Evening Star Newspaper, June 8, 1889, Page 11

THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON Ld D. C., SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 1889—TWELVE PAGES. CITY AND DISTRICT. €@ A wealthy London merchant gives the secret of his business success as follows: “I always feel happy when I am advertising, for then I know that, waking or sleeping, I haves strong though silent orator working for me; ene who never tires, never makes mistakes, and who is certain to enter the households from which, if at all, my trade must come.” To secure the services of such an agent as thie shrewd merchant referred to, advertise in Taz Evestxe Stan It is read by everybody mm Washington. DEFEATED IN PHILADELPHIA. How the Phillies Batted Pitcher Healy Yesterday. 00D BATTING BY THE SENATORS, BUT BETTER BATTING BY THEIR OPPONENTS—HOY AND MACK PLAY WELL—OTHER GAMES—HOW THE RECORD ‘STANDS—NOTES OF THE BALL FIELD. The Senators were afflicted with a bad case of rattles in Philadelphia yesterday, and lost the game by the score of 14to7. Healy and Mack, and Sanders and Clements were begun with as batteries, but neither did very good work, and before the game was over—it lasted two hours and fifteen minutes—Keefe was sub- stituted for Healy, and Gleason for Sanders. It would probably have been better had Keefe gone in to pitch earlier in the game, for in the two innings he pitched no one hit him safely. ‘The Press says of the game: “The Phillies had on their batting clothes yesterday and right royally did they line out Mr. Healy's curves. ‘Try as hard as he might he could not keep the Quakers from hitting the ball. The Phillies scored one in the first on a base on @ steal, a wild throw and asafe hit. In the second Irving's single and Hallman’s triple gave them another. Inu the third a double, a muff by Sweeney, and a single gave them their thirdrun. In the fifth two bases on balls, two steals, a double and a single, two passed balls and a wild pitch netted them three more. A base on balis and Thompson's home run hit in the sixth added two more, and two doubles, three singles, a sacrifice hit and four errors produced six runs in the seventh. Keefe was now substituted and no more runs were made. “The Washingtons scored in the second on a base on balls, a steal and a wild throw Ly Clem- ents. In the second Farrar’s two errors and a safe bitgave them another. In the fourth, three hits, three sacrifice hits and a fumble added four. No more runs were made until the eighth, when two safe hits and # sacrifice gave them their seventh and their last run. Gleason took Sanders’ place in the seventh and was batted for two hits in the three innings, The attendance was 2.040." The Tynes thus notes the contest: “ Morrill was way below par, his wild throwing being very picturesque. Fumbles and wild throws were also made by other members of both teams and they helped to rnn up the score. Mack and Hoy excelled for the visitors, they securing six hits between them. Ebright also got a single and double, which were of the opportune kind. “Hoy did the better work for Washington end he cut off more than one hit by his fast sprinting.” Washington made 13 hits and 6 errors, and Philadelphia 14 hits and 5 errors. The only other league game played was in Boston, where the Hnubbites knocked out znother victory from New York by the score of 9to4. Radbourne and Ganzel, and Welch and Ewing were the batteries. The Giants made 17 hits and 5 errors and Boston 9 hits and 2 errors. At Philadelphia—Athletics, 9; Louisville, 7; eleven innings. THE CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD. ‘The following is the championship record of the two leading aasociations : League. Won. Lost. Won. Lost. Boston. - % 7 | Chieago..... 15 20 Philadelphia 22 13 | Pittsburg... 13 19 Cleveland... 21 14| Indianapolis 102 New York... 18 16] Washington 8 21 Association, Won. Lost. | Won. Lost. 13| Kansas City..21 20 15 | Cincinuati ...22 22 : 17 | Columbus 25 baltimore 19 | Louisville. 33 NOTES OF THE DIAMOND. Thus far Boston hangs on to her lead with a @ strong grip. fighting hard for the pennant of 1539, Philadelphia still seems to hope to catch » Beaneaters and is playing great ball, while Babs Cleveland has crept up so close to the GEORGETOWN AND THE CANAL. The Situation Talked Over at a Meeting . of Citizens. COMMITTEES APPOINTED TO SEE THE CANAL OFFI- CIALS AND THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD Com- PANY—Aa BAY OF HOPE IN THE PROPOSED LINE ALONG THE OLD ALEXANDRIA CANAL. The members of the Citizens’ association of Georgetown, at their meeting last night, de- voted most of their time to talking over the situation of affairs produced there by the recent floods, which practically destroyed in a day the canal, on which the commerce as well as the industries of Georgetown largely de- pended. Among those present were Messrs. Thomas Dowling, Jos. G. Waters, John Leetch, R. B. Tenney, F. L. Moore, Dr. Ritchie, Wm. H. Manogue, Geo. W. King, Joseph Fanning, H. P. Gilbert, Chas. Fickiing, Archibald Greenless, Benjamin Miller, Mayhew Plater, John T. Mitchell, Jesse H. Wilson, Geo. Hill, jr., and Prof. Looker. % Mr. John Leetch, as chairman of the commit- mittee on wharves and streets, said that by the recent floods some of the wharves have been very nearly blotted out. They are almost im- passable. Water street, he said, is ina deplor- able condition. On account of the construc- tion of the railroad now being laid there the accumulated debris from the flood and the guano and other fertilizers that have been in- jured, Water street is ina condition that might reed sickness, The odor, he said. was almost ‘unbearable. Unless something was done, and the Commissioners took prompt action, if the weather becomes warm or moist there might THE PRESIDENT’S VISITORS. Something About the Crowds that Daily Gather at the White House. ‘WHY LEGISLATORS HAVE WITHDRAWN FROM THE FIELD—OFFICE SEEKERS DISCOURAGED BUT STILL ON HAND—DESCRIPTION OF A TYPICAL GATHERING—MEN WHO APPEAR DAILY, President Harrison has a curfousand promis- cuous lot of visitors, Such a motley crowd of callers would frighten a foreign potentate, the czar of all Russia would tremble at the sight of such citizens, with all the dynamite possibili- ties, But without regard to color or previous or present condition, all who come can see the President who get there in time and have the patience to await their turn. The rush of “great statesmen” and of “prominent poli- ticians who have claims on their party” is over, Most of them have given it up and gone their way—if not rejoicing, at least they have gone their way. LOOKING OUT FOR THEMSELVES, The President's callers of late are chiefly men who are looking for offices for themselves. Many of them come unindorsed, and sustained by nothing but their trust in Providence, a clean collar anda rosebud in the buttonhole. The clean collar may be on credit and the flow- ers picked from a public park. The Senatora and members petitioning for their constituents are now few, very few. They are saving their dignity and shoe leather by sending notes of introdaction instead of making personal pre- sentations to the President. A SAMPLE RECEPTION. An hour spent watching the reception far- be serious results. Mr. Leetch referred also to the condition of the canal, which aggravated the trouble. A motion to call the attention of the health department to the unsanitary condition of Water street and the canal was carried, RAILROAD OR CANAL? When the usual order of business had been gone over Mr. Archibald Greenlees, the presi- dent, referred to the destruction of the canal. There were those, he said, who hoped for a canal for 4 miles above Georgetown to keep up the supply of water for the mills. and he had no doubt they would have it. The question of @ railroad was very pressing. Mr. Leetch, from the committee appointed to talk with Pennsylvania railroad officials with reference to the proposal to construct a line along the old canal south of the Potomac, from Four-Mile-Run to the south end of the Free bridge, said he had had _ several inter- views with the officials, but had nothing defi- nite to report. only question with the railroad was whether they could make it pay. If it was for the interest of the railroad com- pany to come, if they could make it pay, they would come. The railroad authorities ited to know if the citizens would guarantee a cer- tain amount of freight. MAKING SURVEYS. Mr. Greenless said that the railroad company asked as to the amount of freight business done by the citizens of Georgetown, and they were informed that it amounted to 100,000, After- ward the company was furnished a detailed statement of the character of the business. Since then they had sent surveyors over the route from Four-Mile run to Georgetown. Since the recent flood the surveyer had re- turned again, allof which indicated that the railroad company was seriously considering it, He did not anderstand that the railroad com- pany required a guarantee of a certainsmount of business, They wanted to know how much freight there waa for them to win by coming ere. Mr. Tenney said that the survey had been stopped by an injunction served on them by the Dangerfield heirs and others who had claimed that certain lands had been given only for canal purposes, Mr. Greenlees said that this applied, as he understood it, only to one or two pieces of property which had been deeded by the owners | or canal purposes, to revert to the original owners in case of the abandonment of the canal. Mr. Tenney said that the survey now being made was from Fort Runyon, and was made with the view of laying out a route that would avoid the land that was in dispute. SITUATION OF THE MILLERS, Mr. Tenney, speaking of the destruction of the canal and the present hopeless condition of | the mills. said he would hke to know the views of citizens and whether it waa expected that the millers alone would be expected to bear the heavy burden of repairing the level above Georgetown. In response to questions as to the cost of repairing this level Mr. Tenney said that President Gambrill estimated it at 30,000; but statements of contractors indicated that it would be $15,000. The rentals for the use of ig place that folks are wondering if, after Infant is going to win the leadership of the league. New ¥ k, Chicago, and Pittsburg are down r shelf. while the Hoosiers and the are still squabbling over the booby prize. Though the league is not bunched as well as it might be there are still some close fights going on that cause considerable interest, During the past week the home team has Won one game and has lost two, and chances sre somewhat in favor € a Senatorial victory to-day. One outof three from the Phillies would be great luck, and then next week the men from the Qu er city will come here for a triplet of conte.ts, beginning Monday. After that the home team starts off for a long cruise, playing in Boston the last three days of the coming week and also two games on the 17th. ‘Then they go to Indianapolis, where they play four games, ending Saturday, June 22. “After four games in Pittsburg the Scuators strike Cleveland for as mauy more games, ending there Tuesday, July They then open at Chicago on the 4th, when they play two games, and piay until aud’ including Saturday. Then they return hom+,in company with Anson's imeu, and open hers again on Monday, July 8, On this trip they play twenty-one gamee. Donnelly is captaining the Detroits. The Senators ought to end even with the Phil ry the six games, but it is doubtful if they will. Mack is the batter nowadays, Fogarty has made but one error this year. ‘The game this evenin ¢ between the reporters and the policemen will >; a relief after yester- day's play in Philadelp \.a. The Senators hit the ball hard enough to Win. Sows so did the Phillies—a little harder, if ping. There is but little batting superiority among the Senators personally, for seven of them siand close together and the rest are strang own. There is no one man who has far this year evidenced sufficient strength at the batto warrant the title of leader in this respect. In the last twetve games Wilmot has mands hits, Hoy 15, Myers 12, Morrill 9, Shoch 7, Sweeney 11. Wise has, in 9 games, made 10 hits, Mack has made 9 hits in 8 games, Ebright Shits in 5 games. There have been 41 errors made in the last 12 games. Of these Wise made 10, Mack 8, Myers 4, Sweeney 5, Morrill 5, Hoy Wilmot 2, Shoch 2, Clark 1, Healy i, Ebright 1. 4 gentleman in the grand stand nearly dislo- cated his neck dodging a sparrow; which he tnistook for afoul. He turned the laugh, by Temarking that “it had feathers anyway.” ——__ THE COURTS. Cracert Corrns—Chief Justice Bingham. Yesterday, Brase si vs. Elbert, Wali & Son vs, Chamberlain, and Ulman Goldsborough com- pauy vs. Garrity; jadgments by default. Fitz- gerald vs. Ingersoll; referred to arbitratoz. Equrrr Court—Judge Coz. Yesterday, Thompson agt. Hobon; decree granting titie. Prozate Covrt.—Judge Cor. Yesterday. estate of Wasi m P. Street; order to sell land warrant. In re Frank D. Ellsworth; T. W. Wise appomted guardian; bond £2,000. Estate of Geo. B. Barnard; will filed. In re children of Jno. Nickens; uo, son appointed guardian. Estate of Tule to show cause issued. Estate of Jno. Brow: will admitted to probate and letters testamen- tary issued to A. E. L. and Chas. Keese; bond £200. Estate of Pheneas W. Reed; petition filed. Estate of Marie 8. Flippir; will filed with peti- tion and order of publication. Estate of Eliza beth P. Martin; will filed. Borrows; will filed and admitted to probate. Estate of Margeret M. Dabney; will admitted to probate, and le; ers of administration tes; bond $12.000. Accounts were in the estate of Columbus W. Thorn, Elike Gor Mary Brierly, Philip Philli Ray, Chas. 8. Moore and James guardian to George To-day Elizabeth y, Eli Hi colored, conduct on 7th street northwest; €5 or 15 days. Louisa Mason and Mollie Pratt, found drunk in Nailor's alley; bonds or 60 each. Mary Murdock, vagrancy in South Washington; do. Jeremiah Waters, unlawful assembly on F street northwest; €5 or 15 days. Wm. Yowell col- ored, indecent exposure on I street southeast; ©10 or 30 days. Jas. Cleary, lsorderl, con- I duct on 6th street northwest; $5 or 15 da; violating police regula- disorderly i the water power paid annually by the millers amounted to 8,000. Mr. Gambrill thought it could be arranged to permit the millers to re- pair the breaks and then release their rents for a sufticient number of years to make good the amount thus expended. The difficulty was, however. that they had no guarantee that the bondholders would release their claim. If they repaired the canal they would have todo it their own risk. Mr. Tenney was asked as to the claims of Mr. Dodge, and said this was a separate contract for surplus water. He had an arrangement with the canal company for the surplus water. The surplus water was wiped out with the canal. “We are all wiped out,” said Mr. Tenney, with a ead smile. A WATER-POWER COMPANY SUGGESTED, Dr. Ritchie suggested that it might be possi- ble to organize a company and build a feeder to supply the mills independent of the canal. He asked if a trunk 12 fect wide and 6 feet deep would be sufficient. Mr. Tenney smiled at the proposition, He said the whole body of water im the canal was required. When the water went down a foot it took off half the power. Mr. Tenney said he did not suppose the canal company would object to the people of George- town improving their property. COMMITTEES APPOINTED. Mr. John T. Mitchell said that it was impos- sible to do anything intelligently until after the meeting of the canal company on the 13th inst. He suggested a committee to represent the interests of Georgetown—not of the millers only—at the meeting of the canal company. This suggestion put in the form ofa motion was adopted, and the following committee was appointed: R. B. Tenney, Henry C. Winship, A. Greenlees, Jno. T. Mitchell, and Jos. G. Waters. Mr. Fickling moved thet a committee of five be appointed to confer with the Pennsyl railroad company with « view to ascertaining what that company might do towards providing a railroad in place of acanal. The motion was carried, and a committee appointed composed of John Leetch, k. L. Gropley, R. B. Tenney, Chas. Fickling, and H. P, Gilbert. DISTRESS ALONG THE CANAL. Mr. Leetch called attention to the distress along the canal caused by the flood. He said there were from 1,200 to 1,500 men, women, and children whose homes were literally upon the canal. A large majority of them were to- day utterly destitute. “He presumed that hun- dreds of them were unable to say to-day where they would get a meal to-morrow. They were left along the canal all the way from George- town to Cumberland. People did not, he thought, fully appreciate the amount of trade that had been Lrought to Georgetown by the canal men. Already, he had no doubt, the merchants felt the effects of the withdrawal of the trade. Mr. F. L. Moore, who with Mr. John T. Mitchell is a member of the citizeus’ committee for the relief of the flood suffcrers, said there was ample funds to relieve all the suffering be- tween here and Cumberland. Several large subscriptions had been made with the under- standing that half should go to the needy per- sonsalong the canal andthe Potomac. ‘Ihe question was, he said, whether all the boatmen were destitute. An instance came to his notice yesterday. Aman who had his mules idle was asked what he would charge for his own labor and that of his mules to work in repairing the Georgetown level, and he named an exorbitant price. He thought if they would work for the usual wages banot could be supplied with work. If any one heard of any boatman’s family who was destitute anywhere between Georgetown and Cumberland he should notify Mr. Mitchell or himself and relief would be extended. Mr. Benj. Miller related the case of one boat captain who had been on the canal for yeurs, and who now had no home to take his family to and no trade at which he could work. He wanted to sell his mules so as to get back to Cumberland, where he thought he could find a shelter under his daughter's roof. piss ett He Clatms the Earth. Treasurer Huston has received the following rather remarkable letter from a man in Bo- livar, Westmoreland county, Pa.: “Treasurer of the United States: “The whole Earth, the Moneys & Wealth of all Nations A great many times over has been stolen from me. Everything from the size of nothing to the size [ey Creation & A little nishes a curious entertainment, The scene is both pathetic and humorous. It is more inter- esting now at this fag endof the crowd than it wasa month ago. There is not such a throng, and the individuals may be observed more closely. The cabinet-room is at the head of a tolerably long flight of stairs, and through it they pass to the presence of the President. They must pass on the way two doorkeepers, one police sergeant, and the head of the force of guardians of the mansion, who is supposed to have an eye that recognizes a crank at thirty paces. But unless the visitor be drank or in- sane no one will stop him in his upward way to the chambers of the Chief Executive if his visit is timed within the properhours. The President is supposed to receive the office-seek- ing or business class of callers only between 11 o’lock and 12:30, but they usually appear at 10, and a man arriving at that hour often finds so many before him that his time may not come before nearly noon. Senators and Representatives and the better appearing callers are permitted to sit in the cabinet-room, while waiting, until that room becomes crowded. The rest stand about the lobby or sit in the front of the famous east- room, IT 18 A PICTURESQUE GROvP. There is the fatand nervous man with the red face, the wilted collar and scarcely any breath at all, He cannot afford a carriage and his walking days passed away with his youth. His last clean shirt and stiff collar was put on inthe morning. The wash bill lay on the burean before him as he arranged his tie. But since then he has been in the crowd before Mr. Blaine’s door, he has walked to Mr. Win- dom’s department in the sun, and has fumed and ftustered there and all the way back to the White House. Now he stands near the window at the top of the stairs, red, winded and wilted. A CONSULSHIP WOULD SUIT HIM. Walking about the lobby with the air ofa stranger who has never been there before isa little man. He is dressed in black with a white vest and lawn tie; his well-oiled curls puff out from under the brim of his beaver hat, a tube- rose rests on the lapel of his coat, and he purses his lips and swings a light cane as he walks back and forth before the President’s door. He wants to enter the consular service and is not easily discouraged in his ambi- tion. He has been at the White House nearly every day since the 4th of March, yet he smiles as confidently as ever, and in a voice of childish sincerity tells the doorkeeper abont once a week that it is hia first call. Meanwhile he is making the acquaintance of public men who call. He introduces himself one day and the next speaks to them like an old acquaintance. One can always tell when a man is secking a commission in the consular or diplomatic serv- ice, He buttons his coat close across his chest, holds his head erect, and has a flower on the lapel of his coat, A MARSHALSHIP-SELKER. There is the man under the broad-brimmed black hat, There is a marshalship somewhere down south he would like tohave. He looks as if he might have a history, but he hasn’t— worth relating. He can’t recollect any time since the war that he has not wanted an oflice, He has no memory of ever having wanted to work, His hair is long and straight and black. His moustache curls out in long ends and hangs over his mouth, His black coat, frayed about the binding, is buttoned tight across his chest; his boots are patched, but they are small, with high heels and pointed toes, and a pair of brown cotton gloves, with two or three of the fingers out, cover his hands, He would not think of being without gloves. A WOMAN WITH A CLAIM, There is the old woman who looks as if she were masquerading for @ corpse. Poor old creature! Twenty years ago she had a claim of some sort, She has been wanting something from the government ever since. She has for- gotten by this time what it is she wants, but she haunts the capitol in the winter time like a ghost, and now that there is no Congress she is seeking the assistance of the President. She don’t know for what, Poor old woman! She is near seventy, 4 WAR VETERAN, There is the old white-haired veteran of the war, dressed in an old blue uniform with the McClellan hat bouud with a tarnished gilt cord and full of holes. He has trouble with the pension office, and he insists upon spreading out his papers on the table and explaining the situation to the patient and distracted door- keeper. He wants the President to do some- thing, either to grant his pension or give him ajob. He cannot understand why the Presi- dent cannot fix him all right at once, THE VIRGINIA DELEGATION comes in with a flourish. They are long-haired and short, black and white, Mahonite and anti- Mahonite. They all talk at once about the | glory of the country and the fate of the repub- i can party. They are alway excited. They go away and the country still lives, THE COLORED OFFICE-SEEKERS come in delegations, They are very mysterious, ‘They stand about in groups and talk of the future of the colored race and condition and circumlocution of the government. EVERY-DAY OFFICE-SEEKERS, Then there is the hollow-eyed and hopeless throng, or ordinary every-day office-seekers. Each comes by himself, but those about him are his brothers. They all know that the effort is hopeless, but they can’t stop trying. It keeps them occupied. They form the largest group. There is a certain door they must pass through. Standing near it you may hear each one utter @ weary sigh as he languidly takes off bis hat. The impression has gone abroad that this is ® very religious administration, A number of clever hypocrites have taken to dressing like ministers and writing religious sentiments on their cards. ‘They try this especially on Private Secretary Halford, who is a very serious, de- vout and reverential sort of fellow, THE PRESIDENTS DOORKERPER. Many attempts are made to fool the Presi- dent’s private doorkeeper. The most common thing is for old stagers to pretend that they are making their first call. ‘his is a very unsuc- cessful ruse. Doorkeeper Loefiler has been too long in the service to be taken in so easily. He remembers every face that passes through his door. He has been heard to say to callers who uestioned his recollection of them. ‘Oh, yes; recollect, you called on Mr. Garfield,” or per- haps it might be Hayes or Grant they had called on last, he would remember it, So the men who want to appear strangers are sure to meet with a failure. Loeffler isaGerman. He Wasa sargeant detailed as Stanton’s private mes- senger, He was with Stanton at the time of Lincoln’s assassination, and during the trials in '69 he was ordered to the White House for the duty he is now on and has been there ever since. He has had an eventful experience and is very familiar with things in the personal his- tory of twenty-five years ago that are not gen- erally known. His recollection of faces is re- markable, and a man who the President does not want to see never geta by his door the sec- ond time. Catholic University Professors. The recent decision of Solicitor Hepburn, to the effect that the importation under contract of professors for educational duty in the Catho- lic university to be established here would be illegal under the alien labor law, is thought by the managers of that institution to be too strict a construction of the act of and they requested Secretary Windom to the matter reifivestigated. The Secretary complied with the decision by sending the cision to the Attorney-General opinion on the merits of the case. has de- for his THE NEW ADJUTANT-GENERAL. | THREE THREATENING DANGERS. | Gen. John C. Kelton who Succeeds Gen. Drum. ‘4 It is doubtful if there is amore popular Officer in the army to-day than Gen. John Cun- ningham Kelton, who was yesterday afternoon appointed to succeed Gen. Dram to the head of the adjutant-general’s corps, His charming personal manners, his habitual courtesy in re- ceiving visitors, his extended knowledge of affairs, both militaryand civil, and his many other attractive qualities have won him as many friends, in and out of the service. as it ever falls to the lot of man to have, Although a soldier in a strict sense of the word he is un- usually kind hearted, and many a message of good tidings has gone forth from his desk to the rank and file of the army, inspired by his tender feelings for their condition, yet, withal this quality, he is ever alive to the best interests of the army, and he lets his personal feelings have sway only when other phases of the question are equally balanced. Since he has been on duty here as senior assistant adju- tant-general he has been engaged in a con- stant effort to amelior- ——— 7: ate the condition of the Pre @ $ enlisted men of the army. He is always en- GEN. J.C. KELTON, gaged in some investi- gation into the condition of things existing in the army, with the constant aim to better the environments of the private soldiers, to make them better satistied with their career by re- ducing to aminimum the harsh conditions with which they are necessarily surrounded, Besides this he ossessed of a faculty for in- vention that has developed several ingenious contrivances in the line of military equipment. One of these isarevolver loaded by means of which a pistol can be charged with seven shots. HIS CAREER, He isa native of Pennsylvania, and will be sixty-one years of age next month, He was appointed to the military academy, from which he graduated in 1851, and was made a brevet second lieutenant and assigned to the sixth infantry, In December of the same year he was made a full second lieutenant, and served as such until May, 1855, when he received a bar on his straps. On the 11th of May, 1861, he entered the adjutant-general’s corps and was made a captain. September 19 of the same year he was appointed colonel of the ninth regiment of Missouri volunteers, but held that rank for a short time only, resigning soon afterward, January 4, 1862, he was made an additional aide-de-camp with the rank of colonel. From May 11 to August 5, 1861,he served as chief purchasing commissary at St. Lonis for supplying the troops in the depart- ment of the west, and as assistant adjutant- general in the department of the west from June to September, 1862. Fora month in the fall of 1862 he was incommand of a brigade, the military operations in Missouri, and in’ the spring of the next year was in the field in the advance upon and the siege of Corinth. He served as assistant adjutant-general on the staff of Major-General Halleck while he was commander-in-chief, from July, 1862, to March 12, 1864; also while Halleck was chief-of-staff of the army, March 12, 1864, to April 19, 1865, and while he was commanding the military division of the James, at Richmond, April 22, to July 1, 1865. He received the rauks of brevet lieuten- ant-colonel and brevet colonel, and that of brevet brigadier-general March 18, 1865, for most valuable and arduous services during the rebellion, both in the field and at headquarters, In March, 1866, he was made a lieutenant-col- onel in the adjutant-general’s corps, and placed in charge of the appointment bureau in this city. His rank of colonel came in June, 1880, when Gen. Townsend was retired. In 1885 he was ordered from San Francisco to Washington, where he las since been on duty. It was with the idea of his ultimate promotion to the head of the corps that Gen. Dunn caused his being ordered east. BOOKS OF THE WEEK. DE MOLAI: The last of the Military Grand Mas- ters of the Order of Templar Knights. A’ Ko- mance of History. By EDMUND FLAGG, author of “he Prime ‘rancis of Valois,” ete., ete. T. B. Peterson & Brothers. MEDICAL DON'TS; or Taw Paystcran’s UTiLiry ENaancep. By Ferd C. Valentine, M.D., au- thor of *Central-American Medical Curiosi- ties,” eto., etc. New York: G. W. Dillingham. Washington: Brentano's. FAR AWAY AND LONG AGO, By Fraxces ANNE KEMBLE, author of “Kecords of @ Girl- hood,” *Kecords of a Later Life,” ete. [Leis ure liour Series, No. 225.) New York: Henry Holt & Uo. THE LAST OF THE THORNDIKES, By James K. Gitmore, (Edmund Kirke) author of “Among the Pines,” etc. New York: The Peo- plo’s Fuplisning Co. “The American News Lo, BLUNDERS IN EDUCATED CIRCLES COR- RECTED. By THOMAS RUssELL BOWDEN. New York: G. W. Dillingham. Washington: Charles le THE PRAIRIE FLOWER; or ADVENTURES IN THR By EMERSON BENNETT, author of “Leni Leoti,” ete. Philadelphia: T. B. son & Brothers. ZARAILLA, A Novel. By BEcLAaw, author of “Echo, Pearl of Mexico,” “The Two,” ete. New York: G. W. Dillingham. Washington: Brentano's. ROCKS AND SHOALS IN THE RIVER OF LIFE. A Novel. By BELLA FRENCH SWISHER, New G. W. Dillingham. Washington: Bren- Far West. Peter- PHYSICAL TRAINING; or, THE CARE OF THE BODY. By E. B. WakMas, A.M. Fourth Edition, Re- vised and Enlarged, Chicago: A. G. Spalding & Bro. THE SMUGGLER OF KING'S COVE; or, THE OLD CHAPEL MYST’ By SyLvanus Cops, JK. {Sunshine Series, No. 29.] New York: Casseli & Co. THE LIFE OF THE LAW; on, UNtversal Pris- IPLES OF LaW. By OVERTON HOWARD, Rich- . W. Randolph & English. THE GIDDY GUSHER PAPERS. B; Fiske. Edited by Harrison Grey York: The Jramatic Mirror. THE LIGHT OF YPT; OR, THE SCIENCE OF THE SoUL AND THE Sraks.’ Chicago: Religio-Philo- sophical Publishing House. THE OF _KILMAN KON. By Arrnvr s. New York: G, W. Dillingham. J.C. Parker. E DEVIL AND L A Novel. New York: G.W. Dillingham. Washington: J. C. Parker. £. A Tale of Paris and New York. By Lew Kosty. New York: John Delay, CAN LOVE SIN? By Mark Dovatas. Philadel- phia; I. B. Peterson & Brothers. ——— Se THE CANAL WORTH A MILLION. It Ought to Bring That Much for Use as a Railroad Bed. From the Baltimore Sun, To-day. The circular of Messrs, John A, Hambleton & Co., the bankers, issued yesterday, thus reviews the destruction of the Chesapeake and Ohio canal asa water-way by the flood: “There is only one of two things that can be done with the Chesapeake and Ohio canal. Either the state of Maryland must assume its liabilities and make it a free water-way, as did the state of New York, or the canal must be sold for the purpose of constructing a railroad upon its corpus. It is not likely that the state will as- sume the liabilities of the canal and make it a free water-way, so that it is more than proba- ble that the canal will be sold toa railroad company, which will construct a railroad from the coal fields to tidewater. The Baltimore and Ohio railroad would no doubt like to get possession of the canal and use it to shorten its route or to prevent any competing road from using it. There are other competitors who would be willing to buy the canal, which would be very valuable toany railroad company. The state of Mary- land has put millions into it, but the expendi- ture, although unproductive, served the pur- pose intended, and benefited the state and people. At the last session of our legisla movement was inaugurated to lease a the canal (Cumberland to Ly fpglecee i? ‘to the Western Maryland railroad, which strikes the canal at Williamsport. The movement failed, much to the regret of the people of Baltimore. The legislature will be in session next winter, and no doubt some disposition will be made of the canal and the $500,000 repair bonds be pro- vided for by payment or some satisfactory guarantee from any Liege or lessee of the canal, If the canal is sold outright it would Mary H. ‘ke. New a of bring enough to cover the 000 re; bonds, and, probably, in addition e1 to pay something to the holders of the $1,700,000 ol ag phn pd bonds and a dividend to the = The ought to bring at least - Gratitude. From the Boston Herald. Wife—“I saw you kiss the nurse this after- noon, sir!” Hasband—“Well, w! our child when he had ‘The house of Geo. Penfield, near the mouth of Muddy Branch, regarded as one of the most resorts on the was carried away in the flood. not? Didn’t she save croup?” | tainly * Diphtheria, Typhoid Fever and In- sanity Epidemics Feared. CLEANING UP THE STREETS. Thirty Thousand People to be Fed by the Outside World. —o—___ THE ACTUAL SITUATION OF THE UNFORTUNATES IX THE OONEMAUGH VALLEY — YESTERDAY AMONG THE DEAD—THE DAM COXDEMNED—A BRIGHTER FUTURE PREDICTED FOR JOHNSTOWN. Three dangers seem to threaten the un- happy survivors of the flood in the Conemaugh valley—diphtheria, typhoid fever, and in- sanity. The typhoid fever epidemic has begun to spread, and not a few diphtheria cases are now being tréated. The doctors in all the hos- pitals have their hands full of work, and the Red Cross society, under the direction of Miss Clara Barton and Dr. J. W. O'Neil, has estab- lished @ branch across Stony creek, opposite their headquarters, and already Dr. Byrne, Dr. Hollingsworth and Nurse Evans have about a dozen cases of diphtheria on their hands, Undertaker Russell, who has charge of the school-house morgue, says that the worst is yet to come, The bodies which are now being taken in have been decomposing since last Saturday morning, and are in many cases beyond recognition. ‘The morgues present a fearful spectacle of decayed and bloated bodies, and some of the handlers have been poisoned, but still the anxious searchers linger over the dangerous percoered in the hope of identifying some dead relative or friend. The stench is fearful and is being distributed all through the town. INSANITY HAS PROKEN OUT. Three cases of insanity were developed yese terday, and an expert on insanity says it is the beginning of an outbreak of a disease that will destroy the minds of scores of people. The three cases are now under treatment, but the victims stand a poor chance of being cured. One of the patients, a woman, has been taken to Pittsburg for treatment by Dr. Alice Bennett. Before starting Dr. Bennett said: “The three cases of insanity that have been | called to our attention here are only the begin- ning of probaply a score of them that will turn up within the next week, A disaster of this kind is something unusual, and will leave be- hind it a number of victim3 that would be bet- ter off if they had been drowned. There will be dozens of minds that will be destroyed by the shock. People are just beginning to reai- ize the enormity of the ‘accident and the reac- tion has set in, A thing of this kind must cer- ¢ followed by an after-clap that destroys the minds of those who have passed through sensational and harrowing scenes. Particu- larly is this the case with people who are of a highly nervous temperament. They brood over heir troubles, and the result of it is that their minds give way. Whether they are curable or not I could not say.” PROTECTING THE MILITIA, It was decided yesterday to guard against an epidemic amongst the soldiers and the volun- teer workman who are engaged in cleaning treets by taking prompt action. Drs. lor, of Centre; Maxwell, of Chester, and . of Pittsburg, were appointed a com- mittee to establish a camp on hygiere and «: tary principles tor the soldiers and laborers, It will be on the most approved plan, Dr. A. MeCandlass,adjutant of the Flyun cart br: q will furnish the men and carts. In order to supply with provisions the militia and soldiers it requires fitteen barrels of coifce, two barrela of hams, three cases of bread, four barrels of beans, three barrels of tomatoes and three cases of condensed milk. CLEANING UP THE STREETS. The work accomplished by the street clean- ers is not short of marvelous, Many of the principal streets are now passable, and an enormous quantity of debris been sorted out and burned. The storekeepers have gotten | out a large peeson of their goods, but most of it is ruined beyond all hopes of redemption and will be destroyed. Of the eight jewelers who were here and prosperous a weck ago three are dead and their stock, aggregating over $75,000, scattered everywhere. But few articles of real value are reported as being recovered, and it is not unlikely that more than one workman will in the future | sport a gold watch and chain as a memento of the Johnstown flood. Money in large and small amounts is known to have been picked up. but its lawful owners are seldom notified of its re- covery. Of the 7.000 laborers at work some- thing over 8,000 are on the pay-rolls of the local bureau, and they will be paid partly or in full to-day. The other men are either volunteers or they are being carried on the rolls of the various corporations and committees which ent them here. THIRTY THOUSAND TO BE FED. A special to the Philadelphia Press says: There are over 30.000 people here who must be fed from the outside world. Of these 18,000 are natives of the town that a weck ago had 29,500 inhabitants; all the others are dead or have gone away engaged in cleaning the ‘streets, burying the dead, attending the sick, and feeding and sheltering the homeless; all these people have tobe fed at least three times a day, for days are very loug in Johnstown just now. They begin ‘at 5 o'clock in the morning, two hours before the whistles in the half-mired Cambria iron company’s building blow, and end just about the time the sun is going down. If the people who are on the outside and who are engaged in the labor of love of sending food that is keeping strength in Johnstown’s tired arms and the clothing that is covering her nakedness could understand the situation as it is they would redouble their | efforts, Johnstown cannot draw on the coun- try immediately around about her, for that was drained days ago. To be safe there should be a week's supply of food ahead. At no time has there been a day's supply or anything like it. WOMEN TOO PROUD To BEG. The Grand Army men have appointed a com- mittee of women to assist in their work. The women go from house to house ascertaining the number of peopie quartered there, the number of people lost from there in the flood and the exact needs of the people. It was found necessary to have some such comini as this, for there were women actually starving who were too proud to take their places in lines with the other women with bag and kets. Some of these people were rich before the flood. Now they are not worth a dollar. One man who was reported to be worth £100,000 before the flood 18 now penniless and has to take his place in the line along with others seeking the necessaries of life. There is now no fear ofa food famine in Johnstown, though of course everybody will bave to rough it for weeks. What is needed most in this line is cooking utensils. Johns- town people want stoves. kettles. pans, knives, and forks. All the things that have been sent so far have been sent with the evident idea of supplying an instant need, and that is right and proper. But it would be well now if, ia- stead 02 some of the provisions that are sent, cooking utensils should arrive. Fifty stoves. arrived from Pittsburg this morning. and it is said more are coming. At both the depots where the supplies are re- ceived and stored a big rope line incloses them in an impromptu yard, so as to give room to those having the supplies in charge to walk around and see what they have got. On the inside of this line, too, stalk back and forth the soldiers, with their rifles on their shoulders, and by the side of the lines pressing against the ropes there stands every day from day- light until dawn a crowd of women with big baskets, who make piteous appeals to the sol- diers to give them food for their children at once before the order of the relief committee. THE DAY AMONG THE DEAD, So far as known, up to 5 p. m., only eighteen bodies had been recovered thus far yesterday in the Conemangh valley. One of these was a poor remnant ‘of humanity that was suddenly iseovered by a teamster in the center of a road whic! ns had been ‘ing over for the past foggy-eight hours. The heavy vehi- cles deeply in the sand and broken nearly every bone in the body. It was quite impossible 38 identify the corpse, and it was taken to the morgue, where orders were issued for its burial after a few hours’ expo- eagerly search “for molssing ‘iriends: Only eagerly sear: for missi nt the hardiest can enter the m » 80 overwhelming is the dreadful stench, e un- dertakers even, after hurriedly performing possible to longer serve them from absolute putrefaction. sence trials pocid Pear a py Sg oe | ys. Evi afforded for identification. FOUND HER OWN NAME ON A COFFIN. Mrs. H. L, Peterson, who has been a resident | of Over 12,000 people are here | of Woodville for a number of rears, is one of the survivors, While looking for Miss Paalson of Pittsburg, of the drowned, she came to a coffin which was marked: “Mrs. H. L. Peterson, Woodville borough, Pa., age about forty, size fire feet one inch, complexion dark, weight about 200 pounds.” This was quite an accurate description of Mra. Peterson. She tore the card from the | coffin and one of the officers was about to ar- | rest her, but her explanations were satixfac- tory and ahe was released. In speaking of the calamitw afterward she said: “The people in Woodville had plenty‘of time to get out of the town if they were so minded We received word shortly before 2 o'clock that the flood was coming, and a Pennsylvania railroad con- ductor went through the town notit people. Istayed until 3:30 o'clock, when the water commenced to rise very rapidly. and I thought it was best to go the hills, but they re- fused, and the cause of this refusal was that their husbands would not go with them, and they refused to leave alone.” THE DAM CONDEMNED. A. M. Wellington, with F. P. Burt, associate editor of the Engineering News, of New York, has just completed an examination of the dam | which caused the great disaster here. Mr,Wel- lington states that the dam was in spect of very poor, inferior construction of @ kind wholly unwarranted by good engi neering practices of thirty years ago. Both the original and reconstructed dams were of earth only, with no heart wall. but only rip-rapped on the slopes. The original dam, however, was made in rammed aad watered layers, which still show distinctly in the wrecked dam. The new end greatly added to its stability, but it was toall appearance simply dumped in like an ordinary railroad fill, or, if rammed, shows no evidence of good effect from it.’ Much of the old part is standing in- tact, while adjacent parts of the new work are wholly carried off, ‘Lhere was no central wall of sonry either in the new or ol been the invariable E thirty or forty years to w building high dams of ea: It is doubtful if there is a single other dam or reservoir in any other partof the United States lof over 50 feet high which lacks this central wall, The reconstructed dam also bears the mark of great ignorance or carelessness in hav- ing been made nearly 2 feet lower in the mid- die than at the ends, It should rather have | crowned in the middle, which would have con- | centrated the overflow, if it should occur, atthe | ends instead of in the center. Had the break began at the ends the cut of the water would have been so gradual that lit- tle or noharm might have resulted. Had th | dam been at once cut at the ends when th | water began running over the center, the su: den breaking would have been at least greatly diminished—possiviy prolonged so that little harm would have resulted. ‘The crest of the old dam had not been raised in the reconstruction of 1881. The old over- flow channel through the rock still remaiirs, but, owing to the sag of the crest in the mid- die of the dam, only five andahalf feet of water in it, instead of seven feet, was neces- sary to run water over the crest, And the rock spill way, narrow at best, een further contracted by a close grating to prevent the | escape of fish, capped by a good-sized timber, and in some slight degree also by a trestle foot bridge, The original discharge pipes at the foot of the cam had been permanently closed when recenstructed, and this. while « minor matter compared to the others mentioned, further re- duced the possible rate of maximum discharg ‘The net effect of all these differences of cond! | tion was that the dam, as it stood, was not much safer against excessive flood, apart from its inferior construction, than the original dam would have been with a crest only 35; to 4 feet high above the bottom of the rock spillway in- stead of 7 feet, : gton said that no engineer of d good standing for such work have been engaged on it, since particulars mentioned it violated the most elementary and universally understood requirements of good practice, A Brighter Future. If the future policy of the banks and bank- ers of Johnstown will be followed by the mer- chants and manufacturers of the city the pros- pects of a magnificent city rising from the pres- ent ruins are of the brightest. Jas, McMillen, president of the First National and Johnstown | muddle or ma- dam. It has ‘tice of engineers for — or the other in could possi in the BAKING POWDER bsolutely Pure. This Dever varies. marvel of purity, strensth and wholosomeuses, Mh More economical than the ordinary kinda, and cannot be sold im with the multitude of low test, short it, ate powders. Sod only in cans, & CO., 108 Wall st, N.¥, whl6was PHILDFLPHTA. ALL THE OTHER NEW PICTURES. “OLD AND CRUSTED,” cone of the latest. Faicro’s “DAUGHTER OF EVE. ‘Tadema’s “SHRINE OF VENUS." Seuperb work. and his most important, as Lawrences t-welected stock in the city. MIKKORS, re Frames, Card and net seis, Folio 8% ‘sh Poe Togers' Gr ® ne Grand National Award of 16,600 francs, QUINA-LAROCHE AN INVIG CRATING TONIO, PERUVIAN BARK. IRON, ano PURE CATALAN WINE, | Malaria, Indigestion, appetite, Poorness of Blood, Wearalgha, 22 Rue Drevet, Parts. E FOUGERA & 00. for the U. 8, 30 NORTH WILLIAM ST., N. ¥. THE GLORY OF MAN SFRENGTH VITALITY ! ' HAUSTED VITALITY UNTOLD MISERIES Savings banks, said to-night: “The loss sustained by the First National bank will be merely nominal. It did a general com- mercial business and very little investing in the way of mortgages. When the flood came the cash on hand and ali our valuable securities and papers were locked in the safe, and were in no way affected by the water. The damage to the building itself will be comparatively small. Our capital was 100.000, while {surplus was upward of $40,000. The deposi- tors of this bank are, therefore, not worrying | themselves about our ability to meet all de- nands that may be made upon us by them. The bank will open up for Dusinces within « few days as if nothing had happened. “As to the Johnstown Savings bank it had probab i in mortgages on property in Johnstown, but the wisdom of our policy in the past in making loans has proven of great value to us in the present emer Since we first began business we have refi to make loans to parties on property where the lot itself would not be of suiticient vaine to in- demnify us against loss in case of the destrac- on of the building. If a man owned a lot worth £2,000 and had on ita building worth $100.000 we would refuse to loan over the 2,000 on the property. The result is that the lots on which the buildings stood in Johns- town, on which #200.000 of oar money is loaned, are worth double the amount, probably, that we have invested in them, A REAL-ESTATE BOOM LOOKED FOR. “What will be the effect of the flood on the value of lots in Johnstown proper? Well, in- stead of decreasing they have already advanced in value, This will bring ontside eapital to town, and a real-estate boom is bound to in the wake of this destruction, All the je want is an assurance that the banks are |safeand will open up for business at once. With that feeling they have started to work withavim, We have in this bank €300.000 invested in government bonds and other securi- ties that can be converted into cash on an hour's notice, We propose to keep these things con- stantly before our business men as an impetus to rebuilding our principal business blocks as soon as possible.” MAKING THE CONEMAUGH BIGGER. “What do you think of the idea projected by Capt. W. R. Jones to dredge and lower the river bed about 3) feet and add about 70 per cent to its present width as a precautionary measure against futare washouts?” “I not only heartily indorse that scheme, but | have positive assurance from other leading business men that the idea will be carried out, as it certainty should be, the moment the work of clearing away the debris is completed. Be- side that, a scheme is on foot to get a charter 'y of Johnstown which will embrace all the surrounding boroughs. In the event of that being done. and I am certain it will be, the plan of the city will be entirely chung! ‘ity d and made to correspond with the best laid-out country. In ten years cities in the Johnstown will be one of the pr tiest and busiest cities in the world, and nothing can provent it. The streets will be widened and probably made to start from a common center, something after the fashion of Washington cit, with a little more regard for the value of property. company, the Gautier steel works, and other manufactories, as well as yearly increasing railroad facilities, Johnstown hs art wh will grow in a short time to enormous ae ano tions. From a real-estate stendpoint the flood addition to the city will be made in the shape of an immense water main to connect with a magnificent reservoir of the finest water in the world, to be located in the mountain up Stony creek for supplying the entire city, as contem- plated in the proposed new charter, ‘lus plant was well under way when the flood came and about $10,000 had already becu expended on it, which has been lost.” Subscriptions Pour In. A Harrisburg special to the Pii ladelphia Times says there is no abatement in the flow of money into the hands of the governor for the relief of the flood sufferers, San Francisco has already sent $40,000, and a telegram ro- ceived to-day by the governor states that the people of that city are alive to the situation and will contribute more. Anothe: California town sent $3.000, which had been intended for a Fourth of July celebration. The princi contributions made to-day are: District of lumbia, 12,000; New York Business tion of the United States, $10,000; San Fran- cisco, $10,000; Chattan: Tenn., $1,500; Jersey City, $3,000; New Ori cotton ex- change, $2,000; Savannah, Ga., $2,000. The sgrrercte of contributions reported to-day is A London cable to the New York Heratd says: The following amounts have been sent to Herald to be forwarded to the Johnstown relief committee: Twent for the our | With the Cambria iron | has been a benefit beyond a doubt, Another | Resulting trom Folly, \ ce, I ran . zcenens oF Overtaxation, Enervating and unfitting victhm for Work, Bosiness, the Married or Social Relation. Avoid unskilful pretenders. Possess thie great . Itcontains 300 royal§vo. Beautiful borsed, full Price, only 1.00 by mail, post. nocaled tn trative Prospectus Free. if you distinguished. author, Wm. . Par ceived the => 7 > from the National Med: for the PRIZE ESSAY on NERVOUS PHYSICAL DES. + Dr. Parkerand | of Assistant Physicians may be consulted, ally, by mail or in person, at the effice of THE ‘Awopy MEDICAL INSTI No. 4 Bulfinch St., Boston, Mase., to whom orders for books or letters for advice should be os my4-,tuth Duazss Goons Deranrvest or E. G. DAVIS. 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