Evening Star Newspaper, August 15, 1882, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Northwest Corner Pennsylvania Ave. and 11th St.,by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, GEO. W. ADAMS, Pres't. e month. Cop < Post Office at Washington, D. C., 8 > ter. | ublished on Friday—$2 a year, ening Star. mouths, $1; 10 copies for $15; snbecrintions must be paid in advance: . hn (= paid for. e known on application. V°= 60—N® 9,148. WASHINGTON, D. C , TUESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1882 General Foreign News. A PRILOSOTHER DROWNED WITLE BATHING, Loxpox, August 15.—Prof. William Jevons, the pn josopher and protessor of a been drowned while bat = UNVEILING THE O'CONNELE. STATCR. DUBLIN, August 18.—The city was astir DY Seven g’clock this morning for the opening of Uhe exile bition and the unveiling of the statue of Daniel O'Connell. Bands are parading the streets, fole lowed by large crowds, A procession composed 08 the trades will be mustered in St Stepnen’s greem at noon, All the troops are couflued to the Dare racks, The statue will be unvetied at one o'clodie. The opening of the exlibition will immediately follow. GERMANY AND THR TATION Brew August 15.—The venta, the ~ ~ montaine onan, acknowledges that’ Here r oczer, German re niative at the Vater TW O CENTS. has not succeeded in ottaining any concesslome from the pspal court. The Catholic press exe presses 1) tcf In a renewal of tue Kulturkampt, “SPECIAL NOTICES. Washington News and Gossip, FP oc= THE BALTIMORE ANNUAL CONF . ‘of the Methelist P tant Chureh et GovensMent Recetets To-pay.—Internal reve- Moutedo M. P. Church, D, € 7 CUSLOInS, $653,553.38, NationaL Bank Notes received to-day for re- demption amount to £243,000. hi ATTORNEY GENERAL Brewster will not return | to this city from Long Bi h until next wer ION of Stevenson to be postmaster sued fr the Post Oftice to-day. appointment was sent to the Senate, but that journed without taking action upon It. Arms Bright oa Governor {ng that the physt- |r jh Senator Hill say that he te Senator Hint. Dyt recel¥ orga, to~ Tue Yeutow Feves ms Texas.—Dr. A. W. Wil- cox reports to the national board of health that 1s. no yellov rat Laredo, Texas, but it t vi nd Matamoras. Laredo Uished a quarantine against those two SLATE MANTELS AT COST TO REDUCE STOCK. GAS FIXTURES, FURNA PLUM v1 eS. EXAMINATION OF PHYSICfANS FOR PENSION SER- following notice was issued to-day | ¥ ape ne at the pen- | ¢ 9 o'clock Th Ingeons of *educ appointed, and th ot had experience tn prac Alt applicants will be tion, $ he re entering upon the exain- W. W. Depiey.” ied at his New York home | ¢, Mr. Carpenter Continues His Argument morning Mr. Carpenter continued his address in tract provided and the law fully authorized that When additional trips are ordered the pay for | 1. Wright, chief of engineers, his report upon those trips shall be prorata. The Postmaster | General had no discretion in the matter. Jaw and the contract provided that in case the | route is expedited so as to require an increased number of men western routes was not extravagant, the govern. whieh the route ran, drawing a picture of the growth of the population and the consequent in- 5 Of personal and pro- | often in the performance of service that the for two ye: have bee 350,000. Brady w with the s THE STAR ROUTE TRIAL. PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS. When the star route trial was resumed this| REPORT OF COLONEL ROCKWELL. — Se behalf of the defense. The jury, he sald, had eard a good deal during the trial of extravagance | WORK DONE AND PROPOSED TO BE DONE. of payments for expedition and increase of ser- —_——— ice. The law fixed the rate of pay. The con-| oy, A. F. Rockwell, commlsstoner of public Dulldings and grounds, today submitted ‘to Gen. the work performed during the fiscal year ended June 30th, 1882, upon the public buildings and grounds in the District of Columbia. The report gives in detail the work of grading, draining, &¢., and animals, the pay shall be pro | or ‘ata. When the defense undertook proof to ow that the price paid for the service on th The THE GROUNDS OF THE EXECUTIVE MANSIO! Some 2,623 cubic yards of earth and 3,83 cubie yards of soll were used in grading upon the low portions of these grounds during the year, and about 88 cuble yards of gravel and 558 cuble yar of broken stoue and conerete (the last being pro- cured from the excavations made in removing the carriage ways from Mf. Vernon square) were used in construction of roadways and walks. The necessary care and attention were bestowed on the government grounds, — greenhouses nd nurseries. About 1,800 feet of add'ttonal cobble t objected, and the court sustained the objec . the routes. he price patd for th S sant, and that the speed ordered was not sary. REVIEWING THE ROUTES. Mr. Carpenter then proceeded to take up the ‘outes Included in the {ndletment,, in order, g1 from th on bur at the commis. | hts verston of thelr history and the facts con: Sige eure ero sae Solero rasan ob wie /roan- af pensions t tary in secur- | Ing them brought out in the trial. He began with incre eo eeNOUEeR iin the actof | route 88,145, from Ojo Caliente to Animas ‘ hago = mentor fifteen |Cty. He gave an account of each, of the | the usual care was extended to the general collec- sWers In the pension | condition — of the country throu Uon of tropical plants and the propagation of desir- ablevarteth uuitable for planting in public grounds ‘ully prosecuted. An additional green- reased demands on the mail service, Taking Up | house was built, 00 tcect lone hy 12 w et apes une Tat | 90.000 plants Were grown during the year, wh Co Tee oS hing | were bedded out in various parks during the upon this route, he said, that | Sens m 28 held a sub-contract, and he tailed so | Froune By ¥ aursery rs was only $15,000, where tt should | Hf Whe nursery so much dissxtistled | £95 Sno that, as a punishment to the con- | 2) 8b! ractors, he reduced "it to one trip a week and, re- hs, ‘This plan ot dec sun as ane: reased by the pur ergreen trees at 3.500 trees, x bushes. § wed and plan E 2 ay. Tt was stated that he had been | fused to'allow the usual month’s extra pay. ‘That | N¢Parksduring the yea AND BETHESDA WATE visy with Secretary Puillips, transacting matters | Was an filegal order, said Mr. Carpenter; the SA Se UTR SO NIA GROUNDS: nis | relating to business in Washington, and had re- | only illegal order shown tn this case. ' The | Extensive repairs were made to the roadways FRESH FROM THE SPRING. ceived no visitors, the few callers merely leaving | law absolut required him to allow extra | and walks of the Smithsonian grounds. 1,500 cuble thelr cards, Among these were Col. Wallace, C. | Compensation when the trips were reduced 1n | yaras of gravel were used in these repairs. . PHARMACTSE, |i SM Blatebtord and: Commodore, Up; nator, He ticn proceade vo read the le All of the reservations were kept in good order eo ashe Horn “DrmaineaE oMuclals anil ciZens TeMUEStINE | qcrine the: your aan ough’ atece en eae eae eb ALL. QUIET IN CoREA.— ed acable me tate department has i GOODS, sage from Minister Bingham, Phe Lc patie an, tothe effect that affairs are now | 1c ral Seoteh Ginshams, just opened; best ap tne elles Cat ametre a9 OW 220 Rhadan c ues, vessel was Instructed tocrulse in ee en ae ee fers to look ufter treaty interest: No au tbeen received from the commander | sel detatled for that duty, He was in- structed to communicate with Minister J. R. >~ STEAM COOKER: AS STOVES AND RUBBER HOSE. Young, at Pekin, China. Both parties were nott- | §) ©eand examine at 631 15th street. fled expressly that the Corean treaty had not | 2 F. F. BROOK, been ratified. 220 Fine Gas Fixtures, &e, British Postat AUTHORITIES OPENING AMERICAN REGISTERED PaCKAGES.—An item was published tn THE Stak several days ago to the effect that the | 1! British government was opening mail packages coming from this country and detaining them if ontained seditious matter. This was turned | di ATTORNEYS. 60, Corcoran Building, Practices fn al! the Courts. 123 rather sensational story about a special cor- | po = = mdence between the Post Office department N i. MILLER, ‘ae te and the British government on this subject. The Sansone ane tof the matter fs that there has been no such | ¢ 402 Ecusnisnm ave 227 | correspondence. The department having re- : ceived a number of complaints about the opening and loss of American mall matter in t Britain, Col. Parker, the chief of the inspec- wrote ’ asking the cause. A PAMPHLET OF tors, recelved from the English government, which Stuted that it was the policy of the government to nspect foreign mail matter wiltious Or dangerous ch: to stop its further progress. At this point corre- | was much mo : B A reply was | to epitome of rine # and house and If anything of a | nh eter was discovered spondence ceased. Hut the foreign mal zuthori- Ues have discovered that Engiand fs violating the provisions of the treaty of the International Postal 1 Dy opening registered packages containing wspapers. It is not against the postal regu tons to open newspapers, but in order to prove -mnselves - | Be publishers of American newspapers en in the habit of putting them in regis- number of lette Mr. Carpenter view, tha: the matter of the productiveness of the routes cut fact, as shown in the Postmaster General’s report. ville paid more to the Post OMice department than the whole state of West Virginia or of Florida, the Post Office department was not self-sustain- ing 1s because the law allowed the editor of a Seribers for exactly one-elght of what it charges a citizen tor mailing the same matter. very people who had the benefit, of the were hounding these defendants with their villifl- the Post Office department, with all the be conferred, should be required to pay {ts way,when the War department, with Its $15,000,000 a’ year, Was not required to and letters asking for increased mall factlities; were men of hi: such testimony as has been introduced by the governn took w marck and Tongue River route. et | said that the counsel for the go! the amount ‘would permit. A specific appropriation for the Armory Square and reservations east to Botanical Gardens ts much needed, allotted from hat were carried over the routes, the appropriations id that one letter in that country as of greater import: {ha business point of 50 letters 10 cast. He did not think the IN JUDICIARY SQUARE the roadways and walks were resurfaced, 600 cubic yards of gravel having been hauled from reservation No. 17 for the purpose. One thousand and fifty fect of additional brick guttering, and 600 fect of small cobblestone guttering was laid on the margins of roadways. IN LAFAYETTE SQUARE %8 cubic yards of screened gravel were used in Tepairing worn out pinces in walks, IN MOUNT VERNON SQUARE the asphaltum carrlageways which ran through it were removed. The asphalt surfaces and broken stone were picked up, the curbstone removed, and all the material hauled away an1 stored In the nursery grounds for future use. ‘The grounds were improved by coating tie surtacé intended for lawns with good soil. Drinking.fountains, lamppo: and park lanterns were erected, ‘The whole wor! was completed by planting so:ae 20 ornaments evergreen and deciduous trees, and about 600 flowering shrubs. The Improvement of this square as undertaken at the request of a majority of eld that the testimony of these petitioners, who Bey neta ane eeeenes around To es i standing in their communities, | believed that the timprovements have the approval e worthy of consideration than | Of all who resort to tie grounds. OTHER RESERVATIONS. ‘The small triangular reseryation at the inter- section of Rhode Island avenue Q and 9th streets was Improved during tue year. In Franiiln square the grounds and walks were mene in repair. in the case. nuch of a figur He referred to the ft ast year, that the cities of Denver and Lead- ae more than half as much as the whole of Geor- ja. THE REASON WHY ewspaper to mail his newspapers to his sub- This very ifference amounted to $20,000,000 a year out of the ets of the Fost Office departinent, ge the jostal law ution and abuse. Mr. Carpenter did not ts it ay. Mr. Carpenter next 'roin Silverton to Parrott City. commented upon the petitions ook Up the rou Mr. Carpente nt respei cting the needs of the route. next the He res-Alamos and Cilfton and Bis- Will ‘Mr. Car- {ng about the enter WAS Sp SNEERED AT REPRESENTATIVE BINGHAM, ‘ ried ee ing ee y care to maintain them in good order Tae He Ss . packages. If there is auy furtuer corre- | Who had signed a letter urging expedition of this] . o'ovtended to Lincoln, Stanton and Sherman T# IMM £ STOCK frondence on this subject it will be carried on | route, because Mr. Bingham lived In Philadelphia, | gq and the smaller reservations east of the through the State departnent, where tt properly | and knew nothing about mail routes in Montana. | Capitol. a= =Ee pelongs The attention of the departinent has | Mr, yinzham was chalrman of the Post Onice a to the matter a e MISFIT STORE, CORNER TENTH AND F STREETS, HERMAN HAS RELIEVED Col. Charles H. Suitth, 19th infantry, as a member of the court- 1 appointed to try Col. Joseph H. Taylor, adjutant general, and detailed Col John oe, 3 infantry, as a member of the court ad. Col. Smith, whose reetnent [5 now | stationed on the Rio Grande, asked to be relieved | | from the duty of a member of the court, Hid not lke to leave his regiment walle It was exposed | ¢¢ [to the ravages of yellow fe In granting his t Gen. Sheriuan took occasion to coinpll- Col. Smith upo solitverly behav: Instruc have been gi troops In phed to Consul Robess e arri T porte Tinued consulate Lis new post at Beirut, Syria, his si il at Malta from the discon- M, to proceed at once to | It ts supposed that | $1 on les secured the records of the con- | Tl poll and Tunis, whitch were both | 1 SS. | Mr. Re sulates abolished omimnanding lulu, and t service J nding thy South ql Capt. Henry | wanna, would Te | ¢ ericah coast tO JoOk atter | 5 sis. Capt. Belknap, commanding | erts that he learns that the x Point, Strait , On June . tad not reached Vilpa- | ‘The Tallapoosa ts to leave ro Stow Goons, TF THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. Mids, who has been chief clerk of the | 1 ernment Printing Ofice for the past fiv s has tendered his resignation, to take ¢! he TORE, I AND F STE h asking for the expedition were In evidence, and AL the latter's reque: his post while his su f with the duties of hi s, tn his letter to Mr. Chi ; S services and com- $s him upon his eftictency Navar Onpens.—Lieuts. Frank W. Nichols and ster Frank E. § , James S. Brown, Aug. N. Neayer | and Chas. H. Hii, ordered to the receiving ship Wabash. Midshipmen Wm. P. C. Muir, Wilson nan and Jas. C. Drake, to the receiving ‘ay Director G. P. Wallach, w Spector of provisions and clothing at'the navy yard, Va., September Ist. Chaplain m A. McAlister, to’ the naval academy, 10th cmber. Lieut. Commander Geo. C. Reiter, de- inspector of 13th Hight-house er, and ordered to Settle ac- cowats and await orders Lieut. Commander Geo. | 'T. Davis, from: the training ship Minnesota, sist inst, and ordered as inspector 13th lght-Nouse district, 20t2 September. Lieut. Andrew Dunlop, fiom ordnance duty at the Washington navy yard) «1 ordered as assistant to the inspector of 3d lit-house district. Pay Director Chas. H. Eld- Tedge, from duty as inspector of provisions, &c., at th lorfolk navy yard, Ist September, and ordered to settle accounts and await orders. "Mate Joseph Ketd, from the Wyoming, and placed on i iting orders. Lieut. Chas. G. winah, ardered to report for duty at the naval observatory on the COST ! all LINEN LAWNS to18 cts. | 3 c. AMS reduced to Ne. SNADINES of most desirable PARERS! APPLE EACH SLICERS BINATION; CIDER AND | ist of September, Instead of Ist October. Passed yee pee vow on rire | Assistant Surgeon M, D. Jones, granted ‘leave for we u t | to leave the United States, r iT PERSON AL. shop Pinkney 1s going to White Sulphur Sp Mr. Corcoran.—General Grant and ex-Secretary Fish are at Saratoga.—Miss Hattie B. Walker, the teacher, 1s spending some time at Rehoboth Beach.—Major G. R. Graham has left Healing Springs and gone to Afton, Va.—Ex-Senator Cameron goes this week to the Thousand Islands, and afterwards on a tour through Canada,—Mr. W. M. Shuster is registered at the Hewett House, AUlantic City.— Chief Clerk Whittington, of the land ofiice, Rev. C. Herbert Richardson and wife, Miss Betty Kirkwood, niece of the ex-Secretary of the Interior, and Miss Rachel Belt, have gone to BUILDERS AND GENERAL HARDWARE, MAY & CO., G34 Pama. avenue, ucar 7th street. Fo THE SUMMER Auantic City.—Mr. George F. Nixon, who re- PALMER'S Uss cetved a promotion tn the Tost Omice de ent 3 Saturday, 18 an AMERICAN hy ol newspaper map, having formerly been connect ‘ith GINGER ALE. j sen ealtor 4 Eutletin, and more recently editor and letor of the Bridgeton (N. J.) Chronicie.—Captain Blake, of the steamer Corcoran, has gone to Cap3 May, for a stay of a week.——J, & Walker, of Washington, is registered at the ‘Bright House, Rehoboth Beach.—Mr. Harvey G. Filis, of the War Department, will start for his old home in Vermont to-morrow, to attend the golden wedding of his parents,—Mr, Frank H. Smith and wife leave on Thursday for a trip to the White Motin- tains. Their daughter, Miss Addie E., with Mrs. Prank B. Smith and E. Soecey. ‘Smith, are at Rock Retsil Price Oue Dollar (1) Per Dozen, Vor Sale by Dealers and by the Manufactarer. SAL C. PALMEI, 12% TWENTY-NINTH STREET, Yes: Washington. | Enon Sj —Dr. Ashford “has returned, leav- =e Ing lis family at Asbury Park. “It will be please OP" Teleyhonic connection. ‘s37_ | ant news to the many friends of Mr. 8. V. who has been confined to a sick bed for the eighteen months, to know that he is now able to be out Ease ee ee oe ae tana Danasocas, Toate Omes at 2p. m, &87,, Maximum, 627; minimum, es NNSYLVANIA COKE— Manufactured crpresely for domestic and manv- re ctomanend | ‘Urpores— | i: to with hard Seal. Buren Cqurll well in Stove, Ratice er Furucce, pci dnc, Evie acute j, T13 Tih at. new. aUd0-dea Bingham, who wa friends, Dut had referred to the fact that | m, Who Dad re= | Nould like to know what testimony would into su his feliow conspirators. Ty rout pocket on the route hour. Mr. Carpenter took up the route from Euzene | ding to Alamas. Mr. Carpenter reviewed the pro- ceeding: testimony In the case to show the cuilt of th ferred to the as disappointed suhcoatractors, | written by Rer, who wrote the body of a letter; the man who} iis, | Signed it adopted It as his own. Pueblo to wyer, Midshipmen | moruing. to-day, the following members being present: Drs. J. L. Cabell, of Va., president N. ¥., vice president; T. J. T retary H, A, Johnson, Chicago; 0) . 8. Vert Bailhache and Solt ! board at his own request, and Dr.C. Smoot, surgeon, U. 8. army, detatted to take his place. Dr. Turner tendered iis resignation as secretary and was | made a member of the executive cominittee. Smoot was elected secretary in place of Dr.Turner. tingent fund appropriated by Congress, and by order of Secretary Folger placed under control of SIX iponths trom tst of September, with permission} aoe Doepital scree, Wie board £00k 10 ac Controller with reference to the disbursement of | this money. rings, where he will bs the guest of | {Toller must take Inte consideration the laws creat. upon it. The law provides that the duties of the board shall be to obtain information upon all mat- ters affecting the public health, to advise the sev- eral departments of the government, the execu- tives of the several states and the District of Co- lumbia Commissioners on all questions submitted | by them, or whenever, in the opinion of the board, improvement of the public health. The law creatin conierring authority upon t service to fraine rules and regulations and per- form other functions looking to the preservation of the public health. Therefore, the board hold that it ts the only legal constituted authority for the tended to disease Will have to be under the control of the board. The officers say, however, that the board has a fund of upwards of $70,000 gress, and it will go ahead in the performance of ted to I for the new school buildit cent act of Congress, and al FUKCHASES FOR THE GROUNDS DURING THE YEAR. During the year purchases Were made of 1,17 cuble of good soll, and these were making a rich compost, us ‘committee, and familar with all the mail routes. er sald that he had not sneered at Mr. one of his (Mr. Ker’s) personal as a top upon the lawn surfaces on the public grounds dressing respect to Mr. Bingham,” said Mr. most red th treatinent, and n't think aman from Philadelphia th s. Five tons of guano were also hows much about mail routes fn Montana.’ al With @ ; “Phas what we thought after hearing Mr. Ker or three days,” sald Mr. Carpenter. = yn South Carolina 1s not qualified to wil Mr. Merrick. having referred to the te A recommended the incre ition of the route, sald that if human t n removed s Were pur imony nd 1 THE FOU iid to the yellow fever further inland, | mony could est:blish the propriety of increasing | in the public grounds received the usual care, In LINEN SUIT worth $6.00, ; lease ee eS, ent to nee nuaee | the autumn steps were taken to protect them from | ce of BLU? Acting Secretary of State Davis | fordoine sch an net under such teeumony: he | £ S Were made to the founta quare, Iowa circle, D I8th and 19th section of Bridge and Aquedt town, and in Stanton and Ar THE WATE nds Were looked after and kept tn good repair during the year, Four new base aives were placed on water pipes Ine grounds to nda ne aced upon spring pipe in th carries the water from Fran‘lin Spring to the manston, and State, War and Navy department buildin: GAS LIGHTING, BRIDGE, FTC. Average number of Jamps lighted during the Pennsylvanta it the tn out. On this route the Bismarek route In the pay was 000, and the deductions amounted to $16,00: t was’ preposterous that a man shoul. enter | a conspiracy as was charged here, and | in public grou! ‘he audacity to impose such a fine upon | 2 contractors on this | Prolit, but Were out of | nots, hen b not only had no ue inid-day 3S Was taken at the usual AFTER RECESS “ity to Bridge Creek, then the route from White | River to Rawlings, and next the route from Red- on these routes as he had on the others, erved that there was not enouch honest | II He re- | witnesses puton by the government | rho Hud been in He asked how in opposition to that of ation, Whose letters ry care was extended to the bridges coming under the control of this office, The Wh Mouse” during the year was thoroughly over- led, re-paihted and refurnished, AMOUNTS NECESSARY FOR WORK TUE NEXT FISCAL YEA" Estimates of the amount year ending June 30th, 184, are given in the re- port a $ of clerks and watch- men, $40,400. For improving grounds south of the Executive Mansion, 215,0C0, Care and improve- of ‘reservation " at the _ monument For improving yarious _ reservation: For improving Seward place, $10,000 roving reservation on’ South ‘Carolin avenue, between 4th and 6th strects eas also, the pu North Carolina avenue, x 21 and 2d streets east, 24,000. ‘The four reser 5 on New Jersey avenue hortheast, $4,000. For im- rovementand care of Smithsonian grounds, $10,600, ‘or the Improvement and care of armory square and reservations east to Lotanical gardens, $5,000. For continuing the improvement of reservation No. 17 and site of old canal southwest of same, $20,000. Improvement or Washington circle, $4,000. ‘Total amount asked for the care and improvement of public buildings and grounds 1s $122,500. For care and repairs of Executive mansion, $10,000. For refurnishing Executive manston, $20,600. WORK TO BE DONE IN THE KESERVATION The report, in explanation of the various items above, speaks of the work to be done on the va- rious reservations. In the reservation known as Seward Place, on Pennsylvania avenue, between 4th and 6th streets east, it 18 proposed to remove the intersecting strects and avegues, together with the street railway tracks, regrade, improve, and enclose the park in a mauner stinilar to Stan- ton and Mount Vernon squares, with walks throuzh it on direct lines of travel for pedestrians only. ~ In the reservation on Sout pros avenue, between 4th and 6th streets east, it 1s proposed to reduce the grade to. co id. With the proper surrounding street grades, to sow down in lawn grass street parking, to plant shrubs and trees and Sultably enclose the park. “ ‘The reservation on North Carolina avenue, be- tween 2d and 3d streets southeagt, and directly in front of Providence hospital, will ‘be laid out and gravel walks constructed, sow grass and plant trees and shrubs. - The four reservations on New: Jersey avenue northwest will be improved in thé Same manner. In the Smithsonian grounds it to re- surface with gravel the road pand walks, and fo Fe-sod and Fe-sow worn out lay surfaces, also 10 rains and gutters. eS Re The Armory ‘Square ‘and the rédervation east of the Hotantcal Gardens will be.improved in the “The Washington Cirele will be regraded and 6 improved. ———___r¢2_—_____—_. The Dorsey Conugarum. From the New York Sun, to-day. + Why did Mr. Dorsey publish hfs" letter to Prest- dent Garfield? This is a pretty §ard conundrum. It 1s a smart letter, and says some things thaPare true and Sound; but what re ‘tan there be for making it known to the 3 abuses Mr. Bliss and curious fact is that when 1s was Wag endeavoring te bring ab that Dorsey most wars and at that time, we are also ois es Caer what can be the object into notice now? He ov: niants to fl the eye of a mosquito. augue to swindle he contractors ir_testlinony appeare honorable gentlemen of i required for the fiscal ‘Mr. Merrick arked that these letters were j Mr. Carpenter argued that it made no difference Mr. Carpenter next took up the route from Rosita. ‘TRIAL NOTES. Senator Beck was a spectutor In the court this +0. National Beard of Health. THE MEETING IN THIS CITY TO-DAY. The National Board of Health met in this city Stephen Smith, of | rer, U.S. N., sec- ". Folsom, Bos- phis; Billings, U.S. rict_ of Columbia; P. H. tor General Phillips. CHANGES, 5 Dr. Billings was permanently detached from the iW Feo) itch Dr. THE $100,000 CONTINGENT FUND. In relation to the disposition of the $100,000 con- await the decision of the First The board maintain that the con- ing the board of health and the powers conferred advice may tend to the preservation and the board also Hoe existing laws: inarine hospital ertormance oi duties of this character, and they luk the controller may decide that money in- tect the public from epidemics and provided by Con- usual duties as long as thislcsts « District Government Afiairs. - THR NEW SCHOOL BUILDINGS. ie To-day Mr. Joun Fraser, the arebit submit- nspector of Bullainzs Eatwisle plans authorized by the re- ae aes tora ior their approval. ‘The buildings are a, plans ifter he ecutive | y stop- | Piaced on the Permanent Rolls, The following employes of the Nautical Alma- nac office, Hydrographic office and the Naval Ob- servatory have been placed on the permanent rolls: NAUTICAL ALMANAC OFFICE. E. J. Loomis, Geo. W. Hill, John Wetssner, Jo- soph Morris ohn Downes, John Meier, W. 1. Bee S.J. Corrigan, J. O. Weissner and John C. (al HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE. E. R. Knorr, chief of engraving and draughting: T. T. Thurlow, class 2; J. S. Stodder, class 2; Franke, W. R. Hesselbach, Leon Dessez, r.J. J. Webber, N. M. lakring, C. E. S.J. Kubel, C. ton, engi LaHlayne Aaron N. Skinner, Miles Rr lock, assistant astronomers; Thomas Harrison, class 4; Wm. F. Gardner, instrument maker; Jas. K. Watt and George Anderson, skilled laborers Albert S. Fiat, Emil Wiessner ahd Win, M. computers. ——______s9.___ The Pelz-Meem Scandal. THE MEARING IN THE POLICR COURT POSTPONED NTIL TO-MORROW. The warrants which were taken out a few days ago, in connection with the Pelz-Meem scandal in West Washington, were returned to the Police | erved, ternoon, Worn out by Mrs. Mary E. Meem, and charged kand Wm. C. Wim- ; Court this morning as nd the cases were | all Henry Clay Meem and Jame: eem, her brothers-in-law,with maklag th ce to | her. 7 fre alo ot harging them with disturbing the ‘getown, irs. Meem, who fs a co king young widow, was on hand early to prosceute her cases, and was accoinpanted by a y 2 When the case was calted, James G. Meem an- swered, but Henry Clay did’ not respond to his name. "Prosecuting Attorney Moore sald as both of the defendants did not answer he would not ¢o to trial, because he belleved tt would be a pro- tracted hearing, and he thought it would be a waste of time to have two hearings. The court continued the case until to-morrow, and at the suggestion of the prosecuting attorney put Mr. nes G. Meem under personal bonds to keep the peace until to-morro Beet A Persecuted Telegrapher. HIS STORY OF THE WOMAN WHO PURSUES HIM AND MAKES WIS LIFE MISERABLE. In the Police Court to-day, Zeta Winters, of No. 1412 Pennsylvania avenue, was charged by another well-dressed young woman named Clara V. Denney, of No. 103 44 street, with making threats of personal violence to her. She stated that Miss Winters knew her (witness’) husband before she married him and she las made a great deal of trouble between her and hier husband, and follows him to his house and threatens to have him. On cross-examination she admitted that the defendant had as yet made no threats of personal violence, but she (the witness) feared she would commit some violence, Henry F. Denney was then charged by Miss Winters with assaulting her. She testified that she has been Intimately acquainted with him for some years, and on the 2d of Uils month she went to lis house to get a pair of sleeve-buttons from U belonged to her, when ie knocked her | down in the hall and kicked her, cutting her face and head. she showed the court some slisht | bruises and cats, which she said were of a much re serious character on the 240f this month, the aszault occurred. Counsel for the de- h her character, but was stopped by the court, Mr. Dehney took the stand and was terribly excited. He testifled that he 15a telegraph ope- rator at the coruer of 15th street ana the Avenue, He said that since he got murried, several months ago, he has tried to keep clear of this woman, but he follows him home in the street cars and makes | his life miserable. He dented that he had anything | tuat belonged to her, except a photograph, Which | he had destroyed. Bue had come into its house | repeatedly and caused disturbances, ; threatened to throw vitriolon him. On tie ges that he assaulted her is house about 9 o'cleck at night and aine into his bedroom where he and its wite nd refused to go out, and from the threats ad inade he had reason to believe that she tinisclitef, whether by vitriol or hing cise, he did not know. He knocked heredown with his fist. but aid not kick her, The court disposed of the matter by putting Miss Winters onal bondsto keep the peace, and fined ‘y only S0cents for the assault, in con- of iis provocation. Mr. Denney, in a ated that me | offenses in Balumor Aw Acr of the re: vides for the pre} ad deseriptive lon of Congress pro- ation of a classified, Major Ben y Poore : yy the joln' tee ob print ing to prepare tis work for publication. ; 8s F Wash- ington correspontent of the New York World, died at her home, 530 20th street northwest, this morn- ing under unus Mr. Eddy is abs tout. teraoon, unrvare alamity that has fallen upon him. The Late Virginia Duel. DAVID GARLAND PLACED ON TRIAL FOR WILFUL MURDER. | so H Capital and Labor, | | Telegrams to The Star. ——— ENGLAND'S WAR, RUSSIA'S OPPORTUNITY. | bosses stubborn] ULTIMATIO OF EMPLOYERS st 13.—A report comes from Of wages, whlch the ARABI'S ADHERENTS DEPOSING TEE SULTAN, | largest tilite te the colaiepe 2 ee | Ver $1,001.08 pe have joves their Wages, and say THE PRINCE OF WALE HEALTH, | 0° offer ts mot accepted Chey Will employ MOB —— COAL MINERS IN COUNCH. e fetes = — _ Prrrsevi Pa., AUSUSE Th. we Coal ners THE O'CONNELL STATUE UNVEILING. | tne Pitsburg Gitar eee anaes a nines oe = | day Dut 20 tar a hing ts km wn of 1 ur proceed. = > =. is thought some action w C 2 THE LABOR STRIKES SPREADING, | lvking toa settlement of the strike, own tO NSOREMEN'S RTRIKE 1S BOSTON, ——_ OSTON, ‘The strike of the ‘longshores: BOLD BANK ROBBERY IN ILLINOIS. | 7.23.2" m da (or #0 conte per Bowrate s day work vir at might, and double POLITICAL CONVENTIONS TO-DAY. | &° and the steams a, ¥ porte che . . pers to be discharged England's War, Russia's Opportunity. Cake) teen eae FOR ns soto 50) t) 400 men connected OREN AE A corps to Alexandria. atmeh! work. of eviee ments will be de edays BOYS OF WILKPSRARRR, August 1 no upromise between the sUrtike wies Parrish € Ca, RUSSIA'S OLD CLAIMS RENEWED, The correspondent of the Times, at Berlin, he mills are in {tis feared U ablnet inten with T of operatives, }ta af the present troubles The company are sang ultimate success, 5 1 claims which were declined by | and the strikers are dew resist to the the Berlin congress. Jlast. ‘Tim in smail s Hts is being re i trades un New York, | by a det. a tne arilitery, Tard, of the mounted infantry, ro to-day on a reconnoies ence | ne srrixinc WILKESBARRE, signs to-day of any ¢ ing driver boys and M mnile of the enemy's second Itn ronnolter- | ‘The streets are full of ile miners, Who are 1m ing party was pursued by hors f whom it | favor of the action of the boys. It Is the intentan succeeded in Killing several. Col. ard Bt: Of the operators not to comply with the Ande that by sance, THE PORTE AND DISORDERS 1 REIN, Aus t 15.—The North German Gazette | intelligence has been recet from Con- stanutinople that the Porte has made the governor ot Syria responsibie for the maintenance of order xccomplished the object of his reconnols- | mede hy. the sirtkers. to Work “this week ti Will be removed on Mon E declared idle until the strikers return to the basis offered to (hem. STRIKERS RPPC Ir the latter do not return p mules at the SYRIA. TO COMPROMISE. in the province, and has authorized the chief of | weiiAPELrMta, Aus Hn Mi the gendarmery to increase his force to such an i abeat G S aro ee the atone extent as he may consider necessary. urers, Bromly & Sons, wed the pay on DEPOSING THE §\ Yeddo and Landscape style of rugs trom 10 and ALEXANDRIA, August 15. Dwar report that Arabi meeting of the Ulemas and obtained from them a fetwa deposing the Sultan and naming the sheriff of Mecea as Caliph. Arabi, they #130 Say, 13 or- ganizing the Bedoutns and has appointed com- manders for those at Charkles and at Garbleb, in Upper fgypt. THE KHEDIVE’S SUMMONS. | 10% to 9 and 9% pr yard, beld a meeting | this morning Not Lo accept any com- promise, but out for their original figures. it Was reported that aid was being given the men, = a Vermont Greenbackers. NOMINATIONS BY THR STATE NTION TO-DAY, Warerecry, Vr., A\ Slate green- back convention met 200 delegates be= CONSTANTINOPLE, August 15.—The Khedive has | !05 present. L. S. Thompson, of Stowe. was chosen summoned Nubar Pasha to Alexandria. chairman. “The convention nominated for - SSS ees C. Martin, of Ferrisburgi; for leutenant governor, John of Enosburg; for trea cher Tarbell, of Swalnton. ressional nominations wel istrict, D. R. Kidder, of Vergennes D. Dunbar, of Hurttord. ALEXANDRIA, August 15.—Two decrees of the Khedive were promulgated to-day. One author- izes the Brilish admiral and the commander of the force to occupy such points on the Suez isthmus as they consider useful for military operations against the rebels, and inviting the Egyptian au- tiorities to acquaint the inuabitants, particularly the canal employes, with the decree. The other Cable Laying. QvrBRC, August 15.—The government steamer Newfield Will leave here to-morrow for below authorizes the British authorities to prevent. the rBewl wrill, Ye: 2 t0- n importation of cozl and muuitions of war®along | 1 sotcoed across Mae Saguenay river and at hs the coast between nanan and = Said, an: _ in the event of contravention of the order to'seize wae = the pronibited articles. Feeding HMlinois Hogs With Rye. THE BRITISH COMMANDER NOT ARRIVED IN ALBXAN- Eig, ust 15.—The farmers hereabouts* DRIA YET. are feed! hogs on rye, being cheaper tham. Loxpon, August 1 erie. 1:30 p. m.—It was reported here tats morning that the hired frausport Cala- Saratoga Kaces To-day. bria, with Gen. SirGarnet Wolseley and the House- ca August 18.—At the race o to-dn hold cavalry on board, arrived at’ Alexandria Lact | ¢S4R4TOG* August 15.—At th The ita tne €vening, but the report 1s now ascertained to have | an@ the betting animated. First race, purse ‘been premature, Of Which $50 to the second ho! and entr: 15 eacl » be divided between th cond Destructive Incendiary Fire. ca mae . Teco nore, ot 8 mile, Grant Cir he business part of this cit: Was burned last | Among are Davidson, Schroder Waben & Hathaway, J. B. Hurd, Wilmer & uns and J. Wooldridg: he American Express Pools, With Bootjack cut: € #35, Bootjack won wkonita second, Caples finishing last, ‘Time, 18. Fr is pid $5.40. Post odds 10 to 1 on the wit | ung changed at the pias $50, Wapakonita ‘S building Gnd the Odd Fellows’ hall | favorite over Caplas, t pool was Wape- also burned. ‘The loss 1s estimated at from 125 $35, Boot Jack out. $50,000 Co $75,000; Insurance unknown. ‘The fire 1s the Clirendon hotel stakes for Mites thougat to have'been caused by incendlaries, rs old, $25 entrance p. p., With $300 added by the propriet ond to receive $1 of the Clarendon hotel, the sec and tird $50 out of the stakes, . Pools—Pinafore, $300; Nellie Peyton, #10, Francesca, 4, Pinafore third, paid $162.80. Post odds, 25 00 = St A Cold-Blooded Murder, Aucust 15.—News has just d-iiooded murder In Clack- David Morris, aged 50 years, cut young man named Sterling OM - Morris escape yand lodged in jail in ed man Was only 18 itement prevails ‘and Porte. the throat of Whhout the ‘but arrested yesterd. Oregon City. The murd Yeats of age. Intense lynchiug Is feared, seen Hotd Bank Robbery. THS CASHIER AND A LADY steamer Phie York, with a mer Richmond 40° 20, with the general cargo, fell i urday, 10 2 Liv Kewaner, I of cotton noon two men called . or bands, y last and was ¢ m Saturday. al bank s their About 6 o'clock, > Cashie Pratt and Miss Palme: lady assis- t, were up, the men knocked at the door and a: or the sitchels, Miss Palmer var spectal Opened the door and was sc:zed by the neck by on> | lie loss to the Boyd of the men, who then kicked her nearly 31 ight was ast The other’ man rushed by her voward the t | near which Pratt was standing, and struck him on the hed with a revolver, Knocking him sense- less. Pratt and ¥ imer were then force t into the Vault. ‘Phe burglars secured about £20,000, OF which $6,000 Was gold, and left the town. Miss Palmer and the cashier, after remaining impris one! over an hour, succeeded in breaking the 1ock and releasing tt ‘They are beth badly injured. Parties are scouring the country in direction, but without resuit up to midnight, 7 Ts Were secn this moruing near tes were tn pursuit, with every prospect of arrest n before night. Over 200 igen are scow direction. Pratt and Miss P: mer 1s bad: of We e by Mayor Pare sponded to by Present Raymond, mt thts moral York, tu fa imatra to 5 good it was | creased duty on j Unt Of Its br The trial of David Garland before the county court, and a Mahone mecting near by, attracte: an Immense crowd of blaeks and whites to Lunen- | burg, Va., yesterday. Although a local option town, there was an abundance of whisky to be had, evidences of which were seen In the drunken men about the streets. ‘The jail in which Garland is confined 1s a small brick structure, situated a few steps from the court house. In the rear of the prison,but not In sight of Garland,is the scaffold on. which’ a negro woman wes li onths ago for murder. ‘The prisope veeks’ con- finement has reduced him some, and caused his skin to assume a whiter hue. He received quite a number of visitors yesterday, mostly his rela- tives and warm personal friends. To these he was very cordial and talkative. He was somewh: nervous at times, probably caused by the pain hi suffers from the wound jie received in the fight with Mr. Addison and his confinement. Ina con- versation with members of the press Garland de- nied the reports which have been extenslvely cir- culated that he killed a man down south, a chai | to which Miss Hatehett probably referred in her offensive and angry letter to him which led to the fignt. He says that if he thought that this charge was to be brought in the trial he would summons Miss Hatchett, and put her on the stand. Mics Hatehett, however, is in North Carolina, and beyond the jurisdiction of the court. Garland says that Miss Hatchett is not very pretty, but she was pleasant and entertaining. Neither Garland nor Addison was engaged to her. When the court met yesterday morning, Gar- land walked into the court room with his father. His wound has healed, but his arm 4s still very sore and stiff, He was’self-possessed, and as he passed across the room and took is’seat beside is counsel. he frequently stopped to shake hands or smile in a pleasant, nonchalant way to some cld friend in the vast throng of spectators. His bearing and manvers were those of a gentleman. He 1s tall and spare, and has a light moustache. He 1s remarkably young looking to be 2%, and would readily pass for 22 or 23. Boswell, the’ pris- oner’s brother-In-law, who Was present at the fight, ts a splendid-looking man, who bears a close resemblance to ex-Gov. Gilbert ¢. Walker, former! of Virginia. He occupied a scat near’ Garland: Mr. James A. Roach, who was also present, at the fatal meeting a8 the friend of Garland, sat hot far The grand jury, on which were five colored men, indicted Garland for the murder of Addison, and Roach and Boswell as accessories. Aju was obtained for the trial of Garland after <3 ‘two ventres. It 1s com) principally of intelli- gent farmers living in remote svctions of the county. When asked to pi Garland stood erect, and in a clear voice said “Not gulity.” ‘The examination of witnesses bezan at about 5 p . There are twenty-three witnesses—sixteen for the prosecution seven for the defense. Dr. John R. May testified that Addison’s death was forgting fue bowels So tne oan Pet Young Orgain was the next witness, and a great Wrangle among counsel ensued as to whether he Should tell what Boswell said to Addison at the ae i jac qi mature, the conspiracy not hav- pee pes an evidence: and his father, last wee che neighbors around the latter’s farm clubbed together and helped him to make his crop. ee Juige William Levy, of Louisiana, is dead at the town of rae made to desirey, Also arguments y 4. in Tavor of Urick, and frora af manu. She fs pros houses and in the chase. ated by the the culture of Av ops are all closed, the owners jolning ary ry Vern an increase of duty on en. R. E. Hastings, of Pailade facturer, against the I uty on gold leat, asked tor by th quen gold beaters, — — The Markets, BALTIMORE. Aucust i5.—Vinginia Ge, connots, 58) G0; Past due colpous, 28%; do. new teu-torties, 4 bad to-day. SORE, Aucust 15.—Cotton steady—middling, ur unehaued and Wis lower; western easier 9 1.16; do, amir, 1. 13a1. 16 1.12%91.12%; Aneu r 1.1: —— Fire. Fircnena, Mass, August 15, large four story building in Leominster, owned by Levi Goss, and occupied by several comb makers, was burned this morning. The building Was ‘insured for $14,000, ‘The loss of the occupants 1s about $25,000, ‘on Which tuere 1s an insurance of about $15,000. ‘One dwelling, owned by C. H. Merriam, was also burned. = Canadian Independence. QuepEc, August 15.—Mr. Chapleau, gecretary of state, ha issued his address to ti@electors of Terre Banne. In 1t he expresses the belief Uhat Canada will ultimately atten independence, but | Series deprecates any attempt to force the Ude of events. | Sht*lie.. Cate ste —_»—_—__ re it Affairs in British Columbia. isieus une WANTED TO ANSWER CHANGES OF MUKDER. Vicrorta, B. C., August 15.—Barry and Kelley, two men serving a seven years’ term in the pen itentlary here whose scheme for escaping was frustrated the other day, are wanted in San Fran- cisco to answer for murder. THE CHINESE QUESTION. A steamer arrived here with two Chinamen, from Port Townsend, Washington Territory, who arrived there on an inward-bound vessel and were Tefused permission to land, in accordance with the prohibition act passed by Congress. The captain of the ship preferred chartering a steamer and | ghade iowen Pork duit say sending the Chinamen over bere, rather than | Lard weak, 12.80. enter Into bonds of $500 each that they should | “LONDOS, August 15, 12:30 p. neither run away nor land. Such additions to the | 116. | Urié, 414. Atiuutic and populution are frequently expected here. wae rt Independent Candidate for Congress. Quincy, Itt, August 15.—Gen. Singleton last eve consented to become an independent can- didate for Con; provided the republicans | ence ‘at make no nomination at Whitehall on Wednesday. | the very likely will result in the republicans porting him, as the district Is securely democratic on a straight issue. — Sill Not Hun for Congres, Des Momus, Iowa, Ausust 15.—Mr. “ Mi ‘che backers of the eleventh BaeecPaata at co a Nana a consent, and that he will not run. scl eareataors ‘The Canada Pacific Hallway. Septe none. Sh 6.359 bnehels. 964 basbels. tocks strong. Money, hort, #55. ents ‘gencrally unchanged. NEW YORK, Auruet 15. Wheat heavy and 7.a'y ce and strikers held 2 confer Youngstowa _ yesterd: t which eee fe. 8 eo to. men to arn a rages—-the advance asked for to be given If old wi the manufacturers signe? the scale tn ‘The strikers Se Ape Sed J a roposition, offering to go back hecooeey a Ina ruractufers to make a reduction in case Strike should bea failure. ‘The milLowners are now considering the latter proposition. pen mreetiag. was hy at Wilkesbarre, Pa., y atternoon between the striking Bays ana Charies Parrish & Co. They reused 60 nish any information to the mnorea fat the mnines that Charles ‘Parrist. retused to make any compromise with them while on @& strike. Should they return to work he will 1 the sume wages 2nd allow thei the ‘Ume agany other colilery ts now dolng in this country. 7 The Baltimore can makers have tnauzurated SO =—) SHOT at BY’a Woman Five Times.—G the insane woman whe emptied ‘ive be revolver in an al to kul jays, in Fairmount arse Phitaveipa Fears of age, a V and pee ae acne Mis Death Due to Intoxication. Warranua, N. Y., August 15.—George Duffey, 9 ariver on theeanal, was hited this Tathe Tunnel His death was due to Invowfcation, ‘He is said to be from Philadelphia, tom Pair ‘The Health of the Prince of Wales. ATONDON TIMES LEADER CREATES A SEKSATION. AI gees Aten ‘authoress and ree