Evening Star Newspaper, August 11, 1880, Page 1

J THE EVENING STAR. PUSLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Penzayivanis Avenue, Corasr 11th Street, sy The Evening Star Newspaper Oomuany. GEORGE W. ADAms, Pres’t. nthe ‘iue Evexrxe Brin is served to subscribers! acoonnt, at 10 centa or 44 CP month. Copies st the Fridsy—@3 8 (thn, $17 10 copies a im ad- for. Che Loening Star. WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNE Vv 56—N°. 8,533. NOTIO€ — KINDERGAR- AN'TF D— The graduates of Mre. ck’s Fiyfsrzarten Normal Tnstituts dtomee. THURSDAY, August 12, at atthe Natioasl F adergarien Hall to iments, mostly outof hecity. 1t | SPECIAL. ENE © exrnesily reqne “! Pennsylvanians who d_sire 1) McPHERSON, P NELL, Becretary. y mer al asc for collection. place of business, No. orsig” med. HTH, Administrator, sue? 6t WE ARE NOW PREPARED TO SHOW the inet line of NEW DESIGNS for the ade fered in this market in all the vari- cus grades of goods, embracing Velvow, Body and ‘Tspestry Era-sels, Tbree-ply and Ingrain Oa Rus, Mets, Floor Cloths, Sc., Ke. Ex! = to each purchasers for the month of August > ting at net cost. Special a in Carpet Cleaning. BIN x Market Space 417 5 AKING AND ROTTING YOUR CLOTHES the use of Sosi to. pisces ps a Marbic Dust, Silex, Talc, Soap- ni z ny Lae Ee” c., and ENTRY SOAP. Every bar and cake is branded e Bi the firm, and is wares ts é a Lick, Oonarwes, Deep iia, Bockridwe Alum, Geyser, a, Pedro al ‘Hunyadi all nr. MILBU! MASY, SSYLVANTA AVENU! STAL FIRE PLACE STU} < tslewant stove maade. The reeuta- rers, the ~~ stow ety Ur uw and rich designe is not equal fp the world. “The CRYSTAL , of convenient and simple con- Tee cH 1 of the mani HAYWARD & HUTCHINSON, No. 317 9th street nw. WATCH REPAIRING, ENGRAVING, WATCHES, OHRONOMETERS ani Complicated | TIME BEE y EEPERS of every description carefull d by skilled work OF ARMS, &O, | Rel 2 M. W. GALT, BRO. & CO. 1107 Penna. Ave. a ge attention we Li nts in heatisy apparatus, warrant ng thet these furnaces possess all the res to be found in any fi for ECONOMY, F MANAGE: vp more HO" ‘within the last two years than have been put up of ed, and have not heard a ingle complaint them. HAYWARD & HUTCHINSON. RT Oth street DOUGLASS’, ‘Oth street, St. Cloud Building. SCOUNT OF 10 PER CENT ON ALL CASH A DISCO! s E LADIES' MUSL HOSIERY, Cc RIBBON & TOILET ARTICLES, EX Ar a Discount or Tes Pen Cent. DOUGLASS’, augT Ninth Street. we endeavored to make a first-class arti- red no expense in the manu- ENER RANGES to secure a al that can be desired. That we have succeeded, the number that we have sold ‘and the satisfaction they have «iven isthe best proof. Hundreds of references in this ‘We sre awents for the BALTIM rar largest con, struction, unequalled in this market, HAYWARD & HUTCHINSON, 9 No, 317 9th street n. Arwa"s ON DECK ‘With a complete Stcek cf the VERY BEST GOODs | y_be procured in our line, and at Trams Our competitors and cause ten. A special featare of oar stock just at this time laa larye lot of NEW JAPAN TEA, g eof the first “May t yunced by ail who have tri ‘ious article of Tes they have | nother attractive feature of our stock to-day ts | AN UNUSUALLY CHOICE ARTICLE OF GOSHEN BUTTER. ‘Teiepboric connections. ELPHONZO YOUNGS, 504 Och street, bet. E and F, (WHITE FRONT.) jy8 TPHAT OUR PLUMBING BUSINESS Ten So ereat'y tha: now our force of is larwer than is employed by any house New York ix evide he lively interest Len in all SA RY MATTERS by the t PUBLIC. W . We special attention to ENIZING DEFECTIVE PLUMBING in city os | a cou.. martts MAYWARD & HUTCHINSON, No. 317 Oth street m_ we qr MARK DOW. aved ; make improve- Ll sei for the next fifteen days AL au! WORSTED COATS and VESTR, AL and WCRSTED COATS and VESTS, LIGHT CASSIMERE SUITS, LIGHT CASSIMERE gUITS, FLAXSFL sttrs, CHEVIOT SUF CHEVIOT SUIT, FLANNEL SUITS, N’S CLOTH GOATS ALPACA AND NUNS CLO’ OA TH OVATS, SEERSUCEER AND LINEN S'ITS, SEEKHOUCKER AND LIN SUITS, YOUTH: ND BOYS’ SUITS, YOUTHS AND BOYS’ SUITS: At a reduction of 25 percent. Nevar before has Fine Clothing been sold at such: low prices” Call and examine for yourself." ” LIGHT CassIMEl LIGHT SIME! ALPAC’ AND NU E PANT E PA AL Pennsylvanis vanis Avenue, Bred ~ Between 10th ‘1th streets. MANUFACTURING SLATE exam- Gatiou thesuperoriy cf our work is apparent HAYWARD & HUTCHINSON, aud Neo. 317 Oth street n. we CPayepcn oag LICORICE POWDER. An excellent fe the blood aga Feruiting ie gyn ead for Pim- on the ‘Costivenses, Bess, eto. THE EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. GOVERNMENT RecEIPTS TO-Day.—Internal rev- enue, $4 j customs. 1.024,75' ATTORNEY GENERAL DgvgNS returned to the chy last ever*ng. Mason ReGiNALD H. TOWLER, of New Yo < paymaster U.S.A., tod fn Artona Monday. THE Exopvs 1) AFRIca.—1ae “colored refu- gees ;-om.Arkansas,” who 'a3t spring arrived New York on the'r way to I‘bei‘a, have reach™d that Republc, and ere @eligh’-d w.th the chr” e they nave mede. It w.'! be remem- bei-d that the Colorttation Society pro\.ded them pr« age by the traie:s I‘beria end Mor Tova, wren se*'-d from New York May 224 and May 29th ¢~ xt for J‘betia. Int>"tgeucs has been recety 4 that thece vessels at.ivod at Morrov.a #. °F a pleesant passage of 35 end 32 days respectively, end that most of the poople have located at Brewei»i"e, on the St Paul's river. e I sesideut Wataer wites Tam happy to say that no deaths occuic1 smong the Lwo compartes of ew" rants on the voyage out. That sp cle’ providence which entercd tnt) the orsel of the Moxt Higheretbe b - given? of tne rspctingy tr's very thing now going on,\: the rewtatng of the ¢'stre 1 ai(,20 19 M3 0W a Iend, ‘s #3 2 tive ead rema'ns est m * Cay 3 it was “1 Paul Cuffee’s time ldepr cat-evei,.t‘~7 that savorsin the least of pr--wmption, but we may rest a~soved that th's coming “b.ck of the sm‘tten sons and daught*.; of 2 ca.:om thetr long and so.cowivlex"ey "be gtded end guarded by that ¥ “tom wr‘ch cated from naught ail things that now e-’st. Woo cen tua aside Bis powe LEAVE OF 4 ‘cB forone month from the 16" Ipst. has b en g--1" *d Major G. C. Goodloe pa) mas*>r U. S. M. C.. end for one month from the --me date “> 12. Teut. C. B. Pursor, of “he same corps, on du; th'S ciuy. Tr2FPr'enDs OF Cansr WmraXeER have all atong bem very xtous that he should be grent-1at..al by court mectial, as they seem to now well that the court of maniry tints him gality of mutilating itmselt. With'n the | p st Tew days they have become very !mpoiw- | nat They have <-ea Secretary Ramcey i - peat fly ond urged that Wnhitte\er be gcant-4 id have tiled papers with that T qu st both at the Wer department and at the Wi ‘te Hor-e. They prot>st that Wh'traker is ipnocent, eid tnat 19 approve the findings of the covie of ‘nqr‘ry without giving Whittaker a chance wor!d mark an fnocent man guilty for ite. Wile notr'ng has es yet b2en deti- pltely d cided ‘n the cae, the statement m= te Some Ume £30 ' Tr STar that a court mai ual would ve.j “kely be gran’ d, w." be found to becascct, Wh*uaker fs still at West Point. MOVEMEN.3 OF U. 8. NAVAL VESSELS.—A cable da spa*ch rceived at the Nav 7 department to- Cay 1epoi $ the @:..val of the training sh'p Sar- atoga at Gibralter. All are well on board. The S.ratoga 's homeward bornd....The U. S, ship Dale, which hes been on a ciatse 1 the Chese perke with come of the cadets from the academy On board, Wrs put oUt of comm'gsion at Annap- o“sy s' rday....The Despatch has auived ai NEW poi. SECRETARY THOMPSON will retarn to Washing- ‘>on about the Ist of September. ~ REVENUd APPO. vf!MENF3.—L. C. Jobson ard 4. MeCorrle bave boen appotnt -d st xrekeep- e13 end garge.s for the «1 ¢"Strict of Noh Co one 3 SECRETARY SHERMAN INSPECTS THE NEW Le +p NG.— S<cret-ry Sherman paid a visit to ‘“e new br‘icng of the Brv-eau of Engraving and P, at'ng th's morning, ai.iv'ng at9 o'clock, just 3 all tne di: stors were commencing worl”, le wes *-ken by Col. I. sh throughout tae en- Ure betle"ng, end mre a de'*‘lea_exrnination of every room, ‘om the mech*e shops jn the sul brSement *> the pr’- room‘n tke upper ' S'O.7 8nd the @-"~°""g-rooms ‘1 the aulc, At the concivsion of “‘s ex?r‘nation, dui ng wr‘ch he m° ie care.. q''..63 of the ¢'ferent tupei 1 ondents 75 *> the completene 3 of the e*rengements for ventilaiion end for the hee'th end corofort of the employés, he retv a 1 *) the office of Col. Ji where he was int.° aueed by Capt. Wilson, the ess'stant cPtef, to eech of the supe: tendents and chiefs of dy - sions. Aver the introductions were over the Seeretary sald:—“T am very glad to meet you all ater having gone through the various divisions of which you have charge. I am plers d with everything I have seen. The ad- ministration of the bureau fs thorough'y satic- factory t9 the government. and I trust it {sso toyev. I feel that the Bureau of Fngraving eud P, nt'ng fs in safe bands. I thark you for = upon me.” The Secretary then took S leave. THE ORDER Ofrect'ng Major Wil'lam H. E2! els, paymestor, to report for duty to the com- msuc'ng general department of the Platte, is revoked, rid he wall report in person to the compere'ng general mi'ttery Myision of the Pa fic rad depai ment of Californ‘a for assign- ment ft) duty. A Bose OF OFFICERS, to consist of Col. Henry B. C'iz, 10th infantry; Surgeon Basil Noirts, U. 8. A; Capt. S. C, Breckinridge, 24 , and Fist Lieut. Clarence 0. Howard, tt aidilery, will m<et “1 Wash‘ng.on city Sept anber 1, 1550, or a8 soon thereawer *3 prec'teable, for the exe nination of the candl- dates who have Leen selected for the appoint- ment of <ccond 'eutenants in the'army of the Unte-d State. The duties of the medical oticer wLbe coptiued to the qnecteal examination. The jurtor member will act eg recorde:. In conduct'ng the exam'nations all questions and euswes Will be in wi.ling, and the repori of the procced'ngs will embrace a writen record, in Tull, of the whole examtnation, the answers toe" questions to candidates being the orizi- ris tu the handweiting of the candidate nim- se't, FERONAL.—V ‘Teel and family are at Capon’ Springs.—Mr. Andrew J. Joyce and family teave town for Fortress Monroe this evening. — Father Boyle, of St. Mathews’ church, Is ccrded for the coming two weeks at Fauquier White Sulphur Springs. Mrs. Fiora Adams Dar- lrg, (the authoress), 1s at the W nite Sulphur for the ‘remainder of the season, busily vpon her new book, ‘Reality. ‘ne tl Longfellow brothers—Professor Henry W., and the Revs. Samuel and Alexander—are now to- gether at thetr old horne in Portland, Me.-——Ex- Gove.bor Bowle sustained a serious loss at the 5. raloga races on Monday in the Ca ge of his femous mare, Belle.-—Miss Isabel lack, a t-arher in Cincinnat!, has vome to the front as eu helr of Edw.n Fotrest.—Rev. Mr. Mackono- c ihe English clergyman who-e mtualism ond whose contests in the courts with his eccie- ®'esucal superiors for years past have made hia name known everywhere is in New York.— Col. Bob Ingersoll ts at Newport, and will lec- ure there in tne course of the season. — Adelina Pat's aliivel at her home in Wales recently Wes celebrated with baltoons, rockets, stgis, nan candies, etc. The grandest spectacle of jue evening, we are told, wes the ikeness of iad: me Paul and Signor Nicolini, let of amtast @ shower of rockets.——Lieut. and Mrs, 1 aacce- Ta, of Washington, are at the Delaware Water Gap.— Covnt Carl Lewenhaupt, Swedish Min- ister at Wasbingion; Count Beust, Geiman Ghargé @Affaircs at Wash'ngton; General John C. Prrke, U.S. 4., and Senator Jonas, of Luts- lena, were registered in New York lest p ght. ‘Mrs. Z. D. Butcher, one of the piincipa's of Wasbington Female Seminary, is on a wip uerth.— Miss Grswold, the Ame. ican student of Mrsic at the Petls ‘Conse vatoire, who brs guid the covetcd first pr 7e, 18 said to be a Liece of Bret Harte.—Juage Bleck will retuia (rc n Pa's pext month.- ‘Tom Scott has returned to Pbtladelprta com P's yacbUng trip on the New England cost, mvch improved in hree ke U ust Of | ol 3 ana s°'l for nee be 2L—Mee. RE Johnson, ne Harwet Lane, neice of James Bucbeneo, who vresid-d at the Waite House duiing her voce’s adnirtsirauon, 13 visiting New port— George E'ov’s retirement fom Jit vrautre f5 mentioned as a settlcd tbteg oy The Lu rary News, PravoLtum Fxrowr —A statement to-day subirtt d to the 8 cretary of the Treasury by the bureau of statisti.s shows that ducing the month of June the expoirs fcom the Uritcd ‘Stat’ s of petrolevm aad 1-s products amounted 9 $2,295,813; for the wwelve months end 1Jaae 20th, The seme eX. fs snount “d to $36,221,066. Fiora TsMPr¥s femous twe mile mcord— 4:503,—wr 3+ "M at Rochestor yesterday by Stave Moxwe' a AS" Torts rays Gen. McDonald is Dneing g-eat ‘ouneulty sn getting & pudlisrer Erni wotehy: ing bor foe Se Lous tors are sureld to touch It, as libel sats are threaten: I. * DAY, AUGUST 11, 1880 TWO CENTS Political Notes. Senator McDona'd ¢'d rot arrive in Washing- ton tc day, as was expected, He fntends now too dircet irom Atlantic Clay to Tndtana, and Wl entor upon ective duvy in the canvass fn that state ay once. Senator Bock ¥."l cenvees Ipdiena for the democrats, bezirning next Saturday with his | opening speech. Senator Morgan hes just arrived in the city from Alabema. He says the election Jn tht state wes as fa'r 93 eny ever held anywhere; that ne ne could } 3 fetrer; that there wa3 no or pas en: of eny cor 2quence, to the democr. 3, wad hence the large majo:ity. The attempt to urtte republicans ed. “enbackeis failed uvt2r- ly, and re-"'y hed the eifrct of ‘ncreas'ng the <cerccratic vote. Sevator Morgan feels conil- dent of the e! ction of Ernecck. Hon. 8. R. Macon, grcenback con¢'date for gove.aor of Virginia uwvo years ago, has ts‘zen the strmp for Garfeld and A*thur. ‘Ibe ra*onal protbit>.7 party assert that they will put en e’-U.oral ticket before the Vo">5 Of wwenry states. itis annovnced authoritatively that Chrrles Francis Adams, jr., will vot2 for Ga: Jeld. ‘Lhe foltowing congres=tcnal nom‘ratiors were made yesterday: Edw Willets, repub"ca” » frse Me‘ue district; Jes. H. Hop: nrg and C.o. T. Miller, democrars, .w#enig-sc cond end twenty-third Pepnsylvania ¢'sti.cts rv sp citvely; Edword W. Roberson, democrat, e'xth Lor‘ tena ¢'s! ..ct; Joba Gc de, democrat, by the .endeis,< cond inta d'su.ct; Willem C. Mayoviy, democrat. f~st Micl tgan dtst.ict; ¥ Neel, repub'icen, ereventh Ohio d°Ski« a3, . Klee, reoubliera, tenth OP'o district; J. F. Crarieswo:.o, demccrat, Fixtzenth Obto dts M. L. Clercy, deme srat, fst Mizsoun @'s- Representative J o'ng, (rep.) of Maszacha- Setts, has voluutcered t) go south and mor it the sermp for G. eld. The t:mperanc2 pro™bl or's'3 of M>'ae wi" hold a convention in Porédend and nomnatea cand‘date for governor. ‘Ine movement ‘3 ‘2 the Mterest of the sesior's” * ‘The canvass for govei aor in Kansas 1s b-com- ing very not owing t2 the opposition t> the 1e- hom'nation of Covernor St John on accovnt¢! his prohibition preciiviites. At the lat«-t rey orts, of eighty-.even delegates chosen t2 the stat? convention for.y-tx favor-d hp. The Springfield Rey ubliean has the worst sort Of political dyspepsia, and no hind of d'etscers to sgree with 13 stome 2h for any length of tme, One day it sorves up a r‘cely cook 1 Gaideia Meal, to which it’s dowa wath ev.dent relis’ But it sovts withn 24 houis, and the next day it li.es Henesck with not stter resu't. We suggest Tenner’s plan, A 40-day 3’ festirom all politcal \irnds might work wonde. 3 with the 8. R.’s d'- gestive apparatus. —Palmer Jeurntl, The Orklend (Ce) Iribun2, (ep.) warmly urges the renomation of Congressman Pa3je. His lest majority wes 7,000 votes. Ex-Congressmen Frank Jones w.ll prob.bly be the democratic caid‘dat2 for gove.aor of New Hey ¥ re. There is tak 19 Wiseonsin of nom'nat'ng ex- Senator Dvolittle for Congress. Senator Conkling, in company with Caester A. Arthur, fustead of gotg to the republicen nations! committ: ¢ rooms yesterday, visit~d the City Be", end after lc ok™g at the portra‘ts 1 the governor’s room, they ca’ 1 on Commt- sioner C-mpbe", with whom “iey hai a short interview. In the even'ng tey went to the Orien**1 Hot: at Manhaitaa Beach —N. ¥. World, tc cay. The Newburyport (Mass.) Herald opposes the election of Dr. Loring to a third term in Con- gress for the seme reasons wh'ch prompt’ 1 it labor ezetnst the renom'mation of General Grant lt rays that che Doct)’s strength hes b'the.’) bon ford fm the north- ern pett of Is ¢ Sstalet, and that a change hes ceer..cd there '1 pub'c sent'ment by wh:ch he would lose mrny votes that her 2elv-d two yerrsrgo. Hethen suce edd by avery nar- Tow majority. The Summer Resorts. ON “TRED AVON” CREEK—1HE BEAUTIFUL LITTLE “BeVgRN SHORE” 8Ua4.88 RE ORT—i18 WAN ALSRACTIONS—W-SFINGION SND BALTIMORE ‘WAT!. RaeR’ ENSED, [Correspondence of The Siar.) “EASTFORD HatL,” OXFORD, MD., Aug. 10, 1850. The waiter, heatlug so much of the populai.ty of the above town, concluded fo go and s 3 for b‘mse't what the Eastern Shore could do 'n the of pleasui2, end accord‘ngly le.t your city on Friday lest f9 enjoy a few days’ rest “down by the 1iver side.” Oxford ‘5 quite a pretty place, situated on one o: the prettiest Httle sheets of water Jn the world, viz: Tred Avon creek, and is accessible either by boat or cais. It was our pleasure to invited, on Saturday last, by a party of ex- cursionists from Ee pen yet Together with a rvmber of Wasbington and Baltimore ladte3, to enjoy a sail down the creek on the swi.c yacht “Comet.” Too much cannot be sald with refer- ence to the sail, the rippling waters of Tred Avon, or the pice company on board; suffice it that everything passed o: glouiously, and on returning ail were in a amor to devour a “square meal,” such as ulend Noriis, of “East- fo-d Hall,” sets before bts mauy gues! The peace end qviet longed for by many of ovr people can be enjoyed by a visit t9 Ths place. The beautiual lawns and arboi3 of the svirounding town, with the green grassy yares, ere lovely; the cool br cze scom either side ct the iver fs oan es and bracing. Music every morring ' the hallway stmmons the guests to breektast. ‘Ine dencing hall ts open at $ o'clock sharp every evering, and ‘ts e3m- foriably Crowded. The sunsets are perf stly rand, nd are eagerly watched for by at. “<b'ng, crabb‘ng, rui"ng end rowing are but lew of the many pleesures to be enjoy~d whtle here. The diives are beauthul, aud are io- du'ged 'n de'ly by meny of the young pcople. ALPHA. District Government Affairs. Foity-one dogs, foriteen cows and three goats were captured te day by the pound. mester. ‘The District Comm'sioners to-day issued an oréer that s‘ction 23 of the bull'ng regnia- Uons be amended as follows:—Strike out the words “six and on half feet,” and insert ‘ eight f: et on parked streets, when the park ng fs les then Lwenty-four f et wide, and ten f 2t ea tne park'og is over twenty-four feet wide.” Building permit issued by Inspector Entwisle: C. 1. Wood, erect a Lwe-story dwelling, 5th and Q streets D-w.; $1,500, STREET WORK BY CITIZENS. Permits have been granted private parties to do work Fs follows:—Teke up and relay brick pavement in front of All Souls’ Church, at the corner of 14th and L streets n.w.; take up the biick pavement and lay a drain pipe to carry off water irom dow a spouts in sront of church cor- ner 6th ard E streets n.w., teke up and relay the brick pavement in front of No. 2034 G street r.W.; to set curb’, lay gutters and brick side- Walks on N street, between 24th 9nd 25th streets n.w., material to Leiurnished by the Distilct, end ‘a collateral required until such work 15 properly exccuted, receiving the approval of the engineer In charge. The st perintendent of wereet repairs has mu] ndent of stree re. celved orders to repair isth st., between K and Lete., with gravel. This street is paved with old rotten wood, and is to be repaired with &ravel, to render it passable. He has also re- ceived orders to ir the roadway on 6th, om O to Boundaly 8t.; alco to gravel 16th St. from 1 to Boundary sts.; also to take up wood oie put, gravel on — St., eorge- OwD, ecessary; also to repair E st., Trem 4th to 6tb, and from Tth to sth sta. s.e., by Substituting gravel for rotten wood pavemén’. Esst., from Pennsylvania ave. to the Wa3h'ng- ton almshoure, has been graveled, and fs now in excellent order for travel; algo 14th st., be- }ond the Boundary line. THE WATER SERVICE. Water Registrar Cox states that the condition of the water seivice was never better than at rme's sre Dow 1d uy] than ever before. The ast of fob twenty-four ‘ova notices have been sent out to delinquents, Cee es have been made. Those who bavye had the't water supply cut off, and have ded, are to have their premises ex- and where it is found that the water ‘been .urned on by private parties, the cut off be made at the water mato, which will facur Another penally im such case ts fro mauthe fe: D ‘such case is two months im- prisonment end adne Professor—“ What are the quartz?” Student—“ Pints.” creeps over the class. A miller at Poplar Bluff, Mo., was noted for never fulfilling a promise. No grist was ever Teady on time. The other day, an exesperated Geta compen hs oRok knife and killed him. constituents of A bland smile Cubans im, African Prisons and Spanish Forts. A cablegrem to the New York Healt from Pr, 3, August 10, eiys: Under date ot Augas. @h our Maid ¢1.*spondent sends the foliow- ‘ng by mr'l'> avold stopprze by the autho: - 1's: “There ts much sat!sfacuon at MzA .d” he rays, “n conesquence of the se sender of Calix*> Gerla, Fons"ea pnd the last remnant; of the creole bands lurking Mm the mountains of the prov'ece of Sen.iego de Cab>: It is bevev- ed that the gove: nor general of Cuba he 1 d°ci- dcd thi t Calixto Garcia end ny who landed with Pm sLovid, t* te-Sd, be ti.-d by summary Court martiel, es several cr Ics lataly were tried by ovder Of Ge» Polay-eja, who hedeven an Ame..¢7 cit*zen, a Co! Joh-9* me, Phot in San- tro. But Ce") y 11 probably emb-"k-d for Spr‘a and jmmirr-d t™ a foiuress on the pen'nsula or on one of the ‘sirnds edjacent. Io sature the gove. rm it's determ'ned t> keep a sberp Icokont on the cr-olea who su. render. Dcspi* > the effoi sof Cabin members and of the generals s1ovnd Mershr' C~npos, the Mar id cabmet bas sent ceveral large deteshments 0 st" render -d Cubirs, with their familic3 and eb! ¢ en, *o penal ecclementson the coest of A ‘rica Some favored ‘dtidusls wi"! be avowed toremr'n ‘u forrs at Ca*'zend the Bo'er.c Isi-~ Acie > watch will be kept over tuer” ‘Ihe goveioment will not 1 »ierace eny new in- svirectioneiy attemp’s on the part of any Creoles Who may escape. As soon as General Blanco decieres that whe wars at anend he wil be made a grandce and captstn ge ier? Rewerds will be given to the color‘al army. Its strepgch v.11 not be iedued trl next yerr. M thousand recidits will be sent to Havana this autumn. As soon as the state or the fslend allows a reduction of military experses the Ma@id government ‘- tends to prepare a new tariff! with lower expoti duties on tae raw produ eof te colony rid lower import duii7s on corn. lor, mp’7é pnd other a"*ment> 7 products of rore'sa eornt..°3. The object of these ch-ng'3!3t7 dn- eiMa> publicop'ston snubs andto pave the way to negotiations in Wachingion, so Pst) oF tein, If poc-bie, lower duttesin the states for Cub. suga.s and mo'~scos.1f Cuba should rema'n trangt'l the Mr hid goverment will examine some plens 1) complete the consotida ‘on of Cub n trees y debts, witeh sl emovnt t> $1'9,060,000, besides the recent cor’ >idation of $55,000,000 by Cuba end of the bonds guqrante.s by custcms of the tslend.” ‘THE SOLDIERS) REUNION Opened yesterday at Columbus, Ohio, and excursion trains came irom all directions, Attorney General Nash. Gov, Foster, Col. Andeison and Adjutaut Gen. Gibson made addresses. ‘The city and camp- grounds were biililanuy Slumiuated at night by electiic Hghts, A THovGsiruL Cusniry.—A portable fount- ain of ice water, mounted on wheels, provided by the Bustness Men’s Society of New York city, Will be sent through the tenement-house distiicts, and the poor will be tnvited to help themselves to the healthiul beverage. A stop- Page of irom five to thirty minutes will be made in frent of each butiding for that purpose. ‘THE KEELY RUN COLLIERY FiRE.—The force of men who sre tiyipg to subdue the fire rag- ing in the Keely run colliery, hae ee cabnot approach any nearer than a hundi yards of the fire, on account of the gas, trom The eff ctof which several men have already been prostrated. The eng/neers are now trying to smother the fire by closing up the openings end cutting off all a'r, and it thts fells they will force a powerful body of steam in the workings. THREE DROWNED.—Three servants belonging to the Bellevue Hotel, Bellevue, N.J., one che n- bermaid,a hall boy and a watter, went out rowing in the Shrewsbury 1iver op Monday Bight. The boat was upset and they were all drowned. The man who had charge of the beat was saved The iiver!3 not very wide at vbis point and cei.ainly not very deep. The accident must have happencd through cercless- ness. THE BOARD OF MANAGERS OF THE TEXAS Paciric RaitRoap elected yesterday were Thos. A. Scott, Jobn C. , Jay Gould, Ru-sell Sege, Frederick L. Ames, R. D. Barclay, HH. Houston, Wm. Thaw, James P. Scott, Wm. M. Harrison, W. C. Hall, Frank 8. Bord, Wm, J. Sewe:l, Char. O. Baird, Wm. T. Walters, E. H Perkins, jr., B. K. Jemison. The officers of the company Will continue the same es last year— Thomes A. Scott, president; G. D. Krumbhaar, . E, Satterlee, ecretaiy. The con: Solidation plan was discusced during the stock- holders’ meeting, but was fnally referred to the new board of directors, with power to act as 18 do best for the Juterest of the rail- way. MR. VENNOR'S WEATHER FOR AUGUST.—Mr. Bony, G, Vennor’s weather prediction for Au- gust Js as follows: “Heat willin all probabl'tiy extend through the first half of the month of Augest, and equal if not exceed the heatcd tems of July. August wi!l likewise be chare >- terized by severe storms and heavy showei3 of Tain, or in places hall; but on the whole the month will be comparatively a dry and hot one im Canada and bordering United States. A cool to cold te with frosts. may occur between the 15th and 20th days, a.iter which heat may agato be expected up to September 1. The month will resemble that of the year 1876. 1 already foresee very early and severe cold, with snowfalls 'n October, but of this more again.” FaTaL COLLAPSE OF A BUILDING.—Yesterday aftei noon, while Napoleon Brousseau, flour and feed merchant, Monreal, was engaged iu stow- ‘ug some Uirty tops of bran on second floor of bis store, the bv'le'ug collapsed, brrying (hfiteen persons. A lad named Zenont Peas wes Instantly Filled, and two others, Istdor Brourseau aud J. Mongein, were seriously ir- jerd. The rematuder escap-d with slight nu UISES, TEE GEORG'A DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION es 1esolution that atter the thtriy-second allot for canc'date for governor, ‘f no one re- celv-d twe-thrds of the votes cast, the conven- tion recommend to the p-ople Gov. A. H. Col- quitt. The result of the thtiiy-s°cond ballot wes: Colquitt 220, Lester 5s, Hardeman 46, Gar- \rell 15, Waiaer 8. The convention then plared in the field an el~ctoral ticket for President and Vice President of the Ur't-i States. Trtsticket was elected by acclamation. JULGE BLack writes from abroad that “Mr. Brad'augh bas great tntelicctual powers, and Le looks it 'a face end figure.” The Judge aids vhat he is not so bandsome 23 Mr. Inge,. dil. “or neerly so brillant a talker, but 93 a bold blav- phemer he cen beat his Ameiican nival all hol- low.” Miss GRiswor p, the young American who 1s siadying e'ng.ng ‘ the Paris Conservatoire, 2nd Who fre'ng last year that she deserved a flist pi'ze refused to take the interior honor awa! her, hes just r: ceived that coveted first ze. The quairel was smooth¢d over, as the Conservatoire, It '§ b'nt-d, did not care to 1022 £0 promising a pupil. Miss Griswold is said to be a niece of Bret Harte, 9nd her voice and her dace are des ‘das beauti.al. She 13 setd, too, fo have an elegant end nob'e pr-sence, match- ‘rg the dremratic expression of ner tones. Mrs. Lancrry 's no longer c2"-d the Jers2y Lily; society hes given her another pet name— “The Amber Witch.” She is rtd to be lovel'er than ever, ead ‘s grzed at 1 publicas '* she were a queen crapiima donna, At the Ata- lanta fete, where she wore a gown of old-go'd Sat'n trimmed with shaded poppies, one old lady seated herself opposite the Amber Witch’s stall and deliberately taking out her opera glasses stered at the famous beauty for an hour. Dyixe WHILE His WILL WaS PREPARING.— Jacob Steiner, of Williamsburg, Cted at Fiiffer's hotel in West Hoboken Sunday ati ».10on. Shortly before b's death a justice of the pee >> Wes svtmmoned to Craw pa will. Ii is sod that he made Mre. Fiiffer sole legat >. Betore the deeument was signed, however, he dt’ i. x fi seid to have been wealthy.—N. ¥. Wort, ina San Fr; sphitusl seen 4 neh did ‘not take Fite me verona ry might, and not sa ator i toed THREE LimTLE G had fon. eighbor’s house at South Beko Inde at ring the absence of the family. The first broke al gallons of mien the parlor ree aa gallon on hey emptied aix dozen cans of raspberries and huckleberries into a tub, and ‘all the fine they could find in the jut 2 aalbar tates Soe ae Pane $ . er. Mr. Cadenhead, of the a combo, ——$—$______ © Don't play tug around the hind of this mule” is aplacard in aa ludianapers rate Telegtams to The Star. THE BANKERS’ CONVENTION Address on Nafional Finances. ANOTHER NEW YORK HORROR. SARATOGA RACES. NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR EUROPEAN WAR SIGNS Meetirzg of the Emperors. A THOUSAND PEOPLE DROWNED. | CGNNECT.CUT REPUBLICAN CONVENTION, | MINTH ARMY CORPS REL Election of Of Jicers. 4 i vs the Bury cide éxy clon end held 1°s annual or’ ett Hotlic day with a good atcendence. cnder a uvspersion of the ales, Canere! Bora side wes unew'movsty 1 lect -d provident fo theersr'ugyear. Generals E, J>-*e, A. B.1 Spri,ue and EF. Harlend were mede a z ni 2 i} $ B 2 = & ngs and General J. Pickett a comm brsine-3, A design for a.octety beIge wes prevent-d_ and refed 2) the} dard of Officerr. Upon the recommends Von of tbe committee on nominaitons the fol- Jow ng nemn“d Cfticers were elected: Vice prest- dent, Generel E. Herlead. Noi wich, Cr; secre taiy, General C. Hemy Berney, Provence, R. 1; treasurer, Colonel D. R. Lern-d, U.S. A. It Wes vot d 19 meet next yeo™ wath the Society of the simy of the Potomac at Hatcor’. Aver business the comrr tes embark~d on a st2a! for Silver Spy for ener, end ¥..11 proc’ -d thene “1Ger Brips‘de’s faim on Mount Hope Bay, Buisto’. FRIGHTFUL LOVE TRAGEDY. A Man Cuts a Married Wome: ‘Rbroat and Then His Own. New York, August 11.—At 10 o'clock th's mo.oing in atonement horse 'n Thomp"on — + vnedee Bigot, a French tuager, cut the ">. of M s Metiette Renaut, a respectable ma.. 1 women, who had rejec"*d_ his ricresses. ‘Lae women di d a’most instantly. He then cut b's own throat. and 1s in a dangerous condition. The v.ct'm of the Thompson str >t waz ty wes the horsekeeper of the tenement, 43 yeais old end the mother of seven chtidrer. No one witnessed the mrrder. The murderer lost his wfe two years ago, and her death is supposed to have unsettled bis m'nd. He attempted suicide *1x months ago, Mrs. Kenant had been very kind to him since bis w-fe’s deatb. This morn- ing he entered her apaitment and excitedly at inher to many him, Tr's she revs-d, weereupon he drew a rezor end eommtted the decd. The wound nearly severed the head from the body. The women ran int) the halland felldee*. Bigot then cut b's owa throat, in- Hicting a severe wound, rnd rushed ‘ato the str 2t, where he wes aisest-d. There ts noevi- dence of a stiuggle in the room, but the door ws horribly spattered Waih blood. The tragedy created interse excitement in the vicabity. ROWING NOTES. Wallace Ross and pares Sr, Jouy, N, B., August 11.—Walle >> Ross has DOUr ceiv'd the reply s'teged fT have b >n cont rm by Leshy, of Cal'fornia, accepting his ch. lenge for a s'ngle scu" rac2, Nagle and McKay. A letter brs teen r2elv 4 by b'cherd Nagle om Joba McKay, of Dsiunouth, N. S., ace20r. ‘ng PMs chal'enge to row a three or four-mi'e rece for $250 a side. McKay offers tf) take $59 for expenecs snd row on the Kenuebecsais on Augest ¥5. Nagle hes a new boat, which he got, om Ble*’ ie shorily or the 4th of July T gatta on Charics iiver. McKay is the oais- mn who's ft) row Conly, of Portland, Me., on the isth inst, at Ha"’tr Quebee to be Lighted up Aga'n. QuEnRc, Augest 11.—Atam +1'ng of rhe city covucil}*St right, the mayor w:s em 2wered to meke errengementst> have the cliy "¢ht xd up with cos! oti end ges as hitherto, at the o>r- ist porsible moment. The d *~“‘on occasions mueh rejoicing here. Marine Disasters. Hawirax, N. 8.—The Anchor Line steamer Acedia, Which wes towed in yesterday by the steamer Cemelis, wes picked up 240 miles south- West of Haltfex, The bark Reviemer, from Liv- erpool for Philadelphia, before report~4 ashore on Harbor Island lodge, near West Quody, East Hol'fex, bad about 1,500 tons of cargo, of which 700 tons were iron and 15 tons were wool and 706, casks of soda. Some of the cargo between decks has been saved without da! The vessel has capsizcd partially off the reef, snd is pat dy sub- merged. ‘The schooner Elizabeth arrlv-d yester- day ircm the wreck, with 50 casks of soda. A Steamer Bui aed. W'SnaPEG, MAN.. AUG@St il.—Toe_ stoamer Dekota, which p’ betw-°n Grand Forks and the ‘r-iaattonal toundary, wes bir a~d last Monday right at Pembtna; les $10,000. No - surance. —— Hodies Recovered. HIGHLANDS OF NegvesINK, N. J., AUgUSt 11.— The } dy of Deniel Beglay, one ‘of tarce per- sons Crov. nd near Bellevue on Monday night, wes fovnd hear the Highirad b.idge to's morn- tng. FAIRFAVEN, N. J.. August 11.—The body of the son of Wm M. Negus. of east 4Sth str et, New York. drowned jn cont of the Oceanic yesterday, wes ifcovered at this place this morning. The Chautauqua Meeting. CHatravgva, N. Alesuare Irst In Advocate, Phd stereoptican the days program. At the reunion of Phi Kanpa Psi thirt-en colleges were repr: -entod, Lop. S. T. Dodd, of Ph'e deiprta, presided. Letters were read from Carl Schtz, Robt. T. Burdette, of the Burliagton Hawk ye, 60d several other public men. A bistot ica’ sketch of the society was read of S. D. L'st, of Worerster College, Ohio, sud the col- lege songs were sung. In the evening the Pht Kappa Psi went over the leke on sn excursion to Leke Wood, where a banquet, toasts, specches and music, some of which were the compost- tion of the members, closed the rernion at a late hour. Fiiday 1s national day here. The progrem includes an address by Schuyler Col- ex, alectere by Joseph Cook, a telephone con- cert im the amph'theater, fire works, an iltum' nated teet, an electric fountain, «2. A $30,000 Robbery. ‘New York, August 10.—A" ever*ag paper hes the following :—A ¢'spatch from Glen Gordon, N. J., 8878 that a gentleman of that place wes This Moi ning robbed of $30.000 in St. Jozeph snd Denver City ratiroad securities, A large reward has been offered for their recovery. ————_o—____ ‘The Atlantic City Suicide, z ATLawNiic City, N.J., Al 11,—The body of the young man found 4¢ yesterday near the Sheiburne Hovse is still here vncia'med. That Tis death wes caused by an overdose ot laudr nrm £cems ciear irom the fact of two empiy Dboitles £0 labeled being found on b's person, which bore no marks of \.0lence. A card in p's ee wes tusciibed: “I am George B. Hacker. reside at 2214 Mount Vernon stroet, Pptla- delphta.” ‘There was also a s'tp ot paper in his et cont.*p'ng the following address: “Mi . W. Hacker, 839 11th avenue, New York. care of Mis Bradtord or Mas Océan Have, craw. . Y.” The deceased $s apparel ut 25 years old, end wore a blue su-t, fine boots and a Straw hat, He has a dark complexion and a Mustsche, An inquest was held yesterday aiternoon. ——__ A Bndegroom Drowned in Presence of His Bride. TTCHELL Point, N.J., August 11.—Euzbi-s SRA S Soe! Hea wed wi - be wen! Out upon the bay in a ‘with b's newly m>r- ried Vite and He was se'zed ith of rs trom the toree A plece of at fntervals, dinner took iteen stewed oysters ey WHE BANKERS’ CONVENTION. Open dent Witch- ICON. Saratoga, N. ¥.. AVS*st 11.—The American Benkeis’ Arsociation met at 11 o'clock th's mon‘ng ‘the Town Ha", snd wrs call-a 1) order by J. D, Veintiye, of New York. who ta- toduc-d the president, Alex Mitchell, of M'i- warkce, Who made the opertng address, con. gratulating the members of the convention on the change 'n the financial contition of the county, Wrich has teken place during the pest two yeets, In speaking or the ease with witch specie payment wes restored he said, beyon doudt the'suce=~s of resvmption wes largely, rot ent'ely, due tothe corial effort end operation of the barks and bevkers of tt Utd States, snd thus one of the great obj Of this esscelation hes b. on appli Resumption hes opiy teen tbe most favorable circumstances. preceded by org on. Since that Um entered on a carrer of v Prospes.ty. Lange craps end ave .ern'sh’d the stitvlvs 0) a vest tre te. to the wants of which the volume of the cnr rency bes been fovnd adequa™>. Inth's corny one extreme follows evother; pe.ods of 4 tested under It_ wes and seen prepara coun ry, ha mpled brs'ne-s D ps.c™s abror pression follow pel.ods of prospetity, v.ith the | ceate‘nty slmosi geeson™ be locked for at eny t'me tm the ature, when an extensive fr'lvre of the crops sha!l concur With a sersen of over-tre and exurave gence in epte: prise end expendtr ing the mersores that pre Ward Cf the evi's of Cepi i not the reaciasay, of the remecy of refene the rate of titer. €st 19 meet tne emeizency of a threatening parte, even 'f a combination of the ber Bes of the eovensy were pro ce bie be impo sible except W's on Pornt Of the obste le pre od by the vsriy laws 75d without now expressing an op'rion on the wi tom of the over nment engac* ness of Db: bg, su fer 2510 ‘sue pots for circulation, Disy well be question “d whether there be lodg tu the tder: 3 power t)> pre. vent # fipancial Gi sis, or whether eny ection it might or could take ts more effictent than that of the berks in mitigating the @e9 fers of such sn emeigency, And nother Yeiy tmpoitant probiem presents ttse't which may be fonnd equally ¢'Micult of solv- Ucn, .row sng Gut of the conitnuors comage of silver oder existing laws. As long es no sp’ cial effort sha'l be me Je 10 force thts silver ‘nto ePculation, 1's expense will aff ct chteity the sovers Ment tre-stsy, 19 which tt belons;, and to which it apperentiy srsteing the relation substentia"y of silver bri'ton, but whenever by fetlvre of the crops or other exigencies of our fo: €ign trade, baleices must be remitt od t > Evron: sold vione Will sui eive the purpoce. Doubt cs evy corsiderable drain of gold will throw Uns stiver into eireria lor, paper money will then f'l to the revk of sliver and our entire e'revlation will be depreciated to the valuc of the silver dol!r.” ng to the te borne by ihe bis he gatd: Notwithstanding the un- enswerable argrments that have been advanced ege'rstit ard although the great necessities of the government which first led the national Congress to Impose it. have long stnce pr-sed away, the tex stl! continues. It stands one of ibe few remaining mementos of a class of taxes which for sevcrel yeas bore with crusbing Welght on the indust.ial and commercial ‘nterests of the covntry. Every presng year fdd3 to the prosperity of our national finances, fbd bi ‘0gs more and more Int) reef the gro-S injustice of this tex. He stat~d that the mem- beish'p of the astociation bad ‘creased by 22 The number of circule’s, pemphlets and new pape: s circulated dvi ing the year 175,482. There have been 155 deaths of benkeis and benk cf- Neeis dv ‘ug the year. In reviewing the work of the yee, it's found that the spfit of cor- c'e“y and vnion hss been he. ng sirer’, % rnd the 6,000 barks end bo~keis of the coun ete gredualy untiing for the pupoe of car. 5- ing On a common work for their mutual benefit. 200 cern FOREIGN AFFAIRS. Good Weather. Lonpon, August 11.—The weather Fnglead continues fine. Reply of the Powers to the Portc. Lonpon, August 11,—A Vierna d'spatch to the d.mes ©ay8:—The statement. that tne rep!v of the i owcers fo the porte’s not? re.<"n¢ ft) adoot the Gi-ek frontier decid-d upon by the Ber! cor ference, $3 * 2ing ¢rawa up at Cert by the k-erch eud German secrete..es at the con’? - ence, 18 uerly upfornded. The Afghan War. LONDON, Agust 11.—A ¢'spatch from Quetta to the Times says: Crndshar's strround-d by Jorge numbersof t.beemen, who do their utmovt to tntercept lette.3, rende. 1% communication With the gal./son very (ficust. it's. “sible that an atteck fs mce'tated on Ch~nrsi Gaol. . as Ayoob Khen ‘s repoi.-d *) have ducacned trcops who pre go'nz "4 that @’s J cn ‘The Meeting of pos Emperors a Peace Sign. The correspondent of the Times at Vierna 8:—“The meet “ng at Ischl of the Emperois of Austila and Germany ts interpreted by al the Vierna journals as ev.dence of a new conso"¢a- tion of ‘the Austro-Geiman eMance, and rs a sign of the matntenance of peace. Au Imperial Banquet. IscHL, August 11.—At the ny >t ugot the Em- rors, Which wes vei cord‘al, the Emperor | ‘reucis Joseph wore a Fivsstan rm*foin end the Emperor Wiliem an Avsiien enti. AL the banquet at the Impe..al villa, est n'ght, the Emprees of Avstia jotn-d the two Empr Toi2. ‘ihe guests tnclud-d Prince Milan and the Ti nee of Reres, German embaesedor to Avsiria, In the ever‘ug the Empe‘ons victted the theater. The Porte’s Intentions in Albani ‘Ibe Viera correspondent of toe 427° °s 82 he hears s om Scatera, on gord authou eMrords to tvir> wo Peshe*c 3 of vader one gove:cor genere', and that doubt wi't sey answer the destres of of the Albanisn poputatior. Bulgaria and Koumelia. Loxpox, August 11.—A ¢tspatch from Bu- che rest f9 the Tae says: M, Zapkoff, the Bul- gailan prem‘er, hes recently declared‘ ofictally Uhat there wouid be no iising i that pi rci- pality in favor of a urton wita Roumella voles the movemert began in Roumelia, and its spreading in Bulgaiia should become too stron; for bis control, but he pledged himself that Bul- geria should not tke the initiative. Austrian ‘lreops Going up the Dan- ube. Tonpox, August 11.—A dispatch from Kus- tendji to the Tees, dated yesterday says: Six pontoons ard two propellers heavily laken with Austrian troops, muvition evd aidilery, pass 4 up the Danube last right. Other vessels, simt- larly laden, but tearing no flag, have a'so been pessing up. ii Js evident tat an impor cet Movement is! progress. Turkish Troops on the Move, A Constanticople dispatch to the Datly 72 - graph says: The Turh'sh Minister of War w.1 take with him to Di 10 12 regiments of 'n- fabuy and artillery. They are Uuder orders to precend tmmetiately. Prof, Bastian’s Collection. Loxron, August 11.—A Berlin dispatsn to the Morning Posi says: Prot. Bastian, a leat: German ethnographer, bas rewurn from Indta and Ametica 1:chly laden with rare colicctions. Over One Thoussnd People Drowned Lonpox, August 11.—A dispatch to Lloyd's from Aden says:—“Upwatds of one thourand peegas apd crew were Growncd by the ULdering of the steamer Jeddah, on the 3th inst, on Cape Guardaiul. The ve-sel was bovnd irom Singapore td Jeddah. The J idsu belonged to the Singapore St2emship Co. She Wes built at Dumbaiior, Seodand, and was an Jron screw steamer 250 i et long, W.th a net tonnage of 993 and grors 1,541.” ‘The Chincse-Russian Question. Loxvon, August 11.—The correspondent of the Doiiy Neirs at St. Petersburg says: He hears that Prince Gortechakofl has wuitten a letter to the powers advising that before sendiog i potentiary to Pekin there should be a prel'm'a- ary S!ipulation that the Marqrts Tsing, the Ch'- Piss sua cst au haw trae ae plaints and ciatms, unt . ing the plentpotentiary will not proceed to Armam: the Bulgarian Troops. A Bu aneet O t the Tunes Pays: armament The Saratoga at Gibraltar. Al 11.—The U. 8. steamer eier) site Ville F ‘Such a pe,iod of depression ‘may now | — ee KO UT REPUBLICANS. e Convention Te-day. TAR. FORD, CONN , August the repubtican *e convention OFreu‘zed tC day by the selec- Von of E. 8. Dayo. Colchester, ey chr end FS M. Wainer, of’ Pia‘n! , and li. M. Brscbem, of Liston, for secretaries, snd tbe appointment of the usual committees. The commmitt.e On permenert re the r-me of Hon. Auyostus Brandegee, New Toncon. for presifen* Mr. Rrandegee, on * ne the chr’, mete an woen<s, mm which he ie @ the r “ord of the two political parties, ”, 4 Fe clee"d with an eloquent Uibute to Gen. Grideld, which wes received with great ap. pe At 12-30 the convention proceeded to | an ‘pfcamel ballot f or. Chicago’s Shee ers’ Strike. Cuicaco, Is, August 1.—Tbre hundred shoemekeis still reme'n out op strike. The employers are f..n ™ reststing the demands for pn Mererse Of NEw YORK. August 11. Matthews, local stesmboat oa, not having psd any attention to the *ndictments found agatnst them by the grand jury, Unit a States Comurtsstoner Shelds has issued bench Warrants for their arrest. Mr. Udoll, president of The steamboat company, who Is one of those ‘ncteted. came to Commirstoner Shields’ office, prepered to give bet. Saratoga Haces To-day. Sematuca, N. Y., Augest 11.—The weather to-day 18 clear and hot. ‘The attendance 's good and the tract fast. ‘The first race for a pry se of | $00, for Uwe year clds, of which §50 to the sc | boise. Five ivrlongs. Pools sold 9s follows: Rrembaletta, eck, $300; Jewelry, $260; | Hermit, $270: $55; Lucy Walker, $45. ‘Bram - | baietta’ won, Bootjack sccond, and Hermit | third. ‘Teme, 1:04, | Second race, mle and five hundred yards, ! purse £170, for sit ages excepting Luke itlack- urn, of Which $50 1) scond. Tools sold as | follows: Gabriel, $100; E. Lawrence. $8); Cam- mie F., $155; Jim Beck, $0, Field—Mamte Fields ‘and Go Fouch, $100. ‘The rave was won by Gabriel, with Cammte F. s°cond, and Jim Beck third.” Time, 216. ‘Third race—mile and sixty yards, purse $350. of wh'ch $50 to second horse. Pools sold as fol- ‘Turiman, #20; Utlita, $100; Clarendon feld—Pactite, rat, 5. ‘The race | ¥rs won by Utilita, with Turfman second, | Jericho third. ‘Time, 1:45. | | | The fovith race, (steeple chase)—purse $400, of whtch $109 to the second: course about a mile end abs’. Pools sold: Faustina and Disturd- ence, $150: fleld—Derby, Andax. Weytarer, | Rose and l'vzie Ball, $0. The steeple chase Wes Won by Disturbance, with Faustina second. Wayfarer third, Derby fourth. Time, Strike of Conl He ors. New YorK, Au ‘The coal heavers and rs ¢mployed by the Fall ne ot rack this morr'ng at the com peoy’s Mer 25 Nordhiiver. The strikes aie about £3 m nember. Tennessee Democ Nashviiit, TENN., August cratic stare convention adopt‘ rule Jn voting for candidates for governor and adjourned until 2 p. m. The New Vork World's Fair. New York, August 11.—The comn'sstoners of the Mternational exhitntion devoted the session this morning to the discussion and adoption, by sections, of the by-laws, Col. Stebbins presided, and’ Rey. Dr, Deems opencd the proceedings Wish prayer. It is provided tn the by-laws that no obligation sha’ be Incurred 2ud ho money drawn irom the treasury of the cromicsion ‘wnt!l the amount presento4 by Congcers 18 subsci bed, and not less than 10 per cent thercof paid th, nor vntll a permanent Ogervation is eff-cted, Wall Strect To-day. New Yor«, August 1.—The Pys’s Maonetal * exchange markets are U.S. for per cents stand strongly all0, and choice ral'road tuvestments are veiy strong. ‘There ts also copfident buying Of that class of bonds, which are good, but are not wadely Fnown to be £0. ‘The stock’ market Wes weak at the opening, but most Immecdt- ately became strong, and has sé continued up tothe tme that we write, the rise in prices Teng'ng irom 4 101% per cent. The “short ‘utercst” ™ the market has been largely In- creased recently. The active stocks to-day a snd Western, and Je.sey Central. Money on call 13 2\a3 per Cents on stocks and 2a2iy per cent on U.S. bonds. Time loans are 2 to 43g ao Fiime mercanule paper 1s 4a5 per cen The Markets. BALTIMO! Angust 11.—Virginia atx de- ferred, 6; do, ‘con “a 56%; do. past due coupons, S88; do. new ten-forties, 415,; do. ten- forty sotpons, 93% bid to-aay- ‘TIMO} August 11.—Cotton dull—mid- ding, 11s. Flour quict and 1 = a street and 8y a 78. AS ES go. Bio brands, 'S. 75a5.8' Moaeat, southern steady; western is 38: oy i keryland tomiaa® -15; No. ; winter red, apot_ nd 1.Ossgal Ooi¢; October, ’. Corn, southern a : low nominal: western ‘mi id August, ye" rs imal; x an foavid: Beptember, COx ids October, SOs DAT, Oats 1 = _ do. mix | Pjime to choice Penneylvania aud Maryland, 18 00 35°00. Prov Bit Go. pecked BAC aad Oo Shee cio do. packed, SX and ta 4 6; clear-rib sides, 9%. ame. ‘12al3. Lard— to re—A ; ihte firm. Receipts—four, A iT. 249,00 A 700 bushels; oata, 8,940 | buehels: rye. 140 bushels. | Shipments—whest, santson , corn, J-53 bushels. Sales—wheat, NEW YORE, ‘Augurt 11 Sthces r Ptr : lar. Money, 23. Exchange—iong, 481%: short, 45°%- CREW NORK: Aurust 11.—Flour dull and weak 1 weak. Wont slighty tn buyers’ favor... Corn quiet. LONDON, Aucurt 11, 12:30 p. m.—Atlantic and Great W ret inortwaze trustecs’ certifi gatee, 69%, Atlantic and Great Western secon 29%." New Jersey Oentralconsols, 111. Iilnois Central, 116%. Reading, U1 New York | Central, 227% °2. mi Eee 443 irregu | 6936. New Jersey ing. 11. New Yor! NEW YORK MARKETS THIS AFTERNOON. The f uotations were current ia N to-day at? porsed oun fork by Lewis iipte Sa, Hise. 112 Noe dectey es cen iow Jersey | ObGvand Sissioeippl, Uy Esme a2 gan Central, 96; Hanuibal and St. Joseph, 37: Lake Bhore, 08’: Northwest, 1004 do. pre ferred, —< Iron’ Mountain, 80%! sland, — Uoain and’ Pooihe, Se do. pretersen nah : preferred, Kanses and Texas’ 87%5:°W feleraph, vu. C. ana I. O., 7256; Pacific Mai, 415. ngs K, Va., IS AGITATED over the sutn- Mi y cUSpension Of the assistant chief of police of that city by the newly elect 1 ree ijuster Mr. Wr. Lamb, the officer’s c, me betag ane"z 2 active participation Ia an election, which ft scems Js prohibited by the rales adopt ed by the police board, which ts composed of the mayor ard the presidents of the two brancb- €8 of the city council. Mayor Lamb at first re- fused to allow the deposed officer the benefit of jegal counsel at the hearing, but in this he wes oveiruicd by the other merobers of the board. An app'cation from the representatives of the press of the city to be allowed to be present to report the pi was voted down, Mr. Fred, S. Taylor, president of the select council, vigorously protesting against the exclusion, whilst Mayor Lamb abd Gen. V_D. Groner, p1 ident of the common council, favored what 1s called the “star chamber” It wos time in September, that the mayor may make bis charges more specific, TO Wasrs.—The President of the Concord Pp hy. forwarded a letter to the club, esl “og brother Gardiner if bis experience wath wasps bed demonstrat d the alleged fact that only female wasps use their stingers, and coicit'ng en early reply. “My ‘sperience wid Wasps i0rs back ober halt a century,” repitea the 01d man us he passed along the letter, “en” jit de only fack ever demons!rated am dat break ier de wget dag A once stop to esk W nd Lime-Kiln Proceed 98, Deirot! Free Press, ‘TRYING 4 SOMNAMBULIBT.—An in’ beheading of O. W. Phelps cary ~ bed-iellow named Click, at eg é é Village of Tyro,in Davidson cou! N.C, rew Sights ‘go, develops the tact that clic tbe -walker, bas made other serious m's- walk in his Sleep sd Cut up. foolish aoe ns wal iv been 80 great that he brs at tunes bee obliged