Evening Star Newspaper, August 25, 1881, Page 4

THE EVEN NG STAR. THURSDAY AUGUST 25, 1881. LOCAL MENTION. The Weather. OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL. OFFICER, Wasnineton, D.C.. August 25. 1881, 9:30am. For the middie Atlantic states, fair weather, winds mostly easterly, stationary temperature, lower pressure. Special Weather Bulletin. ‘The chief siznal officer furnishes the following special bulletin to the press: t rain has fallen in Maine, and local rains in the upper Mississippi valley; elsewhere fair weather pre- yails. Since this morning a very high southeast Bwell has bees orted all along the North Caro- lina coast. prol 5, Pe swell in advance of the hurricane reported Monday night at St. ‘Thomas, in the West Indies. In anticipation of this orm cautionary danger signals: ve been displayed at Cape Henry, Kitty Hawk, Hatteras, Macon, Smithville and Wilmington. The tem: Rerature is below the mean for the month in New England. middle states, and lower lake re- ion, A warm wave is central in Dakota: Mon- ebraska and Wyoming, The following special temperatures were reported this _morn- ing: Eastport. Quebec and Burlington, 55°: Mon- treal, 58°; Alpena, 60°; St. Paul, 69°; San Francis- co, f°. RANGE OF THE THERMOMETER. ‘The following are the readings of the ther- mometer at the Signal Office during the day:— 7 am. 68.6° I am.: §3.5°; 2 p.m., 85°; Maxi- mum, *7°; minimum. 64.6° GREAT Discovertes.—The astronomer who discoversa new star, the scientist who finds anew face, or the geologist Who alights upon a new ies of fossil, becomes deservedly famous; but the actual good’ such discoveries do is nothing when compared to the finding of a medicine which is an infallible cure for certain diseases, Such a discovery was made nearly half a century ago by an Eastern gentleman named Perry Davis, and his preparation is now known to the world as Perry Davis’ Pain Killer. It is a sure cure for diarrheea, cramps, cholera morbus, cholera, and, indeed, all bowel Complaints, ; = New Styies Cashmere Satins, stripes, 736 ith st. THOSE who desire to go to Lower Cedar Point should take the steamer John W. Thompson next Saturday and Monday. The boat is not chartered ‘on those days, WE OFFER a discour & Meridan si BR. Harris & of 10 per cent on Ts ed ware till September Ist. FUssetw’s ice cre CHEAP REPAIR Byrn’s shoe store, 1614 th street. ‘THe Natron. a1 RIFLES will give their excursion ‘on the 30th inst, ————EE CITY AND DISTRICT. ill be lighted at 7:15 p.m. and regiment that, desiring to resi he had asked of his successor ar ets and other propert that as yet no receipt had bee underst the d given, and Ithat there was some probability andment of the company. He was in- d by Adjutant General Webster that a receipt must be is accepted. fr. B. U. Keyse receiver for the defunct day to pay out another ten per cent dividend to the creditors of that institution. About 9 kK last night afire broke out in c. ‘on foundry, corner of 12th ‘nue, but was extinguished by the members of No. 2 engine company, Fore- Man Shedd. before much damage was done. The fire cauzht from the cupola of the foundry. No alarm was turned in. The alarm turned in from box 54, at 7:50 @clock this morning, was for fire in a frame house on 5th, between L and M streets south- east, occupied by John Lancaster and A. Rich- arison, colored: supposed to have been set on fire by children. Damage about $20. The colored people of Frederick and the ad- Joining counties of Maryland held at the fair grounds adjoining Frederick yesterday a grand fifteenth amendment celebration. There were five or six thousand persons present. The ora- tor was Prof. R. T. Greener, of this city. Yesterday afternoon Sergeant Johnson, of the Bfth police precinct, found John Carroll lying sick in the ithsonian grounds and took him to the station house, where medical aid was iven by Dr. Parsons, of the Emergency Hospi- Shillington sends us an advanced copy of St. Wicholas for September. poccans The Scarcity of Potomae Water. REPORT OF REGISTRAR COX. The letter of Mr. E. C. Kirkwood, of Capitol ven as soon as the resignation | serman American Savings Bank, began yester- | | Hill. to the District Commissioners respecting | the scarcity of Potomac water in that vicinity, the purport of which was published in Tue Star & few days since, was referred by the Commis- fioners to Water Registrar Cox, who made the following report thereon to-day The water department is fully aware of insufficient supply of Potomac water on C Hill, as is also the case on other the pitol that the use of water e of watering plants and lawns around the Capitol building, and the running of fountains, takes away, more or less, from the supply of water on the high points in the city. The trouble is, that when the United States brought the Potomac water into the cities of Washington and Georgetown, it reserved the Fight that the government buildings,&e., should have free use of the water without any interfer- ence on the part of the District authorities, con- sequently this department has no control what- ever of the use of water by the United States. Mr. Kirkwood is mistaken about Congress ap- Propriating $25,000 “to inerease the supply of water on Capitol Hill.” Congress did pass an act. which was approved June 10, 1879: “That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he hereby is, directed to advance to the said Commission- ers the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars, to be reimbursed by payment into the Treasury of the United States, aid sum is paid in fal said Dist 1 to improve the water supply on money, with no probabiltty of an fi head of lth street, to. supply.water to ollections of water iain taxes now due | Messrs. C. C. Duneanson, and the money so advanced shall | Stephenson and G. W. Cochran. The water department did not | cit want to incur a debt for the expenditure of | ness cont | | they thought one night’ | | | military, civ ‘The October Carnival. A GENERAL PROGRAM ADOPTED BY THE CITI- ZENS’ COMMITTEE—ILLUMINATIONS AND STREET PARADES PROVIDED FOR. The citizens’ executive committee on the Oc- tober celebrations met last evening at the Na- tional Hotel, Commissioner Dent calling the meeting to order, and Mr. 8. A. Cox acting as secretary. Among those it were Messrs. J. W. Drew, H. Browning. J. C. McKibben, Geo. W. Cochran, W. 8. Boose Moxley, W. yhen- son, P. A. Allabach, C. C. Duncanson, M. M. Par- ker, Wm. Dickson, E. Geo. F. Timms, H. H. Blackburn, Lawrence Gardner, J. P. Willett, G. F. Dawson, Thomas Broderick, T. B. Kalbfus, J. Lansburgh, F. Reich- enbach, and Dr. Schooley. The committee of seven appointed at the last meeting submitted its report on organizations | through Mr. E. G, Davis, Mr. Edwards, the chairman, being absent. THE GENERAL PLAN. The report as submitted was as follows: “We recommend that such amusements and entertainment << iA eines of the | dity and a military, civ! masquerade pro- cession or parade, to occur the night of the 14th of October next, and between the hours of 7 and 12 o’clock, over such route on the avenues and streets of the city of Washington, as the execu- tive committee hereinafter provided for may designate or select. That a permanent organ- ization be erected under the name of the ‘York- town Centennial Entertainment Association of the District of Columbia.’ That its members consist of those of the committee of one hun- dred citizens who shall signify their acceptance, and of such others selected to fill original va- cancies and as new members. That its officers consist of a president, ue TT | tive, finance, processions and masquerade, illu- mination and fireworks, decoration, reception, transportation, military, music, printing an press. |. That the executive committee be composed of | the officers mentioned and the chairman of each of the other committees, the president of the association to be ex-officio the chairman thereof. | The executive committee to manage and have | supervisory power and control over all of the affairs of the association and the disbursement of its funds. That the members of all of the other commit- tees be appointed by the president and all va- cancies therein filled by him, and that the nam- ber of each committee be left to the discretion | and determination of the president. We recommend the following-named gentle- men as the officers of the association for the positions designated :—For president, Hon. Jo- siah Det for first vice-president, Henry A. Wil- lard, esq.; for second vice president, Hon. Geo. B. Loring: for third yice president, James L. Barbour; for secretary, Myron M. Parker, esq for treas Horatio Browning, esq.” This re- | port was signed by the members of the commit- | tee—Messrs. J. S. Edwards, H. Browning. G | Da W. H. Morrison, Wm. Dickson and | W. Cochran. FACTS CONSIDERED BY THE COMMITTEE. Mr. Davis said that in making up the ram the committee had considered the fact that the season of the year was one when they would not be able to raise much mon in view of which entertainment weil carried out would be better than two or three nights of inferior entertainment. They had also determined that it was best to have the enter- tainment at night. They suggested also that the fair would be in progress at the same time. Mr. Roose suggested that the matter of having one night or two nights’ entertainment be left to the executive committee, who could best de- termine, after the collections were taken, whether to have the entertainment continue more than one night or not. Mr. W. J. Stephenson agreed with this sug- gestion. A MODIFICATION. After a consultation the committee reported, through Mr. Davis, that they had altered the first paragraph of the report so as to read, “A ie and masquerade procession, or parade, to take place at such time or times and over such route on the avenues and streets of the city of Washington asthe executive commit- tee hereinafter provided for may designate or se- THE JUBILEE QUESTION. Mr. Dawson remarked that he had supposed the main feature of this celebration would be in the nature of a jubilee over the President's re- covery; he thought there would have been a larger attendance that night had it not been for the doubt that prevailed regarding the Presi- dent’s condition. He disliked to see the omis- sion of this feature in the committee’s report. He thought the two things should go hand to hand, the jubilee over the President’s recovery and the special features of entertainment for the benefit of vis- itors to the city. Mr. Davis said the fact of a jubilee was mentioned in connection with the celebration. The committee felt in every step they were taking the gloom that was cast over the city. Should the President die he doubted not that the whole celebration would fall through. If the President did recover, as all earnestly hoped, it would not only make this celebration a success. but it would extend fur- ther into a grand jubilee. The committee thought, however, that it would be premature | to mention the matter in their report at this time. The executive committee could arrange the matter, and they would be only too glad to add the jubilee feature. Mr. Roose remarked that the celebration was gotten up with the understanding that the Pres- ident will recover. The report as modified was then adopted. Mr. Dent. in assuming the chair, under the provisions of the report, thanked the committee for the honor conferred upon him. Speaking of the proposed entertainment he said he thought the movement judicious. The various committees would be announced, he said, at the proper time in the newspapers.’ He then appointed Major W. J. Twining and Mr. Wm. Dickson to repre- sent the citizens’ organization on the joint com- mittee to adjust dates, and arrange matters of transportation for the various October celebra- tions. THE DEATH OF MR. RIGGS. On motion of Mr. C. C. Duncanson, the follow- | ing committee was appointed to draft resolu- ns expressive of the sense of the citizens of Yashington at the death of Mr. Geo. W. Riggs: G. Davis, W. J. ‘The committee reported resolutions testifying to his worth as a en, and “That, notwithstanding his busi- ined him to his banking house and did “ y benefit | not permit him to mingle largely with men, yet »m said expenditure. The pump | his character as_a private citizen, his purity of the water for the stand pipe at | heart, his firm adherence to right, his conscien- the | tious discharge of every duty, his charity, which high points in the northwestern part of the city, | most adorned his life, will ever preserve his cannot be run at its fuil capaci insufficient supply of water com from the Potow: ver to feed the same. What is necessary to be done is for Congress to ap- propriate on to finish the work it com- mall the way across river, at the Great Falls, and ran itional main or conduit from the dis- tributing i “Drovers’ Rest.” into Washington. The city has to depend for its supply of water on the pes port which the bridge rests, at the end of egos aoa avenue. If the citizens of the Dis- trict of Columbia, who are mostly interested in an increased supply of water, will unite with the owing to tl r grievance before Congress at its next session. this department has no doubt but that some action can be had which will remedy the whole trouble. Unless something is done soon to ease the water supply we are likely to have a water famine here such as is now being experienced by the city of Richmond, Va. The water department is willing and anx- ious to do all in its power to give to the citizens the relief asked for, but it cannot do an impossi- bility. We know that we are found fault with by parties who do not seem to understand the situation, but until Congress comes to the relief the department is powertoer Excursions, P ienies, &e. ‘xe Leary will leave at 6 p.m. next Fortress Monroe and Norfolk, re- morning at 6 0’clock. ize will be again shot for to- t will be a feature of the military excursion which will be given to Gly- | mount. under the auspicies of the Alexandria Light Infantry. The Washington Light Infantry, the U Veteran corps, and the Alexandria Light Infentry will take part in the match. The Coreoran will’ leave at 9:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., with thg excursionists on board, and the Ex- eelsior af 3 p.m. go to Occoquan to- ‘The Mary Washington will morrow, leaving at 9 a.m. eth OE Amusements, &e. Forp’s Overs Hovse.—The ing night at Ford's for Anthony, Elis & athaway's great aggrezation is to-morrow night instead of to- Bight, as misprinted in Tue Srar yesterday. Three performances will be given—Priday asd nights and Saturday matinee. Duiyen’s Concerts —There are great attrac- tions at Driver's splendid summer ‘garden con- certs, which are given every evening. Tre Lens are strained and racked by a per- sistent cough, the general stren:th wasted, and an incurable coipiaint often estat tished there! Dr. Jayne's Expectorant Is an effective re for coughs and colds and @n the pul:nynary aad bro of the District of Co- | | | ‘ | y he | memory unstained by the corrosive touch of ny into the city | Time,’ , &e. The association then adjourned to reassemble at the call of the chairman. aoe eters, The Christiancy Divoree Case. FOLLIOTT’S CROSS-EXAMINATION AS TO THE AL- LEGED ABORTION—A FURTHER EXTENSION OF TIME ASKED. Yesterday was the last day of the sixty days allowed the defendant in the Christiancy case to close her testimony. Ambrose Folliott, who testified that ex-Senator Christiancy had pro- duced an abortion on his wife, was cross-exam- ined. He testified that he wa’ not _a practicing physician and had never pretended to be. His specialty was the treatment of a certain class of diseases. He did not know much about ob- stretrics, as he had never made it a study. He hever charged ex-Senator Christiancy for the service rendered; that_gentleman handed him. $25 and he took it. He admitted that he was indicted for manslaughter in killing Susan Wheeler by malpractice upon her, but the in- | dictment was nolle prosequied. The counsel for the complainant entered on the record that they reserved the right to recall the witness at a future day and confront him with their client, when the testimony will be read to him. To this course the counsel on the other side ob- jected. A motion by defendant's couasel for a further extension of time to take testimony will be argued next Monday. gas sis ee An Ex-News AGest Sets Taxes Ricut.— An “Ex-News Agent” writes to Tue Star in Execu- j ‘Special Correspondence of Tae Evzxme San. WasHINGTON Grove Camp MEETING, MontcomeRy Co., Mp., August 24, 1881. To-day is the last day of the camp of 81, which, without doubt, has been the most successful that has been held on these grounds for many years. The spirituality of th good, egecialty during the Ings have been well attended. the evening cot being unusually large, the order has been perfect, the chronic growlers have been searce, the boarding tent keepers have had fine Sundays and consequently their TS large andthe attendance by has been as large, if larger, than on other years. Therefore the per centage accruing to the association will swell its coffers considerably. The business men, as well as the religious, all pronounce the m a grand success. The most singular feature of all is there has been no rain. It would seem that every one tried to make this, the last day, one long to be remembered. The meetings were all well attended. THE SERVICES. This was especially the case at the 8:30 a. m. ie meeting, which was conducted by Rev. J. H. Ryland, of Uniontown. Towards the close of the meeting, an invitation was given to all who: red to be saved to come forward. Six presented themselves, and four of them were converted. Several of the young con- verts 5 bape intheir testimony for the first time. At 10:30 the Rev. Dr. Deals, of Ryland, preached from the text, “He that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul.” | After the sermon the Presiding Elder delivered a short exhortation inviting penitents to the altar. Four responded to the invitation, and all of them were con- verted. At 2p. m. the Rev. Mr. France held the chil- dren’s meeting in the tabernacle, and nowhere was the sense of parting felt more keenly than by the little ones who attended this meeting. At 3:30 a young people's meeting was held in the large tent on Sixth avenue. The interest in this meeting has been growing each day, but at no time was It as apparent asin this meeting. After this meeting the time was spent in making farewell visits to new-found friends, and although the good bye’s are not said just’ now, they are thought of with sadness, for many changes will take place ere another camp 1s e THE LAST SERVICE of the camp was conducted by the Rey. Rich. Norris, of Baltimore. He preached a little by the way of exhortation, taking for his text Hebrews iil., 7th and 8th: ‘The Holy Ghost sayeth to-day, if you will hear His voice harden not your hearts.” His sermon was addressed principally to the unconverted to whom he addressed an earnest appeal to give their hearts to God. Thirteen came forward in response to this ap- peal, and seven of them professed conversion, thus making 50 converts during the camp. The meeting closed about 11 o'clock. A GANG OF RovGHS possessed with a different kind of spirit than was in the meeting, paraded the woods and out- side of the camp and made night hideous with their shouts. Mr. Thompson’s store outside of the grounds was broken into and robbed to the amount of $25. CHRISTENING. The Rey. J. H. Ryland baptized the Infant dauzhter of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Linger, of Union- town, in their cottage on Grove avenue. The little one was called Alice Virginia. FINAL S€ENES THIS MORNING. AY, August 25.—Early this morning x commenced, and where order has reigned for the past two weeks is now a'scene of confusion. The committeemen are busy super- intending the striking and packing away of the tents. Before this letter is read nothing will be left but the wooden cottages, several of the in- habitants of which contemplate remaining a little longer. Some new cottages are to be erected during the coming year, sites having been already selected. The visitor of a few years ago, coming next summer, will almost fail 0 recognize the grounds. A large number of the tenters returned to their homes on the morn- ing trains. The remainder go this noon on a special train. —— Degeneration of Fruits and Vegetables. DEBATE AT THE MEETING OF THE HORTICULTU- RAL SOCIETY. The District of Columbia Horticultural Society met at German hall last evening—Mr. John Saul presiding and W. Gillingham secretary. W. S. Buchly was elected a member. Mr. J. T. C. Clark, from the executive committee, reported on the proposed exhibition that they had ar ranged to hold it on the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th of October at the Masonic Temple, and that the list of prizes would be ready by the first of the month, with the schedule of committees, &c. A suggestion was made that the society take part in an excursion, and there was some de- bate, in which Mr. Clark said that horticulture and dancing did not go well together, and the subject was dropped. Mr. Wm. Saunders suggested that in place of essays a series of queries be proposed and answered. He said that there was at this time a great want of water—of rain—and the corn and grasses were “burning up. Failures in agriculture and horticulture were from too little rain or too much rain, and in some parts of the country the people resorted to irrigation, as in Colorado. It was important there that the ground should be in condition to receive air and jecistare and he, therefore, favored deep plow- ing. Dr, Norris approved the suggestions as to queries and answers, and asked “why have we go few fine flavored canteloupes?—why do we have them tasting of the pumpkin, the potato, &e?” Mr. Saunders replied that. canteloupes were certainly degenerating, and it was only by selecting good seed that the integrity of the fruit could be kept up. He instanced one man who sells canteloupes at 25 cents, while others get but 5 to 10, because he selects only the best seed. So it was with Lima beans. The common practice is to let the seed run out, and then Ulame the land. It is best always to plant the best seed. Mr. Saulcited the Hunter melon, introduced some 40 years ago from Persia, first’ grown here by Mr. Hunter, of the State department. Mr. Wm. Cammack took hold of it and_it,improved, but, with others, it finally dezenerated. Other speakers followed on this subject, and Dr. Norris congratulated the meeting on the success in departing from the formal essay. Mr. Needham had a fine collection of grapes, Mr. W. Gillingham apples, and Mrs. Nute and Mr. Fowler flowers and plants on exhibition. —— Mrs. Lockwoop Practices on A Tricycr.e.— Mrs. Belva A. Lockwood, the well-known female lawyer, and prominent in the woman suffrage movement, also essays to become the foremost female tricyclist of the land. With that end in view she has provided herself with a handsome silver-mounted, three-wheeled velocipede, which she hopes to master in time. A few evenings since, leaving her law books and clients behind her, she went to the City Hall park to do some pedal work and gracefully glide over the smooth walks. She was neatly dressed in a tight-fittin; bodice, velvet skirt and shapely gaiters, but aid not show off to as much advant as she would have done if she had got “the hang of the thing.” Seated on the machine, with both hands grasp- ing the steering gear and her feet on the Prepelling, ay fas, she essayed to start he wheels, but, somehow or other, both feet came down at once, and of course that par- alyzed the machine,which is accustomed toalter- nate action of itsrider’s lower limbs. Shecarefully examined the different parts of the to find out what ailed it, and again essayed to start er hands on the rims of the ores! but as soon as bs attempted to use her ey again persisted in coming up and, down together, and the Gamer en aed perience was repeated. She then the steering handles, and the vehicle went first crab oe and e Paaanvactatt in attem) and herself to) kied_her exendses reference to the reprimand administered to the so-called “candy butchers,” (in the camp-meet- ing correspondenee of Tue Star), for selling at the Washington Grove camp-meeting on Sun- day. He asks whether the camp association or the railroad company owns the station platform, and objects to the term “candy butcher,” say- ing that these young men are employed to sell books, magazines, papers, &c., and “are called by the gentlemanly traveller ‘news agents.” The correspondent adds: “I nal ‘THE PvBLic ScHOoLs.—Only pupils the closing daysin June can enter the schools in September without tickets. Adi others must secure seats of the princlj Mr. Copp, at the Franklin Christian men, living along the line of the Balti- more & Ohio rail |, Wha insist on having the Sunday papers brought to them, (which cannot be done without viol the so-called Sunday most in trying to’ prevent the boys. from selling sng to at the camp. “Is not one as bad as the other?” streets northwest; Mr. one building, I street, between and 8d northwest; Mr. Stuart, at the Wallach 8th street and Pennsylvania avenue and Mr. Thompson, at the Jefferson Virginia avenue and 6th street sout Roma del and Mr. you that the work under No, $98 was suspended on the 16th instant and on contract No. 331 on the 19th instant, and there are no indications of the work con- tinued, and on contract No. 327 no work has been done. Your contracts provide that in the case of the work being unnecessarily delayed the Commissioners will place other parties on the work to complete it and charge the extra cost, if any, to you and your bondsmen. This cont xy has now arisen by the suspension of your work, and you are he notified to inform, the Commissioners verbally at 1 o’clock p.m. on the 31st inst., or in ‘writing before that time, of the steps which you Propose to take te:carry out your contracts. Should these represemtations not be satisfactory you will be placea on the list of failing con- tractors and your sureties be called upon to complete your contract without a. Should they fail to do so,‘:the work will given to other parties forthwith, as the contract pro- vides.’ THE CONTRACTS IN QUESTION. This work was let to these parties’May 5 fast, the time allowed for‘inishing being sixty days, which expired on the'10th inst. Contract No. 328 was for 21,000 yards of asphalt pavement on Rhode Island ‘avenue, N street, 2d street east, and A and B streets: southeast, ot which they have completed Rhode Island avenue and N Street, about 12,000 yards, the balance being untouched. The next contract, No. 5 was for resurfacing Pennsylvania avenue south- east, Pennsylvania avenue northwest, in front of Riggs’ bank: and portions of Vermont avenue, F and H streets northwest, in all about 25,000 square yards, of which they have com- pleted one square on Pennsylvania avenue southeast, amounting to about 2,000 yards. Contract No. $27 is for laying asphalt pave- ments on Vermont avenue. between lowa circle and R streets; 13th street, between Iowa circle and Corcoran street, amounting to about 7,000 yards in all, on which nothing at all has been done. THE DIFFICULTY APPEARS to be that-these contractors have no asphaltum, and can get none, there being none in the mar- ket, and the asphalt mines on the Island of Trinidad being all in the hands of a monopoly, Which has the entire control of all the products for a specific length of time, which will preclude these contractors from supplying themselves from this source. Other troubles have also, it is understood, sprung up between them which may complicate the case. THE UNPAID LABORERS. ber, employed by Messrs. Fletcher & Bailey, street contractors, appeared at the office of the District Commis- sterday afternoon and made complaint It was settled that the Commis. | their accounts. a District Government Affairs. In a note to the Commissioners Intendant Caswell, of the Washington asylum, requests an investigation of the charge made against him by a morning newspaper of turning aman out of the asylum hospital put there for treatment of inania portu. He says he knew nothing of the adinission until he had walked out. In response to an application for the erection of street lamps on.College Hill Lieutenant Greene states that as there appears to be no law to prevent the destruction of lamps outside of Boundary street he recommends that they be not erected without guarantee that they will be protected and kept in repair, and that if the parties interested will furnish and erect lamps the Commissioners will light them. The Commissioners have notified Mr. H. A. Willard that Mr. J.C. Willard has msde com- plaint of the occupation of a portion of the alley adjoining his premises, in square 254, for a space of 59 by 15 feet for private purposes. The Com- missioners say that unless the authority forsuch occupation is exhibited to the Commissioners on or before the 28th instant they will have to direct the removal of the obstruction forthwith. The Commissioners in reply to a communica- tion from parties living on 26th street, in rela- tion to the improvement of that. street, state that this street was recommended for pavement with granite blocks last April, and the recom- mendation was approved. The blocks, they state, are not coming:as rapidly as anticipated, but they think the work can be completed be fore winter. RESIDENTS ON ALLEYS. Doctors D. B. Street, B. M. Beall and J. Wal- ter, a committee representing the physicians to the poor, have addressed a letter to the health officer, calling attention to the urgent necessity for naming the alleys througout the cities and numbering or renumbering the houses located thereon. They recount the difficulties under which they labor in responding to calls in the wnnamed and unnumbered alleys, and say that the naming and numbering, if done, would facil- itate greatly the discharge of their duties and at the same time add very much to theconvenience of the general public. Dr. Townshend in fo warding the communication to the Commis- sioners says: “The suggestion of the physicians is an important one, and I trust it may be found convenient to act favorably thereon at an early day. IN REPLY TO A REQUEST of parties living on 17th street, asking that a plank walk may be laid on Columbia avenue; also that the street lamps be placed on that road, the Commissioners state that the appro- priations by Congress are for specific purposes, and the only appropriations for the roads outside of the city limits are for repairs of county roads; that to construct a plank sidewalk is not mak- ing repairs, They say that there is an appro- priation for purchase of materials for permit work, and that under this, either brick or lum- ber could be bought and furnished to the partie provided they will lay the walk at their own ex. pense. BUILDING PERMITS issued by In:pector Entwisle: John J. Schladt. repair brick, 69 High street. Georgetown; &4 Young estate, repair brick, southeast ‘co Louisiana avenue and 6th street northwest; ——— Covtp Not Ipextiry His ASsAtLant.— William alias Alexander Brown, who was charged with beating another young white man, named John E. Smith, with a blackjack, on Pennsylyania avenue last Friday night, was put on trial in the Police Court yesterday. Smith testified that he is bartender for George Mantz, and was walking up Pennsylvania avenue on the night in question and was struck from behind by some unknown person and knocked senseless and then beaten. His eyes were very black and his face and head had several cuts and bruises on them, which he said was done at the time of this assault. As he could not identify the defendant as the man who assaulted him, the charge against him was dismissed. a Alexandria Affairs, Reported for the EVENING Sran. Bak-RooMs CANNOT BE OPENED ON SUNDA’ ‘The remnant of the Sunday law left after J Keith’s decision, that it applied: only to the specific articles named therein and to keep- ing open bar-rooms on Sunday, was sustained yesterday afternoon by Judge Chilton in the case of Henr: ing. The ju nance within was a ught to be enforced by the Mr. Herbner was. re- manded and the habeas corpus di faa stay nS shee carry thecase County Boarps.—The aed ‘WuirPEp.-—A colered. named W. at fhoatation Noase tals tioralng, een that they have not been paid | sioners would pay them off and deduct the | amount from the contractors in settlement of | ‘THIS FATHER FAILS TO INDUCE HER TO RETURN HOME. ‘Last Tuesday evening an elderly and respect- able-looking gentleman arrived here from Phila- delphia in search of his married daughter, who had ran away from that city (taking her babe, thirteen months old, with her,) in company with | a deserter from the U.S. ship Reliance, named Geo. H. Tyson. The old gentleman made known his errand to the police, stating that his iter, Mrs. Sarah Marwood, had been suaded by this man m, during the absence of her husband, John Marwood, to sell off her household effe and elope with him. This had all been done without his knowledge, and his goods had been sacrificed for little or nothing, to afford them means to leave the city, which was accomplished last Saturday, an had started in pursuit as soon as he learned the direction they had taken. He stated that Tyson was a sailor on the Saratoga, and had been transferred to the Reliance, and that the 1st of June last. while at Norfo, Va., he had obtained leave of absence for one week to be present at the funeral of his sister, in Philadelphia. Instead of returning to his ship, he had been loafing about in his neizh- borhood—Master street, in the northern part of that city—and had succeeded in persuading Mrs. Marwooa to elope with him. HUNTING FOR THE FUGITIVES. He desired the aid of the detectives to look for them in this city. Detectives McElfresh and McDevitt started out and were not long in dis- covering that they had stopped at a boarding house on Pennsylvaeia avenue, between 43¢ and 6th streets, but as something wrong had been suspected by the proprietor, they were turned out and had found another place, No. 1104 Gar- rison street, East Washington, Kept by a Mrs. Rider. After locating them yesterday afternoon, the officers tried to have an interview with them, but were denied admittance by Mrs. Rider, who stated that they were staying there, but had taken awalk inside the navy yard. The officers suspecting that they were in the house, and that the landlady was inclined to screen them from detection, left Policeman Smoot to keep an eye on the premises, while they re- turned to seek for the father of the woman to notify him. ESCAPE OF TYSON. When they returned to the house Officer Smoot told-them that very soon after they had left Tyson | was seen to scale the fence of the backyard and escape. The old gentleman finally was admitted to an interview with his daughter, who persist- ently refused to return with him, and even re- fused to accept of his offer of a house and lot which he promised to present to her on their return to Philadelphia if she would abandon ‘Tyson and return to her own home. After e: hausting every effort, and finding her determined on her course, he left_her and returned 1 nearly heartbro! It is reported this morni that the wayward woman has left the city with Tyson for parts unknown. Lient. Eckloff states that it was his purpose to have a is a deserter, but that the naval of take any steps to hold a deserter after the ship trom which the deserter has escaped leaves to go to sea, and as the Reliance is not now in port he could’ do nothing. Tyson is represented to bea shiftless and worthless fellow, about the same age as the faithless wife or Jolin Marwood. =e Neo icers will not ATTENTION is called toa large sale of fancy and dry goedsat Duncanson’s auction rooms to-merrow morning. a The Courts. Poice Covrt—Judge Bundy pro tem. To-day, Abraham White, colored, was charged | with being disorderly at the corner of 11th street and Pennsylvania avenue yesterday after- | noon. Special officer Harding testified to hav- ing quite a struggle with him before he could get him to the station house. He was fined $5 or 15 days in the workhouse. Henry Price, alias Matthew Taylor, colored, charged with being an idle and disorderly person, and liable to become chargeable to the District'as a pauper; 60 days. Wm. Frye, do.; do. Abraham Turner, loud and boisterous; $5 or 15 days. Richard H. Jones, a white man, was charged with making an inde- cent exposure of himself, while lying drank on the street yesterday. He was sent to the work: house for 15 days, in default of #5. Jno. Mc- Mahon, forfeited collateral. Wm. H. Dobson, charged with vagrancy. being found drunk in and about the streets; 60 days. Thos. Brown, loud and boisterous; 35 or 15 days. Alice Tay- lor, do.; do. Mary Lee, do.; do. Leonda Scott, obstructing an all continued. Richard T. Collins, charged with making an obscene and indecent exposure of hi8 person in the Capitol grounds; 5 or 15 days. David Scott, vagrancy: bonds or 60 days. Ellen Long, cursing and Swearing; $5 or 15 days. ob West Washington nee Georgetown. THE WEsT WASHINGTON SCHOOL FOR GIRLS.— The repairs needed for the West Washington School for Girls are now being made to the school building, No. 2928 P street, corner 30th. Miss Lee, the principal, has arrived, and is at present at the residence of George T. Dunlop, esq., on N (ist) street. ACCIDENT.—Mrs. Hershal Hudson was seri- ously injured last Sunday by falling down a flight of steps in her residence, on M, between 30th and Sist streets, breaking anarm and nearly severing her tonzue. Being a very stout lady she was also badly bruised. Sent To THE HosprraL.—Charles Frandeson, an old colored man, 67 years of age, being sick and without a home, was sent to the hospital to- day THE GRatn TRADE.—3.600 bushels wheat was offered and sold on ‘change yesterday, bringing $1.36 to $1.40 for Fulze and $1.40 to £1.43 foi Lancaster. Tne Coat Trape.—There is a scarcity of coal here on account of the blockade at dam No. 6, which is likely to continue until a heavy rain comes, but twelve boats left Cumberland “Tues- day with 1,246.06 tons of coal. Shipments for the week ending Saturday by the Cumberland and Pennsylvania 34,731.10 tons, a decrease of 4,611.06 tons compared with the same period last year, and 7,782.05 tons by the George's Creek and Cumberland railroad. Of the first amount 23,611.05 tons were shipped by th timore and Ohio railroad: 2,810.05 tons to the State Line, and_8,310tons to the Chesapeake and Ohio canal. The George’s Creek ang Cum- berland railroad shipped 2,971.05 tons to the State Line, and 4,575.13 tons tothe Chesapeake and Ohio canal. Navigation onthe Ohio pended above Cincinnati, ¢ sinallest boats, er is partially sus- cept by the very C ARPETS! CARPETS!! CARPETS!!! LARGEST ASSORTMENT OF BEAUTIFUL STYLES TO SELECT FROM. INGRAIN AND BRUSSELS CARPETS. Brussels, 25 Beautiful Styles, at 75 cents, Brussels, 25 Beautiful Styles, at £0 cents, Brussels, 25 Beautiful Styles, at 85 cents. Brussels, 25 Beautiful Styles, at 90 cents. Brussels, 25 Beautiful Styles, at $1.00. Best Three-ply, Beautiful Styles. Best Two-ply, 50 Beautiful Styles, best make. Best Super Ingrain, 30 Beautiful Styles, all wool, 75 cts. Ingrain, 20 Beautiful Styles, at 60 cents. Ingrain, 30 Beautiful Styles, at 50 cents. Ingrain, 20 Beautiful Styles, at 37 cents. ‘Ingrain, 20 Beautiful Styles, at 30 cents. enetian all widths, Floor and Stair Oil-cloths, all'widths. Also, a large of Crum! Moqustte Itugs, ‘Smyran ‘ume Persiaa i Tapestry Rugs, Body’ Brussels. Ma ngs, Tapestry Huge, Body ate, No last ceason's Carpets to sclect from. Our stock is entirely new. BOTTOM PRICES. Wesel vapestry C. M. TOWSON, 636 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, 020 South Side, near Center Market. PECIAL NOTICE, rs) GREAT CLEARING OUT SALE FOR THE NEXT THIRTY DAYB, WHILST MAKING IMPROVEMENTS. 220-1w PALAIS ROYAL. )PUANOS AND ORGANS. Sesohuienolsenrion betes. SIDNEY T. NIMMO'S Puxo W. N=¥ Goops! NEW Goops!! | | MAJESTIC co SOLIDATED AGGRE! NEW PUBLICATIONS. PICNICS, EXCURSIONS, &e. “St. NicHo.as is still the best magazine for children that ever was published.”—Cincinnati (0.) Commercial. 8T. NICHOLAS FOR SEPTEMBER is so crowded with Stories, Sketches, Verses and Beautiful Pictures that the Editor has had to add eight extra pages. For sale everywhere, 25 cents; $3 a year: THE CENTURY CO., (Formerly Scribner & Co.,) New York. CITY ITEMS. ‘The Debility Preduced by Malaria And the disease itself are effectually remedied by the Liebig Co.’s Coca Beef Tonic. Beware of imitations, From Dr. 8. W. Hunter, Baltimore, Md. cas become familiar with Colden’s Liebig's Liquia Extract of Beef and Tonic Invig- orator, I take pleasure in recom: ne excellent ion, combining as it does food and tonic ina remarkable way, producing good blood, health and strength. Parents, Do not use vile drugs or nostrums in your fami- lies, but use pure Hop Bitters. Terrible Lons of Life. Millions of rats, mice, cats, bed roaches, lose their lives by collision with on Rats, Sold by Druggists. 15e. box Premature Loss of the Hair | May be entirely prevented by the use of Bur- nett’s Cocoaine, ‘The superiority of Burnett's Flavoring Extracts consists in their perfect purity and strength. The Vigor of Youth Given fo the aged and infirm by using Hop Bit- fers. Try it. Curcaline Cures Corns. None genuine without signature of HS, Fred- erick & Co, Imitations are out. 25. Stott_& Cromwell, tho “Alderney Dairy W ” Fresh Alderney butter churned cvery morning, and delivered in 3g Ib. “Ward” prints, 35¢. per Also, cottage Cheese, buttermilk and sweet ik Se. per qt. Cream, I OPERA HOUSE. FRIDAY, SATURDAY MATINEE AND NIGHT, August 26th and 27th. ANTHONY, ELLIS & HATHAWAY'S | Lower Cedar Point Tapins’ BENEVOLENT 806 esas cea he 65 p.m. La RTY OF a INGTON TIMOR, * PUNT Oxkeep or P. To MARSHALL. 1. JONDAY, August 200, Brass and String Music doth tripe. Fireworks in tne evening ot the Halt wettpe Corcoran will leave her wharf st 20 a, Adults SOc. : 5 to 12, 5c. ders of Divinion nnd at the boat °F “Sy He! FOR THe cares: FORTRESS MONROE AND NORFOLK. A VIEW OF THE OCEAN The steamer GEORGE LEARY will leave from Tth- street wharf SATURDAY, August 27, at 6 o'clock p.m. returning, arrives at Washington Monday morning 6 o'clock. ‘Tickets, round trip, $3. Music by the Marine Band. amt SIGHTS OF SAINT INF, NO. 1, WILL. ve their Firet G ton to Revwoxe VA., on SATURDAY, ‘ST 27 1881, The train the B. 10:30 p.m. , neturnt ichmond on M. a ia 20th, at 9-30 “aa AM PRIZE TO BE AGAIN SHOT FOR. ‘lesandria “Lacht Infantry, to Gisment, infantry m0 tbe wtp followin coms Wash 1 wharf at 8 p.m. ties leaving on the Excelsior will reach Glyimont in time tome the mort interesting part of the match. Referees: Col. W. G. Moore, Capt. E. Thomason, Capt. @. dr. Tickets, “60 cents; children, 25 cents, PPT To Lowen CEDAR POINT, ‘The finest Resort on the Potomac, Crabbing, Fishing, Boating, Salt-water Bathing, (New Bathing Suits and Shoes.) ‘The fine and fast steamer J. W. THOMPSON, furnished, has been chartered by the Prop z and will run daily, from SA . Including Sundays, | leaving the Com pany's Whart, foot of 6th street, at 8.30 ain. sharp. a= Fiving at LOWER CEDAR POLNT at 12.30 p.m. eaving 05.30, will reach Wasninucton at 10 pt DAY, JULY 3orn, tively no im Grounds. Parties wishing to toake ar- reicns. to Lawer Catan Point t the office of ‘St. Jaines Hotel, or 4 Pennsylvania avenue, watation of visitors checks will be given left at the Print fc Keo ATION, Making this the Grandest Constellation ever oganized for one price of admission. UNITED SHOWS. 4 LS NEWLY HATCHED HUMPTY-DUMPTY COS DOU! WELTY . ith the, ENOWNED EAST INDIAN PRIESTESS SADWAH! | A veritable Priestess of the Sun. This company travel | in their own Palace Drawing-room Car over the rai, which will be open for the inspection of the public on Friday, Auscust 26th, from 12 to 1 o'clock. is ok out for the Grotesque street parade at 11-45 on day of exhibition. Prices: 50 and 25 cents; reserved te extra, BEK | [PpEvER’s su year in songs, medleys, &c. No chance foradmission. Great success of the vild-day Lunch at popular prices, ants 820-19 <CRIBNER'S BIC A CHANGE AND RIDE ‘Tellmadge Hall (943;x40 feet), 928 F street northwest, onGround Floor. Sole Agency for English Bicycles and Tricycles. Any style (either English or Ameri- | can) furnished. Second-hand Machines for rale Cheap. pen E ArTERNOON AND EVENING id Female T ready on SELLING OFF. EXTRAORDINARY BARGAINS To make room fora large stock of NEW PIANOS for the Fall Trade, I will sell an elegant lot of first-class, nearly new, SECOND-HAND PIANOS AT AUCTION PRICES. SIDNEY T. NIMMO’S: PIANO WAREROOMS, 433 7TH Srneer Nontuwest. _ The Trade specially invited to call. 323 J ALL! DAVIS & CO.’S UPRIGHT GRAND PIANOS. WORLD RENOWNED AND UNEQUALED. Celebrated HARDMAN UPRIGHT PIANO, the only reliable low-priced, cood-toned Upright made. H. L. SUMNER, SoLe AGENT, 811 9rH Staeer Noxruwest. XL. WILD &BRO. G, dave Fancved ‘to ineir- new Musical Wareroome, 209 SEVENTH STREET NORTHWEST, And are offering Special Inducemenfin the Sale and Rentof BIA (OS and ORGANS du Se | ! 23-e0 H®* YOUR HOUSES THOROUGHLY DURING SUCH WINTERS AS THE er) YM. C. SCRIBNER, Proprietor. | (ins ABSHINGTON NATATORIU! E Street, between Weirins se NERY FORENGOS FOR | Potomac Railroad from Qu ARRANGEM. Ocoogua The t! can yew ENTS 5 re MAKY WASHIN FALLS & M k THE STEAMER TON. VERNON SPRINGS, will rekon loaves wharf at 9: returning at @ cents, This boat will "be chartered af F. 8. RANDALL, Manager. MANY. WASHING: o : Fo8, gee TON will mu EVERY THU er leaves her wharf at 9 ¢ ck p.m., wiving five buat and kro FE. 8. RANDAI QUANTICO, BATHING SUITS, TO) RABBING, SAILING, MUSIC AND DANCING ON BOAT AND GROUNDS. ‘The magnificent Steamer, the in a pect, Soons sy r. (except Suntiay | at 9 90 a. me at me from t wharf. iets sun ste al ‘kinds on the ‘Boat a ex. No Tickets sold t0 improper charactress : Children, 35 Genta, 10-3 ‘OMAC STEAMBOAT COMPANY'S ADVER- TISEMENTS: FOR NORFOLK, PORTS! firet-. Fi b00 payee FORTRESS MON- KOE, PINEY POINT AND POINT » Steamer GEORGE RY ‘on TUESDAYS an@ THURSDAYS at 6:80 p. m. and SATURDAYS 6 p. m. EXCURSION TO THE CAPES EVERY SUNDAE FROM NOKFOLK. REDUCTION OF RATES BEGINNING SATURDA! 30TH, UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. we First-class to Fort Mouroe and Norfolk. y First-class, round trij First-claw to Piney First. FOR RICHMOND, FRE BOINT The new and splendid steamer EXCELSIOR, com- necting ‘with i. F-and Poi Ie at Quantien: twiaw daily (except Sunday’ m. and 3°30 p.m. Fare to Richmond, f Fare to Richmond, untinited. Fare to Richmond, round triy To Richmond, via Nik, ob os Norfolk via Richmond, via Norfull, oF to , an to Washington. Jamon diver by daylight. Radchvhttul trip. ie Se oa ‘Steamer Exed ior, twice daily (9.30 a.m. and 3.30 Froderickebunz and m.)to Richmond via Richmond, SDAYS, THURSDA\ Stolk conmtaing oF Mickmmsen, mes Kiver steamers each Wi Steamer George and SATURDAYS to and Norfolk with the Round trip tickets. TO QUAN’ >, s. <t Cemigee pm. On SUNDAYS a8 Round trip tickets... 50 conta, Tickets Tor sale an Cook's Tours, 143] Pennayivania avenne: Room's Cheer Stand Gthee, aud at Company's Omice: teh erect whaste? So my pany GEORGE MATTINGLY, General Superintendent. WM. P. WELCH Arent. eas PAST ONE WAS BY USING BOYNTON'S GAS-TIGHT DURABLE FURNACES. Thousands have had constant and severe use during | the past 22 years, and are in good condition to-day, | without repairs or expense. Cheapest tobuy and use. | Have more power, grester durability, and are fitted | | with more modern improvements for saving fuel and | labor than any furnace made. Producing large volume of pure warm air perfectly free from gases. 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