Evening Star Newspaper, September 1, 1881, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Except AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Rorthwest Corner Pennsylvania Ave, and 11th 8t., by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, GEO. W. ADAMS, Pres’t. ‘Tre Evextxe Sram is served to snl city by carri ‘week, or 44 cents each. ‘one year, $6; tix months, $3. ibecribers fers, on their own account, at 10 cents genta per month. Copies at the counte tered at the Post (ilice at Washington, D. C., {Ent second-class mail matter. ] Tue Weexty Stan—published on Fridsy—$22 sear, Pf copies for $15, tage prepaid. Six mont Sopies for . == 2 All mail subscriptions must be paid in advance; ne peper. sent longer than is paid for. ates of advertising wade k nowL on application. Sunday, in the ~postage prepaid—50 cents a month, ar, | » atl he Evening Star. Ve" 58—N®: 8,863. WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1881. _ SPECIAL NOTICES. |. LOPE, tS SPECIAL a Capitol Hill Jection of a site for 3 o'clock 'T ( By order of the DAY, September 1 20 p.m. A gene ance of ali Obioans in Wasisington is desired. Voters who expect to fo home to atte October should be reduced rates offered association. by the | ‘The Transportation Committee will be present and | make their report. Bp onder of the Executive Com Por a SD WoO = OF IS81 AN The ROCHDALE CO-OPERATIN develo tainad a very advantageous rs with Coal and Wood fron: the 1882. e present to Apri In addition to this, it b: ™ y for Books and Stationer; Boots and St and Housefurnishine, Men’s and Boys’ Clot lery and Jewelry Kepairing, Dentist icines, Ladies’ Dry Goods, Educ Carpets, Groceries and Provisions, Furnishicy, Hardware, Hats, Furs, Livery and’ C: ‘Milk, ments, Optical do., jeate, Mui Oysters, Paints, Oils, inas, Tobacco and Cizare. d by individuals or families, at gre Prices, eaving from £25 te $100 per annum. Membership can be had from any of bers, or ry, |, and Hon of 25 cents. ‘The Society is not runing has no liabilities, no deb yu ‘The following-named centiemen will recei for Coal and Wood unti. October 1, 881: drew Glase, renery orthweat: Department, 1335 U street Mint Bureau, Treasury Departiaen Office, 1734 AND MEMBERS , are Te IW (Friday) purp se of attending the . H. SHOMO, Rec. See, CLEIZENS OF COMMITTEE. Teseut and avail themselves of the ¢ railroads to members of the supply its mem. ‘other very valuable ble business firms in the In, fact, everything ay reduced | ‘Cards of the oricinal mem- &, i any stores, is square with the 2 AD- Agricuitural Department, 1384 C street | 70. 8. Trevitt, Se: "4 “office, Treasury | Treasury, north; Quartermaster General's of- fice, 631 F street southwest; Abner T. Longley, Agri- Washington News and Gossip. GoveRNMENT RecerPts To-pay.—Internal rey- enue, $421,224.03; customs, $683,348.04. Rescve oF a CorNTERFEITER.—The secret | service division of the Treasury department being advised by its agent in Colorado that Wm. M. Hoit, a counterfeiter and fugitive from justice from Tennessee, was discovered by him at White , Pine ylorado. Deputy U. 8. marshals were sent, with the necessary papers for Holt’s arrest and extradition. just received states that Holt ed yesterday, and that the officers having him in charge were sub- sequently ambushed by a large party of armed men, who foreibly set the prisoner at large. Cer Orr THE List OF Post OwFICE: haye been numerous comp! letters not being delivered at Colton’s wharf, down the Potomac, this season. This is owing to the fact that Colton’s was on the list of post offices last season, but was cut off as an ex- pedited route. —There ints of papers and io in Tae WEEKLY Star for this week Is now | ready. It is one of the largest eight page papers | in the country, and contains fifty-five columns of eading matter. It will be mailed, postpaid, for | three months for fifty cents. Price at the coun- | ter, in wrappers, five cents. A CHANGE aT THE Post Orrice Degpart- | MENT. muel M. Lake, chief of the division of inspection in the office of the second assistant postmaster general, was removed yesterday, and Mr. John W. Green, late of the Treasury depart- ment, appointed tosucceed him. It was rumored | that developments in the star route investi; tion caused his removal. Mr. Lake said last night that he was much surprised when he re- ed his letter of dismissal: that no reason was assigned for his removal, and that though he made inquiries for the cause, none was given. He was satistied, he said, that no evidence could be produced to criminate him. There seems to iD ve be no specific charges against Lake. He was in charge of the inspection division. That divi- sion is already connected with the contract office. It is alleged that dishonest postmasters have been bribed by star route contractors to report the service along their line as on schedule time, when, in fact, it was not. This, to save the penalties and’ fMes prescribed when service is delayed. These reports are made to the inspection office. The theory is that Mr. Lake Meek Engraving and Printing, 200 ach strost southeast, and JOHN COOK, Secretary, Fourth Audi: ‘Treasury, 618 12th street northwest. al6 LADIES! DO YOU WANT A PURE, BLOOMING COMPLEXION? Ifso, afew applications of Hagan's MAGNOLIA BALM MAGNOLIA BALM MAGNOLIA BALM ‘Will gratify you to your heart's content. It does away with Saxtowsess, Repxess, Pusries, BLOTCuEs, atidall ‘DISEASES AND IMPERFECTIONS OF THE SEIN. Wr Ovencomes THE FLUSHED APPEARANCE OF HEAT, Faricvr anp Exctremest. ‘Ts Manes 4 Lapy or Tamry Arrear svt Twestr! And co natural, gradual, and perfect are its effects that it is impossible to detect its application. Jan27-e0 yser jurian, ue grese Water, aud ‘ther Natural Waters, freshly received, and for sale on draught at MILEURN’S PHARMACY, mS 1429 Pes WATER (from Arkansas), ey nsylvania svenne. ought to have known that the star service could not have been on time invariably, and he is superceded by one whom it is thought will ex- ercise more dilligence and keenness. CHARGE OF FRAUD ON THE PENSION OFFICE.— To-day, in the Police Court, the case of George W. Black was called by Assistant District Attor- ney Coyle. An information had been sworn out charging him with presenting a false claim for a Pension. The warrant was placed in the hands of Deputy Marshal Revells, who, with Detective McDevitt, this morning took the accused man in custody. Some of the witnesses lived in Chi- cago or further west, and the prisoner asked a continuance of the case under €2,000 bail. The court granted the motion for a contin- uance under 32,000 bail. The charge is that on the 9th of June, 1879, Biack presented a false and fictitious claim for pension, because of in- Juries received as an enlisted man of the 12th illinois cavalry. Black’s friends claim that hay- ving heard of the case he is anxious to meet it, and at the time of his arrest was looking for an office. Up to one o'clock Black had been unable to give the bail. Mr. Black is the same man, | Who a few months since the cause ofa scene in the house of one, William Buckley, 623 I street, where he was secreted under the sofa. Tue Captor Hint Braxca Post Orrice.—This URES. te ess FIX morning Col. D. B. Ainger, the city postmaster, E. F. BROOKS, with Mite vais & Co.'s received several delegations interested in the aud a quarter of s century practical experience. I can | Jocation of a sub-post office on Capitol Hill, in Breet afl competition and sell at LOWEST RATES. time anticipati at a fi v be ma eet all comp uD a8 = z pation that a final decision would be made pene tena RTS Te a ‘As, however, a public meeting: had been EY 472 Lour ton Practice tefore the Probate Court, and testam Iawea specialty H. MILLER, N. removed his Buil Le Attorney-at-Law, office to Rooms 6 and 8, Gu ry Hal JOHN A. BAKER, DYK B. McGUIRE, THOS. H. In rat HA Wand & HUTCHINSO: ct NTH STREET NORTHWEST, GIVE SPECIAL ATTENTION TO MODERNIZING DEFECTIVE PLUMBING IN CITY RESIDES AND HAVING A LARGE FORCE OF COMPETENT WORKMEN, ATTEND PROMPTLY Riurct the decent, Seine | shows the decrease of the public debt during the M: too. W. Riggs. The i ENC Building, Room 10. NAKD H. WARNER. B. WHI’ urance against all Loss by Fire at reasonable iy to-day. called for to-nignt for the purpose of getting the sentiment of the people on the Hill, final action was postponed. Tue Ptsric Dest STATEMENT issued to-day month of August to be $14,181,221.82; ca: the Treasury, $240.498, 788.96 $5,400,920; silver certificates, $57,578,310; cert outstanding, $9,625,000; refund— $643,900; legal tenders outstand- , $346.68) onal currency outstand- ing, $7,098,559.02. 3 —The setting of course 230 on the Washington Monument has been finished, making a net addition to the height of the monument since the work of con- ‘struction was resumed of 80 feet. The last four courses, each weizhingabout 170 tons, have been laid at the rate ofa course every twodays. ron work and machine ill now be shifted, when the work of laying stone will be prosecuted to course 250, where it will be necessary to make another “‘shift.” There are 100 stone cutters at work, and probable that before the work closes for the season, the monument will have reached a height of 260 feet. A Hor axp Dry Montu.—According to the meteorological summary of the observer at this station for the month just passed, it was the hottest August in Washington since 1872 month the mean temperature was 76.4 u- gust, 1872, the average was 79.6°. The rain fall last month only footed up 1.07 inches—less than any August during the past decade. There was a dry August in 1871, but the rain fall amounted to 1.59 inches during that month. Cart. THos. 0. SeLFRIDGE, captain and in- spector of ordnance, in charge of the U.S. torpedo station at Newport, has made, under date of Aug. 30th, to the Secretary of the Navy an official report of the fatal torpedo explo- sion, closing by asking for a cou rt of inquiry. Personal.—Mr. W. R. Smith, of the Botani- _ALL JOBBING ORDERS. jani2__ cal Gardens, and wife are at Boyd’s, Montgom- J OHNSON’S TRIANGULAR COPPER ery county.—Mrs. H. L. Sumner has returned LIGHTNING ROD ! ‘Combining the conducting ‘of the Iron Rod insid pRincipal scleutitie men red and put up in the CLAIR. manner by JOHN 5) "JOHNSON'S TRIANGULAR COPPER LIGHTNING ROD. ‘Superiority is claimed for thi Jowtng reancae tet Tt bende Salever used for this purpose, vis’ Burs pom, wt Ig is 2 con jucting power than any other Copper Rod before the times that of any Galva- it is the stronest Light | ham has gone from Sweet Te most perfectly made, | Ph wires or rivets, thus unbroken. 4th. The er (fire) plated tipped, and are made in the same form as | ities in it or at its connection Public, and more than even, ized or Tron Rod 2a. ninx t Hable to zet out and are the very best, being «il i, with no irrewul ind erected at about the Repairing done promptly als used of stipericr quality, and all work to give entire satixfaction, ‘same pri JOHN SINCLATR. with R.A. WHIT: nded to. Pi Be LLETIN EXTRAORDINARY SEASONABLE GOODS NOW IN STOCK. MEN'S DEPARTMENT: Light Cheviot Su ‘Light Cassimere Suita, cr Sale, ui e Linen Suits, Drap de Etat Suits. YOUTHS’ DEPARTMENT: ‘Rew Novelties daily arriving. BOYS’ DEPARTMENT: A fine line of Blue Flannel, Cheviot and Cassimere KILT rs CALL AND Gi Prices the lowest, vs, m No. 999 avenue. power of Ce with the He.” “Recommended bythe of the United States. Mawafuc: conductor for the fol- of the best mater- | Lake Superior x te Peer: Rye Lake Superior | west for his health some time ago, has returned ‘warranted D, Fire Silver stiest northwest. or at 1735 I street, will be ease © ‘Woop! WooD!! from an extended visit north—Mrs. M. E. | Downing and Miss Emma Downing are at Mar- tha’s Vineyard as guests of the family of Mr. J. H. Coolidge, of Natick, Mass.—Dr. Carroll ‘gan, who has been quite ill for some time, is rapidly recovering.—Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pel- ham and Miss Johnson left to-day for the White Sulphur Springs.—Col. F. W. Jones, who went {ix | to the city greatly improved. Walter S. Pratt has gone to Rehoboth Beach, Gen. L. P. Gra- iprings to White Sul- —Medical Director Maulsby is at Bedford prings.——Justice Woods, ex-Justice Strong and General Sherman were registered in New York last evening.—Mr. Henry H. Smith, journal clerk of the House of Representatives. ‘ived in the city this morning from Ocean View. He starts to-night for Lake Superior. The Yorktown Centennial. LIST OF THE EXPECTED GUESTS FROM FRANCE. Col. J. E. Peyton, of the Yorktown Centen- nial association, has received a letter from the Marquis de Rochambeau, stating that he and Madame Rochambean expect to embark at Havre for America on the 24th inst., and that they will probably be accompanied’ by a staff officer of M. Grevy, president of the French re- public; a delegation of six persons, representing the minister of foreign affulrs; a thilitary dele- gation, composed of one general officer and two or three aides-de-camp of different grades; a naval delegation, composed of one vice- admiral and two or three staff-officers; a delega- tion from the minister of fine arts, of best artists and desian THE WHITE HOUSE PATIENT. BUT LITTLE CHANGE TO-DAY. THE DOCTORS GIVE GOOD REPORTS. SWELLING OF THE GLAND DECREASED. The President did not rest as well last night as the night before. But there was no cause for alarm in his condition. His pulse went up after the evening bulletin. Between 8 and 9 o'clock the fever came on, and the pulse, which, at 6:30, was 109, mounted upward. It fluctuated some. Its highest point was116. After midnight the fever went down, and the pulse receded with it. The sleep during the early part of the night, though fairly good, was not as restful as it was after midnight. On the whole the night was a good one. The President this morning is doing very well. The bulletin issued after the morning examination was as follows: Official Bulletin—8:30 a, m. THE PATIENT HOLDS HIS OWN. Towards 9 o'clock last evening the President had some feverishness, and his pulse ranged from 108 to 116. This condition, which was un- accompanied by rigors or sweating, had subsided by midnight, and did not interfere with his sleep. He had on the whole a good night, and this morning his condition is fully as favorable as yesterday at the same hour. Pulse 100, tem- perature 98.4, respiration 17. Signed by five surzeons. This bulletin caused some apprehension from the fact that rigors were mentioned, even although it was stated that there were none. Dr. Bliss, in answer to a question upon this point, said that people would find something to complain about in any bulletin. There was not the slightest significance to be attached to the appearance of the word rigor in the bulletin. The President’s fever has been higher for the past twenty days towards midnight than it was last night, and the fever has been more marked. In fact the President's state before midnight last, night was an improvement. The fact that the mere appearance of the word “rigor” even in a negative way, caused apprehension shows how quick the public is in digesting and theorizing upon the bulletins. This morning in addition to his liquid nourishment, the President took a piece of beefsteak, and after chewing it swallowed the juice; he also took some beef gruel. THE PAROTID GLAND looks better than it did yesterday, the swelling having been considerably reduced. There is a slight flow of pus through the opening in the cheek into the mouth. This is thrown off by the President in expectoration. The act of ex- pectoration eliminates matter from the throat in parts about one-half pus and one-half mu- cous, an improvement since yesterday. The President is this morning in better condition than yesterday morning, speaking in general terms. His pulse since the morning bulletin continued good and remained at about the figures given in the bulletin during the early part ot the forenoon. 11:15 A.M.—A COMFORTABLE DAY FOR THE PA- TIENT. The President is having thus far a quiet, com- fortable day. He chewed another piece of beef- steak and swallowed the juice early this morn- ing, and since then has had a little chicken cooked in milk, besides the usual allowance of beef extract and porridge. All his symptoms continue favorable. NOON—PAVORABLE CONDITIONS CONTINUE. The latter part of the forenoon the President was doing well. He rested very easily, and his pulse behaved well. The pulse was up to about 102 after 11 o'clock. All the symptoms continue favorable, and the President was getting along well. The midday bulletin showed a more rapid pulse than was anticipated from the news which had preceded it from the sick room, indicating that the fever was again rising. The bulletin was as follows: The Official Bulletim—12:30 p.m. THE PATIENT'S PULSE A LITTLE MORE RAPID. Atthe morning dressing of the President the abscess of the parotid was found to be discharg- ing freely. It looks well and continues to di- minish in size. The state of the wound remains the same. His general condition is not mate- vially different from what it was at this hour yesterday except that the pulse is somewhat more frequent. Pulse, 108; temperature, 98.6; respiration, 18. [Signed by five surgeons.] This bulletin shows that the pulse was thir- teen beats faster than at the same hour yester- day. The bulletin rather added to the impres- sion that got abroad early this morning that the President was not doing so well to-day. DR. REYBURN SAYS THE PRESIDENT IS DOING AS WELL TO-DAY AS YESTERDAY. Dr. Reyburn was asked by Tue Star reporter soon after the mid-day bulletin was issued, if the President was as well to-day as he was yes- terday. “He is,” was the reply. ‘‘He is doing very well. There has been nothing to set him back.” “There is a report, doctor, that another ab- scess has formed?” “‘Is that so? Why did they stop at one abscess? Why didn’t they make it two at once?” “Then, there is no truth in the report?” “Not the slightest.” “Ts the stomach all right?” “Yes, he has taken food of a more solid char- acter and retains all that is given. He is doing well despite contrary reports. 2 P.M.—DOING AS WELL AS YESTERDAY, EXCEPT THE HIGHER PULSE. The surgeons report that up to thishour there has been no material change in the President's condition since the noon bulletin. They think that with the exception of the somewhat higher pulse he is doing as well to-day as yesterday. CHAPLAIN WILLS VERSUS DR. BLISS. Dr. Bliss’ statement that it was whisky and not prayer that had caused the favorable change in the President’s condition has caused some consternation among clergymen and good church people. “I wish you would annoutce in your paper,” said Dr. Wills to a Star reporter to-day, “that a number of public men have requested me to deliver a discourse next Sabbath on the text ‘The prayer of faith shall save the sick’ in its application to the President. The place will be announced then. I will go over the entire ground.” Dr. Bliss said last night, “You know that it was whisky that saved the President.” THE REFRIGERATING APPARATUS. The naval engineers ordered to the White House to arrange the refrigerating apparatus are preparing the data for a rt of their operations to the chief engineer of the navy. THE PRESIDENT'S LETTER PHOTOGRAPHED. The short letter, which the President recently wrote to his mother, has been photographed by Mr. Wright, at Cleveland, Ohio. The photo- are very good work. The - hand. writ which was in several placesin the original, is well ‘reproduced in ths photo: ‘THE PRESIDENT'S OLDEST BOYS. Henry and James Garfield, the President’s older boys, will leave Washington next week for hee vegas lege, where they will enter as stu- An Interview with Dr. Boynton. HE SAYS THERE IS AN IMPROVEMENT IN THE GENERAL CONDITION OF THE PRESIDENT. Dr. Boynton was this morning asked by THE Star reporter how the President was. “He is in very good shape.” replied the doctor. “The swelling of the gland had gone down still further. It is now not over a quarter the size it was at its worst.” “Has the gland improved in appearance?” “Yes. It has lost that ugly look. That has entirely disappeared. There was a very free discharge of pus from it this morning and the pus was of a healthy character.” “The word ‘rigor’ in the bulletin this morn- ing has caused some apprehension,” said the reporter. “There is no cause and no necessity for it,” was the reply. “I see no reason why the werd should have been used at all. His fever was not so high last night as it has been for the same hours some days back. No significance what- ever attaches to that word in the bulletin.” agiHias anything solid been given the Prest- lent?” “Nothing. The only approach to solid food is the chewing of beefsteak and the swallowing of the juice, which he has done with a relish this mornii Otherwise the diet remains the same kind of liquid nourishment that has been ad- ministered.” “Has the wound improved any, doctor?” “There is not very much improvement in the wound. The amount of discharge from it has not increased, but the pus is of a more healthy character. That explains pretty accurately its present condition.” “Was there any further opening made in the gland to-day? “No; there was no necessity for another open- ing. The gland was washed out thoroughly this morning.” “Does the pus go through the opening in the cheek into the mouth?” “Yes; it finds its way into the mouth in small quantities, as it has done for several days. It gets into the throat, but is thrown off by the patient through the mouth. There is not, I think, any danger on that account.” “Do you notice, doctor, any gain in strength?” “There has been no change in that respect. It will be some days yet before the return of strength will be noted. There is, however, im- provement in his general condition.” THE QUESTION OF REMOVAL. “Does the President talk any about being moved?” “He has said something about going to Men- tor, but does not say anything about going any- where else. It will be some time yet before he will be able to be moved anywhere. Then he will be taken a short distance away for a change. After he has gained further strength then he will be taken to Mentor.” ee do you think he willbe moved to HS “I don't know. That isas yet unsettled. It wil some time before he is taken any- whefe.” “Have the lungs been examined recently ?” “They are examined every day. They were examined again this morning. He has as clear and sound a pair of lungs as you have, and you seem to be pretty well off in that way.” A QUIET AFTERNOON AT THE WHITE HOUSE. The White House was without incident this afternoon between noon and 2 o'clock. There were only about half a dozen strangers in the house, and most of them were belated messen- gers after bulletins. The President’s pulse had continued about the same as it was at 12.30, being about 109 at 2 o'clock. The information imparted by the physicians was that there had been no change, and that the patient continued to hold his own. To-day was pronounced as being as good, so far as it had prosressed, as yesterday, and yesterday was a very good day. 3 P.M.—ALL GOING RIGHT. At three o'clock this afternoon word was brought out from the sick room that the Presi- dent was doing as well as yesterday. The Proposed Removal of the President. THE QUESTION TO BE SETTLED TO-MORROW: TRIP ON THE TALLAPOOSA PROBABLY SOME TIME IN THE FUTURE. The question of the President's removal con- tinues to be talked of by the physicians to-day. No decision was reached as to the objective point. That matter will not be settled until to- morrow or next day, when Dr. Agnew is ex- pected. There will then be a full sitting of all the physicians, and the matter will be finally decided. Cap jenry, who left for Ohio last night, said that he thought the general outlook pointed to a remoyal down the river on the Tal- lapoosa. That vessel arrived here this morning. pte is in readiness to take the President at any me. LAST EV. G’S BULLETIN. 6:30 p.m.—The President has passed a better day than for some time past. He has taken his food with increased relish, and the usual after- noon rise of temperature did not occur. At the evening dressing the fluid used to wash out the parotid abscess found its way into the mouth, which it did not do this morning, showing that an opening into the mouth has’ spontaneously occurred. ‘The abscess is discharging freely and the swelling continues to diminish. There is some increase in the discharge of pus from the wound. Pulse, 109; temperature, 98.6°; respira- tion, 18. THE WFLOW OF FLUID INTO THE MOUTH, @ as noted in this bulletin, caused some little anx- iety in the outside world last evening. It was feared that pus would find its way into the mouth and throat. The doctors said that pus went downward instead of upward. The posi- tion of the outlet was such as would preclude the possibility of pus getting into the throat. The opening into the mouth is a very small one. SECRETARY BLATNE’S DISPATCH LAST NIGHT. Secretary Blaine sent the following dispatch to Minister Lowell last night at 10 o'clock. “The President has less fever this evening than upon any previous evening since he was wounded. His temperature at 6 o'clock was normal. The entire day has been most encour- aging in all his symptoms. Hereafter I shall send but one report daily.” = 4 TRAMP CALLS AT THE WHITE HOUSE. This morning there walked up to the White House a tramp with all the signs of his occupa- tion (or want of occupation) about him. He was about six feet high. His skin was as tanned as weather could make it. clothes were whole but dirty. He bore his coat upon the left arm, and his black slouch hat had a reckless pitch tothe right. In his right hand he carried a long stick. There was a careless swagger in his walk and the air of a great unabashed in every feature and movement. His sleep ina barn last night had evidently refreshed him, but there was an absence of any spearsiing of the toilet which in well-regulated jumanity follows sleep. His face was ney and his. hands smeared with dirt, with which was mixed a Proportion of grease from the ham bone which perhaps formed his breakfast. He saun- tered leisurely up to the poreh and with all the ease In the worl made progress tothe door. He was not. stopped, but .planted himself in a careless attitude and asked one of the door- keepers who had come ont: “Is the house open. to visitors?” “No.” was the reply. He turned on his heel and walked away. The iceman down at the zate was whistled for and the viaitor as quietly and as unabashed walked ‘away with him to the station house. was eperaiation as to how he got into the le said he avoided the guarded 5 climbed over the fence, where no one saw some ds. Se. 2 cw aaa The Indian War in New Mexico. OFFICIAL DISPATCHES FROM GEN. HATCH. | | | | The Question of an Acting President. DIFFERENCES OF OPINION AMONG MEMBERS OF THE CABINET—ITS POSSIBLE EFFECT UPON THE PRESIDENT CONSIDERED—NO ACTION FOR THE PRESENT AT LEAST. Now that the President's eventual conrales- cence seems assured the subject of executive business is again being disenssed, and ii nection with it the probability and feasibi General Arthur being called upon to act as President until President Garfield sufiiciently recovers to warrant his reassumption of executive duties. The fact can not well be overlooked that in every department of the government there are matters in sfafu quo that require the action of the Chief Executive. How long they can remain so without positive detriment to the public interests is a question that must soon be met. The constitution of the United States, article 11, section 1, sa case of the removal of the President from or of his death, resignation, or inability to dis- charge the powers and duties of the said office, the same shall devolve on the Vice President. Although it is positively known that no meeting of the Cabinet has been held or called to diseuss this subject, yet it is acknowledged by Cabinet officers that several inrormal exchanges of opin- ion have been induiged in, and it has been found that grave differences exist as to the wisdom of such a step, not the least consideration being the possible effect upon Gen. Garfield in his present weak and perhaps precarious state, if as it must necessarily be—the matter is called to his attention. It is well known that even now, notwithstanding the assurances of his physicians and friends that the public business is in’no way suffering through his continued disability, he nevertheless thinks much upon the subject (no better evidence being needed than the fact that during his recent delirium incoherent utter- ances were constantly and entirely in relation to public matters), and it is feared that his recoy- ery might be seriously retarded by the know- ledge that it was deemed necessary for another to perform his constitutional duties, with the added possibility of a general policy in the ad- ministration at variance with his views and wishes. It is safe to say that this step will not be advised by the Cabinet at present. The fact that nothing has been done in the matter, or is contemplated at present, is estab- lished on the authority of members of the Cab- inet. Suggestions have been made that the President could ask the Vice President to act for him, and he could do or that Congress might pass an act of disability and have that act submitted to the Supreme Court for a decision as to its constitutionality, but these suggestions have not been acted o1 ——— ee The Assassin's Mail. A FEW MORE SPECIMENS. Some mail matter was received for Guiteau to-day. POSTAL CARD FROM A SYMPATHIZING FRIEND. A postal card dated Ironton, Ohio, August 29th, says: “Iam sorry to hear of your close confinement and think you should be set at lib- erty at once, for then your friends could sce in person that you have all the protection you de- sire, (which is d—n little.) I think some of east with a party and wish yon to join us and take a sulphur bath, (suiph. acid), which Tam certain would straighten you out. A Sym- pathizing Friend.” ONE NOT A SYMPATINZING FRIEND. Another postal card, witha twine string worked in it, was alsc received. Onit.is a picture of a gallows and the following: “I would like to put this kind of top twine around your neck and so that tan end you vil- pull it a little about four times per d you would die by dezrees like a do: to you like that of adog; you coward! lain! you assassin!” eee Captain Howgate’s Case. HAS HE FLED TO PARTS U? WITH ONE OF HIS BONDSMEN. The long-continued absence of Captain How- gate,who left ostensibly for New York just after being released on 40,000 bail, and the fact that none of his friends here is known to have any intelligence of his whereabouts, have given rise to suspicions that‘he has “jumped his bail” and flown to parts unknown. A Srax reporter inquired of Mr. MeCulloch, one of Captain How- gate’s bondsmen to-day, if he knew where Cap- tain Howgate was. “I have not heard from him and do not know where he is,” said Mr. Me- . “You may say for me that I haven't the at all. sure Capt. Howgate will 1.” Mr. MeCulloch sai that he did not know how true the story that Capt. Howgate had a young woman with him. He did know that when the captain left the city he went entirely alone. He expressed much sympathy for the captain’s family, and in- dicated that that, as much as anything else, had induced him to go on the bond of $40,000. * I did not know then,” said Mr. McCulloch, * that there was $160,000 behind it. If Capt. Howgate is guilty I want him punished. He is not the man to run away. Where could he go, anyway, in this country to escape detection. A man so well known as he is, and so easily described, it would be impossible for him to go where he could not easily be found.” “Then, the bondsmen haye not yet taken any steps to have him arrested?” “No. Tam satisfied he will be here within a week. If he does not come himself, he will be brought here—not by us,but bythe government. ee government has more at stake than we ave.” “Do you think the assignment of his propert; for es benefit is valid?” - J “I am no lawyer, but I think it is. That at- y was tachment was taken while Capt. Howgate was. in the city. I do not think it will hold. I think some of you newspaper men,” said Mr. McCul- loch, in closing, “ouht to say something kind now and then about Capt. Howgate. When a man is down everybody wants to kick at him. Six months ago everybody liked to have Capt. Howgate for a friend. He was a generous hearted man, and harmed no one. You ought to say something kind about him.” Capt. Howgate’s counsel express no doubt but that Captain Howgate will return to the city in good season for his trial. AT THE SIGNAL OFFICE TWO CENTS. Telegrams. to The Star. THE IOWA WELCOME SENATORSHIP. RAD IN THE WEST. = | PIGEON SHOOTI Welcome Rains in the West. Cricaco, I § | here show that rafns f northwest and i efitting corn fell last ni era Hii th drou; crop’ was not y | | Over three inches 88 than one hour. Sept. 1.—There w and rain | companied by much | hundredths inches of ‘The east side Opera House was struck by light = Old World 3 PERE WYACINTH Loxpox, Sept. Dai a Telegray Hy inthe 1. i | the spring. CARVER AND THE SHOOTIN: SHIP. The Sportsman say or. Cary meiican shot, writes from Vienna th: is willing to compete with Captain Bozardus or with Mr. | Mitehell, of V ‘or both in England at any | time during the autumn or winter for the cham— pionship, DR. KORUM’S APPOINTMENT AS BISHOP. Loxpox, Sept. 1.—A Berlin dispatch to the Tir ly remarked that the official announcement of Dr. Korum’s appoint- ment as bishop of Treves makes no m tion of the oath of allegiance and obedience. THE SOCIAL SCIENCE € JRESS. Toronto, OnT., Sept. 1.—A special cable from | fondon to’ the Giobe says: Goldwin Smith has been appointed president of the economy and | trade department in the Social Science Congress | to be held at Dublin. THE EGYPTIAN PROT! a ALEXANDRIA, Sept. 1.—The declaration of the superior officers of the Egyptian army, protest- ing against the calumnies which have been cir culated in regard to the ariny, &c., Is signed by Stone Pasha, chief of the general staff. Baltimore Grain Markets Demoralized. Bawtimore, Sept. 1.—The wheat and corn | markets were both demoralized by a noticefrom the Canton elevators that in consequence of the large accumulations of grain in the elevators and on the track, notice will be given of an in- crease in the rate of storage if relief is not im- mediately afforded. aE Solid for Gear for Senator. Cnicaco, Inu., Sept. 1.—A dispatch from Bur- Iington, Iowa, Says: “The Des Moines county s e nominees will be solid for Gov. Gear a Wall Street To-day. THE STOCK MARKETS DULL. New York, Sept. 1.—The Posts financial 40 p.m. edition) says:—The Stock Ex- uge markets are all dull. United States bonds are 3¢ higher for the 4's and extended the 414’s are quoted ex-coupons. are steady. generally lower. The share speculation has re- sulted ina decline of 14a1%{ per cent for the leading stocks. The weakest shares have been | the Southwestern, the Elevated stocks, North- west, Denver and Rio Grande and C. C. C. & I. The truuk line stocks and the coal shares have been comparatively steady. In the money mar- ket 5a6 per cent is the ruling quotation for call loans. There is a little doing in time loans, and prime mercantile paper is 5a6per cent. The Markets. BALTIMORE, Sept. 1.—Virginia 6's deferred, 15; ‘do. consols,” 77%: " do, second. series, 38; do: new ten-fortles, 52; bid to-day. BALTIMORE, Sept. 1—Cotton nominal—mid- dling, 114a12. ° Flour quiet and— unchanged. ‘Wheat, southern easier; western demoralized— southern red, 135a142; "do, amber, 1.45a1.50; No. \2 ern winter red, spot, L4al4l\; Septem- iL 46; Octobe’ 3. Corn, south- tern demoralized. iow, nominally i ern’ higher and scuthern white, d a western mixed, spot and September, ked: October, 73 See ; November, 76% Oats quiet and easier—southern, 49450; western white, ai mixed, 48049. Ryé dull, 1.0saL12. Hay Provisions firm and unchanged. western grass, a2. Eggs lower, I leum unchanged, Coffee quiet and un ir firm—A soft, 9%. Whisk ls ishts unchanged. Receiprs—tiour, 1,650 bar- i wheat, 89 ishels; corn, 13,040 bushels; . 3713 bushels; rye, 200 bushels, ‘Shipments— | Wheat, 101,600 Sakele corn, 24,429 bushels. | Saleswheat, 776,926 bushela; corm, 371,300 bu: NEW YORK, Sept 1.—Stocks weak. Mone; Sas, Exchange—long, 4794 a479%: short, 482%; 434. Governments but firm, NEW YORK, Sept. 1—Flour firm and moa- erately active, Wheat quiet 3g cent higher, Corn moderately active and a2 cents higher, LONDON, Sept. 1, 12:30 p. m.—Consols—for money, 98 13-16; for the account, 99 316. U. bonds,5’s extended, 1014. Erie, 44. New York Central, 147, Tilinois Central Pennsylvania Centra Reading, 31%. New York, Ontario and Western, 31. NEW YORK MARKETS THIS AFTERNOON. ‘The following quotations were current in New York to-day at 2:30 p.m., as reported by H. H. Dodge, of 539 sth street, by special wire:— Western Union, 87%; New York Central, 141; Lake Shore, 22%: Michigan Central, 3: New York, Lake Erie and Western, 42%; dd. seconds, 100%; "Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, 123%: Kew Jersey Central. 223; Delaware and Hudson, Pacific 48%: C. Ca nd I. C., 20) mn Pacific com., 39: do, preferred, 79%; San Francisco preferred, 70%: Central Pacific, 89's; Rock Islan 1333;; Chesay and Ohio, 26%; Louisville and Nashville, 9%; Ontario and Western, 29; Illinois Central, 126%; Canada Southern, 63%; Chi 4 Burlington and Suiney. 1s1k; Denver and Rio Grande, 86; St. Paul and Omaha, 38X: do. pre- ferred, 101%; C. C.C. and L, 86; Erie and Western, Be Co Coal, 50; Ohio Central; 26; Texas ic, 513. Rigg Sovernment poss s, om: =o reg., 101; 43¢’s reg. 112%al13; coupon, 11275: #a reg., l5all5's, ex-interest; coupon, 1éall63;. little is said about the case. An officer of the corps intimated to a Star reporter that How- gate’s bondsmen were becoming a little anxious regarding the matter. When asked if the gov- ernment would take steps to rearrest him, the officer said: “The government has nothing to do with it now. It has accepted bail, and it {fs for the bondsmen to produce him.” The aggregate amount of Capt. Howgate's allezed “pickings,” 80 far as discovered, in searching through the accounts, is stated to be about $160,000. As the investigation goes on the amount swells. Some correspondents have placed it at an amount which nearly equals the en- tire amount disbursed by Captain How- gate. It is estimated that Captain Howgate pocketed about seven or eight per cent of the amount that through his hands. This was done, it is alleged, under the cover of contracts.’ The question has been raised as to whether Con; will not reduce the appro- priations for the signal corps, on the ground that the corps has continued in existence, not- withstan the drain on the funds made, as it is charged, by Capt. Howgate. Officers of the corps say, however, that they are now from the effects of Capt. Howgate’ constructed, and even offices is poor. Nava Nores.—Lieutenant Commander Davis, of the U. 8. steamer Minnesota, in a letter tothe Sporting Notes. The attendance at Brizhton Beach races yea- terday was fair. Five races were on the one of which was declaredoff. _ First race, five- eights of a mile, Clara A. won, Bonheur second, | Gift third. Time, 1:03%{. Second race, one | mile, Jessie D. won, Guy second, Edwin A. | third. Time 1:45. Third race. mile and a arter, Pilgrimage won, Sir Walter second, ripple third. Time, 2:11.’ Fourch race, handi- cap steeplechase; Ike Bonham won, Day Star second, and Kitty Clarkthird. Time, 2: The following are summaries of the race at Hampden Park, Mass., yesterday: 2:24 class, J. P. Morris, 1. 1, 1; Florence, 3, 2, 2; Helen, 2, 3,8: Abdallah Boy, 4, 4,4. Time, 2:20%¢, 2: . 2:30 class, Jimmie Stewart, 1, 3,1, 1; acl, 8, 1, 5, 3; Lady Sherman, 5, 5, 2, 2 Stella Blake, 3, 4. @ 4; George M., 4, 2, 3. 6; peas 6, 4, 5. Time, 22434, 228%, 227%, NG@ CHAMPIONSHIP, q t. 1.—Dispatehes received State bonds | Railroad bonds are irregular, but | —-2 CITY AND DISTRICT. —— lee The inspector of buildings has condemned frame houses 1822, 1824 and 1826 G street north: west as unfit for human habitation, and has ordered that they be vacated and torn down under the building rezulations, Commissioners have received a letter from Mr. Edwin Bell, of St. Paul, Minn. in which he submits @ plan for the removal of mud from the Potomac flats by means hf a patent dam builder—an invention of his owa, which he describes. OFFICIAL REPORT OF LIEUTENANT GREENE ON THE ALK QUESTION. Lieutenant F. V. ne, United States engi« neers, of the District engineer department, yess terday made the following report to the District Commisstoners: “In the absence of Major Twine ing I return the newspaper | have referred to m the r n following report oa tion of th walks haw 1. but for reasons hereafter has not been possible to keep them i, oper repair, There are in round numbers 228 x of brick sidewalks in this city, containing t 1,500,000 square yards of surface. Of this | amount at jeast o probably more is in very bad at need of repair, But the act r the present requires: at Spe= and these a be based upon, estimates subs by the Commissioners: and tha ana . as well as the the past three tothis purpose. . and after finished of wooden streets, it has not bee *. onthe streets f . id municl- p. 19) throws a property the the sidewalks im ssioners have, howe ly submitted to Congress an esti entire © and under the that purpose the © pure chased bricks, curb, &e., and furnished them to all parties who’ would lay or | repair sidewalks at their own exe | pense. This, he necessitates voluntary | Action on the part of the property owner or oo= | cupiers, and does not meet the ‘case of parties who decline to do the work, or of non-resident owners ¢ ‘ant lots. Some method should be devised to meet such cases, and I know of none better t the old ordinance, which required the * ssioners of improvements for the | Ward’ to notify the ‘owners or occupiers’ of property when the — sid was ouw of repair ‘to repair it, if the no- tice was not T with in five days of the ward.’ He was then to furnish the ‘reise ter’ with a statement of the cost, and the ‘regise ter’ was to trasmit it to the collector, who would collect it within thirty days, or failing that would, collect it in the same manner that taxes on real property were collected, and with interest at 10 per cent. until paid. “It is a question for the Commissioners to de= termine, under advice of attorney, whether It is advi-able to revive the system of assessments to the extent above quoted, and how much of the above ordinance still remains operative under the various changes of government which have taken place since it was enacted.” This paper has been referred to the attorney | for his opinion as to the law in the case. . The Asphalt Paving Contract Mudd, =~ Mr. William Birney, counsel for F. D. Bailey, to-day sent a communication to the District Commissioners, in which he states that he has seen in THE Srar the text of two letters ade dressed to the Commissioners on the 26th an 3ist instant of his client. F. D. Bailey, an knowledge of the facts, he disclaims for him connection with and responsibility for either said letters; that in regard to the statement by? Mr. Fletcher that Mr. Murdock is no atte for him, he (Mr. Birney) refers the Commissia ers to an agreement dated May 4th, 1881, signed! by F. E. Bailey, Wm. Fletcher, jr. W. C. Mure dock and Win. Fie . §©., a copy of wh was filed in the office of the Commissioners. Im the 8th article of that agreement, provision ig made for givin: to said Murdock “a full, abso= | lute and unconditional power of attorney in the’ Mr. f execution of the paving contract. also states that Mr. F. D. Bailey cognized that agreement, to the city, tully indorse the action and letter Mr. Murdock as attorney in fact for the firm Bailey & Fletcher.” Mr. Murdock himself to-day called at the Come missioners’ office and showed fully by a _writtem. and duly executed agreement between Mr. Bale; er, the two Fletchers oq leo! that he di@ we the right to act in Case, as was done yesterday. RESULT OF THE CONFERENCE TO-DAY A long conference te Dent, Assistant Enz F.V. Greene and Mra Riddle, attorney for the District, upon the pave ing contracts, resulted in a notice being sent to the sureties for Bailey and Fletcher. that would be held for the failure of the principals im the execution of the work, and giving them! until Saturday next, at 9 o'clock aan, to signify what they will do. The | Sureties are William Fletcher, sr., and Johm. Webster. In the event of ‘the refusal or failure of the sureties to perform the contracts it is determined that they will give it to the next lowest bidders—Messts. Barber and Cran= ford—provided they will execute the work at’ $1.97 per square yard, (thus splitting the differs ence between the bids of Bailey & Fletcher an@ Barber & Co.) and that the most pressing pore tions of the contract (where the wood paves ments were) be completed within thirty days to the entire satifaction of all concern the difference in the cost to be pald by the fails ing contractors, Messrs. Bailey & Fletcher, and in the event that Messrs. Barber & Co. decline the termsstated, that the Commissioners will ree advertise for the work, and at the same time 4 by Commissioner! hold the sureties “for all costs iw excess of their bids. The aggregate amount of these contracts is for about 30, square yards, and about 9,000 of this, including the replacement of wood pavements, is to be re= quired to be completed within thirty days an@ the balance to be left in. abey turn of Commissioner Twining, who is absent from the city. ee The McKendree (Md.) Church Case, DECISION IN FAVOR OF THE M. E. CHURCH SOUTH, Judge Chew, who in July last heard the case of Ducket et al. against Walker al., at Mark boro’, Md., has, it is underste completed his opinion, but has are filed ae — Chew in his opinion, which’ covers eighty-six goes over the whole case. He decides “that | under the rules of the Cape May conference the | defendants (the M. E. Church south) were enti+ tied to the property, and he therefore dissolves the injunction and dismisses the bill, fe the property in the possession of the ants. This decision will not prevent the erection ofthe new chapel on the railroad near Mitchell~ ville, the lot for which (over an acre) was given by Mr. Chas. Clagett, and they will at once pro= ceed to build. aaehbeearmaniaen New York Republican Committee. EX-SENATOR PLATT SUCCEEDS GEN. ARTHUR ag CHAIRMAN. The cal! for the New York state issued by the republican executive committee yesterday morning, states: “A republican state convention will be held at the city of New York on Wednesday, 5th of October, at 11 o'clock ar m., for the purpose of nominating state officers and for the transaction of other propriate business.” Thomas C. Platt Gen, Arthur as chairman of the executive com- mittee. The New York Boe says of the meeting of the The test vote between the half-breeds and ———_—_++-______. CorxaGe.—The following is a statement of the: coinage executed at the several J.8. mints pr Poteet