Evening Star Newspaper, September 2, 1881, Page 1

, THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, ‘Northwest Corner Pennsylvania Ave. and 11th 8t., by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, GEO. W. ADAMS, Pres't. "Tae Evextxe Stan ie served to eudscribers in the ‘ity by carri on their own account, st 10 cents per ‘week, or 44.cents per month. Copies at the counter, 2 cents each. | prepaid—S0 cents s month, tix months, 2 Entered at the Post Office at Washington, D. C., a8 sokond ches: ‘mail matter.) 9 Tue Wrexty Stan—published on Friday— fisen Postawe prepaid. Bix mouths, $1; 10 copies for $15; 20 Eopies for $80. ee" An mail fubscriptions must ‘be paid in advance; Bo en than is paid for. Tintes of advertising made Lnown on application. Fe ——_ The Evening Star, Vo: 58—N°: 8,864. WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1881. TWO CENTS. vILL BE RE- nue Presbyterian Preaching at tat [or other, BExs. E dives frateruially invited, By order. e mally invited LORD, Jn., R. Sec we. OFFICERS A bers ODGE, are requested Temple, ou SUN sharp, to attend the faneral of our deceased brother, C. E. Kast. Members of sister Lodges are fraternally in- ‘Vited to Join with us. By order of the W 22t WM. A. YATE OF REMC G. F. HYDE, District Acent. AL AND WOOD. FOR THE SEA- SON OF 1881 AND Is: The ROCHDALE CO-OPERATIVE SOCTETY Screloped the beet scheme of co-operation at preren in the District of Columbia. It has Just co Pleted a very advantazeous contract to supply’ its ni bers with Coal and Wood from the present to April 30, 1882. In addition to this, it has other very valuable contracts with the most reliable business firms in, the City for Books and Stationery, Boots and Shoes, China and Housefurnishing, Men's ind Boy ¥ Jery and Jewelry Repairing, Dentistry, Drucs nes, Ladies’ Dry Goods, Education and Med- urnitare and Carpets, Groceries. and Provisions, Plumbing, Gent's Furuishine, Tee, Insurance, Livery an ments, rices, saving from £25 to $100 per annum Inenibership: can be had from eny of the original bers, or of the Secretary, for $1, and a year! tion of 25 cents. The Society is not runnin has no Hsbilities, no debts, and is square world. The following-named x ‘orders fox Coal and Wood until October drew G it Department, Secretary's ‘o! ry General's Office, 1 fice, 631 F street southwest; Abner T. Longley, Acri- Department, 806 A street northeast: "A. N. 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Itis the strongest Licht- Bing Rod, and therefore the least liable to cet ont of re- . Sd. Its connections are most perfectiy made, it the use of screws, nut wires or rivets, thus Jeaving the surface rm and unbroken. 4th. The points used are the very best, being silver (fire) plated and platinum tipped, and are made in the same form as the With no irregularities in it or at its connection with the and ‘at about the came price of jvanized rods. Repairing done promptly, i used of superior quality, and all work warrantgd dogive entire eathfaction. JOHN SINCLAIR. Orders left with R. A. WHITEHAND, Fire Silver Plater, 804 D street northwest. or at 1735 I will be promptly attended to, Please call. WALLY PRESCRIBED [SIVERBALLY | PRESC! BY THE a laxative and refreshing Fruit Lozenge. erect Washington News and Gossip. Government Recerrts To-pay.—Internal rey- enue, $441,415.52; customs, $994,403.29. ORDERS BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.— Secretary of the Navy Hunt has issued an order | that “So much of United States navy regula- tion circular No. 21, issued January 10, 1880, as purports to co relative rank on clerks to | pay officers of the navy is revoked. The uni- form of clerks to pay officers of the navy will be the same as it was prior to regulation circular No. 21. Post OFFICE APPOINTMENT.—Mr. E. G. Land, of this city, has been appointed by the Postmas- ter General superintendent of mails at the Baltimore post offic ONE MILLION AND A HaLr Savep.—Second As- sistant Postmaster General Elmer reports a net reduction in star route and steamboat mail ser- yice during the month of August amounting to 337, and that the total amount of reductions and discontinuances since March 4th amounts to $1,479,779. UNDER THE PostaL Fi ATIONS the postage on newspapers and books must be prepaid in full before they can be sent from the office- Notwithstanding a notice to that effect is con- Spiciously placed in the City Post Office, there are large accumulations of matter received which go into the waste basket. This ter of importance to the sender, and a source of trouble to the office. Lievt. Fiiprer’s Case.—The Attorney for Lieut Flipper has written a lettertoa prominent officer here regarding the circumstances which led to Flipper’s arrest and imprisonment at Fort Davis, Texas. The attorney virtually conceded that Lieut. Flipper was short about $300in his cash when ordered to make the transfer of the commissary accountsto his successor. Part of this amount was found upon his servant girl and the remainder has since been made good by contri- butions from some citizens of Fort Davis. Col. Shafter, commanding Flipper’s regiment, con- tributed $100. Pending the time consumed in raising the money, Flipper was confined in a cell and kept closely guarded, but upon the pay- ment of the money he was released from du- rance vile and placed under ordinary arrest. AMERICAN ANTIQUITIES IN Spatn.—The pro- gram of the exposition of American antiquities at Madrid have been transmitted to the Depart- ment of State by the Spanish legation here. This exposition has been organized by the Inter- national Congress of Americanistas, and arrange- ments have been made forthe opening on the 25th inst., under the presidency of the King of Spain. The society counts among its members many illustrious names in the arts and sciences, and an invitation has been extended to the Pres- ident of the United States to accept an honorary membership of the sa Navar OrpERS.—Passed Assistant Engineers D. P. McCartney and D. M. Fulmer have been ordered to hold themselves in readiness for sea service. Commander F. P. McNair has been de- tached from the command of the U.S.8. Constel- lation, August 3ist, and ordered to duty at the ‘ademy, September ist. Commander P. on, from the command of the Dale, Bist, and ordered to duty at the Naval demy, September Ist. Lieut. Commander Charles M. Thomas, Lieutenants J. W. Mi Daniel Del Henry W. Schaefer, Ps ter L. G. Billings and Chaplain J. 8. W . from the Constellation on the 3ist of Au- t_ ordered to duty at the Naval Acad- ptember Ist. Li ¥ Henry L. Green, J. B. Murdock and A. McCracken and MasterT. B. Howard fromthe Dale on the 31st of August and ordered to the naval Lieut. C. P. Rees and . from the Constella- tion on the 3tst of August, and also from the aval academy and placed on waiting orders; Lieut. M. PF. Wright, from the Constellation on ist of August and ordered to duty at the 'y academy on the Ist of September until the f the latter montk. when he will regard self detached and waiting orders; Lieut. Frank Courtis, from the Ranger and placed on waiting orders; Cadet Midshipman Alex. R. Hassan, from the nayal academy and placed on waiting orders: Surgeon T. G. ers, from the Constellation on the 3ist or August and granted three months leave of absence from the Ist of September; Passed Assistant Surgeon L. B. Baldwin, from the May Flower and ordered to duty at the naval academ tant Surgeon A. S. Cabell, from the Constellation on the 3ist inst. and placed on sed stant Surgeon W. R. onthe 3ist and placed’ on Paymaster J. R. Martin, from nst. and ordered to settle izineers D. W. C. Redgrave, Smith, from the Mayflower and placed on w: orders. Assistant Engi- neer Jolin A. Henderson to duty on board the Tallapoosa. Detached—Lieut. Wm. P. Potter from the Tennessee, on the 2d of September, and ordered to duty at the Naval Academy. Ensign James H. Sears from the Kearsage and ordered to the Naval Academy. Ensign Ridgley Hunt from special duty at the Navy department and ordered to the Tallapoosa. Lieut. Geo. E. Ides, having reported his discharge from the hospital, has been detached from the Alliance and placed on waiting orders. Passed Assistant Surgeon John Bogg has been detached from the re- cruiting rendezvous at Baltimore and ordered to the Wyoming. Way He Was Rewovep.—Mr. A. S. Lynch ‘was removed yesterday afternoon from his posi- tion as a third-class clerk in the Post Office de- partment. The vacancy will be filled by com- titive examination. The allegation against Lynch was that he escorted a lady down the Potomac and attempted liberties with her; that the lady threw herself under the protection of the captain of the boat, and upon her arrival home reported the facts to her aunt, with whom she lived, and that the latter reported the same to the Postmaster General, and he requested Lynch to vacate. Lynch, however, denies all and singular these allegations. n the 3 Chief PersonaL.—Ex-Minister Christiancy arrived in New York from Peru yesterday. Gen. and Mrs. Ward B. Burnett have returned, much im- proved, from their summer stay at the sea side of Maine and Massachusetts.—Ex-Minister White sailed from Southampton for New York esterday. —- Gen. E. A. Merritt will sail }from New York Saturday to enter upon his | duties as consul-general at London.— Mrs. M. J. | Hunt and daughter havereturned from Cape May. | Benj. Israel Butler, aged 27 years, son of Gen. B.F Butler, died yesterday of kidney disease. Gen. David Hunter, Hon. M. I. Southard and District Cotamissioner Morgan were registered | in New York last night—Mrs. Cramer, sister of Gen. Grant and wife of the U.S. minister to Berne, arrived in New York from Europe yes | terday.——The report that ex-Secretary Fish is | at the point of death js not true. He has been | and is still ill, but not dangerously so.—Mr. David Walker and wife have gone to Berkeley fora couple of weeks’ stay.— Mrs. Geo. Clymer is at the Hotel Kaaterskiil, in the Catskills. Mrs. and Miss Snead have gone from Rye Beach | to the White Mountains.—Gen. Grant and Gen. | Sherman were entertained by Gen. Van Vliet at his summer residenee at Shrewsbury, near Long Branch, yesterday.— Mr. W. 8. Teel. and family have returned to Washington from the Virginia Springs. Gorse TO Resten.—It is stated that Mr. R. R. Perry, Assistaut District Attorney, contemplates resigning his position, yielding to the advice of his physician. His retirement will cause much regret to his friends. Mr. P. has proved himself @ vigorous prosecutor. —_— Batrwore ELECTION OFFICERS Acqurrrep.— Gov. Hamilton emenasy rendered his decision rune Oe itimore registers of THE PRESIDENT’S RALLY. STILL HOLDING HIS OWN. SYMPTOMS SATISFACTORY TO THE SURGEONS. THE QUESTION OF REMOVAL. ‘The President passed a good night. He slept better than the night before. He held his own | evenly and better than during the hours of day- light yesterday. He had waking intervals in the { night, and during them he was given more nourishment than usual. This morning after | the dressing, Dr. Bliss said that there had been a good discharge from the gland and that it was still further diminished in size. The wound was unchanged. No material improvement in it is to be noticed. There was but little fever during the night. The bulletin this morning did not mention anything about rigors, either present or absent. The bulletin was very satis- factory. It was as follows: Official Bulletin—8:30 a. m. The President slept well during the night and this morning his condition isin all respects as favorable as yesterday at the same hour. Pulse 100, temperature 98.4, respiration 17. [Signed by five surgeons.] FAVORABLE SYMPTOMS TO-DAY. There was a slight stampede along the line last night. It was feared that the very slightly unfavorable condition of the President yester- day was the precursor of a bad Friday and Satur- day. That fear was prevalent this: morning until the issuance of the 8:30 bulletin, when it disap- peared. While there has beenno gain of strength by the patient, yet if there is any change in his general condition it is for the better. There has been no necessity to-day for the further use of the lancet. The cheek discharges very freely and the pus from the wound came out fairly. The food administered during the night and early this morning is well assimilated. There are no unfavorable symptoms in the President's case to-day. There is nothing that warrants a fear that there will be a bad day to-morrow. The bad Saturdays have heretofore been a pre- cursor in a Friday’s disturbance. There are no evidences of disturbance to-day. Everything is going quietly and evenly. The President. this morning chewed some beefsteak and swallowed the juice. He also took some beef extract and gruel. 11 A.M.—A GOOD REPORT FROM GEN. SWAIM. Gen. Swaim reports that the President is hay- ing a quiet, comfortable morning, and continues to do well. He had for breakfast the juice of a piece of beefsteak and a little chicken broth. He has no fever, and his general condition is very satisfactory. 11:30 4. CHEERING WORDS FROM COL. CORBIN. Col. Corbin said at half-past eleven o'clock that everything was going on nicely in the sick Toom. The President was doing well and every- body was eatisfied with his condition. . NO RECURRENCE OF FEVER THIS MORNING. There was no recurrence this morning of the fever. The pulse did not goup much during the early forenoon and the temperature re- mained about normal. There was hardly any- body at the White House after the 8:30 bulletin went out. Hon. Horace Maynard was about the only general caller during the morning. The force of clerks at the house was engaged solely upon routine work. The members of the Cabi- net called as usual and went away satisfied that all was going on well. NOON—A STEADY IMPROVEMENT. Shortly before noon it was learned from the sick room that the President’s pulse was about 98, and that he was then sleeping. The whole forenoon was passed yery comfortably. There has been no fever. The President has been bright and cheerful. Mr. C. 0. Rockwell, who is one of the attendants in the sick room, said to Tue Star reporter that while there was no per- ceptible gain of strength he thought the Presi- ident had made good improvement in the past three days, and that he was better. He cer- tainly looked better. He did not fear a relapse. When asked about the wound he said that there had been a larger discharge from it this morn- ing than since the recent relapse. Of course suppuration, as long as it continued, pulled on the patient’s strength, but he thought it could be said with confidence there has been an im- provement. He thought the President has gained since yesterday and the day before. The noon bulletin was short and satisfactory. The pulse was the same as this morning, although between the two bulletins there had been a lower pulse, as stated above. The fol- lowing was the bulletin: Official Bulletin—12:30 p.m. The president's condition has not materially changed since the morning bulletin was issued. Pulse, 100; temperature, 98.7; respiration, 18. [Signed by five surgeons.] 2:30 P. M—DR. REYBURN SAYS THERE IS A SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT. Doctor Reyburn reports that the President is having quite as favorable a day as yesterday. There has been further. slight improvement in the wound, and in the parotid swelling, and the patient's general condition isin every way satis- factory. 8 P.M.—CONTINUED IMPROVEMENT. This afternoon, at three o'clock, there was no reported change in the President's condition. He was doing as well as during the morning, which means that he is not getting any worse, and, if anything, is improving slightly. Dr. Boynton Interviewed. HE SAYS THE PRESIDENT IS GETTING ALONG ALL RIGHT. Dr. Boynton said this afternoon to THE Star reporter that the President was getting along all right. “Has there been any fever to-day?” asked the reporter. “No; there has been no fever. The President is doing well. There is no ‘boom’ understand, but he is better this afternoon than yesterday.” “Is there any gain of strength yet?” “No; there is no gain of strength. About all that could be expected is that he shall hold his own, and that the food shall be assimilated.” “Is the food administered the better assimila- ted to-day?” “Yes, I think it is. There is an improvement in that respect.” “Was there any fever last night?” “There was not. Last night wasa very good ht.” “Is the wound improving?” “T can't say that Tnotice any material change for the better in the wound. The gland is doing very well. is further diminished -to- day and is healing.” * It fs the general understanding, doctor, that a Se can be moved inside of ten days, ni think the be. to se oe erent se .o air. With he shall have The Proposed Removal of the President. The question of removal of the President continues to be one of discussion at the White House. All are united in the opinion that hecan be moved inside of ten days. Exactly at what date it cannot be said. But the removal is not far off. There is no certainty as to where he will go. None of the physicians or anybody else can say. Two of the surgeons and Mr. Rockwell when asked this morning by Tae Star reporter if there was any probability that the change would be made to Long Branch or down the river, replied that there was no “probability” about any route to be taken. The matter was talked of in its bearings and beyond that, and the opinion that the Presient can be moved at an early date prevailed. Nothing more could be said. Dr. Agnew did not arrive to-day. He will be here to-morrow. Then the subject of removal will be considered in all its bearings. Locali method of transportation, and modes of conv ance from the sick room, and other matters of detail, as well as the date for the change, will be considered and determined upon. EXMIINING THE TALLAPOOSA. After the noon examination Dr. Bliss, Gen. Swaim, Col. Rockwell, Ensign Hunt and Private Secretary Brown drove down to the navy yard to inspect the Tallapoosa and see what comfort there would be for the President on board her, and what his quarters and accommodations would be. The result of the inspection will be laid before the conference to-morrow, when the whole matter of removal will be finally dis- posed of. SUGGESTIONS FOR THE REMOVAL. Among the propositionsin regard to the re- moval that have been made to the physicians are one for passage by land and one by water. It has been proposed to run a track trom the Long Bridge, back of the Washington Monu- ment and up to the back door of the White House. The car could be hauled by horses and then attached to an engine of the B. & P. road. The water suggestion which was made to Surgeon General Barnes is to take the Presi- dent in a stretcher from the back door of the house, thence by the stables to 17th street and down that street to the water. There is water enough there to float asmalltug. The Presi- dent is to be placed on the tug upon a platform and carried out to the Tallapoosa, anchored off in Geep water. A whip to the yard arm would be used in hoisting him on board. If THE PRESIDENT GOES ON THE TALLAPOOSA there will have to be a change made in the bunk which has been prepared for him. That bunk is chock to the side of the yessl, so that he could be got at but from one side of it. This would have to be remedied, and the place of repose of the patient so arranged that he could be got at from both sides. OAKUM UNDER THE PRESIDENTS WOUND. There has been sent to the White House two bags of soft picked oakum from the navy yard. Oakum is in its nature somewhat of an antisep- tic. It is cool and absorbent. The oakum is placed under the wound as the President lies upon his side. coolness and softness is grate- ful, and if there is any discharge from the wound through the dressing, it is taken up by the absorbent qualities of the substance. GRATUITOUS ADVICE BY THE BUSHEL. The mails bring to the White House all manner of plans for removing the President, and all manner of advice as to where he shall be taken: No two people suggest the same thing exactly. There is about an equal division between those who approve a water trip and those who want him to go by rail. The man with a patent is again trying to get his work in. The patent stretchers, patent easy swinging beds, and de- signs for comfort, both on the water and on land, pour in. SIX WATERMELONS, or the Cuban Queen kind. were sent to the White House to-day by a gentleman who lives near Anacostia. One of them weighed 48 Ibs. Two or three of them were sampled, and were pronounced to be very gdod by the samplers. LAST EVENING’S BULLETIN. EXECUTIVE MANSION, September 1, 6.30 p.m.— The condition of the President has not mate- rially changed since the last bulletin, except that there has been a moderate rise of temper- ature thisafternoon. It having been represented to us that a portion of the morning bulletin has been misunderstood, we would state that the President has had no rigors for several weeks. At present his pulse is 108, temperature 99.4, res- piration 18, SECRETARY BLAINE’S DISPATCH LAST NIGHT. At half-past nine Secretary Blaine sent the following dispatch to Minister Lowell: “The President continues to do well in his eating and digestion, and the swollen gland steadily improves, but in the past twenty-four hours he has made no substantial progress in general con- dition. In the judgment of his physicians, how- ever, he still holds the ground gained on’ Sun- day and Monday last. His pulse and tempera- ture to-day have shown marked increase over the record of yest-sday. The weather has been exceedingly Warm and sultry, and this may ac- count in part for the adverse changes noted. Even in the September climate of Washington such an oppressive day as this has been is rare.” GENERAL GRANT did not attend the reception which the citizens of Asbury Park proposed to tender him last evening. He states that he is unwilling to ap- pear at a public reception when the ney is in despair over the prostrate body of the Chief Magistrate, whose life seems to hang by a thread. THE VICE PRESIDENT. ‘The N. Y. Sun of to-day says: Vice President Arthur is still in town. He went for a sail on the bay on Wednesday night with Police Com- missioner French and other friends. He it yesterday at his residence, He has received no inttmation from the national capitol that he is likely to be called to discharge the duties of the President on account of President Garfield’s dis- ability. His friends said last evening that he had no intention of going to Washington until he was notified ot the President’s death or of the absolute impossibility of his recovery. PROPOSED STATUE OF MRS. GARFIELD. The Syracuse Courier saggests a statue of Mrs. Garfield, as the first heroine of the age, either at the national capital or in Central Park. MOTHER GARFIELD HAPPY AGAIN. The Cleyeland Herald epntains the following, sent to it by a Hiram lady: Mother Garfleld, the dear old lady, who has been despairing, is happy.again. She has just said: “You see, Ihave got my work. I always put it away when James is.worse.” She did not lose all heart until Dr. Boynton seemed to have Ss up. Then she said. “Why ii T hope if Silas has lost his?” ere was no violent ontburst of grief when we told her the worst. She sat at quiet, THE QUESTION OF PRESIDENTIAL INABILITY. What the Lawyers Say—Views of Congressman Neal. Other than by the intermission of the pardon- ing power and the inability for the present to appoint a paymaster general for the navy and an auditor of railroad accounts, the wheels of gov- ernment have not, as many suppose, been at all clogged by the illness of the President. True his illness for the present stops the appointment of civil officers; but it should be borne in mind that all of these are now filled, and if there be no changes for months it offersno ground for the apprehension that the government is not running along smoothly with the old officers and Just as well as it would if a few hungry “outs” displaced some of the “ins.” Within a day or two the agitation of the ques- tion of the disability of the President and the calling of the Vice President to act has set the constitutional lawyers to thinking. Section 1 of article 2 of the Constitution provides that when the President is unable to act the Vice President shall act as President. This much of the article is clear enough, but it unfortunately does not define what presidential disability consists of, or who shall determine when the disability is suffi- cient to call upon the Vice President. Wise lawyers think that so long as the President is in the full possession of his mental faculties he cannot transfer the office to another, and that the disability contemplated by the Constitution Means that a President must actually be non compos mentis. They hold that for a President to indicate for any other reason his desire to transfer the office is no more nor less than abdica- tion or resignation, and the plan suggested of the President to call Vice President Arthur to the executive chair, could only be done by the resignation outright of the present incum- bent. This for the reason that there can only be one President at one time, and never two when both are in full possession of their mental facul- ties. Again they hold that neither the Exec- utive or Congress or any other power can call the Vice President to act until the disability of the President is such that he has lost his mind, no matter what his condition in a physical sense may be otherwise. It seems to be conceded generally that the convalescence of the Presi- dent will be protracted, and for this reason there is a feeling that some one should act. There are lawyers, who say that before the President is removed he should issue a procla- mation for a special session of Congress, so that that bedy might pass a law defining what constitutes Presidential disability. Representative Neal, of Ohio, gives a clear view of his opinion as follows: “The word ‘inability’ was purposely used by the framers of the Constitution to express any ailment, yhysical or mental, which would incapacitate a Président from performing the duties required of him by law under the Constitution. The mode of ascertaining such inability was pur- pore left indefinite, in order, no doubt, that ‘ongress, by law, shoul determine what mental or physical ailment should constitute such ina- bility as would make it necessary for the Vice President to discharge the duties devolved upon the President, and to determine the tenure of his holding the-office. Congress not having passed such'a law, it seems to me that in the ab- sence of any mental disability the only proper way todetermine whether such physical inability has arisen, is through the President himself, and therefore if Gen. Garfield should make known to the Vice President that in his opinion he was so far bled that he could not properly dis- Ve functions of his high office, and that ‘sired the Vice President, under the pro- visions of section one, article two, of the Con- stitution, to take charge of the office of the President, and to perform the duties which de- volves upon that office, it would be clearly the duty of the Vice President to respond to that requirement, and if he refused or neglected to do so he would be liable to impeachment. The proposition, however, which has been mooted in some of the newspapers that the Vice Presi- dent should go to the White House to act asa clerk for the purpose of registering the decrees of the Cabinet officers, is an insult to the Vice President, and I have no doubt would be so re- garded by him. It is not necessary to state that while acting as President the Vice President would have all the powers and authority conferred upon the President. He could discharge and appoint all officials, from the Secretary of State down. While under ordinary ctreumstances it would be an act of wise discretion upon his part to make as few changes as possible; yet should he find that his views of public policy did not harmo- nize with those of any of his constitutional ad- visers, it would not only be his right, but I ap- prehend his duty also, to make such changes as would restore harmony between himself and the other officers of the government, even although his term of office might be of very brief dura- tion.” Affairs in Russia, AMERICAN ENTERPRISE THERE—IMMENSE EX- TENT OF THE OIL FIELDS—THE TELEGRAPH CONCESSION TO AMERICANS — MAGNIFICENT CROPS—THE NIHILISTS QUIET. A private letter received in this city from Russia, dated August 8th, states that the oil territory conceded to the Americans, who are 80 actively developing its resources, is about 150 by100 miles in extent (20,000 versts). It is said to be literally full of petrolenm of both heavy and light qualities. The more they bore | the richer they find the wells, and very near the surface—200 feet being usually the depth neces- red fate oe All their Rae alpiy fall, and the only tl ne @ pipe line to con- yey it to the ‘e fine ell be 75 versts ‘about 60 miles) long. The piping is obtained m Glasgow, the first eargo of which left that rt early in August. Everything is ready for its immediate laying, from the Cossack Stanitza lisky to Novorossick, on the Black Sea. The Russian government has also ited our SS ee a telegraph “‘concession,” with very valuable and exclusive privileges. Count Constantine de Bodisco, son of a former min- ister to this country. and who was born in folded and unfolded her handkerchief man; times ina mechanical way, then she arose and walked feebly from room te room, nothing es- caping her lips but the short pra; er “May the Lord help meto be Tesigned.' ‘Sunday after- noon, when a favorable was read, she tion for er son, ‘She aan? saat, told her nb io) . e said: Ji live to finish his administration.” Be A FEDERAL OFFicer’s RemovaL CRITICISED. A special to the Baltimore American from Nor- folk, September 1, says:—A number of colored people about the Georgetown, but now one of the emperor's chamberlains, seems to have been the active agent in Cuoan | these very valuable fran- chises and em forward to completion. Business in Russia was rather |. The nihilists seem to be quiet, nothing being heard from them for some time. The emperor goes. about Peterhoff ev. here alone, and when he returns to St. Petersburg his is escorted by five Cossacks. Things are rapidly getting into their normal position, and the Crops aj to be magnificent, which will greatly aid in quieting any discontent, if fiat may have existed among the peasantry, been greatly exaggerated by t GALVEsTON, Sept. 2.—A strike took pe here Moigcine “Cee gecrera classes of workingmen, me longshoremen, car petlgen a ace) at the oil mills, cotton pickers, ete. The demands of the longshoremen only Market street, anf all atvenspes to run the street larket street, and all attem, cars along the different streets had to be aban- doned, on account of the determined opposition of the strikers. Telegrams to The Star. THE PRESIDENT'S SYMPTOMS. Views of the London Lanect. HON. HENDRICK B. WRIGHT DEAD. PEOFESSIONAL GARSNEW at TORONTO. AUSTRIA WARNS THE CZAR. “Not Out of Danger Until the Wound is Healed. THE LONDON LA! TOMS. Loxpox, Sept. 2.—The Lancet of this week says: We do not think the healing of President Garfield’s wound will be promoted by probings to learn how far granulation has proceeded. The most favorable signs are the fall of temper- ature to the normal and the frequency of the pulse. This is a thoroughly safe criterion of increased strength, and the si poisoning; and together with the improved power of digestion, ability to sleep soundly, mental clearness and cheerfulness, affords solid grounds for the hope of recover The case isa striking illustration of the power of a good con- stitution to hold up against illness that would certainly have killed a feebler person; but another failure in the President's digestive powers, or symptoms of blood poisoning, might at any time turn the balance against him; and what we have hitherto insisted upon so often we are bound to repeat, that President Garfield will not be out of danger until the wound is healed. ——— Latest General News from Abroad, THE MANCHESTER FAILURE. Loxpox, Sept. 2.—The Daily Telegraph, in its financial article this morning, says: Grand Trunk railway securities are depressed in con- sequence of the failure of the old established firm of brokers—Speakman & Son, of Manches- ter—who had been largely operating for a rise in Grand Trunks, and whose accounts are now closed: The loss is supposed. to be about equally divided among houses in London, Manchester and Glasgow. GONE TO SWITZERLAND. Lonpos, Sept. 2.—The Geneva cot dent of the Times says: The conductors of the Free Word, the new Russian newspaper, which is published for circulation in Russia, state that as the open advocacy of their opinions in Russia is prohibited they have abandoned Russia for the free soil of Switzerland. SOCIALISTS EXPELLED. Srrassurc, Sept. 2.—The Alsace-Lorraine Gazette says: The governor has expelled from Strasburg two workmen suspected of being con- nected with the German socialist leaders for the purpose of starting a socialist propaganda in Alsace-Lorraine. M. GAMBETTA AND THE PREMIERSHIP. Loxpon, Sept. 2.—The Paris correspondent of the Times says: President Grevy is quite ready | . Gambetta the premiership, but he | until M. Jules Ferry encounters a hos- tile vote in the chamber of deputies. ECCLESIASTICAL LEGISLATION AT BERLIN. The Berlin correspondent of the Times says: Another ecclesiastical laws amendment act is being elaborated in the ministry of worship for | presentation at the next session of parliament. A GERMAN ARTIST DEAD. The death is announced of Gustave Richter, the German painter and professor in the Berlin Academy of Art. He had just attained his 58th year. if GEN. SIR EVELYN WOOD. The Standard announces that Gen. Sir Evelyn | Wood will remain at the Cape of Good Hope for the present. THE PROPERTY DEFENCE ASSOCIATION IN IRE- LAND. At the annual meeting of the Property De- fence Association, at Dublin, yesterday, it was unanimously resolved that a ‘voluntai tax of their properties should be paid for the next year by the members of the association. It is estimated already from the number who have signified their concurrence with the proposal that £24,000 will be this year raised from the tax. TUNNEL UNDER THE BRITISH CHANNEL. Loxpon, Sept. 2.—The British board of trade has decided to appoint a committee to consider the project for the construction of a tunnel un- der the channel between England and France. THE “RECIPROCITY CRAZE.” The Daily News announces that the Cobden Club will to-morrow publish 50,000 copies of the recent speech in the House of Commons of the Right Hon. Joseph Chamberlain, president of the board of trade, on the subject of reciprocity, and will to-day issue 20,000 copies of the pamph- let recently referred to in these dispatches under the title of the “Reciprocity Craze,” exposing the sophisms of the new protection movement. CHANGE IN is Tae be MIRALTY. august 3.—' Berlin correspondent. of the Morning Post says: “The retirement of Admiral Von Stosch, as chief of the German ad- miralty, is expected shortly. Vice Admiral Batsch will probably be appointed as his suc- cessor. AUSTRIA'S WARNING TO THE CZAR It is reported that the Emperor of Austria probability of a continuance of the pan slavist agitation, endangering his good relations with Austria. NOTICE TO STUDENTS OF AMERICAN ARCHAEOL- ooy. Loxpon, Sept. 2.—Mr. Allen, an English yore 3 fl biennial Congress will be held at Madrid from September 25th to the 28th, inclusive, under the patronage of the King of Spain and the munici- pality. Lineal descendants of Montezuma gnd Of Columbus will preside at some of the sittings of the Congress. —_+— Death of Representative Hendrick B. Wright. WILKESBARRE, Pa., |. 2.—Congressman Hendrick B. Wright died at 11:30 o'clock this morning. Hendrick Bradley Wright was born at Plymouth, Luzerne county, Pa., April 24, 1808. He pursued the usual classical and mathemati- cal studies at Dickinson college, upon leaving which he began the study of law. He was ad- mitted to the bar of Luzerne county in 1831. In 1841 he was elected to beepers 9 sentatives of Pennsylvania, and re-el in 1842. In 1843 he eet ae state senator and was again elected use. Upon the iz of the house he was chosen speaker. In 1844 the democratic national con- vention met at Baltimore to nominate a candi- gate at lange from Peasy gate m elected to Congress the democratic candi CETON THE PRESIDENT'S syMP- | idence of blood | one-half of one per cent upon the valuation of | has personally warned the Czar against the | Great Forest Fires. NAVIGATION INTERRUPTED BY THE SMOKE. Kixestox, Oxt., been considerably int: from bush fires, the density of which led to detention yesterday of the steamers Magnet. ‘Spartia of the royal mail line, both bound the river. A fire is raging ‘in the vicinit Verona. Six families have been left Povonkeerstx, N. Y., Sept. 2.—A thunder-storm prevailed ‘along the Hudson night. The night was very dark from the smoke of burning forest fires, and after midnight there was a dense fog. The night passenger steamers passed here from four to seven hours behind time. —__»__ Wall Street Totay. DULL STOCK MARKETS. New York, Sept. 2.—The Posts financial | article (1:40 p.m. edition) says: The stock exe change markets continue dull. United States bonds are 3, lower for the extended sixes and otherwise are unchanged. State bonds are steady and inactive, the only notable change being a decline of % in Virginia sixes. Ratlroad bonds are down 3,1 per cent for speculative issues and on very small transactions, 8; tive shares opened tal lo day’s closing. The latter, R | clined }<al per cent for Louisville and N. became strong and y advanced al, the latter Missouri Pacific. The net re- sult of the fluctuations is a fractional decline in the general list, a drop of 2 pr cot | in Reading on the report from Philadelphia | that some of the bond-holders are not satisfied with President Bond's schemes and will begin forec » and 14 in San Fran- cisec in. C.C.& 1, and Ly in Louisville and Nashville. The strongest stocks have been the Gould shares, the coal shares, © | Reading, Union Pacific and the Trunk Line stocks. There are three that may be called infla- ences which stock speculators have to consider, and one is the mi treasurer ean, to Another’ is" the Vanderbilt can pro other is the a marl olds ¢ it it h ively known eithe the Pres- will not recover. In the loeal money | market 5a6 per cent is the quotation for cail loans. Mone SAS yet show no disposi- | tion to make time loans. me mercantile pa= wl is nominally 5a6 per cent. The market for foreign exchange is dull. The Markets. BALTIMORE, Septe 2.—Virginin O's, de ferred, 15; do, consols, past due coupons, %; do. new ten-fortics, BALTIMORE, Sept middling. 12\cal2\ grad ber extra, 6. le brands, 80%, Patapsec Wheat, southern lowe active: —southern red, 1.358140; dt; No.1 Maryland, 144: 1 winter red, Spot and September, La0yal4l: October, L46a 146%; November, L304 a1.504: December, 123g. Corn, southern steady; western lowcr and ne- ork, Meats—sho and clear rib sides, packed, Sal0\. Bacon— shoulders, 9%; clear a sides, Hames, 1s. | yal. Lard—refi vt ern grass, Maz? firmer but nomin: rye, Me. Ship ments—wheat, 96,000 corn, 1.540 bushels, Jaeew heat, 553,066 bushels; “corn, 42,404 bu: N YORK, September 2.—Stocks weak, E 49 yeti; short, 2. ur firm—quiet, active, § higher, Corn quiet, 30 p.m.—Consols—for Wy. A&G, EW YORK MARKETS THIS AFTERNOON. The following qu ns were current in New York to-day at 2:30 p.m. as reported by H. H. Dodge, of 539 1th street, by special wire:-— Western Union, New York Central, 142 Lake Shore higaun Central, #8%:"N. Ys 235; do, pret 2a's, ind Western Reading, 60; Nc Wabash pretere : FP cor do. pref... 70: 153; Chesapeake and Oh Nashville, 44; Ontario a Central, Tz 7 € Burlington and Quin | Grande st St Paul Cand | G., 78. pment Bonds—#'s, 101 ald iy 43's reg., 112",alli; coupon, 1: Ae #'s reg., Uballdy, €x-iaterest; coupo, I ——___—-e-_______ The Yorktown Centennial. THE “ASSOCIATIC AND THE “COMMISSION”™— ED TO YORKTOWN. n has been caused in the public mind by the existence of two organizations, both of which profess to have charge of the arrange- ments for the Yorktown centennial ce pation. One of these is the Yorktown Congressional Com and the other the ¥: tennial Association. Both have issued programs. The celebration as arranged by the Congres- sional comm ins October 18, and con- tinues four day association has promul- gated an elaborate plan fur a celeb gin on the 12th of October amd close on the 19th. The Yorktown Congressional Commission is @ body organized by law of Congress, com. ysed of one Senator and one Representative rom each of the original thirteen states. This body has been charged by Congress with the expenditure of the €100,000 appropriated by Congress, in pursuance of a resolution adopted in the year 1791. ee oiany, ts ae bene which Col. Peyton secretary, is an \- ent organization, which claims the honor of having nursed the Yorktown “boom,” applied itself vigorously to the work of getting sub- scriptions to defray the expenses a féw monthe ago, and raised about $20,000, with which the association purchased the Temple farm, whereon, it was proposed to hold the celebration. When the Congressional committee went down to Yorktown they had a conference with the representatives of the association. No very satisfactory conclusion being reached, a site for the monument was selected a mile away from the Temple farm. The outcome is watched with some interest. The Yorktown association is in cor pondence with French of- ficials, as well as distinguished persons in all aed of the world, arranging for a grand cele- .. The celebration under the auspices of the National success, as the whole enginery of the govern- ment will contribute to it. Meanwhile, however, arrangements cee fs Pry , by both parties, as if the pe were going to two centennials, oa exploit the deeds of thehe- roes of Yorktown at two places, a mile apart, at the sane time. TROOPS ORDERED TO YORKTOWN. Hancock jon_beg' Th Congress will undoubtedly bea sure that its strength shall be fifty commanding officer at Fort Hi i as ba g& | LHe s z i i A [