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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-10-20
AL e X a \ RIA.

1RoTT1NG AT THE PIEDMONT FArR-The
uOiubE match yesterday at the Piedmont Agri-
cultural Fair at Culpepper Court House was
won by a sorrel horse named Honest John.
belonging 10 Mr.. W. b. Esling, OF Washington.
nus competitor being gray horse called GfayO,
from LynchbuTg. In the first heat they dis
tanced the Held; the gray took the first and
second heats in PAL and 2:13. Honest John took
the third heat in 2:424 and in the fourth heat
ashamed the gray in POP, thereby winning the
race. WV
PROPERTY SALEs.-Green & Wise real estate
agents, sold to-day for &. w. Wattles and
others, commissioners, a lot OF ground near the
aims Rouse, belonging to the estate of the late
ohmuel Units, containing eight acres, two
rocds and q poles, 10 Joseph Markham for
SO per acre. Twenty feet of the lot on the
nOrth SIDE OF Prince street, adjoining the resi-
uence or Capt. George W. Bell, belonging to
the estate OF the late Julian Taylor was sold
cash. " i WV
IHB PEABODY SCHOOL FUND.-Mr. Carne.
superintendent OF the public schools, has re-
GeiEed a notification that the schools Of AleNan-
urla may expect an appropriation OF s. 900 out
OF me peabody fund this year.
sTANGBR giving his name as John Whit
ing ara mailing from Pennsylvania DROPPED
uoWn IN The road near West End. Yesterday.
aho being without money and without friends
anG being very Ill. was taken to the Poor House.
MATHEW LATTOS, who was arrested i'm
Washington on the charge of killing Thomas
beach, and who, when confined there was re =
ported TO be insane, has returnes to this city
perfectly well. The reported murdered man Is
I e.
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Real Estate Transfers.

The following transfers of real estate have
been filed in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds
since our last report:
October II R. II. Booker 70 r.. II. Giuett, -,
s19sre rs; S6l5; Marian Robbins to j. W. Rogers
and ID T Cisse part subs. and =, square $50, =;
s 800; james Fraser, Jr 10 same. do 80: u T.
Peugh to q. A. NJ Even, same, $3.50; L. NJ p King
to same do, do; Joseph @ Lewis to @ Simms Iof
raTt 10, square 3l5, s3i3; A. W and G NJ Bats to
DAVIS part lot II, square 1856 27 goo; Jas Miller
to l. oakshots subs % and 81, square l9i 5 800:
a ii. Herr to Sabra l.. Hiss,ers, sub. "a square
"a $3.50; A. Clevelonx TO c. t Clarke in trust
i"t u, SQUARE IS, =; W. II. Ward. trustee, -
Cox 70 H ID Bean. subs. 20 IL. square 3O5, Si56r;
) I. CHSlgan to Mari Rutherford, part 3, sguari
a2, $50 " Brooke to h. johnson, sub. Is,
October l5-Mar Dyke. ct al. to W. A. scott,
~ tIusi, Sub; 50, square 49, --; lydia c Todd 1t
giles ard Evans ct al, irnzfees. to ". r. DeTdnsT
sub; ~ square l79 s 1883; J. l.. Edwards to Ella
JndeTdue part 5, square Al, Sl,20O; A. NJ. VIM 81
al. - Anna Norman. -. square rs -; jamie
20 msr,ha Miller, part 49, square ll0, and part -
October I6.-J McDermott to NJ. Smith. mart !.
square 90: SG5iT l.. TulocK to J. O Taskar, sub
u square ss2, $500; same to G. W. Pearson, sub
DO, 500; sane t" II. s. Vanderbilt, sub G, square
1872, and sub %. square Isl, $500: @ W Loring,
trustee, to z G. Loring, =, sl5, 900: J. G. Green
square 81, Loco; r b. Norman 70 C Nj. VIM
wtst half 10, square 3i5, -; A. III. Winn ct al to
hirg ct al IN trust part /, square $40, : 1900;
~ and 20 square 467, -; II Andrews to Sophia
Werner, part lot Is, square 5l2, $4,000: Martin
E9hpep 70 BuIt9n md Gray, part lot 5 square 4j5,
sqnaTe S22 $500; A. NJ winnet ct a. 10 + Libbey
part lat 5, square 55, east half Tot 90 square 100 and
m 5o E e To5S md 20
q. W johnson, sub IS, square $50, $50: CARING
ton, n trustee to Lawrence Hickey, parts and
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A MENAGERIE LoosE-Er,rdordindry Scene
az Hrsct-A correspondent, describing the
wreck of the steamer Agra, off Gale. bound
from Calcutta TO London, via the Suez canal
says that after the vessel struck the rocks the
passengers and crew had barely time TO escape
into the boats, as the seas came tumbling over
the sldes, sweeping everything before them
carrying away one poor invalid sailor and burst
II open the cages and dens of an extensive
menagerie on board going home for the Zoolog-
ical Gardens. The escape and striking out
AMID the waves Of a crowd of tigers, elephants
ETC., and their rOaTs and screams adding TO the
terror OF the wretched passengers, presented a
spectacle that will not soon be forgotten. One
eiepnant managed TO swim ashore, as did one of
the inhabitants of the adjacent coast who are
sald to be living in a state of siege. not daring
TO venture outside their barricaded DOORS The
agra winch sank in deep water, belonged to
the Red Cross line of steamers, plyinp between
Calcutta and London, and was to have taken a
number of passengers home from Ceylon. Her
wreck comes on the heels of that of the ARA
can, lost the other day on one of the Ma!diye
reefs.
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A package Of money j. lost. See al.
Private r. X. Moore, of the signal service died
at Key West on Saturday last.
The certificates Of election to the succassful
candidates in the recent local canvass have been
i.sued by Governor Shepherd.
From y. g. Parker we hate HIrper's M1ga-
siHe for November, and from Jos. Shillington
.SeyiLHer's HoHthly for the same month.
Archbishop Bayley, of the Catholic ArchdiO-
eese Of Baltimore, will start to day on a tour of
visitation through Western MARYLAND.
In most of the Protestant churches yesterday
special prayers were offered for the SUNDAY
school cause, and addresses delivered in fur
therance of the same cause.
Yesterday afternoon a number of bows white
and oOlored, engaged in battle near the cor
ner OF North Capitol and III streets, with bricks
and other missiles, and Thomas Jones, cOlored
received a severe cut on the head
An alarm was turned in on Saturday evening
for ire in one OF the ice-hOuses of the Great
Falls Ice company, on Water street, between
iZfh and 18th streets, which was extingulshed
with trifiiug loss.
Depositors in the Washington CITY savings
bank can sign agreements to secure them at
X. A. y G.. r. Walkers grocery store, 5I3 ~
streets south, and at the corner of eth aud
Boundary streets north.
Mrs. Pearson, residing on street near 25th
while returning from the Western market on
Saturday night. was attacked by nj known
COlOrld man, who took from her a well-filled
market basket, and made his escape.
The Metropolitan Building Association will
held meeting AT the rooms of the Board OF
Trade, corner of 9th street and Pennsylvania
avenue, tonight. This Is the last opportunity
to obtain stock without premium. See al.
The uited States steamer TallapOOsa will be
repaired this winter at the Washington navy
ward. It il expected the officers and crew will
be transferred TO the Gettysburg, which will
be used as q dispatch boat until the repairs on
the TallaVoosa shall have been completed.
The engineer OF the Board of Public Works
has been directed 70 place a trap st the north
east corner OF 18th and n streets northwest; two
tTaVs midway between and Nj streets, on nth
street, and one drop in Connecticut avenue, east
side, half way between J. and NJ streets. 1t has
been decided to park and terrace Pennsylvania
avenue, on each side, between ist and ID streets
east.
The funeral Of the late Jas. BliEh took place
from his late residence. on 18th street, near G,
Yesterday afternoon, and WAS largely attended.
The Knights of St Patrick, Lieut.. j. +. Kelly
commander, preceded by DOnch's band, head
Ell the cOrtege. The burial service was per-
formed at st. Patrick's church, after which the
remains were inferred in Mount OIiyet ceme-
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The steam Canal Roat Trial

The trial OF the steam canal boats, begun las,
Wednesday, has shown that none of them come
mp to the requirements. IT is probable that the
&. G. Pope comes nearer TO the requirement. of
the law than any other, although its entire av-
erage speed falls considerably short OF three
miles per hour, and the amount of coal con
sumed is about 900 pounds more than that used
by the Baxter.
The commissioners have decided to hold a
meeting TO consult informally over tho result OF
the trial IN Syracuse a week from next Tues
DAY. No formal report will then be made but
the data gained by the several members will be
compared and cOlated with reference To A fuIl
report to be presented to the legislature this
winter.
The Syracuse journal gives the following
cOncluslons drawn from remarks made nv
several of the commissioners:
First-That it is quite impossible to invent
any machinery that will propel boat Carving
two hundred tons at less cost than when
moved by horse power, with the present di-
mensions of the canal
Second-That boats as now constructed are
TOO large for the capacity of the canal their
progress being retarded by natural and we'll
known laws relating to space for the displace-
ment of water.
Third-That as the law requires that inven-
tons SHAH be OF character making them prac
ncal for superseding horse power an award il
not likely 70 follow the test.
Fourth-The law requires a speed OF at least
three miles an hour, and as none of the boats
made that time an award cannot be legally
made.-N. J.. Post, ISh.
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SCENE IN JERSEY CoURr.-Dialogue De-
ttreen an Indignant JRige and .StsJJ9ra Juror
A man named CarmelO Bertolini, of BROOKLYN
was on trial at the Z. ). district court i'm Tren-
ton, duIingWednesday, Thursday and yester-
day on the charge of sending obscene publica-
tons through the post office at Jersey CITY. Al
though MARI ed man, he carried on a cores
poncence with a woman in Jersey, and went
so Tar as to publish book, setting forth his in
u'gues This book was intercepted and was
the basis of the indictment. After the jury had
been out seven hours yesterday a rernarkable
scene occurred in court. The jury stood eleven
Tor conviction, and one for acquittal. The stub
born juror Joseph Packer, openly and fearlessly
TOLD Judge Nixon that he could not acqulesce m
the verdict or his colleagues, because, in the
nIst place, other men had committed similar
onence with IMMUNITY. and in the second place
the Judge would not allow the defendant to tes-
~ In his own behalf: He thought the jury
should hear the defendants statement, and as
tins privilege was denied he woud most EN-
phaucally protest against verdict of guilty.
Hereupon Judge Nixon waxed wroth and Or
dered that Packers name be stricken from the
jury panel. The court further ordered that a
new trial take place without delay. There was
a good deal of gossip in and around the court
house at the result of the trial-N I. Herald.
Sh.
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The BerryXiIIe Tra~e,Iv
TRIAL or LTcURGUs LITTLE FoR kltIiNs

4 n
BROTHER CLINTON.
zoe trial OF Lycurgus Little who is charged
jointly with Oscar Little with the murder OF
thelT brother Clinton, on the 5th of july Ias-
was resumed at BeTryville, Va. on SATURDAY.
MISS P1ltchard, who was on a sit at the Little
mansion az the time OF the homicide testified
that IL had been determined upon the night he 10
Iore 10 nave shooting match that morning: all
Ihe prothers were TO engage in the trial of skill
Sle saw Iycurgus, the prisoner on trial nail an
target before she left her chamber the fatal
morning She bTeaktaStcd before the bows, and
then proposed 10 Miss Little and Miss EiIlwig
the latter also visitor, to walk to the orchard
Inc shooting took place during her absence
consequently she saw nothing OF IL. By James
II. Batter, the prosecution wanted to introduce
the dying declaration of deceased. HThev his
broiheIs oscar and Lycurgus, have shot me
without cause" The declaration the cou 1T
decided admissible, if prosecution, in the
course OF the further examination, connects
IL with the prisoner VIM. G. Everhart, tenant
on the Little place, testified that Gilbert Oscar
deceased from his house on one occasion when
he was paying visit to his daughter; one of the
supposed motives for homicide was the attach
ment OF Clinton for Miss Everhart. which his
brothers disapproved Of Mr.. Everhart further
teshhed that Columbus and Oscar guarded the
prisoners until the law officers arrived. Jam "a
miiIen, deputy jalOr, testified that Lvcurcus
told him in hIs cell the day after the shooting
that II was be that shot Clinton. The witnes,
was SUBJECTED to searching cross examination
put adhered to his first assertion with regard to
Lycurgus confession.
oscar Little, Jointly indicted with the pris-
oner at the bar, but who elected 10 be tried
separately, will be tried as soon as the tate OF
Lycurgus is decided.
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The Rain storm.

BIT LITTLE DAMAGE SO FAR.
The severe rain storm which has been prevail
ing for the past twenty-four hours has as vet
done but little damage. At the jefferson school
building this morning some four feet of water
was found at the doors of the furnaces beneath
the boilers, caused by the backing in of water
from the sewer, and il was seriously thought of
closing the schools for the day: but by the cree
ton Ot a platform for the coal above the surface
OF the water on the 6th-street (female) side of
building, and great care being used in starting
building, and the schools were conducted as
usual. On the opposite side was a few inches more
water. ard 10 attempt was made 10 neat up,
except duTIng play hours, when the bows sue
cesslully accomplished their object. At 1Ox
O'Clock the water had fallen two feet and Il
was expected that the Ares would be lighted il
the other furnaces in a few hours
The merchants on PENNSYLVANIA avenue be-
tween 9Th and eth streets, who have in times
past suffered from storms, were very apprehen-
sive, from the very heavy rain last night and
this morning, that their goods in the cellars
would be damaged, and some of them visited
their stores several times during the night but
NJ TO noon to-day there had been no necessity
for removing the goods, which had been SO
placed that in few minutes they can be re-
moved.
The railroad trains are all running as usual
tO-day-nO damage a. yet having been done.
The Baltimore and Potomac company, after
TIE last big rain, when some culverts were
washed ont, enlarged them, so as TO give ample
space for the streams, and they expect no in
teTTuptiOn TO travel.
The northeast corner Of and 18th street was
Hooded, and the water still remains there, as il
does after every rain, there being evidently
some obstruction to the entrance OF the sewer
at that point.
a sewer pipe at the corner of 9Th and F streets
southwest bursted last night, during the heavy
pressure Of water, and Overlooked the streets
adjacent. No damage was done 10 private prom
erty, however, and the repairs can easily be
made.
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CITY ITEMS.

EVERY CASE NJ consumption commences with
congb, excited nom the individual having
tast n cold. To not ne glect the little cough or
cold, hut use, the sooner the better. DIR. Balls
lnuEl SNrun.
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PLAYING WITH MATCHRs.-Yesterday morn
ing fire broke out in the house of George
Scbaeffer, 1909 Pennsylvania avenue, caused
by children playing with matches, which was
extiDguished with slight loss by Officer Ryan
and the inmates.
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SUDDEN DEATH.-James Kirk a Scotchman,
aged 80 years, who has been boarding at f.
Webber's, 1908 9th street south west, died last
night at his lodgings. after a few davs' illness
He has no relatives or friends in this country
except a brother in New York, as far as il
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-10-20

PURCHASE OF VIRGINIA ESTATES BY Eng
LIsH SETTLRRs.-The eleg CANT country place of
Judge Alex. Rives, Carlton, near Charlottes-
Vile, Virginia, beautifully situated, and COM
manding magnificent view of the surrounding
country, has been purchased by an Englishm IN
vicinity have been sold to English settlers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-10-20

HSpecial trains in France having for some
time past been conveying specie to the frontier,
are now employed in the transit Of gunpowder
and arms. 1.-THE boundaries must be guarded
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-10-20

~United States engineers who have made
an inspection of the work, say the st. Louis
struction to navigation.
1Human bone is rated high in the west. A
man in California having lost two inches of the
material IN his arm, by careless blast, brings
suit to recover $40, 900.
growing to carelessness, the street numbers
on many buildings in Burlington were put on
upside down, and now the letter carriers have
10 stand on their heads TO read hems
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-10-20

Woodruff PREDICTS GoRYTINEs.-Victoria
Woodruff spoke to a crowded house at Cooper
Institute, New York, last Friday evening She
predicted a bloody revolution in q few months
which would shake the country to its very
foundation. At the conclusion of her lecture
she was served with an order of arrest on the old
charge of publishing an obscene paper
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-10-20

TRs BLOOD owes it, red color 20 minute glo-
hnles which Heat in that isit. and contain, Ia q
heai5hN person, large amount OF Iron, which
gives Vitality to tue blood. The Peruvian
syrup supplies the blood with this vital eie-
nleut, and gives strength ana yigor . the whole
: stem.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-10-20

SINGULAR AFFAIR-AbdHdoning CORPSE in
Hotet.-About six O'Clock on Thursday evening
very respectfully appearing man and woman
called at the Compton house, corner of Sd ave-
nue. and oath street, and asked for a room, regis
tering their names as "E. NJ. Parker ami WIFE
OF Long Island" The clerk assigned them
room ID, on the second floor, to which they i'm
mediately repaired. In about half an hour
they both went out, but returned an hour later
and remained in the room all night. Early yes
teIday morning the couple quietly left the house
unobserved by any Of the inmates, and were
seen no more. Two or three hours subsequently
Kate Clark: the chambermaid, in clearing the
room, was shocked to ind in one of the bureau
drawers the remains of a female child, appar-
ertly of recent birth. From appearances il
would seem that the child was brought to the
house after death, and the corpse was aban-
doned by the parents. who adopted that course
to free themselves Of their ilegitimate offspring
The body was sent to the morgue. and Coroner
keeDe nOtiied-N, y Herald ISL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-10-20

A Fool AND HIS MoNEY.-Nearly every
body, probably, thought that Mr.. Keith, or
Kingston, Mass, who drew the 100000 prize
in the Louisville lottery was q very lucky fell
low. We expressed our doubts on that point at
the time and now have them confirmed. A
Massachusetts paper says that he was a steady
visionary and unsettled. He Is investing a con-
siderable portion of his unearned gold In other
lottery tickets, and his fellow townsmen have
nearly all become infatuated on the same sub
ject. In short, the chances are that Mr.. Keith's
supposed good luck will prove his ruin.-N. Y.
Nail.
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JAY GOULD GIVES p BUsIHRss.-The New
York Post says:-''A morning paper thinks if
Of sufficient Importance TO the public TO an,
nounce that Mr.. Jay Gould. whilom partner of
the late James Fisk in a series of stQpendons
audacities, which on lesser scale would be
called frauds, and more recently one of the
most dashing gamblers of Wall street, is about
TO Withdraw from business. He has alread =
given up the presidency of the New Jersey
southern railroad, and been succeeded by Mr..
Surratt, the late general manager; and it is said
that be is about to close his arrangements with
the several firms through which he conducted
his various operations The public, If il has
any feeling on the subject at all, will be only
glad TO learn that the retirement Is likely to b.
final. If it had taken place ten years ago, we
should have been saved many scandalous exit
billions that have rendered our name for com
meTcial morality by-wOrd and a disgrace,
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LOCAL NEWS.
Amu.emests, &e., Tonight.

Walls Opera H0Hss-Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Flor
enee in the d" Ticket of Leave Man"
ThsdteT COzaigHs.-The great Chinese celeb
Tity, Ling LoOk, and other novel attractions.
OrchestriOn music at No. 46S Pennsylvania
avenue.
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REsHIPPING GOODS TO EURoPR.-It is re-
ported that costly goods are being reshipped to
Europe, because there is no market for them in
this country at present. Silks, satins velvet,
laces and ribbons are chief among these reship-
ments. No loss to the country in import duties
Is occasioned, but owners lose heavily in the
cost OF freight. insurance and in handling.
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MIR. AND Mrs. W. j. FLORENCE, the Wash
ingtOn favorites, appear at Wallis Opera House
to- night, this being theiC first visit to this city
since their two years soiOurn in Europe. "The
Ticket of Leave Man" has been chosen for the
opening plav, in which the Florences are inn
mense, and their admirers should fill the house
even If it does rain. The play is a very enter
tanning one-with moral.
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THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS have gwen
orders for closing the different Offices in Column
nia building TO the general public hereafter at
O'Clock p m, in order to give the clerks q me
70 hnish up their daily routine work without
interruption.
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SALE OF SHORT HORNS IN VIRGISIA.-Nr
Franklin Grayson, we are Informed, sold n
head OF thoroughbreds out of his Crab Orchard
herd at the Tazewell county fair, for the sum of
$3.50 He also sold at the fair i'm this nlace
last week, bis fine COW, Duchess 9th, to Mr
Cowan. OF Montgomery, for SGO0-making
81, $50 for IA head, an average of over $500, and
some OF the number were calves. We also
learn that Mr.. David Kent, of Pulaski, during
our fair sold a bull calf to Mr.. Hale, of Grayson
county, for $780, Wytherille Vd) EateTDriSs.
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FRArCE-The Plan Of TIE AoRdrchists CHAM
bOrd, II appears, has made concessions which
are satisfactory TO the liberal anarchists. and
his plan OF Bourbon restoration, with the re-
opening of the National Assembly, will he spb-
mitted on the proposition ''to proclaim hered
itary constitutional monarchy, the king prom
isiDg liberty of conscience and equality before
the law as the rights of all" II IL the last
chance. The majority of the Assembly are said
TO be willing to seize 1t, but the movement is
doubtful and dangerous. "
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INTERESTING CATHOLIC CEREMONIES YES
TERDAY-In keeping with the instructions of
the circular letter of the Most Rev. Archbishop
Bayley, the ceremony OF the conservation of
the churches in the Ch-diOcese of Baltimore
TO the Sacred Heart of Jesus was performed in
the several Catholic churches Of this CITY yes
teTday, and large congregations were present.
Besides the imposing ceremonies at the Cattle
dTial in Baltimore, the service was celebrated
by one hundred and twenty-three Catholic
churches in various parts of the state OF Mary
land and sixteen in the District OF Columbia,
belonging to this diocese.
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BUILDING PERMITS have been issued as fol-
lows since our last report: George Norman, two
story frame. on T, between 18th and 18th streets
northwest; r. Roberts. do. brick addition, cor
ner 9Th street and New York avenue do; Mich
Barry do. brick, ID. between 5th and Och stree >
southeast.