Evening Star Newspaper, September 5, 1882, Page 1

(eeeeeeeene ne ee THE EVENING STAR. “PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, AT THE STAR BUILDING. Ferthweet Comer Pennsplveria Ave. ani 1th St., by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, GEO. W. ADAMS, Pres’t. GARDEN Ro4, and dui: . THURSDAYS a LINGTON SWI w York aveuue, bete 010 p.m struction in | to patrol 3 SUMMER GARDEN, eR 4ru. COMPANY W. Driver. EN VEREIN. SCHEUTZ IMENCING SEPTEMB AYS <D BARBECUE, R dtm, AND LASTING BARBECUE ON THE 41H. TWo £ and Ladies’ Tinmination sud era. UTIVE COMMIT’ MOTE BEA MIN THE PEO ON EXE PICNICS, EXCURSIONS, &e THE KNIGHTS ¥. CORCORAN ¥ street. DAILY, at 10 a,m., er ND GLYMONT, returr Fi aul AMILY EXCURSION 22 MIL. Ei WA: exctrsion to Mt. F on Spi - returning at 5 cluidren. No to Glymont on st: wharf at 9 a. 3 idymont at 1p. mi y cents: eh mer Keyport, nd 3p. m., amd 9 p.m rthwest. KIM, i ; AH. Mc . TREMBLE es FOR GREAT FALLS JOHN my $3 AND CABIN | ‘Ket, will make her es on WEDNESDAY, her wharf, C shar} a0] L, we Prize | = | , be Evening Star, V“= 69—N® 9,166. Having sold 1 inz t JNO. JOY EDSON, Seer tary WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1882. TWO CENTS. WA-HINGT: sine: S; wold respectfully F Teceived Dyn THOMPS EPTEMBER >W. H my ON. a above, would THE EQUITABLE ING A: ICT A hold its thirty-fifth res Veta. hud th streets northwest. ) obiain money to purchase property or pay off .,&c., should inquire into the opportuni Ttawcdus terns open to them in this associa ing full information, &¢., may SAVILLE, President. Parties desir- street northwest. (Le PENPETUAL BUILDING ASSOCIATION. tion, as it on interest mort HE UNION < DANL. DONOVAN, aust is still crowing in popular estima- ie est medinm for depositing money. iuy advances for building or Lit res can be had at any time wi of back dues if desired. You can join th nd obtain advances on t on WED) of S=piem- C. € ALT COMPANY HAV No. 206 10th street northwest, where ed to see our customers. _*Marsland Institution for the Instruction of Y, Septen F. Db. MO: CO-OPERATIVE BUILDING ASSO. IN will hold its twelfth regular monthly meet he payment of dues and advance Board of Directors having authorized the issue of hares of a this issue, subscriptions there- y the undersigned until Wed 4,1 Thomas A. Rover, North hichard Curti Robert Me id, 1120 7th street weet northwest; M. h and E streets 505 Yth street nortuwest; ih street northwest; Neal T. st: D. J. Hartigan, 1046 Wi NIS CONNELL, President, r Ist and H sts. nor-hwest. retary, 6 101 I street northwest. corner, Se aul? ALS. SHEDD, 409 Ota Srrrer Nontawest. *sis NTELS AT COST TO REDU N'S_ENSECTIOID hes, and refined Gur EW'S Drug Store re my ? <= GLEN FLORA AND BETHESDA WATERS cy m5 feral New qualities at low p £EESH FROM THE SPR W. C. MILBURN, Paansactst, | 1429 Pennsylvania avenue. “SAMUEL EPR, DRY GOODS, ‘ith strect northwest. French and Scotch Ginghams, just opencd; best rice. Silks, Satins, and Rhadames, extra good values. BS | ce= STEAM coo (eg RS. GAS STOVES AND RUBBER HO3E. land examine at 531 15th street, F. F. BROOKS, Fine Gas Fixtures, &e, ATTORNEYS. Practices in all the Courts. NEY-AT-LAW, 60. Corcoran Building, WE ARE NOW TAKI STOCK! Qyecoetas AND Mt STEAMER M © roof. ing. The builder ‘The goods are in | HATS, BONNETS AND FLOWERS almost given away. PLUMES, LACE TIPS, RIBBONS, at half their value, LISH TREBLE CRAPE at slaughtering prices, .gSATINS, VELVETS, 40 yer cent. less than market value, Children’s and Misses SCHOOL HATS almost given away. ‘ticles ih the millinery line to be slaughtered. DON'T NEGLECT TO CALL. Ute BARGAINS WHILE AVE BUY YoU TNA NMIELE YOU HAVE A PALACE. £14 SEVENTH STREET. Remember, no branch store and no connection with her e-fabilshment. au2G KIN $100 Grn Reduced to $351! GR EAT BARGAINS in odds and ends. GREAT BARGAINS in all the different dept'a. now sold at reduced prices. ALL Goops GREAT BARGAINS in odds and ends, LADIES’ SUITS athalf price. TRIMMED HATS atany price. 416 SEVENTH STREET. Gucsz CURED SHOULDERS. Uniformity and Economy in Cut. Establish ‘Fine as Hams, much Cheaper. 0. £2-3t*-Ip JUMBO STILL AHEAD, el Superiority in Cure. ‘To be had regularly at TALDERT © MAGUALEW'S, 1219 11th street southeast, Wholesale and Retail Grocers, Washington. tuitous 13 bes SWEET HOME, A PAMPHLET OF Pages, on sanitary bing, issued f cireuiation, Valuable” mfortaation’ af shancus Stecl Barrels! Extension Rib! Rebounit rip! Double Bolts! Patent Foreud? Tr 8. C. CREAMERY PRINT BUTTER, Tniformly choice in quality, Made and printed at pin 6, 12 and 18 pound boxes. Ask your grocer and | Gun, and others, ae SPICER, COMPYON & 00., anié-Im 984 Taisiana avenue. B ROBINSON & CO, le 2OYS CLOTHING HOUSE anid 1914-1916 Pennsylvania avenue. 3. W. SELBY. Gess! GUNS!! GUNS!!! Roper shooting by the chnrn in half pound prints expressly for us, Put | the price in the market. Also te famous Ana 207% For sale Wi, WAGNER, Gun Maker, Penns aves cust, Capitol iti *uabelie Washington News and Gossip, GovERNMENT KECEIPTS To-Day.—Internal reve- nue, $156,331.26; customs, $599,509.70. National Bank Nores received to-day for re- demption, $243,000. A CycLoxe Sourn oF HAVANA.—Appearances in- dicate a cyclone southeast of Havana. Its post- tion and course cannot be defined at present. of Third Assistant Postmaster General H. 20 has been telegraphed for to act as Postmaster General, First Assistant Postmaster General Hatton will go to Cadiz, Ohio, to attend at thit place the forthcoming reunion’ of the 93th Ohio volunteers, of witch regiment Gen. Hatton was a member. Gen. Hazen is expectea home on Thursday. UPon THE RETURN A New NATIONAL BaNK.—The controller of the currency has authorized the First National Bank of Seward, Nebraska, to commence business with & capital of $50,000, and the Columbia National Bank of Dayton, Washington Territory, with a capital of $50,000, PRESIDENT ARTHUR spent yesterday on the Des- patch, near Newport, tn fishing. He will probably start to-morrow for Boston, where he will leave the Despatch and go to the Wilte Mountains Sat- urday. Iris Tnovenr that Secretary Lincoln will return from New York to-morrow morning, although he may delay a day or so longer. Commisstonen Lorixa, of the Agricultural de- partment, left here to-day for a visit to Des Moines, Omeha, Topeka and Chicago. He will be absent weeks, SECRETARY CHANDLER.—A Portsmouth, N. 1, dispatch says that “the Tallapoosa, after a few days, will sail for Bar Harbor, Secretary Chandler meanwhile making a brief visit to the interior of the state.” THE FOLLOWING PRESIDENTIAL Comutsstons to postmasters were fssued to-day: William M. Dew- herst, St. Augustine, Fla.; John L. Browne, Wa- Edgar 8. Nooton, Humboldt, Ne- SzCRETARY Forcen is expected at Alexandria Bay, N. Y., next week, and will be entertained py his private secretary, Frank Sperry, at his villa on Summerland tslind. A reception will be tendered the Secretary. Tne River aNp HAanron APPROPRIATION.— Touching the river and harbor appropriation Dill, {tis the opinion of those well Informed that the Money appropriated in tt cannot possibly be spent during the present fiseal year, What may remain unexpended will be covered back lato the Ifa, who 1s coming here as traordinary and minister entlary pan, is about firty yea and probably of longe we In public affalrs than any of his associates in gov- erument busines: Carr. Von EIsENDECHER, who, tt 1s reported, 1s to be transferred from the German legation at Japan to Washington, has for several years dic- {ted mnuch of Japan's policy, refrumed or set aside Jaws, and regulated no Inconsiderable pa its external expenditure, all in the int countrymen. Itis he who ordered a Ger ; coming from a cisvlera-infected port to break through the quarantine established by Japan, Tue Trrasvry Comsisstoy on the selection of sites for the locatton of the new public buildings at Detroit, Minneapolis and Denver has made a re- port to the Secretary of the Treasury recommend- ing the extens'on of the present post office site in Detroit; the purchase of the Pulsbury property in Minneapolis at a cost of $50,000, and the purchase of the Tabor property in Denver at a cost of $65,000, These recommendations will undoubtedly be ap- proved. ‘THE FoLLowING Cuances haye gone into effect in the Department of Military Justice: M N. Lieber has reported for duty ta the bur Ulls city and is now In charge of the off absence of the Judge Advocate General. Major H. P. Curtis has relieved Major Lieber as professor of law at the military academy at West Point. Major William Wiathrop, who was relieved from duty in this city and ordered to duty in San Francisco, and Major Henry Goodfellow, who was also re- Heved from duty “in Unis city And ordered to duty in the department of Missourl, have botia lett for their new posts. Lect. J. W. Gkaypon has been detached from the New Hampshire and placed on waiting orders. (This ts the officer who was accused by his supe- rior officer with having “waylaid the President” When he visited the New Hampshire] Master Frank W. Navor has been detached from the navy yard, Mare Isiand, and placed on sick leave, No Response Yer.—The Navy department has not as yet recelved a single response to its adver- ment for plans for the construction of the new 1 steam cruising vessels for the navy author- ed at the last session of Congress. The adver- ment calls for these plans Within sixty days from August 20th last. G ERAL SHERMAN expects to be at the soldiers’ reunion at Lake Winneplsseoge, N. H., on the 14th and 15th of this month, He will cross over by Rouse’s Point, and meet the 12th tnfantry at Sack- Harbor about the 20th of September, GENERAL CRooK has taken command of the de- partment of Arizona, to which he has been re- cently assigned. The 12th infantry, under Col. Wilcox, will at once leave the department of Art- zona for thelr new post of duty, Sackett’s Harbor, ow York. ‘THe IkOQUOIS.—The Navy departmentisinformed Of the arrival of the Iroquots at Panaina on Satur- day last from San Francisco, Rear Apurmat Baicu, commanding the Pacific station, reports to the Navy department, from Payta, Peru, August 20th, that “latest advices from L'ma announce that the Chillan government has ordered the arrest of the Peruvians who ac- companied Mr. Trescott on his visit to Montero, at Huaraz. J. A. Garcia y Garcia, with several others, have been sent to Chili, and Gen. Lynch has poste adecree around Lima for five or six men to give themselves up at once or they will be treated as Monteneros. Most of the Chiltan troops have been ‘withdrawn from the interior and are now centered in Lima and Callao. Before lehving Panama I received on board, for passage to Callao, Wm. Per- TILK! S23 Picks. ICE CREAM, WARRANTED PLUSHES, VELVETS, CASHMERES, ‘cee cival, a distressed American seaman late mas- ter of the schooner Laura.” ‘The Pensacola is re- Ported at Fayta, Peru. The Essex has reported for duty im the Pacific squadron. PERSONAL. — Secretary Lincoln, Senators Cam- den and Gorman, and Representatives Moore and Rosecrans were registered in New York last night, —Chief Nimmo, of the Bureau of Statistics, lett last eventing for the Hot Springs of Virginia, where ho will remain for about a week.— Messrs. J. L. Smithmeyer and John Paul Jones, of this city, sailed for Eur from New York Saturday.—Dr. Muncaster and family have returned to the city. —The Mr. E. G. Davis reported injured on the ‘steamer J. W. Thompson last Saturday, is not the Well-known dealer in fancy and millinery goods, his friends will be glad to know. ‘Dr. C. M. Lati- mer has returned to the city.—E. H. Cate, of Washington, was a passenger by the steamer sall- ing from Baltimore to Halifax to-day.—Mr, Theodor Kaufmann, the well-known artist, now residing in New York, is in the city ona short visit.—Mr. W. A. Hungerford, of the Boston Dry Goods House, 1s spen iS vacation in West moreland county, Va.— Mrs. Z. D. Butcher and Miss Berta Freeland havo returned to the city from a pleasant trip through Canada, coming home by sea from New York.— Mrs. George Kennan is beg the month of September at Aurora, in the mountains near Oakland.—Land Commis- sioner McFarland has returned and was at his day for office, and —Chief Clerk Car 1 Of the naval bureau of medicine and surgery, Kee to Connecticut for a vacation of several weeks.— Colonel Tourteiotte, of the General's staff, left yesterday for Chi where he LL pee the governor general of Canada and accom- them on their visit to Brit | i THE STAR ROUTE. TRIAL. Mr. Ingersoll’s Address—A Crowded Court Beony “There tsa large audience this morning,” stl Judge Wylle when he took his seat in the Criminal Court. The remark was called out by the appear- ance of the court room, which was hardly ever more densely crowded during the most interesting days of the Guiteau trial. Every seat was taken, and the aisles and other spaces were filled with people standing up, who even encroached ‘upon the bench and the jury box. A large part of the gathering was composed of ladies, A QUESTION BY THE JUDGE. Judge Wylie, speaking to Mr. Wilson, during the trial a report sent to Con: Postmaster General regarding a deficiency appro- priation had been submitted, and asked whether the letter of the Second Assistant Postmaster Gen- eralin the same connection had been put in evi- dence. Mr. Wilson and other counsel said that the let- ter in question was not In evidence. Mr. Ingersoll’s Address, Mr. Ingersoll then took his place before the jury, and a few minutes after 10 o’clock began his ad- dress, For one, he sald, he was as much opposed to official dishonesty as any man in the world. The taxes were pad by labor and industry and should be disbursed by integrity, and a man who was untrue to his official oath ought to be pun- ished. He had not one word to say in defense of a man who in bis belief had robbed the Treasury. ‘They were not there to excuse or palltate any offi- clal dishonesty or todefend a citizen who had committed fraud upon the Treasury, They had been told that A TIDE OF FRAUD WAS RISING, and the jury was appealed to resist {t. They had been told that in order to meet the demoralization of the war, this jury must make anexample. He took the occasion to deny that that war ever de- moralized the people of the United States. Who ever fought for the right or tor what he belleved to be right did not demoralize himself; he enno- bled himself, It was not a period of demorall tion but of reformation, When we broke the shackles from 4,000,000 men, women and chil- dren, It did not demoralize us. When we stopped stealing babes, the country did not suddenly be come corrupted. That was the noblest. affirma- tion of the human in the history of the world. We are greater, a grander people than we were be- fore that war. ‘They hud been told tht our coun- try ts distinguished among the nations of the world only for corruption. He dented it. This country Is hot distinguished for tts corruption, No true patriot believes it. ‘This country is distin- guished for something else. The credit of the United States was perfcet. Its promise is absolute pure gold. HE HAD HEARD THAT NO: . that intellectual rot all over the world; that peo- ple used to be honest, but now are exceedingly corrupt. It was the%apital stock of every prose. cuting officer in the world. ‘The country Is re- ery prince and loved by every peasant. intry Was distinguished for its free schools, ame of the universal corruption this jury was aiso invited to become corrupt. He asserted that this country rose above tie nations distin- as high as Chimborazo above t a stain in order to gain a case. The r heard paid to corruption was by ‘Mr. Me He sald thatthe French empire fell by corruption, and upon the ruins of the em- pire was built the republfe, He made French corruption — the her of French — liberty. ‘There was not a poor boy in Europe who did not love America. It was the dream of every peasant to come to America, not because it was the coun- try of corruption, Dut be he land of plenty and free schools. king in this country. That king was the law. He did not agree with the Idea of the prosecution that the perpetuity of this republic depended upon this verdict. “Whatever the verdlet is, THE REPUBLIC WILL STAND. So long as honesty and intelligence sat on the bench and the jury box the country will stand, So far as his clients were concerned everything they loved and hoped for, home, children, and everything they had was at stake, and everything depended ‘upon the verdict of (fis jury. Yet his clients, with their world at stake, tue only mercy they asked was the mercy of an’ honest verdict, and that they expected. By an honest verdict he meant a Verdict that was a true and honest tran- script of each juror’s mind. Whoever took into consideration the supposed’ destre of the outstde world; whoever found a verdict in order to comply with the supposed wishes of an administration; whoever found a verdict for fear of losing his rep- utation—was bribed. Fear, malice, the love of ap- robation bribed a thousand men where gold ribed one. There were no words base enough to describe a nan Who Would give a dishonest ver- ict. THE JURY SHOULD NOT BE DISTURBED by Clamor, prejudice or suspicion. The jury should not be disturbed by the froth or the fury of this prosecution, ‘To use the language of one of his clients, the Jury sould be governed only by the “frozen facts.”" It was not a lawyer's duty to abuse anybody. There was no logic in abuse, When a lawyer, under pretext of duty, calle defendant a robber “he stepped beyond ” his ¢ and privil It threw no light upon the case, Ye would in this case give the jury what he be- Heved tobe the facts and throw what light he could upon the case. He would not. indulge in rsonalities. He would net deal in epithets. Mhey Would not convince anybody that was worth convincing. He would ask indulgence for going over the facts again, facts which may not have struck all In the same tight. REFERRING TO THE INDICTMENT, he asked which of the overt acts set out In the In- dictment was depended upon to make out the crime of conspiracy. He held that each overt act must be proved precisely as it was described in the Indictment, however unnecessary or super- fluous that description may have been. He called attention to the case of State agt. Noble, 15th Maine, page 476; State agt. Clarke, New Hamp- shire, 3d Foster, ‘page 439, and other authorities In Support of this proposition. He not only presented these authorities, he said, WITH REGARD TO OVERT ACTS, but to the description of the crime itself. He re- ferred to aruling of this court itself, to the effect that a varlance between the proof In the deserip- tion In the indictment and the proof was fatal. Wherever they set out In the indictment that the defendants did certain things In pursuance of the conspiracy they must prove it precisely as charged. ‘The prosecution wrote the indictment, and if they had done their work badly it was not for the jury to help them out. “Now, we {come to the dust and ashes of the case—the overt acts. He referred to petitions and afidavits, described as having been presented by defendants when the testimony showed that they were presented by other edone The indictment charged a alse oath tied July. 10, and the evidence showed that it was presented in April. ‘The indictment charged an order for expe- dition alleged to be mae by Brady July 10, when, as a matter of facf, It was signed by French. This Was all the evidence or? route 34,149; and as in every case the overt acts were not described Fightly the jury could consider that route out. There Were only elghteen left. ‘The next route was 38,135. First, the sending and filing of a false oath on the 26th of June was charged, and the evidence said it was filed April 18 ‘That was sworn and dated out of the case. It was chi that false petitions were filed June 26, 1879. ‘The last petition, accord- ing to the evidence, was filed May the 8th. It next chai that a fraudulent order was made June 26th, but there was no. evidence that a frau- dulent order was ever made, Next, It was eee that a fraudulent sub-contract ‘was filed. He would like to know, if the. ity of malice could suggest a way, how the rnment of the United States could ‘be defrauded by filing a sub- contract. All ‘that was left in that route was the $80 allowed for a gate. When Mr. Ingersoll fn. ished the consideration of this route he exclaimed: “ ANOTHER CHILD WASHED! _ no evidence except epithets; no testimony left ex- cept abuse!” The next route he took up was No. 41,119. He claimed that there were fatal varlances as to dates in this case, as well ag.on other routes. It was charged concerning which Mr. Ingersoll claimed similar discrepancis existed, Tie governinent, he sald, had no right to compiain If the Jury threw out e dence which the government {tei made It impos- sible for them to consider. ‘The next route taken up was No. 38,149. He showed on this what he claimed to be the difference between rumor and facts—the press, Mr. Ingersoll took up ronte 38,- 113, While commenting on this route he said that he would have as much confidence In the opinion of Gen. Sherman asin thatof a lawyer paid for his opin Gen. Sherman, he sald, would pe remem Wien this case was ” forgotten, ‘The next route Was 38,152, in which Mr. Ingersoll med, also, no ense‘had been established; that act of the Postmaster General, in allowing one month’s extra pay, was required by law. On route 35,015 he claimed, also, fatal misdescriptions, Mr. Ingersoll safil he ‘was gomg to argue this case according to THE STRICT LETTER OF THE INDICTMENT. He intended to hold the prosecution to the law. That was what the law was for. The prosecution could not come into court and throw seven or eight cords of paper at aman and say “You are guilty.” That was tie way the government had Taniiged this ease, He took up next routes 35,051 and 40,104, which he claimed showed the same ariances between charges and proofs. If they could nos write what the offense was the jury cer tainly ought not to find the defendants gulity. ‘The jury should hold the prosecution to thelr ease as they had written it, not as they wished 1t was now. On route 38,150, after treating the testimony as In other eases, Mr. Ingersoll sald these decend- ants could have ‘had no interest in any fraud in this case, as the money all went toJ. L. Sanderson, the sub-contractor, Mr. Ingersoll went througit nearly the whole catalogue of routes, clalming that in each case there wasa fatal variance be- Leen the descriptions of the various acts and the proof. He maintaiged that where the indictment alleged petitions were false the proot or admis- sions by the government showed them to be gen- ulne. ‘These orders, he Zaid, were made 1n con- formity with the policy of the department. He asked if he had not a right to Infer from the docu- ments in evidence, reports to Congress, &¢., What the policy of the department was. JUDGE WYLIE ON TIE QUESTION OP THE POLICY OF THE P. 0. DEPARTMENT. “I have no doubt in the world,” said Judge Wylle, “as to the views of the Post Office depart- ment in regard to this service. The court refused to hear evidence on the subject for the defense,for the simple reason that the court held that no Second Assistant Postmaster General had a right to establish a policy for this goveramen policy of the government was shown tn its Phe Court Was unwilling to have a Second Ass ant Postmaster General set_up his policy a8 a de- rge of this sort.” Mr. Thgersoil held’ that it was the policy of the department, of the Postmaster General, that he reierred to. Mr, Ingersoll sald that tt was not pretended t the payments were overt acts. He argued t there Were variances in the proof and the indict- Ment as to the amount of alle d false claims pre- i by defendants, While commenting on the he sald that the only thing found against ‘Turner was, that in one c: e had made a mis- take, an honest mistake. Tt yj tion’ that 1t bore testimony toits o When it was discovered the contractor p. money back. For that mistake ’ pursued and hounded. There was no ev! Sonly one way to disp government the contractor w: the extra nun When Mr. Inge on all the routes he ENERAL ALLEGATION: Tt was charged that John V $124,591, whereas the evidence showed that the entire amount paid on the Dorsey accounts was 340, and when the route that was turned over le was taken out it left but $58,944.30. As a r of fact the testimony showed that John W. d but three warrants, two of which ving him but $392. That he the indict- here hav he would would insist was ment claimed, re testimony that he re claim aiso was a variance, Every other link in the chain he claimed were mistakes or falsehoods. The dates in the indiotment were false, because the government had to decetve the grand jury. It Would not do to tell the grand jury that affidavits, petitions, &e., were filed before the date of the | conspiracy. ‘The false dates were Intended to de- celve the court, because the court would have told them that they could not prove a conspiracy in May by proving acts in April. The government did not expect to make a case on this {ndictment, but they couid keep tt in court long enough to vent their malignant spleen on hone=t men and justify in appearance the proceediugs which they had take Are S$ was here taken. AFTER RECESS Mr. Ingersoll said that in the forenoon he had tried to strip the green leaves off the indictment; he now proposed to attack the principal limb. It was the great bulwark of human liberty that the charge against a defendant must be fully de- scribed. There was not the slightest evidence that a fraudulent communication ever sent to the department. There hot the slightest evidence that names were even forged to any petition, except In one case, and it was shown in t » that the petition’ was not to act upon. Another means was that Turner was charged with having made false indorcements. This Indict- ment, so far as Turner was concerned, had been changed into a certificate of good character. STAR ROUTE NOTES. The Attorne~ General, Mr. Merrick and Mr, Ker were all in attendance this morning. will be con- siderable Increased next Monday, when the clerk of the school board resumes the granting of per- mits. The preliminaries of school opentng and arrangement were finished yesterday and this morning the pupils begin the study of their les- sons. Should the number of pupils Increase !t may become necessary to open several new schools. Porice Covnt.—At the last mayor's court two lads, Smith and Wells, were fined $1 each for stone throwing in the street, No cases this morning at the statiun-hou: Covnt-novse CHANGES.—Work upon the proposed changes in the corporation court-room is now being arranged for. ‘The relative positions of the Jurors, the Officers of the court, and of the attor- heys Will be changed, and_the walls of the court- reom newly tinted, and there will bea general painting up of all the surroundings. ‘Tne CLIFF Case.—James Cliff,who shot his wife, Mollie Cliff, under the railroad tunnel, was brought before the mayor last evening and Dail offered; and it was represented that his health was suffering by his incarceration. Assistant Commonwealth Attorney Armstrong declined to consent to bail, and as the mayor had no power to bail in felony except by consent, Clif was sent back to jail His friends have made application to Judge Sangster for habeas corpus, and Clift will be admitted to bail as_soon as his case can be brought before him. Commonwealth Attorney Marbury arrived home this morning and will ap- pear when the case comes before Jur Sangster, ReporTer’s NoTes.—The coal fleet begins to gather here, in expectation of the coming coal from Cumberland....Michael Smith, of this city, has been chosen to represent the Catholic Benefi- cial Society of this place at the annual convention of the L. C. B. Union, at Philadelphia, with Rich'd uinn as alternatg....The funeral of Robert umm, son of the widow Mumm, tobacconist on King street, took place yesterday afternoon....The city market 1s now almost always a full one, con. trasting most favorable with the September of last year....Frank Carlin, the injured Midland fireman, is still suffering conaere pty but with prospect of an early improvement. felons and oysters, one representing the going season and the e CO! one, both add now to the trade of the town....The conservatives of Alexandria county have appointed C. B. Graham, jr., and Rob- ert Vateh delegates, and Townley Sisson and Rob- ert Walker alternates, to the Congressional con- vention, which assembles here to-morrow....The Dorsey received | coastwise trade in here is now very active. Sod menwritie aie oa iy of grain coming by le sul in com! Fallroad has not decreased... Mee Clift contiaues to improve, and has almost entirely recovered [hay one bed wounds which she received under ——_-___ THE FOLLOWING APPOINTMENTS of postmasters were made to-day: W. C. Durant (re-appoint- ment), at West Troy, N. Y.; W. A. Boyd (re-ap- polntment), at Mamaroneck, N.Y. Tse Post Orrice InsPection Cowmrrrer has submitted its report upon the Loulsville office, eee te reported entirely satisfactory, Four additional are and increase of s eytee la i a gel 0, pee A allowance to the office from. 1, 1882, of $8,220, 2 A Borcorren Postuastmn—The Post Office de- partment was advised to-day that democratic ernie a ee toa special’ eee 20 ra to theomiee asd rehabilitare ie pines District Government Affairs. Major Lydecker, Eagineer Commission: turned to the city lest evening from. a brie: to Hackensack, Now Jersey, where he went Sat- unday evening. “He was accompanied here by ais sister. A colored messenger in Major Lydecker's occ named Tancil was arrested and taken to police headquarters to-day by License Agents Raff and Carter, on the charge of purloining some maps from that office, which he disposed of to another colored man, One of the nine cent curb-stone | bankers. Lieut. Greene has directed that the Washincton Gas-light Company erect @ street lamp on 4:h boa between East Capitol and A streets north- east. The Capitol, North O Street and South Washing- ton Rallroad Company has been notified to have the space between the tracks on P street, between New Jersey avenue and 5th street, paved with cob- Dlestone within thirty days. The Sanitarian for September, in a review of the last annual report of Health OMicer Townshend, Si “The department seems to have been inde- able in its efforts to improve the condition of the District, and has attained a large measure of success. Thus, the death rate in the colored popu- lation has been reduced from 40.74 per 1,000 In 1876 to 31.27 tn 1881. The death rate among the white population fs 18.18 per 1,000.” THE PLANS FOR THE NEW SCHOOL BUILDINGS. Respecting the published criticisms about Wooden stairways for the new school buildiugs, Inspector Entwisle, under whose supervision the lans were made, states that etna are only intended for the two elght-room buildings and not for the twelve-room one; also that there are two fights of stairs in each vuilding, one on each end of the hall, which hall is 12 feet wide. This affords sufficient facilities for the children tn case of panic by fire or otherwise, and 1s conceded by every one to be sufficient. The new twelve-room building on G, between 2ist and 22d streets, is to have iron stairways and such other fire proof pre- cautions in its construction as is observed in all the larger hew school houses. BUILDING PERMITS issued by Inspector Entwisle: Harriet E. Wood, repair brick 487 Maryland avenue; $000. J. C. Fisher and E. J. Carpenter, erect. three two story dwellings, C between 2d and 3d streets se, ; $4,500. Beveridge & Towles, repair.brick 1007 and 1009 D ‘street n.w.; $250. R. Eichorn, erect two two story between Ist and North Capitol . 000. A. Behrend, erect a two story dwelling, Washington, between 4th and 5th and G and H streets n.w. 00. dwellings,“ K, An Interesting Probate Cave. A MYSTERIOUS PACKAGE OF BONDS. in the Probate Court recently an interesting case was developed in the matter of the estate of W. D. Aiken, The petition of Matthew Alken shows that his son, W. D. Alken, a minor, died July 24, 1881, and W. I. Barstow been previously ap- pointed guardian of deceased, and Matthew Aiken; that there dian . Atle ing bonded in but £1,000 he prayed that Barstow be cited to file an account and the dond be increased. Barstow tn filing his account. makes answer that he learned the day after the death of his ward of ap: © of bonds, and learned that they were probably the amount of $7,000, whitch had been lett n trust with his (the wary advised ade diligent search they Were originally held by on. Accom answer 1S an afiidavit of Mrs. Aunle K she was weli acquainted with the family; that bout two years ago Eliza Alken (a sister of said word) died, and showed her a letter of Mary Ann Davidson, who died August 4th, 1864, and a pack. age of bonds containing $7,000. The purport of the letter Was that the bonds were given her (Mf D.) on the eve of abattle by two nephews, that being 1 unto death, she desired her (Alken) to takep possession of the bonds for safe keeping. She further testified that sald Eliza further sald that Mrs. Davidson was the wifs of a sutler of the Union arn, The court, Judge Wylle, has ordered the bonds to be deposited In the court, Bnoxens’ Lices TI. Hill, Jas. L. Rt m. E. Matthews, George ler, and Ewd. L. Seott were charged in the Police Court this morning with being unlicensed brokers. Mr. Padgett stated to to the court that Messrs, Matthews and Hill had taken out brokers’ Icenses, paying $100 tor them, and he would ask that their cases be nolle pros. He also nolle prosequied Rider’s case, beause he was only a clerk in the employ of one of the other defendants. ‘The case against Edward L. Scott Was continued on motion of the defendant. FINED FOR DRIVING IN THE CaPrToL GRowNDs.— A young man named Geo. White was put on trial in the Police Court this afternoon on the charge of driving a wagon loaded with merchandise over the carriage ways in the Capitol grounds. By an act of Congress, July 1, 1882, this Is made an offence (When not going to’ or from the Capitol building) punishable by a fine of not more than $100. Capl- toi Policeman Aifted Noyes stated that he caught the defendant driving a milk wagon th the grounds this morning. The court im; fine Of $2, in derault of which the young man was com- mitted. This law seems to be very tnconsistent, for hes light business wagon that will not weigh one- fourth as much ventures through, the driver 1s ar- rested and fined, ee SALE OF Reat Esrare.—J. V. N, Huyck, real es- tate agent, has sold for Eleanor A! Hare, of Phila- delphia; all of square No. 188, to Senator J. Don Cameron, for $30,009 cash. —— Affairs in West Washington. BUILDING AssoctaTION. — At the 921 regular month'y meeting of the Tenth Building Associa- tion, held last night at Goddard’s Hall, about two thousand dollars was disposed of, being ten shares sold at the maximum rate, $1.50,'and four shares Tetired at the stock value rates, Norks.—The new Baptist church, corner 28th street and Dunbarton avenue, tt ts ‘thought, will be finished by September 24 and be dedicated on that day....Mr. A. J. Kaywood, the mail contrac- tor between Georgetown and’Tenley town, has purchased the passenger line to that place: He proposes to give the best facilities possible for travel. Mr. Kaywood also owns the route to Great ‘oal comes in slowly by canal. ‘The coal it will be two weeks before the trade 1s fully under way....Reed birds are finding good feeding grounds in the tall weeds or valley be- tween West and Stoddard and on Stoddard, near High streets....There 1s also a splendid crop of Weeds on the Vacant lot corner 31st and N streets. ‘The fencing has been pulled down and the entire place is en eyesore and anuisanee to the nelghbor- ing residents....From 100 to 150 loads of hay per week pass over High street road from Montgomery county to the District. ‘This would be much In- creased in winter, when the farmers are idle, but owing to the impassable condition of the road within the District it Is shipped to other places... The colored people are trying to arrange for @ camp-meeting at Tenley town next week. Port.—Schr. Carrie A. Norton, Hodgdon, for Washington, sailed from Bath 30tH ultimo. CONDITION’ OF THE WaTEE.—Great Falls, very turbid; receiving reservoir, south connection, clear; north connection, very turbid. HicH Tipe.—September 6th—2:27 a. m., 259 p.m. ——— ‘The Life-Saving Service and Congress. Mr. 8S. L Kimball, general superintendent of the Ife-saving service, left here this afternoon for a Visit to the Atlantic coast in the vicinity of New Jersey on business connected with the selection of ‘sites for the new stations authorized by Congress, Mr. Kimball stated this morning that it was a mis- better for the life-saving service had enabied the service to raise the and surfmen, for one and the act the efficiency of the service and the ing the widows and children of in the line of duty and the men were of the highest importance the Congress simply failed to appropriate the amount estimated for as necessary to mannin; the stations from the ist of and at the same time allow the payment of the Increased salaries authorized by law; consequent ‘the mai ‘of a few of the stations in the @angerous ‘ities has been tll the 1th Inst. Mr. Kimball says that on whole the officers of the life-saving service feel very gratefal to the last Congress. ‘THE CHALMERS-MANNING UNPLEASANT NESS.— ‘The reported ill-feeling between ex-Representa- tive Chalmers and Van H. Man- of Miss., recalls the fact to a gentleman of tstity, hotal official that Chal- mers made his vy hacks and Herdic coaches are allowed to | | drive over the concrete walks in this park, but If a BRITISH ADVANCE IN EGYPT DELAYED. REINFORCEMENTS FOR ARABIS ARM & GREAT PARADE OF NEW YORE WORKINGMEN. HARVESTS OF THE WORLD FOR 1882 j nadiae <a DEATH OF A HIGH JOINT COMMISSIONER. —— eee MISSOURI REPUBLICANS CALL A COM VENTION. > THE ENGLISH WAR IN EGYPT. The Military Convention Signed. Paris, Sept. 5.—A dispatch from stantinoples® | toulay states that the Angio-Turkish military cone Vention has been signed. Bedouins on Lonnon, Sept. 5.—A dispatch to the Times trom | Port Said reports that large numbers of Bedoulns had again been seen on the banks of the canal, between Port Said and Ismailia, Netes from Alexandria. ALEXANDRIA, Sept. A —The murderers of the Enge Ishmen, Richardson and Dobson, have been sens tenced to be hanged on Thursday. The quarantine against ships from Bombay has deen entirely removed, and that agatnst Aden will be discontinued, provided precautions be taken, The British Advance Delnyed. Loxpox, Sept. 5.—The correspondent of the Times at Ismattia telegraphs as follows: It has been ascertained by a reconnolssance in the direc tion of Salihiyeh that that place has been abate Aoned by Arabl Pasha. It ts not expected that we shall have enoligh provisions to be ready to advance for at least a week. Reinforcements for Arabi. ALEXANDRIA, Sept. 5.—There has been consid- erable movement In the enemy’s camp, apparently occasioned by the arrival of reinforcements. Rebel Officers Tendering their Submise sion. Port Sam, Sept. 5.—Soine rebel officers from Salihiyeh, have arrived at Ismailia to tender their submission, Movements of the Arabs. . Lonpon, Sept. 5.—A dispatch from Port Said to Reuter’s Telegram company states that over eight thousand Arabs are fortitying Salthtyeh. The enemy, it adds,are embarking thelr Dagg: military sto res from Gheileh. ae —w The Yellow Fever Sufferers in Texas, APPEAL FROM THE GOVERNOR TO THE CITIZENS OF THE STATE. Gatves Tox, Tex., Sept. 5.—The governor has issued the following’ appeal: AUsTIN, Sept. 4.—To county judges, mayors of cities and towns of Texas: I have received a tele= gram from Thomas Carson, mayor of Brownsville, Stating that there were five hundred cases of yele low fever in that city, with an Increase of from 70 to 100 per day, and that the necessity for means to aid the sick and destitute was increasing and ure gent. Any funds that have been or may be cons tributed for the relief of the suffering people of Brownsville can be sent to Messrs. Ball, Hutchins € Co., Galveston, and can immediately be drawn on by Thomas Carson, mayor, to be properly exe pended, (Signed) _O._M. Ronerrs, Governor, A Woman Cut. Her Thront. PHIA, Pa. ‘Mrs. Annie Franz, in street, near Front ets, committed Suicide this morning by cuting her throat. About 4:04. m, her husband entered ber room and found her body | lying on the foor with a gash In her throat. She t | held a razor in her hand and had a butcher knife | under her heady An Investigation by the authorle has led to the arrest of the husband of the woman, ———— A Reward of $500 for Apprehension of Major Phipps. PHILADELPHTA, Sept. 5.—After consultation with the prestdents of both branches ef the city coune ells U the mayor decided to offer a reward of $500 for the apprehension of Ellls P. Palpps, A dee Scription of the fugitive will be sent to ail parts of the United States and Canada, — A Hat Which Looks Major Phippw Hat. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Sept. 5.—Last evening the Schuylkill harbor police found a dark, soft felt hat floating in the river under Gray's Ferry bridge. As the hat is similar to the one lately worn by Mi Phipps. grappling irons were procured and the river Was dragged for the body of the fugitive almshouse superintendent, but without success, Like Great 20,000 WORKINGMEN New York, Sept. 5.—At the great labor demone | stration in this city to-day fully 150 organizations Were represented, and there were at least 20,000 |men in line. The procession was composed’ of three divisions, and the line of march was | Broadway to Union square, where tt was reviews by Mr. John Swinton, Rev. Dr. MoGlinn, Dr. A. Donal, Louts F. Post, and others, thence ‘to Fifth avenue, and thence to Reservoir’ square, where It was dismissed. The Newark jewelers turned oub 500 strong, the plano makers and c bmg 3 each, and the bricklayers 1,000. ‘There were mi red flags in the line and many of the bands played the “Marsetilaise.” The mottoes carried were: “Pay no rent,” “Ail men are born alike and equal,” “Labor built this republic, labor shall rule 1,” ‘No man can make land,"nence no individual should own it,” etc. At ‘the conclusion of the parade the organizations proceeded to Wendel’ im park, Where a monster plenic is now held. Speeches are to be delivered by John Swine ton, Robert Bilssert, and others, and the Soctal- istic Giee cluv are to sing. Financially the great demonstration will b: success. . The Sober Second Thought. Ouney, It pt. 5.—Juilge E. B Green, who declined’ the republican congressional nomination of the sixteenth district, under a misapprehension as tothe unanimity of the nominatlug conven- ton, now consents to rui General Cable News. DEATH OF ONE OF THE HIGH JOINT COM MISSIONERS, Loxpox, Sept. 5.—Right Hon. Montague Bere nard, D. C. L., one of the high mmissioners Who signed the treaty of Washington of INv1, died on Saturday at his residence at Overross, Hereford- shire. He had been slowly sinking’ for some Weeks. At the end he suffered little. HARVESTS OF THE WORLD FOR 1882. Loxpox, Sept. 5.—M. Etienne, the well-known French authority on the subject, has issued his estimates of the harvests of the world for 1882 ‘This report fs, on the whole, decidedly favorable, Indicating no'sertous deficiency In the crops in any uarter Of the world, and a general abundance throughout Europe and America, THE DUBLIN POLICE MUDDLE. Dvn, Sept. 5.—Earl Spencer, the lord Heutene ant, replying to the memorial. from the disinisecd policemen, says he has directed that a careful Ime quiry be held into the recent conduct and previous character of the memorialists. He will himself per= sonally review the result of the inquiry, and promises that those men will be reinstated who appear deserving. NDON, Sept. 5.—A dispatch to the Press Asso. clation from Dubitn represents that the answer of Earl Spencer has given great patistaction. It ts officially denied that the men have returned to duty in consequence of any tacit und On the contrary, they were informed on Saturday that they would’ be dismissed Mf they did not re turn to duty, —— ees Mank Failure in Colorado. Denver, Cot, Sept. 5.—A the Tribune, deposi mostly made by the SSS The. of the bank Is sald ‘to have only $5,000. The deposits are a total loss. Hartzell Brothers, the proprietors of the bank, left the city on Saturday. ©