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WEEKLY CONSTITUTION. VOLUME XIV. TUESDAY MOBNIN&* SEPTEMBER 26, 1882 l*RIC^E 6 CENT S BUZZ AND BOUNCE. the gossip they hear in new YORK. *I>W Tslk* in* tSr'cbt Avecdote* of tHi If on nt , T*tn*s Phi and Frame in the KatropoU* of tta N*w V,c rid —Jay Goal! Ratlrn from til a -atraa.”- Theatrical r«cti. It U ww announced authoritatively ttM Jay tJonl*! hm retired from setive Wall streetspecula tions, a-rd trill accept the t.rcridoncy of the'tVestern Union C-dagaph company and look aftertlhe inter est)! (if \hc rot corporations of which 'he is the hewL Ho has placed Us son, ’George J. Gould, on tho Kjinl of directors of the Texas I’aofJc railroad. Mi.eiould says that lie is an Klaus that'll is son shall hrjst me thoroughly acquainted with the manAge- hntvt of the vuiri sjwwms o'. railroadt that he is ln- ■naristed in, ao that Kf ter Ilia death his son will be (Pie to tske Ms pliedn the railroad world and •C jntinue todeortar •tbcvomitry an l bnlfd up our (railroad (Grows. Goorge <J.as been •a sort of hot haaac .plant, and eousidering tho vast profierty he tall heir to, it is* ery important he ahnuld learn eemething of the business world. J asked a friend of Ur. Gould yesterday if toe thoughtGooM was in earnest far the announcement that he toad retired’from Wall street speculations. He reptffed: "Yes, I am satitSed dial Mr. Gould will devote nlrc fcaUtvce of h(c life to educating hie son as*Ymifnesa mau. andwnhU son wlUInherit upward <4 one hundred Mlllons, Mr. Gould i’e anxi-ncs that lie shall be a railroad and convolution manager raider (Uau a Wat street speculator, ila fast. Mr. Gould bos always advised his so* to keep out’Of Wall street and Its-v. ays. (f) BmmaTharshy, who is advertised by tnor <mana eer aa’*'tlic Jenny Lind of America." returned last week drain Europe accoar pauled by Mr*. -01e Bull I <ntn remember when Mln Thureby was glad to *e:ilO a week as choir singer. When oho left the rilnush for the stage she was getting SJ^tO a je&rasa choir singer in the Brooklyn taberusclo, which is, I ’boUuve, iliMargctt salary ever paid i« America for •church kinging. She has continued do -improve «vorstnoe*he chose the stage as a profession until she’ is abused among-the very best rfneen: in th •world. Mrs.'file Bull, speaking of ThUTfby'c -triumphs ■abroad retd: "At ifc gcu.in Norway,ftcre.ng for the* benefit of a fund erecting a monument to Ole Bull, mud over lo 000 were present who eoulfl-not get Into the hall. After the concert was over'they unhar newedtlie horseefrom Thu ruby’sea nidge and drew ’ft tbtot-.gb the street,while she sangifor-them: thou ■eandarof.people,joining iu when she -sang the Na tional hymn. Mrs ltull further said that ske'ffIt- certain that M:*sC hur»t>j-(vouM make a great 'hit in America 'with-her "Nightingale song,” written for her by 'Hiller wlilloiu Europe. a 0 . ■’fhe-llarpcwave advertising their Christmas nnm 'her os'follows: "In form it wlll'be a quarto of 32 ■ {Mgr. ,,just twice the size of Harper's Weekly, and will coiitain stories, poems, aud appropriate articles .prepared especially for the • Christmas.” The illus tratiousaretoy ti.e best representative American ar- 1 this, among whom are Frederick Deilman, U. Swain ■ GWToitL ChhHcs H. Reinhart, Cf ecrge H. Boughton, -who.furnisi.es a delicately drawn picture of "Peter • and the Maldeu,” showing l’eWrStuyvesant tramp ing through the snow with his wooden leg, leading ■ trail for the republican nomination. This is the second time he has come to grief by leaving the turf and backing a politioU candidate. You all ie- member I suppose, he came near bankrupting him self backing Hancock Cor president In New York state. Now he loses «galn on Cornell. The truth Is Hr. Walton had best stick to the stable. It is easier to fix" a jockey than to control the ballot-box. The best horse can be made to win, but the verdict of a petty jury ts*ot more uncertain than the re sult of a nominating convention or the counting of lha voces In a bsilot-box. THE KATYDID’S SONG. OWLS, SNAKES AND WHANG- DOODLES SKETCHED. Tho Approach of tha Idea of October—Haw Sam Nobl* Made the Most of the Negro Vo-e-Tbe Colored Preachers Beeching for Some of the Eubbell Aaaeasmenr, Ere. Mr. Talmage In his sermon said he noticed a great many Wlers-around the principal hotels in New York. Some of these were members of his congre gation. To thiss class he wan led to say a few words: There ere four ways of getting money: By in- keritancB.'by earning it, toy begging and by steal ing. Now, I know a ncxibjrot persons who don't get It imany of the three ways first mentioned. [Laughter.] I don't Utoe to take the responsibility of saying where they get it. [Renewed laughter aud applause.] Now., these men are a great temp- talior to young me*. -and they should be avoided. The number of men who are trying to get their liv ing toy sleight of band Is perpetually increasing. One of the worst cauldrons of death to-day Is an indolent life." FOISTS. The Rev. Dr. Deems, of "The Church of The ■Stranger,” evidently d'ies not think very weU of the people of New York city. In his sermon last Sunday he said:: “Diogenes lighted fits lantern and ransacked Athens f-.r an honest man, without suc cess, and a similar experience in New York might have the same result.’ Mr. CassoK, who married a niece of President James Buchanan, has retired from tho Penueyl vania railroad, bought a stable of race horses, and is now a genuine turfman. Mme. JIadjestt, accompanied by her husband, Count Bossnta Chtapowshi and two maids, ar rived in New York Tuesday.' She was met at the wharf by Oscar Wilde aud the Artist. Morn, who escorted ter to the hotel. She will be supported In ibis county by a company of Stetson's. The San Francisco minstrels have burlesqued “The Light’O’ Loudon, ’ and are not Uelightiug the New Yorkers with “De Lights O’ New York, or The Pluck of aJerscyman.' 1 DAMIETTA SURRENDERS, And (he Last Irasl Egyptian Throw* Daw Gua—l’l*o Kerri to Offlclols. Dajhetta, September 23 —General Wood, witli two regiments, arrived at Damietta Ur- day. Abduilali Tosha surrendered at the railway station. The troops surrendered their arms this afternoon. The surrounding coun try is quiet and the crops are in splendid condition. The British troops have occupied Uamtctta. On their arrival the negro garrison, instead of surrendering, tied, taking besides plunder a quantity of ummnnition. Alexandria,-September 23.—Some of the princesses of ttie khedive’s- family have »een seriously compromised by the late re volt. It is generally believed that property valued ut £1,090,000 will be confiscated and applied to the indemnification of the sutler •ers by tiie massacre. Two men who'wei'e im- plicated in the June massacre were hanged to-day. it k disgusting to witness the atti •tude and enihusiusm of the natives for the 'l9hedive,and to hear the expressions of loy •alty of many who have been notorious friends of Arabi f’asha. The khedivc, however, is Mayor H II Baker, of New 0dar ns, is lu the city • boomiugacompetire military drill to be held at New Orleans next K-.-bruary. Ilia in’euded to beaj .authorities and Dts. Murray asd Combe has , prominent featured the Mardl (Jtas festivities, andi l>een settled by the governor's proclamation, . Aslrong Mask company has beoaformed to guaran tee that all the prises offered will be forthcoming ■ Invitations have 1-een sent to all She military com-, patties of not* iu tkr United States. Mayor Baker' •says: ] "The contest-will trite place In tie week previous, to the carnlvaL and mill extend azer several days. On Saturday there well he a grand njiam fight. .Breastworks aud other. defenses util be erected as In a trcal battle, and tie two si dec will be com manded by officers of distinction. The king will arrive on the following Monday-morning, and in The ■citirefis think it will destroy trade, but -have to submit Washington, September 23.—A telegram to the national board of health, from Pensacola, ■Florida, last night, reports If new cases there yesterday and 2 deaths. The disease con tinues tc -spread among the negroes. The ■weather fcc-uilly The Arctic Explorers Washington. September 23.—Engineer Melville and Noros and Nindertnun arrived •hero on the limited express this afternoon. . , „,.... _ “ l " !i.ieutejiantJ>erry, who lias been in Washing- hishanor a parade will h; held. Tt* company that ,. c „. s ,, v ,, r ^| j ilvs n jL fin,or« i.. wins tin the cumpetlti’ edrill will be constituted the king's body guard, aud, .as such, it will take prece donee of all other organizations .throughout the eclebnatio :. Each company must have a Ldjr sponsor. The visiting lean* will, .itishoped, bring their fakir representative* along with <ahem, but in ^asethey should (sot, there will be* number of New Orleans bellesvriUing to assume tie responsi bilities wd honors o." the position. The lady spoil riors will wear the cdkrrs of ttsefr respeeif ve compa nies; they will be .given a premtnent place at the reception of the kiqj and constituted maids of ihouor to the queen. A »■*/*#. ad'- Superintendent J action, of Castle Garden, has just prepared a report Asr ,bc fine six months of '82, showing how too immigrants who have ajib edaur- Jng that time have been distributed .oxer the cotuttry. lot Minnesota 14,-JS’ Arizona Arkansas British Columbia... Uatiiemia Canada. Cental America Colorado •Connecticut Cuba JMkoU Delaware Dl«t- of Columbia Florida... ,.i-. Georgia....^ Idaho K Mississippi..'. «U Mifsouri_„ II.Mon tana hi 15S S.SSYNebraska......... l,281;Kew Brunswick •■•Now Hampshire.... 160 L'AiJlNf* Jersey £.719 4ASSjN«w Mexico SI MKar York 98i>27 2,1071.Nevada. t24 W North Carolina 99 Ifc’Ohio It,9*2 4j‘Oregon JSJ J;£jFenusylvania 23,602 . .. sl Rhode Wand l.Si* Illinois SSJM.Soath Carolina 169 Indiana 3^12 Tennessee - DC Indian Territory... 2 Texa*. 2,069 Iowa n,aMTtah kAIlfAO . *' 'VliUVnmiisnt Karuas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Manitoba Massachusetts 2.20L*j Vermont... 747 Virginia .817 Wash-ton Terrify.. 223 West Indies 280 West Virginia... 6,*8o Wisemison... Maryland... 1,00 Wyoming. ** 6i» Michigan... 12.6'.! Total... ..2278,342 JJThe reason he says why more of them have not gone south Is because no Inducements have been offered them to go there. None of the southern states, except Texas, have state boa nil of iuml- gratloa, and Texas has more Immigrants than the balance of tho south put together. If the south would make au effort she eotild get all the immi grants she wanted. Walton, "the plunger." loti heavily backing Cor* ernment ajgHjiutiuents under the protection of■& certain minister is much ornamented ■upon. THE CONTROL OF THE CANAL. StvTrNU VTttk «. K wniugu u.c -uui, .... .waiu icu.iig n«.t deceived by this lip loyalty The fact Boughton typ-.; the engrevingrit creditably done I by F; S. King. E. A. Abbey bsrc> taro blocks lllua- fatilat Mr r K. C, gitKlman’a *poam “The Dutaiil IPatrel." -Arthur* Qiiariky and Alfred; ■ Parsons psoslde the drasriugs for T. B.< .Aldrich's song, "The Voice ofttiie Sea,” which bast ‘been set to nussio by W. W. Gtfchrixt, and J. Aides Weir, -who ha* a genre picture he calls “A Liule ^aliot.” Tha literary portlouire entirely the work] at American wrier*, with hut-cut) exception; that ■Is Thomas Hardy’s story, “A- Lageud of 1861.” Sto-, ivies are also nrevlded by Mrs -8i>offt>rd, George P > La hrop. J. C.Harris (Uncle Beuus) who writes off •ssjuiw celebrity, "Mingo." .Fsank Millet, whotelk 1 «f "Adouble Clrisunw," and *V. D. Howells, who! furnishes a ohanaing»ovt.-leue*<a companion tohic! ■il arlor Car," .which he oaltc''A Sleeping Cor."t Uihti’Verifier Predesigned (Uncover, which wilt’ ibe printed tncotirs; he also teanlshes a douote-' . page supplement,"'The Youthfas’ Samson,” a strong .Aud-chararteristk.jilece of work. UboSaaaBiravtara Anilaaa ta C* CJrcMt BrlUtln. 'Special Ditjiatch to The <2oustltntfen. LoNj-os.-fii-ptember 23.—A Paris dispatch to the Times says: Certain directors of the Suez canc.1 have taken alarm *t tbe view esc ipressed bf the Timet) in an article on the Suez canal, published on tbe Slat inst In order -to dispel any anxiety ra regard to -England-starting a second cxmal, they seoai inclined to effect an understanding, which woCldJT.ve England full satisfaction and per fect security for the fnture, while guaruir. •tbe general interests at stake. This wi probablv.be the way in which rbe<question of the settlement of the canal will be disposed of. The Yellow Fever. Gai.vbstox, September 23.—The News' iBrownsville special says: We have .now strict quarantine against Mxtameras and conflict of authority between tbe municipal ■Written for The Constitution, Most every night about half-past eight, A screech owl moumeth at the outride gate. The sweet little katydids sing all the day long. ’ Earlier in the season they were happy- only at njgbt, but now the woods are fall of their mnsic by day. It is not a song from the mouth, but they rub the bars of then wings together and puff out their bodids for sound ing boards, and if a man could sing as loud in proportion to size, I suppose he could be heard across the Atlantic ocean and his voice would make an earthquake and shake down tbe stars, and so that wouldn’t do at all and he wasn’t mode that way. But these little screech owls are a nuisance and are enough to make a nervous woman have fits or hys terics or something. J shot one on the gate post one night while he was complaining about something we hadn’t done to him but another one came back and set up his mournful wail. I wonder what makes ’em stay away off in the woods all day and come screeching around the house at night like they wanted to haunt us. There is some ex cuse for superstition about owls, for they love darkness rather thpn light, ana the ancient philosophers said they were the sentinels and forerunners of evil spirits, and the scriptures classed ern with demons aud all sorts of trouble and misery, i he Prophet Isaiah cursed Babylon and said it should never more be rebuilt, and that owls shouiddwell there, and satyrs should dance there. And then they look so wise out of their big eyes and twist their heads ’round and ’round watching you. and you can’t scare ’em nor tame ’em. well, they were made for something; but I don’t know what it is, and I have frequently thought that when the flood covered the earth it was a mighty good time for Father Noah to have left out of the ark all such disagreeable varmints as owls, and snakes, and whanga- doodles that mourn for their first bom. The ides of October are drawing near, and I’m glad the political fight is so near over. It got n later start than usual this year and the candidates are just beginning to make the canvass lively. It is like shooting at long range up in these parts, for they don’t meet each other on the stump ana so can’t get up uiucli excitement, but they throw small shot and shell at each utherufar off. and all that the crowd can do is to say I wish the other feller was here to lire back at him. The vote of the everlasting, irrepressible fool nigger seems to he tite most consequence now, aud the demo crats have about give it up for he is going solid for his masters. He has gotten h£ orders und lie is going to obey'em. It is mighty few men who know how to manage the nigger. Samuel Noble, of Rome, used to know how. He worked about a hundred in his iron works, and ten-several days, went to Baltimore to meet ttliem, and.retnrned on the same train. The js. ’y was met at the depot by a committee of .citsreus and by the district military, and was i»c,>rted to the Ebbttr house. 4n the evening •a reception-was given to the arctic explorers in ifasonic temple. Ex-Secretary of the Navy Thompeon delivered the welcome ad dress. At the conclusion of Mr. Thompson’s speech, which was frequently krtemyited by the aactic heroes, received the gc-e.-tings-of the a u die Sec while the lraud played Russian and American airs. TJs: Greek Frontier. Lojuon,-September 23.—The correspondent of Reuter's telegram company at Gonsusati tuple reports thiat M. Neliduff, Russian am- bfxsador, having renewed his nroposal that the ambassadors meet to discuss the question of tbe Greek frontier, Count Corti, Italian ambassador, has invited tbe reprerentative of tbe powers to a conference to be held on Sun day. General Schofield s (tew Com mud. Washing®*!(, Septemaer 23.—The secretary of war, by direction of tbe president, has as signed Major-General John M. Schofield to tiie coreuiand of tbe military division of the Pacific «ad the department of California from October L5 nett, to date, on which Major- General McDowell will by operations of the law, refine from active-aarvice. Tbe Big Man at Mecca Killed. Alexak&sia, September 23.—It is officially announced from Jeddah that the grand sherif of Mecca has been deposed and imprisoned at Taiffe, where Midhat Pasha was a prisoner. Akdellali Abricoun has been named grand sherif. He is a brother to-tike sherif who was murdered some tine ago, as was then sup posed, by order from the sultan, because he was favorable to the British. . The Oregon SenatorsUp. Saicm, Oregon, September 23.—The sena torial contest to-day resulted: Mitchell 39, Prime, democrat, 30, W. D. Hate 19. Three democrats voted for Mitchell. Oa the second ballot Mitchell received forty votes. The joint convention then adjourned fUJ Mon day- A Heavy Rain. Raleigh, September 23.—The heaviest rain since 1942 fell at Tarboro last night, causing immense damage to crops. The rainfall in a few hours was seven and seven-tenths inches. •cted from Bound Brook that tbe water 1 ere has risen so high as to stop the running , trains on the Lehigh Valley railroad. At 0:te o’clock there is no prospect of a cessation « 4 the storm. An unusual feature is the ■'avy thunder and lightning which has ac- aipanied the storm throughout. it has * w raiued here forty-eight hours continu- itsly. /Philadelphia, September 23.—Nearly elev- <!r inches of rain have fallen here within the feist seventy-two hours. The Schuylkill has risen six feet and reports come in that tbe water is still rising at Fairmount dam. Along the line of the various railroads centering here considerable damage has been done. Travel on the New York division of the Pennsylvania railroad has been suspended, owing to tbe washing away of the bridge at Holmesburg and the giving way of a large section of track between Holmesburg and Frankford. Other wash outs are reported along the line. The most serious washout on the Bound Brook route is at Bound Bround, tout the Reading company proposes to run a train through at midnight, and is soliciting orders for New York at the depot of the Pennsylvania railroad company. Five hundred passengers on the Pennsylvania railroad from New York were brought to the city by boat front Bristol. Be tween Philadelphia and Baltimore the track is practically clear. On the West Jersey road, between Weno- nah and Bamsboro, tuere was a washout, car rying off the embankment in some places t flirty feet high. The trainson the Burlington and Pemberton railroad in New Jersey ■rfere stopped by the heavy rain. At Read ing, the rain’s pour was the heaviest known • -r years, but as it was not accompanied by ■ eavy winds did not do much damage. The Schuylkill river rose' considerably, and many cellars were flooded. Some of the country reads are impassable, owing to the mud. Some live stock is reported to have been, drowned in the rapidly swelling streams aid many haystacks swept away. At New- t-'in, Pa., several building have been washed i.way and others injured. Four men were rescued-from trees, but no lives lost. A ' ashout on the Newton railroad prevents the Running of trains. At Trenton, N. J., the .min has continued without cessation ;H1 day, flooding the streets and vacant lots. Fii'e Assanpink creek is very high and the Delaware is rising rapidly, causing npprehen- i on of trouble to-morrow. Several factories o'l the" Assanpink creek were compelled to -tspend operations. HOWGATE. MELVILLE'S MISERY WITH ASPENDTHBIFT AND SHREW FOR A WIFE. With The Social Gathering oa Sharon Hill and ita Un happy Ending—A Sad Btory of Domestic Broils, in Which the Wife Aots the Fart of Disturber—Sympathy with SColville. The Property of the Defaulting Disbursing Officer to be Sold shortly. Washington, September 22.—Proceedings will shortly be begun by the government against the property of Captain H. W. How- gate the defaulting disbursing officer of the signal service, and the prospect is that up ward of $100,000 will be realized from real es tate belonging to him in this city, and which has been attached. It will be remembered tnat the gallant captain carried on a love af fair with a female employe of the treasury department named Nellie Burrell, and when the captain escaped she "was placed under surveillance by the police. Miss Burrell moved to a house Mi Thirteenth street, near F, a square below the residence of Captain Howgate’s iron works, and they would all go ' uelow the residence of Captain Howgate’s tue secret political meetings of the -—niily, where she remained till a few days :>uila nf *■ ...J 1 a rft WhoftiV#*r shp Wftnt and with u-lirini c'nn radicals at night and be sworn iu and drink the whisky, and smoke tha cigars, and Sam never let on that be knowd or cared anything about it, bu,. the night before the election he give ’em a short talk before they left-the shops and told ’em he wanted eve"y man to come back after supper, and tha,* who dida.nt come needent ccn>2 nr. all, never, and so they all come, and he had a good suppor for ’em, and measured out their whisky himself, and moved among ’em like a king and kept ’em there all night, and next morning marched ’em all up to the polls two by two, singing Dixie, and voted every man of ’em solid tor the democrats, and nobody dared to try to take a man awav from him, for it wonldent have been salubrious. Sam says they have got no more sense about voting than a passel of wild hogs, and he believes it to be every man’s duty who employs ’em to 'vote lorn. Jes so. It is going to be worse this time than usual, for Habbell has sent -out a big passel of money and these educated darkies that Mr. Stephens nnd-otliers have been sending to school have got a taste of it and they are working to get ■more of,it,.and so they hire a leading nigger or.two in.every settlement to control the rest of 1 em and bring em up solid, and these lead ing niggers are generally the preacheis, and 'they have all sorts of dreams, and visions from -heaven, and messages from General Grant and the bosses, and so they scare em up and you can’t do anything with em. They arc .for General Gartrell around here, and when you ask tin what for, they say, “Case dey say he is de man.” Some of otir people are.accusing the general of trying to break a will that set some of the negroes free a long time ago. Well, suppose he did. He was feed as a lawyer to do it, and there was nothing wrong about,it. I should think there was ecio agh of eolid disqualification about him without .hunting up them sort of little things. Oar .politicians have got a habit of pegging away at .a man and nragnifvuig lus sina .until they drive him right ‘into the boMUii.of .the radicals, and there he stays. Slkurtly -after the war, a good many of our good .citizens went over to the republicans oil Oof .policy to save their property. Well, it wasa weakness, but if our people hadn’t commenood denouncing ’em they would all have «ome back before now, for they didn’t feel at borne there, and they never will. I don't know, of but one republican in the whole state who joined tbe party from prin ciple, and that was Colonel Akerman; and I don’t kaow of but one who joined ’em and had the courage toquit ’em and come back, and that was Joe Brown. -There are worse sins than joining the republicans, and telling lips and p aying tbe hypocrite and breaking up life-ioug friendships are some of them. But politics is a science to be studied like any other sejenee. I don’t allude to sta esnian- ship now, for politics don’t mean that in these days. Modern politics is the science of getting into -office and keeping in. We used to have statesmen in the olden time, bat they are nearly nil dead. Men who were noble and grand and always courteous in their conduct, and who signed great questions and dident stoop to slander one another. I ha vent met many of this generation who bid fair to come up to their standard. One I have met who filled my eye and my hopes, and I never read of him but what my soul goes out to him as the peer of any of Geoigia’s sons, and thqt man is Mr. Black, of Augusta. For eloquence and wisdom and patriotism and noble bearingand a puce Christian character he stands far above the. modem politician, and 1 feel proud that he is our adopted son. When I see various and honorable gentlemen recommended by their friends for the exalted position of United States senator, I always think of him, and the thought is in my heart to say, people of Geor gia, there is the man. Bui Arp. A DESTRUCTIVE STORM. 1« l'»»n«ioil«4 Storm of Roto In LOr Northeaotcra State*. Special Dispatch to the Constitution. Plainfield. N. J., September 23.—T storm which did sneb damage here yesterd afternoon, was followed by a heavy rain night, and this morning another down-po began, which lasted, with brief intervals, n til one o’clock. All the streets were floode and ranch damage is being done along the line of the streams in this vicinity, It is re- :,^o. Wherever she went and with whom sue cbfiversed was faithfully recorded by a spy who dogged lier daily, but finally she eluded her pursuer and disappeared, and it is thought that she rejoined her lover. In her visits >.!xjut Washington it was observed that, al- tiiijugh she generally took away from her j, m a small bundle, she invariably returned empty-handed. The mystery was cleared up by au examination of her room yesterday, when it was fonnd that all her wearing ap parel had been taken away in these expecu tions, and the only reward of the investiga tion was an empty trunk and a few mantel ornaments, worth in all about $20. For a week or two the vigilance of the officers de tailed to watch her had been abated some what, as it was thought she had resigned all hope of going back to her fatherly admi rer, but she was quick-to perceive tliis, and made her preparations accordingly. The landlady with whom she lias been stopping betrayed a woful ignorance of her transac tions, and can only say that she paid her rent promptly, and left the house clear oT debt. There has not been much anxiety displayed to capture Howgate, and this is said to be due in a great measure to the fact that a number of prominent business men bad benefited by liis frauds, and were not inclined to give any assistance whatever to the government in bringing him back. They would rather prefer to help him pecuniarily, and prevent a volun tary return, as he promised when his case should be called. It is estimated that the sale of his real estate in Washington will realize about one half of the amount taken by him during his career in the signal office, and this will be the best that can be secured by the government. No trace of the fugitive has been discovered since the evening he gave the deputy marshal the slip, although every per son with whom he was suspected of having dealings has been watched. The impression is that Howgate is somewhere on the conti nent of Europe, and all the vessels going from New York for several weeks will be scrutinized in hopes that Miss Burrell will be among the passengers Criminally Careless. New Yore, September 23.—Police Captain Hooper, of the <5rand Central depot, reported to Superintendent Walling this morning that last night he arrested William C. W, liavfson, aged 18, telegraph operator, on the charge of criminal carelessness Rawson is the operator charged with being the cause of the disaster yesterday in the Fifth avenue tunnel, by neglecting to telegraph ahead the fact that the Port Chester special train had entered the tunnel, and thereby prevented the Harlem rapid transit train from following it. Redemption of 3% Per Cents. ■Washington, September 23.—The secretary of the treasury this afternoon issued a call for the redemption of twenty-five million dollars of the 5 per cent funded loan of 1881, continued at 3>£ per cent from August 12, 188L The principal and accrued interest will be paid at the treasury on the 23d of Decem ber next, and the interest will cease on that day. A Foil in the Stream. Plainfield, N. J., September 23.—At 1:30 p. m. to-day the Groves street bridge, over Greenbrook river, this city, suddenly gave way while crowded with poople watching the flood. Eight persons were rescued, but a number are supposed to have perished. Star Routers Convicted. Philadelphia, September 23.—Thomas A. McDevitt and Christian Price were last even ing convicted on a charge of conspiracy to de fraud the 'government by means of bogus star route contracts. Lieutenant Legrand, en sign, indicted with them, was acquitted. Shot and Killed. New Orleans, Sepiember 23.—W. F. Fack- ler, a carpenter, was shot and killed by J. R. Riculfi. with a double barreled shotgun. Ricnlfi says Fackler threatened to kill him on sight, Fackleris wife left him, and he be. lieved Riculfi was the cause of his troubles An Advance Asked For. Special Dispatch to The Constitution. London, September 23.—Six thousand miners in north Staffordshire have given no- tioe of a demand for an advance of ten per cent in wages. Philadelphia, September 18.—The -story concerning the desertion of his wife by En gineer Melqille, is entirely false, and does Mr Melville great injustice. The true story, as learned from the neighbors of Mrs. Melville and the friends of the engineer, putsaiven tirely different face on the matter. The truth b that Mrs. Melville has been deranged for several years. Insanity runs in her family, three members having been afflicted. She b a daughter of Judge Waldron, of Buffalo, N. Y. Her derangement has caused the marriage to be an unhappy one almost from the wed ding day. The mental affliction lias displayed itself in several annoying ways. She has be come * addicted to the use of liquor and b under its influence a great deal of the time. She has never been satisfied with the allow ance given her by her husband, although he lias given her more than lie could really af ford to do. He never declined to support his wife, as related. He receives $180 a month. Before he started on the cruise with the Jeannette he left word for his wife to receive half his pay, which is all the law will allow. In addition he received a special permit from the government by which he was allowed to leave, in addition'to the $00 a month, suffi cient money to pay debts contracted by his wife while he was on a former voyage. This sum is said to have amounted to nearly $70 a month. This left the engineer only $20 a month for himself. He also provided for the education of his children during his absence. When Mrs. Melville made complaint to the government some time ago about her hus band’s allowance, and a dispatch was sent to Engineer Melville in Russia respecting it, he cabled requesting that no more money he given his wife. He did so because he knew the money would be spent for liquor. That is the simple truth. All hb friends, both here and on the Jeannette, knew the circumstances. That b why, so it is authoritatively stated, Lieutenant Danene bower did not call on Mrs. Melville on hb way home. It has been mentioned as against the engineer that he stopped twenty four hours in this city before going to his home. He did so at Mrs Melville’s special request. She sen him word to that effect by tbe Sharon Hill committee. The engineer did not expect a very pleasant greeting from his wife. She never did receive him cordially upon his re turn from any cruise. She always upbraided him for not allowing her more money. She did the same thing, it is said, on Saturday < ight. There was no particular scene, how ever, till after the reception was over. Mrs. Melville was fairly crazed from drink. She presented a pistol at her husband and threat ened to shoot him. Rather than have a scene, and possibly a tragedy, Engineer Melville left the house. He is believed to have returned to this city to the Continental hotel, where he had rooms engaged from the day before. TO THE POLE IS DESPERATION. This morning he tobk Mrs. Melville to the Norristown insane asylum. He took her upon llie certificates of Drs. Longstreth, of Darby, and Bartleson, of Sharon Hill, declaring her insane. He made proyision at the asylum for her comfort and careful treatment. The chil dren are believed to be with their fatner at the Continental hotel. Engineer Melville refused to talk on the subject He is said to feel very much mortified that a family affliction that hb neighbors and himself have endeavored to keep quiet so long should have received such painful and untimely publicity. A very intimate friend of En- 'neer Melville states that tbe engineer has cen miserable for some time. He is natur ally a man of domestic tastes, and would love to have a happy home. Several years ago he temporarily left his wife, hoping in that way to bring her to her senses. It did have a sal utary etFect, but only for a brief period. This friend asserts that when Melville joined the Jeannette expedition he did it with a reckless disregard of the consequences. He wanted to escape from family broils. He says, more over, that when Melville left home he gave his wife a sum of money to help pay off a mortgage on hb Sharoa trill property. Upon his return the other day be found that the money had been expended in another way, and in a manner by no means prabeworthy. "A PERFECT HELL ON EARTH-” Special dispatch to tbe Cincinnati Enquirer. Washington, D. C., September 18.—Every thing was in readiness to give Engineer Mel ville, of Arctic fame, a fitting reception to this city; but the family troubles which now beset him have delayed indefinitely hb visit to this city. The Critic says friends of Engi neer Melville in thb city are disposed not to blame him for his sudden desertion of lib wife. Stories of her extravagances, her tem per and her disposition to suspect him of un mentionable vices were rife here to-day with out limit. Melville, among members of the engineer corps, has always been known ns a quiet,-steady und unobtrusive officer, and by no means a member of social gatherings, "He is a man,” said one of his oldest friends to day, “who was inclined to domesticate him self; but, as he has often said to me, his wife made his home a perfelt hell on earth, and she could spend money, too.” The gentleman added: “Why, I have, not desiring it either, been an eye witness to scenes between herself and Melville concerning lier expenditures of his hard-earned money. In my own opinion I considered her a rattle-brained, senseless girl.” Another of Melville’s friends is thus quoted: .‘‘I will give you the inside facts, because I met Melville the other evening when he left lib wife, and this is hb story: He had re ceived no letter from hb wife for many weeks before he returned home. That ’ lowered hb spirits sdmewhat, and he feared that she was entering into social gayeties to such an extent that she had entirely fmgottori him except when she applied to draw a portion of hb pay. When he left home Melvule.Teft a sum of money with his wife to pay off a mortgage that hung over the place at Sharon Hill. That money, hb wife informed him when he met her the other night, had been squandered in gay dissipations. Na urally it angered him. instead of coming home again to hb own vine and fig tree, as he imagined, he returned to find it practically under the auctioneer’s hammer.” 4/AN EYE TO MONEY. Melville htiS many friends among navy offi cers here, and they are more sorry than sur prised at the news of hb domestic unpleasant ness. Those who have aDy in formation about; hb affairs are disposed to take hb part on the ground of Mrs. Melville’s extravagance and temper. Mr. Melville left her once before but returned to her. A few months ago Mrs. Melville made herself unpleasantly conspicu ous by demanding the whole increase of her hatband's salary consequent on his promo tion, in addition to the $90 a month which be had directed to be paid her. Secretary Hunt allowed this extra $50 a month, but Secretary Chandler refused it on the ground that he could pay her no more of her husband’s sal ary than he had directed. Mrs. Melville was very pertinacious, and anonymous letter threatening violence were received by Secre tary Chandler. It has been suggested that her mind may net be quite balanced. Her conduct when trying to get the extra allow ance from her husband’s salarv raised doubts on this point. A Niuhvllle Woman FoImm Six lVrau Strychnine. Nashville. September 22.—The demented daugh ter of James Cleveland poisoned the family of six persons, except the mother, on Wednesday night, by putting strychnine in their bread. Mr. Cleve land has died and one daughter is In a precarious condition. Cleveland came to Nashville a few weeks since from Indiana. The rigors of the north ern climate had affected his wife's health. She wa naturally delicate, and it was at the family physi cian’s suggestion that they moved south. Mr. Cleveland’s children consist of three girls and one young man, aged about twenty five years. The eldest of his daughters, a voung woman twenty- seven years old, one year ago contracted a malignant fever that permanently affected her reason. About the time that the family arrived in Nashville the unfortunate woman’s malady assumed a mort vio lent phase, and she made threats that she would some day put an end to the suffering of the family by poisoniug them. Day before yesterday Mr. reland, with his family, removed from Figli street to the comer of Ewing avenue and Fogg street Immediately upon the arrival of the family efiects at the new home, tho demented womau visited some neighbors and asked how much strychnine it would require to kill six persons? Tue question alarmed those to whom It was put and they dccrined to answer, advising the girl logo home. As subsequent events showed, the crazy woman did go home, and putting on her street clothes went up town, and from some place, as yet unknown, secured a paper of A FAMILY POISONED. strychnine.' Night before last.'while preparing the family’s supper, she mixed the strychnine with t l the bread. The entire family, with the exception of her mother, who was ill and unable to partake of food, partaking heartily of the faral food In no manner did the murderess betray her terrible deed, atm a few minutes after the meal was concluded the entire family, fatigued with the day’s moving, retired to bed. The first intimation that Mrs. Cleve land had of the administration of the deadly drug was yesteiday mooting about 2 o’clock, when she was awakened by the convulsions aud purging of her children and husband.who were all in the same room with her. With an effort she sat upright in bed, and beheld her maniac daughter In tho act of taking the remaining portions of the strychnine. Mrs. Cleveland’s curiosity moved her to ask her daughter what she was ink ing, when she was startled by a wild and blbod- cuidllng shriek that the crazy woman uttered, who at the same time in a triumphant manner stated that her lot g cherished wislf had been consum mated, that she had poisoned the whole family and they would soon be out of trouble. The shock was so great to Mrs. Cleveland that she fainted and re mained in a state of coma until yesterday morning about seven o’clock. Upon the return of her con sciousness Mis. Cleveland crawled out to the front door of the house where her screams attracted the attention of the passers by who came In and saw the condition of affairs. Dr. Sheffield was called, and upon examination he found that Mr. Cleve land was oast recovery and the balance of the family in a very precarious condition. The doctor, upon commencing an examination of the unfortunate woman who administered the poison, found that during the nigh* the large amount she had taken had caused her to vomit it u p, thereby saving her life. V pon questioning her, she acknowledged that she had committed the deed and arising from her bed, put on her clothes and left the house, going no one knows where. At 3 o’clock yesterday evening Mr. Cleveland died from the effects of the poison. His son will recover. The three girls, aged twenty-five, twenty-three aud nine years, arc In a precarious condition, there being but slight hope for the recovery of the young one. The little girt who is so low Is the daughter of the demei ted woman, .who, though a widow, is knowu by her father's name. The' police have searched in vai for the misslug daughter, the pre sumption being that she has committed suicide by drowning. When seen last she w -s barefooted and going toward the graveyard, having left her shoes at the spring af ar the house. KILLED BY A POLICEMAN. Joseph Russel! was killed by Policeman Field late last night while the latter was attempting t arrest him. Russell was a steamboat pilot on tit Cumberland riven . A TUNNEL DISASTER* A Harlem Train, Loaded With School Girl*, Tele* scoped, ,y. New York, September 22.—This morning word was received at the police headquarters from an up town precinct that ftt^aecidentliiu’’occurred at9:30 on the New York Central and Hudson River rail road, in the tunnel at klgbty sixth strectand Fourth avenue. A later telegram to the police headquar ters conveyed the Information that the 9 o’clock Harlem rapid transit train had telescoped the Har lem train in the tunnel at aighty-sixth street; that five injured persons had been sent to the hospital, and that a number of people were under the train. The police of the nineteenth sub-precinct, at the Grand Central depot, were notified, and all the hospitals were instructed to send ambulances to the depot for the injured. The only person killed outright was Madame Eugenia Ambert, teacher of French In the Twelfth-street public school. Harod Meiker was taken out of the wreck with his skull crushed, and will die. The accident was the result of gross carelessness. One of the tracks was blocked up by the accident to an eng ne, and this caused delay to the other trains in Switching across the tracks to get around tho blockade. While one train, crowded with passengers, was thus wait ing on the main track in the tunnel, anoiher train catre behind and telescoped it. Many of the in jured were hurried away by their friends, and it will be difficult to secure to-night acorr ct list of the casualties. It s probable that others of the injured will die A great majority of the passengers in the Harlem train were school girls and teachers on their way to the Normal college, and it was some time before all anxiety concerning them was relieved. They were sent back to their Homes. In their terror most of them sprang from the train as soon A they were able, and wer* found wandering about in thick darkness and mud of the tunnel. the TO :BE TRIED by COURT MARTIAL. Escape oV Rebel Prlsunere—Tbe Khedive's Brother* Ordered Out* All the rebel officers below tho rank of colonel confined at Ramleh have been released. Fifty re maining prisoners have been brought here. An expedition has started to occupy Damietta. No re sistance Is expected. ‘Arab! Pasha and his accom plices, both military and civil, will be tried by court martial. Thirty-six prisoners of war have escaped from the citadel by means of a rope. Ab durrahman Itachid Bey, the Maltese rene gade and minister of finance in Arabi Pasha’s ministry, has been appoints by the knedive, president of the commission S> prosecute the instigators of the outrages In June. The English have abandoned the earth works they erected when they occupied Port fc'ala, and the marines have re-embarked. The News has the following from Alexandria: The Princes Ibrahim. Hamed ancl Kamil, who signed the petition prepared by Arabi Pasha last May fur the deposition f the khedive, called to-day to pay their respects to the khedive, who declined to receive them They were ordered to quit the palace directly a faith le s wife. The Pvuinr Kills the llusbaed ta the Beacoatre— Lynch Law Threateatd. Special Dispatch to The Constitution. Columbia, September 22.—A tragedy occurred yesterday at George’s in this state, which occasioned considerable excitement. Between two and three o'clock in the afternoon Daniel McClellan, who had long suspected his wife of being criminally In timate with Henry Lee, caught the two seated In a secluded nook near his house. Hew hipped his wife Beverly and then paid his respects to the man. Lee drew a pistol and fired two thots at his assail ant, wounding r * - — ,.. —_— .... The murderer fled and his victim lived only a few minutes. To-night the citizens of George’s will, it is thought, capture Lee and administer to him a dose of South Carolina lynch law. A PITCHED BATTLE Fenxht by Rival Cow-Beys to Settle tbe Claim to Some Cattle. St. Loris. September23— A special from Denver, Col., giving the particulars of a six-sided combat betweea cow-boys, has just reached here. The herds of George Howard and John Kelley became mixed, and it was finallv agreed to settle the mat ter by a battle, in which six picked men from each party participated. At the tirst fire four men were instantly killed. The Howard party, with the ex ception of their employe, fled to their camp. Kel ley then proposed to fight it out with Howard, hut the latter declined. Tnis settled the matter. Tho dead were buried, and an equitable exchange of came wae rben made. _ INDISTINCT PRINT