Evening Star Newspaper, September 8, 1883, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Fert wert Cerner Penasylvania Ave. and 11th 8t..97 * TheEvening Star Newspaper Company. GEO. W. ADAMS, Pres’t- Ridsbbod yk ie served to subscribers tn the (By, Ee Sane Seamer oe Beeb. or 44 cente per month. Cores at the counter, Ser trench, Ey mali prepaid —60 cente » mou 2: Seer, $6; six months, $3. {Enter’d at te Post Office at Washington, D. C..a8 fecond-claee mail matter.) ‘Tnx Weextx Staa—published on Friday—$l ayes | —— Bertepeprepad. Dix mouths, 50 cenia. €2 All mail subscriptions must be paid in advance: 2eparer sent longer than is paid for. Bete of advertising made kown on application. INDEX TO ACVERTISEMENTS IN THE STAR, Awversrsts—lst pace. ArtoRNEY page. Avcrios Saues—ith and 8th pages, Boanvre—4th pare. Evoxs, &c.—8th paze. Business Caaxces—4th pres. C113 Treats 8th pars. Cotntay Rear Exrare— sth page Couxrmy Boanprxe—4t page. Dearne 8th rae Dasrisrry—6th pags. Lex Goops- Sth vaze. Evceatiowar 5th pars Excurstoxs—Ist page. Fauiy Svveries— 6th pags, Freaxcrar— 6th pace. Fo» Kext (Rooms)—4th oves. Fer Kew (Houses)—4th pyres. 2G Kent (Sliscellancous)—4th para, co SALE (Miecellaneous)—4th page. Jr Sate Honses)—4th pars. (2311 EMEx's Goons—Tth paza. Betsrronsismises—6th pace, Lanies’ Goops—Int pace. List oF Letrers—3d paze. Lora axp Focsy—8th pag. Money To Loax—4th ose Muvicar, Ke.—7th pac. Fiaxox axp Onaaxs—6th page Fuorrsstoxar.—4ta pas Prorosars—5th pay: Ranxoaps—6th paca. Berar Pic vaes—4th page. SEwixe Macures—6tb prza, Suomen Resonrs—8th p13, Brxctar Notices—Ist page. Errcarts—6th pars. Brraxens, kc—6th page. ‘Ter Teape—6th pao. Unvertaxens, &c.—8th pags, Waxrep (Help}—4th page. ‘Waxtep (Situations)—4th page, Warten (Honses)—4th pars. Waxtep (Roomsa)—4th pace. Waxrap (Miscellaneous)—4th page. Woop ax Coat—5th vaze. L USEMENTS Froep OPERA HOUSE. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10. THATCHER, PRIMROSE AND WEST'S CONSOLIDATED MINSTRELS. Everything Bright, New and parkling. id Favorites retained and many new ones | _*2!5 AD the Old Fx iain NEW S0NG3! NEW JOKES! NEW AFTER PIECE! ‘Making it without exception the greatest Minstrel Or- ‘anizadonin the Worki. GEORGE T. CLAPHAM. ‘Manager Preferred places can now be secure d. se Che yOu 62—N® 9,479. WASHINGTON, D b . SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1883. TWO CENTS. SPECIAL NOTICES. SPECIAL NOTICES. > NOTICE.—RICHA.D H. W. KEED, OF C-$" wamineion, D. Cs on September 6th,’ 1883, made an assignment of bis pro ry fOr the benefit of I's creditors t the undersigned, to whom all creditors are requested to present their bil's, and with whom all debtors are reuuestedto make prompt settlement. THOMAS J. MYERS, { Assignees. fana aventic. sep7-6t M. FORD HAS RETURN: D TO ind Fesumeil practice. ‘sep6-3t* & RICE Keom 8, 482 Lou This is tozive notice that the undersigned have this J4th day of August. 1883, entered into a copartucrship for the purpose of carrying on the Fusniture and Up- hoistery bu-iness at the corner of 14th and S streets uorthwest, Washington, D. C. J. 3, JETT. E. P. RICHARDSON, Having associated with me in the above business Mr. E. P. Richardson, who is a first-class Furniture Ws holsterer, we are’ prepared to do all work in our line the bes: ihanifer. J. J. JETT. 865-6" (Ce Notice PT BERRY, OF GEORGETOWN, “Fon August 29th, made an assiznment of his Property, for the benefit of his creditors, to the un- dersicned, to whom all creditor # are reqnested to pre- sent their bills, and with whom all debtors are Te- quested to make prompt settiement. CHAS. H. CRAGIN, JR., Assienes, e73-6t" 921 459 street northwest. “g=°_ PERSONS INTFRESTED IN THE PRE- vention of cruelty to animals will confer a favor by reporting to the company's office, 1420 New York avenue, the number of any cart or wagon owned by the Washinvton Brick Machine « ompany seen driven faster than a walk, xiving time and place, whether loaded or not. T. L. HOLBROOK, au25-lin President. (Ce TEE NEW CIRCULATING LIBRARY SUP- Plies the beat Magazines and New Books as soon as issued. Subscription 50c. ver month or #4 per year. Catalocue on application. 1749 Pa. ave. jy12-eo2m (ea. C EVARY BAPTIST CHURCH, CORN Sthand H streets northwest, i.ev. 8. H. GREEN Pastor.—Services at Il a.m. and 7:30 p.m. worship with us. It {267 UNITY PRESBYTERIAN CHUROH, CLA- <s baugh Hall, 1630 14th street northwest, Rev. G. B. Pstcu, pastor. —Services: Preaching Sunday morn: ing at 11 o'clock. “Sunday School Sunday afternoon at 4:30u'ciock. Prayer meetings Wednesday evenings ‘Come an at 7:30 o'clock. All are welcome. It. tS Fe R CHAPEL, CORNER NEW YORK <s' avenueand 4th street.—Preaching To-morrow at ll o'clock a, m. and8 p.m. Sunday school at 9:30 am. it [2° PREACHING “AT McKENDREE ME. 3° Church, Massachusetts avenue, between 9th and loth streets, Sunday, at 11 o'clock. by Rev. JOHN S. Daze. Presiding Eider; at 7:30 o'clock Rev. WM. S. Fpwarvs, D. D. Public are cordially invited. Beats L METROPOLITAN M. E. CHURCH, 4% AND by Rev fee yorthweat,— Preaching Sundar. 21 a.m. y Kev. Dr. J. J. G. Wesster. No evening service. “Love Feast Tharsday evening. It [S>.,cHURCH OF | THE corner 12th and N streets northwest, Rev. I. Townsenn, S. t. D., Rector, Sunday. services, and 11 a.m., and fuil choral ‘service at.5:30 D.m., at which the fests are all free. sunday school at 6 INCARNATION, p.m. (25>, UNIVERSALIST CRUNCH, 137m AND L <o streets. —Rev. ALEX. KENT, pastor. Services to-morrow at 11s. im. and 7:30 p. m. Subject, morn- ing: “The Lost Piece of Silver.” Evening: ‘The Great Commandment.” Sunday-school at 9:45 a.m. 1t* [oS FOUNDRY MOE CHURCH, 4TH AND G oH, streets, Rev. WF.” Wanp. pastor. —Preachini at 11 a m. ‘To-morrow by Kiev. J, W. SCHIVELY, 0 S.A. At 7:30 p. m. praise and revival meeting. Let all come and weicome. 1 cS, THE FREE METHODIST WA-HINGTON = and Alexandria Society will hold a camp meeting at Fast Falis Church, commencing September 13, 1883, holding eight days. "An old time religious eamp is ex: pected, A'weloome to ally"? FO! Pat CaP ne CASHINGTON, D. C., Aueust 22, 1833, <The Copartuership heretofore existing between the undersigned, under the firm name of 1AYLOK & HUFTY. is this day Dissolved by mutual consent. RICHAKD H. ‘TAYLOR wil sign in liquidation and continue the business. All parties are respectfully requested to make a SET- TLEENT OF THEIS ACCOUNTS. RICHARD H. TAYLOR, au23 FKANCIS HUFTY. ce, HAMLINE M. E. CHURCH, CORNER Ora and P northwest. —9:15, Sunday’ schoo!. - by pastor, Rey. 8. Great Leader. invited. ce, WAUGH M. E. CHURCH, 3p AND A STS. = northeast.—Rev. WM. S. Fpwarns, D. it 1 Sm. and Rey. Tuos. L. Poutsox, D.b., at'7 Com HARTSOcK, S “HARDWOOD LUMBER.” Soeur cee eee ts 3 to 38-inch, any. hiy neaaoned, {rom % to 3- Gherry, thorouchly seasoned, from toe ich. ft Tennessee, dry and seasoned- narte! Oak, from 3 to 6-4. ‘sbinet and White Usk, all thicknesses. Ash end Sani eee Si ws lens sinc of dry and seanon ding aud JoUbing Lumber constantly on hand. Wik. McL:AN & SON, 13th and B streets northwest. tS Wasurnaton, D.C., July 16th, 1883. & Having «reatly increas d our facilities by the introduction of an Electric Light Ma hine, together with other improvements, we are not subject fo the con- dition of the weather, aud are prepared to furnish with promptness, and <t low price, eny work in the line of ¥hoto Engraving, for either relief or plate-press print- Designs and estimates furnished upon application. THE LAUTEN ENGHKAVING COMPANY, syle 1425 New York avenue. 0. 0. F. SEMI-CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY WASHINGTON LODGE, No. 6, ™M. SONI) EMPLF, Sxer-wner 10TH, 1°83. MUSICAL, LI: ERARY ENVERTAINMENT AND MISS MINNIE EWAN and other First-Class Talent will participate. Tickets 25¢_. to be had of A. Jackson, W. H. Frazter and W. &. Thorpe, c munittee, or other members of the Lo: Doors open at 7 o'clock, exmmence at 8. 8e8-2t ALTIMORE ORIOLE.—MYSTIC PAGEANT Might. September 13th. 500 Choice Seats on Grand Stand. scutiwe te rner Lexington and Eutaw streets five minutes’ waik from Camden Station. Chairs $1 “Aaa: atonce, ress, aton . D, METTEE & §9N, 1 nk Bulaw meek Baltimore. ROF, PHIPPS’ Gk COMPLIMENTARY OPENING SOIREE, TUESDAY, -eptember 15. 1883, at the Academy, St. Joseph's, corner 5c: and H streets northwest. ses-8¢" Nate L THEATER. OPENING OF THE REGULAR SEASON, Monday, Sept. 10th, MISS ADA Gi.At IN EAS! LYNNE. Box Sheet now op. A= ER'S SUMMER GARDEN. PROF. CHR. ARTH'S ORCHESTRA, Mr. RUDOLF DUERING, Tzxom Miss ALBERTINA WELLENBERG, Soprano. Admission, 10 cents. eS GE TESTIMOMAL BENEFIT. CONCEET AND BAL, CHAMPETRE, | ‘Tendered to Mr. ED. ABNER by the citizens of the MONDAY EV SING, September 17, 1883, NDAY y NED ptember na ‘AL ABNFR'S BUMMER GARDEN. Admission, 50 ceuts, 203-18¢ NEw DIME MUSEUM. : GRAND RE-OPENING ‘THIS (MONDAY) EVENING, SEPTEMBER 34. Wondrous Novelties in the Museum and Aquarium, the mt Sea Lion and F: vas Gorilla from Barnum rat Show: the Armless Boy, Barney Felton, and Fi Lite Giantess: the Adams Sisters; the Paynes: Sam Holdsworth; ‘ketts Brothers; Miss Bayard; Professor Poole; Punch and Judy, and COMIC PANTOMIME. ‘8 and Transformations. Admirsicn to all only 10cents. Performance every oon and night. 3-6 RIVER'S SUMMER GARDEN. NEW COMPANY—NEW PROGRAMME. ‘The Caritons. Dilks & Gray, the Franklins, Ch-istine 7 fee Laporte i-ters, Lyle & Koberts, Little Libbie "Mass, aud others. Admission to all, only 10 ¢ nts. 8e3. Outore Pace BALTIMO: NT. , SEPTEMBER 13. ‘The Finest View Cau be Had From the Grand Stand, Madison Avenue and MeMechen Streets. Chairs can be Reserved at J. D. FKEE'S, Ju., Bookstore, F © treet, opp. Ebbitt, aud 14th and Penn. Ave. eeptt-8-10-11 oe Bacrnore ORIOLE.” HAMILTON TEARACE GRAND STAND, E-utaw Street and Madison Avenue. MYST:C PAG ANT NIGHT, SFP) EMBER 13, (Chair Seats con be secured no’ W. S. 1HOMPsoN's sepl-st* 26.626) Street.| 2. €26 F street $f ont - q = wept Ss f d x FOR WINE OR JELLY; APPLE PARERS, &o. WINDOW SCREENS, BULLDERY HAKLWAKE, &o, F. P. MAY & CO., 634 Pennsylvania avenue. Ferd] wee bt FOR THE FALL TRADE IN CARPETS, RUGS, MATA, LACE CURTAINS AND UPHOLSTERY Goops, For the Lowest Cash Prices, at SINGLETON & HOEKE’S, 801 MARKET SPA7™. ANG AGaINst THE RAVAGES OF MOTH. LEFISED GUM CAMPHOR, %c, PER POUND. 1. C. BISHOP, Denectat, ‘MO Nth street. co: rest nov*hweaty INSURES Bgss5 | BUILDINGS AND PERSO SAL PROPER’ Everyrnxe New axon Hannsoue | kCT YOUN FULS AND WINTER CLOTHE GICE QREAM soDs, FIVE CENTS PER ase, MUNCASTER & HOWALED'S PHARMACY, Comer 7th a evts northwe I. 3 N CTOK AND Buitder, Cfllce 8 and $ Corcoran Building. tmates furnished. Repairing promptly attended to. First-class work vusrauteed. Call or address. aul8-1m* (B S4vL Ss sueDp. SLATE MANTELS, Ai to close out stock. GAS FIXT GAS FIX‘ URES. FURNACE ES AND LATROBES, Plumbing a specialty. anil (gp OAS FixTunEs! THE LANGEST STOCK IN THY CIcy TO 'L1.4C0T FROM AND THE CHEAPEST. PLEADSL CALL AND EXAMING, CORCORAN BUILDING, E. F. BROOKS. PICNICS, EXCURSIONS, &e. 409 9th street northwest. fn (CS, BXEAND CHAPEL. CORNER 10TH AND D <s¥ streets southwest. Preaching at 11 a m. by the Pastor, Rev. K. Nounis. At7:30 by Dr, DEALE, P. E. Sabbath School at 9 a. m. and 3 p.m. All wel come. ($e THEREV. DR. ELLIOT !, THE ENGLISH <= Evangelist, will preach to-morrow in the Con- grevational Church, 10th and G streets, at 11a. and at 8 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church (Dr. underland’s), 4% street northwest. it [2 CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION, CORNFR OF Mass. Ave. and 12th street north \est.—Services atila. m. and 5:30 p.m. The rector, Nev. Dr. EL- Lior, will officiate, 1° WOMA CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE <9, Union-—Gospel Meeting to-morrow (und: gp at 30. m.. Masonic Hall, cor. 9thaud F sts.n.w. Mra. 1. ROacH and Kev.'J, H. SHIVELY will address the audience. Good music.” Public cordially invited. It Eee Mi, VERNON PLACE M. E. CHURCH, <7 South, corner Yth and K atreets northwest. Preaching to-iuorrow at 11 o'clock m, by the pastor, Hey. 8. K. Oo vited. ASBURY M. FE. CHURCH.—PREACHING at lla. m. by Key. N. M. CaRkoLi; 4D. in. by icv. B. Buown, P. £. Revival services at 6p. during the week. it (2e DUMBARTON STR M. E, CHURCH, = Georgetown, D.C.—lev. Dre Hunruey, Pastor of the Mcte politan church, will preach at 11 a.m., and Key. J. J. G, WensrEn at 7:31 p.m. Young peo- ple’s meeting at it (28> GHRISTADELFHIANS MEET IN McCAU- b-S ley’s Hall, Penusylvatia avenue, between 2d and Sd streets eoutheast, every First day at 11a.m. Primary object is to celebrate the death of Messiah; secondary, to advocate the truth of Gou in opposition ‘to the fables of modern puipit speculations taught by the hierarchy of Cathol and Protestatism. All invited. No collection. 1 eS, NOKTH BaPTIs1 CHURCH, l4tu STREE near Ht, Kev. J. L. Lopes, D. D., pastor.— Preaching at 11 s. im. and 7:30 p.m. Babbath ecligol ar 9:30 a.m. ate cS, NEW JERUSALEM Ti MPLE, itoi street, near B.—Services at la. m. Sermon by @ distingiashed eyinge ical clergyman from. the Fominion OX Canada. ‘Seats all free.” Public cordially inv. it NORTH CAP- RAND PICNIC FOR THE BENEFIT OF MR. E. ‘T. BISHOP, (Who is at present in bad health, ) At LQEFFLEK'S CliY GAnDEN On TULSDAY, Sept. 11, 1883. Tickets, 25 cents. Prof. D. B. Immick's Orchestra—fifteen ceiebrated Mu-icians—heve volunteered. sep’ AST TRIES OF STEAMER MARY WASHING- OCOOQUAN FALLS. FRIDAY, Fept. 7; WEDNES- DAY, Sept. 12; FRIDAY, Sept. 14. Soat will leave at 9a.m., returning at 8 p.m. ound trip tickets 25 cts. SATURDAY TRIPS ‘10 MARSHALL HALL— at- urdsy, Sept. 5 and 15. Boat will iecve at9a.m. and return at4 p.m. Tickets 15 cts., round trip. SUNDAY TRIPS TO MARSHALL HALL AND GLYMONT—Two trips daily 30 a.m. anl 3 p.m., on Sunday, Sept. 9and 16. Tickets, round trip, 26 c Dancing down and back on all trips except Sund: Fine braas band on Sunday. sep6-9t E. 8. RANDALL, Manager. Fok Boston via NEW YORE AND NEW ENGLAND RAILROAD. Persons intending to visit BOSTON will find that the best line is by the train leaving Washington via BALTI- MORE AND YOTOMAG RAILKOAD, at 1:30 p.in. week days, and 4:20 p.m. Sundays, with through Pull man Cars, without chance, arrivins in Boston at 7:45 the following morn‘ng, makine connections with morn- ing trains for Vortland, White Mountsins and all Pomts north andeant. ‘Ticketsfor sale at B. & P. R.K. offices, Washington, where Berths in Pullman Cars for Boston may be secured. Ask for tickets via New York and Sew England HK. and ‘Transfer steamer Mary- land route. 8. M. FELTON, Jn., General Manager. A. C. KENDALL, Gen'l Passenger Agent. N.Y. &N.E.R.R. _ 9u30-co2w QUMMER ARRANGEMENT. ‘The Steamer W. W. CORCORAN, Captain L. L. Biake, will make daily trips to MT. VERNON (Sundays Srecv te. touching, going and returning, at Alexan- aria, Fort Foote, ‘Fort Washington, Marshall Hall, Guuston’s, Upper Glymont. Boat Iaves her wharf, foot of 7th street, at 10 a.m., returning about 3:30 p.m. are (or the Fond trip to Mi Vernon, $1. ‘To al! other o-nts, 25 cen On SATURDAY EVENINGS special trips. Boat will eave at 6 p.m, and return about 9:30 p.m. Fare for the round trip, 26 cents. Good music in attendance, ‘On SU DAY AFIERNOONS special trips. Boat will leave at3 p.m., about p.m. Fare for the round trip, 50 cents. Refreshments aboard of the boat. Jy19-3m [> , GHACE ME. CHURCH, CORNER Ota AND S strovis northwest.—Suuday at 9:30. Preaching at 11 «.m. oy the pastor, H. >. FRANCE. Children’s meeting, conducted by the pastor, at 3:30 Pom. At P. in., preaching by the Key. Jonw G. SHIVELY. it (>, | ALHER RYAN, THE POET PRIEST, WILL Jecture on Education on SUNDAY EV: NING in the basement of t. Aloysius church. Proceeds of lecture for the Carmelite nuns, at (8? CENTRAL PR SBYTERIAN CHURCH, corner 3d and T streets, Dr. Pirzer, Pastor.— Services at 11 o'clock a.m. an-8 p, Tt (eS? 2HE ELYWM. ELLIOTT, OF PLYMOUTH, <s7° England, will preach in the Firat Congregation= al Church, corner 10th aud G streets, at 11 o'clock to- morrow morning. 1 Te3>_ KEV. T. E. COLBOURNE WILL PREACH <7 at Coucress street M. P. Church at 11 a.m., and at the Mission Chapel at 736 p-m. i he morning service the Mission, and theevening ‘service at Congres: st. Church, wil be conducted by the Vator. itt ¥TERIAN CHURCH, 4'¢ 57. a est, (Dr. Sunderland’s)—Preschine at li Cciock a.m. by Wey. Dr. STANTON, aud services iu the evening at 8 0’ lock, conducted by the Rev. Dr. Wa. Ei- Lioir, of Plymouth, kusland. Allare invited. * ie UNION M. E. CHURCH, 20rq STREET -& northwest, near Pennsyivania avenue. — The pastor. Rev. W.'T. L. Wrzcd, at 11 a. m. dhe Choice of Ruth;* 8 VP m,, ‘*. he Connection Between Rejolcing and ‘Battling. Sunday school at 9 a. m, and4p.m. Seatsfree. Pubiic co‘disliy invited. iv c=, THE TABERNACIE, NEAR CORNER Orn = and B streets southwe ervic at ll nu. by Rev. K. H. Bau; at 7.30 p.m. by Rev. SAMUED RAMER. All are invited. at’ (Ce SE PAUL'S ENGLISH LUTUERAN CHURCH, cor-1uth and H sts. u.w. Preaching by the pas: tor, Kev. Dr. Doaten, to-morrow (Sunday) at 1 a.mn.and 7:45 p.m. subject of lecture in the evening: “Froud.’s Estimate of Luther and His Work.” Allweleome, 1t* (ce, WESLEY CHAPEL, CORNER OF Sx AND F streets northwest.—11 a. m., preaching by the Pa-tor, i.ey. We. 1. McKennex; 8 p. m., sone and praise service. ‘30 a. m., Sunday school. Prayer meeting Thursday evening’ at 8 p. m. Seats free. Stranvers welcor:ie. Come to our Sunday evening meeting and bring gospel hymns. Ali invit itt = CHRIS (TAN CHURCH, 14TH STREET, NEAR Rhode Island avenue.—Servioes at 11m. and 7:30 p.m. FRepentck D. Power, the pastor, will occupy the pulpit. Young people's ‘meeting at 6S. O! FOR GREAT FALLS AND CABIN JOHN BRIDGE.—Steam packet, Excelsior will make her rewular trips to above places SUNDAY, WEDNESDAY, and FRIDAY. Leave High street and canal at 8:30 a, m. Fare 50 cents round trip. For charter apply at Boat or 1114 4th street northwest, md-Om" Hawa & Hercuxsox, 424 NINTH STREET. NEW STORE WITH NEW GOODs. OPEN FIRE-PLACES and BRASS GOODS a spe- cialty. MANTELS, FURNACES, RANGES and PLUMB- ING FIXTURES, ay. IMPORTER AND TAILOR. . FALL AND WINTER GOODS RECEIVED. Gentlemen who have had trouble in getting fitted and ‘suited sre invited to call at the Fashion House, 1111 Pa. Ave., Washington, D. C. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ORLY. — Office, tem} , 1001 ¥ street northwest. Will remove to perussnent quarters, No. 1331 F street Rorthwest as oon as Tepairs are completed—about Nep- ‘im. 8. D- son, dy13-2m Erte cocoa BREAKFAST. GRATEFUL-—COMFORTING “By a thorough k: of the natural lay ich govern the operations of, aaesden and nutrition, and by careful ication of 6 of well se- Sears Mise deepen ous teat ‘with e” ng save us many heavy bills. Iti by the Judicious [endency tod seaser Hanansis of sete Siniadicn axe Sceting around ur, ready to attack wherever there is weak pednt. | Wentey een inatt be keeps foe odmeltg Pel orl with png Boa, 8 prap- JAMES EPPS & CO., 16-m,tu&s__ Memeovathte Chemists, London, Ene. ALEF: 204 TENTH STREET NOR’ Ail welcome. > ALL MEMBERS OF SIMON LODGE, No. “SF 1612. G. U. O. of 0. Fry ure. requested te ment at their Hall ‘THIS (Saturday) EVENING, at 7:30 O'clock sharp, to make arrangements for the funeral of our late Bro: OvERTON Boxp, L. S. to V. G.,. which will take plac» Sunday afternoon, Sept. 9, 1843," at 4 O'clock. Members of sister lodges are fraternally in- vited to attend the funeral. . W. P. J. R. BROWN, N. G. P.N. F. B. F. GRANT, P. 8. itt Ce LEAAM, THE MEMBERS oF PoTOMAG <E Loige, No.5, BA. A.A.) are requested to moet on SUNDAY, 9th inst , at 12:49 o'clock sharp, to ut- tend the fnaeral of our late Brother, H. L. STRASBUR- GER, Members of Sister Lodges fraternally invited. Brethren must et in dark clothing. By order of W.M. C. F. 5! Ki.LL, Secretary. lt cS, Oo. K. 8, B.—_MEMBERS OF CAPITOL LODGE, No. 147, requested to meet at our Hall, corner 9th and D sireeis northwest, SUNDAY, the 9th instant, at Lo’clock p. m., Sharh, in order to attend ne iota es Te nee, ‘HL. L, StRaspun- Gen, By order o resident 1° L, HOPF’t.NMAYER Secretary. Te OOF, GN THE MEMBER «OF THE above Order are requested to meet at their Hall, September 1 on WED NL SDAY, oe wit re eee of ia POL D- ANGEL, Secretary. Fresigert, Slat FG Hype aG OF Elioh = Ing of the , N on the evening of Sept. 4th, the following resolution was, unapimously adopted. hasecioe ty the Federation of Labor, ‘Tat the workit en aD izens gencrally of the District be req to withhold pets Patmonare from such bakers and grocers that sell hot bear- eee the stamp, K.L. D. J. MUNN, MEICHALD A ORIEN, Secretary. (OTHE, , ATTENTION OF VISITORS AND Resi ents is particularly called to PHOSVIT X, ¥.—UNIFORMED BATT, IN. 1., and Boston, Mass., on the 17th, GhB procure o: ders for tickets from Thouias W. Fe ‘treet northwest; at Odd Fellows’ Hall. 7th street, New York, £9, 80, oe Spe commaee._wognd Tae ew ee 16 days. Train leaves B. & P. at ‘Members of the Battalion will meet for drill Monday and F: 10th 14th insts. pete ia BY ORDER OCuMMITTEE. NOTICE! MATTHEW GODDARD, OF WASH- an ‘D. C., on September 6th, 1883, made an assignment of his stock of liqt goodsand pm mer chanaize tr with his accounts lor the benefit of his tors to the undersigned, whom all creditors are requested to present their nd with Thom all debtors, ere requeried to make end ee Market space, assignée. (CE.—ALL P! \VING CLAIMS ae ‘the late EBWwanD vores are warned the same to. the Hogue ess, ‘Ctberwise all claims will be excited, Ups laeses EDWARD B. VOIGT, Exsontor. Washington News and Gossip. GoveRNMENT RecerPrs To-pay.—Internal reve- ue, $464,623,83; customs, $698,505.80. ‘Tue U. 8. MonTTOR MIANTONOMOH Will not leave the navy yard for New York until to-morrow. Tue REesiGNation, August 3ist, of Lieut. M. F. Goodwin, 9th cavalry, the regimental quarter- Master, promotes Lieut. M. W. Day, of that regi- Ment, now at Fort Elliott, Texas, t0 a first lieu- tenancy. THe Caper Exoingers who were dismissed unier the act of August 5, 1822, acting under the instruction of thelr counsel, continue to make onthly reports for duty to the Secretary of the Navy. Prorrssor Guover's DeaTH.—Prof. Townsend Glover, who was for many years @@tomologist of the Agricultural department, dled at his home in Baltimore yesterday, in the 71st year of his age He was of English parentage, and was born in Rio ganeiro. He received his education in England, Dut came to America when a very young man. He was in the service of the government until a few Years ago, when he resigned on account of his age. Prof. Glover was ill only about a Werk. He was attacked on Thursday of last week with apoplexy, and never afterwards regained consciousness. Tae Navat Boarp appointed to examine and re- Port upon the various navy yards, with recommen- dations as to which shall be abolished, will shortly finish its work, as the report is 1n such a condition as to enable the board to submit it in a very few days. Mr. Mullett, the civilian member of the board, will visit Boston, New York and League Island navy yards to obtain some additional in- formation previous to the final meeting of the board, when the report will be formally made to Secretary Chandler. Commodore Luce has lost at the rate of £90 per month while serving on the board, as, by the decision of the eecond controller, he 1s not ‘allowed gea pay. He will doubtless bé ee when the labors of the are com- ple ‘Tae YELLow Frver aT PeNsA0oLA.—Commodore English, Acting Secretary of the Navy, has re- ceived the following telegram from Lieut. Com- mander Welch at Pensacola, dated yesterday: “No new cases in the yard, hospital or camps, Wite of Boatswain Crissey down with fever in Woolsey, Marines changed camp yesterday. Can’t locate it until Igo out.” ‘The surgeon gene- Tal of the marine hospital service received a tele- Stam from Pensacola Yast night. stating that the yellow fever in the navy yard fs Incfeasing to an alarming extent, and asking permission to in- crease the cordon’ force about the yard. Pensacola ttself 1s sald to be in a healthy condition, ‘The re- quest for increase of force has been granted, GENERAL SHERMAN Will return from his western trip about the 20th inst. Gen. Sheridan, tt 1s said, will also be in Washington about that time. WHERE 18 MAJoR NIcKERSON?—Major Nickerson has not forwarded his address to the War depart- mentfor thismonth. War department officials are satisfied that he has been long absent from the United Stites, and that his_ correspondence with the department. has been carried on through aconfederate in Philadelphia. The general Im- Pression is that he is !n Canada. When the Secre- tary of War returns the question of dropping him as a deserter will no doubt be decided. The two Vacancies in the army will be filled early next week Second Lieutenant William 8. Patten, 18th infantry, will probably be made assistant quarter- master, but who will fll the vacancy tm the sub- sistence department is a matter of speculation. New Banxs.—The controller of the currency has authorized the First National bank, of Elizabeth- town, Ky., to commence business with a capital of $75,000, and the First National bank, of Peters- burg, IIL, with a capital of $50,000, ‘Mx. New Has Nor YeTSEEN THE PREBIDENT.—AS the President remained at the Soldiers’ Home to- day, Assistant Secretary New did noy have an-op- portunity to see him, as he expepted. Mr. New Said to ‘a Srax reporter again to-day that he ex- ects to see the President beforé he leaves the city, which will be Monday night, provided Secre- tary Folger returns by that time, and reiterated his intention of taking no steps towards resigning until he has seen the Presijent. The matter re- mains, therefore, as {t stood at the beginning of e week, SECRETARY .Forggx Nor HearD From.—Noth- ing has been heard at the Treasury department from Secretary Folger. Acting Secretary New, who expected to leave Washington on Monday, ‘Will not do so unless Mr. Folzer has returned, THe PRESIDENT AND His CABINET OFFICERS.— ‘The President ts not expected to come in from Soldiers’ Home to-day until towards evening, when he will probably drive in to enjoy the music at the White House grounds. He has not yet decided when he will leave Washington again, nor ishe certain that he will be able to go at all. ‘There 1s a possibility that he will start tor New York and Newport the latter part of next week or the first part of the week fol- lowing. It 1s thought at the White House that it Is very doubtful if there will be a Cabinet meeting hext Tuesday. S@cretary Frelinghuysen, Attorney General Brewster, S°cretary Teller, an very likely Secretaries Chandler and ‘Lincoln will, it 1s thought, be still absent at that time, and the first Cabinet meeting will probably be fixed for next Friday. . (Boxps REDEEMED.—There have been redeemed to date, under the 121st call, bonds amounting to $18,200,550, Cossissions have been tssued to John B. Simp- son, postmaster at Firecastle, Botetourt county Va.; Weston B. Jones, Shiloh, King county, Va.; Leste ©. Blankinship, Naruni, Campbell county, u 3 Tas WEEKLY Stak for this week is now ready for mailing; price, three cents percopy. It is a large, eight-page paper, of fifty-six columns, cut, ae and folded, and will be sent anywhere in he United States and Canada, postpaid, for one dollar a year. ? *PgrsonaL.—Commodore John @, Walker, chief of the bureau of navigation, Navy depart- ment, will return to Washington on Sunday.— Drs. P. J. Murphy and Wm. Lee returned to the clty this morning after a month’s absence, during which time they first attended the social sctence convention at Minneapolis, and then ex- tended their trip to the Yellowstone National Park, taking in Niagara and other points 9: inter- est on their way home.—wMr, John Gibson (of Gibson Bros.) and wife have left on a three weeks? trip in northern New York and Canada.—It 18 stated that ex-Mayor James G.Borret, of this city, Proposes to return to his birthplace in Carroll county, Md., to reside.—Mr. Robert J. Murray has returned to the city, after an absence of two Months at the Hot Springs of Arkansas—Mr. Robert Beall has returned from the Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs.—M. de gtruve, the Rus- Slan minister to this country, will remaio at Pitts- Held, Mass. until October-—Justice Horace Gray, of the United States Supreme Court, 1s In Californta.—Hon, 0. L. Spalding, of Michigan, 13 at the National.—Coneressmen ‘Foley. and Hill, of Ohio, are at the Evbitt.—an souls’. church has engaged Mr. James Caulfield as organist.— Mr. C. B. Young, Will leave this evening to visit hls fauner, who ial nent rederieksbUg. Vas — ‘ashington returned to-day from Sulgnur sprigs tf eee ‘The New Pension Building. GEN. MEiGS REPORTS PROGRESS. Gen. M. C. Meigs, in his report for the month of August to the Secretary of the Interior, detailing ‘the progress of the work on the new Pension bulld- ing, states that the outer walisof the first story have been raised to near the bottom of the frieze, ‘Which ts to be placed at the level of the second floor. The west gate 1s completed, and its buff terra cotta sculptured handrils have ee got, as also the Ohio stone architecture, whicl surmounts 1t, The interior walls of the halls are Well up and nearly ready to receive the arches of the second floor. The seventy-two columns of the lower gal- lery around the interior hall are nearly com- pleted. During the month there was lal@ 762,827 bricks. About sixty-five bricklayers have been employed. All good workmen that Peel employed. The expenditures during the mont have been $29,612 --—____— Building Projections in the Streets, "The cost will be $25,000. Mr. Thos J, PROGRESS IN BUILDING. An Ice Machine for South Africa. THE ENTERPRISE OF CAPT. HALLET—HOW TRE CRYS- TAL BLOCKS ARE MADE—AMMONIA THE REFRIGER- ATING AGENT. A Question of Houses to Rent—Colo: Crandcll’s New House—“Topping Ouv”’ the Richmond Flats—The Co- lonial Beach Hotel—Mrs, Dahigren’s New Hesidence, Etc. ary ship The Morning Star, has purchased the right to put up @ Smith’s transparent tce machine In East London, South Africa, and thus continues his missionary lavors.) He came here, to the manu- factory on Water street, In West Washington, and learned the business of making artificial ice, and had @ portion of the requisite apparatus built here—that 1s, the tank, which isa heavy wooden “TI never new so few houses for rent at this time of the year as there are now,” remarked a real estate dealer toa Star reporter. “There 18a de- mand for them, too,” he continued. “I suppose you mean that there are but few houses for rent in the West End,” suggested the reporter. Dox, 17x35 feet and 8 feet deep, of pine, in varee “Well,” was the reply, “I don’t know much goinpartmnents, It was built by Mr. Sebastian, of about houses In other parts of the city. I have a | West Washington, fand is now ready for shipment. - | The pump was made in New York, and a portion TEE, Bat cae eee ont Me (Bouin Wash: | Crche ireesing buxes aud cols ivenineeete, ington, but not many. and « portion here. The capacity of the apparatus This dealer might be taken as a fair sample of @ | complete will bs four tons “of ice per dayeand as large majority of the real-estate mem in the city, | ice 1s 623 cents per pound in Bast fondon, and the and he represents, as well, a good proportion of | population of the place 8,008, with three other the people. Everybody wants to live in the West | towns near by, the captain expects to make some End, and the consequence is that when people money by his ‘venture. The machine ts a staal start out househunting or room-hunting, as @|one,of the same pattern as the one here, which great many do at this season, they are appalled at ! has’'a daily capacity of 40 tons. ‘The tanke of the the prices asked. | ‘The rent asked for two indiffer- { machine here when full hold 480 tons of ice, being ently furnished rooms in the northwest part of the | four tanks of 120 tons each. ‘The company claiune city would secure an entire house in another section. | to have brought down the Price of ice here last People complain this fall about the bigh prices, $2 per ton, but say the other companies and yet Insist upon golng where high prices pre- | are all friendly to it, notwithstanding. vall. The trials of those who go out to hunt rooms THE PROCESS OF MAKING ARTIFICIAL ICR and houses has often been described as well as explained; but a great deal of the vexation would | at the manufactory in West Washington has been be erased by extending, the bounds whore life 1s | fully describ-d In Tu Stan heretofore, Ammonia su ‘io ‘be endurable. Rents are not higher | tg the princ! nt. It is placed in a condenser, here than i other tien infact are fower than in | ung acrinean, wens, Its placed tn condenser, most; but e entire ci les to crows one section prices will naturally advance. liquifies. Pipes run from the condenser to the O0L, ORANFORD’s NEW HOUSE. tanks where the ice forma A valve being Col H. L Cranford 1s building a fine villa rest- oon sae ae ae ee is suet = dence on Prospect street, Mount Pleasant. The roug' form a gas foundations have been laid, and the work of butid- | to the pipes in the tanks, which are ar- anged In parallel rows, between plates of iron Ing will be pushed forward, The house will be 60 | inthe forma of boxes, “Completely incating the foot front by 76 feet deep, bullt of wood, and| pipes. ‘There are. forty of these boxes. | The Piinted in modern style. A deep veranda, with | *Mmonla, expanding thro: pipes, tal Sennmentt ‘Dalustradca will extend across" the | ‘we bratrom the waver wich eeu tt fren main front of the house. On the second story | ind taken up by the ammonia fy ls renGead ne there will be a covered porch. The roof Te Tee Dmtleestmcte Will be high pitened, with an. observatory | ¢be Aimonia by passing it through a lange coll of on top. ‘There will be four fronts to the house, | Bums called & “cooler.” It ts then forced by & Which will be broken wich projecting chimneys | WonPover and the orovens 1 er eae ne and oriole windows. In the interior there will is The AITAORIN, pREAGH EATORE AE DOD oe a large central hall with a grand staircase. On | OF tno treeaing pipes betore it Ie foreed One fone one side of the hall will be the partor, lbrary and | the condenser vous made ready for abouln hee Dilllard-room, connected by sliding doors. On the | ‘rive lates upoken of as in shied the freczing opposite side of the hall will be the Gtning-room | py Papeete ae IS civing to ani ofice. Tho kitchen and laundry will be in | Water something to fires uppe Theice fore the rear extension. The upper stories will be ig aed divided, into roomy chambers with bath | 2euiust {ie Plates, which are placed at right Fou ag ue Housy wifi be heated with steam | erate, the Mons Ot dhe ans, the novel ee and su ‘with water from a in the upper srr pte TEs floor wil te anise ain oat, ie ainst these plates, which are about two foet library and dining-room being wainscota 6 | touts P % mantels will be of hard wood od. the fire-places een og cp led er a and the tiled. The house will contain 16 rooms, and will | 10s! pI be an elegant addition to the houses in that sec- | SIMILAR MACHINES IN CALIFORNIA AND THE 84ND- Uon of the city. ‘The architects are Messrs Gray WICH ISLANDS. and Page. _ There isasimilar machine bullt by the same peor cessful use for seven years. Another ts in the Proposed summer resort on the Potomac, eleven | Sandwich Islands, used successfully for elgt mniles above Blakiston Island, have authorize the | years. Preparation of plans for the erection ofa large | All the water used at the manufactory here is hotel. It is the intention to begin the building in | filtered, making in facta perfectly pure and trans- the spring, 80 as to have ttready for the summer | Parent tee, which ts put directly Into wagons from season. The hotel will be situated directly on the | De crecziug tanks by means of an incliacd plane beach, and will have a frontage oF 200 feet. Tt will ase ne MTOUgH tne LACUOry, a of wood, with verandas running ubout the Se aa house, and will be three stories high. Tbe depth District Government Affairs. of the’bullding will be 49 fect, and all the arrange- | WiLL NOT INTERFERE WITH THE UNION DEPOT PRO- apart. The ice thus made in parallel and ments will be of the best crest pron: Hoek will sect. i cently agreed upon for a freight depot for the Bal- AW ELTLEd nls city, 18 | tinore and Potomac. railroad. will interfere with Seren eee ema coaee. the unfon depot project so long talked of, for the reason that the railroads cannot agree’ among Mr. Washington McLean, of Cincinnatl, who | themselves where to locate a union depot. The Row owns the McPherson house, corner of 15th | most feasible location, In thelr opinion, ts the and I streets, once the residence of Rowell Cobb, | “Ver flats, south of the long ie, Ww! e resent plan of harbor improvements’ shill have of Georgia, when he was Secretary of the Treas- | Deen tuily completed and Babiished. ‘This post- ury, under Buchanan, and afterwards for a long time the residence of Gen, BE. Butler, has. tion would afford them communication with water transportation, and 1s accesgibleto-allthe rall- d:sirous for some time of securing ground in the rear for the enlargement of the hotel. The trus- roads. They do not presume, however, to speak for the railroais who know how to look out for tees of the 15th street colored Presbyterian church, whose property adjoins that of Mr. Mc- themselves; the only purpose the Commissioners Lean, place such a high figure upon thetr prop- have In View 1s to relieve the avenues and streets of South Washington from annoyances to the citi- erty tat it 1s not likely thay asale will becffected. ‘The trustees state that if they sold thelr present zens and property holders living on the line of roperty they would have to go elsewhere and these street UNDERGROUND TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE WIRES. uy, and they want to reallz? sufiictent to enable them to do this without incurring adebt. The A Mr. Robeson, representing the Standard Underground Cable Co., of Pittsburg, Pa., called price asked for their property 1s §35,000,which is if Over $6 per square foot, at the Commissioners’ oMice to-day, in company THE NEW APARTMENT HOUSE. with a number of well-known citizens, and made & proposition to piave the District velograph and i telephone wires under ground, and offered to pu ‘The last brick In the new apartment building at | telephone wires un: maf at hinwere ee pees the corner of 17th and H streets, known as the | 9, M/C OF wires under ground at his own expe Richmond flats, was laid yesterday afternoon. ‘This building 1s seven stories high, and the lower us a test of what his plan can do. In Pittsburg tuey have eight miles in successful operation for story 1s built entirely of browa stone. The main portion of the bullding 1s brick, witi stone trim- the past two ye.rs, and a full account of the tests and trials of this syst-m 1s published in the Pitts- burg Commercial-Gazette of Auzust 81st. Should mings, and itisone of the most substantial as well a8 most beautiful buildings in the city. The architecture 1s pleasing, and the front, broken by the proposed test in this city prove successful, the agent will make a proposition to the authorities here to place the fire and police tele phone wires under ground. THE SAFETY GATES AT B. & P. RAILROAD CROSSINGS, Mr. Charles EPugh, general manager of the Baltimore and Potomac railroad company, in Teply to the request of the Commisstoners to have gates placed at the crossings of tuelr tracks at irginia avenue and 4% and 7th streets, writes as follows: “I have directed Mr. Kenney to have gates placed at the crossings named as early as Practicable, but it ts well to mention that it will Fequire some little time to get them in position, siuce almost every crossing requires a plan differ~ ent from the other and some mouifications in the castings, etc., hence we are not able to keep them on hand.” PROTEST AGAINST A TELEPHONE POLE. Yesterday a delegation of citizens, residing on Ist street, between G and H streets northwest, waited on the Commissioners and entered a writ: ten protest against the wrong done the citizens by the owners of a telephone in erecting an un- pigbtly and dangerous pole of lange size and great height in front of and near their property. ‘They ask that 1t be not permitted to remain, MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS. ‘The Commissioners yesterday’ appointed Thos. ‘T.Jenkins an additionalprivate of the Metropolitan aye force for one year, for duty on B, between hand 12th streets, without compensation from the District of Columbia, The District. Commissioners have again written to.Dr. HD. Cogewell, of Cullvornti, relterating their refusal to designate a site forthe so-call balconies, with stone bilustrades, fs hizhly orna- mental. ‘Yesterday was what ‘the bricklayers term “the topping out,” and the contractors— Langley and Gettinger—celebrated that event in the usual style—entertaining all the workmen. ‘The architects, Messrs. Gray and Page, intend to surmount the’ structure with a handsome root. ‘Tho building, when completed, will cost in the neighborhood’ of $85,200, and will be the second house of this description ever erected in this city. It 4s understood that tho apartments are already leased. This vicinity has received recently very handsome improve wents. On the southwest corner is the new Metropolitan Club house,nearly adjoin- ing are the Bachelor flats, and on the other elde of H Street 1s another apartment house. IC 1s stated that a very handsome improvement wiil be begun. on the northwest corner. MRS. DAHLGREN’S NEW HOUSE. Work has been commenced on the fine residence of Mrs. Dahlgren, located at Massachusetts ave- nue and M street, opposite the Thomas statue. This building 1s to be 80 by 80 feet, three stories and basement high, and 50 teéé from the ground to the highest part of the roof. The foundations are to be of stone and concrete. The house will have pressed-brick fronts, and mouldod brick and fron cornices, and will be heated by furnace. It will have three bay win tows 39 feet high, running to the eaves, 14 feet wile, projecting 6 ‘feet, and fet hig and 14 eet wider ‘hts buikaibee will be eet high and 14 tect wide. ‘This bul wi ahi finished up with. ‘all. the latest modern improve. | Cogswell fountain on any of the public grounds, ments, looking to comfort as well as elegance of BUILDING PERMITS Style, and will be a mozlel residence in all respects. | were issued to-day by Inspector Entwisle as fol- Collins is} lows: E. Sharkey, repair brick 1212 U st. n.w. $1,000. L. EF Spofford, repair brick 508 Est Capitol st.; $250. Geo. Juenemann, erect a dwell- repair bricl Missouri ‘ave. DW. ; nthony: BEQUESTS OF JOSIAH CURTIS AND GRORGE JONES | Thito. repair brick 1919 31 st, West Washington; The will of the lat> Jostah, Curtis, who died in | 4390. “John Wiltberger, erect a private stable, London, England, about August 1st, was filed to- | Rock Creek church road; $400._T. H. G. Todd, re- Gay with Register Ramsdell, It 1s dated St. John’s | pair frame 9034 G st nw.5 $185. J.T. artere Day, June 2ith, 1830, and the preamble reads: | Srct 8 two-story dwelling. Ks. s.e.; $500. f Patterson, repair frame 1082 18th st. £250. “It 1s appointed unto all men once to die, Various Detrick, re} bricks 839, 841 and 843 8th st. nw, circumstances, and. especially the somewhat sud- | $120. den death of my older brother nearly two months 2 ago, remind me that I, too, am Mable to be called ‘The District Oarvmen. at any time, and perhaps upon short notice. With | GOSSIP ABOUT THE POTOMAC RIVER REGATTA—SCENES these thoughts and reflections, and being of sound ON THE RIVER LAST NIGHT—OARSMEN WHO WERE mind and sound in body, as Ihave been for some| ovr. years past (and as sound asI can reasonably ex-| A very enjoyable hop was given at the Potomac ee to be), Thave given due consideration to the! poat house last evening. The cool weather, the Aisposition of my effects, and as the result I here- | commodious ball room and the excellent music BI ¢ follow! as festa~ ment.” Ho then comnts his soul to the Sind | all contributed to the enjoyment of the many care and keeping of our Father in Heaven” and | ladies and gentlemen present. his “mortal body to my friends for such disposal] Pleasure boat rowing in the is about as they may think proper.” He directs that over for this season. The river is alive with ra the payment of all debts the executor boats every after however, showing that divide the estate into three equal 3 | of our cl strenuously to put forth the frst to ‘be. given Mrs Maria Ostman | & spol the Pr the architect and buil: Filed To-day. first-class crews for the Potomac river regatta. the wife of Henry B. Oatman, of New| Every race that has entries from our home clubs Haven, Conn. ; the second to Levi Ci ‘a brother | will be a success, whether outside clubs are repre- of deceased, of Philadelphia, Pa., du: his life, | sented or not. and at hisdeath to his wife, Saille, to have the | “The Columblas had out four inst full benefit and use thereof du: personal property Somers msi ‘mext of = and ‘Warden, O rower, Puladeipala; aened iets more then likely that the commtt- of Coun, and Busty G. Diz. micoe, ace andi probable cae 1 pebicadon desea AY P| Cat neat sae ae George Jones was also filed to- Y f ; i ia if ie H| i EB E i i Telegrams to The Star. FRANCE TREATING WITH CHINA. SETTLING THE TONQUIN QUESTION. MEXICAN VICTIMS OF YELLOW FEVER WORK OF THE DAKOTA OONVENTION. THE WRECK OF THE CANIMA; The Daketa Constitutional Conven- tion, PROIBITION AND WOMAN SUPPRAGE—THE stars carirat. Stovx Fatts, Dakota, Sept. &—The work of constitutional’ convention is now being done b the several committees, all of whom are ¢1 on thelr respective topics, thus making the ‘ae lar sessions of the convention very short. ‘ne advocates of prohibition and woman suffrage are struggling for recognition tn the constitution, The committee on the boundary will report to Gay tn favor of a division on the 46th paral el, and admission to the Union under the name of “Dakota.” The location of the state capital will De at Yankton. THE QUESTION OF OPENING THE sI0UX ‘RESERV Ac ‘TION. Omana, New, Sept. §—An Important confer= ence will take place here to-day between Senators. Logan, Cameron and Dawes, composing the Senate committee on the Sioux reservation, and @ committee of six from the Dakota constitutional convention and the members of the Sioux com= mission. The Dakota committee will urge the ime portance of opeuing the Sioux reservation. ae France and China. POINTS OF THE AGREEMENT FOR THE SETTLEMENT? OF THE TONQUIN QUESTION. Pants, Sept. 8.—The Figaro publishes the follows ing as the principal poluts of the agreement are rived at by the juls Tseng, the Chinese am- Dassador, and M. Challemel-Lacour, the French minister Of foreign affairs, for the settlement of the Tonquin question: Tue French rate to be hereatter confined tothe Deita and the Red river. Chinato open the navigation of the Red river down to Lao Kay, which shall be the only Polnt open to trade with Yun Nan, the frontier at all other polnts to be closed by the establishment of a neutral zone, which shall be garrisoned by the Annamites. Chiba undertakes to prevent further incursions of the black flags. The suzerainty of China Annam ts to be recognized by a mere act of Homage, after which China will recognize the treaty of flue. ‘The French force of occupa ton ts to be limited to 4,000 men, INDIGNANT ENGLISH RESIDENTS AT BONG KONG. Lonpox, Sept. &—A dispatch to the Standaré from Hong Kong states that the absence of the British Meet at the present time from Chinese waters excites the deepest indignation among the English residents there and at other Chinese ports, as the relations between the Europeans and Ratives, th out China have at povnce changed since the open! e Frenc! alicy aggression in Tonquin. Fecent reports of ree verses to the French army have materially dam- aged the prestige of all foreigners in China. HOPE OF EUROPEAN ARBITRATION, Lonpon, t.8.—The Daily News states that t has reason to believe that the Marquis clings as strongly as ever to the hope of Bui arbitration between China and France, in view of the enormous preponderance of the trade of Eng- land, Germany, and even of America, over that of France in the east. It ts thought that the cable nets of the neutral powers would be fully Justined. in offering their friendly services to France and China, eee Foreign News by Cable. 4 MOB AT AGRAM DISPERSED BY TROOPS. AcRam, Sept. 8—An antl-Magyar mob assem- bled heré last evening and sinashed the windows of the government offices on which the Hungaria escutcheon had been yesterday replaced. Tht troops were ordered out by Baron Von Ramberg, the military commander, and the rioters were dis: persed at the point of the bayonet. Monster meetings of the ant-Magyars are called for to-day and to-morrow, and it 1s feared that the peasants Will Join the mdb. A battalton of troops has been dispatched to Zagorien, wiuere trouble 1s also exe pected. KING ALFONSO AT MUNICH. Montcn, Sept. 8—King Alfonso, with hts sutte, arrived here last evening and were cordially re- ceived. He will continue his Journey to Vienna to-day. YOR THE RESCUR OF KING CRTEWAYO. Dvapan, Sept. 8 —Seventy armed Boers have crossed the border of Isindala, presumably for the rescue of King Cetewayo. DEATH OF A FRENCH ACTOR. Panis, Sept. &8—Jean Marie Michel Geoffroy, the actor, is dead, aged 63. Ja et ‘The Wreck of the Canima. ‘THE PASSENGERS AND CREW é AND MAILS New York, Sept. 8.—A telegram was received af the office of’ the Cromwell Steamshtp company, from St. Johns, N. F., stating that the passengerd and crew of the wrecked steamer Canima had all been saved, without exception, but that the gage and malls had been lost, "The captain of the ‘Vessel remains at the scene of the disaster. rbacotcbnni adele Strike of Italian Navvies, A MAN STABBED BY A STRIKER. Witarxarox, Det, Sept. 8—Ninety Italian nav= ‘vies employed on sections 82and 83 of the new Boltimore and Philadelphia ratiroad struck this morning for an advance of fifteen cents per gay. Some of themn went over to section 84 to persux the workmen there to join in the strike. Finding them unwilling to cease work an altercation en. sued, during which one of the strikers stabbed one of the men <cimployed on section 8, inflcting & deep flesh wi —— The Easton and Hangor Railroad. Easton, Pa., Sept. &—The Easton and Bangor Fallroad company has decided to suspend work ey 18, veetipny legen Lense = if the purpose of reorgan! the issue sumed construction ‘of the Martin’s Creek road by. the Pennsylvania company. All its indebtednesg will be paid up in full to date, and work will be res sumed as Soon as the new arrangement now pends ing shall be ——— Denver and Ric Grande. New You, Sep, Git is stated, although not ew You«, Sept. &.—It r ne authoritatively, that the pt Mnanctil piag of the —— of the Denver and Rio Grande Property include an tssue of a new consolidated oF lanket mortgage, which, after taking up out. standing bonds, will leave $4,002,000 to be used for the immediate necessities of the company. Yellow Fever Deaths at Guayamas. Benzon, Arizona, Sept. 8—A special to the Here ald from Guayamas, dated yesterday, says there have been 8 deaths here from yellow fever within the last forty-eight hours. eed: “The Nightingale of Mexico” Dead. Gvavamas, Mex., Sept. 8—Prince Sonna Peralt, known as “The Night le of Me: .” died on the 20th of August, at Mazatlan, of Tono fever. Three members of his operatic troupe died of the same A Mexican Kills Two Cowboys. Denver, CoL., Sept. 8—A dispatch to the Tridune trom Las Vegas, N. M., ee fad ™ Yesterd: afternoon two cowboys emplo; by the Unit States Cattle couapany, on the Hed. river, a shore distance east of this piace, became Involved in @ dispute over a cow belonging to a Mexican, which had ‘strayed into thelr herd. Tue two cowboya commenced firing at the Mexican, who returned, their fire with a shotcun, killing’ both of them, The Mexican himself died from his wounds shoruly afterward.” Uncle Rufas Hatch and His Party. Cuicago, Sept &8—“Uncle” Rufus Hatcb and big PAN, of excursionists to the Yellowstone Pa including @ Dumber of journalists attached to t leading papers of England and France, this city yesterday on their way back lghtrul and sccomplishe ail we antiipaica all he ant At, as it delighted all te Se ee oe sult in making Europe much better acqi ‘with the great west and its revenues and posit ities, The party wiliremain here till Monday. facinescine mpc Telegraphic Briets. Messra. Bacher and Dreyfoos, manufacturers “ essed judgment Het ps pind in Philadeiphia, conf e ng in the Sum Of $23,600, In favor of 8. Sterne