Evening Star Newspaper, August 31, 1881, Page 4

oo ra elena oe eel ee ee = WEDNESDA THE EVE G STAR. AUGUST 31, 1881- LOCAL MENTION. The Weather. Orrick OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER, ) Wasnixcrox. D.C.. August 31, 1841. 9:30 a.m. For the middie nuic states, fair weather, winds mostly southwesterly stationary or higher temperature, lower pressure, Special Weather Bulletin. FAIR WEATHER TO-MORROW. The chief signal officer furnishes the following i Local rains have special bulletin to the press: fallen in’ Missouri, Lows, Superior revton and South: ir weather has prevailed, Northeasterly ported inthe East Gulf and South Isewhere th changes have been slight, he mean forthe month > following re METER. lings of the ther- OF THE THER t The following > re th Fessetr’s ice creain. Crear REPATRING, Byrn’s shoe store, 1H Mth street. MILWAUKEE Br from wood. E.C. Pa. ave. Art 4 Sacrrrice—Piano, Grand Upright, cost Hi. 1139 loth street northwest. . corner mithwest, just about omp! dow from modern improte- ments; w: ay of hake: &e. Inquire « 2th street southwest, opposite on’s Tee: Cream 3e.; 1104 12th. TUDENTS entered the regular pencerian Business College on although it isa week earlier than other idnal institutions are open. Hewerer, near 4% street, is a manufacturing optician. CITY AND DISTRICT. Condensed Locals. Street lamps will be lighted at 7:10 p.m. and extinguished at a.m. Dr.Noble Youns having given a lot of ground, BO feet front, on M street, between Ist and 1¢ streets southeast, to Christ (Episcopal) church for the purposes of a mission, a neat brick chapel is beins erected thereon. Patents have been issued to res District as follows: Howell Bartle, assignor to H. B. Metcalf, Pawtucket, R. 1, and W. Me- Clurg, Boston, Mass., for button; Francis M. MeNillan, for an apparatus for the manufacture of ice and for other cooling purposes; Smith Thompson, for bill-tile. i The Re-Opening of the Schools, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. ‘The vacation season closes with the present week and many of the schools will open next week and the week thereafter. Parents are Jooking around to see where they will place their children or wards. The advertising columns of THe Srar never before presented such an array of attractiveschools. In addition to those heretofore mentioned arethe following: The 59th annual session of the preparatory school of Columbian College opens on the 14th of September with a record second to none in this country. Boy ‘ed for college, for West Point, the and for the ernment mos the principal, and Montague. Davis, Jogues and in: fon, 1305 Q stree The medical ¢ ‘town be ents of this For cata- | to Professor Ma- partment of the University of s annual session on and full particulars can ork avenue. cademy for 3 sterstown, Md. evidence of its merits ear. The iniluence of ing and thorough instruction are The Park Semimary. on 5th street, No. fronting Judiciary square, has been lon: well establishe - | M. is P. 0.| | ton Academy will | at the corner of reet, lect open in the Pennsylvania av M1 sas a | ‘al i ru tion in thee kke Burton M common Enzi ic m Seminary, a boarding an day school for yor ber 21, at 1100 M st: ers as principal. latterat this address. The teaohers ean excellent Miss Amy Le struction in y September the sth. The well known Gonzaga Coll a ppartments c Rey. harge of this insti- ference in the world,that ives the best re rmer pupils «l other collezes of the Society of Jesu Miss Fellows will open a select s and girls on the first. Monday i the basement of the First Presbyterian church, on 4° street. near C street. Shi le in price and has the reputation of being an ex- cellent teacher. ——— The National Rifles Excursion. ‘The last of the = of moonlight excursions to Marshall Hall, given by the National Rifles, Was civen last night. The attendance was very . Amon those present w Mrs. Samuel Hodzkins, Mr. and Mrs. Charle: Walker, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Waggaman, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Patrick, Mrs. A. T. Whiting, Mrs. Robert Sutton. Mrs. Frank Kirby, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel J. Kinsley, Mr. and Mrs. George D. Beott, Mrs. W.C. Keech, Mrs. Harry Bowers, ‘Mrs. Will Ricketts, Mrs. C. M. Barton, Dr. Geo. B. Welch, Mr. and M Ibert Floyd, Mrs. W. L, Puller, Mr. J. H. Howell, Col. Amos Webster, W. J. Baxter, U : Mr. John W. Hogg, Hern- Hay, Mr. G. W. Rouzer, Parish, Misses Lillie dier, Mamie Graff, Mollie Ida Cudlipp, Blanche Hay, Laura Crawford, Ada Detweiler, Lillie Ringwalt, M: e Miller, Minnie Sheckels, Annie Collison, Sail ersey, Fannie Adams, zie Flanazan, Mollie Oyster, An nie Williamson Eva. \ h, Rosa ker, Annie White, Fan- ate Harkness, Villa Custis. Belle Ba- i¢ Bacon, Alice Otterbech, Mattie Mor- Sue € ray, Alma Ho; Retsee ona. — Excursions, &e. The best lady waltzeron the Mary Washington's rsion to Oceoquan next Friday will be ziven i basket valued at $15. The and ball at Marshall Hall will rnament will com- Mence at 1 p.m. atSp.m. The Cor- Coran will eat 10 a.m. and 6:30 5 ‘The Luray Cav xeursic 1 next Sunday will ed, and the cost is certainly ie advertisement next Sunday. The steamer chartered, aud a grand time . Rogers, Dr. Frank Wihlte and others are Sa use for the patrons of the steamer 7 ashington, which rans to the nd tournam Se ent at Marshall Hall to-morrow. tember 1. Those whe miss it will miss a ‘great Wasnixcton Horses Isqcisitive Oxy. ‘The N. Y. Sun of to-day has the followin; Be- fore Referee Parris, yesterday, counsel for the lists who were arrested for riding in Cen- pipe drawn direct | { wick fronts, bay win- | € There will be | the old F street semi- | The Asphalt Contracts. MESSRS. BAILEY AND FLETCHER COMPLAIN THAT THEY ARE THE VICTIMS OF A “CORNER.” Yesterday afternoon Messrs. Fletcher and Bailey, contractors for laying concrete pave- ments in this District, through Mr. W. C.. Mur- dock, filed a reply to the notification sent them by Lieut. F. V. Greene relative to their tailure to perform the contracts. The answer states: The contractors aftera protracted correspon: dence with various dealers and agents, felt as- sured that they could get snfficient asphaltum to do the work proposed, and that the Engineer Commissioner had delayed the award for twenty- three days, the result ef which delay was that the opposing bidders were enabled to go on and purchase all the asphaltum in the market, jand obtain from a very able chem. st an opinion that such asphaltum as they, the lowest bidders, could procure, was unfit fc use. This opinion resulted in the con- lemnation of the asphaltam in question and closed their supply from the one place where it was certainly obtainable. “It is bell ons in our business,” the paper says, L. Barber & Co. have perfected ar- with parties inthe island of Trin- i control all the asphaitam from that island, found outside of the rs. iailey & Fletcher say cireumstanees they were com- except suc | lake proper.” | that under the pelied to buy a cargo, taken from a newly opened deposit near the lake and refine it at their own risk, the result of which Frefinement proved the opinion of the New | York chemist to be utterly false and worthless: asphaltum was of better quality than that Having laid the circumstances of the at length before the Commissioners, the tension of time to June sion of time they think “because.” as their papers we believe it to b yr the best interests of e scheme of A. L. Barber & ken upand the work of paving treets of Washington and suburbs with as- phaitum be open to competition. Because we do not believe that we deserve punishment. at the | hands of the Commissioners for trying to save to the people of the District the sum of $26,000. Becaus » way does the District, by our ac- , laid before the District Commissioners yester: ir. W. C. Murdock as attorney for Messrs. Bailey and Fletcher, was this morning supplemented by others bearing upon the same subject. Mr. William Fleteher, jr., co-partner with Mr. Bai- | Jey, has thi been in consultation with put. Greene, and emphatically denies that Mr. Murdock is the attorney for Messrs. Bailey and Fletcher, and in this connection has addressed the following communication to the District Commissioners: I notice in the morning papers that, Mr. W. C. Murdock called on you yesterday and made a statement as attorney for Bailey and Fletcher, of which I do not agree. I want to state that i made an answer to your communica 25th instant, on the 26th instant, w consent of my co-partner, Mi | Lalso state further that’ W. C. Murdoc! | attorney for me. Yours with respect, (Signed) Wa. FLETCHER, JR.” The answer to which Mr. Fletcher alludes was addressed to the District Commissioners, and was as follows :—“ Your favor of the 25th instant received. I haye the honor to repJy that I have made in connection with my co-contractor every Teasonable effort to procure the necessary as- phalt_to complete the contracts mentioned, but thus far without success; and although we have gone to very great trouble and expense, and notwithstanding we had every reasonable as- | contractors as! The abe surance when we _ submitted our bids that we could get such asphalt, we have heretofore failed of success. We | have gone so far as to send $2,500 to the island of Trinidad to purchase asphalt, but have so far received no assurances that any amount | whatever can be or has been purchased. Under the circumstances I can only throw myself upon the mercy of your honorable board. (Signed) WM. FLETCHER, JR., Ot the firm of Bailey & Fletcher. AUGUST 26, 1881. THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS ARE UNWILLING | to the request of the cont ion of time until the next fi ‘y are also averse to letting the work to phalt combination at the prices bid bh District Government Affairs, District Commissioner Morgan, with Mr. A. J. Falls and Dr. Joseph, started to-day on a tour of ins] ion of the various charitable organiza- tions in the northern states. They will be ab- sent about one week. There haye been eleven fires thus far during the month of August, ting a loss of $950, on which there is an insurance of $450. The Commissioners to-day issued an order that New York avenue, between North Capitol and Boundary streets, be improved by grading and gravelling the roadway, and that bids for re work be invited by advertisement without lelay. The Commissioners have given permission to the citizens on W street northwest,between 11th and 12th streets, to lay curbing, guttering and sidewalks, at their own expense, the District furnishing the material. The Commissioners have recetyed a note from Mrs. J. B. Ricketts, president of the board of lady visitors, Childrens’ hospital, corner of W and 13th streets, asking that improvement be made onthe short square, from the corner of 14th street to the corner of 13th street, on W street, as it is almost impassable. Capt. John J. Callahan, of company D, Y. state militia,in a commu- District Commissioners, asks permission to pass with his command through the territory of the District of Columbia on his way to attend the Yorktown celebration in October. The request has been granted by the Commissioners. THE PLUMBING REGULATIONS. + Health Officer Townshend has addressed a }communication to the Commissioners to-day | stating that many of the plumbers evince a tardi | ness in complying with the new plumbing regu | lations. He finds that it will be nece | send another notification to many of them that they register and bond, as required by } This he proposes to do, and to set the 10th proximo as a limit of time for such qualitication, after which time suit will be entered against all | who fail to comply. He suggests that at the expiration of that time the Commissioners refuse to issue permits to tap sewers to any who ha | failed to comply with the law IN REPLY TO TE of Mr. John P. Murphy, re t that pave- ment be laid on footway of south of Virginia avenue, from 12th street to intersection of that avenue with B street southw the Commis- sioners enclose a report of the engineer ¢ ment in the premises, as follows I think it would have been better, in paving B street, to haye paved the triangular space just west of 12th | Street, so as to continu: winia avenue to B street. Hut the pavement being entirely finished | on B street, itis not a matter of sufticient im- | portance to warrant the expense of tearing up | the present sidewalk and trees in order to lay a new pavement. The present line of streets does no injury to any one, and this paving of Virginia | avenue, from 9th to 12th streets, has no bearing on the question whatever.” ee A Lawyer Wo Pieapep His Own Case | SuccrssruLLY.—A neatly dressed young white |man named Jno. Thompson, was called up out | of the cell at the Police Court this, morning and charged with hiring a hack tor six hours and re- fusing to pay the hire. A colored hackman named Jas. Munroe, testified that this young man engaged him about 12 o'clock last night and witness drove him around the city until six o'clock this morning, when he said that he had no money and would pay him some other time, when witness had him arrested. Thompson stated to the court that he missed his pocket- book this morning, but intended to pay the man. He also said that he was a lawyer and a prac- titioner before the Supreme Court, and asked leave to conduct his own case. The court con- sented to this, and Thompson asked that the case be dismissed on account of a technicality in the evidence. His point was that there was no evidence that Munroe was a licensed hackman and had a right to makeacharge. And if he was a licensed hackman the record is the best evidence, and the best evidence is required in all cases, and as the record was not put in evi- dence he asked that the case be dismissed. The | ed the prosecuting officer what he had this, and he said that it was so absurd | nothing to say about it. The court surd as it was he would dismiss the h id that ab: —————— The Courts. Porice Court, Judge Bundy pro tem. $2.09 per yard—notwithstanding the gentlemen combination the facilities | and are ready to go forward hthe work at ; and they are now considerin f with the purpo: having the work @ at a lower raf which they hope to be able to accomplish, and to have the con- completed t tory to themselves and the publi The bid y & Fletcher was 21.89 per square yard, is thought is somewhat below i fair | for this eh work, labor and ma- | ousiderably advanced above i's prices, gee The Proposed October Carnival. A number of gentlemen interested in the pro- | posed carnival to be held here before the York- | town celebration met y fternoon in the | District Commis Commissioners | . B. Aings Government Printing | - H. Morrison, Horatio | | Browning, George W. Cochran, Davis. M. | were present. The sul arry out the | | ject o | de y of the Were agreed upon and their duties defined. —_—>__- The Reform Church. ANOTHER NEW HOUSE OF WORSHIP TO BE ERECTED. At a meeting of the committee of the Maryland classes, Reformed chureh in the | United States, at Bath, Frederick county. Md., | | on the 22d instant, after a careful consideration and adoption of the completed drawings and | Specifications, a resolution was adopted to enter | | upon the work of building the chapel for the WashingtorMission congregation at once. For this purpose a building committee of three nem- bers of the conyregation, with Rev. Dr. Esch- bach, of Baltimore, was appointed to invite Is for the work, which is to be done if to the architect's designs, and from which there is to be no departure, ‘except by the consent of the committee of the classes. The design is very chaste and appropriate, and the building, when completed, will be an orna- ment to the city in the way of church archi- | tecture, and will furnish upwards of two hun- dred.seats. The committee urge upon the mem- bers of the church and all subscribers the neces- sity to pay up all sums subscribed and pledged between this and the Ist of October. The church | is to be erected at the corner of Rhode Island avenue and 16th street northwest. feb etait The Building Boom. Building permits have been Inspector Entwistle to Mount Zion | repair the frame edifice on 15th and R streets | northwest; at a cost of #800. Chas Stickhardt. to | erect a small dwelling on D, between 11 and 12th issued by church, to ‘lara Kilmon, Cora Be- | streets northeast; to cost £400. N. W. Fitzgerald, | to erect four two-story dwellings, on New | Hampshire avenue, between T and U streets northwest; to cost $6,000. Mr. Wm. Stone Abert, for Mrs. Stone, has taken out a building permit | for remodelling and repairing the old Metropol- | itan Theater, at 1110 D street northwest. It is | to be elevated six feet higher, a tower pro- vestibule in base of the tower with stairway running up. The ceiling of the auditorium is aiso to be elevated six feet higher. Messrs. Smith- | meyer & Co., are the architects, and Mr. C. T. Smith builder. ee Fer have been recorded as follows: B. H. Warner to Robert E. Morris, lots 39 to 49, 12 Robert Davidson et al.to B. H. $171. Virginia A. Beuter ot 89, sq. 45; S—. James R. r., sq. 87 F. C. Cate et al. to Gara 0. Whittlesey, lots 33 and 34, sq. 889; $1,600. T. G. Henry to James T. Harris, sub 29, sq. 19 2.400. E. E. R. B. Detrick, subs 77 and . . D. Crossman to James i part 16, sq. 725; $1,725. J.J. Edson, trustee, to Oliver H. Reed, lots 2 and 3, sq. 729; 22.475. E. Clark to R. Rothwell, lot 7, sq. 1.070; $——. D. W. Magrath to C.’C. Barnes, sub 36, Metropolis View (3 acres); $460. AN OLD Sotprer’s FUNERAL.—The remains of Mr. Fredetick Goercke, an oid soldier and pee chief of Centennial Council, Sons of Jon: § were buried yesterday, the funeral taking place from the Soldiers’ Home. There were present Warner, lot 1, sq. to John Pateh,'| fe inzi service had been read by Rey. Dr. Buck, the funeral ceremony of the o1 of the Sons of jection built, entrance way enlarged, a large | To-day, Lizzie Shepherd fort acue and 3H 5 ed collateral. John Lewis and Wm. | mpbell, disturbing the quiet of West Wash- ston by loud and Voleter 3 | exposure of his person while lying drunk on Vi t inia avenue; 25 or 15 day hrowing stones on the street; $1. age West Washington, nee Georgetown. A Gin. Burvep to DeatH By Coat 07) About half-past one o'clock yesterday afternoon a colored |, about 13 years of age. name! Julius Rodier, to | irect- | , | it is a far more serious condition than when it is | tion. x PY.EMIA AND SEPTICEMIA, ‘To the Editor of Taz Eventne STAR: The word pyzmia is composed of two Greek words, pion, pus, and emia, blood, meaning pus inthe blood. Septicemia is alike composed of two Greek words, septikns, exciting putrifaction, and emia, blood, meaning a substance which ex- cites the blood to putrifaction. The term pyemia is used to express a condition of the blood con- taining impure pus absorbed by the veins during the process of suppuration of @ wound or organ of the body. The term: septicemia is used to denote that condition of the blood produced by the introduction into the blood, through the skin, of a putrid or partially putrid substance. ‘These terms are used exclusively to denote an unhealthy state of the blood caused by the in- trusion into it of poisonous or impure animal matter. One is generated within the body, and the other without the body. For example, if an individual has a suppurating wound, the pus, so formed, sometimes quickly de- composes, and the pus so decomposed is now and then taken up by the veins and carried into the blood and poisons it, and the disease arising from the blood being thus poisoned is known by the name of pyamia: or, if an individual is handling putrid animal matter, and some of the matter gets into the blood through his skin, by | an abraded surface or wound, and is absorbed | into the blood and poisons it, the condition pro- duced by such poison is recognized by the name of septicemia. These two terms are used_to express the presence of poisonous animal mat- ter within the blood, and are separately used to tell the manner in which such matter has been carried into the blood or system. _pywmia oc- curs secondarily when an individual is sick and suffering from | body, while se Canada’s Defective Indian Policy. Correspondence Toronto (Ontario) Globe. A change will haye to be made sooner or later in the present policy, which is not only costly but dangerous, as oniy putting off a trouble which will come sooner or later in the shape of the Indians killing cattle belonging to settlers, which will be hard to submit to, or else in their roving off across the line, which they do now, and stealing horses and killing cattle over there, which will make another awkward question. The Blackfeet on their way to this country this summer through Montana killed a great many cattle, and brought numbers of stolen horses with them to this side of the lne,and they openly say they intend to do the same next winter. And if they do there is not force enouzh in this country to stop them, and they know it. There- fore, let us have a change before it becomes ne- cessary to use force, which will be the most costly policy of all. —__—-eo—___ Two Instances of Remarkable Recovery, From the Springfield Republican. The Prince of Wales, when he lay sick of ty- phoid fever ten years ago, began to mend the Sunday on which the doctors declared him as past hope, and which had been selected as a day | of prayer in the United Kingdom for his recoy- ery. Charles 0°Co1 years ago, was given up by his doctors, who left his bedside and_pro- nounced him past hope and recovery; but the old man of seventy-four rallied, even after the closing rites of the church had been performed andthe consecrated water placed in his mouth, and called for what he had long been begging, a pear, ate it and is alive to-day. ————-« zai es Ambidextry Attracting Attention. From the St. Lonis Post. Quite a numberof St. Louis athletes and others have taken hold and have been making inquiry into the latest “i hat is, equal education in the right and left arms and legs. No less an author than Charles Reade has been paying at- tention to this subjectand advances the cause of ambidextry as being a most important one. It is needless to enlarge upon the expediency of being able to use the right or left hand at There will be arguments for and against the in- troduction of such a system. Skilled boxers are ambidextrous and in rowing equalization of strength and dexterity are n sary, While many will contend that it is striving to overcome great natural law which was especially made prevent confusion and secure promptness in a tion. Perhaps the best argument in its favor is that those who have acquired the art are the loudest in its praise and most persistent in ad- vocating its general adoption as a matter of in- struction in physical training. Among other ar- guments in its favor is one advanced by Mr. Reade and others, that the education ts a vet decided preventive of paralysis, this disease in- variably attacking the weaker side, and this through uneven circulation. If this argument is tenable it is a very strong one- in favor of am- bidextrous practice. | appuration in some part of his plicemia occurs primarily, when | he isin health. One pervades the whole sys- tem, while the other usually affects only one lo- | cality. SYMPTOMS. When the blood is self-poisoned, as in pyemia, not self-poisoned as in septicemia; but both con- ditions ofthe blood are announced by very near- ly the-same symptoms; and the first and invaria- | ble intimation of the fact that the blood has be- | come poisoned, is given by the occurrence of a severe, unexpected and prolonged rigor or chill, followed by fever and profuse and lengthened perspiration orsweating. This chill soon passes | off, and afterward the general condition is com- | paratively improved, and the chill is regarded as not of serious import, but this improvement or apparent cessation of violent symptoms, is of | but temporary duration, andina day or two, | the rigors or chills return, and are followed by | the sweats, and over and again, at irregular a1 varying intervals the rigors, chills and sweats return, and with their repetition the skin as- | sumes a sallow tinge. Heaviness or restlessness set in, and all the appearances of a case of typhoid fever present themselves. But it neither malarial nor typhoid fever, but pyamia. The pulse becomes rapid, feeble and intermit- tent, varying from one hundred to two hundred beats ina minute. The slightest disturbance or movement of the body is sufliciént to send up the action of the heart fifteen or thirty beats in @ minute; but, after the cessation of the disturb- ance, the action goes back to the number shown He Wantep To Dre 1s Cav Last night James W. Churchill, an old and highly respected citizen of Atlanta, died in the Third Baptist church, on Jones avenue, of heart disease. Mr. Churchill was about sixty-seven years of age and was a true Christian. He was a member of the Baptist church and delighted to labor for the cause he had espoused. Once during his life he just before the disturbing of the body. The | said to Dr. G. G. Roy, his physician: “When I tongue becomes brown, dry and furred; it is | die I want to die in church,” and last night his often glazed: and the lips are dry and parched, while the thirst is excessive. The appetite is lost, or impaired, and occasional vomit- ing or sickness of the stomiach occur. The respiration becomes shallow and frequent, and a slight cough begins, and is accompanied byan accumulation of mucous in the throat, and pains in and about the chest. After the chills and perspiration disappear the skin becomes hot, dry and jaundiced, and pains and swellings pre- sent themselves about the jomts and other parts of the body, and pus is rapidly formed in such swellings. As the disease advances the voice becomes hollow and emaciation and prostration | become extreme. The face is pale and shrunken; and the mental powers become impaired and isturbed. Slight delirium is present, and some- times ends in coma, or convulsions; and death, in severe cases, usually occurs, about the fourth or tenth di Pyrmia is not alvrays thus and while presenting all the optoms, it is fortunately not always mortally malignant; and now and then quits the acute course, and pursues a chronic one. and follows the rule ofthe hectie fever of consump- Abscesses form in different parts of the | and after weeks of exhaustion, with the i changing in rapid succession, ‘om approaching death to app vration, life sinks into dissolution, or after long and tedious convalescense, oylegeyse h J.B. J greatest desire was gratified—Alanta Con- stitution. Miss OLIVER ON THE HABITS OF MeN.— “There are people right here in Brooklyn who swallow whole houses,” said Miss Anna Oliver inher sermon in the Willoughby Avenue Methodist Church on Sunday evening upon ‘*Home Duties.” “T have seena man who actually swallowed a brown-stone residence, his own house, and not content with that he swallowed his nice furni- ture piece after piece, then his wife’s jewelry and good clothes and his daughter's also. The bricks with which houses are built, I believe, cost about one cent each. Every time a young man takes a glass of beer he swallows about five bricks. Calculate how many bricks you swallow ina day and then calculate how many you swallow in a year. Count the bricks by Years, and you will find how long it will take to swallow ahouse. Boys on the street corner, smoking, burn up brick after brick and destroy their manhood.”. Y. Sun. 6 AN OLD Maw ARED TO DeaTH.—At Hart- ford, Conn., Hervey Hills, 77 years of age. for- merly of Davenport, Iowa, was found dead in a room of a boarding house in Asylum street last week. He was d d by a gang of “bunko” men into the room, and’ is supposed to have died from heart disease, brought on by fright. It is not supposed he was robbed, for all that he was supposed to have, including his gold wat was found upon his person. He was out ridin wit? his daughter the morning, and withi half an hour before he was found dead. Mr. Hills was a ma istake,” on which will you t kind as to permit me to offer the followin marks: rom Pine Bluff. Mix Battle, Harry Rogers It is well known to ever illiam Bell, all colored men, loved the y Sarah J. Bell, living at No. 17 4th street. while | attempting to pour coal oil on a fire froma bottle, was ly barned. The oil took fire bursting the bottle and scattering the contents her clothing from into the street and | some of the neighbors ished the tire, but | hot until the gi ly burned. Drs. Peter and Appleby were summoned and aid all in their pow her sufferings, but death resuited during the night. Reau Estate Sace.—Mr. Thomas Dowling, paday for the owner, Mr. Cun- story brick residence of the latter, on the south side of Prospect street, be- tween Hizh and Potomac streets, (lot 20-6 by 85 feet) to M. Jackson for $1,725. L BaG which the mail driver, e been stolen from nallytown, was brought to the department yesterday by Prof. Shel- ked it up on the road while driving. The boy had fallen asleep and dropped it, as sur- mised in Tue Star when mention ¥ made ingham, the tw him n Post Of e WILL of Ann B. Yates, late of West “ton, was filed in the office of the regis- i y. She leaves her personal ‘tate to Mary E. Yates, James V. Yates, jr., Yates and Gideon Jones Yates. Her real tute isto be divided between Mary E., Eliza and G. J. Yates. Tur Coat Trape.—But fourteen boats left Cumberland Monday with 1,390.02 tons of coal, as follow For Georgetown—Borden Co., 593.01 tons; Maryland Co., 204.02 tons; Consoli- dation Co., 206.09 tons; New Central Co., 196.10 tons; individual, 89.13 tons. For Alexandria— American Co., 100.09 tons. None of the boats sent out now are full loaded. They must draw one foot less of water than usual on account of low water in the canal. —>-—__.. Alexandria Affairs. Reported for the EVENING STAR. s Vignes ne Allentown fire- ie largest space in public atten- tion here. Last night the visitors‘with the Al- lentown cornet band serenaded Mayor Beckham, when S. G. Brent responded; Chief Engineer O’Brien, Mr. Charles Yohe, formerly of Allen- town, and others, and were hospitably enter- tained. This morning was spent. by the visitors quietly; many visited Washington,and some went to Mount Vernon. The neighborhoods of their headquarters at_ the Mansion House and of the various engine houses were quite lively. TRIAL OF Fire APPARATUS.—This afternoon | had been fixed for a general trial of fire appara- | tus here on the river front, but as the afternoon | tide would not be suitable the time was antici- pated, and the test took place this morning. | The interest in the matter failed, however, when | it was known that. the Allentown Good Will ap- | paratus, a Silsby double engine, would take no part. One of its wheel boxes had become some- what displaced, and in the absence of the chief enginceer the visitors did not deem it prudent to take the engine from the house. A trial, howeyer, took place at the fish wharf, in which the Columbia and Hydraulion participated. | were no judges appointed and no award | in the contest was made. The steamers threw, as usual, and showed that both would prove effective in time of fire. ‘ Mayor's Orrice.—The mayor was occupied this morning in investigating the circumstances of the Burgess robbery. Some of the stolen | articles were carried to Washington. Pay Day.—The officials of the city will be paid off to-morrow and next day by Treasurer Harlow. | The city now is upon a cash-paying basis and the county will soon become so. County Taxrs.—This morning thereappeared before the count; sa penises the committee ap- inted at the Wall er school house meeting, lessrs. A. R. Grunwell, T. H. Syphert, J. E. Feebry, to ascertain what has led to the increase of county taxation. A full statement of the matter was made and the commuttee will report. to the adjourned meeting on the 8th proximo that the action of the supervisors in fixing the county levy at 100 cents was eminently wise and Pew Poor Hovse.—A movement is on foot Jonadab was performed, and a salute was fired over the grave. The deceased served in the Ger- man army, but having become MeL ep adage! panies plications of 1848-49, forthe erection of some of the most in order to | dangerous if pe intelligent surgeon ed inglori ne colored damsel. and she was unable to decide which she preferred. The men resorted toa game of settle the matter, . Which resulted who was urged | 5 mounted Bell's wx Rogers to take the men from Pine Bluf is Litlle Rock Gazette, in the country that _probinis in locating the ball in. our sutte hody he followed by any iste The present supposed position of the ball not positively disco il too late to proved by the probe, and to have cut for the ball on the uncertain know what no surgeon wotild undertake. In 1873 Thad the honor of discovering that lead could be loeated ina living human body by electricity, of which Ihave the positive proof now before me In two letters from editors of professional journal scovery I had demonstrated at that time. ing in my efforts to obtain an intery either of our city surgeons in chare, on the 10th of July T addressed a letter to’ two of them, saying “I could locate the ba the lent’s body if they desired, without prob- horse and girl. men in y election of Miller and Lapham to the United States Senate, the death ot Mr. Wood and the appoint- ment of Mr. Morton to the French mission. ‘These elections will therefore také place on the first Tuesday in November, when a secretary of state, treasurer, controller, surveyor and state engineer are to be voted fo SWINDLED BY MARvr the persons windled by the man “Marvin” or “Morton,” who is in prison at Richmond on a charge of forgery and bigamy, is Judge Birdsall, of New York city. The judze, who is a prominent law- er, and the legal adviser of Jay Gould, in 1880 vent bail for Morton, when the latter was ar- rested in St. Louis for _a forgery committed in Missouri July 5, 1879. The judge, notwithstand- ing his skill in estimating men’s character and weighing evidence, was deceived by Morton, and believed him innocent. A CrxcinnaTi Brive has been sued for $35, which the plaintiff claims she obtained from him by fraud. She promised to marry him, and he gave her the money to buy a wedding dress; and she did buy one, but wore it at her marriage with another man. To those letters I have received no answer. joie time afterwards I wrote to another of the surgeons, ing that I “could verify the present ion if he desired,” but ‘at this time the condi al he was entirely excusable perhaps in forgetting its re- ceipt. Through the courtesy of Dr. Basil , surgeon U.§.A., and Dr. D. L. Huntington, A., and surgeon in charge of Old Soldier Home, Ihaye had the opportunity of demon- strating the utility of the discovery in three different cases, report of which will be published soon in the medical, surgical and dental journals of the day. I am with much respect, yours, very truly, H. Nicuois Wabsworrn, D.D 1028 Vermont avenue, corner of L. be Es The White House Surgeons, To the Editor of Tur EVENING STAR: It seems to me there is a desire on the part of some to use the devoted wife of our stticken President asa sort of artistic antithesis to the surgeons who have so skillfully, and with so much faithfulness, ministered to the noble sufferer during so many weary days and nights. No one can Sones more highly than the writer does the Christian fortitude and faith of this heroic lady, who has shed such a luster on pure, sweet womanhood. But I believe the inherent brightness of her character needs not the use of a sombre background, wrought from tints, reflecting not only the serious apprehen- sions, on that dark Friday, of the President's physicians, but of the whole American people, excepting, of course, the abiding inspiration of the Guardian Angel of the White House. It is easy for usall to sit injudgment on men and topics we know little or nothing about. The critic's chair, now-a-days, requires no knowledge from its occupants. It is cheap and easily filled, and many there be who fill it. \ But, as one who has resided upwards of twenty years in this District, and who has had during that time opportunities of learning of the eminent surgical ability of some of the local surgeons of the ¥vesident, and of hearing of the skill of those associated ‘with them in the case, I feel, as a clergyman, though not related to any of these gentlemen, a brotherly sympathy withthem in the sad burden of responsibility devolve@ upon them, and to which their careworn and haggard faces pl: bear witness. Res] IN eed ——— 9 Advices from Santo-Domingo state that the followers of Guillermo are tast surrendering. T= IMPERISHABLE PERFUME, MURRAY & LANMAN’S FLORIDA WATER, BEST FOR TOILET, BATH AND SICK ROOM. RABLy FALL SUPPLIES. LUPIN'S BLACK AND COLORED CASHMERES, LADIES’ HABIT CLOTHS, ‘‘all colors.” “SPECIAL BARGAINS” IN BLACK SILES, BLACK SURAH SILKS. BLACK SATIN MERVEILLEUX, BLACK SATIN SURAH. BLACK BROCADE SATINS. BLACK AND COLORED SATIN DE LYON, BLACK AND COLORED VELVETS. ALL-WOOL PLAIDS FOR CHILDREN. BLACK AND COLORED CHUDDA CLOTHS. . LIN ¥ "BARGAING” IN TABLE LINENS, TOWELS, NAP. Wasmiseros, D. C., Aug. 31, 191° 8*COST DiC Soa, A Wife For Guiteau, To the Editor of Tae EVENING Star: I beg leave to suggest that if Guiteau wants a wife, he be allowed to, pay his attentiofls to Christina Taylor, the who murdered the ALL SUMMER GOODS AT “GREATLY REDUCED Fisher children. He would not have to leave the PRICES.” jail. Such a union would be in accordance with | sav ONE PRICE ONLY. the laws of natural selection. Just think of the impish offspring of such a pair! PERRY & BROTHER, Darwin. ———_++___! Proressour Draper Dectargs tHe Last Comet or No Account.—' a27 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. Cor. 9ru Sraxer. GFEETARD'S “SONG RESTORER” FOR ALL SEED SHEPPARD'S EXTRA WASHED SILVER GRAVEL; McALLISTER'S IMPORTED MIXED BIRD SEED: BISHOPP'S MOCKING BIRD FOOD; > FOR SALE BE GEO. E. KENNEDY & SON, Srarce axp Fancy Gnocenres. CITY ITEMS, N. White peered Norfolk and Chesapeake i te ae Bae Pointe, Rockaways and Shrewsburys from New York: Morris Coves from Philadelphia. Also, hard and soft Crabs and Clams, Wholesale and retail, at the Norfolk Oyster Depot, 621 B street n.w, A Fortunate Tailor. Mr. P. S. Kearney, a tailor in the house of War- ner & Scares, of Vicksburg, Miss.. has been the fortunate winner of half the capital prize in The Louisiana State Lottery, he lucky num ber was 78,112. Mr. Kearney came from phis about six months ago. He is an excellent work- man, and is charitable and good natured in the extreme. His employers speak of him in un- bounded terms of praise and comp areas much rejoiced at his streak of good for- tune as the lucky man hitnself.—Vicksbury, Miss, Herald, July 13, Carealine, the Corn Extractor, Will remove the most troublesome corn in a few days. Price 250. per bottle, Stott & Cromwell, w4 Skinny J Well's Health Renewer,—absolute cure for v ebility and weakness of the genera- e functions, $1, at» Druggists, 480 Pennsylva- nia avenue, w Forty Years? Experience of Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup tion Of one of the best nurses in the United Sta for forty years with never-failing suce: by millions of mothers for their child ild from pain, cures dysentery and ea, eriping in the bowels and win.lco or restoring grat uthful color, beauty. It growth. Dandruff tchless Hair Dressing. stops fall 1 promotes i rich, beautiful sle Price seventy-tive ¢ bottles, i rinilk and swe oe . cottage cheese, butt "i per qt. Creaan, Ie, pint, SUMMER RESORTS. (DE PARK IS CELEBRA of kay fever and malaria. He Pishing, Sailing, Bathing unsurp F. HAR! 229-2w. Seaside Park, Ocean Co:, gmarr POINT HOTEL, i GAIT! ‘Twen' ton Grove C where the hotel c frequent trips, For the months of Sep tober lib Trangements will be made. ply tod BOY. janager. W. 8. SPRINGS, StEPHENSON's DEPor P.O., VIRGINIA. oftmpblets at the Rize@Mfouse, Ebbitt House and Star _deli-tseptl _E. ©. JORDA FFENWICK’'S HOTEL, LEONARDTON 5, Books Ss ow open for the reception of guests. Boar e month, $9 per week and $1.50 per day. ‘or particulars address J. F. FENWICK, Pro- or, Leonardtown, Mi Jy9-skwieep) T TO HAVE A JOLLY TIME GO TO ERSPRINGS. Boating, fishing, bath- ing, crabbing plenty of fruit. Boats and me ical attention free. fomac. Terms $1.25 per day: Land at Colton's. Address Milestown Post Office, Md. T° PARENTS AND GUARDIANS. It must be gratifying to know that, thanks to our sn- perior facilities, we are now enabled to offer low-priced School SHOES, with a guarantee to wear a8 represented or another pair will be given instead. We can do this without reluctance, for EVERY SHOE WE HANDLE IS ESPECIALLY MADE UP FOR US, rove unsatisfactory is RE- TO THE MANUFACTURER, thus the loss is his, not ours. We makes speciality this season of Cousin's Celebra- ted Fine SHOES, and proudly astert that our Fall stock of BOOTS and SHOES for School or any other wear is by far the largest in the District, for quality and style, superior to anything we have ever had, and our prices as usual, beyond competition. SPECIALTIES. Our 50 and 75e. warranted all-leather School Shoes. pest $1 Schoo! Shoes in the country. Boys’ aud Misses’ fine Button Boots, from $1 to $2.50. WILLIAM HAHN’ RELIABLE BOOT AND SHOE HOUSES, 816 7th street, between H and I, and 1922 Pennsylvania avenue, bet. 19th and 20th streets, Ss si Sizn—“‘Rep SurrEn.” 230-1w. pees BITTERS. BROWN’S IRON BITTERS IRON BITTERS. |Are hi ende ‘aly reeom- TRON BITTERS : all dis me ettii leanes Te A true Tonic. certain and Cure Dyspepeia. ient T i e ‘Want 1geh TRON BITTERS te Ene) TON BITTER: the biood andl Complete ens the) For Delicate and gives} Strengthener. Females. PRY THEM.” IRON BITTERS, Sold by all Daas: | zi jeists. i [Waite for the A BC Sure Appetizer. ‘Book, | A Sure Reviver, ‘Sent free. ra TRON BITTERS See that all IRON BITT BROWN CHEMICAL COMPA. lines wrapper. are manufactured , and have BEWARE OF IMITATIONS. BROWN CHEMICAL COMPANY, m9-e0 BALTIMORE, MD. S ILVER BANGLES. ‘Have opened To-day a full line of SILVER BANGLES, SAM’L LEWIS' 80NS, JEWELERS AND SILVERSMITHS, 2215 Pennsylvania avenue. 'ATARRH REMEDY CURES: tarrh. Price 25 centa. Try it. Dr. y cures Price 50cents. For vania avenue Doce ILLARD HOTEL LOTTERY. THE DRAWING FINALLY SETTLED AND FIXED. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1881, Is raz Dax Derexmixep Uros. The dra this scheme has been finally settled ihe TENTH OF NOVEMBER: Seon, hance er we Commissic and this will enable me to sell all of ‘All ‘theret schemie may rest Senared ‘Antending to invest in this that there will be mo further rEpopoe Se gbegeeeceeeez3 H°*= COMFORTS... STAR FURNACE, ee LATBOBE, Areal art cats eeataduchion oy" Teena to sive ‘BAML. 8. as ‘ wth with a | two muiles from Washington by the B. and. 0. R.R., Metropolitan Branch. Is sit- $29 | uated 700 feet” above Washincton. Is sur-gu rounded by fine drives. Isles than a mile fromfsrhite | _AMUSEMENTS. —__ RIVER'S SUMMER GARDEN CONCERTS “1TRST De of the \ervatile Character Comedians of refine’ Hebrew Burlesque, JESSES. MAAS AND DREW. tot Mr. GEO. W. FRENCH and the free. -) and Re-engagemen old favorites. Admission: <CRIBNER'S BICYCLE AND TRICYCLE by) CHANGE AND RUDING SCHOOL, Tallmadice Hall (94 5x40 fect), 928 F street northwest, on Ground Floor. Sole Agency for English Bicycles and Tricyeles. Any style (either English or Ameri- can) furnished. Second-hand Machin WM. ©. SCRIP TON NATATORIUM, F Strect, bet et EVERY FOREN 0 ween ” | se MORROW, ShP- “* Mary Washineton. GRAND TOURNA Sone ery body ts going Don’ Gp™*d ovsTER Roast TO LOWER © | 8 THE FAST DAR POINT, DAY, SEPTEMBER drm ) COMMODIONS PALACE STEAMER EXCELSIOR E. S. RANDALL, 1 Washington, wall T Basi nucer of the steamer Mary re—consisting of an elegant returning at 7:30 p. Entrance free to all. No objecti | on board. ALA DA TOURNAME! DAY, SEPT. len, “ont T AND BALL AT MARSHALL HALL. }-m., Ball commences 8 p.m. x AN “will leave . Le™* cavenss. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4rm, 1881. nor at Luray. Caves will be illnmi- ts, Fifty guides in attendance free for same sold on train at the (at company’s hotel. 30 p.in.; arrive ¥ix or Seven hours at Caves, diand Railroad office, 6th and of others, ax advertived in Cir- unday papers, Purchase at once to avoid pot. LAMBIE & TRAYLOR, Managers, This Excurek le advertised. # Excursion wil eave or eT AUGHTER, 229-6t General Ticket Agent Vinvinia Mid. RR. PTEMBER ARRANG or TO E [DAK POINT! ‘The finest Resort on the Potomne. . Boating, Sult-water Bathing, rm) Bathing Suits and Shi ces Crabbing, Fishin fe ‘New ing Sund of ryt her, fSaturdage excen ing the Company's Wharf, foot of 6th street, at sharp. arriving at LOWER: CEDAR POLN jeaving at 5:90 t Lon boat and gronpds, 50 cents. First-class Brass and String Bands’ engaged forthe season on the Be id at the Point. First-class jodations, Delih tively no improper person all Grounds. Officers will be sta: fuse admittance to such. For t modation © Visitors, checks will be given for parcels left ut the Pott for safi cents round trip; children re, to fice of the St. Jai Penusylvanis avenue. | NEW AgRaxceMENTs } MARY WASHIN OCCOQUAN FALLS & MOUN The Steamer Mary Washinton | make x Fare round t For MOU Re DAY. ‘Steamer lea » returning at & | Pm. Fare, 10 cents, be chartered at Teas! Fates. al ANDALL, Manawer, MARY WASHING- e101 will im E EVER ner leaves he lymout Y rt RSDAY whurt at 9 o'clock return Manager, 5 ADVER- eee TUPSDAY:! URDAIS 6p. = EX POINT T. Lt YS at 5:30 p. x cARY on. \ and SAT a > Richmond, finite. re to Richmond, unlimited : Fare to Richwond, round triy, good or U0 day EXCURSIONS To Richmond, via Norfolk, or t and return to Washington. James A delightful tri Steawer Ex rfoll: via Richmond, River by daylight, Asior, twice daily (9.30 a.m. an chtaond, Fredericks! and SATURDAYS to Notfol and Norfolk with the James ound trip Gekets. DAILY EXCUR: via Excelsior, 9:30 a. my Round trip tickets... ‘Tickets and staterooms nished at B. W. Reed's Sous, 1 ortawest; Cook's Tours, 1431 Pennsylvania avenue: Koose's Clear Stands at principal Howls. Hid. Pulkinhorn, neat to City Post Office; St. Marc Hotel, and at Company's ioe, Tth street ” GEORGE MATTINGLY, ‘Geueral Superintendent, WM. P. WELCH Agen __ PIANOS AND ORGANS GELLING OFF. x EXTRAORDINARY BARGAINS To make room for a 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 77m SraeetT Nouruwesr. The Trade specially invited to call. 3y23 G 1. WILD & BRO. Have nanoved to their new Musical Wereroome, 709 SEVENTH STREET NORTHWEST, frm And are offering Special Indacements in the Sale and Rent of PIANOS and ORGANS di ent of PIANOS and ORGANS during the summnver. | siege IN STOCKS. OH. . Bankers and Brokers, No. 12 Wall street, N.¥., buy and carry stocks on to five per cent marvin, and when desired will advise when and what to buy, also eecure STOCK PRIVILEGES ut reanonable rates iii wiih §25 vested. formation on application and Financial Keport dani2-m, w,8 PILES!!! PILES!