fmim ktVol 71-No 10,718. WASHINGTON, D. C.. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1887. TWO CENTS.

THE EVENING STARPUBLISHED DAILY. Except Sunday,

AT THE SIaR BUILDINGS,Borthwrst Corner Penn37;van:« Ave. ud 11th St^ byTh» Evening Star Newspaper Company,

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Tw* Fttvpio St»k 1s nerved to snberrfber* In tineltv by <-arri»r«, on their own account. at 10 cents De*wm k or 44c. ier iu.>ntti « opies at the counter®Bents each By mail.po«tiur»* prei'aid.00 cents a¦oath. one year. six months,(Enteral at 'he h»t Office at *aaoington. D C. aa

.tcond-ciass mail matter jIm WtriLT Stab.published on Friday.*1 a

iear_ro«itw» vrer*'d- Six months. .">0 centsIWAll mail subscription* mnst be paid m ajr ,,,<*¦

c pai er sent lomrer than ;s paid for. ^

l.ates oi u.jqe known on application

AMUSEMENTS.The c\at:KiF8.140« new yokk ave.Tr,«" i-len. Tandems. and ^..ciables lor rent by theh .tir diy «>r week lilies. each hour. I Jirvest..mntairnt in the Cn.ted sut^ sC3-Gm

^LBAl GH S GRAND Oi'FKA HoUiE.-EVERT EVENING AND SATURDAY MATINEE.

WILLIAM REDMUND and MRS. THOMAS BARRY,lu the Spectacular Production of the Romantic Drama,

RENE.POWERFT I. CAST.magnificent scenery,

ELABORATE COSTUMES.BALLET OF BOHEMI VN DANCERS,

Introducing the3. RoNALDOS 3

In their Grotesque Sj>e«-ialtiP8.THE CECILLIA> QUARTETTEIn Sons-* and Cnoruses.

THE GREAT DUEL SCENE. 4c.Next week.THE LITTI.F TYCOON.Box sheet now open for sale of seats. se22

"^EW NATION AL THEATER.

OPENING OF THE SEASON,MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19.Matinee Saturday.

THE WORLD'S GREATEST MINSTREL ORGANI¬ZATION,

THATCHER. PRIMROsF. AND WEST'S.Under the management of HENRY J. SAVERS.

Next Week

The Picturesque Romantic Play,

BEACON LIGHTS.

Seata now on sale. >22

KEP.NAN'S WASHINGTON THEATER.Admi*si< .u l.\ and ."»l»c. Matinee 10 and 2~>c.

MAJUNi.l l.U> CVSMOi-OLlTAN I'ONGKESS AND4 BJ<» 4 VAUUEVILLE COMBINATION.MARINEEI.I. t!:e Anatomical Mystery.

4 ORIGINAL BIG 4.Lottie Elliott. K<>s:i Lee.

Elsie Elmer. Prof. Francois, etc.Saturday.. ..».»

Matinee* Monday, Tuesday. Thursday. SatNext week.AUSTRALIAN NOVELTY Co.

II ARRIS' BIJoU THEATER.The Parlor Theater of Washington. Patent Sliding

MATINEM^ri1X£?Wl!,tlOB.Mi-" RERtWN. Mr. J F. CONLY and a Cnm

Wednesday, JOftenbach's Military Comic Opera,Thursday, 'Auber's Comic1 "*r£RA>D 5l"CHESS-

1 rrday. <Boatload's tomV SnanTshOpera,Next week."Byron's Across "the Continent" sly

Y»TASHINGTON lllDING AcADEMY AnDSCHOOL OF INSTRUCTION IN

EQUESTRIANISMWill be open about Noveuiber£l, 1887,

Cor. of 22d and P sta. n.w.Class and Private Leaoons under the tutorship of

PROF. H. OLIVER..ate of the Fifth Avenue Riding Club, of New York.

PROF. C. GILLMAN.late of Hippodrome Francais of Paris.

Commodious ac>-on.odat:ons for boardimr borses andinn Ie at ru-re room lor i arriatfes. This establishment»iil be IIISi 11. in every particular. Books now>\<* n for yearly sub*cn!<ers at the parlors of Mr. Geo..Viiite.c:.re or Woodward A Lothrop. n. e. c«.r. 11thmu F sta , and at the office of J. D. Brown, i-are of Jno.F Wamraman. 1003 F St., wLere fall particulars maybe obtained. sl7-3m

Panorama of battle of bull run,l.»th st.. two blocks south of Fennsyivaniaavfi

Delictitful! v cooled by new and complete apparatus.C >eii Irom it a. m. to lu p. in. Jylo

Xo Close BusinessTHE ENTIRE STOCK. 923.000 WORTH, OF DRY

GOODS AT AND BELOW COSTBEGINNING SEPTEMBER 6. AND CONTINUING

UNTIL ALL OF THE 8TOCK IS SOLD.THE ABOVE CONSISTS OF ALL KINDS OF SILKS,

VELVETS. DRESS GOODS, LINENS, FLAN¬NELS, Blankets, quilts, hosiery, un¬

derwear, umbrellas, and domestics,the stock must be sold in a reasonable

NUMBER OF DAYSTBERE1 ORE Y0C MAY LOOK OUT FOR BAR¬

GAINSTHOSE WANTING ANYTHING IN THE ABOVE

LINE WILL SAVE MONEY BY ATTENDINGTHIS SALE.

THE STOCK OF SUMMER GOODS WILL BE SOLDAT FIFTY CENTS ON THE DOLLAR

STORE FOR RENT; FIXTURES FOR sat.f.

S. L. HEMPSTONE,aep2 3m 803 Pennsylvania Avenue.

Fall Overcoats.Whoever intenda buying a Light-weight Over-

ccat this fall may as well have the use of it dur¬ing1 the first cool days of autumn, and now is aa (food tlmo to begin carrying this serviceablevarment.

More Light-weight Overcoats are being worneach succeeding year, at least we infer so fromthe increasing demand for those we sell Ourstock has increased with the demand, until nowwe candidly believe that an intending pur¬chaser of a Fall Overcoat does himself injusticeunless he examine* our display. Whether hemakes a selection here or elsewhere, he will bebetter informed as to the possibilities in Ready-made Overcoats.

GEORGE SPRANST.sia 434 SEVENTH STREET.

Fire Escapes And Stand Pipes.W. SCOTT CHEW, Manufacturer:

Information given and estimates furnished.Office.Room 13, Corcoran Building. s7-lm-lp*

I*or Bedding Presents.We have nice selections of Doulton. Royal.Worcester,RLesnlsh Crown and other celebrated potter.es.

Artistic Brasaen and Bronzes, Floor and Table Lamps,an 1 mat,)- articles for Household Decoration an 1Utility not found elsewhere.HAYWaRD * HUTCHINSON. fcole-Agenta forButcher's Hard Wax for floors, 4M4 &th St.Wood Mantels. Tiles and Fire-PUce Fittings. Fur-

Raiigea and Plumbing. Jobbing Orders promptlyattended.UAYWARD 4 HUTCHINSON.

si 424 Vth street.

YTCause WhIf I should say, ** *Tis all in my eye,"*Ac 1 then tioave a lugubrious sigh.^>rtentl jus ot an "old fashion" cry.3o!ue one would want to know the cause why. . ."Won'tyou walk into my parlor? said the spider to

the fly."Cause why?

I should like to pound you, confound you, and finallydrown you:Cause why?

Xcu have tr><spaased on my dominions with yoursaintlv opinionsBarked by stuoU ru tacts, which I ignore:iou stol- my people's affection and also cast refiec-tlonaUpon me and all 11 have in store;

That's the cause why.1 would bump you and thump you, turn, twist andtrounce you.Tumble you all over the floor .

rd enjoy your bleeding and pleading, bowling andsquealtrig.Aad then leave you weltering in gore-Sorry to say, ""Old Hosa." th»t I csn't allow yon totake any such unwarranted prmieges with my preciousperaon. Pm not ready to be "done up" just yet.Cause why?The autumn leavee are falling and a large majorityof the people of the District of Columbia an-J surround¬ing oountry are looking In this direction for their failsm winter supply of

TINR RKADY-MADE CLOTHING.We are rscaivintt larre loU every day direct from ourictorj uui to romi*h th-m -

® have no tune to tnfle on side laauca. why

hawlsoBieet styles of flue Resdr'ada clothing at the lowest prves, mea*derlnuj^rVICTOR E. ADLER'STen Per Cent Clothing House.

927 and 92t» 7th street northwest.corner Massachusetts avenue.

Strictly omm pries. Open Saturday until 11 p.m_

EXCURSIONS, PICNICS, &c.k^TEAMfc.R W. W. CORCOHAN WILL MAKE TWOJ3 special tripe to Marshall Hall, on

SUNDAY, SEPT. 25.living at 10;30 a-m. audSp.m.; arriving at 2 and 7p.m. {s23-2t] L L. BLAKE, Capt.CI YBUS CASTLE, No. L KNIGHTS OF THE

/ GOLDEN EAGLE.Grand Excursion. ureter Roust and Concert,at GLYMONT SUNDAY. September 25. 1887.

Steadier Jane M >sely will leave 7th at. wharf at9:o0 a. m. and - oU p. m.Tickets 50 ceuts; children under 12 years free.

Ovsters free toalhbrimr your folks alonsr. Ticketssold by Cyrus Castle for the excursion of the 12th instgood for this occasion. s23-2t

BOOKS, &c.HEADQCARTERS

FOB SCHOOL TEXT BOOKSAND SUPPLIES.

Wholesale and BetaiL

PUBLIC SCHOOL BOOKSAt list prices.

WM. BALLANTYNE * SON,»17 428 7th st. n.w.

SCHOOL BOOKS, NEW AND SECOND-HAND,cheap, with covers, and also School Supplies. We

will keep opeu irom »> am. till 7 p.m. ASHBY &CO., 1S»0;{ Pennsylvania aye. n.w. al5-2w*^iCliUOL-bOOK EXCHANGE,

7H> K st. and 1227 32d St. n.w.1-arve stock of new. shelf worn, and second-hand

Bovks. exchanged or cash paid.sl3-2w P. C. MERRY.

school Booksfor every grade of Public Schools, at the lowest con¬

tract prices.All the School, Seminary, and College Text Books.

School Blank Books and Stationery, and almost everything for School use.

Wholesale and BetaiLC. C. PURSELL,

slO 418 Oth st.

Circulating LIBRARY. 174« PENNSYLVANIAave. New Books and Periodical * soon as issued.

Subscription by the day, mouth or jut* at reasonabler»te«. Jy25-3m

LADIES' GOODS.Mlle 31. J» PRANDI.

13l)U F STREET northwest.LATEST PARISIAN MODES IN FINE FRENCH

HAIR GOODS.RUSSIAN BANGS. RHEA WAVES,

Always in Order by Plain Combing.Hair Dressed aud Bangs Shingled. sl7-lm*

JUAD1ES!

We beg to call your attention to the five followingreasons why you should by this Corset in preferenceto all others. None of the five advantages have ever

been accomplished in any other Corset. We havethousands of voluntary testimonials from ladies whohave worn

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that will reduce the size and increase the length of thewaist of fleshy ladies without injurious tight lacing.SECOND-IT IS THE BEST SPINAL SUPPORTER

ever made, and it support* equally well the abdomenand all other parts of the body.THIRD-IT IS PROOF AGAINST perspiration

and moisture. Will never corrode or soil the under¬wear. stretch or break at the waist. The bones nevermove or come out in wear.

FOURTH-IT NEVER CHANGES ITS FORM,always retaining its original shape; it is invaluable toyoung ladies, because it removes and prevents stoop¬ing and round shoulders.FIFTH.IF THE PROPER MEASUREMENT 18takeu no corset-maker can make one to order (at anyprice) that will fit as well or wear with as much easeand comfort or give such a magnificent form as "HerMajesty's.1'

PRINCESS OF WALES COMPANY,new~YORK.

manufacturers.Kept In stock and recommended by

LANSBUBGH k bro.DOUGLAsTi bro.s7-wAf. sep.ocunov.m h.ap.my

Anton fischer's dry cleaning estab¬lishment and DiE WORKS. yutJ G st. n.w.Ladies" aud Gent's Garmuuts of all kinds Cleaned andDyed without being ripped. Ladies' Evening Dressesa »|«ecialty. Thirty-five years* experience. Pricesmoderate. Gootls called for and delivered. el4

ALL-wool gar.MENTS MADE UP OR RIPPED,dyed a good mourning black.A. FISCHER,"14 QUO G at n. w.

We Will Be Prepared Duringthe coming week to exhibit a

SELECT ASSORTMENT OF EARLY FALL STYLESin

BONNETS AND ROUND hats

MBS. M. J. HUNT.au20 1309 F st n.w.

MV. KANE.50711THST. N.W., has REMOVED. to 43-J 11th st n w. Corsets made to order.A perfect fit guaranteed. Also, a full line of ShoulderBraces,Reform Waists, irencn Corsets and Bustles.

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LADIES' SEAL GARMENTS. AT.TKRHl, llvVnand lined at

miss CUNNINGHAM'S.1310 8th street n. w. bet. N and O sts.Jyl4-3m

MISS ANNIE K. HUMPHREY. 430 10th ST. N.W.,Makes Corsets to order in every styleand inat»>nal. and guarantees perfect fit and comfort.HER SPECIALTIES ARE.

French Hand-made Underclothing, Merino Underwearand finest imported Hosiery.Patent Shoulder Braces, and all Dress Reform Goods,trench Corsets and Bustles.Children's Corsets and a £1 Corset (Miaa H.*s own

make) that for the price is unsurpassed.N B..Erancn. German and Spanish spoken. mrl4

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OAK HALL, CORNER 10TH AND F STS,

HAS JUST OPENED A COMPLETE LINE OF SUITSFOR BOYS FROM 5 TO 18 YEARS, WHICH. FORvariety of styles, quality of material,elegance of workmanship AND LOWNESSIN PRICES, HAS NEVER BEEN. AND CANNOTNOW BE. EQUALED IN THE CITY. THE SAMEMAY BE SAID OF OUB assortment OF SUITSFOR YOUNG AND OLD, LEAN OR FAT. LONG ORSHORT MON.BUSINESS SUITS FBOM 86 UP.PBINCL ALBERT SUITS FROM #15 UP.BLACK CORKSCREW SUITS (SACK OB CUT¬

AWAY) FROM *10 UP.FINE BLACK CLOTH SUITS AT $20. WORTH $35.OVERCOATS IN EITHER LIGHT. MEDIUM. OR

HEAVY WEIGHT. AT THE LOWEST PRICESEVEB OFFERED.ODD PANTS^ IMMENSE LINEANDLOW PRICES,

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Qersh Lockwood &, Co.TAILORS,

176 FIFTH AVENUE,G. Lockwood. NEW YORK.ihos. Pttumax. sl-6m

tiNgraving And Die Sinking.

* M. Lt'TZ, 03^ G st n.w.Engraving on metal and wood. ^"vnrnnaml i11*1cn teals, watches or Jewelry. Card engraving andprint¬ing. bcal engraving in all iu braucbea. bookbinderscits. Sc«p dies and steel stauip cutting. Kuobsrstamps for markingand all kindsor stainping,material.Gt#lu or silver buiiioii .lubruukDUfi Wniua aim! Ailkuias ut iwiks Mnuunialia »»kh

SPECIAL NOTICES.THE LAW SCHOOL

OF THE

COLUMBIAN UNIVERSITY.

The twenty-third annual session of the LAWSCHOOL OF THE COLUMBIAN UNIVERSITY willopen in the Law Lecture Hall of the University (a.e.corner of 15th and H streets), on

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 5, AT 6 O'CLOCK,when the Faculty will make several new and Import¬ant announcements for the coming year.New lecture courses have been provided.Enlarged facilities for the use of the Law Librarywill be tarnished.

. ,,,.New prizes, one of filOO and another of $o0, will beoffered:

_'I lie Graduate Department or School of Practice,will be conducted by Profs. COX and MAURY.For catalogues apply to W. H. Moriisun, 475 Pa.

ave , and 1434 New York ave- Fitch, Fox k Brown,14117 Pa. ave.; W. H. Lowdermilk * Co., 1424 F streetOr addresss23-3m JAMES C. WELLING. Prest.

fjf THE TEACHER'S BIBLE CUSS ATYounte Men's Christian Association, 1409 N.

Y. ave. W. H. H. Smith, leader, invites all who are in¬terested in the study of the International SabbathSchool Lessons to meet with the class on SATURDAYEVENING, from 6:30 to 7 o'clock, for a review ofthe lessons of the past three months. It*

A DECORATED CHINA CUP AND SAU-CER will be given with a pound of Tea or

Baking Powdei, at the Ri«vs Murket on SATURDAY,24th inst,, by the S. P. TEA CO. IfOF* ICE OF THE PNEUMATIC GUN

CARRIAGE AND POWER CO.Uoom 32, Corcoran Building.By order of the directors of this company a s i ecialmeeting of its stockholders is called at this office,THURSDAY, September 20. 18K7, at 12 o'clock in.

&22-3t C. E. CREECY, President.ar*the members "of st. stephen's

CHURCH, cor. 25th st. and Pennsylvaniaave. ii.w., are hereby notified that the ringing of thebell on said church hart been discontinued, by order ofthe District Commissioners. The services on Sundaywill be at the usual hours.

_s22-3t* JOHN MoNALLY. Pastor.PURE SWEET CIDER, MADE FRESH

everyday. Pure Cider Vinegar for Pickling.Hotels. Restaurants, and Families supplied. EMPIRESTEAM CIDER CO., 611 7th st. n.w., opp. Patent Of¬

fice. s22-2t*CHANGE OF SCHEDULE.

ouimenring with TO-DAY, the Steamer GEORGELl.ARY, of the Washington and Norfolk Line, willlei ve on MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, and FRIDAYSftt 5:30 p. m. the Saturday trip being dropped. slO-Ot

ANOTHER DRIVE :IN

IMPORTED TOOTH BRUSHES,17c. EACH.

MERTZ'S PHARMACY.11th and F sts.01 . riCURA SOAP. 15c. PER CAKE. sl9

MRS. E. A. HUMPHREYS, OF 906 14TH9 St., has returned to the city, and is preparedt accommodate guests, both permanen*. ana transi-t"', sl7-2w*

SIEBEL k OWEN.TAILORS,Corner New York ave. and 10th st..Are pleased to inform you that their new importationsfor Fail and Winter are now ready for

your inspection. slG-lin

is2* FIRE INSURANCE.Continental Fire Ins. Co., N. Y., Capital...91,000,000Hanover F«re Ins. Co.. N. Y., " 1,000,000Orient Fire In». Co., Hartford. " 1.000,000Girard Fire Iuk. Co. Philadelphia (an old and favora¬bly known institution, and a large owner of realestate in this city.)District of Columbia Representative,

W. CLARENCE DUVALL,Real Estate and Fire Insurance,925 F st. n.w.Hous ?, Stocks. Household Furniture, Family Wear¬ing Apparel, Libraries, Ac., insured at the lowest rates.

I WISH TO INFORM THE PUBLICJivS that, although being boycotted by the K. ofL. these last ten weeks, my Band and Orchestra are infirst-class condition, open to engagements, with 25first-class musicians. Parties wishing to engage musicfor La!Is, parties, germans, kc., will find It to theiradvantage to consult with the undersigned before en¬gaging music. F. KRAUSE,sl.i-lm Leader Nat. Rifles Band.

GAS-FIXTURES.LARGEST STOCK. LOW PRICES.NEW ANDLRONSL NEW FENDERS.

tkE. F. BROOKS,

*u!8 153115th st. Corcoran Building.FINE GAS FIXTURES,

SLATE MANTELS.PLUMBING, HEATING.

F. 8. 8HEDD k BRO..wll 432 9th st n.w.

Jno. W. Corson. Jno. W. Macartney.Member N. Y Stock Ex.

CORSON k MACARTNEY.GLOVER BUILDING. 1419 F ST. N.W,Bankers and Dealers in Government Bonds.

Deposits. Exchange. Loans. Collections.Railroad Stocks and Bonds, and all securities listedon the Exchanges of New York, Philadelphia. Bostonand Baltimore bought and sold.A specialty made of Investment Secnrities. DistrictBonds and all Local Railroad, Gas, Insurance and Tele¬phone Stock dealt in.American Bell Telephone 8tock bought and sold. Jyl8

PHOSVrrjE..THI8 COMBINATION, OFCalisaya, Wild Cherry and Horsford's Acid1 lospliates, is a ]«opular and efficient Brain and Nerve'J cnic, and a safeguard against Malaria. Sold at Mir..LL'RN'S PHARMACY, 1.429 Pennsylvania ave., inLotties or on drautrht with soda water. 11u

_ HAVE THIS DAY FORMED A CO-partnership with Dr. Gustavus R. Brown,who has had extensive experience in fine and artisticdentistry. I can recommend him as a thorougly scien¬tific practitioner and an expert in his sj>ecialties.goldfillings,"crowns aud bridgework." S. B. MUNCASTER,D. D. 8., M. D.. 1405 N. Y. ave. n.w. Ie23-3m*

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H. F. WOODARD k CO.,s7-lm 1432 New York Ave.

G, T. Keen,TAILOR,

414 9TH ST. N. W.FALL STOCK

NOWREACT.

\ery AttractiveREADY-MADE CLOTHING.

We are pursuing our steady, legitimate courseof trade, gathering in what bargains the marketaffords and giving our patrons the full benefitof all such purchases in desirable fabrics and ofstandard manufacture and reliable workman¬ship. We only offer such clothing as will proveworthy of confidence, consequently we offerclothing that will be satisfactory to our patronaWe call special attention to our tailoring de¬partment which is filled with a very large andvaried line of Cloths, Diagonals, Corkscrews,Suitings, Pantaloonings. Ac.. Ac., which wemake to order at very short notice. Shirtsmadeto order.

NOAH WALKER k 00-si 626 Pennsylvania avscne.

Washington News and Gossip.Government Receipts To-day..Internal rev-

eue, S333.e20.00; customs, $1,077,187.94.Postmasters Appointed..Edmond R, Johnson

has been appointed postmaster at Marshall Hall,Charles County, M<L, vice B. F. Dement, resigned.B^nj. F. Perrow has been appointed postmaster atGoodes, Bedford county, Va.Uncle Sam Has No Interest in the Matter..

Acting Secretary of the Interior Muldrow to-daydenied the application of the Alabama Land Co.,successors of the Alabama and Chattanooga Rail¬road Co., asking the use of the name of the UnitedStates In a proposed suit for trespass against theSouthern Lumber Co., which Is charged with tak¬ing valuable Umber from certain lands selected bythe state of Alabama under the grant for thebenefit of the railroad. The opinion states thatthe Government is no way responsible for depre¬dations or waste committed on lands after selec¬tion and before approval, and that therefore theUnited States has no Interest In the matter.Beer Aoainst Whlset..commissioner Miller, of

the Internal Revenue Bureau, is preparing a state¬ment to show how much the Government receiptswould be diminished by the abolition of the in¬ternal-revenue tax. The official figures In hisofilce show that the manufacture of whisky issteadily decreasing, while the manufacture ofbeer is Increasing. Commissioner Miller intendsto have a chemical analysis made by the depart¬ment chemists of the various brands of beer Inthe market. Samples of the different brands willbe procured and analyzed, with the view of deter¬mining whether or not injurious adulterations areused.The President to Visit Chicago..CoL Lamont

yesterday sent a telegram to Mayor Roche, ofChicago, saying that the President and Mrs.Cleveland accepted the Invitation to visit that city,where they would arrive on Wednesday, October6, at e a. m. and remain until 10 o'clock the fol¬lowing morning.A Monument to Harvey, the Forger..Deputy

Second controller McMahon, of the Treasury, hasa small monument, made of the boxes of pensfound in the desk of Harvey, the forger. Thereare a number of boxes, containing all varieties ofpens.The South American Squadron..Rear Admiral

D. L. Bralne reports to the Navy Departmentfrom Rio de Janeiro, August 31, that the vesselsof the South Atlantic squadron spent the monthof August at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, except tendays spent in fleet exercises at Ilha Grande. TheLancaster was then awaiting the arrival of theTrenton with relief officers and men. As soon asa surgeon could be procured from the Trenton theAlliance would sail for Bahla and Pernambuco.The Tallapoosa, then In dry dock, was shortly tobe ordered to visit catharlno, Brazil, and certainports in the Uruguayan and Argentine republics.The health of the squadron was good. In anotherletter, of the same date, Admiral Bralne gives anaccount of the squadron exercise drill ana targetpractice at Ilha Grande, about the middle of Au¬gust. The Trenton hadamved at St. Vlncents,Capeae Verd Islands, on the loth of August, and wasexpected to reach Rio de Janeiro by Septembers.Navy Orders..Surgeon J. RufusTryon has been

ordered to the Marine rendezvous, New York, Oc¬tober 1. Assistant Surgeon James G. Field hasbeen detached from the marine rendezvous, NewYork. October 1, and ordered to the receivingship Vermont.Army Orders..Leave of absence for a month

has been granted ad Lieutenant Stephen J. Mul-hall, l«h Infantry, on surgeon's certificate. 1stLieutenant George T. T. Patterson has been de¬tailed to the lnrantry and cavalry schools at FortLeavenworth, Kansas, in the place of LieutenantMulhall. Leave of absenee for one month and fif¬teen days from Octooer 8 has been granted 2dLieutenant Joseph E. Kuhn, Corps of Engineers.Leave of absence for six months has been granted1st Lieutenant John c. Dent, 20th infantry. Cap¬tain Arthur Morris, 4th artillery, has been orderedto report to Major General Schofield, president ofthe Army retiring board at Governor's Island, forexamination by the board.Personal..J. H. Lockwood of New York, G. Y.

Overall of Mobile and W. S. Spackman, of PhlladeWphia, are at Wlllard's..Representative Mc¬creary, W. S. Carrington of Richmond, H. J. Pitchof New York and W. B. Nye of Pittsburg, are at theRlggs. Ex-Secretary of War Robert T. Lincolnis at Wormleya.Fred Metz of Omaha, E. E.Quimby of New York and Arthur Vernon of Lon¬don, are at the Arlington. A. G. Heavy of Penn¬sylvania, D. W. Williams of Ohio, Chas. Y. Thomp¬son, W. H. Browner and T. W. Musaen of NewYork, J. N. Huston of Mississippi, R. W. Burke ofVirginia and A I. Galloway of North Carolina, areat the Metropolitan. A H. Stockwell of Tennes¬see, B. M. Nead of Pennsylvania, W. G. Ralms ofNew York and S. S. Mlnuse of Ohio, are at theNational J. B. Tuthlll of California, S. M. Per¬kins of Rome, ua., and G. W. Dockln of Oxford, N.J., are at the St. James..w. C. Hunter, the civilengineerwho constructed the Aqueduct Bridge, andwho has been ror years the superintendent of thatbridge, leaves Sunday night to take charge of allthe bridges on the Piedmont Air Line Railroad.

Personal movements* etc*Gen. and Mrs. E. F. Beale returned on Tuesday

night to their city home. They spent the summerat Long Branch, stopping for a few days at Ches¬ter, Pa., on their return. Mrs. Beale, who was 111when they lert the city, is now greatly Improved,and her eyesight Is gratefully restored. Gen. Bealeis in his usual splendid health.

Dr. and Mrs. Frank Clinton Fernald will be athome at 1013 14th street northwest, after October16. Their marriage was solemnized in Boston lastWednesday. Classmates of the groom at Harvardcollege and In the Harvard Medical School wereushers. Dr. Fernald Is a son of Naval constructorFrank L. Fernald, who Is now stationed at SanFrancisco, and the bride is a Boston belle. Thewedding journey Is to Lake George.Judge and Mrs. Drake have returned from a

seven weeks' outing at Narragansett Pier andLake Mohouk. At the former they were joined bytheir granddaughter, Miss Carol D. Westcott, andat the latter by their niece, Miss Clara A. Hol-llngsworth.capt. Glentworth, of the Austrian Hussars, is

visiting Dr. H. A Bobbins.Dr. W. Warrington Evans and family have re-

returned to the city from their summer vacationat Colonial Beach.Among the recent arrivals at the Hygela Hotel

from Washington Is Thos. G. Ash.Mrs. Dr. Bullock and sons have returned from

Capon Springs.Mr. Jeremiah Wilson has returned from his Eu

ropean tour. He was accompanied on his travelsby his daughter, Miss Anna Wilson, and by MissMary Shellab.irger, daughter of Mr. Samuel Shella-barger, and the trio have been abroad all of thesummer, as they sailed In June.Gen. W. H. Browne has returned from an ex¬

tended tour through the Northwest, our ownStates and Territories there, Manitoba, and up toAlaska. He tells a story of a very temptlne busi¬ness offer that was made Miss Kate Field In Juno,the capital city of Alaska, after she had deliveredher lecture on "Charles Dickens." A delegation ofnative business men waited upon Miss Field andoffered her the management of a millinery estab¬lishment, with a salary or $r>o per month. Theypressed her acceptance, and Miss Field pleaded*^e Position, and it required allthat lady s eloquence to finally escape their insis¬tence. Gen. Browne met three U. S. Senators InAlaska-J. Don Cameron, Vest, and Senator-electFarwelL The people of the United States aregradually learning something of this new pur¬chase, that cost $7,400,000 and whose gold mineshave already produced over $70,000,000.Illinois Democrats,

THEY RESOLVE THAT THE CIVIL-SERVICE LAWSHOULDBE MAINTAINED.At a meeting of the Illinois Democratic abba.

elation, last night, Mr. Q. E. Browning offeredresolutions, in place of those presented at themeeting, but which were not acted upon, pro-vldlng lor an inquiry Into the political status ofpersons credited to Illinois and employed In theDepartments. These substitute resolutions, whichwere adopted, declare that the association recog¬nizes the existence and binding character of alllaws while they are In force, including the civil-service law, and piedges a dutiful and sinceresupport of the same, it was also resolved "thatit Is the sense of this association that the mem¬bers of this administration are performing withreasonable zeal the duties devolving upon themunder said laws, and that attempts upon the Dartof this association to interfere with the officers ofthe administration in the discharge of theirdutiesas aforesaid are impolitic and uncalled for by ex¬isting circumstances." A committee was an¬notated to invite Civil-service CommissionerOberly to address the association at the nextmeeting.The Electric Motor in Street-Cars..Mr. Geo.W. Pearson, the president of the MetropolitanStreet Railway Co.; Messrs. Robert Beall Rob¬ert Weaver, directors; L. W. Emmart* superin¬tendent, and F. w. Royce, electrician, went overto Philadelphia and witnessed the operation ofthe electric motor in propelling street-can. The

motor was suspended beneath the floor of an oldstreet-car, and the battery, which was stated tobe secondary, not storage, was located under theseat. A trial trip was taken through the city andthe gentlemen present expressed themselves asbeing much pleased with the working of themotor. A lunch was served and speeches weremade in explanation of the system. .The Wash!lngton visitors returned on the 9 o'clock train. Itis probable that if it is found that tM«f system is apractical one that Congress will be asked to an.thorlze the use by the company of this motivepower Instead of horses.

Albert Fountain, colored, pleaded guilty in WlLmlngton, DeL, and was lined *1,000 for policybacking. 1 J

THE BOND PURCHASES.¥e*terdaf'» Offering's Exceeded theAnticipations of the Treasury Of-(icisltf who Think the EntireAmountwill be Purchased Before the Pre«scribed Limit Expires.The amount or bonds tendered to the Govern-

mentJLe8l.rday under the terms of Acting Secre¬tary Thompson's circular exceeded the anticipa¬tions of the Treasury officials, and it is nowbelieved that the entire $14,000,000 will be offeredand purchased before the expiration of the time

A*ter the first announcement of offerspublished in yesterday's Star, and later in theafternoon, additional tenders were receivedamounting to $2,820,000, of which $500,000 were

. A $^.320,000 were 4 per cent bonds. This

KL404 7oobeoft°whi k' i>he daya Purchases towere 43 and

make Duhl^thP J3/the Treasury officials not toIn? tonds to rh^ ^f3of Persons and Anns sell-thusDubUshi^^8 Government, as some object to

fact that thP ^in^,r Arivate transactions TheIifoa) CKirv^wii « £! bond8 10 purchased-comDlete^Ti^l«nXe? ai the amount needed to

Indicatedthat thA19 construed by some to

toon^that amnnn?urD wm not ** extendedKttiS'ir iXPSSJKSJSHSKStMyXury wlllbe couree or llie Treas-turned and w»^nm^ar^ Fairchlld will have re-

the ex D^rarion ^1? m! c^aHfe of the Treasury* byand It wilfdnvaiSL dau? flxed ln lhe circular,ffll J Sone i L"^? 111111 to determine what

the$ltooo!ooa anything, after the purchase of

OVER A MILLION OFFERED TO-DAT.

«tS^°0n to"day Actlng Secretary Thompson,of the Treasury, had received offers to sell bonds

^!^Q°V!rnment aK£re&atlng more than $1,-th^tmoH^ftf arhla^fJJng reature ot the offers was

BeaffitoSB'Seto5£,b^"?.wSajnounM1fopr^?sto?hrs'llave offered quite lary*c£m1%KdsSL«T,5e,®*w or tMa° on°">

encouraging features." ^specially gratifying to Secretary Thompson

t1 a9slstailts thatthe 4 percent bondsJ1®'. 0 re<l freely. Another encouraging

ment'receiuts'inrtlJ?e dtU!,y statement of Govern-die of th^ rnnnfh »K^xpendltures- Slnce the mid-burSd on arrnnnt^r1 ^00,000 have b~5n dls-anmfrenr , pensions. This places the

The bondbe month at $14,500,000.

this showing ^rtLf1"8..1101 taken Into account lnof thesvnnrthaL*eductions are made on accountthe artHJV2ian for prepayment of interestternherein ?J?7ti«9 recelPts lor the month of Sep-SfeOHimW date will be reduced toexpreS th^ At the Treasury the option Is

THE FINANCIAL DANGER HAS BEEN AVERTED.ana that matters will gt) smoothly.Secretary Falrchlld unexpectedly returned to

the T^|lrt^nrm°.ing and he Immediately visited

What km Beer Made of?COMMISSIONER MILLER GOING TO SOLVE THE PRORT vv

BV analyzing samples from .e b^weISLA Star reporter called upon Commissioner Mil¬

ler, of the Internal Revenue Bureau, to-day, andmade inquiry as to the report that he intends tohave samples of the beer put on the market bythe various breweries analyzed. "Yes," he re¬plied, "It is true that we Intend to have the beer

getting ready to makef testa, oil, do, we shall not call UDon thebreweries, respectively, for samples. We wiu pur!chase samples of the retail dealers and will labelbeef °inultrWyAn Way we W"1 get theoeer just as It is on the market. Of course we

hrp^riM 10 analyze samples of all the1163,0 the country at once. We win pur¬chase samples here and there throughout tho

country and they will be sent here. The chemistday hi1*17 dlffen'nt samples in a

-J- Tne w°rk will be prosecuted from time totiSW1U ** no dystem for procuringXSttSM*^wer ^H1^ able to tell when hw

product is to be examined."By these official tests the purity of the beer nut

on the market will be determined so much E^sM^?/5UibIl9ll»K 01 late In regard to the adultera-

a^ 1113 deemed necessary to makeTtafimnr VhP1 for.the Protection of the public.1 he result of the analyse^win be made pnhW

Returned and Paid Up.8T0RT OF A WEST VIRGINIA OFFICE-HOLDER.

A special to the Baltimore American from Par-kersburg, w. Va., September 22, says: A promi¬nent office-holder arrived ln this city yesterdavfrom Washington upon a rare mission. His nameIs withheld purposely. Some years ago he held aprominent position as collector and bookkeeper

a lar?e mercantile firm here. The confldencehi.HfSJ! R yer was almost absolute-ln him and

were rarely Inspected, and then'onlyIn a cursory manner. Every year this vouncr mincollected tens of thousands of dollars. After fouryears service he suddenly announced his intentionol leaving, and all efforts to dissuade him werefutile^ Soon after he had gone the books were nnr

in other hands, and Inspwtlon show^l that faPl^entries had been made for a number of years, andthat the firm had been swindled out of a laiveamount. The whereabouts or the yountr man notbeing known, and his father's famlly clnnlSlonpr^T»»? any efforl3 being made to arresthimand the money was counted as lost Ima^ne the

Union ex-Priboners of War in CowkvttovThe annual convention of the Natlo^ A^iZLnlon ex-Prisoners of War was commencedat Chicago yesterday. John McElroy of this cltv

Williams! M!2tef/m feso^tlons Includesa ^ this city. The committpp nn

pensions reported the draft of a blu Svl^th^ exPrtfoners of war ninety-day men a half penslon"1-0-day men a two-thirds pension, and a full nen-sion to those who served longer time it also nrn.vldes $2 a day pension for each dfy theexorttoners were conflned In rebel prison! prl3"

tbH't^u"at strangerlol'aodthe latter, after eating a hearty dinner wasdrivpn

wlereT.\7a?n%t.hke,V,° ,.U,:eSS5S222iT&Sril The Uttle fellow

was neia until his parents came for him. but hewanted to go back to the country, he sali*

s

A Republican Mass Meeting..1The commift/**appointed at the meeting of repubUcaM ^hSdStthe Arlington Hotel on tie 1st instant^ arrantfor a permanent organization and tte holdlne or^massnlngto hold a'mass meeting at Grand AiSJhJJ^tober 15, when there will be an election of offiiCClD*

th^R?vR^ °r Ku7n0Wi^* Evans..The funeral ofviie kpv. w. B. is.vans, who died at his rp^idpn^pNo. 222 13th street northwest, TueaiayKthis afternoon from the Metropolitan M. E. churchand was largely attended. The deceawS w«« nfEngUsh parentage, but w^ born m iSii FofSnfiMre «a Presbyterlan minister in theSIp vmi7'«S^ came to America some twenty-flve years ago, and settled ln Prince oeortre'scounty, Maryland, where he engaged in fSSIfor about ten years. He served the 15th streetPresbyterian church for several years, andlb^t^welv« yeare ago united with the MetropolianK; church, and for most of the time since hewas ln Government employ.

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Marriage Licences have been issued hv thpclerk of the court to Sherman Golden and iaabaiifBrooks, Wm. Humphreysi5d K^tleF^nn.

Alexandria Affair*.Reported for The Evening Star.The Democratic State Committee. . The

central executive committee ofrJie'h^k?11114 met bere this afternoon,M^ret^ \h^^Um',P»reSlvfnt' an<1 W- W- Scott,

iaSBS,^ «asJfi^1 entirely to details ln the

States Senator, it ts said that contributions for

I STCSVc^SM u»'AcoSr}iS»gSS%a3r Sc^leTD?

^accept the call. This church

S2&T-Dr-r^DM~ ^rden French accompanied the

Columbia Fire Company on ltsAiientown p*<»iir

HiOn*.-Intelligence ofthe deathof m7 Walterclty- chltbSSJ?

d^l^ U^ rtver^M^^^Hky %here ^th a numt*roMiandB

to execute a bridge contract in South n.nf»n«»

Judge Snell's KfW Kulo,INSTENDED to prevent pooh prisonkrs from

BECOMING VICTIMS OF SHYSTTK LAWYERS.Tills morning. In the Police Court, Judge Snell

called up the officers of the court and Instructedthem to permit no prisoners to be inter¬viewed without permission of the court.The Judge said that there were many poorpersons who were arreted who do not need alawyer. Hereafter no attorneys would be per¬mitted to Interview prisoners as they were ontheir way from the van to tne cells or alter theywere placed In the cells without first obtainingpermission from the court. Certain practices havebeen going on for some time and he knew that allreputable attorneys would approve of the court'saction.Mr. Padgett said he thought the move was a

good one and would be heartily approved by allreputable members of the bar.The Judge subsequently Issued the following:

"Order of court.No persons, attorneys or others,will be permitted to Interview prisoners upontheir delivery from the van at the Police court fortrial, or see or converse with prisoners at theouter entrance door to the cells In the Police courtbuilding. No person or attorney will be permittedto see or interview prisoners w hile at ale policeCourt for trial, except upon application to theJudge of the court. Ample opportunity will begiven to consult counsel before the trial of casescommences la the morning and during the inter¬val between the trial of District and Lnlted Statescases."

Circular from the District Knight*.THEIR CHAKGES AGAINST THK DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE

FOR GOVERNOR OF MARYLAND.District Assembly 06, Knights of Lal>or, of this

city, have prepared a circular which will be seutthroughout the state ol Maryland, urging theKnlghtB of Labor not to support Mr. E. E. Jackson,the democratic nominee for governor. The circu¬lar states that Mr. Jackson "Is bidding for thelabor vote by announcing himself In the demo¬cratic press througnout the State as a particularfriend of the working classes; and. It Is well-known throughout the District of Columbia,where he has large manufacturing Interests,that heU anything but a friend of the worklngman; thatIt was maluly through his efforts and Influence inthe Bosses' Protect Union * hat the eight-hourstrike of 1886 was made a fal -ire." The circularalso formulates the following charges against Mr.Jackson: That he "did posl'vely refuse to sellmaterial,or even allow to com into his mlll,Brot herJ. P. Thomas, a member of L. A. 2072, for no otherreason than that he had Interested himself in thestrike for nine hours, and because he was knownto b3 a Knight of Labor; that the said E. E. Jack¬son did promise Brother Nace Burke, of L. A. 2672,steady employment If he would promise to relin¬quish the K. of L. rorever," and that "the said E.E. Jackson did, during the strike for shorter hoursof the building trades in May and June of 1WM,try to form an agreement with the other millbosses and carpenter bosses not to sell any ma¬terial In the building line to any person not amember of the bosses' union. He also employedmen to Join L. A. 6584 to act as spies for him, andreport to him all the proceedings of said assem¬bly."

A Costly Telegraph Blunder.IT SET BOSTON SPECULATORS TO BUYING STOCKS, BCT

THEY SOLD 800N AFTERWARD.A telegram from Boston, Sept. 22, says: Thou¬

sands of dollars were lost In state street to-day onaccount of a mistake made In transmitting theAssociated Press dispatch about the Governmentbond offer last night. The figures named as themaximum that would be accepted were given as$124,000,000 instead or $14,000,000. Investors andsjeculators of all sorts hurried to the street withearly orders to buy all the local specialties andeverything else at big advances over yesterday'sfigures. There was a wild scramble to fill ordersIn the first half hour, and everything went upwith a hurrah. The correction did not come fornearly an hour after the stock exchange opened,and then those who had been deceived hastenedto unload, several local stocks went off suddenlytwo or three points, and there was a tremendoushowl of disgust from those who got caught. Themistake Is said to have occurred In the transmis¬sion of the dispatch from New York to Boston.

Huntington Continues.EX SAYS THAT ONLY HONEST MEN LIKE CROCKER,STANFORD AND HIMSELF WERE ASSOCIATED IN THERAILROAD MANAGEMENT.In the examination of Mr. C. P. Huntington by

the Pacific Railroad Investigating Committee,after the report of The Star closed yesterday, Mr.Huntington went into a detailed history of theroad, stating that only honest men like Gov. Stan¬ford and Chas. Crocker were associated in the en¬terprise, and he scored the Government for not pay¬ing the Central Pacific $2,000,000 which it owed. Heasserted that the Government paid the centralPacific less for carrying the malls over the SierraNevada than It paid the level eastern roads.Mr. Littler responded that he would like to have

official data for that assertion, as It Is a seriouscharge to prefer against the Government. Thewitness premised to send In the full particulars.Mr. Huntington then stated tnat he believed

there was more than politics behind the investiga¬tion. "Numerous parties are short on the marketof Central Pacific, and I believe they are helpingto pushthlslnvestlgatlontobrlngthestock down.''In conclusion, Mr. Huntington stated that hewould prepare a plan of settlement to submit tothe Government as an agreement between It andthe railway companies. The report will be com¬pleted In about fifteen days, when he will send Itto the commission to attach It to his evidence.Gen, Granville M. Dodge was the next witness

called, but his testimony was not important.

The Tennessee Railroad War..Never In thehistory of Davidson county, Tennessee, was thereso mu«h interest displayed as was taken In yes¬terday's election for the subscription of $500,000by Davidson county to the Midland Halimad,which would, had they won the fight, have passedthrough Nashville. Three-rourths majority beingrequired It was defeated. Another election willprobably be had In thirty days. The Louisvilleaud Nashville Railroad control all the lines thatenter Nashvide, and they consequently fought thequestion very haid. The Midland people claimbribery against the Louisville and Nashville road,and a lively time Is expected during the comingcampaign.A Substitute for the Glenn Bill..The Georgia

Senate yesterday parsed Its substitute ior theGlenn bill by a vote of 23 to 13. The bill merelywlthdraws the State money from educational Insti¬tutions where races are mixed and makes graduatesineligible for teachers' places.A Chicago County Clerk gets Even..The

Chicago reform board of county commissionersrecently reduced the appropriations ior clerkWulff's office and he t hen promised to get even.Yesterday the commissioners presented warrantsfor their salaries, charging $5 per day, to whichamount Attorney Bliss says they are entitled,but Clerk Wulff says the legal rate Is but $2.50 perday. The commissioners angrily threaten man¬damus proceedings.Mr. Randall at an Illinois Fair..Yesterday

was "Democrat Day" at the McHenry countyfair at Woodstock, I1L, and 15,000 people werepresent, many to hear ex-Speaker Samuel J. Ran¬dall, of Pennsylvania, who had been announced asthe orator of the day. Mr. Randall was accom¬panied by First Assistant Postmaster-General Ste¬venson and others. Mr. Randall was given an en¬thusiastic reception, and was escorted from thetrain to the grounds by the mayor, common coun¬cil and officers of the Fair Association. Both Mr.Randall and Mr. Stevenson made addresses to thegreat crowd. Mr. Stevenson confined himself toan eloquent discourse upon the resources of thegrowing Northwest. Mr. Randall spoke for overan hour.

Winners at Yesterday's Races..The winnersof the races at Brooklyn yesterday were Arundel,Flageolette, Emperor of Norfolk. Kingston, GeorgeOyster, and Carey. At Louisville, Little Minch,Blxby, Brookful, Derochmont and Kermese.The Building Trades National Council..At

Chicago yesterday the Building Trades NationalCouncil adopted the new constitution seating thegovernment of the council In a president, vice-president, and secretary, who shall also act astreasurer. It also provides for the selection of anexecutive committee of seven members,which shalldecide all labor troubles. The committee Is em¬powered to levy a per capita tax of 10 cents on allmembers of the body when urgently needed.

Accidents on the B. and O..About 4 o'clockyesterday morning a stock train on the ValleyBranch of the Baltimore and Ohio became uncou¬pled several miles north of Woodstock, Va. Theengineer ran back for the missing cars and raninto them near Pugh's Run, telescoping and de¬molishing two stock cars, the cattle disappearingIn the surrounding country. Wednesday nightthere were two accidents.an engine off the trackat Cowans, above Harrisonburg, and two cars

«mping the track at Charlestown, delaying thelncnester accommodation several hours.

»»»The Knights of Labor home rule convention will

be held InToronto, ont., September 3aGen. Wm. Preston, ex-Representative in Con¬

gress and ex-minister to Spain, died at his resi¬dence in Lexington, Ky., Wednesday, aged seven¬ty-one years.Mr. Kilbride, who accompanied Wm. O'Brien to

Canada, has been elected to represent South KerryIn the house ot commons.The Jury In the case of ex-Secretary of State

Will A. Strong, of Louisiana, charged with em¬bezzling $3,000 of the State's money, has returneda verdict of guilty.School Trustee Soulard, of New York, who has

been accused of Improper Intimacy with Mrs.Annie smart, a teacher, has resigned. Mrs. Smarthad previously resigned.Detective Wilkes, of Staunton, Va., has arrested

In Canada Chas. K. Cllnedlst and Geo. M. BodelLformerly carnage manufacturers of Staunton, andcharged with forger) In that place.The prohibitioncampaign is arousingthegreatest

Interest throughout Tennessee, and la producinggreater excitement than any election since thewar.

Telesrams to The Star.

THE CHOLERA IN NEW YORK.Gen. Sherman for Grand Army Commander.

CHICAGO BOODLERS DISGORGING.i

Ck»n. Pryor mid lite Anarchists' Jury.

EDITOR O'BRIEN'S TRIAL.

a wise decision.I.rncno n«'eliiu« niiring o*Kri«-n*«

Trial.Comment* on Daiiii** Vikit toAnrrica.

Srectol CsUc Diipatch to Tirr Evkxixo StvtvLondon*, sept. 23..The 1 rt-li lcaJrs have wis. ly

decided not to hold any meeting at MHolielstnwnduring the sitting of the court which tries O'Brien,so that the government proclamation or a meetingIn advance will not apply. Meanuhil. the p-ncr.ilattitude of the people toward the government Isnot determined on. A I'nttcd Jrrtund cditorl.illays down the principle of passive resistance. Tnesuppressed branches of the le ague are togoouholding meetings 1 he police seeking to Intrude onthe meetings Indoors to be barred out, and open airdemonstrations to follow any such invasion orprivate premises, which members of parliamentwill be Invited to attend. Init-d Irel>nuC* con-elusion Is that there will be so many prisonersthat the machinery of the government will br akdown under the atrain. There has however, b* «'nas yet no positive declaration from r&rnell, andthe organ of the ior^l mayor of Dublin advises thatuntil this is obtained uo meetings wi'J be held.The Time* absurdly attributes Davltt's visit to

America to his tear of the coercion act* A> I kit ifrequently Informed you, Davitt ha>> arranged insaffairs with a view to Imprisonment at any n.o-ment. Davitt says forcibly that the Irish partyhas compelled the u>rl»*s to abandon dual owner¬ship, audit is now being punished for Its work.He objects to Gladstone's const I tutIon in regard toits plan of two orders and Its fiscal burdens andsays that his purpose Is to s«t* Ireland free to man¬age her own affairs in her own way, without anyInterference whatever from any other people torany purpose. This will probably be quoU d as adeclaration In favor of separation. Kcally It H aprotest against the unionist Idea that every Ijlshbill Is to be subject to vexatious veto I y t tie Eng¬lish parliament. Davitt. however. diP. rs in prac¬tical politics Trom Gladstone, Parneii, and otherof the Irish leaders and hence his utterances areof no particular Importance.The great caucus meeting at Nottingham will

be thelargest gathering of the kind < v r held. Itwill maintain the stlffest attitude on the Irishquestion. The special interest in the meeting willbe that It will stamp the liberal party as a radicalorganization, the whig wiug being practicallysevered on the home-rule question.

(¦OMttip trom (irrmany.Special Cable Dispatch to Thk Evesisu Star.Frankfort, Sept. tirt..11 is reported on good

authority that the governor of Alsace-LorraineIntends to resign and retire to private life.There were l'_J3 new cases of cholera and U2

deaths at Messina yesterday.The continental stock exchanges are dull but

firm to-day; quotations are unchanged.A dispatch to the Frankfurter Z-ttmitj from Am¬

sterdam says that the regular annual budget wasto-day submitted by the government to tue Dutchlegislature, showing a deficiency of 18,000,000florins.

THE CHOEEIS.%.

A Steamer Arrive* in Sew l'ork withFour (atm Aboard.

Nkw York, Sept. 23..The steamship Alexia,which arrived below last night from Marseillesand Naples with oOO passengers, has Asiatic chol¬era aboard. Eight of her passengers die! on the

Eassage, and on her arrival at quarantine theealtn officer found tour cases aboard. He has

sent the Alesla and her pas.*?ngers to West Bank,in the Lower Hay. Tne AMt MB Mars»iu.. Au¬gust 30, and Naples Sept. :i. She is consigned tojas. W. Elwell & Co.On September 12 Lulgl Maria, a steerage passen¬

ger, aged twenty-three years was taken sick, ai.ddied on the 15th. Paul Antonio Bald Toria,another steerage passenger, aged tlilrty-eight,was taken sick and died on the same date (the15tn). Jean Leninoilni, a sailor, aged forty, diedthe following day In less than twenty-four hoursfrom the time he vsas takendown with the disease,on the 17th Jean Soinona, a sailor, agedthirty, was takeu sick. He died on thelUth. Seratin de Lis aged twenty-one, a steeragepassenger, died on the 20th Anna VeltrlagecL asteerage passengej, aced forty-seven, died on tue21st. Francisco Matteo, aged forty-one, was t akensick before coming on board and died on the 22d,probably of broncaltls.Maria Antonio scalaVeno.aged flft y-nine,was also

ailing at the time of coming on board, and died onthe 22d, though without any symptoms ot cholera.All the above were burled at sea. The Alesia isnow in the lower oay. iler sick passenger* will l»etransferred to the Swinburne Island Hospital. Ailthe remaining passengeas will be transferred toHoffman island for observation. The ship will re¬main in the lower bay uutll she has beenthoroughly fumigated and cleansed.

THE GRAXD AK.KY,

Gen. Sherman wanted for Commander-in-Chief.

Los Angeles, Cal., Sept, 23..Col- II. G. Otis, ofthe 7\me^telegrapbs from Arizona that a canvasof the Grand Army delegates cn rout* to St. Louisshows that the Southern California companyunanimously prefers Gen. Sherman lor command¬er-in-chief. Efforts are being made by this dele¬gation to secure the vote of ail the Calliornla dele¬gations for Sherman.

A C'TC'LOXE IX TEXAS.

It Carrie* Destruction in it* Path.I,oniu Property and Crop* E%timated at.1,000,000.New Orleans Sept. 23..A special to the Timcs-

Democrat from Brownsville, Tex., gives a full ac¬count of the fearful storm there and at Mata-inoras. The damage in that sectlou is estimatedat $1,000,000. in Brownsville sevent y small houseswere mown down and three hundred others wereunroofed and rendered unfit for occupation, inMatamoras a dozen houses of the better class andfrom one hundred and fifty to two hundred smallhouses were prostrated by the wind, while fromfour hundred to five hundred others wen* unroofed.In the country, on the American side of the river,Incalculable damage was done. Countless headsof cattle and sheep were lost, and the crops ofcotton, corn, and sugar cane were completely pros¬trated and destroyed.

The Amalgamated Building Trade*.ELECTION OF OFFICERS.A DISCISSION OVER THE BOY¬

COTT.Chicago, Sept. 23..The National Council of the

Amalgamated Building Trades was in session hereyesterday. At the afternoon session the follow lngivsolution was adopted: RevArrd, That this na¬tional organization indorse the action of theUnited Carpenters' Council of Chicago in regard toadvertising; the Haymarket Theater building ofthis city as a "scab" Job.The resolution evoked a great deal of discussion.

Mr. Blrck said that while there was a law againstboycotting, he was of theopinionthat there wouldbe no trouble in having circulars distributed atthe labor meetings so that they would get intothe hands of the proper persons. Mr. Sheffer. ofTopeka, advised tne convention to act cautiously,as Chicago was a city in which the police nutdown their heels on free speeclL Philadelphiawas selected as the place for holding the next con¬

vention, and the date fixed September, i&hn Theelection of officers for the ensuing year resulted asfollows: President, J. S. Koblnson, of Cincinnati;vice-president, P. VV. Birch, of Brooklyn, N. Y.;secretary and treasurer, L. C. Hutchinson, of De¬troit; chairman of the executive board. W. H.Thomas of Philadelphia. The convention ad¬journed until to-day.

A BaptiMt .Hiwionary Shot.Kansas Citt, Ma, Sept. 23..A Times special

reports the fatal shooting of Rev. Alfred Bidding-ton, a Baptist missionary, by one Glassmore, at hishouse, on the line between the Chickasaw andChoctaw nationsIn the Indian Territory. Bidding-ton and Glassmore had served in the Confederatearmy together and were fast friends until a shorttime ago, when Btddlngton'B attentions to MissGlassmore caused trouble. Glassmore orderedBlddlngton to keep away from his house, and theshooting occurred as Blddlngton was dlsmoutnnigat the gate. ^

The "Standard" on Davitt** Trip.London, Sept. 23..The standard says that Mr.

Davltt's prophesy that Irishmen would not befrightened Into respecting the law would nave abetter chance of being fulnlled did not be himselfset an example of polite self-effacement, whichbodes well for peace. It Is opportune, it says,t.h»r. considerations of health lead him to transferhimself to the repose of American boctety. Mr.Balfour's secretary writes to point out the inaccu¬racy of tbee-ictlon statistics quoted by Mr Glad¬stone ou cue authority of Mulhall, aa compiledtrom British Museum figures.Anarchy Prevail* at aunler falls.Brussels, Sept. 23..Advices received from the

Congo Free state show that anarchy prevails atStanley Faiia, ,

THE CHICAGO

Cen. fTOT will Auark ihCanslltn*(lonallt y of Ikr CwnMruet ion of tfc«Jury.cbicago. Sept. 23..<jen. Kocer a. Pryor trU

quoted in yesterday's disp*t< lie* an saying that bowas undecided just wli.it fonn ot appeal h< wouldtakcm the anarchist c»., but Mint he shouldattack the constitutionality of tUe l.llnotR law re¬cording the construction or ft* turv. "Tin* u«has Iw-en in operation since |s74." said Gon.Pry°r. "and has not yet been passed upon bv u*Supreme court."

"1 h.t vent anything to sav allow the matter"'Mr. (trlnncll replied with his usual urbnnttv to'areporter, who ventured to ask what be thought ot(en. Pryor's views on the ;ury liw. "I have a|.r^adj said that the anarchist case cannot Im* car-rl.d into the i nlted Mates supreme Court ol anvpretext whatever.""The constitutlonalltv of the law has never

been called in question before," said Judg. Jamie-son. "I have not read the full .vport oi the su¬preme court division In the anarchist caac itmay be that exceptions were taken durmg'tbetrial before Judge «iary on l Is point. It such ex¬ceptions were taken tie supreme court certainlyacted upon them. If no such exceptions nvm

taken during the trial the |Mnrt cannot mm l«raised, as the I nlted state's Supreme court milouly consider such points as were raised durlagUie trial ot the ease. The act itself Is the lawunder which all our juries were draw n. ami if atwoe future time it suouid prove unconstitutionalH would. <u course, have a very w Ideapread lu.fluence upon Illinois courts in getwrai. it ta cer¬tainly a vital point."Melville W. Fuller said that it was impossible toten fr in the dNpatch exaruy- wh it <let>>ii»- oen.Pryor would make. He had looked up the laws ofls.4 iii>d could tlud not ht*ig to bnse an op.ui^u on.

O'RKIKVN 1HIIUI hm Him on |(i« Way i«

Court u Uuardrd It) I room andrallor.cokk. s. pt. .n.-Mr. wm. O'Brien, who is charged

by the government with sedition, under the «x»-ercion :i t, w.is taken to-da> from the cork jail toMltvheistown. Wh. IV II.. alleged sedition* lan¬guage w - used,tost and i rial before the court there.As lit* It'it the city uii ler wruarj «»i h dfturuinrni ofhuzza rs ami |h>Ui*<* loud!)> I i»«.utin lr arrival at Mltchels!o*u Mr. O'llrlen was re¬ceived with tremendouscheering by a largecrowdWilli .i hail fathered to welcome him. 1 be crowdpl.tniiesli«d great ex. iteineiil.iiut there were MIndications ol disorder. Mr. u Hrien w as imnie.li-

u ,®'* 'iisifuards i . the court-nsun.«l«,."i>1,11 pn ^'ut to witless thetrial, and Mr. o Uri -i was therecipient of booucuifrom a number ot mem.

\\ lien i lie case of Mr. O'Brien w is opened severalpo.icemen were called as wit noses for the »r.i\.ernmi nt. Hiej tinned from memory a* to .Mr.<» lirien s language, which, thev assert.si tendedto luclte lus listeners to violenceDuring the hearing of this evidence A nrnvs.

s.<in, armed y* Itli sticks, and headed by a wagoncarry mg a ban.l, marched into town from th»*country; T'lie hu-v^rs sloped the wagon, but

c'-l'iT o'ber part ot the procosh.n to pro.The procession to.^k np a position close to the

court-room, but order was olix-i veil.

I HOU WAI.I, Mlll liT,

The llarkn Dull. Hut Siend), nt ^mallfraction* . nricr H«si l>ri«-e%.

New York, Sept. 23..Urst prh es on thedwtmarket tnis morning were irregular but generallylower,though changes fr.m last eveaings nnaltlg'ites were fn in to s, per cent only. Krie andl.vivo .shore showing the heaviest declines. Thetiiarke. w very active tn thee.irly deallng\emtv|-aiij nr heading, Iji. kawanua. si. Paul, and We>t.irn i ulon, hut >ooii mi I dfhi inNi cimiiii»vs. Tliervwas a momentary heaviness, but pn.-es si»in bentto ri-e,anil before lOt.'Hi Lackaw alia hud trained l vWestern I i.lon and Mls-ourl Pacific Lake sboraand New hngland and others smaller frni*Uou«.Ine market thereafter was devoid of featuretl oiiL'h prices wm. well m. in'alned throughout.'At u oclo.-k the market is dull but steady at>in<iii friiL'ti«»us unJ»T ihi' Im st prloet,

A Row with the l»olice in Csrk.Ixisnox sept. 'Si..fluting the meeting of the

National League in Cork la^t evening a crowdwhich had gathered outside the building in whichthe meeting was held, made an attack upon tnorooms of the prot»*staiit Young M. n s Association1 lie police chargi d the crowd, but the mob .-on-llnually gained tn-sh accessions and n-slot^ anda meiee occurred, the police using tleir batonsand the crowd uMrik' stones. The conflict con¬tinued until Mr. Tanner, M. I'.. who was presentat the league meeting, came out and Implored th«crowd to desist. Arter this the p.i.e mad*another charge and dlspers.-d the crowd 1 hr««valuable panes of trla--* w. re broken In a wanvhouse. Several constables were cut with stones.

A Philadelphia Prize fight.PHii.ADELritu, sept. »X.Mtchle liolden and

Tommy Ferguson fought last night to a finish, fora purse of F-«»o. at a skirting resort, uo miles f'n»tathe city. The contest was with small gloves.Golden weighed 129 pounds, and Ferguson is.»pninds. in t he nrt|j round Ferguson l>>'gan to losewind, and in the eleventh round he gave un tb«n*5rhU Golden won as he pleased.The Railroad Collision in fasadn.Oi Esnc, Sept. -3..The collision on the Interw

Colonial Railroad >e^erds> was IsHwenn an ae-cou.modailon train and a freight. Enelneer L. l_I'uiican was Instantly* killed, and Knglnei»rGot¬ham jumped through one of the windows of hiscab and broke his leg. The firemen of lioth en¬gines were severely injured, and both engines andcars were badly sm ished. The loss will amountto several thousand dollars. The road Is entirelybloeked. and cannot lie cleared until to-nlcht ItIs said that the entire blame attaches to the con¬ductor and driver of the accommodation train.1 ne passengers on the accommodation train were

Jun'd!11^ bt>'OBd a w vere shaking up were unln-

A Bnrb-W ire v|||| Kurned.CntCAOO, Sept. "-Tt..A .Toilet, lit.. spe,ial Rfivsj

A laige barb-wire mill, owned by lish k Cou¬ncil known as the Enterprise coinpanv. cauirtitU^' from sparks lu the blacksudth 8 op last nurhtand was destroyed, except the outride w alls. » hi. uare still standing. The firm employed about fiftymen, and had thirty-five wire machines in thebuilding, together wuh several carloads of storedwire, all of which win be ruined; also their laivoCorUss engine and boiler. The total loss la from$22,000 to f'Jo.OOO, and Is fully insund.

Cliicaffo Uoodlcrs Disgorging.Cnii AiiO, Sejit. 2JL.Eilslu A. Hoblnson, the

wholesale grocer, whose testimony was or im stvalue to the stale in the Isiodle cases, mndt' resti¬tution to Cook Count y yestenuy by handim: overthe sum of $15,000. This sum, according to calcu¬lations which an- satisfactory to the s attor-ney, makes the county w hole on aeeount of <*oiu-missions paid by him to the lioodle ring and hliow n profits from short weights and measures ongoods delivered st thein-aue asvlum, in firmanand liuhpliaL Several siuall contractors railed onMr. Griunell yesterday and figured out what theywill have to refund.

A Severe Sentence of a Drug Clerk. CorV-lling Whisky.

Chicago, Sept. 23..A Wichita, Kans., specialsays: .las. A. Stewart, of thlscltv, was vesierdaysentenced to seventeen years and four months luthe county Jail and fined $20.n00 with costs ofprosecution, for the violation ot the prohibitionlaw. He was a clerk In the West Knd drugstoreand pleaded guilty to an Indictment containing2,0b0 counts, at the sain- time as <ud Herman, tf.aproprietor of the place. The latter cannot bafound, and It is thought that he has left the coun¬try. The punishment imposed upon Stewart isthe heaviest ever given in the State tor violationOf the liquor laws.

Move of the Chicago (tucket Khopschicauo. sept. 23.-A Ttmetf spei lai from t)u

tawa, IlL, says: Leave has been granted by theSupreme court to VS m. C. Albert.son to hie a ts«ti-Uon for a mandamus, in which he asks that u writof mandamus may be Issued commanding theboard oi trade of Chicago, the Western I tilon.Gold and stock, JUItimoie and Ohio, and postalTelegraph Companies aud the commercial uuota-tlon Co. to furnish m. rket prices to the t«etHionerand the public generally, la as lull and speedy amanner as the same has been heretofore fur-nisaed, atid to permit fri*c and sp.-»-dy transmis¬sion of the samebv all telegraph companies, sum¬mon» was ordered ret uruaiile at the next term.

A Cold II ave in Jlinneaota.St. Fail, Mixv.. Sept. 23.A stssial to the

Pt'jiirer-J'rcs* from Al« n rombl -, Minn., says; Acold wave struck this place last nmht und It Innow only two above zero.

Sentenced is he Hung.BnmoaronT, conk., Sept. in..phlliip PalhdonL

the Italian, lound guilty of murder In the first de¬gree 'n the suiierior t ourt yesterday , was sen¬tenced this morning bv Judge Heardslev to behanged on January 5, lMih, between 10 a."m.2 p.m.

The Sues Canal Question.Haubi ku, Sept. 23..The Hamburg A whrirhirn

says that Kugia d has no need of making anyconcession to France on the sue? canal question.It the neutrality of the canal requires protectionthere is no reason why such protection should notcoudlst of British troops. The presence ot othert roops would be a certain source of trouble.

Jcnay Llnd Seriously III.London, Sept, 23..Jenny Llnd (Madame OtM

GoldschmtdlJ, the celebrated Swedish singer, inseriously UL

A Brutal Wife Mirier.PrrrsBrBG, Sept, 23..Thos. McKenna, a laboring

man, sixty-seven years of age, brutally murderedhis wife this morning at their home in Mckees-port. Pa. She was sleeping at the time. He firsts'ruck her on the head with an axe and thenburled a knife In her heart. Arter hie arrest hesaid he had been contemplating the deed tor yearnbut had refrained until his children had reachedan age when they could care for themselves. Heclaimed that she was unfaithful to him.

Fire Threatens Destroy nn Eatlra

G*avknhtkst, Ovr., sept. 23..A terrible Oreoroke out here late last evening which bids fair towipe the town out of existence. All efforts tocheck or subdue the flames have proved unavail¬ing, owing to the inflammable nature of the build¬ings. The Orlilea nre blgade Is on the way to thetown's sssistance. The excitement has tweeterrific, and it is impossible to ascertain bow theOre originated. The losswlll to enormous.

Lebanon, Pa~ Sept. ffl.-Wm. showers, the oMman wrested several weeks ago, charged withhaving murdered his two grandchildren, mnde nconfession o< the crime this morning, and implwcated bis housekeeper, Elizabeth Sergeant, who,be says, bald a light In the children's bedroomwhile be committed the deed. Show - was ar¬raigned in court this morning, and rltll {