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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-08-06

MINNIE MINISTER'S ISsANTY.-Some time
years, who lived with her parents at No 81
Avenue c, went to New Haven, Conn., having
been engaged as goyeIneSS i'm the family OF
two weeks ago she wrote regularly to her
parents, and then they heard no news of her
until last Wednesday, when she was taken to
then violently insane. The young man who
accompanied her said that two weeks ago she
went with his fathers family to Savin Rock.
near New Haven, and that while bathinc
there she went beyond her depth and narrow,
ly escaped drowning. When She recoyereh
cOnsclouSness it was found that the fright ha6
cost ner her reason. Her parents kept her al,
nome Ior day or two, but she became so vic.
lent that it was necessary to take her to Belle
vue hospital Sometimes i'm her rawlings sht,
spoke OF lover who had deserted her when
are full Of doubts.-iN u World. 5th. pA's "''
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The Markets.

BALTIMORE, August 6.-virginia sizes old,
70; DO. deferred, 80; do consolidated, 81 &; do.
second series, 28x; past due coupons, 78l8. North
Carolina SKIES, old, 1b do. new, g. do. special tax.
bid to-day. Sugar quiet and unchanged.
BALTIMORE, August 8 Cotton firm-mid
ding, nA. Flour steady and unchanged. Wheat,
southern active and firm; western firm and higher
and offerings neht.southern red, prime. 1 0'a
Los; do. amber, l. 05a1. 06; No. western winter
red, spot and August, Los; September. 1055s
October. Los. Corn. southern steady; western
yellow, 81; western mixed. spot and August, 4sx
September, 49ka494; October, 90; steamer, IS 4.
Oats quiet and easier-southern, 82a35: western
white, 32a3S; do. mixed, 31aS1x; Pennsyivania.
Provisions firm and unchanged. Butter scarce
and frm.choice western. lSaab; Petroleum nom
Whisky dull. I 06, Reoeipts1 -four, 6, 100; wheat,
wheat, 1877 0oo freights to Liverpool per steamer
INV NV YORK, August e.-stoc.. .trono
Money, & GSd: 1@h: 1zchanse, long. zsS;
NEW YORK. August 6.-llour quiet and
steady: Wheat, spring without decided change
and duni winter shade drmer and hi9her Com
quiet and tIi6e dHUer.
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AN UNDERTAKER's BuL-A Young man I'm
the family of Mr.. Siegler, No. 279 New York
avenue, Jersey City Heights, died few days
ago. Frederick Beckman, an undertaken.
directed him to go on. After the body had
been put on ice, Beckman presented bin for
$l4. Seigler refused to pay it, and said he
would employ another undertaken. He offered
Beckman 50 for having placed the body on ice,
but Beckman refused il, and placed an EN-
plOye in the house to prevent any other under
taker from preparing the corpse for burial.
Seigler went to Justice Laird to learn his
rights, and was informed that il was his priyi-
lege to eject the unwelcome watcher from the
DremiSeS,-1N y Times 5th
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Fatal Railroad Smash I'm.

EL1zABEgH. I;L j., August 6;-Last night coal
Valley railroad, ran into section Of train
ahead of it, smashing several coal cars and
strewing the wreck across both tracks. Train
came along under full headway at the moment
OF the accident, ran into the wreck and was
thrown from the track. VIM. EzerOni, fire.
man, was instantly killed, the engineer bruised
and the engine and train thrown off the track,
The accident occurred mile-and a half west
OF Bound Brook. A wrecker was sent in inn
mediatelY to clear the wreck.
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C1NC1NNAT1, August 6.-At barbecue at
Sandy Riffs, KY, ten miles from Frankfort,
on Saturday evening, John Thompson and
mGOrdan began Quarreling and firing upon
each other. Their respective friends and fol
lowers Immediately drew their pistols, and 30
shots were fired before the termination of the
affair. Gordon was wounded in the face
ThOmpsOn's horse was killed under him. Leon.
idas Howard was shot in the hip. DOan Roach
was shot in the lung and will probably die.
ty sheriff is raising force of assistants, and
will to-day endeavor to arrest all the partici.
pants,
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A Horrible Murder.

FORTRESS MONROE, August GA horrible
murder was committed on Saturday last at
the Bates farm, five miles west of Hampton.
Two c0lOred men, brothers, named John and
VIM. Bird, got into an alteration In reference
to wages amounting to 81. when John drew a
large pocket knife and cut his brothers throat
and stabbed him in the back of the neck and
through the heart. The murderer In now in
Jail at Hampton.
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DROUGHT.-RepOrts received from several
that there is scarcity of water, many of the
streams being nearly dried from long drought,
and much trouble is caused in working mineS'
there was not enough water to work the en-.
glnes, and, consequently, 400 men and boys
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SaratOga Races.

SARATOGA, N. Y, Aug 6.-This was an extra
day OF the Saratoga races. The first race for
two year Olds. five furlongs was won by Be-
linda, with Monitor second, and Dan Sparting
third. Time, 10414.
Second race. handicap, sweepstakes, one
mile and a-half, was won by Bonnie Wood,
with Hattie r. second, and Inspiration third.
Time, 2401a.
The third race, three-quarters of mile, was
won by Susquehanna, with Alleveur second.
and Annie Augusta third. Time. 1.1711.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-08-06

THE FOURTH REFORM COUNCIL was held at
Chatauqua Camp, at Fair Point, NY, yeSter-
day. Hon. Horace Bemis delivered an address
On temperance At the council on Sunday the
labor and wages question was discussed and
trades unions were both denounced and de.
Tended, The drift of opinion was that there
should be no interference between the man
VINO wishes to work and the man who desires
to employ him, or dictatiOn as to the terms
they shall agree upon. Several religious colo.
qulal meetings were held Yesterday Also
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A BOYS RIGHT TO WHrsTIE.-The Hart
ford Comm Post says: 'An interesting test
case has been decided In Middletown, In this
state, which equals in importance the famous
baby carriagecase In New York. And althoUeh h
the publication Of the decision cannot fail TO
print it. Two boys were complained against
Tor the persistent and continuous bIoWing n,
penny whistles. the complainant stating that
boys were arrested, brought before the iustic :
and discharged TO 60 on whistling as before.
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Affairs at Portsmouth. n. HI.

PORTSMOUTH, n. H., August 6.-Patrick
Riley, who has been confined in Jail awaiting
the action of the grand jury for alleged com,
plicity in the murder of Eugene Sullivan, over
eighteen years ago, in this city. was to-day
admitted to bail in the sum of $4,000
The l. S. steamer Lancaster has been hauled
under the shears preparatory to going on the
WayS.
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Acctdenf to ArftIIervmon

PROVIDENCE, K. l., August 6.-ThiS MORN
ing. while light battery X was drilling at Fort
Adams, the horses going at high speed, on a
turn one gun carriage upset. Three men rolled
the gun, and being badly injured
were sent to the hospital. There names are
Polk g. Flynn, G. .Wanderle and VIM. Nichols.
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~ A dispatch from Newfoundland SAYS
that Bishop ConrOy, apostolic ablogate. died at
st. John, N. F., last night.
A6At Cape May an invalid lady is daily
carried into the surf in an armchair by col
Ored walters
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Sudden Death of an Aged Bride.

OCEAN GROVE, n. j., August 6.-ThompSOn
A. Godfrey, aged 90 years, was, last evening,
married to lady of 23 by Rev. S. Jaquet, and
died suddenly this morning. He was formerly
real estate agent at Pottsvile, Pa, but had
lived here four years. His first wife died last
winter,
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Sherman Going to q Clam
Bake.

NEWPORT, r. l., August 6.-Secretary Sher-
man has accepted an invitation from the busi-
ness men OF Providence to attend their weekly
meeting at Squantum, Providence river to-
morrow. He will be accompanied by Mrs
Sherman and few invited guests, and will 20
eastward in the latter part of the week.
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HARRISBURG, PA, August 6-The applica-
tion before the board Of pard0ns for cOmmu-
ius, the ex-Cathoic priest, to imprisonment
for life, was continued until September 8,
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A6-L0uisa Sylvan, the woman who at
tempted to blackmail q Boston lawyer, having
locked his clothes up In trunk, proves to be
a member of the criminal classes, with many
aliases, and husband In Sing Sing.
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CHARGED WITH THE MURDER OF HER HUs.
BAND.-Mrs. M. H. Smith was formally ar.
rSSigned rSIg sna IN Jersey City, N. j., yesterday,
policeman Smith. She pleaded not guilty and
was committed Matthew o. Lee, an Indian
tramp, has heen arrested as accessory to the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-08-06
NEW YORK NOTES.

NEW YORK, August 6-Cove Bennett whose
name has been SO cOnSpicu0usly connected
with the Smith murder in Jersey City, was ar
rested in that city yesterday and lodged i'm
City police court today. charged with suS
piciOn OF the murder. He plead not guilty
and was remanded to await the action of the
cOrOner'S jury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-08-06

IF kEARNEY hadn't lost a nice little Job of
custom house trucking, he would never have
found out that the politicians are all thieves,
tom Herald,
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Yellow Fever i'm Memphis.

MEMPHIS, TENN, August 6.-Willio Warren,
aged IL, admitted to the quarantine hospital
came from New Orleans, and is the OnIy case
of yellow fever that has reached Memphis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-08-06

WHEN Goldsmith Maid trOtted a mile in
2:l4, it was cOnSidered-aS it was-a wonder
full feat. Now RaruS sees the Maids time and
goes three-quarters of second better, trOt-
ting the mile in 2:l3l4. This is very fast going
certainly, but the chances are that the colt is
II is to beat it-IN. Y. SIN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-08-06

THREE MILLIONS of people are reported to
be affected by the famine in Morocco. Large
numbers are daily dying from starvation and
disease is adding to the horrors of the sit
uatiOn. A relief movement has been gener.
ously started BY the Hebrews of this city
( ~ Y Herald
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,&Ex xSpeaker Grow opens the Pennsylva.
MA campaign this week.
AThe Turkish sub-lieutenant command.
ing FORT FamagOsta, Island OF Cyprus, refuses
to quit that stronghold.
ATA despatch from Berlin says: "Nobiline
attempted suicide Saturday with a pair OF
scissors, but was discovered In time to pre-
%A native American convention has been
called in Vermont. o--
SThe Petersburg (Va.) linden SAYS that
the increase OF insanity among the cOl0red
eW years.
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KILLED lNSTANTLY.-PierceyD ID. Lesley, as
road, while engaged in surveying at the end
OF the bridge at New Brunswick, n. s., yeSter-
day, was struck on the head by an engine and
killed instantly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-08-06

SECRETARY SHERMAN arrived at New Lon
don, Conn.,, yesterday morning on the rev
enue cutter Grant and left at noon for New
port.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-08-06

CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATIONS.-JOhn w
date for Congress in the 18th PENNSYLVANIA
district. The Nationals Of the 18th district of
Ohio have nominated Rev. Geo. w. Pepper for
Congress,
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Conversational Naminaffon

BELFAST, Me, Aug. 6.-The Republican
Congressional Convention, of the fifth district
here to-day renOminated Eugene Hale by &C
clamatiOn.
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TERRIFIC STORM.
Two Men Sfruck nv Ij~hfufup


PHGNIXvILLE, PA, August ga terrific
storm, accompanied by thunder and lightning,
passed over this town last night doing con-
siderable damage. Robert Townsend and
Edwin Roberts, of Philadelphia, were over
taken by the storm and took shelter under a
tree, which was struck by lightning. Town
send was instantly killed, and Roberts is not
expected to recover.
A Bursted Reservoir and Flood.
CANTON, Pa, August 6.-ThiS village was
visited last night by heavy thunder storm.
The reservoir belonging to the Canton Water
Company gave way between IL and l O'clock
doing considerable damage. The large sash
and blind factory belonging to Coon & Brain
was entirely swept away, together with several
barns and shops. Many dwelling houses were
filled with water, the inmates barely escaping
with their lives. Most of the bridges on To-
wanda creek have been swept away. No lives
were lost.
Trains Delayed i'm New Jersey.
NEWARK, N. j., August 6.-The rain this
morning washed the track of the Erie and
Paterson road, delaying travel about an hour.
In Newark the streets were flooded, and in
Orange portions of Llewellyn park were badly
damaged.
Three Women Killed.
CINCINNATI, o., August "a special from
Anna Ill, states that three wOmen-MrS
Smith, Miss Miller and Miss Matthias-while
seeking shelter from the storm on Sunday
evening, were instantly killed by the top of a
large oak tree which was broken off by the
storm and hurled upon them.
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contains lengthy communication from Cyrus
T. Nixon, chief clerk of the Indiana house of
representatives, devoted to the alleged frau
Nixon states that he called the roll in question
and admits that he was mistaken in annOunc
ing the result. He explains how this happened,
bill was legal bill, is legal, and Indignantly
repels the accusation of fraud or design in the
matter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-08-06

THE STEAMER SPEEDwELL is at Portsmouth
On. H. navy-yard, where she will be repaired
and improved before returning to Gloucester,
Mass, in the interest of the United States fish
commission.
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BOSTON, August 6.-ROyal B. COnant, the
defaulting cashier of the Elliott National
bank, arrived late yesterday at Nantasket i'm
custody of U. s. marshal. He was brought
thence to this city and is now in jail
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-08-06

THE SILVER QUESTION IN ENGLAND.-In the
bell, liberal, asked whether, now that the
United States had made silver legal tender
the government would consider the possibility
of establishing equivalent silver coinages in
the great silver using dependencies of the
kingdom. He advocated an increase of the
silver rupee coinage. The Right Honorable
proposals. He said the bi-metallic standard
was very incOnvenient and that the govern
ments duties in regard to currency should be
limited to the prevention of fraud.
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A SALOON-KEEPER'S FOLLY Cost HIM HIS
LIFE.-Last Thursday morning George Alb.
bOtt, farmer, Of Pennington, San joaquin
county, Cal, killed j. p. McClurg, a saloon.
keeper, for intimacy with AbbOtt'S wife.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-08-06

The NEW AMERICAN THEATER at Philadel-
phia, was sold at sheriff'S sale YESTERDAY to
Henry II. MOrell, of Niblo's Garden, N, Y, for
$4,000. 1t is said that the management of the
theater will not pass out of Mr.. FOx'S hands.
The sale was to satisfy mOrtgape
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SMUGGLING BY L. S. NAVAL OFFICERs.-Cus-
tom house officers boarded the United States
London, Conn. on Saturday evening" a days
from Madeira, and seized quantity of SNUG
gled goods, consisting of wines, gloves, silks,
Fithian, of the st. Mary's, says the goods, with
the exception Of the gloves, were sent home
by the officers of the United States ship ALI
ance, now at Lisbon, to their families He
claims ignorance of the law relative to custom
duties. The goods will be cOnfiScated
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park, near Baltimore, yesterday afternoon be-
tween the HOrnell and Baltimore clubs was
played in the presence of about $50 Spectators.
A brisk shower of rain fell during the DrOgress
of the game. The Baltimore club PLAYING an
unusually poor game, the batting being no.
dceably weak, and met a signal defeat, the
score being Is to @ in favor of fhe HOrneijs
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Failure Of the Topeka Natfoua Z
Rank,

TOPEKA. KAN August 6-The Tcpeka Ma
npaal Bank closed its doors yesterday morn
ing. The president Gays Ii was caused by the
large amount of exchange held by the MoStin
BANK when Ii failed. The amount OF depSits
Is $lN.0S; amount available topay depositors,
including currency and exchange, $4,000; at
washington. sh.00; loans aud discounts.
slUS,W0 The affairs Of the bank are now i'm
the hands Of the Comptroller of the Currency,
and he has been telegraphed to- There is III
tie feeling, the idea being prevalent that the
hank will pay in full all The denosits.
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THE Boston Herald looks down the list of
Chace, Hathaway, WinSlOw, Sibley, Wright,
jackson, Tappan-and does not recognize
there any German name, neither that Of any
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GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.-lnternal
revenue, s23l ,552.4; customs, $533, 56093.

SUBSCRIPTIONS to the tour per cent. loan to
day amounted to s642,3 300.
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Hon: MONTGOMERY BLAIR has been inter
viewed at Cape May by a correspondent of
the New York Tribune. He is represented as
predicting a democratic victory in the
fall elections; he thinks the Potter in
vesigatiOn has helped the democratic
party by by ,aaI, uniting M it,, besides it has
own side, Mr.. Blair says the republicans
laughed at him for urging the fnvestiga-
tiOn, but that he had had too much expert.
ence to pay attention either to their attacks
or or their ridicule: In regard to the national
Were. some of the nationals in Baltimore,
but though they were mostly republicans, and
expressed the belief that the growth OF the new
party would help the democrats. Mr.. Blair also
said he understood the republicans would en-
deavOr to elect a Congressman from the sixth
district of Maryland. He thought thedemocrats
would probably not nominate Mr.. Walsh, and
in Montgomery county, which claims the
nomination, the contest between several dem
ocratic candidates living in that county for
the nomination is very sharp, and may leave
behind it sufficient bitterness and dissatisfac-
tlon to enable the republicans, if they take
advantage Of it, to gain Representative in
Congress.
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White Rtrss.. Hand

SAN FRANCISCO, August GA despatch from
Fort Lapwai says the Indians supposed TO De
White birds band prove To be only a small
party OF thirteen men and eight women
White Bird and most of his band are still with
Sitting Bull.
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FATALLY SHOT BY HOTEL KEEPER-At
the Notch, north of Scranton, Pa, Saturday
a. young man named John Malta was shot
through the left side by bullet from Rem
ington rifle, which the hotel keeper used to
Keep the peace. Malta is expected to die, and
officers were dispatched to arrest AckerIev
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Smuggling.

Two trunks belonging to John III. Draper,
the custom house auctioneer, who arrived
from Europe Sunday, were seized by the Gus
tom house officials yesterday. 1t is charged
that they contain smuggled goods.
A Perjured Bank Oisicer.
John Scheuermann, president of the Teuto
mia Savings bank, gave bonds this morning to
answer a charge of swearing false i'm regard
to affairs of the bank.
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THE PRESIDENT will not go to Cape May
this Sum
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THE KENTUCKY ELECTION,
BOSTON KEARNEY Meeting.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
TERRIFIC STORMS,
BUSINESS FAILURES.
RAILROAD SMASH UP.
THE KENTUCKY ELECTION.
BOSTON KEARNEY MEETING.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
TERRIFIC STORMS,
BUSINESS FAILURES.
RAILROAD SMASH UP,
kEARNEY MEETING IN BOSTON
The ReAOlnfi0ns AalAnfed

BOSTON, August 6.-The following were the
resolutions adopted at the kearney meeting
for the avOwed purpose of advancing and con
serving the interests of the masses, has been
reduced to "a plutocracy that employs the re
tidiOus work of establishing thieving mOnopo-
lies and class privileges. that sap the blood of
the national industries, SO that it can be
Tapped up by the vampires of capital; and
whereas all laws enacted that are not in the
direct and open interest of the producing and
labor classes are crime against the spirit and
prosperity OF this republic, for which the legiS-
latOr should be branded with the infamy of
Criminal imprisonment; and whereas fnfa
NOUS ii not criminal, class legislation has
been heaped upon the industries of the nation
by political parties until the burden has be-
come the torture OF the masses, from which
there Is no escape except by uniting. the mu
tual interests of the producing and labOring
people OF all classes in such political action as
VIII give them their rightful control OF state
they have been plundered-and thereby re-
store this government to the just and lawful
purposes for which it was instituted by our
patriot fathers: Therefore, be it
ResOlyed By the Citizens of Boston in Fan
eu1 HdU assembled, That it is in the highest
and truest interests of all the industrial
classes in New England that they should ex-
lend a hearty, cordial and united support to
Dennis kearney, the great and efficient apostle
OF the labOring classes of California, who
comes among them for the noble purpose of
uniting them as he has united their brothers
in his own state, in that political action which
is necessary to restore this government to the
just and humane principles for which it was
Instituted, SO that the prosperity Of this peo-
pie may be recalled and firmly established"
kearney and the Associated Press.
Kearney in his harangue last night used
much of his vocabulary to viIlify the "Asso-
ciated Press" Reading from the San Fran
cisco Chronicle a dispatch, he attributed it to
the Associated Press" No such dispatch
was sent from this office The only disnatch
we have sent beside simple announcement
of his arrival and the programme for the
meeting last night, was the report of an in
nished by Kearney's private secretary, and
afterwards peddled out to the Boston morn
ing papers for S. each by said secretary.