Evening Star Newspaper, September 4, 1880, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, ivania Avenue, Oorner 11th Street, by The Evening Star Newspaper Oompanv. anehen: W. ADAMS, Pree’. jeersinthe Cie EvERTnS O48 er own. Kesoune at 10 conte “Os bished on Friday—2 a prare roe? gS months, $1; 10 copies h Tas enbecristious, must be nger than 80 paid for. Pact Asing made known on application. ae | Vv, 56—N - 8,554. bening Star. WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1880. TWO CENTS AMUSEMENTS. SPECIAL NOTICES. JOHDSOPERA HUUSE. 2d Week. ccess Begun which fae Won the Recognition a Stceets the Press andl Public Aduairation and Support. Standard Rater of A¢mission, 50 and 25 Cts. THIS WEEK, WEDNESDAY ‘and SATURDAY MATINEES, | MES. G. C. HOWARD, Tue Oxty Great asp OnIGINaL Tors, In Mrs. Harriet Beecher Btowe’s UNCLE TOMS CABIN! With One Hand 2 Jubilee Singers and a Splendid tie Company. It was estimated yeaterday that in addition to many habitual and 41, 060) consisten Press of lies Seats can now be reserved. * sep OCKVILLE FAIB. WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY affa FRIDAY, fErTEMDER 8, 9 AND A AND VARIED PROGRAMME FOR — EACH DAY. Bound trip tickets, including admiasion to Fair, 1. Si rains leave Washington at 8.1068) and9:Wa.m., spon Thursdsy and a jal train will leave at 12 ~ — Bs R. B. "FIRST DAY. Trial of Speed of Horses from M: riet of Columbia, xk p.m. SECOND DAY. ; lene of all Btock, Teams, ete., on exhibt- e Rive, at 1 ‘lock a. jontzomery trotting in THIRD DAY. f Speed ef Horses from District of Go- Inmbia, at 11 o'clock a.m. Trials of Speed of Horses from Maryland and z ia, at 1 0% et of Colum eck p.10. Is of Speed open for all Horses purposes, at Pm }\ See THEATER. ‘not kept for Bey 4-3t ovation. the honse having ted, upholstered and ear- je season on ‘After s thoron been newly fre peted, will open for MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 6, wre MEADE MAGINLEY'S COMBINATION. Joby Habberton’s (Author of Helen's Babies) Comedy Drama, DEACON OCRANKETT, ‘Which will be repeated EVERY EVENING, WEDNESDAY AND SATUR- ial UBDAY MATINEES. h reno’ ed. Box sheet for the sale of seats will be opened on Saturday morning, September 4. sep2 BOOTS AND SHOES S pHOOL SHOES: SCHOOL SHOE3! AT THE GREAT BOSTON SHOE AUCTION HOUSE, 491 Penn. Avenue, SIGN OF THE RED FLAG, THE LEADING SHOE HOUSE IN THE DISTRICT. ‘The propristor of the above house having, just returned from the Bart with the Cs stock of and SHOES ever brought! before the public, at prices that astonish all. PRICE LIST: Boys’ School Shoes. 0c. Miss School Shoes... . Te. AND ALL OTHERS IN PROPORTION, - AT THE GREAT BOSTON SHOB AUCTION HOUSE. 1 LEOPOLD BICHOLD, Proprietor. cep ees: SHOES. SCHOOL SHOES. Low Prices at 717 MARKET SPACE. Our Misses Pebble, all leather, Button. Boots, sizes 11 to 2, af $1.25 a pair. cannot vou entire stock of Men's Low Shoes will be woud regardless of cont Se ror, 717 Market Space. NEW YouK snore srone, 605 Pennsylvania Avenue. anglT CLOSING OUT AT PRIME COST ALL OF OUR MEN’S FINE LOW SHOES axD LIGHT CONGRESS GAITERS. AT ACTUAL COST, ALL OF OUR La y EY BLIPPERS 4 —a NEWPORT TIES and LIGHT BUD Boots. pahgse foods must be sold, to make room for Fall cock. CaLt axD BE Conviscep. WE MEAN Busrress. INE PRICE. ae = GEO. McCARTHY. LUMBER! LUMBER! LUMBER! 4 NEW DEPARTUBE. ALL OF OUR JOIST AND STUDDING ARE CUT IN NORTH CAROLINA. THEY HAVE MORE HEART IN THEM, CLEARER OF KNOTS, AND BETTER MANUFACTURED THAN ANY VIRGINIA PINE LUMBER. OUB PRICES ARE THE LOWEST IN THE city. FLOORING, (GOCD). No. 1 BOARDS, (ALL 16 FEET). ..«0r-.--- 1-85 WILLET &: LIBBEY, 6TH STREET AND NEW YORK AVENUE 3320 PREPARE FOR COLD WEATHER, IF YOU WANT CoMFOoRT Procure one of the KEYSTONE WROUGHT TRON FURNACES. They make pure hot air free from gas and dust, and is more durable than any other Hester, and is the cheapest and most power- ful Heater made. WALTER D. WYVILL, anal-2m 452 Penn. ave. QECOND HAND CLOTHING, ¥ ‘47S, BOOTS. SHOES, WATCHES, M TOLS, &c., &e. ‘ of at the very’ highest cash prices on M. WALSKEY, 91D coraer Oricrs by mal wil attenced to. bee eae” (eS FOUNDRY M. E. CHURCH, 14th and G sts.—To morrow at 11 a.m ,the pastor, Rav. Dr. Lavan. 1 IVERSALIST CHURCH, Rev. ALEX. : pastor rvices at Tallmadwe Hall To-morrow ‘Sunday school at 9:45 am. 'F. VERNON PLACE OHURCH, corner [ <a ee ni aK sts. n.w.—Preaching To-morrow fe ‘au at Spt. by Bev. We Wits mr. ‘at 11 a.m. atlia.m. and st Public invited. > NORTH BAPTIST CHUROH, 14th «t., fe veleecn ie and 8 sts.Rev. Owas dawns r.— Preaching at ll 8.1m and$p.m. ‘Every- y invited. Seats free. ce. GRACE CHURCH (EPISCOPAL), corner of Dand oh sts. 8.w.—Rev. F. A. SteEe wo preach an@ administer the Holy Comman‘oa pe morrow at4p.m. All cordially invited. Seats ree. : CHBISTIAN OHUROH, Vermont ave, t. NandO FREDERICK D. WER. the pastor, has returned to the city, and will preach at 11 o'clock a.m. Seats free.” Al! very welcome. * 5 Te NEW SALEM TEMPLE, North AF Capitol st , near B., Rey. Janez Fox, as: lc To- junday REFORMED EPISCOPAL CHURCH, Wii- Hall.—Services at 11 a.m Funere? Busi services of the late Mra. Linty R. Stevens by Dr. Rea, to which friends of decessed Seats free. No evening service. REFORMED CHU RCH—Preaching by the Has. F. SONT: vere! Ni ‘are invited: pastor, Rev. aG, To-morrow morning at 11 o'clock. at 80 ‘igne’ hall, 510 Lith st. Sunday School at 10 a.m. lo service in the evening. Strangers cardiaily weloma. : ODEON HALL — a ran wospel temperance eetinw wili be Odeon Hall, corner ted. CS Ten dhOws, ENGUISH COTHERAN CHUROH, cor. 1th and Hats. n. Preaching by the Pastor, Rev. Dr. Dowe morrow (Sunday), at Il’a.m. Subject: Small Voice.” Service will be resume: September 12. {-4>" SERVICE AT THE VIRGINIA AVENUE <= BaPTIST CHURCH, 6ta st and Virginia ave., Rev. Dr. Laws, To-morrow. ‘Lhe pastor having returned from his eastern vacation, will reach atll a.m.and8p.m. Subject in ey from Psa.. 104, 5,6: God’s Wonderful Providen: c=. WEST GEORGETOWN M E CAHUROH, “AF comer ith and Fayette sta., Georgetwwn, D: O.—A series of meetings for the’ revival of God’ Hoiy Religion wiil be commenced To-morrow ov ing at 8 o’clock, to which our friends are 1 fal'y invited. Beats frae. Sinners e*peci: quested to be present. Preaching Mo: evening by Rev. H. A. Gross. * FRIENDSHIP LODGE, No. 7,1. 0. M. ‘There wi!l be a meeting of this Lodwe THIS EVENING at 7 o'clock, to make arrangements to attend funeral of Brother A D. McKriszig. By order of Worthy Master. itt JAMES H. BLAOK, Secretary. A SPECIAL SESSION, SKPTEMBER 4, LODGE, .K. of P., D. 5 n.w., to arranzeme its to attend the fonerat of our late brother, P. O. Avex. D, McKiszte. By order. It GOODHART, G. K. of B. A SPECIaL COMMUNICATION OF NA eS, IONAL LODGE, No. 12, F. s. A. M..wi be beld at Masonie Temple at 2 o'clock p.m. BUN- DAY, September 5, 1880, to attend the fuera! of our deceased brother, Fos. HELMUTH. Memoers of sister lodwes are invited to attend. By oper of the W. M. On 8. F. GI Sec’y. (Ce BRIGHTS OF PYTHIAS —The memb-rs of SYRAQUSIANS LODGE, No: 10, K- P., are requested to meet at their Oastie Hallat 8 o'clock THIS EVENING to make arrangements for the funeral of our deceased brother. P. J. A.D. pees Slee pt ee fal attendance is de- 5 . by order of e OC. C. 1 BAILEY, K. of B. and 8. it R. J. F. HARTIGAN HAS REMOVED (3 nip oincs ana Heaitance ts No, 1125 lath et., bets een L street and Thomas Circle sep2-1m” (2S pak, LOWEST PRIGES FOR SCHOOL BOOKS and SCHOOL STATIONEXY, wholesale and retail, at ROBEBTS’ BOOKSTO&E, 1010 7th st., above New York ave. sepl-Im STOP TEARING AND BOFTING YOUR CLOTHES to pieces by the use of Soaps adulterated with Marble Silex, Talc, Soap- ne, White ers, P2Y, . ask Our, for iG go. ¥ SOAP. Every bar and cake is branded with the name of the fi and is warranted to be made from pure Tallow and Vegetable Oilsp and to be free from all adulterations. jy12-3m NATURAL MINERAL WATERS. oe Ek ear He polis Beaih a Say, fel9 thst is taken in all SANITAR' y the intelligent PUBLI 3. We wive especial attention to MODERNIZING DEFEOTIVE PLUMBING in city Tesidences. HAYWARD & HUTCHINSON, sued No. 317 Oth street n. w. K. RED SYN, No. 349 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE N.W. is permanently located in this city. He relieves all ACUTE ATIACKS OF DISEASE in from? to-4 hours, and cures them in a few days. Chronic cases ease relinquished by other physicians a spect- shy. FEVER sud AGUE and GHOLERS IN. ‘ANTUM cured ina single day. See ie re- funded in cage of failure. all au con- vinced. a8 -1y EDICAL DEPARTMENT, MPtUSAEaetiy OF Ge RGETOWN. ‘The thirty-second annual Medical Session will commence in the Oollewe Building, corner 1: th and E sts. p.w., MONDAY, September 6th. For par- ntl 4 HeWATS SPE'Y pq. ASHFORD, M. D., Dean, auglT-6w 1330 New York avenue. Ts CRYSTAL FIRE PLACE STOVE ‘Is the most elegant stove made. The reputa- tion of the manufacturers, the Barstow Stove Com- pAb}; {OF Ane casting and'rich designs is not cqusl- ed by any foundry in the world. The CRYSTAL Js ® powerfal hester, of convenient and eimpie con- struction. HAYWARD & HUTCHINSON, ane? No. 317 9th street n. w. WATCH REPAIRING, ENGRAVING, &0. WATCHES, CHRONOMETERS snd Complicated TIM¥- KEEPERS of every description carefully T by ekilled ‘kmen. BOOTS OF ALS. CEESTS, MONOGRAMS, engraved on Metal or Stone. &e, Flamond and every other description of JEW- ELRY Beset and Repaired. M. W. GALT, BRO. & CO, 2107 Penna. Ave, jy? HE HOT BLAST FURNACE TDi Bo dott SeCcESSFUL RURNAOE we bave ever Known, and our practical experience of twenty-five years in making and patting up furna- ces, aid the close attention we have paid to all val- nable improvements in heating apparatus, warrant us in Claiming that theee furnaces possess all the meritorious e found in any furnace. koususe DURABILITY, la 1U: SIMPLICIT y Ty And BASE OF MANAGEMENT they BAYWABD & HUTCHINSON. auyd No. 317 9th street n. w. DOUGLASS, Oth street, St. Cloud Building. > F 10 PER OENT ON ALL CASH A DISCOUNT 0) SALES. ISLIN AND MERINO UNDERWEAR, AOS ENS CORSET, GLOVES LACES, KIBEONS, RUFELINGS, TIES, CAPS, TOILET ARTIOLES, EXIBAGTS, St a Discount oF Tex Pen CENT. DOUGLASS, Ninth Street. &o,, &0., HAYWARD & HUTCHINSON, No. 317 Oth street n. w. iy HAYWARD & HUTCHINSON, oy 837 9th street, Wy THE EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-pay.—Internal rev enue, $465,554.65; customs, $691,933.46, ‘Tue TRENTON.—A cable dispatch to the Navy department reports the arrival of the Trenton, flagship of the European station, at Gibraltar yesterday, MINT PRocESSES.— Mr. Alexander Martin, melter and refiner of the San Francisco mint, 1s in the city on official business in connection with the refinery at San Francisco. He was in consultation to-day with the officials of the mint bureau as to the practicability of changing the method of refining. The method now em- ployed is what is known as the nitric acid pro- cess. It is held, by many, that the sulphuric acid process produces better results. The ques- tion of whether a Change shall be made is now under consideration. GEN. JonN 8. Wircusr, U. S. pension agent In this city, will soon retire from that position, The President, before he left the city, appointed Gen, Witcher a Paymaster in the army with the rank of major. Gen. Witcher is in his4ist year. He succeeded Pension Agent Cox about three ree Heis @ native of West Vir- vinia, and enlisted as a private soldier in the mion ariny in 1862, and rose to the rank of brevet es, Sma general of volunteers. He and the President served together. No appoint- ment to succeed Gen. Witcher as pension agent has yet been made. Tax LIEN CERTIFICATES from 11,142 to 11,225 (83 In number), issued against property on 6th Street southeast, between Pennsylvania avenue and K street, were among those delivered to the U. S. Treasurer by the District Commits- sioners. These certificates were to-day re- turned, upon the request of the Comintsstone! they having discovered that an error affec! Li mccain on the whole street has made. THE PRESIDENT and party arrived at Omaha yesterday morning and were taken to Fert Omaha, where a reception was given. Secretary Ramsey joined the party at Omaha and will make the western trip with them. Aone THE Ures.—Commissioner Meacham writes to the Indian bureau from Los Pinos, Col., that there is some delay In taking the cen- sus of the Utes, owing tothe death of Ouray, which has discomposed matters somewhat, bat there are no apprehensions of trouble. On the contrary the Utes at Los Pinos exhibit great anxiety for protection from the governmeat. They spoke touchingly, too, to Agent Berry of Ouray’s widow. ‘Poor Chip-pe-ta,” they sald, “who will take care of her now?” The agent replied: “The government will take care of ee as long as she lives. Ouray’s widow Shall never come to want.” “Who will be our chief?” asked a warrior who was himself a can- Gidate, Had Major Berry faitered there 1s no telling what might have transpired in the tL 90 Gays. Without hesitation he answered: “Yo have but one man able to fill the place of Ouray: that man fs Sapovonare.” The head of the am- biifous young chiet bent forward. His hopes were nipped. The Indians elected Sapovonare, and the white people sleep soundly at Los Pinos. CoLor BLinD PiLoTs.—The pilots who are re- fused Ucenses, or who have their licenses re- yoked on account of color blindness, in many cases do not submit readily. There are tre- quent appeals to the supervising inspector of steamboats from pilots who are barred on ac- count of color bilndness to be allowed to go on because no accident has ever happened to any oftheir boats. There have recently been a num- ber of cases where pilots disqualified in one port have oe to another, but were caught upon their blindness by the officers of the ma- rine hospital service, who examine all pilots be- fore they are licensed to see if their eyesignt ts perfectiy good. PERSONALS.—Judge and Mrs. Edmons left the elty this week for a northern trip.——General Walker, Superintendent of the Census, ts visit- ing his family at New Haven, Conn., where he has an elegant home. Mrs. Walker is very much attached to her home there, and will noi spend much time here. The eldest of their seven children, a sweet young lady, will spead @ few weeks with her mother in Washington during the winter.—Col. and Mrs. Cuase, of llth street, are sending out Invitation’ for their silver wedding, the festivities of which will be enjoyed September 1Sih, at their resi- dence.— Mrs. Wm. O. Avery, of the Interior a aed will take a trip to the mountalas this month.—Mr. H. W. Lincoln left for Aurora, Va., this morning, with gun and fishing ‘The sport there is fine.. ‘he Sun of Sen- ator Jones, who left for Fiorida last night for the bedside of his dying mother, Is not an em ployé af the Capitol, as stated, but a student at Georgetown College.—Mr. S. Teel and family and Mr. Charles Bradley hive returned from the Virginia Springs.— Major George C. Wedderburn and family bave returned from brine Sevellon A. Brown, chief clark of the Department of State, has returned from res sit to central New York. Mrs. Bro nee Phelps, returned with bim.—cChiet Clerk Crosby, of the War department, has returned from his trip to Chicago and further west,— Lord Elphinstone, of England, ts tn New York — Congressman Robeson lett New Jersey ye terday to stump Maine.—Representative Jay Hubbell, chairman of the Republican Congres- sional Committee, left this morning for the West. He i3 on campaign business. APPOINTED PAYMASTER,—It 1s understood that the President, before leaving, appointed Capt. Charles McLane, of the subsistence department, U. 8. as a paymasfer, with the rank of Major, to date from August 13th, THe WEEKLY STak for this week abounds In readable matter on al! {ts elght pages. It con- tains a bright story “A Girl and Three-Quar- ters,” by K. E. Francillon; three columns ot household, agricuitural aud horticultaral mat- ter, of interest and value to both city and coua- try readers; 4 graphfe account of the extirpa- Uon of the famous band of Australian bush- Tangers, “The Kelly Gan Jennie June's Fashion letter tor September; the particulars ofa bicycle journey through England by tive Americans; a batch of the very latest and big- gest fish, snake and dog siorles: a rare budget of humorous sketch: ‘he Wicked Painter, “Blufting the Crow Fooling a Chinaman, “A Kelle ot the War,” &e., &¢.; several articles showing how to preserve the health; a large amount of late political information going to show who {s to be elected President; together with lively correspondence from various quar- teia, Washington news and gossip, local news, personals, «¢c., making altogether an excellent aumber. Price five cents wrappers. Fifty cents for three months, postage paid. Yearly subscription #2, with advantageous rates to clubs. THREE MEN HaNGeD.—Villers Powell, aged 19, aud Achiile Thomas, aged 23, boch color were hanged yesterday, in front of the cow house of St. James parish, La., in the presence of three thousand spectators, for the murder of ‘Theogene Gaudet. a storekeeper at Longview, on the 20th of May last for robbery. “Tuey made short speeches confessing the deed nd wamnnig thelr frends avatngt bad habits, Bott ated i ies tr5in strangulation. " Ste- ee Richardson, was hanged at Wilmington, . C., yesterday, for the murder of his mother- io-law, Lucy Phinney, in July last. He was pronounced dead in 10 minutes. The execution was ae only those allowed by law belag admitted. fie confessed the deed, but sald he ‘was provoked to do it. THE GYNACOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION in session at Cincinnati, yesterday, elected W. H. Byford, of ), President, with other officers, and a council, the latter consisting of A. H. Smith and J. G. and J. T. Johnson, of Washington. The next annual meeting will be held tn New York, 6n the third Wednesday in September. EXCITING SESSION OF PARTIAMENT.—The ses- night was unusually the sum Of £32,666 for salaries id in the house of lords. Parnell introduced ap} ent adaing clause of the tion bill to the ppprol rations. Mr. Foster, chiet ‘secret: for Ire] Op] bill, but Stated that if the house of lords continued the treatment the time anata ition. Temper. {a replying Todoan Tep! fo} Bright, claimed that his remarks sap: ‘treason. home rule Prest infidels,” and from the house. He appeared to be in Lorrmry —_ vat ded the -The polic3 in New ets. ‘The police at intervals warned them to LETTER FROM NEW YORK. THE POLITICAL CAMPAIGN—INCREASED ACTIVITY —MAINE TO BE REPUBLICAN—THE N, ¥. DEMOC- RACY—BUSINESS PROSPECTS—MINING INFLATION —TRE FALL AMUSEMENTS—ETC., ETC, [Correspondence of The Evening Star.} New York, Sept. 3. Noone need be told that New-York as the real pivotal state is the center of the pending political campaign. True, the result in Indiana in October will largely influence the general Tesult in November, but at the same time either party can elect {ts ticket without Ia- diana, but neither can elect without New York. The coalition of the two wings of the city democracy which has just been effected Presents the two parties in this state to solid battle array on the national and Congressional tickets. The co-organization of the democrats looks permanent and can only be disturbed by the interference of the city Ucket, which at all times is a possibie and dangerous complication. If everything, there- fore, continues harmonious till November the situation revolves ftself Into pretty much the old one that has come around with nearly every presidential campaign, and both sides ask, What will be the democratic majority up to King’s bridge?” The democrats claim some $0,c00, Some place {t lower and others higher, but theavergee is in the neighborhood of 75,00. This sound§ large in the face of the actual figures of other days, but you will be furnished With reasons for it if you ask for details. The republicans, of course, do not concede over 55,000 in King’s county and New York, which they can overcome in the rest of the state, and therefore claim the election of Garfield. Tae machinery to prevent illegal voting is most thoroughly organized. The use of the census returns has pitt Coramissioner Davenport In Possession of a vast fund of information which can be of service under the federal electton laws; end: on this, as well as other features, great reliance is placed to keep the democratic majority down to the lowest possible figure. October will blaze with the work of the cam- paign in every town in the state. Gen. Grant is coming on to preside at the republican ratifi- cation here and bly elsewhere. The Fitth Avenue Hotel at night and the. headquarters of the two national committess swarm with politicians from all parties aod parts. You can find most any one you want and get any opinion you want, though I must say that on Maine there is hardly two opinions. The republicans claim It by several thousand majority and the democrats give tt up. Said a tees democrat tome yesterday: “We shall lose Maine. The republicans will have their usual majority.” Hon. Geo. C. Gorham has just returned here from a campaign tour in the State, and says there 1s no doubt 1n hi3 mind of a very decided republican majority. I have con- versed with several who bave been, but are not now active in politics, and in some instances indifferent as to the result, and have asked for their opinions. Said ex-Collector Cases, who ts Gen. Grant’s brother-in-law: “It looks to me as if Garfield would be elected. A short time ago I thought it was all one way for Hancock, but latterly the undercurrent seems to be the other way. There is an indisposition to make a change, and good times help to continue the party tn power.” Paymaster Cunningham, of the havy, who has been everywhere and knows everybody, says: “I am in the service. I can'¢ be interviewed. I hear much of litics, but J am not interested—though Must say that as things look now Hancock 1s ahead.” When asked for facts he mentioned several republicans who had declared their in- tention to vote for him. The next person I came across was a prominent democrat who Was one of the visiting statesmen to Florida. He said: “J donot think the campaign ts very promising. We have got a poor national commit- tee. Barnum is not a good manager,all talk to the contrary notwithstanding. I know Hancock would have preferred Wallace, and If we lose it Will be from the poor management of the na» tional committee.” These are probably the average views of many in both jes. The republicans make the strong claim that no party in power has been turned out in very prosperous times. In walking through a large dry goods house yesterday with a well-knowa business man and republican, he pointed ou: several hundred men at work and said: “ Most all of them will vote in the Interest of peraia- nent employment. That 18 about all the pol- itics there isin this campaign to the working people. They fear a change, because ft might possibly affect them. This vote for continued permanent employment will, I think, surpris> our democratic friends.” In New Jersey you will notice that the industries of that state have ‘shown such an antagonism to the revenue-for- tariff-plank of the Cincinnati platform, that the democratic state convention was obliged to re- solve a little the other way to appease that ele- ment, which proves the truth of the statemat that the masses who are employed are taking a very deep interest in the coming election. THE CONDITION OF BUSINESS. There 1s no doubt that the country Is pros. perous in business this fal. A member of one of the three largest wholesale dry goods houses in New York told me yesterday that their orders for this season already exceeded the corres- ponding period of iast year thirty per cent., and he knew of stnaller houses whose busines! had nearly doubled. One of the healthiest signs was the cash pureifases from the West ani South, especially the West. In fact there is no duiiness reported In any branch of business, except that of mining, which 13 always specu: lallve and unreliable, and an indicator of the times only where the properties are located. ‘Still even this looked pretty prosperous {a a brief stroll through the magnificent Borreel bulld- ing, on Broadway, next to Trinity church, where “the honest miners’ camp” is locate@® On the fourth flocr, but a few doors from the Chrysolite Co., is the office of Mr. 8. B, Elkins, who has made over a million in silver since he left Con- gress, and who resides on 5th avenue, opposite the Park, in a palace. Ex-Senator Dorsey, who went through bankruptcy when he left’ Con gress two years ago,turns a quarter of a milifon at the lowest out of silver, and there are others who havé done and are doing weil. notably ex- Governor McCormick, who 1s president of a company, and who left Washington less than a yearago. But the long trunk tines of railway from the seaboard to the west furnish the best evidence of a general prosperity. Some of thes» lines average a train of frelght every halt hour in thetwenty-four, The coal roads are slowly but surely recovering from the break of three years ago, except the Keading, while other lines whose earnings are dally reported on the stock exchange, show an Increase. ‘The streets show an activity of life that cannot be mistaken: new buildings Cn the wholesale and retalil streets are no longer for rent, the hotels are quite fall, the Placeg of amusement are crowded, which all tend to show that in this great center of trade and travel the good times which commenced a year ago, have not only held their own, butcoa- Unued to grow better. SILVER MINES ON PAPER. The depression in the silver mining interest as represented in the mining exchange here is best illustrated by a table which has just been prepared by Mr. Copeland, of Washington. The par value of the stock of the companies on the exchange reaches nearly five hundred miilions of dollars, while the quotation for the same stecks are about fifty -nine millions of Collars, the full ataount betug over ninety per cent below par. It takes a good profit t» Bay, the expenses Of sale of stock, A few hun- d shares sold yesterday at forty coats per share on a margin of ten points, but the seiler Wai out of pocket when he had pald the broker s commission and other expenses. New York, however, is only repeating the experience in mining oe which San Francisco has gone through for many years in ex- treme inflation and extreme depression. Tae discovery of a bonanza or the failure of one are probable any day in the year. In the event of the former the kite flying the gen: ‘all, Broad, and New streets, whe could not tell pyrites trom pewter at the niles, THE AMUSEMENT SEASON. ‘The dramatic season has opened quite briskly, but as yet with nothing very new or novel At that he is an habitual drunkard. At the hand- some Madison square theater, “Hazel Kirke” is on the boards to-night for the 2isth time. At the Park theater, comedy, Is doing well is less than at the other theaters, The Standard has @ new play ‘called “Golden Games,” in which the character comedians, Edeson and Shannon appear, and is having a good Tu The emotional novelty of the “Tiote,” of course, at The San Fran- house. George Thatcher, whe has just. re- turned from a successful engagement in Lon- don, is one of the principal attractions. He ts encored four or five times every night. At the Union Square a four-act drama of “Two Niguts in Rome” fs in its-third week. The mtastrels have a burlesque called “One Night in Rome, (N. Y.)” The operatic season does not open for Seme weeks. Grau has just arrived with a new Frenchcompany. Altogether there are now seventeen first-class Bao of amusement open in New York, a number that compares favora- bly with London in amore advanced state of the season. These will increase as the fall comes along. Booth’s theater is yet to open, though Dr. ‘ner ts going to lecture there before 1] Tegular season opens. About Ohie. VIEWS OF A CINCINNATI DEMOCRAT. Irvin B. Wright, of Cincinnatt,a son of the late Judge J. W. Wright, of Washington, is in the city. Mr. Irvin Wright ls a politician ot some note at home anda pretty shrewd observer. He thinks that the democrats will carry the first Ohio district now represented by Congress- man Butterworth, and that Gen. Banuing hasa good chance of defeating Gov. Young; that Mr. MacMahon, democrat, will be elected in the Dayton district, and Gen. Durbin Ward, demo- crat, be elected in the third district. “It Isa mistaken idea,” said Mr. Wright to-day, “to call Ohio a republican state. President Hayes only received a majority of litule over seven thousand. Ohio casts a vote approximating Six hundred thousand, There are between eighty atid ninety counties in the state, having on ab average ten townships fn each. A change Of one-half of one per cent of the vote of 1816 will give the state to the democrats, It will only require the change of four votes In each of the townships in the several counties of the state to make a democratic majority. Gov. Tilden told Mr. Wright last May that had he not been overruled in his plans of campaign mapped out for Obio, that the demoerats would have carried it in 1876. Mr. Wright says that in Cincinnat! many re- publicans bave indicated their intention of voting for Gen. Hancock. Only a week or so ago a premipvent republican told him if there were ho outrages In the south pending the cam- paign, that he would vote the democratle ticket tor the first time in his life. ‘The Funder and Readjuster Fight in Virginia, NO COMPROMISE POSSIBLE. Dr, Moran, of Fatls Church, Va., who though NOt a politician is very active this year in behalt of Hancock, was at democratic headquarters in this city yesterday. A Srak reporter asked him ir there wag apy prospect of a compromise be- tween the funders and readjusters on an elec- toral ticket. ‘None in the world,”-he replied. The Stax reporter remarked that a warm friend of Gen. Mahone said im this city to-day that he (Mahone) recently declared he was willing to unite with the funders on an electoral ticket, “There wil not be any union” maintained Dr. Moran. “The readjuster leadersdon’t want one and will not have one. But we can and will carry the state for Hancock. More than three fourths of the readjusters are honestly for Hancock, and all we have to do to get their votes Is to convince them that the only way to succeed is to vote the regular ticket. We are going into the fight in earnest now, The entire state will be theroughly canvassed; very many of the Teost promineat readjusters are with us and are canvassing for the regular ticket. We must show the readjusters that state issues have nothing to do with this canvass. ‘The republican ticket will get almost the entire support of republican voters, and the reg- ular ticket will recelve fas readjuster dem- ocratic votes to elect it. e readjusters are mostly earnest democrate and the plan of our canvass isto point out to them that there ts but one way to make their principles of nation- algovernment succeed—that is by voting for the regular Hancock tleket. There are some readjusters whom we call Mahoneites, to dis- Unguish them, who are not democrats. ‘They will stick to the Mahone ticket. Yellow Fever Vessels Coming. SANITARY PRECAUTIONS OF DISTRICT AUTAORI- TIES. The National Board of Health has sent to Smith Townshend, M. D., Health Officer of the District, the following: ‘sm:—Official advices from Havana state that. the American schooner Emma J. Lewis, Wm. Lewis, master, cleared for Washington, D. C. August 24, 1580, and is wported as a suspect vessel, one of her crew having died of yellow fever at the hospital after removal from the vessel. Very respectfully, &., ‘T. J. TURNER, Sec. N. B. HL.” A letter was also received yesterday by the health officer from the deputy collector of cus- toms at Georgetown stating that several ve=- sels were expected here from Cuba shortly, and one bad cleared from Havana for tots place on the 24th inst. Dr. Townshend ts to-day in con- ference with the National Board of Health re- lating to the best, means of dealing with these vessels. We have no quarantine regulations In force at present, but it 1s probable the boats will be stopped at a suitable distance down the river until inspection and disinfection can b> performed, and then if necessary they will be held in quarantine, An order was issued this afternoon by the health ofticer with the approval of the District Commissioners: ‘That from and after this date no vessel of any kind cleared from, or having touched at any port in the island of Cuba, West Indies, or South America shall enter the port of Georgetown or waters of the Potomac river in the District of Columbia without first hav- ing secured from the health ofticer of said Dis- tuict a clean bill of health certifying that satd entry can be made without danger or detri- ment to the heaith and lives of the people of said District of Columbia.” Health Officer Townshend also addressed a note to the National Board of Health, request- ing to be furnished the necessary means to make inspections of vessels arriving froin the ports named in the foregoing order. ——— ee Political Notes. An inquiry conducted from here was com. menced sometime ago into the eligibility of ail presidential electors nominated by the republi- cans. The result of the investigation has been So far the discovery of several ineligible electors In different parts of the country. They will be compelled to resign, and new names will be Substituted, In one case there has been found an elector who was also a collector of internal revenue, The Louisiana democratic state committee has formally requested the governor to calla special session of the legislature for such legislation as is found necessary—understood to be chiefly the Preparation of a new charter tor the elty of New Orleans, The fcilowing congressional nominations are announced: Frank Hiscock, rep., 25th New York: Alexander H. Stephens, dem., Sth Geor- gia, (by acclamation.) Senator Hereford, who has just steltnaes West Virginia, says that the attempt: ion bet ween the reenbackers and republicans there will not be successful; that while some democrats will join the fusion movement, many e See eee ee aa waphington Gor: N. ¥. Post. redictions of democratic success in New York, beceuss cre reconciliation, are more sanguine than the facts justify; that the figures of the past elections not altogether Ege oy the claim that New York is te; last year the ticket i le tion, t_the plurality of 32, ‘. Tilden Ae aoe ar. Tages in 1876 was largely ue to the official position of Mr. iden #8 gor ernor in control of the state patronage, his un- equalled skill as a political tacticlan and Riera dace The Hera in Indiana their chances in New York, and that if they — lew York ee | é 8 : themselves in street, between Foushee and and we may now neh ee ot Hie ices Porta eit ca Pre pen tion “in tho WeLmOnd IBBUTUte—wlehmond Telegrams to Tho Star, GEN. GRANT DECLINES LOSS OF THE VERA CRUZ. Graphic Report of the Wreck. Fifty-seven Lives Lost. THE CZAR’S LIFE IN DANGER DESTRUCTIVE FIRES. THE VERA CRUZ DISASTER, Graphic Story of the Storm and of he Wreck of the Steamer—Forty- — agg me fr : NEW YORK, Sept. 4.—Specials from St. Augus- Une, Fla., furnish the following additional par- ticulars of the disaster to the steamship City of Vera Cruz:—On Saturday afternoon the steamer encountered a strong gale, which soon increased in fury. It was then about two bells, (Pp. ™.) Then the steamer was running on her course, being in about $0 a weet lon- tude and 30 degrees 4) minutes north latitude. rhe sea was very high, and the City of Vera Cruz Jabored heavily but sturdily for some hours, Every effort was made to keep her be- fore the wind, but it was found necessary at ‘one o'clock on’ Sunday morning to throw out a drag to keep her head about. ‘This secured the desired effect for the time being, but the gale had now grown to a hurricane, and immense Waves began to break over the doomed steamer. Each succeeding wave tore away pleces of her paper works, until her deck was tally swept clear, even the rigging being torn and shat- tered. The drag ceased to rulitll tts functions, and as the seas rose over her bows and deluged her decks, they soon reached the furnaces and extinguished the fires, the hatches having been torn Irom thelr fastenings by the billows. The fires being out soon put a stop to the engines, and the City of Vera Cruz lay at the mercy of the waves and storm. Not even the donkey pumps could be worked to relieve the vessel of the water she was rapidly making in her hold. In this extremity Capt. Van Sice ordered his men lo throw overboard the deck load, a task that had been begun about midnight. Officers and Men Swept from the Decks. But the sea was too heavy to permit the crew carrying out thelr captain’s orders, for whtle thus engaged several of the men were carried off their feet by Incoming seas and many of them washed overboard. Capt. Van Sice and Lis oflicers acted courageously in the perfor- mance of their several duties, but were one by one washed overboard from their stations. The steamer labored In the trough of the sea. As near as Can be ascertained the captain perished fully an hour before the vessel finally suecuinbed, ‘The few remaining alive on board now saw that there was no hope so they took to the life- preservers, the life-boats having already disap- peared; in fact every boat and life raft was Stove in when the top hamper went by the board. The satlors and the passengers then selzed fragments of spars, state room doors or any other movable article that would float and awaited the end allknew to be at hand. The surviving sailors state that the vessel was about 30 miles off shore The Sinking cf the Steamer—Thir- teem Survivors Only Out of Sev- enty Souls. By the time the shi ‘ked men and women bad equipped themselves with their mpromptu buoys, the final catastrophe occurred, it ig then, as already stated, about half-past five a. m. With one awful and tremendous lurch whe steamer suddenly sank into the ocean, the Swirl carrying down many of the living. Ot the 70 souls on board before the storm begun only 13 have reached the land alive. These 13 were all men, 3 of them 8 deck hands, 1 engineer and 1 oiler. ‘hey were all in the water buffeted by the tempestuous sea for from 24 to 36 hours, and there is no doubt but for this ordeal many more would have been saved, for there can be but little doubt that several perished after the foundering of the steamer Ubrough exhaustion. The names of two of the survivors only have been furnished. They are Mason Talbot and Jas. Kelly, both seamen. One of the passen; saved Was a young man, but strange enough he states that he does noi wish his name sent for publication. It is said La was the companion of Gen. Alfred T. A. Tor- rt. The Becovered Bodies—Those of Gen. Torbert and Several Ladies Among them. Bodies of the victims came on ashore 30 miles south of this place. Among them was that of Gen, Torbert, and his body was placed ina cask and buried on Wednesday in the grounds of J. H. Batefughr, near Daytona, a settlement eee Mosquito Inlet. The bodies of two ot the steel passengers have also been found— atleast, Ubatis, Ubeir classification by the sur- vivors, The bodies of three females were recoy- ered from the waves along shore, and four other men, probably saliors. These, like the others, have been duly buried. One of the bodies is that of a gray haired man, and near the body of one of the women was found that of ayourg girl Of course it has been impossible to identify any of these bodies, except that of Gen. Torbert, who was well known to all on board. ‘The masts and portions of the gun- wales of the steamer lle scattered aiong the beach, where the bo jies were discovered. With them is a quantity of handsome cabinet furni- ture, all badly mashed and ruined by the Waves, The trunk mentioned in dispatenes last Dight contains a quantity of childrens clothing and some playthings. a List of the Lost of the Vera Cruz. The following names of passengers and offi cers of the City of Vera Cruz known to be lost appear In the specials: Edward Vansice, captain; Frank M. Haines, Ist mate; S. E. Whitney, 24 mate: Gen. A. T. ‘A. Torbert, passenger: Mrs. R. enger; Miss E. Burns, passenger: Miss A. Clerk, passenger; Miss Sadie Fay, pas: sepger; Mrs. A. Garcia, passenger; Mrs. F.'Her- bandez, passenger; Mrs. M. Welch, passenger; — Welch, child, passenger. More Fortunate than the Vera Cruz. Havana, Sept. 4.—The steamer Niagara, which left New York a day later than the City of Vera Cruz, arrived yesterday morning. She reports that she encountered very heavy weather. Seven Survivors. SaVANNAE, Ga., Sept. 4.—A special ta the Morning Neirs trom St, Augustine says:—Last night seven survivors of the Vera Crez_ arrived from the Halifax river. The party consists of Owens (a passenger), an engineer, an oller, and four seamen. On Sunday, at 5:30 o'clock, a sea struck the steamer, putting out the fires and lights apd washing away tbe boats and rafts. ‘the captain was the first man lost. The coast. It ts sup] jat the are further south. Gen. Torbert’s body was Washed ashore and was buried at Dayton. The Course of the Hurricane. KEY WEst, Fia., Sept. 4.—The burricane in which the steamship Vera Cruz was lost east and north of this pont. No wi reported on the Florida reefs, and no damage was done below Cedar Keys on the western coast. Safe. CHESTER, Pa., Sept. 4.—Mr. A. K. Owen, of this city, one of the passengers On the ill-fated Vera Cruz, telegraphs from St. Augustine that he Is safe. Other Wrecks by the Storm. ‘The schooner Ado J. Simonton, of Rockland, Me., commanded by Capt. Parker, and bound Menlo Tete et ate a un S day morning, and after 36 hours’ ba’ with the elements she was driven on the beach. All her crew and passenger were, saved. A unkno’ from Galena, Eitnols, says that George Will Ballou. a banker of Sow York ¢ yoana the HEAVIEST sto ‘the San Poars Gold and on of the | presidency Company, although the directors had not t0 piace any of their stock on the market.as an inducement for ‘him to reconsider his refusal. mee Loxpon, Sept. 4.—General J. redith Read, formerly American change @’afaires at Athens, and family, will be among the passengers the steamer — which sails from Liver- Pool to-day for New York. General Read re | ceived on the eve of his departure from Athens the ofMictal thanks of the King and government of Greeve for his exertions 1n the Greek cause. Ayoob Khan’s Defeat. Loxpox, Sept, 4.—General Roberis te ns | AL 6 o'clock im the evening of the 1st instant as follows: Ayoob Khan's army has been deteated | 8d dispersed. ‘The British loss ts slight. one regiment three officers and seven mea were Killed and Ubree officers and eighteen men | Wounded. The cavalry are still pitrsatng the enemy. It 1s believed that Ayooo Khan has | nea to Herat. | Mines to Blow up the Russian Em- To" peror. The Berlin correspondent of the Dit telegraphs as follows :—A well-informad 8". F | tersburg correspondent writes me that one mine | Was discovered In the government of Ekaterl- hoslar on Friday last, previous to the Kay Of Russia's journey from Tsarskorselo to Liva- dis; and another tn the government of Tauri, 116 versts further on the ra{lway to Simaphero” pol. was found only the day before he started. be latter mine contained three poods (10s pounds) of dymanite packed in two cases, ere Was a Wire connected With the mine, but no battery attached to It. Gea. Loris MelikomT had been exercising the greatest y view of the Emperor's intended journes. The detatis about the mine in Taurida are from a competent source. Specie from Europe. New York. Sept. 4.—Arrived steamship Uto- pla, from London. “The st Pp Cimdria, Which arived from Europe y ay, brought $750,000 gold coin, and the steamship der, brought $520,000, all francs and marks. ‘The Upsetting of a Lamp Cauves a Loss of 550.000, PRILAPELYHIA, Sept. 4.—Marshall & Bro.’s sheet Iron rolling mili, Beach and Marlborough streets, a frame structure, $) by 300 feet, was destroyed by fire at one o'clock this morn: cousing a loss of about $50,000; fully insure It was caused by the Uipselting of & coal oll lamp by an employee. Fifty men were at work at the me. ‘The structure was almost entirely cousumed and the contents badly damaged. ——$——— Death of a Prominent Pennsylva- nian. Lock Haven, Pa., Se State Treasurer A. C. Noyes died at bis home at Westport, this county, at 12 o'clock last night, from a paralytic ‘strcke. The Market. BALTIMORE, Sept. 4.—Viryinin sixes, deferred, 6%; do. console, GOS; do. second series, 25 do. ue coupons, 90%; do. new te 4234 do. teu-forty AL TI 11%. Flour dull firmer; western highersand firm—s0 41.02; do. J 1.06? 9a southern quie ern white, 51a53 mixed, spot and 526a52% ; steamer, 60. 8: Novem OT: i Gora, t. western dull and nex iected—south- 4,0. yellow, nomins!, western ber, 60%8514; October, Oats firm —wastot white, Rye quiet, Hay upebi 5 wisions firm and without chi 4 Butter hicher— prime to choice western packe: 222, Exge quiet, 16. Petroleum nuchaneet. Gatfee unchaneed and quiet. Sugar frm—A mone | Ws. sky unchanged. Frei! . Re- SNEWYORR: Bont, pee Money, 23. c tong, 480}¢; short, 433. Govern= ments quiet but firm. NEW YORK, . 4.—Flour dull and un- — Wheat ve higher. C; and cuany aud uieer. “Cora rm Tihne ce 1M Pen ania Oen' ‘OX. Heading: 13s” Nea kok Dota ae ee OO Three-Card Monte Men Foiled. A STRANGER'S EXPERIENCE ON THE VIRGINIA SIDB OF THE RIVER. Dr. Parker, a stranger, from Seneca Falls, N. Y., presented himself at police headquarters ‘this morning to give his experience in this city, He stated that he had been here but a few days, and on Thursday in looking around to see the sights he visited the President's House and grounds. Hiere he was approached by a stout man, who appeared, like ninselt, to be a stran- ger in the City, and after looking about fora while his new acquaintance proposed to him to go over to Arlington to witness the unvelliny of Gen. Custer’s new statue. Parker consented, and they went to WH and then across the river to Mason’s Island and walked across the causeway to the canal towpath. After going a short way they met two men, one of whom pretended to be a Kentuckian. These men informed them that the bridge had broken down, and they could not % to Arling- ton. This, of course, settied the case, so far as the trip to Arlington was concerned. They stopj on the tow-path, hesitating what to do, and fell into @ conversation together, during which the Kentuckian said he had just returned from Pt ia, where he had been swindied out of $300. The companion of Dr. Parker wanted to know how it was done. The Kentuckian sald he was afraid to show bh’ a At was done with cards, and he was atriiq pe would take the cards from him. Oa h sured that the cards would not be d!=".arbod. he produced three cards from BIS pocket-bdok, Stating that they were the sam ards the Phil. adelphia sharper had won hs $909 with, and he bad kept them ever luce. Each card had a picture of A woman yn it, and the point was to turn the picture Of a particular woman: and just to illustrate, the Kentuckian said they must bet their money. He (Dr. Parker) would Ot bet. being conscientiously opposed to bet- Ung tn any form, and $0 his friend b>: and won every time. He (Dr. P.) saw how easy it was to win, a5 onecorner of the card having the right picuure on it was turned up a little, and he could have won every cent the foollsh Ken- tucklan bad it he had not been opposed to bet- Ung. He never saw a man so 199s? with his money as that Kentucklau was. Hts (Dr. P's) fiend won plenty of money from him, and he could have done thesame thing, but he woulda't bet, although every effort was made by all of them to induce him to put his money up on that card. He started to return home, and these men followed to try to make him bet. When they got near the bridge the men tell back and left bim to return alone. He had lost ho money by them, but on conitng to the city and telling a gentleman whom he knew very well—Mr. Ferram—the latter pursuaded him to report the circumstance at the Police head- quarters and describe the me Lieutenant Eckloff remarked that he was lucky !a being possessed of a conscientious opposition to bet— Ung, a8 he would surely have lost, although he had expressed himself sure that he could haye won had he bet. These moute swindles are practiced every day by an organized gang, many of them being well-known to our police, but the offence being always com- mitted in the jurisdiction of Virginia, noth- ing can be done here to stop the fleecing of strangers who come here to see Washington city. One of the chief actors In these different eS to rob 1s said to be an ex-policeman of is city, who was dismissed sever and is well known; but he ume on the Virginia side, al Others of the Uhori¥es of Alexandria county. that ooymy could be thorities tn both jurisdictions to unite in break- ied ‘Unis nest of robbers and punish them, dut it is said that the constables across the river are not inclined to act in the matter, Bat one in~ ference can be drawn from this, a District Government Affairs. Commissioner Morgan is Wied as stil im- proving and is able to walk about his house on crutches, TRE PEABODY SCHOOL BUILDING, Mr. Thos. Som ers morning states that “(he comunittee on buildings and ot the school board met yesterday at the School Building, on Stanton square, full, and, after a careful examination, mous'y agreed to recommend to the ( Mr Ticharas, the contractor, baving fully one: rb ‘s a plied with the contract.” DRAWBACK CERTIFICATES, The order was issued by the Com- “To the Chief of (he Special Assessment Division: Sir: You are informed the draw- back received in payment of special assessments, upon which lleh certificates are not held by the the to the onder ot a holder or fen ‘cordia- wi