Evening Star Newspaper, December 4, 1886, Page 3

THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D.C., SATURDAY, BECEMBER ——— 4, 1886—DOUBLE SHEET. ‘The Triumph of Common Sense in Women’s Drew—The ~Combination,, System—ite Value and Defects—The ‘From Our Own Correspondent. New york, December 4th. ‘The question of practical dress 1s beginning to Assume importance. It 1s no longer assigned to ranks, but is treated respectfully by such organs f public opinion as are fairly entitled to represent the daily press. Within a few weeks the singular ‘Spectacle has been seen of one daily paper in New ‘York eity following another in giving columns and Mlustrations to a “reform” dress, the foundation garment of Which has appeared in every “reform” dress business circular for the past flve years at Teast. The growth of interest in the “combination” under karment—which is what the cut referred to Tepresents—as not Deen as great among those Who are to wear it as advocates of dress reforin desire; but one of the reasons Is the price, which 4s higher than the majority of women can afford to ; another, its harshness in the medium of wool and its ugly shape, which does Bot adapt itself to the varying forms of dress, or the difference in weather or climate and could not De worn with even the mild form of “full” dress, Which a new champion—Mrs, Miller, of Washing” lustrates and advocates, ‘Mrs. Miller's idea is the well known one of layers of clothing, with a waist instead of corsets; and drawers to match the gov instead of under- skirts, This last is an adaptation of Lady Harber- Yon’s notion of the “divided” skirt; only Mra Mil- Jer shaj her drawers or trousers and allows the ‘skirt of her gown to maintain its usual walking length. The outfit, as given—combination gar- ment, shaped waist, linen over-garment, drawers (Of the same material as the dress and dress—is an invaluable one for some purposes and under cer- tain circumstances. It is excellent as a school Gress for giris, especially between the ages of ten and sixteen. ‘It would be a good dress for long Ree by sea or in the mountains, and admira- le for a service dress in a city like San Francisco, for example, subject to trade winds and needing always clothing that affords protection, some de- —- warmth, and that can be made light in t. re is the objeccion always, asI have stated Fecently, to the merino underclothing, that it 1s dear and heavy and harsh and unadaptable. ‘The Woolen underwear manufactured at the far west, 1s superior is some respects to ours at the east: and the English is superior to ours in softness and flexibility, in the preparation of the wool, in the form of the garments and they are also lower in ice. We grow lots of wool, it is capable of the Inest treatment, it will always be one—and the most Important one—of the three great factors In clothing, the other two being silk and cotton; and Mt would’ pay our eastern manufacturers to bring Materials and garments toas pb perfection as le, and grade prices according to cost of pro- juction, not strain them to the limit they an obtain from a purchasing minority. THE “REFORM” WAIST 4s not by any means an deal advance upon the Corset. It enlarges the thin person, but it does not shape or keep In place effectually a super- abundance of flesh, or without bursting off but- or does It ailapt Itself to the exigencies of 1 life. A well-known actress, Father mt in person, Wears neither corset nor walst under her d Her only “stay” 1s an Inven- ton of her own. It is a belt, w! deepens front and back and ts sloped in under the arms. Flat Joops are attached to its lower edige—at the sides and centers—so that it may be adjusted. An ac. tress cannot “fall,” throw herself about, raise her arms or gesticulite, as she is often obliged to do ‘upon the stage, in a corset; and it is a great ques- tion with them how to find garments adapted to ‘thetr needs without furnishing special designs and Paying the double cost of special orders. Business ‘Becessities are doing for women what preaching could never do—obitging them to subordinate fashion to the imperative requirements of daily Working lives. As for the healthfulness of It, the facts can be arrayed on both sides of the dress question. An Old lady died at ninety the other day, who had ‘Worn corsets and thin shoes, (she had an unusually small foot), allher life; and a young girl at ‘twenty, who was an ardent disciple of the dress Feform idea. These cases do not prove anything; individual examples never do; they only show ‘that there are other causes at work beside dress, Strengthening or sapping the foundation of life, Cheerfuiness, a disposition to look upon the bright ‘Bide of thir and see virtues—even in corsets— instead of faults, will ete health and long life, as much as dress reform. Still, we are to be ‘thanktul and helpful, if possible, upon all the lines ‘upon which advance is made; only examining the details closely and with reference to others as ‘Well as ourselves; that we may properly estimate Values, and be able to judge how far radical changes are practicable, and important to vital interests. WISTER HOStERY. A detail of dress that requires more attention than fs given to it and that really presents prob- Jems dificult of solution, 1s that of winter hostery. In summer, and for mild climates, there are in- Mnfte varieties of cotton and lisle thread; but when Stormy and cold Weather comes, the feet, which should be kept warm and protected from all ap- proach of damp, are still encased tn, perhaps, worn Or thin cotton stockingsand the only attempt to wand off the Ills that soles and ankles may con. Vey to more vital parts of the body, is to invest ‘fly cents in a pair of coru-breeding, indls-rubber hors, Why do not women buy woolen hose? Some do, Dut many donot becatice they are coarse, harsh and dear. ‘The same objections are made to them that are made to woollen ‘under-clothing. ‘To ob- Yala soft “cashmere” hosiery one must pay. trom $1.25 to $25 per patr: the different grades being Offered for $h2s the lowest: for nice stocklugs $1.55, $1.50, and So on’ up to the finest ribbed Woolen hosiery made, and sold for $2.25 per pair ‘The woolen hose sold at $1 per palr are unweara Dle by a delteate woman, ahd. are ‘so. badly made that they are very apt to break out along the line Of the seatn, before the heels or toes Show any Signs of Wear. "Sometiines a “left over” lot of this description of hostery will be “knocked off” at 65 and 73 cents per pair: but they ara doubtful pur. chase at that, as colors can rani; be relied upon ‘any more than detall of fab. Yet a dollar, or even seventy-five cents 19a lar > sum for 4 poor Soman’ to pay for @ pair of sto ings: and with Cheap wool and the ai of machinery, ought to Duy her dood. pair, not only a palr that Will Wear ‘well, but that It will be a pleastire to wear. ‘The best, imported, spun-silk hostery, fuifll all the requirements for winter stockings.” ‘They are jexrm, Well shaped, well made and. a pleasure In the Wearing. — fiat the cost puts them out of the fuest-@h {0 all But a few. Phe range of prices 1s fom $1.60 to $2.50. Domestic “spun Mik” are Jargedy a mixtuire of silk and cotton orlinen. ‘They have not the Warmth or “dody” of the genuine: An] soon Wear—as a lady expressed it—=brown and ont.” Jt Iscurious, that walle we Imported China largely from tie neighborhood of Carlsbad Austria) where are seventeen lane china mantt- facturers, there is not a single house in this city or conntrs, that tmports the famous, Carlsbad spun sik hose, or Carlsbad hand-made pins, The hose will outwear two of the Engitsh, are made on hand-looms, are well sha ribbed Tops, and wear resisting hibety ceats per palf 1a ¢ fore probabis be $2.50 per pal he Bt least serve us excellent models to our mante facturers who should be able to furnish them at percent above the Carlsbad pri re hand-made, with round heads and Toaes thems detighefl fo: fastening ve fabetcs. The fittle Als la chapelle my Wi colored Heady stuck In Sinall, Pithe forms of gilt oF gomered “anywhere; but the Carlsbad setul at! Interesting: for evr not likely to u Which are excel- id be valuable tor some pur- lent of the kind—woul poses and oceusions. PRACTICAL DRESS FOR THE MASSES. While reformers are talking, practical dress for the larger number continue to be the best the shops afford and their purses will buy; and this ‘Will doubtless continue to be so: for luxury grows with the wealth of a nation, 1t does not lessen; and America promises to be the richest country fm the world. Orr women are already tamous everywhere for tuctr imitative taste. They will he noted some day for the originality of their ideas and their adaptation to individual character. tstiex A drawing room even now presents a scene of far more Varying thterest, $0 far as toilets are Con-¥rned, tab one of tweaty Years ago. Instead Of the costumes Dying alike In conventional form ‘and out.74e, they are all different, and many of them chantingly suggestive. A Of pompadouY design, all stripes and rosebuds, | Thee aud looping=, Will spread itselr beside a double gown of Marie Stuarts Ume, or a straight, short- Waisted dress of the arst eiplre: | x ra at the Metropolitan opera gure, fr now the great cedter of music and lash jon. Hig us are the prwes, they have beeft raise This season; abd a Single orchestra seat now costs four dollars per night. The great auditor aiwa¥s Mull; and tf forbupately sy Well arr that there is not what may be lermed a feat in tite house. ‘The ensemble of the boxes ts Very mucif Improved since they were lined; the uniform, dark Ted furnishing a fine background tor elegant totiets. “The individual efforts in the line Of Upholstery areeypended upon the bijou drawe | drawing roots, oue of | ae) Mnportant DOX: and 1s | ‘glimpse from the | ‘The spectacle ts wow very different from that of even the greatest ulghts of the first (WO Seasons. | ‘Phen tue boxes were bare of upholstery and tn- | Sshed tn old gold, « color which supplfed ho back- ground tor deitcate Unts, the elect of which, Ehereiore, as part of a grind coup d cil, WAS Quite Host. Luidies were obliged to reorganize their Wxlcts And substitute a dark plush or velvet Bodice for Uke Igivt corsage made as a part of The costuuse. — Fortuwately, Independent. bo were ther tw vogue and "many 3 made id ireshened, reshaped a Arts were revived 0 do duty, While the elegamt, new vollet, was Te served Tor specta, vecalons) ‘The dark bodice has now disappeared, excepting > 4 part of black, lave dress, and Uae, of At is uo longer heavy or of thik fabric, A few et derly chaperones were complete roles of black OF Wine colored velvet, with much lace and many Dut the Linge majority ot Dy the occupants of prominent boxes would suited to dinner, ball or party. They are generally ff Diack or whut? lace, oF crape or crepe de chine, ut ow and round, or a Jow square, with variety short sleeves, and, bappily, few with no sleeves at all. ‘One of the most effective dresses seen recently » | invisible brown checked cloths upon ‘a silk with a diamond butterfy; and a magnificent fan of white, curled, ostrith feathers. It ts rather singular that the scrawny girls with thin necks and arms, will persist in wearing low round waists absolutely sleeveless and ex long, fleshless arms and necks in a way that 18 Painful. "Their fine dressing cannot prevent the jdea of suffering, from entering one’s mind; and one wonders if they have a cruel stepmother; if they get enough to eat and if t would not be a charity to give them one “square” meal and thus supply alittle roundness to the poor, attenuated ies, ‘There are handsome, plump women, on the con. trary, who are a joy to lock at The rich edge of collar or lace ruffle falls back “from a fair throat and the glimpse of a perfect neck. The arms are wered by the gloves, which reach nearly to the wer edge of the short sleeves. Often a rounded cap” of thin matertal, caught up in the center, or & mere fall of light, beaded fringe, matching the trimming upon the dress. These toilets seem par- Ucularly well suited to the semi-publlcity of such an occasion as the opera; of course, for those who occupy conspicuous positions. Orchestra seats do not demand full dress; in fact, {t would be very much out of place. Ladies occupying orchestra seats wear bonnets, and usually, short calling or carriage dresses. The fans fashionably employed are the “ Princess of Wales,” conststing of a group of fivelong curled ostrich feathers, mounted as a Prince of Wales plume, with aigrette in the center, and the trans. parent fans of gauze or crape, hand-painted and mounted on thin carved sticks of fragrant wood. ‘There are magnificent fans to be seen of ostrich feathers, white, black and in natural tints, mounted tn the ordinary way with rich pearl of tortolse-shell sticks, but these are now monopolize® by the dearest mammas. ‘There 13 entire absence of the tmmense bouquets of flowers, which formerly decorated the front of every box; were held in the hand or disfigured the left front Of the corsage. ‘The flowers seen now are very few in number and form “posy” bouquets, worn in front, or to the left of the bod- ice when it is cut square. ‘The change 1s an im- provement, so far as the wearing of flowers is con- cerned, for’ the enlarged bouquets often really inarred @ beautiful form, and {t must be a relief to some of the men who were expected to them. ‘EVENING DRESSES. ‘The fabrics for evening dresses—espectally far balls and entertainments, at which dancing 1s ex- Pected_are of the lightest, most delicate and fan- ciful description. Frosted tulles, embroidered eray hadow” silks, embroidered silk muslins and the like. ‘The crinkled crape—what is known as “English” crape—ts used of late instead of crepe de chene; and though It has not the soft, silky quality of ‘the Chinese fabric, 1t 1s transpa~ Tent; and therefore more effective as drapery over silk Or satin, which 1s what transparent materials are principally needed for. ‘The rule does not hold however, for debu- tantes. ‘Their dresses must be of tullé and tulle only; producing the lightest, most cloud-like effects. A dress of this kind Was seen recently at Mesidames MeNay and Nichols, who always have something to show that fs novel and distinctive. ‘This particular costume was the ideal dress for & young girls first ball. It was of frosted silver Tulle over skirt, upon skirt of plain tulle; the un- derskirt of “all being white silk, with a narrow plaiting. The dress skirt hung per- fectly plain, straight | and full | at “the ba put "was crossed diagonally by a. apery over the fromt. ‘The folds of the low bodice crossed to one side and termina ted under @ sash, with three ends overlapping and anel of white moire. On the opposite long, exquisitely graceful spray of % her blossom forming & panel also, This arrangement of three sash ends at the side, 18 quite new, and varies the monotony of the long, Wide sash it the back, besides affording a pretty substitute for side ‘trimmings, which presents dimeulttes, when the design needs to be at once simple and effective. ‘Tinselied imitations of coins, mother of pearl and chenille drops, spots and figures are all a part of the decoration of evening tissues, and are used often as stralght skirts, gathered full at the back, but without any drapery whatever. An evening bodice which presents some features of novelty 13 called the “Cora, and is said to have been first worn by Mrs. James Brown Potter at Sandringham. The dress was a combination of pale, Ophelia satin and brocade, and Was made with a peasant bodice with a top, made full and carried over the shoul- ders of white ribbed crape. The sleeves were of the brocade, reaching nearly to the elbow and tied over a putting of white crape. Miss Marie Bur- Troughs wore a similar bodice at the “authors’ matinee” of Mr. Howells’ “Foregone Conclusion,” but made of lace over and above the white satin, the skirt of which was covered with lace. Lace 1s not, however, always used in straight line. i the art of the dressmaker ts employed y subtle and graceful suggestion, In seem ingly simple indescribable folds and forms; and the one who ean utilize antique flounces and put old fashioned, rumMed mantllias where they Wil do the most good, finds her hands full of busi- ness, The greatest success of this kind was exhib- ited at the same time and by the same artists, as. the frosted tulle ball dress. It was arranged out of a scarf mantilla, with shallow scarf but very deep flounce, and orange satin. The result was a marvel, To put it in words would be to elude its beauty. IMPROVEMENT IN CLOTH DRESSES. ‘Theze is great improvement in the later designs of cloth dresses. They are lighter and warmer. Every effort Is now made to relieve them of the weight which folds, drapery, overlapping and trimming made intolerable to delicate women; and a test to the nerves even of strong ones. The lightest and prettiest styles are in small, almost foundation skirt. The back lifted a little “to one side, in simple, Yet graceful fashion; revealing the silken Skirt, Whieh Is striped with plush or velvet. The front 1s cut In a sertes of plain panels, Dattle- mented upon the lower edge and united together with lacing of cords, knotted upon the ends but hot finished with tassels, ‘The habit bodice has a lacing on each side of the plaited center and is rounded away from the high vest, striped with the velvet or plush of the skirt. The edge of the lower | skirt 18 finished with a band of brown fur; and this in a narrower width, 1s repeated upon the short coat or street Jacket, Which should be lined with plush for warmth and conventence of put- Ung on over a cloth dress, in climates where silk 1s finer and or I$ not sufficient protection. Silk and satin lining scunds very much more ex- travagant than ft really 1s, or rather, than {t may be. Of course, plain silk and satin may be bought of high quality and used for lining purposes, but usually 1€ 1s not. Soft twilled stik or stik and cot- ton; satin with only a silk face, and satine so fine and’ soft that it 1s easily nitstaken for thin, twilled silk, and 1s more durable. These are thé materials that are used for “slik” and “satin” Unings by the majority. Even plush as a lining 4s less costly than fur and less heating, while warm enough for all practical purposes, even in cold weather. ‘NEW DEPARTURE IN FURS. Furs have quite stepped out of the old ruts; the manufacturers having found {t necessary to ac- commodate the!r wares to the fashion of the times or give up altogether. One of the largest fur houses in New York, and one of the oldest, has this season put a designing and manufacturing depart- ment In the hands of a well-known dress designer; furs and fur garments alone not meeting present requirements. Fur Was never more employed than how; but it is as triinming and tn combination With other materials; not ih sets or as complete fur garments. A long cloak of seal skin or other fur 1s quickly found to be a mistake; for there are so few divs upon which it can be worn; while the heat tt _p duces is so much greater than that of an ordin: garment, that a change 1s always attended with Tisk. A'gentleman who had paid four hundred dollars for a long, seal cloak for his wife, aiter 1 Years of repeatedly expressed desire on her part, was unutterably disgusted to tnd after a {rfaY of one Season, that she had had 1t cut down {nto a doluan mantic, which could have been ought for « ed and titty. | “al plush ts tical fabric for a long oak than real sel fur, and 1s equally handsone, AC the plush is or tue best quality; while the cost, though heavy if itis richly lined ‘and finished, 13 not half that of seclsktn, The new fur garucnts, however, adapt them- selves to Varying tastes and fashions. ‘The boa 13 | revived, Dut isnot so long as formerly, and 1s shaped Slightly to the i he long: hair falling | over, SO us to give a more graceful effect than that of Ue old, round, short haired boa, ‘There are swall mantles, with and without sleeves; mantles that are short upon the back and straight like a visite, and others that deepen and Torm a basque. | Sowe have a fringe of tails, others a border in a different fur, seal with a border of beaver or otter obtaining the preferenae and con tasting best with the rich old gold, brown or strawberry satin lining. ‘The long Hatred furs, lynx, 10x, hare and otter re naturaliy-unftted for whole garments, excepting capes, muffs and boas Dat they" make’ beautitny trimmings. and are 1k greater demand than any of the close, short furs, Such as Deaver and otter, the softness and beauty. of which, however, ensure thein a clientele of their own. Muffs are very small, and the latest touch for muff: and boas 1 the head of the animal, and, for the boa, its tail also. This 1s particularly desirable tn the Case of fox furs, the tail being bushy and highly ornamental aS a fMnish. What may be the adulteration of furs ts so general that e ladies establish communication with Denver end to the fur houses there for skins or ime Portant garments, ‘he prices are not much lower, jut they are sure of the real thing. ‘THE LATEST THING IN KID GLOVES. ‘There ts an innovation in the line of kid gloves, Which fs not to be commended. ‘Tis 1s the intro. duction of heavy embroidery upon the backs of gloves worn for dress in contrasting colors. Black Upon white, white upon black, black upon delicate pearl color, mauve upon black, and soon, Where the ‘twoshades of the dress are combined tn theembrotd- ery upon the glove, or Where the glove carries out the design of the dress, in its contrast of colors It 4s, of course, less objectionable, but unfortanatels fois not often that this fs the Case “and when not, the course and pronounced eect ts all ‘the more Striking, Evening gloves, now, frequently reach to the shoulder; and « thirty Button length is quite com- mon. Very deticate mitts are made tn these ex: treme lengtis, the anus of which are entirely of lace; the hand part tine and solld, Chirtstinas shopping occuples thé timeand atten tion now, to the exclusion of merely personal affairs. Articles of real lexther are always ingreat demand; and the newest trom Vienna are etched in desighs copia from missals, and form really artistic gifts, It 1 possible toselect gifts in New Yore toflay, represdutative of any Part of the globe, ‘There are special repositories of embrotd- ries perfumes, swcclmeais slippers, eaps and | ying ‘The Turf Scandal. ‘MR. SCOTT, ADVISED OF HIS VICTORY, DISCHARGES ‘TRAINER M'CLELLAND. The dispute regarding race bets between Con- gressman Scott and his trainer, Byron McClel- land, has come toa termination, and Wednesday morning McClelland left Erie, Pa., for New York, having been discharged by Mr. Scott, An Erie telegram to the New York Herald, December 34, says: Mr. McClelland told his full story to his friends as follows: McClelland attended a meeting of the committee inted by the Monmouth park association on the day betore Thanksgiving. "There were present Congressman scott, Appleby and Johnson. and himself. McClelland did not_atvempt to conceal the fact that he bet for Mr. Scott, but _almed at convineing the committee that he acted honestly and did not knowingly exceed his authority. His books exhibited to the committee correspond ex- actly with those of Appleby and Johnson, which “‘Gongressman Scott then explained his_ position. an ex 8, He had been informed. by friends in New York that the bookmakers and his trainer were in collu- sion, and that the losses were the result of this combination. He questioned his trainer and the bookmakers closely as to their relations, and the matter was finally submitted to the committee, McClelland returned to Erle feeling confident that the decision could not be against his honesty, although he believed it would direct him to pay e bets, Late Thursday afternoon Congressman Scott. re- ceived advices that a decision had been found in his favor, and that McClelland had been holden for the Beta, He at once called McClelland, 1n- formed him of the action and discl him. action created intense excitement at the stables, and three of the best. jockeys, one of whom made & national reputation during last season, vowed they would leave the stables and follow the trainer. Accordingly when McClelland packed his trunks this morning they were on hand, ac- companied him to the depot, and all bought tickets (or New Yori 118 said that one of the jockeyshad been offered. @ lor se salary by the Dwyers next season; that ‘Mr, Scott made him a better offer, and that Mc- Clelland will geek to obtain a position for them by reason of having the jockeys’ services at his dis- posal, McClelland strenuously dentes that he was incoliusion with Appleby & Johnson. He states that four men were betting for Scott, and he fur- nished them frequently with money. "He says he Jost $18,000 of his own money and that he 18 now early broke: sich 1s Mis Story. ‘WHAT A MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE SAYS. A Herald reporter called on one of the members of the committee Thursday night, and that gentle- man, upon being asked if there was any truth in the reports, promptly said: “Not the slightest. They are made out of whole cloth”. ‘Te cemmnit- tee has had put one meeting, that of November 24, and until it has met again no decision can be reached,” ‘The West Carroll Outrage. PARTICULARS OF THE MURDER OF MAJOR M’KAY AND HIS COLORED COOK, H. D. Briggs, justice of the peace, who held an inquest upon the charred remains of Major John McKay and Maria Rutesy, the colored cook, who Were murdered Sunday event arrived at Lake Providence, La., Thursday says he sum- moned five substantial citizens to act as a coro- ner’s jury. They found only McKay's head and a few blackened bones, ‘The woman's crisp skeleton ‘Was discovered in a distant part of the room, All the flesh was burned off. Only one witness knew anything about the terrible affair. He was a col- ‘ored boy about nineteen years old, son of the mur- dered woman. He said that about 10 o’clock Sun- day night some one knocked at McKay's door. ‘The major opened it and invited the person to & seat. The man would not sit; he only wanted a drink of water. McKay sent witness to the well to get fresh water. ‘Before he got ten steps away he heard gunshots and his mother screaming: “They have killed Mr. McKay.” Witness heard more shots and saw other men, but it was too dark to know them. He was pressed to tell who the man was who wanted Water, but said he did not know him. ‘The witness was badly frightened. The verdict Of the jury was that the parties were shot and burned ‘to ‘death by some person or persons un- known. Wilkowski and Kilburn are still at Lake Providence, afraid to return home. No further outrages have been reported. LATER. A special from Lake Providence, La., reports the arrival there of Preston Rumsey, col ‘son of the woman murdered and burned with Major Mc- Kay, in West Carroll parish. Rumsey says he pee three of the men who _partici- Pated inthe murder; that some of them were present at the coroner's inquest, and he testified as he did for fear of his life. There is also other ‘testimony identifying the persons engaged in the ‘West Carroll outrage. ———se¢__ Yonkers? Pretty Postmistress. A CHARMING GIRL OF 24 WITH A SALABY OF $2,600 A YEAR, A New York special to the Philadelphia Press says: Last fall there was a bitter fight between ‘two factions of the democratic party to Congress in Yonkers, in which Wim. G. StahInecker was vic~ torious. Assemblyman E. R, Keyes was very active electioncering for Stahinecker, and assoon as that gentleman was elected he set about to have Keyes ippolnted postmaster. | Keyes died two days after his appointment: | The appointment was then pro- for Miss Lillian, bis daughter, who will as. her officeon Monday. ‘The place pays #2, and Miss Keyes has the appointment offive clerks! She ls 24 and a very pretty brunette. ‘The eople of Youkers are enthuslastic over the lady's appointment, and she ts a general favorite. Eloped With His Friend's Wif MR. MITCHELL LOSES HIS WIFE AND HIS HORSE. John Mitchell and Albert Champion have re- sided for years upon adjoining farms in Livingston county, Ky., near Smithland, They were insepa- rable friends, bad been partners in the lumber business, and their families were in dafly inter- course. On Friday last Champion affectionately kissed his wife and children good-bye, telling them he had received an unexpected call to Paducah on business, and would return on the morrow. Mrs, Mitchell about the same hour bid adieu toherhome and children, alleging a visit to a friend a few miles distant. Sunday dawned, but the absent ones came not. A Valuable horse belonging to Mitchell was inissing. ‘Thorough search developed. undoubted evidence that, the pair had eloped. Mitchell arrived in Paducah Monday night and put ‘the case In the hands of the police, who soon loca- ted the pair and their route. ‘They had crossed the Ohio, both mounted, the woman upon the stolen horse, and rode rapidly away in the direc- Uon of Vienna, Ill, Untrty tiles distant. ‘The wo- man leaves a devoted husband and two small chil- dren, while the man leaves a wife and several chil- dren'to tight the world alone. ‘The officers have a warrant for the pair, charged with horse thett. ‘The parties are well known throughout the county, and the affair creates the most intense excitement. soe. Quick Work by Lynchers, A. COLORED ORIMINAL STRUNG UP TO A TREE AND RID- DLED WITH SHOT. A special dispatch from Arkansas City, Ark., says: “Early yesterday morning a party of masked men surrounded the jail at Monticello, the county seat of Drew county, and demanded the surrender of Buck Taylor, colored, who was charged with assault with intent to kill two re- ed citizens of that county. Finding that re- stance would be worse than ‘useless, the jailer surrendered the key to the cell in which the man Was confined, and the mob selzed ‘Taylor. ‘They laced a rope around his neck and led him out {ito the suburbs of the, town and strung hitn up to the mb of a tree. They emptied their shot- guns into the body to make sure of their work, ‘The lynching party dispersed so quietly that very few of the citizens of the town knew that the lynebing had been done until daylight, then Tay- Jor's body was found Where the mob had left 1t.” INEXHAUSTIBLE CoaL DerosiTs.—A member of the Canadian geological survey, staff engaged, in investigating the coal deposits in the Saskatehe- Wan region ‘states that the coal supply in the northwest 1s ihexhaustible. ‘The whole district Between Rocky mountain house and Fort Pitt is one vast series of coal beds, both hard and Soft, Of the best quality. od Six Burts Kit, Twenty Honses.—The first ex- hibition of bull fighting by Luis Mazzantini has taken place in Havana and sui anything of the Kind ever seen there. Mazzantint’s skill and courage are highly praised. Six bulls fought in Unis exhibition and caused the death of twenty horses. A Sap CaS OF CRIMES"A special from Grand ‘Ray Mich., says: “A. H. Elwood, mail agent on The Grand Rapids and tadiana road betwete hers cure sume and Cincinnati, was arrested at_th office in this city by Inspectors Bassett and Kidder. El- wood 1s charged with systematically robbing let- ters, and 7,000 marked bills were found in his possession. He confesses everything and acknowl- edges that the peculations amount to $2,000. El- wood's home {s at Silver Creek, Ind., where he has a wife and three children. He was appointed four years ago, is 50 years old, a veteran soldier and in poor health. “He says he'was led to steal by fnan- cial straits and for fear of leaving his family un- provided for.” o_____see. ‘Tue Wory's Batt Cxawrionsnrr.—President Spalding, of the Chicago Base Ball club, has wired Prestdent Von der Ahe challenging the St. Louis ‘Browns to play a series of seven or nine games in April next for the world’s champtonship. Dates and other details were left open to be arranged ater. ee ae JAY GOULD's WINTER CRUISE.—Jay Gould and his family Will soon start upon another yacht: crate among the Bermuda Islands. “Mr. Goul Will be away the greater of the winter. It is his intention to add to the collection of "photo- raphe views that he obtainedon his cruise Or last rear along the coast, and ¢ increased iis tuctitties to that'end, Edwin, his second has developed into a photographer rare] ‘among amateurs, and he Fecently, pure ‘one Of the finest and complete outfits tographing obtatnab! eee. ‘Tue SrROXG HaNp IN IRELAND.—It 1s belteved in to enforce the rights of the by ing of nationalis's announced to be held at Balti- more, Sligo, on Sunday next has been proclaimed. di ie SENSATION IN THE CAMPBELL Case.—In swelry from Turkey; carvings in wood, and en. broidertes trom Switeeriand; Silks ald meeal won from Japan; decorated porcelain, and Ivory from ‘China and antique treasures frou Egypt and India, time, the most of us buy gloves and In the meant handkerehiets, bottles of e und showy boxes Diaek lace, with full sleeves pearly to the ,, caught Logetber upon thé front side with diamond ! over a o¢ white ‘vest of white lace juare, ‘oStives and the toilet all that could be seed completed by long, white gloves em- Miu> black; a white algrette, fastened of stationery, or make a raid upon reduced Tans and the bric-a-brac ts Of the 6th avenue, Itis all it the Dest of {t 1s the lov- ing, kindly spirit JENNIE JUNE. ————-++___“* ‘Treasurer Reed's defalcation is now placed at $40,000, Wright, hospital nurse, testified that she was in au upon Lord Colin Campbell at the time of his ice ‘accompanied his lordship JUBY FIXING IN NEW YORK. Indications of Creokednessim the Office ‘of the Jury Commissioner. ‘There is a growing impression in New York that ‘an organized scheme to fix juries for the purpose of insuring the acquittal of “boodle” aldermen 18 Deing carried’ out. Gray, the talesman, who was approached by Herman Falkenberg, sald to be ex- alderman Farley's agent,in regard to the McQuade tial, swore that Falkenberg told him he would be Summoned in the McQuade Jury before the sum- mons had been served on him. This has created much inquiry asto how Farley or any other person could obtain such knowledge. The general answer is that it could only be procured trom some one Connected with the office of the sommissioner of Jurors. It has already been more than hinted that the recent jury, which stood nine to three for the acquittal of McQuade, was not drawn with the ex- Pectation that it would give an honest orrigh,eous eriice Jury packing was broadly hinted at, resent commissioner of jurors, Reilly, was appointed. to office in 1865 By. Mayor Grace: He commenced life as_a barkeeper in the ‘7th ward. His fellow-barkeeper in Owen Keenan's saloon was John Keenan, now the exiled boodler, ‘and much of Reilly's success in life is attributed to the intimacy then established with John Keenan. Reilly’s appointment to his present position as commissioner of jurors was obtained through the influence of Keenan, and there are those who knowingly shake their heads and intimate that Keenan had an eye to the future when he sug- gested the name of his old-time friend tn 1885 and that the disagreement of the McQuade jury might Possibly be traced to this foresight. It is an open Secret that it was intimated to e¥ery one connected ‘with the prosecution that large sums of money— 88 Much a8 $500,000—would be forthcoming in the event of a loophole being made through which the bribed and bribers might slip to freedom, McQuade, the member of the famous board of now on trial, is on Commissioner Rellly’s bond, In an interview with a World reporter 9 few days ago, Mr. Reilly said: sche fact that Mequade was on my bond, never Occurred to me until this afternoon, when a Teporter asked me if such was the case, ‘hat Mr. Retlly could have failed to remember that one of his two bondsmen was the man for whose trial for bribery he was required to furnish & panel of jurors and whose name was in every ‘one’s mouth in connection with tite fraudulent Practices of such magnitude 1s regarded on all Hides as Yery pecultar. The opinion gains ground that the prosecution have within their lines an enemy Who may defeat their efforts to bring the parties indicted tor the ‘Broadway bribery to ce, James E. Connor, deputy commissioner of jurors, and who often acts for Commissioner Relliy, 18 4 warm friend of Alderman John O'Neill, one of the Doodle crowd, and who testified in tavor of Mis former colleague. McQuade, William McGrath and Patrick Cunningham, attaches of the commis- Stoner of jurors’ office, were indicted a few years {Ag0 for accepting bribes to excuse jurors, Dut they have never been brought to trial. See ‘Terrible Suffering on the Lakes. EXPERIENCE OF THE CREW OF THE SCHOONER RAY 8. FARR. Last Tuesday the schooner Ray 8, Farr left Mus- kegon, Mich., for Chicago. On Wednesday after- noon she went ashore on the beach near Michigan City, Ind., and her crew reached Chicago Friday morning. The wind was blowing stiff from the northwest when the vessel left Muskegon, and there was a moderate sea running, but 1t was thought that Chicago harbor could be easily made With the wind as {t then was. All went well until Wednesday morning, just as Chicago harbor was sighted. Just then the wind freshened up to a ale and veered to the westward. ‘The schooner fad beet lying up tolerably close, and the change in the wind made 1t impossible for her to keep on her course for Chicago. ‘The wind grew fierce, and. the cold more intense until every drop of spray that struck the vessel froze as it fell, gradually Joading the vessel down on her lee side until she Was nearly on her beam-ends and her canvas solid sheets of ice two or three inches in thickness and totally unmanageable. ‘The sea began to rise and run from the’ north, and every wave broke over the vessel, now $0 loaded with ice that she was almost hull-down in the water. South Chicago was sighted, but the crew were unable to do any- thing towards guiding thetr vessel, and she dritted helplessly by. “A determined effort. was made by the crew to get in the stif, frozen canvas, and It Was brought down, though the sails were’ broken in pleces as they were folded on the deck, By this ume the crew of the vessel were almost dead with exhaustion, They had been on deck all night long, and Were covered with the frozen spray. Several of the men were badly frostbitten, and Capt. Grange, who had stuck to his post in the icy Wire rigging, keeping a lookout for shore and giv. ing orders to his brave men on deck, was in a piti- ful condition. His nose, ears, fingers and toes were frozen, and he was completely encased in ice. AS his vessel drifted past South Chicago the captain Saw that all hopes of making @ harbor were gone, and he determined to put his vessel before the wind and beach her in the sand near Michigan City, ‘This was done about 2:20 o'clock. ‘The ves- sel struck the bar about seven miles this side of the town, ‘She grounded on the bar, and the next moment "a tremendous wave came down on her, sweeping her bar drebehing ber with from to stern. Another bar lay beyond, the schoonier struck agatn and was once m0 ried over by another wave which froze as it struck, and left the vessel ttle more than a mammoth iceberg. ‘The schooner struck on the beach, but At is very sloping at this point, and the crew’ was, still along distance from sore. The yaw) Doat was lowered, but was immediately struck by a cake of ice and 3wamped. ‘The tackle SUull held and the oat Was regained and the crew managed to craw] into her and take their Way through ‘the fleld of floating ice to the shore, where, almost dead trom over the water and stem and the exposure, they were cared for by the villagers | in the neighBorhood. The men were in a terrible condition, and the medical foree in the vicinity Were kept busy in attending to the numerous frost-bites. Capt. Grange’s Injurles were the most severe, his fingers being pertectly black. ‘They Were laneed, and itis hoped that his hands will be save roe The Color Line Abroad. FREDERICK DOUGLASS ON THE STATUS OF THE NEGRO IN EUROPE. ‘From a Private Letter Published in Boston Transcript. ‘The masses of the people, both in France and tn England, are sound in thelr convictions and feel- ings concerning the colored race. The best ele ments of both countries are just and charitable towards us. I had the great pleasure yesterday of an interview with a member, I may say a venera- ble and highly distinguished member, of the French senate, M. Schoeicher, the man who in the first hours of the revolution ‘of 1848 drew up the decree and carried through the measure of emancl- ation to the slaves in all the French colonies, nator Schoelcher 13 now over eighty years old, but like many other European statesmen, Js Still able to work. He attends the senate daily, and in addition to his other labors he 15 now writing the life of Toussaint, the hero of Haytien independence and Mberty. ’A splendid testimonial of the gratitude of the emancipated cople of the French colonies 1s seen in his house in the shape of a figure of Liberty in bronze break- ing the chains of the slave. ‘The house of this venerable and philanthrople senator has in it many of the relics of slavenolding barbarism and cruelty. Besides broken fetters and chains, which had once galled the limbs of slaves, he showed ine one iron collar with four huge prongs, placed upon. the necks of refractory slaves, designed to entan- gle and impede them in the bushes it they should attempt to run away. I had seen the same hellish implements in the states, but did not know until saw them here that they Were also used in the Freneh islands M. Schoelcher spoke much tn praise of Thomas Jefferson, but blamed Washington, ‘The latter could have, he said, abolshed slavery, and that, it was Is fault that Slavery was fastened upon the American republic. I spoke to him of Alexander Dumas. He said he wasa clever writer, but that he was nothing in morals or politics. ’ He never sald one word for his race. So we have nothing to thank Dumas for. Victor Hugo, the white man, could speak for us, but this brilliant colored man, who could have let down sheets of flre upon the heads of tyrants and carried freedom to his en- slaved people, had no word in behalf of lberty or the enslaved.’ Ihave not seen his statue here in Paris. Tshail goto see it, as it isan acknowledg- ment of the genius of a colored man, Dut not _be- cause I honor the character of the nian himselt, ‘Tuesday, through the Kind offices of Mr. Theo- dore Stanton, who procured tickets for us, I had the pleasure, with him and Mrs, Douglass, of sit- Ung in the'forward part of the gallery’ of the French house of deputies, and listening to the de- MUberations of that august body, answering to our House of Representatives, but with powers more enlarged. Colored faces ‘are scarce in Paris. I sometimes get sight of one or two in the course of aday’s ramble. ‘They are mostly from Hayti and the French colonies. ‘They are here. as students and make a very respectable appearance. I mel the other day, at the house of Pere Hyacinthe, a Mr, Janvier, of Haytl, a young man of the color of our Well-remembered friend, Samuel R. Ward,who 4s one of the finest scholars and most refined 'gen- tlemen in Paris, I was very much delighted to find such a nobie specimen of the possibilities of the colored race, and to find him so highly appre- clated by civilized ladies and gentlemen of Parts, Ifa race can produce one such man, it can produce many. ——-+e+_____ Novel Suit About a School. ‘TWAS BOTH A PUBLIC AND CATHOLIC PAROCHIAL ‘SCHOOL. At Galena, Ill, Judge William Brown, of the ctr- cult court, rendered an important decision yester- day in the case of Bernard Monnemann vs. the di- rectors of school district No. 1, Davis county, and the Rev. Father Joseph Blenicke, pastor of St. Mary’s Catholic church at Momence, Fer eleven Years past the school directors have permitted the public school building in that district to be used four months in each yeur for parochtal school pur- poses free of rent, Suit was brought in May last to test the right of the directors to. permit such use of the public School building, and a temporary. injunction was issued by Judge Brown restraining them from so doing until the matter conld be assed upon. On a final hearing to-day his honor isso ismaissed the ‘the injunction and bill, holding tnat ase Public school had been held in the ing one hundred and ten in each Tectérs had the right to it the Occupancy of the bullding for parochial sohsol parpes, I- ance of the year, and that their action during the Jennie Saxton’s Story. {WER TRIP TO BOSTON UNDER A PROMISE OF MARRIAGE. ‘The hearing in the Jennie Saxton forgery case ‘was resumed at Burlington, Vt., yesterday. The court room was crowded. State's Attorney Foster at once resumed the cross-examination of Miss Saxton. She stated that it was in January, 1884, ‘and not 1885, that she became pregnant the first Ume. In relation to the letter in which she stated to Mason that she was in trouble, she sad she did hot remember why it was written. She was at home when she récovered from the first trouble. She had a standing order to draw money from the bank in the name of Mason. She did not know Whether she had any letters from him in her Possession now. She went to Boston with Mason in the spring or fall of 1884. She knew Fred Ward, son of the cashier of the savings Dank, well.’ He met her last summer, and asked her how the old man was, When asked who he Meant, he sald Mason. When she presented the first order to Ward she told him it would probably do no good, as Mason had told her togive It to Fred. ‘She’ went to Boston a year ago last summer with Arthur Locklin, of Montpelier, under promise of marriage. They stopped at the Aritngton hotel. ‘They remained several nights and occupied the Same room. ‘There were two beds in It, however, and no improper act took place, She knew Arthur Wilson, and had met him frequently at Bellows Falls, “He never paid her hotel bills, and although She corresponded two or three weeks with him, hone of the letters contained money, Atthis point the cross.examtnation ceased, At the beginning of the afternoon session Ella ton, sister of Jennie, took the witness stand. She knew of Mason's relations to Jennie, ‘The latter had a habit of beng out late at night— sometimes until 21 o’clock—six times a week. She bad never talked to Mason about it, but had sent her father €0 him. ‘The next witness was Mrs. Sarah Richardson, another sister of Jennie, Who Was married on the night of Jennie’s ‘arrest. She Was the one who took care of Jennie at the time of her confinement, but her testimony developed nothing new. Mrs’ Delaney, another sister, co1 Toborafed Jennies testimony as to her intimacy jason, ani er sums money. Adjourned, Sane ————_¢9¢_—____ A Drug Store Romance. AMARRIAGE IN A HURRY AND A SUIT FOR A DIVORCE. ‘The New York Herald of yesterday say The gallant Jeremiah O'Sullivan, of Brooklyn, 1s suing his wife by compulsion for absolute divorce. “Away back” in 1885 Katte Gardner, the daughter of William Gardner, of Herkimer street, used to go toMr. O'Sullivan’s drug store, No. 1558 Fulton avenue, to buy pills and boluses, The middle aged widower fell in love with her and proposed mai Tlage. She considered for a week and said “Yes.” ‘The wedding day was named and she trusted hin too much. ie put off the day and at last refused to make her his Wife. She began an action of breach of promise and, when Raymond Street Jail was linpending, he married her. On December. 1885, they Went to the mninister’s house and were made one. At the door they became two again and separated, never to live together, She sued her husband for abandonment, and in July last got a decree of separation, with $8 a week alimony. Above Mr. O’Sullivan’s drug store Dentist Charles Latto had his parlors, On November 11 Mr. O'Sul- livan rushed up stairs and forced his way into Mr. Latto’s apartinents. ‘There he foynd the dentisv’s brother Horace and Mrs. Katle O'Sullivan in. wh is described in the cable reports of the Coin Campbell divorce trial as “a compromising situa on.” Mr. O'Sullivan fired a revolver. Mrs. ‘Sullivan ¢ attempted to shoot her.” Mr. uilivan says that his object was to mil signal to the clerks below, so that they might come up and share in the discovery. ‘They came up and shared. Nobody was hurt, but Mrs. ullivan caused her husband's arrest, Now Mr. O'Sullivan has begun an action in the’ elty court of Brooklyn against his wife, Katie, for absolute divorce, ‘The vo-respondent 1s Horace Latto. Yes- terday ‘afternoon an order was procured tro Judge Van Wyck by Katle’s lawyer, Mr, Krainer, appointing her father guardian ad litem, as she 13 nob yet ofage. An answer 1s (0 be served. for- With, General B, F, Tracy represents Mr, O'Sullivan, ‘tes “Ko Defend the Marriage Tie.” REV. DR. BURTSELL FIRST INCUMBENT OF OFFICE IN ‘THIS COUNTRY. ‘The Rev. Dr. Richard Lalor Burtsell was elected “Detender of the Marriage Tle” by the synod of the Catholic Archdlocese of New York. He is the first incumbent of that office in this country. At the third plenary councll, held in November, 1884, that body, In obedience to an order from Rome, issued a decree instituting the office of Defender of the Marriage ‘Tyein the Catholic chureh in America. In accotdance with the rule 1n such cases all the decress or the council were Sent tO Rome for revision “and approval. Finally arch- bishop (now cardiialy Giphons, the senior Amer- fean prelate, published the decree last SPrNg, Archbishop Corrigan a few days ago at the Synod op Anted Dr. Burtsel to be Defender of the Mar- rage ‘Te in the New York diocese. ‘The office, although now for the first time tilled on American, soll, 1s an old one, having been created by Pope enedict XIV in i741. Its duties may be best likened to (hose of a referee ina civil court, with the exception, ofcourse, that the causes involved are only those growing out of differences concern~ {ug marriage.’ “phe Rev. Dr. Burtsell ts recto! Of the Chureh of the Epiphany in New York city, aoe ee Cabinet Crisis at Paris. PREMIER DE FREYCINET IS AGAIN DEFEATED AND RESIGNS. In the French chamber of deputies to-day M. Sarrien, minister of the intertor, speaking in op- Position to a motion for the total abolition of the Offices of sub-prefects, promised that he would in- troduce a bill providing for a partial abolition of the offices. Prime Minister de Freycinet sup- ported M. Sarrien and reproached the opposition Jor seizing every chance that was offered to 0 throw the government. ‘The chamber, however, adopted the motion for total abolition Uy a major. ity of Ulrteen votes, thus defeating the govern- ment. ‘There was intense excitement after the vote Was announced and the sitting of the chamber Was suspended, at the instance of M, Freycinet, in order that the cabinet might. consider its post Uon. A meeting was held snd atitsconelusion the ministers went to the Elysee Palace and tendered thelr resignations to President Grevy. coe More Failures in Frisco. ANOTHER EXCITING DAY ON THE MINING STOCK EX- ‘CHANGE. ‘The excitement at the San Francisco ‘change re- mains unabated. From an early hour yesterday morning the approaches to the two exchanges were crammed With an excited crowd, eager to learn the news of the first call. A few minutes after half-past nine o'clock consolidated Virginia Tang out at $40 quickly followed by a drop to $39. Best and Belcher opened at $21, but dropped to $20 inashort time. ‘The “bears” are making a sav- age onslaught on these two stocks, but the opin fon of the street is the “bulls” are too strong and that the “bears” will go down in disaster. ‘The middle stocks show an ‘Improvement, the “bears” devoting less attention to them. Savage, which closed at $15.75 last night opened at $16, and fur- ther improved to, $17.” Chollar gained ‘six bits, going to $6.50, and ‘Potost jumped trom $7,874 (0 $9, and then to 310.8734. Opair was the only North End stock which showed an improvement, open- ing at $25.50, with a further jump afew minutes later to $26.50. Over $4,000,000 have been with- drawn trom the city savings banks during the last ten days. Every cent of tits has gone into stocks, ‘This shows that the laboring classes are taking & hand in the deal. ue failures of Robert F. Morrow, John Mac- Kinzie and Kullman & Co, were announced yester- day. Morrow, who was a prominent capitalist, has been one of the leading men in San Francisco for many years, and his loss by the boom in th locks Will amount to a quarter of a mil- f ims still to be a million over his abilities. <Inzle’s losses are over'$100,000. Kuliman & Co., brokers, say they are out only 5,000, and ¢3 to reopen In a few days. ‘The fullurers nade no impression on the market, At an informal session of the Pacific Exchange, held in the afternoon, prices improved on thé morning. Consolidated Virginia went to 47; Gould and Curry, 10; Sterma Nevada, 123; Alpha,8._ On the San Francisco Exchange yesterday’ 95,000 shares changed hands duriug the two sessions: the heaviest record for ten years, ————— see A PENSION AGENT Missixa.—Robert M. Winslow, a pension agent at Fall River, Mass, having been detected in fraudulent transactions, disappeared ‘Tuesday, just as government officers arrived to arrest itn, His peculations, though many, are Smnall in amount, i Sue Waxtep Her Sister's HUsBAND.—Mary C. ‘Hagen, a colored woman, was arrested at Middle_ town, 'N. Y., Thursday ‘morning, charged with attempting to poison her sister, Mrs. Augusta Miller, last Saturday morning, by giving’ her whisky in which chloroform ‘had been mixed. Last July the woman was arrested at Jersey City, ehat ‘with arson und attempting to poison thé family of one Condin, where she was employed as nurse. She was ih prison for two months, but the grand jury failed to indict her. It Is alleged that her reason for poisonis her sister was to secure her sister’s husband for herself. seo A FEMALE JuRoR.—The husbands of {Washington ‘Territory are beginning to kick against their wives going on juries. “One of them writes as follows to MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC. FRANCIS WILSON'S LONG RUN AT THE CASINO—MARY ANDERSON'S HEALTH—ROSINA VOKES WELL AGAIN— RL, DOWNING TO APPEAR IN NEW YORK—AMERICAN OPERA SUCCESS IN ST. LOUIS. —Miss Lillian Lee, leading lady of Mr. W. J. Scanlan’s company, has many friends in this city Who have been greatly pleased with her commend- able work in the role of Rose Redmond, ta “Shane- Na-Lawn,” at Albaugh’s this week. —There are rumors of trouble in the McCaul opera Detween the pugnacious colonel ahd De Wolt Hopper and Herndon Morsell, — The New York Mirror says of the forthcom- ing Gilbert and Sullivan opera: “As far ascan be learned, it 1s not to be called ‘The Khedive;’ neither does it deal with Oriental subjects. Tis idea 1s to satirize and burlesque the Wagnerian School and the tendency of things theatrical to melodrama. The first act has for its scene a sea port town. The second act occurs jn a baronial castle.” —That clever but indolent comedian, John Mackay, who has been {die all the season, 18 going out in a revised version of “Pop,” under the man- agement of Mr. E. E. Rice. — Francis Wilson has signed a contract to re- main at the New York casino for another year after May-1, 1887. It 1s said that Wilson's weekly salary 1s $400, and allowing the usual discount to the professional penchant tor exaggeration, there SUll remains a handsome gure. — Owing to Alexander Saivini’s success as the Italian priest in W. D. Howells’ “Foregone Con- clusion,” he has been en, by Manager Paimer for the Madison Square theater, — A Spanish adaptation of “ Hamlet,” was given Rot long since at the Guerrero theater, Pueblo, Mexico, and proved a success. — Miss Maud Melville, aged 18 years, daughter of the Aretic explorer, will appear in a concert to be given at Wissahickon, Pa.,on December 14, to assist her tn completing her musical education, Miss Melville expects to join the Mccaull Opera company next. season. — An alarming report was not long since printed in England that Mary Anderson had fallen into a. consumption. The New York Tribune declares the report absolutely untrue, Miss Anderson 1s living quietly in Parts with her mother and brother, gathering new strength after the hard Work of her last season’s long tour. — A new operatic star, Fraulein Anna Kirbel, 1s creating agreat sensation in Norway. Ole Bull's Son Alexander, among other experts, 1s sald to have predicted that Fraulein Kirbel will throw Jenny Lind into the shade. She is twenty-three Years of age. —It ts sald that Mangaret Mather, Mr. J. M. Hill's rising tragic star, ouce sold newspapers in Detroe ee ie ea — There has been a slight unpleasantness in MIss Fortescue’s company in New York; in consequence of it Mr. Charles Sugden will sever his connection. With the organization before it goes on the road, —Bouetcault is said to be at work on a new Work similar to “The Shranghraun,” which will be brought out shortly in Boston, Dion had a very embarrassing experience a few nights ago at Wale lack’. “His two wives occupied opposite boxes, Dion, of course, accompanying No — The latest actress to claim Washington as her birthplace 1s Miss Beatrice Lieb, who is about to begin a starring tour ina new play ‘by Howard P. Taylor, called “Infatuation.” Miss Lteb’s_expe- rience "has not been very extensive, but she has, lots of pluc! — Rosina Vokes’ physician has pronounced her sufficiently well to resume her professtonal labors, and she will reappear at the head of ber company at the Standard theater, Ne , on Tuesday evening next, when “The School Mistress” WIL be given in New York for the first time, —Mr. Robert L. Downing means to beard the eritical lion in his den shortly by appearing in “The Gladiator” at the Star theater, New York. ‘The 20th instant ts the date announced. It is to be hoped that he tsn’t golng to the wrong theater, — Edwin Booth will be in Boston for two weeks after Monday night next. —Mrs. Langtry will be seen in a new play, “Enemies,” by Charles Coghlan, her leading man, at Niblo’s Garden, New York, on Monday night. Mrs. Langtry seems to have thoroughly conquered the prejudice which the manner of her frst ap- Pearance on the stage tn this country aroused. —It 1s sald the recent rage for farce-comedy on the “legitimate” stage has had the effect of bull. ing the market for spectalists and raising salaries among these people to a higher polut than they have ever been before. —Cincinnatt has spasmodic pretensions to being considered a musical town, but it 1s understood ti American Opera company receatly fared Poorly there. —“Billy” Birch, one of the most unctuous come- dians that ever obliterated mobile features be- neath burnt cork, and the senior partner in the famous old firm of Birch, Wambold and Backus has joined Dockstader’s thinstrels in New York, and, of course, “caught on” from the start — Miss Helen Dauvray closes her season on the Toad at Cincinnati this evening, and on Tuesday evening next will begin an all-winter engagement at the Lyceum theater, New York, opening in “one of Our Girls,” with thé same cast’ that Was given the play here, —The American Opera Company, despite the action of the ministerial association tm denoune- ing the ballet which Mrs. Thurber has so much prided herself tn organizing highly moral basis, met with great success In Louis this week. “Faust” was given for the opens ing performance before a house crowded with the best people of the city, and evidently to tue cour plete satisfaction of the erltles, — The production of “Tristan and Isolde” by the German Cpera company at the Metropolitan Opera house, New York, this week, has brought the Wagnerites to the front again, and given the ous music of Bayreuth anotlier great boom ‘The production was spoken of by the critics in Almost “reverential terms, so -magni- ficent, vocally, dramatically and seenically Was It. ‘The Cast, it is said, was the best ever given the opera, Herr Niemann’belng the Tristan: Fri. Leh. mann, the Jsotde, and Fri. Brandt, the Brangaene, — Wilson Barrett has repeated in Philadelphia this week the triumph he achieved in Boston. He made his bow in “Hamlet” at the Chestaut-street Opera house on Monday night, and appears to have, trom the start, gamed the good “hia Me audience by bis tine Volce, prepossessing appear ance and thoughtful rendition of the part, At the end of the play he was called out and made a briet speech. ae A Confederate Surgeon’s Widow. SHE CAUSES THE ARREST OF A LAWYER ON A CHARGE OF LARCENY. From the New York World, Dee. At the breaking out of the civil war Dr. Lloyd Carlton Belt, of AUanta, Ga., put his wife, Eliza- beth M. Belt, and his little daughter, now a hand- some young woman, into the care Of his cousin, Charles J Jenkins, who afterwards bec governor of the state, while Dr, Belt. went to the front as a confederate surgeon and was killed. His estate was sald to be worth $300,000, some of the property consisting of several irge plantations, 2 enkins Tavored selling the plantations, thotigh the widow objected, and he dbuutned for ‘Them $100,000. Of Chis $23,000 went to pay adebt Dr. Belt owed; the remaining $77,000 ¢ used in purchasing contederaie bonds, ‘hen the war Was over the widow found that jad lost nearly all her money. Th 1882, When there was a big flurry in London. about confederate bonds, Mrs. Belt, thinking that she might obtain something for her $77,000 worth of contederate bonds, endeavored to obtain them, but Gov. Jenkins had dled and the trustees of is estate could not find any trace of the bonds. ‘They, however, found treasury notes to the amount of $44,000, ‘which was the property of Mrs. Belt. It Wa’ also ascertained that many thousand dollars of the confederate money had been collected. Gen, Luclus Gurtrell was employed by the widow 16 bring suit against the trustees for the recovery of | the $77,000. "The case came before the equity court of Georgia, but Gen. Gartrell was ill and not. pre- ared tO go on, and the defendants won the case by Herault. Gov. Jenkins was so well ike In George that the sult was considered a lbel on his memory. Mrs. Belt_and her daughter came to New York in 1884 and lived in the flotel Bristol, ‘There she was introduced to Nelson Green, a young lawyer, whom she engaged to reopen the suit. She gave liim a fee of $250. He went south where he and Gen. Gartrell taiked over the case. He obtained ghe papers in reference to the matter and Mrs. Beft was waiting daily for his re- turn the city when she recelveda telegram from him requesting $100 more for expenses. Instead of sending the money, however, Mrs. Belt went to Gtorgia herself, and she alleges that she learned there that he hid done absolutely nothing far her, She says he also refused to give up het papers unless she patd him $500 more for his services and expens’s, He came to New York and was arrested. Yesterday at the ‘Tombs his lawyer clatined that is local paper: “My wife has been gone away on the jury four days, “I have not had a square meal sincé she lett. My children are erying for bread, and everything goes wrong. I am hungry, angry: and out of sorts in every respect. I write this tO warn the people who advocate woman's rights in my presence againmust be a very man, and Had better bring «posse with him for ashes r bring a r my 2k SSL MESA <oo- ‘TRIED TO Saw His Wire's HEAD OFP.—At Eliza- beth, N. J., a flendsh attempt at wife murder was made ‘Thursday night. Jacob who keeps a y, began a qtarrel with his wife, and while violent rage seized a saw, such as is used Tor sawing meat, and endeavored to saw ier head trom her body, He had knocked her down and was trying to accomplish his purpose when an omer, attiacled by, the woman's screams, ap- and succeeded in disarming the fiend and securing him, The woman was badly cut about: the face and hands while detending herself, was locked up and held without —— 99 CuoIce BETWEEN MazRIAGR AND DeaTs.—Emily Frances Eizell has suit in the circuit court , Mo., for divorce from her husband, E and conducting on a | A Pocus Dave ‘AN AFTERNOON DRIVE OUT WOODLEY LANE SEEMS TO BE “QUITE THE THING” OF LATE. ONE 18 APT TO MEET THE PRESIDENTS CAR. RIAGE AND BE REWARDED BY A GRACIOUS SMILE FROMTHE LADY OF THE WHITE HOUSE; BUT OUR “DRIVE” IN TEN-DOLLAR SUITS AND TEN-DOLLAR OVERCOATS BEATS IT ALL TO PIECES. BESIDES, OURS ISN'T ALONE AN “AF TERNOON” ONE, BUT A MORNING, NOON AND EVENING DRIVE. ATLEAST WE HAVE REASON TO THINK 80, AND THE STANDPOINT FROM WHICH WE JUDGE IS THE CONSTANT RUSH OF CUSTOMERS TO OUR HOUSE, AND THE EVIDENT SATISFACTION THEY DERIVE FROM PARTAK: ING OF OUR GREAT DECEMBER “DRIVE” IX MEN'S AND BOYS’ FINE CLOTHING OF EVERY DESCRIPTION, KIND AND QUALITY (EXCEPT THE REALLY COMMON), WHICH WE ARE SELL- ING AT FIGURES SO LOW COMPARATIVELY THAT COMPETITION HIDES ITS HEAD IN SHAME. SOME CLOTHIERS SAY WE'RE FOOLISH TO SELL GOODS SO LOW. WELL, PERHAPS WE ARE. WE ARE WELL AWARE THAT OTHER DEALERS CHARGE 25 TO 40 PER CENT MORE THAN WE DO FOR THE SAME QUALITIES, BUT WE'RE SATISFIED. GOLDEN EAGLE CLOTHING COMPANY, NORTHWEST CORNER SEVENTH AND D STS. az J. M. GRADY, Manager. Ger Firren Penrrcrix. IN BUYING READY-MADE CLOTHING THERE IS NO REASON WHY YOU SHOULD NOT GET A SUIT OR AN OVERCOAT THAT “FITS AS IF IT WAS MADE FOR you." WHEN YOU ARE THUS FITTED THE READY-MADE APPEARANCE SO COMMON 1S GONE, AND YOU TAKE PLEASURE IN WEARING YOUR CLOTHES. IN OUR STOCK WITH THE UNUSUAL VARIETY OF SIZES, LONG,” “MEDIUM,” “SHORT”AND “EXTRA SHORT,” YOU CAN RE FITTED AS WELL AS IF THE GOODS WERE MADE TO ORDER. THERE IS NO OTHER HOUSE IN WASH- INGTON THAT HAS SUCH A VARIETY OF LENGTHS AND SHAPES IN READY-MADE CLOTHING, AND THEREFORE NO ONE IN WHICH YOU CAN BE SO EASILY AND WELL FITTED. OUR LINES AND SIZES ARE COMPLETE AND WE SHOW SOME ENTIRELY NEW AND VERY NOBBY STYLES. WE HAVE GIVEN PARTICULAR ATTENTION THIS FALL TO GOODS FOR YOUNG MEN'S WEAR. IN STYLISH CUTAWAY SACKS, FOUR- BUTTO TAWAY FROCKS OR “PRINCE ALBERTS,” PLAIN, SILK-FACED OR SILK- LINED, OUR ASSORTMENT IS NEW AND FRESH. IN OVERCOATS THE VERY NEWEST NEW YORK STYLES ARE THE ENGLISH CAPE COATS AND THE DOUBLE BREAST TOP COAT. THE LATTER ARE BECOMING VERY POPULAR. EB BARNUM & CO, az 931 PENNsYLVaNa AVENUE. me line of Velocipedes, Trickle “beaks and ‘Children's Case, and ‘Children's lechanical Toys, Toolchests, 5. 42 immense line of Dolls, from 10c. up to #15, Om | 8c. French and Wax Dolls deserve your especial at | tention. ‘Our assortment of coo yY ¥ o Vy ¥Y o ¥ coo ¥ Be DoD ppp 8xss8 I regret a Visit toour | : . We have boweht nothing desirable Goods, and the prices we offer them at afe 80, Jow that all buyers will feel glad that they have called ‘M. SILVERBERG & 0s, 312 7th street. As Hoxesr Coxresstox. Our stock is entirely too large and must be reduced. We have decided to force the sales by lowering the Prices. This brief statement explains the whole situa- tion. The public is not interested in the because and why, but we believe the public will be interested in the following reduction: Finest quality FRENCH CASHMERE, alll colors, 48- in. wide, reduced from $1 to 87ge. STRIPED CAMEL’S HAIR, reduced from 1.25 to 81. NGLISH CHEVIOT CHECKS, reduced from $1.25 tosl. All az 1 ETON CHECKS, reduced to 50¢, SILK WARP HENRIETTA CLOTH, all Having purchased largely before the ad- we offer decided bargains, We are selling the balance of our CLOAKS less than cost. PARIS ROBES, reduced from 835 PARIS ROB! reduced from #20 to 15. PLUSH AND WOUL COMBINATIONS, in all colors, have been reduced; these are sold in patterns, mauy of Which contain enough for an extra wrapping. COLORED SILK VELVETS, in elegant qualities, at and 85.50, all shades, EVENING SILKS, ILLUSIONS and GAUZES, We have for quite a while neglected speaking throug this uedium ofour HOUSE FURNISHING DEPARTMENT, thinking that Knew all about our immense Stock aaa ‘the Btcloey ‘we rane, ttn ‘there were mo fuahy new goods introduced lately, Rorteuienty Shaccount of the peat approach of the HOLIDAY, TRADES we Conchoded ia it wom te ad ‘0 fo yum abontt thesr goods Wild we ane at all times ready. to substantiate representation made by cur mdvertiaity man, we it understood that all Will be. cheerfully te funded upon any reawonaile made by any pur UK TABLE LINEN DEPARTMENT easily acossp- sve ant Sdaiter tack othe ret Brat Bou initial Huck Towel, 25c. 4 Huck Towel, 200. ? Muck Towel, 106. 4 Twilled Linen Towel, 100. DOYLIES, a ¥ Sees, per dozen. ‘These arw extra value. a ‘Covers, iu Plain White or Ked Boniers, 300. @ ‘Lunch Napkins, 282, 40, 50 and Ge. per dozen. DINNER NAPKINS. 1.00, worth @1.25. 1.25, worth #1 worth i Bordraed at atten 3-4 Bleac! 14 Phimer Naps {Miner Napkins, from 91.40 t9 9 por dome dozen, Worth 8450 Ne F4 Navkinn, at $3.50 per Red Table Linen, Indigo Blue Tat per yard ‘Aline of the Ni Red Table L r yard, Worth 1): "Bleached Table Laben, from 206. Attention ts called ts follo 1, 64-inch wid 2 64-inch wae baanch w at Ge, at poe wide at at A full line of Stamped Splasbers and Sideboard met and Motnie, Fancy Tharkials ton uped Bed Pillow ‘shat oo Diaper, from $1 i atlow prices. Among the number are: ” 8-4 Table Set for rable ish, yet WOU now will keep in good condition for you anything you select until wanted, ae RRR as Ek ait EBB aay B aad BE ONE PRICE! a3 420, 422, 424, 426 SEVENTH ST. Never Eoraren: ‘The Bargains in FINE CLOTHING secured for our GREAT HOLIDAY SALE. Prices Little Over Half at OAK HALL, Corner of 10th and F Streets. For #500 #15 You can buy a Big Storm Overcoat or Tister, ‘ing Tor drivers or men exposed wiecdae For 810 to $20 Full Line of Overcoats in Beaver, Meltons, Chinchilla, ‘Cassimeren, Corkscrews, Kerseya. The. very, Dest usterials, worktaanship and styles ‘at the lowest possible prices, For 825 We offer yor ine Mont inchilla Over ofer yous oumek catneman Spasin ‘them made under @ For 810 to #20 We havea nice lineof Snrtout Overcouts in Chinehi las, Meltous and Kerweys. For 86 to 825 Amagnificent assortment of Suite for Business or ‘reas in Cayeisieren Cheviute, Diagouela, Prince Albert Suits fr % ante, all sizes: sort and fat offextra long, from @2.up, For 82.50 to $10 A complete line of «mall Boys’ Suits or Overcoata, all the hewest styles. For 84.50 to 815 A fine line of Suits and Overcoats for Boys from 13 te OAK HALL, CORNER 10TH AND F STREETS. £27 Our Motto—No Trouble to Show Goods, 42 Noe Bases Deis Elisa OF THE CLOTHING TRADE WERE SUCH VALUES OFFERED. PRICE AND QUALITY TELL THE TALE. £6.50 buysa good Business Suit that is worth 610, #8.80 Reliable Suit that is worth # $10 buys.@ All-Wool Cassimere Suit worth #1 $15 buys a All-Wool Prince Albert Suit worth @25. €5 buys a durable Overvoat worth 88. A Strictly All-Wool Melton Overcoat at 810, worth 815,. An All-Wool Chinchilla Surtout Overcoat st $159 worth, ALL OTHERS AT PROPORTIONAL LOW PRICES, Boys’ Suits $4.50, 85, 85,50 and $6, up to 815. Boys’ Overcouts at $3.50, $4, 84.50 and $5, up to 81. Children’s Suits commence at €2.75 on up to #8, Children's Overcoats commence at €2.50 on up te $10. Men's, Youth's and Boy"s Pants from $1.50 up. Cluldren’s Pants from 50c. up. Great bargains in MOIRE SASH RIBBONS, 133 inches wide, at $2 ASTRAKHANS, in all colors, $4 to $16 per yard. BARNESLEY DAMASES, at $1.50, worth $2. SILK HOSIERY, UNDERWEAR, &c. W. M. SHUSTER & SONS, 919 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. ONE PRICE. XN. B—THE BEST 18 THE CHEAPEST. Mews Fise Wear EXCLUSIVELY. Gentlemen who desire fine goods, foreign or domes- ticywilluotice our hit of Prodetotie® aay of tenn cannot be found elsevl 7 a ‘as we are gule agents for UNDERWEAR. Merino, Cashmere, Balbriggan, Sil Dini taadfancyy several lout TOE, a Green hada len on the Justice White took of Mrs. Belts paper, which were in dispute, disiuissed the case, and ‘the matter will come upagain before the supreme courton Monday, No “Tres” ON SLEEPING Cars.—The Wisconsin be Central railroad begins a reform “which will appreciated by the traveling public. It has abol. ished the system of tipping’ on its Ranier, dining and sleeping cars, and 1G proposes to enforce its new departure by the immediate discharge ‘of employes who are found ta have accepted ty from passengers. The rule 1s absolute, with ‘the exception of the biacking of ‘shoes, which lowed to do only when requested, and Une eareke Sire ae hhas been increased, it about i os ‘the amount received. ‘by sleeping-ear ———~+es—____ New York Soomry Mux ara CHicKEN Fronr.— A cocking main, which was highly relished by the lovers of that Kind of sport, was fought’ between midnight and sunrise Thuriday in a barn Schuy- and seventy persons, in ‘men of sporting pro, Westchester i ‘eign makes; our own production. HALF HOSE. Merin: sin estan, Goterre Oona ie NECKWEAR. All the new and popular styles. Our 1 <j fomeu, oods, made for usin Low wid ower of tae we el felting tie aay ‘TYSSOWSKI BROS, Importers, Corner of 15th and G streets northwest. n13-wks3m Shirts to Order. Rewovep. ‘We have moved into our mew store, 1419 New York avenue, where we sre to show yous large or ia a ah : ‘HARBAN & BENNETT, 012-3 1419 Mew Tork avenue, THE LONDON AND LIVERPOOL CLOTHING COMPANY, au CORNER 7TH ANDG STREETS. Aw Tre Lavsr, PHOTOGRAPHS, ENGRAVINGS, ETHINGS and PHOTOGRAVURES, Finest LEATHER GOoDs, Imported und Domestic. STATIONERY NOVELTIES, ‘of Recent Insue. FOREIGN BOOKS, in the Leading Languages, WORKS OF ART, fm French and German, Engraving of Chests, Monograms and Visiting Cards Solicited. V.G FISCHER, color 4 anid eatirely: deateoys ie wealp tn» healthy conditions ‘avicorstor, it stops the mudrait, lea Being a tonic: Sut Sepang te roan with, ew Tike and vitality “tS oe * ‘any, ‘the xreat: ‘tial bottle 5 ‘commer 1 andlor 220 Wt 5