Evening Star Newspaper, July 20, 1880, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, vania Avenue, orner 11th Street, by The Evening Star Newspaper Oomvany, GEORGE W. 4DAMB, Pres’t, .¢ Bran {a Served to tubscribersinthe ‘their own sccount, st 10 cents OF Oe re, cents per month. Copies at the See ee eh, rear, BO; ate monte § 80 gents Rat the Poet Omice at Washinston, D. 0, ag second clase mail yn on Fridsy—62 8 Ar, prepaid. Six months, $1; 10 copies 3 BO copies for 820. a i re oT ae Estes of aavertising msde ‘known on sppitcation. The Evening Shar. - S6—-NS, 8,514. WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, JULY 20, 1880 TWO CENTS. UNION LONG®, No. 22, K of et on WEDNESDAY, at 2 0'cloc’, neral of Gus late Bro. P. 0. W. Wr 9 0.0. F__An adjourned a= GRAND LODGE, D. O., will bs W (Wednesday) EVENING, 2ist inst ter the report of the commi jon for acharter fora new Lody: P. H. SWEET, Gr. Secretary. ON OF THE GRAND -, Will be he't THIS EVE- at K. of P. ball, corner 9ta ond ‘e., to make arrangements to attend the ral of ourlate Bro. P C.. W. W. Graxr. order. |It*} KR. GOODHART, @. K. of K. and = THE YOUNG MEN'S NATIONAL HAN 7 COCK AND ENGLISH OLUB will meet at Cesmopobtan Ball, Sth and E sts., on TUESDAY EVENING, at 8 o'clock. Hancock and Eovid club badwes for distribation and nev pbs 8 AR: LIPSCOMB, Sec. EGULAR MEETING OF THE GOV <oe Pratine orice: Gasfieel and Arthur e., on WEDNESDAY EVENING, BY 8 (3 eS OTOMAC INSURANCE COMPAS p No. 88 HicH STREET. GEonGETC July 17, 1880.—The annual election for directors of this Company will be held at the eMice, No. 5¢ Hizh street, Georzetown, D. O., on MONDAY, Aug. 2d. Polls open at 14 o'clock m. sins J. W. DEEBLE, See. tmembers of SOc . GUO. of O. B., are at their hall, on 7to atreat, on WEDNESDAY, July 21, lock m.. to attend the funeral of our late Jou Ross, who departed this & fed to mee! sis. D.w., life on Monday at 2o’clock a.m. All members of sister Lodwes are cordially invited to attend WARD, it 0. 0. F_The ai W. GRAND ENC. C., will be held at Odd Fellows” Hs n W.) on TO-MORROW (Tuesday) EV 8 v'elock. The election of officers for_the ensuing x GEORGE E. EMMONS, Grand Scribe. ER AND ASSESSOR'S OF F175 5 D.C., duly 14th, 1880. TICE. ¥ RETURN FOR 1881. ar PERSONAL RETURN If not returned for 1881 is extended to An on or before that \@ a8C8HOTS, as required by law, e out a statement of your taxable property from the best means the Insy be able to obtain, and wid thereto s pen: FIFIY PER OENT:, which cannot be remitted excert by Congress. E ‘The Personal, as well a8 General Taxes are paya- ble in Noveraber, at a discout of Five Per Gent. ROBERT P. DODGE, s14-1W ‘Treasurer and Assessor. (Republican, Post, Critic and Journal copy-] STOP TEAKING AND ROTTING YOUR CLOTHES to picces by the use of Soaps iterated with Mai n By order of the Qemm! 3 rble Dust, 8i ‘ale, Soap. 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Superior style and fiuish cuaranteed. ¥ 399-120") 467 Pa. ave., bet. 434 and Oth sts. ‘ E REPRESENT ONE OF THE LARGEST speoIES. Pa UMP dare. EXTENSION ‘ke. We: sim te give the most for the money. Be! 80- ited. mp - 13) DIK BROS., cer. 1334 ot and Bese: Mee GeEs jenovateds at © ers | Votes he never received in any THE EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. Internal rev- GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-D& enue, $149,795.66; customs, $776, SECRETARY Ramsey 18 the only member of the Cabinet now in the city. ‘Tue Contract for supplying the Treasury Building with brick dwiing the current year, wes, yesterday, awarded to the Washington Brick Machine Co., they being the lowest bid- ders. PATRICK SHERIDAN has been appointed Inter- nal revenue gauger for the 3d district of Geor- 8 ‘THE SURETIES OF POSTMASTER FORBES, of Richmond, Va., have obligated themselves to make good the deficiency in the postmaster’s ac- count by noun on Thursday, and if that shall be done no steps toward a criminal prosecution will be taken. The post office is now virtually in charge of Assistant fer Holliday, whose accounts were by the post office inspec- tors found to be strictly correct. Colonel Holli- day {s one of the postmaster’s bondsmen. Tes GRANT “OLD GuaRD.”—There will be some troubie after all in distributing the “Old Guard” Grant medals, and for this reason. While Gen. Grant started In with 304 votes and received 306 on the final ballot, the votes which made up the 306 were recruited and added to the original Ses. For instance, in Maryland Grant, through all the ballots except the last, never had less than 7 votes in the delegation, whe yn the final ballot he had only 4, los- ing $ of the so-called “Old Guard,” which loss was made up elsewhere trom Mr. Blaine’s friends. Kansas on the final ballot gave Grant revious ballot, and so did other states which did not go to Garfield. Asa matter of fact only about 300 tualviaual delegates stood by Gen. Grant from first to last. Gen. D. B. Sackgr, Inspector General of the army, is in the city asa member of the board to examine the codification of army regulations. He is staying with Gen. Drum. PERSON 41.—Attorney General Devens, Assist ant Attorney General Smith, ex-Gov. Cooke and Titian J. Coffey, of Washington, were regis- tered in New York last night.—Secretary Ev- arts is still at Newport.—J. W. Drew and Jobn Keyworth, of Washington, are among the latest arrivals at Cape May.—Dlerstadt, the artist, has gone to Callfornla—Dr. Duke and Joh Markriter leave to-morrow for the Bath county Hot Springs.—Mrs. Bushrod Robinson has gone from Oakland to Berkeley.—The Califor- iia Pioneer Society have appointed a commit- tee of fitteen of thelr members to take the ne- cessary steps to erecta monument to the late Gen. Sutter at some suitable place in that state, —Ex-Representative Brinkerhoff, of Ohio, and who was the real author of the famous “Wilmot Proviso,” died at hisold home in Mans- field yesterday. POSTM ASTEES APPOINTED.—The President, to- day, appointed the following postmasters: Que pong, | Willman, Minn; H. J. Northrop, Sagi- naw, Mich.; Oscar Eaton. Bryan, Ohio, and S. L. Christie, Nyack, N. Y. THE REGULAR ARMY AND THE STATE MILITIA.— Several applications having been made to the Adjutant General's office by general offi- cers of state militia to be copies of the general orders of the War depart- ment, Adjutant General Drum has issued a cir- Cular letter to the adjutant generals of the sev- eral states, In which he says: ‘« While desirous to do all that lies in my power to ald in bringing up the uniformed militia of the several states t0 the highest degree of efficiency, knowledge of military details, etc., I am equally anxious to avoid even the semblance of interference, the more so that possibly some of our orders may Vary from the tions of the stats code. Will you, therefore, do me the favor to state—first, whether you deem it advantageous to the sev- eral commands in yeur state to secure copies of our orders, and second, if so, what distribution to general commands would you advise? I trust that you will appreciate the motives which dictate this letter. The detensive power of this country is formed, as you well know, of three component parts—the regular army, the militia and volunteers; the first two, permanent organizations, the last only called on in great emergencies. I know of no reason why the friendly oficial relations which exist between officers of the army and of the state militia should not be sedulously cultivated, and I hope it ig unnecessary for me to add that anythin: can properly do to foster or increase those rela- Uons will afford me sincere pleasure.” AT THE CABINET MEETING this afternoon Judge French, Gen. Brady, Solicitor General Phillips, Col. Hay, Assistant Secretary Bell and Commo- dore Jeffers Lie ins the Treasury depart- ment, Post Office department, Department ot Justice, State department, Interior department and Navy department, respectively. Secretary Ramsey was the only » Cabinet officer resent. The session lasted only about hirty minutes. The President said that never since he had been in office -had there been so little business before him. Some minor court martial Cases were disposed of. ‘The Interior department had information, which was laid before the Cabinet, that Spotted Tail, of the Sioux, had removed his children from the School provided for the children of his band. ‘The other Indians were indignant at his course, | and applied to the President to appoint a new to be vaucated. chieL They want, they sa; ‘T1B Bcaxp OF ARMY OFFICERS des gnated ‘0 revise the codification of the army regulations met In this city to-day, but transacted no bust- hess. Of the members of the board Generals Melgs, Sacket, Upton and Nickerson were present. The absent members were General Augur and Col. Hazen, who are expected to arrive in a day or two. Tne KicuMoxp P. ©. DEFALCATION MapE Goop.—Postmaster Forbes, of Richmond, who was a defaulter to the amount of $4,300, has settled with the department, and made good his defictepey. He had on hand $700 tn internal revenue stamps, for the sale of which he was theagent. Yesterday, Com’r Raum telegraphed to his agent tn Richmond who took the stamps. Upon ab examination of Forbes’ account with his bureau the Commissioner discovered to- dey that be was in arrears $216, He again tel- egraphed to his agent this morni and re- ceived a reply shortly afterwards that Forbes had made good the deficiency. Mrs. SHERMAN.—General McCook recetved a telegram to-day from Mrs. Sherman stating that she left Gakland this morning for Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, CHANGES OF STATIONS OF QUARTERMASTERS. By direction of the Secretary of War, the fol- lowing changes in the stations and duties of officers of the quartermaster’s department are announced: Major James J. Dana, quarter- army, now chief quartermaster 'W Mexico, 18 relieved from further department of the Missouri, and Will report by letter to the Quartermaster Gen- eral U. S. army for duty at Nashville, Tear., relieving Lieut. Col. James A. Ekin,” deputy quartermaster general, of the duties pertatning to the investigation of’ war claims for quarter- master’s stores filed in the Quartermaster Gen- eral’s office by citizens in Tennessee,gunder the Visions Of section 300, A, Revised Stavutes, of July 4, 1864, and acts ‘amendatory ther~ of. Major J. G. C. Lee, quartermaster, U. 8. army, 1s relieved from duty in the department of Dakota, and will report to the leutenant general, commanding military division of the Missouri, for duty as chief quartermaster of the district of New Mexico, ARMY OK 0BRS.—By direction of the Presi- dent, and in accordance with section 1225, Re vised Statutes, First Lieut. George S. Hoyle, 1st cavelry, is detailed as professer of military selence and tactics at the North Georgia Agri- cultural —. coeur Georgia, vice First ae Lieut. Joseph ruillery, hereby re- Meved, and will repo: daty Soaring. Lieutenant Garrard will join bis battery. The superintendent general recruiting service will cause one hundred and six recruits te be pre- pered and forwarded under ch: Bismarcl ra ne Sena tk tetas ne Jeave ot absence ranted ‘ir tended te ns, "The leave of a Captain games _E. 2a 18 ex- tended two monte on surgeon's of disabuity 170,000. ‘That is the Population of Washing> ton. What the Census Shows. The census returns of the District of Colum- bia have not yet been sufficiently tabulated to bring out all the interesting and useful facts interided to be shown by these decennial taking accounts of national stock, nor to enable com- Parisons to be made between the results of this year’s enumeration with those of previous years; but so fdr as merely taking the census of the Population is concerned, that work has been done,and the figures now arrived at are be- lieved to be correct, or at least as nearly so as such statistics can be made. The official figures show the Li nee a or W ean Neeraeee considered,— (that fg, wi actual old-es- tablished limits of the city proper and what was formerly Georgetown,) — to be 161,111. This enumeration excludes, however, all that of the population of the city living beyond Boundary street, but which belongs toit,to all intents and purposes, as much as if it was located in the grounds which now con- stitute the park around the Capitol. Untontown and the other settlements lying on the other Side of the Anacostia are not included in this count. Neither are Le Droit Park,nor the thickly settied localities along the extensions of 41¢,5th, €th, th, Sth and 9th streets, between Boundary street and the 14th street and Soldier's Home toad. Mount Pleasant is likewise excluded, and also the settlements on the hill, including and adjacent to the grounds of Columbian Ci lege. “These points are separated from the old cor- Potation limits of Washington by an imaginary ine, {t 1s true; but the people living there are just! as much a part of the population of the eity as though they lived in its geographical center; and In truth and justice they should be counted and considered such in any statement, official or otherwise, which pretends to show the number of itsinhabitants. ‘That these out- growths or overilow of the city Include at least half the population of the District lying outside the technical limits of Washington we presume hobedy wold doubt. ‘The population of that territory is shown by the official figures to be 16,690, ‘Take half of this nuraber and add it to {he ascertained population of the cit the old mits and we have a total of 169,456, or, say in round figures, as we have given then above, 170,000, as the actual population of the national capital as ft stands to-day. In this connection the following comparative tables will be interesting: Population of the entire District in 1880. Population 1D 1870.2... eee eeeee eerste Increase in 10 years. see +++ 46,101 Population of Washington (including Georgetown only) in 1580. mss (71 Do. do. 1870........ . 120,583 Increase in 10 years........ SSE eS Population of Washington in old limits in 1880... 145,404 Do. do. + 109,199 Increase in 10 years. ++ 39,205 Bs Pulation of Georgetown (old limits) in = Do. do. 1 Increase in 10 years......... Population of District (outside ot Do. “do.” “isi Increase in 10 years The increase of 5,513 in the District proper here shown has been almost exclusively in those sections adjoining Boundary street, and really represents the growth of the city rather than of the District outside or in its rural sec- there has been any considel increase of population there. This fact of itself proves that the population of these adjacent suburbs belong to and should be counted as a part of the inhabitants of the city, thus making its whole Population, as we have shown, over rather thin ‘under 170,000. Victoria’s Band in Mexico, PREPARING TO MAKE IT WARM FOR THEM ON BOTH SIDES OF THE LINE. The following dispatch has been forwarded to the War department from Fort Leavenworth, Kansas: “Santa Fg, NEw Mexico, July 13.—Latest 13 that hostiles have taken many horses from ranches near Chihuahua, swinging around that city about thirty miles distant. Arrada, an old. Indian fighter, who has righting men with him, Says most of the hostiles are forty miles south: West of Galejos, some distance from north Cht- huahua. They go into Galejos to trade. They are not killing ple. Five Indians crossed Capt. Brinkerhoff 1s looking for them El Paso, Hatcu, Col. Com’g.” The following dispatch dated July 16th, trom Col. Hatch, was also forwarded to the War de- partment to-day: “Latest information just re- ceived, under date of 12th inst., from Mexico, via Fort Bliss, Texas, is that the hostiles are in the mountains In Mexico, about one hundred miles west of Eagle Springs, Texas, Three hua- dred Mexicans intend to attack them about the 15th fst. Our troops have been notified aud @rdered to be on the alert.” Young Mr. Christiancy’s Malady. HE FRANKLY TELLS WHY HE IS IN AN ASYLUM FOR INEBRIATES. Mr. John H. Christiancy, a son of ex-Senator Christiancy, of Michigan, now United States minister to Peru, who was committed at his own request for six months to the Kings county inebriates’ home by Justice Bioom, of Brooklyn, on Saturday, was still last evening in the hospt- tal at that plics under medical treatment, the effects of his 1: te Intoxication not having tullv passed away. He ts a young man of 26, of go d appearance, five feet seven in height, with a slight figure, uent hair and side whiskers, blue features. eyes, and re Mr. Cl lancy read a newspaper extract which was handed him. ‘Here are two false- hoods at once,” he said. “I am spoken of as having been to the Inebriates’ Home in Bing- bamton and at that in Philadelphia. 1 never saw either of them or any inebriates’ home but this. I hope I am not such a miserable drunk- ard as to have been to two homes, and to have rela] ‘The drinking I have done his been at long intervals of several months, and sometimes as long asa year. When once the fit came over me T could not contro: it. No one regrets it more than Ido. It is a disease, and 1 thought that the best thing to be done ‘would be to go where I could get no liquor, and where perhaps the medicines given me might destroy all taste for eng I bad no idea, though, that my doing so would be made puv- tc.” In reply to sundry questions, Mr. Chris- Uancy further said that he was born in Monroe, Michigan. and that after leaving college he studied law for two years in De- troit, but, being too young for admit- tance to the bar, practiced in a small way for a time in justices’ courts. A clerkship was then procured for him in the Patent Office tn Wash- ington, from whence he went to San Francisco. and became a reporter on the Chronicle of thai city, On leaving San Francisco he went to D treii, and earned a living by assisting in t! oflices of friendly lawyers, but his unfortunate habit there, as elsewhere, prevented his con- unuing Lye one position. For the short me he had been in Brooklyn he was similarly employed, but had become destitute of money when he made the application to Justice Bloom. He has strong hopes that treatment where he now fs will effectually cure him, and expects, on leaving, to go to work in some position that his father may find for him. : atients Who are committed to the home and pay no board are required to work about the grounds, upon the farm, and at the various duties of the household. It is probable, however, that pecne Coumene it he so de- sires, will do no work at all.—, F. Sun, 200. SENATOR VEst’s Two Sons.—A telegram to the St. Louis G 0%e- Democrat from Sedalia, Mo., July 15, says: Senator G. G. Vest has a farm a few miles south of Sedalia, which is run_by his two sons—George, aged 16, and Alexander, 18. ‘This morning, at 9 o'c! a came to town and threw the whole community into a fever of excitement and griet by that Gcorge and Aleck had had a fight Aleck had stabbed George, and that as probably dead. In ‘a fe Gen. Grosvenor Talks Politics. AN INTERVIEW BETWEEN HIM AND GEN. GARFIELD THE NIGHT BEFORE THE NOMINATION. Gen. Chas. H. Grosvenor, of Ohio, who Is in this city, tells some interesting incidents anent the nomination of Gen. Garfield at Chicago. The night Defore the nomination was made, there was a deal of recor brought upon Gen, Garfield to induce him to consent to ailow his friends to endeavor to force his nomination on the succeeding day. Gen. Garfield all along had repelled every movement of the kind. On 14 . sen. Grosvenor visited Gen. Garfleld at his hotel, the Grand Pacific. Sad the visitor : “General, your friends to-morrow will en- deavor to make a combination which may result in your nomination.” any, must not do it,” said General Garfield, ding, “I em here as the friend of Secretary Sher- man. It my name looms up prominently before the convention, Iw! in my Place, and denounce any movement looking to my nomination.” “At the time,” says Gen. Grosvenor, “both Garfield and§nyself were sit- ting on the steps of the Grand Pacific.” Said I, “General, ;, Mow be frank and admit that you still have such an am- bition.” “I have,” said Gen. Garfield; “but my time has not yet come. In ten years from now I should be glad or the Presidential nomination, but not now.” To this Gen. Grosvenor salq: “General, the shadow of the Presidency nev Tests over a man more than once, and it is now hovering near you.” “I cannot think of the nomination now,” was Gen. Garfield’s reply. “I woulg rather wait 10 years,and then have it come to me In the usual way.” “The usual way,” sata Gen, Grosvenor. ‘*Well, you see how the usual Way works. JI suppose by that you mean that after ten years elapse you will have claims to seek the nomination. ‘I repeat that the shadow of the Presidency seldom hovers over a man but once. The usual way, that is seeking the office, is a very risky one, and of which Senator Blaine ts a striking Wustration. I tell you it you do not repel the effort your friends propose to make to secure your nomination, you may be nominated to-morrow.” “But I will repel it,” sald Garfield, with emphasis. *‘I shall resist any such effort, and openly denounce it on the floor of the convention.” “When I left Gen, Garfield that night.” said Gen. Grosvenor, “ was sorely disappointed, for 1 thought he had thrown away an opportunity which might never again occur during his lifetime.” OF THE GENERAL REPUDLICAN SITUATION Gen. Grosvenor 1s very hopeful. He says it is all besh to talk of Blaine’s discontent; that Blaine has sent Gen. Garfield a long letier of congratulation, which he (Grosvenor) had read at Garfield's farm at Mentor. “It almost made me cry to read the letter,” sald Gen, Gros- venor, “knowing Blaine as I do and his ambi- tion to secure the nomination. But the letter 1s manly, frank, courageous and like Blaine all oe EF ‘Whole souled. He will support Garfleld eartily. 1N O10, Goy. Grosvenor thinks, the republicans will se- cure twelve out of the twenty Congressional districts, and have a fighting chance for two more. ‘Those he considers certain are the 1st, 2d, 3d, 4th, 7th, 12th, 13th, 16th. 17th, isth, 19ch and 20th. He says that he ts confident that Hurd will be beaten in the Toledo district, hence he includes the 7th district in his “cer- tain” list. Political Notes, Three democratic state conventions are to te held this week,—Ohio, in Cleveland, on Tu2s- day; Missouri, in Jefferson City, on Wednesday, and Vermont, in Burlington, on Thursday. The California greenback convention 1s to be held in San Francisco on Wednesday, and the Illl- nojs colcred men’s in Springtield on Tuesday. The Georgia democratic convention, to nomi- nate Me Slate ticket, will meet at Atlanta Au- Democratic editors who are blustering about What the army would do in case of a disagree- Ment between Gen. Hancock and the powers at Wasbington are making fools of themselves and helping the republicans amazingly.—New York Heraia, That harmony between Tammany and tts antl which was so ostentatiously proclaimed at Cincinnati gives signs of ending in a vigorous row yet before the campaign closes. The Columbus, Ga., Enyairer admits that there is a chance of the repubiteans winning in that state through democratic dissensions. The Boston Advertiser pointedly says that “the democrats are working hard to bring Gen. Hancock into such personal prominence that thelr party and its record will be obscured and forgotten until after the election.” Representative Spark, of Illinois, has been re- nominated. . General Arthur’s letter will at least convince people that he knows what he thinks, says the Philadelphia Times. The New Haven Union, a greenback paper that is now supporting Hancock, says that here- after the greenback fight will be carried on within the democratic party. Hon. Montgomery Blair has announced him- sel for Hancock, thus putting a check upon democratic enthusiasm. many doses of Too this kind of medicine would make General Han- cock very sick.—Phila, Record, Dom. An Interesting Day at Old Point. FORTKESS MoNnOR, July 19. tor Star:—Yesterday was a “Red Letter” day at Old Point. Paymaster General Brown was one of many distinguished guests, and a salute from the Fort announ his arrival. The Catholic people here enjoyed an. occasion seldom presented. Bishop Kane, of Richmond. Father Boyle, of St. Mathew’s churen, Wast- ington, and Dr. O’Connell, officiated at the lttle chapel’ ‘Star of the Sea,” assisted by St. Aloy sius choir of Washington, who were here for the day. The proprietor of the Hiygela secured them for a concert in the grand pavillion at 4 p. m. that was attended by an appreciative audi- ence of hundreds, and it is sate to say that no better music has been heard at Old Point. In the evening Rev. Mr.Lambert,of Norfolk,held service in the pavillion and preached a fine sermon. A choir com) of Mrs. Bradford, of New York; Miss English, of Washington; Miss dulicum, of New Orleans, and four of the Richmond Blues, led greatly to the interest of the occasion. ‘Mrs. Bradford has a fine voice, and was well Supported by the northern and Southern belles of the Hygeia, which made the service particu- Jarly attractive. MIGNON. GEN. SHERMAN arrived at Yankton, D. T., Sunday night, in the steamer General Sher- man, from Goan | Rock, and left yesterday morning for the east A LaDy AND TWO YoUNG GIRLS DROWNED WHILE ba1HING.—A sad accident occurred din terday morning at Atlantic City, by which three persons lost their lives. About 11 o'clock, 1n common with other visitors, Mrs. Nesmith, the wife of Lieut. Nesinith, U.S. Army, accom: panied by Miss Bessie Fanshawe, the 12-year Old child of John R. Fanshawe, of Germantown, together with another little girl, named Helen on, went in to bathe above the light-house. ‘The locality chosen for their bath is a very dan- gerous one, as it is between the breakwater and the light-house. ‘There is a strong eddy awosn ing around this breakwater at all times, and the current flows rapidly along the beach’for fitty yards, when it then rushes out to sea, The place is not frequented much by bathers, and When Mrs. Nesmith and her childish compan- fons sought this retired spot it was with a view of enjoying their bath ina quiet way. The party, it is thought, endeavoi to wade down the beach, intending to reach the upper end of the bar, which stretches from the lighthouse Several squares down the beach. There is a Cove between the mainland and the bar, which has already caused several drowning cases this Season in wading out, and tt is thought Mrs. Nesmith was suddenly precipitated down the slallow embankment, « few steps distant from which the water is 15 feet deep. Unable to Swim, she for an instant clutched her young cmpanions when she found herself ia by ms on the three were out of sgn however, by the time boat came up. e crew finally succeeded in recevering the body of Mrs. Nesmith, which ‘will be taken to Philadelphia by her husband. BETTER Days FOR WORKINGMEN. New York Pribune rts there are now com- [eget ne ane found in that city. en, ship-carpel s smiths, sai er grtisans, Who a the winter it Oy their meagre Telegrams to The Star. NEAL DOW'S NOMINATION. His Letter of Acceptance. SARATOGA RACES TO-DAY. THE DAVENPORT INQUIRY. THE TURKISH CRISI€. FRIGHTFUL DOMESTIC TRAGEDY. CAPE OF PRISONERS. —_.—___ THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN. Gen. Neal Dow’s Letter Accepting the Nomination. PORTLAND, ME., July 20.—Gen. Neal Dow has written a letter accepting the nomination for the presidency by the national prohibition party. After commenting at some length on the evils of the mes trafile and the respecta- bility of the prohibitory movement he con- cluded as follows: “I consider the objects of the prohibitionists of this country to be of su- p!eme importance to the interests of the nation and the people, Aside from its bearing upon the moral and religious welfare of the people. I consider the suppression of the lquor fic to be an object of far greater political importance than any other now claiming the attention of thecountry, My ltfe has been largely devoted to the accomplishment of that purpose. Per- haps I may live to see my dearest hopes in rela- ton to it realized at least in this my own state. But however that may be, in the future, as in the past, I shall keep that objectin view. While I sincerely wish that the choice of a candidate by the Cleveland convention had fallen upoa some other than myself, I aceept the nomina- tor willingly, being sure that it will prove to be the Lumble beginning of a triumphant end.” FRIGHTFUL sees Tic TRAG- A Farmer Murders His Mother-in- Law and His Wife, anc then Com- mits Suicide. Yo A special from Syra- nday last Solomon cure, N Easterly, a farmer living two miles from the Village of Lyons, had a quarrel with his wife, in which ber mother, who was making her a visit, interfered. Ie ordered the mother-in-law from the room,and on her refusing to leave, attacked her with’an axe, killing her on the ‘spot. He then turned to his wife, before whose eyes h> haa killed her mother, and raising the axe struck her. She dodged the blow, and only a slight wound was inflicted, This was fol- lowed by another blow with like re- sults, Before he could deal a third blow his wife made her escape from the room and rap, but her husband followed her, aud overtaking her beneath a tree struck, her a ter- Tible blow on top of the head asshe was run- ning. The skull was crushed in, and the wo- man fell to the und in a dying condition. Easterly dropped the axe and hastening to the barn got out his horse and buggy and drove off. The murder of Mrs. Easterly was wit- nessed by B. W. Woodhouse, and his wife, who Ce the alarm and the murderer was pursue 1. iis horse and buggy were found hitched near Hotchkiss mill “some 4 or 5 miles dis- the banks of the Canandaigua outlet. At an early hour Monday morning Ss‘ archers discovered Easterley’s clothing on the bank of the outlet some distance from the mill. A search of the outlet resulted in finding the dead body of the murderer and suicide, he having drowned himself. He had str stark naked before committing suicide. He was a man 60 years of age, worth $20,000 or $30,000, and leaves two children. Almost a Similar Case Except the Suicide. WIi.urneton, N. C., July gli e Rich- ardson (colored) entered the house of Robert Phinney, his father-in-law, in the northern part of the city, last night and beat his mother-in. law, Lucy Phinney, to death, and his wife, Fanny Kichardson, and Mr. Phinney so se- verely that both are expected to die. Richard- son’s wife had separated from him and lived ‘with her parents, and the difficulty is supposed to have originated from this circumstance, ‘The murderer was arrested and lodged in jail do await trial. Cut in Two by a Hailread Train. Long BRANCH, N. J, July 20.—Michael Car- roll. a gardener in Mr. Hoey’s park, stepped off the south bound train in front of the northward bound express train, this morning at the west (ad station, and was cut in two. Carroll was a sober 2 and industrions man of forty years, and marrie Cross-Examining Johnny Daven- 01 New York, July oon ‘he Wallace committee continued its session examining wit- nesses as to alleged naturalization frauds in 1s68._ Senator McDonald, who cross-examined Commissioner Davenport, seemed annoyed at the latter's deficient hearing. Davenport ob- jected to return the naturalization papers taken from Antonio Kurshel, and taking it from Sena- tor McDonald retained possession of It. Ex-Judge Jones testified that he was judge of the superior court in 1sé8, He had naturalized Parties in that year, but while he was on the tench not one person had been admitted to citizenship trregular! A Tobacco ing Schooner QvEBEC, July 20.—The customs authorities have seized the schooner Maria for being im- pilcated In the recent tobacco smuggling case for which the schooner Adeline was seized some weeks ago. The Maria is the property of Capt. Jones, whoalso owns the Adeline. She had just returned from @ voyage to lower ports. Escape of Fourteen Prisoners. Cuicago, July 20.—A ‘h from Burling- ton, Iowa, says: Fourteen prisoners,confined in the Henderson county jail, made their escape Sunday afternoon. The jailor took an afterno n holiday, leaving a eure Swede in cl and allowing the prisoners the freedom of the cor- ndor. Owing to the extreme heat about 4 o'clock the prisoners called for a bucket of Water, and when the door was opened to pass it ip, the Swede was knocked down, and the B tsoners escaped to the woods near by. Among ihe number thus liberated was Toe the Sagetown murderer. The j which is located in the basement of the county poor house, two miles from Oqua- woka, 1s a rickety shell and notoriously tniitted for prison purposes. During the confinement of the murderer Bill Lee, who was hanged in the yard of this jail some years ago, it was neces- Sary to keep armed men on patrol day and night. It was reported yesterday that the pris- ouers, Tracy and Garrison, have been recap- tured. A large body of armed men are scouring the woods and the dense underbrush surround- ing the jail, in which the escaped prisoners night hide for many days without detection, Races Postponed. BRIGHTON Brack, July 20.—The races have ‘been postponed until to-morrow. ..7, Saratoga Races To-day. SaRaroGa, July 20,—A light rain is falling this morning, but itis not affecting the track very much. At noon it looks as if it will soon clear, aed the races will probably be run. First rece, the Alabama stakes for fillies three years old, $100 entrance, h. f., with $300 added. The second to recelve $300 out of the Stakes, one mile and a furlong. The pools sold a» follows: Glidella $210, Bye and Bye Kitty a. § ‘irofie $49, Dawn $30, Cind: $26. Glidelia came in first, Kitty J. second and Bye and Bye third. Time 2:00, The rain has ceased, Second race, the Flash stakes, for two year cal $500 add The FOREIGN AFFAIR: Rise in the “, Securities, Loxpox, July 20.—The rise in the prices of Americ: n securities is due in a considerable degree to the apprehenston that the state of ex- | tiis morning anpointed by Gov. change will soon necessitate shipments of money to New York. Gold Shipments. ! Lonpon, 12 M., July W.—The Standard in tts financial article this morning says: It is under- | ce Stood that the rate of Soe 2 between Parts and New York now admits of ea shipments, and it is reported that considerable of the | bullion received from the east by the last stermer was bought in the open market here for export. British Politicts. Lonpon, July 20.—The Mornin) Post says: It understands that the Earl of Listomel. liberal, has resigned the post of a lord in waiting to the Qheen, owing to the attitude of the government With respect to the compensation for disturb- ance ‘n Ireland bill. IUis understood that the result of the Chester election petition will not lead to the withdrawal from the cabinet of Right Hon. John George Dodson, president of the local government Rise in Argentine Securities. The Standard, Yn’ its financial article this morning says: “Argentine securieties rose yes- lerday On the receipt of telegrams announcing the steady pacification of the republic.” The Irish Compensation Bill. At a consultation of conservatles yesterday it was determined to renew the opposition to the compensation bill in the house of commons on the motion for a third reading. Occupation for the Russian Fivet. Ad rom St. Petersburg to the Stn ard says: Should the dispute with China not leadto war, it 1s very possible that the Russian tleet may go to Corea, towards which the Rus- slans look with longing eyes. ‘The papers urge its annexation. ‘The great importance of Corea as.a basis for privateer warfare, the only Rus-lan weapon against England, is sufictent to Warrant the undertaking. ‘Turkey Preparing for War with Greece. Lospow, July 20.—A dispatch from Corstanti- nople to the Ties, says: Extensive prepara- Uons are making in’ case of war with Greece, ‘Troops, artiliery, and ammunition are belng sento Salonica, Volo and Prevesa. Orders have deeri telegraphed to the provinces that recruits shall be collected and forwarded to the several depots with all avallabie speed. Tue Albantans are being encouraged to prepare for resistance, and are being supplied with arms and ammu- A dispaten to the Tvs trom vienna has resolved to em: va, 125,000 plastres for the for- Ufication of Frevesa, and >),v00 piastres for the fortification of Arta. Pure Brag and Idle Gossip. A dispatch to the Times from Berlin, says e Krenze Zeitung declares that the reports ot crous measures proposed by the powers against the Porte and of an agreement for a joint naval demonstration tn Turkish waters, are pure brag and dle gossip. The King and Queen of Greece. A dispatch from St. Petersburg to the Siand- ard says: ‘The Queen of Greece has gone to Copenhagen, where the King of Greece will meet her. The King’s visit to this capital ts renounced for political reasons. ‘The French Cable. The Times, in its financial article tals morn- Ing, says :—At a late meeting of the sharehold- ers of the French cable company, M. Pouyer Quertier, the president of the company, said tae directors had resolved to adhere to the tariff of two francs fifty centimes. He said he doubted that the English companies would long be able to carry on the competition at the sixpenny rate; that the demand for telegraphic commu- nication has been steadily increasing, and there was work for all the existing companies. The directors, he said, would not modify the present rate without serious reasons. The Murderer of Gen. Skobelefi’s Mothe Lonpow, July 20.—A Constantinople dispatch tothe Daily Telegraph says: The Russtan. cay tain, Oussof, who murdered General Skobelefl's mother and her attendants, while on thelr way to Tehi , Was in the Bulgarian service. He was assisted by four Montenegrins, Amnesty to Irish Exiles. Mr. Parnell has accepted the presidency of a movement for complete amnesty to Irish polit- ical exiles, Russian Organs. A St. Petersburg dispatch to the Daily News says: The connections of the Bereg (news paper) with the government are believed to be of a subordinate character, and, therefore, its statements are not imj it. The Journat de St. Petersburg is the interpreter of the views of the foreign office. To jo Boats for Russia. The Russian government has given an order for the construction of four torpedo boats in England. Civil Service Reform in France. A dispatch from Paris to the Tunes says: The minister of justice has issued a circular en- joining his subordinates to avoid all appear- ance of official intervention in the impending departmental council elections. German Officers to Administer Turkish Affairs. Loxnon, July 20. the Ties says: It is stated on good authority that several German officers of t> get Stuff, who are ready to go to Constal .inople to reorganize the military institutions of Turkey, will leave the German service, but will be al” lowed to resume their present rauk after per- forming theirtask in Turkey. The affair will be arranged quite privately, so that the Ger- nan government will take’ no responsibility whatever. The Nuns of Sarpe ‘e A Paris dispatch to the Times says: The nuns who keep Une orphanage at Sarpeville, in the d ocese of Soissons, have solicited the authoriza- uonu prescribed by the decrees. The Shooting at Wimbledon. WinrLepon, July 20.—There ts good light to day, but with varlable and uncertain winds. In the competition for the “ Any Rifle” Assoct- ation cup, Brown and Gerrish, of the American team, each shot in two nominations. Brown made 50 and 49 and Garrish 49 and 48. Baker, ot the English team, made 45 in the contest for the “Arthur” prizes out of a possible 50, Brown made 49 abd Garrish 46. In the shooting for the ladies’ prizes, any rifle, Garrish scored 31, Brown 29 and Baser $4, ‘Tne match on Satur- day next will commence at an early hour, prob- ably 10 o'clock a. m., and two ranges wit phor eee lunch: Brown's shooting tis rises 32 bull's whi . mace almost without a break. 7” “uch were says: | strong to-day, although there was a weak open- taking | terest | now strong. and it ts | Cleveland and Pt Prisoners Who Narrowly Escaped hide Cmecaco, July ad Tl, says: “The hf Tazewell in Jall set re to their straw beas aL 3 OlOCK } “4 tenen irom the jail an geta che mae K a escape during the excitement. tue jane having the keys of the cells in his au being absent in a distant portion of the city on oficial business, the inmates bad to a stege of smoke. ‘On hts arrival Hopkins, one ot the Inmates, was found nearly suffocated tn his cell. The prisoners covered their heads with Pieces of Dedding and laid Mat on the Noor, and so Saved themiseives trom suffocation, but they were too much exhausted to attempt anything Uke an escape when help arrived. ————————— Owners of the Steamer Censured. Naw York, July 20.—The grand jury w censured the owners ty? <poyen Elva Hanovx for not having boats and tife vers Available when she ran down the small boat off the Battery, drowning Ellen Fitzpatrick and Price of American Elizabeth Mullen. Ss Judge Appointed. Naw Yous, July 23.—cen, Horace Russell was ornell t9 De place of Chief judge of Une Superior court ip | Justice Curtis, deceased. a Wall Street To-day. w YORK, July 20.—The Post's Dpanctal art The Stock Exe marketa ar ing for the share speculation. United States 4 er cent bonds (which tay be patd In sllver) are up to 10S7;, the highest price yet attained, into""account the amount of in carried. The railmad bonds are dimeult to buy AT und amount of the cholcest bonds at even | the present full forces. Dividend paying shares | are also in demand. Rock Island is up to 10s; Xew York Central has sold at 1814, Burlington and Quincy at 125, Ciitcago and Alton at 112, sburg at 121. The advance tn the price of the last-named reflects the higher estimate which the public have of the Pennsy!- vanla company’s guaranty for within two years. Cleveland and Pittsburg has sold below 50 while yielding the same income. Stocks like Union’ Pacific, Western Union, Lehigh, Lake Shore, Nortwest and St, Paul, all of ‘which fi°g Promise of continued dividends, are strong n the speculative list the largest rise to-day | in the coal shares, St. Paul 4 Omaha, C. C. « 1. C, and Iron Mountain; the rise has rangee from 3; to 1s, percent. The meeting of trun line Managers at Saratoga to-day is kept I: mind by the stock exchange people, as tt is ex pected to Influence the market one Way or tt other, If the Grand Trunk difficulty (a clai for a large per centage of pool receipts) Is @ jasted The bull speculation would probably» nelped; if not the bear speculation would gai: an advantage. The rates for call loans are 2 2% Per cent. Time money can be had on fin ‘ass railroad collateral at 0 S. bonds at 3 per ce Paper ranges from inarket for foreign exclia UbUes Week. in Virginia. July 20.—Yesterday arternoon storm of Wind, hail, and rain prevailed, fol- Lwed last night about midnight. by another, the scverest fknown in this section for yeary, The thunder‘and lightning were territic, the rain came in sluices, and the wind In a tornado, ‘The crops were greatly Injured, ‘The Dan river rose several feet and 18 still rising, Px a Severe Danvi1y, Va. The Markets. BALTIMORE, July 20. —Virginis sixes, deferred, 3s: do. console, 66: do. second series, 21; do: pone, STiy: do. new ten-fortios, 41's, forty coupons, Sikj bid to-day LTIMORF, July’ 20.—Cott L.our steady abd anchapw ern steady, western steady aud red, 1.81.10; do. amber, 1.11a1.13; No. 1 Mery- lard, 1.18. No. 2 western winter red, spot and duly, Tick; Angas and September, 1.08\a1.09 We. Corn raiddlina, » Wheat, south” firm—southern October, 1 southern steady quiet snd tteady— TD whit nominal; western 5 40; do mixed, ye, nominally 75 Hay unchanged. ue unc! i ter steady “prime to choice western packed, 12 7. Exe firm, 10all. Petroleum dul! and ‘uu- changed. Coffee dull but without quotable cl Sugar firm—A soft, 10%. Whisky unchanged. Freights to Liverpool per steamer steady. Reoeipts— flour. 2,625 barrels; wheat, 473,152 bushe's; corn. ath, S450 ‘bushels: rye, 604 bushels. Shipments—whest, 141,220 bushels; corn, hove. Sales—wheat, 708,241 bushels; corn, 7,900 ushels. NEW YORK, July 20.—Stocks strong. 32%. Bxchanye, long, 482%. shore, 484%. erpments quiet. NEW YORK, July 20—Flour quiet Whest dec Ined 182 cents. rm active. LONDON, July 20, 12°30 p. m.—U. byt 9 4 per cents, 11244, 436 per cents, 113%. Atlantic ant Great Western frat stecs’ certificates, - New Jereay Central convola Ui Eiier stp" Beet aw Jere oon S"grle. 444" Penn. sylvania ntral, 57%. rane Cou ng, few York LONDON, July 20, 4p. m.—U. 8. bonds, 43s per emia, lit” Brie. fig” PuineyivanieOoae tral, 6736. SEw YORK MARKETS THIS AFTEBN ON. quotations we-e current in New m., as by Lewis Jobn- Tossal087s: UT. 8. 0. 3.65'4, 9 M6 sales: D of Central, Tx; Olio and Mi fichiran Central, $235: 047%: Wal fe 674 > Kan Texas, Teqwraph, 1004; 0" 0. aad. Or 19% Out of Door Sports. WONDERFUL SHOOTING BY AMERICANS AT WIM- BLEDON. At owe ae an ~~ ae for the “Albert” 5 y Wieaad Sirl'baguc fe Pubes Brown 65, Gerrish 63, Dudley 60, Rockwell 62, Farrow 69, and Scott yl. One English score ts known to be higher than that of Scott, namely, 72 Wm. Rigby scored 70, and Baker 65. sirong wind i maga but there ts very light." There was a rush of tors: for the “Curtis ana Harvey” and *‘ y Prizes, which close to-day, that the Americans either did not shoot or had to hurry unduly. The statistics of the shooting are not yet out. As far as known Fenton stands first for tae “Halford” prize, with a score of 49; Jackson third, with @ score of 4s and Rockwell fourth, with @ score of 47. In @ competition for the Albert prizes, (first stage,) at 900 yards range, the Americans, with good light, did wonderful shooting, the score Standing as follows: Scott, 47, making a tot. at the two ranges of 115; Farrow, 4 Jackson, 45—total, 1 "and Dudiey, 37 red with those of 12; Baker, 106; Mclsaacs, 114; Maj. Serman, 102; fenton, 95, and P. Humphrey, 115. Thus, as far as is known, Scott and Farrow are tirst and second, and Jackson and Humphrey are tied for third place. In the Halford competition Fenton takes the first prize aud Jackson second. Kockwell tied with another and divided the third prize, In the Curtis and Harvey compe- ‘tion Humphrey takes the first prize and Far- Tow and tliree others are egual for the secon 1, Jn the shooting for the St. Leger prize four made the highest posstbie score, iucluding Jack- son and Brown, and divide the prizes, For the Army Rifle Association cup, Jackson scored 50, and then fired Ubree extra'suots in con:1teration of having made the highest pos- sible score, getting two bull’s-eyes and one inber. Joynt scored 49 in the same competi- In the contest for the Arthur prize, Jackson Turkey Not afraid of Greece, Single- Scoredaa? Which is the est so tar. Fisher eoiit “Loxpoy, July 20.—A Constantinople dispatch tothe Tires, says: All that can be said at present with anything like certainty is that to tre military demonstration of the Greeks, bscked merely by the moral support of Europe, the Turks will never yield. They are firmly convinced that they can easily repel any regu- lar Greek force, and it is thought that the Al- banian Bashi Bazouks can easily destroy the irr gular forces. The Talked of Project of Bulldozing the Porte. ‘The Vienna correspondent of the Daily Tele grcyph says: I am able to state positively that no formal proposition for a naval demonstration in Turkish waters has yet been made. The owers have merely been sounded on the sub- ject. Austria and Germany are willing to par- Ucipate in such demonstration. The Haroness Burdett-Coutts Not to be Married. Loxpon, July 20.—The evening papers author- itatively contradict the report Of the intended marriage of the Barons Coutts. The Italian Grist Tax. A dispatch to the Times from Rome says: The Italian senate has approved the bill for the abo- fition of the grist tax without discussion by a vote of 65 to 11. A Village Burned Down, Panis, July 20.—The village of Remus, in the Engadine, has been burned down. Ninety-eight houses were destroyed. ——-—_—_ The Fasting Doctor in Good Condi- 5 July 2%.—At noon to-day Dr. good condition with no marked cust onary yar during the tia rane ve ing. = of spring water, and ‘six let- ‘The New York Fire. New Yi First avenue For the Ladies’ X, R. A. rife priz = con scored 3}, out of a possible 28." ifamphrey’s ‘Score in the Albert comm e tions is 114. The following 1s the iatest concerning the composition of the American teams. The American team Will consist of a Seott, team is a8 follows: Humphrey, 114; Young, 14; Halford, 102; Boyd, 107; Joynit, 95; a, 93; Smith, 109, dud Baker, 106.9” °% Penton, as; MYSTIC PARK RACES. Yesterday was the third of the at Mystic Park, Boston. The first race, for class, was won = Dan Wood, Jennie second and Mambrino Di third. Best time, 2:89; Zeer, ieee cam, was won (a (formerly va Bill Ed third. 2 pigs mx Bi Base ball yesterday: AU Springhela—n ¥ als 1, Clevelands 4; at Troy—Trose 1 Chicages 9; ms ae ee il, ‘Bagies 2 (Col- oret Hon. Jacos BRinkERHOFF, Mansfield, Oi egy A