Evening Star Newspaper, July 18, 1885, Page 5

THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D.C. SATURDAY, JULY 18, 1885-DOUBLE SHEET. oie s Drsrrrsta {sa dangerous as well as distresuing complaint Ifne- Glected, it tends, by impairing notrition, and de presing the tone of the system, to prepare the way for Rapid Decline. ‘THE BEST TONIC, *HYSICIANS AND DRUGGISTS RECOMMEND IT. Quickly and Compietely CURES DYSPEPSIA In All its forms, HEARTBURN, BELCHING, TASTING FHE FOOD, &c. It euriches and purifies the blood, stimulates the appetite, and aids the assimilation of food. ‘Rev. J. T. Rosarrex. the honored pastor of the First Reformed Church, Baltimore, Md.,says: “Having used Brown's Iron Bitters for Dyspepsia and Indigestion, I take great pleasure in recommend- {ng it highly. Also consider it a splendid tonic and in- Wrapper. TAKE NO OTHER. Made only by BROWN CHEMICAL CO., BALTIMORE, MD. Lapirs Haxp Boox—usbful and attractive, con- taining list of prizes for receipts, information about coins, etc.. given away by all dealersin medicine. oF mailed to any eddress on receipt of 2c. stamp. AUCTION SALES. LEY, Auctioneer. ENSE STOCK OF DRY GOODS, 908 WONDAY, JULY THIRTEEN 1885, at ED FCLOCK "A. M-, aud will coutluue daily und the Rock bus been disposed of. 9. ‘The stock consisis of Sitks, Satins, Velvets, fine famtinerss and Bress Goods of ike latest aud moct de able stzles. ‘Table Linens, Napkins, Towels and Linen Goods’ ot Inds, "fine Hosiery, Corsets, loves, Embruideries, Laces, Underwear.” Parasols {nd Umbrellas. splendid Tine of White Goods, Lawns, 3ateens, Ginghams, Piannels, Cassimeres nd domes fics Zencraliy. Comforts and “Blankets, “Embroidered | Piano Covers. Table Covers, Thibetsbawls: also black Crapes and other artteles usually fount tu a first-class Dry Goods Store. Ladies ure specially invited to tend ‘this aude. as the goods have been carefully | selected for best city trade, and will be sold to the “Fas trade treinched te attend, asthe grode will be | @ trade are inv ‘ offered in lots to suit, or will sell at private sale after “yisoe M. FOLEY. Auct |UNCANSON BROS., Avstioneers. PAWNBROKER'S SALE OF DIAMONDS, GOLD BSHLVER WATCHES, GOLD CHAINS VEST CHAIN GS, BRACELE: Y, SILVER WARE, GUNS, BY ACCTIO ou WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY TWENTY. SECOND, 1985, Commenciagal FES O CLOG wil sellat my loan office, 1417 Pennsylvania svenue Dorthwest, agoneral collection of Paw uel Goods ease take notice. iP WALLACK, Broker, Lily Peanayivania aves ni ON BROS., Auchoneera, Be MOV FUESDAY AFTERNOON, = THST. at HALE PAST SIX We shal! sell in front of the premises, Bortheast coruer Ninth snd L streets northwest, owe Jabge Oro story and attic raae; with Brick founda tiom, Lo be moved from the premises within. % ‘Terms cash, DUNCANSON BROS, ‘Auctioneers. JULY SAY WOor, REAL ESTATE AGENT. sante Lot fronting og D street northwest, Beat Seceatvntt street at auction. NASVAY JULY TWENTY-SECOND, SEX O'CLOCK P.M, in fryut of prewises, Sri Lowa: tnay. fou lot a feet b inches by 130 feet 2 inches to 4 30 foot alley. Terms: One-baif cash; balance six and twelve months, six per cent iuterest, Scurel by deed of trust Ou, premises ssid, or all cask at option of purchaser. $100 deposit fequired on pecutiscn. Conver aueliné at purchaser's coat Wale Kis B WILLIAMS, Auctioneer. Feteste Auctions See 7th Page. WOOD AND COAL. Woon 1835, ut nt aL JOHNSON BROTHERS, WHARFS AND RAILROAD YARD TWELFTH AND WATER STREETS 8.W. BKANCH YARDS AND OFFICES CONNECTED BY TELEPHONE 3202 F street northwest. 1525 7th street northwest. 1740 Pennsylvania avenue northwest, 112 Mb street ortkwest, Corner dd aud K streets norshwest, 222 deans) Vani avenue souchwest THE TRADES. EWSPAPER, BOOK AND JOB PRINTING GUOD’ STYLE—LOW PRICES, ES + 1LSON, BROTHERS, G PRACTICAL BOOK AND JOB PRINTERS 253 Ven: b oLL, Js Formerly’ with J. W. Lee, udertaker, 1247 7th st. n.w..nearcor. N. Everything stletiy firsiceluss aiid on the nist reasonable terus Jf Rese ERTAKERS,— | Sagres at at nee, | NG EMBALMER. ‘Terms inoderate and reall 102 Ht Gaw FURS TAKEN and PRACTICAL 726 Penusyivania ave. nw. UNDERTAKER, umner of G xt. and New Jersey ave. mw. mation tg all detaits of tuners, BR, © PARKER ° UNDERTAKER AND PRACTICAL EMBALMER, Graduate of 18$4 Class of the Cinciunatl School for Dudulming; CM. Lukens, MD., Principal J. Hf. Clark, Demonstrator; O22 Lith street nurtuweat OBN K WRIGHT, Uxberraxsn axn Pexerat Dimectom, Vous strees porte aio {F COSTS BUT LITTLE TO DRESS WELL, BY PATRONIZING THE MISFIT STORE. CORNER TENTH AND F STREETS. SEERSUCKER COATS AND VESTS AT$1.75, SOLD ELSEWHERE FOR $2.50. GENUINE CALCUTTA SEERSUCKER COATS D VESTS 97.50, KEDUCED FROM $12.50. SUITS AT $5.50, REDUCED FROM $15 CORKSCREW 4-EUTTQN CUTAWAY SUITS, $10, REDUCED FROM $15. BLUE FLANNEL SUITS AT 95, 8650, $7.50 AND $0.50, REDUCED FULLY ONE 1 HIRD. BLACK DIAGONAL ALL WOOL PEINCE AL BEET SUITS AT $15, REDUCED FROM $25. CASSIMEKE SUITS AT $6.50, $7.50, $9.50, 611.50, WORTH JUST DOUBLE. PRICES ON BOYS SUITS FROM 4 TO 11 ARE CUT JUST EX HALF. SUITS FOR BOYS 2@F0 18 YEARS ARE SOLD REGARDLESS UF COST OR VALUE, ar THE MISFIT STORE CORNER TENTH AND F STREETS mt How To Save Money, . Invest $3.50 in our Extra Fine Calf Shoes. Every pair warranted to wear well. They are equal’ to any $4,00Shoe tn this city. We can give barzains, because we epii for cash, and have no bad bills to make up from cash customers. Gent's Low Strap Ties, Button and Oxfords, from $2.00 10 95.00. La Freneb Kid Hand-made Oxfords, $3.00. La French Kid Hand-made Button Shoes, $5.00. La French iid Button Shoes, $4.00, La Kid slippers, 75e. to $250. Guod wearing shows for children very tow. Ladiew’ und Gent's Fine Shoes made to messure for ‘G50. W. RICH, 409 The mw ‘on WED-gae' | 3 | Metro 2d EDITION. Laos Torans to hn Sti The Afghan Difficulty. AN INDICATION THAT ANGLO-RUSSIAN RELA- TIONS ARE REGARDED AS STRAINED. Loxpox, July 18.—A_dispateh from Paris to the Exchhnge Telegraph company says that the French ambassador at St. Petersburg, who ‘was about to leave the Russian cupital on'a fur- louxh ty enjoy a vacation, has been ordered to Femuin at his post because of the gravity of the Aighan difficulty. Ss ‘The Mexican Editors. PHILADELPHIA, July 18.—The Mexican edi- tors arrived here at seven o'clock this morning. They were met at the denot by the reception committee of the Journalists’ elub and escorted tothe Continental hotel, Aiter breakiasting they Were taken on a tour of inspection through the Various pubile buildings and institutions. The Examinat! if John McCullough. PHILADELPHIA, July 13.—The commission ‘appointed to inquire into the condition of the mind of John McCullough, the demented trage- dian, met again here today. The commission heard the testlinony of members of but as the evmmissivners de- the testimony of others was blish the insanity they decided not to inflict ay pain upon his sorrow-stricken relatives by placiug theron thestand in public 45 witnesses, An affidavit made by Walter Hein, ot New York, swearing that he had served on the actor personal notice of the lunacy proceedings was admitted in evidence, and the commission then. urned until Monday when counsel for the family will be examined, Mr. McCullough will then be formally adjudged a lunatic and the Guarantee Trust and Deposit company will be appointed trustee of hisestate, General Foreign News. THE RIS LAND PUNCHASE BIT. DuBLts, July 18.—The Irish Times approves the land ‘purchase bil, Introduced by Lord Ashbourne in the house of lords last evening. ‘The Dublin Lepress says the bill cannot suc ceed. RAVAGES OF THE CHOLERA. MApRID, July 18.—There were 1.329 new cases of cholera and 624 deaths from the dis ease reported yesterday in Spain. THE COMPETITION FOR THE CANADIAN CUP. Loxpox, July 18.—In the competition at Wirabiedom to-day for the Canada cup Ser. geant Ashall won with an aggregate score of 318. The following Canadians obtained places in the first sixty for the Queen's prize: Thomas, score, 182; Patterson, 178; and Ashail, 178. THE ARREST OF CONSUL FINN’S CLERK. Sr. PETERSBURG, July 18.—It ts now stated the clerk of Mr. Finn, the British consul at Reshi, Persia, who Was arrested by tre Rus- sians in the early part of last June while he was searching fora lost male beyond the Persian frontier was taken Into custody as a suspicious person because he failed to produee his creden— Uals, and that he was liberated the moment the Russians ascertained that he was an Eng- lish servant, ——__.-____ FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The New York Stock Market. The following are the opening and 3:00 p.m. prices ofthe New York Stock market to-lay, as repurtel by special wire to HL HL. Dodze, 539 15th street" ame. ‘Do. Ist prei Do. 2d pret B&Q t} us | Bie | “12s |) 38 Titel BK Po. pred gee. Sbay'SLP. €Onaiia) 20 seis | DO, DEeE non) 1 | ST |st. Bat &"N7|10014)100% Ene ten a2 Se Washington Stock Exchange. Governments. 1S 48g, 1891, COMPO. errr = Feo B01, Rewlateral & 45,1907, Coupon U.S 4s, 1907, Registered. ULS.S per cents. Dittrict of Ootumbia. Per Improvements 6s, 1891, Coin. Per Improvements 73, 1891, Curreicy Market stocks, 7s, 1802. Currency... 116% Baitroad Comparnicn, Washington and Georgetown—Bonds plitan~ Stock Columbia—st North Capitol Anucontia.. Fire Tus. ig Washington City Gar Light C0.-rmeeeee Georgetown Gas Light Co. Firemen’s Insurance Co. Franklin Insurance Uo.. ational Union Insura.ice Co. Atlington Insurauce Co. Corcoran Tusirance Ci Columbia tnsarance Co_ German-American Potomac Insurance Co... ‘Riggs Insurance Co. 40% gllllllgse WML 1 ‘Misceiianeous. Board Public Works,Green Se. Masonie Hult tonds. Wasbingion Market Washington Market Company Bonds 106. Washington Brick Maciine Co. Stock 10% Bank of Washingto SE 80 Bank of Washington. ‘National Metropolitaii Baik Natloual Bank of the Repubii Farmers & Mechantes’ N Second National Bank. Great Falls fee Company Real Fatute Title: Insurance Company: Penns) ivania Telephone Company. ‘Chesapeake and Povomue ‘Teuco. ——_— Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, Mo, July 18.—Virginla new ten- forties, 31; new ‘threes, 51% bid to-day Ile ra é ating, 10. Southern Sete outer Xo rand, 74 *tuly, BoaiDia: ale: do. Hy: western mixed, spot, ‘Sadly July. 5 August, Taub 1%: Sep tember, 51% bia and duli—southes 4, western white, 38a40; western mixed 3003" Beamoyiunia, dato. hye, quiet seu, Provisions ons etined” quiet” 10% Winsky steady, 1: Other articles anchenged, four, Intel: grat, 2 per quarter. Hecelpts lous: 920 "barrels: wheat "05,000 bustiely cofur 000 Dushelas outs: 15,000 rye To basnels. Shy Rientsilour, LSLT barrels: outs 90M busuele, Sales. whet, 510,000 bushels: corn, 11.000 bushels, Chieago Markets. CHICAGO, July 18-1 p.m.—Wheat ruled very stroug, ait-r an easy opening on predictions of foreign pera ar ax eee at pe eee pricvs Stu week Cash, abies tugs eptemibe. 9S Seinber boig: “Corn nteudy eGuide August SSptember, Xsty Outs ateady-Canh StNe igee P br Fla; Je hae sigue +, Tedd; October. 10.55. bard ¢ August, 6.70; September, 6.77%, eee Applicants for Second Lieutenancies Diseouragzed. THE PRESIDENT NOT LIKELY 0 FILL MORE THAN ONE OF THE NINE VACANCIES seit GEANT BRAINARD WILL PROBABLY BE THE LUCKY MAS. ‘The size of the graduating classes from West Point has annually been Insufficient to fill all the vacancies in the grade of second licuten- ant, and the President bas been in the habit of filling those positions left over by appoint- ment from civil iife after examination. ‘These appointments have averaged eight ‘or ten every year, and great pressure has been brought to’ bear upon the President to sect: the positions, which are , considered very desirable. ‘This Year the graduates num- bered only thirty-nine, making the vacancies about ning. There are a number of applicants for them, but there Is a growing Impression, ob- tained from those who have approached ‘the President on the subject, that he does not in- tend to make the appointments this year, pre- ferring to ict the Vacancies He over another year, to be filled by the coming graduates, pisces for ‘all. It fs thousht, that the President will make w in the case of Sergeant Brainard, of the Signal corps, and appoint him to a second Heutenantey' on his record. ‘This appointment has been Very steougly recommended by Gen. Hazen. Brainard’s appointment. is only ob- | Jected toon account of his age, which is consid | erably over the accustomed limit—twenty-eight yews, The President, however, mukes the regulations In this respect and he can make an exception if he desires. Army officers say that when a man ts appointed over age he meets 60 many juniors who are his superior officers that le loses all ambition and is apt to become worthless, $65 ComPass Hovses To ux BU1LT.—Commodore J.G, Walker, chiet of the bareau of navigation, intends inu'few days to commences the con- struction at the Naval observatory of two com- Bass owes, in which compasses can be tested. ‘he houses will be small,one to be almost en- Urely under ground. ‘Ther8 will be no mag paneer ge used in the pres 2 etal Wil be © OF brass. [int sesalon appropriated. §7,000 for this pur- pose, Prorosais rox Fust for the State, War and Navy department building during the present fiseal year wore opened today. The bidders J. Maury Dove, Stevenson Bros. and John- ton & iro. J. Maury Dove. was the lowest Dii- der and will be awarded the contract. ARMY OxDeRS.—Col, Henry M. Black, 234 infantary, wil! proceed to Ashevilie, N. C., to attend the encampment of the North Carolins 1 and for the of | on in aia oo, further extended four months oer who’ will number nearly clghty. Gtherwixe, some of HeXt year's graduates will be kept out of the army, for there will not be sumicant | | senior member. THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONERSHIP, Ppel ‘¢ Tendered to Mr. Tue Appotyiiliam B. Webb. ‘The President sent for Mr, William B. Webb this morning and tendered him the appoint- ment of District Commissioner to succeed Mr. West. Ramors of this action upon the part of the President made thelr way rapidly through the city, and the general expression was one of ‘approval. Many members of the bar called upon the newly-chosen Commissioner at bis office, on Sth street, opposite the City Hall, this afternoon, and extended thefr congratulations. ‘Mr. Webbatated to @ Stak re) that he had asked the President to give him a few days toconsider the matter, as the tender of the ap- ointment took him somewhat by surprise. ‘he influences upon him to accept the office, he sald, were 80 great that he did not see how he could refuse it. He had not, he sald, sought the office in any way, oF circulated any papers for signatures. ‘Mr. Webb is about sixty years of age, a son of fhe late John F. Webb, for many years engaged in the crockery business, the firm being Webb & Beveridge. He was born in this city, and after preparing in the schools for college, graduated at Saree ae ate eae ered in fe lal on is motion, three vears afterwards admitted to the bar, and since then, with the exception Of three yoars spent as superintendent of police {from the date ororganizution Sept 1861.)he has en In active practice, mostly in civil busi- nos, Mr. Webb is in polities © republican, but has never been an active politician, a eee Where te Ge to Keep Cool. EXCURSIONS TO POPULAR PLEASURE RESORTS ‘ABOUT WASHINGTON. The “Peoria Socials” will give ® moonlight excursion to Marshall Hall, Tuesday, July 21, onthe steamer Corcoran, which will leave her wharf at 6 p.m.—Zhe George Leary takes an over Sunday excursion to Virginia Beach, Nor folk, Piney Point, ete., this-evening, leaving the wharf at 6:30 p. m., and returning Monday morning av o'clock.——The Mary Washington will take an exeursie down the river to-nor- row alternoon, leaving her wharf at 3p. mand returning at 8'p.m.—Harmony Lodge, No. 17, F.A.A.M., will give a select excursion to lo nial Beach on Thursday, July 23, on the steamer Arrowsmith, Tiekets may be had of members ofthe lodge—The Arrowsmith takes an ex- cursion to Marshall Hall this evening, leaving her wharf at 6 o'clock.——The Thompson takes an excursion party to Glymont to-morrow morning, leaving the wharf at 9 a. m.—The Arrowsmiith’s trip to Colonial Beach to-morrow will afford a fine opportunity to escape the great heat ot the elty. The boat leaves her wharf at 8:30 a, m,, returning at 10 p.m.—— Another attractive excursion is that by the George Law, to Chapel Point, affording hours at the beach, ‘The boat leaves at 8:45 a, m.—The steam packet Excelsir will make her usual Sunday tripto the Great Falls to-morrow, starting at 8 o’clock.—The swift steamer Ar- menia will make her bs Set trip to Lower Cedar Point to-morrow, s! ing at 9 ain-— The Corcoran now makes two regular trips to Marshall Hall on Sunday, leaving her wharf at 10a, m. and 3 p.m. Rocky Mountars Loeusrs.—Since the latter part of May alarming reports of swarms of yonng locusts or grasshoppers In the valley of the Arkansas and in other portions of the state of Colorado have been published, and the fear was expressed that Kansas, Nebraska and Missousi would be visited "by an incur- sion of the Rocky Mountains locusts (Melan- oplus spretua) Under the direction _ of rof, Riley, Mr. Lawrence Braner, the Ne- brasica agent of the Department of Agriculture, has visited portions of Colorado from which ru- mors came. His report has just been received, ha nature as to ullay all fears. In every locality visited from which grasshoppers were reported jt was found that the number had been greatly exaggerated, and in no case was the migratory specios found. THE New Reservorr.—Col. T. L. Casey, Col. Wm. P. Craighill and Mnjor G. J, Lydecker, of the engineer corps, have been appointed a board of engineers to examine the project submitted for the changes in connection with the reser- Yolr. The board ls to meet upon the call of the The principal duty of the board will be w consider the project of certain changes and modifications of the reservoir whieh is now being constructed, The principal change to be considered is the recommenda tion of Major Lydecker, that instead of carry- ing the drainage from tlie three streams in the neighborhood under the reservolr lt be carried | outside the reservoir, ‘Tue Last CONGRESS raised the salary of Mr. Mann, messenger in charge of the House re- porter’s gallery, from $1,000 to $1,200. The sickness and death of Doorkeeper Wintersmith revented the reappolntinent of Maun at the inning of the new fiscal year. Now. Controller Durham deeides that the ‘change of salary creates a new place, and that as the acting doorkeepet cannot legally make the appolutment, Mr. Mann cannot draw any sale ary, eithe: the old or new; that he must wait for Congress to act upon the matter again, Tue Disrricr REQUISITION For Fuxps.— Controller Durham has not yetsigned the Com- misstoners’ requisition for $170,000 to pay for street improvements, nor rendered any oplaton as to the legality of the contracts made before the fiscal year began for work to be paid for out of the appropriation for this year. It Is be Heved that, as the Cemmissionérs were acting under a decision [rom the Grst controller's office when they made the contracts, no d be rendered that would be retroactiv: this is not certain. And itis not likely requ e that the ition will be signed until Commissioner West's successor is appointed, RESCUE OF THE GREELY PARrY.—Mr. A. Operti, an artist of New York, hasrecently com- pleted a painting representing the rescue of the Greely party at Camp Clay. It Is about six feet by four In size,and is considered very realistic. The portraita of many of the resening party are good. The picture has been offere for sale to the government. It now hangs on the wall of Commodore Schley’s room. A telegram from President Norment says the electric lighting company will be able to re- sume full operations next week. Willlam De Neale, the stable boss for the Me- tropolitan railroad company, was before Judge Snell to-day for permitting @ disabled horse to be worked to a car. ‘William Garner, a small ¢ olored boy, was be- fore Judge Snell to-day for injuring the curt- stone on South Carolina avenue, and fined $5, peel, Taha RANGE OF THE THERMOMETER.—The follow- ing were the readings at thesignal office to-day: 3am., 76.3; 7 a.m. 76.9; 11 a.m., 92.9; 2 p.n 97.9; maximum, 97.9; minimum, 72.3, ge Local Option in Georgia. ATLANTA. Ga., July 18.—The house of repre- seniatives to-day passed by a vote of 111 to 22 ageneral local option law for the counties in Georgia which have not already adopted pro- hividon. “The bill. provides that on’ petition every two years elections may be held in coun- ties where intoxicating drinks are sold until the county goes for probibition, when no more elections can be held, The bill now goes to the senate for final passage. ———— Penitentiary. Sr Lovis, July 18.—A Joliet special to the Post-Dispatch says a furious fire raged within the walls of the Illinois state penitentiary at that places during the whole, of last night. It originated In the cooper shop ‘and Spreading so rapidly that itsoon threat- ened to end up all the wooden structure in the enclosure. ‘The flames got beyond the control of the prison tire department, and the mayor was called upon for aid, when he’ promptly sent a steamer to the seene. The tire was subdued at a late hour this morning. The loss to the state is at least $25,000. J. N. Winterbotham & Sons, contrac- tors, lose $15,000, The prisoners behaved he- roleally in fighting the flames, ee ens Murdered by Her Drunken Husband. Jeusey City, N. J, July 18.—Mrs. Emma Gaunt wos murdered by lier husband, John Gaunt, at their home, No, 134 Garden’ street Hoboken, at one o'clock this moruing, Gauni isan Englishman, 54 years of age, and was in- toxicated at the time, “His wife refused to, oc. Cube ene panne. bed with him and he stabbed her in the neck and side witha large butcher Knile, She died an hour later. Mrs. Gaunt was 48 years of age- ‘The conple liad been married 30 years and hid five children, Gauntis under arrest ‘To Fill » Wacancy in Congress. A dispatch to the New York Times from Chi- eago says: There is considerable Interest umong the republicans of the fifth con- | gressional district goucerning the choice of a successor to the late Congressman Elwood. ‘'wo or three of the candidates favor calling au early convention, and efforts are now making to t the congressional committee together. As he district gives seldom less than 10,000 republican ity, the democrats are not giv- ing themselves much co! . The counties com- sing the district are % pekeny, Boone, Kalb, and Kane, ‘The leading coud antes 36 far in the field are State Senator Evans and A. J. Hopkins, of Kan the Interior J¢ may turn ap, bat she. it present is amor Di the friends of above, The pol cians interested hold thet whoever is nominated District Government Affairs. THE WORK ON THE NEW PEMALE WORKHOUSE. Thursday Major Lydecker, accompanied by Building Inspector Entwisie, made @ visit to the new female workhouse, the workon which had been suspended for several dayaon account of the alcged use of poor cement mortar on ths inner Both Major Lydecker and Mr. Entwisle say, after a thorough 1 yn, that the report is’ very much e: as to toe quality ot the cament; thate they found some lefects, but on the whole the work is very a and the Inspector was requested by Major Lydecker to give the contractor some further, instructions tn Felation to the Sere some portions, and then to proceed wit in accordance with some tr instructions given, MISCELLANEOUS, Auditor Tichenor to-day reports to the Com- missioners that in compliance with the order of the 15th inst. he has destroyed “unexecuted ‘Washington funding bonds, first series, $1,000 denomination, numbered ‘from 676 ‘to. 700, both inclusive, authorized by act of Comgress, approved May’ Sth, 1872, with full set, ol coupons attached to each and never Issued.’ J. H. Keuhling, 419 12th street north- ‘West, offers to repair the lightning rods on the couuty school buildings at reasouable rates. ‘Messrs. Jus. B. Walling et al. petition for water main on the east side of square 816. Taxpayers should not forget that Monday, the 20th, Is the last. day for appeals from as. Sessmenté of new buildings erected since the last assessments. After that day the entries will have to stand. ‘BUILDING PERMITS, have been fssued by Inspector Entwisle: Alexander Minor, repair frame 702 % street southwest; $100. Michael rhorty, erect two two-story dwellings L street, between 4th and 5th streets southeast; $500. a AN ALLEGED ROBBERY BY A COLORED PREACHER.—Josoph White, of 1545 N_atrect, Teports that on Wednesday his room had been robbed of clothing, valued at $7, by a colored Preacher, aged about 45 years, ‘anda white boy. tective Edelin yesterday recovered stolen articles in Bal MARRIAGE Licr: Marriage licenses have been issued by the clerk of the court to Daniel Af. Elam and Anua Wine, both of Old Point, Va.; obert Luce and Jane Harris, both of Po- tomac City, D.C.; Henry W. Schlosser and Liz- zie V. Reilly, of Philadelphia, ae ee FIxep ror Crurity To A Hors.—A case of cruelty to a horse was brought to the attention of Judge Snell day. Ellen Mulligan, an old Woman, was charged in the Police Court to-day with cutting the eye-lds partially from a horse belonging to a colored man living in Virginia, who testified that while at the Pstreet market this morning the horse was in her way, and be- cause he refused to move it she cut it with a knife, Ellen dented the charge. ‘The Judge im- posed a tine of $10.and took her personal bonds, ro ene Soom het A Suggestion to Young Lawyers. From the Mucon Telegraph. There is a young lawyer in the elty who once practised the profession in Atlanta, In front of his door bung a brand new sign, bearing tha gilt inscription that told his occupation. The young lawyer sat in his office fur two months and not a single client called. After many days of weary waiting the young attorney Hnally concluded th t there “was something wrong about his sign. Acting upon a mental suggestion he took the sign down one night and beat it until the lettering was quite fuint and then replaced it. A good practise followed. Not Her Husband After All, From Galignant's Messenger. ‘A young married woman has just lost her life | at Lyons by a curious mistake,She was return- ‘ng from Vaise, where she had been to spend | the day with a young man, when, In passing along the quay, she exclaimed, on seeing & per= son approach, “Heaven, here fe my husband!” and running 'to the river jumped in and was drowned. The man who unintentionally caused her alarm was astranger to he = soo A Hint to the Boys. ‘From the New London Day. I stood in the store the other day whens boy came in and applied for a situation. ‘Can you write a good hand?” was asked. “Good at figures?” “Yaas.” “That will do—I don’t want you,” said the merchant, “But” I said, when the boy had gone, “I know that lad to be an honest, industrious boy. Why dou’t you give him a chance. ‘Because he hasn't learned to say ‘Yes, sir,’ and ‘No, sir.’ It he answars mo as he did when applying for a situation, how will he answer customers after being here a monthe”” What could Isay to that? He had fallen Into a habit, young as he which turned him away irom the first situation he had ever ap- plied for, GEN. SHERIDAN.—A Fort Reno dispatch says Gens. Sheridan and Miles reached here Wednes- Gay night after a severe journey. A conference was held yesterday witli Agent Dyer, Inspector Armstrong, and Cols, Polter and Suminer. Gen. Sheridan will remain for several days Investi- gating matters. Quiet prevails at the agency, All the young Cheyennes are out, and are said to be hintin, SAVAGE TREATMENT oF HALF BRREDS.— | A speclal to the New York World from Ottawa, | Qotarto, duly 1@th, says: In parliament. to-day | Mr. Royal called the attention of the govern- ment tothe manner in which the halfbreeds had been treated by the troops after the capture of Batouche, citing the case of Dawase Carrier, around, whose neck a rope was placed, alter which he was drazged a considerable distance; also the case of Donald Ross, who while lying wounded was stripped of his clothing and sub- Jected to cruel treatment." Another half-breed named Vandal, he sald, Was siezed and cut and wounded all over the Body. He also wished to know whether the government had any In- formation concerning the wanton destructfon of property in the settlement of Batouche after the fight, In reply the minister of militia prom- fsed to investigate matters, He had already communicated With Gen, Middleton on the subject, but as yet recelved no reply. ‘soe ANTI-CHINESE MOVEMENT IN CANADA.—At a public meeting held at Toronto Wednesday night, the mayor presiding, resolutions were passed that further adm{-sion of Chinese to Can- ada should be rigidly restricted, if not totally prohibited, and that the senate accord to the act now before it entitled “An Act to Restrict and regulate Chinese Imiigration to Canada,” its sanetion, so that it may become law. THe WESTERN Stetkrs—The East Saginaw mill owners, having decided to auspend opera- tlons for some time, have allowed. most of the Pinkerton men to leave. ‘The strikers so intim- Idated men who had been, working for & couple ofdaysin Hamilton, MeClure & Co.'s mill that the hands refused to return yesterday, and the mill was shut down, The militia are guardin; the East Saginaw water works, Strikers arm with clubs drove the men out of Gould's salt works at Carrollton, and the works were shut down. It has been ‘decided to Keep the ¢roo} ‘at Bay City for the present, ‘There ‘ate 16,000 persons Involved in the strike at that poin and destitution already exists, One mill stat up to-day under a coinpromise which ts satis. factory to both men and bosses. At Cleveland the strikers continue to get together all the arms and ammunition they can lay hands on, and are drilling themselves in the use of the arms, THE DECISIONS OF THE BALTIMORE CouN- ctt.—A dispatch from Rome says that the de- cisions of the Baltimore council will be given to the members of the Congregation of the Propaganda Fide on the 23d Instant for eonsid- eration, The Sacred College of Cardinals will meet August 17th to revise the decisions, and the final approval will be given In Septernber. Archbishop, Moran, at the popo's desire, will consecrate Rev. Dr. Walsh archbishop of Bub- Mn on August 3d. Archbishop Moran Will then return to Sydney. OSE MILLION ror OxE HuNDRED.—Tho New York ieratd of Thursday says: At the auction stand of J. F. B. Smyth, on the Liberty street exchange, yesterday, Mr. Horace A. Eldred, receiver of the property of the United states Telephone Manutacturing com- pany, offered at public auction, by order of the court, all the property, stock, patents and other assets, representing on paver $1,000,000, Only one bid wasmade, “it was by’ it Sohn Ambler Smith, who tok the million on paper for $100 in casn, EX-Gov. KINKEAD Sick IN ALASKA.—A dis» patch way recetved in Lancaster, Ohio, verter lay, by Major J.C. Kinkead, aunonnéing the dying condition of his brother, J. H. Kinkead, ex-governcr of Alaskit, who was on the point of departing for the United States when he was (i paralysis. a A Romance or Exnezz.emenr.—While Wm, H. Goddard was a clork for Austin Corbi, the banker, in New York, in 1873, he stole 15,000 and disappeared.” During the yellow F con femphis he pe some herole deeds, afterwards going to Minneapolis, There he became a prosperous merchant and & general favorite, socaalty: ‘and otherwise, A short tme ago his identity was Giseovered:; he ‘ork, belDg at in me a i = re Wee sterd: Tulgned In. general seastons yestorday, Mr, Corbin's counsel stated that os Goddard had toude restitution and a good name for himself, he did wot care to press the e! ‘Mr, God- dard presented Jus Cowing witn a petition to hi prune ag Gor Pu citizens of ¥ linnesota, LEE b> ee ork ale lis, some del! oa ing ast delisting Sag Goddard’on Bis owi Fo The mn incor H Diet and Exercise. ‘Sir Henry Thompson in Nineteenth Ceutury. Those who have little time for exercise and ‘are compelled to live chiefly within doors must endeavor to secure, or should have secured for them 4s far as possible by employers, by way of compensation, @ regular supply of fresh alr without draughts, an atmosphere as free from dust and other impurities as can be obtained, with a good supply of light and some artifi- cial warmth when need These necessities vated, cereal foods, such as well-made bread in variety, and vegetable produce, including fraits, should form ‘a greater part’ of the diet consumed, with @ fair addition of eggs and milk if no meat is taken, and little of other ani- mal food than fish. On such adietary, and with- outalcobolicstimulants, thousands of such work- ers, as I have briefly indicated, may enjoy with Very little exercise far better health and more strength than at present they experience on meat and heavy puddings, beer, baker's bread eacere the workers who bel to course there are wi nelther of the two extreme classes Indicated and whose hablis cannot be described as sedentary, but who occupy a mid- die place between The two. For _ such some corresponding modification of the dietary ts naturally appropriate. But it is & vulgar error to regard meat in any form as necessary t life; if for any it is necessary, it is for the hard-working outdoor laborers, and for these @ certain proportion is no doubt de- sirable. Animal flesh is useful, also, as a foncentrated form of nutriment, ‘valuable for iy and for the small space it oc- cuples in the stomach—unrivaled in certain circumstances. Like every other description of food, it is highly useful in its place, but is by Ro means necessary for a large proportion of the population, To many it has become par- Hally desirable only by the force of habit and because their digestive organs have thus been trained to deal’ with it,and at first resent a ghange, Bat this being gradually made; adap- tation takes place, and the individual who las consumed two or ‘three meat meals dally with some little discomiort, chiefly from belng often indisposed to make active exertions, be- comes, after sufficient time haselapsed,stronger, Ughter and happier, as well as better tempered and manifestly healthier, on the more delicate dietary sketched. People in general have very inadequate Ideas of the great power of habit alone in forming what they believe to be Innate personal pecu- Murities, or in creating conditions which are ap- parently part of a constitutional necessity, laws Of thelr nature, and essential to their existence. Many of these peculiarities are solely due, to habit, that is, to long continuance ina routine gfsction, adopted it may be without motive or lesign, and people are apt to torget ti ‘a rou- ner’ prechely opposite enareter had been adopted, precisely opposite conditions would have beén established, and opposite peculliri- ties would have become dominant, as their con- traries are now. Alterations in the dietary, es- pecially of elderly persons, should be made gradually and with caution, This condition inifilled, a considerable change may be effected with satisfuctory results, when circumstances Tender it necessary. ‘To revert once more to the question of flesh- eating, it should be remarked that it appears tobe by no meaus a natural taste with the young. Few children like that part of the meal which consists of meat, but prefer the pudding, the fruit, the vegetables, it well dressed, which unhappily is not often the ease. Many children manifest great repugnance to meat at first, and are coaxed and even scolded by anxious mothers until the habit of eating it Ss acquired, Adopting the insular creed, which regards beef and inutton as necessary to health | and strength, the mother often suffers from | groundless forebodings about the future of a ehild who rejects flesh and manifests what is regarded as an untortunate partiality for bread and butter and pudding. Nevertheless I ain satisfied, if the children followed their own instinet in that matter, the result would be a gain in more ways than one. Certainly, if Meat did not appeer in the nursery until the children sent for it it would be rarely seen there, and the young ones would, as a rule thrive on milk and eggs, with the varied pro- duce of the vegetable kingdom. Se What Becomes of the Dead. Sir Lyon Playfatr, in Good Words, If we follow the process of decay which takes place in the grave, it will be found that living organisms take part in the decay of the buried body, Just as they do when beef or mutton is consumed by a man, In absolutely pure air flesh does not decay, and is In fact preserved for an Indefinite time. Bat air ts very seldom absolutely pure, for in it are an infinite number of floating micro-organisms, either as spores or fully developed. On the tops of mountains these organisms, which are named bacilli, bac- teria, or micrococei, are sparsely found. Ih the air of the country they are common; in that gf towns they abound; over sewers or above chureh-yards they positively swarm, What are they? Are they plants or animals? Tnis Is a estion that science has not yet decided. hemists are Inclined to consider them animals of a very low type, because animals are chiefly engaged in periorming analytical functions— that fs, pulling organte matter to pleces, while lunts’ perform synthetical funetions—that is, building up complex organie matter out of simple materials, For example, molding organisms out of carbonieacia, water, and am- monia. Now, the great funetion of these mniero- organisms which piay such an important part in the economy of the world Is to convert poten- Ual energy into actual energy, or, to. put it more simply, to convert passive affinities Into active affinities. In organized matter there is for a time the repose of the chemical attractions of those four elements—earbon, hydrogen, nitro- en, and oxygen, which constitute the great Gulk ofthe body. "The micro-organisms acc one gaged in the resolution of the dead body into those active forms of chemical energy—car bonje acid, water, and ammonia. When these innumerabie little beings have free play they are the greatest benefactors to the human race, for they are the most powerful of all scaven: gers, and they purily air, water, and soil, so as to render them fit tor the'living. But if you op- ose their free action. by restricting their acce Gy shutting out the free circulation alr necessary to become intensely of their life functions they malignant in their char- er, the true vampires of the dead, for they fly about, | planting | themselves | in the blood of the living and producing our well known epidemic diseases—zy motic or“filth” dis- eases. In the fluids of patients suffering from such diseases these microorganisms swarm, Mankind has only recently recognized how much we owe tothe micro-organisms, Wine and beer are produced by theiragency; by them. vinegar is formed; by them we get those vast beds of saltpetre or nitre which is one of the forms into which they convert decaying matter. Gur ancestors used to live with rushes on the fioor. When the rashes became filthy new ones Were put on the top, and irequently, accumu- lated to considerable thickness. "Then the dreaded “petremen” of the king came and as- sistedon digging up the clay tloor which had become saturated with saltpetre formed by these busy = micrococcl, in order to sa the in- habitants from pestilence produced by their filthy habits. These little organisms, whether they be pai or animals, are infinite benefac- ‘tors to the human race oF terrible scourges, ac- cording as man is obedient or dizol ent to the wise laws of the Creator. She Caught Him. ‘From the Houston Age. A certain lady suspected that her husband was in the habit of kissing the cook, a pretty German girl, by the by, and resolved to detect him in the act, After watching four days, she heard him come in one evening and gently pass through into the kitchen, Now Katie was outthatevening ant the kitchen was dar Burning with Jealousy, the wife took som matches in her hand, and, pardly, ciacine he shawl over her head as Katie often did, she en- tered the kiwhen by the back door, and was almost immediately se'zed and embraced and kissed In the most ardent manner. With her heart almost bursting with re and jealousy, the injured wife prepared to administer a ter! ble rebuke to her faithful spouse. Teariu herself from his embrace, she struck a mate and stood face to face with Katie's beau, one of the fuctory boys, Her husband says his wife has never treated him so well since the first month they Were married as she has for the past week. —— ‘The Drudgery of Adjectives. From the Home Journal, There ought to be a society organized for the protection of adjectives. These innocent detenceless parts of speech have been im- pressed into the service of sensationalism, and forced to do the dru of extravagance, ‘util their-strongtirin ae the pole of utter ¢ haustion. Fifty years ago the adjective lived & Mfe of comparative ease; it was respected; It was a real power, and when called upon to aid in expression could appear with most im- pressive results. But to-day It 1 a bleached. imp, ‘shupeless wreck—so long draggled through the thoroughfares of that it re- tains “seurvely semblance of its former selt, Some this aso we called attention to the abuses which have destroyed the adjective tn our political campaign literature, aud now a writer in Lippincott’s Magazine shows us that the same ‘process is ang on A Onr, Sativa. t Novels have become jective. Plot and in: eldent havo given way tos mero nomenclature Instead of ‘astory we have a od petual mist, a fathomless mush, an endless Rox of qualificatives. Kor illustration the writer selects a well-known novel of the day, the heroine of which 1s lterally buried’ in adjectives. | The Intention was clearly to 9 @ surpassing portraiture, but te ‘mistake £00 ult is the a enscings Br artiste S. ras over! tails, whi stead leave only a chaos in’ the ofa clear Irregular Habits of Texan Rivers. DUST BEDS CHANGED IN A FEW HOURS TO ROARING TORRENTS, From Texas Siftings. The Texas river is an institution that is pecul- larly Texan. In the southern portion of the ‘State many of the rivers and streams manage to getalong during the summer with very little water. Near El Paso it has frequently occurred that the natives have had to dig wells in the dry beds of the Rio Grande in order to get drinking water, For many miles the river bed was as dry as two volumes of the sional Record. The writer had crossed the Nueces river with- out knowing it. The dust was so thick that he did not percelve that the road crossed the dry bed of the river. About two hours after I crossed the Nueces river without knowing it, a tidal Wave six feet high came rolling down that river |. Six hours afterwards the river had risen thirty feet, and before twenty-four hours had passed away the river in ne eee was up- wards of three miles wide, and at the place where [stirred up the dust the raging waters were deep enough to float the Great Eastern. The Cibolo is a creek, between Austin and Antonio, that for many miles rans almost alto- gether underground. Itconsisis of a succession of pools, The water sinks out ofsight and re- iene amile orso distant, The banks of the Cibolo are quite steep, and in some places are forty or fifty feet,which makes it very dimti- cult for wagons to cross, particularly in wet weather, The San Antonio, Comal, San Marcos, Guada- loupe, Brazor and Sabine rivers do not become actually dry, but in summer they, like the r= publican majority in many states, dwindle ‘away to almost nothing. The statement that the water gets so shallow that the catiish have to stand on their head and fan themseives With thetr tails to keep cool ts exaggerated a le. The habit the Texas rivers have of rising sixty feet in twenty-four hours makes the building of railroads Very expensive in Texas, ‘The bridges over the apparently most insignifl- cant streams have to be made very high and of the most durabie material. When @ stranger sees an immense bridge over @ small stream he fs inclined to suggest that the people sell the bridge and buy some Water to putin thecreek; but after there has been a rise it would be more appropriate to sell some water to buy a new bridg: Sonthern Provincialism. From the Raleigh, N.C, News, It is true that we are amenable to the charge of provincialism. We are chiefly an agricul- tural people, and this condition tends inevita- bly toward seclusion and an ignorance of the world of men. We do not male rapid progress in the noquirement of the Industrial arts, and of the high art and the fashionable isms of the ay We Know little or nothing. Yet there ean 0 doubt of the fact that there are worse Sunder the sun than provincialism.. It will not be gainsaid either: probably that in this ago of mad rashing after pelf, pleasure and Power, conservatism assumes tie aspect of a virtue, We ate simple people asarule, but honest; slow, peri but to be relied upon; unlearned, but holding fast by the Con- stitution “and the truths taught by the Bible; tgnorant of the social codes of Baris’ and New York, but. with all the delicate courtesy of charity’and hospitality; awkward in a drawing-room doubiless, but ready at any time to risk life for a friend or to protect the weak at all hazards. We are un- progressive by tradition and habit of mind, but Weare adjusting ourselves tothe new condi tions which surround us with a rapidity which not only astonishes ourselves but creates an alarm ainong those of our northern brethren. who do not write but manufacture that we about to taiceaway from them thelroceupat We are ‘surely, too, though slowly, growing richer through’ the ‘advantages we ‘possess {i soil, climate, forest and minerals, and with in- eredsing wealth we will be enabled to surround ourselves with the luxuries of civilization and Will find Ielsure to mingle with our fellows, These aequirements, with our native grace and taste, will render us, as a body, what the more fortunate among us have always. heretofore been, conspicuous for polish and. true refine- ment, when compared with any people on the globe. ——+e+____ A Congo Slave Pe! Stanley’s blood-curdling account of the raid of the slave-catching bandittl, who for eleven months have been devastating the region be- tween the Congo andthe Lubiranzi and reap- inga human harvest of helpless captives, is the strongest arguments in his volumes in favor of the rapid opening of Congo Land to clvllized trade. This is @ sketeh of the slave pen itself: There are rows upon rows of dark nakedness, relieved here and there by the white dresses ofthe captors. There are Ines or groups of naked forms, upright, standing or moving about listlessly; naked bodies are stretebed under the sheds in all positions; naked legs innumerable are seen in the perspective ot Prostrate sleepers; there are countless naked children, many mere Infants, forms of boy- hood “and girlhood, and "occasionally a. drove of absolutely naked old women bend- ing under a basket of fuel, or cassav or bananas, whoare driven through 1 ing groups’ by two or three musketecr: paying more attention ts details, I observ: that inostly all are fetiered; youths with iron rings around their neck, through which a chain, like one of our boat chains, is rove, se curing the captives by twenties. ‘The children over ten are secured by three copper rings; each ringed leg brought together by the cen= tral ring, which accounts for the apparent listlessncss of movement I observed on first coming in presence ofthe curious scene. The mothers are secured by shorter chains, around Whom, thelr respective progeny of Infants are rouped, hiding the cruel iron links that fall in loops or festoans over thelr mammas’ breasts. ‘There ig not one adult man captive amongst them. * * * Little perhaps ax my face be- trayed my feelings, other pictures would crowd upon the imagination; and after realizing the extent and d pth of the misery presented to me, I walked about as in a kind of dream, wherein I saw through the darkness of the night the stealthy formsof the murdeiers ereep- Ing toward the doomed town, its inmates all usleep, and no sound Issuing ‘trom the gloom but the drowsy hum of chirping elcadas or dis- tant frogs when suddenly flashes the light of Dbrandisiied torehes: the sleeping is in- volved in flames, while volleys of muketry lay low the frightened and astonished people, send- ing many through a short minute of agony to that soundiess sleep from which there will be no waking. —_—_+es____ A Dietary Blunder. Sir Henry Thompson writes: “Most persons might naturally be aware that the primary object of drink is to satisfy thirst, which means craving for the supply of water to the tissues —the only fluid they demand and utilize when the sensation in question is felt. Water is a solvent of solids, and is more powerful to this end when employed free from admixture with any other solid material, Itmay be fla- vored, as In tea and otherwisé, without Impair- Ing its solvent power, but when mixed with any concrete matter, as in chocolate, thick cocoa, or even with milk, its capacity for dis solvinz—the very quality for which it was de- manded—is in great part lost. So plentiful is hutriment in solid food that the very last place where we sbould seek that quality is the drink which accompanies the ordinary meal, Here at least we might hope to be free from an ex- hortation to nourish ourselves, when desirous only to allay thirst or moisten our solid morsels with a draught of flald, Not so; there are even some persons who must wash down thelrample slices of roast beef with draughts of new milk— an unwisely devised combination even for those of active habit, but for men and women whose lives are little occupied by exer: cise it.is one of the greatest dictary blunders town which can be perpetrated. One would think it was generally known that milk is a peculiarly nutritive fluid, adapted for the fast growing and fattening young mammal—admtrable for such, tor our small children; also serviceable to those whose muscular exertion 1s great, and, when It agrees with the stomach, to those who cannot take meat. For us who have long ago achieved our full growth and can thrive on solld fare it ix altogether superfluous: and mostly mis- chievous as a drink.” How a Great Artist Dresses. Melssonier appeared at his best the other morning, says a Parla correspondent, He had come fora stroll through the salon. Bonnat ands lsdy were with him, The little party stopped only before the foreign ‘canvases, so that the master was free to praise or criticise; and he did both with quickness, verve and charm that captivated the listener.’ Mi is of medium dark blue serge covers his body. Such reonal appearance of this famous artist. oicin fe ude bel ew le Strong Arguments for College Athletics ‘From the New York Sun. Prof, E. L. Richards, of Yale, says that young ‘men are social in their instincts, and not alto- Murder Will Out, STRAGE DISCOVERY OF A CRIMINAL AFTER TWENTY YEARS. Adispatch to the New York Herald from Creston, Lowa, July 16, says: Mount Ayr is considerably exercised over the arrival there of an officer from Kansas, bringing with him two men charged with killing David Stiner at that place in 1865. Stiner had come from Missouri to avoid his creditors, tt ts said. Two of them, named Hoffman and Aillf, followed him there and attempted to collect their bills. A. fight followed in’ which Stiner was kiuled, His family consisted ofa wite and a baby girl, who is now the innocent cause Of the arrest of the murderers of her father, The men fled after the murder, and though a re- ward of $500 was offered for them, neither was again beard of put once. Nearly a year afer the murder word was sent from St. Joseph, M: saying one of the men was there under arrest and could be had on payment of the reward. Before the officers could secure their papers and start news of the sudden death of the prisoner was received, and in the course of time the murder was forgotten, A year or two ago Miss Stiner began cor respondence with & young man in Kansas, After a while the two, becoming better ac qidlnted by mail, indulged in tamtly gossip. ‘ne Young gentleman told of having heard of man hamed Stiner, at Missouri, who had "been murdered, and asked if he was in any way related to his unkoown correspondent. She spoke to some one in the Village of the affair simply as a coincidence, ow the officials got on to it and looked the matter up,the result of which Was the arrest or Alllef and Hotfman, the latter of whom is an nele of t @ time a resident of see The British Navy. MEASURES TO BE AT ONCE TAKEN TO ASCER- TAIN IfS CONDITION AND STRENGTHEN IT 1 FOUND IN ANY DEFICIENT. A deputation of important citizens, head- ed by the lord mayor, called upon Lord George Hamilton, first lord ot the admiralty, in London yesterday ana urged the necessity of strengtheningthe British navy. Lord George nilton, in reply, said the government in- 4 to securé ‘the best professional opinion as to the” actual” condition the nav the advisers decided that the havy was at present efiriont, the government would give that assurance to the public to aliay alarm. If on the other hand, it should be found by the’ advisers that the navv lacked in efficiency and that altive stops Were necessary to strengthen it, the govern ment would not hesitate to axk parliament tor the funds necessary to place England foremost amongthe maritiine powers. veo Women Better T! From the Chicago Tribune, A woman is far more sensitive than @ man, She has finer feelings and a more delicate mind There are a very fow men who realize this,aud in consequence woman is made to endure much unnecessary suffering, Que of out merchauts was going to church with his wife a Sunday morning, when she sud- denly stopped and put ber Hand to her head, “Wiat's the matter?” he asked, startled by the look of her fare, have got on my brown bat.” ejaculated the astonished mau. She burst into uncontroflable tears. “What, Martha, what is the matter with you?” be de- manded, “Don’t you see what Is the matter?” she returned, in a sobbing voice: “I've got on my browa hat with my striped silk. Oh, what will people say?” a A Truly Herote Character. Friday Evening Talk, Gen, Grant is at death's door, It may be Weeks, 1tmay be months, 1t may be hours, I can not help praying for him. [pray for him asIgo along the street. Ido not pray that he may be saved—that is as God wills. Going or staying is the same for him as for me, except that the part for him will be glory: for I trust that Gen. Grant, tu the essential elements of er, is "Christian. “There are some re- No man ever rant speak an irreverent word, No heard Gen, Grant, even in the parra- tion of a story, use protane language, Never on the battle-tield, never in those exigencies where men are provoked, did any man ever hear Gen, Grant speak a word that was not In modera- Yon and good faith. 1 believe that the essential elements of bis character are based upon religion, and he 1s altogether & chureh-going inan} “he bas always be- Meved Im it. See" what a — wonderful career he has had in the latter part of his Ilie. His has been a hard life all the way th His early life was not & pleasant one—I mean after he left West Point. need not say any- thing about that great civil war where he was the “Atlas upon ‘whose shoulders the nation | rested. “What toll! Ifhe had not had an fron | constitution it would have broken him down. Wien he came out of It and went to the Prest eney, for which he had never had any train- ing, aud where his mistakes lay In his fidelity to his friends, he showed @ great magnantmity of character.” He does not doubt friends easily. Ifhe takes hold of one he sticks to him, and be is in that regard credulous. And #o his credul- ity was abused. ‘The mistakes of his adininis- tration lay at the door of the good qualities of | the man. T have been with hin a good never heard hin say a bad wi | about any human being, I have never heard | him utter u sentiment that might not become | ajudge sitting coolly and calmly on the bench. | He came out from his public relations and en- tered Into business, and then storm came uy him. ‘Itstrock him Just where it was hardest to bear, It ainade him, as it were, the derision ofmen for the time. And as he was in the war and in the presidential his mouth {n detraction, not even an answer, but stood and bore whatever was laid upok him. In all his financial troubles, never & murmuring word! And then camé discase, lateful disease, slowly undermining—going steadily down, down, and not a murmur! “Sub lime instance of fortitude and patience! Tecan not help praying for him in my thoughts. My {Boughts rise up round about the throne in Lis ——_ses_______.. He Couldn't Leave the Game, From the Cleveland Leader. “The late Senator Nesmith made a national reputation,” said an Oregon man,“while he was inthe Senate. ‘The world rang with laugb- ter at his speech opposing Sumner in the pur chase of Vinnie Ream’s statue of Lincoln, even as it wept when years after he spoke his noted eulogy over Sumner's dead body. He might have been returned to the Senate had he been more of politician and less of—well, less af Jim Nesmith. The cauens were all ready to elect him, the cards had been fixed, and a party of the ringleaders had come from the caucus to bring him to the meeting to have him make a rousing speech to the caucus, The delegation found him engaged in praying a little game of seven up. They told hin what they wanted, and he replied that he could not leave, ‘They. could make him Senator if they wanted to. Ir they didn't they could goto the devil. The delegation went off angry. They reported Nes ith’s remarks, and py a litte e: ration .d up Such’a sentiment against. him that rf was elected and he was left athome., A year or so after this Nesmith was appolnted minister to Austria, but the Senate did not con- firm him. He was a member of the Forty- secoud Congress, and atter thisservice he went back his iarm in Oregon.” — The Cold Trath About Gorden. Henry Labouchere in Truth. Gordon's diary is rather heavy reading, be- cause ft contains but few facts an@d many re- flections, which are more curious than valu- able. It was @ mistake sending him to Khartoum, and when there he seems to bave quite misunderstood his mission, It appears to have been a point of honor with him to remain: there in order to Induce us to send an army to succour the ‘This is, however, pre- cisely what he had been distincily Informed that we would not do, and to abuse our officials in Egypt for not altering tend, Beecher political reeling ‘no one thinks of them: there 4s but one subject of discussion; it is whether a man should Of, akewcardat five when playing at ‘The Shabby Umbrella. ‘From the Hotel Gazette. Strange how ashamed aman will be of a Shabby umbrella—one of those slouchy, cor pulent a§uirs, with the bleached out covering divorced from the third of News Brtets. At Buffalo yesterday the American Assomie ign or Phoragraners elected eitcets Eaton Mills, colored, a noted banged yorterday, in public we, Hann, AE of 1883 he wayiai and abot ‘bin. im the heed, causing jeath, This morning 38 Zoang ladies took the Bieckt Nell of the Order Of School Sisters of Notre Dame at the Mother House on Charles street avenue, Baltimore, Gen. Grant's physicians have informed him that should he at any time desire to do any lit work he may gratify himself in Uset Fee) . en Rothsehid ae ae F A MA)OrILy Of 973 to pariiainent from Ay! burs, Bucks county, England, to fil the wm cancy caused by the tievation to the peerage of Sir Nathantel Rothschild. Three young men named Foarnour, Allard, and Duneloss, and a young lady named Giga: er, at St, Alois des Mont, county Maskl Canada, were crossing a river in @ boat, wh. ummet, and they were drowned. steamer Willingale, Capt. Davies, whieh sailed trom Madrid Oth for Boston, was totally wrecked June 2ist off Cape Guardalire. The captain and part of the crew were drowned. The American Gymnastic society entered the City of Dresden yesterday and was acoorded a popular ovation. The procession which es ‘corted the society into the eity bore at its head the American Tet stated in Madrid that one of forty seven nuns who were inoculated by Dr. Ferran Mr J-Btalgs, Davies one of the Dr. J ‘one most Men and foremost lecturers In the medical pre feasion, died at the University of Virgiuia yew terday: ‘Thomas J. Boasso, of New Orleans, has been shot by @ Woman, who raves he deceived ber, A® ALLEGE PENSION FRAUD.—United Rtates District Auorney Hilixborne has brought suit in San Francisco against Mra Louisa Steiger on tue chage of having obtained over 62,00 a sion money by fraudulently representing ber- selfto be the widow of vate Samuel M. ron, whereas mt the time of the inter death she was the wife of Henry Somers, oo John C. Shea, of Kansas City, recently ctros Inted a pamphiet chaning Rey. John C. Jan dine, of Bt Mary" Coy a church, of that cl.y, with indecent conduct with female mene bers of the congregation. Jardine sued for libel, aud Shea was on Thursday acquitted, main taining that the charges were well-tounded. Max Hoffman, who was secretary of state in Tndtana from 1868 to 1871, died of smail- a fow years ago, after having been wrécked by dissipation. His tamily was left destitate, aud bis wife now te | mete herself and family te selling papers and keeping a fruit stand in the city. Three owners of boats plying on the Schuy'+ Kullriver have asked for an injunction to pre vent the construction of the proposed Rallmore and Ohio bridge over that river, They claim the bridge will interfere with their business, Albert Ross, of Jeffersonville, Ind., who wag married two weeks ago, on shot whie and then killed himself, The woman wi probably die. DIED. BEALI. On , Joly 17th, RRS, at Ker Negeekinchrotore infestans WicttA a TAM TSS tae only child of Willlam James and Aouie L Beall. ™ CARTER. At twenty minutes past 9 o'clock Tunes day evening, July 16th IRS. Mes MARIA A. CAR. TER, widow of the late Jacob Carter and daugiter of the Mite Capt. Win. Smith. of Pawtaxeh B. Funeral from her late residence, 1342 New York * ‘on Sunday, 19th instant, at 5 o'clock p. tm (Providence, R. L., papers please copy.) : LOOK, _Prered inte reat on Friday, morning, Jul 27th, 1885, VIRGIE HL, youngest daughter of ¢ ‘Willam ’and Emma @ Cook, aged seventeen Fearm. Funeral services will take piace from Mamiine Me ¥. church on sunday morning. at eleven o'ciock, Filends of the family are respectfully int tend. “Interment at Glenwood: FINCH. 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