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CITY A XT) DISTRICT. THE STREET IHPROTRncm Work to n* Hone on Pavement* nnil Mwmi During the ( arrant Tear. Street Improvements ur? to be made during tbe present rl*<-al year, uu ler the recent appropriations ol CODxrcn, a-> follows: The Barber Aspnall Pavement company will lay their sheet asphalt pavemenf on Indiana avenue from 1st to 3d streets northwest, aul on I street, from 18th street to Pennsylvania avenue northwest. Henry L. Crantord. concrete works, will lay coal tar, distillate and asphalt pavements on 41) street, from Pennsylvania avenue to Missouri avenue northwest; 6th street, irom O street to New *ork avenue northwest; 14th street, from Pennsylvania avenue to B street northwest; H street, from 4th to 7th street northwest; C street, ln?ra 4?^ to 6tb street southwest; E street, from 3d to I1* street southwont; and :*Mh street, from N to P street northwest. He also hn? contracts to grade, *etcnrb, and lay sidewalk on I street, from 6th to 7th ?treet* southwest, Patrick Malo.ney Is to iay compressed asphalt block pavement on Maryland avenue, from 1st n>4th street northeast; 4th street, Irom Maryland avenue to Massachusetts avenue northeast; 6tn street, from Maryland ave.to Massachusetts ave. northeast; C street, from 4th to 6th street northeast; ana 25th street, from Pennsylvania avenue to M Street northwest. Mr. Ja'iies Reynolds is to remove old material from the various streets and avenoss to be improved, and grade and regulate Virginia avenue, Irom 4th to 11th streets southeast. Mr. Wm. Buckley !s to grade and regulate 13th street, irom T to Boundary streot northwest: to grade and regulate 3d, from F to V street southwest; to grade and regulate 8th street, from EastCapitol street to Pennsylvania avenue southeast;and .Mr. Andrew Giea<ou is to grade and regulate Virginia avenue, irom 1st to 2d streets southwest; 1C street, from Mouth Carolina avenue to 1st street southeast; and E street, irom South Capitol to 3d streets southeast. >lr. John Cud more has contracts for about 22,000 Ieet of pipe sewer, varying In si<:e from twelve to eighteen and twenty inches ail over the city. John Lyons has the contract for putting in ail the basins ot all the sewer traps, about ninsty in uumiier, and the building of two brick sewers in West Washington three feel in diameter, and one tnree feet brick sewer on 14th street uear the Long bridge. The list af?ove comprise* all the street lmCrovements for which provisiou h:u? been made y Congress during the current year. The con-' tracts have all been made (or are now being I made; and Lieut. Griifin stated to a Star re-, Kried this morning thai most of this work will executed this summer aud fall. Should it not ail be finished it will be completed early next spring. Real Estate Wales. Lewis A. Walker, Thomas K. Walker and Charles E. Walker have sold to James D. Donnelly lor $16,000, a residence twenty-iour feet front on the west side ot 14th street, jus: south ot 1 street. James McMillan and Id. K. Sheer have sold to Dauiel Rillenhou-e ior $4.UOO,part of laud in Beail's addition to Georgetown, j known as Evermay. James F. Keenan has sold to W. C. Hill, for ' $15,(too a icsidenoe 26 teet front on the west ! aide of Mcpherson square, between 1 aud K streets. Edward X. Kinnehaii and Peter F. Kinnehan have sold to Eliza Cornwell, wife ol Geo. O.. for $T.OOO. property fronting 42 feet on tbe north side ot L street, between 14th and 15th streets. Gilbert E. Thorntou has sold to Virginia W . Corbit. lor $8,000, a residence 20 ieet front on the south side of N street, between 17th and ISth -streets. The children and heirs ot Wm. E Phippen. deceased, and Prank P. Coder have sold ( /ptfobn F. Cook, tor $3,000, 17 3-10 acres in Metropolis View, a subdiv.ou on the Metropolitan Branch of the B. A 'J. railroad. The North Wasliington Real Estate company lias sold for K. It. Spindle to E. A. Em0ivy bon.-cs No. I'dOO and 12U2 G street southeast lor the sum of $2,625. Mr. John E. lieail, real es:ate broker, has recently made the following sales: For Jacob H. Kengla to lion. John W. Thompson, and syndicate, 30 acres, more or less, on Ten ley town road, lor $3U.OOO. For Jacob H. Kengla to H. 1). Green, trustee, 80 acres ou Conduit road, branch from Loug:; borough road; $20,000. For Mrs. Naomi Utermehle to Hon. John W. Foster, lot 5-4. sq. 21*; $10,000. For Mrs. Caroline Cnenowith to Mrs. Early and Mrs. Lea 11, bouse 1640 Khode island avenue, $10,000. For John F. W aggamau to K die Uyo rows houses, 15th street extended, MsrWjaa! Hill, for $1T.0OO. Lot 4, block 3, MMV.ffift HiM ; lor H. D. Green, trustee, to PacifWas Old, ior $7.So8.08. Dumbarton Hall, 22^j rfcr?S, hear Pierce's Mill, for George B. Chitteuuon, through Messrs. Fitcn, Fox A Brown, to Win. K. Ryan, ot South Carolina, lor I'JU.UUO. For James F. Barbour to Cuas. R. Newman, two frames, part lot 12, sq. 724, lor $2,350, and to Mrs. Bury aud Mrs. Bresuahau. same promises, for $"2,750. ' For Stevenson Taylor, through Dodnon dt Decble, "221 Q street, to Chas. It. Newmau, for , $800. For Good all neirs to Chas. li. Newmau | and W. H. P.ult, 24,000 feet on 3d street southcast, uear R. & P. R. K., improved by three ! small names, for $3,500. For H. M. Newman to Louisa Cunningham, house 2-lOS Pennsylvania avenue, for f 5,ooo, and fur Mrs. Cunningham to H. M. Newman, lot E, sq. 9V, for $3,000. Through Dauenhower Ji Son, house A3, G street northeast, to W. 11. Rulf, for E. C. Carrlngioa. lor $1,Too, and same premises for W. 11. Rufi to Mr. Mulcahy, lor $l,9oo. For owner, inrough O. M. Bryant, house 1925 8th street northwest, to Chas. K. Newman, lor Cl.150, In all aggregating. $136,9oS.08. For Is* Lucia B. Cutis, through Tho^. J. F.sher dk | Co., Ui George E. Hamilton, lot 12, block 26, I Columbia Heights, tor ?6.777.90, and a lot on ' H street noi tuwest, lot 17 aud lbioTfeos. V. j Hauunond, lor $10,000, in all aggregating s$ 1 ">o,7 i5.9?>. Parker dt Townsend have made the following | large real estate sales since July 15th, aggregating 82t?4.^0b.?7: Part ol lot 8, blo<-fc 3^, north- ! east corner oi 14th and Yi.le streets, Columbia 1 Heights, containing 13,.">{$5 square feet, lor Dr. Lewes, to Mary E. Freeman,for $5,434. Lot 11, block 26, on Roanoke street, Columbia Heights, 5Uxi50, for Lieut. A. C. Baker, to Meiion C. Hooker, for gl,8?2.sl. L?>t lo, block 26, on Koauoke street, Lo.uiubia Heights, 50x150, lor l.ieut. A. C. Baker, to U illiam itlasiaud, lor $l,8o2.t?l. Lot 1, oiock 31, northwest corner 13tb and R)jaii<>ke streets, Columbia Heights, (in connection with Tho?. J. Fisher <t Co.) containing 15,062 teet, for Daniel W. Pa.terson, to Virginia C. Taylor, for $S,^84.37. Lot 37, square 1003. (in connection with istone <* Llttlefleld) H street norUieast, between 12th and 13th streets, lor f "t>4. LuU 2, 3, 4, 5,6, 7, 8, 9, lo and 11, block 44, University Park, vln con nection with Bates Jt Whitman, cwdaiuing77,220 square feet, for W. C. Hill, to Jttmc* A. Bales, as trustee, tor $34,oOO. Lut4, taoek 41. I north grounds Columbian L niversiiy, 6uxi50, 1 ou Biuney street, between 14tu aud 15ih st?., lor ! Amelia M. Simons, to H. E W; Hams, for $2,b00. Lot 2d, square 284, 20x 16s, on L street, between 12m and l-?th streets, tor Stephen GI^ usta to Charies M. Hendley, ior $3,943.H4. Lot 27, square 284, 20x168, on L. street, between 12ih aud 131U streets, lor Stephen Ginsta, to Charles M. Heudley, ior $3,943.S4. Lot 4, block 42, University park, north side of Huntingtou Place, 50x145, for W. C. Hill, to A. S. BH.ss, for $3,6*25. lx>t 3, bio< k 30, Columbia Heights, oa north side of Clifton street, between 13th and 14th streets, 5?ix213, ior Julia A. Thorrtpsou, to Edward B. Fox, lor SO,TOO. Lots 7 and 8, block 42. University Park, on Huntington Place. 50x145, each, ior \\ . * Hill, lo Massie N. Thompson, tor $6,525. Lot 15. block ;i6, Columbia Heights, south sid>* of Kenyon street, between 18th and 14th streets,">OxloO, for Miss Swan, to Augusta 1?. lluichius and Mary H. Barker, tor ?1,400.3s. Lot 7, block 43, University Park .in ounecliou with 1 nomas J. Fisher ?Jt Co.^ 50x150, southeast corner ol Huntlugtou Piace aid L'niverslly Place, for ~W. C. Hill, to Dr. Z. F. ??o\vers,"for ?4,5i;7.50. Lot A. University Park, oa west side ui L niverslty P .ate, con tain li g 7,775 square feet, lor W. C. Hill to Anderson P. Lacey, at $4,6 :5.45. Lot o, blocK 42, Uaiversily Park, 64x145, on the north side ol Huntington Phe.-^. for XV. C. Hill to Audersou P. Etcey, at $3,0*^5. Lot 5, block 41. north ^r*>?r '.s Columbia College, souilislde of Biuuey slie>t, between J 4 th anU 15th streets, 5oxl50. tiu '-onneetiou with Fitcn, Fox & Browu?_for Mr. Schuilleboihem, to AliceS. iiu,f lor $l.t>T5. Lot ft, block 84. Columbia Heights) on avrih side ol Harvard street, b tweeu i;{th aud 14th streets, containing 5,*>oo square icet lor Lieut. F. M. Wise, u> F. ii. Molt and Tisa B. Tattle, lo* $1,1 ?o. E<t 1, bloek 14, University Park, uor: u west corner ol 14th street and Weiling Place, cou.aining 15,3bO square ieet, t'tr W. t". Hul, to Luciu E. iilouut, of Evansvlile. Ind., ior #11.5oa Lot los, square l'.Mj, Improved by 3-?tory brick bouse. No. 1924 15th l., lor D. B.Grotl, toThos. rsnendau, ior ^4,5(kJ. 1>?? 3, blo<-K ;tO, i oiuinbla Heights, 50X'_'13, o;i tne north side ol CilAon street, be tween 13tn and 14th streets, f ?r Edward B. Fox, tu Sally L Laiuou; for $7,9?T.5o. l.ot 5, bnx-a 30, Columbia Heights. 50x'2i:>, on north side oi Chiton street, between 13th au l 14th streets, lor Dr. Jjbn_ W. Ikiwllns, to Saliy E Lunou, tor $T,TT4.oO. Lot 17. bloek 31 .Columbia Heights, IooxI.Vj, southwest comer of 13:hanU \austreets, lor Daniel W. Patterson, to Sally L. Lam ju, lor $e,ooo. Lo! 7, bi. -ck UO, Columbia llsignt-, ou north -?ide ol Ciitioii st reet, between 13lh aud 14th streets, 50x213 viu conueclion with Swormsudt jfc Bradley,, for l?uis D. Perley, to A. A. litoma.-; Lot 27, square *^ 5. north side oi S street, between 12tn aud 13ih streets, improved oy new 7-room brick bouse, No. 1205. f.,r apu'P. R. Dulley, to Jas. L. Harmon; for $."?,50o. Lot 1. bl.jen 36, Columbia Heights, north west corner ldth and lweauesaw streets, 100x150 (in connection with Bates a Whitman), for John J. Merrill, to .lames A. Hales, as trustee; for $3,000. 1>H 5, bloek 42. University Park, north side ol Huntington Place, tin connection witn Thos. J. 1 isher i Co.y 5?>x 145. ior \\ . c. Hill to G. Carl?le W biting, at $3^262.50. E>i s, block 3"2, Columbia Heights, n?-rtl.east corner oi 14tu and Vale streets, 100x131, i.?r Mary E Freexnan to sally L. Laiuou, at $T,4T1.75. Lot 17, block 39, north grounds, coiumbiau University, 50x145, for riou. s. P. Rounds to Wm. B. Matthews, at $2,175. E.?s 9, lo, 12, 14, 15, ^ '? JAIi'vl ijj, ( lqUKlll>Li ill'igllU, containing 62,SbO square ieet, !o. iiou. James McLaiu to A. A. 1 nomas, at c l^.Olo. l>jts 8 and 9, block 43, University t._,r W. C. Hill, to James F. Eeeiiaa; t^.ToO. E-t 1, block 41. north grounds CoiUJubi^ii university, 5oxl5o, southwest coruer 14th and Binucy sireets, lor Uen. Abbott, lo A. A. Thomas; $3,500. Rule or Eire. VVould.t then be a happy iiver. Lei fits past be p sl lot ever: J."* alien 1'rig- a..<l ixsiatits bore yoa; La.oy His tutxl dial's ?el ut-lurr jruu: But eaiefl> nalc no ii.au: t * rmt laavs thou tu \ivsl, wn? emwi w hat's bast. -Uosthx OIotubI Sncci, ol Milan, professes to have glscovered a liquid, a small iiuautity ol hicb, taken Inwardly, will enaola Lue person swallowing it to fast lb. a peilod of from 30 4ays to two montt*. ( LtmilBS O^THt WAT**. The Ffffct or (ibbl l^hilhfr and Bum Bull Exrltem*nA?u Bowing. a 5qticiabli ralli50 off ii* the s&bkb of aquatic nimurt farties?tht tocng i.alif.s still eager fok boating?a scelot at a club hdthl?a boat load of olm, j etc. No city offers more' ?dv?itages for rawing than Washington. The st^Bfch ot watec between the Aqueduct and the ChjUn OTIdge cannot be surpassed for pleasure boating, wliile ttie national cArw befWeen Leng bridge and West Washington is regarded by all oarstnen who have rowed on It as an unusually good one. Above West Washington tMe water is scarcely ever rough even for shells, and never dangerously *b, except during a storm. The scenery along the Virginia shore la lively, while the absence of steamboats, which usually interfere with boating elsewhere near large cities, inspires a feeling tt security among the merry hoatiag parties who, ?n a moonlight night, drift slow.%- down the stream from the up river landiuKH?Wherc, perhaps, the evening ha? been parsed i? enjoyment of the beautiful scenery, cool, refreshing breeses and * Substantial lunch spread upon one of the many picturesque rooks. #'or years the yuang folks of Washington have availed themselves <)f the peculiar advantages afforded by the IfcautlftS Potomac for enjoying aquntlc pleasures, and the ladies have not been much in tHfe minority. the boat ceqb8. The three leading boat clubs, the Potomac, Analostan and Columbia, which have survived , internal dissensions and external disagreements, have been the means of developi^; the muscles of many af youngster aud of turning I him out on (be world a?slroug healthy man. some of tit"e results. Many a one, too, having passed the period of enthusiastic shell rowing has become infatuatwl with the pleasures ol "rai*ed" rowing, wftta the not infrequent result engagement and marriage. It often bappensthat a victor to one of the boat houses ea a pleasant 'evening will recognize a well-known boating iftau ol yuonr ago, now surrounded by his little ones whom he is taking out lor arow on the river he has learned to love so well, aflfl which was the means of his securing his life partner. Ttte boat clubs are all lu a flourishing condition,bur the present season has ditlered I'rom all that preceded it. The Potomac river regatta promises to be a complete success, aud to furnish lively sport beiore the close ol the present month, but the season has Been unusually dead. a falling off 19 pleasure boatiso. Crew rowing has been kept up by the unceasing efforts ot a fevf enthusiasts, but the pleasure boats that go out from the.different club houses are small in number compared to former seasons. "What is the reason of it all?" asked a ( stak reporter of a kauing boatlfig man. Who was commenting upon the small number ot pleasure boats that left the club boat bouse. "There is a com plication of reasons," was the reply. "In the first place the spring Was very backward, aud beJure the boys had realised that it was time to don tli?r uniforms aud take an oar, the base halU*easou was well under way. Tli?? were capflvated with the spirited playing of the home elub at the start ana mauj i preferred to watch the game, to^oing out iU , the water for a spin, ir it nadu t been for the 1^' * up in the piayUig ol the home team and their periodical absences, we would have had soihe difficulty iu getting the men luterested In the Potomac river regatta. Bicycling and tenuis ' have engaged the attention of a good many | oarsmen, particularly the lorm?. A good , many took to wheeling for the s?e ol con- j venience, Intending to tide over to the club hou^e on their wheels. They learned to love pushing a wheel better than pulling an oar. If was a etiauge. you know, ana every body likes a change. Then, too, this has been an exceptionally cold summer and there has seldom been any necessity lor hunting out a cool spot like one of the up river landings, In which to s|>end the evening comfortably afte*" perspiring all day. In addition to <> this tne regular trips of t&e little . iam yacht Dixie have materially interter.^ rfith pleasure rowing. The fact that one can enjoy a rtee on the river without the necessity <K a . change of ciotheaand a bard pull, has deterred many trom taking out their boats, for an evenum row. The truth is the hoys ate getting lazy." the girls still.true to thk oar. "There goes a nice bdat load," said the reporter, pointing to a capacious boat, containing a number of attractive white dresses. "Yes, but you see there are only two fellows in that boat," was' the reply, "and it doesu't belong to | any of the clubs. It toe boys ture satiated With i boutfhg tne girls are n<JM|M>?V ?e as enthusiastic as ever over ibo-ueag?B.s of an efehlng on the water. This, 1 think, adlounts for the rushlute business done this season by the men Who keep boats tor hire, ii the club ineu won't row the girls they will find others that will. "1/ook out tnere!'' yelled Tut star man's companion, 4 a collision seemed Imminent between the boat referred to and a shell that was swluging in towards the club bouse float. "Now look at that!" be muttered, a little later, as be nervously chewed tije cud oi his cigar. Tbe reporter had t>een intently watching the shea speeding atong under tue giaceiul, swinging stroke ol its crew, but at tffis remark be turned his eyes toward* the pleasure boat. There was a general in terchange of positions gOiug on. One of tbe girls evidently wanted to row. Two or three were standing a? the same time, and the cralt, aitnougii a capuCious one. Was rocking under their unsteady Mel, with the usual accompaniment of girlisb shrieks. They were not o/les ol fright, unioriuuately. The occupants did not j realize the wangjti. "Confound li," eoutinued the clab man. "I wish loots would Beep away from the river. Every evening I expeet to have to shove tWll to rescue some sucAi party as fctuft. A club maO never w uld allow such monkey business tts that. It's ouiy thejfreen ones that are so reckleas. Tbe most experienced boating irtfcu are the modi careful, p.itticuhvly wiieu ladies UTe in the boat.* The snell w*?, by this time, along- I side tbe fiout, aud Tat Star man's companion I nurried away to .eip put things to right. an unlucky fishing trip. Soon tbe steam launch Dixie came down the river. She stojiptd at the llo?t| and two travel stained passengers disembarrfQik Tbe reporter recognized tbein as two tromlnent bicyclers. The? bad l iken a holiday and gone to Chain . briuge fishing. This was their story us related by one ol them to a hunting friend: "We took I uie cars to West Wasidngton, expecting te catch tne stage, but It wasu't running. We were determined, howevef, and footed it to the I bridge. Vis tied several hours on this side, wiUi [ uo luck, aud iheu^wanteg U> reach the Virginia I side, couldn't get anyObdy- to row us across. So we walked the bridge. No luck on tbe otber I side, aud we wanted to go home. We concluded ] to continue down tne Virginia side to the Dixie I landing. It was hard work, but we finally [ struck a path, which we were sure would taKe us to our destination. We came across a fork in the path, but Jim knew wbich one to take, j he said, so we trudged ou. After awhile 11 thought we must be Jatring Alexandria, Whdb 1 caught sight of the top.of a bridge through the | trees. '1 dian't know ihertl was a bridge around ] here,' 1 remarked. Jim stopped short, aud ex- L claimed: 'ureal Scott: Ueorge, 1U Chain bridge!* " And it was, and we bad wanted over th<tte Virginia hills right buck to oumtlarllug point. We were pretty Well tuckered, LCB11 you, aud \/ere J Wiibng to pay a colored man a good price to I row us down to the Dixie laudmg. Here we 1 are at last, and first we want soinetniug to * and then we .walK A go to sleep." With tbS the pair of du?iv and sure-looted pedestrlauA disappeared, aud wearily climbed tbe bill to tbe I street cars. E??KA%'KRS? AMP OlXTtkFBlTKM Few Eipeft Esgrsv** ifrgsgMl la L Maklag Begat Xofeejr. I "I never beard of Hl>re than one government I engraver bccomlug a counterfeiter," tall As- h si slant Chief SuUivifti, oi the buretrft of eugrurv- l iug aud printing, a? he tilted back in b\s chair J to talk with a reporter. "That was Smith, the great bond eouuterfeiter, who Was I associated with BrJbkway and Doyle. TA I gang, you know, were aapturflp by tbe sscret service. As a rule, coun&tlfeliers are vagabonds or foreigners, and ouiy a few of them are expert I engravers. Charles Ulrich was an exception, lie was an exceptionally fine workman. You I never knewot men who have been employed I on bank notes or Treasury notes doing any crooked business. 'Moodle' wen are very Adu*irlous in circulating reports about Treasury I engravors goluf: into the counterfeiting bust- I uev> aud aoout duplicates of our plates beiug I stolen. Tnis is done to deceive tueir vietlais. ! They get up very elaborate 'confidential'circu- [ lars, giving m:uiy details about tbe man- I tier lu wincb a eunspiracy wus formed I and \astsumsei mohey spent in bribes to get impressions ir??tu tbo plan-s of the buneuu. j I :?ey ted all about how they suceeeded liyceu II niit.it: impressions audiftruekoflsoinadf jftiu- . and notes, whicn, being irom original plates, I t anuot bv diaiiugmshed, aud which tbey will I ?<. il at a great uiseouut It auyoue wishing to In- I vc?t. iluudrvds of these circulars are forwarded 1 to us by persons who reAly believe what tbey I say is true. Ot course. M>lhiug ot tbe kind was ever done, it has been asserted that an lmpres- I don was stok*u in lt>U3, bet 1 fancy It was hot true. These stal?u?}uts? are made by Tbe j boodle' men to tempt people to invest In ?ounterleit money. Wneu they get their victims conviuced of the eorrecindbs of tbeir pretensions by displaying goOd money ok cou merle it, they send them off with .a sMtehcl tuil of saw-dusL Everybody ItuoWs this game. The engraving done bf ooun- I terieibers, except iu raf^ eases, is nothlug I like as flue as oer work. It takes years to be- ] | couie au expert engraver. Eugravers are art- I ists, aud, an a rule, come from among tbe higher I class ot peopie people oi education and refine- I ment. The men w? have are all trustworthy, I and they remain tong in service. Is there any- I thing characteristic In their work? WTiy you 1 can ?that Is auy one ol" experience can?*11 a [ nam's engraving Just as they can bis band- I writing. An ekpert can tell when he ate* s I piece of work Just wife did It Several men I \? o.k ou one note. Wtere one man's Work ] leuves off and the other begins Is clearly and | distinctly marked u> tbe eye ol au exfhrtea- I graver. _ A dispatch trom Chicago says tbe Knights ui I Labor a*ive determined to extirpate socialism I irom Uielr ranks. I a BXAmill. IHIMAIM. MAu at the capital Wkrrc HBHifc seata are DlifiaiiC I SECRETARY HhTARD'S"WHiaKTA*D WATER"? WHAT CUSTO* ttartftKS 09 Tits CHAIRMAN OFTBB CAUCUS?HOW SENATOR ttROLMtf MET HIS OBLIOATIOVS. The Seoftte committee on prtTktlland claims 1 is "more honorary t ban asefttl. II rarely Wtt 1 Ha any baa In mm raftered to If, and a* a role ' does not perhaps1 meet oftener than onfle during 1 a session of Congress. But It has become tha 4 custom to keep up the committee as one be- 1 longing to tha arinorlty, aad tha Senate wooM ratner attend a funeral than break a custom. 1 .Notwithstanding Its insignificance la matters 1 tifeislative, that committee long held the lead in 1 tfie Senate in matters social. When Senator, < now Secretary Bayard, was Its chairman, ha 1 dispensed a generdus hospitality within the 1 four walla ol that small oommlttee room. The 1 handsome mahogany sideboard was always * bountifully suppled with choice liquid refresh- ( mend, and the several rows of brightly shining 1 glasses seemed to say "help yourself < The committee room Is regarded as the pri- , ate property of the chairman to a considerable , extent. There is no public use fbr it, and the I chairman makes use of it as a recaption room ; and for sucb other purposes as ha may see fit. * Senator Bayard, as the recognised leader ol his t party In the upper house or the national legls- > lature, was called upon to weloopae dlsttn- " 'gulsbed democrats and to bestow soma atten* . Hon upon tbem. Besides, many or his personal and political friends were wout to call on him, c and they we?* usually conveyed tobis com- i rait tee room. Mr. Bayard rarely aver varies , .his invitation to take a drink. It Is: "Won't you take a glass of whiaky and water With ] me?" - * gathering an oumm. j During the days ol his service in tha Senate. r and while privileged to hold the committee 1 room on private land claims, it was a custom 1 of his, now and then, to quietly glide about the ? chamber, whispering to a Senator here und an- , other there, as be selected the list of lavored _ ones. Mr. Buyard then, with his quick, springy gait, would hurry out ol the chamber and to bis ^ committee room. Then by twos and threes his _ senatorial guests would follow, to gather In ] front of that mahogany sideboard. The Sena- j tors who were the recipients of these invitations j soon got to understand what Mr. Bayard j meant, and a slight nod' from him was con* j strued to mean a "glass of whisky and water." j The committee room was kept supplied with i sea-biscuits, cheese, crackers, Ac., as a pleasant 3 accompaniment to the whisky and water. It la searcely necessary to state that the hospitality 01 the oommlttee room was not open to everybody. Mr. Bayard is a genial host, but he Oaftfully selects bis friends. It long ago became the unwritten law In the n Senate lor the chairman of the Caucus to sup* 1 ey liquid refreshments tor party conferences, t ne 01 the largest committee rooms Is set apart c for democratic uses. It is labeled t "CONFERENCE ROOJt," 0 and within its walls democratic caucuses are ^ held. The chairman of the caucus is permitted c to occupy this room with all tne privileges tffkt b a committee chairmanship carries. Senator v Pendleton, when he was chosen chairman of ? the caucus, yielded ready obedience to this un- f iVritten law. He dispensed a lavish hospitality, J aud be was continued as the bead of the caucus ' until he retired from the Senate. Senator Beck e used to laughingly remark "that it was no use * for anybody to try to beat Oeonte Pendleton;" a that he understood the Implied obligations of his position too well. Pendleton'B room was F kept supplied not only with choice brands of 1 brandies and whiskies, but also with fine wines. 11 It wits a common thing for him to open a basket 11 of ohampagne for friends, and the sideboard 6 was always open to democratic Senators aud 1 their friends. Seuator Pendleton extended a e standing Invitation to all bis party associates c to help themselves ad libitum to tha best the * sideboard contained. thi OLD AND tbi NEW. c An old employe who did the sweeping and t Cleaning up, and who no doubt came In for a s good share of the "refreshments" nnder the j liberal Pendleton dlapeneatlon, thus described c tbe difference between then and now to a Star c reporter: \ "Sen'tor Peud'lum he didn't tota no keys, t He des' lei' dJft ar sldebor* open all da time, h But dataint Sen'tor Beck (Pendleton's successor u S chairman of tbe caucus). He too close, dat u an Is. Dey don't no dram go out er dar lessen * be knows it. He keep dat Key right by him. i Sen'tor Pend'lum he pay for all detn fine lick' t ers what he git; Lord knows how much money t be pay out for dat room. But Sen'tor Beck u don't buy no licker; no. 'deed he dou'u When g he git out he Jis' sot down and rite to dem v Kentucky 'stillerymen, 'Why in b 1 don't t you sen' me mo* er dat ar whisky?' Dat de a way he do." I HOW SRNATOR IinfA TURNED THE JOKE. When Senator Kenna was cboeen chairman ol the democratic congressional committee, r Beck oontendedthat that position outranked his, c and that the duty of providing liquid refresh- I meats devolved on Kenna. As ajoke he wrote f an ordet to Kenna, as chairman ox the oommlt- a tee, to lurnlsh Senator Jones, of Arkansas, a 1 democrat in fbod standing, with a drink. ( Jones got the drink, and Kenna turned the Joke r on Beck by retaining the orderp and saying ha v Was going to have it published. ? +++ . l< Tranafvra ar Baal Estate. Deeds In fee have been filed db follows: ^ Samuel Bond to John A^Smith, east ball of lot . 2, sq. south of sq. 104; 91,000. Charles A. Mo- 1 Euen to Minerva J. Morrison, lots 1, 2, 3 and 1 4,-In block 4, in tbe village of Marshall; 965. } James M. Stockett to John F. Cash, sub-lot 12, i sq. 067; 92,050. Ida F. Nelson to Helen P. ; Cady, sub-lot 41, sq. 169; 97.5CHJ. John D. { CougUlan, Tr., et al. to Reginald Feudall, lots A i and B, sq. 533; 936,000. Job a Roberts to Mark ] R. Woodward, part lot 4. so. 565; 94,000. Al- J vln N. MeekeS to Wilson H. and Frances A. J Thompson, part sq. 878; 9000. Tbos. W. fiuiiOb J to Philip C. Palmer, part sub 82, sq. 045; 9600. ! Chas. F. E. Richardson to Harriet R. Clayton, { sab lots 45 aud 47, ?q. 607; &&30. Emily S. M. ! Chlsolm to Lewis W. Holmes, tot 100, in a sub , ot pt. ol Mt. Pleasant; 91,471.80. Bernard V. J Sims to J. W. WlUlams, sub lot 56, sq. 873; 92,000. Nath. E. Robinson to Edward A. Bal- J loch, pt. 01 Peter's Mill Seal; 8600. George W. J Tales to J. H. W. Kettler, s. Vs ol' lot- L>, ?q. 430; i 91,100. Wm. Waring to Geo. W. Siinms, sub ] lot 03, sq. 350; 92,200. W m. C. Alder to Mar- } garel A. Dye, pu of lot 5, on the east side of * Eastern Braucb; 95. Lucy Stepbensou to Geo. 7 W. Casilear, pt. lot 4, lu Beulls addition to 1 Georgetown; 91,3oo. John S. Ellis to Mary E. , Selby, pt. lot 87, in Beall's addition to George- i town; 98,500. Chas. B. Church to Ifriuget Mul- , len, lot B, sq. 407; 93,060. Mason K. Richard- 1 son to Harriet R. Clayton, sub lot 40, sq. 507; 93,800. Wm. H. Ward to Chester Goodrich, all I ul' lot 82 and part ot lot 31, sq. 503: 9305. Robert W. GokkIu, Jr., to Laura V. Hughes, lot A E, sq. 214; 925a Richard Lightbower to Win. L. Lightbower, lot 36, sq. 503; 91* Sume to I Emma J. Lightbower, part lot 27, sq. 503; 9L I Wm. C. Hill to Zachariah T. Sowers, lot 7, blk. 43. University park; 94,667.50. E. Kurtz 11 Johnson to the B. and R. it. Co., all of lots 3 ti and 4 and part lot 10, sq. w. of sq. 605; 98,228. t Name to same, all of sub lots 8,4 and 7, tbe e. , Vj ot lot 8, all of lots 9 to 15, Inclusive, and 18 to 22* Inclusive, sq. 695, and parts of lots 1, 2, v 5, 9,10, aud all of lots 11 ana 12, sq. w. of sq. \ 695; 925,000. Same to sume, sub lots 1, 26, e w. \ of 8, and 16,17, 23, 24 and 25, sq. 695, ? aud lots 2, 6, 7 8, and part lot 9, sq. w. of sq. I , 695; 929.28o.66. Same to same, part lot 9. sq. b w. Of sq. 695, Uhd sub lot 26, sq. 695; 92,900. a Frfhnie V. Baggett to Mary C. Baker et al., lota p 102 aud l'JS, Mt. Pleasant; 92,406.18. Prest. r fid director* of the Gtn. College to Thomus a lrby et al., sub lots 1 to 5, 8 to 12, 41 to 62, l< aud *5 to 80, so. 856; 95. Same to Tbos. Klrby, a sub lots 67 to 70 and 73 and 74, sq. 856; 95. k 'Thos. Klrrfy et al. to Chas. M. Robinson el al., t 'trustees of the National Capital Investment 1 Celt sub lots 1 to 5, 8 to 12, 20 to 28, 32 to 52, u 59^60, 75 to 80, sq. 856; 914,160. Thomas u pKI&y to same, sub lots 53 to 58, Inclusive. 61 x to TO, Inclusive, and 73 and 74, sq^866; 95,772. r W A. T. Okie to John C. Baxter, lots 13 aud 16, o Hi. 1083; 91,127.62. Cbas. L. Coombs et al. to a Mi?fl. P. Callan, part lot 12, ?q. 286; 96,500. b Chw. F. Smllhson to Cbas. H. Parker, parts of 11 loby}4 and 18, sq. 501: 91,276. Emily F. Hort s et iC to AlVlu M. Meeker et al., tr. of the East I c wlshiugton Investment company, lot 8, sq. d 872191* Geo. W. Cochran to Chas. W. Handy, t sub lot 87, sq. 363; f 1,9<>0. Liudsay Muse to. s Chris. C. WUiker, lot 2o, sq. 5; 9? Chas. E t Gorham to Margaret R. Brooke, part sub lots 1 19 and 20. sq. 338; 92,85a James Qulnn to 1! James W. Greer, part lot 2, sq. 76; 910. James I p W. Greer to James <4uiuu, part lot 2, sq. 76; I o 910. Jane Lawrie to Julius Sondhelmer, part I t lot 2, sq. 450; 92,200. Alex. W. Lattlmore to 1 1 John Imire, sub lot 1, sq. 467:92,800. Fur- I t tuan J. Sbadd at ai. to Jonn S. Butler, lot 38, p sec. 9, Barry larm; 9162. Chaa. H. Parker to I Francis Grillin, parts of lots 14 aud 13, sq. 501; I t 91,400. Grlfliu Saunders to BenJ. H. Warder, d pt. sub lot 61, sq. 197; 9677.08. Alex. Cromp- t tou et al. to Geo. W. F. Swarizell, part lot 15, c sq. 70; 9450. Elisabeth PhJppen et al. to John F. f Cook, part of MetropqMs View; 93,600. Carrie e E. T. Knox to Gutter T. Bride, parts lots 5 and 6, I t sq. 1074; 9400. James McMillan to David Rlt- a tenhouse, part of Evermay; 91,000. Henry K. a ^Olieer to same, part Evermay; 98,000. Michael t I. Weller et al. to Mary Fairfax, part lot 9, sq. p 1078; 91,00a Mary Fairfax to Michael I. t Weller e. al., part lot 9, sq. 1078; #600. BenJ. a li. Warder to Mna Wright, part sub lots, sq. 197; 94,200. Mablon Ash lord et al., trustees, w Anna AL Brodrecht. lot 228, Mt. Pleasant; . a 1,994. Charles F.Wollard to Chas. C. Duncansou, in trust, part sq. s. 01 1027; flOOt W. S. ? Rooaa to W. Lam born, sub lot 80. sq. 192:99,000. 2 James F. Keeuau to Wm. C. Hill, sub lot 17, f sq. 199; 916,OOO. Samuel Maddox, trustee, M iu Gunave A. Buhler, pu sq. 388; 91,800. Mary Fowler to Elisa Corn well, e.halfotlot 4, sq.'ilM; 1 98,000. Chas. H. Caldwell to Albert A.Brooke, 1 trustee, sub lots 43 to 47, inclusive, sa. 878; 1 91. Albert A. Brooke, trustee, to Catherine I 1 Caldwell, sob lots 43 to 47, inclusive, sq. 878; | t si. Edw. M. and Peter P. Klnneban to Ellsa I t Corn well, lot 8, so. 296; 7,OOa Gilbert E. c Thornton to Virginia D. OortK, sab lot 89, sq. I 1 159; 98,000. Laura A. Pearson to Augusta M. 1 Weaver, pts. of lots A, 61 wad 62,16 sq. 76, in M B. * H.'s addition to Georgetown; 9l,OOa Was. t C. HiU to Jassea F. Keenant lo?a 9 and 9, in I t ssss-.sjs'riisg, Kg 5-awws s ueonnart Eael to Stnsoa CoMaaser, sob lot 19, I s hi. t?}3; 92.400. BralnardH. Warner to Alex. ^ W. Obnlee. lot 19. bloat tt, LeDroll pask;9^AOO. | 1 houias W. Smith to Theodore F. SswaanU all I >ub lot 98 and pt ot eub lot Ml sq. 940; 9*00. I ueo.H. Liliebrldgw to GUboa sT Humphrey, snb 1 1 1 i ^?i FOR COFKE BM1IKEM. The Dlffeml Tarletln of Coffw-K?? ike leterate BbraM bt riif nj "According to s recent statement," write* a pbysioito to Th* Star, "there are over tlx hundred grade* of ooffbe on the market, which night lead many to believe that there are as many different specie* of the plant, wlileh 1* not true, however, Ibr there are but few of these and one only, i the CtyTtra ArabUm, from ? which tbe genuine article 1* obtained; consequently the grading mttit be arbitrary or dependent upon Individual caprice. The true irradiug and price of the commodity result from the treatment the cdflee berries reoeive after they have been gleaned, which varies aooordlng to the locality of growth. In Brazil and the west Indie* as last ag the fruit ripens it is gathered, placed on mats or floor* adapted to the purpose, exposed to tbe Kun and frequently stirred to expedite the drying process. When dry enough tbe berries an passed through heavy rollers, which remove the tough outside membrane and pulp that en* closes .the beans. The latter are then carefnlly winnowed, sorted, put into bags and are ready Ibr market. The varieties of coffee chiefly distinguished in commerce are the Mocha, from Arabia, esteemed the best on account of its being richest in cafleln, the alkaloid to which coffee owes its popularity. The Mocha grains are easily recognised by their comparative smallness, gray, inclining togreenish color. The Java,or East India coffee, has large yellowbeans. Jamaica cofffee beans are of a greenish cast smaller than the Java, but larger than the Mocha, tturisam has the largest size bean of all, whilst tbe Bourbon has medium slse pale yellowish, inclined to whitish, beans. Liberia, Laguyru. and other kinds, have no particular distinguishing features to entitle* them to special notice here; * The fruit oi the coffee tree is a red berry, resembliug a cherry, having a pale, insipid, glutinous pulp enclosing two hard oval seeds, which we term 'grains.' Each ot toese Is about the slse of an ordinary bean and covered with a tough cartilaginous membrane called the "parchment." DftlXKIHO COFFER tit THE EAST. Orientals do not prepare coffee for drinking purposes as we do. Arabs make it from the unroasted beans. The sultan ot Turkey, formerly If not now, has a beverage made out of the dried pulp and pericarp lor his own use, while some ot his subjects prepare a decoction from the dried leaves oi the coffee tree. For this par pose the leaves are prepared by a pro1 cess similar to that tor tea leaves, and a great many suppose that the leaves so treatea contain a larger proportion of caffeine than the i beans. The average composition of unroasted coffee beans in 1,000 parts is stated to be as follows: Caffeine, o.b; legumin, 13.0; gum and sugar, 15.5; caffeo-tannic and catfeic, acids, 5.0; fat suid volatile oils, 13.0; woody fiber, 34.0: ash, 8.7; water, 12.0. ' Roasted to a reddish-brown color coffee loses 15 per cent by weight and gains in bulk 30 per cent. If the process ot roasting is continued until tbe coffee assumes a chestnut brown, 20 per cent by weight is lost and 50 percent in bulk gained. Roasted to a dark-brown it loses j 25 per cent by weight and Increases 50 per cent I In bulk. The roasting of coffee iu some manner I develops a volatiiAoii In the grain to the extent I of about one pai t~n tlfty that is not present In I the raw state, to which it owes Its delightful i aroma. If the roasting is protracted beyond a ! light-brown color this delicious odor is Jeopar! dised, it not entirely destroyed. Coffee keeps ; best in the greeu state; tbe older and drier the grain unroasted the better, it is said, is the coflee when roasted. Fortunately lor mankind, coffee is a wholesome and harmless beverage, und rrfrely leaves any unpleasant effects benlnd, eveu when indulged m to excess. It is eminently the cup that cheers, but does not inebriate. Therapeutically, coffee Is a great conservator of the tissues, preventing waste of the body, ; allays thirst, hunger, and, as above intimated, cheers the mind, but does not intoxicate the brain, whilst ihe aromatic oil it contains has a ! gentle aperient ell'ect upon the bowels. For this lattel purpose it is best taken soon alter rising in ihe morning, about the strength ol two tablespooululs ot the finely ground coffee to a pint of boiling water, drunk live minutes after mixing. Regarding the toxic properties (so called) of coilee little need be said. Only lower auimals have exhibited any great sensitiveness in this i respect, and then not uutllaiier very large doses oi Uie alkaloid, cujfe9i, hud been administered to them, which, wnen given to man in tbe same quantities, caifsed but little temporary nervous disturbance. Its effects, like medicines generally, depend very much upon the constitution, temperament, and idiosyncrasy of the individual using iu pk&pari2vo coffee. The methods ot preparing coffee for domestic use, some of which have been already alluded to, varies in different places. To get the full aromatic flavor of the decoction it should be drank immediately alter it is made. When too-long boiled the aroma is driven off, leaving the astringent property only of the grain in solution that, Interfering with the luuction oi the liver, causes the sallow complexion of some free coffee drinkers. In the Last many esteem the grounds lor tbelr nutritive principle,they being rich In legumin, a vegetable albumen. In Central Airica the grounds left from an infusion, sometimes the fresniy-ground coffee itseli, is mixed with butler and used as an article ol food. I am Just here reminded that the crew ol tne Kane Arctic expedition was kept irom having scurvy by tbe free use of coffee grounds as a portion ol diet. To extract all or the good qualities of coffee,says Proiessor Donovan, in the Dublin 1'hysioloyical Journal, l?2ti, the iresb, finely ground coffee 1 requires two separate and somewhat opposite I moues ol treatment, on the one hand, the i flavor Is lost by boillug, whilst, on the ottier, it necessary to subject it to ttiat degree of heat In order to extract its medical quality. Ttiese difficulties are overcome by dividing tne water to be used in the making into two equal parts, with one of these the coffee must be mixeu cold and placed on tne fire until on the eve of boiling, when it Is taken off" the lire and allowed to scale. The liquid is then poured off and the other portion oi water, whicn ought now to be boiling hot, is added to tnegrounuaund strongly boili-u for live minutes, alter which the two portions ol liquid are mixed together, forming a combination of all the good properties of the coffee in the greatest perfection." ??? TUB OTHCK HIDE. Lovers of Base Ball Rush to th? Defense of ttie National dame. The Star has received during the week a number ol letters written in reply to "Old Subscriber's" view of base ball published last Saturday. One writer who signs himself "A Reader Who Loves Manly Sport" summarizes the views presented on his side of the question. He writes: "I think it is only Just and fair to all engaged in promoting the interests of our national game to present to tbe public a broader view of base ball than our respected writer alluded to above. Base l*ill may not, it is true, often lorm a theme of conversation in the parlors ot tbe aristocratic, but it is not intended that it shouki. Did any of our readers ever look with interest on a game ot base ball; what is there in it that canuot compare favorably with lawn tennis or polo? Is It not healthy? Is it not pleasing to look upou? It is all of these; and more. Anything that Is good to see is good to talk about, and the only reason our wives and daughters do not discuss it is that it Is exclusively a sport for men and naturally women know but very little about it. Of course anybody would disapprove of vulgar expressions being used in connection about any matter, and there are some base ball expressions (I must call them that) that are Qreek to those who have no knowledge of the game. Tbe gentleman who wrote the article referred to says: 'It is a well-known tact that the ball slugyert on the one side use their utmost strength and skill to bruise and disable tne runners and clubbers on the other side, in order to win tbe game; and when one of their number is physically disabled, the fellow who did it I* cheered, and the spectators applaud the act,' Now If he evei looked on a game ol base ball he would not say that, and I am sure he never read It. Look over tbe record of men (professionals) who have been hurt severely while engaged In playing ball, and very lew have been so hurt by other playecs when it could have been avoided; In lact none. ' What lady would chose a lover or companion irom base ball players?' In auswer I will ask: How many chose lovers and companions irom Yale, Harvard, Frlnceton, Amherst and Columbia college loot-ball teams? and oompare the roughness of the two games. 1 know I can saiely say that there are a great many well-behaved, honorable and polite gentlemen that play bail Ibr a livelihood, and they make a good one. It is our national game, and always shall be, I hope, and I know of a great many ladies that would never think of calling it as rough a game as our esteemed contemporary calls iu If there are a lew rough and uneducated men who play ball, do not condemn all for that lewit is not right, and as long as the game continues to be played scientifically and quietly, so long will the seats on the grand stand be filled by the best people of the country, and so long will It hold its own among national sports." they meed kot read xt. Another writer, "Peabody," referring to the newspaper base ball reports to which "Old Subscriber" objects, remarks: "There 1* always a heading over base ball matters, and *our wives and daughters' don't have to read base boll unless tbey want to. Some of them would rather read about scandal* iu high lile or elopements 1 of married people," etc. The "rough element*" of society, who are pleased by base bail, "Feabody" suggests* includes most all of our department clerks who visit the game often with their wives. He declares that "there areas good and honorable men on the base ball field to-day as ever walked in shoe leather, and a good bail player, like a good actor, never brags about hi* abilities," and suggest* that "Old Su? i scriber" wants the gate-money feature ol the game done away with so that he can "deadhead" the games. j A SATIRICAL HIT. "Wayne Wright" says satirically that hs was ovsrwbelined with delight upon reading "Old Subscriber's" letter.- "I have often," he aays, ; "heard ladles speak In their parlor* of baae ball, but It ha* ever been merely a short discussion. seldom lasting over half an hour, and rarely becoming so heated as to occasion the : drawing of dangerous weapons. But that ladles i have no interest la the game Is shown by the fact that they seldom attend matches ottener i than twice a week and nsverrushon the ground i WAsmsreTOMfi COOL mmntM. Fhe AdTantafn ?f the Capital m ? Bammrr KcMrt. dooi? weather according to thk prevatling jr<moK-tH? Wkatrxb bubxau ban sats, however, that it ib nothing xtn usual?the record of hart summers, Everybody has remarked this summer upon Lhe unusual weather, whlcl^ has made the customary "warm spell" as pleasant and delightful u If the capital city had been moved bodily to Lhe rooky shores of the Maine coast. After this experience, which to the same extent almost lias been enjoyed for the past two or three rears, the advantages of Washington as a summer resort are no longer in question. The reputation ot the olty as a delightful winter resort le Irmly established; ffhtnow, with the assistance >f favorable meteorological conditions, it can ie successfully maintained that this olty 1b a nore comfortable place during the heated term ,ban .the majority of the popular summer re* torts. All that la needed Is a good band consert every evening and a gambling house In till blast and Washington will stand before the country as a ffcilly equipped summer resort These necessary features can easily be secured, nit the main thing is to establish firmly in the >ubllc mind that the weather is cool in this ;ity curing the summer, and in order to accomplish this end In the moat effectual way The Star has procured from the Signal office, hreugh the courtesy of Lieut. Powell and the ilnd Offices of Sergeant Harrison and Mr. Geo. N. Smith, the official record tf the mean temperatures at Washington dur> ng the summer months. The figures as given n the following table show conclusively that rhlle the present season has been cool, vet the emperature has varied but. slightly during the irecedlng years, which demonstrates that, in pite of what people say and think, every suinner has beeu, with some fluctuations, ~as deightful and agreeable as the present season, fhe figures, however, are given below, and peak for themselves the words of truth aud oberness whicb, according to the proverb, it Is he stern and undevlatlng custom of figures to peak: fear. June July Aug. Year ^Tune July Aug. 871 73.2 74.0 70.8 1879 72.9 78.6 73.9 872 75.4 81.1 79.0 1880 73.5 70.7 74.9 373 75.1 79.8 74.8 1881 70.7 77.4 70.5 874 77.5 78.9 71.6 1882 73.8 70.0 73.9 875 72.9 77.0 71.9 1833 74.4 70.8 72.1 870 75.8 81.4 75.5! 1884 72.5 74.2 74.2 877 73.9 77.8 76.3i.1885 71.1 77.8 73.4 878 69.1 80.2 75.(41886 69.0 73.9 prof. abbe tflfclnks it not unusual. Prol. Cleveland Abbe,, who Is authority on aeteorological subjects, was not inclined to gree with The Star man,wbo interrupted him n the midst of some abstruce calculations, with he inquiry as to bow he explained the extraordinary weather we have l>een enjoying. He 00k issue with him at once as to the propriety if applying this term to the weather, aud lnlulred of the visitor how he knew that it was o remarkable. The professor said that he had nade no examination of the weather record*, ut he was of the opluion that the average rould not show any gr^at change this year as ompared with the previous years. His visitor old him that everybody said that they never lad known such a cool summer, and further that t was the most remarkable weather they had ver experienced. The professor did not seem o be overwhelmed by this weight of evidence nd remarked: "The gnaging of the weather by the way teopie feel is not very reliable. For Instance, he temperature may be quite low, but there nay be considerable moisture in the air, which nukes It close and oppressive. Then people ay that it is a very warm day, when in fact he temperature of the air may not be over igbty. Then on the 01 her hand, the merury may register high but at the ame time a breeze maybe stirring, which icieves the oppression that would be lelt from he heat, and then people say that it is a cool lay. So, you see, the judgment of people and hat of the mercury may be directly opposite, 0 that, as I said, the popular Judgment as to ho temperature is not reliable. The weather n 1M fluctuations is effected entirely by the onditions which are immediately around us n the earth, and it is 1101 necessary to go beond the earth aud to seek in tbe changes ot be sun's body, or the movements of the other leavenly bodies, for the explanation of any musual change In the weather. The humidity nd the wind are the main features to be conldered, and then there is the land 11 ud water, n some years the snow may disappear from he extreme northern border of our counry, and then the heat of the sun is not .ltogether absorbed, aud the winds which weep over this couutry from that direction are rarm. That lias, of course, an influence upon he temperature, and makes it warmer. But ? a rule all over the world, the average temperature does not vary greatly." an early record. In confirmation of this statement The Star nan was shown a curious book In the library >1 the Signal office, which was published In 'hlladelphia in 1847, and gives for a period of llty-seven years, beginning January 1st, 1790, 1 meteorological account 01 tbe weather in 'htladelpbia. This record was kept by Mr. ftiarles Pelrce, a citizen of that place, aud is egarded as an accurate as well as valuable rrttther table. The mean temperatures for the uoutbs of June, July and August, as given beow, are taken from this book: ill" i ~ i Tear. June. July.'Aug. Year. June. July.! Aug. 790 70 78; 74 1819 72 73 71 791 74 80 | 75 1820 73 74 70 792 72 77 > 76 18*21 72 74 73 793 76 81 | 74 1822 75 80 76 790 70 73 71 1823 71 74 70 7951 70 78 70 18-24, 73 75 71 7901 72 75 72 1825 75 80 72 797 '73 76 74 18261 73 75 72 798 1 74 80 ; 77! 1827| 71 75 70 799 71 73 | 71,1828 77 80 76 800; 72 74 72 1829 73 75 75 801 1 70 72 I 70 ; 1830 72 80 75 802! 73 74 72 1831 77 78 76 8031 69 7*2 70 1832 71 78 74 804 ! 67 70 69 1833 65 77 74 805 71 73 70 1834 , 69 77 73 806 , 70 73 69 1835 ! 71 76 72 807; 72 74 71 1836 67 76 70 808 74 75 73 , 1837 69 78 1 75 809 73 75 72 1838 75 81 77 8101 70 72 69 18:59 66 74 70 811 72 74 ! 73 1840 j 69 74 74 8121 70 73 71 1841 73 75 71 813 69 72 70 1842 68 74 72 814 71 73 70 I8 i3 72 74 75 815; 73 74 72 1844 70 74 73 810! 64 08 66 1845 72 76 74 817! 74 74 72 1840 69 74 75 818| 74 75 73. VOICES OF THE NIGHT. Lb Ingenlons Method by Which Nome of Tbeut are Effectually NileuceU. " Do you ever He awake and listen to the feIne voices of the night?" was the Inquiry put o a Star reporter tbe other evening by a genlemau who had been listening to some desulory conversation about the fine summer reather and the cool nights for sleeping. Vhile It was in the form of a question, it was vldent that no answer was expeclfcd, as he ontlnued: " 1 often do; not because I want to, >ut because I am compelled to. The perform,nce might be criticised from a musical standoint, but when you are awakened from a etreshlng sleep and your ears are saluted with , discord of sounds, you are not Inclined to criticise the proportions ot tbe chorus or the balnclng of the voices. A vacant lot next to ay house atlords a fine stage for these nocurual concerts, and on bright moonlight nights have looked out and seen the cats sitting round in a circle, sociably spitting ut each >ther, and using their tenor, soprano and bass voices inmaking the moonlit hours pass ileasantly. Naturally, as I am a generous man, 1 want to fling some tribute .1 their feet, as tl were, but 1 have teen so prodigal on former occasions that ay supply of articles that can be put through > window are about exhausted. No Lind ir Patti ever received offerings prompted by leeper, more thoroughly aroused feelings ban these cats have received from me. Like poilea darlings, they have come to regard my est efforts in thiamine with Indifference, and so have been obUged to go outside the regular Ine of articles used on such occasions and emiloy something that had u spice of uovelty. So >ne day 1 purchased half a dozen ot those large orpedoes whicli the small boy delights to use a celebrating the nation's birthday, and when he aocturnal concert commences and thesymibony la in the midst of the allegro movement, throw a torpedo In the center of the circle ot he performers. The explosion that ensuea irowns the symphonic movement, and when he noise ceasc& the scampering of the musllans in all directions, over fences and under snces, falls upon the ear with a fugue-like fllsct that is entranciugly beautiful. I then go o sleep aud enjoy my rest. For two weeks I ta undisturbed, and then the musicians return .nd endeavor again to establish a Bayreuth meter my windows. The assistance ot u tortedo la invoked With the same effect, and again wo weeka alio by In peaceful quiet. 1 am now . happy man. *?? Tbe International Bowing Beratta. )ra wings for monday's races?the prizes. Drawings took place In London yesterday for Monday's race in the international regatta, as ollowa: First heat, Battersea to Hammer* rolth, Mstteraon and Robs. 8eoond heat. Hamneramltb to Kew, Perkins and Teemer. Third ieat, Kew to Hammersmith, Beach and Lee. The courses average three and one-sixth miles. Tuesday's heats will be drawn on Monday. The ouraes will be the same as Monday a. The lual race on Wednesday will be over tbe ih am pi on oourse from Putney to Mortluke All he moneys have been deposited, including hose for the match between Beach and Rosa. L'he prises will be: First, ?1,200; second, ?400: bird and fourth, ?112,10s. each, aud ?50 to hose beaten in tbe first round. Qeorge Bubear. he old men, will oonelude tbe first round of rial heats, rowing over one of the courses gainst time. The final race will occur on Wednesday, and will be rowed over the >ionshlp course, from Putney to Mortlake. W. P. Page, of Philadelphia, arrived In Toouto Thursday on a bicycle, having A* V_7? xwvr UJJU PC fctlTlJf? A ?-TAIL. Tfce Tcmn ?f a ImmIjt irickl M a Oae-Kam Car. HOW m DSJVKR8 GUAM) THttB CAN BOHS-BHPMUTI ?M BKADT TO VATUT A CAB?AN OU UUVII TILLS HIS AftTUI* nrm The driver on ft bob-tailed ear bat Mt an .altogether quiet and monotonous ttfe. II to not all made up ?I the Jingling ot the bell, the grinding of the brake and making change. They have feinetlllng of romance and something of adventure thrown tn upon tbair life on the front platform. It Is not every man who would make a good driver. It lake* talent of a varied and peculiar soil. A man may be qualified for a caahlert>f some prosperous banking firm; he might make a crack burglar, or have In him the making of a mugwump politician, and yet fall Oar short of the mark as the driver or a bob-tailed Car. As a student of human nature he excel* all mankind. From his point ot observation he sees the World and measures the people in It He is always ready to talk with any one sociably disposed, lie is equally ready to make a silent study of his surrounding*. He grinds In bit passengers with his iron handle, aad grinds tbem out again with equal composure. He Suits the trap that hits the fares down In the ark hole of the box, and cares not whether they are few or many, and be whistles a gentle tune to himself as his horse Jogs along. On a summer evening, sometimes, there is some one else on the car besides the passengers. She is generally plainly dressed, and silscloee up to TUB FRONT WINDOW on the brake side. Sometimes she has a dblld with her. The driver does not study human nature on that trip. Most drivers tire married, but they don't see much more of their wives than they did lu their courtiug days. The only time they see them by daylight Is when tbey take a ride near the front window on the brake side. But there is one thing that darkens a driver's life; one responsibility that sits beav lly upon him. It is the little oblong tin box with a gable roof that hangs ou tbe dasher of his oar. This is his night-marc. lie never gets quite out from uuder Its shadow. Its iron nooks tear into his flesh, and its tin sides press around his heart. No matter what he is looking at or what he is doing, one eye Is always on it. Its loss would meau u whole week's salary. The horror of losiug it makes hhn hold It tight between his knees and watch the tree boxes on adurk night. The embezzled millions ol a bank cashier never caused more anxiety than does ibis liLUe tin cash box. If a driver goes to bed with indigestion he dreams It is lost. All his sorrows circle around It; it is the source of all bis anxiety. a talk with a drivsu. "They are very dangerous," said a little old driver the other night, as be glanced nervously at his box aud taiked to a Star reporter. "I fear It will be my death some dark night. It holds only nine dollars, but half tnat sum la enough to tempt some men to terrible deeds. On dark nights sometimes when 1 aiu in lonely places and no one Is in the car I take It between my knees, bang my hook ou my pocket, and let thl horse go." "Are any ol them ever stolen?" asked The Star. "Yes, every now and then one goes. When the car stops at the end of tbe line they will be taken 11 tne driver relaxes his vigilance for an instant. It's an awful lots to a man," aud he got a closer hold on to his box as be spoke. "It's an awiul loss. One man lost bis box only the other night. We put iu ten cents a piece and made it up for him. If we hadn't It Would have been hard ou his family. HARROW ESCAPES. "It is mighty lonesome some places on the route late at night. Nobody knows what narrow escapes we make at times," continued the driver. " Way on towards midnight sometimes we are in lonely places with nobody in tbe car; or probably there will be one very suspicious looking passenger. He may come up to the door and talk. It makes a tellow very nervous. Only the other night a very vicious looking negro got on my car Just before I got to the Capitol grounds. It was very late and no one else was In the car. He came up to the trout door and asked me for change. Tbeu he began asking questions, aud while he tuiked be kept his uaud in his side coat-pocket. I got very nervous, for I knew he was up to no good. 1 took my switcn hook oft the dash aud neid it iu my hand, keeping one eye ou the negro and one ou the box. Before we got to tbe turn at tbe Capitol grounds be looked around to see that no one was near. Then he made a movement towards me and half drew something from his pocket. But at tbut momt ut a young man swuug In on the back end of the oar and tbe negro Jumped off. He would have shot me, just as that driver was shot on P street the other nigbt. But I couldn't say anything; I euulun't do anythlug; I had to treat him politely as a passenger. Anyone has a rigbt to get on tbe oar. a fight fob his box. "It Is Uie open car tbat Is most dangerous," be went on, "there is no protection. Oue night alter twelve o'clock I was driving down that hill towards the P street bridge, wben I saw two men standing, one on each side of tbe track. I knew they were waiting for me, so 1 took my box between my knees, tied the reins to the dirsh aud armed myself with the switch hook. Wheu 1 got abreast ot them they both Jiyuped the car, one seized hold of the dash and tried to climb over, aud oue caugbton bebiud. I kicked tbe first mau in tbe lace aud whipped up my horse. The man bung on aud 1 kept kiuaiug. Just as he loosened ids uold the horse fell. One man was in the car aud the other was lighting ror the box. But Just tbeu another oar came up and the men rau off. That's a bad place between Blaine's bouse and the P street bridge. Several drivers have been shot at there and stoues are often thrown. * ? NEW PUBLICATIONS. MANUAL OF THK RAILROADS OP THE UNITED STATES FUR lSStt: Showing tbelr Route and Mileage; blocks. Bonds, Debts. Lust, Truffle, Kaoiiijtr*, Expenses aud Dividends; their Oigunizaiiou*. oii't-ciors, officer,, Ac. By UENav V. Poor. New \ ork: Hi V. a H. W. Poor. Washington: Robert Bes.il. THE UNITED STATES HOTEL LIST: (Blue Book} Containing tbe numes. location, rate*. Ac., of-0,00"Jof the Leading Jfuleltoi the United State* aud Canada, etc.. etc. t or tne use ol Tourists. Commercial Travelers, and the public generally. Washington: J. H. SoCilf A Co. HANNIBAL OF NEW YOKE. Some Account of the lluanclal Lovos of Hannibal St. Joseph and Paul trudge. By Thomas Wharto.v, author ot ' A Latter Day Saint." [Leisure Season series.] New York: Henry Holt A Co. Washington: Brentano Brothers. THE UREAT M ASTERS OF RUSSIAN LIXERATL'RKS IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. By Erx*st Dkfcy. Translated by NathaX Haskell Dole. [Cogol, Turgeiiiel, Tolstoi.] With Appendix. New York: Thomas Y. CrowelL APHRODITE A Romance of Ancient Hellas. By Ebxst Eckstein, author ot "Quintus Claudius, etc. From the German by Mary J. suflord. New York: W illlaui s. Oottsberger. Washington: W. H. Morrison. THE MERCHANT <F VENICE By Wiluab Shakespeare. With the Adventures of Giaanetto, aim other Illustrative Pieces. 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VOYAGES AND TRAVEIJ3 OP MARCO POLO. [Cassell's Natioi.al library.] New York: 1 'anil A co. Washington: Brentano Brothers. REPORT ON EUROPEAN DOCK-YARDS. By Naval Constructor Philip iiicHBoasr, U.S.N. Washington: Government Printing Office. THE PEOPLE'S PRORLEk AND ITS SOLUTION. By Williak H. Lyon. Sioux Falls, Willi. Lyon. FOREST AND STREAM FABLES. New York: Forest and Stream Publishing Co. SCIENCE ECONOMIC DISCUSSION. New York: The science Company. Naval, Constructor Hicbborn*s report on European Dockyards, recently Issued from tbe Government Printing ofHoe, la a publication ol much greater Interest than tbe average public document, and la especially useful at the present time, when our government Is becoming awakened u> the Importance of having proper national defenses aud a navy worthy the country. Poor's Manual of Rail roads tor 1886. which has Just been Issued, la marked by all tbe qualities which render that publication so essential to persons seeking sale and profitable investments in railway securities, and contains besides a large amount or information of great value and Interest to the general reader. The United States Hotel List, Issued by I. H. 9oul6 A Co., of this city, though intended aped* ally to serve commercial travelers and tourists, will prove to be a useful handbook for any ealisbment, and especially to those who travel but rarely, and therefore need the information it gives. anothbb abbrican Vbmbx. Hbtkbp?The leisure tn bU Andrews bay, New Brunswick, at tbe American schooner J. Kennedy, of Palais, Me., tor violation of revenue laws in Vading between two British porta, is reported, ttbe bad carried a cargo of ooaltvom Sydney to SU. Andrews. e#e Dr. Emannal DrelfUs, convicted ol subornation of perjury in the Ford oaas, New Orleans, was sentenced to seven years la the poaitenI|gur]r? The* mad stone was twice tried on a lad at Port Worth, Texas, who had been bitten by a mad dog, without suooesa. He died in spaias. A number of prominent manufacturers nam tU over tbe oountty met in Chicago Thursday to consider the subject of convict labor, aad devise means of employing tbe pnaooam em Oaed in the penitentiary. 'M l il <A? A uk**k% row*. H*w tk? PnMMUmi Law W?rk?-& 1 M ^ Hsvsf CorreepoDdeoce of Tmc Kvkmxq star. Humboldt, Ka*? August 36th. Leaving Washington with the expectation of ( making close connections and finding, by \ noting the railroad time table* that the train t continually lost time, so much so as to reach | the village of SU Louis one aud a half hours late, ( the writer was put in no very pleasant frame ? of mlud. This was extremely unpleasant, i owing to the near approach of Sunday, when i trains on some of the branch roads or Kansas t do not ran at alt, or but ouee a day. It was,bow* i ever, some satisfaction to learn that the delay r was caused by the engineer's taking the safe t aide, and keeping behind what was thought to be r cyclone, and not by the abeenoo of hoi water In the engine boiler, due to the steam being i absorbed by the ooffee or the lunch counter. ' Notwithstanding the delays, this place wm r reached at an early hour Sunday morning 1 There was the usual smart boy on the traiu, ! and ha kept the passengers in good spirits by his playful antic* and shrewd question*. W ben ? an old gentleman asked bis name, and he 1 rougher said, What?" the old genllemau said, J "My, I thought you were a little gentleman, * you nasty Utile brat;" no more friendship was felt for the smart boy. WW* THAT HUM "BOoMBUi" This ia one of the old towns of the state da tint \ back to -bafo de wa" 188T, and at one time, s having the land office here, was a prosperous c Place. It was until the war the county seat of a Alien. Having been destroyed by the oonfed- , erale troops uuder Gen. Price during the war ! the county seat was removed to lola, or stolen? ! a slice of the county having been cut of! ' o that the necessary vote# tor Humboldt were lost. Its growth, however, has been slow irom various causes, and the town uow numbers only ' about 2.6UO people. The people are satisfied wl\b a slow and steady Increase rather than the quick spasmodic growth of some sections. , Having before them the example ol Parsons?a { town which in less than tweuty years grew from nothing to one of nearly tan thouaand i ? parsons aud has Mnoe the railroad strike retro- J graded, having now over two tfundred empty J dwelling houses?the people of Humboldt are more thau ever convinced of the truth of the , adaga "slow and sure wins the race/' 4* OLD-TIHR KKIURAHT 8TATIO?*. t Formerly the town was a supply station for ; ? emigrant* bound westward, and at times as < many as one hundred wagons stopped and re- j , plenished their stores daily, to say nothing ol i t the trade from the surrouudlng farmers. At i present, however, the sl^n "Through to Kansas | or bust'' Is seldom seen here, the booming part i Of the stifle Just now being along the *ontu?-rn i border and the Whltato section, the towns ol i i Huuneweli, Authony, WInfield aud the surrounding country being described by tho?e ol that section as "God's own country." It would ? seem that there Is some reason for this feeling, 1 i for the Gould and Santa Fc systems are bulid- j lug extensively in that section. Humboldt Is , flanked by both these systems, aud ll Is exPfcted that shortly a new road, the Topeka, i Humboldt and Southeastern, will be built, aud that from that time the plaae will grow. At present the town boasts or a woolen i mill, a floor mill, a furniture factory and ? a creamery. The three former are well established ana prosperous and the latter enterprise yet In Its Infancy. There arc other Industries aud seven churches. On the Neosho river, on I whose banks are many mills, a stem-wheel i steamer makes trips up to lola, the county seat. A military company meets Ln the town, a hicu ' boasts also of a flue brass baud. A good public 1 ' school as well us a Catholic parochial school arc J located here, aud but few ol the children fail to , receive a good education. There are but few colored jieople here, less than fifty voters In a . total of over 5UO. There are several hotels and stables, one of the hotels, the Tremout, being run by Mr. M. Mullany, who was formerly a South Washington grocer. ' HOW THE PROHIBITION LAW WORKS. j The prohibition law has had the effector i closing the saloons, but there are a few dives J where liquor may be had, and It Is conceded J even by drinkers that the morals or the com- i munity have been subserved, as when a young i man has once been summoned as a witness i agaiust a diva It is likely that he will keep i a way from It in future. Though the law \ is evaded in various ways, there Is no question ] but that there Is much less 4rlDfclug thau i formerly. Among the devloes tp get around the law Is one practiced on soma or the railroads to ArkauMw. In thatstate there Is high license, which is virtually prohibition. The < license Is $?5U per anuum, aud the terms are j that no saloon can be ruu within three miles of a school house, and thus all towns and vll- , lages have no legalised saloons. The old drinkers are, however, supplied from a railroad traiu. One of the oars bean the legend, . "Ice aud beer for sale," and as the train stops at nearly every hay-path, the topers oorne up and baud in orders lor beer by keg or bottle, or a doceu buds (Budd's whiskey), which they receive and pay tor on the up trip next day. The ; while sails of the emigrant wagon are now and , theu seen on the prairie, but there are other ! wagons that sow the seeds of vice and whose , appearauce is less welcome. These contain companies of vicious characters, who pitch their tout for a day or two at each town. : The weather here durlug the day has been excessively warm, the thermometer registering , as high as 103 ln the shade, but at night a cool and gentle breeze fans us to sleep. | sslesl CsaserfstsrlM Vara? Private ' LMSOD?? Tii the Kdltor of Thk Uvnna Star: ' Having noticed your remarks ln your lssus of | the 19th Instant, on musical conservatories, I \ ask a brief space in your ooiumns in which to i speak on the same topic. There seems to be a mistake in the assertion 44 that the conservatory system oi teaching music is rapidly becomlug obsolete." For at the rate oonserva-* f torles of music have increased within the present century, and especially within the last ?, tweuty-five years, It will require an arithmetic not at present known to mathematicians by 13 which to calculate when they will become t obsolete. With regard to their being adapted ^ only to "studeuts oi mediocre ability," your remarks have the same bearing upon all our universities, colleges aud scleutinc schools, lor f they ail adopt the class system of teaching.* : Within the last fitly years huudreds ol our , best "composers and performers" have studied , and qualified themselves for their work in the . conservatories ol Europe. And at the present ** time many thousands oi musical students arc being educated lu the musical conservatories ol " the Lulled Slates. With regard to "private teaching," many of the best teachers ol Europe J? do uoi say it is the besL 1 can name them by J? I the score, but will only rcler looue,?the lata " lamented Ll&zl,?whose talent as artist and * teacher has perhaps never been excelled. It ia f well known that he never received any 7 mediocre pupils," and that his "selected f pupils" were always taught by the oonserva- * tory system. a. * August 20,1886. f [ our correspondent would not, wa presume, _ seriously class students ln music, where so * much depends on personal qualities and pecu- * liarllles, with scholars pursuing a general edu- !' cational course, in which strong Individuality , and special talents cannot oe taken Into ao- , count.?En. Stak.1 i??? * The B. and O. Kallrcsi CrltUlasC ? To the ?diu>! orTHB KvKxixe stab: I was surprised to find ln Thk Star of the 2&th the conclusion stated ln a quasi editorial, l that after Investigation it had been ascertained that no one Is to be blamed for the collision on the B. 4k O.H.K. on Saturday morning last. How * can It be claimed that there Is no blame attaching, when It is admitted that the western a express was In such condition that the train u could not be stopped by any appliance* on 0 board within a reasonable distance of danger? The writer was on the Hageratown train, con- F sibling of two passenger and a baggage car. ^ The western exprea* cams round the curve at '1 the Y at au unusual rate of spaed?estimated r by an eye wltnesf at 85 miles per hour. The v engineer or the lingers town train began to back y his train, and considerable speed backward v had been attained, when it was struck by the 1 express. He deserve* commendation lor his Eresence of miud aud good Judgment?lor had o c not reversed his euglne, his train would g have been destroyed ana many of his pa*- v sengers Killed. ti Between Washington and Galthersburg, 23 p miles, there are 26 scheduled traius passing a dally, besides numerotfk excursion and picnic u trains, and two or three trelght traius, maxing a over thirty train* per day on a single track v road. Delays are o/ daily occurrence, and are 1 necessary tor safety?*o that sometimes the ao- it commodatiou trains are off time by 30 to OO B minutes on this 23 miles. Nearly every person u who travels the road knows that this single b tract, with sparse sidings, Is entirely in- a adequate to accommodate toe traffic passing tJ dally. The wonder is that collision* are not a more frequent. They may be expected. Another very reprehensible feature of the arrangement n Is that the regular trains arc often laid off the a track and delayed lor the excursions to pac? a thus postponing the buainess patrons of the li road to the pleasare seekers. Why should the i> company be now seeking more New YorK bust- h Bass, when It has not fhclliUee for properly r? carrying the passengers It now hast Why ii should ths Interest of the people along its line fr near Washington ha postponed to promote p< ultimate enterprises for prohlT The patronage n< ol the road near this city Is great and growing, I* and should be protected. Greater regularity d< and speed are both demanded by local patrons? ti and with these, greater safety. The directors h can have these objects accomplished In one w way?and no other?by a double track?along H all the 43 miles now covered by a single trach? u and this sboald be constructed Immediately. I? Washington, August 37,1?M. ?L B. u ?>l ca EaRTHQVAJCK IK bOPTH Caboijka.?A da- tt 0., by a shock of earthquake about MO^dook J] yesterday morning. The shock lasted several di seconds and was preceded by a daii rumbUng, ? followed by a sound as of cannon ahotSeZttt T a dlstanoe. w sat hi Tu Mamsohpsktts FM?owfc-n>a casss w ofMraiarahXBobluson,chatgedwithpofooa- e; lag bar eon William, and af tfmm S. BUth. ie held as her aeeompUicc, caase up In Buatoa yea- is tacday, and eonusel hr the defease endeavored st to have their haU reduced, bat the eeurtrefBeed w the moUoa and the prisoners were bald in ti *10,000 each lor the grand Jury. Bil^'uM^utewo^hSsias^y^Ttftolia- S prlaeBed tar lite. ) tCPTCIBBtH XIVHT MIBk ' Mn> Pint fall ?Mtk wtft ?hM a Mm ?Mm. r*owa the Ptavldeaee Journal. tub n.Anm Venus to morning star, and. perhaps, tto noet interesting m?nt*r of Um plmifttry muherhood during ths in <-?nth. Hh* li new> ng the cl<M of her period of visibility a* rn or ryot etar. fbr, after the present month rl<?e?, >he will |K?* dim from her distance from tha *rth. and her approaching conjunction wlu .he great luminary from whom she borrow* ler power to shine. She It, however, one of ? he most beautiful stars that gain the mom lig sky, even In her waning loveliness. Venus -toes on the 1st at a quarter after 8 o'clock la be morning; on the 30th she rises about luarter after 4 o'clock. Malum to mornlne star. He to now a promt>eut object In the mominc sky, rising, at the tegluning of the month, at 1 o clock In tbe uormng, and making his appearance sooa iltcr 11 o'clock In ihe evening at its <>iose. He nutl be looked for In the uortheast. and may * easily recognised by his site, serene light* ind the abeence of larve star* from his vlcto lv. The increasing dt?tai?c?? hetwaen Maiura iud Wum will Im plaiuty perceptible ss the Ormor planet approach*** the earth, and lb* at tor recedes from It. But the wonder of the ysiein will not be seen for uiany year* to come inder the exceptional conditions that have nude him so much admired during the last rear. He 1* moving slowly eouth, hi* rings will mon b.-gin to draw closer around hlin, mid his ?urse lie* larther and farther a.?ay irom Um Mercury to morning star until the 27th. when le changes to evening star. On the 2d herfachsg Jls greatest western elongation, tielng 18* 0 rest of the sun. On that luorumg b? rise* an jour and a quarter betore the sun. and hto lecllnatlon to 7' farther north than that of ttie tun. Venus Is uorihwent,and lleguius to souila ?ast of him. He i?, however, at nearly hto nlnlajuui dlitincv irom tbf *ufi ni tli* i rcsciit 'longatlou, which makes it in..n> difficult la >lck htm up. This l? the last opi*n tunit v dur? ug the year for seeing the brtniu Utile piauei vjtn th6 nuked 6)*6 a* mornisig itwr. On Uil J, th, at 11 o clock In the afloruoou, Mercury ig u superior conjunction with theauu. and altar .hat tliue ran kit among the evening stars. Xcptuue to moruuig tur. lie Is traveling .owards opposition.and during the month meetS with no adventures by tne wav. Neptune rise* >n the 1st about balT-psst f? o'clock In the veiling; on the 30th he rises about hali-t>asi ? >'clock. Jupiter to evening star. He to still tb? brightest star of the throng during the short line he Is above the horison. Hut he hides :il? princely liekd beneath the western bills sit huli-paM 7 o"cli?ck when the month con*. inen??s, and two hours earlier. almo?t with the sun. when It closes. On the &th Jupiter to u conjunction with the beautiful star Oamiua Virgin!*, being 2? soulh. Mars to evening star. He to still faintly per. *eptlble at out southeast of Mplca. He ta *mal 1 In else, his ruddy tint has laded, and ha is traveling rapidly southward. An op?ra jla>s will *je an a*<d?taiil in picking him upt l;irs seu on the 1st at hall-past e o'clock :a ihe evening; ou the 3Uih he aets at hail-past i o'clock. Uranus to evening star. He to no long* risible to the most far-seeing unassisted eya snd to In the uear precinct* of the sun. THE HAUVEMT MOON. When our aatellite, on the lath, presents her fail round Ifcce to the earth, the most beautiful moon of ail the year to Inaugurated, for during cveral successive nights *he a|>|**ar? above tha eastern horizon soon alter th?- suu Iims disappeared below the western. During the lour evening* succeeding the full of the Sep;ember moon, there Is an average difference In the time her rising oi only tiilrt> -two minutes. Kor Lhlsreasou the evenings loliowing the full of Uhe moon lu (September Lave turn *hed thetuea tor poetic Inspiration sluoe men la gan to ob> lerve the heaveus. The husbandman of old, who lived near to nature, saw lu the arrange ment ol providential interposlllou to prolong the day, aud thus lend them a**n>tance iu gam ring in the harvest, and honored the occasion by giving the name of the Harvest Moon to Lbto special moon. Their simple faith waa more reverential than scientific, but noue the less to be admired, Science, however, explains the reason for this appareut departure from the tnoou's usual course, and throws to the winds Che simple theory that the moon de\ late* irom her unswervingoourse to aid the husbandiueu ui the north temperate zone. THE AUTUMNAL EUCtXOX. On the 23d, at 10 o'clock In the evening, Um autumnal equinox occurs. The sun then enters ihe sign Libra, the ecliptic and tiie equator :roes each other and the astrououoin ical aa- * luinn commences. The sun shiues in.in iiola U> pole, night aud day are of e^ual ieugth aii >ver the giobt, and, lu our belt of terrestrial territory, the luminary which is our life and light looks down with smiling face upon a ?ceue fair to behold. The irultlou of vegetable leveioument crowns the picture. The eai th has fielded her choicest treanures irom her fruitful Dusom. Kich harvests load the broad fields, <rees bend under the weight of rl|>euiug lruii, lowers of brilliant hue brighten the landscape^ he culmination of the suu's influence Is everywhere appareut. But even at this interesting x>lut of the earth's Journey around tbe sua .here is a foreshadowlug of change. On thu ery day when the autumnal equinox occurs .he sun goes Into southern decilnatiou, ha is a litUe longer below the horison Uiau be to tbove it, the night to a little longer than the lay. The sun to on the road to the winter eoi* slice, we are slowly traveilug to the kingdom where ice and snow bold sovereign sway. We ire, however, gently led ou the sorrowful path, Lhrough the sunny days of September and o> Lober that are beautiful as a dream aud fllie4 with an atmuspuera whose perfumed breath to tke the Cabled eilxir of 1 lie. The Eagllih Bpanuwu. A correspondent requests us to reprint Um oilowlng from the Londou Academy: It to bard for a lover of birds to appraach the 'sparrow question." bparrows are lound to 4* uore harm than snakes or tigers. Nature's hieves and vagabonds they are. This to Um perdict of every one who lnvestJpMas the natter. They drive away birds wim go mora ood and little or no Lurin. For every aoxious usect they destroy, they oonsume more ooru uan oue likes U> calculate. A Cheshire farmer, ndeed, estimates the loss to Eugiaud due to lepredations of sparrows at ?7TO,tfbl a year; nd this loss Is ou the Increase. Tbe careful nd long-continued experiments ol Col. Kus> ell. In Essex, show that sparrows do uninitiated mischlei, aud the experience of our olonle* and of the Americans confirm the facts ?youd caviL There is really nothing to be said jr the sparrow. Hecarrle* destruction with hlia rheraver he goes, and leaves devastation ta nark bis increase. From every point of view le must be looked upon as the enemy of man. iitber he must give way to us or we to him; nd just now his power is such that he seems in . fair way to become here, as he already has ecoine in Australia, a factor lu poll a us. The ioiorado beetle can never commit such ravages s the sparrow to certain to do wherever he la ilowed logo on unchecked. Eove him as wa lay for his personality, he ought everywhere l> be exterminated w ith the utmost vigor; for here is no limit in the oourse ot nature, either 0 his reproductiveness nor to the iiiUcblaf rhich he causes. It 1* uone loo soon to have the uestiou put beiore us clearly, for every day ita xiporlance must become greater. Ttoe Ostoeaef UrledelwsM. letter to ths New York Journal of Cuinuierca Tbe guides of Orindelwald, aud of ali this ion, are an aristocracy. 1 am referring to hose who pilot you safely among the real dauers of the Juugirau, the Wetlerhoin, the ichyeckborn, tne Fiusteraarhoru aud the ther first-class peaks. The most distinguished if them are named in all the baud-books. They ?ose as objects of admiration iu tbe streets. >.nd they are well worth looking eL 'bey are lithe and tdnewy, with irank, usolute faces. They mostly dress in corduroy eiveteen, wilh slouch hats ol the same. Their eilow beards sweep their breasts. A pro oklngly slow gait also identifies them, hey walk?unless uuder the spui ot uecesaiiy -about half as last as the ordinary American r Englishman. A lrieud ol mine, in tow of a uide, consumed six hour* in the ascent of the Vaugern Aip from Oriuaelwaid. The usual Ime is only three. Bui he arrived at ihe to}; erieeUy unblown, aud lueu appreciated tha nsdom ot goiug slaw. These men are vary sclturu. Tuey give opiniou* about ihe weather rith great reluctance, it at aii, and will not cou* erse about any thing whlie going up the hiU. bus they save their wind, tne waul ol which 1 so trj ing to inexperieuced Aipiue lourtola. tut waa I ihey lack iu demoui>irations they lake up in enaeuliai service. Tbey w ill stand y their employer in every Ughi place, and rill rescue his remains aud bear them back Wo lie valley, It he persits in despising the guide s dvice auu is killed lu oouse^ueuce. Tuese trusty leilows tuake great frieuda ot le ruber* oi the Aipiue club, aud arc someiimea ell paid lur ieaviug iheir beloved Switzerland nd aiding iu the couqueel oi higu mountains i tue antipodes. One of the corpa has visited otb India auu New Zealand for this purpose. Le showed as much sagacity iu aiu*< king tha Kloubiabie giant* of I none distant countries aa ue had known aii at?out their weakest points om his infancy, lu every case he look hie fttron successfully to the top, by a route which 0 inaUucUveiy chose as the easiest and the art. Tbe guide returned home through [>u, and, while there, his employer made him te subject of an interesting experiment bo test is "bump" ot locality, one evening the man as asked to take a ride across Eonuon in a cah. e was driven a dlstancs o< many ml lea, and v ie route was designedly made a? tangled and lUioale as possible. Arriving at their dealiaUon the house ol an Alpine oeieorily?the ib was dismissed. After a abort detention. ie guide waa totd to return with hto employer irouxh Um same a treats which they had Lrasrsau In their roundabout Jouruey. And ha id It without making a singia mtoiake, at* tough an euUre stranger in U^at great alUr. be man had not the faintest auapiciou that aa ouid be asked to do this dU&cuit thing. Ha sd almost unconsciously "marked down" tha hole labyrinthine route. He did la 1 itradirn tartly what he would nave done without tha aat effort among the mountains of h4? uaUva nd. Hto ouservalioB and memory of trifles ipplied the unerring alewa by wnuh ha ! woedhto way through Um maar or tha aaa> Mate Began and thaaoooar af the laik Ma J atoaa, lost in the toe in June, lu**, ware Is ' ibaria in February iaat. They had haa*. glvah pmka*.