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dog is an Alexandria dog. and hence according
to virginians worthy of belief Whether it is
the same yellow dog that was seen following the
Presidents carriage on Inauguration day. Gas
authentically narrated in THE STAR), and since
the President was shot has mysteriously reap
peared, from the infinite somewhere. at the
White House, is question yet to be decided
If the identity can be established. the
whole tribe of yellow dogs. will be sainted
white poodle will be transferred to the yellow
dog-now the most despised and exeerated of
his race No white poodle ever distinguished
himself by such conspicuous fidelity to man
even throwing himself in the way to catch the
sssassin's bullet. A reporter. anxious to obtain
some information as to the facts inquired of
several detective officers who were engaged in
the search for the 'lOst" bullet. They all dis
credited the yellow dog. District Attorney
Corkhill. when asked his opinion. said very en-
phatieally, Il have the bullet" He pins his
faith to the glaZier
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Wall Street. Today.

NEW YORK, August 3.-The Posts financial
change markets have been comparatively quiet.
Government bonds are strong and Is per cent
higher for the is and 41ss state bonds are more
active, at an advance of n to per cent Rail-
road bonds were in fair demand and quotations
show a fractional Improvement. The stock mar
ket was strong from the opening up to noon, the
advance i'm prices ranging from a to 2lz per
cent. The leading features in the upward move
ment were the trunk line shares, the coal stocks,
Missouri Pacific and st. Paul common. Since
noon there has been a fractional decline, and at
the time Of writing the market is dull. The re-
ports in regard to the situation of trunk line
affairs continue conflicting and while the belief
among operators is that negotiations are
pending for a settlement. the adyices from Sara
toga do not indicate that any conference of the
presidents Is likely to be held this week. Money
has been very easy thus far to-day-2a2L per
cent in government bonds and 216aS on miscel-
laneous collaterais- Time loans are quoted at 8
to per cent; prime commercial paper ct Sa41S
per cent. Foreign exchange is still very dull.
but the tone Of the market is fully steady, and
commercial bills are in only moderate supply.
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Hon. John Bright. described how Mr.. Brad
laugh was brought down TO the palace
yard In fainting condition. He thought
such a scene was unprecedented. He appealed
10 the opposition to reconsider their former de-
cision so as to extricate themselves from the
present dlfi1culties, he was called TO order for
irrelevancy.
Lord John Manners Conservative said that
Mr.. Brghts attitude was calculated to encour-
age MIR. Bradlaugh who had necessitated his
forcible removal 10y attempting forche entry.
An amendment to Mr. Labouchere's motion.
declaring that the house approves the conduct
OF the speaker and of 0he officials under hls
orders, was accepted by Mr. Gladstone and Sir
Stafford Northcote. and was passed. A number
OF liberal members quilted the house before the
vote was taken amidst ironical cheers. Mr..
Bradlaugh. after his expulsion. went to Bow
street for a summons against the police
BRADLAUGH BARRED OUT.
After his first repulse Mr.. Bradlaugh remained
some time standing in the Palace yard with hs
arms folded and three policemen i'm front of him
barring his way to the House.
SECOND DAY OF THE BRIGHTON RACES.
LONDON. August 3.-This was the second day
of the Brighton August meeting. The race for
the BroOkside plate. for 2-years-old colts and
fillies, distance about 5 furlongs came off and
was won by Sir J. ID. Astley's bay colt Medicus.
Inc second race was secured 10y Mr.. Hunger
ford's Calabressa. and the third place by Mr.. J.
Sanders chestnut fily Biretta. Six ran, includ-
ing Mr.. r. Ten BrPck's Meteor.
The race for the selling race for the selling
handicap. distance five furlongs. also came Off
and was won by Mr.. r. Ten Broeck's three
years old bay colt Crakespeare The second
place was secured by Lord Wilton's three-years
old bay fily Bosquet, and the thiYd place 10y Mr..
T: Stevens tmee-years old bay lilly Mary Guy.
Nine ran.
The race for the Brighton cup. distance two
miles, was also run. Mr.. c. Blantons 5-years old
chestnut horse Exeter securing the first place:
Sir John Astley's 5-years old chestnut horse
Peter came in second. and Prince ToltykOff7s 4
years old chestnut colt Eurus third. Mr.. ID.
Dunlop's 5-years old bay gelding Whisht also
ran.
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Saratoga Races TODAY.

WARM WEATHER AND LIGHT ATTENDANCE.
SARATOGA. August 3.-The attendance is very
light. There are not more than $50 persons on
the grand stand and only about that number on
the quarter stretch and betting grounds The
weather is very warm and the track is in
first-class order. Victim is the favorite for the
first race.
In the first race-distance q of mile-Knight
Templar was first. Bonnie Lizzie second. and
Patti third. Time. ;t5. Bonheur led from the
start to the last furf0ng. when Victim showed
in front; but Knight Templar was brought up
with tremendous rush at the distance stand
and won at the post.
Second race, distance q miles, won by Eole
LOngtaw second. Herbert third. Time-2:493l
EUe led from start to finish, winning by ten
lengths.
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WINNIPEG. MAN. Aug. 3-A public recepp
ton was given here yesterday 10 the Governs
General. The city presented gay appearanc1.
There were two beautiful arhes one near to
city hall. with castellated towers m mitatia1
OF lnverary castle. the ancestral seat OF tte
Argyle family. There were also elaborate d.
corations of various designs and an immense
display of bunting throughout the city. HiD
eNcellency was escorted from Silver heights hy
detachment OF cavalry, and received nj tho
city hall 10y guard of honor Of the Winnipeg
inirantry. the band playing appropriate airs. 4
salute oi Ii guns was fired by n field battery.
On platform erected I'm front Of the hall wego
the invited guests. The mayor read an address
of welcome TO which his excellency made an an
propriate reply. The mayor then introduced tho
Goyernor-General to those on the platform aftR
which three cheers were given for his excellence,
and the Queen. The vast concourse then dis
persed To witness the laying the corner stoue
OF the new Manitoba college. grand drawing
room was held at the Cove house last night.
which was largely attended by the elite Of tho
city.
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Senators and Senate Employees.

TIE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THEIR PAYMENT MA
TURED.
Arrangements for paying Senators and en-
ployes of the Senate have been perfected. and
the financial department of the secretarys office
will proceed as usual under the direction of Mr..
X. b. Nixon. There were. it appears, several
hltches In the matter, the conclusion at one time
being that only the Senators could be paid FL
nally, an order of Secretary Wndem's. based
upon the order once issued by President Grant
for placing funds in the hands of disbursing Of
fcers, was given, and under this order Treasurer
Gilfillan will be provided with funds to nav ali
Senate expenses. He has appointed Mr.. Nixon
the financial clerk of the Senate, the officer to
dsburse the fund. July salaries will be paid to-
morrow.
The following is the text of the executive
order referred to in the decision of the First
Comptroller on the first instant, as containing
authority for the advancement Of money to dis
bursting officers paying U. S. Senators and Sem
ate employees:
"ExECUTIvE MANSION,
WASHINGTON, d. c.. March l, 1860.
Hon. X. W. Taylor, First Comptroller Treasury
Department.:
SIR:-Under authority of the act of January
81, 1928, concerning the disbursement of public
money, permission is hereby granted that need
full advances of money may be made to dis
bursting officers in the civil service of the gov
ernment, who may have given bonds, as re-
qufred by law, to such military and naval Off
GERS as may by law be authorized to disburse
the same, and to the bankers of the United
States III London, as requested in your letter Of
the - instant. Very respectfully,
(Signed) U. S. GRANT"
The following is the text of the order of Sec
retary Window regarding the payment of Sena-
tors, clerks and employees of the Senate, based
upon .oMn tne above executive order:
treasury DEPARTMENT, August l, ,1881.-The
death of the Hon. John c. Burch, secretary of
the Senate OF the United States, having left
tnat once without disbursing officer, there
VIII De advanced from time to time to the
dreasurer OF the United States from the proper
gong order, such amounts q may be necessary
TO the fulfilment of the public engagements with
reference to salaries of Senators of the United
states ana officers. clerks and employees of the
Senate and its committees WV
(Signed) WILLIAM wtNnox Socro+orr
(CountersigneD MuIlaM LAWRENCE.
First COMPTROLLER"
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Killed NV lightning.

NEwBURG. N. Y, August 3.-Michael Powers.
a laborer in the oats field of Mr. Mcnamara at
HulsetOwn, in the town of fBlOOmingrove. Orange
county, was instantly killed by lightning on
Tuesday while seeking shelter under an oak
tree that was struck
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Murdered by Thieves.

ROBBERS SURROUNDED. OPEN FIRE ON THEIR
BESIEGERS AND SHOOT FOUR MEN.
PTTTSBURG. PA. August 3.-Thieves stole
McClure's hardware store. at MckeespOrt on
Sunday night. Yesterday Mcclure traced the
goods secured four pieces, and surrounded the
den of the thieves, who opened fire on the Off
GERS. Mcclure was ridded with balls. and fell
dead instantly. One officer was badly wounded.
and will surely die. Two other officers are
seriously hurt. One officer escaped unhurt
Nearly 200 people are now on the track Of the
thieves and murderers
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Railroad Enterprise in Texas.

GALVESTON, August "a special to the Nesos
from Austin. Tex. says: The charter of the
Huntsville. New Orleans and Western Texas
railroad filed yesterday, provides for line from
Sabine Pass to point on the International and
Great Northern a quarter of degree south of
3lst parallel. a distance of 300 miles. The cap
ital stock is s.. 600 OOO
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BENEFITS Yacht Prizes.

NEWPORT. R. L.. August 3.-James Gordon
Bennett offers three prizes, of the value of
81 GOO each to the New York Yacht Club for a
race to be sailed here after the New Bedford
races.
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Killed q Constable.

LOUISVILLE, KY, August 3.-GeOrge N. Al
sop, who is accused of forgery. killed Constable
j. s. HOrson. who was attempting to arrest him
at Valley Station this county, yesterday. The
murderer had not been captured at last ac-
counts
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ESf.aDnd fhp Rnn0

BUFFALO. N. Y, August 3-Justice Daniels
has granted stay Of proceedings i'm the case of
Martin Flanagan, who is sentenced to be huIg
on the 18th inst. The case will 60 to the court
of appeals.
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A NEW DIVISION in the Patent Office called
the abridgement division and to have charge of
the abridgement of patents, is just being organ
lied under an appropriation made at the last
session of Congress-
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The Clugston Murderer Arrested.

PHILADELPHIA, August 3.-Harry alias
"Pheas" Abbott, for whom the police have been
searching, and who is supposed to be the muir
derer of Samuel ClugstOn at Valley Forge in
March last, was arrested in this city yesterday
evening.
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Msonshiners in the Green Mountains.

RUTLAND, VT. August 3.-An illicit distillery
was broken up in Plymouth. Vt, on Monday by
government officers who also arrested on sus-
piciOn Of being the operators of the still. Calvin
Sprague, James Sutler, Edwin l. CrOledge and
Ira Webster. There are supposed to be other
distilleries in that section.
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An Unfaithful Wife Killed.

LITTLE Rock ARK, August 3.-Wood Willis
| (colOred) shot and killed his wife i'm Forman
Play, near Mariana, Ark, Monday. Wood had
| proof of her infidelity.
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A Brakeman Killed.

NORWICH. CoNN., August 3.-The steamboat
train from Boston to New London jumped the
track near Jewell City last evening. brake
man named George Howe was killed.
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A Horse Thief Killed.

GALVESTON, TEX, August 3.-A dispatch from
Graham to the Ne,rs says: Ahorse thief, named
Dozier. was shot and killed in an attempt to
escape last night
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Guiteau and the District Attorney.

THE ASSASSIN DOES NOT WANT CoUNsEL-H1s
PETITION TO BE RELEASED.
Col. Corkhih, the District Attorney, was clip
ping coupons, when a STAR reporter dropped
into his office this morning. Between the clips
the reporter wedged in question as to whether
there was anything new.
Nothing"
evil! you let me have Gui.eau's petition to be
released ON bails'
'.No"
''He sent for You yesterday. did he not?'
~ was informed that he wanted to see me-
When Iwent there he handed me his appeal to
be released on bail. 1t is no, ready to be pre-
sented to court yet"
HAS he secured bOndsmen:''
''No"
sit is stated that he does aot want counsel?"
mo, he does not. He does not care to COM
plcate his case just now, With any lawyer.
have told him all along that if he wanted coun-
sci he could have it.''
''It is said also. remarked the reporter, "that
If reporter saw him, Guiteau would not say
anything?"
''He would not. He might talk good deal
about other subjects. but he would say nothing
about what you would want him to say
1T is inferred from the fact that Guiteau wants
to be released on bail that he knows that the
President is recOvering?" said the reporter
He does not know it. There are, suppose,
many ways that he could learn it. He knows
also that it is 30 days since the President was
shot, and he can reason from that that the Pres
ldent is probably recovering, as he must know
that he is alive"
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The California Mint Investigation.

SAN Francisco, August 3.-In the mint inves-
tigatiOn yesterday, number Of employees were
examined on the details of working metals hav-
ing special reference to Northern Belle and other
bullion with which trouble had been expert
enced.
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HAS NOT REsIGSED.-Dr. Randall Waite, chief
ofthe educational division of the Census Bureau
has not resigned his position. in order to accept
college prOfessOrship as reported.
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Sudden neafh.

NEW YORK. August 3.-Alden ]. Spooner q
well-known member of the bar and deputy clerk
of part of the Brooklyn city court died sud
denly yesterday at Hampstead. LII. al the age
of IL years. He was the founder OF the Long
Island Historical Society
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Washington News and Gossip.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS sTO-DAY.-Internal rev.
Eenue, 1851, ,15O2S; customs, s79S, ,0O9S1.
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kilograms to The Star.
LATEST STAR ROUTE ARREST.
MOONSHINERS IN VERMONT.
MIR. BRADLAUGH BARRED OUT.
CORNELL's CREW IN AUSTRIA.
THE SARATOGA RACES TODAY.
The Latest Star Route Arrest.

wYLIE BEFORE THE U. s. COMMISSIONER.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa, August 3.-Benjamin
B. Wiley, charged with conspiring to defraud
the government in star route mail contracts.
was before the U. S. commissioner to-day. and
waving hearing. was committed in default of
5000 bail, to answer at the next term of
the United States district court.
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SECOND LIEUT.. CARROLL MERCER, USING. is
detached from the marine barracks at this city.
on the 5th, and ordered to take charge of the
guard detailed for the Richmond while en- route
for Panama. and to report for duty on board
that vessel upon arrival there.
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FATHER RYAN, Roman Catholic pastor g
Cromwell, Conn.,, who fell In love with q g1Gl
and became q drunkard has contritcy turnan
all his property over to his bishop and retired -
a monastery.
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THE ONLY COMMISSIONS sent from the p. o.
department to-day were two to Michigan for
Frankenmuth and Winan's mills
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Earrn nNin-.

BrFFALo. y. Y. August 3.-wm c. Fargo.
president of the American Express Company, d
not expected TO live.
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NEW USE FOR DYNAMITE.-A telegram IRON
hichmond Ind, says: Some Of the citizens a
Cambridge city who were enraged at Tholns1
Hibbs saloon keeper, for having sold liquor .
their children exploded dynamite torpedo u
the basement of his saloon this evening an
partially demolished the building. He escaped
unhurt
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INTERNAL REVENUE APPOINTMENTs.-O. B.
Fogle has been appointed internal revenue store
keeper for the first district of California and w.
w. Burton gauger for the first district of Cali
fOrnia
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Guiteau in Jail.

STILL UNDER A MILITARY GUARD ALLEGED
'vIGILANT" OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES REQUEST TO
BE RELEASED ON BAIL.
All requests made at the jail for permission to
see Guiteau or even to enter the rotunda con-
tinue to be blandly refused. The fact that the
military guard continues to be maintained indi-
Gates that the authorities apprehend that there
is some danger Of an attempt being made to cap
ture the prisoner or of his escaping 1t is stated
that there are organizations in this city, as we'll
as Baltimore and Philadelphia. whose members
are ready to take the law into their own hands
If they can get hold of him. One of the anony-
nous communications received by District At
torney COrkhill shortly after the attempted
assassination notified him that large number
OF young men Of Baltimore had banded
together for the purpose of Furnishing
Gulteau. The attendants of the Jail when asked
II there is anything new about Guiteau inyaria-
bly, reply No" One of them said to STAR
reporter, "1f you could see him don't think it
would Go any good. l am sure he would not say
anything at all. He don't want to talk at ALL -
District Attorney COlkhill visited Guiteau at the
jail yesterday afternoon for the first time since
his return from Cape May Guiteau sent word
10 MIN that he had an important communication
to make. When Colonel COrkhill asked him
what it was, he produced petition covering
four or five pages, asking to be released from
Jail on $4,000 bail. The paper it is stated. laws
special stress upon the fact that the President is
now on fair way to recovery, and he therefore
should not be deprived of the privilege of Civ
ing bail. This would indicate that Guiteau is
well informed about the Presidents condition.
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JEWELRY, &c.

HAVE JUST RECEIVED
Large Assortmentof
SILvER-PLATED TEA SETS, ICE PITCHERS.
ROGERS BROS KNIVES. FORKS and SPOONS. &C.,
At Reduced Prices.
SAML LEWIS SONS,
Jewellers and Silversmfths
Jyo 12l5 Pennsylvania avenue.
TWO CAR TICKETS GIVEN
To CUSTOMERS
V1Cee bills for repairs amount to One Dollar and above
GET Your
WATCHES AND JEWELRY
REPAIRED
RODGERS CUTLERY STORE.
631 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE,
Under ST. Marc Hotel, Washington, DC.
All work warranted to give satisfaction or money re
1unded- jyl3-1 I'm
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MOVEMENTS OF U. S. NAVAL VEssELs.-The
Portsmouth arrived at Portland, Mane July
3lst. The Standish and Mayhower. with the
cadet engineers on board. left New York last
Monday for Newport Commander Meade. of the
Handalia, reports to the Navy department from
ST. Johns. Halifax, that he would sail Saturday.
July Sd, for Halifax. No American fishermen
were at st. Johns. On the way to Halifax the
vandalia will look in at some of the fishing set
Elements
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PROPOSALS.

DROPOSALS.
y Sealed Propoeals are invited until TENTH AU-
GUST TO erect TOWN HALF. Rockville. Md. ac-
eordng to plans and specifications he seen at the law
ONCE Of n. w. Talbot, Esq.
The right is reserved TO reject any or all bids
JOHN j. HIGGINS Secretary,
JyJV, auRJ&o- Rockville, Md.
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ADJUSTMENTS.

nRIVER'S SUMNER GARDEN CONCERTS
~ Entirely new Program for the week, commencing
August 1st First appearance of the Celebrated Nonn
mental uartette Reeneagemen of the funniest of all
Dutch Comedians, Mr. GEORGE KANE, the instrr-
mental soOists, and the Marine Band. No charge for
admssfoH Concert commences at g. A Midday
Lunch or Dinner at popular prices is served the Con-
cert darden from III 10 z. Jy30-1w
SCRIBNER'S BICYCLE AND TRICYCLE. EX-
~ CHANGE AND RIDING SCHOOL,
Tallmadge Hall (943x40 feet, 92s street northwest
on Ground Floor. Sole Agency for English BICYCLES
and Tricyces- Any style (either English or Ameri-
cam furnished. Second hand Machines for sale Cheap
jy2S WN G. SCRIBNER propria.or
"ASHINGTON NATATORIUM T. Street between
w 9th and tth.-OIen EVERY FORENOON FOR
LADIES and EVERY Al TERNOON AND EV ENING
TUX GENILEMEN. Male and Female Teachers ready
at al hours to give instruction in swimming Admis,
s1on, - cents- je4