Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-22
By the President
JAS. q. BLAINE,
Secretary of StatA

By the President:
JAS. @. BLAINE,
Secretary of State.
The Cabinet Meeting.
NO EXTRA SESSION OF CONGRESS-
At the meeting of the Cabinet at the Capitol
to-day proclamation was prepared and signed
10y the President, designating Monday, the 26th
instant-the day on which the funeral takes
place-as a day of fasting, humiliation and
prayer throughout the country. No other busi-
ness was transacted. Members of the Cabinet
were requested to retain their respective posi-
tions. Ii y authoritatiyely learned as well as
indicated by the Presidents inaugural address,
that there will be no session of Congress until
the regular session of December next.
Observation-Disclosures Hayes arrived in
the city at IL O'Clock last night. and was met at
the depot by Senator Sherman whose guest he
is while in this cty.-EX-Speaker Samuel J.
Randall arrived to-day on the II clock train and
is stopping at the NATIONAL The Right Rev DIR.
Pinkney, Bishop of Maryland was recently
seized with severe attack of vertigo. induced
10y disorder Of the stomach. while at the White
Sulphur Springs His physician imposes tempo
rary cessation from all physical and mental
labor, i'm order that this hard-working bishop
recuperation. - Hon. J. K. Jones and
family have been in the city for several
days. guests of Mr. Norment on NJ street.
Mr.. Victor Becker leaves for Europe to-day.
Hon. j. A. kasson, of Iowa. and Senators
Bayard. of Delaware, and Edmunds of Yer
mont. are at Wormley's Senators Davis and
Camden. Of West Virginia, and Senator Anthony
are at the Arlington.-Senators George q.
Vest, of Missouri; James l.. Pugh and John r.
Morgan. of Alabama and John W. Johnson. Of
Virginia, and Senator Eli salisbury. of Della
ware are at the Ebbitt House.-Justice STAN
ley Matthews. of Ohio. is at the Riggs House,
Senator w. p. Kellogg. OF Louisiana. is
stopping at the eRiggs.-Ex-Secretary of War
Ramsey, of Minnesota, is at the Arlington.
Miraculous Escape.
A LARGE STORE HOUSE FALLS IN AND NO ONE R
SERIOUSLY INJURED.
A great excitement was caused on the avenue
at quarter to one O'Clock this afternoon by the
falling i'm ofthe large new siorehouse of Messrs.
Barbour Hamilton, on B street. be-
tween 9th and 9TH streets, i'm
the rear of No. Ga PENNSYLVANIA avenue The
accident was caused by the immense weight Of
the merchandise that was stored on the three
floors of the building. There were 5000 or 5000
barrels of flour, lot of whisky. and a large
quantity of canned boxed and bagged goods The
third story which is the highest. gave way first,
and carried with it the second, precipitating the
whole weight to the first floor. Several men
were at work in the building al the time and all
had q marvellous escape, those in the back part
the whole building. The most injuries that any
of them received We're few slight cuts and
bruises. In the third story. which If the highest,
were the engineer. John Closby. John Powers.
clerk. and two visitors. gentleman named
b. L. Bingham and little boy that was with
him. named Arthur Scyboul
On the second and third floors were Charles
Power. III. T. Walker, George Washington (col-
ored). A. Heitmer and III. r. Kingsley. The
floors 10y giving in the center made compare
on on of
the men seeing this made for the side and got un-
der the desks. The engineer was cut on the hand,
but received no other injuries. His boiler and
engine. which were on the third floor, were
carried down to the first. clerk and a little
boy were also slightly injured, 10y being struck
by some of the falling debris. Mr.. q. C. White,
a clerk i'm the front store, heard the noise of the
falling of the back building and thinking 1t was
falling toward the front. Jumped out of second
story front window. bat received no INJURIES
save a slightly strained foot.
The building fell toward 9th street and the
storerOoms of Cuttings hardware store, being
lower than the falling building. the debris fell
on them and leyelled them 10 the ground.
Fortunately no one was in the inn
mediate part of this building. Messrs.
Cuttings and Mcintosh were in the
second-story of the back building, but this build
ing did not fall as far back as the Barbour &
Hamilton building. They broke a sash out OF
the second-story window and jumped to the
ground The falling of the building ard the
bursting of barrels of -four made such a cloud,
that persons a short distance away thought
it was a fire, and an alarm Of fire
was turned in from police headquarters.
Mr.. Hamilton says that he cannot make even q
rough estimate as to what his damages are. but
they are very large on the building, which 10
completely destroyed. The damage to the stock
is also very heavy. Mr.. Cuttings damage is also
heavy.
''CRASKs' SENT TO THE AsYLUM-From JuH
I'd (the date of the assassnation) to Septemb8
LIST there were sent to the insane asylum, at St
Elizabeth, 81 cranks. against 30 for the correo
ponding period last year. OF these % we60
males and 26 females 1t is believed that tho
large majority We're made crazy by the act q
Guiteau.
English Sympathy.
ELOQUENT WORDS FROM BRITISH sTATESMEN-
THE LATE PRESIDENT INSURED II LONDON
COMPANY.
= LONDON, Sept. 22.-Sir Michael Hicks-Beach,
speakinp at Winchcomb said Guteau s dastardly