Evening Star Newspaper, April 14, 1887, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DAILY, Ex AT THE STAR sunny, errs Northwest Corner Pennsylvania Ave. and 11th St, by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, 5S. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres’, ‘Tre EVENTNG STAR is served to subscribers in the city by carriers, on their own account. at 10 cents per | week. or 44c. per mouth Copies ai the counter month, one year, $6: six mor Uentered st the Post Office at Washingto wecond:clace mail matter] RN ‘Tae WERKLY Stan—published on year. postage prepaid. Six imonthe, S0 cota jons must be paid in advances han is paid for. iE be paper sent longer t By mail—postage prepaid—S0 cents & | Jcmbeiess Friday—$1 a |_ penin WASHINGTON, D.¢., THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1887. TWO CENTS. _SPECIAL NOTICES. FRIDAY EVENING, For the benetit of the Ladies’ Aid Society of the Church 3f the Reformation. _ Admission, 25 cents. Bes Pace weapdeanren 216 6TH STRE} Ww. Result by innings from all games, Combinations and the new popular French system. N. BURKE & CO__ £ACH EVENING AN BOUCICAULT SATURDAY MATINEE as MILES O'HARA IN HIS Great Sporting Play, “THE SILT.” SUNDAY, APRIL 17, GENERAL GEO. A. SHERIDAN THE MOD TUESDAY, APRIL pees, THE MALY BW NATIONAL THEATER. SUNDAY EVENING. APRIL 17.8 P. M., GEN. GEORGE A. SHERIDAN ‘TRE opr: ‘The speaker will be intr Reserved Seats........ For saleat Box Uilice NE* StiosaL THEATER RN PAGAN. 9-The Lyceum Theater suc- 5 and 50 cents, BI EFIT ACTORS’ FUND. One Performance Only. MONDAY EV G, APRIL 18, MADISON SQUARE THEATER COMPANY 1s JIM, THE PENMAN, With the following Powerful Cast: on, Mr. Hi. M. Pitt, Me. E. M. Holian ‘Mise Maude Harrison, Mrs. FJ. Phillips, Miss May Kobson. Seats on sale st box office. ‘Tuesday, The Lyceum Theater Success, THE MAIN 1 51 su OF SEATS EX New York Lyceum Theater Success, THE MAIN LINE, OPENS THURSDAY MO NEW NATIO . 8:30, AL THEATER apl2-se z ALscais ‘GRAND OPERA HOUSE. ‘%‘ GREAT EASTER ATTRACTION. ‘EVERY EVENING AND SATURDAY MATINEE. ‘The Original and World-famous HANLONS, Jn their Grand Fairy Spectacular, FANTASMA. wire 13 ‘Wealth of Scenic ical Effects, Startling Illusions, &e. Endorsed by both Press and Public as being THE GREATEST SPECTACULAK PRODUCTION of its ‘ever witnessed in Auerica, l_18 — THE PESS—SAINT:! . APRIL 18, ‘The Gr@ Madison-Square Theater Success, SAINTS AND SINNERS. Production anthorized by A. M. Palmer, esq., with the strong New York cast. Sale of seats wi en to-morrow morning at 9am. 3 St Moses TxD WEDNESDA From 2 to 6 and from: Which will be held Fetiger, str ebiaree ire Wort Sex Ww tained of the Pat SION PPL 3 SorH, to 10. ‘In connection with Un Marche Aux Fleurs et Aux G, April 13, Some of Washington's commenct t talent will app RS. R.A BAKER. OF TH 14th st, will cive a course of ten lessons: OF COOK- TUE: ‘DAYS, Tickets good tor auy lesson. apl3-st* 1 SENEFIT OF TH. RERS OF the Earthquake in Italy. A Lecture on the RESURRECTION OF ITALY, By the Hon. W. JACKSON ARMSTRONG, On Friday Evening. April 15, at 8 o'clock, ie Temple. ‘Tickets for sale a ntanos. apl2-at* TO ARCHITECTS, BUILDERS AND ALL Si persons conten plating buildin "AVIS, Su, Bricklayer and Coutractor; desires to aunouncs | that he is 7 ‘tw furnish estimates for brickwork nail its branches eins thoroughly. equiped with the most unproved machinery and’ parspierualla. 12 facilities for handling large aid heavy jobs of masonry are second to none iu the country, Talso desire to call your attention to my Jobbing Department. The inqfease in this branch of my busi- note nthe lat two years Juste ue Sn Keepin constantly in my eaploy mechanics wii, £0 experience, are particularly adapted to this class o Work, aud by reducing it (o's aystem the smallest Job Of brickwork, alterations, patching or repairs casi be done by ine at the lowest possible expense, and all such Orders left with me will receive promprattention. No charge forestiinates, Orders by mail trom. the city of suberbs around Washington will be promptly attended we A. DAVIS, Jn, Bricklayer and Contractor, WOOD LUMBER “Tigi Spd Sb are ate ‘EMENT.—FOR THE BETTER ANNOUNCEMENT Fon THE PETTER Boece snd gms lence of Dy cor age to examine my well selected stock of Lamber,I abDounce the purchase of the property at the CORNER OF 14TH AND B STREETS NX. W., where I will have completed on or about April Ist ane, Lumber sheds Office, and to which {tion ayer PRINCIPAL OFFICE AND YARD, where I will be pleased to welcome my old and new heryZ mil be rl welcome my old and ne of White and Yellow Pine, Flooring, Finishing and Dressed Lumber. For ihe more economical management of m7 growing business, and in order to reduce the cost of handling Tumber to the minnnam, I have purchased and am now repairing and enlarging the WHARVES hereto- fore known as Biscoe’s wharves, located on WATER ST., FOOT OF 10TH AND H STs. S.W., where I intend to handle my rough lumber and hes timber, and where can be found always a large an well assorted stock of all sizes. In order to give better ‘and more constant personal supervision to my several laces of business, | have secured the services of Mr. Wide Depiien, who it Rorafter eal opm par couragement heretofore so uniformally extended to ine I promise and cuarantee my usual promptuess and fair dealing in the execution of all ordera. JAMES F. BARBOUR, Main Office and Yard, 14th and B sts. n.w. Branch Office and Yard, 12th and Maryland sve. s.w. Wharves and Supply Yard, Water st, foot of 10th and H sts. s.w.. Washington, D.C. mh15-tu,th, eS 9B DDED ‘W. Monument st, won, Circle, at , MD., SPECI. Baltimore, M = 208 ae Wile lard's Hotel, Washington, ‘D. C., Mondays, Wednes- days and Friday Consultation fr Chest, Throat an ful 1 treating E from 1 to 4 p.m. 14th st. entrance. Practice limited to Diseases of the jacal Passages. Specially success janged Lonsils, Hay ‘Fever, Rose Cold, Asthma, Nasal Catarrh and therefrom. vals ear IN, HOMEOPATHIC 604 11th st. n.w. Office hours, p.m. 6to7 p.m. Special ton paid to diseases of women and children. mh: ae EM LACE TH PLACE THEIR ORDER FOR ‘shirts early in Spring, so as to have them Probar in ior wanin Goats? co Slate four orice toe with P. T. HALL. 908 mh29 aed A Fy se 9 bi ‘in Roofing to #4 per square for 30 days. I keep in stock cameret and Glendale pofing Plates, each sheet stamped with name. Call and get estimates on Roofine, Stoves and. Prumbing. Good'work and low prices. ‘Telephone, 994 26: Im ey. PARRIS & CO. BANKERS, 1344 SF street (Ebbitt House), offer for sale the Six Yer Cent, Investment Bonds and Guaranteed Deben- ture Mortcages of the New England Loan and Trust Co., payable at the Bank of New York, N. B.A. Trus- tees the Farmers’ Loan and ‘Trust Co. ‘mh? = EF. BROOKS, GAS FIXTURES, ‘NoCharge for Hanging. Lowest Rates, _531 15th st., Corcoran Building. 15 eas JHO. W. ‘Jno. W. MacanraEy, | — ee ares CORSON & MACARTNEY, Pankers and Dealers in Government Bonds, Deposits. Exchange. Loans. Collections. Railroad Stocks snd Bonds, and all securities listed on the Exchanges of New York, Philadelphia, Boston and Baltimore bought and sold. AR jalty made of Investment Securities. District Bonds and all Local Gas, Insurance aud Tele phone Stock dealt in. _ American Bell Telephone Stock boughtand sold. au7 HARD WOOD MANTELS, SLATE MAN- tein: parlor ‘open re. place Bitty ile and sleds hearths “Sut Fooms and factcrye a C\near Gthet nw. SM: ROCHE: a Fe SIGE DEPOT: ISTH-STREET WHARE'S, W., forthe next hive Fears ‘will have a full supply of bést Penobscot Tver Ice, at fair prices always. Patronize the red wagons and get full weight Ja14-3m —DR. H. L. E. JOHNSON, | ary Tis office: and Teeidence from ‘st. to 1400 Last. ns 5 2. ee SES Ez ed ny _ Telephone call 527. aq PHOSVITE—THIS COMBINATION, OF alisaya, ‘Horsford's ‘Acid c Wild Cherry and Thosphates, isa popular and efficient Brain and Nerve onic, and a safewnard against Malaria. Sold at MIL- BURNS PHARMACY, 91429 Pennsylvania aves 15 hotties or on draught with soda water. 8.8 SHEDD & BRO, GAS FIXTURES. PLUMBING, HEATING, TINNING. Job work promptly done. apz 438 9th st. nw. FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE Hand, wal be held ia Fourth St ‘Chutreh, on y, 7:30 p.m. Mrs. Da. REILEY ent in ‘the work, will sddress the exercises by the young ladies and NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE rH mofore existing and Known as Witte's Souetiron founders, machiniste &c. doing business at 462 Maine ave.s.w; was on March Mr. C.'B. Fst. n.w., is suthorized and to: and receipt ls Cas WE }UEEN OF BEERS.—NO FA\ fy should be without Moeriin's celebrated F. H. FINLEY, Agt., 1206 D st. =>, I HAVE THIi DISPOSED OF MY | ee located on southwoet corner of 7th and E sts. n-w., to’ Mr. James D.y O'Donbell, and take this metliod to’thank my friends’ and patrons for the ‘Liberal patronage bestowed upon me, and solicit a con- nuance 5 ‘mny successor. SRosran Tam located Room No. 5,438 7th st., (same build- ing) Having of Mr. W.B.T. Davis the drag business oeated on southwest corner sth sual Cee Gisiomerand sng tren sed ehh mene heck Cinioners a endeavor. £0 cou uct the business ia such ‘a manner a3 40 merit heir J. D. ODONNELL. _ March 29, 1887. apl4-3te NOTICK.—A MEETING OF THE MASTER MECHANICS’ CONVENTION will be held on SATURDAY NIGHT, April 16th, at 7:30, in room —, rooran, =. "Delegates Please be in attend- ince. By order of president > ise ke MORRISON. No. 2: —ADM. — DOC. Sree ries eee etice Coat the subscriber of Benvings, District of, Columbia, bath obtained. trom the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, ing a Special Term for Orphans’ Court. Business, Let. tery’ of Administration on the estate of JOSEPH BROOKS, late of. the District. of Colum ‘All persons having claims against the Seceased arv uereby warned fo exhibit the same, with the vouchers thereof, to the subscriber, on or before HCFIETEENTH. DAY Ov SANUARY, 18875 ext: ey may otherwi yw be excluded froin io Given undes tay fs ms this f Ay tiven under my hand this 13th day of 1887. All persons indsbted to suid JOSEP, BROOKS cre see Sy einai amy eis onte, CAMPBELL CARIINGTON, Proctor, abl cordial support. ‘WM. <a> 10 WHOM IT {hereby notify all persons that I hercb; Mr. AD EAU bm at 2 bey, ce Mt roved Stand-Pipe and Fire ‘Kecaye a buaioyagiot eee a further notify all persons using, erecting panne cuaepe ee eta rr ion, that they ahall este sthe full extent of the lew. pe Bese Orrioe oF tan Comnsioxnns ov riz Durer oF Covowmie OF rsuworon, 2 Deeming it conducive to the puuiie luteresta to widen fe Columbia| from ‘Boundary street to 10th street extended, frou 33 to 100 feet, and to widen Gar. field svenue to an uniform width of tty (50) feet: alno to extend Connecticut avenue from Oatiaud avenue t Gotuaaccers of he Thttice of hhad the routes surveyedand plat thereo Prepared and filed in this ofice. Tn compliance with the requirements of law, notice Js hereby given of the proposed. widening and exten Siou of the highways aforesaid, and all femons who tave objections to present thersto ate’ called Upon to attend at this office at 12 o'clock m- on FRIDAY, the Gth day of Say, 1887, at which time the Commission: org wil give hearing £0 all persons in interest ‘By order of the Comuuissioners of the Disttict of Co- lumbia, WB. Ww }. WEBB, President Board Commissioners D. U. ap14,15,22,23,my4&5-6t oes CENTRAL UNION ries of S} or sellin eof, without Jas rose: MISSION, 920 PA. 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Subscriptions received for the capital erock at Merc Biog At ‘WELLER & REPETTI, apl3-lw 326 i <a> NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO THE E.ptiblic that we will run s passenger wagon from 7th st. and New York ave. to the Glenwood Ceme tery and return. commencing on and after SUNDAY, April (7th, daily, from 2 o'lock to 6 p. m.; Sun pee oe crip rng 6 p.m; every hour. i sae ROTH & MOORE. PPARRIs OU THEATER. NIGHT PRICES. 25¢.: MATINEES, 20c. ; to all parts of the House. No Extra Chance for Reserved Seats. Children Half Price arte Matinces: jext Week—THE ROMANY RYE. -_ api JRE wasuinctos THEATER x > ‘Draina, entitled HIS SEN troduced during the Drama. uesday, Thursday, and Saturday. UsEUM ‘Grand Faster Attraction. ‘The Langhi: cal lit of the Season. ‘com APRIL 11, Rrery Afternoon and Nieht, FISHER AND HASSON'S GREAT COMPANY, Including the Iniiitable Co1 YRANK M. WILLS, In the Funniest Musical Comedietia, in three acts, A COLD DAY: Or, THE LAPLANDERS. Admission only 10 cents Seats reserved three days fp advance. apll Be sevest, THE BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, OF SIXTY PIECES, Assisted by the Eminent Soloists, MADAM HASTREITER and ‘MISS FRE ADELE AUS DER OBB, WILL GIVE TWO GR. 'D CONCERTS, MONDAY AND TU! SDAY EVENINGS, APLIL 18 AND 19, at CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. ‘Reserved seats $2, at Ellis’ Music Store. p89 s. 1408 N.Y. AVE. —TRIGYCLES, tiign and Bicycles oy the ours ot Bicyele oF Eric A L ca Jcetios asp actixe. “THE MARTYN COLLEGE" AND ORATORY, W.. (near City Post Office), has received carly 100 puplis during the past six Becaths “New classes (indted in amber) are now formas ‘The principal will take afew pupils to instruct pri- vately Faemsed. Catalogues free. ae ace PY RAMA OF BATTLE OF BULL KUN, 15th st., two blocks south of Peutxylvanisave, ‘The most realistic Battle Scene ever painted. pen from 9 am. to 10 p.m. felt mb: Son. Waren, SODA WATER. ‘MARBLE APPARATUS FOR SALE OR RENT. SODA WATER IN STEEL FOUNTAINS. 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Office hours: NOTICE—ON AND AFTER ast i the Union S STEM eee ions mie Washington News and Gossip. GOVERNMENT Recerrrs To-DaY.—Internal reve- nue, $372,330; customs, $874,414, gts PRESIDENT appointed to-day, snaren wson, postmaster at Waverly N. Y., and Wm. 45. Phillips postinaster at Wolets, N. ¥2 Tas Prestpext Wut Nor Oran rr.—The Amer- {ean legation in London has sent a communica- tion to the press saying that the statement pub- Ushed on Tuesday that President Cleveland would Qpen the American exhibition by on lay 9 was erroneous, and that neither the Pres- ident nor the Government of the United States ‘bas any connection whatever with the exhibition. Enomere MELviLiH's SaLany.—The Acting Second Controller has decided that Engineer Mel- ville cannot recover trom the Government the part of his salary given to Mrs. Melville without his Permission, during his absence on the Arctic voyage, except through the courta, PENSACOLA Navy-YaRp.—Commodore D, B. Har- mony, chief of the Bureau of Yards and Docks, who has returned from an inspection of the Pensacola navy-yard there, is ready to report that the present location of the yard does not warrant the expendi- ture of any money on the lly-decaying struc- tures. It is probable ‘the location of the Yard will be changed to a more defensible and at the same time more accessible point, LIKELY 10 SvcceED ConTROLLgR MaYNaRD.—It isreported that Second Auditor Day will be pro- moted to succeed Judge Maynard as Second Con- troller of the Treasury. As auditor he handled the same class of accounts as those which are passed upon by the Second Controlier, and he is ‘ed upon as especially qualified for the position, ‘Tae TREASURY CHARWOMEN.—Chief Clerk of the ‘Treasury Youmans 1s preparing to-day a lst of charwomen to be furloughed, preparatory to put- ting into execution his plan of apportioning the Work between a greater number of women. Twenty will De suspended at a time, turns, Sothat instead of the smaller force being em- ployed all the year round each woman of the rger force will work about nine months in the year. They Will start at once to put this plan into execution. z PERSONAL.—Gen. and Mrs. Dunn have gone to Atlantic City for a few days.—T. Ewing of New York, Chas, Whitney of Boston, and 0, M. Burke ‘of Cleveland, are at the Lieut. Col. W. Winthrop, U. 8. A., of West Point, is at Weick- er’ —Hi. L Simonds of Boston, 1s at Wormley’s— Geo. T. G. White of New York, C. P. O'Falian of St. Louis, and L M. Smith of Providence, are at the Arit — Chas. Calahan and ‘Thos. B. Hall of Cleveland, Hon. J.B. Whitehead of Norfolk, Va, Geo. H. Kéndallot New York, S, G. Stubbs and Hon- Moses ‘Kimball ‘of Boston, are at the Epbitt.— Mr. Bancroft will leave Washington this afternoon for Nashville, Tenn., where -he will make a visit of some weeks. ’ The principal objects of his journey are to see Mrs. James K. Polk and to collect certain historical material—Wm. KR. Smith, Superin- Yendent of the Botanical Gardens, las been con- fined to his room for about two weeks by a severe attack of rheumatism.——Hon. Rufus Magee, U. S. Tuinister to Norway and Sweden, is at the. E. H. Andrews and J. H. Schmelze of New York, James Gardner of Pittsburg, and T. B. Bullene of Kansas City, are at Willard’s:— Among the recent arrivals at the Hygela Hotel, Old Point Comfort, from Washington arv E. ©. Ford and wite, Miss‘C. Ford, and C, Benden, The Atlanta’s Trial Trip. A VERY SUCCESSFUL TEST. A telegram was recelved at the Navy Depart- ment this morning from Commodore Gherardl, commanding the New York navy-yard, stating that on the trial trip of the Atlanta, yesterday, on Long Island Sound, the vessel averaged fifteen and. half knots an hour for six consecutive hours. and at times made over sixteen knots an hour, ‘Thisis regarded as a highly successful test. NO Teports of the indicated horse-power made yester- day have yet been received at the Department, but computations mace by the engineer officers, show that to attain fifteen knots speed the en- gines must have made seventy-five revolutions per ininute, Which indicates the development of 3,300- horse power, required by the contract. About four hundred tons were lacking of her full equipment yesterday, but naval ofiicers think that, beyond doubt, the Atlanta will be able, with full equip- ment ‘and stores, to make sea speed of thirteen knots, for which She was design¢ ‘0° RELEASED ON SUSPENSION OF SENTENCR.—In the Criminal Court, this morning, Judge Hagner’s attention was ‘called, by Mr. 'T. F. Miller, to the case of Hugh Strider, indicted for housebreaking in the night, at the residence of Mr. Isadore Saks. He stated that the prisoner would withdraw his plea of “not guilty” and interpose one of “guilty,” and he asked that sentence be suspended duri behavior, ‘The plea having been ente! Assistant District Attorney Lipscomb said that Mr. Saks had writtén the district attorney a letter expressing his willingness for such action, It was true that the prisoner was an old offender, Dut they did not object to this course, for his asiewa ance could be procured if he should commit an offense. The court directed the suspension of sen- Yenes and gave the prisoner some good advico, say ing that if he was brought up again he would re- fendant than! court, 6 ne with drinking whisky. Srit DETAINED aT THE PoLice Startox.—Mr. Wm. M. Bryant, who was taken to the 1st precinct flation house Tuesday afternoon, after making an insane exhibition on 9th street, is still confined at the station. ‘The police surgeons who have exam- ined him are in some doubt as to the action they should take, in view of the fact that Bryant was Teleased frdim the asylum by order of the cot and they Will take counsel of the district attorney: ———— MaRRIAGR LiceNSES.—Marriage lcenses have been issued by the clerk of the court to Dominick Brown and Emma Duckett; Richard Francis and Maggie Davis; John Wells and Fannie Bell; ‘Thomas Hickling, of Prince George's County, and ‘Mary Coxson. ——— ‘Twenty Persons Drowned. STRANDING OF THE STEAM PACKET VICTORIA, At least twenty persons were drowned by the Stranding of the packet Victoria on the rocks near Dieppe, France, yesterday, As the vessel did not get off after being on the rocks over an hour, many of the passengers became panic-stricken. During the lowering of one of the boats a lady's cloak became entangled in one of the davits, with the result that the boat was almost immediately capsized, the whole of its occupants were thrown into the Water and many of them drowned. ‘The captain atiributes the accident, the only one he has had in 28 years, to the failure of the fog-horn. ‘The crew, he says, did their best to allay the panic. ‘The wite of Bramstoker, Henry Irving’s agent, Was on board the packet, and it isnot known whether she was saved or not. The vessel will bea wtal e+ ___ Kira Means Business. Jake Kilrain has written to the Boston’Herald as follows: “Iam. Going to show the sportiny (World, that I meant yusiness when I challenged the champion, a3 Mshed in the Herald betore I left boston. “The answer I received from Sullivan’s man: ager was, unexpected, and was probably intended to shut meoff. I have found the money, to make the match, but the gentlemen have no desire to have, their hames published, I will put up $2,500 to make a match, and the other side can name time and place, ‘THe O'KEEFE-WINANS CasR.—The general term of the Superior Court, in New York, yesterday, eal of Mrs. Alice heard argument on’the aj O'Keete, or Winans, trom the asuision of the lower court confirming the report ot Referee Stephen P. Nash that there had never been’ a legal marriage between herself and Ross Winans, the militonaire Baltimorean, Decision was re- served. Mrs. O'Keefe met Winans in London, hes land, in 1971, who, as she claims, promised to herliusband, and then married her by placing & on her tinger. ‘They came to this country, and Winans abandoned her. Believing her mar- Tage was invalid, she wedded Mr. O'Keefe, She afterwards learned that she had a claim Winans, and brought suit, 1n which the retereede- elded against ber. CrcrxaT, WASHINGTON AND BalTiMoRE R. R.— The stockholders of the Cincinnati, Washington and Baltimore Railroad Co, at the annual meeting in Cincinnati yesterday elected direct whosub- sequently by electing Or! Smit president; EB Vice-president, and Cl '. Low, secretary and auditor; Wm. E. Jones, EMLED IN A Prize Ficut.—A bare-knuckle prize fight took place in Napa, Cal, Tuesday night, be- tween Thos. Wagner and fiyan Walters: in the ‘first round a blow on Walter's head caused him to fall unconscious. He could not be revit a i i iE i Hy EI a A iL SOCIETY NOTES. Melen ay ‘Was the day at the Country Club, and maby of the members drove or rode out. Not- withstanding there were plenty of people left in Iiniatdre houses, were open te visions toe 7 ‘were open to afternoon from 4 to 7. Gos ‘Mrs, Fairchild held her first reception, and wa8 ‘the center of much attention and interest. Mrs. Fairchild | was assisted in receiving bY Mrs. Linckle: Mr John Stebbins, the Secretary's sister, of Cassa Mra. La- mont, Mrs, Chadwick, of New York, and in the alning room Miss Mecue and. Miss ‘Trenholm presided over the light refreshments. Mre. Fair- Child wore a demli-tollet of w! Satin, with panels, and vest of white sat and pearl ornaments, The house on Dupont! circle was thronged with visitors all afternoon. Mrs. Whitney had the assistance of bra Lawrence Hopkins in receiving the large number who call in the afternoon. Mrs. Whitney will give the use of her ball-room fora concert for the benefit of ‘the training school for servants in the latter part of this month. It will be remembered that it was upon the occasion of the entertainment for the same charity, given in Mrs. Whitney’s ball-room, that birs James Brown Potter read the now famous ‘Ostler Joe.” Mrs. and Miss Endicott, assisted by Mrs. Drexel, Cee in mourning, were at w ‘Miss Endicott made tea, say Mrs. Lamar saw callers in the latter part of the afternoon. she drove to Georgetown to visit some friends there, and was belated about returning. Secretary Lamar was confined to his house with an attack of hay fever. Mrs. Lamar, jr, who has been ill for the past six weeks, Was permitted by her physician to drive out, and took the oppor- tunity vo do some shopplig, in consequence sne Was exhausted ana hada relapse. If able Mrs, Lamar, jr., will go to Memphis, Ky., in a Week. Miss Jennie Lamar will go, at the’ same time, to visit her sister in Memphis, Tenn, Mrs. Lamar will accompany the Secretary to Charies- ‘town, proceeding from there to Macon. ‘MS and Miss Vilas were at home informally to callers, and later paid their respects to Mrs. Fajr- enild. "Some ot the callers seen during the ate: noon were Mrs. John She! Gen. and Mrs. An- derson, Gen. and Mrs, Bei Gen. and Mrs. Van Vilet, Mrs. Scott Townsend, Dr. and Mrs. Nash, Miss Hawley, Mr. and Mra Colton, Mr. George Coltoi ee Misses Browne, Admiral and Mrs. Rodgers, Gen. Beale, Mrs. Hare, Mr. and Mrs. Algernon Sullivan, Mrs. Bryan, Sir Lionel and ‘Miss West, Mrs. orne, Mr. Mrs. ore Warren, Minister Ge uterskiold, Mrs. Aluny, Col Frey, and Mr. Tavera. ‘The Swedish minister and Mra. de Reuterskiold gave a dianer party last evening to Mr. and Mrs. James Roosevelt, Senator Allison, Mr. David King, Gen. and Mrs. Bérdan, Mra, Bonaparte, Mrs. May Wright, Miss Siout, "Mrs. Wallach, the Turkbsh minister and Mr. Tavera, the AUstro-Hungary minister. ‘The ladies of the National Homeopathic Hospital gave their weekly luncheon at Mrs. R. 8. Stevens yesterday afternoon. There was a large attend- ance, ‘The next will begiven at Mrs. arthur Gor- man’s, at 1403 K street, next Wednesday. Mrs. A. Bleecker Banks, of No. 1 Dupont Circle, has issued cards for Fridays in April, from 4 to 6. Ex-Minister Kasson has returned from spending the winter in Florida. ———+e._____ Naval Pay Clerk Giksen Missing. HIS WIFE AND CHILD RESIDING IN THIS CITY. Information has been received at’ the Navy De- partment that Chas A. Gibson, of this city, pay clerk of the U. S. 8. Ossipee, disappeared on the 28th of March from Norfolk, where the vessel was then lying, and has not been heard trom. since. His wife and child live at 505 A street southeast. His accounts are allcorrect. He is an Engiish- man, and some persons think that he has revurned to Engiana. ———+e+_____ Pardoned by the President. ‘The President has taken action on applications for pardon in the following cases: H. H. Meings, who was convicted of embezzling money from the mails, and sentenced to nine years’ imprisonment in Chester, Iilinols, was pardoned. W. R. Bramim, now serving a year’s sentence in the Southern iinois penitentiary for breaking into a post- office, with intent to steal, was pardoned. A pardon was denied in the ‘case of George S. Doherty, convicted of violating the election laws, Favorable action was taken on the application for the pardon of John smith, confined in an Arkansas penitentiary for an as- sault with intent to kill In the case of Lelah C. Carll, convicted of counterfeiting, and sentenced to fifteen years in the Erie County penitentiary, the President commuted the sentence to seven years’ imprisonment. He has already been in prison aboutseven years. Pardons were granted the following cases: Eugene B. Walton, late teller or the First National Bank, of ‘New York, convicted of false entries; Stephen H. Russell, convicted in Massachusetts of counterfeiting; Wm. Overholt, convicted of robbing the mails in Idaho; Julius Starks, con- Victed of robbing the mails and sentenced to ten Years’ linprisonment in the Southern Ilinols peni- tentiary. Adverse action was taken in the follow- ing cases: Wm. Le Baron, district of Minnesota; B. T. Hubbard, northern: ict of Ilinois; Thos, Moody, Western district of Texas; Geo. Middon, eastern district of Pennsylvania, All the pardons mentioned above were granted on the recommen- dations of the officers who conducted the prosecu- ns, ‘The Commerce Commission. A QUORUM PRESENT 70-DAY, BUT LITTLE BUSINESS ‘TRANSACTED—A STENOGRAPHER APPOINTED. Judge Cooley, president of the Inter-state Com- mission has returned. ‘There was a quorum of the board present to-day, but no business was trans- acted beyond the examination of numerous re- quests for information from railroad companies, The full board will resume sessions to-morrow. Mr. Kenoe, stenographer to Speaker Carlisle, bas been temporarily appointed stenographer for the Commission. A” Stas reporter asked if anything had been determined with regard to the selection of a secretary and such other clerical assistants as will be necessary, and was informed that the matter stands as it did when tne board adjourned a week ago, ————+e+____ Mire. Emmons? Adventures, HOW SHE LEFT THE RELAY HOUSR—A MAN CLIMBS THROUGH HER TRANSOM. ‘Mrs. Emmons left the Viaduct, the Baltimore and Ohio hotel at Relay, Tuesday night, having been virtually ejected. Mrs, Emmons’ eccentrici- ties did not please the managers, and she was re- quested to leave, She stayed till last night, when a porter was lifted through a transom which Su- eriatendent Colvin was compelled to break open while Mra. Emmons was inside the room. Mrs. Emmons went to Baltimore, and when interviewed ‘there yesterday by a Baltimore reporter, is quoted. as saying: “When they came into my room to put me out I did not, of course, make force né % butI told them they had no right toeject me with- out a writ from a Maryland magistrate, I had been busy all day packing my trunks” I had scarcely Mnished dressing when Mr. Colvin, the manager, rapped at my door. The door has a patent lock, and it was locked and bolted. ‘That Iman got a hatchet and smashed the transom over my door. ‘Then he thrust the colored porter through the open! and he opened the door, IfI had been accused of any immorality it would have been different, but I was never accused of any- thing like thai. Of course, Imoke cigarettes, Dut that is my own affair.” It was the ftth time that Mrs. Emmons had ‘been requested to leave. When the porter opened the door from the inaide after he had been put ‘through the tran$om, she sald nothing more, but juietly picked up her satchel and walked out of the room, followed by Detective Grannen. Fully ‘itty people had assembled on the platform. Mrs. Bmmons walked quickly across the tracks from the hotel to the waiting station, took a cigar- ette [rom a pearl cage, and in a few seconds smoke ‘was issuing from her nostrils, She went to Balti more on a late train and stopped at the Mount Hermon Hotel. “Her fourteen trunks are still at Relay. irs. Emmons cut her stay short, and left for Washington from Union Station oe o'clock train ey city not irs, Biumons’ counsel in is had seen doubted her to-day, and whether she had come to this city. i : THE PROFCSED, DISTRICT BUILD- Plans fer the Conversion of Smith’s ‘Warehouse Into Olfices. ‘The Commissioners have received trom Mr. Thos. W. Smith the plans which he has prepared for altering his Warehouse for the purpose of District offices. A Stak reporter was permitted by Mr. Webb to glance at them to-day. ‘The length of the building is eighty feet and it has a width of sixty-six feet. The frst for 1s divided in the center and throughout its entire length by a hallor corridor about-ten feet wide. Ateach end of this there 1s a large door. On the north side of the hall is a Toom, which will probably be used for the collector's Office. It 1s wenty-Six feet wide and about seventy-six feet long, The space on the south side of the hail 1s divided into two rooms, having a dimension of about twenty-five by ‘thirty-eight feet. ‘The height of the first story will be thirteen feet. ‘The second story will contain nine rooms. Seven ‘of them will be about 22 by 17 feet, and the other two about 21 by 23 feet. There will be an oriole Window in this story. It will be covered with cop. Per. The corridor 18 19 by 66 feet. ee and fourth storys will have a height The floor space will be divided off into eight rooms, with a corridor of about tne Same width as that ih the nrst story. In dation to all wis there large fireproof annex, two, sto) height, and having seven rooms.” gedetdtork Selling Whisky to Minors, THREE CONVICTIONS INTHE POLICR COURT TO-DAY. Michael Carley, the Keeper ot a grocery store and tppling house at the corner of 24th and H streets, was in the Police Court this morning, charged with violating the liquor laws in relation to selling intoxicants to minors. Owen Kelly, a boy thirteen years old, testified that Holy Thurs- day night he went in the defendant’s store, and urchased five-cents worth of whisky in a bottle. le and Ernest White drank.the liquor, and were made drunk. Ernest’ White, twelve years old, corroborated Carley’s testimony, as also did Chas, Chamberiain, eleven years old.” The judge said that saloon-keepers had had sufficient notice of Unis law, and when they were brought before the court for selling liquor to boys and making them drunk he proposed to give them the full extent of the law. A fine of $40 was imposed. Appeal ni A similar charge against Lafayette J. Butler, the keeper of a store and tippling house atthe corner of 24th and G streets, was heard. ‘The Same boys testified as to buying walsky trom @ clerk in the store named Reed. “The clerk dented felling Uquor to the boys. A fine of $40 was also imposed in this case, and an appeal was noted. Peter F. Harvey, the keeper of a grocery and Uquor store at 23a and H streets, pleaded “not uilty” toa similar charge. Kelly testified to buy- Ing whisky In Mr. Harvey’sstore from Alice Camp- bell, aclerk. ‘The witness was in ted by the defendant asto the meaning of the oath he had taken, and he said it meant for him to tell the truth, and if he did not he knew he would go to h—1 when he died. Alice Campbell, the clerk, de- nied selling the boy liquor, and the defen gave similar testimony. ‘Tie court, in this case, also imposed a fhe of $40 and cost’, and an ap peal was noted, ——— Two Victories in OnetDay. THE NATIONALS TRIUMPH IN BALTIMORE AND IN THIS cary. The Baltimores confidently expected to defeat the Washington ball team yesterday in Baltl- more. They had the sympathies of a large crowd, the advantage of being on thelr own grounds, and the services of their tavorite, Kilroy, in the box. ‘They were obliged to yteld, however, tothe league team, by a score of 8 to 6, after stubbornly con- testing nine innings. Kilroy was wild and appar- ently unnerved, He sent six men to first on balls, struck one and missed two chances to put men out, His ineflictency, together with some opportune hitting by ‘the visitors, settled the game. In thé second inning, the Baltimores having Scored twiea OBrien brought in two runs by & cannon-ball drive between second and short, and Was himself brought horfe by Hines, who sent the ball to the center-fleld fence, ‘The’ Washingtons ‘scored twice in the fourth, once in the fifth imning and twice in the sixth inning. Hines and Mack excelled at the bat, while Oarroll, Myers and Far- Tell fielded admirably. Mack did’not catch Whit— ney with his usual perfection, but made up for it by his batting. Hines made 4 double and a three- bagger, Mack two singles, Whitney a three. and Shock, Kreig and O’Brien each a stngie. ‘The resultot the game was very gratifying to the ‘Washington base-ball public. ‘The second division of the Washingtons played at Capitol Park yesterday with the Cuban Giants, the colored nine, winning by a score of 7 to 5. Shaw and Gilligan were the battery for the home OTHER GAMES YESTERDAY. At Cincinnati—Chicago, 6; St. Louis, 3 At Philadelphia—Philadelphias, 4; Athletics, 4. At Pittsburg—Pittsburg, 15; Buffalo, 6. At Cleve- land—Cleveland, 12; Duluth, 4 At Brooklyn— Boston, 9; 6. At New York—Columbia, 8; New York, 6, At Columbus—Cincinnau, 12 Columbus, 2” At Evansville, Ind.—Kvansviile, Indianapolis, 20. The May Dri. ARRANGING FOR THE ACCOMMODATION OP VISITORS— THE COLORED TROOPS. ‘The National Drill committee of information and comfort have issued a circular stating that they have arrange to supply strangers visiting the city ‘and others with information in regard to places to board, and the prices, The committee has se- cured a lst of all the available rooms and other Accommodations in the city. ‘The secretary of the drillcommittee, Mr. De Leon, Subject of theparticipation of colored teens the subject of nm in the Daly but in reply to inquiries he has stated the Tuling of the board of management to be that col- ored companies, ularly Organized as national which applied before the 1st of April, Would have tnetr applications considered without discrimination, The only colored companies which applied were one from the District of Co- lumbla and two of the regularly-onganizea troops in Virginia, Mr. De Leon says he has also stated that there would be no social equality except such as the soldiers might want. Only three com- Panies, the Montgumery True Biues and Greys and the Atlanta Kifles, have decided not to par- ticipate in the drill, "Two companies in Texas, two in Mississiy and one in North Carolina made inquiries, but they have not announced their withdrawal. West Washington Affairs. Free Last Nigut.—This about 1:45 clock, fire was discovered in the ‘and pro- vision Store of Wm. E. ‘No, 1344 30un street, and an alarm was-turned in. The firemen re- ded tly, and the flames to the Store, The damage to D The building is aod by Me to about owned by Mr. Gham, Hord:” Cause of are unkown. A SUNDAY LiquoR-SELLING Case Digurssep.—This morning, in Police Court, Mr. Padgett called for trial the case ot Jos, Schiadt, the saloon-keeper on High street, el with vidlating the Si dw, and It was dismissed. TEMPERATURE AND CONDITION OF WATER aT7 A, M.—Great Falls, temperature, 57; condition, 36; receiving reservoir, a at 60; condition at north connection, 36; condition at south connec- ton, 36; distributing’ reservoir, temperature, 56; condition af induent, gate-house, 35; conditica efiuent gate-house, refed Au Sng Reported for Tax EVEXING Stan. : Conrozamion Covnt.—The Court, Judge ‘Meade, resummed Its sesSiou’ this tmoruing, Licenses for the of thirteen bar-rooms have been issued and other applications are pend- ing. A decree as been made in the Talbott case | has been con eas rai of, tho ehilaren of jobn Darley, at yur Mile Hun disaster. Gurthe criminal side, Ni Blackburn was con- Telegrams to The Star. UPRISING AGAINST COERCION. ——_ Enthusiastic Agitation in England. THE DISASTER TO THE VICTORIA. AUGUST WEATHERIN WESTERN STATES New Phases of the Railroad Boycott. eS THE NORTH COUNTRY AROUSED. ofa The Anti-Coercion Agitation Stirring Great Britain Most Profoundly. Special Cable Dispatch to Tax EvEXING STAR Lonvox, April 14.—The agitation against coer- cion 13 indeed the people's battle. The number and enthdsissm of the meetings are marvelous. ‘The whole country is up asin the hottest days of the Bulgarian agitation. ‘The meetings in the best Sense of the words are local and spontaneous, for the great orators are resting. ‘The statement that & number of English radicals are about to con- duct an anti-coercion campaign in Ireland is with- out foundation. After the second reading, when the bill goes into committee, the agitation will be- come hotter than ever. Chamberiain character- istically enough has arranged to be absent in Scot- land, 80 as to escape voting for the sevond read- ing of the bill next Monday night. He strongly ‘Supports the bill of course, and would unhesitat- ingly vote for itit he thought there was any chance of the government being beaten. This not being the case, he desires to avoid all the odium possible. A significant tact is that Chamberlain's speech Yesterday, for the first time since he was made a cabinet minister, was summarized in a dozen lead ing English papers, both liberal and tory, instead of being reported tully. GLADSTONE'S SPRECE Monday night will deal with the whole question Of the government proposals and coercion. His Speech at the Righty Club Tuesday nigiut will em. body his lavest revised views on the Irish question generally. The two orations will therefore gt an exhaustive presentation of bis present attita and the authorized position of the liberal party. ‘There is talk among the Mberals of the advisa: bility of intimating to the dissentient liberals that theif faults in the past Will be overlooked if they Vote against the coercion bill, and that this will be their last and only chance of reconctitation with thelr party. ‘They are in a state of nervousness, knowing that if the government should be de- feated while they themselves are in the present, position, the liberal unionist party will be prac- Ucally annihilated at another election. ‘Therefore Such an offer, if responsibly made, would be a powerful temptation, —— REJECTING A FRENCH ALLIANCE. Heported Emphatic Action ‘of the Czar Social Reform and Emigration, Special Cable Dispatch to Tae Evexine 8TaR. Begun, April 14.—The czar has most decidedly rejected the French proposals for an alliance of France and Russla, whereupon the French am- bassador, M. de Laboulaye, offered to resign, The question of his resignation has not been settled, The efforts of German Uberals to induce their Party to propose social reform measures have been Successful, and a committee which bas been formed t6 elaborate the proposals includes ‘Schrader and Dr. Barth, Herr Richter, so far, op- poses the scheme. ‘The emigration trom i to the United States in March was 4,059 men and 1.904 women; total since New Year, 7,820 men, 3,572 women. ‘The bourse is rather dull, with décling prices, REVOLUTION STEAM-MAKING. Great Things in Fuel Saving Promised by an English Invention. Special Cable Dispatch to Tax Evexnve Stan. Loxpox, April 14.— A Durham invention will s00n produce a startling, economic improvement: in the matter of fuel combustion in heating steam Dollera. Protection has been obtained for the invention, The cubic bulk of fuel that hence. forth will be required for marine steam engines Will be reduced, 1t 1s said, by 90 per cent, giving a gain to the aad awn WA that raged ace for cargoes In ooraD-folng. ste ane te time for raising steam will be dimin- ished in all steam boilers, stationary or marine, by at least two-thirds; the cost of fuel consump- ton will be reduced by more than and the production of smoke absolutely annihilated. ‘The process has been made subject to actual ex- ‘rimental demonstration, and every test has ‘applied. Full details are promised soon, a MR. BLAINF’S CONDITION. He is Now in No Danger, Unless it Be From a Relapse. Carcado, April 14.—A special from Fort Gibson, I. T., says: Dr. Byrne made an examination of Mr. Blaine’s chest last evening, and found the inflam- mation of the lung visibly diminished and the lung healing rapidly. ‘There s no danger of @ re unless it should be invited by some great impruz | dence, Dr. Byrne sald yesterda: we | is most favorable for Mr. Blaine, He can take | sufficient nourishment, and he is not only retain- ing his strength, but is adding to ft. occasion for alirm, and his gradual, and his condition from hour to hour 80 €ven, that there 1s no necessity for any hourly obsetvation of his case. He has had an attack ot broncho-pneumoula, and has passed what may be called the crises of the disease. Since Sunday morning Mr. Blaine has been improving. ‘The ex- tension or invasion of the inflammation has and a sounding of Mr. Blaine’s chest shows that 1 has not increased any since Sunday. The disease 4s such a subtle one, however, that some one point of the inflammation, froma’ fresh cold or other may spread,’ and that is what we must against. It is under control, and rest is very essential, Mr. Blaine 18 not restless in the sense usually applied to the word—that is, he does cal not toss about, but he does not sleep as much as 1 ‘think is desirable.” + THE VICTORIA DISASTER. rocks amidships. rushed to the stern, which, through Uist of the bow, was buoyed up by that side of the rocks, A terrible scene ensued then while endeavors were made to float the Hite ‘which were interfered with was ready to be lowered and fifteen inen and women embarked in it, @ lady’s shawl be- came entangled in a of the stern davitt caused the oat to descend to the sea bow foremost. Most of the ‘were thrown out and drowned. Two ladies jumped from the deck 08 the steamer into the boat after it reached the water and overturned it, Other boats were then safely launched, and cores aster eee ree ses way, wit ks, Bnei out to sea. Mrs, Bram ‘Was saved. Paris Hl i Bs . aie 5 g Eire i e - t Fy & i i i 5 i i i rat ‘ ae Nie Hin & ! THE IMPERIAL INSTITUTE. A Propisition to Vote it Fands Which Will Cause a Row ta Ruatand. Special Cable Dispatch to Tux EVENING STAR Loxnox, April 14.—A story teciroulating on food authority that the chancellor of the exchequer ‘Will ask paritament to vote £200,000 to the Im- Perial Institute. If Goschen does this, it 1s cer Lain there will be a tremendous outery. The I perial Institute is known generally as the im- Perial tmposture, and there are very serious rea- sons for believing it to beof apiece with the South Kensington exhibitions, managed by 8 ring of financiers Known as the South Kensington KANE, Whose efforts have not been without great inal proft to the Prince of Wales. It is in- ble “that the government should mulct the tax-payers, now that the people have ly refuse to have anything to do with the suspicious scheme, The Northern Echo, one of the most im fuential papers in the north of England, i ‘authority for the statement. _ MEAN WAR. THE ci Gladstone Calls i a European Protest Against the Wrong-Doing of a Single Stuste. Special Cable Dispatch to Tae Fvexive Stan Lonpon, April 14.—In Gladstone's elaborate re ‘View of the last volumes of the Greville Memoits, ‘which will appear tn the next number of the Ang- lish Historical Review, the most interesting pas ‘h he defends the Crimean war Tong-dotng: vanee in civilization, & method of action’ favorable In itself to. peace. “The Crimean war,” be adds, “may claim this rare eulogium: J{ Was an unselfish war, From Wall Street To-day, New Yor April 11, 14 am.—The stock market. wasagain strong at ihe opening, art most cases showing advances over last € final figures.ot froin 4, toy per cel proyement Was not Sustained, howeve u gh Colorado Coat, mainder after 10:30, Une for the Decaine generally heavy in the early deal- e strength. The heavy with the re. ch the deciine made The market was iar, Dut at 11 o'clock ady. ‘There Was an joderately active and st Suave vesins isvilleand Nasbe ville and Lake Shore most prominent, ‘The Salcrno Spoken, ‘VERY SLOWLY MAKING HEK WAY TO LIVERPOOL UN- DPRK SArL. New ¥ April 14.—The overdue steamer Sa- lernois reported by ‘cabiegram {rom Landon us orning tO have been spokes week, once on April 4, ip lat. west, The vessel reported a April 7 she was spoken with again tn lat, and long. 27 west. At thal time she was proceed- ing under sail. Her position on April 7 makes her ‘about 1200 uulies from Liverpool, ber destined port. sree iad ‘The Blodget Estate, A CAVEAT FILED TO-DAY AGAINST THE TRUSTRRS, ‘To-day there was Mled in the Recorder of Deeds | omice a caveat under the title of “Lorin Blodget, | administrator of estate of Samuel Blodgett jr., de | ceased, and Wm. F. Boogher agt, Robert Morrison, and R. Morrison, trustees for said heirs.” It re cites that “whereas, on the 20th of May, 1884, all the beirs at law and next of kin of Samuel Blodget, deceased, © ed conveyances In trust: ot the real belonging Lo said het said estate in the District of Columbia; whereas Ube said Urusiee, Robert Morrison, every particular failed to carry out the trust in and by said deeds reposed in him and agreed to be performed by him; and whereas by the fatlure of said Morrison, tr , a8 afores interests of the sald estate and ceased are damuified; and whereas the under- ‘sigued, in his own interest and in behalf of those of the heirs whom be represents, deems It just and proper do so, he Biles this caveat, warning all ersons Bot to enter Into any contracts With said [orrison as trustee OF otherwise for the purchase Or saig of any Of the real estate or other property set forth In Said deed of trust, or to compromise any suits or other things touching the same, or make any traffic or bargain in or about the same or any thereof.” It ts dated April 13th instant, and is signed by W.F. Boogher as attorney in fact and also as an individual. e during last ‘Tuesday morning, about haif-past 8 o'clock, two young men applied at “The Cycleries,”on New York avenue, near 14th street, to rent two bicycles for an hour. They were given two “ma- chines,” for which they left $2. One of them left a coat in the office, Which was taken as an evi- dence of good faith. They gave naines also, and addresses in this city, which afterward proved to be fictitious As the day wore away and the aye I I~ reu the ‘ame somew! mhenaive. rocnawday morning, as the bicyclers hot returned, the matter was Teporved 10 the mM who communicated with thorities iy ‘The two men were arrested in that city last While attempting to sell the bicycles. Detective Mahon, of this city, went to Baltimore and cow ‘ube prisoners to this city the bicycles. They are good achines from this city to ‘Uheir names to the police altimore. They gat as Chas, Mi. Browne and Chas W. Howard, Suburban Improvements. AN ORDER TO WIDEN COLUMBIA ROAD AND EXTEND CONNECTICUT AVENUR. ‘The Commissioners to-day issued an order to ‘widen the Columbia road, from Boundary street to 19th street extended, from 33 to 100 feet, and to i jarfield avenue to a uniform width of 50 Sea eS land avenue to Woodiey lane. This soe will eee ~¥ ty] ¢ property-ow: proposed improvements have dedicated the land necessary for the and also subscribed a guarantee fund to cover any awards for damages ‘Which may be awarded by jury. ——e Sales of Heal Estate. Jas. Richardson has purchased for $5,000, Robert Boyd, sub. lots 10, 12, and 13, equare the first 14x40 feet on C street, between and 13th and the others On street, between Ol avenue and Landon has bought of A. L. Bits, neta ett Lixo. Tacyt Leaves Arrica.—A telegram London to the New York World states that Lieut. Emory H. Taunt, who has been engaged in explora- {uons on the Congo, having the management of the Sanford company, has returned to Europe. The health, Dut it is intimated that he has withdrawn ‘on account of difficulties in the Way of the enter- prise. Nothing whatever is known of the matter at the Navy Department. Lieut. Taunt was granted a year’s leave of absence in order that he might engage in the enterprise, and the last in- formation from him was that be was anxious to obtain an extension of leave. nd this there are no good reasons, however, for discrediting the report. 2a es eee ‘TaINEs TaERe Wit. Br AN Extna Srastox.—Ex- Representative Barbour thinks that the next Con- gress willbe convened in extra session in the fall, ‘Wis opinion is that Congress will be convened in Getober, and that the called session will Fun into ‘the regular session. tion, and Geo, W. Curtis, author. Soneret hay, A. S. Hewitt, Simon Newcomb, astronomer; Davis, statesman; M. R. Waite, Chief il nae oie ye i E i Z : Fi i