Evening Star Newspaper, July 5, 1882, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Serthwest Corner Penueylyanis Ave. and 11th The Evening Star Newspaper Company, ree Stan cd te enbeerihers tn the ast be paid in adva INSEX TO ADYERTIS TS IN THE STAR SEFURND t axD Fo! SEwrxe ‘Tur Tkapr ‘Ternen # SPECIAL NOTICES. to purchase prope id inquire into the oy ull information, &e., ry. AVILLE, President. jar monthly raking ad of st and f ING, 8 o'elocik sharp, order of the president, J.T. QUILL. re and Carpet Deal= cour respective places of bu from July Ist, 1882, util Sep- h street and Pa, avenne. ania avenue. paneer BYES (aa INO. F stree te Mosey: iuters-t, with a full share of. the ayments of the debt, Last month we gave = onth, being § al st. Tt is ant has a street north- dN COOK, h northwes! KAIL- OFFICE*Or THE ROAD COMPAN is 1 th ITAL Ist ting of of the AY, A heidt at the Jui GARDEN HOSE, LAW NELERS. GAS STOVE: NS, BRODLERS, cte. SLATE MANETS, LAT a ole GAS FIXTURES, Ft NING .. 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ROCK SPRING. at tho Virginia end of the Chein Bridge, — = —— ‘ad Seer piensa: , Brees imo SO pe ee HaniIsOS, Proprie! and are gusranteed bericdes * es £oening Sta + 33. ean aseerts the Post 0: i that the present cleric artment would Involve ne next twenty di xt 1 etlture or twenty jector of customs , to be stationed al NATIONAL BANk notes $471,000. vor of Inter yland di Restexep.—Coll Proud, of t al Rey rict, OF h!s successor, who, tt », Will be ether Jehu I thought of the former. of internal re’ Mr. GEonGE the Contract offic tion of the office States, will shor a connection with a mminent P retary Chindler has appointed a court of | to investigate the loss of the U steamer Rodgers in St. L: ‘The detail for the court 15 as follo lore Thomas S. Phelps, Capt. John I pt. P. Cooke, with LI t. C. 8 Rte Mare Island, on the 5th Instant. graphed the Navy d pleted his mi in comn cers generally express themselv: with Commodore $ ldt’s course while actions. A: no other ifiser will be dei ‘ailed to that dui porarit the naval War dep vice Mr. John Tweed: moted to bi Mr. Stone's proi well deserved. &. Sweet will hereat form the duties of stenographer as well of private etary Lincoln. retary to APPOINTED.—The Pres ord v York for the District of Columbia, THE $1,000 Boxp Pate. — Secretary statement regarding the $1,000 bond plate be made York. SECRETARY FouGer went to New Yor day. He 1s expected to return to-morrow. Were Senators Cameron, Harrison, Mille and Lapham, Representatives Dawes, cott, Kelley, R drich, Browne, V sriculture Loring. ‘THE PRESIDENT HAS APPROVED the act thorizing the construction of a brit | Rock Island and S. W. railway compa: struct a bridge over the Missis Baston, UL; to ae | with the Shoshone sive of portion of their ', for the u: of the nd to mal ippropriat and n field’ Springs. irs. ALL. R ter Nellie let last evening tor they w ehd the n.—Miss Hatt ‘tne, daughter of Mr. A. T. Whitin: Tr music areer with such su eted hon v fora she Morris, Miss L. Mrs. L. F. € Conzressinan R. skinner, ‘of ing. . RR. Hitt, late As the Stevens cottage, > THE INTERVIEW BETWEEN THE HUSBAND A‘ —A GOOD-BYE AND A PARTING FOREVE! THE PKIS S SAY ABOUT IT. ‘The reports current Monds interview and rec and yesterd tion | Mondsy’s Srax, appe what 1s said to have meeting. ‘The circumstances, as learned rious sources, were briefly as follow up 3d street, at the intersection of window of he waving | Ss cl tention, what it | He thought at first that the tended for some other passer-by, | yund and seeing no one In whe vet ae to the concluston ' pt himself he | ed for him, and ed the door he opened it and met with muc sitation. sked forgivene: SC of the interview pposite Ler window, bowed to her and, to the door, started across the street. down | she TANCY’S ACCOUNT both, but there w: of the other, a conciliation mad: cour. thing could not be eter what has oc sald gcod-bye, and parted forever.” tane ho foryiven by either. Of cy, when view, said it w no significance wha’ wife only with pity and sorrow. however,” hi goontoadecrce. Mrs. Christiancy and gether again.” : A CHARGE OF DESERTION. ‘The suppiemental Dill recently filed Christianey im November, 1879, and came to this it nurmber were within the n continuing the Astant Secretary Cecil county, M Mr. Proud To INVESTIGATE THE Loss OF THE RopGER ‘ircuimstances leading Belford and ‘White, ise acro: Arkansas river at Van Buren; authorizing the = appropriation to co from Mound City, IL, to who has been + Miss Clark, Miss Dyer. Teccives imuch syimp2thy for the loss of dauchter, a@ sweet, Intellige! se, and which were mentioned in to have been started by been a purely accidental Washington News and Gossip. Internal reve- CRNMENT EvPLoves DiscHaRGED.—It having force in alarger ys than 1 o~ dis. days. at Sitka, t for the position of special long the received to-day for re- nue R. M. resigned, ent and qualifiea- 4 Baltt- ittmore, with ‘ane by made col- corresponding clerk of P.O.D., In charge of aprising the Pacific sizn that position to accbpt liladelphia firm, slgpe Rs.—Sec- inquiry gz to the awrence he court will meet at the navy aartment that he had com- nina,and asked to be placed nd of the Asiatic squadron. Naval offi- as displ ed ina, nC but do not admit that his reeall was caused by hig the diplomatic mission ts completed ty. See- retary Chandler said to-day that as Commodore felat had accepted a diplomatic trust only he would not forfeit his position in Wan DEPARTMENT CHANGES.—Mr. Jay Stone, Stenographer to Secretary Lincoln, has been ap- pointed chief of the correspondence division of the ale pro- otton 1s iter per- as those lent has appointed Thos. Crocker to be commissioner of deeds in the state Folger’s will not public until after his return from New on Mon- AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House to-day r, (Cal.), Urner, Pres- n Horn, and rf ent s for the fon in Idaho terrl- ern Fall- ying out struct K. Browne has gone to Old where she has a cotta visiting nd bis | b, Will spend the summer at daugh- . where je Whit n ort R. cc ND WIFE R—WHAT day as to between from va- y ile walk- Indiana aventic, about 9 o'clock Monday morning, Mr ey Saw his wife standing in the front in her ‘seemed demon- } decided } to : started in the direction of left the window, and as him ap- @ accounts turew Her arms about him and Mr. Christtancy, when pointing “I went ald, “arriving there just hea the door, He stepped inside, and we the hall for about ten minutes conversing. ng Morting was painful and embarrassing to Ked by either duo suggestion of an effort at re- such Aa red. We Mrs. Chris- asked about the inter- @ purely accidental one and had ever, and that he regarded his “You may say, ded, “that this will be our last in. terview, and that the pending sult for divorce will | build up I shall by Mr ia, city, she Wrote him a letter asking him to provide for her. He replied that he was perfectly willing to sup- port her, but that he must Insist, as a condition of such support, that'she give up tain of her mile tohim. To this letter he received no re he dat es the desertion from January 1, —_.___ : society of cer- juaintances and return 2t once ly, and Makerace Licrnszs have been issued to William Thomas and Sarah F. Day, both of P. G. county, Md.; Cooper: Joun H. Bosse and Mary Theresa. Lewis Anderson and Lizzie Bovie, both Benj. Franklin and Mi Jane Eugene 8. Gray and Eltzaveth “Deve arr of WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, JULY 5, 1882 TWO ‘CENTS. CONGRESSIOD PROCEEDINGS. ‘The Senate To-day. THE MERCHANT MARINE OP THE COUNTRY AN ORPHAN. Mr. Frye to-day presente1 to the Senate a peti- Uon from eltizens of Bath, Me., in behalf of a com- mt nm to consider the merchant marine. He sai he did not know where to send the petition, as there was 0 committee of either heuse of Con7 gTess that took the slightest Interest In tae mcr chant marine; there was no head of any depart. ment who had any jurisdiction over the subject, ‘The merchant marine was an orphan, without an orphan’s court; a waif without a home; a tramp in whom nobody took any interest. But, Mr. Frye added, the time would come when Congress would be compelled to take this inatter into considera- here ought -oniaission to consider this whole subject. ‘The petition was sent to the mnmerce coutnittee. 2 ut on: House bills appropriating $75,000 for a He bullding at Dallas, ‘Texas, and granting demned cannon to Grand Army Republic p: Chicopee, 3 ported and i Mr. Cameron, of Pa., introduced a bill amending: schedule E of Utle 33 bf the Revised Statutes, so as to levy upon all manut: etc., made from hoop, band or scroll tron, or of which hoop, band or scroll iron shall be tie component material of chief value, the same duty that is Imposed on the hoop, band or scroll tron from which the manufac- tures are made, ete. Referred to finance com- mittee, Mr. Cameron, of Wisconsin, moved to dispens? with the calendar for the Durpose of taking up the Dill_for the rellet of Ben Holliday. ‘This motion caused some debste, Messrs. Hoar, Ingalls and Vorhees urging Imniediate consideration of the Holliday cliim, while Messrs. Morrill and Plumb opposed tts consideration. ‘The motion was agreed to by a vote of 31 to 2. Messrs.» McMillan, Plumb, Morrill and Davis (iL) voted no with'the democrats. Messrs. Gor- man, Jackson, Jones (Fla), Morgan_and Voorhees voted aye with the republi¢ans. Motions to post- pone were then supported by the opponents of the bil, headed by Messrs Cockrell, Plumb and jutler. ‘The Senate this afternoan voted to postpone tall December next the consideration of a national bankrupt law. House of Hepresentatives. ‘The motion made last Monday by Mr. Blanchard, of Louisiana, to suspend the rules and pass Senate bill appropriating $100,000 for a public building at Shreveport, La., was taken up and discussed for thirty minutes. In the course of the discussion Mr. Burrows, of Michigan, stated, as a proof of the {ttle need of a court-hous? there, that there had been no criminal business there at the last July session of the United States court, and not enough at the last February session to justify the drawing Of jurors; and Mr. Ellis, of Louisiana, replied that that fact'spoke well forthe virtue and morals of the ‘western district of Louislana. The Motion was adopted—t113 to 33. Mr. Aldrich, of Ilinols, introduced a bill to repeal the of ‘1875, adding 25 per cent to the duty on sugar and molasses, Referred. THE NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILI. The House then, at 12 o’clock, went Into commit tee of the whole, (Mr. Page, of Cal, in the chatr,) and resumed consideration of the naval appropri- ation pill—the pending question being the amend- ment offered by Mr. Reed to the paragraph for the bureau of construction and repatr. ‘Tie amend- ment Is to strike out the proviso which limits to $400,000 the amount to be applted to the repair of wooden ships; also, to make the clause read so that the expense of such repair shall not exceed 30 per cent. 0. the estimated cost of a new vessel of the samo size and like material, ‘The amendment was adopted. Mr. Atkins moved to reduce the amount, for the bureau of construction and repair from. $1,750,000 ‘Ww $1,500,000, ‘The latter sum was the same as the appropriation of last year. ‘The increase was based on the {dea of the construction of one or two new vessels, But the reorganization of the navy was A question of too great importance to be dls- cussed and decided tn an appropriation bill; and this was 2 proposition to commence tho sebutiding of a nav) Mr. Whitthorne made an argument in the same Une. This was neither the time nor the occasion to consic deliberately what the character of the future navy shall be, Mr, Harris (Mass.) argued against the amend- ment, and expressed hts own opinion in favor of ab appropriation of $5,000,000. Mr. Talbot also argued against the amendment, and reminded the gentlemen from Tennessee that they had voted against a proposition to set a day for the consideration of a report from the naval committee looking to a reconstruction of the navy. ‘The subject ought to be considered by the commit tee and by Congress. si Mr. Robeson also opposed the amendment. Its adoption would be a declaration that the United States should have no navy to protect its com- merce or vindleate Its honor. Mr. Atkins expressed the hope that. the gentle- man would not say that the country had no navy no Mr. Robeson replied that the report of the naval committee showed that ft now had no navy at all, comparaple to the navies of other countries. The present Hayy was of wood, and it required as large a yearly expenditure to eon it in repair as it would cost fo commence building a new nav Mr. Hewitt, of New York—Do you say that we have no tron-clads2” Mr. Robeson—“There are 14 1ron-clads, but they are not erulsing ships.” Mr. Plount, of Georsia, commented on the enor- mous expenditure which’ would be necessary to navy that would compare with the navies of European powers. * Mr. Harris, of New Jersey, spoke in favor of a reorganization of the navy. The debate was in progress when our report closed. ‘The Distwict in Congress. ‘The bill to refund the M. G. Emery assessments, Which has passed the House, has been referred by the Senate District committee to Senator Aldrich, of Rode Island. THE NEXT DISTRICT DAY IN THE HOUSE. On Monday next, the House District of Columbia committee will have the floor again after the morning hour, As yet no business has been mapped out. “Chairman Neal is growing restive over the delay in the Senate in taking action on the Potomac flats bill, and if something 1s not done by that body meanwhile, he may again call up the flats bill in the House. THE WATER SUPPLY BILL, Mr. Neal is still withholding the District water supply bill until the House Dill ts disposed of. ‘There sa desire to dispose of the naval bill a3 early as possible, so that the Senate appropria- tions committee may have an appropriation bill to work upon. It 1s quite likely that the naval bill will be disposed of some time to-day. In such event Mr. Neal will at once call up the water bill. IMPORTANT AMENDMENTS TO THE GENERAL DEFI- CIENCY APPROPRIATION BILL. An amendment was inserted by the Senate in the general deficiency bill, appropriating $1,344 to enable the District Commisstoners to pay the jan- {tors of the Franklin, Seaton, Curtis, Randall, Ab- dott and J. F. Cook school buildings the amounts withheld from the pay of such Janitors during the fiscal year 1881. Also for the purpose of enabling the Commissioners to complete the investment of ten | per cent retained under the contract for the con- struction of the first section of the Boundary street sewer, a sufficient sum is ttansferred from the money paid at the Treasury for the year 1881, and made applicable to the year 1879, An amendinent was also adopted as follows:—“And the remainder of the unexpended balance in the Treasury to the credit of the District of Columbia for the year 1881 is made available for the expenses of the District for the year ending June 30, 1882, provided there shall be paid from the Treasury of the United States to the Commissioners, under section 2 of the act approved March 3, 1881, a sum equal to the amount of all general taxes paid on drawback cer- tificates.” In explaining the amendment Mr. In- galls said:—“ This does not result from any ex- travagance on the part of the Commisstoners, nor from any unwarranted expenditures, but merely from the fact that in consequence of’ a ccnstruc- tion that has been placed by the controller of the ‘Treasury upon a section of a statute previously passed in regard to the payment of taxes by what are known as drawback certificates, the income of the District has been reduced.” BILL TO PUNISH HOUSEBREAKING,._ The Senate, on motion of Mr. Harris, to-day took p and passed the House bill tomore effectually punish housebreaking in the District. On motion of Mr. Hoar, the bill was amended s0.as to pro- vide that the act should not affect any effence committed before its passage. The bill was print- ed in THE STak a few days ago. Capitol Notes, ia regard exing pte Hong ee wi Wy Saulsbury said he was In favor bills as are necessary to. on and of then “going home.” be The Senate commerce commit pes cones es to the mem! Congress said t committee would add an. ti FAVORABLE REPORTS, ‘The Senate committee on naval affairs to-day decided to report favorably upon the nominations ot Jobn Walter Baker, of Massachusetts; Lloyd Walley, of New Jersey, and Henry Bird Fitts, of Virginta, to be assistant surgeons in the navy. ‘THE SHIP BUILDING PETITION. The petition presented to the Senate to-day by Mr. Frye from the Board of Trade of Bath, Maine, relative to the ship building interests of the coun- try, urges the appointment of a commission to sit during the recess of Congress for the purpose of inquiring into the wants of this branch of Indus- try, and to report to Congress such measures “as would tend to the relief of this great national industry.” EXTRA PAY FOR CENSUS BUREAU EMPLOYES. When the deficiency bill was pending in the Senate, Mr. Anthony offered the following amend- ment: “For one month’s extra pay to the em- ployes of the census bureau to whom certificates Of Service were issued after June 1, 1881, $66,000, or SO much thereof as may be necessary.” ’ Mr. Cock- rell made a point, of order against it, whereupon Mr. Anthony modified the amendment to give the employes one-half month's pay, and It was carried, the amount of the appropriation belng reduced to £33,000, and one additional proviso adopted “that in all cases the payment shall be made in person to the employes to whom certificates were issued.” CHANGES IN THE SENATE CLERICAL FORCE. Col. James R. Pettigrew, journal clerk of the Senate, recently appointed as one of the Utah commissioners, having resigned his position, Mr. HL. B. McDonald, of Washington, assistant journal clerk, was promoted to his place; John P. Salyer, of Kentucky, was promoted \o’ Mr. McDonald's place, and J. F. Dunham, of Arkansas, was ap- pointed a clerk in the secretary’s office ih Mr. Sal- yer’s place. NINETEEN MILLIONS FOR RIVERS AND HARBORS. The Senate commerce committee expect to com- plete the river and harbor bill to-day and report it back to-morrow. An amendment was adopted to increase the appropriation for the {mprovement of the Mississtppl river between Cairo and the head Of the passes to $5,000,000. This adds to the House bill $1,000,000. Amendments were adopted appro- prlatthg $200,000 for the improvement of Beaufort arbor and of various rivers in North Carolina, aind $100,000 for begining the construction of the Hennepin canal, in Ilinols. The amendments made by the Senate committee will add to the bill as it came from the House about $2,000,000, making the total amount to be appropriated more than $19,000,000. THE FINAL ADJOURNMENT OF CONGRESS will take place, it isthought, between the 15th and 20th of the present month. After the naval appro- priation bill 1s out of the way, the House will have only the sundry civil bill t@ pass to complete all of the regular money bill& The'Benate has disposed of all the appropriation bills sent it, except the nsion bill, which will take bat a little time. The pill to extend. the chafter of national banks is in conference, but an agreementiis expected to-day. ‘The legislative bill is also in eonference, and the deficiency bill will be: sent to a conference com- mittee to-morrow. 2 The River Fimts B: THE PROPOSITION TO INCORPORATE IT IN THE RIVER AND HARBOR BILL REJECTED. The proposition to incorporate’ the bill for the Teclamation-of the Potomac flats in the river and harbor bill as an amendment, was submitted to the Senate committee on contmerce this morning by Mr. Ransom, but the committee declined to agree to it. The point was made that the measpre ‘Was not one of commerce, or mot altogether in the interest of commerce, but was admittedly designed to benefit the health of the city; therefore, it couki ave no proper place in the river amd harbor dill. ‘There was no vote taken upon the proposition, as it was plain that a majority opposed it. Aside | from the constderation that the reclamation of the flats was not a commercial measure, there was an- other reason which largely influenced the com- Inittee. It was, that ag a select committee had been created especially for the purpose of inquir- fag into and considering the subject of the im- provement of the Potomac river tront, and as tt ad existed for a year of more and had made in- wiry into the whole matter, t was plainly the duty of that committee to submit a report to the Senate and have it acted upon that the Senate might have the benefit of ali the information ob- tained by its select committee, ‘The refusal of the commerce committee to place the appropriation in the river and harbor Dill does not indicate a sentiment {n that committee unfa- Vorable to the reclamation of the flats. On the contrary, members who were opposed to putting the amendment on the bill for rivers and harbors, openly declare that they are in favor of the re- clamation of the flats, and that they will vote for a bill for that purpose. If the aggregate of the river and harbor bill _had not reached such iarge figures,tt is quite probable that Mr.Ransom’s prop- | osition'would have had more favorable constdera- tion; but the committee didnot lke to add a couple of millions or more to the $19,000,000 of the Dill. ‘There Is but one thing left for Mr. Ransom now, and that is to submit his report and bill as Soot! as possible. It he does so there 1s good rea- gon to believe tlie Senate will pass the bill by a decided majority. ‘THE ATTORNEY GexERaL returned from Phila- delphia yesterday. PATENTS were Issued yesterday as follows: Robt. M. Beck, Westminster, Md., head block for saw- mills; Wm. Calver, Washington, utilizing the sun rays; Ed. J. DeSmedt, Washington, manufacture of hydraulic lime and hydraulle cement; ‘Thereso R. Fischer, Balt., dress fort; David M. French, Alexat Va., vaccination vesicle and pustule’ shield; a . Baltimore, excavating earth for sinking tubing; August Meyer, Baltimore, machine for shelling green peas; Orlh Parker, Washing- ton, process of and apparatus for preserving food; John R. Pendleton, Washington, Dag holder; Jno. W. Watts, Baltimore, manufacture of artitictal stone and’ marble; Bnilip J. Winn, Fork Union, Va., gate latch; W. W. Wrighton, Baltimore, sub” mafine telescope. No CnHance.—The statement is circulating around that when Mr. Alonzo Bell, the Assistant Secretary of the Interior, left the city 2 short time ago he would not return to resume his official duties. Mr, Bell is back at his desk and perform- jog his duties, and {t ig not expected that any change will be made in the place just at present. FREEDMEN’S BANK CREDITORS.—Controller Knox has paid a large amoun{of the fourth dividend of 15 per cent to the creditors, in all the branches, of the Freedmen’s bank, but about $150,000 ts still un- paid. He desires that-all the books should be pre- Sented as soon as le. About $8,000 remains to be paid to the ston creditors. —_+—_ Colored Reathern: Association in Mary~ and. ‘The teachers and trustees of the colored schools and several ininisters of Prince George county, ‘Md., met at Bowle, ist instane, and organized a teachers’ association, to gester the educational and general interests of the colored people of the coun- ty, by electing Rev.F.G.Hall, Bladensburg, Presi- dent; J. G. Jones, Piscataway, vice president; H, Stewart, Bowie. recording’ secretary; Dr. W. S* { Watkins, ‘Collington, corresponding ‘secretai Benj. Fletcher, Mitchellsvillé, treasurer A com- mittee was appointed to draft aconstitution and report at the next meeting, witch takes place at Bladensburg August 5th, After adjournment the political outlook was discussed with constder- able warmth. ‘The sentiment wasstrongly in favor of Gen. E. F. Beale for Congress in the 5th Mary- land district. THE SPRAGUE PRorgrTy SoLD VERY CHEAP.—A telegram from Provide! L, says: The wird auction sale of parcels of thesprague trust estate was made by Trustee Chaffee on Saturday. Nearly 23,000 square fect of land next to the new C.ty Hall, and bounded by toar streets, were sold at $3.30 per foot. ‘The 48 estimated to be Worth from #5 to #8 per-feot. ‘Out of the proceeds must be deducted a parieane Of $12,000, with six month@ interest.- Like the other property sok ‘thus: far, this par- cel went dog cheap, a Droker buying it for speculation. Saturday Messrs. Butler and Pryor were here and for the bringing of one or two equity sults for creditors who are not mem- bers of the syndicate. Proceedii Will begin at once. ‘The bills Will pray for an injunction against further sales by the Ml that the past sales be set aside on the ground of want of competition in the bidding, and wuse an offer for the estate as a whole was made which, it ac- cepted, would have ht more money'to the creditors than the present sales, ‘The two eets of muni officers in Va., ere still alive, Mest ae business. ~” says: C. W. Johnson, , Was shot in Fvas 0 scandal put in ‘ of New Yc in the river oppealta “A Brenham A TALK WITH GUITEAU’S HANG- MEAN. Hie Defends the Execution Against Un- =i favorable Reports. THE GUITEAU HANGING COMPARED WITH OTHERS— THE WORK DONE QUIETLY AND WELL—SOME REMI- NISCENSES OF A WASHINGTON JACK KETC. Mr. Robert Strong, of the jail guard, who pre- pared and rigged the rope for the execution of Guiteau on Friday last, pinfoned his arms and legs, and atthe proper time put on the black cap and adjusted the noose, was interviewed last evening with especial reference to published statements charging that the hangman did his work in a bungling fashion. “In regard to the preparations, Mr. Strong,” the reporter asked, “were they all regular orthodox preparations; that 1s, was everything prepared just the same as usual—probably with a litue more care?” “Certainly,” said Mr. Strong. “The ceremony was a little shorter; there was no singing on the gallows; they were not up on the gallows halt as we as some others I have seen.” Was there not some delay in the preparation?” “No, sir; not any. I went Into his cell and pin- foned his arms, and he was immediately marched out and oe the platform.” “How about the knot?” asked the reporter. ‘Well, so far as the knot goes,” sald the veteran .guard, “there could not be any knot that would Work any better than that one, it they tried all over the United States. We put the knot exactly in the right place, right behind the left ear. The knot always works backwards, and as long as it works back it 1s all right. Dr. Young says itis better as it gets to the back of the head and breaks the neck. As long as the knot does not come under the chin itis all right. Dr. Young says if it Was right behind it would work all the better. He hada drop of 5 feet 5 inches. He and Deputy Warden Russ were exactly the same helght. ‘The rope touched the scaffold and that would give him when the strain was taken out and hauled taut from above about 2 inches mor making the drop about 5 feet 7 inches. He fell all ofthat. His head was clear. You know by.the Fray, he fell he must have, had a pretty good fall If his head had come off he would have had too much fail.” “ After all, his neck was not broken?” “They say it was not,” sald Mr. Strong. “Twas there when the skin was drawn down on each side of the neck, and the muscles underneath were about cut off.” “In the New York Herala account they say there was some delay in pinioning bia on the Scaffold,” remarked the reporter. “There was no delay,” answered Mr. Strong. tills feet were apart, and twas his own fault it there was any delay; but there was none. I had to pull his legs and knees together, and {t took me no Lime at all to do that.” “Were you there in the morning, Mr. Strong, When John Gulteau was on the scaffold?” “Yes, sir.” “ Did he go there with Dr, Hicks?” “ Yes, sir; he came and examined the rope. I said thén to Gen. Crocker that it would not do.” What did John Guiteau say?” asked the re- porter “I did not hear him say anything. He merely examined tae rope.” “Dr. Hicks was with him, was he not?” es, sit,” said Mr, Strong. “Dr. Hicks was sent there by the assassin to sce if everything wasingood working order, and John Guiteau went with him. During the execution John Gutteau stood right in front of and close to the gallows. He came up and shook hands with somebody, talking and laugh- ing. Atterwards he went in where they were holding the post-mortem examination, but they would not allow him to remain. The last thing he did was to go into Guiteau’s cell and gather up all his old papers, ‘traps,’ books, and one thing and another, and took them all away with him.” “How maby people did you hang Before you came to Washington?” asked the reporter. “Not any,” said the guard, “but I saw about 14 or 15, ag near as can remember. When I was in Sydney, Australia, they hanged two or three at a time. i have seen five hanged there one morn- Ing. | Thig was 0 1888, and Syaney was a penal lony. “After tito years’ good beh: Yicts were released on ‘ticket of leave,’ and after- wurds, if they committed any offense ‘against the laws they were hanged.” ‘Was this when you were in the whaling ser- “Yes, sir.” “Then you never had anything to do with any hanging before you came here, did you?” said the reporter, s “I never had anything to do wit any hangipg before coming “here,” said Mr. Strong.” “Grady was the first man I fixed the rope for, and his neck was a clear break. He did not struggle at all, just worked his shoulders a littie. Jenkins was the next. Barney Wood never moved. Johnson struggled more than any of them. Tom Wright didu’t struggie very much; he weighed 236 pounds when be was hung. Henry Young strug- gled Very little. Stone didn't struggle any—is ead caine off entirely. ‘This rope was sunk in this man’s neck worse Uian in the cases of Bedford and Queenan. They drew their knees up a little bit, but Guiteau’s went down and hung for a little White before moving; he never knew what hurt im.” Mr. Strong then asked the reporter: “How many men have you seen hanged? No doubt but you have seen a great many 2” belleve,” sald the reporter, “I have seen 40-81 executions In Maryland and Virginia; some few by lynching, and, with the exception of Stone's hanging, this one {s the best I ever saw.” ‘To this statoment Mr. Strong replied. not be any better. “It coud I wiil go forward and take my oath there was no delay on my part. The cap was tled quick. What I did was done right and quick. His knees had to be pulled together, for he was trembling. After I had passed the rope around both legs I passed it between his legs, that made it so firm that it was iinposstble for the rope to come off. I was certain that no anishap would occur like that one in Kentucky, where the man’s legs got loose and he climbed up and they had to Kick him off. The way I putit on Guiteau—each leg separate and crossed between—it could never come loo: WHAT GUARD JOHNSON SAYS. ‘Thos. T. Johnson, one of the guards at the jail, formerly one of Baker’s detectives during the war, ‘who has witnessed, all told, in the army and out, over fitty executions, states that 1n no execution did everything pass off better, nor did the appur- tenances work with any more ease than in that of Guiteau, with the exception of the hanging of Stone, where the head was taken off. Removal of Guiteau’s Body. + On Monday night a wagon drove into the inclo- sure of the jail and was fora short time out of sight. When it reappeared It was driven to the city and into one of the alleys through which the rear part of the Army Medical Museum 1s reached. This wagon, without, doubt, contained the body of Charles J. Guiteau, but the removal having been made with secrecy, there were but few even of the jail guards who knew of the departure of the re- UNWILLING TO TALK ABOUT THE REMOVAL. At the Army Medical Museum to-day none of the physiclans or other officials would say anything about the whereabouts of Guiteau’s body or what would be done with it. Dr. Lamb safd very decid- edty, “Idon’t know anything.” Before it. was decided to bury the body in the jail, Warden Crocker had an understanding with Dr. Hicks that it should be removed to pe Army Medical Museum. Warden Crocker, when asked about this latest “removal” to-day, Seemed rather displeased that anything should’ have transpired concerning It. He said simply: “ Igthe body is not at the medi- cal museum it Will be there in aday ortwo.” It was the warden’s intention not to make the fact of the exhuming public, for some weeks at least. ‘Trouble About the Autopsy. Monday afternoon Drs. Godding, Elliott and Young, of the committee to supervise the autopsy, Teceived messages to call at the medical museum, and were there informéd by Dr. Hartigan that by direction of Rev. Dr. Hicks and the district attor- ney Drs. Lamb, Sowers, and he were in full charge. ‘These three physicians thereu) saying that they ‘washed their hands of all responsibility as to the autopsy, and would have nothing further todo with it. ‘THE REPORT OF THE AUTOPSY. ‘'The three physicians that have been preparing the report of the autopsy on the body of Guiteau had another conference this afternoon with fhe the opinion im one of the medical be doctors has arra cation in a to. on ight. ton te "report which are ia 4 it of the. ply for its exclusive publi- s ana nopes £0 have Sports on Land and Water, COCKING MAIN BRIWEEN WASHINGTON AND BALTI- MORE. Ata cocking main at Goebel’s Fifth avenue house, on the North Point rozd, near Baltimore, between Washington and Baltimore birds, Monday afternoon, the Washington birds won five fights out of seven. The contesting parties each showed thirteen birds, and matched seven at $15 a fight, and $100 for the winner of the odd fight. Tue Washington birds, with two exceptions, a gray and a domtnique, were red gills and red horses, while with two exceptions the Baltimores were Mr. Essiing pitted for the Washingtons and IMott for the Baitimores. The winners of the ain were owned by Lum Essting, of Washington, and F. W. Maddux, of Virginia, ROWING RACES. The inter-collegiate contest a terday was won by the Pi crew in 9mins, and 20secs, The time made by the other crews was as follows: 9: Princeton, 9:53; Cornell, 9:55; 9 G. C. Howell, stroke of the Princeton, fainted when. the finish line was crossed aud was carried to his quart At the annual rowing regatta at Boston yester- day, W. Lee, of Newark, N. J., won the first, and mm, of Halifax, the second prize in the” pro- tonal Scullers’ race of three miles. The single Scull working boat race for professionals, thre miles, was won by Sylvester Gookin. The ai Scullers’ race, three miles, was won by Kirby, of the Narragansett club. Plaisted and Hill won the double scuil race, three miles. Laycock defeated Boyd in the three-and-a-half mile boat rave on Tees, England, Monday. SAILING BOATS. A race between the first-class boats Ida and Island Bride, at Oxford, Md., yesterday, was won | by the latter. The Ida had her mast blown out and was capsized. Gibson, her captain, succeeted in climbing on her bottom, and was taken off by a boat sent from the snore. THE CLAN-NA-GABL GAMES, 5 At the Clan-na-gael picnic at the Schuetzen park Monday evening the boy’s race was won by I. Freel; men’s £00 yard race by J. Freeman; fat men’s race by J. Carroll, ana standing high jump by Ed Barry. ‘The foot-ball match between the East and West clubs ended in a drawn game. RIFLE SHOOTIN At the Rifle match of the National Rifles at Benning’s yesterday the gold medal was won by Pollard, score 22; the silver medal by Lauritzen, score 21, and the leather medal by Vale, score 10. Members of the Columbia rifle association held a subscription match at Benning’s yesterday, re- sulting in the following scores: First entry—Oys- ter, 81; Pollard, 30. Second entry—Pollard, 33; Oyster, £0. ‘Third entry—Cash, 30; Johnson, 39. THE TURF. The winners at the Chicago running races yes- terday were John Henry, Boatman, Virgil fly, Lizzie S, Gunnar, Bootjack,(Metropolis, Edison, Dodette, Good Night, Flanders and Ide Pat. At the Long Branch races yesterday the win- ners were Barret, Pizarro, Runnymede,Glenmore, Strathspey, Carson and Frank Short. ‘The winners at Brighton Beach yesterday were Littlebat, Bedoin, Capias, Brambaletta, Owen Bowling and Kitty Clark. ‘The ten inile running race at Rochester yester- day, between Miss Peek, of Michigag, and Miss Punleo, of Colorado, was ‘won by Miss Peck in 26 minutes and 34 secon: At the Newmarket (England) July meeting yes- terday the winners were Macheath, and Lord Roseberry’s bay flily, aut of Coleur de Rose. ‘The races which were to haye been held at the National Fair association grounds yesterday were postponed until next Thursday. BASE BALL YESTERDAY. At New York—Atlantics, 5; Metropolitan, 3 At Buffalo—two games—Buffalo, 18; Worcester, & Buffalo, 9; Worcester, 5. At Cincinnati—Cincin- Rati, 1; Athletics, 6. ‘at Loulsville—Ecltpse, 7; Baitlmore, 1. At ‘Detrolt—two games—Detroit, 2; jon, 1;'and Boston, 14; Detroit, 1. At Chicaso =tiFo ames—Chieago, 5; Troy, 1; and Chicago, 9; Troy, 5; fourteen innings. At St. LouisAlle- gheny, 6; Browns, 5; eleven innings. SPORTING NOTES, Wallace Ross has settled the dispute with Han- lan, and each man will draw his money deposited for the race to have been rowed at Winnipeg. The American center-board boat Gleam was beaten yesterday in England by Prescott, Weston’s new boat Mocking Bi PUGILISTIC. At the pieniec given by the pugilist, John L. Sulli- van, in New York, yesterday, the sporting frater- nity assembled in large numbers to witness the sparring match between Sullivan and James Elliott, the latter to receive $500 If not knocked out by Suil!van in four Uhree-minute rounds, with a half-minate rest. between each, In the first round Sullivan raised several lumps on Elliow face, in the second knocked him down, and tn the third, hitting him squarely in the mouth, knocked him Senseless, and he did not recover for twenty tuinutes, When he was taken home. Sullivan gave him $59. Political Notes. In regard to the proposition of a compromise be- tween the recular and independent. republicans of Pennsylvania, chairman Cooper, of the repubil- can State cominittee, contends that that body would have the right to accept from General Beaver and the other “regular” candidates their resignations, conditional upon the resignations of the independent republican candidates and upon the submission of both tickets to the cholce of re publican voters. Other republican leaders say the committee have no such right. Following are the official majorities given at the late Oregon election: George, (for Congress.) 8.365; governor, Moody, 1.428; supreme judge, Lord, 1,401: Seeretary of State, Earhart, 2,516; treasurer, Hirsch, 2,652; superintendent of instruction, McElroy,3,143" State printer, Byers, 2,428. The Atlanta Constitution has dispatches indicat- ing that two-thirds of the delegates to the Georzig State democratic convention favor the nomination of Hon, A. Hl. Stephens for governor. L. W. R. Blair, greenback candidate for governor of South Carolina in 1880, was fatally shot by Captain J, L. Hall at Cainden, 8. C., yesterday. ap Fire in Boston. Boston, July $.—The five-story block of butld- ings, Nos. 41 to 49 Federal street, were on fire this morhing at half-past 3 o'clock. Pulstrer, Jordan & ‘Wilson, paper dealers, estimate thelr 10s at $5,000. Gooiwiilte, Wyman & Co., printers’ supplies, and J. P. Flage & Co., importers of pipes, estimate their losses at $5,000 each. J. Marvin & Co. printers, put their loss at $10,000, and Frederick Eels, bookbinder, puts bis at $5,000. Davis & Wind- sor, importers of burlaps. and Daniel Stamford, dealer in wool. had their Stocks damaged to tne amount of $5,009. The anfount of injury to the buildings fs estimated at $10,000. The fire is sup- posed to have been caused by Some oll waste on the third floor, ———— . Killed in a Saloon Row, JEFFERSONVILLE, InD.. July 5.—In 2 saloon row here yesterday afternoon, James Duffy, 27 years old, was killed by Stepnen Gibbs. Duffy was of a quarrelsome nature, having some reputation as a prize fighter. He had shot at several people. Peach Crop. Wranxcrox, Des., July 5. — Superintendent ‘Mills, of the Deleware railroad, estimates the com- ing peach crop in the districts’ traversed by rail- Way at 4,000,000 baskets. The heaviest yield will be in the district between Middletown and Clay- ton..and, with continued favorable weather, the crop may reach 5,000,000 baskets. This is exclusive Of the sections above, which are dependent upon water transportation. ‘The growers of the peninsula will meet in convention at Dover to- morrow to discuss: ition rates and facili-~ ‘Ues and other matters of interest. stim) Another Fire. Apixcrox, Mass, July 5—W. V. Everson’s steam shoe factory at South Abington, together with Norton’s cai shop, Charles Conant’s dwelling, and Arthur Parson's veterinary stable, were burned this morning, ‘The coroner’s report to the Health Office for the tlewed and inquests held during that mont, Chit ty-two colored and ten white, ——<—$—< A Jealous Hussaxp’s C2taE.—J ur | Telegrams to The § THE OHIO RIVER DISAS —a — = THE EGYPTIAN WAR cl( THE FREIGHT HANDLERS § ' Se Sudden Death at “Martboro’, Mé. Special Dispatch to Tue Evexive San. Maxono’, Mp., July 5—James B. Belt, many years a merchant tn this village, di deniy last night, of heart disease, at his near C.vume station, Deceased’ was 74 yoans age. + eee The Ohic River Divaster, PARTICULARS OF THE SINKING OF THR 5 CURSIONISTS DROWNED—STATEMENT OF ANG OF TUE BOAT. Wnestina, W. Va. July 53.8. m.—It ts tim sible to ascertain at this bour the number of 8 drow by the sinking of the exc otter the latter had been in collate! with the steam-tug John Lomas, near Min | tion, Ohto, last night. ¢ apt. Thomas’ soa Dan missing hand, name unknown, ; drowned from the Sctote.’ The rest of the 4 n OU of the water man. ‘The Lomas de, 15 feet from her Bo and made a large hole, through which the fled rapidiy and sank at once. The boat Is lying on the bottom of the river, The water two feet deep In her cabin. STATEMENT OF ONE OF THE CREW. of Marietta, Ohlo, the,stoker the Setoto, sald “hat : ~ ; Tpoal at oe! ay: Thing With a lange excursion ity, who were for a 4th of July frolic, and That thes went ap far down the river as Moundsvill flernoon, assistant eng Started from East Live m Wheeling and Martin’s Fen The peop all along the river, but the captain said we ha enough on board, and he refused to take any except at Steubenville, where several came. When we collided with the Lomas, as as I’can judge, from what 1 heard people we had on board 400 persons at least, and 500. Twas on watch at the time of ‘the and when the boats whistled for passing, I ni that there was something wrong, bi nothing Of It, and stepped outon the deck second, when I saw the Lomas right upon us. rushed back‘to my engine aad obcyed the DelL go back, which was immediately followed by vo stop; and then seemg that the boat was sinking, the engineer and I threw a Skiff into! river, and then Tran after my coat. When I ] | back the ski] was so Tull of Sear-etriches that [knew It would sink, river and struck out for Uh In looking around me as I sw Was black with struggling humad betnga, and expression of thelr faces was fright yond description. Men, women and dren were crying —piteously for and some of the screams so unnerved that I could scarcely swim. The current strong and 1 struck out with all my might, soon got out of sight of the crowd in the there being but two boys near me, wh: to reach the shore in safety with a litth help me. We swam about a mile altogether, we reached the shore it was almost impos any of us Uo stand up. AS to how many were Tean form no idea, nor do T know what accident or who Is'to biame. > Fire in the Dominion. SHERBROOKE, QuEBEC, July 5.—The round house here ts on fire.’ There are five locomotives { two belonging to the Passumpsic, one to Grand Truck, one to the Tuternational and one the Quebec Central railway companics—all which will be destroyed. The cars sandiog: d the track alongside of the burning bulMing saved. The loss will exceed $100,000. > General Foreign News, CHURCH AND STATE IN ITALY. Rome, July §.—The Pope in an allocution at consistory on Monday said the position of church In Italy was becoming worse than The government, he declared, was guilty of faith in refusing exequaturs to twenty bishops Mp! had nominated, oe The Williams College Garfield Meme-= rial Fund. WILLiaMsTOWN, MASS, July 5.—The trustees of | Williams College’ have Voted to give to Prof Hewitt, of Chicago, the chair of ancient l and to éndow the ‘professorship with the memorial fund, iustead of using 1 to establish chair for sowe leading political teacher, as it was) at first intended, ——— ree! The North Carolina Cotton Crep. PETERSBURG, Va., July 5.—The first cotton } Of thie year's crop thas been réceived here, trom the farm of Capt. ‘W. G. Coleman, pest’ { con, North Carolina. The indications’ are With secsonable weather the crop will be larger than last year, ——————— The Egyptian Question. DECISION OF THE CONFERENCE. Loxpon, July 5.—A dispatch to the Times Paris says the conference will probably come decision to-day to formally request the ports im tervention in Ezypt. The principle of collective action has been aiready resolved upon if the refuses to consent to the proposed conditions. {ts execution becomes necessary It Isprobable several Powers will participate, but the shape: England will be greater than that of any power. THR ENGLISH RESERVES. Loxpon, Jul tributed arious military centers tm hess for arming the reserves. ‘The distribution @t 20,000 more has been ordered eee Father and Son Hoth Drowned. SKOWNEGAN, ME., July 5.—Iion. Stephen Col > younger brother of ex-Gov. Coburn, and a hent member of the Somerset. county bar, wale temporarily insane from sickness, drowned Self lastevening. His only son, Charles, followed him to the river, and in aay eed to save hig father was also drowned. Both ies Rave beem recovered, Reunion of Vermont Soldicrs. <GTON, Vr, July 5.—At the reunion of Vente oldiers ‘here yesterday every regiment Wap represented, and fuily 10,000 ent. There was a grand’ review betore Gov, ham and staff in the afternoon, a large number veterans being in line. An on Was dell by Col. A. F. Walker, and speeches were made by Gov. Farnham and Lieut. Gov. Barstow. Tele grams from Gens. Grant and Hancock were. 4 ‘The next annual meeting will be held at peiler. ers’ Strike im New York. New York, July 5.—The strike of the handlers ts unchanged. The re that mand of the men would be ace this morn. ing proved, on investigation, to be false. It. not been a heavy shipping day thus far, and Mnes of trucks Waiting to be unloaded atthe rious depots ts not so long as during last week. the Pennsylvania pier tue force of men had increased by a numberof Germans. Fi received a little faster than heretofore ai rogress of the strike. At St. John’s Park the force of men had also been Increased number of Germans. ‘The raliroad officials ex; satisfaction with the new employes thus far, > The Jersey City Strikers. JERSEY Crry, J. July 5.—The handlers wili Hold another meeting Unts att when it isexpected that business of imy Will be brought up for consideration. dent Murphy stated this morning that he looked fora Speedy settlement of the difficulty, but that nothe freight ing definite has, as yet, been arraized. ‘The situe mat Ul various freight yards remains UR. changed. The railroad companies are gradualiy discharging the special policemen employed by them. : —— Would-be Georgin Duelists Arrested. ATLANTA, Ga., July 5.—Colonel A. R editor of the Macon Zetegraph, and his friend, onel R. G. Sackett, were arrested about last night on the ‘Atanta and West Point train om the presumption that they were about to cross Bo state line with Colonel E. P. Howel, editor of tap | Constitution, to Tight a duel. Au ‘atvempt made to arrést Colonel Howel and his friend, tain Harry Jackson, but ivhas falied up to hour. Colonel Lamar and Sackett were over this morning in bonds of $2,000 each to keep ‘the peace. le Sassy Fatally Shot by His Wife’s Paramonr PHILADELrurA, Pa., July 5.—Benjamin who was shot at Merchantsville, N. J., ¥ by Abbott Wilson, his wife's paramour, is still lly but his injuries are pronounced fatal hasnot yet been arrested, Both men were ——____ Assault on Hebrew Workmen. Toronto, Onr., July 5.—A 1 dispatch Winnipeg, Man.. as to a number of who had gone to'work st White Mouth were upon and ferociously beaten by a band of men had formerly been employed at work on which Jews were engaged. ——— Mesult of Experimenting with Fir works, ‘this morning. while p occurred, chester, Va.; W. ‘T. Plerce and Ida-May Taylor, ee eat ee the Potomac flats it would itable thing in the Dill. Divorcen.—Judge Hagner, to-day, wade a decree of dl in the Equity vorce In favor of the | tion Court ‘The Senat comp! nant, in the case of Charles F, Say agt. Mattie J. Sawyer. ‘They were August, 1874, and. ted. adulery. fi Gest Bante married in tea roca