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Domestic Di icuItires Of ex. Washing.
ton lams.

MRS. MAY sAVILLE SEEKS TO BE DIVORCED
FROM W. JOHN C. sAvILLE.
A special dispatch to the Cincinnati Enqii
rer fIom Philadelphia, March s, says: Next
week layer O'Neill of this city, will sit as
eNaT.Irer in the divorce suit of Saville VS.
:Sa'.ille. The libellant in this ease is known to
.-Ge theatrical profession and the public as
May Sayille, but her maiden name was Hart.
She was born December, 1916, and was mar
ried June g, 1855, to John &. Saville. Her
the Metropolitan theater, Buffalo, n. Y, being
then eighteen years of age. Her entree was as
Lady Adele Gray in "ROsedale." She filed
the part of Georgana, in "Our American
18th of April, 1866, the night when President
LINCOLN was assassinated by Wilkes Booth.
4 few years ago she came TO this city as q
when the Chestnut opened under the present
management she was one OF the lead
ing stock actresses, appearing in Our Boys"
Her husband is well known in the theatrical
profession as business agent, and has been
associated with many of our leading stars on
their tours. At one time he managed the Ma
tional Theater at Washington in opposition to
John T. FOrd'S enterprises, and with his wife
as leading lady. Mrs. Saville sues by her next
friend, Phillip Hart, for a divorce q UiactHt
whom she declares she has always demeaned
herself as a true, loving, Obedient and faithful
wife, on the ground that he has been guilty of
marital Irregularities, one of the women being
a certain Blanche Weston, and many others
are brought in by implication upon the affida-
VT OF the libellant. The usual heterogeneous
have been issued to the following witnesses,
by which she expects to prove her case: Fanny
Goodwin, No. 135 west 18th street, New York,
keeper of ladies' boarding house; Harry
Smith, No. no Broadway, New York, bar
keeper; Mrs. Saville, the libellant actress:
Samuel E. Johnson HempStead, L. l., gentle
man. Mrs. Saville commenced the suit in this
city last year, while she was playing at the
Chestnut, and upon her petition subpoena
was issued upon her husband. He could not
Louis. Sheriff Wright therefore directed the
subpoena to the sheriff of st. Louis, who
aI
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Methodist Conferences.
BALTIMORE CONFERENCE NJ. E. CHI

BALTIMORE CONFERENCE NJ. E. CHURCH
SOUTH.
At the session of this conference in Balti-
mere on Saturday, Rev. Z. B. .Arbogast, of
Winchester district was RENTED to the trav-
cling connection Rev. Z. j.. Jamison was re-
mitted and placed on the retired list
The following aeasons were hss elected to e.
J. Asbury REGISTER. MichaelP. ScanlOn, Thos.
G. hewitt. J. Robert Andrew, Alfred II. Way,
Oliver c. Beall and Robt. Ross. Characters
burgess, John w. Canter, Robt NJ. Williams
and Rufus NJ. Wheeler; Andrew T. Ballan-
tyne, David ID. Mills and Benjamin \, Shreeve
were recommended for deacon's orders.
A copy of the resolutions protesting against
any appropriation by the state or city, or con-
tract with the managers OF st. Mary's Indus
trial school for the care Of boys transmitted
from the NJ. E. Conference, as adopted by it,
was read and referred TO committee of three,
consisting of Rev. Dr. Alpheus w. Wilson, Rev.
DIR. Rogers and Rev. Mr.: Cox. Rev. DR.. Har-
rison, pastor Of Mount Vernon church, Of this
city, and chaplain Of the U. s. House of Repre-
sentatiyes, was allowed to read his report,
which was accepted, and his character passed.
T TiRGINIA CONFERENCE OF NJ. E. CHURCH.
Va, on Saturday held a secret session on the
charge of non acceptability preferred by Pre-
siding Elder Adams against Rev. Charles
King, formerly pastor at Manassas, but for the
last year supernumerary minister. Rev.
Mr.. Hing was not present, bus letter from
him was read, in winch, while declining to To-
care III the virginia conference, he offered to
take transfer to some other conference and
be located there. After debate the charge was
withdrawn. Mr.. Kings character was passed
and he was continued as supernumerary
Bishop Andrews announced thai he would
transfer Mr.. King to a conference in New
York, and he could locate" there Daniel E.
Pendleton, VIM. c. BellOmy, John X. Hamburg
and Gordon Niece, all of the Abingdon dis
trict. We're admitted on trial. lions camp
ground. Washington county, Va, near Abing-
don station, was adopted as the next meeting
place OF the conference. and the bishops were
requested TO fix the next meeting on the sec
Ond Wednesday of March, 1879.
Yesterday, the elders and deacOns elected
at the Virginia conference We're ordained
AT the close of the mission and sermon last
evening the bishop announced the appoint
ments Those for Alexandria district are as
follows: A. j. Porter, presiding elder: Rich
mond, to be supplied: Norfolk. f. H. Vaughn :
Portsmouth, john Ryan; Old Point COm1Ort,
W. 5. Scho3ley; Falmouth, j. B. Fettner !;
Alexandria, L. II. Pearce; Falls Church. J. :,
Boyer. ID. nj. Mutersbaugh: Herndon. c. W.
Ball; Leesburg and Hilsborough, w. Fl. For
Syth. Gordon Niece: Berryville, j. E. Evans ::
Manassas and Greenwood, S. A. Ball: Free
State, to be supplied. Rev. J. f. Evans, who is
appointed TO BerryViile, is a son of Rev
French S. Evans, of this city, 4 well-knOwn
local preacher, and is quite We'll known in this
section.
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A Bad Nile.

WHAT 1T MEANS FOR THE PEOPLE AND GOV
EMINENT OF EGYPT.
MIR. John Russell Young'S Nile cOrrespOn
dence n. Y. Herald
One visit worth noting was made to the town
OF kench. We tied up to the bank in our sum-
mary way, just as the Wayfaring hOrSeman
dismounts and ties his horse to tree. There
is no question of wharves or quays or permits
sion. When we tied we all went ashore and
picked out our dOnkeys. The boys had seen
our smoke far down the river and were there
to meet us. The town was mile or so of, land
we rode Overthe plain. twas sad sight, land
Sami Bey told us what calamity this bad Nile
When the Nile rises in its season and floods
the fields, only departing when it leaves the
richness that it brought all the way from Cen
tral Africa, then Egypt is rich, The ground
sami Bey when hi. told US how he had ridden
from the river bank to the town through fields
OF corn and sugar cane, through fields of way
ing, living, joyous green. To-day the fields
lrrlgating bitches are dry. You see the stalk
stumps of the last seasons crop. But with the
exception of few clusters of the castor bean,
a ana some res weary dropping date palms, the
A gust Of sand blows over the plain and adds
70 the somberness of the scene. Here are hun
year, would give generous crops: Now they
bas N PsepSS wS s e aem
the bad times for the
there are no taxes and even an Egyptian task
master could not force barren fields to pay
revenue to the Khediye's treasury. 1t is safe
to say that bad Nile costs Egypt millions
and millions of dollars.
The people must live on last years grain
and instead Of helping the government must
be helped by the government. When you re-
member that the Khedive is under many bur-
dens-the burden of an enormous debt, the
interest of which is in default; burden of
contingent in the Turkish army which he
must support: the burden of the animal trib-
ute to the Sultan lover 50. $4,000 year)-you
can understand the calamity of a bad Nile,
and why it is that most OF the civil and mill
some of them for year.
Happily such a calamity as bad Nile does
not often occur. If it happened for two or
three continuous years a famine would be the
result: II the Nile ceased. its office, Egypt
would have to be abandoned, and these fertile
plains given over to the desert. In fact, Egypt
is only an annual struggle between the river
and the desert. II ever the river surrenders
Egypt will become barren, treeleSs plain of
rocks and sand.
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THE ROYAL WEDDINGS IN BERL1N-Tne
1Orchtt1ht Ddnce.-And now ensued the ia
nous rs ceremony peculiar to this court known
A more formal, unterpsichOrean dance cannot
well be imagined. Their German and Belgian
maIestles, together with the newly married
the throne, the.other royal persOnages ranged
themselves on both sides, the ladies OH the
right and the gentlemen on the left.
cabet BY Pnee sam the
grand marshal of the court, apprOac he'd the
ers in their hands they bowed before his mai
newly married couples rose and made the
circuit of the hall, the ministers going before
1 them and anr the band playing poonse com
the emperor got up and went round with
the brides; next it was the empress turn
to 1o conduct the bridegrooms over the same
In fne the other royalties one by one
tn at last every royal lady present
n mad danced, a.. as it is euphemistically
plete this cycle no less than twenty-five cir
cults were required. The brides or bride
grooms inquired only alternately; but the cabi-
fiction, lighted the path at every successive
round. - : - : -
Prince Bismarck did not take part in this
and again discussed the question whether i It
would not be practicable to deviate from the
ancient usage and entrust the hymenial torch
70 u, ehamberlains., After the last round the
ministers handed their taperS to the pages,
who then conducted the newly married cou-
PIES to their apartments in the palace.
, mnlie the company were dispensing the cere-
likewise relic of medieval times-Was daily
performed. The BRIDES garters are nova
Gays silk ribbons bearing the initials of the
FEB. IS. -
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GEORGETOWN.

DEATH OF A SON OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY
OF STATE WIN. HUNTER--Wiliiam Hunter,
IT., son OF William Hunter, esq, 3rd assistant
Secretary OF State, died yesterday at the In
sane asylum, aged 81 years. The funeral takes
place tomorrow from his fathers residence
on 1St street.
WHOSE BABY Is IRA colored woman
named Maria Thompson, living at No 36 Val
ley street, Saturday afternoon brought white
male infant about SIX weeks old, TO the station
house, stating that about weeks ago a white
man and woman, giving the name of Green.
left II with her. saying that they would return
in few days; get it and pay her for her ser
vices. OF course they did not come. and the
colofed woman nC -. uelng able to Support il, i
was sent to st AIMS Infant asylum.
OPPOSITION ALREADY IN THE RAILROAD
BUsINESs.-The Baltimore and Ohio railroad
have leased for years, from the Masonic
Hall Association, the rooms lately occupied by
the savings bank, for a freight and ticket Of
flee. This will be great convenience. as
baggage can be checked direct from George
town to any point.
ANOTHER TROUBLE FOR THE NARROW
GAUGE RAILwAY.-Workmen are quietly en-
gagged to day on the railroad. 1t is stated that
Mr. John Birch intends to apply for an iniunc-
ton against Mr.. RorStS today. to prevent him
from using land of Mr.. BIS near Fort Whip
PIE. to which Mr.. B. has not posted title.
oACCIDENT.-A little son of Mr.; F. Hanehe,
10 years of age. while playing in front of his
evening, was knocked down by a passing car
riage and had several teeth knocked out and
his head badly bruised.
The NEW BOILER recently put up at the en-
CINE house on 18th street was carefully tested
Satur dOy evening.
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NERVOUS and sick headache cured in to 20
minutes by LOdHLes' HeddGche Specific. Try
1t and satisfy yourself. 1t never fails.
GOLDEN CAKE.-TwO cupfulls of sugar. but
eight eggs beaten to still roth on S cnnin 81
milk, three cupfulIs -four with one teaspoon
full UOOtey,S Yeast Ponder sifted through it,
flavor, add the eggs last. Bake in small pans.
HOsTETTER's STOMACH BITTERs are suitable
10 all constitutions, and are as applicable to
the diseases and disabilities of the feebleY sex
as TO those OF men. No words can do Justice
TO Its marvellous properties. 1t stands pre-em-
lnent among the health restoring preparations
OF the age, and every year adds to its fame, not
only IN this country, but throughout the civil
lied world.
CRIES OF MURDER IN THE NIGHT appal us.
A bad cough ringing through the house in the
hours OF darkness, is equally suggestive of
danger and death. SOOthe, quiet and cure it
with Hates Honey OF HorehOund and Tar.
Other remedies may have disappointed you,
but this never fails.
Pixies TOOthdche Drops cure toothache i'm
one minute. Sold by all druggists at % cents
MOTHERS, MOTHERS. MOTHERs.-DOn't fail
to procure Mrs. WinsIOlC'S Soothing Syrup for
all diseases OF teething in children. 1t relieves
the child from pain, cures wind collie, regu-
iateS the bowels, and, by giving relief and
health to the child, gives rest to the mother.
RELIABLE HELP for weak and nervous suf-
ferers. Chronic, painful, and prostrating dis
eases cured without medicine. Pulvermach-
er's Electric Belts the grand desideratum
Avoid limitations. Book and journal, with par
ticulars, mailed free. Address Pulvermacher
Galvanic Co., New York city. 6,25,d&kly
To LADIES AND GRNTLEMRN.-We wish to
call attention to A. Fischer's Chemical ScOur-
Ing and Dyeing Esta blishment, No. sos street,
near 9th street. By promptly adopting the
latest improvements, whether of American or
European invention, he is enabled to do his
work in manner not to be equaled by those
not possessing these facilities. His cleansing
fact, the cheapest in the city on account of his
superior work. N. B-A speciality of his con-
sists in removing spots from costly party
removes grease spots etfectually from any ar
ticle, and careful pressing gives them an
appearance as If newly made. Kid Gloves
cleaned two pair for 25 cents
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LOCAL NEWS.
amusemenis. &c. TONIGHT,

National TbCdter.-JOhn T. Raymond as
''COl. Sellers
F0rd's Opera H9use.-Callander's Georgia
Ministries.
Ihedter COnliqUe.-VarietieS
FQteenth-Street Presbyterian C7turch.-Lec-
ture by Hon. Frederick Douglass
Lincoln Hal. - Lecture by Henry Ward
BeecheT.
cCUuley's Hop.-Oyster supper and sOcia-
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The NORTHERN LIBERTY MARKET-An En-
citing E3ectiOR.-TO-day,a at one O'clock the
annual election of directors of the Northern
Liberty Market company was held at the office
on X street, near 5th, and there was a good at
tendance of stockholders. MessrS Ham
mOnd, Shelley. and Spignul We're the Judges,
and the hours We're from one o'clock to five
There were the following tickets i'm the field +:
one bearing the names of Theodore Barnes
John II. G..ick. Lewis kengla, James A. HOff.
men, George MI. Oyster. John r. Kelley John
J. LlghtfOOt, William Miller, and Sylvester b.
BOarman: the other headed Reform Ticket
and bearing the following names: Theodore
Barnes, j. Henry Click. Charles Schneider, E.
+. Anderson, George j. Mueller. George NJ
oyster, Rud. EichhOrn, c. d. Pearson, E. T.
Parker.
Mr.. G. W. King was the first voter. and he
polled by proxy or otherwise over a hundred
shares for the first or old ticket. Mr.. TheO.
Barnes followed, and after voting handful of
proxies, Mr. King appeared with handful of
ter was with him. When the proxy for Mr..
Edward Brooke flor 50 shares) was presented
MIR. Ryan objected, saying that the books of
the company showed that they had been pur-
chased by the company.
Mi. Schneider said that it was so, that he
was present when the money was voted
MI. j. r. Kelly explained that the money
was appropriated, but when they went to the
parties they wanted 500 more.
Dr. GuntOn.-Well leave it to the Judges
MIR. Ryan, want other Judges to act on
that. He demanded to see that the stock lad
been regularly cancelled.
The judges held the matter under advise
ment.
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The WILL of the late ex-senator Wade, of
Ohio, leaves all of his property, real and per-
sonal and wherever situate, to his wife, and
makes her the executrix without bonds, and
requests that no inventory or appraisal be re-
quired. The late OF the late Larz Anderson,
OF Cincinnati, also bequeathS his entire prop
erty to his wife. He leaves ten sons, who are
to share equally in the estate after the death of
their mother.
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COUNTERFEIT TRADE DOLLARS have baan
discovered in circulation at New York. as
they have been in Baltimore. Their appear
them. The bad pieces are nearly tWentv
grains lighter than the genuine, and a very
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DR.. CoRNELIUs BOYLE, whose Illness was
mentioned in the STAR last week. died this
morning about o clock at his residence on AZ
street, near pennsylvania avenue, in the ed
year OF, his age. DIR. Boyle was a son of the
late John Boyle, who, over thirty years ago
having then been Chief Clerk of the Navy de
partment Tor many years, was dismissed be
cause being called liar by lieutenant in the
Navy. he knocked him down and refused to
apologize. The deceased graduated as an NJ .
d., and entered upon the practice of medicine
here about 1874 and continued it until the war
broke out, when lin lS6D he went south and
accepted the commission of major of infantry
and was in number of engagements He
however, served most of the time as provost
marshal of the neighbOrhOod OF GOrdOns
vile, and at the close of the war he, with
other c0nfederateS- went to Mexico where
he accumulated some money. He was a
passenger of the ill fated steamer Vera
Cruz: which was lost on the coast of North
Carolina, and on that occasion he assisted not
only In saving himself but many of the paSSen-
gers and attended them as a physician. In
1867 he reOpened the Warrent0n White Sui
phur Springs, and continued its manag cement
until 1859. when he returned to this city and
resumed the practice of his profession. taking
UP his residence on ~ street. While at the
NarrentOn White Sulphur Springs DR.. Boyle $
wife formerly Miss Green. of Fredericksburg.
Va, by whom he had six children (thrC4
Sons and three daughterSl, died. DIR. Boyle
was married again about three years ago to
Miss Bethune, daughter of General janet Y .
Bethune, formerly OF Georgia. She survives
him. Dr. BOyle's career through life was an
eventual one. and he was distinguished for his
high sense OF honor, great personal courage
and kindness of heart. He stood high in his
profession. and was much esteemed by all who
knew him. DR.. Boyle when he went south
which were seized by the government. and his
lie estate III them was sold by the govern
ment. One OF more of these pieces of property
are involved III suits now pending in our
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follows Ladies' Unity Benevolent Society.
for benevolent and charitable purposes, with
Sarah Myers Parthenea WOOdsOn, Maria Pol
lafd, Mary Calvert, Amanda Hill, Mary Wills
and Anna Ross as trustees.
Green Mountain Lodge, No 1I77, G. U. o. of
~ s,o r. with James Monroe, \ F.; Edward Toll
yer Et, Nj; W. c. COstin, P.S. David Carroll,
O.S.: A. Taylor Eng. 'A''o'
l., irving Library Association, with J.W Doug
las rast onas- ii. McBlair and Fanny McBlair d.
r. GRACE evangelical Lutheran Church, with
". T. Stutz, L. +. StutZ, Z. T. Eberbach and j.
T. Stinzing as trustees. ''''" A''" ..
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Freednian's Hospital Investig alton.
MORE OF THE TESTIMONY


The subcommittee of the Senate committee
on appropriations investigating the manage
ment of the Freedman's hospital continued it's
investigation Saturday after our report closed
Sidney Mcfarland, of the L. s. Jail. appear
ed to say that o. S. b. Wall did not investigate
this investigation, and then testified as fol-
lows: Robert johnson showed me the charges
OIL which the Investigation was begun before
they were submitted to the Secretary of the
interior: the charges were shown MI Wall
before they were given the Secretary of the
interior: SympathiZed with the investigation
because understood that DIR. Puryis had NAL
reated the patients: have known RObt John
son for seven or eight years: he showed me the
charges on 9th street, near the boundary: and
thence We went to Walls place, and Johnson
read the charges to him.
ROdman Banes, of Claysville, Md, testified
that he was an inmate OF the hospital from
August till October, 1877 everything about the
hospital was clean
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6-W. NJ. McElnee's house at Rochester
vile, Ont, was burned yesterday. After leav
nas sne aods M Sne LOT par
ished. 80 - ~
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THE TENDER-HE CURTIS WHO AID.
EERTIsED FOR IAN ORPHAN AND RUINED
HERON Saturday afternoon in the Criminal
Court, Judge 'Wylie. on the jury rendering a
verdict OF guilty in the case of Edward Ray,
charged with having, in March last, commit.
ted rape upon the person of Miss Tydings,
the tender hearted prisoner with a half-dOZen
aliases, who preferred IAN orphan" to ruin.
shed cOpiouS tears. He also requested not
to be taken back to Jail while the crowd
remained, and was allowed to stay in the
the courthouse. On his arrival at the Jail he
again gave way to his feelings as he reflected
on the verdict of a hard hearted jury who
orphan girl. and yesterday complained of a
pain in his amputated arm. He soon regained
his spirits. however, being somewhat hopeful
that he will obtain new trial
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-CsPkiNG AND SUMMER STYLEs.-Stitehed
- Boots, TO o. der. SO: Pegged Boots, 90; Sole
and Heed, pegged, 81, at u. r. LiTz', 24l New
lsey avenue INV. mar5-1m+
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Weather Indications To-day.
OFFICE OF CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER.


In The middle states and lower lake region,
rising, barometer. except temporary fall In
eastern portions, brisk and, along the coast,
high nor heaSt to southeast winds, stationary
or lower temperature, cloudy or partly cloudy
weather and rain areas.
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AnnuSements. Etc.

National Thedter-Mr. John T. RAYMOND.
VINO remains another week, will appear this.
tomorrow and Wednesday evenings in "Co
SsH hsuppPpteSd by Marie Gordon Thurs
Raymond as Mark Meddle" and Marie Cor
don as Lady Gay Spanker," will be given
and on Saturday night, for Mr.. Raymoni's
f5fds 6aerd rrE aaa
mlnStrelS commence three nights engage
ment here this evening. They have an excel
lent reputation as amusement dispensers, and
offer an attractive programme. This company
tlons OF the Hon. VIM. Lloyd Garrison. Miss
Cara Louise Kellogg, P I. Barnum, James T.
Fields and others.
7heoter Comique.-The Comique begins the
week with programme as good as the one of
last week, which was excellent to degree
The new management knows what will please
the Comique patrons and gives it to them.
FGteenth-street Presbyterian Church.-Hon
ing on "SantO Domingo" Mr.. Douglass lee
turing powers are well known,
Lincoln HdU.-Hemy Ward Beecher lee
lures here this evening on the Wastes and
Burdens of Society,"
Nc CduLey'S Hutl.-TniS evening at this hall
2G9 pennsylvania avenue, the ladies of the
North Carolina avenue mission will give an
oyster supper and SOciable. There will be
readings and Rotations
Prof. Jos. Cooks Lecture on Thursday even
ing In Lincoln hall, forming the tenth lecture
in the Y. NJ G. A. course, will be an occasion
or great interest, both on account of the ce-
lebritE of the lecturer and the interest felt in
the discussion of the subject of future life
after death. This is Mr.. Cooks first appear
ance here. Reserued seats are being taken
rapidly at Ballantyne'S.
MGrtnfs HdU.-PrOf. j. III. SiddOns. of Eng
land, tgrandsOn of Mrs. Siddons.) will lecture
tomorrow at p. m. on the Celebrities Of
Europe" whom he has known during the last
sixty years.