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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-26
The Fire still Raging.
More Rustness F.il.ree.

NEW YORK, Oct. 26-An involuntary pc
tition I'm bankruptcy was flei on Saturday
in the United States district court against
Nyse Co. by forty of their creditors, repre-
senting claims of nearly 5000, 0C0. The total
unsecured Indebtedness OF the firm is about
a million and a half
Disfoway q Hatch, leather dealers, No. 40
Spruce street, have suspended. No state
ment OF their affairs has yet been made.
Their failure is owing to the loss by fire of
their fannery at New Milford, Pa, and to
bad debts during the year. amounting to
$4,000.
Oscar ID. Dixie, tea and spice merchant, I2i
Pearl street, has also suspended. IL is
thought the suspension will be only tempo
iaIy.
S. Renedicks & Co, 36s Broadway, yester
day made an assignment for the benefit of
their creditors.
Archibald Baxter & Co, who recently
failed, were yesterday censured by the board
of managers OF the produce exchange for
conduct inconsistent with "just aud edui.
table principles of trade" in connection with
their susrenkioD.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-26

CROOKED BEER IN ST. LOUISA rumor is
IN circulation at 81. Louis that the United
states authorities are preparing for grand
tald on the breweries in that city. and the
brewers ere eviLcing good deal OF uneas.-
ness. IL is asserted that Secretary Bristovy
mas had detectives al work for three months
ana that they have discovered frauds
amounting 10 $4,000, running through the
past two years. Numerous Instances have
been developed where the same revenue
stamp was made To serve for a dozen differ
ent packages at different times. the stamp
oelng moistened and removed without being
oefaced, as required by the revenue regula-
Mons. All the large St. Louis breweries are
said 10 be involved
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-26
.B0y Cooke a On.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 26.-Iu the United
states circuit court to-day, Judge McKen-
nan affirmed the decree of the district court
refusing to allow the syndicate To prove
against the estate Of Jay Cooke q Co claims
amounting TO $3.50 600, on the ground that the
syndicate was iDdebed I'D the bankrupt es-
tate In a sum that reduced that claim TO
about Sl46,OC0,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-26
The BEARD Of yQieeae,~.

board OF missions Of the Episcopal church
to-day reports OF the missionary bishop OF
Japan were read, showing encouraging pro-
gress. The report OF the missionary bishop
Of northern Cola was also read, shovfng
great need Of missionary efforts there. Resp
lutions we're passed giving the general score
tary six months vacotion.
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A GREAT FIRE.
Virginia City, Nevada, q Prey TO
FlamRa

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct &c, 9.15 a. ma
great IRE is now raging in Virginia city,
Nevada. 1t broke out early this morning.
Six or seven blocks. including the Office of
the Western Union Telegraph and the rail
road depot. have already been bur ned.
The Fire Still Raging.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, Oct. ~, 10 a. m
later dispatch from Virginia City, Just
received at the Office of the Consolidated
Virginia Mining Company here, says :-Nir
ginia City north of Taylor street is all bar At
Our mills and works are all gone. The fire
is sttll raging. Fire engines are useless,
there being 40 water.
LATER DISPATCH
from Virginia City says the California mil
is destroyed and fire is still speadtdg. The
Catholic Church and other buildings will
be blown up for the purpose of STAYING
the flames. The Ophir Works and Bank of
California buildings are burned. The whole
business portion of the town has been de-
stroyed. The Catholic Church is now burn
ing.
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Massacre I'm Central America

PANAMA, Oct E.-Advices from Darien
state that body of 800 cancheros, or collec-
tors of rubber, were induced, under promise
OF Being shown an abundant supply OF rub
Der, TO explore the forest of Morte, and were
there attacked by the Indians. IS of their
numb' being killed and the rest scattered in
all dir ctions. This adds considera bly, TO the
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The San Frnncs.eo Races

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 6.-The following
horses have been entered for the great four
mile and repeat running race to come Off
here on the 18th of November. for q purse OF
$50 600. given by the Pacific Jockey Club,
Wild Idle, Grinstead, Katie Pease, Spring
boa, Rutherford, Revenue, jr., Fannie H ali,
Hook Hooking, and Chaine
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-26

PRFss CENSORSHIP IN THE INDIAN
11oCNTRY-A newspaper called the Indian
Liogress, published by Boudinot 4 Harris,
has appeared at Muscogee, in the Creek
nation, and General Shan KS Indian commit
sioner, and NJ. p. Roberts, having procured
preston and the removal of the printing ma
ter1al from the territory In ten days, the
publishers have appealed to the United
States for protection, in order 10 test a. /.
question whetcher such q censorship OF "a,
press can be exercised In the territory,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-26
lFoR ras STAN.
LEAVES AND GRAssE&.

LEAVES AND GRAs&E&.
Gather leaves and grasses,
Love, today,
for the Autumn passes
Fast away.
Chilly winds are blowing.
twin soon be showing -
Fin the vacant places
With them. dear.
And the empty vases.
Brown and sere
Sprays and leaves vet holt
Glints Of summer gold.
In the dresr December.
When II SHOWS,
And the dying ember
Family glovs,
Leaf and spray may bring
Thoughts OF rosy spring.
An, we fondly cherish
Faded things
That had better perish.
Memory cllngs
To each leaf 10 saves.
Chilly winds are blowing;
IL will soon be showing
On our graves.
-lJoHN HENRY BoxER.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-26

NEW YORK, Oct 6--fhe Waterman of
the Oxford, Warren county IN. - Iron COM
pany carly on Saturday morning saw four
masked men working at the safe. He drew
and fired his revolver, and one OF the men
fell dead, shot through the heart. The Others
escaped. The body OF the murdered man
was photosi aphed sud buried.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-26

CINCINNATI, Oct 26.-A young man by the
Base Ball Club OF Covington, Ky, Vas A.
rested yesterday, charged With rapine n
young giri, fourteen years Of aged, named
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-26
Accident In n TeaDa.asa

CINCINNATI, Oct GA trapeze performer
named Orzalo, in making a flying lean at
TIE National Theater last night, missed the
bar and fell TO the stage, a distance OF about
twenty feet, ipjuring himself severely il not
fatally. -
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FOREIGN NEWS.

LONDON, Oct. 26.-The race for the Cam
bridgeshire stakes run to-day at New M arkat
was won by Sutton. Lord Gowran second
and Grey Palmer third.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-26

MORE TROOPS FOR CUBA.-In addition TO
The nfteen thousand troops seat to Cuba dur
Ing Valmaseda's administration, q further
force Of seven thousand men will be for
warded TO the island. The Cuban sutbori
ties have been instructed to punish the An
tinctiOn,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-26

A LEAP FOR DEArH-A man named
kiser, about twenty years Of age, who had
recently become insane on the subject q
religion, slipped into the tower OF the waite
works at Chicago, on Thursday, and ascend
ing TO the top, distance OF about ITO feet
in IN e, nimself over and was dashed to piece
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-26
The English Floods

LONDON, Oct. 26-No further fatalities
from the floods in this country have been re-
ported.
Cardinal McClOskey Going 10 London
The London correspondent OF the Liverpool
Courier says:-"After Cardinal McCloskey's
scjourn in Paris he will come here. Toe
Catholics of London are preparing an i'm
posing demonstration OF welcome. Cardinal
McCloskey Will be the guest of Cardinal
Manning while here. 1t is said that a con-
ference of leading Catholics of the south OF
England will meet here next week TO ar
range programme for public reception To
him. II is expected that Cardinal McClos-
Key will make short tour of the provinces.
He will certainly visit Liverpool, and pos
sibly Glasgow"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-26
Failure and NO Fatlwre.

PHILADELPHIA Oct. 26.-It was reported
To- Gay on the street, and the report Occa-
stoned buzz In business circles that the
0id-established house OF Morris, Tasker &
Co had suspended and closed the doors OF
their manufacturing works at 5th and Morris
streets. The report was unfouuded
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-26
ANOTHER DELINQUENT POSTMASTER
COMES TO GRIEF.- The Postmaster General


to-day decapitated Postmaster Silas Con-
diet, and discontinued his office, (Avondale.
New Jersey, } for selling postage stamps in
large quantities outside OF the delivery OF his
ONCE His salary was only about $50 per
annrm, but during the last quarter he Sold
stamps, TO be used mainly i'm New York,
amounting to 81 200, which would increase
These facts were ascertained after al i'm yes
ugation, when the Postmaster General de-
termined to check him in his mad career by
closing the office -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-26

PRosPEcTING FOR CoAL.-The Martins
burg West Virginia. Independent SAYS tba ?
on Wednesday Hon. II. q. Davis, OF Pied-
mont, and several gentlemen Of Berkelev
county, made q tour OF the Berkeley corn
Branch valley, near Back Greek valley a
iarge number OF specimens were taken M i.
oy Senator Davis, who proposes, I'm case IN /,
cal Pans OUT Vel, TO develop some OF 4. ,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-26
THE GLKNpKNNING CAsr-Tbe +,

HE GLENDENNING CAsE.-The judicial
commission of the synod of New Jersey YES
terday reported against the appeal of the
Prospect avenue church from the Judgment
OF the Presbytery removing Mr.. 8lenden-
nlng from the pastorate. Taking as correct
the nnding OF the Presbytery that Mr. Glen
denn1ng bad been guilty Of unministerial
ana uncnristtan conduct, (which the appeal
does not dispute, y the dissolution of the pas
torate was warranted.-N y. jour Ooa,, sd
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-26

NEw YoRE, Oct 3Lo6n Dclan, the q,
$500 mgrdf Ter OF James II. Noe, was YES
1ermtner. and after the jury had been en-.
Psneieo Tue case Wa adjourned until to-day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-26

PATENTS. &c, were issued for the week
erdins to-day as follows: Patents, 25s; re-
issues, 6; designs, IL; trade marks, Is; Ia
bells 4: total 2cS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-26

NHwspAPkR CHASeE.-Moses p. Handv-
sna SharIes J. Jones, late OF the editorial,
n. beals, IT., late OF the Boston Post, havr
purcnesed the Richmond, Va, Enquirer. ana
VIII issue the drst number under tbeir nan
seemenl Today a. q democratic conssrva-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-26

@Nineteen peryons ore reported to hsve
been drowned during the resent nooia in
England, and the damage TO property Il aid
70 be enormous. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-26

AsPrswALL, u. 8. c., Oct. 26-7he U. g.
steen % Worcester, 0aG1hip of the North At
liant. . station, sailed dVm here yosterday for
Key Wet and Norfolk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-26

NEW YORK GETTING BACK SOME OF THE
KING STEALINGs.-In addition to the ar
engagements making by the heirs of County
Auditor Watson to return quantity OF the
money alleged to have been stolen by him
rom New York city. It is asserted that
William NJ. Tweed contemplates compou nd
Ing the civil suits against him by the same
COurSe - - ~~~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-26

NAVAL ORDERs.-Ensign Chas. j. Badger
ordered to the navy yard Washington, ID. c.;
Ensign Thomas B. Howard TO duty at the
Naval Academy, 18th November next: En-
sign A. L. Freeman to the navy yard Phila-
delphia; Lieut. w. w. Eimball detached
from duty at the Experimental Battery near
Annapolis Md, on the 31st inst. and ordered
to the Alert.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-26

TEE KIlD OF KERPERs TREY EMPLOY
LON 11ilsay, keePS In the New York
keel q a. dance bouse &C So5 Waser n.y.,
In hal city last Friday night
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-26

PENNSYLVANIA COAL TRADE.-The an
thraclte coal trade il moderately active
though without special feature. The tota
tonnage for the week ending on the 18th in
slant, as reported by the Miners Journal. is
So ,4sl tons, being decrease OF q 3s2 on the
tonnage OF the previous week. The anthra-
cite tonnage for the year To the 10th inst. IL
5,122,i56 tons, against 10 ,036 ASS tons 60 cor
responding date last year, a decrease of
800 ,032 tons. The bitumlnous tonnage for the
week was 81 ,2se tons, and for the year, 3,1I5,-
13s tons making total OF all kinds for the
week 65s,.19 tons, and for the year IL, S3s, ~
tons, against 1922 ,I30 10 corresponding date
last year. a decrease of 81, 536 tons. IL Is un-
derstood that there will be no advance I'm the
prices OF coal during the month OF Novem-
Der. The representatives of the several COM
panies in the combination, il is stated, have
agreed 10 this. The production of coal will
not be curtailed by the direct order of any of
the companies, though there is a general Inn
preston that work will not be pressed by
any OF them. Indeed, some outsiders, pro-
Tossing 10 be posted In the matter, intimate
that hone OF the companies Will store coal
this season, and that a general suspension of
production may AXE place about the middle
OF December.-PAd. Lefyer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-26

THE QUAsHING OF THE INDICTMENTS
AGAINST MoCLToN AND TILToN-Alluding
10 the fact that the criminal indictments
against Francis ID. Moulton and Theodore
Tilton have been quashed, the New Nork
says g." No one knows better than Judge
Nelson the folly and indecency OF reviving
that ugly scandal, and his action will be
commended by all even half way familiar
with the case" The Herald says :-"U nder
all the circumstances perhaps this is "a
best, for IL would be wearisome indeed 7
have another Beecher- Tilton trial" The
New York Times says =" According TO
Beecher's lawyers statements he has been
ioully illuminated and blackmailef. He
undertook TO prove this in a court o. law.
Ana yet, when IL comes 10 the poiut be
retires from the field. IL seems 10 us a very
strange course TO adopt. Supposing, how
ever, that Moulton has not libeiled fletcher
III IS clear that Beecher has libslled Moulton,
ard we should recommend Mr.. Moulton 90
take proper measures 10 vindicate his char
acter"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-26

ADvrcEs From sAK DoHrroo say Thar
Congress that the republic 10 hankrupf
Heavy shocks 81 earthquake have been fir
ihroue hout the island. AnaiD In HAyti are
reported 10 BE sottufnctOfy,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-26

TREASURE MAcKsY, Of Pennsylvania.
pubhahee card denying the chArVss nSdS
appointed 70 investlgate The affsin az err
st6se tyoaoury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-26

THE COMMISSION of Alexander S. John
as judge of the circuit court of the second ju-
dicial district, made vacant by the death OF
Judge Woodruff, has been signed by the
President.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-26

MOVEMENTS OF U. ). NAVAL VESSELS
The torpedo boat Alarm left Phladelph ia
October "a for Washington. The Tallapoosa
arrived at New York October % from Bos-
TOR
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-26

THE DECISION on the constltutionality of
the enforcement act of 1870 was not rendered
in the United States Supreme Court yester-
day and is not now expected before the last
of November.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-26
GENERAL JOHN EATON, Commissioner of

Education, has just returned from Philaiel-
phia, where he went to consult with the pro-
per authorities and Representative yes of edu-
cat1onal interests from different sections of
h1bit at the Centennial next year. He re-
ports the exhibit as making very gra tifying
progress. He also speaks in favorable terms
OF the progress OF the exhibit of woman's
work in the United States during this cen
fury, and says IL may now be considered an
assured success. Work has been comm nced
on their exhibition building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-26

BANK RECEIVER APPoINTED.-The Goa
troller of the Currency has appointed War
rem p. Noble TO be receiver OF the Fir 81
National Bank at Tiffiu. Ohio.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-26
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY Inter
nal revenue, S230,672.3o customs, s5l0,2l5 p.
THE AMOUNT OF national bank note cur
rency received at the Treasury to- lay for re-
demption aggregatei S2J0 80.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-26

THE CIGARS seized by the revenue Ulcers
from ID. Loughran, of this city, were released
to-day. Satisfactory proof was furnished
the department that there was no in tent to
oe1Tfud MI Loughran was directed to
stamp the boxes In accordance with law,
which he has done.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-26

INDIAN AGENTS have been appointed by
the President as follows Thos. j. Mitchell.
of Illinois, agent for the Crow Indians in
Montana. Dexter +. Clapp. agent for the
Indians of the Milk river agency in Moo
tala.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-26

THE FRIENDS of the new Secretary OF the
Interior are ringing the changes on "Zack
Chambers honesty" If the proof of the
pudding corresponds, the country will pardon
many deficiencies i'm other points.-N y
Journal of Commerce.
"The proof of the pudding" has been al
ready given in the many years public ser
vice Of the new Secretary, during which not
one word has ever been whispered calling I'm
question his strict integrity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-26

NEW NOTES FOR OLD.-Some time ago
the government sent a number of special
messengers to California The object OF
their mission was to take out new bank
notes In exchange for an equal number, so
badly worn, as to be unfit for circulation.
The commission accomplished the exchange
and returned this morning with the old notes
which will be burned at once
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-26

COMMISSIONER SMITH, OF the Indian
bureau, says, with reference to the published
statement that he rendered his resignation
to Secretary Chandler before the latter left
Tor Michigan. that he did no more than sew
e.al other bureau Officers-that is, he gave
The Secretary to understand that his resigna-
ton would be forthcoming on the slightest
intimation that 1t was desired.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-02-25

Lloyd the famous map man, who made all the maps for
General Grant and the Union army. certificates of which
published has just invented way of getting relief
plate steel print Loyds Map of the American
misunderstanding from to oeean-on one entire
sheet of bank note paper ioxo inches large on light
ming press and colored sized and vanished for the wall
stand washing and mailed anywhere in the world
for IS cents unvarnshed for This shows
the whole United States and Territories in group from
surveys 1878 with million places it, such as towns
cities villages MOUNTAINS lakes rivers, streams. gold
mines railway stations, &c This should be in every
house Send IS cents to the Lloyd Map Company Phia
delpha, and you viii get copy By return mail lsfeo4V
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-02-25
wsthena items.

The streets Of wathena were crowded Monday, with
teams from the country Business brisk and the
merchants were happy Money u plenty with our
farmers than for some time past
Considerable fun is created streets every day by
the appearance Of friend Gen Cook attended by
large goose which walks along the street close behind
him. and waits al the store doors for him. enters he
has the opportunity. When the goose misses friend
for any length Of time he grows very uneasy and halls
his appearance with every manifestation Of delight
The other day, heard schoolboy talking Of fight
in which he had interfered save small boy from
pounding One of his auditors asked him what he did to
the other boy why" said he Il punched his snoot
Kicked him. and gave him four fire black eyes' That
boy ought to see well when his eyes get well
The Clark boys, George Jim and "Baz," whose mother
resides at Bellemont from Kearney few weeks
ago. and Jim brought pair Of elk with him. The elk
about months old and Jim daily crowd the
streets BY driving them sleigh They in DISPOSE
fion like the fiery untamed steed and guiding them is
no easy mattsr-henee the fun.
Mrs. R. T. Noble, lately from the East has opened 4
millinery store st. Joe Street.
The quantity Of wood haaed the mills in this place.
would astonish the people of localities of There
Of wood corded up the place. and ii is
bought cheap, too-from ss-OO to 800 per cord
Our old friend, Henry Norris hangs Smith
ton, Pettis Co., No.
DR.. Matt Hanes reports considerable sickness in the
vicinity of Wathena- He says he is kept busy all the
time.
Jack Evans hounds down and caught wolf and
fox last Sunday. We will add that Jack not with
them.
Our people are hauling from St joe Looks bad.
The prospects that the river will do much dam
age to the lands i'm the bottom tisw this place this
SPRING. but think that it is one Of the things that no
fellow tell.
We notice Uncle Henry Creal the streets walking as
spry a young We believe his father died a, the
age of l37.
The young people, boys and girls, went down to Ed
Cooks evening last week, and had fine time.
Monday evening Peter Deter, and the whole force
from Nahrungs store Chris Fred and Albert) got az
ter the who stole his mothers onions" The skunk
held bis until they set the dogs him. when suc
cumbed Jake Ramsell wanted TO take him by the tail
after they had shot him half dozen times and now he
thinks he was lucky that he didn't do It,
We understand that festival will be given by the Ia
dies of the NJ T. Church. Monday evening in Craig
Motter old store ROOM the object being raise mon
ey for the benefit of Mr. Cook their minister.