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OF THE LOWER
POTOMAC.
Report Of Civil Engineer Albert.
THE FLATS AT MOUNT vERNoN-rHE DREDGING A
LEoNARDTowN, Nd. ETC.

Mr.. s T. Albert, U. s. A., civil engineer has SUBJ
mitted to the chief OF engineers his annual report
upon the improvements made in the tributaries Of
the lower Potomac end certain rivers and creeks in
Virginia and North Carolina. At Mount Vernon the
improvement of the fats between the main chan.
mel OF the Potomac and the wharf was continued
The work was commenced by the National dredg-
ing company September 9th, 1881. The easterly
side OF the channel was widened from the Mount
Vernon wharf to the main channel OF the river.
8,118 cub. yards OF material were removed and de-
posted on the fats, about one mile from the place
width OF 145 feet and a depth OF from 2
to feet. The estimated amount required for
the completion Of the project is $500. which
ing June 80. 1885
For the improvement of Nebasco creek, Va, a
Washington s5727 was the balance e on % hani July july
], 1888 The amount estimated for the completion
is ZOO and for expenditure during the fiscal
At Breton bay, Leonardtown, Nd, the dredging
was limited to the enlargement OF the turning
cubic yards were excavated The basin is 600 feet
long by 285 feet at the widest part. The channel
| Is lis feet wide and feet deep at low water The
to s2S7 500; manufactures to $lO2 0O0 The amount
estimated for the completion OF the improvement
the :i fiscal year % ending june So isss. Apueu Al
The improvement OF Nomni creek, Va, which is
an important tributary OF the Potomac, about 81
the channel between White Point and Hickory
Point making width OF from los to 16O feet, and
depth Of from TO 10 feet at low water 10000
cubic yards were removed. The channel should
| be widened to $50 feet and continued with the
same width and depth to deep water in the creek
above. $lS5 500 is the estimated amount necessary
for the completion OF the project. and $4,000 for
the fiscal year ending June 30th. 1885.
The Improvement of the harbor at the entrance
| OF st. Jerome'S creek, Nd, was continued, the
object being to make 1t accessible to the U. s. fish
commission steamer: 1t was determined to pene-
| trate, by means OF narrow cut, to the upper
| pond. and make any necessary enlargement, with
such appropriations as Congress might Subse-
quently grant The work was completed June q,
1883, 1885 cubic yards having been dredged from
the two sections. The amount necessary for the
completion OF the work is $4,000. which can all
be expended proftably In the fiscal year ending
June 80 1sss The other Improvements included
Va; Totusky river, Va; Urbana creek Va; Mat
| taponi creek. Va; Pamunky river, Va; York
| river, Va, Chickahominy river, Va; Staunton
| river, Va; Dan river, Va. and N. c.: Roanoke
river, N. c., and French Broad river, N. c.
49,
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The disturbed condiion OF the New York stock
market has great interest in this city, and the
various broker offices to-day were visited con-
stant1y to note the changes In the boards. At the
opening the market SEEMED S;rolger and then re.
lapsed, but afterwards rallied again. The condi-
tion OF the market, indicated by the quotations,
was differently Interpreted.
In one brokers' Office THE STAR man was told
1.-THE panic is over now, and the market will be-
gin to regain its normal condition. OF course the
but the reaction has already set In You can see
the quotations for the c. l., the N. p, and the ST.
Paul stocks, and these show stronger Market ~
THR MARKET sHAxY, But THE WORST OVER.
Another broker saiG to THE STAR reporter: 1.-THE
market is very unsteady this merning and pan
cky, but it is probable that the worst is over and
that prices will soon begin to mend. Still, how
ever, 1t IS impossible to tell No one knows what
direction things will take. Every one Is at sea,
the stock market Is just as valuable now as that
OF the most experienced stock 1obber."
MORE SELLERS TRAN BUYERS
"What is the cause OF this break?" asked TIE
STAR man OF well known broker
"a lack of confld ence and too many securities, y
was the response. "That is the reason in brief.
There have been too many stocks placed on the
market lately with nothing behind them. In the
break the good securities suffer with the bad and
all 90 down together. But when the market
rights itself the good stocks will go back to the
former valueS.'
wATERED STOCK THE MATTER.
"Watered stock and too much of it is the trouble
at present." sighed an operator, as he sat gazing
at the board.
The question: "shall hold on?" is the familiar
one to the ears Of brokers just now.
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NIrrher 2nd Suscu1o

INDIANAPOLIS, ISp., Aug. 14-Edward Schissler,
butcher employed at Kngans pork packing es-
tabliShment, fatally stabbed Mrs Margaret Kaut-
man, who was SchiSSler's former Wife, early this
morning and afterwards shot himself dead.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-08-14

NAVAL ORDERs.-Surgeon Geo. A. Bright. Or
dered 10 temporary duty at the naval rendezvous
Philadelphia on 31st instant: Chief Engineer Geo.
p. Hunt, to special duty as member OF the expert
mental board at New York 18th instant; Naval
Constructor Geo. X. Bush. detached from duty at
Portsmouth. n. H., navy yard, ana ordered to
special duty at Chester. Pa; Assistant Engineer
A. w. Stahl, from special duty In the bureau Of
steam engineering and ordered to duty at the Pur-
due University, lafayette, Ind, as professor OF
mechan cal engineering.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-08-14

VTAKE 25 CENTS HOUND TRIP,
THE FAST AND SAFE STEAMER
JANE MOSELEY
Will. ON SUNDAYS. TUESDAYS WEDNESDAYS
AND THUR DAYS MAXI EXCURSIONS
TO BLACKISTON ISLAND,
LEAVING SIXTH STREET WHARF AT 9 A. NJ
SHARP; RETURNING AT $50 +. NJ.
BATHING, GRABBING AND FISHING SPECIAL
TIES.
ETATEROOMS AND MEALS TO BE HAD ON
BOARD OF BOAT.
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THE REPORT OF THE HILL INvEsr1GAr1oN.-Mr. r..
g. w. Bassett, the Off al stenoyrapher of the Hill
investigation COMMITTEES, will submit the report
OF the evidence In the case to the committee on
Thursday. The counsel WILL i'll a few days, nand
In their briefs, and by the latter part OF next
week 1t is thought that tie committee will have
their report ready.
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NAVAL NOTES.-BOatswain Thom,s G. Bell, on
the retired list Of the navy died at Leo Cliff, L. l.,
on the 10Th instant, aged 70 years. He was con-
sdered one OF the best OF the Old time boatswains
john A. Ubsdell, OF st. Louis, has been de -ig-
mated for examination for admission to the An
napOliS naval academy.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-09-13
A Stage.Coach Robbed Near Boston,
Mass.
BOSTON, Mass, Sept.

BOSTON, Mass, Sept. 5.
The annual illumination at Nantasket
Beach Monday night drew together about
twenty thousand people. The display and
festivities continued until late hour. TIE
facilities for transporting so large crowd
was altogether inadequate, and it was mid
night before many of the spectators could
leave the beach. n party Of ten ladies and
gentlemen from East Weymouth char
tered the large stage Minnie of that
place and left the Hotel Nantasiset at about
one o'clock. They had proceeded as far as
the foot of the Old Colony House hill, where
there is a thickly-wooded and very lonesome
spot, and where the road runs for a mile
and half through dense forest. There
they came upon a gang Of twenty-five or
thirty desperate characters, some of whom
were i'll an express wagon and others on
foot AS the stage drove up these men made
a rush for it. Two of them seized the horses
by the heads, while the others surrounded
the stage, cursing and threatening to shoot
the driver when he attempted to whip up
his horses.
Edward Hawley, who was standing ON the
steps in the rear, was seized by two of the
ruflians, WHO threw him down upon the
| ground and beat him severely, tearing off
most of his clothing and kicking him bru-
| tally about the head and body. His nose
was broken and he was otherwise terribly
injured. During the scuffie the men secured
| his watch and chain and pocket-book, con-
| tanning large sum.
| In the meantime the rest of the gang had
| set upon other gentlemen in the stage, who,
boing altogether unarmed, could make NO
resistance. James Burke, Thomas McFawn
and David Queen were brutally beaten, and
| suffered serious injuries. One of them was
robbed of valuable pin and three lost their
watches and other jewelry, and what money
they had The ladies were very roughly
handled, and robbed of their jewelry,
watches and purses. The robbers only
laughed at their pleas and swore louder.
| The men at the heads of the horses pres
emily relaxed their vigilence and their grip
on the brides and the driver of the stage,
taking instant advantage of this, whipped
up his horses and ratified Off down the road
at a full gallop. The robbers Jumped into
their express wagon and drove swiftly aftel
the flying stage for over a mile, but OF
nearing the town of bingham they stopped
tie pursuit. Many of the ladies were seri
ously Frustrated by fright.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-09-13
Lost in the Recent Gale.

ST. JOHNS, N. F., Sept. 5.
Warren Smith, the famous oarsman, and
all his comrades in fishing schooner, were
drowned in the gale of last Thursday. Be-
tween forty-five and fifty vessels of tn,
French banking fleet have arrived in the
roads of ST. Pierre in a shattered condition.
Their cable-chains, anchors, batteaus, dories
and tiles have all been swept away. The
loss of life was very great. One banker,
owned by JaGuet Ives, lost six men; Har-
dy's banker, six; Vincents, six; Leoni
CoSti's, four, and the remainder of the fleet,
with few exceptions, two or three each.
Vourdan'5 banker foundered and sank,
but the crew were saved. Over thirty YES
sells are missing, and grave apprehensions
are entertained. The storms We're the most
violent ever known ON the banks. Neither
gave any warning, but broke furiously upon
the fleet when most of the dorieS were away
Overhauling and setting travis. Not more
than half an hour had elapsed from the
first indication before the gale and the sea
had reached their greatest violence.
Tue Gloucester schooner w. E. Mcdonald
has arrived here from the Grand Ranks
towing the dismasted and abandoned New
foundland banker Mediance. Eight of this
crew of this vessel were saved by the Lunen
burg schooner that bore up for Halifax.
The master, navigator and two men are mis-,
'ing and are supposed to have been lost.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-09-13
How to Become a Proof Reader.

George.-So you are thinking of be-
coming proof-reader, George, and
seek a little advice as to the necessary
attainments? Well, in the first place,
you want to be sure that you have
naturally quick eye for typographical
errors. To ascertain this, it is a good
plan to do nothing for few months
but read current publications, and
mark all the mistakes you can find in
red ink. If you average ten obvious
errors to page of the Century,
Harper's Monthly and the Continent,
ably quick eye for such Irregularities.
Secondly, go into a printing-office
and learn to be an accomplished COM
positor. When you can tell bourgeois
from BREWER every time without plac-
ing them alongside one another, you
may graduate.
Thirdly. cultivate the habit of read
ing mechanically-that is, consider
each word by itself, without any refer
ence whatever to the sense, grammar
or flow of language. At the same
time, it is necessary keep a close
watch of the sequence of ideas, deriva-
tive and chronological meaning of words,
logic, rhetoric, cadences, and, in the
case of poetry, of meter, rhythm, ictus,
accent and true rhyme, bearing in mind
the necessity of never overlooking de-
fective or broken letters, wrong fonts
or commas without tails OF involved
quotations. BY the time you have
learned to do all this, you may hope to
fill position on a country paper with
reasonable success, and after working
ten hours a day you can spend your
spare time in completing your educa-
ton as as P. r.
An intimate acquaintance with gen.
eral literature is Indispensable; also, a
thorough knowledge of history, geog-
raphy and the arts and sciences. For
light reading of evenings, Webster,
Worcester, Stormunth and Skeat are to
be recommended in the dictionary line,
while Allibone's Authors Wheel
er's "Who Wrote ItP" Grant Whites
"Words and Their Uses," Roget's
g Thesaurus' ~ and the various en-
cyclopedias are incidentals of the
| course.
All the languages, living and dead,
ere likely to be quoted, or to be pre-
tended to be quoted, in the copy, but
authors generally leave it to the P. r.
| 10 look out for the accuracy of the quo.
tation, and their own inaccuracy is gen.
orally in direct proportion to the en-
phasis with which they insist that copy
shall be closely followed.
1t is very important to have the pol
itics of the day at your fingers lends, as
the mis-spelling of any man. name who
has ever held office or been nominated
| for one is a fatal mistake.
You will see by this time, dear George,
that you have chosen an easy and hon.
orable path to success. We have moi
named all the accomplishments of q
really first-class p. R., but we assume
that you have by nature the cardinal
virtues of patience, godliness and the
rest. When you are able to fill the bill
as above indicated we will undertake tc
guarantee you steady employment fol
twelve hours day, seven days week,
at ten dollars a weekto begin with.
Now that you know what is expected
of you, you will not hesitate moment
between the learned professions and 8
pleasant and lucrative employment like
proof-reading. - Lars POrSena, in IL,
Continent.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-09-13
Favored Cigars.

"Most people like favored cigar"
said an indianapolis druggist to a re-
porter who had stepped in to buy
weed. "Try one of these; l think you
will like it." The reporter took one of
the brand recommended to him, lighted
it and began to smoke.
al have to put up considerable cigar
flavor" continued the drug man, "aud
1 suppose some people wouldn't find it
so difficult thing to quit smoking if
they knew what the popular havors are
made of. On second thought, though,
l don't think it would make any differ
ence. The fact that 'snipes' that is,
old cigar stumps-ae worked over into
cigarettes and smoking tobacco-thongh
thoroughly ventilated in the newspapers
never cured smoker of the habit.
Awhile ago it was shown that seme
nasty diseases were contracted from
smoking cigars made in low tenement
houses and by leprous Chinese; but the
smokers never flinched, but smoksd
calmly on"
Tell me something about these
fiavors," said the reporter.
"Well, since you insist on it, will.
A flavor l have made q good deal Of
it's flavor that, in the language of the
trade, makes ten cent cigar for five
cents made as follows: Gum guaiac,
gum toIu, tonlua beans and essence Of
pineapple, of each one ounce; valerian
root, two ounces; laudanum (tincture
of opium) one ounce; oil of rose, six
drops; Jamaica rum, half pint; macs
rate for thirty-six hours and pour oil,
using one ounce to pint of port-wins
to blow on the filters.
"a good many men who get attached
to certain brand of cigars don't know
what chains 'em. It's the opium, and
they get in the habit of using it uncon-
sciously. Valerian taken habitual.y
renders the hearts action more rapifi,
but feebler, causes hurried respiration,
and may occasion congestion of the
kidneys. If its use is long continued,
it may paralyze the spinal cord, so the
books say. Its action on the tongue
and throat is more prompt and appar-
ent, frequently causing epithelium. AS
to opium, its internal effects are well
known. 1t would take an almanac to
enumerate all the diseases it occasions.
1t produces contraction of the pupils of
the eyes, affects the digestive functions
by bunting the gastric sensation, check
ing all tissue changes. 1t tends to con-
stipate the bowels by diminishing the
proper secretions of the liver and pam
creas, and the blood being but partially
oxygenated, is rendered unfit for re-
J turn to the heart, and stagnates in the
lungs. Opium has tendency to aug
ment Bright's disease, diabetes and
other diseases of the kidneys. its
opium ard valerian that makes :he ar
tiiicially favored cigar popular,"-'
| Indianapolis Journal
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-09-13
Always His Luck.

He boarded the st. Clair River boat
yesterday morning with his wife and
five children, and the family were not
yet seated when he began:
"Now, Sarah, I'll bet fifty dollars
you forgot to hook that wood-shed
door!"
"Mercy on me, but so 1 did'' she
gasped.
"Just as 1 expected-just exactly;
we'll get home to find the house cleaned
out or in ashes. Never mind, though,
it would serve us just right!'
The boat had not yet started when
one of the boys who insisted on some
gymnastics with a chair fell to the deck
and set up great squall.
"Broke both arms or I'm a sinnerr'
shouted the father. 81 told you he'd
do it if we let him come along, and now
he's cripple for life!''
1t was, however, discovered that the
youngster had sustained nothing more
serious than skinned nose, and peace
was restored and continued until the
wife suddenly discovered that she had
lost her watch.
"Of course-of courser' prowled the
husband. "There goes 1925 of my hard
earnings! knew you'd have it stolen
before you had gone rodn'
But perhaps I left it on the bu-
reau."
"Well, it will be lugged off before
night, Just the same. Serves you just
right for bulldozing me Il whole month
to make this Internal excursion. What
ails that woman's baby!"
81 declare if it hasn't got the whoop-
ing cough!'
"Of course-of course, and not one
of our children ever had it! You'll
have business on your hands for the
next six weeksn'
The next half hour passed peacefully
enough. Then somebody observed that
a man whose gaze was fixed on the wa
ter probably contemplated suicide.
81 expect nothing else!'' exclaimed
the disconsolate husband, "but may be
he will listen to reason
Going over to the stranger he laid a
hand on his shoulder and brusquely in
quired:
"sir! do you mean to jump into the
lake?'
"Yes, sirr' was the reply, as the
man looked up.
"Just so-exactly-I suspected as
much. You'll utter a yell as you 90
over and kick up all the bobbery you
can, presume.
"Yes, SIR
"And my wife will faint away and
every young'un howl like an Injun! I'll
give you dollar to go over on the
sly
"Nc, sir-not for thousand.
"Haven't you any feelings for a man
who has had steamboats, and fish and
rivers and lakes and flats pounded into
him for three months"'5
"None, sir"
"And won't five dollars bribe you?'
"It won't"
"Then 90 ahead with your ORATOR
and death-yell! Make all the fuss yor
will! Splatter around in the water a:
long as you possibly can, and fix you
eyes on my family when you go dowr
for the last time! I never had any Other
kind Of luck, and L m going down to tht
saloon and get drunk preparatory to {
biler explosion! Goodbye, old feller
serves me right, and don't complain"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-09-13
LATEST NEWS.

FROST was reported on the morning
of the 9th in Central and North
ern Ohio, Indiana and the Northwestern
States. In Wisconsin it was very severe.
The corn and sorghum crops were in some
sections entirely destroyed.
THE EIkhorn tannery at Stroudsburg,
Pa, was destroyed by fire few mornings
ago. Loss $150,000.
The German Squadron in the East has
been ordered to Hong Kong. The design
is to prevent an outbreak against foreign
ers.
POSTMASTER GENERAL GRESHAM has di-
rected the Presidents attention to the facs
that several postmasters, who are proprie-
tors of newspapers, have inserted the ad-
vertisement of lottery company, sharply
criticising the Administration on account
of the decision excluding lottery letters
from the mails. The matter will be in
vestigated.
HEMBoLD, the patent medicine man, has
been sued for $3.50 in Philadelphia for the
work of painting his advertising sign on
the Pyramid of Cheops in Egypt.
THE usefulness of the postal notes is be-
ing greatly jeopardized by the mistakes of
postsIasters in filling them out, which is
causing the banks to refuse them.
But six of the defenders of Baltimore in
1872 were able to turn out for the custom
ary anniversary on the 9th. The youngest
of the six is eighty-six years of age.
HORACE GREELEY'S farm, Chappaqua,
was bought at auction on the Sth by Miss
Gabrielle Greeley for $4,000, half of its
estimated value.
AN Indenendent movement is beinp
started in Massachusetts which has as it's
principal purpose the defeat of Governor
| Butler.
A LOT of giant powder was exploded
| under the new Church of the "Pilgrims,"
a polygamous sect, at Erwin, ILL.,, few
mornings since. The organizer of the sect,
Rev. c. A. Obenshain, has been accus-
toned to sleep in the church, but happened
to be away when the explosion occurred.
The building was entirely destroyed.
! THE knights of Labor Convention at Gin
cinnati completed it's business on the Sth.
The proceedings are withheld from the pub
lie, but it is known that 7. V. Powderly has
been reelected Grand Master Workman,
and the Brotherhood of Telegraphers have
withdrawn from the organization on ac-
count of the failure of the Knights of Labor
to extend financial support to the Brother
hood during the recent strike. A mass
meeting was held on the 9th at which
speeches were made by H. A. Coffeen,
Ralph Beaumont, of New York, VIM. A.
Brown, of New York and E. B. Turney, of
East Saginaw. The Workingmen were ad-
vised to place no faith in either of the po-
litical parties, but to organize labor par
| ty for their own prOtection