Evening Star Newspaper, August 11, 1881, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Sunday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Worthwest Corner Pennsylvania Ave, and 11th 8t., by ‘The Evening Star Newspaper Company, GEO. W. ADAMS, Pres't. ‘Tne Evexte Stan is served to subscribers in the by Sree on Fret? eeeemnt, 8, 10 cents per By mali-pentygeieenaidS0 conte s uth poy, All mail subscriptions must be paid in advance; Baten of sdverticing mate So application. Che Vo: 58—N°: 8,844, - -WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1881. TWO CENTS. ag eke THE 4MYSTERY CLEARED. eae CONFESSION OF CHRISTINA TAYLOR, —_—-—__ Taylor. Capt. Vernon said to her: iow auntie, I want you tell me the about this. Ifyou did not kill the I don’t want you to tell me you did. then said :—* I was Ee “SPECIAL NOTICES. _ WASHINGTON GROVE CAMP MEETING, jrill commence THURSDAY, Avcust liu, and close WEDNESDAY, Avcust Mri. leave 'B. & O. Depot for Camp at 8:10, 8:40 a. m.. and 4:45, 6:05 p.m. @ saturuins, will leavé Camp at 7:21, 8:44 a. m., 3:38, Round Trip Tickets, 80 cents. 10-12 ALL PERSONS HAVING BILLS AGAINST Ee wit deceased, CLIAM WILKINSON, requested them to re SEP- Ist, 1881. CHARLI E 1010 Pennsylvania avenue southeast. ‘are el on oF befor MBER .RLES SHELS! a9-3t" ES -QEEICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF THE <'F FREEDMAN'S SAVINGS: ‘RUST CO., Wasnrerox, D. aly 28, 1881. —Notice is hereb; given to all depositors and other creditors of the Freed Insn's Savings and Trust Company, who have not ap- plied for the dividends heretofore declared, that ail claims avainst xaid Company must be ne or for inded to this office on or before Angust 21, 1881, or the be barred, and the amounts distributed among the other creditors of the company, a4 provided in the act of February 21, 1881. “Depositors who have not al- ready received dividends, should imunediateiy forward ‘the y or exprees, or through some respon- ker, accompanied with their address. Depository who have received the three dividendsalready declared should not forward their books until a further dividend is dec! of which dne notice will pe given. dy29-20t JOHN JAY KNOX, Commirsioner. 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C. #4 wand & HUTCHINSON, 927 NINTH STREET NORTHWEST, GIVE SPECIAL ATTENTION TO MODERNIZING DEFECTIVE PLUMBING IX CIty RESIDENCES, AND HAVING A LARGE FORCE OF COMPETENT WORKMEN, ATTEND PROMPTLY ALL JOBBING ORDERS. pone stone on the ground for thirty more fe ¢ | agency for a while, is interested, that wants to | control the agence; Washington News and Gossip. Goversuest ReceIrts To-pay.—Internal rev- nue, $521,210.81; customs, $691,687.60. Secretary Kirxworp returned last night, from the Fauquier (Virginia) White Sulphur springs. Mr. Riccs Betrer.—Mr. Frank Riggs, who arrived in the city from his father's place at one o'clock to-day, reported that his father was steadjly improving. Mr. REED’s Conpitiox.—There has been no noticeable change in the condition of Mr. W. B. Reed to-day. Navat Orpers.—Ensign Clarance A. Corbin and Midshipman John Gibson have been ordered | to the receiving ship Independence at the Mare | Island navy yard; Master Aaron Ward and Mid- shipmen Charles H. Harlow and R. K. Wright have been detached from the Constitution and ordered to the school ship New Hampshire; Ca- det Midshipman Thos. L. Bonfils has been de- tached from the naval academy and placed on waiting orders; Cadet Midshipman E. W. S phen has been detached from the practice ship Constetiation and ordered to proceed home and rejoin the naval academy on the Ist of Octobe Medical Inspector Benj. F. Gibbs has ‘been di tached from duty on the naval examining board on the 15th inst. and ordered to the Lancaster on the 20th inst. as fleet surgeon of the Euro- pean station. Lieut. Com. W. H. Brown, to coast survey duty. Lieut. R. M. Brown, froin the command of the Alarm and ordered to the Lancaster on the 20th instant. Ensign 1 Armes, from the Tennessee and placed on sick leave. Tue Treastry Cattle Comaission held its first session at Saratoga yesterday. The object of the commission is to establish such regula- tions as will prevent the shipment of infected cattle, and this being a England may be induced to relax the oppressive quarantine rezu- lations now enforced at her principal ports against American cattl THE MURDER OF SroTTeD Tait.—Nothing further has yet been heard at the Indian bureau about the murder of Spotted Tail, but an official report of the affair is expected ina day or two. Carr. Wm. F. Srurein, 21st infantry, has been ordered to report in person, without delay, to the commanding general department. of West Point, for assignment to duty at the U.S. Mili- tary Academy. NavaL Notes.—Rear Admiral Balch reports to the Secretary of the Navy, under date of San Francisco, August 9th, that the Pensacola sailed at 5a.m. on that day for Panama. ...The Secre- tary of the Navy is also advised that the Ports- mouth arrived at Rockland, Me., on the 7th, and that the Lancaster was removed from the dock at Portsmouth on the $th under the sheers. The U. steamer Constitution left Newport yesterday morning for the upper part of Narra- gansett bay. The U. London on Tues diner’s bay for tai INDIANS ON THE Way TO WASHINGTON.—At | Pierre, D. T., six Sioux Indian chiefs from Standing Rock—Big Head, Red Bull, Thunder Hawk, Rear’s Rib, Walking Shooter and Fire Heart—arrived on the steamer Tuesday evening and proceeded on the Northwestern road for Washington, in charge of R. H. Waggoner. Tennessee sailed from lay and anchored at Gar- zet practic Tue ComMITTEeE or ONE HUNDRED ON ENTER- TAINMENT.—The members of the committee se- lected at the meeting Monday night to appoint a committee of one hundred to arrange fora public entertainment in honor of centennial visitors in Gctober say that they don’t propose to have any figureheads on their committee by appointing men out of compliment without see- ig them first. Mr. Dickson states that the committee appointed are now canyassing to as- certain the views of men, and that they will hold a meeting to-morrow night at the Fair Association and complete this committee. propose to have the various clubs in the ct represented, such as the Caledonian St. George’s Society, Schuetzen Verein, Iso, heads of department bureaus and others who have charge of bodies of men. —During the! year, from the 7th of August, 1880, to the 7th | inst., 64 feet were added to the height af the ‘hington monument, and there is now enough Casey says that the rapidity work can be prosecuted depends the rapidity with which the marble can be ried and delivered. Had the same pe ments been in foree when the work was sumed last year as at present, he thinks that there would have been built 94 feet instead of 64 ! feet. Owing to the unusual severity of the last winter, the work at the quarries was greatly | retarded. PersonaL.—Health Ofticer Tow end has re- turned from a brief visit to Ocean View.— Hon. O. H. Browning, formerly United States s from Iilincis, and subsequently Secretary of the Interior in President Johnson's . Clark are at ‘x-Senator Thurman, who is now in . expects to sail for home on the h of Septer 2 has improved Quite a party of Wash- for the White Sulphur n.and Miss Wilcox, Gen. ertson and Major Bai- has gone to Brooklyn ——W. D. Davidge is y. Anderson Spring: Bath County Warm § r is spending a month at Sharon Springs, N.Y.—E. M. Daw- son, of the Internal Revenue bureau, is spend- ing a month's vacation at St. Michael's, Md. Dr. Garnett has returned to the city. —C. D. Lieberman is at Capon Springs.—Mrs. Fascett | is in Chicago, where she has taken a stadio until | September, and busily engaged in painting por- traits.—Mrs. Millard Fillmore, relict of ex- President Fillmore. is lying dangerously ill at Buffalo from the effect of a stroke of paralysis. The Navajoe Agency Troubles. CONTRADICTORY STATEMENTS ABOUT THEM. Secretary Kirkwood does not yet know the truth about the trouble existing’ at the Navajoe agency in New Mexico. On one hand it is charged that Indian Agent Eastman, at that agency, is fanaticaland dogmatic in his methods, and on the other hand it is alleged, in behalf of Eastn hat there isaring of Indiantraders in which Lieut. Bennett, who had command of the y; that Eastman will not allow | it, and torid himself of the ring he appointed new traders, and ordered the old ones away. On the 22d of July Secretary Kirkwood sent | the following dispatch to Eastman, Indian | | agent, at the Navajoe agency: — “Reported here | 1 the employés at your agency, whites and ns, have left. Is this true and if so why? Also reported here that Navajoes threaten your and that because of your presence there is danger of an outbreak of the Indians. r briefly by telegraph and fully by mail.” Eastman replied as follows: “ Navasoe AGE: cy, August 4.—Your telegram received. All said reports are untrue. Whiteand Indian employés full, except blacksmith. No fear of Indians. THE PRESIDENT IMPROVING. HIS CONDITION FAVORABLE TO-DAY. ———— DE. REYBURN SAYS HE IS DOING WELL. ———— to be assuring. Last night the patient rested ture a fraction over 98 and the respiration 19. The President was given for breakfast chicken, | potatoes and Koumiss. The wound when | dressed this morning was found to have dis- | charged freely, without the use of the drainage | tube. The ‘character of the discharge was healthy. The sides of the eut made recently still continue inflamed, and of course are yet quite sensitive to the touch. About 11 o'clock Repre- sentative Le Fevre, of Ohio, called and inquired anxiously after the President. He was answered by Private Secretary Brown that there was no cause for alarm, and that the physicians had succeeded at last in causing the wound to sup- ances. Oficial Bulletin—8:30, VERY FAVORABLE CONDITION OF THE PRESIDENT. The President has passed an exceedingly good night, sleeping sweetly, with but few short breaks, and awaking refreshed this morning at a later hour than usual, At the morning dress- ing, just completed, it was found that the deeper neously. The quantity of pus secreted is begin- ning to diminish, its character and the appear- ance of the wound are healthy. His tempera- ture shows an entire absence of fever this morn- ing, and his pulse, which is less frequent than yesterday, is improving in quality. At present it is 100; temperature, 98.6; respiration, 19. D. W. Briss. |. K. BARNES. J. J. Woopwarp, Rost. REYBURN. OMicial Bulletin—12:30 P. M. THE PATIENT DOING WELL TO-DAY. EXECUTIVE MANSION, 12:30 p. m.—The Presi- dent is doing well to-day. Besides a liberalsup- ply of liquid nourishment at regular intervals he has taken for breakfast, with evident relish, an increased quantity of solid food. He continues free from fever. His skin is moist, but without undue perspiration; pulse 102, temperature 98.6, respiration 19. [Signed] D. W. Buiss, J. K. Barn J. J. Woopwarp, Ropert Reysery. DR. REYBURN SAYS THE PRESIDENT MAS NO PEVEI When the noon examination was made it was found the pulse had gone up two degrees. The temperature and respiration, howe thesame. Dr. Reyburn meta Star man soon afterwards and said: “There is one thing we want toimpress upon the minds of you news- paper men, and that is that when the tempera- ture of the President is_ at 98 there is no fever; as 2 matter of fact the Pres‘dent has no fever.” How do you regard your patient's condition noth THe Re man, orabie,” said the doctor. “Yes. it is favorable. As favorable as you had wished ?” persisted the reporter. “No, not as we had wished, but favorable. President is doing well.’ Is the President dyspeptic?” asked Tus Srar. “Yes, he is,” answered the doctor: “and we, for this reason, have trouble in administering food which will remain upon his stomach. The yeai Continuing Dr. Reyburn said there was no cause for grave alarm. He said the President was, of course, weak, a8 any one would be who had remained on his back iw bed for forty days. PRESIDENT FAST RALLYING FROM THE EF. FECTS 01 AY’S OPERATION. The doctors now say that the President is fast rallying from the results of Monday's operation, and that there will be a marked daily improve- ment from henceforward until he is entirely convalescent. The high pulse they still attrib- | ute to the debilitation of the patient caused by the last operation. ABOUT THE WHITE HOUSE TO-DAY there was the usual marked quiet. There were but few callers, including members of the Cabi- Commissioner Morgan made a brief visit; Major Brock, superintendent of the police ree. Mr. Crump, who succumbed to a malarial tack superinduced by the constant strain upon him. is reported to be Somewhat better to-day. Dr. Bliss, who was somewhat under the weather yesterday, is also much better to-day. MRS. GARFIELD continues to grow stronger. She sleeps through- out the night, has a good appetite, and usually takes a drive every evening. LATER THIS AFTERNOON the condition of the President remained en- satisfactory to his phy: The belief is that as soon as the President fully recovers from the shock of Monday's operation he will rapidly convalesce. He has had no fever to-day, and other than the usual nocturnal fever, which has been a characteristic of the case all through, none is expected. The President's appetite is improving, and as soon as he can retain noug- ishing food he is expected to gain strength at a rapid rate. THE CONSULTING SURGEONS. Dr. Hamilton will arrive in this city on the 10:20 train from New York. Dr. Agnew will be here to-morrow If he is advised his presence is necessary. A foolish rumor has been circulated that Drs. Agnew and Bliss have had a misunder- standing, and that for this reasun the former left this city on Tuesday. This is untrue. Dr. Agnew left saying that all the President now had to do was to get well, and it was hardly ne- cessary for him to remain to merely dress the wound or bandage the patient. He left word to be telegraphed for at once in case of any unfa- vorable change. THE IMPORTANT STATE PAPER signed by the Pregident yesterday, as indicated in Secretary Blain dispatch to Minister Low- ell (printed in yesterday’s Star), was a formal requisition for the extradition of a criminal who some time since took refuge in Canada, and is now in the custody of the Canadian authorities pending the action of this government. This is the first official act performed by the President since the 2d of July last. SYMPATHY OF THE BANKERS. The convention of the American Bankers’ As- sociation met at Niagara Falls yesterday morn- ing. Resolutions expressing the hearty sym- pathy of the association with President Garfeld were unanimously adopted. COMFORT FOR THE PRESIDENT. A telegram from Hartford, Conn., says: “An order was received here to-day for a wire mat- trese, to be used on the steamer in which Presi- dent Garfleld will take his first journey down toe river as soon as it seems advisable to move im. LAST NIGHT'S BULLETIN. 7 P.M.—The President has passed an excellent day. The drainage of the wound is now efti- cient, and the pus secreted by its deeper por- Peaceful and quiet, but hungry. No supplies here. EastMan.” On the 26th of July. the Secretary ordered In- dian Inspector Haworth. who was in Kansas, to preceed tnmediately to the Navajoe agency and make & thorough investigation of the trouble and report in fall by mail. Haworth left for the Navajoe azeney on the 27th of July, but is re- port has net been received. Secretary Kirk- wood says tl ere is no need for fe per about the matter, as he intends to find out the truth and to relieve the trouble at the agency. PaixrvL AccipEeNt.—A white man named Thomas Dreer in jumping off a stone wagon this morning fell broke one of his legs. The police ambulance was sent out there and took ‘im to the Providence where his tions has been coming away spontaneously. The afternoon rise of temperature is almost we less than yesterday and the day before. Pulse at present 108; temperature, 101; respiration, 19. {Signed,] D.W. Briss, ‘J. K. Barwes, J.J. Woopwarp, Rosen Reyaurn. THE MRS. GARFIELD FUND, The total amount of the subscriptions received Se yrus W. — for the fund for te Gar- Qy noon Tuesday aggregated $155,000. From Philadelphia a note was received inclociee 1, and reading: “From one who has but little money to give, but would willingly give her own life if in the giving that our President might be 4 LETTER FOR Gurreav. dinsceedtny andy, wan weaved Bertie Sea. Attorney's effice to-day for Chas, J. Gultean. All the advices touching the President’s con- dition given out at the White House continue well, and his sleep was peaceful. At thé morn- ing examination the pulse was 100, the tempera- purate without the use of any artificial appli- | parts of the wound had been emptied sponta- | eT, remained | President has suffered with dyspepsia for many | SECRETARY WINDOWS POLICY. i Secretary Windom has sent to “George Marsland, esq., corresponding secretary of the American Bankers’ Association, at Niagara Falls, N.Y.,” the following letter, which explains your letter of June 30th, 1881, inviting me to be present. at the annual convention of your asso- ciation, to be held at Niagata Falls, the 10th, 11th and 12th insts., and to give'to the conven- tion a sketch of the funding opergtions of the government since the incoming of the present administration. I regret that circumstances will not permit me to aceept your invitation to cise statement of the transactiéns can yet be given. It may be stated, however, that when I | entered upon the duties of my Present position, ‘in March, last, 1 found that o | debtedness of the government there were of tive per cent bonds, redeemable at the option of the government after May ist, 1881, the amount. | of $469,320,650, of which the amount of 146,101,900 was represented by coupon bonds, and of six per cent bonds, redeemable at the option of the government after July Ist, 1881, the amount of $202,266,550, of which 245,391,000. were represented by coupon bonds. Only the coupons for the quarterly interest falling due on May 1st, 1881, remained upon the coupon 5 per cents, and none upon the coupon 6 per cents, the next semi-annual interest on which would tall due on July ist, 1881. The refunding act, by which it was proposed to retire all of these bonds, and to issue there- for bonds bearing a lower rate of interest, with several years to ran before the government had the option of payment. after having received much consideration by Congress, during the last, session, had failed to becomealaw, and the only resource of the government to meet the matur- ing obligations were the surplus revenues. and the amount of $104,652,200, four per cent. bonds, being a part of those authorized by the acts of July 14th, 1870, and January 20th, 1871, and re- maining unissued. These resources were not sufficient to provide for all the maturing bonds, and owing to the length of time which such 4 per cent bonds had to run before maturity, it was not deemed ad- visable to issue more of the loan if such issue could well be avoided. While there was no im- perative necessity for providing for the regis- tered bonds of the maturing loans, some plan was needed to meet the interest payments on the coupon bonds, and there seemed to be no practical method of meeting these payments without considerable expense tothe government. as well as to the holders of the bonds. Finally, to meet the demand of public creditors, and at the same time to avoid the calling of an extra session of Congress, which seemed to be the other alternative. the plan was matured which has been put into operation and has proved successful. Under this plan,on April 11th, there was called for absolute payment on July 1, 1881, the small loan of 688.200, bearing 6 per cent in- terest, and known as the Oregon war debt, and at the same time for payment on the same date the 6 per cent loans, acts of July 17 and August 5, 1861, amounting to $140,544.650, and act of March 3, 1563, amounting to $55,145,750; but to the holders of the bonds of the two latter loans permission to have their bonds continued at the pleasure of the government with interest at the rate of 3!¢ per centum per annum, provided they should so request, and the bonds should be received by the Treasury for that-purpose on or betore the 10th day of May, 1881, and in case of coupon bonds, reg should be issued therefor. The six per cent bonds to be continued were dina large amount and new ones issued therefor with the fact of their continuance stamped upon their face, but it was subsequently deemed advizable to extend the time for the receipt of the old bonds to May 20th, 1831. It was also found that foreign hold- ers of the six per cent bonds were inclined to dispose of their investments rather than to send thein to the Treasury for exchange, and the im- diate payment of so many bonds abroad being ikely to cause a drain of coin ‘from this country and to disturb business, an agency for the ex- change of the bonds in London was established. This plan for continuing the sixes has proved entirely satisfactory, there having been presented in due time for continuance at 314 per cent interest the amount of 178,055,150, leay- ing to be paid off from the surplus revenues $24,211,400, for which the Treastiry had ample resources. Having succeeded in disposing of | the six per cents, on May 12th the department gave notice that the coupon bonds of the loan of July 14th, 1870, and January 20th. 1871, would be paid on July Ist, 1881, with alike privilege of continuing the bonds at 3!¢ per cent to such of the holders as might request, and at the same time the Treasury offered to receive for continuance, in like manner, any of the un- called registered bonds of that loan, to an amount not exceeding 250,000,000, the re- mainder of the loan being reserved with a view of its payment from the surplus revenues. The continued 314 per cent bonds, having a market price slightly above par, the 5 per cents, in question were rapidly presented, and it be. came necessary to extend somewhat the limit fixed for the amount of registered bondsto be ac- cepted for continuance. On July Ist a notice forthe payment on October 1st, 1881, of theregis- tered fives, not continued, was given, and the resources of the Treasury will be ample to meet their payment. Thetransactions concerning the 5 per cents are, as before stated, net quite com- pleted. Probably there will be continued in all about €400,000,000 of this Ioan, leaving to he paid 239,708,050, the remainder of the loan having already been paid from the surplus reve- nues, under calls previously made. * By this plan the department has been not only relieved from the embarrassment of providing for the payment of the coupon interest, but has reduced all the six and five per cent loans of the government to aloan payable at the option of the government, and Rearing Eee at only 33¢ per cent per annum, and this, with the trifling expense to the government of preparing the new registered bonds, of paying the actual expenses of the London agency, at which only three per- sons have been employed for a few weeks, is- suing about $44,500,000 of the continued bonds. The saving to the government through the con- tinuance of these bonds is ifying. On the 6 per cents continued the annual say- ing hereafter in interest will be $4.451,378.75; on the 5 per cents assuming $400,000,000 to be con- tinued, the annual saying will be about $6,000,- 000, making a total annual saving hereafter in the Interest of the public debt of €10,451,878.75. Meanwhile, from March ist to October 1st, 1881, when these operations will haye been completed, there will be paid of 6 per cents $24,211,400, and, of 5 per cents $69,320,650, making an additional antfual saving in interest of $4,918,716.50; a total reduction of the Interest charge in seven months of $15,370,095.25. In other words, the annnal interest charge, which was on March 1st 1 $76,845,937.50; will be, on October 1st 1881, as pearly as can now be stated, $61.475,842.95. "Thi¢ saving in. inter- est can hereafter be applied t¢the reduction of the debt thus reducing it, the burdens arising therefrom more raj fore. Yours truly, Wall Street New York, August 11. article (1:40 p. change mar! ony dealings there was an erally declining market for fallen 40134 per cent to , buta gen- prices having C.C.C.1., 287 63; Wabash, that the Letter to the Banking Asstciation on the Refundii ‘of the I haye to acknowledge the receipt of the bonded in: | | to squelch an outbreak should one occur. To- Telegrams to The Star. THE VIRGINIA REPUBLICANS. Sa The Straightout Nominations. Closing Action of the Coalitionists. HANLAN WILL ROW ROSS. a A SEASIDE HOTEL BURNED. The Bankers in Convention. ADDRESS BY COMPTROLLER KNOX. Special Dispatch to THE EVENING Stan. Nragara Farts, August 11.—Hon. John Jay Knox, comptroller the currency, to-day addressed the bankers convention, now i session at this place, on the subject of bankin and the currency. Among the subjects of interest discussed in in 9 investments of the bank: distribution of national of bank reports and the publi given them; of the collection and dissemination of bank statistics: of financial panics, and of the | Important purposes subserved by the extensive and general use in all branches of basiness of bank checks and dratts. > — The Virginia Straightouts, MINATE A TICKET HEADED BY GEN. HAM FOR GOVERNOR—I E Special Dispatch to THE EVENING STAR. he general and wide k shares; the system ty required to be straighout republicans have just nominated the following ticket:—For governor, Wm. C. Wick- ham, of Richmond. Fer lieutenant governor, Samuel M. Yost, of Staunton. For attorney general, Westell Willoughby, of Alexandria. Gen. Wickham declined, and up to this hour no further nomination has been made. YOST AND WIL BY ALSO WITHDRAW. Lyncnpere, Va, August 11, 2:14 p.m.—Yost’ and Willoughby have both withdrawn, and the convention has adjourned sine die. By Associated Press. Lyxcusrxe, Va., August 11.—The “straight- out” convention reassembled at 9 o'clock this morning. The platform was read, and, after much discussion on the debt plank, was adopted by a vote of 56 to 32. Ross Hamilton, leader of the Mecklenburg dele- gation, upon the adoption of the platform. said that if his delegation remained in the con- vention after the adoption of the platform they would grosely misrepresent their constituency. They would therefore, he said, retire. The ac~ tion of Mr. Hamilton and his followers was se- verely critized by the president of the conyen- tion. A committee on nominations was then appointed. J. W. Cochrane, (colored,) of Rock- ingham, was elected chairman of the state cen- tral committee. . COALITIONISTS ENDORSE THE READJUSTER PLAT- FORM. Lyncusvre, Va., August 11.—The coalition- ists adjourned at two o'clock sine die after hay- ing endorsed the rezular readjuster platform. A majority of the coalitionists left for home this morning. | | } Saratoga Races To-lay. HINDOO’S FINAL APPEARANCE. Saratoca, N. Y., Angust 11.—Hindoo makes his final appearance to-day before his departure for Long Branch. He runs in the race for the Kenner stakes, the second event on the program. The attendance is very large, the weather warm, and the track in first-class condition. Brookl and Alfambra are alternating as favorites in the first race. First race, three-quarter came in first, Ella Warfield second. and Girofla third; time . Valparaiso took the lead after ahalf dozen jumps and won in a canter by six lengths. The second race, the Kenner stakes, distance two miles, was won by Hindoo, Crickmore sec- ond, and Bonfire third; time 3:32. 1% miles, was won by Gold Bug, and Fireman third; time dash, Valparaiso zamore first, Brook- jiyn second; and Goy. Hampton third; time 1:44. pede ot The Parry House at Beach Haven Barned. ARROW ESCAPE OF THE GU PHILADELPHIA, August 11.—At about three this morning the Parry House, at Beach Haven. J., was destroyed by fire. No one was in- but many narrow escapes are reported. | But little baggage and personal effects saved. A dispatch to the Telegray 's of the fire at Beach Haven :—The Parry house. at Beach Haven, was discovered to be on fire early this morn There was no fire-extinguishing apparatus, and, fanned by a stiff ocean breeze, the flames spread with wonderful rapidity. There were 250 guests in the house, who barely escaped with their | lives; but ne managed to snatch parts of the | bed-clothing, which served to some extent for a covering. None of the boarders, except some in the farther end of the hotel, saved any of their effects. The fire broke out about a quarter to three, in a small building adjoining, occupied as abakery. Directly opposite the burning struc- ture was the Engelside hotel. The scene was terrible in the extreme. The half-ciothea people from the fated hotel were running in all diree- tions looking for friends and relatives, and all the others in the piace were m: ig frantic ef- | forts to render help and prevent what at one | time threatened to prove a great disaster. Fi- nally, Mr. Engle, with a corps of men, succeeded in ge ig a line of hose from Engleside to the burning building. The water was forced throngh the hose by a pump belong- ing to the last-named hotel, and was the only one in the place. After a great deal of hard work. The flames were gotten under control, and the fire was prevented from spreading. The Parry House was destroyed. The beach was ctowded with guests, who coi sidered their escape something miraculous. The | Parry House was an old-fashioned gable-ended frame building. about 150 feet long and three stories high. The proprietor’s loss will reach $30,000, but the loss of the boarders is unknown at present. When the unfortunate boarders arrived at Camden this morning they presented @ novel appearance. Some, both: men and women, were attired in various fitting bathing suits, others in somewhat more appropriate, but almost equally bad fitting gardents. All, how- ever, appeal to appreciate their narrow es- cape too much to mind their otherwise ludi- crous appearance. Sitting Bull Misehief Again. TROUBLE TO BE EXPECTED ANY MOMENT. Bismarck, D.T.. August 11. dispatch to the Bismarck Tribune from Fort Yates says when Sitting Bull heard of the ki ing of Spotted Tail he said it wasa fit endii fora fool. Sitting Bull claims he surrend when he should have kept the war-path. Ap- peals are being made from settlers along the Missouri to send more troops to Fort Yates and Lincoln, as it is admitted by officers incommand at Fort Yates that the force is wholly i jaate day two sauaws were caught watioed ammuni- tion and guns into Sitti Bull’s camp. He undoubtedly means mischief, and if he says the word many young braves at the agency will follow him. e Indians are independent, and trouble may be expected at any moment unless more troops are sent. piece Reunion of Confederates in Texas, Gatveston, Tex., August 11.—The News special from Dallas says:The reunion ofex-Confed- the address were those of the loans and other | BURG, Va., August 11, 1:16 P.a.—The | Matters in Missouri. ad A BREWERY BURNED. St. Lovrs, August 11.—The tc Repnoblican’ ial says: The city brewery, be- | tay not God Almighty, put it g=o5 & ; Mee arm, and about 18 Inches long. The children jong a, to’ irene! Yates, was burned yester- | Were Tunning about the yard of the house. day. The toss was $14,000; Tnsured for $12,000, |1 struck the "one _rith the long hair first; but I don't know how DISAPPEARED WiTH £17,000. & Co., grocers, of St. Joseph, as traveling col lector, has — with a collection of $17,000 made at Lathrop Monday last. A BLOODY DOUBLE TRAGEDY. A bloody double tragedy occurred at the Tuesday. to chastise him. Jackson drew wounds. scene, and shot Jackson in the breast, wh upon he turned on th cut her sligi ly two or three times. when he fell exhausted from loss of blood. will die. ee Cable Flashes To-day. THE EXPECTED DRAIN OF COIN FROM BUROPE TC AMERICA. August 11.—The Times, in its finan this morning | withdrawals of gold from the | on Italian aceount are at any ra’ | ti ank of may begin at any spite of the withdraw: ‘of bullion from the bank | no doubt prepared to rai e the rate of di: | Italian demand for the pres ) be no necessity for any ac | vance of the open market. THE AMERICAN DOCTORS IN FE Loxvox, August 11.—The Am to the Intereational Medical Congress, which came to a close yesterday, adopted a resoluti thanking those whose hospitalities they hav received, and which will st hen the ties o! friendship between the United States and Enz: land. nt the LAND. | DANGEROUS FOR GAMBETTA. Paris, August 11.—The Gambeittist Belle- | Ville committee have abandoned announced scheme of building a vast | temporary structure, in which M. Gam- | M. Gambetta to face a bona fide at Belleville. ings on the 12th and 16th insts., respectively, nobody being admitted without invitations. THE INAUGURATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL ELECTRICAL EXHIBITION here ye day was a private view. The exhibi. tion is in a very unready state. - Edison's ex hibit was the object of much curiosi minute. DROUGHT IN Lospox, August 11 ent of the Times saj ning to suffer seriously from drought, which, except for a few showers, has lasted two months, The grass is completely burned up and there is no chance of making the usual second hay crop. There is a great scarcity of water in most parts of the country. In the mountain pastures in several cantons and in Savoy beasts are perish- ing for lack of water and from the heat. Whole herds have perished in the canton of Schwyz, in the Vaudoi's Alps and in the vaileys of the Jura. If the drought continues a week or two longer SWITZERLAND. The Geneva co | fair to be one of the most abundant on record. THE DUKE OF ARGYLE’S MARRIAGE. August 11.—The London correspond- Manchester Guardian says: It isstated that the Duke of Argyle is to be married on Sat- urday next. THE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT THE POPE WILL FO MAL August il co carding the state- ment that the Pope proposes going to Malta to le, given under reserve by the Diritio, minis- ial journal. the Rome correspondent of the Times refers to a recent circular of the Papal secretary of state to the nuncivs, and a subse- quent circular to the ambassadors at the Vati- can, as indicating that there is some basis of truth in the announcement, though the corres- pondent adds: Whether the Pope will eventu- ally Jeave Rome or when are questions still un- decided. SS Hanlan to Row Ross. Toronto, ONT. August 11.—Hanlan intends to cover Ross’ deposit in the hands of the editor of the Boston Herald to-day, and will row him for $2,000 aside, at a place to be mutually agreed on in the first week in October. {divin Villas Along the “Panama Canal.” Some Californians have ke the erection of villas at different points along the line of the Panama canal. The first will be put up at Gatun, where the ground is now being prepared for it. It will consist of ffteen buildiy i | cient to house 400 men or more. The designs for these villas were prepared by Mr. Prosper Huermer. of San Francisco, Cal., and they will be put up under the personal supervision of Mr. Glarin and his foreman Mr. L. Ward. Sg eee The Markets. BALTIMORE, August 11.—Virginia 6's deferred, 5; do. consols, 814; do, second series, 4254; do! pasi due coupons, @/4; new ten-forties, 53), bid jay. BALTIMORE, August 11% -Cotton dull—mid- dling, 117... Flour firm but unchanged, Wheat, southern higher; western lower, closing steady southern red, "1.26a120; do. ‘amber, 1 No. 1 Maryland, 1.3234; No. 2 western winter red, spot and August, 1.203,a1.20%;; September, 130% 3074; October, 1.33?,a.33%4; ’ November, %. Corn, southern scarce and firm; western steady but inactive—southern white, 60a@2; do. yellow, @a61; western mixed, spot and August, lads; September, 62% a62*;; "October, 64a61% Oats higher—southern, 41ai3;' western white, 42a 45; do. mixed, 4lad42;"Pennsylvania, 42043. “Rye nominal, 75a80. Hay unchanged, " Provisions firm and unchanged. Butter firm—western grase, Taais. | Eas fresh, Petroleum nominal. Coffee quiet-—Rio cargoes, ordi 9 fair, Wally, Sugar dull—Asoft, 9%. Whisky quiet, 1 eal ie 4. Freights unchanged. iteceipts— jour. 1,489 bushels; wheat, 131,827 bushels; corn, 38.13 bushels. Shipments—wheat, 963,109 bushels! corn, 39,600 bushels. Sales—wheat, 730,795 bushels; COREW YORI Austet 11,—St. ks slightly fi ugust 11,—Stoc! ly firmer. Money, 2323,” Exchange—long, 482; 48 Goveriments quiet and seaaye UO NEW YORK, August H.—Flour quiet unchanged. Wheat 2% cent lower, Born and Jee consols,'233;, Erle. 454. New York Central, 1s Tinos Comral toiys. Peamoirase ee i. Reading, 331. erates living in Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri and was hetd yesterday, to extend through to-day. About 500 arrived in the Ld during the day, anda large number at § The procession was headed by local were remarkable for their ter 4 recovery of pines a the) United states tonds are changed for the Q Carolinas. lower for pate ben jor Gossitt had been a widower. vat Chattanoozs before he) breach of promise fo tear xi companies and the fire departiaent, and a brass paraded the streets. Craddock’s Opera house was thrown open as a place of rendezvous, and were indulged in. the surrender. J. C. Drake. a young Englishman, recently from Kansas city, employed by Turner, Frazer The Republican's Hannibal, Mo., special says: wn of Burton, Mo., on the Wabash railway, on ‘A mannamed Jackson insulted a lady named Langford. The lady told her husband, who at once hunted up Jackson, and attempted | a knife and | stabbed Langford several times, inflicting mortal Mrs. Langford then appeared on the Both Jackson and Langford England Thomas Morrow postponed. It quite possible that a bullion drain to America street, ment, but at present, in northwest. on Tuesday for America, it cannot be said that | Gen. any drain has set in. The bank directors will be | street, unt quickly on the least sign of a drain to America | or elsewhere, but with the cessation of the appears to jon, at least in ad- ‘an delegates yy. Anelec- trical machine will in a few days operate in the Edison show, which will be manipulated by four clerks and will telegraph 12,000 words per nd ‘Switzerland is besin- it will go far to neutralize the effect of the ex- | cellent grain crops and the vintage, which bids | a3; | times T hit her. T saw the axe in the ‘od ple after hitting them with the stick. What I killed them for I don't know. The devil got f into me so that I could not hel doing it. I picked the stick up in the L. Inever told any one about it bat you and Mr, | Archie White. [ believe it has worried = | | have told the trath to you white people ;the truth from my heart. I threw the stiek away down by the wood pile.” The ofticers have | been dispatched to search for the stick. ~ District Government Affairs. Mr, Win. Hussey, contractor for the improves ment of Louisiana and Indiana avenues, reports that he has completed his work, and made ap- plication to the Engineer Commissioner for its Measurement and acceptance. : REPORTS. ners will, on Monday heads of the various ernment directing ore the 15th proximo, ns of thelr respective arending Inne 30th, mendations relative to 1 them to s estimates for the exper bureaus for the fiscal y 1883, with such reco 0 We believe Italy their offices as they may dee! expedient, | ned elsewhere the amounts of bullion LIQUOR LICENSES. | she requires at present, and the anticipated ‘The liquor nses of Joseph M. Murphy and have been approved by the the first located at 3404 M and the last named at 2500 G street Commissioners, . W. Whitaker, fe to the ¢ that re compelled to suffer from t in the atmosphere coming from the direc the asphalt and ammonia works wharf and 27th and H_ streets nortiw | states that nuisances are maintai points by parties who grand jury, and that th He asks to know by So cecupy these spaces. | REGISTRY OF PLUMBERS, To-day the health officer sent notices to all the plumbers to come forward and get their bonds id register their names. The new book of istry was received to-day. It will show a list mbers, alphabetically arranged, place of eccupy public streets, whose authority they t jpos of their | business, date ot bond and registry. SCARCITY OF WATER. - | A letter has been received by the Distriet betta was to speak, ostensibly on the ground of Commissioners from Mr. 0. H. Irish, Chief of the expense ofthe ‘undertaking. but Aeally be- | the Treasury Bureau of Engraving and Printing, cause the growing importance ofthe LaCroix and Revillons candidatures make it dangerous for | public meeting He will attend two private meet- complaining that at times they are unable to obtain a supply of water at their building. On the 5th instant, about 9 o'clock a. m., no water could be obtained for the boilers for about tem | minutes, and at .11 o'clock the supply agaim stopped, and he fears he will have to draw his tires, thus stopping the work in that burean, which would embarrass the departm: He says “it is believed that if the 12-inch supply pipes which was laid from B street norihwestto street southwest. last summer, was continued from B street northwest to Pennsylvania ave- nue and connected with the large main there, all trouble would be avoided, and the bureau, as well as the citizens in South Washington, | would be greatly bengfited.” The paper was | referred to the Engineer Commissioner. | MORE NEW BUILDING: | Building permits iesaed by Inspector Ent wisle: | Chas. F. Reed, erect a two-story brick dwelling, ; Lith, between Q and R streets northwest; 2,000. | Elizabeth Kohler, erecta two-story private sta- | ble; $200. Herman Ewaldt, repair brick, 719 7th street northwest; $400. “R. S. T. Cisseil, re- pair brick, 1104 9th street northwest; #500. W. | H. Ward’s estate, repair brick, 625 Pennsylvania | avenue; $2,500. } | —— The Improvement Boom. Messrs. Baldwin Bros. are remodeling the es- tablishment of Messrs. A. | 318 7th street. The entire lower front has been | removed and a new front of lange Prénch plate- | glass, with handsome galvanized irog cornice, will take its place. The upper porflon of the (front will also be remodeled — handsomely | embellished. The interior of the first floor will | be entirely refitted, and under the elegant stair- | case that leads to the upper floors private offices, | dressing rooms, ete., will be arranged. Some | the inte | clothin, jor decorations that are adapted to the i business have been ordered. from Lon- don. The cost of remodeling, refitting, ete. will be over $6,000. Last year Messrs. Sake & Co., jointly with the owners, speut about 5,000 onthe same property. It is believed that the establishment when finished will have no supe- or in the country. At any rate, something very handsome may be expected, as’ the firm is | Known as a most liberal and progressive one. The improvements will be completed by the 25th | of this month. ‘ AF “ —— iT AT A WakE aND TROVRELE J In the Police Court to-day. whit oO" charged with erly white woman nained Mary Driscol,who testified that there was a wake at a house on Ist street, near Linzan, in | West Washington, pre last, and her son was there, and a fight was started, and ber son got beaten, and she at to see Mr. O° Don- ole, who was at the wake also, about the beating of her son, when he knocked her down, and bruised her face, and knocked one of her teeth out. O’Donolue took the stand, and stated that Mrs. Driscol came to his house and | commenced to abuse h and would not go | away when he ordered her to ge, and he struck er. The court imposed a fine of $10 or 30 days. war Cuarcep with Roveixe His Sterratnen.— it was reported to the police last night that a young man named Benjamin Hilton, a plumber by trade, had entered the house of his stepfather, Mr. John Carroll, a watchinan in the Treasury department, living at 2224 I street, during his absence, 1d robbed his bureau drawer of in money, which Mr. Carroll has for ears been saving against a rainy day that after leaving the house Hilton was joined by a companion, and both started for the Balti- } a |More and Ohio railroad depot, with the inten- tion of going to New York. On the way to the depot they got several drinks, and purchased a revolver with the old man's money. In the meantime the robbery had been discovered, and Mr. Hiekman, a friend of Mr. Carroll's, went to the depots of both railroads, and reported the robbery and described the parties suspect: asking if they appeared to purchase tickets | they be turned over to the police. It seems that | they went to the Baltimore and Ohio depot and were told that they could leave on the 1 o'clock train this morning, whe nm they took lodg- | ings at a place called the Emmet House, near by. Mr. Hickman learning of their movements, obtained the services of Sergeant Brosnan, who, after a lively chase, captured Hilton and lock him -up in the seventh precinct station-house. On searching his pockets $572.85 of t was found, the rest of the $600 having been fe ishly Hilton was charged to-day, inthe Police Court, with the grand larceny of $602 from Jno. Car- roll, 22241 street northwest, poor and plead Mr. ‘Carroll stated that he didn wish to at iil i F 3 : HE i i F i