Evening Star Newspaper, December 22, 1883, Page 3

THE EVENING STAR Fd _£ WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1883-DOUBLE SHEET. re forsale inthe pic- { the custom is by no means com Perhaps the prettiest of thes e of Leonard Je- re more ex- it several t' off very raph + Who married her a hands classed as 0 Pacet. who willbe a to spend thi with T et, in point of Tady Mande her sister, who is ester Kye. Mor iy. is Miss Cha ciain that he will not old inAmerica They er.and it isonly a e when they will be brought over be noticed t the only portraits are sold are In Londen, he be ran to death, Yora, ond ther ALLERY. an art re ya huadred pis ad this was the first o are the works 2H. Se with the utme: rat others tre = maznid- = no doubt that Mr. Vande kine for pictures; it dhe talks with Dilt has a thore affectatio teiligenc art. Noone but men were asked to his recep: tion, and the character of the crowd was exactly like that of any other crowd that attends Mr. Vanderdii's entertainments—decidedly mixed. play was a sort of half way © very near being a success and but the shortcou: that it has n interested. iy about the play is a init to keep peop The diatocues are eften bright and ent clean and er, but nd foreeful situations are ut. The people wander on ander off again, anil there in the whole perf leaves a mud woman, eds in secur- ; who Then the curtain drops aud nobody knows whether the kewyer marries the divorced woman or not. He certainly doesn't clasp her in iis arm tistactory stage ven by mos aitists, atly repels his love in the dirst 1 we are In doubt whether the lawyer ends the rest of his life in worshiping the Woman who he might have tf thousands es. but he ained in the the J—for there deceived the mei perted him in hi tua who has co winner, with the sup- Pacific a hobfer. Villard’s how: s like a peniten-| met her before her marriage with the French tary. It is ucture, witheut a ~ or Whether they get in a carriage and go particle of « r exterior deco- ed immediately after the cur- ‘ation. It is n ive and grand and imp attractive in the sense that Wm. | sive, bat no! - = ee K. Vanderblit’s house is. The windows are | REAL ESTATE aT CAPITAL, very 1. The “pecutiar feature about | 5 a sible Sites for Residences Quiety Bought Up. Wash. Cor. New One or two © lately directed ton to the real rket in W. % Col. John Hay bonght t front in H street on uz between him and Mr. cht a | Both we ui make ¥ Mr. Villard’s Being ing it he arranged two wings ommodation of his lawyer: members of the firm will move their une roof with him. house is that in bui for | Both ans bs baild ix winter who ha f the most horthiw often been the has twiee been id comman: recent jour r fof our arn ted the After him c A quarter ». alth and fa: y jor attraction Europe: nh and in fur b ‘ople of tofore found si with Var of hors —--+ee— Short Hair Fr espondexee. It looks as if an nenory fe od and he never | n bows | hers to bow to an oi daey enema | going to strike she drives through their ‘teens now consider it the thing to cut off that t all tha their hair and wear it curled close to their Ips, and yesterday T saw a row dow, each de zed hair sewed under ru of friz; the neck. a few antl vi tike aifts from | Art Loan exhibition. rift nd cost r to make us word ‘accumu! inquired Elder Penstoc ashe suddenly rose up. IOUS | Many of tr G ul flower of h gives a fai hess of the vu so. De Cha’r under- it am in my power to fine 90) fur disturbin’ de meetin,’ ” ah, but-—” n’ T shail pereeed to do so onless you sot down wid concurrent y. If dis € of words 3 de proper way far yeu thome an d nO on the € an advertise OSC as n. and Knees and to jar the nt with his eves of A weakn back on the ber atly de s her hasbaud’s | all over oronly the bosomsand cut Advance. “Does Ch bazaars, RYDICE are cackling over the A lot of allexed mora! “of what they cal “tmqui the Ida Mule boom. She is a pretty little girl, about sixteen years of | no, 1 gu Was the response. “I thoug’ Cupit, in “Orpheus,” at the | he did,” said the mother. “Thought so! world made you think so, m bewildered girl, “Because he's such @ good stayer,” was the response. —Pretzl's Weekly. “Orpheus” Is a sort of a “Black | show on a small scale. It is comic little that is either oper- much that is spectacular and feminine. pretty girls on the stage prob- | Songin honor of November 18: “Backward, ably Miss Mule is the prettiest. She has been | turn backward, oh! time in your flight”—abont on the stace for tive or six years, however. Her | fifteen minutes.—Bos‘un Cowricr. first appearance here was made wh the part of Lary Jane in © he clay ss tarot | Many of the sunseta during the past week Prior to that she have been very red. We have only heard of one was in Boston. Aside from th jorality” of | * sunset. and that was “Sunset” Cox, of putting agiriof her years in the tawdry and | New York, visible in Washington.--Norristown tying costume for such a particularly loose | Herald. ra bouffe as “Orpheus there Is nething | Out in Montana boys under age are not al- ut Miss Ida Mulle’s position which should | towed in the gambling dens, The proprietor of for sympathy or protestation. The army of | asaloon was forced to take French leave the other ilzhters, club men and dudes, who throng | day from Butte, becanse he stuck up a sign, ‘eaters where light operas are given have taken | “Miners not allowed in here.” The advantages and seud her flowers every | of an education would have been money in his rd to doto Lilian Russel | pocket in this case.—Boston Courier. tobe rico ester gests | A London clergyman vouches forthe fact that nit wasto Lilian Russell. Lily used | ke scolded a pet dog to death Hie het Croll cea ee ‘She | that had not done its duty by the contribution mi the conductor usually. and | b0x.—New Orleans Picayune. at awkwardly passed them | 4 little nine-year old Mrs. Partington at a nd at once forgot all about | recent church wedding aske Miss Mutle, on the other hand, | these gentlemen with <!y forward when she sees the | gushers? —Bioonifield (N. J.) Citizen. town the aisle and dances up to | both arms outstretched, | The Philadelphia Times, in a poetic mood, ob- and her uds twitching | Serves: “Old Sol scatters pink primroses by the hold ef the bouquet. | million as he Jumps the sunset fence.” "Now sit'she buries her nose in | see here! Haven't we all been wrong during lelight | these years? Instead of being an old ian, isn't Sol a younz woman who wears cardinal hose7— ot of the | Boston Post. He Liew Inte his gun tosee If loading up It needed; The jury to a man agreed ‘The gun blew after he did. —Chicago Sun. Yor Once more ee pening power ngs nev", them. 1 rus! Other girl. bus Makes old t A i ‘The happy homestead ds 'y wom ghtitt sulphurous blue; - bat it is, nevertheless, on the ‘The snowblrds have thelr buts iuercase. There are now a number of Arerican “s “Early Winter.”—Tennyson. himself for its | loved liad he | of de) He would be a) much | @4ngerous man to turn loose on a congresation | : Mamma, are all | white boutonieres the | RELIGIOUS NOTES. CUURCHES HERE AND ELSEWHERE. — The House of the Good Shepherd in this city has now ten inmates. —A fine new pipe organ ts being made for St. Peter's church and will be placed in the church before easter. | —Rey. Julius Soper, missionary to Japan, has recently preached at a number of the M. E. Win-| churches of the District. and 1s making out a her mother, {0 | plan of appointments to fill till conference. — The Very Rey. Father Fulton, provincial of the Jesuits, just returned. from Europe, where he took part in election of a new general for the order, will preach at St. Aloysius chureh at vespers to-morrow evening. The church has been lately furnished with a new lighting ap- paratus, which greatly adds to its beauty and utility for evening services. —The Baitimore electoral conference of the M. E. chureh will meet at McKendree chapel, in this city, at te same time as the Baltimore an- nual conference, Mareh 7th, to elect two dele- gates to ial conference, which meets in Poiladelphia in » During the confer- ence here there will atform centennial meetinz for which the Preachers’ Association have appointed a committee. — Rey. E. Payson Hammond, the evangelist, is now laboring with success at Darley, Pa. — The U district court for Oregon last 8, such as are used devices, declined the call st 338d street, New of the Peop York. — Rev. J. Wynne Jones haz been installed as pas more. —The recent bazaar for the Baltimore Pres- byterian hospital, it is thought, will net over | $5,000. | —The recent revival at Asbury M. E. chnreh (colored) at Frederick, Md.. | versious a ions to th —The Protestant Orpt received from Mrs. t three years. icott $27,000 in the past ofthe Bethlehem Presbyterian church, | Philadelph is — Rev. C. Jost, one ot the pioneers among the German Methodists in this country, died in | Brooktyn December 4th. —The Rattimore Catholic irror says the is about eight million. : Woodbridge, pastor of a Presby- n church in Loudon county, Va., has re- | ceived a call to the Fifth church in Chics 5 — Rev. George Norris, pastor of a Presbyte- rian church in Baltimore died last Sunday, | having, as it Is supposed, been suifocated by gas. — Rey Dr. A. G. Palmer, of Stonington, the Baptist p. stern Connecticut, | ona late Sunday rodetwenty miles and preached | three times. — Rev. D. W. Frazier, a graduate of Howard university aud am of the Presbyterian board ted at Greenville, and | writes en prospects. ‘ampbell, pastor of the Grove Presbyter dered his resignation, to take effect December . and it has been accepted. ‘alinon Wheeler, of Chi rch a tri £0, has deeded to of land in that city and advanced ehureh prepara hool. Friends’ boarding school at West- now belng erect C0: hun been rai —R ence of the M. tended 57 — The anual ¢ support of studeuts in St. ry will ve taken up in all the es of the areh- | div of Balth an evan ions, About joined the M. have nt. Mt. church. conversions: he of the Freedmen’s Aid noual th inst. —The total receipt oclety, reported at the i, Ohio, on t or eae ‘ihe confer 000 next year. — In some of the Catho more there w but in mos ; ses, asked to raise = ic churches in. Balti- be midnight masses Christmas, ot the churches | will be 5 o'clock. and ina few at 4 o'clock. | About 25 1 nidnight masses were quite frequent, were forbidden by Areh- | bishop Kendrick in 1863. — Rey. W. F. Crafts, formerly of the M.B. | church, has been re 1 as a member of the | presbytery of New York, and has accepted a call tothe First Union Presbyterian church of New York city. Rev. George McCiellan Fiske, formerly as: it rector at St. Mark's, has been chosen to sucered Key. Dr. Ewer as rector of St. Ignatius Episcopal chureh, — Rev. Ow lew York. romeo, to be erected streets, Baltimore, nt street, Balti- more, near Pennsylvania avenui pled by St. George's P. will commence tion, and work of altering it uishioners. — ses BECOMING A PRIEST, HIS FOREON An Interesting Maryland but now in the Jesuit college in Massa- udying for the priesthood, has been d by the decision of the cireuit court in re of the net facome of the estate of his Zenus Baraum, which amounted to | $70,000, The will con should i the beneilts of this ate as long as he was not a Roman Catholic priest or a member of any order or Society connected with that chureh. In case of the | Frank Barnum should not havea wife or’ chil- ¢ living at the time of his death, the money was to go In trust to the mayor and city council | to establish a Zenus Barnum chair in the Me- Donogh School tor instruction im the practical application of the mechanical arts. It was con- tended in behalf of Frank Barnum that this will Was contrary to the law of the state, securing religious lberty to all citizens. The Iudge de- | cided that this law did not fetter persons in the | disposition of their property, and that further | the testator did not try to prevent Frank Bar- |num from joining the Catholic church, but jalmed at celibacy. Under this decision the money goes to McDonogh Institute. depr Baltin Hotel Chambermaids. Front the Louisville Post. “Do these girls ever marry rich?” “Sometimes they do, but not otten. Men are | not given to making these kind of matches, except in novels. I do know of two cases, | however, and both haye resulted happily. A lady moving In the very best circles here, who gives fine entertainments and fine dinners, and | Who is considered one of the leaders ot fashion, | was only a hotel chambermaid fifteen years ago. Of course, it’s not to her discredit, but I | doubt if she would not consider it an insult to mention it to her. I know very well her chil- dren would. Most of the girls marry in their own class, and the discipline and good society they mingle with, even as servants, make better wives of them.” Anothe From the Beston Journal. In one of our horse cars a small b:y was ob- served to be suddenly agitated, but regained his self-control after a few moments. Soon after the conductor appeared and asked for fares. When he stood before the small boy there was a slight pause, aad the passengers were surprised to hear the following: “Pleathe charge it to my papa. I've thwallowed the money.” ——_—__-e-_____ In Philadelphia yesterday George Franks was convicted of manslaughter In causing the death of Adolph Schuman. A cat owned by Franks was killed by Schuman’s dog. This caused a quarrel, which resulted Jo the homicide, Defaulter. or of the Abbott Presbyterian church, Balti- | — Rev. Dr. Matthew Newkirk bas resigned the | number of Cithotics in the United States now | san chuceh, at Aberdeen, Md., has ten- | 200,000 Lor the erection of a | n, pastor of the Cath- | 1k Barnum, formerly a banker in Ralti- | on that he | violation of these conditions, or if | [ HOME MATTERS. VARIOUS HINTS FOR THE DINING ROOM AND | KITCHEN — HOUSEHOLD pRCORATION — LAMPS COMING INTO FASHI HOW TO KNIT SILK MITTENS—TOUGH OLD HEYS MADE TENDER. Currant JeLry is better than cranberries to serve with turkey, PoTaTo CRoQUETTES are now served with fish | | Instead of boiled or mashed potatoes. Wuat Is Terwep BENEDICTINE PcNcn {5 now offered as a substitute for Roman punch. New dinner cards are in the forms and shapes of mi instruments, from the prass drum to | the French horn. Spoons and forks used at dessert have the | handles decorated with tiny bows of either pale blue or pale salmon ribbon. Bvaeav scarfs may be made of white satteen, and worked with tulip designs in crewels of bright red and brilliant yellow. IspivipvaL SaLt-CELLArs are no longer tash- jionabie, Some of the newest salt spoons are | made of gold, and have the handles haminered. A Usigvz picture frame has a gold or silver mat In imitation of Chinese matting, while a delicate band of silver or gold with a bamboo effect surrounds it. Ix 4 SMALL Drsix@ Roow a sideboard may | oftimes be in the way, and can be discarded en- | tirely by the use of a small carving table, with a | | corner cupboard to hold the silver. A stnall set | | of shelves inay be hung above the taple for hold- ing plates or china. A Usertr. and even tasteful cover for the | marble slab of the sideboard is inade of a strip of canton flannel just the width of the slab. It should be long enough to hang over at the ends four or fiye inches. Trim the ede with white or colored ball fringe, and, if you wish, a row of Kate Greenaway figures may be out- lined at each end. Line the flannel with firm, | white cotton cloth, or with turkey red calico. Roast Goose.—Stuff the goose with a potato essing made in the following manner: Six potatoes, boiled, pared and mashed fine and lit; one tablespoontul of salt; one teaspoonful of pepper; one spoonful of sage; two tablespoon- | fuls of onion Juice, two of butter. Truss and dredge well with salt. pepper and flour. Roast before the fire (if welghing eight pounds) one | hour and a half; inthe oven ove hour and a quarter. Make gravy the same as for turke: No butter is required for goose, it is so | Serve with apple sauce. Swiss PeppING.—One teacupful of flour; tour tablespoontuls of butter; three of sugar; one pint of milk; flye eggs; the rind of a lemon. Grind the rind of the lemon (the yellow part | ily, remember) into the milk, which put in the double boiler. Rubthe flourand butter together. Pour the boiling milk on this and return’ to the boiler. Cook five minutes, stirring the tirst two. Beat the yelks of the egys and the sugar together, and stir into the boiling mixture. Remove trom tho fire Immediately. When cold. add the whites of the eggs, beaten to as froth. Have a three-quart mould well buttered. Turn the mixture into this, and steam forty minutes. Turn on a hot dish and serve without delay. Creamy sauce, or a tumbler of currant | | Jelly, melted with the juice of twolemons, should be Served with it. AN ANTIMAcassar made of felt and satin is very pretty. Take a plece of teit three-quarters | of a yard long and half a yard wide. Trace on | it a design of rosebuds and leaves, the whole to | form a Vine running in the direction of the length ot the felt. Cut from a plece of ribbon a | square, fold it in half, gather the outside edges, | draw tightly together and sew on to the belt | over the stamped bud. Take a piece of chenille | orcrewel and finish the remainder of the bud, taking care that the stitches running np on the bud shall hide all the lower part of it. Work | the leaves and stems in crewel stitch. Care is | required to k wing the work, as it anot be pre t injury to the ribbon bud. At le of the sew a strip of the plain h with satin bows at the | ‘ton and bottom of each cord.—Zhke American | 1 @ ' | Lass tis Fastrtox.—Lampsare very fashion- | | able, and not chietly on account of high and pocr | sas, thouzh that may not be without Its effect, | but for the reason yhand-*) some ornaments fo room table, Again, their steady light Is by many preferred to that of “as. They are troublesome, to be sure, but they pay for the trouble, though ladies are not always Willing to trast thelr sercants to fill the ive articles, and perform this not very able work themselves, ‘Tho atylos | now out among the holiday goods are very | beautiful, and some of them very costly. Hua- | dreds will be bought tor presents this year, Even wien unlighted they ate decidedly pret and tt Is evident tat certs never lighted, but are ke: double student's amp of styles, and fs pecul! | embroidering and tive like, room Is no longer complete out a handsome lamp. How 10 Knit SILK MirreNs.—For the knit- ted silk mittens now coming into fashion the following directions will be found of use: Cast stitches, if yon are avery tight knitter. omes now in a variety rly adapted for reading, In fact, a handsome its furniture with- | Knit ay w. 2d row: purl cight, knit the | rest. Sd row: knit plain. 4th row: knit plain. Sth row: knit 49, purl 8. 6th row: knit plain, 110 stitches, cast on to your titches, knit these 8 and 6 more, turn, knit 14 turn, knit 17, turn, knit back 17, turn, knit 20, turn, knit back,’ turn, knit 23) jturn, knit back, turn, knit 26, turn, knit back, turn, knit 29, turn, knit back, turn, knit 33, turn, knit back, turn, knit the rest of the row. rest of the row. 1 ls Sth row: purl 8. knit the 9th row: Knit 23, turn, knit ck, turn, knit 29, turn, knit back, turn, knit , turn, knit back, turn, knit 26, turn, knit | back, turn, knit 28, sarn, knit back, tura, knit , turn, knit back, turn, knit 17, turn, knit | back, turn, east off 8 stitelies, knit 6 more, turn, Knit these six, and those left on the needle in the seventh ‘row. Then knit the 10th row. | Knit 49, purl 8. 11th and 12th rows: knit plain, continne to knit in plain knitting, reversing the | nD in the last 8 stitches, until you have a width sufficlent for the hand; 10 ribs make a large size mitten. You sew up the thumb and the | two edes of first and last rows of the knit- ting. —The American Queen. How 10 Coo —I may, however, mention an experiment that I uave made lately. I killed a superannuated hen—more than six ars old, but otherwise in very good condition. ooked 1 the ordinary way she would have been neatably tough. Ins cing thus cooked, e was gently stew yur hours. T can | not guarantee to the of the theo- | retical temperature, having icion of some shamering. After this she was left in the water until it cooled, and on the following day was roasted in. the usual manner, i.e., in a roasting- ne The result was excellent; as tender as a ‘“rown chicken roasted In the ordinary way, | and of quite equal flavor, in spite ot the very | good broth obtained by the preitminary stewing. 8 surprised m I anticipated the softening of the tendons and ligaments, but supposed that the extraction of the juices would have spoiled the flavor. It must have diluted It, and that so much remained re POD aDy due to the fact that. an old tow] is more fully flayored than a young chicken. The usual farmhouse method of eook- ing old hens !s to stew them simply; the rule in the midlands being one hourin the pot for every year of age. The feature of the above experi- iment was the supplementary roasting. As the laying season is now coming to an end, old hens will soon be @ drug in the market, and those among my readers who have not a hen-roost of their own will oblige their poulterers by order- ing a hen that is warranted to be four years old or upward. If he deals fairly he wilt supply a specimen upon which they may repeat my ex- periment, very cheaply. It offers the double economy of utilizing a nearly waste product and obtaining chicken-broth and roast fowl simul- taneously.—Popular Science Monthly. ————_-e.__— Risks in Promising to Marry. From the Pall Mall Gazette, It isan interesting question of social ethics how far the parties to a matrimonial engage ment ought to disclose any skeletons they may chance to have in their respective cupboards. Asfar as the law, however, is concerned the question seems to be settled by the breach of promise case which, after occupying Baron Pol- Jock and a special jury for several days, came to an end yesterday. There fs no rule of law, the learned judge told the jury, “to compel any ab- solute or entire disclosure before a lady accept- ed a lover's offer,” and a man who promises to marry a lady without expressly making his promise conditional does go at his own risk In this case the risk has been a very serlous mat- ter, and the Jury, acting apparently on Baron Pollock's suggestion, that ‘to a lady in a ques- tionable position the chance of a good marriage is doubly precious,” awarded the “exemplary” damages of £2,350. The defendant is a success- ful buiider at Bournemonth, and, perhaps, can afford to buy his eee dear, but he has hardly shown much skill in erecting “the tem- ple of his love.” Baron Pollock was of opinion that “no time had been wasted in elueldating a social matter of this nature,” and the case will certainly have been useful if it ie! elderly lovers on their guard by reminding them of the sympathy which “a fine-looking woman” is sure ofol from a British jury. | twh | great deal of poverty with him, even more, in- | years they followed this life. | machine for carving type. | to have been forgotten. Number two was every- | | ting | hou jxiven a deed to her. ISAAC SINGER'S FORTUNE, A Suit wing the Many Wives ana Dollars of the Sewing Machine In- ventor. — : Mr. David Hawiey has filed in the surrogate’s court of Westchester, White Plains, says the New York Sua, accounts and a report of his work as executor of the will of Isaac M. Singer, inventor, millionaire, father of twenty-four children and head of five separate families. Mr. Singer's estate was inventoried at about $8,000,000, but it proved to amount to about that sum. Mr. Singer was a poor man when he first intrusted his confidential business to Mr. Hawley, who never gave security for the faithful performance ot his task as executor of the estate. He could not, and there are not many persons ia the country who could. All the heirs haye been paid except the children of the last of the Mrs. Singer. She had six chil- dren, and all except one are living with her in Paris. That one, Adam Mortimer Singer, will soon become of aye. Mr. Singer was born in Schagi:ticoke, in New York state, and In early manhood lived from hand to mouth as a wood-turner and general mechanic. fn 1830 he was married by a country ‘squire to Miss Catharine N. Haley. His first child was born in 1834. Then they lived In Waterloo, and he was a shiftless fellow, capable of turning his hand to any sort of work, but not doing well at anything. He was given’ to con- sorting with other women besides his wife. From New York he started ont as a strelling | player. and, in Baltimore one night, saw a beautiful young woman eighteen years oud, He became enamored of her, sought her father’s house, Introduced himseif, proposed in time, and was accepted. This was Mary Ann Sponsler, wife or compan- ion number two. Singer hurried to New York to get wife number one and her family out of the way. and he and she quarreled and sepa- rated. He brought Mary Ann Sponsler te this city, and when she insisted that he must marry | her he told her he was in trouble with another woman; that he had just grounds for a divorce, and after he got it he would have their relation- ship legalized. Miss Sponsler had to share deed, than Mrs. Singer had ‘endured. Miss Sponster took leasons to ft herself for the stage, and with her husband, under the names of Mr. and Mrs. Merritt, played temperance pieces in churches all over the country. For thirteen She called him | “father,” and he called her “wife.” They were | wretchedly poor. Everything tney had in the world was In the one-horse wagon in which they wandered about, and time and time again they had to pawn that and its contents, and their horse, to get tood. While they were In Chicago he invented a reaping machine, and later ona He began to have money in consequence. In 1850 he had completed the inventions that make up the Singer sewing machine, from which he was in time to aceamn- late the colossal fortune he finally left behind him. Again he came to New York, and | set up a stylish establishment at 14 Fifth avenue. | The first aud only true Mrs. Singer seems then | where regarded as the inventor's wife. visiting cards and invitations to gave bore the name Mra. I. bore him ten children. Catharine Haley had borne hin tw children. He used to boast that | boys and girls came alternately to him. He had | aliuge and gaudy vehicle capable of seati twenty-five persons, and In this, with Miss Sponsler and the ten children, he used to ride | in the park every day. In 1860, twenty-four | years after he hai left the first companion of his | poverty, Mrs. Catharine Haley Singer, he got a divorce from her. Seven months afterward Miss Sponsler, riding in her own carriage, saw him in his carriage | with Mary Ann McGonigal. She screamed until he saw her. He came home and beat her and she had himarrested. Then he went to Europe, and in the year that he was away the fact was | revealed that he had pen llving with two other women In this city who thought themselves his only companions at the same time that he was getting his divorce from his first wife and call- ing Mary Ann Sponsler lis second one. Mai MeGonigal, for instance, had borne him five children. He and she lived together as Mr. and Mrs. Matthews. Miss Mary E. Walter, who lived with him under the name of Merritt, had | added one other child to the Mary’ Ann Sponsler began a suit tor divorce and was awarded $8,000 alimony—then the largest amount ever obtained. r tried to compro- mise with her. ‘d around sum of money and the valuable house 189 west 38th street. But within a month after she was di- vorced she had secretly married John E. Foster. She hurt herself by a tall from a chair, and, be- Leving herselt to be dying, told one of her | deughters of the marriage. Her daughter's hus band, a Mr. Proctor, was an officer of the Singer Company. Mr. Singer speedily learned about the wedding and caused ils divorced wife to re- 1 all claims upon him, and to vacate the | In 28th street, for which he had not yet She went to live with Her | arties that she Singer. She Foster. On June 13, 1865, seven weeks after number | two had renounced her claims upon him, he was married in New York, to Isabelle Eugeni Boyer, and with her he went to Paris to live In 1873 he bought a nobleman’s fine estate in Old- town, Paignton, Devonshire, England, and | began the construction of an enormous castle, to be called “the wigwam,” and to contain a theater, riding hall, banqueting halls, and all the conveniences his money commanded. It was not finished when, in July, 1875, he died on that estate. These were the families he lett behind him: By Mrs. Cstharine Haley Singer (the me- chanic’s wife): William A. Singer. Lilian C. Singer. By Mary Ann Sponsler (the actor's wife): Isaac Augustus. Voulettie Theresa. John Albert. Fanny Elizabeth. Jasper Hamet. Mary Olive. Julia Ann. Caroline Virginia. Two others died. By Mrs. Matthews (the wife under an as- sumed name): Florence A. Matthews. Mary A. Matthews. Charles A. Matthews. Two others died. By Mrs. Merritt (the wife under his middle | name): Miss Alice Merritt, afterward Mrs. La- grove. By Mrs. Isabelle Eugenie Singer (the third legal wite): Adam Mortimer. Winnaretta Eugen Washington Merritt Grant. Paris Eugene. Isabella Blanche. Franklin Morse. These last are the only ones not paid. They will get their money as fast as they come of age. ‘Their mother married a baron in Paris, and he has since become the Duke de Camposelice. All her children, except the eldest, lived in Paris with her. They are worth $1,500,000 each. Mr. Singer's will was contested by Mrs. Spons- ler Singer, who proved a marriage with Singer from the time he was divorced from Mrs. Haley Singer until she married Foster—a period of less than one year, This made her last child, Caro- lne Virginia, a legitimate daughter. ‘All the other children by her thus became illegitimate. Her eight children received 1,750,000. Mrs. Matthews’ five children received about $1,750, 000. Mrs. Merritt's child got about $400,000. Of the children of Mrs. Catharine Haley Singer, the firat wife, one got 2500 and one ,000. Ls OF LETTERS REMAINING IN THE | WASHINGTON CITY POST OFFICE, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1883. fi S77-To obtain any of these Letters the applicant must | Sun: call for “ADVERTISED LETTE.” EPRI not calted for wit! will be see a aes for gittass one month thes © FRANK B. CONGER, Postmaster. LADIES List. Aylett annie Johnson Mary Altridge Mre Johnson Margaret BL Anderson Mrs Jackson Mrs Aromsterd Rattle K'bb Annie Angel Mary: Kennedy Alice M Buzty-e Alice Keyes b Boyd AP Brown Amer Beckett Mrs Emma Mary Mre Brown Tizzie ee Amanda Nine ranch Ellen Mrw Lane Cats Borbor Mrs Fannie Lone Tanma L Mrs Haldemon Florence Levise Fane niet Mrs Hen caeas Florence Bovd Misa” Tauden LV Mrs Brooks Mrs Henrietta Lee Marcaret Boyd Mrs James Bliss Jane Mrs Burks Katie Brown Lavinia Barnes Lizzie P Brown Mary C Bor‘and Maria C Mrs folie Brewer Martha Brown Mary Mrs Busi: Maria Beliv Mrs Sallie Binnie Sarah Mrs Mrs Banks Nettie Mra Maroy Wai L Mrs Cary Anna McElroy Klizabeth Mere Cover Aney MeCarty Mrs: Cross Mrx Bettie M. Norman Ida Colman Mrs AM N Colmond Frances Mrs Coleman Harriet Campbell JF Mrs Clark Liehia Mas Crown Margret Coarey Minx Margaret Colman Margaret Mrs Coleman Millie Mrs Miller Coilius N Deaven Annie “8 Phillips Adaline Perkins Helen M- Perry Mary A Mrs Powell Matilda Mrs Picrce R A Mrs Dicson Henrietta Richantson Amanda Davis Miss Russell EB Mrs Delea Nirs Sue Rizer Geo H Eliot James Rolarson Henrietta Mrs Ellen Mary E Rogers Jno H Mrs Fields Hannah Mra Ruseel Liza Mrs Fields Jane Mrs Falkencr Kate AV Flantroy John Richards Melzar Mrs Ryder Minnie Mra Kayland Martha, Fraser Lizzie Robinson Mary Mrs Falkner Mre Martha Rall Susie A. Fidier Mrs Saran K Smith CP Mre cer Sarah Fitzgerald WL Mre George Amy, Mrs bert Agnes eas Florence ¥ 1 Leacy N SBtromm Carrie Schuereer Dora Shultie Ella Scott Isalore W Mrs Suckers Jemma Mrs fehaor J Mrs miners L Mew a Mrs Lae: Stevenson Lizzie Mrs Howard Alice Mra Keott Lizzie Henderson Ann Mrs Shantor Mandic Hall Bertha, 2 Suith Nancy Mrs 3, Hoyze Catharine Mrs Boot Nannie | Hill M ecalia ‘Tanner Annie Mrs Hendrickson C Mrs, 3 lor Catherine Mra Henderson Eliza Mrs ‘Thomas Ellen Mrs Herbert Ella ‘Talbot Eliza J Harris Hannah kins HS Mrs Hate att phage 8 C 3 yde Katie sauces KC Sra Harris L Ts c Hurd Mrs Lucie A. Tylar Rosa Hopkins Marion A ‘Torker Sarah Waring Aur Wright Elizabeth irs Woodward Etie Mrs Weaver Georgie Mrs Wilkins Julia Mrs Wells Julia Mrs Holmes Nannie Henderson M Mra Johnson Bettie Mrs Jackson Celia Mw Jackson Dolly Mrs jams Lucy dohuson Geo M Mrs Whitney Lulu Jackson Louisa, 2 Willianis Maria Jackson Martha, ‘Wallington Walter GENTLEMEN'S LIST. Adams Arnold & Co dinkins Francis Addison D D Johnson Heury Artes Daniel Jones H MD Anderson E Johneon Hillary Aunore JO Jenifer Juo B Allen J E Jonnson Jas Ahern Rey J,2 Jotrias JE Abell LW. Jones Jacob S Anderson Sam'l Jones James, Burton & MacDonald Joseph Tuo C Booker Aaron ones N Bland Ben Johnson $A Beuett CL Johnson Samn'l Beets Chr Juckson Win H Jackson Walter F Berkeley © Bes Gon Kenida a A Bingham Chas. Brewster Col CalvinG@ Kit Richt Brown Dau'l Leyden itev A. Burke EB, 2 Terty BH Blake Dr E Tucker Lewis Ben M Byram F Lucut Chas Brown Frank Brumblay GR. Bigelow Col JH Boyd IIR Brown Jno N Burrill JP Biker Jas Dogan Frank Lewis Brown Rob Brown Thos Bu Be Barnes Win S, MD Chapman Alfred. Crallis AB Mercer Caspar Crawford EF Meredith Chas E Giaseec Morison DW Cavanauzh Frane Chrisman Dr FM Cooke J Bartlett, Cornish Joseph, Carroll Jos hiratt Hon Jno L Mausky F J M ram Chas pani Clas Demaray Edwd, Derham HS Day HN. ‘McPherson Clas MeCarthy Jas McAuliffe RF Mebonstd Leo hE P ‘errall Col Chas T Overall Hillory, Oakes Jno M Owens Jas O'Hare Jamies O'Connor Patk Petz Andrew Jr PrieeJA Parker Joseph Perey WA Pearson W uiler James, cinherd Prof A W Reed Armsted Remose byron Dunn Walter pingard Elmore cE. Robb Carter Ruvts Geo Ruseil 1C Renolds 1 Fitzhugh Mr Reing JR. Fleming Michael Rudolf Joseph Forbox P A Rogers WS: yan Robert W Strom AL Ford Samue Straus A Frazier Sam Spinay Alfred Fuelling Win L Sterner Carl Gordon Rev Alex Snyder ¢ P. Glascow Clarmont Schrander Geo Gannon EF Smith Col Giles A Smallwood Henry Hi Steep Js “7 George Hen op Ja Gras Hosea” Santorn JW Goldstein H- Shaw JH. 2 Gordon 1G. Sullivan J 1 Griswald Will T Hilsinger Abram or Huften! {Alfred G, MD AG cll A Hevlip Arthur Honors BO. Hayes Major ES Hanmer ET, MD Sharp Jno A H Sunith Thos OH ‘Tarbox PA, 2 ‘Thomas Sylvester ‘Tompkins Spencer Hooper GW’ Tracy Thos Hamm Capt Giles Tyler TS Ho orge Hi Hy Herrits John T Thompson Col WF Harrell JE, 2 Usinger Harper JH, 2 Valen Hall Maj J Hartis 3. & Co zt Halt John c. Herniion Mose Wells Harry Herrell Smith Wilson Henry F Hugher SR Willianson JH Howe Wm Bi Hailes Wm feudersou WW He Israel J i Waltin Wu Whur W MISCELLANEOUS. “English Manuf Co” Capt Jesse © Rulon Schr “SJ 403 9th stn w" “Lulu Ammerman” LOCAL LETTERS. Were Wu ALITTLE MONEY BUY THE MOST? If it is Clothing that is needed, you will find at the LONDON AND LIVERPOOL CLOTHING 60S BTORE 87, 88, $9 and $10 will buy better-made Suits and Overcoat than other stores sell at $10, $11, $12 and 815, ‘Mannfacturing every garment we sell, we save you from paying the usual big profit that goes to the re- taflez, and wegive yon good Clothing as near actual cost as it is possible for any place to offer. 81 FINE CASSIMERE SUITS, 87 DRESSY CASSIMERE OVERCOATS, $10 NEAT WOESTED SUITS, @8 GOOD MELTON OVERCOATS, $12 DRESS DIAGONAL SUITS, $13 FINE CORKSCREW SUITS, — $12 BILK-FACED OVERCOATS, ‘The above are but samples of our many Bargains, We are the people's defenders against high prices, LONDON AND LIVERPOOL CLOTHING CO., 421 CORNER SEVENTH AND G STREETS, LADIES’ LIST. Agee Miss. Keys Emel SRois Cat ars Kamp Mrs Mollie Bruder Lizzie Levin CXire lelgue Madam, Gorbett A ‘McDonuld Mary. Carleton M Mrs Neleon Nancy Carleton Mra Nicholls F Rosalie Dennison Mrs Porter Hattie Eaton Emma Porter LA Footks Mary Pickering Mattio Graham Alice Reed Anna B Mrs Gormon Annie eagan Ratio Gains Julia A Ragan Hoprer FA Mrs Brevens Alice Honey Geo W Mra Brith Bayer ‘Miss Smith Della loteMay aes Siege Mrs cot Webster J Sones oss ebstcr tps C Mrs ‘MISCELLANEOUS. Berta GENTLEMEN'S LIST, Allen CE Joyce RF Adams Cornelins Knouse JM Athereton J wag Teekanio ‘Atheraton 3 Allenhouse and John Brown AB Miler Daniat iG Boers Me Bury Reus Barton James ‘Henry Beverley Jackson Powat ar Beattie” Porter Wit & Co Brittain Wm H Richards Byron Collins J 3. Reidy DJ. Galdweil 3 Gronea Reed Jas W ice jas Clay Win L Rockfeller Capt P Detrick L Ross WW Edwards 5 ‘Sterns EF French IR Smith FM rink WB Shields Geo F Flucker WF Stewart Jno W Giman Simms JN Gray AM Shepherd J P Goe H Shoemaker Mr Ganes J Smallwood WE Gibson Win M Turnbull TH Hatnnone HO Wetec Bare jester J Welch HA Hayes Jas E ‘William Jas Howes WH ¥ Johnson, ‘Young Col Wm 1 Johuson LT MISCELLANEOUS. Am Guari Council 1208120 w 1302. Q stn w Buoith re Geo Steward Mise Lins Thompson Miss Amice Wargens Mrs Fliza Winehenmer Woods Mrw Acker Will T Anuin Chas Brown Robt A Fawande D A. Hoit Edw: Huebner Ch Geaifrey Geo F Gwyrn JT Joubuson Thos Spencer Jas Waters Edwa LOCAL LETTERS. LADIES’ LIST. Siromes Mra, ‘Taylor Miss May Williams Mrs ST, Williams Mrs LE Ransom Jno y Chae A White Mr jmmerman AS LIST OF LETTERS REMAINING IN THE GEORGR. TOWN, D.C. POST OFFICE, SarTuRpay, Deceamen 22, 1893, LADIES’ LIST. Rerkiey Mrs LK Ford Constance B Daniele Tilley Pettyjohn Euaua’ Davis Mrs Mary GENTLEMEN'S LIST. Albert Henry: French John Bower F Palmer Geo Brookmen Frank Swamley Clarence Davis James Williams Geo LOCAL LETTERS. LADIES’ LIST. Butler Mice M9. Stanwood Miriam, Brenton Kose E ‘Thornton Sarah EB ‘Lee Mrs Mrilie GENTLEMEN'S LIST. Murphy Philip Wasurxcrox Bexericrar Espowuena ASSOCIATION. ‘On account of the great demand for additional insu» ance we will form s new class for ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS On the Ist of January, 1884. ‘We are now prepared to give insurance from FIVE HUNDRED TO FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS Atacostaslowas Life Insurance can be euld with se curity, . Apply at once fora new circular, Office: 911 F STREET NORTHWEST. _412-w&els We Are Oszenso NEW DESIGNS IN GAS FIXTURES, Adare selling single and double Swing GAS BRACKETS, In Brass and Gilt, at 40 and 50 cents each, and othe: goods proportionately low. We have a line of COOKING RANGES at various Trices, from $8.50 to 8150, ERASS ANDIRONS, from $5.50 to $50 per pale. EORTABLE BUCKET GRATES, from 5 to 83h PARLOR GRATES, from $10 to $100, GAS BURNUUS and GLOBES at LOW PRICES, EDWARD CAVERLY & 00, Fiumbing, eating and Ventilating, 1495 New York ayenaa, Secvurr Frox Loss By Benoany, ROBLEKY, rmE OR ACCIDENT. THE NATIONAL SAFE DEPOSIT COMPANY, of Washington, In its own building, Conner 15TH Perpetual Charter, copa Pre ne Vaults, at fr Bt pot Vaultn, a¢ prices varying fra year, according to sizeand locations Toonts, aul Desks ak? doining vaults, provided for Safe-neaters. VAULT DOORS GUARDED BY THE SARGENT TIME-LOCK. aSECURITIES AND, ) NALUABLES of nts jon, including BONDS and STOCKS, PLATE. JEW: ELity, DEEDS, ke. Ba &e. teken for SAF! ING, on SPECIAL GUARANTEE, at the Lowest ava BENJAMIN P. SNYDER, President. CHARLES ©. GLOVER, of Kixgs & Co, Vice President, CASSELS, Treastirer. ALBEKT L. STURTEVANT, Secretary. Notun, Asst. Sec'g. Dinecroxs: Benjamin P. Snyder, Chartes CS axp New Yonn avr. ‘Congress January 224, 1867. TEUTIONS, SURANCE COMPANY, oF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Are now prepared to insure Horses against death, by ing, or acciden their Prospectus and By-Laws. Office, 921 F STREET NORTHWEST, where all inturmation can be obtained, Hi. B. White, . Duncanson, Drauey, N. B. ute are not permitted to collect money for any’ pu whatever, Without written or printed aus thorlty from the company, sizuel by the Presktent ana Secretary. nz “Tsscne Yovr Provenrs» THE RIGGS FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY Tnsures Real and Personal Property in the District of Columbia only. M. W. BEVERIDGE, President, THOS, HYDE, Treas. FRANCIS P. MOHTN, Sec'y. Office, 1331 F strect north west. a18-1w Praices Way Dows: Wax Dows: TO CLOSE BUSINESS. We are selling our entire stock of Suits for Men an@ Children's wear regardless of cost. These goods are all of ourown Manufacture, and must be sold before we close. ‘This sale is a legitimate, bona fide sale; no advertising scheme. Call and be convinced by looking at our prices, Btore for Bent. Fixtures for Sale. LIKES, BERWANGER & CO., 0 SEVENTH STREET, a2 &. KATZENSTEIN, Manager. Sec eae a arate 223 1012 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. J. LEGS CORCORAN BUILDIN( GREATEST BARGAINS EVER OFFERED, St The Great Baukropt Sale, and ow offer them oe ‘their value: Scases: at Bx; worth 250, #1 Gioth for Cloaking, gon, : Siena Laie? Underwear. Aiidzren's Beodered'Comforte ic worts $109, Blankets orth $2.75. » aA reduced tho price oa ; Pao and call at ew al-Im - 820 Tthet., bet. H L