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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-08-14

~ Emma Ames, daughter Of Mrs. Sarah Z.
Ames, the well.known sculptor, will make her
debut soon, under the name Of Amy Girdle.
stone. at John BrouSham's Theater, New
York.
ga young man named Zephariah Hendrics,
died suddenly in South Bend, Indiana, few
days since from the effects Of long continued
bath after violent exercise. E.
ton, Mass, has made eight thousand dozen
peach baskets since March, which, py the par.
tial failure Of the crop, are still unsold.
~Young women are 70 be taught by the
government of Prussia how TO tend wounded
wagons is set apart for this purpose.
~Violet colored ink is in vogue among
fashionable young ladies.
/ ~Three armed Cherokeee entered the house
of Mr.. Little, IN the Cherokee Nation, in a
threatening manner, and Mr. Littel shot and
killed one Of them, when one OF the others fired
and killed him.
: ~The Grand Jury At Memphis, has found
q bill against Hon. T. A. Hamilton, q State
Senator Of Tennessee, for perjury IN having
taken the test oath. He was an officer of the
Confederate States.
0Indiana divorces about 1860 year.
~Kirby smith is studying for the ministry.
[ ~Forty five thousand loads of mud have
been taken out Of Baltimore.
I"Diptizement' is the CONNECTICUT name for
q baptismal CEREMONY. .. ar.,rr.gsF...E
~London fashionables play croquet in the
public pan ks TO the amusement Of The street boys
who chmb the rasiings. "1tifNss 1sa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-08-14
TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR.
This Afternoons Dispatches.
, THE LATE THADDEUs STEVENS.
The Remains En- Route-ArriyaI in Baiti. .


nv "eneihs = Aoute-ArfiNai IN bofu.
mere.
Especial Dispatch TO the Starl
( BArrIHoRE, Aug. 1.-THE remains OF the
late Hon. rhsddeus Stevens left Washington at
ten o'clock this morning, accompanied oy the
family OF the deceased, Rev. DIR. Gray, several
members of Congress, ten members OF the
Washington Councils, eight members OF But
ler's Zouavee, and representatives OF the STAR
and CAroniele, and many citizens. Az Bladens-
burg, Beltsville, Laurel, Annapolis Junction
and Relay House, there were many people
waiting, but the train did not stop. AT Balu-
more there was great excitement along Howard
street, the cars being followed by large crowds
At a meeting OF the Maryland Republican
State Central Conn ittee held yesterday, reso-
lutions Were adopted expressive Of regret for
the death OF MI. Stevens, and requesting the
cooperation Of all the friends of Repp blican
principles In paying 70 the remains Of the dis
unguished deceased, during their passage
through the city, sach appropriate marks Of
respect as the occasion might permit. A COM
mittee, consisting OF members OF the Central
Committee and other citizens, were appointed
TO accompany the remains on their passage from
this CITY. The colored citizens Of Baltimore
also issued notice, requesting the members Of
benevolent and other organizations to assemble
in front OF the Douglass Institute, Lexington
street, at noon to-day, prepared to take part IN
the escort Of the remains through the city, and
they were out in force.
At the Northern Central depot there was
great excitement The train LETT for York and
Harrisburg At l2:l0 p. m.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-08-14
THE LONDON PAPERS ON rAE DEATH
OF MR.. STEVENS

LONDON, aug. A--Ieiegrems were prompt
ly received from New York, announcing the
death Of Representative Stevens. The intelll-
gence has created the most profound sensation,
and nearly all the morning Jou rnais have elab-
crate obituary notices. The Tmes, after re-
counting Stevens's prominent connection with
the recent impeachment project, ard his views
relative 70 the payment OF u. s. $40 bonds
concludes its article with the following words:
81 he death Of Thaddeus Stevens is not now a
public loss. His Impeachment policy was Of
incalculable injuay TO his political party,
and the financial dishonesty which he
encouraged dies with him. He was a
fanaticaI, bitter and self-willed man, but not
mean or deceitful Hei the last of the leading
Americans who had the courage 70 rise above
political paInzanship.
The koraisg telegraph has the following -
"Stevens was neither good, wise nor generous,
but IN his time did signal service; and, with
all his faults, he merits the famous phrase,
That was man."
The DAILY ketcs concludes Its article thus -
." The death OF Stevens leaves no important
place untitled either In the lead of has party or
in the councils Of the nation"
The other journals also have articles express
ing their views on the same sub lect.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-08-14
EXPRESS ROBBERS ON TRIAL

BRowFsTowN, IND, Aug. I.-The case. Of
Calleran and Hammonds, charged with robbing
the Adams Express Company, by overpower-
ing their messenger near Seymour. September
j, le69, came up to-day. Collefan pleaded
pententiary and a fine Of S5OJ. Hammonds
case was continue Jason Brown defended
the prisoners. Although the Vigilance Com
mittee had resolved 10 leave the matter with the
courts, the action Of that body seems 10 have
rendered il necessary for the members OF that
committee again TO take the laws in their own
hands,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-08-14
ADAMS EXPRESS ROBBERS ARREST.
Id IN CANADA.

ToRONTo, Aug. N.-The police Of this city.
and some American detectives visited the Turf
Club Hotel and BTockton Club House last n CHI
for completely ia the Adams Express roboe.-
les, which took place in the nitsd states Ar
rests were made TO the number of ten or twelve
parties, who are well known gamblers and
sporting men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-08-14

A FATHER KILLED By BIS SOMA shocking
case OF parnclde IS reported from Pennsylya-
MIA A man named Thomas was in the act of
cruelty beating his youngest child, when the
mother interferred 70 save the little one. Upon
TINS Tnonas seized his wife by the throat and
pair had been quietly looking on, but upon the
instant that his mother was attacked he drew
from his pocket a penknife, with which he
stabbed his father several times, cutting the
Intesunss, infiIcting, of course, fatal Injuries.
The lad had not been arrested al last accounts
the neighoors generally regarding the act as
lustitabie. The age of Young Thomas is only
fourteen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-08-14

THE WAsHBURSE FAMILY.-It Is stated that
the Washburne family have a Joint summer
residence on the old homestead at Liyermore,
Maine The house Is beautifully located, and
was constructed on the principle OF old fash.
Ioned hospitality, being Of sufficient dimensions
10 accommodate the seven brothers, their fam
Ihes, cousins and whatever guests they see fit
10 invite. Here they meet every summer and
spend the hot season in a pleasant social re-
union. The father, Israel Washburns, is eighty
wears old, and enjoys excellent health. The
names OF the 'Washburne" brothers kare as
follows Israel Washburne. Jr., Of Maine:
Sidney Washburne, of Minnesota: Elihu b.
Washourne, OF Illinois; OadwalIader e.. Wash
bnrne, Of Wisconsin, VIM. A. ID. Washburns,
of California, and Charles and Samuel Wash.
burne. Two Of them, Elihu and Cadwallader,
are now in Congress, and have served together
repeatedly. For two terms Israel Washburne,
Jr- was also member. but retired on being
elected Governor Of Mai ne. William was on ce
a candidate IN California. but was defeated.
Mr. Sidney Washburne has been proposed on ce
or twice, but never received q nomination.
There are two other Washburnes In Congress
General Washburn OF Indiana, and William Il.
WaShburne, OF MsSsach usetts. Their relation
shlp 10 "the family" Is, however but distant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-08-14

~There are said TO be thirty millions of
bearing grape-vines in California, with a ca
pacity of fifteen millions of gallons of wine AID
one million gallons brandy.
~New Elgin, H., ten years ago a shrub.ess
praIrie, has now forest Of pine and birch
The trees We're raised from seed.
~An Of the cities OF the country now have
quarto daih excepting Boston, Baltimore and
Washington.
- Brigham Young ;says Hepworth Dixon IS
and other works about the Mormons are epleas.
ing works Of Action" He thinks telegraphing
is q woman's occupation, and says "in Utah we
have made IL So"
NEGRO JuRr.-The colored Jury requested
and obtained by Burnside. the negro thief re.
turned verdict OF guilty, and placed his term
OF service In the Penitentiary ~ three years
Eashrille Union.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-08-14

REHoRsE OF A DUELIsT.-J. =. Bossier who
recently shot Paul r. Laresche, Jr in duel
near New orleans, writes TO the papers OF that
city 70 describe his horror and remorse when
ms opponent fell, ''at seeing one lying there
with " hom he had SO lately been on a friendly
foOung, writhing in the agOnies of death, and
ms friends there, upon the field, five or six
times 10 allow him To go 10 him, clasp hand and
ask his forgiveness. If this horror had been
timely II would have prevented a deadly meet
ing between men who Mr.. Bossier elsewhere
says, "were personal friends" and -shad drank
together and loaned each other money!"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-08-14
fETHRNAL RHvHruE-The receipts from this
source o-day were e4i5,i3la7.

SAD FATE OF An IHpIAN PRIscKss-Tne
accident which caused the death Of Wau-ne-
pe.wink-a- Pretty Bird,) at La Crosse, Wis,
to which We have heretofore referred. Is mar
rated o follows-She was standing at the rail-
way depot with her two fatherlesss children,
waiting the arrival Of the train, when one OF
the little ones got upon the track. Seeing its
danger, the mother, regardless Of her own lie,
sprang forward and snatched the child from
the very jaws of death. She threw the little
one upon the platform, but il was too late 10
save herself. The rushing locomotive caught
her blanket and threw her upon the track. The
wheels caught her foot run over IL, crushing
the bones TO atoms, tearing off the flesh, and
making q frightful wound. The bone up to the
knee WAS spllntered. Such an injury could not
out be excruciatingly painful, yet the Indian
mother, with wonderful nerve, drew her knife
from her belt, and cntting OF the loosely hang
ing flesh, washed the limb and bound IL up
with her own hands, refusing ell assistance. A
physician was called, who recommended am
putation as the only possible way in which to
save her life. She refused to have the opera
ton performed. modification teok place, and
death soon After ensued.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-08-14
CANADA PROHIBITS THE IMP0RrA-
TON OF AMERICAN CATTLE

OTTAWA, CANADA, August H-An order
has been passed in Council prohibiting the i'm
portation Of horned cattle from the United
States into the provinces OF Q uebec and Ontario.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-08-14

IT m NOT PROBABLE the President will
make his contemplated trip for a week or ten
days. He has received an invitation to attend
the celebration OF the Grand Encampment of
Knight Templar at 81. Louis but has been re-
luctanily compelled TO decline the in nvltation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-08-14

CO-OPKRATIyR LIFI IINsURANCE-A system
OF cooperative life ms uraRce which has been
IN successful operation in some OF the large
cltes Of Europe for several year, has been in
uoduced IN New York. The object OF the CO.
operative plan Is .'to secure a cash payment
within forty days after the death of a member,
OF as many dollars as there are members in the
class 10 which be or she belongs, TO the heirs"
The members are divided into ten classes ac.
cordIng 10 their ages. Eacn member pays an
initiation fee of six dollars. In case of the
death OF me:nb ber, and supposing that in the
class 70 which he belongs there ara n We rhou.
and members, ''the Association promis 10 pay
over within forty days $500 10 the widow or
helrs, and the remaining members forward
within thirty days one dollar aud ten cents
each 10 the Association 10 reimbursei IL. Failing
70 send this sum they forfeit 70 the Association
all moneys paId. and the Association supplies
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-08-14

RHvKHuB OonNIseIoNlR ROLLINS, who will
arrive here on Monday, has, it is stated, at the
earnest solicitation Of prominent Rep publicans
decided to hold on to the ONCE until after the
Presidential eiection.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-08-14
MEETING OF THE soLDIKRs' AND. sAILoRs'
The McCoole and Coburn Match-fhe Al.
fair Declared a Draw and Csburn's
Money Returned. - =

The New York Express OF last evening says :
Al the appointed time specified by the stake
holder in the above match, for the two cham.
rions Of the Pugislistic Ring to meet-to-day,
noon-and settle upon time when they would
night, Joe Coburn alone put in an appearance
There was quite delegation Of sporting men
present, however, among whom was Charley
Earle, Henry McDermou and Louis Barker
Shortly before the time for the meeting Mr.
Queen received the folio wing dispatch
ST. LOUIS, August ID, IS6e.-FRANK Q QURRx-
Hold the stakes until YOU hear from me.
MIKE McCooLE.
considerable disappointment was felt BY
those present at McCoole not appearing, or
sending representative. Coburn stated that
be considered that he had waited long enough
for McOooie, and that he was not going 70
dance attendance on him at his bidding. He
claimed that McCoole did not mean fight, and
he thereupon made a formal demand for the
stakes, S10,OOO, claiming that McCoole had for.
feited the same, according TO the ARTICLES Of
agreement.
Mr.. Queen, the stakeholder, after considera.
BILE deliberation, decided the fight draw, stating
that he could not deliver to Mr.. Coburn the
main stakes, whereupon Hr. Coburn drew h,s
$1,000, and the fight 10 therefore on.
This ends the whole matter. Mr.. Coburn de.
sires it to be known that he has retired from
the ring, and will never fight again. only Mr..
McCoole, whom he is willing TO meet at any
time and place, and will fiSht him for to test
their ability, but not for dollar.
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OFFICIAL.
LIST OF LETTERS,

8e0atninS u the Washingtsa City Poss
Offiee, Friday, August Il, 1855.
. ~TS obtain any Of these letters the applicant
must cal Tor "Advertissd Lstters, GviAg ths date
Of the list. =
1n not called for within one month they viii b
sent 70 the Dead Letter Once. ~ r =.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-08-14

"Peru Is establishing telegraph lines and
extsndID z It's railroads. The line OF telegraph
from Lima 10 Pisca has already some miles
completed, and the one between Lima and the
Cerro advances rapidly. A railway, 10 cost
s2,OO OOp, on which the Government guaraa-
ICES seven per ecent Is 20 be constructed TO the
saItpeue mines of the Noria- About twenty
miles OF the road from the cost TO AreQuipa
are ready 10 receive the rails anf sleepers
twenty-five hundred men are employed on 1t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-08-14

- young woman in Rochester, named
NARY wheeler, committed suicide on Sunday.
me cause was a letter she had received from a
young man living in Buffalo, which was a re-
vocation OF an engagement which had existed
tetveen him and Mary.
II small oonnets promise 70 retain pre-
eminenee' and, n II will be any consolation 70
cur readers, we beg 10 announce 10 them, IN
Sonnecnon WIN this fact, that chignons are
worn higher and larger than ever.
- AprOPos Of the heated term a fellow
wrlfes LAST saturday my mother-in law
yame on a visit. In a short time IL became so
bet thaf was obliged to leave home"
- The corpora ION OF Liverpool has erected
ard opened 10 the public plunge batn of great
dimensions, al the small COS: OF s25,OO0, and IN
roy prIZes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-08-14

acter, serenity OF mind, correct judgment, un-
Efiinching courage, and interchangeable and honest
labor, were chiefly the weapons by which he
won his conquests and struck his blows. In
him, as the patriot and the statesman, spoke an
earnest and intelligent mind, which carried
with ii uncOmpromising rectitude and yirtuous
authority, which won success.
4 For the few past years Mr.. Stevens has evil
IDENTIFY exerted upon the nation a more power
full influence than any one man has donein the
Government before. In him were united in.
tellect, sagacity, courage, indomitable will, and
sleepless activities, which Gem bIned TO ut him
for leadership, which has well been said was
lndisputably accorded TO HIM. 1t was not his
nature 10 lag behind, until measures were ma.
iured, and then come forward to swell ma-
Jority; but on the contrary, like bold and true
statesman, ne was one among ths nrst TO meet
His entire absence Of equivocatton or disguise,
in all his acts, was his master. key 70 the popular
heart. The country was never In doubt as TO
his opinions or purposes. In all the contests
of his time his position on great public ques.
tons was as clear as the sun n the heavens
No reverse could crush his spirit, nor defeat
s% IN to ETsIy erect and
successful he moved to his purposes with Sc.
we're resolutions: when defeated he rallied his
broken bands around him, and from his eagle
eve, shooting through their ranks, spread the
con,agion Of his dauntless courage. For the
last few years, in shaping the destinies Of our
Government, he has had more TO do than any
other man. Hence there is a vacancy. Who
among his peers can fill itl
Mr. Stevens was ever true to the instincts Of
humanity. He believed that "ali men were
created free and equal" and yet he subordi-
mated all his theories and acts TO the Constitu-
tion of the land. He opened his mouth for the
dumb, his ear was attent unto the cry of the
Door, and the cause which ne Knew not he
Searched out The cause which he plead mos,
rloquently was the cause OF all mankind.
!" Constitutional liberty for ALL" was his
motto; and when, by force OF Law, all
men became absolutely free, then At once
be became the earnest and bold a6voease Of
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ipruneen, iuelde fib bir ltets in srOBer
SabI an bic @tifen Des Aunis nr6ns
gen. Gem Buffher tli Der brounen
6ifderniiiks, iuelder am Steuerenoe
auf elmer Osde ous0eftreft Lag uno BET
Dem rof@en @inlprinoen 0es sSoreftiere
aus feinenl @dIunlnler emporium,
mnhte er begreiflid, bab ct i'm idneG
an Die @adt Nfiran0a ila 8afe1 6riibfn
ruaern foIIe.
3ebn Minuten fpdter Ieote bas 8onf
an Der @eite bes @9iffes an; Oiefes
lieB feine Sreppe rie6ef, uno Daflfs
mar elite, iibsr bic @tufen 6erfeIben
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sic tonlnlen 70 eiIig, Ser, faofe Der
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treteno - lit Sbnen etipas sngeitoBen--
foleh mir ltiter SeesI se1en 2fgset @a}
pitan. -.
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TO i'm 8oote ab = un6 oaRn Iabt mid
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NlIerIei.

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srObe auantitdten 8ansutn gSilrite
nod GngIanb.
9luf Dem BafbingtDn grpeB3nge,
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burh &eipart tam, ipuroe abgeittnintt..
Sur @rant unb gDIfnr tDaten 161 ; fiir
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lit 9ldnseno onsgefoIIeu. Sn bieIen
SaIlen ipurben 40 8nlbeI bonn Mder
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lid.
Die GIosfHeiben in @temnrt,g
neuem @tore in @em=gort .fDfteteH
bic Sunlme bon $3.50, 900.
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lcgen in 8rontreid5 ertuablt mo=Aen.
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fden Treimnurer, W.. Grentfeur, 1T
ebenfaIIs Elm Sube.
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bilt uod 10 ein f@iuarser 8epublitaner.
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1 $50 eshen, sebnnSen 50 Gts.

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