Evening Star Newspaper, October 24, 1884, Page 1

“THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Kerthwest Corner hy: Avs. ani} tbe The Evening Star Newspaper Company, GEO. W. ADAMS, Pres't. jase at Washington, D. Cae Friday—1 « year, toe pald im advance: .ErNo ENO RENO HE-NO t ‘Tea after it has teen HE-NO HEN. . wket HE-NO HE-NO mentof HE-NO HE.NO Axricnlt .inaspe- HE-NO HE-NO HE-NO HE ial te HE-NO neverdrinl HY-NO thes are made HE-NO ket* HE-NO. HE-NO — Appleton’s Cycloredia, VoL 15, pare HE-NO EE-NO 00, subleet to vari HE-NO ows aitalte HE NO = HE-N ‘ LE-NO . & Co, recognizing HE-NO. the tenth vove abuses, offer to TE-NO the concruer, through the grocer, HE-NO 3 Tea HE-NO i and fancy twisti HE-NO teas shipped to : HE-NO & ‘Tea in its nat- HE-NO aud is the kind the HE-NO RENO HE-N HEN HE-NO HE-NO 1 drink themselves, NO Tea is sold only in the orig metal Hned packages, 1 pound. nd and 8g pound sizne Itis Hike other teas, HENO HE. w 35 Po never scld in HE-NO AMUSEMENTS. = CKUSHED TO-NIGHT. T AND SATURDAY MATINEE, Mr. SOTHERS, And His Comeity Company. in his new abeurdity of HELD, OR WHOSE ARE THEY™ MATINEE TO-MORROW. MACDE QCRERA TRICYCLE, _ SOMETHING NEW, FOR CHILDREN FROM 3 TO 15 YEARS. Priecs from $10 to $12 Call and sce them, at SCRIBNER'S, 1108 E street northwest, 0c23 \e Agent for Washing Ares AL THEATER. vening and Saturday Matinee, ‘Vhe Dlustrious Artiste, JANAUSCHEK. In Her Brilliant Success, MY LIFE. Presented by Her Unexcelled Company, carrying its own Maguiticent Sceuery, ext, October 27, AIM First time here in English Comedy, AM'ZELLE." Jp Moser ‘TREMENDOUS SHOW. ‘THIS WEEK-EVERY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. All New and Great, Richmond and Haines: mituers and Walters: aura, Louis Westley : vant and Lillie Astor: ‘= Sow. Heaps of Nov- ission to all only 10e. oc20-6t Monday AT ER COMIQU Commencing MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1884. Matines Tucsdays, Thumwdays, and Saturdaya G BANJO INSTRUCTOR. Instruction ‘Bours from 6to Vo: 64 —N* 9,828, _ LECTURES. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24. 1884, BOOKS, &e. SPECIAL NOTICES, aE ON MEMORY. — PROF, BOYD WILL at his free lecture at ¥. M. . A. building, 1409 “are avenue, Saturday evening, Gctober 25h, at relock. oon __ LADIES GOoDs. _ Geo. Warre, Ladie-' Tailor and’ Habit Maker, has removed from 16 sewed ta With ctet northwest falior made Postumes at very Feaunable prices. special. attention jven to Evening, Reception and Diuner Dresses. . ee Neen Pt A BO EEE, oc 21-8" With street, W §,(AuE JOUR ATTENTION To THE NEW WV ise tel soa i Deg Cleanteg Extatiiahe Toi NY awe, ve, "AM ends of Ladies ond Gents’ Work done in the most super‘or manner. Crepe Veils: Lace Curtains, Evening and Party D:esses a spe- erally. Vand CAKOLINE LERCH, formerly with AF oc20-tin I ADIES’ FUR GAKMENTS ALTERED, CLEANED Ld ND EELINED, aX 3 MES. C. LARN K Late of Boston, 224 13th street southwest, Stamping a sp: cialty terms Taatructions in oeb-im. RS. M. V. HART. 1111 F Street northwest, tly returned from New York. ‘Latest styles in aud Winter costumes, Freeh iethod. oclI-im* M, Warrsas. Fall Imuportations:—Triinmed and untrimmed Hats and Bonnets from Paris and Lonaon houses: Plumes, Foncy Feathers, Kibbons, Real and Imitation Laces, ‘anid all the latest novelties in Millinery Goods. A cou plete Line of rich and elegaut Wraps for fall and winter Wear. Special attention is called to my stock of ‘Trimmings, including menteries, Fringes, Fur and Feather Trimmings, Buttons, &c. A fine Assort- ment of Linen Handkerchicts in plain and colored bor- ders: five different styles of French Corsets, W7 Peun- 7 Paris, CJ Mus M. J. Ho 1909 F STREET NORTHWEST, Will Have Her Fall and Winter Opening of BONNETS AND ROUND HATS, Selected by Her Agent in Paris and London. ‘On MONDAY and TUESDAY, October 6 and 7. oc8 QUGLASS. ‘BINTH STREET, CORNER F. Fifty cents will positively buy the best UNDERVEST ‘esitriy ake you tolook at curs after exumiatig” the Rae CHILDREN'S VESTS, heavy Merino, excellent value at 2c., 3 for $1, 50c.. 690. 75, ke. Weshow s SCARLET UNDBRVEST for ladies, pure Aap ere veges PESEetS Eee pEa ns teat alm erin size bands for very fleshy ladies. sed 608 9TH STREET, Opposite Patent Offica Opened t line of children’s short and Jong MERINO CLOAKS, plain and embroi in ‘Mother Hubbard and other styles, DRESSES, HO! andall kinds of CHILDREN’S FURNISHING GOODS, ‘Magnificent stock of Ladies’ and Children's HOSIERY, GLOVES, CORSETS, UNDERWEAR AND sex "HAND-KNIT WORSTED GOODS. Agee Lined Pur Guenlar and Ralogn Linines dana Lin and Delman Lint ‘ Miss CUNNINGHAM. 1310 Sth street, between N and O n. w. M®s ANNIE K. HUMPHERY, 430 TENTH STREET NORTHWEST, Makes CORSETS to order in every style and restertal, and guarantees perfect fit and comfort, HER SPECIALTIES ARE— ‘French Hand-made Underclothing, Merino Underwear, snd Snest Imported Hosiery. Patent Shoulder Braces and all Dress Reform Goods. French Corsets and Busties, Copmeta,, and & $1 Corset (Misa H.'s own that for the price is unsurpasse't. panish maria NS. B.—French, German and 7, SRoaAN STL J. or ‘CLASS HAIR. DRESUEE PROM PARIS. poy tues guaee Mele toe Exposition ct ‘Manufacturer and of, HUMAN HAIR AN FINE HAIR WORK. Ladi Mee Bee db FINE BATE. WC Hs Ged get samponed in 5 et cane manner cy 537 FIFTEENTH STREET NORTHWEST. Axrox Fisuers Chemical Dry Cleaning Establishment, No. 906 G street northwest. THIRTY YEARS’ EXPERIENCE. Ladien’ and Gentlemen's Garments: also, Velvet and Piush (Crape Veils, Laces, Gloves, etc, are Der feotly cleaned by thie Superior process, LADItS' EVENING DRESSES A SPECIALTY. Gentlemen's Clothes Cleaned by this process will not recta rte sib and GLieper ‘e-covered. sel6 to be removed effectually. suit, RTEN BUILDING 1} ntertainmentacommencing: OVEMBER 2TH. Season SHeents ‘The young man cattie 10 a Pe Scholar. ustitute of Professor and K streets, ‘The es. Free Scholar rearten Institute, southeast oclt-Im corber of sth at 10 Pes Cesz. 10 PER CENT. NEW DEPARTURE ar THE Los AND LIVERPOOL CLOTHING COMPANYS STORES. , OCTOBER ISTH, all goods 10 PER CENT. 10 PER CENT. ‘OST OF MANOFACTURE. SUITS. 173 SUITS. RCOATS. OVERCOATS. |, LOUTHS, BOYS AND CHILDREN SOLD at 10 PER CENT ABOVE THE COST OF MANUFACTURE, LONDON AND LIVERPOOL CLOTHING CO., COKNER SEVENTH AND G STREETS. ects AU wane om ass ge EB Pas ops PE AGIA” Byse EoB Aas a a er: Bes 2°. “uo MM Sse OPENING OF WINTER wraps} FOR LADIES, MISSES AND CHILDREN. We are seeurtinen fig the v Dolman, Short Wrap arinente of ul desript rated by placins bet os, Which, cansidering quality and price, cannot nd anywhere else in this city. For jastance: ow the bets LADIPS' NEWMAREETS. best Diagonal, Astrackan, collare and cuffs, at $7.40, Would be cheap at 810. LADIES NEWMANKETS (Imported), made from the best Berlus Twill Cloth, at $8.00. We also closwi out. among other goods, shout 11 Ladies WALKING COATS (imported). heavily braided all sround, perfect ff, which we will sell at €10.00, This No. could not be dupiicated at iss than $13, ‘MISSES HAVELOCKS, Wool Cioth, Plush Collar, or- Tuovsasns Or Dorazs MILLINERY, STYLISH AND HANDSOME, TO Bm SOLD at KING'S PALACE, $14 SEVENTH STREET NORTHWEST. French Pattern Hats and Bonnets; all the lesling shapes in French Felt Hata. Alsoa Magnificent Assort- ment of Children’s Hata. Birds represcating every | Pi clime, Pinmes, Tips, Velvets, Velvetcens, Treble Eng- Uish Crepe. Satin. Silk and Kid Gloves at importers’ prices, Wonderful Bargains in Ladies’ and Children’s Cloaks. Twenty-five Thousand Dollars worth of La- dics’ and Children's Wraps to be Slaughtered. We have added to our extensi Stock of Millinery avery targe assortment of Wraps of every description, compris- | ig the latest and stylish makes from abroad, which we will sell at lower prices than you find elaewhora All we ask, give us a call before purchasing. KING'S PALACE, 14 SEVENTH STREET. A Curer Ox Ovencoars THE TESTIMONY OF DISINTERESTED EXVERTS 18 THAT OUR OVERCOATS ARE THE MOST STYLISH IN CUT, THE BEST FITTING AND “MARVELOUSLY CHEAP.” A FIRST-CLASS MERQHANT TAILOR SAID TO-DAY THAT THE MATERIALS AND LABOR IN ONE OF OUR ENGLISH CORK- SCREW SILK-LINED OVERCOATS THAT WE SELL FOR $90 WOULD COST HIM $38, ‘TO SAY NOTHING OF PROFITS. A WORD TO THE WISE 18 SUFFICIENT. OUR MEDIUM WEIGHT OVERCOATS, OFENED ON SATURDAY, WILL ASTONISH: YOU IN STYLE, QUALITY AND PRICE GOOD ONES AT $12 AND 81350. SILK- FACED AT $13.50 TO $20. SATIN LINED ‘THROUGHOUT AT $22.50, $35 AND 830. * E. B. BARNUM & CO., am 981 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE Lous Arresnios: LATEST PARISIAN MODES IN HAIR GOODS. WHLLE M. J. PRAXDI, 47 Mas. MJ. Hunt's, 1909 F srazee. GRAY SHADES! RHEA WAVES! = SHINGLED BANGS ‘Theee styles never need be int the Alwi ae "Dress rays in order by plain combing. Dette 7 } | ‘EW DISCIPLINE OF THE M. E. CHURCH, a a ee Seg eee peer G ©. PURSELL, €.1.8, C, Bool 0022 418 Ninth street northwest. ASHINGTON CIRCULATING LIBKARY, 807 Jath street northwest, New Books aud Periodicals 8 soon as published. Also fine Statiouery at low prices ‘ccls-m Mrs. G. T. WASHBURN & CO. Some Ricexr Booxs. p Cat, by author of “Miss ‘f Nal Captains of Industry, by dauies Parton. ‘The Arpmourers Aprentices, by Charlotte M. Yonge, ‘Teachings and Counsels, We Mark Hopkins, D.D. Piity Year's Observation of Men. ‘and nts, by Gen. pran Questions. ea by J Voatas by EP. oa. piintriean Comments on Baro Thompson, A Young Girl's Wookar Forsaleby © "WA BALLANTYNE f 90: =o 28 Tth street, New Boos ‘The Divine Lay as to Wines, (Samson.) Mariorie Huntington, (Belt) The Amazon, (Carl Vase maer). Jack Archer. (G. A. Honey, ‘Losure Hours Amine the Gems. (Harlin.) Dr. Sevier, (G. W. Cable). ‘Thomas Beuwiek and His Fupils, Dobsou,) Love sia Mirus 4 Naturalists Rambles About Home, (Abbott. Huntory of Preaid'utial Lections Cotinwood) Queer Stories for Boys and Girls’ (besieston:) Runwatce River Tulex (Sherwood Bounce) et of the Catvau, (Noms ‘The Ancient ‘te Fast, it Empires of the Fast, (Sayce.) ‘WM. H. MORRISON, 008 476 Pennsylvaniwavenua, {CHOOL BOOKS 5 AND SCHOOL STATIONERY At REDUCED PRICES, Note Paper, five pound to the reas a . antecd, ‘Largest ‘Senortinent of BLANC BOOKS tn the Sole t for JOHN HOLLAND'S EBRATED Gu PERS escers JOHN C. PARKER, G17 and 619 7th street northwest. sel? Gaexvuze A. Warracer, BOOKSELLER AND STATIONER, 1105 Pennsylvania Avenue. All the new bocks received as soon as published. ‘Special attention given to orders for books not on laud: pesting Cards and Wedding Invitations engraved aud 1105 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, rel0 Next door to Galt's, New Prsticartoxs AT REDUCED PRICES ar PAUMS ¢ tru Srarer Noetuwese, Phebe, by the suthor of Rutledge: A Roman sents ie silts ot aden 4 amas translated by Mrs, AL. Wister: An Averaze Man, by Robert Grant; ‘Tinkling Cymbals, by Fdear Fawcett Mre. Lincoln's Boston Cook Book: The Vrincess Na yraxine, by Ouida: The Usurper, by Judith Gautier, Also, sets of all the standard authors, including Darwi Spencer, Goethe, Irving, and others, Harper aud Cent tury for September, 30c. One thousand Svo paper novels for summer resding. only 12. cach. ‘The finest Line ot stationery fn the city atthe lowest nrices.Correspond ice ea envelopes only 15c. per box. Engrave Plate and fity canis only 99¢. ct Preurox Soar "REMIUM SOAP, THE WELI-ENOWN BRAND, weg i a "Oy 5 i : ALL OVER THE LAND, 5 ee 8 XPERTS PRONOUNCE IT THE BEST THAT IS MADE, timers epta eal aM MMOST WONDERFUL SOAP Mi IN ANY STATE, Ea M M GOOD TO WASH CLOTHES, FACE, HANDS AND PAINT! SEFUL FOR ALL PURPOSES. AND REMOVES STAINS. ccc ASHES meme ‘cca 4. ECHANIOS AND SEAMEN SAY TRERE IS NONE BETTER: REEEE exe Bite Keke S'8sexp ror rey it: 8S, Sag * IT MAKES A NICE LATHER, 00. Q gusEnve 00 ND BEAR IN MIN! sack AND BEAR IN MIND— A BA SE Your Grocer AAA * By FOR LIFPS? PP P PREMIUM S042, PPP THAT IS THE KIND. UFACTURER, BALTIMORE, oci0-tu,f-3: Ovencoars, MEDIUM AND HEAVY WEIGHTS, ALL COLORS, ALL STYLES, MADE TO ORDER FROM 818. ENGLISH AND DOMESTIC SUITINGS: IN ENDLESS VARIETY, ‘Samples and Self-measurement Rules Mailed on Ap- Plication, NN ON IT L ANNU GoooE £ Fa £80 88 EE NON 00) ELLL LLL T THE mr A TT 00 PR eT se TE OP BER € “fa hg 99 ERK E AA UW OL OO RR wm tT 2°42 it tun “oo & ER 7 617 PENNSYLVANIA AVE., WASHINGTON. 020-00 Tacormxr To Tax Paszns, Having perfected arrangements for the purchase of “DRAWBACK CEMTIFICATES," receivable in pay- ment of SPECIAL TAXES and GENERAL ‘TAXES due previous to 1882, all parties intervsted in the seitle- ment of Taxes can SAVE A DISCOUNT by cailing upon WILLIAM DICKSON, 224 434 Street Northwest, Above Columbia Building. (oe, THE HAtonE:, ovr To-wonnow, 1s A ajerb number. It hits off local ‘affair in lively dnd felling manner. ‘The enormity of a, pote. Wau's offense in lettin water. escape froma hearaat While he ieemployed a fuile away in artcating pushes ciouy and mus browle's ts depleted pictorially 17. The School. Books’ How conter tn for ‘peyton, Comte Carton ty fimmen lds huntins experiance with several we Known Washtuetontans isin his best vein. “Jef Joely ig unusually: good. WT. Talbott has a fine dialect Yorn auent the Goneont Philosphy. The. auesdo funny stories, portry, paracraplis, 2, Sos s “ALL Pow a Nica, For sal Myrall tevadiesiers aud Mewsboys and at the offier, 611 9th streut notte 1 CP acitats are tn mit od their reunion to beheld THISEVE A pleasant season is ex; ecto TB ODA DABREUNION AT MASONIC TIPLE, SUNDAY, 26th.—Membera of Invineible Coun: cil, No. 7 will meet at their Hall, 30th and bridge ‘at 6:30 p.m. on SUNDAY, to’attend. ocd4-2t" 'T NELO ENCAMPMENT he tembers of the Encampment will nh SATURDAY th instant, at 7 promptly, to No.4. Ie tes, OUNDRY SUNDAY HON TERIOR! of the Washingt: = (EMORIAL.—THE SERVICES 1 Hebrew Con cregation in com- fiore will commence at the 8th strect Temple. NIC.—\ SPECIAL COMMUNICATION of Benjamin B. French Lodge, No. 15, FA. A. be held at Masonic Lemple ‘on SATURDAY, TOWER 25th, 1834, at 7 p.m. A fullattendencs is re? Miembers “of sister’ lod-s ‘arn fraternally itd to be present,” By onder of the Wat at . A GILLMAN, Secretary. 30 p.m. Sunday, 26th inst. at 00242 TS 4.o.% <5 ‘the m-mbers of Union Tent, 87, . 0. R., are Tequeated tomeet ‘DAY at their hall, 309 9th street northwest, Ga SUNDAY EVENING, Getaber 2th, at oe gtloek Sharp, tu fal regalia, for’ the purposm of attending the funcral’ of our Late Bao. J) W. Kina, “Members Of Sister tents cordially invited to wttend. of. B. MoQUAY, R. 8. @> | LOTOWNERS AT BOWIE LS” Dedication of the Bowls M. E Place on Sundas, October 26th. ° Euanent preachers roi Washinyton anil elsewhere will be, in attendance, Services at Ida. im aud sud Tp. au, AML interested in the growth aud prosperity of Bowie are Invited, ‘Traine Jeave Washington at 10:00 a an. ; leave Bowie at 1:40 and. p.m, ‘OR OF TAXES, SOLUMBIA, INGTON, October 23, 1884, ‘will take notice that the unuersivued lias ree-ived the duplicate of ‘assessments of the Taxes tor the year cudine June .0, 1885, and will be ready to ree ive payment of taxes at this office trom Aad afte dhe irk ty of Serna, the mne-half ‘of sala tax is due November Ist, 1984, other hulf May Ise, 1835. ‘Oh 50 muuch of the Get half of suid taxes due Novem ber Int, 1884, as shail not be paid duriue sad mouth a penalty of ‘two (2) per cet will beadded on the frst day of cach suecceding month thereafter, uutil the samme is paid, cr otherwise proceeded, With ua the law directs, Le law ituposcsa like peualty” tor-non-payment of id aif du Blay st, 188, 1€ wot paid within said i of May. SOHNE. "COOK, sew Hector of Taxes, The tax payers of the Dist seco mo! Ta carn, 5 ED FROM Co ficken Tam ready, to attend promptly to all Professional calls, Office hours 9 to 104.4, 1 to2p, me O10 6 GR. T BUBUMAN: Veterinary Surge 0c22-4t* 40) 14th street worehwext, T PREPARATION FOR THEIM AND Guiuk is COMPOUND MYRRH DENTRIFICE, jecents per bottle, -MUNCASTER & HOW: ARD, corner Teh aud I streets northwest ocak (eS DE aurHUR c. abams ‘Has Removed to ocl7-1m* No, 803 11th Street Northwest. S WASHINGTON, D.C, OCTOBER IST, 1654, re of store No. 307 : Street and. Lonisiana UL be pleased to sue my friends and the general, LOUIS KAUFMAN, Ast. ry publics Washington News and Gossip, GOVERNMENT ReceIrts To-paY.—Internal reve- nue, $412,570; customs, $557,792. DrvipeNvs DkoL# RRD.—The controller of the cur- Tency to-day declared @ dividend of 80 per cent in favor of the creditors of the Hot Springs National Bank of Hot Springs, Ark. He also declared a divi- dend of 30 per cent in favor of the creditors of the First National Bank of Monmouth, Ills, making, 10 all, 70 per cent paid to the creditors of this Dank. Navat Onpgrs.—Chief Engineer Geo. Sewell has been ordered to duty at the Morgan Iron Works, ‘New York, as inspector of the steam machinery of the Puritan; Ensign Harry P. Huse has been or- dered to duty at the experimental battery at An- Rapolis November Sth; Passed Assistant Engineer A.J. Kenyen has been ordered to duty on the Al- Ir 18 ExPxcrep that the Tallapoosa will reach New York to-day. A SPECIAL Exaixation of applicants in the French and German languages will be held at the elvil service rooms Thursday, November 6. The immediate purpose of this examination 1s to sup- ply a female clerk (salary 3720) who can read and Tanslate readily the German. ‘The French ts added as also desirable. ‘The examination 1s also open to men, in order to provide for future vacan- cles of thls grade and higuer. ‘The applicants who have not already passed the ordinary examinations for clerks or copyists wil take one of these examt- nations in addition to the languages. Tue Bounty APPRoPatation ExHavstep.—The Officials of the second auditor’s office state that owing to the action of Congress in reducing the amount asked for for pay of volunteers and tor pounty, the appropriations for bounties are now exhausted and payments must be suspended. There are only a few thousand dollars left for arrears of pay which will probably be exhausted In three mont AN AMERICAN War VESSEL BLOCKADED IN 4 CHI- gs Port.—Private information hus been received. at the Navy department that the Monocacy 1s blockaded at Foo Chow, the Chinese having blocked the mouth of the river Min by sinking junks loaded. with stone, so that vessels cannot pass in or out Itis thought that the Monocacy received warninj before the river was blocked, but it was deemed ad- visabie to remain in accordance with orders. It 1s also learned that the Junita ts Mable to be placed ina similar predicament at Ning Po. PEnsonal.—Mr. J. W. Thompson and hisdaughter Ida are expected to arrive in New York to-morrow from Europe.—Capt. W. M. Conner, proprietor of the St. James hotel, New York, is at Chamberlin’, —Rear Admiral and Mrs. Phelps are at the Ebbitt. ——Mr. Albert D. Shaw, U.S. consul at. Manches- ter, 1s at Willards —wr. and Mrs. A. E Bateman given up housekeeping for the present, and ‘Will spend at least a portion of the winter at the Riggs House.—Inspector General Sackett has gone to New ‘York for a short stay.—J. R. Ma- gruderand Richard Roneau, of Washington, were Tegistered in St. Louls on Wednesday.—Mr. John J. Chow, private secretary. to Secretary Freling- huysen, has returned from Europe and resumed his duttes at the State department.—Major N. Gard- ner Isat the Ebbitt. Star Route Cases. ONE CLAIM REFEREED 10 THE COURT OP CLAIMS—TEE CIVIL SUITS. ‘The Postmaster General has referred one of the star route controversies to the court of claims for settlement. W. M. Griffith, a large mail contractor of Arkansas, demands pay for two quarters, amounting to $24,000. The department, however. contends that the contractor has already been over: paid for fraudulent expedition upwards of $40,000. All questions relating to the proposed star route civil suits were some tue since placed by the at- torney general In immediate charge of Assi.tant Attorney Douglas, of the department of justice, and the latter says that the cases are now being vigorously pushed In all directions. EDY, thas removed his office to 1496 N SEA B. MOULTON AND. Attorne: offices 10 920 F st W. RE s-at-Law, have REMOVE! ne northweat 3 TER, their Am? Lat dB aw i glso Sexton's and Wocal's Parlor Sus Lateobesy Gest fo storien aa low as #40. Having a lange forge, orders H, DASIE TC coms nis tebndet now cou GEO. 6. No. ai Teh strvet, and. will be Pleased to furnish. them with artistic warmente ether Feady or custom uade ‘oon (er AR DWoops: HARDWOODS AND BUILDING LUMBER Wi McLEAN & SON, 19TH AND B STREETS AND MTH, BETWEEN B AND C STREETS NORTHWEST. 8030 FANCY GOODS. Call and Examina, 631 15th street Building, BROOKS, NG CO, 1425 New York avenui & Mr. WM. B. RED- te Wholesale azent toe several lake western, Special Bargains to Bull. scpenters m White Pine and zes, trom Uppers to Calls, in t constantly in stock. Prompt delivery and eat- 3 F, BARBOUR, th street and Maryiend avenue sw. SAMUEL 8. SHEDD, FINE GAS FIXTURES. E TELS AND LATROBES, AND HEATING 49 NINTH STREET NORTHWEST. MeGILL, ARCHITECS, eNO. 409 G street, frepares plans and specifications for all classes of nd superintends their ¢rection. _~ 3y8-om. N. COMB HAS REMOVED HIS residence and dental office to 1397 K street north- = : ‘OF VISITORS AND ItHs- us is purticulariy called to FHOSVIT, the Brain and Nerve, Tone and Sate. onsale aneated by the leas OF X, Sole Inventor aud Man CKED PHARMACIST, 426 7th street southwest, sticiues. “Prescriptions a spectaity, News, Crome ‘THE MISFIT STORE, Corner loth and F streets, Ie packed from floor to ceiling with tho beat stock of Clothing evér brought to Washington, and as the weather is somewhat backward we propose to force sales by putting prices down lower than even we ever cad before. We will sell FOR MEN AND YOUTH Cassimere Snits al $6, worth 810. Ghent cere Suits a 8820, wShth 816, Casal were Suits at $4.20, ; Shlendls Business Suite at $1025, worth $18 Hue Betwer Suite at S12. worth #25 Colored or Black’ Corkscrew ‘button Cutaway at $13, worth $45, 6, worth B10. Tehlenlid Otercoats at Good Substantial, All-Wool Overcosta at 88, worth 15, Splendid lines of Overcoats at $10, $12, $14, 816, $18 worth fully double, FOR BOYS, 4 TO 11 YEARS. Overcosts and Suits at 22.50, worth $4, ‘Overcosts and Suits at $4 75, ‘worth $6.60. Overcoats aud Suite at 4.50, wort: Overceats and Suits at $6.25, worth $10. FOR BOYS, 12 7017 YEARS. Qverecats and Suits at 84.75 worth Overcoats antl Suits at Bs, Si 56, worth $10, oct = COR. 10rt AND F STREETS. Virginia Pine) of all sizes, | A. $7,000,000 Lawsuit. AN IMPOSING ARRAY OF LAWYERS IN THE U. & SUPREME COURT. ‘The Tennessee bond cases, which comprise six- teen sults against sixteen southern railroad corpo- rations, and which involve qutstanding bonds to the amount of $7,000,000, were called for argument tn the United States Supreme Court yesterday afternoon, There was an extraordinary array of counsel present trom all, parts of the country, including Gov. Hoauly, of Ohio: Gen. Wager Swayne and Joun C. F. Gardner, of New York, who sented the bondholders, and C. F, Southmayd, New York; Judge Campbell, of New Orleans; Judge East and’ Edward Baxter, of Nashville; Judge Houston, of Louisville; Wm. M. Ramsey, of Cincin- nath; Wright and L. W. Humes, of Memphis, and'P. J. Hamilton, of Mobile, as representatives of the ruliroad companies. ‘The cases to be argued Were ‘ecun in tie eastern, western and middle dis- tricts of Tennessee In January, 1979. ‘The suits were brought by the bondholders for the purpose of enforcing the Men on the railroads contained in the act of the general assembly of Tennessee, of February 11, 1857, known as the “internal improve- ment law,” and’ the decision was adverse to the bondholders, and they appealed to this court. Gov. Hoadly opened the argument for the bond: holders, ————————— A TALK To THR Potice.—In the Criminal Cou Judge Wyle, to-day, Wm. Gibson was cha ‘with assauiting Officer Norcomb, who, with Omticer Falvy, had attempted to arrest nim. The testimony showed that the propriety of the arrest was ques- Uonabie at least; that Mr. Gibson was sitting on his poreh at the time, and one of the officers clupted hun. ‘The court, tn giving the case to the jury, said that an tinproper arrest could be Inet’ by. resistance within reasonabie - bounds, not, however, to the extent of taking’ life: | ‘Thd onicers should be Impressed with the tin ance of non-interference with decent people In ordinary avocations and amusements when ‘were uot harming or Incomtoding any one. ‘should not resort to thelr “billies” OF be $0 quick to Suow thelr authority. ‘The jury brought tha verdict of not guilty. Surt FoR aN IxscNcTiox Diswissep.—To-day, in | the Equity Court, the case of Mrs. Jane Byrd. Fer- | guson etal, dled in November ‘last by Messrs James Lowndes & R. Fendall, azalnst Josephine a. Wann et al, for an injunction and to declare trusts us to the estate of the late ‘Thomas Swann Was dismissed, as the questions involved will be Drought up in the cases in Baltimore. Religious Tests in New Hampshire. From the Concord (S, H.) Monitor. There has never been astatute in New Hamp- shire prohibiting Roman Catholics trom holding any state office. By the constitution of 1792 1t was required that the governor, councilors, senators and inembers of the house of representatives shou!d be “of the Protestant relizion,” but the provision Was never enforced. In 1850 a constitutional con- vention was held and 1t was voted to abolish this restriction, but when tne question was submitted to the voters of the state they refused to ratify the action of the convention, ‘The democrats at that time hada majority of about 12,000. In the con- Vention of 1876-7 the question again came up, It Was again voted to abolish the aftl-Roman Cath- | ole ciauses, and atthe subsequent election the People sustatned the action of the delegates, and the objectionable words, that had been only words, Were stricken out, AU’ this time the state bad & republican majority of about 4,000, A Misee’s Svrctpe.—Jullus Brettschneider, sixty years, committed suicide at his home th Car Son. Street, Pittsburg, Pa. Wednesday night. Brettschnelder was a man of considerable wealth Dut was known asa milser. Recently he built four | business houses in one of the suburbs. These did hot rent as readily as he wished and he became despondent and threatened to Kili himself. Wed- nesday afternoon he locked himself in a room on the second tloor of Is house, fastened a. plece of Tope three feet long toa nali near the celling. tied the other ‘end around his neck and then kicked away the hair on which he was standing. Life was extinct when he was found. eis ee A Srvapors Fiont DECLARED A DRaw.—Paday Smith, of Brooklyn, and Dave. Fi of ‘To ronto,'Canada, at the Club theater in Philadelphia, fought five rotinds last evening. The contest was brutal and stubborn, Dut at its close neither had secured a material advantage over the other, and. the fight was declared a draw. A Baurimone MURDER TRtat.—The trial of Gil bert W. Hazeltine for the murder of Mamie"Thorp aC a disreputable nouse on North street, Baltimore, on July 19 last, was. begun in that elty yesterday: ‘Tne prisoner, who has. been in the city jail since the murder was committed, 18 from Jainestown, N.Y. He is defended by ex-Gov. William Pinkney re | Wnyte ana other counsel, Lee's INVASION OF ManYLanp.—Gen. Bradley T. Johnston, ot Baltimore, last night delivered the annual ‘before the association of the ing Lee’s mm in Mi: He that the object of Lee's invasion of Maryland was trutitulness St the poet Whituers delineation of the Barbara, affirmed that she was over 80 years ol house when Jackson was in Frederick. Farther, that the French were drawn into an aiubush Dy gaia naa a Bart of the New York are ence ee The Political Situation. THE TALK IX WASHINGTON. Nothing is being done at either poiltical head- quarters here to-day. They have settled down to Wait for the 4th of November, and the partisans on ‘doth sides express confidence. But there seems to ‘Dea disposition in political circles, chiefly among men who bet on elections, to count New York for Cleveland, and to place Indiana and Connecticut as doubtful states, Ukely to go for Blaine, and New Jersey as tending towards Cleveland, though more uncertain than Indiana or Connect!- cut. “In this way they figure out Blatne’s election dy a close shave, provided the Pacific coast ts with him. Both parties, however, claim Nevada, and are likely to make a fight for it, asa very important Position in case matters should become very com- pilcated in New York, New Jersey, indiana, and mnnecticut. The republicans are expected to be Teady to transfer all thelr strength into Indiana and Connecticut at the last moment should they ‘find their case hopeless in New York, and by carry- ing the day in those states, to snatch the victory from the opposition, even should Cleveland carry the Empire state, ee Political Campaign Notes. WHAT THE CANDIDATES AND THEIR FRIENDS ARE DOING—CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATIONS. Mr. Blaine left Evansville, Ind., at 8:30 yesterday morning. The first stop was at Sullivan. At Terre Haute there was a great demonstration, and Mr. Blaine spoke upon the solid south, saying that the southern question was precipitated into the cam- paign by the action of the south itself. There were ‘two souths, he sald, the old and new; the new ‘south was composed of the young and more liberal, ‘but it was confronted by the opposition of the southern democracy. Stops were made at Brazil, Greencastle and Crawfordsville. It was almost dark when he reached Newcastle. To-day he goes ‘to Springtield, I, Gov. Cleveland shook hands with several hun- dred visitors yesterday. Among the callers were an excursion party, numbering nearly 350 pt sons, from Boston, on the way to New York; Hon. Samiel J. Randail, of Pennsyivania, Concressman George L. Converse, of Ohio, and other prominent men. Gen. Butler's friends have applied to the Boston Police to protect him at the meeting of the people's party in South Boston to-day, on account of threats that the friends of Hon. P. A. Collins ‘would throw bad eggs at the people’s candidate on ‘that occasion. Congressional nominations have been made as follows: Fifteenth New York district, Col. W. W. Snow, of Ramapo, Tepublican; twenty-fourth New York district, John L. Pindar, of Schoharie, demo- crat; fifth New York district, Jacob Worth, republl- can; eleventh New York district, Col Truman A. Merriman, of the New York Sun, county democracy; twelfth New York district, ex-State Senator Jos. Koch, county democracy, irving Hall and German Independents, ‘The stalwart opponents of Mr. Blaine, at Utica, N. Y., have asked ex-Senator Conkling to deliver an address there, under their ausp! on the ts- sues of the campaign. As a result of the recent conferences, they have prepared an address giving their reasons for op] Ing the election of Blaine. TA Belva Lockwe club paraded the streets In Cumberland, Md., last night, numbering about 200 people dressed mostly in Mother Hubbard sults and carrying torches. Two characters were mounted. ‘The -Queen City band headed tne Parade, which was pronounced a grand success. The ‘Biaine and Logan clubs, of Montgomery county, Md., are making great preparations for the county meeting at Rockville, on November 1st. About 25.000 persons attended the democratic barbecue at Indianapolis yesterday. Sixteen. beeves and a dozen sheep were served out to the crowd. Gov. Hendricks’ address was greeted with enthusiasm. mie Ber speakers were ex-Sena- tor MeDonaid, Durbin Ward and Judge ‘Thurman. In the evening there was a lange torchlight pro- cession and a display of fireworks. It ts reported that the Cleveland and Hendricks club of Salem, Va., has hung out a confederate fag with the portraits of the democratic candi- dates upon it. The tdea of a fusion between the democrats and ie uuecites) in Pennsylvania has been abap- ions The North Carolina prohibitionists have nomi- nated a St. John electoral Ucket. ‘The Academy of Music in Brooklyn last evening was crowded by an enthusiastic mass meeting un- der the auspices of the Brooklyn Young yabit- canclud. The Hon. William M. Evarts,on being introduce 1 by the president, was received with a storm of applause, and about three hours, He ungea fidelity to a ‘when assailed by vene- mous ‘slander, and commended Mr. Beecher’s declaration that he woulddefend aman when at- tacked unwarrantably. “Raise your shield,” ex- claimed Mr. Evarts, “and return blow for blow.” State Majorities, 1576 and 1880. ‘The following table has been prepared in answer ‘wo inquiries for the majorities given in each state for presidential electors in 1876 and 1889: Flosida ... filtnals usetssippt.- Missourl, Nebrask Nevada... N. Hampshire: 2)954 New Jersey. S New York North Carolina. Onto. Oregon. 20.0. Pennsyivania Rhode Island.. South Carolina, ‘Tennessee. Texas. ‘a7 9,375 4,047 ‘964 Vermont Virgint z West Virginia. 1.0... Wisconsin. G5 cisiare fut eg ‘“Blectors chosen by legislature. +Piuraitty. New York State Never So Doubttul ‘From the N. ¥. Star (Tammany onzan). We are informed that the democrats of Ohio are reorganizing for a big fight in November and pro- fess, in the face of 12,000 republican majority, to be able to win back the state, Drop it, ike a ho: brick! ‘New York is the key to the situation, so far as democratic hopes are concerned, and to tarry it for Cleveland every ‘pound of push’in the party must be concentrated behind him. Bring tn bere your Speakers and money. Get hold of the bellows of enthusiasm and heat every Iron as bot as you can; for you'll need every one’ of them. ‘The state wag ever so doubtful at this stage of a presidential canvass, and every vote will be needed to pull the Ucket through. ———_—_+-_____ A Candidate Bear Hunting. THE EXPERIENCE OF A PENNSYLVANIA XOMINER FOR ‘THE LEGISLATURE. “Between running for the legislature and hunt- ing bears Joseph N. Shafer ts having a lively time up in Cameron county,” remarked “Ritchey” Bridg- ens, ex-mayor of Lock Haven, Pa. “You know Joe,” he continued, ‘1s famous for hunting, and ‘would rather follow a bear all day than stop to eat the best dinner that could be set before him. He Started Out yesterday to electioneer a little, and over Che mountain in the direction of Drift- ‘wood she struck bear tracks. That was enough. He forgot all about electioneering and started after the bear. He carried his silver-mounted Keming- ton that was presented to him by a few friends at Harrisburg on the adjournment of the legislature. Hehad scarcely traveled a mile when he came up Ii was sitting on a hemlock log, apparently waiting for Joe. He stopped suddenly, drew up and fired, and then bear bad been hit. Pape dang cbeapbel des Shag ly enraged and made a rush for Joe, “ude the he couldn't get a ‘chased ime ‘over the @ big tree with he was in the ‘act of friend fads aad ‘be EWMAN'S Newman's) Was held in New York last night to discuss the finances of that ‘money matters ‘were found to be in a bad shape, a8 there was only $90 im the treasury and debts to the amount of sev— ral thousand were agcumulating. A reso. the: Mutual “Lite Tnurasico company that the hhas ho money wherewith to pay the inter- ‘and that 1t| "t tell when it would have. Woman Wire a Kutre.—While ® train full of rom a Gemocratle barbuoue "at Peru, in Chat ‘8 woman crazed. with i f | Military Conrts-Martial. TWO CENTS. REPORT OF THE ACTING JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAT— ‘VARIOUS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE GOOD OF THE ‘BERVICR. Acting Judge Advocate General G. N. Lieber in his annual report to the Secretary of War says that nineteen commissioned officers, seven West Point cadets, 2,242 enlisted men and ten military convicts were tried by general courts-martial during last fiscal year, making a total of 2280. For the | last five years the number of general courts-mar- al has been constantly increasing. In 1880 there | Were 1,543; In 1881, 1,792; tm 1882, 1.850, and im 188%, 185, “The numberof garrison and regimental courts-martial was 10.06% It is recommended Uhat officers absent A posts tn attendance upon & military court should rece! as citizen witness's, Referring to depositions th officers of the army and of the eral's department and the Lary courts be empowered io a take depositions. .1t 1s recommended that t De changed so Uhat a civilian witness will be cou pelled to testify when brought before a military rving necessary dis. | Avisaine in the tral of the sane per diem rt say's It ts convicts by courts: should be so amended asto ¢ inflitary convicts are confined. only applies to convicts worth inllitary prison. Gen. Lieber give extracts trom the Jud cates of departnents, embodying recommend, ‘n Various matters on thie subject of he adtui tration of military justice. Major Henry) Gooud- fellow, of the department of the Missouri, in view | of the’ large number of desertions, suzcesis Unat | enlistments should be for tires years, with strong | inducements in the Way of Increased pay for Ustinents; that the troops should be paid instead of Di-nonthiy, and half their pay retal until the end of enlistinent, Interest bettie ps now allowed upon deposits, with a provision tn for allounent in favor of dependent relatives, care Deing taken that this allotment Shall be mi only for actual relatives, and not as a means of | evading the retention of ‘pay by the government. | Greater effort should be made to capture desert- | ers, and, when couvicted, a deserter's a Prisonmeént, as @ Tule, should not be less chau Lis untied tefm of eniisunent. Recommendations | from other Judge advocates are that un accused | person be tfled only for tue offence charged, atid Uhat former offences or trials be not brought be- fore the court to show bad cuaracter or form uilt; that the principal eause of desertion be e1 Teated by not compelling soldiers to unden drudgery of a common laborer; that non-comitn, stoned Officers receive greater comp nsation; Ukat ‘he post-traders’ system be entirely abolished. Rev. E. P. Aldred’s Defense. {BE EXPLAINS HIS RELATIONS WITH THE SERVANT GIRI. Rev. EP. Aldred, minister of the Chestertows Qld.) M. E. church, who was recently suspeaded, | Pending the meeting of the conference, on the charge of being unlawiully intumate wit a young | servant girl who lived in his family while he was in charge of the church in Easton, has written an open letter, in which he Says: “The domestic spok of in the Balumore American of yesterday, was an | inmate of my family for six years. Durinz all these Years not a whisper of scatidal concerning her or myself was ever breathed. She was about sixteen | Years of age when she caine to us, Was Urated as 4 member of our own circie, and naturally a greater degree of familiarity existed between Ler and the Tatnlly than 18 usual toward a domestic. ‘She ieit US AboUL seventern Months ago, since which tine heither I nor one of us have Seen nor heard direct! from her. ‘Through fiends in Easton we lea some ten months ago Unat She was res family of Rev. A.W. Lightbourue. A few works ago he wrote me In the protouniest confidence, as he assured me, that she was in trouble and | disgrace, and in this condition uf shame had made Statements charging me (uot with Us disgrace) but with criminal intimacy during ber residence | with us, Ana yet no suct troubie Nad coue to her during ail these six years. In Uhe same <pirit | Of conhdetice I replied. Concientiously desiring to conceal notaing that Was truthful concerning our Felations, I confessed a familiarity as she grew to Womanhood unbecoming a Christian minister to- ward a servant, of which folly I sincerely repented and felt conscidusly forgiven. But tat [there or elsewhere ever adint-ted criminal intimacy bey this I most positively deny, whatever construc may be put upon the language I used. 1 ion put Upon Ubis letier—as also ab ential I wrote her last spring, secking opportunity to warn her against the very dang it has Drought upon her the present disgrace— formed the basis of the testimony agalnst me—e having recelved the latter note while in troubie, and preserved it a8 a possible confirmation of her false charges agalnst me, These are substantially the facts in the case.” PoIsoxeD BY TAINTED OYSTERS.—A report comes from Mattawa, Ontario, of Lie polsoning of thirteen ns ih that village trom cating oysters which ad become tainted. They were attacked with Violent spasms and vomiting, and at one time It Was Uhougat that several of ie victims could not recover. “A similar case of polsoning Was reported near Kingston, Ontario, a few days axo. LiQcoR SELLING A MASONIC OFFENSE. —The ses ston of the Masonic Grand Lodge of Ohio closed at Columbus yesterday. Among the resolutions, ted Was One declaring 1t to be the opinion of the body that the selling of intoxicatine drinks Isa Masonic offense, ahd should di-quality any from initiation to or aM@liation with any Masonic A Bor Porsontno TE PoR a JORR.—Middieton C. ‘Moore is 8 precocious colored boy who, unt! Wed- besday evening, was employed as an errand boy by Jas. H. Buc am, 4 Philadelphia drugetst. Moore Was at Buckingham’s house that evening, ‘and was in the kitchen while Ue housekeeper, Mr. Wright, was prej Ing the tea. When she had her back turned, It is all that Moore took a Littl package from his set and emptied tt Into the teakettle. The little package, It was afterwards ! discovered, contained @ very ‘substantial dose of | Sulphate of copper. The housekeeper, without a | suspicion of denger, poured herseif a cup of tea and | swallowed Mt witb seeming relisu. A. minutes: later she was taken violently sick. The physician was called ta and stoveeded tu reurviog er distress without serious results. Mr. and Mrs. | Buckingham, thoroughly alarmed, went without ; their tea. | With the aid of his physician the @rug- | gist soon auscovena « mm lurking in the wea kettle, aud y* rday morning the boy was rested. Hy» took lls confinement _philosophicail) and sald he put the powder tn the tea for a joke, and that he did got anticipate any danger. BALTIMORE AND OHIO CUTTING PASSENGER Rates. Yesterday the Baltlmore and Ohlo took another step in the War with the Pennsylvanta by cutting | Western passenger rates from Philadelphi ‘Tickets are being sold from that city to Ube we by way of New York, at $17.50 to Chicago, or | cents less than the Pennsylvania's through tickets and $21.50 20 St. Louis, or 1.25 less. CHILDREN’S PRATTLE ABOUT a MURDER BY THR: Fatuen.—At Reading, Pa., the police authorities were yesterday ipfortned “that the neighbors of ‘Tyrus Essler, a farmer residing in Richmond town- ship, bad reason to belleve that Essier two montis ago had kilied is hired man in a dispute about the payment of wages, and had buried !he body o Property. TUis sala that the aff { through the childish prattie of E: a neighbor. The coroner, district attorney an detective yesterday visited Essier’s tarm. Ester | and his wite dented all the allegations. The officials ug up severai places on the farm, but found noth ing up to a tate hour last night. The neighbors say that a hired man of Essler mysteriously disappeared some time ago, ‘The officials continue the investi- gation to-day. Tae QveBee Exrrosions.—A private detective ‘has made certain discoveries regarding the recent explosions in the new parliamentary bulldings at ‘Quebec, which tend to show that the occurrence ‘Was the result of local work, and disproves entirely the theory that the explosion was caused hy O'Donovan Rossa or other Fenian agency. ‘The detective's statement on oath Is to be lald before ‘the provincial goverr.ment. Desraverive Forest Fixes 1x MARYLAND.—For two weeks past the eastern and western. shores of the Chesapeake bay have been visited with de- structive forest fires. During that Ume fires have raged in Dorchester and St. Mary's counties, Md., and im Westmoreland, Va. . Along the live of the Eastern shore railroad, through Wi ace All pi The | advo. er 4 ning Over 5,000 acres of land. | nue tranits { 5 i i Telegrams to The Star. THE BRITISH FRANCHISE BILL. ANEW CABINET AT BRUSSELS, STOCK MARKET REPORT--BUSINESS FAILURES General Foreign News by Cable. EXPENSES OF HK NILE RXPRDITION, pelQnnen, Oclober 24 it is stated that the exe ease of the Nile expedition will be met by ad@lng & penny to the incoune tax. ~ THR PARNELLITES' INTENTION. Loxpos, October 2. The Parnelites intend 20 Tove a further amendment to the address In reply to the queen's speech on Lie subject of home rule. TKISH APParNs, +11 ts pmpownd to ratse by ‘ns a fund of 20,009 paunds for the Denese (the late Alexander M. Sullivan. KY nationaltst papers are exultant Ove Mr. » Treviyan, from the » of Irv ats Denix, Oct subseriy bil, vs the authorities of United Troi a in ste rt the tax for the payment ol the extra police force, & to rem ast In tha Ir existance to rr nts, Octo morning bet wer dent Franger, Peintive French residents at expressed the f will afford comp! in Egypt cnx Pants, Octot OW INTERESTS IN BOYPT. 31.—An interview took place thts President Grevy and Viee Presi he Alexandria Schamber of com- the indetuities to be pald to Alexnndria, President Grewy est contidence that Mr, Gladstone protection to French residemts: ADVANCING INTO ToONGDEN. 4.—Keport ‘nt here that the Chinese an t r quin, and are about to besinge Hung Hoa, TO PROCERD TO CHINESE WATERS. Loxpos, October 24.— Fhe maan-of-war Rambler has reorived orders to proceed to Chinese waters im November. nerren WAVE pren. St. Perensnes October 24. ily two of the perins wt ported to have been executed nt the St. Petersburg citadel iast Saturday. for poe Titteal offenses, paid death penalty. ‘The sontetiee Of both the wonien and of the cher four oftioers of the ussiah army Was couuauted 10, anisinens to Siberia. oT AWAY IN A BRITISH TRSSEI. MADEN, October 24 —Tt 18 asserted that Maces and ¢ . the Cuban prisoners who escaped fron prison yesterday and were supposed to bave gone to Algiers, got away tna British vessel, DISGRACED WHILE LIVING, HONORED WHEN DRAD, BRKLIN, October 24.—Great honors have been shown the ‘body of the late Duke of Brunswick. Sir Edward Malet, t st ambassador, will attend the funcsal As the representative of Queem tetoria, > A Warden's Residence PITTSBURG, October 24 in Flames, Karly this morning the T side of the penitentiary dis from that portion occupled aresidenoe. Before the ire dling Was damaged to the The prisoners were not (the flames had been exe Warden's Tessa by W E could be subdued the extent of $8,000 or #1 aware of the affalr unt Unguishe rate b bridge. ‘The Jamestown Snils for Norfolk. PRovinesce, October 24.—The United States shtp Jamestown sailed from Newport Uhls morning for ‘Nortolk. — Explosion and Fire. Greexromt, L. L, October 24.—The lange agl- tator al the Kings county oll works, on Newtown creek, exploded at 19 Fifteen up: dred barrels of oll were bi Joss is $3,000; ho insurance. = Business Failures During the Week. ™ York, October 24.—The business failures throughout the country, occurring during the last segen davs.as reported to. the mereanule. Agency oft. G. Dun & Co.: number for the United States, 235, and for Canada, 23: 4 total of 28 as mgalnee 218 last Week, an Increase of 40 failures. he in crease is divided between the western, SOULLEr and Pacific states and New York city. lenvy Frost in Tennessee, Trost. Inst ait, out this section! “T > Crops. any, Will be very slight, owing 10 the latences of the Season, - => A Boston Brew Bostox, Mass., Octoby deputy marshals yesterday brewery, at IAT T ery Seized. —The United States S'mt ‘the Tremont wnt street, for alleged reve. he Henry com, 24.—The afternoon session of the Druggists’ convention yesterday “was devoted to the discussion of various plans of propositions for the weltare and advancement of trader A babe t, With about 40 covers, Was given In Ube even™ ing AL the Southern howe, A Jewelry ews ts received, ich Bro. & Ca, Jobbers tn Y¥. The fra owes the manuf and AUtieboro Trom $50,000 to $100,000, TUhad been buying very freely and thos? chilis are understood Wo form the bulk of 18 Habllities. Lowes by the Milwaukee Fire. MInWwavker, Wis, October 24.—Later estimates place Chapin: Ung at $0,000, and On stock 30,000. His insufance Is entunated ab $450,000. Suirk Bros.” loss on stock ts $100,000; tine sured. The origin of the fire is a mystery. A Strong Stock Market This Morning? New YORK, October 21—Watt, STREET, 17 a. m.— The stock market has been strong throughout the rnin. mes tO 1s per cent. Lake Shore sold up to65%, New York Cental to 8X, Northwest to 854, SC Paul to 73%, and Lacks: ‘Wanna to 103%. ——— Parliamentary Reform. THE FRANCHISE AND KEDISTRIBUTION BILL IN GREAT BRITAIN ! Loxpox, October 24.—Contrary to ls usual cus- | tom, Mr. Gizdstone, In his speoch In the house of cominons iast evening, read from manuscript uhe passage In which be referred to the re tm of the house of londs ‘The Mberals have creed 10 refrain (rom partaking In any discussion, of the franchis bill. "The Times tn a leading artl- advives the government to proceed with tho Subject Of redistribution as the franchise of commons. ia no pretext fOr Pe Jecllug Une franchise bul. The Times lkew!sa advises Cle hOwse of Jords tO pass the franchise Bit without delay *h to direct its atvention to the reform Of Its own constitution, Such @ re form, the Times tuinks, would be best effected by the lords taking the initiative themselves, -_ Celebrating Montetiore’s Contenniate MONTREAL, ober 24.—The hundredth anniver= ‘Sary Of the birth Gf Sir Moses Montefiore was cele. brated to-day by the Hebrews Of Unis city uy a speclal service in the Texple Funtuanuel, Hulf-Breeds Feared. October 34.—A private letter re {resident of R police atspate é BOL Tequitvd al olber posts, has Deen a io Prince Albert, in consequence of tue Halt-Brvwits te raeunted p ‘Albert, and 100 at Batuleford, the remaine Fred Waite, controier of Wie mounted police, and Lieut, Col. Vine Jet Regiua for Prince Albert someuue at Prine) Ing $00 being distributed over other districts. PROVIDENCE, October 24 or the New Eugland seaity mocting of Friends im this city, this morning, the Waittler anni was celebrated by Uae presentation of @ ilfe-size BOTTA, of the poet by Chaties F- Coting of 11 ass. ‘The portralt was painted by Fagar Parker,ot, Boston, the artist who paluled the portrait of ‘Charies Sumuer. as ‘The Nile Expedition, Loxpox, October 24.—The ‘cabinet has, not, yey sanctioned the advance of the 5 Khartoum, “They wit not decide the question before. the retura of Lord Nortibrook, the. Britis high commissioner, who Is Low in Egypt. Gem Wolseley Will be ready on November Ist Wadvanos | from Wady Haifa to Sarraz Sn Prrensni ctebor 2—donn T Plessan ORG, VA, ‘%4.—JonnT. Ee? panne ‘court editor of Ube Madi, an afternoon paper here, who ee ge at ala tg fuk Ue grand ‘jury for publish 7 Hbelous cart reflecting on the Character of W. Lawrence, was convicted In te bi ‘@UthOF Of the card, Was also convicted of bel, and a lke verdict was venderud in Bie prisoners were represent counsel. Sbonwealth stiorney wok oocasia Uhe law all indicted sth :