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DIED.

BAKER. After painful Illness departed this life
August 7th, 1Ss6 At n M, JOSEPH BAKER
His funeral viii lake place Tuesday evening, at
three O'Clock, from Nj Zion NJ. h. church, West
attend. |.
BECKsTEDT On Sunday August 8, 1856. at b
p. M, HENRY, beloved son of Henry and Sophis
Beckstedt- aged fourteen months
Little Henry darling
Pride OF all our hearts at home:
But angel came and whispered:
Darling Henry, do come home.
Funeral from his late residence, No 40 ssress
southwest, on Tuesday, August 10th, al 3 Pun.
BERRY. On Monday morning, August ., ls66,
after y lingering illness. Mrs. BARBARA l.. BERRY
Ia Montgomery county, Md. Gather sburg, aged
SO years and months.
The remains will be brought to this city on Tuesday
morning, August 10, al 10 clock Services will held
Glenwood cemetery. Friends and acquaintance
invited attend NJ the cemetery.
BURGESS August 9Th, 1885, twenty minutes NJ
nine o'clock pm, DENIS GRAY, infant son Of Nuveh
and Alice Burgess
Funeral from parents residence 1922 2OIh street. ct
three O'Clock I'm, Tuesday. August tenth. Relatives
and friends respectfully invited 20 attend.
GIBBS On August sth. 1sS6. JAMES L. GIBBS,
SR., aged sixty-nye years
Relatives and friends invited attend his funeral
from the residence Of B. C. King Seventh street road
on Tuesday evening. st o'clock. Interment ~ DOCK
Creek cemetery.
VALLEY. On August Q. 1856. at O'Clock an.
Naley, aged five months and tour days.
Funeral Will take place rom her parents residence
l3l II st. ne, On "Wednesday, August 1lth, at q
o'clock pm. Friends Of the family invited TO attend
WILLIAM: On sunday, August sth. 1855. ~
Funeral Tuesday 10Th inst, Ut & O'Clock pm, from
14lO Pennsyiysnis avenue. AT the request OF the
deceased the funeral will be private No flowers
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DISTRICT APPOINTMENT.
W. G. Matthews for Recorder Of Deeds
Dorsey Clagett to be Regtster Of Wflls

The President to-day commissioned ". C. Mat.
thews to be recorder of deeds In the District OF
Columbia, in place OF Frederick Douglass re-
signed. He also appointed Dorsey Ciagett to
to be register Of Wills in place of Mr.. Ramsdell,
suspended.
Mr.. Matthews is the same whose nomination
for the office OF recorder of deeds, after pending
In the Senate for several months, was
finally rejected. He is colored demo-
crat OF Albany. He is now in the city
Among the reasons given to the public for re-
1ecting his nomination was that the appoint
ment was not agreeable to the citizens Of the
District, who thought that District man
should be appointed. There was considerable
dissatisfaction expressed by District democrats
when the nomination was made.
Mr.. Dorsey Clagett, who was to-day ap-
pointed register of wills to succeed Mr.. H. J.
Ramsdell, is about 20 years and q well-known
citizen OF the District and q member Of q we'll
known family. He served in the federal army
during she war. He has been associated in
business - with his brother, Mr.
prominent in various democratic organiza-
lions, and was secretary to the executive COM
mittee that had charge of the arrangements for
President Cleveland's inauguration.
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A FacetiOus Anarchist.

CHICAGO, August 9.-August Spies and
Michael Schwab were both on the witness
stand to-day The rumor had been current
that Spies would take the stand, and served to
attract the largest crowd that has thus tar
visited Judge Garys court. Out of doors the
crowd was as large as the one within the court
room. Women In twos or threes were there
with their escorts but there was no room tor
them, and they were turned away. Schwab
was first put on the stand.
wv here do you live?" asked Mr.. Foster.
"Cell 1O7 in the county jail" [Laughter.l
angry at this exhibition OF levity, "II clear
the ROOM,
Schwab denied the testimony for the prose-
cution as to his movements on the night OF
May 4.
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Changes i'm the Omces.

INTERIOR.
The following promotions have been made
in the Department of the Interior:
General land office-Steven H. Jecko, OF Mis-
souri,, and Jacobus S. Jones, of Tennessee, 81 400
to 81. 800; Benjamin F. Gardner, of Kentucky,
Mrs. Mary Barker, of Iowa, and Mauchlin
Niver, of New York, $1,000 to 81 400; Mrs
Annie NJ: Rock, of Virginia, 5000 TO 81 200:
Augusta d. Hutchings, of Iowa; Miss Emma NJ
Miles, OF Mich; Mrs. Marian Veiteuheimer, OF
n. l.; Mrs. Harriet Z. Stuart, of Ark; Miss Ella
n. 7. and Pierce H. Stagg, of Ohio. From 5000
to 81 900: Miss Rosa Browne, OF d. G.; Miss
rem, of N. H; Miss Emma f. Stephenson, of n
Y; Miss Minette Thompson, of ID. c.; Miss An
ME d. Nashe, of Mo-, and Miss Elizabeth B
Sterling. of ID G.
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SEWING MACHINES. &c

OWNERS OF SEWING MACHINES WHICH
NIhave no office in this city be supplied with
Needles, Oils, Attachments and Repairs ali differ
ent makes at AUERBACHS, 7th and II
THE SILENT NEW AMERICAN, No. Z Of which
towards universal popularity it being the only high
wheels its shuttle being twice large formerly
The thousands OF people in this city using it pro
most carefully accurately and elegantly finished Of
ALI 1t Is the standard of excellence has no equal
The New No. does more elegant embroidery work
than any other Have one sent to your house for
spection and trial. instructions free All kinds sold
rented, repaired and warranted. C. AUERBACH
jeo Cor. 7th and II SITS. Telephone Call 1922
lNHE WHITE is KING! THE ACME OF PER
concentration aud condensation of mechanical genius
and skill The range of work can not be excelled 1t
Is thing OF beauty and joy forever Cali see 1t at
J: r MCkENNEYS, AT 9th ST. NV. ]. Il. RICH
MOND, Manager. Machines of all kinds for sale or
rent F1rstciass repairing done. Also Central Office
for The Universal Patterns. See them. my22
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A Skeleton in n Wall.

PANAMA, July 31.-The work of erecting the
new theater is progressing satisfactorily. The
building is to be on the site of the Los MOnias
convent, the outer walls OF which are very mas
sive and will be kept standing. While pulling
down the inner partition walls, which
was discovered within the masonry, in an erect
position, perfect male skeleton to which was
attached cross made OF wood, on which had
been an inscription, but it is not legibie. Tue
skeleton was found in the wall which was very
near the altar
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I'd EDITION
--latest kilograms to The Star.
Squire aud Flynn.
THE NEW YORK GRAND JURY INVESTIGATING
THE NATTER TO-DAY.

NEW YORK, August 9..-The grand jury
To-Day devoted its entire session to the
continuation OF the SQuire-Flynn matter.
NO sooner had they convened than wit
nesses, who had arrived before went into their
room. These witness were Mayor Grace, ex-
Lawber Smith, formerly deputy commissioner
OF public works; and ex-Messengers Frederick
ment. The utmost secrecy is observed as to
the proceedings OF the grand jury, and only
witnesses before that body are allowed access
TO the corridor outside the grand jury room.
1t was stated as likely that arrests would be
made within twenty-four hours, as on the grand
jury bringing in Indictments bench warrants
will Immediately be issued for the arrest OF
the parties implicated.
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Joaquin Miller has assumed the editorship OF
the Golden Era. magazine published in San
a three-mile race for $3.50 a side, on Lake
2uinsigamond, saturday, between James Ten
Eyck and William OToole, OF Worcester
Mass, was easily won by Ten Eyck.
Mr.. Andrew IL. Green said, at Graystone yes
terday, that 1t was not definitely liked that Mr..
Illden Will would be read at Graystone to-day.
The uncertainty arose, he said, in consequence
OF the Inability OF several members OF the family
TO reach Graystone from New Lebanon until to-
night
John Hogan. awell-dressed man, about thirty.
nve years Oh age, supposed to be connected with
the receiving ship st. Louis at League Island
Pa, shot himself last evening in a room at =
boarding house in Philadelphia, which he had
secured u short time before he committed sui
eide.
A number OF the attendants at the insane
hospital In Indianapolis have been discharged
Tor brutality TO the patients.
Micnael Davitt arrived in New York from
England yesterday.
Fl J. bradley. the recent manager of the
Pullman works, at Pullman, ILL.,, has been miss.
Ing Tor over week, and his friends are uneasy.
he had recently been removed from his po-
sition. and IL Is said was very much in debt
An attempt was made Saturday night TO rob
the post Office at Astoria, L. l., by some men
who had been seen skulking about the place
for several days watch was set, and two OF
the burglars were captured. A third appar-
emily wounded, made his escape.
Emperor Francisco Joseph warmly welcomed
Emperor William on his arrival at Castein yes
terday, twice embracing the German emperor.
The monarchs remain here for a conference.
MI 1ldustone gave a break iast 10 Kew. Henry
Ward Beecher saturday. Among The guests
were Canon hcCall, Dr. Allen and DIR. Parker.
ln New York yesterday two shoemakers,
named Edward Fitzgibbons and John Moore.
engaged In more or less friendly scuflie on
pier %, East river. Both men had bean drink
Ing. They topped over into the water, and
Fitzgibbons was drowned.
Patlck Egan has informed the municipal
council in New York OF the Irish National
league that their recent resolu lion 10 throw the
league convention open 10 other Irish organiza-
ZION cannot be entertained.
w. A. Rowe, OF Lynn. Mass, the well-known
blcy Gle rider, succeeded, at Springfield, Mass,
Saturday in lowering the bicycle record for one
mile. His time was I'm. - :S-5s.
A general lockout Is threatened In the Au-
gusta tGa.) cotton n.il.s, the owners having
combined against the knights OF Labor
Inc Geiense III the trial Oh the Chicago anarch.
lists are still Introducing witnesses VINO contra
dict hatly the testimony given by witnesses Tor
the state.
The Knights OF Labor defeated the unionists
In the Central Labor Union ia New York by n
vote OF s3 u 1913.
VIM. Parsell, young colored man, was lodged
Ia the county jail at New Brunswick, y. J.,
Friday afterno, N, charged with assauIling r
white girl named Katie Kline.
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South American Notes.

VALPARAISO, August 8, VIA GALvEsToN.-It
is stated that the bill for the conversion of the
foreign debt has been modified, and it will have
TO be sent back to the senate.
The performance given in the theater here
for the benefit OF the hospital produced 81 900.
ures are being taken to combat the disease.
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FINANCIAL.

+ LIN ANCIAL.
Prince & WH1rEnr,
STOCK BROKERS'
80 Is n fiisn Avenue. New York
o09 10Th street lCOrcoran Bulding), WaSnIn1ton
PRIVATE STOCK TELEGRAPH WIRES
BETWEEN
WASHiNGTON, BALTIMORE. PHILADELPHIA
NEW YORK, BOSTON, &C
GENERAL PARTNERS.
JAMES W WHITLEY II. CRUGER OAKLEY
MAYNARD Z. LYRE
HENRY II. DODGE, Washington, D. c.
WILLIAM L. IkAvERS, Special Partner
Buy and sell Oh commission ali classes OF RAILWAY
Securities.
H H. DODGE Resident Partner
Quotations OfStOcks and Bonds and Information re.
garding the markets received through our wires in
stantly, direct from the New York Stock Exchange
4 II orders executed and reported promptly. ie1
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rhe Sale of Gen. Grants Book.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, August 9.-Judge But
q decision to-day in the application of Samuel
L. Clemens Mark Twain) in benalf OF C.. L.
Webster & Co., Of Hartford, Conn.,. for pre-
of q. ). Grants personal Memoirs in this
city by John Wanamaker & Co. He denied the
writ asked
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lSOR SALE-BY w. o. DENISON, REAL ESTATE
II Agent. 923 n. W., valuable Building Lots in
Denison Leightons subdivision of the Esin Estate
Mt. Pleasant and Pleasant Plains full view of the
New National Park, bordering Rock Creek as
voted Tor unanimously by the U. S. Senate. Call early
10 secure bargains. iy26
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A Brides Presentiment Sadly FULFILLED.
From the Montrose Republican.

Born IN COACH IN BRoA DwAY.-The n.
I. Tribune OF yesterday says: DIR. q. NJ.
Stocked, of No. 361 west Add street, on Friday
sent TO the bureau Of vital statistics certificate
of the birth of Francis Edward Whiteaway on
July 80. While the physician was returning
from Coney Island on one of the iron steam
boats, on the evening Of July 80, he heard the
mate OF the boat inquire ii there was a doctor
on board, and he offered his services. In the
room OF the stewardess he found Mrs. John J..
Whiteaway, OF Harlem. As soon the boat
reached pier No. Mrs. Whiteaway was placed
in a coach and carried TO the Stevens House I'm
lower Broadway. The clerk of the hotel refused
to receive the suffering woman, although DIR.
StOeckel explained that the case was urgent.
DIR. Stocked then had the coacn driven to the
Manhattan hotel, but that place was reached
Mrs. Whiteaway was received at the Manhat-
tan hotel and every possible attention was
shown to her there,
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The Library Site Awards.

PROPERTY HOLDERS DEMANDING PAYMENT.
Several Of the property holders of squares
729, $50 and 731 1.-THE site for the library,
whose cases were acted upon by the jury OF
twelve, have made their demands on the Secre-
tary OF the Interior for payment, and the opin-
ion OF the Attorney General has been asked as
to the titles, but the district attorney has not
yet reported upon them. As soon as he receives
the papers he will be ready TO report. In the
cases of those who make no demand after the
lapse Of fifteen days the money will be paid
into the registry of the court
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baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE. Nd August 8 :-virginia skies con-
ten-tOrtiss with coupons 4212; do new threes 69ss
bid to-day.
BALTIMORE ND. August 9-Cotton quiet-mid-
ding. 9Ha9s. Flour steady with moderate inquiry
Howard street and western super. 2.5Oa2 80; do.
extra, 3.UOa3.65: do. family. 375a45O: city mills
super, 2.5Oa3.OO, do. extra, 325a4OO: do. Rio
brands, 45Oa462 Patapsco family, $751; do superla-
tive patent, $50. Wheat-sOuthern firm; western
easier and dull southern red S5aS7; do. amber SASS
No western winter red, spot S5aS61a August,
S4aS4a4; september, S4aS41si October. S5aS5l4
dull; southern white 5oss2 southern yellow. 5Oa5i
western mixed. spot, 4S7sa45: August, 4S4s bid;
September. 4ss4 asked: October, 81 asked Oats
easier and dun-southern BOAST; western white,
36a3s western mixed. 34a36: Pennsylvania, 3Oa37
Rye quiet, and steady 56a5S. Hay steady and quiet
prime to choice western, 1LOOa14OO. Provisions
fairly active and in instances higher. Mess pork,
1l.25aIl.75. Bulk meats-shoulders and clear rib
Sides packed, 7a7la Bacon-shoulders, Sac: clear rib
sides. ); hams. l3iaal4. Lard-reined ~ Butter
Eggs dull and easy, 1la1,as Petroleum. dull
fair sasass Sugar steady and Suiet.A sot s. cop
l!sal 70 FEeigh!s 70 Liverpool per steamer dull.
Rece,pts-aerr, 2,544 barrels wheat u a424S0 bush
1000 bushels; shipments,aouE. ;7s2 ba.Isls wheat
33l 500 bushels; corn. 81 .OOO bushels
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AUCTION SALES.
TONIC RROW.
TNHoMAs BOWLING, AuctionseE
THE OLD FRAME BUILDINGS ON TIE SOUTH
EAST CORNER OF TWENTY -SECpND AND
STREETS NORTHWEST AT PUBLIC AUG

T>HoMAs BOWLING. Aucuonser
THE OLD FRAME BUILDINGS ON TIE SOUTH
LAST CORNER OF TWENTY SECOND AND
STREETS NORTHWEST AT PUBLIC AUG
On TUESDAY. TENTH AUGUST, 1885, at -
TWELVE O'CLOCK M, in front of the premises. !..a1
VIII SELL for cash, the above Buildings. " hich -
commissioners of the District of Columbia au4-dts
nUNCANsON BROS. Aucuoneera
TRUSTEES SALE OF EIGHT-RooM. TWO
STORY AND ATTIC BRICK DWELLING
WEST. WASHINGTON, ID. C.
By virtue Of decree of the Supreme Court of -
the me pistrct or Columbia, in Equity Cause No i;M
lo,O43, George F. Emmons VS.. Susie Z. Benner f"H
ct al and by virtue ofa deed of trust duly record
cd In the Land Records Of the said District in Lber
S9s, Folio 1S3 and because of default in the payment
ofthe debt secured by said deed the will
"WEDNESDAY, IHE FOURTH DAY OF AUGUST.
1856. AT FIVE O'CLOCK p. NJ, all that part of
original lot a. in square 299 beginning at point on
east corner of said square, thence westerly Mary
Land avenue 81 feet inches to Iaskeys lot thence
IN southerly direction on said premises n feet
south line IL feet inches wall Of brick house
on said premises and thence the place of beginning.
improved by a two-story an d attic brick dwelling.
Terms OF sale: $500 cash, and the residue in three
equal payments in six, twelve and eighteen months
with interest," secured by deed of trust the prop
erty sold. All conveyancing and recording at pur-
In seven days after sale the property will be resod
the risk and cost of the defaulting purchaser. de-
EDWARD H. THOMAS, Trustee,
jy23-1Ot 9l6 street n. W.
ASTHE ABOVE SALE Is POSTPONED UNTIL.
SAME HOUR AND PLACE.
au4d EDWARD H. THOMAS, Trustee
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GRAND ARMY OFFICERS.-The following ad-
ditiOnal officers OF the Grand Army were elected
prior TO the adjournment vi the national
campment at San Francisco: Col Edgar Allen,
of Richmond, Va, JUNIOR vice commander in
chief; DIR. A. 3. EvarIs, oI Colorado, surgeon
general, and the Rev. Thomas e Warner, "
Chattanooga chaplain.
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FOUND DEAD In A BoX.-Edward Terrill,
while berrying in a swamp near Wallingford,
Conn.,, yesterday, found "A shoe box about four
feet long. The body OF man, minus head,
legs anu arms, was discovered ia the box. The
inside OF the box WAS lined with tar paper. The
body was not badly decomposed, and death
must have occurred within a lew days, proba-
bly, within As hours. Ii Is thought a murder
has been committed, but who the victim Is cam
not be surmised, as no one has been reported
missing.
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FATHER AND Son SHOOT EACH OTHER-A
special from Huntsville, Mo-, SAYS: w. o.
Brockman concealed himself in the bushes
near his bee hives Saturday to guard them
from thieves by whom he had recently been
robbed. Alter he had been on duty for u while
his son loaded his gun and walked to the door,
where he stood and listened, and hearing some
thing moving around in the bushes and sup
posing it to be thief, fired and shot his father
In the breast. The latter, thinking he had been
shot at by thief, returned the fire. filling mis-
sons face with buckshot Both are seriously
wounded.
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washington stock Exchange.

The following changes from Saturdays quotations
the Washington Stock Exchange are noted to-day:
2. 9. 4las 1891 coupon. liza bid. ll2 asked.
1 ass Iss Ss iio ea o asked
i ls lea bid III asked 30-year fund. IS
Washington Marketstock, 19a4uid, 2Oaa asked. Bank
OF Washington. Ito bid. chesapeake and Pot. Eel.
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RAILROADS.
BALrlAoRE AND OHIO RAILROAD
schedule in effect SUNDAY, MAY 3Oth 1885, u
further notice

schedule in effect SUNDAY, MAY Both, 1885, until
further notice.
Leave Washington from Station, corner of New
Jersey avenue and street.
1OOOam. is Fest Limited Express for Pittsburgh
and Chieago striving in Ptsburgh at 5s5 pm. Chi;
Oh this train for fast time.
pm and 1910 pm. with through coaches and Pal
scs Sleeping Cars to above points without change:
Louis, arriving in Cincinnati next morning at 745
st Louis $40 pm. No extra fare is charged this
For Pittsburgh at 1000 m. and s55 pm. daily. to
P Pit Cleveland and Detroit with Monarch Par
For Lynchb1rg. Natural Bridge, Lexington and
Sleeping any on En
FOR lexington and Local Stations $40 m, daily.
Fol baltimore on week days 5, $50, $40, 7so, $50
ana l d M l2lo 1928 3;15 !4omingte trainl,
AM 20 I;2o. $780, $3.50. 44o. $40. $40. 700. 1875.
For shenandoah Valley Railroad and points South
10 50 has sgspsr
=, For Annapolis $40 am and 1910 and 4:so pm.
For Wsy Stations S s. e Washington and Batl-
siS $50 90 Sundays a2S 4aS SS
a4o zoo and hoo For Stations MetropoIi
pan s aay ono daily EXCEPT a
daisr points points, 1908 an lao and 1l2O
uhuy, except SUNDAY. FUr FREDERICK $40 m. and
4:4O PIN. daily, except Sunday.
For Hagerstown 1000 am. and 5:31 pm. daily, ex-
cept Sunday.
Trains arrive from the West daily, 500. 72O am,
1:lo. $3.50 and 1880 pm Little Rock Elk press.
From Annapolis $50 am, and j go and 5:25 D. m
Sunday 1885 am, 6S5 pm.
From Harpers Ferry aud Valley Railroad 7:2O a
NJ daily, and $50 D m. daily, except Sunday.
From frederick and intermediate points, S25 q m,
and S:15 pm daily, except Sunday
Trains leave Baltimore for WASHINGTON at $40
$50, $50, 300, 300 and 1890 NJ, 1915 2:3O g. A.
40 O. $50. 7:45. y and IL 90 PM: on sundays $50,
I2O. 300 and 9:O5 am 30 2:3O 4:2O 500 $50
146, and 1l:0O pm.
All trains from Washington stop at Relay Station,
except l:25, 3:l5 and GAO pm.
For further information apply at the Baltimore and
Ohio Ticket Characterization Station 6I9 and
1901 fennsylNania avenue. corner Ct l4th street,
and e Ire received at any point in the city.
Cen m0Ia&er, BaItlmOfe. IiY11l G. p. A.
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DEFICIENCY IN Posi- OFFICE REcE1PTs.-Iti is
estimated that the deficiency in the receipts Of
the Post Office Department for the year ended
June 3Oth, will be about seven millions OF dol
lars. This amount is less than the original esti-
mated deficiency by about q million of dollars.
The increase in the receipts for the same period
over the receipts OF the previous year were
about one million and l, IL dollars, nOtwith-
standing the increase in she unit OF weight of
letters and the reduction In newspaper postage,
which two measures lessened the postal re-
ceipts by about two millions Of dollars.