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Inflated by Natural Gas.
SUCCESSFUL EXPERIMENT OF A BALLooSIsr IN IN

ANDERSON, Ind, August 1.-THE first balloon in
Hated with natural gas ever sent I'D arose from
Riverside park near this city, yesterday afternoon
II has been question as 10 wueth or not natu-
raj gas would noat a balloon TO any considerable
height. This one was filled from a pipe from a
wen until gauge indicated that the silk which
was inclosed in strong netting, bearing twenty
pounds pressure, when George Ayers an amateur
aeronaut, climbed into the basket and the balloon
was cut loose. IL rose steadily until altitude OF
about 500 feet was reached, when a current OF
air was struck which bore the balloon and its sin
gle passenger away to the southeast since when
nothing has been seen or heard from him.
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stabbed slis Assailans 70 Death.

TRAGEDY IN THE HOUSE OF DIVORCED WOMAN.
CINCINNATI. August IA special from Hopkins
Vile. KY, says: Yesterday afternoon at Herndon,
village several miles west OF this city, In q dr.
Guilty between Charles Fleming and w. 8. Dun
can thu former was fatally stabb d, and died soon
afterward Duncan Is farmer residing near
Lafayette. and had taken his niece over TO Hern-
don TO board With Mrs &. K Fleming, who was
the divorced wife OF the deceased. While Duncan
was In the house talking with Mrs. Fleming her
former husband came In and began 10 violently
nUncan ,nId -, ~ ~. s-on,t S,Ie ~ nIill
deSist The nght was then transferred to the
yard. During the struggle duncan drew his knife
and, reaching around Fleming stabbed hiia three
times IN the LETT side, which terminated the strug-
gle Fleming sank 10 the ground In a dying con-
elton. Duncan surrendered and was placed In
jail last night MS Fleming was arrested upon
the charge OF being an accessory.
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Telegrams to The Star.
THREE MORE HATFIELDS DEAD
HoStilities Renewed in Pike County.
JACKSONVILLE LESS PANIOKY.
THERE WAS No TREACHERY.

The Italian Force was Massacred oy
the Abyssinians and mot BY Their
Allies.
Roxk, August IA dispatch from Massowah
says: French missionary who has arrived from
the scene OF the massacre at Saganeu reports that
four OF the Italian officers who were In command
OF the auxiliaries were killed. He does not know
the tate OF the nth. He says that Deoeb, the
Aoyssinian CHIEF whose troops overcame the ltal-
Ian command had a force OF $50 men, OF whom
$50 were ARMED with muskeUs The report that
the Assaortin allies proved treacherous Is now de-
nled- -Four hundred sIragglers from the defeated
column have arrived at Mas,owah.
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senator nsiaasesssxer Gess Hit

A ROW At REPUBLICAN MEETING AT wC0DsrocL
The republicans held a meeting at WOODSTOCK
Va, yesterday 70 elect a county chairIlaA, and in
the interest OF harmony both John L Keller, tne
chairman deposed by Malone, and X .. walke''
the actang chairman. resigned senator haoio-
berger wanted Keller elected chairman and pu'
his name In nomination. He spoke tequen.y,
being often called 70 order and Interrupted ".
W. Logan as elected a. alnst the ID itef oipa,@oh ~
OF senator Rlddle0erger, who maae solm veg "a
misunderst auding arose between t1e senaef ene
tbe Wly-elecUod chairman and they oOta stood
Vhsn a hrorher of the chairman slruck senator
R1ddleberger on the back o. che bead An 40 -
oCant tn6fD was an uproar eho TOW wao se@As'
nsat wopn tbs mesting hostiu sdJoefIoe'.
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GEN. HanRusON,s VACATION.
He Will spend Tive Weeks ON an Is-
land tu Lake Erie.

INDIANAPOLIS. August l4-General Harrison has
finally fixed upon a time and place for couple q
weeks vacation and fishing. Accompanied by his
son-in-law, Mr.. Robert Mckee, and one or two
OF her members OF his family and friends he viii
start about next Monday The 2Oth. for Middle BaSs
Island near Put-in-Bay, Lake Egte While on hls
vacation u Is thought he VIII prepare hIs letter "
acceptance.
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E~ EQUITABLE
COOPERATIVE BUILDING ASSOCIATION.
EQUITABLE BUILDING" 1908 ST.
AssR s-ssss.21743.
Office hours. from am to 80 pm On the first
Wednesday in each month the ofice will be open from
6 to O'Clock pm. Advances will be made promptly
at o'clock.
Subscriptions for shares in the 18th issue received
daily at the office of the Association. Equitable Build
ing. 1908 + st.
shares are 81. so per month
$1,000 advanced on each share
Pamphlets explaining the object and advantages Of
the Association are furnished upon application.
THOMAS soMERv1LLE, Pres't.
JNO. JOY EDSON Sec'y. je4
49,. FOR RENT-FINE NEW STORES WITH
~ large plate-gi fronts: with or without
dwellings; modern implovements: full view aud near
Pa S ave See them 1927 st. NV. near 18th St
HAVE FEW REFRIGKRATORs AND
sosf so1 c. Sas0ine Stoves which E sell @ At less than
t myss-3m 2l2e Pa ave. Timing and adPm Plumbing.
6% GEORGETOWN OF PfIXkhs1TY. HnW SCHOOL
DAY s "a s p
University Law Building
auo-ow Corner 9TH and SITS. n.w.
R~ THE BALTIMURE SUN.
sEavED BY CARRIERS AT AN EARLY HOUR.
BY MAIL. soc. per month; $500 year in advance
ORDERS FOR SUBSCRIPTION AND ADvER.
TIsEMENTs received at THE SUN WASHINGTON
BUREAU, street.
A s. ABEL CO.. Publishers
au4-1m Baltimore.
MEMBERS OF THE ROCHDALE CO.
- operative Society advised that the ex-
ecutve committee has concluded contract with one
OF the largest dealers in the city to nish members
with coal and wood for the ending June 30 1889
Members shJ uld lose no time in calling one
OF those named below to obtain and conditions
as al estimates must be in before September D. 1888
Members not in possession of the Trade Gard book
Running to April 30 1889. not entitled any ad-
vantages or information regarding this other
tracts Trade Lists Cxrds, aid ali information be
obtained from the following:
Jos. NJ Wilson. President, 301 10th ST. s.w.
VIM. M King Vice President 200 18th st. NV.
A. 4. Longley, sos A st. ne
l. Vsnderhoef, $40 sIn.w.
L G. Iawcett. 6O3 Massachusetts ave. me-
J. McCabe, ~ Sd ST.
L H. Patterson. Ills 10th ST. NV
j. NJ. Andrus. 1910 Columbia ST. NV.
". A. Wilborn, 14l2 9th ST. NV.
n W. Smith. 1lo b St
l. T. Hunt. 1910 $ st. NV.
E.W. oyster 1919 11th ST. NV
And At residence Of the Secretary, 9O5 st NV The
Secretary can also be for few minutes At noon
and at p N. each day at 7O5 18th St NV
by order OF the COMMITTEE: j. W. HARSHA,
0So-Im Secretary
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Destructive Fire I'm Peor,a.

PEORIA, ILL.,, August 14-The wholesale agri-
cultural houses OF Martin Co. and klngman &
Co. were entirely destroyed by nre at an early
hour this morning. Martin CO. IS loss on stock Is
$5O,0O0. The loss on the building, owned by
rbert Collins, OF Chicago, Is $4,000 10 5000.
k1ngman & Co.'S loss ON suock Is $4,000 TO
100000 The loss on the building Is $2s,U00.
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The Plague in Florida.
prpoprS rROM IACRSnNvrvJ Ann TAN

The Plague In E1Offdae
FEVER REPORTS FROM JACKSONVILLE AND TAMPA To-
The latest official bulletin from Jacksonville
Fla, received at the ONCE OF the Marine Hospital
Service, shows four new cases in the last twenty
four hours, and one death, that OF Thos. Gelder.
There are twenty cases under treatment at pres
ent There have been twenty-five Cases and four
deaths up TO date.
DR.. Wall telegraphs as follows from Tampa,
Fla, under date OF 18th: 1.-TWO suspicious cases
since last report. One death. Tendency to
epidemic Only seml-weekly communication now
with Mapatee. No sickness in Plant CITY,"
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Death Of a Valuable Mare.

LEXINGTON, KY, August 14-The noted black
mare Cornelia, 13 by Col Bonner, dam by the
Walcott horse, died saturday night from the ef-
fecJs OF foaling at Highland stud tarm. Cornella
was nne performer, being a winner OF a number
OF races and having a record or 2:21k TO her
credit. When she retired from the turf a few
years since she was purchased by w. c. France for
$1l,000.
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SACKsONvuLLE MORE CALM.
The Dssesse There is Mtid-Creat Alarm
iu 90. AurIsti..

5kcKsoSyrLIk, fla. August l4.-The latest news
nom Tampa Is TO the eject that there are four
suspicious cases OF sickness there and three cases
OF yellow fever, being IN the house IN which Wa
terman dled month ag0 hanatee has two cases
ana Plant city one. ~ August e Is stili Wildly
alarmed tor some resson or other and 1000 per-
feeling here Is better today as a. DIS, seu,s
so mild. @-
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GEsrs Surrs ScounED
AND PRESSED FOR eI
Costs Soc Pants. 25c.: Vests. CSC. Altering and
repairing dope IN best manner Goods called for and
deivered Telephone call 143-2.
K. HAHN, 7O5 9th st NV;
au2-0m and Z II n. Calvert st. Baltimora
DOLITICAL NET BANNERs,
Il FLAGS AND PORTRAIrs,
HOJER 4 GRAHAM.
US1-eo.3m Va Duane Ct, u. 7.
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Governor Hill Of New Yoek, has granted Daniel
Lyons. the mur0eree Of Athlcte QUINN U1pats
untu Tueo0a1, August "a
Lovetoy, proGn1nont attorney, shot and instantly
Killed xaroh Williamson. Tho dt01culty orlginAte0
over Q oebe q 80 OWED Will1AmSon ~ Lovo)og.
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The Bat,erte. at Home Again.


FoRT MONROE, Va, August l4-Batterles and
L, Sd artillery, arrived from Washington thls
morning. for ten days target practice.
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DIS MONIES, Iowa, August 14-Flre at stanton,
Montgomery county, Iowa, yesterday, destroyed
nearly half the business part of the Iown- Loss,
$4,000; insurance, $4,000
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Washington News and Gossip.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPrs To-DAY.-Internal reve-
nue., $l30, $50; customs 81, ,230 400.
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THE EVENING STAR
PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday,
AT THE STAR. BUILDINGS
Northwest Corner Psnnsylysnia Ave and llth st. ey
The Evening Star Newspaper Company,
s. N. KAUFMAN, Prest

rnx EvryrNs Star Is served 20 suoscr1pers IN ,ns
Ssssk - IA Der month Copies Il the counter,
rnouth. one wear s6 six mouths. 81
rrn,.-sd A. the Post Once st Washington. d. C., -
perond-class mail matterI
Tux WrEKIr SrAR-publisEed FndAy-el Q
year- postsge prepaid six months. so centa
ran mail subscriptions must be paid In sdvancss
nc parer ,ent longer than Is paid for
R.tss Of advertising made known on application
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PERsoNAL-Dr. Frank Baker, c. s. Hill, Professor
Mason and Mr.. Thomas Wilson leave to-day for
Cleveland TO attend the meeting Of the American
Association for the Advancement OF Science Au-
gust 15-W. r cooper Of Chicago, Gilbert Hay
and s. E. Church OF New York are at the st. James,
Hobart c. Taylor, NJ. X. Howe and SaSOn
Thompson OF Chicago, and Z. L. buckingham Of
New York are at Wormiey ys.-E Z. Potter of San
Francisco, j. +. COOK OF Philadeph a, j. c. Heck
man OF Pittsburg, A. G. Hawley OF Chicago, Dr:
John II. Pike OF New Orleans, James B. Green Of
Richmond, Va, 5. w. McCalum OF Memphis, Tenn,
and w. p. Mealey OF Minneapolis are at the Eb-
bitt.-SenaJOr Aldr1ch was In New York last
McCreary, W. A. wilkin-
son OF Liverpool, Eng, George Wardman OF Pitts
burg, G. w. Builen and Breck Jones OF st. Lou 8,
and Malcolm Graham OF New York are al the
Kiggs.-R. d. Clark OF Deadwood, OAK, Charles
l. Andrews OF Chicago George H. Rice OF Nash
Vile, Tenn, j. F. Peterson OF Philadelphia, M. v.
Cannon OF omaha, Wilbur F. Crafts and NJ w.
Bremen OF New York, and C. c. Menzies OF Cincin-
natl are at Wiilard's.-G. +: Tilghman Of Chica-
60, +. C. Cradle OF Omaha, Thomas TavenOr, Geo.
n. Tower aud Edwin NJ. jennings OF New York, g.
w. GraysOn OF Oakland, Cal, and w. II. Barnett Of
st. LOUIS are al the ArllngtOn.-LOuiS +. Russell
OF Boston, j. W. Orr OF Texas and Charles Price OF
North Carolina are at the MetrOpolitan.-J. c.
White OF MorgantOwn, Va, DIR. X. II. Smith OF
Omaha, and II. A. Sullivan OF Chicago are at the
National
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CHICAGO, August l4.-The stream OF crude pe-
troleum which was started frop Lima, Ohio, three
weeks ago TO NIL the two great tanks at South
Chicago. began pouring into Their reservoir shortly
after mldnigat tnis morning. The oil n now fiow-
Ing al the rate or 5000 barrels 1886 600 gallons
day. Each tank has q capacity OF 81 600 bar
rels
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American Bicyclers in Canada.

TORONTO, August l4.-Following are the events
In which Americans took part In the bicycle tour
nament here yesterday, and the places which they
Louis Mo-, third; half mile dash, w. Windle, Lynn
Mass, first, and w. s. Campbell Niagara Falls, n.
Y, second; one mile handicap w. windle, rrst,
Windle, 1rst; three mile roadster race, MidRely
Worcester, Mass, 1rst, and j. A. Knight third
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GROGAN's INsTALMENT HOUSE


!Jy AND al 1IH ST. n. ".
Cheapest house IN city TO buy your Furniture Car.
Iets on Cloths Mattinss Baby Carriages Refrigera-
Tors Stoves. &C. Everything in the housefuruishing
line SOLD on creit cheap they can be bought else
where for cash
VII MAKE AND LAY ALL CARPETS FREE OF
my2l COST.
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Society Notes.

Society Notes.
Mrs Henry Donch sailed from New York Satur-
day for Europe TO visit her relatives.
After spending the month Of July in Rockville,
MIR. and Mrs. Neil Belt have gone on trip to the
North. They are now at Sea Bright, N. j., from
whence they will 60 TO the Catskill Mountains and
Delaware Water Gap. They Will return home In
October.
Judge and MrI A. B. Hagner are at Richneld
SpringA
Miss Sallie r. Chandler has returned from a
months so1ourn in the White Mountains greatly
Increased In strength.
Mrs Edmund Rice and Miss Virginia Rice are at
Forest Glen. Representative Rice spent Sunday
with them In the country. They occupy Mr.. John
B. Alleys house on Mcpherson Square, and will be
here and In the neighborhood until Congress ad-
Journs
Mrs George E Gilliland, Mrs Beriah wilkins
and Mrs Isaac R. Hills visited Luray last week.
Postmaster General Dickinson returned last
evening from Bath Beach, L l., where he spent
sunday with his family.
Mr.. and Mrs. g. M. Bryan went over to New York
city to-day. Mrs. Bryan will sail for Europe to-
morrow in company with Mrs. T. n Vale OF Bos-
ton. Each lady has her Oldest son with her. Mrs.
Bryan viii return In six weeks; Mrs Vale will re-
main abroad year.
Representative VIM. L Scott has recovered from
his recent illness and has removed from Mrs Town.
home In Erie.
Mr.. Benton MCMILLAN spent Sunday In New Yorl
| city.
Mrs. Beriah wilkins leaves the city to-day for
New York, where she will join her husband, and
then proceed to Urichsville, Ohio, where her son:
are spending their vacation. They will all return
| to their Massachusetts, avenue home In time fol
| the boys TO enter school
Mrs. Louise Patterson has returned to the city
from Bar Harb0r where she is building q doubl,
| cottage. Mrs. Patterson has taken apartments II
| the buckingham, and Is hitting them up with furni
ture from her Fairfax County house.
| Mrs. Wm Seitz and children are summering a
Fairfax Court House, Va
| Major and Mrs @. g. Cornish leave this weekfo
SIX weeks tour among the Northwestern sum
| mer resortA
Mr.. c. b. Pearson has gone to his wife's home Il
Pennsylvania, where Mrs. Pearson has been 10
| some weeks They propose TO take an extendet
| Trip and Will return about the middle OF Sep
tember,
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NEW YORK, August IA, IL a m--The feature
OF the mornings business In the stock market was
the disposition TO realize profits shown by the
small operators. The transactions included many
OF the usually inactive stocks the trading In the
trunk lines and grangers being very light The
opening was quiet but steady at fractional de-
clines, ana during the frst hour quotations yielded
from u to i per cent, the extreme loss being In
Burlington and Quincy. slight rally then oc-
CURED, and at IL am. the market was dun but
drm.
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W. G.. METZEROTT 4 Co. MUSIC
- ;, Dealers have removed from Pennsylvania
ave 10 their uew building lilo st. NV three door
west OF W. b. Moses sons Oldest and most exten
sive music establishment In the city IVA 3In
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SPECIAL NOTICES.


ALL NEW JERSEY REPUBLICANS
ct at the Republican National League House corner
of Mass ave. and 14th st. on FRIDAY. 18th instant.
at s O'Clock pm. au14-3t
THE MODEL BUILDING ASSOCIATION
refHII5 @9I,9iy meeting ~ sl Ss hell st g35
for payment of dues and subscription Of shares
Saur 10 a d0e .y
Circulars obtained at Office.
.u14s. !: y sPspSaE,h Rh9SaE, pf::.Ssns s.ssss.sy
OWING TO FAILURl OF THE ARBI-
of Of the houses on the
west corner of Sth and SITS. for Professor s. W.
NEW DISCOVERY
D A bright and luminous Polish or Gliding for
hard hlshed pssterei walls and ceilings This Polish
the was d, and sengs being aSR:renty ablazs Time
ancy have sample with me viii be n tbe ih os Na
tional Hotel two or three days.
au14-sr TT AS.;iS SEsv1EI; Fs1:.
THE REGULAR MEETING OF EAST
- Nashington Democratic Bandana Club will
ave at pm instant nsansyiorhf By orer
HS BRICK WORK IN ALL IT'S BRANCHES.
pf1sy T1s Partpnershig hsrs.Siqrs existing between
tractors and builders) under the firm name OF DARBY
kCOLLlNS. having be dissolved by mutual consent,
IN all lis 6,anehs.: and respeSs ay soliei public
Masbineon will he nromoy tdd 81 soree, west west
tractors desiring bids for brick wors will nd II to
their interest to cal upon me: Plain and fancy brick
aII3-6t. JOSEPH W. COLLINS
~ DEMOCRATS. ATTENTION!-T THERE
T6S-.n Mc VII be q meeting Of the EAST WASHING
Washington Hall, corner Of Sd and Pennsylvania
ave. Sc, on TUESDAY EVENING, August Ia. at s
great IMPORTANCE requires your attention.:
MARCELIUs MARcERoN. Rec. ai'US; See. sI;isea ELs
DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP.
The heretofore existing under the Arm
name and style of DARBY COLLINS the 9th
sent All persons indebted the late respect
fully requested to call at the office. 310O Water ST..
West Washington. and settle their accounts.
au1l-3t. jos. ". CoiIINs.'
The UNDERSIGNED, LATE MANAGER
80 of the Merchants arcel Del Co. having as
sociated myself with the United Delivery Company,
inston and my friends and former patrons that will
continue the Iusiness At the main Office 421 l1th st
delivered with promptness special attention given to
orders received by mai or telephone
1elsphone No. 57l-3
aGDe United Delivery Co, All Iith nw
~ THE UNDERSIGNED HAv-
ing purchased all the stock Of THE MERCHANrS rS'
having assumed control Of the business, take thi.
metho If Informing the citizens the District of
company with improved fac tiles Parcels of ali kinds
called for and delivered with promptness We make Q
specially OF delivering parcels for merchants orders
fected for establishing branch Offices in East West and
Northwest Washington.
LIP WRIGHT SON,
$50 st NV.
auS-6t Telephone 659-2.
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THE DISTINGUISHED DEAD ON THE PLANET VENUS WITH
WHOM he HAD TELEPHONE COMMUNICATION.
A. jury de tunatico inQuirend0 met at the Court
House to-day and decided that Robert Montgomery
Is an insane person, incapable OF taking care Of
himself. Montgomery is an old soldier, and was
formerly an inmate OF the Soldiers home, but for
over two years past has been almost continuously
an inmate OF the workhouse, his habit having
Deen 70 get on spree as soon as discharged from
there and be sent back In q few days since his
last Incarceration he has shown that he was
amlcted with Q mania, one OF his delustons
oeing tnat he Is an intimate friend Of
nH James BroWn Potter. and another that
ne mas been on trip 70 the planet
venuA Wnere ne saw Calhoun, Clay, and Webster,
s III osnet prominent persons ana that stnco his
return 70 earth he has been In communication With
tnem oy means OF teiephone-the register In his
room being the means By which he talked TO and
received messages from them daily. Al other
LINES Ill. - ne imaglneo that he was gree general
and would devote much OF his time TO giving orders
20 imaginary forces. These facts were testined ~
oy Dl COMBS the resident physician. and Others,
ana the inqulslt1on was promptly signed He Was
sent 70 the asylum this afternoon.
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The PRESIDENT HAS APPROVED the act to correct
the enrolment OF an act approved March g. 1887,

The PRESIDENT HAS APPROVED the act to correct
the enrolment OF an act approved March g. 1887,
In relation to the Jurisdiction OF the the U. s. Cir
cult Courts; the act for public building at Char
loIte. n c. the act to protect purchasers OF lands
In the vicinity OF Denver, Col; the act for u
bridge across the Mississippi River at Winona,
Miss the act to subdivide the cas- ern judicial dis
trict or Louisiana; the act to authorize the Ken
lucky Rock Gas Company to lay conduit pipes
across the Ohio and Salt Rivers the act to autnor
ke the B. and p. r. Il. co. to extend side track
into square lO25, in the city of washington: the
act TO extend the provisions of an act TO provide
Tor the muster and pay OF certain Officers and
listed men OF the volunteer forces the joint
luton providing for the printing OF supplement
TO Whart0n's Digest OF International Law; the act
for The relief OF Lucinda MCGUIRE; the acts grant
Ing pensions to Mrs. Margaret Gallagher, JnO.
Bush, Ellen j. Suedaker, Mrs. Emeline Anderson,
Catharine McQuade, JAS. w. Bowman, Jas. White
Edwin L. Chase, Nathan B. Rarick, II. IL. Russell,
Lydia Hawkins and Eliza NJ Scanlln, and the
acts increasing the pensions Of VIM. w. Young
Ernest Helm and Allen Blethen.
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The Lutheran syuoa Of Ohio.

PrTrsBuRG. August 1.-THE biennial meeting of
the Evangelical Lutheran synod OF Ohio Will be
tember 8. continuing for a week or ten days.
About 200 delegates will be present from congre-
cations In Ohio. Pennsylvania, Maryland Vir-
ginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, Michigan.
Indiana, Llinois, Wisconsin, Kansas Minnesota,
Nebraska, and Washington Territory. The snyod
Is composed OF 275 pastors as congregations. and
$1,000 communicate members During the ses-
sion OF the synod the semi-cenJennial OF ST. Johns
church win be celebrated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-14

The OssIPEE arrived at Halifax, N. s., Monday
morning. The Galena and Yantic are close behind
her. They will remain at Halifax two days, and
then 20 to the Gulf OF st. Lawrence to protect the
Interests OF American fishermen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-14

THE BOND OFFERINGS TO-DAY aggregated
1881 ,0OO as follows: Reg. As 81, 1926 900 at
127, $22 600 at 1271, 500 900 at 127 GIG, $4,000
at 1874 900 127 "a 100; Coup. As, 81. 600, at
127 9-16; Res. AVS fl750 200 at 1O7x, $276, 600 at
107s, Sc, 900 at log 7-16 ex. interest, $1,000 at
101H; coup. ANS SIS 900 at 1O7 9-16.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-14

PATENTS have been issued TO citizens OF the Dis
trict as follows: Frederick Bex and Z. F. Heunsch,
dump cart; Chas E. Duryea, velOcipede. Design,
VIM. II. Minnix, handkerchief or banner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-14

Mr. K D. BAILEY, OF this city. special examiner,
conducted the examination in Baltimore yesterday
OF thrtyseven applicants for positions in the de-
partmental service.