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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-12-24

CHRISTMAS AT THE THEArsEs.-Manager
National-"Fe-Fi-Fo-Fum greater
number Of novel tricks and transformations
than any previously performed in this city, and
Clown, Pantaloob, Harlequin and Columhi
are ali excellent Representations. Davis %
derful trained dogs and the dancing and -,
OF the Francisco sisters are alone wor' ss--sr
see than the price Of admission n
mime. There win be two perforr ter nsn,o -
row Christmas day., one In q -aa.ces ~ ,noo
one in the evening. All the -ae sfterncon VI
The excellent progrr As shoaid
Theater Cenieue, -ans ofiast night q, IN.
foImen, yin be Introducing nine nev >, n sse
"Robinson c stll be : mafiees ening, To-
given AZ oiss sos and his man Friday iii 1i IN
perforrance tAere win Be grand On istn es
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-12-24

BISMARCK DBPosEp.-The Prussian Cross
Gazette, Of yesterday, publishes IN imperial
rescript, addressed 10 Prince Bismarck, which
council Of ministers. You will retain the min
istry of foreign affairs for the empire, and
are empowered to vote in the state ministry
through the president OF the council, Delbruck."
The premiership deyolves upon the senior
minister.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-12-24

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- ,. .spo.tee 70 -Sn s1 omcer since our
and AND lath and X and L ss-sse .orth wsst; one
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and one 81 On nn 3 ~ and and stree ssrtAesst;
ss. asnssa But one death has been .,-1ted
sIiev 49,. seserds..A person residing IN ~
noris Sesseen b and c and i4th and is.f str.ss.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-12-24

A RUM0R comes across the sea that Louis n
poleon, the ex- Empress Eugene, and the former
Prince Imperial Of France intend coming to our
hospitable shores carly next spring, and travel
lng through the length and breadth Of the CON
tinent during the entire summer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-12-24

SECRETARY BBLKNAP this morning presented
each one of the messengers in his Off &c with q
large Christmas turkey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-12-24

GEN. SHERMAN and staff will wear the newly
adopted army uuiforms for the frst time in
making the official call upen the President New
Years Gay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-12-24

MADAME ESTRE6,
lEl els THIRTERNTH STREET,
LADIES' FASHIONABLE HAIR DRESSEB
And Human Hair MANUFACTURER. Paris and New
York cheap Human Hair House. Two Ohittinus
BTsds only S5. large stock to select from always
on hand. Call and az anime for yourself ocl6 6m
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5Y TELEGRAPH.
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
Exclusively to the Intslligencer.
tBy tho Western Union Line,
Once Northwest corr Of Main and Monroe sls
The Burning Of the Erie Shops al
Jersey City. .cH
ar LOSS $3,500,OOO.

New YoRK, July 25.-The Erie build.
ings, burned last evening, covered an en-.
tire acre. No such fire had ever before
been witnessed in Jersey City. Besides
engineer McCath, OF the fire department,
who met q horrid death from falling
wall and fire, Charles Nagle, stoker of the
same engine, was also crushed, but escaped
with broken leg. One man, a machinist,
entered q building near the commence.
mePt Of the fire for tools, and 1t Is feared
he persisted. The fire lasted two hours.
1t Is estimated that it destroyed property
amounting to $3,50O0OO, All the pro-
perty excepting the tools was insured. A
significant fact connected with the fire Is
that at the late strike all the Jersey City
men were notified that they would
not be again employed. This threat was
carried out. The employees were from
New York and Paterson. The flames H.
Illuminated the shipping in the river, and
extended 10 the New York side for a great
distance. The scene around the fire was
one OF excitement and bewilderment.
Mechanics and their wives were rushing
to and fro, giving expressions Of regret at
the loss Of their tools and prospective idle
ness. The entire premises covered five
or six acres. Upwards of eleven hundred
hands had been employed. There is no
instance on record OF destruction so sud-
den and complete, The machinery can
only be sold for old iron.
The loss Of the Erie fire at Jersey City
to-day is estimGted at about $2,0O0,OOO.
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SAN FRANCISCO.

SAN Francisco, July 25.-Mrs. McKin.
ney, the young married woman who shot
VIM. Cummings dead, at Petoluma, fol
slandering her, was admitted TO bail in
$4,000.
The Corruthers suit, involving the title
Of large portion Of Portland, Oregon
was decided for the plaintiff.
Z Letters from Camp Mcdowell, Arizona
say delegations Of Tonic, Penal, Cayetero
Appaches and Nojaves, came into thai
post proposing peace, but as represented
only portion Of the tribes number over
thousand warriors, evidently impelled
by the movement OF the troops under
General Crook, were informed that they
must all come in and surrender, and agree
to remain on the reservation. They
could not expect to repeat the dodge Of
showing the white flag and retaining
arms, drawing rations and return to the
war path, when the pursuit Of the troops
ceased.
The reported that Losenda, OF Tepic
Is in arms against the American Govern.
ment, at the head Of ten thousand men is
wholly unfounded.
A boy while amusing himself killing
fish with gun, the powder in cart:
ridge accidentally exploded blowing his
hand to fragments and destroying one
eye.
The men shot at Mazatlan were re.
volted conscripts at work on the Quay
MAJ & Tuscon railroad, to be commenc.
ed as soon as Consul Willard returns
from the city Of Mexico to Quay Maz with
Juarez's signature to the concession.
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MEXICO.

New York, July 25.-A special dis.
patch from Mstamoras, Mexico, confirms
the death Of President Juarez, Of appo.
plexy. It is rumored that Roche has been
defeated at Salins, six leagues from Mon.
terey. Martiney is reported to have oc.
cupied San Luis Potosi, on the 14th, with.
out any resistance.
The State of Guadalajara, has pronoun.
ced against Governor. Corona, who was
driven out by the people Of the State,
The seige at Matamoras is raised.
-Four Americans who teit yesterday, in
G private conveyance for Monterey. were
robbed within ten leagues Of the city.
MATAMoRAs, July 25.-Public offices
and places Of business throughout the
city are closed to-day, and national and
consular flags are displayed at half.mas,
in honor Of Juarez. The animosities ex.
hibited during the recent revolution have
giver place to a better feeling. The po.
litical opponents Of Juarez acknowledge
his great services to the republic, and
united in the public demonstration OF re-
Spect to his memory. r.
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The Rationale of lightning Rods.

edward Z. Quimby in tho Tribune)
Buildings are protected from lightning
by establishing o path for electricity
which is, relatively to the building and ITS
contents, the path of least resistance.
This involves three conditions the
presence OF a superior conducting sub
stance, which, secondly, is large enough
to have sufficient conducting capacity,
and, thirdly, is so located or arranged as
to present the path ot least resistance
under oil OF the various circumstances in
which the building may be exposed 10
the effects of lightning. Any metal has
sufficient superiority as, conductor to
answer the purposes OF lightning
rod. The difference between the con,
ducting power of iron and water being
as millions to unity, there is no practical
advantage in taking copper. Moreover,
rods formed Of thin sheet copper, wheth.
er fiat, twisted, corrugated, or tubular,
have less conducting capacity than q solid
iron rod Of suitable size, and are further
Objectionable as a rule, from their unsub.
stantial construction and incapability of
durable application. Ifcopper is used, it
nuOulu D6 q hOlIu udE. Il llrCe"elRlLnS
OF an inch square iron rod, coated with
zinc, to prevent rusting, has been found
to afford perfect protection wherever it
has been intelligently applied to buildings.
lis desirable that the decision as to what
is required for protection, |. c., the quan.
tity and arrangement of lightning rods,
should be made by persons Of competent
scientific knowledge and experience. II
the services of such person are not TO be
obtained, it is better to err on the safe side
by erecting an unnecessarily large guam
tity of rods than too lew. Lightning rods
should not be insulated, but, on the con-
trary, connected with the building as in.
timatelY as possible. Insulators arrest
the flow of currents Of rarified electricity
which it is the true function of the light
ming rod TO facilitate. Though mistakes
are constantly made by the ignorant and
to some extent unprincipled class of peo-
pie who peddle lightning rods about the
country, there never has been any injury
by lightning, so far as is known, either in
this country or abroad, to a building pro-
vided with lightning rods, suitably con-
structed and correctly applied.
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THE LITTLE PEOPLE.

A LITTLE boy was sent to store for
some eggs. Before reaching home he
dropped them. In answer to his mother,
who asked, ibid you break any?" he re.
piled, "No, l didn't break any, but the
shells came off from some Of them"
OLD GENT TO BoY-Did you ever fight
in the wrong?
Boy-Olten.
Gent-Dear me, why?
Boy-Didn't know until l got the worst
Of it that l had got hold Of the wrong
fellow.
"AUNTY, have you seen the money.box
George gave me last ChristmasH" Aunt
mo, Willie; but Isupposeit one of those
that you can't get the money out Of" vii.
lie-"I don't know, auntie; because you see
| haven't been able to get any money into
it yeti"
If THE boy that practices whistling tor
an hour every morning at No. 3 Colum.
bus avenue will call at the opposite house
he can make the acquaintance Of a mid.
dle.aged, nervous gentleman, who will
be glad to show him how cane whistles.
Boston Commercial Bulletin.
A LITTLE girl oftlve summers was the
happy recipient of a velvet cloak, ,ofwhich
she was very proud. One day soon after
she was discussing her dresses, their beau.
ty, style, etcS when her mother, by way
Of nipping her vanity in the bud, said !:
my dear, do you not know there arc
more important things 10 talk about than
dresses ?" Quickly she replied: "0h,
yes, mama; velvet cloaks"
CHARLIE, what makes your cheeks SC
redI" asked his sisters sdmirer Of little
urchin five years old. "Cause I put some
Of sisters paint on. She puts 1t on every
day" 1t was an embarrassing disclosure
all around. At least Charley thought so
after the visitor was gone.
AT a recent examination the question
was asked why the children OF IsraeI
made golden cali and worshipped II
alter they had been forbidden such idol
airy by Moses. A precious little fellow
sharply answered, because they had moi
enough gold to make bull with" The
laughter which followed put q stop to the
examination for that day.
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PHILADELPHIA

PHILADELPHIA, July 25-The insur.
ance on Allison i Co.'s cur works
amounts to $297 900, including $4,000 in
the Imperial, $4,000 in the Queens,
and $4,000 each in the Liverpool, Lon:
don, and Globe and Andes. The balance
is in New York and Eastern companies,
excepting the amounts of $4,000 dollars
in the Anthracite, Of Wyoming, Alle.
maine, Of Ohio, and some In companies
in Erie, Pa.
The blacksmith shop and carpenter.
shop OF Allison 6 Co.'S car works at West
Philadelphia, burned this morning. Loss
100000. Seven hundred and fifty
men were thrown out of employment by
the burning OF the works in Philadelphia.
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SARATOGA, July 25.-The Barnard i'm
peachment case is progressing slowly,
Counsel to-day argued on the admiSsibili'
ty of an article OF Impeachment based or
undigniied words used by Barnard while
sitting on the bench. The court, with
but two negative votes, struck out the
article objected to by the defence. The
article relative to Bsrnard's saying he had
driven one set Of scoundrels out Of New
York and was going 10 drive out another
meaning the Union Pacific Railway, was
overruled unanimously.
Adrian Herzog testified that he was q
furniture dealer with Mariett & Co. This
company made chairs tor the Erie Com.
pany, which were marked "E. R." Those
marked "G. G. B." were paid tor by the
Erie. The chairs cost IS so apiece. There
were ten or twelve chairs marked &c. G.
B." We are the only makers OF this style
off chairs, which Is peculiar. Sold nc
chairs to Judge Barnard.
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NEW YORK CITY.

NEW YORK, July 25.-The Liberal Re
publican State Committee met YESTERDAY
and discussed thequestion Of State Con
vention. The Convention will probably
be called in Q day or two, and Syracuse
win be the place. -
Frank Blair was closeted short time
with Greeley yesterday. - q
John 81, Miller, late General Passenger
Agent Of the Pennsylvania Railway, g
very prominent railroad man and coadiu,
tator Of Thos. Scott, died at his residence
In Philadelphia on Monday. Samuel
Carpenter has been appointed to fill the
position occupied by the deceased.
The head quarters ofthe National Dem,
ocratic Committee at the Spinner House
opened for business today.
Parties In q position to know of the
truth OF the report that the suit Is to be
brought against Dan'l Drew, by the Erie
Co., pronounces the story TO be without
foundation.
Stokes to-day said his counsel would
apply for bail on Monday, but no notice
of the intended application haa been sent
TO the office Of the District Attorney.
An application for the release Of ,Jno
T. Redmond and Thomas and Patrick
Hart, was made to-day before Judge
Pratt, on the ground that the Coroner's
commitment did not say they were mate.
rial witnesses in the case.
The last'estimates place the loss on the
Erie buildings, burned in Jersey City, al
$S00D00. The loss Is fully covered by
insurance In thirty different companies.
The Excise Board has resolved to en-.
force the excise law, and has given orders
TO have all who sell liquors on Sunday,
reported for prosecution.
Minister Bernard, from Nicaragua
Lieut.. Rhodes, Goodwin and other naval
officers, lately attached to the Darien Ca.
nal surveying expedition, arrived here
to-day on the Steamer City Of Austin
from Galveston via Key West.
The French band will not return until
the 10th Of August.
The President arrived from Washing.
ton this morning and went on to Long
Branch,
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THE LATEST NEWS.


Senator Wilson and Fred Douglass,
spoke at Richmond, Va, Wednesday
evening, at the Grant and Wilson ratifica-
tion meeting.
AT Rochester, N. Y, Wednesday
morning, Love s. Crafts planning mill,
Kings building, occupied by Schantz s.
Co., as a furniture factory, and some ad-
joining buildings, was burned. Alllosses,
about $4,000.
Harlow w. Chittenden, ex.General
Superintendent of the New York Central
Railroad, died at Syracuse Wednesday
night. 7
I'm heavy rain and thunder storm
north OF Cincinnati, Thursday afternoon,
a daughter OF Peter Bishop, at Middle
town, Butler county, was struck with
lightning and instantly killed.
The Republican Congressional Con.
vention, First district Iowa, held at Bur.
lington, yesterday, nominated Geo. W.
McCrary for reelection by acclamation.
The Eighteenth Illinois Congress dis.
trict Republican Convention, held at Anna
nominated Isaac Clemens Of Union county.
The Republican Convention, Fifth
Illinois Congressional district, nominated
for reelection 81. E. @. Burchard.
The Liberal Republicans OF the
Eighth Illinois district nominated Geo. O.
Barney, Of Marshall county, for Congress,
The Democratic Congressional Con-
vention, Nineteenth Illinois district, nom.
mated s. s. Marshall.
The Catholic Female Protectory oi
Westchester county, New York, was 10,
tally burned on Thursday morning. Loss
about $4,000.
The Republican Congressional Con-
vention which assembled in Toledo,
Thursday, nominated Gen. Isaac r,
Sherwood, oil Williams county, for Con.
gress on the fo1rth ballot. The other
candidates were Geo. r. Haynes, OF Lu.
cas- and NJ. r, Bradley, OF Fulton county.
The Republican Convention Of the
18th Ohio Congressional district, held al
Coshocton yesterday, unanimously nomi.
mated Lucius P. Marsh, Of Muskingum
county, for Congress and Isaac Smuder
Of Licking county, elector.
"A Grant and Wilson Club was or.
ganized at Columbus last night, with
Hon. VIM. Dennlson as President, who
will accept the position in public speech
within the next two weeks.
"A FIRE at Dubuque, Iowa, yesterday
entirely destroyed the tobacco factory o
Myers, Tise & Co. Loss 5000. VIM
Clark, a workman in the factory, wa
overcome by heat and smoke and taker
out in dying condition.
AT a meeting Of the Pennsylvania
State Central Executive Committee a
Harrisburg yesterday, Glenni W. schofelt
and General Albright were nominated foI
congressman at large, one Uice Genera
Harry White, resigned. The place o
freeman on the electoral ticket was filleC
BY W.D. Hartou, a colored man.
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AN exchange says an alligator very
gracefully masticated q valuable stag
hound belonging to gentleman in Eutaw,
the other day. AS the owner had already
lost one dog In the same funny way, he
determined to bring to punishment the
fell destroyer, and baited six large hooks
with hog liver But the amusing crca-
ture gulped down the hog liver, hooks
and all, broke the line, and leisurely
swan away as happy as a clam. The
desperate dog owner is now lying in wait
on the river side, armed with harpoon
big enough to catch a whale, and propos-
ing to go for that alligator as Bill Nye
went for the heather Chinee-in way
he'll despise.
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THE NORTH CAROLINA CAM
VASS.
Speech of Alexander Mcclure and
Others.

NEW YORK, July 25.-A Herald dis.
patch from High Point, N. G., says 500
people assembled there last night to hear
Alex. Mcclure, Of Pennsylvania, reply to
Boutwell's speech. Mr.. Mcclure instanc.
ed as evidence for the reputation OF MIR.
Boutwell's speech by the Republicans OF
tho North for the TACT that his removal
from the secretaryship is now demanded
by the New York Herald and a Grant
paper at Raleigh. Delano had mostly the
colored people as his hearers. Ex.Gov-
ernor Harrison, Of New Hampshire, and
Senator, Pool followed in speeches. The
whole State Is overrun with leading poll.
ticians Of both sides, from all parts Of the
country. Gov. Baker, Of Minnesota, also
addressed the meeting last evening at
Raleigh
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PITTSBURGH.
Heavy Land Slide,

PITTsBuRaH, July 25.-A heavy land
slide occurred this afternoon on what Is
known as Boyd's Hill, on the side facing
Third avenue. An immense mass Of
earth moved down, completely demolish.
ing four new brick houses, owned by
John Mullen, just being completed. Two
other houses were damaged, but the oc.
cupants escaped unhurt. A further slide
is anticipated, and considerable apprehen'
sion is felt among the occupants Of the
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THE incident related below Is said to
have given rise to the Mormon war.
The people OF Hancock and adjoining
counties liz Western Illinois, were divided
into three classes: Mormons, Jack Nor
mons (those who were friendly 10 the Nor.
mons), and the Gentiles Those who were
bitterly opposed to them) It was the
custom among the leaders at Nauvoo to
send out squads to take from the Gentiles
whatever might be wanted by the Saints,
and to give no other reason for so doing
except to say, 1.-THE Lord hath need OF it.S
Two men were sent very early one morn.
ing 10 an old Gentle farmer who owned
a large herd Of cattle. and Just as they
were about to drive of fine fat COW, the
farmer made his appearance, gun in hand,
and demanded to know what they intend.
ed to with his COW. "The Lord hath
need Of her." was the reply. when did
the Lord tell you soI" demanded the old
Gentle, "Last night" said one Of the
SAINTS. "Well, he told me this morning.
said the GENTLE, "that II saw two vaga'
bonds meddling withmy stock to-day tc
shoot them instantly, and now look out,
leveling his gun at them. Whereupor
the saints took 70 their heels and troubled
the old man no more. ~
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ST. LOUIS.


ST. LOUIS, July 25.-H. A. Bomberger
clerk with Bemis, Brown & Co., left here
about the middle Of June, taking some
three hundred dollars in money and q
draft for 5000 belonging to the firm. The
draft was cashed by H. D. Rozz, importer
Of jewelry, New York. Bomberger was
arrested at Philadelphia to-day and an
officer will leave tomorrow to bring him
back.
Charles Mott, Agent OF the Keokuk
Packet Company, was arrested to-day for
embezzlement.
The Liberal State Central Committee
to-day called Liberal State Convention
70 meet at Jefferson City on the 2lst o.
August, the same time and place as the
Democratic State Convention.
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Gkeqmteuigsntfr'


=
The delegates who met in this city g,s YES
...1., i.1 IN me capacity Of q Congress DIS
,s'o, ,ssuAS Convention M adjourned without max
u''' 'O 0omiDstiOu. They appointed a
"onm,t,ee ,uS and authorized them sS to call
CT Convention at their discretion We may
y. Wv veil ssy, however, for the public lnlor,
n.,IoD, that so TOR as We are advised ol
,bo nprposes Of the delegates, it IS not
oon,smplsted ~. that any Convention will DC
called or any Republican nomination VIII
be made, 1t bstated, authorita'lVely We
are informed, that Hon, john J.. DAVIS
intends to be an independent candidate IoF
Congress in this district at the approach
IN, Hu0,,st election, and the Republicans
Generally in the district, according to our
Information, arc disposed not to put a can
1id,,e into the field but to give Mr. DAVIS
sclesr field and a fair chance to beat the
RIup Il be can. We presume it was in
dslsrepce to this idea that the Convention
Yesterday declined to nominate. y,
II this is the state Of the case, it would
seem now to be proper for Mr. DAVIS to
make an early declaration OF bis inten'
lions Il Mr. DAVIS is a candidate, he
should make formal announcement OF
the fact by card in the public journals,
with some indication Of the platform on
which be proposes to make the canvass;
for It Is quite time for that canvass to be-
up Until Mr.. DAVIS is announced and
his platform authOntatively enunciatedr
The Republicans Of the District do not
know but they maybe obliged to make a
nomination Of their own; and then we
suppose their support Of him will depend
on bis attitude respecting the leading is.
sues in which our people are interested.
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SALT LAKE CITY.

SALT LAKE, July 25.-The Republican
Anu:Mormon Convention at Corenne
nominated Gen. Geo. R. Maxwell as q
delegate to Congress.
! 4 mining consolidation Of companies
and individual mine owners on Emma
Hill, for protection against the opposing
league, has been formed, with o a'capital o.
$20O 1000 900, for all purposes. 1t Is gen
orally asserted that 1t Is to dispossesS the
holders Of the Emma and Flagstaff Mine
A son OF the Mayor Of this city wal
killed yesterday by the premature dis
charge Of a pistol.