Evening Star Newspaper, August 29, 1885, Page 5

THE BEST TONIC. PHYSICIANS AND DRUGGISTS RECOMMEND ; DYSPEPSIA in all its forms, IEA RTBURN, BELCHING, TASTING TUE FOOD.&c. It enriches and purifies the blood, ‘Stimulates the appetite, and aids the assimilation of ‘Rev. J. T. Roserrfx, the honored pastor of the First ch, Baltimore, M4.,aayn: “Having used Brown's Iron Bitters for Dyspepaia and Imlige-tion, Itake great pleasure in reeommend- fing it highly. Also consider it m splendid tonic and in- ‘Vignrator, and very strengthening.” Genuine has trade mark and crossed red lines on TAKE NO OTHER. Made only by BROWN CHEMICAL CO., BALTIMORE, MD. Laptes’ Haw Boox—useful and attractive, con- taining list of prizes for receipts, information about Soins, ete., given away by ail dealersin medicine. oF mailedto any address on receiptof2e.stamp. 4 “ afflicted it Rheum from her infancy. newhat skified in medicine Lcould think of for years very form of Potaasie, and veeties, lotions and alkali washes of ev and sore that she was. nstantly coated with a covering of th." mixed wet and allowed to dry on. Among other things, she waa ailiicted wit. @ periodi- nervous heaache, occurring regularly seven days, sometimes followed fever for weeks at w time, so that fhe directions te regaed owe, diet et ws i rar jet ett rou weeksazn A her tie and tflacmination ‘betaine, unbearable: the use of the medicine. TifCeerond hottie the tfdammenadtion is Ther te third botie he teflamma cap peared wad sore apts dried up and turned white Mui. at Snaity he brushed theas off usaf ne powiler rescaling pure aalt. She taking thesieth bottle. three tabiespootifals fo of the davase ‘aw | ing. aot, ‘white and head. Feu. and her appeared and s ying of 40 years” No wonder she declares with . BRADLEY, 44 Griswold st Detroit, Mich., May 16, 1885, Be sure to cet the genuine, and send for Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases, free. ‘For sale by all drugsisis, THE SWIFT SPECIFIC Drawer 3, Atanta, Ga, Busaxesst Toxre BREAKFAST TONIC. Dr. Lamontts Celebrated Breakfast Tonle Is = highly concentrated vegetable remedy of extraordr erik and potency. posweming led. fail forms of mal protection against aque, chilly aud ne liver. "A sure appetizer tion: a relief and eure for dy nd permanent Invigorator, and & Ir will strengthen .. Price 50 cents, BROWN € CO. ret, Baltimore, Ma, Sole Agents, U.S. A‘ fever aid torpitiy of th 109 W. Lombard st tht SAND BOL- ND BEDDING, PLATED LASSWARE, ‘ice BOX, on TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER FIRST, 1585, Commencing at TEN O'CLOCK, At the residence of a lady declining housekeeping, 826 THIRTEENTH STREET, between H and I streets northwest, Iwill sell the above well-kept Household Furniture, ail of which will be found in jeudid condition, and | Presents a rare opportunity to 5 im seareh of such THOMAS DOWLING, SPECIAL AUCTION SALE ETS, COMFORTS, FLA AND A QUANTITY OF OTHER INSTORE 908 SEVENTH ‘T, COMMENCING ON PTEMBER FIRST. AND WILL CONTINUE RING THE WEEK. ‘The Silks and Velvets to be offered are of the GOODS, CONTAIN TUESDAY MOR: and guaranteed fresh and perfect in every respect. Ladies will do well by attending this sale, as every ticle will be sold to the highest bidder for cash. For Other Auctions See 7th Page. ee ee re eee Dos Yor Tinsx: Don't yon think this cool weather pats one in mind of Avtuma Top Coats. Our stock im Autumn Tup , prices range from $8 to $25 he benetit of our fall amortment,and the pricesare marantecd tobe the lowest. Awxust is oUF great month for Panta. We have oue kind at @3: nts were marked $5. They areon a center stock, should you wish @ oparate from the othe Pair. Besure aud see this great bargain, F $9, $10 and $12 Suits are worth @ great deal GEORGE SPRANSY, 607 SEVENTH STREET, Opposite U. S. Post Office. 4 Store open till 10 p.m. Saturday night, su28 No Rassaee Das Wis Us Neither do we sell Muslins below cost to get the Profits Lack tenfuld ou more expensive Fabrics, Our stock embraces DRY GOODS, NOTIONS and KEADY-MADE DEENSES for Indies and children, ‘and our facility for making up the latter is unequalled Dy any other house in the city. you will beconvinced that ours is no fictitivus advertisement to deceive, but you will AL BARGAINS, Asour expenses are small, Wecan weil afford to sellat a small profit Dresses Which we know sell in other stores for $10 we sell for Our stuck of Drewes comsists of figured Lawas, white Persian Lawns, haudsomely trimmed Worsted and Cashmere Drewer, Silk and Satin Delton, handsomely y than you can buy the material from those stores wiling muslins » cent per yard lesd! Mian cost. We have Drewes as low as from $125 up, apd children’s from 25e. up. made, for less mo! Please call. There is no trouble to show goods, and tf you don't buy you will at least be convinced. J. HERZOG, 918 7th at. n.w., between I and K. Co WEATHER N pare Clothing to wait ‘Ail sauumier goods at Bias Fiamiel Suite, ge very thi Pendingly cheap. large eeortmient of Merino = tO sult ADY Obe'S POCK Place, where you can always strike J. W. 1914-1916 Peunsyi 2d EDITION. Late ‘Tans hn St ANGLO-FRENCH DIFFERENCES. Lord Salisbury Invites WM. de Frey- einet to a Conference. Paris, August 20.—The Marquis of Salisbury has invited M. de Freycinet, French minister for foreign affairs, to a personal conference at Dieppe, where the British premier is spendin; his vacation in his chalet. It is unders that M. de Freycinet is favorably inclined towards accepting the invitation, but, that as the conference is avowedly for the purpose of reaching an adjustment of the questions pend- ing between France and England, he will con- salt with bis colleagues in the ministry before deciding to go. eee Says He is Tired of Life. Jersey City, N. J., Ai 29.—G. D. Mari- ani, aged eighty years, of No. 132 34 avenue, New York, who says he was'a drum major in the late “Jim” Fisk's regiment, was caught by two men last night as he was about to drown himself from the Sth street dock in Hoboken. He was taken tothe station-house. Mariani says he is tired of lif ——-—__ General Foreign News. ‘BEENHARD?'S AMERICAN TOUR. Loxpox, August 29.—Mile. Sarah Bernhardt has signed @ contract for an American tour guaranteeing her a minimum of 225 perform- anees between May, 1886, pe was Anes a br each and 8 percen! e Rove certain amount the four to embrace both North and South America. A RISE IN CABLE SHARES. Lonpox, August 29.—Angio-American cable shares rose five per cent @esterday on rumors {hat the projected new scheme bad col- EXTENSIVE FIRE IX LONDON. Loxpon, August 29.—The fire which occurred arly this morning in the timber yard of Thos. Forman, at No. 148 Kensington road, E. C., caused damage to the amount of $250,000. ——— Death of Ex-Senator Cowan. Prrtssuno,Pa.,August 29.—Ex-United States Senator Eagar & Cowan. aied ot his residence, at Greensbnrg, Pa., at 11:30 o'clock this morn- ing atter a lingering illness, ea eS Minister Foster Coming Home. HE TAKES LEAVE OF KING ALFONSO. MAprrp, August 29.—Mr. John W. Foster, U.S, minister to Spain, bade adieu to King Al- fonso at the royal palace at La Granja toda dz, Foster is about to return to the United tates. Gladstone and the Prince of Wales. THEY MEET ON THEIR YACHTING TOURS AND TAKE TRA WITH EACH OTHER. CHRIsTiANrA, NORWAY, August 29.—Sir ‘Thomas Brassey's yacht Sunbeam, with Mr. Gladstone on has arrived at Molde, in the bay of Molde, 33 miles southwest of Christi. ania, The Royal British yacht Osborne, bear- ing the Prince of Wales, !s also at Molde. The nee of Wales will take tea this afternoon on’ board the Sunbeam with Mr. Gladstone, and will entertain him and Sir Thomas Brassey at dinner on board the Osborne this evening. cc lancinadkcam ‘Training Squadron at Newport. Ewrort, R, I., August 29.—The United States training squadron, consisting of the Portsmouth, Saratoga and ‘Jamestown, arrived off Block Island this morning, and will’ remain in these waters for several days. ‘The squadron returned earlier than had been expected, in consequence of an order from the Secretary of the Navy directing them to come back from their European cruise to take part in the in- auguration of the Perry statue, which takes place on the 10th proximo, The north Atlantic squadron, comprising the Tennessee, Alliance and Yantic, has also been ordered here for the same occasion. wee Se ‘The Cholera Seourge. TFALY DECLARED FREE FROM THE PLAGUE— FEWER CASES IN SPAIN, Manrip, Ai 2 There were 3,575 new eases of cholera and 1,190 deaths from the dis- ease reported throughout Spain yesterday. Rome, August 29.—It is stated that the sus- pected cases of disease in Liguria are not chol- era. The entire kingdom of Italy 1s pronounced to be in a healthy condition. vERP, August 29.—The medical congress jon here has: a a resolution askinj the government of Belgium to use its go olfices to induce the powers to reorganize the international sanitary council of Alexandria, for the purpose cholera ‘of Stopping the entrance of nto Europe by way of the Suez canal persons died in | in the future. Tovson, August 29.—Eleven this city from chole da} SARATOGA, N. Y., August day of the face ieeting here, The first race, ‘one mile, was won by Xpedaie, with Lady of the Lake second and Alta third." Time, 1:46%, ‘The second race,one mile and five furlongs, Was won by Binette, with Volo second. Time, 4y. The third race, one mile and a furlong, won by Emma Manley, with Decoy Duc! second aud Monocrat third. Time, 1:68. The fourth race, three-quarters of @ mile, was won by Tabitha, with Carrie Stewart second and Una B third, Time, A Reduced Dividend. New Yong, August 29.—The directors of the Chicago and Northwestern Railway company have just declared « dividend on the preferred Kc of 1% per cent, payable September 25th. is is w reduetion of % per cent. oe ee pee ene An English Proposal to Turkey. WILLING TO EVACUATE EGYPT IF TURKEY WILL KEEP ORDEK THEREIN. Vienna, August 29.-The Political Corre: mdence publishes an interview with an ‘Ba ‘lish cabinet minister whose name is with- held, In this the British statesman says that Sir Henry Drummond Wolff, the special Eng- lish envoy to the Porte, has been instructed to declare to the Sultan that England is willing to evacuate Egypt it Turkey will guarantee to maintain order therein, and that England re- gognizes the rights of the other powers in Egypt, bat will permit none of them, except ‘Turkey, to undertake @ military occupation of the country. ——— “The Current” Still Alive. Cuicaco, August 29.—The weekly literary publication, The Current, appeared on the news standsas usual to-day, and its responsi- ble editors state that it will appear as usual hereafter. Telegraphic Briefs. In the Western Union-Baltimore & Ohio Tele- graph controversy Mr. Bates, of the latter com- ny, Sent yesterday a communication to Mr. rus W. Pield charging the iatter with en- deavoring to turn the discussion from the real points at Issue und declining, therefore, w continue the correspondence. ————— CHaNe Trv Huan is the name of the new Chinese minister to this country. Tue JuLy Revort of the bureau of statistics regarding imports and exports and immigra- tion shows that the total imports for the month amounted, to $49,037,410, and the exports 5,501,166. During ihe same time 25,304 migeants came into the country. These figures do not include the immigrants coming from Canada, which could not be accurately enumerated. EXPexses of THE DAKora CENSUS.—Gov. Peirce, of Dakota, has made a requisition on the T: to be repaid one-half the expense of taking the five-yearly census. CHoLena at NAGASAKI.—Secretary Bayard to-day received a cablegram saying that cholera has broken out at Nagasaki, Japan. The death rate is rey to be large, and the port has been deci infected. JUDGE MCCUE, Solicitor of the Treasury, has gone to Brooklyn for a few days. Ary Oxpess.—First Lieut. Marion P. Maus, Ist infantry, now at Rockville, Md., on sick leave, has been ordered to report by telegraph to the superintendent general recruiting ser- vice, New York city, to couduct the first ‘dewack. ment of recruits that may be sent to Arizona or New Mexico. Ou the completion of this duty he will join bis company. Leave of absence for three months has been granted First Lieut, James M. Burns, 17th intantry, aidede-camp. ‘Te Cupax Exrupitios rom Kev West.— A press ich from ‘est » referring to the reported sailing of Caban dilibusters front that place, mentioned in yesterday's STAR, states that the Spanish consul says that the schooner Emma M. Fox, which was re; as having salied for “Lagdma, Mexico, took per- haps fifteen or twenty Cubans from small boats inthe harbor, and that they Dave p ne to Cuba.’ The revenue cutter Dix was at Eedar Keys and there was no vessel to seud in pursuit, HABEAS CopPvs IN THE C, the case of Hibbs, the defaulting tmaster of Lewiston, Idaho, a rule was obtained Wednes- day, in Victoria, B.C.,on bebaif of the prisoner, who sa Kacontegpaos y for epg ra Hees a chi forgery, cal upon the jail keeper to ‘cause why a writ of babeas. corpus should not iasue with a view to Hibbs’ release, and why,in the event of the rule pe Eee) absolute, ine r should not be The court ined the hearing of the case until Monday next or Hipes.—In E. J. Mosruy. ‘THE TAILOR OF BOSTON, Will be pleased to see the dressy gen- Wemen of Washington st 414 Mh st, afer September 1. G. T. Kuss. 414 Oth Street nortnwent, AMERICAN MAN-OF-War’ took under the grand regatta place Thursday ‘tronage of the sultan at the Prince's nae in the Sea of Marmosa. All the members the foreign emfbassies, including Minister Co: were present. ‘The Quinnebatg’s. ten-oared cutter took the first prize in the race for men- of-war cutters, and the second prize in the race for ‘over long courses. alleged misdoings of Mrs. Godirey. of signed his office, President? and I can't started.” ‘special wire to H. H. Dodge, 539 15ti THE BELT DIVORCE CASE. ‘Testimony as to the Acklen Scandal, ‘The examination of witnesses in the divorce proceedings begun in Baltimoreby Bugene Belt ‘against his wife, formerly Mrs. Gee was continued today before Mr. Frank reba ps ing, as commissioner in the Colum 7 building. Col. Marshall was present, represent ing the complainant, and Mr. H. W. Garnettr Presented Mrs. Belt, A number of dotectives and others who have been engaged in Leasged evidence remained around the room. porters were excluded. It is not thought, the testimony to be taken here will be concluded to-day. The complain ant, it is stated, depends not upon anything in Mrs. Belt’s conduct since her ge, Gace ced that ringe, aid not ‘at the time of his iage know of the leged. testimony taken here eats upon the esatiod Ackien scandal om ing out of an occurrence at Welcker's hot June, 1878. ‘Mrs. Godfrey was then a widow, Regine at nee an 1e her galety and beauty, and of course did not escape the tongue of slander. At the time in juestion the stories as published fol- owing form: Gen, Rosser, an excontadersie < Tr, while waiting in Welcker’s for friends who were dining with him, heard a conversation in’ au adjoining room and a woman’s scream for help. The cries being continued, he forced the door open, and amazed to discover Mrs Godfrey and RepresemRative Acklen, of Louis- jana, both in the room and evidently much ex- gived. Acklen at once left the room. General r had a ca se procut for Mrs. God: and sent herhome, Subsequently statements were made to the effect that there was a misun- derstanding all around and the occurrence was ofan innocent character. Gen, Rosser immedi- ately left for the northwest, where he was en- gaged as civil engineer on ‘a raliroad, and de- clined to give any account of the occurrence, Little was heard of Mrs Goatrey after, that until her marriage with Mr. Belt, of Baltimore, was announced about @ year Mr. Belt was @ wealthy and elderly widower. Soon after his marriage he took his bride to New Orleans. There, it ia stated, he was informed of the Ackien scandal, "and heard stories con- cerning his wife's past conduct that turned him against “her. He left her in New Orleans and returned home alone. He has since instituted proceedings for divorce. It issaid aneffort has been made toobtain the evidence of Gen. Rosser, but it has not been secured. Detectives have been employed in the case, and, it 1s said, Mrs. Godtrey’s ilfe has been sifted very fine in search of evidence to sustain the charges. Mrs. Godirey’s attorney, speaking to a Stax reporter, deseril ner of prosecuting the case ‘as “an iniquitous PiPhe tectimony taken to-day, as a Gran re- ‘the man- rter waa informed this afternoon, did not re Fite to the Acklon scandal, but concerned other A number lavits have been submitted alleging that the defendant had visited certain houses atcer- tain dates, The defense will undertake toshow the falsity of these affidavits, It is claimed that the houses named were not in existence at the dates whengthe defendant is alleged to have visited them. a Politics Had Nothing to Do With It. WHY MR, WIGGINS WAS REMOVED—A Goop ENOUGH STATESMAN, BUT NOT A SATISFAC- TORY COPYIsr. James V. Wiggins, of Brownwood, Texas, was designated six months ogo as a nine hundred dollar copyist in the quar- termaster general's office. He has just com- pletea his term of probation, and being found not qualified for the position has been dis- missed. He claims that his dismissal is due to the fact that he was un a democrat, and has written to the elvil service commission and to the Secretary of War ap- Realing for Justice, Mr. Wiggius was oue of the delegai President. Quartermaster General Holabird Says that of the names presented service commission all were from i except Wiggins, who was from Texas. For this reason he was selected, but none of the candi- dates had passed particularly good examina tions. On receiving his appointment he was dis- appointed that it was only that of a copyist, and the general says, would never try to fit himself to the place that he felt was beneath him.“ In fact,” says the general,*he wasa bright young man and mightmake a very good states- pular because he was tes Who nominated Mr. Cleveland for by the civil ‘ashington man, but he was not satlstactory as a copyist. A copyist was what we wanted, so when called upon to report upon him, we said he was not satisfactory. That’s all there isin it, Politics had nothing to do with ‘THE CHINESE MINISTER, Chen Tsao Ju, upon his recent visit to Peru was stricken with paralysis, his right side being affected. He {s now in New York under treatment and has re- ‘His successor bas been ap- pointed and 1s expected here shortly. Live MAI Matren.—The dead letter office has received from Hackleman, Ind., the rem- nants of letters which a rat had used to make a nest in a mail bag. The young were found, but the mother had disappeared. 1t is supposed that the mail bag for one of the star routes had been placed in a barn for the night and during that ime the nest was made and tbe youn; born. While the mother was away the mai was removed. Mr. Lamont Says There Is No Rupture. Mr. Daniel Lamont, the President's private secretary, to a reporter at Syracuse, yesterday, said: “I expect to meet the President in Aibany the latter part of next week, and go on from there to Washington. What doI think of the story about the rupture betwesi Mr. Tilden and the don’t think anything about it, It ig an outrageous story, a falsehood from ning to end. There is no trouble between them, how such @ yarn got ——_——+e0______ FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. (The New York Stock Market. ‘The following are the opening and 2°50 p.m. prices of the New York ‘Stock tear ket tod an 89 ported by BO 0 Ss a aii Governments. Bid. 2 189, COUPOR er emeeneerne LL ae: TabLy Reghter aa ize 1907, Coupon... 45, 1907, Registered. U.S. Sper ceiteenencn District of Ootumbia. Ret Improvements 6s, 1861, Coln.... ver Improvement |, Currency. "1862, Currency. Market svocks, Water Stocks, ‘78, 1901, Currency... Water Stocks, 78, 1908, Currency... So-year Fund, $-05e, 1924, Currency. ‘2u-year Fund, 6 per cent, 1899, Cur. 20-year Fund, 8, 1892, Coin... ‘0-year Fund. 6s, 1902, Coin-..-- Baitroad Companies. ‘Washington and Georgetown—Bonds. Metropolltan—Stock ... North Capitol and 0 Sizeet. ‘Anscostia. rt 4 Fire Ins. and Gas Light One, Washington City, Gas Light Co. jeorgetown Gas Light ranklin insurance Co... ‘ational Metropolitan ins, jational Union insuraace Co... Columbia Insurance COn-smnenvoo Potomac Insurance Co... ‘Higgs Insurance Co, Miscellaneous, Board Public Works.Green: Masorae Tall Bonds. Washington Market Company Stock. Washington Brick Machine: ‘Stoci Bank of Washington. ‘Bank of Washington. Pennsyivania Zelepnone Compass” Ghesapenite ani Powomne Feu Cor Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, Mn. August 29.—Virginia past-due : OT 2% new threes, 57% goupona, O74: uew testo Sorth Carclita sixes, old, Lida 2 BALTIMORE, Mp., August 29,—Cotton dull—mid- fis i, esreand tei en soinern Fed, 80a1? amber, 64av0: No.1 Maryland, 10%. Flour ai ‘S0a01! southern S0t: No. 2 weetorn winter fed, , fresh Markets. ‘and closed a August 29—1 -Wheat ruied Darrow range, and cl it Gene to Serve His Five Years im the New Hampshire Penitentiary. Yesterday Benj. F. Bigelow, formerly teller of the National Bank of the Republic, was seat from the District jail to the New Hampshire state’ prison st Concord, to serve his sentence of five years, in charge of Captain W. C. Crocker. Bigelow was indicted in some fourteen or fifteen cases of embezslement on November 14th, 1882, having been committed to Jail on August 14th viously. He was tried November Sth, 1883, and found guilty on the 14th, and @ motion for a new trial was @led. On December 1st he was sentenced by Jndge Welle to five Years in the Hosara, W-A. Oook and Be arta took th case to the Court in General ‘Term on the polar that the cases having been considered and the jury sworn when the court made the order directing the district attorney to select a case the prisoner was twice ut in Jeopardy for the same offense. On June Bbq, 186d, the Judgment below wes adie argued, and on Decsmer 26th toot the iad: a on ment was again afirmed. or u ———__ District Government Affairs. CLEANING THE ALLEYS AND GUTTERS. ‘The chain from the workhouse will have cleaned up the Heys, and gutters and all flithy laces in South Washington, from 15th street South Capitol street and from B street to the river, by six o'clock this event: has been of a most thorough cl Mr. Borroughs, superintendent, 831 commence in southeast Washingt day, and go through in the same way. ‘The number of dog tags issued up to number up to one glock to-day by the District collector was 4,700, making $9,520, he ‘Commissioners have the resig- nation of Edward E. Jofinson, an additional private of the Metropolitan ‘police,on duty at e Theater Comiqu Henry W. Andrews et al. petitions for the repair of the brick sidewalk on, T street, be tween 10th and 11th northwest. Ar. E. C. Weaver et al. petitions tor the paving of the alley in square 333, bounded by T, 11th, ‘U and 10th streets and Vermont avenue. BUILDING PERMITS issued by Inspector Entwisle: C. M, Lloyd, erect @ two-story dwelling, New Hampshire avenue, at 24th and I streets northwest; $800, J. W. Reed, erect a two-story dwelling, 4th, be- tween New Jersey avenue and 4th streets northwest; $2,500. F. I. Freeman, erect a three-story and cellardwelling, N, between 17th and 18th street northwest; $8,500. H. B. James, repair frame 1628 i6th ‘street north- west; $1,000. Mrs. Amelia Le erect 8 two-story’ and basement dwelling, Kalorama street, county; $1,800. John Holloran, erect & two-story dwelling, conduit road, county; $500. ae eee roe ‘Trausters of Real Estate. Deeds in feo have been recorded as follo Mary Ingersoll et al. to ©. F. E. Richardson, w divided fourth of undivided tenth interest in parts of Widow's Mito and Mount Pleasant; 4,000. Charlotte Aisqaith to H. Relzenstien, lot 28, sq. 485; $3,051 B. F. Gilbert to H. L. Bovee, lot 13, bik. 4, 9 and 10, bik. 3, Takoma Park, $617, and lots 6 and 7, bik. 2, do., $635.25. F, Lamb to W. Lawrence, pt. 23,8q. 205; $1,000, B.B, Earnshaw to Ann M. Clapham and Kate B, Way, pt, 6q. 928; $6,000, Hurt by a Fall from s Building. This morning Mr, A. C. Knight while at work on Columbus Alexander's new building on F street, between 10th and 11th streets northwest, fell from the building, by the breaking of a board scaffolding, a distance of twenty-five or thirty feet. His right wrist was sprained and he was otherwise badly hurt, He was removed to the Emergency hospital fn the patrol wagon and was aiterwards sent to Providence hos- pital, The Lime Kiln Club Organized. A certificate of incorporation of the Lime Kiln Club was filed with the recorder this after- noon. The directors namad are M. F. Hamlin, ‘Thomas H. Vance, Robert Adams, Jerome A. Johnson and Charles A. Lemar, The objects of the soclety are literary and musical, the motion of social intercourse and musical im- provement. The club is organized for a period of ten years, . ‘This work acter, and they will ‘on Mon- ——————— Loeal Notes. ‘Two colored boys—John Johnson and Charles Lomax—were fined $5 each by Judge Mills to- day for stoning John Tinney and Abe Mitchell, A reunion of the 93d regiment New York volunteers, of which General John 8. Crocker was the frst colonel, and Colonel Wm. L, Bram- hall, Major 8, D. Neweomb, and Capt. Wm. C. Crocker are members, all of this city, will be held at Saratoga Springs, N. ¥., on September 29th and 30th proximo. Matthew Sexton, arrested on Thursday for being drunk and’ disorderly, when, it was alleged the officer (Costello) uséd his élub, was In the Police Court this morning, pleaded guilty, and paid a fine of $5. ‘Yesterday afternoon Officer R. J. King arrested Richard Tinimuis, a painter at the 7th street whart, on suspicion of the larceny of a horse and wagon from a farm tm Maryland. The case was continued in the Police Court to-day, ‘The workmen excavating for the new reser- voir on Howard University grounds have recently exhumed four or five skulls and some human bones, mostly of children. Nearly all the skulls had the tops sawed off, and were evidently placed there by employes of some medical man or college. In the Probate Court, Messrs, Edwards & Bar- nard, for the Central National bank, and J. Eawirds, administrator, waa, of Luther Mar- tin, entered an appeal to the General Term on the order appointing W. G. Henderson as ad- ministrator of Benediet Milburn, deceased. geet santhl RANGE oF THE THERMOMETER.—The follow- Ing were the readings at the signal office to-da; 3a.m., 62.7; 7 a.m,, 62.8; 11 a.m,, 71.8; 2 p.m, 76.0; maximum, 77.9, minimum, 60.1, A Maryland Political Row. A RESIDENT OF WASHINGTON INVOLVED. A dispatch to the Baltimore American says that there is excitementin Cumberland, M over the legal contest likely to grow outof th appointment by Gov. Lloyd of Charles E. Ham- bright as register of voters in district number fourteen, in place of John 8. Craigen, removed, as alleged, because he has changed his residence from Cumberland to Washington. Hambright declares he will on Monday demand of the clerk of the court the Tesistration books, and Craigen has written from Washington threaten- ing to file a bill to prevent the delivery of the books to the new appointee, and also pray for an order to have the books’ delivered to him- self, Craigen was appointed register of voters by Gov. Hamilton and again by Gov. McLane, against the wishes of the so-called canal faction, who in vain sought to prevent his confirma- tion by the senate. His removal now, it is leged, {8 instigated by the same parties. Craigen, a few months ago, sold out his drug- store in‘Cumberland and e: himself to a rubber firm, which requires him fo be in Wash- ington most of his time. Ho still resides in Cumberland, apd has never removed his family away, nor has he any intention of doing 8o, The question of the governor's right to re- move Craigen involves points that have never been passed upon by the courts, ‘and the out- come of the fight is watched with interest. ee He Lived by Accident. THE EXPLOSION. ON THE STEAMER FELTON TRACED TO A MAN WHO MADE A BUSINESS OF GETTING HURT AFTER TAKING OUT ACOI- DENT INSURANCE POLICIES FOR LARGE AMOUNTS. The investigations into the recent mysterious explosion on the steamer Felton at Philadel- phia have led to curious discoveries, which make it reasonably certain that the explosion was due todesign. The clues seem to lead to &man named Adriance Spears, who carried & large line of accident insurance, as the culprit, His presumed intention was to disable hiniself seriously so that he might enjoy the income of $150 per week, which his policies would have produced, lie was Killed, however, and the loss of $35,000 on the life ofan apparent day laborer has so startled the companies that they have united to fight the clait. No progress Was made in fathoming the motive of the man until his previous history was inquired Into. Pinkerton’s men now claim to know all about fhe deceased. ‘They say that fifteen years he was mysteriously shot while bandling a pis- tol, and his recelpts from several accident poll- ¢les sufficed to support him handsomely.” On his recovery he went toSan Francisco, where, It ts alleged, he drew a comfortable income during his convalescence from a wound that he aceldentally received in the street as he was passing the locality at which arow was in pro- gress. Indeed, Spears would appear to have en the most unfortunate of men, or one of the most industrious seekers of danger. [i there Was an accident anywhore in his neighborhood he usually got it. ‘bout ten months ago, after several years of a Trandering, life in Wastiington, Callfornia and the west, Spears returned to Philadelphia and Went to live with Frederick Morris, # jeweler, at No. 1804 Market street. Morris is # distant relative. On Christmas morning, about four o'clock, the Jeweler was awakened by a knock at his room door and Spears shouted: “There's burglars in the hot Fred. up.” Before Morris could reach the door oo Pistol shot resounded through the house, and, going dOwn Bit Ballet wound Heke tae at jet woun oe ae He A ‘self-ooetet oi y Pall rolver of large caliber beside ie wounded man, §} perfect sciol ind declared ie faa been Shot id he fooling re io evidence ent Feces cia toate. ‘after considerable investi it as HOW MR. STANTON DIED, ‘The Circumstances of the Death of the Great War Secretary. RECOLLECTIONS OF HIS CONFIDENTIAL CLERK, MAJOR JOHNSON—NO FOUNDATION FOR THE BEPORT THAT MR. STANTON COMMITTED SUI- CIDE—THE TESTIMONY OF SURGEON GENERAL BARNES AND OTHERS, Major Albert E. H. Johnson, who was Secre- tary Stanton’s confidential clerk all during bis term as Secretary of War, lives in this city. He was with Mr. Stanton almost hourly during the war, being the custodian of ail his private Papers and the secret war dispatches, and being by hisside all day and all night frequently, when he -was trying to master the many dif_i- culties that beset him in those trying times; and consequently possesses many interesting facts concerning the war secretary's life at that period which are not generally known to the Public, As confidential clerk he was present at many of the conferences, some of which re- sulted in important military action, and others of which resulted in nothing and the impor tance ofthe discussions were never known to the public and probably never will be. Being So close to him all those trying years, Major Johnson declares that Stanton was the great Power that held the government together. “I have seen him,” the major says, “When he was askind, calm and placid.as a man may be; I have seen him when his passion was terrible to look upon. He trusted nobody; he watched everyone.” Speaking with a Sra reporter the other day about the story which was refuted at the time, but which has since been revived, that Secre- tary Stanton’s death was eelf-inflicted—that he had cut his own throat—Major Johnson said: “I know Mr, Stanton did not take his own lie, The story has run that he cut his throat in 9 fit of remorse for the execution of Mra, Surratt, I was always very close to Mr, Stanton, and knew his habits better, probably, than’ any other man. I attended to many of’ his private affairs. He was a poor man. I drew his salary for him every month and e: nded it for Bim, ‘paying all his bills, @s. “Ho would not even allow me to render him an account. This T used to render to Mrs. Stanton, as I insisted upon being relieved of the responsibility. I tell 723 this to show you that I was in a position to ‘now much of the distii ed Secretary not known by others. a iad WHAT OCCURRED AT THE FUNERAL, “I was at his funeral. I was in the house when the family were overcome with grief and when these false rumors were being circulated by those who were his enemieseven untodeath. I know what passed there and what the feeling was. I was in the room with the casket just before {t was brought down into the parlor for the funeral services. Tho casket containing the late Secretary’s remains was inthe front bed-room ever the parlor. It was lying east and west, with the head tothe west, and was surrounded by many distinguished men. I Temember there was Col. Forney, Senator Hooper, Senator Chandi Barnes, Gen. Thos. T. Eckert, Secre! Belk- Senator Sumner, Mr. Justice Swayne, Evy Edwards Plerrepon .. Postmas Creswell, Senator Edmunds, Chief Justice car ter, Gen. Townsend, and fifteen or twenty other ublic men, Members, Senators, &c., besides ir, Harvey, the undertaker, who is one of the few persons then present, excrtt myself, now living. At the time I knew all those present ex- cept one young man, a tall, slender, dark c01 plextoned young fellow, ’remarkably hand- some, He’ st apart’ from the rest and Was the only one. who wept. No member of the family was present, and I could never find out who this young stranger was. It will be remembered by those who have seen Secretary Stanton or have observed his por- trait that the top of his head was bald all ex- cept a small tuft of hair on the very top, but there was acircleof hair around the back ot his head, and as he lay in his coffin his long beard covered his breast, Col, Forney, who Stood looking at the dead man’s face, ‘asked Surgeon General Barnes for a lock of his balr. General Barnes replied by taking a small pair of scissors from his vest pocket, stepped up to the casket, and, as Mr. Harvey raised tho dead man's bead, cui the hair trom the back all the way around and put it in a white envelope he took from bis inside coat pocket. When the head was replaced General Barnes put his hand under the dead statesman's long flowing beard and raised it up, fully exposing the neck. Iwas standing between the generai and the foot of the casket and could see very plainly that the flesh was perfectly free from scar or discoloration. As to this Mr. Harvey can vouch for the correctness of my tement, “If any corroboratory evidence of the falsity of the suicide story is necessary it is furnished by the certificate of death by Surgeon General Barnes and the fact that Mr. Stanton had @ life insurance policy that was paid. Surgeon Gen- eral Barnes’ certificate is on file at the office of the board of health in this city. THE CAUSE OF DEATH, “Moreover, the cause of Secretary Stanton's death was well known to all his friends, and the death was by no means sudden. It had been coming on for six weeks or a month, and was the result of an illness of several months. He was great sufferer from asthma. On his return from Steubensville, where he had been to see his mother, he took a terrible cold. It was the most violent Iever saw. Itafflicted him like in consumption. On the night before the morning of his death the family retired, as usual, and ieft him alone with his nurse, David Jones, who was constantly by his side. The first alarm occurred between ten and eleyen o'clock, when the nurse’s attention was attrac- ted by’ the sick man’s hard breathing. ‘The family was at once aroused and Dr. Barnes was sent for. The doctor, to quiet. Mrs. Stanton, told her that her husband would revive; but itsoon became apparent that he was past all hope, and Kev. Stari AG of Epiphany church, was sent for. The sick man was con- scious and calm, expressed a desire to live, and did not think he was dying. He wished to live to take his seat upon the Supreme Bench of the United States, to which he had been nomi- nated. It had been his ambition to be Chief Justice, but President Lincoln had appointed Secretary Chase to that position, saying that he could not spare Mr. Stanton from the War department at that time. Mr. Stanton had sought very earnestly for this position and his claim bad been presented by Bishop Simpson, the eminent Methodist divine of Philadelphia, whose influence was very powerful with the President, but as is well known Salmon P. Chase got'the appointment and for the reasons Ihave stated. tanton, as Secretary of War, was admitted by everybody, friend and foe, to be master of affhirs, and Mr. Lincoln could not spare him from bis bost when the bravest and mightiest adversary on earth was still clutching at the vitals of the government. The President told Bishop Simpson this,butsald if he could find him another such a man for Secretary of War Stanton should be Chief Justice. Of coure that settled it, and Mr. Chase was appointed. “But now that the war was over he had been nominated and confirmed as‘assoclate Justice, and his eagerni To Gef UPON THE BENCH is shown by the fact (this I know to be true) that he frequently sent his son to the White house atter his commission, which the President had not yet sent tohim. This was one thing, ifthere was no other, that he wanted to live for, and I know he did not kill himself, “But here are copies of letters on file at the ‘War department touching this subject which I ‘wish you would publish, They were published in New York atthe time, but they are of inter- est enough now to reappear, WHAT SURGEON GENERAL BARNES SAID, “The first is a letter from Surgeon General Barnes to Hon. Edward McPherson. He says: ‘In reply to your inquiry, the late Mr.Edwin M. Stanton was for many years subject to asthma in a very severe form, and when he retired from the War department was completely broken down in health. In November, 1869, the ‘dropsy of cardiac disease’ manifested itself (after @ very exhausting argument in chambers in a legal case), and from that time he did not leave his house, rarely his bed. For many days before his death I was with him almost constantly, and at no time was he with- out the most careful attention by members of his fami), ber 23 ploms ‘were “so alarming emai thes Ree symptoms were ‘so ing, tha v r. Starkey, rector of the Church of the Epiphany, was summoned and read the ser- vice appointed for such occasions; he, with Mrs, Stanton, Mr. E. L. Stanton, the three Young children. "hitss Bowie, thele Gove myself, and several Ca tosbbnn seks by his bedside until he died, at 4a, m. mber 24, Nae pier he ian) eaperees oe at the wrist I placed a tngero the carodd ar: present. It is incomprehensible to me how. atta ae Eimnga nae aaltimise zs = as there ‘Was not the slightest incident malice, before or during his long sickness indicative of | thri 3 ‘@ tendency nora ity of such an act. Fully aware of his critical condition, he was calm 2nd composed, not wishing to die, while unterritied at the spect of death: Erisiaineetaiemeg mis wees ir. ‘nton, not Q] make tradiction re the infa- “Mr, Stanton was very poor when he died,” continued the major, after a pause. “While Secretary of War he had nothing but his salary to live on, and after he left the War department he had only one case in law,and that he argued before @ judge of the been deputized to go to his honse to bear the ar- gument. He was too ill to leave his ‘and the court conferred upon him, illness he ef {On to borrow $606 trom ‘a Waasinctos Soak the office at during the Secretary's illness, and I think she sold some warehouses she owned in Pittsburg to maintain her household.” ‘WHAT THE UNDERTAKER SATS. Mr, Richard F. Harvey, the undertaker men- tioned by Major Johnson, sald to a STAR re- sb for the fact that Mr. Stanton’ cut. “I did not dress the body,” he said. “As {a frequently the case, the family had this done before sending tor the undertaker. But I had charge of the funeral and cared tor the bod: until br urial. {putiton ice and examined it once ina while, There was ple do when overcome with grief. I was in the Toom with the body alone much of the tim: ‘and could have examined it to any extent had desired. The family to d around the body, as was then the cus- m, and were op] trived an ice-pox in which the ice was packed first and the body placed on slats above it. As cold air goes down, this was a very uncertain means 0} ‘Rreveryation, and I had frequen to examine the body tose that it was not ing. I would unbutton the shirt in front and exam- ine the neck and upper If there had been any have discovered it, for Portofsuicide and had it in mind. I could swear that he did not die from knife wound, and there was not a clreumstance to suggest that death had come otherwise than naturally.” a Grim Cholera Facts from Spain. From Galignant's Messenger. The civiland military authorities of Madrid are making strenuous preparations against the eventuality of the chrlera spreading through- ‘ut the city in the autumn, as medical men gen- erally seem to fear will be the case. In each arrondissement of the local juntas a small hos- ital for fifty cases is being orzanized, in addi- jon to district hospitals capable in case of need of accommodating 600 to 1,000. Special ivo- lated cholera wards, moreover, have been established in all the civil and military hospt- tals of the city. So far Madrid iteelf has suffered but lightly, and no case has yet occurred among the troops of the garrison, numbering nigh on 16,000 men. ‘The houses wherein the disease as passed are tho fumigated and disin- fected, the inhabitan turned out and sent to the refuges of the assistance pul The poor quarters of the old town, with thelr narrow streets, unhealth: dark stair. cases, obscure and ven! ted apart- ments, wherein whole families are crowded together pelimell, and support existence God knows how—such quarters are the veriest hot- beds for propagating the foul disease, Unfortu- nately their inhabitants are Invariably retrac- tory to the cleansin authorities, and will sick for the purpose of sent to the hospital and the rooms disinfected. As it is impossible to convert this population to hygienic principles, the authorities are at- tempting to surround Gs with the old and ex. P passengers, baggage, &c., takes place ui no less than ten stations of the three railway lines run: ning into the city. One is subjected to the same operation in the rid stations, where passen- gers and their luggage are again inspect- ed, while a strict watch is kept on the iruit and vegetable markets. Under the influence, partly of fear, partly of custom, thousands ’of th richer Inhabitants have fled for refuge to the sixteen provinces of the north and northwest, not yet attacked; many even having pushed on into France, notwithstanding the san- itary precautions that have been enforced on the Pyrenean frontier since the cholera has de- chal itself in Pampe- luna, and the valley of the Ebro, ‘The accounts received from the provinces are heartrending. The epidemic appears to be ex- tending, especially in the east of the peninsula. In the province of Loria its ravages are terrible. Ina ‘sfaglo town of that district 150 corpses have been lying exposed in the streets for three days; all the physicians, all the municipal councilors except one, and all the grave diggers measures essayed by the frequently conceal their reventing their being having perish Advices from Murcia an- nounes that 70 corpses remain unburied In the town of Ajecla, whence almost all the surviv- ora have fied. ‘In Andalusia algo the pestilence isspreading. At Monteguado a fourth of the inhabitants have been carried off in ten the town is, without any physician, and the single surviving gendarme {s occupied in inter- ring the bodies. ‘The credits vot for combat- ing the epidemic are exhausted, and the gov- ernment will be obliged to convoke the council Of state to obtain resources, ‘The disease is beginning seriously toaffect the treasury receipts, During May there was a tur- ther decrease of several millions in the amount. ‘of importa, with a consequent logs of 600,000L tothe customs, The for Sune and July have been so bad the treasury has been forced to pledge 4 per cent am le bonds and drafts on the army re-enlistment fand as security for an immediate advance of 30,000,000 to. meot current expenses; and the bank will pay itself later if it be foun: ible to get in the taxes, which are now levied with the greatest difficulty in the afflicted districts. The floating debt has thus again made its appearance, and should the epidemic last on till the autumn, as there seems every probability of its doing, this debt must rapidly increase, oe Married at Fourteen. 4 YOUNG WOMAN DECLARES HERSELF THE ‘VICTIM OF A CONSPIRACY, Annie Davis lived in London, and in 1881, when she was only fourteen years old, her arents engaged her to Herman Eppstein, a Eitior, He wes twenty-five, and the gil de. tested him. According to Eppstein they were married, but Annie postively declares that there was no marriage ceremony. Her parents made her lifeso unhappy, she gays, that she came to this country a year afterwardsand ob- tained employment as a domestic, On Aug. 2, 1884, she married Louis Pilzer, a barber of No. 139 Broadway. NY. They lived happily together, "Meanwhile Ep came to this country, searching for Annie. has a tallor shop at No. 100 Tyler Boston. reoerey. de discovered Annie’ dence ‘and had her arrested on a ‘cl bigamy. She was brought before Justice Putter- son at Essex market court. Although Eppsteln Produced a copy of |» register showing that the marriage was by civil contracton Nov.,28,1851, the young wife maintained thatshe did not re- member the marriage and believed herself’ ‘the tein also He victim of aconspiracy. She was held for ex- amination, The Dublin Scandal. . Capt. Barry, of the royal horse artillery, who ‘Was severely thrashed in the streets of Dublin Thursday by Pollock, a magistrate of Lismary county Galway, for having been intimate with Pollock's wife, has written a letter to the news- rs giving his version of the fracas. He also ier reeves eee see hands of the colonel of his regiment and will begin _ proceedings Mr, Pollock. Captain Barry, in his letter to the r3, denies that he was struck by Mr. Pollock, but says he took the stick away from his assail: ant and still retains it, Capt. was anaid Hon of the viceroyalty of ireland. Mar Podieck ion of the viceroyalty: is a deughter of Lord Clanmorris, ——_— Butchery at a Ball Fight, ‘Marseilles Dispatch to the London Daily News. On Sunday afternoon there was a Spanish bull fight at Nimes, which lasted three hours, 1t was under the direction of the famous tor reador, Frascuelo, About 25,000 people at- tended the performance, who had arrived from the neighboring districts by special trains, The fighting occasioned & jeal Frascuclo, after having killed the first bull, was Hevously injured in the thigh by fast aterstriking a third blow af the animal, ‘and was carried out by his servants, The enter: tainment proceeded under his brother's direo- tion, ‘The second bull had ineny oth parrot frances Tt! took plage 1 er in the old. Roman amphitheater, ‘which was [ | [ | i i Hee safeguards of quarantine. Fumigation of of A CHAT WITH STUART RoORSeN. Some ef Reminiscence and Re- flection. Stuart Robson, the comedian—who, by the way, was a printer on THE EVENING STAR, and a very good one, too, before he became an actor—has been giving some bright reminis- cences of his career toa New York Tribunere- Porter, among which are the following: “The recent outpouring of Grant anecdotes,” said Mr. Robson, “has reminded me of one 3 8 ‘sc! ry ce It to the full of the general, and re- minutes with the same card, to Mr. Manager. A ghastly face as he read \t, and without create gray 2 “I box?’ while under- io. But my son Fred did. cottage in this summer, Mr. several visits from Edwin of whom and of whose father he told tes. One of them was to this ef- “Playing tn Boston long ago the elder Booth alee with aeudden inter ter taking long on which he ‘made bia son accom: Bim. One night they started out after inight and for three hours walked about the d.quays, Not a soul did they meet igure following theme seuikiog int th in the shadows of the warehouses, Edwin was some. but his father stepped forward and id voice said, “Good my friend. ‘The man did not answer, but caine forward into the light and showed himself, in looks at least, thorough ruffian. Withacurse he came to- ward them, The old man drew himself up and geked, (Who are you, my friend? Who are vout" ‘I'm a thief, that's wi 1 am,’ said the fellow. ‘And I,’ said Booth, in a volce of wonderfui Sweetness, ‘and I'am’a pirate,’ and he shook the astonished ruffian warmly by the hand. ‘The effect was electrical, Edwin Booth said, and the man troubled them ho further.” Of Boucicauls Robson had many stories. He relerred to the time when the old Park theater ‘Was building and the entire force of workmen Were doing ‘nothing on full pay, waiting for Boucicault to give m a lous, At length Ube capitalist rushed into say that Boucicault must come round and set the men to work. “They must wait,” said Dion, “I have tmportaut matters to attend to,” with a dignified wave of the hand, “Nothing is of more im: ce than this,” said the capitalist, “Are Jou net aware sir,” said the author-actor, “that ‘ty-seven millions of the cultivated public of the globe are dependent for their literary pabulum on me, and shall I disappoint them in ‘order to atiend ‘to few paltry scores of ignor- nt workmen!” and he kept the men waiting. ——~. A Lady Seares Burglars with » Horn. From the Meadville Tribune. A plucky young lady, residing In this city, about 2 a.m., hearing some persuns, whom she Supposed to be burglars or robbers, trying to gainan entrance into the house through the back door, gently arose and placing a tin horn against the key-hole blew the horn for all there Was in it, whereupon the would-be burglars lit out at the fastest possible gait. In less than two m‘nutes the whole neighborhood was groused and two policemen, who heard the orn, immediately put, in an appearance an found, the trampeliaving o> ma through th found, the tramps having escaped 1 ne back way on hearing the first toot of thehorn, ‘There was no one in the house at the time but the young lady and her mother, and the for- mer's act, was, all the inore courage- ous, i Hi i Monkeys Playing Base Ball. From the Augusta Chronicle, Yesterday morning, at the Union depot, a squad of nine monkeys and @ large dog at- tracted a great dealof attention. Upon inquiry it was learned that the party owning them was teaching them to play base ball, and they had Bars Tle on aaa ah the nine. The ‘whole thing is not. ‘only. comical to look at, but in the imagination calls forth everything that is ridiculou: id funny. They were en route from Macon to Savant A Scandal and a Duel. THE BROTHER OF A YOUNG BRIDE ATTACKS HER HUSBAND. A telegram to the New York Times from Louisville, August 25, saya: Oldham county is excited over @ scandal and duel. About 10 months ago John Ellis, wealthy and proml- nent young stock farmer, married Miss Lydia Storta, the daughter ofa well-to-do neighbor and the belle of the Beard’s station vicinity. ‘Within a week atter the wedding young Elli sent the bride back to her parents with the statement that he had found her unchaste. Her father and brother came to him, armed to the teeth, and demanded an explanation, The ffm promptly replied that the young bride confessed to him that she had been seduced By. ber brother-in-l Charies Stonestreet. rs, Ellis admitted that she had made such =. confession, but declared that she had been forced into it by her husband under pain of death. Stor aman of excellent stand- ing, declared that the was false. ‘The scandal aroused the county, and John Storts, the young woman’s brother, together with her father and brother-in-law, Stonestreet, swore vengeance. It is stated that the men have gone armed against each other for months. Ellis recently openly stated the causo ot his separation from his wife. This brought matters toa crisis, and late yesterday afternoon Farmer Storts, his son John and Stonestreet found Ellis ‘at Beard’s Station, Stonestreet called him e Mar and coward and struck him in the face. Ellis !mmediately drew his pistol and Stonestreet retreated. You: Jobn Storts had come for blood, however, and quickly took his brother-in-law’s place in front of the armed ac- cusef of his sister. The two men looked over their pistols at each other and began firing at 15 paces, Neither flinched as they stood and emptied their pistols at each other. After a dozen shots had been exchanged, Bilis sank down witha bullet hole through his arm and 10} empty pistol on the grass. Storts wert up 19 bin’ God producing & box of sare Fidges, coolly asked him if he wanted to reload and continue the duel until one or the other had been killed. Ellis declared himself ns sat- isfled, and Storts, who was only slightly wounded, walked away. this morning to have Ellis nme, vo che city shite have ow confined his wounds dressed, an ———_+e+—____ room ats hotel. Card Sharpers in Paris. FONDNESS OF PARISIANS FOR GAMBLING— ‘THE DEVICESOF UNSORUFULOUS DEALERS. From the London Saturday Review. If we may Judge by the pages of M. des Per- rieres the Parisians are restless and hardened gamblers and ready to play anything anywhere with anybody. There are three places where they may play chiefly—in the real clubs, in the clubs which are open to almost any one and which, in fact,existonly that gambling may be carried on, and in the illegal gaming houses. Of real clubs there are not many in Paris, and access Is not easy: but there Is no end of gambling clubs dignified by some glit- tering and loud-sounding title. Strangely enough there is @ greater danger of bets | Seecetenyereey ee pre phot wep | gambling clubs there are always a lot. ts | Watching each other and well watched by the | proprietor, who isup to thelr little games, while real clubs, although it would be difficult for an adventurer to gain admittance, there is no suspicion, and once in a rascal might fous’ and. not “overgrasping,” At eeartsnte or plquet, where he has Sut” one opponent deceive, the Greck ought to to win what he likes; but at baccarat, where he nde gerne the whole table, the simple de- ‘Vioes of tetee-tete deceit must be aband M. des Perrieres reveals the secrets of the play- ers who cheat the dealer and of the dealer wi cheats the playey. By collusion with a card- room attendant,.the dealer may distribute cards carefully arranged in what the coujuror would call'a chapiet ‘With a chaplet the dealer reduces the chances against him to those ex- Pressed in the old formula, “Heads I win, tails lose.” A thorough shuffle is asure cure the chapiet; and of course cutting has no effect. There are various chaplets known to initiated. M. des Porrieres tells us Wing wudder i l 5 & f BES HUGH K STOCKMAN, aged i + August @'oleck p.m trom the vauit i Glenwood Hew York papers picase few Yer! Pease’ oy. Fanerat fou his late restdeaise “ southwest, y. AUgust ‘dich. ai och Relatives’ and’ iitads “try Seapsettuily” int I | j di See EEE y §| H ' i H Fi EHH ‘i fills WRAY SPAIN AND ORRMANTY ARB QUAERELING aBouT. ‘Prom the St James Gazette. ‘The Caroline Islands are @ remarkable group f coral formations in the northern Pacific. They are perhaps of no great strategic importance, since they lie on the rosd to nowhere in par ticalar; but from the polntof view of the ar chmologixt they are interesting im the extremes Certain Dutch navigators, who visited them Bearly @ generation ago, returned to Kurope with wonderful stories concerning the gigantic Tuins that had been discovered on some of the smaller islets at the eastern pi aco; bat it was not until 1883 that, ang Approaching to a systematic survey’ War underisuen, ‘Inthat year her, majestes Explegie touched at many of the tt! those officers who went ashore found the magnificence of the remains had not been exaggerated. The most imposing ruins are at Metatantm Harbor, in Ponape, and at Chabrol Harbor, in Kusale; and an idea of their grandeur may bo formed from the fact that some of the etones of the butldings measure as much as 35 feet long by 20 feet broad and 15 feet thick. They are ornamented with rade sculptures, which beat 8 family resemblance to the ‘well-known soulp> tures of Easter Island, in the southern Paci yet Easter Islaud and the Carolines are full 6,000 miles apart, and, #0 far as is discoverable, there bas never been ‘any communication be: tween them. The object and origin of the monuments are alike unknown, The Caroline LUE, Which was discovered by Spain in 1526, as hitherto, even by German geographers, been Tegarded asa Spanish possession, although for years there have been nO Spanish residents on any of the islands. The extent of the land «ur face of the group is rather more than 300 square miler: and the estimated popalation jg about 22,000 souls, all of whom are of the Malay Tace, A Lasso Saves @ Life. MR, STARR'S ADVENTURE ABOVE SITOSTIONE: FALLS AND HOW ME CAME OUT, From the Shoshone Journal. Henry Snoddy, of Snake river, whose cattle Tanch ts located at Starrh's ferry, was in town afew days this week. Quite an exciting time occurred when the ferryboat went over the rapids, ten days ago, Thomas Starrh was crow ing the river, when the cable parted, and, ha ing no rowboat, he was swept down the river and passed over the rapids with the ferryboat without injury, and t sailing down the raging chau f the Suake toward Shoshone fails ‘some thirty miles distant. Seeing bis peril, Mrs. Stari ran to the bank of the river ‘and alarmed Mr. Snoddy by her cries for Mr. S. was at his stables on the opposite side - the river, and giving orders to bis men to ride down to the Long ranch on horseback and ges 2 lot of rope he jamy in aski and stared gna chase forthe lost boat and Mr, Starch, Nearing the rapids, he was compelled to land = & i bis boat around, inthe meantime Mra. A. F. Long, who ti half a mile below the ferry, beard the calls for help and saw the men drifting down the pert ous stream, and supposed her husband was om the ferry, returning home from Albion. She also launched a skiff and heroically allernpted toguide the boat out into the rapid current, but the eddy whirled the frail «kit aroun and, fortunately for ber, it became pofreenin ve in some willows, from’ which Mr. Snoddy's men extricated it'and Mra. Long. Hy thix time Mrs. Suoddy bad lost sight of ber bosband in the otber skiff and also came to the general rescue, carrying her little children with ber, bub ready to brave any danger necessat The cool-headed cowmen soon runaway ferry-boat, and with ct dexterity, lariated ‘it like aw steer and tied: it to the land. Mr. Starrh took the matter father coolls, and the next day tried to puil the boat ~~ the Falls to its place, but the rapid and powerful streain was @ greater motor than ® Span of mules, and, in order to save the latter from being taken down the stream, the ropes ‘Were cut and the boat again landed. It will be rebuilt above the rapids. Such are the perils of crossing the Snake at bigh water, a Riding Behind the Motors. SUNDAY SCENES ON THE ELECTRIC KAILWAT— SHOCKING THE UNSUSPECTING. From the Baltimore American. The electric mowors “Morse” and “Faraday” id a prosperous business yesterday transport ing passengers to and trom Hampden, Baiti- more county. The two large Catonsville cars were attached tothe motors and carried over one hundred passengers atevery trip, In order to accommodate the vast crowd that was wait- ing at the stable x and vicinity fora ride te Hampden, “Mr. T. C. Robbins, superintendent. and general manage the road, put two four- horse omnibuses on the road, These were also tightly packed with passengers. Over ono thousand persons from Baltimore wont out to getaride bebind the motors yesterday. T Were of both sexes, of all nationalities, sizes am shapes. Among the vast crowd in and about the stable yard could be seen a number Chinamen, “The majority of the youug men and boys crowded about the center rail in Pi pepe from the stable yard to a considerable distance up Hunting avenue, and experts mented with the rail arged with electricity. The more timid, however, stood ala respeetiai distance and watched theexperimenta, Others pep ve the north side of the av: ie, and rested on the grass under the shady trees, "Those wig amused themselves by testing the charge of electricity in the rail were at first very eau about handling it, until in the afternoon, when they gained sufficiont confidence to stand on it. No harm resulted from standing on the center i with one foot and resting the other on the protectors, but woo to the man who would t ‘b the ground while one foot rested on the The shoetk was so great that some were ki Tan or boy was seen those who were thus enju of the party would stand with one foot on the center rail and the other resting on the tectors. The ip Would then straighten out into aline, holding each other's hands,” As thelr victim passed by the man on the rail would Mf his foot from the wooden protectors, and the man at the end of the line would tip'the hand of the r-by, who would suddenly utter a ery ot distress anid retreat with mouth and eyes wide open, amid the laughter of the crowd. This amusement was indulged in nearly afternoon, A persyn standing on dry wood may touch the center rail wh a with electricity, and may also g: firmly with one or boli hands, without shocked in the least; but if the wood ts he cannot bear the shock a second. Mr. bins permitiod the rait to be thas tampered with In order to let the people know that it was dangerous to be too familiar with it. The ar- mature of “Morse” became overheated in the afternoon, and the motor was taken t the yard for repairs, Mr. Robbins is having builtin the stable yard a neat waiting-room for the aocome modation of the passengers om the electric rail way, ARMOR. On Friday. 28, 1885, dow of Charlies Ari abe! 9 i i the seveuty-soveuts ‘wil take place from her residence, No, 1020 Seventh street souttiwest, on Sunday, Augunt BO, ak 1:30 o'clock. * BROWN, ESTHER, the beloved wife of William Brows, in her Aft first sear, Geparved tie Wie awe "2H, 1885, at 2 peti at hee reendenoe, LOS New Sersey ave. uorthwe:t after m long Hines, wines ae bore with Chri abraith church, 1, at 5 o'ctooke HELLY, aged Pennsylvania MACKALL. On the m: st 2Reh, 788, CHRISTIANA uglier of DE, Louts and Marg Her funeral “will take 4 o'elork Sat afternoon, August 30, 15S) © father's 5 dence, 3040 Dumbarwa 0 . ity HOH St lexy, Jt os PiPuneral lishment, * arefrenpectiily invited ta altonde MURPHY. Departed this Me August 27, 1886, BARTHOLON MURVHY. aged sixty-tive’ yumm, native of county Kerry, Iredand. May lite soul rest in peace. Amen. sicoa rst tend. : PRATHER. On August 28, 1845, at 3:40 a m.,1 fant daughter of Lioyd and Mamie’ Prather. ie STOCKMAN. On August 23, 185, at the residence of hts parents, norihwent ‘corner et Misnon Incase ibirty-five year, Will be" interred on Sunday, August Duty wt 4 WALTER On A: 27m, at 15 WM. WALTER tn his sists fourth yout atee Germany. for the lat 32 yours am this city.” (Baltimore, Poiladeipus and . 438 Sixth street, UNDERTAKERS. ‘MAXWELL Formerly with J. W. 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