THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Fert wert Cerner Penasylvania Ave. and 11th 8t..97 * TheEvening Star Newspaper Company. GEO. W. ADAMS, Pres’t- Ridsbbod yk ie served to subscribers tn the (By, Ee Sane Seamer oe Beeb. or 44 cente per month. Cores at the counter, Ser trench, Ey mali prepaid —60 cente » mou 2: Seer, $6; six months, $3. {Enter’d at te Post Office at Washington, D. C..a8 fecond-claee mail matter.) ‘Tnx Weextx Staa—published on Friday—$l ayes | —— Bertepeprepad. Dix mouths, 50 cenia. €2 All mail subscriptions must be paid in advance: 2eparer sent longer than is paid for. Bete of advertising made kown on application. INDEX TO ACVERTISEMENTS IN THE STAR, Awversrsts—lst pace. ArtoRNEY page. Avcrios Saues—ith and 8th pages, Boanvre—4th pare. Evoxs, &c.—8th paze. Business Caaxces—4th pres. C113 Treats 8th pars. Cotntay Rear Exrare— sth page Couxrmy Boanprxe—4t page. Dearne 8th rae Dasrisrry—6th pags. Lex Goops- Sth vaze. Evceatiowar 5th pars Excurstoxs—Ist page. Fauiy Svveries— 6th pags, Freaxcrar— 6th pace. Fo» Kext (Rooms)—4th oves. Fer Kew (Houses)—4th pyres. 2G Kent (Sliscellancous)—4th para, co SALE (Miecellaneous)—4th page. Jr Sate Honses)—4th pars. (2311 EMEx's Goons—Tth paza. Betsrronsismises—6th pace, Lanies’ Goops—Int pace. List oF Letrers—3d paze. Lora axp Focsy—8th pag. Money To Loax—4th ose Muvicar, Ke.—7th pac. Fiaxox axp Onaaxs—6th page Fuorrsstoxar.—4ta pas Prorosars—5th pay: Ranxoaps—6th paca. Berar Pic vaes—4th page. SEwixe Macures—6tb prza, Suomen Resonrs—8th p13, Brxctar Notices—Ist page. Errcarts—6th pars. Brraxens, kc—6th page. ‘Ter Teape—6th pao. Unvertaxens, &c.—8th pags, Waxrep (Help}—4th page. ‘Waxtep (Situations)—4th page, Warten (Honses)—4th pars. Waxtep (Roomsa)—4th pace. Waxrap (Miscellaneous)—4th page. Woop ax Coat—5th vaze. L USEMENTS Froep OPERA HOUSE. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10. THATCHER, PRIMROSE AND WEST'S CONSOLIDATED MINSTRELS. Everything Bright, New and parkling. id Favorites retained and many new ones | _*2!5 AD the Old Fx iain NEW S0NG3! NEW JOKES! NEW AFTER PIECE! ‘Making it without exception the greatest Minstrel Or- ‘anizadonin the Worki. GEORGE T. CLAPHAM. ‘Manager Preferred places can now be secure d. se Che yOu 62—N® 9,479. WASHINGTON, D b . SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1883. TWO CENTS. SPECIAL NOTICES. SPECIAL NOTICES. > NOTICE.—RICHA.D H. W. KEED, OF C-$" wamineion, D. Cs on September 6th,’ 1883, made an assignment of bis pro ry fOr the benefit of I's creditors t the undersigned, to whom all creditors are requested to present their bil's, and with whom all debtors are reuuestedto make prompt settlement. THOMAS J. MYERS, { Assignees. fana aventic. sep7-6t M. FORD HAS RETURN: D TO ind Fesumeil practice. ‘sep6-3t* & RICE Keom 8, 482 Lou This is tozive notice that the undersigned have this J4th day of August. 1883, entered into a copartucrship for the purpose of carrying on the Fusniture and Up- hoistery bu-iness at the corner of 14th and S streets uorthwest, Washington, D. C. J. 3, JETT. E. P. RICHARDSON, Having associated with me in the above business Mr. E. P. Richardson, who is a first-class Furniture Ws holsterer, we are’ prepared to do all work in our line the bes: ihanifer. J. J. JETT. 865-6" (Ce Notice PT BERRY, OF GEORGETOWN, “Fon August 29th, made an assiznment of his Property, for the benefit of his creditors, to the un- dersicned, to whom all creditor # are reqnested to pre- sent their bills, and with whom all debtors are Te- quested to make prompt settiement. CHAS. H. CRAGIN, JR., Assienes, e73-6t" 921 459 street northwest. “g=°_ PERSONS INTFRESTED IN THE PRE- vention of cruelty to animals will confer a favor by reporting to the company's office, 1420 New York avenue, the number of any cart or wagon owned by the Washinvton Brick Machine « ompany seen driven faster than a walk, xiving time and place, whether loaded or not. T. L. HOLBROOK, au25-lin President. (Ce TEE NEW CIRCULATING LIBRARY SUP- Plies the beat Magazines and New Books as soon as issued. Subscription 50c. ver month or #4 per year. Catalocue on application. 1749 Pa. ave. jy12-eo2m (ea. C EVARY BAPTIST CHURCH, CORN Sthand H streets northwest, i.ev. 8. H. GREEN Pastor.—Services at Il a.m. and 7:30 p.m. worship with us. It {267 UNITY PRESBYTERIAN CHUROH, CLA- .,cHURCH OF | THE corner 12th and N streets northwest, Rev. I. Townsenn, S. t. D., Rector, Sunday. services, and 11 a.m., and fuil choral ‘service at.5:30 D.m., at which the fests are all free. sunday school at 6 INCARNATION, p.m. (25>, UNIVERSALIST CRUNCH, 137m AND L GHRISTADELFHIANS MEET IN McCAU- b-S ley’s Hall, Penusylvatia avenue, between 2d and Sd streets eoutheast, every First day at 11a.m. Primary object is to celebrate the death of Messiah; secondary, to advocate the truth of Gou in opposition ‘to the fables of modern puipit speculations taught by the hierarchy of Cathol and Protestatism. All invited. No collection. 1 eS, NOKTH BaPTIs1 CHURCH, l4tu STREE near Ht, Kev. J. L. Lopes, D. D., pastor.— Preaching at 11 s. im. and 7:30 p.m. Babbath ecligol ar 9:30 a.m. ate cS, NEW JERUSALEM Ti MPLE, itoi street, near B.—Services at la. m. Sermon by @ distingiashed eyinge ical clergyman from. the Fominion OX Canada. ‘Seats all free.” Public cordially inv. it NORTH CAP- RAND PICNIC FOR THE BENEFIT OF MR. E. ‘T. BISHOP, (Who is at present in bad health, ) At LQEFFLEK'S CliY GAnDEN On TULSDAY, Sept. 11, 1883. Tickets, 25 cents. Prof. D. B. Immick's Orchestra—fifteen ceiebrated Mu-icians—heve volunteered. sep’ AST TRIES OF STEAMER MARY WASHING- OCOOQUAN FALLS. FRIDAY, Fept. 7; WEDNES- DAY, Sept. 12; FRIDAY, Sept. 14. Soat will leave at 9a.m., returning at 8 p.m. ound trip tickets 25 cts. SATURDAY TRIPS ‘10 MARSHALL HALL— at- urdsy, Sept. 5 and 15. Boat will iecve at9a.m. and return at4 p.m. Tickets 15 cts., round trip. SUNDAY TRIPS TO MARSHALL HALL AND GLYMONT—Two trips daily 30 a.m. anl 3 p.m., on Sunday, Sept. 9and 16. Tickets, round trip, 26 c Dancing down and back on all trips except Sund: Fine braas band on Sunday. sep6-9t E. 8. RANDALL, Manager. Fok Boston via NEW YORE AND NEW ENGLAND RAILROAD. Persons intending to visit BOSTON will find that the best line is by the train leaving Washington via BALTI- MORE AND YOTOMAG RAILKOAD, at 1:30 p.in. week days, and 4:20 p.m. Sundays, with through Pull man Cars, without chance, arrivins in Boston at 7:45 the following morn‘ng, makine connections with morn- ing trains for Vortland, White Mountsins and all Pomts north andeant. ‘Ticketsfor sale at B. & P. R.K. offices, Washington, where Berths in Pullman Cars for Boston may be secured. Ask for tickets via New York and Sew England HK. and ‘Transfer steamer Mary- land route. 8. M. FELTON, Jn., General Manager. A. C. KENDALL, Gen'l Passenger Agent. N.Y. &N.E.R.R. _ 9u30-co2w QUMMER ARRANGEMENT. ‘The Steamer W. W. CORCORAN, Captain L. L. Biake, will make daily trips to MT. VERNON (Sundays Srecv te. touching, going and returning, at Alexan- aria, Fort Foote, ‘Fort Washington, Marshall Hall, Guuston’s, Upper Glymont. Boat Iaves her wharf, foot of 7th street, at 10 a.m., returning about 3:30 p.m. are (or the Fond trip to Mi Vernon, $1. ‘To al! other o-nts, 25 cen On SATURDAY EVENINGS special trips. Boat will eave at 6 p.m, and return about 9:30 p.m. Fare for the round trip, 26 cents. Good music in attendance, ‘On SU DAY AFIERNOONS special trips. Boat will leave at3 p.m., about p.m. Fare for the round trip, 50 cents. Refreshments aboard of the boat. Jy19-3m [> , GHACE ME. CHURCH, CORNER Ota AND S strovis northwest.—Suuday at 9:30. Preaching at 11 «.m. oy the pastor, H. >. FRANCE. Children’s meeting, conducted by the pastor, at 3:30 Pom. At P. in., preaching by the Key. Jonw G. SHIVELY. it (>, | ALHER RYAN, THE POET PRIEST, WILL Jecture on Education on SUNDAY EV: NING in the basement of t. Aloysius church. Proceeds of lecture for the Carmelite nuns, at (8? CENTRAL PR SBYTERIAN CHURCH, corner 3d and T streets, Dr. Pirzer, Pastor.— Services at 11 o'clock a.m. an-8 p, Tt (eS? 2HE ELYWM. ELLIOTT, OF PLYMOUTH, _ KEV. T. E. COLBOURNE WILL PREACH <7 at Coucress street M. P. Church at 11 a.m., and at the Mission Chapel at 736 p-m. i he morning service the Mission, and theevening ‘service at Congres: st. Church, wil be conducted by the Vator. itt ¥TERIAN CHURCH, 4'¢ 57. a est, (Dr. Sunderland’s)—Preschine at li Cciock a.m. by Wey. Dr. STANTON, aud services iu the evening at 8 0’ lock, conducted by the Rev. Dr. Wa. Ei- Lioir, of Plymouth, kusland. Allare invited. * ie UNION M. E. CHURCH, 20rq STREET -& northwest, near Pennsyivania avenue. — The pastor. Rev. W.'T. L. Wrzcd, at 11 a. m. dhe Choice of Ruth;* 8 VP m,, ‘*. he Connection Between Rejolcing and ‘Battling. Sunday school at 9 a. m, and4p.m. Seatsfree. Pubiic co‘disliy invited. iv c=, THE TABERNACIE, NEAR CORNER Orn = and B streets southwe ervic at ll nu. by Rev. K. H. Bau; at 7.30 p.m. by Rev. SAMUED RAMER. All are invited. at’ (Ce SE PAUL'S ENGLISH LUTUERAN CHURCH, cor-1uth and H sts. u.w. Preaching by the pas: tor, Kev. Dr. Doaten, to-morrow (Sunday) at 1 a.mn.and 7:45 p.m. subject of lecture in the evening: “Froud.’s Estimate of Luther and His Work.” Allweleome, 1t* (ce, WESLEY CHAPEL, CORNER OF Sx AND F streets northwest.—11 a. m., preaching by the Pa-tor, i.ey. We. 1. McKennex; 8 p. m., sone and praise service. ‘30 a. m., Sunday school. Prayer meeting Thursday evening’ at 8 p. m. Seats free. Stranvers welcor:ie. Come to our Sunday evening meeting and bring gospel hymns. Ali invit itt = CHRIS (TAN CHURCH, 14TH STREET, NEAR Rhode Island avenue.—Servioes at 11m. and 7:30 p.m. FRepentck D. Power, the pastor, will occupy the pulpit. Young people's ‘meeting at 6S. O! FOR GREAT FALLS AND CABIN JOHN BRIDGE.—Steam packet, Excelsior will make her rewular trips to above places SUNDAY, WEDNESDAY, and FRIDAY. Leave High street and canal at 8:30 a, m. Fare 50 cents round trip. For charter apply at Boat or 1114 4th street northwest, md-Om" Hawa & Hercuxsox, 424 NINTH STREET. NEW STORE WITH NEW GOODs. OPEN FIRE-PLACES and BRASS GOODS a spe- cialty. MANTELS, FURNACES, RANGES and PLUMB- ING FIXTURES, ay. IMPORTER AND TAILOR. . FALL AND WINTER GOODS RECEIVED. Gentlemen who have had trouble in getting fitted and ‘suited sre invited to call at the Fashion House, 1111 Pa. Ave., Washington, D. C. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ORLY. — Office, tem} , 1001 ¥ street northwest. Will remove to perussnent quarters, No. 1331 F street Rorthwest as oon as Tepairs are completed—about Nep- ‘im. 8. D- son, dy13-2m Erte cocoa BREAKFAST. GRATEFUL-—COMFORTING “By a thorough k: of the natural lay ich govern the operations of, aaesden and nutrition, and by careful ication of 6 of well se- Sears Mise deepen ous teat ‘with e” ng save us many heavy bills. Iti by the Judicious [endency tod seaser Hanansis of sete Siniadicn axe Sceting around ur, ready to attack wherever there is weak pednt. | Wentey een inatt be keeps foe odmeltg Pel orl with png Boa, 8 prap- JAMES EPPS & CO., 16-m,tu&s__ Memeovathte Chemists, London, Ene. ALEF: 204 TENTH STREET NOR’ Ail welcome. > ALL MEMBERS OF SIMON LODGE, No. “SF 1612. G. U. O. of 0. Fry ure. requested te ment at their Hall ‘THIS (Saturday) EVENING, at 7:30 O'clock sharp, to make arrangements for the funeral of our late Bro: OvERTON Boxp, L. S. to V. G.,. which will take plac» Sunday afternoon, Sept. 9, 1843," at 4 O'clock. Members of sister lodges are fraternally in- vited to attend the funeral. . W. P. J. R. BROWN, N. G. P.N. F. B. F. GRANT, P. 8. itt Ce LEAAM, THE MEMBERS oF PoTOMAG Jostah, Curtis, who died in | 4390. “John Wiltberger, erect a private stable, London, England, about August 1st, was filed to- | Rock Creek church road; $400._T. H. G. Todd, re- Gay with Register Ramsdell, It 1s dated St. John’s | pair frame 9034 G st nw.5 $185. J.T. artere Day, June 2ith, 1830, and the preamble reads: | Srct 8 two-story dwelling. Ks. s.e.; $500. f Patterson, repair frame 1082 18th st. £250. “It 1s appointed unto all men once to die, Various Detrick, re} bricks 839, 841 and 843 8th st. nw, circumstances, and. especially the somewhat sud- | $120. den death of my older brother nearly two months 2 ago, remind me that I, too, am Mable to be called ‘The District Oarvmen. at any time, and perhaps upon short notice. With | GOSSIP ABOUT THE POTOMAC RIVER REGATTA—SCENES these thoughts and reflections, and being of sound ON THE RIVER LAST NIGHT—OARSMEN WHO WERE mind and sound in body, as Ihave been for some| ovr. years past (and as sound asI can reasonably ex-| A very enjoyable hop was given at the Potomac ee to be), Thave given due consideration to the! poat house last evening. The cool weather, the Aisposition of my effects, and as the result I here- | commodious ball room and the excellent music BI ¢ follow! as festa~ ment.” Ho then comnts his soul to the Sind | all contributed to the enjoyment of the many care and keeping of our Father in Heaven” and | ladies and gentlemen present. his “mortal body to my friends for such disposal] Pleasure boat rowing in the is about as they may think proper.” He directs that over for this season. The river is alive with ra the payment of all debts the executor boats every after however, showing that divide the estate into three equal 3 | of our cl strenuously to put forth the frst to ‘be. given Mrs Maria Ostman | & spol the Pr the architect and buil: Filed To-day. first-class crews for the Potomac river regatta. the wife of Henry B. Oatman, of New| Every race that has entries from our home clubs Haven, Conn. ; the second to Levi Ci ‘a brother | will be a success, whether outside clubs are repre- of deceased, of Philadelphia, Pa., du: his life, | sented or not. and at hisdeath to his wife, Saille, to have the | “The Columblas had out four inst full benefit and use thereof du: personal property Somers msi ‘mext of = and ‘Warden, O rower, Puladeipala; aened iets more then likely that the commtt- of Coun, and Busty G. Diz. micoe, ace andi probable cae 1 pebicadon desea AY P| Cat neat sae ae George Jones was also filed to- Y f ; i ia if ie H| i EB E i i Telegrams to The Star. FRANCE TREATING WITH CHINA. SETTLING THE TONQUIN QUESTION. MEXICAN VICTIMS OF YELLOW FEVER WORK OF THE DAKOTA OONVENTION. THE WRECK OF THE CANIMA; The Daketa Constitutional Conven- tion, PROIBITION AND WOMAN SUPPRAGE—THE stars carirat. Stovx Fatts, Dakota, Sept. &—The work of constitutional’ convention is now being done b the several committees, all of whom are ¢1 on thelr respective topics, thus making the ‘ae lar sessions of the convention very short. ‘ne advocates of prohibition and woman suffrage are struggling for recognition tn the constitution, The committee on the boundary will report to Gay tn favor of a division on the 46th paral el, and admission to the Union under the name of “Dakota.” The location of the state capital will De at Yankton. THE QUESTION OF OPENING THE sI0UX ‘RESERV Ac ‘TION. Omana, New, Sept. §—An Important confer= ence will take place here to-day between Senators. Logan, Cameron and Dawes, composing the Senate committee on the Sioux reservation, and @ committee of six from the Dakota constitutional convention and the members of the Sioux com= mission. The Dakota committee will urge the ime portance of opeuing the Sioux reservation. ae France and China. POINTS OF THE AGREEMENT FOR THE SETTLEMENT? OF THE TONQUIN QUESTION. Pants, Sept. 8.—The Figaro publishes the follows ing as the principal poluts of the agreement are rived at by the juls Tseng, the Chinese am- Dassador, and M. Challemel-Lacour, the French minister Of foreign affairs, for the settlement of the Tonquin question: Tue French rate to be hereatter confined tothe Deita and the Red river. Chinato open the navigation of the Red river down to Lao Kay, which shall be the only Polnt open to trade with Yun Nan, the frontier at all other polnts to be closed by the establishment of a neutral zone, which shall be garrisoned by the Annamites. Chiba undertakes to prevent further incursions of the black flags. The suzerainty of China Annam ts to be recognized by a mere act of Homage, after which China will recognize the treaty of flue. ‘The French force of occupa ton ts to be limited to 4,000 men, INDIGNANT ENGLISH RESIDENTS AT BONG KONG. Lonpox, Sept. &—A dispatch to the Standaré from Hong Kong states that the absence of the British Meet at the present time from Chinese waters excites the deepest indignation among the English residents there and at other Chinese ports, as the relations between the Europeans and Ratives, th out China have at povnce changed since the open! e Frenc! alicy aggression in Tonquin. Fecent reports of ree verses to the French army have materially dam- aged the prestige of all foreigners in China. HOPE OF EUROPEAN ARBITRATION, Lonpon, t.8.—The Daily News states that t has reason to believe that the Marquis clings as strongly as ever to the hope of Bui arbitration between China and France, in view of the enormous preponderance of the trade of Eng- land, Germany, and even of America, over that of France in the east. It ts thought that the cable nets of the neutral powers would be fully Justined. in offering their friendly services to France and China, eee Foreign News by Cable. 4 MOB AT AGRAM DISPERSED BY TROOPS. AcRam, Sept. 8—An antl-Magyar mob assem- bled heré last evening and sinashed the windows of the government offices on which the Hungaria escutcheon had been yesterday replaced. Tht troops were ordered out by Baron Von Ramberg, the military commander, and the rioters were dis: persed at the point of the bayonet. Monster meetings of the ant-Magyars are called for to-day and to-morrow, and it 1s feared that the peasants Will Join the mdb. A battalton of troops has been dispatched to Zagorien, wiuere trouble 1s also exe pected. KING ALFONSO AT MUNICH. Montcn, Sept. 8—King Alfonso, with hts sutte, arrived here last evening and were cordially re- ceived. He will continue his Journey to Vienna to-day. YOR THE RESCUR OF KING CRTEWAYO. Dvapan, Sept. 8 —Seventy armed Boers have crossed the border of Isindala, presumably for the rescue of King Cetewayo. DEATH OF A FRENCH ACTOR. Panis, Sept. &8—Jean Marie Michel Geoffroy, the actor, is dead, aged 63. Ja et ‘The Wreck of the Canima. ‘THE PASSENGERS AND CREW é AND MAILS New York, Sept. 8.—A telegram was received af the office of’ the Cromwell Steamshtp company, from St. Johns, N. F., stating that the passengerd and crew of the wrecked steamer Canima had all been saved, without exception, but that the gage and malls had been lost, "The captain of the ‘Vessel remains at the scene of the disaster. rbacotcbnni adele Strike of Italian Navvies, A MAN STABBED BY A STRIKER. Witarxarox, Det, Sept. 8—Ninety Italian nav= ‘vies employed on sections 82and 83 of the new Boltimore and Philadelphia ratiroad struck this morning for an advance of fifteen cents per gay. Some of themn went over to section 84 to persux the workmen there to join in the strike. Finding them unwilling to cease work an altercation en. sued, during which one of the strikers stabbed one of the men

Evening Star dated September 8, 1883

Page 1

Page 2

Page 3

Page 4

Page 5

Page 6

Page 7

Page 8