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The French in Madagascar.

B0ABARDMENT OF MAJUSGA.
PARIS, June l5.-Admiral Pierre, commander OF
the French fleet In Madagascar waters, in his re-
port OF the bombardment OF Majunga, On May
IL, says he demanded the surrender or the place,
opened fire on the town. the three forts OF which,
mounting thirty guns, replied. They were quickly
silenced, however. The Hova quarter OF the town
was destroyed, but the French factory and mose
OF the American houses escaped. The garrison,
composed OF two thousand men, retreated. The
French sustained no loss OF men. They occupied
the town and are collecting the customs
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POSTMASTER GENERAL GRESHAM returns from q
visit to Indiana early next week.

Miss NUT WISHES SHE had KILLED DUKES
Miss Lizzie Mutt, In speaking OF the act OF her
brother in shooting Dukes. the assassin or her
father, at Uniontown, Pa, yesterday said" The
only thing regret about tho shooting is that
did not do 1t myself. 1 had made up my mind IL
he remained here to Kill him. and would most as
suredly have done SO had the opportunity been
presented, His presence was a constant menac ce
and disgrace. know that / have surprised you
by what have said, and doubtless others will not
understand that 80 timid woman could be 30 re-
vengefuI. but 1t Is true, Notwithstanding. oh,
how envy Jim his CELL"
Public sentiment is strongly in favor OF Mutt
Pecunfary assistance for his defense Is being
raised
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CLERGYMANs SuTcIDB-Rev. E. W. Chase COM
mitted suicide Wednesday by hanging himself at
Richneld, near Minneapolis Mr.. Chase went to
st. Paul sixteen years ago. He was then secretary
OF the Young Mems Christian Association, and
afterward became president OF the societies the
relief OF the poor and for the prevention of cruelty
to animals Insanity was the cause OF the suicide,
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STEALING FROM POSTAL CAR.-P0st ONCE In
spectOr George A. Dice, OF St Louis, last Tuesday
arrested w. W. Treadwell who Is charged with
roobfng postal car on the Louisiana and Texas
railroad on June Of large quantity OF valuable
mail matter. The postal clerk permitted Tread
the opportunity was offered Treadwell 70 get pos
session OF the letters The prisoner was lmpris-
grand jury. Inspector Dice recovered. its though,
the greater part Of the st0len letterR TfeadWeii
ne1onGa - highly respected and wealthy family.
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for mailing: price. three ccnts per copy. It y .
large, eight.page paper. OF 1fey.six column4 -
pasted and folded, and WIN b sent anywhGl0 -
The United States and Canada, postpaids for @
dollar yeoEs
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The NEW HANPsHIRG SENAToReHIP-The re.
publican joint caucus OF the New Hampshire leg
iSlature last night renominated Hon. E. Il. Rollins
and Hon. Henry W. Blair for reelection to the U.
8. Senate. The balloting will begin on next Tues
day. The democrats nominated Hon. Harry Bing-
ham for Senator, and decided to oppose the cleo
ton OF two Senators at the present session.
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SAN ANToNIA, TEXAS, June l5-Information
from Catulla says that the carcasses OF q negro
and Mexican were found hanging In La Sale
county, the negro minus his head and lower limbs,
but he was recognized as Joe. Anderson. o noto-
rious thief
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Gen. Crook and His Captives.


OUGHT TO BE PUNISHED.
Gen. Crook left Silver Creek Wednesday, and
expected to reach to-day some point on the South
ern Pacific which will place him in telegraphlc
communication with the mtlitory authorities and
permit him to send back the Mexican women and
children he took from the Indians to their homes
Among the articles found with the captured In
dtanS was an album recognized as belonging to
Judge McComas. Secretary Teller has addressed
a letter to Secretary Lincoln touching the dispo-
s1tlon to be made OF the Apache prisoners CAP
tured by Gen. Crook He thinks that these Indians
should not be allowed to return to the San Carlos
agency, and recommends that the men be held as
prisoners and punished for their crimes while the
children should ba taken from their parents and
put TO school.
WHAT SECRETARY LINCOLN SAYS.
Secretary Lincoln said to q STAR reporter this
morning that he had not decided yet what dispo-
sition would be made of the captured Apache In
dians, and that he would not consider the ques-
tion until he had received further and much more
detailed information from Gen. Crook as to his eX-
pedition and its result.
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Horse Racing in England.


LONDON, June l5-At the Hampton summer
meeting to-day the Bushy Park selling welter
handicap was won by Reeds Lady Macbeth:
Sawrey Cookson's Spring Gun second, and Keenes
Bookmaker third. There were ten starters The
betting at the start was 10 1 against Lady Mac
beth, 10 to against Spring Gun, and to one
against Bookmaker. Lady Macbeth won In q can
ter by three lengths
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Tele1raDhac Rriees.

At the London conference OF the Methodist
church In ST. Cathar1nes, Ontario, q vote on the
union question resulted In a defeat by Is orfty.
The yacht Hebe, from Burlington to Houses
Point, capsized In squail on Colchester Point.
Lake Champlain, yesterday. The captain ana
The case OF Albert Niles a negro. sentenced 70
be hanged at Natchez, Miss, to-day for the muir
der or his wife, las been taken to the supreme
court and no decision can be arrived at until next
February.
VIM. Platt, OF Hope, Hamilton county, N.Y. has
been indicted for manslauQ hter In the first 1Ie.
gree, for the killing OF Earl Travers, who died on
May 26th, from injuries received on May 18th.
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The Good San,arttans.

THE ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIoN-THE PARADE
THE BUSINESS MEETING, ETC.
The procession of the order OF Good Samaritans
and Daughters of Samaria last evening, In honor
OF the twenty-f1st anniversary OF the Grand
Lodge was large, and attracted much attention.
1t was estimated that there were two thousand
members Of the order in line. Before the parade,
at the business session, at the Virginia avenue
Baptist church, officers OF District Grand Lodge
No. 8, were elected. The Rsv. Robert johnson was
elected grand chief, Mrs. Jeanette Jordon, wife
OF the retiring grand chief, was chosen associate;
Sydney ": Herbert. deputy grand chief In the
evening the celebration OF the anniversary was
continued at Rlck's park. Past Grand Chier Il. II.
Turner performed the part OF master Of cercmo-
MES. An address Of welcome was delivered by the
Rev. J. W. Pinckney, District grand lecturer. Ma
Iona1 aoSrad Grand Orator j. A. Taylor Of RICHMOND.
dresses were made during the evening by the
newly.elected grand chief, Rev Robert johnson,
Past Grand Lecturer B. II. Taylor and others.
Among the promiL ent members OF the order pres
ent were the Past National Grand Sire E. w. VIII
liams OF Norfolk. Vat the officers OF the state
Grand Lodge, No Of Virginia; Watts, past
OF the National Grand LOdpe,
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District Government Affairs.

District Government Affairs.
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.
The Commissioners Yesterday decided to adver
tise for proposals from insurance companies, with
view to insure the public schools.
CLAIMS FOR DAMAGER
The Commissioners to-day issued an order
ssThat they decline to consider any question o
damages to real estate claimed to have resulted
statement OF the special Improvement tax on ac
count OF any such claim"
PERMITS 10 BUILD.
Building permits have been issued by Inspector
Entwisle as follows: G. Excl repair frame, Wheel
er road: $500 George Woods, repair frame, 7tt
street road, BrightwOod; $4O0 John Hooan, repair
frame, 1898 New jersey avenue; $780,
DEATH BY HIS OWN Acr.-The coroner's fury
at the inquest on the body Of Prot. Benjamin H.
Benton, whose death In the Virginia woods, oppo-
turned verdict yesterday aftereoon that his
death was by an overdose Of laudanum adminIs-
tered by himself His remains were turned over
to his friends.
FOUND DEAD IN rHE srRsEr.-Iast night about
7;3O O'Clock Officer O'Hare found colored woman
named Matte Fox at the southeast corner Of 7tt
and streets northwest, In an unconscious con
diti0n. A medical examination was made by DR.
Bodemer, who pronounced her dead. The body
was conveyed to the sixth precinct station In the
the remains up to O'Clock this morning..
MARRIAGE LICENsEs.-Marriage licenses have
been issued by the clerk OF the court to James
Young and Missouri Ashton; Trueman White and
Elizabeth McKennis: Thomas Forenoon and Nettie
Green; Thomas Cook, Of Luzerne county. Pa, and
James whitney and Catherine washington
Robert Thomas and Rebecca Davis.
HANDeoM coxrRIsur1oN 10 4 NosLn CAusK-
contribution Of ffty dollars TO the fund Tor thf
beneut 0f tho Chtldrenb counSu Home.
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A PIenary Conncn in This Country.


PEORIA, ILL.,, June l5.-In an interview Bishop
Spaldlng this morning corroborated the statement
That the archbishopS or the United States have
peen commanded TO assemble at Rome next Octo.
Der to arrange the program for a plenary council
TO be held In America. The business OF the coun.
Gil Will only pertain 10 ecclesiastical oces in this
country, not involving Irish affairs It is three
months since Bishop Spaldlng left Rome, and the
above was the pontihcal intentions at the time OF
nis Is oepaIture; Inc plans for the establishment OF
tured.
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The Marlxets.

BALTIMORE, June 15..yirsini. es consolidated.
fos',es rssp ss,s; new thrses. ss BID .o,day Am.
middling, l0,ial0k. Flour dun-Howard street ana
western suRer 2ost 90; do. extra. s.o ee do,
extra 25a6 SO; do Rio brands g. 60a6. 25 Patapsoo
family, @. rs; do, mperlative patent $50. Wheat
southern nrmer western lower closing dull southern
red l. l8al. n: do. amber. 22al. 25 No. MARYLAND,
l.25x bid: No western % winter red. spot and June
September. l. Pal, 24k October I25zssI. rs. Corn
southern lover and quiet western n easier aud dun:
mixed. spot and juno, ossssk; July, ssalaCs; Au-
zsa!s: western white a7:As Do MIXED. .ssse Peunsy
ehoies Pennsylvanis and Msryiand. lSSoal4; %:
meats-shoulders clear rib Sides packed 6talOk.
hacop-.houldsrss 9Ai clear 10 sidss. iiH. GsDss
g.eL:d; sale; s,s,ms.y lssaI ESEs :ts.dy; l7s}
carsoes. ordinary % fs,r sssk Sugar hrm-A sof e,
copper Fenned ea.ier AID quiet l4hal!k whisi1
HssmsotSn: s2a "a n9sS & l. 81 !. .sr5sp an s.sd
corn. "a COG bushels; oats 600 bushsls eh.pmen1.-
corr. S, 0Oo bushels.
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Civil Rights I'm Texas.
THE ACT OF CONGRESS OF MARCH 1875 HELD 10 Bu

AUSTIN, TEXAS, June 15-In the U.s. district
court yesterday an opinion was rendered I'm q
criminal prosecution under the civil rights act OF
Congress OF March. 1875, for penalty OF $500 for
excluding Laura Evans, col0red, from ladies' car
on the Houston and Texas Central railroad. Nine.
teen similar cases were also disposed Of The
court held the law as unconstitutional and that
the things alleged were cogniZable by the state
tribunals only; aso that the act was an Infringe.
ment on the rights OF the several states
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PosTNAsTERs CoMMIssIONBD.-Commiss were
issued to-day to Mary II. P. Cox, poStmistress at
Krkbam, Md; Mary L. Butler, Ford's Store,
Nd; W. Cassidy. postmaster, Allsonla, Va; II.
II. EarlS Booth MIL Va.
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NEW DICTIONARY OF pHoNo],p .puv an ITp-
HHxMaxds S9. 00O words. by Ben Pitnnsn j. B.
aoHard. stcsss For sale BY PAEKER si5 ana die h
wy28
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LOT 2684.-About sixty Chldren's Suits ITO ft ages
from four to twelve years) none larger smaller;
made OF Deans all wool cashmere and nicely plated
are good va.ue and good sellers at IS suit. We are
going to close them at 8 per suit.
LOTS 2559 1479 and 2O65.-Chldren's Kilt Suits ito
tit ages from ~ years to 6)ss made In the
best manner. The price has been IS suit We are not
selling them as fast want to. and, having too
many. are going to force the sale Of them at per
suit.
LOT 2S5.-About one hundred Boys Brown Linen
Vests, to mt all ages We know they not worth less
than 80 cents each but they an accumulation of
odds and ends and must 20 at ID cents each.
LOT 2S5k-Boys and Children's White Duck Vests
No sells them for less than Is cents each We are
going to get rid Of ours ut IS cents each.
When you call be sure to ask for above lots and You
viii hnd we advertise only such goods as we have in
stock. OF course you may call on Monday and find
none left, a. goods at these prices move rapidly.
II you are looking for Koo Klothng come right hero
and expect to find what you are looking for.
We are open on Saturday night until IL O'Clock.
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Mtssissippi River Imrrovcmru, :,

ST Louis, June 15.-The Mississippi river I'm.
provement committee OF the merchants exchanges
have conclude TO request all river Improvement
committees which have been appointed at differ.
ent places In the valley 10 send one or more dele
gates TO meeting to be held here July nth, TO
devise plan TO be put In operation next fall ana
winter Tor securing the necessary appropriation
Tor the improvement OF the river
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The New Orleans Soldiers Sm BOstOm.
BOSTON, June l5-The Continental Guards OF
New Orleans, are taking harbor excursion on the
steamer Empire State to-day. accompanied by
members OF the city government and the National
Lancers, as the guests OF the city.
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NRw YORK, June 15-The business failures
throughout the country during the last seven days
as reported to the mercantile agency OF r. @. Dun
these the New England states contributed "a
middle states e6, western 53, southern 81, Pacific
states l6 New YORK city II. and Canada lQ
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The Good Templars and the Color
Question.

HALIFAX, N. s., June 13-The Grand Lodge OF
Good Templars or the world last night adopted
the report OF the committee on the color question,
rejoicing In the vindication OF the fundamental
principles OF the order by the Institution OF tho
order In fourteen out OF fifteen southern states OF
America. The session then closed.
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HANDSOME CONTRIBUTION 10 NOBLE CAusK-
an. L c. sends to ThR HrAR ofi1ce the handsome
contribution Of ffty dollars to the fund Tor the
heneut 0f tho Ch1ldrenb c0untu Home
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A POsr OFFICE CLERK ABREsTED.-Geo Morrison
clerk in the Toledo (Ohlo) post office, was
arrested Saturday, charged with stealing letters
from the U. S. mails. He has made full con-
feSSiOn.
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vNO MAKE ROOM fOR OTHER GOODS.
WE ARE CLOSING OUT AT Low PRICES
ios OF oods and ends In the way Of Portable and
0'cA SET RANGES. A few Secondhand RANGES
and dLATROBEs to sell chean.
EDWARD CAvERLY Co,
mn14-Sm 1426 New York avenue.
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THE CONTRACT for cOnereting the basement Of
the Post Office department has been awarded to
Burns & Creecy, OF this city.
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The New Columbian Univcrsity Build.
ing.

ARRANGEMENTS FOR LAYING THE CORNERSTONE
The ceremonies attending the laying OF the
cornerstone OF the new Columbian University
building will be held at the corner of 18th and H
Streets the site OF the new building, next Monday
afternoon. The exercises will begin at half-past
O'Clock. The Invocation will be made by the Rev.
Franklin Wilson, OF Baltimore. The address will
be delivered by Jas c. yelling, LID. president
have nb been maas ,o Sase "a sn a
the historic Harris mansion, which will soon be
demolished with view to the erection in its
stead OF the new university building. plans for
which have been prepared by Mr.. WIN. Poin-
dexter arChifpnf
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General Foreign News by Cable.

LONDON, June l5-George Ashworth & Son, cot
ton, wool and pottery manufacturers, or RochdalA
Hanley and London, have failed. Their nabiliriea
THE ALABAMA GREAT SOUTHERN RAILROAD.
LONDON, June 15.-At q meeting to-day OF stock,
holders OF the Alabama Great Southern railroad
the Issue OF f25o 600 additional capital sanc.
toned.
National Republican., 1883-07-13

PHYSICIANS recommend Dr. Worhington's
Cholera and Diairhea Medicine for Summer
Compla int. Price 20 cents.
National Republican., 1883-07-13
Russian Postmen and Conductors.


1 made the aquaintance during my stay in
Russia of u Moscow postmaster who not only
used to read, or at least look at, tho English
illustra cd journals before dispatching them
to the subscribers, but was always willing to
lend copy to those who obliged him in re-
turn. The subscribers received their papers
rather late but that was their affairs and it
would have been perfectly useless 10 complain.
The postman in those distant and facetious
days expected q gratuity for delivering u
letter. The theory on the subject was, from
his poiut of view, that he might have had
some trouble in finding the right man from
that of the right man, that if small present
were not given to the postman, he would,
perhaps, not bring the next at ALL At the
principal st. Petersburg postotlice, letters at
the DOste restdntG were presented to inquirers
in a heap, registered and unregistered alike,
for them TO choose from at will. foreigner
taking another foreigners registered letter
would probably have been expected to hand q
doucew to the official IN charge. Moscow
postman passed me to accept II letter which
was addressed 30 a foreigner apparently not
to be found and which he thought |, being q
foreign, might as well have us any one else.
On tho st. Petersburg Moscow railway =,
travellers, rich and poor, like travelling with
out paying their fare. Government officers,
civil or military, wearing uniforms refused
to pny on the plea that they were engaged on
stata service, or that, in general way, they
were privileged per sons. Others again
avoided regular payment for iourneying
along the whole line by taking ticket at the
last station but one, and giving it up at the
terminus. Under these circumstances tho
railway naturally did not pay. But that
concerned tho state; and meanwhile tho con-
ductors of the trains made largo profits.
They were, indeed, accused, in phrase bor-
rowed from Gogol's celebrated comedy, of
Stealing too much for their place." an un-
pardonable sin--a sin against tho spirit
among Russian officials. Occasionally gov
erument inspector was sent along tho line to
SEQ who travelled with and who without n
ticket, and whether the conductors were
doiug their duty. The result was now and
then reprimand or dismissal. But the
established system was recommended the
next day, aud it was not until the st. Peters
burg-Moscow railway passed into the hands
of 4 company that it was managed in accord
ance with the simple principles observed in
other countries.
National Republican., 1883-07-13
PACIFIC COAST AND MINING STOCKS.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 12-The following were
e olOslng prices Of mining stocks TODAY:
BALTIMORE STOCK MARKET.
BALTIMORE, July l2.-Virginia 6s, deferred O.
new 10-4Os, 80 bid 70. day.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.

new 1O-4Os, 80 bid to-day.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET .
BALTIMORE, July 12.-Cotton dull; middling, 1oc.
Flour quiet and unchanged. Wheat-Southefn
frmer aud aciyer; western dull aud higher ~
late options; southern red. 81 1091 49, do. amber
81 1901 IS; No 2 western wiuter red. spot, 81 1S4
September, 81 i5ISl i5JS, October, 81 i7tSi 17Js
November, 81 lsQSl l9H. Corn Southern quiet
sS mHed
spot. 571s@D5sl4c; July, 573.95sI4c; August 5S34c
bid; September. 6o>s9sl!s'; October, 6l@68lsc;
southern. 40tG46c; western white, 43945c do.
mixed, 40@42c Pennsy ylyania. 4O@i5c. Rye quiet,
65@6Sc Hay firm, without change. Provisions
unchanged and quiet. Butter dull western pack cked,
S@l6c creamery, 1S@23c. Eggs quiet at 15@lGc.
Petroleum nominal. Coffee quiet; Rio cargoes,
Ordinary 70 T SS9c z Sugar En sO S
81 1891 II. Freights TO Liverpool per steamer
nnohnnged, Receipts-Flour. l,279 barrels; wheat,
$1,000 bushels; corn, A000 bushels oats 1000 bush
els; rye, 200 bushels shipmonts-Corn 900 bushels.
NEW YORK MARKET.
NEW YoRK, July 49, Money is In plentiful sup
ply at 2Q32S per cent. call, and closed Ut per
cent. Foreign exchange weak az 4S4lI for long and
bonds lower. Governments unchanged, except for
3s, which were rs better Mt lO3lE9lO39s The stock
market was less active to-day aud fluctuations
in prices compal atvely slight, A firm tone char
acterized the early dealings and the general list
advanced u to a. Although there were several
slight reactions, the market continued firm until
generally attained. The Improvement was due
chiefly TO more favorable crop advioes from the
northwest, especially from the Red river valley
district where needed rains were generally re-
ported. After the hour namei aJaid was made
upon Lackawahna and Reading, which declined
1L and respectively. The rest of the list yielded
only 1s60lS. and closed steady at some recovery.
AS compared with last nights closing the changes
are slight and as n rule "a 10 higher, Wabash pre-
terred, Central Pacific, Rock Island, Missouri Pa
cific, Kansas aud Texas, and the Omahas showing
the greatest improvement. Lackawanna and
Reading, howeyerwere Y per cent. lower. In the
spccialtes c. C. C. and rose per cent. to 49, 4,
oregon improvements Il to 50, Rochester and
Pttsburg e to solG aud OHIO and Mississippi e to
49, Illinois Central leased lines fell of per cent.
to 49, Manhattan Elevated ia 10 l4iI, st. Louis
and san Francisco preferred TO 81, ana Virginia
Midland TO %.
Transactions aggregated 2il 900 shares, including
Delaware, LaCkawanua and Western, 02,IP0 Deu-
yer and Rio Grande, 6,200; Lake Shore, 1870; Lou
isvillo and Nashville, 800 New Jersey Central,
1900; New York Central, l2,600 Northern Pacific,
II $40; Reading, $500 St. Paul, 1l,OjO; Western
Union, 1885, and Northern Pacific preferred,
l5Adl,