Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-07-06

will make important recomme ndations
touching the management of the office.
COLLECTOR TUITION. of Philadelphia.
in company with Gov. Mccormick had an
interview with the President yesterday with
reference 10 the action of the department and
al>o of the Cabinet Condemning his removal
OF deputy collector Arnold at Chester and
ordering the restoration of that officer. Col
lector Tuition denied that he was In receipt
OF Secretary Sherman's telegram te ling hi i'm
10 delay his action, before he made the APP
pomtment of Frick in Arnold's place. He
says that the sla ement To the effect that he
removed Arnold because Mr.. Ward would
not ADVISE The removal of a post office at
Ipownington is incorrect, and ne fully be
lLeVes that just the contrary is true-that
Ward refuse Il 10 recommend the removal OF
tn" post office because Tuition would not per-
NIT Arnold TO draw pay from the govern
ment for full time, and at the same time
draw salary for Lis services in a printing
Office.
PROTEST OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN Rs
PUBLIC AGAINST BEING GoBBLED Up BY
GREAT BRITAIN.-Tue State department
has received from Charles w Rilev consul
general of the Orange Free State "A copy of a
document signed by the President of the
1Tal SVaal or South \ frican Rapublir in the
Iame, ana by he authority OF its govern
mtht ana people. solemnly protesting against
It's annt NaliOu 10 Great Britain. TIE pro
test is dated April 18th, $50, Immediately
alltr me promu iSation of the proclamation
OF SIT IleophIius Shep>tUne, her Britannia
MaiFsty'S Commissioner. by which the an
neNatiOn OF the Trausvaai territory EN-
9raclr z an area equal 10 that of France and
SPAN together was ELECTED.
IN London, yesterday, Mr.. Kruger and
other delegates bearing q protest from the
Ialc govel nnent of the Transvaal Republic
against British annexation had an interview
win Lord Carnarvun, who informed them
mat IL was impossible to reverse the decree
Oh annexation, but he would hear any repre-
senattOns from them relative TO the admin
lslratlon oil The province with pleasure.
THE WEEKLY STAR, now ready, contains
all the News of theWeek; the War in the East;
our Indian War; the Fourth of July Celebra-
tons, with Blaine's speech at Woodstock,
etc; English honOrs to Gen. Grant; White
House and Department News; Proceed ngs
OF The Courts Local Affairs; Choice Stories;
POEMS and Sketches; Agricultural and
Household matters, ETC., etc.
Terms: 50 per annum, In advance pos.aoa
prepaid single copies five cer.s, IN wrappers,
ASSAULT on AN EDITORIAL Lancaster
"a, last evening, as j. w. NJ. Geist, editor
OF the NC1C Era, was going home, GEORGE c.
hoideIman stepped from the Leopard hotel
ara struck him across the face and shout
derS with cowhide. AS Mr.. Geist stepped
backwards James F.. Yunge, an accompiice
OF Holderman, attacked Geist with another
coWhlde, INJECTING rapid blows. \ crowd by
ms Time had gathered, and protected Mr..
Geist from further violence. The aSsailants
were arrested, and gave the required bail
The affair created intense excitement. A
number OF articles in the Ne,O FRA, recently,
young men and ladies of Columbia Pa
among whom were the present assailants of
The editor, led TO the affair.
AGAINST INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS
IN Inc New Hampshire house of delegates a
resolution was adopted Yesterday t6at the
revenues of the national government shoIIId
be used for the sustaining of an eff lent.
cteiitanie and economical admits ration,
AID foT the payment Of all honest and eoui-
table debts due TO citizens, and that the .ur-
p'us be exclusively and sacredly set aside
hr and devoted to the Liquidation of the
pnolic debt and that the national govern
nent should not undCrta any new ObIiga
non, Eor lend its credit for the furtherance
of any Sp culative schemes under the puIse
nf internal improvements" that may be for
me advantage Of any particular locality or
corporation. "
WRECK OF A PASSENGER TRAIN AND
Loss OF LIZA passenger train on the C.
{. c. and l. X r., from Columbus to CIeve
lahd' was wrecked al Gallon. Ohio, at 40 o
~ Yesterday. Heavy rains had wa she'd away
culv'rt, which was discovered by the en-
glneer. VIM J.. Needham, too late to avoid
tbe accident. He reversed the engine. jumped
10 me ground, and was instantly killed nv
Inc baggage car fallirg upon him The fire
man remained on the engine and escaped
WITH q few severe bruises. Conductor Bur
CESS ana several passengers were quite badly
BRUISED, but no serious injuries are reported
r.
Brooklyn bridge, crossing East river. be-
tween New York and that CITY, at their
meeting on July 2, received a report from
b tnes treasurer stating that thus far 81 ,47 135
nave been expended upon the bridge, the
balance on hand being S15f,l47. Two Strands
In The bridge cable were completed July q
containing respectively 324 and 326 wires
The only other bridge in the United States
as costly as This is the great railroad bridge
across the Mississippi at st. Louis, in which
about $4,000, 600 are invested.
THE FOLLOWING LOSSES BY FIRE Are
reported by telegraph: William VOLTS dry
goods store and several other buildings in
EohOken, n. j., loss S25 600; the larger nor
tlon OF the village of Chester, ". Y on the
ERIE railroad, loss SG5 600. and dozen fami-
ICES burnt out; at Providence, r. L. fDcen-
oiary IRE In the press room of the Ereniag
ITeSS, causing $4,000 damage to presses and
paIer-a discharge pressman named Pat
rick Hamlll arrested on suspicion of being
The lncendiary; the steam tannery of Narney
Co., at Wolfboro', n. H, loss SIS, 900.
LIFE Insurance STEALINGs.-The re-
ceiver of the Republic Life Insurance Com
pany at Oh cago, after a careful examina-
ton OF the books, says that from the ipfor-
nation of them and from other sources he
concludes that there is a balance of nearly
Ihree and a-half million dollars against the
company. Secretary Clapp, of the Chicago
Life Insurance Company, has fed TIE
directors declare that the company has CON
stantly lost money since its organization
ana Indicate that they will apply for q re-
ceiver.
IN DIFFICULTY at Norfolk Va Wedpes-
Gay night, on the excursion steamer Ranks
between DIR. w. q. q. Wilson, assistant sur,
eeon u. 5. navy, and colored man named
Brown, the former shot at Brown. Slightly
woonSlng him Ia the wrist. The bullet struck
color2d woman who was asleep at the time
and severely wounded her in the face DR.
W1lson was arrested and had @ partial hear
Ing before the mayor OF Norfolk yesterday.
and was committed for ten days TO await the
result OF the woman's injuries.
Yesterdays RACES.-At Woodbury. N
a. a., the 245 class race was won by Roselie in
2:lO, 2:4l, $50, 2i1, 242k PAL. The 2:3l class
was won by Maggie in 2:32, 235 2:56 =
AT Mystic Park, Boston, Hopeful won the
trotting race in 3D. 2:26, 2:ISk, 2:l9K. LuIu
trotted three heats to beat 214 but failed.
making 2:1ss 2:164 2:19k. ....At the lack,
son Park, Detroit, for horses OF the 2:30 class
Adele Clark won, her best time being 2:3o'
The 2:26 race was won by Tom Keller: Lewis
Scott second. Best time, Dds.
THE TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT in Middle
town, N. Y, has been q most remarkable
one More than 1900 persons have signed
the pie dge, which is most radical one. even
cider being forbidden drink. MANY OF the
converts have been rescued from gross in
temperance. About four hundred Children
have signed another pledge, binding them-
selves not 10 use liquors, tobacco, and hard