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Surveying Hood Rock.

LIEUT.. DERBY SATISFIED WITH THE RESULT on
THE EXPLOSION.
The New York Times to-day saws: Lieut.
Derby began yesterday the work II surveying
Flood Rock tn determine the effect OF satur-
days explosion. Divers were sent down over
the "Nigger Head" Mt slack water. and they RI.
ported that the rock was cut up by assures,
some of them large enough To allow the men To
descend into them a. Tar prudent In
Others the sounding rod was thrust down a dis
tancc of over eight feet from the surface OF tho
rock. This confirms Lieut. Derby In the opin-
ION that the explosion a success. and that
ledge f. Thoroughly broken up, said he .'and in
fact IL mas continued To settle ever since the ex.
piosioE. We don't care IL the fragments are
large. We would rather find them SO: for n We
them more economically. IL will cost less 10
remove one rock weighing fifteen TONS or even
more, than IL will TO handle half "a dozen frag-
ments OF the same aggregate weight
The work OF examination viii Ice continued
steadily. The divers can work only q short
time every day at slack water account OF the
strength of the tide. that IL will require
something like three weeks To complete the
work. The channels through the basin are per-
for some changes Ina the strength and direction
OF currents, that they were previous 20 the ex-
plosion, and the work of the engineers will not
Interfere I'm any way with the free passage OF
vessels. The engineer officers have given per
mission TO such desire To remove anything
they choose from the island except the timber
'front.' OF the old pier, SO that they take the stuff
away before the government forces are ready 20
begin work. Nothing that remains has suffi-
cient value 20 make IL worth while 10 try to sell
IL, and the labors Of the government will he
lfghtened by the removal by private parties
OF anything that they covet. Cen Newton
spent some Time on the rock yesterday I'm con-
sultation with Lieut.. Derby and Others, and
left for Washington last night. Very few per-
sons visited the island yesterday, except those
whose business made IL necessary Ia do so, and
The harvest OF the Astoria boatmen was prac-
ttcally ended.
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MOOnshiners' bloody Work.

A GEORGIA CITIZEN KILLED AND MANY OTHERS
WARNED To LEAVE FOR IDING OFFICERS
Great excitement exists I'm Franklin county.
Ga, owing 10 the bitter warfare between the
Illicit distilcrs ana those suspected of being
spies. In several cases which have lately been
reported TO the revenue officers important in
formation has been given by laS-abiding citi-
zens, VINO desire To aid I'm breaking up ~.
practice OF Illicit distilling. This has brouui {
down upon Them the vengeance OF the dl,til-
lers, who have served notice upon them 10
leave the county or take the conse,i uences. lac
first evidence that the di>tillers mean, lu,i-
the assassination of a young n,ta
named Dyar, who had testified against sevcfsl
persons. Dyar was riding home i'm a WAGON
and when driving through "A thick coIIse "a 49,
aimed bullet sped through his brain H. =. A
back in the wagon, and thc horses taking fr..i.L
galloped wildly until home was reached. wts,fs
Dyar's relatives were horrined 10y the sight
which met their gaze. The second man at
tackled was a farmer, named Garbreuth. hs
was seated before the fireplace in his house
when double-barreled shot gun was
placed through hole in the wall aud fired AT
him 10y an unknown person. His clothing Was
torn completely from his chest, but he remained
unhurt the load of buclishot taking effect in the
wall. That night he fled the country. Other per.
sons suspected of "peaching ON the disiillcrs
are under notice TO make themselves scarce.
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EXPLORATIONS i'm Alaska.

THE CRUISE OF THE REVENUE STEAMER COR
VIVA POLAR BEAR FOR THE SMITHSONIAN.
The revenue marine steamer Corwin, which
arrived at San Francisco yesterday, reports
that on July she arrived in Kotzebue sound,
Alaska whence two exploration parties had set
out-one, under command of Lieut.. Cantwell, to
proceed up the kowak river the other, under
Assistant Engineer McLennagan, to proceed
up the unexplored Noitak river. She
then continued nOrthward, called at Cape Sa-
bine, August 18th, turned her course SOUTH
ward, and arrived In HOtham Inlet, August
27th, where she found both exploring parties
who had returned after having successfully ex-
ecuted their tasks Engineer McLennagan,
who explored the NOtak river, reports having
met Lieut.. StOney and party at the upper
head of HOtham Inlet. Lieut. StOney was
just about to start for the interior. The Cor
win brings mail from StOney's party.
The vessel left the Arctic on August 2Sth, and
arrived at st. Michaels on September 4th, find
ing there Lieut.. H. +. Allen, Sergt Robertson
and F. w. Ticket, of the United States signal
corps comprising the party sent out last year
by Gen. Mills to explore Copper river, and the
region between it and Yukon river. Here Also
We're found two English tourists. w.
Garland and F. r. Beetty-whO had made
remarkable trip from Great Slave lake.
across Mackenzie river to the Yukon and down
the latter to st. Michaers. Both parties were
taken aboard and brought here. September
Sth the COrwin anchored off Halls island,
where 1000 pound polar bear was shot and
killed 1t will be sent to the Smithsonian In
stitute.
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OMered On Col. Grant.
HE GOULD HAVE HAD POSITION IN TN

He COULD HAVE HAD POSITION IN THE
ARMY, BUT DECLINED.
Chicago Dispatch % the New York Times oct. 12th.
In an interview printed here this morning I'm
Washington dispatch, Col. James y. Casey, Q
brother-in-law of Mrs. L. - Grant is repre-
sented as saying: at very generally 70
ported throughout the country. and believed,
that President Arthur offered TO appoint Fred
Grant captain OF stan, commlssary ar quarter
master I'm the army. This Is mistake. Gen.
Grant would have been very much gratifed Il
the place had been given his son. but Arthur
would not do IL, though friends who knew Gen.
Grants feelings and anxicties presented the
matter To the President and urged it strongly
as they could with propriety."
The attention of eN-sccretary OF War Lincoln
was called % this dispatch to-day. Mr. Lncoln
said he was glad to take the opportunity ~ cor
rect statement made on apparently good su-
s m9,,ly when 30 1n}usey misrep.e ,se INC
nj a time when his misfortunes and Illness ex.
cited universal sympathy, and that, the
here, at 30 great y distance nom the home of X
proper he should freely give the facts In ths
ietter-prcss copy OF the following note:
WAR DRrARrNESI, WASHINGTON. Jan. ls. lssa
MY DEAa SIR The I'd instant by the retirement a
MAYOR tcNerson, wlll occur vacancy In the army "a
captain. ! am requested oy the President 90 advise
you OF this and To that N Is agreeable yourself
vacancy am very sincerely yours.
KonERT I. IIScoLN.
Mr. Lincoln said this tender was made en-
tirely upon President Arthurs own motion, aud
certainly without any suggestion from Gen.
Grant. The feeling Of Mr. Arthur To ten.
Grant, and the circumstances In which ha
found himself united causes for making IL
Mr. Lincoln said Col. Grant replied "a few daya
aiterward. declining the position. and giving "a
the reasons Tor doing 50 that a. accept 10 would
seem To Toe putting himself beyond the reach 20
those who might have claims upon him cred
itors. and this he would not de-. The "a -~ecre-
tary added that Whatever might be thought NJ
the soundneSs OF those reasons under the cir
cumstances they were certainly honorable and
creditable to Col. Grant
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NANCER OF THE TONGUE.

a CASE RESEMBLING THAT OF GEN. GRANT
Some ten years ago had scorfulous sore on nv
right Hand which gave me great trouble, and under
the oldtime treatment healedup, but it had only been
driven into the system by the of potash and mer-
curry, and in March, 1882. 1t broke in my throat
and concentrated In what some of the doctors called
cancer eating through my cheek destroying the roof
OF my mouth and upper lip then attacked my tongue,
palate and lower lip destroying the palate and under
lip entirely and half tongue. eating to the top
of my left cheek bone and up to the left eye could
not eat any solid food, but subsisted liquids and
my tongue was far gone could not talk Such was
my wretched helpless condition the first of Octo-
Der 1854. when my friends commenced giving me
Swifts Specific In less than a month the eating
places stopped and healing commenced and the fear
fu aperture in cheek has been closed and firmly
Knitted together. process of under lip is pro-
crossing finely, and the tongue which was almost de-
stroyed is being recovered and that nature
supplying new tongue can talk that my friends
can readily understand me- and also solid food
again. If any doubt these facts. would refer them
to John H. Taylor state senator of this district
and to Dr. T. s. Bradfleld of LAGRANGE, Ga.
MRS. MARY L. CONFER.
Latrange, Ca. May IA, 1885.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free,
The SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., Drawer 3, Atlanta Ga.
n. Y, 157 w. 23d ST. 8
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CONCORD, N. H., October 13.-Insurance Conn
missioner Pilsbury, in letter to a number of
merchants, speaks strongly against the recent
insurance legislation which has caused the
withdrawal OF all foreign insurance companies
from the state. He says: "From the best infor-
nation obtainable there is upward of S4O,-
100000 insurance expiring in our state during
which will run out within ninety days. Many
policies have already expired and no insurance
can be obtained on the risks they covered. The
situation is serious, demanding Immediate and
decisive action. He is unable, however to sug-
gest any remedy. and asks that meeting of
prominent citizens be held to discuss the situ-
alton, to take such action as is deemed best
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MORE OFFICIAL CHANGEs.
Latest Appointments by the Presi.
dent. Etc.

Inc PRESIDENT this afternoon made the fol-
lowing appointments:
'onn .. II. Frink, of New Hampshire, to be u.
.. attorney for New Hampshire.
y. W. Miller, of Dakota, to be receiver of pub
lie money at Huron. Oak.
Jonn +. Mcfarland, to be register at Huron,
Oak.
Inc PRESIDENT has appointed Robert B. Roose-
veis, OF New York; Augustus 8. Merrlmon, OF
Nortn carolina, and William Stevenson, OF
fennsylvania. q commission to examine Q com.
In Washington Territory.
to Inc secretary Of the Treasury has made the
I0uowlng appointments in the lighthouse SER
vice: Austin Brizendine, as acting assistant
AZ eea at bowiers Rock, Va; Ellison G White,
9s act,ng assistant keeper At Whales Back, N.
E r.; George 7. Clifford, as acting assistant
a asePer az PENSACOLA, Fla; Owen Cosgrove, as
SGctlng Keeper ut Naval Hospital, Va; II. 81.
W TToHsr, Is keeper at st. Louis River, Wis; John
= wieking. as Keeper at Charleston Main Light,
3; C.; g. 3. Thompson, as keeper at George,
T fSTa; 81 James Hare as acting keeper at
ing assistant keeper at He'll Gate NY.
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I'd EDITION
--latest T6lRgpanS to Tl1 Star.
VOTING IN OHIO.

A Heavy Vote POlled Early In the Day
ut COlumbus-&ierman Voters Scratch.
Ing Allen o. Myers-BOth state Com.
mittees Claiming Everything.
Especial Dispatch to T.fR Ev ENINa STAR.
COLUMBUS, OHIO, October 13.-Rain conn
| menced falling yesterday and continued until
eleven this morning with but few Interruptions.
The campaign closed in this city last night, ex-
Senator Thurman addressing an audience Of
| less than one hundred The noticeable feature
OF his remarks was the ignoring of both Hoadly
ana Allen O. Myers, whose names he has
scarcely mentioned during the campaign.
The election in this city is progressing quietly
and the best of order prevails. In many of the
wards over half the vote was polled at ten
o'clock. In the German wards in the southern
portion Of the city the vest-pocket ticket Is
being voted heavily, which indicates scratching
to remarkable extent These wards are
usually democratic. So far as can be learned,
Alien y. Myers, the candidate tor the leglsia-
ture, is the chief sufferer.
have been received from outside points, but the
managers wear stiff upper lips and claim the
election of both state and legislative tickets.
chairman Bushnell, of the republican commit
tee, received dispatches from GAINESVILLE and
Toledo to the effect that the election was
S ana the o
Cleveland state that fully one-third of the vote
mad been cast at 8 o'clock, and that Foraker
"ouiu IcCelHc HOJ less IMAM S,OUU utuOIOy ALI
that city. At Cleveland the scratching of the
republican ticket is confined to minor local
candidates.
By Associated Press
Indications of n Linht Vote at Column.
bus-A Fair Vote at Toledo.
COLUMBUS, OHIO, October 13.-The election
Is passing off quietly, with indications that
light vote will be polled. It rained oil the fore
away the main part OF the vote would be
brought out during the afternoon. Some
scratching is being done on the local
and legislative tickets, but the work
of this kind is thought not to be
formidable on either side. Although some pre-.
clncts are behind in the vote polled at noon, 1t
was thought at that hour that half the city vote
had been pOlled. Neither of the state commit
tees have any information of consequence, ex-
cept that rain is general, and that fair vote is
being polled at Toledo where the republicans
claim Foraker will carry the county.
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CAMERON AND MAMONE.
NOT Pistols, hut Epistolary Explana.
uOns. Demanded by CamerOn-Pr0ba.
Dle Eject on the Pending Canvass-An
interview With the Governors
Spokesman, Col. Sims, Of Danville.

A STAR correspondent met Col w. E. Sims,
OF Virginia, in Richmond yesterday. Col Sims
Is an intimate and warm personal friend of
0oV. cameron, and is supposed to fully repre-
sent MIN In the matter Of the recent severe at
lacks on the governor, sent to the Philadelphia
fTess and other journals from the residence of
senator Malone He has already answered in
the Eress some of the assaults on Cameron.
Col. sims is county chairman of the republican
party of Pittsylvania county. He is under
STOOD 10 have been working zealously for the
republican state ticket until these attacks on
Cameron began.
The colonel was asked to state what in his
opinion would be the course pursued by Gov.
CameronS friends and the governor himself
Win regard TO these assaults, and what effect,
II any, would be produced by this feud on the
Virginia campaign.
He replied that Cameron's friends, so far as
tack on Cameron was devised by Malone, and
approved by him. for two-told purpose. "In
the tn, nrst place Col. Sims said, Malone wants
virginia. II We DO succeed. and, in the second
pace, ne wants scapegoat in case we fail
He can then say to his republican colleagues in
succeed: YOU see, gentlemen, how little influ-
ence Gov. Cameron and his friends have in Vfr-
in spite dad
he would say, We'll, gentlemen, we were de-
feated, not by bourbon democrats, but by dis
loyal republicans In either case he aggran-
dies himself at the expense Of Cameron and his
friends The assault was cowardly and based
on nothing save ill-will.
Gen; Gro er, OF Norfolk, who is probably the
most influential republican in Tidewater. Va;
also Attorney General Blair denounced the
attacks on Cameron. Hon. John S. Wise will
doubtless do likewise as soon as his
attention is called to the attacks. 1
think he will do SO, although 1 have
heard nothing from him, but he surely cannot
refuse to do a simple act of justice. cannot
say what effect this matter will have on the re-
suit In Virginia That depends entirely on the
course pursued during the next few days by Mr..
Wise, aud we are anxiously awaiting to see
what his course will be. OF course, he has it in
his power to settle the whole matter far as this
canvassi Is concerned. take 1t forgranted he will
not take q course which insures Lees election.
The charges against Gov Cameron's personal
Integrity about the bank transactions will be
attended to by that gentleman fully and to the
satisfaction of his friends and the public. 1
cannot disclose now what will be done in that
direction, but will say that have seen official
papers enough to prove beyond even a supicion
that the charges against Gov. Camerons per-
sOnal character are baSeleSS."
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MARRIED..

MISUNDERSTANDING. At Rockville Ma.
October 9th, 1883 at the residence tire E.ey Or
Prettyman, by the Rev. Dr. Pretty MAN. q H. DItl n
W. BLUNDON. of Washington. ID. a., 10 Mies Al
No cards
JoHNsoN-BRooK Tuesday. October 9th, 1856.
by Rev. DIR. Addison, at the parsonage Mr. JoHY
JOHNSON 70 Miss KATE BROOK, both OF Prince
Georges county, Md.
PARkER-TCRNER. On October 10, 1855 nv
the Rev T.. q. Iressel. pastor of Grace Lutheran
chapel, GEORGE T. PARKER and NELLIE NJ
LOkN Elk, both OF this city. lPhiladeiphia papsrs
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Last Nights Storm.

CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE DONE TO SHADE
TREES AND NEW BULLDOGS IN BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, October 13.--The storm OF last
night was quite destructive in this city and
neighborhOod. A number of fine ornamental
Der of new buildings in process of construction
were damaged. A portion of the bridge over
the northwest branch of the Potapsco connect
ing this city with Anne Arundel county, was
blown away, and a large sea lion on the city
side escaped, its pen having been destroyed.
The creature was seen this morning going down
Chesapeake bay.
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Affairs I'm West Washfnrrou

STORM AND FLOOD NOTES, ETC.-The heavy
storm last night injured q number of trees in
this place and still further damaged the dilap-
dated 1; sidewalks The river is high and muddy
with strong current.-The hydrant situated
at the corner of M and Cherry streets, is out of
order 1t is the only means by which the resi-
dents In that vicinity can procure water.-
A number OF gunners were in search OF ducks
this morning In this locality, and some few
were rewarded.
CATTLE MARKET.-Sale Of live stock at Dro-
vers Rest, ID. c., as reported by Tavenner Bros,
yesterday: as follows; 1913 cattle up ard sold;
3a4 to 4 u; common at Dig to ga. 500 sheep and
lambs. Lambs at 3l2 to 5.3O. Yearlings at 3D..
Old sheep at DIP to 81. Is cows and calves
sold from $25 to $50 per head. Market very
good.
SHIPPING NEws.-Schooner Mabel Phillips
arrived light from Boston. Schooner d. M
Anthony arrived light from Providence.
TEMPERATURES AND CONDITION OF WATER
AT A. M.-Great Falls, temperature, So: con-
ditiOn, z. Receiving reservoir, temperature
81; condition at north connection. 5; south
connection, 8. Distributing reservoir, tenn
perature, 81; condition at influent gatehouse
80: condition at effiuent gatehouse. SO. High
tides in the river to-day at 1912 am. and l1:O6
p. M.
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Mr.. Blaine to Remain i'm Augusta.
HE WILL SPEND THE WINTER AT WORK ON
HIS BOOK.
Mr.. Blaine and his family will not take O
house in Washington this winter, but will re-
main In Augusta at work on his book. Mr..
Walker Blaine says the family preferred to re-
main in Augusta, and besides much of the ma
teriaI his father wanted for his book was there
at hand.
"ls your father taking any interest in politics
just at present?" asked THE STAR reporter.
II fancy he is too busy with his book just now
for that. l have not heard him say anything
on the subject, but suppose 1t would be very
hard for a man who had been in politics as long
as he has not to read the papers,"
us 1t true that he is likely to be a candidate
for the Senator"
81 have never heard of 1t. He has never said
q word upon the subject to me, and 1 really
don't know"
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OswEGo, N. Y, October 13.-The wind has
been blowing at a velocity of from 80 to AZ
miles per hour here since early this morning
This is the greatest velocity the wind has regis
tered since January. No disasters to shipping
have yet been reported.
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A PawnbrOker Arrested.
HART COHEN CHARGED WITH RECEIVING


STOLEN GOODS.
Detectives Raft and Carter this afternoon ar
rested Hart Cohen, the pawnbroker on 7th
street, on an indictment charging him with re-
ceiving stolen goods. After having his picture
taken Cohen was turned over to the United
States marshal. Cohen is charged with
receiving $500 worth of jewelry, which
was stolen from Mrs. Mary Brown,
Of Pittsburg, Pa, by colored boy named Fred
Brown, who is now serving three years in the
pennsylvania penitentiary for. the larceny, he
having been arrested in this city in March last
by Detective Raft. Cohen was tried in the
Police Court at the time and acQu itted.
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Collision ON the Reading.

SHAMoKIN, Pa, October 13.-The Philadel-
phia and Reading railroad passenger train due
here at ten a. m. to-day cOllided with coal
train at Big mountain. The two engines tel
escOped and the passengers and train men had
a narrow escape from death. Travel was block
AIDED for some time. The loss aggregates
$4,000.
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Transfers of Real Estate

Deeds In fee have been fled as follows: a.
Clay Stewart to Martha v. Moore, part 1, 50.
$50; 90, 100 Kate A. Smith to Henry Edwards,
sub. lot 6S. so. AL; 81 1886. District Of Column
bia to James Richardson, lot IT, SO. AS; s..
a. A: kohr to H. S. Brinkerhof, lot 81, so. $50;
Is, blk. d; $4,000 L. NJ. Biackford to ii. Ed.
wards, SUBJ 81, SO. all; $4,000. E. A. Maedel
to A. Richards, pt. 8, Su. 694: $500.
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indications of q Light Vote at COlum.
buS-A Fair Vote at Toledo.
WAR IN THE EAST INEVITABLE.


Neutrality OF England and France.
PARIS, October 13.-Lord Lyons, the British
ambassador, and NJ. de Freycinet, the French
minister of foreign affairs, have arrived at an
understanding by which their respective gov
ernmentS shall observe a strict neutrality if
Turkey fights any of the Balkan states Cf
It is believed that hostiiit;es are inevitahie as
both Servia and Greece disregard the Injunction
to adopt peace policy, and State that they will
keep quiet only on condition that they be COM
penSated.
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The Irish Campaign.

SELECTING CANDIDATES FOR DUBLIN.
DUBLIN, October 13.-The nationalist con-
vention lof nominating canoloaies 1or seats IN
selected Mr.. Clancy, editor of the Nation (Mr. T.
d. Sullivans newspaper), and Sir Thomas
mans mother granddaughter of the RI
Hon. Henry Grattan, who brought forward I'M
1850 and 1882 the famous bill of rights, assert
ing the right of Ireland to selfgovernment. Mr.
parnell thanked the delegates for the conf
dence they had reposed in him.
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The Daughters Of Liberty.

WILLIAMsPoRT, PA, October 13.-The an
Daughters Of Liberty, an auxiliary order Of the the
United American Mechanics, opened here to-
day and will be session three days. About 100
the union is represented. Grand Councillor
Kenney s. Johnston, of Brooklyn, presided.
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The Double scull Race POSTPONED

TROY, n. Y, October 13.-The double scull
race between Hanlan and Lee and Courtney
and Conley, which was to have been rOwed to-
day, has been postponed on account of the rain
until the next fine day.