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DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
COST OF COUNTY ROADS AND BRIDGE

CDsT VI COON11 hOADS AND BRID0ES.
Mr.. George n. Beale, the superintendent of
county roads, has forwarded hls report of the
expenses of his Office during the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1890. During that period
Ss.249 ID was expended in the eastern section.
so, SS7 63 in the western section and $50 Sol 10
In the central section. a grand total of S49,-
s97s7 expended during the year; SS. 50 was
expended for the construction and repair OF
bridges, and $732. Sc for the ordinary care Of
bridges 1t took Sl3l. $50. 80 for the construc-
ton of county roads during the year.
THE SURVEYORS OFFICE RECORDS
The annual report of Surveyor Forsyth was
received this morning by the Commissioners.
Ii shows that during the fiscal year ended June
80, 1880, 9l6 orders for surveys were received
and 1874 subdivisions recorded. Mr.. Forsyth
renews his recommendation made last year for
an appropriation to copy the original records
of his Office as they are being defsced and dis
lntegrated by constant handling, small par
ticles here and there missing and can only be
preserved through copies carefully compared
and attested by the surveyor, the originals
used only in case of litigation.
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The Baltimore a Good Sea Roat.

The Secretary of the Navy has received q
letter from Capt. schley, commanding the new
cruiser Baltimore, from Lisbon, Portugal Oc-
tober %, saying that he made the passage from
Copenhagen to Lisbon in five days and FIVE
hours. The ship encountered heavy gales an d
behaved admirably, showing sea-going quail
ties OF high order. She maintained a high
speed, varying from fourteen and a half to
sixteen knots an hour without difficulty or risk
in heavy sea for two consecutive days. giving
conclusive evidence that no mistake has been
made in the calculation of her weights. Capt
Schley says that he never before sailed in q
ship having SO much stability and ease of move
ment in q heavy gale. Her greatest roll was
thirty degrees. and was so easily made and re-
covered from that but ordinary inconvenience
was felt There was no time during the gale
when her battery could not have been fought
After passing through the English channel the
steam power was reduced one-half, using forty
five tons of coal per day, including cooking
distilling water and dynamo consumption. She
maintained an eleven-knot speed without
trouble.
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Four of the members carried split bamboo rods
and the fifth had a steel rod almost as light and
flexible as a carriage whip. A few hand lines
for surf fishing were all the heavy tackle car
RED The success Of the experiment with light
tackle was phenomenal The Roxana was not
kept at anchor long in one place during the
eleven days the club was afioat Sometimes
she was anchored in a safe harbor at night, and
was under way again before the rising of the
sun. Sometimes we sailed at night and were
at anchor on the fishing grounds by the early
morning.
About twenty varieties of fish, including
shell fish, were caught during the trip. and
the experience of the club had many shades Of
coloring.
After two days at Nag's Head, where more
time was spent in studying the country than
In shooting and fishing. though some of both
was done with fair success, anchor was raised
and the Roxana was dropped down several
miles to Roanoke Island
ROANOKE ISLAND.
This island is well covered with vegetation
and appeared to be in a good state Of cult
vation- heavy green grass grew down to the
edge Of the water, whose rough waves were
constantly undermining the sod and dashing
spray far IN land At the lower or southern
end Of the island there is considerable marsh
and at the extreme southern point it is a vast
marsh covered with a heavy growth of very
tall grass and cut in every direction by ''guts'
or creeks. winding serpentne way through
the grass, which are navigable for small
schoOners and the mouths of which furnish
safe harbors for the oyster schooners
Three nights and one day were spent
off this island at different points The
hrst stop was made of the island for oys-
tiers and blue fishing. and the night was spent
at anchor there with the expectation Of shoot
ing in the salt marsh early in the morning
Some small, but fine favored oysters were got
with tongs and good many spots, fry fish and
taylors were caught; but the early morning
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fishing was done on Body Island, for once
the shooting being more successful than the
fishing. The surf on the ocean side
was so terribly rough that it was
not possible to get the lines out In the right
season this island is an excellent place for
shooting. and those of the party who carried
guns ashore found good sport. The Body Is
land mosquito has striped legs. He combines
his operations to the sound beach,
BECALMED.
From Body Island we started for Manteo, but
never got there. When well up the coast of
Roanoke Island we experienced the first calm
We could not move an inch. The colonel at
once got out bis rod and began making some
prodlgious casts out in the smooth deep water
He did not expect fish, but he never during
the trip failed to make casts, as many and as
far as possible. In a moment there was a
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The Pentagora.

The Young Mems Catholic Club will have
charge Of the "Pentagora" to be given by the
ladies Of St. Aloysius parish. This honor has
been bestowed upon the club by Rev. Father
McGurk, and is highly appreciated by the club
and its friends, all Of whom it is expected will
attend. The "Pentagora" will occupy five
nights from November 10 to November H. in,
elusive, at Willard Hail. and there will be a
concert on each night. On November IA the
Pastlme Musical Club will assist, having con-
sented to play at the "Pentagora" at the re-
quest Of the Y.M &C. among whom they have
many friends On the other evenings many
well-known and distinguished concert singers
will take part, among whom is numbered Miss
Mollie Byrne of St. Aloyslus' choir
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A SUICIDES ESTATE.
Attaching the Paper Filed asthe win
Of Robert Spear.

Of Robert Spear.
In the matter Of the estate Of the late Robert
Spear, who committed suicide BY jumping from
the Free bridge, Georgetown, October 8. .
caveat attacking the integrity Of the paper
propounded a. the will has been fled in the
probate court The caveator is Hatherly Spear.
who states that the next OF kin besides the cav
Gator are Margaret J. Spear, the widow Of the
deceased, residing in Charles ooulty, Md.
Thomas and William Spear Of South Portland.
Me-, Mrs. Mary Keys Of Green Bay, Wis, Mrs.
Margaret Newell of Bowdoinham, Me-, and
Mrs. Martha J. McGregor Of Cape Breton, Nova
Scotia, the last five named being brothers
and sisters Of the deceased; that he died Octo-
Der 8. leaving an estate OF bonds, notes
and money Of the value of eco 600, and
that October IL there Was dled in the
court by some person or persons unknown TO
the caveator a paper writing dated July Is,
1856. purporting to be the last will of the tes-
tator. The caveator claims that this paper was
not executed by the testator and is fictitious.
illegal and void: that if il was executed by
him such execution was procured through
fraud and undue influence and claims that he
died intestate. The prayers are for the ap-
pointment OF collector and the framing OF
issues on which jury shall try the validity OF
the paper. The purported will left the estate
to by divided equally between the widow and
John Critcher OF Virginia and named John
Critcher, jr., as executor.
On the presentation Of the caveat to Judge
James yesterday he passed an order appoint
ing r. II. Mackey collector on giving bond in
SlO.OOO and directing that the issues be sent Il
the Circuit Court for trial
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The Golden Cross.

Halcyon Commandery, No. 1913, U.OGC,
held its regular meeting last evening at Golden
Cross Hall. Thos. Humphrey presiding The
third degree was conferred on Wesley Kitchen.
The quarterly dues we're reduced to rs cents
Lady Adkins resigned as the member Of the
reception committee for the entertainment to
be given by the Grand Commandery and Past
Noble A. II. Stamp was appointed to fill the
vacancy. The good Of the order was discussed
by Sir knights Traiuor, Lewis. Cline and others.
The commandery appropriated its proportion
to defray the expenses Of the proposed enter
tainment to be given by the Grand Com
mandery
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The Excavations at Delphi.

Henry S. Welcome gave a banquet in Lon
don last night in honor Of Prof. waldstein, the
American archaologist. In the course Of an
earnest speech Mr.. Welcome spoke in praise
of Prof. Norton CT Harvard University for his
advocacy of the project to excavate Delphi,
which, he said, contained treasures surprising
those Of Olympia He urged the United States
government to grant a subsidy and the Ameri-
can public to subscribe promptly for the pur-
pose Of securing for America the honor of pre-
sentlng TO the world great classical discovery.
He thought that gold dug from American mines
could fifty be used in excavating the treasures
of Delphi.
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Southern Homeopathists Meet.

At meeting of the homeopathic societies
last night in Baltimore the following phyn-
clans were elected delegates to the meeting q
the Southern Homeopathic Medical Associa-
ton to be held at birmingham, Ala, the l1th,
18th and 18th instants: From the Southern
dean of the faculty, and Henry Chandlee, reg
istrar. Maryland State Homeopathic Medical
Society-N. W. Knesss, Eldridge c. Price, Ed
ward II. Congdon. Hopeopathic Clinical So
ciety of Maryland and District Of Columbia,
Homeopathic Hospital and Dispensary-H. p.
Carey and r. W. Miffiin. Maryland Medical
Investigation Club-Eldridge c. Price.
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A Rejoinder to Stanley,

Mr.. Barttelot said yesterday that stanley's
account Of his brothers death is completely at
variance with Jameson's account and Sorga's
confession in London. Mr.. Barttelot declares
that Stanley only raised the question in order
to throw dust in the eyes of the public and that
he is quite ready to meet him in a court OF Law
and divulge everything. He also declares that
it has been clearly proved that his brother met
his death while carrying out Stanleyis instruo-
tions to the letter
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EnOaOed for fha Cha3r

Madame Annie Romer Kaspar has been en-
gagged by the m usical directory of E Street
Baptist Church in this city as their leading
soprano. The church is enjoying a marked
degree of prosperity under the passionate of
Mr.. Muir. 1t is understood that the music
will hereafter be marked feature of the
service. and that the choir will be augmented
by q number of selected singers
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GEORGETOWN.

ELECTION OF OrF1cERs.-The Musical and
Literary Association of Ebenezer A. NJ. Z.
Church has elected the following officers for
the ensuing year: Mr.. James L. Turner, presi-
dent; Mr.. ]. Townsend Beason, vice president
Miss A. Roberta Sewell, secretary, and Rev. ID.
g. Hill, chaplain and treasurer.
New SIDEWALKS are being laid on p street
between 26th and 29th streets. Il 10 earnestly
hoped that this improvement will continue
throughout Georgetown. for IL 10 sadly needed.
CATTLE MARKET.-The following sales Of live
stock ct the Arlington stock yards are reported:
22s cattle sold best at So to 4lzc., good at 81
TO 31<c., medium at 90 TO &c., common at TX
to 21c.; ass sheep and lambs at 8 to 61<c.;
sheep at to 4Sc.; calves at 8 TO c.; 8 cows
and calves at go 70 $35 head.
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On the return home trip the club stopped
once more at Nags Head and made an excur-
sion about four miles inland to fresh water
lake, in which they found an abundance of
black bass Of the large mouth variety They
were there but a short time while a heavy
casting. but they made a fine capture. 1t was
the first time that a casting rod and reel had
ever been used on the lake. The fish there are
not quite game the small -mouthed bass
Of the Potomac, but they grow to greater size,
are much more abundant and are game enough
for any reasonable man.
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ON SAND AND WATER.
The Cruise of the South Mountain
Fishing Club.
AROUND ROANOKE ISLAND.
Wading for Oyssers-A sail i'm . shallow
Sen, With NO Land i'm sight and
Scarcely Any Water-A Fisherman's
Paradise NJ Now Inlet.

ETTER FISHING than that
found by the South Noun
tain Fishing Club between
Nag's Head and Hatteras
could not be desired.
Among other things out of
the ordinary in the general
conduct of the club they
proposed to do salt water
fishing with light tackle
bass rod and reel-such az
they used in fishing for
bass in the upper Potomac
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A New Theater.

R. l. Britton has completed a deal for the
firm of Harris, Britton a Dean, proprietors Of
Harris Bijou in this city, by which they are
to erect a Sl50,O00 theater in Louisville, Just
opposite the one now controlled by them
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She Forfeited Her Collateral.

A woman about thirty years old, who was
under the influence of liquor, was arrested BY
Acting Sergeant Trammell at New Jersey ave.
nue. and street last evening and taken TO the
second precinct station. The woman was Lizzie
Clancy and she lives on 5th street only few
doors from the police station. A charge Of
vagrancy was preferred against Lizzie and she
was released on $40 collateral. When the case
was called in the Pole Court this morning
Lizzie failed to respond and the $40 collateral
WINS forfaitad
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Mira Lamprecht, who murdered her six-ye9.
old daughter and then cut her own throat in
Philadelphia, died at the hospital Thursday
night The woman 10 said 10 have been Of IN en-
tremely Jealous temperament, and she b sup
posed TO have committed her terrible ri4e
while under the influence of o Jealous "A
Henry Bros. Co., prominent fruit arm a
Baltimore yesterday executed deed Of truu1
TO John h Brinkley, for the benefit Of THAR
creditora A bond Of ezo,0oo vas hlsd n
Liabilities ere worry large.
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VOTED THE OTHER WAY.
A Hume Democrat Complains of Some
Tricks That Were Played.

A Hume Democrat Complains Of Some
Tricks That Were Played.
1--WE were swindled, and that is the long and
short Of it." He was q Virginian resident of
this District and an ardent supporter of Frank
Hume in his fight against Gen. Lee in the
eighth Virginia district He was not only dis
gusted, but he was mad clear from the neat
derby hat, which was tilted with something of
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS" air, to the shoes,
with traces Of good old Virginia mud still
damnably swindled." he repeated with
new and forcible emphasis; 1--WE were as
freshly born babies in the hands of buuco steer
ers. Why, my dear sir, and he laid his hand
confdentially on The STAR reporters shoulder,
.'you know and know and everybody should
know that Frank Hume had all the better ele-
ment behind him, but we did not have tho
money" Here followed a dismal sigh. Now,
my dear ", confidentially, money is large
s sized requisite in portions1nmind, I say por-
Them. again, the tricks that were
would make ~ . heather @ Chinee Hf blush
with shame only to think OF the tricks that were
played on us. Played on us, my dear sir, when
we were striving for the party's good-striving
to down an overtowering, gigantic ring organi-
cation. Now, consider 1t, my friend, what
would you think Of man, an ex-ohicial of this
government, too, who would come to you
shortly before the election and say he was
much interested in the success of our dear
friend Hume, and that having considerable in
fuence in one section of the district he
thought il he had little whisky
to distribute among the boys he could
get q number Of votes, and what would
you think, 1 say, If you gave that man three
gallons Of the best whisky q good providence
has allowed this world to see, and that then
this man, promising faithfully, mind you,
to make every gill of it count, takes the whisky
and goes to the little hunting hut down the
river and he and another man stay drunk on
that whisky for eleven days end never a drop
gets to the mighty voter! Why, tell you what
you would think, you would think DAMN and
that's what think.
"And then again. You may not have lost
your faith in human nature enough to believe
in this, but know positively, and to my sor-
row, too, Of Q considerable number of men in
this city who went to the Lee managers here to
get transportation to Virginia on Tuesday and
were sent by the managers to US, and like inno-
cent little lambs We accepted their protestation
and furnished tickets for them down into the
district only to swell the Lee vote
well, goodbye, but wait minute. Do You
know what sort Of q machine it 10 that runs the
eighth district2 Why, they have decided on
the man they are going to nominate two years
from now, but Just let that gang look out
We've gotten lots OF experience this year and
next dme-weil, next time they will think
Frank Hume 10 . thorough going, recently i'm
ported western tornado"
rY.-A
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Fell From His RicvcIa

Col. N. W. Fitzgerald was thrown from his
bicycle on 18th street yesterday afternoon and
his shoulder was dislocated and badly bruised.
He was taken to his hcme and attended by DIR.
Cow and will be confined to his room some
DAYS
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The Yonkers Mystery.

Perrin n. Summer, the New York reel e.
tate dealer, who is connected with the mys-
terious Edgar case, yesterday received another
letter signed by Edgar through the general
post Office there. II is much the same in tone
as the letter of Thursday and indicates that
Edgar il in the city. The writer says he 10 i'll,
and promises to call on Sumner when hi
health viii permit him.
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A Summer Home.

Everybody wants q summer homo at Deer
Park, Nd, where the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road Company have . tract of land plated and
laid out in lots, streets graded and water ser
vice provided you. A limited number of lots
will 30 sold at el00 each TO parties Who win
erect . cottage thsreon. Several cottages are
now being erected For particulars address
n. v. RICHARDS, Land aud Immigration Agent.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Baltimore, Nd .
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THE MOST POPULAR GIFT nowadays ID o rich
piece OF cut glass. Dorninger's American Cut
Glass stands unrivalled In beauty and finish. See
that their trademark label Il on eycry piece
Your dealer should show IL 70 you.
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Tn PnHvALgNT IDEA In regard to thick food
being the moss uOurishing 10 erroueoua Moth er's
milk 10 quite thin yet very nutritious. Melll ms
Food. when prepared for use, ID thin like breast
milk and Corresponds physiologicaIly 10 mothers
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percentage in the recent examination Of the
corporals Of that company by the battalion
board and who have been regular in their At
tendance at' drills, have been announced -
sergeanta
Second Lieut. ". ". Mortimer, company G,
second battalion, has been appointed to tenn
porary duty - . member Of the battalion
board Of examination vice Morrow resigned.
Thanksgiving eve 10 going to be celebrated
by the third battalion. The members of that
body are preparing 10 give q grand military
ball at their armory in the Globe building ON
the night Of Wednesday, the 26th instant
Maj. II. B. Cilley, New Hampshire's inspector
general OF rife practice, has returned 70 the
city and proposes remaining here through the
winter. The major accompanied the brigade
team to Creedmoor and is beloved by every
man In that bakers dozen. He was on the
range on Wednesday afternoon and made him.
self very useful during the battalion match.
When there ID another battalion match Al
least one team will not suffer, a. was the case
this week, from over-confidence. The mos,
expert riAeman 10 q thorough believer In
practice and can do but poorly without it.
Private Murphy of company C, fifth battalion,
can have anything he wants He made the
highest individual score in the battalion match
and his company exults,
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Transfers of Real Estate.

Deeds in fee have been filed as follows: @.
c. Kenner to Edgar E. Lyon, pts. llS. ia, l2l
and l22, Anacostia; $500. Carter b. Braxton
to J. L. Ruder. lot 81, sec. 8, Barry Farm; e.
Jesse Shreeve to s. Gather, pts. 10 and IL, 50.
345; 3. FIJI. Smith to Max Marshall, sub II.
So S02; S2.100. Margaret Crawford to g. W.
Fowler, lot 2. SO. $40; 8. E.E. Hoge to W. L.
Lederer, subs A and As %. S55; o.
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The End Of the Races.

The races at Benning today will end the
race meeting for this fall After The Stars
report closed yesterday the third race. at six
furlongs, was won by Mabel. Ofslece second
The fourth race, at Q mile and one-eighth
showed Gypsy Queen a winner, with Prather
second. In the last race. three-quarters Of q
mile, St John won. Golden Reel second. The
program for today is:
First race. five furlongs, selling-Tappahan-
mock. IS; Rupert 50; Coldstream, Ill; Blanche.
IS; Rustic, Ill; Dover, 80; Branch, IFS. and
Pericles, lis
Second race, sixsfurlongs, selling, for two
year-olds-Helen Rose, lis; krthwood, 80;
Virgie, IS, and Kittie T., lis.
Third race, one mile, sellinR-Samaritan, LOG;
Silleck, l0S; Syracuse, ITO; King Hazen, lOl:
GEM Boulanger, SO; Blantyre, los, and Larch-
mont, no.
Fourth race, one mile, handicap-Fo1mede.
III: Larchmont, lO2; Iceberg, 81; Silleck. 80,
and Tanner, l07.
Fifth race, steeplechase, selling-Zangbar.
139; Gray Gown, 100; Evangeline, 1856; Mogul,
142; Leander, 100; Mckenzie, 1877, and Killar-
ney, 1872
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Visitation to John f. REYNOLDS Pos

1t is the season of the annual visitations OF
the officials Of the Grand Army, headquarters
OF the department Of the Potomac, to the posts
located in Washington. These occasions are
considered very interesting and instructive and
promctive of closer comradeship in the order.
John +. Reynolds Post, No. 6, was visited last
evening by Department Commander Urell and
staff, accompanied by invited comrades of the
G. AR in the city. At the encampment of the
John F. Reynolds Post, No. 6. GAR, last
gavel was presented to the post by Comrade
Daniel johnson. The gavel is made of wood
taken from the building at Little York. Pa.
which was occupied by the War Department of
the continental government in l776. 1t Was
made by workman in the War Department
under the direction of Comrade johnson. as
glstant engineer of the danartment
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Herr: "But, madam, do you allow that your
husband speaks Of you in public a. . Kan
tippe?"
frsu: "Oh, IL only his egotism, for he
reasons that II he calls me Xantippe people
will take. him 70 b . Socrates F1ieQssde
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THE NATIONAL GUARD.
A Memorable Season On the Rifle Range
&C an End

NOTES OF THI HRcRNr coNTHsF-THH wllSNKn
OF THE sTA1 BADoK-rRIuNPH OF TEE rIYru
sArrALIoN-rHE HILTON TROPHY On xxHiDa.
TIoN-oTHRR MILITARY MArTRRa