Evening Star Newspaper, April 11, 1883, Page 5

THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON. WEDNESDAY. DRY GOC DS. LADIES’ GOODS. b ‘on Comnrsatiox Scrrs. FANCY CHECKS AND STRIPES. PLAIN WORSTEDS AND SILKS. CH SATINES. FIGURED AND PLAIN F SOVELTICS IN PARASOLS. NEW SILK UMBRELLAS. & CHEWNING, PAs JERSEY NEW AND STi YEW SPANISH Vs Br ACK BROCA BLACK TWIST ChEPE DE « ‘S SUPERB S764 EX) URES 1 ‘Ol F4. i BONNE GEAINS. Gkos D: ADAMESat $1. PONGEES LN PLAT Gkraiy OVELTL S ARAEGLS, ND SATINES fe INDIA LINEN LAWNS WEES, SATT VEILING PLETE WITH WHICH ARE Ko SPRING AND Ss, ~ Chole Gi © 3 SEAION PF Y wry Building, » corner 9th street. 3, AND Counzer OWING V. OPENED THIS MULL EMBL S\TINE ROBES, IN NEAT CHECKS. 200 PIECES UF BEAUTIFUL SATINES. FANCY WOOL SUITINGS, IN THE GREATEST WARIETY § IN WASHINGTON. UMBRELLAS, IN NEW s. BLACK PONG=F, THE MOST DESIRABLE ARTICLE Fok SUMMER WEAR. ELEGANT I-TéD SILK HERNANI IN IN THE NEWEST DE- SPANISH NET XD EDGE, IN GREAT Va- BIETY, criorce Q iTIES. LARGE AND ELEGANT STOCK OF MOTRN- 1 THE CE! & GOODS FF EBRATED LOOMS F THE WoRLD. BONNE AND € "3 BLACK SILKS, &N EVERY GRADE FXIRA QUALITY GX GRAEN SILK, $1.25 VERY FINE ALL SIVK RHADAMES, 31.50, EN A CHOICE 1 ENBROID: > SHAWLS FOR nING AND OUR STO« AND. WE CAN CH GOCDS BHOWN Iv THIS SHE: Y MUST BE OBE vr N NOW MORE SHUSTER & SONS, 919 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUF. aps fine quality, re- D SILKS, (extra $1.5. , (actual yalue $1), SLACK SILKS re- heavy Groa Grain, re- dour sublime qua: CARTER'S, Tl MARKET SPA Summer sy Ene of Black silks, Roads: eh Wool Suit spl _ndid line of w fabric: Silk ‘ecobreilas and Para- aut line of Linen wiiths, Damask Table siren a quality, call yard ti chee patterna; Vericty. ‘Those in want your wtock before Boo & ¢ ar Ebta House, Goons. w a splendid line of NEW SPRING $8 GOODS. ce Patterns. Now Color. Silks. Good Values. Low ww Known im this city, has 1 the scond > aud does O88. TRUNNEL & CLARK, ae = 811 MARKRT SPACE, i. ] Leupstoyr, "6 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. ING DAILY. NEW GOODS ARaI DRESS GOODS IN ALL THe NEW BHADES, TEES AN SUITING, NOVE PIN HAD CHECK: EN | to be th 'd Satteens and | Residence, nuplete in all departments, and | town property. 7M 8 MING B= = ‘Am He DEPARTMENT. 1 Lot Hands ornaments for back or front of Spring haces, worth fully $1 eac! at only 50c. 1 Lot all Bead very deep, w fally $1 a yard, st omty Soe.a yard. at” m ap? 416 Seventh atrect. Buses Taxsrennixa Pores, A worms fron passed over the back of these Papers trans- fers the Patteru to any Fabrie. Briggs & Co.'s Patent ‘Transferring Papers have now attained a world-wide fame, and the process is acknowledged to be the most berfect, simple and expeditious manner of tracing de- signs for all kinds of embroidery. One of the great re- commend ions of these Transferring Papers is that ‘e ladies to trace upon their own materials: 'h less expensive than purchasing ready- WOODWARD & LOTHROP, 921 Pennsylvania avenue, m31 = Scroot ror Drrssuaxra, Ladies are hereby informed that Mr. WHITE has opened a Schooi for Dressmaking at 1115 F street north- west, where he teaches the art of Making, Cutting, Fisting end Designing Ladies’ Dresses, etc., artistically and correctly. the sue Mir. White met with in this city already ts h uch knowledge of his eas, The system Mr. White teaches is universally icknowiedged best. ‘The system is by measurement. No chert or part of a chart. Behool open day aud evening. mi) m M RS. Sera Rorrenr, 608 Nisru Srazet, Orrosrre PATENT Orrice, opened a new and elegant Ine of Infant's and a's WHITE DRESSES, ROBES, MERINO ‘LOaKS, LACK and SHIRRED CAPS, and all kinds of CHILDREN'S FURNISHING GOODS. Large and select assortment of Ladies’ and Children's HOSIERY, SILK snd LISLE THREAD GLOVES, EMBROIDENIES on Cambric, Nainsook and Swiss, LACES, TRIMMINGS, BUTTONS and ART EM- BROIDERY GOODS. mh20 Ores a, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2isr, 1333. IMPORTED BONNETS and LONDON ROUND HATS, With a large assortment of Millinery Novelties. Mux. J. P. PALMER, 1107 F STREET NORTHWEST, SSpris _mhiT WASHINGTON, D. 0. 7 7 Frist Sense MPORTATIONS. Pattern Huts aud Rich Millinery Novelties, Flowers, Feathers, Laces Drees Trimmings, Silk and Cloth Wraps, Parasols, Parisian Neckwear, % best stylod Freuell Corsuis M WILLIAN, FCite Trevise, Paris. 907 Pennsylvania avenue. To close ng stock of best Kid Gloves, in size them for $1,25 and $1.00, and $2.00; 7, 4and 8 buttons, all Fecithers dyed aud re-curled eauti to 4 + Gro. W HITE, LADIES’ TAILOR, 115 F stREET NORTHWEST, Is Now Prepared to Take Orders for EVENING, RECEPTION AND DINNEK DRESSES, WEDDING TROUSSEAUS AND STKEET COSTUMES. Tondon Tailor-made Riding Habits, London Taitor. made Cloth Costumes. All the work is done in fire ¢ ase style, made by Men Dressmakers and Tatlors. Best fit guaranteed ¥ Ledy leaving this city should take one of Mr. WHITE'S celébrated Cloth Costumes, her. £19-43¢m Prisxixe eemcenferw pearrgg OOP SENS ERE TORO. TWO CENTS PER YARD (Parisian Mode). 902 9th street, corner of T northwest. WEAR!—DOUGLASS’, 9Ta AND F EIS. —The business in this department hay- cess of our expectations, the sale Will ‘Each’ day we will 4 ins, and will on AY becin with 200 dozen more of those thor- ade and trimmed CHEMiSE AND DRAW- cents cach. The best chemise ever offered for We have 50 dozen French Castor 8 button quctaire Gloves, at $1 per paif, recular 400 dozen Schopper's best quality, in- xrain, oil boiled, sclid colors Ladies’ Hose, at 48 centa Per pair. Anotlier 50 dozen of thoss 12-Siread Chitd- en's Stockings just in. 100 dozen Misses’ Hose at 37) cents, or three pair for $1; former price 60 cents to 73 cents, according to size. £23 DOUGLASS’ 9th and F etreets FISHER. HICAL DRY CLEANING ESTABLISH- ‘treet northwest. Thirty —— experi- iemen’s Garmen also Crapa perfect cleane: by this euperioe venting Dreases a specialty. Opinion Smedt, official chemist of the District of C)- “Your chemicals are of the most eflectual na- 2 harmless, and your perfect machinery Is not din Paris, New Lo: ir elsewhere." Notice. — pots Suaranteed to be thoroughly removed.au29 M iss ANNIE K. HUMPHERY, 490 TENTH STREET NORTHWEST, ut but decided bat Gress; Makes CORSETS to order in avery style and material snd guaran tees perfect fit and comfol HER SPECIALTIES ARE— French Hand-made Underclothing, Merino Underwear and finest Imported Hosier oa: ‘stent Shouider Braces and all Dress Reform Goods. French eee owes mea eet Sup- parting Corset, for wuich Miss H. is azant apd a 31 Corset, her own make, thatfor the prica ae be d. = and Spanish spoken. ATTORNEYS. Cc Betare by issiou toHon. M. R fere by express peri! ute Hon. M. R. Chief Sustice Supreme Court C8: Ren. A. Wylie he sola Justice Supreme Court D.C. Bon. i MeCulloeh, €x-S€e etary ‘Treasury Hon. John Jay Knox, Sea Bolen Coreeticy Citizens’ National Bank, Wash- ugton, D.C. ‘DIPLON & SWAYNE, Attorneys and Counselo ayé- Av7 Broadway, New York. Waite, Ui. MILLER, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Kooms 2 and 4 Gunton L N. mh29 S4 PUBLIC AND NTS. mr26-1m 630 La. ave., next to City P.O. DW. H. THOMAS, Attorney at Law, Room No. 8, front room, above main entrance Warner Builiing, 916 F street u vest. mb16-3m"* GOODRICH, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, 124 DEAR- e born street, Chicago. “Advice fret, Eighteen | ears experience. Confidential business ¥ ate ended to without publicity. mb3 A. HALL, Justice of the Peace and Notary Public, 916 F street northwest, Warner Building. fet ANDREW c. BRADLEY, ‘Arroney-at-Law, and 12, Gunton Bui Moved toRooma Nog.710 No. 472 Louisiana Avenue northwest. W™: % 4x08. sein woopwarp, ms 7 and 9, Gunton Build a ‘Titles to Real Estate. Index to County Gece 15-5m VHAS, J. ert SOLICITOR OF PATE! Counsellor at Law and Expert, St. Cloud Butiding, 9th afd Frstrocts. Good work, ‘good references, soderate changes nai-ém ___ PROPOSALS. UT GRANITE. Ovricz oF BUILDING Yor Stare, t Cc Wan AND Navy DEPARTMENTS, WasuincTox, D. C,, April 13, 1863. Sealed Proposals for furnishing, ing the Granite backing and pier stones required for the Mepland Conter Wings of the Building for State, War and Navy Departments, in this city, will be recelv this office until TWELVE M. on MAY SEVEN’ MUKOIDEE ED ROBES. Peatenn? opened tmamediately it acres BREE CSAS SATEEN & PLAIN To MATCH. | "Srecifications, general instructions CHOICE PAY TERNS IN Puls TEDLAWNS. nth iocme ef pitvonis tan We furnished to nerae aa 02 OF THOSE PREITY SCOTCH granite dealers on application to this office, SGH MS, . THOS. LINCOLN CASEY, WHI iE GOODS IX ALL THE NEW EFFECT: ‘Engineers. Pov tak) SLES. TX BEAC ia CoLo. a = . = Fe ARD SILKS, IN iC RS. % FOULARD SILBS IS BLACK AMI P*orosars FoR coaLEND woop. JaAH SILKS Is FOURTEEN COLORS, INCI.U- G ALL NEW . ADEs, Ai ESPECIAL GUUD & OED GRO> GRAIN AT $1, $1.25 AND 81.50. OK GROS GRKAI\ SILES, RHADAM. SAT- LOMAN & SURAHS, A COMPLETE LINP. A WELL SOCKED LINEN DI PARTMENT ER GOOD BARGAINS. « 55 VARIETY, FRE SCH, ENG- OF SILE, "THREAD AND OTlON TEXTU Ni SUN SHADES AND PARASOLS OF THE LATEST DESIGNS. 8S. L. HEMPSTON! $03 MARKET SPACE, PENNA. AVEN TOK 1S PLAIN FIGURES." ~ bt Ini UE. One mbi5 ‘SCR:P PICTURES. JAY GOULD. 421 Ors STREET, WONDERFUL 4 Reiiet and Scrap-book Pictures ‘Birth: CARRIAGES. have now in £ large fs and Winter CARRIAGES, muteUin terest oe use. the bent, or be made for with’ Sreasosabie proce i} are invited to caliand RS ec reer ae Se LD WINE AND OLD FRIENDS ARE eee eee NE ri ey can be sid at respectable prices. Address Fists 04 sna, Fo, $10 D street, betwoon 6th and K. D.—Moteby mall peompuy amendedtn KNOWN aS Gus Cixex’s Orriog House oF Rrraesmstarives, U 8. Wasninoton, D. np 10, 1883. Sealed proposals will be received at this office until 12 g’clock noou on FRIDAY, the 27th day of April. for the delivery of three hundred and fifty ¢ ) tons, more or "Both Jess, of best white ash furnace coal; also fot 10) cor more or less, of best spruce pine ‘wood the. and wood to be delivered and stored in the vaults of the south wing of the Capitol on or before the 3uth day of May next. The coal roust weigh 2.240 pounds to the and the wood must measure 124 cubic feet to the aud be corded and measured at the Capitol. The to reweiich the coal at the Capitol and ect ans oF all bids is reserved. é bids torsed *‘Proposals for Coal and = “EDWARD iM PHERSON, (o] . apl0-St Clerk of the House ot Hepresentativos. _WOOD AND COAL. oI “tle fla” Dow't} Coaz, Axp Woon. lot of Bakers PINE, OO tata fat Feonived, 8 ares x ior quality for WOOD ; also fresh mined CO; CARRIAGES. | domeatic use, all of which we Offer Ey lowe actor ‘The attention of aa lon of conmmmers is reepecttully invited to STEPHENSON & BRO., ‘3th st. wharf and 12th st. end aP. ave. Cooxixe Sroves, FOE SALE AT THE GASLIGHT OFFICE, TENTH STREET. mi6 | 843, 2d Edition. Lats oranst To St A Captured Town New Youn, april i1,—The brig Zetitia, Captain Potter, which arrived nere from Miragoane to-day reports: March 27th, at 3 a. m., a revolution party, headed by Boyer Bazelais and Gen. Barlow, with 108 men, weil equippea with Winchester twelve shooters, landed and took the town without any opposition. On landing, the general assured the people that they had nothing to fear from his pen. He made no arrests. To all who joined him @ gave Remington rifles, Most of the able-bodied Men joined him. He began immediately to fortify the town in such a way as to show the people that he meant to hold it against any attack. The roads leading to the town he barricaded with barrels, two or three tlers high, and filled with sand. Most of the women and children and the sick and lame who were afraid of the burning of the town were Dut on board of four vessels lying in port. Upto the morning of the 29th no attack had been made by the government forces. No one was allowed to leave the town on any pretense, son ih pees Pennsylvania Legislation Against In. fernal Machines and the Passion Play. HARRISBURG, PA., April 11.—In the senate to-day a bill was introduced to prohibit the manufacture and sale of infernal machines and devices to de- stroy life and injure property. The bill reads as follows: That the manufacture and sale, or expos- ing for sale, of any article, device, or invention, the design, nature, or character of which is to sur- Teptitiously destroy human life or to maliciously injure property by explosion or fire, is hereby de- clared to be a misdemeanor, puntshabie upon con- Yiction with a fine not less than $500 nor more than $5,000, and imprisonment not less than one or more than five years. The question of intent Shall be left to the determination of a jury, but the possession of any such unlawful article shall be prima face evidence of a design to violate this act. A Dill was also introdu: preventing any attempt to personate or represent any being re- cognized a8 a divinity in the New or Old Testa- ment in any show, exhibition, play, dramatic or other theatrical performance, _—— One Mistress for Father and Son. JACKSONVILLE, OREGON, Aprill 11.—J. F. Mc- Mahon was shot dead by his son Wlillam yester- day. One woman being the mistress of both; the Son discovered his father’s intimacy with her. A quarrel ensued, the father beating the son with a club, and the latter replying with-a revolver, ee aD A Mother RL eC) Kills Her New York, April 11.—Mrs. Rose Howard, the 19-year-old wife of Willlam Howard, a young en- gineer living In the west side, killed her first born, child, Elsie P. Howard, last night under painful circumstances, The child was three weeks old. The mother is to-day an inmate of an hospital, raving mad. Mrs, Howard has been {ll since the birth of her child, and was frequently delirious from fever. She was in that state last night, and when left temporarily alone dumped from her bed, demolished the furniture and killed her child, presumably from dashing it against the stove. —_>_—_ Stealing from the City Treasury. A SWINDLING SCHEME UNEARTHED IN NEW YORK CITY. New York, April 11.—The scheme for plunder- ing the city treasury which has been made publte created considerable excitement In the comptroll- er’s office to-day, but it Is belleved that the loss which the city Would sustain would not be so large as had been Teported, and the lowest esti mate, $25,000, would dwindle down to a much lower figure. The police authorities are now en- deavoring to learn who the confederates of John Carroll, the chief operator in the matter, who 1s now dead, are. Carroll was the assistant stock and bond clerk in the finance department. The swindle was effected by procuring the payment of coupons a second time. The commissioner of ac- counts 1s prosecuting ‘an investigation {nto the matter. The coupons were for $15 and $30 each, payable halt yearly and yearly. ————— The Georgia State Convention. ATLANTA, GA., frat 11.—In the twelfth ballot Boynton received 147 votes; Bacon, 153; necessary to a choice, 176. The convention then adjourned till 3 o’clocic, ——— Latest Foreigu News ‘THE ELECTIVE COUNCILS (IRELAND) BILL REJECTED. Loxpon, Apr an elective councils (Ire- land) bill, embodying Mr. Healy’s scheme for local government in Ireland, was rejected. by the house of commons this afternoon. ‘The vote was 58 in favor of the Dill and 281 against it. The bill was, in Mr. Healy’s absence, hé being still in prison, introduced by Mr. Barry, member for Wexford county. ——~—.__ Tewkesbury Almshouse Scandal. MAT COMPELLED BY FORCE TO TAKE BATHS. Boston. April 11.—In the Tewkesbury almshouse Investigation to-day Frank Barker, formerly in charge of the fnsane building at Tewkesbury, said the beds were in a Mithy condition in the ‘male wards, He had charge of the bathing of the male patients in a tank 1 by 18 feet and One toot deep. AS many as 84 bathed in the same water, Which was rarely changed. The patients would’ object to going In and would be put tn by force. He had see apples shipped trom the almshouse to Exeter, NI Th ‘The governor attempted to have the testimony of what an insane female inmate had told the wit-. ness Introduced, but after a warm discussion it Was suppressed.” Barker further testified that in his opinion he did the best he could with his faciil- Ues to keep the patients clean, and that in spite of all precautions the beds of some patients could not he kept in order, Mark Heathcote, the policeman, who took a foundiing to the almshouse, saw the nurse after- wards, as sie walked through the building, filling its mouth with soap. —— Wall Street ‘To-day. SLIGHT ADVANCE IN PRICES OF STOCKS. New York, April 11.—The Post's financial article says: “The general character of the stoc! market in the forenoon was strong and prices vanced. The market opened generally higher, all the more active stocks being from % to 3 higifer. In the first halt hour there was a reaction and the advance at the opening was lost, but after that the whole market recovered, and’ at 12:30 the net Tesult of the forenoon’s business was an advance Of 3¢ to 13% over last night. ‘The features of the forenoon were Del., Lack. and Western, Union Pacific,St. Paul, N.P. and Rochester and Pittsburg, all of Which advanced. ‘There 1s reason for be- Heving that a good deal of the two first named stocks have been taken out of the street by actual purchasers for investment and not for speculation, it 1s Just possible that the large proft which has accrued on purchases of these stocks made a month or six weeks ago may draw some of it out of investors hands, but not likely to any great ex- tent. The advance in Lackawanna, including the dividend since February 19, has ‘been 1334 per cent, and in. Union Pactfle 10% per cent. Some considerable amounts of the other dividend payers have also undoubtedly been taken out of the street, but probably not so largely as these, Hannibal and St. Joseph was a feature this morning, and though there was not much trading in 11, the common advanced from 88 to 40, and the preferred from 83 to 8. The Vanderbilts enerully were quiet and firm,as was also Western Gilon. ‘rho must trading inthe forenoon was in Lackawanna, at 129, Tbs, 180%, 189%, 180, 190%, for 81,000 shares; Union Pacific at 1013,100%,101 54, 4, for 16,000; St. Paul at 104%, 104, 104%, %, for 14000; Northern Pacific, 5134," 51, B24, 1%, Brag, boy, for 16,000, the preferred at for 11,000; Oregon Traps-Continental av 833%, 627%, 81 for 8,000; Loulsville aud Nashville at 57%, , 5834. 58 for 7,000; Rochester and Pittsburg 34 BG, 22: RY, 2 for 12,000; East ‘Tenuessee preferred, 215. 4, % for 9,000; Jersey Central, at 75%, 75, 76, 75% for 5,000; Lake Shore, at 112%, 111%, 1123 for 7,000. Bales of all other ‘stocks Were stnaller than. the above, The total sales up to 12:30 were about 245,000 shares, For- eign exchange was firm but quiet during the fore- noon with no new features. Government bonds were higher for the 43,and 4 for the 88 and 435; 5s were nominally 1 per lower. State bonds were dull, except for new Tennessee 63, which were 1 percent higher. Hallroad bonds were fonerally i431 per cent higher, the latter on Fort Worth and enver City firsts to 75, eee Roycoti Hatters. Newark, N. J., April 11.—The hatte:s at Orange, N.J.. have induced the trimmerg at Gardner & Dualey’s shop to quit work, and have also per- jed the cartmen not to carry coal and machin- ery to the factory. They have in fact Ipstivuted & regular system of boycotting against thé factory, owing to the employment there of a former in- structor of convicts. ee Telegraphic Briefs. In the United States circutt court, Richmond, Va., to-day, the argument upon thé motion to quash the indictment fop conspiracy, #c., against bert B. Munford, nue commissioner of Richmond, was concluded and decision reserved until to-morrow at 10 o'clock a.m. The joint legislative committee in Itinols rec- ommends the ape on Of $1,831,790 for the support of nine charitable institutions in Buinots during the ensuing two years. ‘This 13 $16,000 less than the amount asked for by the superintendents of the institutions, The Markets. BALTIMORE, April 11.—Virsinia Ga, consolida! $2 | past due coupons, 48; new 10. 40s, sa, omneoua iy BALATMORE, April 11.—Cotton_ stesdy—m'ddling, 5 —I d street and weste: 3 Sad Bra exten, sasea do. fully, bd oda 78: do., Rio 6:75; Patapeoo family, 6.80; do.,euper: lative: patout 1.28.‘ Wheetsouthers Armor’ Weaker Bigher" and “insotive: southern Ted, L.laai:1T; dor amber, 1.10a1.20; ‘No. 2 red, une” tba. 19e" Gorg_‘southarn sendy “wana nd inactive: white and 7. 62064; western mlzod gpot Be be hay obsess 3 Sune, 645s THE DETECTIVE SCANDAL. Additional Indictmeats Found To-day. ‘The grand jury this afternoon reported an addi tional series of indictments against the ex-detec- tives, as follows: rel W. McElrresh, George 0. Miller, James A. McDevitt, John W. Coomes, Joseph Acton and August H. Voss for compounding a felony. The indictment sets forth that the ex-detectives knew of an occurrence where John H, Murphy and John B. Skivington, reputed bunko ‘men, had robbed a man of $200 and aided and aseisted them to escape Judicial examination and punishment. Against George W. McEitresh for misconduct in office. The witnesses named are Wm. White, W. J. Dunnivan and M.B. Gorman. The charge 1s that he did, on the 12th of January, 1882, receive $50 from Win. White, contrary to regulations, for recovering a seal skin Bacque, a gold wateh and other articles stolen from White. ‘Against Geo, O. Miller, violating section 857 Revised Statutes, District’ of Columbla, on the cath of Reginald Fendall, W. J. Dunnivah and M. B. Gorman, for perth, on October wm, 1881, re- ceived $70 from Reginald Fendail for Tebtoring to him a silver pitcher and other silverware stolen from him. Against Joseph Acton, for misconduct In office, on the oath of Geo, Fairbrother, W. J. Dunnivan, and M. B. Gorman, it being alleged that Acton on October 15, 1881, received a fee of $14 from Fair- brother for restoring & gold watch and jewelry stolen from him. Against George O. Miller for misconduct in office, on the oaths of Reginald Fendall, W. J. Dunnivan, and M. B. Gorman, the charge grow! out of the transaction in which Miller received $7 from Mr, Fendall. Against Joseph Acton for violating section 857, Revised Statute, D.C.,on the oaths of George Fatrbrother, Mary Fairbrother and W. J. Dunl- van, the charge growing out of the transaction in which Acton is alleged to have received $14 trom Fairbrother, Against John W. Coomes, for violating section 857, R. 8., D. C., on the oaths of Chas. Rittershofer, Geo. McCauley and W. D. Dunnivan, the ground of the charge being that Coomes received, in Au- gust, 1881, $10 from Rittershofer for restoring 8,000 door-keys that had been stolen. Against John W. Coomes, for misconduct in of- fice, the charge growing out of the transaction with Mr, Rittershoper Just mentioned. OTHER INDICTMENTS, The grand jury also reported the following in- dictments to the court: Wm. H. Hooper, embezzlement. Frank Willlams, petit larceny, second offense. Chas. Chase and James Waters, house breaking in night (three cases.) ‘Thomas Jefferson, assault with Intent to KIIL Wm. White alias Wm. Henry Johnson, larceny. George McCauley and Wm. Walsh, assault with intent to kill ‘Thomas Mackey, larceny. Robert Lee, allay Aaron Wheeler; house break- ing In night, (two charges.) Joseph M. Baird, petit larceny, second offense. Lucy A. Williams, larcen; —_——___ The Star Route Trial. PROCEEDINGS AFTER RECESS. After the recess Mr. Merrick continued the cross- examination. The witness was asked if he had not hada conversation with Capt. Jackson, in which he said that what Rerdell had testified about him was true. The witness sald that he had had a conversation with Capt. Jackson, who wanted him to plead guilty and go on the stand, but. the witness told him to go to Tophet. “Your assistant counsel,” said the witness, wanted me to furnish information to the govern- ment.” gon) 2049 You mean,” asked Mr. Merrick, * Rer- on?” “ Yes,” said the witness. “He 18 not assistant counsel,” said Mr. Merrick. “He is here as one of your co-conspirators, and has pleaded guilty.” Quite a breeze sprang up among counsel. Judge Wyle admonished the witness that he should not be impertinent ‘to counsel examining him. Mr. Merrick closed the cross-exam{nation about three o'clock, after proving an agree- ment drawn up between Kerdell on one side and Vaile and the witness on the other dated February 8, 1878, by which Rerdell was to get from them $2,000 a year in case of the expe- dition of route 88,113. Mr. Henkle then re-examined the witness. ———_——— Against Tearing Up the Streets, WHAT COMMISSIONER WEST SAY8 OF YESTERDAY'S ORDER. A Stan reporter had a brief interview with Com- missioner West upon the matter of the order issued yesterday by the board of Commissioners to the chief of police in relation to preventing the breaking up of the street pavements by any per- sons without the permission of the Commis- stoners. Gen. West stated that that matter came up In this way: ‘The Belt Line Raflroad company, by a recentact of Congress, was authorized to extend their tracks from 12th to 9th street, and from 9th duwn E to 11th street, connecting with the same road again. Some days after the work had been commenced the application was made to the Commissioners for a permit, This was the occasion for the action yesterday, “Have the Commissioners heard anything fur- ther from Mr. Bartol on the permit guestiont” “No, not that I am aware of. The Commis- sioners do not wish any conflict between the police and gas company, and don’t propose to ave any.” “How can tt be avoided should the gas company do as the rafiroad company did?” It is probable that the Commissioners would try the force of an injunction from the court frst; this would bring up all the points at issue between the local authorities and the gas company as to their chartered rights, &. a The Mamilton Murder Trial. PROCEEDING§ AFTER RECESS. The call of the panel was continued. W. A. Watson, R. W. Barker and E. 8, Randall were challenged. R. A. Bacon was excused, having conscientious scruples, John W. Chew, 1th street northeast, accepted and sworn. Scott was opposed to capital punishment, and Hee excused. Henry P. Eaton challenged by de- fence. There being no others answering their names, and one more furor belng required, ten more tales. men were ordered to be drawn to report at 10:30 o'clock to-morrow. —— SkcreTary Fish DeFENDED.—A colored messen- ger in the State department denies the statement that Secretary Fish ever used the services of the employes of the department for private purposes during department hours, and suys when he ald use them he paid them liberally. IRON FOR THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT.—Bids Were opened at the War department to-day for wrought and cast iron work for the interior of the Washington monument as follows: Phoonix Iron company, of Philadelphia, $12,044.93; J. B. and J. M. Cornell, of New York city, $11,984; Phoenix Iron company, of Trenton, N.’J., $10,275. ‘The award will not be made for Several’ days. No FEARS YOR THE SAFETY OF THE GREELY EXPLORING Panry.—Gen, Hazen says that the published report that fears are entertained for the safety of Lieut. Greely’s party at Lady Frank- lin Bay are without fcundation. ‘The station there has been permanently abandoned, and the relief expedition which will be sent next summer {3 for the purpose of bringing buck the party, and 1s in accordance with Lieut, Greely’s program. ANNIVERSARY OF THE SONS OF JONADAB.—Cen- tennial Council, No. 4, Sons of Jonadab, gave a very pleasing and instructive entertainment to their numerous friends and admirers Monday evening, It being the seventh anniversary of the council.” ‘The following program was successfully carried out: Brief history of the council by Wil- Mam H. Young; organ solo, by Brother Garland; uartette, Ampion Glee Ciub; recitations, Miss ssié Perry and Miss Una Scanlan; sol y Alex. King, Jas. Forsyth, Prot. Andries and Mr. D. Whipple; Fritz (in character), by Mr. John Knap} ano duet, Miss Mattie and Master Oscar Stickell; soprano solo, Mrs. Bettle McEwen; then followed @ well selected program of dancing until one o’clock, —>—_ Cart. HowGaTs.—The statements as to Capt. H. W. Howgate, the defaulting signal col officer, having been seen tn this city are made light of by’ the district attorney and Marshal McMichael and his officers, and they are confident that he 1s not here now, and has not been in the city since his filght. From ume to time information has been given leading to the belief that he was not far aoe District, but no tangible clue has been lope General Hazen and other officers of the signal sevice, pare no ian in the report aa was seen in the city yesterday. They ot believe that he would Gus to return here, ——._—_ RANGE OF THE TRERMOMETER.—The follow! Were the readings at the office of the chief ai; Officer to-day: 7am. 524; 11 a.m., 60.1; 2 p.m 62.0, Maximum, 69.7; minimum, 51.1. THREE CHILDREN PoisonsD.—John, Lena and Thomas, three children of Chas. Hiltz, on a farm near Monticello, TIL, have been poisoned from eat- ing wild raw parsnip roots, In a few minutes after eating, John was seized by violent spasms, and died in an hour and a half after eating the Toot, The other two are in a dangerous condition. ‘vheir are about twelve, fourteen and Te- spectively. id = —————+-—_____ Lasor Norss.—The coal miners and 0) tors’ arbitration committees were in session in Pitts- burg yesterday, but failed to come to any final agreement in regard to wages, and adjourned over Until to-day. when It is ht an amicable ar- rangement will be reached, as the best of fee! is manifested. ... The conference committees of the mn Manufacturers and the ted associa lon will meet in Pittsburg Saturday morning yaripnge 8 acale Of wages for the ensuing year Tam Guoves murder was cominfived " F: a en Kt nN. Camp, @ cement quarry and & constable un aay ut cs the gloves to omare a friendly = Diow, This Shgereq. she nt P atin to they Camp has ‘The Citizen’ Comusittes. THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS ASKED £0 PAY THE EXPENSES INCURRED Dt ITS INVESTIOATION. A sub-committee of the citizens’ committes, consisting of H. A. Willard, B. H. Warner and H. D. Cooke, called on the District Commisstoners to-day for the purpose of bringing to their con- sideration the question of paying from the District funds the expenses incurred by the committee in the Investigation of what is known as the “de- tective scandal.” The committee briefly stated that this work had been undertaken by a few citi- zens for the benefit of the entire community, and that to a large extent it could not have been done by the District government. The expense tn- curred was comparatively small, especially In view of the magnitude of the undertaking and the results obtained. It was further {ntimated that the Commissioners would have authority of law to pay this money out of the fund for the su) pression of crime. “Tats request drew out indi- Vidual expressions of opinion from the members of the board, as follows: VIEWS OF COMMISSIONER EDMONDS Commissioner Edmonds said thathe was not Positive whether the Commissioners had the power to grant this Tequest, or whether a bill for such expenses would be audited by the First Controller of the Treasury. He would look into this matter and ascertain whether it was possible under the law for them to pay such bills before making a positive answer. He added that he appreciated the work of the committee and wished personally to be considered a member of the committee, and desired to pay his share of the expenses if they were assessed upon the members. COMMISSIONER WEST FAVORS PAYMENT, Commissioner West said that he heartily cn- dorsed the work of the committee, and thought that the Commissioners should aid them as much as it was tn thelr power. He was in favor of pay- ing these expenses out of the fund appropriated for the suppression of crime. In his opinion there Was bo question of the Justice of such a course, COMMISSIONER LYDECKER OPPOSED 10 PAYMENT. CommisStoner Lydecker sald that he was op- Posed on principle to the payment of these ex- penses, and thought that it would be establishing ® dangerous precedent. If he believed that the committee had the power and the money, he would ‘be opposed to paying these bills, for the reason that they were bills for services after they had been performed, without authority of the District Commissioners, THE COMMITTER replied that they did not expect the Commisston- ers to do anything but what they had the power todo, They, however, expected their earnest and hearty co-operation in this work of exposing of- ficial rottenness: and in deciding about paying a portion of the expenses incurred by the commit- toe, they expegied them to place the most liberal construction on their power in the premises. ‘The committee then withdrew. All three of the Commissioners sild that they would favor a Dill asking Congress to make an appropriation to meet the expenses of the committee, ee, District Government Affairs, PERMITS TO BUILD. Bullding permits issued by Inspector Entwisle: John A. Graham, repair brick, 7a 13th street northwest; #400. Mrs. Halroy, erect two two-stor; dwellings on west side of idth street, between and G streets southeast; $2,200, TEMPORARY CLERK. At the mecting of the Commissioners yesterday Mr. Wim. Brearley was appointed temporary clerk in the office ot tie District auditor, D.C. i APPLICANTS FOR POSITIONS A8 POLICEMEN. he applicants for appointment on the police having been 80 numerous, the board of Uce surgeons have concluded to meet at police headquarters every other day—Mondays, Wednes- days and Fridays—for the éxamination’ of appll- cants, POLICE HEADQUARTERS was a busy place to-day; the numberof applicanti for the position of Ppatrolmen seem to be on the in- crease dally, and examinations are constantly taking place’ by the police surgeons, Not more than one-third of the Spruce are soldiers or sailors In the late war with honorable discharges, and are consequently disqualified for the place: ‘The number of vigitors to see Major Dye appears to be increasing, ¥ URED ‘A ConFyicr oF TEstiMoNY.—A young man named Charles Rupertus waschargéd before the Police Court to-day with assaulting James Edwards, a bartender at Lynf’s saloon, on the avenue, by cutting him with a knife last Monday night. ‘This fight occurred at the same time as the Leonard shooting case. Edwards testified that he was in the act of putting a drunken young man out of the saloon, when he was set upon by Raper who cut him on the head twice and on the foo once, Other witnesses, including Leonard, tes- tifled that Rupertus did not do the cutting.’ The case was continued on $100 collaterai for further testimony, A QUESTION OF WHARF TITLE IN THE POLICE Court.—The charge against Mr. J. J. tome? ot cutting down piles at the river front several days ago was called up in the Police Court this morn- ing. Mr. ieee appeared for the defendant, and stated that the whart alleged to have been injured 1s included in the estate of John 0, Evans, A sea wall was built at great expense Op the river front of the property, and now Mr. C. B. Church fs driving piles in front Of the whart Ho also sald that there was _ Gisputd as to the Stie of the property, and an injunction was granted in case yesterday. Judge Snell a thay this a3 hot the proper court to try titles, and the case would stand continued indefinitely’ to await the Tesult of the injunction. LEONARD ADMITTED TO Batt.—James Leonard, driver of the Jail van of the Police Court, w day admitted to bail in the sum of $1,000 7 Hidze Snell, Mr. John A. Baker becoming surety. Leon- ard 18 charged with assault with intent to kill Thomas E. Walker, whom he (Leonard) shot in the arm in the row at Lypn’s saloon Monday night. A certificate from the physician attending Walker as to the condition of the man was presented in cou: ——— A Mipytonr Riben ARRESTED. —Private Kancher, of the seventh precinct, shortly after midnight ist night, discovered a young man named Patrick Mahoney coming out of Jackson alley, in the rear of the government printing office with a horse, and put htm under arrest. He told conflicting stories about how he came in possession of the horse, and Aally sald he was taking it into the country for Mr. William K. Everett, the grocer, at tne corner of North Capitol and @ streeta. “Mr. Everett was called out, and denied that the young man had any right t6 have tne horse in his pow session. This morning, in the Police Court, Ma- honey waa charged with grand larceny. ‘The offl- cer related the above facts, and Mr. Everett stated. that the defendant sleeps in the loit of the stable in which he keeps his horse. The case was sent to the grand jury, and the defendant was committed. in default or $540 Dal A _Proposrp Naw “Home.”—At a meeting of the National Association for the Relief of Desti- tute Colored Women and Children, held yesterday, Messrs. John F. Cook, Hon. 8. C. Pomeroy, and J. B, Johnsoa, treasurer of Howard university, were Bppolnted! a cominittee to visit certain property- holders and ascertain on what terms they could acquire land upon which to erect a new building for the assoctation. ———— A CAMP MEETING ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED.— ‘The Wayman Grove Camp Meeting a-soctation of the Baltimore annual conference of the African Methodist Eptscopal church has been tcorpor- ated, with Franets J. Peck, Jacob W. Bowser and Charles W. Fitzhugh, of Baltimore; Willlam H. Brown, of Annapolis; John F. Lane and John M. Cargill, of Washington, D. ¢., incorporators and direétors for the first year. Se SURVRYING IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS — ‘The following Is un extract from a letter received by acitizen of the District from his son, dated “Camp, Boulder Park, April Ist, 63.” “I am at resent running transit on preliminary surveys hrough the foot hills of the Rockies. Our camp, in Boulder Park, is about six miles from the sum- mit of the main range, which summit marks the Continental Divide, The Foot Hills deserve a & better name, and should have it, to convey to ‘ou an idea of the country in which our work is ing done, When we were working out on the Plains the foot hills reared their lofty heights far above us; but now, twenty-six or twen' Yeo miles tn from their b: we look down on what We first saw as mountalns—mere hills at our feet >And look up to see the main standing still tar above us, with its snow capped peas Teachi far beyond the timber line, By the way, speak! of snow, to-day isthe firstday of April. It has been snowing and blowing allday. Our work for the past week has been in snow, ranging from three to six feet indepth. We will have a week’s work more in even deeper snow, and then we will redicts to the canon where the anow 1s not so De Mazzriox Licenses.—The clerk of the court has issued mi licenses: Barnard J. Carley and Ellen A. C; Wm. R. Dove and Susannah Devens, both of Fairfax; Thos. J. H Fontana: Cr Weuatghr, "ot ants, on Saran 3, W. Metzgar, 5 vrai; Lowe Brant Ot North” Garo Addie Coke; Lorenzo Harris and Cecilia Marshall, of Charles county, Md, dew Pe A Cuaron ‘of housebreaking = Watt Hawkins alias Watt Butler was oo in the Police Court to-day, on account of poveral charges againat the same man now other cours, ing inthe The Courts. Cournt—Judge ’, Dutton Lewis; commission days timony ordered taken, Equirr Court —Judge MacArtam. To-day, agt. Richards; on hearing. Eourry Chief Cartier. Affaire in West Washington. Paoresed Hatt pon tue CaTsoto Socrerizs.— There wasa largely of the Cath- olic Union lastevening. Mi it business, relative to sect Bew quarters for the union, posed to butld, on High equate enough to accom- was transacted. It was street, a society hall modate all the Catholic socteties of the town. The price of the proposed hall will be: , and will be raised the members of the different Catho- le societies, The committee having the matter in hand consists of Messrs Wm. Smitn, Joun Har- Mington, T. F. King, Joseph Schiadt ahd A. Small. Tae Concent List Nignt.—Curtis Hall was crowded last night by the members and friends of Christ chureh to listen toa concert under the aus- pices of the Ladies’ Ald Soclety of sata cuuren. the program was carefully selected and highly appreciated. The singing of Mrs. Nellie McCartee, Messrs. Whippie, Pearson and the Apollo Glee Ciyb was warmly applauded. EATH OF TWO OLD SRXTONS.—William Young, 8 well-known and aged German citizen of this place, and for the past thirty years sexton “ot West street Presbyterian church, died at his rest- dence on P street last night, after a long illness, aged 72 years, Wm. Heenan, for many years sexton of Trinity Catholte church and also superintendent of Holy Rood cemetery, dropped dead at the cemetery this morning about 10:30 o'clock, while super! tending the removal of some remains in the ceme- tery. Dr. Tyler was at once sent for, but the old man had died almost immediately. The cause of death was apoptexy. Iut.—Mrs. Berry, the relict of the late P. T. Berry, 1s lying dangerously {11 at her home, cor. ner of Dunbarton avenue and Sist street, ‘witu but slight hopes of her recovery. See ADVERTISEMENT of new Dullding association at Goddard’s hall to-night. i ‘THR FisH MARKET.—15,000 herring, sold at §8 to $10 per thousand; 700 taylors, Sold at $1 to $3 per hundred; 390 shad, at $10 to $16 per hundred. Rte- Ported by C. E Harper, wharf agent. Port.—Entered — Schr. Elm City from Portsmouth, to load coal for Boston. ‘THR CoaL TRADE.—The shipments from the mines of the Cumberland coal region for the week ended Saturday, April 7th, were 49,887 tons, and for the year to that date 502,704 tons, an Increase of 47,701 tons over the corresponding period of last year. To Chesapeake and Ohio canal—Week, 18,990 tons; year, 43,857 tons; iacrease over last eur, 39,635 tons. Alexandria Affairs. Reported for Tam EvEINe 8Tan. Crry Couxcis.—The city councils met at their chambers last night, Presidents Downham and Douglas tn the chairs, The action of the finance Committee, reporting non-action io the fsh-offal case of Samuel T. Reed, was presented, and the subject laid on the table by the council. Itap- peared that the appropriation for the boand of jealth for the present fiscal year ($300) ad been exhausted and there was a deficit of #100. A mo- tion of Maj. W. W. Herbert, that $150 additional appropriation be made, was laid over until the next meeting. The auditor was ordered to Issue his warrant for $1,000 in payment for the lot bought on St. Asaph street for the Columbia. The Dill of City Dispenser Entwisle, of $53.06, for medi- ¢ines furnished the poor, was’ ordered to be pati. The committee on general laws, to which had been referred the application of H. H. Service, W. Hul- fish and cthers for a law stopping the playing of ball on a lot near Mr. Hulfish’s house, reported that there was already suMicient law upv! fect. Tho application of Jonas Fisher s ers for release of taxes on the Buptist personage on Patrick, between Duke and Prince streets, was re- ferred to the fnance committee. The ordinance directing the tix collector to take possession of Teal estate bouzht by the city council at the tax sale was adopted. ‘The application of W. H. Whit- ing and othe for street Improvement on Royal, between Wilkes and Gibbon streets, was recom- mitted. Tae New Covcusta Enotng Hovsr.—The con- tract for the purchase of the site for tle Columbia engine-house having been completed, the deeds will be made Unis week. Mra M. Montgomery, whose house the lot adjoins, has made a remon- strance azainst placing the ‘engine-house there, saying: “I have no means of support for an aged mother and two children only by dressmaking.and ladies would object to coming So near an engine- house.” The other neighbors all con-ent. It 1s how proposed, however, to exchange this lot for one adjoining on the north, occupied by the bulld- ers’ establishment of Mr’ Wm. Vincent. This would give the new engine-louse the advantage of a wide side alley. Scnoo, Trustes CHoszN.—A convention of the two boards of the city council met last night. The chair announced that the joint convention had met toglect a member of the school board, vice Edgar Snowden, resigned. Mr. Moore nom!: nated Samuel A. Mankins, and the president of the board was directed, unanimously, to cast the ballots of te board in favor of Mr. Samuel A. Mankins, and Mr. Mankin was then elected, Cass In Court.—Yesterday the Jury in the cor- poration court convicted Charles Heary of ma— iclously stabbing Wm. Hale, fined him $5, and sent him to jail for one month. George Nowland was convicted of cutting off a cat’s tail, and fined $20, a motion being made for a new trial. The case of Charles Atwell, for stealing pears, was abandoned. Reporter's Norgs.—The corporation court yes- terday granted nineteen I:quor licenses, of which nine were barroom licenses. —Martin Lawler has bought for $1,000 the house and lot of A.S. Per- Rener, on Duke, near Columbus street.——Candl- lates are backward in their announcements Unis year. Mayor Beckham and Major W. W. Herbert are candidates for the conservutive nomination as mayor, and ex-Mayor Wm. W. Berkley isa candi- date for the mayoralty. There are many persons talked of in connection with the various city of- ficeg, but as yet no formal nominations have made except for mayor.—A “novena or nine duys of prayer to St. Joseph” 1s in progress at St. Mary’s church, and will conclude on Sunday hext.—Rev. G. G. Barnes will preach at the First Presbyterian church to-night. —~+. Notes from Leesburg, Va. Correspondence ot Tar EvENINo Star. Leesscra, April 10th. The county court yesterday was mainly en- gaged in listening to applications for licgnses to sell liquor. Fourteen licenses were granted— twelve in the Leesburg district and two in Middle- burg. The consideration of two applications in Mercer district at Aldie were postponed, objection having been made. A. J. Bradfield qualified as administrator of Da- Vid Hixon’s estate, valued at $60,000, in bonds and cash, and gave bond for $120,000 with Robert Bev- erley, of Fauquier, and Bradshaw Beverley and Mr. Hall, of Loudoun, as securities. On Sunday last br. Davis, of the Episcopal church, preached in the morning from the text “For the Son of man 1s come to seek that which Was lost;” at night, upon the thief on the cross. Atthe Southern Methodist church Dr. Rodgers Preached on the subject “seek the kingdom of God frst.” In the evening Rev. W. W. Wilson delly- ered an address for the Colonization Society, and at night the Rey. Mr. Hildebrand preached ‘xxl, chapter Job, 26 and 27 verses—*For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God.” “Thou shalt make thy prayer unto Him, and He shall hear thee and thou shalt pay thy vows.” Rev. Mr. Porter, of the Northern Methodist church, has lett for his pew fleld, near Norfolk. In the colored Methodist church Rev. William Roby preached instead of Rev. Mr. Love, who 18 away. Rev. Mr, Tilghman preached tn the colored Bap- tist church. Mr. Alfred.8. Stanton and Mr. Bennett, members Of the engineer corps of the Washington’and Ches- apeake railroad, were in town Saturday. The corps has finished the preliminary and location surveys and turned over their notes, and construc- tion 13 now in order. —_—$~e-_____ The Attempt to Blackmail Mary An- derson. AN INFAMOUS SCHEME TO GET $10,000 FROM HER—A “SEMI-NUDE” PHOTOGRAPH THE MEANS—HER DE- TERMINATION TO PUNISH THE GUILTY PARTIES. The trial of Dr. Marshall, in Pittsburg, Pa., the man arraigned for alleged attempted blackmail of Miss Mary Anderson, has been continued until the 19th inst, im order that Miss Anderson’s step- father, Dr. Griffin, may be present, Under date of February 8, 1838, Marshall wrote to Dr. Griffin, enclosing a letter signed “Fait Hope and Charity.” "The writer of the nettet claimed to have a semi-nude photograph of Miss Anderson, which would be delivered to her 4 all merge schemes upon it abandoned for $10, In his letter Marshall declared he had re- ceived the enclosure in a erious manner, and that he was ignorant of the identity of the author. Marshall w: in (a gil ag ing his admiration for Miss Anderson, dis- gust for the unknown Diackmailers, who, he said, roposed, if their demand wasnot complied with, Eoselt Copies of the pleture. During ary & personal, signed teliing “Faith, Hope and Charity to go to Ge- henna, was inserted in a Pittsburg paper. A marked copy of the paper was sent to Dr. and soon after Miss lerson received the follow- Ing letter, dated Pittsburg, March ists ad i z i hei Fi é Derecys Avsault on 4 SUIT scaIneT TRE rom a — eee Messra. Crittenden and Mackey,as attorneys fer Wm. Lilley, have entered sutt against e-Senater Dorsey, claiming. torte aa aN Eas as rnb. hn Gov. Bater. » April 1L—Gov. Butler has itself as much @issatistied with the bill to notaries public Jurisdiction and the right oot i any and all counties, aMd Unis afternoon sent Ia @ message vetoing It. corron Buuee for Cooking Purposes. The vast difference between the old antebellum, sourh and the south of to~tsy cannot be more forcibly tlustrated than by the one industry of Cotton Seed Ol manufacture. Prior to the rebele lion the cotton seed was virtually thrown away, That which was not used for feeding to cattle Was Spread upon the ground, there to slowly rot tor fertilizing purposes. To-~lay this seed, wasted be fore the war, yields a product which realizes about TEN MILLION DOLLARS ANNUALLY, The first attempt to crush cotton seed and ex- tract ofl and cake therefrom was made in 1834; Dut after several experiments It was abandoned, with heavy pecuniary loss to those who essayed It. Again, in 1855, the project was renewed, but Juss as It gave promise of success the civil war broke out, and put an end, for the time belng, to the ene terprisa, It was, however, resumed afier the ree deilion, by mills established tn Uhe north, and as the busiaess proved to be profitable 1t was taken up in the south. The southern mills had such great advantage over those of the north, in bel T to the material used, that the latter had t succumb, and for some years past all the business of crushing the seed bas beeu conducted near the potnt of production. ‘The manufacture of the oil 1s a clear gain Que to the application of SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE AND MECHANICAL SRILLY for after the oll ts ext 4 from the seed the nu tritive properties for stock ts still left, and thas portion valuable for fertilizing ts stil utilized for that purpose, The seed 1s crushod, the oll ex- tracted, and from the mass which 1$ left ts pro duced a meal having a fixed market value as food for live stock and a substance Known as “cake,” Valuable for fertilizing purposes as stated above, HOW THE BUSINESS HAS GROWN. Tn 1870, according to the census, there were im the country 26 establishments for crushing cottons Seed, employing 664 hands, representing a capital Of $1,225,350, paying $202,032 in wages, using $1,333,631 worth of material, and turning out @ Product worth $2,9.5,610 annually, In 1880 the consus shows that the number of estab) nts had tnereased to 45, capital to $3,562,000, han’s employed to 3,319, aunual wages to gas. 63 Js used to $5,001,251, and yearly product to i But since the statistics for the last census were collected, and during the past two years, Ube ine dustry has grown wonderfully. ‘There are now 78 inttls in Uhe country, all located In the tion allies, chiefly in Alabama, Misstssii cand Arkams olina theres one null and 1p re are UWo. The statistios the capital actually invested at the nt time, value of product, etc., have not ecm 1, but as within the "past two or three mae of the old mills have been enta and improved and many new ones established, It is wituin bounds to estimate the capital now Vested at nearly §5,000,000 and the yearly product at $10,000,000. we am WHAT Is DONE WITH THR OTL For a time a lucrative business was done In the exportation of cotton-seed oll, but about two years ago foreign demand for tt suddenly dropped off to @ remarkable degree, and since that period the exe port tra very light. In 1870 the value Of the cotton-sved oll export was only$14,996; In 1871. it Increased to $14 Tn 1878, 547,165 gallons were exported, worth the” next the export rea: Worth $370,508; in "75, the exp: 7 2N.054 gallons, worth $14 422 callons, we the ex, y peedove Y cullons, Worth $2,514,323; next year It reached 5 530 gallons, worth $2,232,880; in °80 the maxtmuin Was Teached, being an export Of 6,997,796 gallons, Which sold for $3,225,414; but im 1881 10 declined to 2,444,064 gallons, worth $1, and last year it dropped again to 713,549 gall Worth $330,260. ‘Tals remarkable tgiling off at tracted the attention of the bifcau’ of stae Ustics, and an inquiry was instituted by It to ascertain the cause of so sudden a change in commercial movements. In response to @ letter Of inquiry thg collectorof the port of New Orleans, the port wh@fce the greater portion of the oll was shipped, writes to the bureau of statistics that there were two reasons for the decrease tn the exporta- tion of the oll. One ts the very lurge increased demand for home consumpt other the almost prohibitory duties Imposed by the Talia and Spanish y e adds, In his jeter, thata L of the cont ported 8 bordering on the Mediteranea, ocean came back to Unis country labeled “PURE OLIVE O11.” It seems that the Italian and Spanish mangfag tures of olive ofl discovered a good thing tm the American cotten-seed oll. They would purchase itand mix ft with their production, tn equal pro» ortions, and It 1s sald by those who have exame Ined it that but few ev: he Dest experts can Getect the difference between the pure olive off and that contaluing iifty per cert of the cotton seed oll. A few yeors ago the Spanish market purchased. the bulk of the cotton-seed oll in Uhts coun. try, but that was stopped by the imposition of rohibitory tari duties by that government. hen Italy become a large purchaser, tal about two-thirds of tha entire ‘product; ‘but U Itallan government soon imitated the + xatnple ses, by Sp.dn and laid on a prohitdtory import duty. By thts action of these two governtuents the foreign trade in the oll was seriously impaired. A HOME DEMAND. Fortunately for the producers and manufao turers, Just as foretgn demand decitned their pro- duct found a murket at home. It was discovered that refined cotton seed oll ts superior to the beat lard for culinary purposes, and a domestic trade has been maintained which 13 proftable. ‘The Manufacturers have taken steps to protect pure chasers for cooking purposes, by making separate brands for such uses, properly and distincuy labeled. Collector Badger, of New Orleans, advise however, that the government should take ste to hgve ihe prohibitory duties of Spain and Ital removed, in order that the manufacturer may have the advantage of both home and torelga demand, ————+e- News Briefs. A sensational story was started In New York yesterday that on Infernal machine had beem matied to Miss Neille Gould, the daughter of Ji Gould, in an uptown school, bul had exploded 1m the post oMive. ‘The fact t age Cone taining a burglar alarm for Miss Fanny Gould, @ daughter of ad Post oMce, ‘One of the wors! snow storms of the season ts in progress in Minneapolis, Minn., street car travel being suspended (or'the first ume tis winter. Castle Garden was thronged yesterday with im- migrants.” ‘Two thousand, five hundred and sixty- four were landed from four steamships, ©. & Potts, employed in the peanul mill of Wat. ters & Co., Norfolk, Va., was yesterday carried over by the elevator and'thrown from the fourth story to the ground floor, a distance of about feet. Both arms were broken, and a deep we was made on his head. He was removed in an un conscious condition. Dukes, who killed Capt. Nutt, unexpectedly made his a] ance in Uniontown, Pa., yester> day. Threats are made of rough treaiment tm Cage he remains there. Alfretta Beatty, of Harrisburg, Papshot herself fatally a few day: 1 Lebenon, On account of disappointment iz love affate. Joseph M. Stoddard, a publisher in New York and Philadelphia, began suit for libel Hew York Svibune yesterday, et damages. The article complained of Stoddard with an edition of the Pela Britannica, Prof. MacLean, of the medical department of the Michigan State university, yesteriay verdict for $20,000 damayes ag ast Scripps, of the Detroit renting Sews, for Ubel. Senator Warner Miller, Gen. Anson @. ry aa rchaut, expioded in the and Con; Wadsworth, of New ¥ soeandl groin Se soe aS Mexico, paid a visit yesterday to the Mexican com S The police raided A cock pit in a barn onthe Boston oy Lad oe lle as some of ie thie root were severely injured Tae long collapse of the ad Louisviliestn whic foe Willard the principal prize,has at last taken: thousand a were received forthe but there is only sixteen thousand distribution among those who Fun the hotel after they got os Ovr or THE Jawxs Gano RELEASED—A from Huntsville, Als., says: “The case Dick Lidil, a member’ of the James was convicted in the United States court spiracy to rob, sentence being then Was called up to-day. ‘and Judge Bruce Lida al This Soren 2 oe eee and can now testify inthe trial Saanes in Sissourl.” Paris surgeons now make dimples at 1 napo- leon each. + they who unt