Evening Star Newspaper, August 27, 1881, Page 4

~ ees __THE EVENING STAR. ssssont UGUST \ 1881. LOCAL MENTION. The Weather. OFFice OF THE CHIEF SIGNAT. OFFICER, } Wasmixcron. D.C. August 26. 1881, 9:30 a.m. For the middie Atlantic states, fair weather, ¥inds mostly southwesterty, stationary or higher temperature, lower pressure, Special Weather Bulletin. The chief siznal officer furnishes the following ial bulletin to the press: 1 rains have n in the upper Mississippi valley and in A storm disturbance of great energy least of the south Atlantic coast. [ts tion cannot yet be determined. North- nds prevail in the South Atlantic and east Gulf states; westerly in the middie states and New England: southerly west of the Micsissippt river. The temperature is below the mean for the month in all Atlantic coast states, and in the jower lake region. The following special temper- agures are oe this morning: Eastpor Burlington, 61°; Montreal, 66°; Quebec, 60°: AL- gene. asi Paul, 67°. Fair weather is indicated Saturday in New England. RANGE OF THE THERMOMETER. ‘The following are the readings of the the mometer at the Signal Office during t a e iL am. 81°; 2 p.m. &°; FUSSELL's ice cream, = REPAIRING, Byrn’s shoe store, 1614 Mth Vexxon’s Vrews.—For yesterday and to-day Mr. Vennor lakes, the St. Lawrence, and around New York.” Saturday and Sunday, he says, we will have “cooler weather, with rains and frosts in the northern sections,” AT A Sacrurice.—Piano, Grand Upright, $250; cost 1450. 1139 10th street northwest. PIPsissewA COMPOUND cures all kidney and Diadder diseases, Grasses for weak eyesight fitted at H. H. Hempler's, the optician, 453 Pa. ave. BRACELETS, gold filled, ladies, misses and chil- dren's sizes, #2 to $20, at ige’s, 457 Penn. ave. Howson’s Superior Ice Cream, $1.25 a gal. 1104 RETURNING FROM THE CoUNTRY, complete out- fits for the boys will be needed, and we ean as they may save at least twenty select from the assortment at TuHose who desire to go to Lower Cedar Point she take the steam John W. Thompson next Saturday and Monday. The boat is not chartered on those days, AND DISTRICT. Condensed Locals. ation. the John D. Joh . Sullivan, se n Connor, John Con- Justin MeCarthy and Thos. aise of the florist who, ee near Graceland ceme- s body was 9 O street north- cust. wanted at the corner of puthwest. of the President's condition Anthony, Eilis & Hathaway's provement the j abYa.m. —_+__ The Dust-Whirling Fiend. { Tue Evextne Sra t one inquire throt journal whether the street sweeping may lezally he prosecuted each evening at sundown or be- | fore? thas been the cherished be And yet the apines might courses until 10 0% greet the | OrTOrs. Never "Ex. | a Erver Trape.—Harbor Master J. R. Sutten Feports the arrivals ot river craft at the city wharves to-day as follows: Sch. Wm ten, Capt. Adams. wood for L. H. Biscoe; seh. Medel, Lumpkins, wood for same; sch! Four Marys. Geary, w ket: ‘sch. Smoot, ame; sch. Brace, 70,000 feet humber for on. There have also arrived ten small boats with melons for markets. —— MER Was ued in Ci Kr NGTONIAN.—Dr. innati_on Wed- s of several years of age, a and was reared in hinzton. After pressing through the les of public schools of the fourth vd his edueation at Ch Mary's county, by one of his anceste arni Dest oF A Samuel A. A sovera to the Distriet he with his cousin, the late Dr. on, and graduated in the med- of ¢ own College, in here for the service pent afew years as an ‘k Hills rez entered pa. About Ul., but in 1874, upte r. Amery had many i emem- former as be lamented here ehe had built up pnths past he had approaching, and he ning. and made py : vided for the «l the funer: Ww removal of Ap His Pistor.—Y¥i Court, a young 1 fast Washington, | ang girl named | s fr | tified th: heast, and on iw pany with anothe amed Joe Day, hi and she had some words Son got madandran her out nd fred twice at her. On being he said she could not tell why id want to shoot her, unless it was beeause she refused to m: im. Annie Smith testified that she ts Lizzie er, and saw Brau- soa fire the pistol at her, and when she (witness) remonstrated he threatened toshoot her. Bran- sem tock the stand, and stated that he had been | paging his addresses to this young girl for a year, and he was at her house last Sunday and ebased her out of the house, and discharged the pistol, but did not try to shoot her. He was committed to jail for 90 days in default of $50. ie For 4 Divorce. © Elizabeth Taylor, fled a bill fora di- from the bonds of matrimony with Chas. é lor. She states that they were married in September. 1864, and charges that he has com- mitted adultery with Aluira Henry and Mary Plummer, and that he treated her with great She also asked an injunction to pre- Veat hum from disposing of the property, oases Ze Fee, have been recorded as follows: nm ee, to James T. Boisseau, same pro} 5 ies to Mary D. ‘Connelly, ae H.S. Wright te J. Fl Cook et G. M. Troulman, to A. W. S00; €28 500. F. T. Milburn, ewis, - 275; $1,000. HM. Rohrer to M. ot Honrer dae id Se; $—-. HL. Page toG. E. Lemon, 35, sq. 189; $1,303. “I. Landiek to C. H. Vane Wyck, pt. 17. sq. 196: $3,660. John Grinder to BeChurchwell, lot 2, sq. 605; #195. Girard Fire sad Marine Insurance Co.. to Mary R. Darling. JeBP, subs 9, 10, 11, and pi: 8, sq. 761; 85,848.75. ———— Tue Lexes (coker and racked by a per- sistent couch, the general strength wasted, and amincurable cofsplaint often establiahed therae Dr. Jayne's Expectorant is ah effective remedy for coughs and colds,and exerts a beneficial effect @mthe pulmonary and bronchial organs, t al. sq. 196: £1,620. Fletcher. lot 11. sq. trustee, to Grenville redicted “heavy storms on the | ing House of B, Robinson & Co., | | service from private compan in come {tut off some of the heay; ‘To-day. Mr. H.T. Wis-| A Street Car Whe Claimed His LIVELY SCENE AT THE NEW YORE AVENUE JUNCTION. « There was an amusing scene yesterday after- noon at the intersection of New York avenue and 15th street. When the W. & G. R.R. changed its system of transfers, stationing an agent on the street corner to dispense transfer tickets instead of having the conductors on the cars distribute them, there was a general growl all along the line. The spirit of rebellion against the company’s new rule, which then appeared, | again manifested itself yesterday, and gave rise |to the amusing scene spoken’ off. A burly, good humored looking man jum off a 14th-street car, and striding over to an Avenue car, without getting a transfer, settled himself complacently to finish his journey. The | farther proceedings, as related by eye-witnesses, were about as follows: The conductor notified the passenger that he would have to get a trans- fer or pay his fare again. | The mildly protested that he could not hunt up the agent and get a transfer; that it was the agent's busi- ness to see that he was provided with a trans- fer, and that the law compelled the company to carry him over both linesforfivecents. He didnot care to make trouble, but he was a sticl for law. The conductor then communicated fo the ing all Ga time the car wane nee pd junction. The passenger blandly rep! hoped he would. In fact, that was just what he wanted. The happy prospect of a suit for damages delighted him. The transfer agent, | having by this time awakened to a sense of im- pending calamity, came to the car and thrust a | transfer ticket into the man’s hands. The bell strap was pulled, and the car was about to start when the stransfer agent made some remark about what he would like to do to such a troublesome passenger. The nger jumped off the car and earnestly ex- Ported the transfer agent to hurt him. That wag what he was longing for. He was dying to have one of the railroad men punch him on the head. The transfer agent prudently refrained from gratifying the gentleman’s wishes. When the next car came along the passenger climbed aboard, still clutching his transfer. “Again the transfer agent made some remark which the passenger did not like, and the latter accommo- datingly disembarked and again begged the agent todo something to him. The agent still | refrained from doing any persenal injury to the | passenger. When the next car came the stub- | born stickler for the law re-embarked and pro- ceeded on his journey, a large crowd who had | assembled to witness the proceedings waving him friendly adieus. a ge The District Telegraph and Telephone Service. INTERESTING OFFICIAL REPORTS THEREO In compliance with a request of the District Commissioners of August Ist, Major Brock, of the police department, and Superintendent H. R. Miles, of the fire alarm telegraph, haye sent | to the Commissioners a detailed statement of | the telegraph and telephone connections of the | District government, the number of stations and location of each, rent paid for use of instruments and to whom paid, the extent of cirenits and number belonging to the District of Columbia, what lines of telegraphs and telephones the Dis- triet systems are in connection with, and all | other information connected therewith. The re- | port embraces ten pages of manuscript THE FIRE ALARM TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONIC | SERVICE. embraces the areas of Washington and Georgetown, and comprises 23 circuits, az- | grezating about 200 miles of wire, fully two- thirds of which runs over the house tops. The instruments of this line are owned by the Dis- | trict; there are 80 automatic signal boxes dis | tributed on, 7 metaliccireuits, 22 electro mechan- | circuits connecting the central office with leach of the engine and truck companies, < a total of 162 instruments (exclusive of those in the central office) under the control of the superintendent of the fire alarm telegraph, and in no way connected by telegraph or tele- phone with any other telezraph or telephone |line. Of the sixty instruments in use upon the ¢ circuits, thirty are telephones belonging | instruments, &c., connected with this branch of the public service, except the telephones, belong to the Distriet. THE POLICE TELEGRAPH was erected several years ago by the board of T ‘metropolitan poliee, and consisted of a line of 30° feet through that in some cases the police wires ran over the poles of other telegraph companies and the pole. The directions these lines take | wires of private corporations and of individuals | Tun over the poles of the fire alarm and police telegraph poles. One wire is supported on the poles of the Western Union Telegraph company. In a contract entered inte between the board of police commissioners and George C. Maynard, asagent for the Bell Telephone company, is a condition as follows: | all ordinary repairs of the lines, without charze, in consideratioa of the right to use the poles for carrying other wires.” Under this Mr. | Maynard aud those claiming under him in many | places have burdened the poles with additional wires to such an extent as to seriously interfere with the proper transmission of the police | telephonic service. It is found that all the poles | in the business portion of the city are sadly over- | loaded, often running from four to nine wires | on each pule—maintained by Mr. Maynard and [his successors by virtue of the clause stated above—acyregating over thirty-three miles of wire, fully equal to the entire length of all the Under such cireumstances it is ible to secure telephonic service in [any of the District departments which will be | satisfactory. The police department are using | fifteen sets of telephones, (three instruments in each at an annual rental of $331, all over cireuits belo @ to Mr. Maynard or his sue- cessors. Police headquarters is connected by telephone with the Exchange, Board of | Health and Police Court by means of circuits owned by the Telephone company. ‘The tele- police cireuits. | utterly impo: phone service of the police department has no re one really to supervise the details, such as repairing the lines and keeping the instruments in order, having to rely upon the contractor for such service, who is not always easily found when wanted. Tw are VE OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDINGS nected in one circuit and are using t full sets of telephones at a rent of $551 a ly, for instruments and wires. This cir- cuit is about 11 miles in length, running over house tops and owned and controlled by the Na- tional Capital Telephone company. There are twelve other telephones in use by other branches of the District government ugh the exchange at an annual rent each of The Distriet government is paying at the of $1,528 per year for telephones and rented circuits THE PURPOSE OF THIS INQUIRY was to cut off some of the abuses in the way of mixing up of circuits and eliminate the District ies, and. if possible, rents by securing | lines and Instruments separate from any other, and have all such property belonging to the Dist trict government under one electrician and con- ed by the District. It is the opinion of the it the telephonic service might be dand the expense much reduced by so consolidating and eentralizing that each and every department of the District govern- | ment may be able to comm | department through a central office under con- trol of its own officers,and thereby save expense. The Commissioners have requested the major of police and superintendent of fire alarmtelegraph | to prepare a careful estimate of the cost of plac- | ing the entire service under one head. Begg Carried Down with a Sinking Boat. DROWNED IN THE GEORGETOWN CHANNEL. Mr. Henry Lyles, engaged in the sand busi- ness, this morning reported to the police head- quarters that a sand boat loaded with sand sunk in the Georgetown channel last night about 8 o'clock, carrying down in the cabin 4 Ander- son, colored, who was drowned. When the boat began to sink Anderson entered the cabin for the pr of recovering a small amount of money which he had there, and was carried down. He was unmarried and has no relatives | in the city, 8o far as known. The water is about 30 feet deep where the boat went down, and it was overloaded, which caused the aceident. psa ea hy THE SALE of notions and all the fine ribbons, velvets and fane: will be continued at 16 rooms. SEMAN oe WASHINGTON CATTLE MaRKE?.—At theQueens- B. and O. RB. B., three miles from the | D. Means, proprietor.—Tnesday, 205 612 pb ‘a bebe city; Lewis head ofcattle remained passenger that he would have to eject him. Dur- } tant cemeteries shall | work. ical bells and gong strikers, distributed on four metalic strikers, and 60 telegraph and telephone instruments, on 12 — ground | to the National Capital Telephone €o., and are | hired by the District for the use of the alarm ser- | vice at a rental of $150 per annum. All the lines, | the city limits are described, showing | “I hereby agree.to make | 20 unicate with any other | ‘The funeral of the take place at 4 0’ Aloysius church. clock. “ton posed of or a com] car- of the family and will then follow the remains over the lo church. Here at 4 o’cloct rages containing the members intimate friends of the family, the hearse road to St. Aloystus burial services will be held. The attendance will include the Sisters of Charity and of the several Catholic institutions which have been the recipients of his bounty, After this service the cortege will be reformed and proceed to Rock Creek cemetery, where the remains will be deposited by the side of the wife of the ina grave. The casket in which the remains will be buried is of oak, covered with black cloth and trimmed with black velvet, with silver rods. The plate on the lid bears the inscription, ‘George W. Riggs,borp July 4, 1813; died A ‘24, 1881.” A number of the friends@f the deceased went out to the farm this afternoon to attend the services there and avail themselves of the oppostantty of viewing the remains. It is a rule in the Catholic church that ns buried in Protes- deprived of the benefit of priestly ministrations. The rule will not be violated in the case of Mr. Riggs, as there isa provision in this regulation which is of com- paratively recent o1 that it should not ap- ply to those who lots In these cemeteries pace to tne adoptionof the rule. Mr. Riggs’ family lotin Rock creek cemetery was purchased long before the law was made. The following gentlemen have been selected as pall-bearers: Wm. T, Walters, of Baltimore; John Elliott, of New Y8rk; John W. Burke, of Alexandria; John G. Parke, Anthony Hyde, Thomas Evans, Calde- ron Carlisle and John Selden, of this city. Mr. Johfi Elliott, an elderly gentleman, a | peas of the late Mr. Riggs, in charge of the ew York house, has arrived in the city to at- tend the faneral. Mr. Calderon Carlisle, who has been summering at the White Sulphur Springs, returned vester“iay, and Mesers. Lauren- son Riggs, the elder brother of the d and Mr. George W. Riggs, jr.,a nephew of the deceased, also arrived yesterday. Mr. Corcoran telegraphed, as soon as he heard of Mr. Riggs’ death, that he would be down from the White Sulphur immediately, but at the urgent remon- strance of his friends there, the peremptory ad- vice of his physician, and the repeated request of the family of the deceased, as well as of his friends here, he yesterday telegraphed that he has very reluctantly consented not to venture the trip, in the present state of his health. Among other connections of Mr. Riggs which have not been mentioned in the published sketches of his life was his membership in the board of trustees of the Peabody fund. He de- voted much time and thought to the administra- tion of the fund, and was considered a most valuable member of the board. Nothing has yet been made public regarding the disposition’ of Mr. Riggs’ property. Published statements as to the probable distribution of his riches, and provisions made for charitable and benevolent insti re characterized by gentlemen who held close relations to Mr, Riggs as mere guess- RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT. The District Commissioners yesterday adopted s of resolutions expressing their profound regret at learning of the death of Mr. Rig and that the District ofices would be closed after 1 p. m. to-day to allow all engaged therein to at- | tend the obsequies. i At acalled meeting ofthe Board of Trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of Art, held at the Gai- lery August 25, 1881, following was adoptes “With sentiments of profound sorrow the Board of Trustees of the ‘Corcoran Gallery of | Art’ has heard of the decease of its late Trea- surer and fellow member, George W. Riggs, who departed this life on the 24th day of August, A. D. Isl, at Green Hill, his country seat, near Yashington. Called to the position he occupied as one of the ‘Trustees, originally selected by Mr. Corcoran, the founder of the Institution, his judicious counsel and efficient aid have been at all times freely and cheerfully given in furtherance of the pur poses for which the Institution was designed, both by bis personal services and donation of Art Treasures, and which shared so largely his fostering care. Eminently wise in council,affable and courteous in_ his inte with his associates, he never failed to timents of uffectionite rezard for his virtues and admiration for his excellent judgment in all with whom he was brought in contact, Released from a long and painful afMiction, and his noble spirit gone to reap the reward of well spent life, we will cherish his memory as an associate and friend and bow with humble sub- mission to this afflictive dispensation of an all- wise Providence, out of whose councils from everlasting came the immutable decree, ‘dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return, Asa further mark of respect to the memory of the deceased, the Board of ‘Trustees will attend the funeral in a body, and order the Gallery closed until after that event, and transmit copy hereof to the family.” Washington Market, Retail Prices. Mrats.—B irloi 3 a 2hga- ed Beef, 8al2c.; Dried Beef, chipped. do. sliced, 20c.; "Lamb, 15a%e.: Veal, be.; Mutton, 10al5e. Pork, 10!¢al2c.; ; Bacon Hams, sugar eared, 125ga: Sal0e.; Breasts, 10a12!3c.; Lard, Oranges, 40a50c. per doz.; Lem- ons 20a30e. per doz; Bananas 40a50c. per doz.; Pineapples, 20a40c.; Apples, 20a330¢ er peck: Whortleberries, 10al3c. ‘per _qt.: Blackberries, 10al5c. per qt.; do. (cultured), 15a 20e. per qt.; Peaches, 58a7%e. per peck; Plums, Walde. per qt.; damsons, 75c. per pk.;’ Grapes, 1b. dase. Water- Canteloupes. 5al0e. eephead, 15a20c. per Ib.; Porgies. Salie.; Perch, 20a40e. per bunch: Rock, large, 15a We. per | per bunch; Mackerel, 15¢.per Hi 15a20c.; Trout, 12alde. per Ib.; ber buneh; lors, 15a20c. each; 1 Sattish, 20a25c. per Ib.; York, 30c.; roll, » Rade. per doz .PS.—Potatoes, Irish, 2030¢. per pk. do. Sweet, 20a40¢.per pk; Tomatoes, 20030. per pk; Cucumbers. 10al5e. per ‘doz. Cab- page, Babe. per head; Beets, abe. per | bunch; Lettuce, 3a5e. per head; Onlons,40a50e; rots, 3a5c. per bunch; Ezg plant, 5a10c. each; Beans, 30a40c. per pk; do. (Lima) Wal2c. b, 3a4e. per bunch; Cymblins, 8a. Corn, 1al5e. per dozen. hickens,75a#1.00 per pair; Ducks, Geese, 75c.a#1; Squabs, $2.25a PouLTRY— 60a75e. per pi $2.50 per doz: “_____» ___ Alexandria Affairs. Reported for Tue EveNING Star. ABOLITION OF THE Nicur Cart.—The work of carrying out Tas Srar’s suggestion of otfor- less scayenger’s work at Alexandria is being pushed forward with vigor. The only proposals te do the work are from Robt. W. Ballenger, who offers the city a bonus of $827 per annum, and Geo. W. Clifford, who offers #325. Both offer to use the odorless process. The difference between the offers is very slight. The contract will be made this afternoon or to-morrow, and until the bonds are offered and some preliminary questions settled, it cannot be determined by Whom the work will be done. Should Mr. Bal- lenger offer a good bond and agree to do cer- tain corporation work without cost, as hereto- fore done, the contract will be given to him. ‘There is much astonishment here to learn that this work must be.done in the day-time, as it is done in many cities. Hence in roviding for the new service the old section, which declares that “such service in no case to commence prior to the hour of 11 o'clock p. m., and be prior to that of 4 o’clock a. m.,” has not been re- led. It will, doubth soon be dri Ron theooas ” ae! aes CuaNek oF Course oF Srvpres—The colored teachers of the public schools here are soe ws Ries rae Heat the methods of 01 ol of yo childret which they learned at th pent a ie recent Hamptoi normal school during the session of the colored teachers institute tl ere. Tne subject will be ite regular session, adopted. ands there ct its ‘sessior that. aE oe Pd in now use the Alexandrie colored schcole, Reporter's Norss.—A - excursion of colored qpootte came Gown the Saisiens railroad town Drove Yards, onthe Metropolitan Branch (ees street, 122 this . Many of the excursionists went on to Washington....The Alexandria ion “nigh. ant trip down the river last The bark Lottie Stewart, of St. Johns, Be, ar- o'clock in the moray at Duncanson’s auction | rived here this morning for grain. She is now chance for bargains. ballast discharging lice will receive their increased ‘salaries for G . ‘The Late Charles Bradley. ‘Mr. Charles Bradley, whose sad death chronicled by Tae Star yesterday, was born in Georgetown, January 22, 1816. He was young- est of the nine children of Abraham a esq., who had been instrumental in es- tablishing the General Office and removed to this city, Se eee he ernment, in 1801, as Assistant Postmaster Gen- eral. A few years before the war of 1812, he the farm called Chevy Georgetown, [Simao e hase, about five miles above which was for some years the family residence, and has since been Known as the home of Mr. h H. Bradley, one of our oldest and most highly esteemed citizens and lawyers. In 1830, when but 14 years of Mr. Charles Bradley started in life as clerk e dry goods store of his brother, ee 1840, he became con- nected with the lin Insurance Company and the old Patriotic bank, both of which were in the same building, at the southwest corner of ‘7th and D streets. Ina842. he was made secre- nad of this insurance:company, which position he held with honor and until his death, He was bookkeeper in the Patriotic bank until 1865, when, with: Mr. Fitzhugh Coyle, he was instrumental in organizing the National Bank of the Republiec,of which he was made cashier, and this res le place he filled ably and successtully up to the time of his decease, and its prosperity and: popularity have been in great measure owing tohis experience and man- agement and his hold upon the esteem gnd af- fection of its many patrons. Mr. Bradley’s genial mann kindly nature, hospitality, warm tender-heartedness and readi- ness to sympathize with; advise and help all who came to him in trouble! will make his loss a severe and ie one to those to whom these qualities especiilly endeared him, while his business experience, integrity, purity and Christian principle won him the regard, and unquestioned confidence of all who had any dealing with him. Such menare not common, and their death leaves vacancies not easily filled. ge The Assault on Contractor Shipman, HEARING IN THE POLICE COURT To-DAY. Jonathan and Jas. W. Magarity, father and son, were care in the Police Court to-day with assaulting Mr. Jno. J. Shipman last Tues- day morning. All of these parties are well known contractors, and the alleged assault grew out of a law suit between them. Mr. Blunt, appeared for the government, and Col. Christie and P. B. Stilson for defendants. Mr. Shipman, stated that last Tuesday mornfig, while on his way to this clty to give testimony ina case be- fore Mr. Jno. Oliver, and when he reached Woodey’s on the canal road, he stopped his horse at the watering trough; the Magarity’s were there, and Jonathan the elder of the two, said to witness, “John we can settle our diffi- culties here as well as at court, and I'm going to settle it. by taking your — life right here.” Magarity then grabbed witness and he strack Magarity in the mouth, and witness was pulled out of the buggy, when ascuffle ensued between him and Magarity, who bad a knife in his hand, and cut at witness ten times with the knife, cutting his coat everytime, and while he (Ship- man) was enzaged with Jonathan, his son Jas. struck him (S) over the eye with a large stone. He got rid of the elder Magarity by kicking him down a_ hill, and had no more trouble with either after this. Mr. Shipman’s face is very much bruised yet froin the blow with the stone. Abrahain Lydeeker, who was riding in the buggy at the time, corroborated Mr. Shipman’s stateinent. Lizzie Morris testified to seeing the fight, and identified a pocket knife, with a broken blade, as the knife that she found on the road after the fight. Other testimony was heard corroborative of the above. James W. Magarity took the stand in his own behalf, and testified that he had just come from the mill, and the first he saw of the difficuity was that Shipman and his father were clinched, and Shipman was on top of witness’ father, an his father said that his shoulder was out of 2 Witness then struck Shipman on the back of the neck to make him drop a stone that he had in his hand, and Shipman then struck witness’ father on the head with the stone. Jonathan Magarity testified that Shipman has caused hima great deal of trouble lately, by bringing law suits against him, and has worried him so much that his mind is not right some times, and on the morning in question, when they met on the road, he went up to Shipman’s buggy and said that they could settle the matter there, and then put his hand on Shipmay, who struck witness in the face twice, and they clinched and got down a ravine, and witness’ shoulder was disjointed, and he then used the knife, which was a very temporary one, which got broken, Mr. Blant asked that severe penalty be im- posed, and that the defendants be put under bonds to keep the peace in the future. Col. Christie responded for the defence in an eloquent speech. The court said that in Siponing of the case he would exclude all idea of premeditation and concert of action, as the testimony ef the elder Magarity excluded these facts. It was undenia- ble that Mr. Magarity;was the aggressor, and used a knife, possibly not a very formidable Weapon, but nevertheless a knife; and these be- ing the facts he could enly recognize It as a se- rious assault, and he would impose a penalty of $100 or ninety days in jail. In regard to James, his interference was due to a natural impulse, but he overdid his duty and was guilty of an assault, and he would impose a fine of £50 or thirty days in his case,.and Jonathan Magarity would have to give $590 bonds to keep the peace in the future. An appeal was noted. Se gee The Courts. Poice Court—Judge Bundy. Yesterday. after our report closed, Jas. Day and Jno. Smith, loud and boisterous; $5 or 15 lays each’ Wm. Miles, forteited collateral. Geo. Hamilton, charged with contempt of court in falling to answer a summons; $2 or 5 days. Geo. O. Callahan, charged with keeping an un- licensed bar; £105 or 60 davs. Thomas Fields. do.; do. Daniel Dunivan,do.; do. Jno. O'Brien, do.; do. Mary Brown, threats; personal bonds to keep the peace. Robert Branson, assault on Lizzle Nichols; $50 or 90 day in jail. Osborne Basey, a ten year old colored boy, pleaded guilty to robbing the till ofa cigar store, on ‘7th street. He was sent to the Reform school during minority. Georgiana Rich, assault on Mary E. Parker; $2. Mary Smallwood and Maria Parker, charged with making assault on each other; personal bonds to keep the peace towards each other. Nelson Poindexter, as- sault on Frances Poindexter, personal bonds to keep the peace for six months. Jas. S. Cannon, charged with threatening to cut Dr. Red Syn with a knife; personal bonds to keep the peaee for six months. To-day, Chas. Johnson, a soldier, was charged with being drunk and disorderly in the street, and fined €5 or 15 days in the workhouse. Wm. Carter, vagrancy; 90 days. John Grinnell, an old white man about sixty years of age, and who is said to have occupied a responsible pos!- tion in the departments here at one time, and who has a wealthy daughter in this city, was chaiged with vagrancy, and in default of bonds he was sent to the workhouse. Officer Mont- gomery arrested him yesterday for begging on the street and being an habitual drunkard. Leonidas Scott,was charged with obstructing an alley in East Washington, and fined €5 or 15 days. Miles Gibbons, charged with failing to exhibit a light at night on building material that he caused to be placed in the street; $10 or 80 days; appeal noted. May Shriner, charged with ernenitee , erecting and maintaining a nuisance injurious to health; $5 or 15 days. Marshall Overfield, charged with being an unlicensed pro- duce dealer; $30 or 60 days. Wm. H. Tenley, rofanity; #5or7 days. Jonathan and Jas. M. fagarity, assault on John J. Shipman; Jonathan was fined $100 or 90 days in Jail and James $50 or 30 days; appeal noted. —__>___ West Washington nee Georgetown. BUILDING AssOCIATION.—At the 55th regular monthly meeting of the Eleventh Building as- sociation, held last night at Goddard’s Hall, €3,000 was disposed of, 50 at the stock value rates. Tus Grain Trabs.—Arrived boat Geo! Dunlop with 2,500 bushels of wheat—oj el erday but not sold. ‘RADE. —ourteen boats T. on left Cum- a8 Go., 450.06 tons;: Mary? Co. land Co. 16.10 tonep. Geo: Creek i "s 104.11 toils. For Alexmaria— Hampshire & bei. timore Co.,208.18 tons.: eae ‘THE TEMPERANCE TENE continues to hold the fort and names armbeing nightly added to the total pletige. Gey. Wickham Gome:to V; cratic TickeT.—A letter: from Gen. Wille c. Wickham, the promineat Virginia republican, condition ‘of ot is tetera Hi Geciaes boldly and empbesia ‘the trium, a fan party Vivant or neta as pyre of ts Vashington News and Gossip, GovERNMENT Receirts To-par..—Internal Tevenne, $450,199.60; customs, #978,807.56. Navas. Norrs.—The Secretary of the Navy is advised of the movement of naval vessels as follows: The Jeft League Island, Philadelphia, at 7 o'clock for the New York pot Bier The Standish and Mayflower, left Por outh, Va., yesterday for Annapolis. The Lackawanna arrived at San Francisco: iv afternoon. AnorHeR REFORM StTaRTKD.—The special agents of the Census burean do not in all cases confine themselves to the collection of dry fig- ures and facta. At least one of them goes , and essays to improve the orthography ofourlanguage. This is Mr. Hil- gard, special agent in charge of cotton duction, who in hisreport says: “I venture See5 the innovation of spelling ‘cottonseed’ as one word, as is done in the case of flaxseed, linseed, moofiseed, etc., in order to obviate the occur- ence of such grammatical monstrosities as ‘cot- ton seed ofl cake meal,’ and similarly con- stituted expressions that can hardly be avoided unless such a change is made.” Our NatioxaL Batance Sueet.—Mr. J. N. Whitney, acting chief of the bureau of statistics, has issued a statement of the foreigh commerce of the United States for July, 1881, corrected to August 23d. The excess of exports of merchan- dise for the month ended July 31 last was $10,699,460; for the seven months.ended at that date, $108,689,426, and forthe twelve months, $256,691,501. ‘The excess of exports of gold for the month was $177,222; forthe seven months ending at the same date the excess of imports of gold and silver was $22,633,432, and for the twelve months ending with the same date $90,666.977. The total value of exports during the month was $63,064,289; during the seven Months $488,411,925, and for the twelve months $994,416,066. Rear ADMIRAL Sports, commanding the South Atlantic station, reports his staff to the Secre- tary of the Navy as follows: Pegsonal staff— Capt. W. A. Kirkland, chief; Master H. P. McIn- tosh, flag lieutenant; Ensign York Noell, secre- tary to the commander-in-chief. General staff— Paymaster James E. Tolfore, fleet paymaster; Chief Engineer W. J. Lamdin, fleet engineer; one E. P. Meeker, U.S.M.C., fleet marine officer. NAvAL ORDERS.—Master Edward B. Under- wood, Cadet Midshipmen Spencer M. Rose, Ed- ward H. Harrison, Eugene H. Harmon, James D. Crenshaw, Fred. W. Lines, Alex. 8. McCrea, Benjamin H. Craig, McDonough Craven and Francis E. Sutton, to the Pensacola, per steamer of the 10th of September. Master Chauncey Thomas, Cadet Midshipman Lincoln Karmany, David Morgan, John A. Kimball and Thomas L. Bonfids, to the Adams, per steamer of the 10th of September. Passed Assistant Paymaster Frank H. Clark, to the Adams. _Detached—As- sistant Paymaster Geo. M. Allen, from the Adams and ordered to return and report arrival. Nor Gemry.—Recently, First Lieut. Alexan- der D. Schenck, 2d U.S. artillery, was tried at Governor's Island, New York harbor, by court- martial on the charge of drunkenness, the speci- fication setting forth that h being in com- mand of a detachment of U.S. troops, as guard, atthe District jail, Washington, D.C., to which duty he had been duly assigned by his command- ing officer, Col. R. B. Ayres, 2d artillery, under instructions from the War department, did be- come drunk and unfit and unable to perform said duty on the 20th day of July, 1881.” The court found the accused not guilty, and the See- retary of War has ordered that he be released from arrest and resume his sword. PERSONAL.—Mrs. Mary Clemmer, who is now at Newport, will soon go to Boston, fora pro- longed visit——Mr. and Mrs. Lewis J. Davis have returned from Block Island, where they have been spending several weeks. —Miss Ella Sheriff and Miss Florence Greigg are at Mar- shall’s. on the lower Potomac. Mrs. General McClure, who has been spending the summer with her invalid mother, near Mount Sterling, Ky., was quite severely injured by being thrown backward from her horse while out riding with her husband at that place last Monday. Miss LC. Fletcher is at the Atlantic Hotel, Ocean City. Miss Eva Mills has returned to the city from her northern tour.— Miss M. K. Schreiner is summering at Auburndale, Mass._—Senator Logan, ex-Senator Chaffee and ex-Governor Routt, of Colorado, are in town.—Hon. D. C. De Jarnette, a member of the Thirty-sixth Con- gress, and afterwards of the Confederate House of Representatives, died on the 22d inst. at the Montgomery White Suiphur Springs.—Mrs. Bushrod Robinson ts at Saratoga.—Prof. 8. C. Shortlidze, of Media, Pa., is at the Ebbitt.— Senator Davis, of West Virginia, and Sefor Jose Vifides, of the Spanish legation, were registered in New York last night.——Mrs. Duncanson has gone to Gettysburg.—Rustum Effendi, of the Turkish legation, and Richard Porter, of Wash- ington, are at Newport.—-Mrs. Mareia Dan- forth aud D. W. Brown are at Ocean Grove. ao Fairfax Affairs. AGRICULTURAL AND POLITICAL PROSPECTS. Special correspondence of THe EVENING STAR. Panis Caurcu, Va., August 24th, °81. The dry weather is affecting the corn in- juriously. When corn in the market is boom- ing at 75 cents per bushel (grain rarely booms in price until it has passed from the possession of the farmers) it seems a little improvidential that the growing erop should be pinched for the want of rain. Potatoes, the late crop, want rain now also. Cabbage, like the strawberry crop, is paying (?) from one to three cents per head, but few at the latter price. When will our farmers learn net to over do? * Senator Mahone and Messrs. Riddleberger and Wise made, those report who heard them, ex- cellent speeches here. The last two are pro- nounced far better than the Senator as popular speakers. Riddleberger is said to be fiuent, graceful and argumentative, and Wise is witty, sharp and wonderfully enlivening. He pro- voked the customary reply from the bourbons, which is a disturbance by rowdyism of the mecting, closing, if possible, with a fight. Good material to proselyterepublicans from, isi’t it? An old, life-long, simon pure republi- can said to me that the two—Riddleberger and Wise—made as good republican speeches as he wished to hear, and that such speeches would not be tolerated if made by old republicans in Virginia. Ls.A. pia Sen Tennyson and Garfield. A correspondent calls attention to an error in copying made by the person who sent to Tne Star a few days ago a quotation from Tennyson as appropriate to President Garfield, whereby the word “eventng” in the last line of one of the stanzas was substituted for “evil.” The lines were printed as furnished, without verification, the presumption being that they were correctly copied; and how the blunder on the part of the copyist occurred we cannot un- dertake to explain. In this connection, how- ever, it may worth while to reproduce the whole canto (from “In Memoriam”), many other passages of which are quite as appropriate to the President's case as the lines published the other day: XLV. Dost thou look back on what hath been, As some divinely gifted man, ‘Whose life in low estate began And on a simple village green; Who breaks his birth’s invidious bar, And ‘the skirts of paper aces, And breasts the blows of mstance, And grapples with his evil star; ‘Whe makes by foree his merit known And lives to clutch the golden keys, To mould » ity state's decrees, And shape the wi of the throne; _ re seats ve Telegrams News from the Old World, MANCHESTER MARKETS. Lospox, August 26.—The Manchester Guardian in its commercial article to-day says: There is not the faintest sign of improvement in our market. To the previous causes of the depres- sion have been added increasingly unfavorable weather and the renewed rise in the bank of England rate of discount, which is regarded as an unfavorable symptom, as it opens aig pect of the rate ‘becoming 5 per cent if the Present step does not suffice to check the gold drain. It is felt, however, that the upward movement will be amply com- pensated if it results in breaking down the price oe There oy been but little busi- hess in any department and prices are not appre- clably changed. - AN INTERNATIONAL STRUGGLE FOR GOLD. Loxpox, August 26.—The Daily News in its financial article says: An international le for gold has now begun. The banks of England, France and Belgium have raised their rates‘of discount, and the banks of Germany and Hol- land are expected to follow. The American de- mand for goid is thus seen to affect a wide area. It, therefore, meets with resistance which may prove @ powerful check. 4 QUICK TRIP. SovrHamrton, August 26.—The steamer Elbe, which arrived here this oe made the trip from New York in 8 days and 10 hours. PRESIDENT GREVY INSTRUCTED BY GAMBETTA’S ORGAN. Panis, August 26.—The are Francaise, Gambetta’s organ, in its article summoning Pre- sident Grevy to exercise his prerogative of se- lecting a new premier, after pointing out that the powers of the late chamber of deputies will not expire until October 28th, and that the new house cannot meet until after that date unless it be previously dissolved, says: After the new chamber meets the cabinet is expected to re- sign. It will then devolve on President Grevy to entrust a statesman with the formation of a cabinet. A new cabinet must present itself to the chamber and immediately ask for a vote of confidence. WHAT THE ABOVE ARTICLE MEANS. Loxpon, August 26.—The Pariscorr-spondent of the Times says: It is evident that Premier Ferry will either resign or solicit a vote of conddence, whieh he would scarcely obtain under any cir- cumstances, so universal is the feeling that his cabinet is only a make-shift and go strong is the desire for a stable ministry, Either the lan- | guage of the article of the Republique Francaise | | quoted above has no meaning or it foreshadows Gambetta’s acceptance of the premiership. = Mall Street To-day. New York, August 26.—The Posf's financial article (1:40 p.m. edition) says: The Stock Ex- | change markets have been very quiet thus far to-day, speculation generally evincing a dispo- sition to await further developments in the | | President’s case before making important ven- | tures on either side of the account. Gov ment bonds were 3< per cent higher for the and 44 lower for the 4's and 4'¢°s._ Railroad bonds were dull and generally lower, and state bonds were practically neziected. The stock market opened weak, but soon became firm on more favorable advices from Washington con- | cerning the condition of President Garfield. Toward mid-day, however, a reaction set in, and at the time of writing the market is dull at i the late decline. Money has lent at 5a6 per cent | on stocks and at 4 per cent on government | bonds. The sum of $20,000, silver, arrived by the steamship Donan to-day.| The Treasury to- day received £500.00 of the registered 5's of | 1881 for redemption. Foreign exchange is dull. eit The Markets. BALTIMORE, August 26.—Virginia 6's deferred, 15; do. consols, 3 do. past due cout pid to-day. BALTIMORE, middling, street and 26.50; do. A 5.50; do. extra, 6. Hio'brands, 3.00; Patapsco fi southern higher; western higher southern red, 140al.42; do, amber, 1 choice milling: Maryland, 147 ern winter red, r ber, 1433ga1.435, $ al. ber, 1.50al.50%. “Corn, southern highs inactive—southern white, 75a77; August 26.—Cotton _quiet— Flour very strong—How: 4.75.2; do, extra, do, | ; western mixed, spot and August, 72 | T24a72%; October, Tai; No- ve steamer, 7, QOats firmer— sout! estern white, Sa52: do, mxed, 49250; Pennsylvania, ase. Rye steady and quiet, 1.10. “Hay firm—pritme to choice Pennsylvania | and Maryland, 16.00a19.90. Provisions firm—mess | pork, 1925. Bulk meats—shoulders and clear | rib sides, packed, 8% and 10%. Bacon—shoulders, 8; clear rib sides, Ix. Hams, \al4y. Lard. retined, 12%. Butter firm—western grass, Ma2l. Exgs firm, 18a19. Petroleum nominal—refined, 7 Rio cargoes, ord it per | er | 1,329 bar- porn, 10.460 bushels; 235 bushels, Shipments— corn, 2,000 bushels, Saies— wheat. $75,250 bushels; corn, 280,960 bushels. NEW YORK, August 26.—Stocks weak. Money, 4a5. Exchange—jong, Massy; short, 48a wheat, 487. Governments | NEW YORK, st 26.—Flour quiet and unchanged. ‘airly active lalig cents t lower. Corn beavy and 327 lower, NEW YORK MARKETS THIS AFTERNOON. quotations were current ‘The following York to-day at 2:30 p.m., as Dodge, of 539 150 Western Union, 864; Lake Shore, ‘Michi, in Central, 93; o, preferred, 773; Central Pacific, 88; 22; Chesapeake and Ohio, 25; Louis. | ville and Nashville, %3;; Nashville and ‘Chatta- nooga, %; Ontario “and = Western, 285 Manhattan Elevated, 20; Tilinois Central, 127% Canada Southern, ‘634; Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, 15 Denver and io Grande, | 363 Si 3 do. preferred, 100? Western, 50: | ; Texas Pacific CITY ITEMS. Hard or Soft Corns Are speedily. removed by use of Cureatine; one 5c. bottle will d Stott & Cromwell, 6 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, Brain and Nerve. Wells’ Health Kenewer, greatest remedy on | earth for impotence, leanness, sexual debility, | &c. $1, at Draggiste, 480 Pa. ave, t “Alderney Dairy Wi ” Fresh Alderney butter churned cvery morning, and detivered in Ib. “Ward” prints, ac. per Ib, Also, cottage buttermilk and sweet milk 5c, per qt. Cream, lWe. pint, LIGHTNING ROD. Orders left with R.A. Eee eee DUPARE’S CAT. UR DX DUPARE ‘ARRH REMEDY CURES . | Lower Cedar | DAY, JULY | pany's | THURSDAYS at 6.90 p. iu, aud SATURL | and return to) Washi via Excelsior, 9: Round nished fee | Cook's c wharf. ae Hl Fors OPERA THOROUGHLY VENTILATED. TO-NIGHT AND SATURDAY MATINEE. TO-NIGHT AND SATURDAY MATINEE, ANTHONY, ELLIS & HATHAWAY'S MAJESTIC CONSOLIDATED Tete company travel in their own Palace Dra room the rail, will be for apection, of the public ob Frida}, August 36, fren now for'sale at the Opera House. MIAGUS DOUHLE SPECIALITY. ARDY NOWEERT COMPANY. PARE Hee INTERNATION AL beg stow. , RART INDIAN Pi IESTESS SAD- Pe SEPTEMBER—HAVERLY'S MASTODON J )RIVER’S SUMMER GARDEN CONCERTS. D TS SO APATEMERST 1N Be Rag ay r ir N addition favorite artis of bast setae chan, We te nen mnodies Re Wo pa = ~¥ y CRIBNER’S BICYCLE AND TRICYCLE xi" 8 NET ANGE AND RIDING SCHOOL, Tallmadge Hall (9435x40 feet), 928 ou Ground Floor, Sole TASHINGTON NATATORIUM, & and 7th. EVERY LADIES and EVERY As TERNOO! FOR . Male ES GENTLEMEN and Female at all hours to give in swimming. sion, 25 cents. _PICNICS, EXCURSIONS, &¢. E XCELSIOB! THE PALACE STEAMER. cated Another delightful trip DO PINEY POINT, SUNDAY, AUGUST 28, 1881. INVIGORATING SEA ATR. REFRESHING SALT WATER BATHS, A SAFE AND COMMODIOUS BOAT. Te ; dhildren, 50 cents. E "| BENEV 8c oF th Washington will give a Grand ly Excursion to Quantico on MO) et 29. The stanmer Excelsl DAY. Augus Will make two trips, leaving ber wharf at 9:90am. and 3:45 p.m. xharp. ‘Tickets 50 cents; children half Supper aun be had on the boat. HTS OF PYTHE ening Excursion of ‘iret Grand Day WASHINGTON Divi 1, UNIFORMED To MARSHALL HAL! Brass and String t Few rips. len wha Adults 5c. bers of the Divisi O! FOR THE FORTRE $s MONROE AND NORFOLK. A VIEW OF THE OCEAN. The steamer GEORGE LEARY will , leave fh treet wharf SATURDAY, 7, at 6 o'clock 9.1. ; ne arrives at Washington Monday mornins 6 ‘clock. Tickets, round trip, §3. Music by the Marine Band. adt-at NIGHTS OF SAINT Al kive Geir First Grand Excursion to i VA., ow SATURDAY, AUGUST 27 rt, 1881, will’leave the B. & PB. ot at 10:30'p. m.; returning, leaving Richmond on Monday, August 20th, at 9 0 P ia. ‘Toketa, round trip, &2. 023. prt TO LOWER CE! AR POINT, ‘The finest Resort on the Potomae, Crabbing, Fishing, Bosting, Salt-water Bath! (New Bathing Suite and Shoes. ) ‘The fine and fast steamer J. W. THOMPS' farniched, bas been chartered ty the P , newly Proprietors of iwill run daily, (from SATUR- ng Sunday's, leaving the Com- Sth atreet, at & AK ‘ Wharf, riving at LOWE! el ey on the Boat or joers wil! be stati: d et both place to re- adiittance to such. Partics wixhing to meke ar- Tangements for excurvions to L Jedar Potnt will apolyon the boat at the office mes Hotel, oF af 8. Kone, 125% Penney vais For the accommodstion of Vieiters checks will be gives: for parcels left at the Point for eafe- Fare, 50 ceuts round trip: children price, NEW ATEANGEMENTS Fon 1H STEANIER SHINGTON CCC . LIS & MOUNT VERNON SPRINGS, The ser Mary Warhis will make Ex mn Trips to € ., FAL SUNDAY, WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY, at 9:00 a.m. ; Sund: Fare rou For MOUNT AY. Steamer lea\ pet Fare, 10 cents. This boat will "be chartered at, B. 8. F. F°, FAMILIES. ‘TON will 1 VERY CH Fr er leaves her wharf at 6 o'clock wiving five bow mout, | Mune” ant dane grounds, "Tickets, round tin, ‘as-6W te ru Ora QUANTICO. BATH HOUSES, BATHING SUITS, TOWELS, York, Lake Ei and Western. FISHING, CRABBING, ferred, do, seconds, — 100, Lackawanna and Western, 12: New Jersey Central. 914; Delaware” and” Hudson, 10;; Reading, 59: Northwestern, 1%; St. Paul, cop 12s: preferred, | £ , BY: ‘os 38753 from 7th street Hannibal and St. J0.. 13%; 113%; the Dost ately Ohio and Mississippi, 38: do, |, 100; Pacitie > tuproyer characters, Mail, 4%: C. Cand L ©. ‘orthern’ Pacific cents, a10-Sw MPANI’S ADVER- FOR NORFOLK, PORTSMOUTH, FORTRESS MONKOE, PT POINT nS AND P LOOKOUT Steamer GEOI LEARY on TUESDAYS and ¥S6 p.m. SUNDAY EXCURSION TO THE CAPES » FROM NORFOL ATES BYGINNING UL PURTHED m7 pd N The new and spe necting with K.. ¥. aily (exept Sun la, Fare to udumond, ti Fare to Kichmond, Fare to Richmond, ro: SIONS olk, or to Norfolk via To Richmond, via Richmond, ion. James River by daylight. A delightful trip. Steamer jor, twice daily (9.30 nm. and 3.30 m.)to Michmnond via Rich Frederickebuny and m Potomac Railroad fro an be ‘Steamer Genne Leas, TUENDAYS, ‘THURSDA’ thd Rorfoik with the Jauuee iver bosetueae teh ™ jaies Hiver steamers . Round tip tickets. et) DAILY EXCURSIONS TO QUANTICO, 80.8.1. aud 3:30 p.ni. On SUNDAYS at Trekees Rad elaeer (ociiation Tae: & B. W. Reed's Sons, 1210 F sitet northwest; ‘and at Company's Office, Tih iret GEORGE MATTINGLY, WM. P. WELCH Agent. “SUS Superinten D* éertaurs HEADACHE PILLS City Post