Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-07-02

VI. De Lesscps' Big Sob.
| SIXTY MILLION DOLLARS on TIE r.x.x. CAVIAR nv
| 10 pAp AND ONLY oSk-TwESrIKTH OF The Work
Lieut. r. N. g. Brown, OF the navy. has made
| rport 10 the Secretary OF the Navy on the work
| done on the Panama canal The original estimated
cost OF the work was $4,000 900, ana the tine re-
| CURED for It's completion seven years Nearly hslf
OF that time has already elapsed and not far short
or $soooo.ouo has been expended exclusive of the
sso,oco.ooo expended for the Panama railway
The total excavation necessary Is estimated NJ
| .s,Wo.Wp cubic metres, OF which ave million have
been taken out IL Is estimated that about one
twentieth or the whole work necessary has been
completed. Much OF the machinery taken there
has become useless through the effects OF the moist
climate An epidemic OF the yellow fever il anti
cipated. and the hospitals erected at A cost OF
$S.oVoop. are entirely inadequate. The greatest
obstacle TO the completion OF the canal the terri
ple overnows OF the Chagres river. Lieut. Brown
| anticipates failure unless the French government
supplies funds and states that n this IL done
! time >
ARMY oRDERs-Capt Charles ID. yiele 10th cav
airy, and First Lieutenant Charles q. Ayres 10th
| cavalry, Will be relieved from mounted recruiting
service on the LIST day OF October 1884 and will pro
coed TO Join their respective troops Capt Edwin
18th infantry: Capt Edward NJ Hsyns nSnSpR.eeys
| First Lieutenant William Baird, 9th cavalry ana
t1rst Lieutenant James M. Burns, 18th infantry
will be relieved from general recruiting service on
the LIST day OF october, 1884, ana viii then jon their
respective troops and companies
Local Notes.
Judgments by default were entered In the Cfrcui,
Court to-day In number OF cases. including those
| OF Moody agt Middleton Co, Terrell agt Middle
| ton Co, and Klmban agt. SQuier.
The last Will OF Michael Flynn, filed TODAY be-
queathes his estate TO his wife, Who he names as
Last night while oricer Pearson was walking
along, near the corner OF 9Th and streets north
east an unknown colored man shot at him the
ball passing within a few inches OF his leg.
INCREASE OF cRNE-The number OF cases re-
ported TO Major Dye, superintendent OF police In
which the Criminal Court made sentences TO the
BE- against II last year, and the sentences 10 ja 81
Attain. I'm West Washington.
THE CANAL BREAk.-A large force OF men are AZ
work repairing the damages from the storm on the
canal between Williamsport and the Monocacy
The repairs VIII require two weeks and an outlay
A FINE OF sI5-Charles Wise was locked up a,
the station last night on a charge OF cursns and
Black Maria he repeated the onense When tried ON
the two charges Judge Smell lined him sls or As
OFFICERS ELKCTED.-Decatur Lodge. No 9. K. Of
r., elected last night the following officers: Harry
Mills &C; W c: Williams, VC.; James Collins,
1LL-Mrs Chas. II. Demar is lying In a critical
condition at her residence, on 32d street-Nr
james Brsmner was stricken with paralysis ON
Monday last and his condition is critical. O
CATTLE MARKKT.-Live stock sales at Drovers'
REST yesterday are reported by Tayenner Bros as
follows: la cattle up and sold; best, 5k TO 9: good
az to 5x; medium, ~ 10 AZ; comruon, 81 TO 4.
1905 sheep and lambs-sheep. 20 S: lambs. 81 to =
10 COWS and calves, $50 to $50. Lambs brisk cattle
BuILDiNe AssocrArroS-The Georgetown Coop
erative building association held their regular
monthly meeting last night Money sold al So
| The amount offered was s. 500
SIIrrISG NKws.--Ariyais- schooner X. C. Allen,
with 800 tons OF ice, from Kennebec: schooner
Helen q. Mosely, with salt, from Boston,
THE CONDITION OF THE WATER-At7 a. m, Great
sG as Q; receiving rsseryoir north connection, 2
gate house, q; ef1uent gate house, 6 Low tide in
river today at p m; high tide. IL p. m
Alexandria Affair.".
| Reported for The EVENING srAn
BLAINE RATIFICATION MKgTINa.-A grand ratin-
cation meeting, In honor OF Blaine and Logan will
be held In front OF the city post once here to-mor
row night, under the auspices OF the central Blaine
brass bsad S SIe nea 1mguished speakers and
Glee CLUB, OF Washington, will render campaign
FUNERAIs-The funeral OF Mrs. Susanna pwyer
took place this morning and proceeded TO st Maryb
cnurch, where requiem mass was offsred-1he
funeral OF Peter W. simpson took place this after
| noon, from the residence OF Mt W. A. Vincent on
Prince street, near Alfred and was attended by tho
ODD Fellows OF Potomac Lodge, No. 49, accompanied
GRADuArKD.-Morgan H Beach, the talented son
OF Mr. +. Beach, OF this city, took the degree OF
u L. at the recent commencement OF the Cniver-
sly OF Virginia, after single years course. Mr..
IS. is rephew or eX-Commissoner Thos. p Nor
1 gan vi the DlStrlct OF Columbia
REPoRrERs NoTEs.-Mr. Peter W, Simpson who
cleo yesterday was the last OF the water-cart pro-
prletors, VINO before the es Enlistment OF the Mt
cameron water-works supplied the town with
water oy means OF large hogsheads on wheels that
were nlled at the Diagonal pump and drawn
along the StreetS-Conducto VIM. King whose
gallant conduct at the James river bridge disaster
on the Midland road, is everywhere praised is now
AT nus nome here suffering from his Injuries
Outrage Fiends Arrested.
NEW YORK, July 2-Thomas .. Jones and ChaS
Harrison, the two negroes who were arrested last
night for gagg1ng and outragfng Miss Lizzie Kemp
In stable, were In court to-day and were held for
TRIAL solomon Meherbach, nephew OF the pro-
pr1etor OF the stable, who is a white man. and was
also engaged In the outrage, lied, but Is being
looked for by the police
Mr. Blafne's Movements.
Hon James @. Blaine delivered the diplomas to
the graduating class OF the Hallowen classical and
scientific academy at Augusta, Me-, yesterday
afternoon, and to-day went 10 Waterv1lle 10 attend
the commencement exercises at Colby university.
He Is expected at Louisville KY, I'm eight or ten
days TO visit Gen. Ekin, and Will be accompanied
by Mrs Blaine and one OF che daughters, who Will
spend the summer with Mrs Ekin.
Political Campaign Notes.
Very few delegates have arrived In Chicago, and
no entire state delegations are expected before
Friday or Saturday. Headquarters have been
thrown open at the Grand Pacific hotel In the
interest OF the candidacy OF Mr.. Flower. General
Butler is expected to arrive saturday, and parade