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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-07-29

THE LIHEL SUIT BROUGHT BY HENRY
BoWEN.-The suit OF Mr.. Henry c. Bowen
against the Brooklyn Daily Eagle TO recover
SlGo0O0 damages for the publication of an
aiieged libelous "interview," was yesterlaV
brought up in the brooklyn city court before
Judge Reynolds, through an examination fe
oepe eSSe on the part of the defendant. James
Mcbermott, an Eagle reporter. who is about
10 go 10 Chicago. Mr.. Bowen has denied the
utterances attributed To him In the report of
the alleged Interview. The witness testified
mat he had known Henry c. Bowen person.
ally for about two years and a half; that ne
met nm equenty-almOSt daily-afrer the
publication of the tripaTtite covenant in IS73:
that their relations continued until August
ls'4; that he called at his house twice on Au-
gust g, 1874, that he had been at his house
frequently before that-perhaps half a dozen
Times on that day; that he saw Mr. Bowen
about r m, and That the subject of The
charges against Mr. Beecher twas referred to
by them. The witness said that sthe article
which purports To De an interview with Mr.
Bow en- on August 9Th, ls14, published in the
Eagle next day" which he preferred To call a
conversation, was not intended To be an in
terNlew a. held aS such. Apart from the
Introduction. and so far as that purports TO
stale what Mr. Bowen said relative 10 him
sell, Mr.. Beecher, Mr. TiltOn. Mr.. MoultOn
and Mr.. Ciafiin, he said I'm substance what is
there attributed TO him. | never hal what is
Technically called an Interview. This was
conversation. had frequent conversations
with him on the same subectS."-N T. Trf-
OUf,e, 2SH.
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THE HEALTH OF THE POPE.-On Monday,
the 9Th inst, says the London Lancet, Pho
Mono Inc ld long and fatiguing ConSistorv,
after which he gave thirty distinct audi
ences, al yet at the close OF the day his
lightneSs of step and converSatio IaI vivacity
was something remarkable. Without at
tributing this bodily and mental vigor (as
the OSselvatOre Romano does TO a miracle,
The pine. omenon is interesting enough TO
deserve comment. Pho NOno's physicians
recently prescribed him daily baths of sui
Ihur water, brought all the way from CiviJa
Necchia for the purpose. \ large bathing
con1rlvarce something like a diminutive
reservoir in size has been expressly con-
Structed for him, and into td,s he deScendS
oy llttle staircase ana then takes his seat
IN chair. while the water gradually rises
round him. Thus he sits for half an hour
ON coming out OF this artificial
sulphur springer JJdi came, rs the Italians
call 1.-THE Pope is served with strong soup
III which capOn has been boiled down aud
with this he takes q glass of JOha iniSberg
cabinet or Romance Cont. Under this treat
-fnent he braves the excessive heat with COM
EaIatiye IMMUNITY, and can often dispense
with his stan in walking. The issues con-
nnue open, but probably on that very ac-
count he has for many weeks been free
from those epileptoid seizures to which he is
copstitutionally prone.
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Brutal ASSAULT on A Boy Ry Hrs
AUNT.-While riding along Finh avenue
Brooklyn, on Greenwood car. last ey eniDg
OIncer Jacques, of the 10th precinct, saw n
woman al the corner OF Fifth avenue and
Butler street stamping on n boy. who lay on
the ground apparently insensible Jaques
jumped of the car and arrested the woman,
and, procuring stretcher, took the boy W IA
the prisoner 10 the station-hOuse The wo-
man s name was Mrs. Man lion. aud the bow
George Ling Is her nephew. Mrs. Mauuion's
nuSDaLd Keeps low GROCERY on the corner
where The assault was committed Young
Ling was sent by bis aunt 10 bring her a bot
tie OF whisky. He got the whisky. but in
stead or carrying IL 20 his aunt drank IT,
When found by the latter he was living on
the ground insensible from The effects OF the
whisky. 1nfuriatCd because she did not re-
ceive the liquor, the woman commenced to
Jump on the boy. At 70 late hour last night
Dr. Gleary, who was attending on young
Ling, had but small hopes OF his recovery
". Y. Times, 2Sth.
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PRESIDENT GRANT AND Ills Family

PRESIDENT GRANT AND HIS FAMTLY.-A
Long Branch letter says: The President
comes and goes, now flying 10 Washington
for rapid Cabinet meeting. then up to New
York and To West Point with Colonel Fred
Chant. Mrs. Sartoris has reappeared again
on the drives IN her pretty little phRton
anu, being charming young wife and
mother, size attracts Just now more than or
dlnary interest. Her husband. Alge, aon
SartOriS. is a democratic robust Young fel-
low, gOOd-lOOkiDg, fond Of sport, and is rathcf
distinguished for e,centricity in dress. FoI
instance. ! saw him on the piazza of u
West End one evening last week-Where all
the gentlemen were dark -coated-iu a long
WalSied white OverCOat, Uaggy. dark trou-
-erS and an immense black satin scarf tied
il huge bows"
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a STEAMBOAT DRIyISG A SAW Mill
banlel {. Haynes, OF Wlnn, Me. will in a
lew DAYS have a queer steam mill in opera
tlon. II is constructed by fastening steam
BOAT 10 an old-fashionet saw mill. MI
Haynes has for a number OF wears been en-
gagged in manufacturing lumber by means nj
an Ordinary water power mill, but this
spring he leased of the MeSSrs. Poor the
steamer which they have been running be-
tween Midway and Winn, backed il up the
stream, and, taking of the paddle wheel
bolted the boat firmly 10 the framework al
ms mill. The boat sits on strong bookings
Fnd Its engine viii furnish the power for
running all the machinery he may wish
IN
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ANOTHER SWIMMING MATCH-It is said
that another swimming match between j. b.
Johnson and Thomas Coyle, the amateur,
has been arranged at Chester, to swim ten
the championship and IA purse of 50 600. on
Augusta. Captain John Rutter, who will
take charge of Coyle between now aud the
time OF swimming the second match, states
that the course, when made, would in all
probability be from the Block House to
Gloucester
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A MERCHANTS SUICIDE IN CENTRAL
PARK, y. Y.-NF. =. y. Robbins, manufac-
tu,er and dealer I'm felt drug gets at No. PSI
Canal street, and guest at the Grand Cen
trail hotel, committed suicide early yesterday
morning by shooting himself through the
head with a revolver in Central Park, near
ll0th street and Sth avenue. 4 few weeks
ago his wife and son went TO spend the sum
mer at Keen, New Hampshire His eldest
son, who was in business with his father, re-
manned I'm New York and noticed that his
father gradually became depressed in spirits
and had an idea that he was bankrupt. Laie-
~ he talked of suicide and was watched. On
Monday he left the Grand Central hotel, and
his son missing him at the Office induced In
spector Dllks to send out a general alarm
calling for mis- detention If found. About 9
2 Ia. yesterday a Central Park officer heard
the report of pistol, and soon after diseOv-
cred Mr.. Robbins lifeleSs body. The remains
were by permission OF Coroner Woltman re-
moved 10 an undertaker's, and Mrs. II Dobins
was telegraphed To and arrived in this city
last night-N Y. WO1ld. 2dh.
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Il STATUE TO O'CoNNELL.-The commits
sloners OF pubNc parks at their meeting yes
terday considered a petition from various
be site for the erection OF a statue To Daniel
OConnel In Central park. The prayer Of the
petition was granted, and piece of ground
betWeen the first two trees on the east side of
the mall and south of the concert grounds
was set aside for that purpose. The gentle
men who have the statue in charge and the
delegates from the Irish societies who were
present express themselves as highly pleased
with the selection made by the commission
y Times oSfb
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BISHOP WHITING HANS CASE.
The Court of Inquiry In Session To-

BALTIMORE, July 29-The court of INQUIRY
IN The mattef OF the preSent,neut Of Bishop
Nottingham, for refusing or neglectipg Ia
bring to trial the rector AZ | assistant rector
OF Calvary church for using certain PRAYERS
TOT the dead, which were charged TO be con
trary to the doctrine and cauons of the Ennis
copal church, assembled this forenoon in the
lecture room OF Grace church. Thirteen of
t1e 10 members of the court were present
The proceedings are strictly private, and at
his hOui, l:30p m. il is not known whether
the BODY has organized. The prosecutors are
seated in an ante-rOom adjoining the lecture
room, hut have had as yet no COmmuuica-
ton whatever with the court.
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TRAMPS As HIGHwAYMEN, INCESDI-
ARIES, AND MURDERERS. -Tramps in
Maine are refusing IS a day to assist in hay
ing, and will not work at any price. In
Deering one Of them stole a roast ont of a
Kitchen, and, on searching for the lost meat.
the remains of IL were found in a lane by
the side of the tramp, who had gone fast
asleep In Yarmouth, the other night, q
number OF them nearly raised a riot in that
quiet village by refusing crackers, cheese,
and fish that we're offered them, and de-
manCed meat. On Saturday two me 4, after
having eaten at the farm house of Mr.. Hill,
at west Eerlin, Vermont, dem anded money,
Monday, and attempted TO fire the premises.
and III the afternoon four men broke i'm the
dC or and fired at Mrs. Hill. who escaped un-
injured. The neighbOrS are in pursuit of the
gang. In New Hampshire, Mr.. Brockvav.
marke. man, was halted on the Amherst
road, and an attempt made by tramps to
rob and murder him. His clothing and hat
were cut with bullets, and his escape was a
narrow one.
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IHE MOUNTAIN MEADOW HORROR In
the trial Of John ID. Lee yesterday at Beaver,
Utah, several witnesses confirmed the testi-
mOny previously given for the prosecution
The DEE &c presented an affidavit by tele-
sraph from salt Lake city that Bri Inam
Young auG George A Smith were too feeble
10 come to Beaver, and asked that their
dispositions be taken, which was refused.
The defence stated that they would take the
afpdavlts any way and present them. aud
asked until to-day To open their case. Lees
cell was searched yesterday and found TO
contain numerous articles To assist him TO
eScape ~
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An $4,000 OH Explosion,

NEW YORK, July 29.-An oil lighter wae
destroyed by explosion at Jersey City, last
night; loss, 5000.
THE WORK OF RIVER PIRATES
NEW YORK. July 9.-The fire which de-
stroyed the Oil lighter last night was the
work OF river pirates, two of whom are sun
posed to have been blown up by the explo-
sion. In addition TO the loss Of the lighter
and oil the dock was damaged to the extent
of two or hree thousand dollars. The sloop
Flora, valued at 81, 900, was burned to the
waters edge, and 81, 900 worth of lumber on
the dock was bnrned.
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"A FEMALE BLACK MAILER.-Mr. John
Shlelds, = salesman for Libby & Co. IN Lis
Lenard street, has been sued by his wife in
Brooklyn on charge OF abandoning her. He
acknowledged that he had left her but Offered
10 pay - week for the support of herself
and child. Considering, however. that she
was in the habit of prosecuting a thriving
industry, peculiarly her own. the court
awarded her but ~ "A week. Her plan has
been TO find out the peccadillos of married
men OF wealth and to threaten them with eX-
0Aure unless thew nald her fnr silence
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SUICIDE OF A HoRsE.-The Petersburg
(Va.) Star relates that on Tuesday last
horse committed suicide on James RI YER. He
walked out to the pierhead OF the wharf, and,
looking around as If choosing q spot, jumped
into the river at point where the water was
deepest Persons on the wharf seeing that
he was drowning, got a rope around him and
drew him into shallow water. As soon as he
touched bottom he got loose again, and
put his head beneath the surface, and kent
In there until he drowned.
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grand banquet is To tie given this even
ing at Guildhall by the Lord MAYOR Of Lon
uoh 10 various municipal heads OF British
end foreign cities aud towns who have As
sernbled here in response 10 the Lord MAYORS
invitation. Preparations for the banquet are
very elaborate; IL Is said the decorations
alone cost s5O,61. 4 ball in honor of The
visitors will take place in Guildhall to-mor-
row night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-07-29

A RIVAL TO THE KELLY MOTOR In
Hamilton. Ontario, q new motor, said to
rival the Kelly motor, is In operation. The
motive power consists Of nine parts of air
and one OF coal gas, which operates as an ex-
plosive. The inventor challenges The Kelly
motor In a trial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-07-29

HIGHwAYMES IN CONNECTICUT. - The
Waterbury American says that as a young
gentleman and lady were driving 20 that city
from Meriden, Conn.,, Sunday evening for
the purpose OF being united I'm marriage, two
tramps Sprang out upon them as they Wer,
passing through piece OF woods. One ha
a club, and he struck the horse over the head !.
The young man, quick as thought struck
the highwaymen a severe blow, aud also
gave his horse one aud succeeded Iva making
good his escape. lis fair com panion nearl v
tainted with fright
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THF I'LL MALPRACTICE CAsE.-Ms

THE I'LL MALPRACTICE CASE.-Maiame
Ill was yesterday brought before Judge
WestbrOOk, in supreme court chambers. on
writ Of habeas corpus and an application
made 10y VIM. +. Howe i'm her behalf for a re-
duction OF bail. which had been previously
fixed by Recorder Hackett at $1,000. She Is
The death OF Mrs. Josephine Curtis, who was
a soprano singer in Rev. DIR. Hepworth' 8
church. The application was based upon az
fidavits alleging that the case had been
placed on the calendar several times, but
owing 10 some cause which had not been ex-
planned the district attorney had never been
prepared 10 try IL. Assistant District Attor.
ney Dana being unable TO assign any valid
reason for the delay, Judge Westbrook re-
manded the prisoner and fixed tue bail at
&, SON Y. World, 2Sth.
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FOREIGN NEWS.
F1uctUatiOn I'm Cahla StooEs

LONDON, July 29.-The PON, In its imam
Glal article, says shares of Anglo A meriCau
telegraph company advanced yesterday Y.
WLlIe tlose OF direct United States cable de
cnned on an unconfirmed rumOr that The
steamship Faraday bad abandoned the at
tempt 10 repair the injury TO the direct ca be.
ana was returning 10 England. The direct
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AUnrH DI..

AND If Plymouth church Is mortgaged to
raise the $4,000, what will they call that
deh'? Not a missionary debt Of course; not
q building debt; not even Q debt incurred for
The propagation OF the faith. It will be trou-
hlesome 10 find a nice name for it-N y.
Herald -
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THE Ex-PRIEsT GRRDEMANN last night
delivered his promised lecture on "Ten years
In the Priesthood" in horticultural hall,
Philadelphia, In the presence OF fully two
thousand people. Notwithstanding that
trouble was apprehended by the authorities,
everything passed OF quietly.
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Severe Storm I'm Ohio.

MARIETTA, o., July ga severe storm of
rain and wind passed owe, this s. zion last
night, causing heavy loss OF property
Inc nve STORY warehouse OF the Marietta
chair company, which was filled with our
nlture, was blown down, aud. with ifg con 70
teutS. destroyed. The loss is estimated at
$4,000; no insura "ce. The whole county is
submer6 l., and crops are greatly injur a.
Ihere has been great havoc among shade
trees aud cHimneys.
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ERvILLE SALooN.-The latest method M
attempting to close Corbin's saloon, I'm West
erville, Ohio, occurred Saturday night, when
the front of the building was made fragrant
by lot OF ancient hens eggs. A warrant
was issued next day for the arrest OF Corbin
for violating the ordinance recently passed
by the village council, regulating SALOONS.
Corbin says he will run his place until the
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MUSTN'T LEND NOR BoRRow.-On Tues-
day last Mr.. John c. Davis, master me-
chanic OF the Baltimore and Ohio railroad,
issued an order prohibiting the men under
his charge from loaning or borrowing money,
rnder penalty of instant dismissal This &C,
ton was rendered necessary by the action
of some of the men who were loaning money
at usuriOus rates OF interest
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FEMALE SHARP SHOOTERs.-Massachu
sets tried its skill in archery yesterday al
Mott Haven, against New York. The target
was nifty feet distant, and the prizes were
500 in gold and gold medal worth $50
Five young ladies ON each side were the con-
testants, and Massachusetts won both the
nri2eS.
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DEATH OF A LADY on A HoUsEToP.-Mrs.
Hiram j. Mason, the wife OF a prominent
citizen OF Boston, was accidentally killed
under peculiar circumstances THURSDAY
afternoon. She was visiting a relative &C
No. Myrtle street, Charlestown, and with
another lady was swinging on a hammock
on the roof OF the house, one OF the ropes
being attached 10 a staple on the chimney.
The husbands of the ladies were swinging
them, when suddenly the chimney topplef
over, and Mrs. Mason was Instantly KILLED.
The Others ekcaDad uniniurpd
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A CoLoRFp MANS ATTEMPT To SWIM.
DIE VIM. ID. kELLY.-An attempt was ma is
oy cNlorCd man yesterday 10 swindle The
Hon. VIM. ID. Kelly by representing him self
= be the son OF a distinguished color gen
tleman. The fellow told the Judge that he
was tue son OF Stephen nou glass. OF Roches-
ter, \. Y. and had run away from home
taEing with him sum or money, but that
he did not want to have his father acquainted
OF the fact of his ca or his wherea bouts He
then boldly asked the Congressman % al g..
vance him some money in order that he
might be able 10 leave town and get out of
The way. The fellow during the Interview
tod the Judge that he had seen m in the
barber saloon AT the National Hotel. I'm the
CITY OF Washington. Mr.. Kelly thought a
moment and looked at his visitor, but could
not remember that he had ever seen him be
lore, and then quickly sail Ia the colored in
dlEiduaE "1ou said that your fathers name
is stephen; is IL not Frederick The fellow
looked puzzled, but speedily recovering him
self, replied: ut has been 50 long since
have seen my "a Their that forgot his namr -
III is Frederick The judge said: at seems
strange that you would forget your fathers
name, however long il might have been
since you saw him. think you are an i'm
poster He then callet for a servant and
sent for policeman, who arrived soon after
and the sharper was handed over TO his ten
Ger mercies. The fellow was taken before
Alderman johnson, when he gave his name
as VIM. Lane, and his residence at No IINi
Locust street. He was held IN $500 bail TO
answer at cOurt.-PhHd. Le,lper, 2Sth.
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THE SMAsH UP ON TIE UNIoN PAcIEI

THE SMASH UP ON THE UNION PACIFIC
Observation-Disclosures particulars of the
disaster at Brainerd, on the Union Pacific
railroad. say that the engineer heard the
cracking OF the bridge and endeavOred TO e,-
cape by putting on full speed, but his efforts
proved unsuccessful, the central and the
two western spans going down, dragged the
eight feet.deep at that point. The noise of
the crash was heard at "a distance of three
Quarters of mile
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THE RACE at Cleveland, Ohio yesterday
for horses Of 2.ls class, purse, s6 900, was wo,
by Judge Fullerton. Lady Maud second aud
Nettie third. Time, 220X, rs, 2.l9k.
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THE CHIEF OF THE CHERoKEEs AssAs-
sINATED.-A Springfield MOI dis patch says
Ross, chief OF the Cherokee Indians, and q
Candidate for reelection, was assassinated
on Tuesday near Fort Gibson by Q party OF
Iowning men, and that Col. Boudinot had
fed from the Indian fprritorv
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IHE NHIsKY-TAX CRUsADE-The ~
Louis Republican OF the 25th prefares a list
OF over seventy indict mentS for whisky aud
tobacco frauds by saying. Never in the bis
tory OF whisk y-making in the United STATES
has there been such a persistent war waeei
against the practice OF fraud on tho part OF
revenue officials, distillerS and rectiners OF
and dealers In whisky a that which Secre
tary BriSiow Is now engaged in. and letters
nave b, en- shown 10 the Republican. written
by cabinet officers during the past week in
which II Is asserted that the entire afmjnis-
tration, from the President down. il heartily
enlisted In this fight, and every official ia
The pay OF the United States who is indiff;,r-
ent in this struggle IS looked upon with Sus-
plclon, and viii be likely To hear something
dlap before long. The action Of every reye-
nue. official, aud those officers who will no
directly connected with the prosecution OF
The whisky frauds, viii b. closely Scrutiniz-
ed, 10 make sure that full and exact Justice
be meted out 10 all offenders
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MoLLIE ALLEN lives In Lakeport, Cal,
and can put five rife balls I'm succession into
the Virginia Chronicle rejofces that he liyes
out OF range.
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~Moody End Sankey are on a tour
through North Wales. They Will assist at
the laying OF the cornerstone of Presbyte-
rian church at Roseth on Monday next.
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DEAD UPON THE FLOOR.-Adolph Schut-
epheim, of 40 5th street, Hoboken, shot him.
self on Sunday night, at his residence, while
alone In the house. When his wife returned
Yesterday she found him dead upon the door,
with q bullet hole IN his head. He was a
Liquor merchant, and had recently suffered
business reyerses
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BIS SIXTH HELPMEET-The Mihedge-
vile, Ca, Union states that Mr.. Thomas
Johnson, of that city, who lost his nth wife
by the storm OF the Goth of March last. has
married again, and his 81 xth wife Is a "youpR
and pretty woman at that.n
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a MEETING OF HARD-MoNEY MEN was

OF h-ffND --HU-0E1 MEN wiz
held in New York yesterday, and number
OF prominent men appointed as delegates to
a convention which meets in Cincinnati i'm
October 10 confer about measures TO restore
specie payments aud To correct the evils OF
the revenue system. Resolutions Were
adopted against all sch emes for an increase
of cum ency so long as that currency CON
sisted Of irredeemable promises to paw and
opposing any policy which had not direct
purpose 10 put currency on a convertible
coin basis.