Evening Star Newspaper, June 26, 1880, Page 1

eee ee ‘ THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, 4f THE STAR BUILDINGS, Pennsylvania Avenue, Corner 11th Street, by The Evening Star Newspaper Oompanv. GEORGE Ww. ADAMS, Pres’t. ‘Tax EvENtss Sr: served to subscribers tnth raR 18 ‘st 10 cents ity by on their own ac~ount, ome ‘Ail mail subscriptions must be paid in sd- | for. | nown on application. INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS IN THE STAR. AMUSEMENTS— 8th paxe. AUCTION SaLes—5th page- Boarpinc—4th page. Busnsess Caaxcrs—sth page. Booxs, &o.—fth pace. Boots asp Sroxs—sth pase. Crry Irews—sth pase. Coar. axp Woor—6th paze. DeaTus—5th pave. For RENT anv Sare—4th paze. For Saiz (Miscellaneous)—4th page. HovsgrvaNisiixcs—6th page. Laptgs Goons—sth page, Laer oF Lerrens—zd page. Lost axp Fouxp—ith pase. Mannraces—th page. MepicaL, &c—6th page. MiscELLaNrovs—id and 7th pages. ‘PERSONAL—4th paxe. PROFESSIONAL—5th page. Pianos AND ORGANS—ith page. Posies, Excersioss, &c.—8th paze. PROPOSALS—6th page. Rartzoaps—ith page. RELIGIOUS NoticEs—Ist page. Summer Resorts—tth page. SPECIAL Notices—Ist pase. Srramens, &c.—7th page. ‘Tue Trapes—ith page. UNpERTAKERS, &o.—5th page ‘Wanxts_4th paxe. SPECIAL NOTICES. .M. ©. A. CHAPEL, cor. 9th and D sts. Bible Reading, Sunday, 4:30 p. m., by Jos, Prayer meeting 6 p. m. r= MT. VERNON PLACE M. E. CHUROB Sonth, cor. 9thand K sts. n.w.—Preaching Supday at Ti a. mand 8p. m., by the Rey. Ws. H. Wits 1 1 [e>. ALL SOULS CHURCH. cst Re OS saves, of Boston, Mase., will occupy the pulpil To morrow. Services at 11 a. m. Vesper Services, 8 p.m. 1 FY; JERUSALEM TEMPLE, North Cap. itol_at., near B.—Seata a’ free. Service at 1 a.m. Zhe Sacrament of Baptism and the Rite of Confirmation will be administered To-morrow.1 S° CHRISTIAN CHURCH, Vt. ave.. bet. N and O sts.—Frepenicx D. Power will morning and evening, at the usual hours. School at 9:30. Seats free. AU welcome. 1° [REFORMED EPISCOPAL CHUROH, © Willard Hall, F and 14th sts. uw. Preach: ing by the Pastor, Rev. ARTHUR Foster, To- | | orrow, at Ila.m.and@ p.m. Sunday School at 50 a. mi, It 'T. PAUL'S CHUROH, cor. Preaching by thé Pastor, morrow (Sunday), at 11 a.m. Sunday auarteriy review at 7:45 p.m. Allinvited. REFORMED CHURCH, Sovereign ball, “J 510 lth st. n.w.—Disine service To-mor- ENGLISH LUTHER. lth and H sts. n.w.— Rey. Dr. Domen, 1 ‘Sshool | ° | Tow at ll a. m. and 8 p. m., conducted by Rev. Dr. ‘Tuomas G. APPLE, of Lancaster, Pa., President of Franklin and Marshall Colleve. "Members, frienés and strangers earnestly invited to be present. Itt JOHN WESLEY ME. ZION CHUROE, AS Connecticut ave., between L and M ats. Rev. M. H. Koss, Pastor. Pr-aching at 10:30 a.m. Subject: ‘*The Triumphant Believer.” At 8 p.m. subject, ‘The Great Election Day.” Sabbatti Rehool at 9a. m. Gospel prayer meeting at 7 p.1n. All are welcome. It MEMBERS OF PYTHAGORAS LODGE, F. A. A. M., are requested to mest ‘No. 366 Tith st. n.w., on SUN dune 27, at 10 o'clock’ sharp, for of attending the fuveral of our late coro en a are respectfully ir vited to attend. the . M. ate BY order of the SOHN N. DORSTER, Sec. ES ATTENTION DEMOCEATS."_A meet. ing of young m en, for the ation of a “HANCOCE C be held on MONDAY EVENING, June 2th, at 8:30 o'clock, at 458 Lonisiana avenue, opposite City Hall.” All who desire to do their part for the success of the ticket are cordially invited to be present. 325-3t THR ANNUaL MEETING OF THE IS STUCKHOLDERS OF THE ANACOSTIA AND POTOMAC RIVER BR. RB. 00. will be held at the office of the Company, in Uniontown, MON- DAY, July 12, 1880, for the purpose of electine ne directors to serve for the ensuing year. P. ‘Open from 2 o'clock unt: Pm. = - W. GUINAND, President. H. A. GRISWOLD, Secretary. 3€25-15t ‘TAX-PAYERS. The attention of delinquent tax-payers is called to the recent resolution of Congress, approved June . hich releases your pro] rom previous Fenaitien advertising Cowts, hes upon the Pasion? of six per cent. interest per annum on taxes of every description which were due before July lst, 1879, provided said payment is made on or befor’ Taxes for the pacal year ending 30 Sune, 1880, are now due, and unless paid before September lst Proxima, the property will be advertised for sale. y order mmissioners. = Of the ConTORENT P. DODGE, Jel4-2w ‘Treasurer and Assessor. NEW STEAM CARPET CLEANING, an eS Furniture, Lambrequin and Ourtain Beno- Yating works of ERE, Ee ageee aaron ee Ts. ry 1 16 finest fabric. Send your orders to store, 80 Market Space. ap30-6m_ a NATURAL MINERAL WATERS. Bedford, Bine Lick, Beck Gatlalne Rockbri Dora, Gettyebure, Fredrick Deep Alum, yser, White Sulj mee aa URN'S PHARMACY, feb19 1429 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE Hi4*w4eP ad HUTCHINSON, S17 Ninth street, ‘Hiave added to thetr line of and now show BAND: PAINTED onto arcela ‘of well- lished local reputation ; also WOOD MARBLE- ‘IZING ip new and chaste designs. FURNACES, EXNGES and GRATES. TIN ROOFING, &c. Give ESPECIAL attention to MODERNIZING and ‘TIN It eae '@ badly constructed pambing in a AND MINERS’ TRANSPORTATION COMPANY. OUTSIDE LINE OF STEAMERS BETWEEN BALTIMORE and NEW YORK. Sailing days from Baltimore—E: WEDNES DAY and SATUBDAY. at 1 p.t. from foot of Ys Wharf, (near foot S. Gay st.) n New York Every WEDNESDAY and SAT- ERDAY S06 p.m., trom Pier 49, East iver, (near foot Clinton st.) wer sccommodations. Lowest Elevant Tates freight wuaranteed. 5, inclading meals ‘2, meals, if de- Bates of —First clase, and statervom berth. Stecrasgs, sired, 26¢. per meal. | Cine. (Boston Wharf)" “"" BALTIMORE, ‘MD. GEO, H. GLO’ $e25-1y Bier & oO ERST RIVENE WY. AANcock nar wt he £Lvening Star. V2. 55—N®. 8,495 WASHINGTON. D. C., SATURDAY. JUNE 26, 1880. TWO CENTS _THE EVENING STAR. DOUBLE SHEET. “Washington News and Gossiv. GOVERNMENT KECEIPTS TO-Day.—Interna’ re- | venue, $290,539.74; customs, $592,393.52, Hexry R. Jonpan has been appointed inter Dal revenue storekeeper and purveyor for the 2d district of Alabama. DURING THE WEEK ended to-day $1,324,000 In national bank notes were received at the Treas- ury for redemption, against $2,545,000 for cor- responding week of last year. THE PRINCIPAL FicuT that will be made against the democratic ticket in Indiana, will be upon Mr. English. The greenbackers are going to be spurred up against him. Mr. English has always been down on the greenbackers, and, it was through his opposition that Landers, the democratic nominee for governor of the state, Was defeated for Congress. THE Contract for the supply of stationery for theAgricultural department, has been award- ed to James J. Chapman. ‘THE BALANCE OF TRADE IN OUR Favor.—Re- turns to the bureau of statistics show that the excess of the value of the exports of merchan- dise over imports of merchandise, during the first eleven months of the current fiscal year, amounted to $155,979,063, as against an excess of the value of ex over imports, during the corresponding months of the preceding fiscal Year, Of $255,457,036. A TELEGRAM received here last night from Senator Don Cameron states that he will remain at the White Sulphur Springs a month longer. This would indicate that he will not be In New York at the meeting of the national republican committee, which is construed by some to mean that he will refuse the chairmanship of that committee. A very strong effort is being made by the lead- ers of the republican party to Induce Mr. Came- Ton to accept the chairmanship of the national committee. Letters have been written to him by the best men of the party urging that he accept. One of the main arguments used ts that the Cameron influence in Pennsylvania will have to be very active to prevent that state being in the doubtful column, By accepting the chairmanship it is believed that Senator Cameron can do much to head off Hancock in his own state. It is also urged that as Garfleld Fas none of the great moneyed interests with him, Cameron should take the chairmanship in to affilfate the lead-r on the republican et with that infiuence in the party. Mr. Cameron seems, however, to be indifferent about the chairmanship of the committee. MOVEMENTS OF UNITED STATES NAVAL V&s- SkIS.—The United States steamer Dispatch, with two other classes of cadet engineers, ar- rived at the Norfolk (Va.) navy yard yesterday. The cadets spent nearly all day in the copper- smiths’ shops, and were lectured by the fore- man, Mr. Thomas Teur, The Standish and Dispatch both leave to-day for League Island. MINISTER MaynaxD will return from Turkey about the middie of July, to Immediately enter upon his duties as postmaster general. Judge Key will then receive his commisston as district judge for Tepnessee and will leave for his home atonce. Gen. Longstreet will at the same time give up the post office at Gatnesville, Ga., and ‘Sail for Turkey to take Mr. Maynard’s place. ANOTHER NEWSPAPER MAN GETS AN OFFICE.— Mr. Paul Selby was last night appointed post- master at Springnt Illinois, in place of Col. Phillips, deceased. Mr. Selby is proprietor of the Springfield Journal. He was recommended i the place by Governor Cullom and Senator Mrs. Hancocx.—Mrs. Hancock, the wife of the general, is a few years his junior In age and as a women is as imposing in appearance as he fsasaman. Tall and well proportioned, with @ most winsome smile, a manner that puts you at your ease at once, and a pair of eyes that animate every line of a handsome face, she is still a beauty, although her hair is becoming streaked with gray. She married when the general was but a young lieutenant doing duty in the far west. It was entirely a love match, and neither of them have since regretted it—in fact, their home is one of the happiest imagin- able. Mrs. Hancock has always been opposed to her hbusband’s becoming a candidate for the Presidency, and shes even above the weak- ness of wishing to be the mistress of the White House. She dreads the worry of the canvass, and if her husband ts elected she thinks that the honor which the position brings will be dearly purchased by the renunciation of all domestic life for four years to come, and of his Position as sentor Major General and chances of soon becoming chief of the army. While she oe her own home existence, however, there bo one better qualified to play the hostess on grand scale than she. A society belle, even after her marriage, she has all the self‘conii- dence and resources needed to entertaia the ) | Most varied company. There {s nothing in the Tange of conversation about which she does not know something. Her greatest charm, how- ever, is—and it is the General’s also—the art of making every individual atom feel as if he were | the one sole object of her affections.—Graphic. GENERAL SHERMAN, accompanied by Colonel Bacon, one of his aides, left the city this morn- ing for St. Paul, Minn., to attend ‘the celebra- tion of the 200th anniversary of the discevery of the Falls of St. Anthony by Father Mar- quette. From there he will proceed to the Province of Manitoba, Pembina and Lake Win- hepeg. Fort Totten and Devil's Gap in northern Dakota. He will be gone about a month, and will probably return by way of Omaha. TEE TRAINING SHIP MINNESOTA left New- burgh, on the Hudson, to-day for Poughkeepsie, Where she will remain about fivedays. The Tallapoosa arrived at New York yesterday from New London, Connecticut. The tug Mayflower Was put out of commission at the navy yard here this morning at 11:20 o'clock. SECRETARY THoMrsoN will return from New York this evening. Next Thursday he wiil leave, accompanied by Mrs. Thompson and the Misses Thompson, for his home in Indiana. Mrs. Thompson will remain there while the rest of the party, with the addition of Mr. and Mis3 McKeen, of Terra Haute, will, after ashort stay, fe tothe Pacific coast on a summer jour- ey. THE PRESIDENT, Mrs. Hayes and their son, Rutherford Platt Hayes, left this morning at 9:30 for New Haven, Connecticut. They will be the guests of Mr. Townbridge, of that city, and will attend, next week, the commencement ex- ercises at Yale College. Secretary Evarts and Judge Key will join the President next week elther Tuesday or W , also to attend NOW READY. WILLETTI & RUOFF, Jet4-1w GEWING MACHINES. * Largest Clearing Sale Ever Known in Washington OPPENHEIMER’S, 526 Oth street, St. Cloud Building. fBewing Machines —to make room for improvements: So intclass Machivem ‘at $12.00; 100" ‘at B14; 100 at eit, Warranted perfect. These Machines double the price we are selling tham "8° Worth ‘HIN GO! DISSE [sg Ahee Te eee ae a ee the Yale commencement. ‘THE INDIAN Cuigrs, Stumbling Bear, Kiowa; Wild Horse, Camanche; White Man, Apache; and Tsoalaco, Wichita, from the Ktowa, Ca- manche and Wichita agency. will start for their ‘hey have been visiting the Indian school at Carlisle, Pa., where they have children, and are much pleased with their children are mak- ing. Having completed some minor matters of business with the department to return to the agency. Soe masa FUNDS POR THE NaTIONAL BoaRp oF HgAtra. Judge Porter, first controller of the Treasury Gepartment, has decided that the Ni Board of Health can use the Uoexpended ‘bat. ance ($100,000) of the money appropriated when it Was first organized, for the construction of Sie ent pre SE a oy of the board. ¥ 2 bisa yog The board of wenden in this city following- of will re- walry; Second Lieutenant S. A. aster ‘will be this city at may deter- will report in general military di- ty a8 chief paymas- ay nace er three ‘months, J. G. Butler, ce department, is a6 80, ack as Po stertown, Masa OY Special Cabinet Meeting. A special meeting of the Cabinet was held last evening at the White House. The principal business transacted was in relation to th> issuance of commissions to fill a large number of minor offices during the recess. Secretary Evarts satd to the Cabinet that he had not beard anything from the captain of the Boston ‘vessel which is repcrted to have been FIRED INT@ BY THE NUNCIO. Tre captain of the Boston craft had sent no afficavits to the Department of State. The Secretary had just telegraphed to the collector of customs at mn to ascertain all that he cvuld as to the matter and forward the Infor- mation. Secretary Evarts also said that he had D +n called upon by the Spanish minister resi- cent, who stated that neither his government nor himself knew anything of a Spanish man-of- war by the name of the Nunclo, which ts re- ported to have done the firing. ere was DO veseel by that name in the Spanish navy nor one that would answer the description of his eseailant given by the captain of the Philadel- phia schooner Menitt. SITTING BULL'S INDIANS. Secretary Schurz reported that there was danger that Sitting Bull's Indians who have surrendered cannot be fed very long unless fur- ther supplies can be gotten to the northwestern Fosts. ‘The troops were not prepared to feed These Indians for along time. Asnavagation on the upper Missouri will open earlier than usual this year it was thought that supplies could be sent up before any danger of hunger should arfse. Political Notes. Says the staid and conservative BostonHerald: “The rebel yell is a good prelude to a successful northern campaign, When will democrats get wisdom?” The Springfield Republican thinks the inde- pendent voter is going to be considerable of a person this year, and that he scared both par- {ies into making good nominatiorts. Quite a number of visitors waited on General Hancock in New York yesterday, among whoni was ex-Minister Stoughton, and letters and dispatches of congratulation were recelved from hundreds of prominent persons. English, the democratic nominee for Vice President has a bar’l, but he has lost the bung hole. 1t is remembered against him by his neighbors that at the time of the great Chicago fire he only contributed “one dollar” to relieve the sufferings and wants of those made home- lesS and penniless by the great disaster. “The democratic ticket looked strongét yes- terday than it ever will again,” is the way it strikes the Trivune, and a good many others are entertaining the same opinion, barring the grammar. ‘The republicans of the third district of Kansas have nominated the Hon. Thomas Ryan by ac- clamation for re-election to Congress. Howard Carroll, who represented the New York Times at the Cincinnati convention, says: “The democracy of the north come out of this convention in a pitiable condition. At any time within the ‘ast three days they could have named the nomtnee, but they stupidly threw away all the opportunities to do so.” ‘The correspondent of the Philadelphia Ledger Says a great democratic love feast is in prepara- tion in New York, at which John Kelly and the anti-Tammany factions will formally bury the hatchet, smoke the pipe of peace, and resolve in future tostand by their country. It is part of the program to invite Mr. Tilden to preside. ‘THE COMMISSIONER Of the General Land OMice has completed his annual instructions to sur- veyors general, which embrace some very im- portant changes from those o/ last year. They are very severe upon surveyors of fraudulent end erroneous surveys, barring them from fulure contracts. They also require deputy subdivisional surveyors to make preliminary surveysof townships, and to correct errors on the same, establishing where necessary, new corners before commencing to div de, in order that the subdivisional work may be performed according to law. PERSONAL.—Mr. John F. Ennis requests us to say that he sent no dispatch to Cincinnati in regard to the nomination of Gen. Hancock.— After seeing 8 b gobekrs’ of Bradlaugh, it is not that t surprisip: hey put him in the tower. Tne Ges ler 1s that they let him out.—Hon. A. H. Stepnens leit Washin, ie this morning en route for _home.—Gen. Hancock 1s a com- municant in the Episcopal church.—Count Brunetti, of the Spanish legation, was regis- tered in New York last evening.—H. J. Jew- ett and family sail for Europe to-day.—Com- missioner Le Duc is renorted to be inspecting the vicinity of Columbia, S. C., with a view of selecting & suttable place for paliveine tea. —Mrs. Kate A. Sanborn has been appointed to the chair of English literature in Smith Col- lege, at Northampton, Mass.— Representative Hubbell is in town.—Ex-Senator Stanley Mat- thews is at the Riggs and ex-Senator Conover is at Willard’s.—Gen. Duncan S. Walker, sec- retary of the democratic national campaign committee, will arrive in the city from Cincin- nat! to-morrow morning. Gov. HARTRANFT, of Pennsylvania, was in the city last night and this morning. He saw the President in regard to the postmastership in Philadelpiila, now vacant, owing to Hartranft’s ee as collector of that port. There will be no immediate appointment to fill the place. In the meantime the assistant postmas- ter will have charge of the ollice. SECRETARY Ramsey and Col. Barr left this morning for Minnesota on their way to Fort Leavenworth, They got off a day earlier than they expected yesterday. A Minirary Boarp.—By direction of the Sec- retary of War, and in pursuance of a joint reso- luticn of Congress approved June 16, 1880, en- Utled “Joint resolution to authorize the Secre- tary of War to sell or lease to the Port Huron and Northwestern railway company all of the Fort Gratiot military reserve, and to authorize the city of Port Huron to grant to said ratlway company the right of way through Pine Grove Park,” a board of officers, to consist of Colonel H. B. Clitz, 10th infantry; Col. O. M. Poe, aide- de-camp (major, corps of engineers); Lieut. Col. Roger Jones, assistant inspector general, will convene at Fort Gratiot, Michigan; on the 45th day of July, 1880, or as soon thereafter as prac- tcatle. The board will comply with such re- quirements of the act mentfoned as are con- templated for its action, and will forward its re- port to the adjutant general of the army for tue Secretary of War. ANO1BER Notaky.—The President to-day ap- inted George D. Scott a notary public for the strict of Columbia. . INDIAN AGENTS APPOINTED.—The President has appointed D. 8. Dyer, of Kansas, to be In- dian agent at Quapaw agency, Indian Terri- tory, and G. H. Sullivan, of Indiana, to be egent at the Pueblo agency, Arizona. WHERE SOME OF THE FOLKS ARE.—Mr. and Mrs. Titian J. Coffey have gone, as usual, to Cresson Springs, Pa., for the summer.—Mr. and Mrs. Hon. Horatio King are at Rye Beach. —Mr. J. irs. F. B. McGuire Eile rady, , Wife of the Second Assistant Gel is at the Vir- ginia Warm Springs. —Mrs. L. Stanton has ne to Rehoboth h.—Mr. and Mrs. A. H. ow, fohn Hancock, the it Of railroad in this city, corner of Penn- sylvania avenue and 1300 Pic « Gen. Garfield's Back Pay. The following explatns itself: ‘TREASURY DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF THE SEC- RETARY, Washington D. C., June 22d, 1899.—#. Disey, Esq., East Des Moines, lowa:—Sir: To reply ‘to your letter of the 17th instant, asking to be informed on what date Hon. James A. Garfield paid Into the Treasury of the Uatted States his “back pay,” and how the books show this transaction, I have to inform you that it appears from the records of this office that the ‘sum Of 24,545 was depostted to the credit of the Treasurer of the United States in the name of James A. Garfield, and on account of “‘retro- active increase of salary” on the 2d ef April, 1573, and that this amount was covered into the Treasury by miscellaneous covering warrant No. 704, second quarter, 1873, and cannot be withdrawa except by an act of Congress. very respecttully, i. K. UPTON, wi Assistant Secretary. ‘The Larger Planets. THEIR PERIHELION, AND CONJECTURE AS TO THE EFFECTS, Th. seems to bea igoweig tras interest just now in .ae perthelion of the four larger planets. Itisclaimed that this rare occurrence—some- thing unparalleled during the Christian era — w'll so excite the electric surface of that great and governing luminary, and all his planetary host, as to cause visible disturbances both in the sun and some of the planets. J. Half, writ- ing toth, Hartford Evening Times says: Doubtles. amateurs, as well as astronomers, will become interest in this present planet- ary perihelion. which 1s said by the astrono- mers to exceed in interest any such conjunction within the history of the last 2,000 years; for all four planets have their nearest approach almost simultaneously. If it becomes an estab- lished fact that sun spots mean tornadoes aad ruin to property and life, their first ar- pioach upon the sun's disk will be watched with interest. Amateurs with inverting _ telescopes properly shaded, should examine the upper part, ana with erecting telescopes, the lower part 5¢ thé stin's disk In (he morning, tor the first appearance of ‘Uié ¢pois; and as the sun seems to make a halt revolution in twelve hours, it will be the lower side at night, or if erect, the upper. This is contrary to the usual method of viewing the stars and planets, which are best seen at a high altitude. Lai Spots can sometimes be seen with a smoked glass. ‘The extent and rapidity with which these “spots” occur are an Indica- ton, according to scientists, of their close con- nection with the electro-magnetic conditions of our Own world, A VERY DANGEROUS COUNTERFEIT of national bank notes is in circhlation. By means of “skeleton” plates, notes can be counterfeited on any national bank In the country of the de- nomination of $100. The counterfeit is in sev- eral respects much better thap the genuine, the work on whieh is not at all well-executed. Counterfeits have already appeared on the Na- tional Revere bank, of Boston, the Pittsburg National bank, Mechanics’ National bank, of New Bedford, Mass., Pittsflela National bank, of Massachusetts, and the National Exchange bank, of Baltimore. The controller of the currency will not, as bas been stated, withdraw all national bank notes of the denomination of $100 from circula Uon. He, however, gives notice that no person should receive any note of this detomination on either of the banks named above. This will result in the withdrawal from circulation of all $100 notes on these banks. To callin all $100 national bank notes would interfere very m.- terlally with the business of the country. BURKE, THE WIFE-MURDERER IN DANGER.— Yesterday morning Wm. Burke was brought up from the jail to the police court for a pre- iminary examination the two cases now pending against him, viz.: For murdering his wife, and feloniously shooting and wounding Patrick Harris with intent to kill When the case was called Mr. S. B. Witt, counsel for Burke, waived an examination, and the was sent on to the July term of the Hustin, court. Justice Crutchfield ordered him to taken back to jail immediately. Policeman Burnett and Talman were detailed for this duty, and they left the court room with their pris- oner, followed bya large crowd of negroes. When crossing Broad street to Jail alley some one in the crowd cried out, “Kill him! kill the scoundrel!” This was at once taken up by the excited crowd, numbering several hundred, and a rush was made on the officers and Burke. The officers kept perfectly cool and threatened to arrest any one who attempted to interfere with their prisoner. Among the crowd were a number of women who seem¢ much incensed against Burke. As the officers entered the jail several large stones were thrown at Burke, one of them passing close to Officer Burnett’s head. The prisoner was safely locked up in his cell. The angry crowd remained a short while around the jail, uttering dire threats against Burke, Officer Burnett, upon returning to the court, said that if the ‘ad not bees reached so soon in all probability the mob would have succeeded in getting Burke away from Talman and himsett.-Richmona Whig, 25 THE Last NicuT of the Russian Empress was an unusually quiet one, and at 6 in the morning she fell intoacalm sleep, The only maid in attendance left the invalid’s bedside fora few minutes; coming back two or three tmes at short intervals she found the Empress stiil asleep. The last time she entered she saw that in her sleep the poor lady had quietly and with- out pain passed away. She was buried in her coronation dress, her face—which looked placid and little worn—being velled in gauze. Worps Wirnovt Ipgas.—An excellent in- stance of the way in which the children in the average public school learn without learning 13 Telated by Barnes's Educational Monthly. A teacher in one of our pub!ic schools nas been accustomed to require her pupils to say: “The equator 's an imaginary line passing around the earth,” &c. It never occurred to her that the boys and girls of her school had no idea what an imaginary line meant, until one day a visitor asked them how wide they thought the equator ts. Some thought it was 5,000 miles wide, others 2,000 and others said they could jump over it. The visitor then asked how they ected ships got over it. One pupil said he thought they got out and drew them over, and another said he hed read that a canal had been dug through it! “What is the name of this canal?” was asked. “The Suez canal!” was the answer. A TOWN TREASURY IN 4 BUREAU Drawer.—In the trial of John Dwyer, the ex-town treasurer of Guttenberg, N. J., yesterday, the defendant testified that the book of improvement certin- cates was not in his possession when he was treasurer and that he kept a memorandum of the certificates paid by him. He paid the one for $1,060, which the prosecution claimed was a forgery and cancelled it. The certificate for ‘$163.60, Which was also sald to be a forgery, was exchanged for bonds. The witness acknowl- edged that he had proposed to settle with the town authorities, He denied that he had fo: the certificates. embezzled the town funds, or falsified the accounts. On his cross-examina- ton Mr. Dwyer caused no little surprise by stating that he kept the town funds in a bureau. drawer with his private funds. The case wil be continued to-day.—N. F. Tribune, 24th, ‘THE SIEGE OF BUENOS AYRES:--The provincl:] troops in Buenos Ayres were defeated in a bat- {le on the 22d inst. with the national troops. The nationals were repulsed in an assault on the city of Buenos Ayres on the 2th inst.—¥. ¥. Tribune, wth, yearsold. A 8 Mra, Reynolds was informed that Gatterdama and her daughter intended to run away to be married. She had her daughter taken to the Essex Mar- ket Police Court, Justice Otterbourg com- mitted the girl to the Juvenile Asylum. Th= mM took 01 asked that ey be given to Gat fn court, and then faintod—aN te Worl soos Savep By His Sra pavemees.—Jacob Kuntz was tried groups have too mi sciousness. E millinery and self-con- Gav" English artists excel in & por- trait—‘less a picture than ne Se on a canvas.” 2 Coed yesterday, the ong wheat fel, want ve hed the ia me walking match, ea ec una et ates aR Bung to go behind we revarps, —- | Telegrams to The Star. FOREIGN AFFAIRS, The New Papal Nuncio to Belgium. Loxpon, June 26.—A dispatch from Rome to the Standard says: The new Papal nuncio to Belgium will shortly proceed to his post with very large instructions for an amicable solution of alj controverted points. The Plenary Amnesty Billin France Loxvon, June 26.—A Paris dispatch to the Times says: The fate of the plenary amnesty Dill will be pretty well known on Monday, as the senatorial lert center is convened for that day, as also are the bureaux for the election of a committee on the bill. No More Army Chaplains in France. ‘The division in the senate to-day (Friday), where the amendment to the bill abolishing army chaplains was carried by 140 to 133, fore- shadows a close contest. Sunday Liquor Law in England. Lonpon, June 2%6.—The resolution of Mr. Stevenson (Itberal) which was adopted in the House of Commons last evening to close public houses on Sonia England and Wales, is merely declatory. ‘The amendment to the reso- lution offered by Mr. Pease, (liberal) which was also adopted, ope. ‘the opinion of the house that provision should be made in the country for the sale uring: ltmited hours of malt liquors for consumption off the premises, and for the needful requirements of the metropoll- tan districts. Investigating the Roumelian Ruf- fians. CONSTANTINOPE, June 26.—A commission, com- [poet of four eat eee three Turks and three ‘oreigners, have Inves!igated the recent atrocl- {ies upon Mussulmans committed by the East Roumelian militia at Kirdjall, gn jhe bast Roumellan troptier. "She comituission Sig that Sixicen Me:-sulmans were killed, twelve of them without colorable pretext. They also report the occurrence of sixty cases of rape and much rob- bery. cee Vasheroff, the Russian commander of the militia, four other officers and thirty-one privates have been arrested, but as the officers are mostly Russian subjects, it will be dificult to bring them to justice, Catholics in Political Elections, Lonpon, June 26.. Rome dispatch to the Pali Mali Gazette says: The success of the cleri- cals at the recent municipal elections has caused the Pope to decide to consent to the par- Ucipation of Catholics in political elections. The New Frontier Line. Lonpon, June 26.—A Berlin tech to the Times says: “The line of frontier adopted by the supplementary conference is 1s follows: On. the east it follows the northern valley crest of the Salambras at a considerable distance from the river up to and northwards around Metzore; slices away a little more than one-third of the Greek speaking province of Zagora, then strikes across that country to and includes Janina, and joins the Calamas considerably above the middle point of its course, and following the bed of this stream falls into the straits of Corfu with the northern arm of the river.” Bismarck and the Charch Bill. BERLIN, June 26.—Prince Bismarck has con- feired with Herr Bennigsen, leader of the mod- erate liberals, and Herr Von Raughtupt, the parliamentary leader of the conservatives, with a view to effect, if possible, a union of the two parties in regard to the church bill. {Impending Strike at Lille. LILLE. June 26,—A strike of a considerable number of cotvon operatives in this city 1s im- pending. Peace Nexedagons Opened at Bue- PT os Ayress RIO DE JANEIRO, June 26.—Intelligence from Buenos Ayres announces that an armistice for one day has been concluded betwoen the national and provincial forces and that peace negotiations have been opened. ‘The South African Colonists. Lonpon, June 26.—A dispatch from oe ‘Town to the Times says: Aiter three days’ de- bate in the house of assembly on the proposal for a conference of the South African colonies and states, the previous question was moved and accepted by the ministry, the F kpoes stat- ing that looking to the evenly divided feeling In the house upon the subject, the government would not feel justified in advising the governor to convene @ conference on the confederation geen and the matter would, therefore, ‘OD. Elected. Lonpon, June 26.—Mr. James Caird, the well- known writer on agriculture and commerce, has been elected chairman of the general com- mittee of the Reform club in the place of Richard Baxter, des = ‘The German Church Bill. ‘The semt-offictal North German Gazetie con- tradicts the report that the government will abandon clause four of the clerical bill—the clause which authorizes the reinstatement of the deposed bishops. It 1s said that a confer- ence of ministers on the subject yesterday agreed to maintain the entire bill. —_-—_—_ Wall Street To-day. New York, June 26.—The Post’s financial says: ‘The Wall street markets to-day are compara- tively dull except for stocks, which after nosed ing weak became strong and advanced ¥ to 1 percent on a moderate volume of business. ‘The dividend-paying shares continue in active demand, and in some instances have reached the highest figures or the week. Government bonds are strong, and railroad bonds as a rule are higher than’ yesterday. The foreign ex- change market is dull and weak. The nominal asking rates for bankers’ bills remain 486 and 48S3¢ with actual business at 4S5a4551, for long and 4574 a4873¢_ for short Sterling. Cables are 4873,a458 and prime commercial bills 4821a4s3. There is no change to report in money, whichis in abundant supply at 2a3 per cent on call, ‘Time money is 2 to 4 per cent, and prime mer- cantile paper is 3ai}y per cent. Hanged Himself. Keyport, N. J., June 26.—A report from Granville, below Keyport, says that Mr. Samuel Seeley, and old and respécted citizen of that place, aged 83 years, himself on Thurz- day evening last. He was missed from the house by one of the family, and upon search being made he was found hanging by a rope from arafterin the barn. He evident climbed on a pile of strawberry crates, adjusted the rope and jumped off. When his son, who Was sent for arrived, the body was still warm, but life was extinct. Tammanyites Back From the Con- ventio; he NEw York, June 26.—The special Tammat train with delegates from the cinelanatt co. vention arrived at the Grand Central depot at 9 o'clock this morning. The democratic union and representatives of district organizations welcomed the eed and much enthusiasm revailed. John Kelly was not on board,having ft the train at Albany. New York Bank Statement. New York, June 2%.—The weekly of the associated banks, issued from the clear- ing house to-day, shows the following changes: $170,000; specie, increase, $760,100; legal tenders, ‘decrease, $348,500; de- , decrease, $375,900; circulation, 5 74,900; reserve, increase, $505,575, | Excess— ‘The banks now hold $17,483,200 in excess of the Jegal requirements. ‘The Markets. BALTIMORE, June 26.—Virginia sixes, old, 164; do. deferred, 6%; do. consols, re do. second series, 223g: do. past due coupons, 90; do. new ten-forties, 43. North Carolina sixes, ‘old, 27 bid to- i; Fe se en Tah ts em pecthern irregular but r; western higher an: in buyers’ favor. southern red, paca 2 western al 2074" duly, 1-095 se pare Tad Jung: GON "Sun bial eee "unchanged." Coffee Fem dennty an, Wat gators Tas ane anata eae oa Sen ipment 70,984 bushels. bNEW yonk jane Sabha strong Money, i Boat! B., p-—Oonsole, 99 9-18 a vania Cent - = B53. ‘The Narragansett Survivors. Fostox, June 26.—At a meeting of the com- mulltee appointed recently by the sufferers by the loss of the Narragansett held here yester- day, the lawyers upon the commtttee expressed. the opinion that the limited Jiability act would avail the defendants nothing fn case suits for damages were brought against the company in the civil courts. It was Claimed that the nayt- vation laws were grossly violated, and that herefore the steamboat company as common carriers were liable to the full extent of damages, The committee recommends that the sufferers by the disaster do not enter their claims !n the New York admiralty court for a share in the ea of the wreck, but that they seek their edy at common law. It was stated that if a sufferer entered a claim for a share ol the wreck it might nulilfy any action he might biing against the Se epee in the state courts. The time allowed for proving claims is until the fist Tuesday in October. The committee re- rts that the purchaser of the wreck of the Narragansett for $10,000 was the attorney of the steemboat corporation, so that the company Teally bought their own wreck. In order to test the validity of the claims and to asceriain | What courts have jurisdiction in the matter, A. Y. Lynde, one of the committee, has com- | menced a’ suit for $15,000 damages for loss of Dagyage, personal injuries and nervous pros- trat‘on. "The property of the steamboat com- pany in Massachusetts has been trusteed to that amount, and the case ts returna- ble in the superior court, July 6th, The result of the committees deliberations and recommendations decided oe will be matlod to each of the survivors in New England. and another meeting will probably soon be held. Death of a Union League Director. PHILADELPHIA, June 26,—J. Fratley Smith, re- tired merchant, director of the Union League and the Northern Pacific railroad, died at his residence in this city this morning. ‘attle. FREEHOLD. N.J., June 26.—Within a few days time Mr. Abijah Appl rate, of this place, has lost six head ol valuable cattle by indigestion. This disease 1s reported to have wrought havoc among the bovines tn this section of late, A CHILD’s DEATH AFTER EaR-PIEKCING.—On dune 19 the ears of Minule Westerfield, sixteen months old, were pierced for ear-rings at her heme, No. 1,457 Second avenue. Facial erysip- elas ensued, and a certificate of her death was received at the bureau of vital statistics yester- day.—N. F. World, 61h. ELEction Berit announcement of the nomination of Gen. Han- cock gave very general satisfaction to the dem- ocrats in Wall street. In the Stock Exchange bets were offered $100 to $0 that Hancock would be elected, and the brokers were very enthusi- astic. Messrs. Bonvier & Wallace offered to ‘Wager $1,000 On the election of the democratic nominee. I. S. Elliott offered to wager $5u0 to $450 on Hane 's elvction. Mr. Wormser of- tered to bet $500 the sane way, and W. L. Ken- nedy offered to wager $250 that Hancock will sweep the state. No bets were taken, but J. R. Dillon offered to wager that the stock market would drop from five to ten per cent the day after Hancock's election. W. L. Scott has tele- graphed an offer to bet €25,000 on the election of Gen Hancock.— Wail Street Daily News. CoaL GOING Ur.—The great coal companies are exultant over the recent advance in coal, and the officers of some of tne corporations claim that before the present month is over a further advance will made. so as to meet with the eastern market. These purchasers will have to make their deals during July, so as to have their shipments secured before naviga- tion is ciosed. Up to the present this class of buyers bas not gone into the market, probaby on the belief that there would be a breakdown in — They cannot hold off much longer, and the representatives of the mining ana shipping companies believe that the necess'- les of these buyers will enable them to put the screws on still more, One of the officials of a coal company is reported to have sald yesterday that they anticipated a busi- bess for the remainder of the season, and he ‘was sure that not only will the present prices be maintained, but another advance would be made, the increese of ten cents a ton just an- nounced being a guarantee for his belief. The mines are to continue to be worked during July on the three days a week basis, after which the companies will probably agree to work on full time to prepare for the winter market.—¥. Y. Herald, to-day. FRAUDULENT NaTURALIZaTION.—The examin- ation into the charges inst Commissioner and Chief Supervisor of Elections John I. Dav- enport was continued for the defence yesterday before U.S, Commissioner Lyman. John C. Claussen was examined, and said he was born in 1817, in Denmark, and came to the United States In 185i. He identified a pretended f naturalization which Fina been certificate of nat issred to him as 4 minor alien. The signature to the petition for his natural- ization was a forgery. He never knew the man who had signed the application as a pre- tended witness for him, and the man who did actually go with bim_ to test as to his resi- dence in the United States he had known only six months, The certificate of naturalization had renounced allegiance to the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland. John Conroy testified that he was born in Ireland, and came to the United States when he was 2 years old. The papers on file pretended to show that he was natural- ized asa minor. The application for naturall- zation was signed by the applicant’s mark, but he bad never signed it, as he could not write hisname. He never knew the man who ap- peared to have been @ witness as to his being a Minor at the time of his arrival in this country. N. ¥. Times, 26th. Sirtine BULL's son was recently induced to sit for his photograph at Fort Buford. The young buck was very suspicious that the camera Was some kind of an infernal machine, but finally consented on condition that he might sit with his revolver in hand, and at the first sign of danger shoot the artist. The ariist decided totake the chances, and a fine cabinet picture Was the result. GEN. GRANT.—The editor of the Galena Gazelte telegraphs the following: “Gen. Grant, ina per- Sonal interview with your correspondent, aiternoon emphatically dented he would support Hancock or that he would vote for him. There is consequently no founda- tion whatever for the statement published in New York this morning that he had made use of such expressions, ul FREETHINKERS’ CONVENTION.—The third an- nual convention of the freethinkers United States and Canada 1s called to meet Hornelisville, 2d, 3d and 4th of Se ra House of Hor- ‘session, and niny attenaance, among whom It is ex} Charles Bradlaug’ Ingersoll; diana, who Hon. Elizur Wright, of Boston; James Parton, the biographer, and others. GEN. GRANT'S WESTERN TRIP.—The program of Gen. Grant's western has been an- nounced. He will reach City on the morning of July on the Fort Soot abd Guit ay receive the people of Kansas, during the returning Ansas City, and to Leavenwi Jn the naing Stnaay, the 4th, with Gen. Pore st the fort, and then starting next Monday morn- in, Topeka and Santa Mexico, avd. thence to Colorado aus 4 Manitou.—Chicago Journal, 234. RECEIVES A THOUSAND TELEGRAMS.— dispatch the Times from New York, June 25, says:- - a quiet day, seeing few visitors, ex- frlends, ‘and denying to interviewers. More a congratu- latory filed at the Governor’s id the Gen- in WALL Sreeet.—The | purported to have been issued in 1868. Witness | was anative and subjectof the lom_of Denmark, but the papers on file showed that he LOCAL NEWS. District Government Affairs, ‘The work of cutting off the water from prem- ‘ses where it has not been for is sing. Already upwards of 100 have been cut off. Upwards of 300 orders -have been issued. ng Off water trom such premtses. Health Oficer Townshend in a note t0 the Commissioners, states that water In well at corner of 9th and I streets northwest, ts unfit for drinking purposes, and recommends that necessary measurs be taken to prevent its use by the public. PLANS FOR THE NEW WING TO THE WORKHOUSE. Tnspector of Buildings Mr. Thomas Eatwisie, | in compliance with the request of the Commis | sloners, bas made plans and specifications for the construction of the new south wing of the Washington workhouse for females; the same to be similar tn extertor, and tn most ets in the interior arrangements, to the north wing recently erected and now occupied by the male | Inmates. ‘The size Is to be 45 by 48.05 feet, Dase- ment and three stories high. ‘The speciticatio when ready, will be advertised and bids recelv for the erection of tats building, which will be completed the present summer and ready to | Occupy by the 18t of January next. The floor of basement will have a top surface three- fourths of an inch thick, com) of Portuand cement, best quality. "All exterior windows, including two that are to be placed tn the center | building. are to have iron bars and sills con- forming in construction to those In north wing. ‘The main second and third Moors are to be sup- ported by i¢\-Inch wrought-iron beams. The | cell doors are to have cast-iron frames the full | Width of the walls, cast with flat three | Inches wide on both edges. The frames are to | De riveted together. The exterior wails of the | hew wing and the projecting ends of the center | Dutlding are to be pebble-dashed with rich mor- tar composed of clean washed sharp river sand, | best Georgetown lime, and fine wht correspond in color and finish to the preselat building. The pebble-dashing 1s to be neatly repaired around the two windows that are to be sel in walls of center butlding. COMPLAINTS OF SLAUGHTER HOUSES. About twenty citizens and property holders residing in the county on and near the 7th | street road, south of the Schuetzen Park, have sent a petition to the District Commissioners asking for relief from “an exasperating, troubie- some, fithy, and sickening nuisance exist almost at thelr doors in the shape of sever: slaughter houses between the Prescott school house (Summer street) and the Schuetzen Pa They also ask to be relieved from the herds of catile that are guarded by keepers in the streets there, and are driven up and down and kept for several hours in front and about dwelAag houses. The Commissioners will direct the abatement of them. A GRORGETOWN INVESTIGATION AND ITS RESULTS. In reply to a second communication of the health officer to the District Commissioners, upon the serious nuisance resulting from the discharge of exhaust steam from force pumps into the sewer on 4th, between High and Mar- ket streets, Georgetown, which forced Into the sewer creates such a pressure upon laterals in the vicinity that noxious gases and odors are forced into dwellings, &c., Vater Registrar Cox, to whom the note was referred, states: “I have caused an Investigation to be made of the com- plaint, and Mr. Larman reports that Dr. Town- sbend is mistaken in supposing that the ex- haust steam is forced Into the sewer. It goes into the smoke-stack. The engineer at the rump-house in Georgetown corroborates Mr. Larman’s statement. J suspect that the trouble ts owing to the fact that the parties living on | 4th street, between High and Markets streets, are allowing the traps [a thelr water-closets to remain open and the water to flow continu- ously.” PUMP WATER ANALYZED. District Chemist De Smedt has analyzed water | from different pumps in the city, and reports as follows:—Pum b street and Georgia ave- nue southeast; t, between 12th and 13th streets southeast, and 6th and A streets soutl east, “ water;” pump on A, between 4th streets southeast, pump corner 9th and'T streets northwi “unfit for drinking purposes.” Edwards, repair brick 219 I street n.w.: $500. Columbus Alexander, repair brick corner Bridge and High streets, LOW! Derby pitched for the Nationals in the game here with the Lane yesterday afternoon. There was a attendance. The 4 7s could not bat Derby, while the Nationals pounded their pitcher without mercy. The re- sult was 16 runs for the Nationals and 3 for the Albanys....[n Baltimore yesterday the Hop Bitteis nine playea the Baltimore nine, the former making 7 and the latter 2 runs, THE ANACOSTIA BOAT RACE YESTERDAY. In double working boats Roberts and Fowler, Herbert and Brown,and Duvall and Riley pulled a three mile race over the Anacostia course yes- terday afternoon. Shortly after seven, though there was a strong breeze on and lumpy water, the start was made. Herbert and Brown took the lead until within about 325 yards of the finish, when Roverts and Fowler were up with ‘them. After pulling a few strokes even, Roberts and Fowler ahead, and after a hot fight Won by a little more than a half boat's k le Time, 14 minutes. A single scull race between Lewis and Carson followed. Lewis won easily by about 300 yards. THE COMING HARVARD-YALE BOAT RACE. ‘The fiith annual four-mile boat race, between the eight-oared crews of Harvard and Yale, is appointed to be rowed on the Thames river, New London, Conn., Thursday, July 1st, at § o'clock p.m. ‘Should rough water cause a post- mnement, the race will be attempted about 24 ours later. The management will be identical | with that of the last two years; the mayor, | harbor master and a citizens’ committee giving | ‘mmediate personal attention to keeping the | course clear for the boats. The Yale stroke hag been radically changed. ‘The slide is a full one—about twenty-five inches. The tot is erect. com with last year’s crew, ° of’ the lungs have a chance to breathe on th , cover. Harvard still retains last year® styie of oar end lock, while Yale has adopted ¢j,oinore ugly, but, by some considered, th° more power- ful oar recommended by Davi8. Yale has been on the water—rain or Shine | sleet or snow—all through the winter, Wh! "nasty weather at Harvard has prevent”; water practice three days out Of every ¥\eek, though such practic> has been ably SUppiemented by work in the most perfect ymnasium in this country. THE COMING BICYCLE RACE. A novelty in the line of athletic sports will be Presented to the public in the first annual races Of the Capital Bicycle Club, next Tuesday. at 5:90 p. ., at lowa Circle. Previous to the races a parade of bicyclers will be formed at the rooms of the Capital Club, on 11th street, above Pennsylvania avenue, and the line of march to the track will be by way of Pennsylvania ave., 15th street and Vermont avenue. The Arlington Bicycle Club will join the Capital Club tn this parade, also unattached riders. The races wil) consist of quarter mile and mile dashes, and a five mile race, for each of which a valuable gold and silver medal 1s offered for competi and a slow race of 100 yards, the prize for success in which is a silver medal. This will be an amu- sing feature of the occasion, THE AMERICAN RIFLEMEN IN TRELAND. The results of yesterday’s shooting at Dolly- mount were as follows: S00 yds. 900 yds. “1,000 yds. - 20 64 SESE, on ‘of the last four mand Irish teams have beeaPuited Oy the Lord Lieut Ag gg 2 Dresses the hope that a friendly. arfangement will be arrived With Col. Bodine and the g | if He states that Messrs. of ley, of New York, and Burnside: of Waghingtat, on Engiand, and My make up the umber of it from the +5 it American team. ae Cie the Irish team, may join the English in atmaton, ‘i Dublin last 7 am in the has not yet named his team. = the American team, were the dinner given by the