Evening Star Newspaper, August 8, 1881, Page 4

_ LOCAL MENTION. The Weather. i OFFICE OF TRE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER, } WASHINGTON, D.C. Aug. 8, 1881, 9:30 a.m. For New England and the middie Atiantic states, fair weather, preceded in Maine by local rains, winds mostly northerly, stationary or lower temperature, higher pressure, Special Weather Bulletin. COOL WEATHER TO-MORKROW—A WARM WAVE COMING. ‘The chief signal officer furnishes the following special bulletin tothe presa: General rain has falien except in the lake region, Minnesota, Iowa and Missouri. heaviest falls reported are two and eight-tenths inches at Augusta; one a sixty-one hundredths inches at Indianola, The femperature cast of the Miseiesippt is generally lower than the mean for the month, ‘The great est fall in temperature is in New England, mid- dle Atlantic and south Atlantic states and Ohio valley. A warm wave, moving eastward, is cen- tral in. Dakota; Minnesota and Nebraska. The ing: Eastport and Quebec ieg.; Montreal, 61 deg.; Burlington, 50 deg.; Alpena, 5i deg.; Duluth, té deg. Cool fair weather is indicated for Tues- New England, middie Atlantic and south increasing cloudiness, with a Pirsissewa Comrousp cures all kidney dis- eases, Al ic states, an rain, in the lake re; FUSSELL’s Ice cre Vexxon made a pretty good guess for yester- day, which, he said, would be marked by heat and storms. For to-day, to-morrow and Wednesday he predicts much the same, v Itry weather, with heavy showe nights. CREAP REPAIRING. hoe store, 1614 Hth street. Low SHors at half price. Spear Bros. OvR ENTIRE Stock of boots and shoes must be s0id, to close busi Spear Bros. 734 ith street. ie, enue south- hold effects, CITY AND DISTRICT. Condensed Locals. x, agent of the S. F.T. P.O. C. n horse yjeb had been owners. Judze Wylie returned to the eity Saturday evenii During his absence from the thieves broke into his house and stole some silve fice throuzh THE Star arri ay, and the result was a in the temperature ‘was one of the plea: and to yi «don time yester- agreeable chang phere. Yesterday sof the summer, | warm. | . STAR depre- Husion made to the death of | ber of the fire department, | Moling was found drowned | outh Washington, last Sep- tember, and the correspondent cails attention to the fact that it was generally agreed at the time that in the darkness of the dentally walked over the brink of the canal, or | that he had been the victim of foul play. Albert Settle, an orphan 11 years old, arrived | here the western train last night from Louis- m his way to Richmond, Va., in search of relatives, his father and mother having died and left him without friends or home. He | stopped at police headquarters last night, and got transportation this morning on the beat via Quantico. Samuel Young. a colored employé of the Post | Office department. reported to the police Satur- | tday night that about 7 o'clock p.m. he was stopped on 13th street. near E, by two negro | sked the time of day. He looked at | told them the hour, and went on. | ime afterwards he found that his ard was cut and his wateh gone. of Policeman Hine- W's Star, caused the eonducte of the street car by which the little boy was hurt to be suspe . and the officers of the company refused to restore them i s until they had received a letter in the old canal, following temperatures are reported this morn- | . but cooler evenings and | t Co., Auctioneers, will | commencing at 10 | y | stands among the trees on a little eminence off »ol wave” predicted by the signal of- | zht he had aeci- | | quiet about the-house ti INNOCENTS BRUTALLY SLAUGHTERED. phe chore, tener : in the ones to her f The daught Yee, ion face. fer, The Mysterious Murder of Two Children ie dark-colored and an ordinary-looking ne- County. gress. The grandson, Thomas Goff,a boy 12 years of age, is & stupid-looking black boy. The old woman and her daughter have lived in the stone house as tenants of Mr. Fisher two or three months, the old atrocious when the deed is contrasted with the | woman working ont her rent’ by prose youth and innocence of the victims, was discov- | chores. Both women deny any knowledge of ered in the county Saturday evening. At what | the crime, but their conflicting’ statements put time the murder was committed is still a mys- isan under trong suspicion.” The old woman, | tery, as is also the manner of the crime, and the ell her age, says sl came name and motive of the murderer. The murder | {f™ Richmond, and before goingto Mrs. Fisher's oceurred on the farm of Joseph Fisher, a | ' live, lived at Mrs. White's, on the Rock Creek market man, which stands on the Fort Bunker | 7084: that she borrowed the washboard on Fri- Hill road, about a mile north of Brooks’ sta- | (ay of Mrs. Fisher, and had borrowed it several | z 2 Misher liv 2 imes before; when she was going into the Gents the coeertes ee ee ee | house she thought she heard some one say, two children of the latter, Lizzie, aged six, | “What are you doing here,” and being a little and Joe, aged three years, Saturday the | fightened, she hurried away home. The daugh- | older members of the family came into the | bath tage her mother sent her to Mrs. | city to attend to their business, and left the | /)"¢h’s after a sabe | children—as they were accustomed to do—alone cgatel citing | inthe house. Mr. Fisher returned to his home | have been formed as to the motive of the mur- from the Northern Liberty market about six | ders. The commonly accepted one is that the oclock Saturday evening, drove his wagon | murderer was bent on theft, and was worried by Hest rene fre nnds to the barn. noticing as he | the children; that he or she thereupon murdered passed near the house the children lying on the | the tittle ones. Nothing in the house, however, ground near to trees. | had been disturbed, and not even a drawer had THE MURDER DISCOVERED. | been displaced. Mr. Fisher had a sum of money Having attended to his horse he walked to | concealed in a clock, which was found un- the house and thought he would wake the | touched. | AX ADJOURNED INQUEST. A murder, which seems the more horrible and children, whom he believed were asleep. When | The Old Woman Under Strong Suspicion. | he approached them the sight that met his eyes was horrible. They were beyond waking. Thi | clothing was stained with blood. The girl's skull was crushed in, and there was a terrible Capt. Vernon and the detectives were at | Fisher's all day yesterday endeavoring to find | | some clue to the murderer of the children. The | belief among them is that the old woman is the | Wound on the boy’s forehead. Mr. Fisher at guilty party. They come to this conclusion from | once gave the alarm. The police of | the statements made by herself and by state the ‘second precinct were _ notified. and | ments made by the hands at work in the field an investigation of the murder was begun | at once. Mr. Fisher returning to the city, took | his wife home, who was at the market and the mother of the children, Mrs. Simon Fisher, who | ghe left.. They also state that she niact he is employed as a domestic in the family of Mr. | passed the children when she went to Fisher's | €. Horner, who keeps an eating house on 9th | house to leave \ ns e the washboard, and they ask street, opposite the Center mark: “why should she not return the same wa ARRESTS MADE i went, it being more direct and ab The frst arrests made by the police were those | way than golnz by the pines?” They are of . ' zhter,Rose, | opinion that she will make a confession. to-da oe ee ‘Tielng In te tcane Troose | She is resarded’as a crabbed old erone and ill r : tempered enouzh to do any thing when she gets | on Fisher's place, just at the gate leading from | jn one of her cross grained fits. the main road to Mr. Fisher's house. Mrs. Tay- | urrstixa TAYLOR WANTS TO TELL SOMETHING. lor was arrested becanse she was seen to leave | CHHIS . , Fisher's house in the afternoon by the farm | This morning Lient. Johnson and ex-Justice hands working near by. Yesterday Thomas | 0. S. B. Wall interviewed the prisoners. Both | Goff, grandson of Mi ‘ed. | of them repeated some of the statements made | Coroner Patterson held an inquest yesterday | py them before, but. these statements did not morning, and as little light was thro agree in many particul The interview was | the marder after all the available witne | quite lengthy. and the old woman finally beeam were examined, adjourned it until Wednesday | Quite serious, Evidently somethin. was, be next. | ing heavily on her mind. As Lieut. Johnson | Was about to leave, the old woman called him K to the cell, and asked, “If I tell all about 1 1 get off?” Lieut. Johnson made no promises whatever and save her ilo satisfaction. who saw her gliding along by a skirting of pine | trees across lots after delivering the wash-board in place of returning to ler house the same Wi SCENE OF THE TRAGEDY. Fisher's house, which is a neat little cottage. from the road. It faces south. The children were found at thenorthwest corner of the house, | about thirty feet away, lying between two tre a walnut and a cedar. "Near them was an axe. | which had been left in the morning at the wood pile northeast of the house. Some suppose that | Carrying Concealed Weapons. ANOTHER DISPUTANT. | To the Editor of THE Stan. { I have noticed several communicat.ons in Tne | this weapon had been used by the murderer, ” | though there were no marks upon it. The face of the little girl was placid and she appeared to | and it seems time that some one else should have died without a struggle. ‘The boy had one | jaye a word to #9 It seems that “Citizen” is | arm over his face. and seemed to have | aruing without any fixed principle in view struggled. Ephraim Barnes and two colored only becomes j men, who work ox the place. were hoeing in a He asks forno discrimin: field southeast of the house in a hollow about 150 yards away. The house was exactly between them and the spot where the bodies were found. | These men saw the old colored woman, Taylor, | leave the house about four o'clock. their atten- | tion being attracted to her by her efforts to id of a dog which pursued her, barking fu Hl ously. {tion as to few .” | first murder was not comm H * had in Washington one murder | | with a paving stone, one with a shove}, and still | | another in which the human head was the used. Surely : n would be any: more likely to use a pistol in his | Yesterday the inquest was held at the house. | murderous designs than the above-mentioned | The following jury was empaneled: James Me- | W@nows | He cliims that all’ ;ood citi Nabb, jr.. W. H. Harvey, John B. Lord, Elbert | et G. Benson, Lewis Behrens and Francis. Ox- raneter. ale The first witness was Ephraim Barnes, who The Coroner's Inquest. the office. our bookkepers in the bank, or our | rks in the stor . when he’ goes to the opera: 5! (Perhaps he does | works on the place. boarding with the family. | during the mn walking home, } He testified that he was at work in the field near | he should meet Hell's Bottom, rith the colored men; that everything was | ¥ | three or fi - in the afternoon, when the dogs made av and looking up he saw an old colored woman coming away from the house; that one of the colored men told him that it was the old woman who lived at the cate; that Mr. Fisher returned home at six o'clock, and about ten minut or would he pret invite the gent Kk for 1 parent of the boy. ful, but not in all probability serious, gave, with venerous promptness, the Conductor and driver # letter of exone were restored to their posi terday morning. - Mr. Andrew ¢ ne muda Hundred to Chester, miles. of Pittsburg, Pa. tele- ing to know what shall f Chas. Jackson, colored, * railroad near that. cit: lice answered that if the railroad hi the man the re if the ¢ to bury him. ment has been issued against Rich- Kinner in his case ary E. Skinner in whieh altmony decreed de- #400 is now due. ney Hobrook and Mr ewman, a colored girl, were asylum from the sanitary fi ase of cases ar is 33 per cent. are taiking about a te ice famine in this District, stating that there is very little ice in our market; that there “are about half 2 dozen schooner loads on the way and overdue, but so far nothing has been heard from the A certificate of death was filed in the health office to-day in the case of Emily Steptoe. fifty ears old. who died in the alley Letween 14th and 15th and H and [streets northwest from Plockjaw caused from a punctured wound of the foot. Workmen on the Washi menced to-day to lay cours = graphed here Frid: be done with the bod who was killed on t The kille¢ ston monument com- Real Estate Transfers. been reeorded as follow Sh I T. in sub. of part of lot 74 Wm. Ludgateto Mary FE. Tilghman, pt. lot in Beall’s addition to eorgetow Auld, pt. 00. et Fry Benj. 4 and ‘in, lot nto Hira M Tum! = ino HIGHWAYMEN % o'clock Saturday night, a crowd of negro Mr. Henry £2 000, block Jebn Sern sub 1, of € wetting possession of his mon loose a them, and 1 yin, and called for ass the crowd left him. = A Brack ht red white whieh injuries on jured woman Ward gave house. Police vatte with intent to | until Mary Brown is INFLICTED BY ie = =Wemay. - INSURIES ON A last nig Ward Mary Brown, i The District Conissic adam mpel them to iss oe certain ce t was befor Hagner to-day, ha ing been set for the hear on rule. Ca motion of the attorney istrict, the time. to. show cause Was enlarged till ‘D.—At the meeting of : erence to the death of turday afternoon in the Circuit Kt. Waadward, esq... presidin, lack secrelary, a co! ‘alte with Jeseph H. Bradiey appropriate re ions adopted, after eulozies Upon the deevased. The funeral took place fom the late re we of the deceased yest @ay afternoon. and was largely attended. “There ‘Was a profusion of floral tributesto the deceased, ‘The services were conducted by Rey. Father Walter of St. Patrick's chureh, wito paid a hand- ch were unanimously pad beea pronounced some tribute to the memory of his friend. The pet nceeers were Jobn Van Riswick James Smith, . Ashford, R. J. Meizs, jr. John 7. Lenman re intermeut was at q hansen, that the injury to | ored woman afterwards returned to the house. u 1 be tedious and pain- | and he asked her what she 1 | usan Butler, | hair reported | fterwards called, and witness ran to the house | where he found the children d that the col- | house to return a washboard; th the front door a | neither see o'clock he a parently looking about the bi what sie wanted and | heard someboe had do js found upon thei person, I ir | sentence ah avy fine and he asked her whi ‘ashboard, and id she took it into the house and set it down by the | table in the back room; that she had ot in al | come out by the front door; that the washboard | Was found where she said she put it. Thomas Ham, colored, one of the men working | iast night as to cause the windo with Barnes, testitied to seeing the old colored | apartments to be closed | woman leaving the house. | to be | Margaret Lynch, a neighbor living at Fort | we Bunker Hill, testified that Rose Taylor caine to i | her house, apparently much excited, about a quarter after 7 o’cleck, Saturday evening, and alled her neph who worked there that he must come at once. j THE U sToRY. ¥ | Joseph Fisher, uncle of the two murdered | children, testified that they were his brothe nildren, and had lived with him for two years: that he came hot tween 5 and 6 o’clo Fhas been quite ¢ er | er of the | ing too bracing. | me thirty miles below th: | in and hail fell thick s st. with vivid | i d loud thu ‘The rus! ne eamer Excelsior mad S| ant there, and many at ere damaged or missed. | One man in the panic lost a handsome copy of Longfellow's poe ms. j e Saturday evening | put the Business Ax Harbor stable. and as he returned to the house found ; Master John R. Sutton reports r ‘als of the ehildren dead: that the old colored woman | river craft as follows: Long boat Pocahontas, | | Taylor had picked peas for him some time; he , Capt. Kendrie, with wood for market; long boat | only knew of her coming to the house | Queen oore. wood for J. O. Carter to borrow the: washboard from his_ wi v prze and } . d. | dog would — general: bark at it her when she eame; there was no trouble with the mother of the about them; she was | willing to have t dren at the -house, and | | he and his wife liked to have them. Dr. Hartigan, who made the autopsy, assisted y Dr. Wolhaufter, testifled to having’ found a | transve wound, lacerated and prevailed the r z s inerchants: steamer Rotary, Minte 50,000 feet of lumber for W. W. McCulloch: long | Cora Smith, Williams, wood for Johnson | al for Johnson & Bro. i | miscellaneous cargo for S : shaped. 3¢ of an inch long, above the boy's left The Courts. | eye, and another of the same nature diazonally Porice Covrt—Judge Bundy pro tem. | above and behind the left ear; lysides| To-day, Henry Johnson, eolored, was charged | with the larceny of some silver table-ware, some | clothing and other articles from the house of | ia J. Roland. He pleaded guilty, and Mr. | Blunt called the court’s attention to the fre- | quency of these farcenies since so many of our | citizens have yone away to the springs and their the ear, and ther tre bruised spots on the | houses left com; ratively unprotectet The same side of the head. The skull was exten- | court il for 60 days. Harrison and y fractured. and the brains were exuding. | Thos. Garnett, assault on ‘nett; personal | © wounds, the doctor thought, were made | bonds to keep the peace for six months i h the | Bruce. street profanity; 5 or 7 day: She | Rosa Johnson forfeited collateral, Wim. Tu he was tending cows for | assault on John Higgins; $3 or 7 days. Morris hat his Aunt Rose came | Solomon, a young white boy about 15 years old, uwhile he was at supper, and said she | pleaded guilty to stealing a gold watch from his | wanted him at home; she said nothing about the | father, Moses Solomon. He was sent to the re- | childrey being killed and he did not know about | form school during minority. Albert alias Babe i hat (Sunday) morning; he had notheard | Foster, larceny of.a coat and shirt from Isaac undmother say anything about the chil- | McConnell; 30 days in jail. Rachel Gregory dren; she did not seem excited, but her aunt | larceny of some underclothing from Geo. A. | did. Myer; €5 or 15 days. Thos. Perry, threats of | Peter Overton,colored.who lives at Mayor Good- | violence to Irene Rollins; personal honds to keep | loes plac testified that when passing | the peace. Henry Reynolds, larceny of a whip the stone house Saturday evening, he asked | from a milkman’s wagon: 10 days in jail. Ellis the old woman (Christina Taylor) where her | Price, assault on Henry Thomas, by striking him a She jumped up and sai the head with a stone; $5 or 10 days. Geo. | away man, I don't want anything te Nash, profanity; #5 or 7 days. Margaret J. Fone. I am troubled to death.” Ridgway and Jos. Hill forfeited coliateral. Alice | again and she did not reply Russell, profanity; $5 or 7 day Henry Smith, Thomas Craig. colored, thie other man who | John A. Stewart, Samuel Jenkins and John 0) | was working in the fleld with Barnes, testified to | Nix forfeited collateral. John Stevens, profan- seeing the old colored woman leaving the house. | ity; $10 or 80 days. Julia Dodson, loud and THE INQUEST ADJOURNED. bolero 2 Pigalle i cee Se a ae j i ° profanity; £5 or . “ do. Area one a uekt was adjourned til, | Fawin Walter, committing, creating and iain: | Wednesday at noon, at the seeond precinct sta taining a nuisance; sentence nded. Diggs tion, to enable the authorities to secure addi_ Wormly, do.; €5. Samuel Johnson forfeited | tional testimony. collate Patrick Riley, cursing and swearing; The Fisher Family. $5 or 15 days. Nathan Gross, destroying public Mr Joseph Fisher and his brother Simon, the or 15 aka oe peeeae od . di in the county: or iather of 222 murdered children, immigrated to | ee 7 this country from Germai . John Mills, carrying a pistol; per- sonal bonds to not repeat the oneoee: ‘Alfred ied the farm where he lives for six ye: 8. The | Johnson, protealtys e5or 7 John O'Day, brothers married sisters, and Simon diedin 88}. do. ing days. jacy Rivers and Brid t Welsh, dis- leaving twoinfant children. Their mother turbiig the.quiet of West Ws m by loud unable to provide for them, the care of the chil- | and boisterous ieee hg days each. several bruises of the scalp, indicating repeated ws by a blunt weapon. The skull was exten- fractured and crushed in two or three The examination of the little girl showed a wound of the sealp above tne right ear, ano- ther below. ler one three inches above 0 y to any He asked her ren deyolved upon Joseph and his wife. The | Albert Smith, charged disorderly conduct; | mother of the Children been completely | $10 or 30 days. Wm. Smith, profanity; #5 or 7 rostrated by her great grief. The family has | days. Wm. Clark, loud and $5 or Been visited with it misfortunes. About a | 15 days. year before the in \d died, the eldest child, a girl, eleven was burned to death _ skies cle: for, to which she replied that she came | Court iW | Rey. Dr. J. elliptical it WORSHIP IN THE WOODS, ‘The Methodist Protestant Camp Meeting. Special Correspondence to Tax EvENIxo STAR. JACKSON GRovE, A. A. Co., Mp., August 8. Sat urday was, as is usnal, a rather quiet day in camp spiritually, but in regard to secular affairs a busy one, at least among the women folks who, while the usual meetings were in | P8"*- progress, could be seen in the rear of the tents, cooking their meals for Sunday while others were washing and ironing. It was noticed notwithstanding the “dress reform” action of some of the lady tenters (mentioned in Satur- day’s Star) that the fronts of the tents have | been decorated by birds in cages, and some of the jadies appeared inthe evening in very gay toilets. But the reform is not to go into effect till next year. So dull was the day that in the afternoon the postmaster with some young men went to the mill race, about a mile and a half off, to bathe, leaving the-office to run itself. While was absent the mail messenger, Mr. Willen, pe formed his duty and delivered the Pouch at the store. A few campers who expected lett Were very much worried because their mi: might be near and ever yet so far, The sug- gestion was made that Special Agent Hender- son should be sent for. WAITING FOB THEIR “NUBBIES.” Some of the city tenters were anxiously awaiting the arrival of friends by the trains, and none were more ried ladies. They had arranged with Rev. Mr. Cox to share with them the expense of a tent. he to pay the bill and collect from them th proportionate shares. Brother Cox left the camp on Thursd: xpecting to return the fol- lowing day. During his absence, a settlement having been requested, they were in a quandar Fully expecting that Brother Cox would come with their husbands in the train leaving Wash- ington at 4:40 p.m. they were at the station with eager looks, but the expected ones failed to put in.an appearance at that time. Brother Cox did not arrive at all. but the missing lus- bands arrived by the 5:40 train, and the anxiety of the watchers was relieved. ‘THE WELCOME SHOWERS. the afternoon there was some appear- | ance of rain, and the experience of the presed- ing Saturday was looked for—the hope of the tenters being that there would be rain enough to lay the dust and not enouh to keep visitoi away. This wish was gratified, for during the ight the showers came, and for some hours the rain poured down, but not long after daylight the ed, leaving the grounds in the be possible order. In anticipation of the crowds ed Deputy Sheriff Bryan. edonthe ground Saturday ground in the presery ent was erected on Satur- s, particularly for the young | of Alexandria, led the meeting Saturday, and at A. D. Murray preached from the joy of thy salvation, Mr. Jeton_in the ns TET, 26, For faith in Christ.” meeting. Av people's meeting was held in the outside of the circle. dn the eyeni James T. Ward, president of the Western Maryland College, preached a very effective se Be: Dr. V F made much headway in liis sermon an owl under the eves of the tabernacle and perched on one of the , Where he set an the congr his grave and attentive de- er meeting foliowed the sermon nts presented themselves for Psalmis LI, 12, sermon. Re’ preached froi children of tent and tw prayers. SUNDAY MORNIN! ES. lay morning th people must ave been on the road at an early hour, judging from the time whea some who came from dis- tanees of 18 or 20 miles arrived. The special ad trains brought large num- of people. In fact for some distance around camp “the woods were full of’em.” It is understood that about.5,000 people were on th ground. The early morning prayer mecting was led y. C. Robinson. and he also led an interesting young people's meeting in. the th tent at 8 0% At 9 o'clocl in the tabernacle, a very interesting ex mecting was d by Rev. CH. Littleton. was occupied at 11 o'clock by Revs. Dr. Murray, Drinkhous ilgour and Ward, and R rs. Laselle, son, Littleton, Flo and The seats were ali filled. and the had been considerably augmented. The i services were opened withahymn by Ted by Mr: Burroughs, with fine et ef Washington This was followed by prayer by ‘Rev. Vard, of the Western land Colleg implored God's tlessin: the . Methodist nical Council, about to be held in London, » on the President of the United State ILC. . of the .Camp Meeting as- statement as to the though it was members of the vere no fences around minations are, and will ‘ it there were ng that and e pense they had bee y Te y. Rey. Mr. Floyd a fora liberal contribution. The serni L. Kilgore of Stewartstown, whose text was the words “Come and see. John i, 46. He noted the objections to the £08} derable lengths, and pictured i truths and its beanties, appealing to ali to en brace its doctrines. DINNER IN THE Woops. Then came the din and for an hour or two all seemed bu: ng for the in- ner man. The forest around the camp sented a novel appearance, the families of the visiting farmers being at their m in the shady places, while along the woods near the railroads many city people partook of the | lunches. Before tlie hour of preach were coneerts given in some of the tents with 1 | organ accompaniment, and at one, in whieh a | cornetist. from it Baltimore assisted, there was such a large crowd as to block up the usual promenade walk. THE st iched in the afternoon to mm Matt. xxvi, 39; but as ally the case the audience was hard to hold. ‘The concerts were resumed while many remained seated in the tabernacle waiting the time for the departure of trains for the cit bexan to be overeast with clouds there was much ‘uneasiness among them. About 5:30 o'clock p. im. the rain commenced to fall, and, accompanied by some electric discharges, continued till after nightfall. 4A MARRIAGE IN CAMP. About 7 o'clock p.m., Rey. Mr. Robinson, after christening a baby. was called on to perform a MInatriage ceremon: The young couple were Mr. Josiah Clark, residing near Severn, about two miles from the ground, and Miss Maggie iardner, second daurhter of Mr. W. T. Gardner, residing near the same place. The ceremony was witnessed by only a few people, those who saw the couple enter the tent, supposing that tier had gone in there “to get in out of the wet.” At night Rev. Mr. Laselle occupied the pulpit and preached on the subject of conversion, and at the close three penitents presented themselves at pe mourners’ bench, one of whom was con- verted. OLD TIMERS, During the day there were many pleasant meetings of old friends, and the theme of con- versation among Many of the older persons was the camp of long ago in these woods, then known as ‘Payne's woods,” held by Severn Ci cuit M. E. church, in August, 1828, whenthe late Dr. George C. M. Roberts preached the first. ser- mon. It is known that fourteen of these old tenters are now living—Frederick Harman, Joshua Anderson, Edward E. Anderson, Allen Warfield, fourth district; Allen Warfield, fifth district, Anne Arundel county; Basil S. Benson, Thomas S. White, Penton Hands, John Gardner, Willists Kelley, John Fenne, Charles Smith; Wm. Vaniiile andsR. D. Woudward—of these Messrs. Harman. “Anderson, Wartteid, of the aes aes coe aie and R. D. Wood- were und yesterday, or have been on the ground during the eee DIBERALITY. It was remarked that a spirit of non-section- alism seemed to pervade the crowd as well a8 jon was anxious than a couple gf mar- | and as the skies | the M. E. church, (colered,) Washington confer ence, held Its first Sunday services yesterday. The early trains from Baltimore and Washing- ton were well filled with colored people of both sexes, Olad in holiday attire and bearing baskets for a picnic dinner. Later in the day ra trains were ran from both cities in order to ac- commodate the crowds, go that by 3 o'clock p. m. there were at_ least 15,000 people at Irving This number includes those who had ar- rived the two days previous. Irving Park com- prises a finely shaded grove of forest trees, and more than a hundrel tents are pitched in the spacious inclosure, which, with the pavilions permanently on the ground, afford excellent shelter for those who tarry at the camp. The preaching stand is so arranied that the speaker can address with ease those seated in the zrove and those occupying one of the large pavilions. At an early hour Rey. John A.Holmesconducted an experience meeting. The morning sermon ‘was preashed by Rey.C.G. Key,of Winchester, Via. | His subject was “Patience in Well-doing, and the Reward— Honor and Immortality.” | Immediately following the sermon aninteresting | prayer meeting was held, led by ¥ Pinkney and Jackson Deveal, At this meeting the “old tim ‘ung, and in order that all m cit unite the hymns were “lined” by one of the leaders. man, of Baltimore, p afternoon a powerful discow ing to the hearts ached appeal- d_ consciences of his hearers salvation.” Jocal preacher of Balti- . W. Dansbury of An napolis, preached, and although the audience had somewhat decreased by reagon of the rain, | the interest er than at any time duri | the day. During the stated hours for preach- ing music was rendered by the choir | Asbury Chureh, corner of 11th and K | streets, Washington, It is a large and well- | 2 | trained body under the direction of Prof. Thos. P. Bell. Miss. E. V. Woods is the organist. | The mecting is in charge of Rev. BE. W. 8. Peck, | presiding elder of the Baltimore district: Rev. | WV. C. Cooper, presiding elder of the Washing- | | ton district, and Revs. Join A. Holmes, 3.1L. | | Evans. J. W. Dansbury, N. M. Carroil_ and | Robert. Steele, ‘ors of churches in Balti- more, Washington and Annapolis. Wesley Greve Camp. Wesley Grove camp meeting (MLE. church south) was crowded with visitors yesterday, | there being nearly 10,000 people | j time. rly prayer meetin, H. S. perience mee Canter, morning sermon by B H. D. Har- i on ** The Barren Fig Tree, or the Pe Unfruitful Life.” After dinner there was a of song in the tabernacle, which was | by Mr. Zach. Waters, of Montgomery re. In Wilson preached upon lof a {with the Scheme of Redemption.” Young people's meeting was condne! Rey. F. M. | Strother, and at night Rey. B. F. Ball preached | from the words, “ If thou doest weil shait thou | not be accepted? and if thou doest not well sin lieth at the door.” ‘This afternoon Bishop A.W. Wayman, of the A.M-E. church, is announced to To-morrow will be children’s day, and Will be the last full day of the camp, mediately after the early meeting Thursday the meetings will be formally closed. Judge Bie k and the Late War. GEN. scorT’s Fal REINFORCE THE A correspondent of the Philadelphia Press publishes air interview recently held with Jude Jere. S. Black, at his home, near York. Pa., the subject being the late war. _ Referring to Mr. Jefferson D; if Judge Black -confederat ful and just mi: Mr. Buchanan up the Charleston forts, he ‘s only inaccurate but absurs na wanted pc ) and he submitted much intere the Press’ intervie ten by Judge Black to Gen Scott. 1861, Which begins by questions: Fi ment to rel nuary ing Gen. Seott three —Is it the dui govern- force . Second—It ry that those rein- Third—What ob- the sendi of such ime when it w Judze Black then pro- sas to the necessi xist to prevent | reinforcements at any sary to do se own . fo immediate need of pi In conelusion, he len tary of State, which he did not @ | weeks afterwards he met Gen. Scott 1 said that upon read- eached the that had he devoted hms arly life he doubtless would hav to occupy my p r him with the belief that he milit&ry 1 would ha position to entitle me to almost any and, taking it allin ali, he did not know but that both of us had missed our vocations. Thus ended my effort to get Gen. Scott toa record upon this military feature of the cc then going on. ng, Jude B the proposition Davis. i toe lntter’s character for _ common whilst his opinion is that the for the evacuation of Fort Sumter and_ the surrender into the hands of South Caro- lina “was, take it all impudent “in the histor | It is impossible to excuse it on any ground— political, legal, moral or military. It belonged | to the United was bought and paid for by them. They had a fall and undisputed yn prietary right to it, which was not impaired in the slightest dezree by the South Carolina act secession. Yet South Carolina insuitingly Insisted upon its surrender to her, avowedly | with intent to use it for hostile purposes against | the government to which it belonged: and now Mr. Davis complains that this absurb de- mand was not aeceded to.” Jude Black also concedes thag he wrote the .paragra) President’s message of January 8. 1861, which caused the withdrawal of Mr. Floyd, of Virginia, from the cabinet. the forts the { i the world. Ss Cadet Whittaker's Case. HAT HE WILL FIGHT TO THE BITTER EX Y. World of yesterday has the follow- A dispatch from Washington y announced that the report of the court-martial in the Whittaker case was being revised for sub- mission to the President. The essence of the verdict, it was stated, was the finding of Whit- taker guilty of committing the alleged outrage on himself, with the recommendation that he be dismissed the service. The trial, which is the first of the nature on record, cost the govern- ent nearly $25,000. mendet Whittaker was seen last night at the residence of John F. Quarles, the colored law- yer, at Flushing, L.I. He looked fat and hearty, and seemed to be in excellent spirits. His hair, which has grown long, was neatly combed, and many of his freckles had disappeared. His general appearance was that of a younz man who was thoroughly enjoying his summer yaca- best hayn't heard of anything new in connec- tion with my trial. [received a letter yesterday from Prof, Greenough, who is at Washington, but he mentioned nothing about any verdict. It will be a long time before that is arrived at. ‘The papers must go from the court to the Judge Ad- yocate General, thence to the Secretary of War, and finally to ihe Presi TGS Moe Teak for the result. Iam young, strong and ambitious, and I intend to fight this to the bitterend. If Justice is done I will never be proven guilty.” * Are you still a cadet 7” “ Weil, yes; a ‘second-class’ one,” he laugh- ingly replied. “You are not under arrest?” “No, nor have I been since the order of arrest was served on me at West Point in May, 1890. Sain Eee aad General Miles never cireu: eu Seana mae ing lyn. I never considered, ea nsidered in Connection | West Washington nee Georgetown. Drowxep.—Capt. Noah Walker, of schooner falling overboard while ‘passing from “fore to county, Va. him, but without avail. CHARGE OF ATTEMPTED OvTRAGE Diswrssep.— John Wheeler was arrested Saturday night for an attempted outrage upon Mary Coats, about M4 years of age. The father of the girl left home early Saturday morning to g to work, leaving her and a sister in bed. It was charged that | soon afterwards Wheeler entered and made the | attempt. The grandmother of the girls was in the house at the time. ored. In the Police Court this morning the | charge against Wheeler was dismissed. Martha Coats, the sister of Mary, testified that she lives on Herring hill, and about 5 o'clock last Satur- day morning she saw this man come into their bedroom and get into bed ‘h her sister, and | witness called her sister, when Thomas got up | and ran out. Mary testified that she saw him when he came in, but fell asleep and did not remember anything more. Wheeler took the stand and adinitted being there, but denied any improper conduct. The court said that the evi- dence did not sustain the charge and dismissed ated. e GRAIN TrapE.—Artived by river from Al- | exandria. 2,000 bushels wheat: sold to arrive | Sales—4,000 bushels wheat sold Saturday at | prices ranging from €1.24%5 to Os. |. THe Coat Trape.—Thirty-one boats left Cam- berland Friday with 3,516.02 tons of coal, as fol- ‘zetown—Consolidation Co., Maryland Co., 649.01 tons; New 236.09 tons. For Alexandria— nn Co., 688.13 tons; Borden Co., 563.02 SS Alexandria Affairs, Reported for THe Evextne Star. Covxty Scuoot. Bosrp.—The county sch board met at the Peabody. buil y to set he accounts of the treasurer. Su- rintendent Adams, with a majority of the school trustees, were present. Took Cuoice.—The resignation of T. B. Pinn, as county supervisor, was, owing to the fact that he holds a federal office in Washington, and was not! astate and federal office is held to be ines mpat~ ible; he therefore resigned the state position. Crry Covnen.—The ular meeting of the city couneil will take place to-morrow ni tive to put venger’s work at contract will be | tons, Auditor Brockett is re- anaual or blue-book con- t account of corporation affairs It will be inz a suecine | for the fiscal year just. terminated. out in a few day Tax CoLLEcTIONS.—Sinee_ the discount on taxes closed the payment on the present y | account has been very light. The collectors | however, urging the payment of tax | arrears. After December next ap per cent is added to all tax-bills. | Mayor's Oprice, the grand jury thi Potter, colored, ored girl nine ye ton street, sout Catholic grave y morning the case of Lawson or indecent assault upon a col- ‘old, ata house on Washing of Franklin, on the road to the ard. we Is HARTMANN, THE NIWILIsT, IN CANADA?—A man who is believed to be the Nibilist Leo Hartmann has arrived and has tal up his s in a second-class hotel in Montreal. He istered under another name. Telegrams have been received there stating that Hartmann had left the United States to take refuge in ‘anada. A detective is keeping an eye on the suspected stranger. . dispatch from : : “J. T. Noakes was taken jail Sunday morning by a body of masked and armed men, conveyed a short dis- tance from the town and hanged to a tree. Nokes had murdered an old man named A. J. Crum, at Chico, three weeks ago, by kicking | him to death. Tur | pickers of the Susquehanna Coal Company. at Nanticoke, till continues, with n Two t female tates, and h lin bowels and 3) i health to the child it rests t Price % cents a bottle. he Buchupaiba. urina- . 480 Penna, | m “Alderney Dairy Wagons.” Fresh Alderney but morning, r lb. “Ward” prints, 3c. per and delivered in 4, 1 xcellenee._ sud the Marine Band. Mid-da ices, between 11 and 2, 26 BICYCLE AND TRICYCLE EX- GE AND RIDING SCHOOL, lunch or dinne ay. Second-hand Machines for sale Cheap. __WM. C. SCRIBNER, Proprietor. "ER N AND EVE! 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He / will be vocal and was about 18 years of age and from Matthews | BOF expense have been Every effort was made to save The parties are all col- | ied that under the rules the holding of | t | FPer crowens: | To a { TRIKE of the driver boys and slate pothing Syrup is the prescrip- | ese, buttermilk and sweet , on Ground Floor. Sole Agency for English Bicycles | F and Tricycles. Any style (cither English or Ameri. cap) furnished. 28 avery short time both SICK | | PICNICS, EXCURSIONS, &e. RAND ANNUAL EXCURSION ERM, wa’ GLY! antexcursion of the: | rice: under’ freer Hvckots ca ‘bere or at the boat. | (PRE EVENT OF THE SEASON } GRAND ANNUAL EXCURSION | OF THE KNIGHTS OF ST. PATRICK | Down the River GLYMONT, ON WEDNESDAY, 101m INST. | id comumedtious steamer A} th TO. HE CHEAPEST EXCURSION OF THE SEASON TO YORKTOWN, FORTRESS MONROE AND NORFOLK ay THE CHRISTIAN UNION, OF FAST WASHINGTON, ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1881, | On the palace steamer JANE MOSELEY, street wharf at 7 o'clock p.m. homie’ the fol- owing Friday tnoruing "Good mgeie secured, fee, toe gecasion. Linch and meals on the boat at city pri by a first-class caterer, ‘Tickets $1.50, State tickets can be secured at C. ‘TEAMER MARY WASHING- Exeursty Trips to Glymuont ERY THURSDAY. Steamer leaves her wharf at ¥ o'clock a m., returning at ‘clock p.m., civing five hours at Giijnont. Musin | mae and rounds. et, coud dcents. | E. 8. RANDALL, Manager, MIRST GRA: 1c GIVEN COLUMBIA JOCK PRSDAY, August 1th, 1881, ne Pleasure Ganien. Admittanes, 25¢. Z R. RICH » ROBB HAS THE HONOR TO IN- vite his f die and mequaintanees to bis forty third M Birthday Picnic, TIVOLA PARK, ON MONDAY, AUGUST 80m, ARI vi id dance at 4 pan, Tth-xtrect cars will bring you towhart of r Tivol Park. Lant boat will go to the m1. ; last boat leaves the Park at 11-30 pou. Admission free. RICHARD ROBE, Proprietor. a.m. and 343 pan. on - on Leary; returning at 10:30 6-2 Execisior an Fare 50e, ELP THE WIDOWS AND O1P SELECT FAMILY EXCURSION ‘ To Lo PINEY POINT, POINT OUT, AND 20 MIL DOWN BaY? nog YN UNION, MONDAY, AUGUST 15, Steamer JAN! 6th street, | balt-water’ bath uproper Perwan< allowed om the boat. Gentlenian and indy’. ticket £1.50. wenties duan’s ticket, $1.00: children, 7 to 13. years, 50 cents, Toomsat C. Dulin's dragetore, New York avenue and ‘th street northwest. Tickets at all drugs Cars will be in waiting on return of bout. Gms TouR LT AMPETRE, For the benefit of Carroll Chapel, In the grounds attached to the Chapel, at Forest Glen Station, Metropolitan Branch of the Baltimore & Obie Railroad, TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY, August 9th and 10th, 1841. ‘Tournamenton Wednesday, at 20'clock p.m. Music and dancing. Hon. Geo. Peter, Rockville, will deliver the charge to the Kuiehts and Hon. Mont- womery Blair the coronation address. Stein's orchestra, Washineton, D.C., is engaged for both days. ‘Trains leave Washington at 8:10 am., 4:45 and 6:05 p.m. ; re- turning, leave Forest Glen at 4:20 and 7 p.m., and on Wednesday « special train will leave Washington at 10 returning, leave Forest Glen about 10 p.m. ound trip tickets from Washington to Forest Soe. ; Kackvill: to Forest Glen, ae, Diwer tickeas | SOc. Adinisston to the grounds free. ub -3t™ Jp". To Lower cEpar Por ‘The finest Resort on the Potomac. | Crabbing, Fishing, Boating, Selt-water Bathing. (Sew Bathing Suits and Shoes.) furnished, hus ‘heen charte Lower Cellar DAY, JULY pany 's Wharf, Ing ar LOW ¢ at 530, ‘The fine and fast Steamer J. W. THOMPSON, by the Proj r of th wire 7 EVAR POUNT at 12:30 p. Teach Washington at 16». m. + furni~bed on boat and «rounds at 50 cents, Pref. Weber's Uniform Brass and Strine Band are engaged for the season on the Boet and at the Post, First-clans accommodations, Delighital tiie, Bose allowed on the Boat or jcers will be wtutioned at both paces £9 ne fore. eae to such. yy Rene EF == rancemete for exe to Lawer ut on the boat, at the office of St. szmex Hotel, or af Ronee, 1253 Peunsylvania avenie. Fe c dation of vinitors checks will be civem for parcels left at the Polut for safe keepin. Fare, 50 ceuts round trip; children under 12 years huif priee. wy 26-2 PCTOMAC STEAMBOAT COMPANY'S ADVER- TISEMENTS: FOR NORFOLK, PORTSM: \ ROE, PINEY Por TH, FO! ESS MON- S xT Steamer GEORG! ¥ on, TUESDAYS THURSDAYS at 5:30 p.m. and SATURDAYS6 p. EXCURSION TO THE CAPES EVERY SUNDAY . FROM NORFOLK TES BEGINNING SATURDAY, FULTHER NOTICI nd Norfolk. and m. | REDUCTION OF 30TH round trip | Second-class ronnd foik. or. 200 | Second-clake round trip to Piney” Point “and Point B | Tookout-e- a ee a FREDERICKSBURG AND ALL ¥OINTS SOUTH. | ‘endid steamer EXCELSIOR, con- SFr and P:R st Quantion: totes daily (except Sunday) at 9:30 a.m. id 3°30 pp. a. Fare to Ticumond, hinted. | Fare to Kichmond, unlinutted. | | The new and necting with i. Fare to Richmond, roand trip, CURSIONS To Richmond, via Norfolk, or to Norfolk via Richmond, and return to Washisuwto. James River by daylicht. A delightful trip. | Steamer E: 50 a.m. and 3.30 p. Prederickebur and Steamer Georze Leury, TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS: end SATURDAYS to Norfolk, counectiag at Richmond and Norfolk with the James Kiver steamers each way. les trip tickets... oe ILY EXCURSIONS TO QUANTICO, | via Exceldon, 9:30 aim, and 3:90 Tatts On SUNDAYS at a. only ! Rouna trip tickets... Tick - 50 cents. ts for sale and ‘information {urnished at Cook's Tours, 1431 Penusyivania avenae; Roose's Clear et principal Hotels; H_ 1. Poiliuhorn, next t City Post Geli, aud at Conajanss"e thee, Tea test whan LOKGE MATTINGLY, < periatemcesrt. WM, P. WELCH, Agent. = 25 Rev. THostas Gasca, pastor M. E. Church, Hagers- | NN®* ABEANGEMENTS FoR THE STEAMER MARY WASHINGTON, ‘ears. tie dnt | OCCOQUAN FALLS & MOUNT VERNON SPRINGS. mae . 3 ‘The Steamer Mary Wi ‘ audi sa Me Es Church, (pie te OOCOUUAN PALES peas ae Ae aT Iuave Dr. Mertaus’s Heapscus Pritstoaman who | DAY, WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY, leaving sth street Haein bed with a bad attack of lous Fever, and in two | Fh "Pare sound eaeeay eee) ts PeRUTUNE ae eee ee THIREKIED. *| MOUNT VERNON SPRINGS every SATUR- Rey. LE Seen, E. Church, Urlaaa, Va.: | DAY. Steamer leaves wharf at 9 acm., tehuming sed Thave used ong box of doe. Murtatats Meabactis. | R20, Fare, 10 Conte, “Cin boat sil" chase a ‘and found them most beneficial. Please send ine Fates, E. 8. RANDALL, Manager. CELLULOID TRUSS; that never Trams = > gee RRR Ma