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SUIT AGAINST THE DISTRICT FOR DAM
AGE BY ALLEGED DEFECTIVE SILVER
To day, Mr.. j. r.. Norris, for George J.
Mueller, entered a suit against the District
OF Columbia for damages to his property
laid at 5000, caused, as he alleges. by de-
fective sewerage. He states that he is the
owner of a lot ON Missouri avenue, on which
lie has q two-story and basement brick
dwelling, and charges that the sewer con-
siructed and maintained by said defendants
i'm said avenue is detective, causing the
water TO overflow and back up, and thereby
his property has been damaged.
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WIFE MURDER AND SUICIDAL East
Liverpool, Ohio, yesterday, Ralph Winter
gill cut his wife's throat with q razor, caus-
his own throat, severing the windpipe and
inf1icting O wound which win probably re-
suit fatally. Jealousy caused the trouble.
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sOThere IL winter weather already on
stoEWs
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NINE. LARMIER, De Paris,
WI FIRST GLASS DRESSMAKER,
No. l4a9 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE,
oct23 LIST p5m Between Hth and 18th streets.
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THE EVENING STAR,
Washington News and Gossip.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY-Inter-
nal revenue, 1852 20 IL; customs, 1912 eslOs
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NAVAL ORDERs-Passed Assistant Engi-
nter George w. Hall ordered to the Ossipee
at Hampton Roads, Va. Lieut.. Commander
A. G. Kellogg detached from the comm and
OF the Speedwell and ordered to proceed home
and await orders. Passed Assistant Surgeon
L. ID. Street and Assistant Engineer A. v.
Zane from the Speedwell and ordered TO re-
turn home aud await orders.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-10-31

8. l.. GETTINGs, OF Mary land, as to-day
Ieappointed doorkeeper of the reporters
gallery OF the House of Representatives.
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~ BOCKBRIDGE ALUM,
Wy KENTUCKY BLUE LICK,
BEDFORD, BETHESDA,
And other natural MINERAL WATERS for sale q
MILBURN'S PHARMACY,
sep25-tr lao PeCn avenue
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A CHANGE is TO be made in the first inter-
nal revenue district of Louisiana, and the
resignation of the present collector is re-
quested.
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CATHOLIC MISSIONS AT THE SIOUX
AGENCIEs.-A Washington special to the
n. y. Herald says:-In accordance with the
request of the Sioux Indians IL is understood
that the Benedictine fathers. together with
lay brothers and sisters of that order, ara to
be allowed to establish missions at the Red
Cloud and Spotted Tail agencies. Other Cath
Ollie mis- siOnaries are anxious to CO. operate in
aiding the Indians TO establish themsel yes on
permanent peace footing, and the adminis-
tIation. IT is understood, will favor them in
their efforts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-10-31

Observation-Disclosures James II. Wat
moush, u. 8 N has rendered his resigna-
ton as pay master general. 1t is yet unde-
cided who Will succeed him as chief of the
bureau, but the choice is said to be between
Pay Directors Geo. F. Cutler, who was long
on duty at New York, and Thos. III. LOCKER,
who is now on duty in Secretary Thompson s
Cffice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-10-31

ECONOMY IN THE GOVERNMENT EX-
PENsI s.-The President and his Cabinet
have discussed the question OF the reduction
OF the expenses of the government Secre-
.ary sherman says the revenues will not
hold out II the expenses are not cut down. IL
is about decided that reductions can be made
IN the appropriations for rivers and harbofs
ard In the building of fortificatiOns. Much
can be saved from both, II ia thought. Is is
brick and rock forts, and to use sand forts
and torpedoes for harbor defense. II is also
proposed to curtail the river and harbor i'm
proyements to the actual wants OF the coun-
try, and also the expenses In every branch of
the government. The heads of departments
are revising their estimates, and It IL proba-
ginning July 1, 1873, will be less than for any
year since the war. The appropriations must
De reduced or the tariff Increased, and the
sincerity Of Congress on ECONOMY" will be
put to the test
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The SESSION OF THE HOUSE to-day up
TO O'Clock was occupied by the readi ng OF
Mondays journal, which required the read
ing of the titles of all the bills, nearly nine
hundred, introduced on that day. The OBJ
ject g. If possible, TO prevent the committee
ON banking and currency from reporting the
bin 10 repeal the third section OF the resump-
tiOn act.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-10-31

WIN. NJ BURwELL has been appointed
n gister of the land q fl ce at New Orleans.
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SENATOR MORToN'S CONDITION. - As
sistant Postmaster General Tyner received
the following dispatch today: doctor
Thompson says the trouble with Senator
Morton ow is that the pneumastric nerve is
paraly Zed, with loss OF vitality in lungs"
". =. HOLLnWAY.
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BoHN1oN's
FU r ACES-
CAST Oh WROUGHT IRoS-sUITABLE FOR
COAL Oh WOOD.
TAe most SCCCESSFUL FURNACES
eter sold.
ABE POWERFUL HEATERs-GIvK UNI
yKRsAL SATISFACTION.
Report on Atcords ofrss at The international
Exhibition, Philadelphia, February IL, 1871,
20 Richardson, BOyntOn s o., Mual-
lactETeTS, Net0 York.
"lss- Simplicity OF arrangement and durability;
superior hestps power and economy Of fuel; con-
Forming In Its U1cdEs spudHdt 10 natural laws, the
shape OF the furnace conducting 10 the perfect
conbusti Il Of Coal.
sd T he small number OF connections; their posi-
non and rann'r OF eonstTuction rendering them
perfectly gzs-tight
sd. The large amount Of direct radsting surface.
"+th. The patent cinker clearing ate by ~ he a
e9hee and ciinkers can be removed without disturb
ing the nre-sayfRs dust and time, preserving 9
bright clear fire with little trouble, and requiring
bot little power 10 shake it"
Tor sale By
G. Il. BALL,
aueZ-mvf-sm UasLiaQfOa, ID. u.
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The CASE OF SENATOR PATTERSON, who
was claimed on a requisitiOn of the governor
OF South Carolina, and who sued out writ
OF habeas corpus, has been further postponed
by agreement of counsel, at the request of
the Attorney General of South Carolina,
who is unable to be here to-day on ac-
C, unit of official business. The case will not
again be beard until sometime after the 10th
of November, the exact time to be agreed on
hereafter, with the express understanding
ard agreement that no other requisition will
be made or new charge preferred during the
tendency of the present proceedings before
Judge Humphrey.
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Presentation. j. Romero, delegate
fiom New Mexico is confined to his be 1, bu
il is trusted his illness is not serious
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SENATOR RANSOM, OF North Carolina, In
Anticipation of Senator MorIon's death, has
flied request TO have the occupancy of the
seat formerly occupied By the Indiana Sena-
or
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ES iT ~ IL B u, AZ; IL AZ ~
r'bued N TO MORROW NIGHT and until further
notice. IN q ME&DOR
The New York herald., 1877-07-11
Progress of the War.
persons.

The changing fortune OF war never re-
ceived better illustration than in the oper-
ations now in progress between the hostile
armies in Bulgaria and Armenia. At the out
set every indication pointed to rapid and
overwhelming Russian success in Asia Minor,
while the army of the Danube was regarded
more as menace than q positive danger
To Turkish interests. Indeed. it looked as
if the Pruth had been crossed and Roumania
occupied only for the purpose of forcing
the concentration Of the Turkish army in
Bulgaria and rendering tho conquest of
Armenia certainty. Now, however, the
features Of the great game of war have con-
plotely changed, and it is the army of the
Danube that is the danger, while the army
of the Caucasus becomes merely menace.
1t is certain that if the Russians played
these strange moves after o plan it has
been shrewdly laid. First cause your
enemy to draft his troops from Asia Minor
to Bulgaria by occupying the Danube
bank, and give your army Of the Caucasus
footing in Armenia. This establishes for it
q dangerous character, draws attention away
from the Danube and gives time for the prep
arations necessary there. Then, when all is
ready. and when the enemy in Armenia is
strengthened by large accessions from Bull
paria. move over the Danube with scarcely
any opposition. This is about the situation
The New York herald., 1877-07-11
Mexico in Washin z ton.

Sehor Mata, who has not yet been received.
by Secretary Evarts, and whose business in
Washington is to ask President Hayes to
recognize President Diaz, thinks it fortu-
nate that our forces crossed the Rio Grande
at point where they met no Mexican
troops. Well, yes-for the Mexicans.
Sefior Mata, it is to be hoped, has before
this explained to President Diaz that to ask
for recognition while denying us common
Justice is absurd. President Hayes will
naturally prefer to recognize that Mexican
ruler who is able and willing to keep order
on the frontier and put down his banditti !;
or who, if he cannot do that, will at least
not threaten us if we do it ourselves. We
still believe that Mr. Diaz will prove him
self n sensible man, and that Generals Ord
and Trsviho will arrange matters so as not
tn come to blows.
The New York herald., 1877-07-11
sXvill MIX.

From time to time the people Of civilized
communities become excited over the adul-
teraton of food and the poisoning Of their
beverages. There ore ghouls who live, un-
doubtedly, and grow rich by that heartless
plumber of the poor that consists in selling
-four stained yellow as mustard and mixtures
of ground plaster of Paris rs flour or
sugar. Some such mixtures are noxious,
and to impose them upon the people for
food is a wicked and criminal act; but the
majority Of them are perhaps in the
main harmless to tho health, and the
worst element in the adulteration Of
groceries is the wretchediy mean swindle
that is regularly practised against the
innocent purchaser when he pays for
bread and is given stone. All the ordinary
authorizations of food, therefore, are harm
less, venial, innocent, by comparison with
what is done by the man who traffics i'll
swill milk. Here the people are swindled
whick is milk only in name, but which, in
fact, is not the nutritious, life-giving fluid
they suppose they are buying. In addition
to the swindle they are criminally and
atrociously wronged by the insidious device
of imposing upon them as food that
which is, in fact, a virulent animal
poison. 1t is known not only that
cows kept in a distillery stable cannot be
healthy, but that as matter of fact, they
rot away with putrid diseases that fevers,
consumption and malignant ulcers on their
bodies destroy them, and that they are
milked till they die. Further it is known
that the milk thus taken from diseased and
dying creatures is constantly sold in this
city. Can nothing be done against this? Is
there no law, no justice, no protection for
the lives and health of the people? That is
to be tested in trial to begin to-day. An
indictment is to be tried against one Of these
pest houses, and it remains to be seen
whether jury will regard the wholesale
poisoning Of the people as q crime.
The New York herald., 1877-07-11
FRANCE AGITATED.
Will Radical Victory in September Pro-
duce Revolution?
GRANT UP THE RHINE
arrangements for the Coming International
Rifle Match.
[pY CABLE TO THE HERALp.1

LONDON, July IL, 1877.
The government OF France having accomplished
the first costly STEP continue to carry out
the plans first laid down by Due de
Broglie. On Monday the mayors OF Tours
and Amboise were dismissed The munich
paity OF Perpgnan mas been dissolved. The
Peup'e (People,. radical newspaper, was seized
yesterday Tor accusing the government OF meditat-
ing a coup d'5tdt
WILL 1T BE REVOLUTION?
The Correspondence, organ OF the Conservative
Union, says, should the elections result in radi-
cal victory, there would be formidable crisis,
another dissolution, and possibly even revo-
lution.
BoNAPARrIsT INTEIGUEs.
The Moaitear continues to bitterly censure the
audacious intrigues of the Bonapartists.
GENERAL GRANT RHINE.
despatch datei at Cologne, yesterday, says ex-
President Grant had left there and proceeding up
the Rhine He Will be received in Frankfort o-night
by committee headed by tho American Consul, and
tomorrow dinner will bc gwen in his honor
SPANISH COPYRIGHT
The Spanish Senate has approved the Copyright bill
SPANISH SOLDIERS
A special from Madrid says :-"Congress has unani.
mousy voted resolution expressing confidence In tha
generals and soldiers In Cuba"
THE AxGLo.AMERIcAN RIFLE MATCH
Sir Henry Halford, captain Of tho United Kingdom
rifle team, writes to the agent Of the Associated Press
In regard to the approaching match at Crecdmoor rs
follows:"We have decided to sail for New York by the
steamer City OF Richmond, the 18th of August, SO
to have time to get settled before the match. l
hear something has been said about our having only
days Tor practice over the range at Creedmoor.
Two days will bo quito inadequate. shall want at
least six days If possible"
AN APPEAL FOR FUNDS.
The Times prints the following :-"The Council Of
tho National Rifle Association. having no funds ap-
plicablo for the expenses OF Centennial team to
America appeal to all interested In rifle shooting to
did IN raising tho requisite sum OF $780,"
PANpREsBYrERIAN COUNCIL.
The Pan-Presbyterian Council has adopted ad-
dress to the Queen, signed by 333 representatives
commissioned by forty-ninc Presbyterian churches
In twenty -1vo separate countries.
Tho voting OF the address terminated the proceed
ings OF the Council
The New York herald., 1877-07-11
LoUIsIANAs NEW EXCITEMENT.

WHY THE MEMBERS OF THE RETURNING BOARD
WERE INDICTED-srATE EMENT BY THE FORE
MAN OF THE GRAND JURY.
my rELRGnApH TO TIE HERALD
NEW ORLEANS. July 10, 1877.
The excitement relative tho indicted members Of
tho Returning Board still continues. Pitkin having
stated that tho Grand Jury which found the bills
entirely democratic Foreman O'Brcn states
that thcro wero only four democratic. members
out OF the sixteen; of the other twelve
four were negroes and the others conservatives and
liberals Ho also states that the action taKen
trely on their volition, and no prominent poll
tcians appeared before the jury until summoned as
witncsscs Among these Grecn, the ex-Secretary
Of tho Board; Blanchard, the sx-state Registrar Of
Voters, and several registrars and clerks who had
boen connected with tho manipulation.
PENTESrARY orFEScEs
He also sta;cs that there plenty Of testimony not
only from Witnesses but from documentary evidence,
&C. to convot tho Returning Board not only Of fraud
but OF perjury, and of altering public documents each
Of which are ponitentary offences. This testimony ia
also stated to Go very damaging to other prominent
persons outside OF the State.
NICHOLS WILL PARDON rHEM.
Governor Nichols states that he is very sorry any
action boen taken, but still adheres to the deter
minauon Of pardonng them If convicted. In inter-
views with number Of prominent members Of the
Legislature as to whether they thought any action
would takon by that body on the subject. they
piled tho negative, thoy believing that violated
tho agreement, II not in fact in spirit Tho action
taken Is considerably condemned by tho mercantile
community. they fearing 1t might open difficulties
sIdorcd definitely settled.
PIE VERNON PARISH RETURNS.
The Vernon parish returns, upon which tho indict
ment found and which bear undoubted evidences
of having been tampercd with, are in possession
tho Court and will bo kept evidence. These
the returns also which, it Ia stated, the "visitini
statesmen advised on
INDICTMENTS THREATENED TN HIGHER QUARTERS"
Foreman O'Bren, of tho Grand Jury, says that the
indictments wero not found upon political grounds
but upon evident violations of law which thoy were
bound to notice, and though tho matter may bo
laughed at by Northern politicians full proof Will be
had to sustain, only these indictments, but others
In higher quarters.
The New York herald., 1877-07-11
The New Orleans Grand Jury.

The Grand Jury which indicted the men,
bers of the Returning Board had, it seems,
only four democratic members, out Of six
teen; and of the remaining twelve four
were colored men and eight were Soon
servatives" and "liberals." The foreman
states to the HERALD's correspondent that
the evidence is sufficient to send the in
dicted men to the Penitentiary. This evil
dence is also said by others to be damaging
to persons not resident in the State
The merchants of New Orleans are op-
posed to the proceedings, fearing that they
will create trouble and Governor Nichols
gives out that he will pardon the mon if on
trial they are convicted. We do not see any
reason for oil this fuss. A grand jury
against the laws; prosecuting officers
and courts must act on the reports of grand
juries if wrong has been done it ought to
be punished ; and while we have no doubt
that Governor Nichols will adhere to the
very proper agreement which declared am
nesty for all political offences, he can hardly
stop the action of grand juries and courts
moving to punish crimes.
The absurd tales from Washington that
the President was alarmed" at tho action
of the Grand Jury hardly needed the con-
tradiction they have received. What has
the President to do with it? He holds his
title to Office from the action of the Electoral
Commission, confirmed by Congress. Not
only has he no concern about the fate of
Wells and Anderson, but il would be inn
proper in him to take any interest in such
persons
The New York herald., 1877-07-11
HAMPTON IN VIRGINIA.

HEARTY RECEPTION DY THE PEOPLE OF SALEM
sERENADE E--rHE GOVERNORS BRIEF
THANKS
[pY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
SALEM, Va, July 10, 1877.
Governor Hampton arrived In Salem by tho nooA
train to-day and took rooms at the Lake
tprng Hotel, where his daughter. brother ane
seven other members OF the family have
boon staying for weoks. To night the ciSEens
Of saem en- nsasse, with the Salem Cornet Band.
screnadcd tho Governor After hearty calls and
formal Introduction to tho immense concourse Gov
crnor Hampton expressed his regrets that feeble
health would permit MIN to give utsorance to the
grateful feelings OF his henrt at this hearty
and unexpected demonstration. Ho regarded it as
compliment paid by Virginans to South Carolina, be-
tween wuom q strong bond of sympathy has ever cx
Istcd lie would bear back TO his State those friendly
greetings recognition OF tho grand and peaceful vic
tory gained In Carolina He expressed removed
regrets aud sincere thanks and closed amid trcmen-
dous applause.
Alter the address the Governor was introduced TO
many ladies' and gentlemen who pressed to shake his
hand Tho Governor will visit Roanoke College to-
morrow and enjoy drive In the beautiful country
around Salem.
The New York herald., 1877-07-11

management has brought on the country is
Just this, that it has eliminated principles
and policies from party platforms The old
republican party, not managed by office
holders, but by the people. dared to assert
policy at the risk of defeat it did
not care about defeat. But the pres
ent party, controlled by the office
holders, is timid and time-serving to
the last degree. 1t does not seek to serve
the country, but to avoid defeat. 1t has for
years evaded every important public issue,
and the greatest triumph of its leaders and
managers has been to straddle an issue and
successfully face both ways in search for
votes. That they should do SO was inevitable,
under the system which has obtained, be-
cause the bread and butter of great army OF
office-holders depended not on boldly doing
right, not on asserting just policy at the
risk of defeat, but on timidly evading oil
important questions and raising false issues
with which to excite the people to an I'M
reasoning frenzy.
Fortunately for our political future the
Presidents policy already begins to show
fruits. Here in New York protest has
been publicly made against the rule OF the
office holders. All over the country post
masters and other federal office-holders are
dropping their connection with party COM
mittees. TO those officers whose services
are OF real value to the government
the Presidents order is an immense
relief; they would greatly prefer TO attend
to their official duties and leave political
management to others The multitude OF
clerks and other subordinates are grateful
for the relief from assessments which have so
long robbed them Of part of their moderate
salaries.
We hope the President will go on fear
lessly and decisively with his reform. He
has thc'people with him, and il he stands
fast he will, before his term expires, make
an honest and non-political civil service
fashionable.
The New York herald., 1877-07-11
The East River Bridge.

Some of the South street opponents of
the Brooklyn bridge address an open letter
to the Mayors of New York and Brooklyn
and the trustees of the Brooklyn bridge,
requesting that the work may be suspended
until certain questions which they raise as
to the legality of the construction have been
finally settled. As these gentlemen, during
the passage of the Brooklyn bridge law and
subsequently, resorted to every means in
their power to defeat and obstruct the
work without success, it is not likely that
their present appeal will occasion its sus-
pension now that SO much money has been
expended on it and it is nearing COM
pletion. Indeed, they will no doubt dis
cover for themselves that the objections they
urge against the bridge have no good foun-
dation. The argument in their open letter
is that the bridge has not suffi-
cicnt height to comply with the law
prohibiting the obstruction of the river.
They declare that ships will not be able to
pass under the bridge, supposing it to be
one hundred and thirty-fve feet high, as
many of them 'carry spars reaching far
more than ono hundred and thirty feet
above the water line" The assistant
engineer of the bridge issues to-day nm
official notice to mariners, to the effect
that on and after to-day the strands of the
bridge cable will be in their final position,
which will be mt the lowest point, at the
middle of the river, one hundred and forty
FIVE feet above high water mark.
The New York herald., 1877-07-11
It. Although the Russians have

at present. Although the Russians have
retreated in Armenia, the Turkish army 10
held there in full force in expectation OF an
immediate attack, and cannot detach bat
TALON to the sorely pressed army OF Bull
garia. The Russian advance into Bulgaria
has been steady and successful thus far.
An army is advancing to besiege Rustchuk,
another to drive the Turks from Nicopolis,
still another organizing for an advance on
Sophia, while the main force marching along
the left bank of the Jantra threatens to
turn the Turkish line Of the Balkans by
seizing the Schipka Pass. Another Russian
army in the Dobrudscha has cut the line Of
railroad to Kustendje, threatens Silistria
and Varna and is practically cooperating
with the army on the Jantra.