Evening Star Newspaper, July 13, 1881, Page 1

= tte TH E EVENING STAR. * PUBLISHED DAILY, Exeept Sunday, AT THE STAR BUILDING . Korthwest Corner Pennsylvania Ave. and 11th St., ty The Evening Star Newspaper Company, GEO. W. ADAMS, Pres't. Tre Evevino Sran is served t mbecribers in the Sity by carriers, on their own account, at 10 cents per week, or 44 cents per month. Seuteeach. By mail—; se year, $6; x mon [Eutered at the Post Scond-clars mail matte: Copies at the counter, 2 Fite prepaid 50 ceuts a month, Ofice at Washington, D. C., a8 C. Tue Weexix Stan—published cn Friday—$2 a year. Soper arene. Six months, €1: 10 copies for $15, 20 sn All ual] tubseris tions must be paid in advance; per sen: ucer than is paid for. Kates Kno of advertising made kuown on application. NOTICES. _ C-S > BATTLE MINOR HAS REMOVED FROM S 1704 H street t) 1797 K atreet. Ex- Press, SPECIAL see ete and H. F street northwest. rr ATTENTION! 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And co natural, cradual, and perfect are its effects that it is impossible to detect its application. 0 THE COMMISSIONER OF THE a8 AND TRUST N’S SAVIN PANY that all claims must be presented, and all divi- dends this on heretofore declared applied for, at val |, 1881. or they will be barred, and d ainone the other creditors of in the act of February 21, dis the Company, as provi adetositors who have not already received dividends immediately forward their books by mail or express, or throuxh some responsible bank or banker, accompanied with their addre mari SOE | READING. The Beautiful Wretch; Win. Bisel An Ocean Free Lance: W, Clark Among the Hil Among is; Leisure Hour entleman of Leisure; ibbak: Syunove Sol from fl fow I Crowsed Africa: Major Pi ud Without and Within: K. oY JAMES J. CHAPMAN, Mernororrrax Booxstoxs, 2 911 Penusylvania aventie. NEW Bocas. Encland Without and Within, by Richard Grant White. ‘The Republic of God, by Elisha Mulford. gras, by Horace Bushnell. 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Also, Bide Libraries. a FA warp & HUTCHID 317 NINTH STREET NORTHWEST, GIVE SPECIAL ATTENTION TO MODERNIZING DEFECTIVE PLUMBING IN CITY RESIDENCES, AND HAVING A LARGE FORCE OF COMPETENT WORKMEN, ATTEND PROMPTLY ALL JOBBING ORDERS. HR. RUPPERT, NOS. 403 AND 405 7TH STREET NORTHWEST. HEADQUARTERS FOR THE WHITNEY CHIL- DREN'S CARRIAGE COMPANY, fe . She cheapest for beauty, comfort and durability in the SON, Jani? TACKLES, CROQUET ARCHERY AND FISHING FAW LESSIS. BICYCLES, ELOCIPEDES, WAGONS. ‘AND v Received large assortment of Traveling unch BASKETS. “a j= PITCHERS. A full assortment of Plated I ite] SOSEaT St Risk orient peg — and Cutlery in great variety at very moder- ate M. W. GALT, BRO. & co., $20 3107 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. H** YOUR HOUSES THOROUGHLY DURING SUCH WINTERS AS THE PAST ONE WAS BY USING BOYNTON'S GAS-TIGHT DURABLE FURNACES. ‘Thousands have had constant and severe use during fe past 22 years, and are in go-d condition to-day, without repairs or expense. Cheapest to buy and use. Have more power, greater durability, and are fitted ‘with more modern improvements for raving fuel and | Isbor than any furnace made. RICHARDSON, BOYNTON & CO., MANUFACTURERS, 2% WATER ST., NEW YORE. CHAS. G, BALL, WASHINGTON, D. C. Carpets Ceauad | | on the 23d inst. im- | Surgeon 8. H. Griffith, to special duty in the - | Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. Lieut. James vo 5 e wts To-Day. customs, $54 Covxterrerrers Captcrsp.—The Treasury p. W. Paxton, T. J. Henderson, John C. Wade, James Edwards and Wm. L. Tindale yesterday, in Tennessee. for connterfeiting. Merrill and Paxton were subsequently rescued from the U.S. deputy marshal at Morristown, Tenn. Secretary Lixcot he contemplated making to the Yellowstone National Park this week. in company with Gen, | Sherman, owing to the illness of the President. | In the course of a week or ten days, if the Pres- | ident continues to improve, the Secretary will | take his family to Rye Boach. | Navan Orpers.—Lieut Com. Charles E. Clark, to the school ship New Hainshire as executive, Lieut. Edward P. Wood, to the Midshipmen Wm, A. Gill, Henry S. ChaseC.W. Jungen, Frank W. Kellogg. | Daniel P. Morse, Edward Hayden and John | Heed, and Assistant Paymaster John Ferry, to the school ship New Hampshire. Assistant | Naval academy. |W. Graydon, and Wm. Little, have been de- | tached irom’ the Minnesota on the 18th inst, | add ordered to the school ship New Hampshire. DEATH OF A NAVAL PayMasTER.—The Secre- tary of the Navy received a dispatch to-day from Pay Direetor Russell, dated Baltimore, as fol- lows: “I respectfully report that Passed Assist- ant Paymaster Curtis H. Thomson died at 1 o'clock this morning.” MOVEMENTS OF Naval VE: .—The United States steamer Adams arrived at San Francisco yesterday. The Phlax arrived at the navy yard, last evening from Annapolis. ELS.—Notice is given by the Treasury de- partment that the five-cent nickel coins are no longer furnished by the United States mint, but may be had upon application at any sub-treas- ury. COLONEL Joun 8. Mossy, consul-general ate) Hong Kong, has no intention, it is said, of re- turning home at an early date, as heretofure re- ported. but will remain at his post for the pres- ent. It is also said that President Garfield was largely instrumental in Mosby's appointment to | his present position, being his personal friend. | > Mr. Cuauncy Sara, the yenerable clerk of the Post Office department, who has charge of | | the examination and filing of postmaster’s bonds, | | will soon be transferred to a desk where the | duties upon him will not be so onerous. Mr. Smith has passed three score and ten years, and for forty-two years has been a faithful and eM- | cient employe of the Post Office department. It | is now thought that in his old age the veteran | should have lighter duties than those now per- formed by him. — * Is THe Brppixe for the miscellaneous sup- plies for the Treasury department for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1882, under recent adver- vertisement, the following named persons and | firms were successful: Irvine, Townsend & Co., | New York: T. P. Howell & Co., Newark, N. J. Robert Leitch & Bro., N. T. Metzger & Bro., John Keyworth, Robert Boyd, James B. Lambie, | J. W. McKnight & Co., ~ Reed's Sons, eorge Ryneal, jr., Bernard Bailey, Joseph L: age, J. W. Boteler & Son, C. W. Hayes, Z. D. | Gilman, Barbour & Hamilton, and T. C. Basshor | & Co., all of this city. Is MakING Removats from the Pension office, a list having already been sent to the Secretary of the Interior by Commissioner Dudley, the lat- ter says that upon assuming his office he first in- quired into the appropriations and the sum ne- cessary to pay the clerks now employed. He ascertained that the total annual appropriation subject to the pay of employes in the office was 2794,070, and that the amount n to pay the farce employed when he was appointed to the position was $911,350, leaying a deficit of $137.280. To come within the bounds of the appropriation a discharge of the force was in- evitable, and in making the discharge Gen. Dud- ley says he has been governed by the following considerations: First, the ability of the clerk to perform the duties of the service. In deciding this he has taken the length of time the clerk has been employed into consideration. If a clerk has been employed a number of years and has | | proven himself only of mediocre ability he will be discharged. The new clerks appointed by Secretary Kirkwood who have shown ability to do their work will be retained. Second, those having families to support will be retained in | preference to those haying none, other cations being equal. Third, Union soldie especially wounded soldiers, will be retained where competent for the duties. Mr. Byroy D. Apstt, of New York, has been appointed to an $1,800 clerkship and assigned to | the charge of the Division of Salary and Allow- ances in the offiee of the First A ant Post- master General, in place of Mr. A. S. Lynch,who will be assigned another desk. Pexston Decision.—Secretary Kirkwood has decided that a pensioned ex-soldier who has | been an inmate of a ‘soldiers’ home,” and leaves without permission, is entitled to draw his pen- sion precisely as if he had never been an inmate of the institution. The provisions of law which make the pension payable to the treasurer of the “home” cease to operate as soon as the soldier leaves, whether by regular discharge or of his own motion. Tue Contracts for supplies for the Treasury, made by Chief Clerk Powers, will be a saving in the aggregate of over 20 per cent of the prices | for the same articles by Custodian Pitney. ‘or instance, in the matter of revolving chairs, | $3 is saved on each. Pitney paid for such chairs 12 each, whereas Chief Clerk Powers has con- tracted for the same chairs at $9 a piece. PersonaL.—Rev. Dr. Addison, of Trinity Church, Washington, is summiering with his | family in the vicinity of Easton Maryland. Col. A. M. Gibson has engaged rooms for his family at Deer Park for the summes.—L. Gardner and wife and Miss Carrie McLaughlin, | of this city, are atthe Atlantic Hotel, Ocean City, Senator Edmunds, of Vermont, has re- | turned from his Canadian salmon-fishing trip in improved health, but he didn't catch many fish. ——Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Hale are spending the month of July at Bethlehem, N. H.—Captain I. N. Burritt has returned from Pennsylvania. ——Haliet Kilbourn, of Washington, was re; tered in New York last night.—Dr. Carl dolph Powalky, for many years an attache of the Nautical Almanac office in this city, died yester- tte tee Hendrick B. Wright is reported to be much better, and his recovery is reported.—Wm. Yorke Atlee and wife, and Miss Hoysradt, of Washington, are at the Hotel Kaaterskill, Catskill Mountains. The Register of Wills Office. A LEGAL POINT RAISED. Mr. H. J. Ramedell, the new Register of Wills, (to succeed Col. Amos Webster,) did not appear at the office to enter upon his duties to-day. Col. Webster, who has filled the oftice for twelve years bast, is it from the city—at Berkeley Springs, -Va., . Aletter wasre- yesterday There is some question among the bar as to whether the eftice is one within the ot of the: President. Section 969 of the | thing was not only satisfactory in every way, BRIGHTER PROSPECTS. greatly encouraged.” The oneso’clock bulletin repeated its daily history. It showed a higher aes tempest. p ise st 0. ea in the ~] TIE! mnprning. is is expects loes not mean PROGRESS OF THE PATIENT. atta at all for the worse, The one o'clock ——— bulletin was better to-day than any of its prede- cessors for that hour. NONE OF THE PATENT BEDS which have arrived at the White House, and they have come by the dozen, have been used by the The President Better To-day Than at Any Time Since the Shooting. POR ee oat President. There is no intention of using any Official Bulletin, 8:30 a.m.—The President Doing | patent bed. The one now eecupied by him is Well. very comfortable, and answers every purpose. Every timethat the President's wound is dressed, the bedding proper is changed, MRS. GARFIELD CHEERFUL STRENGTH. Just after sundown yesterday Mrs. Garfield, accompanied by Mrs. Rockwell, came down the winding stairs from the south ‘ico and took @ short walk onthe lawn. Beth ladies were without hats and wore plain White dresses and ied large palm leaf fats. They walked slowly, for Mrs. Garfield, is not yet strong. She retains her cheerfulness, howe¥er, and is slowly gaining strength. ' THE PRESIDENT TAKES STRONGER DIET. The President this the oon given a little Execetive Mansion, WasutneToy, D.C., July 15, 8:30 a.m.—The President is doing well this morning. Pulse 90, temperature 98.5, respira- tion 20. His gradual progress towards recovery is manifest, and thus far without serious com- plications. (Signed) D. W. Bits J. J. Woopwarp, J. K. Barnes, Rosert ReYsBurN. 10 a.m.—Col. Corbin Says the Patient is Much Improved. Col. Corbin, who just visited the President’s chamber, says he is satisfied that the fever reached the maximum on Monday evening, and that the patient is very much improved to-day. “He commences the day,” said the Colonel, “under more favorable circumstances than he has any previous day.” Official Bulletin—1 p.m.—Still Favorable. EXECUTIVE MANSION, 1 p. m. The President's condition continues favorable. Pulse, 92; temperature, 100.6; respiration, 22. (Signed) D. W. Buss, J. K. Barnes, J.J. Woopwarp, Rosert Reysurn. Marked Improvement This Morning. For about three hours last night the President was restless. He was sponged off, and shortly afterwards went to sleep, getting a very good night's rest for one in his condition. This morn- ing opened more hopeful than ever for the Presi- dent. His condition was better than it has been at anytime. His pulse—90—was lower than at any time since the wound was received. His temperature was normal, the first time it has been in that satisfactory condition, and his res- piration has gone down to 20. In short, every- AND GAINING woodecock, that being the strongest nourish- ment yet administered to hi He relished it and ate it with a good appetite. He continues to have natural passages front the bowels All nourishment administered hfm readily assimi- lates and he digests it without, any trouble. His stomach is in excellent condition. It is one of the main points of the tseatnient to keep that organ in good condition. THERE WAS LITTLE GOING ON at the White House to-day. Outside of the usual daily visitors there wefe not half a dozen people who called. A good many cards were left. There was a falling off in the boxes of Medicines and luxuries which have poured in from all quarters, but they keep up very well. One man sent on a preparation to-day which certainly shows that he knows the good of ad- vertising. It was a concoction, the use of which is warranted to remove all ‘fedness from the nose, no matter what it is caused by. The mem- bers of the Cabinet, Rep tative Houston, of Massachusetts, and Prof. Greener were among those who called to-day. VICE PRESIDENT ARTHUR yestarday called upon the different members of the Cabinet to consult with them about the propriety of his leaving the city for atime. The Cabinet ministers all assured Mr. Arthur of their belief that the Presidefit was recovering; but in order that he might getdirect and posi- tive information it was thought best for him to hear the opinions of the attending surgeons. The Vice President called at the White House last night, and was received by the Cabinet. The ‘surgeons gave to him a full account of the President's condition, de- scribed his signs of improvement and expressed the belief that he would continne to improve. After hearing this favorable statement of the case the Vice Prestdent decided to go to New York this morning. He hada short interview with Mrs. Garfield at the White House last night, and to her repeated his hope of the Presi- dent’s recovery, and added that he believed this hope would be realized. Mr, Arthur said, in speaking of his leaving Washington, that he had business of pressing importanée to attend to in New York, but he did not feel like leaving this city without some assurance of the President's continued improvement. COL. CORKHILL HAS NO SUCH LETTER. A New York paper says:—‘‘It is said upon good authority that one of Gufteau’s letters now in the possession of the District/Attorney reflects bitterly upon Secretary Blaine, and leads to an inference that Guiteau entertained designs upon the life of the Secretary of State as well as upon that of the President.” “There is nothing in it at all,” said District Attorney Corkhill to-day, when asked about the matter by a Star reporter. “Guiteau has never sald anything like that, and 1 have no such let- rer.” but the indications of a more marked than ever. DR. REYBURN SAYS THE NEWS THIS MORNING IS THE BEST YET. Said Dr. Reyburn to Tug Star reporter as he came out of the White House at 10:30 this morn- ing: “The news this morning is the best yet— the very best yet.” ; “Doctor,” asked the reporter, what is all this talk about the President getting weaker and weaker, and gradually dying?” “It is all nonsense,” answered the doctor. “The people who utter it do not know what they are talking about. They only display their ig- norance. ‘The President is not getting weaker. Yesterday he moyed his legs more than at any time during hisillness. Heisnot getting weaker, he is vetting better.” CIRCULAR TO MEMBERS OF THE CABINET. The President’s private secretary this morning | sent the following circular to the members of the Cabinet: The abatement: of the unfavorable symptoms which made their appearance Monday afternoon and evening has steadily continued and at this time (7:30 a. m.) his pulse is 96, tem- perature 98.30 or normal, and respiration 20 or within one of normal. The fever has subsided entirely. The President takes readily all nourish- ment allowed by the physicians, and suffers no inconvenience from it. His sleep was more natural and more refreshing than that of any other night. J. 8. BROWN. DR. BOYNTON SAYS HE NEVER STATED THAT PERi- TONITIS HAD SET IN. It has been generally reported that Dr. Boyn- ton has said circumscribed peritonitis had set in, and that he did not eeeWwhy the physicians should keep its existance from the public. Dr. Boynton was approached on this subject this morning, and denied emphatically that he had ever said such a thing. On the soe there is not the slightest symptom of peritonitis, and all danger of its appearance is over. MRS. GARFIELD spent most of the forenoon in the President’s room to-day. She spent most of the time right by the President's side fanning him. The tem- perature of the sick room is still under complete control, and a udiform and comfortable coolness is kept up. SYMPATHY FOR THE SUFFERER. James M. Scovel, of Camden, N. J., to-day telegraphed to the President that the Union Re- publican club of that city has passed resolutions of sympathy for the “greatest soldier who ever fought for the liberation ofhumanity,” and pray- ing that the President may live to govern many years this land. ‘You have done so mueh to make the admiration of man the wonder of the world. *: DR. AGNEW SATISFIED WITH THE PRESIDENT'S CONDITION. Dr. Agnew in Phf®delphia said last evening, in-speaking of the changes in the pulse and tem- perature of the President, that “these periodi- cal elevations of pulse and temperature, under the circumstances, are to be anticipated and ar- gue nothing necessarily unfavorable. The con- dition of the President appears to be progress- ing favorably, and no reasons at present exist to lessen the hopes entertained of his ultimate re- covery.” ly improvement THE “ALBANY” Cow. The milk that the President takes is from the Alderney cow sent over from Baltimore by Mr. Shoomaker. The colored individual who has charge of this milk-giver attends to her as care- fully as he would a thorough-bred racer. He calls her the “Albany” cow. The Imprisoned Assassin, Mr. Bayley, the stenographer of the District Attorney's office, did not make his accustomed visit to the assassin Guiteau gesterday, and the latter was quite disappointed, but was somewhat reconciled when he learned that Mr. B.’s absence was owing to indisposition. Ko regularly has he given his story to Mr. Bayley that he seems to regard it as his sole duty outside of reading the Bible. Yesterday the military guard at the jail— Capt. MeGilvray’s battery—were relieved’ by a detachment of Col. Pennington’s light battery from the arsenal. WHO NICHOLAS JACKSON 18. Detective McElfresh at the request of District Attorney Corkhill, has beén investigating the story recited in a letter published in Tug Star over the signature of Nicholag Jackson, of An- napolis, Md., purporting toaceount for the “lost bullet.” To a Star reporter to-day the detec- tive said that he was about to start for Annapo- lis when he learned that Nicholas Jackson was a “crank;” that he had learned from parties who were acquainted with Jackson that he was an old colored man, who had never been out of AI lis, and that the Samuel Frazier referred to in the letter was a butcher in the Annapolis market. “It was probably @ joke,” said Mc- Elfresh, “gotten up by some one at the expense of ie scccoared man.” he Attorney telegraphed to Annap- olis last evening, for information about Nicholas Jackson, and the replies received confirmed the information obtained by McElfresh. DURING LAST NIGHT he was cooler. At1 o'clock this morning he wasasleep. At2he rested quietly. Drs. Bliss and Reyburn, who were in attendance during the night, took a sound sleep in the room ad- Joining the President. The 7 o'clock p.m. bulle- tin yesterday was as follows: The President has passed a much more comfortable day than yes- THE FUND FOR ‘MRS. GARFIELD. bake A Pulse 104, temperature 102.4, respira- The amount received yesterday towards the Garfield benefit fund was $11,874, which makes the total amount now of the fund $134,629. Of the fand, Mr. W. Field, its originator, says: Ma money belag setae ator Mrs Carnela and her children. It is to be invested in government bonds, and the interest will be for her benefit during life. When she dies the capital will be divided between the he prope children of James Dr. Bliss Says There is a Marked Improvement, Dr. Bliss was looking cheerful and bright as he came out of the sick-room at noon to tele- phone for more adhesive plaster. “How is the President?” asked the Star re- porter. f “The President is better to-day than he has been since the reaction from the shock,” said the Doctor. ‘‘There is a very marked improvement. First, his pulse is lower than it has been since the reaction. Then his temperature is normal, a condition it has not been in before.” “Ts there any truth in the reports about the eer’ alarming weakness?” asked the re- ‘er. ste ener Oe et ‘ Sucl is in in or who know nothing whatever a the case. of course the President is very weak. A man can- not be strong in any great degree who is suffer- ing from such a wound as he has received.” bs? wae there any discharge from the wound ‘atic 2 * © Yes; there was a liberal, healthy discharge.” “Are there signs of haleing?” am “Yes. The discharge of healthy is in itself an indication that reparation fas. set in, Farther, his sym are such as to warrant the belief that reparation is established aiong the track of the wound.” A. Garfield. of this ject to the Mr. Field claims that it I al it; ive substantial way, tthe admiration, affection‘ and for the President’s heroic wife. Mr. Field further aes that should President’ Garfield recover “it will be a source of the members of | js no 3 B FE ge id a ut only tradition and superstition have given the Savior such a world-wide reputation. He be- haved very strangely, and his relations were afraid he would commit suicide during his fits of hallucination. 3 OClock.—Continued Improvement. At 3 o'clock the President was resting quietly. The improvement over his condition heretofore, which was very noticeable this morning, con- tinues. Itis as marked this afternoon, com- pared with the same hour yesterday, as the im- | provement this evening was over his condition yesterday evening. Report to the Consulting Surgeons. THE PRESIDENTS GENERAL PROGRESS MORE FAVORABLE THAN HITHERTO. EXEGcTIve Mansion, July 13.—The following | telegram was sent by the attending surgeons to the consulting surgeons this afternoon:—*Exec- utive Mansion, July 13,1 p.m.—To Drs. Frank H. Hamilton and D. H. Agnew. The febrile rise yesterday afternoon was less marked and oc- curred at a later hour than on the previous day, und to-day, for the first time, the President's morning temperature fell to the normal point. The general progress of his symptoms appears more favorable than hitherto. “During the last 24 hours he has taken 32 ounces of milk and! one ounce of rum. This morning he had also a } woodcock, but did not care to swallow the meat. He had last night one quarter of a grain of sul- | phate of morphia hypodermically (in no 24 hours during the past week has he received more than asingle dose of tris quantity,) and slept well during the night. This morning he received ten grains of the bi-sulphate of quinia. Yesterday at 7 p.m. his pulse was 104, temperature 102.4, respiration 24. To-day at 8:30 a. m., pulse 90, temperature 98.5, respiration 20. At 1 p.m pulse $4, temperature 100. respiration 22. | W. Biss, Woopwarp, . BARNES. ERT REYBURN. SECRETARY BLAINE TO MINISTER LOWELL. Secretary Blaine sent the following cable this | morning: Lowell, Minister, London: The President’s con- dition this morning is much better than at any thme since he was wounded. Temperature nor- mal; respiration very nearly normal; pulse 96. | Pain in feet and legs greatly diminished. | Weather very warm, but President's room kept | as cool as desired. (Signed,) Buarng, Secretary. No Probability of Death. DR. HAMILTON'S BELIEF THAT THE PRESIDENT wu. WELL. The fears of the public that President Garfield yet remains in great danger of death have been heightened within the last two or three days by | statements among the Washington dispatches of jeertain newspapers. Some currency has also been given to the idea that the official bulletins issued by the attending physicians are not reli- able, the President being in a much more seri- ous condition than is made public. Dr. H. Hamilton .was sought by a Times last night for information official bulletins, he said, are worthy of every conéident As consulting physician he could | bear positive testimony to the honesty of Dr. | Bliss and his colleagues in preparing the bulle- the reports thus given are complete and | and perfectly reliable. | “In the official bulletin, De there is re- | pulse and | temperature; is that a bad symptom? ‘There is in it no reason for alarm; it is, in fact, but natural. Since the second day after the President received his wound these diurnal | increases have been marked. They were to be expected. With any man ordinarily the pulse will beat faster in the evening than in the morn- ing, while if one remains in bed throughout the day the change will ba especially noticeable. Nobody has the slightest right to interpret such changes as boding ill to the President.” “Had you a patient suffering as is Gen. Gar- field, would you even from the first have feared for the result?” “My knowledge of this wound is not sufi- cient for me to give a satisfactory reply to that question.” “From what you do know of the wound would | you have considered death probable?” “Not after sufficient time had elapsed to prove that the wound was not fatal.” Has sufficient time elapsed in this case?” “Tam willing to say this, the chances are now all in the President’s favor.” “‘And there is no probability of death?” “The people have no cause for alarm. Gen. Garfield is getting along excellently. There not a probability of death.” ——__—-e-______ Something About the Weather. THE THERMOMETER AND THE MOISTURE—THE TOR- RID WAVE ROLLING EASTWARD. Men wipe their brows and use violent language | about the weather; then look at the thermome- ter and are perplexed to find that the mercury stands at about ninety where they thought it would make at least ahundred. AStarreporter to-day asked Lieut. Kilbourn, of the Signal Of- fice why this was so. “The air,” replied the Lieutenant, “‘is full of moisture. There is very little evaporation, and the heat is apparently greater than it is in reality. When there is evaporation the surface is cooled, and we can stand it.” The reports for yester- day show that the hottest weather was experienced in the Ohio and Tennessee val- leys; the temperature ranging from 94 at Chatta- nooga to 101 at Columbus. It was 101 also at St. Louis and gle Pass, Texas. Here the thermometer recorded 92, which was 4 degrees above the mean for the month. The tem) ture was above the mean yesterday throughout the entire country. The iG sates received at the signal office show that the temperature is rising very fast this morning. In the ion of the St. Lawrence valley the record ws 8 rise of 20 degrees more than what is usually looked for in the morning. The torrid wave ap- days enjoyed immunity from the heat Eeperiencel, in. other parts of the country. It was noticeable that Washington was cooler than Baltimore this morning, though generally this city is a little warmer. The highest tempera- tures recorded this morning were in the south Atlantic states and the Ohio and Tennessee val- leys. An “Oversight.” Editor Star:—A statement was made in Mon- day’s Star to the effect that the new committee on admission to the bar of the District repre- sented each of the Jan ogra vite city. By some strange oversi; seems forgotten that the District boasts of Howard school, although vant is flourishing. Wemake no complaints zarding the feelingsurethat should our attainments come under the critical test of their examination we would receive strict jus- tice, yet we should have been institution under disad- | ceeded te slice of milk toast, and chewed the breast of a| F 517 barre! | bushels; Je Readi ‘bonds, —; 4. Quin De a Se Paul and Omaba sis aoa Jaw schools. The | C01! Telegrams to the Star. THE ALBANY MUDDLE. — >. How It Stands To-day. ee SITUATION AT ALBANY. Tontinued Opposition to a Caucus, ALBany, N.Y., July ater MeCarthy, of the Senate caucus committee, at an early hour this morniug seat a reply to ‘the assembly | caucus committee. in a call for a eau letter. for the reasons. The Balloting To-<lay. ALsaxy, N.Y.., 8.—The joint convention to-day voted fo Senator for the short jeclining to join with them nd retefring to his former ate—Lapham ‘15, Potter 7. Assembly—Lapham 54. Pe Conkling23. Combined vote. ling 82, Woodford 1, Potte: sary toa choice 78. The ¢ choice had been madi vote on the 52, Fish 1. Neces- ir declared that no nd the convention pro- ong term vacancy, with an 7, Byarts . Chapman 1, N11. Assembly—Miller 55, Kernan 44, Wheeler 18, Daniels 2, Adams 1, Chapman 1, Starin 1, Fish 1. Combined yote—Mil Wheeler 23, Daniels 3, Fish i 1, Adame 1, Starin 1. ecessury lo a choice 78. The chair declared that no ice had been made. On motion of Senator Jacobs, the con- vention adjourned. —- INTENSE HEAT IN OHIO, Thirty Cases of Sunstroke in Dayton. Dayrox, O., Juiy 13.—The inteuse heat con- tinued in this city with a si temperature last “evening from a thunder shower. Out of 100 cases of sunstroke nearly 30 have proved fatal. — The New Jersey Southern Railroad Accident. Lakewoop, N-J.. July 13.—All the persons in- jured by the disaster to the New Jerseysouthern train at Lake Carasaljo are ina fair way of re covery except Conductor Robbins. This morn- ing Mr. Robbins gained consciousness and recog- nized his wife and children, but only by a mo ment of his lips. His spine is fractured, but his injuries are mostly internal. The condition of Major Parmentier, the freight superintendent, is such that he cannot be removed. Tye frog which the car Jumped, causing the accident, is of the old-faghioned pattern, generally known as “Wood's frog.” Frequent complaints have been made as to why improved frogs and switches were not put in when the road was re- cently equipped with steam brakes. The stoty that the switch had been carele purposely tampered with cannot be traced to any reliable source. None of the uninjured passengers thought to examine the switch. The bridge was anything but substantial. Ti, K He 51, ‘tuart Wortley, (conservative,) d, presented a petition from that boroush, with 8.000 siznatures, expressing: alarm at the injury likely to ensue ‘to Sheffield industries by unfair competition with foreign countries under the present one-sided system of free trade. It is understood that the uni- cations between England and Spain will proba- bly result in a satisfactory commercial treaty. A Fall of 200 Feet. LEaDvILLE, Cou., July 13.—John D. Jones, a miner, yesterday fell into a shaft, 200 feet in a Denver City mine, and was instantly Ese tele, The BALTIMORE, July 13.—Virginia 6's deferred 15%; do. consols, 83; do. second series, 41; do, past due coupons, 914; new ten-forties, 5534 bid. to-day ‘BALTIMORE, July 13.—Cotton steady—mid- dling, 11ally.’ Flour steady and rather more active—Howard street and western super, 3.50a $25; do. extra, 4.50u5.25; ES mills Sut ir iter red, spot, 1.243; July, 1.24; August, 1.21% «1.22: Septem: Der, 12s al2WX; ‘October, 123%al24. Corn, southern nominal in absence of. receipts; western steady and quiet—southern white and yellow. c4ya55; August, 55 bid; September, 57 asked: steaner, 4936, Oat firmer—western white, 36a37; do. mixed. 35036, Rye nominally Sas, Hay dull—prime to choice Pennsylvania and Maryland, 15.00a16.00. Pro- isions higher, with fair jobbing trade—mess pork, 17.73a18.00, Bulk meats—loose shoulders and clear rib sides, none here; do. packed, and 9 shoulders, 8 clear rib sides, Wall. Eges quiet, 14a = Petroleun eeege ot Has tirm— io cargoes, ordinary to fair. 9¥all¥. firm—A soft, 10. Whisky firm, Pal.12%. to Liverpool per steamer firm, Receipts—tiour, F ls; wheat, 33,740 bushels; corn, 114,400 oats, 800 ‘bushels. Shipments—wheat, 90,666 bushel 691 bushe rhe 341,450 bushels; corn, 38,150 bushel NEW YORK, July 13—Stocks firmer, Money, 3 a3. BExchange—long, 48334; short, Gi ernments quiet and tirm. LONDON, July 13, 12:50 p. m.—Atlantic and Great Western first mortzage trustees’ certifi cates, 56%; Atlantic and Great Western seconds, 21%. Eric, 44; do. second consols, 104%. New York Central, 14 Tiinois Central, 143. Penn- sylvania Central, 654. Reading, 293. New York, and Western, 35%. NEW YORK MARKETS THIS AFTERNOON. ‘The following quotations were current in New York to-day at 101? New 10834: a oi Western, 121% n fe g jersey Central, ws; Delaware and Hudson rs BG Hocereemorn, 20 pears to be extending eastward and including the New England , which has during the | do. past few , Bui ton New cetaleg a Cal, 60; ; Texas Pacific, 633; ‘Texas Bonds—¢’s extended, 102: 5's extended, PAY 43¢;_ coul if i o g i Pi i - BS ft rll e ‘ht reduction of | left. open or —In the House of Commons | ce | S0as.50; city | Tas, do. | 506 i; Butter | at the Police Court for a war The Potomac Fisheries, THE GOOP CATCH THE PAST SEASOX—CRANGE IM METHODS OF FISHING USE OF GHA AND TRAP NETS—PISHERY FIGURES. . j _ The official records of inspections of marine | Products for the year ended June 22, 1881, show | the number of shad which entered oor markets’ at 452.047, and herring 9.622.559, an increase of shad over the number causcht bast yearof 132,822, | and of herring 2.705.730, This fncrease in num- bers was unexpected, and of coarse Is dae in @ great measure to the increase in the number of fishermen engaged in the business, mostly by | the use of gill and trap nets. » bulk of t fish were cauzht In the months of April and May, during which tin: } crowded, and the pr }eludea wide mang the much their labors, e fishing haw | proved to be almo: 8 disastrous fail ste xmall fishe up have | not invested heay | 2 typse whe { THE TENDENCY OF Tite NHSINESS | on the Pot how points towards more f for parapher= number of fishermen, his busi- of profits in ess. The appliances for trap ES mparatively inexpers! dealers with fav this means is 1 pound nets are stationary, pleasure, and such taken out, and the again into the river. e used for leaders, whic t the shad herring from being caught until they enter pound, and this kind of net does net inter With the process of spawning as does the seine. The bottom surface of the river is not disturbed, and it is believed that if this process were generally in use very litiie destruc | Gon to the fish would ensue, NDAY FISHING Law, 'y ress of the ac all fishing between sun rise Mondays, 80 far District authorities ex law, and is warmly supp 5 state that similar acts should be legislatures of Mary . Such laws would bear equally upon all interested im the business, and no one would benefit at the , expense of others. The agitation tor the few years of the subject of sh | fisheries in the Potomac river has had the effect of attracting atten of adding to the number of | thought that there were ties enzazed in the busin between the mouth of the riy a much larger number than to be engaged in any one THE BUSINESS OF TRANS in ice to other markets, aiso been over done t little pro 7 District. This busir the Susquehannah ri on the Chesapeake bay, the competition being: 80 great that some have — ainm it altogether. The inspection and condemnation of marine products was estab- lished in this district by the board of health in 1875, since which time a faithful record has been kept of the numbers of fish and shell fish brought to the District markets. THE FISHERIES SINCE 1873. 300 pare 8 the past se r and tide water, sever been knowm in the business, TING FRESH SHAD | | |_ The following sows the numbers for each Year of shad, ring, bunch fish, sturgeon, and | oysters: 1873, 852.900 shad. 8.789.800 herring, | 558,761, bunch fish, 496 sturgeon, and 448, bushels of oysters. | 1874, 628,037 shad, herring, 567.201 bun ; | 569.372" bushels oyster 1,674,465 herring, 557.208 bunch fish, | geon. and 305.737 bushels oysters 079 shad, 1,485, | 919 sturgeon, and | 131,190 shad, 2.572.124 herri h, 635, sturgeon, and 2 18 785 shad, 500 herrin; buneh fish, 1,060 st and 3 oysters. 497,259 herrit 2 urgeon and 316, | bu: 235 shad, 6,858,839 | herring, 179.556 bunch fish, 1,09 sturgeon and. 361,427 bushels of oysters. It will thus be seen that | the years approaching nearest tothe present inthe | production of herring were these of 1874 and 1880. Also, that whenever there is a signal in- crease in the number of lierring there is a corre= sponding increase in the number of shad. There has been a marked increase in the consumption: j of crabs and clams in this market in the years indicated above. THE CONDEMNATIONS OF MARINE PRODUCTS | are some years more and some less, according to the mildness or severity of the months em- braced in the fishing seasons, but condemnations: appear to be growing less year by ye an improvement in the appliances fo; fish and in the facilities for quick t | to markets. It is stated that several of our old | fishermen propose to abandon the business | altogether, and that others who have used | seines for many years will discard ti |and pound nets in future. The fishing will thereby be materially decreased, and S| by a judicious system of traps the profits im- | creased. While nearly all engaged in the busi- ness the past season have made a fair living, very few have made large profits, ——— DEAUNA’S APFIDAVIT.— IL. C. DeAhna, exe collector at tka, made an affgla it yesterday inst Mr, an alleged | Gorhazn, editor of the Republican, libel, in which it was stated that De Alina was of unsound mind and dangerous. By direction of | District Attorney Corkhill the warrant was not issued. ee eeebee J. Shillington sends the North A view for August, and the current | Puck and Lest sination pictures. Prof. Truman Cook is lying at the point of death at his lodgings on’ sth street, above @ street northwest. Commissioner Twining has been engaged to- day in making a report of measurements of ‘strect improvements jor the Court of Claim - Thirty-six dog tags were sold to-day, — #72 to the Districkrevenues, and making sold since the year commenced, July 1st. —— Conference with Little Chief, Little Chief, the Secretary of War and Gen. Sherman had a conferehce at the Interior de- | Partineht this morning with Secretary Kirkwood and Commissioner Price, with the view of ar- riving at some conclusion as to Little Chief and his band of northern Cheyennes. These Indians are very much dissatisfied with their present location in the Indian territory, and want to north, to the Missouri river country. They woe locate at Fort Keogh, but there is no indian reservation there. It was decided a delegation of Missouri River Indians, incl Spotted Tail, Red Cloud, Standing Bear others, should be invited to Washington in September, to discuss this and other questions with the authorities here. = ao Tue Occuraxts or Room 59 of the P.O.D. have gotten over the shock attendant upon the attempted assassination of the President, and have resumed the investigation of the star route frauds. ican Re mnbers of Tttustrated, contayning assag Fraxm La Frescue, the Indian brother of Bright Eyes, went on duty to-day iu the office of tne Domeaiedene of Dots % te