Evening Star Newspaper, September 17, 1883, Page 1

a THE EVENING STAR. FUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Fertl west Cerner Penazylvozia Ava. ext 11th 98.97 ‘The Evening Star Newspaper Company, GEO. W. ADAMS, ¢ Fersixe Star nt Woe at Wastington, D. Ca¥ y- flaps Stat. —————___s Telegrams to The Star.» THE PRESIDENT IN EW YORK. CAREY'S SLAYER IN ENGLAND. THE SHARON - HILL SCANDAL, > A MEXICAN DUEL WITH KNIVES. ° 62—N° 9,486, | GOODS. N sitex 1 + \DISTE, . Has cemore’ from Baltinore to 24 D et-cot sonthenet, Every Lve toonter Diestes and Cestum sit long experience tn the art of aking she guarantees perfect satisfac Suzy t tes ARE CSS, NINTH AND F_STRENT & an Back i Ps ecpcare’s Great | I SCH BALBRI poe # AWERS, horouh OK FEATHER: ie in the very EN L'SH HO- M ev 20s, at Te. will leave on SATURDAY NE tS GERMANS SPECIAL DISTRICT 0) TUESDAY FVE an Building, 14: -RING, M. D., P tion to, the Louisville Colored Convention 2d, via the B. ring informa- . Kecord- Bepl7-3t OOK Ro at 10:15 a.m, edion the Hon. FRI » City Hai P 'D'K DOUGLA OF THE DISTRICT, ALTENTION the understened committee of the Ger fe ting respectt aly invite two officers (or delegatos) of ry German Organization in the Diatrict to attend & jecting on WEDNESDAY EVENING, the 19th inst., in Abner's Music Hall: 7 seve) val te gown Hud. Heinrichs, iE, aeta! price 750. E.& W. COl Geo. Bre {OF ice. cpr ietees toe ee Capt. L. H. Orlewann, Simon, Wolf lit: nett hiner cee Chas, Schueiaer, Gee, C, Walker, = S10 BU cad eee raid tozs Chris. Abner, spt. Chas. Ebert, EDT. 2TH. 9. 310.50 and $12 ver bait doa Executive Committes of the Bicentennial of German a YS A® FISHER. Colonization in the United States. eep-17-3t RENE BO Ga eg bw SQCAL, DAY, CLEANING ESTABLISH. | (ese SPECIAL NOTICE.—Tal TIME. FOR RE- reason of ME pS streetnortheest Thirty years’ exp <% ceiving subsoriptions to the FUEL CONTRACT Big. jf adien’ aud Genticments Garmenis, iso Crapo | has been extended to cept, 29, 1693" tclasive. CHARLES F OPERA COMPANY, wits pecicctly: Cleaned liy this superior JAMES A EDGAR, Secretary, "Evening Dreawon a Rularged by th er itcta cree ee ei ee | _sepls-2t Sovereigns Co-operative Association. Mice ALICE MAY, chemicals are of the most eftectual na. | 735° COLONIAL BY ACH.—PERSONS DESIKING y ture and harmless, and your perfect machinery is not surg assed in Parts, New York or elsewhere.” Notice. — Gres-e spots cuardnteed te be thorouguily removed-4i29 And the Mc WH. SFYM «que pera, UR, In the Exquisite ! LoS to buy CHOICE LOTS, or wishing information Felative to those they own, can obtain the office, 641 La, ne ut the Bepl5-3t Wwe. Dr. KR. H. EVANS. n NIE K. HUMPHERY, \TH STREET NORTHWEST, 8 to order in every styleaud matertal, erfect fit and comfort, HUE SPECIALTIES ARE } Frenet: Hand-made | t Imported Hosiery, | s or Braces anid all Dress Reform Goo ls. | Ezench Corset Busties. | ‘The **Here Stn | ‘ wach Miss H. is epee f BLUE BEARD: OF HAZARD OF @HE DYE. wit Writ tnd guaran tecs os arsat, TEMBEK 18, LATROBES. ~S GAS FIXTURES, Large stock of the lutest desisna, RANGES, PLUMLING AND HEATING. SAWL 8. SHEDD, 49 9th street northwest. THLETIO PAbie own make, thatior the pics | oes THE NIION OF VIsiTo) Ee cae wiht i 7 Residents is varticatarl = % ‘ ane a phew and porular Braiy ait SESSA. Sek = = | evar avaiust staliria, For Splat Corie DOUSEFURNISHINGS. W. ¢, MILBURN, oaadegidece |— Bole Inventor a — Fyeesioresio saa COOLE _se Pe LAbIES OF 1H) <rCOND TAPISE s Ss WASHINGTON 2 MeNinG 4-3 The cop: rship heretof. the undersigned, under the firm neme of TAY HUPTY, is this day Dissolved by mn:ua! consent RICHARD 1. TAYLOR wil sigu. in liquidation and continue the business. ‘All parties ave TLE. pepttully requested to make a SET. ENE OF THEIK ACCOUNTS. RICHARD H. TAYLOR, au23 FRANCIS HUFTY. STOV eu hand REF duced p , constantly city. ay ATORS end WATER COOLERS at re- ne COOKING STOVE PORTABLE SLATE Ma NACES, w great variety. Tand LS, LALKOBES, FUK- W. 8. JENKS & CO.. 717 7h strest_portnwsst. HORETS To Washini than a walk, Kiving Gime and pluce, whether loaded or = » IN SHE PRE- will confer a favor company’s office, 1420 New York enue, the number of any cart or wagon owned by the n Brick ine Company seen driven faster ot. ‘2. L, HOLBROO! au25-ln Pregic “HARDWOOD LUMBER.” 44 fo 4-Inch Prime seacone? Walnut. ahozany, thorough'y reasoned, {rom ¥ to 3-ineh. Cherry, tho won IY Be: Poplar, soft Tennessee soned, from \ to 4-inch, 2 dry and seasoned. Reese Tiel, LEESBURG = | Quartered Oak, from 4 to 6-4. FAIR, Septe 0, EMNATIUN _OF LAN 2 1 ‘abinet and White Unk, all thicknesses. rom Weshins 10. LO ONPEMNATION Orie ND FOR WATER) ier aed sionie tment a larve stock of dry and nie leave seasoned Building aud Jobbing Lumber constantly on neplt-ot hand. WM. McLEAN & SON) = SGTON Cry, aus 15th and B etre ow Justice { ‘August 21, 1983. FF grain TRS FN Pate a. BSH, Shree waite 1 2 uly: | Ce ving ereatly increas dour facilities by the ae poy Section Lok the act of 862. ch.204, July |S Teroauction cl am Hesse Visit nine tovether ire 115) {toinerease the water eupply of the city of | with other improvements we ats not enufon to Mea LESTIMUS TAL it is, amon cal anse to be made a | # ual for, other purpose AND BAL-CHAM : CONCERT "3 NEK by it wu ie prese et fre b cround north test, ay point, the of W Sek MME GARDE er st the capied by the dan, (maps sh: Veiren tuade, the Secretary of War and the Attorus peral of the United States shall proceed to aeqith and for the United states the outstanding title. 4 any, to eaid land and water rhrhts, and to the land on to at jyoy MUNCASTER & HO) tion of the weather, and omptuess, and at low pri hoto Engraving, for ether Prepared to furnish with ny work in the line of chief or plate-press print ing. Desiens and estimates furnished upon application. M SODA, FIVE CENTS PER RD'S PHARMACY, Comice 7th and T streets noxthivost. MARSHALL, CONTRACTOK AND fice Bund g ished. Repairing promptly atte ret-clase work xtiarantesd, Cail or address. aulS-Im t wate house at Great Falls stands, by condem- Iso that— ei the: ihap and survey are comp! NICS. EXCURSIONS, _ : ° fed, the Attor- Fol, GhESt FALLS AND C\BIN JOHN | ney General shall proceed fo ascertain the owners oF RIDGE ket Exccsior will make her | claimants of the premises embraced in the survey, and SSUNDAY, WEDNESDAY, ase to be published, for the space of thirty days, t t and caret at O a. rr mnore of the di ished in the For charter apply at entire tract (apr GAS Fixtures? THE LARGEST STOCK IN THR Crry TO ELECT FROM AND THE CHEAPEST, PLEAS CALL AND EXAMINGS. CORCORAN BUILDING, E. F. BROOKS. ie ic . with a notice has b-en taken for the uses mentioned in this act, and notifying ali claimai to any portion of said premises to eriod of publ OR, > Jathe Deyactment ct Fusctea, a descrinton of the tract SOODKICH, ATTOKNEY-AT-LAV - | or parcel eained, and u statement of its value as esti= one Medio Tels REARS | ated by the claimant. se id levally trans. | All of @hich will betterappear npon reference to such ‘i 3 act. ——________ms_ | “nd whereas such map and survey have been com- MULL H. WALKER, pleted: - 5. COMMISS'GNER, NOTARY PUBLIC AND herefore. in accord: nee, therewith, and under ALTORNEY FOR REN quirements, I hereby ive note wrce.s of lauet and wat low deseribed. have been taken for the uses above indicuted, ¥ (a) For ExT: SOF AQUEDUCT. let. 1 yposed to take a right of way for a tunnel, whore le ING FIXTURES, Hawan & Heremssox, 424 NINTH STREET. NEW STORE WITH NEW GOODs, OPEN FIRE-PLACES and BRASS GOODS a epe- cialty. MANTELS, FURNACES, RANGES and PLUMB- dy2t th below the suriace of the ground will to 170 feet. as shown tn detail by the fonsi- we A; the line wel coun ribatng road te of 1 Notery Publie, weet er nit at the si University. Utle to the fol- several shaft on OF PATENTS, pert. Mt Cloud f od reterci veates t Foyudry and fro: e “New Cut? | 13100, fronting on mt two and one-h xtending: Sint bout 1,400 feet vest of t 1 lin fot comprising ati bof way fora nearest: public eA Tot. ave, working shaft, a lot fre 2 comprising’ 40,0 laries sre not can be modified within certain emits axp conforving, as far as practicable, to the Se Property owaers, 201 STATIONERY, (0). FOR RESERVOIR NEAR HOWAAD UNIVERSITY. Shenae Jet. Itis proposed to take and acquire title to about G7 8-10 acres of land lying in the depression east of Howard University, together with all improvements et: Stoek, at PRICES AS LOW AS. cra, We have a line of COOKING Im GAS BURNERS gnd GLOBES at LOW P sepl : We Are Orrenina NEW DESIGNS IN GAS FIXTURES, And are selling single and donble Swing G OKELS, S BR. In Brass and Gilt, at 40 and 59 cents each, andother g00ds proportionately low. RAN prices, from $8.50 to $1 at various ON TILE FIRE-PLACES, w ME: BRASS ANDINO PORTALLE BUCKET GRATES, from 35 to 350, PARLOR GRATES, from $10 to $100, 50 to $50 per pair, ICES. EDWARD CAVERLY & CO., Plumbing, Heating and Ventilating, 1425 New York avenue. Wholesale and Retail. thereat, ‘compeising: property a omen Co one Pe nandivided property, ag followss Biveks a 10 0G WM. BALLANTYNE & SON, 5.24, 25, 36, with adjoining’ streets, and Lobs sepll 425 Sr i STREET. B, C, D, E, F. and Lots 10 to 21 incluggve, al! in bloc! #6, tovether with that part of ‘Collexe, Rtréet adjoining Jot 10 to C, inclusive, in said block; a'so the Spring Lot belouing fo the United States, containing about 4-10 actes: alo about 22 4-10 acres of undivided land, «ald Senco Booss BOK EVERY GRADE OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE | to belong to the Howard University, 6-10 acres said to SCHUOLS AXD CULLEGES, belong to the Soldiers’ home and 20 ‘3-10 acres sald to = belong to G. E.{Moore. Also a Lot* 20 feet square in the AND ALi SCHOOL REQUISITES, At the lowest prices, wholesale and retail, southwest corner of Gen, Whittlesey’s property. 2a. It is also p1 to take a right of way 50 feet wide, and for such i ag may be needed, to extend 4% street (so-called) from boundary to and upon the Property to be taken for the reservoir. 1ti« proposed to lay the large reinforcing maine a =a is line: the right of way through LeDroit Park has promised in writing, free of cost. and it al exints asa public street from there t» the Howard Uni- rend, T Lacsoey. Crostxe oO ut OUR ENTIRE STOCK OF BOYS’ CLOTHING AT A SACRIFICE, ‘On account of not having enough space for BOYS* CLOTHING DEPARTMENT I have determined to close the same out, and I now offer the following bar- Yori grounds. This will leave a length of about 360 | gains: i fect to be condemned. ySSOWSK: ‘The lands referred to under this heading are shown | One Lot of 85 SUITS from 5 to11 at $2.90, former TYSSOWSKI BROS., * | onteaciny B, indicated by tp parts colored’in pres” rales = CORNER FIFTEENTH AND G STREETS. (c). LAND FOR DAM, ETC., AT GREAT FALLS. Ist. For extendit the dam to and upon the Virginia COLLARS aud CUFFS, 2 cxnts exch, Sent every | SBOm it pro ed to take and acuutre title to a etrip One Lot of 140 SUITS from & to 11, choice at $3.90 eae aos mt O18 Feet wide, crossing Cont Island and the | ¢ormer price $5.50 and $6, Nitginia channel, and connecting the U.S. property on Fallsintand aud Hard-to-come-at with ties, property on the Virxinia shore. | ‘This willextend the present mits of the U.S. property cn the Virginia shore to the oe © Besr. Ger T = ih at avis GONGUND Taal South. by taking in a tangular lot containing about THE CONC ‘Pls tract is colored in yellow on tracing C. LUTZ & BRO., SoLe AGexts 2nd. itis proposed to hold aud acquire title to the lot : on witch the gate-house at the Great Falls now stands, Fee the sale of the celebrated **€ COLD HARNESS,” | Containing about one-fifth of au acre. Bave on hand a large sto Every genuin N kinds at low prices. oncord Harness" and Concord Col- propoesa erika: Sani BA Ore Lot of the best DIAGONAL and SCOTCH GOODS $4.90, former price $7. One Lot of SINGLE PANTS sold from $1.50 to $2.60, now choice, 98 cents. BARGAINS IN MISSES' FALL ULSTERS AND It is proponed neq & 3 NKETS | AP KOBE: i Island, contain: ty rl - 0 ae esr Ss AP KUBES ble Conduit anda part of. he dat —— one THIRD th re! THE REGULAR PRICE. 1Z & BRO., $rvt pind the Chesapeake on tegcaual passes through | CALL SOON AND DON'T BE DISAPPOINTED. wepnt yIvania Avenue. ‘4th. dina ition to scquirizig to and for the U. — ~ outstanding title to these lands at the F oO. so Der G@ sieo pezpaeed to coanire all water, rig geo A wv U0 MM MM ALL PENING oops. pomeesion: of ties or needed for purposes con- g 0 ae & big ue ae a mplated ‘which these proceedings We open TO-DAY fell lines of al! the new FABRICS | plated by _ weldio .. B As UU Me fy WUOLEN DIG SS GOUDS. in the i vet desirable The mnap of the surveys (in three, tracings) required ” 44 vw MMM. shwics, with VELVELS and VELVEAEENS to match. oe ia eee ensure a iegie named ae of ~EkURG Wicks Ges eee . 294, may be acen Pepartme! , “URUNSWICK” VELVETEENS are th, beat nhanta to say portion of na premisder sa vaey it 416 SEVENTH STREET. Full lines of “DOMESTIC GOODS, FLANNELS, | hereby respectively to vile within the period of sep10 HOUSERIEFING LINENS, LACE CUREAING and | the publiction OF this adacriturnne tn the Bese, Qi! needful things for the season. sent of Justice a description of the tracts or parcel rexpectively by them claimed, and a statement oF their JOHN T. MITCHELL, value as by each claimantestimated. _fert 31 Pennsylvania avenue. NIAMIN Ee cee 2. *NorE.—This lot is required for the construction of Esrme Stock the valve chamber. 8u23-30d ov MILLINERY AND FANCY Goops ar HALF PxICE. Store for Rent. Fixtures for Sale. MES. M. J. HUNT, septs 621 D street northwest. Fas Sivrzs Tx Harn ALL THE NEW SHAPES NOW READY. Alec, DUNLAP'S NEW YORK SILK AND DERBY HEALS, special shapes, ai ‘ WILLETT & RUOFF'S, “Sole Agents for Dunlap’s New York Hats, sepl3-im 905 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. Wx. E. Woon « Co. HEATING AND VENTILATING ENGINEERS, MANUFACTURE AND ERECT THE MOST IMPROVED STEAM-HEATING APPARATUS FOR PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND DWELLINGS. ‘No. 296 W. Balt. St. and No. 1 North Liberty Street, Baltimors, Md. sep6-6m CE Ses ee Dorr Ir Fiz FALL OVERCOATISH THESE AIRY NIGHTS AND MORNINGS? WE ARE LONGING TO AFFORD YOU THE NEEDED PROTECTION FROM AUTUMN BREEZES AND SNEEZES, AND CAN SUPPLY YOU A LIGHT-WEIGHT OVERCOAT AT ANY PRICE YOU WISHTO PAY, BETWEEN $8 AND $20, GEORGE SPRANSY, ONE-PRICE CLOTHIER AND TAILOR, i SEVENTH STREET, opr ‘Opposite the U- 8. Post Office, , D. C., MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1883. TWO CENTS. A PROFESSOR KILLED ON THE ALPs. and Gossip. Goversment RecerPTs Toay.—Internal reves Dae, $612,118.42; customs, 1698.6) RAL GRESHAM was at the Washington News POSTMASTER GEN department to-day. Jamrs F. Gar agent at Ouray, Commrsstons were Issstied to-day to Frank C. Breazeal, Peaksville, Va. and Wm. 8, Williams, Amos, Va. Tue Prestpent yesterday afternoon drove through Central Park, New York, and last even- ing, in company with Secretary Chandler, dined } at the residence of Charles £. Miner. sER has been appointed Indian Utah. Acguirrep.—Naval Cadet Johnson was acquitted of the chargé of hazing at Annapolis, Saturday, and left for his home. Carr. J. P. Stony, 4th artillery, will be relteved from signal duty upon the completion of the tour of Inspection on which he is now engaged, and will then proceed to join hls battery. Leave of absence for six months on surgeon’s certificate of disability {s granted Capt. John Lee, 4th cavalry. REFERRED 70 THE ATTORNEY GENeRAT.—The communteation flied with the President on the 14th inst. by J. W. Niles, of Arkansas, the apostle or the colored “indemnity” party, setting forth the alleged wrongs of colored people tin the south, has been referred to the Attorney General. Yerrow Fever.—A telegram from Lieut. Come mander Welch at Pensacola, dated the 16th tn- stant, states that there were no new cases of yel- low féver and no deaths Since last report. SECRETARY CitAND this morning from ® returned to Washington ew Yor! uBassy left Washlagton at 10:40 this morning for New York, accompanied by Mr. John Davis, First Assistant Secretary of State, and Ifeut. Mason and Ensign Foulke, of the Navy. ‘The members of the embassy will Le ated 16, the President in New York before Journey to Boston, to whieh city invited by the ma of the foreign exhibition. ‘They will remain there a week before returning to Washington. THE COREAN NavaL OnDErSs.—Commander Chas, E. Clark ordered to command the steamer Ranger, 6th October; Lieut. Joseph L, Hunniker and Ensign E. E. Capehart to the Galena; Commander Jolin W. Phitip, detached trom the command ot the Ranger, 6th October, and ordered to. pro= ceed home and wait’ orders; Lieut. VT. iL Stevens, Chief Engineer Chas. and Passed Engineer Wm. Rowbotuat, from ube Miantonomoh, and ordered to the Gudena; Ensign H.C. Wakenshaw and Assistant Engineer J. A. Henderson from the oli, and ordered 10 the Alert, 6th Octobe! ugineer J. L. Wood has reported his retura Lome, having been de~ tached from the Lackawanna, 6rh August last, and has been placed on walting ofders. Weiss Brer.—Representatives of the Welss Beer Brewers’ Association made an argument before the commissioner of Internal revenue this morn- Ing in favor of a suspension of the operation of Mis recent order in regard to the bottling of beer directly trom the cask. ‘The commit holds hig deciston, and” in the meantime cou! for the association will flie 4 brief on the su, DeNalin, THE REMAINS OF JepGE MAYo.—The remains of Jutg2 Mayo, who committed sulcide Saturlay morning while on the way from Baltimore to Nor- folk on the steamer Virginia (a3 stated in Satu day's Srax), Were brought to this city yesterday on the steamer Istor, Later In the ‘day tuey Were transferred to the “steamer Sue, whien carried the st night to Westmoreland ‘county, Va., for Intermn THe Next Cry, Sexvice EXAMINTIoN,—No date has yet been set for the next examination in this elty of applicants for appointment In the gen- eral department service, At the ct on mission rooms to-day 1t was stated that an examl- natlon Will probably be held in Octo SK. Young, eiiiet elerk of the tment, of Justice, has returned to the city. —Capt E. Digby Bycott, D.P. Pepsioe and D. Hi. Pepsioe, of London, Englind, spent Saturday and Sunday at the Hygela, Old Point, on their’ way from West Virginia, Where they have an tute: in some mines—Mr. ©. M. Hendley, executive clerk at the White House, returned this morning from a four Weeks’ tour ‘in Europe. During that Short time he visited Holland, Belgium, went up the Rhine. through Switz: Lyons, Parls, London, Brighton and Liverpool ‘The tour was a flying One, and most of his ing was done between 5 ahd 10 o'clock in the ing. On one day he breakfastel In one cous dined in another, and slept in yet anothe: S.P. Rounds 13'¥ Rothacke: are in Wa: fre nington A MIS Western trip. Nevada, 18 at the Arlington.—Gen, Sturgis have returned to the Soldiers’ Hone fi their Canada trip. — 1. tior New York.—Missis M. City, who ha se Carroll, of 1030 igan, of Jerses nt, Mrs. Re one Col THEY DON'T SCARE WORTH A CENT. eadjusters” In ofice In Wasulngton, have come emoeldencd by the operation of tl elvll service law, show slgns of tmmpationce un the Mahone rule. One of those who have hitherto en fuithful sald to a Star reporter: “Mahone 1s tobe beaten this fall by 15,(00 Majority.” hut are the ‘readjusters' in departments doing generally?” asked the reporter. “I don’t think Mahone will gain anything by having ther go home to vote,” sald the reformed Mahoneite, “I whl see ll — berore 1 will g into that Virginta assoclation, They won't a any political assessments In the departments, this (hing Is intended to get around that. “The dues ure $2.50 a month, It wiil be a cold day when I pay #2504 month.” —<————— The Hand Pension Case, LEMUEL J. DENHAM WAIVES EXAMINATION AND GIVES BAIL IN $1,000 TO APPEAR BEFORE THE GRAND JURY, ‘To-day the case of Lemuel J. Denham, on the charge of devising a scheme to defraud an appli- cant for a pension (James Hand, of Brooklyn, N. ¥.) by using the mails, was set for a hearing before U.S. Commissioner Bundy, Mr. Denham appeared with his counsel, Mr. B.F Hanley... ‘The commis: sioner stated that he had recelved a letter from the ension office suggesting a postponement, owing the death of the father of a witness in the case, Mr. Jacobs, special examiner in the penston office. Mr. Hanley said that, in view of the decision in the case of Bonnell (reported in Saturday's Sran), they had come to the conclusion to waive exam ination and give bail for the action of the grand jury. Bail was then fixed at $1,000, which was given by Mr. G. T. Dearing. —— ‘The Nickerson Case. THE FIRST WIFE IN THIS CITY. Mrs. Nickerson, the wife of Major Nickerson, 18 in the city for the purpose of pressing her suit to divorce and the sult to recover the Tight she claims in property transferred by her husband to Miss Lena Carter the young lady whom Nickerson married after procuring an alleged fraudulent di- Yorce from Mrs. Nickersou, In nelther case has there been an appearance entered for Major Nick- erson, nor has there been the necessary publication made. Consequently no decree pro confesso can be had at shis time, ——-+.____—_. Revenue Frauds in the South. ALLEGED DISHONEST PRACTICES OF U. 8 MARSHALS. A telegram from Columbia, 8 C., ayg: The In- vestigations of Revenue Agent Powers, who was sent by Commissioner Evans to Pickens county to look Into the alleged frauds against the govern- ment by revenue officers, have unearthed thus far three instances of stills having been “planted” for the purpose of making out of the government the fees Incidental to the capiureof an Illicit distil. lery. At least two deputy United States marshals are the instigators of these frauds. In neither case, however, has any revenue officer been tmpli- cated. The deputy marshals had promised a divi- ston of the profits with the ms Who set up the Stills, Instead, however, of profits accruing, the SUlls were lost to the owners and destroyed. "The jobbers in the frauds not to get the job of capturing the sham distiiferies, the stilis were put up and in due time reported, and were cap- Lured by the revenue officera, Citizens have been Tepeatedly arrested on one charge, examined and allowed to go home on bail or otherwise, rear- Tested for the violation of another section, ex- and immediately re- 6 before the com- im one month twenty were Edward M. Carr, charged with commit. Toate and, and stopped at | { NO EXPEDITION FOR TH PARTY U After thgmmeccipt of the telegrams from Ltent. Garlingtof And Commander Wiles, mentioned tn turday’: the Secretary of War had a con- ation with the Acting Secretary of the Nay and the-acting chief stznal oMcer, and tt finally decided that the sending out of another ex- pedition this fall was impracticable, and would only put more lives fn fiminent peril. A CONFERENCE AT THE WAR DEPARTMENT, Secretary Lincoln, Secretary Chan ler an1 Com- modore Engl a consuitatien at the War de- partment this morning for the purpose of discuss- ing the chances for the relfef of the Greely party this fall, and the advisability of ordering home the ic and the Garlington party. No conelu- S reached, but it 1s probable that some lan of action will be decided upon before the day s over. After the conference the Secretary of War stated that he had seen no reason for changing hts mind as to the impractleability of sending a relief expedition this year. Secretary Chandler shortly after the conference sent word to Dr. Bessells, the weil-known celle explorer, that he would ike to confer with itn upon the condition of affairs, WHAT GREELY MAY DO. Lieut. Caztare, of the signal office, says of the Probable movements of Lleut. Greely that he to leave his station not later than September 1 and tomove south by Boats with the expectation of Teacning Cape Sabine by September 15. Lieut, Gerlington lett tim at that point 500 rations and a supply of clothing. This, added to 240 rations there, would give lim 749 rations, or thirty-seven pies for the entire party. He will also e pine news of niington’s dt er and of his retreat south, If Greely reached Cape Sabine on the 15th, as ma pected, and crossed to Littleton island, ¥ Wiil find 250 rations more and further ne lington’s continued movements south, it 1s iit be able to continue south to Up x there say In one month, and before the winter season has fairly CHIEF ENGINEER MELVILLE, Chtet Engineer Metville, a member of the com- mission supervising the construction of the new iron crulsers now dullding at Chester, has volun- tecred to go to the relief of Lieutenant Greely and Lis party, bat he declines to give any detalls of his projected reliet voyage, ANOTHER VOLUNTEER FOR GREELY’S RELI Lieut. Lucien Young, of the Navy, has volun- sered to the Acting Secretary of the Navy to take expedition to tle reller of Lieut. Greely next spring. RING. y reasonably be ex- ere tie A BRITISH OFIsION. Sir George Nares, the distinguished Arette e: plorer, writes to the London Times a tew hopetul words to the frlends and relatives of those com- poslug the Greely: expedition. He says there 1s sUll hope that Lieut. Greely may nave reached Port Foulke tate in the season. District Government Affairs. SAFETY FROM FIRE, Saturday the Commissioners Issued an order hat the chief engineer of the fire deparunent and the inspector of bulldtags are directed to aminé the public sehool houses, the principal hi tels and the public places of amusements with reference to their Security and the safety of the public In case of Hre, and report at thelr earitest conventence.” Upon Inquiry of the Commt order has beeh made so soon after a similar spection was made, etzhteen months ago, they state that they Wish to know what has been done toward remedying the di nentioned in the toners why this report of tu yminission ab that time, and towards providing fratsuapes, Inspector Entwisle states that n mouths was ta nation of the the aunts made 19,000 school nun at odd th various publ! Pool buildings, public nents, Uucaters and ct °s, wn a repo! to Ue Commissioners, that there was appropriated ied upon the houses ot thts” exami- nation out of ced for, ‘The most of the $10, expended in making the halls and stuirways and casings of the Love. Joy and Sumner school bu’ 3 fire-proof, and the remainder was used tn reversing the doors so AS toswing outwards in cuseof fire or pantie. Since that time the new butldings have been made 4S near fire-proof as the means would adinit. NEW FLOUR INSPECTOR. Flour Inspecior B. F. Crabbs resigned his office Saturday, and the Commissioners appoiuted Mr. Jumnes Hi. Weich his successor, POLICE CHANG The Distetet Comusstoner: nation of Policeman C. M.Chipman,his health pr Venting hin from doing outdoor srvice, and 2p pointed iim statton-heeper, Vice Henry P. Catell, Appointed policeman, SCELLANEOUS MATTERS. ater ‘Tapper Larman connected the Es. accepted the resige Yestertay W large 30-tnch Water main at the corner of G stree and New Jersey avenue with 4 12-Inch maln to afford an increased supoly of Water Wo the Govern- jnent Printing Oflec, The work was expeditiously done, © work of putting In the now seale at the Cit. ithod> Island aves en’s market, at vth street and hue, was commenesd to-day. It ts to ve of the Buffalo standard. The Commisstoners have granted permission to J. Edgar lowell, on behalf of the Independent Or- der or Rechabit®s, to conduct a toreh-l cession, under the auspices of that order and Pennsylvanta avenue to the 1 thence to Anacostla, on ti stant, m Bi-Centennial, FOR A GHAND CELE OCTOBER STIL. aan birth and t for Uke ebrate the The Germu twens of G nt was helt at Abner’s purpose of making arrang dri Lor th try by Germans. and the following L, W. Habercor: he mwas formed tod: President, presidents, Chas. Walte Carl Roeser, A. Schnecking, Wm. Helus, Gustave Lensburg, Jolin Gootier, Christopher Heurich, M. Beil, Jacob Roth, Louls Barr, J.L.Vogt, Geo. Juen- emann, Louls Detterich and Geo, Breitbarth; financial seeretary, IL H. Bergman; recording seerctarles, Otto C. Relnecke and Adolph Stern: J. A. Griesbauer. Resoluuions wer adopted providing for the celebration of the bi- centennial of the founding pf the first German colony on the continent of North America by a rand procession and mass meeting in this city, Monday, 6th of October next, and inviting all citi- zens to unite in the celebration. The following were appointed to form, in con- Junction with two members of each German or- CHURN execu tive committee: Chas, Walter, R. Heinrichs, John Walter, D., Geo. Breitbartn, L. Hf. Orlemann, Simon Wolf, Chas. Schnetder, Geo, C. Walker, Christian Abner and Chas. Ebert. It was decided to have tableaux and a representa- ve display from the bakers, butchers and other ‘societies in the procession. At a subsequent meet- Ing of the executive committee arrangements were made for a concert to take place at the Schuetzen park, Sunday, tober 7. Messrs. Ebert, Bergmann,Christian Abner, Breitbarth and Gueth- ler Were chosen as a committee to invite the mill- Ua organizations of the District to take part in the parade. It was arranged that the procession take place in the evening by torchlight, and the route be illuminated by electricity. White Lot is to be obtained if possible for the mass meeting. It is expected that forty-three German societies will take part in the celebration. The executive com- inittee appointed last evening has !ssued a call in- yiling two oflicers or delegates from each German organization in the District to meet with them at Abner’s next Wednesday evening, ee ts Affairs in West Washington. A RETURNED MISSIONARY.—The Rey Jultus Soper, returned missionary from Japan, occupied the pulpit at Dunbarton street M. E. church yes- terday morning, and addressed the Sabbath school in the afternoon, giving very interesting accounts of the work in Japan, and the great progress made by the Christian’ missionaries in the last decade. Mr. Soper is well known in this Dinos, having graduated at Georgetown colleges an taught school here for several years as wees cipal of the West street academy. He has been in Japan ten years as a missionary of the Metho- dist. Episcopal church. He was greeted with large audiences yesterday. Rovure or THE New Water Conpurr.—The Projected new condult strikes this place on- the side of Fayette, between 8th street and Madison street, near Mrs. Duffy’s cottage, and runs thence in a straight line tothe rear of Linthicum place, striking Rock creek just below the mill dam. His CONDITION UNFAVORABLE.—Mr. Geo. Kengla, who was so badly injured by a boar afew ago, as mentioned in THe Stam, improved until Yesterday, when his condition Was somewhat un- oral CLERICAL CHANGE.—Father Maynadier, who has been stationed at Tenleytown for the past two Meisner ieee mae nleytown reatter be si a Drlest from st. Matthew's church. in'view of vhe additional duties Father Chappelle, of St. Mat- pp ee Ch Tog BAIN. —. bushels: 1, doat corn, and bushels wheat CW. rit 4000 bushels wheat; boat Dusheld wheat aesiiayg. 0 Coxprrion oF THE WATEE.—Clear at all ts, ‘ROCKVILLE, Md., is & bout to have a ——-—__ ‘The Alta California, the first newspaper estab- shed in Francisco, has boon perchaaed by ex-Lieut, Governor Johnson, who change it to Poa aad fo ———— Soa eae a i ~ | IMPROVED FEELING IN WALLSTREET Chenp Postage. | ISSUING THE NEW TWO-CENT STAMPS AND EN = VELOPES BY MILLIONS Last Friday the Post Omtce department began Carey's Sinyer. MIS ARRIVAL AT PLYMOUTH, F: AND. the tssue to postinasters throughout the country | Lospox, Sept. 17.—The steatner Athenian with of the new two-cevt stamp. The stamp will not | O'Donnell. the murderer of Carey, on board, hns arrived off Piymouth, £9 Into general use until October Ist,and the post- Masters are given the opportunity between this Ume and the last of the month'to lay In a supp'y of the new stamps. The orders from postmasters, tgsused on Saturday from the Post Office depart- ment, for stamps, stamped envelopes and postal cards were the largest ever made, indicating that the postmasters Intend to be up with the proces- sion when the change in the rate of postage takes PRECAUTIONS AGAINST A RESCTR, PLYMOUTH, Sept. 17, noon.—A force of detectives | has left on a tender to board the steamer Athenian, | Itts rumored that a gunboat will be dispatched from tue Vacpealling yard to tntercept the Athen. an, and that O'Donnell will be landed al the ard. No suspicious characters have yet been | observed in tits vicinity, and extra precaution have been taken by the authorities to prevent age attempt at a rescue, lace. ‘These orders are sent to the manufactory a New York, from whence the stamps are issued. yy LANDED AT SOUTHAMPTON. The orders on Saturday were for 38 NDON, Sept, O'Donnell was not taken to Million of stamps, 7 million of stamped | Plymout! uuticlpated, but was landed at | Scutnampton. He maintains an easy demeanor, | Tellerates his former statement Unat In killing | Carey he only acted in self-derense, and expresses himself confident of acquittal, envelopes and six million of postal cards. ‘The Money value Of Uns immense order was neatly $1,000,000, ‘To-day the orders fll off aud there ‘Were only nine millon of @tamps, two million of stamped envelopes and a little over one million of postal cards ordered. A significant fact, however, 4s that the orders of to-day, although largely less than those of Saturday, represent the same num Der of post offices, which shows that the smaller offices are being heard from. It ts sald at the Post OMics department mat te postmasters will delay so long In sending in their Tequisitions that {twill be impossible to supply all the offices with the new stamps. In many of | the stialler oMices the postmasters have probably | HOt Yet heard that there has been a reduction 1a age, and their constituents will continue, after October Ist, to use the three cent stamps OF course the government will not object to i iber of the postmasters have suppl 8s With the old two cept stamps, Whicl sed concurrently with the new unl the supply 1s exhausted. ‘The further Issue of the old two cent stamp ceased on Friday. ‘The department has been turaishing postmasters | with the new stamped envelopes since the Ist of | September, and as their orders are based largely | upon the orders made by private citizens the en- velopes will be delivered at onge. In thls way 1 ts thouzht that a goo many of the new stainped envelopes will find their Way Into local eireula- tion, and the department bas instructed post- inasters to reevive them. = Alaa peem The President's Movements. New York, Sept. 17.—President Arthur remained at the Fitth Avenue hotel during the earlier por- | Mon of the day. He will receive the Corean em- | Dassy to-morrow, and on Thursdaf morning will | leave town, probably for Newport, A Mexican Duel with Katves. AN EPISODE OF THR INDEPENDENCE CELEBRATION, JALYESTON, TRXAS, Sept. A spectal dispatch | to the News from San Antonio say 0 Mexle med Vidal and Cantee, brothers-in-law, of { thy and influential connections, had a Tamily disagreement, and encountered each other during tue “independence celebration on Saturday. In | order to avold marring the festtvitles Uh | toarm and moet tu a certain secl settle their differences, The prog: | out and the men met cL ‘am Was carried Vidal. who was the most. ly a stiletto stab a in the & disabled Cante d two Inclsk 3 Man was removed to his family resle and Vidal was committed to jail. It 1s thought that Cantee will di > Journalists onan New Tacoma, W.T., Sept. 1 Ralists Who ave 1 A party of Joure Villard party ate 5 a rived here Saturday afternoon and were enters Yellow Fever Notes. ained by the citizens, Speeches on behalt of DISPATCH FROM PE? COLA. ha were made by Gen. Spragu and the Surgeon General Hamilton, of the marine hos- pital service, has recelved tie following dispatch from Commandant Weleh at the Pensacola n: Wm. Henry Smith, general manager of Q Press; Gen. Boynton, and E. V. Smalley spoke on behalf of the Journalists, The | partywill visit points of Interest In Washington yard: “I have no desire to oppose citizens, but 1) and*Montana Tritories net touched at by the am advised that the Inspector 1s not needed. We | general party. They expect to Slur on their ree yber_ Ist ch, have three physicians ready for duty—enough. As | WUPn trip about O% 3 y Vic . Seer anitary policemen, the watchmen of the yard SONS, EBC 8 he press excurstonists Oe ahd fain issuing orders to them to | Teached here last evening, after a day spent in ine ire uvaulle abd 1 ain issuing orders t ver | #fehipelago, What-Com ‘being the turthest point fuspect th ae S Vall cases of fever | reached. ‘They will remain here 0 ver Lo-morrow, to surgeon of yard ev to pay their respects to the governor and other BLACK VOMIT IN MEXICO. officials. They will then return to Portiand. He has also recetved a letter trom the deputy = collector of customs at Yuma, dated September | **Sematoer Sharon and Miss Hin. 8th, 1283, transmitted by J. S. Clark, spectal THEIR MARRIAGE CONTRACT, as : SAN FRANCISCO, S»pt. 17.—Mr._ Nelson, acting as Genuty collector at El Paso, Texas, to whom it | ee'auorney oF Mors Mili, In her suit against Was addressed, in which tte former says that | Senator Shares foe ‘adultes reduces Several there are conflicting accounts of the presence of | phrenic Mpg i? - 0. A stink versity ae Written statements Which are published to-day In ¢ fever w atian and | ‘ fe (the depury col. | We Chronicte setting forth the contract ot mat= at Guayinas, Of a gentleman who | AUFUSC 25, 1880, also a letter dated trom the’ U.S. Tineete mene Senate chamber, Washington, In which he nde from Mazatlan, and that he 13 in receipt of a let'er from a raile ‘ tating the rate dressed her as his “loya Miss Hill clatis that the marrlage contract 1s written In accord. ance With Uke provisions of the civil code of this of what some call | TA Merrim let e r nfeatte ge Rpeeial Guin CO ee eee yy | BISMARCK, DAK., Sept, 17.—The decision of Judge Vent the spread of Use fever. Into the Caltea | Edgertop, ousting the capital commission, cause States. He sa tore merriment than fe Ts the raliroad from Guayinas enters fcizona Temi at Noses cision of the supreme ec tory and of Tpon recetpt of thi ce Fetters Dr. Hamifiton tele. | te United eripetap cerning pie ‘d Deputy Collector Brin ‘at Yurna, for | ttl removal Mil wil surely be tal or . wiretune the ovher, the commissioners will continue to act information. ‘To-day he received tie fol- hai fosithyteg tres : lowing dispatch ta’ reply: “Accounts conflicting | ‘td have full control. ‘This fact leaves Bisinarck concerning the true character of the disease, but | duet and confident that the act of the legislature asin ne “St hews indie | Teeailng that chapter of the polltteal code which Sas OO ee LASS hows Indl: | Tcataoeoetac gore mmentat will ually ae bejsustalned. The contractors for theeapital bull Ang called on the commissioners yesterday and ase sured them that they were ready to goon with the work, which will be pusued to completion be- fore Cnrisumas, —————— General Foreign News by Cable, DEATH OF A NOTED MATHEMATIC Pants, Sept. 17.—Victor Alexander Pui | French mathematictan, aged 63, 1s deay ScuxX Was born al Argenteull April 16th, 1880. He was atmember of the institute and a brother of Leon Fraucols Puiseux, the historian, He became professor of mathematics tn Une college of Renns. in 1852, and occupted various other positions in astronomical Institutions in France until A Wirr’s Srrr ror Drvorce.—Altce C. Crawford to-day, by Mr. John A. Clarke, fied a bill for a divorce from the bonds cf matrimony with Wm. Crawtorl, ‘They were married November. 29h, 1869, by Rev. Charles Hawley, at Auourn, N.Y? have Lad four children; Hved" in Auburn til 1878, when they came here and ive March 4th, ISS}, when, she chance er, taking Ow of the’ children, since which un she has been forced to support herself and the two remaining children. 3 as MARRIAGE LICENSRS have Deen tssued by the gen of the court to Charles R. Polkinhorn and | AN. AE a donn Matthews (ua Bridget | when he was made.aimember of the bureau ‘Nally; Jobn B. Jackson and Matilda Ca: longitude, serving In latter ot both of Montgomery ec unty, mv T 3 5 ~ oon tig Ad Mi; John Ib both of Hillsd rs. In 1871 he was elected a member of the Academy of Sclences, He was decorated with Legion of Honor in 1861. He was emtnent im chanics, and wasthe aut Lockwood and Mi D. C.; Henson €. Carroll and Ma y C. Shoriel Kraft E. Wa , Of several treatises and. Matilda Bowles “George: W. Wickersiane, | upon that and Kindred top at o w York, and Mildred Wendell; Edward B |“ 2 Dicktuson, of Fredericksburg, Va., aid Dora Cate Se, ee aamare SOR ANE, pt. 17.—Doctor Stintzing, the eminent: SOF of jurisprud in the ‘University of Was killed recently while climbing the Alps, THE TONQUIN AFFAITE Loxpox, Sept. 17.—The Standard'’s Hong Kong | dispatch States that the severity of the Blockade of Tonquin las been so far relaxed as to allow vese neal, of Warrenton, Va.; Cn: . Stake and Flora K. Marsh, —.___ A VIRGINIA CorPLe Manurep at THe Cover Hovsz.—This morning abont 10:3) o’elock a young couple appeared at the court hens: and pre ameartiage 1 e in the es of Edwart ‘Kinson, of Fredericksturg, Va., of Warrento: Inyiiniag for a iin. Was sent for and qui Hours of the Crhninal € tied, the young Counts were sh 0 Een a | sets to proceed to their ports.of destination attor | Leing Searched for articl Ther isa great lack of harmony between the French civiland in A Sin Tomita. | Tis report quis Tseng will leave contraband of war, Short Ube they Were tude One la pres | Loudon to-day for Paris, ence of some sixteen deputy niarsials, bells, Th TATIONS, They stated that this was not exactly arun- | Parts, Sept. 1 dington, the French teh, Wnt th oniy sixiecn ye amba=sador to Great Britain, has retarned from LL and an orp t re of a CUA his visit to Earl nville at Waluer castle, who might had she knowa it Englond, where he met M. Tseng, Uw 38 Wa ADMITTED TO THE HicH twenty-four candi ourieen Dupsed, oBleLal proposals ss a “| nment for Ube setile ‘y C. Hanipton,Virginka ll, Hayward, | question, Edith Houts, Clara P. Hussey, Vestra phar Harrlet E. Slat, Maggle L. Suith, Eliti P. Spare hawk, May M. "Stanley, Alice N.’Stewart, Beruc Wharton, H. Fiwh, Harr A NINILIST'S SUICIDE, St, Prrensrvnc, Sept. 17.—It is stated that the Zarina lately detected one of the taperial « berlains in the act of placing Wistic docun In her apartinents, and that he, fearing the conse Ss committed suichie. The authorities savored al the fact belng made public, —o———— Fire in Texas, GALVESTON, TRX., Sept. 17.—A_ special dispatch to the Aris from Bryan says: Late Saturday nigit a fire occurred at Madisonville which destroy: four of the principal stores of the place. The losses are as follows: Westmoreland & Co., £6,300; Viser & Westmoreland, $3,500; 8. T. Ih & Co, $5,000, and Randolph & Co., $3,000. All —_>__ ‘he First Rain in Nine Weeks, SPRINGFIELD, ILL, Sept. 17.—A copious rain fell earet ckey, a young mulatto man, who bi fore the’ courts On various chutges, was arraigned before Judge Snell of the Police Court to-day on a charge of larceny from the person. The com- plainant was Patrick Sullivan, a mariner. who stated that he drew $100 1a gold’ cotn from Itiges’ Vank last Wednesday, and soon afterwards inet the defendant and another man in a saloon. After becoming intoxicated he was struck in the neck by the deendant and robbed of #80 In gold and a baggage check. Detectives Raff and Edelin testi- fied. to arresting ‘the. defendant and nding the identical baggage check and some of tbe gold coin prev on him. The prisoner was held for the action of | yn tite eio aed vate at morning, the grand jury in default of bonds. Sullivan was | {t neing the Arst ruiniall of cup inne ee ut Under bonds to appeggas a witness. has occurred in this section for the past nine weeks. HELD FoR HOUSEBREAKING.—A young colored —_—.__ man named Wm. Banket was before Judge Snell Feet . this moraing on the charge of housebreaking. iss seni caaet ite vase eae Mr. J. H. Magruder, of 1416 K street, testified that chee areo: HER. his stable was broken into and a set of harness | New Yor«, Sept. 17.—The Post’s Nnancial artt- valued at $85 was stolen. Licut. Arnold testined | cle says: The stock market was more active tnat the prisoner admitted to him that he got a | and stronger this forenoon than on elther Satur- portion of the money for which the harness was | day or Friday, and the reault of the forenoon sold. He was committed for the action of the | trading up to 12:30 o'clock, was an advance of 3 grand jury in default of $1,000 bail. to 1 per cent over the closing prices of Saturday. ceannctid “stent ‘The market opened generally 4 to % higher than Mahone’s Defeat Probable. a of Sccurday. ond are ie some demonstrat Washington Correspondence New York Herald. Soeee Tei and Nashville, = the, A gentleman who has recently traveled in Vir. | Northern Pacific, which adeciine of 3 in ginia, and who takes a lively interest in the poltt- | €ach Of these, ‘with dcclines on other ical affairs of that siate, writes to a frlendin | Supported, and the market 1mi Portis Gresent eon after wrhton it became Gall and steaaye’ As 4 “The present condition of political affairs Im the | a! wi re state of Virginia calls for more than ordinary come | the Nef result was an advance for the day of 4 to ment. The truth is that bya careful canvass of | (i: on Michigan Central and. a fraction ae the doubtful counties—namely, Wythe, Whoregy Stocks. Western Union continued firm on the re- ton and Smyth—the chances are decidedly in | ported movement of alarge amount favor of the funder movement. In a conversation | to Europe. Rates for call loans with Attorney General Blair, at Wytheville, re- | tinued at2percent. Railroad bonds cently, that gentleman admitted that the outiook | moderately active, and there was peor and the final outoome doubtful. ‘If this | ures. Prices were generally, be the feeling of the readjuster wheelhorse what | Goverument bonds were % must be the feelit of the sup; rs. I have => Intely passed through the cntire disputed. district, ‘The Markets, and found a general revulsion of political feeling, ners even among “dyed in the wool” readjusters, wd | autcd: dis new 10-10e 35 Sided find that the generals recent tacties are too inuch | “ney aati” gerom ee dle daS tobear, | In the coming fall elections the decisive | qBALTAMORE. September, 17-—Cotton int is in Wythe county, and everything points | western 3.25a3.75; ai 4.1 Eowa defeat there: 2 tanily, it “i EE There will be another element of trouble in the fall cam; in Virginia this year in the 7th Con- gressional Pep ne a bey to the resignation of Mr. John who resigned to accept a district judgeship.” ‘The consecration of Rev. Patrick a! i E srt ip ai