Evening Star Newspaper, August 1, 1881, Page 4

G STAR. _ AUGUST 1, 1981, The Weather. Orrice oF THe Cuter SiGNAt. Orricrr, } WasmtnoTon, D.C. Aug. 1, 1881, 9:90 ain. For the middie Atlantic states, Lake region, ‘Tennessee and Obio valley, slizhtly warmer fait weather, variable winds, mostly southerly sta- or falling barometer. Special Weather Bulletin, ‘The chief signal officer furnishes the following Special bulletin to the press: The pressure is highe ntic coast, and lowest itoba. Light rain has fallen in'the Atlantie est Gulf states. Special heavy riin falls of one and fifty-seven hundrect and one and twenty-one hur Barn tare r 5 stationary in th been a sti redths inches wt ‘The temperature has re- t Dut served this New Engiand. r fall slowly. | hs inches at Suvana, | Pounded to Death. TS OF A DRUNKEN FIGHT—A SaTUR- DAY NIGHT TRAGEDY. A drunken broil between Stephen Tyrrell and Robert Orr, on 2ist street, between Land M streets, a little after midnight Saturday night, ended in the death of Tyrrell, who to have been hinigleg beaten to death by Orr. The two men met in the grocery and liquor store of Francis Gallegher Saturday evening, and with Gallegher drank heavily. At midaight the store was closed and they went out upon the side- walk. Here they quarreling, and repair- | Ing to a vacant lot next to Gallegher’s were soon belaboring cach other with their fists. Gallegher came out to the fence and urged the men on. | When they stopped the terrible pounding, it ap- pears Gallezher that chaffed Orr for letting Tyrrell get the best of him. This so enraged Orr that he renewed the attack upon Tyrrell and knocked him down — sey- eral times, finally leaving him upon the ground. Alarmed’ by the coming of the police, Orr and Gallegher then left the seche. Officer Burgess found Tyrrell !ymg on the ground, and | getting assiztance attempted to carry him to the | fearth precinct station-house, but the man died onthe way. Thereupon Orr and Gallegher were arrested, the former being found at his home, corner of 22d ax reets, and Gallegher at | his store. Both men were very drunk. Orr ad- mitted that he had had a fight with Tyrrell; that | the latter had caught hold of his coat and want- FATAL RESUL #- ed to thrown hita down, upon which they had Trenxer © Boods at cost FUssen.’ CITY AND DISTRICT. The License Tax on Contmereial Drummers. AMONG OUTSID POSED ‘NT OF ent on foot | Philadelphia, New York and nd manufacturers to zo be- Task the repeal of the law im- 260 upon drummers for those masiness houses who solicit iride in this Dis- | The movement e been in | I ho ask the nts of the other citi in the repeal of wh: jaws, which are exce merel: terest purpose of working up a sentiment in favor of a free trade system in the District of | Columbia. On inquiry at the collector's office it is ascertained that _the | urce since the enactment of | follows: Fi $20,058.61: The jump | etween the last two named years is at utable tothe fact that an officer has been employed | to Io ally after the violations and eva- law,and many arrests have been maile, the part! x compelled to pay a fine or take out a I most of the parties inter- the latter course. From a sit is ascertained glance at the that the Baltim interested in th is are endeavoring to make it appear that the di fection is general. The present year, thus far, there have been 143 licenses issued for commer- cial brokers, at the rate of $200 per annum. Of these 2 are Baltimore _ traders, 7 Philadelphia: 16 New York, and 28 District merchants. By the strict enforeement of this Jaw the revenues have been increased, and will this year approach to near $50, The en- forcement of it has created this outery, against what the circular seeks to impress upon mer- chants as a law which taxes travelling salesmen only. The law is not local, as will be seen in its operations, as the District merchants are made to pay the same license for the privilege of drumming for trade in this District. Non- resident merchants evidently know what is for their interests by coming to the District for traffic, otherwise they would not pay r tax. The liberality the District denced by the fact that no license i be paid _by manufacture: non-resident, for the sal that of the 250 manufacturers who sell good this District. 248 of them are non-residents. years past the merchants of Balti @imost unlimited sway in this city for both wholesale and retail trade. and would honor orders for a pound of suzar to a hogs- 0 to a bale of it. =D.—Mr. Perey ington, counsel for W Price, colored, who was arrested in this city as Mathews Ta: Jor, the murderer of Violet Michaux, and taken to Richmond and committed to jail last Friday by Police Justice Richardson in default of #500 security, on Sat Hughes, of the U purt, for a The petition ailezed | a citizen of Washinton cit: and not a citizen of Virzini i ate of V | n of any law of the ¥ confined in the tity jail. Judze Hughes heard the case and dis- Missed the petition. saturday night y killed. The deceased was attached to the train following engine 67, and was stand- ing on the top of acar when a portion of the ‘weh under which the train was passing struck and killed him instantly. His remains were saken to Baltimore. = —< Bop axp Caneress Brnotars.—Saturday aight a ganz of colored burglars raised consid- | Ty nm | again, | and | clinched and fought. Gallegher, who was rather | sullen, said he had put the men out of his place, and that was all he Knew about THE INQUEST. Acting Coroner Hartigan, with the assistance xamination of the morning, and at noon began an fourth precinct station, w! the following jury: Benj. F. Whiteside, Stephen Gant, Richard Graham, Join A. Bryland, C, G, Rick- ard, and P. L. Thompson. = Wm. Shepherd testified that he saw Orr and trell fi y them go down with ell on top, when they stopped fighting for a while; that Gallegher urged Orr to commence hen Orr knockd Tyrrell down twice in succession, when Tyrrell could not get up any more. Henry Robinson testifled to having seen two mea fizhting at the place in question, and five or ten minutes after seeing a man lying on his back, with his head toward Gallewher's. Police officer Burgess testified that at 12:30 o'clock yesterday morning, a colored man hay- ing told him that there was fighting at Galle- gher’s house, he went there. and found it all over; that he saw Orr and two colored mea, standing under a lamp post, and ordered them away; that he subsequently found Tyrrell lying in the lot beside the house; that afterwards he Orr, who saidthat he hada fuss with Tyrrell, but did not know what had occurred; that both Orr and Gallagher, were drnnk when arrested. Dr. 8. S. Adams testified that he had found blood flowing from Tyrrell’s nose, and several small bruises about the face; that the brain was intensely congested though there was no frac- ture of the skull; that the stomach showed evi- dences of aleahol, and the left lung was conges- ted; that death was caused by the shock of the blow, probably aggravated by excitement and intoxication. Wn. Lewis testified to seeing the men fight- ing, and pore them, upon which Orr came to him and said he was glad he had stopped them. The witness then went away and saw no more. THE VERDICT. The jury returned a verdict that “Stephen Tyrrell caine to his death about 1 o'clock a.m., July 31, 1881, while being carried to the fourth precinct station in this city, from injuries re- ceived at the hands of Robert Orr. We farther find from the evidence Francis Gallegher an accessory thereto.” The acting coroner then committed the parties to jail to await the action of the grand jury. At3 o'clock Gallegher and Orr were taken’to the jail ina conveyance by Lieut. Guy and Officer Cunningham. “Both Orr .and Tyrrell were laboring men, and were in the employ of Thos. Steel, contractor. Orr is about 29 years of age, short and thick-set; Gallegher about 40 years old, large and rather stout. > A Practical Thanksgiving Offering. To the Editor of The Star: As the time is drawing nigh when the recov- ery of the President may be confidently expected, thought should be given to the permanent man- ner such an important event shall be chronicled in our nation’s history. Besides the day of thanksgiving and rejoicing, which with general accord will be simultaneously celebrated at a date to be designated by the committee of the governors of the states and territories, there ought to be a monument erected, not merely to gratify the eye, but to suitably record in a more utilitarian way for “all time” the people’s grat- itade to Almighty God for sparing to them the precious life of James Abram Garfield, their chosen chief magistrate; and what more appro- priate monument than a general hospital, and where a more fitting place to erect it than in the city of Washington, and perhaps covering the identical spot (which is a government reserva- tion, and does not properly belong to the B. P. railroad company,) where the ruthless hand of the assassin struck down the President inques | of the United States? To a fund created for such a memorable purpose, and in such a grand, philanthropic cause—the idea being first sug” gested in THE Star by one of our leading bank- ers—residents in nearly all parts of the world, and their rulers, will gladly contribute as an | earnest of their good feeling and sympathy for the American people, and our own citizens throughout the country will surely meet the proposition with even greater favor. There are few so indifferent or sopoor who will not give their dime or their thousands for this pur- pose, provided the opportunity be given them. In order that the proposition assume a tangible form, permit me with all mod- esty to respectfully suggest to our citizens and to the honorable Commissioners of the District of Columbia the propriety of their leading in the matter, and to that end to confer srable of a disturbance in South Washinttor having visited the residences of Dr. Fenwick, on | 8th street; Mr. Lord, on E_ street, between 6th and 7th streets southwest. and Mr. Sainuel Ben- with the governors of states and territories; for them to make appeals to their citizens and constitute them the recipients of their contribu- tions; invite our ministers and consuls abroad singer, No. 608 F street, carrying away from the two former places all the movable articles that ¥ At Mr. Bensinger's the ied themselves on some bottled deer found on the premises. Subsequently one ofthem. in striking a match, set fire toa cur- tain and the family was alarmed. Sergeant Leach, Officer Carter and Detective McDevitt | to publicly announce their willingness to be- come the medium to transmit here the free-will offerings of the rulers ‘and people to whose goy- ernments they are accredited; make the trea- surer of the United States the treasurer of the whole fund, and at the proper time ask Con- ens to perfect the work and pass a bill estab- lishing the hospital on such a broad and liberal quickly responded to the summons for the Police, and after extinguishing the fire went in | Search of the burglars. One of the party, Peter , Was arrested in a vacant lot near St. Dom- inie’s Church. He had_ his plunder, consisting of clothing and provisions, with him. Later Dave Underwood, supposed to be a member of the gang, was arrested. basis as will admit within its hospitable walls the Generving DOE from all parts of the ¢oun- try; make its attending and consulting phy- sicians and surgeons and its board of m: ment representative of. and embracing the best talent to be found—in fine, make “The Garfield Memorial Hospital” the model hospital of the world and the pride of every American. Now is the time for action. A. 8. SoLomons. —————-.—_— oe EXcITEMENT ON SIXTH StTREET.— About Bg gelock this morning a sharp report apparently a fire arm, was heard on 6th street below the B. and P. railroad depot, and caused con- To the Editor of The Star: siderable alarm and the collection ofa large erowd of people, who thought there had been another attempted assassination. It was soon —— ee the cause of the alarm was the cunning of a wagon over a rifle cartridge which exploded it. a AN ATTEMPTED OvTRAGE Near Manassas, Va.—Last ‘aps morning Miss Lena Weedon, eldest daughter of Mr. C. H. A. Weedon, living in the country about half a mile from M: ‘Yo_was assaulted by # white raffian while gath- ering apples in the oremird. Sue was Cotzed some thirty or forty yards, and then diset the viliain’s hand from her mouth, uttered lor ®creams. He thereupon struck her and ran away. She describes him as being a white man about five feet nine inches in height, of rather Spare form, red complexion, with a beard of sev- eral days’ growth, light or linen clothes, soiled, aud wearing a coarse straw hat, and about twenty-three or four — of age. A person answering this deseription was tracked by way of Dumfries to the railroad wharf on the Poto- Mac. which he reached about the time the Ex- ceisior left for Washington. —_ NsES have been issued to 3’ er and Mary Ann Loveless: Schlosser and Katie Varnell: Frank A. atie E. Doyle: Reuben Smith an is, both of Culpeper ©. H., Va.: Burnett, of Port Royal, Va. and lie G. West: Owen Murray and Mary 3. Cady; James T. Sinn and Jerusa K. Fineh; James H. ~ Barr and Margaret Webb; Robert Lias and Ellen Coates; Francis Godfrey and Mary F. Burnett; W. 1H. Arnold and Missuri C. Nelson. A WELL Preservep Conrse.—Mr. George T. MeGlue, who has contracted for disinterring the bodies in the oid Holmead cemetery, in the pros- I notice with regret that my name has been used as the ible author of an anonymous er directed to the of the Treasury. In justice to myself I desire ‘ically that I did not and now to say most em write or cause to be written the letter in ques- Tie dn & I know who is its or. This ment lue to myself as a matter of simple justice and truth. Neither was I re- moved from the service, as the following mem- orandum will bear evidence. BIssELL. OFFICE Wasurnaton, D.C., March 30, 1881. spector of customs at V: and San in the district of Galveston, T on January 21, 1879, which ‘ion he held until May, 1880, when, It is alleged, he was compelled leave his post of duty on account of a political speech made by him at a public meeting of re- publicans at Brazoria, the county seat of Bra- zoria county. Mr. Bissell, rather than return to his post of duty at the risk of his life, resigned his ition as inspector of customs on August 2d, 1! On August 17th he was noi the collector minated fnspector of customs at that port for period of for & of inspector o: period TREASURY DEPARMENT, } MEMORANDUM. Or THE SECRETARY, Amos T. Bissell was appointed a mounted in- Barnard, ecution of his business last week opened a ‘containing a cast iron casket made in the shave ofaman’s body, It was taken out and eonsiderable dificult; Some Novel Views About Comets. THEIR TAILS SAID TO BE COMPOSED OF ELECTRI- (CIT¥—THE EARTH 4 SORT OF BOB-TAILED COMET. Tus Stax reporter while hunting for informa- tion regarding the comets in that storehouse of astronomical lore, the library of the Naval Ob- servatory, met Prof. Jacob Ennis. Prof. Ennis is professor of Natural Sciences at the state normal school, Shippensburg, Pa., and has de- voted much time to the study of astronomy. “T want to get something about the comets? sald the reporter, throwing out a sort of drag net to catch any facts or theories the professor might have. “Do you see this?” said the professor, point- | ing tothe open of a book which he was | reading, containing a picture of the sun during | 8 total eclipse. “Yes. “That is called the corona of the sun” con- tinued the Professor indicating the light ene:r- cling the dark disc.” You will observe those Bis i of light streaming offin different directions. “Have you ever seen the Aurora borealis?” “T have.” “Now the Aurora borealis is electricity. These streams of light from the sun, are elec- tricity. When an electric machine is worked at night it will give out rays or brushes of light just like this. Now my theory is that the tails | of comets, are composed of electric light.” The Professor paused to note the effect of the | announcement on the wondering reporter, and | then continued “Electricity is attracted by any substance. It repels it: The tails of comets always point | away from the sun. The electricity of the sun | repels the electricity of the comet. Some men have said that the tails are composed of gaseous | matter. The thinnest vapor would conceal the stars from view. It is a fact that small stars can | be seen through the tail of'acomet. ‘That would indicate that there is no substance in them.” The reporter having ¢ Professor continued: x | posed of any substance the laws of motion are | constantly violated by them. The t comet of 1843 went so near the sun that it passed from one side to the otherinafew hours. Its im- mense tail, one hundred millions of miles long, was shifted completely, so that it pointed di- Tectly in an opposite direction. Could that be so if it were composed of any substance? Could a comet swing a hundred million miles of tail around so quick as that: The reporter guessed not. “The electricity is generated by evaporation. Asthe comets approat® the sun, the heat be- | comes more intense. the evaporation and the | accumulation of electricity more rapid, the re- pulsive force greater, and the tails longer. Some- times the material becomes completely evap- orated. Then the comet has no tail. There | being nothing to evaporate there is no electric- ity—hence no tail.” “Then you think the aurora borealis is the me as the tail of a comet.” “If Lholda cup of saline water in my hand and evaporate it by dropping hot pebbles in it, | or by other means, electricity is generated. As | the water of the ocean is evaporated electricity | is generated. It goes in currents to the pole. This aurora borealis affects the needle of the compass. As the night passes around the world itis found that the needle of the compass is affected. The aurora borealis is always on the dark side of the earth, or the side away from the sun, just as the tail of a comet is on the side away from the sun. It follows the same rule.” “Then, if one earth was seen from another planet it would look like a bob-tailed comet?” “Exactly,” said the Professor. “A great deal of electricity is accumulated at the equator. That makes the zodiacal light always visible at night in the equatorial regions pointing away from the sun.” “It will be seen,” added Prof. Ennis, ‘thatthe streamers from the corona of the sun val iD idly in size, shape, number and location as well as aurora borealis, which is constantly chang- | ing.” Here he showed pictures made from pho- | tographs of a solar eclipse, which showed that | at the beginning of the eclipse there were two brushes or st mers and at the end three onthe same side. “The comets which have the large tails,” said the Professor, ‘“arethose which come from a great distance.” ANOTHER VIEW. When the reporter had left Prof. Ennis, he detailed to a distinguished astronomer who attached to the observatory the theories enter- tained by Prof. Ennis. “That is all right,” said the astronomer. “It will make interesting reading, but don’t saddle it on us.” = “Why you dont believe that the tails of comets are substantial do you?” asked the re- porter. moe there are a hundred theories about “How do you account for the tail of the comet of 1843 swinging around so fast ?” “It didn’t swing around. The tail that ap- peared on one side was an entirely different tail trom that that appeared on the other. When it passed around it left its old tail on this side of | the sun. Whatever matter the tail is composed of is repelled from the comet by the sun.” “It must travel very rapidly to spread out a | hundred million miles of space in such a short | time,” suggested the reporter. es, its velocity must be very gre low about these changes in the sun’s corona?” ‘hese changes are not so rapid as you think. During a day there are great changes, but in the | short time of an eclipse they are not noticeable. Come with me, and I will prove it to yon.” The astronomer led the reporter to a place where the material collected during the observations of transits and eclipses is collected. Here he took out photographs taken during the solar eclipse of 1876. Some were taken at places widely apart, and hence several hours apart in respect totime. Though the corona in one might be better defined, owing to the better conditions under which the photograph. was taken, the general features and outlines were exactly the same. — District Government Affairs, The board of appeals are holding daily sessions at the office of the assessor and treasurer to con- sider assessments on new improvements. The board will sit for twenty days. BIDS WERE OPENED in the office of the Commissioners at 12 o'clock to-day for the erection of the new high school building on O, between 6th and 7th streets northwest, on what is known as the Corcoran market square, in accordance with the plans and specifications prepared by Architect Clark. The bids were as follows: C. C. Martin, $88,000; W. B. Downing, $79,490; Jos. W. Barker, 85,039; Bright & Humphrey, $76,398; J. H. Howlett, 700. The award wiit be made to Bright & Humphrey. DANGER OF A WATER FAMINE. Water Registrar Cox statesthat the water is at Present very low in the upper Potomac, and that the water in the conautt is rutiiug ot that. a souclty mag’ be epected anil means a may ex a hear rain storm re enlehes the river. = AN ELECTRIC INQUIRY. The District loners have directed Maj. Brock, of the peice, in connection with Mr. es, to cause to be made a full examination the present telegraph and joe pmcops connections, including the number of lons and their loca- pole epee whom; number belo! to the ct; f phones the District system is in $5,244. me Offa 3 no} of Gay and Hig! diets Nenpoone: $1,600. J. M. Jack- son, repair brick 212 D street northwest; $200. Senediblst satay TEMPERANCE MEETINGS.—,; of | be James Street will be at 7:35 p.m. and Sere tom Saturday night the Capital City Guards and Washington Cadets paraded on the streets ae to embarking on an excursion train for Rtich- mond. They returned at midnight last night. ‘The house painters have made a demand for $2.50 per day, an advance of fifty cents, and the oe inters_have to the de- mand: T. A. Brown, James Hodges, R. M. A. Feawick, S. C. Mickum, G. B. Mickum, H. T. Markwood, W. H. Orton, George Miller, Horace rey Charles Macmiciael aad Wm. Barnes. At a meeting at the First Presbyterian church last night, Messrs, F. H. Cobb, John B. Wight and L. A. Cornish, who represented the District Sunday schools at the recent International Sun- day school convention at Toronto, were present and related their ‘iences at the conventiot Yesterday afternoon Lieut. Arnold, in attempt- ing to arrest a noted white rough namied Rich- | ard Malaky, received a severe beating about the head, but the prisoner did not escape. Yesterday Sergeant Siattery, ia attempting to arrest a notorious colored thier named Samuel Smith, near Pennsylvania avenue and 19th strect, was stabbed in the face by the prisoner. Despite the wound and the fellow’s resistance the officer secured. his arrest. Smith, who was trying to seli some stolen jewelry belonging to Mrs. Timothy Pafftin, of the Brewster House, when arrested. Quite a large excursion of young people from Danville, Va., arrived in the city yesterday. The body of Ernest Matthews, colored, who Was run over and killed en the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, near Harper's Ferry, Saturda: was brought to this city last night by the | train, and removed to his late home, No. 313 | North Capitol street. The meteorolc service obs tver at this station for the past month shows that it was the dryest July since | 1872. The rainfall was 1.67 inches against .82 in | July nine years ago, Augustus ©. Brummel was charged by Mi Robert Bail, of the 8.F.P.0.C.1.A., in the Police | | Court to-day with inflicting cruelty on a horse | by unnecessarily confining him in a lot adjoining | the 13th street “Baptist church, without proper | food, drink and sheiter, from 20th to t ith of | Jnly, when the animal died. The case was post- poned for further testimony. Mr. James Gi , president of the West End Athletic association, recently exercising with his club, made the unprecedented throw of 104 feet 4 inches with a 12-pound hammer. petite dS esas A Fire took place this afternoon about 2:20 o'clock in H. Dempster's photograph galle: 409 7th street, supposed from spontaneous cor bustion. It was extinguish with a loss of about $100. pa Ss . ‘The Courts. Equity Court—Judge Hagner. Saturday, Purdy agt. Young; fund ordered paid | to trustee. ' Heck agt. Heck; sale confirmed Koon agt. Budd; confirmation of auditor port and sale decreed. McLean agt. Barker; Stinemetz admitted party complainant. Lip- | pold agt. Thieleke; order that fand in court. b id to defendant and bill be dismissed. May ew agt. Ruppert; bond for writ of error ap- proved. Dulany agt. Quirk; application for in- junction fixed for first Tuesday in September. Williams agt. Williams; pro confesso agt. Scott. Nourse agt. Ashford; auditor's report ordered to be filed. “Nicholsonagt. Nicholson; hearing post- Poned till September, PoLice Court—Judge Snell. Saturday, Shakspeare Lee was charged with trespassing on a parking. He stated that he was a stranger here, and did not know the law. He was released on his personal bonds. Wa Mattingly, do.; $5 or 15 days. Mary Jackson. do.; do. Henry Allen, throwing stones in the t; #3 or 7days. Jeremiah Johnson, tres- passing on a parking; 5 or 15 days. Joseph Owens, Wim. Hahn, Frank Moore, bathing in the Potomac at unlawful hours; Hahn and Moore were fined $1 each, and Owens forfeited collate- | ral. Patrick Maloney, eharged with making an excavation in the street, and failing to a light on it; $3. Jas. Williams, assault on Eliza Adams; $5 or 15 days. Cornelius Simons, threats of personal violence to Annie Williams; personal bonds to keep the peace for six month: Annie Williams was gharged with assaulting Cornelia Simons, who got excited while testify ing, and when she got to where Annie struck her on the head with a broomstick. she flour- ished her umbrella oyer Bailiff Barton, and brought it down on hishead. The testimony was somewhat conflicting, and the court let Annie go on paying $1. Levi Johnson, assault on Elizabeth Turner; 5 or 15 days. Lula Hill, a colored girl, was charged with stealing a half peck of potatoes from Henry Francis Williams, and was sent to jail for one day in default of a $1 fine. Lizzie Johnson, assault on Charles Bowie; #5 or 15 days. James Whitney, assault on Kate Downing; #100 bondsto keep the peace. Mary Harper forfeited collateral. Ponice Court—Judge Bundy, pro tem. To-day, Lewis Price, John F. Langdon and Henry Stroble forfeited collateral for loud aad boisterous conduct. Horace Payre, Scott Poin- dexter, Wm. Campbel!, Henry Lewis and Am- herst J. Faust forfeited collateral for trespassing on parks. Mason Shanklin and Jas. Hield_for- feited collateral forcursing and swearing. Wm. Ward forfeited collateral for making an indecent exposure of himself. David Underwood, va- grancy; bonds or workhouse. Sallie Robinson, a white girl, was charged with being a vacrant. an idle and disorderly person, of evil life and fame, and a public prostitute, and was sent to the workhouse for 60 days in default of bonds. Kate White, vagrancy and prostitution; 30 days. eaephey Howard, a colored boy, was charged with being oe Reon person. Officer Burgess testified that he belongs to a gang of boys that make a business of stealing in the market- houses. He was sent to the workhouse for 30 days. Wm. Nolan, vagrancy: 90 days. Wilbur 1. Ford, a neatly-dressed, rather good-looking middle-aged white man, was charged with being an habitual drunkard, and pleaded guilty. He was released on his personal bonds. Jas. Har- rington, pleaded guilty to vagrancy, and got 30 days. Thos. Cooklev, cursing and swearing; $5 or 10 days. Reuben Jackson, trespassing on a park; 5 or 15 days. Also charged with carry- ing a pistol; $25 or 60 days. Solomon Copeland, loud and boisterous in the county; €5or 15 day: Kate Smith, loud and boisterous; $5 or 15 days. John Frazier, trespassing on a k; $5 or 15 days. John Leonard. cursing and swearing in the streets of West Washington; $5 or 15 days. May Dulin, do.; do. John Foster, trespassing on a park; @5 or 15 days. Moriarty, cursing and swearing in a house enough to be heard in the street; #5 or 7 days. Chas. Hill, do.; do. Fannie Porter, loud and boisterous profanity; @5 or 7 da Henry Dodkins, colored, was charged with making an indecent exposure of his person on 43¢ street, and fined @5 or 15 days. Chas. G ich, @ slungshot; €20 or 30 days. Richard Nolan, vagrancy; 60 days. ARRESTED ON A SERIOUS CHARGE.—Two ears ago a man giving the name of James ‘aite arrived in Lynchburg, Va., accompanied by ¢ woman and a five-year-old child, who were Tepresenteu =.” his wife and daughter. The man soon opened a y and snpnly store, in which he pi . His all Wie uct 8 few months . Friday last | path on East Ma ical summary of the signal | | ment f Bay City, Mich., arrived in Ly caine oe of 'y iC] an had James Walte, whose real nate tares Sut ey arrested on the charge of bigamy and mn. It that B had eloped with Waite’ fe two years ago, taking with them Watte’s little daughter, Bur- Eoraty Ese mene Sean eiaee for copes learned a short time that h they had ever wit- isa pretty and attractive Pieelate the position, she ‘ccupled Pacey hat her mother wasslead, and that these pas of her was not! her father.” The mayor committed Burgess a requisitions from the: governor are chee Lanps.—A cable dispatch from London Satur- oang Men's Chater nal conte ae met in Exeter hall this afternoons, We mas | sg og dur sant oe aid A050 oalock Mr. George Wil- ‘welcome yore winds a Wuat bed earipeg hl Sap maergy Can Do. = correspo! writes to Tur Star to express gratification at the fact that last Friday night about ten o'clock, one policeman, ing an reciative regard for quiet -abiding citizens,) “im just five minutes’ time dispersed some two bun noisy hoodiums, of both sexes, large and small, who habitually congre- gate on the corner of West, P and Montgomery streets, and make night hideous with their sen, pr talk and carousings.” Our corres- Ppondent suggests a ‘‘vote of thanks by the resi- dents thereabouts,” and regrets that he failed to get the name of this worthy officer that he might give it, stating that the nuisance has been of nightly occurrence, much to the disco:nfort of citizens for several squares adjacent thereto. Dearus.—Mrs. Ann B. Yates, an old, well’) known lady of this place, died at her home on P street Saturday afternoon, aged 77 years. Mrs. | Yates was born in Georgetown in TS04 and has | resided here all her life-——Mr. Fred. Paseo, an | old citizen of this city, died at his residence on Jefferson street yesterday afternoon, aged & | years. Mr. Paseo was born in Virginia, but has | Tesided here since early boyhood. lished a bakery here ma continued to the time of bout seven o'clock last event David Hunter, son of Mr. Jacob Hunter, ears, while playing with a companion porch of his father’s house, overlooking the tow- rket space, fell, tozether Ww his playmate, named Simmons, to the towpath, a distance of 25 or 30 feet. The little son of Mr. | Hunter broke his leg and littl ms escaped | uninjured. Dr. Suter was called in and set the | broken limb. Ca 4 on the 1. FINANce! ‘he second quarterly re- | port of the board of directors of the Chasapeake and Ohio Canal ny for April, AJune, | 1881, was filed in the clerk's office United States circuit court. sterday, showing penditures for Apri 529,438. June, $28,410.96; total, pay 79; receipts, 1.48; Ma $82,161.10. | Total for the quarter, $149,321.82; net earnii a Fairfax County, Va., Republicans. STRAIGHTOUT DELEGATI [Correspondence of THe E vi gates to the republican county convention of | was held here to-day,at which there were gathered | about seventy republicans. The r publicans were led b , the chair man of tle republic county committee, and the outs by Major O. E. Hine, of Vienna. After a very full discussion of the question of | surrendering to the readjusters a resolution was | adopted bya decided majority “that it is the duty of the republican party to put a straight republican ticket in the field, and stand by it.” Eight straight deteggtes were then clected to the county convention, which, it is believed, in- sures a straightout dlelezation from Fairfax to the state convention. The result of this meeting is | alittle significant when it is remembered that Hawxhurst +tated at the Anington readjuster conference recently that he knew of but four white republicans in his county, and no colored, | who were opposed to a coalition with the read- Justers. It was on account of that reckless state- ment that he was so severely “set down upon” by the largest meeting ever held in his own dis- triet. FAmRrax. ee ee Fara Haxps WaNTED IN It.txors.—There is a great searcity of farm hands in Mendola, Ill. and vicinity. An immense quantity of hay still standing. Oats and other small grain are fully ripe and waiting to be cut. Farmers are offering $2.50 and $3 per day, with board, but there are not near enough hands to meet the demand. The harvesting of the crops will be necessarily late and injured somewhat thereby. fois Pia A Fire in Memphis, at 7 o'clock last evening, having its origin in the lamp locker of the steamer Idlewild, destroyed that steamer, to- gether with the Osceola Belle. —<$——seo——— Lovers Cresnep To Deata.—A_ dispatch from Providence, R. I., says: John McComb, of East Greenwich, and Miss Isabelle Wright, his affianced, of Apponang, were walking together on the Stonington railroad track Saturday even- ing when atrain came up behind them. They were crushed into a shapeless mass. VENNOR’s PREDICTIONS FoR AUGUST. — Mr. Vennor, the Canadian weather prophet, makes the following predictions for August: “August, in striking contrast to the same month in 1880, looks decidedly moist, and will probably resem- ble that of 1877 in Canada and the United States. The month will enter warm, but cooler and rather unseasonable weather may oceur on the 4th and 5th, after which sultry and stormy wea- ther will in set in. Thunder and lightning and hail storms are likely to cause considerable damage over widespread areas, both in Canada and the United States, especially in western sec- tions, and the month again promises to resemble that of the year 1877.’ 6252 ee QUICK CHANGE OF GACGE.—The gauge of the Mississippi and Tennessee railroad, running from Memphis, ‘Tenn, to Grenada, Miss., 100 miles, was changed Saturday from 5 feet to 4 feet 8¢ inches. The work was suc- cessfully done in ten hours, without interruption to the south bound trains and the tratlic of the road. es WorKMEN ATTACKED BY STRIKERS.—Two hun- dred yard men working at the lumber mills of Skillings.Whitney & Barnes, at Ogdencburg, N. Y., struck Friday for 1.25 per day. They were getting $1.10. Several men who attempted to work were attacked and injured. The mayor | tle! Fairfax county, Va., for the court-house district |)" Rep orted for the EVENING STAR. Tne New Porice.—The new police minor officials of the city elected in_ July by the city council entered upon the discharge of their duties . The police force was sworn in this afternoon by the mayor. There is only one change. and thai the filling of a vacancy occa- sioned by the election ef a policeman to be su- intendent of police and street commissioner. Nearly ail the members of the police have seen six or eight years of service, and both captain and lieutenant have been in service, including the old night watch, 07 i e -Taompson—of the Richmond colored military exeursion party, were arrested on the passing excursion train last night, carried to the station house and brought before Mayor Beckham th morning on the charge of obtaining money under false pretences. It appeared that four colored Alexandrians had bought tickets and been turned off the train with the statement that the tickets were worthless. It was shown for the accused that these parties were turned off the train without authority, and npon the funding of the mc the disappointed t buyers the case Was dismissed and Perry and Thompson discharged. WHat ALEXANDRIANS BELIEVE ARort THE First Butiet F number of perso ball, which glanced from the Pre is cit nbedded in yellow dog owned by ‘ it is known, was carried to the pot about the time Of the shoc Wards cam? home wounded by a large ball lar to those described as found in Guiteau’s pis- ol. The ball has been found in the dog's body but rot removed. woRT Har the spine ng, and after- A hitch took ments. As the king the it shall take effect from th tention of the council ayy finance committee accc rants for the add SUPERINTE chosen saperiz Ist of Juty,” the i pears plain, and t rly authorized war- TOF THE Poor.—W. B. Wibert, ent of the poor for Ale the meeting of the supe and gave bond in $5,000 for charge of his duties. All the city employés, of every kind and character, have now been paid off. There are no warrants of money due the city outstanding. early every cent of interest on the compromise debt due in Jul been paid, and the treasurer will pay all co on presentation. The city has not been able to make this statement before in August for twenty PLEAsant Vistr.—A boat's crew of the Col- ia boat club of Washington came down in e last Saturday evening on a visit to Jominion beat club at the new boat house and were cordially received. = fess N IN JAqL.—Mrs. the mother of John Wes- railroad engineer, s in Brooklyn, awaiting the actio of the grand jury upon a charge of bigam: visited her son‘in the jail on Saturday last. She Was so overcome upon seeing him behind the bars that she fainted and fell to the floor. When she recovered consciousness it was found that she had been stricken with paralysis. ¥. Sun. ——_—_-o-—__—_ Cor. Brrcn’s Ossequres.—The funeral of Col? one! Jolin C. Burch, late secretary of the United States Senate, took place at Nashville, Tenn., yesterday afternoon, and was largely attended. The ceremonies were simple and unostentatious, The remains were interred in Mount Olivet cemetery. CITY ITEMS. Forty Years’ Experience of an Old Nurse. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup is the tion of one of the best female physicians and nurses in the United States, and has been used for forty years with never-failing success by by millions of mothers for their children, It re~ lieves the’vhild from pain, cures dysentery and diarrhoea, griping in the Dowels and wind colic. By giving health to the child it rests the mother, Price % cents a bottle. WS Buchupaiba. New, quick, complete cure, 4 days, urinary affections, smarting, frequent or dif it uring- tion, kidney disease. $1. Druggists, 480 Penna, avenue, m “Alderney Dairy Ws ad Fresh Alderney butter churned every morning, iv in and delivered in 3¢ lb. “Ward” prints, 35c. per Ib, Also, cottage cheese, butt and sweet milk 5c. per qt. Cream, 10c. pint, AMUSEMENTS. 'S SUMMER GARDEN CONCERTS. uw appear Sor ee ried Mon ft porular prices, is warved in the Con n ToS 3y30-1w ‘CRIBNER’S BICYCLE AND TRICYCLE EX- CHANGE AND RIDING SCHOOL, ‘Tallmadge Hull (9439x40 feet), 928 F street northwest, on Ground Floor. Lunch or Dinner cert Garden from 328 ASHINGTON NATATORIUM, E Street, between Wiad a EVERY FOR IN FOR LADIES and EVERY AFTERNOON AND EVENIN' FOR GENTLEMEN. Male and Female has been called upon to preserve order and pro- tect property. at all hours to give instruction in swimming. Admis- 25 centa, det se Boys ON A StRIKE.—About twenty-five boys employed by the Brooklyn City railroad company to ani the additional horses that are attached to all cars while ascending the hill from the Ful- ton ferry struck on last week for an increase of wages from #1 to $1.25. : oe ACCIDENT TO A MINISTER.—Rey. Joseph A. Proctor, presiding elder of the Norfolk (Va.) district M. E. church south, was thrown from a buggy last Friday and had two ribs broken, be- sides sustaining other injuries, BALTIMORE CAMPAIGN NoTEs.—On Wednesday charges of misconduct in office are to be investi- gated by Gov. Hamilton against seven registers of voters in Baltimore city....The police census of voters prior to the fall registration will be taken in Baltimore during this month.—Balt. Sun to-day. a a, A TERRIBLE ExPLosion occurred at Woolner’s distillery, in lower Peoria, Ill., Saturday. re- sulting in the instant killing of Marx Woolner and the scalding of sixteen other persons, some of whom will probably die. eee ne occ te Edward Dalton, aged 40 years, and William Dunn, aged 34 years, were drowned at Jersey py yesterday afternoon, while bathing in the @ severe thunderstorm at Ni Falls yesterday, lightning struck All Saint's n1sC0) urch and damaged it considerably. Woopwarp & Lorene; 921—-PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE—$21 Orrzn 4 SreciaL Barca In MANUFACTURERS’ REMNANTS: peg YounG MEx's CHRIVEIAN ASSOCIATIONS OF ALL |: 0c, PER YARD. ‘We also shall offer extra good bargains in NAINSOOK EMBROIDERIES, LUMsBes. WE ALONE SHOW PRICES. DRY BOARDS, No 1, 16 feet... STOCK BOARDS, 1x12, 16 feet. VVEGINIA FLOORING, No. 2.....00 CLEAR SIDING, half inch, No. 1... clear. Cele- WHITE PINE SHINGLES, nearly ‘brated Crapo brand. .. ‘per thousand 3.90 FURNISH ESTIMATES OF ENTIRE COST OF = SULLDINGS FREE OF CHARGE. = WILLET & LIBBEY, Scere Street axp New Yoru AvERUr. SPRAGUE SQUARE, my3__| Nonreaw Lisenry Maneer Square. The regu- j PICNICS, EXCURSIO COME TO NS, &e. _ QVERYBODY EvEnyo PIO- Ee rons. Noods, AUGUST 8», ® a.m. to 12 ptm. ‘mg music. only 10 conta. Jy20-3e" W STEAM CANAL PACKET EXCELSION leave foot of Congtees Gee own, EVERY Mon! pire Litde Falls, Cabin Brides, Great Palle Ens GEO. WEBSTER, Manager. K OUT! GRAND EXCURSION TO RICHMOND, AUGUST éru, be siven by the FL we andl go. JOHN H. BROOKS, Pastor. NE CHURCH EXCURSION To GLYMONT, + Se aves Leta at ap, AT ‘Jokn Leaves at 9:15 a.m. and 3:30 jyu0-2e OND ANNUAL SELECT DAY AND MOONLIGHT: . ree Minis of the CAPITOL PLEASURE CLUB, to MARSHALL HALL, AUGUST 2, isst ‘Steamer W. W. Corcran will leave ber wharf at 9:30 Prof Websr Brass and String Band hes teen en- ckcts, admitting gentleman snd tadica, $1. ay30-2° FOUNG CATHOLICS’ FRIEND 80x YSCORMION TO PINEY POINT | QUT ON THE STEAMER JAX ‘ whart MOS zs Torso, and return aan TUESDAY NIGH fcketn ; Children half yrice. ‘Burns’ Shoe Stor, 1109 jos wit be provided for ue for ladies and qhil- dyd0-Tt Bt POL DEAVOR" TW ENTY- ts ready to be chartered by the day or week for am the river or bay adjoining. | Ta- conned to & five parsengers. Is nate hat can be had for partion. Apr ne TH, WENELE & S373 SAW-MITLL, Yoot South Capital street. We NUSt stoceEn. Croke. FIRST GRAND UNION PICNIC SF THe TRISH LAND LE, J every 4 plicat ¥ Archbish« OOK AT THIS, “Ma!” ERS SICAL EXC) ST 2, 1881, the eveuing, 5 iS. | Ho! POR THE capes! ~ FORTRESS MONROE AND NORFOLK. A VIEW OF THE OCEAN, The Steamer GEORGE LEARY will leave from 7th street wharf SATURDAY, July 30th, at 6 p.an.. retarne | MWe arrives at Waslington Monday morning 6 aan, Ticket: ound trip, 00. Music by the Marine loud oe eM Suede G RAND OPENING DAY, QUANTICO PAVILION, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3D, 1881, DELIGHTFUL BATHING AND FISHING RESORTS NEWLY ERECTED BATH HOUSES, PAVILIONS NG ACKLE. G DANCING PAVILIONS, @ BRASS AND STRING. EXCELSIOR, At 9a.m. and 3-45 p.m. Cj} from 7th street wharf. ‘Those taking the morning boat have Si houre at Quan . afternoon boat have 2's hours. ‘Refreshments on the erounds at city prices, Round trip tickets 50 cents, Children under 12 years 25 cents. jy28-4t pucr TO LOWER CEDAR POINT; The finest Resort on the Potomae, Crabbing, Fishing, Boating, Salt-water Dsthing. (New Bathing Suits and Shoes.) ‘The fine and fast Steamer 3. W. THOMPSON, furuinbed, has been chartered by the Proprictors Lower Cedar Point and will run daily (from SATU! ya) leaving the furnished on, Prof. Weber's Uniform Brass and String Dand ane for the season on the Bost and at the Point. eet clase accom: ons. ful ine, Bowie wely no improper person on the Boat of Grounds. Officers will be xtationed at both places to ree fuse admittance to such. Parties wishin sk half price. peer AND PLEASANT ROUTE TO OCEAN CITY, MARYL«xp’s FAMOUS AND BEAUTIFUL SEA> SIDE RESORT, ‘Via Baltimore, Baltimore, Chesapeake Bay and, Wicomico River 10 ‘Railroad to Ocean City. THE MARYLAND STEAMBOAT COMPANY'S Steamer KENT leaves Baltimore from Pier, &, Ligh De very TUESD: ‘foot wen street.) ev THURSDAY and SATURDAY at 7 p.in., arriving ob Salisbury at 7 a.m. ‘Witt! the'train on the Wicomico Railroad, arriving at Ocean CUecuraiug, ioaves Salisbury every MONDAY, WED= f, 4 a A rk ba Thoreat€ Oulocs the following weoeniase 4 RATES OF FARE: Tickets. 3. ‘Meals and Staterooms can be engazed at Company's office, Nos itimore. 98 Light street, Bal % dy2d-lor HOWARD B. ENSIGN, Preeident, OTOMAC STEAMBOAT COMPANY'S ADVEB- P aj ‘TISEMENTS: oe R NORFOLK, PORTSMOUTH, FORTRESS MON a” HOH, PINEY. POINT AND POINT _= Steamer GEORGE LEAKY ‘on TUESDAYS and THURSDAYS at 5:90 p. m. and SATURDAYS 6 p. m. URSION TO THE CAPES EV: UND: EXCURSION TO THE CAPES EVERY SUNDAE FREDERICKSBU! FOR RICHMOND, FREDERICRSBURG AND ALL ‘Potomac Railroad sires let rmanes, Round trip tckete,, DAIL (CURSIS win Excanio, 9-50 H ana SOT 3 p.m. only.