Evening Star Newspaper, August 6, 1889, Page 8

LOCAL MENTION. The Weat! FORECAST TILL EIGHT A.M. WEDNESDAY. For the District of Columbia. Maryland, Virginia, and Deleware, fair, except on the = light showers; cooler; northeasterly It 1s Necessary To take a look at the pants we have reduced to $2.90. $3.60, and $5 to appreciate the bargains we arg offering. Etseman Bnos., 7th and E, Manufacturing Clothiers and Tailors, We Ang Stitt making reductions in all our All our 85c. China silk at 70c. 22-inch China silk, all cotors, 50c. Silk and wool drapery scarfs 23c. Figured and plain China silk scarfs 50c. 18-inch boltiag cloth 75c. a yard. — sheeting sofa cushion tops, stamped, Bolting sheeting table covers 40c. New shaces of rope linen and silk. All work commenced free of charge. OpreNHEiMER’s, 514 9th st. nw. Ty Your Harm is Faturxe Oct Use Srorr's German hair tonic. Mammotn Excurstox to CovontaL Beach vy, Aug. 7, under management of the Pickwick Club, ‘Tux Amentcax Merten Co's Economy Gas Ranges, 8. S. Sued & Buo., 432 9th st. ‘Wart Parens, House and Fresco Painting. P. Haxsox Hoss Me Co., 1310 F st. Dw. Bvr Your Coal, Coke and Wood from Joux- eos Buorazns, the leading firm in the Dis- trict, Reistxcer’s Ice Cream. 235 G street. Normxe Exse Wit Do!—Nothing can supply the piace of books, nor can any other remedy supply the place of “Bromodine” headache powders. Your druggist has them, 25c. Tr ts a Great Preasure ‘To wear a pair of trousers that fit you perfectly. ‘When you leave your order for a pair of our £4.50 custom pants you can depend on getting a perfect fit. Emseman Bros., 7th and E, Tailoring Department. Ororto Smur—the latest rage—at Stort’s drug store. Axi ane Ixvitep to inspect their improved methods of doing work. The rush still con- tinues at the Erie Carpet CLeantyo Works, 631,635 Mass.ave. n.w. Telephone 787—2. Go to R. W. Hexpensox’s, 1113 F street northwest, for wall paper, window shades, room moldings, linerusts walton, ae. Banoarys in wall paper. Bargains in pictures. Bargains in picture frames, For fifteen days more. B. J. Laws, 1427 Penna. ave, DW. Go to Bay Rinoe with Columbia Division No 3, U.R., Thursday, August 8. Tar Pickwick Civs E: interesting and enjoyable ReIONS are always ffairs. ‘Their next | takes place Wed., Aug. 7, to Colonial Beach, | Try one. Fersace asp Sr done by Suxpp Bao. At Stor Deve Sroxe particular attention is given to physicians’ prescriptions and family | recipes. j CITY AND DISTRICT. CONDENSED LOCALS. The Precide nt's Troop last evening elected ate second lieutenant » captain; Sergt. Jobn T. | . and Sergt. Arthur W. d lieutenan’ al of the Capital City gun club | day by Mr. Joseph Hunter, 47 out of a possible 50. The contestant, Mr. Williams, made a score | night a coal-oil stove at 111 434 street west exploded, damaging the premises extent of about $100. The house is iy Peter Laterner and occupied by Ferdinand Hocherson. erday Jacob Zimmerman, aged eighty | of the Washington asylum. ay. He was found by Sergt. eTaggert in the afternoon in the swamp northwest of the asylum and taken back to his quarters, —_——_—__ Is the Garb: On Vacation? ‘To the Editor of Tur Evestxe Star: } Where is the garbage man? If he is taking S summer vacation please ascertain the post- | office address of his deputy and inform the denizens of Pierce place northwest thereof, so that a deputation may be sent to him with a petition praying for the removal of their gar- bage. His employes state that they come around three times a week, but with the most careful Watching they have been seen only twice a| week. When they do come they sneak through | the alley as though they wermashamed of their calling, or else they rush past as if they were ina burry to attend a prize fight or a funeral, scattering more slop than they gather. Here is a first-rate opportunity for the civil service commission to cover itself with undy- ing fame in the way of reform, Fire and Rain in Leonardtown. Correspondence of THe EVENING Star. Lzonaxptows, Mp., Aug. 2. A two-story frame dwelling here, owned by Capt. A.A. Lawrence of Washington and oc- cupied by the families of Messrs, Peter Graves and John Clements, took fire this moruing and | in a short time was burned to the ground. The fire originated in the kitchen, but quickly com- municated itself to the main building, with which it was connected. Almost any organ- ized effort would have saved the building when the fire s first discovered, but there is no fize department here, and the necessary saving us was not on hand. Neighboring ldings were saved by keeping them drenched with water. Nearly all the house- hold effects were saved. The bouse was in- sured in the Moutgomery mutual company. ‘The heavy and prolonged rains of late here have wrought irreparable damage to the wheat A Meeting of Citizens’ Association No. 3 Last Evening. THE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS OF INCREASED AS- SESSMENTS AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE APPRO- PRIATIONS FOR STREET IMPROVEMENTS DIs- CUSSED—RESOLUTIONS NOT ACTED UPON. At ameeting of the Northeast Washington citizens’ association last evening in the Pea- body school building, owing to the sickness of the president, Mr. Josish Millard, Mr. H. H. Martin was called to the chair. : The secretary reported that he had received since the last meeting a communication from the District Commissioners acknowl- edging the receipt of the resolution respecting the appointment of cadets to the military academy at West Point (heretofore mentioned in Tur SraR) and promising to look into the matter. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. Mr. L. Chappel, the chairraan of the com- mittee on steam railways, reported that while the committee had taken no definite action they were progressing with their work. The chairman of the committees on street railways and sanitary affairs both reported progress. Dr. Guimstead, the chairman of the latter committee, spoke of the unsanitary con- dition of squares 720 and 721. He said the houses in those square swere flooded during the last heavy rains. Mr. D. C. Clark, chairman of the special com- mittee appointed to visit the Commissioners respecting the changes in the schedule of street improvements by the late Commissioners, gave a detailed account of his conference with the Commissioners; substantially as printed in Tae Star at the time. He said that he had, since his talk with the Commissioners, sub- mitted three letiers for their consideration. The only reply he received, he said, was a press copy list of the award of contracts, which had no bearing upon the case at all. He also read an article which he asserted showed the great discrepancy in the appropriation to the several sections. THE MATTER OF STREET IMPROVEMENTS. Mr. L. Chappel addressed the association, saying that the citizens of the northeast section should go to the Commissioners and ask them amicably for such improvements as were deemed necessary and not get into warfare with the powers that be. Mr. T. L. De Land said that all this talk brought the whole matter to where it was some Years ago, when it was the desire of the people of the northeast section to have their improve- ments commence at the capitol and extend from there out. He said that they should go carefully and deliberately, and in a few years they would have the whole Hill covered by ele- gant streets. Mr. A. Girouard also thought that it was bad policy to try to bulldoze the Commissioners. THE NEW ASSESSMENT CRITICIZED. Mr. T. W. Smith called the attention of the association to the new assessment which he termed a thing done and impossible to be un- done. The assessment in the northeastern sec- tion, he said, had been increased 65 per cent. To the end that they might get the benefit of the new assessment he offered a resolution re- questing the Commissioners to make out a new schedule of the area, population and taxable valuation for the distribution of the appropria- tions for street improvements the coming year under the percentage system, provided, how- ever, that this apportionment shall cover all the expenditures of the engineer department both for new work and repairs of the old, ‘This resolution called forth a great deal of discussion pro and con, A SUESTITUTE RESOLUTION, Messrs. Jones, Gerouard, Smith and Walker offered the following as a substitute: “Whereas, the assessments recently levied in the several assessment districts in the cities of Washington and Georgetown and the county of Washington, which are to be the basis of taxation for the ensuing three years, show an enormous increase in valuation; and “Whereas, this must necessarily result In a very great increase in the amount of taxes to be exacted from the citizens of the communi- | ties mentioned, unless the rate of taxation be reduced; and, “Whereas, it is understood that under the existing rates of assessment and taxation there have been collected funds largely in excess of the amount required to meet the appropria- tions made by Co! ess; therefore, be (3 “Resolved by Citizens’ association No. 3 that the honorable, the Commissioners of the Dis- trict of Columbia, be and bereby are respect- fully requested before the new assessments come in force to reduce the rate of taxation under the power vested by law in them to fix such rate provided it shall not exceed one and one-half percentum of the assessed value,” After a long discussion both resolations were laid over as unfinished business. Mr. L. Chappe! cailed attention to the dele- gation of 8th street property-owners, who waited upon the Commissioners to ask them to hold up some other streets and improve 8th street and criticized the action of the delega- tion, The meeting adjourned at 10:30 to meet at the call of the secreta THEODORE § NTNUMAPON. Came Here for Office and Will Probably Get a Place in the Insane Hospital. Detective Horne yesterday arrested a man whose strange actions on the streets attracted the attention of passers-by and gave the im- pression that his mind was unsettled. The prisoner is about forty years old and his cloth- ing gives him the appearance of a mechanic, although he claims that he isa farmer. Like ruany others, he is here for office and is under the impression that he was ordered here by the President. Exactly what office he is going to get he does not know, but he says he is willing to take anything the President will give nim. When taken to police headquarters the prisoner | expressed surprise at the absence of his girl, who, he said, had also been ordered here. The prisover has only been here a few days and has been staying at a boarding house near the depot, where he registered as Theodore Swintnumapon. During his brief stay here he a Flea ‘MANY HOUSES INVADED BY THE VICIOUS PESTS— INEFFECTIVE MEBHODS OF FINDING RELIEF— HOW INFESTED DOGS AND CATS MAY BE RE- LIEVED—SOME TRUE FLEA STORIES, “An insect of the genus pulex. It has two eyes and six feet; the feelers are like threads; the rostrom is inflected, setaceous, and armed with a sting.” That is all the description Web= ster gives of that amusing and interesting frag- ment of agile muscularity and viciousness com- monly denominated the flea. If Webster were only alive and a resident in this city he would add several lines of interest- ing description as to the voracity and general “cussedness” of this member of the pulex irri- tans family. Asarule the nation’s capital is not afflicted by those waves of disturbance— atmospheric or otherwise—which roll across large tracts of the United States, but the rul has evidently been suspended to allow the ex- ception to get in its work and the resultisa tortured community. THE PLAGUE IS HERE. * For two or three weeks past sounds of wail- ing from far-off cities have reached here and stories of a flea plague always accompamed the moans. Now Washington knows how it is itself, for the flea plague has come; net feebly, . not with any announcement in ad’ e. With- outa word of warning it swooped down and took possession of the city and now every fifth mn you meet is either scratching himself or Rerselt or else ak that there was given an opportunity to scratch where the public eye could not look scornfully on while seekii that low-bred but highiy satisfactory form o! relief, There is an idea abroad to the effect fleas have their origin in dirt. This is to be erroneous, but no one knows just whera they do come from. It is almost a toric fact, however, that when they do come they centralize on dogs and cats and from thence distribute themselves over the anatomy of as many hu- man beings as can be reached. And when it is remembered that a flea can jump and fre- quently does jump more than one hundred and twenty times its own length who can tek veins escape? Where the millions of pulex irritans had been to the White House three times, but had not yet been able, he said, to get an inter- crops in the southern Marylana peninsula, The majority of them are still in the field, and in many cases the shocks have sprouted and look as greeu as new cut grass. The Joss in such eases is absolute. It has rained here for the last nine consecutive days, at ode Real Estate Matters. Thomas Dowling, auctioneer, sold yesterday &t public sale lots 20, 21 and 22, square 151, 20x 100 feet each, on the north side T street be- tween 17th and 1sth streets northwest, together with all the improvements, consisting of a two- ®tory frame house with a frame stable in the rear, to J. E. Lyons for $1.35 per square foot, C. E. McNabb has bought for $5,000 of W. E. Schneider, sub 158, square 24, 18 by 80 feet, on Wallach place, between T an@ U and 13th and [dth streets northwest. —————. A Bold Intruder. A colored man, Richard Chew, was arraigned for housebreaking in the Police Court yester- day and the case was sent to the grand jury. Wm. Smith testified that on Friday night about 2 o'clock he discovered Chew in bed with witness and his wife. Chew jumped out ofa window end Smith pursued him. Chew denied that he was the party. No Such Name in the District Directory. C. L. Dowden, who says be lived in Washing- ton, D. C., was taken Sunday from 927 Locust street, Philadelphia, to the nineteenth district Police station suffering from insamty, aggra- vated by liquor drinking. When the police surgeon attempted to examine him he “cleaned out” the station house, but was Sinally secured and sent to the Philadelphia hospital for treat- ment 4s ab insane patient. a Transfers of Real Estate. Deeds in fee have been filed as follows: H. W. Garnett to Zacharia Tobriner, n. 3¢ 5, Sq. 656; 2329.56. Elizabeth N. Power to W. L. Solean, lot 106, D. and L.'s sub Mt. Pleasant; $3,123.20, W. Micklejohn to Annie Walker, pt. Chillum castle manor; $50. F. L. Brockett to H. B. Duley, sub 59. sq. 1026; $1,800. Annie j Wisner to Fannie P. Blurden, pt. 156, B. H'sadd. to W.W.; $1,800. same, same property; $1,700. same, same property; $1,700. A. W. James C. Sheldon, sub 31, sq. 944; $1,000. ww tect ~ tes. bi view with the President. When he was sent from headquarters to the station last night he was told that he was going to the White House and he seemed perfectly satisfied. Swintnumopon was turned over to the care of Sanitar Mticer Frank. The unfortunate a says that he came here from Schenectady, N.Y. —-—— Mrs. Olmstead’s Funeral. ‘The funeral of Mrs. John F. Olmstead took place yesterday from the Portland. There was a large attendance of friends of the deceased and many sent floral remembrances. Rev. Dr. Townsend conducted the brief but impressive services, and then the casket was borne to Oak Hill, where the interment was made, The fol- lowing acted as pall bearers: Elias §. Hatchin- son, Charles A. Bail, Surgeon General Brown, U.S.N., Col. D. C. Forney, Frauk Hatton, Hal- let Kilbourn, Morgan W. Beach and Gen. W.W. Belknap. —___ John Brown’s Statue. A contract has been made by Arthur H. Harris, chairman of the Lincoln sailors’ and soldiers’ monument association, with Jacques Jouvenal of this city to make a group in plaster as a model representing John Brown, a female figure (the genius of John Brown), and a cannon and guns. The size of the figures will be about 24 inches. The pedestal is to be 42 inches in height, This group is to be placed in the sabe coped emancipation ‘k between Pi 's hospital and Ho’ university, —————— Serious Charge Against Lewis Gwynne. Yesterday afternoon in the Police Court a colored man named Lewis Gwynne was charged on the oath of Nellie Brown, colored,with rape, The woman lives at No, 1521}¢ 11th street north- came from, why they came and the ropte by which they traveled are comparatively unim- portant matters when brought face to face with the solidly-founded truth that they are here, IT IS A FLEA YEAR, just as there have been grasshopper years, po- tato-bug years, years of famine, years of ip Ett if Ht i ng see. L F water for a moment and then chase along the beach. Finally he returned with a chunk of cotton batting in his mouth. He then Suptonched the water only went in a little way at atime. Slowly he advanced till his mouth with the roll of they were all finally lodged on the remainmg dry piece of cotton. Then Nat quietly dropped the ball into the, water ‘and ‘the fleas ‘were The bi 18 metamorphosed. His drooping spirits revived at once and he dashed into the water in great = In his Bt Sg pranks he nearly tore the athing suit off his master. The carbolic soap was cast inte the waves and Nat's beautiful coat remains as curly as ever.” IX THE PENSION OFFICE. The office seeker might secure valuable Points by watching the methods of the flea and if he can only follow him closely he will be able to get into some or we of the depart- ments without troublé, and if the authorities have no better success in ousting him than they have in attempting to eject the flea he will pe there as long as he pleases, 6 pen- s10n office has ee pretty thoroughly invaded, and although active repressive m res hi been enforced vigorously the flea He differs somewhat from the ordinary flea of commerce and displays little or no fondness for domestic animals, put when it comes to devour- ing clerks, copyists, laborers, messengers, watchmen or even a stray commissioner he is ll there. Lunch baskets that used to be laid relessly ona desk or stuck away ina drawer are now suspended in such places that they are deemed to be beyond the range of the champion jumper, Open any of them and you will find that although little “‘puly” (as he is familiarly plenty, and ears of corn; tiere is no other ex- planation. Thousands of good clean people, who had only heard of the flea hitherto, have been wor- ried almost to the verge of desperation by the troublous antics of the invader. He entered their homes surreptitiously and ensconsced himself (male and female) in some dark cor- ner, where he established pr Garin Then the male flea went forth to seek victims, while the female iyed athome to lay myriads of little, white, glutinous spheres, which in six days develop larve. In eleven days the wrig- gling nuisances, unless their term of existence is shortened by poison, are closed up ina co- coon, where they are educated for the murder- ous career lc by their kind. For eleven days more they are insteucted in;their duties, and then they break the shell and sally forth to do battle for themselves, ON DOGS AND cars, Their preference is for dog, and cat is their second choice, but they are not averse to feed- ing on poor helpless humanity. When they get on adog they generally stick, and in spite- of soap and hot water and powders they make that dog’s life a burden to him and a source of distress to the entire community. No less vicious are they when they take possession of a cat, and it isa fact that quite a number of val- uable feline pets have been so annoyed by the little vermin that they gave up what they re- garded as an uneqnal contest and have been laid away to rest beneath a rose-bush in the backyare, One of the favorite theories has been that th» dogs were responsible for bring- ing fleas into the houses, but there is no testi- mony to support that supposition, “In fact, all the evidence available shows thata flea never forsakes a dog a# long as there is enough jaw power left to hang on with or a sfticient quan- tity of the dog remains to hangon to. There- fore it must be perfectly plain that the fleas which aunoy mankind are those which have failed to secure room and board on the super- ficial area of a dog. RFFECTS OF THE PLAGUE. Numerous instances could be given to prove that the epidemic of fleas, which has disturbed Brooklyn's rest and upset the slumbers of the inhabitants of Trenton, has reached Washing- ton with renewed force. For three evenings during the past week one of the young and brilliant pe feminine social attractions of the city bas been hard at work endeavoring to rid her apartments and her dog of the pests. Be- lieving that the dog was the primary cause of the invasion she washed him (she never allows any one else to touch him) with all the soaps and preparations prescribed for such a condi- tion. The next morning he was scratching away harder than ever. A second bath merely afforded him temporary relief, for two or three hours after he was dry the agile terrors had re-empted all the choice spots on his hide. is fair mistress then deemed heroic measures necessary, and, wrapping herself in a great ex- anse of apron, she personally inspected the | road coat of her canine beauty, She bent over him until a pain in her back compelled her to desist, but she felt compensated for her suffering, because ninety-three “hoppers” had succumbed to her prowess. The next day “Jack” was so thoroughly flea-infested that the coach- man was called in to clip off his beautiful silky coat. The fieas still ciimb on the odd-looking shaven spaniel, but he can scratch them off without much trouble. They keep him scratch- ing, though, Another Washington young lady, equally well known and attractive, became finally con- viuced that her pet cat was responsible for her nights and days of itching and scratching, so an investigation was begun, Sixty fleas were the net result of the first sitting. This informa- tion she confided to one of her intimates and expressed her intention of carrying on the siege. In this way the story leaked out in her set and she ie now known as the champion flea catcher, An M-street paged was, with a sorrowful expression on his face, watching his dog while it endeavored to uproot some of its tormentors, “Has your dog got fleas?” quered a passing friend. , “Fleas!” repeated the youth. “You bet he has. You just ought to see my stomach!” CAMP ORDWAY FLEAS, It has been charged by some of the ardent supporters of independent military companies called by erudite bugologists) has no winged aids to aerial navigation he succeeds ultimately in reaching what h imagines to be his destina- tion, He is of the “Eli” family. Some of the other departments are also afflicted, but not as yet tosuch an extent as is the pension office. ARE THERE ANY REMEDIES? ‘There seems to be no really effective powder intelligent animal became almost | th, a | taki » and | Commission: The report of the it for the month of July shows that during that period there were seven alarms of fire, an in- crease of one over the preceding month and a decrease of one over the corresponding month ear. The estimated losses were $1,483. by an insurance of $1,488 against a loss of $330, insurance $120 for the month, and a loss of $4,155, insurance e 580, for month of the preceding ‘BUILDING 1G PERMITS have been issued by Inspector Entwistle as follows: John E. Kenna for one brick dwell- ing, No. 130 B street northeast; $15,000. Charles Gessford, one brick dwelling, 1021 Massachusetts avenue northeast, $5,000, and two brick dwellings, 909 and 911 North Caro- lina avenue southeast; $9, ‘Thomas Jones, one brick private stable at 920 I street north- west; $1,000. Mrs. L. Graham, two frame dwellings on Marshall street, Pleasant Plains; $1,200, T. F. Schneider, — six brick dwellings, from 1800 to 1810 R street north- west: $45,000. N. Keyser, gre. frame dwelling at Bennings; $550, EN eland. one frame dwelling at Brightwood; $1,400, John Schickler, one frame dwelling, southeast corner 7th and Sheridan streets; $1.500. Clark L, Fi sreeemmnyrecay SE private ar] ‘arr en a] ® prival in the fire department, xi The recommendation of Superintendent of Streets Moss that when compulsory permit work is ordered a copy of the order be sent to the District official who furnishes property owners with the information regarding terms, &c., has been approved by the Commissioners, and now would-be purchaser can see at once whether 6 not there is any proposed assess- ment against the property. 3 arses 2 dE Pewnsyivanra Rartroap Nracara Faris Ex- cunston Avcust 15.—Those availing themselves of the personally-conducted tour to Niagara Falls via the Pennsylvania railroad August 15 will be accorded special rates at the different hotels at the Falls. For information relative prechay apply to R. A. Parke, agent, 6th street station, year, which will relieve mankind and animal by decimating the unwelcome visitors, Druggists are ready and willing to supply what they have for sale, but they cannot guarantee the efficacy of anyof the preparations in such a time as this. They can provide people with all sorts of unguents with which to still the raging that follows a bite from a full-grown flea, but they have nothing which will prevent the aforesaid or any other flea, followed by his sisters and his cousins and his aunts, from entering what- soever household he desires to abide in, An air-tight, water-proof fence would fail to do that, One of the best of the remedies is to burn quassia or cedar in the infested rooms. The odors arising therefrom are not unpleasant to human olfactories, but they annoy the flea, and asa rule he stands not on the order of his going. Aflicted people should try this. There is no other remedy known to science unless it is the eracking of the flea between the two thumb nails and that schemy will not work now. The flea is too numerous, Your druggist may tell you that oil of penny- royal will prove a remedy for fleas, but it won't —8o say those who have tried it. It will soothe | the poisoned spots somewha‘, but vinegar is | said to be more efficacious in stopping the itch- | ing than anything else. } RELIEVING ANIMALS OF THEIR LOAD. When it comes to relieving overloaded dogs or cats there less difficulty is experienced. | Stand your canine or feline on a large out-| spread newspaper and sprinkle the animal with Persian insect powder. This has a temporarily depressive effect upon the flea’s lungs. The thorax is congested for awhile and there seems to be a desire on the part of the flea to remain | quiescent for a few minutes so that his aston- | ished interior eigen may have time to/ adjust itself to the powder-sprinkled atmos- | phere. This is your opportunity. Brush the fleas off on the paper and burn them pretty | thoroughly. Cremation is one of the few} remedies that are too many for the pulex | irritans, Then hang the dog or cat up in some place where even a fiea cannot jump upon it. A prominent Washington physician is author- ity for the information that the flea way which is now centered in and about Washing- ton will not be of long duration, and that a fortnight hence the ravages of the pesky insect will not be neurly so extensive as at | present. They will not diseppear entirely, ut whole households will not be aggravated | almost beyond endurance by overwhelming numbers, It is also stated that one reason why the flea epidemic is so malignant here is that | the dry streets and gutters afford no oppor-| tunity for the overburdened canines to free themselves by wallowing in the puddles of water which are so frequent in the gutters of most towns and cities. ccc BASE BALL YESTERDAY. How the Senators Fell Before the Clevelands—Other Games. The Washingtons were done up by the Cleveland's yesterday ina handsome manner. ‘The Senators batting was weak and ineffective, and this accounts for the defeat. O’Brien,who has heretofore been a stumbling block to the Washington boys, seemed to have regained his form. The score was 5 to 2, The batteries were O'Brien and Zimmer and Ferson and Daly. Washington made 3 hits and 4 errora and Cleveland 8 hits and Lerror. Sullivan re- lieved Ferson in the sixth inning. Hoy, Beecher and Ferson were credited with hits, the latter's being a bigs Philadelphia defeated Pittsburg 2to 1 in 12 innings. The batteries were Gleason and Clements and Morris and Carroll, The Phillies made 10 hits and 2 errors and the Pittsburgs 6 hits and 1 error, made a strong fight against New that the national guard boys brought the fleas up with them Zrom their camp at Fort Wash- ington. It is not improbable that some of the militiamen introduced new varieties of the flea tribe when they returned from Camp Ord- way, but the plague was in thorough workin order before the men left for the Maryland summer resort. The fleas down there are ex- tremely P gion in fact there is no better crop on the reservation. The soil is poor and the ordinary agriculturist secures but little in return for the expenditure of muscular effort and profanity. But the flea he has with him alway ‘The Camp Ordway flea has, however, but little todo with the visitation under dis- cussion. He is a stolid, slow-moving sort of a fellow, and is not up to the waysof his educated brethren. He really is not in this affair; he cannot keep up with the procession, HOW TO FIND THEM. One of the easiest methods of finding the fleas which have made their home with you is to walk barefooted across the floor some time during the night, That experiment invariably results in dotting your aukles with at least a dozen of the lively ones, and if you are real smart you may catch one of them. They are visible in day time in a good man‘ and when this is possible then the worst. A house may be flealess in the e nog and the next morning the entire household be industriously engaged in Pelee bo In one or two known instances the tance jumpers have been seen on the bi One family, whose head had that he could not afford to send his wil and offypring to oy mens Beach this summer, has up a the m: Chicago York, but finally went under by the score of 8 to7. The batteries were O’Day and Keefe and Ewing and Gumbert and Darling. New York made 11 hits and 1 error. and Chicago 15 hits and 6 errors, O'Day was severely punished and was succeeded by Keefe in the eighth in- ning. ‘The Bostons defeated the Hoosiers 4 to 2, The former made 10 hits and 1 error and the latter 5 hits and 2 errors, ASSOCIATION GAMES, Athletics, 0; Brooklyn, 13. Cincinnati, 3; Baltimore, 2. Columbus, 5; Kansas City, 0, —<—<$—_ A NEW SYSTEM PROPOSED Of Keeping District Accounts With Plumbers for Street Repairs. ‘The present system of keeping the District accounts with plumbers who take up pave- ments to make connections of water and gas pipes, &c., is unsatisfactory, as settlement of be made until the owing to the inability of the contractor for minor street repairs to get at various points in paar enonyerm tat ja Heb be made ex- cept al intervals, Several days Ba- of Streets Moss, in a le’ to recommended a new system, as —_—_~ Marriage Licenses. Marriage licenses have been issued by the clerk of the court to Joseph Rabbitt and Ella Thompson of Frederick, Md.; James W. Butler and Kate Nelson; John L. Walter and Emma 8. Parsons; James L. Burton and Lizzie M. Taylor;’ Gerhard A. Hezde and Josephine Thale; James A. O'Brien and —— lowe; Joseph Whelan’ and Jennie ‘A. Gallagher; Ed- warn A, Pettis and Annie V, Shentis. Two Wives Sue for Divorce. Lillie E. Richards has by J. G. Bigelow filed a bill for divorce against Benjamin R. Rich- ards, They were married October 14, 1877, her maiden name being Bremmehl. She charges failure to support her and desertion June 26, 1886, Louisa M. J. Guenther has by Mr. Bigelow filed a bill for divorce against Joseph Guen- ther, They were married August 31, 1886, (she being the widow of Louis M. J. Ulirich at the time) by Rev. L. H. Schneider. She states that she had five children and defendant was a widower with three children, and she charges that he has treated her and her children as well as his own in the most brutal and cruel manner; that he has threatened to kill her and struck her with chairs and other deadly weapons, and during nine weeks when illshe says ber life was despaired of and no fiend could have been more brutal than he. She states that she filed a bill for divorce in June, 1887, but she dis- | missed it on his promises to desist from drunk- enness, and shortly afterward renewed his bad | treatment. She states thatJune 25she bor- rowed $25 and gave him to go to Johnstown, and that her object was to get his children in an asylum and to get a house for her children and herself, — To Pex Mar Avousr 14 via PENNSYLVANIA Ratinoap.—The épecial excursion to Pen Mar via the Pennsylvania railroad leaving the 6th street station at 8:45 a.m. Wednesday, August 14, affords an excellent sheen A for a day's outing on the summit of the Blue Ridge. Round rip tickets will be sold at the low rate of $1.50. Returning, the special will leave Pen Mar at :38 p.m., reaching Washington at a reasonable hour of the evening. . <_~»—___ THE COURTS. Equity Court—Judge Montgomery. Yesterday—Betts agt. Perry et al.; trustee’s bond aj proved. Esheragt. Woodbury; leave to W. R. ate te be made complainant. In re Christiana E. K. Hines, lunatic; order for writ. Belege agt. Anderson; leave to file supple- mental bill) Mauhen agt. Hunter; decree set aside. Pronate Court—Judge Montgomery. Yesterday—Estate of Zebulon L. Whit admitted to probate and letters of adin tion granted to Ida M. White, bond # tate of Robt. Lewis Harris, decease: Lillie Dyson, nee Harris, and Edith Harris, of next of kin, to probate will. Porice Court—Judge Miller. Yesterday—John H. Brown was charged with an assault on Clifford~Grant and fined #10 or thirty days in jail. Harry Long received a sentence of 35 or fifteen days for an assault on F. B, Dooley. John Madigan and Andrew Judge, for an affray, were fined $5 each. Chas, alias Babe Jones, charged with assault on George Plater, for whom he drew a razor, was fined $25 or sixty days in jaih George Wooster, for an assault on Henry Sutphen, re- ceived a similar sentence. Belle Suckers and Francis Douglas, charged with an affray, we! fined $5each or fifteen days. Alice Suckers, for an assault on Celia Washington, received a like sentence. Philip Williams, for an assault on John Fortune, was fined €10 or thirty days. Martha Banks, for disorderly conduct and as- sauiting Officer Smith, was fined $5 in each case. Burrell Boswell, for the larceny of a _ of wagon shafts from’ John Ermold. was fined $10 or thirty days. Arthur Christian, for the larceny of a lot of fish from R. A. Golden, was fined $5 or fifteen days. snes The body of Melain Koll, the little girl who was supposed to have been stolen by gypsies in New York, has been found floating in the river. __ Bost leaves 7th-st. wharf 6:30sbarp. JNOBTH CAPITOL ME CHURCH. eRUIT OF THE LOOM Yard-wide, Biesched Cot: | Bessticat New Style LAWNS, Se. GRAND MOONLIGAT EXCURSION. BLACK SURAH SILKS, exodiient quality, Sc. | twenty-five Miles Down the Potomac and hetura, quality, 10a. WEDNESDAY EVENING, ava. 7. CARTERS, Outi Sem, Refreshments by the Ladies st Reasonable Rates, 711 MARKET SPACE, NEAR 7TH ST. VALUABLE PRESENTS for Cash Select of presents with s purchase cay A yk 7 Met yk A eo, A BR A aie eee AT AP A A ecHENA SULKS, “Tspra SER, mstenen tee SOs | 53a 8 £84 GSP AS as INDIA CHALLIES, choice styles, Sc., 10c., 12%¢c. a PAUTEENS, immense assortment, Sc., 10c., 1 A ‘FIGURED BATISTE, beautiful styles, reduced to F A SS ‘AS: it dress pearly yariand a wine, af yure Woo, find a Solr: eal ners - VALUABI PRESEN 18 for Gash Cust Select one of the following presents with s purchase ‘Tes Guile worth "31-30: & Dest Fite Denese henkion worth $1. of tuo Pairs of Large-size Fine Demask oe So. $y cubis, the very lowest prices for cash. Personally Conducted Tour i@ OUT SALE OF #2. WORTH OF C= wT ALE B32000 At prices that are within reach of all. For the next 30 days we offers special discount of 10 per cent on all goods except Domestica, This is the great chance of your life to lay in s sup- ply of all kinds of Dry Goods. This discount is off all qmarked-down prices, which makes them about 20 per cent cheaper than ever before. Silk Velvets, Henriettas, Cashmeres, All-Wool Ba- tistes, Linen Lawns, Damasks, Napkins, Towels, Cas- suneres, Gloves, Hosiery, hibbons, Gents’, Children’s and Ladies’ Underwear, Pisid Muslins, India Linens, Lawns, Piques, Cantaulds, English Crapes at prime cost. One case 4-4 Bleached Cotton, at 8c., worth 10c. Just 50 of those Extra Large Bed Spreads, at T5c., worth $1. 10 pes. only of those beautiful Challies, reduced to 6c. formerly 10c. per yd. This stock must be reduced and tbe price is no object. Come and sce us and get the greatest bargains of your life, Guinet Silks, price 81.75, reduced to 81.40. PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD THURSDAY, AUGUST 35, 1889. ‘Bound Trip Tickets, valid for ten days and allowing © stop-off at Watkins Glen, A GRAND VACATION TOUR. vsiibaliborias ine oe 3 ARRANGE FOR YOUR HOLIDAY THEN. - se, se 1.25. aad ° 6 . =, = ae, =) ae _3¥30-2awtomn 5, a ae a eee LEASE DO NOT FORGET THE EXCURSION as gat oo Kound trip only 25c if 69. ‘This reduction embraces Colored Silks.also. Rem- ‘nants at prime cost and in Dress Goods at half-price. UNI 5 oul; ya-2 THOS. J, LUTTRELL, 7 er. . GELecr Exbuusion To. ¥ S8T-2w, 5 20th ot, ond Pa ave | SUG UmBiA PIVINGR, Nol 3, UNIFORMED -. N . Ol a Seeout To Tae Posto DAY, AUGUST &, 1889. snl 4°30 Ea. — eu3-4t E, AxpEEws, STEPHEN Moore, URSION AND CAMP-FIRE, TO Cittton Beach, THUKSDAY, A ‘Treasurer and Manager, President, ‘kt fiat rn hd eub-2te OFFICE OF THE LEATHEROID MANUFACTURING COMPANY, Kennebunk, Me. 23d July, 1889. ‘This is to certify that Mr. J. 8. TOPHAM, 1231 Pa. ave. n.w., is the only person authorized to make or sell Leatheroid Trunks in Washington. Any other party claiming to sell Leatheroid Tranks is deceiving the | public, and, as we are sole owners and manufacturer | of Leatheroid, we shall hold any oné* using the word without authority accountable, _4y30-6t LEATHEROID MAN'F'G CO. kT. B. Towser & Sox. i= M. E CHUKCH. SECOND MOONLIGHT EXCURSION DOWN THE POTOMAC AND RETURN, under the auspices of the YOUNG PEOPLE'S ASSOCIATION * of above church, on the STEAMER “WAKEFIELD.” WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 7. Refreshments served by Ladies at Moderate Prices, TICKET! DRY GOODS DEALERS, Boat leaves 7th-st. wharf st 6.30 sharp. au3-3t* 1316 SEVENTH STREET NORTHWEST. Ve: ESD. GUN: Clark's 0. N. T. Spool Cotton, 4c. 6, whth the CLERKS MULUAL BEALE? AND Pare Fruit of the Looe Bleached Cotton, Sige. | TEPTIVE ASSOCIATION. Music, dancing, freworke, Rive Flannel for Lathiuc Suits, from ou —_| dec. Steamer W.W. CUMCORAN will leave af 6:30 pur plendid Liue of Outing Cioth reduced te § Batlste iu Bosutitul styles reduced frou. 1234 to Ge, | Pikets, OU conta, Ginghams in Great Variety for 5, 8, 10 and 1 23¢c. i Job Lot of Ladies’ Liven Collace sud Cutts, worth from 10 to 15e.,ouly, Se. : Extra Large Linen Towels, 20c, 0} 5 Merchants’ abd Miners’ Transportation Co, ‘Steamshijs sail from Baltiwore via Nortolk to Boston, Fyery Monday and Thursday, 4 o'clock p,m Passenger accunmedaluus unsurpassed. Fare, 1 rr aud ain salovn, ststercom berths, $17.50; round trip, $22, Upper ‘deck state- room berths, ¢i 2 fo.matien see 4 Fold tip, 625. For further tu ott bot, Or apply we x Red Table Linen, Fast Colors, 25e. 12340. Satines reduced to 10e. 25¢, Satines, reduced to 18c. | Ghaltice that were cheap at 10c. we are closing at Ze. nnel Suitines a wide, ‘ool, Colored Cambric ior Lining, 4 und 6 Drawer Spool Cotton Cabinets for sale. jy13-3m Ger Tur Besr. THE CONCORD HARNESS, etal Uke botels in W. AL, HUGGING, General Agent, Telephone Raltimore 247. my 25-3 LLINGWOOD BEACH EXCURSIONS. Seamer PILUT BO\—Special Excursion EVERY SUNDAY sud WEDNLSDA)—Leave 7th-st. wharf st 5. Boat and Growuds tor - SPKANBL delt-m LUTZ & BRO, 497 Penn. ave., adjoining National Hotel. ‘Trunks and Satchels of best makes st low prices, splz C THURSDA\- AUGUST & And that the Kound trip will cost you Ze. _ eub-2t° | Bay sips | CITY ITEMS. Speed, Quiet and Lightness, all combine ON THE CHESAPEAKE ‘To boom the perfect No. 9, } moe yiLson Myra. Co., 437 9th n.w, THE MOST COMPLETE IN ALL ITS APPOINT- jyli-lm MENTS OF ANY RESORT ON THE CHESA- The Best of All.—The Popular steamer Jane Moseley has been secured by the Pickwick Club for Wednesday, Aug. 7. Capacity, 1,500 | passengers, auseo-2t* PEAKE BAY OR POTOMAC BIVEB. Washington Safe Deposit Co. oanwas ave. Safes rented; $5 per year. NAVAL ACADEMY BAND. AMUSEMEN NEW NATIONAL THEATER. THREE NIGHTS AND SATURDAY MATINEE, BEGINNING THURSDAY, AUGUST 8. CLEVELAND-HAVERLY MINSTRELS. BILLY EMERSON aud HUGHEY DOUGHERTY. ROUND TRIP, ONE DOLLAR. Patrol, is the Bey p- woek and 9:50 a. m, Sunday Sap. ons SiSnectet Bay hidge with sientoer Columns First-class Hotel and Restaurant, Trains leave B. & 0. wi week days pupa my) Poe a Boy a Bunaye O00 om. $5 sua 3.15, Lee’ y Midge week days 6:10 and 8:30 p.m Suidaye S190, Sand vp. me N.Y , antee to Teach You to Ride the Psycho rele for $1. Ladies $5. Special hours ‘Ghen uikts, Largest riding school im U.S" and return, on payment Of 1 —_ f mU. 8. gute, ,Stemmer leaves May Kidge, week days, 12.0.m.5 N, a. on arr ee SUMMER cote uae. mas ray ecm Mee eee offices, 619 and L351 — Pevns)lvania avenue, and at depot Ou - depot del b-tow CONCERT EVERY NIGHT = BY BEST MUSICIANS OF WASHINGTOR Good dinner PY: =~ paamnene town to spond an evening. t service. EXCURSIONS, PICNICS, &c. Path Cadre and tables for pena Tar suuscmente, Tates to ms WW ROYAL BARKIADG Secure your tickets from Commistee ONLY, at street cars foot of 7th st, RY SuIRCTaTa iosr rorciax Reson Steamer leaves 6:30. 1 ~ TEAM 7 ae Ra's: DT IN PAG <