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The Piles Grove Camp Meeting.
Correspondence Of The Erening Star.

TUESDAY EABEOISKS.
Quite a number of tents are on the ground,
and all seem generously disposed. At O'Clock
Rev. q. l.. Berry led the prayer series. At II
Rev. Jas. McLaren, of the Uniontown church,
preached-'I am not ashamed of the GOSPEL of
Christ" AT 8 p. m. Rev. Charles f. Young, of
Severn circuit, preached a sermon Of superior
excellence. Rev. VIM. +. Speake, assisted by
fifteen ministers, administered the sacrament
precious season of religious communion was
enjoyed. Rev. George W. Hobbs led the even
ing prayer meeting. AT night, Rev. Mr.. Kirby
81 am crucitied with Christ" The power of
God was among the people; four men convert
ed and the membership greatly revived. The
singing and shouting were of the old-fashiona1
Methodist character, and the woods echoed with
the praises Of God until after midnight. A
blessed meeting is anticipated. 1t will closs on
next Monday morning. Rev. VIM. f. Speake is
working vigorously, and is heartily seconded by
the preachers Of the District. OK
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ERon PHILADELPHIA
ssiBby
New Express Lins.n
fBCn BOSTON AND Providence
msrk ireight via "Ciytes Iron Linz. !" a-i min nv
Boston end Provid nee RsiIrrs8 10y -
80 sdEe, fisemoEt CT New Erpress lire
toi iull Information apply to-
,u,,r- GO, CT HYDE,
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LADY INJURED BY THE OVERWHELMING
OF A esterday afternoon, as a num-
Der OF ladies OF East Washington were return
ing from the camp meeting at Piles woods,
Prince George county, Nd, in a wagon, the
horses took fright in descending Good Hope
Hill, and the wagon overturning the entire party
were pitched ont. Mrs. Berkely, the wife of
Police Officer Berkely, had her collar bone
broken and was otherwise bruised. The others
escaped with slight bruises.
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STEAMER LINES.

NoTIoE'
The Steamer oEoRGEANSA leaves I'm stre,t
wharf every m0kRAY EVENING,
q . elook, iGr leonardo own, Piney <-,ssshs-9k
Iciut, msrehSil's, Point Lookout sndc-czs<zz>r11n
Baltimore. n kIGHTgNnAIu
jyl6-tocl 49,,
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THHRMoMETRRsa and sromecers are repaired
and made to 0rdeTby Hempler near Ak street.
THs COMMUNITY At large appreciate the nse-
frlness vi Singers Sewing Machine. IS
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HE CAsz or DR. LkoS.-Yesterday Mr. o.
~. barrett applied 10 Judge Humuhreys to re-
oa.s me oan OF DIR. Edward T.. Lsonv charged
~, ~ ~ nsns.ss ghter in producing abortion on
ne 10y OF susan Mclaughlin. The bail was
Zen ssi a. s<,ooo, and Leon WAS returned TO jsil
ohul security could be secured. Both the Wit
heeses IN ne case are at large, ene being ont ON
ker on n recosnizsnce 80 VA
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RAILROAD COUPONS OF TICKETS BETWEEN
BALTIMORE AND WAsHINGTON.-The Balti-
more Sun of to-day says that soon after the ces-
sation of the late railroad hostilities between
the Baltimore ard Ohio and the PENNSYLVANIA
railroad COMPANIES, during which railroad fares
were reduced by the rival action of the two
roads, the Baltimore and Ohio and the Balti-
more sSd Potomac railroads entered into an
agreement for the recognition of the coupons
OF tickets of either road by the other between
Baltimore and Washington, each way, so tn At
such coupons could be used on either road. A
general circular has been issued by the Balti-
more and Potomac railroad, dated August 20,
and notice thereof given TO the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad, declaring that the necessity hay-
ing ceased for a mutual recognition of these
coupons by these respective roads, therefore,
en- and after September /, coupons reading over
the Baltimore and Potomac road, and accepted
Tor passage by Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
company, will not be redeemed by the Balti-
more ard Potomac Railroad company. 1t is
stated that similar action will be taken by the
Baltimore and Ohio road, resembling the agree
ment and refusing to redeem, after September
!, their coupons accepted by the Baltimore and
Potomac company 70 or from Baltimore and
Washington.
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On TUESDAY On sATuRnav
leave 81 O'Clock Tor leave al $780, e.
GymOnt, Glxmo,T w
Sandy POfnt, SANDY perr,
Liverpool Poirt, IfTerpool PIN,
C Caui.L RUM, htnith 3 P1ins,
Shaberious Chartertoa.
rlyNhrts W hsrf, etewart's Wharf,
1o'sous nhsfs. Toisun's " harf,
nnatht ~, points Mntthias' Point,
LlEt W nart, MattoN Cregk,
1sttnN Sfe,k, BougwoUd Wharf,
LOhRNcoo Nhtrf, Dill's wharf,
Cotton 3 wharf, 0olt1p !. 49,
b.eoHtstohs lslaEdi Biackisf0a's Island.
Returning on Wednes- Currf~rs.n ~
10y, mahlns the Stove Returning o. Sunday,
are for round trip. $3.50.
spply to Nm NJ RYIEs 49,,
lelS-u a 49,, - 49,
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FRIGHTPUL BAR Room MURDRR-A horri-
pie and blood chilling murder occurred at
Naples, III, on Saturday evening. One Q. p.
OspoIn entered the saloon of VIM. Barlow, and
called for the drinks for the crowd, and was
waited on By Barlow. After the party had
drank all around, Osborn told Barlow that he
mao no money to pay for the drinks. Barlow
replied by saying that was no way to do busi
ness, and drew Off and struck Osborn three or
fouI times, when he (OsbOrn) drew 9 large fish
knife and plunged Ii into Barlow's left side,
Few inches below the heart; then, drawing it
out, he plunged the knife into his side again,
ana Grew 1t clear across his stomach, leaving a
horrible cash through which the DO wells pro-
truded. Barlow died in few minutes He
leaves wife and four children. Barlow made
good his escape, but IS soon as the fact became
known party on horseback started in nursuIt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-08-27

PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM TAxATION.-The
Superintendent of Assessments, Mr. VIM Nor
gan, has been furnished ty the assistant attor-
ney, Gen. Birney, with the following addendum
10 his opinion in regard 10 property exempted
from assessment for the three per cent. tax
'LOts of land not exceeding I've acres dedica-
ted ss burial grounds for the use of any society.
association. or neigh borhOod, and decided to the
District OF Columbia for that purpose are used
for charitable purposes, and are exempted
from the three per cent. tax" ISee
clause "DedicatlOn act, May 5th, 1SIO'')
cemetery associations incorporated under act
OF May 5, $780, and reiBJUrsisg tAsmssIrss for al
srPeHSes II pUrchGsiHg and laying Out lots from
proceeds Of sales Of lots, applying balances to
improving and OTnamenting the burial ground
and TO other purposes named IN the act
are not Charters in any legal sense Of tn st word
Ihey are exempt ON all taxation: but that
exemption is revok ID by the act Of June 90
III, 20 Tar as the 81 cial tax therein ordered IL
concerned. Not being mentioned expressly
and not being included in either OF the two ex-
empted classes, they must be assessed and
taxed"
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THERs appeared in one Of the daily Wash
great peril Of Q gentleman, his wife and two
cnildren In boat near the Arsenal grounds n
ring storm. IL was stated that the Sentinel
ordered them not to land. and the paper ysrv
justly, under this view of the case called unoi,
the ordnance department TO correct any such
tnhuman orders There Is some mistake about
this matter. Gen. Calender, commanding the
Arsenal, can md no sentinel or other person
who presumed 70 order on people In distress
On the contrary, there is an order there direct
Ing sentinels and employees 20 lower the life
boat and 90 out 70 parties In danger. General
Calender is bachelor and gallant gentlem an
and it u believed IL he saw q boat In distress
With women and children in IL, he would swim
out himself 20 their assistance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-08-27

A MODEL POLICBMAN-Hs Works T,csRtl- FIRE
Dogs, and Plays Three M0nNS.-The Board of
Police are to-day considering the cass Of Thos.
d. clark, member of the force. 1t appears
tn2t nearly four months since, Clark, colored
man, said 10 be politician from Alabama }
was appointed private on the force. Some
little time thereafter be reported for duty and
vas ordered TO report to Lieut.. Noonan, to
whose precinct he was assigned. Here he did
duty for probably twenty-five DAYS, and left
without leave, for which lie was reported by the
lieutenant. Clark was not ruled up for trial by
TIE board; but, Instead, the board (at the in
stance, II IL said, OF Commissioner smith, gave
Clark leave OF absence for thirty DAYS with
pay. This, IL lie stated, was done against the
protest OF Major Richards and Capt. Brock
When the first leave expired an extension for
another thirty DAYS was given, but without pay.
Altogether, Clark has been absent for seventy
eight days, and il Is not known where he IL at
present, but reports have 10 that he is in Ala
bams, holding an Office under the legislature.
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REAL Estate TRANsPgRs.-B. H. Warner
10 Sarah w Vale, lot I, square 339; 81 GOO. f..
square ~; s.. George W. Stickney, trustee
10 Commissioners of the +. s. and r. Co. lot
%, square col; S6sO-s3. Geo. w. StIckney.
Co, lot. l5I, 81, 50, 90, 81 and g. square 3si:
=, S93.97. Geo. W. Herold 10 Stephen just, lots
20 and %, square $685. s2,775. Martin Kelly to
John o. Baum, lots Is and Il, square ai2;
500 60. Henry Rooms TO Z. Il. Litch, part LOT
is, square 46i; SI COO VIM. III. Ward, q ustee,
to Washington City Orphan Asylum. lots 142,
SaffeIl to T. w. Ssfell. part lot I. square 400;
-. John e. Baum to Jas A. Patterson. lots l3
and IA, square 942; s1,054. VIM. Stickney ct
81, As. John A. Simms to Willie Ruryess Iot
Is, square Isl; $3.50 e' Wv
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DEATH OF CAPT. JAMES BURNs, U. s. A
Information has been received of the death O.
Capt. James Burns, of the 5th cavalry, late in
command of Fort Mcdowell Arizona Terri-
tory, the headquarters of Gen. Crock. Capt.
Burns was well known in this city, having been
stationed here for some time, aud having mar
RED daughter of Mr.. VIM. Morgan, superin-
tendent of assessments and taxes, in whose care
he was returning home at the time of his death.
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A HOUSE ENTERED AND RANsACKYp-Yas-
teTday morning some burglar or burglars en-
Tered the residence OF DIR. Frank T. Howe, on
lOth street, between II and northwest and
ransacked bureau and desk drawers, leaving
everything IN CONFUSION DIR. HIS family were
absent, and he had left his heuse about
seven O'CLOCK Tor his Dice in the Columbia
build ing, on \ street, everything at that time
beng In order. About twelve O'Clock relative
who WAS In the habit of visiting the premises
curing the absence, on entering the house found
that a robbery had been p.rpetrated. ana
Immediately notified DIR. Howe at his
orhce, when he returned and discovered
the premises AZ described. but on examination
could not ind that anything had been taken
away. His own papers and others which he
held IN custody were scattered about the house
showing that the thieves were in search OF
not find.
The detectives were Dotihed. and after an
examination II - said express the opinion tn It
u "as not robbery nor an attempt AT robbery.
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1874 sUhnEB AkEa,aNGEMENr 1871
POTOMAC RIVER IASpISosi off

COLTON'S BIACKTsTON'S ISLAND. 1yD
LEOSARDTOWN.
LHs ~ ~ ena isTorite Iron Steamer PILOT BOT,
Oaptsin joseph " hi;e, leaves 6fh- 80
s ~ - y wharf M,hsTi, every TUESDAY and e 9Lk
e = h ba Mokk ING, for Land ozz<.zaz--n
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HE WIDOW OF HENRY j. RAYMOND Rob-
BBD.-About ten O'Clock Yesterday morning
Mrs. Henry j. Raymond, wife of the lately de-
ceased journalist, was standing at the intersec-
ton OF Greene avenue and Adophi street wait
ing LOT car, when Young man, about22 years
OF age, stepped up suddenly before the lady and
grabbed from her hand a pocketbook, contain
ing $3.50. On the platform of a Gates avenue
car passing at the time was standing Can't p
II. Mclaughlin, of the ninth precinct. The
officer witnessed the act, and, alighting, ran
after the highwayman. A lively chase ensued
up portland and Lafayette avenues and along
Cumberland street, both men being uimbIe on
loot. The captain won and the game was his
The fellow, who gave his name as Eugene Lane,
threw away the pocketbcok in his flight, but it
was recovered and restored to the grateful
owner. % 1t is a long lane that has no turn, !"
and so Eugene Lane found his turn to answer
for highway robbery had arrived at last, as he
was committed by Justice Riley to await the
action of the grand Jury. 7. Herald. 2jth.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-12-10
CRAyGE-WORK.
annual Session Of the Alabama state
Grnnge.

Annual Session OF the Alabama state
Grange.
The first annual session of the Ala
bama state grange met at Montgomery
last week. Fifty counties OF the sixty
five we're represented by n hundred
delegates. Each county with twelve
oranges or less sent one delegate,
! those with more sent two. The state
officers we're present. The address OF
Mr.. Chambers was very elaborate and
able. He advised prompt action on the
constitutional amendments submitted
by the national grange; opposed the
| plan of representation based on numer-
ical strength, and advised the rejection
of the amendment providing therefor
recommended that a committee memo
rialize congress on the subject OF cotton
tax the appointment of an agent III
Washington to represent theinterests OF
planters recommended a memorial to
the state Legislature for a geological
survey of the state with n view OF an
official PRONUNCIATION of it's advantages
in minerals, that immigration may be
thereby induced, and promising the co
operation of the state grange ia the
work reviewed what is known as the
dcad-fall system that is, small whisky
shops established near large plantations,
where the freedmen trade stolen pro-
duce for rum, to the ruin OF themselves
and the planters, and recommended
that the legislature be memorlahzed
10 put an end to said traffic; recon-
mended a change in the register OF the
deputies by substituting a county dep
uty or general overseer of oranges In
each county, who shall represent the
county in the state grange and act as
delegate to its annual session acknowl-
edged the obligation Of the grange to
the national body fortherelief furnished
sufferers last spring, nnd addressed
n suitable acknowledgment therefor.
He also recommended the establish
ment of n grange organ at some cen
tral point, to serve as q mode oI con-
municatiop between the Offices OF the
order; and propc ed the holding OF q
grand state fair next fni. under grange
auspices, and suggested the propiiety OF
attempting some reformation OF abuses
in the matter of commercial fertilizers,
such as the erection Of q home manu-
factory under the supervision of resi-
dent chemists, supplied with cheaper
and better articles. In conclusion, he
reviewed the agency and cooperative
system, and advised as the best means
of getting the aid of middle men in the
provision business, that more attention
be paid to the raising of supplies at
home. Much Of disappointment arts
ing from the system as practically ope
rated, he traced to imperfect organiza-
tion and the necessary friction in a mat
ter so complicated and 80 new. When
southern farmers shall make their
farms self-sustaining, there will be lesa
complaint of middle men.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-12-10
Horse-Thleyes on the Plains.

Tho night after General Sheridan left
the Cheyenne agency a band Of horse
thieves, headed by the notorious des.
perado, Jack Dannigan, invaded the
place aud succeeded III running off sev-
entY-five head Of fine Indian ponies be-
longing to the agency. Sheridan heard
Of the bold exploit the next morning,
md sent orders TO Fort Dodge TO pur-
sue the thieves as % as possible, and
when found "to plant thom on the
prairie" without any further ado. Act
ing under these orders, two d~etaGhments
started out from Dodge hard on the
trail Of tho flying thieves, who, bur
dCncd by the unmnnageable herd OF
ponies, were making slow progress to.
ward tho northeast. About eighty
miles north of Dodge, on the north
fork Of the Pdwnee, the military came
upon the thieves, who, seeing that their
time had evidently como, prepared to
fight the thing ont to the bitter end.
There were only three of them-one
having left before the appearance Of the
military with part Of the ponics-but
they thought not Of surrender, and
calmly laid down in tho "buffalo wal.
lows" with their rifles to SEQ tho thing
ont. For nearly an hour the skirmish
lasted, and there was no let M till the
ho%rsG-thieves had been riddled through
and through. Then the military cap
tured the ponies, scooped out a hole in
the prairie, and literally ~"planted" the
villains. Meantime another party under
the direction Of Agent Miles were
spreading about the country to cut of
the retreat of Dunnigan, the chief of
all the offenders. They followed him
to Hutchinson and thence across the
country to some point near Leaven-
worth, but he succeeded IN escaping
capture, and is now secreted somewhere
in Platte county, Missouri. Dunuigap
is tho most GINNING and deliberate
horse-thief on the frontier, and $500
will readily be given for his capture.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-12-10
The verltable Lexington.

Your notice yesterday of the famous
Kentucky horse Lexington, reminds me
of m anecdote respecting him, which
is at your service if you deem it worth
anything
In 1868, or early in "a, large numbers
of condemned army horses were occa-
%sionolly mustered and sold at auction
in Nashville, Tennessee. On n coca
sion a string Of ono hundred or so were
hitohed to D fence to be sold Mt twelve
o'clock. A gentleman wanted TO buy
three or four, and not being a judge OF
horses, got an expert to point ont a few
that would Dc to recuperete. OF course
they were all in q sad looking plight;
condemned sure enough The expert
passed along down the line marking
such as would do to bid on. In passing
down no paused at a very shobby-look-
ing frame of bones, cycling him for q
minute with apparent interest. After
making the end Of the line, he remarked
to bis friend, "There's q horse back
yonder / want to look at again." So he
begins again to survey the same old
horse.
"There is something remarkablea bont
the horse" said the examiner. "SureIy
you would not have me to bid on him ?"
said the purchaser. ono, but there's
something remarkable about him ] don't
understand" and continued to examine
very infinitely. "Ihis," said he, ais q
high.blooded horse, and worth more
money, five times over, than all the
troop beside. Still, he is a mystery to
me. He is certainly o Lexington horse,
and yet is too old for any of Lexington's
colts. / don't understand it. There's
something strange about him. There is
no such horse in this country, and yet
here he is" The man had never seen
Lexington, and was not dreaming Of
him.
This led TO inquiry where the horst
came from. 1t proved to be the voritabit
Lexington himself. He had been cap
tured IN Kentucky, thrown into Il lot o
others, and, after months OF "hard ser
vice." turns up in u crowd of econ
demnod horses" in Nashville, Tue maj
went into e%cstacy over him-hugged ant
almost kissed him. The case was re
ported at Headquarters, and orders wer'
Immediately given to have the old Ken
lucky veteran kindly and carefnlI,
treated. -" Na8hviIe Man' in Wash
in1tOn Star.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-12-10
To MnkC Hard Soap.

The following is n recipe for making
hard soap which is excellent and eco.
uomical !: Nearly every family acoumu-
lates through tho winter ~drippings from
beef and mutton. These can DO util-
i2od for the grease by boiling in water,
allowing it to cool, then removing from
the water and boiling it till all the
water is expelled. OF course the vhiter
the grease the nicer the soap. Take
six pounds of sal soda, six pounds
grease. three and n half pounds @
stone limo, four gallons soft water, half
pound borsx. Put sOdn, lime and water
into an iron boiler boil till all is dis
solved. When well settled pour OIL the
clear I've, wash out tho kettle and put
in tho lye, grease the borax boil till it
comes to soap. pour into II cup to cool,
and when sufficiently hard cut into bars
and put on boards to dry. This is very
nice for washing white flannel and
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-12-10
Not Atheists Mt All.

The pendulum seems to have swung
back again. John Stuart Mil, being
dead, has spoken of religion in a man.
ner which has shocked those of his dis.
ciples who believed that 10 did not be.
lieve in God, and who accepted his sup
posed disbelief as the reason for their
own infidelity. Prof. Tyndall has e.
pudiated the construction universally
placed upon his language at Belfast,
and has declared that he did not mean
to assert either that there was no God,
or that God, if he existed at all, was
only molecule. Mr.. Fitzjames Stephen
has called especial attention to the fact
that he ia Of the opinion that the weight
Of evidence is in favor OF the hypothesis
that there is u God who is very wise
and exceedingly rowerful, but who, in
Mr.. Fitziames Stephens belief, is not
benevolent. Aud to crown
all, Prof. Huxley, 10 the infinite grief
of his former admirers. has come for
ward to say that he mnst not DO num-
bered among "fatalistlc, materialistic
or atheistic philosophers" :.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-12-10

When the clock stops, do not take it
to the repair shop till you have tried as
follows; Take off tho pointers and the
fnco; take off the pendulum and it's
wiro. Remove the ratchet from the
"tick" wheel, and the clock will run
down with great velocity 4; let it go ;
the increasing speed wears away the
gum aud dust from tho pinions-the
clock cleans itself. Ii you have any
sperm oil, put the least bit on the ax-
Ies. Pat tho machine together, and
nine times i'll ten it will run just as well
as if it had been taken to the shop. In
fact, this is the way most shopmcn
clean clocks. If, instead of n poudu-
lum, the clock has II watch escapement,
this Inter can be taken ont in an in
slant, without taking tho works apart,
and the result is the same. 1t takes
about twenty minutes TO clean n brass
clock, and saves Il dollar.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-12-10

THELATEsr TRIUMPH OF TEMPERANCE.
We congratulate the temperance world
on the success everywhere attending the
use of Vinegar Bitters. Certainly no
preparation containing alcohol has ac-
complished such cures of malarious
fever, biliousness, dyspepsia, rheuma.
tism, lung complaints, constipation, and
general debility, as we hear Of from all
quarters, rs the results of this famous
vegetable specific. No true philan hro-
pist will regret to see spirituous liquors
expelled from medical use, if they can
be safely dispensed with ; and that they
are not necessary in any case Of sickness,
whatever its character, appears at last
TO have been demonstrated. If public
opinion is capable of making any i'm
preston upon the minds OF the faculty,
they viii ere long introduce the most
popular of modern medicines into the
hospitals, aud prescribe it in their prac.
tice. The millions have given the Ar