Evening Star Newspaper, August 19, 1882, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Ferthwest Corner Pennsylvania Ave. and 11th St., by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, GEO. W. ADAMS, Pres't. AR a to enbecribers in ths ety faeces cnr their fen account, af 10 conta par Week, or 44 cents per im counter, 2 es at the eer tresch. : prepaid—50 cents s mouth, cy sear, $6 nthe, $3. [Entered at the Fost Office at Washington, D. C., 23 clase ‘Tar Werxty ST# Feu Rex Fork Sewixe Macurses Tyr Teapes—Tth 5 ‘Tres Barns aKEns, KC. Jp)—4th Sti ong “PICNICS, EXCURSIONS, & ALIGHT LXct . BY THE LA S CIAL CLUG, to MARSHAL teamer W. W. ax, WEDNES: Boat Oo" LOOK AT THIS AND RI GRAND MOONLIGHT EXCURSION oF ON DIVISTON. NK. KNIGHIS Hal. MONDAY, WASTHIN xo. STEAMER W. W. CoRcOR ef, ic tof Tih street. DAILY, at 10a,m., ALL HALL AND GLYMON Beturnins at S 10-2 oi penne Far, round trip, 25¢. Want AL AND THE STEAMER NGTON, m., and returnsat 11 p.m. of the committee and mentary. pthe boat. anl-Im TON nfo Mt. Vernaa Springs every tart at 9x.1n., returning at! Bang out the cluldren. No ed on the boat, k S. KANDALL, Proprietor. Q@\TCRDAY EVENING TRIP ON THE POTOMAC. hy W. CORCUR, m. xi for the cecasion. Jy28-Im | Che Evening Star. V°= 60—N® 9,152. WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, AUGUST 19, 1882. TWO CENTS. _ SPECIAL NOTICES. D EPISCOPAL CH sevry Sunday at 11 0% Hal, 11th str Sunday ser “lebra- KEV. I Aventte C CHURCH W. F. THE TABER 1 Batreeta sou Services at 11a. h 2 OW. Htc it" CHURCH, MASSACHU- im 9th and 10th strects north- Purr A, by Rev. Samver Doses, DD. ie PLACE M.E.CHURCH SOUTH, oh and K streets n.w.—Preaciit at 8 pan. Pubuc invited. ING Pan y in the Groy Union lovefeast at 9 a.m. m. Kev. B. PECK, P.E. ‘8 at’ the same hour ~ DANsBU Sinsing by p.m, by Rev. &. DESNIS. Communion’ on 3 B. Evans, No evening 0 ama, Tt ENGLISH LUTHERA b. corner 1th and H streets northwe: lay.jat IL a.m. No evening EF. MorFarr, presi Doors open to'all. G: Come. GAS FIXTURE ani? eS wv. wa a FRESH FROM THE SPRING. W. C. MILBU! 1429 Pennsylvania avenue. SAMUEL KER, DE Goons, N, Paarwactst, y, French an? Seotch Ginszhams, i ral low prices. silks Satlum, aud Rhadames, extra good values, te + GAS STOVES AND RUBBER HOSE. eLend examine at 531 15th stroot. F. F. BROOKS, Fine Gas Fixtures, Ko, “AMUSEMENTS. BAZAAR, IAL AND ART EXPOSITION, or the Benefit of the GARFIELD MONUMENT FUND. U8 GP ITOLy, NOVEMBER 25TH TO DECEMBER 8D, 1882, Boanp or Direction, } Wasutxetox, D.C., August 17, 1882. All persons desiring to exhibit, under published con- ditions, should at add ice make application, in writing, ied to JOHN W. THOMP=ON, Chairman, Na ictropolitan Bank, Washington, D.C., the words ‘ation for Space” being endorsed on the en- velope. Kules and Reguiations will be inafew days, and will be sent Wee application to persons inter- ested. By order of the Board. F. T. WILSON, aul St Corresponding Secretary. Qesstice PAVILION RSION RESORT. GRAND EXCU Band. ikit KEYPORT, 200 p.m. ea, nocietios and others, eluents can Le made to stop at any point on the jylt 1K. yee c OQUAN FALLS AND MOUNT VEKNON SPRINGS. at y nm ine AY & HILL TONS, atrest, oppos.te LL 4b ‘etrest TER, ATTORNEYS FITZGERALD, ATIORN&Y-AT-LAW. 60, soran Huildings Practices in all the Courts. N HH. MILLER, ° Roe Law, é Gunton Law Battding, 2 Louisicna avenue. » sanitary piumbinw, issued for gra- itves valuahio information sensible epitome of riact,) plumbing and house drain- . al <derkard. civ} aud sanitary ensi- pert, Kt. I.. writes: “I wish to ex Pees waren Rather eee Se eatin Satori, ftthe by culling it an acvertiooment. it con- few pages, sound and valuable wount carefully ot “Lt Ask foritagour stores—Ji7 Ut street, 1730 Pstzeot, HAYWARD & MUTCHINSON. ‘THEATER COMIQUE—SUMMER GARDEN. MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST l4rm, AND DUR- ING THE WEEK. Return of the Favorites, . WHEATLEY axp TRAYNOR, The Dublin Boys, Te with an enti: bination of ‘ogether ire combin Metropolitan MATINEES TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS AND BSAT- URDAYS. Prices of Admission, 15, 25, 35 and 50 Cents. aul4 De® vers SUMMER GARDEN THEATER. Engagement for a limited season of the ECLIPSE COMIC OPERA COMPANY ANDA HOST OF OTRER ARTISTS. NGTON “EMING SCHOO! ‘New York aveiiue, between J8ih aad Lith ts, Water constantly changing and kept at temperature of £0 to 85 dexrees. Hours: Gentlemen, 7 to 9a.m. and 2:30 to 10 p.m; Ladies, 10. a.m. to 1 aul? street, between 7th and 8th streets, SPEC and Goorze E. Kent to the Powaatu ei tie cae way H. Araoll, having reportet Hall MONDAY EVEN Tras heen dietac anes nd place th "p. on waiting orders; Ensizn Robert M. Doyle, trom wees of Lnportance. By order of the the Minnesota, inst., and ordered to the hy- PRE dregraphic oiti¢e, Washington News and Gossip. GOVERNMENT Recktpts To-pay.—Internal reve- hue, $484,047.30; customs, $739,827.86, NATIONAL BANK Nores outstanding, $59,122,489. Te Practice Sutp Constellation passed Cape | Henry, bound tn, about 10 o’clock this morning. ‘TEE Mowttors.—It 1s expected that the monitors Moutauk and Nantucket, now on the dry dock at. Norfolk, Va., will be ready for sea on the 25th instant. 8 appointed Harvey L. Jones as collector of customs for the district of Oswe- gatehle, i EVITY Pay.—The Secona Controller has al- ready confirmed about 120 claims from officers for longevity pay under the recent. Tyler decision re- ported to Lim by the Second Auditor. ‘The latter officer has so Tar received bout 1,300 of these claims, and expects to receive as many more for settlement. ries. — The following ot Representatives will at- monies of the late Senator Hill to-day: Messrs. Pettibone, Houk and House, of Teon.; “Hrumm, of Penn.: Carlisle, of Ky.3 Young, of Ohio; Barbour, of Va.; Hoblitzell, of SENATOR Titra members of the House tend the funeral cere Ss On: More Wan DErantweNr Arporntwents.—Secre- tary Lincoln has made the following additional designations for probationary appointments after examination {n the War department: James Daly and Th one, and Ulan Robrer, F O.; Wm. H. Murphy oflice; Peter ‘Thomas, V: gressman Fulkerson, of Virginia, has culminated in the Withdrawai of the latter from the coalition erday, the coalition con= district nominated a Mr. Bowen over Fulkerson. ‘The tatter and his friends left the convention, and Fulkerson will run as an inde- pendent candidate. It 1s said he will pledge him- Self to act with the democrats in future, and will thus endeavor to get the democratic support as against Bowen, It 18 STATED On good authority that the naval station at Port Royal 1s soon to be abandoned, and that the Wyoming, which has been ordered to sea from that port, will, after her crutse, be ordered to Annapolis, and wiil be used as a practice ship by the cadets. MOVEMENTS OF NavaL Vessers. — Tae Kearsarge passed Cape Henry yesterday afternoon, bound from Norfolk to Portsmouth, N. H. Tae U. 8.8. Wyoming. now at Port Royal, $: C., has been ordered to get ready for sea and to crutse for a Week among the ports 1a that viclalty and then to return to Port Koyal. NAvat Onpens.—Lieut. Oscar W. Farenholt, or dered as executive of the receiving ship Wabash, Ast of September. Midshipmen F. R. Brainard, 1 +nd F. W. Bowdon to the training shire; Midshipmen Stoxely Mo Ernest Wilkins ship Minnesots ple, LS. Bennet n, 1. J. Clark, to the trainin: pmen Lorenzo Sem- n, Hamu! nd Fowler, AcciDENT To SuRGEON 3 While Surgeon Basil Norris, U.S.A., was driving near the Wash- ington monument tis morotag the axle of his buggy broke, and he was thrown out a r distance by the Irighte hat his ank’ dislocated, Fi vi to his home.where it was learned that he had sustuine tno further A BOARD oF OFFICE: to consist of C George H. Me Hill, Lteut.-Col was bad Cyrus B. Comstock, and Capt. Caries _F. ell. Will assemble at Astoria gon, on the 12ih ds thereafter as practic: mouth of the Colum! report ch pian With estimates for its permanent imn- as they approve.” as previded for in and harbor 0: Congress of the 24 its report in time to b Us oflice on or before the 2th of No- On completion of the foregoing duty yermber nex! the members of tne board will return to thelr sta- Uons. is he Iron steamship for the use of the U. 8. Fish commission, was launched at Wilmington, Del., to-day. As heretofore stated, she will be sent to London, under the direction of | Fish Comm! alrd, with millions of specl- mens of small tish,¢tc., to be exhibited at the great fish exposition to be eld there in May next. The valuable specimens now in the Smithsonian Ta- stitution will be tneluded in the government ex- its, REAR ADMIRAL Nicnorsox, commanding the European station, has written a private letter to a} prominent officer of the Navy department, under date of Villefranche, August 3, in which he takes occasion to deny the statement that when the bombardment of Alexandria b-gan he notified the Egypttans that if they fired on any of his v he would return the fire. He also dented. the state- ment that after the action he steamed around the English fleet and cheered the vessels upon thelr work. In reference to the statement that he had landed marines to assist the British troops, Admi- Tal Nicholson states that his men were landed at the request of the Khedive to protect the Amert- can consulate and assist in extinguishing the fires that were raging in that vicinity, and that his men re-embarked as soon as order was re- Stored, leaving, however, just men enough to guard the consulate. Admiral Nicholson says he received the thanks of the Khedive and the Brit- ish commander for the service rendered in extin- guishing the fires, PERSONAL.—Mrs. Sara Spencer, of Washington, was elected corresponding secretary for the Dis- trict of Columbla at the late national conference of Charities and Corrections, held at Madison, Wisconsin.—Mr. D. W. Janowitz, for many yea passenger agent of the Pennsylvania Rallroad ere, ahd now eastern agent of the Missourl Paci- fic, is on a visit to friends in this clty.— Mrs. J. 8. "Powell has gone to Monterey Springs, Pa., to join her mother and sister, who are staying’ at that resort.—Mr. and Mrs. 8. R. Bond have gone north, for an extended tour through New York and New England.—Ben Holliday is registered at the Ovean House, Long Branch.—Mr. Henry J. Gensler 13 at Piney Point.—George L. ha ne to Ocean City for a short stay.—Mrs. Conkling is spending the season at Rich- field Springs.—Messrs. Alexander Porter Morse and Frank A. White, of Washington, are among the latest arrivals at Newport.—Harry W. Gar feld and a party of seven trom Washington were registered at the Cliton House, Niagara Falls, on the 15th.—Lieut. Conway H. Arnold, lately tached from the Lancaster, 13 at the Ebbitt.— Mrs. Louise Pollock and her daughter have re- turned to the elty from the Shenandoah Alum Springs, where they have spent some time en- ised in popularizing the Kindergarten system. 18s Susie Pollock will make a tip north before the opening of their school hicre.—Dr, William Pittis left the city last eventng to visit friends in Ohto.—J. H. Squfer and family have returned CONCERT EVERY EVENING By en Orchestra of FIFTEEN SELECTED MUSICIANS. Je12-3m No, 626) ON EXHIBITION No. 626 Ef AND SALE AT E Street.‘ MARKRITER'S, Street £26 E street northwest, one door from 7th street, co Oil Paintings, Engravings, Cross, ete. ; als) Jirge and _fnoiee stock ot Paberhauriggy Picture eture Cord aud Tassels, BS . “a ‘Terms Cash. Freo Art Gallery,” “oft JD 8count TEN PER CENT ow. TOPHAM’S TRUNKS, TRAVELING BAGS, SATCTELS, SHAWL STRAPS, PUCKETHOOKS, WIAENES:S | previona to PADDLES, WHIPS, "&c., ions to street northwest | 1251 Tetnapivanin sreiusacmaae s J. 3. TOPHAM. ARCHERY. We are now offs | eroiuy re Grertaw our entire stock of ARCHERY at LAWN TENNIS SE’ OEE eco TENNIS BACHETS and WM. BALLANTYNE & SON, iat Tie sireet. G's COOKING STOVES, FOk SALE AT THE GASLIGHT OFFICE, TENTH STREET. ENNSYLVANIA COKE— from Oakland.—Mr. H. H. Hempler, the optician, is at Ca) May.—Dr. R. Reyburn, jr., who is in Asbury Purk for a short visit, will go to Creed- moor on Tuesday, and from there to Coney Island. Political Doings. MASSACHUSETTS GREENDBACKERS NOMINATE GEN. BUTLER FOR GOVERNOR. The Massachusetts greenback convention yes- terday made the following nominations: For gov- ernor, B. F. Butler; Meutenant-governor, George Dutton; secretary of state, John Howes; treasurer, George Foster; attorney general, E. A. Snow, and JL MeLonghiin, GOING INTO CAMP. THR EXPECTED DEPARTURE OF THE WASHINGTON LIGHT INFANTRY CORTS TO CAPE MAY TO-NIGHT— THE ROSTER OF THE CONPS—THR PROGRAM OF ENTERTAINMENTS AT THE CAP, There were busy scenes around the Washington Light Infantry corps’ armory last evening. Com- pany chests were being packed ready for ship- ment, and other preparations being made for the departure of the corps for Cape May to-night. Quartermaster Breitbarth was in constant de- mand cverywhere. Thecamp at Capo May was being arranged last evening by Quartermaster Sergeant Allen, with a squad of men. Capt. Breitbarth says he has five electric lglts placed in the camp, whose bright glare will take the place of the flickering and uncertain light of the old-fasiitoned camp-fire. The corps will start from the Baltimore and Potomac depot at 11:20 o'clock to-night, and expect to arrive at the camp ALS o'clock to-morrow morning, inaking the wiole journey by rail Tho Union Veteran corps will escort the departing military to the depot. The following 13 THE ROSTER of the corps as it will appear at Cape May, there being a fewmen tneach company who will be unable to go: Col. Wm. G. Moore, commanding. Lent. Win, #. Harrison, adjutant, Staff—Capits. H. A. Dingman, judge advocate,) R.A. Bartle, (inspector,) Levi Woodbury, (comm: s F. A. Ashford. Gurgeon,) J. 'f. Dyer, (pi heeler, (ordnance,) J. C. Ergood, Breitbarth, (quartermaster,) Lieut. stant Surgeon,) Sergeant Major B. . Cramer, Quartermaster Sergeant Wm. Allen. Company A—Capt. W. N. Dalton, Lieut. J. G. Cowie, Ist Sergeant C. G. Sloan, 21 Sergeant D. S. Jounson, 3d Sergeant George E. Hale; corporals, RH. Wi i. Randall, S.A. ory, C. HL. Kalbtus; privates, H. F. Bauer, W. R. Batley, W. *. F, Conrad, G W. Engle, W. 8. Knox, Keough, J. E. Keere, Charles’ Laitayne, P. E. Moo H. MeWhorter: A. J. Roberts: Rehm, Fred, Schmidt, W. I. Seufferie, H.'R. C. Shaw, 0. Hi. Smith, W. E. Stone, W. E. Thompson, H. B. Whipple. Company apt. Burton R. Ross, Lieut. Geo. ¢. Thomas, Ist Sergeant E. H. Neumeyer, 20 Ser geant W. L. Cash, 84 Sergeant Eugene Burdine; Corporal G F. McAvoy, Corporal J. L. McGraw, Corporal Howard Beal}; Corporal H. 0. Plugge: privates H. H. Cole, J. Clark, W.M. Dimmick, G. F. Detrick, A. E. Denis, Geo. W. Egieston, Jos. Hollins, W. F. Hewett, E. V. Jacobs, Frank Lewls, ¥.L. Ourand, Jas. A. R 0. W. EY y W. A. Keyser, Geo. 4 G. W. Blilings, W. AZ J. H. De Meritt, E. Woltz, G. T. Bradford, T. R. Mitchell, R. H. Yates, ELF. Riggs. Company C—Capt. Matthew Goddard, Lieut. eant C,H. Ourand, 24 ergeant . Cl ‘0. Wooldridge, Leon rd, Frank Padgett, J. R. G: R. Bart, P.M. Becker, H. J. Brad oil, Win. Tngle, Louls Hardie, W. B. Holtzclaw, 'T. J. Inwin, jr., G. Klenk, c. BE. Kinsey, RB. Lesh, Phil. Martin, Win! McHenry O-born, R. W. Pentland, Chas. Shreeves, John C. Entwisle, ist 8: Sergeant J. F. Grant, 34 lor Sergeants rporals M. F, privates I wa! ley, J. J. Branson, H. P. De Win. E Valk, C: Mantz, RE. Roverts, Chas. E. Pisher. Company D—Capt. John S. Miller, Lieut. P. J. Duffy at 1st git. 3.1 Serge: AL Cl ‘meant C.K. Fi nt J. G, ‘ceant W. orporals, A. ing, FM. C. Browning, W. E. Bowen, sh, W. G. CobWwin, J.W. Cook M. Jons W. Y. Chirke, J. B. Crowley, E. Coburn, W. D. .L. Gordon, C. 8, Hart, H. A. sh, B.A. Hall, G. F, Ham: Hl. Hoot, H. C! Joy, A. M. Milligan, A. C. Ruevsamn, J. W Frank Thomas, J.J. Vetrs, Win. Wan: White, F. E. Newton. A LARGE PARTY. GorNG. It ts expected’that the party that will leave to- Hight will number flve hundred people, Including the corps, The tratn wi be composed of eleven cars, two of which will be Pullman coaches. The honorary members with tueir ladies and friends wil! number three hundred, it ts expected. In the party will be Mr. Jolin Pettibone, who parade] on the first appearance of the Light Infantry, Sep- tember 12th, 1836, When the Balttmore and’ Onio Tailroad Was’ opened between this clly and Balu- more. AMONG THE HONORARY MEMBERS who expect to go with the corps to-night are Ww, P. M. Dubant, Geo. 8. Kraft, lett, Thos. Somervilie, J.T. Noyes, John Pettibone, C. B. Beall. Wm. E. y. J. Belding, A.’ W Dr. H. EL Maclicr, Jos. Denty and FS. New- man. Roose 1s already wt Cape M Mr. Geo. of the National Rifles, will company the corps. Col. Amos Webster, udju- {general Of the District militta, it is expected Wiil visit the camp during the coming week. THE PROGRAM AT CAPE MA A letter received last evening by Gol. Moors from Mr. W. S. Roose, president of the honorary mem- ber’s association, who Is now at Cape May, set out | the program to be carried out at Cape May, so far as arranged, as follows: “As the corps will arrive on Sunday morning no formal reception will be giver, but they will be escorted direct to their! hotel. On Monday morning a formal reception will be tendered them by the clty authorities, the local military, the citizens and Visitors. A grand excursion is being arranged to the Delaware Breakwater, and on the return of the boat a lunch Will be served at the Delaware Bay House, and on Tuesday evening a grand ball will’ be given by the Messrs. Crump Bros., of Congress hall. On Th day evening a ball will be given by the propria of the Stockton hotel. ‘The mayor has issued’ an invitation to the residents along the line or march on Monday to decorate their houses with flags.” The corps will take the Marine band, and the lovers of must: at the beach will be amply gratl- fled. The camp on the grounds of Congress Hal hotel has been named camp Win. T. Sherman. ‘The train that takes the corps will stop at Buu more to take on a delegation of gentlemen of that city who propose to accompany the corps to their camp by the sea. Many little pleasure plans have already been laid among the members of the corps. A base ball match b a picked nine of the “Infantry” and the Ca y nine is con- | templated. ‘The boys have already divided up in Ineeses. The various messey have adopted some destructive name which the members have rinted on their cards. One js the “Jumbo mess.” iz Six” mess take down a separate chest of their own of suspicious capacity. THE MUSICAL PROGRAM. The Marine band, under the direction of Prof. J. P. Sousa, will give a concert every evening during | the encampment, on Congress Hall lawn, accord- ing to the folowing program: Sunday evening—1, March— “Congress Hall,” Sousa, dedicated to Messra, H. J. & G. R. Crump: 2 Reminiscences of Mendelssohn, Godfry; 8. Cor- net Solo—“Inflammatus,” Rossint, by Mr. Wm, Jeger; 4 Song—“st. Agnes Eve,” Sullivan: 5. Mosal¢— “Lohengrin,” Wagner; 6 Gavotte — stephanie,” Czisbulka; 7. Marche Funebre—‘In Memoriam,” Sousa; 8. Collocation—sNl Trovatore,” Hymn—“Nearer, my God, to Thee,” Verut; 9 Mason. PR Monday evening — 1. Polonaise— “Militaire,” Chopin; 2. Collocation—“Patience,” Sullivan; 3. Mosaic—“Carmen,” Bizet; 4. Valge—The Hus- sars,” Hartman; 5. Duet (for two.cornets)—“The Swiss Boy,” Bent, by Messrs. Ji and Petrola; 6. Collocation—“Mascot,” Andrew; 7. Ballad— ‘Forever and Forever,” Fosti; 8, SValeska,” Scheur; 9 Fantasia —“ La le Duchesse,” Odenbéed. iid wax Bet ‘ ‘uesday. |. Mosaic—« aux Enfers,” Of- foubaci# 2 Fantasia Greta” Audran; Valse — “La Sirene,” Wal K 4. Caprice— “Sounds from the Alps,” H 6. Collocation— “La Bellé Helene,” Offenbach: 6. Polka—“Bonne ” Waldteutel; 7% Grand Fantasie— Reminiscences of Meyerbeer,” Godiry; 8 Galop—“Song of the Storks,” Fahrbach. Wednesday. —1. Overture—' m de Vil- lars,” Maillart; 2 Collocation—! Favart,” Offendach; 8° Cornet Solo—“Young America,” Levy, by Mr. Wm Jeger; 4 Vi “autre Foils,” Waidteureb; 5. Pot-pourri- tore,” Vera! 6 Gavotte—“Myrrha,” Sousa; 7, Mosaio—“La vie ur la Czar,” Glinka; 8. Ballad—“In the Gloam~ .” Harrison; 9—Fantasia—“Remimiscences of THE COMING TRANSIT OF VENUS. An Event of Interest to the Scientific World. PREPARATIONS FOR THE OBSERVATIONS—EIGHT PAR- ‘TIES OF OBSERVERS IN AND FROM THE UNITED STATES—MEMBERS OF THE SAMR SO FAR SELECTED— PROGRAM OF OPERATIONS—IMPORTANT RESULTS EXPECTED. The transit of the planet Venus across the face of the sun occurs on the 6th December next, and the sclentific world ts looking forward to that event with great interest. In every etvilized country preparations are beinz made to observe the transit, and the various civilized governments have made Uberal appropriations to send out parties of ob- servers to various points. The United States gov- ernment fs not behind the rest of the world n this respect, Congress having appropriited $75,000 for this pu It is the intention of the authorities to equip right parties, and as those Intended for to distant parts of the earth will have t in the early part of the next mor eparations are now under full headwa al Observatory. The sime method employed in observing the transit of 1874, by means of pho- tographs of the sun’s surface,will be followed next December, Justliy th nd {tis believed that the ri wisdom of this selection. Bes Antonio, ‘There will be four yod Hope; 3 and one Santa Cruz, Patagon! in New Zealand, THE NEW ZEALAND AND PATAGONIA PARTIES. The party for the latter station will start out first, and expect to leave about the Ist of Septem- ber. It will be in charge of Mr. Edwin Smith, of the U.S coust survey, who has for an assistant Prof. Pritchett, of Washington university, St. Louts. The party for Patagonia will leave about the same time, and will be stationed near the mouth of the Cilco river. Lieut. S. W. Very, U.S.N., Will be in charge of this party, with Mr, 0. B. Wheeler as assistant, and Mr. Win. Bell, of Philadelphia, principal photographer, and Mr. Irbin Stanley, of Carmel, Ind., assistant photographer. REHEARSALS AT THE NAVAL OBSERVATORY. In order that the arrangements for observing the transit may go off without a hiteh, the mem= bers of the parties have been devoting’ some time at the Naval Observatory to practice. An appa- ratus, similar to that which will be employed at all the stations, has been erected at the observa- tory, and the practice In photographing the sun has been made Cuillar to all those who are mem- bers of tue parties, ‘This apparatus consists of a long Shed, having at one end a piotograpnte lense and a helostat, which turns the rays of the sun and_ throws them horizontslly into a small frame house at the oticr end of tie shed, where the photograph is made. With the exception of this atus, which Is very simple, and Is to be eted by the parties upon their arrival at thelr noe ‘uments 1s 2 will be he begin- Ken alon; ning and the end of the transit. THE TWO OTHER PARTIES FOR FOREIGN STATIONS: will start about the middle of September. The one going to Santiago, Chill, will be in charge of Prof. Lewis"Boss, of the Dudley observatory, Al- bany, N. Y. Mr. Miles Rock, of the Naval obser- vatory, Will be assistant astronomer, and Mr. T. Marceau, of Canandaigua, N. Y., chief photo- grapher, and Mr. Gustav, Thellkuhl, of this city, assistant photographer. ‘The otherparty, under thecharge of Prof, Simon Ne oinb, the superintendent of the will go to the Cape of Good Hope. Lieut. L. Casey, jr. U.S. A.. will be assistant as ulius Tike, of this city, principal photog 3.and Ensigh Holcomb, U. 8. N., as- sistant photographer, THE PARTIES FOR THE STATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES Will not start until the middle of October, and the personnel has not been agreed upon as y@t. Prof. Hall will have charge of the San Antonio, Tex., Prof. Eastman at Ceda » Fla., Prot. Davidson 2t Fort Thorn, New Mexico, and Prot. Harkness the one in this city. THE PARTIES THAT WERE SENT OUT IN 1874 to observe the transit of Venus had In many cases rather rough experiences, owing to the wild and desolategocalitics In whig they were stationed. ‘This year all the parties will be favorably sttu- ated, in most cases near large cities, with the ex- ption of the Patagonian party. ‘The latter, how- hich will remain with rk is completed. le there ls great Interest. manifested in the results of thes» observations, and considerable en- 8, Still the chances of ire preparation coming to nothing are so The transit oj@1874 was rendered unt of the clouds which obscured sun during the transit and pre- 1 photozraphs from being taken. A more favorable condition Is hoped for this time. In or- der to avoid as far as possible the unhappy contin- geney of clouds stations have been selected tn the south instead of In the north, Washington being the farthest northern station. WHY 80 MUCH INTEREST IN THIS EVE! ‘The question might be asked by the unscientific mind why so much interest 1s attached to this phenomenom. Transits, eclipses and other pae- nomen are continually occurriag without any particular interest being attached to them. The reson Is that Venus affords the best means of ustering a problem which fs one of the most Im- nt within the whole range of astronomy— po the distance of the sun from the earth. As the orbit of Venus ts nearly on the same plane as the earth’s orbit, it happens from time to time that it passes between the sun and the earth, and nppears like a black spot crossing” the luminous disk. This occupies: several hours, and takes place at inter. yals of 8 years, then 11337 years, 8 years and 113% years, and so on. ‘The lest ‘occurred in 1874, and the one following this year’s will not occur until the end of 122 years, or in 2004 Two Observers, situated In the stations most distant from each others, note the two points where the planet, seen from each of their stations, seems tobe. prlected at the same moment in the solar disk. his measure gives the formed by the two lines starting from the stations and crossing each other on Venus and passing on to the sun. It is the measure of this angle, made by ob- servers placed on all parts of the globe, which cies what ts named the parallax of the sun. The termination of the solar parallax, therefore, 1s the object of these expeditions. Another object to be attained 1s the accurate position of Venusin reference to the center of tne sun, and algo the ineasure of the diameter of Venus in the sun’s disk. DISTANCE OF THE SUN FROM THE EARTH. The inaccuracy in the present estimate of the distance of the sun from the earth ts, according to Prof. Hall, about a half a million of miles. By the use of the photographic method, which Prof. Hall considers far superior to any other, he hopes that the data will be obtained which will determine unin asmall fraction of a second the solar par- ax. THE FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS, as stated above, have very generally decided to ‘send out parties to observe the transit. The French will send an expedition to Santa Cruz, Patagonia, and will also have stations in Florida. The Bel- glans will have one station in San Antonio, Texas, and another at Santiago, Chill. The Germans will have two stations in Santa Cruz, one at Hartt Conn.,and one at Aiken, 8.C.” The English wi English southern stations will be in the West ———_+-______ A PERSISTENT SuIToR.—ames Henry antical | clentific men are not Inclined to be | TWO MORE PDORSEY-GAKRFIELD LETTERS, TheEx-Senator “Frankly” Advising the President-Elect as to the Sclection of Mis Cabinet, ctc.—The Blame-Conk- ling Fight—The Department of the Interior Offered to Dorsey by Presi-= dent Garfield. The New York Herald to-dayguints an interview with ex-Senator Dorsey, who, bing asked if Mr. Garfield tendered him a position In the Cabinet, a8 stated in the letter of hls former clerk, an: “Yes, sir, he did: and I supposed that eve man at that time thoroughly understood that Thad been tendered the office of Secretary of the Inte- rior. He not only tendered me the posttion, but urgently repeated {t time and agatn, and there are | plenty of living witnesses to verify this statemen In the presence of a friend I declined tt verbally | and with emphasis. T afterward thought that it w due to ( Garfield that I should decline in a more formal manner and in writing. wrote from my ranchie In New Mexico early in cember, 1880, declining that pl or any ote place that he could offer me. MOKE OF DORSE It will be remembered that the Dorsey letter, printed last Sunday, was dated February 7. Here are two letters written by Mr. Dorsey the pre- ary 3: - Garfetd, Mentor, Ohio: GENERAL:—Replying to your letter of De- cember 22 Thave to say that I have delayed until me hoping that some adjustinent sattsiac- tory to yourself and to the parties in interest in thi8 state could be brought about; but Tam bound now at this late date to submit my fatiure to ac- compiish any tangible result. I have seen Mr. Conkling, Mr. Arthur, Platt, Morton, Crowiey, Cornell, and others of ‘lesser prominence, but my success In adjusting the different questins they have to meet in the next twenty days has not | deen great. “It fs not necessary or Important that | Ishould go into detatis, but I will’ volunteer, if | there be no objection, this advice—that those who are so confident of électing their Senators from New York be permitted to proceed, and when it turns out they have elected only dne, perhaps they will be more amenable to reason and to the best interests of the party. I hope you will no hand or part in the matter ahd make no sug- gestions to any of the factions in New York until alter the Senatorial election, « Will have no difficulty in hh to do so, a member for your Cabinet from the state who Will be acceptable to every republican with- out regard to factions. If Tcan be to youl hope you will not hes! me. Sincerely yours. January 20. Hon. Jaiues A. Gai 3 My Dear GENERAL:—Above all things I do not wish to obtrude my notions of men or of politics upon you. Thear so many ramors, however, as to re to do or what you have decided upon, some ‘of which T would rather not hear, that, on the whole, I have thought best to write you, and I shall do $9 frankly First—I do not think you ought to put men 1a abinet who were not able to see the beginning, and who, > s ade clear by of f | halting and half-hearted ¥ public LETTERS. in my futement, you make ‘This is not a good time for the ten We want stalwart ploncers, who are kflown and trusted by the ar troops. Wek enough of this shiliy-shall nd busines It won'tdo, Idon’t Mke to'see tt repeated In the hewspapers day atter day as coming from Mr. | Bline and his friends that men w elf irant or for Some other man at Chicago are esp>- cially sctected to be ridden down under the wheels of Mr. Biaine’s triumphal car. T know that tl Is not true, and when Tam tokl by the camp followers that the entire incoming administration 1s to be managed and controled by a syndicate headed by Blaine and Sherman to subserve their Tespective ambitions, Whatever they may be, I simply reply that those who believe such stories | do not know the man who will occupy the presl- pdential chair, No President has ever done a | wiser thing thon T assume you have done tn plac- ing Mr. Blatne at the head of your Cabinet, and no 1 has ever done or could doso unwisera thing as to permit him to have a hand in selecting the other members of the Cabinet or in any degree to control ft atter it 1s selected. You don’t need a Blaine Cabinet. Mr. Blaine’s modesty, however, will not prevent him from taking a hand in the Sinallest’ detail of your administration. His strikers are numerous and nolsy. I hope they will not embarrass you. ‘The pleasant satisfaction Thave in the midst of ‘all rumors and newspaper talk is the fact that I believe that General Gar- field will be President himself, and not Mr. Blaine. So much for the gossip that meets me on all sides, Now, I think that so far as New York 1s concerned, if you have definitely determined not to appoint. the Secretary of the ‘Treas- Uury from this state, that it would be wise to offer Morton the Navy or Crowley the Depart- ment of Justice. Tarn Still of the opinion that the strongest, the most respectable and by all odds the ablest man you can name as Secretary of the ‘Treasury is Chief Justice Charles J. Folger, of the court of appeals of this state. While Judge Folger is friendiy to Mr. Conkling he belongs to no one, and on a trial of strength before the people of New York there 1s not a man in the state who would cross swords with him. He was elected chief jus- Uce last November,and ran many thousands ahead of the electoral ticket. He ts a stalwart and al- ways has been. He has the confidence and respect, of every man in this state. His selection would elicit the universal commendation of both parties and all factions in New York. Whatis more, you could confide in him. He would go into your ‘Cab- inet owing or acknowledging fealty to no other man. He would stand by you and would hold to Your support the republicans of this state. No other man in this state can do It. He would be the ablest, the purest and the most satisfactory Sec- retary the Treasury ever had. It seems clear to me that you should appoint Judge Folger and that you should do it without conferring with any one except the Judge himself. I have not seen him for months. No one has ever suggested his name to me, but I know enough to know that his appointment to that position scalps every malcon- tent in this state of New York of both factions, and will make your administration so strong that no party man agsaultit. I want you to un- derstand that I am expressing a most deliberate con viction of my own, wholly in your interest and without from any quarter and for the reasons I have against all quarters. Another phase. If you have settled upon a western man for of the Treasury and have ar- Tanged some other position for New York, I have @ word to say about the Interior department. Senator Windom 1s the man I would recommend. If he will accept it he 1s the best man in the west, and, I believe, in the country. for the place. In his ‘twenty years’ service n Congress there has never been a word against is personal integrity | as an official or asa man. He has grown every day of his public life with those who know him. He is able, conscientious, vigorous, a tireless worker in all details, and his executive abilities are great. I served with bim for six years on the committee of appropriations, and my acquaint- ance with him is thorough. ‘He had no equal on that committee asa strong, efficient man of affairs aeknowicdged ability and great experience, he acknow al and great experience, comes from a region that has the largest interest in all matters relating to the Interior de} nt. If you can induce him to accept, which I greatly doubt, it is the wisest apy tment you could make. In this connection I have heard that Gen, Walker was likely to be appointed Secretary of the Interior. I give all these stories for what they are worth. Gen. Walker 1s not a republican. He does not even know himself to what party he be- longs, and never did. Iwent to him once to see about the appointment of two superivorsof census for Arkansas, and urged him Wo appoint some of the best republicans in the state. resented him the names of five persons of all alites, all of whom had been in the federal army—two colonels and three Meutenant colonels—two of whom had been the state, and all five were drawit wounds received in batfle. His had held several public of allowed the question of politics tq have the least influence in making appointments to subordinate Positions, and he never should. 80 I left him and this non-partisan, characteristic of his appointed two of the meanest and most Telegrams to The Star BRITISH ADVANCE IN EGYPT. ae HEAVY FIRING FROM ABOUKIR, —_— FIGHTING ON THE MAHMOUDIEH CANAL, THREATENED APACHE OUTBREAK IN ARIZONA PRESIDENT ARTHUR VISITS GEN. HANOOCK — ON THE EVE OF BATILe. The British Advance in Egypt. Loxpox, August 19,7 a, m.—A dispatch fromm Alexandria to Reuter’s telegram company sayB that six transports with troops and two gunboats left this port on Friday night to take position Out side the harbor, ready to start on Saturday. British Transports Ready for a Start, ALEXANDRIA, August 19.—At 11:30 o'clock this morning the transports were still outside the hare Dor, ready to start at a moment's notice. ALEXANDRIA, August 19, 1:15 p. m.—The trans. ports and the fleet are now steaming eastward, The ships have their topmasts lowered and thelr yards secured, with everything cleared ready for action. The British Commanders, Gens. Wolseley and Adye accompanied the transports in the dispatch boat Salamis. Admiral ymour will hotst his fag on board the tronclad Alexandra to-day. The New Egyptian Ministry. The Khedive has Ato entrust Che with the pr of the new mi ree to tha ill be signed to-day or tomore Tow, but We ministry will not be constituted until the arrival of Riaz Pash A Traitor in Alexandria. ALEXANDRIA, August 19. — Information from headquarters states that a prominent person AS been discovered to be in constant coumunteation with the rebels. He wili be arrested and confined, on board an EzypUan man-of-war. Itis reported that the person referred to is Hassan Pasua Che Tel, minister of Wakts Heavy Firing at Aboukir. ALEXANDRIA, August 19, 4:40 p.m.—Heavy firing in the directiob of Aboukir has Just begun. Arrest of n Traitor. Lonpon, August 19.—A dispatch to the Centra’ News from Alexandria states that the arrest of the person mentioned as having been In constant communication with the rebels, was made this. morning. The American Consul Attacked. Mr. Long, the American consul was attacked yesterday inside the Gabarrl gate, by about forty natives, Some soldiers arrived and dispersed the crowd, The ringleader of the assaulling party was arrested. ILappears that the natives had ate tempted to stop Mr. Long as he was driving. became anvoyed and urgedon his horse, in injuries on some of the party. Fighting on the Mahmoudich Canal. Lonpox, August 19, 5 p.m—A dispatch to Reuter's Telegram company, dated Alexanaris six o'clock thls afternoon says: “Fighting come menced this afternoon on the Mahmoudieh canal The British are using heavy guns, which were brought to the neighborhood of Mulaha Juacton yesterday. The firing still continues.” — Cowardly Murder of 2 Woman, Portiann, Petch, wht with her s Hu back and Instant), 1 dificulty some Ume ago with a neighbor named Smith, Who ts accused of the deed. A few weeks previously Mrs. Petch was sot at by a concealed party, but was not hit. Intense excitement pres Valls. —————— Destractive Fire in Californi: SAN FRANCISCO, August 19—A Red Bluff, dispatch states that a very destructive fire Vist that place last night. Three Dlocks of the best business section of the town are In ashes. The total Loss will pro ance, $15,000. Se no lives lost. ably agetegate $25,000, Insur= ral persons were injured, bug — Connecticut Republican Convention, New HAVEN, Conn., Auzust 19.—The repablican state committee met here yesterday, and voted to hold the republican state convention in this city on September 20U ‘“. — + Indian Troubles In Arizona. ALLEGED FRAUDS AT AN AGENCY—THREATENED OUR . BREAK OF APaCHEs. Treson, A.T., Aucust 19.—The Star special af vices trom San Carles that P. B. Wilcox, the newly-appointed Tndizn agent for Uhat reserva. tion, has refused to assume change, as he found tte affairs m a frightfully confused condition, ‘The commissary and sub-agent Lave suddenly a wLJences of gross (raud and ation under the Tiffany administration are alleged. to be overwhelming. ‘The Tonto Apaches are very restless. Last Frie day night they had prepared to make a Dreak, DUB one of their squaws gave the whites warning, amd the Mohave Apaches, the bitter enemtes of ‘Tontos, Were armed ahd turned out and previ the emeute. The Tontos, {tts rumored, offered: cents for cartridges on the Gay they had fixed fer the outbreak. Matters are ‘ussuining a serious shape and the settlers around the reservation afe organizing, while the anti-reservation people fe increasing ‘their force fn every section. Special agents are visiting all of the principal towns ana camps, preparing for action When an emergency arises. te The Striking Driver Boys. WILKESBARRE, Pa., August 19.—All the works connected with the Empire mine have been shut down and the mules are being removed from the mine. ‘The suspension on the partoft the tors will continue unUl the striking driver conclude to resume work of their own accord. latest from Suzar Notch Ubis morning ts that Une boys at that place will or es out Monday next. President Arthur Visits Gen. Hancock, New York, August 19.—President Artbur Jefe his residence'on Lexington avenue shoruly before noon to-day and went down to Governor's Islan@ to pay a visit to Gen. Hancock. : ape ae ‘The Tariff Commission. Lono Branca, N. J., Aucust 19.—The tariff com mission this morning received numerous commu. nications and recommendations including the fle lowing: That articles made abroad on American patented machines without license from Inven- tors be prohibited and confiscated; against the roposed increase of duty on Sumatra tobacco; » pisce on the free list flax and other raw ma- terials used in the manufacture of linen; to the duty on artificial fowers uniform; to’ put Mne dyes, gypsum, etc.,on the free fist, and simplify other dutics. ‘The commission then went into executiye session, thee belng no persons Present desiring to make statements. ‘The enormot factory of Hartman, Dow. © ling & Peck, at 10th avenue abd S7th street, New ork, was entirely destroyed by fire this moraing. ‘The total loss 1s estimated at $375,000, upon there are large amounts of insurance, but not enoagh to cover the loss. Early thts morning a woman named Mrs. Flynn was burned to a crisp in a room in the ton house, East Washington street, Chi appegrs 16 have overturne1 the kerosene an inkane or drunken frenzy. Carl Meyer, Uraveling salesman for a firm in Davenport, Iowa, committed suicide this mi in a hotel in Greenwich street, New York, by. Ung his throat with a knife, BALTIMORE. August 19. do, second veriés, $4: do. pat new ten-t 425 bid to-dag. BALTIMORE, August 19.-Cotton qu 13. Flour dull and lower to sell—Howard street Pesnh, 25 tig mile capers 9: 0md- I; zl Baltimore ‘al- ‘She cy ‘wentern 1 iuactive—southern red, 1.10a1.14; do. amber, 1. 1.17; No. 2 western winter eet 123 5 Ag. - 125 oT auditor, Augustus F. Merchant, ‘The platform states that the government should pay the bonded Thursday.—1. Overture—“L Scotland,” Godtry. it Cavalry,”Suppe; 2 Collocation—“Little Duke,” Lecocq; 3 Song— Clay, a tall mulatto man, was at Judge Bundy’s bar this morning cl -d'with making ‘arene of personal reputable democrats in the state, ene of debt whenever it had the money, opposes mon- opoly in every form and the contract system, and inveighs agai extravagance, &. THE FOLLOWING NOMINATIONS FOR CONGRESS were made yesterday: 6th district of Missouri, John Cosgrove, (dem.); 9th district of Virginia, 8. Bowen, (coalit.); 8d district of Virginia, George D. Wise, idem), renominated. REPRESENTATIVE MC'LANE DECLINES RENOMINA- ‘TION. Hon. Robert M. McLane in a letter to Mr. Carroll Spence, declines to permit his name to be pre- sented to the fourth Maryland district as a cand! date for renomination for He te ‘vill be absent when, September. for Ew in @ few days, and the convention will assetable In ‘NOTES. ‘The democratic convention of the first assembly istrict of Jefferson county, New York, yesterday Instructed their delegates to vote for Congressmen RP. Flower for governor “Lost Chord,” Sullivan; 4. Cornet_solo—“Cleo- patra.” Demare, by Mr. Wm. Ji 5. Valse—“La lus Belle,” Waldteufel; 6, Caprice—“Little Fiat- terer,” Etlenbery; 7. Mosaic—“Fatinitza,” Suppe; 8 Morceau—“Pavone Rodolphe,” Czisbulka; 9% Fantasta—“Barbe Bleu,” Offenbach. Friday—1. Galop—“Halloo! Halloo!” Steinha- gen; 2 Pot-pourri Mephistorele, Bolt; 3. Valse— “Paroles d’Amour,” Sousa: 4. Cornet s0lo—Fac- ilita,” Hartman, by Mr. Won. Jeger 3B. —tlonahe" Waguerst: Gira eaetorns” ” Wagner; 7, Gav = & Mel yn Iriel Hart "Olive! “Ol lay.—1 violence to a stout colored woman named Martha Shepherd. Martha and her husband testified that James Henry is paying his addresses to their daughter, and they have notified him to away from their house, but he still “hangs around” and follows her, and because of their ol jection to him he got mad and threatened their house down. The prisoner denied the and said he was engaged to the girl and likenes3 in his et, and was going to mai her for spite. ‘The court took his personal kee) peace for six months, had been indicted on twelve counts for ublicans. We were only entitled to two spe rs. ¥ fer t Out democrats to ‘noD-] Esl & f| ig i Hl ii i B 3 a iy