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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-08-20

NEWARK, \. j., August 20.-The SIX n an
nual regatta of he National Amateur Rowing
Association began on the PaSSa!c here to day,
at o'clock. The weather was cloudy, and a
brisk northwest wind prevailed. About 500
pecI lie were present at l O'Clock, on the grand
stand ar d along the river. The police arrange
mentS were excellent. j. III. Watts of Balri-
more, acted as referee, and w. III. Allen, of
Detroit as judge OF the finish.
THE FIRST RACE
was the first heat of the junior single Sculls,
Il. 9. Rommell, Of the TritOns of Newark; w.
Cody. of the Friendships, of New York, and
F. Camptell, OF the Eurekas, of Newark, being
the starters. ROmmell broke his boat aud
Withdrew. Cody got the best start, but steered
wild and lost his advan'age Campbell being
four lengths ahead at the mile station, Cody
had practical y given up the race at mile
aad quarter. Campbell won easily in 10:55ES.
THE SECOND RACE
was between +. j. Mumford, of New Orleans,
and Julian Kennedy, Of Yale, being the first
heat for the senior single sculls. Kennedy
got the best at the start and kept his lead un-
til the mile station, when MumfOrd led. Ken.
redv Spurted, however, but Mumford Won in
lQ:llM: kennedy 10:lS
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NOT GOOD PLACE FOR EMIGRANTs-Phif
Mayer. who recently returned from Arizona,
gives the Gold Hill NeUS anything but a fiat
teriBg account Of that country. He says the
thermometer stands at liz during the Coolest
part OF the night. and that during the day if is
necessary TO put an eXtensi On on the mer.
curial tube. He AYERS that he has seen beef.
steaks cooked in the sand. The country is
overrun by men who are looking for work hnt
can't hnd ii. The morals of the country are i'm
terrible state and murder and robbery rum
not. mere are some good mines, but the
ape 20 develop them and general stagnatiou
OF all kinds OF business is the natural result
very little coin is seen, the checks OF the yari-
extent as circulating medium Mr. Mayer ad :
ViseS men of all classes to give Arizona a wide
IeIth. he thinks there is nothing in it.-fSdte
Lake Tribune, AuQustL.
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THE REV. JOSHUA JoBSsoN's APPLEJACK-
Inc Rev Joshua johnson, colored camp
meeting eXhorter of Railway, was arrested in
Bayonne, on Thursday afternoon for being
drunk in the street. On being taken to Police
Headquarters Bible was found in one of his
pockets. and a soda water bottle filled with
Jersey applejack in another. He was taken
before Recorder Besher yesterday morning,
and In answer TO the questions OF the magis-
q ate, said Il heard dere was q camp
meetin' roun' here, an was lOokn' 20 it. L
wanted to see how de boys were gettin' on,
an mebbe could help 'em. bought de apple
sent me flynn" He pleaded 50 hard, and
promised so so'emnly TO make track out OBJ
dis year city," that the Recorder let him co.
IN Y Sam
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Saratoga Races.

SARATOGA, August N.-The irSt race. one
mile and an eighth, was won by OrOle; Bonnie
Wood second, Bertha third. Time. 2:0l4
The second race, for the Harding stakes.
ore mile and half, was won by the Duke of
Magenta in canter. Time, 2:50i4.
The third race, sweepstakes for two-year-
Olds. three-quarterS of mile was won by
Monitor; BOardman second, Dan Sparling
third. Time, / :2O1a.
The fOu. th race, three fourthS of a mile,
was won by Dan k, by a tkroat latch; Lady
Darcy second. Time l1SLI
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NEW YORK NOTES,
Iee1.S InSanifU

NEW YORK, August ga medical con-
Sutation as TO the mental condition of John
+. Leet, held 10 ady, resulted in decisio of
the physicians TO have tue patient transferred
this afternoon to BlOomingdale asylum, as e
Is laborIng under acute malta. Judge Shan
non: OF New Orleans, offered 10 take charge
OF him yesterday, but il was not deemed expe-
dlent 10 accept his offer. The patient is still
bolster Gus and irrepreSsible in conversation
AID violent in his demonstrations.
MOHtague's Funeral.
TIE tody OF the late Ii. j. Montague, the
acior, arrived here this morning.
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A PLAYFUL VIRGINIAN KILLS A TRAMP
The Alexandria Gazette of yesterday slys
Armstrong, of WarrentOn, were returning
flCm party at Gen. W. II. Payne's, they me-,
Oh the way. two tramps, whose name could NO
lranps, playfully struck one of them on the
head with his hand and knocked off his hat .
This was very extensively resented by the
ramps, and words led to blows, the result
being that one OF The tramps was SO severely
betten by Armstrong that he died ,turday
night. An inquest was held at the court house,
10 Warrentoh, Yesterday, upon the body #
Mir. Brooke was released, but Mr.. Arm strong
Was held ILL $500 bail for further examina iop
After the examination Armstrong fort, tied
his BALL. left the town, and has noo since ueen
healu of.
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KenUtOn'S Case.

BOSTON, August 21-The attorney general
OF Massachusetts gave first hearing to day
in the case of Hiram H. kemptoD, for whom a
requisi1i0n has been issued by the authorities
OF South Carolina. The complaint upon which
Il e requistiOI Is based contains three counts,
which charge him with fraudulent practices
v HE acting as tinancit Il agent of Ihe STATE
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The Markets.

BALTIMORE, August 20.-virginia skies. de-
ferfe., n: do. consolidated. 54la; do. past due
coupons. 1885 bid to-day. Sugar steady and un-
T BHLTImoRE, Angus, 2o.-Cotson quiet-mid.
ding, 11sa12- -Four quiet and unchanged.
Wheat southern weak and lower; western dull
and lCwer- southern red prime. 1 O3Al.O5; do.
amber, I. 08a1 10; No. western winter red. spot.
august AID September, 1.0714: october, I034.
CtTn, southern quiet and easier: western quiet
and stesdy- 9. uttern white, IS; do. yellow, So:
ve>teIn MIXED. spot and August 40; Septsmbar,
lower southern. 3oaaS1: western white 27a2s;
quiet, 6Gab3. Hay dun and unchanged. Pro-
visions quiet ard unchanged. Butter active and
frm-cRoice western. 16al6. Petroleum uiet and
unchanged. Coffee quiet and unchanged. Whisky
nImsr; he'd l o9. Receipts -aour. 8. 500: wheat.
Nhsa,. 1s7 COO: corn, "a 600. Freights to Liver
po0i raI sea, er quiet-grsiD, ~ asked.
Money, 2. Gold, lO01aa100s. Exchange, long,
81 p abort; toS@ 1884. Govsrnme ius firm. -.
NEW YORK, August 2O.-FlOur quiet and
nnrtaI sgd. Wheat slr-ng dul and In buyers
favor. Corr, winter X aud cent lower and mod
6rafely active.
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London Money Market,
Political and Financial Troubles In
SOufh America.

PANAMA, August Il The elections in the
state OF Santander have resulted in favor of
the government of General TrujillS. The cleo
ton in the state of Cundinamarca is announced
to take place at an early date Trouble is ex-
pected, as it is understood that the local presi-
dent is determined to carry the day in Opposi-
force is larger than the national 1t is report
"a that number of liberals on the Ecuador
line OF Colombia are organizing an expedition
to cross into Ecuad0rian territory and begin a
evolution against the government. The fail
ure Is reported at Valparaiso of Clarke s. Co.,
with liabilities to the amount of Sl60,009. The
following telegram in reference to the suspen-
sion OF specie payment in Chill, appears in the
Lima papers. A dispatch from Valparaiso,
july "A, says The notes of the privileged
banks will be incOnvertible into money aud of
forced currency until the 3lst day of A Igust
lS7a The maximum total of the emission
that can be made by all the banks will be the
conversion of this emission to metallic on the
5lSt of August, 1879"
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HOW THE FIELD DEAN CONTEST IN THE HOUS]
WAS SETTLED.

HOW THE FIELD-DEAN CONTEST IN THE HOUSE
WAS SETTLED.
One Of the characters who figured in Wash
ington during the last session of Congress was
Ike Hill Of Newark, Ohio. He foated here
with the army of hungry democrats seeking
an office when the House of Representatives
changed hands. Not getting on the "regu-
lar" payroll, Ike became general utility
an and offered his services to help keep
when the full democratic vote was needed.
He knew the haunt of every lively states nan
and just where to find him night and d w.
When the Field Dean contest was up in the
House, Ike kept MIR. Springer from calling
vote on the case for nineteen days, because rs
IKE says ~ told Springer to hold off until 1
was sure OF my men. knew one vote would
nhlSh the business, one way or the other" and
II SO proved, but how Ike cheated, the reDub-
lcaLs can best be told in his own way You
see" says Ike, there amt any use Of making
any bones OF the matter: there were good
mary democrats who didn't care to vote for
Dean because they didn't believe he was elect
ed no how. Well, after had told Springer to go
damned Dutchman named Eicholtz, repre-
sentirg a New York district. started 20 20
nome. went for him and caught him on the
S!eps OF the Capitol. Says l, Look here,
Eieh"itz there is to be vote on the Field
Dean case to-day; we need all our votes He
wouldn't come back !; he was as obstinate as
niue. Well, something had to be done so l
went to Van VOOrhiS, of Ohio, good fellow,
whom ! knew we'll, and said, Look here,
Van, Van, Elcholtz Is sick and wants pair on the
Dean vote At first Van didn't want to pair,
but when told him Eicholtz was very sick he
reluctantly did so. l was afraid all day that
The thing would be found out, and that th.y
would raise the devil with me for getting j
pair without authority; but Dean slipped in.
was sold out"
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Ex-senator Dawes is spending a week with
friend al Phillips Beach, Swampscoot.
AGOvernOr Mcclellan of New JERSEY will
60 soon for a stay of a few days to Oluaga
Lake, near DepOSite, N. Y.
&sThe Prince of Wales has accepted the
honorary membership recently prOffereG him
Boston. "
ASBOys OF ten and thereab0uts, who throw
stones at London railroad trains, are locked
up for four days and receive six strokes of the
birch. VI '1S
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ROvfnR Match.

TORONTO, August % The rowing associa-
tiOn at its meeting last night accepted the
articles of agreement forwarded by James
Riley, Of Saratoga, for race with Warren
Smith on Bedford Basin September 5. Dis
tai ce three miles with turn stakes $500 side;
Riley to be allowed 800 expenses.
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A Colc.Blooded Double Murder.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, August "a cold
81 oded double murder was committed near
Pacific junction, % miles south of this city, on
Saturday evening. The victims were John
Tynans and VIM. Doran, both Of them day
laborers In stone quarry. When last seen
track en- route to their homes, about five miles
distant, and were found at the Side of the road
literally riddled with shot. Doran was known
by his fellow aborers to have 500 on his per.
son when he quit work ON Saturday evening.
and it Is supposed this was the incentive to
the deed. Circumstances point to a young
at the quarry, as the guilty party, and he, with
his father and brother, was arrested. Young
McCreary left the quarry on Saturday wi a
unusual quantity of money on his person.
Lynching Is strongly talked of.
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CongressionaI Nominations.

MONROE. La, August 2-The democrats of
the fifth district have nominated Col j. 8.
Young for j. E. Leonard's urexpired term,
and Gen. F. Floyd King for the 10th Congress-
LEWISTON, MF., August N.-The democrats
OF The second district to-day nominated s.
Clifford Belcher for Congress.
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DROWNED IN THE SUhF.-Albert Lee color
ed, aged about q years. and employed as head
waiter at The Seaside house, Atlantic City, was
had swan out beyond the surf aud the tide
was too strong for him to return. His struggles
we're watched by several hundred persons
Griffith and Albert Hughes, bravely went to
his assistance, and after vainly endeavOring
t. save linn, lad great difficulty to reach the
beach. he surf boat went out, but was tw ce
sWampt d. Finally Lee went down bef pre the
eyes of the large crowd. Lee was student of
hampton College, Virginia.
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Two Men tn he Hanged.

MAUCH CHUNK, Pa, August 2O.-Judge Doe.
her has Overruled the motions for new trials
n the cases of James Mcdonnell and Charles
sharpe, convicted in April last for the murder
ers to be banged. Both men stoutly denied
their omit
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ADVERTISING FOR A WIFE-A Breach OF
Promise SUIT the ReSuit-Miss Beatrice Straf-
ford, young actress, who claims TO have
played at various theaters IN this country and
Eneland, tut who seems TO have had bad for
tune Ill quarreling with her associates in and
the managers of The theaters at which she
was engaged, saw on her return from England
an advertisement for a wife, signed Ruth
ven She answered the advertise nent, and,
size says, received a letter headed, Come and
see me. dated al the Office of 1T. Potter
Wight Co, Gold and Stock Brokers, 4" and
Styled /. L. Wight. Ii reads as follows: "If
b. ). will cali at my office on Saturday, 2Dth,
at ii O'Clock. She will find Rurhven in the per-
SoR OF the undersigned. MANY ladies visit
brokers' offices OH busin. SIS In Wall street and
Is. ). can do the same without compromise
and In entire confidence aud privacy. The
only other Place can suggest is my house. If
this note arrives in time B. s. can find me at
18th, at halt past 2o'clock D. m which should
prefer. III not, will she write and fix the ap-
pOintment foiher than friday. but without
delay:' More correspondence followed and
ultimately she acceded, she says, to Thomas
Potter Wlght's desile that she should live in
apartments provided by him on his promise TO
marry her. For time everything went
Pleasantly. but soon there came the usual
result-a demand of money on her part a
quarrel, Separation-and now Miss STAFFORD
has brought suit for $500 for breach OF pro.
mise OF marriage. The case came before
Judge Van Brunt in Supreme Court, Cham
ters, on saturday for an order of arrest
against Mr.. Wight, but no order was made
Mr. Wight'S story will probably be given in a
day or two v. Y. Tribune, 18th.
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NOT ALToGETHER AcCIDENTAL.--The Bos-
ton Advertiser believes in special providences.
1t says: THE mystery OF the issues OF Ii g
and death were freshly illustrated by an Incl
dent OF the " alingford storm, where small
child was soon after rescued asleep in cradle
done lis worst, sweeping everything Z ore it,
leaving not one stone upon another, filling
all that pleasant valley with distress and ter
ror but this homeless, houseless child slept
quietly unconscious of IL all. II the child lives
it ought to NIL a marked place in the world It
was not altogether accidental that the storm
when swept pltieSsly over all this peaceful
village was so tempered 10 this young life that
1t was not awakened from sound Sleep"
AEEmperor William is taxing mud baths az
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B8nkruDfCV.

CINCINNATI, OHIO, August Objections in
bankruptcy have been filed by James T. Davis,
of 1rontOn, Ohio. Liabilities to secured and
unsecured creditors, $4,000; and on accOmmo-
lex krumm, Of Columbus. Ohio. Liabilities,
$17,t 90; assets S. 800
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A BURGLAR POLITICIAN.-FOr six or eight
months back rObberies have been numerous
In the vicinity of the town of Apollo, and no
number Of stores and dwellings have been en-.
tered at different times and goods carried
away. On Sunday last millinery store was
removed. Yesterday morning, information
being made before Justice Silverman, a search
warrant was issued, and upon a careful ex
animation OF the house OF John I. Duff, not
only the goods taken last sunday were found.
but quantity of drugs. trimmings, picture
frames, &C., which had been previously stolen.
All Of them were Identified by their owners.
tee of this city, and is at present one of the
acting secretaries of the state national com
mittee.-[ PtttsbUr9 Telegraph.
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Rfre In, Cincfunafa

CINCINNATI, August 2-The warehouse of
Freeburg & Workum. extensive liquor dea'-
morning. Loss about $4,000; insured for
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AN ORIGINAL PLAN of giving relief to the
Dist essed ciIizens Of Wailingf0rd, Conn.,, was
half fare from different points to the scene of
the disaster, and the amount realized applied
TO the sufferers. It is estimated that over
1850 people were on the ground, and that the
relief fund will receive nearly 5000.
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dock, of Warwick, Quebec, was instantly killed
Dy lightning Sunday evening, Oh his way from
church. His wife and two children were in
the carriage with him. The former escaped
unhurt, but the children were seriously burnt
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GEN. WARD Follows THURMANs LEAD
who has hitherto been regarded as a strong
advocate OF sound money, made speech al
Mansfield saturday. in which he gave expires
siOh SUBSTANTIALLY 20 The same views on the
currency questions as those advanced by Sen.
ator Thurman, at Hamilton, last week.
@ 10. Cook is builGing a cottage at Cliff
seat Grove, near Lake Champlain.
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WOMEN BURGLARs.-The two 'young men"
arrested with George alias Bud ROhm, of
this city, on the charge of robbing near
Frankvile. Garrett county, have, say the
Oakland papers, turned out to be women.
They say they are sisters, one giving the name
the latter claiming to be Buds wife. They
were committed to Jail here last Saturday,
under the names OF George and Charles Had.
CoddingtOn on Tuesday. who was much aston
1sted when he discovered the sex of the two
young thieves. They were fully committed
for the action of the grand iury.-[C Cunlber.
land NearS, nth.
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General Butler addressed a meeting Of sew
eral hundred workingmen yesterday after
noon in the office of the New York Advocate
tnewspaper). lie said there had never been o
lair division In This country or within the last
generation between capital and enterprise nor
between enterprise aud labor. for the reason
that most OF the money invested In enterprise
was borrowed capital, and must pay large In
tereSt, a nd then when that interest was 10 be
got again il must be got out OF labor, while the
legislation OF tile country for the past sixteen
years has been IL favor of money and men Of
money, aud not in favor OF enterprise or the
laoorer. Let all property be taxed Just once
and no more. Then taxes would grow less.
lie suggested as a remedy for overproduction,
caused 10y the extensive use of machinery, the
cutting down OF hours OF labor one hour per
day, IL necessary. Everything WAS in the
hands of the lab ring classes, and they could
BE- rtghted by eleciEg proper men 10 MI the
offices. Their own safety was In organization
churches, too-ey3ncelical churches. They
believe in the Trinity, aud they don't allow
IN. mSeNeS 20 be troubled much about differ
ences between Infant baptism or sprinkling.
ihey don care who is ahead or who Is be-
nlhd Stun any man who speaks of destruc-
tlon oi property. FOR destruction OF property
Is destruction of so much labor. Don't send
any man 10 Congress who shall Vote that a
man With capital, doing nothing for good of
ms KIND, shall have better opportunity in So
Siety man the man who works eight or ten
nourS day. E!rci men who would work for
them, Tor there were very few men who had
been elected President or who had gone To
Coneress- that have gone against the party
tnat elected them, and that few have not been
SO successful that they VIII have many imita-
tors hereafter.
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SUICIDE OF A BANK CAsHIER.-Charles F.
Hahce, the cashier Of the Exchange Bank at
yesterday in the upper room of the building.
having taken poison. No examination of thu,
financial affairs has taken place, as the com
blnatlon lock OF the bank safe was only known
by the late cashier
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DAMAGES AGAINST A COUNTY 1t is said
that the friends of DR.. Grice and daughter,
who were recently drowned at Chesap ,ake
City, will bling suit for damages to tie
strength of th- verdict of the cOfOner's jury,
w ;ch was to the effect that the pefsoiS
drowned came to their death from accldantal
drowning, through the failure of the commits
S1onS OF Cecil county to provide proper cross
ing over Black ereek.-E lMddteto,on (Det)
Tr0nScriDt ''
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ELOPING on CANAL BoAT.-In the an
thracite coal regions of Pennsylvania there is
a romantic little village called Bi1gen,
situated among picturesque surroundings in
the Lehigh Canal. Jennie Edinger, pretty
bOrde living in Bi1gen, had plighted her trotl
to William King, the captain OF canal boat
that every month passed through Bingen with
load OF coal Jennie's parents did not favor
Williams suit. and so he had to meet her Sc
cret1y. On Williams last trip down, Jennie
consented TO elope with him, and packing her
trunk. she accompanied him to New York.
They had been schOOlmateS I'm their youth,
an0 she had all confidence in him, and in his
promise To marry her. On reaching tits city
Jennie asked William TO fulfil his promise,
but he only laughed at her. This was Zone 81
publicly that Williams man, named John
81 ields, became incenSed. John had been q
suitor for Jennie's hand. and he determined
10 right Ler wrongs. Accordingly he "a
tackled his captain on the wharf yrsterd
morning. Tie fight was interrupted b. Oh
Ger HifS', who arrested boih men. anI mad
them locked up on a charge of disOrlery con-
duct. jennie, on hearing of the arrest, packed
her trunk and made her way TO the Fourth
street Police Station. There she told her
story, and asked permission to remain as a
lodser until she can hear from her family and
obtain the means OF reaching her home
IN, y Sun. 18Th
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ASA fire at Petrolia, Pa =, early yesterday
morning, resulted In the destruction of several
II covered by insurance.
AsCapt. A. II. Coates, a well know tug
owner, shot and killed himself and wife an
Saugatuck, Mich, Sunday. Cause not know
As According to the Free Press wealthy
frog diet. '~