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Capitol Topics.

THANKING REPRESENTATIVE WISE.
Representative Geo. ID. Wise, OF Virginia, who
in the House the other day declared himself in
favor OF repeal OF the tobacco tax, has received
copy OF resolutions adopted by the Richmond
Tobacco Exchange thanking him for his declara-
tion He said TO STAR reporter to-day that what
pealed and the laws so modified as TO permit
farmers TO sell tobacco produced by them without
any deductions.
LIGHTsHIP AND FOG SIGNALS.
Senator Dolph to-day reported favorably from
the committee on commerce the amendment offered
by Senator Mitchell to the sundry civil bill, ap-
propriating $50, 900 for the establishment OF light
snip and fog signal outside OF the bar OF the Co
lumba River, On the Pacific coast
GONE TO DINE WITH SIMON CAMERON.
Several Senators, among them Messrs. Hale, But
Ter, Bowen and Plumb, have gone with Senator
Cameron to dine with ex-senator Simon Cameron
at his country place near Harrisburg. Senator
Senate, but only few could get on just now.
CONTINUING THE CURRENT APPROPRIATIONS
The Senate yesterday passed the joint resOlu-
ton (Which had been passed by the House on
Thursday continuing the appropriations OF the
current fiscal year for thirty days. Senators Ed
mundS and sherman argued that the Government
could run along another month without this reso-
luton, but Senators Allison and Teller contended
that 1t could not be done without violation OF law
NOTES.
Representative Hayden received o cablegram to-
day announcing the death of his brother-in-law,
Mr.. James jackson Jarvis, In Italy.
The first instalment OF the last annual report of
the Commissioner OF Agriculture-5OO 600 volumes
sent Uas T 0 Printing once
sued In few days The delay was caused by de-
fects In the paper.
senator Cockreli to-day offered an amendment to
the sundry civil bill appropriating $4,000 for the
construction and maintenance OF fish culture
station at Neosho, Mo.
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WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

ACTING SECRETARY OF THE SMrrHsoNIAN-During
Prof. Langley's absence in Europe, Mr.. G. Brown
Goode, assistant secretary In charge OF the Ma
tlonal Museum, Is serving as acting secretary.
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DEATH OF NETERAS.-Capt VIM. Parisen, a
veteran OF the Mexican war, who belonged 10 the
Scott Lie Legion, and also the late war OF
the rebellion. died In this city last evening The
Grand Army VIII take charge OF the remains and
conduct the funeral services He Will be buried At
Rock Creek Cemetery Monday, at 4 30 O'CLOCK M
m, with military honors.
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From Laurel.

MAsHiNGToNfANs WHO AKE sUMMERTNG THERE-A
NEW ROAD TO BIZ oPEsED-HoUsEs BEING ERECTED.
Correspondence Of THE EvENINs STAR
LAUREL Mn, June 20. Isss
The MIL Co. have erected four new houses this
month upon Laurel avenue. Mr.. Edward Phelps
Is building for himself a handsome residence In
the western section.
Major and Mrs. A. b. Hurt, dOorkeeper OF the
House; Mrs. Wall, or Richmond, mother 90 Mrs.
hurt; Mr.. X. o. Hoffman and family Mr.. THORN.
superintendent OF the Coast survey, and family
have taken sumner quarters at "Tne Naples
new road starting from the telephone road In
'front.' OF Mr.. Is. ID. stephens place. running due
west through RyeTsdale 10 the Washington pike.
has been ordered opened by the county COMMITS
SiOners
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Middleton. OF Branchvfne.
upon returning from Their wedding trip norrh.
Will occupy Nj. MidGleton's new residence Just
finished
The Farmers Club, Of Northwestern Prince
George, held Its regular meeting at tie residence
OF Mr.. c. II. Doing, when an essay was read by Mr.
l. W. Safiern upon careful Farming" W.
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preparation bill; the acts for the relief Of John B..
Maxted and Robert j. B. Newcombe, A. B. Tyan
and John 2. Hageman; the act for a bridge across
bridge across Trail Creek at Michigan City, Ind.
the joint resolution to provide temporarily for the
expenditures OF the Government; the acts for
North Dakota and Pacific r. r., and the Duluth,
Rainy Lake River and southwestern r. r. Co.; the
act Tor macadamized ROAD from the city Of New
Berne, N. c., to the national cemetery near that
city; the act for the relief OF Aaron Freidheim;
the act to prevent obstruction in the harbor OF
New York; the act to authorize the Paris, Choc-
law and Little Rock Railroad Company TO con-
struct bridge across Red River, near Hooks Fer
~, Tex, and the act for the relief Of sophia w.
Wright
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Sold everywhere Price: CCrIcURA. Soc; SOAP. pc
REsoLvEST. 81. Prepared by the POTTER DRUG
AND CHEMICAL Co. Boston. Mass
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Local Notes.
Cleveland ana Thurman cInh MAO Sorv,,oa Ia

A Cleveland and Thurman club was formed last
evening at TakOma PARK.
The performance OF 1.-THE Marble Heart recent
given at the National Theater for the benefit OF
the Little sisters OF the Poor will enable its pro-
ectors TO hand to the Sisters tomorrow the hand
some sum OF $3.50.
In the Police Court, this morning Charles Dean
was charged with the larceny OF u watch from an
old man, and also with an assault by biting him,
He was sent down for fifteen days In each case.
the French-Canadfan banquet IN that city Mon
day evening, says: The theater was magni1cently
decorated FOR the occasion. f1no painting OF
Major Mallet, Of Washington, d. c., attracted
much attention. The major responded to the
toast: The progress Of the French Canadians In
the states"
Aineola Tr1be No. IL, L o. R n, Last evening
elected the following oflcers: Sachem, VIM. II
Rose, j.; sen. sycamore, w. 8 Dodge; fun. saga
kicheiberger; keeper OF wampum, H. @. Kenner:
trustees Carroll w. Smith, G. A. J. Wilnamson
and ]. X Williams .
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PlMPLES. blaekhesds. ehapped and oily skin pre-
vented by CUTIcURA J EDIcArED soar. je26-tu,w. is
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Boy GETS LIFE-SAvINa MEDAL.-The Sec
retary OF the Treasury. upon the recommendation
OF the Life-Saving Bureau, has awarded silver
medal to Henry F. Page. eleven years OF age, for
saving the life OF another lad named Alfred j.
Brownell, from drowning, at Schenerius, Otsego
County, N. Y, August 8, 1887.
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Ameeting OF THE Jackson Democratic Association
was held last evening at Endowment HalI-Mr j.
L. Norris, president. The following were elected
as alternates TO attend the league OF democratic
clubs IN Baltimore July 4: T. v. Noonan, G. W.
Donaldson, P. C. Garden, g. W. Dant, II. McCauley
Frank Germon, Jesse w. Mann, c. W. Petit, and
Jas. I. Boisseau
New members were chosen as follows: VIM. p
Slater, Jos. Shillington, Frank Bacon, NJ. A. Beu.
ter, W. ID. Clark, +. T. Talbot, C. Heller, F. c.
Miller, w. G. White, Jas. A Conner, c. A. Walter
Mr.. j. F. Kelly offered a resolution, which was
adopted, to IRE salute from 'Old Hickory" on
Saturday, July z, TO ratify the nominations. and
In honor OF the visiting club delegates. Messrs
Newmeyer, Kelly, and Malsack were appointed as
committee TO arrange for the salute.
MI. Kelly reported that number Of clubs, local
and state, had accepted the invitation to join
them In their trip TO Baltimore on the 4th instant
The president, Mr.. Norris, stated that It, would
be necessary to meet at O'Clock. Headed by the
full Marine Band they would proceed to the b. and
o. depot, from which their train would leave at
O'Clock. On arriving in Baltimore they will pro-
to the convention hall. where the band win be
presented to the convention for the rest Of the
Mr.. 8. A. Hamilton, OF Kansas, delivered an ad.
The president announced that the Illinois dele.
gates TO the club convention would arrive on
ceive them.
The South Carolina Democrats.
At meeting Of the South Carolina Democratic
Association last night the following officers were
elected: President Col Jno F. Truetler; first vice.
president, Col. Jas. n. Lpscomb; second vice.
president, Edward Mclver; secretary, W. b.
Mcdaniel; treasurer, X. s. Murchison; sergeant
alarms j. s. Guthrie; executive committee, c. NJ.
Davis, JAS Tillman, c. c. Manning; nominating
committee, Col VIM. Butler, H. s. Darby, w. Z.
Gowan. The president was authorized to appoint
committee to represent the club In Baltimore on
the Fourth OF July.
The East Washington Bandana Club.
meeting OF East Washington democrats was
held last night at withaft's Hail. corner 81 and B
streets southeast, and club was organized, to be
known as the East Washington Democratic Ban
dana Club. c. Z. Wilkinson was elected president:
j. K. Mangum, vice president; NJ. Moncenon, Sec
rotary; VIM. H. Maginnis, treasurer, and j. w.
Of i've, composed Of Messrs. Martin, Lynch, Lloyd,
Cullahan, and w. II. Maginnis was chosen to rep
resent the club at the meeting OF the democratic
clubs In Baltimore, July 4.
Gnu as
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ODD Fellows Observation-Disclosures Lodge No,
16, /. o. o. F., has elected officers as follows:
Homer j. Bibb, N. G.; Norman Pruitt, v. g.; Ed.
BaWse5 rec secretary; Peter Harr, per. secretary;
G. w. Leannarda, treasurer. Representatives I'd
grand lodge, NJ. u. Brainard, H. A Bales, C. c.
Mothersead, A. L. Leonard, j. L. Conner, F. G.
Griffin. Trustees, G. w. Leannarda, w. j. Drum
mOnd. NJ. d. Brainard.
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Sales of Real Estate.

Elizabeth Townsend has bought OF Mary J..
Treake, for s., ESQ pJ. lot g. 50. 324 fronting 20
feet on the south side OF c street, between 18th
and 18th streets northwest.
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were issued to-day as follows: Fred Gheep. one
brick dwelling at 2013 H street northwest 81 600:
J. w. I. DeMarr, one frame dwelling on Lanier
at Shannon Place, Anacostia, 5000; J. Henry
Brooks, one frame dwelling on Bunker Hin road
county, s., 900.
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MARTHA Was BITTEN.-In the Police Court to-
day, Annie jackson and Henry SmallwOOd were
charged with an assault on Martha Myers It was
destined That YESTERDAY the women got into e row
finger was bitten and she got o cut over the eye
Annie was fned IS and SmallwOOd was DISCHARGED.
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Wills FLED-The will OF Clementine Pleason.
ton, leaving her property 70 her sister, Laura fol-
life and then to Gen. Alfred Pleasonton, heI
Salhe s. Gather was filed to-day. The premises
003 Il street northwest are LEFT In fee 70 her son
should be marry, with reverston to his uncle.
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ton and over a hundred parsons were de-
stroyed by lava and ashes.
ONE hundred and fifty lives were lost by
the foods in the Gifu district of Japan
MAJOR BARTLELOT, of the British army,
who organized powerful expedition IN
Egypt and started for the heart OF Africa
to rescue Henry II. Stanley, was murdered
on the Congo River by disaffected native
members of the party, and the quest for the
lost explorer has been abandoned
THE Italian steamer Sud America was
sunk in collision at Port Luz, Canary Islands,
and forty lives We're lost.
The floods in Switzerland have submerged
fifteen thousand acres, destroyed the crops
and driven people from many villages.
WILLIAM REDMOND. Irish member of the
British Parliament, has been sentenced TO
three months Imprisonment for.iOffenceS
under the Crimes Act.
THE French Government has ordered that
gunboats proceed o the west coast of Africa
for the purpose of destroying vessels engaged
in the slave trade, especially those which fly
the French flag
THE death OF Prince Johann Adolph of
Schwarzenberg, Prince Landgrave of kleg-
gan Count of Sulz and Duke of Kruman.
has Just occurred in Bohemia at the age of
eiCntV-nine
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WaShIng tOn.

THE Navy Department has ordered that all
shipbuilding tools and supplies for the New
York Navy Yard now under contract, shall
be delivered within thirty days, so that
there may be as little delay as possible in the
construction of the armored battle ship
Maine.
SENATOR COCKRELL has been appointed on
the Conference Committee on the Sundry
Civil Appropriation bill vice Senator Beck,
excused on account of illness.
UNITED STATES TREASURER HYATTS
statement shows S733, 565, 746 in gold, silver
and bank notes in the Treasury, and $751;
1864 in gold, silver and currency certif-
Gates outstanding.
The first bill passed by Congress to pro-
hibit the coming of Chinese laborerS to the
United States has been signed by the Presi-
dent, the ten days having expired.
THE President has sent the following nom
nations to the Senate: John Fitzpatrick, of
Louisiana, to be Marshal of the United States
for the Eastern District of Louisiana: Louis
w. Crofoot. of Dakota to be Associate JUS
tice of the Supreme Court of the Territory of
Dakota
THE statement of the United States Comp
trOller of the Currency shows S245. or. 052
outstanding in national bank notes There
have been 81 062, 545 destroyed.
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THE NEWS EPITOMIZED.
Eastern and Middle States.

THE Republicans of Massachusetts, assem-
bled in State Convention at Boston, and
nominated a complete ticket, headed by
Oliver Ames, for Governor.
THE New York Democratic State Conven-
ton held at Buffalo renominated Governor
Hill by reclamation, paying Lieutenant Gov
ernOr Jones q similar compliment, and re-
nominating Judge John Clinton Gray for
Judge of the Court OF Appeals, which he
now holds by appointment
THE State Convention of Massachusetts,
ProhibitiODists was held at Worcester and a
full State ticket was placed in the field led
by William II. Earle for Governor.
THE millinery store and dwelling house of
Miss Irene Mccartney, at Weirs, y. H.. was
burned. Miss McGaffney, aged eighty years.
who was alone in the house, was smothered
to death
FIVE young people out of a party of six
enjoying sail in a small sloop on the Hud-
son, near Hastings, y. Y, were drowned by
the sinking of the boat, the accident APP
parently being due to the fact that the plank
ing of the boat, which was sixteen years old
gave way and let in the water.
JOHN SURCHFIELD of Dover, " H, went
home drunk and out of pure wantonness
strangled his twenty six-year- wife to
death.
LATER and fuller returns place the Repu b
hcan plurality for Governor in Maine at
Is. 495.
Two inches of snow and sleet fell at Mount
" ashington, n. H.
FIRE in the lumber district of Boston,
Mass, caused a loss of over $50, 900.
MRS REBECCA LANGLIER and her five
year-old daughter were burned to death at
their home in Boston by the explosion of a
kerosene lamp.
A MERRY party of young people were cele
brating the birthday of pretty Minnie Tutful
by sail on the SchuylKill River at Phila-
delphia when the skitf became unmanagea-
bic and took the plunge over the falls. Miss
1utful and Frank Carver were drowned.
a LITTLE boy aged eight and his sister
aged nine, children of Michael Flaherty, of
Boston, were playing in deep cut when the
train came along. Worried by the engine
whistle, the children endeavorei to get out
of the cut, but missed the regular path and
were ground to death.
CHARLES B. WHITING & Co., the most
prominent firm of bankers and brokers in
Worcester, Mass, have failed, with $500, 900
liabilities.
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SOnth and West.

NINE persons were drowned by the recent
flood at Augusta, Ga.
FIRE at Harper, Iowa, destroyed the en-
tire business portion of the town
THE Greenbackers held their National Con-
vention in Cincinnati and decided not to
nominate ticket.
THE Democrats of Colorado assembled in
State Convention at Denver and nominated
Hon. L. NJ. Patterson for Governor by ac-
clImatiOn. j. A. Porter was nominated for
Lieutenant Governor
JIM SHACKELFORD, a farmer near Pulaski.
Tenn, whipped to death his daughter, aged
twelve, because she did not fetch bucket of
water quick enough to please him.
john EDWARDS, the leading lawyer Of
Nodaway county, Mo, has committed sui
eide at his home by shooting himself.
Two colOred laborers at Gilbert's Quarry,
Va, were crushed to death by falling rocks.
THE Grand Army of the Republic chose
Major William Warner Commander-in-
Chief, and then the encampment at Columbus,
Ohio, adjourned.
The official returns from the Arkansas
State election are all in, and the majority of
Eagle, Democrat. for Governor. is Il, 9S1.
JOHN CRUBTzI. of Baltimore, Md, was
choked to death by a cellulcid collar his
head dropping on his chest while in drunken
stupor and his collar stopping the windpipe.
Two lives were lost, three persons fatally
injured and more than a score badly
wounded in collision on the Baltimore and
Ohio road at Newark, Ohio.
AT Winfield, Ohio Richard Jones was
sick of typhoid fever He asked to see his
children, but his wife would not allow them
to go near their father. Jones then DELHI
erately cut his throat in the presence of his
wife and mother. He lived only an hour.
SAM BROWN, Desperate who boosted of
having killed four men, shot and killed
at Hartville Mining Camp, Wyoming, by
Frank Williams, cowboy.
ALEXANDER GOLDENSEN, who shot and
killed a fourteen-year-o school girl named
Mamie Kelly in 1886, has been hanged in the
county Jail at San Francisco, Cal.
THE entire business portion of Washburn,
Wis, has been destroyed by fire, causing a
loss of over $4,000, with no insurance.
EIGHT cases and one death from yellow
fever were reported from Hendersonville,
n. G.
AN explosion and fire in a flour mill at
Cleveland, Ohio, caused two deaths and
serious injury to four other victims.
HORSE thief named Wise was fleeing to
Manitoba with a number of horses, when a
body of armed settlers overlook him near
Turtle Mountains, Dakota. and lynched him.
THE business portion of Florence, Wis, has
been wiped out by fire. Fifty six buildings
were burned. Loss SIS. 600
UP to late date the total number of yellow
fever cases at jacksonville, Fla, was 995;
total deaths, 126.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-09-28
LOUIS F. ZIEGLER.
CABINET MAKER
UNDERTAKEN
EDENTON, N. c.
REPAIRING, VANISHING and UPHOLSTER-
ING FURNITURE \ SPECIALITY.

fun supply OF cheap wood Collins. C1e Cases
and Caskeis and Metallic Burial Cases furnished .,
short notice and 81 low figures.
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CANNIBALS IN CANADA.
Starving Indians Down to the Level
of Hungry Beasts.

Late advces from the Northwest received
at Ottawa. report great suffering and many
deaths from starvation among the Indians
Of the Canadian Northwest territories From
the Feace River district several cases OF
cannibalism are reported, where to save
their own lives, heads of families have eaten
their chi.dren.
Last season Parliament voted the sum of
S254, 600 for supplies for the destitute In
dians of the Northwest. but from what has
been learned it appears that dishonest agents
who We're entrusted with its distribution
had appropriated the greater portion of the
grant
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If carried to the end Of the twentieth
century of the Christian era this computa-
ton would show a population of the United
Sta t9s of the astounding number of l.16S,-
466.9i2 with ratio of So to every $40
acres of ground. The rate of progress
made in material affairs, as can readily be
seen bv comparison of the statistics given
above has been no less startling and crafty
ng than in the numerical increase of tie in
habitantS.
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Foreign.

The statement that famine in Egypt is
feared because of the failure of the crops is
officially declared to be untrue The Nile is
rising slowly, and the crops will be equal to
those OF 1884.
The Mayor, an old volcano in the PHILIPPINE
Islands, has been in a violent state of erup.
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The average per cent. Of Increase per de-
cade from 1880 to 1880 was 80 10, and exclud
ing the decade during which the civil war
occurred it was 33. %.
Immigration was never so great as during
the present decade It would seem as if the
old countries or the world had reached the
limits of their human life sustaining capacity,
and that nearly their entire natural in
crease was being poured in upon the more
promising fields of the United States. For
the ten years from 1851 to 1860 the number
of immigrants to arrive was 2,598, PA, from
1861 to 1870 it was 2 466, 752 and from 1871
to 1880 it was 1914, 695 These figures have
already been greatly exceeded by the immi-
grafton during the current deca lie. In 1881
there arrived 669, 43l immigrants: in 1882,
7sS. 992; in 1888, 6O3, 3.22; in 1854 51S.592; in
1885, 1875, $40; i'll. 1886. }4203. and in 1887,
SO. 2S1. making total for seven years OF
3,S1A, 167, eXcee ling by 814,472 in seven years
the Immigration of any previous decade.
At the rate OF 30 per cent. increase per de-
cade the population in each decade for
xrcn,Ili 10 fcllnInS:
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LEATUE RECOR1.

THERE is to be a mild boom in ostrich
featherS-SO much one that the Town Coun-
ell in Cape Town, Africa, have provided a
new and larger building for the use Of the
feather dealers
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ITALY Is the greatest olive producing
country, 1,250, 900 acres being developed tc
that industry, yielding 100000 TO 80,
0O0, 900 gallons of oil annually.
The Springdale news., 1888-12-14
Caught After Twenty Years.

Last Sunday morning our genial sheriff, W. s. Lowry, Tn company with J. r. Hamilton, left for Fort Smith after man named Gipson, who is charged with klllirg man at St. Paul, this county, about or just alter the close of the war. The circums stances, as we learned. are ss follows About the close of the war there was lodge at St. Paul called 1.-The Union League" Gip- son and man named Prather both belonged to u 0 lodge. Prather quit the lodge and made some re- mark about it winch was not liked by the other mem bers, and they called a meeting. What was done at the meeting IS not known. but soon afterward Prather was killed and Gipson is charged with the killing He has been evad1ng the officers ever sinee.-lIunts,ille Democrat.
The Springdale news., 1888-12-14
GaffOrd Convicted.

Special to the Arkansas Gazette.
 CLARKsyILLz, Dec. 8.-The case of The State vs. Gafford went to the jury this evening at o'clock. The day was consumed in argu- ment by the attorneys. The gen cral evidence of the state witnesses show that Gafford severely whip ped and beat Williams tn. evening before his death, and the witnesses for the defense swear that Williams 1eceIved his bruises at the hands of convict named Burris, in a fight, n which Bnrris hIt him several times over the head with a pick handle, or at least this is tho way Williams accounted for his bruises upon being asked by the doctor and others.
 At lo:45 p. m. the jury returned the following verdict: We, the jury, find the defendant guilty oi murder in tho second degree, and assess his punishment at five years in the penitentlary."