Evening Star Newspaper, July 8, 1890, Page 5

For Te Toner ‘No better preparation can be had than Ayers Hair ‘Vigor. All who use it speak of its merits in the hieb- eattermsand place it, as a dressing, fer beyond any- ‘hing else of the kind. It (mparts to the hair e beautt- ful silken luster and s Sine fregrsnce, prevents bald- ‘bess and restores grey hair to its original color and texture “For five years I was tronbied with @ disease of the scalp, which caused the hair to become harsh and dry and to fail ont in such larwe quantities as to threaten complete baldness, Ayer’s Halr Vigor being strongly recommended to me, I beran to spply this preparation, 2nd before the first bottle was used the hair ccased falling out and the scalp was restored to its former healthy condition.""—Francisco Acevedo, Sito, Mexico. “Ihave used Ayer's Hair Visor and have received more satisfsction from it than from any other hair dressing I ever tried."—C. E. Wooster, Westover, Md. “Tuse Ayer’s Hair Vixor constantly and find it excel- lent."—T.C. O'Brien, Fort Keogh, Montana, AYER’S HAIR VIGOR. Prepared by Dz. J.C. AYER & CO., LOWELL, MASS, Sold by Druggists and Perfumers. ced Beavry: How Acumen. The principal tole-bearer of age is the akin of the human face. To regsin a youthful appesrance we must scale this outer skin of and forms new skin en- tire. Mme. A. Ruppert's world-renowned Face Bleach does this withont injury or harmful effect, catting the callous filling of the pores and drawing out completely all discolorations or impurities, Que bottle, $2; three Dottles (usually required to clear the complexiou), #5; sent to any address. Call at office and see young girl with one side of her face cleared and other side s was origiually, showing vast change. or send 4c. postage for full particulars. MME. A. RUPPERT, 430 7th st, uw. Washington. D.C. 5 Overncour By Tx Hear. Duriue the past few days Ihave sean a caso in my own houseboid which your imported Johann Hoft's ‘Malt Extract has raised right up from exhaustion caused by the hest. Mrs. H. B. JEWETT, ‘West Orange, N. 5. | Bewsre of imitation. The GENUINE has the sig* nature of “Johann Hoff” and “Morits Eisuer" on the neck of every bottle. 30 A FFERING — Lg ogg aes weaey Reuoee, Coustipatieny rain ia sake to tis one vial of Carters Little Liver Pili Soar ERMICIDE Feiss Gunucwe Soar summer > ‘ SOAP EAT IS HERE. Fuss Gesncwr Soar Fezss Gensrcroe Soar trritetion, stom + tux and other xts's Grersnicipe Soar trouvles of ? cabin come swift eis's Grxarcrpe Soap on tishecis. ‘russ Gerace Soar 5 = SON" Fels's Gormicide zus's Greoncie Soar Soap ? S destroys. 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Our prices for prescriptions have been reduced in Rreportion to other gouda, We yee only the purest nw and cherpicals trom the most relisl manufac- wurers, Oe cheertully imvite s careful inspection of Mas departinent by physicians, ua ‘Cor. Avlecek’s Porous Plasters. Z Aye: yersse i ¥ Kum, Lun ported Gevinine, small xiao. “ SB BETS5ES ‘Williams’ ithemmuatic #1 Cuucura Soap. Cateura Ons Cutcura Resolvent. Casbmere Bouquet Sos) Carter's Lite Williams” Litue Comprick’s Solubie Food, large. Cuiforois Fig Siu: 7. 8 ” » eee PEGE EEREL SHEE FS EbSs3 BS SKESHEERIATAS BS ae suusprezsensuusseuuevevscuneyeescsszersecey inary size. 4 axeline, Pure, the largest boitias.....-. aseline Fomade, per bottle. arper's Safe Pills, arner's Kidney and Liver Care, yeth’s Beef, Iron aud Wine... Uhame’ Beef, Iron and Wine Greek and the Best)... Ubams’ Phosphatic km bent (freslt) in pust bottles. . ater of Ammonia, Full Streugth.....— ‘bans’ Comp sersay Hitams’ Rose Tooth Pow. iiliems’ Qunize sud Kum Hair Tonle ee ee 1 dozen J-wrain Caps Derein Capsules, 1 dozen > «rain Capeuion 200 S-«rain Crysules... " 200 graiua Quinine, Fo ry Don't mistake the place-THE TEMPLE DRUG STOKE, under Masonic Temple, cor. 9th ant F sts. apli-cod = ¥.S. WILLIAMS & CO., Proprietors Te Yor Wovw Be Miour ee merciful, said the price tare, aa Greats. the Fened Lis pencil to cut the prices Grasty replied: Tue peuple demand it aud 1 feel compelled to cut Se. be. 400. Te oe. 2 age 0e, 20e. I don’t propose to follow anybedy, but I inteud beth merchants ere ty Wi: ‘Low Price Fury: a regard ine as Chau peo ae, ae Siuall to sunt the pockets of the way the rich. We give 100 ceute matter who brings ih oe cored. we want your trade, No matter come from, uorth of voutlt, wearing the wou fog Cleveland cr Hasrison, we ary pen for Sitsuces aud Ne want pour trade So matter how Hitde you want to Luy, we remember the old adage, “any 4 soickle makes « u.uck'@,” hence wa want your Y We feel our ace Upen the and We protose to trade With the name persons ae THE EVENING STA 2d EDITION. Latest ‘Telegrams to The Str. THE LONDON POLICE. All Quiet in the Metropolis Today and No Men Gone on Strike. Loxpox, July &—Two of the dissatisfied policemen have been sentenced to fourteen days imprisonment for having assaulted officers who were performing their duties. The men are already weakening and, unorganized as they are, a general strike is not likely to occur, but isolated disturbances are anticipated be- fore matters return to their normal condition. The dismissed constables are petitioning the authorities to condone their offenses and re- instate them in their lost positions. Today the entire metropolitan police is either on duty or repared to report for duty, none of the men ving struck. The Richmond Court of Inquiry. Four Moynog, Va., July 8.—The court of in- quiry sitting on the Richmond comprises Capt Norton and Commodore Weaver, from Norfolk, Commodore Greer and Judge Advocate Lemly, Capt. Reade objected to Admiral Harmony, who retired. —_—_.—__ A Pilot Boat Challenge. Bosrox, July 8.—Capt. Jeffries of the Burgess pilot boat challenges any keel schooner or pilot boat in the United States to sail a race, twenty miles to windward and return, in the month of September. for the sum of #500 a side; to sail with mainsail, forestaysail, jib and maingaff- topsail. aud will assume five feet water-line length to any schooner larger than his, and will want the allowance due his vessel on sail area and water-line length, ———— Ben Butterworth Sick. Purtapeceata, July 8.—Congressman But- terworth of Ohio, who is stopping at the Con- tinental Hotel, was very ill last night, but is better and revting easier this morning. Mr. Butterworth arrived here last night from Washington, and is staying at the Conti- nental Hotel. He was taken sick during the B git with asevero attack of crampa. A physician wus called in, under whose treatment Mr. But- terworth gradually grew better. He has almost entirely recovered, but is still rather weak from the attack and is suffering slightly from nervous rostration. On his way up from Washington r. Butterworth drank four large glasses of iced tea, and this together with the intense heat is thonght by the attending physician to have brought on the attack. ——— Can Receive Our Pork. Beatty, July 8.—A report has been forwarded to Washington by United States Consul John- son, which states that Hamburg, Lubeck, Roster and other free cities of Germany are not included in the law prohibiting the importa- tion of pork, ——___ The Flint Glass Folks. Bartiworg. July 8,—The American flint glass workers in national convention hero had ® four-hour executive session today. They said it was hot work, and every man had his coat off, including the president und secretary, The session was surrendered to the reading of the reports of President Smith of Pittsburg and Vice President Hinckley of Philadelphia. Tomorrow will be an “off” day, and the dele- gates will enjoy an excursion down the bay. An Educational Meet. Sanatoea. N.Y., July 8—The American In- stitute of Instruction reconvened at the F.rst Methodist Church this morning. Various com- mittees were announced by the president and Hon. Seth Low delivered an address of greeting. About 2,000 delegates and a thousand others were assembled. G. C. Fisher, superintend- ent of schools of Weymouth, Mass., delivered an address on “Women in education,” which was discussed generally. “A plea for ihe atk European systems of education” was the subject of an address by President G. Stan- ley Hall of Clark University, Worcester, Mass. ‘as also discussed by several members The proceedings were interspersed with lite- rary aud musical performances. The Temple quartet of Boston is the feature of this por- ton of the i Bostox, Mass., July 8.—Today has been the hottest of the season, the thermometer at the signal office registering 9134 at 2:80 p.m. A good southwest breeze tempers the fierce heat, Telegraphic Briefs. The United States school ship Saratoga has been detained by storms and has not yet at- rived at Southampton. The North German Gazette says that though Barou Wissman is i!l and requires a period of rest he has not resigned his position as im- perial German commissioner to East Atrica, P. D. Wigginton, who was the candidate of the American party for the presidency in the last campaigu, and who has verved two terms in Congress asa Representative from California, died at his home im Oakland, Cal., yesterday after a short illness, At Milford, Utab. yesterday, a lot of giant powder exploded at the ruilroad depot. The shock was terrific. The freight house was blown to pieces and set afire, The los ansounts to many thousands of dollar. Some persons were hurt, but no one severely. The Oregon and Transcontinental Company has elected the following officers: Presideni, Henry Villard; vice president, Colgate Hoyt; second vice president, Pant Schultz; secretary and assistapt treasurer, 'T. H, ‘'yudale; treas- urer and aswistant secretary, G. A. Eades. A large number of coopers of Boston and its vicinity have obtained the nine-hour labor day without reduction of wages, to obtain which they organized three months ago. ‘The Armstrong furniture fac Goodwin & Co.'s stove works, Evansville, Ind., were burned yesterday, Loss, $170,000. James Harrington, a prominent Illinois demoeratie politician, died last evening at Geneva, IL Mr. J. H. Houldsworth’s bay colt Orvieto wou the race for the Portland stakes at Leicester today. Lord Durham's chestnut colt Peter Flower was second and M. E. Blank’s bay colt Riverend third. a Stanley Attacks Emin. Cable Dispatch to the New York Times, Ata dinner given him by the Savage Club, attended by nearly four hundred picked pro- fessional men of London, Stanley, for the first time, approached frankness in describing his relations with Emin. His speech resolved it- self into a sustained attack upon the character and moral of the German scientist, and he told «4 number of stories throwing a most odious light upon Emin’s disinelination to leave the equatorial province. In substance his was of an Egyptian officer, whose wife Em had taken away. The officer wanted to kill Emin and his rcoreant wife, but was prevented by Stanley. The Savage Club is by no means a pradish body, but its impression was dis- tinetly that Stanley should bave kept that phase of hia intercourse with Emin to himself. Dr. Holmes was in a city book store one day when a woman came in to purchase a book for a holiday present. One of the first volumes that was shown her was the ‘Last Leaf,” « poem which the auto- erat prizes as one of his dearest. “Who is this by?” asked the customer. “Dr. Holmes.” “Fhe pietures are very nice. Did he draw them?” “Ob no; he wrote tho poetry.” “The try! is that all?” = ¢ _ Jooked at the doctor, who had overbeard the dialogue and was enjoying a quiet le. When the lady went out tee ‘doctor repeat very comically. ‘The poetry, is that ——_—_<9-—__—. California’s High Thermometer. Prom the Sacramento Record-Union, June 30. The reports from the east of many deaths from heat aud suastroke are surprising to Cali- fornians who have never been cast of the Rocky e agree thatthe average tem- {erature in the west was 87°, though in some x in this state, with a Te | THE DISTRICT IN CONGRESS. R: WASHINGTON, ’ SOOTHING THE ALBANIANS, D. C;" TUESDAY, JULY 8. 1290, CONGRESSIONAL HASH. THE SILVER COMPROMISE. IXCREASED COMPENSATION FoR Assistaxt UxrTED | A Special Ambassador From the Census | Contested Election Cases—Other Com- | Neither Gold nor Silver Men Satisfied— STATES ATTORNEYS, ‘The House committee on has re- Ported favorably the bill increasing the com- pensation of the assistants to the attorney of the United States for the District of Columbia, The bill allows the attorney $10,000 per an- num to pay his assistunts, $2,400 for clerk hire, and that the office rent, &c., shall be paid out of the fees of the office. The bill has already been reported to the Senate. PLAY GROUNDS FOR THE CHILDREY. The Senate committee on appropria- tions has an amendment to the sundry civil bill requiring the superintendent of public buildings and grounds a Wacbiontees D. ie to reserve pny ands for children on ail the large public pari Secnztany Taacx has returned to the city from New England today. He left the Despatch at New York. ‘The Commissioner today issued their annual hot weather order closing the District build- ing during the summer at 3 o'clock, a FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, talpeiee ae the pect nd ciocne pices of wil tl the New York stock Mlcsfiet. Gs reported by special wire to Corson Macartney, 1411 F street: Xama Atch. Beli 7 Washington Stock Exchange, Sales—Regular Call—12 o'clock m,: Columbia Title insurance: t 6X. Pneumatic Gun Care riage, 100 at Ly. Government Bonds—U, 8, 4398, 1891. registored, 102% did, 203% asked. U. 8. 43a, 1801, coupon, 102% bid, 1033, asked. U. 8. 48, registered, 1907, 121% bid, 127 asked. U.S 48, coupons, 1907, 1214, bid, 122 asked. District of Columbia Bonds—Per imp. 6s, 1891, coin, 101 bid, 1013¢ asked. Per imp. 79,1801, cur- rency, 1024 did." Market stock 78, 1802, currency, 103% bid. 20-year fund, 68, 1842, gold, 102 bid. 20-year fund, fa, 1890, gold, 110 bid.” Water stock, 7s, 1901, currency, 137’ bid, SO-year fund, Ga, gold, 1902, 1214 bid. Water bi be, 1e4, stock, 78, currency, 1003, 138° bid. fund, currency, 122 bid, Misvolinneous Bonds—U. 8. Electric Light bonds, Ist 6s. 100 bid. U. 8. Electric Light bonds, 24 Gs, 140 Uld. Washington and Georgetown Tt Os, 103% bid. Washington end wn Convertible ponds, Oe, 200 bid. Mall Association 5s, 1898, "10834 bid. Washington Market Company ist mortgage, Gs, 110 bid. Washington Market company bouds, imp. 6s. 118 bid, 121 asked. Washington Light Intantry bonds, 2d 7s, 1904, 96 bid, 101 asked. Washington Gas Light Company bonds, series A, Gs, 118 bid. 120 asked. Washington Gas Light Company bonds, series B. 63,119 bid. Hygienic Ice Company, firet mortgage, 64, 103 asked. American Security and ‘Trust, 102: bid. Nauonal Bank Stocks—Mank of Washin bid, 440 asked. Bank of Hepublle, bid Metropolitan, 285 bid, 300 asked. Central, 400 205 bid. Second, 200 bid. Farmers and Mechanics, 100 bid, 210 asked. Citizens, 5 c Columbia, 180 bid, 183 asked. Capital, 120 bid, 141 asked. West End, 105 asked. ‘Traders’, 127 bid, 118 asked. Lincoln, 105 bid. Hailroad ee Seen and Georgetown, 290 bid. Metropolitan, 16:3 bid, 175 asked. Co- lumbia, 65 bid. Capitol and North O Street. GO bid, G4 asked. Eckington and Soldiers’ Home Railroa:t, 67 bid, 71 asked. Georgetown and Tenallytown, 60 bid. Insurance Stocks—Metropolitan, 80 bid. tlonal Union. 20 bid, Arlington, 185 bid. coran, 65 bid, 70 asked. Columbia, 1% bid, 20 asked. German-American. 180 bid. Potomac, 80 bid, 100 asked. Kiggs, Hy bid. People’s, 3 bid. Lincoln, 5% bid. 54 asked. Title Insurance Stocks—itoal Estate Title, 127 bid, 133 asked. Columbia Title, Gy bid, 7 asked. Gas and Electric Light Stocks—' /ashington Ga:, 453, bid, 463 anked. Georgetow.. Gas, 48 bid. UL 8. Electric Light, 145 bid, 152 avked. ‘elophone Stocks—Fennsyivania, 25 bid, 30 asked. Chesapeake and Potomac. 76 bid, 79 asked. Aimericsn Graphophone Company, 14% bid. 154 asked. Miscellaneous Stocks— Washington Market Com- Na- pany, 17 bid, 2lasked. Washington Brick Ma- chine Com 4 . Great Falls Ice Company. 225 bid, Bull Run Pano- rams, 20 bid. 25 asked. Washington Safe Deposit Company, 125 bid. Pneumatic Gun Carriage. 1g bid, 1g askod. Washingtcn Loan and Trust Company, 4% bid, 5'; asked. Ameri- can Security and ‘Irdst Company, 56% bid, 57% asked. Lincoln lial, 80 bid, 100usked. Hygienic Ice Company, 55 biu. Inter-Ocean Building Com- pany, 100 bid. ene “oie Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, July 8.—O@tton dol!—middiipg, 1240124. Flour fairly active—Howard street a Western super, 2.00a.2.50; do. do. oxtra, 2.7543. do. do. taimily, 4.15a4.75; City mills, Mio brant extra, 4.70a4.0; winter wheat patent, 5.008: do. straight, 4.306 Wheat—southern new, #3206; Fultz, 09a95; Longberry, 1.2, In; steamer No. 2, red, Yl: Western easy; No. 2 winter red, spot, iki: 1 afa92: September, Fae and firm: white, 44: mixed spot, 4334: ; September, 4240. spring do. do., 5.0003.40; apring 4.50; do, do, “éxtra, 4. 330, active, firn 1, Se % Braded No. 7 Kye firm—choice, 5 . Stas; good to fair, 48050. prime to choice timothy, 11.50a14 visions active — mess pork, 1s bulk ments, loose shoulders, and clear rib sides, 6; sugar pickled shoulders, 63ga8%; sugar-curod smoked shoulders, 7: small Ll*salwsg, large Mall; lard, refine crude 6. Tey jutter easy—creamery. fancy, Iti; do. fair wehoice, 14alh; do. imitation, isai4; ladle, fancy, 21; do. good to choice, Xal0; store pacsed, Gas. steady—14}4a15, Coffee dull—Kio car- goes fail ulated. ¢ Whisky fi 7,177,018. Sugar stroug—gran- Copper. active—refined, 143,015. 1—1.1501.16. Freights to Liverpool per steamer quiet and steady—cotton, 20c.: Nour per cha, 12s 00.; grain por bushol, 1d. Cork Recoipts—four, 10,600 barrels; 7 00 bushels: corn, 64,060 bushels; oats, 10,000 bushels; rye, 1,000 bushels. Shipments— flour, 7.711 barrels; corn. 27,000 bushels. Sales— ‘wheat, 178,000 busbiels; corn, 51,000 bushels. BALTIMOKE, July &—Virginia consols, 52; do. 10.40's, 42; do threes, 68%; Baltimore aud Uhio stock, 1063; Northern Central stock, 674n69; Cincinnati, Washington and Baltimore firsts, 99; consolidated gas bonds, 116; do. stocks, 525. Chieago Markets, August, 2715; September, 27%. Pork—July, 20; a Ee 21,80; September, 11.75, Lara— .e7X; September, 600. ‘Short ribe—Au- 0; September, 5.30. An Incident of a Mugwump’s Canvass. From the Somerville Journal. Seeing Bishop Potter and Col. Higginson to- gether on the Sanders Theater platform Thurs- day, both wearing the pink and blue ribbons whieb Phi Beta Kappa men so highly prize, the “Penciller” was reminded of a story which the bishop loves to tell 29 an illustration of Col. Higginson's practical experience of. poli- 8. tie When Col. Higginson was running for Con- grens two years ago, the bishop says, a friend of his, a gentlemas living in Cambridge, vis- ited the polls election day to see how the col- ored vote was going. In one of the ward rooms he met a aun who had formerly Les ae his employ, and going up to him be asked: “Well, George, who is your favorite candi- date today?” The colored brother named the man for whom he was going to vote, and, to the grief of his former emplover, it was not the name of Col. Hicginees that he gave. “You don’t mean to say, 7 said the colonel’s friend, “that you are going to vote that way? Why, I should think that your sense of honorand of gratitude would lead you to cast your ballot for a man who has done so much as Col, Hi has for you and for all the people of yourrace.”* But the colored brother had different ideas, “T should tial ih,” he replied, ‘dat my sense ob honor and ob gratitude would lead me to vote for de gemman what guv me $2.50.” ee Biemarek’s Wife. Correspondence of the Chicagu News, Office and His Mission. Mr. James H. Wardle of the Census Office has just returned from New York and Albany. Ho states that the returns from the former city are now all in this city and that the work of the New York census is compiete. Mr. War- dle visited Albany with the view of pouring oil on the difficulty which has sprung up over the announcement of the census returns. The supervisor gave outon the 4th of July an estt- mate of the population, which was based on the daily report cards of the enumerators, Of course these reports were not complete and tho result did not — to the work of the census. Accordi fo the estimate reached method the population of increased about ten years. this was an- nounced and Superintendent Porter was be- sieged for another count. He sent Mr. Wardle thore and it is expected that when the returns arecounted and the missing ones gathered in that there will be no necessity for anew count, BRITISH MORALITY. French, English and American Morals Contrasted. Lucy Hooper's Letter to St. Louis Post Dispateh, ‘There has always been prevalent ® convice tion that » higher standard of morality is common in the higher classes of British so- ciety than is to be found in corresponding circles in continental Europe. This is alto- gether a mistake. In the early days of Queen Victoria's reign, when the court was presided over by a young woman of the severest virtue, matters were very different. The soiled dove existed then as now and as they always will exist, but not in large numbers, and they were not permitted to flutter their sullied wings in the guarded precincts where royalty sat in state. We or they or somebody have changed all this. Rank and fashion can do as they like. I can mention, for instance, a beautiful and titled English- woman, one of the recognized leaders of Lon- don society, who is the mother of a child that cannot be accounted for by any complication of her conjugal arrangements. Yet her social position remains unquestioned and unassail- able. There is another well-known woman of high rank whose intrigues have been sumber- less and flagrant and who is socially none the worse for her countless escapailes. But it is of no use multiplying instances. for the list might be oxtended indefinitely. Only, if any one who knew the inside history of the English nobility Were to go carefully through that ponderous volume, the British peerage, annotating the pages as he read, tne result would furnish some remarkably spicy reading. ‘The comparative and praiseworthy purity of English morals, as contrasted with those of the French, lies in the outward cleanliness of their literature and art, The novels and plays, the rints and the photographs and the columns of the daily papers are wholly free from indecor- ousneas, uniess indoed the details of some pecn- liarly sensational divorce case disfigures the latter, For your British moralist does not dis- dain to write very nasty thin if only they be true, on such occasions, The publication, for instance, of the Colon Campbell divorce suit would have been as impossible for the French papers as would that of Zola’s novel, “La Terre,” in an_ unmodified form, for the English ones. But what is the use of keeping the British young person strictly se- ciuded from all sight and knowledge of vie if on her introduction to society she finds her- self face to face with the vice itself, arrayed in velvet and diamonds and smiled upon by ali that is most exclusive and severe. A dozen immoral novels and a score of improper pic- tures would hardly do that typical personage’s principles half as much harm as does the »} tacle of a female sinner courted and caressed in fashionable socicty by just the very indi- viduals whose notice is considered best worth having. American society is far more particular in this respect and jong may it remain so. But the power of the reigning Anglomunia is very great and under its influence some strange thingy have already happened. That a hand- some ex-mistress of the Prince of Wales did not meet with a rapturous reception in New York society afew yearsago was largely due to chance. Still she was not received—to the credit of our American hostesses be it said. But British peers, traveling with the wives of other men and leaving their own at home, or else the heroes of the most hideous of European scandals, have found great social ac- ceptation and lordly entertainment iu our prin- cipal American cities. May these instances prove isolated ones and may the experiences of the past teach our people a lesson for the future, o0- ON THE NAIL. Where the Expression for Cash Pay- ments Came From. DOWN From Notes and Queries, ‘This is a well-known half-slang phrase used for acash payment. Of its history I cannot speak, but I confess to feeling startled when I found it, as itseems to me, in a parliamentary deed of King Robert the Bruce. By indenture dated July 15, 1326 (Scots Acts, L, 476), a tenth-penny was covenanted for, payable to the king. On his part he agreed not to exact certain prises and carriages unicss he was passing through the realm, after the custom of his predecessor, Alexander III, ‘for which prises and carriages full payment should be mude super unguem.” (The words are: “Pro quibus prisis et caringiss plena fiat solucio super unguem.”) Iam aware of the classical use of the phrase “in unguem,” or “ad un- guem,” siguifying “to @ nicety,” but it does not seem to apply he At the same time the corresponding French phrase “payer rubis sur Tongle” may make this doubtfaL Just below the passage cited occurs another, in which payment is tobe made ‘in manu.” Both, iu my opinion, refer to ready money, and I do not hesitate to translate “super unguem™ “down on the nail.” Hitherto 1 have supposed the nail to be a figure of speech for the counter on which the coin was told. Apparently this is er- roncous, as it is clearly the finger nail which is referred to. I would like to hear of other carly instances of “down on the nail.” pumibeaiernrenaaAen Ss Beating Down the Caterer, From the St. Paul Pioneer Press, “There are women, and again there are women,” suid a well-known caterer yesterday, “and if you want to learn something about their natures you should be in my business. What's bothering me? Well, = short time ago I went out toserve a wedding party, a small one, and everything secmed to go as smoothly as oil. When it was about time to leave the lady of the house came out to the room where Iwas superintending the waiters and with s show of the greatest indignation, exclaimed: “This is simply ontrageous,’ “What 1s outrageous?’ said I. “The manner in which you have served this il, in what respect? Put thus to the iving au excuse she replied: ‘There isn’t a [seg of Haviland among the china,’ Irritated by this I exclaimed: “"Do you know a piece of Haviland when you see it? Receiving an answer in the aftirm- ative I retorted: ‘Pick out a piece that isn’t Haviland?’ “« ‘Well, the finger bowls aren't the best,’ was the next shot. “ ‘They're just as good as you paid for,’ was my prompt answer. ‘lunderstand your lit game, madam, and it isn’t the first time I have seen it attempted, You wish now that be have had the catering to beat down the pri but it won't work.’ “I gave orders to the head waiter to ap and left, fearful that temper wo § too much the best of me. e came Rrol tomy office afterward and wanted to talk it over, but I wouldn't talk and told the clerk to tell ber so. Then she reduced the bill and sent it back with the amount she thought was due. “It's curious that a woman can't act like « man when it comes tos matter of proces in ier itaroused me to have amount sarviee altnabee in a transparently unjust mittee Room Pick-Ups. The House committee on elections today dis- posed of two Mississippi contested election eases—Hill vs, Catchings, from the third dis- trict, and Kernaghan va. Hooker, from the sev- enth district. The decision was ia favor of tho sitting democratic members, Catchings and Hooker, The Fiorida case of Goodrich va, Bul- Jock was discussed at length, and the final de- is il next week, although it was apparent that the major:ty is disposed to report in favor of the claims of Goodrich, the contestant, tative ‘was instructed to notify Mr. Garland to appear and make argument be- fore the committee next Tuesday in the case of tative Breckinridge of Arkansas, COMMITTEE NOTES. Favorable reports were today ordered by the House committee on commerce on the bills to authorize the construction of a bridge across the Chattahootchie river in Georgia and givin, thentrieal troope cheap rates in parties of soves or more. Favorable rej were also ordered to be the committee on Indian affairs on the bill to vide for a commission to ascertain and report certain facts relating to the Puyallup Indian reservation in Washington and to de- termine the northern boundary of the Warm Spring Indian reservation in Oregon; also, on the bill allowing all railroads now in course of construction to cross any other railroad in the Indian Territory. COX RULOGIES IX THE SENATE. At3 o'clock p.m. in the Senate the confer- ence report on the silver bill went over until rw, and the eulogies on the late Repre- sentative Cox of New York were begun. FORTY-SIX PAIRS. ‘The previous question on the bill tosecure safety of life at sea was ordered in the House this afternoou—yeas 99, nays 93. There were forty-six pairs announced a this vote— equivalent to ninety-two members, STORIES OF WAR HEROES. Lincoln’s Kind-Heartedness — Grant's Cool Determination. From the New York Tribune. Few men who have occupied as prominent a Place as that which ex-Governor James M. Ashley of Muntana filled during the soul-stir- ring times of the civil war have retired from public life carrying with them eo completely the respect and good feeling of those with whom they were allied or to whom they were et as he. It is seldom that Mr. Ashley can be induced to refer to the old days when he played such a promi- neat part in the national legislature and was chosen to be the mover of one of the most radical propositions ever made before this coun- try and one which at the time demanded no small amount of persoual courage, Fearless|: he performed the duty of moving the ame ment to the Constitution abolishing slavery in this country at the close of the war. Areporter met the ex-governor a few even- ings ago in Defmonico’s. After having a busi- ness chat Mr. Ashley eutertaiped the reporter for over an bour with anecdotes of the war times, about many of the prominent men who were his contemporaries iu public life. Start- ing out in political life when only twenty years of he was intimately acquainted with ll the meu whose names have become historical in connection with those turbulent times before and during the war. Concerning all these men Mr. Ashicy has an inexhaustible fund of anecdotes, and although now in his sixty-sixth year his memory is as clear aud his eye as bright as it was thirty Years ago. He told the reporter some inter- esting stories. of President Lincoln's kiud-beartedness. “I consider President Lincoln,” he said, ‘one of the most remarkable men who ever lived, as his kinduess of heart was shown to all men atall times. I remem! once when Carl Schurz, who was with the army, hadseut s letter to the President without consulting his com- manding officer, Of conre, this was a breach of discipline not to be countenanced, ond he subsequently wrote a letter of apology to Mr. Linooln. The President replied by letter, “Never mind; come and seo me,’ Of course, when Schurz went he began to apologize profusely, but the President, secing how ill at ease he was, smiled and said in a kindly tone: ‘Never mind, uess before we get through talking you won't think I am so bad aiman as some People say Iam.’ That kindness broke Seburz all up. “Another time I saw him give a pardon for a soldier sentenced to be shot, on the supplica- tion of the r fellow's wife and daughters. Of course, as & mest scene, and many of the bystanders cried. After signing ed sore the President said, ‘Well, 1 have made one fumily happy, but I don't know about the discipline of ‘he army."” Mr. Ashley also told some good stories about Gen. Grant, of whom he was a loyal and ardeut admirer. Among some he related was one of a circumstance on the evening of the first day's battle of Shiloh, which had been a defeat, “At that time,” he said, “when any man might have felt disturbed, the quartermaster came to Gen. Grant and told him that if he way again defeated on the next day he could not transport the troops (about 65,000 in num- bor) if it was necessary to cross the river. “Grant asked him: ‘How many can you ? ‘Ten thousand,’ replied the termaster. “ ‘Well,’ said General Grant, quietly, ‘if we are defeated you will be able to carry all that are left,” “Bo, you see,” said Mr. Ashloy, “what de- termination Grant had. He simply determined to win or be annihilated.” Another story about Grant's coolness was as follows: “Sheridan, when he came east, was assigned by Grant to Gen. Meade’s command. Gen. Meade ordercd him to go out with his eav- alry and reconnoiter, but to be careful about Stuart, who way troubling Meade’s brigade. Sheridan, whose blood was up. used some rather strong Janguage and said that be would ‘knock hell out of’ Stuart if he could get at him. Gen, Meade, who wasaquict man, when he again met Grant, said: ‘Weil, general, that man idan you sent me is rather insubordinate.’ low 18 that? What has he been doing? asked Grant “Gen, Meade repeated Sheridan's remarks, and Grant replied: ‘Did Sheridan say that?” a sir; be did,’ replied Mexde emphat- ly. Well,’ said Grant gnietiy, ‘why didn’t you tell him to go and do it?” “Gon, Meade went buck, took the hint, gave the order to Sheridan and Stuart never trou- bled the command again. “I could tell you stories all night,” said Mr. Ashley, “but the war days are over, and wh: Tam as stanch a repablican as I ever was in wy life, I devote my time to my railroad interests and seldom think of resuming active political fe.” -—__—__ce0______ MARTIN THE LION TAMER. Recognized by the Beasts After a Five Years’ Absence. From the German. When the celebrated animal tamer, who died lately, bad retired to private life, one day he took a notion that he would visit bis former large menagerie. five yeara, It was in Brussels, and he started for tbat city from his country seat near Ret- ‘dam. At 4 o'clock, the time for feeding, ho entered the menagerie. Being ymnter time Martin was wrapped in sc je mingled with crowd and waited until the animals would receive their food. for which they were wait- impatence, — they were cough. Suddenly the ani- their treat and listened, then ld howls of joy and tore at the irom bars, 20 that many of the timid visitors garoos, pelicans and monkeys began to screec! and scream, the hyena and the wolves howled— in it was » perfect bediam. Then Martin stepped forward. With 2 move- ment of bis hand and with his powerfal voiee commanded silence, and suddenly i - : é , Ff i f i i i i : ; i H if z i i rh E iF ir i H a Ht i if fs i i fi f I it lt: i i if i ; i Mr. Sherman’s Saving Clause. Like all compromise measures, the silver bill agreed upon in conference does not give any Great amount of satisfaction to anybody. The anti-silver men are as well satisfied with this bill, however, as they could be with any they can get out of this Congress. This bill is Rot so entirely a silver measure as it looks to be at first glsnce. Mr. Sherman has got in some very clean diplomatic work attaching to the bill, A SAYING CLAUSE. The anti-silver men have from the first con- tended for the bullion redemption clause which ‘was inserted in the House bill. Being obliged to yield this im eonference, under a threat that legislation would be blocked until the silver matter was settled,Mr Sherman Proposed the insertion of the declaration that “apon demand of holder of any of the Treas- Ury notes herein provided for the Secretary of the Treasury under such regulations as he may ibe, redeem such notes in gold or silver coin, at his discretion, it being the er- tablisned policy of the United States to main- tain the two metals on a parity with each other upon the present il ratio, or such ratio as ma) wp orton by law.” iaration of a — maintain the parity of the two metals, it held, will give the Sceretary of the Treasury the right to maintain thet parity by such means as may be necessary at any time, and this saving clause will bo as effective ag the bullion redemption clause. POWERS GRANTED THE SECRETARY. Another objection which is raised by the ultra-silver men is that the provision that the Secretary shall buy 4,500,000 onnces of silver “or so much thereof as may be offered,” gives the Secretary the power to prevent any pur- chases, when he desires, by running down the market to such a price that no silver will be offered. BOTH SIDES OUT OF SORTS. The altra-gold men are, of course, greatly out of sorts at having to yield as much as they ave to the silver men; but the ultra-siiver men are as mad as they are. SILVER DEMOCRATS AGATNRT IT. Mr. Bland, one of the democratic conferees, said to a Stam reporter today that the bill was vicious; that it put silver in a worse position than it now is and that the silver men ought to defeat it, He, for one, would never vote for sneb a measure. The silver democrats will probably vote against the conference report, but it is ex- pected to be adopted by republican votes, Transfers of Real Estate. Deeds in fee have been filed as follows: George F. Appleby, trustee, to J. 8. Edwards et al, lots 1 and 2, sq, 794; @—. John Calla- han to Annie S. Fries, lot {, block 13. South Brookland; #700. District to M. Moore, two parts lot 2, sq. 971; @—. D. Birtwell to F. M. Detweiler, sub 22and part 21, sq. 488; #— Annie E. Clark to J. J. Clark, part 24, sq. 288; 2500. J. J. Clark to Aunie E. Clark, part 16, Res. 11; €800 A. Gaddis to E. Abner, part 1, aq. 880; . W. E. Wrightto Lanra H. Me- Colrick, sub 75, sq, 748; 21,450. W. KE. Brown to J. L. Weaver, sub 46, block 3, Le Droit Park; @--. B. Burnstine to E. J. Hannan, part il, #q. 785; $3.182.50. D. M. Remsdell to C. H Kiight, sub 9, eq. 202; @100. A. Alawkins to Joneph Forrest, in trust, sub il, sq 71; @—. J. J. Malone to W. wart, parts Fietchall’s Chance. Gizor, &c., and Vineyard, 66 acres; @-. Elizaboth Rutand to R. Riegel, part 10, sq. 95%; $2,000. J. J. Malone to F. G. Now- lands, trustee. two-third parte Fietehail’s Chance etal; €— Jobu Msaning to RK. J. Manning, part tract on Anacostia road; @—. psec alata Real Estate Matters. C. H. Parker has bought for $4.555.54 of B. F. Leighton part square 473. fronting 20 feet on 6th street running throngh te Water street between M and N streets southwest. ‘A. Wertz has purchased of Feabella Losano for $4.000 part 4, sof 463. feet 3 inches by 55 feet 3 inches om Virgimia avenue and 7th street southwest, Claude M. Acklin haw purchased for 96,500 of L. Kent etal. lot 22, biock 3, F. F. and G.'s sub Widows’ Mite. C. BR. Munroe has boaght of J. W. Duvall for $7,300 mibs 158 and 154, 861. 16 by 30 feet cach, E street between 6th and 7th streets northeast. Mary A. O'Neill has bought of E. Carnsi et al. for $4,100 wub 226, square 271, 17 by 76 fect on 13th street between W street and Florida avenue. A. Schmid has bought for €5,500 of Agnes L. W. Peugh part 19, square 517, 18 by 100 feet on H between 4th and Sth streets northwes:. F. L Wood has bought for $5,525 0f P. M. Smith lots 1 and 3, square 1017, 15,787 square feet on the corner of 13th and D streets south- east. Mi Licenses. Marriage licenses have been issued by the clerk of the court to Wm. Troxell and Cathe- rine Lintz; Adolph Grossman and Julia Anna Bowman; Frank W. Guthridge and Adele G. Feast of Baltimore; John Henry Fowler and Mary Ward; Thomas Whedby and Minnie Mer- chant. both of Manassas, Va.; Robert E. Nash Lilly Olliffe; Robert L. Butler and [da W, i, both of Bichmond, Va.; George N. Ed. mounds and Bessie Creegan of Alexandria, Va ; John Brown and Laura Wiaters, Charged With Baeking Policy. Detective Horne today arrested Imae Hanelin and locked him up atthe sixth precinct station on a charge of being the alleged backer of a mythical policy firm, known as the Norfolk and Virginia Policy Company. He denied the charge. A Shocking Case of Destitution. Policeman Kemp ef the fourth precinct dis- covered a shocking case of destitution and suf- fering this morning ia a frame shanty on Van street in South Washington. He found a white woman and her two chil- dren, a boy and a girl, aged respectively three and four years, living in a shanty with colored . The white woman and her children were sleeping on the bare floor with some r: under their heads for The Society was requested to find homes forthe cbildreu, The woman's personal bonds were taken to appear in court with her children tomorrow. From the New York Sun. One day “the Bank,” as we called it, reached Grizzly Slide. It was a San Franciseo broker, escorted by four men. He had bage of gold coin with him and he took up eur nuggets end Gust and paid as am yellow boy, 1 made a pretty good thing out of it, Wasa great accommodation to us we complaint to make. Ouly two or eters 4 one of Our men. ‘eaceful Sam, had made a find big nugget and this, added to him over $6.000 in handsome man of forty-tve. bumble and he had a wife back in Ilineis. said anything about going bome, was waiting. like the rest of but mo sooner was the coin passed over te him than his bones ached to take the road He mnst go over to Johnson's camp. of 16 miles, alone. and from there go valley by a stage line. Tho chances he would be heid np at the trai Ne tosee him again, but he was 4 had a story to tell, He bad got about three milcs from camp when a stranger joined him, coming is on the river trail, Deaceful Sam was ne chicken he wasn't long sizing the stranger up ae bad, “Bound for Johnson's?” asked the man as they walked along. “For Johnson's and home.” “Made your pile and going home to the old woman, eh?” “Made three hundred and have concluded to light oft while it lasts, Henmer hes been “riting for me to come end if I can even lay a hundred in her lap it will be more'n she over Lande! but when | thiek of home I can’t walk fast ‘wadl!” on e «il — didn't show his hand uatil fernoon. Then. when they reache ‘a larly lonesome place he suddenty halted, polled and said ve me them €300 or TU fill you with at! Gwine to rob me!” replie? Peace- ful, looking as innocent as an old ent, “Come do} “But think o’ Hanner! She's been waitin’ and waitin’, and no’ if you take my money I may never see her.” ‘D—a Henner! Shell owt or I'll pop you!” “Hain't you no soul/” ud I've got to shell out?” va have.” Peaceful passed hi satdown on astone aad prevended to ory. ‘The stranger counted the coms, dropped them into his pocket and started off saying “You sot right there for an hour and then take any road you wantte. if you follow me I'll pop you.” He was no sooner around the bend than Peaceful began scrambling ap the mountaia side. By making # short cut he struck the trail agwin and was just im time te heaves rock, which struck the stranger's head and killed him stone dead on the trati, them Penee- ful descended, took #750 off the aod started back for our camp. Next morning half a dozen of ns went to the spot with bim, and there lay the body. Whew we asked Poneefal why be had owned up to having $300 with him he ‘replied: “Law, me! but if I hadn't hed have sus- pected [ had a heap more and shot me warmng. That's what I catkerlated on when [ put that sum im my pocket.” “But what possessed you to follow om and kili him? You never even struck aman ia all your lite.” “I dunno. gentiemen—I dunno,” be his Lips trembimg and his chin quivering with emotion, “I just remember that 1 thonght of Hanner, and how them $300 would put new shingles on the old barn and buy rag ear- — all over the house and fust thing I mew he was lying dead. Lemme git alone and wrasele with the Lord and see if he won't lander excuse it off on Hanner’s account, se Judge Cox today appointed Ralph Singleton committee of the cstate of Mary Massey and Murtha E. Ferguson of the estate of Benja- mun 8S. Ferguson, both of whom had been ad- judged trustees, Judge Cox today approved the investment of Joseph Marvin of $2,700 in funds of E. C. apd M. C, Marvin, his wards. — bee Range of the Thermometer Today. ‘The following were the readings at the Sig- nal Office today: 8 a.m., 83; 2 pm., 95; maxi- 97; minimum, 73. see CREIGHTON. Ou the mo of Jaly & 1800, Mion JANE Ch: OHTOR. owed oft = Monday, duly 7, 1800, at 7.45 m., ANS E., beloved wite of Simon Feuseil, 4 Sixty-stxth Seer of her age. Fumeral wil take place on Wednesday morning July 9. 1890, at % o'clock, from St, Aloysius Chmen, Eriencds of the family respectiully invited to attend © Goss. Sunday, July 6, 1800, at 1 JOHN'S. Gus. setsaed Funeral Wednesday, July 9, at 5 p.m,, from the res- ide 25 Kinnot southeast, YS cof his mother, G25 LAPP. On Monday. July 7. 1890, at ine Pasente? res cof strect on west, CLAB- ENCE M., oldest chtid of CM. upd Mette T. Lipp, awed thir ‘and ax newts, <g ‘at 10 ai, from oth and. Pativets northwest. lelatives aoe trends respect wily iu vited to etiend. bad the funeral of the late CATITAROVE SHEA Ful iss piuce from the vuieat Moume Ulivet Funeral from parents’ residence, 1230 street, on Wed gem i. Tuterment st Oak Cemetery. Kel weuds invited to attend. Mr. Alex. 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