Evening Star Newspaper, July 24, 1880, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, AL THE STAR BUILDINGS, Peansylvania Avouue, Corner 11th Street, by Tha Evening Star Newspaper Oomvany, GEORGE W. ADAMS, Pree’, ime a STAR is served to aubscribers inthe Foy earners; on their own account, at 10 cente $e? qos, or 44 cents per mcnth. Copies at the maneer, Boone exch. BY Tall preps BO cents s month: ove your, 46; six months, § Eatered at the Post (ftice at Washington, 5. nd case mall mast = eee ae eeibined 08 rans 08 | epee Shetek BO BeH0 vee | or opie for $20. | Sa!) moatl subscriD"I~ 4g mast be patd in ad- ager than so paid for. + eo paper sent ng taade known on application. SE eee t Che Loening Star. — Ve. 56—N®. 8,518. WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, JULY 24, 1880. FOUNDER ts. Service Dr. L VERNON _ PLACE cpr, Sth and K ste. D, B. AN CHURCF, r Sabbath ser: an lock p.m. B. B. Lessons Weduesdasy at CENTRAL PRESLYSER De. PITZER. ps ITER. Re reb, wilt holt L ¥ and Mth st tor Re ces tr street D-w., Lectare ¢ _THE EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. —_.—_— GOFERNMENT RecetrTs TO-Dav.—Iaternal rey- enue, § 1.29; customs, $665,4233. At THE Waite flovss.—The Secretary of War and acting S-cretary of the Interior Bel! were among the President's callers today. ‘THE GULNARE 0} .—-Capt. Howgate has received a telegrasa from the commandins officer of the Aretie exploring steamer Gulnare, stating that the latter wontd leave St. John’s to-day for Lady Franklin bay. New fire boxes have been placed in her, and after a trial trip Wednesday her engineer pronounced her per- fectly fit for the contemplated royage. A ROMANTIC MARRIAG Barly in September | the widow of the late millionaire banker, J. B. Martin, of Milwaukee, wili be married to F. G. Tibbets, one of the leading bankers of Philadel- phia. Mr. Tibbets 1s 70 yearsof age, and Mrs. Martin és. Mrs. Martin controls about $2,000,010) woith of property in Milwaukee. On her hus- | band’s death-bed he requested that she marry Mr. Tibbets, who was her first lover when the cabers of the 3. iecretary. dat Beck- ‘Thure- & Detnocratic y 28, at he oreani ransaction GE TO DELINY AYERS. is a tela, estate and imuerast f (aii Vo said dis. o £ iN ly 20, 1830. it the of assessments F, made ir ress approved Ma proved April 3d, raons interested, 6 t of Ausnst next, and for twent: er. ard of Appese will fron Ist to the J ng and di valuations. nsilered except. ton build- ud NOT HERETOFORE as. 'D, a8 all other valuations on real estate will aa now, untila pew assessment is ordered ress. ‘Appeals from PERSONAL ASSESSMENTS will be beard —_ Cae it the same joe y ir of the Comm: mers D. 0. ene ROBERT P. DODGE, Rep.} ‘Treasurer and Assessor. [ Se INSURANCE COMPANY, 0% Fick No. 58 HiGh STREET. GRORGETOW: D. C., July 17, 1880.—The annual election for twelve directors of this Company will be held at the office, No. 55 Hish street, Geor wn, D._C., on Aug. 2d. Polls open at 12 o'clock m. — 1 “yea J. W. DEEBLE, 8ec. purpo r and all apyeals from the No appe be « ust © Jy23-3t STOP TEARING AND BOTTING YOUR ES chortes to pisces by the use of Boape adniterated with Marble Dust, Silex, Talc, Sosp- stone, Mineral White, Dryers, Cisy, ‘ke., and ask jour Brccer. for WEAVER, KENGLA ). ike DRY SOAP. Every bar and cake is branded With the name of the firm, and is warranted to be wade from pure Refined Tallow and Vegetable Oils, and to be free from all adulterations. Jyl2-3m NEW STEAM CARPET OLEANING, and Furniture, Lambrequin and Curtain Reno. ating works of SINGLETON & HOEKE, Carpet lers. All moth destroyed without injury to the finest fabric Send your ordere to store, 301 Mar- ket Space. p30-6m. NATURAL MINERAL WATERS. Bethesda, Bedford, Bie Lick, Conarees, Deep ek, fale, Lith: Rockridge Alum, Geyser, Bohore Gettysburg’ “Friedrickehall Hunyadl inaris, Yullna, White Sulphur. FADO, TPP nar ST EBURN'S PHARMACY, feld 1429 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. x , 4 OFFFR THE FOLLOW iG, ALL oF W ivbici lave aN UNFOUALED LOCA REPUTATION: THE CRYSTAL, MODEL, MAYFLOWER AND GRAND LATROBES, THE HOT BLAST FURNAGE, THE KITOHEN BALTIMORE, ee ib PEERLESS at prices less than are usually charged for inferior SLATE MANTELS, cheaper than ever. HAYWARD & HUTCHINSON, dyl4-Ip Plumbing House. LUMBER! LUMBER! LUMBER! ALL OF OUR JOIST AND STUDDING ARE CUT IN NORTH CAROLINA. THEY HAVE MORE HEART IN THEM, CLEARER OF KNOTS, AND BETTZR MANUFACTURED THAN ANY VIRGINIA PINE LUMBER. & PRICES ABE THE LOWEST IN THE clry. FLCORING, - $1,60 3 BOARDS, (ALL 14 FEET)...... $1.35 WILLET & LIBBEY, €1H STREET AND NEW YORK AVENUB HUNYADI JANOS MINERAL WATER. THE BEST AND CHEAPEST NATURAL APERIENT. Superior to All Other Laxatives. Regulates and improves the action of the Liver and Kidneys. Recommended by the medical profession through: out he word. sialic A wineglassful a dose. Taken in the morning fore breakfast. ry Of a) Druggists and Mineral Water Dealers. 3y10-7t EMOVED.—JAMES KELERER HAS RE- R lOVED HIS STABLES, since the fire er the wo between id Pediastaat, to 0 street, 255 and of streets vat | DEMOORATIC | ppointed a com. | Atous,we | lie debt amounts to $7 twenty. | interest charge to $6,6 | enant G. B. Kead, 1 | for the purpose | SSOFFICE, | THE TREASURY now olds $2%61,( | | sury during the week ¢ | | | two were too poorto marry. Mr. Tibbets has remained an old bachelor all Dis life. Mrs. Mar- tin is the mother-tn-law of Col. Sidney W. Cooper, whose wife and daughter, with Senator Ferry, of Michigan, figured in a sucial sensation in this city some weeks agi THE ANNUAL INTEREST 633, ARGE On the pud- and themonthly ‘The total d in the annual interest fu i865, amounts to | highest Unnual tntere whien it reached # cre ARMY ORDERS.—! nd Lieutenant Wm. Ss. | Patten, isth infantry, ts detailed as professor of military science and tactics at Riverview | Academy, Poughkeepsie, Leave of 2%. sence for one year on surgeon's certitice of dis | ability, with ‘permission to leave the depart- ment of the Missouri, is granted Second Lieut- ii Infantry. ExtisttNG Boys ror THE Navy.—Commander Heyward, of the U. S. Michigan, reports his uTival at Detroit, Michigan. He says: “It is my intention, should the department not other- wise direct. to remain here until the 2sth inst., of enlisting such boys as may present themselves for that purpose.” pin U. S. bonds to secure national bank circulation. ‘There were deposited for the week ending to- day $269,000, in bonds to secure bank circula- ‘Uon; amount withdrawn $749,000, ing amounts to $344,15! are gold notes, There was received at the Tre1- 226,000) national bank circulation for redemptior Cart. N. Luce, of the . Steamer Minne- Sota, reports to the Secretary of the Navy the arrival of that vessel at Newport, R. I, July 22d. DEATH OF AN ENGINERR CapeT.—Capt. Badger, U.S.N., reports to the Secretary of the Navy the death of Cadet Engineer Llewellyn Fairfax | Whistle, at the Naval hospital, in Philadelphia, yesterday. Death was caused by typhoid fever contracted 0B board the S. steamer Dispatch’ SENATOR Brvcs, of Mississippi, is to take an active part in the Maine campaign, and will leave for Augusta ina few days. He will also make several hes in Ohfo and Indiana. After the Senator's term of office expires he will make his home in Ohio, where his wife has rela- uves living. MOVEMENTS OF U. S. Naval VESSELS, — The Tennessee arrived at Port Royal on the 2ist instant from Santlago de Cuba, She has been ordered to come north. The ic was at Alexandria Egypt. June 25th. e Qninne- baug was et Copen! Denmark, July 5th. PERSONAL. —Mr. Frank A. Leach, of Vallejo Callfornia, a well-known journalist of that state, is visiting relatives in this city.—After staying a while longer at the Fauquier Springs, Mr. and Mrs. Norment will go to their farm near Falls Church, for the remainder of the seasor.—Mrs. ex-Senator Sprague and child- ren bave gone to a water cure in Berks county, Pa., from Harrisburg, at which place they had been staying a few days.——Ex-Minister Wash- burne sails for Europe to-day.— Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Comstock, of Washington, were ameng the overland passengers to arrive at San Fran- cisco last Tuesday.— Eighteen members of the Vanderbilt family are in Europe, buying up lords, bigh-priced pictures and other expensive luxuries.—J. F. Cook of Willard’s, S. K. Han- began and H. G. Fant were among the arrivals at Coney Island yesterday. | ‘THE PRESIDENT has decided to attend the ex- Soldiers and Sailors’ “Association reunion at Columbus, Ohio, on the 10th of August. It 13 to be a non-political gathering. Among the orators Will be Gov. Foster, Gen. Ewing, Gen. Steadman and others. SHARY PRACTICE ALL AKoUND.—In 1577 a firm who were managing a theater in Baltimore im- ported some theatrical costumes. In 1879 the | firm was dissolved, and in settling up the ac- counts one of the partners reports that he dis- covered that the other had, in 1s77, bribed a custom-house officer and got the theatrical cos- tomes through the custom-house free of duty. Partner number two then goes to the custom: house and {pforms on partuer number one, and the custom-house ofticlals require the latter to government a penalty of six hundred comes in and claims that, under the law, he is entitied to the “informer's” fee, which 13 nitty per cent. of the amount recovered. The Treas- ury department {s now Uryiug to determine whether a member of a firm, wader such eireum- stances, ‘5 entitled to half the penalty imposed | SECRETARY THOMPSON DEFENDS THE Navy.— Gov. Murray, of Utah, General Smith aad others met Secretary Thompson at ogden yes- day, on his return Trom San Franetsco, where be uad been with Captain Eads to examine the filling up of the harbor. In conversation the Secretary sald that the navy is not so helpless as represented in some of the newspapers, and in case of trouble with Spain would give a good account Of Itself. Mu. BURCHARD, director of the mint, is at Salt Lake City, Utah, looking up statistics relating *o the production of the precious metals. ‘Tne TawMany DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE of New York state, in Saratoga yesterday, adopted an address which says:—“'The nomination of Hancock has lifted the whole party above em- barrassing local and state distractions to a broad national ground, and has blotted ont past allenations by a grand hope. There is now y, One cause and one work, in ‘ats should heartily unite, and fo which they should devote thelr utmost zeal. Let past alicnations be forgotten. Burted for- ever be everything that has tended to divide our cou) bitter those Who should co- operate. sonal preferences and ainbitions on the altar of a reunited party. Let everything be done that can be done with selt- respect aud honor to strengthen the democratic party ip the state and nation, and secure an unpiecedented democraue triumph.” ‘The commaitvee then adopied a resolution, that, with a view of having a con- ve} in this state wherein all mem- bers of the democracy of the state may be ily and properly represented, a sab-commit- € of live be appolnted by the chair to con- ior with the democratic State committee, ot whieh Hon. Lester B. Faulkner 1s chairman, and that the sub-committee be clothed with tl power in the premises.” THERE AXE 64 citles tn the United States with a Population exceeding 30,000; there are 44 citles 5 The Alleged Spanish Insult to the Flag. OFFICIAL REPORT OF ADMIRAL WYMAN. Late yesterday afternoon dispatches were re- crived at the Navy department from Admiral ‘Wyman at Port Royal, S.C., giving the result of his investigation of the alleged indignities offered the American flag in Cuban waters by the Spanisi corvette Canto. The dispatches were referred to the State department, and the orders telegraphed Admiral Wyman to proceed from Port Royal at once with the Tennessee t> Havana were countermanded last evening by telegraph. Admiral Wyman states that at San- {ago de Cuba he was assured by the Spanish governor that his government unequlvocably disavowed any intentional insult or indignity or the ccmmission of any act at variance with the received usages of ail civilized powers. The Spanish authorities claimed that the vessels fired upon were not only within six miles of the shcre, but actually within three miles, the limit of jurisdiction claimed by the governments of all mariiime nations. Admiral Wyman further stated that the Spanish authorities offered abundant evidence in support of this assertion, ard that in bls opinion there was nothing in the case to Warrant any further Inquiry on the part of ges averaina The dispatches were not received until after the adjournment of the Cabinet meeting yesterday, consequently no action was taken. The whole matter will be probably disposed of at the meettug on Tuesday next, and if the same view fs taken a3 that en- tertained by the officials of the Navy depart- ment, no formal explanation or apology from the Spanish government will be demanded. District Government Affairs. Mr. W. I. Bafley, inspector of gas and lamps, has reported to Lt. Grecn a list of about fitty places ror the location of lamps In alleys under the Congresstonal appropriation of $2.000 for that purpose. The list bas been referred to the Commissioners for thelr approval. At a special meeting of the Fire Commis- stoners, yesterday afternoon, a comrounteation Was read from President John W. Thompson, of the Metropolitan railroad, referring to the burning of the church in Georgetown a few nights since, stating that an early alarm would have saved ten minutes of valuable Ume in sup t fire, and asking the placing of x at the stables of that company Creek, where some one fs always on lay and night. The communication was referred to the District Commisstoners. THE PROPOSED NEW SCHOOL BUILDINGS. The building committee of the board of school trustees have adopted the plans and selected the sites for the four new school buildings pro- posed to be erected this season in accordance With the appropriation made at the recent ses- sou of Congress, and the building inspector has been busily engaged the past. week in the prep- aration of specifications to be used in connec- ton with the proposals, all now advertised, for the erection of these buildings, the bid3 for which will be received, opened and awarded in due time. The locations selected for these new schools are as follows:—One in Uniontown with 6 school rooms; one on P, between 6th and 7th streets, with 12 school rooms; one on U, between 10th street and Vermont avenue, with 12 rooms; and one on the Bladeas- burg pike, beyond Mt. Olivet cemetery, with two school rooms. The plan adopted for the school building on P, between 6th and 7th streets, 1s what is known as the Henry school, by Architect Cluss, and the same as was on ex- hibition at Paris, It has been slightly modified in the finish, so as to bring the cost within the opere) Tiation, but not in any wise changing ¢ school capacity or the architectural effect of the building. Besides these, io point of school capacity, should be added the new school building now being fintshed on Massachusetts avenue, between 17th and 1sth streets; and the rew Lauritzen school on Capitol Hill. ‘This extra school capacity provides for the natural increase of pupils in the District, besides doing away with the necessity of renting schoo! rooms, many of which are totally unsuited for the purpose. A SEARCH FOR THE RECORDS OF THE PENNSYLVA- NIA AVENUE PAVING COMMISSION. In answer to a writ of certiorari, Secretary Schurz and Col. Casey, as succes3ors to the Penn. avenue paving commission, which was created in 1570 by act of Congress, state that no records or transcripts of proceedings of the pov commission can be found, and that It is possible to answer the interrogator srelative to the proceedings of the commission; that learning there was a blank book in the posses- sion of the District Commissioners containing records of certain proeanss of said commis- sion, CoL Casey had made application for it on the ist Instant, but had thus far received no ar- swer. answer then gives the parks and reservations on Pennsylvania avenue and the number of square yards within the limit be- tween the Botanical gardens and 15th street, Dal number of square yards 1s given as 1,115,- 6S. The District authorities, it will be remem- bered, bad nothing to do with the Pennsylvania avenue pavement, and consequently have no records relating to that commission. On a dill- gent search for such data as ts asked for, the commission discovered a blank book containing a copy of contracts for paving and for expendi- tures on Pennsylvania avenue from the Capitol gate to 15th street, and have so informed Col. Jasey. They also refer Col. Casey to Brig. Gen. Wright, oné of the commissioners In ‘whose custody the records are supposed to be, for fur- ther information. UNPAID TAXES OF THIRTY-FIVE YEARS. Couector John F.Cook has prepared a balance sheet of delinquent taxes, both real and per- sonal, covering the period between 1845 and dune 30, 1850, making a very interesting exhivit. It shows that from 1545 to July 1, 1s71, there is still due to the late corporation of Washington $4,526.46, real estate ta on account of the year erding June , there 1s due $459.70; ear ending June S ng June 30, 1574 (rat 2; year ending June 30, 1875, (rate 3 per centum,) a4 5; year ending June 30, 1876, 38; year ending June 20, 1577, $120,60 year end- ing June 30, 1875, $1 69; year ending June 30, 1879, $19: rent year ending June be) 1SS0, $335, ; making a total or #1,124,901.85 due on real estate taxes, On ac- rsonal taxes, for year 1577, there {s year 157s, 388.914 ear 1579. Year 1850, $49,935.16—a total of . Which added to the amount due on real property makes a total of $1,358,363,47, ‘This amount looks very large, but when ana- yzed it shows that many of these assessments are based on fictitious values, Especially is this the case with the personal tax, where the assess- ments were made in defauit of returns having beea made. In reviewing the delinquincies of the real estate assessment, it will also be seen that large balances appear against old corporations which have little or no standing im the commercial world and perhaps in some cases now defunct, which swell this balance sheet into large figures. It ts gratifying, how- ever, to Know that taxes are generally being more promptly paid. and that property owners and corporations are endeavoring to relieve thelr estates from tax encumbrances. ee ys: “Accord- ing to the returns flied by enumerators tn the census office in this city and just compiled, the present population of Prince George's county Is 26,765, ab increase since 157) of 5,627, as follow First district, Vansville, 1,446; second, Bladeas- burg, 1,995; third, Mariborough, 4,037; fourth, Nottingham, 2,052; Piscataway, 2,263 sixth, Spalding’s, 1,671; seventh, Queen Anne, 2,596; elghth, Aquasco, 1,712; nin ib, Surratt/s, 1,129; tenth, Laurel, 1,714; eleventh, Brandy- wine, 1, wellth, Oxen Hill, 1,293; thirteenth, Kent, 1,535; fourteenth, Bowie, 1,615. The re- turns from Charles county are all in with the exception of Allen’s Fresh and Patuxent City. ‘The exhibit for the first district Bryanstpwh, 2 increase since 1571 tutet, first precinct, 1,170; second precinct, 2,505; second district, 3,253; third district, 6; mak- ing a total present population of 10,5 THe EvaM-Smiro DvgL Case IN Covrt.—A Special to the Baltlmore American trom Rich- mond, July 23, says:—The case of James B. Walters, of the Wig, who was arrested and committed for court on the charge of having acted as second in the duel between W. E. Elam and Thomas Smith, was called in the Henrico M1 to appear, was ber term. At arse t ‘was not going to testity Fer ee as coe ey eres ron ns admit that Mr. oe eee fhas'a bole fn his enim, and tell OVERLAND NOTES. Pactric SLOPE, June, 1880. ‘The season is nearly a month later than usual on the Pacific Slope, and the Yosemite Valley, Lake Tahoe and other mountain resorts have been practically inaccessible to tourists until lite in June, on account of the heavy snows still remaining. Waile waiting for the snow to melt in the mountain trails we made excur- sions to the Santa Clara Valley, the quick- silver mines, the Geysers, &c, and also in- spected the San Francisco lions quite thor oughly. THE “SAND LOTS.” A Sunday spent fn San Francisco afforded an opportunity to attend a “Sand-lot” meeting; and also to hear the notorious Kalloch. The sand-lotters hold a meeting every Sunday after- noon, and in Uvely times they have assem- blages of 5,000 or more, but on this occasion their leader, Kearney, was in jail, and they were generally under a Cloud: so the meeting Was nelther large nor enthusiastic. The sand: lots we found to be a pee of loose sand adja- cent to the new City Hall, and in the center of the ground was a rough stand of boards about which were gathered, perhaps, five hundred people. In front of the stand was stretched a nictorlal legend representing some ferocious- {ooking policemen using their clubs quite freely, and bearing the inscription: “Democratic polic + Clubing us fn 1878. Now they want us to join with them, Not much!” ‘The gathering at the stand had some decent, respectabie looking men and women, the majority seemed to be any- thing but workingmen. One heavy- cl low Who lead thé applause against Chinese cheap labor carried a bull pup under bis arm. and he looked as if a square day’s work was about the last thing he wanted. There wer many more of the Same type, and yet others who appeared not vicious but merely ignorant and stupid. In running over the sand-lotters it Was €asy 10 sec how sadly they would be over- matched in the struggle for existence by the neat-handed, industrious, and imitative Chi- Lese, who, after once seeing a thing done, can do it almest as readily as if they had served an apprenticeship at it. It was almost pathetic to bear them (the sand lotters) declaiming rather aimlessly about thelr grievances without — being able to. comprehend just why the Chiiiese are able to suppiant them in the labor market. SUN one could but teal that there Is a good deal of force in thelr protest against the Asiatic invasion. Any dis; loni- ale observer here must see that the Chinese quarter 13 not a desirable feature of an Amer- ican city. The thirty thousand Chinese in Sap Francisco are more thak can be asstinilated in a city of its size, and should over-populated Asia turn {ts Ude of emigration fully upon our shores, it is easy to see how soon other Amer- ican cities would be swamped in the same way. Unmistakably the Chinese are not a whole- some element, allen as_at present, and we can- hot afford to further vitlate our voting popula- Uon by giving them suffrage. ¥RISCO'S BEECHER, Sunday night we went to hear Kalloch. In Brooklyn one has only to follow the crowd to find the way to Beecher’s church, and judging by the numbers heading our way, the same rule applies here in regard to Kalloch’s stamping ground, the Metropolitan Temple. The theaters of San Francisco were in full blast Sunday night, but Kalloch seemed to draw better than any of them. The Temple. holding perhaps 2,000 people, was speedily filled, though there Was an admission fee of iten cents, (in leu of a collection, it was stated,) and later arrivals oc one. chairs in the aisles. A church paper, called “The Metropolitan Banner,” was distribu: ted at the entrance. It was a curious medley of religious exhortations to a bigner. and holier life, and paragraphs giving secular jesse to the opponents of the Rev. I. 5. Kalloch. The sheet Was peppered with such squibs ag these: “Glass Houses.—How would Uncle Hewes like a little racket over the chicken, sea-moss and plagiar- ism: business, to eay nothing about pre California ecandalt? There are lively times ahead for some Fealawage we know of if they elect to have them.” ‘The ministers may ‘try’ Dr. Kalioch as much as they please, but they had better diepense with the services of a n seedy, curb-stone stock sharp, who ought to be in the peni.entiary for his oun ing operations, and wii be if he dvésn’t look mu 1 “‘Mr. Ben Wright, of the First Baptist church andthe daily Evening Bulletins one of the most cficious ‘aul Prys about Dr. Kal- l loch’s affair.”* "Every body tn California except the “wet done’ understands the cause of the rh. an- tagonism to Dr. Kailoch," &e. ee Kalloch’s Temple not only claims to be the largest “religious edifice” in the city, but to have the biggest organ and a choir to match. ‘The choir, composed largely of ladies, sit around the preacher on the platform. There was considerable of the variety show business about the whole performance. Some twenty or more pretty and gaily dressed young lady sing- ers came meandering picturesquely down upon the platform like the general’s daughters in the Pirates of Penzance. Then the male singers came in, and there was a medley performance of secular and sacred music by way of prelude to the lecture, in which there seemed to be con- siderable rivalry between two of the lady solo- ists for applause. Kalloch’s lecture rather agree- ably disappointed me both tn matter and deliv- ery. It was a glorification of muscular Christtau- ity of the Kalloch stripe, to be sure, but the imagery was rather good, and there was an ab- Sence of rant and florid gesticu.ation for which I was not prepared. Kalloch 1s over six feet bigh and has the chest and neck of a prize fighter; while there is a certain bulbousness of {crehead that when be fs erect gives him a look of intelectual force, but when sitting deep in his chair with his eyes half closed and ona leveliwith the spectator, the enormous width of his Head in proportion to its height 1s mant- tested, and his features assume the repulsive- ness of some flat-headed reptile. A CALIFORNIA SIDE-SHOW. ‘The so-called Geysers of California are curious enough In their way, but are in no sense what the name implies. The jets are of vapor in- stead of water, and when theair is dry and ciear (Which is the normal condition of Cali- fornia air) this vapor makes little show. The tip there is mainly interesting for the views it presents of the charming Sonoma and Napa valleys, going by the way of Calistoga, and the Russian river valley and the rich Petaluma valley returning by the way of Cloverdale. Foss, the famous California Jehu, does not gal- lop his six-horse team down the “hog’s back” mountaio to the Geysers, any more, but has built a new rcad; which is trying enough, how- ever, to the nerves of his passengers in its fear- ful zig-zags along the edges of the precipices. Fess has grown stout and prosperous, and is training a son to succeed him at the reins. His professional pride has had a stab. After all these yezrs Of immunity from aceldent in his dare-devil driving he lately managed to upset a coach in his own door-yard. Overland tourists who first visit the Geysers are apt to be disappointed tn this introduction to the reputed wonders of California, but this fs a mistaken estimate. The Geysers are merely a side-show to the big things of California,—the Yosemite and the blg trees, which in their way are not dwarfed by anything in the world. Our trip to the Yosemite was made by way of SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, golng by stcamer (fare $15, including meals and state-room,) from San Franelseo to Los Angeles and by Southern Pacitic rafiroad to Madera, the Station on the railroad from which there 1s the least coaching to the Valley. The Pacific trip Was a pleasant one, albeit somewhat foggy, ana the steamer made stoppages at San Luis Obispo, where the passengers iilizea & couple st hours in gathering the beautiful sea- mosses that abound here; aud at Santa Barbara, perhaps the most pleasantly situated place in Calitornia. A stay of two or three days at Los, Angeles and vicinity afforded an opportunity wosee something of this much vaunted aud much berated ‘portion of California. Seite aoa ae favorably. aes every variety of tro] vegetation was in growth, the ar ot sstical 5 g heaith and worki ity and has in- in tt from 118 to 163 pounds. As in Washin; he is an active useful citi- zen here, and has built up one of the most. charming of the many {ful suburban rest- dences of Los Angeles. Of others known in ‘Washin; icc ated her is Gen. Stone- man, who has a |i ex-Govyernor John TWO CENTS. hedges all ablaze with bright Diossoms. Ben’ C. Truman, jolly ami rotund as of old in Newspaper Row, still holds possessions in south- ern California and has great faith in its future, but he has taken to himself a Pacific wife, has gone Into railroading, and makes his quarters at ‘he Palace Hotel. San Francisco. John E. Owens, the comedian, who started a year or two ago on a round-the-world professional trip, but who got no farther than San Franciseo, where he entercd upon some mining speculations, 13 also to be seen almost every day at the Palace. Los Angels has a piquant flavor of Mexic) and old Spain. Mixed with smart moder struc- tures are the old adobe houses of the Mex’cans, Chico, the last governor of Caiifornia under Mexican rule, and who once owned princely Possessions hereabouts, now occupies one of Unese squalid mud huts and lets one of its two rooms to a Chinese washerman. The old mis- slon church here, with {ts Mexican priests and congregation of’ Spanish-Mexicans, Greasers and Indians, is a much more picturesque object than the new brick cathedral. The saddle-horse 4s still greatly In use here, and the high backed Mexican saddle, with its immense decorated sUrrup leathers, is all prevalent. The style of guiding the horse is still Mexican: the rider holding the bridle hand high in the air with a loose rein, while the gait 1s invariably a lope. THE SAN GABRIEL FRUIT BELT. An interesting day was spent in a drive through the famous fruit belt lying mainly along the base of the San Gabriel mountain, about ten miles from Los Angeles. The drive also included a visit to the old San Gabrici Mission, (the oldest mission church fn C nia); the Pasadena colony three miles beyond the mission, a thrifty settlement by eastern people something on the plan of the Hamm: ton and Vineland settlements in New Jersey and the Sierr: the feot mouuta of the Sierra Madre the sea, and where em of reclaiming some Of Use most tn- tractable of these wi!d foot-hllls and converting them into fruitiul vineyards been solved. From the Villa view 1s obtained ofthe Los Angeles valley, with its thousands of acres of vineyards and orchards that fs not only charming to the eye, but tmpresses one with the wonderful fertility of the unpromising looking country when properly cultlvated and Where water can be made avaslable for trriga- tion. The Los Angeles tes claim valley can support'a million people in: the present forty thousand. ‘There ts only one draw back to the reailzation of this expectation, aud that is the want of water. il pos- sibie accessions to the present supply by reser- Yolrs ard artesian wells, {t seems to ine that no very large additional area of ground can be inigated svttictently for successf | cultivation. Along the several extensive cstates of the that of Mr. L. J. Rose takes the lead S Well as the extent aud wealth It has the largest the world, probably, or over than half of which is bearing. In the orchards are 7.U00 orange Trees, 3,060 lemon trees and an unepumerated quantity of thrifty walnut, almond and Olive trees. The product of the 0,000 gallons of wine gallons of brandy. This year Mr. ects LO make 300,000 gallons of wine aud 200,000 gallons of brandy. His product of oranges (hiS year was but 6,000 boxes, only about a third of a crop, but as they sell for $3. a box unis year against $1.50 last year, he will not fare 0 badly in the net results. Mr. Rose has the advantage of an abundant water supply, but in addition some 360 acres of his vineyard is ofa quality of soil and sub-soil that does not need irrigation, has never had a drop of water applied; and there is no better vineyard any- Where. While Mr. Rose conducts his vast es- tate on stricuy business Sse he finds a lace for the luxuries of life. His show of looded horses, and the equipment of his stables, are something that even Bonner might envy. C8. N, and orchards has , more Political Notes, Gen. Grant's declaration in favor of Gen, Gar- field 1s, in the opinion of many of the papers of that pay, worth a good many thousand votes for the republican Ucket. All good citizens, without distinction of party, have a common Interest In the preservation of the elective franchise untainted and unimpatr- ed.—New York Star, deni, No President can do better than his party. He 1s the embodiment of its principles, the ex- ponte of its policy, and the executor of its will. ‘Yo know what a president will be ft is only to know what his party 1s, and to know what a arty Is, 1t1s only necessary to know what it as been.— Albany Journal. In Obio more campaign flags have already been sold this year than in any Presidential campaign heretofore. Judge Taylor Beattie, chairman of the late bolting Louisiana republican convention, has appointed a full state central committee, to meet in New Orleans July 31. This action creates much comment among the regular re- publicans. Ex-Gov. B. Gratz Brown, of Missouri, has an- nounced himself as a candidate for the United Senate Senate. Gen. Hancock has finished his letter of ac- ceptance, and will probably delay its issue unt) that of Mr. English ts ready. Senator-elect Gorman expresses confidence that the democrats will be able this fall to carry the 6th Maryland Congressional district, now represented by Mr. Urner, the only repubil- can from that state. J. H, Buflord’s Sons, of Boston, have pub- lished live size and life like Mthographic por- traits of both the presidential candidates. The St. Louis Glove pronounces Secretary Schura’s speech at Indianapolls as * quite too conservative, in short, to be an efficient aid to that old-fashioned republican revival, which is the thing needed to insure repubit success: this year.” The manner tp which the offives sought the men at the Ohio democratic convention the other day indicates pretty clearly that the ae- mocracy have ho hope of carrying the Buckeye state thls year. So far there are no signs of a vigorous dem- ocratic campaign in Indiana. At this distance it seems that the repnbifcans are very active and pt ing, While democrats, 23 ustial, are slow. Lois Post, deri. E, D. Mansfield, one of the most carefui and reliable political calculators in the country, gives this as bis estimate for 1ssv Gartield’s minimum vote, I think, will be 157, and his maximum 247; and his probable vote, I think, will be 222, I give no details, but put this on record. Gen. Chambers, the candidate of the green- backers for the vice-presidency, announces his intention of withdrawing from the ticket. A paragraph bas’ been going the rounds of the republican press to the effect that Senator Jones, ot Florida, had expressed doubts of the ability of the democrats to carry that state next fall or to even elect a legislature. The Senator bier to a irlend in this city says: “I never uttered or wrote a word from which such an In- ference could be tortured.” Sporting Notes, I: the contest for the Olympte prize, at Wim- biedon, yesterday, a well-known rifleman made 46 wit) ider rile at the 400-yards range out of apossible 50. Ie disclaimed the score, and declarcd that he had bribed the marks. He had informed the executive committee beforehand that he would do so, as they declared the thing impossible. The next highest score was 40, \ bystander, who was cognizant of the facts, and who was watching the target, saw a clear'miss marked asa buil’seye. The council is investi- galing the affair. Base ball games _yesterday:—At Springfield, Mass., Nationals 6, Hop Bitters 0. At Worcester, Mass., Chicagos 3, Worcesters 1. At Providence, Providence 5, Cincinnatis 0, At Boston, Boz- tons 4, Buflalos 2 At Troy, Clevelands 10, ‘Troys 2 A telegram from Halltax, N. S., says: “Don- nelly, of Lowell, Mass.. and McKay, of Dart- mouth, have been matched for a three mile Neon race on Bedford Basin, August 3, for $500 aside. ‘THE “ CaT-0'-NINE-TAILS” AS A SEQUEL T0 AN ELOVEMENT.—SeveTal days ago AD article ap- peared wm the papersin W! igton, Del., one of which was copied in THE STAR, relative to the elopement of the daughter of Henry B. Courtney with a er ed Matthew uredag mc article Haydn. On Thi mo) an peared in the Wiimington "pay News sayfag that the lady was only a step-daughter o} Courts ey’: staten ent respect al poe eas ee authority for the iward T: an old citizen. thy Telegrams to The Star. WIMBLEDON TO-DAY. The International Match. ees An American Defi GEN. GRANT’S NEW POSITION. TURKEY’S CRITICAL STATE. SARATOGA RACES TO-DAY. RIFLE MATCH AT WIMBLEDON TO-DAY. glish Beat the Americans 36 Range. Americans o'clock, when a kwell shooting pute about The En; Po: very light breeze prevail in the place of Farrow.who had a dis the choice of prize in the te for the third series and although Hyde offered to nat he wahted, he re tore, e Score ut is follows FINST SQUA! Bake 455545 Evat' Gods Young Fenten Joynt Milner. thunder shower occurred asthe Americaus were concluding their shooting. ‘The totals of t lish team at the S00 yards range are as follows: Baker, 73; Evans, 74; G sal. Humphre; ; Fenton, als at the S00 yards range are as English, 550; Americans, 544. English 44 Points Ahead at v00 Yards. The shooting at the 900 yards range com- Mmenced at 11.40 o'clock, when the sun was shining fairly and the rain had ceased. The scores Were as follows : ENGLISH TEAM—FIRST Sq The 54$555555535555 54454545 54546 555554455 53 4s 5555455553 5570 TEAM—SECOND SQUAD. 5555545 555555 554555 55455 TEAM—1 Bowe rere) chan peer By 30 44-1 5 5-1 RECAPITCLATION, Totals at 900 yards: English team—Baker 71, Evans 69, Godsal_6s, Humphrey 70, Young 67, Fenton 71, Joynt 72, Millner 71. Total, 5 American team—Scott 67, rd 71, Jackson 69, Rockwell 50, Hyde 63, Gerrish 60, Dudley 641, Brown il. Total, 51 Rockwell only knew he had to shoot at the last moment. When the possibility of his shoot- ing arose last night he had no time to compare the sighting of bis gun with the others and had to commence witha borrowed gun which others of the team had roughly compared at a pool jast night. The team is very hot against Far- row, and the resolution to go on without him was to the effect that the team preferred to be beaten with a gentleman rather than win under other circumstances. Brown offered this morn- ing before shooUng to pay Farrow the differ- ence between the value of the prize which was selected for him in the extra prizes and the one which he wisked to have, but he still remained ebdurate, Gen, Hawley has not been here so far. Americans Ahead at 1,000 Yards. ‘The firing at the 1,000 yards range commenced at 3:05 o'clock. The scores were as follows: AMERICAN TEAM—FIRST SQUAD. -4555352445 434 Scott. Laird eT Teer aul ye a 5 4 5 Si 3 4 4 4 5 4 3 3 EC 3 3 3 Bees ana one een During the shooting of the second squat of the American team in the second round, there Was considerably more wind. RECAPITULATION, The following are the totals at the 1,000 yards range: Fi ‘Baker, 61; Evans, 58; G: sal, 02; 64; Young, Joynt, 61; Millner, 67. American team—Scott, 6 65: Rockwell, 60; Hyde, 6 rown, 60. Total, 509, ‘The Grand Total—Americans 79 Be- mde : Ses totals—English, 1,647; Americans, 8 The Charge of Uniair Marking. Lonpon, July 24.—The Daily Telegraph's cor- responcent at Wimbledon, discussing the state- ment of a marksman who disclaimed his score and declared that he had bribed the markers, says: “Jt is to be fervently hoped that it may be made dence clear that our brethren from the United States and Canada have not suffered from apy malpractices. It is ively asserted in camp that unfair marking taken place in other Competitions.” An Investigation. WIVELEDON, July 24.—A court of inquiry will to-Cay investigate the alleged false marking. Saratoga Ri: SaRratoca, ¥., duly 24.—The weather to- day is close and hot. The track ts in good con- dition and the attendance large. First race, purse $400, one mile and a furlong. Luke Black- burn was such a favorite that no pools could be sold with him in, With Blackburn left out the ols sold as follows: Giroile, £150; Gabriel, 120; Miser, $20. Miser was scratched a few minutes before the race. Luke Blackburn won easily, Gabriel coming in second and Girofle third. Time—1:55. Second race, free handicap sweepstaices, one mile and five’ furlongs. Pools sold as follows: Dantcheff, $110; Odep. $100; Geo, McCullough, Cammie 'F., $10; Mary Anderson, $40; rf ime—2:5445~ intra Tacs, Layered mile. P conah age J follows: Chariey Gorhsm, $500: _ Ovgervanda, $100; n,inos ot 00. Charley Gorham won, Red and UUllita, $e nead, Mark Te third. ‘Tine man secon Wi. The Fasting Doctor Getting Weaker New YORK, 30 24.—Dr. Tanner was some- what weaker and rat. irritable to-day. Ea oo eo be complained of a burning sensation In two mouthfuls of bot water, which stimi the gastric follictes, relle the distress, His phy. sicians t) ink this ap unfavorable ‘bat faye that during his fest at Min! he of- ten exper the same sensation. Lagan | aa oe Meee Bostox, July Genet elected president of the San de L’Agua Company, Grant “has Deen which Pedro and Canon OWNS 40,000 acres land in New Mextco, including copper and old mines. Boston and New York capitalists’ are largely interested in the ent While in New York Gen. Grant will make his head. quarters at the banking house of Geo. William Ballou & Co. ed, DENYER, Cot., J Chas. Norton shot policeman O'Neil at Kokomo yesterday after- noon. Norton was intoxicated and was raising | a disturbance in a saloon, when the policeman attempted to arrest him and was shot dead The murderer was taken to the jatl and several deputy sheriffs were placed on guard. A crowd soon gathered. over-powered the cuard, and taking the prisoner out lynched him. Before he was bung he confessed to having committed other murders and said he ought to have been tung long ago. A Female Rider's Chatlienge. Miss Minnie Plenno, of Greely, has challenged the winner of a 2o-tutle ride at Minneapolis, to ride 1 r 2 miles in Denver, St. Louls, Kan- Minneapolis er Chicago for $2,000 a } sas on, side, | A Prisoner Drowns Himself and a Constable St. Path, MINN., July 24.—A speclal from Winnipeg, Man., to the Pioneer Press says: wane stable Power was crossing Red river with Mik rroll, an escaped prisoner, the lat- | ter upset the boat and both were drowned. { THE TUNN | ones at the Shatt. | dersry City, N. J., July 24.—Work at the tunnel was restimed at an early hour this morn ing. The water in the shaft was up to within a | few inches of the engine, which was working tn a fitiul way to keep the water from over- ‘owing it, the water In the shaft being higher than at any time since the accident. Work was | resumed on the erfbbing this morning and all | the men who were discharged yesterday were | put to work again and will be Kept to,work night and day until the erib work ts completed. Mrs. Bagley, the wife of one of the men who was in the and Miss Broderic two of the men now in tunnel were at the this morning and created quite as K, of Philadelphia, a sister of wks the mouth of the shaf!. Three divers are now x to godown to try and close the door ock, the one Who went down last g It Impossible to accomplish any able to say whether ther: pd between ihe outer door o1 but thought be some- cota. C. CL oy, chiet night find! | thing. was a Dod: the atr lock thing that re engineer of of the The New Ameer, x, July 24.—A Bombay dispatch to the | Standard’ says: Abdulratman Khan, the new | Ameer of Afghanistan, cxplains that ungent essity aloue made him ratse forced loans tp Turkestan, Improved Simation in Basutoland. A dispatch from Cape Town to the Tine says: The news from Basutoland ts more favor- ble, ‘The upper part of the country ts qute but Bera district ts disturbed. It fs belie" that the excitement will soon substde. The Czar Anxions to Avert § Loxpo: pie . Petersburg dispated The Czar fearing that 5 i sided arrang t inigbt ni a ja and asked the King of Greece to postpone visft to St. Petersburg. Russian Armaments Against China, The gove at has again prohibited the press from publishing Information In regard to iis armaments againsgChina, A Much Sided Lady Dead, Lady Anne de , Baroness Lucas and Countess Dowager Cowper ts dead. She was ihe eldest daughter of thesccond Earl de Grey. What the Sultan Fears. Loxpox, July 24.—A dispatch to the Times irom Constantinople says: ‘Ali that the Saltan tears is the danger of a foreign feet appearing before his capital, and op this point he been reassured by bis baval authorities, who declare that at the present moment no fleet could foree «be Dardanelies without losing a large propor- ton of Its ships, and that tn a few days the de- fenses may be increased a hundred fold by means of torpedoes.” efence of the Turkish Capital. ‘n. Blum Pacha, who has just returned from a tour of inspection, recommends Ube con- struction of ten pew forts on the straits.” Parliament Discusses the Turkish War Question. Loxpon, July 2s.—In the house of commons last night, during a debate on the condition of armenia, Sir Charles Dike, under se for foreign affairs, said the government w« not be satisfied with general promises from the j Porte, but as the government was acting In concert with other powers, at was impoeanie tor him now to explain detatls of the reforms which they are demanding or the steps they were taking to _ them upon the Porte. sir Wilfred Lawsob, radical member for Carlisle, ceclared that he would oppose any warlike de- monstration against Turkey as earnestly as un- der the late government he had — a de- monstration agatnst Russia. Mr. Henry Labou- chere, liberal rnember for Northampton, protes- ted against meddling With matters Ubat do not concern Us either la Armenta or elsewhere. Pre- mier Gladstone denied that the government was under any obligation to mf whether a policy of coercion would be adopted or not. The house tust be content, he sald, to rely on the general rule that It is the interest of the government to | make parllament acquainted with {ts policy. He inferred from the debate that the govern- ment would recelve support from all sides in its endeavors to induce the Porte to carry out re- forms, RvTtand, Vr.. July 2. at the democratic couveuuon Of the first Vermont district yester- day, J.J. R. Randall was un: - uated for Congress. ey — Macoy, Ga., July 24—The Hon. J. H. Bi was nominated yesterday in Milledgeville oe represent the sixth district in the 47th Congress. Wall Street To-day. New York. July 24.—The Posi’s financial arti- cle says: At the Stock Exchange all Classes of investments continue strong, and speculation continues in favor of higher prices. The fea- lures of the stock market have been Wabash, which has advanced to 417, and 7¥";; Denver and Itio Grande, to 70; Lake Erie and W, 10 33; Iron Mountain, to 5%; Kansas an Texas, to S14; Del. and Western, t0 854; Jersey Central, to Lake Shore, to 107% Northwest, ; and Milwaukie and st Paul, to S44. In the ist of investment shares, Rock Island has advanced to 109',, and North: rest preferred, which fs also a 7 per cent stock, iling at 113a%. New York Central sold at Burlington and Quincey at 124. Money on call is 2a2\ per ceut. ‘Time loans ure 2 to 4 par cent; pritae mercantile paper, % adic percent. > = Markets. 7 uly 24.—Vireinis: x ol Oi; do. console, “Ss; “Ast due cow s do. orth Osrolina ‘i: old, a8. V f upour, 93 bid to-day. BALTIMORE, July 24.—Cotton dull—middiing, 11%. Flour fitm but without quotable chan, Whest, southern firm and a shade better; easier” and quiet—southers 1.0;a1.07; do. amber, 1.10a1.13; No. 1 Mergiand. nominac: No. @ iter and July, 1.07 a1 07% O7a1.075,; September, " LOTKALLOTS Corn,” southern nominal; western southern white, 56; do. yellow, ; western mixed, spot and July, 47%: Al 47304774. Oats higher and wanted—southorn, 40a, 42> western white, 4lad1%; do. mixed, 40a405s ; Teunsyivania, 4ladiy. “Rye dull, 75076. Hay un: changed. Provieious unchanged and firm. Butter strony prime to choice western packed, Lat Eews stendy, 10al1 Petroleutn dulland une! ; ox, ordinary to choios, ty pte BALTIMORE, 15; do. deferred, second Series, 21; ‘dc S158. Sugar firs Aol, dose, Whiny dah 5. is rip —A 8 He y dul Mili Preiite eters atid unchanwod. Hooch ‘nr, ¥88 barrels; wheat, 319,400 bushels; corn, 11,100 Se ae Eo tye, 526 Cr RLY Shipments—wheat, '226, mausels: corn, 7, ashe "Buios wheat 545,772 bushels? crn, 0, 060 boshel NEW YORK, July 24.—Stocks strong. Money, wile. Bachar, fous, #2, abort 6X. Gov" em quiet "SEW YORE, July 24-Fiour quiet. Whost atuet and lower. Corn quict and easier. LONDON, Jniy 24, 12-30 p. m.—U. 8, ver cents, 112,; 49g per cents, il. Erie, 1) ino‘s Central, 110, " Pennsyivanis Central, ON, Iuly 26, 2 p. m.—New Ji Centra! Say ae iinois ‘Gentra, 10% sy re bis sy ne 5 were current in New bé - Ds bon & Oo. UB 4 * Sey Ps i Bearycesr sul a