Evening Star Newspaper, August 22, 1882, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. fecond-clars inail matter. ] PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, _ AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Ferthwest Corner Pennsylvania Ave, and 11th 8t., by : ‘a The Evening Star Newspaper Company, GEO. W. ADAMS, Pres't Fan je rerved to mibserfbers tn the elvis casticch, om thee Siem gocount, a 10.cen ber Serisesch, by nall_poctgie prepaid 00 cents a mouth, é Ghe year, $6; tix montis, 3. . [Entered at the Post (fice at Washington, D. C., a8 > y -an—pubi Friday—$? a. “= 60—N® 9,154. WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1882. TWO CENTS. SPECIAL NOTICES CORCORAN GALLERY OF ART. » Room will be re- Picture Galleries and Oct the publle TO-Ale order of the Board of Trust auat ee WM. M GEO_S. DONS. PAP moved from 417 L street WEST. All orders Broo! | ceived with 400 Ota Staeer SLATE MANTELS GAS FIXTURES, FURNACES. i PLUM of commission at Tue Mangus oF Lori == GLEN FLOKA AND BRTHESDA WATERS | next month en route FX NAVAL ORDERS. —M been oniered to the Monahow has been detaci mis 1429 Pe SS “SAMUEL KE <o DEY GOOr ch and Scateh G: ‘ a Ruada: STEAM COOKENS. GAS STOVES AND RUB! nd exans one of these unacted upon by t sumed work will te Will clos late about forty fe Capitol. although it ring whetie — ‘nts needed con: his advisers. All WE ARE NOW TAKING STOCK! (Sipe) — a mnaster General. SECRETARY FougER visited GREAT BARGAINS | a in odds and ends. i Cishier St. John, - men | cents. ome ste | GREAT BARGAINS | the new Ins| in all the different dept'a. | Coatom house ALL GooDs ington avenue. Bow sold at reduce’. prices. and Secretary Ci GREAT BARGAINS Mrs. Mary L. Bruen, of Boston, Ci ee and Mrs. H. T. Dicke = pted invit: JADIES’ SUITS fishing athalf price. TRIMMED HATS atany price. President. RE-OPENING OF THE CORCOR: cleaning. u uy ‘ aut 413 SEVENTH STREET. iC don’ NING HOUSE THIS WEEK Ww: ARE CLEA mann Az 316 Asp 318 SeventH Sraeer. — nad inended nid see how we handle the {for a ccneral clean up and sweep out, Dowel! tele AM! of our FANCY PUCK FIGURED MansEItres | AND ODDS AND ENDS of WHITE VESTS thst are », and $4, we want to close them | jorouchly shrunk, well- of stock, good value, ¢ aud take your choice at $3 a pair. nuraber of off : whose em e wood | Getober i f ALL-WOOE BOYS’ SUITS, that we and take your c! at $4 per si ton whitch they oug! be coms mee: miral_E OUR REGULAR STOCK REDUCED axovc’ | of nav: TWENTY PER CENT. Wale gery Em in-Chiet Wim. H. Shoe! engineering, advocate general ste: hese reductions are from prices that are lowest. A. SAKS & CO, of the Los Angeles resentative Roots, of Arkansa: itan.-——Prestdent Gallaude Virginta Warm Spi TLY ONE-PRICE CLOTHTERS, Beer te te for some tme anit 316 axn 218 s i OME, SWEET HOM 26 pexcs, om sonitary imitous ‘irediction. eves 6s I interest. The Saniter & very coneine, cleat and ec fie general principles of pluusbing and house drat bee.” W. bank Gerhard. civil and. wonieary cone xeer. Newport, write ich to express my fianke ts 300 for thepemphiet; Horne, Sweet Homme. gl interest, thmk you sive it mune! ¢ title by calling vt an ads mdcnest ia few preca sovnd and valucblo engers by the health by his house! bu NAYWARD & HUTCHTNSON. are ee 3 at the Grand Union one = ISCOUNT TEN PER CENT as return as ee again at the Ebbitt-—General STRAYS, POCKETLOORS, HARNESS, SADDELS: WHIPS. ee 2 Peausylvania avenue northwest. iy2i-1m JS. TOPHAM. — | Wray ani wee gene t Newport Me . G{BEAT REDUCTION IN PRICES OF | Gh 3tiss Sule Langliy, i », & complete assortment constantly on hand bs. ‘Prices. SNe YO BALLANTINES 90% Fick's ICE CREAM, WAREANTED PURE The Commissioners? Unplcasantness. THE SITUATION TO-DAY. THe SraR gave yesterday the first and only ac- curate and authentic statement of the difficulties in the board of District Commissioners, and the at- tendant circumstances. There is very little to add to-day In regard to the situation. It appears that Commisstoner West, in his program for the reor- ganization of the assiznments of the board, pro- posed to give Commissioner Morgan, in lieu of the police, fire and health departments, the control ofa “bureau of property and supples,” to be cre- ated for the purchase, custody and Issue of all supplies required by all departments; the supplies to be purchased elther by contract or by bargain in the open market ‘The friends of Commissioner West say he will be back to Washington to~lay or to-morrow, and vill be Worth while to waituntil he returns and gives his version of the “unpie: fore coming to a conclusion in the m represented by them that his sole purpose in pro- posing a reorganization of the various departments rict government was to secure gre: . In this connection the Ke- prwhlican this morning has a statement from “A nt Republican,” in which he ZHE STAR ROUTE TRIAL. “THE FUNNIEST PICTURE that will be annexed to that book,” sald Mr. Mc- Sweeney, referring to the record of the trial, “will be that picture—not myself, for I am a sort of old church man, and to get. on my knees will be easy; bot when Robert comes on behind me to join this rocession of genufiexion up the step3-of the apitol to knock and ask parion for Sei Dorsey, I don’t know that I woutd have anything for pardon, but I would ike to hear brother ay *be merciful to me, a republican and covered themselves with g lory. An immense au- dience was present at the concert. Nearly all the numbers were encored, the audience fair) ‘wild over the oper?tic selections. COL. MOORE MAKES A NEAT SPEECH. The Corps were formally received this morning, & large crowd being present, by the mayor, Mr. Melvin, who made a brief and graceful speech, in which he said many plea ‘the corps, Col. Moore, resp onding, said: “It is my A greeaple cuty to thank your honor ang dents of thts ‘oce a greeting extended tous ond t of the freedom of Cape May. Thus early in our encampment are w pect 13 that ere we obligations to you can hever meet, tr have followed each other as the whith-cap waves of yonter glistening se: memories too pleasant to be lost to view as We march through lif grateful to you and your eitize: dial and friendly consideration w ed ut this attrs felicitous itu speech w The corps then gave the Washington News and Gossip, ——— Government RecEiPts To-pay.—Internal reve- Mr, Totten and Mr. MicSweeny for the OW (Wednesday), | MU $208,069.21; customs, $552,592.19, Tue NATIONAL Bank Nores received for redemp- Uon to-day amount to $324 000, RETARY CHANDLER paid his first offictal visit n navy yard yesterday, and was re- ‘When the star route trial was resumed this morning, Mr. Totten continued his address to the jury, interrupted by adjournment yesterday. began by referring to therule of criminal law that a defendant must beamply Informed of the charge against him. He attacked the indictment as not meeting this requirement of law. Mr. Totten then began areview of the testimony relating to the yarious routes, pointing out what he considered absurdities in the claim of the prosecution that the facts indicated a corrupt understanding or any dishonesty on the part of Mr. Brady. eaking of the White River and Rawlins’ r. Totten mentioned that on that route Postmaster General James let the order of Brady stand until the Ute war was over and the neces- sity of the expedition was not so then undertook to quarrel with Brady about 1t. Speaking of the Ouray and Los Pinos route, he re- marked that Sanderson got the money on the route. . For some-reason Sanderson was left out of the indictment, but what the appear. Mr. Totten, during his argument, sald he would insist on confining the case to within the date set out in the indictment as t the conspiracy, which was M only treated of orders made since that date, After finishing his consideration of the testimony relat- ing to the different routes, Mr. Totten referred to ‘THE TESTIMONY OF BLOTS as to handwriting and sad he was willing to leave Uhat testimony to the jury If they coutd find any- thing to lead them to belleve thap Biols knew what he was talking about, No one, he sald, had ever heard a word sall by any of the defendants to Indicate that they were Ina conspiracy. There Was no intimation that any of these contracts were improperly made. allof them, rece t things relative to -_ Mr. McSweeny said that after Mr. Ker had drawn, this picture there came notice trom the Attoraey General that there would be no pardon. Mr. Merrick objected to this statement, as not being in the evidence, saying that was feferring to newspaper interviews. “Tam in profound ‘inorance of everything of that sort,” said Judge Wyle. “I want the jury to be profoundly ignorant of it,” sald Mr. Merrick, ‘ar, McSweeny then sald he would not refer to then referred to has returned from New York and was at the War department this morning. —The Navy department 1s informed that the torpedo boat Alarm was put out ‘ortolkk yesterday. —The State department fs informed that the Marquis of Lorne, governor general of Canada, will pass trough this country Srcrerary Lrxcor generous tender OvT oF Commtssion. f. McSweeny rather dt sg we Will be Involved in and will leave the interview. Mr. McSiweeny Mr. Bliss’ opening, which he compared with t of Sergeant Buztuz, and proc 5 he thought the evidence had not redeemed the pledges then made, The court adjourned at 3:05 row, Mr. McSweeny 2 THE INFANTRY ON THEIR TRAVEL pressing, and r Alfred Reynolds has with tauch applaus peculiar cry, After thus the cor) or and city council, together with Mr. W. hed from the Enterprise ason was did not » headed by the the board of Commissioners was a triumvirate he beginning of 2 policy it would make entanglemen: ze crowds lining the st How They Went to Cape May—Wh Pieasant but Getting Settled at the Cape—Odds and ners had been assumed b and enjoyed the flue suri Neary S. Sandersc + and he seemed to have th, National t ch to stat SOMETHING LIKE A PANIC choose to state hortly aiter one o'clock. occurred to-day, ial © air of th> boys had gone tn b: subject by Gen. West is unlike biz different from tue course he had marked ized tho fact that Major Li aibtless lead hin to ta 1 of the various offices treatment of th aRESS HALL, CAPE MAY, The trip of the Corps and party to Cape May, < long, was still a very enjoyable one they did appear, ¢ er an‘ with an evident intention to me with bim, even Mr. Vaile took charg ived all the money, a Vai.2) sald’ that not adollar ot It eve where except to pay the legitimate debts of the ‘The tables showing the payments made it plain that no money went to any person except those legally entitled to it. orders were extravagant, or that there proof to show that they were extravagant. described the case as one of shreds and patches. HE REFEREED TO WAIST as “perfunctory Walsh,” who, he sald, had served for a number of years asa curbstone broker In New Orleans, Loulstana, he sald, was, above all things, famous for its witnesses, and Walsh out- Hes and outcaps them all. Walsh, he sald, was a thrifty man; he was a man fond of revenge, so the incitive of his acts here was probably both Iuere and revenge. : interested, so anxious to break down Brady a3 Walsh. About that time Walsh filed his ap- ion for a remission of fines and reductions. ppened then that he had an interview with a. Then in some mystertous way he recetved $25,000 from the Post Office de- partment. Mr. Tottcn noted it as a curious fact that Walsh’s name had‘not appeared upon the back of this indictment or theeparent indictment How the grand jury. TON MONUMENT.—The laying of on the Washington monument will be re- tember 5th, and It is expected th 0 Tight along to December 15th before in for the winter, and that by that t more will be a ing the height to 330 feet—2i tes dof the goddess of freedom on the first shock of parting from so many fair friends enough to bur; thonzt he mise alffer frow him. liainly was that he had settled down to a pati nplirh but littie in the way ppointment of Major » unpleasant expres- What impressed me was over, {t was not long before the last vestige of “weeps” had vanished from the countenance: even the most sentimental of i eo was sesperate, and @ boys got their bread and butter, Coats, and all settied down to the prospect of a week of unalloyed pleasure. He denied that the had charge of all the pre- as the results are eminontly istactory he gets a great deal of applaus: ‘Te-Inorrow morning the corps will visit s Point, and at night a grand ball will be given in their honor at Congress Hall. arrivals from Washington are: 1.D., at the Arctic House. © Detweller, W. J. isfed with the amd 1os.¢ aimed by that gen- dno thought of tak ctwhat he thouch required it wit on with the President. prepare a written memor:nduin of his views upon Dis- trict aftrirs, then to wait until somerime sfter the ad- surmuent of Cougress, when the President should have and then toosk the President to re: t he had thus prepared. ion with his colleagues Among those of the party on the train were J.P. Willett, District stait; C. W. Hebner, Mrs’ Hebner, W. ‘Thos. Noyes, B. J. John Keyworth, Jas. District Staff; A.W. Ke assenger azent Penns and wite, Wm. and wife, Baron Walter D. W Wilson, Tom Bivens, ¥ er, Baltimore Su: Jaines B. Crawfor parations here, and He intended to ‘Speare, A. A. THE MEMBERS OF THE CantNET, after the meet- ng In Ney York yesterday, denied that changes in the heads of departments had been discussed. ion Wag more of a social character than a8 held for the purpose of and consider wha: any violent discu , Harrison Din: = ty Tunderstand that since my talk with hi Major Lydecker declines to be interviewed, und that he is uot authority for any statements that have been pub- 1 am inelined to take with mauy grains of h put Gen. West in the tiny to force the concurrence of his colleagues in his views with the alternative of a If he bas goue to see the Prevido.t I ivve it is only for the purpcse of consult: bred gentleman to ¢ tive to the President as to the cond! he would retaim a place so honorable as that to which the President has called him. derstood a8 saying that Gen. West may not™urge the appointment at once of Major Morgan's successor. he thinks that it is for the pubiie interest it would be ‘ard to “statements uny of the depart deration by the President and he mneinbers of the Cabinet were xcept Secretary Teller and the Post- New Columbia Hi William West, F. uompson, John HL no man so deeply owance all statements wh Leon Tobriner, J. W. Schaefer, B. F. Queen, Cha: Fischer, Geo. 'J. Mueller, Edward . on, Jos, Pratuer Kraft, Mrs. Roe Duffy, Mrs. Bret James McDevitt, Jo Chaddock, Dr. E. 8. Jones, M. Seils, Misses Ei “lis, Win, H. Singleton, F. Wm. H. Dunn, Dr. J. W. Davis, Miss Li Miss Cordelia McDermott, Miss Ella McGuigan, ‘Thurston Johnson, Wm. Donaldson, C, H. Krener, Mrs. Laura Hopkins, Jos. Gawler, isses Clara and Annie Gawler, daughter, 8. H. Thornburg, Jno. ros in 1836) F. 8. . P. Leathers, E. J. Beall, Robert Join- T. Moore and wife, G. hear, Win. B. Clagett, Charles n, P. Imirie, Mrs, Henry Ss, C. J. Scout, Mis. Scott, 3il, Win. Lord, John. E: larvoe, J. H. Dripps, W. ‘Tremont Cottage. ‘The rifle matei between the Cape May team and come off the latter ‘all street yester- before the Cabinet meeting in New York. the sub-treasury he called upon Mr. Acton, and r, H. Alschwee an arth, Miss Steinie, the L. L. team will part of the week. The resident team las det laryland regiment t 5 e Light Intantry crack shots must look out or their | man named Gibson. y ons under which that of the 5th of the Mercantile bank, and led upon him to discuss the 8 per umship men were T do not wish to be un- also there, and issed. At the retary visited Judge Robert- y ‘aham, Whose term of office 13 to expire, called upon him. From the cus- tom-house he drove to the President’s house in Mr. Chas. Beall, clerk of the Supreme Court, {5 here quite ill, ‘Tickets for the Marine Band concerts meet with @ very ready sale; many, both single and season tickets, being sold In advan An order issued establishing the following hou for the trumpet sig: that the boys are which preceded it. without him, he (Mr. Totten) cout could he see how they or any one could have got along With him. So lt ap] not matured this story until after the meeting of He said no other man had ever complained that Brady had extorted money Walsh, he sald, a man brought up amidst bloodshed ‘and assassination, a 1 courage and strength, according to the testimony, alf ‘bis size to rob him of $25,000 Walsh had employed two lawyers at different times to enter suit for him against Brady and had never mentioned to either of them that Brady had taken these notes from him, Waish had sald he fixed the date of his inter- mber, 1°30, because It Was after a loan dy In connection with Chattanooga stock. Mr. Totten declared that it was not 1880. It was 1879, If Walsh ever wrote it to Brady at all He referred to Mr. French’s testimony that he was acting Assistant Postmaster General on the 2th of December, 1880, und that the page Adamson was the only wilite page ever employed in Brady’s tifled that he was not em- ployed there on the 28th of December, 1880, Re- Ierring to Pryor’s testimony that the books of the office showed that an offictal letter of Di 28th was signed by Brady, Air, Totten argued that that letter was signed by ‘Brady on the Totten reviewed Waish’s testimony relating to THE LOANS MADE TO BRADY, and pointed out what he considered inconsisten- cles, and commented upon Walsh's inability to State definitely in each case the amount of the loans. The jury had been told by Mr. Bilss that, as Walsh’s story was uncontradicte: bound to believe it. vi Heve such a story ho w: nh argued that Walsh wi i. Mr. Totten denied that Walsh had ever re- ceived a telegram or a letter from Brady asking him to deposit $10,000 for him. ing tribute on 900 American citizens, why should he want to borrow money from Walsh? Mr. Tot- ten commented upon the fact that Mr. Walsh’, clerk, Ben. Sheckels, was not called by the gov ‘Mr. Merrick askea why the els, and Mr. Totten his duty to do so," Despite this disclaimer in which put Gen. West in the attitude of attempting to force the concurrence of his colleagues in his views with the alternative of a separation from them,” there is no doubt whatever of the accu- Tacy of the STaR’s narrative yesterday of what took place at the meeting of the board when Commissioner West presented his reorganization Will W. Nalley, Adrian Gawler, } A. Schneider and Pettibone (a member of the Altemus and wife, Dr. Suter, Sweet, Conrad Becket son, Capt. J. V G. Bradley, 4 eared that Walsh had the last grand jury. THe PRESIDENT !s expected at Newport to-night, andler on Thursday. President Arthur will attend receptions given arles H. Rus- York. He has to West Island as the guest lace, to receptioas by and ex-Governor Morgan, to din- y the last named gentleman, and ap Sherman shows. allowed a man IMBROGLIO’ NOTES. Col. Bob Ingersoll, Detective Geo. Miller and Perry Carson are working in behalf of the appoint- ment of Geo. Holmes to be chief of the fire depart- ment. Holmes was chief of the department in the es of the old municipal government. aid to be looking for Health Officer alp On account of their collision ee, Mrs. Jackson Yate: Miss Mussaeus, Miss M Grigg, H. H. Sint 1 SC. Thompson, M. Kinsiow, R. 0. B Cowling, E. W. MeCommas, W. F. Warne: V, Casey, Miss Eva Angell, Mrs ational Rifle. D. H. Lunt, Aléxan H. H. Hempler, John’ F. Dunga i. Rothrock, W. Orme, P. McCarthy, Joun U. GrMeara, ‘The night was although’ the trumpeters (for dre: (for dress parade) per call, 5:20; 10:45; tattoo, 10 lore Baldwin’s ith three of his staff, to-morrow. itations have been ‘sent to we him to dinner parties, recep- mbIY of trumpeters (for tuttoo), assembly, 11:00, Laps, 11:30, F. Bb. c friends of J. Hale Sypher say that he doesn’t want Major Brock’s s very iniluential with Commissioner he 4s after something more to the purpose than a petty District omice. What Chict Over 1.000 Invitatlons have been fssued 4 jovernment Affairs, rhor Morgan’s reception in honor of the Commissioners Morgan and Lydecker were at the District building to-day, attending to their official duties a8 usual. Commissioner West had not appeared up to 2:30 o'clock, and it was rumored about the District government building, that he had not returned from his trip north. transacted to-day. ed in sinzing, napping, etc pS Were few and far between, as, ut when failing into a pleasant doze, the Siceper would be awakened by roars of laughter over some practicai Joke. est, but that GALLERY OF ART. nin room of the Coreoran Gallery, which has been closed for some time past, for the purpose of varnishing and re-arrangin: W1_be thrown o) arance of the by what has vnd the change wrought in some of the S really quite remarkabl y or under the di —— zineer Cronin Says, Chief Engineer Cronin, of the District fire de- partment, being asked to-day by a Srar reporter as to the rumored intention of District. Commts- sioner W est to effect his removal,sald thathe knew of no such intention, and has heard no complaint from District officials as to hismanagement of the department entrusted to him. District fire department 13 rated as No. 1 by the tional Board of Fire Underwriters of the United ates. AS the area of the city has materially ¢ ed with a larger clas: lings and stores, the losses from fires’ have ninished, notwithstanding the ‘The insurance fs 4 y In the count NOTHING TO EAT. As the night wore on there were frequent in- quirles as to where something could be got to eat. routine work w The District © Mr. KR. H. Ricketts metropolitan poll At last, when Wilmington was reached, the hun- gry passengers rushed off the ca something to satisfy the demands of the empty in vain, for it was 3 o'clock elaw.are, too, and so neither love nor money could secure éven'a tootupick for the hungry searchers, The soldler boys Ught- ened up their belts, and the civilians had to grin bout twenty minutes to nd the end of the The Washingt to-day appointed ws In search of jor duty on B street, betwe 7th and 10th streets, for one year, witllout com- sation from the District, PLANS FQR THE NEW SCHOOL HOUSES. Mr. Brady, who is engaged In making the plans for the three new school buildings to be com- menced this season, is rushiug his part of the work, and it 1s thought the plans and speciilc: tions will be in readiness to have them advertis by the latter part of this week. The largest of the as the Analostan schoc en 2ist and 224 str e twelve School rooms and Will y modern improvement which e sted to be most di There is less money to be laid out on external ornamentation than has been herevstore the case on the public schools, and in licu or it | paid to internal comforts The Amidon school, to be io: ad F streets, an All the work et_ supervision stant Curator Barba- much credit for the creditable and diMeult task atch with which also to be com- stomach, but Sunday Inorning, He says that the , the Jury was in which the delicate plished. been prosectited 1 nd this Dolnt will be especially apprect— ated hy Visitors to. the city, who are now coming here in great numbers, with the advent of cooler veatier, atid by all of whom the G red one of the prineipal attractions of the attonal Capital. main line of U of buildings, both and bear It, contradicted by actually been di st Was near, were received by com C. 8. McGrath (editor C: if not lower than any cl @ proof he says of the efficiency of the fire depart- ——__+e.____ man’s Enmily. It Brady was le Wave) conmand- elvin, and by Dr. Win. F. Cassidy, Joun Stu: | Eldridge Johnson, Jou Bennett, RJ W. Hughes sof the city coun- the exception of W. S. Roose, immediateiz Wiltam — ‘T, a,raising the company’s ther 1s very pl three, to be kn» Une, a cousin of jured, art, Jos. Hand, The Dead Fi: RELIEF FOR THE DESTITUTE ORPUA’ A meeting of the several foremen of the District fire department was held at noon to-day in the office of Chief Cronin, in order to pay in the amounts collected by each company for the benefit of the orphans of the late Joseph Daniels, who came to his death by the oversetting of engine No. 3, which in the performance of his duty, he was driving to a fire on the 16th instant. The amounts actually patd in were as follo Engine Co. No. 1, $196.00; $181.20; No. 4, $127. $84.69; ‘Truck B, Ennis and Rociie, 83.¢0; will add its collection to ood that the purpose of the comp: ring for their linmediate nece: dleayor to procure employment in ghe ting office, or some other governnient establishment, for one, or perhaps er children, and for the rest to make such pro- vision as_may be practicable. has been deposited in bank for the purposes stated. ‘The success which bas thus attended the efforts of the gallant and worthy com sed need not estop any exe Which inay be on foot outside the tlre department and {ts members. —.__ ‘The Yellow Fever in Texas. om when westart | INDIANS ARRESTED AND DISARMED.—Gen. Me- uphs to the War department from resiio of San Francisco, Cal, August 21, 1982,” n. Willcox telegraph: rts he ernment as a witness. defense had not called Sh sald that that was not what he was there for. Smail as he (Mr. Totten) was, there was no one biz 000 out Of his house without, probably a fight, ‘ing up Walsh’s account.claimed entitled’ to only h had been pres- in, all membe ck and nine , near-Solomonsville, and nt at San Carlos; that inte: Mountain Apaches, Tesentatiy enough to carry should be uy and took possessii over the camp, here, although a land br Moore says that the most det the corps are the mosquitos, wi merous, but adds that with thé help of Providence and a sta breeze "The company ha here, and th Mr. Totten, fig hat by his own figures he He declared that tf Wa ent Ananias and Sapphira would have got away. In closing, Mr. Totten remarked that these de- fendents Were about to be delivered from a storm that broke first about their heads three years ago; and quoted some lines of poetry appropriate to the de liverance. Mr. MeSweeny’s Argument. ‘The court-room was well-filled when the court assembled after recess, as it was known Mr. Mo- Sweeny was to speak. Mr. MeSweeny sald he would waste a few moments upon the smaliest matter in the case—that indifferent subject was himself. It was stated by the counsel, who opened the case for the prosecution, that when he (Mr. McSweeny) came before them they would have to Some intellectual acrobatie perform- which he “was to steal away the minds of men and move them by @ magician’s wand to smiles and tears. Would not by silence want to show such disgust- ‘otism as to appear to appropriate such a iment. He was not an orator, but a bog-trotting man, slow of s} man Just as he ought to be talked to. flowers of rhetoric tostrew along the.path of this jury, who had spent more than forty days and hts in the wild wilderness of this case. the jury was warned against was not to let McSweeny go home to Ohio and boast at the corner of 6th ker school, on 34, between K and L streets north- West, are to be of eight room capac! actly alike in plan, siz, elevation, ete also to have piain' roofs and cork orth river blue stone, but nothing of an expensive exterior finish. BUILDING PERMITS ntwisle:—James ich are very nu- ut company to ass! ndians who er Ghi eibe -Y hope to get the already become very popular young ladies are looking torward pleasure to the balls of the week. Run- ning over the list of hotel arrivals I find that Con- ly the favorite among ¥ it this hotel reminding one shington, The following artial list ‘of city people here: At the Stockton lotel—E. Graves, Geo, J. Mueiler, J. A. R. Lans- burg, S. B. Lyon, J. W. and Mrs, Starr, Jos. Stras- burger, John Lansburg, D. Nachman; Columbia House—W. J. Hutchinson, James Young, of the Philadelphia Stor, and family, Geo. Ennis;’ at Congress Hall—J. Jos. Gawler, Miss Annie Ga awier, C. A, Schneide: Schneider, Jos. Prather and wife, E. 8. Ji W. A. Widhey, Miss Schell, Ed. Woddy, Joseph Beitly, F. T. Browning an Duncanson and wife Waiter D. Wyvill, W. No. 2, $176.00 , No. 5, $141.00; Truck A, t he (Willcox) ts not adeq Mitrs on San Carlos twithstanding agent was ordered Price to report regularly once stion of the Indias ular report has been re- lie has advised the issued by Inspector zie, erect a small dwelting, 9th, betwee $190. “Thomas Hi. orner 31 and O streets noru M. C. Richton, erect a bri 933 O street northwest: $350. James 0. repair bfick, 4th street, between Fay: Market streets, Georgetown; $300. T. L. Tullo palr brick 113 B street southeast; $20. ‘Thirteenth Street Baptist. Church, make alterations to church edifice; $3,700. Gress Hall is tai tonians, a list of th Of a directory of streets south, one of tue Was drowned tn the upsetting of a boat whi sioner accordingly.” A Navan Boaxp has been appointed to consider the subject and report to the department the of the navy and marine corps, on shore duty after the first of he public inter- ne naval appro- The above amount Bell, E. A. Dic! eral repairs aud Miss Clara Gaw- Will start for princess will take tye regency during his News Notes from Panama, A GREAT METEOR FALIS INTO THE SEA—THE FATAL FEVER ON THE ISTHMUS—COMMBRCIAL INTERESTS, ance was sugg ‘Ise of mercy Y. 'T, Bessler, st horses which were 1 Czar’s coro nation have ts and localities to The board will ed of the following officers:—Rear Ad- T. Nichol: M. G. Copeland and wite, L. Brashear, W. F. M. Detweiller, Wm) 1. Kelly, W. J. Walker, Robert Johnson, A. Sheen, Charles T Fischer, ‘Thos. Waish & son, E. J. Sweet, Win, H. Barstow, C. R. Campbel Parke, J. B, Kirchner, H. Clagett, H. &. mond, Thos J. all ler, R, F. Bartle, 2 PANAMA, August 12—The Pacific mail steamer Lima, on 4 voyage from Callao to s! through an exceptionally heavy Uhunder’ storm, during which a meteor fell into the sea about. 500 yards from the steamer, causing the sea to boll and bubble and throw up’vast clouds of steam. Australian potatoes are arriving in Panama via Callao, and are finding ready sale. Fevers continue to ravage the Isthmus and old and well acclimated residents are now falling vic- tims. Among the latest to succumb has been Mr. head of the long established & Co., who died this morning. ned a commercial ing clauses of re- razillan government prom- chief Of the bureau of yards Commodore Earl English. quipment and recruiting; Walker, chief of the bureau tion; Capt. Montgomery Steard, the bureau of ordnance; Surgeon General chief of the bureau of medicine and sur- aymaster General Joseph A. Smith, chief ot the Hureau or provisions and clothing; Ehgineer- chief of the’ bureau ot and Col Wm. B. Remey, judge PRECAUTIONS AGAINST IMPORTING FEVER GERMS FROM MEXICO. speech, who talker ATROCITIES OF THE '| Charles “H. ‘Orme,’ Geo. The Acting Secretary of the Treasury to-day sent by telegraph the following instructions to the collector of customs at Corpus Christl, Texas:— Direct deputy collector at Laredo to use inspect- ors of customs on lines of railroad coming trom Mexico Into Laredo, Baggage and freight from Mexico must be detained and fumigated before alowing it to proceed to other points in the state, belonging to Laredo may ntion. Issue same instructions Inspectors of customs at or near Corpus Christt as to railroad and water lines. Allow transporta- tion through baggage from Laredo with proper certificates. Baggage and freight from interme- diate towns between Laredo and Corpus Christi detain and fumigate, unless owners prove no com- munication with Brownsville. THIRTY-FIVE NEW CASES AT BROWNSVILLE YESTER- Ashby, Robert A. Another thin: irs. R. F. Bartle, Miss John C. Wilson, Mrs. P. J. Duffy, it. Jos, Denty, Fred. 8. rh, W. A. West, CAP: U RED A WASHINGTON JURY. The jury need not be warned against Mr. Ker, because he (Mr. Ker) would not have occasion for such a boast. Mr. Ker had spoken of tears in this case. There had been tears inthis case; there Were tears, but. they were not from his poor words. They were from the pathos of wae ached. Women have tried to keep the children, and men who have ‘Yes, there were tears in the case, and if it added anything to Mr. Ker’s garlands victory. Mr. Ker, he said, man after all. Mr. McSweeny made a playful com- arison between Mr, Ker and Bottom, who played ‘he lion. a Ker, he said, had let Newman, H. H. Smith, Moll, James E. Wai son, James Talty, John'Philip Sousa, Win. H. Har- rison, wife and’ son, E. Miss Bertha ‘M. Selis, Mrs. sell fartin and wife, Mrs. C, K. Campbell, lett, “ William ’ Keyworth, er, John U. O'Meara, G. Hebner ahd wite, Mrs. F. A: Alschwee and wife, Hen: H. Beall, B. F. McMahon, ree McDevitt, Charles B. Smith, Dr. Z. P. 8. Abercrombie and wif son, Franck Whitt RM. Larner, E. W. son, Henry Peterso: T. B. Johnson, W. Louts Goldsmit house of Gold: nee! a got it have sij navigation treat ciprocal benefit. ‘The ises that the Maderia and Mamore ri ‘be completed. iario Ofcial, of Salvador, of July 21: shed the first cablegrams received by the predicts that they will exe1 benefit in promoting the progress of the ia railroad has been private and public Persons and baggi ass Without dete! Pensonat.—Late advices from the Greenbrier Springs report Mr. Corcoran as constantly gain- ing in strength, and already so much fmproved as to be able to walk considerable distances. —Rep- = resentative Belmont starts ina few days for the Yellowstone region, where he will stay until well into the autumn.— Captain Harrison Gray Otis, formerly prominently connected with the public printing office here, has become one of the editors (Cal) Daily Times.—Ex-Rep- 1s atthe Metro- The wife of Lieutenant ‘| as been _at Cambridge) it, is now at Narragansett —Dr. Ralph WalSh will spend some time among the mountains of Maryland, in the vicinity of Frostburg. Dr. M. F. Thompson, Miss M. E. and. n, of Washington; were pas- lallfax and Liverpool steamer ; A PAMPHLET OF j Austria sciling from Baltimore to-day.—Rev. J. Ding, issued for gea- | P. Newman, formerly of this city, 18 Nic “information, of | In the Adirondack wilderness. — Lat ucincer ways: “It | tion from Vevay, where he has been sible. epitome of | teants s Woodward, of the Museum, as heaving lost rather than gained in IP, and as being in a con- ——General Schenck and Adams, wife and . Breitbarth, Miss _Steinie, EV. Ashby, ‘McCarthy, Conrad I. Kraft,’ M. e had that for a Koacker, Hen was 8 good hearted ‘The Sonsonate and Ack Which were onrtigi ited in by which were ipat dreds of miles around. The th of Senor Jose Ignacio Barrios, of the President of Guatemala, has been ‘deep! ‘The funeral took place on the 17th of July, and was one of the most in the republic, Surgeon General Hamilton, of the marine hos- pital service, last evening received a telegram from the acting collector at Brownsville, Texas, report- ing thirty-five new cases of fever and one death ‘urner Out be- Miss Packer, A. A. Wil- Speare, C.W. Kinslow, Geonge D'S Golway, W. B. Fodd, Leon Schell and wife, J. T. Bivins, W. E. Thom) Mrs. E. A. Riley, “PACED THE MUSIC” of his address on the constitutional ground, per- haps, that no man should be subjected to cruel and unusual punishments. He almost let ex-Sen- Dorsey go, but held on to him because Dor- TOUght a man from Ohio to attend to his ‘here to see about John W. Dorsey. He said that Ker, when he found his ‘inwuy void the jury better convict some one, as been flippant talk by ‘suspicious, QUARANTINE REGULATIONS. ‘The surgeon general of the marine hospital ggr- ‘ies ine ‘M. Hutchinson and wife, Miss i. Barnard, George Ewi ay wite and emia kee Mrs. William H. Thornton, Wia. B. Charles ‘which has ever voxtu Stnrer. | Miss A. C. Thom; Pratomski, who has recently visited case and left no one but ‘tA soon as yellow fever mane un ce ine request the ‘two Laredcs and line of the Texas and Mexican us Christ! and test informa- oe Metin vicinity, also all places on the quarantine immedis: as now established cuts off all com- munication between Brownsville and the rest of land. The hospital at Aransas Puss days ago. No shelter there for r boat forservice. A steam tug 1s the health officer there, icines at our local sta- refugees from Brownsville are now under guard without shelter. We had official y from Brownsville of large num- and of more ickson and wif Iconster, brace uj 4 ae ties had | on at ope Sweeny commented THE PRESUMPTION OF DNNOCENCE that prevailed in a criminaleases- The indictment ‘Was a mere condult-for the conveying—if the pros- ecution had any—of thé testimony against the de- fendant. The pesumpti¢n of i | @itioa far from hopetul.. a | Gaushters, who have been sper cart witusits | Se Bennington, Vt. have , Where they wiil stay some time.—Mr. Edwin holders would carefully | cy, ing in Switzerland.-—George W. Adams and F. H. Richardson, of Washingto! among the latest arrivals at Sarat of the Assistant Postmaster iy ts Teme Ltght Infantry and the Cape May nine. ‘The Light Infantry nine tg as follows: Wise, pitcher; Kalb- tents, provisions and medi 5 tions, where many ee ie to the eity from Long of Tans. 3 rormars Auditor of the Treast Bosto *hilads SES, TRAVELING BAGS, SATCHELS, SHAWL | ter ai metab Ck etic ee tho will lio. no communicat modate sick seaman.” An answer was sent to-day close cordon ¥ trial. 1p is that of the cence waa founded on good ‘andturalshed. ‘The aot Sloan, Johnson, Ws and Seufferie. r, Will Nears ie New York, SE acai stopping cS Frage eer John Tweedale, Pesyipus to rewcoval from 425, 7th streot northwest to | Gay trom Asbury jee aha ae National Repubticai as it was, Was land, ater now with hospital here to assem i t G z the surgeon ns follow “AS 800n as will surround Brownsville i f mthly for tem! Sean ane oe Gorringe Beit Sinemet aad ore, 8. W. Saxton, JI. Hoileritn, E. F. Schatire ARCHERY. wife, sre Ww, ps of Washington, We are row offcrine our entire stock of ARCHERY at | Singer ny aue, Steamer saltt e Sreatly zedaced prices. day says that the statement : Hone TENNIS SETS, TENNIS RACHETS and | papers recently that Miss Meigs, a H Fl i | i | i aor made in several daughter of bay uied.—A cable ry i E i THE SEAT OF WAR IN EGYPT, MOVEMENTS OF THE CONTENDING FORCES BRITISH OCCUPATION OF THE CANAL — UNFAVORABLE COMMENTS OF THE FRENCH anes i SAFETY OF THE STEAMSHIP REPUBEIG — > THE TRIPLE MURDER IN MISSOURD Sai ATROCITIES OF THE CHILIAN WAR IN PERU, —_—. —_ BRITISH OCCUPATION OF THE SULZ CANAL Unfavorable € ents of Press. Loxpox, August 22.—The majority of the French Papers comment ve sfavorably on the ection, Of Whe British in occapying the Suez canal. British Army Svrz, August 22 —The tran: arrived here, BOMBAY, August @2—The 631 infantry and @ ttery of artillery will sall tod: Conflicting Storios as to Moveme: ements. port Wernethall hag The fact that the dee m y the ¢ oh yesterday afternoon did not ¢ any erably cor the withdr spatch tothe Exchay Alexandria, dated @ Arabl Pasha 1s recy. Ing his position, Fhe Triple Murder in Missonrl. AT EXCITEMENT AND THREATS OF LYNCRING, 22.—Additional particulars ag Mahon and his (wo tired em, Uint Itwas pl purpese and ex uon. Th r eh end the housexold goods roner’s jury decided that the ilted by unknown perso i tid a Ly murderers can be nA Man Who Worked. Sago, and who was n the far ay. Foouprints.as of two men walk! were «tse Toliowed UWo tulies until the tral was, lost road, ‘There are no other ¢lues, Th ssins hed watered and fed thelr horse and taken other yy S$ to prevent the die covery of the crite, were hot novices im the dreadtal work. “Jaice,” who ts suspected, 1s atramplag farm h had quarreled With, McMahon about a yeu : % The E ic Dise cursion Steamer Repu abled. HER PASSENGERS ALL SAF PHILADEL Wriarxatos, this morning Philadeipita ac May with a party of excursionists, arrived at mouth of the Christiana creek. Capt. Lackey a e dispatched a messenger to Uuls city, from 1 Was learned that the cross-heads of the were broken at Crossledge light. The mer Was nd awalt the ate rival of the tug, Which brought her safely to the mouth of the ‘creck. Tho Susie McCall, at @ ¢’clock, brought the passengers "to Wilmin Where they were transferred to the Felton 406 Philadelphia. AU the p. Crs are report Safe, und the Vessel Is not seriously damaged. She will be taken to the yards of the Harlan & Hole Mngsworth company for repairs. PHILADELTHIA, August 22—The passengers of the steamer Repubile arrived at Chestnut stress. Wharf on the steamer S. M. Felton ut 9:90 o'clook this morning. The accident to the voat occurred when she was within twenty les of Cape May, af about 11:45 was made to repair suceesstul. The troutle: neers so carefully thas occurred, and beyond Some caused by hanger and fretful gers suffered nothing more ut erday morning for Cape nothing Uk slight Inec children the J than disappointine shut Jost her tnainsal amd her foresail. Capt. Smith, sup» ssc to be In a sinking condition, fee master of the brig to stai hich he refused t fiteen foot dory to carry a crew of slik jooner Sank. He sue or stera with duck amd fely last evening. ad Loss of Life. —An engine on the ware, Lae vied with a’ coal tratn on the road at a cross-over track a6 last pit, obstructing all the trains for several hours A Daddy” Sueppard, and Bd= Pa, Aug Hampton branch of Western railr Washington, ctor, known as rd Ch a boy, Were instantly killed. rank Frost, the engineer of the coal train, had boul legs broken, anotuer boy named Chrige ‘ra New Vork Voters, August 22—Attorney General 1 an opinion to Secretary of d “Congress,” and Uckel as some have maim The Kearsarge at Portsmouth, N. Hi. PortsmovTH, N, H., August 22—The United States steatnc irom Hampton roads to join the adrun at Us por, > Drowned ir. Jonns, N. F., August 22—James Conn’ aiien of the se ‘Three Brothers, jor Jast evening by ta® patting out a kedge, Genera! THE PRINCE OF Mc Cerrixse, A’ Forcign News. TE: J0ING TO RURSTA. —The prince of Monte: ing on Thurstag. tue cILLED BY NI 1878, mdent of the says he hears that white trained for use at the a killed by nihilists, Loxnox, August Copentia The South A AN WAR IN PERU—AFS FAIRS IN BOLIVIA, ETC. Pawama, August 12.—The withdrawal of the Chiitans from thie Junin valley has given Moutese an opportunity to leave Huaras, end he is now his way thence to Arequipa. Such, At least, 15 &e report. Should he fall into the hands of Si who, with his Montaneros, ha» had some successes. Of late, he will undoubtediy be arrested, and Sta- Tez Will then remain, as Le has long clatined to be, the only Peruvian ieader ia arms against the ip vader. The Bolivian congress was to have met on the 6th. The peace party was in the ascendant, and Gen. Cainaeho apes Ted certain to win the point he has sought slnee Chilians at the battle of Tacha. he became a prisoner to Manuel Cendamo, a. noted Peruvian and politician, and Carlos Elias,a of ti peruvian type, and a brouer-tolaw ot Montero, have been arrested by the Chilian ate thorites, as have also Genls. La Cotera and Apto- nio Garcla y Garcia. It ts should be sent to the Island Cols, Canevaro and Quimper have also been looked for. They are all charged with Pag mae in the effort to cause a popular rising in against the Chilian troops. All the Chiltan forces In the central depat of Peru are now concentrated a-ound Lima. ‘the Indians: quent mi the retiring Chilian forces posts, ve eral small villay along thelr line of usual In Peruvian warfare, the unfortunate combatant inhabitants, whether native