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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-06-22

THE BROOKLYN sailed from Hampton
Roads TO day for New York.
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HRIUE EIDGE SUMMIT. "-TweIye or
az sheen ~ Bee. tsI' can ss , SC; mo akA
residspce: frGD The FIRST MONDAY Is lE:s ID
JUNE: Jhe sttrsst,ons are: Cool. pure mountain
no.i eey s.ed stopg,ns Point on the western MARI
lsDd railroad, by three hundred feet, and q within
three hours ride frcn Baltimore. For paTticqlars
epplE 20 JOHN LIE Oh APmAH, Blre Ridge Sum
NIT Post Once.Nestern MArylsnd Railroad. m13-lm
THR BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD
COMPAHTS HOTEL,
AT DEB PARK,
vii be OPEN fOR VISITORS On the lofH or
JUNE, and tAsfr NEW HOTEL ~ Oak n
land On the lsz OF JULY. Applicants vfsAV
ssra aas % % n s,et@ snon sds.ess The an
49, iris J0HG DxILTf, Ianaew.
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DOTOMsC HOTEL.
III st GEOHGE5S ISLAND

II CT. ULUHdtS ISIANU,
Sesr PINEF POINT, Md
visitors June IOth. a. n
Eet PROMPTLY 81 PineY POint OF MarshAI's kss2@
wharf with Conveyance. Table always ruVp.Ie7
VIII ctteacies Of the sSason. Boats fer shinf and
sailing free Of charge. A5dress
X j. ADAMS & BROS,
nyS In Pfrey Point O ST Mays Co, Nd
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GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Inter-
nal revenue, s3if,3G5. l2 customs, $3.50, 423 90.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-06-22

THE CoSFERBNCE COMMITTEE on the
legislative, executive and judicial appro-
priation bill held meeting to-day, but
came TO no agreement, and adjourned to
meet again at 4 4 o'clock this d. IN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-06-22

POST OFFICE BILLS.-In the Senate to-
day, Mr.. Hamlin, from the Committee on
Post Offices and Post Roads, reported with
out amendment IL. II. 25T5, to amend sections
1898 and 1894, Revised Statutes, providing a
penalty for mailing obscene books and other
matters therein contained, and prohibiting
letter circulars from passing through the
mails. Mr.. Hamlin, from the same commit
tee. also reported a bill TO amend section 1877
X , so as TO permit persons sending matter
OF the third class to write on the wrapper.
without additional charge, the name and
address of the sender, prefaced by the word
from, F" and also the name and number of
the articles inclosed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-06-22

THE TAX ON BANK DEPosIrs.-Th Com
mittee on Banking and Currency this morn
Ing heard delegation of national bank Off
GERS asking for the repeal of the tax imposed
under existing laws on bank deposits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-06-22

SECRETARY RoBEsoN's INCoME-In re-
sporse to the demand of the House Naval
Committee for an exhibit of Secretary Rooe-
SOD s income, Internal Revenue Com mission =
er Pratt has furnished the following from
The records OF his office: ''Iu 1853, Secretary
RobesOn paid Sl416, on an income of SfD2.
IN lsif he paid S2690 on an income of 1888.
II 1853 there was no assessment. In 1866 and
1867 he returned no income at all, but paid a
special tax of $40 as lawyer In Camden, NJ
j. In 1867 he returns his income as 81 ,0Do,
and in 1870, 1871 and 1872 there Is no assess
ment."
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n0E'T PURCHASEl UNTIL YOU EXAMINE
H. that handsome Elbeouf Cass Suit for al3, for.
merly SIS, at A. STRAUS'.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-06-22

Mr.. BLAINE on Tuesday received an offer
OF 81 900 per week TO lecture this fall; the
offer was afterwards increased to 50 900 per
week, Mr.. Blaine refusing in each instance
AS soon as he is well enough to travel he
VIII go to the mountains aud put himself
under the care OF his physicians until he has
completely recovered his strength. He con-
tinues 10 recupeTate but slowly, ana is still
weak, although in full possession OF all his
mental faculties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-06-22

THE LAST OFFICIAL ACT OF Secretary
Bristow was the awarding, under the act OF
Congress of June Goth, 1874, of three life say
ing medals OF the first class TO three brothers
named Hubbard, residing at Marblehead
Ohio, who on the LIST of May, 1873, at the
great peril Of their own lives, rescued two
n en- from the main topmaSt rigging OF the
schooner ConsuelO, which in a terrible ga' 9
bad sunk in five fathoms OF water Off Mar
hiehead, in Lake Erie. The action OF the
Bubbards is one OF the most heroic on
record. This is the first award of medals
under the act referred 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-06-22

BEAUTIFUL WHITE MARsEILLEs VEST,
Z single or double breasted, for 81 50, at 1O1l
wi anil
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-06-22

AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House
to-day were Senators Wright, Conover and
Sargent, Representatives Hurlbut, Wallace,
Dunnell, Williams, BurchRrj, and White,
and Generals Sherman, Alvord, and Rey-
nolds.
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CAEEON HOUSE,

- MANASSAS, VA,
e1tuated o. the highest Point on tbs Midland rail-
roac' 81 miles from Washington, wtthA
morning AID evening trains each way HHAY
fsTe tlr round trip : ! rs. The Hotel is ls.s<S
new, With ooubie porches the entire l-ngtn rn-
rooms are well furnished and the dining room cool
and airy. The country is as healthy "a any in the
world s1d there are DO mosquitoes. Boarce rs with
out childI en- preferred
jel-lm' FRANCIS CAsHOH, Proprietor.
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HENDRICKS Wont TAKE THE SECOND
PLACE.-Dispatches received here yester-
day from Governor Hendricks say that he
Is Lot a candidate for the Vice Presidency,
ard would not accept q nomination to :
were IL rendered. This smashes several
states that have been formed with Hendricks
In the second place with a view 10 the can
VaSS in Ohio and Indiana
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HIUUsTsIN HOUSE,
CRESSON SPRINGS, Cambria County, Pa.
This delightful sUHMER REsOBT win
b oReIed for the reception Of guests YE.E
JUNE 18th, 1876. ~s.1z~
StuStet on top OF the Allegheny Mountalns, Z
more desirable place can b found any where.
jt5-im J. ID. MCCLELLAN, supr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-06-22

TEE ORIENTAL SILK WOEsTED SUIT for
SO Is most dressy cut this season, at a.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-01-02
An Ingenious Norwegian and the Way
He Catches Whales.

On small island opposite to the town Of
W4dso, i'll the extreme north of Norway, there
exists an establishment the like of which is
probably not to be met with in any part OF
the world. It's most appropriate designation
would be, perhaps, a Slang hter-yard for
whales, and Mr.. Foyn, its proprietor, con-
duets the basine-s Ct capturing and cutting
up the monsters in manner peculiarly
his own. Instead Of fitting out the
usual sized vessels, intended to make
long voyages and bring home only
the most us full parts of the ANNA,
Mr. Foyn employs small-l5O to $50 tons
screw steamers, shoots his fish with cannon,
and has th.m towed back, one by one, as
they are captured, TO the sbanbles at Wadso
As the fishing grounds are within easy reach
OF the litter, the steamers, as rule, secure
and return with prize within twelve hours
time. With respect to the cannon employed,
1t is gun having chamber about four feet
long. This is mounted on the forecastle of
the vessel, and, being very accurately bal
anced, can be easily moved 10 allow an exact
aim to be taken. Tue projectiie in use con-
sists of long iron bolt having at its extreme
end four harpoons, bound round with line
so as to be fl It, and close to the harpoon q
five to six-inch FOUNDER shell.
As soon as the steamer has approached
sufficiently near to the fsh-and whales off
that part of the coast are not overshy, allow
ing a vessel to come within shot-the bolt is
fred eff, and, if we'll directed, penetrates
deeply into the Il ssh and blubber of the ami
NAL. The whale then naturally rushes eff at
a furious pace, thinking thus to elude his
pursuers. Unfortunately for him, however,
40 step could be- more suicidal, Tor the effect
Of his rapid movement Is to make the bolt
slip back little, thus setting free the four
harpooas from the lines. and, by means OF
Mechanical arrangement, causing shell to
explode. This generally proves the coup de
grace, killing the fish outright; but occasion
ally the animal is not sufficiently hard hit,
and its capture is not SO easy effected, as it
dashes away at a tremendous speed, dragging
the steamer after it.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-01-02
Vaults of the Inuuisition at Rome.

The inquisition at Rome has recently been
thrown open to the public, and men are en-
gagged IN digging into the vaults beneath The
correspondent of London paper went down
flight of steps, which had just been cleared
Of old rubbish and where the workmen We're
laying bare series Of dungeons benea'h the
vaults. In one place he saw five skeletons OF
people who had been walled up in masonry
over century and a half ago, but the most
suggestive and terrible discovery was vault
full of skulls, and scattered human remains
From this vault there was shaft of about four
feet square, ascending perpendicularly to the
list floor of the building, and ending in a
passage IF the hall Of the chancery, where a
trap door lay between the tribunal and the
way into suite of rooms destined for one of
the officials. The object OF this shaft could
admit of but one surmise. The ground Of the
vault was made Of decayed animal matter,
lump OF which held imbedded in it long
silken lock Of hair, as he found by personal
examination as it was shoveled up from below.
But that was not all; there were two large
su5terranean furnaces or vaults, shaped like
bee hive in masonry, filed with layers of
caicined bones, forming the substratum lying
directly beneath two other chambers on the
ground floor in the immediate vicinity of the
very mysterious shaft above mentioned.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-01-02
The Last of the ROYAL Stuaris.

An Eoglish paper of the 11th of Decemb Der
reports: A historical figure has just passed
away Lady Louisa Stuart, the last descend
ant of the royal family of Scotland, having
died at Traquair House, near PEBBLES, IN her
Tooth year. lady Louisa Stuart Was the last
surviving representative of a once powerful
border clan. She was the daughter OF the
seventh earl, and upon the death, in 1861, OF
her brother Charles, the eighth peer, the an
cient title of the line became extinct Born
in l776, she had almost completed her hua-
dreth year; aud, retaining her faculties I'M
impaired, she was able to refer from personal
kno Wedge to even which are matters of re-
moe history to the present generation Her
venerable age made her an object of much
tender interest and attraction.
The Stuarts of Traquair bear a notable
name, and trace connection through long
descent with the royal houses both of Eng
land and Scotland. The earliest mention Of
the family in Peeblesshire occurs in 147S
The Earl of Buchan, whose N other, Lady
Jane Beaufort, Was the widow of James and
the descendant of John of Gaunt, then pur-
chased the domain of Traqualr for his natural
son, James Stuart This James, who was
subsequently legtimated, was the founder of
the race of Stuart, and persisted at Fiodden,
leaving several sons. The fortunes of the
family seem to have eliminated in Sir John
Stuart, Lord High Treasurer of Scotland and
Commissioner to the General Assembly, who
was elevated to the Earidom in 1888, and after
a checkered career died in extreme penury.
The second earl, his son, though az elder
of the Church of Scotland, ultimately en-
braced the Roman Catholic religion, which
became from this time the hereditary faith of
the Ssuarts. He was succeeded in turn by his
sons, William and Charles the latter of whom
married Lady Mary Maxwell, sister of the
Earl of Nithsdale, whose escape from the
Tower of London through the intervention of
his devoted wife is one of the most romantic
and touching incidents in later history. By
a further intermarriage in the next generation
the same families were still more closely
united, and now the names of Stuart and
Maxwell are merged into one the estates of
Traquair having just passed, by the death of
Lady Louisa, into the hands of the Hon.
Henry Constable Maxwell, younger brother
of Lord Herries and descendant of the
Nithsdales.
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terrestrial, which stood ct his side. A rim o.
gold encircled the picture, making q hand
some medallion.
This was kept in a morocco case, where the
two faces had reposed, side by side, for more
than half century. Alas! they have dis
appeared from their secure resting place
Guarded by loving daughters care, the
medallion was brought on board the unfor
tunate steamer Pike on her last trip. La the
excitement and hurry of escape from the
burning vessel, (that night of horror, the
precious relic was not forgotten, but seized
with few other valubables, even while its
possessor was fleeing for her life. With the
flames in front Of the fleeing party, no re-
source was left but escape from the rear Of the
boat. Back, then, with all speed-out into
the cold, bleak air, down the sides OF the
burning steamer, over watery chasm, with
hearts beating high, in care for the living
descendants, and the semblance of dead
ancestors, by the aid Of strong, help
ing hands, they are saved The little
basket, containing the treasures, is grasped
convulsively, and the rescued party, SILVER
ing with cold and fright, find refuge in other
parts. But when once on terra firma, glance
into the basket reveals the fact that the mo-
rocco case is gone A search on the steamer
Rapides, upon which they had escaped, is
rewarded by finding the casket, but the pre-
cious picture has disappeared.
Such the history, and such the fate of this
unfortunate family portrait.
Can no one be found to restore it to its I'M
happy owner? 1t must have been discovered
by some party, and liberal reward would be
given for its restoration.
The loss referred to in the foregoing sketch
was that mentioned in the following adver-
tisement which appeared in the BULLETIN a
few days ago:
7 OST-A LARGE GOLD-FRAMED MEDAL
IL LION with family portraits OF lady and gentle
man reversed SIDES by parties escaping from me
fire aboard steamer Pike to steamer ka ides. Sup
posed 10 have dropped on latter boat. suitable
ward will be paia for its delivery at this office.
The finder, by restoring it, would not only
be rewarded beyond the money value OF this
jewel, but win the lasting gratitude Of the
very worthy people by whom these portraits
are valued beyond all price.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-01-02
Postal Cards.

The Saturday Reve,o has one good thing to
say regarciog postal cards-they enable us to
dispense with those old.iashionsd methods of
epistolary sautation, my DEAR" "Yours
faithfully" and others, now mere survivals
from an obsolete order Of things. The Satur-
day goes in for simplicity, and We are per-
'ecdy willing to acknowledge that the super
scriptions of the past are upon par with the
teachings of Lord Chesterfield, and
scarcely suited to practical. common
sense age. my dear is perfectly toll
cradle in love letter; but "dear to the
man, whom you are about to sue for a little
bill, and Yours truly" or Faithfully" or
Sincerely to the party who has just threat
ened to turn you out of the house and hall.
seems as much out of place as Charles II
wig upon modern beau, or the patches of
Qoeen Anne upon the cheek of American
beauty. There was even more reason in the
Yours, internally, of Tony Weller, or the
mark of interrogation of the laconic Quaker.
Were people perfectly simple in their style Of
letter-writing, we should, in all LIKELIHOOD.
be treated to notes in the following impolite
but perfectly honest form: Beast yours re.
ceived-go to the Dickens" '.Bore can't
lend you cent-broke p or civilian look it
up for YOURSELF Various other appropriate
styles will suggest themselves.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-01-02
ROSSI'S DUEL.
FOUGHT AND SETTLED IN TINE TO ALLOW THE
GREAT ACTOR TO FILL HIS NEXT ENGAGE
MENT.

tParls Letter to the st. Louis Globe-Democrat
One evening, in an Italian town, Rossi Wa:
giving farewell representation before his de
| parture for Milan, and 1t was necessary tc
take an early train in order to arrive at III,
scene OF his new labors early in the afternoon
Near the orchestra was group of fashiouabl1
dressed ladies and gentlemen, who ybis
| Dered and talked together rather more
loudly than was strictly in good tase Rossj
who was playing Hamlet" endured il a.
long as ne could, then ne came quickly down
to the footlights, saying:
81 shall cease speaking unless YOU do.
Naturally, the public applauded, and the
di turbers were compelled to retire. Ate,
| the performance was over, Rossi found card
from one of the gentlemen who had been re.
proved. Appended to the card was chal
lenge. The town had already heard rumor
that there was to be duel as the result OF
Rossi's rebuke, and the genda rmes had re.
ceved orders to prevent 1t and to arrest any
parties who should enaeavor 10 fight Sc
Rossl went TO the house Of the challenger and
said: We can settle this little affair with a
brace of pistols in my rooms at the hotel.
WIZ you come there? We shall be cartai
not 10 be disturb d."
The other consented, aud they had already
taken their positions, pistols in hands, at op.
posite ends OF Rossls rooms, when the land
lord who suspected something wrong,
Knocked, and inquired il ''Signor Rossi was
i'll, as there Was light in his room so late. y
The two antagonists held hurried whispered
conversation.
The best thing We can do" said Rossi,
sis to exinguish the lights" That done, and
some excuse offered, the landlord was salts
fed, and retired.
NOV" said Rossi, "we will each light a
cigarette, aud these will serve to aim at in
the midst of the darkness" Two minutes
later the pistols were fred, the challenger had
bullet in his shoulder and Ros,i was I'M
harmed But the noise of the shots was the
signal for the arrival in the chamber of the
police, who kept watch on the actors move
ments and who brought him to jail. Taken
in the morning before justice of the peace,
be made little speech in his own behalf, ad-
ding that he had but few minutes before
him in which to reach the train. and tina. he
was anxious not to break his engagement in
Milan. The Judge received him coldly, and
said that "such an otfeuse as that of last
night merited five years in prison"
kossi ventured again to remark that it was
then o'clock, and that his train left at &
"Well," said the Judge, "now that the
servant Of the law has spoken, listen to the
same man in the character of friend.
was at the theater last evening. Your acting
is divine; you were quite right to punish
that biackguard. l know that they are ex-
pecting you in LON hardy; so-here is ring
which please accept in token Of ing admira-
ton, and-good morning"
Kcssi reached the train in time.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-01-02
A FAMILY PORTRAIT.

Over half century ago she was belle and
beauty; intellectual, spirituelle and pos
sessing all the attractions necessary to draw
to her shrine the wit and chivalry OF the best
society of the "Old Dominion" There she
presided "Queen Of Sentiment the blonde
beauty, with eyes of tender blue and hair Of
gold, in her bower dedicated to Friendship,
but in which the blind god held such sway
that the mild rays Of the moonlight,
Friendship, paled before the fervid
sunshine Of his presence. There hearts
bowed in homage in vain-till enc day
a stranger not handsome. but gifted with an
enthusiasts soul-a man Of rare learning and
one noble object-appeared in the old town.
Full of earnest purpose to do his Masters
will, urged on by the highest philanthropic
views. he had resolved to devote his life to a
missonary's self-sacHicing work.
The two met. 1t proved the old, old story
Of the quiet student yielding to the witchery
of the brilliant woman of fashion. The law
of contrasts again repeated the oft-told result
and the peerless beauty listened to the earn.
est pleading of the " Man of God" deaf TO
all else-the circumstances of friends-the
obvious difficulties which beset the path be-
fore her, having naught in unison with him
save the enthusiasm Of ner nature, she con-
sented to follow his fortune to that new and
untried Fl Id of labor, our own Louisiana.
Together they left the destinations Of dear
old Virginia, and, together, fought the battle
Of life bravely, till, like tired soldiers, they
laid them down quietly to sleep, one after an
other, leaving grieved hearts, and an infu-
ence which had spread and beautiied many
happy homes.
We can not tell of all the good accom-
plished in the long and useful lives OF these
two-so unlike, yet so devoted.
Suffice it to say that the blessings Of hum
d-eds who received instruction, advice and
assistance from their ever ready hands, fol-
daughters survived them, nearly all of whom
have since passed away, and double picture,
taken when both were young, was the pride
and treasure Of the few remaining members
VI ZIG nanny AioIA ohe sue Vi large ue-
dallion smiled the beauteous face of the once
admired belle, with its soft azure eyes and
wealth of blonde hair, looking quaint to our
modern eyes, with old-fashioned couture,
locks parted at one side aud broad, high comb.
On the reverse appeared the fine, intellectual
brow Of the student, "sicklied DER with the
pale cast Of thought" evidently just turned
from contemplating the globe, celestial o.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-01-02
The Great NanOleOn.

The memoirs Of Madame Won Voss, 'Sixty.
nine Years at the Prussian Court, have JUS.
been issued at Berlin. The following Is
personal description of Napoleon after the
overthrow of Prussia:
Il received him at the foot of the stairs
with Countess Tauenzien. He is remarkably
ugly, with fat, puffy. brown face and a
podgy little body without the slightest figure
His great round eyes roll uneasiiy the ex-
preston Of his features is one of severity; he
looks the incarnation of success. Only the
mouth is finely cut and the teeth are beauti-
tnl. He was extremely polite, spoke long
time with the Queen alone, and then drove
off
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-01-02

A GRAND FESTIVAL The fair to be giver
during this month for the benefit of st. Pat
ricks Church, will, no doubt, be one of the
best arranged ever given in our city. The
following ladies are engaged in preparing fol
the grand event, and their names present, in
deed, "a tower of strength !" Mrs. Charles
Macready, Sister Irene, Mrs. Karchoff, Mrs.
DIR. Brickell. Mrs. L. L. Bayne Mrs. j. AID.
kozier, Mrs. Henry Preston. Mrs Dr. j. FL.
Wiendobi, Mrs. o. X. Dunning, Mrs. A.
hidoux, Mrs N. Soule Mrs. DR.. Folwell,
Mrs. I. Waterman, Mrs. Thomas Gilmore.
Mrs. P. HsrNig, Miss Henderson, Mrs. DR..
Kennedy, Mrs. Judge Morgan. Mrs. Fitz-
gerald, Mrs. VIM. Conway, Miss Mollie
Grayer, Mrs. Tillbergh, Mrs. J. Domingo,
Mrs. Finnigan, Miss Gibney. Mrs. Mcmahon,
Mrs. Mcclellan, Miss A. Alexander, Mrs.
Wilcox, Mrs. Fitzpatrick. Mrs. Kidd, Mrs.
Houston, Mrs. Murphy, Mrs. James Bowling,
Miss bloomfield, Miss Kate Bolton, Mrs
Smith, Mrs. Z. W. Herrick aud Mrs. NJ j.
Stator
We understand that Mr. ,ha Fairfax and
Coils. Waggaman and Pagan will be candi-
dates for u span of horses and buggy, while
Hon. J. W. G. Parker and =. J. Kennedy,
Esq, will contend for another span Of horses
and buggy. The ladies are now working
%ealously tor this fair. whish will be looked
s,rward to with much interest by thousands
1.f our citizens.