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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-08-29

ITALY DECLARED FREE FROM THE PLAGUE
FEWER CASES IN SPAIN.
MADRID, August 29-There were 1915 new
cases of cholera and 1 100 deaths from the dis
ease reported throughout Spain yesterday.
ROME, August 29.-lt is stated that the sus-
pected cases of disease in Liguria are not chOl-
era. The entire kingdom Of Italy Is pronounced
to be in a healthy condition.
ANTWERP, August 29-The medical congress
in session here has adopted resolution asking
the government of Belgium to use its good
Offices to induce the powers to reOrganiZe the
international sanitary council of Alexandria,
for the purpose of stopping the entrance of
cholera into Europe by way OF the Suez canal
in the future.
this city from cholera Yesterday.
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Local Notes.

Two colored boys-John Johnson and Charles
LOmax-were fined $5 each by Judge Mills to-
day for stoning John Tinney and Abe Mitchell.
A reunion of the 93d regiment New York
volunteers, Of which General John s. Croker
was the first colonel, and Colonel VIM. L. Bram-
hall, Major s. d. Newcomb, and Capt. VIM. G.
Croker are members, all Of this city, will be
held at Saratoga Springs, N. Y, on September
29th and Both proximo.
Matthew Sexton, arrested on Thursday for
being drunk and disorderly, when, it was
alleged the officer (Costello) used his club, was
in the Police Court this morning, pleaded guilty,
and paid q fine of $5.
Yesterday afternoon Officer r. J. King arrested
Richard Tinimuis, a painter at the 7th street
wharf, on suspicion Of the larceny of horse
and wagon from a farm IN Maryland. The case
was continued in the Police Court to-day.
The workmen excavating for the new reser-
voir on Howard University grounds have
recently exhumed four or five skulls and some
human bones, mostly Of children. Nearly all
the skulls had the tops sawed off, and were
evidently placed there by employees of some
medical man or college.
In the Probate Court, Messrs. Edwards & Bar
nard, for the Central National bank, and J. S.
Edwards, administrator, WA, of Luther Mar
tin, entered an appeal to the General Term on
the order appointing w. G. Henderson as ad.
ministrator of Benedict Milburn, deceased.
RANGE OF THE THERMoMETER.-Thef follow.
ing were the readings at the signal office to-day:
am, 62.7; am. 62.S; IL am, II. 8; pm,
76.O; maximum, 779: minimum, COL.
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The Caroline lstanaN-
wHAf STAIN AND GERMANY ARE ouARKELrN0
ABOUT


ABOUT
Prom the 81 James 0azctte
The Caroline Islands are q remarks able group
OF coral formations In the northern Pacific. They
are perhaps OF no great strategic Importance,
since they lie on the road % now here In par
ticular; but from the point Of view OF the ar
cheologist they are Interesting In the extreme
Certain Dutch navigators, who visited them
nearly q generation ago. returned TO Europe
with wonderful stories concerning the gigantc
ruins that had been discovered on some OF the
smaller islets at the eastern end OF the archipei-
ago; but IL was not until 1883 that anything
approaching TO systematic survey OF the group
Vas undertaken. In that year her maiestys
ship Espicgle touched at many OF the islands
and those officers who went ashore found that
the masnihcence OF the remains had NOS been
exaggerated
The most imposing ruins arc nj Metaianim
Harbor, In Ponape, and at Chsbrol Harbor, I'm
kusale; and an idea OF their grandeur may DO
formed from the fact that some OF the stones OF
the buildings measure much IS feet long
by 20 feet broad and Is feet thick They are
ornamented with rude sculptures. which bear
a family embiance 20 the well-known sculp-
yet Easter Island and the CArolines are mlly
5000 miles apart, and, 50 FAR rs In discoverable,
there has never been any communication tie
tween them. The object and origin OF the
monuments are alike unknown. The Caroline
group, which was discovered by Spain In 1926,
has hitherto even by German geographers. been
regarded as a Spanish possession, although for
years there have been no spanish residents
any OF the islands. The extent OF the land sur
lace OF the group In rather more than 800
about $4,000 souls, all OF whom are VI the Malay
race.
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A YOUNG WOMAN DECLARES HERSELF THE
VICTIM OF CONSPIRACY.
Annie Davis lived in London, and in 1881,
when she was only fourteen years old, her
parents engaged her to Herman Eppstein. a
tailor. He was twenty-five, and the girl de-
tested him. According to Eppstein they were
married, but Annie positively declares that
made her life SO unhappy, she says, that she
came to this country year afterwards and OBJ
tanned employment as domestic.
On Aug. 2, 1884, she married Louis Pilzer. q
barber Of No. 139 E. Broadway. N Y. They lived
happily together. Meanwhile Eppstein also
came to this country, searching for Annie. He
has q tailor shop at No. 100 Tyler street,
Boston. Yesterday de discovered Annie's resi-
dence and had her arrested on charge of
bigamy. She was brought before Justice Patter-
son at Essex market court. Although Eppstein
produced copy of q register showing that the
the young wife maintained that she did not re-
member the marriage and believed herself the
victim of conspiracy. She was held for ex-
animation.
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MR.. STARRH's ADVENTURE ABOVE sHoeHoNH
FALLS AND HOW He CAME our.
From the ShoShnne Innrnal
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Butchery ut q Bull Fight,

M8fSellleS DlSpatch 10 the London Daily News
On Sunday afternoon there was q Spanish
bull fight at Mines, which lasted three hours.
1t was under the direction OF the famous tor
reader, Frascuelo. About $4,000 people at
tended the performance, who had arrived from
the neighboring districts by special trains. The
fighting occasioned a good deal Of butchery.
Frascuelo, after having killed the first bull, was
grievously injured In the thigh by the second
just after striking third blow at the animal,
and was carried out by his servants. The enter.
tatnment proceeded under his brothers direc-
ton. The second bull had already killed two
horses before inJuring Frascuelo, and was u.ti-
mately Killed himself Four other bulls were
also killed In succession. After many failures
ened to tll-treat them. Ten horses in all were
messed 1t to sicken with horror, although the
taste for such spectacles is stronger there than
In any other part OF France. It took place in
The old Roman amphitheater, which was
crowded with sightseers from most Of the south
ern towns. who were brought by excursion
trains. Frascuelo was badly wounded. He was
thrice pierced in the thigh by Q bull which had
just dtSembOWeled q horse. His brother Fran.
cisco took his place and slew the animal. One
OF the bulls flung picador over the bounds OF
the arena. Seven horses were ripped open, The
ground was covered with blood and the entrails
OF the slaughtered animals. The project who
authorized the spectacle was 90 sickened that
he had to leave at the death Of the fourth bull
The general opinion blames him for having
granted the authorization. Such q butcherv
has never In modern times been witnessed I'm n
french place Of public amusement
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The Dublin Scandal.

Capt. Barry, of the royal horse artillery, who
was severely thrashed in the streets of Dublin
Thursday by Pollock, a magistrate of Lismar y
county Galway, for having been intimate with
Pollock's wife, has written a letter to the news.
papers giving his version of the fracas. He also
states that he has placed the matter in the
hands Of the colonel of his regiment and will
Captain Barry, in his letter to the papers.
denies that he was struck by Mr.. Pollock
but says he took the stick away from his assaiI.
ant and still retains it. Capt Barry was an aid
to Earl Spencer during the latter's administra-
ton of the viceroyalty of Ireland. Mrs Pollock
Is q daughter of Lord CanmOrris
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He Lived by Accident.

THE EXPLOSION ON THE STEAMER FELTON,
TRACED TO MAN WHO MADE A BUSINESS
OF GETTING HURT AFTER TAKING OUT ACCT
DENT INSURANCE POLICIES FOR LARGE
AMOUNTS.
The investigations into the recent mysterious
explosion on the steamer FELTON, at Philadel-
phia have led to curious discoveries, which
make it reasonably certain that the explosion
was due to design. The clues seem to lead to
man named Adriance Spears, who carried q
large line of accident insurance as the culprit
His presumed intentiOn was to disable himself
$3.50 per week, which his policies would have
Toss Of S35, 900 on the life of an Apparent day
iaborer has so startled the companies that they
have sy united to fight the claim: No progress
until bis previous history was inquired into.
4. Pinkerton's men now claim to know all about
he was mysteriously shot while banding pfs.
tol, and his receipts from several accident poll
f G;s sufiiced 20 support him handsomely. On
IL is alleged, he drew q comfortable income
curing his convalescence from wound that he
accidentally received in the street as he was
gress. Indeed, Spears would appear to have
been the most unfortunate Of men, or one of the
most industrious seekers Of danger. 1t there
was an accident anywhere in his neighborhood
ne usually got it.
About ten months ago, after several wears of a
the In &c and
went to live with Frederick Morris, a jeweler,
~ N0. 1904 Market street. Morris Is q distant
o o. CLOCK, the teweler was awakened by knock
a. MS room door and Spears shouted: "Theres
MOTIFS Srs IN IN the house Fred. Get up" Before
sees1annded through the house, and, going down
STATS it ne found his relative lying on the floor
5 the ribs. A selfcocking English bull.
uug revolver OF large caliber lay beside the
s %oH1aoea man: Spears was perfectly conscious,
anu ueciared he had been shot by the fleeing
burglar: No evidence of forcibly entry
c ro'io De found anywhere about the place. The
PC U.ce were called in and heard the story, but
ci%a. spears had 80 600 in the Mutu i Ac-
fits ner AssGciation which pays $50 sick bene.
Hartford. paying Us Der week: 5000 in the
Ancient Order Of United Workmen, and other
n@ss asgregating go, 1000, In several COM
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WILLING TO EVACUATE EGYPT IF TURKEY
WILL KEEP ORDER THEREIN.
VIENNA, August 29.-The Political Core
spORdence publishes an interview with an
English cabinet minister whose name Is with
held. In this the British statesman says that
Sir Henry Drummond Wolff, the special Eng
lish envoy to the Porte, has been Instructed to
declare to the Sultan that England is willing to
evacuate Egypt if Turkey will guarantee to
maintain order therein, and that England re-
cognizes the rights of the other powers in
Egypt. but will permit none of them, except
Turkey, to undertake military occupation of
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would be to give Il character. The exclusion
OF the public nom viewing the remains was
owing to the desire of Mrs. Stanton, who would
not pander to the curiosity Of persons who
were circulating such scandalous reports about
her dead husband.
mi. Stanton was very poor when he died"
continued the major, after q pause awhile
Secretary Of War he had nothing but his salary
to live on, and after he LEFT the War department
he had only one case In law and that he argued
before judge Of the Supreme Court, who had
been deputized 10 go 10 his house to hear the ar
gument He was then too Ill to leave his room,
fort to borrow $500 nom q washington bank
ing house, but they refused g discount his
then President OF the National Metropolitan
b bank II The only property he owped was the
ton had $5, 900 In $40 bonds which I used to
Keep TOT her In the Lilley safe In the secretarys
ONCE at the War department.. All that went
sold some warehouses she owned in Pittsburg
to maintain her household"
WHAT THE UNDERrAKER SAYS
Mr.. Richard F. Harvey, the undertaken men.
TONED by Major johnson, said to STAR re-
to-when q locko hair was cut from the dead
Secretary's head for Col. Forney, and vouches
for the fact that Mr.. Stanton's throat was not
nGs s ssa.
before sending for the undertaken. But had
charge Of the funeral and cared tor the body
until burial. !put 1t on ice and examined il
once In while. There was no sign OF precau-
ton on the part Of the family to prevent q dis.
covery being made. They acted as other PEG.
pie do when overcome With grief. was In the
room with the body alone much OF the time,
ana could have examined It to any extent II
had desired. The family objected to having ice
packed around the body. as was then the Gus
tom, and were opposed to embalming So con-
trived an ice-0ox In which the ice was packed
nrst and the body placed on Stats above 1t. As
cold air goes down, this was q very uncertain
means OF preservation, and had frequently to
examine the body to see that It was not going.
! would unbutton the shirt in front and exam
Inc the neck and upper chest for discOloration.
II there had been any scar should certainly
have discovered 1t, for had then heard the re-
port of suicide and had 1t in mind. I could
knife wound, and there was not q circumstance
to suggest that death had come otherwise than
naturally"
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JEW ord II N
BREAkrAsr Ionic

Dr. Lamontts Celebrated Breakfast Tonic Is q
highly concentrated vegetable remedy Of extraordL
nary merit and potency possessing unequalled ell
cs'y in building and toning constitution, pre-
venting all forms of malaria and eliminating
the Sys-em- \ protection against ague, chiiis and
fever and torp!dity of the liver appetizer, q
great promoter of digestion: relief and dys-
pepsla a potent nd permanent invigoratOr, and a
thorough hlo' purifying tonic II will strengthen
AID Civ you renewed energy and vigor.
For sale by druggists and grocers. Price SO cents
T. A. BROWN & co.
100 w. Lombard street. Baltimore Nd,
au1s tn tn. .sin Sole Agents u & A.
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THE RruT DIVORCE CASE.
.sswo,x >o the Acklen Scandal.

The examination of witnesses In the olV0lce re-
proceedings begun in Baltimore BY Eugene Belt
against his wife. formerly Mrs. GooIrey, was
continued to-day before Mr.. Frank l.. n"wn
ing, as commissioner in the Coiumoia Ia"
building. Col. Marshall was present. represene
ing the complainant, and Mr.. d. W. 1arhe.
presented Mrs. Belt. A number OF oe'eo.soe
and others who have been engaged In ge''ins
evidence remained around the room. Inc 10
porters were excluded.
1t is not thought the testimony to be taken
here will be concluded to-day. The COMPANY u,
apt, 1t Is stated, depends not upon anysnns hnt
Mrs. Belts conduct since her marriage, put
riage, to sustain his case. It is alleged that ne
did not at the time Of his marriage Know OF Lne
alleged misconduct. The testimony taken mere
bears upon the so-called Acklen scandai, sroW.
ing out of an occurrence at Welckers hotel IN
Mrs. Godfrey was then a widow, and spent
Congressman Willis. She was quite noted 70,
ner ga1ety and beauty, and OF course uiu ~.
tbs Of fol-
officer, while waiting in room at at
With him, 'o heard msnaS CONVERSATION in an
adjoining room and woman's scream
for help. The cries being continued, he forced
Godfrey and Representative Acklen, OF Louis
lana, both in the room and evidently much ex,
cited. Acklen at once left the room. General
RoSser had a carriage procured for Mrs. Godfrey
and sent her home. Subsequently statements
were made to the effect that there was mlsun'
Outstanding all around and the occurrence was
OF an innocent character. Gen. Rosser immed1-
ately left for the northwest, where he was en-
gagged as q civil engineer on railroad, and de-
clined to give any account of the occurrence.
Little was heard of Mrs. Godfrey after that
until her marriage with MIR. Belt, of Baltimore,
was announced about q year ago. Mr.. Belt was
a wealthy and elderly widower. Soon after his
marriage he took his bride to New Orleans.
There. 1t Ia stated, he was informed OF the
Ackien scandal, and heard stories con-
corning his wife's past conduct that
turned him against her. He left her
in New Orleans and returned home alone. He
has since instituted proceedings for divorce. 1t
is said an effort has been made to obtain the
evidence of Gen. ROsser, but 1t has not been
secured. Detectives have been employed in
the case, and 1t Is said, Mrs. Godfrey's life has
been sifted very fine in search Of evidence to
sustain the charges Mrs. GOdfrey's attorney,
speaking to STAR reporter, described the man.
ner of prosecuting the case as ian tniquitous
preceding"
The testimony taken to-day, as STAR re-
porter was informed this afternoon, did not re
late to the Acklen scandal, but concerned other
alleged misdoings Of Mrs. Godfrey. A number
OF aftidavitS have been submitted alleging that
the defendant had visited certain houses at GER
tain dates. The defense will undertake to show
the falsity of these affidavits. 1t is claimed
that the houses named were not in existence at
the dates whensthe defendant is alleged to have
visited them.
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Close Of the Saratoga Races.

SARATOGA, N. Y, August 29.-This is the last
day of the race meeting here. The first race,
one mile, was won by Xpedale, with Lady OF
the Lake second and Alta third. Time 1:46la
The second race, one mile and five furlOngs,
was won by Binette with Volo second. Time,
2:ooA2. The third race, one mile and furlong,
was won by Emma Manley, with Decoy Duck
second and MOnOcrat third. Time, 1853. The
fourth race, three-Quarters Of q mile, was won
by Tabitha, with Carrie Stewart second and
Una third. Time, 1:l7L.
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Yesterday morning, at the Union depot, q
squad OF nine monkeys and q large dog at
tracted great deal OF attention. Upon inquiry
1t was learned that the party owning them was
teaching them to play base ball, and they had
progressed under his tuition so far as to be able
TO play tolerably fair game. The dog captains
the nine. The whole thing is not only comical
to look at but In the Imagination calls forth
everything that is ridiculous and funny. They
were en- route from Macon to Savannah.
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Mr.. Lamont Says There IL No Ruptur

MI. Lamont Says There IL No Rupture.
Mr.. Daniel Lamont, the Presidents private
secretary, TO reporter at Syracuse, yesterday,
said:
~ expect to meet the President in Albany the
latter part Of next week, and go on from there
TO Washington. What do think of the story
about the rupture between Mr.. Tilden and the
PRESIDENT don't think anything about it. It
ming to end. There is no trouble between them,
and l can't imagine how such yarn got
started"
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The American minister ut Brussels declines
10 interfere In the case Of Chateauneuf who Vas
arrested there In connection with the murder ol
Nile. Mentret In Paris, and who claims to Be- a
natNralixed American citizen.
There are renewed reports 1t Copenhsran
that marriage 10 being ARRANGED betVeen
Prince Oscar fBweaen and Princes Louise. pc
A committee has been appointed e Ocean
Grove, N. j., 70 consider the question OF erecf,
lnE memorial to Gen. Grant
Little Girl (ready for bodD-Gamma win Won
tettme q ho4 story. MAm1.-What ghoot sfory
now, DEAR Htzl6 0irt-Ym, mamma IVant
. get sWi0ay scarod % Loan deep With you.-
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NEWPORT, r. l., August 29.-The United
States training squadron, consisting of the
Portsmouth. Saratoga and jamestown, arrived
off Block Island this morning, and will remain
in these waters for several days. The squadron
returned earlier than had been expected, in
consequence of an order from the Secretary of
the Navy directing them to come back from
their European cruise TO take part in the in
auguration of the Perry statue, which takes
place on the 10th prOximo. The north Atlantic
squadron, comprising the Tennessee, Alliance
and iantic, has also been ordered here for the
same occasion.
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GEORGE SPRANSY,
6O7 SEVENTH STREET,
Opposite U. s Post Once.
pen till 10 p. m. Saturday night. au2S
No REnsAsr DAYS WIRE Us

Neither do sell Muslins below cost TO get the
profits Lack teRfod on more expensive Fabrics
Our stock embraces DRY GOODS. NOTIONS and
EEADYMADE DRESSES for ladies and children,
and our facility Tor making the Latter Is unequalled
by any other house In the city.
Give cali. and you will be convinced that ours
Is no fictitious advertisement deceive. but you will
get ZEAL BARGAINS. As our expenses are small.
We can well afford 10 sell Mt a small profit Dresses
which we know sell In other for SO sell for
half the price.
Our stock OF Dresses consists Of figured Lswas white
PERSIAN Lawns handsomely trimmed worsted and
Cashmere Dresses. silk and Satin Delion handsomely
made Tor less money than buy the material
Rom those stores selling musins q cent per yard less
Than cost We have Dresses low Is from 81 rs up
And chiftiren's from 25c Up.
Please call There is trouble to show goods, and
hyOu don't buy you will ~ least be convinced
J. HERzOG. 9ls 1th ST. NV,
aaZe3t between I and X.
(oOI. WEATHER NOTICE,
We have Clothing salt every CAPRICE Of the
weather All summer goods AZ aud below cost Fine
Blue FLANNEL suits he very thing for the present.
ceeingy cheap For those In delicate health have
large assortment Of Merno shirts, very good QUAIL
tty. 10 suit any ones pocketbOok. Remember the
place, where you can always strike bargain;
Abs l9l4l9lo pennsylvania ava
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A Reduced Dividend

NEW YORK, August 29.-The directors Of the
Chicago and Northwestern Railway company
have just declared dividend on the preferred
stock of Ia. per cent, payable September 25th.
This is q reduction of u per cent,
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Tele1raDhic Rriefa.

In the Western Union Baltimore & Ohio Tele-
graph controversy Mr.. Bates, of the latter COM
pany, sent yesterday communication TO MIR.
Cyrus w. Field charging the latter with en-.
deavoring to turn the discussion from the
real points at issue and declining, therefore,
to continue the correspondence.
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The Lime Kiln Club Organized.

A certificate of incorporation of the Lime
Kiln Club was filed with the recorder this after
noon. The directors named are NJ. F. Hamlin,
Thomas H. Vance, Robert Adams, Jerome A.
johnson and Charles A. Lemar. The objects
of the society are literary and musical the pro-
provement. The club is organized for period
of ten years.
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A Maryland Political Row.

RESIDENT OF WASHINGTON INVOLVED.
A dispatch to the Baltimore American says
that there is excitement in Cumberland, Nd,
over the legal contest likely to grow out of the
appointment by Gov. Lloyd of Charles E. Ham
bright as register of voters in district number
fourteen, in place of John s. Craigen, removed.
as alleged, because he has changed his residence
from Cumberland to Washington. Hambright
declares he will on Monday demand of the
clerk Of the court the registration books, and
Cragen has written from Washington threaten
ing to file bill to prevent the delivery of the
books TO the new appointee, and also pray for an
order to have the books delivered to him
self: Craigen was appointed register of voters
by Gov. Hamilton and again by Gov. McLane,
against the wishes of the sO-called canal faction
who in vain sought TO prevent his confirma.
ton by the senate. His removal now, it Is al
legged. is instigated by the same parties.
Craigen, few months ago, sold out his drug
store in Cumberland and engaged himself to a
rubber firm, which requires him to be in Wash
ington most of his time. He still resides in
Cumberland, and has never removed his
family away, nor has he any intention of doing
SO. The question of the governors right to re-
move move Craigen involves points that have never
come Of the fight is watched with interest