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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-06-23
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MRS. GARFIELD AND MRS. sCOvILLE.
LATEST NEWS FROM THE STRIKES
ANOTHER GREAT TORNADO IN IOWA


LONDON, June 2S-The Fiaancier SAYS an scree.
ment between the Grand Trunk and Great Vest
ern railways OF Canada was adopted by both
uoarus OF directors yesterday ana will be signed
thls morning Copies OF the agreemen; VIII be i'm
iaeolately issued 10 the shareholders with circu-
lars recommending its adoption.
COMBINING AGAINST THE LAND LrAGrE
company comprising Irish noolemen and large
ltnu owners mas been formed a purely COM
taefSlal speculation for the purpose OF defeating
.he lnnuence OF the land league and supplement-
llS tue work OF the Property Defence Association
ana Tue emergency committee. Capitalists are in
slIed 10 take shares OF the company, which Will
take possession OF enriched lands and work them
% the greatest public advantage.
Mr.. GLADSTONE on THE CONFERENCE
LONDON, June 3-ln the House OF Commons
tnis alternoon, Mr.. Gladstone, replying 20 Sir
staHord NoTthcote, stated that all the representa-
ives OF the powers at Constantnople. except tie
austrian representative, have received inssruc-
ions Tor their guidance at the conference He
SAID he had no reason 70 think that Austria OBJ
lected 10 Join the conference. In reply 10 another
question, Mr. Gladstone said the whole subject OF
tne control OF the government and the neutralza-
ton OF the SueZ canal was outside the scope or the
conference.
ANOTHER GUNPowDHR PLOT
III Is stated that a package OF powder, 70 which
was attached a smouldering fuse, has been dis
covered inside the ratings OF the vestry hall az
Remington, London1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-06-23
SPECIAL NOTICES.

rEf' THE COLLECTING AGENCY HERETO
fore carried on ut $50 i street northwest between
w. s. JACKSON and H. d. PEEL is this day dissolved
by mutnal consent. HENRY d. PEEL. WILLIAM
>. JACKSON. je23-3t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-06-23

DEATH OF AN ARMY SURGEON.-The War depart
ment has received telegram from Columbus bar
racks announcing the death there this morning of
Surgeon WIN. NJ. Notson, who had the rank of
major This death promotes Assistant Surgeon
John Brooke. with rank OF captain, to be surgeon
with rank of major
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-06-23

GENERAL SHERMAN this morning said that there
have been several instances OF army officers
having applied for military details through mem
bers OF Congress instead of through their COM
mon SuperiOrS; that there are strict regulations
against it. and that 1t is time that the practice was
stopped, and those guilty made to pay the penalty
Dy bringing them to trial before n general court
martial, which viii probably be done.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-07-21
Masonic Temple.
The Project of & New Temple.

The Project of & New Temple.
 A meeting of representatives of the differ ent Masonic bodies of the city was held last evening at the Masonic Temple agreeable to the call of James D. Dewell, Esq Hon. John H. Leeds was appointed chairman and Mir. William A. Beers secretary. The meeting was for the purpose of an expression of views as to the project for the erection of new Masonic temple, the same to be the property of the Masonic bodies, the present lodge rooms being held by lease and the lease sx- piring before long. Among those present beside tho above were Alderman Farnsworth, Clark Buckingham, ex-Alderman Krauss, B. A. Chatfeld, R. G. Russell, Editor Benton E. F. Mansfield. The session was private 1 but the project was regarded very favorably l and the meeting adjourned subject to the cal of the secretary,
Morning journal and courier., 1882-07-21
Yachting,

William Woodward's yacht Edith made a short cruise from New London into the Sound with 8 party Wednesday afternoon. The Edith is a fast and handsome little steam cutter of seventeen tons She was built by Herreshoff, the celebrated blind man oi Bristol. Space is economized in every de. pertinent and everything is as handy as g man o-war's mans locker. The Edith has an improved coil boiler and a compound en zine of 10 by 1O3 inches high pressure and
 by 10 low pressure cylinders. She is allowed l5O pounds of steam. The Edith is com
 { manded by Capt. Niles, of New London
 Henry Fitzgerald, engineer. Her owner ii
 also Pequot cottage proprietor.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-07-21
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.


 Blackberries from Long Island are in the market.
 The Knights of Honor of Middletown go to Glen Island on Thursday of next week. St. Johns Episcopal church. of Stamford, is to have new stone rectozy to cost $20,- GOO.
 The fifth annual meeting of the American Bar association will be held at Saratoga Aug ust 5, g, 10 and II.
 The body of the boy found near Port Jef- ferson harbor has been identified He be- longed in Stony Brook, l.. I.
 Westville Congregational church Sunday school picnic at High Rock on Friday, July 2s, if not stormy on Wednesday or Thursday. Mr. B. F. Crocker, late one of the foremen at Winchester's Armory, was presented with a fine silver ice pitcher and goblet by party of employees at his house recently.
 Rose Mitchell, servant for many years in the family of P. c. Lounsbary, Ridgefeld, has gone to Europe. MT. Lounsbury paid her passage and gave her $24O to spend on the way.
 Farmers were selling new potatoes yester- day at retail at 90 cents per bushel, and the price at the stores had dropped to $1 and SIP per bushel Quite & change in the price in few days.
 The Committee on Water held meeting ;, last evening in room. 14 City Hall. The only matter considered was the petition for 8 pump at the junction of Congress avenue and Washington street.
 Widow Hannah Granniss, of Fair Haven, has placed settee-not suttee-in the ceme tery for the benefit of widows None has been placed for widowers. The one is suff cient.-Dambury Neaos.
 Hon. Jeremiah Olney, school fund con missioner, and Carnot o. Spencer, chief Jerk in the department, are engaged making 8 reappraisal of the securities held in the State. The law requires the reappraisal tt be made once in three years.
 Chief Hendrick received yesterday from Foreman Ross, of the Wallingford Steam .zzsEsi:a=zangine company, fine photograph ot -~9 members of the Wallingford company with a view of the engine house in the back ground. The Wallingford engine compan. has it's annual picnic Saturday.
 To-day taxpayers will be made happy b, the distribution of the tax bills. Over 1 1,5Ot people have already paid their taxes ant nearly $15O,OOO in taxes have been paid Last year up to the same time the numbe that had paid taxes was BPS and the tota amount paid was about $sO,oOO.
 Those in want of ladies', gents, misses and children's boots and shoes for the mex sixty days will find it to their interest to giv' M. Dillon, s6 Church street, a call. The req son assigned for this great reduction il prices and general clearing out sale is thu contemplated introduction of new feature in the shoe business. The negotiation @are pending with favorabl. prospect of being consummated within th' above time.
 Large Haul of Weak Fish.
 Messrs. Platt Bros, of Milford, caught on' day this week nearly five hundred fine veal fish in one haul of their net off Charles Island
Morning journal and courier., 1882-07-21
Home From the West

John Hauser and Robert Lutz are home after ten weeks tour through the West, the trip extending as far as Denver, Colorado The young men took in Chicago, St. Louis, Cheyenne, w. T., and 8 number of other places. A month was spent in the Rocky Mountains among the Indians, and this was prized by the tourists as one of the pleasant est features of the excursion. Although they went West with view to locating, they did not find social attractions or business induce ments sufficient to remain. It will be re- I membered that MT. Hauser was the first
 ! witness in the Malley trial, and his trip was ! delayed for some time by the lawyers for the
 ! defense, who thought they might have fur
 ! ther occasion to cross-examine him. After their
 ! visit to the western country Mir. Hauser and
 ! Mir. Lutz are of opinion that New Haven is
 ! as good place to reside in as any.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-07-21

between her neph ", William Wadsworth Russell and ner nieces Mary Alice hussell and Cornelia Russell children of her deceased son, s. Wadsworth Russell. xr,
 Henry G. Hubbard, William H. Burrows, of Mid dletown and Henry D. White, of New Haven, arc ap pointed executors of the will
 By conicil dated Februa 16 1878, she gives Mrs Mary t. Hall $i 900 Other codicis are added as 1ot lows under date of September 50, 1878:
 samuel tsns -ell s2O, 900 instead of 0oOo; Helenf E. W. Russell 500 0 instead of S15, ooo America ca Bible society insteal of 00O trustees or th Industrial school $1 UOO instead of s6,oOO; Saraf hite $l OOO instead of S3,O00, and she gives Mrs Clara A Bacon g. 900. - n--o ooo
 The est 4te 1t Is thought, will inventory $7eo,ooo Mrs Russell her late years gave large amounts 1o' different purposes, estimated In all at sioo'o'o
Morning journal and courier., 1882-07-21
An Old Resident.

MT. W. c. Bodge, sexton at the Park church, Hartford, found in the church yard yesterday morning box turtle, whose shell measured eight by six inches. On the under side of the shell was the date '1771" and the initials 'tP WI The turtle had every ap- pearance of great age and the man who has had turtle in his garden for the last fifty years said that the age of the one found by Mir. Bodge was twice that of his. As the date, 1771, cut into the shell is the same as that in which the Governors Foot Guard was organized, MT. Bodge will present the turtle to that command.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-07-21
NEW HAVEN, CONN.
Fri;ay Marnins. July 21, .ae2.

NEW ADTER ITS SENEN7,S TO-DA r Browns Iron eitters-At Druggists' Boston Grocery Store-N. A Fullerton. Diamond Dyes-At Druggists. Domestic Sewing Machine-2O6 Chapel Street. Dinner Sets-A. W. Minor. For Rent-Houses-L. F. Comstock. For Rsnt-Furnished Rooms-42o Chapel Street. For Sale-Morgan Mars-98 Clinton Avenue. For Sale-Drug Store-L. B. Hinman. Fresh Salmon-Judson Brothers. German Corn Remover-At Druggists. Hop PIast rs-At Druggists. Iron Bitters-At Druggists. Kidney Wort-at Druggists'. Lost-Spectacies-S. S. Mallett. Notice to Bulders-Committee. Pipe and Fittings-Munson Bishop x Gilbert. Proposas-J ". Barlow, U. s. A. The Century-The Century Company. To Ticket Holders J. c. Hub nger x Bros Vegetable Compound-Lydia E. Pinkham. Wanted-Washing and Ironing-l1 Summer Court Wanted-Boy-I. Newman & Co. Wanted-Nurse-20 Perkins Street. Wanted-Man-Att the Hospital. Wanted-Situation-96 York treet. Wanted -Situation-163 Bradley Street. Wanted-Si Sitnation-17S Franklin Street.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-07-21
An Old Mau's Narrow Escape.

MT. Alvah Gregory, Of Easton, an old gen. tleman of about eighty years of age, was knocked down in Bridgeport yesterday by the Il o'clock freight train on the Housatonic road in front of the depot and badly cut about the head. He was crossing the tracks from Leonard & Sillinan's to the depot, and seeing the Naugatuck switch engine backing down stepped out of it's way and in front of the up freight train, when he was struck by the engine. It was narrow escape.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-07-21
Lodge and Society.

Hiram Lodge No. l, F. &5 A. M., met last evening for degree work The lodge next meets on the second Thursday in August.
 The Sacred Heart Land League held an en. thusiastic meeting Monday evening in com. pliance with the pledge made at the Michael Davitt meeting. A number of subscriptions for the League funds were made.
 The Turner's new building at Broad Brook Conn, put up by the Broad Brook company, is intended to be ready for dedication week from Saturday. and will cost about $1.1OO The Turner's are to pay for it's use the inter. est on the expenditure. The one room vii be fitted with platform and seats.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-07-21
Police Notes.

Patrick Rourke was arrested last evening for breach of the peace. He will be called upon to answer before the City Court this
 morning.
 William Ahern, whose name appears upon the police record nineteen times, was arrest cd last evening for creating a disturbance on West Haven horse car. The conductor of the car, Elijah D. Harris, struck Ahern and was a.so arrested. He was released, how ever, after being subpoenaed as a witness to appear against Ahern.
 Lizzie Emmerson, of this oity, and Peter Keefe. of Ansonia, engaged in fight at the Derby depot last evening and Fred. Mans \ field interfered. Keefe claims that Mansfield \ cut him across the arm with knife during the melee. Keefe and the woman were ! locked up and Mansfield was released on ! bonds
 ! The bonds in the case of Williams, the Hartford man recently arrested for exposing
 his person, have been reduced from $500 to ! $275. There are three cases against Williams ! and the $500 bond covered the three. Two of ! the cases pending. The extreme penalty in 1 all three cases would be about $500. There are half dozen or more cases which may be I brought against him, some of which pertain l to previous visit to the city from that cov- ! cred in the complaints pending. It is prob ! able that he will forfeit his bonds.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-07-21
4.umor 5n the Stomach.

Much of the distress and sickness attrabu, ted to dyspepsia, chronic diarrhcea and
 other causes is occasioned by humor in the stomach. Several cases, with all the charac, teristics of these complaints, have been cured hy this medicine are so wonderful that the si nplest statement of them affords the best proof that it combines rare curative agents and when once used secures the confidence of the people.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-07-21
Commercial Travellers, Annual.

The Connecticut Commercial Travellers as- sociation have their annual summer reunion to-day at Sea Side Park, Bridgeport, with dinner at the Sea View House there. Most of the visitors will arrive on the $40 train from this city. The association will start from the Atlantic Hotel and march to the park, headed by Wheeler S5 Wilson's band It is expected there will be 300 in line. The band oiyea A. concert at &
Morning journal and courier., 1882-07-21
Accidents.

August Johnson, Swede 35 years old, liv- ing at Cedar Hill, fell out of cherry tree at 416 Howard avenue Wednesday evening and broke his collar bone. He came here recent ly from Brooklyn. and had been employed in the work of grading Howard avenue.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-07-21
WEATHER RECORD.
INDICATIONS FOR TO-DAY.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
 Oy71CE ox THE CHIEF SIGNAL oFrIoEn,S
 WASHINGTON, D. O.. July 21-1A. M. For New England, fair weather, winds mostly south westerly stationary lower temperature stationary pressure.
 For the Middle Atlantic States fair weather winds mostly werterly, stationary lower temperature higher pressure,
Morning journal and courier., 1882-07-21
New Haven Yacht Clubs Two Weeks
 Cruise.

New Haven Yacht Clubs Two Weeks
 Cruise.
 Tomorrow the New Haven Yacht club starts on it's annual cruise. The yachts will many of them rendezvous at Thimble Island on that day. In the time of leaving this city the owners of boats will follow their own convenience there being no appointed hour for sailing. The yachtsmen have been busy getting everything in readiness. The fleet is to lie at ThimbIe Island over Sunday. On Saturday evening Landlord Northrop, of the Island View House, will give compli- meptary reception and hop and will also have an illumination and a display of fire works in honor of the yachting visitors. On Sunday he is to give the party compliment tary dinner.
 on Monday morning and will make New London it's first stopping place. There is no greciaI schedule for the length Of the subse- ouent stops to be made during the rest of the cruise Newport, New Bedford, Oak Bluffs and Martha's Vineyard are among the points to be touched at. The cruise is to oo- cupy two weeks.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-07-21
Rev. Dr. Stiher.

The community will regret to part with Rev. Dr. Stifer, pastor of the Wooster
 Square Baptist church, who has accepted the
 professorship of New Testament exegesis in Crozer Theological seminary at Chester, Penn, and will begin his new duties in Octc- Der. He has been here three years, giving much satisfaction. His influence has extend. ed outside his own congregation and his de- parture makes loss not easily repaired. It until next spring. The salary to the new DO. sition is less than that be receives from the church.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-07-21
Trouble With Animals.

MT. James N. Lake, of Hawleyville, found recently that dogs had been among his calves about six and eight weeks old and mangled two of them terribly. One has since died
 Recently COW Belonging to MT. Charles Holly, of Ridgefeld, exhibited puenacious disposition, and even chased the fowls about the barn yard. She finally became so vio- lent that she had to be securely fastened up, and has since died, apparently in all the agony of hydrophobia. The COW was not known to have been bitten by dog, but, 8 week or so previous, mad dog ran through the neighbor1ng village of Ridgebury and bit two children. It is now believed the same dog bit the COW which died from hydropho
Morning journal and courier., 1882-07-21

Buy the light running Domestic" sewing
 machine, the only perfect sewing machine III
 the market For sale only at the 'Domestic l ofice 2O6 Chapel street.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-07-21
Veteran Bremen.

The Veteran Bremen held an adjourned meeting in rooms 10 and II City Hall last evening, President Hiram Camp in the chair.
 The following new members were accepted: Thomas A. Collins, engine No. 4; Almarine Hayward, engine No. 2; Horace Botsford, engine No. 5; James E. Rice, engine Mo- z; Frank McCuen, engine No. 10; Edward Allen, engine No. 6.
 The committee appointed to select place for the reunion reported in favor of going to Osprey Beach and their report was accepted, the date to be fixed by the reunion commit tee.
 The association adjourned subject to the call of the reunion committee.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-07-21

Lynn, Mass, always was good place for l health, but it has become modern Bethesda 1 since Mrs Lydia E. Pinkham. of 233 Vest ern avenue, made her great discovery of the Vegetable Compound, or panacea for the principal ills that affiict the fair creation. l This differs. however, from the ancient scene of marvellous cures in this important particu-
 lar: The healing agent, with all it's virtues, 1 can be sent to order by express or mail all l over the world. jy21 6d1w
Morning journal and courier., 1882-07-21

Nervous debility, the curse of the Amerl can people, immediately yields to the actio' of Browns Iron Bitters.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-07-21

Hop Plasters have been used with great success, and for any kind of weakness or pain afford instant relief. 25c. each. for $1 at druggists 1y1A oo |"
Morning journal and courier., 1882-07-21

street oil merchant left on the 4:45 train yesterday morning for Burlington, vt., for a few weeks visit with friends.
 E. A. Brooks, of Brooks & Co.,, matters, is spending the summer at Walpole, N. H. with his family, and is much improved in health
Morning journal and courier., 1882-07-21

Healy's Vegetable Tonic Pills and Cordial are fully appreciated in Boston, where the proprietor is best known and trusted Read adv. on page 4.
 Cephaline is superior to alcohol or acid phosphates for nourishing the brain and nerves. jyl7 3teod 1tw
Morning journal and courier., 1882-07-21
women Eligible.

The Supreme Court Decides Ina Favor or
 the Admission of Miss Hall to the Bar.
 Wednesday afternoon the justices of the Supreme Court held meeting at the Capi- tol, and among other matters conside ed the question as to the eligibility of women to practice law before the courts of the State
 Some months ago Miss Mary Hall. who had studied in the office of Hon. John Hooker, applied for admission to the bar. As there was no precedent to govern the case, the matter was referred by the Hartford county bar to the Supreme Court for decision, al. though an examination was accorded Miss Hall, which she passed most satisfactorily 1 The decision of the court is substantially tc 1 the effect that because applicant is a wo man it is no bar to her admission. Miss
 Halls application will probably be acted up. on at the next term of the Sui eriOr Court
Morning journal and courier., 1882-07-21

There is no one article in the line of medi- cines that gives so large a return for the money as a good porous strer gthening plas- ter, such as Carter's Smart Weed and Bella donna Backache Plasters.
 Wholesale by Richardson & Go. all drug gists at retail jy19-6d-1w
Morning journal and courier., 1882-07-21

No family Dyes were ever so popular m, as the Diamond Dyes. They never fail. The black is far superior logwood. The other colors are brilliant JyZ1 oo INV
Morning journal and courier., 1882-07-21

Used for dyspepsia, indigestion, weak
 stomach, liver troubles, jaundice, constipa- tion, etc., Carters Liver Bitters show i'm provement almost from the first dose. Wholesale by Richardson & Go. all drug gists at retail iy19.6d-1w
Morning journal and courier., 1882-07-21
A Large Gathering.

Annual Picnic of the Sons of Temper
 ance State of Connecticut Two
 Thousand Five Hundred People Pres
 ent.
 The annual picnic of the Sons of Temper ance in this State took place at High Rock Grove yesterday. Although twelve cars were provided for New Haven that number was found to be inadequate for the number that went from here, but by the free use of camp stools and the baggage car l, POI persons were conveyed and made comfortable under the good management of the train committee, Messrs. Ayers, Sanford, Morse and Peterson. At Derby six more oars were added to the train, from Bridgeport. Other trains from Danbury, Waterbury and Hartford brought in excursionists, so that the whole number present at the picnic was by actual count ?, 491. This large number soon found the va- rious attractions, the grove, glen, skating rink, high rock. while some occupied the easy chairs in the pavilion enjoying the fresh air and 8 perfect rest. After dinner the State committee consisting of M. A. Kellogg of Norwalk, H. E. Bachelder of Bridgeport, William A. Lincoln of New Haven, and Henry Hoyt of New Canaan. arranged programme for the exercises of the day at the pavilion, which was carried out as follows:
 Music by the band.
 Songs by choirs of Friendship Division, Living Spring Division and Washington Division
 Prayer by Rev Spencer H. Bray, of New Haven:
 Speeches by Grand Worthy Pz ztriarch F. M. Hawley, Of New Canaan Messrs. Bailey of Danbury, North, Bill and Dickinson, of New Haven. Recitations from Miss Viola Sanford, New Haven Mrs. I. Prior, Norwalk.
 The speeches were interesting and the music very attractive. The boats, swings and croquet grounds were we'll occupied, and the skating rink was crowded to excess all day. The day was one of great pleasure tc all present
 | Superintendent Beach was present all day I and added much to the pleasure of the occa ! sion. The grand officers met and voted tc ! engage the grove next year July 18th, just one year hence.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-07-21

Secure ease and comfort by using derman Corn Remover. Sure cure for corns. 25c. Druggists.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-07-21

UK TIT M Va
 chills and fever congestive chills can be pre- vented or cured by the use of Simmons Liver Regulator, purely vegetable medicine, su perior to calomel and quinine. jy17 Cd 1w
Morning journal and courier., 1882-07-21
A BOy Triuret. .

A Branford lad named Tobin, 12 years old,
 was struck by freight train on the Consol- idated railroad yesterday morning at about o'clock. He was struck while he had his head on the track to listen for the trains. It was foggy and he did not see the train quick enough. He was knocked to one side of the track and his hand was badly cut and his body bruised, but he was not seriously hurt.