Evening Star Newspaper, August 6, 1881, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Northwest Corner Pennsylvania Ave. and 11th 8t., by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, GEO. W. ADAMS, Pres't.» EVENING Star is served to sul Tar in the City by carriers. on thei ir own account, st 10 cents per Nea cents per month. | Copies at the counter, 2 cente each. By mail— prepaid—50 cents a month, one year, $6; xix mont [Entered at the Post Office at Washington, D. C., a8 feeond-class mail matter.) ‘Tas Weexty Stan—pablished op Friday—$2 a year, Fowtase Bix months, $1. 10 copies for $10;20 copies for 5 52 All mail subscriptions must be paid in advance; bo paper sent is paid for. L de on application. > en ng Star, = Ve 58—N®: 8,840. WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, 1881. _TWO CENTS. __ SPECIAL NOTICES. _ (CS METROPOLITAN MP. CHURCH COR} Cand $1 streets—Rev. V. Leen will pre in this church Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. No even: ing service. ee ROUNDEY, ME streets— Preaching To-morrow at 1 pastor, F. K. WAnp, followed by the Hi: Bion. > CENTRAL PRESBYTERL eS A.W. Frazee, Db tor. orning, 1 o'clock; evening, all. Te a TOMGRHOW, “© church, 23d street. Celebration Holy Commu- morning service choral, 11 a.m; evening oral p.m. Seats free. i fe, VERMONT AVENUECHRI HURCH— CS prescinng at 1 Frepenicx m. by 2 D. Power, ‘*The. Chief of Sinners, and ho came a Saint. Seats free. No evening service. Ter MOUNT ¥ Preacl ie be- It" IN. PL. ME. € and K streets north st 1! gm. Young Beople’s Mecting eof the church and the public are South, corner 9th Stinday, “Membe THE WOMAN ’ CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE Union will hold: ospel Tenipes eeting in coun E street, Mt To-morrow ce Masonic Temple, entrane ¥ (Sanday) afternoon, at 4 o'clock, the (kdeon Hall meet- in having been removed to this more central localit ty. Everybody welcome. it i -. by Rev. J. of the Asbury M. thie A. M E. Coureh Sp Dansbury, Sinein ie choir Ghuirehy of Washington, Dic cS}. THE GLORIOUS Kindom of Israel under ” (see Acts 1:6), resulting in the com! throw of all the Gentile nations of the earth, the world of that abominable delusion testant, Mobametan and all other «uperst and keeping them in i ct To-morrow in th y's Hall, Pe southeast. 5 Bi et ets et Sd stre Bro. H. ITED ORDER OF GALT OF AMERICA will hold seewicn at 346 Penusylvania avenue TUESDAY, August 9th. Tuomas Suir, K., will preside. J. R. SCOTT, Secret ary. SSIONER OF THE BT yO FREEDMA Wasursetos, D. given to all depositors Sans Savings and Trust Company, who havi Flied for the dividends heretofore declared, claims against said Company must be present forwarded to this office on or before August 21, 1881, or they will be barred, and the amounts distributed among the other creditors of the company, as provided in the act of Fet 21, 1881. Depositors who have not al- Feady received dividends, should immediately forward Eicir books Uy mall or exprean, or thrvagh some rerpon- mibie bank or banker, accompanied with their addecss. itors who have received the three dividendsalready should not forward their books until a further d, of which due notice will pe given. JOHN JAY KNOX, Commissioner. tS a wiz, je hot ap- that all dat, or Attorney-at-Law, Has removed his office to Rooms 6 and 8, Gunton Law Building, Louisiana avenne, near City Hall. jy25-3m. SON GROVE CAMP, B.&P.R.R., NEAR inning July 28th and closing’ August Leave 6th street depot Leave Juckwom Grove ye ELS: . new in design and colors. toc! BES AND RANGES. SAM'L S. SHEDD, 409 9th street northwest. LADIES! DO YOU WANT A PURE, BLOOMING COMPLEXION? Ifo, a few applications of Hagan’s MAGNOLIA BALM MAGNOLIA BALM MAGNOLIA BALM ‘Will eratify you to your heart's content, Tt does away with Bariowszss, Repvess, PIMPLES, BLoTCuEs, and all . DISEASES AND IMPERFECTIONS OF THE SEI. rom Ni Have always on hands GAS FIXTURES, La? ais ‘BrOvencomes Tue Fivsnep Arrrarasce or Hear, Farieve ax Excrremest. ‘Ys Mares 4 Lavy ov Tummy Aprean put Twenty! And co natural, gradual, and perfect are its effects that — imposible to detect its application. >» jan27- (Ge ATTENTION! _To have 0 to SINGLETON 01 — = your Carpets Cleaned at 801 Market Je6-2m_ EUREKA SPRINGS WATER (from Arkansas), Summit, Deep Rock, Geyser Be Bine Lick, Bedford, ‘Saluri grees Water, and other Natural W: for sale'on draught at MILBURN’S PHARMACY, 29 Pennsylvania avenue. GAS FIXTURES. E. F. BROOKS, with Mitchell, Vance & Co. and a guarter of ‘a century “ racic meet all competition and sell at L mense Stock. F faced Michivan,’ Con- res ms ime selection. HAY warp & HUTCHINSON, 3a TH 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. Pplsyos AND ORGANS. janl2 ‘Economical buyers who are looking for Bargains will ‘be astonished at our low prices. SIDNEY T. NIMMO'S PIANO WanERooms, 433 TrH_STREET NORTHWEST. MARKED DOWN sales. LL SUMMER GOODS ‘20 per cent. to ensure quick Gent's $1.50 Canvass Shoes now $1, for the Sea Shore. slippers, 50 cents. ‘Gent's thin Office 80 cengs up. 20 cent Undershirts and up; «ix for 3 s Beached Drawers, 40 and. 60 conte,’ Ladies and N. P. ‘Ties, allreduced, at 1914 aND 1916 Pessexivasta AVENUE. J. W. SELBY. sis LEW!S Jousson & co, BANKERS, CORNER OF PENNSYI-VANIA AVENUE AND 10TH FORFIGN, FXCHANG! iE, BONDS, STOCKS, GEN- BANKING. - marie M. ROHRE! ATTOI Y-AT-LAW, PRAC- - oie in all the oss and romcmee € tine serninent Departments. Uttice, Second pal Bank Building, Wachington, Dec 2m SOMINE and MASURY'S LIQUID Estimates furn: cs ito Bail ° me Aricent AR. wtex Turniabed to Builde = E ISTS’ SUPPLIES always on hand. GEORGE RYNEAL, Jz., , RE- nds of work ler, and old 40 Bth street mara HAM, K is do all ki HXgw SILK HATS made to on Remember the number n SPRING WATER—IT IS NOT A RSIT MINERAL SPHINC - | revenue, $475,271 = | tained by delicate measurements. - | moted from a second to a third-class clerkship, the Lowest | CHEERING WHITE HOUSE NEWS. THE PRESIDENT CONTINUES TO IMPROVE. Washington News and Gossip. GoveRNMENT Recerrts To-Day.— Internal customs, $946,572.63. THE INVESTIGATION OF THE GOVERNMENT Parer Mitis.—The Treasury department com- mittee sent to Pittsfield, Massachusetts, some ays ago to investigate the charges preferred | against the superintendent of the government | paper mills there, has returned. No official re- | port has been made, but the report will say that everything at the mills is all right, and that the | charges are unfounded. The President's condition this morning was in every respect as satisfactory and encouraging as could be wished. He slept the greater por- | tion of the night. No morphine was adminis- teredtohim. Lastnight there was none oftherest- lessness noted on the first night of the abstention from morphine. The President slept naturally Giver Warrraxnala and peacefully. The dressing of the wound this | i » of | Morning showed that it was in a very healthy, | eee record ct Ne Coe Se ee | cotton, he disctecn: Gomi th wae te utes | Cadet Whittaker is being revised now at the | though—as was the case yesterday—not as j office of the Judze Advocate General. It will | fall as it has been. The bulletin issued after the | necessarily be quite a while yet before the case | morning's examination continued its good tale is finally disposed of. It is learned beyond the | ¢ TE was as followss question of adoubt that the findings of the bivcaiua ce | court are against Whittaker. Heis found guilty ee : , August 6, 8:30 a.m. of committing the alleged outrage upon himself lent has passed an excellent night, and also of not telling the truth about it. The | sentence of the court is that he be dismissed the |service. There is nothing to indicate that the | sleeping sweetly the greater part of the time, without the aid of morphine or any other ano- dyne. This morning he is cheerful, and all the | proceedings will not be approves A Force oF Crerks from the Census Office | dyne. indications promise another favorable day. Pulse | is now in Philadelphia completing the statis- | Indications ties, which come under the head of religion. | 9% temperature, 98.4; respiration, 18. D. W. Buiss, J. K. Baw work, which was started here and New | York jointly, is now removed to Philadelphia J. J. Woopwanp, Rost. ReyBury, Frank H. Hamiroy. entirely, it being the best center for operations, THE PRESIDENT'S DISH OF STRAWBERRIES. and the facilities for prosecuting it in that city | wane betes than cleans Before breakfast this morning the President had a dish of strawberries placed before him, They were splendid specimens of the fruit, which had been sent to the White House by Mr- W. H. Ward; of New York. The President ate nine or ten of the berries. After this followed the breakfast. The bill of fare was more exten- sive than usual. It consisted of beefsteak, po- tatoes, tea and toast. THE NOON EXAMINATION of the President showed a little higher pulse than has recently been usual. The warmth of the day had to do with the rise. The pulse was 100, and the temperature and respiration normal. The President is pronounced to be doing very well indeed by his physicians. They consider to-day another long step towards recuperation and recovery. 1 P.M.—THE PATIENT CONTINUING TO DO WELL. The President continues to do well. Hesaid to the surgeons this morning that he felt better than at any time since his injury. His breakfast this forenoon consisted of beefsteak and pota- toes, toast, tea and a few strawberries. The latter were much relished. The patient has had thus far a comfortable day, and at this hour his pulse is 100 and his temperature and respiration are normal. 3 P. M.—DECREASE OF PULSE. The President this afternoon slept a great deal. At3o’clock his pulse had gone down a little from the 100 beats of noon and his temper- ature and respiration continued normal. He was resting very nicely and nothing had occurred to break his steady progress. He is very much better to-day than a week ago. THE WHITE HOUSE DRAINAGE. Col. A. F. Rockwell, superintendent of public buildings and grounds, has notified Health Omi- MEASURING THE VeLocrry oF Licut.—Prof. | eweombe has erected apparatus on the t out the foundation of the Washington | ment, and is there continuing his exper th the view of measuring the velocity of lig, A revolving mirroris placed at Fort Whipp 1a stationary mirror at the monument, | time required for a flash of light to travel to the | monument and back to Fort Whipple is ascer- s Mr. Davin L. Grrr, of Missouri, was to-day re-appointed chief of the mail division, Pension Office, by Commissioner of Pensions Dudley. Mr. A-BertH. Scort, of the office of the First Assistant Postmaster General, has been pro- to take effect from August Ast, 1831. TREASURER GILFILLAN left the city last even-| | ing for Connecticut, where thesummer. Assistant T1 now acting Treasurer of tie U No Tnovent or Restexixe.—A report has been started here that Postmaster General James contemplated resigning to accept the presidency of a national loan and trust company to be organized by Vanderbilt in New York. General James says there is no truth in it; that he has no thought of resigning. Tue Wasnxcron M .—The work of laying stone on the Washington monument has en recommenced. Course 2i2 itis expected will be finished to-day. | ConGressMAN CHALMERS, of Mississippi, has in a letter to a friend declared himself a candi- date for the U.S. Senate in opposition to Col. Lamar. Chalmers announces himself as a can- didate representing the greenback wing of the demoer party, and urges his friends in| cer Townshend not to take any steps towards Mississippi to work for the election of members | inspecting the drainage of the Executive Man- of the legislature pledged to the support of | sion until the President.is moved away. The Chalmers. Some of the democrats here in | health officer intends to make then, through the Washington say this isa dodge of Chalmers to lumbing, a careful inspection of win the favor of the greenback members of Con- gress and get their votes in the next House in the matter of the contest to oust him from his seat. Lynch, the republican who ran against Chalmers for Congress, got a majority of the | votes cast, but by throwing out a number of precincts Chalmers was declared elected. Lynch contests the seat and unless Chalmers can get votes outside of the democratic strength in the next House he will lose the seat. inspector of p the premises. DR. HAMILTON SATISFIED. Dr. Hamilton said this afternoon the President is during admirably. “He is sitting up higher in bed than he has been allowed to~hereto- fore,” said Dr. Hamilton, ‘and he says himself that he feels much better to-day than at any time since he has been shot.” ; MESSAGE OF SYMPATHY TO MRS. GARFIELD. The following was received at the White House: Ocean Grove, N.J., August 4—To Mrs. Lu- cretia Garfield:—Again we send you the assur- ance of our tender sympathy and earnest prayers that God may spare your husband, the beloved President of our native land; also, earnest con- gratulations on the bright promise of recovery which we gratefully recognize as an omen of answered prayer. - By order Convocation ofthe Nat. Wo. Cr. Tem Uni FRAN E. Witiarp, President. In answer to this Col. Rockwell telegraphedto Miss Frances E. Willard as follows: “Mrs. Garfield has received with pleasure the kind message of the Woman's Temperance Union, and desires me to express her gratitude for the sympathy and prayers which have been ofiered for her husband's recovery.” NO COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT SINCE HE WAS WOUNDED. The following statement, which comes from a high authority, is given out:—“The report that the President was induced to sign sundry com- missions after he was wounded on July 2d is still repeated in certain papers. It is regretted that such an untruthful statement should be cir- culated. The afternoon and night before the attempted assassination, in view of his expected absence, the President made a good many ay pointments, which did not get formally pul lished until after Guiteau_had done his wicked work. So far from signing commissions after he was wounded, the President has not up to this hour exchanged a word on public business with any human being.” LAST NIGHT'S BULLETIN. The following was the bulletin issued last evening: “The President has passed another good day. The appearance of the wound and the character and amount of the discharge of pus continue satisfactory. He has taken an ad- equate quantity of nourishment, and has had several pleasant naps during the day. At 12:30 o'clock p.m. his pulse was temperature 98.4, respiration 18. After 4 o’clock p.m. his temper- ature began to rise as usual, but to a moderate degree, and without perceptible dryness of the skin. At present his pulse is 102, temperature 100.4, respiration 19, GUITEAU’S PETITION FOR BAIL. A Philadelphia Press correspondent claims to have seen the document drawn up by Guiteau, petitioning for his release on bail. He alleges that Guiteau in this paper expresses great sorrow that the President has suffered so much and go long, as he did not intend to cause him pain, but 6 remove him from the world instantly; that Gui- teau asks his release because he fears that con- finement will make him insane; that he is not now insane, but feels “the riimbus of insanity playing around his brain;” that there is insanity in his father’s family; that the President’s re- covery being now regarded as certain, justice demands that he should be admitted to bail; that while he offers a bond of $1,500, his own EXTRAORDINARY EMIGRATION OF GERMANS TO AmMErica.—James M. Wilson, U.S. consul at Hamburg. reports to the State department that he has obtained figures from the local authorities in regard to German emigration to the United States. During the first three months of 1830 the number of emigrants who left Hamburg for this country reached the, until then, unprece- dented figure of 7,707, w for the same three months of this r the number was 24,401. The for the United s ys, of an exception- y fine class. This extraordinary emigration is due to the German military requitements, heavy taxation, the climate, worn-out condition of the farming lands, and, above all, to the official re- ports coming from the United States showing the marvellous development and brilliant future prospects of this country. Consul Grinnell writes to the Department of State, under date of July 11th 1881, that the total number of emigrants from Bremen to the United Statse during the month of June, amounted to 17,258, and the aggregate of passengers fer the half year ending June 30th 1881, amounted to 72,636. Tue Peysacona left Mare Island navy yard yesterday and dropped down to San Francisco. She is going to Panama. Tue Ramin MescaLero AGENCY IypIANs.— A telegram received at the War department, from Col. Hatch, says: “The raids of Indians is from Mescalero agency. After losing their ani- mals they scattered and crossed the Rio Grande above Palomas. The troops and scouts are look- ing up the trail. Will probably come together in the San Mateo. The band is small. Governor Terrassas telegraphed last night from El Paso, saying Col. Terrassas followed Indians to the Rio Grande, below Quitman. Thinksthe hostiles are in Texas. THE FOLLOWING Marine Cours Orvers have been issued: Leave for one month is granted Capt. C. F. Williams; leave for thirty days is granted Capt. W. H. Brown: ist Lieut. H. C. Fisher from the Wabash to the Brooklyn bar- racks; 2d Lieut. L. C. Webster from the Franklin to the Norfolk barracks; 2d Lieut. L. W. T. Waller from the Norfolk barracks to the Lan- caster: Capt. H.C. Cochrane from the Norfolk barracks and ordered to command the marine | guard of the Lancaster. Navat Onvers.—Midshipman J. A. Mudd to | temporary duty at the Navy department; Mia- shipmen W. A. Thom and B. C. Dent to the Lan- easter; Cadet Midshipman C. H. Lanchheimer to the Richmond; Cadet Midshipmen E. E. Cope- hart, H.R. Cohen, M. J. Donnelly, G. M- Bue W. T. Flourney, L. T. McKee, R. R. Cockle, G. Rodgers, J. M. Dresser, Z. B. Vance, A. C. Oliphant, J. H. Colwell, C. M. Perkins, 'W_ Mf Robinson, D. L. Printup, J. H. Linnard, J. 1, Rees and J. A. Hoogewerff and Chaplain W. T” | | Morrison to the Lancaster. Chief Engineer ‘W. | |S. Stamm to, remain as chief engineer of the | European station on the arrival of the Lancas. ter; Master V. L. Coltman, from the Colorado and ordered to the Richmond; Midshipman J. G. to be tried, and suggests February 1, 1882, as the date of his trial, and that he proposes to | | eee y ike his own defence, with competent legal as- | Quinby to the Lancaster; Passed Assistant Bagi. | 2! » #8 | neer G. S. Gates, from daty and ordered to tie | Sistance. é | Richmond. SeckeTARY KirKwgop has appointed L. A. Luce, of the AssistanAttorney Generai’s office, (chairman;) W. H. Walker, of the Land office, and P. T. N. Davenport. of Oregon, a commis- sion to appraise the value of the government lands at Dalles,” mn, formerly em- braced in the Fort Dalles military reservation. Messrs. Luce and Walker, with Chas. A. Max- well, of the Indian office, have also been detail to negotiate an ent ‘with the Crow In- dians in Montana, for the right of way for the Northern Pacific railroad through the Crow mn. Mississippi's CANDIDATES FoR GovERNor.— General Robert Loury, of Brandon, Rankin | county, Mississippi, who has recently been nom- inated by the democratic convention for gover~ | nor of Mississippi. was a brigadier general inthe | confederate army and isa lawyer with a lncra- | tive practice. He wasa candidate in 1870 on the celebrated Dent conservative republican ticket for attorney general, but was defeated with the rest of the ticket. He was also a can- didate four years ago for the gubernatorial nom- ination and went into the convention with the vote, but Stone was nominated after twelve or fourteen ballotings. General is a friend and admirer of Senator Lamar’s, said recently in a letter to the press declining enter the gubernatorial race that he did not sympathize with the “rude attacks” that were being made upon the Senator by two or three papers in the state. General is a man of commanding Caxapa's WHOLESALE Use oF U.S, Mart Baas, Agents of the P.O. department who were or- recognizance should be sufficient, as he wants | led | bathers feel nervous at the New Jersey The Hot Spell... INTENSE HEAT IN THE WEST—A COLD WAVE SAID TO BE COMING THIS WAY. The wires bring the comforting announcement that a cool wave is on its way hither from Man- itoba. This may be Vennor’s cold wave, which which has been delayed in the northwest. Re- ports from every part of the country indicate that the heat yesterday was intense, and that there was great suffering, especially in the west. At Danville, Ill, yesterday, according to press reports, the thermometer registered 108 de: the highest recorded inthe country. At Fat burg, M., the record was 106 deg.: IL, 103 deg.; McGregor, Iowa, 105 ington, Iil., 102 deg.; Pontiac, 11 Michigan City, 100 deg.; La Salle, Iil., | St. Joseph, Me ¢.; Chatworth. TL, z n, Mich., 98 dex.; Ravine, Wis., re reported throughout the west as the hottest day ever known. In many places | outdoor work was entirely suspended. Cases of sunstroke were numerous. The thermometer in New York city yesterday at 3:30 o'clock p.m. reached % deg., its highest point for the day. ‘There were 39 cases of sunstroke yesterday in New York and vicinity, six of which proved fatal. A special bulletin issued by the chief signal officer says:, “A cold wave has entered Dakota and Minne- sota. Elsewhere in the northern states the tem- perature ayerazes more than ten degrees above the mean. The following maximum tempera- tures were reported yesterday: Fort Gibson, 101 deg.; Corsicana and Shreveport, 100 deg.; St. Louis and Washington, 99 deg.; Omaha, Des Moines, Keokuk and Dennison, 98 deg.; Louis- ville, 97 deg.; Leavenworth, Dubuque, La Crosse and Indianapolis, 96 deg. Light southerly winds generally prevail. The cold wave in the north- west will extend to-day, with rain, over Tennes- see and the Ohio valley, and probably on Sun- day over the middle states and New England.’ THIS MORNING'S RECORD. The daily bulletin issued from the signal office this morning gave the following record of temperatures as taken at 7o0’clock a.m.: Charles- ton, S.C., registered 83; Savannah, Ga., 82; Al- bany, N.Y., Indianapolis, Ind., Burlington, Vt., Portland, Oregon, Chicago, Ili, Eastport, Me., and Little Rock, Ark., rezistered 81; Fort Gib- son, I.T., Galveston, Tex., Jacksonville, Fla., Leavenworth, Kan., Sandusky, 0., and Shreve- port, La., 80deg. ‘it was coolest at San Fran- cisco, where the thermometer registered 54 deg. and the inhabitants breakfasted with the win- dows shut. At Baltimore it was 79, Boston 74, Cape Henry, N.J., 77, Montreal 72, New Orleans 7%, New York 75, Norfofk 79, Philadelphia 78, St. Louis 79, Washington, D.C., 79. FACTS FROM THE SIGNAL OFFICE. Tue’ Srar reporter wiped his brow at the sig- nal office this morning, and inquired for facts aboutthe weather. The officer in charge of in- dications, taking the reporter to a room filled with weather maps, opened fire at once. “The maximum temperature here yesterday,” said the officer, “was 100 deg. That wasatd p.m. The temperature at 11 a.m. yesterday was 89 deg., and at 11 o'clock to-day was 90 deg.,—one de- gre¢ higher than yesterday.” The> eporter inquired for an explanation of the fact that, notwithstanding the high record of the thermometer, the suffering from the heat was not as great as during the July hot spell. “There is so much haze in the atmosphere,” said the officer. “It is a sort of cloud, and acts like an umbrella. It prevents the radiation of heat from the payements and buildings. Then the relative humidity is lov oy “Was there any special region’ to which the heat was confined yesterday?” inguired the re- porter. “The belt extended from Missouri and Iowa, east to the middle Atlantic states,” said the off- cer, consulting one of the innumerable maps. “The temperature was very high. At Mil- waukee it was 21 deg. above the mean for the month. Here it was 17 deg. aboye the mean. All throuzh the south the temperature was lower. All the southern states were cooler than the northern states. This was due to the rains. Though the hurricane there a few days ago Is dissipated, it has left rains.” JHE COMING COLD WAVR. “Where is this cold wave?” asked the re- porter. “Here,” sald the officer, spreading his hand over several states, “‘It is already felt in the northwest, the upper lake region and the pro- vinee of Ontario. To-morrow morning it will be here, with rains probably. It will envelop the New Engiand and middie Atlantic states.” HOTTEST DAY FOR YEARS. “The temperature of yesterday,” continued the officer as the reporter closed his note book, “was the highest for the present year. My im- pression is that it was the highest for August for years—in fact since the service was established. ‘The fact that the sensible temperature is not so great isdue tothe haze and the relative hu- midity.” The reporter then visited the upper regions of the Signal office, where Sergeant -Penrod pre- sides over the work of collecting data. In re- sponse to a request for some comparative figures, tables were furnished by which it was shown that the hottest day for the past three summers was the 15th of July, 1879—102. Yesterday’s maximum exceeded the hithest temperature known in August for seven years, including the present year, “People forget what they suffered in past years,” said a signal sergeant. “They think every year is hotter than any ear ever known before. I don’t suppose any ay will remember that day in 1879, when it was 3 degrees hotter than yesterday.” A COMPARATIVE TABLE. The following table shows the maximum temperatures for July and August for the past seven years: ir Notes, Ocean Grove is overrun with burglars and sneak thieves, who have lately made some big hauls from the rooms of sojourners there. The railroad company’s hotel at Oakland is [Telegrams to The Star. Arrested on a Charge of Embezzlement. New York, Angust 6.—Geo. A. W. Stuart, ex-secretary of the board of education of Brook lyn, was arrested last night, charged with em- bezzling $10,000 of the funds of the board while acting in the capacity of secretary. se Bo Eine Death of Orville Grant. Morristown, N. Grant, brother of | for some time past has been an ii WHAT IS DOING ABROAD. | state asyiam forine died yesterday. His remains were Elizabeth for interment. Another Dull Day in Wall Street. New York, August 6.—The Post's ti li GEN. GRANT'S BROTHER DEAD. THE SARATOGA RACES TO-DAY. Mr. Orville nd who ot the ts Plain taken THE COOL WAVE COMING. On the Track at Saratoga, : THE RACES TO-DAY. 1 dull, and the share specu- | pward lower prices, the Sanaroca, N.Y., August6.—This Is the second | weakest stocks having been those of the trunk Tegular day of tle second meet The attend- | tines, Denver and Rio Grandi as Pacific and ance is very large. The thermometer is well up i higher forthe in the nineties, but a delicious breeze moderates | extended sixes and 2g lower for the tours. state the heat. ‘The track is very fast. Girofle is the | ponds are neslected, and railroad bonds are favorite for the first race. fe nea Take Exte ena The first race—11< miles—was won by Girofle. : mag ying yieagey po by two lengths; Fellowplay second, and Valleria | cent. ‘The money market is easy at 2a3 percent saat reer een ory on call, 2!vad?5 per cent on time, and 3a4%y per Becond race—distance 1% miles—Checkmate | cent on prime mercantile paper. The market first, Bushwhacker second, and One Dime third. | for forcigh exchaneo ie extra dull Time 3:011¢. . pare Slee Hopes Third race—distance The Markets, first, Nighteapsecond 8¢of a mile—Onandaga slenarin third. Time 1:16. =e The Cold Wave Coming. IT STRIKES DUBUQUE. Dvsrave, Towa, August 6.—A storm swept over this city last_ night, terminating the heated term. The rain fell in torrents for an hour and the wind blew furiousl, but no damage is re- poet The storm was severe all along the river. DROP OF THE MERCURY AT DES MOINES. Des Mores, Towa, August 6.—Yesterday was the hottest day ever known. here, the mercury reaching 994. degress. About 6’ pan. tie temperataine dropped in 15 minutes from 97 07 81; do. second series, 40; do. {; “do. new ten-forties, BALTIMORE, Au: | dling, 12. Flour higher street_and weste1 4.50! due coupons, 4g bid to-day. 6.—Cotton. firm—mid- 1.25a1.30; No. 1 Maryland, i; No, 2 western winter red, spot, 125a1.28{,; “August, 128al.2s September, 1.30%al304; October, E32 \ ala November, 1.34 bid. Corn, southern. irregula’ western steady, closing qui white, 63; do, 59 and August, ptember, 61a62; Octo- ber, 64; steamer, 55, Oats steady—southern, 340; western white, 43045; do. mixed, 4lad2, Rye, nominally, 75a80. Hay unchanged. Pro- visions tirm and unchanged. Butter firm—west- REACHES CHICAGO. Curcaco, August 6.—The extreme heat of the past few days disappeared early this morning with a fine shower, and to-day there isa cool | &" als, dull, 11. Petroleum nom = 4 . nal. Coffee firm—Rio ¢: ordinary to fai norinesty breeze and the weather is comforta- | }j; M. iet—A sort, 9%, Whisky qn i is SSS SS fe tae Danes eer lour, ushels; wi Aa corn, Foreign Events of Interest, 68,633 bushels; oats, 1,500 bushels, Shipments— JOHN M'CULLOUGH COMING HOME. Loxpon, August 6.—Mr. John McCullough, the tragedian, is among the passengers by the — Arizona from Liverpool to-day for New York. wheat, 75,201 bushels; corn, 33,437 Sales— wheat, 925.137 bushels; corn, 423,080 bushels. LONDON, August ‘6, 12:30 p.n.—Atlantic and Great Western first m trustees’ certiti- cates, 58 Atlantic and Great Western second - z consols, 2%. Erie. 443s. New York Central, 148, FEANCE RUSHING TROOPS TO AFRICA. Tilinois Central Tae, iteadiny New York, Lonpon, August 6.—The Morning Post says:— } Ontario and Wi x “We learn from Marseilles that the French gov- ernment has requested a steamboat company to place at the disposal of the military authorities Several steamers for the conveyance of troops to Africa. It is calculated that 90,000 Franco- | Tircurs are scattered along the north African | coasts. It is proposed to dispatch 50,000 French troops to Africa before October.” THE IRISH LAND BILL. Lonpon, August 6.—The Standard says in con- sequence of the action of the House of Lords on the land bill (it was amended and passed through the committee lastnight), Mr. Parnell has issued a strong appeal to the home rulers to be present on Tuesday, when the bill is expected to return to the House of Cofhmons. MR. BRADLAUGH'S INTENTIONS. Mr. Bradlaugh has written to Mr. Labonchere, | stating that unless the House of Commons de- clares the seat for Northampton vacant he will again appear to take his seat without giving notice. Ample precautions have been taken to — Mr. B. from taking the house by sur- prise. PERSONAL.—Treasurer Gilfillan has gone to who are summering there.—Admiral Powell has gone from Piedmont to Deer Park.— Mr. Corcoran is spending a part of the summer, as usual, at the Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs. ——A number of gentlemen connected with the foreign legations will go down to Ocean View on the Lady of the Lake next Monday evening —Dr. Harvey Lindsey is at Nar- ragansett. Pier.—Mrs. Isabel MacAdam has family to the Sandy Spring neighborhood.— Senator Blair and Gen. 8. V. Benet were regis- tered in New York last evening.—Mr. Edwin Arnold, the author of “The Light of Asia,” and editor of the London ih, is very ill in Scotland.—Comptroller Knox’ has gone to Long Branch, and will go from there to Niagara Falls next week, to attend and address the bankers’ convention.— Misses Nelly and Mary Dyer are spending the summer with their sister, Mrs, Arthur Moffat, in Woodson county, Kansas. W. D. Baldwin has gone to Fisher's Island, N.Y. —Mr. C.B.Maury is at Charlottesville. ——Wm. W. Lewis has gone to Rehoboth Beach.—D. F. Murphy and family, Albert Ray, T. H. Johnston and Miss Johnston sre at Saratoga.—§cC. W. Pairo has left Williamsport and gone to Blue Ridge Summit, B, R. Cowen, formerly Assistant Secretary of the Interior, accompanied by his wife, sails for Liverpool to-day, as a delezate to the Meth- odist ecumenical council shortly to meet in London.— George Francis Crane and wife, of New York, (nee Miss Mallie Moore of this city), are summering at Mamaroneck, on Long Island Sound.—The wife of Senator Logan is the guest of General and Mrs. Grant at Long Branch.—Dr. 8. C. Busey, wife and sister are spending the PLOT TO ASSASSINATE THE CZAR. CorpeNHAGEN, August 5.—The St. Petersburg correspondent of the National Gazette says: “The Russian court made the recent journey to Mos- cow because of the discovery of an extensive conspiracy to assassinate the imperial family. During the night at Peterhoff the police, on the the 27th of July, stopped a boat which had sue- ceeded in passing the guard-ships, and arrested the occupant. It was subsequently discovered that sixty persons, some of them of high rank, were involved in the plot. RUSSIAN REVOLUTIONISTS. Sr. Pererspure, August .5.—The trial of the revolutionists belonging to the so called “Black Division,” will commence before a special court- martial on the 28th of September. THE VIENNA CREW BROKEN UP. Vienna, August 5.—The chances for a Vienna th of August at Nantucket. crew in the coming boat race are exceedingly 7 ss a c unfavorable. ‘The crew which had been training | General Horace Porter was elected president of the New York, West Shore and Buffalo Rail- road Company at a meeting of the board held in New York yesterday.— Mrs. A. T. Holton, M.D., formerly of Danbury, Oonn., isa guest at the a month, has broken up in consequence of internal dissensions. The committee was con- sequently obliged to form a new crew, most of whom are untrained. MINISTER WHITE'S RECALL. A Berlin dispatch to the Times says: Minister White has started for southern Germany. He will | return here by the middle of August to present his letter of recall. He will then proceed to and remain in London a short time, and afterwards sail for home in the steamship Elbe, of the North German line. DR. BILLINGS’ LECTURES IN LONDON. Major John S. Billings, a surgeon in the United States army, lectured before the international medical delegates on ‘Our Medical Literature” yesterday. The title of his lecture included the common property of educated physicians of the whole world. PROPOSED INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES EXHIBI- TION. A meeting was held here yesterday to further the scheme of holding an international fisheries exhibition in London in 1883. The Marquis of Exeter presided. Sir John A. McDonald, the Canadian premier, addressed the meeting in support of the scheme. He said he could conti- dently state that the news that it is intended to hold such an exhibition would be hailed with great pleasure in Canada, where the fishing in- terests are so immense. He had no doubt that his colleagues would cordially support the idea. A committee was appointed to make the neces- sary arrangements for the ethibition. THE CZAR AT HIS SUMMER RESIDENCE. Sr. Pererssure, August 6.—The imperial family and the court arrived yesterday at the Peterhoff Palace, the summer residence. SIR CHARLES DILKE AND THE BRADLAUGH CASE. ish, of the City Post office, has gone to Ocean City for a two weeks’ vacation.—Sam'l Belden has gone to New London.—w. 8. Brock, of the Pension office, is at Rockbridge. Miss A. M. Adams is at Westport, Conn.—Mrs. M. P. White has gone to Penobscot county, Me., for a month’s stay.—-Mr. W. F. Barker, of the P. P. C. Co., and his wife left for the Greenbrier White Sulphur springs last evening.—Col. J. E. Nor- ris, Gen. R. B. Mitchell, Major T. S. McNeir and Mr. L. G. Hine went to Berkeley this morning for a short stay.— Mr. Wm. T. 8. Curtis issum- mering at Lynn. Mass. As Uxcoxscrous Woman; SuPPosEp To Have TAKEN Poison.—Theresa Sheckels and Ellen Ale, phate clad sented ire <s See. night, cl wit ing vagrants an public Seoalitaten, and locked up in one of the cells at the Central station-house. During the night they got into a fight, and Theresa got decidedly worsted. They were brought fore Judge Bundy, at the Police Court this morning, and with vagrancy, and in default of bonds they were sentenced to 60 days each in the workhouse. Theresa Sheckels was unable to be brought out of the dock for trial, and was lying on the floor in a totally unconscious condition, =e fod eed __ pai ay her ht wit! len not Rees enough to put herin the condition she was in, it is supposed that she had taken | ‘ison, as she has tried to commit suicide before. e police ambulance was called, and she was taken to the almshouse hospital in an uncon- scious condition. doing so well this year that the management doesn’t condescend to answer letters and tele- grams from intending visitors inquiring about accommodations. Lake George is very popular with:tourists and summer guests this year, and all ithe hotels along its shores are doing a goed: business, Roessle’s Fort Wm. Henry House is well pa- tronized, as usual, and said to be better kept cae ever. It was handsomely improved last winter. x k Enon is voted by visito: mere delight ful this year than ever before. rs = Bay, We For fishing, Clayton and Alexandria along the Thousands Islands of the St. La rence, stand preeminent, the egtch being pickerel, black bass and musk: » _And,— what most visitors there do not ,—Niagara Falls is also one of the best fishing paints in the country. The writer has made as goed takes of black bass there as at any place he ever visited. As a place for sea bathing, Cope May, like Abou Ben Adhem’s name, leads all rest. Her beach is perhaps the longest and best in the PI for Newport, it a Mie by oa hea where fee is feature, ant ically same said of Long Branch : A big school of man-eater sharks ae eae Island sea side resorts Just now. have been caught In that vicinity. None of the w: it tels show ee that look The troubles of the Lonpon, August ace bee from a libe- Tal club waited on Sir les Dilke, under for- eign moar request him to vote for a motion of which Mr. Labouchere (advanced Tae Late Wu. H. Warp.—The bar associa- tion is holding a meeting this afternoon to take liberal) has given notice to rescind the resolu- } action relative to the death and funeral of the tions prohibiting Mr. Bradlaugh from taking his | late Wm. H. Ward. Nee net are’ seat in the ions ‘of Commons. Sir Charles | being made. Mr. Wm. R. Woodward is presid- BALTIMORE, August 6.—Virginia 6's, consols, | Connecticut to spend a few days with his family, | gone to AtlanticCity—H. 0. Hall, of the | Surgeon General's office, has gone with his | Pennsylvania. ——Gen. | Imperial.—Dr. W. G. Paliner and daughter | left for Oakland this morning.—James H. Par- | CITY AND DISTRICT. District Government Affairs, District Commissioner Dent left the city la@ night for Bedford Springs, Pa., to be absent for & week. District Commissioner Twining pro- poses to leave next week @r a month's absence, Commissioner Morgan will act as president of the Board of Commissioners during Mr. Dent's absence, The District Commissioners have referred te the first controller of the Treasury, a request of Jobn J. Knox for papers in the’ case of an alley in square 540, asking an opinion on the same. The question raised is, whether payment | for “land condemned and used” for a pubdli¢ j alley can be made when the alley is only partially opened. Thus far there have heen issued 1,110 only. The poundmaster states that th stowing scarce. If that is so t make more noise at night than there were more of them. District Collector Cook's month! og tage jours are ry manage to ney did when ment: for July shows the total collections that month ‘from the various sources to have beem THE LEANING CHUREN spree. This morning Inspector Entwiske and Mr. Charles Walker made ection of the Metropolitan chui pple to determine as to its danger of falling during high winds. but came to no conclusion, and will not until Mon- day next. They have 4 the services of Assistant Engineer Mc who will make a st with a plumb line to see how far it is out of CHARGES AGAINST THE INSPECTOR PLUMBING DISMISSED. ferred by Mr. J. 1 apiumber on 4th stre Inspector of Plumbing Robinson, oF The charg . Who an investization reports to the Commissic that he does not think the inspector had any in- en mn of interfering with Mr. Atchinson’s tusi- ness in this case. He had been instructed in re- gard to the importance of and recognizes the necessity for strictly avoiding interference by word or deed in any private business. He has | shown himselfa z and careful officer during his three mn with the health department. mended the dis- missal of the charges, which report was this morning approved by the Commissioners, } ATORY INSTITUTIONS. Morgan returned last night from imore, where, i the reform reports the systems employed there as very and that all expressed themselves well ally with St. Mary's Industrial sustained ‘by app from both city and state. In both stitutions there are a little upwards o mates, mostly youths, " 700 ine nd the industries em- | ployed are shoe making, making of clothing, | willow baskets and other light and useful em> ments which are learned by the boys, and can lized by them as paying trades after they leave the institutions. At the same time the | Proceeds of their labors go far towards support- ing the establishments. "The purpose is to make | a tour of the several institutions of this kind in the various states, with the view of selecting | such industries as will be best suited to the in- dustrial home school and the reform school of | this District. ‘y ina short time to | make a trip to the colored boys’ reformatory in | Prince George's county, a state institution, which has been very successful in educating col- ored youth to useful employments, and divert- ing them away from idleness and crime. BUILDING PERM | issued by Inspector Entwisle: son, repair brick, corner 10th street and N. ¥. {avenue northwest, #900; J. J. | brick, 1841 12th street northw | Fraser, erect 4 tw dwelling: between tssouthwest | J. Biddle rts Dr. Taber John- A Complicated Divorce SEVERAL WIDOWS CLATMING AN ESTATE WORTH $150,000. | _Forsome time Mrs. Caroline Neagher, of thts city, has been preparing to institute proceed- | ings in Philadelphia to annul a decree of divorce | granted by Judge Brewster, of Philadelphia, im 1867, divorcing Chas. J. 3 r from the bonds of marriage with her. Mrs. N. states that her | maiden name was Geiger and that in Febraary, 1858, she was married to Neazher in this city $. Hough, of the Methodist Chin at in December of the same year he » Australia to better his condition and | during which time he kept up a eorres; | With her as his wife; that he returned in July, 1565, and after spending some time with her in this city left for Phil | azain until June, 186 put his sojourns with her became briefer, owing to the incom. | patability of ‘their — dispositions, — an@ she with her daughter supported — her- | self mainly by keeping a millinery establish- ment in this city. On May 2, 1880, his daughter was advised of Neagher’s death by telezraph, and accompanying her daughter to Philadelphia she learned that one Henrietta Bramley had | taken out letters of administration on the e | of the deceased. which as his wife, | of the divorce, in which y zed. | It is stated that in her investigations it has been | discoeered that there are several other wi | living. But little is known of the part: | Save that they formerly were engaged in busi- | hess on K street. near 4th street northwest. Sore oa Tae Kipyarrep Bavttwore Baker.—Mr. A. | D. Prell makes the following statement in regard | to the connection he had with the “When Mr. Kiinzig came with the policeman to | Justice Taylor's office for the warrant, neither | the policeman or Justice Taylor could under- | stand his broken English. I acted as interpre- ter for him. Mr. K. got his warrant placed in | the hands of the policeman and left the office. |The next day K. came to the office to see me; | said he had heard that Hiltz was at a baker's | headquarters in Baltim he would pay me #20if I would go over eand find out and secure his arrest. I did not profess to sympa- thize with K. any more than any decent citizen should, and it’ was only on his earnest solici- tation, and much consultation with the police, | that I consented to go at all. I went to Balti- more, made search for Hiltz and could not find him. | I left Baltimore at 12:15 p.m., having first | left with a private detective a description of the man wanted, assuring the detective that if the : man was found the finder would be suitably re- | warded. Upon my arrival in Washington I went. |on the W.L.L excursion and knew nothing of | the kidnapping until my return from the excur- sion.” ———. CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.—A white man named John Scanlon was charged in the Police Court to-day by Mr. King, special agent of the S. F. P. 0. C.'T. A., with being the owner of a horse and. allowing him to be cruelly treated and over- worked. Mr. King testified that he saw a col- ored man driving this horse near the Aqueduct bridge with a full load of wood on the cart and himself and his son riding en top of the load, and he was trying to drive the horse up a very steep hill. The horse had a very sore back was suffering a great deal. The Court said this was a clear case of cruelty, and he intended to "| break up this overloading and overworking of animals if it was in his power, and would make counell day, at which future stepe in Fegard —-—. ‘col to-day, wi in to Bi 4 would be ponidered: bat he be-| ~MarrtaGE Licenses have been issued to Wm lieved that no attempt would be made this ses- | Adams and Evalina Mills: Geo. W. Coxen and sion to alter the Parliamentary oaths law. If] Lizzie Herbert; John S. Hunt and Florian M. Mr. Laboucheré’s motion is brought forward, | Lynn, both of Fairfax county, Va. which is not likely, he would vote for it. —__—»——_ RARIAN OUTRAGES IN IRELAND. An oficial Teta gives the number of agra- | Reported for Tur Evexme Stan. Tian outrages committed in Ireland during a WASHINGTONIANS ASTRAY.—A drunken colored She es 4 Arings at woman, nained , was brouzht assaults, arsol Ings: 155 intimidations, atid 25 cases of injury to | Station house this morning with a property. FRANCE BUYING WHEAT OF RUSSIA. Lonpon, snguet 6.—The Paris correspond harvest are lees are are J that the yield will be Jess than last cra to an average one, “ f ? Ly an example of this case by imposing a fine of $58 or 90 days. wos Busy Trwes Avone THe River Froxt.—Hare bor Master J. R. Sutton reports the arrivals at the river front yesterday as follows: Schr. Pio neer, Capt. Bell, with wood for Messrs. Clark & Given; schr. Three Brothers, Taylor, wood for J. 0. Carter; schr. Edward, Waite, 950 tons ice for Independent Ice company; pungy Mabel, Si king, wood for H. L. Biscoe: long boat J. H. Smoot, Main, woodefor Clark & Given; =F 5 HE nib rt Bi ier I ae : i Feet. i » RE