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THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, AT THE STAR BUILDIN Werthaest Corner Penneylveuia Ave. The Evening Siar Newspaper 5EO. W. ADAMS, Pres Tur Prrstse St eity by « Week. or 44 + Sante eae Ge year, & . and 11th St, by Company, ton, D. C., a8 i Henin g Star. UEntered at Port € © Tae Weeery Sran—y @1 ns year, Rates of adv WASHINGTON, D. C.,’ WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 1884. TWO CENTS. SPECIAL NOTICES. DEPARTMENT OF THE POTOM. + ews & arcs. ATTORNEY AND CO m Gissp AnMY OF 1118 REPUBLIC. Brees AE Ea. Nera STAND D Sa + ee B Stroct norilnwest os, D, C., dune 15, 18 OWN AMBLER SMITH, ving chai of the Me ree aud F ie pas t miest thanks to all who rious. ¢ ane ard ch decoration of th ted ard con- nick puziils of OCH, SOLICITOR OF rt St. Ci LLEn. nce, 240 North Cay AMULL MWALE ELS. COMMISET sake by a 7 It Po? THE REGUCAR MEETL THE BLAINE | | O- Acsoctation will be held at 3 = Hall, WED- | NESDAY, ut 8 Veiock pam, By or: o Presiek | oa BW. HUNTED <7 VINGINIA MIDLAND RAILWAY, aftes Ture 20:h Parlor Car will be mn o: train between Washington aud 3 | Inu Sleeping Ca 1040p. 2 and White Sulphur Spri Gn ard m RRR 00. A L 2 Be | R ROO YY AA L BLAINE, LUGAN, AND VICTORY! RRR O O ¥Y AA L RR O_O ¥ AAA L ~~ — KK oO ¥ A A ELL = publicans of the District of Columbia will as- MASS MEETING In front of the City Mall, 2117-19 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, pice R ON THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 19, To ratify the noiinations made by the Chicago Con- | vention, ize yromy y of Frew! at So'clock A will precede the ndance, and a chorus 0 PICCES FINEST EWEROIDERIES, IMPORTED, + WORTH FROM c&. TO ER YARD, ALLAT ur republican form ‘a c rhmentand tzensbip are invited to, be suite A.M. CLAPP, Chairman, BRIDGE CURSTC it, FE st WHY WECAN DO IT! ALUMNI OF G! N COLLEGE, D.C. will b field at the Co Bueiness mee tr. Merrick 7 We have haved the entire stock brokterics of Duden & Co, of New Ye cost of imp per yarl we six 405 Sth «tree OFFICE, worth from ¢ Distkicr oF COLUMBIA, . Waskixetox, D.C. dune oth, Is4. Pieces ore cif os eby siven that all ficenses issued for Tabuses, Si all other vel remem pot chi est Irish sporiati e LAR TIET Jeries broncht to this market, Ladies who Point Fy ¥ renewed ‘by all proprietors | fter that date, will fx 2 MeCoMs Gallas (M OF STOCK- 1 Imp. Co. at their othice at Co ~ POLAND WATE! oo; POLAND WATER fresh supply receized to-day by steamer. REY WORTH, Agent for the District of Columbia, y16-3t ‘th sud D streets northwest, ¥AZOO._ Or on the Pick~t Line of Freedom in the South, is | sh, aud ina few days wili be ready for deli vid be addresses A. ‘T. MORGAN, Box 3s, City P.O. WA) dwell offers a sfor the co) tind urine bis bottles Teaution ail pe ¥ Of lay botttes 1 ree the law 3 Atles with th enty-five dol- or uy or fill ‘bed, ws Twill Pint laser ached marked ‘The Palais Royal cffers 450 dezen Fans stock of a stnall importer ich is the at the following spe- LOT 41-30 Dozen ¢ te tonne Fut 'S, reversible, 19c. and on, D.C.” Keies Dodd's Pate ad Ancust 13, 1878." Ou ukers. Rylauds & Codd, | secured the | struction put on the: | guishme | who put in an ap; | urging upon the House “to press as fast as possible | AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY. FITZ JOHN PORTER CASE IN THE SENATE, THURMAN AMENDMENT BILL IN THE HOUSE, ‘The Senate. THE FITZ JOHN PORTER CASe. After the reading of the Journal, which contained. an allusion to the Fitz Jon Porter case, the chatr stated that no further action on that Dill wasneces- sary than to have the action of the House an- nounced to the Senate, Conger said there was a doubt in the minds of S to whether the provision relating to pay ject In view, which was to give no from th ite of Porter’s dismissal till the date } is reappointinent by the President and con- d by the Senate under the present bill, ‘That | rovision was carefully and shrewdly worded. It aud Hot been dreamed two years ago that the bilt Woltld pass at all, and Senators might be excused for hot scrutinizing this provision very closely. Mr. Conger asked for the reading of the clause refers to, and it Was read:—*Provided, that satd Fitz Jo Porter shall receive no pay, compensation or allow- | guee whatsoever prior to" his appointment under | th = Mr. Conger asserted that a fair construction of these words merely prevented any payment being | unule-prior to the new appotitinent, leaving an apparent right to claim the back pay when the appointment shall have been made. He did not | Unk this bi would prevent Porter from getting such pay Mr. She Tinan entere®@ hf caveat against the con- words by the Senator from Michigan. ‘The language, he sald, was as clear as | it couid “be made. Gen. Porter, under this act, could not receive any pay except under the new epecintnent by the President and confirmation by ne Se fe Mr. Conger insisted that that was only the | Opinion of the Si ir from Ohio (Mr. Sherman). he House. DEAD-LOCK ON THE P. 0. APPROPRIATION BILL. A further conference was ordered on the post | office appropriation bill, and Mr. Townshend, of Mr. Holman, of Ind. and Mr. Hort, of Mich., were appointed on the part of the House. Mr. Miller (Pa.) offered, asa question of privilege, a resolution declaring James R. Chalmers entitled to the seat from the second district of Mississtppt. son (RY) ralsed the question of con- md the House refused to consider it 12% election case of Campbell and en called up, the question of consid- ratsed by Mr. Thompson, of Kentucky, aud the House also refused to consider it. } ‘The House th reded to the consideration of the Pacific ratiroad bil, known a TUE THURMA: DMENT BILL. The bill extends the provisions of the Thurman act to the Kansus Pacific company, the Sioux City and Pacific company, and to the central branch of the Union Pactiic. It allows the investment of the Sinking funds of all the companies in their own rst mortgagy bonds, or any United States bonds auion to the exten- e interest on the subsidy bouds; | one-half of the annual compens: Uon for overninent services to be carried to the sinking fund, and also the annual payment into the sinking fund of the following suins: By the Central Pacitle company and the Union Paettic by, # by the Kansas Paeifie company wv Ue central branch of the Union by the Sloux City and i), (OF aS mUCh Of stich SuIns | the ‘total annual payment to the | sinking fund equal to 35 per cent. of ‘the net carn- ings Of the respective coypantes.) In case the res- Adue of the net earnings Is Insuiticlent to pay the interest on the first mortgage bonds the amount heeessary Lor that purpose may be remitted, Czpitol Topics. THE MYSTERIOUS QUARTER MILLION APPROPRIATION. Messrs. Curtin, Eaton and Phelps, of the House foreign affairs committee, assembled in the appro- priations committee rooms this morning, to confer with the sub-committee of the appropriations com- mittee concerning the § ate amendment to the consular diplomatic bill with relation to the neu- trality act. ‘The Secretary of State was present, also, with the papers relailng to the matter, ready. to give a full explanation; Lut Mr. Townshend was | the only member of the appropriations committee arance, so there was an adjourn- tment taken until to-morrow. The matter 4s still Jed tn the most profound secreey, and the dis} sition gether. being erat it requ reuis tO be to keep It from the public aito- | THE W. H. ENGLISH INVESTIGATION. ‘The special committee appointed to investigate | the charges against. Hon. W. H. English of 1 Ing for his son on the floor of the House began its work yesterday with the examination of Messrs, Welter, Pusey and Jeremlah Wilson, Dut nothing ot interest was developed. PROGRESS OF THE APPROPRIATION BILLS IN THE | HOUSE. The deficlency appropriation Dill passed the | House yesterday afternoon, all of the amendments Teported having been agreed to except that striking | out the proviso as to the compensation of fourth class postinasters. The vote on striking it out was | taken by yeas and nays, and resulted—yeas, 131; | hays, 81, the result being in the interest of the post mast ‘The two remaining appropriation bllls— the fortification and sundry clvil—will probably be Teported to the House tls week. THE DEMOCRATIC HOUSE CAUCUS. At the caucus of the democratic members of the House last evening a resolution was adopted to a conclusion the appropriation bills, and that we will take them upin preference to‘any other measures,” A motion to urge the passage, in the | House, of a bil! to repeal the tax on tobicco was | lost, as was also a motion to make the order of | business, after the passage of Ue appropriation bills, the Dilis from the committees on public lauds | and Invalid pensions. PACIFIC RAILROAD BILLS IN THE HOUSE. The Hbuse yesterday passed the bill reported from the cominittee on Pacific railroads to require Fallroad companies to get out patents for their | lands, s0 that they would be subject to taxation. ‘The Thurman sinking tind amendment was also considered, but not finally acted upon, MINOR NOTES. By an agreement made in the Senate yesterday a Vote ts to be taken On the Utah ill at 8 p.m. to- | ay. Mr. Hampton reported favorably in the Senate yesterday, from the committee on raliltary affairs, © bill to authorize the extension of the ke and Olio Railway company’s Une to a polut on the military lands at Fortress Monroe, Va. ‘The demecraule Convention for the thirteenth congressional aistrict of Milnols renominated Wm, Springer y y by acclamation, ‘This ts Mr. springer’s Sixth nomination. Aepresentative Boyle, of Pennsylvanta, has re cetved the exdorsement of all three of his Counties, and Will probably be returned to Congress next | term. ‘The House coneurrent resolution permittiny exhibition In the Capitol bullding of a model of Partioldl’s statue of Uberty Was passed in the Sen- ate yesterday. x GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS 'To-pay.—Internal reve- ue, $277,519.85; CUSLOMS, $620,008.60, the | DeATH OF AN Any OFFICER —The War depart- ment 4s Informed that Colonel Edward R. Platt, adjutant general of the department of the Miscourt, died at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., yesterday morning” Personat—Assoclate Justice Miller and family left this morning ts a long summer trip over the Northern Paci “wilroad to Oregon and Washing- ton ‘Territory, and possibly as far as Alaska.— Count C. von "Eisendecher, late German. minister, will leave Washington Saturday and sall for Ger- many on the 2th dnstant—Gen. Van Vitet and family Will leave for Shrewsbury, N. J., u the morn- ing.—Prot. J. G. Porter of tne United States coast, survey, this city, has been elected astronomer of the observatory’ Of Cincinnatl University, to suc- ceed Prof. ©, Stone.—Col. E. Richardson, presi- dent of tie New Oricans cotton, exposition, passed through the city to-day with his faiuily, on bis way to the northern watering places. About the first of July he will return to Washington to see to the $1,000,000 appropriation for the exposition. A Fatal Dose of Morphine. HEISTER CLYMER’S DEATH—A SUPPOSED CASE OF SUICIDE. A telegram from Reading, Pa., June 17, says: The death of Hon. Helster Clymer was not caused by apoplexy, as was at first stated, but that the de- HO: ‘ o ft, 4 cee wont £0 nesley.” On the otier side lange star. with fucure | s i Wormers 32 .t. BRIDWE LOT 42-125 Dozen Sateen! Fars, paint d to represent SSI M street southw Beh novelty, 49c. and | ACH HOTEL, = 1 Beach Tinprovement Co. announce { thelr new hotel will be open for the ac LOT 43-100 Pozen ve Wood Sticks, hand stiests 5, e services of Mr. G. painted, See, u. of Kane, Pu, as superintendent, and FH autucket. Mass,as stew caterer, have steured for the ‘seagull. Accom: fous for 150 guests. Colonial Beach is on the salt water of the Po- tomac, 05 miles from Washington, and in Westmoreland. Ya. within a few milesof the birth place of bington. There isa delightful saud beach fording safe and unex- i ng, crabbing and boating. . ‘d throughout. Double ver- Se . All the river eteaers stop at ¥. 810 to 812 per week or #35 to 840 eek’. Plat of rooms at the Wash- ” —_— del0-2 RIAL NE t= pain DGINSKI & LEWIS, 95 D stree northwest. Desicns and estimatés cheerfully furnished. j All work guaranteed aud dene im the most artistic man- Cc ana _ “delim (oe, JMES H MeGILE. ARCHITECT. SYLVANIA AVENUE, | el ee i Louis A D IETE REAT INCREASE IN OUR BUSI- = . Were ENED A NEW YARD ON 14TH, 7 BETWE! B AND € tTREETS NORTHWEST, #2 F STREET NOK: Ww : se | WHERE WILL BE FOUND A COMPLETE STOCK OF ) FLORIDA PL THIS WILL ENABLE U: TO tas CARRY A LARGER AND MORE VARIED STOCK OF ana ton WHITE PINES AND HARD WOODS, WHICH WE Barmera | MEAN SHALL GE IN THE INTEREST OF THOSE | WHOSE ORDERS WE HAVE THE PLEASURE TO PAPERHANGINGS ; FILL. > { tos ' DECORATIONS, iz KROVEL AND PECULIAL DESIGNS, THE MOST COMPLETE asso” Ret Sia eS re TIST, 1921 F STREE . — be found ak us oftor, havi EQUAL 10 ANY IN THIS COUNT Bin absence fice the past tre wee at | eS 1 RERMANS, M D—PRACTIC as - 10-57 to Diseaus of Eye, Far, and Throat, @MENACING EVELYTHING THAT IS NEW AND Hours: 08. t tL pw, Spm tO6 p.m. 912 T street northwe mi = ” Tose JOHN i Ma 3 BEAUTIFUL IN pe) New York avenne, desires to. public that he las pure Vinenia WALL DECORATIONS, Claret only $1 per eation, my21-lan (er ee cream SODA WATER, 5 as yRow THE At MUNCASTER & HOWARD'S Pharmacy, = 7: __ Cor. 7th and I streets northwest, 9% CHEAPEST PAPER AT ic. PER ROLL TO THE | f[7=>> GAS Lye EXCH AND E: Nov 7 _, GAS FIXTURES, LATEST FRENCH AND ENGLISH NOVELTIES. Gow Stoves that wili do all Fanny Cooking, @™ myl-ow Istp E. F. BROOKS, aR ~ 15th street, Corcot Las Lies ariention: Serer coreonan Bailing LATEST PARISIAN MODFS TS TATRGOODS, Saree quantity of Call. y t, Which is considered the finest ant LE M. J. PRANDI txer Srought to this market myelin - at MJ HUNTS. 1209 F Sraree, | <=" THE aT HON 7 4 “e=° THE ATTENTION OF VISITORS AND RES- pres waves? ** SHADENGLEp BaNast | ©’ Senta fs particularly called to PHOSY TEAS aes h ieee new snd popular and Nerve Tonic and Sate- Thee styles never wed be th the hairdressers hands. | Quand aesinet Malaria For sale areated tp tein Se = Uy plum combing. Mair Dreesed and | f'Lottes by W. C. MILBURN, Sole Inventor aud Man- Denes sinusies ap2-3ut | Ufacturer, 1429 Pennsylvania aveute, epi B= In THE WouLD! i GARDEN Hose ee LAWN VASES AND SETTERS. | wwe wy FI¥E GAS FIXTURES, ‘ UMBING, HFATING, AND ALL JOBBIN ww ™ PROMPTLY DONE. ait SAML. 8. SHEDD, —_ ap2s 4099th street northwest, H. & BH. W. CATHERWOOR en ree ROTOR abare. §, PRICE'S PHARMACY, my2t-3ra JHILADELPHIA, Cer SS henge southnee and get a refreshing Fines of Prescriptions carefully compoul ( DUT DooK sronrs, THE NEW GAME OF ENCHANTMENT: IMPERIAL CROQUET O LAWN POOL; LAWN TENNIS: ARCHERY, CROQUET; BOOKS FOR SUMMER READING. + WM, BALLANTYNE & SON, pure 3oda water, miyS A Line of a8U, CUFRRY AND WALNUT CHAMBER FURNITURE. 38 MARBLE 2xD woop Tora, Mghich we are offering st Great Pangning, SINGLETON & HOEKE, a Ta TO GEE CeO INGLETON JO 1% LOUK IME TO GET AWNINGS, AND 801 Market Space and 208 and SIO8tb streak | Nag Ee Risae Kustngs etooesty, ake sour bunaew comfortable iting up window Carpets Cleaned, called for and delivered, my | Swi Eelopbune Nee Bib ee ceased took a dose Of morphine on the evening be- fore his death. It ts said financial reverses while in the iron business led him t take that step. He drew up his own will two weeks ago, giving every- thing to his wife, iS © Philadelphia Evening Tele h’s_ special 3 Clymer took, about twenty grains ot morphine, either accidentally or othe! and was discovered by his wife about 7 o'clock in the | In order to keep him here Mr. Bis A STAR ROUTE SENSATION MR, BLISS BEFORE THE SPRINGER: COMMITTEE HE CHARGES MR. KERB WITH FALSEHOOD. He Points Out a Fruitfal Field of In= vestigation for the Committge. Mr. George Bliss again appeared, by his own re- quest, before the Springer committee to-day to correct alleged tnaccuractes in testimony hitherto taken, especially that given by Mr. Ker, who sat almost beside Mr. Bliss, listening attentively to everything that was sald. In the beginning Mr. Bliss safd all the attorneys in the star route cases ‘Were aware of Mr. Ker’s inaccuracies in his work, and that thls failing, perhaps, was due to Mr. Ker's infirmity of hearing. Mr. Bliss denied Mr. Ker's Statement that he furnished McSweeney, Dorscy’s attorney, with the bill of fare of the Dorsey dinner in New York. He sald Mr. Ker was more likely to hate furnished it, as he was intimate with Mc- Sweeney. With regard to the New York Herald Jnterview, in which Bliss was reported as saying Dorsey wits not implicated, the witness denied that he gave such an Interview. He said ason of a friend of his talked with lim, and undertook to re- port him, but he misrepresented hia. ‘The witness hext took up Ker’s statement that he (Ker) brought out the additional evidence given by new witnesses in the second trial. Mr, Bliss dented that Ker ren- dered such service, and went on to read correspond- ence wherein he (Bliss) cave Ker a list of witnesses, and wrote lim explicit instructions as to what to do with them. ‘The witness went into a long state- ment of THE NEW WITNESSES IN THE SECOND TRIAL, and sald that of 51 who were examined in the second trial, but did not appear in the frst, he (Bliss) subpcenaed 49 of them. He said that Ker brought out only one new witness “Mr, Ker 1s entitled to the credit of producing €abel, whom Judge Wylie told me did the the cise harm,” said Mr. “Bliss. ‘The witness dented that he told Ker that Walsh was a tan of bad character and not to be velleved under oath. He sald Mr. Ker got Walsh and Moore, a western witness who was reported by the post office inspectors to be a dis- Teputable man, mixed. HOW MR. BLISS LOST $150, Mr. Bilss said that Moore turned out to be a valu- | able witness. While he was here he insisted that his family were sick, and that he must go home. telegraphed to Oregon to give Moore’s familly $150, which he (Bliss) had to pay. The chairman jocularly suggested that this should be made up to the Witness from some source. MR. BLISS SEEKING WHAT HE DON'T EXPECT TO GET— SUSTICE. Mr. Biiss.—“T am not seeking gontributions. Tam seeking what I don’t expect to get—justice.” Mr. Crisp, of the committee, wanted to know if Mr, Bilss referred to the committee, i@ Witness sald the tne might come when he would explain himseif, but he would not ao it now. Col. Crisp Inststed upon an explanation and satd: “LT object to Unis witness, or any other, retiecting upon this committee,” Col. Bliss—“T had not the remotest idea of re- flecting upon the committe G Mr. Crisp.—"Tha me. Mr. Biss safd the oral testimony wa trong! erin | the second trial than the first, but i was because of Rerdell’s tesumony. He CHANGED ME. KER WITH UNTRUTTE In saying that Biiss did not endeavor to bring out all the force of the testimony, and that he wanted S. W. Dorsey to escape, ‘The witness read a letter witch he addressed to Mr. Merrick upon reading Ker’s testimony before the committee, and in which he asked what ground Ker had for'his state- Ment that Merrick had sald Bliss wanted Dorsey torscape. Mr, Bliss next read. from his speeches in the star route trials to show that be Was partic ulariy severe upon S. W. Dorsey. EMBARRASSED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. Mr, Bilss sald the counsel weré a good deal em- barrassed by the Attorney General's insisting upon closing the argument tn the first case, because of the fact that Brewster had not Beeiin court and Was not so familiar with the case, ‘To explain his (Bliss} omission of Dorsey's name, Which had been mentioned against his, in making his closing speech of the first trial, he sald there was an arrangement that he (Biss) Should adopt a Ine of argument which would not leave Mr. Mer- rick, Who was to follow him, a lot of tnreshed straw. He followed the line of argument allotted to him, but, even in dotng that, did not altogether pass Dorsey by. ‘The witness read from his closing Speech several allusions to Dorsey. In the course of ls testimony, Mr. Bliss several times CHANGED MR. KER WITH FALSEHOOD. Mr. Bliss said that only afew days ago Judge Wylle remarked that the accusation that he (Bliss) let up onS.\W. Dorsey was “perfectly preposterous.” Mr. Bliss sald none of the counsel ever timpeached his good faith, and he never dreamed of such a thing until it was put out by Mr. Ker under the inspiration of Brewster Cameron. Mr. Ker.—You don’t know anything about it. MR, BLISS EXCITED—NE POINTS OUT TO THE COMMIT- TRE A FRUITFUL FIELD FOR INVESTIGATION. ‘This retort excited Mr. Bliss considerably. Halt rating up, and in an excited manner, he sald: “If this committee wants a frultful fleld of Investiga- tion you should take hold of Brewster Cameron and the Jury bribery cases; but that hits nobody but deniocrats. Ithits Mr. Ker and it hits others, but the committee manages to pass that by.” A DECIDED SENSATION. This declaration caused a decided sensation. It was evident froma previous remark of Mr. Bliss that he did not feel very kindly towards the com- mittee, and is suppressed indignation broke out all at once, THE DICKSON MATTER. “Do you refer to the Dickson matter?” asked the chairman. “| refer incidentally to the Dickson matter,” was the reply. ‘The chatrman asked {f Mr. Bliss had any facts he Would lay before the committee. “No, sity” replted the witness, “T never had any facts called to my attention; and more than that,” vith a show of feeling) “the Attorney General directed me not to have anything to do With that: matter, saying that he had charge of 1.” Mr. Van Alstyne inquired if Air, Bliss had any going to sustain his {mplied charges, ‘The: witness replied: “I don’t. know anything about aeexcept what I have seen in the papers.” ‘Mr. Van Alystne (signiticanuy) “Ah, AL!” THE'JURY BRIBERY CHARGE. Mr, Pilss sald that the testimony of Mr. Merrick the other day left the inference plainly that the Jury in the first case must have been bribed, Mr. Fyan.—“What authority have you for saying that nobody but democrats were concerned 1n that Jury bribery matte: Mr Bib imply what I have seen in the apers. It was sald that Mr. Ker had advised Brewster Cameron to make the visit to Mr. Dick- ‘80L.” {Continued in the Second Edition.) —__~-e.____— Political Points. GEN, BUTLER'S GREENBACK LETTER—THE RANDALL BOOM—MAINE FOR CLEVELAND, ETC. Gen. B. F. Butler's letter accepting the greenback nomination for President describes the legal-tender currency as “the engine of the prosperity of the nation,” and denounces any attempt to interfere with {t. Gen. Butler compares his own position on the financial question with that of Ww Jack son, Who crushed out an attempt similar to that which, in the general's optoion, is now belng made “toextend a system of purely paper currency issued by corporations. corattioned iy the government, but for private emolument and gain to the corpo! Which currency Itself 18 to, be valuable only be cause it 1s made redeemable in the very greenback which this ghoul-like agitation geeks to repudiate, overthrow and destroy.” Con; an Ermentrout, one of the intimate friends of ex-Speaker Randall, in an interview in Philadelphia yesterday, sald: "*If Flower is the nominee of to-morrow’s convention at Saratoga our chances for nominating Mr. Randall, which we mean to make the most of anyhow, Will be very decidedly increased.” ‘The general committee of the German independ- ent citizens of nem York opened thelr ronal Monday even! passing resolutions yunct Blaine and Logan ahd recommending Gov. Cleve- land for the presidency. Randall penta have already been opened in Chicago, an immense banner his name has been stretched across Lake street from ‘the Commercial hotel. ‘The democrats of Maine yesterday, from their convention, sent a tel to Chairman Manning, of the New York state committee, favoring the nomination of Cleveland for President. The greenback convention for the fourth Maine district nominated Dr. 8. B. be RS is democracy ‘The democrats of Loutsiana it the duty of the evening in an unconscious state, A juickly summoned,who at once walked A ‘Was used until 6 o'clock in the morning fect. His wife meanwhile was into hysterics every few minutes, He died in agony. Cor- oner Schroodler Was notified this afternoon, and the to nominate Tilden “as a rebuke to fraud,” and rely upon his love of country ¢0 pares alternates to Chicago, ‘The pepery that poisoned had been placed in various parts ‘Lunatic asylum, of Virginia, with malicious intent toward the inmates, has been investigated by the direc- tors and proven groundless. Red Havemeyer, of New York, who has an in- come of $25,000 a year, has been ‘by a jury unable to manage his affairs on uccount of drunk- Pleces of bread ‘of the ds perfectly satisfactory to | Telegrams to The Star. THE NEW YORK DEMOCRACY. HARMONY AT SARATOGA 0-DAY, AGREEMENT OF THE WARRING FACTIONS. LOUISIANA DEMOCRATS FOR TILDEN. A ROW AT PRIMARIES IN CHICAGO. THE NEW xonm DEMOCRATIC CON- An Arrangement with Tammany. By Ausociated Press, Saratoca, N. Y., June 18—As early as 9 o'clock this morning the hotel corridors were thronged by delegates to the democratic state convention and thelr friends. There was much discussion as to the Probable action of the state convention on the avowed intention of the Tammany men not to stand by last night’s decision of the state commit- tee. Conferences of Tammany and Irving Hall and the Young Democracy were held early in the day. Irving Hail promptly authorized Col. M.C. Murphy, their representative on the state com to use his own discretion in considering the question of the apportionment of delegates from New York. ‘Thos. F. Gilroy, secretary of the cominittee of Tam- many Hall, say8 there is probably no doubt that Tammany will have thirty representatives in the convention, the action of the state committee having been fully discussed by the respective leaders of the New York organizations this morn- ing, and an amicable arrangement having been en- teréd into. ‘Theplan will be for 'Tammany’s twenty- four allotted delegates to go to the meeting, atter which a resolution will be offered allowing ‘Tam- many six additional delegates. Fire Commisstoner Croker says there seems to be no doubt that the resolution will be adopted. ‘A CAUCUS IN THE INTERESTS OF HARMONY. ‘The caucus of the county democracy, and the state democracy this morning at 10 o'clock adopted the following resolution: Whereas tie New York county democracy meet- Ing with the democracy of the state to name candi- dates who shall receive the vote of every democrat and of a majority of the people for President and Vice President of the United States, 1s prepared to make all necessary efforts and concessions to as- sure the democracy of the state and nation that: the regular organization In the city of New York has at heart the true aud largest interests of the party everywhere: Htcsotved, That the four members of this organt- zation upoh the state committee be, and they are hereby, appointed a comnultte use all reasonable efforts to secure harmonlous representation from the city of New York. The members are Wm. C. Whithey, Edward Cooper, Hughodore Thompson and John Keenan, ‘The State Committee, ‘The adjourned meeting of the state committee met atl, at the United States hotel. ‘The doors and windows ieading to the room where the com- iuittee held its session were thronged with crowds of delegates anxious to h the proceedings, At the roll-call of the delegates all the members were present save 5. Judge Daniel O'Reilly, of New York, 6n motlon of Mr, Buel, of Saratoga, Was elected ser” geant-at-arms 6f the convention.” The committee then adjourned to distribute tickets. ‘There will be a. lull unit o'clock. ‘The hail of the convention will Seat 706 on floor and 350 tn galleries, Tammany Elects Delegates, The Tammany delegation held a meeting at the Grand Union hotel at 10:30. Mr. John Kelly pre- Sided. Credent were presented, and Gen. Spl- nola ‘announced that ata conference between the chairmen of the County democtacy, Tammany and Irving Hall, Tespectively, the representation of New York county should be as foliows: New York County democracy, 81 delegates; Tammany, 31; Irving Hall, 10. Gen. Spinola said that William C. Whitney, chairman of the County democracy, ‘Would atinounce to the convention that this appor: tlonment had been agreed upon by the democracy of New York county, and would offer a short reso- lution that that apportionment be agreed upon. is remarks were applauded, and the followin, delegates were agreed upon: ist district, Patric! Fitzgerald; 24, Wim. H. Kirk; 8d, James Slevin; Edward T. Fitzgerald; 5th, Jno. E. Haight; 60 MeCue; 7th, W. Burke Cockrane; 8th, Geo. Hall; 9th, Jon J. Gorman; 10th, P. H. Dugro; 11th, Augustus Docharty; 12th, M.’ F. Holohan; 13th, Sidney P. Nichols; 14th, Bernard Rett s farrell; 16th, T. B. Spinola; 17th, Win. P. Rinkhoff; 18th, Edward Cahill; 19th, John M. Bowers; 20th, Jas. A! Flack; 21st, David Deveny; 22d, Alex. Thiin; 23d, ‘Thos.'A. Gilroy; ith, ET.’ Wood. ‘Then Mr. John Helly was unanimously elected one of the delegates-at-large, and the chairman and two secretaries, T. F. Gliroy and M. F. Hola han, were appointed’a Committee to select. the re- mainder of the delegates-at-large from among sev- eral gentlemen who were named by the represent his com- eed upon the following list: Thomas F. yelano_C. Calvin, Wm. Ii, Forster, Edward ry, James Haggerty and Jacob A. Cantor. ssciublymnn Lewis Cohan, of the 12th district, called attention to the fact that at the last meet ing of the state convention tt was decided Uhat the colinty democracy was the regular democratic or- ganization of New York county. Mr. Cohan thought that this was the time when that ques- tion should be again brought up, and the true status of Tammany passed upon." Mr. Kelly ad- vised that the matter be delayed for the present, and the meeting adjourned to permit the delegates to visit Judge Hilton, as the result of an invitation from that gentieman. Irving Hall Delegates, Irving Hall selected the following gentlemen as the delegates to the convention: M. C. Murphy, of the first district; Thomas J. Creamer, of the third; Elllott Sanford, of the eleventh; Luke F. Cozzans, of the twerity-second; Henry Stewart, of the twen: teth; F. J. Cainpbell, of the sixth; 0. H. Bogart, of the eighth; Anthony Hartman, of {ie twenty-fourth; John Fitzpatrick, of the seventéenth, and Francis ‘T. Higgins, of tle ninth. The delegates were in- structed tO. use all honorable means toward secur ing the nomination of Gov. Cleveland for Prest- dent. 2 atives of the various assembly districts, mittee Grad The County Democracy. At 12 o'clock the County Democracy met again at the United States hotel. “Five delegates, consisting of Hughodore Thompson, M. J. Powers, J. H. Ford, ton and D. O'Relily, were appotnted to select 8 delegates as temporary and 31 as permanent to represent them in the’ state convention, Five minutes were given the committee of five. Time was alowed each congressional district to recom- mend names of persons for state committeemen, electors and delegates to the national convention. ‘The following were selected as permanent delegates to represent the New York County Democracy In state convention: Nicholas Muller, ‘Thos. Walsh, Dan'l O'Rellly, Chas, Reiliy, M. Notton, Jas. Carr, Edward Cooper, E. H. Lacombe, B, Kenny, J. R° Voorhis, Wm. P. Mitchell, J. 1 Ford, John Keenan, Patrick’ Keenan, W. J. Waterbury, H. 8. Beatle, M.B. Flynn, J. R. Fellows, J. E. Morrison, M. BY Fiynn, Il. 0! Thompson, F. L. Stetson, J. E. Deviin, P.H. Kiernan, Wm. C. Whitney, Chis. H. Reilly} RR Martin, James Fitzjerald, Wm. Caldwell. Flower Denounces Magonc’s Charges, Flower denounces the Magone charges in the state committec last night as devoid of truth, —— TROUBLE AT CHICAGO PRIMARIES, An_ Alleged “Stuffea” Ballot Box Getto on the joor and Broken pens CHICAGO, June 18.—Primartes tor the election of delegates to the first, second, third and fourth con- ressional districts democratic conventions were held here last evening and resulted in the choice of men Who will send delegates to the state demo- cratic convention favoring Mayor Harrison's nomi- nation for governor and his cholceas one of the del- egates at large to the national democratic conven- on. ‘The four district conventions will also choose district delegates to the national convention, but it cannot be said, from the results of the primaries, what instructions, 1f any, those conventions will give as to the presidential nominee. As the voting ‘Was about to begin at one of the pollsin the fi district, where there are two factions, several men of one ‘taction rushed into the rogm, selzed the ballot box and threw 1t to the floor, the box burst- ing open. AC the same time four or five hundred kets were scattered en the floor. ‘The attacking party claim that the box was stuffed. ‘The ju claim that the tickets were thrown on*the floor by one of the intruders. The pox taken to the police station, What gives the matter a sensational character ts the fact that J. C. Mackin, thedemo- cratic of the city, was one of juc snd thative leager of tha Invaders Ga ‘aidergan Whelan, of the first ward, Fire in Athens, Pa. ‘A NUMBER OF MEN SERIOUSLY INJURED, ATHENS, Pa., June 18.—This town was visited yes- terday with tile fire ever known here. ‘The ‘yon, and_quickiy spread vo the Coal vara or Raton al ul ever’ the Fard of D.J- Meatee and ether buildings, Ww! were all destroyed. A large Sone fuera ae ten aoe in the furniture works, were ‘seriously. iijured ena others were more or hurt many m br from the my a of embayment by 102,000, ————— Church Changes. a i 5 g 5 i ‘New Haven, Corn., June 18.—The Sperry street church, in which there. has been much trouas, has left the African M. E. church and the Ee onuson. nas been appointed pastor. "tiie lick, Charles E. We {EB assistaut rector of Gros oe ay come: place of Rev. E. W. Baboock, resigned, with full power to | Eg THE LOUISIANA DEMOCRATS, They Stick to Tilden—Their Platform— A Curious Tariff Plank, Baron Rovar, La., June 18—The democratic state convention reassembled at § o'clock ing, recelved the report of the credentia tee and took a recess. The convention me atil p.m. Ex-Gov. RC. Wickilffe, chairman of the committee on the “platform, submitted te fol) ing: “The democracy of the state of Lowistan: convention assembled, on > of a contest in which they expect tobe s: 1, congratulate the party on the brilitant prospects betore them and put themselves in Ine with tein brevuren iu sister states; therefore resolved: 1st. That We aftirm the Principles of the party as handed down from our ancestors and as enutictated in nt tional conventions. 24. ‘That we hail with f my the evidences of fraternal union's ent ocratic conventions in all the state country. 31. Reiers to 6) years uninterry cendancy of the democratic part the duty of the country to protect and to conserve all industries; hence, we favor a tariff for revenue, limited to the necessities of the government econdmically administered and so ad- justed in its appiteation as. to prev n urdens, eneolinige protection of industr home and afford just compensation to labor, DUL ‘Ot Lo create or foster monopo! Sth. ed, ‘That the general government should care for and improve the great water-ways of the republic. 6th. Resolved, That the nomination of Samuei J. Ciden as the standard-bearer of the democratic party In the coming campatgn {s not only essential rebuke to fraud and misgovernment, but is Preby declared to be the duty of the democratic party, to itself and to the country, and devotion to the party which he has served with sueli fidelity in the past, and requests delecates selected by this con- vention to present and sustain the views herein expressed.” The platform was adopted. THE GREAT DUBLIN SCANDAL, ommit- tagain of oure The House of Commons Refects a Motion to Appoint Ing . Lonpox, June 18.—In the house of commons last night Mr. Arthur O'Connor, member for Queens county, moved that aselect committee be appolnted to Inguire into the conduct of the governinent in regard to the criminal “allegations made against Secretary Cornwall, of the post office departinent; Mr. Bolton and Inspector French. He described the nature of the charges, and instanced Mr. Bolton a3 rlotously spending 30,00 pouads belouging to a widow whom he married, Mr. Win. O'brien, member from Mallow, and editor of United Ireland, In which the allegitious Teferred to Were published, seconded Lhe motion, Mr. Geo. Treviyan, chiet secretary Ireland, replied that the charges in : made without proof, and that Messrs. Cornwall Bolton were taking ‘action towards clearing thelr characters. The government, he sald, is without evidence whereon to institute a crilutual pro- ceeding. Mr. 'T. M. Healy, member for Monaghan, strongly condemned the government fn the niatter. Al ue people of Ireland, he said, believe that the govern- ment is Screening’ these men. Messrs. Parnell, Harrinzton and McCarthy urged that an inquiry be made. Mr. Fawcett defended Cornwall in the capacity of a postal oMeial. ‘The motion was rejected by a vote of 62 to 21. @ Brien Fined for Contempt of Court. Depiix, June 18—The Court of Queen's Bench has fined Mr. Wiliam O'Brien, M. P., editor of United Iretand, 500 pounds for contempt of court. This happened’ in connection with Ue action for libel brought against Mr. O'Brien by Mr. Bolton. Notes from Wali Strect. NCIS_ADAMS AS PRESIDENT OF UNION PACIFIC—VANDERBILT—ONEGON TRANSCONTINENTAL Loa! New Yore, June 18, Wall street.—At_ the Union Pacifle mecting to-day, Mr. Sidney Dillon resigned the presidency and Mr. Charles Francis Adams was elected in his place, and 1t was resolved that in leu of paying the usual quarterly dividend due duly Ist next, the sum of $718,Si4 be paid from the company’s treasury to the Tulted States to meet the demand of the Secretary of the ‘Treasury, for ayments under the ‘Thurman act for the year ended December 31, 1883. Vanderbilt brokers are doing nothing in the mar- | ket. Mr. Vanderbilt leaves for Saratoza ut the eud | Of the week. . ‘The Orecon Transcontinental sterling Joan ma- turing to-day has been provided for, — General Foreign News by Cable. BRITISH MEN-OF-WAR AT SUARIM. Lonpon, June 18.—Nine british men-of-war are at 8 THE BURNING OF THE STADT THEATER. Virsxa, June 18.—Herr Bukovies, the lessee of the Stadt theater, who among severalothers,was charged with having Set fire to that Dullding, was tried yes- terday. Bukovies was found gullty' of negligence in not more promptly taking steps to extinguish the flames when the theater was found to be on fire. He was sentenced to a month’s tinprisonment and ordered to pay @ flne of fifteen pounds. ‘The remainder of the prisoners charged with tmplica- tion in the burning of the Stadt theater were sen- tenced to imprisonments ranging trom three to twenty-one days each, NEUTRALIZATION OF THE SUEZ CANAL. Paris, June 18—Ihe Temps says Uiat the | question of the neutralization of the Suez canal will be proposed to a second con- ference after the first has finished. ‘The following hamed statesmen will probably compose the conference: Earl Granville, Lord Fitz Maurice, M. Waddington, M. Barrere,’ French diplomatic agent at Cairo, the Earl of Munsta, Herbert Bis- marek, Count Karoly1, Count Nigra, of Italy; Mu- surus Pacha and Herr Mobrenhelm. DYNAMITE SCARE IN GERMANY. BERLIN, June 18—Although the reports that a dynamite plot existed against the Emperor William appear to be unfounded or exaggerated, a dynamite scarce undoubtedly prevails in Germany. Four dangerous cartridges, with automatic fuses at- taclied, have been found in the Westphalla railway near Cerdelar. A TERRIBLE CRIME. CoLoGye, June 18—An advocate and hi were recently sauntering on the outskirts of Co- logne. The wife started home alone to prepare | lunch, She did not reach home, and, after several days, her body was found, brutally outraged. Co- logne Is horrified at the crime. POLITICAL CRISIS IN BELGIUM. Brvssers, June 18—As has been constant pected since the recent liberal defeat in the el | of members to the chamber of deputies, the senate, which was still lberal, has been Gissolved. The election for senators 1s'appointed to take place on July 18th. Both houses of parliament are suinmoned to meet on July 2. + HER SECOND SON. Cunistianta, June 12—The Crown Princess V1 torla has becotae the happy mother of a son. Tis is the second son, the rst having been born No- *veruber 11th, 1882. THE SULTA s family INTEREST IN GUNNERY. CONSTANTINOPLE, in? 1X—A commission has been appoluted by the porte to examine Col. Her- dar?’s mechanical fuse and range finger. ‘The sul- tan will be present in person and direct the next experiment, DYNAMITE IN SPAIN, Maprrp, June 1&—The public has been consider- ably slammed by an explosion which occurred in a house in the Calie Sevilla. This was caused by a petard or bomb which had been placed inside the doorway. ‘The explosion caused much damage to the building, The door was blown out and the windows were shattered. Nobody was injured. plist A Refrigerator Steamer. PHILADELPuIA, Pa., June 1! ‘The steam barge Bells leaves the ship-yard of Neafle & Levy this qmorning for New York. She las just been com- pleted, and is somewhat new in the way of steam vessels. She 1s intended for the purpose of carry- ing Iresh meat from the abbatoirs tn Jersey City to the shipping along the wharves, and has a house on her deck about one hundred and five feet long and tuirty feet wide, built as a perfect refrigerator, ail being lined with several thicknesses of hiair felt and periectly air-tight. The meat can either be carried in bulk in the house or railroad cars can be Tun right into it and shut in. It is large enough to hoid about eight cars. 3 ———_ Buzzard, the = law, Arrested in Chicago. Curcaco, June 18—Burzard, a member of the notorious ‘Pennsylvania mountain outlaw gang, whom the military of that state have been in pur- sult of, and for whose apprebensiop a reward was offered, was arrested here last night, eae ae A Young Widow Fatally Shot. Vin InD., June 18—Mrs. Molite Gherkin, a hot While Serenading a Wcdding Party. NORTH ANsox. Me, June 18.—Prank Walker, aj young farmer living in Ewbden, two anda. halt miles from here, shot Albert Doggett, of Finbden, last night, and he died, this morning.” Wainer wast married Sunday and’a crowd of young fellows} Were serenading him, when he came toa window! and fired three shots, one of which hit Dogeett. — The Extradition Treaty With England. | THAT COUNTRY WANTS IT REVISED TO INCLUDE EM! BEZZLERS. Loxnox, June 18—The Daily News, rete the case of Gerald T. Tui ea reston Banking Company, who ts held York for extradition, says: “It ts high time: that embezzlement Was made extraditable. There: are few crimes the detection and puuisument of Which are more important to business wen than 4 the defaults 224 we derauiting cashiers Units. ‘The Anglo-American extradition treaty ! should be revised. Two of the greatest trading « comMUNItIes In the world oneht. not to be satisted WILL Lhe present state of the law.” _ E A Worrible Crime. TWO SISTERS MURDER THEIR FATHER. June 18. —Two sisters, both of whom are ¥ years of age, moently munlered thelr aged father after making hin drunk. They were offended at hts refusal (6 give them their dowry, Tk him down In a darkened room, one of the women sat on his chest and held his hands | while the other ¢ eted the crime by t They both bave been tried and sent: The criminals appear tmpentten’ | comfessed Uhat they have never been to cu are ignorant of the ar Perils of Arctic Navigation. | THR TERRIOLE EXPERIENCE OF A WHALING CREW. | Loxax 1S—Whuie | Hyg off the ¢ j atched In pA hook of ‘SA deuse fog arose while the boats were | aWay from the slip, and the crews, after se | two days, were ut ‘over "the shitp. aly SU | Water, and in an exhausted condition ene | to reach Teeland, two lundred ta tempest arose and Une boats were si cold was Intense, and only one We | the land, alter SIX days at sea. The men were ina jemactated and thoroughly exhausted condition | Unele only nourishwent being from. Une sucking of fee. It is feared that the other three lonis, cone | taining fifteen men, are lost. Only seven ten wero on board the Clitef.ain, and great auatety Is felt for her safety also, They Jed With two days’ provisions and vorod ms distant, A rated. The had reached Le Pittsburg Combination Poot Rooms Closed. Prrrsarra, Pa., June 18.— has nouned ‘ube proprietors of combination pool they must ¢ up their business and w POOISON Taces oF anything vise, from. € poulmen will contest the matter in ef of Police Rrown, the courts. os Resisting the Scott Liquor Law. CrNcINNaTi, June 1%—The liquor dealers’ asso- elation held a meeting yesterday to discnss the Situation under the decision by the supn concerning the Scott quor law, The ge ing Was averse to payment of the tax and in favor of presenting a case Which will make a full test of the la ‘The Lafayette Hominy mills, at Lafayette, Ind owned Kcompany, Were burned last high Los Kusseli’s planing mill, at Chicago, was burned this morning. Loss $25,000, _ “THE WARDS” OF WA DOLLARS MISSING—THE ASSIGNR! LIMINARY REPORT—SECURITIES APPROPRIATED DS AND STOCKS MISSING—WHERE MAS THR MONEY GONE?—PAINFUL RUMORS PROVE TRU, ETC. Gen. Frank Morey and Mr. W. B. Webb, of the committee representing Che creditors of Middleton & Co., visited the bank last evening and had a con- ference with the Messrs. Middieton and Mr. Green, | the assignee. Mr. Green stated that It been | impossible for him to complete a statement of the affairs of the bank, a8 many of the accounts had not been balanced for years He presented a pre- liminary statement, which makes the following showing: Liabilities, $445,479.42; assets, nominal, $509,709.85; assets, actual, $65,505. Mr. Green sald he would endeavor to have an itemized Statement Feady for the committee by Satund which will Include a list of the vietims of the mos disastrous failure, itis believed, which ever took Place tn this cit, hin many of its essen- | Ual detalls is a counterpart of Ferdinand Ward's explosion in New York. The “nomlnal eis? named in the preliminary fement cover a vast amount of Worthless paper, known In the slang of the financtal world as “cats. and dogs,” tke the Ivanhoe mining stock, a swindle w hundreds of Washingtonians ha ad reason ret, and which the Middl manipulated > Sears ago, to Say nothing of other “assets” of this Char- acter, Which amount to over $909,000! The actual assets in Luts preliininary statement will pay the depositors about fourteen cents on the dollar, suming that tuey are all available; but there are many interesting legal questions involved which promise to reduce the amount oue-half, 1f not next Lo nothing. One of these is the legality of an as— signment thade on a Sunday by the Middletons of $55,000 Lo Dichman, the member of the New York fir of Middieton, Dichman & Co., of No. 30, Wall street. This preliminary statement, therefore, may be swollen In its amount of Mabilities to quite half a million of dollars, The statement that the books have not been settled ior ten oF twelve years proves to be true, and that D. W. Middleton carried many of’ the most impartant trensactions along with the other smiseries in his head,” Is equally well founded, One of the latest developments of the way in which their customers were plundered 1s shown in the case of Hon. James H. McKenney, clerk of the Supreme Court of the United States) Mr. Mc- Kenney has been the close friend from boyhood of D. W. Middleton, jr., and succeeded Mr. Middleton, sr., a8 clerk of the court, and hls confdence was, ‘Ulerefore, unbounded in Middletop, Jr. His deposits in securiues and money with the firm amounted to the lange sum of $61,000, every dollar of which 1s lost. They not only Wook’ uis money in the general default, but cut open the envelopes in which he had placed his securities, such as bonds and stocks, for safe keeping, and sold them. Mr. Mckenney. has nothing but the plundered envelopes 10 show for the savings of a lifetime, though part of this amount belonged to the court. Nor did they spare their own familles. In another tnstance, $10,000 tn trust bonds have disappeared in the whirlpool. ‘There 1s still another aggravated case. They had & power of attorney from aman of means absent from the city to attend to his business here, and had the key to his safe, On hearing of thelr failurg this gentleman hurried to the clty to look after his own securities. He found that every one had been sold. ‘This safe was not In the Middletons’ bank. Gen. Frank Morey, of Louisiana, and one of the committee of creditors, loses about $19,000. Friends of 8. E. Middleton now claim that in the fifteen years he was in the bank he knew little or nothing “Of its affairs—contrary 10 the prevailing bellef at the thne. He says “D. W.” did most of the busi ness, while “S. E.” looked wise, sald noUhing, and posed around the “ticker.” There 1s strong talk among those who have had thelr securities stolen of criainal prosecutions, The creditors do not expect ever to realize a cent ——_—_+«- District Government Affairs. VITAL STATISTICS, The number of deaths occurring during the week ended June 14th was $1—41 white and 40 colored, ‘The rate of mortality per 1,000 per annura: 16.31 for the white, 90.01 for the colored, and 22.06 for the total pepuiation. The principal causes of death were: Consumption, 16; dlarthq@a, 18; scar- let “fever, 4; matarlal fever, 2; typhoid fever, 2; "pneumonia, 2; Brighi’s disease, 2. ot the ‘decedent, 4 white “and 3. colored were over 0 years of age, and 2 white and 21 c¢ ored were under 5 years’ of age. Phere were 6 white and 10 colored still births. “Marriages res ported: 10 white and 8 colored. Births reporied: 15 White males, 12) white females; 16 colored males, and 11 colored females, BUILDING REGULATIONS. ‘The Commissioners have added a hew rule to the building regulations: ‘That all new buildings over Rfty-nlne fect high will hereafter be compelled to have stand pipes on the house for use at fires. INSURANCE OF DISTRICT PROPEETY. “At their meeting yesterday the Commissioners agreed to continue the insurance of district govern— ment property for the next fiscal year at 18 cents for the brick iand 33 cents for the framg on’ every $100 worth of property. This property, Including School buildings and the government offices, 18 m~ sured in outside companies, the rates of the domes- Uc companies being too high. MISCELLANEOUS. In reply to a letter from W. B. Wilkes, esq., call- ing attention to the condition of the ditch dug in the rear of Park place, the Commissioners state that this trench, dug to drain the water thrown into the alley in the rear of Park place northeast, 4s in as good condition as 1t 18 to make it, and that the nuisance can only be abated by sewer- age. It 1s impracticable to lay a sewer in 12h. street at present, because Ut street is above de. gral Yesterday afternoon Mr. W. 8 Thompson and Dr, Taber Jolnson called on the Commissioners and asked that a liberal woman's dispensary. ‘The Commissioners stated that Lhey would do the best that could be dove for CENNES, ung widow, Was fatally shot on the street last hight by Oliver Canfield, who had been in her com- aby a short time before. Canfield escaped. —— A City in Darkness. Broomrxcron, It, June 18—About 12:30 this morning the new gas works were in flames for the second time, the ort ting in an explosion of Shaphtba tank boss $0,000, “rhe clty i in dark Verdict of Manslaughter. Caruat, N. Y., June 18—The jury in the trial of Saas eat rise teieett toe Ss ea — Fire in Philadelphia, Puraperara, Pa, June 1&—A fire broke out the Matteabls Iron We Carr Crowley, aes i that institution. BUILDING PERMITS have been issued by In: Entwisle as follows: soutaeeets oo SB Beyer Tepe tray D street southwest, $300. C. A erecta two -and-basement aR 6th and Tun Streets northwest; The Baltimore American of to-day states that, for about a month past, negotiations have been in progress between the Baltimore and Ohio Tele- graph company and the Postal Telegraph company, So 8 ponting exrengement, ant teat ao 20. tails ofan agreement will and pertected 5 ® jearly one hundred of the Indian

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