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ask the officer, ain the name of the Lord. what
have done?' The officer said, Nothing" He
heard the officer tell his uncle to go home
Witness called to his uncle to In as the officer
His uncle then went and sat down on q porch.
A wagon was driving by, and the officer called
it. The officer and the man in the wagon then
tried to put his uncle into It. Wit
ness and others went up to the off,
Ger and said: "Mr. Sheehan, we will
officer said: mo, we don't want your help to
carry him" Then they tussled, and Mr. Shee-
han choked his uncle Then the officer got his
pistol. which was in case, and began beating
bis uncle with 1T. The witness went up again
and said: Don't beat my uncle. Wen take
him to the station-house for you." Officer shee-
you to carry him" The officers pistol fell out
OF the case and lay upon the ground. The off,
Ger picked It up, fired aud shot his uncle" The
witness said he did not see any one strike the
officer or the other white man, except his uncle,
who struck the white man during the tussle.
He did not hear his uncle say he would kill the
officer.
"Did you hear your uncle swearP" asked the
coroner.
No, sir" said the witness. che never swears
He belonged to the church; he belonged to the
church for eight or nine years. He used to
curse once, but he belonged to the church"
There were no blows, he said, given outside Of
the three men-the officer, the man who
helped him, and the witness uncle. His uncle,
he said, had been drinking.
HG uncle, he said, was following Sheehan
when he was shot. The other white man, How
ard, called out to him. '.Shoot him. Sheehan!
him. After the shooting, he said. Officer Shee-
nan got into the wagon with the white man
and drove off as rapidly as possible.
Continued in Second Editi0n.l
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LATEST OFFICIAI. CHANGES.
department Appointments, Promo
lions. Etc.

Robert B. Lamon, of Illinois, has been ap-
pointed member of the board Of pension
appeals in the Office of the Secretary Of the
Interior, at 80. 600 per annum, vice Harrison
L. Bruc resigned.
Inc resignation of Henry J. Armstrong, agent
Tor the Crow Indians in Montana, has been
accepted.
me iollowing promotions have been made In
IIe scientlnc force of the geological survey:
henry Gannett, OF Maine, from chief geogra-
Pner at $1,000 to geologist at 50 200, vice
oossPn .. curtis resigned; Almon 81. Thompson,
y. Kansas, from geographer at $500 to chief
geographer at $4,000: Robert S. Woodward, OF
rapher at 50 500
Inc following have been appointed special
examiners In the Pension Office, at - 400 per
annum, In accordance with the civil service
ru.es; James b. Steed, of Alabama; Hiram II.
Enocn, OF Illinois: Crawford F. Davis, OF Iowa;
EInest A. Barrlnger, of Kentucky; Samuel ..
Jaws, OF Maryland; Myron H. Shirt, OF West
virginia; Thomas r. Fawcett, Of Illinois.
SharleS +. Granfeld and John A. Blevins, OF
missouri, have been appointed 81 900 clerks In
the office of the First Assistant Postmaster Cen
The following fourth-class postmasters were
appointed to-day: Maryland-Mrs. l.. L. Ship.
ley, Williams Cross Roads, Anne Arundel
county; n. c: Growing, Sang Rung, Garrett
county; Jas. L. Thomas, Clinton, Prince George 8
county; Henry Linkan, Accident, Garrett
county: w. w. Wade, Urban, Frederick county.
virginia-Richard E. Hopkins, McGaheysville,
Rockingham county.
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Titled BOarders i'm New London.
MEMBERS OF THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS FROM
WASHINGTON.

Titled BOardefs I'm New London.
MEMBERS OF THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS FROM
WASHINGTON.
New London dispatch to the New York
Sun says: There Is large representation of the
foreign legations here Mr.. West, the British
minister, who has been here nearly all summer,
Is not much given to sports or pleasure himself,
but his interesting trio of daughters take part
in nearly everything that goes On. They ride,
drive, dance, swim, sail, and are among the
most attractive of the galaxy of lovely and
interesting girls and women from many parts
OF the world that gathers nightly on the quaint
visiting him Count Bourchgrave d'Aitema.
tall. elegant-looking young man, rosy and
blonde, who is the representative of one OF the
most ancient families of France Count d'Al-
terna Is fine tennis player, and usually has
Miss West as his partner. NJ Roustan, the
oue man k VINO n Wssf on pd Is
himself though, unlike Mr.. West, he has not
as yet made any concession to the spirit Of the
place BY wearing yachting suit for lounging
about the porch.
Count sala, the secretary of the French lega-
ton, is considered the finest swimmer at Pc
end of the rocks that jut out quite a distance
fom the ne sn9 more 19t9 re 6ay Nine de Kneter
nroat tnT WE ol Inc 5Wea'sn inlster rs also
OF the men, being almost the only lady at the
place who has that accomplishment. She looks
resembles Nine. Aimee. Count Gyldenstolpe,
OF the swedish legation, is a tall blonde man,
VINO lounges around the porch most of the day
In knickerbockers, and always smokes q very
big meerschaum pipe. Baron de Strive, the
Russian minister left on Saturday, with men,
bers of his family, for short visit to the Berk-
shire Hills. Mr.. Iswolsky, of the Russian lega-
ton, is the beau of the Pequot house. He is of
delicate physique and a blonde. He wears
single eyesass. and dresses in the height of
fashion, often changing his clothes four and five
times day. One of the most interesting per-
sonages among the foreigners is Mesia de la
Cerda, secretary to Sig. Juan Valera, the Span
ish minister. He is very small of stature, very
thin, and often wears knickerbockers in the
evening. He is fond of dancing, and usually Sc
lects tall young ladies for partners. Senior Do
mingu.z, of the Argentine republic, has five
sons and three daughters with him, and Herr
Won Alvensleben, OF Germany, NJ. Bonnder de
Denmark. are also here.
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Revival tn the Iron Trade.
THE OUTLOOK MORE FAVORABLE THAN IT HAS


PIrTsBURG, Pa. August 1.-THE outlook IN
the iron trade has not been more favorable for
number OF years than it Is at present Signs
OF Improvement are coming 10 the surface
every day, anu manufacturers are beginning 10
being gradually lifted from the staple indus
tries OF PittsbuIg. Orders are incrcaS ng rapidly
and many mills are running on double time.
The worst feature at present is the strike
among the nailers, which from present indica-
tions does not look as II an amicabie solution of
the difficulty was near at hand. The manu-
lecturers have decided Ia ignore the nailers
until the latter accept their terms. while the
naiers stu present determined frouf Ia their
demand Tor last years scale one thing notice
able as a result Of the suspension Of operations
is the diminished stock OF spikes ON hand. A
convention of coal miners viii be held In Mo-
nongahela city on Tuesday, the 25th inst, 70
establish uniform rate OF wages In the river
mines
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Texas Fever i'm Illinois Herds.

BLoOMINGTON, ILL, August IA cattle
disease, alleged to be Spanish or Texan fever
has developed here and is creating considerable
excitement among stock men. Two weeks ago
Michael Brothers, large cattle men near this
city, shipped 81 stock cattle here from Hutch
inson, Kansas. When they arrived they APP
peared to be in perfect health. On Friday last
the cattle showed signs of being sick, and
already fifteen are dead and twelve more down
with the disease. When 1t was learned they
Veterinary surgeons say II is genuine Spanish
or Texan fever. The cattle commissioner has
been notified.
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John G. whittier ON Gen. Grant.

letter read at the Grant memorial services in
Amesbury:
ind it is not possible for me To attend the
meeting on the Sth instant. The nation owes q
deep and unpayable debt TO Gen. Grant. A
OF what he would do, nor of what he did do,
but when duty called upon him To act he gave
70 his country all he had 10 give; and IL il
largely due TO his patriotic devotion, skill, and
tndomitabe will that we are now a united
people. The patience and calm fortitude mani
Tested In his long and painful illness were in
keeping with his life and they command the
sympathy and admiration OF all.
J. G. WHITTIER.
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Ex.President Arthur's Fishing Trip

Ex.PreSident Arthur's Fishing Trip.
West Island, favorite resort for amateur an
giers of New York. was the scene Of active prepa-
rations for distinguished arrivals Saturday word
having been sent that ex-President Arthur was
about making q lOng-promised visit To meet Mr..
Arthur there were on the island DIR. Mitchell,
OF Phiiadelpbia; G. L. Tiffany and Chas Miller,
and Mrs: Pepper, of Baltimore; and Mr.. and
Mrs sidney Schuyler. Of New. York. 1t was
the gayest party seen there for years. Mr..
Arthur soon donned his West Island fshing
suit and drew out his bass fishing parapher-
MALTA. He will remain there several days, re-
turning to Newport and taking rooms at the
Ocean house. He will be present at the mar
rage Of Miss Alice Coates, Of Providence, to
Mr.. Theodore Frelinghuysen, son OF the late
the 26th inst
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Arrests for Criminal Libel.
BoYCoTTED NEWSPAPERS RETALIATION AMI
ITS RESULTS

1NDIANAPoLIs, IND, August 17.-Oliver Car
tors of the Muncie Daily Reporter which sus-
pended a week ago, were arrested yesterday at
Muncie upon warrants sworn out by Taylor J..
Riley, charging them with criminal libel. Riley
is secretary of the Knights of Labor organiza-
ton of this city, and was actively engaged in
bOycOtting the paper before its suspension. So
persistent was he, that in the heat of passion
the paper, in its last issue, denounced him as a
notorious blackleg and blackmailer. The action
taken by Riley is based upon this denunciation.
The Carmichaeis waived preliminary trial and
gave bond for their appearance at the Septem-
Der term Of court, when the case will be heard.
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Senator RiddleberSer and the Irish
Question.
HE DEFENDS HIS VOTE ON THE BAYARD REso-
LII

senator A1OOleberSer and the Irish
Question.
HE DEFENDS HIS VOTE ON THE BAYARD REso-
LUTON.
Upon the conclusion of the Irish National
League meeting in Chicago OH Saturday pic
mic was given, and Senator Riddleberger, Of
Virginia, speaking of his vote in the senate
against the Bayard resolution, said: II believed
then, as I believe now, that the vote which
cast was such as he would have cast who wrote
the Declaration OF Independence. (Cheers.
Head, II you please. that all men are created
equal, that all men are entitled to the right Of
derive their just powers from the consent of the
governed, and you will find my justification
and for that alone, can be friend OF strog
that; can stand on American soil and say to
are the descendants of others who came, that it
lCheers.1
$50 through all the reasons why the thirteen
colonies rebelled, aud II you can And one that
does not to-day equally apply in the case OF
Ireland, l will tell you where Americans find
from an American standpoint that we are here
'fomenting discord in nation not far from
us-no, We are not do not want those people
to do anything that they themselves do not
want to do. But if were an Irishman would
contribute the last penny that had and the
SELF. know that when man comes along and
says that you are In favor OF dynamite he
means TO ridicule you as some kind OF assassin:
i've In country where they have enfranchisd
the negro. [Laughter.] Nothing has any ter
rors for me now laughter and applanscb and
se
statesmen that the Providence that guided the
irail bark OF Columbus from Spain and Portu.
implanted here the spirit Of Independents, In.
&c tenaeu tnat these people should do some gooa
allow me 10 say It, than to reimburse PrOvt-
dence Tor the good He did U.S." [Cheersl In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-08-17

PERsoNAL-Mr. VIM. r. Smith has SO far re-
covered from his serious illness as to be able to
ride out.-Mrs. E. d. E. N. Southworth is at
Watch Hill, R. l., for stay of a few weeks.
Q. D. Barrett. Of Washington, was registered in
81 Louis on Saturday Emery and
family, and Gen. and Mrs. Henkle are at Ocean
Grove for q few weeks.-Mrs. r. Craig OF
Washington. was passenger by the central
overland train to arrive in San Francisco last
three weeks trip in the British Provinces.-
Mr.. William r. Mclean is in Emira, N. y
MIR. Will Ruff has returned from Ocean Grove.
MIR. b. De Randolph Kem is at Cottage City
Hillyer, Of Washington, was registered in New
York last night.-Justices Bradley and Batch
ford, OF the Supreme Court, are at the Twin
Mountain house in the White mountains
Commodore Luce is at the Sunset Hill house,
n. He. de karesta, OF the Italian Legation,
is at the Profile house.-Dr. Custis has gone to
Ocean Beach with mis- family for stay or three
or four weeks.-Commodore De Kraft, presi-
dent of the board Of inspection, arrived at
Fortress Monroe Saturday morning, accom-
ington.-Mr. William A. Hungerford left for
Cape May on Saturday.-Harry Woods has re-
tired from the National VieU to accept a posi-.
ton on the Crdnsnan.-AmOng the late ar
were the following Washingtonians: Mrs. DR..
Loockerman, Mrs. III. W. Barrett, Mrs. A. w.
MOrten, Mrs. l.. Foster, Mrs. T.. Drichenhanser,
Mrs. w. L. Middleton, Mrs. T. NJ. Elliott, Mrs.
Patrick, Mrs. Leon Seheil, Miss Irwin and +. NJ.
Point yesterday were DIR. Thomas A. Hills and
wife, John W. Corson and family, Thomas j.
Luttrell and family, VIM. G. O'Meara and
charlottesville following were registered
Saturday at Rock Enon SPRINGS: Attorney
rem, OF Washington, and DIR. ID. Hayes Agnew,
Of Philadelphia.
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The Mary Celeste Case.


AN Indignant DENIAL FROM THE DEFEND
ANT WHO WAS SAID To BE INSANE
BosToN, August ia. q. Wendell one of
the defendants i'm the brig Mary Celeste case
writes letter Indignantly denying the state.
ment of Capt. Parker that lac had become in
sane. He says, i'm the course of his communion
ton: al wish YOU would say that Id I WAS ever
crazy 1t would be when / conspired. as charged,
TO put on board a cargo of goods and have IL
wrecked where IL could be all saved, AS was this
cargo. Brickbats ETC., would have been "A bet
ter conspiracy, and have the vessel go down I'm
deep water, not on a reel. like the Celeste did
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OHIO DKwocRArs WAIT REPUBLICAN o.
PSYCHOLOGISTS RKMovED.--The democrats Of
Cuyohoga county. Ohio, met Saturday 70 select
buttons endorBo the administration, but set
forth ''that the democratic party having been
In po0oG9ston a the government ever since
March lest and that . large number OF onicss
arc yet held by Offensive republicans therefore,
we demand that our senator and Represents.
tive hasten the removal OF all republicans in
once, and that encient democrats be placed IN
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Gen. Grants Will.

Mr.. GEO. W. CHILDS SAYS ONE WAS MADE AT
LONG BRANCH YEAR AGo-MRs. GRANTS
INTENTIONS.
There is said to be some uneasiness among
the intimate friends of Gen. Grant at Long
Branch regarding the disposition of the gene
rails WILL which, it is known, he made at Long
Branch about q year ago. The subscribing wit
nesses to it were Geo. w. Chiids and the Rev.
DIR. Morton, rector of st. James Protestant
Episcopal church, of Philadelphia, who at the
time was Mr.. Childs' guest. Mr.. Childs said
yesterday: "Yes; it's mistake to say that Gen.
One day last August he came over with paper
in his hand that, he said, was his will, and
asked DR.. Morton and myself to witness it. We
the general took it away. 1 do not know what
he did with 1t. am anxious to see it produced,
so a that may % my The Will
lawyer The generals regular legal adviser
was a friend Of Buck" Grant, the generals
matter.
Mrs. Grant will remain at Mt McGregor until
October 1st. She has not decided what she will
do after that, further than that she will rent or
dispose Of the house in 66th street, New York,
and take a smaller dwelling. The house is in
her name and is worth about $50 600 above the
Branch belongs to her entirely, and she also
owns q house in Washington. Mr.. Childs
thinks the amount of prospective profits from
the generals book win not be SO large as com
monty stated, but will probably reach $500, 600.
Mr.. Childs understands that the executors of
Gen. Grants estate the principal OF the trust
fund raised for the general. The Morgan estate
guaranteed the interest Of the Wabash bonds,
There was a question as to whether It did not
guarantee the principal also. The executors, 4:
is said have resolved the doubt In favor of the
will return to her husbands home In England
In about ten days.
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The Washington Navy Yard.
PREPARING FOR AN ACTIVE RESUMPTION OF

WORK.
The competitive examination of applicants
Tor appointment as fOremen at the Washington
navy yard will be completed next Monday. A
board Of naval officers appointed by the Secre-
tary conducts the examination. They report
back to the Secretary the names of those APP
plicants who successfully stand the examina-
ton. From this list reported as competent the
branches OF work. The board, as stated, has
nearly concluded its labors. The Secretary will
promptly make the appointments after the re-
port is In, and the new fOremen will imlnedi-
ately take hold, and work at the navy yard will
be resumed without loss Of time This yard is to
manufacture good deal OF the heavy work.
machinery, &c, needed in the repair of the
Brooklyn, Richmond, Essex, Tallapoosa, and
Powhatan vessels being repaired and restored in
ter yard this morning, and as its prosecution will
depend to considerable extent upon the manu-
featuring work at the Washington yard the au-
thOrltleS want to start the latter into operation
again at an early date.
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Opening Gen. Lees Campaign.
THE MASS MEETING AND BARBECUE AT BEL
MONT PARK SATURDAY.

THE MASS MEETING AND BARBECUE AT BEL
MONT PARK SATURDAY.
Correspondence of The EVENING STAR.
BELMONT PARK, VA, August 16, 1885.
The news of the illness of Gen. Lees child
became so generally known Friday night and
Saturday morning that many persons who had
expected to meet to hear the general remained
at home. The result was crowd of only about
500. When the train arrived from Leesburg
the crowd gathered about the speakers stand
when Capt Rankin introduced Mr.. Geo. Mason,
of Alexandria. Mr.. Mason commenced by ex-
planning Gen. Lees unavoidable absence, and
followed it up by few well-timed remarks on
the necessity for hard work during the cam
paign. Mr.. Mason, who was loudly applauded
was followed by MIR. Porter, of Texas, whose
speech was good and well received. The crowd
then loudly called for Mr.. John Bassell of Lees
burg. This gentleman was at last gotten up on
the stand, and his happy and very pertinent
and appropriate remarks put the audience in
such good humor that they forgot their disap-
pointment, and at the close of his speech pro-
ceeded to devour the roasted OK, which up to
this time had been untouched. There was the
greatest enthusiasm. LoudOun county was
well represented at the meeting.
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Enjoying BufsaIo,. Hosptta,i,v.

BUFFALO. y. Y, August ls.-Mayor Smith, OF
Philadelphia, and party OF Quaker CITY
officials, arrived i'm town this morning from
Niagara Falls, where they spent sunday. They
were met 10y a reception committee of Buffalo
officials, and taken 10 the city hall and around
the city in carriages This afternoon they took
a trip down the Niagara river Tomorrow they
will visit Rochester,
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General Foreign News.

RrSKIN's CONDITION UNCHANGED.
LONDON, August 1..-Mr. John Ruskin
passed a quiet night. There is no change in
his condition this morning.
PROTEST FROM LORD CoLERrpGE.
LONDON, Aug. 17.-Lord Chief Justice Cole
ridge, who was married on saturday TO Miss
Lawford, in a letter To the papers says he eau
not see why the details OF his private life should
interest the public The father OF Lord Cole
RIDGE bride was formerly a judge in Bengal.
The lady's age is thirtN-two years.
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Representative p. A.. Collins was q passenger
On Inc steamer Catalonia, from Liverpool, which
arrived ct Boston yesterday.
~ Inc Catnolic church In Uni0nville, Conn, was
oeStr0yed BY hre saturday night
Inc New York Democratic State Committee
VIII meet at Saratoga to.morrow evenfna.
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NEW YORK, August 1.-THE stock market
opened at III O'Clock this morning, with prices
generally d 10 - per cent higher than they
closed on saturday, while Reading Is up a.
Northwestern =, and New York Central and
Lackawanna each u. There were generally
further fractional advances in the early deal
incs.
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NEARLY 100000 LOST TO THE
STATE.
How Texas has Suffered from the Neg
ltgence Of its Land Board.

GALVESTON, August 17.-At the meeting of
the state land board last Tuesday resolution
was passed whereby the board agreed to "Fully
exonerate, acquit, release and hold harmless
from all pains and penalties, suits, costs, pro-
ceedings, damages and liabilities against the
Galveston NeUs for or on account of anything
il may publish touching any member of the
board In the management OF the landed affairs
of Texas
| damaging information touching the manage
ment of state lands, which 1t feared to publish
because of an exceedingly stringent libel law.
which gagged the press OF Texas. By rea-
son OF this law under recent ad-
verse decision of the supreme court of Texas,
| $40 600, hence their desire to be insured In
| its issue of yesterday the Ne,os opened out on
the land board 6y reviewing ,as' is IT'S work; The
its neglect and mismanagement has lost to the
school fund of the state the sum of S1,75O.OOO.
law, from the cattlemen during the past
eighteen months. The Ne,os says that i'm Feb
| ruary, 1884, an act was passed directing the
land board to appoint grass commissioners.
whose duties should be to ascertain by constant
inspection the area of free grass belonging to
the state, and being occupied by cattlemen
without leases of any character. Under this
law occupers of such lands were compelled
to pay occupation tax: Twenty mil
character have been constantly grazed
supon since the passage of the law. Yet
sent out the grass commissioners, upon whose re-
ports the tax could only be collected. The law
makes no provision for back taxes, hence the
state has lost nearly $2,OOO, 900, which has SIM
ply remained in the pockets of cattlemen. In
making these statements the News in one
breath acquits the members of the land board
of Intentional wrong, but in the next breath it
says This loss of 81, 750, 900 was not accident
al and not being accidental it is presumably the
result of intelligent design" This creates a
sensation. The board is composed of Gov. John
Ireland, State Treasurer 7. r. Lubbock, Land
Commissioner w. c. Walsh, Controller w. j.
Swain, and Attorney General John ID. Temple
ton. This galaxy of names comprises the most
distinguished politicians In Texas.
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THE EXPULSION OF AMERICANS FROM JERU
sALEN-Mr. Heap, the United States consul at
Constaptinople, has sent % the porte another
protest, couched in stronger terms than those
of bis first protest, against the expulsion OF
Americans from Jerusalem, ON the ground OF
their being Jews. Mr.. Heap points out that
the expulsions are In violation OF treaty stipu-
lations, and are liable to lead TO serious difficult
ty. BE has also referred the matter TO the gov
ernmentat Washington.