Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-25

ADVANCE IN WAGES.-The Tin and Slateroofers
Union OF New York. net Saturday night when
reports were received to the effect that 800 men
who had BEEN on strike for week had been
taken back last Monday by their employers at
$50 per day. an advance of 80 cents per day.
THE LATEST SEASIDE SENSATION STORY.-A
telegram from Long Branch says:-A singular
sight was seen on the beach in front of Liger's
hotel, at Oceanic NJ. few nights AFRO. About
fifty feet below high water mark after the water
had fallen and left the sand exposed a flame
burst out of the ground about two and half
feet long and one and half feet high. and a
cloud of smoke arose in the air from thirty to
forty feet high. The flame started with a hiss
ing noise, similar to that of rocket. and lasted
for fully ten minutes. After it had subsidized on
passing the hand through the sand where the
flame had been, the same kissing sound could be
heard, but no flame was seen. For several days
afterwards the sand. when stirred up emitted a
very strong smell of sulphur, smoking for sew
eral minutes afterward. The sand since this
singular occurrence seems full of phosphorus.
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IRVING on BoorH.-Mr. Henry Irving. the
tragedian, speaking at the Lyceum Theater. in
London, Saturday evening after the close of his
annual benefit performance, said: I'VE might
have continued playing 1.-The Cup; Or the Bellies
Strategem" to this moment If the opportunity
had not been offered of introducing on these
boards my friend and feOw-artist Mr.. Edwin
Booth. [Cheers.l OF his great qualities as an
representing at the Princess Theater MANY of
the leading Shaksperian characters with signal
ability. he was received here with nightly DEM
OnstratOns ofenthusasm which have more than
confirmed the great impression he had already
made and which were as gratifying to myself as
they must have been to him. Mr.. Booths ar
tlstic fellowship, high courtesy and single
minded devotion to our common art has made
his engagement one of the most delightful asso-
Citations in my remembrance. Above all, L am
tfndf 1tsr,l- -:
many bonds OF amity and good will which it
should be the pride of Englishmen and Ameri-
cans to maintain"
AN ARKANSAS WAR ON THE SOUTHERN EXPRESS
C0MPANY.-A telegram from Little Rock, Ark.
July Is, says: Attorney General c. b. Moose to-
day served notice on the Southern Express CON-
pany that application would be made to the
chancery court for an injunction restraining the
said company. its officers and agents from trans
acting business within this state until payment
OF back taxes due by the said company to the
state OF Arkansas and various counties. towns
and cities in the state be full made The bill
alleges that the Southern Express Company is a
defaulter in this state to the amount of over
SlOOoOO, including the state tax and taxes due
10 various counties and municipalities in which
1t mas been doing business. and that by the laws
OF this state the said company, its officers and
agents have been and are now trespassefs, nav
ing violated the revenue laws governing express
and telegraph companies.
KILLED BY PosrxAsTER-The Sedalia, No.,
Democrat has a special from Lincoln, Benton
county. stating that Emil Umfried, assistant
postmaster at that place, and W. Bartlett, a we'll
digger. got into q dispute Saturday at the store
Of the former about the merits OF certain wells,
when Umfried drew pistol and shot Bartlett in
the head killing him instantly. Umfried sur
rendered to the authorities and was lodged in
jal ct Warsaw. Both men were highly re-
spected, but public feeling - Running high
against Umfried-
Capt. c. p. Smith, the vstEan Steamboat can
tain and hero 0f the Seawanhaka disaster, died
ct his home In Roslyn, LII, yesterday.