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A Knave from Nevada.
National Associated Press to the Star.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Aug. 30.-Edward
Mallin stock clerk and cashier of Drexel Il
Co., of Virginia City, Nevada, who robbed
his firm of $1,000 in coin and $4,000 in
on the 7th ofJuly, 1877, surrendered himself
to the police authorities of this city yester-
day. He will be sent to Nevada to stand his
"a, Il
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bing him in the abdomen. Otner expired
and Kress is severely wounded.
NiblO,s Will.

VIM. Niblo's will is fled The estate is
valued at $150,OOO. Mary Sylvester, his
faithful servant and nurse, gets $40, 900, and
her three children $4,000 each. The
Young Mems Christian Association and
other parties get considerable sums. Three
nieces of Niblo's get $40, 600 each; other rel
atives smaller sums. Rev. w. d. Walker
gets S10;0OO
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THE METROPOLIS.
The House of Bishops.

National Associated Press TO the Star.
NEW York, Aug. 30.-The House of Bish-
ops met at 10 o'clock a. m. yesterday, and,
no quorum being present, it remained in
informal session until 2 p. m, when an ad
journment was had until to-day 1t is said
no business of any special Importance is to
come before the body, except the case of
Bishop McCoskry, and that decided action
on his case may not be taken beyond ac-
cepting his resignation, which is already in
the hands of the House of Bishops 1t is
expected that some Bishops will arrive to-
day and enable the House to obtain a
quorum.
A Careless WOrkmaM's Work.
The varnish and japan works of Emil
Calman & Co., at Hunters Point, were set
on fire yesterday afternoon through the
carelessness of a newly employed workman.
who undertook to pour some benzine from
a can into one of the bottles of boiling var
nish Some of the benzne spilled over the
sides, there was fash and the workman,
with snged hair and eyebrows, ran for life.
Loss $30,000 with insurance in about thirty
different companies.
Bankruptcies.
There were seventy-eight applications in
bankruptcy filed yesterday, and one hun
dred more are expected to be filed to-day.
About Beecher and Kearney.
The Herald San Francisco special says: 1t
was threatened that the workingmen would
demonstrate before Mr. Beecher last even.
ing their detestation of his statements
inimical to their interests. The Kearney
leaders disapprove of proceedings, and
though there was large gathering around
Metropolitan Hall of men ready for any
thing, all passed off quietly.
1t is understood that kearney does not
intend to return here. A subscription is
being made to send his family to Boston,
Rev. DIR. Kallock lectured on Tuesday
evening for the benefit of Mrs. Kearney
Kallock seems ignorant of Kearney's pro-
gramme to stay East, and he has arranged
with a Boston lecture bureau to speak in
Eastern States all winter on 'The Chinese
in California and the People of the Coun-
try"
Drowned at COney Island.
Two men, Martin Muller and Jacob
Scheiffmeyer were drowned at Coney Island
last evening.
Burglars Identified.
Three of the four men arrested on sus-
picion of having been engaged in the
masked burglary in New Jersey have been
identified.
Killed with a Knife.
E There was desperate conflict with knives
between two bu;chers in an tSt Side
slaughter-house last night Lon;S Krcss,
while drunk, attacked Joseph OLner stab
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CINCINNATI, August 29th, 1873
AS the entire people of this city and vicinity are
nobly responding to the appeals for aid TO help our
suffering countrymen in the South, am requested
by the Citizens Southern Relief Committee to
Ssue this my proclamation, warning citizens
against applications made by impostors or unau-
horized persons, for personal or other aid for the
people of the South.
1t will be far better for the tickets for all pro-
sosed entertainments and papers for collections to
so stamped with the autograph of Sam. V. Reid,
Chairman of Committee on Entertainments,
John Simpknson, Chairman of
Finance Committee, and also for all societies,
corporations and individuals sending relief TO the
Committee SO that the matter of distributing re-
hef may be thoroughly systematzed, and be as
general and impartial as possible thereby reach
ing the greatest number OF people and doing the
largest amount of good.
sEAL1 R. NJ. MOORE Mayor
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Yellow Fever.

DIR. H. s. Collins, of Westwood Dr. r. H.
Tate (colored) No. 129 Mound street; Dr.
Weidler, corner of Elm and Canal streets,
and Dr. Paul Tuerk, No. 1,056 Vine street,
started for Memphis this afternoon under
direction of Health Officer Minor
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General Shields on ,Chauge.

Gen. Shields was introduced on Change
to-day. He said he came not to make
speech, but to say that in all his experience
in America and other countries he
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XXT ANTED DESTINATION By a German Prot
w estant girl to do chamberwork. Inquire at
"a East Fourth street. 3O3t
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MANIFESTATIONS.

VIZ kTANTED--SITUA do general house
w work Call at 100 Clark street. 30-3t
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WANTED - SITUATION - To cook and do
w general housework. Inquire at 4S9 W. Sixth
street. 3O3t
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NETANTED- STU UATION-To cook, wash and
w iron, or general housework; references. Call
at 245 Wes Third street 30-3t
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PROCLAMATION.
MAYORS
PROCL A NATION.
PROCLAMATION.
MAYORS OFFICE.

10 the Citizens OF Cincinnati and Vicinity, Re
garding Contributions to the Southern Relief
nd
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VIZ TED-sITUATIoN-As saleslady or trim.
w mer in first-cass millinery store; good ref
erences furnished. Address ANNA BOWERS
Waycrly Ohio 30-3t
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THOR RENT OR LEAsE-sTORE ROOM-No.
I 178 Elm street, between Fourth and Fifth SITS.
room 20 by 80 feet; terms reasonable. Inquire on
the premises 30-3t
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w iron by good girl, and one to do chamber
work. in a respectable family. Call or address r.
r. AIT West Ninth street 30-3t
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NNTANTED - SITUATION - By middle aged
w woman as cook washing and ironing, where
che can go home at night Call at 100 Clark street
3O-3t
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JIOR RENT-HOUSES ES-Two of 8 rooms each,
II dry cellars, nicely papered and grained with
bath room and cistern. C. DANDY, 496 W. Ninth
street 30-3t
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EIOR RENT-HOUSE-No 1874 Longworth street.
Ft 8 rooms and BATH front, side, and rear yards;
grained throughout. Inquire at 4l9 West Sixth
Strnat 30-3t
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YNT ANTED--SITUA two good girls
w one for general housework and one for up
stairs work best of references given; city or coun
try. Call at 92 West Seventh street 3O-3t
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V2OR RENT-COTTAGE-Of rooms, in excel
Il lent order, 5231a West Ninth street. Apply at
249 West Fifth street. 30-3t
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-01

California Is proud Of her mines Her min
Ing stocks are her chief Joy and delight, and
Huctuate even more rapidly than Eastern
the stock iobbers Of San Francisco SCOOP
the unwary chambermaids and mechanics OF
that golden city out CT tens Of millions OF dol
lars yearly On favorite stocks, which they
send UP and down TO suit their own little
specuations. Everybody In San Francisco
specuates nursery maids and Cinnamon,
ladies ana hoodlums, clergyinen and gain
blers. Most Of the churches Of the metropo-
lis OF the Pacific slope have been builtby these
very mines Indeed, mining stock are fav-
orite church investment; the preacher is
elected president of some company, the dea-
cons made directors, and the congregation Is
largely Interested in shares by timely and APP
prupfiate remarks from the pulpit. The
Arizona mines, among the richest In the
Union, are owned almost wholly by San
Francisco churches and run as q sort of side
show to religion.
The day Of Judgment, however, on these re-
ligious mining companies appears to be
rapidly coming. The collapse Of the Advance
Mining Company last week has made pretty
showing of how mining and religion are indis-
tinguishably blended In California. The
failure Of the advance brought down with
1t the Howard Presbyterian Church, Oh Mis-
sion street In San Francisco. with which II
was Intimately associated indeed, the two
were one and the same thing. This church
had been doing heavy stock jobbing business
Tor over year past, and large number Of
the congregation had been drawn into 1t. The
men who determined to "do" the church be-
gan by presenting 1t with thousand shares
OF the Advance" stock. In few weeks the
whole congregation were deep In Advance"
Now that the bubble has bursted, owing to
embezzlement, the church has bursted also.
1t is In debt $4,000 which 1t has no means Of
diseharging, It's pastor has been dismissed,
and the congregation, who are pretty well
skinned" by operations in Advance,
are now bowling disconsolately over the evil
ways OF San Francisco churches In going into
speculations In preference TO religion
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-01

The Pennsylvania oil men have discovered
q new mode OF conveying their oil TO market
shat threatens to give the railroads of that
Ito lay an oil pipe similar to the pipes that
convey gas through our streets. direct from
xha petroleum region to Baltimore. The
scheme is undoubtedly practicable. as similar
pipes run at present through all portions OF
HE oil region and convey the crude petro-
leum from the wells 10 the reiineries and ship
ping depots. II will prove a great saving to
The Oil men. who are now compelled to pay
high freights to the railroads to get their oil
10 market, The fight ON the question of
granting the right TO lay these pipes has
Known extremely hot in the Pennsylvania
LEGISLATURE. On the one hand, the right of
fhe oil men to convey their oil to market in
nny way they see fit is undisputed. On the
either hand, the railroads are bitterly opposed
III that measure, and are assisted In their
farht against it by Philadelphia, which
vrs,,,ld receive severe blow by the
passage OF the Pipe bill. A. large per
noaltaue of the Pennsylvania oil Is now
refined in Philadelphia. and this refining bust
mess nays that city from $a5,oo0oo0 to
eso.ooo,ooo annually. 1T is said that more
khan 40 900 naen are employed In Pennsylva-
nia il this business Of refining oil, cutting
tan,ber and making barrels. The carriage OF
I'M hi Ia Baltimore will prove. the opponents
az do Measure insist, q severe blow to Penn
svlyania. and particularly 70 its metropolis.
siin iiar plan. by-thehy, hes been sslg-S
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-01

The savage assault Of Blaine on Massachu
setts found the worthy Senators Of the Ba,
Htate wholly tinprepared. They cuaid not re
MY til tho Bon of Maine and made o pitiablt
exhibition Or innbecility and weakness iii theii
attempt I'd do No. It Ii universally admitted
That the representatives IL Massachusetts
were routed Id this sltifnish, but rome OF this
facts Or the defeat have emily just been dis
covered, and these show tho utter desnoraliza-
fiun of Massachusetts. When Hoar arose to
reply to Blaine lie knew very well that he
had no hope of putting down. his antagonist
NV billingate nobody eai, beat Blaine on
That and 10 wisely forebore and attemp pied TO
meet him In the field Of history and argument
After having failed 10 put him down with ar
gumett, the learned Senator from Massa-
rhnsntta, much after the style Of other repre-
BcaltativcH of that State poured forth flood
of Latin on hie devoted victim. blaine took
The Latin without reply, and under cover of
A Hear retired from the field, satisfied that
m he had not beaten his antagonist, he
had at least confused great many Senators.
Unfortunately somebody looked up the Mas
saahusctts Senator's Latin quotation, and
now shows that the erudite Mr.. Hoar not
0nly miaquoted but 80 butchered and mu-
4ilated his Virgil, that his Latin is neither
grammar nor sense. full Of gross inaccura-
Giles and grammatical bunders.
III Ii this fact that rankles III the breasts of
the citizens of Massachusetts. That Repre-
sentative Of that State which boasts of Harvard
College whose capital wants to be known as
ssthe Athens OF America" should not only be
routed lii argument, but defeated In tho fields
III Latinity, is overwhelming Disgrace TO
rvory citizen of the State. II is this Disgrace
hui fact that caused tho Legislature OF Massa-
rhs,setts to refuse TO thank Hoar and Dawes
ftr their defense Of their State A defense
pouplcd with ungrammaticai Latin, in tho
eyes of Boston, Ii no defense at all
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See Supplement-.

They are having good deal Of trouble out
in Nevada TN account Of taxes. The bonanza
silver mines tried 10 beat the State oIt Of the
taxes they owed, refused TO pay them, and
after having kept the question In the courts
Tor d number Of years, offered 10 compromise
HhainAtter.
They met rough customer In old Governor
bradley He refused ell compromise, and
x3uHht The mines year after year and from one
Uuurt ID the other, until few months ago his
perseverance was rewarded with victory In
The Supreme Court. Having nUshing else TO
slo, these great corporations paid into the
treasury their back taxes. oil In gold and sill
ver. Since that time the taxes ef Nevada
have been causing the State officers all man
ner III trouble. The taxes from real estate
Tor The year had already been paid In when
ain State came into this btnansa from the
mines. IL was resolved that taae prompt tax
payers should be rewarded fua tkeir prompt
ness and accordingly the tax collector was
Bptat around to refund to them half their paid
up taxes. ..4M.-.
He waa warmly received everywhere by the
lucky citizens, The only time tas record In this
country where tax collector's visit has been
popular and welcome. This. however. Ear from
ndkf1ed the matter The Treasures uf Nevada
mas Just sent the Governor special report
iii which he complains Of the In n,anse amount
IA gold accumulated Lii Che treasury Of that
State for which there Ii no use. He wants
hi be relieved from his care over this money
and asks the Governor to call q special
session III the Legislature to consider The mat
tnr and tn devise some means IT relief from
Ibis strange burden. He suggests. among I!
sther things, the Immediate reduction of the |
State tax from nine b four mills. and the dis |
bsifsemsnt of the money now Ia the State
treasury either for public improvements or In |
charity, or In any way chat will sid the State |
IN Al
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A queer union OF apparently antagonist,

queer union OF apparently antagonstit
elements Is tie combination just perfected
In Washington between the advocates OF We
mans suffrage and the Mormons The leaders
OF these two parties have united forces made
defensive and offensive alliance, and have
| already begun their joint assaults upon Con
gress. The female sufrragists, 1t seems, ad-
| miro the Mormons because they have already
introduced the sixteenth amendment In their
domain while the members Of the Church oI
Latter Day Saints are rather noted admirers
Oh the feminine sex, and carry their aamira-
ton to the extent Of marrying dozen OF
~ OF them
The House subcommittee on Territories
has before 1t a number Of bills proposing to
leglslato polygany out Of the country. On
last Monday. Geo. @. Cannon, the Mormon
Delegate from Utah. was requested TO appear
before this committee to show cause why
these bills should not be reported favorably
to tho House. He appeared, but he brought
with him az allies a committee Of woman s
Fighters, with DR.. Mary Walker and Mrs.
Spencer at their head. The Mormon Dele
gate, with great shrewdness, had little to
say on the subject ut issue and relentlessly
turned his feminine battery upon The ,infor-
tunate congressional victims.
DR.. Mary Walker protested against any
congressional Interference with Mormon po-
iygamists, on the ground that The Utah sys-
tenn Of marriage, from physiological stand
point Is an Improvement on monogamy
Mrs. Spencer was more personal, and
thought 1t In extremely bad taste for the
members Of Congress TO report against the
MormUns, who were at least true to the half
dozen wives each Of them possessed Start
Ing on this text, she poured forth trade Of
abuse against Congress, which was, she
said, after all. nothing but body OF Nor
mons. without their religious convictions.
The Mormon-Female Suffragists Combina-
ton then retired. 1t Is said that the com
mittee has since recovered enough courage to
again consider the question, and that 1t will
favor of the anti Mormon Legislature
Ii Congress wishes to take the risk Let IL do
80. 1t has already secured the enmity Of the
horde OF female suffragists at Washington by
refusing to hear their argument in favor of
the sixteenth amendment; 1t now insults them
by deriding their demands for system OF
polygamy that will give every woman In
the country at least a part Of husband.
These repeated injuries will yet bring VEN
geance upon it.
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gested Il, some Of the 1eche sugar plantations,
and number ofsmall sugar planters lii Iberia
have actually begun the CONSTRUCTION Of pipe
from their places to b sugar-house, where
they wish TO have their cane juice made Into
sugar.
The Pennsylvania pipe system would be
found a great aid to the often suggested
scheme OF central factories for making sugar
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money rings and bondho1ders Of this country
take warning from this example, and desist
from their uteonscionabls schemes, which, II
successful, would eventually goad the people
to madness and indseriminate repudiation2
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CANCELLATION OF bond.

state or LOUISIANA. |
Executive Department.
Whereas OSCAR d. sARPY. OF the parish oil
plaauemines, has applied to me for the cancel
| lation Of three bonds. furnished and subscribed
by him as principal, for the sum Of six thousand
dollars each. ono dated November II. 1878. with
Damas A. Thibaut and Henry Mahoney sscuri-
ties. each for the sum OF three thousand dollars
/ one dated December 7. 1874, with the following
securities: A. Milon for the sum OF one thou
sand dollars. Arena Dobard for the sum oil
thirty five hundred dollars, and Sarah r. Stack
house for the sum Of fifteen hundred dollars
and one dated October so. 1878, with T. W. Saw
yer rs security for the sum Of forty I've hundred
dollars. and Henry Mahoney for the sum OF flf-
teen hundred dollars. conditioned for the faith
full performance and execution Of the duties Of
said Oscar b. Barpy as sheriff Of the parish of
Plaquemines.
Now. therefore. /. FRANCIS r. NICHOLS,
Governor OF the State OF Louisiana, have
thought proper to issue this my proclamation
calling upon all persons having interest herein
to show cause. In writing at the office OF the
Secretary OF State. in the city OF New Orleans,
within ninety days from and after the last pub
LEGATION hereof. why said bonds should not be
cancelled and annuled and the above named
securities discharged from any further Iiabili-
ties in the premises.
In testimony whereof, have signed these
presents and caused the seal OF the State to be-
hereunto affixed. ut the city Of New Orleans
this twenty fourth day OF December in the year
Of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
seventy seven. .. - ....
FRANCIS r. NICHOLAS.
BY the Governor:
Will. A. STRONG.
Beeretaryof State. jazz a0t*
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DIED.

DIED.
CULBERTSoN-On Thursday January 81. at
I:3o o'goek r. m, widow John @. Culbsrtson,
(born Rita Morol aged 70 years.
Her friends and acausintanees. and those OF
the Momose. Culbertson and de Ferret families
are respectfully invited to attend her funeral.
which will take place This Day. friday Feb
ruary l. at o'clock. from her late residence.
No 4ss Dauphine street. between Vaudeville
and Marigny streets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-02-09
ALEXANDRIA.

PERSONAL ALTERCATION.-Qutea commo.
ton was created in the court house, last night,
the Shinn case, by quarrel which took place
there between well known lumber merchant
and a mail agent on one of the roads leading
made, but the parties were separated by
friends before coming to blows. This morning
the parties again met, on Prince street, when
the merchant demanded that the agent with
draw the offensive remarks of last night
which being refused, a tussel ensued, during
which the agent was knocked down. The
parties were again separated.
on the first Indictment in the Shinn embezzle.
ment case after being out since O'Clock last
night, was discharged at fifteen minutes be.
fore six this evening. being unable to agree
Gazette. 18th.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-02-09
GEORGETOWN.

ALASD SL1DE.-Yesterday afternoon land
mile above Georgetown, precipitating trees.
rocks, and large amount of dirt across the
road, seriously interfering with travel. A
farmer from Virginia, named Oliver, who was
passing with his team at the time, had a mar
row escape, the rocks grazing the rear of his
wagon.
RoBBERY.-Mr. Richard L. Cropley had two
sets of harness and lap-robe stolen from his
stable, on Congress street and the canal
Thursday night. His horse was in the stable
at the time, but was unmOleSted. The lock of
the door was broken.
THE CHRIST CHURCH FAIR which was held
last week netted the ladies $780,
SEE ADVERTISEMENT of missionary meeting
at DumbartOn street NJ. E. church.