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MEETING IN BALTIMORE.
Frightful Disaster ut Sea.
Loss OF THE STEAMSHIP ETEN-oNE Fl
D-ILIc r.

r. II
DRIED PEOPLE PERISH.
A Panama dispatch to the Associated
Press, dated August I'd, gives news from
l. ma up to July ooh. The dispatch says
1--WE have advices o. the to5al loss OF the Pa
clhc Steam Navigation Companys steamer
Eten, captain Ceathupe, on the morning of
me l5th uli1mO, at point known as Los
UllOs, about seventy miles north of VaIpa-
raisO. Acco riding 10 the meagre kilograms
received there must have been consi ierable
loss of life, as fourteen dead bodies mad b zen
sengers had reached the shore in safety, and
twenty were still on the rock All efforts
We're being made to rescue them. Tue Erg
llsh wal steamer Amethyst and the Gillian
gunDOat ChacabucO proceeded immed 'ately
To the assistance of the unfOrtunates. The
cause OF the disaster has not been reported.
The following telegram from the Office OF the
company In Callao:
Serena, Chill, July 1S.-The Amethyst ar
rived from the scene of the wreck at about 3
p. m. to day, unable to rescue the survivors
ChacabucO was also unable to render them
any assistance, il being unsafe to attempt q
rescue with small boats. The ChacabucO is
on her way 10 Valparaiso. Survivors on the
ROCKS, owing 10 exposure and want of fool,
nleW them-etves into the sea to ead their
misery. Only three we're savei.''
A leIier Sed on board the steam p
Lima, At CallaO, July p, says: The Diet 81 Is
~ the loss Of the Eten are very Ineagre Out
Of the crew, siXty-seven all told, and pas
seEgerS. there are prob tbly savei sixty
ihIee. There could not have been less than
from ninety 10 one nunare passengers, as
She was the imme1iale boat. The loss of life,
IN N, may be estimated at alb nut one hundred
pc rst MS"
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THE CONVENTION OF iron and steel work
ers, which has been in session in CJlumbu;
Ohio, for nearly week past, elected "a . reg !,
ular officers Of the association on SATURDAY..
and after the passage Of the usual rssoIutioa
OF thanks, adjourned sine die.
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~Robert L. Cook, OF stauntou, Va,
father Of Rev. VIM. H. Cook. pastor Of 81.
bar, 7. /, Saturday, being washed over
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"A SWEET fOUTH.-The Allentown (Pa)
mOrseless way: "a mischievous quack in
Altoona City, Pa, advised a young man
with more hair than brains to use mOlasses
evaporated the rebellious locks would Co
alesce and keep in place. He made his toilet
OF Sunday morning, and. taking q promi-
nent pew, concentrated the attention of all
edt6catiOn of the congregation. After strik-
ing wildly about and damaging q palm leaf
In undue vehemence, he made q break for
pcll."
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PROHIBITION IN MAINE.-In a recent let
ter Gen. Neal Dow thus speaks OF the effects
OF prohi bitory legislation in Maine, after 20
years trial: "The liquor traffic in NJ aine is
reduced 10 very small proportions, aud In
entirely suppressed, except an two or three
OF the larger towns, and ~ there confined To
the lowest and vilest part OF the foreign
population, and IL carried on with the
utmost secrecy and caution, and II will
continue in that way until IL shall be
declared by law 10 be q felony, and be
pun shed as such, and 4. viii very
con cOm- 10 that ia Maine. There is now
no one in this state engaged, however COW
ri v, I'm the liquor traffic. except such as are
willing 10 hazard the jail for the sake of the
large profits" lie also says 81 repeat here
thaI there never was time when the policy
Of prohibition 10 the liquor traffic was more
trmly established in the public opinion o:
Maine than IL Is now. The original Maine
law was passed through the legislature OF
io5l by vote OF So 10 40 in tue House,
and l. TO 10 in the Senate. AT the last ses-
sion OF our legislature, January, ISL, after
an experience OF twenty six years of the "a
suits OF prohibition, an act additional with
greatly Increased penalties, passei through
both houses without a dissentir vote. This
remarkable fact indicates the opinion and
the deliberate resolve 81 the people of Maine
upon the matter letter than any quantity of
speeches and resolutions and temperance
meetings could do. The people Of Maine pe-
gard The liquor traffic as the gigantic crime
OF crimes and the time is not distant when
IL Will he treated as such in our laws"
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SHoEMAKERs' STRIKE

THE FINALE SHoEMAKERs' STRIKE
FAILs.-The strike Of the female shoe-
makers at the Kings county penitentiary
proves to be q very slight affair A Tri6ane
reporter called upon the superintendent of
the Bay State manufacturing company. ant
eighty or ninety girls employ ed to assist the
convicts had been at all obstinate about re-
Stunning work at the reduced wages, aud
that their efforts to induce others 10 join
them In q strike, had. up to last night, prov
ed unavailing.-[N y. Tribune INK
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SUICIDE IN DELAwARE.-Silas Saunders.
an ex. constable, committed suicide at Will
minston, Delaware, Saturday afternoon, by
circumstances for some time, aud had been
kept by some private families, who paid his
board. Recently these parties refused any
further support, thinking he was able TO keap
himself, which is supposed to have been the
cause Of the rash act. '-'e
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A KIDNAPPED CHILD FoUND-About q
year ago child named Josephine Davis dis-
appeared from her home, In Camden, N. J.,
mapped by . man named Hatstft aud his
vile Dora. Postmaster Ler, OF Camden, has
recently received letter from Ware, Massa-
OF Miss Bliss, OF that place. Mrs. Davis
has started for Ware TO claim her child.
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HEAVY Robbery

EAGLEWooD, y. }, August 1.-the house
OF A A Floyd, On Floyd's Palisades, In this
place, was entered by thieves SATURDAY
night, VINO, AFTER binding the cook aud coach
man, the only occupants, YrOCeesi,d Ia help
themselves 10 everything OF value In the
house, including - Vorwaue iewelrv, camel =
hair shawls. SC. The thieves also took from
Tie barn q horse and phnton and aud extra
set OF harness. TIL coachmau l. believed {
know more than he il willing 10 tel, aud Is
pUaer arrest
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KILLED BY LIGHTNING Ellen del Noce
child of A. del NOce, who is connected with
The engraving department of the u. i. Treas
ury, was killed by The lightning on Wednes-
day afternoon at four O'Clock. Mr.. del Noce
aid family have been spending the SUNNI sr
at Hulet's Landing, Lake George He and
bis wife were on the lake, away from the
house, on Wednesday afternoon, when a
sudden rain, hail and wind storm set in. The
little girl was standing on the verandah
when q vivid fash oflightning illumined the
surroundings. The next minute she was
lying dead. She was eight aud q half years
cd, and was singularly sweet child. Her
parents were completely broken down when
they learned OF the terrible fate which had
rtaken their child.-l TROY Press.
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names near Searcy, Ark, about . year ago,
created such oensaai0n, have been rAd and
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A CAMP MEETING EPIsODE.-A cores
pendent OF the Wilmington DELL Eoer,
Eue1liag and Co'smercidl from Camden camp
meeting, in that state, writes: ssDuring the
progress OF the meeting a minister from
Massachusetts, Rev. T.. Davis, an author of
some note, applied for and obtaiaed sleeping
recommendations at the preachers marque.
On wednesday the camp was disturbed by
ihe news That the pockets OF Rev. Messrs.
Ridgeway, OF Elkton, and Jones, OF Brook
iyn, N. Y, had been rified of their pocket
books during the night. The former lost
SONS $40 and the latter e2j. For some rea-
sons suspic ion attached TO the Rev. Mr..
Davis, and the result was that he submitted
to search, which was instituted, but no evil
dence OF any character twas discovered to
throw suspicion upon him except that his
pocketbOok contained about eiO0 aud q ticket
to Boston. Mr.. Davis is said TO be n minis-
ter OF good standing, and is vouched for by
Bishop Scott, by whom he was ordained,
Az ABscoNDING GYPSY TRRAsuRrR
on Friday last tribe OF gypsies came TO
this city and pitched their tents near the
lower bridge, aud On the following day the
treasurer or the tribe abscondet with be-
tween four and i've hundred dollars belong
ing 10 the band.-[ Concord Monitor.
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FROM +. NJ. Whitaker & Son we have tn
Edinburgh Rerie1O for July s cott Publishin :
Co.'s reprint), containing articles upon IN
Russians in Asia Minor, the Indian famines,
and other topics of current interest,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-08-13

WORK AT THE NAVY YARDS.-Since the
1st of July the Secretary of the Navy has
given employment to thirty four hundred
men at the navy yards throughout the coun-
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Hemall mud turtles, duly deprived of
scarf rings ct xelrose, Mass. =
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The TWO LAST MASSACHUSETTS SENSA-
TIoNS.-Tne town of Danvers is again
stirred 10 it's depths by the arrest OF another
OF its heretofore first and most respected cit
liens on charge OF having committed era We
and extensive crimes. Just two weeks ago
yesterday William III. Porter. a prominent
citizen, was arrested on the charge OF COM
nit ing the most extensive series OF burg
lartes ever known In Essex county. Last night
VIM. II. Walcott was arrested on the charge
of having committed extensive forgeries.
Like Porter, Walcott confessed TO portion
of the crimes laid TO his door. The blow
falls upon an interesting and highly respect-
able family. Walcot is charged with
forging the names OF Aaron +. Clark, of
Peabody, and Jasper Cook, OF ID inverS, and
obtaining money on them az banks in Salem
and Peabody. Some OF the notes were pre-
scented 10 a Salem bank on Friday, aad,
suspicion being aroused, two OF the officers
of the bank made an investigation, and
on presenting two OF the notes TO
Walcott last night he acknowledged
that they were forgeries. Officer Crowley
was sent for and Immediately arrested him
and took him 10 the police station, where he
now remains. He Will be brought before The
district court at Salem this morning. The
amount OF the fOrgerfes, which have beel
going on for some six months, il said 10 be
about st coo. WalcOtt has been an extensive
manufacturer Of brick. aud furnished many
tho dsand for the lunatic asylum. Business
losses are said 10 be the cause OF tae commit
ment OF the crime. His family consists OF a
wife aud three sons Boston Herald, S,h-
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r. SAMUEL g. YOUNG,
~ NOTARY PUBLIC,
ocfv-n OYFIcR-STAR Bull DING.
4 p T / q / A N .

n p T / q / A N.
Iir tpreniun awarded to me By the Great Worlds
BAfr, IN Philadel phia, on my invented <CA
md psterted EYEdLASS. manufac- X ~
tlred In Gold, Silver snd Frameiese, with genuine
BrAEtlfan Pebbles. Also, on hand . large variety
a sPECTACLES, OPERA GLASSES, MICRO
SCOPES and SHADES for the Eyes, re.
i. ALEXANDER,
ocS 0lstp 1229 Pennsyiva aria sgenue NV.
limited STATES -FOUR PER CENT
~ BONDS, Coupon and Registered, for sale in
uums TO suit investors.
U. :. 81 BONDS, issued in behalf Of the DIS
trict Of COlum bra. free II al tar
DISTRICT OF COLI N Ola BONDS Of various
kinds.
a snail lot ofwAsHIsGTOS GAS LIGHT co. 8
SCRIP
LEWIS JOHNSON & CO.. BANKERS.
aug3S Pa. are. and 10th street.
WONDERS NEVER CEASE.
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INtENDIARISM IN MISUNDERSTANDING
plight house at Castleton, owned by g Gorge
Freeman, was destroyed by Ore, supposed TO
be the work of an incendiary TiIe same
n ght the house Of John Mulogue, near Cas-
TETON, was burned. the IRE being caused BY
tie explosion OF kerosene lamp. SUNDAY
buildings on the farm Of Albert Drake, same
place, were destroyed by nre. The build .
lngs were some rods apart, and All dred
The work was undoubtedly tnceudisrv.
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. MANY WHO ABE SUFFERING

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from the effects of the weather and are debili
tatrd, advised by ply sicisns to take moderate
amounts OF whisky tive three times during the
day. In a little while those no adopt this advice
frequently increase ths number Of drinks aud in
time become confirmed inebriates A beverage
which will not create this thirst for intoxicating
nauors. and which is intended especially for the
benefit Of debiiitated persons, whether at home or
abroad, Is DIR. Schsnck s Sea Weed Tonic. Contain
ing the juices Of many medical herbs, this prepare
non does not create appetite for the Intoxicating
cup. The nourishing and the life supporting prop
critics Of many valuable natural productions con-
tained In II and well know to medical men have q
strenE henipg inf uence. single bottle Of the
Tonic Will demonstrate Its valuable qualities. For
debility arising from sickness, exertion from
any Cause whatever, q winegisssful OF Sea Weed
Tonic taken after meals will strengthen stomach
and create an appetite for wholesome food. To all
Who are about leaving their homes desire to say
that the excellent effects Of DR.. Schencks ssasOnsble
remedies, Sea Weed Tonic, and Mandrake Pills, are
particularly eyide Mt when taken by those who are
tniuriously affected by . change of water and diet
No person should leave home without taxing a sup
ply Of these safeguards along. For sale by all drug
gists. ausleoim
~ SAMUEL G. YOUNG,
NOTARY PUBLIC,
ocf.I-d OyFIcR-STAR BUILDING.
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"JFNNY LIND writes that she is about to
settle IN England for the purpose OF educat-
Ing her son, now four years old A girl was
born to her on the 31st OF March last Jenny
Is now fifty six years Old"
This absurd statement has arisen from a
letter written by Jenny Lind SONS twenty
years ago, going the round OF the pa Ger,
without date. Jenny Lind has been living
al Northampton, Surrey, for NJ any years. A ,
most people are aware. net one woman Ia
perhaps twenty million has q child at the
age of sc! In fact, the famous Douglas case
mainly turned on the impossibility OF I,aly
Jane Heard having q child at GIN Y. SIN
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NAVAL MovEMENrs.-rhe Secretary OF
the Navy is advised OF the arrival of the
steamers Swatara and Huron at Fort NJ "a
roe and of the Mayfiower at the navy yarI
al NeXunrl
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THE PROPOSED TELEGRAPH Pool.
Committees appointed by the Western
graph companies will meet In New York
next Thursday 70 discuss the propriety OF
pooling the receipts of the two companies, IL
being proposed that the Western Uufon
shall have fOur-flfths OF the net receipts
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TAUNTON, August lS-The main buiidins
OF The TAUNTON. Mass, crucible works. az
Welr village WAS destroyed by an tncendta-
~ nrc This morning. Most at me macntuery
WAS saved, more or less damaged. Loss
$500. insured.
QUINCY, Ill. August 1.-the Farmers'
mills, owned 10y Crockett & Mason. togeihs r
with a large stock OF grain, were burned = At
uTday night. The mills and machines,
valued nj 80 600. are almost a total loss. Iu-
surance. - so. The stock in the mill was
valued at S5.oOO. Insurance, - go.
hEoHUK, August i3.-The soap factory OF
Mr. Bienn was burned early vest 'rday morn
ilg. Loss. : 10 4 N. Insurance. : Do
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THE COMING CRISIS IN FRANCE-A Coup
DEt1 ZIP cted-French politics are begin
mig mn to taSe leading place in the view of
FraLce is believed probable, and ii is also
thought that government established by a
cap detdt would not be recognized by Ger
many. Notwithstanding profound peace
prevails throughout France, the ultra
sentative papers are urging the government
TO declare martial law. There is report, in
fact, current that the cabinet have already re-
solved upon this step, and some journals dis
cuss II in the light of q foregone conclusion.
Yesterdays Unirers said: of the ministers
have really decided as alleged by five votes
to four TO proclaim state of siege, We shall
highly approve of the measure. We ask for
stale OF siege, that the electors may vote
freely ard be uninfiuelced by the fall ehoods
o., the radical propaganda" The Cntrers be-
lieyes an immediate proclamation of mar
tial law Is rendered necessary by the license
OF the radical newspapers which dare to talk
o. civil war, unless their candidates obtain
majority at the approaching election. The
London lines Paris dispatch has the follow
lag: The Bonar artist aud clerical press
ave long been clamoring for a prOclama
ton Of state OF siege. \ sensational paper
he Figaro, hints that the Duke de Brngli =.
president OF the council and minister of ils
tlc2, whose liberal antecedents make HIM
fear the reproa Oh OF Inconsistency. is anob
tocle to such step. and advises him 10 re-
sign ar q leave the field open To more thor
ough men," The correspondent adds: AN
intrigue in h Is evidently going on in this direc
i6anist. Will scarcely he so artless as to n aud
over his cards To the Bonapartists.-
No STRIKE OF THE ENGINEERS CoNTEM
tLATID MIR. J.. NJ. Arthur, grand chief Of
the brotherhood OF Locomotive Engineers.
einphatically denies that the engineers o. IN.
brotherhood have any intention of striking
On the contrary, he says bis ad vices from a II
parts OF the United States are TO the effect
that those engineers are satisfied. Before The
recent strike committees from the local divi-
sions waited upon the officials 10 protest
against the reduction but when uusuccess-
ful had made up their minds to accept the
situation good -naturedly, when all at once,
and unexpectedly TO them as well rs 10 OH
ers, the nremen and brakemen struck. and
the shop hands followed suit. In this contest
he thought the engineers deserving of credit
for having kept alOOf and taken no part I'm
the strife. He adds that If the engineers had
intended 10 strike that time would have been
their opportunity, and they would have
stopped every train in the country. He says
The policy OF the brotherhood is arbitration
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GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TOD ~. Inter
nal revenue, $685., 42i 43; customs, 800, $50 10.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE has b en- granted 1st
Lieut.. VIM. Hoffman, 18th infantry, for six
months. The leave of Col. B. H. Grierson,
10th cavalry, has been extended two months.
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The Canal strikers.

THY DIsPERsE, BUT WON'T co To WORK.
The large number OF light boats which
were blockaded between Sir Johns Run and
Hancock continued thinning out westward
very rapidly Saturday. so that towards even
Ing only twenty boats could be counted on
ieveI. Several OF the blockade squatro 4
have reached Cumberland where the owners
live. The majority az the fleet, however ~
strung out In single file and made FAST 10 n sa
bernie side OF The canal at various points
between Sir Johns Run and the Paw Paw
tuni ell, twenty six miles west No general
movement has taken place at any point east
of Hancock, the boats In that direction
being conferred at Mercersville, SharpSburg,
SheI herdstown, williamSport and other
points where the owners live. Upon the ser
vice OF copies OF the governors proclaim alton
calling on them to disp rise the boatmen gen
orally began 10 comply imme liately by
IN ming out into single file al points where
navigation was impedei. Thirty boats re
ma in al Hancock, the home OF the owners,
and not more than a dozen are 10 ,atei a Sir
johns Run. The strikers apparently hold
out with unweakening firmness, bur 10 Is
believed by many that when the mines
resume operation and "A start is once made
on the canal. that the boatmen VIII readily
take 10 the tow path. The ringlesderS. now ia
HSgerstown jail, say that the miners are in
combination with the bOaimen and " IN not
go 10 work until the matter OF freight is set
tied between the boatmen aud shippers. that
a. soon SIS that is done the miners viii go -
work for flty cents. Qniet continues al
every point OF the canal heard from. The
distribution OF tue military continues uu-
changed.
a CANAL STORREEPER ARRESTED.
Van Lear Sprigg, country stoTck-eper az
the canal tunnel near Cumberland, was
arrested SATURDAY by Captain Wright. Com
pany A, Seventh Maryland Regiment, sta
tiontd there. on the charge OF ob>tructing the
canal and detaining boat at the lock. and
delivered To the sheriff, and is now In Iajl
here. The defendant claims entire innocence.
A writ OF habeas corpus will be sued out.
Spriggs SAYS that he will sue the sheriff for
illegal detention.
RELEASE OF CANAL STRIKERs.
ON Saturday morning the examination Of
the prisoners confined In Jail at HagerStown
on the charge of burning the steamer Star,
No. 2, near dam No 6, was TO have taken
place, but the witnesses for the state WAS "A D.
sent, end the examination was deferred. Mr..
William III. Boyer waived a hearing and en-
tered into a recognizauce in the sum OF ~ go
for his appearance on November 18th a the
circuit court Louis r.. McComas, esq, coun-
sci for Robert Reed. one of the accused, as kei
for the discharge OF MS client, claiming that
he had sufficient evidence TO show that X eel
had not been near the scene. After evidence,
the state promptly ordered the release OF NJ.
Reed, and he left with bis wife for home. Il
Is very probable that all the prisoners viii be
released on bail the early part OF the week.
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MISS LILLIAN CONWAY, second daughter
of the late Mrs. +. Il. Conway, for many
years manager Of the Brooklyn rheater was
married OH Wednesday afternoon last to Mr
Charles CamblOs, jr., of Philadelphia. Tae
bride was a member OF the Chestnut street
Tneater company last year, and has also
acted In many OF the principal theaters of
the country since her debut about
four years ago at the Brooklyn Tne-
alter. Her elder sister, Minnie, was
cOrnet player, Levy. The groom is young
man, the son of a wealthy citizen of Phi,a-
delphia, and Is q broker, doing business on
81 street. The ceremony was very quietly
performed at St. Clements church Ia pres
ence OF q very limited number OF fri ends.