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District Government, fairs.

District COmmiSsiOHer J. II Ketcham Ieft
this city last night for New York on bust
ness which will neCessitate his absence for a
few days.
The District government offices were
closed today at y O'Clock, and will remain
closed until Monday morning.
A CENTENNIAL CASNOEADE.
The District Commissioners received from
the War department to-day, on requisitio1.
The necessary ammunition ami the loan Of
ordnance. with which the District OF COiurn-
bia artillery. Captain J. X. Zimmerman. will
al II o'clock tonight fire salute of thirty
seven guns from ArnIOry 50 uare lot.
CONTRACTS FOR SUPPLIES.
Tie District commissioners have made the
following awards for supplies for the Dis
Der S1st, is,G.-Ciass No. 1.-StauOueTy-To
Warren ChOate x Co, except stationery for
public schools. which was awarded to VIM.
pTlnting-IO II. Beresfori. Glass No. g.
School bCOkS-TO VIM. Ballantyne. Glass
No. 4-F Uruiture-TO. j. W. Mcknight <
Co. except school furniture, which was
awarded % VIM. BailaDtYHe. Class No. o
Hardware To w. w. RapIey. stoves and
stove fixtures. viz; items -. % %, 81. 81, Is,
~ 80 -, -, l24. 49, i26, l6S, 16 no III, fs2 10
$50; 10 Robert Boyd. tin ware, items 50 to 80,
ard l93; 70 walton Bros, hose, Fire Dept.
To Joseph J.. Savage all the other articles
rices and PrOvisiOns-TO Hall Il Hume.
Class No DRY GoOds-TO Wall. Robinson
q Co Class No. S.-BOOtS and ShOes-TO
Francis Profit. Glass No. g.-DrugS. Chent-
Gals, &c.-TO H. ID. Gilman. Glass No. 10
Saddlery-To Walton Bros. hose, items %
ard 2s2; TO Thomas Norfieet all the other
Items OF this class. Class No. Ii.-Lumber
and Building MatPrials-TO II. s. Johnson,
brick, items TO 3, TO Evans Bros. d Co ce-
ment. item s; TO y. B. FUgitt, lumber, being
the other items of this class, except tree
boxes and tree stakes. being items I, II, -
and 10, for which no contract will be ma ie
at present. Glass No. 12-FOrage-TO w. n.
Gait Class No. 13.-Meats-TO Joseph q.
Carroll. Class No. H-Ice-TO William III.
HerkeS. Class No. 1j.-IsampS-Ifer ! To II.
i. Gregory; 10 Robinson q Bros, lamp posts
and miscellaneous castings.
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ADJUSTMENTS.
NATIONAL YHEAYER.

NATIONAL fHKArkR.
HOLIDAY WEEK
TBE GRAEDEST AND BkIGHrEsT
The perftc success CT the Grand Part-isn spec,a-
Gle, with all It's French splendor Of decoration,
oroufht from Paris. will be event In this ~
never before has the msrveou oss utY Of the grand
IN its entirety The Lang cage English, the Scenery
Costume add Properties all vreIch
AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS.
The Costumes, abits, Dances and Music OF all Ma
tions. Real steam en- Land and Sea. Ship
wrecks ard Railread Disasters.
Any one cen 60 Aroucd the World In three hours ct
Extra Matinee WEDNESDAY.
New ear Matinee SATUR DAY.
January 3, Fureishs TWO ORPHANS. decE tr
THEATER COMIQUE,
EiseeatA Ssyss., bsIor Peassp lrasta Aresss.
OPEN TIE YEAR BOUND.
dies and Children EvsgY WEDNESDAY, and SAT
URDAT AFTERNOONS.
FIRST CLASS IN EVERY RESPECT.
Variety, Drama, Burtesque and Comedy. noy17 "
OLD MOI On Exhibition lNEw No.
4S6 and Sale 439
7rH sr-) Ar I 5TH ST.
ss- ass ItA SHssi, b.iwses asd 3 siTsG,, stsA
Cnoice Oh Paintings. Eugrsytrgs, Chromos, sc.
Also, largest stSsk of Paper Hsnginss, window
Shsoes, Pictures, Frames, Picture CGIds and TsS-
.s.s, Rings, Nails, &c, in tie District
SrRRhs CASH.
h~Pleaso remember Esns and Number. jyl-Iy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-12-31

HALLET DAVIS = cos GRAND, SQUARE
MONTH. hhg Hi ntsGda. HS5sT Tas
Of sixteen volumes, Appleton's .'SewNttTt
American Ency clopa ds' given with each Piano,
See gent. = 9th street northwest decl4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-12-31

CIRCUIT NOURI-JUtIft J.tItIET.
Yesterday the jury in the case of Stanto
against the Potomac Steam Navigate
Company were reSpited until Monday. To
day was occupied in hearing motions.
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CORONERS CASES.

Patrick Gleason died at Bellevue Hospital yesterday
morning from injuries received by being by
freight train about two weeks ago. Coroner Croker
gave permission for the removal Of his body his late
residence, No. 307 East Eighty 9Th street
Francis Mclaughlin, aged eight years, who resided at
No AL West Fifty third street, while playing the
dry dock West Fifty first street North River the
10th inst fell into the water and drowned His
body yesterday recovered and conveyed TO the resi-
dencc Of his parents.
Coroner Eickhor held an inquest yesterday in the
OF one John Gczc, aged eight years who resided
at No. 235 Broome street and who died from injuries
received by falling from the roof or building located
hs homo, while he watching the ascent Of
kite the 9th inst Tho jury, In rendering the verdict
stated that they could not hold any responsible for
thc accident
Coroner Eickhon began inquest yesterday after
into the Of John Tracy aged thirty five years
who resided at the Of Sixth and North Fifth
streets Williamsburg and who last Saturday even
ing cut in two by the patent hydraulic elevator the
Office OF the EpeniRg Port The fell four stories and
crushed tho deceased, who IN the sub collar He
had been employed as a machinst by Weir 4 Thursby
OF No. III Broadway Owing TO the absence Of an i'm
portant witness the case was adjourned until to-day
eleven O'Clock
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-13
BROOKLYN POLICE REORGANIZATION

SUPERINTENDENT JOHN s. FOLK REMOVED
Ex-cHIEF CAMPBELL SUCCEEDS THE DEPosEp
OFFICIAL.
Yesterday afternoon shortly after two O'Clock Super
ncndent John S Folk Of the Brooklyn Police Depart
mcnt, against whom charges of incompctency were
preferred by Commissioner Pyburn, of the newly APP
pointed democratic Board of Commissioners. was r.
moved from Office. Mr.. Folk was relieved from duty
by Mr. Patrick Campbell Turn about is fair play, is
old axiom On the 22d Of August 1873 a republican
majority Of the Board OF Commissioners removed from
Office Mr.. Campbell, who had filed the place of
Chief OF Police for three years and three months pre-
Aous. Mr. Folk, who had been Inspector under Camp
bclls administration was elevated by the Board to the
higher Office which he now reluctantly surrendcrs
TO his predecessor All the forenoon the headouarters
at the corner of Court and Livingston streets was
throngcd with visitors anxously awaiting the decision Of
the Board in the Of Mr. Folk which was under con
sidcration. 1t near two when II was announced
that tho Board had appointed Patrick Campbell su
pcrintcndent, wee John H. Folk removed Mr. Camn
bell arrived at headquarters brief notification
aud duly sworn in by the Chief Clerk The following
polite letter was cent Mr. Folk
DEPARTMENT OF POLICE Excise or ruR)
49,. @ - UrTY OF BROOKLYN August IL, 1875. !
You are hereby respectfully notified that at regular
b"S @ d y e 69a gaI OF lone Of Police and Excise
unanimously. Wa -
Resolved, That, from the evidence adduced from the
charges ana specifications against superintendent John
Folk this Board finds him Cr tLe dscn,a 20
the duties Of his Office the said John Folk lac
and he is hereby removed therefr0m.
Respectfully, f. b. LANSING Clief Clark
few moments after Mr. Folk had received the above
letter the new superintendent entered the Office of the
dcpossd executive and after friendly greeting, handed
him the subOincd letter.
JouN FoLR ESQ.
= DhAM on VII please deliver to Patrick Campbell
Isq Superintendent Of Police all records hooks nanors
and property Of every kind description now in your pos
session belonging TO the Department Of Police and Excise.
by ord'f 81 the Board II. -. LANSING, Clerk.
Superintendent Campbell then assumed the duties and
responsibilities Of the office
OTTER CHANGES
WIZ u Is saul Jo shortly made IN tho department Pa
trolman Mccullough made sergeant in the Third
precinct, vice Kerr, resigned. Officer Timothy Gill was
promoted TO scrEcantcy in the Eleventh prccnct vice
Rogers reno cd Officer Drchol, Of The Eighth pro
cnct, was appointed roundsman in place Of Spclnlan
retired
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BOLD ROBBERS.
A WILLIAMSBURG JEwELLER ROBBED OF OVER
$4,000 WORTH OF DIAMONDS AND OTHER JEW

S6,UOO WORTH OF DIAMONDS AND OTHER JEW
ELRY.
Yesterday morning, between ten and eleven O'CLOCK
four observed by two three persons acting
in suspicious Fourth street between South
Second and South Fourth streets Williamsburg but no
one thought OF giving any alarm About halfpast ton
o'clock the ewery store Of Kline Co. No. 141 Fourth
street was robbed of SC, 900 worth Of jcwelry The
mon first made attempt rob the slvorware cstab-
lishment Of j. s. Bryan South Second street. but
were foed by the boy in charge Of the place who de-
clncd to transact any business leave his position on
any pretext until Mr. Bryan, who was absent should
return Klne's store was then visited by the thieves
One Of the gang entering the asked TO have new
crystal put over the face Of his watch and other
slight repairs done 10 the tmcpiccc while he waited
The jewellers attention being thus called away from his
stock n second member Of the gang sncakcd into the
back room where large safe was situated and rapidly
GATHERED MOST VALUABLE ARTICLES
tOaehor for removal. Two other thieves, at the
time busted themselves IN removing and rcpllng
rambler Of Belgian blocks which lay the sidewalk
be used for street repairs When the jewollcrs work
nearly done thief No gave the signal for fight by OF
Of coughing which seemed to ncar'y strange him The
second thief with his booty, lcapcd through a back
winfow into the yard and thence through tho main
hallway to the street unlocking the front hall door
from tho inside to effect his cgrcss simultaneously his
accompl emerged from The store and The four thieves
started cisurey down The street toward Broadway II
was fully i've minutes after their departure when Mr.
Kline discovered that he had been sIbbcd. Then no
traces Of the thieves coad be.discoycrcd
TIE articles lost diamond ring. worth 81 300
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CHARGED WITH ENLIGHTENMENT.

ARREST OF A CLERK CHARGED WITH PoCKETING
PROCEEDS OF SALE OF NEWSPAPERS
Detective Richard Field, Of the District Attorneys
Office yesterday morning arrested William W Clarke
for several years engaged the Sun Office as clerk Tho
following particulars Of the were furnished by one
Of the District Attorneys officials: Clarke was en-.
gagged FOR several years ~ night n the sales department
OF the Sun Part Of his duty TO furnish checks for
papers TO dealers and receive cash for tho same Each
check specified The purchased number ana was after.
ward presented 10 the delivery room Clarke
charged with iasying the returns IN this connection
for several years past that thousands Of dollars we're
thus ombczzlcd. On being arrested IL rs alleged ho
acknowledged his guilt 10 the detective On HE perpou
were found 100 shares Of Hannibal and 81 5JsCph
stock, purchased IN 1872 aud for which he acknoWl-
edged he had paid $4,000 The prisoner locked up
having refused 10 give bail Clarke has hitherto borne
a most unoxccponable character and ~ very we'll con
neCtcd
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-13
TOMBS POLICE COURT.

ARRA1GNNENT OF THE ALLEGED BOND FoRGERs.
The four meh, Hail. Ray, Marshal and Hazre arrested
by Detectives Elder and McDougal, Of the Central Office,
charge Of being concerned in the forgery and ncgo
tation of fifteen 81 600 bonds of the Oregon and Cali
fornia Railroad Company yesterday taken before
Judge Duffy, at the Tombs Police Court Judge Duffy
unable TO entertain the case being short of clerical
help, and the prisoners taken into the Special Scs
sons, before Judge Wandell, who remanded them 10
the Central Office be brought before him this morning
at the Washington Place Court, at ten O'Clock A, NJ.
Detective Elder fairly wrapped in rctcence in
gard TO the and declined to give any information
about it, His superiors, he said, might censure him if
he did, and it might prevent the arrest Of others.
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COURT CALENDARS THIS DAY.

SUPREME CouRT-CHANBERs-Held by Judge West
broOk-Nos 81 6S, SIS. $50 ISL 2lS, 2l9 220 221
NorIcE.-There will be court held in Chambers on
Saturday August IL, 1873 BY order of
T. II. WESrBR0OK Judge
Court OF GENERAL SEssIoSs-Held BY Recorder
Hackett-Thc People Michael Eagan and George
Walsh. robbery; Same VS.. Henry Noonan and Patrick
Herman robbery; Same Thomas Taylor fclonious
assault and battery; Same Thomas Vrct felonious
assault and battery; Same Mary Bora fclonious as
sault and battery; Same August TabeT fconios as
sault and battery; Same Edward Hy'lon burglary
Same Michael Tuite, burglary; Same Frank Rein
hart grand larceny Same Francis j. Mcnamara and
Thomas Wolf grand larceny Same Eugene Brown
grand larceny; Same John Mcclure, grand larceny
Same VS. Mary Humbcrt grand larceny; Same VS.. Lizzie
Quinn. grand larceny Same vs. Emily Thomson, dis
orderly house.
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EX-GOVERNOR DAVIS, OF TEXAS, ON
GRANT.

reporter Of the Galveston Necs extracted the fol-
lowing opinion Grant and tho third term from ex-
Governor Davis, OF Texas in a recent interview
REPoRrgR-Do you think If Grant urges a renomina
ton he will have much trouble in getting IL?
DAVIS don't believe he wants will urge it, or
would receive it, except at the almost unanimous de-
mand of the republican party The democrats do him
injustice He has no notion Of the nomination. If
he did do not think the result would he anything but
defeat him for the nomination or divide the party.
He Is a who loves his ease and can afford to
crafty himself He is probably worth $3.50 600 fine
stock farm IN Missouri and could afford to lie OF
term, recognizing the principle that the people condemn
a consccutiNe third term.
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WASHINGTON PLACE POLICE COURT
Before Judge Wandell
RAID ON A DIsoRDERLY HOUSE.

RAID ON A DIsoRDERLY HOUSE.
On Tuesday last Mr.. Moses Sanger appeared before
Judge Wande and asked for warrant for the arrest
Mrs Maude Jones, whom he stated kept dsordcrly
house in tho upper part of the building in which he
resided in Canal street The warrant granted, and
was served yesterday. Mrs Jones and two inmates Of
the house brought 10 the court. Mrs. Jones
held to answer In $500 ball. and the two other women
we're fined $40 each
POSTPONED AGAIN.
C. NJ Simpson, broker Of No. As Broadway, charged
with having stolen bond in his possession, which was
taken from the residence of j. Deland the cashier of
the Mahaive National Bank of Great harrington, Mass
was again arraigncd before Judge Wandel yesterday
Mr. Deland who had arrived from Great harrington the
evening previous in court, as also Mr. A. j. Post
banker at No. 20 Nassau street TO whom Mr.. Simpson
had sold the bond in question and Judge Flanders Mr.
simpsons counsel As Mr. Deland could not yesterday
give the date of issue of the stolen bond and other
sary description the examination was again postponed
ill Wednesday, the 18th inst, when all the evidence
pro and CON, is expected TO be forthcoming.
DISHONEST ERRAND BOY.
Henry V. Herts OF SOC Broadway, yesterday caused
the arrest Of Alfred H. Dugan, GRAND boy sixteen
years old lately in his employ Dugan confessed to hay
ing stolen a cameo ring set in gold, worth $50 Mr.
Hers is dealer in ewery and has hitherto missed va
articles but could not detect the thief The boy
Dugan who resides at No 800 Broadway, Williamsburg
was held oGnswer in $4,000 bail
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two eardrops valued nj 81 900 the properly
Holmes saticncr which left with hr Kline TO To
sold other diamond jowcry valued at 81 600 100 silver
watch chains worth 81 900 and gold bracelets, rings
and other jewelry worth upward Of 81, 500
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-13
A PRECIOUS CHILD.

Samuel S. Fowler of No. Columbia street. went into
a bakery store 81 Broome street. yesterday morning
bought twenty worth Of cake from little girl
named Mary Heldman aged ten years and paid for it,
Mr. Fowler went out and left his pockctbook on the
counter containing SOL Shortly after he left the store
he missed 1t and returned but the parties In the
denied all knowledge OF IT, He then procured the
vices OF police officer and returned. AS soon MS Mrs
Hedman. the mother OF the little girl the officer
she said to the child in loud tones, If you do find
that pockctbook, right away, will kill you" In three
minutes the pockctbook discovered hid under a
sofa, and returned TO the Little Mary
Hedman taken into custody and was held TO n
swcr IN 81 600 bail.
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ARRESTED ON SUSPICION.

On the lst OF July Anthony Burke, Of No, IS Scanned
street robbed OF gold watch and chain valued at
5000 About four O'Clock that morning he down on
a stoop at No 3s Second street. and slept for thirty
minutes when he awoke his watch and chain gone
named John Mccarthy was arrested on Wednesday
night on suspicion OF being the person who committed
the robbery, information received from George
OConnor who testified that he Mccarthy in the
vicinity Of Burke during the time that he asleep on
the soop Mccarthy was held 10 answer in 81 0oO bail
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-13
THE COURTS.

KERN Fnncrty the First precinct policeman charged
with outragng the girl Maggie goe on the Battery was
yesterday, application Of Mr. William r. Howe, IN
pursuance Of writ of habcas corpus admitted to $1,000
bail by Judge wcstbrook in Supreme Court Chambers
Thomas Shay and James Kelly became his sureties
While Finncrty is given his liberty Maggie lgoe is still
kept prisoner in the House Of Detention.
Sheriff Conner yesterday filed lis pendens enumerat
ing the property attached in the Of Alderman
Thomas Conan and ex Court House Commissioner John
J. Walsh against whom suits have been recently com
menced list Of ths property has already appeared
in the HERALD
THE BLEECKER STREET RAILROAD.
suit Of foreclosure has been commenced in the Su-
preme Court against the Blocker Street and Fulton
Ferry Railroad Company, and the complaint in the case
was flied yesterday in the County Clerks office. The
suit is brought in the of John NJ. Harlow, as
trustee for the original bondhOders of the railroad
pany against the company and Smitten " Trip George
f. ketchum and Francis A. Palmer trustees for the
second mortgage bondholders IL is forth in the
complaint that the road Incorporated in 1864 that
January 1885, 800 900 IN bonds issued tho
interest Of which was to he paid semi annually AT the
Butchers and Drovcrs Bank that bond
and mortgage duly executed as security for The
payment of the bonds, and that the interest
on the same due on the LIST OF July last has not been
paid II is further stated that the company Is IN
rcaragc $4,000 for non payment of taxes; that SSO3
remains unpaid for rent Of its depot The amount Of
unpaid coupons is stated at S24 500 Mcssrs Dcvein
Miller the attorneys in the case had all the requisite
papers filed Yesterday and il is probable that the facts
will be speedily fully developed in the courts.
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CONTINUED ON NINTH PAGE.l
The New York herald., 1875-08-17
NFoRGAN's LINE OF STEAMSHIPS
New Orleans and Texas, via Brashear City
commencing Saturday, 18th of August.
The following Al iron steamships will form this line
BRASIlEAR,
w. G.. HEWES
HUTCHINSON

HUTCHINSON,
-, building
OF which will sail every Saturday for Brasiear City
transferring freight at that place to Morgan Railroad
New Orleans and points beyond and Norgans line Of
steamers thence 10 all the Texas ports.
The steamer WM g. HEWES win sail from pier 36 North
RIVER Saturday 2ls of August at r. NJ for Brashear
City direct.
Through bills lading signed TO Mobile Galveston and to
all points the Galveston Harrisburg and San Antonio
Houston and Texas Central international and Great North
Texas and Pacific and Trans Cont railroads.
70 ndianoa and san Antonio, and all points the Gulf
Western Texas and Pacific Railway Brazos Santiago Cor
pus Christi, Rockport, St Mary's and Fulton.
Freight for ST Marys and Fulton, landed at Rockpor
Lghterage and Channel dues either Corpus Christi
Santiago the expense and risk Of consgnee.
Freight for Brownsville, Matamoros and points in the In
terror have consgnee at BraZos Santiago
Freight through New Orleans Galveston Indanola
Is per foot Corpus Christi and Rockport 20
per foot to Brazos Santiago % cents per foot.
Insurance be effected by this line, under participation
policies equivalent rate TO New Orleans 641O0
Galveston 72loO per cent? Indanola 96lOOper cent
For freight further information apply to
Corpus Christi N per Brazos Santiago, "a per cent.
CHARLES A. WHITNEY CO, Agents,
Pier 36 North River.
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WEEKLY FLORIDA LINE
w For Port Royal, S: G.; Fcmandina, Fla Brunswick
Ca The avorite and well known steamer HUNTSVILLE
Chester Master having superior accommodations for pas
sengers will sail Thursday, August 10, from pier No. 3
North River at T. NJ for above ports making connection
with all points South and Southwest via Port Royal the
Florida and Brunswick railroads.
First class passage to Fernandna $50 90
First class passage to Jacksonville % 80
First class passage to Augusta 20 90
Through tickets issued all points South and Southwest
Steamer MONTGOMERY, Faircloth, Master will follow
August 26 For freight passage apply to
HERM GELPCkE, No. William street.
The New York herald., 1875-08-17
SPECIAL NOTICE.

SPECIAL NOTICE.
Tickets now be purchased through to Saratoga
Take Herald train schenectady whore carriages will bo
in waiting convey passengers to Saratoga arriving there
in time for breakfast Fare from New York including
ghtul drive Of 20 miles through tho country 50 So
Close connections made at Saratoga by rail for Lake
George Luzerne and Schroon arriving there before