gold coll i Babarda FOREIGN AFFAIRS, More French Gold for New Yorke Lonpon, Oct. 6.—The a G in its finahclal article thts morning, says: “Tm steamer Labrador, which sailed from Havre on Saturday, the 4th inst. ee OUt ABOUT 15,000,000 francs in gold for New York. Parole’S Chances in the Race Toe morrow. Lonpox, Oct. 6.—The Times says:—“ Mr. Lorillard’s brown gelding Parole has been ee OS perhaps for more money than any hoi in the contest far the Cesarowitch taxes, which comes off at Newmarket to-morrow (Tuesday.) He is certainly well handica) Dut, nevertheless, the jockeys who have him think he cannot stay the course, which is over two miles and a quarter in length, His trainer and- owner, however, are confident of his winning.” can’t © jompete _ a Wheat Grew ‘The Duke of Beaufort, the proprietor of large estates in England and Ireland, replying to @ Glamorganshire (Wales) correspo! by lent relative to the prospects of British opr vulture, cons cludes that it 1s tmpossibie to compete with American wheat production. He advises that British farmers should devote their attention to the raising of cattle. Th King of Burmah. —A dispatch from Simla to the Times s ‘The King of Burmah has not Withdrawn b im to the Eastern Karennee. € country being now tmpassable In conse- ence of the ralus it is impossible to ascertain whether he has taken any steps to enforce hig claim. If he has occupled the territory a force. Will doubtless be sent In the cold season to ex- pel his troops, but it ts unlikely that any ture ther measures wili be taken against him until he gives fresh provocation, Russian Hostility to England and Germany. The Russian Press makes a fresh outburst of hostility agatust England and Germany. The St. Petersburg Nevce Vrenya say ooner Or later a war of life and death with England is inevitable. The only question now to ‘be con- sidered 1s which is the most avatlable route to Hindoost n. An Important Mission. The Feriiner Montays Blatt, publishes a sen- sational telegram announcing that the Crown Prince of Germany shortly visits King Hum- bert, of Italy, on an important mission relauve to Austro-German political affairs. International Signals. The dail: graph states that the following governments have signified to the Brittsh gov- ernment their acquiescence in the new inter= national code of ocean and river signals and rule of the road at sea, just issued by an order in council, viz: France, Germany, Russti ae United States, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Bel Denmark, Sweden, the Netherlands, Austro! Hungary, Greece ‘ahd Chill, The new rules and signals Will come Into use everywhere on tha Ist of September, 1ss8. In the meantime all candidates for certificates of proficiency in cars Tying them out will undergo examination. Big Fire in London. Lonvon, Oct. 6, A large fire is now raging in Holyw p.m. 1 street Strand. ‘The fire broke out at No. 49, occupied by Jolin Carigan, hatter, which, together with No. 50, occupt by John B. Leno, printer, and other shops on the © opposite side of the street, are already ‘utted. The buildings of the entire street are in danger of destruction. Not So Big a Fire After All. Lonpon, Oct. 6, 3:30 p.m.—The fire in Holy= well strect Strand has been extinguished. Tho damage is inconsiderable. The first report of its extent was exaggerated. Only one house, No. 49, in which the fire originated, was burned down. The adjacent houses which were re- ported to be on tire are only damaged by heat and water. St. Petersburg Police Find a Private Printing Press. Sr, PETERSBURG, Oct. ‘The police have dis- covered a secret printing office and workmen engaged in printing an interdictea pamphiet. Jerome Napoleon and Paris, Oct. 6.—Prince Jerome Napoleon and lis sons have returned to this city from Italy, The Famine in Cashmere. Lonpon, Oct. 6.—A dispatch to The Times trom Simla say: &:—Revolting details of the sufferings of the famine stricken people still come from Cashmere. There is reason to hope that the worst is now over, but, undoubtedly, the relief measures have been miserably mismanaged by the Maharajah and his advisers, and tie loss of life has been terrible. Franco-American Treaty of Come merce. Paris, Oct. 6.—At the meeting yesterday in the circus of the Champs Elyssee, in favor of @ Franco-American treaty of commerce, a letter ‘irard, minister of commerce and ag- , was read, expressing his gratitude at having been named its honorary president, but regretting that his official at les baer his an active part in the wors, wi had all his sympathy. Hon. Fernando. Woo chairman of the committeee of ways ant means of the House of Representatives, ex~ pene his personal opinion that the United tates are ready to reform their tarifl. Plague Stricken Memphis. MEMPHIS, Oct. 6, 10 a.m.—Two new cases hava been reported this morning—Annie Weiman and Wm. Harris, the last named colored. Hon, John Johnson, superintendent of quarantine, left for Nashville to attend the state board of health meeting. which convenes to-morrow, ‘The weather is damp and cloudy. Ncon.—Three more cases have been reported: Caspar Zimmerman, George Rubsch and Mwenry Stalle. Three deaths have occurred since last night: Thos. W. Green, Aleck Berry and Lillie Ingram; the last named died four miles south, of fhe city. A rain storm Is threatened. ——— An Infernal Machinein a Luwyer’s Office. PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 6.—An explosion this mornin; the law office of Robt. A. Parrish,. south 6th street, by which a lad named Wm. McDonald was seriously injured, proves to ba the work of an infernal machine fixed up in & drawer of Mr. Parrish’s desk with parlor matches, sandpaper and two horse pistols. The boy, who had several of his fingers torn off, has been taken to the hospital, where his statement ‘Will be mad ———. The Markets. BALTIMORE, Oct. 6.—Virginia a 5; do. consols, 593g; do. second series, eta gue coupons, 82%; do. new ten-forties, 5076 oe ‘TIMORE, Oct. 6.—Cotton dull—middling, 102 10% Flour higher, s ‘and active—Howard ‘Western super, 4 25a4.75 ; do. extra, 5. eats: do, cen sel, do. yellow, “G0: western: ber, 6925935; November, 68858; 56; roel no bid. Oats anern ‘38a42; 38240; do. Bennsy! yan Beall. Bye set Youre Way: stead me choice Pennsylvania, a Boal: 6.006 RE, Oct. 6.—Stocks slrong. qioney, 506. ge, long, Bi; short, 483. Governments NEW YORE, Oct. So end) Wheat excited and . Corn zoe Ee Nie cee Se etal tk Wivsear batt te saw % Your a ‘THIS AFTERNOON. yon ware’ > 2pm, a8 roporied by Lewis EE tnd Dis 4B, eit ae a: Central, ; Lake jorthwest, Witaagraph, Ste; Pectho Mail. 82%, = = ing ts reported of the communists at Bucara< mauga, in the state of Santander, 0 on, th the 9tiz inst. The ruffians — and burné po and lous business estab! ‘vari shinents, and a number of citizens who defended ory. Gen. Wilches, the president = the a0 robbers, kiled several of te and tore ro vel HE others 8 prisoners. Peace is now eee The rman consul was, among th those killed by tha communists, who lett their victims 13 streets, refusing sepul A CLERGYMAN MURDERS A TEAMSTER.—In St, E Louis a desperate encounter occurred ee ae Fri- ht between ie ee George nee Long, & Baptist preacher, and about fro ng ld, Mo Moat in wi the latter bad had Hnife im the hands of tue preacher ecay dics several hours after. Both were dri heavy laden in neither Both a0 ball tn. onc Case.” e2-The Appeal thinks four of ens forced, icieneas or exe have ‘cost Mempalg SSronsoon Or 2 get Out It is eaay to FOLIO