Evening Star Newspaper, September 6, 1883, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Exeept Sunday, AT THE STAR BUILDIN! Fert} wes: Cerner Pennsylvania Ave ant 11% %.07 TheEveuing Star Newspaper Company. GEO. W. ADAMS, Pres't nter, 2 rent. € mnter, mouth, Bs wm tage prey fia mente, Sh ‘Oftice at Wet aC ston, D. C.. 8 bYished on Friday—Slayns nwt be peld in advance: Lom application 62—N® 9.477, WASHINGTON, D. C . THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1883. TWO CENTS. PICNICS, EXCURSIONS. =i ER OM.KY WAchInG- Lt tees oF OFOMAC FRUIT 6 LOWER St AM. S FRIDAY, Septen ber 7, 1583, Leaving her wh-rf at 9 a. m. sharp, returmng at 9 fruit growers yetake tic lead. Fate, Bot 23 ets, EXCURSIO N, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8. ‘Train will leave Bultimore end Potomae raitroa’d station at § 8:30 p. m. a.m. Returntog, arrive in Washington ‘are round trip, $2. Children between 5 TATIONAL THEAT | NATIONAL “A BSEL’S SUMMER GARDEN. Gfes8D TEstIMOsIAL BENEFIT, ‘Tendered to Mr. ED. NEw DIME MU: AMUS Practical Civil Service. JUDGE THOMAN SAYS IT IS AN ACCOMPLISHED FACT— HIS REPORT OF THE CALIFORNIA INVESTIGATIONS. MENTS R. SPECIAL NOTICES. eS Di. C. M. FORD HAS RETURN D_TO the city and resumed practice. sep6-3t" Washington News and Gossip. Telegrams to The Star. Goverxment Reoripts To-Pay.—Internal reve- OPENING OF THE REGULAR SEASON. Sa ; = Juige Thomaa, of the civil service commission, = on NOTICK—THE OFFICERS AND MEMB RS | Ue, $432,642,19; customs, $683,959.96. cl 7 . ari pace) Ae eames ||| ES eco mm ane en en | Pho has just returned from an oMcial trp to! WEAKNESS IN WALL STREET, i meet at their Lodge Ro m THUSDAY EVENING, Box Shiet now oj SEcreTary FoLaer 1s expected to return to Wasiiington to-morrow. ‘VACANCY IN THE CiTy Post Orrice.—Jos. Gurley, clerk in the money order ‘oMce, city post officer, has resigned, to take effect September 8th. Tils will make the first vacancy 10 the clerical force of the city post office since the passage of the civil service law. ‘THE Son OF SENATOR LOGAN, who was desig- Rated by the President a8 Cadet-at-large to te West Point military academy, has successfully passed his examination. Assistant Enainzer Wa. N. Lrrrie has re- Francisco, expressed himself In conversation with a STAR reporter to-day as much gratified with the results of bis visit in every way. While he was in San Francisco three classes were examined. Of 48 candidates examined August 13, 42 passed. The foneral average of the class was more than 88 ere were 46 candidates examined on the 15th of August for the postal service, and of this number 38 passed. From the register of eligibles provided for the customs service Dy the examination on the 13th five were immediately appointed in the order that they stood on the list, beginning with No. 2, as No. 1 was in private employment which patd tim better than the customs servie> would. Five ap- Pointments have also been made in the Post Office Since the examination. Seven candidates for the SEPTEMB KR 6ru, 1883, at 7:30 o'clock, for the pur- bese of meking arrangements for at?-ndiug the funeral of Bro. THos. Howazn. Attest: JAS. &. DEMENT, Recording ecretary pro tem. it e™ AMEE 1 GOR THE Boss BAK Rs WILL be held NEXT MONDAY EVENING, SEPT. M- BR i0rH, at three o'clock, at Germen Hail, 11th strect northwest, be:ween F and Gs. ‘The Boss Bakers Of the District are respectfully invited to be present. By order of the President, se, 6-40" JOHN W. MILLER, pro tem. (Ce) THERE WILL Be A MEETING IN THE interest of the Industrial Schocl for Poor Chil- Gren, in the parlors of te Cutler Houne, 222 3d street northwest, TO-MOKIOW (Friday), the 7th September, at1:30 p.m. | All ladies interested in seeine poor chil: dren 6 evated from the dezredation of Deygary to honor, gble mdustry are cordially tuvited. officers and PROF. CHR. ARTH'S ORCHESTRA, Mr. RUDOLF DUERING, Texor, Miss ALBERIINA WELL: NBERG, SoPRano. Admission, 10 cents. co) THE RAILROAD WAR IN THE WEST. DAKOTA'S CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION. FRANCE DRIFTING INTO WAR WITH CHINA. CONCERT AND BAL-CHAMPETRE, ABNER by the citizens of the A WEW JERSEY HOTEL BURNED. Distriet of Columbia, committee are requested t> be pre-ent. ported his return home, having been detached | general departmental service from California and Ta MONDAY EV RING, September 17, 1883, Suncated OR Presid jevada were also examined. A joint examina-lpye MITC! - SL MA AY ABN! RS BUMMEM GARDEN. Mie LE. BEANE Baperintendent fog orduettonoeacy, and has Deen placed on walt- | tion was held on the £5.h, when 2 candidates (Or BELL: - SLADE SCH, Mra _M. A. WEAVER, Secretary. the customs service and i6 tor the postal service ——— iM. GRAND RE-OPENING were examined, Thus a very full register of eligibles has been provided for the customs service, as well as the postal ser- Vice. Jude Thoman sild that unless som: unex THE U. 8. S. SAatoGa arrived at Oyster Bay, LL, yesterday, and will remain five days. All well. 7 It (Cer TBE PARTNER WIP HERETOFORE EX- istini between Win. M. Galt, J.@. Weide . J. M: ae dissolved acre ee 1, 1883. The busi- ness will be continued by Win. M. Galt and T. J. ‘The Prospective War in the East. THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT 8AID TO BE SECRETLY and 12 years, $1. \DAY) EVENING, SEP EMBER Sd. | Mayer, as = o ne be no neces TR EATOR OF FEOCE. ———— — —__-_— ties in the Museum and Aquarium, the | ~ sepa“at Wx. M. GALT & co._| | SERHORJ.G. vp Amanat Vatenre,the frst secre. | BOO? chitin wut to tha Pacie clove fet sone | JOXDOX, Sept. 6—A private letter from Pekin Bpechs10N ISLAND EXCURSIONS. peat Sea Lion and Fainous Gerla frou Baruam’s 5 tary of the Braziitan legation, has returned to| time. “Practical civil eorvine "said Jude Tae, | Says that Li Hung Chang is really tn Tavor of a NT ROUND TRIP ute Gansen ae ey Rete sod eee | (Sey RERIONAR DON: Washington from hig vacation, and will be | man, “ts an accomplished fact” Peaceadle solution of the difficulty with France, ‘ 3 Holdsworth; ickette Be thers: Miss Paulize Bayard; | _ ‘Thigie toaive notice that the undersigned have this | Charge d’affaires during the absence of the mints-| ‘The civil service commissioners can say nothing | While the intriguers who surround the court ere THURS- o Staterooms aud meals. BOSTON Fe via NEW YORK AND NEW E: AND RAILROAD. aftern fessor Poole; Punch and Judy, and COMIC PANTOMIME. With all its quee: Trick« and ‘Transformations. Admission to all only 10cenis, Performance every on and ight. fe3-bt urgentin their cry for war. Prince Kung, one of the conservative members of the government, ex- presses the opinion that war will b> the signal for a number of outbreaks in the empire. The em- Press Is reported to be even fearful for the per- manence of the dynasty and fs inciiaed to favor ter. Senhor Valente was registered at the Riggs 14th day of August, 1883, entered iuto « copartuerebip thiseonnge fo: the purpose of carryiug on tue Furniture and Up- hoistery business ut the corner of 14th and B streets northwest, Washington, D. C. ELECTED PROFESSOR OF ASTRONOMY.—The corpo- J. J, JETT. ration of Brown University (R. 1.) yesterday E. P, i.ICHARDSON, | elected Winslow Upton, a graduate of the univer- now regarding the rules to govern promotions in the departments, Dr. Gregory bas not yet come to the city. When he arrives a merting of the board will be held to consider the subject. —oo— Gen. Sherman and His Alds. 0 vieit BUSTON wi ving Washington KAILKO?D, E with thromel 7 iu Boston at .:4! with morn . Be Far dance, p=. Boat will Fare for the Jyi9-3m. GREAT FALIS, AND C*BIN JOHN FRIDAY M such measures as shall secure peace, COLS. “TOURTELOTTR AND BACON DENY A PUB- | cue crn Ksk PROFLE EXPECT TO WHIP THE FRENCH. RIVER'S SUMMER 6 EDEN. arscciatad with mein the above business Mr. | SItY (and now connected with the signal service in SZ i E. P. Kichardson, who 18 @ first-class Furniture Up- | this city), professor of astronomy, LISHED STORY. The Standard’s Hong Kong dispatch says the NEW COMPANY—NEW PROGRAMME. helstorer, we are ‘prepared todo all werk inourline ta | e aIGAE Go wan It is reported that the law which allows General | people of China seem to have Ilitie fear of the re- \ = ase etine } the bes, manner. OMB TABIO RS Were tests ay tm. J- NOr- | sherman full pay after his retirement will also | “Wit of a war with France, and belleve that, with The Ceritons, Dilks & Gray, the Franklins, Chietine } seb J. 3. JETT. _ | ris, postmasier at Allen’s Fresh, Charles county, 3 : hat | thelr new armaments and the vastly improved Sees) Eapoe iy 5 teens, Heber bolver ts astties Eabiso OF Gi ORGE OWN, | Md.; W. P. Colvin, Cectlton, Cectl county, Md.; | Permit of his having one or more alds, and that! ajceipline of tueir forces, the nation 1s far be ter Admission to-all, 0: tenmuent of hit] W. B. Robinson, Bocler's statlon, W.Va. and Jobin | General Sherman Intends to retain upon hs stuff | able to cope with 2 forelzh enemy now than 1¢ was = — tors, to the un- “"Rawling rink, Green count Ce totte and Ba assis min} inthe war of 1860. A Chinese psper urges thal De derFer Gernined, to whom all credivor are requested to pre- | E+ Rawlings, Brink, Greenville county, Va. en foe ei and Been eet methe a immdtate action be taken to prevent the annexa- tion by the French of any portion of the Cilnese territory, and expresses indignation that such an ARY Bi the work witch will necessarily devolve upon him for a number of years after his retirement, feut their Dilis, and with whom all debtors are re- quested to make prompt settlan-nt, inber 7, 1883. ‘The full eps, With! a host of volun- EN x ThE SOUTHERN PACIFIC LAND GRants.—Repre- ine Bnd and vram Cor sentative Dunn has addressed to the Secretary of TR., Assizneo, CHAS. H. CA C1 a 6 ‘$21 4h a A Stak reporter asked Col. Tourtelotteabout the | attempt Should have been mide ata time when ore be arto conte: © eS 5t Bep3-6t! . - : 321 444 street northwest. _| the Interior a communication, reiterating the pro- | matter and he replied: “General Sierman has no | Cuin: was at peace with France. A large number a <E> PERSONS TNT 1 wit conf BRE: | test. made by Gen. Ro-ecrans, Representative Such intention that I am aware of. The story arose | of Chinese. wi have been employed on board | [| by repo ting to the company's office, 1400, Sew York | COD and himself, against any aetion on tae part | probably from the fact that both Colonel Bacon | French vessels, have deserted, and captains find and myself will without doubt go to St. Louts with of the departinent iooking to the issuance to the evue, the number of any cart or wagon owned by the S great di ficuity In obtaining ha HAMILTON TE. RAC# GRAND STAND, Washi. ton Brick Machine omy any secn driven faster | Southern Pucifle railroad company of certificates | General Sherman when he leaves Washington in SCH THREATEN TO BLOCKADE CANTON. sdison Avenue. than a waik, xiviug tiiue and vince, whether loaded or | for the lands granted the Texas Pucifie,andagainst | November or early tn December, and will remain | THF /EREN Prat a dispatch. irom Moug kong SPP EMBER 13, not. T. L. HOLBKOOR, the filing of any mortgage by the New Orleans Pa- | With him until the 8th of February, when he re- Presitent. ALING LIBRARY =UP- nd New Books as soon. ‘er month or $4 per year. tires, We will be upon his stiff until that date, of course, but immediately afterwards we expect to Join our respective regiments. I have no doubt,” continued Col. Tourtelotte, “that General Which states that advices ved there from Haiphong announce that the French admiral will blockade the ports of Cu Y the Chinese troops are cite on the lands claimed by the assignees of the N. 0.. Baton Rouge and Vicksburg as a basis tor the issue of land grant. bonds. (=> DEE New cance “plies the best Maxazin ened. subse 4 ir 2 N JXUTBITIVG \NozsF | Catalocue on apni 1749 Pa. ave. Jy12- Ta New Two Cent Postage Stamp will be| man will need some asbistane> in performing ae fearing ii Se te ie AND SALE AT E ny aS aa issued on the 151h of October. They will be sent | DuMerous duties that will be required, which | opened, and they distrust, the Canton Mandarin WAKKRITERS ) strost GE Oe Mer pcytreperery ze u Will, of course, gradually decrease with years, but | OPPRed, and th a parinasiani GR street corthwest, one door fiom Thstrest, out trom New York clty, where they are printed | Detther of us have. any id THE LONDON TIMES SAYS THE EFFECTS OF THE WAR the undersizned, w.der the fizm name of AYLOK & of being detailed for cae Oil Fentinge, Peeravines, Chromm, ete; ale) | HUET a phe ea a by the American Bank Note Co. The clerical | that purpose. AS I said, we Will qin our fete WOULD BE FELT THKOTGHOUT RUROPE. ice Stock oF Paperhauciage Bicturs | TCHAR UE PAL Eon ell cla eh conten ana | force in the timp division In the Lost Ole ments a soon as General Sherman { placed upon | _ LONDON, S=pt. 6—The Times, 1u an editorial to- rd and Tagee's, Rings, Nails, etc..at | continue the business, department will be busily engaged in preyariog the oruer shrets containing the requisition of postmasters throughout the country for these stumps. As 1s generally known, the new stamp Gay, says that France 1s steadily dritting tavo a war with China, The latter 1s vulnerable only on those ports which occupy a quasi-international tion, and any blow struck there would be felt the retired list.” Col. Bacon, who was present, confirmed the statement made by Col Tourtelotte regarding the matter. is Cach, ATTORNEYS. All part es arerespe tfully reqnested to make a S2T- TLEMENT OF THEIk ACCOUNTS. RICHARD H. TAYLOR. FRANCIS HUFTY. an23 }cars experience. ______-e-—_____ Return of the Pilgrim Knights, THEIR ARRIVAL IN THE CITY LAST EVENING, po throughout Europe. The shock to English trade in the Eust Indies would be most disastrous, and the relations between Evgiant and France would be seriously embittered thereby. A dislocation of contains a vignette of Washington, and 1s of @ metallic red color. ‘The Post Office ‘department has, as yet, made no preparations for redeeming the three cent stamps and the stamped envelopes “HARDWOOD LUaB.R.” ODLICH, AT TORNEY-AT-LAW, 124 DEAR- Worn street. Chicayo. Advice fre’. Eighteen ‘Business quiet.y and legal y traus- Bul eg to 4-inch Prime seasoned Watnnt. lai , thoron=h y seasoned, from % to 3-inch, Wasnrxeton Crry, DErantMes: ply of the city of ther purposes,” it is, among ry of War ekall f the to eatend Nh. that muy be on hand at present, The work con- nected with th» issue of the new stamp will engage the entire time of the clerical force. the cotton trade would put out of employient thousonds of operatives in Lancashire factories, and the revenues to the Britis crown from India. Would show a serious deflelt. The Times poiuts out that tn the event of war the Americ ima Got- mons, Japanese and even the Chines m- The train which brought the Atlantic club of Knights Templar safely home from their trip across the continent arrived at the Baltimore and Onto depot at 7 o'clock last evening. About a hundred Trends of the returning pilgrims were, waiting at in Cherry, thorouch!y seasoned, from 4 to 4-inch, Fopiar, soft Tennessee, dy aud weasoued. uartered Oak, from 34 to 6- and White Ock, all thicknesses. id Diaple, t gether with a lance stock of dry and Building aud Jobbing Lumber constantly MUEL H. WALKER, U. s, COMMINS ‘ONER, NOTARY PUBLIC AND ATTORNEY FOR RENTS. 630 La. uve.. next to City P. O- ~ MILLER, Al TORNE jy? BALTIMORE AND THE QUARANTINE AT THE CAPES.— Senator Gorman, of Mu., and a commitiee of the pemne S enad Gea WAL Mel. AN & Ss : see the depot to receive them. AS the train came selves. Would secure more of the forelga aud = Sr auun aicton 1sthand Batreets northwest. J POIre OF trade Of Baltimore, visited the oftce St | sight Mr. F. K, Ward could be seen perched on the | coasting trade In Lie east than the Frenels a BRE | CSF aving ery Sean ae EG Hono | Mak weeks bond for Haltinore bw alfowed to | Kmehts'tna'deur sats tet wits np tone te AC eS = avin} tly increas d our. facilities by Sibi q we : Aad ed ehts x er ot. 6.—. tel a io 13 tes: of the Peace and Notary Public, introduct on oi an Flectric Licht Ma hine, together | D185the quarantine at the Capes, and b= quaran- | Ception, but Were enthustastically weleomed home | 4 PAS, Sept. 6—A tch from Hong Kong Uned at Swan’s Point, twenty miles below Baltl- H:milton told them that the quarantine dated (to-day says no Cainese men-of-war have ‘with other improvements, we are not subject to the con- Mivivadll Ghite thomas HOMLG Huisae acuinee Gition of the weather, and are prepared to furnish with 916 F treet northwest, in an tnfor y Of those who were at sat Warner Buudinz. the depot inspected the special train, the cars of uct fry eastern term. scary for a dain seross the 2 Counsellor at and F etrects. “Guod work, ood references, moderate chances. mn promptuess, and . t low price, :ny work in the line of Yhoto Eugraving, for either teltef or plate-press print- ing. Pesisns and estimates furn'shed upon application. prs had been estab ts'ied at the request of the muntetpal authorities of Balt:more, and that if the latter endorsed the ‘request of unis delega- tion he would lay the matter berore the Secretary of the Treasury: otherwise he weuld decline to transporis reached Pakol a fortnight ago with 750 regulars, an1 1,750 militia arrived at Cauton on Saturday last’ on board a merchant steamer. Large quanutles of supplics and provisions are being collected and stored at Canton. esi iia which were fitted up in a most comfortable man- her and profusely decorated with flegs «nd Tem— plar emblems. ‘The members of the party were enthusiastic in prais> of the recaption given them in Caltrornia and at all the points they have vis- HAS, J. GOOCH, SOLICITOR OF PATENTS, Law and Expert, St. Cioud Building, 9th Fails, including the land nid the lanl required for the y nit to and upon HE LAUTEN 1 NGKAVING COMPANY, 4516 1425 New York ayenue. ICE CREAM SODA, FIVE CENTS PoR lass, at take any steps looking to the caange. Pror. Simon Newcoms, who has been making a ited during the month of their pilgrimage. Sir Knight James A. Whiting, treasurer of the Mary- land Commandery, and Past Grand Commander ‘The Railroad War in the West. LIKELY TO COME TO AN END THIS WEEK. BOOKS, &e. eys and maps shall have been made, the ~ceretary of War aud the Attorney Seueral of the United States shall proceed to acquire t9 and for the Unite standing title, 4 any. te said land and to the ind on which the wate house at Great stands, by coudem- Bation.” ey nit also that— hen the map and survey sre completed, the Attor- is shail proceed to ascertain the owners or the premises embraced in the survey, and to be published, for the space of thirty days, we of the daily newspapers pubshed in the ‘olumbia, a description of the entire tract land embrac d in the survey, with a notice same has been taken for the uses mentioned in his act, and notifying al claimants to any portion of suid prrmines to fle within its period of publication, in the Department of Jus ice, a description of the tract New Booxs. 9% MUNCASTER & HOWA'D's PHARMACY, tour of the European observatories, has returned mer 7th aud I wtreeis northwest. Krebs, of Baltimore, came over here yesterday to this city and relieved Lieut Sturdy, who has Sr. Lois, Sept. 6.—The only new feature in the afternoon and accompanied the Baltimore pil- Tallroad war is a report current last night that the Manolisef Sha A. Dix, by Moran A. Dix, Sane ORIG BOD bern neting superintendent of the Nautical Alma- | grims home, ‘There were tn all over 150 peopl in| Olio and Missislpol coupany has kestored, oF Dynamie Sacrology, ve by Warde (ety IOS PUES OS hac office during the past yea the company, including about 50 Baltimoreans, 80 | will to-day restore, the Chattanooga rate to $14.55. Eatd and Labor by Moody. FIVE CENTS PER GLASS, —ee Marylanders, 40 Pennsylvanians, 15 New Jersey | This 15 regarded as showing a disposition on the Ender Ground fis fa, by stepniak. A SPECIMEN SET OF THE SILVER Corns intended | knights and #8 Washin-tonlens, Mr. A. T. Long-| part of the Ohio and Mississippl to withiraw its Withoat change of quantity, an quality fully main- ley, superintendent of the seed division of the Agricultural department, who returned with the party, was presented by the lady employes of that division this morning with ah «ndsome horse-shoe for the Hawafian government has been received at the office of the director of the mint from Phila- delphia, ‘The dies were male at the Philadelphia Opposition to the Louisvilie and Nashville road, leaving the fight to proceed between the Ohio and Mississippl and tue Alr line, It 1s also ought by some to be a prelimluary step to negotiations Data of Ethi by 5) cer. Bee fae isha leie Man. by Lucy C. ae : Pcs on the Avenue, near the Treasury. > cONTI AND | Mint, and will be sent to Sin Francisco, where | of bea eo “ 2 Ol ‘ For the Majer’ G1 Wootton Ee ptinacr, Cee 8 aud 9 Corcoran Building. “Be. | the coins will be struck off. and delivered’ to tne | °f Choice Dowers, lnseritigd “Welcome. sippl and the sir- tine pontinees Une dover teoe os House that Jill Built, C. E. Gardner. fmates furnished. Repairing promply attended to, | agents of the Hawatian government there. The District Government Affairs, Louisville yesterday, bu’ tio O1lo and Missls- Hot Plowshares, Toiraees H. MORRISON, First-class work guaranteed. Cail or ad¢ .au18-1m* | coins are the dollar, half dollar, quarter dollarand. THE INDUSTRIAL HOME SCHOOL. sip! still charged $5.50 Lo Cincinnati. 16 ‘Penusyivania avenue. | (> SAM'L & SHEDD. Sianih of @ dolar. containing the same amount of | me plans for the n=w house to be erected on the | Several effores have been uiade to obtain an ex- or parce! ¢ aimed. and x statement of its value as esti- ated by the claimant.” All of which will better appear npon reference to such act. And whereas euch map and survey have been com- ple . therefore. in accordance therewith, and under the above requirements, I herebr give notice that the land and water rights below described ave been ta: tthe uses ebove incicatel, viz: (a) FOR EXTENSION OF agueDUcT. 4 peeed to take a right of way for a tunnel, lepth below the sur.ace of the grou: to +70 feet, as shown in detail b; om on tracing A. nit at the weed renervorr east of Howard University. tis propmed to tuke and acquire ti Jow ig tracts of atthe sites of the several shafts, Branch, working shaft, » located im the vale of, and fro: out three (3) of Foun: ting on, the **New Cut Stre-t, air shaft, a lot 50x100, fronting on Ac nue, working shaft, a lot fronting avenue aud comprising’ 40,000 equare a. We Ane Orrmuxe In Brass and Gilt, at 40 and 50 cents each, and other We have a line of COOKING RANGES at various IRON TILE FIRE-PLACES, with BRASS FRAMES, grounds of the Industrial Home school, In George- torn, have been made In the offize of the inspec- tor of buildings 1n accordance with the appropri- ation of last Congress. Tits will_about wind up the District builiing operations for the present until further appropriations shall have been made. MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS. Messrs. John Brinkley, et al., property-holders in squire north of square 743, request the Com- lutsifoners to have the alleys in sald square graded. The District Commisstoners have declined to entertain a request by Mr. Francis U. Stitt, 215 H street northwest, for the substitution of concrete for the Belgian’ block pavement now lati on H planation of this war, but statements differ so much itis difficult to determine what the facts are, The most plausibie reason seems to be that the Air line on Aucust 1st, nud a $5 trip rate to Louisville, and a $10 round trip rate during the hoiding of tue exposition in that elty. The stralgat rate of $5 was objecied to by the Oulo and Misslssippl, and the latter road was chirged With allowing commissions on Loulsville tickets. Taig led to cuts on both sides. The Onto and Mis- sissipp! then announerd a $6.80 rate to Chatta- hooga and $1.75 Ww Evan-ville, This interf 14 with the Lou.sviile and Nashvilie interests, and in Tetallation that road made it $150 from Cin- cinnatt to St. Louls, and the Air line dropped of King Kalakaua, and on the reverse 13 the coat of aris of the Hawatlan government, with a suit- able inscription in the Hawallan language. The Hawattan government furnishes the silver, and 1s charged only the expenses of colnige. It'is sald that no nation wiil have handsom-r silver coins. ‘The amounts to be coined are as follows: _ $500,000 of the one dollars, $300,000 in halves, $125,000 in quarters, and $75,000 in eighths. INCREASE OF WORK AT THE CITY Post OFFICE.— The operation of the postal note law and the work attending a change of keys in the registered mall service has thrown an !mmense amount of labor upon the registered letter division of the City Post SLATE MANTELS, AAt cost to close ont stock. GAS FIXTURES. GAS FIX “URES. FURNACES, KANGES AND LATKOBES, Pinmbi ‘alty. Rene hae |S ars GAS FIXTURES! THE LARGEST STOCK IN THe CT¢Y TO bi..1 CT FROM AND THE CHEAPEST. PLEAS. CALL AND EXAMIAs, CORLURAN BUILDING, E. F. BROOKS. NEW DESIGNS IN GAS FIXTURES, And are selling single and double Swing GAS BRACKETS, goods proportionately low. son = re street from North Capitol to 3d street northwest. | down to $1, between Louisville and St. Louls. prices, 1 50 to $150. . Oifice, Forty-seven thousand = new “Keys || The Commlsstoners have appointed John W. | The Ohio and Mississippi met the latter cut, but * poms eS Hasvann & Horemssox, hid to be sent out throuch this oes, and | Bolding a special polleeman oF tue metropolitea | IDAlutalued a $5.60 rate to Cincinnath It was pre= 424 NINTH STREET, NEW STORE WITH NEW GOOD3, OPEN FIRE-PLACES and BRASS GOOD3 a spe- cialty. MANTELS, FURNACES, RANGES and PLUMB- ING FIXTURES, gyat dicted last night that the war wouid be over be- ree for service at the Dime Museum for one year. ee : ay imis~ | fore the end of the week. ‘The Commissioners have authorize’ the aduis- sion of “Babe” Alexander to the Insane asyIl ‘The Commissioners have declined applleations tor pavin' 8th street, beyond R street, and P street, between 15th and i¢th streets. BUILDING PERMITS were issued to-diy by Inspector Entwisle as fol- lows:—Clark & Gildersleve, repair brick, 1703 G street northwest; $2.000. Also, to repair Urick, 620 I7’h street; $100." Rovert Montgomery, erect three story diellings on Columbia street, Mer dlin Hill; $2200. H. Derly, repair frame, 1351 H street northwest; $150. Edward Kubel, repair brick, 826 1st street northeast; $600. eo BUILDING ASSOCIATION.—At the twenty-fourth monthly meeting of the Union Co-operative build- Row the old ones are coming in, making ‘alto- g-th-r 97,000 registered packages to’b« han Iled by this office 1a addition tothe regular work. ‘The Teports to be recely-devery week from ail the monry order Offices giving an accountof the postal nit: business will make about 6,500 extra regis- tered packages to be handled eve’y week. Post- m> ter Conger is making aneffort to secure an add tional force of ‘to handle (uis matter, The Yeutow Fever at Pexsacona.—Commo- dore English, Acting Secretary of the Navy, re- ceived the follow:ng telegram froia Pensacola, last night: “Now new cases among naval fores. One death In hospital—Private Hentfan,” Commodore English last night telegraphed to Li-ut-nant Commander Welch at Pensacola, Fla., that it would be Impossible for the marines, who from $12.50 to $75. BRASS ANDIRONS, from $5.50 to $50 per pair. PORTABLE BUCKET GRATES, from $5 to $50, PARLOE GRATES, from $10 to #100. GAS BUKNERS and GLOBES at LOW PRICES, ® EDWARD CAVERLY & CO., Foreign Events of Interests. A WAR OF EXTERMINATION IN ZULULAND. Derwax, Sept. 6—A correspond.nt, who has Just returned from a tour turousu une heart of Zululand, reports tuat the natives are on the eve of a War of mutual extermination. INSPECTOR OF REFORMS IN EGYPT. DUsuN, Sept. 6—Mr. Clifford Licyd as satled for Cairo, his appotntinent baving been us inspec- tor of reforms in Egyvt, not in India. LIBERAL MR. O'SHAUGHNESSY. Lrwenick. Sept. 6.—Hon. Ricuard O'shaughnes- sy, Who recently resigned his seat in parilam-at hus fssued a Valedictory address to the electors of H, >: Bare, i IMPORTER AND TAILOR. FALL AND WINTER GOODS RECEIVED. Plumbing, Heating and Ventilating, sepl 1425 New York avenue. at the distrit ser section of the Foxhall lave and New eves of land lyi the depres east of | verwity, together with all improvements Prisi.g property in Howard sub livimion, <i property, as follows: Bocks 9 10, 11, Fax Ovextxe Day Goons. in WOOL shades, with VELVETS and VELVEIEENS to match. his district, 10 which he expresses his conviction that the masses Of the Engilsh people are honestly anxious that Irish affairs should be regulated by Parllament, with a care‘ul and generous regard Tor the condition and necessities of Irvland. a The Burning of the Pasvionist Monas- tery Near Baltimore. ing association last night £3.000 were sold, at an average premium of 87 per cent, atd a number of additional shares were subscribed. glasba bids) Aaiasiioass ‘THE Wit oF Dr Josava Rinay.—To-day Mary Anna Riley, executrix of the will of the late Dr. Joshua Riley, of West Washington, filed with Register of Wills Ramsiell a petition asking (at certain memoranda be probated as a codicil to fhe are now encamped near Pengacola, to be moved north at present, but tustruciing nim to move camp to @ point further removed trom the in- fected district, 1f the quarantine authorities would permit it He authorizes bim to inquire if the marines would be allowed to pass through the gulf states In case {t should be decided to re- move them north. Dr. Hamilton received a dis- Gentlemen who havo had troube in getting fitted and suited are invited to call at the Fashion House," _seph 1111 Pa. Ave., Washington, D. 0. PEOPLE'S SAVING BANKOWHERE YOU CAN select a uit of Clothing and deposit so much down, or monthly payments til paid ‘We open TO-DAY full lines of ali the new FABRICS: DKUSS GO. DS. in the most desirable “BRUNSWICK” VELVETEENS are the best. balance in 26, with’ adoming streets, and Lots . and Lots 10 to 21 inc'usiv in bloel r with that of Collewe street adjoining <, inelumve, in said block; a so the Spring Lot atm t the United States, containing abut 4-10 im: about 22 4-10 acres of undivided land, «sid « t the Howard University, 6-10 acres said to me and 20 3-10 acres said to Also. ot* 20 feet equare in the n. Whittlesey’ property. It ts aino proposed to take a richt of way SO feet “i for suc = aes be pear toextend sma boundary to and upon the ken ‘or the reservoir. lay the ‘ange reinforcing mains a cag way through LeDroit Park hag Sriting free of cost. and italread; street from there t. the Howard Uni- 5 a will leave @ length of about 360 ref rred to under this heading are shown indicated by the parts co.ored in vice. LAND FOR DAM, ETC., AT GREAT FALLS. extending t Virginia walstesp land and provased t+ asa publie by takong im net is Jored in yetlow xi to hold and qu. to the lot 1 Falls now stands, re. on tracing C. take and acquire title toa tract con- Qn three tracings) required ain the above named act of Mo wey Ne seen at this epartinent by all of said premires; and y Te utatified be le withia pert Gee pba tom oF thivadeerdnen ee ak etl a Secription of the tracts or parcels Fepectlotly by them crate ind qe eects on yareee Saiue as by cach clatmantesthentnde bud BLAJAMIN HAKLIS BREWSTER, r Ger To Owsers Or Macurseny. ‘Thirty per cent sean endurer, twenty frictcu saver aud Bf cent ehesy ‘Witt lard off eau be eaved & our EL panes Dorado En- Sashes NN. A. POOLE & CO."3, ‘Staudard Oil Company Manufacturers, en31-At 937 Louisiana avenue northwest. 719 FANCY AND MILLINERY GOODS AND NOTIONS For Fat Surzs. : BAxrrMors, Sept. 6—St. Joseph's Passtonist mo- Full lines of DOMESTIC _GOODS, FLANNELS, ateh this nfternoon trom the president of the . Sere HOUS! K-EPING LINe NS, LACH CURTAINS and {Nien’s heavy Winter Suita, $5, $10 and uy Board ‘of health at Pensacola, suiting that the Will dated aly stu. Tens by whien be gave bis | Sey ropiry wan destroyed Gy Aro at wr toss ail need{ul thinks for the season. Men's. stom Suita from +8 Seis anda house to hcuse inspection had been discontinued, | Wigow the Income. of Ma rstate nid doves Lis | erick turnpike, was destroyed by fire at » late - . * School Suita, from $4 to $8 and up. and reporting that the fever was getting worse at | Widow the income s estate, and devised the | hour lastnight. The monastery was @ three-story JOHN T. MITCHELL, fico 4-12, '62.00 to 86 the navy yard, there having becn six douthe wich | Role, 19 bis children, and, nominated Yoon C. | and mansard structure. built Of granit- Dut al ep’ 931 Penusylvania avenue. s Se. § 1 * et € partitions were of wood, so th.t the fire cou! : = flannel Bhirt Walsh cr and aie tee — | 1 the past twenty-four hours. He stated aiso | fuga" them in March, ie7S; that John G Rliey | foe be - that he was improving the cordon around the navy yard wherever he couid. Tae Weex.y Star for this week is now ready for mailing; price, three cents per copy. It is a large, eight-page paper, of fifty-six columns, cut, puste and folded. aud will be seo anywhere 18 the United States and Canada, postpaid, for one dollar a year, PERSONAL—M. de Struve, the Russian Minister, and Viscount Nougetras, the Portuguese Minister, are both at Pittsfleld, Mass, where the former Will remain until October.—S»nator Hawley, who has been spending the summer months in Europe, returned home last §aturiay.—Rev. Dr. Forrest, formerly assistant rector of Trinity Church, who has been at Cape May, {is now at Saratoga.—Mr. and Mrs. H. Tf. Murray and Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Murray have gone to Old Point Comfort—Dr. Verdi hag returned from New controlled. A churcli adjoining, in proves of construction, was also consideraviy damaged. ‘The fire originated from @ tinner’s pot leit on the roof by workmen. The damage 1s from $20,000 to $25,000, upon which there is said to be a partial in- surance, —————— ‘Two Men Killed by a Boiler Explosion Lancaster, Pa., Sept. 6*-The boiler of a steam thresher on the farm of Abraham Overholtzer, in Dauphin county, explode! yesterday afternoon, instanuy killing Simon Bringer, the engineer, and Jucob J. Kline, both of Eitzibethtown. ‘The ex- plosion was due to a lack of water in the boller. octet les A New Jersey Hotel Burned, NARROW ESCAPE OF THE OCCUPANTS. PLEASANTVILLE, N. J., S'pt. 6—The Rocking- ham house was aestroyed by fire last night. The inmates made a narrow escape. The lo<s on the property 1s about $7,000; insured for $5,000. led in Februiry, 1879, and the widow in August last, and besides the ‘will Dr. Joshua Riley left four sheets or pee with schedules of proper to ‘be given the children as follows: Mary A. Riley, $33,200; Flor-nce Riley Radcliffe, $33,200, and Join & Riley, $82,500, as also the reasons ior such divi- fon. A Bocus Derecrivg.—Last Saturday two colore1 men went to the store of Caspar Herbert, corner 6h and 8 streets, and robbed the money drawer of its contents, Later, Albert, alias Babe Foster, colored, and a white man, came Into the store, the latter displaying a policeman’s badge, and repre- senting himself to be Detective Cox.’ The bosus detective told Herbert to appear on Monday at the Police Court, as he Haq arrested the thieves, Her- bert did as requested, and appeared at the Police Court, but found to his surprise that no arrests had been made, A Woman wirn 4 LoaptD PistToL.—A young col- J. W. SELBY, 1914-1916 Penn. Ave. 719 AT cosT. Gaur Sacarice Is Ciormxa ATTHE ENTIRE STOCK OF MISFIT STORE, AT COST FOR CASH, THIRTY DAYS ONLY, AT DAVIS’. CORNER TENTH AND F STREETS, Being determined to make & Clean Sweep of the Entire Btock of Fine Clothing, previous to making alterations, Prices have been cut down regard: GENUINE BARGAINS! Teas of coat te York, Whither he went with his daughter, Who | ore girl nimed Sarah Parker was in the dock at A Stage Robber Captured. WE MEAN WHAT WE BAY, salled yest-rday for Paris, where she 1s to be edu- | the Police Court this morning, charged with car-| Fronence, Aniz, Sept. 6—A. S. Harptel, the value on cated. —Mr. John Boyl, of the United Press As- | rying a pistol, which Private. Auldridge, of the | fourth oc the gang of de-pe adoes who robbed the AT COST FOR CasH, 5 "i ‘socl, th ne gone 2 Tae tors es oe South Washington precinct, testified that she was | Riverside stage and killed the express manager on nines Ds Ghia ANT! say ahd Mrs John, Ryndolph, wno have been | 1 vurishing in the street last night about 11 o'clock, | August 10th, was captured yesterday by the HAR: 4 WHITE AND FANCY VESTS, staying for some ume in onnsy vant are now at | and that Me took it from her and found five loads | sheriff. He will probably be tried by a citizens’ ar CASSIMERE SUITS, | Louis Glode-Democrat, is in the. city, at the Ebvitt piste 18 too bigs fool to be Tetgo at large.” ‘tne | 0 —_——>—_— DAVIS? CHEVIOT SUITS. House.— Assistant Attorney General McCammon | Gerendant was fined $25 0" thirty days, Slade and Mitchell. , BLUE FLANNEL SUITS, returned to the city from his summer vacation se NOT MUCH PROSPECT OF 4 FIGHT. yesterday.——Mr. and Mrs. George C. Maynard are THIEVES SENTENCED.—Jus‘phus Williams and 719 MARKET SPACE, Conve &rm Srnerr. asl SA8 CITY, —Madden a \- pines Int wih the U.S. property on | = YACHT CLOTHSUITS, | spending ‘the month of s:pteinb-r In Chester | william Jones.two young mulatto men, were in | eh ANs48 ClTY, MO. Sept G—Madden and Mitch sing about 2,10 acres. The infia- SERGE SUITS, county, Pa —~Adjutant General Drum, who has | the dock at the Police Court this morning to| Rice, the manager for Slade, that unless a reply 1s Ftof tue dam are jocated on this Vv HITE BRANDY, SEERSUCKER SUITS, been ab-ent for several days to attend the funeral | answer acharge of housebreaking and also one | rreciyea h-re by Monday morning accepting his ae ceaiel Deine SEC, BLACK CLOTH AND DIAGONAL SUITS, | of his brotier, wili return thls evening.—Mr. | or larceny, ‘The charge of housebreaking Was {or Proposal to fight tn Mexico, be and Mitchell will pt eee Ese OLD CIDER VINEGAR, BOYS SUITS, iiner G. Hubbard, of this city, arrived tn New | entering the woodshed of Clement. J. Myers and | ferurn to New York and the fight will be declared to ti + at the Great Falls, itis PURE SPICES, GREEN GINGER, CHILDREN'S SUITS, York trom Europe yesterday.—Min'ster de Mels- | stealing a carpet therefrom. ‘The technical point off forever. As indic«ted above, Madden & Mitch- yHseauire all water rieuts implied ih the ODD FLANNEL Coars, | brorek, Gneral ae oan es Adachinecon es fdas ine ene ot xhe promiaas (ase dled €il decline to go to ‘arguing that the . same, oF heeded for pur;ones cone c. . McCawley, 1 » Wei ved and the more serious charge of be as well arrai ‘telegra lated by the act under which these proceedings are | gn25 1918 Fenueyivameavenua, | "ONS CLOTH COATS registered in| New York ‘last night.—chiet | breaking fell through, although the prop: rty was | ™#tF can be as well od serene Fletcher, of the loan division, Treasury depart ¢ Amiss and ment, bas returned from his vacation. ostt ively traced to them by Sergeant slater, of larceny LIGHT-WEIGHT OVERCOATS, A chat GOSSIMER COATS, ivates Shanks and Slater. Was substituted against Josephus Williams, and » = OFFICE COATS. Assignment of B. H. W. Heed. conviction wus ea under is head, and be was emer, Pi Reve 6 Tame owe ot sae. enced to two mont were Hoag : Y CANTON FLANNELS, Our Motto: No trouble toshow goods. Satisfaction | HI8 REAL AND pgaks meres Basra! THE tira oe on al = the ay at a arge qua, privat patient at ine ea “ © asylum here, ‘and guaranteed to all purchasers, at the eres evan ity of wearing apparel from the house a Sante Eitan} SHAKER FLANNEL&, An assignment of R. H, W. Reed, dated to-day, | Durkins, No. 1402 10th street. A colored Oe ae gy png MISFIT STO to George ©. Payne and Thos. J. Myers, has been | identified lot of ladies: One clothing that was | cation of the deicnse, Who eay they desire to HABIT CLOTHS, bad placed on record. He his real and personal | (019 1D Pieces parking igentitied some of the | auce witnesses from Guffey's neighborhood. tn TENTH axp F STREETS. estate, including stock-of goods at 1216 F street | ramnants of garments as her white dress and ae ease was continued until Decem- northwest, for the benefit of bis creditors, His | other articles from her wardrobe. Thi were MEDIUM-WEIGHT UNDERWEAR. ~ case. 2B mare and come fo comer 10th 60 J strate a eee ane a ee ee cee a) | miucncnd & caren months cach injailia Death of a Pennsylvania Brewer. — ————————————— d }. Reed, $8,000. RRIAGE Licenses.—The clerk of the court has | _ Reapina, Pi . 6—Frederick Lauer, the oe YOUR FUKS AND WINTER CLOTH Tete a, = ee Nor Yer a a marriage Hoesers. a bce pesca well-known 4 edian ieee ormaay es TYLER & CHEWN! ANG AGAINST THE KAVAGES OF MOTH, Bi .—The supe! rincipals of the various | both of Iria, V: Taylor Suit, of Suit- | enterprises, ‘at midnight of an affection of the - ed School divisions stave that, the rush for tickets of | ind, Md, and ‘M.’Ross Pell ot Alabama; | stomach, aged 78 y-are, 3 = ‘Bill and Malvina Tolso1 mbert Oltver, Fiery et - $00 PENNSYLVANIA AVERUE. REFINED GUM CAMPHOR ,G. | Boston, Sept &—A special dispatch trom Hall- pane fax, N. 8, says: The Lamport, from Balt- 736 “NBOURNISO BIO 136 = a Dros, ‘there will ‘great demand for oar c ries H. Jackson and sind fave, John Fs arendres pete cave shipped by Ling- UBNING STOLE 1. ©. BISHOP, It 18 expected, i son; 5 5 eu23 76 Removed 796 Tthatreet northwest. 196 ' apl® | 790 9thetreet, corner Hatrest northwest. | them, = Samuel Munro and Annie Matthewa =~ | ham & Co., of Boston, were lost at som, adopted to oe ‘ive to drat a appoiat a committee of five to draft a memorial tothe President and Congress, asking for the immediate opening of the Sioux reserva- Newark, N.J., Sept. 6—A fire broke out tn the second story of ‘Catt F. Seitz & Sous haat factory, Nos 27, 29 and $1 Wara street, at about 6 welock this morning. Before theflames could ve subsued the second and third stories had been gutted, and much Valuable stock destroyed. ‘The loss 1s'esti- mated a $6 000, fully covered by insurance. Tue fire originated trom a stove. —— Drowned While Attempting to Escape Lancaster, Pa., Sept. 6.—Samuel Peters, aged twenty-three, of Lebanon, was drowned yestend iy afternoon in'the Pennsylvania canal, at Shock's mills, this county. The young mat, with two companions, had been ride on the ratl- To.d, and tn endeavoring to arrest. they attempted to swim across the Peters losing his life in the attempt. —— Chicago's Street Car Companics. THEY COMPROMISE WITH THE CITY AND PAY $44,000 INTO THE TREASURY. Curcaao, Sept. 6—Five years ago the city coun ol pasved an ordinance Imposing or license of $50 per car on each street car oper- ated in the city. ‘The companies united tn rosist- ing collection of this taxon the ground that It violated their charters, and the matter has been Pending in the courts ever since. The street rail- Way compantes have lately agreed to withdraw thelr opposition ana drop the case in the courts, provided the city would compromise the matter on. ‘ basis of $25 per car for the past five years A compromise ordinance to this effect was accord~ Jngly paxsed, and the companies yesterday and to- day patd to the city treasurer $44,000, The $50 Ucense will be hereafter collected annually. ——— Two Young Ladies Drowned. New Bronswick, N. J., Sept. 6—Carrie Wald. mayer and Amelia ‘Weaver, of Philadelphia, aved Tespectively 19 and 21 years, who were visitin Sebastiun Zimmerman, of this place.were drowned. in the Raritan river last night. ‘They were strole Ung along the beach, when Miss Waldmayer sipped from the rocks and fell into the water, Mixs Weaver endeavored to rescue her companion, Dut both were drowned. Their bodies were recov= ered this morning. —_~»—___ Seek the Workers at Work. Woonsocker, R. 1, Sept. 6—Senators Aldrich, of Rhode Island, and Pugh, of Alabama, members of the United States Senate labor committer, arrived here from Boston this morning, and after visitin | the Harris woolen company’s mlll_ and the Soctal | company’s cotton mill leg on te 11a. m. express train with the Intention of Visiting Uke mills ab Manville, Ashton and Altion. > Villard's Guests, A RIG BRIDGE AND A DIG TIME. Litter Missovnt, 6—Leaving Biss ck the great bridge over the Missourt river is jm Pp nt Bult and Is the be ize in the west. Three tin feet each and about 1 approac y nse iron spans OO feet of Um 8 CoMStitute the bridge. A nume Pr boats anchored at the norti of strate that the river is navig ible bere ber of large rt the bridge dem otis point and beyond from its outlet tn the | Mississippi. The bridve and approaches cost $1,990,000. “The excursionists spent an hour at Mandan, where they received the usual ovation, Rushing’ westward the country began to be more nt There were fewer towns end cultivated fields, and many were the undulating expanses, with 'searcely a house or a fenee or tnber to break Ue perspective. Every town, no matter how small, extend-d a welcome to the travelers, All the towns along the route have been decked out with flags and banners and specimens of At many plices large bouquets, made up Wheat, have been’ given 10 . In congequenes, some of Tho cars look aimost like p at bins. ‘The bad nis were rv st Of Little Mite sourl river, where trains were stopped long enough for the visitors to take a short ride on ponies over the country. ean Lord Coleridge En Route to Boston. Porttanp, Me. Sept. 6—A large number of Portiand gentiemen called upon Lord Coleridge this taorning to bid him adiea. He leaves at i o'cloe! erthe Eastern raliroad companied as far as e Cumberland by acommit. arfrom Boston and u rs v. Butler’ The party will be escorted {to Boston by F resident Jackson, of the Eastern rallroad. PROVIDENCE, RL, Sept. 6—A letter has been at Newport Which states that Lord Catet Justice Coleridye will arrive there on Tuesday ext and wil retnain until Saturday. BROS Wenknaess in W Street. STOCKS STILL TENDING DOWNWARD. New York, Sept. 6—The Post’s financlal article says: The stock market exhibited somewhat les3 Strength during the forenoon to-lay, and the nj of the trading up to 12:30 was'a decline of 014) p-rcent, as compared with the closing price of last night. “The largest declines were, Reading 1%, Rock Island 1, Jersey Central 7%. Michigan entral &, and the majority of ovher stocks ig to There were, however, exceptions to tue general, decline, and showed the following advan-es as compared with the closing flcures of yesterd sy, viz: Kansas and Texas %, Lake Shore 4. Louls ville und Nashville 4, Western Uuton i. St P al 34, Pacific Mail 3. Oregon Ruiw y and Nav .ga- Un. 1 per cent, Northwestera , and Chatta- nooga 1%. The market opened generally 36 to X lower, the latter on Rock Island, and continu'd to decline until about 11:15, when the lowest prices were reached, being & to 2 per ent below last evening's prices, the iatter on Reading. There was a partial recovery before 12 o’clo*k, Which, however, Was only partly maine Lilned, the net resuit being as above stated. ‘The Tallroad bond market was firmer, and prices were generally higher, but the amount of businss was Smail, though pretty well distributed over a large nu:nber of issues than usual, Moncy continued abundant at 2 per cent for cali loans on stock col- laterals, a THE OnpesT INWABITANTR—At the regular monthiy meeting of dest Inhabitants’ as-0- clition, held yesterday, Dr. Joun W. Ciark was sitent. Agitt of one bundred i ‘hinston over Dr, a his return adeseription of ts Journey to California and urn, and stich Glue? matters and things as he may think proper to make for the use Of this society. up by a minist self ab the J George A. Johnson and Martha Freem sn, e.1 both of Rockvill:, Md., applied for and obtained & Heense to marry, and asked ior a minister, but fatled to find one there, and started tor South Washington to have the Knot tied. Shortly atvere wards George Proctor and Fannie Tylor, both of Orange county, Va., a mid tle-zged couple, arrived on tue same errand, and wanted the knot Ued at ‘once, but there Was no person at hand isnt esti Affairs ia West Washington Drownep.—Wm. H. G abn, coloed, eurs, While unloading silugles from a ‘barge at Wheatiey’s. whirt, about “a quirer past ave o'clock yesterday evening, fell from the gang lank in a fit into the river and was drowned. Tne Boay. was recove'el in a few. minutes after the accident, and every effort made to Tesu-citate it, but without avail Tue coroner gave a certificate of accidental drowning this morning. Tue First Barrew of flour from the Pioneer Roller Milis was turned out Monday. The ma- chinery works well. E-TABLISUING AN IcE FACTORY IN APHICA.—The artificiat ice comp.ny here has began the con- St yption of a number of Linge tanks, Walch are to be whet by the company In the estabilsiment of an artificial ice factory in South Africa. The tanks will be built here, thea taken apirt and sulpped in sections to their destina:ion, where they will again be put together under the’ super- Vision of an agent of tus company, wuo will go from here for that purpo-e. ‘THe Grain MARKsT.—4,100 bushels wheat sold yesterday at $1.16 No offerings on "change day. CONDITION OF THE WaTER.—Clear at all polots, —>_—_ News Judge Hoadiy’s physict Philadelphia re fus-s to let any one see lis patient, bat author= iz sthe statement “that Judge Hoadly ts a can- dilate for the governorship of Ohio, and Uthat he will resume his canvass In a short Ui The Villard p.rty attended the ceremonies of the laying of the cormer-stone of the new capitol of Dakota at Bismarck yest-rdoy. Gov. Ordway made an aldress of welcome. Speechrs were made by ex-Secretary Evaris, Gen. Gran’, Sere. tary Teller, ex-Sec Schurz and Sitting Bull. he trial of James Nut’, jr, for the murderot XN. L Dukes, at Uniontown, Pa, was postponed yesterdav until Dscember, Owing to Uhe sickness Of an important witoess, eee Prof. Fai rt eartha’ Island of ieculs on the 15th Of Octover, Owing 10 Tamo's that the Lavinciites ere re sponsitie for the death of Marwoot, ugman, SS ‘St will De held. Ex-Congressman Josiah T. Wall the colored tebeveeseess nme, A a “The organizations of New York, ‘boat 3 600 mn were i eantiquske were felt