Evening Star Newspaper, February 10, 1887, Page 5

THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, eroretGrner Penneplvaia hvu ead 1th St by ve The Evening Star Newspaper Company, S. H. KAUFFMANS, Pres't, {TRE EVENTNG STAR is served to subscribers in the city by carriers, on thetr own account, at 10 cents per BSE oe per month Caples af the counter Soath + one yeu! G0; ean GT a {Entered at the Post (Office st Washington, D. second caas tnail matter } ‘Tue Weeetr Stan—published on Friday—1 a Che nening Star. year, postage prepaid. Six months, 50 cents. TELEGRAMS 10 THE STAR. Young But a Confirmed Thiet. ‘REPLOMTS OF 4 12-YEAR-OLD BOY IN THE LINE OF MAE ‘ROBBING. Dauias, Tex. Feb. 10.—George R. Pucket, & Youth of 12, was brought to the city on the change oC robbing the United States mail, Pucket, while Fakated.ss mall rider between Marion, Ky. a Fural post office, turned some letters to his own Account, for which he was arrested and his bond fixed at $100. He gave the bond and then left for Texas intending to Join a brother, Who lives at EP-AN mail subscriptions must be paid in advance; ‘Bo paper sent longer than is paid for. Rates of advertising made known on application. WASHINGTON, D. C. SUPPLEMENT. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10. Pilot Point. While en route he got into the postal car, where, by his winning ways, he became a favorite with the mail clerk, who accepted bis as ce in shitty arranging the mail and LADIES’ GOODS. Mas c Dosovas, 315 FIFTH AVE. N. ¥ ‘Has Just received from Paris the early spring novel- ties in SILKS, FOULARDS. new shades CASHMERE AND COMBINATION SUITINGS, ‘samples of which can be seen at her parlors 1340 I STREET, ‘where she will remain until March 1, to take orders for Spring Costumes. Closing out balance of winter Stock at great barvains. Ware. How & Co. 25 WEST 16TH ST., NEW YORK, WASHINGTON BRANCH, 815 15TH ST. N. Wa (over Hanson, Hiss & Co.'s), Are now closing out the balance of their magnificent stock of RECEPTION AND BALL DRESSES, IMPORTED COSTUMES, WRAPS, BONNETS, ETC, aT HALF THEIR PARIS COST. M. H. Brssaxe LADIES’ DRESS AN Jast arrived from Europe. Corner 12th st, and Pennsylvania ave, 5-1m ‘Over Davis’ Hat Store. JRe 2s DYEING, SCOURING AND DRY CLEAN- 1 ‘New York ave. .w. B. First-class Ladies’ and Gents’ Work of every descrip- tion. ANTON & CAROLINE LERCH, COAT MAKER. Formerly with ay A. Fischer & Maison Yriese, Paria J Aves ‘Do your own Dyeing at home, with PEERLESS DYES. will dye everything, They are sold everywhere. watee Yor package’ 40 ctlore They bate ao eenal Jor Strength, Brichtness, Ainount im Packages or for Fastuess of Color or Non-fuding Qualities. "They do dot croak or susut. “For male by. TSCHIFFELY & EVANS, n0°27-¢0 Drogxist, 477 Fennsy SeSrion 2, 270 ) ACRES. == Wall foundation completed. and strapping and lovking pouchel walter, Pucke at the getting off poimt, bade ‘the clerk am alco” Uonate adieu, Betore the ran was co Neted (WO Tegistered letters, containing about $150 were missed, upon, which the clerk set on foot the usual precautionary process to recover: the missing letters, On Delug confronted with the facts the boy owned up and admitted that he was a fugitive from Justice for a similar offense in Ken- tucky. Of the confiscated remittances the clerk recovered $145, Which had been deposited in a —-—___ An Over-Zealou ARRESTED FOR THREATENING TO KILL 4 BAPTIR PREACHER, Lovisvnia, Ky., Feb, 10.—H. A. Goodman was Placed under bond of $200 to keep the peace for twelve months in the cireutt court this morning. The prosecut ing witness was the Kev. Mr. Mitchell, & Baptist preacher. Goodman isa trustee of & School house in tie county, where preaching is also heard. The Kev. Mr. Mitchell Is a Baptist divine, while Goodman is a Caimpbellite. The difference in religious beltef_ caused some trouble between and Goodman locked up his school house and sat ona bench inside the door, stating that he would kill the first man who entered. He shut Mitchell out of the school building because, as he stated, Mitchell is not an orthodox minister Of the BapUSt church, and the Dutlding was to be thrown open only to orthodox preachers, He also threatened to smash Ailtchell’s head, $0 IU Is ale leged. Judge Jackson, in passing oh the case, Stated Chat he Was always afraid of these religious ‘troubles, “History shows us that they have always been awource of the greatest. bloodshed,” he continued, “As to orthodoxy in Une dispute, I can only echo the expression of a bishop, who stated that orthodoxy is my doxy and heterodoxy 4s your doxy, but we must have peace out in that community.’ Let the defendant give bond in Uke Sum Of $200 for one year.” —__— A Mammoth Fox Hant. Lourstana, Mo., Feb. 10.—At a fox chase In Mar tinsburg township, IIL, 2,000 people, including 300 ladies, started at the outer edge and drove to the centér, surrounding forty acres. When the dogs were ed loose “nine ‘constituted ‘the quota, —— A Sommambulisv’s Leap. A SLEEPING YOUNG LADY BADLY CUT BY JUMPING THROUGH A WINDOW. Lovisviize, Ky., Feb, 10.—Miss Maria Harland, who lives on Madison street, between 16th and 17th, met with a curious accident at an early hour Tuesday morning that came near resulting fatally, The young lady is a somnambulist. While sleeping she ined that she was in a railway accident, and her hallucination pursued her until she thought that her only meaus of escape from death was by leaping from the wi dow. When she awakened she found that she had Jumped through the window of the bed-room, ye fortunately, Was on the first-floor, She as bleeding from anumber of cuts made by et and a doctor found that the brachial artery anne! wan succesfully gated ad the’ y0ung channel Was suce yy Le young lady saved from bieeding to death, JPReDens DEES suteLps Are the best in the world. THEY AKE ABSOLUTELY IMPERVIOUS. n27-s,t.th6m = MAP OF POTOMAC FLATS SHOWING CONDITION OF WORK. 188 CUNNINGHAM, == seme ye THE RIVER (IMPROVEMENT. Swill alter and reli: ead ‘Cont Month of February only. + a Coats during. te | Need of a Generous Appropriation for a ar immediate U: A emical Dry Cleaning Establishment, 1. 906 G st. tw. hirty-five years’ experience, | THR WORK I8 AT ITS MOST CRITICAL. STAGE AND NEEDS Plant Cloaks Cras Valle, Cae Bis, also, Velvet and | prorgcrioN—THE EXPOSED CONDITION OF SECTION fectly cleaued by this superior process, ‘Ladies’ Even: | TWO—WASHINGTON HARBOR IN DANGER —COL TRE Pivemes a specialty: Gentlemen's Clothes cleaned | pars’ yrEws—$500,000 NEEDED AT ONCE. ote Dee es ‘The improvement of the Potomac river front is a (QUPERFLUOUS Hain OBLITERATED, LEAVING | Matter of vital interest to every citizen of Wash- neh THe - Aly Elvetrie Neeule Prucess is the ouly | ington, It is calculated to add to the extent and = ee tt tien Seen tice | beauty of the city, to improve the navigation of cis, Ke., only p50 more stubborn growth, Elec: q ‘Sic treatincuts Tor tails aad eae the harbor and to have a material effect upon the eee ee sanitary condition of the community. As the Mis } capital city Washington fs the pride of the whole M. J. How, country. Its growth 18 marvelous Every year 1309 F ST. NW, adds millions of dollars to its taxable wealth. It OFFERS GREAT BARGAINS IN PATTERN Bow- | !S Without representation In Congress, however, and hence tt 1s the duty of every member of that NETS AND HATS. boay to regard himself bound in honor to so legis- FRENCH FELT BONNETS AND HATS AT COST. late for the nation’s capital that its citizens may BID GLOVES AT ACTUAL COST TO CLOSE. ja6 feelany injury from want of direct representa- ‘ion. After years of patient waiting the work of Lupus, (ATTENTION. was begun, and it is now at its LATEST PARISIAN MODES IN FINE FRENCH: ue ‘HAIR GOODS. in: ‘out the approved project it is aimed to { Mac J. P. Pace close the Washington channel above the Lone | bridge, and todo this it is necessary to in ae the cross section of the Virginia channel by drod 7 ¥ STREET NORTHWEST ing, so that it can readily carry off the additional | present jewill clearly show the present condition of tue | tere is any teed of work and the pressing need of making giant | take. ‘Will show the coming week ‘strides in prosecuting it at this juncture. TUE PRESENT SITUATION. NOVELTIES IN ‘The Washington channel is not yet closed, nor 1s the Virginia channel dredged to a sufficient bebe depth to mect with the requirements. The flats FOR RECEPTION AND EVENING WEAR, which have been partly reclaimed are in no condi- | z Hon to withstand @ risein the water. "While 4 | freshet would do damage ‘to the entire work, sec- COSTUME BONNETS AND HATS. | tion 2, between the Long bridge and the sewer | twenty thousand dollars, _4an FOR TAILOR-MADE SUITS. canal, would suffer the most because of its ex- resent. This is the sec- rvoir is to be con- y the map, It 1s already . Itisthe section also which is to turn divided flow of water fron channel Into the Virgh ondition Just at ton in which the tdal_r the Washington In its present ed condition it would be unable to do thts in case of a flood or freshet. Immediately oppo- site this section there 1s a curve in the main chan- nel of the river, requiring this part of the work to bear the brunt of aituck from high water, endeav- oring to find an accustomed oth secondary or Washington channel. ‘This Wash- ington channel is still open, and the filling on sec. tion 2 is naturally in an ui having satficiently dried to be water-proof. ‘THR RESULT OF A FLOOD. In case of a freshet the water would naturally push {ts way through section 2 to the Washington ving with it large quantities of the i which has been dredged at so much ex- or, and depositing It in the Wa: r, Where it would find a convenient by reason of the basins being wide at the upper and middie portions and narrow at the lower end near Arsenal Of affairs and the danger of was described by Col. Hains to a Srax reporter the able condition, not ‘The situation delay, a3 stated above, COL. HAINS’ VIEWS. When the reporter usked him if the proposed appropriation of $100,000 was sufficient for con- tnuing the work he replied with a derisive smile: ¥ enoug, T recommended $700,000 in my aanuel report aS the amount that could be profitably expended, but there ought to be all of priatéd at once for the protection of the Work already aceompilshed.. The an impression prevailing, counting t9 about $300,000 are at available for continuing the work, and ha paltry sun in eddition there will be rosecuting it as rapidly as so ‘How of water caused by closing the Washington | that with IMPORTER channel. A giance at the accompanying imap | an ample supply for hall THE FINANCIAL CONDITION. Nearly one-third of the amount 13 due contract- ors for work already performed, and fal payment only awaits final measurement. The greater part of the other two-thirds is tied up in existing con- Tracts and set aside for contracts soon to be » that by the end of the present fiscal year there wont be left on hand over fMiteen or ‘The fact must not be V. KANE, 507 11TH ST. N.W_—CORSETS MAD! ¥ Mae Xin i cuanc aeeea| CITY AND_ DISTRICT. Line of Shoulder Braces, Heform Walats, FrenchGorsets —— ‘Aid Bustion. Corsets inundried. __sels-om*| ‘THE PROTECTION OF MINORS. ISS ANNIE K. HUMPHREY, 4:30 107s ST. N.W, Sara M Mabey Corsets to onder very atpleand, mate: |"Text of Senator Vance’s Bill as It i Somafort. oe cose ei SPECIALTIES ARE = ee SE Hi onerine Underwear | one texgot the bill passed by the Senate Tues- Patent Shouller Braces ad a Drea Reform Goods. | day “for the protection of minors in the District of Children’s Corsets and a $1 Corset (Mia E's own | Columbia” ts as foliows: Be it enacted, ete., that Make) that for the price is unsurpassed. the trafic with minors in alcoholic liquor, billiard. — French, German and Spanish spoken. mrl4 playing, pool-playing, Pool-selling and gambling 1m the District of Columbia shall be and is ‘prohib- ited as follows: It shall be unlawtul for any per- son or persons, whether as principals, agents, ser- ¥ants or employes, to sell to any minor any wine or beer or any other alcoholic liquor, whether the lawful for any person or persons, whether tostit any wine Gr beer oF any otter Mes se ine OF or er alcouolle Tax Hocursr Gusve Caaursaxe | iiquorto any oter ‘person for the use then and 2S there ofany minor. Tt shall be unlawful for any person OF persons, whether 23 principals, azvnts, | Servants, employes or visttors, to give any wine of | beer or any other alcoholic liquor to any minor, in any public drinking place, whether for the minor's se or not, and whetuer tie minor be the agent. or inessenger of another person or not. The ‘penalty for a violation of this section in any of {ls pro- visions shall be, for the first offense, a fine of not Jess tham twenty-five doilars nor more than fifty dollars, or imprisonment for not less than ten nor mors tian sixty days in the workhouse, oF both, every subsequent offense a fine of not les3 than fifty dollars nor more than one hundred dol- more than ninety in the w ‘or both, CARTE BLANCHE, and the revocation by the court of the liquor Heeuse to the premises where ‘the a on having Jurisdiction of the $8 bere; quasars court having offense GRAND VIN SEC, authorized .> revoke and annul in such cases. 4 s prosecutions under Uhis séetion the burden of bites wands ron Proof as to theage of alleged minors shall be on Price—Quarts, #: Pinte, 832.20. the defendant. For sale by the leading Wine Merchants and Grocers. | oF persons, whether as principals,agents servants ‘Sec. 2. ‘That it shall be unlawful for any person my or employes, to sell, give or pay tony minor any | 1 or pool Ucket, Whether directly or indirectly, Rnd whether for te minor's use of onete ome not the proprietor or manager of, or any one permanently or temporarily ‘in charge of, Ue billiard table or pubitc pool table, or its appur- tenances, to permit any minor ‘to use Or any of tiem. It shall be unlaptul for the pro- prietor or manager Of, or anyone who is perma- hentiy or temporarily in charge of, or DAS any authority over, or 1s ah employe or servant in any room or hall where pools are sold or pald, or Where the yamne of pool 1s played, or where there 13. bet- ‘Ung or gambiing, either usually or for the time | Detug, to ee any minor to be in such room or hall. penalty for a violation of x a in fe far] provisions shall be, for ‘The following examples are given of what would be | Guiinrs nop core the We toe ge deeiwed appropriate: uent for not less than ten or inore than sixty days - | tm the Workhouse,or both, and for every subsequent offense a fine of not less than nity’ dollars nor “Tired nature's sweet restorer.”—Hx-No Tes, more than one hundred dollars, or im) TA seething neme the worae for being tice told" | in the Workhouse, OF Doub aan, eae «ays = ‘and ‘the Pure fie No“Encellent He NO Mose Tea. | the court of the icense of every pool table om the aThe cup that cheers." Hix: No Tea. Uiach Necues Geary overt han joao oad eruva ple tet pn ee : Satetdon et Garis Ha No Tes thomsclten arta Gillet the offense ts hereby ‘authorized to fevoke and an. = Bul In such cases. conpimioss: Sec. 3. That it shall be unlawful for any minor, e whether as principal, agent, servant or srt pmerds wil be made by iuopartial and disinter- | to Duy or receive as a gift, except from @ parent OF Stieshdutees ou Maret 2187, "Ul whieh ste eo: any wine or beer or any other alehoue puters many send iz their sta, iquor in any pubite drinking place, or at any. Ses yoni list with's stick mmm andedes gute: | Me pleasure resort oF ‘pubic entertal Sei Cae caetopen wire Spears | Is usually sesved''op Souk” 1 oes eos BO pate ed ; the selection by the Judees of the thoes bess hate for any ininor, whether as principal, agent. eF- — Vant, or einpidye, to buy or Wy or ‘Adidree all communications relating to this offer to | ool ickes hay where Of to play tae gee Beh Por any bet, puts ror rrovenss. B60 00.—Fifty dollars will be pai EErece 8! we Pro in any public room; or hall make He-No Tes Paoveans, lay any wager, oF ‘gamble in any Toou, or (Care Manrm Gruuer & Co., Baltimore, Ma Pair betting or gambling Is uswat or common, OF room W! ‘sold or paid _(Copsright 1887.) 310-1m_ nee Of poot plage, or, any gab JOB CHAPPED HANDS, FACE AND SER ome [ag Of this section Shall be a fine of not less E pierd's Medicated jatton Fallow end’ Witce Tien cos ant epoca rete Ei ‘Erce, 1U conte. jal3-Ime | or linprisonmept im the Workhouse for not less nae lost sight of that the appropriation made now oust last untila year from next July or August, for next session 18 the long session, and the river and harbor bill is generally one of ‘the last to re- ceive the final action of Congress, One hundred and twenty thousand dollars, for, according to the present program, that is all that there will be to expend, even with what 1s left after this year’s contracts are completed, will not begin to put the workin a safe condition, As I gaid, it 1s now at its most critical stage, when all the money that can possibly be spared. should be expended on the project at once. Now there is need of haste. After one byeatied appro- priation, which would enable me put the work out of ‘danger, future appropriations could be made less lavishly. ‘The work will cost just so much money under any circumstances, and 1t would seem to be poor poillcy to dole out the funds by driblets and run the risk of the destruction of ail that has been accomplished, when a little gen- grosity now may save hundréds ot thousands ot doll ‘THE DANGERS. ‘There {s constant danger from floods, freshets and ice gorges, and everything possible ought to De done without delay to prevent damage. The dangerous time 1s not confined to winter or: Springs it 1s all the time and any time. The iq het on thatot 1877, occurred in the fall. Just think of what would ‘be the resuit-of @ flood not nearly so great as that was. THE RESULTS. ‘The water would sweep across the flats between the sewer canal and Long bridge and carry large quantities of the material whicn has been depos- ited there down into the Washington channel. ‘The filling of section 2 would ali re to be done over wgain, and Washington channel would hav. to be redredged. The Washington harbor, which has been quite extensively dredged, would be se- riously damaged and perhaps destroyed. While the fil on section 2 is pretty high now, it could not stand water sweeping over ff. ‘The’ material When it 1s deposited is mixed with water, and it takes a long time for it to thoroughly dry out. 80 that water pouring over it would be certain to dis- lodge large quantities and sWeep It along until it Wouid find a convenient place in which it would be deposited.” Ls WHERE THE MONRY 13 TO GO. “How will you expend most of the needed money if it 1s appropriated?” asked the Stax man. “1 will put it right into section 2 and the Vir- ginia channel,” replied Col. Hains, “The part of the flats between the Long ‘bridge oe d the sewer than one nor more than sixty days, or both. In prosecutions under this section the burden of age of alleged minors shall be on ——— ‘Transfers of Real Estate. Deeds in fee have been filed a5 follows: B. F. Leighton to W.N. Morrison, pts. 44, 45 and 46, sq. 1002; $—. B. Baker to F. W. Hindekoper ette street, West Washington; ase et al. to Eugente Mc- A.A. Chase to proof as to the the defendant, $2,800. Amanda D. Carty, pt.6 and 7, sq. same, same preperty; $—. H. R. Maryman to Carrie A, Hamill, pt. 6, sq. 81 Ashford to C. W. Handy, lots 3 to 7, sq. 1097 and 12 to 15, sq. 1008; g—, Fleisher, same property; $—. John Sherman to M. Parker, trustee, iots 6 and K umbia Heights; Behrend, undivided hait I. ké to Jane Lynch, d. 397 to A. B. Smtuli, lots'1 v9 4, an 5,500. ik. Franels "to 287; $8,300, J. A. Prescott ce ‘Stoith’s Farm; Ik. 17,do. ; 500; and pt. Sugrue to Catherine Buder, n.’ pt.’is, 8q. 936; $169.50. J. G. Weide to P. G. ‘Sauer, lot 5, sq $1,800. Mary D. Biddle, irustee, wo'W. C. Hil 59, 60, 70 and 71, South Col ik. 1, H. & E.'s sub, Meridian’ Hill; $24,- . Nettie J. Sawyer w G. R. Aiken, $4,200. Katherine Howard to B. F. et al, trustees, sub lot A, sq. 297; $2,828, ‘Stewart to dames Warner et al., lot 5, sec. 7, Farm; $—. R.A. Waters to Robert Toom 73; $2,706. Mary A. Mickum et al. to property; $—. George P. Bohrer to T. F. Pt. tot 208, B. & H.'s ‘addition, D. E. Hoadley to Cyrus A. Bakel parts of Kosciusko Place, 173, 28% and 7%acres; $.__B. R. Plumley to Esther A. Keyser, part 10) FB. Smith to same, lot 4, 3q. 8 of 250. G.E. Moore, sr., to Mary’ K. Ri block 30, Long M ‘Tuttle to Helen ie Stans Mite; $6,830.60, . W. Handy to simon 1. Stettiem, pt. 4, toR. T. Hanson, pt. 3 ¥. J. Shadd to same, 45, do., $600. Mary ground, and lots 1 Jars, or imprisonment for not less than thirty nor | offense Was committed, which liquor Hcense every | ‘lagett to John Ster” endows; $250. L. R. lots 9 and 10, Widow's ler to R. B. Leathers, lot 0, sil. 1002; $600. David Weatherby, jr., et ne A. Moore, lots 3 to 13 and 28 t6 Pretty Prospect Vands sub and part and whether the minor be the messénger or agent | of another person or not. It shail be unlawful for | fancy T. Smith, cS 5 $3,300. Ida W. Hyde to John Grinder, lots 33 to 35, 9q- 306; $8,600." Jobn B. Smith to A,’H. Ni 350. H. M. Newm: crowd, In the mean any authority whatever over, or attends any pub- | ‘Lanier Heights; al. to W. H. Brooker, Krause io Julia P. E ctal.'to F. Pil $5,500. Annie L. Cole to. Fran Lanier Heights; B. H. Warner to W. F. shubler, C. M, Matthews 043; $2,000. Mi ‘J. Lee Adams $3,382.50. M. White ta He: ‘same, lot 9 and pt. 8, do? Pe Yarney to Katherine = vob Fl oF Bi i if 8: g Ps E ‘i 53 3S 5 +=} * Tenis Be é B. 8 ts of the General Public First. To the Editor of the Evenrxa Stan. Judging by the protests of property owners resi- dents of 12th and 13th streets against railroads, one Would conclude that these people imagine that they possessed certain rights over and above other citizens of the District by virtue of owning prgccupying adjacent property. | Now it has been held over and over again th: Judge Van Brunt, of the supreme court of New ‘ork, owners a decided, “1 Occupants of any part of public streets, whether above or below the surface, have any vested rights, Fhe fee of streets is in thé muntetpality, in trust ** * forever.” at this 18 not the case. only last Monday in the case ot roperty jacent to the proposed “Arcade road” fail to tind and soenerey anaes wenn ‘The Commissioners are reported !n THE STAR a8 being adverse to railroads on such narrow streets a5 12th and 13th streets. Now the fact is that these streets are both wider than 9th or7th streets. Of course since the curbs have been arbitrarily ad- vaneed into the carrlageway—thus giving tO. pri- vate parties, for exclusive private use, in theshape of parks, part of the public th for which. Use those parties pay no tax half the time don’t even keep decent streets have narrows ‘at 18, the public has been robbed of the right of way of one-third a highway secured to it, forever, by the general in decent condition—these of to_bé cases where the Fru reterreh to by Ju dee referrel to by Judge Van Brunt has been vio- lated. All the C railroads out of streets where the adjacent. property ‘owners don’t want them, is to move the: strange that they never thought of this when the People of South Washington Wanted to get rid of e loners have to do to keep ‘steam railways, ‘The people of one part of this city have as much ‘ht to travel over a street in any other part as Thine resid on such sti rae zt elustvely by the owners and FeelSnts aifarent o> vely by ers jacent ‘the particular street, ‘A Suncom ‘and the question is ‘people, and not ex- BER, ——+ee——_____— A Constable’s Deadly Aim. ‘HOW HE MET AN ATTEMPT T0 RESCUE A PHIBONER. At Durham, N. C., Monday night, Parrish Ray, colored, was engaged in a fight and was arrested under a warrant by Constable Faucette. Several negroes followed the oflesr and the prisoner, and the latter refused to go to jail unless allowed to; by his nome, The ear juest, whereupon @ ri Faucette was alone and being” hard, press by the maddened declined to grant member declared that the had inches. A motion was ‘carried: that Spectators be excluded, whereupon the gallery and aisies were cleared. It is the or that a disaster was narrowly averted by the prompt action of a quently a resolution was for an. Dullding wan crected sn iasoSin" ia Sait tho tine bars are affected 70 000 REWARD FOR THR ‘Gov, Of Olle as sant to the geqoral esse a message calling: burgiary in Cleveland and tne s of the i cars arate Sate weed In accordance with the governor's Tecommenda- ‘Senator Ely offered & n ‘the Senate ‘the governor to offer a, }o€$10,000 for the atret aud conviction ofthe guiltY person. jboen branches of the legisistare, pire emit, no ‘wna abrested, and who is supposed to De ‘the a4 i 3: & i ‘ i i fe i a} canal,” he continued, «wilt contain the tidal reser- | vi Voir Which 1s to supply the Washingto with fresh water, and this section, when com- pleted, is to turh the current into the Virginia channél. It must be made sufficently high and sufliciently firm todo this. The Vinginla channel too, must be dredged to a sufi tent depth and width to enable it to carry off an Increased flow of water. NO EXPENDITURES ON DISPUTED GROUND. ‘There are no claims to the title of any part of section 2, and no valld objection to the proposed expenditure of money could be raised on that so ‘The claims are all on section 1, above canal (indicated in the map by Money ‘could be spent to advantage on sec. tion 1, but unul the title claims a can bé allowed to remain as itis. Section 3, be. ng, and low Long bridge, requires dreaging and some of the money could be spent t tion 2 is the one that demands fi Hon. If ibs put in good shape, th be pushed off on to the Virginia shore, and the fats Improvement and the Washington harbor protecte ‘There is an idea that the work can progress only 90 Tust because of Ita nature One part being 30 dependent upon another's completion that only things can be done ata time. ‘That is aimistake. ‘The Itntted appropriitions heretofore have necessitated a limited number of contracts, It was necessary tomake but few contracts, be- cause they bad to be large in order to offer’ any inducements for contractors ‘to enter upon the work A NUMBER OF CONTRACTS AT ONCE. If Thad the $500,000 needed I could put 1t all profitably out in a number of contracts imme- diately, 60 that as soon as the weather permits the entire work couid be prosecuted with vigor, aud by next suzamer there would be a perceptible change in the appearance of things. ‘The Virginia, chunnel above Long bridge tust be dredged in order to afford a sufficient cross-section for the proper discharge of the water which now partly finds its way Ubrough the Washington channel. Most of the material dredged would be deposited on section 2, but some of It could be conveyed on to section 3, Just below the Long bridge. ‘The tidal reservoir, Which 1s clready outlined” by embank- ments, must be dredged thoroughly and the ma- terial placed around it. All the reclaimed land fronting on the Virginia channel must be protected with rip rap embankment, as well as the edges of the tidal reservolr. The outlet ates leading from the tidal reservoir Into the Virginia channel must bullt, and then the inlet gates l ding from the Virginia Politicians Conferring. THE BLAIR BILL AND THE REPEAL OF THE TOBACCO TAX. The Richmond Despatch says: Saturday night the governor had a conference in Washington city with Mr. Barbour, several other members of the Virginia delegation in Congress, Gen. Payne, Gen. ‘Taliaferro, Mr. Goode, and Mr. Blair, member of the state committee from Danville, and other lead- ing Virginians, It was agreed that the meeting should be kept from the newspaper men, and so it was for a few days. It is however, now known that Gov. Lee urged upon the Congressmen to. do all in their power to pass the Blair bill, and to secure the repeal of the internal revenue tax on tobacco and fruit brandy. He sald that he was in Tecelpt of letters from all parts of the state, and was also constantly seeing citizens of all’ the counties, and that in his opinion Virginians ex- ted these measures of relief. siis views were jeartily concurred in. ‘The Virginia members will Jeave no stond unturned to meet the just ex tions of theirconstituents; but so far as the House of Representatives is concerned it'ts a largé body. It moves slowly, and members cannot always get ‘the floor to make motions, But our members will do what they can, From talk about national affairs the transition to Virginia matters was easy. It was remarked that if the United States Supreme Court decides for usin the habeas corpus cases our condition Will be much improved; if not, we will be where ‘Weare to-day. ———_+e0______ Deacon Wak-a-Zoo, From the St. Paul Pioneer Press. ‘The Central Deanery convocation held its final a very ancient people in this country; that this people would look upon him, as thelr spiritual teacher and exemplar, with greater Teverence and expectation than they’ would regard & white preacher; that his responsibility was : of attention, Major Schack agrees with Aristotle in putting his faith in noses. He can make a good ot nis ose, & large nose for insta, mnie amy ‘chest eee eee seca ‘Once to the most and least ‘Portions of the | ! i a ocean Neto Novelties im Jewelry. From the Jewellers’ Weekly. When once sectioi only allowing eno’ voir for fushing fe have been wasted, VALUE OF THE RECLAIMED LANUS. “WiIl the reclaimed land be worth the cost of re- claiming 12” asked Tax Stax man, “Every bit of It, and more too,” was the reply. “The government isn't spending money without the certainty of a full return. The re will form a beautiful park of nearly three hundred acres, which will for 2 continuation of the mall. Ifthe government had been unwilling to under- take the project there would have been no difi- ft Willing to assume all nses if allowed to become owners of the land | recialmed. In fact at the beginninj I received an offer, informally, to that effect. would have made 4 very nice little speculation tor the contractors. The Secretary of War realized the necessity for a generous a] river front itaprovement for made a strong recommendation to that effect in his annual report to the President. ‘Congress who are fnterested in the matter would take the trouble to visit the fat Would see at once that $100,000 will not be a sufi. clent sum to put the work Gut. of danger and save the Washington harbor from destruction,” THE SANITARY POINT OF VIEW. If for no other reasons than sanitery consider- ations, the successful progress of the work shoul not be impeded. Washington has a population of nearly a quarter of a million. Before this im- Was undertaken ever Yast number daily breathed an atinosphere laden with the noxious gases which w from the unwholesome river fats whe was from that quarter. ‘The sewerage of alinost the entire city was deposited upon the flats in such manner that its deadly pol daily to endanger the lives and health of the peo- ple, AS shown by the accompanying map, the B- street sewer, Which drains the largest and most densely-popilated portion of the city, directly at the foot of 17th street, y in Anding contr. portant Ww residential Mansion. ‘The Carnival at Xontreal. A DARING GANG OF AMERICAN THIEVES IN THE CITY. At the Odd Fellows’ concert in Nontreal Tuesday night the governor general delivered an address, which was warmly received. The festivities of the evening embraced a fancy dress carnival at the Victoria rink, which was attended by the gov- ernor general, President Garrett, of the Baltimore and Ohio rafiroad; Erastus Wiman and a distin- ished party of Americans. A stranger attend- fog the 'caruival was found dead ou the street ‘Tuesday. A during gang of American thieves is in the city attending the carnival, Tuesday ev doors closed Dy a disinonds and rings. "They atuerwara repeated and ¥ srward re] Speration at Jewelry store on McGill street. This was done while the’ streets were crowded ‘with people, but no arrests were made. mored that & plot to rob the Bank of Montreal by ‘the same gang has been discovered. ‘The Early Clesing Movement in Eng- land. ‘From Sir John Lubbock, in Good Words. Just let us consider what fourteen hours of work means, We cannot reckon less than eight tor sleep, which only leaves two for dressing and ‘undressing, for supper, and for going to and from the shop. ‘This absorbs the whole twenty-four smashed the plate welry store, held t rginia channel into the tidal reservoir must be hannel | erected Immediately atterwards. WHEN TIE WORK CAN GO SLOWLY. is in a well-advanced condl- tion, when it 1s high enough and strong enough to keep off the water coming down the rain channel, shiagton channe work can be continued leisurely ubat what las been done may be undo entire project retarded and valuable time prove to thou! constant propriztion for the If members of 1 think they worn, ‘ary polnt of view as the growth before the work ‘clone with a 0 of sinail diamonds om | of ailing eae give with a generous hand tor this work at t ‘has heretofore ‘state of Loutsiana and from the United states gov- | “Thc ernment. At that time it was a vast grazing land | ovation in Paris, hood. When 1 took possession I found over',0v0 | Avenue deT pera Ca vhen Kk jon I found over. venue head of haif-wild horses and cattle. My work was | mass at M to | sitting for the portrait Hee, sugar, corm and cotton. Al our cultivating, | Cathedral, ‘Tie sit ng. tract say half a mile for instance, and place | At 4 o'cleck Mr. an engine oneach side. ‘These engines are port. | called upon able and operate a cable attached to four ploughs, | and and under this arrangement we are able to. ra | lea thirty acres a day with only the labor of three | rate health and spirita, and har men. Our harrowing, planting and other cultiva- | the sea voyage. Hj i | = === | Plauna and gold ts the favorite combination in spread over the entire adjacent marsh. This | fine plated link buttons, Testering miss, under the summer sunt, would | Formilsses, coll earrings chased and often set we produced in less favored localities an’ annual | with turquoise are neat and fashionable. plague, r ‘Small shot now ornament the overlapping ends ‘The work thus far accomplished has to a great xrent remedied ths evil. "A number of repucable | of slender wire and twist-shank rings, physicians have within the past year experienced One Of the most popular onyx pins ts without ractice a percepuible decrease in the the conventional flower with pearl center. prevaienee of mlasmatic and malarial, dis ry having one or three flush ain band. Ting, particularly in that section of the city west ot | stamr'yet diamonds, 13 ‘stylish for gentle men, i7ih street and south of Pennsylvania avenue, They do not hesitate to attribute the sanitary tm- | ""Athong fashionable people there 1s said to be @ provement tothe reclamation of Potomac flats. The | poulceable demand for fine lange vurquuise in per present exposed condition of the partially filled | fectiy plain settings. flats, however, have a tendency to send fOFth NOX: |" “Knots of platluum and gold, heavily chased or jous gases, causing jeaitih and disease, and | sn contrast ish, the leading styes although the dangers have been materially les- | jm coulrasted fulsh, are one of ae send as the work has progressed, this very im- |” “Tne chased horse-shoe or wreath, combined with rovement fs a strong argument tor the necessi Soers bs concep Sfpushing the work toearly completion In Onder poe yee —— o . pins. That the city may be rid entirely of the Sats nul- | “ynechaded knot earring has been well recetved sance, which has been, probably, the only reason. Knots woicn for calling Washington tmalarious. Ty eee doer cand THE WORK AS A GANITARY MEASURE, ‘The crescent in vermicelli finish, set with dia. Health Omicer Townshend when asked to-day by | POnGe wi en A a auamond ‘star on one of Stan reporter his opinion of the importance of | 'S4pens sanen both tn ping and care he Poomae fats improvement from a sanitary | sapphires, and smilar stones, wet Wery point of view, remarked: “You cannot use lan- season, sage to sro to express my position On, Cat ‘Tue double-strand oll bracelet is now Subject. Itis of the utmost importance to the | 22 beaut 4, city, There 1s as much need now for continuing | *7nds alfording a wide range of Ue Wwork as there was originally for beginning 1b | gtyie, polished gold sot Aitertating with French and at that time you know every one ae sanary measure ae" woh koe meee ae | MAES OC platibum. A small would remove an unsightly blot and add to the center-plece for bar-pins, a horseshoe ae Surneaae eel eat ee tt has gone has nav opais, hay ng 0 Glainomdin tae center te pron, indoubtedly the work 80 ‘The reverse arrangement been in some measure beneficial, but it bas | 1g Quite popular, od 18, reached astage where it should be pushed for- jane ovens ward without delay. ‘The ‘Tank vegetation tha A ee A 3. grows upon the half-filied flats is as bad ina sani- oR began. Itdecays and becomes a source | S24 Fy part BI. } of evil, ” We have to have it burned off once or | {ae mide’ tents ona Peer the twice a year. ‘The health department has always | “6,6° Tinish, a beautifully chased Tonget-me-not lunged the iinportance of this work.” ‘The health | oftcer's report for 1878 strongly ‘urged the im. | Surface of platinum and gold tn imitation of that s Chest and most arustic Provement of the river front and the abatement ot | Pobuiar flower, is te richest, and shegroatnulsanee, ibe ats” with their hun- | "A salabo ting at prowet, has alt sank, the dreds of acres of swamp. ‘upper part of whtch is spit, and Uwe parallel ows Xr Congress realizing the necessity of haste and | of fancy stones, Unrec in ‘a row, are eel lier the dependence of the community upon it, would ‘or in line with the shank. he | ‘The newest queen chain 1s composed of red and present session, there would be no more cost to n gold ‘and platinum in beautiful contrast, and the government in the end, and the work could be | has a ball pendant, the surface of which consists prosecuted with vigor until itis out of the immi- | of deeply chased of the game metals, set nent danger of being entirely ruined. with ferent colored stones. tng effect when mounted in. the plain twist-shank ‘The Largest Farm in the World. ring in combination with diamonds, or in From the Missouri Republican. in the popular Maltese cross form. It in the extremo ‘wouthwest corner ot Loutsiaza inet ral che diamond tn beitianey Hes the largest producing farm in the world. It | season, occasionally take decidedly’ rv runs 100 miles north and south and — miles east and west, and is owned and operated by a syndi- pe ae 4 cate of northern capitalists. Their general mana- | 0" + ger, J. B. Watkins, gives an interesting account of Ubis gigantic plantation, which throws the great Dalrymple farm in Dakota into the shade com- letely. | ‘The million and haif acres of our tract, | ‘THE CaRpivaLs m™ P, Ir. Watkins sald, Was purchased in 188% from the | the New York Wort etc, is done by steam power. We take a | spring when the isdone ina like manner. In fact, there is from eat wear and flay on the hoor sir tote, calves for $100. Only nine dollars was found election for congressinan’ in the western the house’ ra, Duan intr Tecovered snows Serer or that sate tor February “2i to Bite eee te tat On" and a few | vacancy ‘by the unseating of William A. tow minuiea” ae de Sa Pijoth houses of the Nevada legislature ti i iH in i hi