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THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sanday, AT TUB STAR BUILDINGS, Pennsylvanin Avenae, Corner 11th Street, by The Evening Star Newspaper Oompany. GEORGE W. ADAMA, Pree’ VESTN ryed to enbseribers inthe od ares Shares Seana aa Ber wvek, or 44 conte per month. Copies at she sounter, Bcenta cach. By mail—p pre SO con's 8 month _ one year, 25, six mon! o an peotad clsas wal matter as x second cl : ‘Tae Wen! published on Fritsy—83 8 my parece Wonths, 81; 10 copia ‘copie zi ae ah mat] subseriptions must be pad in ad- ance, 20 paper sept lugar than so pald for. Rates of advertising made known on spplication. Che V°", 56—N°. 8,553. « “ bening Star, WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1880. | the work of const | Geneva, N. Wind has prevaiied continuously sin TWO CENTS. AMUSEMENTS. SPECIAL NOTICES. THE EVENING STAR. was Heaven until [met yof haman interest, WO ORPHANS, seven acts, with clilef- iste who have xiver 2 the past season A ways won the highsst pr NEW AND ATTRACTIVE SCENERY. ATINEE AND NIGHT, ON TBE PACIFIC. By the only great company now mows Moral p Standard Adwi conte. sep N ATIONAL THEATER. After a thorouy been newly frese peted, willopen fort the house havin ced and car- MONDAY, S£eT! wire MEADE MAGINLEY'S COMBINATION Jchn Habterton’s (Autvor of Helen’s Babias) ‘Comedy Drams, DEACON CRANKETT, Which wit! ba repeated EVERY EVENING, WEDNESDAY AND SATUK UBDAY MATINEES. x sheet for the sale of day mornis BOOTS AND SHOES. SCHOOL SHOES: x SCHOOL SHOE? Ay THE GREAT ROSTON SHOE AUCTION HOUSE. 491 Pewn Avenue, SIGN OF THE RED FLAG, TEE LEADING SHOE HOUSE IN THE DISTRY 2 Boys’ Schoo! Mirs Schoo! AND ALL OTHERS IN PROPORTION, AT THE GREAT BOSTON SHOB AUCTION HOUSE. a LEOPOLD BICHOLD, Proprietor. sep! omen SHOES. SCHOOL SHOES. ‘Bacee in want of good, solid leather, Children’ Boys ard Misses Behool’ Shoes can ind them at Low Prices at 711 MABEET SPACE. > leather, Button at$1.25a pai: Cannot) be deat. : = a — of Men's Low Shoes will be sold rex Uess of cont. a W. H. RICH, lt Wi? Mark: pace. NEY YORK SHOE STORE, 605 Pennsyivania Avenue. . CLOSING OUT AT PRIME COST ALL OF OUR MEN'S FINE LOW SHOES aD LIGHT CONGRESS GAITERS. AT ACTUAL Cost. ALL OF OUR LADIES’ FINE SLIPPERS ® NEWPORT TIES and LIGHT EID BOOTS. pene eoods must be sold, to maxe room for Fall jock. CaLt AND BE ConvisceD. We Mean Bustxess. ONE PHICE. aug GEO. McCARTHY. HOUSEFURNISHINGS. OR THE ACCOMMODATION OF MY down town customers I hi NCH STOKE, 425 ch st. rall keep alarge assortment ak jew Baitinore, New Silver + Tin Roofiag, Plambing, Prices always se low as any cther house. JOHN MORAN, 2126 Pennsylvania «a 435 Oth st. now. ceive prompt atten- » the market P| B- MILTON & SHEDD, vk? 409 Mb street news —rcen4t D CHINA AND POTTERY, @ DINNER, TEA and TOILET SETS, | M. W. BEVERIDGE, (Late Webb & Bi ang20 No, 3 W. S. JENKS & CO., verida No. 7i7 7th at. n.w., Agents for the ST. GEORGZ snd STAG HEAD ELEVATED OVEN © ES, the SOCIAL Strictly, a full line of tationary and Por- VES: all of which the larwest as- an inspection aux7 > 45 STOVES! G = GAS STOVES! iE CELEBRATED ENGLISH STYLE. SOLD ON TRIAL. WILL DO TEE WORK IN LESS TIME. LESS GAS THAN ANY OTHER STOVE IN THE MARKET. Call and see them, No. 631 15th st. A FULL LINE OF GAS FIXTURES. 18 E. F. BROOKS, 531 15th st., WE4vEn. KENGLA & CO., MANUFACTURERS OF LAUNDRY SOAPS. EVERY BAR AND OAKF OF OUR GOODS ARE BRANDED WITH OUR NAME, AND ARE Wak- RANTED TO BE MADE FROM PURE REFINED TALLOW AND VEGETABLE OILS, AND TO BE FREE FROM ALL ADULTERATIONS. FOR SALE BY ALL FIRST-CLASS GROCERS. Offce and Warerocoma, 105 and 207 Water street, yid-t Georgetown. D. O- *3 'Brosdway ‘Block SIL: aul: ‘Sth ste, bet. G and Be N LEGION OF HONOR, IAEMONY COUNCIL, No. 1: ‘Members of this Council are bereby notified Companion Thomas HELLMUTH, a 4¢h de: member of this Ooune!), di ‘ibe fuperal will take place from Sunday, the 5th inst. tend. By order of the O It": JULIC The Tao Orphans. | Ce AMEEIOS Washington News and Gossip. GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-Day.—Internal rev- eDUe, $425,954.69; customs. $1.00 THE FOLLOWING internal revenue appolot- ments have been made: E. W. Mullican, store- keeper and gauger 5th district of North Caro- tes and W; 8. Whitten, gauger, district of Ar- at 7 o'clocs last BAUMGARTEN, § c} |. F HARTIGAN HAS RE! fice and residence to No, 1125 14: Detween L Ftreet and Thomas Circle TO MY FORMER PATRON®: -Thave tle jonor to announce to the with the popu ‘THe ThEASCRY DEPARTMENT closes at four Glock p.m. now instead of three, as during the S.Mmer months. RESTORED TO THE Navy RoLts—The unex- Pired term of the sentence of Pay Inspector George L. Davis has been remitted from August he was sentenced to iblic that I have cothing estab- }, No. 310 7th «trest n.w., aod thapkful tor past favors would solicit uance of their patronage in my new unde 8. HABLE. takin Washington, Sept. Ist, 1889. THE LOWEST PRIO) BOOKS and ee. at ‘Two years a: five years’ suspension fro1 SECRETARY THOMPSON left the city this after- noon at two o'clock for New York. SECRETARY SHERMAN.—A dispatch received at the Treasury department states that Secretary Sherman was in Portsmouth, Onto, this morn- iB STATIONE +¥, ) BIOKSTONE, PERSONS QUALIFIED jesire to take’ part in OBESTRAL ASKOUTATION are inyi the Swaserbund Hall, 708 K st. 8: nizing an OR- Naval ORDERS.—Pasced Assistant Engineer John R. Edwards bas been detached from the New York navy yard and granted two months have been granted as ell, during Septem- wo weeks from Sep- A. Bright, six weeks ssistant Paymaster J.B. Cann, one month from September 13th: T. Mahon, one month from Sepiein- in, one month from Sep- .. Every bar and cake is bi with the name of the firm, and is warranted to fined Tallow and Vexetable i to be free from all aduiterations. jy12-3m NATURAL MINERAL WATERS. Bedf Bh Lick, C Gettye! polinaris, Put 1429 Leayes of absenc: -Lt. Com. Chas. O rgeon E. Kersine made from pure from the 19th; dxe Alum, Geys edrickshsil, Hunyadt White Sulphur. PEL G) ‘PENNSYLVANIA AVENUB. iontb from Septem one month from + ; Hantord, one_month trem September 14th: A. B. Wyckoff, one 12 Robinson, for September HAT OUR PLUMBING BUSINE: bas increased so greatly that now our force of than is employed by any ‘of New York is evidence taken in all SANITAR b 1. Wa cive especial attention to DERNIZING DEFECTIVE PLUMBING in city ces. HAYWAKD & HUTCHINSON, No. 317 9th street n, we it. RED SYN, No. 49 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE N.W. He relieves all in from 2 to $ ‘THs Tax Uron THE CLERKS.—The canvassers tm the several departments of the government receives a commission upon all the collections made. This is what consti be so vigilant, as many of th testity. The hue and crats at this method of r. come with better grace if the democratic em- Pp sof the Senate and House were let se- Verely alone. the collectors to lerks can amply ralsed by the deno- ng the wind, would | is permanently located in this ACUTE ATTACKS OF DISEL 3 hours, and cures them in a few days. Ohronic cases of distae relinquisied alt v! an a ch cured in a single day. Mone funded in case of f other physicians a spect- itis estimated that it Will (ake four years to complete the complla- tion of the census just taken. the population will be known, but to fully com- plete the statistics of trade, industry, tie me- chanical and govermental ‘statistles ‘will take present census will be much more elaborate in its detalis than the last one. ED: ARTMENT, ) fem oayay SILY OF GEORGETOWN, ‘The thirty-second annnal Medical commence in the Long before th 1 will Building, corner 1th and E sts. p.w. MONDAY, September 6th. For par- feularsaprly oy SHFO D., Dean, ‘Now York avenue. ce ‘AL FIRE PLACE STOVE é was ihe ost eta it Cae made. ate Teputa- 01 mfacturers, the ay, for fine casting and rich designs is not equal- any foundry in the world. is a powerful heater, of convenient Btruetion. HAYWARD & HUTCHINSON, So. 317 9th street n. w. WATCH REPAIRING, ENGBAVING, &0. CHRONOMETERS oe ERRONEOUS PUBLICATIONS Orrick CLERKS.—There 13 not a particle of truth in the statement puniished that there bas been a wholesale discharge of clerks fcom the census oftice on account of incompetency. There are about 60) clerks in the office, and dis- charges for causes are made now and then as in other bureaus of the government. These discharges have not in the past week or more exceeded four or five. The statement that 150 new designations have just been made to clerk- ships is equally false. The publication has, however, caused much trouble. Everybody out of employment ts besieging the census officlals for one of the vacancies caused by the mythical discharge of 75 or more employés. kmen. CRESTS, MONOGRAMS, eraved on M tion of SEW- iamond and every other description of JEW. M. W. GALT, BRO. & CO, 2107 Penna. Ave. HE HOT BLAST FURNACE Me tho, ost SUCCESSFUL FURNAOE we pave ever Known, and our practical experience of attention we have pai wemente in heatin; theee furnaces ‘THE MUCH-MARRIED SIGNAL SERVICE MAN TO. BE COURT-MARTIALED.—The following general court-martial has been appointed to mect at Fort Whipple on the 6th instant for the trial of Sergeant Ossian Aldrich, signal corps, U. s. anny, for Heian Thisis the muchly-inarried Ossian Aldiicl Lis. R. P. Strong, 4th lery, acting signal officer, and Frederic! Scbrader, 12th infantry, acting signal officer; 2d. W. 'C. Buttler, 3 officer, James A. Swift, signal corps, aud Leroy E. Sebree, signal corps; and 1st. Lt. W.S.Wyat! Ing signal officer, judge ad The Baltimore American says:—Mr. Aldrich, who was lately arrested in Washington as a d:- serter from the signal service of the United ates, has @ most determined enemy in Miss Alma Hooper, who brings forward proots of ler assertion that he was first the betrayer of her er Juliet, ard then Ler murderer by his ill treatment. ‘She has a certificate from George Brown. a Presbyterian mintster, certifying to ha\ Ing himseif married lis daughter in 1S71 to Ald i h,aud that the wife and children are living with her father. She also has letters denying Alerich’s assertion that he had been divorced frem his first wife befere he married Jullet Hooper. Miss Alma says she has been Infordd of another woman tr Michigan who clatias to be is Wife, and ot still another who Ssignel service office in New York and tuquired for O. A. Gifford (the name he sometimes by). saying that she was his wife. She does uct know whether there are any more of his wives or not. ig apparatus, warrant be < infantry, actin, We SIMPLICITY and EASE OF MAPAGEMENT they that we have put ES in this cit; are not excelled. We also claim HOT BLAST FURNAC: in the last two years than have beer put up of other kinds combined, and have not heard a single complaint from them. HAYWARD & HUTCHINSON. No. 317 9th street DOUGLASS’, St. Cloud Butlding. DIs 'T OF 10 PER CENT ON ALL 0asH A DISOOUN’ FERC 9th infantry, acti cate of the court, LADIES’ MUSLIN AND MERINO UNDERWEAR, '¥, CORSETS, GLOVES, INS, RUF ELIN' TOILET ARTICLES, EX1 BA AT a Discocnt or Ten Pew Oent. DOUGLASS, Ninth Street. G3. TIES, CAPS, HE KITCHENEH RANGE. We have endeavored to make first-class arti red no expense in the mau facture of our KITCHENER RANGES to secure a all that can be desired. That We have Succeeded, the number that we have sold and the satisfaction they have ziven isthe best proof, Hundreds of references in this city and Baltimore. We are avents for the BALTIMOKE, a portable ranwe of largest convenience and first-cl struction, unequaljed in this market, HAYWARD & HUTCHINSON, No. $17 9th street n. w. THE WREELY Stak for this week abounds in readable matter on ali its eight pages. It con- tains a bright story “A Girl and Three-Quar- by R. E. Franeiilon; three columns of household, agricultural and horticultural mat- fer, of Interest and value to both city and coun- graphie account of the extrpa- amous band of ‘The Kelly Gan; Fashion letter for ofa bicycle journey through Americans; a batch of the gest fish, shake and dog stories; a rare budget 1 burorous sketches, “The Wicked Patnter,” iftlng the Crowd. “A Kelle of the War,” & showing how to e ty emount of late political information going show who is to be el A lively correspondence from various quar- ;, Washington hews and personals, &c., making altogether an excellent Price tive cents in wrappers. Fifty cents for three months, postage pald. 2%, with advantageous rates to cle only, and have, cooking fixture that {1 particul: England by five ry latest and bi: }, he ON DECK Fooling a Chinaman’” .; Several articles With s complete Stoca of the resident; together VERY BEST GOODS gossip, local news, ossibly be procured in our line, and at embarrees our competitors and cause ur customers to resoi ial feature of onr stock Just at thistimeiga | Prxsonar.—Judge Hagner, who was called to ine of Troy, N.¥., a few days ago, lines or bis brother, Gen. P. V. Ha: returned to this cit; by the serious NEW JAPAN TEA, and wa3on the bench to- be General being now out of danger, dam Badeau, United States & London, and Mr. de Me! nlegation at Washington. are in New ——Mr. Thomas Hughes will shortly visit Childs in Phitadelphia, and will give a lecture at the Academy in that eity.—Gen. anceck’s visitors yesterday were Mayor Fred- Prince ahd yudge Abbott, of Boston, vdge Neilson, of St. Paul. Minn.. and some twenty ladies —Col Tom Ochiltree, of Ti returned to Saratoga, hi: r.—Comte De Beust, of tural leaf (nncolored.) It ie of ickinxs,"’ anais pronounced by all who have tried to licious article of Tes they have the first **Ma: Another attractive feature of our stock to-day is AN UNUSUALLY CHOICE ARTIOLE OF 43, favorite loafiag GOSHEN BUTTER. ‘Teephonte connections. Js expected to retarn to Washi —srnator Barnum, chairman demecratic committee, ts Indianapolis, W. B. Haven, member of the to revise the army regulations, has r+ Pd from a western titp, ahd 1sat the Riggs Heuse.— Senator Conkling has writ 16 the chairman of the Cuyahoga (Onto) rep lican committee, stating that his time is so taken up that he will not beable to speak tn Cleveland before the October e of Sevator Jones, of Florida, employ: Capitol, received’a telegram to-day to come to ida at once, as his mother was in « dylog He leaves to-nigut. of the nation ELPHONZO YOUNGS, 604 Oth street, bet. E and F. (WHITE FRONT.) EARE MANUFACTURING SLATE MANTELS, and have 3 large stock of M TELS of new and attractive desizus, aud by ex ination the superiority of our work ie apparent. HAYWARD & HUTCHLNSON, No. 317 9th street n. w. O* ACCOUNT OF BEMOVAL TO OUR NEW STORE, 41105 Pennsylvania Avenue n. w. On or about SEPTEMBER 15rn, we will eel bar- gains in tion.— 4 son CoLoxep Reevsi the raising of a lary with portraits of Gai NS AND G8N. BUTLER —At e and handsome banner, jeld and Arthur on is, un: der the auspices of the Central Colored Repub- ican Club, of Baltimore, last night. Prof. it. T. Greener, of Washington city, was the priacipal reat enthustasm. ‘The Sir say that be dwelt on the charges that democratic party pro] ante bellum state of thin weuld pack the Supreme lected from southern bri 5 id decide away the rights of and every loyal man at the Amor g the latest converts to the Han- cockdicket was Gen. Benjamin Franklin Butler, [{Laughter.) He 1s a brainy, active, vigorous old He could [aide cea ree man should ever forget two things he 0 Bui ler first. struck out the word contraband and olved the problem of the rebellf He said the colored man 1s co! and I confiscate it. (Laughter.) Nor will his erious devotion to hts colored soldiers burg, When thousands of died atthe post of duty, ever be speeker, arcusing returaing to the AND JEWELRY: art, Dy ae BREECH AND MUZZLE-LOADING GUNS, AND A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF OVEROOATS. Wil sell TUESDAY, sale untu removal. so that they every colored 24th, and continue begin at 7 pm. every Will sell goods at private sale during day at auction prices. J.M. @ BR. COHEN, 1007 7th street. *_ #LAaGS! Flags, Marme and J. W. LOAN} aulé-lm 124 W. Pratt st., near South, Balto., YOND 5 he received ( Partie BATTER, haa just re coloied men ie F 3 BATS, made to order. Old st; Prone. | Btglt inte caer 4 trimmed. forgotten. (Applause.) The Pohtical Oudoox, WASHINGTON PROGNOSTICATIONS. ‘There probably within twenty years has never been an impending Presidential campaign so Touch indoubt as the present one, Both sides crow lustily to keep their courage up, while ut the same time both are about equally apprehen- sive. Right here at the capital of the nation, where there are so mapy Office holders, it 1S difficult Co get a fair expression of optato: for the reason that the “ins” want to andthe great majority allow thetr feel! run away with their judgment. For thts reason in part there js the stiffest kind of confidence among the office holders that Gen. Garileid 1s folng to be glected., ‘Turning to that class who ave held office under this and heretofore exist- ing republican admintstrations and been dis- possessed, there is the same bias In the opinion that a change 1s coming; that Hancock will be elected and that the “outs,” Including this class will again be In, ‘The Congressional campaign committees are but little cetter. The information communi cated by letter both comes principally from office-holders or expeciants. Revenue cotlec tors are sanguine, f course, and often lke polonious see a whale or a weasel, as the case may be. Plnchback can see a chance to win In louisiana for the republicans. Keogh fn North Carolina, but the national committee do not seem to see it. Hence, lt has been decided to almost abandon the south to the democratic column. In Virginia Jorgensen will pernaps be aided with money in the Petersburg district, and the republican candidal 4 jana district may also receive assistance. It the fusion in West Virginia between the repub- licans and greenbackers pans out, some money will perbaps be used there, but other than at these places the south will be let alone to its democratic idol. The great fight, after all, is In Indiana and New York. The fact that in the latter state there seems to be now a pretty complete frat ersization the onee discordant democratic Ss, causes a good dea! of worry to th republican leaders, mare, probably, tian th openly adinit. The theory ts that if the rep2o- Means can carry Indiana “by asmall majorits, or even if they lose 11 In October, but succeed in keeping the democratic majority to an tnsigni- fieant figure, that with hard work New York can be Carri:d, The more sagaclous democrats are ready to concede that ff they lose Indiana in Ociober the jiwis up. ence the teemendous buttle of the campaign 1s to be fought in that state. It is the Austerlitz of the fray. The republican campaign committee does not regard Pennsylvania or Matne among the de batable states. There ts confidence that be tl ity of iast_ year will be con- augmented. The conceded debatable ‘S are New York, Indiana, Connecticut and ew Jersey. The republicans do not fe uneasy 2bdcut the Pacific slope states. Blaine is to go to California as soon as the Maine election is over, and his record on the Chinese qnestion and bis well-known pop: larity in that seetion are counted upon to pall the clectoral votes of all the slope states to the republican column, Mhis the democratic committee, or the dem- ocratic Icaders, do not conced». The debatable States clutmed by the democrats other thau New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Ia- diana, are California, Nevada and Oregon. {tts a fact, @ connection with these states, that during the Cincinnati convention the ciaitns of Justice Field for the presidential nomination were urged on the ground that he was the only democrat avho could carry the Pacitle slop: States, To secept sucn dcelaration as a fact I fs Ot at ail presumptuous that the republicans sbould feel that they have their calling and election sure in that quarter. ‘kKlen’s Louts- The Freedman’s Bank Dividend. COLORED DEVOSITORS IN LINE AT THE TREASURY: The payment of the ten per cent dividesd declared by the commissioners of the Freed- Mat's Savings Bank was commenced day before yesterday—September ist. There has been patd out on checks presented at the cash room of the ‘Treasury so far about $5,100. This is a compar- atively small amount, but represents.a large number of payments. ‘Ihe line of colored people leading to Paying ‘Teller Moffacv’s wicket nas ‘Deen a long one fur the past two days, aad was not much shorter to-day. Atl the paymeuts ex- cept here and thi e stall. Some of them are 28 low as fifty cepts. They average be- ‘tween that amount and $20, with a few now and then comewhat larger.. ‘here 1s a disposition cn the part of a good many presenting checks not to part with them. After getting their money they want the check, too, and are evi- dentiy apprehensive that they are to be cheated in some Way or other. Yesterday an old colored Woman presented a check tor her dividend of 2.50. ‘Tbe teller handed out the money, of curse, retaiaing the check. The old woman ed &way dubiously nearly to the door. She ‘be back, and sald i a loud vou ‘Look Lere, wl ite man! Gimme back dat receipt. Dey give 1UTo me at de bank, and ef I don’t keep it 1 Can't git BO more money.” The teller tried to explain, | ut evidently did not do so satistacto- rily, asthe Old woman weut away mativrug about “dat receipt. Political Notes. A Washingtonian, just returnedstrom a trip through lower Virginia, including the cittes of Norfolk, Yortsmouth and Richmond, reports a Very bitter feeling between the tundars and re. adjusters, and a ‘universal sentiment that ders aye almost certain to lose several Con- gressmen. In the Norfolk district they thiak acey, readjuster, will certainly be elected. ‘The statement that a son of Secretary Thomp- scn was authority for the report that the Do- Dlate-glass manufacturers of Indiana (heretofore ¢emocra contribuced § to the republican state commitiee was incor Colored Cadet Whittaker took advantage of his furlough to make a speech to a smali re- publican mecting in New York city last even- Ing. ‘The speaker demanded a share of the re- Sponsibuity of government for his people, as thts, he seid, was not a white man’s govern- nent, Lut a government by, for and of the peo- le. “The colored people wish to prosper. ‘The beet way ter them to make certain of prosperity, he said, wes to vote for Garfield for President. Without accepting all that is said as to the democrats “giving up the fight” in Matne, tt 1s evident ugh that they are preity badly demoralized. The defection among the backers apy ears to increase, and the diverston of the prohibitionists will evidenuy amount to very llite.—Hoston Herald, int. In the first congressional district of Minne- sota, where two republican candidates are i the eld, Representative Dunneli has showa his determinetion to “stick” by tak stump, and 13 now making an active cai Mr. Samuel F. Hunt, who is the democr. nominee in the first Obto district against a Butterworth, is a nephew of Senator Peadle ton. Hunt made a speech at the reception ac- corded Gen. Grant in Cincinnatt which pro- yoked and disgusted a good many of the old- time hunker democrats, and this tact may go hard with him. ‘The latest campaign scandal story Is oae Started agains! Judge Porter, republican candi date for governor in Indiana. The potnts of the slory are that a clerk who Las been employed in the office of the First Controller of the ‘Treas ury, and Who Was employed there while Judge Porter held the office of First Controller, told a di-reputable woman, with whom he was Inil- mate, that for Inducing Judge Porter to admtt a claim, preferred by the state of Kansas, he receivea $2,000, which he contributed to the re- publican campaign fand in [udlana. The story Js characterized by the friends of Judge Porter, and doubtless tuthtfully,as a campalgn slander. The follow ing additional Congress:onal noml- nations have been made: John Hill ee a New Jersey; D. b. Culberson (dera.), 2d Ti .), Sth Missourl; Edward » |. M. MeKenzte (dem.), 2a Kentucky, On the dist ballat, Mr. George W. Covington Was nominated for Congress tn the first coa- gressional district of Maryland, a3 st in yesterday's trax, Henry P ors Celved 14 voles on the 50cn ballot, nominate, but before the anno Stank unent, Mr. E. Toadvine, of Wicomico, caaazet his and thus saved Mr. Covingtoa, Wao was noruinated on the succeeding ballot. Hen. Milton G. Urner ha3 Deen nominated for reclectlon by the republicans in the sixth (Md.) Gisirict, where the democrats have not Jectea a cancidate. hie The South Carolina republican convention Moet at Columbus yesterday, E. W. M. Mac! precided. All day was spent in wrangling nee contesting delegations, ota “delegations from Union being nnally refused lon, and that headed by lobert Small, from Beaufort, ad- mitted. ‘The convention then went into secret — and will probably nominate a state ck The Kansas republican state convention completed its state ticket yesterday, as fol. Jows: Lieut -governor, D. W. Finney; secretary. ot state, James Smi He ee . J. Bone- broke; treasurer, Joh attorney. gral, ea A, Johnson, and state Superintendent, Telegrams to The Star. THE PRESIDENT’S HOBBY. His Burlington Speech. A WRECKED STEAMSHIP. Lost With All On Board, TORNADO AND EARTHQUAKES, | Frightful Devastation in Jamaica, | GEN. ROBERTS DEFEATS AYOOB KHAN. | A TERRIBLE BRIDGE DISASTER. — THE PRESIDENT’S HOBBY. His Speech at Burlington, lowa. BURLINGTON, lowa, Sept, 3.—Last evening the President was led to tut platform, near the de- For around which over five thousand people had gathered, After belng introduced by May: Stow, he expressed his gratijivation at the We come he had received from the grand state of Iowa, and remerked, in fact, that welcoue came trom all political parties ‘and froin every eseription and rank of Ife. “Tam cireugi- scribed,” sald he, “as to topics on which I may taik. Icannct discuss poilties, the al!-absorb- dng topic of the day, and you will pardoa I reter to the fact that there was it Was somewhat doubtful which party would ed me most heartily in Burllagton. ‘ats, Who about three years ago would glad to see me, 1 thank you for this repudiicans, who are now me, 1 thank you. Ihave a hobby is Tight Imaugurate a ne tant subject. aby stale that knoy universal suffrage universal educatio) al 7 Perhups even dangerous to the others. re should be everywhere. free si that will f every man to vo are siupiy powder and bal! nes. Let means of eaucalion be ernment, You say, Why sh Georgia take care of thetr own ed Tels and not put It on us? a3 some force as @n arguinent; but there is another side. There is much ror the general government to 40 beiore some of the state’ can educate tnem- stlves, ‘Phe people who bave never kaown the heneiits of ecucation are those who never will ULUN It fs brought to their doors, Som=sections of the country never had any education. We have cast on the colored people of the south the duty of citizenship, and we cannot complete that great work until we give them the m2ans of becoming as great as they may with edue: Uer. If we wolild make réconstruction con: plete we must also give every southern wat the same Meahs of becoming & power and not a machine.” The President closed arsid hearty applaus and General Sherman, who stood by, was tr troduced by the mayor. ’s Advice. warks, Gen. Sherman said:—“Boys, there are some things above polt- lcs. The protession of warts one of them. 1 hope no soldier will be influenced tn hts vote simply because I vote one way or the other. or because I hold certain ey Pointlag toa large American flag, he said:—“Let us make that flag the emblem of all that is great, gooa and glorious.” ‘The presentation of Mrs. Hayes before tue crowd aroused the heartiest enthustasm. The party then withdrew to the train, which ato moved out amid loud cheering. The speeches during the stay at Oitumwa were tr.et, and When ‘the tran was obc2 more unger way the DISASTER ON IVER EBRO. Nearly 100 Soldiers Drowned by the aes of a Pontoon ridge. NEw Yor, Sept. 3.—A special disparcu from Paris, gives the following particulars of t THE TERE THE river Is deep. A regiment of th? line was crossing on a pontoon bridge, the band playins gully wuen the oridsegave way, carrying nto the river more than oue Lundred men and officers. The scene that followed was of inde scribable horror. The pante stricken soldiers on shore were unable to assist their drowning comrades, who were Clinging to the denris uf the pe ‘The result Was that most of then sank, all being In marching attire and armed with Remington ritles and supply cartridges. The authorities procured beats, and hat the river dragged with nets and hooks. Tue search was prolonged by ald of torche until late in the night. The bos. of tlve Cilicers and seventy men lay: beer recovered, and others have been found by villagers lower down the river, where they were carried by the stream. The pontoon bricge had been erected to enable passengers to cross the river while the stone bride was b=- ing repaired and had been pronounced safe by engineers, Seventy nine persons in all are known to have been drowned. Itis feared the tull extent of the loss of lie has not yet besa ascertained. THE CAMPAIGN IN INDIANA. Joint Discussion by the Guberna- torial Candidates. CHICAGO, Sept. 3.—A 3] 2 Tribune trom South Bend says: The first of a series of joint debates between A. G. Porter, the repubucan candidate for governor of Ind! ond Franklin Landers, hs democratic op- nt, Which came off here yesterday, suffered in the Inatter of a crowd tn Con-equence of the rain deluging the country for miles around. Undeterred, however, by the mud and ra from 2,000 ‘to around the stand in the court house yard, fro: which the orators spoke. Everytling tu Way of preliminary demonstration was dis- pensed with, the meeting assembling without the ald of a procession or brass band. The ovly decorations were a Garfield and Arthur banner flying trom the club headquarters near by, and another banner bearing the names of the demo- cratic nominees stretched across the street trom the court house to the hotel. . L. J. Ham, mayor of South Bend, intro- duced Mr. Landers, who tn ap hour's speech airaigned the republican party of une state and nation. When he bad concluded Hon. Lua- clus Hubbard presented Mr. Porter ina brief speech, and be tn a speech of an hour aud a halt’s duration discussed the issues between the republican and democratic parties in Indiana and the United States. According to arrange- ment Mr. Landers closed the arguinentin a halt hour speech. Both speakers were fIrequeatly interrupted by applause, which was about equally divided. Wal re ‘o-da NEW YoRE. Sept. 3—The Post's financtal article says: The Stock Exchange markets con- ‘tinue very strong for all classes of strictty in- yestment securities, from U.S. 4 per ceats at 1102, to well secured railroad bonds, iaclusive of staple dividend paying stocks. “The share culation has in the main been strong, al- ough there have been short intervais of heaviness, Prices as we write are about the highest of the day, aud yal per cent above yes- teteay’s closing. ‘The active stocks have been Enle, Hapnibal and St. Joseph, the coal shares, Lake Siore, Northwest, Milwauxte & Sa Paul, Wabasb, Pacific Malland C.C &1C. The re- the Chicago, Burlipgton & Quincy and the Hannibal <@ St. Joseph appears to be regardcd aS a strong int in raver cf the latter company by its friends, The stocks which kave shown strength but which have not been active are Iron Mountatn, Kansas and Texas, Louisvillé and Nasavilie, Denver and Rio Grande and St. Louls and New Orlears. 5) tive bonds are all higher, the Erie second consols sull being the feature at 8:,a887g, In the money market call loins are 2a percent. Time loans on approved general . tock ex: e collateral are rej Se follows: For 60 days at 4 per Ceat, 90 days at 43¢a5 per cent, 6 months 5 to 6 per cent, and on selected securities for 6 months at 435 per cent. Prime mercantile paper 1s 4}a53¢ per cent, Garrency is lesving the city tn. large amount o 1s e ont the band the banks are gaining other seven ee aren Soares A HURRI THQUAK Frightiul Devast nado—Three 8 | THE JAMAIC EA New York, Sept. 3.—Further particulars of the recent hurricane and earthquakes at Ja- meica reach us via Panama. The wind razed | with such fury at the beginning that the street cars had to cease running. tween the wind and the rain. Branches of trees tossed about, and with boards, etc., Tipped off by the force of the was hayardous to venture out to view the as er that pievatied. At 5.30 the fury of the storm was ul Itshelght. The hissing, croakin, Whistling, roaring sound of the feartul, vessels lave been sunk and driven ashore, wharves destrayed. roofs blown 0} trees uprooted, anda catalogue of other dam- ages sustained, which It 1s A list Is given of twenty-tiv whilob sustaised more or less damage, son them being driven ashore and broken up, or three vesse s are ashore"on the palisade Every whart except one has been blown aw: including the harbor head wharves. The se beech is strewn with flour, rice, fish and other articles of food. It is believed that several lives. persons from the different ‘Those who are saved from not secure anything {n the It Was a Datile De- | sion this mort Impossible now ere lost, as many vessels are missing. the shipping coul way Of clothing or effects. The which pave the Cictorla market wha leaving the market the ” penitentiary and those at Port Roy: have sustained considerable damage. ‘The ha bor presents a dreadful appearance, as | the propo } town, V vessels have founcere oughly estimate ouse is entirely blowuoff. The vi ‘The reof of the cu: all tLe tiles having be of Allmantown, Trownstown, Si Land, having 's' also the general p 5 and ehapeis more or 1ess hav structive Visttor. ‘Three 5 quyke is sald to have been felt d ‘The barracks at U; on &n elevation, have bee Lumber of cocoan' ees ave. be down, and the banana crop entirely des been cut off. No telegrams can be sent from the Kingston station. “The wircsare a! WRECK OF AN OCEAN STEAMER. Portions of her Wail Found—1li on posed to be Lost. Special from st. At the steamer Ci Mexican line, w st of August for Havana down tn the recent hurricane. York on the he faintest hopes remain er passengers have survi rible Giscovery Was made L the mail carried 0) washed ashore some n One malt bag contalned Cuba and Mexico, which had been po Paris, France, on August 13th, a Was round wiih the envelo} mark, “New York, August 25th.” This at once Indicated that the lost beund for southern | ship of any ts not ck r lot es bearing the post- vessel was a mall Vera Cruz, as she left New York on the day last Six Bodies Washed Ashore. NeW YORK. Sept. 5.—A gj Faper trom St. Augustine, Fla., says of the sup- posed wreck of the Vera Cruz: vodies have been washed ashore, together with a large amount of miscellaneous merchandise. One of the bodies was that of a middle aged lady, but there was nothing about her that Would lead to her indentification. Another body Was that of a child four years old, name not known, but probably Welsh, as they were the only family that had a child with them. ‘The others were saflors, with the exception ot che who was dressed like a well-to-do busiaess man. He looks lke a Spaniard. All on Board Paprocct to have Been LOst. tis feared that the terrific gale that has ast week, made it impossi- jose On board the ill-fated Steamer to Save themselves even were they able The shore for miles fs strewn with barrels and other irties have been alto an evening Thus tar six raged here for the ble for any of t pleces of timber, debris. Wrecking and everything o! store-house on Main street. The Lost Mails. .—A_ telegram recetved at lay says that letters in the on ‘the Florida coast are it 25, and Paris, hat the mail ar- NEw YORK, Sept. mail washed as! postmarked New York, A’ August 13. This indicates rived here by the Batavia from Liverpool, and ‘Was dispatched by the City of Vera Cruz. —The steamer Wieland, which amburg on Wednesday, the 1st ee for New York, took out 120,000 pounds Failure of English Brewers. Hannay « Dickson, brewers, of Gorton. near Manchester, have failed. Ther liavilities are Stated at S0/006 pounds. A Colleague as ad Dicken’s Sep —The death ts announced of William Henry Wills, one of the originators ot Punch, and afterwards associated with Cuaries Dickens in the establlshement of the Iov/seho 2 le was the working edttor. in his 71st year. Russia and China. ch to the Daily Ne Ticulty can now be +x- pec O arise 6 the negotiations between Rus- sia and China. ‘Che deceased Parliamentary. 3 In the house of commons is of Hartington sald that wouid revert to ration bill to he presumed that Mr. Par is proposal 1o tack the reg appropriation biil—whieh passed Ws _ sec g if Mr. Parnel! adhere the above course his motion will take the form of an tnstruction to the committee to tack the Clauses of the one bill to the other bill. sald the government will abandon the Buriais bill it the house of lords persist in the amend- ment proposed to that measure. Manchestcr Market. Y The Manchester Guardian reading last nig! rt e this morning says: ‘There ts ttle chenge in the state of bustuess. Buyers continue merchants ail but abstaining from making pur- chases. There 15 some tnquiry for goo China. at low rates. For other foreign mar- Kets, and for the home market trade ts quite and there is but a sow demand for stall quanuttes = Previous prices. Yarns are dull but not ower. act cautiously. Gen. Roberts Defeats Ayoob Khan. 3, 5:30 p. m1.—An official dis- atch frum Quetta, dated to-day, say ‘oberts attacked and dispersed Ay force and captured 27 LONDON, Sept. e guns. ‘The Cabulece up the Argand-Ab valley The Markets. —Virginia sixes, di 1 western super, 2. fg: do- family, 41088, o. ext g brands, 8.70; Patapeco faintiy, southern eatier except tor fancy lois; west ern lower, closing quiet and firmer—southern red, ber, 1.02a1 clear rib sides, none b oulders, Hems, 12ial33s. -praue to chotoe packed, 635 aud ome 0, ‘western packed, 1 ts to Liverpool ee steamer ict~cotton, S-16sgd. ;, M0Ur, 28. 3d. : ea. Hecefpte—ftode, 1,767 barrels NEW YORK, Sept. 8.—Flour dull. Wheat heavy. (2-38 p. m.—Consols, 16 for . the account. eet’ OTONDOR, : dav Ay por conte, 1A: ¥ Railroad Huitding in the West. CHICAGO, Sept. &.—Assistaut General Man- ager Potter. of the Chicago, Barlington and Quitey k, K., went. west last evening with an engineering party to permancatly locate the Orst 25 miles of the new ratiroad,whien his com- is n tn n, Wayne count veys for the It Ube Missourt river. Sur- e were made two years ago; and fon ts to be bagun immendi- ately. This line will practically be parallel d alongside of a line recently lorated by , Jowa and Nebraska KR. K. Co, and eutiy lvely raiiroad bullding may be ex- in that locality during the next ninety eneva Haces Again Postponed \. ¥. Sept. 8—A stron; and another postponement of the racy Were announced to be rowed this Decessary. ‘The events will Lake pl as the ter will permit. ‘er.—The wind 1s abating and the rereree ces thatthe races will be rowed this afternoon, the water perunt The following Program will be obsarved: Fouf-oared race at F rt R15; doue 3 single sealls at Nes 5.30, Killea W Pirretox, Pa., Sept. 5. ichael Keunedy, while ste a ride on the top of a passenger coach attached {0 Une miduight train on the Lebigh Valiry ratiroad, fell from the cars and Was instantly killed. National Heard of ton. team Nnaviga. § —The National Board ton closeg is ninth annual ses- bg. The following bustarss wag transacted 10-day before the final adjournment, | The committee on falls of the Onlo river re ed that Gen. Weitzel, who ts tn charge of » Improvements Of the canal and falls of the Onto river, bas given Ube necessary funds to | Diast out the indtana channel from 4s feet to TS feet, thus enabling a number cf boats to dese nd that could not before. A committee of three Was appointed to solictt Congreess to order a Survey Of such poruons of the inland route on the Atlantte coast from New York to New Or- leans as have not been surveyed. ‘The tollow- tng resoluti ns were adopted: That the board of steam navigation coutemplate with sentl- ments of patriotism and individual gratifleation sed cent: nnlal celebration of York- y th rilest assur. psoluuion 10 appoint 3 nt the interes's of n , kerewith return the } co-operation. A able man to rep! tien and comme: powe session will be neld ington, D. C., the first Wednesday tn ¢ — Uficates. LETTER FROM TREASURER GILFILLAN TO TRE DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS, ‘Treasurer Gilftlian, commatsstoner of the Diss sinking fund, has writte 2 folowing T to the Disirict Commissiones —I am in receipt of your letter of the 8ist ultimo, reterring to my letters of the 2sta and th ultimo. in which you st directed the auditor and cowpt trict to deliver the board of auc ferred to in the above le all the evidence of owners wg there- > Comra's- porshtp of ertiti- 1 beg to say that I de ownership, other than the selves, which. if sent to this offi sidered Should 1 in your tending wo show 1 beg th: cates be not transmitted to this 0 HOt receive them. Out-of-Door Sports. In comsequence of rough water the races ot the Geneva regatta, which were to have been rewed yesterday, were postponed until to-d Courtney returned heme to Union Springs yes- terday morning, and a rumor prevalis taat ne Will Rot start ih the professional His friends and backers, however, de that he has gone home simply to securé rest, and that he will surely row. IU 1s probable tha” articles Of agreement Will be signed to-day for a three mile sculling race between Hosmer and Weis- gerber for $1,000 aside. Other matches between professionals are talked of In Baltimore yesterday afiernoon the Nation- als defeated the Hop Bitters, or Kochester nine, by a score of 4to¥ At Cincinnatl yesterday the game between the Cincinnatls and Wor- esters Was postponea; at Cleveland the score was, Boston 6, Cleveland Buifalo, Provi- yesterday, tn the free-for- latile Hunter won,with Rowd 1A. eat the fastest by a haif second ever made by pacers On 4 half mile track. The 3-minute race was won by King Almont. There were two races at Mystic Park yestet- day, each for a purse of $600, divided. The first Tace for 2:30 Lorses had Seven starters and was won in three straight heats by Elwin Thorne, John S. Clark second and Lady Thorne third. In the race for the 2 class there were four Starters. Five heats were required, Dan 8. tak- ing first, second and fifth and the race, and Glendale Unird and fourth and second money. Third money went to “M. R.” Unaiola was di: tirced. Racing at Brighton Beach continued yester- day. First race for two-} car-olds, three-quarters ct a mile, was won by Governor, with Clara A. second; time, 7 The second race for all ages, inile ard a haif, was won by Jericho, with By- and-Bye second; time, 2:39. The tuird r. all ages, selling allowances, mile and rarlong, was Won by Ike Bonham, Warileld second;ume, 1:57. The fourth race,handicap for all ages,mile and quarter over five hurdies, was woa by Galo Boy, with Dandy second; time District Building Improvement. TRE NEW SCROOL HOUSES. Inspector Entwisie, accompanied vy Mr. Jor. L, Simms, superintending the erection of the Capitol Hill school bullding, made a tour ot tnapection of the several new school bulldings now in course Of erection, yesterday afternoo: Mr. Entwisle reports that he found everything in a favorable state of progress at the Peabady School, on Capitol Hil. The finishing tou are belng made to-day, and it ts the Intent of the District Comintsstouers to meet th buliding committee at the new building this evening to make a partic examtgation of the structure with reterence to both plan and construction, after which tt wlll be turaed over for use. ‘They next proceeded to the new building in course of erection on the Bladens- burg road, near Mount Olivet cemetery, where 1s probably the most suitable site Tor a’ school to be found anywhere fh the county, ‘Tne lot is of triangular shape, fronting aboat Mfty feet on th Situated tn a pleasant nd a Well has been ah abundance ef 5 s cool as desirable. The work of eded above tbe first Roor, and ev factory. This lot of ground was pur d at a from Dr. WG. Palmer, of tits The next building visited was in course of erection at Vat This ts Of about the same class as t mentioncé. 3 factorily on the first story. On P sthey found Mr. Howlett, the contractor, engaged ip Jaying Ube foundation, the excavation been compleied. AL the U_ street found everything colng on well, the work: how being nguged on “the walls above te foor. Dutiding h 3 THE WORKHOUSE IMPROVEMENTS. On their trip they called by the bullding of the south wing of the new work house, wuilea ig now being pushed. They found thé wails completed and the roof nearly covered In, ready to preceed with the taside wails and brick arch. ing for the foors. ‘This wing like the north one 1 to be fire proof, and of the most substantial character uguout. ther improvements are- in contemplation around these grounds, particularly te new addition. tormeriy the Imagazine grounds which lave been turaed over by the War department to the Disirict as an ex- tension to the workhouse property. It 1s the purpose of Mr. Caswell, the commissioner, Tullve all this space for the cultivation of crops, and so far es possible to make the insutution selt-sustainin & District Government Affairs. Major Mi ts better to day and able to be outor ved. He took ashort ride this moraing buggy. i Pulging permits issued by Inspector Eatwi- sle:—Wellford & Addis, repair brick, No. 635 A st. 8¢.; $500, Henry Kellum, erect a'two-story dwelling, Sth, between B and C sts. se.; $1,000. nied te pS ee, aed ine Major é, Ol Le issu following general order feaas: By direction of cia ey Reaeed Retell Hoag tare aS men! ol force permitted, with aby club, association or socicer es ogee of tickets or other devices

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