Evening Star Newspaper, August 30, 1882, Page 1

o = THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Ferthweet Cerner Pennsylvania Ave. and 11th St., by ‘The Evening Star Newspaper Company, GEO. W. ADAMS, Pres't. Tre Evrxrre Stan is verved to eubseribers in the ety by cazriers, on thetr Gun acecnnt, at 10 cents per week, or 44 cents per month. Copies at the counter, treseh, Sy mali pretase prepaid 50 cents a mouth, y, act Office at Washington, D. C., a8 tter.] pExLY STAR—published on Friday—S? a J. Sixmenthe, $1; 10 co) SPECIAL NOTICE 1 p.m. white cloves, Re retary. NE SLIPS FROM NATIONAL : by R. 8. SHEDD, 409 Sit Srnrer Nontuwesr. SLATE MANTE €0ST TO I TURES, FURNAC PLUMBI WAYLAND WILSO: eat powder for reac Ww SS INSECTICM and refined i FROM THE W. C. MILBURN, Prarwactsr, GAS STOVES AND RUE Silendes sine at O51 15th sti Practices in all N, 2 tenes. . 7 Rooms 2 RRR ITZZZEFE ROR z Z EE KEE oo A PPP © O AAP P Oo OA ere 2 OAAAP ooa ae. 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Sold by Grocersevery where. W. BAKER & CO., Dorchester, Mass. } ooo ww wo gg tee 5 a NN cls! Extension Rib! Reboundinz T Double Bolts* Patent Forend? Trial ina Shooting Qualities! SOMLARS, a4?" Penneyivanis avenue, ‘on, D.C All Cataloyetee freee 929 BINSON & CO, EOYs CLOTHING NOUSZ, 9 Pexyesivanta AVEXR. j The Commissioner of Indian Affairs has not been | o During the present calendar year the largest number of offices have been made presidential than duriug any previous year in tie history of the Post Office departinent. The total pening Star, V%: 60—N2 9,161, WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1882. TWO CENTS. Washington News and Gossip, ERNMENT Receters To-pay.—Internal reve- 02; customs, $905,000, 98. NaTtoNat. BANK Nores reeelyed to-day for re- demption, $145,000. No Furtuer Excu. or Boxps AFTER SEP- TeMpeR 2)rH.—The Secretary of the Treasury this afternoon issued a circular to the ef that after uber there wil be no further into the new 3 vember. tof Converstox or Bonps.—$5,909,400 In three-and- a-half per cent bonds were withdrawn from the Tre 1’ oflce to day for conversion into the hew three per cent bonds. Conrracts AWARDED.—The contract for furnts! ator for the Department of Justice has carded to Otls Brothers & Co., of New York, 00. Robert Davidson & Co., of Washing- have been awarded the contract for building levator shalt. MR. Jay A. Hvesent, who has charge of the republican committee bar'l, is expected to reach Washington to-night to learn “how the depart Inciits generally ure doing.” letter received here by ‘3 clerk from the Senator, dated in or two ago, predicts that. the repub- rey Ma y ,000 majority. ‘Tur New Gorp for issue until Oc ‘The New Taree Pe in the early partor next w ne Work of trans- : the bonds Is belng prosecuted as rapidly as possible. Tue Late PRestpenr’s that but for the di ysicians who at Pw IOIANS.—It_ 1s prob- nt of Dr. Agnew the ied President Garfleld would propriation made by Congress ind collected from the estate ot t compensation for theirse 3 vetoed this proposition. Ta a he Set forth that he would ratier lose all ch a course, because, he thinks, 1t wouid invite crittelsm from the newspapers,which are against the proies-ion so far as the case Is con- cernet. In substance,Dr. Agnew says: “We must submit to the indinity heaped upon us; pocket the Insults of Congress, and hereafter, it called professionally, refuse to attend President, king, potentate or prelate.” . ter b Patents were issued yesterday as follows: Wal- ter E. Gard, brick true! sold Jacob G. Jones, can W. Knapp and N. G. Numsen, soldering tron; Edmund T. Leonard, car nap lines cholas M. Rittenhouse, carriage tor laying multiple wire telegrapi cables in pipes; all of Baltimor Norris, Rohrersville, ’ Micllal_ Robinson, hington, cart saddle; Frederick W. Schultz, Imore, ¢an soldering machine; Mathew A’ Sims, Warrenton, Va., spark arrester; Hiram M. Smith, Rickmoad, Va.. press; Robert W. Traylor, Richmomd, Va., one patent ‘for journal bearing and box, and another for machine for reducing mica for the manufacture of starch. THE Case OF GEN. StURGIS.—Secretary Lincoln, Gen. Sherman and Adjutant General Drum bad a conference yesterday touching the removal of Gen. Sturgis as governor of the Soldiers’ Home, this city. The removal was made by the nission of army officers who coustitute the ard of managers. It 1s still threatened that if ed_an investi il follow next winter. The pl were, It Is said, to have the ¢ War, through the President, as comman- -ch he uriny, to re-assign Gen. Sturgis ring machine; Geo. Tuer Rerortrp Ixva: or INDIAN TERRITORY. } officially informed that Capt. Payne has entered the Indian Territory. He has telegraphed to the agent of the land office in that territory to ascer- Ualn if the report fs true, but has as yet recelved ‘r.—The following dispatch has been received from the recister of the lind office at Wichita, Kan: egrim from the Com From what we can ne started there learn from Okiahoma men Pi three o and is there now with a number of men.” ‘The matter has been referred to the War department, with the request that Capt. Payne and his men be removed. ONE OF THe NEWLY APPorINTED internal revenue collectors, who is ordered to begin the discharze of his duties on the first of September, has written to the Commisstoner ofInternal Revenue objecting to taking charge on that date, because It falls on “riday. . | ATIVE THOMPSON democratic congresst secretary of the mpalzn committee, 1s naiN a month or longer. | be renominated for Congre drawer. He has but ot that Kentucky will sen? a solid dezo- sation to Congress, which will be a As tot ¥ of the committee, says It is true they hve no moncy, work ts betng done amore Unan througit the distribution First Contos pleted the ad Vi nearly com- une Of his official decistons, will bs menced tn a few ecisions cover many important Post OF: will become presiden- and betore the end of the quarter ably be twenty-five more advanced there will pr this grade number ior tie year will probably aggregate 200. MOVEMENTS OF CommrsstoxeR Wrst.—Mrs. West, the wife of the Commissioner, told a Star re- last evening for New Yo ApsvTANT GENeRaL RC. DEvy left last evening for Greenburg, Pa., where he was called by the ill- ness of @ relative. Col. N.S. Benjamin 1s acting adjntant general ig Gen. Drum’s absence, JvvGE ADVOCATE GENERAL SWAIM left here last Right fora visit of Inspection to St. Paul, Minn., and Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He was accom. | | punted by his family. ASSISTANT PayMasTER J. D. Dor1e, U. 8. N., has been ordered to the receiving ship Wyandotte. Passed Assistant Paymaster 0, C. Tiffany has been | detached froin duty connected with the accounts of the Wyandotte. A WELL-INFoRMED New York Pourtician now In the city is of tife opinion that Secretary Folger will receive the New York gubernatorial nomina- ton, as the candidate upon whom both factions an unite AsoTuer City Posrat StaTion.—Mr. Frank Hat- ton, the Second Assistant Postmaster General, to- day decided to establish a postal station at George A. Bentley’s drug store, corner of 14th and Corcoran streets, which will be opened Sep- tember Ist. ‘Tue PResipENt’s VAcATION.—The dinner by Mrs. Paran Stevens, of New York, in honor of the Prest- dent, Was the social event at Newport, R. L, last evening. Among the guests were Secretary Fre- | Hnghuysen, Col. Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte, of Baltimore; €x-Gov. and Mrs. Morgan, of New York, snd Edgerton L. Winthrop and Mra. Thomas F. Cushing, of Boston. At 10 o'clock, after the menu had been discussed, about sixty called in- formally and were introduced. Dancing followed, It was a brilliant affair. To-day the President Mats the U.S. training ship New Hampahire, and go to West island, hear Newport, as the guest of the fishing club... ‘This evening. he will attend Pmence dinner, and cases will goto Squan- un passage in. UV. 8, steamer Despatch, hat the repairs to her machinery aré providing t completed. If not, the revenue Sami ter will be employed, pars <9 PrrsoNat.—General Grant, it is now said, will decline the position of commercial commissioner to Mextco.— Assistant Treasurer Wyman and family are at Rock Enon.—J. Wilkins, of Wash- ington, was &_ passenger by the overland train to arrive at San Francisco on Saturday last.—Rev. Dr. Rankin ts expected home from Deer Isle this week.—Mr. W. H. B. Kittson, of the Adjutant Gencral’s office, ts at Seabright, N. J.—Mrs L. E — a her Lot cs piel returned to the el m Laurel, where ave spent the last tn weeks "air rank Dixon i esrea among the mountains of Virginla.—wMr. P. ‘Wood, of the Navy department, will leave townon Saturday for a northera trip.— Mr. Richard Mar- Ua, of the Corcoran Gallery, will leave on the 1st ginia——alt L. Deane lett the city this mesa ia.——- Mr. morni Cr the summer resorts ‘of was seren- last night na the C. C. Choral Society, of whieh he see director, the occasion belng the sixty-first anntversury of his birth. dance around na did, and disre U fault. ; September ist. His successor, Col. Wesley Mer- The River Flats Improvement. THE STAR ROUTE TRIAL. THE QUESTION OF TITLE LIKELY TO DELAY THE WORK—MAJOR HAINS’ LETTER ASKING FOR IN- STRUCTIONS—SECKETARY LINCOLN’S VIEWS THERE- ON—THE MATTER REFERRED TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. Secretary Lincoln stated yesterday afternoon he had Just recelved the report of Major Hains rgarding his proposed plan for the flats improve- ment and the expenditure of the money. Upon reading the paper, however, he found that 1% was 1 letter submitted by Major Hains, through Gen. Wright, asking information upon the question whether the work of !mprovement could be com- menced before the right of title to the Kidwell meadows should be decided. In an accompanying paper Gen, Wright intimated that there are sev- eral other portions of land the titles of which are unsettled, and upon which it 1s desired to begin the work. VIEWS OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR, Secretary Lincoln told a Srar reporter this morn- Ing that his first impressions upon reading the paper were that, according to the analogy of law, the work could not be commenced until the ques- ton of tite was settled. The river and harbor Dill provides that “it 1s made the duty of the At- torney General to examine all claims of the title to the premises to be improved under this appro- priation, and see that the rights of the govern- inent in all respects are secured and protected; and, it he deems it necessary, he is authorized to 152 a Suit OF sults, In law oF In equity, to be in- stituted, In the name of the United States, in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia agalust any and all claimants of title under any patent Wiilch, in his opinion, was by mistake or was im- Mr. Wilson for the Defense. When the Criminal Court met this morning Mr. Wilson resumed his argument for the defense in the star route trial. Mr. Merrick, he said, had a great deal to say about the deficiency appropria- tion. The report of the Second Assistant Post- master General, on which that defictency appro- priation was granted, was transmitted te Con- gress, The letter of the Postmaster General to Congress was dated December 8, 1879. The letter of the Postmaster General asked that unexpended balances of former years be reappropriated, and suggested that the business Interests of the coun- try would be promoted by the prompt and favora- ble action of Congress. The prosecution charged that the Second Assistant was decetving the Post- master General, but in the face of the charge came the letter of the Postmaster General, in which he said he cordially endorsed the action of the Second Assistant, Congress adopted the idea that {t would not be well for the business interests of the country to cut off the service that had been created. Mr. Wilson held that tne view that the Post Office department should not be required to pay its own way, looked to the future growth and prosperity of the country. He referred to the British subsidy system, holding that the British treasury was more than compensated for the money it paid out, through the ihereased prosper- {ty of the country. ‘The question the jury had to consider was a kindred one. THE THEORY FOR WHICH HE CONTENDED found great strength in the railroad policy of the country. Sagacious men were pushing railroads such por from 1st selected, has here bidders, John Cui The sche pavemen: rejointin, and rela, ter fi brie ing 4,1 building Ing, and properly or illegally issued for any part ; aie Le P the Tiarshes or fate Within hie into the waste places of the country. The rail- | ment. limits of — the proposed improvement.” | Toads were the pioneers, More than 90 per cent of the tra ‘The question now before him, the Secretary said, Is not whether the government can claim aright to the disputed lands tn question, but whether the work of {inprovement can be commenced without th settling the question as to titles and patents. He said that on account of the unusual public In. terest manifested upon the subject he 1s very desi rous of expeditipg the work as much.as possible and referred the question at once to the Attorney General to have it definitely settled. At present the Secretary's opinion fs that the work should be delayed, but if the Attorney General decides that the land question need not interfere with the work he (the Secretary) will be very happy to order Major Ifains to begin the improvement at the very catllest date possible, aud to push it to the extent ability, Major Hains’ report as to the preliminaries for prosecuting the work 13 In course of preparation, and will likely be ready next week. ‘The Indian Problem. ‘VIEWS OF COMMISSIONER PRICE, Daring the last few weeks the western papers have contained references to the trouble 0 be ap- prehended from certain tribes in Montana and the northwest, owing to short ration supplies. One paper made the statement that unless there was speedy action by the Indian commission to relieve thetr distress the Indians may take the war-path, ASrax reporter to-day asked Mr. Hiram Price, the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, what;ground there was for suchastatement. He sald: “I wish the country to distinctly understand that Tam giving to these Indtans every cent’s worth of supplies of every kind that Congress has made appropriation for, and beyond this I have no power togo. I could be justly censurable for transcending my potver and authority if I did more, and ft would Involve in financial difculty innocent. persons.” “Is there any probability of an Indian outbreak on this score?” asked the reporter. “Tc.an't teli as to that, but the supplies will ba reduced this year because the appropriations have been reduced. T think this Indian problem a very simple thing. ‘Treat the good Indians well and punish the bad Indians, but when Congrass reduces ppropriation the Indians become discontented, ed, and threaten an outbreak, and then Congress fs very anxious to appropriate money tn order to Keep the peace. Congress thouxsht they knew more about this matter than I rded my recommendations, If here is trouble with the Indians it will not be my the enormous revenues of the Pacific ratiroads to- day came from the local business—trom a country which the Impetus to settlement given by the rati- roads themselves developed. ‘This illustrated the doctrine that oftentimes there were other things to be considered in increasing and pushing postal service than the mere revenues of the servic ‘This case was not to be decided upon the question of a few men and horses, too many or too few. It ‘was a broader and a deeper question than that. ‘The fact that the cost In this service exceeded the rev- enues proved nothing against the defendants. Mr. Merrick had insisted that _productiveness was the paramount question tn this case, and he evidently hought that Secretary Teller was not exactly Tight, but was seeking popularity among the people of his state. SECRETARY TELLER’'S TESTIMONY. Mr. Wilson read from Secretary ‘Teller’s testt- mony, and said that they found a distinguished man like Secretary Teller telling them, in refe! ence to the Colorado routes, urging over and over again the Second Assistant Postmaster General to do the things for doing which Mr. Merrick de- nounced Brady as a rascal. If Mr. Brady was a rascal for doing it, Secretary Teller was a rascal for asking to have itdone. “Mr. Wilson reviewed. the testimony also of Representative Valentine, of Nebraska, and Gen. Sherman. He said that the prosecution, that wanted a flood of light thrown Upon this case, Were very anxious to keep the tes- Umony of these gentlemen from the jury. He argued that there were other circumstances shown that were far more important than the mere question of the revenues to be derived from the routes. Mr. Wilson ridiculed the idea that Mr. Merrick knew as much about the western FARMERS AND THEIR NEEDS, as the distinguished witnesses ror the defence. He said Mr. Merrick lived out at Ellicott City, Md., where it took two stalks of corn to raise one nub- bin of corn: where a quart of milk costs the dis- tngulsked farmer more than a bottle of cham- Pagne, and where every potato costs at least quarter, and that farmer had to_pay the expens of this by the practice of law. ‘That kind of a far- mer ought to Nave a mail at least six mesa week, and an agricultural report sent to him in every mail. He would like to see Mr. Merrick or the Attorney-General go to the western farmers, and fe “Oh, good, clever souls, now and then will do for you.” Mr. Wilson sald that it was a monstrous prop- osition that a jury should sit In judgment whether an executive officer decided right or Wrong. Every act of such an officer was presumed to be richt, and it was only when corruption intervened that A court could inquire into the act. To prove tie orders, acts, or decisions of Brady was not a step toward proving the conspiracy. ‘They must show, independent of his official acts, that he combined With others for the purpose of fraud. After all THE PIVOTAL QUESTION on this whole controversy, 86 faras Brady was concerned, was corruption. The prosecution must prove corruption. ‘The prosecution had attempted to prove it. Mr. Bliss said in his opening that he would place before the jury the distinct adints- ston by Brady; that hie ad recelved money not cnly from these contractors but others. He (Mr. Wilson), in his own opening, declared that if any nan did appear to give such testimony they woul satisty the Jury by the man’s own testimony that he was committing: Before that tin: neither he nor his cite an attempt would Who was to come to the st L. Walsh, and no other witness the: d attempted this proof. If this corruption Is not proved by John Walsh it is not proved by anybody. ‘The case came down to this—the jury” would have to __belleve Walsh without a doubt, or they could not render a verdict of guilty. 4-Inches more, T schedule: P. depot city this folk, whe was his outstde t mained 1 by the case: New Yorl the groun an infrin; cu purpos' Se 3,70 Medical Reviewers for the Pension Office. EXAMINATION OF THE APPLICANTS TO-DAY. ASA result of the circular sent out by the Pen- ston office naming to-day as the time forthe ex. amination of applicants for medical reviewerships of that office, the following physiclans presented themselves to the examining committee, consist- ing of Dr. T. B. Hood, chairman; Dr. N. F, Grabam and Dr. Robert Ri John B. Baggott, W.T. Baird, E. A. Ballock, Benj M. Beall, Win. N. Barkley, David Biair, Sam‘uel S. Boude, Chas. S$. Boynton, Geo. Z. 6. Tt. Caldwell, J.B. Carpen- co. B. Cock, 8." B. Crew, D. O. Duhame ous J. ld; ordinary, pression. hot indict consists 1 one-halt former. law Dram them. clreniars, in ‘the Ih and oth ever, Is a ny H.C. Jas. Laws, W. P. Man- olore Me. 9; Muffers Hyatts delphi s ephenson, J. PP. Werner, W.T. Wolfly, Thos. Trott. The number of appoluiments to be ta: teen, and, besides passing the examination, a cer Ulleate raust be presented setting forth the good aracter, good professionat standing of the ites, and at least ten years active practice. Detroit— ce: nati, & James Es ; : cey | Walsh intzut be called pertuactory |W: | ‘New Yor! dss NUL eens Sr eaaton Will | might be called the great American. book and pa- | by uh followdng: 18 tile Hse Of aes per loser. Walsh had told thein thatas a banker | ablde thet cants are required toanswen oe he Kept what was called a ledger. He (Mr. pro; hool in either mill Wilson) had never heard of a ledger being kept ue Ben without some sort of cash : at $e aa AE RNERE Becks | toca you gradwated, and any experien: Pope Ok pereteu bGoks | pulen See : bq. | That ledger had disappeared, and nota scrap of | Monmouth, PC Mee te 1 Mk BE | paper had been produced to gustaln a stugle state- | bribed to ribe the Circle of Wills, ath. Natie the sear | Ment of Walsh's. ‘The checks he had. produced | his were all drawn to his own order. The checi could have been used in concocting a story against any one else, a3 well_as against Mr. Brady. The checks moreover differed in amount, from the loans he said he made to Brady. Mr. Merrick had given the jury REASONS FOR NOT BELIEVING BUELL. One reason was that it was hard to get certain matters out of Buell. The same rule, if it applied to Buell, would apply to Walsh. It took a long cross-examination to get out of Walsh the truth about interviews with him which had been pub- Ushed. Walsh was nota frank man. One of the best tests of truth is the reasonableness of a Inan’s story, Mr. Wilson, after reading over Walsh’s testimony, called attention to the state- ment that Brady usually got 20 per cent of expe- ditions and 50 per cent of remissions. Now, it Walsh did not know that at the time of the inter- view with Brady, it detracted materially from the credibility of the story, for Walsh had a postal route which had been expedited. Walsh had gone before the Congressional Investigating comtnittee ; had, testified that when he took the McDonough conf¥act he had made no arrangement with Brady about expedition. More than that, in some cases of fines, remissions had been made, and if he got all the money, the circumstances showed that the story Was an utterly impossible one. Either the prosecution did not’ know anything about Walsh's story when the indictment was withdrawn or he had prior to that time told them another story, for the indictment set out as A PART OF THE MEANS OF FRAUD a refusal by Brady to make deductions and impose fines on these contractors. For Brady to refuse to impose fines was an impossibility, and the prose- cution had not attempted to prove this averment tn the indictment. Walsh said that Brady- told him that the remissions he made were to be dl- vided equally between him and the contractor. With a ible single exception, the testimony showed that the remissions always went to the sub-contractor, and that the statement of Walsh that the remissions were divided was absolutely untrue. There was no pretence that any sub- contractor ever divided with Brady. AS TO THE LOANS TO BRADY, Walsh wanted them to believe that he had loaned Brady $10,000, while there was still a balance of €2,000 due from Brady on a loan which Walsh hed given upon the note, Mr. Wilson apalyzed at Jength Walsh’s evidence regarding the loans to Brady and the amounts which he gave in his ‘suits, clat that the nts them- SS See as eee oo 12 o'clock the usual recess was Mr. Wilson called attention to Walsh’s attempts at correcting his testimony. He argued that the story that Walsh allowed Brady to take his notes was preposterous and stamped iteelf as a mon- nerves, and give a particular description of the palr, Sth. How do the products of digestion the circulation? 6th. ribe a case of typho- malarial fever. 7th. Describe the processes of formtion of an oblique ingutnal hernia from its eoiumencement to its at external ring. Sth. Give means of d id best method of nshot Wound .of bladder. 9th. ns of diagnosis and treatment of a popli- teal aneurisia. 10th. How does rheumatism cau: disease of the heart? 11th. What are some of the moner sequelke of chronic diarrhee1? 12th. are some of the commoner sequele of sun- stroke? 13, What are some of the commoncr se- quel of measles? 14th. How do you account for the grave effects that sometimes follow’scemingly slight wounds of the head? ——__+e.—_ Military Academy Changes. GEN. HOWARD'S REPORT—HIS VIEWS ON DISCIPLINE— THE NEW COLORED CADET. The order retiring Gen. Howard goes into effect hia Mon ordered ti gusted wi freedon to shake fixed for practicin, ritt, of the 5th cavalry, has already arrived at West Point, and Gen. Howard and his personal Staff will leave there to-morrow. Gen. Howard has Just completed his final report to the War department. Upon the subject of discipline he 8a. I am Of the opinion that some method should be introduced to limit the number of re- ports, abolishing certain classes of delinquencies altogether and modifying others. It possible it would be well to clear the slate and com- mence anew. It 1s an excellent time now to give the institution the proper change in disciplinary reports and punishments, now that there is neces- Sarily a transition, caused by the abolition of the geographical department apd a return to the sim- le Superintendency. Of course it 1s a matter to be submitted to those of mature judgment and abundant experience. There are certainly three times as many reports given as formerly. Free- dom of action is impaired, manliness not Increased and the desired effects of wholesome restraint not secured by excessive reporting. I think the effect of excessive reporting upon a member of the in- coming class is often much the same as unceasing faultfinding with a child. It sometimes pro- duces nervousness, timidity and uncertain ac- Uon, but oftener eye-service, callousness and dis- gust at authority; I therefore recommend that this subject of the discipline of the academy be bon Be Sites by a board of competent officers, ere have been very few cases of dis- cipline of a grievous nature during the year and scarcely any attempt at hazing. A custom, how- ever, has grown up of settling fn? Boh tae by what is called a “fisticuff. heer ir ee ae Hope cero oF. tren mesons we taken place, Dut only one that came officially to my knowledge, and this was in consequence of the severe hurts inflicted uy Cadet E. N. Scudder, of the fourth class, by F. A. Cook, of the third, Three other cadets assisted at the encounter, hamelys Cadet A. B. Jackson, of the first; Cadet F. W. Carmahan, of the third, and Cadet P. Henry, of the fourth class. I gave the same punishment to all who were , about a month and a half confinement in camp, with a reprimand, de- ducting from Cadet Scudder’s detention the days of cont at in tal Cadet Scudder, who is now convalescent, suffered so much, his case be- tng long in sus] tise; that Tam coniident a lasting impression barbarous code has been made in the corps. Certainly very few of the ca- = present Ring nny ed anything to do jatever with the affair, Livi it for admis- pols Gee, uy e academy, others, The acadenite will take the from professors on Frida: 4 be ee how whether he w have to go back to the glades of Florida to “study seo oe Gemménce four years of acadsulelife at fest From the against tl ii effort. trict—Ji Made yest bey (rep. aoe 2.) ae for ‘Decal would be ‘Merrick said it he dia not The make an outcry and did not expose the eed be- cause by & contractor, sal ne 2 ees Tue Newser op Parswrs issued yesterday x Inbels and 6 Felwocs of patanta* ce Important Street BIDS FOR THE WORK OPENED TO-DA Bids were opened to-day in the office of the Dis- trict Commissioners for taking up and re Pennsylvania avenue, as may require the sam: to be laid of stone or suc Knight, A. L. Barber and H.L. Cranfoni. Sched- . aes ules Will be made at once to ascertain the lowest | BLOODY WORK OF APACHE INDIANS, bidder. Tada were also opened for the improvement of ——.___ 11th streeth east, from M to O streets south, on the west side of thé rafiroad tr. This work in- | ENGINEER MELVILLE ON HIS WAY HOME. cludes the stralghtening of 1,200 itneal feet of blue a Sal stone curb; taking up and relaying 1.200 fect of gutter “flag; relaying 500 square yards of brick] LATEST POLITICAL HAPPENINGS. Sidewalk, and the laying of 6,230 square yards of granite block pavement, the blocks being furnished —— by the District. Bids were also opened for laying Ty Streets northwest. This work includes the grading and hauling of 3,600 cubie yards of dirt; taking up, stone curb; laying new 64 feet of same; taking up Sidewalk; yards granite bl ment, and taking up and yards rubble pavement. In this blocks are to ‘The granite bloc side of the railroad trac! Will pass through a 7-inch ring in their longest dimensions, and will be relaid ona bed of Joints. The bidders on the work were John Cud- bidders as soon as practi The District Commiss‘oners- and Lydecker—held a board meetin; to-day, but no business of specis transacted. Commissioner West has not arrived. Several of his personal friends went to the B. and printed dispatch) thinking to meet him, but were disappointed, RETURN OF COMMISSIONER LYDECKER. Engineer Commisstoner Lydecker returned to this few days rest and recuper: of the time with a brothe! New York by sea, but the trip had uo reference whatever to the Tr differences and that he fs entirely in the dark case stands. He has commi upon the subject durin Advertising Circulars which Look Like A DECISION OF SOLICITOR RAYNOR. The Soli official opinion in response to a reference to him scretary of the Treasury of the following rior operative in the secret service division tn Tappey, alarge quantity of advertis ars, used by Said ‘Tappey in his business, an six electrotype plate were struck off. charge of What he considered to. be hfs duty—on against counterfeiting. to the Secretary for redress.” ‘The Solleitor rs, athough finocently intended for bu: » are yet in violation of the la’ Revise: thein Is now before me. lance like that on our ‘green While T regard ther as contrary to law, tli salnst couuterfelting, Ido not think Mr. I nond was justifiable in selzing | Engineer Jones returned from a trip over the line ‘The reason why I think ti dverUsing | tou miles beyond Switt Current nd reports to be in violation of 1a that the re being pushed ESS an toward the Rocky mountains. Base ball yesterd Chicago, 1. er, A, by Wm. Donohue, iamages at $10,090, ‘The proposed sparring exhibition in_ Philad Mike Cleary did not come off, May: to Engiand. The boat race between the Hillsdale crew and the crew of the Thames Rowing club hi new one will have to be procured. All the mem- bers of the crew are well. At Kennington Oval, England, in a match be- tween the Australian cricketteam and an eleven of England, the latter were defeated by a score of 185 to 178. *. ‘The winners of the running races at Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs, Tota, Hegvia At Hartford yesterday the trotting races were won by Gladiator and Alaine. How It Stcikes the Gablic, Aside from all ular estimate of the defense 18 that it'is a lure. The evidence was unsatisfactory and the arguments of counsel have been weak and filp- ant when mer Baa tery » McSweeny well described his own notion seems to be that it is the government counsel and the newspapers that are on trial. Both arguments seem contemptible when com pared with address of Merrick, which carried conviction in its fair statement of the evidence and rose to. elo- quenco in its appeal for justice against public plunderers. MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD., ELECTION SUPERVISORS The following United States supervisors of elec- tion for Montgomery county have been appointed. by Judge Bond, of the United States circult court First district—Richard Dwyer, Wm. B. Mobley: second district—Samuel Hobbs, C. R. Mi third district—Geoi gon; fourth distric district—Wm. H. Phair, John Wate! trict—Samuel Gillis, George R. Rice; ames H. Beall, Richard Ray; eighth dis- “Roger Brooks, Z. D. Wi: ore Smith, Gilmore Duley; tenth district—Dor- The following nominations for Congress were a tims are tha Would leave his term This would necessitate a special : meeting Telegrams to The Star. GENERAL WOLSELEY'S FORWARD MOVEMENT. mprovements tions of the sidewalk on the north sie c to 15th street nortuwest; such sidewalks mposition as May be yards in extent pelin Tae Star. Ty P, Maloney, J. W. M about 10,000 s. tofore been descr were as follows HIS ENTIRE FORCE GOING TO THE FRONT. ‘The bidders were Wm. Hussey amore, P. Maloney, and Wm. H.Mohlei duling’ of this work will be done at on agrantte b t, from Q to Bound Fatal Railroad Accident. Special dispatch to Tie Evesrsa Stan. HARRISBURG, August 90.—The through ex- press train on the Cumberland Valley railroad collided with a freight train near Diilsburg junc- tion, instantly killing the engineer of the express and seriously injuring a number of passengers. — GEN WOLSELEW’S ADVANCE. ‘The Whole Army Marching to the Front. ton 7th street wi if and relaying 3,313 Mneal feet of blue ying 3,583 lineal feet of 12Inch gut- i laying 1,726 square yards new ‘aking up and rel oe soatving ere 7 Loxpow, August 30.—A dispatch to the Daity Telegraph trom Ismailia says: We have now nearly Tel-et-Keber. A D ying 3,400 s ablished our line of communication with rel Way along the route 15 ne: completed, and several trains have already b sent forward. Gen. Wolseley and his entire ariny are marching to the front. Arabi's Defeat at Kassassin. Loxvox, Angus} 30.—A dispateh to the Daity Nevs from Ismatila says it is believed that. Arabi Pasha had brought up his infantry by train from S 1-Dwar for the attack on the British at assin lock. The British artillery flre was most ive and prevented the enemy from advanc- ing in close order, as they apparently first in- tended. ‘The loose Tormation of. the epemy gave an opportunity to the cavalry. The Li anes caused fearful havoc among. scattered fugitives. A train of wounded British is now on its way to Ismailia. Arabi Strongly Fortified at Daman- hour. ALEXANDRIA, August 30.—It 1s stated that Arabt Pasha fs strongly fortifying his position at Daman- hour, All was quiet at Cairo up to the 26th Inst. Affairs in Alexandria, ALEXANDRIA,August 30, 1:40 p.1a.—Gen. Hamley, with a brigade of Highlanders from Ramlehy under Gen. “Allison, 1s how embarking here. Greek fron clad has left here for Nolo, in cons quence of the collision between Turks and Greeks on the Turco Greek frontier. Much uneasiness is felt here owing to the e: nce of cholera on board a vessel now coming to Alexandria frou Aden, moving 4,000 squire ne granite @ furnished by the District covern- will be laid on the west ‘on the east side of pavement will be o tl the ck up the and rubble broken, ‘of sand, with screened pebbles in tho homas Joyce and W. H. Mohler. The s Will be made out to ascertain the low istrict Government Affairs. Messrs. Morgan at one o'clock interest was at 12 o'cloc (on the strength of a morning from Fortress Monroe and Nor. re he went last Saturday morning for Jon. He has spent most in-law in Norfolk. It proceeded as far as vere Winds and storm he bay changed his prozram, and he-re- m Norfolk 28 stated. Me states that hts putes isting between the Commissione to how th ted with no one intention to hav eet re Fatal Aecidents in Virginia BURG, Va., August 30—James C. Smith, wh citizen of Chesterfeld count Was Uirown from his wagon yesterday wii returning home from this” city, and instantly Postmaster Carlyle, of Brattleboro’, on the W! mlngton and Weldon’ rallroad, was yesterday run over by the northern-bound mall trata, ana fatally injured, both legs being severed froin his boty. Atthe time of tie aceident he was attemptlng to cross the track in advance of the train. _ A. C. Hesing Not Murdered. CureaGo, August 8).—At anearly hour this mor ing Washington Hesing re> the following te egrain from the vice consul at Gu ymus in response to lls inquiries concerning the reported muri . C. Hesing: 3 “Los Angeies, Cal., August 29.—The Tueson 3 it your father Was wurdered is wat from Sonora are ned.) Cnicaco, August 30. received by. Mi hf hi —— Greenbacks. itor of the Treasury has given an tt seems that A. K. Drummond, a supe- k, took forcibly from the store of J. C. ment circu- also from which the ‘circulars Drummond seized them In di nd Of their beings fn violation of the law ‘appey, regarding this ement of his rights as a citizen, applied ay’ y opinion 1s that these cir- > the statement of Vice Consul Borthring, that the story 1s. a canard, Mrs. ©. Hesing, wilose life would b» endangered by je sudden’ shock, was kept in Ignorance of the report. Her husband, in one letter, foreshadowed a tragic end to his strangely adventurous career. ee ‘The Canadian Pacific Railroad, WINNEPEG, MAN., Aucust 30.—It Is reported that the government will shortly open the Canadian Pacific ratiroad between Rat Portage and Taunder Bay, running three trains a week each way. Cuiet tatutes, A specimen of It is about the size of an currency ail. + * The green tm- looking very much at the ck? currency. * first able ually In Hability to be Sued in a qui tam action, ofthe amount recovered to go to the In? Not coming within the provisions of the s Involving crime; but the p Tr obliga’ See Affairs in Brit A WAR STEAMER ORD Vicroxra, B.C. steamer Rocket, ou Saturday for Sporting Notes. 3, 3. , Md.—Athletics, 13 fe Iphta—Butalo, has bean vacate fitted up for Uh tenant governor and the governor general Detroit, 4; ‘f leans, from an ey of bloc iths have oc P are reported. At Loutsville—Lout: E. Kelly, the pool-seller, was arrested in ye res preme court, and held to bail in $3 e Of nder br he suit gre Kelly that Donohue had Marathon in “a race with Hospodar at ark, and that Donohue had been do so by plynger Walton. Donohue lays ALB. August 20.—The Delaware, Lack- awWanna and Western Railroad Company have pald taxes to the controller to the amouut of 38,720.09, ee Fire in 2 Furniture Factory. New York, August 30.—The large office furnt- ture manutac ich J.B. Brewl & Co, are pre s Sex street, was | partiaily destroyed by fire between 4 and 5 07 this morning, involving a loss on the stock and building estimated at between $45,009 and $00,000. sci caain tikes A Naval Display. PORTLAND, ME, AUzus! squadron had a morning. Four companies landed from the T hessee and two each from the Kearsarge, Yantic, | Enterprise and Alliance. ‘The forms of Doat attack are being foliowed. Large crowds are on the shores and in the harbe ——— > ___ A Business Man’s Sudden Disappear- ance. BLooMINGTON, [11., Aucust 30.—Citizens are ex- eited over the sudden disappearance of Francis Johnson, a business man whose integrity hereto- fore has never been questioned. He has sold all his property, taken the proceeds and left debts of about $8,000. Hils friends claim that he will return. —— The Murderous Apaches. MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN KILLED BY THE SAV- AGES, SAN FRANcisco, August 8.—A dispatch from Calabasas says: “A band of unknown Apaches raided the valley early thisevening and is rumored to have killed quite a number of men, woinen and children, numbering twenty in all.’ They have taken ali the ranches from Calabasas to the line, and the people are coming into Calabasas for safety. Juh’s band have crossed the line into Arl- zona. Itis believed that he tt 1s who 1s ratding the settlements. Capt. Madden, commanding at Fort Huachuca, is in pursuit of the Indians who have been raiding the Santa Cruz valley. The Killing of Martinez and his family yesterday oc- cul nday evening between Tug Wilson and or King having he police to prevent the exnibition. Dis Ith the restrictions placed on personal ‘Tug, as already announced, det American dust from his shoes $s been September 15. While the Hiilsdaies were ig yesterday they broke their boat, and a yesterday, was won by and Efi H. “oo Philadelphia Times, of to-day. Prejutiice which may exist he members of the star route ring, the have not beenin bad taste and le simply “slosied around.” Wilson’s the clear, comprehensive and logical only fifteen miles south of the point where lace the les reported from Calabasas.” A dispatch from the Huachuca dent of the Tombstone (Arizona) Epitaph sta' that a courier from Santa Cruz gives an account of the killing of three persons by the Indians and of a general raid of hostiies in the valley. A company of cavalry was sent from that post to investigate the story. The Apaches attacked a party of Ameri- can miners 25 miles south of Fronteras, Sonora, Among the Politicians. 9.7 retary Ch: own | The nava’ Newroxr, R. 1, August 30.—President Arthue. lange party of guests to-day visited the United States training ship New Hampshire. ‘The President was received by a national salute, as afterwards Visited West island as a gucst of Rshing club at that place. = EES jecretary Chandicr’s Cruise. pORsTON, Mass. Aucust 30.—The U. 8 steamed a » WIth Ss ind party om board errived at enduring the mig and left eariy for Boston. She 1s now (ix S iy Ss now (11 am» U. S. steamer Taltne and party, reached vy yard shortly after 1 @cloels alute was fired. = Rennion of Veterans, Wurrsmatt, N. Y., August 3 the Veterans of Washinzton here to-day. Seven to ten th: attendan An orat ivn, will ber of di: n by rnoon, A lange nume are present, cenble Crows. August 90.—J. Dunn, a post trader at the Crow agency, tn Montar day. He denies the reports been depre and Says they were ne peaceable t The e well fed and clothed, and hu use for complalnt, : oie See Nominated for Congress, Cutca August 30, epublicans of the ninth congressional district have nominated Judge Payson. > General Forcign Affairs, ENGINEER MELVILLE AND LIEUT. BERRY, Paris, August 30—Fngineer Melvitie, of the Jeannette survivors, no" hn e, Will start for Ly erpool to-d on his w home. Lieut. Berry, wl poms lod the Rov will remain here @ few days. GREAT HATL-STORM NEAR Vienna, August 30.—A hotl-storm Pesth on Monday, destroy vineya: Nels and partly de: workmen Were killed. SOME WoRKME Beri, August Tange near here fire workmen, killing one SHOT BY THE MIITARY, guard at he a militar crowd Bostox, Mass, mt owned by B. W burned this m ance, $1200. 2 but itis ‘supposed to have started Troon, Declines t Farrrien, tu, 1S uiknown, in the engine ——<——— Tun for Congress. nsut 3 :. B. Green, for this. omination, A Will be called. Russian Refugees Sent Back. PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Aucust 39.—One hundred and eleven Russian refugees, fifteen from Uhis elt and the rest from New York, were sent. back to Liverpool by the steamship T this morning. Tey arrived In this country several months but as they were unable to earn a lvelihood = had to be supported by the commiitec, It Was deemed best to send th 1 vo Russia, district, has deci hew convention conseqt — Departure of Tag Wilvon. PRILApELriia, Pa., August 30.—Joseph Collins, better known as 2” Wilson, od hence tn the Indiana for Liverpool to-day. There was a ta crowd of sporting men gathered on the whart see him off. 2 Fox said that in id not, as report the match between himsel to England merely to bring and expects to return in abou’ forfeit the nnd Elliott. his famtiy hithe two months. oe Burglors in New Jerseys J., August 30.—Early this monte g hd grocery store of Amos Ky. Dubell, at Columbus, five miles from here, was. entered by bunclars, and calicos, small amount of money and otuer articles were seen walking 1a the dire Tying two lange bundle boarded a train for Philadelphia, Teleg but the burglars have not y Joss 18 not stated. et beem, i Whisky’s Fearful Work at Niagara, Niagara Farts, August #0.—James Crume tinstalth from Hamliton, and his wile, while ted, laid down near Uke bank of the riven. ring the Woman Was found caught in @ tree ten fect over the edge of the bank, and the taan’s inangled rema ere found on the rocks 150 feet beneath. > The Tariff Commission at Ruffale. Burraro, N.Y. riff « ommts- sion went by 4 of increasing cific rate of 3 Wricht alo, 10 favor dyes to a spe- R. Noreross, of Boston, and B. B. Gleny, | of Buflato, ttuporters of earthenware, in favor of & reduction on such goods. —_ cam Lov st 30.—In a melee at San ins, Jack Perry a ere fatiliy shot and three us unded. Perry's suit for the hand of @ aroused the Vengeance of the Mexleans, y’S parents reside in Baton Rouge, La. Ole cers are after the gulity partic The Kewance Hank Robbery, Sr. Loris, #0.—Dr. J. 8. Scott, who was tive, on the charge of bet the time of the to do With tUand kn Cincaco, ~ Scott, who was ar- rested fo! ity da the bank robbery at Kewa- te with Pratt and Welsh ved lo have nd the aused Pratt's down- intima fall, Secretary Folger Folger sta noon that if ip of New ¥ ed for the gove it there Isa “tale T sentient he will accept +2 ________ The Deadl OFFICIAL REPORTS FROM THE INFECTED DISTRICTS, Surgeon ral Hamilton has recelved the fol- lowing reports from the suppites ALS MURRAY, Surgeon. Goopnten, Acting Coliector. Carson, Mayor. Dr. Spohn, marine service, reports from Corpus. Christi that two of the Tam; by the quarantine cuar. fever, Advance plenctcua allroads leading to the them for about fifty miles, to report mo) refugees. The Nine cases reported and one death; two cases reported toxda deaths. Presi- ith thinks disease in mlid form, Sick reported doin: Disease couiined to lower part of city, pling case in hospital. Board of health actively engaged in disinfecting, using ali sanitary mea i RC. Ware, A. A. Surgeom, +o Affairs in West Washington. FINED FOR SWEARING IN PUBLIC.—Murtha Joune son and Robert E, Gross, a colored girl and a white boy, Were fined $3 or 9dayseach by Judge Bundy this morning for cursing each other la tuls place yesterday. CUMBERLAND CoaL SHIPMENTS.—The shipments from the mines of the Cumberland coal region for the week ending Saturday, August 26U, were 18,682.12 tons, and the total siiipmuents for the year ‘to That date 624,463.01 tons, a decrease Of 697,789.05 tons, a8 compared with the same period of" I88L. ‘The canal shipm ents were for the week 4,234.02 tons, for the year 30,278.19 tons, a decrease Of 276,- 569.07 tons, a8 compared with 1881. ACCIDENT.—Yesterday afternoon, about 5 o'clock, Peter Vessel, a colored bricklayer, while at work on the new Baptist church, corner 27th and Dun- barton streets, fell from a scaffold, disiocating his: ankle and bruising his side. lie was taken to his home, No. 228 P stree:, where Dr. Suter attended on Tuesday of last week. Oue man, named Geo. Riepenstahl, was killed. Payson Barnes was wounded, and the others entrenched themseives behind a wagon and held the savages in check for several hours, The hostiles retreated at night and the miners returned to Fronteras. Col. Flores and forty Mexican troops are pursul ‘savages. Star has ad- by ©. Sitter, Frederick A. Daw: H. F. Veirs, M. Green; fitth sixth dis- Seventh dis- ‘aters; ninth district— party, consisting of ti ol Binad or the natne of ‘were «at ed by a band of cl wwiisn itlegenstan NOTES OF THE FALL CAMPAIGN. terday: 91 Virginia district, Henry Lib- 3 17th Ohio district, Dr. J. T. Oth Milinois _districi @h Michigan district, Geo’ Le Tagle Of the 6th Maryland states that his reasons is election toe judelal pests in Congress incomplete, costly to Ci bey ‘Missouri the greenback state committee Sh Philadel; him. SUNK IN THE CANAI.—A canel boat, bound for Alexandria with limestone, sank in the log wall level yesterday. Navigation is in no wise im- peded thereby, as Lue depth of the canal is very 3 Tur Evuorr B. Cucecn, the large four-masted schooner lying at. the Consolidation coal sald to be the schooner afloat. She is of tons burden. is her first trip here and third since built She is attracting much atten ton. —Arrived—Roat Samuel Jarboc, with 2,900 pasnels corn and 1,500 bushels wheat. tonday “1 0 busiiis wheai,with sales of 900 Dusbe els at 110 to 111. Port.—Arrived brig Caroline Gray, Snow, mas- ter, 19 from Trinidad, B. W. 1, with 46) tons crude for A. L. Barber & Co., nt Liudenield’s Swart. Bteamer Join Gibson, Young, trom New York, with assorted cargo. Schoouer Albert Max @. Fochs, Cramer, ee for coal, peg tek & Elie, Pht! with