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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-07-02
The Turkish Remonstrances.
FIRE AND LOSS OF LIFE.
A Steamer and Elevator Burned af
MemnhiS

MEMPHIS. July About two o'clock this
morning fire broke out near the boiler head
OF the Anchor line steamer Capital City. from
tickSburg for St. Louis. while lying at the
elevator here, and in a few moments the whole
boat was wrapped in flames, the officers crew
ahd passengers barely escaping with their
lives, leaving clothing aud everything behind.
A strong westerly gale was blowing at the
time. and before the fire engines and tugs
could reach the scene the elevator was on fire,
and the gale drove the flames through the
building. where was stored a thousand barrels
OF oil, bagging, and other inflammable arti-
cleS. which caused such terrific heat as to
speedily drive back the firemen, but not until
one. named Conner, was dangerously burned.
AS SGOn as the fire was discovered Cant Crane
ordered the boat to be cut loose. in order to
save the elevator, but the gale held the boat
hard against it until pulled off by tug, when
the boat ttoated down hundred yards among
some trading and wood boats, and was burned
to the boiler deck, after setting those boats on
fire. The elevator was soon burned to the
waters edge, and, with large amount of val
liable merchandise, is a total loss. There are
numerous conjectures as to the number of
has been found, which lies on the deck of the
Capital City. only the trunk being left, and
thus far it has not been identified. One pas
senger was severely burned i'm irving to save
his baggage. Capt. Crane thinks the fire was
the work OF an incendiary. The total loss will
exceed $2OO,0U0, the greater portion of which
falls on the Anchor Line company of St Louis.
AS the books and papers of the boat and ele-
Vator are lost, it is impossible to obtain a reli
able list of either losses or insurance.
MEMPHIS, July 2.-The body found on the
Capital City this morning has been identified
as that of ThOS. Ewing, of COlfaX, Ind, by his
aged wife. He was 73 years of age, and was
returning from the south. Mr.. Robinson, of
LOngwoOd, Miss, was severely burned. All the
crew, are safe, and the only passenger known
to be lost is Mr.. Ewing. The boat
was crowded with passengers when she ar
rived here, but most of them had gone ashore
Capt. Crane thinks that the boat and elevator
were set on fire at the same time, as he had
examined the boat half an hour before the fire
was discovered, and found her all right. aud
the watchman five minutes before the fire
broke out had passed the spot and noticed
nothing wrong. The Anchor Line company
carried their own risks. The oil in the elc.
yator was insured for s4,5OO each in the I'M
perial. Of London, and the Peoples, of Mem
phlS. AMI Tor $1,000 10 the Home. of New York
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rha Markets.

BALTIMORE. Juy 2.-Vtrginla SKIES. d.
tcrred, "A: de-. consolidated. 57S dn. secrld se-
ries, Is: lgst due cDUrunS, - p. North Carolina
sizes. Od. 10. de- new. 3: do special IAN bid to-
day. SngaI ~ tive and GrGl, 80 a.
BAlflMORE, JUN COTTON uuiet-midI Iiug.
II All Is. Flour uail weak aal rurl4uL,.i
hca,. southern firlrr and hi ...nr: western a.Iy.
ahd ilgleT-s' UtheTu red. faIr L. prime g5AI u3.
do. amber. Los: No. 2 western winter red. snaf
Lu6A1: July, l.Ol'1: August LOO. Corn. Solrn-
en- lrregt ar aGu unsettled: western Trm ar.F
hlShtl-w. stern mixed, snnt aud JG'y, 80 o.
August. A. l.: september, As suel-uar. Al. DarS
fairy aLilNr and esseT-scuIaeTI. 81 .S5: western
white. 80 81. Rye nominal, Has firn and ua-
changed Pr0T iSi"ps strong and unchanged.
Butter dui and unchanged. Petroleum Quiet ana
casier-rettned. lozalo5.; cru,e 81. ,;Feequ,ct
aud unchanged. Whisky firm. 100. Resaipts-
-four. l. lCO; wheat. 800 corn 81 llO: "a
3iCO; Shipments wheat, 2S 900; com. lbs 500.
FTe'ch:S un' h:,ri EtU.
NEW YORK, July, 2.-stocks s.rong aGd
hlgher. Money. and -. Gold. I1Oh EE-
ci auRe, long, $50 short, AS =. Gpyemmen;s
steady.
NEW YORK. Jrh Flour quiet and s.fa.ly.
Wheat = ana crul 1e.te~. Corn = ana = ceLt
better.
LONDON. July ., II 80 y. n.-U. ). four-
snd-a-laf percent. bonds. IUG: ten-f"rttss no..
Erie. 10 q: DO. preferred, 81 P.nusylyayiia
GeDtra, S2,i. New Jersey Cent a., 5St. Illinois
Central, 30 a..
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THE MISSISSIPPI PLAN of collecting taxes
upon drinks dlkerS from the Moffett and
Clarke systems. Books of coupons are sold
by the state auditor to all liquor dealers
When drink is sold the consumer receives A
coupon, which entities him to receive from
III two drinks are 10 be paid for he receives An
orange -colored coupon good for two cents If
i've drinks blue paper good for five cents.
Not only does the state enjoy an income from
the tax on drinks, but the consumer has a Fea-
Sonable chance OF payingCff his taxes with the
orange and blue coupons. The saloons are
crowded all the time with men making out
their taxes
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SLANDER SUIT AGAINST A MINISTER-The
Cincinnati COntmercial of Sunday says: "In
the common pleas court yesterday Ross II.
FentOn, eXtreaSurer of the county. brought
suit against Rev. Archibald ID. Wheaton,
claiming to recover $4,000 damages for slam
der. The defendant is minister of the
Baptist church at Cheviot, and the allegation
in the petition is that in a discourse in his
church on Sunday, May 18th, he said of the
plaintitf that he Obstructed the railroad mean
ing the WestWoOd railroad, and fenced a lot
Tor the purpose that he was not a Christian,
(meaning that he was an evil and depraved
man, and had by the commission of this act
ruined his reputation forever as a law-abiding
citizen"
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NEWBURYPORT, Mass, July u. Z. Durgin
has been acting as special detective in work
ing up evidence against liquor sellers in this
city, and his activity has been such as to
arouse the indignation of the prosecuted deal
erS. Threats have been frequently made, and
as three other witnesses against unlicensed
dealers have been assaulted within the last
eight months, there have been fears for Dur
gins safety. These fears were realized last
night. just as he was passing through the
gate at his residence yesterday afternoon, he
was struck upon the head with steel knuckIes
and knocked down insenSible. He was then
kicked about the face and head, which were
badly cIIt and bruised.
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SHUT DOWN IN COAL REGIONS.
Twenty-Five Thousand Men Out of

BETHLEHEM PA, July I'm accordance
with the previously arranged programme Of
the companies comprising the coal combina-
ton, the operators of the Schuylkill region
suspended operations at their cOllierieS yes
terday. The suspension will continue until
the 18th instant. President GOwen, of the
Philadelphia and Reading company, has
written letter to the coal Superintendents of
the corporation to the effect that no further
stOppage will be made during the present coal
season. The shut down will deprive about
25.OCO working men of emnloYment
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AN EX-CONFEDERATE PROTEST.-A Chicago
dispatch says: Captain John C. Braine an ex-
commander in the confederate navy, and cap
tain of the expedition which captured the
Chesapeake in 1868, characteriZeS the accounts
OF the capture Of that vessel, as telegraphed
from Boston in connection with the arrest of
Lieut.. Henry A. Parr, as grossly inaccurate.
He scouts the idea of being himself arrested
and says neither he nor Parr were ever guilty
of piracy, that they held commissions in the
confederate navy, and were only amenable 10
the rules OF war, and their exploits were in the
way of legitimate warfare.
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SURROUNDED BY SAvAGEs.-A courier from
Canyon City, Oregon, brings news to Baker
have been surrounded by about a hundred
Indians near the south fork of the John Day
river, and the probabilities are they will be
of the scouts had imprudently fired upon the
Indians, contrary to Burnham's orders thus
attracting their attention. .lhe courier also
says that hostiies are pouring into the John
HOWard'S, in pursuit.
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THE EAST ST. LOUIS CoNFICT.-The con-
tilct between the mayor and his marshals, of
authorities on the other, by which the lives of
several deputy marshals were lost in the fight
OF Sunday, is to be the subject of an investi-
cation by the coroner and the city councils
Party spirits still RACES, but no further conflict
is now apprehended. The police still hold their
quarters and will do SO until the controversy
which involves their official existence is set
tied by the supreme court of the state. The
two police who did the fatal shooting Sunday
have been admitted to bail i'm s, 900 each but
preferred to remain in jail, owing to the ex-
citemeut.
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Startling Confession Of "a Train
NTePhPr

The fiendi>h wrecking of the southern eN-
press on the Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore railroad on Saturday night, when
four men were killed. was supplemented yes
terday afternoon by the confession of the mis-
crCant who deliberately placed the obStruc-
tlOnS on the track. At the time Of the dslS-
ter Harley }. Brown, who made a pretence OF
attempting TO stop the train by waving his
handkerchief, was arrested on suspicion as
noticed, and taken TO Wilmington. lie was
closely confined during the day. and between
and O'Clock made fun confession. The
olnclalS OF Wilmington having him i'm charge
dlo not make the confession public Till Brown
was lodged safely in Newcastle iail fearing he
would be lynched by the excited people.
Brown claims that he did not intend 10 wreck
the train, but simply 10 stop it, and thus by
apparently rendering the railroad great ser
vice, obtain situation. He SAYS he did net
remember the southern express, and was not
watching out Tor II. The accommodation train
from Philadelphia, which he desired to stop
was LOT due until some time after the express
Inc lormer train Is nearly always crowded
WIN passengers, and had il met the fate OF
the express many lives would douDtseSs have
The railroad, but was discharged several
months ago. He recently endeayored unslc-
ceSSfully, to regain his position.
=, Inc coroner'S Jury rendered a verdict that
the disaster was caused by cross lie being
placed on the track by Harley c. Brown, and
that four men We're killed thereby. The rail
road company Is entirely eXOnerated. The
offence is capital one in this state Brown
viii be tried in Novembcr.-I Ban. Ga2ette ID
IHE AMERICANS At THE HENLEY REGATTA
Inc drawing OF stations for the various boats
to take part in the Henley Regatta took place
yesterday In the race for the Stewards Cha
lenge Cup the Columbia crew obtained the
hrSt, or best, position and the ShOewaecae-
mettes the worst, or third, position. For the
Visitors Challenge Cup the Dublin University
crew drew the first position, the Columbia
crew the second and the Jesus College crew
the third. In speaking of the prospects OF the
American crew in the regatta, the London
Sp0rtSadn gives the preference To the COlum-
bias over the Shoewaecaemettes, but thinks
the Dublin University or Kingston crews will
be able to uphold the honor of Great Britain.
III the Jesus College crew throws up the ViSi-
tors Chal llenge Cup race for the sake OF de-
voting their energies TO that for the Stewards
Cup, the College Club race will be an open one
and the ColumbiaS may perhaps win by a
head.
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THE THREATENED INDIAN WAR
Attack on Canon CITY.

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, July IA Portland
dispatch states that letter Just received here
from Heppner, Umatilla county, dated June
%, says: "Great excitement prevails i'm this
neighborhOCd relative to the Indian troubles
News has just been received here that the In
dianS have made an attack on Canon City,
No particulars are known. Parties have com
menced moving their families to places of
safety. The Umatilla Indians have put their
women and children On the reservation, and
joined the hostileS. Everybody is expecting a
general uprising and a prolonged war
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Powder NtIIExpIos,on

PATERSON, NJ July 2.-lhe Latin & Rand
powder works at Mead'S Basin, blew up at >
O'Clock this afternoon.
LdteT.-The explosion was the Rand nitro
glycerine works at PreakneSS, not the Laflin
< Rand powder works. Several ca ;ualtieS are
reported, and a number of lives were lost
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The Price of Coal .dxaurea

fHI ILADELfHlN, JuIy IA meeting N fho
LehlCh coal operators was held az the on ,e oI
the Iehigh Coal and Navigation Company yes
terday afternoon. al which it was decided 10
advance the price OF coal along the line Of n -
road fifteen cents per ton. The price uf broken
coal in this city has also been advanced Hfrenn
cents, ana chestnut ten cents per ION. Tho
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% UNRIVALLED
In QUALITY AND PRICE.
Champagne Wines OF
MOET & CHANDON,
AOET CHANDON,
Established 1913.
RENAULD, FRANCOIS CO.,
nov1-eo1y Sole Agents for u. 3.

JOHN T. G. CLARK,
NOTARY PUBLIC, CONVEYANCER, REAL
ESTATE AND GEN ERAL AGENT.
No. 324 Ttrelfyh Street scest, south Of Penn
syIrantd Acenue.
WASHINGTON CITY, u, C.,
References:
Richard Wallach, Esq EG Mayor:
Crosby 8. Noyes Editor Euenin0 Star.
George W. Riggs 4 Co., Bankers.
Thomas L. Hume Co., Grocery Merchants.
Joseph ii. Bradley, Esq, Attorney at Lac.
John A. Baker, Commission Merchant.
DIR. John b. Blake.
Gibson Brothers, Printers
VIM. Orme 4 Sons, Grocery MeTchd nts.
Solomon SChapnan, BOOksett and StatiOnerS.
Lewis johnson h Co., Bankers.
Benz. II Stinemetz, Halter and FWrrier.
VI. ". Gait Bro. Co.. Je,0elers.
John T. Mitchell, Dry Goods Merchant.
Francis Mohun & Sons, Lumber Merchants.
Maj: Thomas Z. Morgan, Chief MET. Police.
Louis ii. Schneider Co., HGrd,odre Merchants.
CtaS. Il. Church, PreSt Iade pendent Ice Comply.
Noryall " Burchel, Grocery Merchant.
BeavanS Shaw, Commission Merchants.
johnson Brothers, Wood and Coal Merchants.
vii lam z. Riley, Dry Goods Merchant. Ie27-2w
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An EIuhexzIcr krrestcd.

LONDON. ONT. july 2.-tTeorgp GeSSler, TIL
ahScondlng county treasurer of Canton, o.
was arrested al Hamilton and brought here
last night on charge of bringing stolen goods
into the country. He is charged with embez-
cling over SN,GN half Of which he brought TO
this city and deposited in local banks
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The Chesapeake a. Ohio X. R. Re.
OrgaufZed.

RICHMOND, Va, July 2.-The Chesapeake &
Ohio X. X. company, whose property and
franchises were recently purchased by com
mittee OF bond holders, was yesterday reorga-
president "A; s. Hatch, New York, first vice,
president; VIM G. Wickham, Va, second
vice president, and VIM. s. Dunn, engineer
and superintendent. Directors are TO be
chosen at meeting of stockholders, and the
road will be extended westward from Hunt
ington, w. Va.
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PETEEsBURG, VA, July 2-The framework
OF the suspension bridge, To- feet in length
Just being completed 10y the Atlantic MISSiS
sippi and Ohio railroad company, connecting
with the company's shops on Tie CheSFerhel9
side OF tie AppomattoN river at this pace
was blow n down Yesterday afternoon IVY tho
wind James II. Younger, of Richmond was
Killed, ard Philip Watson badly iniureH
There were some ten or twelve other work.
men about the bridge, whose escape was
miraculous
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The FaIl River Mills

FALL. RIVER. MASS, july G-Ehr following
mills did not START work yesterday morning -
The Flint. Two WampanOags, Gtani.e No. I
and No. , Troy. CHaCe and NarraEauSett
"Wednesday evening nearly all the mills viii
close for the remainder of the week I'd re
main shut down through next week
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DELIEF FOR TAXPAYERS,

leELIEF EOA TAAPAYEkSs
The act providing for the '.revision and corre,-
ton OF assessments for special improvements In
the District Of Columbia - having become a law
all property holders interested who have
PAID IMPROVEMENT TAXES
since August 10, 1871, will be entitled to rebate
upon any erroneous or excessive charges made
therein.
Taxpayers who have not paid the assessments for
special Improvements can. upon specific complaint
OF erroneous and excessive charges made, obtain
revision ana correction Of their tax bills.
ALL PARTIES INTERESTED
must, under the provisions of this act present
claims before July 10, 1878.
The underSien ned will give special and personal
attention to this class OF claims, and all TAN
PAYERS who have not obtained proper allowance
for old material removed used, for work done
under permit, for church property, or from any
error in the assessments. should
FILE THEIR CLAIMS
without further delay, with
WILLIAM DICKSON,
Office 222 ~ street,
three doors north of Columbia Building.
SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT TAXES CAN BE PAID
UNTIL JULY 1ST, AT LARGE DISCOUNT.
ie2I-lm
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Monmouth Park Races

MONMOUTH PARK, n. j., July The track
was fast and safe, and attendance good. First
race for maldenS of all ages. one mile, was
Won easily by Bonnie Wood, two lengths ahead
OF LOiteTer, with Bertha third. Time llnEI
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A WOMAN DROwNED.-Mrs Weston. wife
of lOck-tender of middle lock. at the tunnel.
on the line of the Chesapeake and Ohio canal,
was found drowned in the canal on WedneS-
day night and is supposed to have been acct
dental
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Two Arrests for rhfeyiux.

BOSTON, july 2--Charles Il. Lord recently
discharged from the employ OF Morse Bros,
wholesale grocers, was arrested yesterday and
confessed to pilfering $4,000 worth of goods
Patrlck Z. Dolan, who received the stolen
rOperty, was also arrested.
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Drowned.

PORTLAND, Me, July Mr.. Jas 5. Bedlew
superintendent Of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company was drowned at Pine Point
Scarborough, this morning while res euing M
daughter.
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OUTRAGE.-A white girl, II years of age, the
daughter Of John White, residing near Fed
eralsburg, Nd, while gathering berries, was
attacked and outraged by a colOred man We'd
neSdaY last. The man was a Stranger
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len BRoECk's UNPARALLELED TINE.-A
telegram from Lexington, Ky, says that al
DOUBTS as to the condition OF Ten Brock have
been set at rest by his work of last week
when, with fun weight up, he ran three miles
In 30. finishing the last two miles i'm the un
PARALLEL time of > "a A. with hIs shoes on,
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ABDUCTION OF CHILDREN.-The Hagers
town (Md) Meas states that within the past
few days two children have been abducted in
that neighbOrhood, but fortunately escaped.
was forcibly carried off by a woman while he
was picking berries, and was taken nearly to
WllllamSpOrt, where he made his escape and
other. boy 9years of age, son of John Vel
ler, OF FunkStOWn, was abducted on Sunday
afternoon by tramp. The boy reached Ha-
gerstoWn late Sunday night. having escaped
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Fishing for Fools.

NEW sWINDLING SCHEME EXPOSED.
A new way OF SWindling the unSuSpecting
has come to light. The Headquarters of this
scheme is situated in Broadway. New York
The workers of it manage by some means to
obtain piece OF letter having on it the sig
nature OF some one whom they design to de
fraud This they send to the owner of the
signature, enclosed IN a letter reading some
what as follows: is this your signature on
the enclosed Slip of paper? If so you are en-
Titled to certificate Of gold mining stock
valued at 800 The money you sent 10 the
letter from which the enclosed Slip was clipped
was invested on the general margin principle,
and resulted III lawfully receiving for you the
certificate of stock referred to above. Now
II you Will write US and return the enclosed
Slip, so we can compare it with your signature,
then we viii be sure that the proper party will
secure the stock
Of course it is expected that the party to
whom the above letter is addressed will send
some sort of reply, properly signed. Shortly
alter this he will receive a notice of an assess
mining stock registered Oh the books of the
company IN your name.' Accompanying the
notice of the assessment comes a letter saying
This will be the last assessment levied, as it
will give the company all the money req quired
to erect substantial buildings and secure the
necessary machinery ard put the mine in
paying condition., There is no doubt but that
the company will be able within three months
to pay the stockholders regular monthly divi-
dends." The person who receives this (if he
don't read the newSPaperS) may be duped into
S&eHuihS sc lle hVS uoIltlS ASKED !oI. III he does.
1t is the last he hears OF the mining company
or its 'Secretary.' who signs all its letters
The following letter, received by the chief of
the secret service day from a gentleman in
Missouri, shows clearly the mOduS OperG7adi:
I" inclOSe letters purpOrting to sell mining
stock, &c: / will first call your attention to a
letter girl received, which is inclosed, and a
similar one to myself from same parties This
girl received letter in March stating that she
had drawn five shares of Silver Mountain min
ing stock; it also had her signature. She ac-
knowledged her signature, but stated that she
dld not SEND any money. They sent her the
certificate of stock, which hold in my posses
Slon-afterwards demand on an assessment
which no attention was given to. Recently L
received letter with my signature inclOSed.
Inc signature was genuine; how they OBJ
tained it | am unable to know. never sent
themany money, not one cent. They are evil
IDENTITY frauds