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WASHINGTON. ‘The“Chautauqua [dea”seems to have taken a firm @ | holdon Washington, and has evidently come to Stay. It affords pleasure and means of profit to THE EVENING STAR: 2d Edition ‘MERRY-MAKING AMONG THE CHILDREN OF THE SUN- Bey sortoows. FINANOIAL AND COMMERCIAL, eect ie: and 2:80) vim. prices ‘The are the opening p.m. of the New York Stock Mrrket to-day as reported WE! De MEYER It ix now undisputed that WEI DE MEYER’S CA- ‘The marriage of Mrs. Eligabeth 8. Iliff to Bishop Henry W. Warren, of Atlanta, Ga, renders the ‘TARRA CURE is the only treatment that will absolute- 1s Tas Evening Stam, one of the most prosperous sate Dodge, £80 15th street: lowing details early life of the bride very | evening datiies country. It hasrecently been Re Pr ee rre The Wesley Bundsy, Shook gave tta| scien = ei Abo: cas jeursiin eyomee pee enlarged, and ie ace ninguna cons Ty cure Catarrh—fresh or chronic, “It is a marvel, Rev. main in want of literary or sctentific culture. Of christmas entertattecene. ineli @ cantata, last ame. 2:80 sessing, modest and determined girl alighted from now than at any former time in its * l} af. the many circles in the city none are more prosper- | evening. Refreshments Were after the ex- — the coach in Denver one morning. She was, per- | fthasa ane bullding of ite ten ed ee ALP Fries, Cairo, N.Y." “‘It restored me to the pulpit. * | ous than Union Circle, the pioneer organization of | ercises were concluded. Can. Pao. By haps, twenty-one years of age, andit was evident expended $50,000 In new and improved le seks Cotati eM oOtsa reo the kind tn the District, tt betng now in its third | | Calvary Bap x uday school celebrated Chris | Can. So | BS to those who met her on the occasion of her advent | 1t is the familly paper of Washington, Rev Goose E. Reis, Cobleville, 3 mae be = year. Its last regular weekly gathering, Thursday | Mas last Gatley Yoctferous town under the m. Gr: — eally cured me, Rev. C. Hl, Taylor, 140 Noble street, A REVOLT IN INDIA. evening, was one of unusuel jaterest fo the men: | 20d number of the teachérs recelved presents Bf tn that then rather er ye arts of the world, from the scholars. Gen. Grant Getting Better. | mountain shadows that she had gone west with : rs suffering, J. cSaae bers, who had arranged a surprise for their worthy | ‘The Sunday school children of the Metropolitan th the tntention of growing “up with the country, as | ZW HE CAME BY THE a THAT CONFINKS HIM TO Brooklyn.” “A perfi after 30 year A Force of Insurgent Thakoors Occu- President, Mr. E. 8 Wescott, An elegant silver eter iragend eee omer epee hie 120351 fe evinced a reiarkat le degree of Independence, pink. ROOM. =" e. e TS re 66 5 iow to-day. McDonald, To Brosdway, N. ¥.." &c. &. Thousands pying a Walled Town. water pitcher, appropriately inscribed, had pre. assistance of mem! ode ver, Uy ay From earld, aan . Bommay ,Dec. 2 it of tie Thakoore ,under | ceded the members to Mr. Wescott’s pleasanthome, | ,. Foundry churcly Sunday school had an 16 which soon established her high esteem I fashioned celebration with a Christmas tree last “Gen. Gfant 1s much Detter,” sald a friend of the : all with whom she came in contact. She at once , nials are received from al heir clue against the malisralih | 227 Istreet, where the meetings of the Circle are evening. A very pleasant entertainment was given her ion Known by canv: the Dusi- | general at the latter's house, No. 3 east 66th Y Monte the rebels. cecupsing che walled town of | held, and while it was a surprise to the host and bis | ty to‘enitanee me a ee nay dec [es riiing, Surges saa Deliverot, $1.09. Dr Wel Do Meyer's “TREATISE,” (omens Tey sent away all the | estimable ‘wife, they nevertheless ook eare not to | ‘The Chiristnas festival of the Sabbath. school ot and proposed be outdone the North Presbyterian church was held last even- ‘Wiich to open a store, and finally succeeded in se- by Dr. Fordyce Barker, had, during the day, made v1] curt a room previously occupied by the Adams oe nL ewe neue vnc entirely. When the members araved, | ing “Qi excellent program of recitations and read- Expres ‘Company, in the bullding owned by the | & — examination, and had found that the in- eur coe Denes u's tropa. On | Mstead of the usual Chautauqua Uterary and scl- | ings, interspersed Wilk aprons music, Was car- proprietor of the Hocky Mountain Neves, and next { Juries sustained by the General in his fall on —_ Se : Pas ree ot European | entific studies, an entertainment of a different kind | ried out. Last, but not, least Jn the estiiantion of oor to, the News, publication “office, in Larimer Monday: erening were not so Serious as had nak Senta Shans antics Come: suet Can cnn ues ta { substituted, the program consisting of mustc | alyoung and dldywas the distribution pecan ant Ou Tron GRICE a ae principal touche water breve Oa, iett lew, tro counpants of the Oinveny or exepete ene Woe et Chon ME caeareh aoire Taylor Bsting. ‘i Sompany, and,among tial strangers and with | aboue fae inches below the hip joint, in which the ; try, One company. of Sappers, » 1 i ‘i Christ % rs ere Mijtrwarra bataion, a ofthe Etenpard infty | and thre Recta and taataes! wore ehse talament was given athe Ghuen or aatee wane back her, proposed to rin her supports Te appease | Peet aeated, Medicines and it ts expeoted and 35) of the ia tee wie oe ier Eee vere rendered by Mises. | comer 19th and L streets. northwest A large Liar WochE eee she, with several brothers | that the General will be ablortr tise ee bea on Minted wy ae tiueers ton, anes (ell een daughter, Nettie, Miss Lilton, Miss | Christmas tree, handsomely ighted 1 up, and deco: and sisters had been left without parents. Keine Monday, although h be will Mot attempt to Joa is BRickaneer Dhubar, and were to invest and capture | Douglass and Miss Meany. The program ended, eMie aie ntertalnment. was opened with ibe tn Miinole and aacnare Bt mabaoaeared ie mt ketiere Of eeicione im wt a i ay the place. ‘The object of the expedition has, un-| Mrs. Wescott invited the Circle to repair to the nates fanary ae ta pen Bee town ais eagerly oe ess stent lous inquiry 4 hls condi Epa a a sg rm Pare set ene ered [oo pg a eG TO 5 mooning poution ox ieranorarens Singer ofice | alty'rang the bell Ovo aie telegrams was from = See ee Who experienced a surprise, Dut, they fell to with a | some Choruses, and after a distribution of presents, In Wall Street To-day. fn that cy, gfier dues were (0 follow up local | resident ATLLUF, and there were. scveral cable: NATHANIEL McKAY ARRESTED | will, and satisfied the host that their lines had Cece of ee er candy an cates ee THE STOCK MARKET IRREGULAR BUT FIRM THIS MORN- | agents Sa ace Paria nee snecaines BOW AS) Com aye ene Sountries where — AGAI itr erreae geet tees ole eyes | mocrecrceetes rman eos | rg ie establish the Denver ‘agency: and sive swmsina rey | wagtulshap to the General ‘A few of them the INCLUDED TO CLOSE OUR IM- With’ souventr of theevent, and went home feeling | North Capitol M.. lay school 2 50) New Yorx, Dec. 29, 11 o’clock.—The stock market | @Stablish the Denver agency, Dp! 4 xesterday. | A few of them the WE HAVE COX This Time for an Assault om a New | tat the Chautauqua Ideals a good thing in more | Christmas festeval last evening Santa oun ENOl| wan trreeuine nct i aoe eee this morning. | Sid was given the place, not ld | saan Teoetved, and Goya MENSE STOCK OF CLOAKS, NEWMARKETS, ETC, York Man. Ways than one, peeling en a. stocking oh cammiye Canadian Pactfte rose 7 per cent to534; Northwest, | Mist on the part of the Seany: | Spiro (ES a8 Af Orst reported tn getting ot AT ONCE, WE FIND WE HAVE MORE THAN WE | New Yors, Dec. 29.—Nathaniel McKay, a broker, | ‘The Literary Soclety holds its first regular ltera- | $20! pastor, J. Hagey, was presentodcwiua sail | 34 TOO Mae et ene ez ad Lake Shore, 2¢ | matistiod Gy at leaarict ner tere the atteinpt. How | about to go up the stoop when his lett foot siigpat ¥ SON UNLESS SAC ¥, who some time ago assaulted | Ty and soclal meeting for the season at the rest-| nat by the boys of the junior clase, eee anon pened ‘weak cing tallied | Well she succeeded in the new and feldis| upon the ice and he fell, striking his lett tig See ROSSER REL TERY BEN SE lure, of the Philadelphia Zimes, | eee of Mra. Lander, 45 B street southeast. EE ae ee ae a Church Miaston | eG, eq uarOs) panied. weak anil lower, | Walt aie Gucated in ine new and Gving and, in | upon the first step, He ttted to rise, Dut fou z 4 = n| Hon. and Mrs. Horatio King have issued at home lay evening gave an enjoyableentertainment | Northern Pacific et Tae Oe oe to nearly every one who lived in northern Col- | himself disabled. The driver, who'was atoue ee cards for every Saturday eventing during theseason, | at thelr chapel, situated at the intersection of High | £0 £0, and Orego Northern Pacific rose to | oTado at that time. With energetic men tn rival | starting off, juniped trom the box und ran ge aut z ae and Fayette streets, Appropriate exercises of | Under purchase to cover Northern ans. to | establishments to contend with, to open new stores | assistance, Finding that he could not put During previous years these informal receptions | SP or Song, and addresses by the Rev. Drs. Tage 24% 0. preferred to 52x, and Oregon ‘Trans. 42 | and appoint local agents in remote towns, there be: | left rug under him, the General sald, “Call WE HAVE Bi z have been among the most geen Soctal affairs | nd milis, were made, preceding the distribution tie Tae, Be arith trae Jersey | ing then not a rod of railway in the territory; to | Harrison,” and the driver ran up the steps, rang URSEY C) —— of the battonal capital, and, Jud y ~ | presents to the children and testimonials of respect her own general business Ing, and al e and summoned the colo valet, Mean- OF THE FINEST ALL-WOOL JERSEY CLOTH, TO | Sural entertaiument cf inst Saturday evening, | Fo theomoersof thee host aa ne During the | Central, and Reading are tending fat. keep her own, ge! gol | those Of this season promise to be not less so. Suit Against Lord and Lady Mande- | The National Rifles will resume their Saturday exercises the chancel of the chapel was screened Latest from Wall Street. Same time maintain a reputation in a locality where then it was dificult fora single woman, without While Gen. Grant lay uj pon the sidewalk, resting his left arm on the rst step of the stoup and ex- from view by a curtain, which, when drawn aside, | Taz MaRKET FIRMER, BUT STILL SOMEWHAT FEVER- | family support, to do these all tried her to the | periencing great pain. The two men helped him wee | evening informal hops from this evening forward. | disclosed a cornucopls. of colossal ‘size, to the sides es ee Utmost, but she Tose superior to-all the petty and | bevthecren eta ae nate ¥ and sat hin down A DISCHARGED WAITING MATD WANTS $20,000 pam- | Cvenin i ight to eleven o'elock, and | Of Which were suspended a large number of small | ew yong Dec. 20.—The Evening Post’s financial | great Obstacles, and was soon respected far and | upon a chair in the elevator, Whick took nin Lek AGES. | These hops last_from eight to iE theseagon ssoclal | COrmUCODIas filied with good things for the enfldren. article says: The general stock market was firmer | Wide, as it was conceded she had the right stuff in | reotn ‘upon’ the ‘second ioer, Were he passed a New York, Dec. 29.—Om November 21 last Rose | are decidedly pleasant features of the seaso1 qhe huge cornucopia was made to revolve on 1t8 | this foreioon Unt oe cone though still some- | her, and that, of all things, was the one great fac- | sleepless night. Horan was A at the instance of Lord and | #ttractions, Contre and carrying with it its many appendages, | what feverish on. a sagt business. ‘The general | tor in winning success in those days in Colorado. eee BAvt Mos Lady Mandeciiie need TE | gee oF the most delightful soclety events of holl- | and the effect produced was exelting au Enjoyable | arity’ of public opinion is that, the ‘North-| —-Atong the foremost it not the foremost. wetile The Emma Bond Outrage Case. 3 ald by Lady Mand pudtt | day week was the reception tendered the Haw-| to the little folks. ‘The enjoyment was turtbee coe Western Will join the tripartite alifance, | raisers in Wyoming in those days was Mr. LW. If. THE VICTIM AGAIN ON THE STAND, PORT: » latter charged the girl with | thorne Club by e: r and } Pomeroy last | tinued by each one present recelving a cornucopia, but the Burlington and_ Quincy will not: | His herds were numbered by hundreds of thou- In the Emma Bond trial at Hilisboro, ML,yestere ea ry and wearing rel from t their idence, on K street. | and th addition thereto presents were made to Miss | NUL the Pacific preferred, Union Pacific, Jersey | sands, and his ranges in Wyoming and Colorado day afternoon Emma Hon’ was called by the pn WE HAVE nation, Miss He S dis- first meeting Us season, and a special | Mattle Hunt, the organist of the school, to Mr. James Central all loaned flat this "morning. ‘The’ market | Were Widespread. By Some chance—he being a EI ‘asc y the prose- LEFT, Wilici She claims that aceusa- | holiday program was attractive feature. ‘The | 8. Hayes, thé musical director, to Mr. yt; Hall, the | opened irregular, about half the act ve stocks being | widower at that time—he met the young sewing- | Cution in rebuttal. In reply to questions she sald. = 4 host and hostess were untiring in their efforts to | superinténdent of the school, to Mr. ©. 0. Tavenner, a'fraction higher aud balt w tener lower than | uachine agent on one of his visits to Denver. | she was at the house of Mr. Pettuson the afternoon DYE e ST guests, athong whom were Mrs. and | the secretary of the school, to MiasJennie Britt, and Foetay evening, and continued fluctuating and | Courtship followed, and tt was not tong before | of the outruse. She sew ‘a wagon in the yard both Lord S Hilliver, Mis. Stocking, Judge and Mrs. Ferris, | Messrs. Nelson Watts aud Dabney Howard, the'sex- Teverish Guth 180 are time ten of the most | sewing-machines were abandoned for family cares, when she wet there and when she left agela forthe se al Hi, A. Willard, “Mrs. Weed, the Misses | tons of the chapel. Packages containing Valuables | active stocks were a fraction higher. Oregon | She became Mrs, If and Cheyenne became her | ¥! s again fy INcH LENGTH en pat ‘ ;, Wilson, Emery, Miss Carter, the | were also presented to the Rey. A. D. Murray and frans-Continental was exceptionally weak and 15; | home for a short time. Now the wife of a million-| School-house, but did not see Lee Pettus or a the Hawalan minister; Miss Gresham | Rev, J. W. Kirk, the present and former, pastors o! Navigation excep- | aire, and removed from the cares and vexations 01 ae er ¢ c ro Le . | it iiss Gresham | Rev. J. W. Kirk, the present and 03 tors of | iower, and Oregon Rallwas pre eee excep. | alre, d vexations of | Clementi; did not see eliher of them that after. BAC OM $160. Confession of Two Brutal Murderers. iii brother, Misses Clark, Henry, Pratt, Willard, | the chi tonally strong and 2 per cont higher. Govern- | & business life, and at best a hard struggle for sup- mene ae within @ few yards of the wagon in Omo, Dx rhrman, Addison aud James, and Messrs. Wilson, Shellabar: | “The 4th street M. E. Sunday. school gave thelr | ment bonds were ¥ lower for the 43° The $s were | port, Mrs Tit displayed in a supreme degree those | Which Clement and Le’ Fetus clalin "to lave John Palmer, a negro, have been ar! Andrews, Burgdorf, Burchell, Reynolds | Christmas entertainment Christmas hight. ‘There nominally 3 higher. igh womanly qualities which had, under former | Been during the afternoon. Sho contradicted parts STOCK OF GARMENTS IS LARGER THAN | he murder ¢ h have Andrews. ‘The program, arranged | were two trees beautifully trimmed, covered with whe oc ee tinental Come | als, brought her so successfully through. In 1870, | Of little Charlie Master's testimony. of last. meek oF as aia sir “he Be! n was first arres' 4 included readings and recitations ot snow. flake aut ahted by a pretty, ieee ae Bas 5 Jets, ie gon canyee when'U.S. Marshal ete Of Denver was sent cenunn sou his whereabouts Guring the noon s recess Es .CKS OF ALL MERCHANTS IN THE CITY ayin; mer Struck the fatal | selections. an Original essay, and vocal and iustru- | There was singing by the school and, lwthe - 2 to prison farities fn office, Mr. and Mrs. c iso contradicted some Fee OI ai cals MESCHENIS r te murder was done on Mon- | mental musi chain With a comediectta entitled | sence of the pastor, T. B. Stahl, the assistant | New York, Dec. 20.—A meeting of the executive Dough his palates home and removed to Denver. | Statements mad y Mrs. Nelly Woodrufl regarding a COMBINED, bight in Kirk’s stable, id the body was hauled | A up Of ‘Tea, in which the characters were sus- superintendent, made the opening rayer. ‘There | commnittee of the Oregon Trans. company has been Here, soon afterward, Mr. Iliff died, leaving his en- | Conversation between the witness and Mrs. Wood- ay the same night. Neill, who Was ar-| tained by Miss MeCullum, Mr. Willard Mr. Hay and | was also reading by the school, with the superin- | called for Monday, December 31, when the report of | tire and vast cattle interests to his widow and histwo | ruff some time after the outrage. Judge Thornton, rested on ‘Thursday, wll charged. Many | Mr. Trimbie. tendent, Joseph Wells ‘T. B. Stahl presented | Messrs. Endicott, mee and Rolston, the investi- Sons, minors. Instead of laying aside these new | Of counsel for defense, created some Surprise by prominent business inen yesterda re Behf-| ‘Tne hop given by the National Rifles Cadets, at some special presents to some thet teachers and gating committee, wil ‘presented, cares by disposing of her herds, Mrs Lut at once moving 0 | withdraw the jurors, and cout tinue the arrest, spoke of IMs business integrity See ss Scholars. Afterwards eaci 01 presel assumed these fresh t and | case an 1 terjal witness: a Palmer, tn his coutescton, says tt was agreed be: | te Feces Ie acer eee a oe | Witla beauutal borer me ran eae The Markets. became ono of the leading cattle demos at te Nelly Woodruff, had not arrived. ‘The generat tween him man to Kill Kirk for Ws | Graded nearly all the’ mersters of aha erence | composed of Seal, Ly Fugite waces Sen | BALTIMORE, Ie 29.-"Viguinia ses, past-dngcon- | United From the moment she assumed | opinion seems to be that Judge Thoruton feels that LANSBURGE & BRO the frst, blow to have $50 ii thet aoe friends, and. a number ot invited | Several ladies of the school. Banh Abs new ten-fortien, 8: new 3 ON charge of this trust fortune has follow stovery ven-| the Jury is against ils clients and he wants to pre- a 7 Palmer adds that Behrman e a soy - ture she has made, and her nd that both. shen pounited | Gnesi Among, those present were noticad Mr. District Government Affairs, PALTIMORE, Dec, 2,-Cotton, dull-middiing, 10%. | rolied in. at the PAO ot on ee ———__s90__ : ue i A ation and Mrs. A. T. Cowell, Miss Laura Zeh, Mr. Flour quiet and steady. “Wheat—outhern steady: ‘she should Engineer Melville’s Daughter. 22 anp 404 Sevestu Street. | Kitk’s head witha hammer and club. Pafincrisa | Gd Mrs. A. Tt Cowell, Miss Moore, Mr. 'C. C. THE TELEGRAPH POLES. ae do; | Year. It quite naturally followed that she 00, 22 asp 404 SevENTHE STREET. | jicht mulatto, aged; WHL Bebra fi Germans | Grunin, Mr. Lonard Frederick, Mi. S £2 Allen, Stiss | ‘Tho Commissloners have directed: that the tele- Sought in marriage by adventurers and oth LEAVES SCHOOL AND TAKES REFUGE WITH EER Gee ‘ Lulu Aturphy, Miss May “Norbeck, Mr. George | graph pole belonging to the Distriot and occupied but she has up to the present steadfastly adh ‘MOTHER. be French, Mr. Fred. Siddons Mrs Harry -Murde yy the Ches. and Potomac telephone co’y., front of Tecan dcterm nation to rematn single rather than| ‘The domestic troubles of Chiet Engineer George A Threatened Discharge of Weavers, | French, Mr, Siddons, 3 a mare d 460 Loulstana avent removed. They become united to some one who sought her money | weivitte, of J mace Seon mS GENE See | Nidee, Susy ane Aioware Mee Gaek erica | eed rinlesiox to te telephone company Tather than herself. It 1s tobe presumed, there-| Melville, of Jeannette tame, were increased on Great Repvetioss amatrs af she Meastlicton mulls is assuming asert | Miler, Miss Fannie Stewart, Alls Clard Britton, Sa eer ated Perimlesion 09 the velgpnone company ; fore, that the good bishop of Atialita, who hasnow | Thursday, when his daughter Maud, weary of the Bn Re a ee Te are Oe ge a eee ee, uD Mr Le Samuel i. Bryan, for the Ches. and Potomac tele. ¥ Soe): Fehr ea lc ‘her Mrs. Warren, has convined her that a| restraints of the West Chester boarding school, lett = Sept Be ce eee anes EL Be ere ees anes Govring, Mis Min: | phone co'y., has been tuformed that his request for | western ruil; dull, Go, maxed, S5us0; Penney abl, conSOrE mot riches, was his sole purpose. Since Mand took refuge wrth hor mother in Fhuingetphta, ™ ped, a 2S Pree le 1 re Boyt in alleys in squares 285 and. . re 5 1y unchanged er ow! irs. ‘This was done in the face mandate of the HEATING STOVES. used up, thus throwing two hundred hands out lle Cowing, Miss Maggle Boyd, Miss Hattie Fisher, permission to erect potee and quict, "Butter dull western | Hof widowhood Mrs. It's int dare geece toa he a t 5 ve | Mr. y si a Selby, Miss Lolly and reset one on E street, between 14th and 15th Provieons upehanged ni grew very court relegating her to the care of her father. = . femployment. Already nearly 150 have been dis- | Mr. TY Stone, Miss Florence Selby, ced, 10029; Eger qi tedly expressed a determination to her intimate | girl declared that she will not return tone, Being Overstocked in above Goods, and not wishing to chee s versa 2 | Behrin, Mr. Wim. S. Burkhart, Robt. P. Stone, | streets, is dented. on stro} nominal and dull— -xpret a + alggprsenb eth | charged, anda person conversant with the affairs 5 20a22. Petroleum fends to davote al jon of her wealth at | Suthority, and the es fen Seip ome ncroirdcintes Nic aiy arta tecun tecie | th ani Oe edoraig, Men eks | "ont es are eee Sit ihe, taal eee seg | tesa occas eee top te hae cour i er Wan scan mS ove ary several of the we-thind of the production. ced Miss y , Mr. | fair, 4 F sill be pod at cont lange as- | weeks. Shomtld this occur, over 600 persons would | ThOS Redd, Muss Lulu Kedd. Mr kK. Mew! which Was started about the ie of eu rib | quis, Tgaltig” Wat steady: ion isle nreie ited ths Wien MAE. take her daughter from he ig Stoves and Ranges, Latrobes, be unemployed. Leut. T. Arthur eon ee Mey os progressing satisfactorily to the engineer depart. | unchanged and dull. Receipts fio ‘oats, 2,000 Sr. Lovis Wants THE DgMocRATIC CONVENTION. — at Low Prices. ———————— Mr. Francis Winters, Mr. Walter Hollingsworth, | ment. There 1s a gang of nine men At work, with bushels; 3 100 bushels’ Shipment . 26,000 | 4 NORTH CAROLINA MURDER MYSTERY CLEARED UP. The Missouri democratic ‘central committee an Sern naeaie one eee Ce ak ile dtathbons aiies "meas Heneee ae eee eens Sa runer as Loretta, cnder’ tp Woo yenas | bushels. "wheat, 462,000 bushela: corn, 86.00] The coroner's investigation into the murder of | mer Meg TaemoCratlC, state ‘A letter was read 7 717 7th street northwest Boston, Dec. 20.—Henry Clay Harvey, alias Tins-. Dea a UITOWS, niready nearly ‘ards | bushels whit n ot the use of the Mer ts’ Excl ‘hall ley, allas Harney, a negro, and claiming to hail ae Mr. K. W. Reed and Miss Mamie Wiliam- of good paving sand and gravel have been removed. ‘Willie Watkins, a ite boy sixteen years of age, Coors Tvrerna Caarscse, - froin Philadelphia, has ums i in Europe, Canada and the en arrested here upon Suspicion of being the burglar who has entered re- PURITY AND EXCELLENCE. s, $14; pints, 216, nt to the trady, PuunapEtrnta, Pa., Dec. 29, young colored man, was to-d to await the result of injuries John H. Rrown, a committed to prison Hicted by him upon Wm. Hess, aged 13 years. Hess, with oiler small fi and pretty. The german given last evening by Miss Emilie ruicularly those which had been painted by a lend. ‘The dresses for the occasion were all fresh ‘The heaviest part of the Work is yet to be done be- tween Pennsylvania and Maryland avenues, juiries of the District Zor the parks of Washington ‘clty- has been to we ee wie reservations: ears vely in this city, aggregat a ol a the eiet of the creation of parks ———__-o._______ ‘THe Presents New YEAR REcEPTiION.—The program for the President’s New Year’s reception THE INDICTMENT AGAINST GOULD P. AUSTIN.—In the Criminal Court, Judge Wylie, to-day, Gould P. Austin, formerly a clerk in the Pension of near his father’s house, fourteen miies from Ra- leigh, N. C., ten days ago, has solved the mystery. llams, white, who is eighteen years of age. Wil- llams and one George Peebles were rivals for the tothe committee of seven was instructed to come to Washington and set forth the advantages of St cenuy so many dweilings here. Thom was led by Miss Thom and Mr. Pierre Stevens, ‘THE EFFECT OF PARKSON REAL ESTATE VALUES. will be substantially the same as last year, there | John H. Pool, nineteen years old, was arrested on Louts for a national convention before the national: ndorsed by the Best physicians, Pe isolinionioadaeel eae | WHo led very satistactorily. ‘There were thirty Jone PRT Le See ate commission to teed Le ia flight deviations. | suspicion, and he has disclosed the particulars of | committee. "The enten on urs of the world. rwteived joy Brutally Heaten for Shoutin: , a ‘There will ladies assisting. Joseph J. Wil- atthe Southern Expositiol be- couplt Mrs. Thomas Wood and Miss Katie Ra: mm: rat pieces lS maids the crime, placing the guilt upon josep! fivclained fort ves Nigwer.?” distributing the favors: Whiek, Wee tak admired, SURE a from that state was added to this committee, and requested to use their influence with he national committee. A resolution was adopted ational committee to call ‘the national convention, affections of Miss Watkins, sister of the murdered | prior to the republican convention. 7 E ae ast | The Puestion of arks | charged with violating the Tea Waey OPeUIne | T.7) Wwultanis Jind eas tortion by. the cite ————— ust received by boys, shouted “Nigger” at Brown, when he ran irs, le ings gave a large german upon the value of adjaeent property 1s difficult to a correspondence on April 7 rr purpose father to enter the pi ‘and on Sunday t,| THE Hii-SHanon Cases.—The Htll-Sharon HUME, CLEARY & CO.. after them, and, caiching Hess, knocked him down | evening to her friends now passing the Christmas | naswer except ina genealway. In residence dis. | trauding cy ponmoner (are. Helen’ i Richardson) | Tainer to enter tne boss anion Santag house; | divorce case and the cases which have tasued @18-t:n S07 Market Space._ | and beat him in a brutal manner. He then picked | season here—Miss Alexander and Miss Nell, Miss | tTicts the effect to incrense values is marked, and | was he: on Recaurtey to) ine By ryan armed with’a rife, to Kill Peebles, Pool being near | from it are havi pegs aad ‘the courte in San s Bp the boy and knocked his head against the wall. | Alexander led With Me Lovinees, observation shows what 1s noticed elsewhere, that | ‘The court said that oe er coor ae | SS eee the | Francisco, belng tried in different ones at the C. 3 P. RESEN The boy's head was beaten almost beyond recogni- ? 7 small parks enhanoe th? value of adjacent ‘prop- | ject of which was to lefraud, and that case in th id the man fell dead with- | Same time. Mr. Sharon's deposition in the divorce ee Uon, and it 13 thought he cannot recover. Tele to io aaa Winchester, Va. ts now paying | erty nore, propordionaely, tha the lnreer Bice | {est nee Was fo detra Cay ae eee | Gate aap IRL Ge oa ea oat os |lcaue was Contest oat toa ee ee i ——— a visit to Lis daughter, Mrs. Melville Shuster, on P | ‘The effect’ of Increasing values tn this city (partly | defrauded. Ie would carefully consider tire fagice tee ee latter turned up the fat oF the | Court the charge of perjury anaes, Bees who ‘We now have on exhibition A Fight with Horse Thieves. street. Mrs. Shuster will have as her guest, after aes to oe Cae ene ealecoarst to La- | ment. ten ey at ones Durst into att aes Tras cnenged, to quarry Miss Tm ECORATED POTTERY AND PORCELAIN TWO OF THEM SHOT DEAD. New Year's day, Miss Agnes Payne, of Warrington, atte, Frank a hte, juares: eee ute Joe, you have Killed.” Wiliams then | Subsequent ie e alleged ——— rman, Chinese and Japanoan | q,L!7THE Rock, Aux., Dec. 20—For a long timepast | Who, With he’ aster: Lave heen oko ta eee | and Thomas, Scote Dinan aa ee ak Sa TURNED OVER TO THES. P. C. A.—The headless | 1s Willie, hot Joe, ¥ the northwestern part of this st “was dise 5 contract between her and the Senator ith 5 qhicken, after the proceedings in the Police Court | threateded Pool’ with death if ‘he disclosed the | contra on the grounds thar tie feet oe : "9 and the north-| Mrs. Stewart, of Dupont Circle, in receiving CONFERENCES REGARDING DISTRICT TAXES, 2 Ra acta: P. | affair, and said he had before made several attempts SS gro ‘thal position. Bei oR espe Ee Unrate Colles | Op Mastwesiten part of this state and with horse | gh the jst of January. During theif stay with her | ‘The Com: 7s continued thelr conference | GA and eit SrObaUe Bee eee eS Fe | AMair, andsald he had’ as arrosted om Thre | a ore ne, in the superior court, the We lave ever oftened, thieves, whose: meepnave been infested with horse | Sirs StSward Spuetg; ,PanNg thelr stay with her | pe “in UAENES Hee comeinued the ‘Persona Saher a POR ODIY De clnecoten Ca aa So ee eee are re tratore he rand Jory iaicrnent chaning 8s RICH CUT Gass, been at Cape Girardeat, Mo. & farmer named Kine | Misses Payne. at 8 o'clock to-day. Neavsroausy’ vady wast Cone tried at the January term of the superior court. Hig anda ML ‘Nellson with perjury, conspiracy FINE PLATED WARE, ball, living tn North 'Missourl, had three horses} Miss Edith Card, daughter of General Card, gives | with the wholesale and retail liquor dealers regard- NATIONAL THEATER.—“In the Ranks” has had ——— ae pores Sey een ng cerlificate of marriage = : ee Darsait ue Grsanizing a posse of seven, started tn | an evening party to her young friends on the even. | 18 the proposed license inereande avery successful run ‘at the National this week, Capture of an Express Robber. BRASS AND FALENCE PARLOR LAMPS, ka. pursuit of the tileves, who numbered three, and | ing of January ist. ‘The magnificent scenic effects and characters of FLIGHT AL ARREST OF A WELIS-FaRGO| BRUTAL ASSAULT ON A LITTLE Grnt.—A brutal M. W. BEVERIDGE, Sree ca Get a a aie EVER) rene tec at ewe eben Aino‘ t hie ieee EG miocen Notes: the play, presented as it 1s by a fine cast. has ania =a Tape case has been reported from. Ke; 2 es e turned on their pursuers, and a sharp fight ensued. : c Detectives Raff and Block to-day arrested John | drawn large houses every hight-and will held ros : EXPRESS THIEF. The daughter of a inerckant ty ee nae NS a Xo. 1000 PENN. AVENUE N.W._ | two of the shire Feenes gualy, Injured, ‘while | cers tainmionts duciar theeee e ee O'rten on a charge of writing polley, tthe { Rous next week, George B. Saylor, allas Henry Schmidt, was Cight years old, was assaulted by two German Jews x iN. nN a wo of the james and Andrew Davis, for- e st - Mr. Dantel art, one Of keepers at the Se i : Cc Cc Cc ry | METIS gedents of Cape Girardeau, were shot dead | UP. RICH al Oca a ey dats one eran | wank or tue Hepuole, ma pertete ae eee Alexandria Aftairs, Raving atta eeu ie Fae Whe eer | ine earents wore away. The men took turns IGN NE NE! | a fatally wounde , c ct P) A ing, bed elis-Fargo OLOGNE! OLOGNE OLOGNE!! the third one fatally wound to Which one thousand invitations will be issued. | lent of a xylo-motellophone trom his fellow | neported for Tee Erenee gree, 9 Latest Foreign News by Cable. Mr. and Mrs. Hawley moved into their new house clerks, Mr. Will Baldwin made the presentation, —— ScHooL BoaRp.—Tho city school board met last express, near Sacramento, Cal, on the 9th of ping watch for the return of the . The when found was covered with blood and in @ werous condition. it expressed 55 night, Hon. Chas. E. Stuart, in the chair, and eight | August last, of a quantity of gold dust. Until this as to the result of her ce ae ea FLOWERS OF ITALY COLOGNE, THE DIFFERENCE. AW ENT EaTR ha eens at Decanter: Misa Affairs in Brightwood. other inembers present. ‘The resignation osc evening Saylor denied his identity, but now con- | rested, and after a hearing before Justice Warner Also. an assortment tf ¥%S Lin the London Globe. says that if such @| ‘The rehearsals of the choral class under the | Correspondence of Tax Erma Sra. his faithfulness as a teacher and its regret in lo Was robbed himself and companions went to Den- ————--- FLUSH Cases, Tu! umment had been issued by a man suspected of leadership of Miss Noguetras have go far taken place BuiGuTWoop, D. C., Dec. 28, 1883, |} his services. On voting for his successor the first | Ver, Westen! gold dust was wid eat gata THE WEEKLY Srak for this week 1s now ready Biety. remiany leaning to the popular cause tn Ireland | twice a week, Tuesdays and Saturdces tee New| We have a flourishing Sabbath school here, num. | Vote stood: W. H. Greenwell, 4; W. E. Baker, 3: Miss | $1,000 a8 his al ee ee York, and game | tor Price, three cents per copy. It is a he would be prosecuted and lunprisoued under the Year's days this wil be Changed, and the regular | yering trom fitty to seventy-five scholars, presided | 62, Amold,; and on the second Ballot, for W. HL. | east, bls companions going to Ig Pee Tits recat | lane, elent page’ paper, OF mite eos ae ARKESTED ON A CHARGE OF HIGH TREASON aiplomatic corps wil We enlivened Sea Leh | over by Mr. J. Te Keane, who 1s also supervising | and Strauss—5; for W. E. Baker Messts seeate | there Was discovered, and @ neadieriod ee ce Tie United ‘sraies And will be sent anywhere in RAN BUILDING, Trreste, Dec. toc ciened one cditoret wal Cards Have besn ieccsa the the Tange of Miss | Principal of the sixth diviston of the District publte | Leadbeaterand Vincent; for Miss pre Govero eciee Gan eee aa pylon dollara year, "= “nd Canada, (postpaid, for one Hike Metals Beco PARIS. | Inaependente, an Haltan Irredentist’ journal here, | Franzonia Fletcher and Mr. Ellis G. Myers, to take | Schools, and with a fall corps of teachers. ‘Thurs- aud his Sansa’ tesa cr gaan Cu as declared elected, Which ‘was placed In the hands of the sneum of fe Medals trom Expositous of | has be n & Charge of high treason. piace at Christ church, G street southeast, on | day last the school gave the children a nice enter- and 8. J. Denick, substitutes ie charce ‘of colpred | York county. ‘The sheriff went to the house of | Tt 18 ALToGETHFR WRoxa to trifle with a baa RES 1 Monday evening next at 8 o'clock. lainment and a Chrigmas tree. The exercises con- schools, were declared full teachers. ‘The committee | Saylor’s father, and made known his business to en eed Cold, when the risk 1s so great, and a E, AFRICA, De amas in| Jue N. B.C. Club were entertained last night by | sisted of singing bythe Chotr, led by Mr. Nalley, | on studies and discipline reported a revision of the | the conse anit his brother, Wille the sheriff Me | Er reon ante, prompt and thorough us Dr. Jayne's ver of thetamly fi ex moe Kak Nes AUD AE ts haptecne new restdene of | aso ts the princlpalet cur puble sco with Mie Glan was direc to lave Gv coniee Rite ances | lt efors to rad te ed RS cae aa, faa | ExPeetorant cd ; H athe. atten ibe, included nea maccUeNt | Arrick presiding at tie organ, followed’ by an ad. directory attached, printed. ‘Tue fanitor of tae | afew days ago in a wagon, and hls conduct ire NG SURE Ye Imetubersof the Club, and the occasion was through- | 478s from our wortay superintendent, and reetta- | {u%° butlding was allowed pay for service in addi- | the road led the police to Suspect. he aight be the | N BATES x Of | out greaily emovGL Hons Oy Aliss File Calvert Masters Lumte Thorn | tional rooms ‘The committes on schon nenteoe oy | aname and oa ee oegun. Yesterday he was | Throst and Lime ex-| gar, of the marine revenue service, | 484 Charley Ray, eniing with the distribution of ‘ a8 4 - . 4 | money back. Sold by all D; om 0! sd dat Lee (colored) bulk ut that oth Which he was about to sail. He 1s held to awalt a | money <4 and Well known in Washington, wasmarried at the | ing the heavy raintal there was over sevens anit SHEA beck postponed eal cee hens requisition. His compantons in the robbery re- | THOS’SON, 70s 15th stn Testdence of the bride’s pa on Wed- | dren present, besides members and friends of the superintend: announced that a8 278 parents | Uurned to California and attempted another rob. | = = | hesday, Uo Miss Mamie nue he favorite senool. ‘ored holding one session of white boys’ Schools | bery near the same place, but we ‘Siecaseree and | An the Socte OFA SHOFL Mtae, | ase Outlook for pemanent improvements in this | on rainy days cad omy oe eee 1d here- | &Fe how each serving sentence of fifteen years. eee Tnarried palt left for N ra short, st clton ts cheering. Already las there been cou Ba One Pe ee you nee ee ‘nt of the ® efter which they Will come to Washington for Ue the good things the tree, Notwithst: me ced at Brightwoa station, on the Metropolitan turulture report that a new fence had been or- de after hold one sesston of bo schools whenever found at the wharf of the steamer Herrmann, on | WHAT THE SoctaLists Desay If not sat rf 4 oS At the Socialist the girls’ schools held one sesston. ‘The subject of Ss cote . : are. The enone | Winter, railroad, the Initial points fora thri ing ‘vitlage, hiatus tie nours of afternoon Schools was poste Labor congress in Baltimore yesterday the reports i a of Enzilsh inter- Of PiGit Pane ts with her father, Pro. | ‘The surveying and dviding up of the old fleldsinto | Huned Get the vees meeting. An appiteation of | Of the cont jemand the a m of Lie Of ogy Teinity Chrarch, Buftale land of Dice pas Cul T street, and will with herlittie | conventent lots for building has been done, and | Meg uaal tx increase of salary Was laidon the | 1¢¢s of President und Vice President of the United byte Kes De. 1. Cag says the er aise tue winter here, while the Heuten- | there have been reomt sales of several to persous | 7S States and of the United States, Senate and the oe ady | ant Bor rule £0 the aes. Com | who contemplate bultliug in the spring. K Cumtenas Weer Cereonenoxs.—The Sunday Guba cation, therefor ot federal ounch, They . = 7 bee! ae aot E Tne = ae School Christmas celebrations here concluded here | 185! cr the urement of 2 yee ox chow. ts. Peck aud daughter passed ¢ Crosnsa tire Tenet my cure Cructrr Covet.—Juage | 8°) Might, the managers of the schools making a | CebeTessional strict ines; the requirement of a aaa 1 Mrs. Lockwood ning to} MacArthur, in the Cheutt Court, Us morning, ane submission to the vote of the people any law whlch Wednestiay.——Lleuts Walker iene | houneed that he woud discharge the jury finally Me poeesion for the children. The Baptist | May be demanded by a given sm of applicants, | BARRY. On Fridsy morning, Dec. 23, 19%, at 2:m8 BASS’ ALE AND GUINNESS STOUT S qu, Wednesday.——Lieut. Walker Benet aes ah Me ord celebration took place at the Sunday school i gene’ ‘ar upon Cor] hich control | a. m., MARGAKET Bullet, mottos of ¢ nihia Bas tived here to pass onthe 1th of January, and the remathder of the hiner i general War upon corpoi ich control Seg eer ag : ¥ "ry r thetr home | term would be devotd to, settling bills of e: Abbe Mecnnoig ict Fe ee nub Cntuee | Mor and its pri Mes JaueE. Altnor, in the sixty-first your of her veiter of Lieut: Adaaus, who a short Detare oe eee cie noted alt would be woudl Gt | tament there were many pleseeay roan A POLITICAL SPacULATION FROM NEW York.—A fal aLtake Place from the msidence of hor iss dulls Casey hing her ean, Miss Lie | Mew asstenment or tatiees asd Could not tell |, jeeRNDLED Funes. Work has becun again at the | correspondent at Albany, deserbing the | | m,Frichds ad iy are incited £ __ : 0 a 5 ety =f jd hold ¢he court next year. iron boom, the Potomac manufacturing company’s Ues of the republican ¢:ndidature for the ! nd. Mi Df girl gessSnun rast Work, at the foot of Woife street. W fires were re- | ship of the coming assembly, says the a: pearances | DRISCOLL. Woodward and son, of | RIVER TRADE.—Hamormaster Sutton reports ar- | ligitéd inane ot te furnaces last evening. lndicate that at the proper time the delegations ATHIC have been making “a brief vig | Hvals at the river fruit as follows: Sele kee ate | itercnrene Soe ee Soapstone intl on Wilkes | trom New York and Kings counties, Of & majority Christmas time to Str.” Wonke WS | Toit thee ea ace bushels oysters for market, and | Street will be ab work again ina few days, All tts | of them, will goto Mr. Sheard, of Herkimer, who | 2 HK 7 N street.—Mr. and Mrs. Robert | four other schooners vith 2,500 bushels oysters for | material had been used up, and additional stone | apparently 18 satisfac’ y to the leaders Should cloth, v - ts afternoon for New York. ‘The | dealers, has now arrived.—An outer Shed at the Potomac | this transfer take place, 1t would indicate that where t Ked up. On| rome Ah ae aie —.___ Manufacturing company’s works fell Thursd: harmonious feeling ex ri the tng mills Stam- eSERL at dson, the child of Mrs. Robert the german given by thelr hosts on the A Boy AccroentaLry Sior.—Josle, the 1 Old son of Mrs. Alice Will, of 332 Indiana ay Son Were visiting friendsin Fauquier county, Va., ten ed to his bed? k lay and mashed a handsome boat of Capt. A. J. F: named Henry Onbey. S between the fiends of President Arthur and Senator Warner Miller, which ESCAPE OF THREE PRISONERS FROM Jatl.—Three : Alin he cet 4 ue, F Messrs. Worthington & Co, will tn a few days send | may have lusportant. effects Goon the coe | oF : itiea on mnornliy HS | Ang chute Load eee coe ened EDIE: | tio aaeoaty Mea ect ae Indiana avenue, F Messrs, Worthington & Co, Wil Fore upon thesehe, | of New york's delegation to the natioual conven: | CRUEL GNINNE: aftr a abort and yaa tne No, ded on a sleigh there and driven | piitadelphia to be pecs ce = Sm) mas day, discharged thesame, the ball entering the | BH. Jones ~The. tee on jhe Maryland fats 1s | tion and upon the clection of a United States Sena | 1407 Etta Rorthwest, on Sunday, December 30th, at The clout is worth probably | Miss Mabvint and alte upper Weshy part of the right leg and taking a | thick Chough to close the ferry between this city | tor next year two o'clock p.m. Frienils and rlallves are respoct ally. ormnore, | the guests or Col and Madam ‘Bonaparte. ‘These | downward course, ‘The tall has not been extracted. | and Berry's landiagee = Ane mayor yesterday after- invited to attend. . ‘Telegraphic Bri | Speed adic arrived before Christmas, and were | The aceldent occurred vhile the mother and her | noon sent. back to his vessel a deserting Seaton | LENDRUM. On December 29th, 1883, nt half. 4 n = yolock @. m,, JAMES LENDRUM, in the uigity aret Prisoners escaped from the county jail at Princess | o'clock a. © Mirror of An paper : amber 2 Where the patient fs stil) confi Anne, Md., yesterday morning about 4 ovlock by | Year ace, ang delivered free of change to all parts of tha ee ning of December 2ith.— Miss Emily Beale ous ne, Md, ye Funeral on Monday, Sst tnstant, at 2 o'clock ey mara (7 Vth the | asked a dozen of ber trends ‘to luncheon on Thurs, oi News Briefs. jicking a hole in the wall. ‘Two were white men— Fig = | 4 day In onler to meet Miss Kittle, of San Francisco, | (4 ROCFEDINGS IN THR CRDUNAL CouRT—In the Axe Obrrsrs SEW DESIGNS IN 420 are selling single ‘a GAS FIXTURES, and double Swing GAS BRACKETS, br th We f COOKIN from $9. E EIRE-PLACES, trom $12.50 EPASS ANDIE 3EOS RCRTAELE BUCKET GRATES, from 9510332 seach, and other mately low. G RANGES at various 0 to B10. with BRASS FRAMES, tote 50 to 850 per »: JARLOL GATES, trom #10 to g100. a BUENEMS and GLO! ee {LOW LRICES, larity of of working parts, 5 | lon of law . Cowles. > haine unknown, t Whale Rock, KL Assistance froin Newport. me of the passenger lost from the steamer she Was Wrecked, While bound from Antwerp, Was Gérinano Durazzano, ; uslip America, for the Natlonal ply between Liverpool’ and New. York, cessfully launched in Glasgow to-day, ——— The Georgia Kuktiux. A LEADING COLORED MAN'S VIEW OF THE RECENT TRIALS. ‘AR reporter met Col. W. A. Pledger, vngla, chairman of the Colored Mens, National Executive committee, on the streets this morning, and asked him is opiuion of the recent conviction of kuklux in Georgia. ,” said he, “that legislation ana binthe state for the next ten 3 could not do as much for the happiness, security and progress of the colored people as the result of the recent kuklux trials has done, for the n that the Inferto iulterate whites, who night marauders, feel het Justice must overtake them of high social reputation ag the cuting attorneys and most of the men who i the jury in that trial strike at thetr in couduct. ‘The re 5 benefited the yinaking the Liborer feel secure in dproperty. It adds to Nberaiism, be © the trial Was not conducted by partisans part of t ernment, but by | could have had no mouve in view bu Justice, and the | Only of Georgia, but of the debt of gratitud the vindica- colored people not south, owe ir, Speer @ ee ANT FEATURE OF THA CHILDREN’S Cunist- NTERTAINMENT.—One of the pleasing in- ts of this association of all classes of ehiidren en to see the guests safe home. | now visittn; and Mrs. Murray hi winter at | housekeep! guests on New Year's day.— Mrs. Fuller's and sister, turned sugston in ‘this ef Mrs. EL G. | main betw Inain thet during thi of Mrs. Sto: week, third class have beca REPRESE: day that he compl Other mem | In connecus | had | pisces bees tandal? for Bla tain out of use of viole the matter, ley will arrive | Purrington, of this city, ts no’ guest Of Governor and’ Mrs, Knott. g in Washington.—Surgeon General ave taken aparunents for the the Ebbitt House, and will not go to Ing, as at first antielpated. mother for some while’ past here on a visit, re- jome on ‘Thursday.—Mra. He Live Mason, of Providence, will arrive ty on’ Monday and be’ the guest. of Hartshorn at 1421 K street. She will be led by Miss Estelle Doremus and Miss rean, Of New York city. ‘They will re- ‘cen two and three weeks —Miss Lily, ww in Frankfort, the She will re- Te several weeks to assist Mrs. Knott oclal season of the Kentucky capital. Mr. Win. Alken, of Boston, will be the guest, ne on De Sales street during the coming ——— For Tue Quantex ending December Sist seventy- Six post offices of the fou rth class have been made or presidential, the largest number that mnade in one quarter. A Comitsstoy as been Issued to Jas, T. MeClary, Postmaster at Nasons, Orange county, Va. NTATIVE SPEINGER sald toa friend to- chad not been correctly quoted in the 'S purporting to proceed from him with Tegurd to his commuttee assignment in the House, nbers Whose ni ames have been mentioned jon With the al Wiegation that Mr. Springer Suffered in the distribution of committee ause of a report that he was really for ur years ago, while professing ta be for purn, prefer to have nothing to say on the subject. One of them sald “it was inal amoun a molehiiL” Mr. Springer disclaims the ent language in talking’ to others abso » and Says there is no’ quarrel between him and anybody else on the subject. Criminal Court, Judge Wylie, this morning, the bills of exception tn the wo cases against Thomas Dunn and the case of Rébert Murphy, convicted of > Were signed. Ia the case of Chas. E. Cape- hart, convicted of obtaning money by false pre- tences, the motion in arrest of Judgment and for a new were argued ami held ler advisement. a ANOTHER RESPECTED CITIZEN GoNE.—Thomas Riggles, a highly-respected citizen of the District, died at his residence, 7 16th street northwest, this morning. Mr. Rigges was born in this city and in the house where te died. For many years, tn fact the most of his li, he has been one of our prominent business men "He has been engaged in ae eeeny ag oe of 190] ae and Pennsylvsnia avepw, for twenty years, All his business and private atfuirs he was cher me garded as an honest, conscientious and upright Tan. His life was one @ pure kindness to those mnore unfortunate than Himself, and the poor that applied to him for assisténce néver met with a re- fusal, He always took great interest in those things that help to pronote the interests of this city and was a- very dberal contributor to all things looking to its wellare. “He was an honorary Member of the National Rifles, and when in its in- fancy it was struggling wr existence, he was one of the foremost of our Dusiness men to give it a helping hand, contributing both his time and means. Mr. Riggles was a brother-in-law of Mr. George W. Evans, chief of the financial division of the Interior departmen. He leaves a devoted ‘Wife and five little children to mourn his loss. ‘The Hifles will attend his tureral In a body and in citi- zeu’s dress, 43 it was his last Wish that no display be made. His funeral takes place Monday fe noon at two o'clock. ———— Derrective BLock’s ASSAILANT SENTENCED.— Emory Parker, a stout colored man, convicted of house breaking, was entenced to ‘the Concord nitentiary for one by Judge Wylie to-day. ‘ker Was also under conviction for: assault Detective Block, by throwing snuff in his eyes, Mr. Phelps, his counsel, in this case for jail sentence. The court ‘that the act was one of the most criminal A tidal wave accompanted the volcanic distur. bances in Mount Augustin, Alaska, In October. ‘The mountain was split in two andthe northern slgpe fell to the level of the surrounding cliffs. pA eh outbreak ts feared at Harbor Grace, N. .» to-day when funerals of the rangemen kiltea in the recent riot take place. ‘The divorced wife of Ivory F. Moulton, at Sac- carrappa, Maine, entered the house where he was living with wife No. 2, beat the latter over the head. with a pistol, and foretbly carried away her son, aged 16, who had been given to the custody of thé father. Capt. W. L. Marshall, U. 8. engineer in charge of the Works at Wilson's ‘Potnteon the Mississippi river, 1s about to bring the work to a close, the aj Propfiation belng exhausted. 1,300 men will be Wm. Fox was executed at_ Nevada, Mo., yester- day for the murder of Tom Howard on May 20th last. Ten thousand persons witnessed the execu- n. It is stated in Rome, on good authority, that a triple alliance exists between Italy, Austria and Germany, which was entered into in September. on Ber DIVORCED FROM CHARLES H. REED.—In Chi Thursday, Mrs. Ellen Beardsley Reed was grant a divorce ‘from her husband, Charles H. Reed, for- merly state's attorney of Cook county, late one of the counsel for Guiteau, and now of New York city. Reed has not been in ‘Chicago for two years, and Geo. W. Parken and Thos. MeGulre, of Philadel ‘The other was a colored man, Geo. Smith, of Baltk- more. He has been an inmate of Baltimore city jail, and was arrested in Crisfeld a month ago, chafged with stealing an overcoat. The white men were confined here about 60 days ago, charged with stealing clothing from the captain of a dredge boat imade tO capture at Crisileld. forts are them. DEATH OF A VENERABLE MINISTER.—Rev. Horace Stringfellow died We ay night in Ashland,Va., inthe elghty-fourth year of his age. Mr. String- fellow was a prominent minister of the iL church, and one of its most eloquent preachers. He Was once chaplain of the House of Representatives. He was fora considerable time rector of ‘Trinity church, neon, aad afterwards rector of St. Paul’s ¢h re. leaves a wile, five sons and two daughters. Among his sons aré Rev. Horace Stringfellow, of Mont ery, Ala, and Major Charles 8. Stringtellow, of Richmond. ee THE Society oF NaTURALIsTs.—The Society of Naturalists of the eastern United States continued its session in New York yesterday. The fo! oMcers were elected: ent, Prof. Hyatt, of the Boston of ‘Natural History: vice-presidents, Profs. H. N. of Johns Hop- Kins University, of Bait! and A. 8. Packard, of Brown University; secretary, Dr. Charles from residence of luis sister, Mr’ L. Trimble, street southeast, Friends and acguaintances invited to attend. = = McKENNEY. On'Satuntay. December 29,1989, at half tSotclwk & M- HANNAW Ay widow pt tie tae jolm McKenney. in'th weventy thiied year of her age. Funcral from No. 24 E street_northwest on Monday, Sist instant, at 2 o'clock p.m. No flowers. * O'CALLAGHAN. December 28th, 1883, at 11. o'clock PathagMAkY Fp OCALLAGHAN noo HAGERTY, the Years, ten months and twenty-two daya, ‘May she rest in peace. 3 , December Sist, at 8:30 o'clock ios te ees Gre mt a ve invited to attend. avr x morning. December 29, 1833, ‘RIGGLES, RIGGLES. Saturday typhoid fever, TH( aged forty-one seis fameral wil tke rtace from his Inte reedance, 907 ay of year of ‘A6th strest northwest, Monday, the Slst inst., at 2:p.m. SERRIN. On Thursday, BEAT eget rch » ESTELLA ‘G. , Frankie Prand Rate W Serrin, in the’ age. Funeral from the residence of es parents, Contuls rosd, afte at 2 o'clock, end Feladn are invited tontonae > © a i SHOEMAKER, | On Deocmber 25,1883, EVA AX Ely dat ‘of Issac W. A. Hitntecmery county, Mi, aed Bee acuth aad eek’ made no defense. He has been ordered by the to pay €800per year for the support of his two ——_+e+___ ENFORCING THE LorTeRY Laws mx Vinarvta.—The case of the Commonwealth vs, ine Dismal ‘Swam) Can company was cal mayo! court in Petersburg, Va., yesterday, and was sent on trial to the quarterly term of’ the Hi court, which meets in . agent of the lottery in that city is held under nomi- pal arrest, The penalty for or tery tickets in the state 1s imprisonment in @ period of not ex: Of not ex Minot, of Harvard Medical’ school; treasurer, Prot. Wan. B. Scott, of Princeton. : THE FREE THINKERS’ CONVENTION.—About 800 delegates were In attendance at the Free Thinkers’ convention in noon. Hon. A, ae made a speech Es Thinker,” Geo W. Taylor, ie I favor the chureh. The modern ee her short stay wit Evaamiled sulle of heavenly bith A hen thi called ‘Apa when the angele called her home Buin eae earaaee ‘tigel whiszerede darling, docome home? ‘By Hes Moruza, (Rockville papers please copy.) a at 29-19 Was the care M mi. SOSEPS Y Ye in the woven from Qak HM which had been brought the attention of the court, and imposed a sentence of bwo years, adding, +1 hope that they will keep —— veer of heard all persons who deal in acetate at their peril members of the club, the resident's z them, rode in the’ omnibuses with “ir guests to their houses, and were subsequently driven to their own dwellings, ee A PENSION ATTORNEY DISBARRED.—The Secretary of the Interior has disbarred from practice before the Interior Departinent Edwin H. Hall, a pension attorney of Boston. This action was taken upon eridence that Hall had discounted | payments of Pensions to Pensioners, holding thelr Certificates 4s collateral, in violation or law, SvncEON GENERAL Haamton, of the marine hospital, will start soon on a tour of inspection of the marine hospitals throughout the country. PROMOTION AND AFPoINTMENT.—A. K. Brodie, in charge of records in the Department of Justice, has been promoted to the grade of bookkeeper, to fill the vacancy caused by the promotion of Col. Clay as chief clerk, B,J. Mahbinney, of Pennsylvania, Who was cerUfled by the civil service commission, has been appointed ‘telegraph operator in the De” partment of Justice, : you there three years: — MARRIAGE LICENSES.—Mnrriage | issued by the clerk of the court to John of Charkes county, M: lon Culver and Mi Taylor and Brook T raged and Dora F. Annie Dorsey, ben Di