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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-20

PHrLADEIPHIA, PA. July 2O.-The TEXTILE Record
OF Philadelphia, IA fits July issue, announces, as
the result OF a recent and thorough inquiry Into
the condition Of the textile establishments OF
Philadelphia. an increase Of steam power and ma
chinery since 1879 OF about 40 per cent and an in
crease OF production for The year to July 1st OF 5
occurred, but the mills on common cotton goods
are not fully employed, and some OF the manu-
factureTS OF wool knit goods have been injured by
the recent decision reducing duties The worsted
and Garnet mills have been unusually busy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-20

SARATOGA, N. Y, July ao-This is che nrth regv-
iaf Gay. The attendance is good, and the track IN
fair shape. Betting is lively
First race.Purse, $500, OF which 800 to second
morse. Distance, one mile. Pools-Boot JACK
500; John Davis, SIS: frankie r., Sis; GUS Ma.
thews was scratched. The race was won q
frankie b: Boot Jack second; John Davis third
Time, 1:Ak. French pools paid e4Qt0 Post odda.
TO against the winner.
Second race-The Saratoga stakes for two-yeax.
olds, 500 Three-quarters OF mile. Pools-GeoL
kinney, 500; Barnes, $40; Bondholder el0; Car.
iyle, xiS Geo. Kinney won; Barnes second, aHA
Bondholder third. Time, :26k
The Vermont Democratic COnvemeion,
RESULT OF TUE INVESTIGATION As 10 IT'S BRlno
PACKED.
BURLINGTON, Vr, July 2a-The democratic stane
committee In secret session here last night invest
gated the charges that Gov. Smith and the Central
vermont railroad management packed the laso
democratic state convention In favor OF the can61
oacy OF George Eaton as against T. w. Redingto0.
ana that free passes were issued to effect this OBJ
yect After hearing the testimony the COMMITTEES
were satisfied that the charges were baseless al
they propose to 80 report.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-20

VICTORIA. b c., July al-A Chinese companv A
preparing to erect workshops and wharves hero
70 manufacture clothing, boots and shoes, tinware
cigars ana other articles, and 70 enter into CONNIE.
ution with the white firms The intention creafsa
serious feeling OF alarm, as white labor cannes
compete with Chinese
The chief Justice yesterday decided that the tax
sale ACT is Illegal and that all land sold under II
must oe returned to the owners with costa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-20

PETERSBURG, VA, July 2Q-The children OF Mary
Dickens. living In Northampton county, were IA
tally poisoned q few days ago. but by whom It is
not known. A post mortem examination was made
on one OF the children, and its death was shown
to have been caused by poison.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-20

AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House to-day
were Senators Lapham and Logan ana Represent
atlves Farwell WL), Crowley. Calkins, Henderson.
Camp Hiscock, Miller, Pettigrew and Williams
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-20

THE CABINET MEETING was called to-day for the
purpose OF considering the river and harbor bil
which 1T was expected would be finally acted upon
to-day, and also for the purpose of meeting Presi-
dent BarriOS, OF Guatemala The Official presenta-
ton OF President Barr1os was postponed, however.
The Cabinet remained In session but very short
time. Nothing OF any Importance was done. All
the members were present except Secretary Lin
coin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-20

NATIONAL BANK NOTES received to-day for re-
dempt;On. S261, COO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-20

Dor RAZOR SLAsHEft ->JOssphs Armstrong was
charged by another c6lored 6W named Joseph
Fletcher in the Police Court to-day with having
assaulted him. He was also haarged with car
ryfng razor. Policeman Slacf testified to hav-
Ing arrested the defendant complaint OF Fletcher
Armstrong came to- work in the brick yard yester-
day, and, according to bhe custtrn they proceeded
to "cob" him, when he drew n razor and nearly
cut witness hand of. He was nned SEQ or 60 days
in Jail for the assault, and f2OOr 60 days on the
farm for CARRYING the razor tf
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-20
Death of am Art Collector

PHILADELPHIA, July 20-S. A. Harrison, proprie-
tor OF ~The Vatican" on Chestnut street, and
well known collector OF art objects. died this
rn0rntno -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-20

WORCESTER, N ASS, July A.-Wm. F. Parker. son
OF VIM. Parker, was drowned at Holden, Mass.
yesterday afternoon while bathing. He was ten
years OF age
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-20

NAVAL EXPERIMENT.-Secretary Chandler is
thinking OF ordering couple OF the iron-claf
monitors to sea, to IND out whether they can 60
or not.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-20

Fell Dead ON Her Way to a Picnic.
SYRACUSE, NY, July 20-Mary Newton, ,colored
OF Auburn, fell dead on the sidewalk this morning
while on her way to picnic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-20

MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL VEssEIs.-The Navy de.
partment has been Informed of the arrival OF the
Alert at the Mare Island navy yard Cal, from
CHINA. The jamestown has reached Boston from
Newport
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-20
Capifol Nose~

The Senate yesterday afterroon adopted Mr..
Beck's amendment to The rcveaus bill reducing
the tax on manufactures toba,eo to IL cents per
pound from the 1st of January laxt Mr. Malone
voted with the republicans AGAINST the amend
ment
In the House yesterday after THE STAR went to
press. in the case OF Smalls vs.
Tfllnan a resolution was adopted seating Smalls,
contestant. The Alabama case Of Smith vs.. Shell
ley was then taken up, but not disposed Of.
Even the most enthusiastic friends OF the inter-
nal revenue bill pending IN the Senate concede
that Its defeat is probable In vt.w OF the adoption
OF the amendment to reduce the tax on tobacco to
twelve cents pound. 1t is new thought the bill
Will be postponed until next December.
Senator PendletOn and number Of Ohio repre-
sentatives have gone to Columbus to attend the
OHIO democratic state convention being held In
that city to-day. .e
The bill to retire Gen. Giant is eighth in order
on the House calendar. When the Speaker g
table is reached the friendaof the general intend
to make a vigorous effort to pass It.
Mr.. Van Wyck to-day oneredtn the Senate q res
olut1on calling upon the Secretary of the Interior
for Information as to whether he had ordered the
payment OF q double pension to Gen. Ward B. Bur-
nett, and II SO, when the order was issued. Mr.
voorhees, objected, and the resolution went over.
e--- DELEGATIONS FROM The LATTER CARRIERS
OF various large cities in the Union will, to-mor-
row morning, have hearing before the Senate
committee on post offices, when they will present
arguments in favor OF the House bill increasing
their pay. Representative Bingham. chairman Of
the House post Office committee, will accompany
the letter carriers and assist them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-20

THE SEARCH FOR LIEUT.. CHIpp-Secretary
Chandler has received a dispatch from Lieut. Har-
Der, which appears to have been written at YAK
outsk, on the Lena, June al although 1t is dated
al lrkutSk, Informing him that he was about 20
Lieut.. Chfpp, of the Jeanette, and his party.
ensign Hunt and Mr.. Bartlett accompany him.
He proposes to search westward during July and
eastward as far as Jana In August He will return
IN October II possible, but may have to wait for
snow In November
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-20

Miss Julia Falbey, sister-in-law Of Mr.. VIM. Dick
son, one OF the star route Jurors died In PhlAdel
phia yesterday afternoon. As the funeTal takes
place Saturday, and the court usually adtourne
to be excused from the trial
Attorney. General Brewster attended the t11al
can s Walker, about hall past eleven O'Clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-20

Our stock Of above goods being too large win sell At
low figures to close them
A fun hne OF Portable and brick-set RANGES La
TROBES. FURNACES and SLATE MANTELS. An
Inspection solicited
AGENTS for DANFORTHS yAPOR STOVE; the best
In the market.
DANFORTHS FLUID constantly on hand.
w. y. JENkS * CO..
y12 III 7th street northwest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-20

THE BLiGHTED CROPS IN IRELAND.
LONDON, July 0-The crops in the northwest OF
Ireland are in q frtghtful condition. Hay is lying
cut In the fields surrounded by water, and potatoes
are blighted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-20

ATLANTA, GA, July 2O.-In the democratic con-
ventfon this morning A. o. Bacons name was
Withdrawn and A. II. Stephens was nominated for
governor The vote stood: Stephens, 325; scatter
ing, 8; not voting. 81. The following state ocers
were nominated by acclamation: N. c. Barnett,
secretary OF state; w. A. Wright, comptroller;
General D. N. Speer, treasurer; clifford Anderson,
attorney general Thomas Handeman was, on q
call OF the counties, nominated for Congressman
at-large and the nomination made unanimous
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-20
ATTORNEYS.

w T. FITZGERALD
We AT NEY-AT- LAW
90. Corcoran Building
Practices in all tine Courts. f23
N II. MILLER,
ANs Attorney -at-Iaw,
Rooms and Gunton Law Building
412 Lcuisis avenue. fa27
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-20

President BARR1os, OF Guatemala, accompa-
MED by his Secretary Of State IN. Cruzl Minister
Montufar and DR.. Arroyo, called at the State de-
partment at II O'Clock and paid their respects to
Secretary Frelnghuysen. They afterwards visited
the Washington Monument. Bureau OF Engraving
and Printing. Smithsonian Institute and The Ma
t1ona1 Museum. The party afterwards returned
to the Arlington hotel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-20
SPECIAL NOTICES.

- CAMP-MEETING At WASHINGTON
t-S Grove, Md, AUGUST 10. continuing IA days.
The prospect for good meeting are encouraging. A
limited number Of Monumental Tents have been Sc
cured early application IL wise. For circulars apply
to T. F; SIMPSON. SecreteTy. at zoos Pa: ave- By
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-20

The clerks OF the two commerce committees were
busy this afternoon drawing up the report OF the
conferees on the river and harbor bill. The con-
ferees disagreed on four items--the HeAnepfn and
Chesapeake ana Delaware canal provisions, the
additional appropriation for the Mississippi river
ment win be reported back to the two houses for
action and instructions. The friends OF tho Poto-
mac flats amendment still feel confident OF its
f1nal adoption. There can be no doubt that the
Senate WIN insist upon the amendment, and the
same confereeS Will. In all probability, be reap
amendment BY some OF the House confereeS, and
n Is probable that the arrangement OF the Senate
recedlng from 1teextra appropriation for the Mis-.
sissippi river and the House agreeing TO the P0tO-
mac river amendment win be made,
Tne HOUSE ecmference Iesnaters to-day reported
In the House their inability to agTee with the SEN
ate conscTeeA The bill win be called upfn the
-S.ouSe tomorrow, when the House WIN decide
whether to instruct its conferees TO insist upon its
disagreement s - s s.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-20

NEW POSTAL STATION IN THIS CRY. - The
Postmaster General has ordered the establishment
OF q postal station at the corner OF 7th and L
streets northwest, in the drug store of Mr.. j.
NOEL, to take effect August 1st This is the third
the city. There is one at Thompson's drug store,
on 18TH street, and another at Burtt,s, on 9TH
street southwest Stamps, postal cards. regis
at these stations the OBJECT being save time and
trouble IN making q tourney 10 the main Office
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-20

THE MARINE BAND.-Secretary Chandler will
probably give the Marine band permission to go to
Cape May for a week, but not for q month as re-
guested for that would interfere with their duties
In WASHINGTON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-20

NAVAL ORDERs.-Leut Seaton Schroeder, de-
tached from duty on the Despatch. and ordered to
special duty In the bureau of navigation Passed
Assistant Engineer Richard Inch. from the Pas
sale, and placed on waiting orders
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-20

HVHL, SN LEI HUMF, A PAMPHLET Of
II 70 pages. on sanitary plumbing issued for gra-
fiiitous circulation. gives valuable information Of
i as very eoneise clear aud sensible epitorne Of
age" ". Paul Gerhard. civ and sanitary enei-
neer; Newport II. l.. writes: II wish 70 express my
thanks to you for the pamphlet Home. Sweet Home III
have read Il WITH interest and tank you give it much
Zoo modest ute by calling advertisement II con-
tans condensed in few pages, sound and valuable
advice wish- only. hoIseholders would csrefuliy
read II and act accorIIngly."
papont circle. o'
tyll HAYWARD n UfrTCVyNSON
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-04-27
Terrific Cyclone m Missouri.

On the afternoon of April IS the town of
entirely devastated by one of those terrible tor
nadoes that have become SO frequent in some
of the Western States. A drizzling rain was
falling when suddenly it grew very dark and
oppressive. rumbling noise and the rapid
approach of funnel-shaped cloud from the
southwest was observed and a moment later
houses were raised from their founda-
tions and smashed to atoms. Trees
were uprooted and twisted OF close to the
ground, and animals and persons picked up and
carried for yards through the air, then dropped,
bruised and bleeding, to the ground. The track
of the cyclone was about one hundred and fifty
yards wide, and extended from the southwest
ern to the northeastern limits OF the town,
totally destroying over twenty Of the principle
business houses and dwellings. Two large
business blocks of two-story brick buildings in
the northern part of the town were torn COM
pletely to atoms, and the debris scattered in
every direction. Frame dwellings were drawn
into the seething vortex and crushed like egg
shells, and the heavy timbers carried for hun
dreds Of yards. The number Of persons killed
outright rs far as can be learned at this time is
seven, and at least thirty-five more are
badly injured, some severely and fatally.
With one exception the persons killed were all
inside of the buildings, and were buried and
bruised by the falling walls. Those upon the
streets were terribly bruised and shaken up,
but they seem to have Jared much better than
those within the buildings. The following is .
list of the killed: Charles Meyers, merchant !;
Arthur, commercial drummer Williams, clerk !;
P. s. Scruggs, farmer; I. P. Payne, preacher !;
James Miller, and Con. White, City Marshal.
The last named was upon the street and was
drawn up into the air, carried q long distance,
and dropped ifeless and almost shapeless
mass. It is impossible to obtain list Of the
injured. The depot and telegraph Office were
DESTROYED and all telegraph communication
except upon one short railroad wire, was cut OF.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-04-27

The report of the majority Of the
Committee appointed to audit the ex-
penses of the illness and death Of the
late President allows DR.. Bliss $25, 900,
Drs. Agnew and Hamilton, Sic, 900 each,
and Drs. Reyburn, Boynton and Susan
Edison, $40, 900 each. The mininority,
in their report, say:
We do not object to the payment by the gen.
sral government of the funeral expenses of the
late President, who was stricken down in tho
performance of his duties, and because Of his
occupying that public station. Our objection
to the report grows out OF the Recommendation
for the payment for the services of the
physicians aud surgeons who attended the late
President. We are perfectly willing to con-
cede that q liberal compensation should be al
lowed the physicians and surgeons, compensa-
ton in excess even of what it was possible for
any of those medical attendants to have earned
in their ordinary practice during that time.
But the sums recommended to be paid by the
majority of the COMMITTEES are excessive. We
are Of opinion there was no extraordinary med
cal skill exhibited in the treatment Of the case,
and nothing calling for an extraordinary Al
lowanco for professional services, but while
willing to be liberal we could not consent to the
| manner of payment recommended, nor to the
extravaganza and wanton lavishment Of the
public funds.
There are a great many private citi-
zens who hold about that same view.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-04-27

SPEAKER KEIFER has discharged q
second official stenographer from the
House, the two men discharged being
the Oldest Of the corps and the most eff
cient men on the staff. In their places
have been put two others, favorites, one
of whom has already acknowledged his
incompetency, and his dismissal asked
for by a committee. In asking for an
explanation the New York Herald
pointedly says: "Do these discharges
mean that the inquiries of Congressional
committees into alleged iniquitous tran
sactions like those of Shipherd shall be
rendered nugatory and void by incom-
plete and defective records?" Keifer
perhaps can answer.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-04-27

THE John F. Slater Fund of 81, 200, 900
for the education of the colored people
of the South seems to have excited
wrath in the bosom of Maiden MASS. }
editor, who charges that Mr.. Slater ac-
cumulated the money as proprietor Of
cotton factories in Connecticut and Mas
sachusetts, which have been notorious
for presenting some of the worst features
Of "long hours, poor pay, and thieving
truck stores" The aforesaid Maiden
editor says it should be stated thus:
"The cotton operatives Of Connecticut and
Massachusetts, have given one million dollars
to educate the negro, and Mr.. Slater gets the
credit OF it."
1t may barely be possible that this is
conscience money" that Mr.. Slater has
given. If so, good enough.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-04-27
COULDN'T SEE THE ANALOGY,

COULDN'T SEE THE ANALOGXs
To the class in metaphysics at the
university the professor was trying the
other day to impress upon student the
theory that the mind is always active,
even while the senses sleep. In this
connection illustrations We're drawn
from certain powers possessed by the
lower animals, together with the infer
ence that man, possessed of higher in
teligence than brutes, must be able to
do more than they. 80
"A turkey in tree," said the pro-
fessor. presently, will sleep all night
long on twig not much larger around
than this lead-pencil in my hand. How
would such an act be possible if the in
telligence or will was not consciously
active in order to make allowance for the
swaying caused by the wind and enable
the turkey to strike point of equilib-
rum ?" ITO Ft
.'But, professor" put in the matter
of-faot student, !" don't think it correct
to infer that man could sleep all night
on such q twig without falling off,
syracuse Herald
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-04-27
PREACHERS AND TIGHT COLLARS

PREACHERS AND TIGHT COLLARS.
A well-known preacher experienced a
painful sense of suffocation during his
preaching services on Sunday, followed
by severe pain in his throat after going
home. On Monday he felt hardly able
to speak, and on Tuesday he could with
difficulty utter whisper. By Wednes-
day the trouble generally relieved itself.
This continued for some weeks, alarm
ing the poor man all the time, and in
creasing in pain and inconvenience
The suffering clergyman consulted a
physician, but without avail. He then
mentioned the difficulty to friend who
happened to be dealer in shirts and
neckwear. This friend inserted his
finger between the clergyman's neck
and his neck-band, and at once reported
the cause of the trouble. He had been
wearing a collar an inch and a half too
small for him. He had for years been
accustomed to fifteen-inch collar, and
had not taken notice of the fact that he
was increasing in size to such an extent
that a sixteen and half collar was now
what he needed. The sense of relief
when he got collar of the right size
was wonderful. The pain and uneasi-
ness was no longer felt, and that man
could now speak with ease. The lesson
to clergymen is obvious. There are
many who wear tight collars and cravats
around their necks, and who are in con-
sequence martyrs of throat ailments
The organs of speech must be allowed
ample freedom, if the Gospel message is
to be delivered acceptabIy.-Neto York
Sun.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-04-27

ANOTHER blowing up of rocks at He'll
Gate will take place as soon as the ar.
rangen ents now being made by General
Newton are completed. This time the
area to be exploded will be three times
as great as that of 1876. Eleven acres
of the reef known as Flood Rock are
being tunneled at depth of fifty or
sixty feet, and when this work is COM
pleted, two years hence or SO, the whole
reef will be broken up with one scat
tered charge of dynamite. About seven
acres are already completed. Halletts
Rock, broken up in 1876, has been
fshed out and carried away until there
is now twenty-six foot channel at low
water, where six years ago was one of
the barriers of navigation.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-04-27
cARPENTER AND CHOATE.

Making his way to Boston, young Car
penter boldly applied to Rufus Choate
for a place in his Office. It is said that
the great lawyer was impressed by the
manly appearance of the youthful appli-
cant, and inquired of his head clerk if
there was room in his. front office for
another student. On being informed
that there was not, he ordered table to
be placed in his own private Office, and
set young Carpenter to work. Half by
way of test and half by way of joke,
before leaving for court he handed the
young student letter to answer from
country attorney asking Mr.. Choate's
opinion upon question of law. Young
Carpenter worked diligently all day, en-
bodying the result of his work in care
fully prepared letter to the correspond
ent What was Mr.. Choate's surprise
on his return to find that the letter con-
tanned the very epitome of the law,
stated in the clearest and concisest terms.
Reading it carefully over second time,
he said: "I guess can put r. Choate
to the end of that and tell the fellow to
send me $1OO." The name was attached,
the letter sent, and the money quickly
returned. From that hour young Oar
penter was ingratiated into the affec-
ton and favor of his illustrious patron,
and through all the dark hours that fol-
lowed the sun of that great friendship
never passed behind cloud. In 1S4S
he took up his residence at Beloit, Wis,
now a young and thrifty city, but then
more like thrifty New England village.
Mr.. Carpenter entered no obscure West
ern hamlet, as has been so often said,
but mingled at once with the highest
social refinement, and met at the bar
some of the ablest lawyers of the North
west. He soon became afflicted with
inflammation of the eyes, and was to-
tally blind for two years. Going to New
York city for treatment, he met with an
experience which borders ON the SEN
sationai. He had exhausted all his
means and being blind and among stran-
gers had prepared and expected to go to
the County House the next day, when
that night the long expected and mys-
teriously delayed draft from Mr.. Choate
came to hand. and let light. if not into
his eyes, into his very heart and soul.
Again returning to the West, and re-
gaining his eyesight, he entered actively
upon the practice Of his profession.-
Congressman Willianas Eu,ogy,