Evening Star Newspaper, April 15, 1882, Page 5

: THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 1882—DOUBLE SHEET. SKIN DISEASES, Ex-Senater William Taylor's Remark- able ‘ee Bis Trentment and Advice to Those Afflicted. Some Fail of Cure—The Resolvent = ‘ss a Blood Purilier. Amons the many remarkable cures of diseases of the Skin worked by the Cuticura remedies among those 80 Sflicted in this city, none is more remarkable than ‘the eure of Hon. William Taylor of scrofulous hamor. Many who remember Mr. ‘faylor’s condition Just before he resorted to the remedies were 8t the wonderful results. They say that both his head end face were broken out with a most malignant type of kin disease, His head was covered with scaly patches end bis face was disfigured by festering pimples, Diotches and ugly sores. ‘His hair was fast falling out. Notwithstanding physicions of the highest standing on the treatment of skin diseases were called to his aid, their efforts were unavailing in even checking the dis- ease. It crew worse, and Mr. Taylor was despairing of ‘Scure at about the time when the Cuticura remedies be- gan to sitract public attention. Sufferers from skin Giseasen were drawn to them by the marvellous cureg that hail followed their use, and the reat praise which ‘was awarded them on all sides. Mr. Taylor seized upon the new cure with hopeful expectancy, which has been eunply rewarded by the cleansing of his skin of a viru- Jent eczema. To-day his skin is clear and healthy Yooking, his head is not even troubled by dandruff, and WHE BALD SPOTS HAVE ALL BEEN COVERED WITH HAIR. A Globe reporter called upon Mr. Taylor, and had = Sengthy conversation with him relative to the Cuticura gemedies sud his own treatment by them. Mr. Taylor's more than met the description given of him by his friends; somuch so that seeing him for the first time ove could hardly believe tnat so healthy acompiexion had ever been sovorely affiicted Mr. Taylor was greatin his praise of the remedies. He believes that he owes to their use not only the entire eradication of the skin dis ease, but also his general return to pertect health. In the course of conversation he said: “Thad suffered for twelve years previous to 1878 with What the physicians termed ‘eczema of s most agxra- ‘ated type,” but what really seemed to be a combination ‘Of several skin diseases. I consulted the leading skin doctors of Boston on the trouble. They treated it, one after the other, but all ineffectnally. A voyage to Eng- Jand and the treatment by the bes: doctors of London ‘was as fruitless in results. It was in 1867 thst I made ‘hat trip. I continued to follow receipt after receipt without being benefitted; in fact my condition grew ‘worse instead of better, until 187%, when it had assumed fits most chronic form. Iwas on the point of abandon- ing ail hope of a cure when the Cuticura remedies came to my notice. The treatment was most peculiar, and when I first applied the remedies they seemed to make my face and head worse, and intensified my sufferings. But now I can easily account for all that. ‘There was so much humor lodged within my skin that the Cuticura Drought it to the surface in large quantities. This was ust contrary to the way that I had been TREATING THE DISEASE FOR YEARS. All the doctors’ efforts seemed to have been directed fowar is keeping the humor trom coming to the surface, sos prevent its showing. So that when I thought the Caticurs was doing me harm it was really working im the most effectual manner by cleansing the skin of its Poisonous load. The surface of my face festered, and large quantities of virus matter were discharged. Such ‘was the condition of my face and head for about three weeks. After that time there appeared a gradual im- Provement, which did not cease until I was wholly eured. The improvement was first manifested in a Sradual lessening of inflammation, the healing of what had been festering sores, and the disappearance of the ‘vast quantities of festering matter which the app'ica- tion of the-Cuticura had brought to the surface. You ‘may Jwige how much the remedies relieved me, for be- fore their use there were times in which I could get no rest because of the almost insufferable burning heat and Stehing sores which covered my head and face. After ‘using them three weeks I experienced great comfort, for ‘when the Cuticura was then zpplied it had a most sooth- ing effect. The oozing from the head, so noticeable in eczema, also ceased, and the scaly collections dropped -Off, leaving the scalp of the head pure and healthy. I followed the directions carefully for sixteen months, and Thad CONQUERED THE TERRIBLE DISEASE “But, Mr. Taylor,” said the reporter, “‘there are some who have used the Cuticura remedies who say that they acted quite differently with them. That instead of euring their skin evils they have only relieved them. ‘How do you account for the results in those cases?” “0, yes; I know of Just such cases," raid the gentle- man. “‘You must know thst Iwas so delighted with my cure that I furnished a testimonial praising highly the Cuticura remedies, and emphasizing my conviction ‘that the poral theory upon which they are compounded 4s the only true method of treating diseases ot the blood Qnd skin. For by the use of the Cuticura Resolvent the ements in the blood, which cause and maintain the disease, are absorbed snd expelled through the kidneys, iver and pores of the skin, and by means of the latter, which are numbered by millions, the poisonous matter {sthrown out upon the surface to be removed by the cleansing, purifying and healing proprieties of the Ca- ticura and Cuticura Sosp. In short, it is reasonable to believe that when the diseased tubes and vessels of the akin are constantly purified by healthy fluids, disease ‘will disappear, and only then. That the Resoivent ac- eomplishes this no one need doubt for a moment, and I Believe it is the only medicine ever compounded upon this sensible theory. My testimonial was published in ‘Most of the leading newspapers of this country. and aloin Canzda. Asaresult I received hundreds of let- ters from persons suffering from humor. Some sought ‘as to whether the published statement was ‘rue. Others ‘Wished to ascertain by s personal explanation ‘THE TRUK CHARACTER OF MY DISEASE. and also my manner cf treatment. There were sti (thers who wrote to tell me that the remedies had Proved a direct failure in their cases. To all I made newer To the latter class I wrote, having in the meanwhile ascertained that the causes of their failures ‘were lack of confidence and too much haste; that they aust persist in their use, and that I would vouch for ‘Yhe results being most beneficial. I found that the whole trouble in s majority of tho so-called failure ‘eases arose from the following causes: A lack of knowl- edge as to how the remedies suxxested are used: a care- Jes and spasmodic use of them; a neglect of the proper sanitary and hygienic measures and auxiliary treat- ‘ment, and the wantof patience necessary to effect » Permanent cure. “Any one of theso causes will do much jo retard, if not wholly prevent acure. Many use the remedies without thoroughly understanding the direc- tions, an: these complain at what they term ‘the inef. fectualneas’ of the remedies. Others, will not be in- structed.and are chayrined and dissppointod because ‘the Cuticura would not do for them what it had sosue- gesefully done for their careful and intelligent neishbor. ‘My own: :nanner of treatment was to apply the Cuticurs yemedics as many times s day as I found, by carefully watebing snd studying ite workings, would agree ‘with the natureof my disease, and I regularly and faith- PERSISTED IX THE TREATMENT ‘enti 3 cure resnited. Any ot! han such a treatment cannot Le expected to favorably effect diseases anong the hardest in the eatewory of haman ills to cure, eape- Gially these cases which have been years in reaching a chronic form. ‘There were those writers who had been Born bios! poisoned and were,well on in years, and yet ‘those people complained that ths Cuticura did not work epeedily enoush for them. It took me sixtcen months Yo effect a permanent cure, ari I brought to the xvaist- snev of the rerodies all the aid obtainable from nour- {ishing food and wholesome exorcise. But I could siwass sympathize with my correspondents, for I had failed of & curo so many tines mveelf that I had my misgivings as to the efficcey of tho remedies. 1 also thought that the Cuticura had poisoned ray ekin at first, and I would have discontinued its use bet for the fact that it wae so hichly recommended. So that in my own ease T hed exverienced so much of failare, of despoud- ency, of useless expenditures, of worthiers advice. of Jong increased muffering, instead of speedy relief aa Promised; of ignorance, of superstition, of poison and Polsouers, that when I heard of others who were drifting fm the same channeie it was a xres* pleasure to me to try and set Prem right. I shai! always recommend the rem- @ties to al! persons sufferiy phasizine ich rendered s cure in my ent, faithful, and persist ent wee of the Cuticura reinedies.* it NS 216 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. We have jnst received another shipment from MR. L. NUOT, elected by bim im Paris and Velsium, consisting of all the Most Fashionable PRESS AND CLOAK TUIMMINGS, BEAL AND IMITATION LACKS, RIBEONS, AND FLOWEKS. WRENCH NECKWEAR, IN FicHus, SCARFS, COLLAKS. GPASISH AND WASH LACES OF THE MOST DESIRABLE DESIGNS. NOOT's, 5 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUR, el ‘Washington, D.C. F= FURNITURE STORAGE. next Gi Pest Dee. from: skin diseases, em- | (1 Varicties of Drunkards, To the Editor of Tae EVENING STax. It is a well-known fact of familiar knowledge that each individual has his or her pecullar con. stitution, and that the same poison does not act alike upon all persons, but is varied in its effect by the manner of use, propensity and personal disposition of the individual. In virtue of this fact, all drinkers of alcoholic liquofs may be divided into three classes, viz.: the moderate, periodic, and incessant drinker. THE MODERATE DRINKER. This drinker is of the class designated by the Bible, as wine-bibbers, and is usually a great de- fender of the moderate use of alcoholic liquors. He takes the position that liquor only kills those who do not know how to drink it. He is rarely drunk or sober,and consumes in the enjoyments of “good-feliowship” more liquor during the week than is either warranted by health or per- mitted by temperance. He declares that he takes it for his stomach’s sake; that it relieves his dyspepsia, and gives him an appetite. It cer- tainly gives him an appetite for liquor, for he cannot always maintain his system of moderate drinking, and ultimately grows into the habits of the ordinary drunkard, and fills his career. THE PERIODIC DRINKER. This individual is one who has his periods of drunkenness monthly, yearly or not so often; and when he does begin to drink usually con- tinues until he is absolutely forced to qnit drinking from a physical inability to drink longer. His stomach, in the course of a week, becomes violently inflamed and refuses to re- tain the liquor after it has been swallowed. Over and again hetries to swallow his drink, but over and again his stomach throws it back into his mouth before he takes the glass from his lips. This condition of his stomach causes his drunkenness to terminate. and days and weeks elape betore he is able to regain his ordinary health. After he recovers from his excess he will again abstain for weeks and months, and. just at thetime his friends have hope of his entire retormation.he becomes care- less of his duties, listless, uneasy and low- spirited. A desire to visit drinking places fixes itseif upon his mind and 1s ever-present and never-ceasing, and unless he sse8 an ex- traordinary degree of self-control he soon ields to the craving of his appetite, and again ins to drink, and repeats, trom time to time, his periodic drunkenness until his nature suc- cumbs to the physical effects of alcohol, and he either dies in one of his sprees or becomes in- sane. Sometimes death ensues in the short time of six weeks trom the beginning of one of his periodic spells of drunkenness. THE INCESSANT DRINKER. Ofall drinkers, perhaps the incessant is to be pitied most His propensity to drink alcoholic liquors is hereditary; and of all drinkers, he is the most incorrigible and incurable. The mod- erate and periodic drinkers show at times some regard for themselves and for their welfare; but the incessant drinker will disregard health. defy impediment, and sacrifice every comfort to appease nis Insatiate appetite for alcoholic stim- ulants. The blessing of health, the pride of reputation, the claims of affection and the misery of his family are naught to his over- | eiSipen desire to drink. Drink, to him, is food, wealth, clothing and comfort, and he has no distress that it cannot soothe. Others may have their sources of misery and regret, but he has none, provided he can get drink. Drink, and only drink, is his balm; and there isno barrier that he will not overcome to procure it. When he ob- tains it he has no farthercare. Before his soothed vision all the perplexing irregularities and distinctions of life vanish, and his obliga- tions to heaven and to earth disappear in the calm oblivion of his drink-bound senses. He goes to bed drunk, and after a disturbed sleep, arises in the morning. morose and captious. However kind and attentive those around him may be in their conduct towards him, they can neither please nor satisfy him. He is weak and tremulous, and incapable of the proper exercise of either mind or body. Food is offered him, but he has no appetite to eat it, and has no de- sire saye that for drink, and when he gets it some of his bad sensations off, and he is what he calls comfortable; but soon this sub- sides, and his craving for drink returns with in- ereased force; and he takes one drink after another in rapid succession un- til again drunk, and the o| ‘ions of the mental and physical powers of his nature are brought under the stupefying influence of alcohol. This he repeats day day as long as he can get liquor to drink, or has muscular pee enough left to get his hand to his mouth. ie has imperfect intervals of partial soberness, and surg the time of his getting somewhat sober, and that of getting drunk again, is apt to be dangerous in his conduct towards those who attempt to restrain his further drunken- ness, and will try to kill those who attempt his restraint. It is sometimes in these transient periods of soberness that he becomes so un- happy and disgusted with himself that he com- mits suicide, and adopts the mode of killing himself which is most conveniently presented to him at the time of hisimpulse of self-destruc- tion. If perchance he escapes the crime of homicide or the sin of suicide. he soon closes his career by ruining his health, breaking his con- stitution, and putting the vital or; of his body in such a diseased condition that it is im- possible for them to continue the functions of life, and ere the index of time marks halt the measure of his allotted days, he sinks amid the wreck of a ruined existence into a hastily made grave to receive in eternity the wages of sin. WHERE FOUND. The incessant drinker is almost always found among young men, and the propensity to drink is usually inherited from parent or grand-parent. When this class of drunkards beginto drink they become totally incapable of self-control. They bear an expression of depravity, visit the lowest haunts of vice and sin, and will beg, lie, steal or goto any extreme, and adopt any de- vice that cunning and sensuality may suggest to ovtain alcoholic stimulants, and when drunk are as irresponsible and as uncontrollable as man- iacs. Moral suasion exhausts its power in vain to restrain them, and nothing less than absolute confinement in a place from which they cannot escape bears any hope of stopping or curing them. The Bible says: “And they shall say unto the elders of the city this, our son, is stubborn and rebellious; he will not obey our voice; he is a giution and ard, and all the men of his city shall stone him with stones that he die; so shalt thou put evil away from among you.” J. B. Jouxson, iv D., 922 New York avenue. eee The Coming Comet. THE LATRST INTELLIGENCE CONCERNING THE BX- PECTED VISITOR. ‘The calcutations that were printed In THR STAR of last Saturday, prepared by A. J. Corrigan, of the “Nautical Almanac” office, were erroneous, owing to an errov in the observations from which the elements werecomputed. A computation from corrected observances give the following elements: The longitude of the perihelion is 50 deg. 36 min. ‘The longitude of the norde Is 204 deg. and 53 min.; inclination, 73 deg. 33 min. The perihelion dis- tonce 13.08 of the earth’s distance from the sun, lie distance being taken as 1, or ubout seven and -half miliion miles. ‘The nearest approach to the earth, whic will be in the latter part of May, will be about the earth’s distance from the sun. The comet will reach its perihelion on June 12th. Wil probably not be visible to the naked eye be- fore the 10th May. It gives indication of bei very large. It will first appear In the north about hirty degrees above the horizon at 8 o’clock in the evening. The increase of brilliancy will probabl; be very marked from May 25th to June Ten, Dut the comet will probably be lost to sizht in the'sun- light about dune 10th and will be vistbie only in the southern hemisphere. During the first week of June it should present a fine appearance in the northwestern sky after sunset if present indica- tions ae Wo be relied upon. —_ Political Notes. A largely-attended meeting of the New York county democracy, at Cooper institute, last night adopted Pepin og re Hon. A. 8. Hewitt’s ition On the tariff, advocating the abolition of internal revenue taxation, and condemning Minis- = Lowell's course and the veto of the Chinese The Connecticut house of representati ester- day passed resolutions requesting President Are thur to pardon Sergeant Mason and restore him to ution calling upon ns the army; also a resol to take ‘action for the relief of Ame! imprisoned in Ireland. ¢ New York Free Trade club last. night ed resolutions demanding a reduction of Ua SBS Saucon pens eek eh down manufacturers. seat are, ea ee eee : lew 5 Gen, (mone! Soccr = ee ba oe against The ae ancan state couvention fune 2. at Colum! Lazox Srnrer Nores.—The journeymen plumb- ers ot New Yori cit: pk a pave aereed oe LETTER FROM NEW YORK. * The New Club Scandal—John Kelly Again—The County Democracy—Jnm- bo’s Joy—The Raitroad King—The James Boys—Gen. Fisk’s Arrest—Ned we ‘Special Correspondence of Tie EvEnrxa San. ‘New Yor«, April 14, 1882 Public opinion is growing very strong over tho institution here known as the Turf Club. The re- cent exposure of the row over the election of the board of governors and the president gave the Place a partial airing in the morning papers, but Tm afraid it will not do any material good. The club occupies the premises vacated by the Union League Club when it moved to its new home up- town. For many years the location was, there- fore, frequented by gentlemen, and a glamour of aristocratic club life hung over it when the Turf moved in. The membership avas largely composed of gentlemen at first. The interest centered in horses, and all the prominent respectable horse- men were members, but thé initiation fee was suddenly lowered to thirty dol- lars, and in a short time tho club boasted 1,500 members, Then a baccarat table was introduced and in a twinkling the place became the worst gambling hell in New York. It was go for some time before any but those inti- mate with club life knew of its practices. Then little ‘Thos. B. R—, whose father 1s a well-known Wall street man, lost $16,000 in a single night at the baccarat tabie. This was nige play for any table in the world and frizhtened the youth so that he made an uproar about it, But, of course, he never gota penny back. To be accurate he never de- manded any return, but took his loss like a little man when his head cooled. His father, however, y him out of the club with’ a deal of celerity, and his action was followed by o number of other fathers. The place is so well-situated, has such respectable antecedents, however, that it continued for some time to keep up its tone. It is rapidly going down now, though, and I don’t know that any one need lament, for ‘it contains more bad men than one would imagine the city held. Atthe same time there are a number of gentlemen still there. They find it a convenient place to play poker and have little euchre parties with a “consideration.” For this purpose any of itsmembers can hire one of the convenient little card rooms and play all night by paying $5 rent for the room. The influence of the place on the younger mens, as might be im- agined, disastrous. Take itall ‘inallit 1s a dis- Teputable den and ought tobe suppressed. But who will do it? JOHN KELLY AGAIN, Our learned and honorable aldermen have Fecently come into notice by a wrangle over the imperturbable John Kelly. They got their (Irish) blood up to a white heat, and, metaphorically Speaking, knocked each other on the head. Alder- man Roosevelt began the circus by declaring that the Tammany boss was the means of disintegrat- ing the democratic party. At this the Tammany Strikers bristled up andsatd, with red faces, that the disintegrating force (they did not use this phrase) was Samuel J. Tilden and no other. The show went on for two hours or more. It is amusing to go to a meeting of our aldermen any time, as they are a droll set, and have queer antecedents. Alderman Sauer sits in the chair of might as he is president of the board. The honor appears to rest on iim easily enough, considering that his previous training was not of a nature to fit him for the discharge of parliamentary duties. His former occupation was that of a bar-keeper. He had no superior as a mixer of fancy drinks, and few men could cope with him as adrawerof beer. In spite of his dexterity he never reached the proud position of owning a place of his own. As he does just as John elly wants him to, he fs thought as much of ‘as a pet poodle, One does not have to be told who the five or six men are who sit at the end of the chairman’s desk. They glory in | their chief and vote according to his wishes as if they were moved by him by means of invisible wires. You could pick them out for Kelly men in any crowd, Some of them are as familiar with the gin-miN business as their colleague, the chair- Man. ‘There is Alderman Martin, who has a groz- shop of his own, and Alderman Kirk was a clerk in @ lager-beer brewery. Thero seems to be a vital connection between Tammany politics and the Tum business, But the board is not one-sided by any means in thisregard. Alderman Pat Keenan has three or four places and finds his constituency among his customers. He can make a cocktail himself in the most approved manner. The cen- among THE COUNTY DEMOCRACY members (who are adherents of Tilden) 1s Alder- man Roosevelt, who belongs to one of the “oldest families.” He is of short stature, has a well-fed look, and his face, which ts full of color, is some- what suggestive of a high-living Englishman. He is endeavoring to bea statesman and politician with the energy that a boy tries to’ learn how to swim. At present his fame rests on the fact of his being an epicure. His palate has been cultivated to such a high degree that he can only satisfy it by going into the kitchen and taking hold of the pots and pans himself. Meanwhile the cooks swear at him. Without doubt he {s the best judge of fish flesh in the city, and was prestdent of Fish Cultural Association until bis efforts to be a statesman compelled him to forego the pleasure of this ition. The most conspicuous republican member, although he isa little man, is John Mc- Clane, Who belongs to Police Commissioner Mason. Ishould have excepted Pat Keenan. McClane is continually popping up to make oratorical efforts, As if conscious of his littleness, he reminds his colleagues now and then that he 1s the father of thirteen children. Turn the whole lot (two or threo excepted) loose at a horse race and they would be perfectly at theirease and fall to betting on the horses. JUMBO'S JOYS. ‘The pivot the town turns on just now is Jumbo. The brute’s name stares at you from every bill. board and blank wall that the bill-sticker could reach with his paste-brysh. Oscar Wilde wasn’t talked about half so much, even when he put on his silk stockings and posed in languishing atti- tudes, The ineffable poet, were he to return just now, would not be noticed at all. Jumbo has a mars of attention. A crowd surges around the ison Square Garden every afternoon and evening, and unless you are an early comer you have to content yourself with what you can sec of ‘the monster over the heads of a struggling mass, Jumbo ts really as big as the side of a house, and dao (this eae to adinit that the old showman had a good deal to base ‘laims on. Iwent to see him last evening, and found William H. Vanderbilt and several other members of the Vanderbilt family in front of his pen. The railroad king remarked that Jumbo had very long legs—a very tame remark, as that 1s wnat every man, woman and chiid says that goes to see him. Later in the evening I saw the Vanderbilts in their private box. William H. was looking at the antics of a pair of clowns through his opera glass. and laughing heartily. But to return to Jumbo, Conkling has been to see him two or three times. He manifests a deep interest in the ane Deast, but turns away with adeep sigh. Jumbo’s pop: ularity sadly reminds him of his own former greatness, Another visitor was Gen. Grant, who fs particularly fond of this cliss of amusement given by Mr. Barnum. He has been at the garden three or four times of late. Since Jumbo’s ar- Hival there has been a great rush of As the menagerie is at one clergymen. end of the building and Jumbo at the the other they have to passthrough the circus to get from one to the other. Soue of them are a ng time making the journey, While I was at Jumbo’s pen a short man, with a scrubby mous- tache of a sandy color, stood at the beast’s head. = Knights Susy Dey nae es man, who is jum! Keeper, Scot physlognomy goes for anything, has less Intelligence ten the elephant. Everything the monster does ts given in detail in the papers here, and the shrewd old showman makes the sensation tual by Introducing one thing atatime. At first Jumbo was kept in his tae The next thing wis to take him around the rack, which is still kept up. But there aro other things in reserve. On Saturday Jambo is to be introduced to the herd of elephants belonging to ‘the show, and when the interest begins to lag a howdah will be strapped on his back and ‘hildren willclimb up on him and ride. By the teme the noveity of this has worn off, Mr. Baraum’s fertile brain will have evolved a new So far Jumbo has been as gentle as a kitten, but his keepers have fears of his getting into a tantrum. ‘Thi not admitted publicly, but it is nevertheless true. — will be more than a peck of trouble if he Joes. ‘THE RAILWAY KING. Seeing William H. Vanderbilt at the circus re- minded me of his recent purchases on 5th avenue. One might well imagine that with four of themost costly mansions in America in his immediate fam- ily a feeling of contentment would steal over his scul—at least in the matter of mansions. The ma- rity of men would indeed feel satisfied with one 00,000 residence without rushing up three otiiers, but “William H. ts psc liih as the Commodore His new ase—the title wi clay lasts an extonslve pot of r hen the . a millionaire father made her a bridal old—that ts, ss year eli—Van e r a ‘will meet head ts shown in phrenological institutes; seven of the chairs that he stood on when shot are on exhibition at the seven Bowery museums, together mine. His “Life cents, and he figures in _all of the penny horror papers devoted to the moral instruction of our boys. Take itall in all Tm getting rather sick of the from the heavy, editorials, on the Oe eee of the governor, who was cognizant of the ‘crime to be perpetrated, which ar in the big dailies to the seven chairs in the. Every James had his, and he ought indistarbed possession of his night. I imagine he'll fint it lively enough. GEN. FISK’S ARREST. The arrest of Gen. Ciinton_B. Fisk, on a charge of swindling, ts not exactly a church scandal, yet it has created a great deal of talk in church cir- clea. This ts owing to the facéthat he occupies a very prominent position th the Methodist church— 80 prominent, indeed, that every one knows that: he is a Methodist. He ts also widely known as the founder of the Fisk University im Tennessee, an in- stitution for the education of colored people, and he has taken a very active part as Indian mis~ sioner. His friends are very much tn hopes that he will be able to prove that it Is an attempt to Dlackmall him—a “hellish attempt,” as he himself expresses It. Busines3 men are disposed to su3- los judgment until the facts are brought out at he trial. One of the features’ of the trial will be the testimony of a former partner of Gen. Fisk, on whose information the plaintiff chiefly bases his chal Whatever the result may be, it will be a very unfortunate thing for Mr. Fisk.’ The great number of swindling operations latd bare of late make Itall the easier tobe credulous regarding storles of the most startling nature. EDWARD STOKES AGAIN. Edward Stokes, the man who sfot and killed Col. Jim Fisk a few years ago, seems determined to keep himself in view. When he bought the Hoffman house recently, and placed his famous Pictures on view, I sent you adetatled account. He hassince been promtnent at sporting events, where his clear cut handsome face and close clipped white hair made him noticeable. He always dresses in the extreme of style, and is usu- ally accompanied by one or two well-known Wall Street operators or men-about-town. fils last act Was to advance $10.000 in cash to Mr. William Hamilton, who bougit with it a third interest in the San Francisco minstrels. ‘This makes Hamil- ton one of the firm of Birch & Backus, who have as much busmess as they can play to all the year around, and of course Hamilton has struck a good thing. The part Stokes plays in the affair is rather unique, He appears as the wealthy eee ee who, nioviaes com} eae at a aging young man enjoying a ary at Btn dard Theater, at once withdraws him and es him a partner in the most prominent and paying minstrel firm in the country. Thus all his friends say: “Big heart has Stokes. Great heart. Devilish good fellow, too. Always help a friend.” When he ts dead some one will deliver a panegyric entitled “The Heart of a Murderer,” and all New York will weep, while Beecher and Talmadge will vie with each other in producing their several eulogies. are guarante: Works” is promised AMERICAN BEAUTY 1s at a premium in London this season, and I don’t wonder. Ican pick out fifty women in New York to-day who are more beautiful than Mrs. Langtry in face and form, and go her odds even on her creamy complexion. After all, I guess that her fame was made more by that always sly and bland person, the Prince, than by her own perfection in physical charms. American girls are not afraid of her or the other professional beauties. They stand a better chance of being presented at court and introduced generally now than a few years ago, through the number of American girls who havo married English titles, Lady Bentick, Lady Churchill, Mrs. Paget, Lady Mandeville, Lady Angleséa and many. others whom I do not recall just now who were all American girls once if they are English ladies now and they delight in giving their pretty country ‘women an introduction.as it reflects as much credit on them as on the debutantes, The result is that more of our girls are contracting English connec- tions than ever before, and It is very gratifying, because it belps on the movement among the young men of New York to ape the English snob and cultivate his caddishness. They have better faelllties for observation and are improving so rapidly that the number of young men who wear bob-tail coats, bell-crown hats and trousers so Ught as to almost prevent the wearer from sitting down, is Increasing daily. Quite a number are now able to wear the single glass in one eye for from ten to twelve minutes, and there are several Who can drive tandem up the avenue without be- ing upset more than twice, What really catches them however is THE FOX-HUNTING. It’s veryaice to dress up ina scarlet coat and corduroy breeches, “just like one of the h’aristo- cracy ye know,” and canter after the hounds on the trail of the anise seed bag, but what do youdo when you come toa fence? Well, if the bars can be lowered, the bold angio-Américan lowers them. If they can’t be let down—he goes around. How- ever, It's a great thing to lave his photograph taken In the red coat, so a8 to send it to “me sister Lady go-an‘i-so” gn the other side. This shows her ow magnificently the country ts progressing, ant may perhaps lead her iniivintener to eutoaise that we may become civilized after all if we only keep it up longenough. Well we're keeping it up now with a vengeance. Gili aE SS ee THE Satz, ordered by a resolution of the House some time ‘ago, of stationery, including pocket- books, knives, ‘operaeglasses ‘and other articles, which Congressional wisdom groups under the heading of stationery, came off at Duncansons’ to-day. The attendance was large and the bid- ding spirited. Some of the goods were purchased in private lote, but most of them were sevured by ealers, ea SS ‘Tue LAMONTE Cas AGAINST TAE W. AND G. Ratt- RoaD.—The case of Lamonte. eel the W. & G. Railroad Company was called upin the Circuit Court this morning on mot‘on of the plaintiff's at- torneys, Messrs. Henkle, Hine sand McPherson, to set the case for hearing. The action was bi ht in 1877 for damages recelved by plaintiff in being ejected from a car, and on each of the sevel triais held, a verdict has been rendered for the lainsiff, the jury at the last trial awarding him 15,000. The question is now raised by plaintiffs attorneys, who claim to have been deprived of their Just dues by a secret settlement between the company and the plaintiff, by which the latter Was paid $2,000 to discontinue the sult. Judge MacArthur after hearing the arguments to-day sald that unless within 30 days the railroad com- any pald to the attorneys of Lamonte 33 per cent f $2,000 he should order the case to be retired, —— DEEDS IN FEE have been filed as follows: Geo. 7, dones to Valentine MeNully, south, part Tots 10 and 11, 8q. 154; $600. C. K.’ Fruser, trustee, to Murtha’ Allen, sub 1, +q. south of 463; $800. R. Wil- lett to B. U. Keyser, receiver, Pare & sa. 9955 $$. B. U. Keyser, receiver, to W. P, Holton,samé proj .' James Goddard, trusted, to Newman, parts 47 and 48, block 65, Holmead’s ad- dition; $475. W. Godey to Clara Pridby and Min- nie E. Burford, lot 53, biock 69; $——. Mary E.Ma- gruder to E. T. Offutt, lots 177'and 178, block 84, B. and H. addition; $600, eh Foreman Davi HWELL.—Yesterday after- noon at the Government Printing Office, Maj. A.H. 8. Davis, the foreman of printing, took leave of the employes, Capt. H. T. Brian having been appolut- ed his sticcessor.’ During the afternoon letters were presented Maj. Davis from the several de- partments of the ofilce tendering him good wishes and expressing grateful appreciation of the kind- ness shown the employes, for the friendly interest he had taken In their welfare and the gentlemanly manner which has characterized his intercourse with them. For an hour Maj. Davis was kept bus} shaking hands with the men bidding them ye. ConDENeSD TELEGRAMS.—Representative Bloch and Wright, of the On‘o legislature, were Indicted at Columbus yesterday for accepting bribes, and J.D, Watson, for giving bribes.....Mrs Alta Boyn- ton, the only’sister of Mrs. Garficid, mother of the President, dicd yesterday at Hiram, aged 75. aes Scarlet fever epidemic at Boyertown, Pa, which has been abating for the lust two Wecks, is reported to be again increasing.....A fire at Titusville, Pa., yesterday, Rares fe $150,000 worth of property, including the Parshall House, the Opera House and the Hotel Brunswick....: The dill legalizing marriage with a deceased wife's sister passed the upper branch of tho dominion bee unent yesterday by a vote of 84 io 11....The mith bill for closing drinking saloons on Sunda has panvedsne. oni erg _W. H. Wiison’ sale '3e8 at Cynthiana, Ky., yesterday aggre- neg $11,100 for 45 head....Gotton factories will {1u operation in Columbia, 8. C,, within the next ce ~The interior of the Peabody jalem, last ee AN ARISTOCRATIC SWINDLER.—At the Mansion house police court, in London, yesterday, the Mar- luis of Buntiey appeared on a charge of obtaint encor BAUish Sou Rivlon bt bondow, Saal Sout n. Let Africa, in Lon jail Was BALTIMORE iN Bure —Searctt the bodies of the victims of the'Pratt strect ex; tor ‘plosion. night the three News was: sasahir icee er meen re ther of. gathered about the scene of teres a 5 all lant wight to protest Jaly in Weinnd coats Wit fe Wades Brit fo- William H. Wade, an -of the ed Ged inate ——The ancellor,. Bat he member on: finally elected ship by a large thaority, Sea 2d Edition. ———__ THE HARPER'S FERRY WATER POWER, ETC. ee ‘Where is Capt. Howgate? A NOTR FROM ALEXANDRIA—SRARCH IN A WASHING- ‘TON DAIRY—DID BE HAVE ANY MONEY? ‘The question “Where’s Howgate?” was as much &@ mystery to-day as yesterday. This morning’s mall brought to the district attorney a postal card bearing the following message: ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 14th. District Attorney Corknit:—bir:” Bowgate ‘1s here, Will give information that will lead to his whereabouts for $500. Say in Tas Star where the Tewari will be left. {Signed,) FRIEND TO JUSTICE. A number of similar anonyinous messages, locat- ing the fugitive in_ different places, were received at the marshal’s office, but most of them received but little attention. One letter received by the mar- Shal expressed the suspicion that Howgate was concealed in F K. Ward's dairy establishment, on 3:1 st. a. Marshal Williams visited the place and Was afforded every facility for making the search, but did not find the missing man. Mr. Ward said he believed the story was started by some friend of his to help advertise his (Ward's) Information was also given to the marshal’s office to-day to the effect that Howgate left town in a buggy and{s traveling through the country in .. The view is expressed in the marshal’s at Howgate had no money, unless some sons Who feared unpleasant revelations at the tial furnished it. “If he has no money,” said Deputy Wilt: “he will be caught soon. If he has, it will be a longer time, There area thous- and persons who know Howgate toone who knew John H. Surratt, yet Surrat was at last discovered, though he was ‘hidden away in the army of thé Po ss Mr. Williams thinks that Capt. Howgate 1s suffering more now than if he were within the Walls of the penitentiary. He does not think that Miss Burrill had anything to do with the escape. When Miss Howgate was asked by the officers, Stier het father’s cacape, it he had any money, She said she only knew of his having $10, which he sent out to get changed im order to pay for the hack which took him to the house. —$—<$<——_+9s_____ ‘The Government Property at Harper’s Ferry. A, PROPOSITION TO LEASE IT FOR GENERATION OF ELECTRIO LIGHT FOR BALTIMORE AND WASHING- ‘TON. A proposition has been made to the government by a company of capitalists to lease the property and water power at Harper’s Ferry for ninety-nine years for manufacturing purposes. The terms of- fered are quite liberal, and the proposal is now before the Solicitor of the Treasury, who has it under advisement. While the offer does not state definitely for what purpose the property is intend- ed, it is stated that they Intend to use the water 0 wer for the generation of electricity, which will conveyed 6 Baltinore and Washington and used in lighting these cities with electric lights. ‘The government has been desirous of selling the roperty, and it ts estimated to be valued at Fo,bo0. ‘rhe question to be settled 1s whether the government will lease or sell the property. The Property is a long strip of land about three-fourths of a mile in width along tne Potomac river and the water power of the Shenajoah river, on which a national armory was located before the war. SS Capitol Notes. ‘The sub-committee having charge of the sundry civil appropriation bill have been holding day and night sessions for three weeks in perfecting the bill. It is about two-thirds completed, and will be ready to be reported next week. Congress has a8 yet taken no action to perfect the imperfect bill of its predecessor for the erection of @ new Pension office ceding If the caucus program of last night 1s carried out two of the southern contested election cases ‘will be called up next week. DAKOTA. The House committee on territories at their meeting to-day instructed Representative Grout to move a suspension of the rules on Monday next and put upon its passage by the House the bill “establishing the Territory-ot North Dakota and providing a temporary government theretor.” THE APPROPRIATION BILLS yet to be reported are the following: Naval, river and harbor, legislative, executive and judicial, sunfry civiland the general deficiency. As yet only one appropriation bill has become a law, the immediate deficiency. The condition of the sev- eral appropriation bills is as follows: The fortifica- tion bill ts in conference; the Post Office bill isin conference; the consular and diplomatic bill is in conference; the Indian Dill 4s in conference; the military academy bill 1s with the House committee on appropriations with Senate amendments; the agricultural bill passed the House and fs witn the Senate committee on appropriations; the army bill is with the Senate committee on appropriations; the District of Co- lumbia bill, reported from the House appropriation committee and on the calendar of the committee Of the whole on the state of the union. An appro- priation bill is usually considered as virtual passed, when itis disposed of in the House. All but six have been so pi There will be prob- ably some little fight on the naval bill, if new ships of war are provided for, and on the sundry civil bill, but no contest is expected an any of the others. Ifthe House is disposed, all the appro- priation bills can be passed by the 1st of June, and Congress can easily adjourn sine die by the 10th of June, if the members 80 desire. A great number of them do desire an early adjournment, for the reason that, in addition to looking after thelr re- nominations, they have also, or a food many of them, to become familiar with the districts, which have been changed by the state legislatures in re- districting. The outlook, hence, is that Congress will adjourn in June, ‘THE CHINESE QUBSTION. There seems to be a lack of unanimity among the advocates of anti-Chinese legislation in the Senate. Democrats say that the republicans are endeavoring to fix up a bill that will serve to quiet the demand for such legislation, and that they are moved more by a purpose to help the republi- can party out of a difficulty than anything else, while repubticans allege that the democrats are trying to make political capital by preventing the passage of any bill. The outlook is not very favor- able at present for the passage of a Dill. Navat Onpgrs,—Licut, B. H. Tilley detached from the naval academy 28th inst., and ordered to the Tennessee Ist of May; Midshipman Charles 8. McClain, from the Yantic'and ordered to the survey steamer Bach: ot ‘THe Cask or Frrz JouN Porter has been Qnally disposed of as faras the executive 1s concerned. The Attorney General has delivered an opinion on the case to the effect that the President has no power to act, and the verdict of the court-martial Stands inviolate, This opinion was concurred in ae President and ali tue members of the Cabl- THE POSTMASTER GENERAL to-day signed an order carrying out the recommendations of the commiss.on appointed to reassign the rooms in the ce ees alg vacated by the money order Tar GovEkNMENT PRINTING OFFICER —Mr. Rounds Latest Telegrams 10 The Star Mrs. Scoville’s Petition. ‘Cnicaso, Tit, April 15.—Mrs. Scovilie’s petition for the appointinent of a conservator of th? estate of Guiteau came up in the county court this morn- Loomis sald that, in view of court Of the state, there was Some uncertainty about the Jurisdict He PHILADELPHIA, April 15.—Maorion L. Dow, the female stock broker, was present in the supreme court this morning in charge of an officer, in answer to the writ of habeas corpus recently grantel. Mr. Riddie,on Mrs. Dow's behalf, read affidavits made by James McDowell and Marton L. Dow, in which they both claimed to be man and wife. Mr. Riddle thought his client should be ee from arrest. The hearing was not con- cluded, Saiaar ett es News from Panama. RAILROAD AND INTER-OCEANIC CANAL CONCESSIONS. PANAMA, April 6—The concession granted to Gen. Daniel Butterfield, of New York, for the con- struction of a rallway from the capital to the gull of Fonseca has been approved by the Salvador congress. Capt. Lull, of the U, 8. navy,who recently visited Nicaragua, assures us that he has secured a modi- fication of the concession granted to Mr. A. G. Menocal for the construction of an inter-oceanic canal through that republic. The time for Degin. ping the work has been extended until the 30th of September, 1884. PIRROLA AND PRADO, THE RIVAL PERUVIAN CHIEFS. Plerola, formerly commander of the Peruvian forces, and Prado, the self-extled president of Peru, have arrived here, the former on the ist and Prado on the 3d instant. Tho two chiefs have 80 far ignored each other. Pierola goes to live in Paris, where he has business and social relations, Prado returns to the coast. He leaves for Guaya- quil to-day, but it is hinted that he will go direct to Lima and place himself in accord with the members of his old party. ————_—_ A Tragedy in Georgia. ATLANTA, Ga., April 15.—Benjamin F. Jones, the son of a well-to-do farmer in Gordon county, Shot and killed Charlie Payne, a negro, at Calhoun, and has succeded In escaping arrest. Wall Street To-day. STOCKS STRONG AT A SMALL ADVANCE. ‘New York, April 15.—The Post's financial article says: The Stock Exchange markets continue dull. United States bonds are strong for the 4s, which are up ¥, to 1205,2120%; the extended 53 ¥, to 1024. “and the extended 63 %, to “101% al01y. The extended 5s are also’ 1 In southern state bonds Tennessees: continue strong; are 13¢ higher. Railroad bonds are strong, at an advance of 431 percent. The stock market has in the main been strong, but the changes have been comparatively small, the rise ranging trom r cent in ‘the active stocks. A spec feature of the stock market to- day has been Cooke f central, which has Tanged between 76 77%, being 76% as we write. Since 12:30 o'clock there has been a fractional decline in the general stock market, and Reading has fallen to the lowest ‘price of the day. The market for foreign exchange is quiet. but firmer in tone than yester- day afternoon. ee Indicted for Involuntary Man- slaughter. PHILADELPHIA, Apri! 15.—The grand Jury to-day returned nine bills of Indictment for involuntary manslaughter against Joseph Harvey, the owner of the Randolph mills, which were burned in this city last spring with such fearful loss of Life. steel asia The Closed Buffalo Bank. LBANY, N. ¥., April 15.—The first national Dank, of Buffalo, which closed its doors yesterday, held $70,422.46, of the canal money coilected for tolis last year. The amount 1s secured by a bond for $200,000. Signed by nine responsible sureties. isc li A Triple L: img. Sr. Lours, Mo., April 15.—Mall advices from Kir byville, in’ one’ of the southern counties of thts state, Say thata good deal of horse stealing has been done in that section lately; and that a few days ago, three men, the ringleaders in the dep- redations, were hunted down and hanged, by a arty of Citizens. The names of the men are hot nown, but they are believed to have come from Greene county. — Tel phic Briefs. Wm. Kennedy, a bookkeeper, charged with em- bezzling over $40,000 from his employer, was ac- quitted in Philadelphia this morning. ‘The steamship Toronto, which arrived in Balti- more to-day, from Liverpool, brought 280 English emigrants, Mrs. W. B. Slade, a well-known editor and writer for children’s magazines died at Fall River, Mass., ay. Judge Pierce, in Philadelphia, to-day affirmed the masters’ report setting aside’ as fraudulent a deed of trust by which Jacob A. Miskey, an intem- perate man, gave to his father, mother. ‘and sister, tor a consideration of $5, all his property, amount— ing to $70,000, to the complete exclusion of his wife, rts have been received in San Francisco of the burning of the British ship Norval on March 4th in latitude 13.30 north and longitude 120 west, and half of her crew 1s missing. At a meeting of the directors of the Mutual Union Telegraph company in New York to-day, John G. Moore was elected president of the cou- pany in place of John O. Evans, deceased. —— The Markets. BALTIMORE, April 15.—Vi 68 120124. Flour Sitm and. 25 cents higher for Howard street and western family; other ‘unc! Wheat southern hisher and active— southern red, 1, do. amber, "1.58al.62: No. 2 TIPE Sie lh ae tsa tues : 465 L = o a al. 2 3 Auras 1:20%eL.d1.. Gorm, southern hither: western Miner, ing —southern whita, Wa91; do. yellow, 90; western mixed, spot and April, 853x386; May, 85%aB6 June, 86 asked: August, 853 inom gamet and Avania, 62365. Rye dull, 90395. firm and un- bushels. conn, 196,144 bushels. “NEW YORK, April 15.—Stocks fairly active and firmer. Money, 6. E: a ; do. short, 34. State bonds moderately active and strong. Gov- and atead) ernments firm. Cotton quiet A NEW YORK | Apri ts, nice and a shade veut Flour tronger. faitly active and sn1% conts higher. Corn quiet and about 44 cent better. firm, 17.193¢ S18 30 Yard army a 6Te ois 1374, Pennsyivania ——__——+9s —_____ ‘The Mrs. Mason Fund. The following additional subscriptions have been received at THE Star office: Heretofore acknowledged . $1,675 85 Treasury branch of Govt. “Printing Ice - vo 4S P. G. Grimes, Suitland, Md. S Wm. Elliott - zB Citizens of West Union, Ohio, by Geo. C, Evans. 5B Collected by Westera Insurance Co., Cin- cinnatl, Ohio. Mrs. Wise, Lima, Ohio Fort Washakee, Wyoming. Aultman and ‘Taylor, manf. company, Mansfield, Ohio. Boys in Blue, Crooked Tree, Ohio... Lancaster Bzaminer.. 4o took formal possession of his office as Public Prin- terto-day. Mr. Fletcher, of the War department printing office, has been appointed foreman of the iflcation foom, Government Prin Whee J. D. skew Removed, ody as Commanver E. M. SHEPARD reports the arrival of the Enterprise at Samana bay, St. Domingo, on the 27th of March. She expected to sail imme. Glately for Curacoa. Health of the ship's com- pany is reported good. ed ELSVATORS FOR THE GENERAL Post OFFICR Wanrep.—The Postmaster Gevferal to-day senta letterto the House appropriations committee asking foran appropriation of $17,000 to erect two elevators in the post office Dulldinge One 1s to be placed in the 7th and F streets corner, and the other in the 8th and E. The elevators are greatly needed, and Ve request was suggested, by several members of THE CONTEMPLATED RESUMPTION OF WORK AT THE PRINTING AND ENGRAVING BUREAU.—The an- nouncement made yesterday that work would be resumed at the Treasury bureau ot rint on Monday was in Upprovil or the sear ey bill Amusements, &c. Foro’s Orgka Hovse.—The *Tourists,” who have kept the city in good humor this week by their mirthful oddities and delicious music, wi! close their engagement here with to-night’s bay ‘THI ‘The present ATIONAL THEATER. — engagement of Mr. Joseph Jefferson will close to-night, when he will play “Rip Van Winkle.” Next week the Audran Opera com will have the theater, as mentioned more elsewhere. BENEFIT OF LITTLE EVA HENDERSOX.--The rush for seats for the complimentary benefit to-night at Od Fellows’ Hall, to lite Eva Henderson, in- aicates that the affair will be a great success. . Boys” will be played with a — cast, Miss Minnette Thompson, the brilliant actress, who will take a leading part in the play, is en- titied to great credit fo1 izing anh managing mas With a good moral, and the vi characters: well sustained by the John R. Important Heal Estate Transactions Messrs Fitch, Fox & Brown have made recently ‘the following sales: For Henry Stanton, of New York, lots 15 and 16, tn sq. 1020, to J. W. Starr, Osq.9 for $500 cash. For Mrs Mary D. Biddle, trustee, of Philadelphia, lot 2, block 41, Columbian Coliege tand, to Mrs. E. 8. Stone, for 1,18. To Rider, lots 16 and 17, block 40; $1,450, Mary E. Mann, lots 18 and 19, 1n block 40, for #1, Lot 3, block 41,0 A. M. MeLachien, for Lots 3 and 2%, Diock 40, to F. 8. Delany To Miss Mary E. Mathews, lot 1, block 3 For the oa a rer, 3 grou ° 3 Hon. B. Spas, lot BS, south Hil, for $2,812.05. For "the Columbian Ww. University, the ‘north ‘88 feet of Jot 5, in square 818, to Dai Murray, esq., for $2917.29 cash. For Capt. W. P. Graham, of Va., No, 1217 Vermont avenue, near Thomas Circie, to Mrs. Ada B. Tyssowskt, Tor$8.000 cash. For Capt. George E. Lemon, No. 1818 Jeffers son Place, to Mrs. Jeannie Tree Rives, for $7,000 For Henry’ R. Miles, to Mr. Eroma 8. Andrews, lots 47 and 48, in Sq. 182, with the improvements, front ing Seott Circie, for $13,500 For N. W. Burchell, esq., to Col. Wm. Winthrop, assistant fudge advo cate general, sub lot 1, sq. 214, being No. 110) Vere mont avenue, for £18,500. ‘For'Mra Isabelia Rings gold, to the Hon. Huzh McCalloca, ex-Sec ot the U. 8. Treasury department, the north & feeb 6 inches of lot 6, in quate 199. being No. 912 15th Street, fronting "McPherson Square, for $17,000. Also, in conaection with Mr. BH. Warner, tor the estite of the Hon. Charles Francis Adams, Nos, 1333 and 133 F street, opposite Ebbitt Hous, to Leander M. Hubby, esq., of Ohio, for $31,000 nd for Mr, L. Selidner, of Baltimore, U No. 921 Pennsyivania avenue, occupied by ton dry goods store, to same purchaser, tor $40,000 — Central Dispensary. ANNUAL REPORT AND ELECTION OF OFFICERS, The annual meeting of the Centrel Di and Emergency the Institution, N Waslargely ait ind by the contributing members. ‘The attending staff reported Unat during the month ending March 31, 188%, the following work had peendone: Prescfiptiots compounded, 2.427; num Der of cases attended, 620; number of operations, 5; number of emergency cases, 17. to the board his annual ing. among otuer things, that duri cases had been treat ly 23,000 prescr.ptions compounded at ah age gregate expense for the year of about $3,700, and that since July, 1881, at which time the Emergency Hospital was inaugurated, about 22) cases had received surgical treatment for accidental injuries, The following directors were elected ror the year ending March 31, 1883: Jesse B. Wilson, Major 4. W. Powell, Gen. Wm. M. Dunn, B. U. Keyser, Cale deron Carlisie, P. R. Wilson, J. W. Barker, J. W. Drew, J. A. Bak Jonn F. Hanna, W. M. Galt, C, ©, Duneason, D. W. Middicton, E. Triple, F. B. Mohun, Win. Galt, Thos. P. Morgan, Drs. A’ Patze, Jas. E. Morgan, Flodorado Howard, J. Eilot, N. & Jncoin, Robt. Reyburn, Louis Mackall and’ A. ¥. P. Garnett. Value of Real Estate Advertising in The Star. Wasnrsaton, D. C., April 14, 188% To the Editor of Tae Evasive Star: You can see from inclosed letter to me from Da= kota Territory how far-reaching your valuable pa- per 8 a3 an advertising medium, and that your enterprising reports of the Washington real estate market are reac with interest, not enurely by home People. This is oniy one of the many such letters I receive in reference to advertisements in your paper from people all over the country. Yours, very truly, W. E. Burvorp, Fango, Dak. Ty., April 10, 188% W. E. Berrorp, esq., real estate agent, Washe ington, D. Sir: read from the Washington Weert of the 7th Instant your interview with T, In which you are represen hat the demand for small houses for purchase ex. ceeds the supply, and Uhat money at 6 per cent 1s a. drug on the market. Now, I have a sinall frame house, In good repair, with Stable and most mod- ern improvements, On 24th st, bet. Land M, No. 1137, which I desire to sell, or, in case there is no sale for It, to borrow money on ft at 6 percent. Please comununicate with me at your earliest vas ventence in regard to this matter ant give me vour views, Yours, respectfully, Gno. N. Laur. gam. soe Manine Corrs Oxpers.—Capt. E. P. Meeker, of the marine corps, will be detached from the Brooke lyn, South Atlantic station, when the Marion is ready for sea. He will take passage in the Marion and upon arriving home will report by letter to the commandant of the marine corps. Capt. Ll. E. Fagan will be detached from the marine bar- racks at Norfolk on the istof June and will pro- ceed to Montevideo, Uruguay, and report to the commander-in-chief’ of thi rth Atlintle sta. ton for duty as commander of the marive guard of the Brooklyn, and as fleet commander of the South Atlantic Station in place of Capt. Meeker, Capt. G. B. Haycock, of the marine corps, sta- tioned at Baltimore, has been granted ‘hres months’ leave of absence on account of sicknoss, from the 20th inst. Stam STAR Te ed as stating A Suppen Resroration To Lirr.—Chas. Savoy, an old colored man, caught yesterday a:tesnoon pulling up some choice planis and flowers from the Parking tn front of a house corner of Massachu- avenue and 7th street, was charged in the olice Court this morning with trespass. He» told Officer Smoot, who arrested him that his wife died yesterday and he was getting flowers to put on her ve. ‘The prisoner's wife appeared, however, in court this morning and interceded for her hus- band, saying she was not dead, but there was @ cor AS there 'was evidence, im rpse in her house. cluding a physiclan’s certificate, that Savoy was insane, the case was dismissed, A Wire's Bn ror Divorce.—Mr. Charles A. ‘Walter to-day filed a bill for a divorce in the name of Elizabeth Marschauer agt. John Marschaurer, She states that they were married June 12th, 1878, by Rev. Robt. Rietzel, but lived together for hus- band and wife only three months—to the 13th of September following the marriage—for he com. l-treatment towards her and (or he has been guilty of habitual dreukenness, She asks divorce and the restoration of her maiden name of Rank. arene THE Sare BUROLARS IDENTIFIED BY A BALTIMORE DetgcrivE.—Upon a dispatch being sent to Balt- more by Major Brock to-day about the arrest of the four burglars charged with exploding Mr. R. I. Fleming's safe, Chief Gray sent over ve Hagan, of that City, to see if these men are tho same who in that city Wednesday and took the tain ‘south the next morning. 4 Hagan recognized tarce of them. SERIOVs ACCIDENT TO A POLICRMAN.—OMicer Frank Tolson, in attempting to raise up @ pair of horses which had fallen on Pennsylvania avenue near 16th street on Sunday, overstrained himselt and broke a blood vessel tn his lungs and nas been Dleading ever since. He Mes in a very critical state at his house, 2013 K street north) ind the physicians have given his case up ‘hopeless. one. He has the hame of being a tirst-class officer and has not been long on the force. nesta Fam sccathas Ma, Freprnicr 1. CaBie, engineer of the Capt tol nds, a young man ‘of remarkable ability and ist, died to-day at the residence of his Parents, 4012 10th strect, Of malarial typhold fever. le had’ been fil for three or tour weeks, but was believed to be better, and this morning rose to take his breakfast in his’room. He was taken with a fainting fit and fell to the Noor. He was at once Placed upon the bed, but did not rally, and soon after died, He was a native of Onto, and unmar- Tied. His death is much deptored by those asso- Ciated with him, and to whom he had endeared himself by his noble and manly deporunent. permet ax au Any MARRIAGE Licenses have been issucd to Samuel divinse and Fiorence ‘Knight, both of Fairfax county, Va.; Thomas Brown and Eliza Butler; Henry Morken and Lena B. Mommberger. cosine odin THE NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. ‘The following are the ovening and closing 9°28 Of the New York Stock Market to-day, as reported by special wire to H. H. Dodge, 539 15th street: zoegieg! Louisville and Nashviue. Manhattan Beach. Michigan Central .