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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-01-03

THE WAY TO TREAT WoULD-BE DU-
ELIsT.-A Cuipeper, Va, correspondent OF
the Richmond Wing states that young
man named Johnston, a son OF the recent
president OF the bank at that place, sent a
challenge TO Major James w. Green, a prom
inent lawyer and citizen OF Culpeper Court
House, and one OF the directors OF the bank,
for reflections made upon his father In a
report OF the directors, OF VIII ich Major Green
was the supposed author. The major refused
10 accept the challenge, aud soon after caused
a peace warrant 10 be issued, and Johnston
was arrested, who appeared before an officer
and gave bond for 300 to keep the peace Tor
one year. 1t is now understood that Major
Green Las determined 10 make another step,
and Johnston has again been arrested and
will have TO answer before the next grand
Jury for a violation Of the law and peace and
dignity OF the commonwealth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-01-03

A TRAMP kILLED.-A special dispatch 10
the Rutland (Nt) Herald says:-"At about
10 O'Clock last night an unknown tramp was
shot at Benson, VI, by Franklin Munger
had followed him TO the door. Munger pro-
cured double-barreled gun 10 defend hi M
self against the tramp and a companion
whom he threatened 10 call In the me ee
one barrel was discha rged by Munger, aud
the shot entered the abdomen OF the ira mp
who died in four hours. He refused to give
bis name, and said he was from Wnirehall.
y. Y, and was respectfully connected"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-01-03

THE AMOUNT awarded by the Mexican
and United States Claims Commission Is
about two million dollars 10 Mexican citi-
Zens and between five and six millions to
citizens of the United states. According to
the terms OF the treaty appointing the Com
mission, the United States Will give credit
to Mexico for the amount finally awarded
its citizens, while the sum due by Mexico
will be paid in annual instruments of
200 900, gold or its equivalent, until the
whole is paid. This arrangement, however,
will cause no DELAY in the payment OF claims
OF citizens of the United states.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-01-03

PEEsoyAL.-Senator Logan is in town,
quite unwel. ..,-Hon. Samuel Randall,
chairman of the House appropriations Com
mittee, will return here to morrow. '...Ex-
Senator Carpenter visited the Secretary OF
the Interior to- day. THE health of Hon.
Alexander II. Stephens instead of imprOv-
ing, is growing worse. A gentleman from
Georgia states that he is confined to his bed
and threatened with pneumonia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-01-03

THE TREASURY VACANCrES.-Ex-Go Gov
ernor Carpenter, OF Iowa, who was rendered
the vacant Second Controllership OF the
Treasury department, has accepted the APP
pointment. and so signified in q dispatch re
eeived by Secretary BristOw to-day. 1t can
be stated authoritatively that up 10 the close
CT business hours to day, .. II. Irish, of Ne
bi aka, had not even been offered the position
of Third Auditor, nor had Mr.. Williams, of
Indiana, been invited to come here and a.
cept the Deputy Controllership. Mr.. Irish is
pr ssed as Gen. Ruiherfortl's successor by the
Nebraska delegation, and while the name of
Mr.. Williams has been mentioned Ia coppec
tiOn with the Deputy Controllership, IL is
not yet been settled that he will be appointed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-01-03

HANGED BY MIsTAKE.-Mr.C Clarke writes
from Pottstown to-day that CTottleib Rich
art, employed in the paper mill al Spring
City, committed suicide at an early hour
yesterday morning. Ii appears he and his
wife had a quarrel about some trifiing mat
ter, when he told her That he would take his
life. She paid no attention 10 his threat,
and had nearly forgotten the little affair,
when I'm passing 10 another part OF the house
dead body dangling from a rope fastened %
the top of a room door. IL is believed that
he merely intended 10 frighten her, as the
wall and door bear marks OF his desperate
struggles to free himself. He leaves, besides
a wife, five young children. His age was
about thirty-five-l Roddss0 I'dl Edgte,
The daily gazette., 1876-10-26
Caution Against limitations.

The proprietors OF Benson's Capcine Por
GUS Plasters have found 1t necessary to warn
the public against bogus articles that are
enered them, under the name of Gap sicnn"
"Capsicttm." as being the same as Capcine; |;
the facts are that they are totally unlike the
such limitations are calculated to injure the
excellent rem edial qualities OF Benson's Cap
cine Porous Plasters. The unparalleled sue.
cess Of this famous and vigorous medicinal
combination has stimulated INSCRIPTIONS
individuals 70 issue articles under the above
similar sounding words. To further protect
the consumer. We have cut the word cap
table properties Afford instant relief and In
sure quicker cure than any known medi-
cine. They contain NO metallic or mineral
poisons, and are superior In their effects to
electricity. and more certain Price % cents.
IMPORTANT TO EvERY FAMILY.
Rhsumatism, Selatiea, n Nsuralgia. flsurisy
nsy and Liver Weaknesses. sevsrs Aches.
Pains and etitehe.. External Nerve Disor-
ders.. Nervous Action of the Heart, Severe
Coughs, Criek In the Back. -Sprains, Weak
ness Of the Back. Joints. Muscles or sides,
Lameness. Stiffness Of the Joints or Muscles,
and all maladies in which Porous Plssters are
valued. are By Bensons Cspcine Porous Plas-
Benson's Capcine Porous Plasters are great
and needed Improvement over the slow action
Of the ORDINARY article They effect in a few
hours that which other Porous Plasters re-
quire days and weeks of continuous wear TO
accomplish. They will positively cure dis
eases which other simply relieve. They are
purely vegetable, and do not contain metallic
or mineral poisons. Their action il superior
to electricity, 6nd moro powerful. Try them.
Price 22 cents.
The daily gazette., 1876-10-26
n NEW DANCER.


LONDON, Oct 25-In the East, Moham-
mechanism in Arabia, Egypt, Persia, In
dia and Turkey threatens to renew its
crusade against the same Christianity
and Gothic civilization which it obliter-
ated in Spain SO many centuries ago.
Events are ripe for second Saladin or
Abderraham, Despised, accursed of the
Anglo-Saxon race, the Mohammedan,
cali him Moor or Turk, turns upon his
old and bitter enemy and defiles all Eu-
rope. Already are heard the rumblings
of storm which may repeat the history
of the darkest Middle Ages. Already
are seen the elements of an invasion OF
Europe which may mite all interests and
cause European Christendom to proclaim
n crusade outrivalling the days of Richard
Occur de Leon or Godfrey de Bouillon
From all the provinces in Turkey, i'll
Asia or in Europe, come reports of grow
ing excitement among the Mohamme-
dams. People who should know whereof
they speak, declare that several millions
of men in India are ready to march upon
the West to protect their faith.
Conventicles are held in mosques, and
just such a religious foment is being fos-
tered as has been stirred up in Southern
Russia. The only satisfaction for such a
gloomy prospect is to be found in the
pride which we feel for the nineteenth
century-an age which gives us iron-clad
navies. A half dozen ships in the Dar-
denelles and the Bosphorus enable the
Europe of to-day to defy all Asia. The
famine in India, which a thoughtful
Providence sends at the right moment,
will disarm the religious fanatics of the
far East, and render impossible an adj
vance to the aid of Turkey in Europe.
The daily gazette., 1876-10-26
Grand Opatt0ns to Dvade Hanp-

CHARLESTON, s. c., Oct. 25.-Hamp-
tons canvass through the State is success
sion OF popular ovations such as have
never been known in the history of
carolina. 1t is impossible to describe the
UNITY and earnestness of the whites. They
seem ready to sacrifice everything to re-
Gen. Hampton will reach Charleston.
Monday. The whole city will turn ont 10
greet him. All business will be susnended
stores and offices closed and notwithstand-
ing the present activity in cotton shin
ments all steamship lines will suspend
operations. The whole day will be abso-
lutely given up I'd the cause Gen. Hamp-
ton Will be escorted by mass procession
to the Battery Gardens, where he and
Others will address the people. At night
he will by invitation, address an audience
OF colored persons exclusively at the
Academy of Music.
simultaneously with the disarming of
the white volunteer companies trustwor-
thy reports come from an sections of the
State that the distribution of improved
breech-loading rifles and ammunition
among the black militia is actively going
on.
EX-Gov. Randolph of New Jersey, has
reached Columbia to-day, and has been
invited to speak. Chas. Nordhoff of the
New York Herald, has also arrived in
Columbia
The daily gazette., 1876-10-26

HoIsTED BY THEIR OwN PETARD-The
attempt TO parry the force of the denun-
Citations against the marching of United
States troops from all points into South
Carolina by pointing to the fact that Gen.
Hampton and Others, who oppose Cham
berlain, do not fear, but now actually
welcome the troops, will not work to that
end. The pith of'the matter is that in the
first place there was no need for the
troops, and it was only by Chamberlain
setting up a lyingplea which the Presi-
dent accepted and reiterated in his pro-
clamation, that they were obtained. The
whites and their dolored allies, who were
about to vote Chamberlain and his
horde of thieves out of political existence,
having given up Ill means of self-pro-
lection by the prompt disbandment of
their rifle organizations on the order of
the Governor, they now naturally take
refuge under the auspices of the military
arriving among them against the bands
of unintelGgent colored men, misled and
melted to violence and bad deeds by
Chamberlain'se emissaries. This lisa result
the very contrary ofwhat the conspirators
against free ballot and honest govern
ment anticipated, but is a perfectly
natural one. 1t is to be hoped that the
villanious invention of calling for troops
will prove to be one that will return to
plague the inventors.
The daily gazette., 1876-10-26

THE New Y DIRK REGEsTRATIoN.-
very large registration in New York city
for the two first days, amounting to Ill.,
900, against $1,000 for the same days last
year, has excited the alalm of the New
York Times and Tribune, and these pa
pers, without waiting for the total figures
of registration for the four days provided
by law, are already charging that ''frauds
are being perpetrhted in behalf or Tam
many" They ignore the fact that i'll
Philadelphia, with population of several
hundred thousand less than New. York,
the present registry list shows total of
.124,000, voters, whilst it is not expected
that the New York registration will 60
over 175,000. The election returns from
all sections show Unusually full votes,and
it is not surprising that the people of
New York should with the same earnest
ness put themselves in position to make
their voice heard in one of the most i'm
portant elections ever held in the coun-
try.
The daily gazette., 1876-10-26
Expenses
Totals. ....-..s4s,o ,o4s IL s7s.s,2 80 ssl, ,5sl ~


Here are ten little Custom Houses, pets
Of Blaine and his confederates, and all
filled by their strikers not one o (which
meets the expense of collecting the small
revenue that is received. In fact, the
Treasury pays out four-fifths of the whole
receipts, in addition to the receipts them
selves, to keep up the patronage which
Blaine utilizes. And the post offices, in
ternal revenue officers, District Attorneys,
Marshals, special agents, and the like, and
it will be seen how much the people of
the whole country are taxed to support
an atrocious system.
These sham Custom Houses are to be
found in various States, and cost annual
ly S1S3,904.40 more than the revenue.
They provide places for partisans, who
often help to swell their official incomes
by colluding with smugglers. Seeing
Blaine, Colfax, and nearly all the Repub-
hcan leaders in Congress, made suddenly
rich by legislation and jobbery, they imi-
tate the example in this way, and some
times share the spoils with needy Repre-
sentatives and Senators to whom their ap-
pointments may be due.-N. Y. Sun.
The daily gazette., 1876-10-26
General Nes1s.

General McCleland was in Reading
last night, and "received an ovation
from the Soldiers and Sailors Democratic
Club.
The Mayor and Councilmen of Ottawa
Canada, and tifty-one car loads of Other
eXcurisonists, passed through Watertown
n. Y, yesterday. on their way to the
Centennial Exhibition.
Mills No. and of the Ballou Manu-
featuring Company, at Providence II. /.
We're sold at auction yesterday for 1868,
600. They We're apprised at S635, 600
The Social Manufacturing Company was
the purchaser.
The Secretary of State of Indiana re-
ports that the largest vote cast at the re
cent election was for Treasurer, 212, OF!
being given for the Democratic candidate
2O6, 21S for the Republican and Is, 0S2 fol
the Independent. Total 434, 319. The
average plurality for the Democratic State
ticket is 5S46, that for Williams over Har.
rison for Governor being 5139.
The daily gazette., 1876-10-26

ABANDONING 4 TRADE UNIoN.-Mr.
Jones, proprietor of the New York Times
two weeks ago submitted proposition
to the type-setters ON the paper that he
should pay them the present rate for
composition, so cents per thousand ems.
until December 1st, and that during the
ensuing year he should pay 45 cents, and
after that cents per 200 above the mar
ket price. The men agreeing to this were
to leave the union, and no one connected
with the organization was to be allowed
TO work in the office. About three-fourths
of the men are said to have accepted the
agreement, and the others have left, their
places being filled by non-union parties.
The daily gazette., 1876-10-26

GEO. LoRING's FATE IN DoUBT.-The
London Times account of the second d is
astrous Egyptian expedition into Abys-
sinia mentions that Loring Pasha, an
American officer, and several others of
the same nationality, formed part of the
staff of Prince Hassan, its commander, but
their individual fate is not recorded. The
first expedition, whose slaughter the
second went to avenSe, was totally ex-
terminated.
The Loring Pasha above referred to
is prehaps Gen. W. w. Loring, formerly
an officer of the U. S. army, and after
wards major general in the service of
the Confederates States. At the close of
the late civil war Gen. Loring accepted
service in the army of Khedive of Egypt
and enjoyed the reputation of being
brave an energetic officer
The daily gazette., 1876-10-26
n eavy Damages Against n Railroad
company.

WHAT IT COST TO PUT \ PASSENGER OFF
A TRAIN.
In the suit of II. Barrett Levan vs..
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, tried
in Philadelphia last week, the Jury re-
turned n verdict for the plaintiff for
$500. The plaintiff in November, 1868,
purchased in Harrisburg, Pa, a ticket
from the defendants for passage to Phila-
delphia the train on which he had taken
passage being known as the Cincinnati
express. When the train reached Har-
risburg it consisted of but two passenger
cars-an ordinary car and a smoking car.
The plaintiff asserts that he was constitu-
tionally unable to ride in the smoking
car, and the other car was full. The
plaintiff was afflicted with disease
which made standing for any length of
time positively injurious to him, and as
some other cars were added to the train
at Harrisburg he asked permission of the
brakeman, and was directed by him to
enter one of them, sleeping car, where
he found seat. When the conductor
took up his ticket he demanded 81 80
extra for the privilege of riding in the
ear, which the plaintiff refused to pay
alleging that his ticket entitled him to a
seat, and that there We're no seats else
where on the train. The conductor short
ly atterward put the plaintiff Off the
train about eight miles from Lancaster.
He walked into Lancaster, and in the
long walk the disease, as he alleges, was
aggravated to such an extent that he has
never entirely recovered from the effects
of it.
Levan's suit for damages has been
pending eight years. On the trial the
company version of the affair was that
the conductor allowed the plaintiff to re-
main i'll the sleeping car until there were
seats vacant in other parts of the train
that shortly after the train left Middle
town the conductor requested him to take
one of these seats and he refused, where
upon the train was stopped and he was
elected, There was no force, the defend
ants claim, used on the plaintiff except
| the mere laying on of hands, so that he
should not seem to assent to his being
put off the train. Judge Briggs, in
charging the jury, said that the plaintiff
had an undOubted right to seat, and that
if there was no seat for him in the ordi-
nary cars he had right to find one in
any part of the train. 1t was the duty OF
the plaintiff, his honor said, to accept the
seat offered in the ordinary car, if such
| had b9en offered him, and that the con
| fiicting versions of the affair must be
reconciledby hejury. His honor charged
| them at considerable length, fully going
over the law regulating the relation OF
common carriers and passengers. The
jury, after deliberation of over two
hours, returned n verdict for the plaintiff
| of 81 500 damages.
The daily gazette., 1876-10-26
He Died Game.

A professional thief died recently in
Moyamensing prison, of whom local
journal says that during his residence at
Sing Sing he signalized himself by giving
as much trouble as possible, and on one
occasion being told that he must go to
work or take the consequences, he seized
the hatchet and at one blow chopped of
four of his fingers, defying the authori-
ties to force him to labor against his will.
He refused on his deathbed tosee priest
Or to receive any of his relatives or friends
One of his dying requests was, "Gimme
some chloroform. Let me die game"
The daily gazette., 1876-10-26
A PROMPT DEFENSE OF M1ssIssI

I'm speech at Cincinnati short time
since Attorney General Taft said that dis
order and intimidation largely prevailed
in the State of Mississippi at that time.
This has brought prompt response from
Gov. Stone, the democratic executive of
that State, who says there is neither init
midation nor threat of intimidation in
Mississippi, and that he is both willing
and able to maintain the peace and exc
cute the laws. Mississippi, he says. is
quit and orderly, affording ,,mplest pro-
lection to all. The Attorney General
will have to locate his intimidation stories
elsewhere, or furnish the proof of his
charges.
The daily gazette., 1876-10-26

THE AMERICAN BEEF exported to En-
grand is attracting great attention there
A writer in the London Times says that
his butcher sends him prime ribs of
American imported beef at ninepence-
about twenty cents currency-a pound
He describes the meat as fresh and tender
though perhaps not of quite so fine a
quality as the best English beef The
writer says he publishes the fact Gas an
encouragement not only to American eX-
porters, but to all countries where meat is
cheap" The lowest price for English
grown prime ribs in London is shil-
ling pound-ab0ut 264 cents currency.
The daily gazette., 1876-10-26

THE FIRST PUBLIC MEETING OF THE
Y. M. G. A., takes place this evening in
the West Presbyterian Church at So'clock
1t promises to be more than usually inter
esting from the fact that William F
Dodge. ESQ.,, of New York, and Coz.
Theo. Hyatt, of Chester, formerly resi-
dent of Wilmington, are announced to
deliver addresses, with the additional at
fractions of several solos by Prof. Sweeny
whose music is well known among our
singers. We can assure our readers of
very entertaining evening and sincerely
hope that the speakers may be greeted
with full house.
The daily gazette., 1876-10-26
How they manage to get Along.

1t is easy to understand how the Re-
publican machine is successfully run,
when the abuses of public patronage are
considered. Take as an illustration the
following Custom Houses of Maine for
the last year, as officially reported by
Henry G. johnson, Commissioner of Gus
toms:
Nou-paylpg districts for the year ending
June 80. 1875, with receipts and expens es,
and excess Of expenses over receipts:
The daily gazette., 1876-10-26

The affairs of the Continental Life In
surance Company of New York have
been placed in the hands of a receiver
Its failure is attributed to the shrinkage in
real estate and stocks. Last year its liza
bilities We're reported at S5,537 ,S27, and its
at So, ,294,31l.
The daily gazette., 1876-10-26

CHURCH SUBsCRIPTIoNs.--Through
the efforts ofRev, E. II. Nelson, condition
al subscriptions, amounting to $1,000,
have been made for paying off the debt of
$1,000 on Bethel M. E. Bhurch, Brandy
wine Hundred.
The daily gazette., 1876-10-26
WEATHER REPORT.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26, l A. NJ.

For the Middle and Eastern States, ris
ing barometer, westerly winds, generally
colder, clear or partly cloudy weather.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-11-25

It is reported that BoscHEE's GERMAN
SYRUP has, since its introduction ia the
United States, reached the immense
sale Of 10000 dozen per year. Over
5000 Druggists have ordered this med
icine direct from the Factory at Wood
bury, N. j and not one has reported a
single failure' but every letter speaks
OF its astonishing success on curing
severe Coughs, Colds settled on the
Breast Consumption, or any disease OF
Throat and Lungs. We advise any
person that has any predisposition TO
weak Lungs, to go to their Druggists
J.. y. w. Baker OF q. C. Williams and
get this Medicine, or inquire about it.
Regular size rs cents; Sample Bottle,
10 Ice Two doses will relieve any
case Don't neglect your cough.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-11-25
Just How 1t gs.

When a man gets up about s
o'clock in the morning and meanders
around all day trying to find out who
has been elected, he is known as a
politician; - when at night he gets
full looking at bulletin boards and
hearing men cheer, he is a''common
drunk !" when he gees home at 2 A.
NJ. all mud aud drunk, falls over a
rug in the hall, skins his nos on the
door, falls over a rocking chair, and
finally gets to his bed room and falls
into the baby's cradle, why his wife
quietly admonishes him that he is a
drunken hog" At about this time
he want to argue the question, but
he is quickly thrown in the corner,
boots and all, and permitted to re,
main there until morning.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-11-25
Zee

n2-H4U vates--dre cents per kae~5or o5itsesy M
ne usssi arHcuacessent Nss4
Died, in this county, on the 9Th of
Nov. Mrs SARAH WEST CHEW aged
SO years. H
AT his residence, in Winchester,
after a lingering illness, Nov y, Rev
ISAAC BAKER, aged 81 years. The
deceased was a good man, and loved
by all. Peace to his ashes.
At his residence, q few days since
in Frederick county, Va, MI Eli
JAZZ HoDGsoN, at an advanced age.
Recently, at her residence, near
Winchester, Mrs LOUISA BRyARLY,
at an advanced age.
At his residence, in Frederick
county, Va, after a lingering illness
of Consumption, MI JOHN II ASH.
In Shepherdstown, at the Luthe.
ran Parsonage, Nov 1 ,after a weeks
illness Of Diptheria, MARY, only
child Rev r G and Kate Holland
aged Z years.
At his residence in Harper's Ferry
ON Nov q, Mr. JAMES EARNsHAw.
in the 54th year Of his age.
On Friday, Nov. 18th, near thil
place, Mrs. MARGARET HUGHES
aged 10 years.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-11-25
To Rusinesa Men.

The transfer of the daily subscIi-
bers to the Weekly INDEPENDENT
adds near three hundred to it's list,
thus giving it largely more than dou-
bic the number Of subscribers
ever attained by any weekly paper
published in this county. 1t is, there
fore, the best advertising medium to
be found in the Shenandoah Valley,
going to every post Office in the coun-
ty, and to a large number in the
counties Of Jefferson, Morgan and
ether counties adjacent. Advertisers
will consult their interests by reach
ing the people through its columns.