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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-09-24
TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR.
THE LOUISIANA TROUBLE.
Defence of the White Leaguers.
kellogg Arraigned and the Late Re
belIt0u Justified.

NRw YORK, September - A special from
New orleans contains a long address OF the cOm-
mittee OF seventy Of that city in dsfence OF the
late action against Kellogg, claiming juftifca-
non IN consequence OF the misrule 20 which
they allege the people have been subjected.
After reciting the circumstances under which
Kellogg received the gOvernorship, and stating
that all hopes OF the people Of
FAIR ELECTION IN NOVEMBER
we're likely TO be disappointed by the manner
in which registration WAS being carried out BY
helloRg's officers, il being difficult for nstlrai-
lied citizens TO obtain registration, and many
white persons clearly entitled TO registration
were furnished registration papers on which
in some instances, they could vote in several
different wards, the address says: "An
APPEAL WAS MADE TO THE PRESIDENT
on the 9th Of September, OF which no notice
was taken, and the committee is inclined 20
believe il has been suppressed and never per.
mitted TO reach the eye of the President. fhis
appeal says the people have been struggling
two years against odious usurpation, aud are
now remitted TO the ballot as the only means OF
relief; that under late order troops have been
placed under the direction of the Department
OF Justice for use in Louisiana and other states;
that in Louisiana they are at the disposal OF the
CDited states marshal, an active supporter Of
Kellogg. and with them under his order 10 is
APAIR ELECTION Is IMPOSSIBLE.
Ihey protest against this. The people have
secure good order and far exercise OF the fran
cblse, both for white and black"
The appeal, in conclusion, Says II the
President will remove the present marshal and
appoint some one not identified with either
party, enjoying the confidence of both, they
Will not object TO troops coming"
REGARDING THE WHITE LBAGUR,
the address says IL was formed TO assist in
restoring an honest and intelligent government
to the state OF Louisiana, and by a union with
All other good citizens TO maintain and dafsnd
the condition of the United States and state
and TO maintain and protect our rights and the
rights OF sll citizens who required it; the
white people Of the state, who are stripped of
every means Of defense, being threatened by
formidable oath-bound league of blacks, which
under command of cunning and unscrupulous
negroes, might, at any moment, plunge them
into what they were most anxious to avoids
war Of races.
RBLIkP ASKED FOR TIE sfPRoyINCR" OF
LOUISIANA.
The address in conclusion remarks that the
people saw the Impossibility of securing a fair
registration and election, and determined 10
demand kellogg's abdication; relates the cir
cumstances OF the revolution and subsequent
reinstatement Of Kellogg, and appeals TO the
people with the hope that they will consider
calmly the situation and devise in their wisdom
some method OF relief for the unhappy "pro-
vince"
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Inc MRrheIs

bALTIMoRE, September 24.-Ntrginis sires na.l-
ere, g. nirs'niss, consolidated, H. West Vfr-
Slhlss nOrth Osrolina siNes, old, II 40. new, 10
10 special tax, 5, bid to-day.
BALTIMORE, September 24-Cotton dull ana de-.
elniug-low middltnRs, lbdl5a. Flour steady and
actvei prices unohaoged. " heat nrm asd 1uiet.
shtoe hleher Tor western. southern guiet-No 4 rad
western and embsr, 2; No. a. I ~; fair 90
Rtcted, ll2dl Is: red Maryland, as6ll IS, DO am
DSr, l8tgl 81; do. white, 20tGl IS. Corn firm
Nhbe southern, otell t6. yellow southern, o..
mixed western, gStdSs. Oats Suiet-sOuthern ~
-, western mixed, o1td63: do. white, 64tl s. Rye
1nm snd unchange<. Hay hrm and unchanged
cs.S sySls W visions dull AEd hssSyi prices IN,
ehhsihs'e; western butter very nrm asd quiet-
cholee, 80 O9nse strong, lTler1O Petroleum hrmer-
n Sc. hisky n-m, I o.. Sugar strong and I'm
Nav YoRk, September sI.-stocE. active and
ass .bor, nssfJ' 3 God, 81 Exchange, Ions,
hkw foRk, September A-FlOur dull ana M
Gnshs.d. Wheat quiet and heavy. Cora quiet and
LoSDoN, septembsr "a, Ilso .. m.-The rate for
mensy 81 me stock Exchange oB government Sc
eurities is ~ per cent. loco bonds iOl neE nves
ferl Sd, So.
Lennon, September %, m.-Erie.sgs
LoNooN se ptsn ter p, 80 p.m.-Erie. MkG3fg
Paris dispatches quote reutes ~ 63 trance 10 cen
lines. -
LONDON, September q, 8 20 p m.-The bulIios I'm
the Bark OF knglan hss decreased 4 As O1O duTins
The Past week The amount ~ bullion On into ne
Bank on balapc to-day IL ElO ON. The pro portion
OF bank reserve 20 Inability, which was last week
4ga4 per cent, is nov 5Oi4.
LONDON; September "a so .. m Erie. IS
PARIS September 2i.-The pecie in the Bapk Of
frsnce has increated francs uriUg tie p at
week. Rentes 63 trarcs = Centimes.
fRAhFoRrr september q Bonds OF go, gs5,,
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Newspaper and Periodical Postage.

HOW THE NEW LAW REQUIRING PREPAYMENT
OF POSTAGE ON NEWSPAPERS AND PERIOD
1cALs IN BULK WILL BIB CARRIED OUT.
An act of Congress, june %, 1874, requires
after Jan. l, 1875, the prepayment of postage
on newspapers and periodicals mailed from a
known Office of publication or news agency and
addressed to regular subscribers or news agents,
and provides that such matter Is to be charged
at two cents per pound If Issued weekly or
oftener, and at three cents per pounl if issued
less frequently than once week; the matter to
be weighed in bulk and the postage paid with
adhesive stamps to be specially provided for the
purpose; Soon after assuming the duties of his
Office, Postmaster General Jewell delegated
Third Assistant Postmaster General T.. w. Baf-
Der and A. ID. Hazen, chief of the stamp di-
vision or the department, to proceed to New
York for the purpose of inQuirng into the best
method OF carrying out the provisions of the act
OF Congress. These gentlemen, after fully in
vestigatiDg the subject, report to the Postmas-
ter General, " no has discretionary power in the
matter, that in their opinion two of the three
modes of applying the stamps pointed out by
he act OF Congress are impractIcable. One of
the plans suggested by the act they, however, be-
lieve not only practicable, but the best that can
be devised, and provides for afixng the stamps
to memorandum OF mailing" They give
a form of receipt and say that the coupon re-
celpt book may be kept at the post office, and
when a consignment is received from a pub
Usher or news Sgent the receipt is to be filled
out and given him upon payment of the re-
qutred amount of postage, the stamps being af-
fixed to the stub of the receipt. They recon-
mend that the stamps be cancelled by perfOra-
tion with a punch, instead of being defaced
with ink, and that the stamps range in value
from two cents to sixty dollars, all of the de-
nominations being multipes of the two and
three cent rates. The stamps will be changed
to postmasters and accounted for the same as
other stamps. In reference to the special stamps
required, they state that while the designs have
not been definitely determined upon they should
be varied and distinctive and executed in the
best style, in order to prevent alterations and
couDterfeits. In conclusion, they state that the
execution of the new law will require postmas-
ters at publication offices, portion of them
at least, TO be supplied with platform scales for
weighing large quantities of matter. The Post
master General will doubtless adopt the recon-
mendations of the report.
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Judge Bond has forwarded to the clerk Of the
United States circuit court here an order over
ruling the demurrers to the Indictment against
Mr.. L. T. Brooks, late president Of the Mer-
chants National Bank OF Petersburg, for mis-
appropriation Of the bank funds. Mr.. Brooks
counsel, in their argument last June, held that
the indictment was not good because of a mis-
nomer, In which he was called Thomas Il. in
stead of Travis 7. Brooks, and because the
grand jury which found the Indictment had not
been summoned in a manner conformable to
the practices of the state courts of Virginia
Chief Justice Waite sat with Judge Bond in the
hearing of this question, and both agreed in the
decision which has been made. The case of
Mr.. Brooks will be called for trial at the Octo-
Der term OF the court-Richmond (Td.) Dis
p1fc1 Gent. 23d ~
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STOLEN CHILD RECOvRRRD-Ths Story Of a
Woman ichO Once had Three Hundred Thousand
DoLldTS.-"Look out for Edward Perkins, aged
three, supposed to have been stolen by large
well-dressed woman from in front OF his par
ent's residence at 80 West Houston street ("
the police stations yesterday. CAPTAIN Byrnes
traced the womansto Crosby street, and found
the half smotbered child hidden in her shawl.
She proved TO be Lottie Morrell, who some
years ago was worth $500, 900.
The woman said that when she was a respect
able woman she was the mother of a boy, and
to save him from aryation she entered upon q
life OF shame. Having accumulateda large for
tune, she was On the point on quitting the city
and reforming, but the boy died. Then she
took to drinking. Since that time she has been
constantly haunted by the image of her child ,
and seeing Edward Perkins in the street, had in
moment of hallucination caught him up, in
tending to adopt him as her own.
Last evening Mrs. Perkins identified tn e boy
Lottie Morrell was committed to q cell.-N T.
Sun, 23d,
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MARIE HnLBRoN, one Of Strakoschs new
prima donnas, has arrived In New York and
been interviewed. She has had almost no pre-
European reputation. She entered the royal
conser yatory Of Brussels (her native city, when
but IL years old, although the limit OF admission
was 16 years, ana received tne e. nignsss prize IN
wear there. She began study under Duprez in
Paris, when 16 years old, and made her debut
at the Opera Comique in that city In 1859, in an
her by Massenet. But we'u not catalogue her
career. suffice IL that she sings " Zeriina" in
sDon Giovanni" "Lucis," "Violetta" in ola
Trsyiata," "Msrgueriti" In "Faust, % aJulietv
in Gouno's opera, &c. She is q high soprano,
and sings light and heavy parts with equal
effect. For her appearance, she is Q brunette,
brilliant-eyed, OF medium height, attractive,
92 years old. Her first appearance In this ceun-
Try viii be as "Violetta," In New York, next
Monday evening.
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The Ross Libel Case

AS heretofore mentioned by telegraph, Mr..
Christian X. Ross, of Germantown, Pa, has in
sttuted suit against the Reading Eagle news
paper for publishing letter from a German
town correspondent, alleging that the abduction
of Charlie Ross is call a humbug," that Ross is
living with a woman not his wife, AMI that his
real wife, the mother of Charlie, is living In the
West, having left her husband me years ago
on account of his bad habits, and that it is she
who has the child, and Mr.. Ross knows il. Ross
in his affidavit on which the warrant was issued
against the publishers OF the Eagle, after re-
citing the above alleged libel, says
At the age of thirty eight years, having
been heretofore unmarried, on the 24th day OF
July, 1862, l was married to Sarah Ann Lewis
of BrOokfeld, Mass o: this marriage there
have been born to me eight children. 10 wiz:
William Lewis hOss, Augustus StoughtOn Ross
Henry Augustus Ross, Sophia Lewis Ross,
Walter Lewis Ross, Charles Brewster Ross
Marion Kimball Ross, and Aunie Christine
Rcss, in the order here stated, all of whom are
living except William Lewis Ross, who died in
1stS. My said wife has lived with me without in
terruption from the date of my said marriage
and continues so to live, no difficulty of any
Kind having ever arisen between us. / have
never had any other wife nor my wife sny other
husband. alt it true that in April last my
firm was compelled to suspend payment of its
debts, but this was wholly due to causes OF a
purely business nature.
"On the 1st day of July last my sons the said
Walter Lewis Ross and Charles Brewster Ross
were abducted from my residence on Washing
ton Ian, in the twenty-second ward OF said Phil
adelphia, by two unknown men. Walter was
left at the corner OF Palmer and Richmond
streets, in said city. but of Charles DO clew nor
trace has since been found, nor have l nor any
OF my family any knowledge of his whereabouts
since the said lst day of July, 1874.
al do solemnly swear that all the statements
insiDustions and theories in the said printing
contained concerning my character and con.
duct, and concerning any letters alleged TO
have been by me received prior to the said alb
ducuon, and as to any difficulty in my family
or domestic relations, are absolutely untrue In
every particular"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-09-24

A soAEDALoUs AFFAIR which has Just taken
place az Leipeic, may have some unpleasant re-
sults for the hereditary grand Duke OF Olden-
burg. That young mamie n only twenty-five
Years Of age, Insisted upon sitting the counter
in the restaurant at the railroad station ana
q blow In the face, and defended himselfin the
same vulgar fashion, and the bystanders, Of
Tended az the arrogance OF the grand Duke,
ularly prominent was q cattle driver, who be-
lsbored the now recumbent prince until the
police came TO the rescue. His highness' pun
ishment was very severe, but something more
serious is still In store for him. Being aIieutep-
ant in the German army, he Ia required 70 ten
der his resignation, ae the rigid sense OF honor
In that service refuses 10 tolerate an oficer Who
has received blow under such circumstsnces.
Up 10 latest accounts he haA neglected 10 re-
sign; but II, out OF consideration FOR his family.
ne should not be expelled from the army, his
him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-09-24

REV. HENRY WARD BKRCHER made q brief
and humorous speech at the Grafton Agricul-
tural fair at New Hampshire yesterday. Over
three thousand people were present. A itele-
gram was received from MT. Beecher in New
York Tuesday morning. stating that he expected
to be in Brooklyn on Friday merniny, and that
he intended to be present ct the usual PRAYER
meeting, at Plymouth Church on that evening
He had made engagements which were likely
to defer his return to Brooklyn several days
later, but these he has, for reasons satisfactory
to himself, given up.
1t is reported that Mr.. Beecher has retained
Hon. William nj. Evarts as senior counsel in
the Tilton suit.
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New York Notes.

GOVERNMENT GOLD SALES.
NEW YORK, September 24.-The Secretary
OF the Treasury awards 800, 600 in gold to-day
at from 1890 10 lO9644.
THR SPECIE SHIPMENT TO EUROPE
to-day amounted to Sl4i,67O in silver bars
slO7 900 in gold coin was brought from Havana
this week.
THE LORD MAYOR oP DUBLIN
Mayor Havemeyer, the members of the COM
mon council, and large number OF invited
guests, at the Invitation of the city authorities
took a trip up East and North rivers as far a.
the city limits to-day. A visit by the Irish
guests will be paid to the public Institutions in
a few days.
DISCHARGED ON A HABRAs CORPUS.
Charles A. Briggs, arrested here a few days
ago on charge of abscording from Chicago
day on hdGeds CORPUS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-09-24

A MAN CUTS HIS THROAT AND THAN HURLs
HIMSELF AGAINST LoCoNo1IvE.-As the 2
O'Clock Hudson River train from New York
was approaching IrviDgtOn yesterday afternoon,
at the rate OF forty miles an hour, William
Baird, engineer of Locomotive No 80, suddenly
discovered man rushing down an embank-
ment, bareheaded and in his shirt sleeves, with
both arms extended, evidently intending to
throw himself in front of the locomotive. The
engineer was Mortified, fer il was too late TO
prevent the suicide. The unfortunate man ran
headiong, and jumped against the locomotive
striking against the forward driver. AS quick
ss lightning he was whirled in the air and
hurled full length on the ground beside the
rails. The tain was stopped as quickly as pos
sble, and when Conductor Melius, with his
brakemeO, went back they found the mans
wife leaning over him. She gave his name as
John Kenny, and stated that just as the train
was approaching he cut his throat, and then ran
toward the track. An examination revealed
the fact that Kenny's throat was cut from ear
to ear, and one OF his arms was broken. He was
also terribly injured about the body. The man
is in dying condition. No cause has been as
signed for the terrible deed.
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~All the North Atlantic steamship comn,
MES have followed the axarnnla az th.a C,...EE.

- All the North Atlantic steamship comma
MES have followed the example Of the Cunard
line reducing the rate Of steerage passage to SIS
Inc swedish bark Anna was wrecked on
st. Paul's island, near Halifax on the Sth inst
The captain and i've seamen were saved.
Eleven were lost.
~ Rudolphe, heir apparent to the Austrian
and lie consequently of age under the laws OF the
empire.
~Colonel W. 8. Clark, left Louisville, XIV.
yesterday, with sixty state troops for Owentop. +.
In that state to sustain the court in the trial Of
alleged ku-klux.
~Judge Shipman, of Philadelphia, yester-
day gave decision in favor Of exCollector of
Internal Revenue Joshua r. Bailey, in the suit
ages for alleged illegal seizure Of propartyton the
ground that public officers cannot commit
despase.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-09-24

ARREST OF A CHICAGO BANK OPTICAL
Samuel A. Briggs ex-vice president Of the
Franklin savings bank of Chicago, was arrest
grand larceny and embez zzlement. The bank
failed about year ago, and Briggs disap-
peared. He was well known in Chicago, had a
family, and moved in the best society. 1t was
ascertained that he had embezzled S1Oe 600,
and that on the day of his departure from Chi
cago he took 900 from the vault. He was
indicted by the grand jury. Chicago detectives
learned that be was hiding in New York, and q
description of him was sent to the New York
police. Officers began their search q week ago,
and Tuesday tracked Briggs to the Grand Cen.
tral depot, New York. He WAS there waiting to
meet friend. He gave himself up to the off =
GERS without saying anything, and was taken
back TO Chicago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-09-24

CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATIoNs.-The repub-
licaDs of the Columbus, Ohio, district, have
nominated David Taylor, a practical farmer,
for Congress.
The democrats of the 9th Michigan district
have nominated George ii. Durent for Con-
gress.
Andrew jackson, Smith Of Mercer county,
New jersey, hss received the democratic Con-
gressional nomination in the 2d district.
The democrats OF the goth Ohio Congressional
district yesterday nominated Henry B. Paine
Ex- Governor Philip Frank Thomas of Tai
bot county, Md, was Yesterday nominated fer
Congress by the democrats of the lst Maryland
district.
The democrats on Tuesday nominated Col l..
q. Ganse for Congress in the 1st Arkansas dis
Iict and Col. W. +. Slemons in the 2d district
AT the democratic county convention, held in
Rome, \. Y, Tuesday, Hon. Scott Lord was
nominated for representative in Congress-
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MURDER III FAuouIzR COUNTY, vA.-Gen-
here this morning, report that q man named
- Brown, living between Morrisville And Elk
run, has killed bis son. The son worked a the
Franklin gold mines, and his father had been In
ran, finding that he was Of age, drew his own
wages last Saturday. His father attempted TO
take the money from him, but he resisted, and
after q tussel escaped from his fathers clutches
and was running away, when the old man
snatched mp double barreled shot gun, and
taking deliberate aim ct him, in the Language OF
the reporters informant, blew his heart out
AIezdndria Gazette, 23d.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-09-24

THR NEW ENGLAND COTTON MILLS Re-
DUCIN6 PRoDUCTIoF.-The representatives Of
manufacturing corporations having heado uar-
ters in Boston held q meeting yesterday and
voted that the production Of the cotton mills Of
New England be reduced ct least one-third
until the proper relation between the cost of
production and the market value Of goods SHALL
be re-established, and the true relation between
supply and demand adjusted. A COMMITTEES
was appointed to recommend mode by which
this result may be reached.
At q meeting Of the manufacturers OF Fall
River yesterday 1t was voted expedient to ioin
the manufacturers elsewhere in remaining on
short time,
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FrightfuI Railroad Accident.

FAD LUSN II.
SELMA, ALA, September PA south bound
train Of six cars on the Selma, Rome and Sal
ton Railroad, went through a bridge on Wats-
hstchie creek, sixty feet high. at daylight this
morning. The train is a total wreck. The en-
glneer, fireman, and several passengers were
killed, and nearly all the remaining passengers
were wounded, many dangerously. Among the
killed is Judge W. NJ. Byrd, ex.judge or the
state Supreme Court, a prominent and much
beloved citizen OF Selma. The particulars are
hard 10 get.
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THE TEN-HoUR LAW IN MAssACHUsRrTs.-
AS the new 10 hour law goes into effect in Mas
sachusetts On the 1st proX., the manufacturers
OF that state are making preparations to COM
ply with lis provisions. The cotton, wOollen
and thread manufacturers are running on short
time. The manufacturers, after general con-
ference, have adopted the following time table:
From a. m. to IL. Is p. m, and from to 6 %.
m. on the first five days in each week. and on
saturdays from q. m. to 1915 p. m, and from
to 80 p. m. The wages to be paid under the
new arrangement will be in most cases propor-
tionately the same as paid for IL hours labor
or in other words, one eleventh smaller than
formerly.
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COURTS OF ARBITRATION.-In the effort tn
relieve themselves from the cumbersome modes
of redress provided in the law csurts the msr
chants of the city have obtained the creation of
new court Of arbitration, with the object OF
settling matters in dispute within a reasonable
time. The idea is an exec llent one, and will, no
doubt, have healthy influence on the COM
merce OF the city, by creating confidence and
chants to be disposed OF without delay. Y.
Herald.
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wall nIrrrt To-nnu.

hKw loRk g Ttember 2t.-The PosI's fnaucisl Ar.
tlcle SAY s--MoueA 4 2lt3 Tor call loans. aud 10
Tor prime fsrcsLttle Der. 70 sales II Ellt have
Teen ~ lOsh. On Aoid iCAns the rates have ben
lat, and us per cent. paid ~ borrostr. for
,hs use ct coin. In tue foreign eNchsuge marked
mere has been q reduction IN nominal rafes
Tor prime bankers bills Of Lontun q ssf
sn1 Rer, busiuess beiug At t,gt. .ltsss
ana St'4afS6N. The stock ma ksf en-.
tinues ttrOuR, and the upward movement xhfch
started With few sfUCks seems 40 be spr.sains a.,
s ehaste nst fNfreme salts, 81, iuE stocks iu the
StHei Sl ectlNly are a. follows Northwest gsa, IA
!, fseihe Mail, @ .dH Lake shore, 1a77a.
III SniSh raelne, S GS' Nshssh, $50 81 Tele-
thphi - tglsAss kTiC, 81 6LN : New Hsrk Oan-
II 30 g ~: 81 Paul 3, q e-5is, ohios d Il
T. AIs lsleho, iO9 .d eSs, snl G. q. & I. O.,
which were steady ~ 01't -