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GEORGETOWN.

Two MIN DRowNED.-Three colored men
employed On Winship's coal wharf, started
in an old skif 10 60 across the mouth of
Rock cree to get some drinking water at q
spring. v len about half way over the boat
capsixed, and two OF the men, named VIM.
Taylor and Alexander Patterson, were
drowned. The bodies were recovered within
fifteen minutes after the accident, but too
late 70 save life. Coroner Patterson gave q
certificate OF accidental drowning. Taylor
lived on 1 street, between 2lst and 22d sts.,
street. Georgetown. The remains Were
handed over TO the friends OF the unfortu-
MORE STRAM CANAL BoArs.-The r. L.
Moore, another steam canal boat, built after
III. @. Wagner's patent, was flushed here on
Saturday. She made her trial trip miles
mp stream to Lock No. 3, in Is minutes aud
back In s.. The III. @. Wagner, O boat OF
the same make, win be finished In Q few
days.
RUNAwAYs.-Two little boys, Jno. Clarke
and George Wagner, aged respectively ~ and
10 years, becoming disadected from some
cause, LETT the Home Industrial School lat
the old poorhousel yesterday evening. They
Bull DING AssoCIATroN.-Att the regular
Association, last night, u shares were with
drawn At maximum of 100.
GRAIN.-Boat Seneca, with I 500 bushels
corn, 900 bushels wheat, 500 bushels mill feed
and 100 barrels -four to 7. c. Wheeler and
400 bushels corn to II. N. Talbot; 800 bushels
wheat by rail TO T. c. Wheeler; boat Lou
doun, with 1, 900 bushels wheat to III. NJ. Tai
bott; l, 400 bushels wheat to arrive to IL. M
Talbot. Wheat, 81 IS TO $3.50.
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ALEXANDRIA.

FIRE DEPARTMENr.-The con iict In re-
gard to the office OF chief engineer of the fire
night Mr.. Henry Herbner, on the advice Of
his counsel and some friends, agreed TO with
draw nom the contest, under the impression
ina that me law would not sustain him. Yester-
ne determined to retract his withdrawal and
test the matter, or stand the test in the
courts. This morning he received from
Mayor johnson q communication setting
forth that he (the Mayor regarded Mr.. Herb
ner as the legal chief engineer, and would
support MS claim, Notwithstanding the ac-
reasons for contending that Mr.. Herbner's
election was legal In quite q lengthy docu-
ment. Meanwhile 1t is rumored that the
matter will be brought to the attention of
the Corporation Court at its present term.
The necessity Of some Immediate action is
apparent to all, as it is reported to be the
use force, IL necessary, to enforce the latter's
claim TO command In case of fire; and as a
resort 70 force would most probably be re-
sl n;us on sne other side, there would be Inn
CUTTING AFFRAY.-John and Lewis
Young were examined before Justices Hall
and kerby, at the office OF Justice Brown, in
Fairfax county, near this city, on Saturday
evening, on the charge Of cutting with In
tent to MAIN John Williamson. The cut
ting occurred during an alteration at Mount
which was In the left side, was not q serious
one, and the justices not deeming the evil
dence suf1cient to hold the Youngs, dis
charged them.
PIRACY.-Jno Milton and Joseph Thomas
the two men arrested on Saturday for ROB-
Ding the schooner Ada 8. Lee, still remain
In jail, where they will be tried on Wedn es-
day next by Justice Kerby, of Fairfax.-(Ga-
zette, 10Th.
THE WOMAN TuRPIN, who murdered her
husband In Washington, as detailed Satur-
day, was formerly slave in this city. II.
II. Bufhn has been retained as her attorney.
RIOT occurred Saturday at Arlington,
Alexandria county, among the colored at
tendants at church festival. Six colored
men were arrested and brought to Jail in this
city [Se,tiael, 10Th.
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Equity CoURr-Jud0e Wy,se.
To-day, Taylor agt. Lomax; order sustain
order for stating account. +. 8 and T. Co.
agt. Crawford, and same agt. vandenburg;
account decreed and reference. Lee agt.
parties. Smith ct al. agt Pope ct al; decree
for sale. National Capital Real Estate asse-
citation agt. Brown; decree dissolving injunc-
ton and ordering sale In re. estate OF John
ceedipgs. wallach All. Richards ct al; pro
confesso against Strong and Huestis. Humes
agt Down; report Of auditor approved.
POLICE COURT, Judge 6,el.
vagraDcy. John Sherlock and John Gillian,
loud; IS each. James Barley, profanity; IS.
George Z. Blucher. loud; IS. Theodore Hor-
coe, loud; Is. Nelson wooden, disturbine
the quiet Of GEORGETOWN; $40, or 80 DAYS.
Isaac LoWndes, trespass on park; Is. James
r. Walton, dieorderly assembly and loud
son, larceny OF . pair OF shoes; go, or GO days.
fEANK LEES POCKET BOOK.
Ellen JnomEson, Alias Boston, gay and
on the charge Of grand larceny Of about s pa
from the pocketof Frank Lee, well known
fesd dealer Of Georgetown, VINO being some
spirits Of rye and the heated term, took two
OF these women out hack riding last even.
Ing, and before they separated they got his
pocket book containing s1S3. Lee was called,
but from his appearance did not ssem 10
have entirely recovered from these infiu-
ences. He recognized this woman as one OF
the two who were with him, but said there
hackman, and another named Nolan took
Lee out riding. The former testified to see
ing this woman take the pocket book from
Lees poe ket and hide 1t behind the cushions
OF the hack. Sergeant Dinsmere arrested
Ellen, and testified to finding the pocket
book at her den on 13k street. The anonut
recovered was $50. Tine other woman has
not yet been arrested.
ALL SORTS.
Thos. Brown was fined IS for assault and
battery. Cyrus Eenoir, an idle and incor.
rigible boy, was sent to the reform scnOol
during his minority.
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HANGED BY A CHURCH BELL.-Iu st
yoseph's Catholic church steeple on the 4th,
Mr.; Johnson. to ring the bells there are three
OF them, at 10 O'Clock In the morning, and In
an effort to ring more loudly q loop was
neck. and In a twinkling he was drawn
twenty feet up In the air. With the rebound
OF the bell he came down on Johnson's head ],
anu, although the latter was somewhat hurt
by the shock, he released Dtehl from his per.
iious position. The latter's neck was almost
broken, and the flesh is still swollen and in
named from the friction OF the rope Lam
caster EIDTess .Julu 7fh.
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The Death OF General Custer.

MEMORIAL MEETING LAST NIGHT PRO-
POSED MONUMENT TO THE DEAD GEN
ERAL.
An adjourned meeting of the former COM
rades Of the late Gen. Custer was held at the
National Hotel last evening, Major 81. h.
Finley In the chair and Col. E. w. Whit
taker secretary. The committee appointed
at the meeting on Saturday reported resolu-
LIONS extending sympathy to the relatives
recognizing In him the soldier whose whole
LIE was devoted to conscientious discharge
or his duty, and that among ali the illus
tr1ous dead whose lives have been offered up
as sacrifices In our country's cause no name
stands higher or shines with the lustre of
Drawer deeds, higher courage, stricter adher-
titles of head and heart constituting the great
soldier was the peer OF those two whose
names have been handed down to us from
the historic past, and that hereafter to the
names Of Sidney and Bayard shall be added
that OF Custer, as q model of chivalric honor
and glory, after whose name shall also be
written, Sdas puer, sans reproche. That we
they may proceed, to detract from the glory
OF the fllustriOus dead, and demand that TO
the future shall be left to demonstrate the
responsibility Of the late massacre.
The resolutions were adopted, as also q
draft OF letter transmitting them to Mrs.
Custer.
On motion OF Col Armes vote of thanks
to the Secretary OF War was adopted for
having ordered transportation to Mrs. Gus
ter from the post in the far west to her home.
Nh. Fred Thomson urged that a statue
should be erected TO General Custer.
Mr.. Joseph Fought related an incident of
custer having killed confederate COM
mander OF unusual size at the battle of Get
tysburg, and suggested that that instance
should furnish the design for the monument.
On motion OF Mr.. Thomson committee of
nve was appointed to arrange for the organi-
cation OF Custer monument organization
as follows: Colonel Duggan, Colonel Lake.
captain Spencer, Captain Armes and Mr..
Thompson.
The meeting was adjourned until this
evening, when the report from the commit
tee on the monumental association will be
heard.
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The NEW SULTAN's WIvEs-The new
sultan OF Turkey has three wives, but the
years old, not pretty, exactly, but distin-
guished looking and intelligent, and has
great influence with her husband. She has
had no children, and Murad has, therefore,
been obliged to marry two other wives,
or osen for him by her. She showed her In.
telligence by picking out two extremely
en-. one of whom is the mother now OF Prince
Paladtn, a child OF ten, and the other of q
princess OF the mature age OF four. Tae
more probably, a Cossack girl and q chris.
tian, who was allowed TO practice her faith
In the harem by Abdul Medjlz. 1t is even
Whispered that the new Sultan is more than
half Christian himself, which would, in
deed, complicate the situation.
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ACCORDING to George Alfred Townsend,
the Sioux are the perfection of Natures wild
men. They are red republicans, olytheists
who worship every object in nature-objects
being rare on their plains. They are poly
gamists, to whom nature contributes wife
every where; and Sioux infancy is spent lis
tehing TO the delectabilities OF war till the
child precociously weeps to take scalp. The
chiefs have little or no authority, and are
overcome by the braves. There Is no law or
code OF law among the Dakotas, and proper
" Is an Institution of adherence with them,
Untamable, factious, but formidable In war,
freacherous and cowardly, but still In arms
forever, they have survived every European
innovation-small pox, railroads, Indian
agents and rum. They all used to 60 afoot,
and now they ride as well as Comanches
They had only bows and arrows, and now
have Spencer rifles. They want the scalp of
mankind. The Black Hills, wherein aud to
TO the west OF which they hide and brood,
are the dividing ridges between the waters OF
the Missouri, Arkansas and the Mississip-
cliffs and precipices, the retreats
and lurking places for broken and predatory
tribes. Here the Cheyennes, CONQUERED by
the Sioux, sought refuge as early as Jeffer-
sons administration. II the Sioux conclude
to perish. here they may choose their lava
beds. Eating only meat, often raw, they
have become jackals, and no Indian nation
since our first settlement has been so wick
ed, SO powerful and SO untamable.
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ESCAPE OF THE FLoRENCEs.-Mr, 8. r.
Shepherd, residing at No. 3il west Twenty
first street, New York, accompanied by Mr..
Wallacks theater, when Returning home
from carriage ride to Coney Island yester.
day, the horses took fright near the entrance
OF prospect Park and ran away; the occu-
panJs OF the carriage being thrown to the
ground. Mr.. Florence stopped the horses In
their mad course, when IL was found that the
carriage had passed over Mr.. Shepherds leg
and Injured 1t badly. Mr. and Mrs. Florence
escaped without being hurt.-lM. Y. Herald,
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from the Excessive HI eat.

SCNEROUs CASES AND THREE DEATHS
The intense heat OF the past week con-
tnued through the day yesterday until a
slight shower late In the afternoon impaired
little moisture TO the atmosphere, Attending
some relief during the hours for sleep. About
noon yesterday, Henrietta Mccarthy, living
~ the corner OF 18th and Boundary streets,
died suddenly from the effects OF the intense
heat '''' Between and O'Clock, a coIored
woman, named Matilda Jackson WAS pros-
trated oy the heat on the corner OF 18th and
NTH precinct, and DR.. Morgan rendered as
sistance. She was taken into the house of
Anna Brown, No. ilo4 e street, and after
ward sent To her home, No. l743 street
northwest. '..' About 8 O'Clock, John Hump
Dries, colored, was overcome by excessive
neat on the corner Of Sd and d streets south
veyed TO Johnson's barber shop, at the cor
per OF I'd and g streets, where medical at
tendance was rendered. IA laborer named
the granite blocks now being used for the
statue of Gsneral MCPHERSON, was pros
trated BY the heat yesterday afternoon, on
burn was called In and rendered medical as
sistance, and after bis condition was Inn
proved he was renewed To his home, on I'd
OF the isporers At he WorF ON the corcd nree
building, at the corner OF 18th street and
Pennsylvania avenue, were Frustrated by
M ana s1 E them dsd
street, near b, whose name could not be
learned, died on Sunday night at the resi-
dence OF Mr.. Ebel, on BuzZard's Point, from
the effects of the heat. He was buried to-day.
80 rnday evening, young German,
named Frederick Sustret, employed ia the
family OF Senator Jones, corner OF B street
and New Jersey avenue southeast, was sud-
denly Frustrated and died at IL O'Clock, with
out speaking word after he was stricken
down. ''''Yest erday afternoon Mr.. James
wagner was Frustrated by the heat, and was
taken 10 bis home on 10th street, between N
and o. ''.BeDjamin Hampton. driver of
one of Vogt's baker wagons, about eleven
O'Clock this morning, fell from his seat on
the vehicle from the excessive heat, and was
taken to Lieutenant Gessford's 1st) station,
when medical aid was summoned. Notice
was sent to his employer. .'.-At 2:30 o'clock
this afternoon George Jones fell at the cor.
ner OF Pennsylvania avenue and 5th street
east, overcome by the excessive heat. He
was picked mp and conveyed to hi home,
No. III 9Th street southeast, by OH Ger Nc.
Greevy, where he expired.
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MORMON IMMIGRANrs.-The steamship
Idaho, commanded by Captain Beddoe, win
probably arrive in this port to day from Liv.
will be despatched to Salt Lake City forth
with by Mr.. w. @. Staines, Utah emigration
agent. This 10 the largest batch OF Mormons
principally of Scandinavian A party of
100 arrived in this port some weeks ago by
the Nevada, and Mr.. Ernest Young, son OF
President Brigham, arrived in this city re-
Gently from an extensive European tour.
The Mormon emigration promises to be very
light this seasOn.-IM Y. Herald. Illu I0th
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CUTTING DOWN THE PoLIcEM rms PAY
Yesterday the District Commissioners sent
q con- mun1cation TO the Board of Police
stating that under the appropriation as pro-
posed by Congress the United States will
pay $4,000 and the District like sum for
the police department, including salaries
and all other expenses for the fiscal year,
from July, LIST instant, to June 3Oth, 1877,
which Will leave the District to pay on &C
count OF salaries SIPS, $40, or S1O,4ei per
month. No more than this sum monthly
can be paid by the District government for
salaries; the residue, S2A 40, will be reserved
for maintenance of police stations. They
are Dotihed to arrange accordingly. By this
arrangement the pay of the policemen will
be reduced $40 30 per month below the present
rates of salary.
This communication was sent to notify
the police board In order that they may ad-
just their books and accounts accordingly,
The District Commissioners have done all
of police expenses by the House of Repre-
sentattves, but without avail.
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DEATH FROM THE SHOCK OF CANNON,
Mrs. Fred Van Kirk of Honesdale, after re-
July from witnessing the preliminaries in
the celebr2f2on on the Fourth, was taken
with convuly1ons, and IL was not until morn-
Ing that she showed signs Of returning con-
seriousness. AT about daylight she was able
TO converse. but was very weak. Just at that
time the nrst salute was fred from the large
cannon. The shock was so great on the
nerves OF Mrs. Van Kirk that she died in a
few seconds Middleto,on IN " Argus,
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THE BURNING OF CASTLE GARDEy-A
dispatch from New York says that no plan
has yet been decided upon of caring for emil
the noted emigrant depot, known as Castle
Garden, but meeting Sunday evening Is to
De held TO take action on the matter. There
arrived At New York yesterday morning
1,392 passengers, who are being cared for bv
the cOmmissiOners as best they can.
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THE CALIFORNIA HARVEST ia Wall under
way. and 1t will require at least three
months TO gather In the enormous wheat
wheat for the year ending June 80, 1876.
amounted to 6,123 493 centals, valued at
81, 29I ,52S, and the prospects now are that In
that amount. The rainy season begins In
October
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No YELLOW FEVER IN NEW YoRK-Re-
yellow fever at the New York ouarantine.
one OF the quarantine commissioners an
nounces that there is not q single decided
case OF that disease in the wards; that there
are only five patients at the most in the
wards, with various diseases, and they are
convalescents, and that since the Quarantine
opened May 1, only ten cases Of yellow fever
have been received.
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THE DISTRESS IN SOUTH CAROLINA AND
GEoEGIA.-A correspondence OF the Charles
Ion Journal OF Commerce, having visited
the fam1ne-strtcken counties Of Burke.
Scrfyen and Emngham, Georgia, and Beau.
fort and Colleton, 3. c., says that "many
families are reduced to q single meal each
Day, and there are numbers OF others who
keep from absolute starvation By sub.
sist1ng on wild fruits, the only food free to
the utterly destitute"
Two miles from Savannah, the writer
says, visit was paid TO q colOred family,
where IL was reported two deaths had occur
RED, one from starvation. An aged woman
q p1t1able, famtshed ceature, offered the
writer seat under q shade tree.
us 1t true that death occurred here from
star vatiOn?" she was asked.
The poor woman began to rock back and
forth, wiping away the tears with her apron,
and seemed not think Of an answer. After q
few minutes she said: "Ah, my fren', stis q
hard ting! hard ting! my POI chile cry and
cry for vituals, and I had nottin', nottin,
"Could none Of you work." asked.
"Work? Laws, me time was all tex up wild
them two. You see my daughter bin sick
this free year. She couldn't lift hand nor
Ioot; and Ise all there was to tend her. Well,
on her, and knowed 1t. her poor little boy
was starvin'. Sometimes the people gi' me q
little, but mos times had nOttin'. o, me!
what did see but that little boy cry and
die, saying, hungry, hungry TO the las.
MY daughter died the day after. Dey is both
IN one grave, tank de Lord!"
And DO you suffer now for bread?"
gifts dat here and everywhere since can
leave home. All de hurting now is here"
and she touched her heart, and began to
rock back and forth again.
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LOCAL NE VS..


The street lamps viii be lighted At 7:5o p.
N. and extinguished at 11=30 p. M
James Bellew sends rs . batch OF fresh
New York weekly papers
j. c. Parker IL again ahead with New York
and Philadelphia papers OF to-day.
The Probate Court VIII, until the LIST Of
ME-. slattery WHITES that Mrs. slattery,
An THE STAR Of Saturday, did not die of
cholera but Of natural decay.
For the nrst time since the war the Fourth
or July was celebrated In the city of Jack
sonviile, Florida, this year, and an Grafton
was delivered by Columbus Drew, ESQ.,,
formerly OF Washington.
8. OF J., the following officers were elected
Tor the ensuing term:-W. Boron. w. c.;
Tnos. Humphrey, ID. C.; Jas. Ruhl X. s.; w.
II. Young, +. s; Thos. Summerscales, T.
The first prayer meeting in connection
with the Washington Grove camp meeting,
(Which viii take place At the grove, about 70
o. r R., August 4th,) will be held at the
FOUNDRY church this evening.
Those who purpose attending the Lyceum
reference to the advertisement, that IL takes
place on Thursday evening. After this week
ills expected that they viii be given regu-
!ariy on wednesday evening OF each week
without variation.
Representatives F. w. Vaughn, Alfred
Wood, L. E. Sleigh, John ii. Orcott and A.
4. Stewart, OF the Young Mems Christian
Association OF this city, to the International
convention of the association at Toronto,
Canada, on the 18th instant, left this city
yesterday to attend said convention.
reputable citizen residing near the COR
ner OF 9TH and N streets northwest complains
OF the conduct OF bad boys who congregate
IN that vicinity and amuse themselves by
throwing stones at sparrows' nests and
otnerwise conducting themselves in q dis
orderly manner.
At meeting OF the stockholders OF the
National Union Fire Insurance Company
Yesterday, directors for the ensuing year
we're elected as follows :-Chas. Knapp, Geo.
w. Riggs, VIM. Dixon, Samuel Bacon, Mar
snail Brown, a. Wylie, Richard WaIlach,
Nicholas Acker and John T. Mitchell.
A Masonic lodge, composed Of native Ger
mans and to be conducted In the German
Lang uage, was organized at Masonic Tenn
pie last night under the title of Arminius
Lodge, No. IS. Grand Master !. l.. Johnson
appointed the officers as follows:-H. III. Ger
des. W. M; j. c. Hesse, 8. W.; Hugo Eich-
holtz, j. w.
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DR.. @. W. BENsoN's CKLKRY AND CRAM.
oMlLE PILLS are prepared expressly to cure
SICK Headache, Nervous Headache, Dyspep-
NC Headache, Neuralgia, Nervousness and
Sleeplessness, and will cure any case. Price,
20 cents. Sold by all Druggists In Washing.
ton, Georgetown and Alexandria. 2,A.eo
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AN ALMOST INCREDIBLE STORY.-The
P1ttsburg Gazette OF Saturday, says: ga
rumor reaches us Of the commission OF q ter
riole murder, few days ago, near Orange
vile, In Mercer county, though the name OF
the victim was not learned. A young lady
school teacher who had occasion to 60 to her
ing to write copies for her pupils, was, while
writing, caught by three men, who In turn
outraged her, cut her tongue out OF her head
70 prevent her telling, and left her lying on
board 70 write the afyRtr out upon IL, and
was found dead BY the pupils. BY means of
the information on the blackboard vfgor.
our pursuit was instituted, and all three OF
the mtscreants were captured before they
reached their homes, though less than three
miles from the scene Of outrage