Evening Star Newspaper, July 24, 1882, Page 1

"THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Forthwest Comer Pennsylvania Ave. and Ith St, by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, GEV. W. ADAMS, Pres't. STNG STAR is served to subscribers in the Week, cr44cents per month. Copies at the 2 . By mall —peotace prepaid—60 cents a mouth, ere year, $6. 1x s. $- Peolened at the Post Olce at Washington, D. C., a Second-claes mail matter. a ee Wrexty Sraz—published on v—$2 a year, pettacoyfepad. Six miouthin, $l, 10 copies for g15;a) cy ies for 29. Ga AN mail enbers Te paper se tions must be paid in advance: id for. own on plicatt Che ening Star, V= 60—N® 9,129. WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, JULY 24, 1882. TWO CENTS. nts and be paitatsix per cent. this relie? weil PERSONAL TAX. of the act of olevy upon and sell at auction € such deinquent inany parcel Coltector will, on the enforce the col faxes by distrasn, By se19-6¢ fi SANLS. sHEDp, eS 409 Siu Streer Nortuwesr. EX HOS] SKLERS, GARDEN OCS STOWE: s, BROILERS, ete. SLATE MANTELS, GAS FD © for r: rz ths, at DREW'S Drug Store, jania avent FRESH FROM THE SPRING. W. C. MILBURN, Paanmactst, 1429 Pennsylvanta avenne. FR, DEY GOODS, 939 7th street northwest. ich and Scotch Ginghams, just opened; beat t ices. STEAM COOKERS. AS STOVES AND RUBBER HOSE. U snd examine at 531 15th stree! F. BROOK, Fixtures, Ke, LADIES’ GOODS. J.P.PALMERW Fine FINE MILLINERY ow on hand will be sold jylt_ BELOW THE COST OF IMPORTATION. po *ens AT COST. immense Steck of AT ACTUAL CosT to reduce 2 Would ba F STREETS MS ANNIE K. HUMPHERY, Uarcat, the peice | . A PAMPHLET OF | issued for gra- ant and valuable | s would carefully | SIT Sth street, 1790 Patreet, HAYWARD & HUTCHIN: whalebone, el Rosewood Finis ia aver, mL. 's Parrxy—Jznvany Uru, 1881.) WHITE MOUNTAIN HAMMOCK CHAIR | is adapted to | ast chuck tull | . It is far superior t fan be put up eo a to hespest and the beat arti of fresh air. It as- om, from sitting up exe the oeenpant, body in Whetever pos.tion it ie price 1s so luw as tobe within the . Porch, fertand th be ured withou Price, $i each, For eale ly by J. W. SCHAEFER, CHINA’, GLASS AND HOUSE FURNISHINGS, OGEL'S CUTLERY AND PLATED WARE, No, 1020 Sevexru Srneet, above New York avenue, US IRON WORK. WHITE & CO., '2 Maine avenue, southwest. B ROBINSON & CU, Boys CLOTHING HOUSE, GESUENE DECKS BROS, PIANOS The wed D BEMDETT OSGANS, a OS RUBS, A AvextE, firral 407 10th street, Sole Agent. steamer dore U yal not at the Treasury de] ; clerk of the Pensi Washington News and Gossip. GoverxMest Recetrts To-pay.—Internal reve- nue, $788,471; customs, $1,027,124.96. ATIONAL BANK Noss received to-day for re- called upon the President this morning and took oMfictal leave. He was ac- panied by Secretary Frelinchuysen and Gen. nan. The visiting party ave this after- for New Yor! Coxpucr or 4 Sattor.—Commander C. commanding the eNew Hampshire, report Newport, Ro 1 July 19th, to the Navy department, the gallant con- euct of Se:man Jno. F. On the 10 of sal! ad near the re, contatning three men and two 8 lay two “i two of ihe men were ied by the launch of the Minnesota; and the ch of the New Hampsiitre attempted to A pick up the oth eeing that they Ss him, that the man was Jeimpell everboard and tried to did not succeed, but the attempt and merits commendation, Mass., yesterday morning. grundson of tie late James is city. ui was well known anuel Carvailo, having repr: government at tis capital for He leaves a widow, formeriy Miss Emm Bayliss, of Washington, and two young children. Burrist Wieat Cror.—A note from Sir James Caird, president of the London Statistical Soctety, to Mr. Dodge, statistician of the Department of Agriculture, under date of July 11, says: “There isa heavy crop on the ground. In this country on the whol’, but the weather 13 not. favorable at resent, though no serious damage has yet arisen.” Mx. Culrd 43 ‘probably the best authority on the Statlstics of British agriculture. Movement or Navat Vessets.—The practice Mayflower arrived at Boston yesterday. --.-The Dale arsived off Tompkinsville, N. Y., Fridsy evening from Fortress Monroe r, commanding the N , Teports the arrival of the Constell: Gay ‘afternoon from her anchorage off Tompkins- Ville, Richmond count é SECRETARY FOLGER was unwell to-day and was tment. ending July 221 was $185,499. For the correspond- ing period last year $245,999. VAL ONDE: mt Engineer J. P. 8. rence has been ordered to the recetving ship Passate, and in charge of the monitors Wyandotte and Montauk. Cadet Engtneers W. B. Day, C. E. I, to the Vanda! Commander Louts api, detached from the command of and placed on Waiting orders. Lieut. M. Foizer, Lieut. R. Chis i Dane on J. F nd Jos. Boule Sssistant eng! H. Seribuer, n, and Boatswain Timothy Sheean, ert ahd placed on wating orders. AS J. R. Martin, from the Alert, is, and then wait orders. orth, from the ett,on her arrival te ted an ex for two months on surgeon’ Chaplain BE. 8. sheen relleved from duty in de Xa8 and ordered to report une andibg general military division Pa- ignment. ‘Counopore SHUFELPT was in Yokohama, July 6, ay to Washtngton with the new Corean He fs reported to have declared emphat- it his letier to Mr. nmatie cl and that Mr. ping it, certificate. Pos Tue New National. BANK Notes the national binks that ad their charters: are now being printed by the bureau of engraving and printing. Their backs are printed wita brown ink fustecd of the usual green ink. y will be known as brown backs, Which Will ed by banks whose orict p Rte In every ct they are ike the ordinary national to be issued FLGnT OF AMERICAN CITIZENS FROM CaTRO.— The acting consul general of the United States In pt telegraphs Secretary Frelinghuysen from Xandria as follows: “I remained at Cairo up to Jast moment. Our records and my personal ects there are Tost. All American ved. Gon. Stone’s familly insisted on remaining at Calro and their destiny ts unknown, Comu- nication is now interrupted manic, which g, hi moral 1 r, Chin y of the Em! ervants, Lee Ta Sun Sof the Chinese le- ston, escorted the ambassador tcl, where the entire second story he 31st street wing has been hired for his use. Iie will uot come to Washington tor a day or two. Cannes Lewis has been appointed acting chict ym division, Third Auditor’s of- ‘Treasury department, vice W. H. Whitney, n the same office. How He Gor tHe Trtie.—Peopl> who suppose that Admiral Nicholson 1s calle r Horse ie Navy” because he sent word to Arabi Pasha upon he would shoot back, are very much mistaken. ‘The history of the title, as told in navy cireles in Washington, is as follows: rhen a Liced and buttoned lieutenant, young Dn Was once In company where the te combat Was used. Some one having asked t it meant, the future hero promptly and uly replied, “a war horse,” and “ War Horse olson” he Was at once dubbed, and has been so styled ever since. Carr. CiraFFEE’s INDIAN Ficut.—Adjutant Gene- 1 Drum has recetved a dispatch from Gen. MeDowell, commanding military division Pacific, under date of the 21st inst., stating that fourteen dead hostiles were found on Capt. Chaffee’s battle- field, two of whom are recognized as Ciblea mutl- neer scouts, One hundred and tavelve head of stoek Were recaptured, forty-two of which have been reclaimed and were returned to the owners. ‘Twenty-four of the hostiles horses were kiiled and seventy captured. Troops are scouting for the fugitives. It was only the rugged character of thé ground, the broker. edge of Magollou and Red Rock Canon that permitted any Indians to escape. Lieut, Morgan and the other wounded, under charge of Lieut. Scott and Dr. Ewing, aré on their way into Fort Ver The bullet’ has been extracted from Morgan’s'back after fractur- ing lett arm and rib and penetrating chest. Lieut, g rse’s wound 1s slight and in the right eye. Privates Millico and Will, of troop K, 6th cavalry, are probably mortally hurt. Person at.—Judge Mason Campbell, of the Sec- ond Comptroller's office, will leave in a day er two with his daughter for the White mountains and Canada.—Mrs, D. P. Hickling has gone for a month’s visit to Minnetonka Springs, Minn.—— Miss Tempa Lawrence, daughter of the First Comptroller, will leave 'In a few days for Ocean Grove. Mrs. Lawrence will spend the month of August at her old home in Bellefontaine, Oito,— ‘Representative Timothy Davis, of Massachu- setts, is at the Riggs. ——Mrs. Dr. J. O. Stanton has gone to Delaware Water Gap for a six weeks stay.—Col. C. W. Thomas is sojourning at East- port, Me.——Judge and Mrs. Wi shby, of Alex- apdria, Witt leave on Thi for @ month’s travel In Celorado.— Major ‘ld. editor of the Penn Yan Express, 18 in town. — Ltbrarian Brown, of tho Navy Department, will shortl take a Vacation, to join Mrs. Brown, whais nd. ing the summer tn Martha’s Vineyard.— Cheng Tsao Ju, the Chinese Minister liere, is in New York, aecompaniea by two members of his tion.— General Butler ts at Newport, with famous yacht America.—asirs. Risner, of Phila- e city ona he guest of Mr. R. A, Bras del, of Twelfth street—The followii ned Washingtoufans are Ing named a ‘the late arrivi the Hygeia Hotel ‘Old Point Comfort: wns Brown, Albert T. il's, &. IL Miller, H. R. Sorpe, Mr. and Mrs. Wm, W. Rer, L. & Mowletteseo 3 Payne and wife, Lat Tan Me MeDohal, so.” and child, A. T. Britton and Rey. P. MeCarty, Mrs. Mary Shearson, ‘ha W. Miller oo Paschal, A, and ension of leave | AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY. Senate Proceedings. Mr. Lapham presented in the Senate today a letter from Health OMicer Smith, of New York, urging that an appropriation be Inserted in the sundry civil bill to enable the national board of heaith to pay for its inspections of emigrants and to continue {ts quarantine supervision of the southern seaboard. The communication treats of the importance of this supervision, and of vigil- ance in quarantines to prevent the introduction by emigrants of smallpox in a latent and unde- | veloped condition. It was accompanied by an indorsement from Lieut, Gov. Hoskins, Referred to the committee on appropriations. Mr. Plumb. from the committee on publle lands, reported adversely the Senate bill to authorize the duifnistration of ocths, under the homestead Laws, by notaries public and Justlees of the peace. Postponed indefinite; THE FORNEY CLAIM PASSED. On motion of Mr. Voorhees, after an explanation by Mr. Hoar, the Senate bill to refund tothe of John W. Forney $27,684, paid by him when sec- retary of the Senate to cover a defalcation in his office, was passed. THE 1; ‘LATIVE APPROPRIATION BILE. Mr. Allison presented the conference report on the Ig¥slative appropriation bill, and explained that the only disagreements were upon the sixth section, forthe transfer of the records of the sur- geon general's office, and a distribution of the | rooms of the new State, War and Navy building between the different departments. ‘The Senate | conferees regarded a permanent arrangement of the occupancy of this building, in advance of the completion of the north wing, as premature, and preierred that for the present this should be tegu- lated by the heads of the lepartments. The trans- fer of records they considered unnecessary, hence the disagreement. Some discussion followed, participated tn by Messrs. Sherman, Dawes, Bick, Cockrell, Logan, ,{n which the latter, to show the ur: ‘or the new building, said’ the goverament als for office room ‘in Washington now anounted to $186,009 per annum. Mr. Beck thought that wiille some of the depart- ment bureaus were extravagantly favored with accommodations, others were overcrowded for quarters. “He wanted some steps taken to equalize ey opposed the proposed removal of the medical records of the war and expressed his ap- preetation of thelr value and of the efficiency with whi ih they had been managed. anference report was then adopted as to all greed 10, and the Senate insisted upon its Teeent upon the poluts referred to and or- dered new conferces. Messrs, Allison, Dawes, and Davis, of West Virginia, were appointed. THE REVENUR BIL. Mr. Morrill moved to proceed with the revenue Dill. After a discussion as to the order of business ‘Mr. Morriil's motion then prevailed and the reve- nue bill was taken up, the pending amendment being the one to reduce’ the tobacco tax to 8 cents per pound. Mr. Morgan, In reply to Mr. Morrill, asserted that amendments trom the democratic side had be sed in good faith. nding ‘ummendment was opposed by yard, Ingalls and Sherman. THE AMENDMENT DEFEATED. After a long discussion the pending amendment tothe revenue bill, further reducing the tax on nufaetured tobacco to8 cents per pound, was voted down by yeas 18, nays 38. A number of the democrats voted «no. Hiousc of Representatives. MINORITY REPORT ON THE NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD LAND GRANT. + Messrs. Payson and Knott presented in the House tolay the views of the minority of the Judiciary committes upon the subject of the erthern Pacitie land grant. Air. Knott’s réport ts accompanied by a joint res- on declaring forfelted all land granted to the rn Paciile Ratiroad company — and “ito sail company on the 1st July, 185 "d to have the resolution placed on th crlendar, but the Speaker ruled that inasmuch the majdrity report had been laid on the table the views of the minority must take the same course. Mr. Knott asked unanimons consent to have the lution placed on the calendar, but Mr. Cas- well objected. Kuott made the point that as the majority ort contained no recommendation and was con- ently nid upon the the right of the minority to move th tution be placed on the calendar, and Mr. Townshend made that motion. Mr. Caswell made the point of order that that motion was not in order, a minority report not be- Ing recognized by the rules of the House. Mr. Cox Y.) and Mr. Blackburn argue agalnst the polat of order, and Mr. Robeson ‘sup- ported it. rhe Speaker held that the views of the minority had no parliamentary status and could only be | ordered printed and iaid on the table, and there- iore ruled that the motion was not in order. Mr. © ed from the decision of the chair, but the appeal was, on motion of Mr. Reed, laid upon the tabie—yeis 97, nays 7 . Bliss and Morse voted in the. 2Mlrmative | With the republicans, and Mr. Payson in the nega- live with the democrats. So the views of the minority were ordered printed an‘ laid on the table. RETIREMENT OF GEN. PLEASONTON. Mr. Bayne, from the committe: on military affairs, reported a bill for the retirement of Albert Pleasonton with the rank of major general. Placed on the private calendar. ‘The Speaker announced the rezular order tobe the further consideration of the Dill to allow Grawback on foreign tnatertal used, in connection hh domestic materials in the construction of steam and sail vessels for foreign account, and the pending question to be on the amendment offered yy Mr. Tucker, extending its provisions to ves- sels constructed for domestic account. Mr. Kelly moved to recommit the bill to the ways and means committee, but the Speaker sus- tulned a point of order ratsell by Mr. Tucker, that the yeas and nays having been oniered‘on his amendment the motion was not now in order. Mr, Kasson then moved to reconsider the vote by which tie yeas and nays were ordered, Mr. Knott argued in support of a point of order that his motion was not in order, as being in con- travention of the constitutional provision that one-fifth of a quorum may order the yeas and nays. ‘The Speaker overruled the point of order, and received the motion, and the yeas and nays were ordered thereon. Before the Clerk had begun the call of the roll, Mr. Dunn moved to reconsider the vote by which these yeas and nays were ordered, but the Speaker refused to entertain this motion. or ‘The motion to reconsider the vote by which the yeas and nays were ordered upon Mr. Tucker's amendment, was aj to—yeas 3, nays 78—and Mr. Kelly iinmediately made his motion to recom- mit the bill The Speaker, overruling a point of order that the House was dividing upon the amenament (the vote having been taken by tellers), recely: the motion, pending which the hour devoted to this class of business having expired, the matter went Over until to-morrow. Mr. Blount obtained consent to file the minority port on the Nicaraguan canal bill any time be- fore the expiration of ten days after the close of the present session. Capitol Notes. Some of the democrats claim that six republican Senators will vote for amendments to the tax Dill making material tariff reductions, The decided impression among a large number of the members of the House fs that Congress will adjourn sine die on- Monday next, and that if the Senate passes the revenue biil the House will postpone it until next December, The House passed the following bills on Satur- day: Making it a misdemeanor for any tal official to do any act forbidden by any law relating to the postal service; to punish for making false certificates of arrival and de} Of mails; providing that no bidder for mail on any route shall be required to furnish his bid or proposal a check or draft, A supplemental post route bill was also passed. Representative Young, of the 21 Ohio has written a letter fudge Hagan, one of ep stony aitboug he is a candidate for ition, all openly admitting that there will be ib culty in view of the temperance hide toelect resent the district. any republican to resentative of Indian: home this mo ‘accompanied by his wife, who is serion ill. He will not return this session. Ex-5) Randall has been ealled to New York by the illness of his brother, Mr. Robt. E. Ran- ‘THE NAVAL BILL TO ANTAGONIZS THE REVENUE BILL. Mr. Hale, who has chargeof the navalappropria- tion Dill in the Senate, to-day gave notice that un- less the tax reduction bill shall make marked pro- ee bea final disposition within the next wenty-four hours that he would feel constrained to ant it with the naval bill, DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS, ‘The democratic members of the Senate held a gaucusin the Senate chamber this morning and Tesolved to insist upon a fulland free discussion of al} amendments to the tax bill, and to oppose any attempt to reach a final vote upon the bill ‘itt of the was democrats should the reduction on perfumery, cosmetics, ion ‘wich “will ‘aireetiy i. mass?s of the people, and by securing a full dis- cussion of the subject to compel the two parties to put themselves squarcly upon the record. The caucus also determined fo support the Beck amendment “that all taxes and customs dues imposed by the United States under the laws now in force for the collection of duties on imports from foreign countries shall be subject toa dis- count of ten per centum after January 1, 1883, and to a discount of an additional ten per centum after duly 1, 1883." THE RIVER AND HARBOR BILL CONFEREES MEET ‘T0-DAY. The conference committees on*the river and harbor bill met again this afternoon to make another effort to reach some agreement on the dis- puted provistons. It was rumored that a plan of settlement proposing to reduce the Mississipp! river appropriation andto throw out the Chesa- peake and Delaware canal and the flats amend- ments was under consideration, but the conferees When questioned simpiy said they had not arrived ata of settlement and that they could not indulge in speculation, for the reason that they aid not know what might bedone. Outstde as Weil as inside the conference there is strong pres- sure in behalf of the flats. Pegg eee! tie Gen. Warp B. Burney, desirous to reileve the department of tho Interlor from any further an- noyance in regard to what has been styled his ¢laim of double pension, has relinquished all fu- ture claim to the ben-fts of the special act of Con- ress Of March 34, 1879. Mr. M. F. Hoorgr has beer appointed by Attor- hey General Brewster assistant district attorney at Cincinnati, vice Dyer, deceased. SPEAKER Keten’s Disrricr.—Logan county, Ohio, held a convention on Saturday to select del- egates to a convention to nominate a representa- tive in Congress on the 21 of August next. This is in Speaker Keifer’s district. The delegates chosen were instructed to vote for tht nomination of Get ae Keanedy, the Speaker’s opponent for the nom- ination, Tus Lerrer which Senator Ferry sent to the Postmaster General, calling attention to the paper published in this city under the nameof the G.4.R. Journal, has been referred toCity Postmaster Ain- ger for investigation as to thecharacter of the jour- nal. The complaint made was that the paper was belng used in the interests of Representative Hub- bell in hts contest for Mr. Fe:ry’s seat In the Sen- ate, and was not a bona ttle newspaper. It is Stated that this was the only issue of the paper published. GOVERNOR FosTar ON On10 POLITICS AND Crors.— Governor Foster, of Ohio, 18 in the city. He ves to-night for Deer Park, Md., where his is located for the summer. To a STAR re- porter he said that while the temperance issue in Ohio svould affect and jeopardize some of the con- gressional districts in the statephe thouzht the re- publican state ticket woutd be elected by reduced majorities. As to the administration of President Artur, he said it thus far had been such as to meet the approval of tue peoyle of Ohio, and, 1n- deed, the’ whole nation. ‘The crops of Ohio this year, the Governor reports, will be above the average. A Sig Catch. THIS BEATS SENATOR HAMPTON, AND ALL THE BOYS, The following has been received at this office: Woopmoyt Circe Horse. July 22, 1882. Dear Star: J. M. Tinker, a member of the Club, caugnt yesterday, betweon the hours of p. m., 63 bass with @ single fly. Total score for three days, 188. Yours truly, R. L. Hm ‘The two hours’ catch here referred to 13 one of the most remarkable on record. It involves an average catch of a fish for a little less than each two minutes of the time consumed. This requires: not only great activity and assiduity in casting, but un al luck in getting rises, and extra ordinary celerity and suceess in landing the fish. With a fly rod it not unfrequently requires from five to twenty minutes Umeto land a good-sized fish. Perhaps a steam-riggec derrick and scoop Were used in this case. Bs a ‘The New Burglayy Law. THE FIRST CASE UNDER ITS PROVISIONS BEFORE THE POLICE COURT F0-Day. The first case under the ricent act of Congress, approved on the 12th of Diag oe ehiohinnicisa Penalty of fitteen years ithp) ent upon any one breaking into a dwel§ng house, outhouse, &e., in the District in the daytime, was tried In thé Polic> Court to-day. Pre¥ous to this’ law a con- Viction could not be had for housebreaking until it had been proved that tie Louse was broken into in the night time, and that the house was occ: pied as a siceptag apartineat, thus leaving number of stores and other places of business, in which were valuable goods and safes, unprotected, except by the laws governing lareeny. Wim. Bright and Wm. Robinsoa, two young col- ored men, were charged with breaking into the house of “Mr. Samuel’ Hitton, No. 424 M street northwest. Mr. Hilton testified that he and his family were absent from homeon last Fri an excursion down the river, and durig hi seace his house Was broken int, and the bureau's ransacked and some carpet and other articles stolen. A young man testified 10 having seen the risoners leave Mr. Hilton’s howe witn the carpet n thelr possession. Policeman Duke testitied to arresting the prisoners, and tg thelr stating that they were with the man whosoldthts carpet toa Junk dealer, and receives part sf the money. The court sent the case to the grand jury, and the prixoners were committed fir derault’ of "$1,000 ads each. se VEGETABLE THIEvrs.—Mr. Moreland, living on the River road, beyond the Eastern Branch, yes- terday captured a wagon which a party of boys Were loading with tomatoes from his garden, ‘There were five boys in the party, both white and colored, and all escaped except one, Who Was cap- tured. "The boys live in South Washington, and Mr, Moreland intends to prosecute them. ‘The resi- dents in that vicinity complain very much of the raids made upon thelr property by parties trom he city. ——— The Rebellion in Egypt. THE KHEDIVE’S PROCLAMATION AGINST ARAUI PASTA. The Khedive has signed the following decree disinissing Arabt Pasha from office: “Arabi Pasha: In consequence of your departure to Katr-el-Dwar, accompanied by the army, thus abandoning Alex- andria without orders, stopping TaUWay traffic, preventing us from receiving telegrams and com- munications through the post and impeding the Teturn of refugees to their hones in Alexandria and of your persistence in war preparations and your refusal to come to us afterrecei¥ing orders, I dismiss you from the office of minister of war. ‘The Khedive has also issued a general order for- bidding the Egyptian army to obey orders from Arabi Pasha, and forbidding the people to pay him their taxes. Another proclamation has been issued by the Khedive asking the people to assist the English, who {t says are promoting the real Inter, ests of Egypt. ARABI ESTABLISHES A NEW GOVERNMENT AND PRO- POSES TO ATTACK ABOUKIR. In reply to the proclamation of the Khedive, Arabi appointed a ministry of his own at Cairo. arations have been madé to attack Aboukir, Arabi is movin; rtions of forces in that dl- rection. Arabi Pasha’s net rnment have issued a proclamation stati t every native molesting Christians willbe shot. It 13 believed that this is a mere form to cover themselves should they hereafter fall into the of the English. a) nu are at once bis headquarters,” € Ses THE WATER QUESTION IN ALEXANDRIA. The staff of the water works are hard at work cleaning the Roman cisterns forthe storage of Water. It 13 a race between the falling level of the canal and the dauntless of the English en- cos It only water enoug A can be stored to ide even another month, the Nile inundation will ect, Sweep away Arabi’s dyke or rush around it, and ail will be well. To vide for the civil eee the chief e1 ‘of the Bittern has placed in chi of the steam cotton works, bie td condense one huadsed os or waar ake ne hui wi from wells of brackish water. iad ARABI FLOODING THE COUNTRY Arabi Pasha yesterday magsed 700 cavalry, with 8 fleld gun, at the pumping statiog.of the Ramieh water works. It s supposed, intention 13 to destroy the station, Arabi. ‘try in front of his int THE STAR ROUTE TRIAL. Cross-Examination of Walsh. When the Criminal Court met this morning, the cross-examination of the witness John A. Walsh, whieh was interrupted by the adjournment of the court last Friday, was resumed. The witness, as soon as he took the stand, calied attention to what he said were errors in the stenozraphic report of Friday’s proceedings. These corrections did not materially affect the testimony. The witness also made a correction of an error which he made him- self in giving his testimony. Tiis was in relation to the payment of $5,400 to Mr. Brady. He said on Friday that he gave the money to Mr. Brady at Delmonico’s, in| New York, some time in July. pon consulting data he had discovered that the last part of this sum was paid at the place designated, but in the month of August. ‘The witness also corrected his own statement to the effect that he had never told any one a Brady took the notes from him until lie appeares before grand jury, by saying that he had spoken Of it In a conversation witi Mr. Woodw: at Chamberlain’s, in this city, last April. The w ‘ness said that he WENT TO NEW YORK YESTERDAY and obtained from his attorney there the papers on which he based the application in New York for an attachment against Mr. Brady. He had also a copy of the bill of particulars, kept tn Mr. Hine’s office, which showed the error of Mr. Hine’s son in copying it. He had also in the handwriting of his attorney a statement showing the debits and cred- its on Which the New York attachment suit was based. The witness wanted to file these papers aS part of his testimony, but the defence objected, whereupon Mr. Merrick said he would call them out upon re-direct examination. Mr. Wilson then proceeded with his “cross-exam- ination of the witness as to the particulars of THE LOANS MADE TO BRADY. The witness could not fix the exact day on which he gave the money to Brady in Delmonico’s. Mr. Wilson called attention to an affidavit by witness in his suit. inst. Brady in this city in which witness said he had loaned Brady $5,400 on the 20th of July, 1880. The witness’ svid the loan Was made on or about the 20th of July. Upon reflection, he would not fix the loan on that day. OT tne second loan of $12,000 witnes3 was directed to pay $1,009 to A.C. Buell. This was in the first part of January, 1880. Witness cou!d not récall where this toox place. He did not think any one was present. NEVER EMPLOYED MR. BUELL TO DO WRITING. “Mr. Walsh, do you mean to say,” sald the cross- examiner, “that you don’t know that you em- ployed Mr. Buell to do some writing for you in con- nection with some controversy you were having, and you agreed to pay him $1,000 for that service, and Gen. Brady never had anything to do with that transaction whatever In any manner?” “Most positively, sir,” the witness answered, “1 never employed Mr. Buell in any capacity what- arece ‘ou never made any contract with him?” ,’ said the witness, ever sent for him to come to your office?” “Probably I did,” said the witness, “to pay panes, that he owed me, but he didn’t come, I think.” ‘The witness gatd he never had made any con- tract of any kind with Buell. The witness repeated that out of the $1,000 he Was directed to pay Buell, he received atout $500 on account of sums of money owed to him by Buell. The Price dra the witness sald, he in- dorsed to Frank Seamon, of Brooklyn, who col- lecte1 the money. Witness collected between 5,000 and $6,000 on THE PETERSON DRAFTS. Witness had let Brady have $3,000 on that draft. sometime in the latter part of July, 1879. Mr. Wil- son asked the witness if he had not been employed by Dr. Peterson to assist him in procuring in- crease and expedition on the Red RiverLend! st emphatically, no, sir.” then, if it'was not in pursuance of such an agree” ment that he obtained possession of the Peterson drafts, and the witness denied it emphatically. ‘Me. Wilson returned to the subject of THE “HERALD” AND “TIMES” INTERVIEWS, requiring the witness to tell who was present. He was interviewed in Washington for the Herala, he sald, et 1707 Pa, ave., at the rooms of Mr. Edmond Batley, nobody but Mr. Bailey being present. “Did you get_any compensation for those inter- views?” asked Mr. Wilson. “No, str,” sald the witness, “nothing except the reward of merit.” T think you have been adequately pald,” sata Mr. Wilson. “Al the merit you have found in'it you are entitled t.” re you to get any compensation?” asked Mr. On. 0, sir,” replied the witness, smiling, “It 1s all for the good of the caus.” “And to ea your civil sult against Gen. Brady,” added Mr. Wilson, ‘ou may suggest any additions you please,” sald the witness. Mr. Wilson, in cross-examining the witness Tespecting the annulment of his mafl contract, asked hiin If the postmasters on the route did not report to the department that the service was a failure, and that the stock had been attached. “Postnasters 1n that country,” said the witness, “are apt to report most anything.” He did not know whether they had made such a report abmat his route or not; he thought one postmaster at one end of the reute had reported the service sus- pended; while a postmaster at the other end had Teported it perfect. Mr. Wilson handed the wit- ness a batch of teleg iS, and the witness id Fert they were in the record when he exaimined it at the department, but he was not sure. NO RELEVANCY TO THE CASE. The court observed that this examination ap- peared to have no relevancy to the case, and he Would stop it unless it was shown what reldtion it had to the case. Mr. Wilson said he proposed to show that the witness wholly neglected to perform service on the contract; that his stock was attached; that tele- grams were constantly sent to the department calling attention to the Gefective service, and that he was finally declared a falling contractor; that witness made an affidavit charging his failure to the weather and subsequently made another af- davit, in which he char; hat Brady was In a conspiracy to break him down in face of the record, which showed that the service was the worst ever called by that name. They wanted to show the animus of the witness against Brady. The court said that he would not admit any of it except the affidavit making a charge against Brady, which might show an antinus on the part of the witness. Mtr. Merrick Said he would like to have the mat- ter go in, as he desired to show what the state of affairs were, and that Brady, after the’ interview related by the wituess, began to oppress him. ‘The court sold the matter had no relation to the case. Mr. Totten urged the court not to cut the exam- ination on this matter short, and Judge Wylie Toplled rather sharply that the patience of the court had been ab} ‘He adhered to his deci- jon. ‘Mr, Wilson returned then to the subject of the interview he had with Brady. The witness said he made no physical resistance to Brady when the latter took his notes. “I had too much confidence in the law for that,” he sald. We oe I asked Mr. mn. ‘The civil code?” said the witness Inquiringly. «No, air; the dueling code?” said Mr. Wilson. Mr. ‘Merrick here objected, observing “It Mr. challenge or not he must find out outside.” ‘The court sustained the objection. Witness was asked by Mr. Wilson concerning a the witness said he knew. Those whom he knew or recollected as ha’ known were Azariah Wild, Judge Miller, James L. Smith, Daniel Hutchins, and Peppe Liulia. He aid know Robert Har- ris, James Kane, and J. W. Ward. Mr. Wilson finished his at 12 ‘MR. M’SWEENY CROSS-EXAMINES THE WITNESS, After some discussion as to Mr. McSweeny’s Tight to continue the ition, Judge ‘Wylie ruled that he had the right, Mr. McSweeny’s questions were whether it had not iceman to written by Mr. Hine to Mr. Walsh in New York, furnishing the !tems of the suit against Bradv. In this paper it appeared thst the debt of $12,000, Tepresented in the Wastin zton suit as $1,200, was, put down in Mr, Hines’ office as $12,000, Mr.'Mer- Tick said he offered the letter to Show that thy discrepancy in the affidavit was caused by a cler- feal error. During the course of the examination Mr. Wil- son remarked taat he denied wholly that Brady owed Walsh anything. The witness explained that he had not told hts attorneys of Mr. Brady's seizure of his notes be- cause he wanted to avold any escape of scandal, and theught If the matter did not get out, Brady might be moved to pay him his money; for the same reason he had not reierred before to the drafts from Senator Kellogg. NOTES, Mr. Bliss was not present at the trial to-day, having been detained in New York by the illness of his wife. sisting him one of his stue . been graduated froin tie law epartment of Georgetown unlversity—James P. rien, of Erie, Pa. ——————— Fatal Accident at Great Falls, MR. A. B. ROBFRTSON, OF THIS CITY, SWEPT OVER aR FALLS AND DROWNED—MR. PLATT RESCUED. Yesterday among the excurstonists to te Great Falls were Mr. Alfred B. Robertson, a patent so- Meitor, and Mr. Hamilton Piatt, a printer em- ployed at the Government Printing Office, both of this city. In the afternoon these gentlemen went in bathing, and being canght !n the current were thrown with such force against the rocks that Mr. Robertson was disabled, and in the sightot lis Wife and others was carried over th Platt in an almost helpless condition was forced in between two projecting rocks, Where he succeeded in sustaining himself until ‘some parties on the rocks above threw him a rope, by the ald of which he succeded In reaching the shore. Information was at once brought to the parents of Mr. Robertson (corner of 9th and O streets), and a large crowd of mpathizing friends gathered there last evenin The deceased had been for several years associ- ated with lis father, Mr. ‘T. J. Robertson, in the Patent agency business at &20°F street. He was married about three years since, and resided at 407 G street northwest. His wife remained at the Falls last night, where she was joined by Mr. Rob- ertson’s parents. The parents and wife returned fo this city at an early hour this morning. Mr. Platt 1s assisting 1n the search for the body of Mr. Robertson. The acckient happened after the steam packet had ieft the Falis, which accounts for the lack of information on the boat. Platt ant Rob- ertson were not passengers on the packet, but drove up to the Falls for a pleasure trip. Legal Complications. THE PH@NIX MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY AND CAPTAIN GRANT. The equity suit of the Phenix Mutual Insurance Company agt. Albert Grant, which has been on the calendar of the Equity Court and the Court in General Term for some years, has become a noted case, and just now is looming up as a most Inter- esting one. The recelver appointed by the court, Mr. B. H. Warner, fs between two fires. After the appointment of Mr. Warner an appeal was taken, and it was clatme? by Grant that the superced:as left the case where it wi ni that he had control of the property, Lut Judze Hagner holds that the orter appealed from not being a finel one the property must be managed by a receiver. About a week since Mr. Grant was ruled up before Judge Hagner to show cause wky he should not be pun- ished for contempt, and was required to pay the costs, and Warner’ was directed to take charge of the property. Mr. Warner did so, and on Satur- day Mr. Justice Miller, of the Supreine Court of the United States, who had allowed the appeal, Issted arule on Mr. Warner to show cause why he'should not be punished for contempt, returnable in Octo- ber. Warner has applied to Jwige Hagner for Tuctions, and last Week another siinilar rule Wasissued against Geant by Jugs Hagner, re- turmable to-diy. In the Equity Court, this morning, Capt. Grant appeared with his counsel, N Meloy. Mr. Mattt Warner, read for the ree Judge Vag the Supercedeas did not restrain the r as it would appear from the fact that Judge Siier had issued the rule that he intended It so to act, he would discherge the rule agalost Gra’ court subsequently made a decree formsliy dts- charging the rule and instructing the re, discontinue his in Grant’s man: . Mr. tal report of the receive Tule issued by Judge Mille er Said that the court had ¢ be} FE ———— District Government Affairs. THE NEW SCHOOL TRUSTER. Mr. W. H. Baum, the new schoo! trustee for the fourth division, in the place of Mr. J. L. Pearson declined, appeared at the Cé of Ssturday and quallfied for the s xt ofiice, This perfects the board accoritng to the new plat and it ts now in working tin. Mr. Baura { well-known citizen of South Was! been engaged in the wood and mixny years at the corner of 10th more recently at the corner of southwest. und 7th and B streets BUILDING PERSITS issued by Inspector 5 erect a three-story streets northwest; &, erect a two-story storp and dwelling, C street twesn New dersey av and North street; $2,000. L. Cavenaugh, repair a frum: A‘ and 6th streets northeast; #200. BE. B. . Sth and B streets Ea irs in West Washingto: Tue FUNERAL of Mrs. Virginia. Pickrell took cefrom her late residence on Market street .turday evening, a large concow friends of the deceased being in attend: A. R. Stuart officiated, and the interment was at Oak Hil cemetery. PERSONAL—Mi. E. C.Dent fs at Berkeley.— Mr. Richard Powell 2 panics the Miss Hoover to Niaga wrence to-day. front of the hall of efully ese ‘ther with numerous el up to-night. ‘The will take place to- There wiil be a boat DeaTH.—Chas. H. Haden, jr., eldest son of Mr. Chas. H. Haden, died at his fathers residence, cor and P streets, yesterday afternoon, 23 years. The deceased has been a great sufferer froin rheumatism for a number of years, and died from its effects. Hts remaias will be forwarded to Rome, N. Y., for interment. Porr.—Entered—Schr. Z. Sherman, Capt. Craw- ford, from Washington, Nght, to load coal for Providence. CONDITION OF THE WATER.—Great Falls,very tur- bid; recetving reservoir, do; distributing voir, clear. Hicu Tipe.—July 25, 2: SUICIDE OF AN 01 TLDIER.—Last evening the body of an old soldier named James Murray, who has been missing for several days, was found sus- pended from a fence in a remote part of the grounds of the Soldiers’ Home, a rope beinz tied about the neck. He was forty-five years old and had been missing since last Friday. Sulcide was evidently the calise of death. Alexandria Affairs, Reported for THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON MINISTERS.—Two Washington min- isters oMciated here a er Joseph Lockey, decorated with flags, trans) lanterns, which latter, 4 colored lights, will” be’ lis excursion of the associatic morrow to Marshall Hall. race, ete. xesterday. Re ‘Thiv- ing preached at the Baptist church and Rev. C. | itlesey occupted the pulpitof the First Presby- terian churehe ‘Rev. Ci Cumston, of Vissina, reached at the Methodist E; church, Rev. . Poulson having gone to Baltimore, A WasHixcton DEACON IN TROUBLE.—Saturda: afternoon the mayor committed to jail Benj. Jones, a colored man from Washington, charged with bad conduct towards a littie girl named Willie Walker, who he had brought to a disreputa- ble house here. Jones paid hts fine yesterday, and disc! The Gezette in its ‘of the ease says:—“U} joe taken before mayor, Jones stated -that he lived in Washington, and that he came here this morning to make arrai ments for a re! to Culpeper, the little who lived at his house, of his wife, with him; that upon here he started to lind an old friend of his Bettie Mason, and that by acciden' house of /lfame. The little girl i | i ne i falls. Mr. | eiver to | Telegrams to The Star, THE WAR IN EGYPT, — SKIRMISHING REPORTED TO-DAY, THE BRITISH OCCUPY RAMLEH, ARABI'S: FORCE ana ADVANCING. HE 18 READY $0 DIC FOR HIS COUNTRY, STRIKE TROUBLES IN BALTIMORE. | —-—-___ ( HARLAN, ROSS AND THE CHAMPIONSHIP, =e Strike of Laborers in fF: THE STIKERS EXCITED AND VIOLENCE LICE ON THR GEOUN Special Dispatch to Tere NG STAR. Bauriwore, July ree hundred laborers om the new Central Strect Rathway line struck atl A, m. to-day for an advance of Scents por day and anew tUmekreper. . The present one, M18 ¢ | has done the laborers great anjustice by incarrest more. PEARED—PO. Ume. The strikers arc very restless ana greatly excited. A large force of police are upon the “1 on Caroline street, between to preserve enter. ‘The strikers sperate and de any moment. TH ence may occur at British Infantry and Cavairy to Em bark in Aug Lowpon, July 24.—According to present arrange= ments the infantry for Exypt will embark on the | 4th of August, and the cavalry on the 9th, The troops will sall direct for Alexandria, Arabi Pasha to Mr. Gladstone, | um ROYPTIAN READY To “DIE Ts COUNTRY.” Arabi Pasha wrote the following letter to Mr. Gladstone a few days before the bombardment of Alexandria, but Mr. Gladstone did not receive tt Until after the bombardment: “The Koran come mands us to resist if war Iswaged Hene=, England may rest a gun she fires in Ecypt wil Irom all treaties. The contn ated, the canals 3 Will be conf ved and the Jehed be preached tn and India The first blow with Eeypt will cause blood to Asia and Africa, the be on the head of Stull ready to be fast friends cp her road to India, but she . P Within the limits of her jurisdiction, nally, England may rest assured that we are determined to die for our country Skirmishing To-day. REBEL FORCE OF ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND, RIA, July 2M, 12:15 p.m.—The Sixtieth ed to occupy Ramleh this morning, Some skirmishing Is now proceeding, tatls hh fantry have been or. The Dulk of Arabi T be concentrated at el-Dewar being ci inspector of th s arrived from the Interior. He reports that the total force of the rebels Is nearly a hundred thousand. He says @ Volunteer cavalry regiment Is toruing to attagk Alexandria. Arabi Pasha Falls Back, Loxpox, July 24—A dispatch from Alex andria in the second edition of the Daiy Tilegraph says: “Arabl Pashi’s front fell back last evening to the other side of Ram a forcing Lue above meutioned operation on the ritish. ‘The Question of Turkish Intervention, Loxpon, July 24 —The Times this morning vaya the question of Turkish intervention ts preetically decided by the fact that the expeaition cannot be ing distant provinees of he garrison at Constant Etritisi Transports. The followin; steamships have been accepted oF are under sury transports: Greace, Exyptian Monarch, City 0! York, Lake Huron, Palmyra, Batavia, Parthia, Caspian, Austrian, Prussian, Lucerne, Texes, Quebec and Nevada, The Hiritish Cccupy Ramich. Loxpos, Ju! dispatch to the Stantar@ from Alexandria soys the rifles and mounted tn. fantry occupied Raiioh early tuls morning. ‘They tu of nitry ts reported t he troops at Kate. ieavalry. ‘The stationed Gatling and one fleld gun at the bridge over tie canal. The encmy'’s cay. airy 4 and galloped boldly ulong the railway at 30) yards renge, but fled upon ‘inet | Delag fired. After a short time they r with two guns, with Ww | fectually upon th Vorelock the firt expected to rv Fre: Pants, July 21 — the council conterri comm’ tee of the wers indirectly interested remained > the Intervention of the other ve Would leave herself to Lhe proves Hl ais dectars seems to usal Of Gen. Blot, minister of » operations in Egypt uniess he ad a force of 40,000 tren, which woud require the calling out of a por of the reserves, and the government has refused to sauctioa such action, The Devas Lonpox, July 2 Six Thousand French Marines to Pree ct the Srez Canal. Panis, July 24.—It is announced that the French government will for the present send only six thousand marines for the protection of the Suez canal, Not Murdered, ALEXANDRIA, July 24.—Mr, Crowther, one of the two Eazilsh engineers who were reported to have | Deen massacrea at Tantah, has arrived here, “Holding the Fort” for Arabi Pasha, ‘The command the fort at Aboukir, though flying a flag of truce, has refused to allow any Englishmen to enter the fort. He 1s probably really holding the fort in the interest of Arabl Pasha. Gatlant Six Hundred. Lonpox, July 24--A dispatch to the Centrat News says the British force acting against Rame leh includes 600 sailors. Tue authorities have de~ cited not to send militia to garrison Malta and Gibraltar, @ | Arabi Pasha Again Advancing —Pre- &ress Of the Skirmishing. Arabi Pasha ocouples an extended Ine from Mareotls to Aboukir, His force is estimated at 700, ‘The first skirmish lasted about an hour. One or two of the Enclish were Lit. Several Ezyptlans Were seen to ful Arb! 1s again advaneing, Going to Paris, The Times states that Major Gen. Sir John Mil. ler, adjutant, starts for Paris to-night to consult with the French authorities a5 lo a plan of allied expedition. aera Mantan and Kom, THE FORMER WILL NOT ROW THIS YEAR UNDER ANT. ‘CIRCUMSTANCES. TORNTO, ONT., July 24.—Upon the receipt of aispatch from St. John, saying that Wallace Ross would claim championship if Hanlan refused to row him this year, Hanlan was interviewed and said Ross could hive the chamstonship this year if he wanted it,as under no consideration could he row this year. a Arrest of a Maryiand Murderer. WILMINGTON, Det, July 24.—Josepa Morris, who ‘shot and killed Mrs. Turner at Glotz station, Kent county, Md., last week, has surrendered hi and been in jail at Chestertown. He claims that the shooting Was accidental Mrs Turner was buried ooo Plaster Cast of Fanny Parnell. Borpentown, N. J., July 24.—Joun Heath, the sculptor of Philadelpiita, arrivea heve at 6236 last night and took a plaster cast of Miss Panny Pare “ Respectab! Axon Stoiten, Maze July ‘ex-selectmin, chief of the ‘town collector, etc., an Glety, came into court, tis for incendiarism, to which he had pleaded on Saturday. Judge Bacon sentenced bim to years in the state prison. ge ne = ‘The Faneral of Mies Parncil. Boxvextown, N. J. July 24—This the funeral left the a perder senate on the naval credit, declared that if the eumete Sos cee juliet athe: