Evening Star Newspaper, August 8, 1889, Page 8

THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D. C., SSS LOCAL MENTION. The Weather. YORRCAST TILL RIONT A.M. FRIDAY. For the District of Columbia, Maryland, vi fair and ht es in tem} pg a shifting to southerly. eriridtadames thea Berenice trousers you fe Bw oes ee ete Seer 50 custom you can depend on Senate Same Bnos., Tth ae Tailoring Department, Go to BR. W. Hzexpsnson’s, 1113 F street northwest, for wall paper, window shades, room moldings, lincrusta, walton, &c, Taz — homang Saris nowy Ranges, 8. 3. Suxpp & Bao., 432 9th st, Ir Your Hare 1s Fartrxe Our Usz Srorr’s German hair tonic. Ir 1s Necessary To take a look at the pants we have reduced to 92.90, $3.60, and = to —- y2 off Z EMAN Bros., ant be ae ‘Mantfacturing Clothiers and Tailors. Freaxsce axp Stove Beramixe promptly done by Supp Bno., 432 9th st. a At Storrs Dace Store particular attention is given to physicians’ prescriptions and family Feeipes. Aut ane Ixvitep to their im methods of doing work. rush con- tinues at the Empire Canrer CLEeanino Worxs, 681-486 Mass.ave. n.w. Telephone 787—2, ‘Watt Papers. House and Fresco Painting. P. Haxson Hiss M'?’o Co., 1310 F st. nw. Bor Your Coal, Coke and Wood from Joux- trict Oporto Sincr—the latest rage—at Srorr’s drug store. Save Your Erestear. Consult Hempres,cor.43¢ CITY AND DISTRICT. CONDENSED LOCALS. Harry Park of this city made the trip to Baltimore last Sunday on a bicycle in six hours and fifteen minutes. He made the return trip Yesterday in five anda half hours. Some fifty members of the Bay club of Quar- ille, Pa., arrived in this city last evening on the steam tug Dandy and this morning they left for Old Point Comfort. Capt. J. W. FP. Williams last evening enter- tained a number of the members of the Post Office-Interior Guards at his residence. Excelsior assemly, 2672, KE. of L., at its meet- ing lest evening elected Wm. J. White master workman vice £.W. Oyster, resigned on account of intended absence from the city. The Biaine invincible club will send speakers to Ohio, Virginia and Maryland for the fall campaigns. : ‘The Langdon Park union chapel association has, by Cyrus A. Baker, F. D. Foster, A. H. | Alderman, John F. Burke and John A. ‘Augus- | terter, fled a certificate of incorporation. re- citing the objects to be “religious, educa- tional, benevolent, industrial and similar work.” Lie ween Suit for $5,000 Damages. Sallie F. Boag, by Messrs, Snell and Pr-nce, has filed a suit for $5.000 damages against the Wash- ington and Georgetown railroad company. She claims that by reason of cars colliding at 15th street and Pennsylvania avenue November 14, 1888, she was thrown to the floor of the car in Which she was a passenger and sustained in- Jaries to spine and bac! An Idaho Girl Upon the National Flower | ‘To the Editor of Tax Evexrso Stan } The discussion among the men in regard to “Our National Flower” brings out the follow ing opirion: *-Pructically it is the adoption of & flower by womankind that will make it truly Rational.” Ail honor for that wise defender. Woman, the universal admirer of flowers, ahould have a voice in deciding so important question. I would like to hear an opinion from the women of each state and territory, Farmers would not like the adoption of “The golden-rod” as “Our National Flower,” as it is looked upon asa very aggressive weed, true to its scientific name, sending out its roots to ex- terminate the nutricious grasses of Idahop—its mes nod tothe trout along our streams. stately, useful suntiower is symbolic. I endorse your correspondent P.'s sentiments. My favorites are wild rose, violet, white water ly and lady slipper. Cannie. Buiiever, L 1. ——~_—____ A Wife’s Suit for Divorce. Maggie Mister has, by R. W. Johnston, filed @ suit for divorce from Frederick Mister. They were married December 1, 1879, by Rev. C. C. Meador, and she charges that after living with her until the spring of 1381 he sent her to her parents and deserted her for two years, but he returned to him and after living together ne month be deserted her finally, The Prize Fight Declared Off. ‘The prize fight which was to have taken Place last night between Billy Young of Balti- more and Joe Kennedy of Philadeiphia fell through, Kennedy having gone to Atlantic City. Upward of three hundred tickets had been sold,and the management, desirous of not i inti jicket holders, tele, “hare ago at Young. The answer was in the affirmative, but when the appointed time ar- rived Hearn failed to show up and the fight was declared off. The ticket money is being refunded. ee -AtLantic City Snort Lixe.—The shortest, ickest and best route to Atlantic City is via Itimore and Ohio and Reading railroads. ial train ieaves Washington at 4:20 p.m. wext Saturday. Tickets valid returning until Monday. Kound-trip fare only $3. including transfer at Philadelphia. Thirty minutes sllowed for supper at the handsome Philadel- ia station of the Baltimore and Ohio rail- oat. —Advt. —-_— National Fencibles. At the monthly meeting of the National Fen- cfbles last evening the resignation of T. Arthur ‘Tomlinson as second lieutenant was accepted, be having left the city permanently. Robert McMurray and D. L Towers were elected to honorary membership. The semi-annual com- Be drill for the company badge will be id Friday. August 16. ‘he company intends to compete for a prize should any be offered at the Baltimore celebration. It will hold a spe- cial meeting to elect a second lieutenant two weeks from Wednesday night. —— Gold Medals for Six Years’ Service. ‘The proposed trip to Atlantic City was the ‘main topic of discussion at a meeting of the members of the Washington Light Infantry corps last evening. It was found that some ninety members had determined to go and others are considering the matter. The Cor- coran Cadets have accepted an invitation to sccompany the corps their roster will con- tain some thirty names. It was ordered that = service medals be presented to such mem- of the corps as have served six continuous years or more on occasion of the anniversar: of the Washington Light Infantry whic is to be held the 12th of September. ie mem~- bers who will receive these medals are: Wm. M. Arnold, six years; Geo. Breitbarth, ten; H. i Corrie, W. Dalton, . B. Dunn, a, eicit, tO.” Plugge” nine eight; a + Si “igh ap oh ag ve, seven; eight; O. V. seven; F. T. ota BY, ii ‘m2. ermillion, Evan 8. Stokes, Jas. F. Brennan, and Fred Cross were elected to active ip_in the corps, and Capt. Allison erode tpamtins the corps vice Baitimore and | F # 1 8 GEORGETOWN TO TENLEYTOWN. TRIAL OF OFFICER BLOCK. THEY A Large Force Employed in the Track of the Electric The charter granted to the Georgetown snd Tenleytown railroad company that actual operations should begin before the 10th of August. Work was begun some days ago at ® point near St, Alban’s church, above George- town, by a large force of workmen under the direction of Superintendent Sullivan. The work consists so far of grading. Superintendent Sullivan's intentions are tobe- gin the work of track laying at this end of the route at the corner of 32d and K streets and lay the rails from there northward, so that the material to be used in construction of the track above Georgetown can be carried in cars over the newly-laid rails as the work goes on. The contract for the furnishing of the rails was awarded to the Cambria iron company of Johnstown, Pa., and the contract for the clec- trical it to the James Frick company of Pennsylvania, IN THE Grading for Railroad. —_>__ “GLAD ROOM.” Alleged Ill Treatment of a Girl at the ‘Work House. A man named Jas. Brosnan, who has just spent a week at the work house, tells s story of alleged ill treatment of one of the female in- mates of that institution. He says he was sent there on the 29th of last month, and, being a machinist, he was put in charge of the engine. Last Monday, he said, a small colored girl was brought over from the female work house and put in the “glad room.” That room, he said, isin the subcellar. It is dark, damp, and musty and wholly unfit for habitation, so Bros- nan says. Each day, he said, the girl wasgiven & piece of bread and a cup of water. “One day,” said Brosnan. “I heard the little girl erying.’ I asked her what the trouble was and she told me that her nose and mouth were bleeding, and asked me to tell one of the guards. Itold one of them and he said ‘it would be a d—— good thing if she would die.’” Brosnan said that the little girl was confined in the “glad room” when he left there yester- y. —— eee SLAUGHTERED IN CLEVELAND. The Senators Knocked Qut by the Spi- ders—Other Ball Games Yesterday. Cleveland took vengeance on the Senators Yesterday for the easy defeat of Tuesday by banging out a tremendous victory by the score of 20to 6. Hard hitting was the order of the day, both victors and defeated doing some record fattening. The batteries were Sullivan and Clarke and Beattin and Sutcliffe. Sullivan lost the game for Washington by his weakness and wildness in the third inning, when the In- fants put their heads together in a conspiracy against Capt. Irwin's peace of mind, and by making fourteen runs obtained such a lead that the watchers on this end of the line grew heart sick. The team fielded poorly at times, but the rattles of the eight men were only in keeping with those of the one man in the cen- ter, whose curves were no problem at all. Clarke and (Daly, the latter replaced Car- ney at first) did the only good work for the Senatorial team, all the others except Wilmot and Beecher. who had no chances, making an error each, Notwithstanding this epidemic of mistakes the Babes were able to produce nine earned rons with their wagon tongues, whils fielding sharply enough tokeep the Senators from wy more than a bare consolation. John Irwin led everybody at the bat, having five chances, four of which he improved by making two singles, a two-base hit and a three- bagger. Tom Daly was next with three hits | from three chances, one being a triple. Wilmot made an inside home runin the first inning. IN THE THIRD, with the score tied, Cleveland proceeded to pound and pound, and with the aid of two wild pitches, four bases on balls, and an error by Brother Jobn chalked up the neat score of 14 runs, — to win an ordinary game twice over, and the largest singte inning score of the season. After this they took the game easy and by keeping in good form prevented the visitors from fora 7d within telephonic dis- tance. In the ninth McKean and Twitchell bit safely and Tebean lifted out a home run for 3 scores. Washington scored in the fifth on Wise’s base on balla.-a passed ball, Arthur Irwin's sacrifice, and Brother John's single. Again in the seventh beer 4 Arthur hit for a base and tallied on his brother's three-bagger. In the ninth the captain made another single and his kinsman a double, both scoring on Clarke's two-base bit. Washington made 13 hits and 7 errors, and Cleveland 19 hits and 3 errors, IN OTHER CITIES, Indianapolis took another game from Boston, 13to7. Radbourn and Ganzel and Krock and Sommers were the batteries, The Hoosiers made 15 hits and 3 errors and the Beaneaters 8 hits and 9 errors. New York reached the edge of the gap be- tween it and the lead by defeating Chicago the third straight game,4to2. The points were oc- cupied by Crane and Ewing and Tener and Farrell. The Ansonians were completely under Crane’s thumb, making but i bit after the third innmg. New York made 8 hits and 2 errors and Chicago 6 hits and 5 errors, There was no game in Pittsburg with the Phillies, ASSOCIATION GAMES, At Kansas City—St. Louis, 4; Kansas City, 1. At Louisville— Cincinnati, 5; Louisville, 4 (twelve innings). At Philadelphia—Baltimore, 9; Athletics, 0. At Columbus—Brooklyn, 10; Columbus, 8, OUTCURVES. President Nimick has appointed Sunday man- ager of the Pittsburgs, Horace Phillips, the ex-Pitteburg manager, is not improving and his physicians hold out less hope of his recovery. Now York is just on the ragged edge of the lead. Another such day as yesterday and the Beaneaters will take a se to second place, Today's games are as follows: Washington at Pittsburg, Boston at Chicago, Philadelphia at Cleveland, and New York at Indianapolis. The east will win. The be Stars took a game from the Provi- dence team in this city yesterday by the score of 9 to 3 through the good battery work of Cleeves and Mclutyre. The Senators will get at least two Pittsburg and ibly three. If out of ee they will have a een: of -355 against Pittsburg’s .383. If they win three straight they will have .367 against .370, ‘The Hoosiers are after Anson with a pretty ES prospect of overtaking him before very jong. mes from y Ret two —-—__ Robberies Reported. James L. Barbour & Sons, No. 614 Pennsyl- vania avenue, reported to the police yesterday that a man employed by them as a drummer had collected $400 and failed to make returns for the same.——H.W. Higham yesterday hired a tricycle to a colored man who failed toretura the vehicle.——Norval Cobb reports the theft from him of a velocipede and G. W. Walling the larceny of a boring machine.—Stephen Jobnson reports that a Waterbury watch was stolen from his house Monday. weed Transfers of Real Estate. A. P. Fardon et al. to Catherine Dougherty, pt. lot 8, oq. 42; €1.670. P. G. Russell to R, B. Hine, sub lot 37, sq. 867; $1,700. Sarah O. Leonard to A. T. Lewis, sub 15, sq. 479; $2,500. J.C. Kohler to W. = w. | Bos Dennis Conner, pt. 1, sq. T. Buckey to Emily F dexter, sub % 8. an }. S41; $1,461. M. Beil to Cora M. Child, sub in $527. L.A. Littlefield et ux. to the 3, in sq. south of lots, being on east of ining Li id's wharf; also all the land lying between line of last-described of 114; $1,550. dorf, lot 4, sq. 1041; 8! to 7 Of 14; $1,550. C. aid: 98; $3,983.35. Jane Farnham, jr., to id G. nheimer, subs 110 and 111, asphalt paving pe sq. 125 the river and adjoi: Testimony of Mr. Lowenstein and Pri- vate Detectives McDevitt and Flinders. Yesterday afternoon in the Police Court after Tax Stan's report closed. in the case of In- spector Block of the police force, charged with compromising s felony, Mr. Armes for the government argued against the motion of Mr. Davis to quash the warrant, Upon conclusion of the argument Judge Miller defined the law under which the war- rant was issued and held that the alleged offense was an indictable one. POSITION OF THE PROSECUTION. Mr. Armes then explained the position of the Prosecution, He said that when the case was first cht to his attention he thought there was somethi behind it, but upon a farther investigation he failed to find anything. He said that he accepted the evidence of boy Brainard alias Monroe, and then did not feel at liberty to prosecute the case; that he took such action the suggestion of Mr. Block. Up to that point he was unable to appreciate the charge against the officer, But, he said, when the warrant charged Mr. Block with withhold- ing intormation and receiving money, he thought the case had better be given a hearing. As to those cl he said he received no information. they are true the officer ought to be punished. Judge Miller thought that too much time had been consumed already and asked if the government had any testimony to offer. Mr. Armes then said that he bad received information to the effect that Col. Seaton’s sister had died, but he was of the opinion that the case could ‘be heard up to the time it was necessary to take Mr. Seaton’s testimony. The court again suggested that the case go to trial and Mr. Davis entered a plea of not guilty. TRSTIMONY OF DETECTIVE M'PEVITT. Private Detective James A. McDevitt was the first witness called. He was asked by Mr. Armes what he knew of the discharge of Frank Brainard alias Monroe. Witness answered that he knew nothing of his discharge. “ “Then what do you know of his release?” asked Mr. Armes, “Well, I was the one who bronght him from fin” replied McDevitt, and added that he new nothing of Brainard’s leaving this coun- try, but he and Mr. Block were to take the bo; away because he had annoyed and dingraced members of his family and they wanted to get rid of him for awhile at least. Witness said that the matter of Spy a boy away was discussed by Mr. Seaton, Mr. Block and wit- ness and it was decided to send the youth to Nicaragua, where he was to gota cltantioh, witness thought, through the efforts of a Mr. ‘Taylor. : BLOCK WAS IN FAVOR OF ARRESTING BRAINARD. Witness said that after the thefts had been reported to him he suggested that the boy be arrested and taken into court. Acting upon witness’ suggestion, they visited Mr. Block’s house and he said that if he had anything to do with it the boy would be arrested and stand atrial in the courts, Nothing was said about Brainard, but the boy was spoken of as Frank Monroe. Witness could not tell whether the defendant knew the true name of Brainard alias Monroe or not at the time of the arrest, Witness said that he got the release for Brainard alias Monroe from Mr. Block and when he returned from jail he turned him over to the detective office. “Was Brainard alias Monroe known as a common thief?” asked the prosecuting attorney. “I don’t think he was,” replied the witness, “I knew that he had been guilty of theft from the family before, because I had been called in to investigate the case.” Witness explained that about a month ago the young man robbed a person named Parker, but witness did not think Mr. Block knew of it. KNEW NOTHING OF MONEY PAID TO BLOCK, “Was any money paid to Mr. Block above the expenses?” asked counsel, “I don’t know,” replied witness. Witness said that Mr. Seaton said he would like to pay Mr. Biock for his trouble and witness told him not to offer Mr Block :ny money; that he could not and would not take it. Witness after- ward told Mr, Block what be had told Mr. Sea- ton and Mr. Block said, “you did just righ:.” “I've always had that opinion of Mr. Bleck myself,” interrupted Mr. Armes, “but still Dl prosecute when the charge is made.” Witness knew of no act of Mr. Block’s that was done to prevent any Proseention against Braimard alias Monroe. The property in the Parker robbery witness recovered and turned over to Lient. Swindell at the suggestion vf Mr. Block, as the case appeared on the books at police headquarters, BRAINARD'S RECORD. ‘The judge said that something had been said about Brainard alias Monroe’s being a common thief and asked whether or not the young man was a clerk in the District building. Witness replied in the affirmative and said that his stealings began about a mouth after he left the District employment to gratify his ap- petite for playing pool in this District, “Horse pool?” the judge asked, “Yes, sir,” replied the witness, Witness had discovered thefts before, but could not arrest any one because be is not empowered to make arrests, and he would not have arrested Brainard alias Monroe had he not beena minor and had not his es boy’s) uncle been with him. Witness really consid- ered that the arrest was partly made by the uncle. Witness was paid for bis services by Col. Seaton and he acted under Col. Seaton. He found the jewelry in the Parker robbery in a house in the “Division” and one ring he found at Desio’s on the avenue. When asked about the information he had received and communicated to Mr. Block wit- ness said that if Mr. Block had given the Dis- trict attorney what information he (witness) gave Block witness thought that the District attorney's office had acted wrong in premises, PRIVATE DETECTIVE FLINDERS was the next witness, He testified that he took the young man to New York. Mr. Block hand-d him the ticket, The defendant went to New York on the same train, but witness had charge of the young man. Mr. Block. he said, aid the hotel) bill and bought some clothing in Kew York. Witness told Brainard alias Mon- roe that if he ever returned to this country he would be prosecuted. Witness told him so be- cause he thought the voung man had hada very narrow escape. Witness told of hia in- vestigation of the Parker robbery, but he did not tell Mr. Block, Witness said’ he put the young man ou the steamer Hondo for Gray- town, Nicaragua, “State any acton the partof Mr. Block,” said the prosecuting attorney, “that leads you to believe that he acted for any corrupt pur- PenT don't know of any such act,” replied wit- ness. Prosecuting Attorney Armes here ited that some time might be saved by Mr. Blocks, taking the stand and explaining his actions in ihe fogs d to Mr. Armos that if h 16 jus to Mr. es 1e seo ie ied Rother cal kts ‘weammese’ aoa hada case he prove his case, TESTIMONY OF LOWENSTEIN. Ferdinand Lowenstein, who swore out the warrant, testified that he was convicted in the Criminal Court of receiving some of the Seaton silverware. He intended the next day to swear out a warrant for the young man, as he learned that he (Brainard alias Monroe) was a known thief and had been such for many: Pee He then learned that Mr. Block had sent the young man out of the city. Witness told of the facts connected with his arrest and said that Block said to him: “Didn't I tell you I'd get satisfac- tion out of you?” Witness said he wanted Brainard alias Mon roe arrested because he was a thief and was not tried as suc! y, when he would go on with it until he finished it. The gs at the session of the court this af- ternoon are reported in another column. é i t aeEe fg tee rl TOOK THE WRONG BOAT And Spent the Night on the Wharf at Piney Point. Tuesday afternoon when the steamer Lady of the Lake stopped at the Alexandris wharf there was a man and two women standing there waiting to come to Washington. The man was about fifty years old and was neatly dressed. His female companions had the appearance of being domestics, The steamer stopped same minutes to get on freight and then the trio passed over the gang plank and walked on the steamer thinking thet in half an hour they would land in Washington. Shortly after the boat started the man visited the bar and took edrinkand then furnished his femaie com- panions with liquid refreshments, For awhile they passed the time pleasantly. After a couple of hours on the steamer the oa thought that the boat was either going slow or that petingice was further Sway than it used to be. _ * co came by login . He was ie passenger, who in: is il 4 soon be in Weahing nD “Washington?” echoed ie deck hand, “Why, we's pretty nigh onto Piney Point.” STARTLED PASSENGERS, This information startled the passenger and his companions, but they had to make the best of it, Thento the party of three the boat went slower than ever. If they could reach Piney Point in time to return on the steamer Leary they would be satisfied. Sure enough they reached the Point before the Leary came in sight. They were as well satisfied as persons under similar circumstances could be. They fully expected to arrive here at breakfast time in the morning. Their expectations were not realized, for the steamer Leary had met with an accident, as stated in yesterday's Stak, and consequently did not arrive on time. All night long they enjoyed the refreshing breezes from the salt water and wondered what the wild waves were saying. At last the steamer Leary came in sight, but it was 7 o'clock in the morn- ing and the it didnot reach here until 3 o'clock in the afternoon. —_>__ Real Estate Matters. G. M. Serpell of Norfolk, Va., has bought of Celestine Eustis for $5,000 sub 22, sq. 240, 20 by 90 feet, on Corcoran street between 18th and 14th streets northwest. The Barber asphalt company has bought for $4,000 of L. A. Littlefield pts. 2 and 3, sq. s. of 12 on the Potomac, south of C and west of 26th streets northwest. A. Burgdorf has bought for $17,804.10 of H. C. Borden all of square east of 710, square east of 711, square north of 747, bounded by M, Boun: , 2d and 3d streets and Delaware avenue northeast, Thos. Boyle has bought for $6,000 of Walter Btewart two tracts on the Aqueduct road, one oF a 1-7 acres and the other of 13,4245¢ square eet. James W. Orme has bought for $12,500 of Annie V. Barbour an undivided half of parts 6 and 7, square 320, and part 5, square 319, the first on 12th street between G and H streets and the secoud on 12th between F and G streets northwest, __—_.___ GEORGETOWN. Worx Resuwep on THE CanaL REPAmRs.— Contractor Blundon and bis force of laborers were idle yesterday, as far as any work being done in repairing the breaks angi washouts in the Georgetown level of the Chesapeake and Ohio canal was concerned, for the heavy rains of the night before left the bed of the canal in such a deplorable condition that work on it was out of the question. The contractors, how- ever, put a large force at work this morning on the breaks near the Chain bridge and on this side of the bridge. Fatuer axp Son.—Robert Downing, the thirteen-year-old son of Samuel R. Downing, a painter, who lives on Valley street, procured a warrant yesterday of Magistrate Buckey for the arrest of his father. After his father was locked up the youth came to the station and begged enero that his father be released, but in this case justice was deaf as well as blind and the prisoner was before Judge Miller this morning charged with profanity. His son Robert appeared as prosecuting witness. “What did your father do?” asked the judge. He cursed my mot: and she’s sick in bed,” the boy replied. hy did he curse her?” the judge asked. ‘‘Because he was drunk, and he also threatened to kill my mother,” was the answer, “What else did he do?” asked the judge. ‘He threw me out of the house,” re- plied the boy, ‘because I would not make the fire for him.’? The court imposed a fine of $5 and ave the defendant until Saturday to pay the fine. A Mannrace.—The marriage of Mr. Joseph Wells to Miss Jane Gallagher was solemnized Yesterday at Trinity Cathulic church. Mr. 8nd Mrs. Wells left on a bridal tour to Atlantic City. Persoxat.—Ex-Commissioner Wheatley re- turned home yesterday from a brief visit to Ocean City.——Miss Marion D, Wheatley will be the guest of Miss Marion McGowan of War- renton, Va.. for the remainder of the summer. Norzs.—There is a prolonged howl here re- garding the failure of the garbage wagon to make more frequent calls,——The Wilmot ball club, which was to have played the Columbia athletic club’s nine yesterday, falled to put in an appearance.——Andrew Carter, charged by Policeman Bloom with disturbing the quiet of Washington street, forfeited $5 collateral in | the Police Court to-day. TempeRaTuRe axp Conpition or Water at 7 a.m.: Great Falls, temperature, 72; condition, 10. Receiving reservoir, temperature, 79. Con- dition at north connection, 6; condition at south connection, 30. Distributing reservoir, temperature. 78. Condition at influent gute house, 16; condition at cfiluent gate house, 21. High tide in the river today at 5:25p.m.; low tide at 11:44 p.m. ——-—__ ANACOSTIA, Orricens Erzctep.—The election of officers in Fidelity lodge, LO.G.T., was held last night with the following result: Mr. Arch Etzler, C.T.; Mrs, George J. Thomas, V.T.; Mrs, E. H. Grant, 8.J.T.; Corie V. Etzler, sec- retary; R. K. Cook, financial secretary; J H. Dony, trea-urer; Geo. J. Thomas, chaplain; D. C. Smithson, marshal; F. L, Mockabee, guard; J, H, Goddard, sentinel. An Oxp Dexp.—Mr. George Dombhart re- cently purchased a second-hand bookcase, in which he found an old parchment dated Febru- ‘y 8, 1775, in which the “Right Honorable Henry Halford, esq., absolute lord and pro- prietary of the province of Marvland,” deeds to Leonard Sopor of Prince George's county 6544 acres of land. ioTEs.—Salem tent of Rechabites met with Union tent in Bunch’s hall, Washington, last night, on the occasion of the visitation of the Grand tent. Two initiations were had and re- freshments served.—Prof. H. 8. Petty and family left yesterday to spend their vacation at Front Royal._—Mrs. George Thomas is spend- ing a few weeks near Piney Point.——A peti- tion has been sent to the Commissioners from the residents of Hillsdale asking that no fu- ture permits be granted for entertainments in Doula ball.——A stagnant pond on Mr. ‘em TO} near Navy avenue, possesses the elements from for breeding disease and needs health department . ——_—.—_ Hunting Witnesses Against Yeldell, Capt. Pressley Blackwell, a brother of John Blackwell, a cousin of James Blackwell, for whose murder John Yeldell is to be tried, left Edgefield, 8.C., yesterday to endeavor to find out their testimony the state has absolutely no case against Yeldell. ——+eo-—___ ‘The New York sity schosichip Bt Macy's aé- have ‘one ine of absence before ‘ve se vheeinen W.V, the old son of Charles Bikey ee tice tric motor at Jacob and 48th ins e F i hdl Hy rt Hl ‘ f § é e i E83} : F E ‘ 3 F 5 i s ge fl i H sts supply the boiler at the light great that the — weed eons Seren ut up a at the river an: w the Deeded. "The « be of white D. Smoot, It will 4,000 weeks the committee . Bichard L. Carne, the rintendent of schools, is holding at the Washington, building this morn- ing an examination of applicants from this sec- tion of Virginia for Virginia state scholarships if = 2 the on college at beri Tenn. ese scholarships are supported e Pea- body fund, each student, Focatving from the fand $200 per annum to pay expenses, Seven candidates are undergoing examination here and a large number of others at Richfhond and other sections of the state. Eight Virginia scholarships will be filled this year. There are no applicants from Alexandria, Nortes.—The police t that on the com- ing on of the cooler hours before day this morning the dew fall (as it is commonly called) was so great the water from the roofs ran in streams from the spouts, continuing in many cases until after sunriee.——-A number of Alexandrians will attend the grange camp next week.——Several colored men escaped from the chain gang yesterday.— Alexandria no fleas and Washingtonians in torment might flee to this city and tind comfort——The Agnew ship yard has been leased this year to Mr. Au- SS Qean.—Martha Washington, colored, as been committed to jail here on the charge of robbing Mr. Jarboe’s residence in Alexan- dria county,——The Alexandria Good yg of Golden Light lodge have appointed Mra. Foltz and Misses Lucas, Proctor and Travers, with Messrs, Foltz, Trimmer, Hayden, Burrill and Padgett, delegates to the district lodge at Fairfax C. l., on the 16th instant,——The mayor has called a meeting of the city council to-night, —_->_—_ A SNAKE AROUND HER NECK Thrilling Adventure of Mrs, Stetson and Her Daughter—Critical Condition. A New Castle, Pa,, special to the Philadelphia Inquirer says: “Mrs, Stetson and daughter of Union township were “berrying” in the vicinity of Harbor bridge when they hada lively encounter with a snake. Mrs. Stetson was making her way through a thicket of small trees and bushes, her daughter following at a distance of fifteen or twenty yards. Suddenly @ long snake of a greenish brown color swung from asmall trees at Mrs. Stetson’s side, and quick as a flash began coiling itself around her neck and shoulders, Almost paralyzed with fright the woman stood rooted to the ground for almost a minute. Then recovering her senses sbe screamed loudly for help. Mise Stetson rushed forward to as- certain the canse of the outcry. She was horri- fied upon reaching the spot to find her mother in the coils of the reptile. The poor woman had succeeded in getting her hands aronnd its slimy body about 6 inches from the head. Her hold was a firm one, but it required all her strength to keep the snake from getting close enough to do injury with its ar >4 which it kept thrusting at her face. All this time it kept tightening its grip around her neck and soon | ber face began to assume a purplish bue, while her tongue, swollen to twice its natural size, hung from her mouth and her eyes bulged al- most from their socketa, Miss Stetson is a cool and nervy young lady, and grasping a stick she struck the snuke a teil- ing blow on the head. This caused it to loosen its coil, but not before the woman had fainted. Her daughter then attempted to pull the serpent away but found her mother’s fingers deeply imbedded in ite flesh and all efforts to get them loose failed. The young woman then proceeded to carry and to drag by turns her now unconscious parent toa am of water about fifty yards from the Place. A liberal ap- Plication of the cool liquid brought Mrs. Stet- son back to consciousness, She still grasped the suake in her hands and it required no small effort, accompanied by pain, for her to straighten her fingers sufficiently to allow the snake to drop from her srusp. She was then assisted toa farm house if a mile distant where she was kindly cared for, after which she was conveyed to her home in a carriage. ‘The sh was too much for her and Mrs, Stetson is now lying at her home in a criti- cal condition, Cotton Mills in the South. The number of cotton mills now in the south as compared with 1880 has doubled, while the number of spindles and looms has more than trebled, the tendency being to build mills of Greater capacity than formerly, From 161 mills having 667,854 spindles and 14,323 looms in 1880 this industry has increased until there are now 355 mills with 2,035,268 spindles and 45,001 looms. Moreover, there are many mills meagre ion oo es angen —_ a coum er of old mills are inc: eir capacity. Letters to the Manufacturers’ Record troig lead: ing manufacturers in the south as to tue out- look for the cotton industry indicate that the production of coarse cotton goods in the south is temporarily in excessof the demand, and that the south must make finer goods and also seek a foreign market by means of direct steam- ship lines to South America, Jesse Williams of Jackson county, Ga., dreamed thrice of finding gold under a certain rock in Athens. He afterward found the rock, but be must get the permission of thorities to dig under it. Asyetthe not been granted. The steamer Montreal of the Dominion line which sailed from Montreal July 31 for Liver- pool, is tot wrecked on Isle. The mngers and all hands were saved. They ave plenty of provisions and await a home- ward-bound steamer to take them to England. The New York fire commissioners yesterday forwarded to Mayor Granta repost that one hundred and ninety-seven hotels in that city have and eighty-five have not complied wit the law requiring @ rope fire escape to be kept in each room. MARYLAND POLITICS. ‘Whe Will Figure at the Polls in Fred- erick County. Correspondence of Taz Evexive Stan Parpenice, Mp., Aug. 7. Political matters in this county are narrow-| suxpar, ing down to the point where it becomer an easy Fare matter to place one's finger on the very men who will figure most prominently in the fight at the polls and whose aspirations are a matter of public comment, It is an interesting fact that Frederick county people take a great deal more interest in the election of a county com- missioner ticket than they do in the election of a President of the United States. The contests for places in the board this fall will be a lively one. Frederick people are somewhat deter- mined that Frederick shall be represented, and have named on the republican side Col. D. C. Winebrener and Joseph Cronin, two of the most prominent residents here. In the demo- cratic ring here, no names have been men- i for the county commissioners ticket, but it is said that the democrats are confident of the outcome of the fight placing their hope to win in the strength of the factional fights in the republican ran 88 serious blunder in the matter of ments, The only name in this county {rt been mentioned for a state office is Col. ughman himself, who will try the state con- trollership for another term if he cannot get to be governor. It is quite well known that he has an especial longing in his bosom for the governorship, for in these daysit issuch an easy and natural step from a governorship to a United States Senatorship. There will be lots of candidates on both tickets for the House this time. On the republican side the only names 80 far mentioned are those of John M. Markell and H. H. Rouzer. The democrats think they Kaise, H. Dorsey Etchison, Wm. Wilcoxon and Noah E. Cramer, Mr. Geo, B. Heineka of Washington, is the guest of Mr. Geo. Houck, at Harmony Grove, this county.—Mra. W. H. Lowdermilk of Washington, is the guest of her sister, Mre. A. J. Gill, this cit; Dr. and Mrs. Wm. D. Brace of Georgetown, have returned home after a pleasant visit here.——Mr. Daniel Bat- son of Washington is visiting friends and rela- tives in this city, 4 Lhoeiteniibieneiieie How “Bone” Buttons are Made. From the Pall Mall Gazette. From human bones? No. From ivory? No. From bone of dog or cattle? No. The other day (writes a correspondent) 1 happened to eall on Mr, Church, who is the master of a small button factory in Birmingham, and was greatly interested in seeing a tailor’s bone but ton made, just such a one as you would find on your ulster or a tweed coat. It was a queer ittle factory, made out of two or three cot- tages rolled into one. First of all, I was intro- duced to the raw material, which tay on the which a soli workman was standing at his bench, “There,” said Mr. Church, pointing to South America, and grows in clusters of half a dozen nuts. That is the first state of the button.” We then went up to the workman who was cutting up the ker- nels of the nuts ata ewiftly gay! circular saw, an operation requiring great dexterity, for a slip might cost him a finger. This is the first process, The ke is easily extracted, the shell in which it is inclosed being very thin and fragile. Although the kernel is a nut it would take a very strong pair of jaws to crack itand the teeth cannot touch it. The little white slabs which are cut out by the saws are ton is really formed in the serics of lathes whose office is very important, works at om end of the room. The first lathe cuts out ¢ button with the desired circumference, regu- passed on to others for the rim, and 80 on. | buttons, this being done by taking up each one and subjecting it to the action of the four- pronged horizontal drills, doing thei work with remarkable deftuess and rapidity. The button, so far as its form goes, is fivished. It | now remains to do the polishing and dyeing. In another room are half a dozen hexagonal boxes revolving in an atmosphere of dust. They contain the buttons which are now being polished by the action of some hard powder, which is d with them in the boxes. There is a secret in every trade, and I fancy that the contents of the mixture with which the buttons world. Down below I was taken into another room, in which there were scores of tins con- taining dyes and many buckets holding chem- ical solutions. When the buttons are ready for receiving the dye they are placed on a tin tray, holding, I think, a blown onto them by 3 liquid to fall very naturally. are then put into a gas-heated oven, and the but- for the market. Such is the interesting history Birmingham, that town of magicians, beovarethvwice ‘vidinas. as The New York inspectors of the health de- ment seized yesterday 7,000 pounds of de- cayed blue fis in the cold storage warebouse taken to the offal dock. A hot spring near Ragtown, Cal., throws a column of water nearly 8 inches in diameter to and the spray ecalds the skin whenever it comes in contact, 5) Oxe F AcT Is worth 8 column of rhetoric, eaid an American states- man. It isa fact, established by the testimony of thou- sands of peoj le, that Hood's Sarssparilia does cure ‘Scrofuia, salt rheum, and other diseases or affections arising from impure state or low condition of the blood. It also overcomes that tired feeling. creates & good appetite, and gives streugth to every part of the system. If you need a good blvod purifier, tonic or ap- petizer, try Hood's Sarsapariia It will do you good. “My daughter received much benefit from Hood's | Sarsaparilla as an excellent tonic after protracted at- tack of brouchia! pneu gonia” REV. H. AvAMS, New Hartford, Conn, HOOD'’S SARSAPARILLA Sold by all druggists. $1; sixfor 85. Prepared only | }; by CL HOOD & CO., Apotl 100 DOSES ONE DOLLAR, CITY ITEMS. —ionailommmmaen Excellent Claret, 25c. bottle; Fine Butter, 25e. Ib. ; ee ee Tea, 25c. 3¢ Ib.; Lime Juice, 25c. bottle; 6 cakes Excellent Toilet Soap, 2c. M. & P. Merzcen, 417 7th n.w. 1* Attention Housekeepers to the great re- duction sale by the New York Variety Store, 1335 7th st. n.w., for tomorrow only: it. Covered ' Buckets, 5c.; 2-qt. Saucepans, 6c. t., 10c.; 2-qt. Coffee ilers, 10c.; Nos, 6, 7, and 8 Tin Bottom Wash Boilers, 45c., 55c., 65c.; Good Brooms, 12c, and 19c.; 3-H. Cedar Buckets, 23c.; Wooden Buckets, 10c.; Good Zinc Wash Boards, 10c.; 72 Clothes Pins, Large Cedar Tub, and Clothes Line, all for 98c.; Large Ironing Board, 4%.; 1-qt. China Pitchers, 10c.; 2-qt., 1be.; Sgt. 19e.; Wash Bowl and Pitcher, 49c.; 3¢ doz. China Plates, 80c. ; Boxes ; , Se., worth 3 ly .49; $1.50 and $2 Hammocks for $1.25 and €1.49. Tobe had at New Youg Vanrery Store, 1335 7th st. nw. it Spear’s Port Wine, 85c. bottle. Mztzcrn's. Speed, Quiet and Lightness, all combine boom eet a Waretes & Witson Mro. Co., 437 9th nw, fyll-im AMUSEMENTS. EW NATIONAL THEATER. THREE NIGHTS AND SATURDAY MATINER BEGINNING TO-NIGHT, AUGUST 8, STREET mace ing school in B.S GARDE, and in what they regard | appoin| that has | floor of @ dark and dingy little workshop, in | J'wo women were drilling the four holes of the | under the Brooklyn bridge. The whole lot was | a height of 30 feet. The water is boiling hot | | taken to the next department. where the but-/| — through which it is passed. The toolmaker, | Ac lated by a series of gauges, the work being | Giaxp EXCURSIONS, PICNICS, &o. {7% sacrwares pararva, LOWER CEDAR POINT. SteamerJohn W. Thompson leaves 6th st. wharf August 11, 1889, et 9:30am 250. ‘Refreshments on steamer st city prices. eu8-St* SATURDAY NIGHT BOAT, CORONTAT BEA, Steamer mn We e Will leawe at 7 p.m SA) URDAY Ni. e SALUh SOUT for Ooms Beast POR BAY RIDGE! LA 1748 & CARPENTERS Onn A AND Will wives Grand wn to on MON. DAY, Augast 12. ‘will leat and Onio" Depot #65 am. 125 aod 4: tke ets can be had from Conimittee at the ot imion, Come one, come all, ‘howe who will rewret 11 * a Ticketa Gi. Children under LS abe. RAND PICNIC 7, BE GIVEN BY THE BAKER® BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION to celebrate ersary of the onder at hore = twentieth auni ywitng. All mem~ take fart, in ‘the Fo'elock, 7 done ou, Mouday must tomive Journeymen Bakers en aus-3e" ciation who tr All Employing Bakers’ ste" ie ce their baking toc Wednesda: and Tuesday mori opportunity to att Torouy \D AND RETURN, STEAMER GEORGE Law. Ploasant sail SUNDAY EVENING, August 11. Leave 4pm. Home 8. Fare 25c. J $3.00 $3.00 $3.00 ‘TO VISIT ‘assoc re to Parade will meet ‘The Queen of American Watering Resorta. Special Train Excursion to ATLANTIC CITE via ENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD, SATURDAY, AUGUST 10. Special train of first-cluss coaches and parlor‘cars will leave Sixth Street Station at 4 p.m. SATURDAY. Aug. 10; arriving Atlantic City 10 p.m.; 30 minutes will be allowed for supper at Broad Street Station, Phila- what I took to be potatoes, “‘there you see | delphia, after which passengers will be transferred to what we call vegetable ivory. It comes from | Market Street Wharf, ‘The tickets will be good to return on Sunday and Monday following on ail trains, F aMILY EXOURAOH VIE STEAM: K MAK\ WASHINGTON, MONDAi, AUG, 12, au7-2t Under suspices of Covenant Lodke, 0. 13, LOOK, Dancius, Bostimy and Fisting: d enjoy the cas ad evening. ELC eee CEN IS ‘or wale by meiibers and wt the w Bost leaves at 8.30 a.m. and 6:50 pam. eut-4t PXCUKSIO™ BY UNION ME. CHURCH AND Sune School to Marsbsll Mall un FKIDAY, GUs: 4, 1BS¥. The steamer Corcoran leaves 71 at ¥ pam, Tickets 25 cent \LIFTON BEACH FAMILY EXCURSIONS AT POPULAR PKleks, FIVE HOURS ATTHL BLACH HOMES PAL EXCEPTED, ¥. AKBUW »MITH, M., >A st. wharfat 10 am. spd 8 pm, returuing y mus St ax Pauly Portios « Bpe- Big, f9 Steward ot steaiver | Splendid Bath tours wud Bathing Fine Shady Grove, with Chairs aud ‘Tavlos for Plomie ties, All be Popu.ar Amusements, | Pistorio’s Popular Bana. Dascus st the Grand Pavilion and on sicawer FAKE ONLY 25 CENTS. au6-Im | Commencing August 8. { LEAMER FRANCES WiLL MARE TRIPS EVERY | S bour trow whart fovt of 7th st. to CTY VIEW, inst tip returning 10 pau. bxcedeut sisbiug, Music and are eventually stained are not divulged to the | #!! popular cnpeomeenen, _ Grounds and bust Sur chas- ter to ae Fare rounc trip, 1 5c. _aub-ot __M. I. BLiDWELL, Receiver, OONLIGHT EXCURSION TO MARSHALL HAl THURSDAL, AUGUST 8, 1s8H, by MON AML KG. &., steamer Last Lk, yo. 2, BG. b.. WW. COKOO) Fine music aid ‘dancing a Jicketa, 59 cents, caldren,25 centa. Tickets AN tons are afterward put on the cards ready | $i yjq‘ | of a bone button, one of the many wonders of | —, | | i be bed of membre, also at whart eveuue excursion. Steawer leaves 6:30 o'clock sharp. STEAMER GEO. Law fafoF Starter to any Point om the POTOMAC rf of BAU issi-twe ‘ieh at. wh t x foot uf ay pper kiver . sLoppiua wt Dine's Landing. houud-trtp 25 cts, seduced retes to lange parties. 1 HOUSE _3y16-2m yuart. CLelepbove 563-2.) FP Bs SEPAMEK CECIL WILL MAKE “TRIPS TO BLLEE LANWING. on the Potomme (Cascade Pa- Vilow) every Gour, from High st. whart (3 doors below corner) coummencing at 9 a.m. Last tp 40 pam Kouna trap, JOSEPH FASSENO. aud.de? USTON BY SEA. Men uauis ood Miners’ Transportation Ja DSteamebips sail frou Baltinore via Norivlk to Boston, Eyery Monday avd AL BUGGINS, General it Long Dock, Batimore, _Telephone Baltimore 247. ay 25 Son OUNT VERNON. Motelier WW CORCORAN, Capt. 1. eaves tu et wart daily concept Suuday) for Mera Sernen, ieavug at 10 64m, reacuius SoU pu. bare, rouud-inp, 01, luciudung Spats oe aera Sone nae sp axule ent eonson, al comuveces oat eWumer, Parties will couuuue the entire ((OLLING WOOD BEACH EXCURSIONS. Cc pteamer PILUT BO) ecial Excursion BUNDA) and WEDD. BDA)—Leave 7th-st. wharf at 10 am, Zand 5 p.m Boat aud Grounds tor Apply w CAPT. J. i. DEMAND. 1 B” BIDGh, ON THE CHESAPEAKE THE MOST COMPLETE IN ALL ITS aPronrs. MENTS OF ANY RESORT ON THE CHES&- PRAKE BAY OB POTOMAC RIVER. ‘Music by the Raval ACADEMY BARD, ‘First-class Hote] and Restaurant, Pre ee ae FL Fy he 6:10 and 6:30 pm ROUND TRIP, ONE DOLLAR. Eines eee ips leering at 10:15 gm and 3pm, SNciece ees Lesving at 10am. Be