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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

The New York stock market opened
weak and feverlsh this morning, and under
a selling Of the VanderbIlts and grapgers
prices declined ! to II per cent. during tho
first half hour. After the first call the
market was weak and prices continued on
the decline up to the present writing. The
lowest prices are now current. Money
loaned at from to 12 per cent. Exchange
quiet, 4s2l@4s5. Governments firm. Cur
rency, Gs, l26 bid; As, coupon, 12G bid; 4ls,
1l05 bid.
Petroleum.
Il. X. Plain & Co., st. Cloud Building,
furnish the following OIL quotations:
Closed yesterday, 6l1; opened lto-day, 6ls;
highest, 6ls; lowest, ,.60l els p. M, 500.
New York stock Market.
The following have been furnished by J.
Vance Lewis, broker, southwest corner
Eighth and 4 streets:
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Examining the Reseryoir.

The board of army engineers, Generals
Duane, Abbott and Comstock, appointed to
examine the new reservoir and tunnel pro-
ceeded to the Champlain avenue shaft
this morning, accompanied by Major
Lydecker, their two associates, Colonels
Houston and MacFarland not having ar
rived. The engineers made a descent
into the shaft and proceeded for
some distance, carefully inspecting
the work. Upon their return to Major
Lydecker's Office late this afternoon meet
ing was held, the proceedings of which will
appear in a report to the Secretary Of War.
The engineers will probably consume sew
eral days in visiting the aqueduct and other
points Of the tunnel.
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CITY NEWS PARAGRAPHS.

General Augur, who was shot by the
negro William Pope last Saturday night, Is
rapidly improving.
Tile last excursion of the National
Rifles will take place this evening. The
steamer Corcoran will leave her wharf at
O3O O'Clock for Marshall Hall.
james Foose, a special policeman, was
before the Police Court this morning on a
charge OF indecent exposure. The testi-
mony was unfit to print. He was fined $40
or 30 days.
WIN. Harris, a small boy was before
the Police Court to-day charged with steal
ing bloodhound larger than himself from
Augustus Brunmel. The Court took his
personal bonds.
Sergeant Burgess, while patrolIng
Washington Circle last night, found new
born white female infant on the grass. The
little one was carried to the staton-house,
and later to st. AIMS Infant Asylum.
The Rev. DR.. Mclean yesterday CON
Quoted the funeral services of Mrs. Lucinda
a. Moore, tho wife of Captain William
w. Moore, at the family residence, 600 i
street n. W. Interment was made OF the
Congressional Cemetery, the pallbearurs
being her three sons and sons-in-law.
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AGAINST BABY COACHES.
The Woes of Children in Charge @
Ignorant Nurses.

The Woes of Children in Charge of
Ignorant Nurses.
1t Is safe to say, remarks the New
Orleans States, that the great majority
of the nurses have very little regard for
the comfort and pleasure Of the helpless
little ones committed to their care.
Many baby sent out in baby coach
in charge of nurse Is brought home,
after n few hours absence, suffering
from an accident of some sort, due nine
times out of ten to carelessness, or from
u fever brought on by exposure to the
sun. 1t Is rather remarkable that
mothers who would willingly sacrifice
their own lives TO save those of their
children should send their babies to the
streets and parks with nurses of whom
they know little or nothing. 1t is not
improbable that there are instances in
which the nurse, angered with their
employers for some reason or other,
deliberately neglect their duty to the
babies.
The baby coach is to blame for much
of the suffering of the babies. If it
were not for this invention the nurses
would have to keep the babies in their
arms, and they could not very we'll
neglect them. The babies would be at
home much more of the time and un.
der their mothers eye. In fact, it
would be better anyway for the babies
if the nurses were not permitted to be
pushing the baby coach so much of
their time through the streets hunting
for somebody to gossip with
The 1aHalS Of Hygioae for August
has an article against the use of baby
carriages on sanitary grounds, but
there are just as good reasons for not
using them in this city on humane
grounds. The article says that DR..
Henry II. Smith of Philadelphia has
written very vchement(y against the
use of baby coaches; and DIR. Maclagan,
the medical officer of the HeXham
rural sanitary district, England, while
calling attention to the fact that in his
district 12i children ont of 1000
die during their first year, attributes
much of the mortality to inilammOtory
diseases of the brain and lungs, caused
by exposure in perambulators. DIR.
Taylor Of Scarborough also lays much
stress on the matter of wind pressure
TO which the perambulatOr exposes
children in the causation of diseases of
the throat and chest. Which all goes
to show that when children are eX.
posed to the weather they should be in
more or less active state,
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SUDDENLY PULLED UP.
Clever Pennsylvania Swindier
Caught in an Avenue Car.

Caught In an Avenue Car.
A gentleman on an Avenue car called
Policeman Galway near the corner OF
Thirteenth street last night, and, point
ing out another gentleman on the car,
demanded that the officer arrest him
for forgery. This being done, he was
taken to the Twelfth-street station
house and locked up. lie gave the name
of VIM. L. Law. On the way to the
station.house the prisoner strongly pro.
tested his innocence. The alleged for
gerry and swindling was done in Penn.
sylvania and through well.laid plan.
lie introduced himself by the follow
ing note to Mr.. S. G. Shortlldge, prin-
cipal of the Academy at Newton Pa.
PU DELrHIA, Aug. 8, 1885.
Mr.. Shordid
telegrapheu 20 you in regard to receiy-
ing my boy. ] wish you could make up
your mind TO receive him. lie is sixteen,
and ! wish him prepared for Harvard. l
believe he could be prepared In few years;
he is sixteen and has read Caesar. What he
has gone over he is proficient In. / reside
at Savannah, Ga, and my boy in New
jersey with his uncle. VIII you drop a
note TO Philadelphia? WILLIAM NJ. Law.
Soon after sending the note he pre-.
sentod himself at the Academy and
represented himself as postmaster of
Savannah, Georgia. lie was an agree
able companion and well posted about
southern war history. The bill was to
be $3.50, and he gave draft for $500
on the Bank of America, New York
City. Mr.. Shortlidge suspected that
he was an impostor and did not lend
him the 500 until he telegraphed the
bank. He then learned that Law was
attempting to swindle him. The police
here were notified to look out for Law,
but Mr.. Shortlidge saw him on the
Avenue last night ana had him arrested
as described
Law is also known as II. w. Swal-
low. He is also charged with in.
PRODUCING himself to Father Donahue
of this city by means of forged letters
from Cardinal McCloskey and then
getting the priest to vouch for him at a
bank where he collected $50 on
forged draft
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The Summer Opera season.

Miss Winston will retire from Manager
Ford's opera company at the end of this
week to seek recuperation after long and
aborious season, She Will depart with
kind wishes from many people in Washing
ton. "The Merry War; is being pre-
sentod in an admirable manner, the
new leader of the orchestra contribut.
ing greatly to this result. Mr.. Harold
has been engaged for "Fantine" next week,
which will be welcome news to many. Mr.
Fort has also engaged Mr.. Louis de Lange,
who gained so much popularity last season,
to appear next week. most enjoyable
performance Is assured
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west Wasiiington.

Smith Williams and Waymon Brooks
were arrested yesterday by officer Fisher
for allowing gambling In their houses in
Georgetown.
at BROOKLYN, \. Y, and leaves to-day for
Long Island, n. Y, where she will pass
the remainder OF the summer.
--Temperature and condition of water at
"a. IN: Great Falls, temperature, az con-
dition, 20; receiving reservoir tempera-
ture, IS; condition at north connection, "a
condition at south connection, 80; distribu
ting reservoir, temperature, 79; condition at
inlluent gate-house, So; condition at elluent
gatehouse, SO.
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South Washington.

-Ofllccr T.. Smith of the South Wash
ington Precinct is on leave, caused by sick
ness in his family.
There is a deaf and dumb boy named
Anderson on Ws r street, near Thirteenth,
who should be attended TO by the Humane
Society. He takes particular delight In
stoning passers-by and beating children
smaller than himself His parents say that
they have no control over him.
An oil car in the freight yard of the
Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Company
took fire last night about o'clock from a
spark from passing locomotive. The car
was detached from the Others and the oil
was allowed to burn out. The oil was the
property Of the Washington Gas Light
Company,
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COURT RECORD.

Police CoURT-Judge Harper. james
Foose, indecent cxposure $40 or 80 days.
George Cook, violating building regula-
tions: continued. Hugh Brown, colored,
loud and boisterous; s. or 10 days. Alice
Washington and Jane King, loud and bois-
ferrous; IS or days each. James Hill, do.
do. Daniel Gills, John Jennings, Fred
erick Hawkins and George Hawkins, do;
do. Columbus Tuttle, profanity; So or Z
days. Tobe Simpson, do; do. William
Drummond and Bridget Ryan, loud and
boisterous; SIS or 10 days each. Tune
Bros, unlicensed bar; dismissed. Godfrey
& Holden, keeping their bar open after
hours; so or 30 days. Geo. Adams, fast
driving; $40 or 80 DAYS.
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The Peace Monument.

Just half way across the Avenue from the
northeast angle of the Botanical Garden,
And Ut the west foot of the Capitol Grounds
Is the Peace Monument. This was de-
signed by Admiral Porter in honor of the
dead soldiers and sailors of the late war.
II is of marble and cost, with PEDESTAL and
platform $4,000. II is proposed To remove
this monument to one of the squares ON the
northwest section.
nlnunit-Nt II. find
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hills. The building is In tho italian Renais-
It's greatest height is i2S feet. and the lag,
floating over the central portion, naunts IN
the breeze higher up than any other nag IN
the city, not excepting those above the
senate and House ~ Representatives. The
cost Of the building was five millions Of dol.
lars, about three times as much "a the
White House, and, we think, as much US
the CauitOl
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on Tenth street, between T. and =, round the
corner westward from Masonic Temple, is
the famous Medical Museum This build
ing was once u prominent Baptist Church. II
was converted about the beginning Oi the
war into theatre, known the country over
rs Ford's and II was In private box There
in April, 1865 that John Wilkes Booth
Killed President Lincoln The latter was
carried TO house, Just opposite, where he
died. A marble tablet In front Of the house,
Mo- 5lG Tenth street, commentaries this
inct The theatre was then scqucstrated by
the Government and turned into the Med
ica Museum attached to the Surgeon Gen
erals office. II Is full Of interesting surgical
relies Of the war, and has the largest mcd-
cal library In the world Among the curl
osities within It's walls Is the articulatcd
skeleton Of GuitCau, the assassin uf proi-
dent Garfield. Coming down Tenth street
from the Medical Museum the visitor Will
not fail 10 inspect the massive and bcnuti-
iul Post Building, In which Is situated the
Office of TIW Critic. This Is the largest
newspaper establishment south Of Philadel-
phia and cast of the Ohio and Mississippi
rivers. Four Of the leading and most inilu-
cntial Journals In the country two morning,
one evening tInE CWric) aud one indepen
dent sunday paper have their home In this
gstubliglmput.
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T NV TTHIFVT NTfFITTFFVII
The National Rifles give their last eXcur-
fop tbs season ~ Ms!sA4N Han ta!s eJ.I.
; ing
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Tie NnvnI Ohseryntory.

To the West of the Washington Monument
on the highest elevation that borders the
north bank of the river between ST. Eliza
bcth's Heights and Georgetown College,
stands the Naval Observatory. The hill ON
which II stands Is famous for having been
the camping ground of Washington, Brad.
dock, and the latter's army when ON their
march to the fatal field where the English
General fell victim to his selfcoucct and
vanity. Tradition also points out this hill
as the decisive battle ground between the
District Indians and the mysterious Susque
hannas. This observatory contains the
largest rciractng telescope In the world
next TO the new equatorial Just built for the
Lick Observatory. By its aid that most In.
terestne u not greatest, astronomical dis
covery of the country was made, the moons
of Mars. The entrance to the observatory
Is at y and Twenty third streets northwest.
The Herdic cabs go to Twenty-secund and
G. streets
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st. .Eohn's T.. -. Church.

st Johns p. T.. Cnurcn which has been often
called the State Church because more Post
dents have wugsMppei there than ut any
tcruth streets. 10 was built In 1916 and en-
lurped in $50, I'm II have worShippei Pres
idcnts Madison, Mouroc John Quincy
Adams thuugh the latter was u Cou-rctt-
tiuuaiisO Martin Van BWgn, though he bee
lmcrd t. tie nulrr Reformed Church, liar
r!sop, TYLER. Polk, Iayior, ttlm0ro ltUuu-h
the latter was % luilurianh Pierce, BugH.
UuuU aud Arthur Presidents Ainc. ia,
johnson ard Grari have also attended Di.
Vine service, here 8ItApughUut steadily. It's
interior reminds one very iury,plF ul tine
old, dim English country Episcopal In. yhcs
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The District buildings.

The visitor, after leaving the Centre Market
will proceed down the Avenue TO Fourand-
a half street and no-thward IN that street
few yards, when he will he In froht Of II
dngy block of damp, dark Old bricks
whoI Elm the officers of the District are com
PEELED TO sacrifice their temper, health aud
good looks while attending TO business.
These buildings are so utterly untitled for the
purposes 10 winch thcy are put ana SO
thoroughly abomnahlc and Insecure that
they form, PERHAPS, the greatest curiosity
IN Washington. No visitor should fail to
iuNppgt them
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The Bnrcau of Education is In brick building
due north Of the Patent Onicc, The visitor
with scholarly tastes aud instincts will not
fail TO visit this bureau, which contains
complete collection of objects illustrating
The progress and condition Of education
o Ia.
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The Marine Barracks are situated on Eighth
street southeast, between g and IL. Several
squares further south the walls of the Navy
Yard rise before the gaze. This Navy Yard
was i'm its time the most famous one In the
country, the second largest ship of the line
In the Navy having been bullt mere, as vel
and others. IL Is to be converted into the
great ordnance factory of the country, and
the visitor VIII lind hundreds of objects
herein to interest him, especially the making
of the steel riilcd cannon.
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The Arsenal Is located at the foot of Four
and a.half street southwest, the grounds
extending over what used 10 be the peul-
tcntiary. II is interesting among other
reasons for being the enclosure in which
Mrs Surratt and the Assassination priS'
Artillery, which is stationed here, give frG-
Qucnt concerts I'm the summer that are
largely attended, Reached by the Metro,
pulltan N'uurand.a half street branchl and
line of street cars
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Marriage Liccn.cs Grantca.

Marriage licenses have been granted to
Vim. II. Matthews OF this city aud Nellie
V. CreIg of Albany, N. y; Thomas John
son and Rachel Henson, both of Anne
Arundel County, Nd; VIM. Tolbert and
Charity Thomas, both of Montgomery
County, Md; Harry Sutphin of New York
city and Maggie I. Hogan; James I. Crown
and Maggie A. Pilkington; Peter Oyerton
and Annie Cootes; Philip Hutchinson and
Alice j. salney; Michael V. Tlerney and
Ellie l.. Widdecombe.
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The woodbury. Tragedy.

At Woodbury., Conn, It Is now believed
that young Robert Drakeley Of Baltimore
murdered his bride while under the influence
of chloral, to which drug he seems to be a
slave. 1t is thought that his wife up
braided him because OF his habit, and that
he killed her while crazy from its effects,
Drakeey still refuses to say anything about
his crime, except that he shot and killed his
Wife.
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on the reservation which lies Immediately
north of Il street southeast and fronts on
the Anacostia River is huge quadrangular
pile of red brick known as the District jail
This building is especially noticeable for
being the one wherein the assassin of "A
President was hanged. just south of II is
the City Asylum II is reached by cab or
carriage, or on fON from ttc termination Of
tho railway and hNrliU lines.
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1t is thought that upon the reorganlza.
tion Of the Navy-Yard October / the pre-
sent force Of employees will be supplied
with work on the new shops and no de-
crease In the force necessitated.
Miss Jennie Smith OF Third street cas- /
is at Cape May.
The Marine Band plays at the Capitol
grounds this afternoon ut $50 o'clock.
The East Washngtons and Merchants
play at Olmpic Park this afternoon.
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The Botanical Gardens.

Passing eastward from the Museum, over
the railroad bridge that spans Sixth street,
and through the pretty park lying between
Maine and Missouri avenues the visitor
comes to the entrance on Third street. just
south of Pennsylvania avenue, of the Bo-
tanical Gardens. These interesting grounds
are open daily from 9 in the morning to
in the evening. They were established
10 years ago. The conservatories are filled
with the choicest and rarest foreign plants.
Around the gardens are extensive colec-
tions of trees and shrubs. In the centre of
the lawn facing the centre conservatory is
tracted so much attention at the Philadel
phin Caufpunin1
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COrcOran Art Gallery.

The Corcoran Art Gallery is at the corner of
Pennsylvania avenue and Seventeenth
street, opposite the War, Navy and State
Department, 1t is open Tuesdays, Thurs
days and Saturdays free; on other days Tex
copt Sunday) u small admission fee is
charged. This gallery, although not to be
compared with the great Old World gal
lcrGs, is nevertheless very credituble in
stitution for so new a country as the United
States. II contains among other original
objects Powers great statue of the Greek
Slave. ~
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THE VISITORS GUIDE.
0bleCtspf Interest in and About the
National Capital.
THE GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS.
Parks, Squares, Statues, Gardens ana
Other Points of Attraction.
THE WAY TO REACH THEM.

Washington Is fast becoming the
most attractive city of the country, As
the Capital of the Nation 1t presents
more objects of interest to the visitor
than any other on the continent, and
brief directory Of its prominent points
will be of service to the vast number of
persons who annually resort to the 20.
litical metropolis. For it is estimated
that over three hundred thousand
strangers pay visit every year to this
city to behold the varied objects of in.
terest which so thickly stud the his
toric "Ten Miles Square"
The System OF Numbering Houses.
Numbers are displayed over the entrances TO
all houses, and the decimal system, as
adopted in Philadelphia, is used-one hun.
dred numbers being allotted to each square
or bloCk-commcncing at First street west,
running west, First street east running
oast, A street north, running north, and A
street south, running south The odd mum
bers are always ON the right-hand side 20.
ing from the Capitol, and the even numbers
on the left-hand side. The city Is divided
into four quarters or sections, northeast and
northwest, southeast and southwest, the
streets being designated accordingly; those
running north and south numerically. and
those running east and west by the letters
of the alphabet, the dividing lines being
NORTH unu ouulli 'hpilol strCots, running
On u me uue north auu south from tne cap
itol ana East SaplIol streot, ana cohtlnua
tlon on lno sallo WEST OF thc CAPITOL run
hlhs uue east anu west
The Capitol.
This great building is tbe central noint of the
original District and il the lnr,est ediflce
i'm the country. It's centre marks the Mo.
ridinn of Washington, The middle portion.
immediatelv under the dome, is the mart
frat buiit II wns partially dcstroyed bv the
British in 1sld' hut was completely restored
Iy icg5. II inclosos the "Cryrt'-whcre the
remains of Washington were Intended to he
placed. the Library. the Rotunjo, tbe old
Representatiyes IIpll. now tLe Gallery nf
Statuarg, and the old Senate Chamber. now
the Supreme Court-room The Old supreme
Courtroom, In the first story, is now occu.
MED by the Law Branch Of the Library
The cofner.stone of the Capitol extension-
the north and south wingsIwas laid July 4.
is5i. Daniel Webster delivering the oration
of the occasion from the balcony OF the
Library. The south wing contains the
House of REPRESENTATIVES, and the north
wingthe Senate Chamber. The crotunda Il lis.
tingIished for its historic paintings, for the
famous bronze doors, with their alto
relicfs, and for Brumidi's frescoings. In the
Hall of Statuary are the natural pictures In
n
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Commissioners.
Unprecedented Attraction
over Quarter Million Distributed
Louisiana State Lottery Co.

Incorporates IN 1899 for % years by the
Legislature for Educational and Charitable
purposes-with Capital of sl,OOU,OO0-tO
which a reserve fund Of over 1850, ,O)O has since
been added.
Iiy an overwhelming popular vote its fran
chisC was made part of the present state
Constitution adopted December 2 A. ID. 1879.
Its Grand Single Number Drawings viii take
place monthly. II Never Scales or PostpOnes.
Look at the following Distribution:
Extraordinary Quarterly Drawing,
at the Academy of Music, New orleans,
TUESDAY, SEPT If, 1856.
100000 tickets at Ten Dollars each.
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The Old soldiers Home.

The Old Soldiers Home lies about mile be
yond Howard University, out seventh
street extended, and is reached by the same
Conyeyances, namely the Ninth and seventh
street car lines. Its main building is of
tower o The Ie iSV from r" t w. toar T snnos S .e
any similar vicw In the ncighborhuod. A
statue of General Scott adorns the grounds,
There Is also Il National Cemetery with sew
eral thousand Union dead buried there.
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qhc Columbian UniyersitY.

Coming down Fifteenth street from the Louise
Home, ut the corner of Fifteenth and II
streets, the visitor sees the Columbian Uni
YCrsity, which occupies the site of the old
Griswald mansion. This university was in
corr Grated as Columbian College In lS2l,
aud Is under the special supervision Of the
Baptist church. II is an institution famous
for the discipline and thoruughness OF its
lMsIIuNlINn.
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Thc NntiOnnI lIusemm.

The National Museum Is in the Smithsonian
grounds, few yards east of the Smith,J-
MAN building. II contains thousands of the
most interesting curiosties, samples of the
rs well as the Smithsonian, Is open daily TO
the public from 8 q. IN. TO 1 D. m.
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The government Printing Onice.

The Government Printing Oncc is in a north
east direction from the Pension OniCe, at
the corner of II and North Capitol streets.
IL Is by far the largest printing establish
ment I'm the world, and Is full of interest to
visitors. The cost of running II goes up into
millions annually, and the money Is well
spent. IL would take columns to merely
outline the gigantic establishment which
employees In its busiest season over 1000
people. II is reached by the Columbia line
af